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The Airport After the Air Station
The Airport rapidly assumed its caretaker status being used primarily as an emergency landing field for NAS Whidbey. Military personnel were reduced to less than 200, which at one time was around 600.
Commercial & Civilian Flying
In December 1946 the Town of Arlington received an interim use permit to operate the station for commercial and civilian flying. Almost immediately after receiving the permit, the Town leased (in February 1947) the flying facilities, hangars, and shops to Wesley Loback, then manager of Snohomish Airport, who operated an accredited flying school, Arlington Aeronautical School of Flight and Engineering.
It wasn’t until 25 February 1959 when the General Services Administration declared the airport surplus property and officially gave the airport to the City through a quitclaim deed.
Drag racing began on the airport in 1953. Dragsters initially used the north-south and northeast-southwest runways and connecting taxiways, but in 1964 the FAA prohibited racing activities on the north-south runway. Racing continued on the northeast-southwest runway until 1969.
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> International cooperation > Fellowship to visit ERC Grantee
Fellowship to visit ERC Grantee
Complementary scheme
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Aim and Objectives
The main objective of visiting fellowship programme is cooperation between potential ERC candidate (i.e. Visiting researcher) and one of the ERC grantees abroad (i.e. Host researcher).
European Research Council (ERC) released guidelines Fellowship to visit ERC Grantee for the first time on January 19 2016 and supplemented it by new guidelines on March 15 2019. The mission declared is to support frontier research in all fields of science and the enhancement of the full potential for frontier research available across Europe: »The ERC therefore encourages national and/or regional authorities and organizations to set up visiting fellowship programmes to fund potential candidates for the ERC’s calls to visit the teams of existing ERC-funded Principal Investigators. Such schemes will allow the selected candidates to strengthen their research profile and vision in an internationally competitive research environment before applying for an ERC grant.«
ERC press release on visiting fellowships
The intention of the European Research Council is to encourage national authorities to initiate visiting fellowship programme on their own. The ambition behind this announcement is to ensure a more uniform distribution of ERC grantees across Europe.
The visits should last for a minimum of one month and up to six months. According to the call, within specified time of the visit's conclusion, visiting researcher has to apply for one of the three types of ERC grants (i.e. starting, consolidator, and advanced).
Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) adopted this Instrument in July 2016 and was among first six European agencies to introduce »ERC Fellowship to Visit ERC Grantee«.
Entities that can apply to the Call are research institutions and private researchers entered in the database on implementers of research & development activities in the Republic of Slovenia and in the Register of private researchers run by the Agency, meeting the conditions prescribed by the Research and Development Act.
Four Newly Awarded Fellowships to visit ERC Grantee (14.05.2018)
Results of the first national call »ERC Fellowship to Visit ERC Grantee« published – seven researchers to visit ERC grant holders in five countries (12.06.2017)
Calls and results
Public call for (co)financing potential ERC candidates to visit ERC grantees in 2020 (06.09.2019) - closed
Results (expected in February 2018)
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List of Houston Hotels
10 Best Hotels in Houston
As voted on by travelers just like you from over 397 hotel accommodation listings.
The St. Regis Houston
Location: St. Regis Houston is located in Houston's Galleria neighborhood, close to Galleria Mall, Memorial Park, and Williams Tower. Nearby points of interest also include Houston Arboretum and Nature Center...
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Location. Hotel Granduca is located in Houston's Galleria neighborhood, close to Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, Memorial Park, and Galleria Mall. Nearby points of interest also include Williams Tower and...
Magnolia Hotel Houston
Location. Magnolia Hotel Houston is a business-friendly hotel located in central Houston, close to Christ Church Cathedral, Houston City Hall, and George R. Brown Convention Center. Additional points of...
The Houstonian
Location. The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa is a business-friendly Houston hotel in the business district and close to Houston Arboretum and Nature Center, Memorial Park, and Galleria Mall. Additional points of...
Hotel Sorella Houston
The Hotel Sorella Houston offers well-appointed rooms with air conditioning and complimentary Wi-Fi. The Hotel Sorella Houston is an ideal venue to stop for both business and leisure. Bear Creek War Monument...
Hotel Icon Autograph Collection
The Hotel Icon Autograph Collection can be found in the heart of the downtown area. The hotel offers easy access to Rice University as well as the Reliant Center. The Astrodome and the museum district can...
Hilton Americas - Houston
This Houston accommodation has a great location, minutes from the Verizon Wireless Theater, Bayou City Place, and Theater District. Business and pleasure travelers enjoy numerous amenities at the Hilton...
Omni Houston Hotel
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The Omni Houston Hotel Westside is located only 16 miles from downtown Houston. Guests will find that the hotel offers easy access to many attractions, including Minute Maid Park and the Toyota Centre. The...
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Potters Hill
Reproduced by kind permission of Ordnance Survey, 6 inch series, Yorkshire CCLXXXII.SE (includes: Ecclesfield; Tankersley; Wentworth; Wortley.) Revised: 1948 Published: 1949.
Aerial view of the Camp, as seen on the website of the 'Friends of Charlton Brook'. Copyright , the same. http://www.friendsofcharltonbrook.co.uk/resources/ARIEL_ONE_ok.jpg
Post-war aerial view, Potters Hill.
Possible location - in the Potter Hill area of High Green to the north of Sheffield.
Map from the HQ of the Chief Engineer, Supply, Evacuation and Maintenance Installations for the USA Air Force in the UK, dated 1st July '44, identifies Potters Hill, Yorkshire, under the sub-heading 'Replacement Centre'. Under the main heading 'Evacuation Centres', Ninth Air Force.
The Ecclesfield School Virtual Community website contains the 'Ecclesfield Memoirs' of local resident Catherine Chalmers who mentions the Americans being stationed in what had previously been a British Army Camp.
http://www.esvc.freeserve.co.uk/cathreed.htm
The camp layout can be found on the 1948 revision, 1951 (pub), O.S. sheet SK39 at grid ref 335(0)970(0).
Memoirs of local resident Catherine Chalmers (later Reed?) record that the camp was initially constructed for the British Army and only later was handed over to the Americans. Following their departure the site became a POW Camp.
US Army Post Office identifies Potters Hill as 'Army Post Office 591'. This identity followed the RCD down to Bishopstrow, Wiltshire on the troops removal from Potters Hill.
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24 July 2015 22:41:46 Redmist Changes to history
Ecclesfield School Virtual Community.
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O.S. maps.
The Friends of Charlton Brook website.
08 July 2015 23:34:22 Redmist Changes to latitude, longitude and history
Ecclesfield School Virtual Community - Ecclesfield Memoirs of Catherine Reed.
06 March 2015 16:23:57 Redmist Changes to history
US Office of Chief Engineer map, 1st July, 1944.
US Office of Chief Engineer map of Army Post Offices 1st March 1944.
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/archive/index.php/t...
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Calls for diversity and inclusion office at University of Limerick
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Cozy and Folksy: Tracks for a Dreamy October
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Posted on 2018-10-17 by Clodagh Guerin
Autumn is truly upon us, and when it comes to autumnal music I feel like acoustic and folk is the way to go. I am, admittedly, one of those “basic” autumn girls who craves crisp air, spicy lattes and chunky cardigans. With that being said, here are my picks of songs that perfectly capture that autumn aesthetic… think golden hour, leaves, coffee, cold weather, and all that other great seasonal stuff.
“Shrike” by Hozier
This track is ideal listening for crisp autumn days. The acoustic guitar and Hozier’s signature lilt make it atmospheric and beautiful; perfect for frolicking through the leaves, or whatever else you get up to this time of year.
In fact, the entire Nina Cried Power EP is perfect listening for this month. Basic autumnal aesthetics aside, October is Black History Month in the UK and Ireland, and “Nina Cried Power” is described as being a love letter to the spirit of protest, and more specifically to Nina Simone; a black singer who used her music to stick it to the white man, and to advocate for black rights.
“White Winter Hymnal” by Fleet Foxes
This song is an upbeat celebration of the autumn/winter period. Full of lush harmonies, and with a simple and distinct melody, I guarantee that this song will be stuck in your head for days… and you’re going to love it.
“Baby’s Wearing Blue Jeans” by Mac Demarco
I can’t listen to this song without having a groove… It’s catchy, feel good, and again, just groovy. (I’m bringing the word “groovy” back, guys. Just like “fetch”, I will make it happen). This song will be sure to banish any rainy-day blues that arise this autumn. As always, Mac Demarco’s incredible vocal range champions the contrast between falsetto and baritone, creating a song that’s technically well balanced and composed. For those of us who don’t really care about music theory, it’s just a really great song. Trust me.
“Guiding Light” by Mumford & Sons
Mumford and Sons are back, and just in time for autumn! Purveyors of folk, this band are my go-to when October rolls around. “Guiding Light” features the full harmonies and heavy acoustic guitar that we all associate with Mumford & Sons, but it also uses negative space incredibly, as a some of the song features strong vocals alone with little to no instrumental accompaniment. The bridge is also incredibly unique, and nothing like the band have composed before. This is definitely one of those songs where, if you listen to it as you’re walking, you’ll feel like the main character of your own film as the credits roll… we all do that, right?
“Half as Good as You” by Tom Odell
Tom Odell is another safe bet for this time of year; his first album Long Way Down featured the hit “Another Love”, which should have its own spot on this list, but I wanted to recommend one of his lesser known songs instead. “Half as Good as You” came out in August and sees the singer and pianist team up with Alice Merton to create a gorgeous and unique anti-love song. Make sure to check out his other new release, “Jubilee Road”!
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French Blacks’ lives don’t matter
4 août 2019 4 août 2019 Moustafa Traore Aucun commentaire
It has now become a habit to see peaceful marches, organised in France, denouncing fatale racist attacks, perpetrated, in most cases, by lone wolves. In the Hexagon, a march was organised again, 2 weeks ago, after the death Dr. Mamoudou Barry. The recently qualified doctor of Black Guinean origins was murdered on the night of the African Cup of Nations’ final, opposing the Algerian national team to that of Senegal. The murderer who dealt the fatale blows, in a busy street, without any passer-by judging it necessary to intervene and avoid an altercation that would lead to a murder, was heard, proffering racist insults, just before committing the homicide. The 2019 African Cup of Nations was marked with weeks of racist comments, on social media, where, in most cases, people of North African descents, living in France, poured their hatred against their Black fellow citizens.
Dr Mammoudou Barry was not killed by someone originally from the Maghreb region, as many a racist or “arabophobic” tried to put it. Damien Mehmet, the murderer, is a French citizen born from a Turkish father and French mother. According to the first investigations, he is also known to have psychiatric issues; hence the fact that he was transferred from custody to a psychiatric hospital, after being caught by the police on the 22nd of July. Crazy or not, one thing is sure: the 29 years old man had such an issue with black people that his reasoning could not prevent from taking action.
Mamoudou Barry, the recently awarded PhD in Law, was clearly assassinated by a racist French citizen because he was Black. For all those who know that part of Africa, where Mamoudou Barry was originally from, the irony, though, remains in the fact that the victim’s community in Guinee is well known for its racism against other ethnic groups of a darker colour skin, such as the Soussos and the Malinkes, for example. And when it comes to marriage in France, it is not odd to see the Guinean Fulani community more likely to give the hand of their daughters to a white non-Muslim French man than to a Muslim West African. Indeed, rich are the works by anthropologists, experts, on the West African regions, that explain the concept of difference, and superiority, that is quite well spread among the Fulani communities of Guinee. Being the allegedly descendants of Moroccan Berber warriors who failed to conquer the lands of black kingdoms by 739, they are still reluctant today to mix with what they call the ‘Kaado’; meaning the niggers.
The lesson that can be drawn from this tragic incident that cost the life to a promising African academic is that every non-white man is a potential nigger of some other men. Crimes perpetrated on the grounds of hatred has become quite common in France, in this last two decades, as the case of Ilan Halimi – tortured and killed because Jewish- testifies it. But what makes Mamoudou’s case more interesting to analyse is that no national homage was organised, nor speech delivered by President Macron to denounce the abominable crime that put some stain on the values of the French Republique. Unlike what is the case when some other groups of the French population end up being the victims of a racially motivated homicide, it seems that, in France, black lives do not really matter.
The African diaspora living in France, and most sincere anti-racist activists included, have now an eye on French authorities. The way the Mamoudou Barry Case is handled, and dealt with, will be crucial in determining if the homicide was just the result of a quite common racially motivated homicide, or if it is rather a more complex case of diplomatic conspiracy. Indeed, many are those, in France, who, silently, see late Dr Mamoudou Barry’s PhD research – Fiscal and customs policies on foreign investment in Francophone Africa: the case of the extractive natural resources sector- as a possible motive for his assassination by French authorities.
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Box Office Recipe...
It appears that after Cook there may not be a Chef, I mean Chief...
The trade, Variety is reporting and Hollywood gossip queen, Nikki Fink seems to be confirming pieces of what may happen to the Mouse's theatrical unit over the next few weeks. Walt Disney Studios may no longer have one Suit to lead them all, but instead have several executives to handle various wings of the film division of the Mouse.
The non-Disney brands (Touchstone, Hollywood, Miramax, Bruckheimer, DreamWorks, Marvel) could under this scenario report to someone like Oren Aviv, the current production chief. The Disney brands (Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios) would report to someone, possibly Rich Ross, president of Disney Channel Worldwide. Now granted, WDAS and Pixar reporting to this studio Suit would be more like confirming release dates and such, because all theatrical animation would be handled by Lasseter himself.
This will in a sense, fragment power across the company with everyone reporting to Iger. That way, in the future if someone does get fired, the effect will be localized and not disrupt other aspects of the various film divisions. It will be interesting to see how the different units work under this model, because if one of the divisions does dramatically better than the rest it's going to create pressure on the others to perform and place scrutiny on their own unit's business model. What hasn't been addressed if this happens is what will be done with a film that is handled by one division, say Touchstone Pictures moniker (like National Treasure) that later turns out to be worthy of the Disney Pictures moniker (like National Treasure). It seems they thought it would turn out to be too intense and harsh a rating to be under the family banner. Will they all willingly move films to other labels or will they create content that could in essense, compete amongst themselves?
It'll be interesting to see how this model works. Think of it as Iger the king and his many lords within the film kingdom. If Lasseter is able to work that Lamp magic at Disney Animation, he could inadvertently amass even more power and sway under this model. No matter if that were the intent or not. Interesting.
Posted by Honor Hunter at 2:19 AM
Labels: Bob Iger, Business, Dick Cook, Film, John Lasseter, Walt Disney Studios
The fragmented approach could be a very good idea. Its a positive direction to me.
With Walt Disney Pictures and the animation studios grouped together it does look as though this is a step towards Lasseter eventually heading up that entire "division".
Meanwhile I imagine that the other studios would operate individually with one suit to manage them.
PirateGuy 815 said...
Wait, I must have missed something... When the heck did Disney acquire Dreamworks?
Oh good, we need the guy who runs Disney Channel running more stuff...
We know what high quality entertainment that channel puts out...
His stuff actually makes money though, which is a lot more than you can say for a lot of people who run studio divisions in Hollywood.
Honor Hunter said...
They don't own them, but handle the distribution rights, which means you're going to see the Touchstone logo in front of it. Disney will get a fee and will handle the release of these films and whoever runs this part of the company will be dealing with Spielberg and Snider very closely. I never said they were owned. It will be part of the Disney brand though... at least through Touchstone.
I hope this doesn't mirror what Eisner did when Frank Wells died: take on more duties. We all know how that turned out.
Aren't most of Bruckheimer's films release under the Walt Disney Pictures banner? They should still be WDP.
Also, Won't at least some of the Marvel film be Walt Disney Pictures. Most aren't any more violent than Pirates, I know a film like Spiderman would work. And it does make sense that the Disney name be placed on the mild PG13 films.
Oh man, I'm gonna lose sleep until this works itself out
The head of the Disney Channel in charge of Disney Pictures!
Great, now I can pay money to see a feature film of Wizzardly Place? Ashley Tisdale as Mary Poppins the rapper? Live action Phineas and Ferb with Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu? Who knows, maybe they'll buy the Twilight series and bring in all those tween girls that have such bad taste.
^^^ Hmmm you seem to know an awful lot about these Disney Channel stars
Nothing wrong with making money; that is how the bills get paid.
Voice of Sanity said...
Disney should only release animation and films like John Carter\Tron Legacy\1906\Muppets\Roger Rabbit
Marvel in its own label to keep all franchises grouped in case of crossovers
Bruckheimer, Dreamworks and other outside studios at Touchstone
Axe the other labels that are hardly even used
To Voice of Sanity,
All Bruckheimer films
should go under the Touchstone label?
He's producing the following films:
Pirates 4, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Prince of Persia, The Lone Ranger and National Treasure 3.
Those sound like Walt Disney branded films, not Touchstone.
Was it not Cook who brought all of this talent back to the studio? If so. wouldn't firing him be a big blunder for Ovitz and Disney?
Voice of Reason said...
The point being that Disney pictures should be for internal films.
Besides there is no reason Pirates of the Carribean can't be touchstone.
Touchstone can have family films as well.
Cook also was responcable for a lot of talent to get fed up and complacent.
He might be mates with people but that doesn't necessarily lead to good ideas..
Lets see what happens first ok.
Hi Honor,
I know this is off topic but did you happen to catch Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs? You often review and comment on the Disney/Pixar competition but you have barely mentioned this one when people are comparing this film to Pixar more than any other animated film released. Have you seen it? What are your thoughts? I personally thought it was incredible. Best non-Pixar animated film I have seen since Iron Giant. And that's saying A LOT!
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Photos: Cathay Pacific Previews New Business Class Lounge at Hong Kong Airport
China Aviation Daily | May 19, 2016
Cathay Pacific Airways today hosted a preview of its new Business Class Lounge at The Pier at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), following a comprehensive refurbishment. Located adjacent to Gate 65 in the North West concourse of HKIA, the new Business Class Lounge occupies a space of 3,306 square metres -- approximately 1,000 square metres larger than the previous lounge -- and is now the largest among all Cathay Pacific lounges, with seating for 550 people.
The lounge experience starts from the street which is divided into "fast" and "slow" lanes. Entering the fast lane, passengers will find an array of food and beverage offerings. Among the various dining options are The Food Hall, a fun and vibrant space with self-service kiosks, and The Noodle Bar - an iconic feature of Cathay Pacific's lounges. The Food Hall features a coffee cart, with a design inspired by street food carts found around Asia, offering freshly brewed coffee prepared by professional baristas. The Noodle Bar provides a variety of signature noodles, including the popular Dan Dan and Wonton noodles, in addition to Asian style noodles and Chinese dim sum and buns throughout the day.
The slow lane features extensive lounge seating with views out of the big glass windows and glazed timber screens. The space is anchored by Cathay Pacific's bespoke Solo Chairs, each equipped with a built-in reading lamp and an individual side table for those looking for a quiet space to enjoy the view over the airport runway and beyond, or to catch up on their work.
Beyond the bustle of the street, passengers enter the Tea House - a brand-new feature developed specifically for The Pier Business Class Lounge. This is a quiet space which marks the transition into the wellbeing area. A wide selection of teas is served by a tea specialist, allowing passengers to relax with a soothing drink after a shower or before returning to the buzz of the airport.
Fourteen shower suites and a relaxation room, featuring low upholstered loungers and footstools, form the wellbeing area at the end of the lounge, offering passengers a calm and stress-free environment in which to freshen up and wind down.
The Pier Business Class Lounge is accessible to First and Business Class passengers, Silver and above Marco Polo Club members, members of all tiers who earned lounge passes and/or their friends and family members, and Emerald and Sapphire oneworld members who are departing or transiting in Hong Kong. The opening hours will be 5:30 a.m. until the last departure.
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Lu Chuan and "Last Supper" Stars on "Men's Style"
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Liberal, NDP leaders celebrate Sikh Khalsa Day in Toronto Special
By Andrew Moran Apr 25, 2011 in Politics
Toronto - As thousands of Canadian Sikhs celebrated Khalsa Day at Toronto's Queen's Park, Liberal and New Democratic Party leaders Michael Ignatieff and Jack Layton made a brief stop at the event. The two shook hands when their campaigns collided.
No, it wasn’t a New Democratic Party parade. Khalsa Day, an annual tradition for tens of thousands in the city of Toronto since 1986, transformed University Avenue into a street of orange. The event was hosted at Queen’s Park, which contained music, food, celebration and political photo opportunities for political leaders and candidates.
Sunday’s big celebrations occurred eight days until Canadian voters head to the polls. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff arrived on the scene sporting a red dastaar in honour of the Sikh traditions. The Member of Parliament for Etobicoke-Lakeshore caused frenzy as media personnel, campaign staff and supporters swarmed the Liberal leader like a pack of bees.
Of course, the photo-ops of Ignatieff making cotton candy, shaking hands with various members of the Sikh community and looking at a Queen’s Park stone that his “father planted,” couldn’t have been complete without a speech.
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff getting off the boss and shaking hands with colleague MP Bob Rae.
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Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff speaking with Sikh media.
Canadian Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff at a Sikh celebration in Toronto
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff looking at a Queen's Park stone that his father laid down.
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff making cotton candy.
“It is a day to acknowledge the incredible role of your community in the building and making and strengthening of Canada,” said Ignatieff. “Sikhs have been here for 100 years or more. You have built this great country and we have built it together side by side.”
He promised the thousands in attendance that if he became Prime Minister he would implement initiatives for the victims’ families in the 1984 massacre of Sikhs in India. “This is a shame upon the history of Canada,” said Ignatieff.
Arriving 15 minutes late, and ahead of his Liberal opponent, NDP leader Jack Layton came in a clandestine black minivan sporting an orange dastaar. Doing a walk and talk, Layton said in interviews that he was proud to be participating in this year’s festivities and that it will be one tough last week ahead of the election.
NDP leader Jack Layton speaking with Sikh media.
Layton, who is attempting to keep his second-place momentum, also spoke to the crowd and made similar promises that Ignatieff did, including increased efforts to help those who were victims of the 1984 massacre.
“I will not stop until the job is done. I will not stop until justice has spoken,” said Layton. “We will continue to work for your families to be reunited, for the visas to be granted so that you can be together on special occasions with your families. I will not stop until the contributions of Sikh Canadians are fully honoured by this country."
What made the biggest headline was not the spectacular music or the political canvassing, but the climactic handshake between Ignatieff and Layton backstage at the event. “Jack,” shouted Ignatieff.
According to the latest daily tracking poll, the Conservatives maintain a strong 14-point lead over the Liberals. But the Grits and New Democrats are in a dead heat over second place; the Liberals have 25 percent support and the NDP is holding steady at 23 percent.
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Deltarune and a love letter to Undertale’s world of kindness
Marty Grande-Sherbert
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Up until the last few hours of Halloween this year, I thought it was going to be a pretty crummy night. I was too busy all week to go to a party, so I was left alone at home with barely any kids to hand out candy to. Then, suddenly, it happened. Toby Fox released Deltarune, and all at once that night became one of the best Halloweens I’ve had in a while.
Deltarune is a newly-made game meant to be played after Undertale, and if you haven’t played Undertale, I highly recommend that you do. If you’re tired of hearing about Undertale and can’t believe I’m really publishing an article about it, I can understand the sentiment. The popularity has grown to a level that Toby himself admits he never could have anticipated, and it’s led to a lot of the characters, jokes, and points of the story feeling overdone especially from an outside perspective.
Putting the impact of fandom aside, though, I just can’t stress enough how much the game deserved a warm reception. The replay value is insane, the story is multi-layered and rich, the gameplay runs from being silly and creative to famously difficult depending on how you play, and if the fandom shows us anything it’s that it had the power to really generate a lot of excitement.
But my favourite thing about Undertale, and the thing that made my night so wonderful when I saw Deltarune released, is the genuine warmth and friendliness that seems to radiate from every pixel in Toby’s games. The cute faces of the enemies who don’t have to be enemies at all if you don’t fight them, the endearing dialogue of the NPCs, and your mysterious player character whose gender, race, and personality all seem to be up to interpretation – none of it feels ironic or cynical. You can tell that the game really does want to make you smile and grow attached, and you do – to the point that Undertale’s overarching story basically hinges on your love for the game world and the people in it. I have cried playing the original game more than once and I have watched people cry playing it more than once – I have also seen a great deal of giggling, smiling, and adoration toward particular favourite characters.
The sheer charm of it all is heartwarming, which is why it seemed totally characteristic for Toby Fox to release his “sequel” (but not quite a sequel) totally unannounced and totally for free. You need to understand that he and the few other artists and musicians who worked on Deltarune did so for three years, and Toby knew what the game was going to look like since the original Undertale’s release. I can’t imagine what it’s like to code a game this huge with such a small team, but it’s clear that Toby has a commitment to the story he wants to tell.
It was a hugely exciting revelation to realize that Undertale had a continuation in Deltarune, and that it was going to have more than one chapter (only the first chapter was released on Halloween). The emotional journey that I went on in the first game was one I got to take again, and one I’m going to take for a third time, yet. No matter what the wait, I experienced all the magic of the world again and remembered Undertale’s key message – that we should all want to be kind, and that being kind matters – at a time when I needed to hear it.
A lot of unkind things have happened in the world lately. I think a lot of the games out there are also pretty focused on competition, violence, and distrust – things that aren’t bad in themselves and that can be fun, but not things we should probably take into life with us. Undertale and its new companion, Deltarune, are incredibly refreshing in that they encourage you to trust, or to try to trust more than usual, and to take life a little less seriously.
Deltarune is free for PC and Mac, and Undertale goes for about $10 on Steam – there are also a LOT of playthroughs of it on YouTube, if you can’t buy it or play it right now. If you have a few hours to unwind, even if you know the story already, I recommend you take a step back and take a stroll through the Underground again to visit new or old friends. It might just turn your day, or your outlook on life, around.
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Remembering Jordan Gautreau: The Hard Place
Jordan died on Sunday morning and no one that I've talked to, who was close to him, has been able to sleep without falling there while thinking about him, waking up thinking about him, awaking to the thought that Jordan is dead. It is very hard to know.
Sadness settles like a fog cloud on the lawn. I can't imagine going through these times without Jesus walking the lawn right beside me. He reaches over and wipes my tears, laughs with me at a joke, sings loudly with me in the van and comforts me when I remember that someone so dear is gone from this earth.
I first met Jordan in a picture. I was visiting my friend Vicki, her daughter Tori had gone to homecoming with Jordan, I was looking at the picture of them two together and marveling at the fact that Vicki and Dan's little girl was old enough to go on a date to homecoming. Vicki told me that they were not officially dating but they liked each other. The rest is their history.
Then Jordan came on Midnight Outreach three years ago and that was when I knew he was special. I knew he loved the hard places of the world.
As a member of the worship team at the Baton Rouge Dream Center, there was nothing more encouraging then looking over to the left side of the stage and seeing Jordan dancing, praising, smiling, acting as if this was the best worship service he had ever been a part of. Every Sunday. And he was a part of it, 100%. He led worship. His dancing, his joy, so close to the stage up front, was leading others way more then we were. Last Sunday, I could hear Danny Fierra behind me on stage, while beautifully playing acoustic guitar, sniffling, crying. He said later that it was because Jordan was not over there anymore and, out of habit, he kept looking for him there.
It still doesn't seem real. Even as I'm typing it. I know his family, close friends, Tori, they all loved him more, but I still cant shake the grief. I feel I have no right to such pain. But then I think of who he was to my family, and to my church family. He was good. He really was. I mean, when I heard that HPC Highland rd had pulled him back to their campus to work instead of the Dream Center during the week, my first words were "yea, cuz he's a great worker! Jordan is a servant and he has a great attitude all the time". Even after going back to Highland to work during the week, he came to the BRDC on Sunday and he would work hard, always happy, always encouraging, never complaining. That is huge in this world. Huge. And the DC is a hard place, it's not easy. We have the homeless, prostitutes, drug dealers, pimps, drug addicts, thieves, etc, Jordan loved them all. He never acted like he was better then anyone, he just loved as Jesus does. I'm not exaggerating, ask Mrs, Geraldine, she will tell you, he kissed her on the cheek every Sunday and told her how special she was, or he would gently correct Monica, who had a bad attitude while serving sometime, he would say "watch your attitude" while showing her how by his actions and way of treating people. He loved, even when it needed to be tough love.
I know that when Twilight, Breaking Dawn the movie, comes out it will once again remind us all of the hole Jordan left in the world. My Evangeline and Esther Robert, loved to talk Twilight with Jordan. He loved the books and was a fan of the movies. Last year when Eclipse premiered we had planned to all go together to the Midnight movie but we couldn't work it out. This year, E, Esther and I will go to the midnight showing of Breaking Dawn in honor of Jordan.
This family hurts. HPC is not just my church family, they are family, period. Jordan was family. He rejoiced with us when Abel came home from Ethiopia. He played with my boys every Sunday, he talked Twilight with Evangeline, took security detail orders from Dean on Sundays, and endured my mother-hen talks to him about his love life and why he should not buy clothes from Guess or Giorgio (sweat shops and slave labor make them) and mostly Jordan served with us in the hard place that is the inner city. He loved the Dream Center as we do and that shared love bonded us all together. There are only a few that really love the hard places, and the people that live in the hard places, he did. He was a soft place for many in a hard world.
See also, Monday's post, Remembering Jordan Gautreau
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Something that I see a lot, and possibly more often recently than usual, is results orientated thinking and decisions. This takes place in many guises, but frequently (probably due to what I read) the most common areas where I see it are print/internet media, social media and gambling.
Almost always this thinking or decisions based on results are flawed, in extreme. Some examples are easy to give:-
On Sunday, Andy Murray won Wimbledon, for the second time in his career. This was no doubt a fabulous achievement for the Scotsman, who I rate highly enough to assert that he would have won more Slams if he wasn't in a golden era, with three rivals who are contending to be the best player of all time. I helped contribute in a small way to Sean Ingle's article in the Guardian on Monday, which can be viewed here, discussing the fact that Murray's hold/break stats were comparable, if not better, than many Hall of Fame Players, and legends of the game, from around 20 years ago.
However, the media were keen to jump on the Ivan Lendl bandwagon, saying that it was the influence of the Czech 'super-coach' which helped Murray to win this title. In my opinion, this is absolute fantasy, and the ultimate in results orientated thinking. The wisdom of Twitter, as expected, backed me up:-
74% of survey respondents felt that Sam Querrey - a rival player - assisted Murray more than Murray's own coach! Querrey, if you are unaware, knocked out Murray's main rival, Novak Djokovic.
The effect of Querrey's win was profound. Instead of being an underdog to Djokovic in the tournament, and the final, Murray was a heavy favourite against Milos Raonic. I ran some numbers and based on 2 year grass court data, and head to head records, Djokovic would have been a 1.62 favourite over Murray in the final based on my model, assuming equal fitness. However, that data took into account Djokovic's defeat to Querrey, as well as evading his subsequent wins to get to the final, so it's reasonable to assume a ballpark figure of 1.50 Djokovic/3.00 Murray would be more accurate.
Murray actually started the final against Milos Raonic at 1.27. Calculating the implied win percentage of this, we can see that the price implied he had a 78.74% chance of winning the final. Compare this to the expected 3.00 price against Djokovic, where he'd have a 33.33% chance of success. Sam Querrey boosted Murray's tournament winning chances by around 45% - a figure both Murray, and Lendl, could only dream of.
Will Murray's success improve Lendl's reputation? Almost certainly. When their relationship is over, will it help Lendl get another premium coaching job? Almost certainly. Is that justified? Debatable.
Another good example is the differential in opinion between Roy Hodgson and Chris Coleman.
Hodgson resigned within minutes of England's defeat to Iceland in the second round of Euro 16. The media, and social media, were both scathing. However, let's think about how many people called England's poor tournament prior to the tournament actually starting. I cannot think of many. Micky Quinn, on TalkSport, who has plenty of holes in his knowledge, was one pundit who actually deserves some credit for constantly repeating his lack of faith in Hodgson. Criticism of Hodgson and the England team was the ultimate in after-timing.
I read a post on Twitter which stated that England really need to find a manager equipped to virtually guarantee them a quarter-final position, and from then it's luck. I'd totally agree with that. Two decent sides in the latter stages of a knockout event won't be that far away from evens apiece to qualify and one match doesn't determine which team is better than the other. Maybe if the match was played 100 times...
Flip this criticism of Hodgson over to the Welsh boss, Coleman. Benefitting from one world class player (Bale) and one very good player (Ramsey), Wales got to the semi-finals, topping England's mediocre group before edging past the might of Northern Ireland and an admittedly excellent win against an injury depleted Belgium side. However, except for Belgium, in how many matches did Wales actually play well in? None. Slovakia were all over them before Wales counter-attacked for the winner. The other two wins were against a woeful side in Russia and a well organised but extremely limited Northern Ireland team.
Now Coleman has stated that the next World Cup will be his final campaign in charge of Wales. I think he's eyeing up a big club job. However, I think that his success is more down to team spirit with a couple of individuals as opposed to Coleman being some managerial genius, like the media try and have us believe. Twitter wasn't fooled:-
82% of replies stated they would not be happy if Coleman replaced their current manager at the Premier League club they supported. It is my belief that variance, and the assistance of several key players, has benefitted Coleman in the extreme.
There are quite a few people on Twitter who tweet about goal expectation post-match, and I believe this to be a much more effective measure than actual results, which can be extremely skewed in the short term.
This happens in Tennis quite a lot too. How many times do you see a player making a random run in a 250 or Challenger and then suddenly they are priced up as being much better than their ability? Very, very often.
Luca Vanni, who got to the final of Sao Paulo ATP in February 2015 when ranked 149 in the world is a good example. Following this, markets priced him as being much better than his actual level, when in reality he only beat Thiemo de Bakker, Dusan Lajovic and Joao Souza - highest rank of this trio a lofty 77 in the world - to get to the final. Now Vanni can barely buy a win.
Another example is Mijlan Zekic, who at 28 years of age reached his first final of his career at Challenger level in Todi last week. After victory over Stefano Napolitano to take the title, Zekic was priced at 1.34 against David Perez Sanz for his first round match this week in Poznan. So let's get this straight - Zekic won 5 matches in Todi, with a win best priced at 3.17. He then flew (presumably) to Poland to play Perez Sanz. Zekic, not used to playing finals, was almost certainly shattered, on a comedown from the title, and almost certain to not be a regular tournament winner on the Challenger Tour (he hadn't even made a semi-final this season). His stats aren't that good and career turnarounds from mediocre 28 year olds happen pretty much never. But the market saw fit to price him at 1.34 in a match where the week before a price of closer to even money would have been more appropriate. Zekic retired after just six games. This pricing from the bookmakers was completely result orientated from the previous week, and completely illogical. I can remember a similar situation with Enrique Lopez-Perez earlier this year too. There are plenty of examples.
In short, trying to work out why a result has occurred, as opposed to looking purely at the result, is a much more advantageous point of view to take - when you see a tennis score, check out why it occurred. It could well be that the player that lost didn't deserve to, and a future position can be taken on this information.
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I am a big believer that a happy gut means better overall health, including skin health. Just like the skin, the gut has its own unique microbiome (the microorganisms in a particular environment), and if the microbiome gets disrupted, there are consequences not just for the digestive system, but for other organs as well. Digestive Wellness, by Elizabeth Lipski, PhD, is a great book for those who want to learn about this stuff.
Rosacea is a complex skin disorder which likely has many causes, not one. In this blog, I want to discuss data presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting in November, 2011, and reported in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology in May 2013, and I have included the short version below.
“To the Editor: The pathophysiology of rosacea involves dysregulation of innate and adaptive immunity, neurovascular changes, chronic inflammation, and, possibly, infections.1 A new pathogenic mechanism was recently suggested after a relationship was observed in a study where 46% of prospective patients with rosacea had small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO).2 After therapy with rifaximin, a nonabsorbed, gut-active antibiotic, complete resolution of cutaneous lesions in 78% of the patients with SIBO was observed. SIBO may alter immunity and trigger rosacea by increasing tumor necrosis factor-alfa or other cytokines, suppressing interleukin-17, and stimulating the T helper 1-mediated immune response.3 Furthermore, gut bacteria have been shown to mimic immunogens associated with extraintestinal disease (ie, multiple sclerosis).4
The aim of this pilot study was to determine the prevalence of SIBO in patients with rosacea seen in a gastroenterology clinic and determine the efficacy of rifaximin in patients with indirect evidence of SIBO (ie, a positive result on lactulose breath test). The study protocol received approval from Sterling Institutional Review Board, Atlanta, Ga. Most patients with rosacea were identified during physical examination by their gastroenterologists before receiving a screening colonoscopy. Rosacea was diagnosed by a dermatologist in 57 cases. Four patients with medicine-refractory ocular rosacea were referred by ophthalmologists. Two cases of rosacea were diagnosed by the investigator. In addition to the ocular cases (3 had facial erythema), 9 had papulopustular and 50 had erythematotelangiectatic rosacea. All patients underwent a lactulose breath test, with a positive test result for SIBO defined as an increase in hydrogen or methane levels greater than 20 ppm from baseline within 90 minutes. Prevalence of SIBO was compared to 2 control groups. Patients with SIBO received 400 mg of rifaximin 3 times daily for 10 days. Patients completed a self-report questionnaire using a 4-point rosacea improvement scale 10 days after ending rifaximin therapy. A repeated physical examination was performed in 70% of patients treated with rifaximin.
A total of 32 of 63 patients (51%; 6 male and 26 female) with rosacea were given the diagnosis of SIBO compared with 7 of 30 general population control subjects (23%; relative risk, 2.1; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-4.3; P = .02) and 3 of 30 completely healthy control subjects (10%; relative risk, 5.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.7-15.1; P < .001). Of the patients with SIBO, 28 were treated with rifaximin: 46% reported cleared or markedly improved rosacea, 25% reported moderately improved rosacea, and 11% reported mildly improved rosacea. All 4 patients with ocular rosacea and SIBO reported marked improvement. Rosacea was unchanged in 18% of patients. In this study, a subset of patients with rosacea and indirect evidence of SIBO was identified and a significant majority improved after treatment with a nonabsorbable antibiotic. A study screening patients with rosacea in a dermatology clinic using a lactulose breath test for evidence of SIBO and a double-blind clinical study to determine the efficacy of rifaximin in these patients would greatly contribute to an understanding of the potential impact of these findings.”
http://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622%2812%2902330-4/fulltext
In short, when patients who had Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) AND Rosacea, who were treated for the SIBO with an antibiotic called Rifaximin, not only did the digestive symptoms get better, but the rosacea improved as well!!!!!!!!! What does this tell me, and how has it changed my practice? Well, although why rosacea and SIBO are connected is still not totally clear, there IS a connection in at least a subset of patients. And now, for any patient with moderate or worse rosacea, I am suggesting a SIBO breath test, which can be performed at home, or in many gastroenterologist’s offices. It is a non-invasive test, but does take a few hours. For the patients that come back SIBO positive, they are getting treated with Rifaximin. The good news? Many of those patients are having improvements in their rosacea! The bad news? Not ALL patients with SIBO and rosacea get better rosacea-wise when they are treated. Some do, some do not, and I cannot explain yet why that is.
Sooooo…. more work needs to be done, but this is a promising step in offering hope to those who suffer from rosacea. And for me, further proof that we cannot ignore the rest of the body when we think about skin disease.
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What do Spanish people do when they meet each other?
a) Shake hands
b) Bow
c) Kiss
What do Japanese people do when they meet each other?
a) Bow
b) Hug
At first, what surprised her about her host mom?
a) Her quiet voice
b) Her loud voice
c) Her hairstyle
What food is similar in Japanese and Spanish cuisine?
a) Beans
b) Fish
c) Seaweed
Which cuisine does she prefer?
a) Spanish
b) Japanese
c) Neither
Hi! I've lived in Spain and Japan and so I'm just going to talk about a few differences between the two
countries that I've found. In, Spain, when you meet somebody you give them two kisses. First on the
left and then on the right cheek, and in Japan there is definitely no public kissing at all, so that
is definitely a faux paux, here. In Japan you just bow or you hand shake which is normal. In Spain,
also the people are very caliente, which means they are very warm and very open and extremely loud,
extremely loud. In fact, when I was living in my host family's house, the first few months when my
Spanish wasn't the best, I thought my host mom was mad about everything. I thought she was just, I thought
she was at the point of just leaving the entire household for good, and then when I realized what she
was saying it was just, "When are you going to take out the dog?" but screaming this mind you, or,"Let's
do your homework!" or even just like, "Pass me the salt!" Everything screaming. Japan people are very quiet.
They, definitely don't scream about things like that....Um, the food, ah, Spanish food is the best in the
world. I really like Japanese food, but Spanish food they use a lot of olive oil, a lot of beans, a lot of
vegetables and fruit. It's a Mediterranean diet and lots of fish but it's heavier food. In Japan they also
use, eat a lot of fish, but it's lighter and rice and seaweed, ah, but Spanish food is the best. The best in
the world, definitely.
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Home / News / USL Week 17 Preview: Red Line Battles in East, West
USL Week 17 Preview: Red Line Battles in East, West
By Anthony J. Merced on 07/11/2016@attitudeajm
by ANTHONY J. MERCED
The battle for the playoffs heats up in Week 17 as teams just under the red line have a chance to pressure those barely holding on. In both Conferences the margins are thin with Richmond and Wilmington knocking on the door in the East in and OC Blues pushing out West.
The playoff structure in USL is similar to that in MLS with six teams making the playoffs. Slots three to six play one game playoffs with the first and second place teams advancing to the Conference Semi-Final. This format adds tremendous importance to mid-table fixtures as well as pushes the top of the table to solidify their spots and avoid an extra knockout game.
Richmond and Wilmington Coming on Strong
The Kickers and Hammerheads have had up and down seasons thus far but are battling for the last playoff spot currently held by the Charlotte Independence. Wilmington in particular has seen a tremendous turnaround from a last place finish and are poised to make waves should they manage to grab a playoff spot.
The Kickers will have a bit of an easier week with a Thursday game on the road against a woeful Pittsburgh Riverhounds side. The Kickers have only won two of the last five games but showed a strong offense against Harrisburg. The easier schedule can also provide the Kickers with a chance to pad their stats as the Riverhounds are the fourth worst defense in the East which suits Richmond who has had problems scoring goals of late.
The Hammerheads appear to be a bit more well rounded despite their seesaw form. After falling to New York last week 4-0, they have put together two straight wins and only allowed one goal over that span. Their opponents will certainly be a bit more challenging with Bethlehem Steel and Louisville City having motivation of their own.
Blues and Have Reason to Believe
Defending Western Conference Regular Season Champion Orange County had rough start to 2016. The tteam hasn’t been able to put together consistent performances despite showing flashes of quality. Last week’s draw against Sacramento felt like a win and helped the team crawl to within one point of the last playoff spot currently held by St. Louis.
This week the Blues will be on the road against OKC who have been formidable in their own right with games in hand that could be disastrous for the California side. Both teams have yet to play each other but the stakes are already high. OC will hope to find a renewed sense of defense since they’ve allowed a goal in all but one of their last ten games. A win would make life difficult for St. Louis who also has a tough road game this week against the Tulsa Roughnecks.
WEEK 17 PREVIEW:
OKC Energy vs. Swope Park Rangers on 7/12 at 7:30PM
Orlando City B vs. Charleston Battery on 7/13 at 7:30PM
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 vs. Rio Grande Valley FC on 7/13 at 7:30PM
Wilmington Hammerheads vs. Bethlehem Steel FC on 7/14 at 12PM
Richmond Kickers vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds on 7/14 at 7PM
St. Louis FC vs. Tulsa Roughnecks 7/15 at 7:30PM
LA Galaxy II vs. Portland Timbers 2 on 7/16 at 2PM
New York Red Bull II vs. Charlotte Independence on 7/16 at 7PM
Sacramento Republic vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks on 7/16 at 7PM
FC Montreal vs. Rochester Rhinos on 7/16 at 7:05PM
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 vs. San Antonio FC on 7/16 at 7:30PM
Orange County Blues FC vs. OKC Energy FC on 7/16 at 7:30PM
Seattle Sounders FC 2 vs. Arizona United SC on 7/16 at 7:30PM
Louisville City FC vs. Wilmington Hammerheads on 7/17 at 6PM
Harrisburg City Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds on 7/17 at 7PM
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izniewski Thomson Architects, Dorian Wizniewski
Edinburgh University Architecture Talk, Chambers Street, Scotland
Wiszniewski Thomson Architects : Architecture Talk
Edinburgh University Talk : Dorian Wizniewski Thomson Architects
Wiszniewski Thomson
School of Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Chambers St, Edinburgh
Review by Bruce Ross
It was, I would wager, a coincidence that the evening’s musical bill for the Cellar Bar, Chambers St – number two hang out for Edinburgh architects after the City Cafe – was headed by another Mr Wiszniewski.
The magnitude of this concurrence is heightened by the rarity of the name, which even the representative of the Edinburgh University Architectural Society could not correctly pronounce at last Friday’s (9th February) lecture; this was after six years (of trying), the (presumably) more incensed half of our eponymous duo, Wiszniewski Thomson (WT), remarked.
However forgettable or mistakable the speaking partner’s name might be, the manner of his delivery was defiantly his own: memorable and immutable.
Dorian engaged the audience with his exuberant confidence, preluding the slideshow with the admission that it was “all relatively small stuff, but – we think – good stuff”.
The early projects, which came from the period before W & T “came back to Scotland”, highlighted the similarities in both partners’ then current work for different practices: porch / gazebo structures, incising windows in new chapels, etc.
Even if the couple had not formed a nuptial collaboration, the audience were informed, an architectural one would probably have evolved.
The two first came together successfully to produce architecture in their competition entry for the Richard Attenbourgh School for disability in Arts.
The project brought with it the adequate fame of third place and a £1500 prize, which was spent entirely on the post-comp practice party.
Whilst an excellent celebration this may have made, effectively ‘loosing’ a competition to a design deemed “distinctly mediocre”, was sufficient to put off WT Architects from the speculative gambling involved in competitive labour.
Here Wiszniewski paused to tell the audience a bit about their practice politics: architecture is not worth dying for – a sympathy that past students of his might be surprised to learn of – and that WT strive to make an architecture of effects, not of objects.
Projects for an ‘occasional house’ in Fife and an extension and modification to brother Wiszniewski’s house-in-the-country evidenced and promised respectively a reverence for and comprehension of materiality.
Both projects elaborated the practice’s approach to contextual analysis – through the use of various metaphors (with an unexpressed relief, the audience heard no mention made to the sea-side house’s extension bearing any characteristic of ‘ship’) – and the capacity or intention of architecture to acknowledge its surroundings and potentially alter our comprehension of them.
A later project on Cramond witnessed the practice’s “dematerialisation” of their work, turning instead to the exploration of “surface”.
Ironically, it was the imaginable effects of one object from this scheme that presented the orator with the greatest chance to gift a narrative to a material.
Ingenious, or at least fortuitous, use of a teak balcony handrail rescued from a salmon farm presented a curious dilemma for all its (romantic) greatness: “I’m not sure whether this smells of fish”, mused the architect. “It would be horrible if it did”.
The final two projects that were presented – both dental surgeries – showed in addition a great sense of fun.
Surgery one became a tooth “boutique”, the building’s brightly illuminated front window an enticing advert for what lay behind the crafted reception unit – presumably the pleasure of having parts of one’s body extracted by pliers; surgery two used its most pressing problem as its salvation: built in an area famed for its window smashing and general vandalism, on an extremely tight budget, the project opens up from behind a series of enfolding wooden shutters.
The project, which was short-listed for the Regenerative Scotland Architectural Awards 2000, makes the functionally prosaic elaborately graceful.
The most political moments in the evening came when the subject turned to The Tun.
WT’s entry to the competition was unsuccessful (in winning), the bounty instead falling into the hands of Allan Murray.
“We’re not embittered about it” Wiszniewski suggested (he mentioned that the practice was, simply, “delighted to have been short-listed”).
It was explained how the practice saw the project as “a unique opportunity to do something wonderful” – clearly a personal view, rather than a stipulation of the brief.
He praised the Scottish Poetry Library for its architectural merit and questioned why it was assigned such a small site in relation to the other plots that had been staved out on paper.
The wonders of master planning assignation allow for the Tun’s present architectural occupant to extend quietly between the library and the Crags, soiling the latter building’s views and affecting its contextualisation.
Irony is not a subject that is lost on Wiszniewski (it could be argued he iconicises it): he seemed gleeful of the fact that the Tun’s existing structure makes use of English Garden Wall Bond, given its relationship to the processional route to the new Scottish Parliament .
His ability to choose when to embrace it can seem unsettling: Site for the first of the dental surgeries, Prestonpans, was introduced, contextually, as the site for a famous battle, salt production and for being culturally emaciated.
“All three of these things have absolutely nothing to do with this project”, we were thankfully assured.
There were points where contradiction seemed inevitable – in reference to the front of the WT Tun entry, an admission that “we like that hut” could be seen to point to a preciousness for ‘object’ reverie; however, playful insights in the face of financially adversity (“It doesn’t take much money to make [gum-shaped] orange velvet cushions[for a dental surgery]”) elsewhere reveal the true innovative potential of the practice and its willingness to be self-critical. Returning to the issue of their Tun entry and its provocativefront facade embellishment it was a relief to hear that “eventually we just pulled it off [the model].
It was s**t.”
WT’s architectural practice benefits from its general philosophy of being picky about the projects it selects and its continual involvement in the educational side of the subject. In all the schemes evidenced on the night there seemed to be no one generic solution or typological answer. A series of exploratory layers seem to structure each careful, individual response.
At the end of a very personable lecture (the audience were even briefly treated to a moment of “sentimentality” – very “unbecoming” for the speaker) the biggest question was not whether the distinction between city of objects and effects held its rigour under scrutiny, but why, if one member of the audience could supply the consensus’ opinion,teak was used in a salmon farm?
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Labour MEP tells industry commissioner we can't allow local communities to lag
Industry commissioner-designate Elżbieta Bieńkowska was questioned at her hearing in front of MEPs today on disparities in regional funding and the need to ensure investment and growth supports our poorest communities.
She was asked what she intends to do to rebalance disparities between the regions of the EU and ensure that growth in the EU benefits all its citizens.
Theresa Griffin MEP, Labour MEP for North-West England and member of the European Parliament industry committee, said:
"The new Commission must make the fight against growing social and territorial inequalities among its top priorities. It must ensure the EU has a developed industrial policy which will enable growth right across our rural and urban communities and throughout the regions of Europe.
"We need to know what specific measures Ms Bieńkowska will take to ensure that disparities between regions in investment and growth are eradicated and that our poorest citizens and young people benefit from quality jobs and growth."
Ms Bieńkowska responded by pledging to work in "cooperation with local authorities but also with minorities or groups that are excluded from mainstream society".
Ms Griffin also asked the commissioner-designate on how best to close both the gender and black and ethnic minority gap in entrepreneurship.
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Rolex: King Crowned Champion of 2011 Rolex Kentucky CCI4* presented by Bridgestone; Halpin Takes USEF National CCI4* Championship on First Try - By Joanie Morris
Mary King and Kings Temptress.
Photo by Shannon Brinkman/USEF.
Lexington, KY - Mary King was not going to be stopped in her quest to take a Rolex watch back to Great Britain. Lying first and second after the cross-country at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone - with Kings Temptress and Fernhill Urco - she did not flinch in the final show jumping phase and jumped an immaculate double-clear round on both horses.
For the first time in history, the champion and reserve champion of America's only CCI4* was the same rider. King was confident and excited coming into the show jumping, and she rode with a professionalism that was inspiring.
Kings Temptress added nothing to her fourth-placed dressage score of 47.7, they jumped immaculately around Saturday's cross-country course and then sealed the win over today's jumping track. King took home top honors with her 11-year-old homebred mare, who is now owned by Derek Rostron Baden. Her closest competition was her stablemate, Fernhill Urco, who emerged from his first CCI4* with second-place honors after only adding eight time faults to his dressage score. The Portuguese-bred grey gelding owned by Sue and Edwin Davies and Janette Chinn, jumped an immaculate clear round and really proved himself at the level. His clear round, jumped out of order due to the proximity of the placings, gave King great confidence to know that whatever happened with the second horse, the top honors were going home with the British veteran.
Sinead Halpin of Gladstone, NJ, brought Manoir de Carneville to their first CCI4* and rose to the occasion to sit amongst two of the greatest in the game at the press conference. Owned by Carrig, LLC, the 10-year-old Selle Francais jumped for fun in the Rolex Stadium around Richard Jeffery's show jumping course and gave Halpin the 2011 USEF National CCI4* Eventing Championship on her very first try. Their score of 53.1 (they picked up 4.4 time faults on the cross-country) was good enough to move her up from fourth after cross-country to third place behind King's pair and just ahead of William Fox-Pitt, the 2010 winner for Great Britain.
"I'm beside myself," said Halpin. "He's so proud of himself. It's really nice having a horse like that. He was a little tired walking up to the ring, and then he heard the crowd from the horses before him and he woke up, he doesn't get nervous he gets really excited."
Sinead Halpin and Manoir De Carneville.
Halpin is enjoying the moment with her beloved horse, affectionately known as 'Tate'. With her name added to a list of national champions that reads like the U.S. Eventing Hall of Fame, Halpin has bright plans for the future. She contested the Boekelo CCI3* last fall in Holland as part of a USEF Developing Rider program and that experience has resonated with her.
"Burghley is certainly something I've thought about," said Halpin. "I tried to keep my focus here. But that would be very exciting to do. Going to Boekelo last fall was huge. I would be thrilled to go to Burghley...but after Tate goes out in the field for at least a month with no shoes."
Halpin jumped up one place in the standings when Clayton Fredericks, riding for Australia, had one rail down on Be My Guest to drop to fourth. The 2007 winner had a foot-perfect round on the cross-country course on Saturday.
Halpin spent a stint working for Fox-Pitt after getting her initial foundation with David and Karen O'Connor. She conveyed her initial frustration that Fox-Pitt wouldn't teach her, until she realized that she needed to learn by watching him, not by having him talk her through each step.
"I told her that I'm not going to stand on the ground and tell you what to do," said Fox-Pitt. "You have to figure it out. Eventing is a mental game. She came with all the talent in the world. But she was over-keen to be too good...she relaxed over time and has a fantastic horse. I felt very proud watching her jump today."
Fox-Pitt was also proud of his own horse. Neuf des Coeurs, a 10-year-old Selle Francais, romped through the test of his first CCI4* and jumped his way to fourth place on his score of 57.
"He's an awfully nice horse," said Fox-Pitt. "I found him for his owners, they've been with me for a long time."
Neuf des Coeurs is owned by David and Margie Hall and Judy and Jeremy Skinner, who have been involved in the careers of a number of other of Fox-Pitt's horses.
The USEF Reserve National CCI4* Champion was Hannah Sue Burnett on Richard Thompson's St. Barths.
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[SEQUEL SEPTEMBER] Jesse Bartel Isn't Puzzled By "Hellbound: Hellraiser II"
The first of today's contributions to SEQUEL SEPTEMBER is by Jesse Bartel, who currently writes for GeekTyrant and The Liberal Dead [two great websites you should check out]. Jesse is one cool dude who loves video games, movies, and anything pop culture. A fellow New Yorker like yours truly, Jesse brings a lot of humor wherever he goes and tweets me random funny things every now and then that puts a smile on my face. He was one of the first people who responded when I asked for contributors for this month's theme, so I'm very happy to have him on board.
Jesse decided he wanted to write about one of his favorite horror sequels, HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II, and why he enjoys the film so darn much. Seeing that HELLBOUND is the best sequel in the entire franchise [everything went downhill after its release], it's easy to see why Jesse would love this worthy companion to the 1987 original classic. Thanks Jesse for sharing your love of the Lament Configuration with us!
HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II - Adding More Blood, Sex, and Fantasy
Hellraiser is considered one of the greatest horror films of all time, and for good reason. Hellraiser is concise, fantastical, and it plays with the idea of the "haunted house". Add that with Barker's love of sex and sadomasochism, you have a film that brings the sexual subtext of horror films to the foreground. Barker played with the horror genre while creating something entirely new and because of its success, MANY sequels were created. For me, I start hating the series at Hellraiser: Bloodline, even though I know a few people who are rabid about that one.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II is often overlooked and it was not as well received as its predecessor, but I find it to be one of the better horror sequels out there. Sure, Hellraiser is a superior film and keeps things terse compared to the ambitious sequel but it is because of that ambition that I enjoy Hellbound: Hellraiser II. I am here today to give you a few reasons as to why I like it so much and hope to either make you see the light or get you to watch it.
Released a year after the first film, H2 (I'll just call it that for now) picks up where Hellraiser ended with Kirsty Cotton in a mental hospital trying to appear NOT INSANE because of her experience. The film does an excellent job of giving some exposition without making you feel like an idiot or without bogging down the narrative. In a sense, the Hellraiser sequel is like Halloween II, where the narrative is picked up where it left off and we, as the viewer, continue the story.
There are quite a few reasons why I enjoy this film more than the first, so I'll list them out for you.
1. Pinhead
Well, of course! He is the best part of any Hellraiser film (even the bad ones) but in this one particularly, I found him to be endearing. The first film presented him as a malicious, deal-making hell-spawn that didn't have a human side. In the sequel, we learn a little about who Pinhead was before he was turned into a nasty cenobite. He was a military man who came across the puzzle box and was transformed into a bondage-lord after he was transported to hell. This is later used as bargaining power as Kirsty asks for help and shows Pinhead that he was at one point, like her. Some may disagree with humanizing Pinhead but I liked it, it gave a needed dimension to the character and hey, he still ends up being a badass.
2. Surrealism 2.0
Hellraiser works on a surreal, dreamlike level in which the images presented are from nightmares and our darker sexual desires. Maybe Freud could comment on the sex better than I ever would but the correlation of sex and violence is frightening yet strangely natural. The first film put more of the "fantasy" elements in the background while H2 makes it the entire show by having the characters go all the way to a dimension of hell. This is where a lot of the ambition comes into play as more of surrealism is made a bigger part of the script. What I liked about the original film is that it differentiated itself from horror titles because of that added element and it's cool to see this film take it all the way.
3. The Return of Julia
Julia was quite the bitch in the first film, a succubus if you will. She would lure men into the comfort of her home with the promise of sexual favors then BOOM, she murders them and her dead boyfriend eats their bodies. Yeah, tell me Freud would not be amused. Anyway, she makes a glorious return in this one (liking the long hair, Julia). Once again, she is the controlling evil in the film, looking out for herself and how to get Frank out of hell. Though the Doctor does a great job playing the villain, Julia steals the show as she manipulates every situation.
4. MORE GORE!
Yes, gore is something needed, usually, to heighten my appreciation of a horror film and H2 does not disappoint. From the raw scene of the patient cutting himself with a razor to the Doctor's transformation into a penis-hand-like cenobite, this film tries to be gross at every scene. Let's not forget Julia walking around as bloody muscle and making out with the Doctor. That was pretty gross, right? With the epic proportions of the script, the intensity of the gore goes up and it leads to me getting all giddy like a schoolgirl. I mean, nothing beats Julia's skin ripping off. Pure gold, yo.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II took all of themes from the first film and amplified them. For better or for worse, depending on who you are, this was a way to take the source material and expand it into a larger narrative. Sure, the third film simplified things again, and the 4th blew it up again, but those films don't really matter to me. This film is a proper sequel and one that should be seen more as opposed to just talking about the first. I hope you enjoy as much as I do, and if you don't, check it out NOW!
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February 2012 La Fundación del Jamón Serrano Español took part in a conference held at the Carolina Foundation Madrid Student Residence on "The Mediterranean Diet: Common Heritage of Mankind", part of the Foundation's "Living in Spain" program.
During the conference, which included the participation of one hundred Carolina Foundation scholarship holders from 16 South American countries who are studying in Madrid, José Ramón Godoy, general secretary of the Fundación Jamón Serrano, described the principles of the Jamón Serrano production process, including existing quality control procedures and the nutritional benefits of including Jamón Serrano in our diet.
Following the informative portion of the conference, led by Mercedes Alcover, general secretary of the Carolina Foundation, the students were able to ask questions of the guest participants, after which they took part in a Jamón Serrano, olive oil and wine tasting session.
This activity falls within the "Living in Spain" program, the objective of which is to acquaint the participants of the Foundation's study program with the social, political and cultural reality of Spain through various cultural and social activities organized in collaboration with other institutions.
About the FUNDACIÓN del JAMÓN SERRANO ESPAÑOL
La Fundación del Jamón Serrano was created in 2000 and comprises close to one hundred ham manufacturing industries in 13 regions. Its objective is to promote, publicize and protect the "Jamón Serrano" designation, backed at Community level by the Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) label.
Hams bearing the FUNDACIÓN label are available exclusively in the Reserva category, for hams which have been cured for a minimum of 12 months, and Gran Reserva, for hams which have been cured for more than 15 months. Our sliced, packaged ham has been cured for 10 months, situating FUNDACIÓN hams well above the levels required by Community regulations for TSG.
FUNDACIÓN JAMÓN SERRANO Corporate Communication
José M. Alvarez. Tel.: 646 65 28 46. E-mail: comunicacion_arroba_fundacionserrano.org
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John H.: Ah, nice to know. I didn't see a lot of information on the game out there so coverage was kinda light, unfortunately. read more
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COLUMN: @Play: 'Starting Out In POWDER, Or 'Beware The Kiwi Bird, My Son'
October 9, 2007 4:03 PM |
['@ Play' is a bi-weekly column by John Harris which discusses the history, present and future of the Roguelike dungeon exploring genre.]
Jeff Lait's POWDER, which name probably stands for something I don't know, is a graphic roguelike originally created as a homebrew Gameboy Advance game. Created as an entry in the 7DRL programming challenge, since its original release it has been steadily updated, and ports have been made available for Windows and Linux using SDL.
Despite its broadened horizons, the game is obviously intended to be a GBA game first; not only are the screen size and graphics the same across all platforms, but there is also the occasional video game in-joke to be found. The game complains, if the player tries moving off the top of the map, that doing so would "break the backlight." (Direct complaints that the original GBA didn't have a backlight to the developer.)
Yet it would be a mistake to consider POWDER to be a "mini" roguelike, for it contains roughly the same level of complexity as something like Hacklite. There's a full bestiary of foes with different personalities, strengths and weaknesses, and a wide assortment of objects to find and use. Its dungeons also display a fair bit of charm, with frequent secret rooms, flooded areas, boulder gardens and monster lairs to happen upon.
The necessary simplification to make a roguelike playable on a handheld game system with a control pad and small number of buttons requires a number of control innovations. Like Seven Day Quest, the game uses what is primarily an object-oriented inventory screen, with context menus available, depending on the item, that reveal all the things that can be done with it. This makes the game rather easier to learn than something that gets its control scheme from vi. But unlike most roguelikes, there seems to be no real carrying limit in POWDER; I've filled up almost half the huge inventory screen with no warning about being burdened or such.
POWDER breaks from roguelike tradition by disallowing diagonal movement or melee attacks by the player or most monsters, which requires a considerable change in strategy from the usual. It makes fighting in doorways and hallways even more effective since even in cases where monsters may be adjacent with the player on a diagonal, they won't be able to get hits in.
However a few monsters, like grid bugs, are able to attack on the diagonal, making them relatively difficult to escape from. Wands may still be fired on diagonals, and missile weapons may be thrown diagonally, but their usefulness is held in check by the need to extend the player's visual range, such as by fighting in a room or from using torches, to use them optimally.
POWDER seems to take the most after the Hack family of roguelike games. It contains floating eyes, grid bugs and cockatrices, and possibly other Hackish monsters besides, and they have abilities more-or-less in line with their counterparts from those games. The "evil" and "holy" attribute of items seems pretty much in line with "cursed" and "blessed" from Nethack, but it seems much more difficult to remove curses than that game, or identify objects for that matter.
One of the weirder features of the game is that, instead of allowing players to start out as one of several classes, upon gaining a level the player is asked which class he would like his next level to "be" of. Each of the options besides "adventurer," which offers generic growth, seems to be tied to a different god, who expects certain behavior out of the player as in Dungeon Crawl. Of special note is the class Wizard, which doesn't seem to show up unless the player has actually practiced his magic a bit.
While I have yet to spend a lot of time on POWDER, here is some information I've been able to glean from the early game:
POWDER has a useful tutorial available from the main menu. Unlike as you might expect, it's not given that you'll survive it, but helpful information can indeed be found there.
By far, the most troublesome monster to be found in the early game is the kiwi. The name and image may call to mind shy, flightless birds, but POWDER kiwis are hellish creatures capable of impaling a first-level player on its long beak within two quick hits. I generally try not to engage one in melee unless I can survive 10 points of damage from a single hit, but even that wasn't enough to save me once. Fortunately they seem willing to wander off if they lose sight of the player.
Evil items are a big problem because it's difficult to remove curses. Further, often some or all of the player's starting stuff will be cursed. If your starting item is a long sword or some other relatively strong weapon, it might be worth putting up with the curse just to use the item, for often that'll be the only thing that's wrong with it. Other stuff besides equipment can be "evil" or "holy" too, presumably with effects similar to cursed and blessed stuff in Nethack.
The game does have a food requirement, but unlike many roguelikes the player can keep himself sustained pretty much by just eating whatever he kills. So far I have yet to find much to eat that harms the player other than green (poisonous) snakes. Like Nethack, eaten corpses bestow resistances and even special effects, like speed in the case of bats, on the player, but unlike Nethack sometimes there are minor ill effects (fire beetles can grant fire resistance, cold vulnerability or both), and they also seem to expire after some number of turns.
When aiming wands or thrown items, you might note that it's possible, in addition to the eight spots right by the player, to aim two spaces up and two spaces down. This is the game's way of allowing the player to specify the ceiling and the floor as aim spots, but rare is the case where the player would actually want to shoot there.
POWDER, by Jeff Lait
Available for Game Boy Advance, Windows and Linux.
Categories: Column: At Play
Food actually isn't a requirement; you won't die if you have no food. Your health will stop regenerating though. And if you're satiated, it regenerates much faster.
Cube | October 9, 2007 6:10 PM
Ah, nice to know. I didn't see a lot of information on the game out there so coverage was kinda light, unfortunately.
John H. | October 10, 2007 2:06 AM
you should try to do xenocide next
http://xeno.chaosforge.org/
teasel | October 10, 2007 4:07 AM
Nice writeup!
I must however remark that POWDER was NOT born as a 7DRL. It has been in development since a long time before the rise of the challenge and DungeonMonkey. (Release 001 was May 31st, 2003)
Slashie | October 17, 2007 8:34 PM
If anyone complains to me about their original GBAs lacking a backlight, I'll just ask why they didn't install an Afterburner like I did :>
Kiwis, I will point out, are peaceful until attacked so the safest strategy is to not run into them in the first place. You can always use Swap on neutral creatures.
Your god choice can also get a lot more limited than just losing the Wizard option. You only get a choice of gods that like you a little bit. And since your actions are always watched by all gods (rather than Crawl which only uses your current god) it is hard to stay in favour of everyone. Two god/class options not shown in the review are Pax/Cleric and Tlosh/Necromancer.
Thank you for the review, you've done a good job of summarizing POWDER.
Jeff Lait | October 26, 2007 10:07 AM
Blame me for the crack about the backlight - I suggested it.
David Damerell | November 22, 2007 10:58 PM
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Papers in Global Change IGBP, No. 8
Foreword: Historical climatology - a new tool in the studies on climatic changes
Barbara Obrębska-Starklowa
Barbara Obrębska-Starklowa, Department of Climatology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow
History of strong winds in the Czech lands: causes, fluctuations, impacts
Rudolf Brazdil, Petr Dobrovolny
Problems of wind speed measurements are analysed. The climatology of strong winds in the Czech Republic during the period 1961-1990 is presented. The main groups of strong winds are characterised according to their origin. The accuracy of historical written reports of strong winds and to their impacts in the pre-instrumental period are discussed. The chronology of strong damaging winds in the Czech lands from A. D. 1500-1929 is presented with a division into gales on the one hand and strong winds connected with convective storms on the other. Cases of gales of the century are described. The impact of strong winds is discussed, with special attention being paid to forest damage.
Keywords: strong wind, gale, tornado, damage, Czech lands
Assessment of relations between the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI), frequency of forest fires, air temperature, sunshine, precipitation in Poland
Krzysztof Kożuchowski, Elwira Żmudzka
Climatic variation in the growing seasons of the 1990s was examined using 10-day values for the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) in five regions in Poland. The NDVI values were compared with climatic conditions, by calculating multiple correlation coefficients and regression equations for the 10-day means of NDVI on the one hand, and temperature, precipitation, and sunshine anomalies on the other, in the period between April and September. The frequency of appearance of forest fires was analysed for the same regions. The relationships between the frequency of occurrence of forest fires and NDVI values, air temperature, and precipitation were identified.
Keywords: climate variations, vegetation, normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI), forest fires
Krzysztof Kożuchowski [kkozuchowski1@wp.pl], Department of Environment Dynamics and Bioclimatology, University of Łódź, Lipowa 81, 90-568 Łódź, Poland
Elwira Żmudzka [e.zmudzka@uw.edu.pl], Department of Climatology University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland
Long-term observations of cloud cover in Cracow (1792- 1999)
Dorota Matuszko
Cracow's series of nephological observations is unique in Europe. Neither the place of observations nor the methods of estimation of the degree of cloud cover nor the definition of cloud genera have changed significantly for about one hundred years. The paper presents therefore the database on cloudiness in Cracow and its possible applications on both the local and global scale.
Keywords: Cracow, cloudiness, cloud genera, nephological conditions
Extreme anomalies of winter air temperature in mid-latitude Europe
J. Otterman, J. Ardizzone, R. Atlas, D. Bungato, J. Cierniewski, J. C. Jusem, R. Przybylak, S. Schubert, D. Starr, J. Walczewski, Alojzy Woś
The aim of this paper is to report extreme winter/early-spring air temperature (hereinafter temperature) anomalies in mid-latitude Europe, and to discuss the underlying forcing to these interannual fluctuations. Warm advection from the North Atlantic in late winter controls the surface-air temperature, as indicated by the substantial correlation between the speed of the surface southwesterlies over the eastern North Atlantic (quantified by a spe-cific Index Ina) and the 2-meter level air temperatures (hereinafter Ts) over Europe, 45-60°N, in winter. In mid-March and subsequently, the correlation drops drastically (quite often it is negative). This change in the relationship between Ts and Ina marks a transition in the control of the surface-air temperature: absorption of insolation replaces the warm advection as the dominant control. This forcing by maritime-air advection in winter was demonstrated in a previous publication, and is re-examined here in conjunction with extreme fluctuations of temperatures in Europe. We analyze here the interannual variability at its extreme by com-paring the warm-winter/early-spring of 1989/90 with the opposite scenario in 1995/96. For these two December-to-March periods the differences in the monthly mean air temperature in Warsaw and Torun, Poland, range above 10°C. Short-term (shorter than a month) fluctuations of air temperature are likewise very strong. We conduct pentad-by-pentad analysis of the surface-maximum air temperature (hereinafter Ттах), in a selected location, examining the dependence on Ina. The increased cloudiness and larger amounts of total precipitable water, corollary effects to the warm low-level advection in the 1989/90 winter, enhance the positive air temperature anomalies. The analysis of the ocean-surface winds is based on the Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) dataset; ascent rates, and over land wind data are from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF); maps of 2-m air tempera-ture, cloud cover and precipitable water are from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Reanalysis.
Keywords: anomalies of air temperature in Europe, maritime-air advection, climatic fluctuations
J. Otterman, Land-Atmosphere-Ocean-Research; at Data Assimilation Office, Code 910.3, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA;
J. Ardizzone, General Science Corp., Beltsville, MD, USA
R. Atlas, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
D. Bungato, General Science Corp., Beltsville, MD, USA
J. Cierniewski, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland; 5 Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
J. C. Jusem, General Science Corp., Beltsville, MD, USA
R. Przybylak, Nicholas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
S. Schubert, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
D. Starr, Laboratory for Atmospheres, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
J. Walczewski, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Branch of Cracow, Poland
Alojzy Woś, Institute of Geography, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznari
Extreme rainfalls and river floods in Europe during the last millenium
Leszek Starkel
Information on extreme rains and floods during the last millennium is gathered on the >asis of various records stretching back from modern direct instrumental records to historicil written sources, and also including proxy data based on sediments, organic remains and relef features. Among these extremes it is possible to distinguish heavy downpours, continues rains, rainy seasons, rapid snowmelts and combinations of all of them. On this basis it is in tern possible to describe phases with higher and lower frequencies of extreme rains aid floods in Europe during the last millennium in a regionally-differentiated manner. The phise of the Little Ice Age is well expressed throughout Europe, although its particular events vere never simultaneous. In the final discussion the author connect the causes of these variabiities in space and time with fluctuations in solar radiation and volcanic activity.
Keywords: extreme rains, floods, Europe, last millennium
Leszek Starkel [starkel@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, 31-018 Krakow, Sw. Jana 22, Poland
Carp culture - an indicator of climate fluctuations
Maria Anna Szumieć, Danuta Augustyn
The paper attempts an evaluation of such climate fluctuations, as those of the Little Ice Age, from the point of view of historical data on carp culture. In the climate of Central Europe, carp growth is limited by temperature, especially in periods of unfavourable thermal conditions, and by water - in periods of drought. A tracing of the history of carp culture in the southern and western parts of Poland, where hydrological, climatic and geologi-cal conditions have been suitable for the development of fish farms, has made it possible to trace climate fluctuations since the Middle Ages onwards.
Keywords: ponds, carp growth, temperature, water balance
Maria Anna Szumieć, Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture Polish Academy of Sciences, Golysz, 43-520 Chybie
Danuta Augustyn, Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture Polish Academy of Sciences, Golysz, 43-520 Chybie
Environmental Change in Mountains and Uplands by M. Beniston, 172 pp., Arnold, London, 2000
Piotr Migoń
Piotr Migoń, Institute of Geography and Regional Development University of Wrocław pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław: Poland
Hands-on meteorology. Stories, theories and simple experiments. Zbigniew Sorbjan. Norman (Oklahoma) 1996, Warszawa 2001
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Pennsylvania's anti-hazing law got an update last week, making it a misdemeanor crime for middle and high school students in addition to those at colleges at universities.
To better understand the issue of hazing, LNP talked with national advocate and researcher Hank Nuwer. Nuwer is a journalism professor at Franklin College in Indiana and a founding board member of HazingPrevention.org.
I think the definition is shifting. Hazing, even if silly and bizarre, was supposed to be all about welcoming newcomers. Bullying was to shame and to humiliate newcomers or others perceived to be outside the bully's peer group. Now there is sexual hazing, including rape and sodomy, which in no way can be condoned and does not in the least resemble a practice of welcoming newcomers.
Miami suspends 2 frats for hazing, alcohol violations
A 3rd suspended frat still in appeals process Two fraternities at Miami University, Pi Kappa Phi and Phi Kappa Tau, have been suspended following investigations into allegations of hazing and alcohol violations.
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“Two minutes!” they shout at us. Time to unzip our coats, revealing our formal dresses and skirts. My bare legs are purple, and I can’t wiggle my toes anymore.
Hazing still common in collegiate and youth sports
There is greater awareness of the dangers of hazing, but hazing itself is still common in U.S. youth and collegiate sports, and many involved may not recognize hazing actions when they see them, according to a research review.
Hazing, or any humiliating or dangerous activity expected of a student who belongs to a group, regardless of his or her willingness to participate, is remarkably common in sports, the authors write in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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Keywords: Black tattoo, lepromatous leprosy, sarcoidal tattoo granulomas
Khullar G, Khunger N, Mann KK, Shruti S. Tattoo reactions as the initial presentation of lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous sarcoidosis: Report of two cases. Indian J Dermatopathol Diagn Dermatol 2019;6:83-5
Khullar G, Khunger N, Mann KK, Shruti S. Tattoo reactions as the initial presentation of lepromatous leprosy and cutaneous sarcoidosis: Report of two cases. Indian J Dermatopathol Diagn Dermatol [serial online] 2019 [cited 2020 Jan 20];6:83-5. Available from: http://www.ijdpdd.com/text.asp?2019/6/2/83/271941
Tattoos are associated with various complications such as infections, allergic, granulomatous, and lichenoid reactions, and photodermatitis.[1] Tattooing is an underrecognized mode of transmission of leprosy.[2] Besides leprosy, sarcoidal reactions can develop in tattoos and may be the only clinical manifestation of sarcoidosis.[3] Papulonodular lesions in tattoos, particularly black-colored ones, should be considered as markers of cutaneous and systemic sarcoidosis, and these patients should be screened for extracutaneous involvement.[3]
A 17-year-old female presented with a 6-month history of asymptomatic raised lesions that first appeared within the black tattoos on the dorsum of her left hand and forearm. In the next 1 month, she developed multiple raised lesions on normal-looking skin on the face, forearms, and back. The tattoos had been performed on the dorsum of the left hand and forearm 7 years back. Her past and family histories were noncontributary for leprosy. On examination, there were multiple skin-colored infiltrated normoesthetic papules, nodules, and plaques with punched-out center, ranging in size from 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm to 2 cm × 2 cm on the face, earlobes, dorsa of hands, forearms, and back. The lesions were localized both to the tattooed and to the nontattooed sites [Figure 1]a, [Figure 1]b, [Figure 1]c. Bilateral ulnar and radial cutaneous nerves were thickened. Glove-and-stocking anesthesia was present. Slit skin smear examination from both the earlobe, lesional, and normal-looking skin showed an average bacteriological index of 5+ with solid staining bacilli. Skin biopsy from one of the papules overlying the tattoo revealed an atrophic epidermis with a grenz zone underneath and diffuse infiltrate of foamy macrophages in the dermis, along with interspersed black pigment clumps [Figure 2]a, [Figure 2]b, [Figure 2]c. Modified Fite–Faraco stain showed solid-staining acid-fast bacilli in globi [Figure 2]d. A diagnosis of tattoo inoculation lepromatous leprosy was made, and the patient started on multidrug therapy–multibacillary regimen for 2 years. She showed significant flattening of lesions after 1 year of follow-up.
Figure 1: (a) Skin-colored infiltrated nodules on the tattooed and nontattooed skin of the dorsum of the left hand. Skin-colored infiltrated plaque with punched-out center present in the vicinity of the tattoo. (b) Papulonodules localized to the black tattoo on the left forearm. (c) Skin-colored infiltrated papules and nodules on the forehead
Figure 2: (a) Epidermis is atrophic with the presence of grenz zone underneath. The dermis shows diffuse infiltrate of foamy histiocytes with interspersed black pigment granules (H and E, ×100). (b) Lower dermis showing foamy histiocytes with prominent black pigment clumps both in intracellular and in extracellular locations (H and E, ×200). (c) Higher magnification showing foamy histiocytes with interspersed pigment clumps within and outside histiocytes (H and E, ×400). (d) Modified Fite–Farco stain showing acid-fast bacilli in globi (H and E, ×200)
A 45-year-old female presented with a 8-month history of multiple asymptomatic raised lesions confined to the tattooed sites on her forearms and dorsa of feet. Two months later, she also developed skin-colored raised lesions on normal-looking skin over her chin. The tattoos were performed 25 years ago. She denied any systemic complaints. On examination, multiple indurated nodules were localized to black tattoos on the volar aspect of her forearms and dorsa of feet [Figure 3]a. Skin-colored infiltrated papules and plaques were present on nontattooed skin on the left side of the chin [Figure 3]b. Histopathological examination from one of the nodules overlying the tattoo showed multiple compact, naked granulomas throughout the dermis, along with black pigment granules interspersed between the granulomas. The granulomas were composed of epithelioid cells and multinucleated giant cells with sparse cuffing of lymphocytes [Figure 4]a and [Figure 4]b. Staining for acid-fast bacilli and fungus were negative, and no foreign body could be identified on polarizing microscopy. Chest radiograph and abdominal ultrasound did not reveal any abnormality. Ophthalmologic examination was normal. The Mantoux test was negative. Hemogram, liver and renal function tests, and serum levels of calcium and angiotensin-converting enzyme were normal. A diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis presenting as sarcoidal tattoo granulomas was made. She was treated with topical clobetasol propionate 0.05% cream twice daily, with which the lesions resolved completely in 2 months. After 1 year of follow-up, there has been no relapse or extracutaneous involvement.
Figure 3: (a) Multiple indurated nodules restricted to the black tattoos on the volar aspect of the forearms. (b) Skin-colored indurated papules and plaque arising on the nontattooed skin over the left side of the chin
Figure 4: (a) Epidermis is unremarkable. There is pandermal involvement with compact epithelioid cell granulomas (H and E, ×40). (b) Discrete naked granulomas composed of epithelioid cells, multinucleated giant cells, and sparse infiltrate of lymphocytes with black pigment clumps and granules surrounding the granulomas (H and E, ×200)
A wide spectrum of infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic complications are reported to occur within the tattoos. It is essential to perform a histopathological examination of tattoo reactions to enable an accurate diagnosis. Among infections, lupus vulgaris, leprosy, herpes simplex, warts, hepatitis, and human immunodeficiency virus have been documented following tattooing.[4] Leprosy subsequent to tattooing occurs due to sharing of unsterile needles, thereby inoculating Mycobacterium leprae into the skin.[2] The incubation period ranges between 10 and 20 years in majority of the patients.[2] In a study of 31 cases of tattoo leprosy, 29 had paucibacillary and 2 had multibacillary disease.[2] Tuberculoid leprosy was diagnosed in 25 cases; indeterminate in 3; and borderline tuberculoid, borderline lepromatous, and lepromatous leprosy in one patient each, respectively. Absence of any skin lesion before tattooing, occurrence of first leprosy lesion over tattoo, no family history of leprosy, presence of tattoo pigment inside the granulomas on histopathology, and response to antileprosy treatment support the diagnosis of tattoo inoculation leprosy.[2] Among inflammatory complications, hypersensitivity reaction to tattoo pigments is common. Histologically, tattoo reactions comprise of granulomatous, lichenoid, eczematous, pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, and pseudolymphomatous types.[1],[4] Granulomatous reactions can be sarcoidal or nonsarcoidal.[1] Sarcoidal granulomas can occur in tattoos as an isolated local reaction, as a presenting sign of cutaneous or systemic sarcoidosis or in patients with diagnosed pulmonary sarcoidosis.[4] Multiple theories have been postulated for sarcoidal tattoo granulomas. Koebnerization and scar sarcoidosis have been proposed as the underlying pathomechanisms in patients with systemic sarcoidosis.[4] In those without systemic involvement, tattoo pigment may act as an antigenic stimulus that can induce persistent immunologically mediated granulomatous state of sarcoidosis in genetically predisposed individuals. This may result in a systematized hypersensitivity response, as similar tattoo pigments have been identified concurrently in pulmonary granulomas.[4],[5] However, Collins et al. proposed that pigment does not provoke inflammation, rather it reduces the local resistance to granuloma formation.[6] Therefore, granulomatous tattoo reaction is a specific cutaneous manifestation of sarcoidosis, instead of hypersensitivity reaction to tattoo pigment, particularly for reactions that develop many years after tattooing. The latency period for tattoo sarcoidosis ranges between 18 months and 20 years. In a study by Sepehri et al., sarcoidosis comprised 27 of 494 (5%) tattoo reactions and 27 of 92 (29%) papulonodular black tattoo reactions.[3] Of these 27 reactions, 7 were sarcoidosis manifesting in tattoos only, 3 were sarcoidosis in tattoos with other cutaneous lesions of sarcoidosis but no systemic involvement, and 17 had systemic sarcoidosis in addition to tattoo sarcoidosis.[3] Papageorgiou et al. reported a case of sarcoidosis manifesting as multiple tattoo granulomas and extra-tattoo cutaneous granuloma, which on further evaluation revealed pulmonary involvement.[7]
The present cases were unusual as lepromatous leprosy initially presenting in tattoos and sarcoidal tattoo granulomas with subsequent extra-tattoo cutaneous sarcoidosis in the absence of systemic disease are rarely described.
Valbuena MC, Franco VE, Sánchez L, Jiménez HD. Sarcoidal granulomatous reaction due to tattoos: Report of two cases. An Bras Dermatol 2017;92:138-41.
Ghorpade A. Inoculation (tattoo) leprosy: A report of 31 cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2002;16:494-9.
Sepehri M, Hutton Carlsen K, Serup J. Papulo-nodular reactions in black tattoos as markers of sarcoidosis: Study of 92 tattoo reactions from a hospital material. Dermatology 2016;232:679-86.
Ali SM, Gilliam AC, Brodell RT. Sarcoidosis appearing in a tattoo. J Cutan Med Surg 2008;12:43-8.
Antonovich DD, Callen JP. Development of sarcoidosis in cosmetic tattoos. Arch Dermatol 2005;141:869-72.
Collins P, Evans AT, Gray W, Levison DA. Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as a granulomatous tattoo reaction. Br J Dermatol 1994;130:658-62.
Papageorgiou PP, Hongcharu W, Chu AC. Systemic sarcoidosis presenting with multiple tattoo granulomas and an extra-tattoo cutaneous granuloma. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 1999;12:51-3.
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Surgical therapy of vitiligo: Current status p. 307
Satish S Savant
DOI:10.4103/0378-6323.16778 PMID:16394452
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Pityriasis rosea - An update p. 311
Antonio Chuh, Albert Lee, Vijay Zawar, Gabriel Sciallis, Werner Kempf
Recent controversies on the etiology, diagnosis and treatment have led to increased interest in pityriasis rosea (PR). We review these aspects of the disease. PR is universal. The incidence is around 0.68 per 100 dermatological patients, or 172.2 per 100,000 person-years. The prevalence in people aged between 10 and 29 years is 0.6%. The male to female ratio is around 1: 1.43. Evidence on seasonal variation is conflicting, but there is no evidence that the incidence is dependent on mean air temperature, mean total rainfall, or mean relative humidity. Spatial-temporal and temporal clustering of cases of PR has been reported. The association of PR with human herpesvirus-7 infection is still controversial. Owing to the extreme high sensitivities of sequence-based detection methods such as polymerase chain reaction, novel criteria should be applied to evaluate the evidence. There is no evidence that PR is associated with other viral or bacterial infections. The role of autoimmunity in PR warrants further investigations. Many patients with PR have one or more atypical features. Application of validated diagnostic criteria may be helpful for atypical cases. The efficacy of macrolides, including erythromycin, in PR is still under evaluation. There is no evidence that antiviral agents are effective. The efficacies of ultraviolet radiotherapy and systemic corticosteroids are not well established. In managing a patient with PR, we should concentrate more on how the eruption is affecting the quality of life, i.e. the illness, rather than the extent and severity of the eruption, i.e. the disease.
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Improving adherence to antiretroviral therapy p. 316
KC Nischal, Uday Khopkar, DG Saple
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV infection into a treatable, chronic condition. However, the need to continue treatment for decades rather than years, calls for a long-term perspective of ART. Adherence to the regimen is essential for successful treatment and sustained viral control. Studies have indicated that at least 95% adherence to ART regimens is optimal. It has been demonstrated that a 10% higher level of adherence results in a 21% reduction in disease progression. The various factors affecting success of ART are social aspects like motivation to begin therapy, ability to adhere to therapy, lifestyle pattern, financial support, family support, pros and cons of starting therapy and pharmacological aspects like tolerability of the regimen, availability of the drugs. Also, the regimen's pill burden, dosing frequency, food requirements, convenience, toxicity and drug interaction profile compared with other regimens are to be considered before starting ART. The lack of trust between clinician and patient, active drug and alcohol use, active mental illness (e.g. depression), lack of patient education and inability of patients to identify their medications, lack of reliable access to primary medical care or medication are considered to be predictors of inadequate adherence. Interventions at various levels, viz. patient level, medication level, healthcare level and community level, boost adherence and overall outcome of ART.
Reliable site for suction blister induction and harvesting p. 321
Chandrashekar Laxmisha, Devinder Mohan Thappa
Background: Suction blister grafting is a useful modality of treatment of patients with resistant and stable vitiligo. However, there have been no detailed studies to find out the best donor site for blister formation. Methods: The study was conducted between the period of October 2004 and February 2005 in the dermatology department at a tertiary care center. Nine patients with vitiligo (focal vitiligo, 3; mucosal vitiligo, 2; acrofacial vitiligo, 2; vitiligo vulgaris, 1; and segmental vitiligo, 1) were selected for blister harvesting and grafting. The blisters were raised using the method described by Gupta et al. Results: Suction blisters were attempted to be raised at 52 sites, but only 38 blisters could be raised, 24 complete and 14 incomplete. Blisters were raised in all the three cases on the flexor aspect of the arm (100%), 15 of 17 cases (88.2%) on the flexor aspect of the forearm, 4 of 5 cases (80%) on the abdomen, 11 of 16 cases (68.7%) on the anterolateral thigh, and less frequently over leg or foot. Complete blisters were formed in 13/15 cases (86.6%) on the flexor aspect of the forearm, 6/11 cases (54.5%) on the anterolateral thigh, and in all cases over leg. Conclusion: The flexor aspect of the forearm is a good site for suction blister harvesting.
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Carbamazepine - The commonest cause of toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome: A study of 7 years p. 325
K Devi, Sandhya George, S Criton, V Suja, PK Sridevi
Background : Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) are a group of severe life threatening drug reactions. The drugs commonly implicated as the cause of these drug reactions vary depending on host factors and the prescription pattern of drugs in that particular area. Aim : The aim of the study was to find the drugs implicated as the cause of SJS/TEN in the patients admitted in the dermatology ward at the Medical College, Thrissur and to find the clinical outcome. Methods : It was a retrospective study of 7 years from 1997 to 2004. The case records of all patients with a clinical diagnosis of TEN or SJS were studied in detail regarding the drugs implicated as the cause, the management and the clinical outcome. Results : During the study period, 41 patients in the age group ranging from 12 to 72 years were treated as inpatients, of which 20 were males and 21 were females. The commonest drug implicated as the cause of SJS/TEN was carbamazepine (44%). The indication for carbamazepine was control of pain in more than 50% of the cases. Presence of a major systemic disease before the onset of SJS/TEN was associated with a bad prognosis. Conclusion : The increased use of carbamazepine, especially for control of pain, may be the reason for the increased incidence of SJS/TEN due to the same drug. Awareness about the drugs implicated in life threatening drug reactions will help physicians in preventing them by judicious use of the drugs.
Occupational contact dermatitis among the traditional 'tie and dye' cottage industry in Western Rajasthan p. 329
MK Singhi, PR Menghani, LK Gupta, Dilip Kachhawa, Mohit Bansal
Background : Dyeing is an age-old process and forms an integral part of textile industries. Tying is a process by which a particular part of cloth is prevented from the process of dyeing. The skin diseases in workers engaged in the 'tie and dye' industry have not been extensively studied. Aims : To study the prevalence of contact dermatitis among workers engaged in the 'tie and dye' industries in and around Jodhpur (Western Rajasthan). Methods : One thousand three hundred workers engaged in 'tie and dye' work were evaluated for occupation-related dermatitis. Those with skin lesions were subjected to patch tests using 2% aqueous solution of the dyes and chemicals commonly used by them. These included direct dyes, VAT dyes, sulfur dyes and azo dyes. Fifty workers without skin lesions served as controls. Results : One hundred patients (7.69%) had dermatitis involving the exposed sites, mainly the hands and forearms. Eighty-one patients showed positive reactions to one or more dyes, most commonly Red RC base (azo dye), followed by naphthol. Conclusion: Red RC base and naphthol were the commonest allergens in the 'tie and dye' industry.
A retrospective study of the pattern of sexually transmitted diseases during a ten-year period p. 333
Beena Narayanan
Background: Proper knowledge of the patterns of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in different geographical regions is necessary for evolving proper strategies for control of these diseases. Aims: To study the pattern of STDs and to analyze the changes during a ten-year period from 1990 among patients attending Medical College Hospital, Kottayam Methods: Case records of 686 patients with STDs who attended the outpatient wing of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology were studied. Results: There were 504 males and 182 females in the total of 686 patients. Marital contact alone was reported by 123 (67.6%) female patients. Genital ulcer diseases (GUDs) accounted for the maximum number of STDs, with 504 cases (73.5%), followed by condyloma acuminatum (17.5%) and gonorrhea (10.1%). Forty-three patients had multiple infections. The total number of patients during the first year of study was 129, while it was 41 during the last year. Bacterial STDs showed a striking reduction in numbers. The decline was less marked in the case of viral STDs. Conclusion: The majority of patients had genital ulcer diseases. Spouses were the most common source of infection for female patients. There was a marked decline in the number of patients with various STDs during the ten-year period. The decline was more evident in the bacterial STDs resulting in an apparent increase of the viral STDs towards the end of the period of study.
Kikuchi's disease associated with systemic lupus erythematosus p. 338
S Chidambara Murthy, Shivakumar M Dandin, Archana S Dandin, Manjula Y Patwardan
A 25-year-old multiparous female presented with fever, joint pains, facial rash and lymphadenopathy of three months' duration. Lymph node biopsy revealed a diagnosis of Kikuchi's disease. She fulfilled seven out of the 11 ARA criteria for SLE. The association of Kikuchi's disease and SLE is rare.
Rosai-dorfman syndrome p. 342
Najeeba Riyaz, Anza Khader, S Sarita
Rosai-Dorfman syndrome is characterized by sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy. A 25-year-old woman presented with multiple erythematous and yellowish papules on the forehead, cheeks, chin and thigh. She had massive generalized, firm, non-tender and non-matted lymphadenopathy and mild hepatomegaly. Her hemogram was normal. A skin biopsy showed collections of histiocytes with emperipolesis and plenty of plasma cells. A lymph node biopsy showed partial loss of architecture, dilated sinuses filled with histiocytes, which showed lymphocytophagocytosis, anisonucleosis and a clear cytoplasm. She was referred to an oncologist for further management.
Keloidal granuloma faciale with extrafacial lesions p. 345
Rajesh Verma, AL Das, SS Vaishampayan, Sachin Vaidya
Granuloma faciale (GF) is a rare cutaneous disorder characterized by one to several soft, erythematous to livid papules, plaques or nodules, usually occurring on the face. Extrafacial lesions are uncommon. A 52-year-old lady with multiple asymptomatic, variously sized brownish-black colored, firm, sharply circumscribed plaques resembling keloids on both cheeks and extrafacial lesions on the right arm and the right breast is presented for its unusual keloidal appearance and typical histopathological findings. She failed to respond to oral dapsone 100 mg daily administered for 3 months. Local infiltration of triamcinolone combined with cryotherapy led to only partial flattening of the lesions. All the skin lesions were excised surgically followed by flap transfer grafting on both cheeks. The cosmetic outcome was highly satisfactory.
Kindler syndrome p. 348
PK Kaviarasan, P VS Prasad, Shradda , P Viswanathan
Kindler syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder associated with skin fragility. It is characterized by blistering in infancy, photosensitivity and progressive poikiloderma. The syndrome involves the skin and mucous membrane with radiological changes. The genetic defect has been identified on the short arm of chromosome 20. This report describes an 18-year-old patient with classical features like blistering and photosensitivity in childhood and the subsequent development of poikiloderma. The differential diagnosis of Kindler syndrome includes diseases like Bloom syndrome, Cockayne syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita, epidermolysis bullosa, Rothmund-Thomson syndrome and xeroderma pigmentosum. Our patient had classical cutaneous features of Kindler syndrome with phimosis as a complication.
Relapsing linear acantholytic dermatosis in a four-year-old boy p. 351
Sandeep Arora, Gulhima Arora, P Ranjan
Linear acantholytic dermatoses are a spectrum of cutaneous disorders that form a subset of linear dermatoses with distinct clinical features and histopathologically show acantholysis. The lesions may be zosteriform or follow the lines of Blaschko. This report describes a four-year-old boy who, on a follow up of two years, exhibited a relapsing acantholytic dermatosis along the lines of Blaschko. Histopathology of a representative lesion revealed epidermal acantholysis with multiple acantholytic keratinocytes with in the prickle cell layer and an absence of corp ronds and grains, consistent with features of Hailey-Hailey disease. This, to our knowledge, is the third case of relapsing linear acantholytic dermatosis reported.
Laugier-hunziker pigmentation p. 354
C Ajith, Sanjeev Handa
Laugier-Hunziker pigmentation (LHP) is an acquired disorder of hypermelanosis characterized by mucocutaneous hyperpigmentation. LHP may resemble various disorders characterized by mucocutaneous pigmentation. A 58-year-old lady presented with progressively increasing number of variable sized, hyperpigmented macules over the lips, fingers, toes and nails. There was no family history of similar illness. Systemic examination and all relevant investigations were within normal limits. Histopathology of a skin lesion had features consistent with LHP. The diagnosis of LHP must be made only after relevant investigations to rule out any associated systemic involvement. This case further highlights that LHP is not restricted to European countries.
Proteus syndrome p. 357
Basanti Debi, Surajit Nayak, Rajendra Prasad Da, Basanti Acharjya
Proteus syndrome is a variable and complex disorder characterized by multifocal overgrowths affecting any tissue or structure of the body. We present a girl aged 3 years and 8 months with an epidermal nevus, port-wine stain, macrodactyly with gigantism of the feet, lymphohemagiomas and multiple lipomas.
An evaluation of the efficacy and safety of tazarotene (0.1%) cream in acne vulgaris p. 360
PK Nigam, S Anant
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Wood's lamp: A modified method of examination p. 364
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Homeless In Seattle, Part 1: High-Tech Harm The Homeless
Ilana Mercer, September 30, 2019
To expatiate on the subject of homelessness in Seattle, Tucker Carlson regularly invites on his Fox News show a Republican liberal who broadcasts out of Seattle.
Aside from a pastiche of liberal ideas, Sleepy in Seattle has nothing remotely perceptive or probative to say about homelessness in the Emerald City. Eventually, this young know-nothing will read this column and parrot it back to Tucker.
Then, perhaps, will Carlson’s viewers stop being gulled by Big Tech and the other multinationals who are exacerbating the problem of homelessness in Washington State.
For these stateless corporations are the major importers, into King County and the surrounds, of a high-tech, feudal elite that compounds the homeless quagmire.
If anything, the corporations who straddle the globe rely on immigration ignoramuses to perpetuate the single-cause theory of homelessness: addiction or mental illness.
However, even if drug addiction and mental illness are seen as necessary in causing homelessness, they are seldom sufficient. Substance abuse and mental anguish can, in themselves, be the consequence of other exogenous, existential and intractable circumstances.
Like being priced out of your homeland’s housing market. For good.
Big Tech must be quite pleased to see homelessness attributed exclusively, by the usual cast on TV, to addiction and mental illness—when, in fact, homelessness is driven, primarily, by the systematic and permanent eviction from the housing market of vulnerable, working-class people.
In truth, our country is consigning its economically weakest members to the homeless encampment, through the never-ending importation of a high-rolling, high-tech elite, which, in turn, artificially inflates the price of housing. In perpetuity.
According to the Seattle Times, “fewer than 50 percent of people without homes are addicts.” “There are more families with children than chronically homeless people” in the encampments.
Underlying homelessness are factors such as “loss of a job,” “eviction,” medical bills and foreclosure, the last of which “destroys credit ratings, making former homeowners no longer eligible for loans or, in many cases, rentals.” Forever.
“We must no longer allow politicians, policy influencers and the media to get away with the laziness of conflating substance abuse and homelessness,” inveighs Lola E. Peters.
Peters, a local writer, is correct. Alas, while implicating the tech-driven population explosion in our state’s housing crisis, Ms. Peters frames the unrelenting influx from China and India as an organic, natural, made-in-America population explosion.
It isn’t! Seventy-one percent of Washington State’s population growth is attributed to net migration!
In guarded language, the Washington State Office of Financial Management divulges that, “Migration continues to be the primary driver behind Washington [State’s] population growth. From 2017 to 2018, net migration (people moving in versus people moving out) to Washington totaled 83,700, … … The state has grown by an average of 87,900 persons per year this decade, exceeding that of 83,000 in the previous decade.”
King County, where the “global beasts with vast balance sheets” live, is the main contributor, with a total growth of 259,000 persons over eight years, compared to 194,200 persons between 2000 and 2010.”
Fueled in large part by the technology industry, an average of 236 people is moving to the Seattle area each day,” seconds Geekwire.com, a Seattle-based website that covers tech news.
Only those unfamiliar with America’s work-visa labyrinth would claim that the unremitting population influx comes mainly from other states in the Union, rather than from other countries in the universe.
Certainly, the town where I live is unrecognizable. Costco is like a bazaar plucked from Beijing and Calcutta. What was a small and friendly hamlet is flooded with newly imported H-1B labor, living on six-figure salaries, while young Washingtonians struggle to pay the mortgage, or are evicted when their rental units are demolished to make way for fields of pricey, garish condominiums, to house Satya Nadella’s preferred—and privileged—workforce.
For residents, this lamentable state-of-affairs means the inability to afford homes in a market in which property prices are being artificially inflated.
Young couples lineup to view tiny apartments. They dream of that picket fence no more, as colonies of imported workers, endowed with sizeable salaries, push prices of property beyond the means of local lads and lasses, who simply can’t afford homes in which to raise families. (And, no, H-1B Visa recipients are not cheap AT ALL, unless you call a six-figure compensation package “cheap.”)
“At its root, the crisis is a supply problem,” jabbered an “expert,” in the New York Times.
Really? Whatever happened to the demand side of the supply-and-demand, housing-market equation?
By grant of government privilege, Big Tech is permitted to petition The State for permission to import The World at a price heavily subsidized by the disenfranchised American taxpayer. Through government immigration policies, a ceaseless demand for housing has been generated.
How can such an artificial market—designed to sate the global corporation’s insatiable lust for high-tech talent not American—ever normalize, to accommodate local yokels?
Imagine being priced out of your homeland’s housing market. For good. That’ll drive a person to seek solace in mind-altering substances.
Part 2: “Homeless In Seattle, Part 2: Tech Sucks The Soul Out Of The City.”
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The LEGO League Final!
Our LEGO League Squad headed off to NISSAN for an early shift (they left at 8a.m.!) to compete in the LEGO League Final with Mrs Randle and their coach, Mrs Thompson. Mrs Thompson said, “I couldn’t be any prouder of the team, as I was today. They rose to every challenge and gave their hearts and souls to each task. They were amazing!”
Unfortunately, we didn’t win any trophies this time. We were competing against 24 other schools and despite the fact that we couldn’t have asked our Squad to do anymore, and despite the children really giving it their all, it just wasn’t meant to be.
The behaviour and attitude of the team throughout the day was impeccable. They really stood out against all the other teams there.
While our Lego journey has come to an end for this year, I’m sure the children would like to keep Lego club going in the new year if possible. It may be possible for other Year 5 pupils to join them.
Well done to our LEGO League Squad!
ALDI Sports Kit for Schools
20th October 2019A Gill
We did it! Many thanks to the parents, pupils and staff who helped us fill our Aldi sticker chart. We have collected the magic ‘300’ to allow us to claim a free sports kit for our school. We are also in with a chance to win £20,000, so keep your fingers crossed. Stickers are continuing to come in so we are starting to fill a second chart. Let’s hope we can collect enough for a second- your continued support is much appreciated. Stickers will remain available up until the beginning of November so there is still plenty of time.
Front Page News,Key Stage 1,Key Stage 2,Reception News,Year 1 and Year 2 News,Year 3 and Year 4 News,Year 5 and Year 6 News
League Winners!
Our school Football Team are league champions this season.
Congratulations to the players and coaches. Well done everyone.
All News,Front Page News,Key Stage 2,Uncategorized,Year 5 and Year 6 News
The Hedworth Lane ‘Lionesses’ ROAR!
4th October 2019A Gill
Hedworth Lane Girls Football Team top the league!
Here at Hedworth Lane we are immensely proud of our girls football team. Following in the boot-steps of the England national team, our very own ‘Lionesses’ are having amazing success.
We played our first fixture yesterday and won all matches with a virtual clean sheet, 1-0, 4-0, 2-0 and 3-1.
We eagerly await our next fixture on November 4th. GO TEAM HEDWORTH LANE!
Mind Your P’s and Q’s (at Frankie & Benny’s)
16th July 2019A Gill
Mind Your ‘P’s and Q’s (at Frankie & Benny’s)
Good Manners at Hedworth Lane School meal times are always expected. We keep out ‘outdoor voices’ for outside, we line up nicely, say ‘please and thank-you’, sit nicely to eat, never speak with our mouth full, try our best with our knife and fork and leave our area tidy.
When we are seen doing these things we get a sticker or if we are in Key Stage 2, we get our name on the board. At the end of term children whose names are on the board are randomly selected to accompany our Head Teacher, Mr Gill, to a local restaurant so we can show our good manners to everyone.
Today’s treat was delicious…
All News,Front Page News,Key Stage 2,Year 3 and Year 4 News,Year 5 and Year 6 News
Police Lay Down the Law on the Pitch!
Our local neighbourhood police team came to school to lay down the law on the football pitch with our School Football Teams. First they took on the boy’s team. The opening half both teams looked evenly matched and chances were missed by both squads. Despite the suspicion that the police squad had been infiltrated by members of the neighbouring Jarrow team, play in the second half resumed. As the weather conditions worsened so did the outcome for Northumbria’s finest constabulary. As the rain pour down the goals poured in and the police squad started to tire. Whether it was too many hours in the panda car and not enough walking the beat or the sheer determination of Hedworth Lane’s boys’ team, the boys pulled ahead and even the long arm of the police’s goalie could not save them. 4 – 2 to Hedworth Lane.
After a brief interlude the mighty Hedworth Lane Girls Team took to the pitch. The police, fielding a couple of useful looking female officers on the wing, looked determined to regain the upper hand. Unfortunately the police looked outclassed from the onset and the girls laid down the law. Whether it was buoyed by the boys recent victory or by the successes of the England women’s team in recent weeks, the girls dominated play and it was not long before the ball was in the back of the police net. ‘Goal! (or GAOL!) The girls went on to keep a clean record for the rest of the match. 1 – 0 to Hedworth Lane.
Hedworth Lane retain the Police Trophy for another year! We would like to take this opportunity to thank our local neighbourhood police team and in particular PC Luiz, for all of their support, friendship and help.
Front Page News,Key Stage 2,Year 5 and Year 6 News
Hedworth Lane to Host the World Cup!
8th July 2019A Gill
Footy fans were at fever pitch this week as Hedworth Lane School hosted Boldon’s own World Cup event. All children in our Junior classes too part over the course of the day. It was a fantastic day for football and sportsmanship. The winning team was Uruguay in the black bibs, runners up were Iceland in the lime green. 3rd place was Canada in the light blue and China in the dark blue in 4th.
Front Page News,Key Stage 2,Uncategorized,Year 3 and Year 4 News,Year 5 and Year 6 News
Kit Car Challenge
28th June 2019A Gill
‘When I grow up I want to make cars.’ Why Wait! Let’s make a car now!
Year 6 pupils have been working with Mike, our partner engineer, to construct an electric vehicle from a kit. This Eco-car was constructed over a number of weeks with all Y6 taking a turn to use the construction manual and tools. We enjoyed the experience of being engineers, following plans and problem solving when things did not quite go to plan!
We created an outer shell made of recycled single use plastics and took our vehicle to Gateshead sports stadium where we raced it against 39 other similar vehicles from schools around the region.
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Tuesday Tidbits: Attempted Carjacking, Meeting Lineup, and More
* ATTEMPTED CARJACKING: On Monday night there was an attempted armed carjacking in the 100 block of K Street, SE. According to the MPD 1-D mailing list: "The Complainant stated he was approached while standing in the doorway of his vehicle when the suspect struck him in the right side of face and eye with an unknown object. The suspect jumped in the complainant's car and demanded the keys to the car; however, the complainant fled with his keys and no property was obtained. The suspect fled and has not been arrested yet."
* PSA 106 PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING: The monthly meeting for Police Service Area 106 (which covers Near Southeast/Navy Yard/#NeCaBaRY) is scheduled for Wednesday, April 20, at 7 pm, at 200 I St. SE (government ID required to enter the building). MPD hosts these monthly meetings to address questions and concerns from the public about issues of safety in the community.
* DC WATER TOWN HALL: Sorry for the last-minute notice, but there is a DC Water Ward 6 Town Hall Meeting tonight (Tuesday, April 19) at 6:30 pm at Tyler Elementary School, 1001 G St., SE. DC Water Grand Poobah George Hawkins and Ward 6 councilmember Charles Allen are co-hosting the meeting to talk about current projects, billing rates, and more.
* WARD 6 BUDGET TOWN HALL: Speaking of town halls, Charles Allen is also hosting one on Thursday, April 21 on DC's proposed budget for FY17. It's at 6:30 pm at 645 H St., NE. "Before the Council votes on the budget, hear from Councilmember Allen on what's in it for Ward 6, where he's focused in the budget debate, and what comes next in budget decisions."
* TWO-WAY THIRD: CSX says that two-way traffic could return to 3rd Street north of I perhaps as early as Friday, April 22. Watch also in the next day or so for a shift in the current one-way flow onto the new bridge deck.
A Tour of the New Virginia Avenue. The Actual Road.
DDOT Unveils Planned Extension of Navy Yard Circulator to M St. SW, L'Enfant...
Tuesday Tidbits: Short and Sweet
Meeting on I Street Bicycle and Ped Improvements
Temporary Change in 3rd Street Traffic Flow Coming in October
All posts: crime, CSX/Virginia Ave. Tunnel, meetings
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Jollibee Winnipeg Canada
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 • Filipino Cuisine, Filipino Restaurant, food, Jollibee, Jollibee Canada, Jollibee Winnipeg Canada, Lifestyle
Jollibee opened its first store in Winnipeg, Canada, home to over 70,000 Filipinos last December 15. The inagural location was chosen because Winnipeg is home away from home for a lot of our countrymen, with Tagalog being the second-most common mother tongue language spoken. You have to visit this branch and see Jollibee in bonnet and scarf, cool beans!
In typical Jollibee fashion, the store was welcomed by long cues with people lining up as early as 10:30 PM the night before. See highlights of the opening after the jump!
The crowd braved the -25 celsius weather to get a chance to taste a bit of home with Jollibee favorites Jolly Crispy Chicken, Peach Mango Pie, and Jolly Spaghetti. The store is the beginning of Jollibee’s aggressive North American expansion plans that is lined up until 2018. The store also created over 100 jobs for the people of Manitoba.
Throngs of fans braved the cold to camp out before first Canadian store opening
“We are very encouraged by the turnout and excitement at the grand opening of Canada’s first Jollibee,” said Jose Miñana, Jollibee Foods Corporation’s Group President for North America and Foreign Franchise Brands. “It brings us great joy that we are able to bring a taste of home to Filipinos and a new culinary experience to Canadians.”
Jollibee executives and special guests gather around a giant bucket of fried chicken for the Jolly Crispy Chicken toast. Seen here are JFC Group President for North America and Foreign Franchise Brands Jose Miñana, VP and General Manager of Jollibee North America Maribeth dela Cruz, Honorary Consul Ronald Opina, Member of the Legislative Assembly for St. Norbert Jon Reyes, President of Sysco Winnipeg Blair Schmidt, Trevor Skinner, and other special guests.
Social media exploded with posts describing just how happy the Filipino community was over the arrival of a childhood icon. An eight year old resident even said, “I’ve been in Canada for eight years and it feels like a touch of home has arrived with Jollibee opening in our neighborhood.”
This marks the first Jollibee store opening in Canada and the 35th in North America. In 2017, Jollibee plans to open three more stores in Canada, including one in Winnipeg. So to all my kababayans in Canda, don't be sad it's time to be happy because there's a Jollibee near you! :)
CJ February 7, 2017 at 10:21 PM
Hahah ang cute ni Jollibee :))
Kath Rivera February 8, 2017 at 7:03 PM
Hi CJ,
Yes, okay yung outfit nya diba?
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Italian-Inspiration
Italian Inspiration
Abruzzo Valle D'aosta Puglia Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Marche Piemonte Sardegna Sicilia Trentino-Alto Adige Toscana Umbria Molise Veneto
Each region of Italy has its own unique culinary tradition. Click on the map or select a name to learn more about that region’s customs, food traditions, and the local ingredients that act as a source of inspiration for our Classico® sauces.
Abruzo Basilicata Calabra Campania Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardia Marche Molise Piemonte Puglia Sardegna Sicilia Trentino-Alto Adige Toscana Umbria Veneto Valedaosta
Abruzzo is a mountainous region bordered on one side by the Adriatic Sea. The cuisine of Abruzzo reflects this rustic environment, with many dishes featuring beef, lamb and some of the many treasures of the Adriatic sea like shellfish, anchovies and octopus. The mild climate of the coastal region supports a rich agricultural industry. The main crops in Abruzzo are grapes, olives, wheat, saffron and, importantly, the red chili pepper.
This cuisine relies heavily on the red chili pepper, or peperoncino, which is featured in many local dishes. The peperoncino, locally known as ‘little devil’, is used to spice everything from classic fish soup prepared in the fishing city of Pescara to the time-honoured ‘Spaghetti al’olio e Peperoncino’ (spaghetti with olive oil, garlic and chilies). Peperoncino is also used in the region’s sauces and signature pork products.
Classico® d'AbruzziBeef & Pork
Tucked into the north-western corner of Italy lies Valle d’Aosta – the smallest of the 20 Italian regions, bordered by France, Switzerland and the Piedmont region. Spanning only 3,000 square kilometres, Valle d’Aosta is a mountainous region consisting of 13 small valleys nestled into some of the highest peaks in Europe.
Very few crops are harvested here, as farming is not feasible given the geography. Instead, most areas are used for breeding cattle, which has created a cuisine rich in meats, butters, cheeses and milks.
The most notable cheese produced in Valle d’Aosta is the semisoft Fontina, a mild cheese made from cow’s milk.
The region of Puglia forms the heel of Italy’s famous boot shape, providing a sun-soaked authentic Italian experience. Featuring a large coastline, it’s no wonder that fishing has dominated the Puglian economy; however, tourism is becoming increasingly popular due to its crystal-blue waters and ample sunshine. Near the coast, Puglia’s fertile plains grow many delectable crops, including olives, figs, grains and grapes.
One of the specialties of the region is Pane di Altamura, a soft and tasty bread made from durum wheat, sea salt and yeast. Eaten alone, dipped in olive oil, or left to harden and used in a soup or stew, this bread has been a staple in the Puglian diet for centuries.
Puglia is still relatively unknown as a tourist destination due to its southern location. Spring and autumn are the best times to visit as temperatures are more comfortable (15°C – 25°C) than in the summer or winter.
The people of the Basilicata region are known as the Lucani (derived from Lucanus, or forest). Because of the heavy coastline in this region, historically Basilicata fell prey to raiders and colonists, forcing the local population to move inland. Local cuisine now reflects the rugged highlands of the inland region. Characterized by its simplicity, it includes ingredients such as onions, mushrooms, fava beans, potatoes, fresh pastas and, occasionally, meat. The results offer intense, robust and sharp flavours, and like most southern cuisines, the peperoncino (red chili pepper) is widely used. Lucanica sausage, considered one of Italy's best sausage varieties, hails from the Basilicata region. Lucanica sausage is seasoned with fennel, peperoncino, salt and pepper, and made with the highest quality pork.
Classico® di BasilicataItalian Sausage, Peppers & Onions
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Calabria is the southernmost region of mainland Italy, bounded on three sides by bodies of water forming a narrow mountainous peninsula, sparsely populated and relatively unknown to tourists. Dotting the coastal hillsides are crops of grapes, olive and fig trees. These, along with a staple of vegetables, pastas and pork, form the bulk of the Calabrian diet.
The most common vegetable found on the Calabrian table is the aubergine or eggplant, which can be prepared in many ways: stuffed, fried or grilled and served with a sweet and sour sauce.
Like most southern regions in Italy, Calabria has been rather isolated in terms of culture, cuisine and heritage. As a result, every village, seaside town and region has developed its own techniques and culinary secrets. Be sure to explore and enjoy as many as possible!
Located in Southern Italy, and best known around the world for its pizza, Campania's classic cuisine features sun-kissed fruits and vegetables, pastas and fresh cheeses – notably mozzarella, ricotta and goat cheese. The people of Campania, are also famous for their fish and seafood specialties. Nowhere are these more celebrated than in the Amalfi Coast, the Island of Capri, and the harbour town of Naples. As you move inland from the coastal region, Mount Vesuvius provides amazing backdrops and fertile volcanic soil, ideal for growing fruits, vegetables and herbs. The most famous Campani vegetable is the cherished San Marzano sweet plum tomato, a staple of pizza and pasta sauces in the region.
Campani cooking is typically quick and simple, yet features sauces that embody the rich, varied tastes of the land.
Classico® di Napoli Pizza Sauce
Classico® di CampaniaSweet Basil Marinara
Classico® di CapriSun-Dried Tomato
Classico® di NapoliTomato & Basil
Classico® di SorrentoRoasted Garlic & Onion
Classico® OrganicMarinara
Classico® OrganicSweet Tomato Basil
Classico® OrganicTomato and Garlic
Classico® Alfredo di CapriAlfredo & Sun-Dried Tomato
Classico ® Alfredo di SorrentoAlfredo & Roasted Garlic
Classico ® Alfredo di SalernoRoasted Red Pepper Alfredo
Classico ® Bruschetta di NapoliTomato Basil
Classico ® Bruschetta di SorrentoExtra Garlic
Grilled Polenta with Sweet Basil Marinara Sauce view recipe
Mushroom-Ricotta Stuffed Shells view recipe
Spaghetti and Meatballs view recipe
Chicken Capri Pasta view recipe
Baked Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Appetizer view recipe
Italian Sausage and Pasta Bow Ties view recipe
Shrimp with Roasted Garlic Alfredo Sauce view recipe
Gnocchi alla Sorrentina view recipe
Garlic-Shrimp and Broccolini Pasta view recipe
White Chicken Spinach Pizza view recipe
Known as Italy’s ‘food valley’, Emilia-Romagna is home to one of the world’s most elegant, yet simple cuisines. Celebrated for its pasta, pork, balsamic vinegar and many cheeses, including Parmigiano Reggiano, this Northern Italian region produces great culinary dishes. To ensure authenticity, the production of Parmigiano Reggiano is limited to Emilia-Romagna, as it has been for over 700 years. Parmigiano Reggiano is used in sauces, stuffed pastas and main courses, or simply freshly grated on top of any meal to add a nutty, savoury bite.
Also popular here are pork products: the famous prosciutto crafted exclusively in Parma; pancetta from Piacenza; and mortadella from Bologna.
Not to be overlooked by the culinary history of Emilia-Romagna’s pork and cheese products is Aceto Balsamico, or balsamic vinegar. Traditional balsamic vinegar is made exclusively in Modena according to the same time-honoured methods used for centuries by the local artisans. Many of the traditional balsamics are aged over 12 years and, like wine, can be aged up to half a century.
Classico® di BolognaBolognese
Classico® di ParmaFour Cheese
Classico® Alfredo di ParmaFour Cheese Alfredo
Gnocchi with Chicken and Four Cheese Sauce view recipe
Easy Cheesy Italian Pasta Skillet with Chicken view recipe
Turkey and Broccoli Casserole au Gratin view recipe
Located in Northern Italy on the Adriatic coast, Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a melting pot of cultures and traditions. Borrowing heavily on Austrian, Slavic and Venetian cuisines, the cuisine of this region is built on fresh and smoked meats, alpine cheeses and dairy products. The economy in Friuli-Venezia Giulia relies heavily on agriculture, with over 200 hectares devoted to growing white asparagus. Radicchio is also commonly grown. Both of these flavourful vegetables have become staples of this northern region.
When visiting Friuli-Venezia Giulia be sure to spend some time in the capital of Trieste to enjoy the city’s European flair. Spend an afternoon on the Piazza dell Unità d’Italia, one of Italy’s largest public squares, admiring the gigantic statues and famous Fountain of the Four Continents by Mazzolini.
In the centre of Italy lies the region of Lazio and the historic city of Rome. Traditional dishes reflect the meals of farmers and shepherds - prepared simply, with few ingredients. Popular foods include bread, cheese, olives, pasta and fresh vegetables. Some of Italy’s best-known pasta dishes originated in this region and are still prepared in their original manner. These include Bucatini all’Amatriciana, made with a sauce of pancetta, tomatoes and chili pepper, and Spaghetti alla Carbonara, made with bacon, eggs, butter and cheese.
The sun-drenched volcanic soil of Lazio is responsible for producing plentiful vegetable harvests, including over 90 varieties of carciofi, or artichokes. A popular artichoke dish is Carciofi alla Romana, artichokes stuffed with breadcrumbs, parsley, anchovies, salt and pepper.
With its long Tyrrhenian Sea coastline, fresh fish, crustaceans and mollusks are frequently found in Lazian cuisine, complementing the fresh vegetables and pastas of the region.
Classico® di Roma ArrabbiataSpicy Red Pepper
Classico® Alfredo di RomaAlfredo
Classico ® Alfredo di Roma25% less fat Alfredo
Chicken di Roma view recipe
Fettuccine Alfredo with Chicken view recipe
One-Pan Mediterranean Chicken Simmer view recipe
Nestled between the Alps, the Apennine Mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea, Liguria boasts a cuisine inspired by fresh seafood, vegetables and basil. Liguria’s temperate Mediterranean climate supports the growth of the world famous Ligurian Basil, most notably used in classic Italian Pesto sauce. The name ‘pesto’ comes from the production process of grinding fresh basil leaves, garlic and pine nuts in a marble mortar. Once ground, fresh Ligurian olive oil and parmesan cheeses are added to create a flavourful and robust sauce. Seafood dishes also define the cuisine of this popular tourist destination.
Classico® di GenoaTomato & Pesto
Classico® di LiguriaTomato Alfredo
Classico ® Pesto di GenovaBasil
Pesto Chicken Alfredo view recipe
Cheesy Pizza "Strudel" view recipe
One of the largest regions in Italy, Lombardy stretches from the mountainous Alps to the fertile plains of the Po River. Since ancient times, Lombardy has been a bountiful producer of wheat, vegetables, rice and cheese.
Influenced by French and Austrian cuisine, typical meals consist of rich risottos, succulent pastas, and braised meats such as Risotto alla Milanese, Penne alla Vodka, and Osso Bucco (braised veal shank). Meat dishes are not overly common, but when served, are simple and hearty. Popular in the Milano region is Cotoletta alla Milanese, veal cutlet dipped in egg and breadcrumbs.
While the use of olive oil is popular in other regions of Italy, in Lombardy, rich butter and cream are used to enrich pasta sauces and creamy risottos. A huge number of celebrated cheeses also hail from this region. From strong Gorgonzola to creamy Crescenza, there's a cheese for every palate!
Classico® di MilanoVodka Sauce
Classico® di LombardiaRosée
Chicken Piccata Milanese view recipe
Gnocchi with Vodka Sauce view recipe
Tucked away between the Apennine Mountains and Adriatic Sea lies Marche - a quaint region of Italy deeply rooted in peasant tradition. Because the cuisine is based on tradition and local produce, each subregion has its own distinct flavours and specialties.
Regional cuisine features truffles and strong cheeses produced in the mountains, salt-cured hams and salamis. If you’re near the coastal city of Ancona ‘Brodetto’, a fish stew made of at least 13 kinds of fish is a popular choice.
Meats play a prominent role in the cuisine of Marche. In fact, it is claimed that the Marchigiani eat more meat than any other Italians! In many restaurants large platters of Grigliata Mista di Carne (charcoal-grilled meats) are commonly shared between large groups as an early course.
Situated in Northern Italy, Piemonte is surrounded on three sides by the Alps. These mountains play a key role in the lifestyle and cuisine of the Piemontese and provide fertile plains for rice and grape cultivation.
Northern Italian cuisine is known for its use of rich ingredients such as delicious butters, savoury Gorgonzola cheeses and hearty red wines. Rice plays an important role here, as risotto is commonly prepared as a side or main dish. Reigning supreme in Piemonte are meat and game dishes, prepared in rich red wine sauces or marinades.
A love of garlic and vegetables has also made traditional antipasto a staple of Piemonte cuisine. There are almost 20 antipasto varieties unique to this region, the most famous being Bagna Cauda (raw vegetables dipped in a fondue style dish of oil, garlic and anchovies). Wines from Asti and Barolo are the most notable from this region.
Classico® di PiemonteRed Wine & Herb
Mussels Marinara view recipe
Garlic Shrimp view recipe
Sardegna is home to two distinct types of cuisine: coastal cuisine, including lobsters, mussels and fresh fish; and the inland cuisine of the local population, which relies heavily on bread, cheese, goats’ milk and roasted meats. And when it comes to roasting, the preferred method is whole on a spit or in a pit of coals. Inland, pastas are eaten mostly as a side dish with lamb or goat. The Sardinian pasta specialty is called Malloreddus, a saffron-infused pasta that resembles gnocchi.
Classico ® Pesto di SardegnaSun-Dried Tomato
Grilled Sausage & Pepper Penne view recipe
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato, Chicken & Broccoli Pasta view recipe
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Ravioli view recipe
Sicily, the southernmost region of Italy, Italy’s largest province and the largest island in the Mediterranean, is rich with a diverse heritage and cuisine featuring simple, wholesome ingredients. Historically inhabited by Greeks, North Africans and Arabs, Sicilian cuisine reflects these cultures by drawing on the culinary influences of each group. The Greek influence comes in the form of fresh fish and vegetable dishes, while the Arabs introduced many key ingredients such as eggplant, apricots, almonds, couscous and cinnamon. However, pasta still forms the basis of Sicilian cuisine.
The culinary diversity of Sicily can be seen in many signature dishes including Caponata, a traditional antipasto composed of eggplant, tomatoes, celery, olives and capers, and Couscous al Pesce, a Moroccan-inspired couscous dish served with fresh fish.
Like other temperate regions of Italy, Sicily is known for its many varieties of grapes. Many of Sicily’s grapes are used for the production of raisins, reflecting another Arab influence. However, wines from this region are popular, including Marsala, a fortified wine similar to port or sherry.
Located in North Eastern Italy, the cuisine of Trentino-Alto Adige has been shaped by its mountainous landscape. Traditional dishes are heavy in game, especially venison and rabbit, and use butter in place of olive oil. With many freshwater lakes in the region, Trento-Alto Adige boasts many types of fish which are sold at local markets and prepared to perfection. A dietary staple here is polenta made from buckwheat or potatoes, rather than corn.
Due to its northern location, hearty soups find their way onto menus across the region. Some favourites are classic minestrone and orzetto (barley soup with ham).
Tuscany is one of the larger regions of Italy, whose cuisine features both coastal riches and specialties from the mountains and inland plains. The region is unified by cuisine that is both simple and creative, with an emphasis on freshly picked herbs, vegetables and Italy’s finest olive oils and beef.
Tuscan specialties include ‘Bistecca alla Fiorentina’, or Steak Florentine, a tender beef cut grilled over an open flame with fresh herbs. Thick and hearty soups made with vegetables and beans are also very popular, as are Tuscany’s delicious unsalted breads. Tuscany’s famous extra virgin olive oils add unique flavour to grilled meats, steamed vegetables and even desserts.
Classico® di Siena Pizza Sauce
Classico® di ToscanaRoasted Portobello Mushrooms
Classico® di FirenzeFlorentine Spinach & Cheese
Classico® di LuccaTuscan-Style Olive & Garlic
Classico® di SienaFire Roasted Tomato & Garlic
Classico ® Alfredo di ToscanaMushroom Alfredo
Braised Pork Chops and Penne Sorrento view recipe
Chicken Piccata with White Wine Sauce view recipe
Artichoke-Chicken Garlic Bread Bake view recipe
Seemingly overshadowed by neighbouring Tuscany, Umbria has just started coming into its own as a culinary centre within Italy. Located in central Italy, Umbria boasts a magnificent, hilly countryside dotted with medieval towns, vast forests and crystal-clear rivers. This picturesque scenery is home to a vast number of culinary specialties including trout, truffles, lentils, cheeses, cured meats and olive oils.
Due to centuries of growth and cultivation in Umbria, the olives and the oils produced are considered some of the best in Italy. In Umbria, olive oil has a host of uses, from finishing a succulent roasted meat dish to simply enjoying with fresh bread.
Vital to the region’s economy is the cultivation and production of truffles, making up 80% of Italy’s national production. Though tough to find, Umbria boasts many varieties like white truffles, black truffles and the scorzone truffle, which grows only in the summer months.
Forming half of the ankle of Italy’s famous boot shape is Molise, one of the smaller and more sparsely populated regions of Italy. A unique culture exists in Molise, as it has been isolated from many of the changes that have produced the Italy we now know. Molise is deep in tradition and relies on a staple diet rich in bread, wine, oils and vegetables. Meat is rarely consumed, but on special occasions lamb or pork is served.
Until 1963, Molise was part of the rugged Abruzzo region. This shared history can be seen in both culture and diets, which reflect a history of herding sheep and goats. In fact, in Molise, a ritual called ‘la transumanza’ (meaning ‘crossing the land’) occurs twice a year as shepherds move their flocks to seasonal grazing lands. This has been a tradition for many centuries and is reflected in the simple and quick cuisine of the region.
Classico®Alfredo di MoliseSpicy Tomato & Parmesan
Spicy Tomato & Beef Linguine view recipe
Spicy Tomato-Chicken Parmesan view recipe
Fettuccine with Scallops, Spicy Tomato and Parmesan view recipe
Located in Northern Italy, Veneto is divided into four distinct geographic regions: the alpines, hills, plains and coast, which provide a beautiful backdrop for the ancient cities of Venice, Verona and Padua. The cuisine of Northern Italy is quite different from its southern counterparts - nowhere is this more evident than in Veneto. In one of Italy's main rice growing regions, risottos are common and appear in many varieties, like di mare (with seafood) featuring cuttlefish.
Vegetables are grown abundantly in Veneto, including zucchini, endive and radicchio. Many of the Venetian specialties are served as starters and antipastos. These include marinated sardines, mussels, local fish soups and fried artichokes.
Venetians, known for their sweet tooths, are said to have introduced cane sugar to Europe. This is evident in their love of desserts such as tiramisu, candied fruits and nuts.
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G-V/G-X Rath Grenadiers
Hierarchical Path: Seven Years War (Main Page) >> Armies >> Prussian Army >> G-V/G-X Rath Grenadiers
3.1 Grenadiers of G-V
3.1.1 Privates
3.1.2 NCOs
3.1.3 Officers
3.1.4 Musicians
3.2 Grenadiers of G-X
In 1744, the grenadiers from Garrison Regiment V (2 coys) and Garrison Regiment X (2 coys) were converged into the V. Stehende Grenadier-Bataillon.
From June 30 to November 8 1758, the battalion was temporarily converged with the Grenadier Battalion 47/G-VII Carlowitz.
During the winter of 1761-62, grenadiers of IR28 Thile were temporarily incorporated into the battalion.
During the Seven Years' War, the battalion was commanded by:
since 1756: von Rath
from March 1760: von Koschenbahr
from June 1760: von Hachenberg
In 1756, the battalion was part of the Army of Silesia under Field-Marshal Schwerin. During this campaign, this army conducted operations in Eastern Bohemia.
From 1757 to 1760, the battalion was at half-strength, comprising 18 officers, 36 NCOs, 20 musicians, 28 carpenters and 560 grenadiers.
In 1757, the battalion garrisoned Cosel and, despite the assertions of some sources, did not take part in the Battle of Prague.
In May 1758, the battalion joined a Prussian corps at Littau from where it started its march for the invasion of Moravia and the Siege of Olmütz. It was attached to Zieten's Corps. As such, on June 30, it took part in the Combat of Domstadl where its commander, Major von Rath, was wounded and captured by the Austrians. With difficulty, the battalion managed to break through the encircling Austrian units but its losses were so important that it had to be combined with Grenadier Battalion 47/G-VII Carlowitz. On November 14, the battalion formed part of the corps under Karl Christoph von Goltz sent to the relief of Cosel who broke the Austrian blockade. On November 15, the battalion took part in a skirmish at Reńska Wieś. It then remained in the Fortress of Cosel till the end of the year.
In 1759, the battalion served in the corps of the Baron de la Motte Fouqué. On July 23, the battalion took part in skirmishes near Friedland (Silesia). On September 11, it was at the engagement of Bernsdorf.
In 1760, the battalion served once more in Silesia under de la Motte Fouqué. On June 23, it took part in the Battle of Landeshut where it was initially deployed on the Hahnenberg under the command of Major von Koschenbahr. It was then moved to the Heights of Reichennersdorf (present-day Przedwojów) on the right wing under Major-General von Schenckendorf. It was taken prisoners at the end of this battle, where it lost:
dead: Major von Koschenbahr, Lieutenant von Bion, Lieutenant von Servantius
wounded and captured: Captains von Treskow, Retzdorf and von Wedingen; Lieutenants von Langsjahr, Wolff, Schwartz and Kalckreuth
captured: St. Captain von Lentzky; Lieutenants von Buskowsky, Krockow, Teichmann, Mütschefahl and Zettwitz
In 1761, the battalion was restored to full strength and attached to Goltz's Corps. In July, the battalion was attached to Zieten's force sent to proceed to a raid in Greater Poland to destroy Russian supply magazines. In September, it took part in a second raid in Greater Poland under Platen. After the raid, Platen headed for Pomerania to reinforce the corps of the Prince von Württemberg for the defence of Colberg. On September 14, the battalion saw action at Kobylin. On September 15, it acted as rearguard in the Engagement of Gostyn. On September 30, the Prussian grenadiers, assisted by Plettenberg Dragoons, won the combat of Karlin, attacking a Russian redoubt from the rear after crossing the river. On October 2, the battalion along with Grenadier Battalion 28/32 Arnim and II./Knobloch Infantry took part in a fight at Spie to cover the passage of the river by Platen's Corps who reached the fortified camp of Colberg at Kauzenberg. On October 17, the battalion, attached once more to Platen's Corps, took part in an expedition to bring back food and supplies for Colberg. On October 21, the battalion was sent to rescue Courbière's detachment in the Engagement of Zarnglaff, where a small Prussian detachment was forced to surrender. On October 22, the battalion took part in the Combat of Gollnow, covering the position on a sand dune. After junction with Prince von Württemberg's Corps, the battalion was assigned to the escort of the supply convoy. On December 12, in the Combat of Spie, the battalion formed the rearguard. In mid-December, it then marched with Platen's Corps to Saxony for winter-quarters.
In May 1762, the battalion was in fortified positions at Gabitz. In June, it was attached to Werner's Corps. Later, they were transferred to Bevern's Corps, On August 9, the battalion was sent to the Fortress of Cosel and, contrarily to the assertions of some sources, did not take part in the Battle of Reichenbach.
Exceptionally, the uniforms of these grenadier companies differed from those of the musketeer companies of the corresponding regiment. Hereafter, we depict the uniforms of these grenadier companies.
Grenadiers of G-V
Uniform in 1756 - Source: Richard Couture
Headgear mitre cap with yellow metal front plate; white headband edged with a white braid bordered black and decorated with yellow metal ornaments; white backing piped with a white/black braid (same as above); black within white pompom
Neckstock black
Coat Prussian blue lined red with 2 yellow buttons under the right lapel; and 3 yellow buttons on each side to fasten the skirts forming the turnbacks
Collar black
Shoulder Straps black fastened with a yellow button
Lapels black with 6 yellow buttons grouped 2 by 2
Pockets horizontal pockets piped red, each with 2 yellow buttons
Cuffs black (in the Swedish pattern) with 2 yellow buttons
Turnbacks red fastened with a small yellow button
Waistcoat white
Breeches white
Scabbard brown
Footgear black shoes
Privates were armed with a musket, a bayonet and a curved blade sabre.
quartered black and white pompom on the mitre cap
no shoulder straps
gold laced cuffs
Grenadier NCOs were armed with a sabre and a white pike measuring 13 Rhenish feet (4.10 m.) in the grenadier companies (carried by the 3 most senior NCOs while other grenadier NCOs were armed with rifled muskets since 1744).
N.B.: the long pike (4,10 m long), was introduced in 1756 just before the war. This long pike was not very popular and was often shortened. At the beginning of the Seven Years' War and throughout the conflict, NCOs carried a mixture of M1713 half-pikes (2,37 m long), M1755 half-pikes (3 m long) and M1756 (4,10 m long) pikes.
NCOs also carried canes (normally attached to a button at the top of the right front while carrying the half-pike).
black tricorne bordered with a gold scalloped lace; black and silver quartered pompoms (officers always wore tricornes notwithstanding if they were commanding musketeers, fusiliers or grenadiers)
Lace of the drummer uniform in 1755 - Source: Tressenmusterbuch von 1755
The lace of the drummers consisted of black and white squares in a checker pattern.
The uniforms of the drummers were similar to those of the privates but had much more elaborate lacing and other peculiarities:
each shoulder decorated with a swallow nest consisting of 4 vertical drummer laces and 1 horizontal drummer lace
coat, lapels, cuffs and pockets edged with the drummer lace
Grenadiers of G-X
Headgear mitre cap with silver-plated front plate; black headband piped yellow decorated with sulver-plated ornaments; black backing piped yellow; yellow pompom
Coat Prussian blue lined red with 2 white buttons under the right lapel and 3 white buttons on each side to fasten the skirts forming the turnbacks
Shoulder Straps black fastened with a white button
Lapels black with 6 white buttons grouped 2 by 2 on the chest;
Pockets horizontal pockets piped red, each with 2 white buttons
Cuffs black (in the Swedish pattern) with 2 white buttons
Turnbacks red fastened with a small white button
black tricorne bordered with a silver scalloped lace, black and silver pompoms (officers always wore tricornes notwithstanding if they were commanding musketeers, fusiliers or grenadiers)
Officers carried white spontoons measuring 7 ½ Rhenish feet (2.36 m.) an officer stick.
The lace of the drummers consisted of a white braid decorated with 2 black stripes (narrow lace) or 3 black stripes (wide lace).
each shoulder decorated with a swallow nest consisting of 4 vertical narrow drummer laces and 1 horizontal narrow drummer lace
coat, collar, lapels, and pockets edged with the narrow drummer lace
cuffs edged with the wide drummer lace
The converged grenadier battalions did not carry any colour.
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Kloppert, A.: Der Schlesische Feldzug von 1762, Bonn, 1988
Karpiński, T.: Bitwa pod Dzierżoniowem 16 sierpnia 1762 roku [in:] Rocznik dzierżoniowski, 2012, vol. 22, pp. 21-34
Karpiński, T.: Działania pruskiego korpusu generała D. F. von Platena w trakcie kampanii 1761 r. na Pomorzu [in:] Trzebiatów – spotkania pomorskie, Trzebiatów 2013, pp. 61-83
Karpiński, T.: Twierdza Koźle w czasie wojny siedmioletniej [in:] Militarne tradycje Kędzierzyna-Koźla, Śląska i Rzeczypospolitej, tom II, Kędzierzyn-Koźle 2013, p. 48-63
Karpiński, T.: Wyprawa pruska do Wielkopolski we wrześniu 1761 r. i bitwa pod Gostyniem (15 IX 1761 r.) [in:] Rocznik leszczyński, 2014, vol. 14
Kessel, E.: Das Ende des Siebenjährigen Krieges 1760-1763, Hrgb. von T. Linder, t. 1, Padeborn – München – Wien – Zürich 2007
Schirmer, Friedrich: Die Heere der kriegführenden Staaten 1756 - 1763. Edited and published by KLIO-Landesgruppe Baden-Württemberg e.V., Magstadt: 1989, pp. 30-32
Martina Hager and User:Zahn for the initial version of this article.
Tomasz Karpiński from Poznań in Poland for additional information on the service of this battalion during the Seven Years' War.
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Sadly the practices of the Celtic Monastic period became questionable and by the 12th century abbeys such as Monasterboice were in demise. Rome with reform in mind decided that the monasteries would be the vehicle for change in Ireland. Ireland`s first European style monastery came only a few miles down the road from Moansterboice at Old Mellifont Abbey where St. Malachy, Archbishop of Armagh, who along with a group of Irish monks had trained in the Cistercian order at Clairvaux, Burgundy. Along with the help of some French monks St. Malachy founded the abbey in 1142. It was the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. 20 Cistercian houses were founded directly or indirectly from it, the first daughter house being Bective Abbey near the Hill of Tara. Today the true grandeur of the abbey can be seen at a model in the visitor centre. Indeed the catchment area of the Abbey encompassed much of the Boyne valley. Newgrange at Brú na Bóinne derived its modern name from being one of the granges that Mellifont`s monks worked. The impressive ruins will give you an idea of how different this monastery was compared to those of the Celtic monastic period. Luckily Monasterboice and Old Mellifont are nearby and this allows visitors to compare both styles of Abbey.
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Sweet Old World
This Is Where We Take Our Stand
Sir! No Sir!
A NIght of Ferocious Joy
Funny Old Guys
Displaced in the New South
“One of the highlights of the 2012 Atlanta Film Festival…What the drama has going for it is the unblinking way it conveys familial loss and a renewed love between father and son that holds a ray of promise for their futures. ‘Sweet Old World’ shows a talented filmmaker thick in the middle of a brave period of transition.”–Howard Pousner, Atlanta Journal/Constitution
“An expertly performed character piece… Zeiger’s documentary roots show spectacularly through in Sweet Old World’s finest moments.”– filmicability with Dean Treadway
“It was a treat to experience Mr. Zeiger’s foray into narrative feature filmmaking (after a number of successes as a documentary filmmaker) – and the young star of the film, Jacques Colimon, is a gem. I predict that both of these humble and talented artists will continue on to much more success.– Tenaya Cleveland, North Georgia Leisure
The relationship between Brian and his teenage son Ethan has become cold and strained in the years since Ethan’s brother Michael was killed in an accident, and now they find themselves on the brink of disaster and the potential for a new life when Michael’s best friend returns.
“Solid portrayal of loss and love between father, son…
What the drama has going for it is the unblinking way it conveys familial loss and a renewed love between father and son that holds a ray of promise for their futures. Sweet Old World shows a talented filmmaker thick in the middle of a brave period of transition.”
Howard Pousner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Sweet Old World is a unique and welcome film. Drawing from his own life’s tragedy, David Zeiger has created a story that is in turns heartbreaking and heart healing. He takes viewers deep inside the all-too-often hidden world of families living through the years with the death of a child. An insightful journey of two souls searching for peace. I highly recommend Sweet Old World to those who have taken that unwanted journey, the people who support them, and anyone looking for a unique, satisfying film.”
Gloria Horsley, Open To Hope Foundation
The lives of Brian Hinkle and his teenage son Ethan were shattered eight years ago when Ethan’s ten-year-old brother Michael was tragically killed while playing with a friend on railroad tracks. Today Brian is still consumed by his own private grief and pain and obsessively photographs trash by railroad tracks and on the edges of the city. And Ethan, now sixteen and a talented musician in the school marching band, is heading for Julliard. Their weekends together are an exercise in painful disconnection as their relationship has grown strained and cold over the years.
Michael’s friend Jimmie, who was with him when he was killed, disappeared with his family immediately after the accident. When he reappears at school and joins the marching band, Ethan and Brian’s carefully constructed protective shells begin to crumble. Jimmie is a wild and reckless kid, but he befriends Ethan and draws him into his world. Meanwhile, Ethan feels that his lost brother has returned and relishes this new friendship while Brian is stunned by Jimmie’s return and begins following and secretly photographing the two of them.
When Ethan finally confronts Jimmie to learn the truth about how his brother died, it sets off a string of events that bring father and son to the brink of disaster and the potential for a new life and relationship.
Told in the midst of the South Pasadena High School Marching Band, Sweet Old World is about a father’s grief, and the son who frees him.
This film is distributed by Passion River Films.
Director's Statement
How do you live with the unlivable?
My son Michael died on August 9, 1986. His death was sudden and incomprehensible. He was nine years old. His younger brother Danny was seven. I was a thirty-six year old photographer, and for two years after Michael’s death I could only photograph trash–the abandoned remnants of past lives.
I have now been a documentary filmmaker for the past twenty years. My second film, The Band, was set during Danny’s junior year in high school in 1996. As told through my eyes, it was both the story of his life and world centered around his high school marching band, and of our relationship nine years after Michael’s death.
Twelve years later, The Band was the starting point for Sweet Old World, my first fiction film. I began writing the screenplay fifteen years ago, and with a Guggenheim Fellowship went into production in the Spring of 2010. After a short but gratifying festival run, I put the film on a shelf, not yet ready to bring it to the world.
The reality is, it took me that long to find the story I wanted to tell, and to know why I wanted to tell it. The emotional landmine that is life after the death of a child is so complex, so unexpected, and so frightening that it is rarely, I believe, depicted well in films. There are exceptions–The Accidental Tourist and Moonlight Mile come to mind, and one that I have gone back to repeatedly is the The Son by Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne–a film that tells the startling story of a father who discovers that the new student in his carpentry class is the recently paroled killer of his son.
To find my story, I went back to a pivotal day I will never forget, a little over a year after Michael died. One evening, home from work, I realized that for the first time since his death I had gone an entire day without thinking or crying about Michael. This was not a moment of joy–far from it. I reacted with horror at the sudden realization that there would be a time when I will go days, weeks, months without feeling the knife edge of his death, when my grief will morph into something else.
It was as if Michael had died once again. Losing my grief was tantamount to abandoning him, handing him over to the myth of “closure” and the horrendous mantra, “Life goes on.” It was accepting life without Michael, an unacceptable reality.
This is a moment everyone who has lost a child goes through. It’s a second death, a time of great despair. And it is the juncture when you have to make a choice, to decide to accept what will never be acceptable and find a way to live with it. The choice is terrible, but unavoidable.
I decided to tell the story of a man, Brian Hinkle, who couldn’t make that choice. Eight years after his son’s death he has wrapped himself in the shroud of his grief and turned away from his life. He is, in Joan Didion’s words, pathologically grieving. Frozen. Dead, yet still here.
But there’s one “problem”–Brian has another son, Ethan. Just seven when his brother died, Ethan’s own pain and grief have never been acknowledged by his father. Their relationship, mirroring Brian’s life, is cold and empty.
I wanted to explore what would happen to father and son if something, or some one, made it impossible to continue living that way. Would they find a new connection, a new relationship? Or had the rut of the past eight years grown too deep, too ossified? That’s the story of Sweet Old World. It’s a film about finding the possibility for healing in unexpected, surprising places–and being open to those blue skies.
“I found Sweet Old World especially compelling in its depiction of how the death of a child resonates in unexpected ways through a family and over the years. This film could only have been made by someone who has endured the endless process of bereavement. The note of reconciliation on which it ended was the kind of resolution that we all seek. I was really moved by it.”
Dr. Gordon Livingston, author of Only Spring–On Mourning the Death of My Son
Drama of familial loss, love a film festival opening weekend highlight
One of the highlights of the 2012 Atlanta Film Festival…What the drama has going for it is the unblinking way it conveys familial loss and a renewed love between father and son that holds a ray of promise for their futures.
“Sweet Old World” shows a talented filmmaker thick in the middle of a brave period of transition.
– Howard Pousner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
2012 Atlanta Film Festival review: SWEET OLD WORLD
An expertly performed character piece… Zeiger’s documentary roots show spectacularly through in Sweet Old World’s finest moments.
– filmicability with Dean Treadway
Opening Weekend @ Atlanta Film Festival!
It was a treat to experience Mr. Zeiger’s foray into narrative feature filmmaking (after a number of successes as a documentary filmmaker) – and the young star of the film, Jacques Colimon, is a gem. I predict that both of these humble and talented artists will continue on to much more success.
– Tenaya Cleveland, North Georgia Leisure
Zieger Film production stills. South Pasadena High School.
“Brian Hinkle” – JOHN NIELSEN
A Brooklyn native, Mr. Nielsen has appeared in over twenty films. He was most recently seen in Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter, as well as, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Case 219, Flags Of Our Fathers and End Of Days. Numerous TV guest spots include Criminal Minds and Ghost Whisperer, as well as recurring roles on NYPD Blue and Kings. He was a series regular on Nickelodeon’s acclaimed The Secret World Of Alex Mack.
Mr. Nielsen has also performed on stage throughout Los Angeles, New York, and Seattle. He was last seen onstage in Ensemble Studio Theatre-LA’s Mlle. God by Nicholas Kazan. Other LA theatre includes The Idea Man, also with EST-LA, Christmas In Chechnya at Company Of Angels, Lapin and Lapinova at The Greenway Court Theatre, and The Lisbon Traviata at West Coast Ensemble, for which he received a Garland Award.
“Ethan Hinkle” – JACQUES COLIMON
Jacques Colimon’s appearance speaks to his Haitian roots but he is a Californian, born and raised. He grew up surrounded by a large loving family of very distinctly different backgrounds–his father, mother, stepmother, grandmother, brother, uncles, aunts–all influenced and shaped the young man he is today. Fluent in French he is equally comfortable in the funky, urban cool of Los Angeles.
Jacques first began developing his talent and passion for acting in high school under the direction of Donna Tucker where he learned much about the craft and business of theatre. Seeking to enhance his film experience, he went on to study acting for the camera at Northwestern University and the University of Texas at Austin.
Karma and the stars aligned when he met David while still in high school and the rest is history! Jacques is currently a student at the University of Texas at Austin studying Theatre and Dance, eagerly awaiting his next film opportunity.
David Zeiger film “Sweet Old World” production stills, SPHS.
“Jimmy” – ERIC PETER-KAISER
From Vancouver, Canada Eric began taking acting classes while playing ice hockey to become more comfortable with the press. Rather than continuing with his career in hockey to play pro in Europe Eric opted to change career paths and study Theatre at the University of Potsdam, NY. After a short time at school he became one of over 5,000 hopefuls to audition for the blockbuster Disney film MIRACLE, and after a three-month wait landed one of the lead roles portraying Mark Johnson. Eric then moved to Los Angeles and has continued to act in both films and television. In 2004 MIRACLE won the ESPY award for Best Sports Movie and in 2008 Eric won Best Actor for his performance in the films EVILUTION and BASEMENT JACK.
“Ruth Nelson” – JULIA ROSE
A Zambian-born actress who is best known for numerous guest starring roles in major network series such as HOUSE, Navy NCIS, CSI:NY and Star Trek: Enterprise. She has also appeared alongside Jack Nicholson in Nancy Meyers’, “Something’s Gotta Give”, and won an award in 2009 for Best Acting for her performance in the acclaimed short film, “Fist Full of Love”.
She has taken to stage to portray such great characters as Tennessee Williams’ Blanche in “Streetcar Named Desire” and Victor Hugo’s Marion de Lorme in the play with the same name. This latter role she performed on stage in Paris in French, a language she speaks fluently.
“Cynthia Timberlake” – GWENDOLYN OLIVER
An accomplished actress who has appeared in numerous films and television shows including Desperate Housewives, Prison Break and Veronica Mars. Her roles have ranged from a homeless crack addict to a hot shot homicide detective. She got bit by the acting bug, at 10 years old, when she landed the lead role in a school drama production. Years later, she’s still infected and not looking for a cure.
A triple threat, Gwendolyn’s extensive dance training in ballet and jazz led to an invitation to join a professional dance company in San Francisco. Gwendolyn’s singing talent (mezzo soprano) was evident in the various musical theater productions she starred in, including “Anita” in “West Side Story”.
Gwendolyn has a degree in molecular biology, is a trained classical pianist and plays a candy apple red bass guitar. She also teaches dance to at-risk inner city kids through the nonprofit, City Hearts in Los Angeles.
John Nielsen … Brian Hinkle
Jacques Colimon … Ethan Hinkle
Eric Peter-Kaiser … Jimmy
Julia Rose … Ruth Nelson
Gwendolyn Oliver … Cynthia Timberlake
Jonathan Naritoku … Himself
Howard Crawford … Himself
Tom Float … Himself
Erin Cahill … Eva
A. Russell Andrews … Hal Timberlake
Kyle Weishaar … Wes
Jimmie Wood … Lyle
Johanna Watts … Bride #1
Branden Cook … Groom #1
Joe Ochman … Priest
Fanny Veliz … Bride #2
Jason Ellefson … Groom #2
Melissa Strom … Bride #3
Max Adler … Groom #3
Blake Reed … Groom #4
Micah Tayloe Owens … Dancer at wedding
Written & Directed by
David Zeiger
Evangeline Griego
Consulting Producer
Eric Mofford
Ardy Fatehi
Lindsay Mofford
Buddy Judge (music composer)
Ivy Isenberg
Lorraine Heitzman
Sica Schmitz
Make Up Department
Grace Phillips … key makeup artist
Jamie Richmond … makeup artist
Production Managers
Savannah Collins … unit production manager
Renee Tod … unit production manager
Aaron Penn … first assistant director
Lisa Zugschwerdt … second assistant director
Jared Bealer … second second assistant director
Ariana Del Rio … art pa
Jean Kimber … art pa
Alex Sherman … art pa
Sara Strachan … art pa
Karen Reynoso … graphics p.a.
Sean Byrnes … boom operator
John Salcedo … sound mixer
Jeri Habberstad … stunt coordinator
Russell Bell … electrician
Douglas Biel … electrician
Michael Di Ricco … key grip
Shane English … first assistant camera
Cecilia Guerrero … first assistant camera
Carl Herse … lighting technician
Sam Kim … grip/electric production assistant
Tony Lopez-Cepero … best boy
Steven Mangusten … assistant camera
Johan Martínez … electrician
Jeremy Mennel … best boy
Justin Moran-Duquette … gaffer
Peter Ozarowski … assistant camera
Andy Patch … camera operator
Ashley Pavicic … best boy
Andrew Poland … first assistant camera
Paul Rivera … key grip
Barrett Schreiner … grip
Sérgio … gaffer
Justin Shell … gaffer
Travis Smith-Evans … second assistant camera
Brian Sowell … first assistant camera
J. Aaron Stinde … key grip
Adam Benjamin Scott … extras casting
Harshida Beeravolu … wardrobe intern
Julius Bronola … wardrobe assistant
Stefan Rhys … additional editing
Seana Carroll … additional editing
Travis Smith-Evans … assistant editor
Raul Sanchez … post-production assistant
Michael Coulombe … script supervisor
Mike Dennert … script supervisor
Lisa Mastramico … location manager
Adam Benjamin Scott … office manager
Wanda Millberry … craft service
William August … attorney
Jeri Kalvan … coordinator
Beatriz Chahin … asst. production coordinator
Katie Cassidy … key set production assistant
Andrew S. Cohen … office production assistant
Nick Colt … production assistant
Kirisa Gavrin … production assistant
Emily Joe … production assistant
Adria Kelly-Sullenger … production assistant
Jooyeon Kim … production assistant
Louise Miclat … production assistant
Stuart Nelson … production accountant
Tanya Pérez … production assistant
Roger Porter … production assistant
Lauren Schlossman … production assistant
Max Silver … production assistant
Dakota Anderson … production assistant
Jessica Wood … script production assistant
Screen Grabs Gallery
Ethan practices with Band Camp.
Brian takes pictures along L.A. city streets.
Brian and Ethan share an awkward breakfast.
Brian and Ethan go through the motions of their weekend.
Ethan practices his cello.
Ethan’s cello.
Brian scans the railway.
Brian takes photos at the train tracks.
Brian takes photos in the shadow of downtown L.A.
Howard Crawford conducting.
Eva registers her brother, Jimmy, for school.
Jimmy’s back.
Ethan in Ruth’s class.
Ruth smiles on her star pupil, Ethan.
Marching band takes the field for the half time show.
Ethan in the stands with the band at football game.
Brian tells Cynthia that Jimmy’s back.
Brian tries to avoid an argument.
Cynthia calms down after a fight with Brian.
Ethan gets his cello lesson from Howard.
Brian thanks Ruth for some good advice.
Ethan receives some good news.
All Photos by Michael Newman.
David Zeiger Film, Displaced Films, Shakers Restaurant production stills.
David Zeiger Film S.O.W. production stills.
David Zeiger Film production stills. South Pasadena High School.
David Zeiger film “Sweet Old World” production stills. SPHS, SPMS.
David Zieger film “Sweet Old World” production stills, SPHS.
Brian's Trash Photos
Brian's Spy Photos
Photos by Michael Newman
David Zeiger, Displaced Films, Shakers Restaurant production stills.
David Zeiger Film production stills. Rope shots.
David Zeiger Prod Stills 07.26.10; Ethan.
David Zeiger film. Two kids on high school campus.
Zeiger film. Two kids on high school campus.
Zeiger Film production stills. Rope shots.
Zeiger Film production stills. South Pasadena High School.
Zeiger Film, Displaced Films, Shakers Restaurant production stills.
Director David Zeiger did an interview with Fast, Cheap Movie Thoughts about the making of SWEET OLD WORLD.
http://fastcheapmoviethoughts.blogspot.com/2012/08/david-zeiger-on-sweet-old-world.html
Kansas City FilmFest
An interview with director David Zeiger about Sweet Old World, taped at the Kansas City Filmfest.
This SPHS Grad Is Rocking Film Festivals
Originally posted on South Pasadena Patch–Patch Blog
As Sweet Old World, the feature film I made in South Pasadena in 2010, weaves its way through the film festival circuit, Jacques Colimon has been creating quite a stir.
Jacques, who studied theater at SPHS and graduated just before we began filming, is now in his second year in the Theater program at the University of Texas at Austin. Jacques plays Ethan, a talented musician who has a troubled relationship with his father. His natural performance and screen presence has attracted praise from critics and audiences alike.
When Sweet Old World premiered at the Atlanta Film Festival in March, it was singled out by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as the “Leading” film in the festival. The film blogger Dean Treadway called Jacques “A mindful young actor who’s terrific in his debut,” and blogger Tenaya Cleveland wrote that he’s “a gem…a humble and talented artist (who) will continue on to much more success.”
Howard Pousner’s review in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution had some wonderful things to say about Sweet Old World—calling the film a “solid portrayal of loss and love between father, son.” He went on to write:
The death of a child casts a long shadow, as former Atlanta filmmaker David Zeiger can attest.
Zeiger’s 1998 documentary ‘The Band’ chronicled the life of his son Danny during his junior year as a Decatur High School marching band musician, the story of a boy becoming his own young man. But it was also an essay of David’s own free fall after he lost older son Michael in a 1986 accident, the breach it caused in his family and professional lives, and his gradual reconnection with Danny.
Now, Zeiger returns to the difficult theme in his first drama, ‘Sweet Old World’…one of the highlights of the 2012 Atlanta Film Festival…What the drama has going for it is the unblinking way it conveys familial loss and a renewed love between father and son that holds a ray of promise for their futures.
There’ll be more to come as we continue on our festival journey, and again I want to thank the wonderful people at SPHS and in the South Pasadena community for being such an integral part of making Sweet Old World a reality.
Sweet Old World tells the story of Brian and his teenage son Ethan, whose relationship has become cold and strained in the years since Ethan’s brother Michael was killed in an accident. They find themselves on the brink of disaster and the potential for a new life when Michael’s best friend returns. Told in the midst of the South Pasadena High School Marching Band, Sweet Old World is about a father’s grief, and the son who frees him.
APRIL 13, 2012 · 9:34 AM – Media Update: North Georgia Leisure write up
From “Opening Weekend @ Atlanta Film Festival!” by Tenaya Cleveland
DAY 1 (Friday): While standing in line at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema (home base for the fest), I met filmmaker David Zeiger, standing with his lovely daughter. He told me that his film SWEET OLD WORLD would be showing on Sunday evening and invited me to attend.
DAY 3 (Sunday): Remember David Zeiger, the filmmaker I met on Friday? Well, I showed up for the premiere of his dramatic feature, SWEET OLD WORLD, and he greeted me with a big hug! He then introduced me to the break-out star of the film, Jacques Colimon, and invited me to go with the group to Manuel’s after the screening. It was a treat to experience Mr. Zeiger’s foray into narrative feature filmmaking (after a number of successes as a documentary filmmaker) – and the young star of the film, Jacques Colimon, is a gem. I predict that both of these humble and talented artists will continue on to much more success.
Read the rest of the piece at North Georgia Leisure→
Today Atlanta, Tomorrow the World! (Or Kansas City)
Jacques Colimon, David Zeiger, and Celia Zeiger at the Atlanta Film Festival world premiere of Sweet Old World
Sweet Old World premiered March 25 at the Atlanta Film Festival, where it received a wonderful reception. In a line-up that included several Sundance films, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution chose to highlight Sweet Old World in its preview of the festival, under the headline “Family Drama Leads Atlanta Film Festival.”
The preview by Howard Pousner called the film “a solid portrayal of loss and love between father, son…”
Zeiger’s 1998 documentary “The Band” chronicled the life of his son Danny during his junior year as a Decatur High School marching band musician, the story of a boy becoming his own young man. But it was also an essay of David’s own free fall after he lost older son Michael in a 1986 accident, the breach it caused in his family and professional lives, and his gradual reconnection with Danny.
Now, Zeiger returns to the difficult theme in his first drama, “Sweet Old World”…one of the highlights of the 2012 Atlanta Film Festival…What the drama has going for it is the unblinking way it conveys familial loss and a renewed love between father and son that holds a ray of promise for their futures.
And the popular film blog filmicability wrote, “Zeiger’s documentary roots show spectacularly through in Sweet Old World’s finest moments. An expertly performed character piece.”
Read the full reviews at https://sweetoldworld.com/reviews/
Next stop is the Kansas City Filmfest April 13-15, where Sweet Old World will be in competition.
In Memorium: Michael Newman
Photo by Michael Newman
Terribly sad news, in the early morning hours of Friday, March 30, my good friend Michael Newman died suddenly. Michael was the wonderful photographer who created all of the photographs that play such a pivotal role in Sweet Old World. I have known him since our kids were in preschool together, and I have loved his warmth, his goofiness, and his photographic skill. I am stunned and deeply sad.
Please take a look at Michael’s Sweet Old World photos on this page.
Michael was 61, and my heart aches for his wife Margo, his daughter Blair and his son Jesse.
-David Zeiger
The day we climbed that mountain
In May of last year, after nine solid months of editing and input from many trusted friends, it became clear to me that there were fundamental flaws in how I had constructed Sweet Old World.So for a brief period we suspended editing and I took a hard look at what we had done and what I wanted to do. The following outlines what I saw as the problems and solutions to those problems. As a result, I wrote several new scenes and we were fortunate enough to be able to bring the actors and crew back together to film for an additional week (although we had to hurry because Julia had just learned that she was pregnant!).
I’m posting it now because it provides a window into the process that we all went through to make this film a reality.
Issues/Solutions–5/11/11
WHAT IS THE STORY OF THIS FILM?
–This is the story of what happens to a father and son when the best friend of the son’s brother, who was tragically killed in an accident eight years ago, suddenly shows up after disappearing in the wake of that accident.
WHAT IS THE FILM ABOUT?
–It’s about facing your past, no matter how painful, in order to really live in the present.
WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS AT THE START OF THE FILM?
–Brian was destroyed by Michael’s death. Cynthia blamed him for the accident, and that is the source of deep bitterness toward her. But while he knows intellectually that the accident wasn’t his fault or even Jimmie’s, he can’t help in fact feeling guilt himself, because he had welcomed Michael’s friendship with Jimmie who even then was a wild kid. After all, Brian was wild himself–a well-known photographic chronicler of the punk rock scene in L.A. He withdrew from that world after Michael’s death and has been hiding from life ever since. His “drug” is the hours he spends on railroad tracks at the edges of the city, photographing trash—the abandoned remnants of life once lived. Because of his torn feelings and devastation from Michael’s death he has no emotional room for Ethan, and their perfunctory weekend visits are empty and painful.
–Ethan has very little memory of his brother or the accident that took him. He was eight then, and his parents’ grief and endless battles shut him out. As kids often do, he buried his own pain in trying to please his mom, and forgetting. He poured himself into his musical talent and “moved on” in his life. His weekends with his dad are emotionally draining, and after every visit he grabs his cello to wash away the emptiness. Other than that, in many ways he seems to be a happy, well-adjusted teenager. But there is an empty hole there, one that he has covered over and camouflaged in order to avoid its darkness and pain.
–Cynthia blamed Brian for Michael’s death, and her grief turned to fury–a fury that she must always struggle to keep buried for Ethan’s sake. But it’s right under the surface, ready to burst through at the slightest provocation. She too has “moved on,” remarrying and surrounding herself and Ethan with material comfort. She walks on eggshells around Ethan, reveling in his music and afraid of smothering him with her pain.
–Jimmie’s parents pulled him from school and moved to Arizona shortly after the accident and the inquiry that absolved him of responsibility. But he always knew he ran when he could have helped his friend, and he’s buried his guilt with bravado and toughness. He’s found a lucrative and exciting life in stealing and reselling electronic devices to kids at school, but he got kicked out in Arizona for that and came to live with his sister and finish school.
–Ruth is a popular, dynamic teacher at Ethan’s school. She has no connection with or knowledge of Michael’s death, but Ethan is one of her favorite students. Despite her beauty, she is still single–having found herself in a string of bad relationships, one of which almost reached marriage.
WHAT DO THE CHARACTERS WANT?
–When Jimmy shows up, he unleashes a flood of buried memories in Brian, Ethan, and Cynthia. What each of them wants at that point flows from their individual relationship with the tragedy of Michael’s death.
–Ethan wants his brother back. To him, Jimmie is like his brother reborn–could Jimmie fill that hole that Ethan will never be rid of? He’ll do anything to make that happen, including letting Jimmie lead him down a dangerous–but exciting!–road.
–At first, Brian is scared–scared of the memories and feelings that he has buried, scared of the scab being ripped off the wound, and scared of how Cynthia will react to Jimmie’s return. His explosion with Cynthia only bears this out, and he begins obsessively following and photographing Ethan and Jimmy. But when he finally sits down and looks at the photographs he’s been taking of the two of them, he sees in Ethan’s face a kid he realizes he doesn’t know, who’s been lost to him in the fog of grief he’s enveloped in. No longer scared, he doesn’t see danger in Jimmie, but an embodiment of the life he lost eight years ago. Because of that, he suddenly sees in Ethan the son that he desperately doesn’t want to lose.
–Jimmie wants to keep the guilt that eats at his gut buried. Having to move back to South Pas has also brought up memories, and befriending Ethan is his road back to the days before Michael’s death, his way of redeeming himself.
–Cynthia wants Jimmie to disappear. His return has torn her carefully constructed shelter asunder, and she fears it threatens Ethan’s future.
–Ruth wants to find a man with some depth and substance–something in short supply these days. It’s exactly the bizarre circumstances of meeting Brian, and what she learns about his past, that initially attract her and open her up to him.
HOW DOES THE STORY UNFOLD?
First of all, the story is not about what happened in the past, it’s about what’s happening now and the consequences of not facing that past. The backstory drives and gives it its tension, but the mystery here isn’t what happened then, it’s what will happen now? So the film should open with the accident, immediately bringing the audience into the terror and pain that all of the characters have gone through–including hearing Michael screaming for Jimmie to help him as the train bears down and Jimmie runs away.
This itself is a huge change from how the story unfolds now. I think we have created more of a distraction than a guide with the hints we are throwing out now, and it causes people to both lose the thread and not become fully engaged with the characters and their journey. Having set the stage this way, the dream and flashback moments will have an emotional power that they don’t have now. Also, when Jimmie shows up to register and we hear his sister say his name after we heard Michael screaming it in the beginning will have an electric effect and make this moment that starts the story much more emotionally charged.
I actually think that, especially with this change, act 1 is pretty strong through Brian and Cynthia’s fight (with some changes proposed below). There’s a motivation and drive that every character is acting on, and there’s a definite and satisfying tension that builds and explodes in that fight.
From the scene when Brian goes to Ruth’s classroom to explain himself (which starts act 2) it begins to fall apart, because there is no strong direction to the storytelling. Things happen–Brian’s attracted to Ruth and they start a relationship; Ethan becomes Jimmie’s sidekick and they both have kid fun and do dangerous things; and Brian continues to secretly photograph Ethan. But these things all feel like they are just placed back-to-back with no real direction until they slam together after the bingo scene. At that point it picks up momentum, but there again the tension started there has to build more organically, culminating in the drug deal.
The key to resolving this is, I believe, Brian. Here’s the problem: In the key relationship of the film, Brian and Ethan, from the time Brian first shows up at the football game–a change–he doesn’t do anything. This is exactly what Bob was talking about–something happens, and then it gets dropped. What needs to happen, and what in fact both Brian and Ethan would do, is for this to be the beginning of a dance between the two of them, one where Brian attempts to change their relationship (because of what he has seen in the photographs and then gets thwarted by his own failings (especially, and most significantly, the very photographs that opened him up). It will be much more powerful if at the time Ethan finds the photographs he thinks that his dad is making a real attempt to change their relationship (which in fact he is doing). Finding the photographs–the evidence that Brian has been spying on him at the same time–will be far more of a betrayal in that context and Ethan’s actions will be much more motivated. Also, if we have created a situation where the audience is on some level rooting for Brian, which they should be, then the emotional impact of his failings will be much stronger.
HERE ARE THOUGHTS ON STRUCTURAL CHANGES AND POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL SCENES (THIS ISN’T EVERY SCENE, BUT THE NEW ONES THAT SHAPE THE DIRECTION MORE):
–After Jimmie catches Ethan in his garage, we go to the scene in the band room but without Brian in the tree. The entire scene there (and the sequence from the garage to the end of the Shaker’s scene) should be about Ethan and Jimmie. Brian showing up at the end of Shaker’s should be more powerful this way.
–The tree scene should happen after Brian and Cynthia’s fight. At this point he is more motivated to see what’s going on with Ethan and Jimmie, and here he takes the shots of the two of them playing in the band room. This is when he falls out of the tree and “meets” Ruth.
–The Color Day and rope scenes should come after this, followed by Jimmie’s threat to Jonathan. In order for this to work, I want to try putting the uniform fitting scene in between Color Day and the rope. This makes the whole sequence revolve around the three of them and the threat has to come after the fitting, not the other way around.
–A big part of the dynamic here is Brian only seeing one side of Ethan and Jimmie’s relationship. He only sees the bright side, not the “dark” side. And he is photographing Ethan doing things he’s never seen him do, both on and off campus.
–At this point there needs to be a scene that really marks the change in Brian from fear of Jimmie to recognition that his son is going through a profound change. This revelation has to come through the photos. He is sitting at Shakers by himself with a stack of photos that he looks at one at a time. They are his spy photos–Ethan and Jimmie at Shakers, in the band room, walking on campus, and lastly on the rope. The shot of Ethan and Jimmie on the rope is the one that grabs on to him and won’t let go. He stares intently at the photo while we move in closer and closer on Ethan’s joyous, laughing face.
–With this leading to it, the first meeting with Ruth needs much more nuance. Brian is realizing that he really does want to find a way to his son, and he’s come to her in the hope of getting some help. He is aware that being up in a tree was weird, so he has to work harder to make her see that he’s not a stalker. To do that, some real charm has to come out, but more importantly some openness about Ethan and how much he wants to connect with him–openness that stops short when she gets too close to the real cause of their distance. At one point he shows her the photo of Ethan and Jimmie on the rope and tells her that he has never seen that smile on Ethan’s face. A door between the two of them needs to definitely be opened by this conversation (and she has to tell him to take
Ethan fishing).
–Brian then shows up at the football game.
–The next day, Brian and Ethan are back at the same table in Shaker’s. This time Ethan (or Brian) is in the middle, not on the end. There’s a thaw going on here. Brian could tell Ethan a story about when he was in high school, or something along those lines. Ethan tells Brian that the next game is this coming Saturday and Brian promises to be there.
–We should see how the date/warehouse scenes play in this context. Should Ethan be more freaked out about Jimmie putting him in danger like that? Look at bringing back in the scene of Ethan being uncomfortable in Jimmie’s place, bringing in his discomfort with Jimmie’s world.
–The bingo/football game scene is now different. It’s here that we need to build a scene of Ethan scanning the stands, looking for his dad. His dad not showing up at this game (because he’s at Bingo with Ruth) now means a lot. When Ethan runs into them after the game, his anger has real emotional content.
–Ethan and Ruth’s confrontation remains the same, but now something has to happen with Brian for Ethan to allow him to be the one taking him to his audition. This needs to be a real effort by Brian, something that takes him outside of his comfort zone and convinces Ethan to give him yet another chance.
–This is a pivotal moment and should definitely have some humor in it. It should be a series of encounters, somewhat montage style, between Brian and Ethan as Ethan leaves Ruth’s class following the fight and heads home. Brian has summoned up the courage to try and talk with Ethan, but he’s the last person Ethan wants to see or talk to just then. So when he leaves the classroom building, there’s Brian waiting for him. But he turns and quickly walks away (which Brian sees). Then he’s going in to Menchie’s, and Brian comes in just after him and makes a lame joke about how much stuff you can put on your yogurt. Again, Ethan turns away and won’t even acknowledge him. Finally, as Ethan walks up to his house there he is again, in his car. During all of this Brian isn’t like a stalker, but a puppy who won’t go home or give up following you no matter how much you yell at him. Ethan finally leans in his car in front of the house and demands “What!?” This gives Brian the opening to apologize in his own inimical way, finally disarming Ethan’s anger. Brian could even start saying something about how beautiful Ruth is and Ethan cuts him off–way too much information. The end result of this encounter, while very brief, should be a moment of connection between father and son–one that leaves Ethan really wanting to give him another chance.
–Ethan’s confrontation with Jimmie about the accident is still right on. I believe that Ethan’s burgeoning connection with his dad will give his need to find out what happened in the accident more force.
–When Ethan comes back after Jimmie was arrested, we should look for ways to strengthen Ethan’s rejection of Jimmie’s demand that he go with him to the drug deal. This isn’t a wholesale change, but more strengthening of what’s there now.
–Ethan finding and tearing up the photos is still right, and again Ethan’s anger and sense of betrayal will now be much more palpable.
–The wedding scene is still good, with one big problem. My intent in that moment of Brian freezing is that when he sees the boy, it knocks him into paralysis because he’s so much like Michael. That’s what starts everything off on the wrong foot, which only gets worse. But it clearly isn’t reading that way. This isn’t a scene we can re-shoot, so we have to look at what we can possibly do in the editing to at least imply more strongly what’s going on in Brian’s head. (Note: in the current re-edit, the scene also doesn’t work after Brian’s first explosion. The rest of the argument runs counter to what he has been trying to do in act 2. We are now ending it with a long uncomfortable moment of Brian and Ruth sitting there very uncomfortable after the explosion.)
–In the drug-deal scene, Brian should show up at the very end, not earlier. Earlier, try a moment or two of him driving, looking around. If we can’t show clearly that he’s following Ethan and Jimmie, maybe having him drive around searching will then more understandably lead to him arriving at the scene, then quickly screwing it up.
–We need to find a way to make Brian not look like he’s there to take photographs, but still have the camera so that Lyle is convinced he’s been set up. Brian could have the camera with him but in a brief scene put it down. Then when he gets caught he picks it up again. The key thing in this scene is Brian’s fear about what is going on, and his struggle to find the courage to do something.
–When Brian calls Ruth, what he says needs to be more confessional. I didn’t realize how much rage I had in me, I haven’t been able to say Michael’s name since the accident, etc. Not necessarily longer (although a bit longer), but more specific and referencing what Brian knows now is the source of his anger.
Sweet Old World Festival Premiere
We are pleased to announce the world festival premiere of Sweet Old World at the Atlanta Film Festival.The film will screen at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema at 6:45 pm on Sunday, March 25.
We would love to see all of our wonderful Atlanta friends there, so buy your tickets early at http://www.atlantafilmfestival.com/2012-fest/tickets/
I know that many of you have been asking yourselves, “What ever happened to that film, Sweet Old World, that I heard about those many months ago?” Actually, it’s been over a year, and that’s a very good question that deserves an answer.
The answer, in a nutshell, is it has taken this long to finally get it right. Days, weeks, months in front of the editing system with my wonderful editor, Lindsay Mofford, and her intrepid assistant Travis Smith-Evans; hours of discussion with the dozens of brilliant friends who have given Vangie and me feedback-much of it very painful to hear; sleepless nights agonizing over how to make the story work; long days at every coffee shop from Silverlake to South Pas rewriting the script; and weeks of filming new scenes.
That sort of thing.
And now, much to my surprise, the end is near. We can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s getting brighter. We’re not done yet-there is still much work to get the film ready to show-but the story is complete and everything is in place.
So please watch the trailer and read the new Synopsis and Director’s Statementabout the film, and stay tuned for further updates as we get ready to introduce you, and the world, to Sweet Old World.
And I can’t say it enough: Thank you!
Weeks Two and Three: July 20-31
Sunday again, after two weeks that were physically far less demanding than the first but a greater emotional challenge–the kind of week I live for with this film. I had promised to write about acting and the “jigsaw puzzle effect,” so here goes.
I’m not particularly fond of jigsaw puzzles. Every year we go on a family trip with several of my cousins to Bass Lake near Yosemite National Park (we won’t be there this year, thanks to Sweet Old World!). One of the regular activities of this trip is a huge jigsaw puzzle that everyone works on at different times throughout the week–everyone, that is, but me. I avoid it, because the task of fitting those five hundred or two thousand pieces together is so daunting to me that I react with immediate frustration.
But I have discovered that in filming Sweet Old World I am creating my own jigsaw puzzle, and to my surprise I like it! The simple explanation is that we are not filming the story in sequence–scene one, scene two, etc. Rather, we are grouping all of the scenes in each location and shooting them in the block of time we are located there. This is in fact the way almost all films are made in the U.S., for the obvious reason that the cost of constantly changing locations to be able to shoot the scenes in order is prohibitive.
(The wonderful filmmaker Ramin Bahrani, who made Chop Shop–a film I was very inspired by and urge you to see–told me that in Europe it is much more common for films like ours to be made in sequence, because there is more money available for filmmakers to do that. But rarely if ever is it done here).
The result of course is that all of us have to create each scene seemingly out of nowhere, and it is often extremely disorienting. The process is like a dream where scenes and moments appear with no apparent connection to each other. We filmed the last scene of the film–a deeply emotional moment–last Wednesday morning, and the work that John Nielsen, who plays the father (Brian), had to do to get himself to that place was extremely difficult and taxing. He was exhausted the rest of the day, while we were filming scenes that take place much earlier in Brian’s life, before the traumatic events that lead to that last scene. It was, simply, a tremendous feat of acting on his part.
But here’s where the jigsaw puzzle comes in. While it would be more “logical” to be able to live the scenes of this film as they would have happened in life, we are instead creating pieces that will–or should–fit together in perfect harmony with the pieces that come before and after them. But there is no guarantee of that, so the puzzle gets deeper with each scene we shoot. Two scenes may fit perfectly well together on paper, but when you breathe life into them, when the actors make them their own and take them places you didn’t expect, then the puzzle begins to take a new shape. Maybe this piece fits better with the one that used to be five pieces away.
But this isn’t a bad thing. In fact, it’s just the opposite. What has happened is that the actors, through living their characters, have given the film it’s own life–and nothing could be more exciting. They have drawn out hidden truths, deep rivers of emotion, and surprising twists that open up a whole new landscape for this story–and fitting those new pieces together has now become an adventure and pleasure not unlike the one I know everyone else in my family feels as they find the pieces that fit in those monstrous jigsaw puzzles.
Which gets me to acting, and what I am learning every day.
But in order to write about acting, I first have to go into what this film is about. (Whenever that question comes up, “What is the film/song/book/poem/play/etc. about?” I always flash on an answer Bob Dylan gave to that question in a 1966 Playboy Magazine interview. When the exasperated interviewer asked him at the end to just tell us what his songs are about, he responded–and I’m paraphrasing here–“Well, some of them are about three minutes, some are about five minutes, and some are even about eight or nine minutes.” But I’m not Bob Dylan, so here’s my answer).
Sweet Old World is about learning to embrace your past, no matter how painful it may be. I don’t mean “Coming to terms” with it, because that expression has always felt confrontational to me. I mean really embracing it. It is part of your DNA, and informs your unique reality whether you accept or try to bury it. All of the people in my film have tried to bury their past–some intentionally and some because they had no other option. But when it comes back, as it inevitably will, the scabs they have formed get torn off and they face both the freedom and horror of opening themselves up and allowing their wounds to really heal.
I have never before directed actors. I have been a documentarian–both in my filmmaking and photography–and I have always seen the connection between finding the stories in people’s lives and creating fictional stories, but that has been pretty abstract to me. So when I begin this process the idea of working with actors was, frankly, terrifying.
But two years ago I began studying with Judith Weston, an acting and directing coach in Los Angeles. Judy has written two fantastic books–Directing Actors, and The Film Director’s Intuition, and she conducts regular workshops on rehearsal techniques, script analysis, and all of the other tools directors need. Before going on, I want to say categorically that if I had not met Judy and taken her workshops these past two years I would not be making this film today.
I won’t go into a lot of detail. You should read her books. But I will say that one critical reality she taught me is that there is no fundamental difference between working with actors and working with “documentary subjects,” between telling a documentary story and telling a fictional one. Both probe the reality that lives under the surface of our lives. Both seek to reveal the emotional truths that drive us.
With fiction, as well as documentary, the job of the director is to find the ways to free up actors to find and live the emotional reality of the scene they are playing. And when they do that, the scene may go in a direction you, the director, never even imagined. In short, they make the story their own.
I’ll give you one example that just floored me. One of the pivotal scenes in Sweet Old World is when Jimmie essentially wins Ethan’s heart. Ethan is the main character of the story, a talented musician who is aiming for Julliard. Jimmie, who is two years older than Ethan, is a wild kid who just showed up at school this year. Jimmie and Ethan have a past together, but at this point in the story it is not clear what that is. But Ethan is drawn to him and to the risky, dangerous life he embodies.
In this scene, Jimmie has just cold-cocked and gotten the best of a kid twice his size who owes him money and is refusing to pay. And in the process Jimmie needed Ethan to “give me a hand,” bringing him into his world (The scene takes place in the bathroom of a local hangout. I won’t say more, but trust me–you’ll love it). When it’s all over, Ethan and Jimmie are back among the other band kids, and all I knew was that Ethan would be both shocked and exhilarated, trying to process what he had just been a part of. But I really had no idea what form that would take.
So when we shot the scene, I simply asked Jacques Colimon (Ethan) to try to get Eric Peter-Kaiser’s (Jimmie) attention, to distract him. No dialogue. Not knowing what would happen, we began filming. And after maybe twenty seconds, Ethan caught Jimmie’s eye and they both started laughing. Just laughing, totally connected with each other. Turns out of course that neither of them had expected to do that either. It just happened, as spontaneous and real as any laugh could be. It said everything, and it was beautiful.
One thing I have always loved about the documentary process is the surprises. But this one is top on my list.
Week One July 13-16
It’s Sunday morning, and I have finally caught up on enough sleep to feel halfway human and begin the risky venture of using my brain again. After two all-nighters Thursday and Friday, I woke up mid-morning yesterday with the bulging disk in my neck throbbing like it never has before (I finished a series of three procedures designed to shrink the disk last week, but it has been resoundingly ineffective, which my pain specialist doctor seems to find personally insulting).
“Roller Coaster” is an easy cliché to use in describing a week of production, but it is apt. Any production situation is a roller coaster. But with documentaries, it’s more like the old-fashioned “out and back” ones that take more time between plunges and by today’s standards are like a drive in the country (I like those). This past week was more akin to the Screaming Zombie Executioner ones that throw and spin you twelve times before you’re settled in your seat. I’ve never been on one of those (and I never will!), but I’ve been through my first week of feature film production as a director and it whips any of those poser roller coaster’s butt.
We started day one with the fun stuff, the wedding receptions and Brian’s sexual fantasies in their midst. And it most definitely was fun. I’d never been in anything like it. In all of my documentary work, I think the biggest crew I ever had was six. And for Sir! No Sir! it was me and my DP May Rigler traveling around the country lugging our own equipment.
But here, to shoot three scenes, were forty people doing everything from wardrobe to lighting (and I have less money to make this film than I had for Sir! No Sir!). I have to say right now that we have put together an absolutely amazing group of people–artists and technicians–to bring this film to life. And I’m not just saying that because I have to work with all of these folks for another three weeks. Everyone is working on faith, dedication, and commitment to this project. They’re damned sure not working on this one to get rich (although let me say right now that is not a principal, so go to Kickstarter immediately after you read this and help us keep going).
Being amidst this group, I simultaneously felt elated and overwhelmed. Does it really take this many people to make a film? I am still wrapping my head around that one, but the answer began to emerge as Lorraine Heitzman, our Art Director, added subtle touches to give each scene its distinct quality; as Sica Schmitz, our Wardrobe Stylist, made the three brides and grooms look and feel like this was their big day; and as my Director of Photography Ardy Fatehi, Gaffer Justin Moran-Duquette, designed lighting schemes that gave us the maximum flexibility to film the scenes. And that is just naming a few. Working with everyone fed my collaborationist soul and made for a heady, satisfying day.
But then there was Day Two.
Day Two, a day that was a lesson in communication–or rather lack of it; a day that was driven more by lighting issues than by creating the scenes; a day when my own inner conflicts with how we are making this film emerged and even exploded; but through all of this a day that still brought forward incredible, complex and meaty scenes.
For me, the joy of making a film is in the process. And key to that process is the collaboration of creative people to bring an idea, an event, an emotion to life. But right from the start of Day Two that collaboration began to break down. We were at Shaker’s Diner in South Pasadena to film two key scenes–the breakfast Brian and Ethan have in the beginning of the film, and the after-game band hangout when Jimmie brings Ethan into his world.
Ardy was taking what seemed like forever to light the first scene, and I was getting more and more irritated and anxious, increasingly worried that way too much time was being spent on lighting minutiae, which was squeezing out the most important element, the acting. But I never said anything to Ardy about it, never took him aside and told him my problem with what was happening. I just got more upset. So by the time we had finished shooting that scene I was not in a very good state (it didn’t help that it was about 120 degrees that day, in fact the whole week). When a grip who had gotten some wrong information began drilling into a post in the diner I exploded, screaming at him like in a classically clichéd auteur to get off the set.
(There was, by way of explanation, a method to my madness. In an incredibly generous move, the management of Shaker’s had given us use of half of the restaurant for no fee–we’re talking thousands of dollars here that they essentially gave us for this film. In fact the entire South Pasadena community has gone to great lengths to support us, from the high school to the film office. So when I saw a crew-member drilling into a post I flipped, seeing that generosity and trust being violated before my eyes. But screaming at the guy who’d been told to drill a screw in was…well, you get the picture.)
I felt horrible. Just a few weeks earlier I had told my Assistant Director, Aaron Penn, in no uncertain terms that I wanted no yelling on the set. This was going to be a relaxed, enjoyable experience for everyone. And then, two measly days into the shoot, I had violated my own rule in the most spectacular, destructive way possible.
It took a lot of apologies and explanations to get things back on track, and the rest of the afternoon and evening netted wonderful work from everyone and several revelatory moments from the actors, especially Jacques Colimon (Ethan) and Eric Peter-Kaiser (Jimmie). I promise my next blog will be mostly about acting, the actors, and those revelatory moments that are giving such complex inner life to this story.
But for now, I just want to say that if I had just taken a few minutes to take Ardy aside and talk about what was bothering me, the day would have gone much differently. It’s a classic cliché, but communication is everything.
When I finally did talk to him the next day about my overall approach and the kind of collaboration I wanted from him–which was not about lighting but had to be focused on how the camera captures and enhances the emotional course of each scene–he told me that this was exactly the kind of collaboration he craved but most directors didn’t want. In fact, we were very much on the same page, which I really had known all along. But I had allowed that one situation to drive a wedge between us by not immediately addressing it.
So no matter how insane that Screaming Zombie Executioner gets, I have to be completely present and open at every instant or it will go flying off the tracks. Damn. I thought this was going to be an easy ride!
For the rest of the week Ardy and I, and all of the crew, worked much more closely together and I know that our collaboration will only deepen as the shoot proceeds.
I’ll leave you with a joke Ardy told me the last night of the week:
Q: Why should you never give a Director of Photography a cigarette?
A: Because it takes him two hours to light it.
Next week–the jigsaw puzzle effect and acting Acting, ACTING!
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Hyundai E&C wins plant order worth 3.2 trillion won in Saudi Arabia
Posted July. 11, 2019 07:31,
Updated July. 11, 2019 07:31
Hyundai E&C wins plant order worth 3.2 trillion won in Saudi Arabia. July. 11, 2019 07:31. by Lee Sae Saem iamsam@donga.com.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) has won a 3.2-trillion-won plant contract from Saudi Arabia. Hyundai E&C said on Wednesday that it signed a 2.7-billion-dollar deal that includes Package 6 and Package 12 development projects in Marjan at Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (local time).
Key executives from the two companies, including Saudi Aramco President Amin Nasser, Saudi Aramco Senior Vice President Ahmad Al-Sa’adi, Hyundai E&C Executive Vice President of Plant Division Lee Won-woo, and Hyundai E&C Al Khobar Office Director Kim Hang-yeol attended the signing ceremony.
The two plant orders won by Hyundai E&C are part of Saudi Aramco’s project that aims to build processing facilities for the gas and crude oil produced from the offshore oilfields in Marjan. The Package 6 project, whose construction cost amounts to 1.48 billion dollars, plans to expand an existing gas-oil separation plant so that it can process additional 300,000 barrels a day. The package 12 project, which is approximately 1.25 billion dollars in construction cost, aims to construct facilities that supply power and water to an onshore plant. It is estimated that both projects will take 41 months to be completed since the start of the construction.
“Hyundai E&C has won the orders based on trust with Saudi Aramco as well as our capabilities and experience in many construction projects in Saudi Arabia,” Hyundai E&C said. “It will work in our advantage in winning future construction projects not only in Saudi Arabia but in the entire Middle East,” said Hyundai E&C.”
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T-REX Announces Program Director to Lead New Geospatial Center
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NGA’s Mark Tatgenhorst to head Geosaurus, slated to open later this year
ST. LOUIS (August 1, 2019) – Geosaurus, the first-of-its-kind Geospatial Resource & Innovation Center under development within T-REX’s downtown innovation facility, has named Mark Tatgenhorst its founding Program Director.
Tatgenhorst, a 33-year veteran leader of research and innovation initiatives for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), will spearhead development operations for the state-of-the-art center, slated to complete construction by the end of 2019.
Geosaurus will be an inclusive community space uniting St. Louis’ expanding geospatial cluster, focusing on nurturing early-stage geospatial startups and supporting workforce development.
“Mark’s impeccable tenure with NGA encapsulates the Geosaurus ethos and his expertise will strengthen our mission to further solidify St. Louis as the global center of excellence in geospatial and location information,” said Dr. Patricia Hagen, Executive Director of T-REX.
St. Louis has emerged as a leading center for geospatial technology advancement, due in large part to NGA building its new $1.75B western headquarters just north of Downtown and to the city’s rapidly growing tech ecosystem.
Tatgenhorst has played a key role in facilitating NGA’s outreach to the external innovation community, serving as co-chair for the St. Louis Area Geospatial Ecosystem Subcommittee and NGA Campus West Research Directorate Lead.
“I had to be a part of the energy surrounding Geosaurus,” Tatgenhorst said of his new position. “This collaborative environment and innovative approach is the exact next step the geospatial industry needs to make, and it’s happening in St. Louis. I couldn’t say no to this tremendous opportunity.”
Funding for Geosaurus programming, including the addition of the Geospatial Program Director position, has been made possible by a $500,000 grant by the United States Economic Development Administration, a bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
“EDA is pleased to support T-REX’s efforts to assert the St. Louis region as a pioneering worldwide player in the geospatial industry,” said Angela Belden Martinez, EDA Regional Director. “We congratulate incoming Director Tatgenhorst and look forward to the launch of this transformative, inclusive space as a means to foster specialized tech talent and to expand access to high-skilled careers.”
Bayer is a founding sponsor of the resource center as well, contributing a matching $500,000 grant for renovation and buildout of the nearly 15,000 square foot space on T-REX’s 4th floor.
Dr. Hagen selected Tatgenhorst after an extensive interview process following an open call for candidates beginning in October of 2018. He is scheduled to retire from his government position this month and will begin working directly with T-REX August 5.
“We had applicants from around the world interested in this pivotal leadership position, which speaks to how important innovation is to this industry,” said Dr. Hagen. “And everyone I’ve spoken to has said, ‘you couldn’t have found a better guy for the job.’”
Join us August 14th at this month's Geosaurus Unleashed as we introduce Mark Tatgenhorst to our community with a fireside chat alongside Dr. Patricia Hagen, President & Executive Director of T-REX.
More press:
"NGA Veteran Tapped to Lead T-REX's New Geospatial Center" - St. Louis Business Journal
"NGA's Mark Tatgenhorst to Lead New Geospatial Center Geosaurus at T-REX" - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Geosaurus, Powered by Bayer” – Unveiling T-REX’s Geospatial Resource & Innovation Center
Sledgehammers breaking through a mock wall signaled the construction start of the new "Geosaurus, Powered by Bayer" Innovation Resource Center at T-REX, a St. Louis based advanced technology incubator. Geosaurus will serve as the latest pillar in St. Louis' efforts to become the global leader in geospatial intelligence, excellence and expertise.
Last year, T-REX was awarded a $500,000 grant from Bayer to support the creation of a new geospatial innovation space that would be located inside the nonprofit's downtown St. Louis building. To accommodate "Geosaurus, Powered by Bayer", crews are renovating T-REX's entire 14,760-square-foot fourth floor.
With an emphasis on entrepreneurship, innovation, workforce development, partnerships with area universities and training programs, Geosaurus will provide collaborative content and programming for advancing the geospatial industry. It will also become a talent pipeline for companies like Bayer and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which is relocating its Washington, D.C. headquarters to a site that is less than two miles away from T-REX. By 2026, it's estimated that companies operating within the "Geosaurus, Powered by Bayer" Innovation Resource Center will create more than five thousand new geospatial industry jobs and generate more than $500 million in economic growth for the St. Louis region.
"St. Louis has so many incredible geospatial resources across the region, and Geosaurus will be the thread that connects them," said Patricia Hagen, President and Executive Director of T-REX. "This is where innovations will be fostered; talent will be cultivated and partnerships will be formed."
T-REX is home to more than 200 companies, including those focused on geospatial intelligence such as Geodata IT, SAIC, Optimal Geo, UNCOMN and Boundless, which Bayer began a collaborative relationship with in 2017 to coordinate open source geospatial code to the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) community.
"Geospatial intelligence is becoming a high priority for agriculture as well as other industries that rely on highly technical and precise mapping data," said Al Mitchell, Vice President of Corporate Engagement for Bayer. "Bayer is excited to partner with T-REX in the development of Geosaurus, which will help to further define St. Louis as an innovation and technology hub."
One of the first companies moving into Geosaurus will be the Combatting Wildlife Trafficking Geo-Analytic Hub, which is working to harness geospatial analytics and predictive modeling for efforts to stop global poaching.
Joining Mitchell and Hagen at today's "wall smashing" ceremony were St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, Downtown STL, Inc. CEO Missy Kelley and St. Louis Development Corp. Executive Director Otis Williams. St. Louis architectural firm Remiger is designing the "Geosaurus, Powered by Bayer" space. Construction of the new center is expected to be completed in August 2019.
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2018 was a Gigantic Year for St. Louis & T-REX!
T-REXers work tirelessly each and every day as the true innovators and future economic drivers of our region. As we close out 2018, let's take a moment to celebrate our collective successes this year, and measure our momentum heading into 2019.
How Relocating to T-REX Brought Engility Closer to the National-Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Originally published on the Engility blog by Michael Aper and republished through EQ: Entrepreneur Quarterly. Engility is now SAIC.
This is not a cautionary tale of genetic engineering gone bad; it is a tale of how Engility recognized an opportunity to better partner with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) by moving into the T-REX Innovation Center (a St. Louis nonprofit incubator that takes its name from its beginnings as the Technology Entrepreneur Center at the Old Railway Exchange).
We also gained access to some of St. Louis’ most interesting startup companies Comparing one’s customer to a dinosaur is not always wise, but given the early success of T-REX for Engility and NGA, I think the venerable tyrannosaur may be my new personal spirit animal.
It’s Okay To Be King
The NGA does a lot of very cool things with geospatial data, but traditional intelligence community thinking has kept its engineers more or less at arms’ length from commercial innovators. That changed when NGA set out to “work in the open” and make St. Louis the geospatial tech capital of the world—working with the commercial and academic sectors. I watched with interest as startup companies began flocking to the T-REX offices. NGA started using T-REX spaces heavily in 2017 during the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) Worldwide Conference and hosted NGA Tech Showcase West from the facility a few months later. NGA was coming out of windowless rooms to collaborate with diverse thinkers in an open-concept environment…and I wanted to make sure Engility was there. I laid out the plan to move our St. Louis offices to T-REX, and Engility’s leadership agreed.
The T-REX offices open a whole new world of opportunity. The startup mentality mixes things up and gets government and IC personnel thinking about solutions differently than we’re used to. Getting the brain steered in a different direction can lead to effective brainstorming sessions and unique approaches to problem solving. As creatures of habit, it’s refreshing and motivating for government personnel to get outside the classified walls and into this type of energetic, innovative, and entrepreneur environment.
Engility joined the T-REX community in May 2018, the same month that NGA began increasing their presence at the facility. We now sit in the same building that our customer frequents as their primary location for offsite meetings and events. In addition, there will soon be a new Geospatial Resource Center on the 4th floor. T-REX is quickly becoming the geospatial hub of St. Louis.
Taking Big Bites
The tyrannosaur was capable of 500-pound bites. Taking the lead from my spirit animal, Engility is looking to take full advantage of our new office space. In the coming months we have plans to host demos for our NGA customers, give sneak peeks to newly-released apps via NGA’s GEOINT App Store, engage with new talent, attend customer and building events, and host a variety of events meant to engage our customer and fellow T-REX denizens.
We’re still just beginning our chapter here at T-REX, but we are fresh off a visit with senior NGA leadership, which we expect to be the first of many successful customer and vendor engagements.
T-REX incubator awarded $500,000 federal grant for geospatial center
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The grants keep rolling in for downtown incubator T-REX as it works to establish a geospatial technology hub in its Washington Avenue building. The U.S. Economic Development Administration announced Thursday it had awarded the nonprofit incubator a $500,000 grant to develop a "Locational Intelligence Resource Center"...
Published by Jacob Barker / St. Louis Post Dispatch
T-REX prepares for big jump into geospatial innovation
A St. Louis technology incubator is devoting an entire floor of its historic downtown building to establishing a pipeline of workers and advancements in the highly-skilled field of geospatial technology. T-REX will soon house a Geospatial Resource Center. T-REX President and Executive Director Patricia Hagen recently spoke about the plans...
Published by Wayne Pratt / St. Louis Public Radio
AT&T creates Open Source Lab at T-REX
AT&T is reaching out to St. Louis’ tech startup community with a new Open Source Lab. The company is providing about $70,000 worth of servers, technology services and funding to create the lab, which will be located at the tech incubator T-REX in downtown St. Louis. Jomo Castro, AT&T's regional director of external affairs, said...
Published by Maria Altman / St. Louis Public Radio
Meeting lays groundwork for focus on tech incubators, start-ups
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Scott Cousins/The Telegraph
Area developers, bankers, investors, real estate agents and others will have an opportunity to learn about business incubators and tech start-ups at a roundtable meeting that is the first public collaboration between St. Louis-based T-REX, a nonprofit tech incubator, and Madison County Community Development...
Originally Published by Scott Cousins / The Telegraph
Missouri Venture Forum Brings Together 36 Speakers For Its Free Investor And Entrepreneurship Conference On June 12
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MVF’s inaugural Roadmap to Entrepreneurship Conference in 2016.
In one of the largest local efforts to link the St. Louis startup community with leading experts, Missouri Venture Forum has landed more than 35 speakers for its second annual. Roadmap to Entrepreneurship” conference... [Read more...]
How To Strengthen And Grow Your Startup Ecosystem
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On Monday, May 15, the eve of Capital Innovators Demo Day, the St. Louis-based accelerator hosted a panel discussion at T-REX with Cultivation Capital, Venture for America, and PluggedIN titled, “How to...
Originally Published by Tanya Yatzeck / EQ
Technology Entrepreneur Center Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
T-REX is an innovation and entrepreneur development facility dedicated to strengthening the economic vitality of Saint Louis, MO. T-REX operates a technology startup incubator, hosts an Innovation Conference Center, and advances strategic initiatives to foster inclusive economic growth through technological ingenuity.
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Falsify: Episodes 23-24
by Paroma
Ah, and this is why Falsify is a win for me. When you give me villains with convincing moral conflicts instead of generic slimy characters with obsidian hearts, I’m sold. As Chief Gu closes his trap on our heroes and comes up ahead of the pack, it’s genuinely satisfying to see a smart antagonist setting up a proper challenge for the good guys to overcome. But even the biggest manipulator in the world of news has lines that he hesitates to cross. The question now is: Will the greed for power overcome Chief Gu’s few remaining moral scruples?
EPISODE 23 RECAP
As all three teams realize that they’ve stepped into a neatly laid trap, news breaks all over Seoul that con artist Nam Kang-myung is arriving at 1 A.M. at Goong-pyung Port, which is an hour away from the harbor where So-ra, her team, and the reporters have gathered. And it’s already past midnight.
All over the city people whose money Nam Kang-myung had stolen watch the news in shock and anger as the man’s new face is broadcast to the world. They drop everything they are doing to get to Goong-pyung Port where the stowaway boat will dock.
Editor Jung reports to Chief Gu that all but one news channel is reporting Nam Kang-myung’s return. Chief Gu tells his minion to send the hesitant channel the recording so they feel confident enough to make the broadcast—he wants all eyes on the port where Nam Kang-myung will allegedly arrive tonight.
Both Patriot News and the Splash Team reach out to their contacts in other media houses and realize that the Nam Kang-myung news piece had been reported on the basis of an anonymous tip-off. As Chief Yang berates some paper over the phone over their unethical broadcast, Moo-young and So-ra decide they should split up and head to the other port.
But Seok-min is wary. It dawns on him that this sudden, universal broadcast isn’t news but a coordinated show where every detail of Nam Kang-myung’s case is being revealed to an enraged public. He points out that all of his victims will be headed to the reported port at this moment.
This gives Moo-young flashbacks to the way Boss Park’s life ended, ahead of a mob of bereaved families who’d found out about his location because of Moo-young’s live broadcast. Moo-young pales as he sees the similarities between what they had done and what the news channels are doing right now.
Moo-young points out the parallels to his team, and everyone understands the emotional state Nam Kang-myung’s scam victims will be in when they arrive at the port. So-ra says that an accident may happen, but Seok-min says that the powers that be want the worst case scenario to play out since Nam Kang-myung’s existence is the only evidence left of his scam.
Yoo-kyung asks what the point was to get them all to gather at the wrong port, and Moo-young says that it was to waste their time, so there is no one to get in the way of Nam Kang-myung’s death by lynching.
Standing apart from the others, Moo-young tells So-ra that they should leave half her team here and head over to the other port. So-ra feels embarrassed that she wasn’t more suspicious of having all the information come to her so easily. She tells Moo-young that if he were a close friend or family, she would ask him to stop here, but he points out that she won’t say such a thing to him and that they should all do their best.
As Chief Yang prepares to leave with the part of the team going to Goong-pyung Port, the rest of Patriot News warns him to stay clear of Moo-young, since chaos always chases after him. Moo-young finds Seok-min looking at a message he received, telling him not to go to the port.
Seok-min tells Moo-young that this may be a trap or their last chance, and asks if he really wants to head over to the port. Moo-young reminds Seok-min of the time when he told him to stop because Seok-min believed he was solely out for revenge.
Seok-min asks what he concluded about his motives, and Moo-young says that after a lot of thought, he decided that he can’t give up and that chasing facts is all they can do. So, he’ll go to the port. Seok-min sighs in agreement that they can’t help who they are. Calling each other weird, they smile and get into the car.
On her way to the other port, So-ra calls Chief Prosecutor Im and asks him why he gave her false information. Lounging carelessly, he breezily dismisses her accusation and says he was simply helping her out. So-ra tells him that she knows that he was the one to leak information about her on the day she was attacked.
As the chief prosecutor blusters, So-ra promises that even if she loses Nam Kang-myung today, she’ll turn all her focus to making his life harder from now on. Hanging up on her boss, she leaves him to sputter curses at the dead connection.
Chief Prosecutor Im puts in a call to Chief Gu, who tells him that an article on So-ra will go up the next day, and that he’s relying on the chief prosecutor to manipulate the reaction of the prosecutor’s office.
Twenty minutes before the boat’s arrival, Killer reports to someone that everything is ready. Both So-ra and the reporters race in their respective cars to reach the port in time. Moo-young looks at the picture of Nam Kang-myung with the orphans, and then again at his new face in the news articles.
Moo-young wonders if it’s possible for an accomplished con man like Nam Kang-myung to not be aware of the leak about his new identity and arrival. He questions why they were warned not to go to the port, but Nam Kang-myung didn’t receive such a warning.
But then Moo-young stops his own line of questioning because despite his new, nobler reasons for pursuing the man, he hasn’t forgotten that Nam Kang-myung is the newest lead to finding the killer who murderer his brother. “I must catch him,” he thinks to himself.
Police have already gathered at Goong-pyung Port and they position themselves to wait for the boat, which has been sighted in the distance. Meanwhile, cops try to keep the growing crowd of civilians from entering the port, but they are unprepared for the vehemence of the victims.
Our heroes worry as the clock passes 1 A.M. and they still have some distance to go before reaching the harbor.
As the fishing boat docks quietly at the port, policemen burst on to the scene. Some board the vessel while others tether it to the dock so it can’t escape. The cops find stowaways in the belly of the boat and line them up. As the chief of police walks up to the last of them, a light shines on Nam Kang-myung’s new face.
The police cover everyone’s faces with jackets so the reporters can’t take pictures of the stowaways, but as they march the people up to the police vans, the barrier stopping the civilians breaks, and reporters and victims rush towards the police and Nam Kang-myung.
Despite attempts to control the crowd, one of the victims manages to pull Nam Kang-myung’s jacket away and reveal his face to everyone. As his victims look upon him, suddenly frozen, he smiles smugly. This triggers their rage, and they push past the police to get at him.
So-ra, her team, and the reporters finally reach the scene and run towards the port. Just then, in a split second, something slices Nam Kang-myung’s neck and the man clutches at his throat as blood gushes out.
Civilians scatter in shock, as Nam Kang-myung falls to the ground. Yoo-kyung and Chief Yang run towards the melee with their cameras, while So-ra stops Moo-young in place and tells him not to do anything that would make him a suspect.
Moo-young can hardly believe that Nam Kang-myung is dying like this, when all his hopes of finding the killer had been pinned on him. So-ra runs to the nearest police car and uses the microphone to warn everyone to stay in place: “Anyone who moves will be considered the culprit.”
A reporter from Seoul Post orders his cameraman to take pictures of Patriot News, Splash Team, and especially So-ra. Meanwhile, Moo-young notices something suspicious about one of the men being escorted away with his face hidden. In flashback, we see him staring at his laptop and observing that “that must be his habit when he’s nervous.”
But when he moves towards the man, he’s caught by a policeman who reminds him that moving means he’ll be considered a suspect. As he tries to explain his suspicion to the cop, the man is put into a car and taken away and Moo-young is handcuffed to a police van, right next to Seok-min.
Paramedics try to stop Nam Kang-myung’s bleeding, but his flailing hands inhibit their attempts to help him. So-ra watches as he’s loaded onto the ambulance.
As Yoo-kyung and Chief Yang take pictures of the scene, Yoo-kyung hears some policemen bully one of the stowaways—a young girl—who sits weakly on the road, unable to get up. Yoo-kyung loses her temper and intercedes, nearly getting arrested by the testy policeman.
Chief Yang pleads on her behalf and tries to drag her away, but helping the stowaway girl up, Yoo-kyung asks if he can’t see how desperate the girl must have been to come here like this. Realizing that the girl can’t walk by herself, Chief Yang piggybacks her to the police car, ignoring the anger of the cops.
Moo-young blames himself for the present situation, knowing that he set the example with his handling of Boss Park’s case. Seok-min agrees that he had done wrong, but refuses to blame Moo-young for Nam Kang-myung’s broadcast. He points out that every media outlet that printed this news like puppets helped bring this incident to fruition.
Moo-young says that even though he’s just a trash reporter, he is not exempt from being held accountable. Seok-min admits that he should feel responsible but tells him not to forget his original cause because of one bad judgment call: “That’ll just make you an empty shell.”
On the way to the hospital, Nam Kang-myung struggles against all attempts to help him by the paramedics. Then, as he passes away, his arm falls limply to his side, and we see the globe tattoo on his wrist.
So-ra reaches the hospital just as the ambulance does and watches as the dead man is wheeled out of the vehicle. Other police cars arrive with reporters in tow, and everyone begins to question the other stowaways about their association with Nam Kang-myung.
Inside the hospital, the Seoul Post reporter bribes one of the technicians to give him the fingerprint analysis before the police get their hands on it.
Prosecutor Cha’s men look for the doctor who’d helped fake Nam Kang-myung’s death but find that he’s gone into hiding. The prosecutor’s chief witness, Nam Kang-myung’s old accomplice, Mr. Kim, is now enraged that the con man died so easily, and he was denied the satisfaction of seeing him prosecuted in court.
Prosecutor Cha and her right-hand man question Reporter Na and Ji-won about the source of their information about Nam Kang-myung. Reporter Na insists that they got the video clip from an anonymous source, but the prosecutor says that that’s a convenient way to sidestep their responsibility for having killed someone.
She accuses the Splash Team of having leaked the information about Nam Kang-myung’s arrival to the media in order for him to be caught at any cost. She sketches a picture of reporters desperate to break the news first but finding themselves at the wrong port. As Reporter Na and Ji-won deny causing the crowd to descend on the port, Prosecutor Cha hones in on them and presses to know who the true source of the video clip was.
Ji-won looks ready to break, but Reporter Na holds strong against the prosecutor’s tactics and denies knowing the identity of the source. When Prosecutor Cha finally leaves them alone, Ji-won asks if they shouldn’t reveal Chief Gu as the source, but Reporter Na says that one word from them can put all of Daehan Daily in jeopardy. He knows that it’s a difficult situation, but they have nothing to back their claims up with.
Outside, Prosecutor Cha’s right-hand man suggests interrogating them separately, but Prosecutor Cha says they can’t keep journalists locked up. She’s also uncertain about how much the informant’s identity will help, since the scheme looks like the handiwork of someone who wouldn’t get his own hands dirty.
Finally, she worries that this may not be the end, as too many people were involved for it to be just a plot to get rid of Nam Kang-myung. “I have a feeling that this is a bigger scheme to bury someone else along the way.”
In Daehan Daily’s office, Chief Gu surveys the news channels covering Nam Kang-myung’s death at the port and tells someone in the background, “Let’s get started now.”
Chief Gu and Editor Jung set the ball rolling on the final act of their master plan. “Everyone is desperately looking for someone to take the blame,” says Chief Gu. “Thankfully, Patriot News has pulled something like this before.”
Editor Jung asks what happens when people realize that they were not the ones behind this. Chief Gu says that a traditional media house might suffer consequences but Mr. Park’s trash news site won’t.
Reporters wait at the police station for the suspects from the harbor to be brought in by the police. As the van unloads stowaways and other civilians, several reporters recognize Chief Yang and ask if he’s also a suspect. He yells that he’s not and warns them not to write false articles like last time.
But a picture of Chief Yang in police custody is already being used by a trash news site to upload articles about Patriot News’ involvement in Nam Kang-myung’s death. As Editor Jung watches, Mr. Park writes a false article about Patriot News tipping off the media about Nam Kang-myung’s arrival and publishes it on one site, then directs his staff to write more articles based off his and publish them on two other trash news sites owned by them. Soon, their articles are trending on search pages.
Mr. Park proudly shows Editor Jung how to create rumors without facts online. Editor Jung asks if Mr. Park doesn’t get sued for defamation, and the trash reporter admits that it happens a lot, but there’s an easy way out. He starts deleting the articles he just uploaded, and points out that now that the rumor is out there, other news agencies will pick it up and spread it further, while the original article gets deleted.
And just as he predicted, soon, other news sites start uploading articles blaming Patriot News for the leak and consequent death of Nam Kang-myung. Editor Jung wonders admiringly why these other sites would base their articles off of Mr. Park’s, and the trash reporter smugly declares that his agency is the Daehan Daily of the tabloid world.
Chief Gu tells Lawyer Jo that the rumors will hurt Patriot News so badly that they won’t be able to recover when their name is finally cleared. Lawyer Jo asks if So-ra and Splash Team are next, and Chief Gu agrees that he’d allowed them to run free for too long.
After much self-congratulation, Chief Gu finally broaches the subject of Nam Kang-myung with Lawyer Jo, asking why the man was kept alive for six years. Lawyer Jo doesn’t say much, but Chief Gu can make an educated guess that the “elders” were less concerned about money and more about a certain project they started twenty years ago.
Lawyer Jo points out that curiosity isn’t always a virtue, and Chief Gu asks him to come clean. He’s already heard that the “elders” are dissatisfied with the current administration and guesses that Nam Kang-myung is to play a part in a plan to destabilize it. Lawyer Jo laughs that Chief Gu has already figured out so much on his own.
Chief Yang has his handcuffs unlocked at the station by a cooperative cop and pulls Moo-young away from the window—where he was scanning all the parked police cars—to get his cuffs removed as well.
Moo-young asks the cop where a certain police car is, quoting the license plate and pointing out that while seven stowaways were taken away from the port, only five were at the police station. Seok-min and Yoo-kyung look up with interest at this, while the nice cop suddenly looks shifty.
When another detective—the one who had handcuffed Moo-young at the port—comes towards them, Nice Cop tells him that the reporters are asking about “that.” The detective silences him sharply and kicks Moo-young and his colleagues out of the station.
So-ra speaks with the forensic specialist who tells them that the dead body matches the medical history and other features of Nam Kang-myung. When the fingerprints are brought in by the bribed technician, So-ra hands it over to Paralegal Park, telling him that they have to be absolutely sure this time.
The forensic specialist asks how far they are in catching the culprit and suggests that they look into gang members, since the precision of the cut severing the carotid artery shows the work of a professional. So-ra is stunned to realize that there was someone like that on the scene.
Outside the station, Moo-young explains that the stowaway escorted into the missing police car had an odd habit that was particular to Nam Kang-myung. Chief Yang and Yoo-kyung scoff but Seok-min encourages him to keep talking, saying that they can’t afford to ignore a lead.
Moo-young explains that he had noticed in a video of Nam Kang-myung that he tended to tap his middle and third finger when he was anxious, and he’d seen the same nervous gesture made by the missing stowaway who was taken away by the cops.
He asks his colleagues to consider that Nam Kang-myung may be alive. Seok-min is the only one who can see history repeating itself and points out how skittish the nice cop was. Yoo-kyung says that they all saw Nam Kang-myung’s face, yet Moo-young wonders if it’s possible that everything was fabricated from the beginning.
That’s when Seok-min realizes that they only believed that Nam Kang-myung had plastic surgery because the media said so. Chief Yang asks if they really killed an unidentified man to cover for the real Nam Kang-myung, and Moo-young says that the only person who can answer that is the dead man.
As Moo-young suggests they go find out if the dead man is the real Nam Kang-myung, a crowd of reporters emerge from the police station and run their way. Chief Yang yells back at them in confusion, wondering why they’re running at them like a horde of zombies, when the rest of Patriot News arrives in their van and hurriedly gets them inside.
As the van pulls away from the crowd of reporters, Moo-young and Chief Yang find out that they’re being called murderers because some articles are claiming that they posted Nam Kang-myung’s new face online for the victims to see. Distressed, Chief Yang starts thinking of a rebuttal article denying the accusations but Seok-min points out: “There’s no way to prove we didn’t do what we didn’t do. A thousand words will not be enough.”
So-ra tells Moo-young over the phone that the fingerprint analysis isn’t out yet since the police are being uncooperative. But she thinks of something else they can do.
Patriot News and Splash Team arrive at the hospital and they divide into two teams to go see the body and talk to the girl stowaway, who’s been hospitalized.
The Seoul Post reporter sees the teams at the hospital and calls Editor Jung to say that it’s time for that article. In return he asks for assurance that he’ll get a position in Daehan Daily. Editor Jung makes the promise and enters Chief Gu’s office to tell him that they’re ready to put up the article about So-ra.
But Editor Jung finds Chief Gu deep in thought. The man is deeply disturbed after his conversation with Lawyer Jo. In flashback, we see him telling Lawyer Jo that what they’re planning to do is an act of terror. Lawyer Jo answers that while power will come back to the administration they favor in five years, they’re impatient and want to build a legend that will last for the next fifty. “In the end, that’s patriotism,” says Lawyer Jo.
In the present, Editor Jung senses Chief Gu’s tumultuous thoughts and asks if there has been a change in plans. Chief Gu focuses enough to tell him to go ahead, and observes that they need Seoul Post’s credibility to knock down So-ra and the Splash Team.
So-ra tries to question the stowaway girl but gets nowhere until Yoo-kyung and Chief Yang come into the hospital room. What the girl reveals makes So-ra give Moo-young a call while he’s walking to the morgue.
Nam Kang-myung is alive, she tells him, and what’s more is that he calmly entered Korea right under their noses. Despite having figured it out already, Moo-young repeats the words in disbelief and the rest of the team stares at him in shock.
In a bathroom in an undisclosed location, the real Nam Kang-myung takes off the hat worn by the captain of the stowaway fishing boat. He smiles at his reflection and his fingers twitch at his side.
Clothed in a sharp suit and clean shaven, Nam Kang-myung emerges from the roadside public bathroom and gets into the backseat of a car accompanied by Lawyer Jo and Killer.
Lawyer Jo apologizes for all the trouble he’s had. Nam Kang-myung compliments him on the flawlessness of his plan and rues that Koreans fall for the same ruse every time. As he sighs over the gullibility of the citizens, Killer looks stonily ahead.
We see that on the stowaway boat, when the captain had recognized Nam Kang-myung, he was speaking to the real one. Once he and his henchman killed the real captain, Nam Kang-myung took over his position. So when the cops boarded the boat and questioned him, he only had to pretend to be a Chinese smuggler and point at the stowaways under deck. When the fake Nam Kang-myung was found, no one looked at the real one twice.
In the present, Nam Kang-myung addresses Killer, who’s caught staring at him in the rearview mirror: “You still haven’t fixed that habit of yours. Those eyes.” He tells Lawyer Jo that he took Killer in because guys with hate in their eyes can survive anywhere.
Lawyer Jo studies Killer and repeats, “Survive.” He tells Nam Kang-myung that he had foresight, since things happened as planned.
Moo-young and Seok-min run to the morgue as they realize that the dead man isn’t the real Nam Kang-myung. In the hospital, as Yoo-kyung shows the girl pictures from the port, So-ra stops her on one image.
When So-ra gets to the morgue with Yoo-kyung, they show her what they discovered on the dead man’s body: the globe tattoo. While the rest speculate on who the man could be, So-ra says that he must be a henchman who knew that he had to sacrifice himself. She tells them that he had been refusing the oxygen mask, like he was determined to die.
Seok-min counters that he could have been struggling as he was in pain, but So-ra tells him that the man who cut his neck is a professional at using knives, so that’s unlikely. Yoo-kyung then shows the group the image that had caught So-ra’s eyes—it’s of Killer in police uniform, leading away a man with his head hidden under a jacket.
Moo-young recognizes Killer immediately, and we see him in flashback as Killer moves amongst the other cops to reach the real Nam Kang-myung and escort him away in a police car. Moo-young states the obvious: that they had used the fake Nam Kang-myung’s death to cover the entry of the real one into the country.
Successful in his escape, Nam Kang-myung grins like a shark, while Moo-young narrows his eyes in thought.
I’m utterly delighted by the entry of this new villain. Just for that sharp, shark-like smile and those creepily adorable dimples, I love this guy already. I’m also happy that Killer has now been allowed one more emotion in his heart: hatred. I never found him truly expressionless, just grim in a sad way. The hint of childhood abuse and brainwashing in the assassin’s past nicely pads him with a few more dimensions. I have some hopes that he may turn into an anti-hero yet.
Falsify seems to excel in depicting the conflicts of morality in its villains better than in its heroes. Chief Gu continues to engross me as he finds that his thirst for power has an upper limit on body count. We know that he is a loving and devoted husband, but it’s fascinating to see him find moral scruples he didn’t know he had, when faced with an act that could destabilize the country and take innocent lives. I don’t know if the writer set out to make his character so complex, since there was no hint of it in the first act of the show. In the recent episodes, Chief Gu has become more and more compelling to the point that I was happy that his plan went off so flawlessly.
Lawyer Jo is the only relatively uninteresting villain, in that he is a slave to power with not many original thoughts or opinions of his own. He does seem to sense something off about Killer though—which is understandable given that the man tried to throttle him—and it’ll be interesting to see where their plotlines merge in the next few weeks.
Finally, I love that they brought back the issue of irresponsible, click-bait online articles and the frenzy and damage they can inflict. As Mr. Park proved, nothing posted online ever truly goes away—no matter that the original was deleted—and even outside the world of tabloid news, we know how easily rumors can tear down reputations and hurt people. Eventual reparations can never heal the damage and that’s the true evil of irresponsible journalism.
Falsify: Episodes 1-2
The news and the law come together for Falsify
Righteous prosecutor and journalists challenge the corrupt in Falsify’s first teaser
SBS’s Falsify finds its female lead in Eom Ji-won
Two more actresses decline SBS’s Falsify, show still without leading lady
Search for Falsify’s female lead narrows in on Kim Ok-bin
Namgoong Min offered spot on Jeon Hye-bin’s Falsify team
Jeon Hye-bin up to join SBS’s Falsify as photojournalist
Chun Woo-hee, Yoo Joon-sang consider new SBS legal thriller Falsify
Tags: Eom Ji-won, Falsify, Jeon Hye-bin, Namgoong Min, Yoo Joon-sang
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1 lemoncello
I hate Chief Gu. Just wanna slap him on the face.....
The power of media, yeah... you can create issues (hoax) or write false stories, and people may still believe it. It's a bitter truth. What's hapenning in "Falsify" is happening everywhere. Falsify kind of reminds me to one James Bond's movie, "Tomorrow Never Dies." In order to get the first one to publish the stories, they wrote the stories, then got things done!
2 zaradeamor143
Less than 10 commentors here? Heolllll, did ppl really hate this top drama? smh
3 lawrayne39
Can't wait for the next episode.. :)
4 Thaisfrede
Really the little comments are disappointing. Falsify is not the best drama out there, but at least it's a bit above average. And, in fact, the true message behind this episode it is that when you throw news and even delete them later, the rumor is already spreading and we see so many cases around, mainly involving artists, cases of assassinations, etc.
In fact, the story is getting much more interesting, but it seemed to me that the previous chapters were just filler. But, I'm enjoying how each of the good guys can put their perspective and yet everyone is right, wrong for some, but right for others, and so on, the same in real life.
And is Director Gu showing a little regret? I think maybe in the past he's been a reporter with principles, but real life has happened. I hope you'll be able to explore that a bit more by the end.
Only I had the impression that the villain with the tatto was a bit "sad" for having killed the false Nam Kang-Myung? I suppose the two are children who passed through that Faith Center. it was my impression, maybe that's what will make him go to the good guys' side?
I agree with you with everything you said. This drama gives a good lesson on how power can control what are presented for us on the media and I thought to that the Villains expression changed after he killed the fake Nam Kang -Myung.
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WSJ Editorial on Debt Relief for Ireland
110 thoughts on “WSJ Editorial on Debt Relief for Ireland”
“At the end of the third quarter of 2010, not long before Dublin requested a bailout, German banks had $208.3 billion in total exposure to Ireland, according to data from the Bank for International Settlements. That includes $57.8 billion in exposure to Irish banks, an amount exceeding British and French banks’ exposure to Irish lenders combined.
Dublin campaigned to impose haircuts on banks’ senior bondholders to reduce the amount of money the state would have to pump into Irish banks. The ECB refused, fearing contagion.
This is how the “cheapest bailout in the world,” in the infamous words of the late former finance minister, Brian Lenihan, ended up among the most expensive. Dublin made its share of blunders in the bank-rescue process. But the Irish bailout’s total price tag reflects actions compelled by the ECB at the behest of German financial institutions. Ireland shouldn’t have to carry that weight alone.” [WSJ]
@WSJ
The Wall Street Journal, Sinn Féin, The International Monetary Fund and Blind Biddy cannot all be wrong! Frankfurt and Brussels take note!
The data quoted in this article are not reliable.
The biggest foreign risk for failure of domestic banks was in the UK – mainly RBS and HBOS – later Lloyds Banking.
In late 2010, the Bundesbank estimated the net exposure at €25bn and that appears to have included German bank units at the IFSC.
Deutsche Bank — Germany’s biggest bank — said at the time that its exposure to Irish banks was a net €400m after offsetting for hedging derivatives.
Overseas commentator. says:
But the Irish bailout’s total price tag reflects actions compelled by the ECB at the behest of German financial institutions. Ireland shouldn’t have to carry that weight alone.” [WSJ]
This has been repeated so often that it is becoming the “official truth”. Unfortunately there is not a shred of evidence to support it .If the government can prove it why doesn’t it?
@Michael Hennigan
This is a bit weak MR H, and you would normally be rightfully dismissive of someone trying to explain that their financial sector risk exposure was actually quite manageable thanks to having tens of billions of derivatives involving financial sector assets. Who exactly was going to be paying out? The mind boggles.
The consequences for the core banking system of relying on the hedges might have been just as damaging as the loss on investments in Ireland. Hence the Irish solution to a European problem.
Do any of the academic economists involved with this site believe Ireland can escape the Hotel Bailout California without some form of debt relief ?
Niall McGeever says:
@seafóid
Debt relief, Bailout II, or some combination of the two are the most likely outcomes. My money is on door number three.
It is safe to say that there is an expectation of some debt relief. If this window is shut, I expect yields will rise and guarantee the need for a second bailout. Is this really the solution creditor countries want?
An excellent WSJ article, very clear and concise.
The ‘independent’ ECB does not come away from this article sounding very independent, does it?
” But the Irish bailout’s total price tag reflects actions compelled by the ECB at the behest of German financial institutions. Ireland shouldn’t have to carry that weight alone. ”
It has been clear from the beginning of this crisis that the ECB has to take its instructions from Berlin. How many other EZ parliaments has Mr Draghi felt it necessary to humble himself before, in order to do his job.
@ Shay Begorrah
Just querying the facts – – I don’t have time at present to spend time on the issue.
@ Joseph Ryan
So the story of 2010 is of the ECB cravenly taking orders from Berlin while standing up to the Bundesbank, its neighbours in Frankfurt on buying the bonds of Ireland and Greece in the secondary market?
Seamus Coffey has said: “Since the end of the original guarantee in September 2010 around €14 billion of secured unguaranteed bonds from the covered banks have been repaid. This is equivalent to around one-fifth of the €64 billion of recapitalisation funds the State has provided to the covered banks.
Anglo Irish Bank and Irish Nationwide Building Society account for around €4 billion of the total.
I suspect Our Man in Dubrovnik had a hand in this article. “P” will be pleased.
“It has been clear from the beginning of the crisis that the ECB has to take its instructions from Berlin”
I would contend that the ECB is taking most of its instructions from the interests of the investment banking world. The every bond holder must be made whole benefited one group over any other. The owners of those bonds. Many of them may have been based in Berlin but its not the German governments bidding that the ECB is doing.
Nine facts about top journals in economics [h/t nakedcapitalism]
http://www.voxeu.org/article/nine-facts-about-top-journals-economics
But not a comment/mention on whether any of the articles made any ‘sense’!
Frank Galton says:
Some of that German exposure may be to non-Irish banks like Depfa, which used to be Irish banks, which the Germans might still be holding a grudge about ….
I do not understand what point you are making when quoting Seamus Coffey. Are you saying that haircutting secured paper would have reduced the 64bn by 14bn or a fraction there of. What do you mean by secured-covered bonds.
Your point escapes me.
Seamus Coffey says:
That quote should read “€14 billion of unsecured unguaranteed bonds” with €4 billion of same in Anglo/INBS.
Seamus,
thanks for the clarification. Still do not follow the argument though. What is the connection between us repaying seniors and the size of the bail out. Is he claiming that we voluntarily repaid the unguaranteed out of some sense of solidarity?
Michael is all over the news telling us we will save billions over the longer term.
I just don’t understand how ….particularily when we will be paying interest (which may be reduced somewhat) over a longer period.
The other big question is will the Troika still be in command of our finances while we still owe them (or components thereof) massive amounts of money?
Maybe we should offer them our oil and gas fields as collateral…or did we give them away to multinationals?
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/01/22/world/europe/ap-eu-cyprus-financial-crisis.html?hp&_r=1&
Then again..the Japs are thinking of novel ways of easing the burden on State finances…
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9817753/Old-people-should-hurry-up-and-die-says-Japan-deputy-leader.html
RBS still has GBP 36bn in loan exposure to Suvn Oiland , I understand
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/56f1ed82-5c02-11e2-bf31-00144feab49a.html
and the bank is on a shaky enough scraw even though the share price is currently tantalisingly close to the level at which HMG bought in . Presumably les rosbifs would prefer not to see RBS lose another GBP5-10bn in the RoI , if instead some sort of a deal on stringing out the odious Anglo debt onto the deep future could be found.
Lots of interesting politics to play over the next few months.
@ tull,
The piece is six months old. The thrust was that repaying senior unsecured unguaranteed bondholders in the banks had little relation to the overall size of the bank bailout.
In the period after the end of the original guarantee, efforts were made by Brian Lenihan, and subsequently Michael Noonan, to burden share with senior unsecured bondholders in Anglo/INBS. These efforts were rebuffed. The point was that there was around €4 billion of such bonds in question.
When the WSJ piece says:
they are short on detail on how much was involved. The paragraph before tries to suggest the amounts involved were large:
but these numbers have very little relation to the liabilities of the covered banks. There was never a public suggestion that either government wished to impose haircuts on bondholders in AIB/EBS, BOI or PTSB.
The ECB did enforce the repayment of senior unsecured unguaranteed bonds in Anglo/INBS but the total of €4 billion is relatively small when compared to the overall bank bailout. Most of the money provided by the Central Bank to Anglo went to (large institutional) depositors.
SC,
I follow your argument. Still not clear on MH’s line of thought. But that is not your problem.
Would someone like to address the inconvenient fact that in 2010 any suggestion of haircuts to bank bonds was quashed by the Irish government and Ministry of Finance on the basis that any such move would undermine confidence in Irish sovereign bonds.
To many markets observers, this was logic-defying stuff, but it was the official line.
When, pecisely, and how, was this strategy abandoned? Or is there some evidence that it was just bull’ to be fed to the markets while all along Dublin had been telling the ECB that the bank guarantee would not be renued in late 2010 and bank creditors would be haircut – to which the ECB repeatedly communicated that if that happened they would implode the banking system (but knew just how to do it so that there would be far less contagion than if a few bn in bonds were haircut).
Dublin needs to convince the finanical community and EZ voters that it didn’t simply change its mind about bank bonds after the markets stopped beleiving what was coming out of Dublin, quickly saying to the ECB “Look, er, we actually would quite like to alter our strategy now and haircut these bonds” to which some ECB and other officials, some of whom would have the personality to have handled the occasional stand-up row with lairy traders said, verbally that is, “Are you fu*$ing kidding!” and looked really cross….and then the Dublin guys said “Steady on!… there’s no need to get cross, it was just an idea.”
….and that was about the size of it.
If that isn’t how it went down, it would be useful if Dublin would publish some detail and some evidence. That would put real pressure from international commentators and financial players on the EZ core and the ECB to back down.
We all know there will be some sort of deal to reschedule some of the debt because it suits all parties to prevent speculation aboput realistic possibility of default on Irish gilts, but if Dublin genuinely thinks it was “forced” against its will to pay out, shouldn’t it ‘put up’?
If the reality iis that people who it didn’t suit to have the bank bonds haircut kind of leant on the guys from Dublin a bit, then that isn’t quite the same as what is being claimed by some economists and some journalists, none of whom represent the Irish state.
@ Fiat
extending cheap EFSF loans instead of raising more expensive cash via NTMA issuance = savings in the billions. With even some conservative estimates i can get to 2bn. If i get aggressive and go “Greek” on any such deal, i reckon i can get to 14bn or so.
@ grumpy,
That seems to be pretty much how it went down.
Brian Lenihan, 28th November 2010:
“As far as senior bondholders are concerned, I’ve always made it clear that, as long as we were in the markets, that senior debt was fundamental for Ireland.
In the course of these negotiations I did raise the issue of senior debt and the unanimous view of the European Central Bank and the Commission was that no programme would be possible if it were intended by us to dishonour senior debt. Because senior debt … such a dishonouring of senior debt would have huge ripple effects throughout the euro system. ”
To some extent yes. In the context of the EU money we will be in “post-programme surveillance” in the EU until 75% of the money drawn down has been repaid. This will entail review missions each year rather than every quarter as is currently the case.
The boring detail of what is involved is here.
Round and round we go!
I would suggest that the most significant point is the fact that Ireland is benefiting from changes agreed largely because of pressures coming from other countries in a programme, in this case Portugal. This is what has happened previously. Ireland may be special but, for the moment, Irish negotiators have negotiated nothing “special” for Ireland.
This can only happen when the two aspects specific, or special, to Ireland are decided (i) the PNs and (ii) retro-activity in relation to bank capitalisation. There are major difficulties of principle in respect of both issues as far as the creditor countries are concerned.
@Seamus Coffey
@Bond Eoin Bond.
Very vague. I note the first EFSF money raised for Ireland is due for repayment by the EFSF in July 2016 and apparently our cost of those funds is 5.9% and the coupon on the efsf bond is 2.75%. Has this been revised downwards. Seems like a massive margin. So the cost must be in the order of 3% to the EFSF which wouldn’t save us much if we got it at cost plus expenses.
@seamus
bad cop as above, probably followed up by conversation with smoothie in corner of room:
“Look old chap, you’ve made promises at home and you’d look awfully silly if you couldn’t put your hands on the cash to pay for them, hmm?, that’s right isn’t it?… well some of us have told people things…and we wouldn’t want to let them down, you know.., too. It would be awfully inconvenient for all of us, and none of us would exactly come up smelling of roses if …you know, you had to let your people down, and we had to ….let down ours… all very messy you know…and the voters, well, they probably would be awfully annoyed…too…”
Is that why the ECJ haven’t been called in?
Bryan G says:
The principle of equal treatment of EFSF/ESM loans to bailout countries was agreed a long time ago. Greece’s debt has been restructured a number of times. I believe the latest terms are
– average maturity of 30 years
– 10 year grace period
– interest rate of 1%
At a time when the ESM can raise money at negative interest rates (thanks, Japan) it has taken a long time for this to come on the agenda for Ireland, though I suspect the timing is all part of the stage management of the “bailout success story”.
What I find most worrying about all the rumours about P Note restructuring is that they consistently mention something about a reduction in the interest rate, which is mostly meaningless, and fail to say anything about the seniority of the new arrangement, which is potentially the most crucial aspect of any deal.
@ Bryan G
The timing, however, has nothing whatsoever to do with Ireland but with the general assessment of the heavy-hitters that the situation has stabilised enough with regard to Greece that the risk of contagion can be ignored.
Key decision maker in this stuff in the near future …..
Generational Change: A New, Less Powerful Euro Group Head
Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has been appointed as the new head of the Euro Group, where he is expected to lead with a different style than his predecessor. The politician is considered a tough reformer, but his message of fostering growth is likely to be welcomed in Southern Europe.
It takes a while before it is Jeroen Dijsselbloem’s turn to speak. Outgoing Euro Group head Jean-Claude Juncker is clearly taking great pleasure in tormenting the waiting journalists. At a Monday evening press conference following a meeting of European finance ministers, Juncker first holds forth on the decisions reached by euro-zone finance ministers. He then turns over the floor to European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn, who turns things over to Klaus Regling, head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the euro-zone bailout fund.
All three offer their congratulations to Dijsselbloem, the Dutch finance minister, on having been chosen as Juncker’s successor on Monday. But at first, he is left to merely laugh politely as Rehn stumbles over his unfamiliar name.
When it is finally the newcomer’s turn at the microphone, he says: “Maybe it would be easier if I said a few words. You have never heard me speak at all.” The 46-year-old member of the Dutch Labor Party (PvdA), analogous to the Social Democrats, then says that it is a great honor to succeed Juncker. He intones that 2013 will be a decisive year for the European common currency. He adds that something must be done to boost growth and combat unemployment. Periodically, he glances at the prepared statement before him.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/new-euro-zone-head-dijsselbloem-known-for-discretion-and-discipline-a-878996.html
@ Jeroen Dijsselbloem
Best wishes in the new job. Hope to see you in Musgrave Park again soon.
It is clear from Prof. Honohan’s testimony to the Oireachtas last week that the ESM is not being considered for the restructuring of the PNs – i.e. a Spanish-style solution. Reading between the lines it looks as if we’re back to the same arguments of a year ago, expecting a different outcome – i.e. ECB accepts long-term Irish bonds as collateral to fund IBRC, with the bonds being held by IBRC (i.e. circular interest flow).
This was the underlying arrangement on which Honohan gave testimony to the Oireachtas last March, yet was not the arrangement that happened. Instead it appears that in the last couple of days before March 31, the ECB threw a spanner in the works and decided that the bonds had to be held by a commercial bank (BOI). This meant that the spread on the interest rate paid by the government and that paid to the ECB was profit for that commercial bank, not recycled back into the Exchequer, greatly reducing its value.
A few months after that, Spain produced a very similar plan for recapitalizing Bankia – with long-term gov bonds being used as collateral for ECB funding. This was rejected by the ECB, and Spain ended up going the ESM loan route.
So the obvious question is that if the new kinder and gentler Draghi-led ECB has twice rejected what seems to be the underlying proposal, then what has changed in the meantime? Maybe there’s some new twist in the proposal (merge IBRC with NAMA and declare it a “private” institution?) or maybe there’s a willingness to force a vote in the ECB (16 of 23 are needed) and abandon the search for consensus, but I don’t see why the outcome will be any different this time around.
I have great difficulty in viewing the WSJ in the role of White Knight in the matter of righting the wrongs of international finance. However, leaving that aside, the answer to your queries may lie in the editorial itself.
First;
“So each March until 2020, the Irish government must pay the nationalized bank €3.1 billion, which it hands over to the Irish Central Bank. This would all amount to nothing—money-shifting between arms of the same government—except that the ECB insists that every cent of that €31 billion be paid back, plus interest. The Irish Central Bank then electronically extinguishes the euros it created to loan the money to Anglo Irish.”
Second;
“The EU has come out in favor of re-engineering the promissory note, but sources close to the German government tell us that some officials are worried that any debt relief for Ireland could be seen as compromising the ECB’s independence.
Yet this wouldn’t be anything the ECB hasn’t already tossed out the window multiple times since the crisis began. The ECB’s first bond-buying program, Mr. Draghi’s Long-Term Refinancing Operations and the ongoing manipulation of collateral requirements long ago blurred the line between fiscal and monetary policy.”
This has nothing whatsoever to do with the “independence” of the ECB but a bridge too far in the matter of “blurring the line between fiscal and monetary policy”. It is one, in my opinion, that Germany will not allow be crossed in any circumstances. No respectable central bank can simply allow the printing of money to suit the requirements of any government, still less by the central bank of a less than star pupil in a shaky monetary union.
THE ODD COUPLE AT 50
Sealed with a Kiss: Treaty Heralded New Era in Franco-German Ties
Fifty years ago, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and French President Charles de Gaulle embraced after signing the Franco-German Friendship Treaty. Since then, the partnership between the two countries has become one of the cornerstones of European stability.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-elysee-treaty-has-been-a-cornerstone-of-european-stability-a-879002.html
“The availability of ESM funding is an important part of facilitating our return to the markets as it provides reassurance to the financial markets. The ESM treaty sets out the arrangements for loan pricing. In summary, it will be the financing and operating cost plus an appropriate margin. It is not appropriate to speculate on the interest rate that would apply in the event that funding were to be sought from the ESM. However, the average cost of our current EU-IMF funding is 3.46%.” …M.Noonan in the Dail last may.
Are we going to see a big reduction on 3.46%?. What happens to the EFSF after it is due to finish in June next and be replaced by the ESM. How do they extend the loans and will the countries that gave bilateral loans also extend them?
Below is a quote from the article by Seamus Coffey in the Irish Independent
http://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/seamus-coffey-so-how-much-has-been-paid-out-to-unsecured-unguaranteed-bondholders-in-the-irish-banks-3206519.html
“All told, it seems there was something close to €19 billion of unsecured bonds which became unguaranteed in September 2010. A recent parliamentary question to Michael Noonan tells us that there was just €5.2 billion of unsecured unguaranteed bonds left in the covered banks by the middle of July 2012. ”
I am not going to dispute his facts, except to emphasise that the 19Billion was “unsecured unguaranteed bonds”. There was, in all probability, other ‘covered’ bonds in existence at the time, excluding those issued under government guarantee. These too should have been hit. Or these people offered the underlying ‘collateral’, which if they were lucky would have got them about 50%.
But even 19 billion is a lot of money. We need to ask a few simple questions.
Why would anybody in their right mind have agreed to pay 19billion of these bonds and pass the liability straight to the Irish taxpayer? What was the benefit for the Irish citizen in monetary terms?
Why would anybody in their right mind have agreed to ‘recapitalise’ banks without first insisting that unsecured creditors take a hit?
Who in the ECB came up with the ‘no bondholder get left behind’ and where is that person now?
On what basis was that decision arrived at?
Who benefitted from that decision and who lost?
Why are secured bonds still being issued by banks, in the process downranking depositors in the preferential queue every day?
Who is deciding that the decision to downrank depositors is hunky dory because ‘secured’ funding is need for banks.
Why did Draghi feel he had a need to prostrate himself in front of the Bundestag?
Why has no member of the ECB had to prostrate themselves or explain to Dail Eireann, why the ECB insisted that large bank creditors be paid, jeopardising Irish State bondholders, Irish bank depositors and the welfare of Irish citizens?
@Grumpy has argued, as far as I can see, that the ECB people merely said boo and the fighting Irish ran away. Maybe he is right. But at least one senior minister, John Gormley, was aware of the heat being applied.
Wikipedia ref below….
“ECB Connivance In Autumn 2011, former Green Party Minister, when pressed on the reasoning behind the bank guarantee, informed journalist Vincent Browne on his Tonight TV programme that the ECB had informed the government that in no uncertain terms were we to allow an Irish bank to fail….[citation needed] After initial official criticism of such a guarantee, within a month the ECB were advocating such guarantees as protocol for other member states in similar situations.[32] Whether or not the ECB knew about the guarantee, or even ordered it, it is in any case a matter of record that they have demanded the extension of the guarantee each time it was due to end its term”
I take your point re the bonds not being the sole cause of our problems, but they are a central part of it. They are very substantial in monetary terms, even 19 billion is not to be laughed at.
More fundamentally, there are odious debts, and have destroyed any national willingness or national solidarity to confront and bear the costs of this crisis.
As far as the PN note debt is concerned, that is worse than odious debt. The ECB knew full that in agreeing to the PN / ELA deal, they were engaging in the monetary financing of two dead banks. But they did it. Now having broken the ‘monetary financing’ rules, they want Ireland to adhere to a timetable that will not embarrass them. The fact that the timetable will destroy Ireland is utterly irrelevant to them, as it was when they dictated the ‘no bondholder get left behind policy; A failed idiotic policy that had one purpose and one purpose alone, to get bonds paid for very powerful people.
Why Berlin rather than the ECB?
Because that is German policy as evidenced by the Finlandia ‘Pronunciamento’ referenced by Colm McCarthy,
“This commission draft goes even further than the pronunciamento delivered in Helsinki by the finance ministers of Germany, the Netherlands and Finland on September 25 last, when the unravelling of the June summit agreement commenced in earnest. They ruled out assistance with legacy debts and said, ” … .direct bank recapitalisation by the ESM should take place based on an approach that adheres to the basic order of first using private capital, then national public capital and only as a last resort the ESM”. ”
We may not be awash with documentary evidence of what pressure was put on Ireland and where it originated from, but to use the advice of ‘Deepthroat’, ‘follow the money’.
@joseph
“ECB Connivance In Autumn 2011, former Green Party Minister, when pressed on the reasoning behind the bank guarantee, informed journalist Vincent Browne on his Tonight TV programme that the ECB had informed the government that in no uncertain terms were we to allow an Irish bank to fail….[citation needed]”
Citation needed bigtime. Chapter and verse, transcripts, minutes, the lot.
Alan Aherne has made assertions too, but the problem with them is that at best they are their own, quite possibly incorrect or badly judged interpretation events, and at worst candidates for Mandy Rice Davies’s famous slapdown of Profumo:
“He would say that, wouldn’t he.”
The rules with regard to the transition arrangements from the EFSF to the ESM are in Chapter 7 of the ESM treaty.
http://www.european-council.europa.eu/media/582311/05-tesm2.en12.pdf
Apart from the involvement of Portugal, which by now should be evident to all, the other key element is that identified by Minister Noonan i.e. that no member state had objected. In other words, the Berlin veto has been lifted.
Furthermore, if there is any doubt that our elected representatives are fully in command of the situation, the performance of the representatives of both the government and the opposition on Prime Time this evening should put their minds at rest.
Ernie Ball says:
Here you all go getting distracted by side issues like this piddling bank bailout business when even the dogs in the street know that the real issues are public-sector allowances and increments.
Bond. Eoin Bond... says:
“Has this been revised downwards”
Yes, in July 2011…Margin brought to zero, so just the cost of funding (plus some minor fees ndnwhat not). EFSF can currently borrow for 10ys at around 2.05% vs Irish NTMA around 4.5%…
@ Joseph,
Are you referring to this interview with John Gormley?
Alan Ahearne became an advisor to Brian Lenihan in March 2009, six months after the guarantee. The ECB pressure he was referring to was to enter an EU/IMF programme in November 2010.
I am aware they refer to two different events. My reference to Alan A was to highlight the nature of the detail and evidence-free sorts of assertions made about external pressure being to blame for actions taken by Irish governments.
Neither his nor Gormley’s accounts of this pressure make it over the Mandy Rice Davies bar.
That is not to cast aspersions on AA, its just that there is no reason for an outside audience to believe it without something concrete or at least specific and detailed to back it up. That’s just an inconvenient fact.
The argument for some debt sharing can be made in the context of the union and future debt sustainability without casting ourselves in the role of the victim.
The game was up when the music stopped for international credit markets in early August 2007 but apart from pervasive denial across the system, there were also political calculations involved in downplaying the seriousness of the situation.
Regling/Watson pointed out in their report: “The growth in short term borrowing was even more rapid, with securities of one year remaining maturity or less amounting to €41bn at end 2006 for the two largest banks, up from €11.1bn at end 2003. Rolling over such borrowings was predicated on the continuation of benign wholesale markets.”
Joseph Ryan is correct in saying that €19bn is more than small change but 2 years after a unilateral guarantee of debt, it wasn’t easy to sell the argument for write-offs when the ECB had then a major role in wholesale funding.
There is no credible/ reliable evidence that the State guarantee of bank debt of September 30, 2008, had been cleared with any EU institution. If there was it would be more than a ‘grassy knoll’ type myth at this stage.
There were two panic situations and the first was 13 months after the onset of the credit crunch. It was typical: respond only to a crisis when it becomes dire.
“Liquidity, not capital, is the main issue in the current crisis,” the financial regulator wrote to Kevin Cardiff, head of banking at the Department of Finance in early September 2008. A week later, days after the Lehman crash, Anglo executives were in Merrion Street with assurances: despite the cash crunch, the outlook was healthy: “Loan book remains strong,” they said
In the US, there was a full-scale panic with Treasury yields falling to World War 2 levels; two giant financial institutions AIG, and Citigroup, had to be bailed-out by the federal government. Yet, bizarrely the ‘soft landing’ was still the narrative in Dublin.
Early on September 29, 2008 — the longest day in recent Irish history – – a PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) partner emailed Kevin Cardiff saying Anglo “borrowed €0.9bn from the Central Bank and do not have any reserves left.”
It was a day to their year end and this was a seismic shock to the system. Regling/Watson had said the bubble “was in this sense at least a wide political and social phenomenon.”
Two months later, PwC said the banks didn’t need any new capital.
The Wall Street Journal said that in early 2010, Brendan McDonagh’s NTMA/ NAMA team got a rude surprise upon diving into the banks’ books. “We opened it up and said, ‘Oh, my God,”‘ Mr. McDonagh said in an interview. “What they are telling us is not the reality.”
The banks had said they had loaned 77% of the value of a property, on average. The other 23%, put up by the borrower, would cushion a default. The team found that banks often piled on “equity releases” that amounted to lending out 100% of the value, and left them fully responsible in a default. Worse, much of the collateral was shaky
The estimates of Anglo’s losses changed during the year and Panic 2 began in August with bond investors and ratings agencies getting twitchy. A month later, as the yield on the 10-year sovereign bond exceeded 7%, another final estimate was put on Anglo losses. The ECB began to panic too.
While Brendan McDonagh was shocked by reality in 2010, I wasn’t.
In response to a thread on an Irish Times article by Alan Ahearne, in September 2009, I wrote the following:
http://www.irisheconomy.ie/index.php/2009/09/05/ahearne-on-nama/
There is anecdotal evidence that many residential mortgages were topped up with other loans.
It’s likely that the same applied with commercial lending.
It is assumed the average loan-to-value ratio of 75% based on the original value of the deal but it may be based on a more recent value.
It’s hard to believe that 25% of the value of big deals in the period 2004-2007, was paid in cash – – in particular in respect of Anglo Irish deals.
Security is on both domestic and local property.
It is likely that many transactions involved complex tax shelters and other vehicles – – not a bog standard €75 million loan on a €100 million purchase deal.
What does AA know about such deals?
The DoF have had a 6-month lead time to check the facts.
There really is a suprising lack of dicussion about the decision making process at the ECB in the media. The Wall Street Journal, whose customers and advertisers and made up of mainly financial instituions is prepared to say that the ECB is bullying countries on their behalf. RTE whose customers and funders are the Irish people is sticking to the line that the ECB is independent.
There are issues with decision making in the ECB which have been raised by respected academics, not only Krugman and Stiglitz, and how it favors central countires and financial institutions over perphiperal countries and everyone else. This directly realtes to Irelands economic situation.
The executive board is politically appointed which in fact runs directly against the charter of the ECB which Ireland signed up to. They should be appointed from a wider spectrum of society, such as trade unions etc, not just from financial backgrounds.
This should be discussed more. How about a paper from one of our Phds in Finance?
MUST READ on this Admin’s ‘fabled’ negotiating skills: or Greeks bearing Gifts followd by Portugese bearing Gifts:
Loan deal came about because Portugal is tanking
Dan O’Brien
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan yesterday said the deal reached in Brussels on Monday night recognised “the efforts being made by well-performing programme countries”.
Poppycock.
Think back to July 2011. Better terms were granted to the euro zone’s three bailed-out countries on their European loans. The Government was quick to portray this as proof of its dynamic diplomacy. It was nothing of the sort.
Greece was sliding and something had to be done. To avoid singling Greece out and to maintain equality of treatment, all three bailed out countries were given easier terms on their loans.
The deal was reached because Portugal’s economy is tanking. However diligently the Portuguese government has been in implementing the terms of its bailout, the reforms are not delivering payback in terms of growth.
Worse still, some of the reforms are giving plenty of short-term pain and creating uncertainty, while a credit crunch, austerity, private sector deleveraging and slowing export demand are causing deep recession.
Portugal led the push for this week’s deal because its situation is increasingly desperate. Lisbon focused on the precedent set last November when repayments on Greece’s debts to the rest of official Europe were hugely stretched out. As happened in July 2011, Ireland has benefited from decisions designed primarily to help others.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2013/0123/1224329188772.html
course some of us know it was Minister of State Hayes wot swung it ….
@DO’B
CARTOON OF THE MORNING
22 January 2013 Trouw Amsterdam
http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/cartoon/3304451-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go?xtor=RSS-9
@Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Spain
The Technical Paper on the ‘Irish Gifts’ is now in its 213th draft following the Irish Strategy that Good Gifts come to those who Supinely Sit and wait, and wait, and wait, and wait …..
Speaking of American attitudes to Ireland, how about a bit of inside insight into the recent bonds sales.
Here’s a Bloomberg interview video with a Hedge Fund Manager named David Tepper. You’ll want to skip to the 15:00 mark for Tepper’s candid discussion on his subordinated Bank of Ireland Debt holdings.
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-01-22/teppers-balls-wall-reappear-lead-explosion-greatness
Personally, I found this difficult to follow, but it seems to have bearing on BoI’s recent debt issuance. Some choice excerpts follow.
David Tepper:
“You wanna hear a great credit story? … We invested in the Bank of Ireland… and we bought their bonds, subordinated bonds.
They [BoI] wanted to ‘cram us down’ … So we took them to court.
We were gonna go into the English and Irish courts to fight the Bank of Ireland, and fight the Irish Government for that matter.
We finally won at the beginning of this year… The debt was trading at 40/50 cents…..
So the Bank of Ireland this year, goes and issues a new issue, of the same debt…. a month and a half ago….the debt is now trading at 115.
The only reason it is worth buying, is because we fought it, and we won.”
It all sounds a bit Greek really. Absolute radio silence on this one in the Irish media at least. It would appear that Mr. Tepper was being a little overly-candid in the interview, so best grab this one while it’s fresh.
Rob S says:
Has the average maturity on Ireland’s EFSF loan not yet officially increased from 7.5 years to 15 years? I thought this was already agreed.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2013/0123/1224329190056.html
Before we even start talking about increases to 30 years..
@ Rob S,
Yes the average maturity was extended and this was done by making the maturity of new loans longer. This followed the July 2011 EU summit.
The changes did not apply to loans drawn down at that time or loans drawn down before the changes agreed were implemented. The maturities on EFSF/EFSM loans currently range from 3 to 30 years (average c.12). The recent discussions have been about extending the maturities of loans drawn down before the extended maturities were implemented.
It was agreed in July 2011 that this would be done for Greece but it was never formally agreed for Ireland and Portugal. We got the lower rates on all loans and the extended maturities for new loans, but the maturity of existing loans was left unchanged.
In your IT link I think the October 2011 developments are being over-sold. The Ecofin statement says:
– Ministerial breakfast meeting
Ministers held a breakfast meeting to discuss the economic situation, as well as the lowering of pricing for the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM) and maturity extension issues with regard to Ireland and Portugal.
No actual decision was announced.
@SC
I couldn’t grasp precisely what the opposition TDs were referring to in the article.
MickeyHickey says:
My take on it is that the Gov’t of the day wanted to keep the gravy train rolling. They got expensive expert advice from Goldman Sachs and others who told them what they wanted to hear. That was borrow as much as you can where ever you can. The ECB/IMF stepped up to the plate and delivered. The Irish Gov’t willingly signed all the necessary documents.
In my more generous moments I believe that our Gov’t did not have the foggiest notion of the extent of the immediate problem and certainly had no idea of the downside risk for the banks in the property market. A quick infusion of cash into the banks was expected to stop the depreciation slide. The rest is history, one should not look for complicated reasons that could not be understood by a jobber on fair day.
The gun to our heads leaving us with no choice is a crock.
Clearly there were people in DOF who had a grasp of reality and voiced opinions that were quickly and decisively shot down by politicians who were deathly afraid that the gravy train was going off the track. There is an old American saying; It is difficult to convince someone of the obvious when it threatens their livelihood.
@Mickey Hickey
If that is the case, and the Irish politicians and officials sold generations down the Shannon so that they could get out with pensions and lump sums, we should look to ways of prosecuting those people and removing any State pensions from them.
There should be a penalty for destroying a country.
I would like to see the evidence that these people would produce in defense of the decision they made.
@Joseoh Ryan
We are collectively responsible. For generations we have elected politicians to deliver the goods from Dublin to our neighbourhoods. I know of no other country where it is routine to involve an MP in simple procedures like passport applications and many other simple tasks. My last foreign passport application was processed and delivered in eight days with an assurance it would be delivered in ten days and if not call them. Our TDs’ are like waiters and the Taoiseach is the head waiter. We even “tip” them for services rendered.
We do not have Government for the betterment of all. We have it sliced and diced into tiny ineffective units. We get what we vote for. Why then are we all surprised when it gets all bollocks’d up.
I agree with you that in a normal country those responsible would be held to account. In Ireland that will not happen until things get so bad that the IRA form a majority Gov’t and institute military tribunals complete with the death penalty. I do not see that in the cards.
There was a slip twixt mind and keyboard above. It should read Sinn Fein form a majority Gov’t and not IRA.
“We are collectively responsible.”
No, that is not a statement that I concur with. We need to be far more specific than that. There is no doubt that we have elected to Dail Eireann and allowed to develop a ‘follow the leader right-or-wrong’ party system that has done terrible damage. But there were specific decisions taken over the past five years and decisions and policies that are still being adopted that destroyed this country. The general public cannot be held responsible for the ineptitude or cowardice of those responsible for not making decisions that were in the national interest as opposed to their own perceived immediate self interest.
Despite all the history of poor management over 80 years, the response to the current crisis can be laid squarely at the feet of a small number of people and their failure to tackle a small number of critical issues in the national interest.
1. The bank guarantee on the night of Sept 28th 2008.
2. The unwillingness to impose losses on bank investors in October 2010 as a sine qua non of the Troika deal.
3. Th failure to liquidate IBRC and the continuing failure to do so.
4. The unwillingness to impose bank losses on bank investors as a sine qua non of bank recapitalization.
5. The failure to to force an owner to rent scheme as a solution scheme for mortgage distress.
6. The failure to tackle BTL mortgage arrears by repossession.
7 The protection of Senior PS staff, legal and other State supported professional staff while hitting employment.
8. The retention of increments for all PS staff.
9. The failure to contemplate tax increases for better off people.
10. The currying of favour with ECB/EZ powers through early repayment of NAMA bonds.
“We are collectively responsible.” in no way captures the true extent of the failure of a small number of Irish people from defending the interests of the country; a country under pressure from powerful European institutions; in particular the German dominated, Trichet-led ECB or our ‘partners’ as some people still like to call them.
@Joseph Ryan
You have a case and you put it well. But this is Ireland with its inbred politics, nepotism and cronyism which we have supported since 1922.
In a normal country the PS would have been subjected to an immediate pay freeze, no overtime, no pay increase, no increments, no bonuses, no hiring under any circumstances. Quangos with negative cash flow would have been put out of business immediately. Surviving Quangos would have been subjected to the same conditions as the PS. All the unpleasantness was avoided by borrowing from the ECB/IMF, thus prolonging the agony for the taxpayers. By now the PS should have been put on par with average EZ PS incomes. Do not hold your breath on that one.
The result of repossessing BTL properties in default would put an end to pretend and extend and shed light on the precarious state of our surviving banks. Likewise for owner to rent or repossession for private residences. The banks are not repossessing because it would expose the true state of affairs and drive property values into the ground.
As for Germany, Merkel, ECB and Trichet, they have injected liquidity into Ireland at the request of our government in amounts per capita that is simply astounding.
The ECB and IMF have kept our economy afloat, things would have bee much worse without their generosity. That is the short term, in the medium to long term there is no sign of a worldwide rebound that will lift all boats. The beatings will continue until morale improves. Of course the debt mounts on and on with no end in sight.
In Kerry we say to hell with poverty we will kill a duck. Sure you could fill a big bag in Stephen’s Green alone.
Robert Browne says:
Someone has a BTL mortgage, the government gave them section 23 tax relief and or other reliefs. The banks introduced BTL investment loans and told people that these investments would be their pensions for the future all that equity in their houses they would be mad not to buy. The banks told people that these investment properties would need to be valued by their professional valuers and engineers would need to sign off too on the structural integrity of apartments and houses. The financial product was regulated by Mr. Neary and his staff who shared accommodation with Mr. Hurley and his 3,000 soul mates down on Dame Street including the bold David Begg who sat on the board for 15 straight years until 2010.
The banks went bust, the country pretended it was a liquidity crisis but it turned out to be an insolvency issue, the country went broke, the banks got bailed. Out one of the first things they did with the money from the NPRF and bailout money was to rescue their own bank pension funds so that pensions of up to, and over and above, 500,000 could be honoured. The BTL investor many of whom are public servants got royally screwed, the apartments they bought are worth fractions of what they were valued at and paid for many management committees are in crisis and are “insolvent” with many people not paying their management fees and basically leaving it up to a few people to prevent many of these eye soars from being closed down altogether, some of these BTL investments were secured with loans from peoples own principle private residences which are also in substantial negative equity and some of these individuals also went guarantor for their children on loans. You are screaming consistently for them to be foreclosed on? This is why we had Croke Park I and why we will have Croke Park II and why we will have Bailout II in jig time unless the ECB takes a bath on behalf of the Irish Tax Payer which is not going to happen.
Here is what will happen. They get together with their personal insolvency practitioner who fills in the funny form and they hand it to their banks who immediately spot that they work for the government and are in one of those secure jobs with secure pensions. They are told to get stuffed! How do you go bankrupt when you have one of these jobs? The banks will get an attachment order against their earnings and they are on the hook to be screwed again forever!
Now, as you know I don’t work in the PS but know many who do and I would like to know what your solution to their predicament is?
I knew someone would eventually get around to blaming the PS. I’m only disappointed it took over 50 posts to get there. Must try harder.
Michael Taft gives the breadown here in comparison to other Europeans. We are off the scale! Excellent graphics as usual from Michael …
Ireland makes up 0.9 percent of the EU population
The Irish economy makes up 1.2 percent of EU GDP
Ok, we’re small. So how much of the entire European banking debt have we paid?
The Irish people have paid 42 percent of the total cost of the European banking crisis
http://notesonthefront.typepad.com/politicaleconomy/2013/01/with-considerable-speculation-about-an-impending-deal-on-bank-debt-with-the-taoiseach-and-the-german-chancellor-jointly-sta.html
ON PS and Quangoes +1 (but this is not a ‘normal’ society
“The European banking crisis to date has cost every individual in Ireland nearly €9,000 each. The average throughout the EU is €192 per capita. I really don’t know what you can say after that.
So, Ireland is a really, really special case. We require a really, really special solution. The Government (and we must always remember that this mess wasn’t created on their watch) has a real challenge in the negotiations over bank debt. But there is a bottom-line here.
If any deal does not qualitatively alter these dismal statistics, then it won’t be a deal worth applauding. ” Michael Taft
Anyone else noticed there are a couple of posters who pop up on here occasionally who seem to have all the breadth of vision of a laser beam?
seaf says:
Fingers crossed that the January exuberance in the financial markets persists and that all the money piling into trash for a bit of yield isn’t all pulled out similtaneously.
The idea that the world economy is set for a spurt of growth is a great bunch of lads but does a 4% or so return on Ie sov bonds over the medium term reflect the risks that may materialise between now and then?
“No, that is not a statement that I concur with.” Nor would I. Our political predicament is a tad more complex.
There is a ‘system’ (God help us!), which is actually a collection of diverse individuals embedded within a tightly coupled organizational structure. Most folk in these types of organizations (hospitals, prisons, schools, political parties, trades union and the PS) are risk-averse functionaries and just do whatever is required and are somewhat careful about what they say. You must behave in a steadfast manner: enthusiasm is not welcomed. Promotions (to senior positions) are not given to anyone who is likely to display any smidgen of original, innovative or anti status quo thought or idea. You ‘read the manual’, you follow the agenda, you get promoted. QED.
Hence, the critters you have to nail are the ones who secretly and silently set the agendas and control the decision making processes. Good luck!
This wittering about our need for some special ‘debt relief’ is surreal. Debts can either be paid: in full, in part or not at all. Whichever of these three options depends on how much disposable income you actually have left after all taxes (and other charges) and the costs of your living necessaries have been deducted. What’s so hard to understand here? A lot it seems. This obviously applies only for individuals – governments can ‘print’ their way out, or devalue the currency.
Our economy is regressing and will continue in this mode unless or until we (individual citizens) rid ourselves of our unpayable debt burdens; to the point where we can actually fund them, without sliding into poverty and destitution. What’s so hard to understand here?
You can stop the regression with a debt Jubilee. [Some debts would remain, some would be written down, others would be written off.] It would leave our economy in a situation close to the 1950s – 1960s. And with some very good luck (and pro active political policies) we should be able to lift it up a decade or so. But that might be it. We would have to reduce, and to hold down, the costs of living necessaries. Very tricky.
We can continue with this – “we must honour our debts and get back into the markets” – charade and we will more than likely end up in a not dissimilar situation – just a decade later! No ‘market’ will lend to an insolvent government. But they will, as long as there is the possibility of a steady income stream guaranteed by a sufficient number of solvent taxpayers, whose government will use legal Force Majeure, to extract the debt payments on behalf of the ‘market’.
So, whom will you believe. Those who assert that future disposable incomes may increase? Or those who assert that future disposable incomes may be less? Or will you believe your own eyes? – just make sure to wear laser certified protective goggles!
Things look very rosy in the markets now 3 weeks into Jan with yields on a notional 10 year down to 4% or so. Special novena to St Jude that that all the money piling into trash for a bit of yield isn’t all pulled out simultaneously.
Say for 3 days and promise publication.
The idea that the world economy is set for a spurt of growth is a great bunch of lads but does a 4% or so return on Ie sov bonds over the medium term reflect the risks that are likely to materialise between now and then?
9k if only…closer to 15k, although some of it may come back in levies and gains.
However, why do we not have 200 post threads hyperventilating about the 20k per person racked up in budget deficits since the bust. Indeed why no threads on the mountain of contingent liabilities behind thar in unfunded pensions and SW. One could be cynical in surmising that most of the posters in here are on the public shilling.
Fungus the photo says:
Ireland has always been special:
http://freedom00is00earned.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/i-do-not-see-dead-people-i-see.html
As the consequences of a credit boom are well known, the latest accident to befall the feckless country is surprizing only because Ireland appears to have no friends at all? Geithner knifed us and the ECB et al are punishing us for tax avoidance and adopting the Anglo-Saxon disease.
“The banks are not repossessing because it would expose the true state of affairs and drive property values into the ground.”
That has certainly been the case until now. I believe they are starting to get itchy trigger fingers though – especially on BTL – because some people within the banks think they are smarter than everyone else (not much changed there then) and they think they have seen the bottom of the housing market crash in 2013 and that maybe now would be a good time to …. etc. Personally I think they are wrong and a wave of repos this year would have a very bad impact on house prices.
It should be noted that many of the (overextended) core BTL people are in the legal and accountancy professions (I have seen some stats on this), work for banks, are some other sort of ‘professional’ or fairly high up in the public sector….. and some have been or are currently ….. politicians.
It’s a mess. A real mess…. and that’s just the BTL bit. Hard to believe on the residential/home side that arrears aren’t going to continue to climb further either.
I am of course now talking from my lofty heights in the UK and no doubt i am completely out of touch with what’s really happening in Ireland. These Swiss people I’m currently working for gave me some very odd looks when I asked them where my Davos ticket and hotel booking has gone astray to. The don’t seem to have much of a sense of humour.
Are we going to get a thread on Davos?
@prg
Davos is a bit old hat ,isn’t it, after 4 years of masters of the universe austerity that is not working. I think the Montreux jazz festival is a much better template for a swiss gathering than davos.
9K “to date” – b patient on the 15K
Agree – I would like to see the deficit graphs and its dispersion.
btw FG will “pay every cent”
correction: FG will have the “citizenry pay every cent”
@ Ernie Ball
I am warning what will happen to many Public Sector workers unless the government and unions wake up and smell the corruption. The trouble with being paranoid is that when you are drowning and someone throws you a flotation device you immediately think it is a trap and end up drowning.
Unlike you I can see that CP is inherently bad why it has been described as economic apartheid, but I would still like to thing that I’am capable of understanding the many reasons why such agreements have been foisted on the rest of society. I look at the logical, psychological, sociological reasons other than just believing that it is the normal inevitable pathology associated with being in a fully paid up member of the PS.
U advocating unilateral default on sovereign obligations?
I dont have a problem with that position btw provided the costs and consequence laid out by its advicates.
@ Brian Woods Snr
Your are making perfect sense to me. Although that might worry you.
Gavin Kostick says:
Our men in Davos say possibility of offer of second bailout to avoid second bailout.
‘Troika raises possibility of ‘comfort funding”
“The EU-IMF troika has raised the prospect of a new line of “comfort funding” for the Government to ensure there is no disruption to the public finances at the end of the bailout.”
‘comfort funding’ is such a disturbing phrase.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2013/0125/1224329254377.html
Also in Davos, Christine Lagarde puts equality at the centre of the IMF’s vision:
“What does it mean for economic policymakers? It means that we need more fairness in economic life, more inclusion. This has numerous dimensions.
“At its core, it relates to growth. Surely we have all learned by now that it is no longer enough to focus on growth alone. We need all people to share in rising prosperity—and, by the same token, share fairly in any economic adjustment needed to achieve or restore prosperity.
“”As Franklin Roosevelt once said: “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”
“Inclusive growth is certainly a top concern of policymakers. The message is resonating widely.
“I was not surprised, therefore, to see that the World Economic Forum’s most recent survey puts “severe income disparity” at the very top of global risks over the next decade. Excessive inequality is corrosive to growth; it is corrosive to society.
“I believe that the economics profession and the policy community have downplayed inequality for too long. Now all of us—including the IMF—have a better understanding that a more equal distribution of income allows for more economic stability, more sustained economic growth, and healthier societies with stronger bonds of cohesion and trust. The research reaffirms this finding.”
More equal societies do better – I wonder what she’s been reading?
http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2013/012313.htm
@Robert Browne
re BTL mortgages/ Your post above
I take your point re a bull in a China shop approach to BTLs, but I thinks it still needs to be done.
I will outline my thinking (over the weekend, hopefully if I get a chance) on need for repossession of BTLs and the safety parameters that should be surround such a policy.
In fact we could with a complete thread on the issue of BTLs.
@ GK: “More equal societies do better – I wonder what she’s been reading?”
I could offer some suggestions, but why bother at this stage? If you know, your know; if you do not, you display no interest.
I formed the opinion that the entire thing was a ‘Maternalistic Smoothie’. The ‘we’ pronoun crops up quite a bit. There are a few other clues embedded within the text: “thought leaders” – wtf are they? “Pivot points” – ditto. “everybody wins” – sanctimonious claptrap!
I had to read 33 paras (some are one-liners) until I got to the ‘growth’ word. A little further on came “inclusive growth” and “job-rich growth”. Those Permagrowth and Waged-labour paradigms are alive and … well, just looking a little peckish? “Not to worry. Mummy and her little band of IMF helpers are at hand.”
For an example of pure, unadulterated, Tincture of Laudanum fueled gobbledgook, go to final para of Section 2: Stronger Inclusion. This has a little competition further on; 12th para in Section 3: Better Accountability – ” we need a financial sector that is accountable to the real economy – one that ADDS VALUE (my emphasis), not destroys it.” In the name of God, since when has any financial sector EVER added value?
Thanks Gavin (and RB). Made my day it has.
@GK
Talk is cheap for Madame L. Is she for real? Perhaps the ECB could target Euro area GINI coefficients rather than worship JCT’s “strong vigilance” on inflation .
@Gavin Kostick
There may be more to “comfort funding” than meets the eye.
“Comfort women” is what the Japanese called the Korean women they forced into sexual slavery during WW2.
The FANG get the comfort and the Irish get the shaft.
If the PIIGS do not turn the tables soon their young people will finish up selling themselves on the streets of Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam and Helsinki.
I just read the local paper and I do not know whether to laugh or to cry.
FF making comeback in North Kerry, gearing up for local elections 2014.
Trying to recruit well known footballer.
This is very serious, nothing has been learned from our very expensive recent lessons.
The organisation representing middle-ranking gardaí has pulled out of talks on an extension to the Croke Park agreement.
The national executive of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) met this morning and decided it would be best not to continue with the discussions.
The association is the first representative body to pull out of the talks, which began early last week and aim to extend the Croke Park agreement between unions and the Government.
The Government is seeking to generate savings of about €1 billion on its pay and pensions bill.
General secretary of the association John Redmond said today he did not think it would re-enter the talks. Members were being asked to “give and give”, he said.
They had attended five meetings and there was nothing being given by officials, he added.
Members worked for 60 hours before they were allowed a day off, Mr Redmond said on RTÉ Radio’s News at One. He said they had already given on issues including pay, allowances and extra working time. The association would not be involved in a process that reduced premium payments given in recognition of the “24/7” frontline nature of the role played by gardaí, he said.
Fianna Fáil justice spokesman Niall Collins said today’s development must act as a “wake-up call” for Minister for Justice Alan Shatter.
“He cannot continue to dismiss the genuine concerns of gardaí and of communities. He needs to curb his enthusiasm for demonising and dismissing those who disagree with him, and start recognising the damaging impact of the cuts he has handed down.
Over at BOSI (Lloyds UK) they are selling off portfolio’s of properties at less than 10 cent in the Euro, without even offering investors the option of selling these properties on for 40% or 50% of their loan values. I think short sales should be legalised immediately as should sales whereby purchasers can continue with Interest only loans. Investors should be able to mark to market and they should be able to transfer loans to would be investors who are in a better position to take on risk. The governments so called solution is essentially black and white . The banks like you or they don’t.
Certus is running down the loan book here in Ireland. Certus is run by the people who gave out the loans in the first place who had the foresight to see that things were going to go belly up on loans and that there was a lot of money going to be made from running down loan books. Anecdotal evidence suggests that deals are being done at individual, case by case basis, but there is no coherent solution to the problem.
Selling off loan books to venture capitalists who then terrorise clients to pay back loans and make life as miserable as hell for debtors. for as long as possible. is just another cowardly manifestation of government policies. The personal insolvency has been described by Damien Kiberd as, “the government making a snowball for the banks to fire”. I would agree with him. The government want to be able to say we tried this but the banks they are not implementing this as envisaged. The truth is they will be doing exactly as what was envisaged.
On a practical level how is the hit for these BTL’s going to be assimilated. Banks are going to need additional capital and who is going to buy these properties in an economy that is now mired in stagnation. Our nearest neighbour UK is suddenly realizing they are on the verge of a triple dip recession and they are our biggest trading partner.
Your interpretations of other’s comments and projections onto your own world view are awesome. Were you to seek help for this conditon I imagine the neo-Freudians and the Jungians would compete for could be an award winning case-study!
A Bazooka-less Blind Biddy presenting you with a bowl of Apples and Oranges.
Graeme O'Meara says:
A more simple question – what would be the impact of a debt write down of the loans which fall due in November on the economy?
And can someone verify the FT’s figure of €67.5 billion falling due in November?
Some people would find your fixation for old women with WW2 artillery quaint.
Thanks for the replies, as ever.
The situation develops. When is a second bailout not a second bailout?
‘IMF deal on table if no bank debt agreement, sources say’
“Details of the Government’s strategy to win a bank debt deal and exit the bailout emerged yesterday in Davos. Government sources said Ireland is prepared to accept a new, conditional IMF programme if bank debt talks do not deliver optimal conditions for returning to markets.”
“If Ireland were to enter a conditional programme with the IMF, it would have the effect of depriving the European Union of a much-needed economic success story.” [that’s a big punt on the power of narrative]
Article by Derek Scally and Tom Hennigan worth reading in full, but negotiating position seems to be: ‘give us a deal on bank debt or we’ll get a loan from the IMF.’ To which one can readily imagine the answer, ‘fair enough’.
@Ernie Ball
In response to the comment that it took 50 comments to get to the PS.
What happened to the PS in Ireland during the CT has happened elsewhere. It is the inability to bring PS salaries and benefits back to earth that makes us unique. William J Baumol and William G Bowen described it fifty years ago in what is now known as “Baumol’s Cost Disease” or “Baumol effect”.
We need a PS and they should be treated with respect. However, when things get out of whack corrections have to be made. The pain should be spread as evenly as possible across all professions and throughout the whole country. The molly coddled professions and others such as John Corcorans landlords should not get off scot free.
Baumol has published a new book. Link to NYTimes review.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/business/cost-disease-offers-a-case-for-health-care-calm.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/26/us-ecb-ireland-idUSBRE90P0DT20130126
Blind Biddy is a vivacious woman in her early 40s.
DOCM,
The govt will fall if it attempts to pay the 3bn at next instalment. Time to but US$ as next instalment of crisis begins.
If EZ does nit federalise or monetize then default is the only option.
Let’s try again:
A bozooka-less vivacious Blind Biddy, in a flowing gown, presents you with a bowl of apples and oranges.
p.s I’d keep an eye out for the one-eyed Shia Sheik!
@ TMD
It is rather a case “if wishes were horses etc.”
In any negotiation, the essential talent is to be able to see matters from the opponent’s point of view. An example;
http://notesonthefront.typepad.com/
Has the banking bust already cost Germany 40 billion euros?
In a union made up of sovereign states, political problems stay where they can only belong; with the sovereign!
“The ball is now back in the Irish court,” one source involved in the deliberations said. “This is an issue of principle. There is a real concern in the Governing Council because you can create precedents when you do things for one country. Then others may say ‘why not for us?’ We must be sure the solution doesn’t open a window in terms of monetary financing.”
Any suggestions for scores out of ten for all that noise the Irish made about insisting Ireland must get the same deal as Spain.
Hint, these words are End-tangled: pull aim foot trigger at
Anyone want to buy an unused Gateway, Pathway or Stepping Stone to Eurobondland?
‘In a union made up of sovereign states, political problems stay where they can only belong; with the sovereign!
Balderdash! What about the banking union? The Remit of the European Commission? Police cooperation And the moves towards greater EU integration? Many more ….
Or are you really a Euroskeptic as well as a disciple of LBS?
If one looks at the situation of the euro objectively, it is clear that the legal ban on monetary financing constitutes its keystone. It has also been clear from the outset that there is no way, novel or otherwise, that the parties to it are going to agree to said keystone being removed and risk pulling the entire edifice down.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_(architecture)
Does the Bank of England have an equivalent ban on monetary financing? Does the Fed? Does the Central Bank of China?
I do believe I was one of those on point duty regarding the printing nature of the promissory notes and associated Germanic problems certain to be encountered in response to ‘lets just not let the Irish Central Bank burn the money’.
Nobody said “Gee! Thanks for pointing that out.”
RTE now reporting ECB denial of Reuters story. I assume first source spoke In German accent but subsequent source spoke a Rolmance language or English.
An Tanaiste denies …..
Those who now cackle about Ireland being trapped by the the implacable and eternal shackles of EMU were the same people most indignant that we would consider stiffing Deutsche Bank and friends.
Now it is absolutely fair of you to bring up how unlikely the German bloc was to allow printing money (aka: polluting their precious monetary fluids) to allow states to deal with the financial sector crisis but it has to be borne in mind that they are the exact same set of interests who opposed any kind of losses to bond holders in order to protect their own states and institutions from the banking bailout costs we now have to bear (the contagion we foolishly avoided was actually “burden sharing”).
So in 2010 we needed cash to push down the gaping maw of the banking sector and used the promissory note finagle to deal with it – our other option was pleading for a larger initial bailout (which would have come with more onerous and wrongheaded conditions).
We have certainly allowed ourselves to be taken advantage of, but we need to focus on the threat from the EU now rather than arguing over how poor our initial defence was.
Olli Rehn must be quaking in his palatial drawing room. The “threat” to go to the IMF would only be meaningful if the conditions for this alternate funding caused financial pain in the German bloc.
Is it too much to hope that the IMF would insist on the ending of private sector protection for the IBRC as a condition of a bailout part two? It would be a way to end the phony war between the pragmatic neoliberals and the goldbug ordoliberals that currently control policy making in the EU.
Who ever thought the EU would become so reactionary and right wing that the IMF have ended up far to the left of them?
I’d say its likely there is factional briefing going on, with the Germanic side attempting to diffuse any sense of excitement in case it gathered momentum – which would make it more difficult for them to counter if the market started to pick up on it . They would then be running the risk of causing a sell-off if they only agree to the rolling fudge I have been predicting.
They want the minimum they can get away with, followed, if absolutely necessary, by another one, etc etc.
Anglo should have been let go before 2010 and given that it wasn’t, if the claims about EZ threats have substantial truth to them they should have been made public so it would have been clear it wasn’t the Irish that wanted to keep it in business. You want it – you fund it, could then have been the tactic.
Publishing everything on the “threats” now is better than nothing. If true, it would put the German wing on the run.
What are the Irish side waiting for, or is it a figment of revisionist imaginations?
Good suggestion, start with the Nov 2010(?) letter from the ECB to Lenihan that is supposed to be secret. Now would be a good time to leak its contents.
In your earlier post you rightlly identified the German relucatance to print money or indeed agree to a transfer union. If that is there immutable position then there will be no future for the EZ or perhaps even the EU.
As regards the rejection of the Irish preferred solution by the “Continuity ECB” one hopes the Irish aimed high and asked for something like 75bn for 75 years at 0.75% issued to a IBRC nua to kitchen sink everything (including trackers and SMEs) and repoed to the ECB. Work down from there but not very far.
Otherwise “Slan Leat”
Great newz – Blind Biddy has persuated the One_Eyed Sheik not to issue that ‘fatwa’ against you for your ‘slight’ on her woman hood. Lucky man!
Indeed! But one must also assume that there is a general awareness of this fact which raises the question of why it is not having a bigger impact in terms of the negotiating approach. (Many words come to mind, but coherent is not one of them.)
The latest news with regard to Cyprus suggests that the eyes of the main players are directed elsewhere.
http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/finanzhilfen-fuer-zypern-ezb-chef-draghi-geht-schaeuble-an-a-879884.html
If the head of the ECB and the German finance minister are in open conflict as to whether Cyprus does or does not represent a systematic risk to the euro, repeated plaints from Ireland are unlikely to get an audience, especially if the political high jump that the parties in the coalition are facing is of their own joint construction.
The judgement of the ECJ in the Pringle case is worth a reference, clarifying as it does (i) the rights of the ECJ itself with regard to the admissibility of the case and (ii) the content of the ESM treaty and the right of member states to sign up to it.
http://tinyurl.com/agtbqpm
@DOCM [aka Donie McCarthy
Are you really Donie McCarthy from Montenotte? how u doin?
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Some pictures of me in a folk concert, or just exploring some wonderful culture or another. Clicking on one of the images below will show you all images for that image album.
Jan and Andy Go To Israel!
I have wanted to visit Israel since I was 14 years old. I went to a summer camp where I met several Israeli kids who described their homeland as if it was paradise. I wanted to see paradise! Plus, I developed a crush on Shoshana, our camp counselor, and when she married and moved to Israel, I was determined to go visit her on her kibbutz one day. So imagine my delight when we finally got to make this trip!
Butterfly Rainforest - University of Florida, Gainesville
Part of my payment for the Shands Hospital gig in Gainesville, FL was a trip to the Butterfly Rainforest museum at the University of Florida. It was a truly magical experience. They have double doors with blowing air between them on both the entrance and the exit, so the butterflies don\'t leave, and they ask you to take your camera out before you go in, because butterflies have been known to hitchhike in backpacks and handbags. Here\'s some of the butterflies I saw -- the ones I could get to pose.
Spectacular Sunset in Austin, 23 Jan. 2010
Thank goodness for cell phones with cameras. What did we ever do before we had them? These were taken while I was on Highway 290E coming into town when a “norther” was coming in and causing unusual rippling clouds.
We finally got to the mountains this year, so while Texas had 100+ degrees every day for a week, we were enjoying cool breezes and rain.
Mamapalooza in Austin - 2008
Mamapalooza, initiated by Joy Rose of New York City, besides being a series of concerts across the country in May, the month of Mothers\' Day, is also The Motherhood Foundation, The Mom Egg Literary Publication and a host of other entities. I undertook to present a Mamapalooza concert in Austin. We presented many different kinds of performers and artisans, all of whom are moms -- in an effort to empower other women to continue making their art while raising their families.
Austin Women's Film, Music and Literacy Fest on KXAN-TV
Many wonderful women poets, musicians and film-makers gathered for the Austin Women's Film, Music and Literary Festival in May 2008. I had a wonderful time -- and KXAN just happened to show up while I was onstage. Gotta love\'em!
Ireland - June 2007
Saturday morning, we got up, checked out of our log cabin in Dyserth, had breakfast with Lawrence and Kate (and their grandson), drove to Holyhead on the northwest coast, and onto a ferryboat headed for Ireland. Yippee!
Liverpool - June 2007
On Thursday, Lawrence, who grew up in Liverpool, took us there to see the sights!
Wales - June 2007
We landed in Manchester, England on Saturday, June 9th, 2007 after 7 hours in the air. It was 10 a.m. We rented a car, and drove (on the left side of the road. Andy drove....thank goodness. I get confused easily enough as it is!)
Quilts from Coffeyville, KS
I discovered these at the Coffeyville Art Museum. The Hoffman Challenge: Contestants are given a square of fabric that must appear in their quilt. They may use it any way they choose, but it must show up at least once in the quilt.
Hawaii - Big Island (Part 1)
This is a compilation of photos we took over 3 trips to the Big Island. We were based in Kona (world-famous coffees) on the western end, but the island is small enough that a trip to Hilo on the other side, around the perimeter, takes only a few hours.....or most of the day if you stop to see the amazing stuff in between.
This album includes a trip to an amazing bit of coastline between Kona and Hilo on the north coast called Laupahoehoe Point Park along the Mamalahoa Highway. It is the place where, in 1946, the tsunami struck and took many people, much like the tsunami in Indonesia.
More pictures from the Big Island. The last bits from The Refuge and a visit to the volcano, which is Kilauea and is still active. The goddess, Pele, requires that you leave all of Hawaii in Hawaii, and there are severe consequences for taking even one bit of lava home with you. Some have tried. One person ended up mailing her \"souvenirs\" back, because they caused her so much trouble.
North Carolina - May, 2004
Laura McLean invited me to play at the Airlie Gardens Festival in Wilmington, N.C. and I learned that North Carolina is very beautiful in the spring. Also visited the Folk Art Center in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Asheville, N.C.
Tour - Summer 2003 (Part B: The Northeast)
After the reunion, we went on up into Pennsylvania, Washington and Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and then sprinted for home through Tennessee.
Tour - Summer 2003 (Part A: The Midwest)
My father’s family held their first-ever-in-100 years family reunion, and we used it as an excuse to cross the midwest, head for the northeast, playing all the way.
Alamogordo House Concert Series - April 2003
Just below Cloudcroft, across from the White Sands, John and Sky built their home and inherited a house concert series from its former host. These gracious folks welcomed me into their home, provided sound and a stage. A good time was had.
CD Release Party - October 2002
\"Everyday People\" CD Release Party<br /> MOMO\'s<br /> 618 West 6th Street<br /> Austin, TX<br /> Sunday, October 27, 7 - 8:30 pm<br /> <br /> Photos by Ray Jordan
The Middle of England - 2002
Late in May 2002, we got a call that there was room for us in England if we wanted to come. Never ones to leave such a challenge unanswered, we went...
S X Shoal Creek - March 2002
Every spring, the city of Austin throws a huge party/conference known as SXSW. It has gotten so large now that there are spin-off and rogue showcases all over town. S X Shoal Creek at the Shoal Creek Saloon invited me to play in 2002.
Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival
I drove 2 days, 12 hours each to get to this festival in Maryland, as it was the very first one, and I was a finalist in the song contest. (I won third prize) I arrived 10 minutes before my set, had a great time, met some wonderful songwriters.
Broadway show
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2010-09-01 Special Feature
Celebrate Waffles!
National Waffle Day August 24, 2016
by Vaun Thygerson
Staff writer and mother of three
Celebrate waffles! Today, August 24, 2016 is National Waffles Day. It's a perfect time to celebrate this culinary specialty that can be both part of a healthy breakfast or a decadent dessert. Whether you prefer American, Belgian,Scandinavian waffles, or their Italian, cookie-like cousin, Pizelles, no matter how you stack them, waffles are delicious!
As a little boy, Jake Morris's mother, Patti, would make her homemade waffles for him as his special treat. Now a 19-year-old college student, Jake says one of the things he really misses about not living at home is his mom's waffles. He likes to eat them topped with peanut butter and syrup, and he says sometimes he goes all out by adding jam to his peanut butter and syrup. At Brigham Young University in Rexburg, Idaho, Jake doesn't even try to substitute his mom's waffles with a frozen variety. "I don't even eat Eggos, because compared to my mom's waffles, there is no comparison," Jake says. "No one can beat my momma's waffles."
Local mother of four, Rebecca Watson whips up waffles for her family anytime: breakfast, dinner, or dessert. She uses different recipes and toppings depending on the occasion. "We use a few recipes for waffles, from the simple waffle instructions on the back of the Krusteaz bag or a homemade recipe found in the "Joy of Cooking" cookbook to a homemade dessert waffle," she says, "depending on the mood and time we've used both."
When it comes to waffles, Rebecca says making the batter is simple, but you should not over-mix it. It should look a little lumpy. Over-mixing may result in a tougher texture of waffle. Using a good waffle iron and following its instructions is another key to golden brown perfection, and always make sure you spray the top and bottom of the waffle iron so they don't stick. "The waffles are usually done when a light goes off on a machine, but I like to use the steam method. When the steam stops evaporating from the seams of the waffle iron, it indicates that it is done," Rebecca says.
For toppings, the Watson family's favorite is traditional maple syrup, and sometimes, they add peanut butter with or without bananas. Sliced strawberries with whipped cream are another one of their yummy creations. Her tip: Just simply slice strawberries in a bowl and add about one to two table spoons of sugar. Let them soak overnight to make a nice saucy strawberry mixture.
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TVA in total denial
By: R. Neal
WBIR: Dead shad line banks of Clinch near ashslide site
Monday afternoon, a TVA Spokesman said they were not aware of any fish kills and were working with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation to examine and mitigate any environmental damage that it may have caused.
When asked specifically about the hundreds to thousands of dead fish found near the steam plant in the Clinch River, TVA Spokesman Gil Francis said the sudden dip in temperatures could have played a role.
"I think it's too early to talk about toxins. We are doing an analysis but you have to remember you introduced a lot of ash material that in itself could cause problems with fish perhaps. But at this point we need to do an analysis," Francis said on 10 News at Five Monday.
Why is TVA compelled to make stuff up and expect people to believe it? I know I'm just one of those internet know-it-all blowhards, but it's times like this that make me yell at my TV. It's starting to sound like Baghdad Bob. "Dead fish? There are no dead fish!"
UPDATE: A similar spill occurred further up the Clinch River in 1967 when a fly ash containment pond failed at an Appalachian Power Company coal-fired power plant near Carbo, VA. The event released approx. 130 million gallons of fly ash sludge into Dump's Creek which flows into the Clinch River approx. 1/2 mile downstream:
For four and one-half days following the spill, the alkaline slug traveled downstream at the rate of approximately 1.39 km/h, killing essentially all fish in its path. During this period, 162,000 sport and rough fish were killed in the 106 km of the Clinch River in Virginia, and an additional 54,600 sport and rough fish were killed in 38.6 km in Tennessee, USA, until the polluted mass was diluted, dispersed, and neutralized in the river by natural physical-chemical processes.
Effects on aquatic life were observed as far as 77 miles downstream. (Source)
It sounds as though the Carbo event discharged almost directly into the river, whereas the Kingston Steam Plant event was more widespread over land and only some of the toxic sludge has reached the Emory and Clinch Rivers so far. We probably won't know for several days, though, the extent of the damage to aquatic life.
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Submitted by gonzone on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 8:54am.
You are absolutely correct.
That's about the stupidest response that could have been given.
The statement kinda reminds me of things our Dear leader and friends have said over the past 8 years. Not that TVA would have any politically motivated appointments to top positions or anything [cough].
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
What TVA should be saying
Submitted by R. Neal on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 8:55am.
What TVA should be saying right now is not much except something like "We've had a catastrophic event and we are still assessing the damage, the environmental impact, and the public health and safety concerns. Until we know the extent of that, we advise people to stay away from the affected areas, avoid contact with the materials, check with their local officials regarding water quality and safety, and avoid consuming fish from nearby streams and reservoirs."
TVA has a number of defenses to these claims
Submitted by Toad in the Hole (not verified) on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 8:58am.
that most American utilities and private sector companies do not have available.
There are liability caps which are in place for federal entitites such as TVA and like the Knox County School system, they'll pay the limit of liability and go on fumbling around.
The biggest threat to TVA right now will be the clean water violations and the added silt content to the river and EPA should knock the daylights out of the agency on this one. TVA is immune from certain Tennessee Department of Conservation and Environment standards which are greater than federal clean water standards, however, the investigation that TDEC does will be of benefit and use to the EPA when they start water monitoring of the river.
I hope the families involved can do the best they can during the holidays under most difficult situations.
I read that the families
I read that the families have at least been moved from the Roane Co. Community College gym to a nearby Holiday Inn.
Umm, the spouse says that
Submitted by Rachel on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 12:44pm.
Umm, the spouse says that cold weather really CAN cause a shad kill. He's not taking a position one way or the other on what caused this one, just sharing info.
He also said there were some fish actually living in the pond (he didn't say what species). Hard to believe, but he's not no reason to make it up.
clean coal. clean coal.
Submitted by rocketsquirrel on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 1:52pm.
clean coal. clean coal. clean coal.
ash? not so much.
how much ash are they generating annually, and why is it being stored in ponds?
cold weather really CAN
Submitted by rikki on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 2:06pm.
cold weather really CAN cause a shad kill
By what mechanism? Ice on the surface of a pond can lead to low oxygen levels and fish kills, but that takes time. How can an overnight freeze kill fish? And are we to believe that the fish that washed up on the shore of Watts Bar Lake came from the collapsed pond? Please. The pond that is mostly water in the satellite image and most likely to have fish in it was unaffected.
A fish kill caused simply by sediment (as opposed to ingestion of metals) is perfectly believable, but cold weather killing fish in Watts Bar Lake seems about as likely as the lake freezing over.
I'm just telling you what
Submitted by Rachel on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 5:00pm.
I'm just telling you what the spouse told me. I assume he got his info from the biologists he works with. You know him; he's not likely to be spouting TVA bullshit nor is he totally uninformed. He's just sharing info he believes to be true.
And again, he didn't say cold weather caused this particular shad kill.
Fy ash containment pond
Submitted by R. Neal on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 2:21pm.
Fy ash containment pond failure, Carbo VA, 1967, contaminated the Clinch River (yes, the same Clinch River):
I first became seriously interested in lotic ecosystem
recovery as a consequence of a fly ash pond spill that
occurred in June 1967, when Appalachian Power
Company's 700-MW steam-power generating plant
near Carbo, Virginia, USA, had a 15- to 25-m section
of a dike surrounding one of the fly ash settling lagoons
collapse (Cairns and others 1971). Within less
than an hour, approximately 130 million gallons of
this material poured into Dump's Creek that joins the
Clinch River 0.8 km downstream. This caustic slug
equaled 40% of the daily flow at the Clinch River at
the time and blocked the normal flow for several
minutes. It also raised the water level several meters
and forced some of the waste approximately 0.8 km
upstream. For four and one-half days following the
spill, the alkaline slug traveled downstream at the rate
of approximately 1.39 kin/h, killing essentially all fish
in its path. During this period, 162,000 sport and
rough fish were killed in the 106 km of the Clinch
River in Virginia, and an additional 54,600 sport and
rough fish were killed in 38.6 km in Tennessee, USA,
until the polluted mass was diluted, dispersed, and
neutralized in the river by natural physical-chemical
processes. Not only were benthic invertebrates eliminated
for a distance of approximately 4-6 km below
the site of the spill, but a drastic reduction in number
and kinds occurred in the Clinch River for 124 km
below the spill. No major management techniques
were used to accelerate the recovery process, but it was
quite rapid in biological terms (Cairns and others
1971). Two years after the spill, when recovery was
still incomplete, it would have taken someone quite familiar
with aquatic ecosystems to determine the difference
between the recovered condition and the prespill
conditions. As a result of these and other observations,
two generalized models were developed (Cairns and
Dickson 1977a,b, 1980), one to estimate the prospects
of damaged ecosystems for recovery and the other for
estimating probable resistance to ecological stress.
(Empahsis added)
The good news is that recovery, at least in terms of fish population, was pretty quick even though essentially nothing was done.
Submitted by Brian A. on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 3:43pm.
There might have been a sharp temperature drop during the June, 1967 spill--explaining all the dead fish.
Brian A.
I'd rather be cycling.
It sounds as though the
It sounds as though the Carbo event discharged almost directly into the river, whereas the Kingston Steam Plant event was more widespread over land and only some of the toxic sludge has reached the Emory and Clinch Rivers so far.
Look at the terrain map on Google Maps and watch the aerial flyover video. The spill contour matches the contour of Watts Bar's encroachment on Swan Pond Creek quite well. Most of the area covered in ash is probably covered in water during summer, when the dams are kept full for recreation. Four to six feet of ash has certainly made it look like land, and TVA is managing flows to keep things that way while they contain and remove the ash. Swan Pond Creek drains a small area and likely lacks the flow volume to push that crud out of its way. Despite appearances, however, that ash is mostly within the banks of Watts Bar Lake when it is full. Fortunately, TVA can control how full it is. They can't control the flow in Swan Pond Creek, but barring a significant local rain event, the creek shouldn't transport much more ash than has already entered the impoundment before the dumptrucks and scoops arrive.
Compare Watts Bar Lake with the mussel-rich, free-flowing (? -- haven't checked a map to see how Carbo relates to Clinch dams) Upper Clinch where the Carbo spill occurred, and you've got a huge difference in potential ecological impact just by virtue of the integrity of the impacted waters.
Looks like some of it got to
Looks like some of it got to the Emory River:
KNS: Mudslide from TVA pond breach closes Emory River
Emory River is impassable between mile markers 0.0 to 4.2 because of a mudslide from Monday’s breach of TVA’s Kingston steam plant ash retention pond.
Cold does kill shad each year
Submitted by WhitesCreek on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 7:36pm.
This is a common occurrence and is usually not accompanied by the rupture of a 40 acre containment pond. My question is whether shad are the only fish showing up floating? I suspect not, but it could be.
As for the location of the spill, it flowed into a cove on the Emory River just around the bend from where the Clinch joins in and maybe a mile above where the Tennessee officially joins in. It's actually all Watts Bar Lake for many miles above the spill.
A major part of this spill
Submitted by Bill Crane (not verified) on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 9:43pm.
A major part of this spill IS in the Emory river. The main channel has been filled with sludge. That is a 45 ft. deep channel plus two coves have been covered. People the sludge is in the water in a very big way
Submitted by Factchecker on Tue, 2008/12/23 - 10:56pm.
How many East Tennesseans have now gotten a glimpse of Emperor Coal's "clean" new clothes? Others have noticed:
At CNN: Francis says, "in
Submitted by bizgrrl on Wed, 2008/12/24 - 6:40am.
At CNN:
Francis says, "in terms of toxicity, until an analysis comes in, you can't call it toxic."
Appalachian environmentalists compared the mess with another spill eight years ago in eastern Kentucky, where the bottom of a coal sludge impoundment owned by Massey Energy broke into an abandoned underground mine, oozing more than 300 million gallons of coal waste into tributaries.
The water supply for more than 25,000 residents was contaminated, and aquatic life in the area perished. It took months to clean up the spill.
If the estimates are correct, this spill is one and a half times bigger
That CNN article is strange.
Submitted by rikki on Wed, 2008/12/24 - 11:35am.
That CNN article is strange. Where does the claim that this spill is bigger than Exxon Valdez come from? That spill impacted thousands of miles of coast, and the slick covered thousands of square miles of ocean. The area of this spill is not even remotely close to that, yet CNN says this one covers a bigger area? 400 acres is not even one square mile.
Also, it is clear from the jagged texture of the mess and from what is left of the retained ash that the spilled debris was more solid than liquid, just saturated enough to flow. TVA said the "pond" held 216 million cubic yards of ash. That is a measure of solid volume. Converting it to gallons, a measure of liquid volume, is not really appropriate. If there was any standing water left in that pond, certainly its volume was small relative to the volume of ash. Likewise, the Massey spill was liquid waste. Comparing volumes of liquid waste to solid waste just doesn't work.
And they quote a SELC attorney calling Francis' remark "irresponsible," which is true, but then she turns around and claims fly ash contains benzene. It's laughable to think something that volatile could be a remnant of combustion. She also says there are high concentrations of mercury in fly ash. I believe mercury and benzene are both gaseous products of combustion, found in emissions from the smokestack, not in the ash pile. Some mercury may remain in the ash, but arsenic, selenium and other metals (including radioisotopes) are the main concern with ash.
So more sloppy reporting, this time in the other direction.
I think all the good
Submitted by Rachel on Wed, 2008/12/24 - 1:40pm.
I think all the good reporters may be on Christmas break. The CNN story also locates Kingston 40 miles "east" of Knoxville.
How will Limbaugh & Co. blame "teh libruls"?
Submitted by Virgil Proudfoot on Wed, 2008/12/24 - 10:18am.
I'm waiting to hear how the right-wing echo chamber will explain this toxic disaster away as somehow being caused by Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi in order to make possible Herr Obama's forthcoming environmental fascism.
Obama's Fault
Submitted by Folk Face (not verified) on Wed, 2008/12/24 - 1:18pm.
Clearly this is Obama's fault.
TVA, is doing as others have pointed out, exactly what corporate lawyers tell them to do. CYA and give no room for admissions of guilt.
If this had been further up in the Emory River there would be ESA issues. Not sure if that will be the case now, but it would be nice to know if there was any incidental take of listed species by the spill.
I would be disappointed if we had anything less than a full corporate turnover after such an incident. This disaster should yanke the Overton Window a long distance towards a sensible concept of what 'energy use' should entail. Let's hope that this happens, because it is clear that coal can never be clean, it is not clean to get it it is not clean to move it it is not clean to burn it it is not clean once it burns. And all of that overlooks the poisonous impact on human communities and the relation of people to place. Let this be the straw that broke the camel's back.
And then we can start talking about yanking out these damned dams.
the fish froze to death
Submitted by Mello on Thu, 2008/12/25 - 10:44am.
(link...) I am so not buying that line.
The New York Times weighs in
Submitted by rikki on Thu, 2008/12/25 - 12:57pm.
The New York Times weighs in with a thorough, balanced article. The main questions I have after reading this are whether TVA was overfilling this pond, why skimmers and other controls took so long to be put in place, and why TVA is still pretending there are no dead fish or contamination. That preliminary October report is going to be interesting. I trust the TVA OIG will take a good look at those reports and the management of such ash ponds at Kingston and systemwide.
Another critical issue is how much arsenic and other toxins have been leaching out of this unlined retention pond over the years? The location of this particular plant limits the exposure risks, but what about other coal plants? How much nasty stuff leaks out of these ash piles while they are functioning as intended?
Submitted by Anonymously Nine (not verified) on Sat, 2008/12/27 - 12:30pm.
This is much more than denial.
Form the KNS today, "They're going to have to do an extensive cleanup, that's for sure," said David Hitchens, CEO and chemist for AEO Advanced Environmental Options Inc. in Spartanburg, S.C. "It could get into the millions. If you've got 400 acres, and they're going to have to clean it up, and dispose it in a landfill, and the landfills charge $30 to $40 a ton, you're looking at approximately 2 (million) to 2.5 million tons."
That's based on TVA's original estimate that 1.7 million cubic yards of ash and water broke through the wall. TVA raised that estimate Thursday to 5.4 million cubic yards."
That is more than millions of dollars. That is a quarter of a billion dollars.
Yet this is not a national story?
Submitted by zoomfactor on Sat, 2008/12/27 - 12:44pm.
This story was the lead on NBC nightly news Friday night.
Four days after it happened?
Does it look like a national story?
Dead ender...
Submitted by Anonymously Nine (not verified) on Sat, 2008/12/27 - 4:14pm.
Who is supposed to watch TVA? Bloggers?
They reprint press releases. What does the KNS really do?
no, no, the fish jumped out of the water ahead of the waves....
Submitted by Mello on Sat, 2008/12/27 - 6:21pm.
"What happened -- when you have a surge of ash, that created a wave to push the fish up and onto land," Moulton said. "When the water receded, there were dead fish. They weren't killed by any toxic chemicals, they were stranded by the wave."
Only at TVA...
Great, the fish beached themselves. Yeah, that's the ticket.
More than likely, they were
Submitted by Andy Axel on Sat, 2008/12/27 - 6:34pm.
More than likely, they were suffocated by the sediment load. They were dead before they made it to the shore, since the suspended crap in the water would have been more than enough to prevent their gills from taking in sufficient oxygen.
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap! Special holidays, Sundays and rates!
thank you #9
Submitted by Tess on Sat, 2008/12/27 - 6:59pm.
Thank you for bringing attention to this terrible tragedy, #9.
Note to Metuji: Is there anything in this world about which you are not the expert opinion to consult? (according to you?) I am fairly sure, since you live far, far away that you are not an expert about the situation in Swan Pond. Sorry to call you out at the holidays, but you can be an ass, sir.
This is something that should not have happened to the people of Swan Pond. Many of these good people have lived on the same farms for generations. Think of the "shire" in the Hobbit.
Only the great metulj knows the truth...
Anyhow, you are right. I can be an ass, especially toward #9, who is NO FRIEND of yours. He could care less about this disaster. The guy is a coal advocate. He's just trying to get out in front of this. I called him on it. He supports this sort of nonsense, lock, stock and barrel. He's trying to deflect any discussion about the disaster to his tiresome jihad against the KNS. The paper sucks. We all know that. But he wants to talk about that, not localized seismic events that may have compromised the whole area's water resource forever, or the truth that "clean coal" has nasty byproducts and that this disaster and its impact on those folks is going to bring it all to light.
You are an ass. And a liar or a delusional idiot. You read minds? You know what people believe? Only a fool would claim they know what another person thinks and believes. You are the poster child for "not invented here". If it isn't your idea it has no merit. Ironically, TVA is eaten alive with the same syndrome.
A person can support coal electric power and support clean ground water. Which I do. But if you think wind and solar will replace coal you are delusional. I am not a coal advocate. I am a power advocate. We have to have power. Bring on the new nuke designs. Bring on wind where it will work. But use the new designs that don't drive people insane with noise pollution. Invest in new solar research to improve the yield. But that coal plant in Kingston isn't going away. If you think it is you are stupid.
This happened because we trusted TVA. That trust has been abused since the inception of TVA. If we had a real newspaper we would have had a chance to prevent this. This is epic. It should have never happened. This is what happens when no one watches.
Someone has to watch TVA. It cannot be trusted. As far as deflecting the story, petulant eight year old child, who was the first to figure out this would cost a quarter of a billion dollars? Why is that not a headline story? Because it must be suppressed?
Your immaturity precedes everything you do. But please, do tell people you can read minds and only you know the truth. We need some comic relief. I am thinking of a number between one and ten...can you guess it?
BTW, Tess gave me a green cube once. So hate her.
Submitted by Anonymously Nine (not verified) on Sun, 2008/12/28 - 10:27am.
There's no such thing as clean coal.
Who says there is? Is there any clean power? A hydroelectric dam is close. But some people don't like them. Think there might be some pollution in the manufacture of wind turbines and solar panels? No power system is magical. Wind isn't perfect and the yield on solar is very low. Switching variable power into the electrical grid is a problem. But we have Ph.d's in geography on the Internet to save us.
We could just go socialist wacko. Get rid of the coal plants and the nukes. Use wind and solar for the entire county. Most people would flee this country. There would be no jobs because there would not be enough electrical power. Some would embrace that as an improvement. Some would go the Luddite way if they could. It isn't going to happen. People have to eat and pay their mortgage. Although our new President Obama has pledged to replace coal with something yet to be specified. Will he use this disaster as the spring board? It won't take much to tank this entire economy. Higher energy prices will not be received well on Wall Street. Be careful what you wish for.
No one with any thought process thinks coal is going away. But there will be those who will use this disaster to try. The irony of this is that we made them make the air cleaner but we didn't have the gumption to see what they did with the coal ash. Result, somewhat cleaner air and a ground water ecological disaster that is the biggest in the history of the eastern United States.
No one watches TVA except for a few environmental groups. Most people never heard of them until this past week. There were warnings this would happen. But this story will be over in a week. TVA will pass the $250 million dollar cleanup on to the ratepayers. TVA's net income in 2006 was $325 million dollars, they don't have the pockets for this. Nothing will be learned. And there is no guarantee this won't happen again at another plant.
The only thing left is what happens to the people at ground zero. Odds are they are screwed. It's the TVA way.
Only a fool would claim they
Submitted by Rachel on Sat, 2008/12/27 - 10:18pm.
Only a fool would claim they know what another person thinks and believes.
How true.
who was the first to figure
Submitted by rikki on Sat, 2008/12/27 - 11:25pm.
who was the first to figure out this would cost a quarter of a billion dollars?
Submitted by Tess on Sun, 2008/12/28 - 9:30am.
You are right, Metulj. I went rogue there for a minute. I just get tired of all the fighting about who said what and not about the important matter that Swan Pond has been destroyed. And, it doesn't look like anybody is going to do a damn thing about it unless Robert F. Kennedy comes down here or something.
Submitted by Factchecker on Sun, 2008/12/28 - 3:18pm.
But there are relative levels of clean. Coal is about the dirtiest.
There would be no jobs because there would not be enough electrical power.
Depends how soon and how/what the transition.
Although our new President Obama has pledged to replace coal with something yet to be specified.
He has? Reference, please. (Damn, I hope he did, but I know he didn't.)
You're really not worth the time. It's always you vs. the world and nobody else gets it but you. Definition of a loser.
There is already a wikipedia article about the disaster
Submitted by Tess on Sun, 2008/12/28 - 4:01pm.
Another very interesting link to the site of a lady who works with hazardous waste:
[quote]Sounds like the real concerns for Roane County residents is not merely, will their well water be drinkable? It's ultimately also clearly a question of what happens when all 5.4 million cubic yards of this stuff dries out? What happens when you spend your life drinking that water and breathing that dust-filled air on a daily basis?
I am not claiming to be an expert on environmental science, coal slurry composition, or waste cleanup practices. I am speaking to this issue simply as an industry professional trained to evaluate Material Safety Data Sheets. I maintain one of the largest MSDS record books that our OSHA inspector has ever seen, due to the huge range of materials we use on a regular basis in my field. My facility has passed every OSHA inspection conducted in the course of my tenure. That's it. I'm looking at this as if it were something i were about to use in my workplace, what i'd tell my assistants and students to consider in terms of personal protective equipment and handling procedures.
I err on the side of caution--there's no harm in say, wearing protective gloves you later realize you didn't need, or a particle mask where it turned out only a minimum of particulates became airborne.
If i lived in Roane County near this spill, based on the info in fly ash Material Safety Data Sheets, i'd start packing my stuff and figuring out how quickly i could move. :( [/endquote]
Your hero our new President
Submitted by Anonymously Nine (not verified) on Sun, 2008/12/28 - 3:53pm.
may tank our economy.
Does your job require electricity? Tell me how we replace coal without nuclear?
If you think wind is the answer think again. Wind isn't perfect.
BTW, Biden says we need another $775 billion dollar stimulus package in addition to the $700 billion dollar bailout for the banks.
So in the worst financial crisis since the 1970's you want to tackle coal power now?
Comedy act you are
Who said wind power is perfect? Having a reliable brake system is not one of its drawbacks, though. And OK, you're on Rush's bandwagon that Obama wrecked the economy before taking office. Brilliant. But sorry no, Obama didn't run up record deficits when the economy was not shrinking (when will your side learn when and when not to spend borrowed money?), request the first $700B bailout, or spend a similar amount fighting this generation's Vietnam. Your hero W the Worst did all that. I thought his lax regulatory policies and tax breaks for the richest of the rich were supposed to "free up" and strengthen our economy. What happened?
Sounds like some of Junior's EPA inspectors should have been paying more attention to TVA's fly ash storage practices. Probably other agencies were asleep (or sleeping around) too instead of doing their job to protect the public. But of course, that's not what Republicans are about. Katrina deja vu.
Snork...
Submitted by Anonymously Nine (not verified) on Sun, 2008/12/28 - 10:29pm.
Sounds like some of Junior's EPA inspectors should have been paying more attention to TVA's fly ash storage practices.
You don't get it do you? TVA is special.
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Persistent organochlorine residues in foodstuffs from India and their implications on human dietary exposure
Foodstuffs collected from different regions in India were analyzed for the presence of HCH (BHC), DDT, HCB, aldrin, dieldrin, heptachlor, and PCBs. Significantly high levels of food contamination with HCH, DDT, aldrin, and dieldrin were evident throughout India. Dairy products and livestock meat are the prime sources of human dietary exposure to these chemicals.
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Food Contamination
Dieldrin
Toxicity Studies
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Binenbaum Y, Ben-Ami R, Baneth G, et al.
AbstractThe current post-exposure prophylaxis regimen for Tick Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) consists of 5 days Doxycycline. In this observational study of 77 spelunkers at high-risk for TBRF, a single dose of 100 mg Doxycycline taken up to 72 hours after exposure to ticks was 100% effective in preventing the disease.
Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in U.S. Children’s Hospitals: A National Point Prevalence Survey
Tribble A, , Lee B, et al.
AbstractBackgroundStudies estimate that 30-50% of antibiotics prescribed for hospitalized patients are inappropriate, but pediatric data are limited. Characterization of inappropriate prescribing practices for children are needed to guide pediatric antimicrobial stewardship.MethodsCross-sectional analysis of antibiotic prescribing at 32 US children’s hospitals. Subjects included hospitalized children with ≥1 antibiotic order at 0800 on one day per calendar quarter, over six quarters (Quarter 3 2016 – Quarter 4 2017). Antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) physicians and/or pharmacists used a standardized survey to collect data on antibiotic orders and evaluate appropriateness. The primary outcome was the percentage of antibiotics prescribed for infectious use that were classified as suboptimal, defined as inappropriate or needing modification.ResultsOf 34 927 children hospitalized on survey days, 12 213 (35.0%) had ≥1 active antibiotic order. Among 11 784 patients receiving antibiotics for infectious use, 25.9% were prescribed ≥1 suboptimal antibiotic. Of the 17 110 antibiotic orders prescribed for infectious use, 21.0% were considered suboptimal. Most common reasons for inappropriate use were bug-drug mismatch (27.7%), surgical prophylaxis >24 hours (17.7%), overly broad empiric therapy (11.2%), and unnecessary treatment (11.0%). The majority of recommended modifications were to stop (44.7%) or narrow (19.7%) the drug. ASPs would not have routinely reviewed 46.1% of suboptimal orders.ConclusionsAcross 32 children’s hospitals, approximately 1 in 3 hospitalized children are receiving one or more antibiotics at any given time. One quarter of these children are receiving suboptimal therapy, and nearly half of suboptimal use is not captured by current ASP practices.
Amin-Chowdhury Z, Collins S, Sheppard C, et al.
AbstractBackgroundThe UK is experiencing a rapid increase in invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused by serotypes 8, 12F and 9N; their clinical characteristics and outcomes have not been described.MethodsPublic Health England conducts enhanced national surveillance of IPD. Since 2014, general practitioners were requested to complete a surveillance questionnaire for all confirmed cases. IPD cases due to emerging serotypes were compared with those included in the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and the remaining non-PCV13 serotypes.ResultsThere were 21,592 IPD cases over four epidemiological years (2014/15-2017/18), including 20,108 (93.1%) with serotyped isolates and 17,450 (86.8%) with completed questionnaires. PCV13 serotypes were responsible for 20.1% (n=4,033) cases, while serotype 8 (3,881/20,108, 19.3%), 12F (2,365/20,108, 11.8%), and 9N (1,296/20,108, 6.5%) were together responsible for 37.5% of IPD cases. Invasive pneumonia was the most common presentation (11,424/16,346; 69.9%) and, overall, 64.1% (n=11,033) had an underlying comorbidity. The median age at IPD due to serotypes 8 (59 years; IQR, 45-72) and 12F (56 years; 41-70) was lower than serotype 9N (67 years; 53-80), PCV13 serotypes (68 years; 52-81) and the remaining non-PCV13 serotypes (70 years; 53-82). Serotype 9N IPD cases also had higher comorbidity prevalence (748/1,087, 68.8%) compared to serotype 8 (1,901/3,228, 58.9%) or 12F (1,042/1,994, 52.3%), and higher case fatality rate (212/1,128, 18.8%) compared to 8.7% (291/3,365) or 10.0% (209/2,086), respectively.ConclusionsSerotypes 8 and 12F were more likely to cause IPD in younger, healthier individuals and less likely to be fatal, while serotype 9N affected older adults with comorbidities and had a higher case fatality rate.
Reporting of the Medical Licensing Examination
JAMA Current Issue, 14.01.2020
Schneider TR.
To the Editor Dr Swails and colleagues argued that the current 3-digit scoring system for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a broken metric for evaluating residency applicants. They suggested that a pass-fail licensing examination with “individual mission–based holistic criteria” would be more appropriate. I disagree with their suggestion for several reasons.
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Recommendations Related to Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer
Dörk T, Park-Simon T, Hillemanns P.
To the Editor The USPSTF found adequate evidence of moderate benefit for women whose family or personal history is associated with increased risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations, whereas for women without such family history, it stated that the benefits are small to none. However, a BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carrier without a positive family history still faces a substantial lifetime risk, with more than half the hazard of a BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carrier with a positive family history. The proportion of these unsuspected mutation carriers is not negligibly small. In hospital-based settings at Hannover Medical School, current risk assessment tools miss about half of BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers in breast cancer cohorts because of incomplete penetrance or small pedigrees. A recent population-based study reported that 49.4% of BRCA1/BRCA2 mutation carriers did not meet guidelines for clinical testing. Such women would, at their asymptomatic stage, be excluded from the possible benefits of counseling, preventive measures, and intensified surveillance.
Acute Toxoplasmosis among Canadian Deer Hunters Associated with Consumption of Undercooked Deer Meat Hunted in the United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, 16.01.2020
C. Gaulin et al.
Illness Severity in Hospitalized Influenza Patients by Virus Type and Subtype, Spain, 2010–2017
C. Delgado-Sanz et al.
Human Norovirus Infection in Dogs, Thailand
K. Charoenkul et al.
‘We spray and walk away’ : wall modifications decrease the impact of indoor residual spray campaigns through reductions in post-spray coverage
Latest Results for Malaria Journal, 17.01.2020
Abstract Malaria prevalence has significantly reduced since 2000, largely due to the scale-up of vector control interventions, mainly indoor residual spraying (IRS) and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs). Given their success, these tools remain the frontline interventions in the fight against malaria. Their effectiveness relies on three key ingredients: the intervention, the mosquito vector and the end-user. Regarding the intervention, factors such as the insecticide active ingredient(s) used and the durability and/or bio-efficacy of the tool over time are critical. For the vectors, these factors include biting and resting behaviours and the susceptibility to insecticides. Finally, the end-users need to accept and properly use the intervention. Whilst human attitude and behaviour towards LLINs are well-documented both during and after distribution, only initial coverage is monitored for IRS and in a few geographic settings the residual efficacy of the used product. Here, the historical evidence on end-users modifying their wall surfaces post-spraying is presented, a behaviour that has the potential to reduce actual IRS coverage, effectiveness and impact, as fewer people are truly protected. Therefore, clear guidelines on how to monitor IRS acceptability and/or coverage, both before, during and after spraying, are urgently needed as part of the Monitoring and Evaluation of malaria programmes.…
Molecular characteristics of odorant-binding protein 1 in Anopheles maculipennis
Abstract Background Anopheles maculipennis complex, the historic vector of malaria, causes serious medical problems worldwide and exhibits different behaviours. Studying the odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), which influence the chemosensory system and behavioural responses, is essential to understanding the population structure and developing effective control measures against this vector. The present study was designed to identify and analyse the obp1 gene in An. maculipennis. Methods Adults of An. maculipennis sensu stricto were collected in Zanjan Province, northwest of Iran, and gDNAs of female mosquitoes were extracted. Fragments of An. maculipennis obp1 (Amacobp1) gene were amplified using degenerate and specific primers, and some of amplicons were selected for sequencing. Results Analysis of amplified products identified that the sequence of Amacobp1 gene was 1341 bp long. This gene contains three exons (5′, internal, and 3′of 160, 256, and 18 bp, respectively) and encodes 144 amino acids. The sizes of introns I and II in deduced gene are 268 and 358 nucleotides, respectively. The amino acid sequence in the C-terminal of AmacOBP1 is similar to that of major malaria vector Anopheles species. However, its N-terminal has a specific signal peptide with 19 amino acids. This peptide is conserved in different studied populations, and its sequence of amino acids shows the most variation among anopheline species. Conclusions Degenerate primers in this study are suggested for studying obp1 gene in Anopheles species. Amacobp1 gene is proposed as a molecular marker for the detection of intraspecific ecotypes and diagnosis of different species within Maculipennis Group. Moreover, the N-terminal of AmacOBP1 peptide is recommended as a molecular marker to identify the Amacobp1 expression patterns in different chemosensory organs for assessing the molecular mechanisms and developing novel behavioural disturbance agents to control An. maculipennis.…
A panel of recombinant proteins from human-infective Plasmodium species for serological surveillance
Abstract Background Malaria remains a global health problem and accurate surveillance of Plasmodium parasites that are responsible for this disease is required to guide the most effective distribution of control measures. Serological surveillance will be particularly important in areas of low or periodic transmission because patient antibody responses can provide a measure of historical exposure. While methods for detecting host antibody responses to Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are well established, development of serological assays for Plasmodium knowlesi, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae have been inhibited by a lack of immunodiagnostic candidates due to the limited availability of genomic information. Methods Using the recently completed genome sequences from P. malariae, P. ovale and P. knowlesi, a set of 33 candidate cell surface and secreted blood-stage antigens was selected and expressed in a recombinant form using a mammalian expression system. These proteins were added to an existing panel of antigens from P. falciparum and P. vivax and the immunoreactivity of IgG, IgM and IgA immunoglobulins from individuals diagnosed with infections to each of the five different Plasmodium species was evaluated by ELISA. Logistic regression modelling was used to quantify the ability of the responses to determine prior exposure to the different Plasmodium species. Results Using sera from European travellers with diagnosed Plasmodium infections, antigens showing species-specific immunoreactivity were identified to select a panel of 22 proteins from five Plasmodium species for serological profiling. The immunoreactivity to the antigens in the panel of sera taken from travellers and individuals living in malaria-endemic regions with diagnosed infections showed moderate power to predict infections by each species, including P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. Using a larger set of patient samples and logistic regression modelling it was shown that exposure to P. knowlesi could be accurately detected (AUC = 91%) using an antigen panel consisting of the P. knowlesi orthologues of MSP10, P12 and P38. Conclusions Using the recent availability of genome sequences to all human-infective Plasmodium spp. parasites and a method of expressing Plasmodium proteins in a secreted functional form, an antigen panel has been compiled that will be useful to determine exposure to these parasites.…
Abstract Background Critically ill patients undergo extensive physiological alterations that will have impact on antibiotic pharmacokinetics. Up to 60% of intensive care unit (ICU) patients meet the pharmacodynamic targets of beta-lactam antibiotics, with only 30% in fluoroquinolones. Not reaching these targets might increase the chance of therapeutic failure, resulting in increased mortality and morbidity, and antibiotic resistance. The DOLPHIN trial was designed to demonstrate the added value of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) of beta-lactam and fluoroquinolones in critically ill patients in the ICU. Methods A multi-centre, randomised controlled trial (RCT) was designed to assess the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of model-based TDM of beta-lactam and fluoroquinolones. Four hundred fifty patients will be included within 24 months after start of inclusion. Eligible patients will be randomly allocated to either study group: the intervention group (active TDM) or the control group (non-TDM). In the intervention group dose adjustment of the study antibiotics (cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, amoxicillin, amoxicillin with clavulanic acid, flucloxacillin, piperacillin with tazobactam, meropenem, and ciprofloxacin) on day 1, 3, and 5 is performed based upon TDM with a Bayesian model. The primary outcome will be ICU length of stay. Other outcomes amongst all survival, disease severity, safety, quality of life after ICU discharge, and cost effectiveness will be included. Discussion No trial has investigated the effect of early TDM of beta-lactam and fluoroquinolones on clinical outcome in critically ill patients. The findings from the DOLPHIN trial will possibly lead to new insights in clinical management of critically ill patients receiving antibiotics. In short, to TDM or not to TDM? Trial registration EudraCT number: 2017–004677-14. Sponsor protocol name: DOLPHIN. Registered 6 March 2018 . Protocol Version 6, Protocol date: 27 November 2019.…
Abstract Background Varicella is normally a self-limited childhood disease caused by varicella-zoster virus infection. However, it sometimes causes severe diseases, especially in immunocompromised individuals. We report a case of severe varicella in a young woman. Case presentation A 19-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and a rash after taking methylprednisolone for 2 weeks for systemic lupus erythematosis. The laboratory data showed leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, an elevated level of the liver transaminases and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Computed tomography of the abdomen revealed multiple air-fluid levels in the intestines. Hemorrhagic varicella was considered and antiviral therapy as well as immunoglobin were applied. Her condition deteriorated and she eventually died due to multi-organ failure and refractory shock. Next-generation sequencing performed on fluid from an unroofed vesicle confirmed the diagnosis of varicella. Conclusion In its severe form, VZV infection can be fatal, especially in immunocompromised patients. Hemorrhagic varicella can be misdiagnosed by clinicians because of unfamiliar with the disease, although it is associated with a high mortality rate. In patients with suspected hemorrhagic varicella infection, antiviral therapies along with supportive treatment need to be initiated as soon as possible in order to minimize the case fatality rate.…
Abstract Background Candidaemia is the most common form of invasive candidiasis. Resistant Candida blood stream infection (BSI) is rising, with limitations on the development of broader-spectrum antifungal agents worldwide. Our study aimed to identify the occurrence of antifungal-resistant candidaemia and the distribution of these species, determine the risk factors associated with antifungal resistance and evaluate the association of antifungal-resistant candidaemia with the length of intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital stay and with 30-day mortality. Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Adult patients diagnosed with candidaemia from January 2006 to December 2017 were included. Results A total of 196 BSIs were identified in 94 males (49.74%) and 95 females (50.26%). C. glabrata was the most commonly isolated Candida species, with 59 (30%), followed by C. albicans with 46 (23%). Susceptibility data were available for 122/189 patients, of whom 26/122 (21%) were resistant to one or more antifungals. C. parapsilosis with available sensitivity data were found in 30/122 isolates, of which 10/30 (33%) were resistant to fluconazole. Risk factors significantly associated with antifungal-resistant candidaemia included previous echinocandin exposure (odds ratio (OR) =1.38; 95% confidence interval (CI) (1.02–1.85); P = 0.006) and invasive ventilation (OR = 1.3; 95% CI (1.08–1.57); P = 0.005). The median length of ICU stay was 29 days [range 12–49 days] in the antifungal-resistant group and 18 days [range 6.7–37.5 days] in the antifungal-sensitive group (P = 0.28). The median length of hospital stay was 51 days [range 21–138 days] in the antifungal-resistant group and 35 days [range 17–77 days] in the antifungal-sensitive group (P = 0.09). Thirty-day mortality was 15 (57.7%) and 54 (56.25%) among the antifungal-resistant and antifungal-sensitive groups, respectively (OR = 1.01; 95% CI (0.84–1.21); P = 0.89). Conclusions Our results indicate a high frequancy of non- C. albicans candidaemia. The rise in C. parapsilosis resistance to fluconazole is alarming. Further studies are required to confirm this finding.…
Nocardia farcinica as a cause of chronic meningitis – case report
Abstract Background Nocardiosis is an uncommon disease caused by aerobic gram-positive bacteria Nocardia spp. Although it is usually an opportunistic infection affecting immunocompromised patients, even one third of cases occur in immunocompetent persons. The aim of the study was to describe the course of chronic meningitis due to Nocardia infection. Case presentation A 52-year-old patient, chalk miner, suffered from a chronic meningitis caused by an extremely rare pathogen. The patient’s history was complicated and diagnostic process covered multiple examinations and consultations. Initially Kocuria rosea was cultured, yet after molecular examination the result was verified to Nocardia farcinica. Targeted antibiotic treatment was implemented, which resulted in gradual improvement of patients condition. A full recovery was achieved after one year antibiotic therapy. Conclusions Nocardia farcinica is an uncommon but possible cause of chronic meningitis. In the case of a chronic meningitis of unknown origin multiple cerebrospinal fluid cultures should be performed as the identification of pathogen may be crucial for patient’s recovery. In case of unusual culture, such as Kocuria spp. PCR should be performed. …
Clinical experience with a novel assay measuring cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell immunity by flow cytometry and intracellular cytokine staining to predict clinically significant CMV events
Abstract Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is one of the most common opportunistic infections following organ transplantation, despite administration of CMV prophylaxis. CMV-specific T-cell immunity (TCI) has been associated with reduced rates of CMV infection. We describe for the first time clinical experience using the CMV T-Cell Immunity Panel (CMV-TCIP), a commercially available assay which measures CMV-specific CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses, to predict clinically significant CMV events. Methods Adult (> 18-year-old) patients with CMV-TCIP results and ≥ 1 subsequent assessment for CMV DNAemia were included at Brown University and the University of Maryland Medical Center-affiliated hospitals between 4/2017 and 5/2019. A clinically significant CMV event was defined as CMV DNAemia prompting initiation of treatment. We excluded indeterminate results, mostly due to background positivity, allogeneic hematopoetic cell transplant (HCT) recipients, or patients who were continued on antiviral therapy against CMV irrespective of the CMV-TCIP result, because ongoing antiviral therapy could prevent a CMV event. Results We analyzed 44 samples from 37 patients: 31 were solid organ transplant recipients, 4 had hematologic malignancies, 2 had autoimmune disorders. The CMV-protection receiver operating characteristic (ROC) area under the curve (AUC) was significant for %CMV-specific CD4+ (AUC: 0.78, P
Framework to Support the Process of Decision-Making on Life-Sustaining Treatments in the ICU: Results of a Delphi Study
Critical Care Medicine - Online First, 15.01.2020
Kerckhoffs, Monika C.; Senekal, Jannien; van Dijk, Diederik; Artigas, Antonio; Butler, Jenie; Michalsen, Andrej; van Mol, Margo M. C.; Moreno, Rui; Pais da Silva, Filipa; Picetti, Edoardo; Póvoa, Pedro; Robertsen, Annette; van Delden, Johannes J. M.
Objectives: To develop a consensus framework that can guide the process of decision-making on continuing or limiting life-sustaining treatments in ICU patients, using evidence-based items, supported by caregivers, patients, and surrogate decision makers from multiple countries. Design: A three-round web-based international Delphi consensus study with a priori consensus definition was conducted with experts from 13 countries. Participants reviewed items of the decision-making process on a seven-point Likert scale or with open-ended questions. Questions concerned terminology, content, and timing of decision-making steps. The summarized results (including mean scores) and expert suggestions were presented in the subsequent round for review. Setting: Web-based surveys of international participants representing ICU physicians, nurses, former ICU patients, and surrogate decision makers. Patients: Not applicable. Interventions: Not applicable. Measurements and Main Results: In three rounds, respectively, 28, 28, and 27 (of 33 invited) physicians together with 12, 10, and seven (of 19 invited) nurses participated. Patients and surrogates were involved in round one and 12 of 27 responded. Caregivers were mostly working in university affiliated hospitals in Northern Europe. During the Delphi process, most items were modified in order to reach consensus. Seven items lacked consensus after three rounds. The final consensus framework comprises the content and timing of four elements; three elements focused on caregiver-surrogate communication (admission meeting, follow-up meeting, goals-of-care meeting); and one element (weekly time-out meeting) focused on assessing preferences, prognosis, and proportionality of ICU treatment among professionals. Conclusions: Physicians, nurses, patients, and surrogates generated a consensus-based framework to guide the process of decision-making on continuing or limiting life-sustaining treatments in the ICU. Early, frequent, and scheduled family meetings combined with a repeated multidisciplinary time-out meeting may support decisions in relation to patient preferences, prognosis, and proportionality. Drs. Kerckhoffs and Senekal contributed equally to this work. Supplemental digital content is available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal’s website (http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal). Supported, in part, by the LIFE-PRIORITY foundation of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (King Baudouin Foundation: 2017-j5920780-208088). There was no involvement in design, conduction, or reporting of the study. Drs. Kerckhoffs and van Dijk’s institutions received funding from the LIFEPRIORITY foundation of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) (King Baudouin Foundation 2017-j5920780-208088). Dr. Michalsen received funding from ESICM. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest. For information regarding this article, E-mail: m.c.kerckhoffs-2@umcutrecht.nl This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal. Copyright © by 2020 by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Use of a highly-sensitive rapid diagnostic test to screen for malaria in pregnancy in Indonesia
Abstract Background The sensitivity of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria is inadequate for detecting low-density, often asymptomatic infections, such as those that can occur when screening pregnant women for malaria. The performance of the Alere™ Ultra-sensitive Malaria Ag Plasmodium falciparum RDT (uRDT) was assessed retrospectively in pregnant women in Indonesia. Methods The diagnostic performance of the uRDT and the CareStart™ Malaria HRP2/pLDH VOM (Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae) Combo RDT (csRDT) were assessed using 270 stored red blood cell pellets and plasma samples from asymptomatic pregnant women. These included 112 P. falciparum negative and 158 P. falciparum positive samples detected by a composite test (qPCR, LAMP, nPCR) as reference standard. Diagnostic indicators: sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), positive predictive value (PPV), diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) and the level of agreement (kappa) were calculated for comparison. Results Compared with the reference test, the uRDT had a sensitivity of 19.6% (95% CI 13.9–26.8) and specificity of 98.2% (93.1–99.7%). The csRDT was 22.8% (16.7–30.3) sensitive and 95.5% (89.4–98.3) specific for P. falciparum infections. Performance of the uRDT was non-significantly different to the csRDT (p = 0.169). RDT outcome was stratified by qPCR cycling threshold (Ct), and performance of the RDTs was found to be comparable across parasite loads. Conclusion The uRDT performed similarly to the currently used csRDTs in detecting P. falciparum infections in asymptomatic pregnant women. In these settings, molecular diagnostics are currently the most sensitive for malaria.…
Lymphadenitis and aortitis due to Brucella melitensis infection
Latest Results for Infection, 16.01.2020
Chlamydia trachomatis isolated from cervicovaginal samples in Sapporo, Japan, reveals the circulation of genetically diverse strains
Abstract Background This study was conducted to understand the molecular epidemiology of circulating Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) strains in Sapporo, Japan. Methods A total of 713 endocervical samples collected from April 2016 to March 2019 were screened for Ct. The obtained Ct positive samples were analyzed by ompA genotyping and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA). Results Eighty-three (11.6%) samples were positive for Ct plasmid DNA. Sequence analysis of the ompA gene from the 61 positive cases revealed eight genotypes: F (40.9%), E (19.6%), D (14.7%), G (9.8%), H (6.5%), I (3.2%), K (3.2%), and J (1.6%). The globally dominant genotype E and F strains were highly conserved with 13 ompA genetic variants being detected, whereas genotype D strains were the most diverse. Genetic characterization of D strains revealed that D1 genetic variants may be potentially specific to Sapporo. MLSA revealed 13 unique sequence types (STs) including four novel STs from 53 positive samples, with the globally dominant STs 39 and 19 being predominant. STs 39, 34, and 21 were exclusively associated with genotypes E and F indicating their global dominance. Novel ST70 and ST30 were specifically associated with genotype D. Conclusion Our study has revealed the circulation of genetically diverse Ct strains in the women population of Sapporo, Japan. We suggest identifying a transmission network of those successful strains and implementing public health prevention strategies to control the spread of Ct in Sapporo.…
Incidence of common opportunistic infections among HIV-infected children on ART at Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study
Abstract Background Opportunistic infections (OIs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). For better treatments and interventions, current and up-to-date information concerning occurrence of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected children is crucial. However, studies regarding the incidence of common opportunistic infections in HIV-infected children in Ethiopia are very limited. Hence, this study aimed to determine the incidence of opportunistic infections among HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at Debre Markos Referral Hospital. Methods A facility-based retrospective cohort study was undertaken at Debre Markos Referral Hospital for the period of January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2019. A total of 408 HIV-infected children receiving ART were included. Data from HIV-infected children charts were extracted using a data extraction form adapted from ART entry and follow-up forms. Data were entered using Epi-data™ Version 3.1 and analyzed using Stata™ Version 14. The Kaplan Meier survival curve was used to estimate the opportunistic infections free survival time. Both bi-variable and multivariable Cox proportional hazard models were fitted to identify the predictors of opportunistic infections. Results This study included the records of 408 HIV-infected children-initiated ART between the periods of January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2019. The overall incidence rate of opportunistic infections during the follow-up time was 9.7 (95% CI: 8.13, 11.48) per 100 child-years of observation. Tuberculosis at 29.8% was the most commonly encountered OI at follow-up. Children presenting with advanced disease stage (III and IV) (AHR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.2, 2.7), having “fair” or “poor” ART adherence (AHR: 2.6, 95% CI: 1.8, 3.8), not taking OI prophylaxis (AHR:1.6, 95% CI: 1.1, 2.4), and CD4 count or % below the threshold (AHR:1.7, 95% CI: 1.1, 2.6) were at a higher risk of developing opportunistic infections. Conclusions In this study, the incidence rate of opportunistic infections among HIV-infected children remained high. Concerning predictors, such as advanced disease stage (III and IV), CD4 count or % below the threshold, “fair” or “poor” ART adherence, and not taking past OI prophylaxis were found to be significantly associated with OIs.…
Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia associated thrombosis at Beijing Children’s hospital
Abstract Background With the increase of awareness of mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP), we found thrombosis in severe MPP (SMPP) was not rare. The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical characteristics, treatment, and long-term prognosis of MPP-associated thrombosis. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 43 children with MPP-associated thrombosis between January 2013 and June 2019 at Beijing Children’s Hospital. The results of blood coagulation studies, autoimmune antibody, thrombophilia screening, contrast-enhanced lung computed tomography, echocardiography, and blood vessel ultrasonography were analyzed, as were treatment outcomes. Results Forty-two patients were diagnosed with SMPP. D-dimer was higher than 5.0 mg/L in 58.1% (25/43) of patients. The mean D-dimer level was 11.1 ± 12.4 mg/L. Anticardiolipin-IgM was positive in 60.0% of patients, β2-glycoprotein-IgM in 64.0%, and lupus anticoagulant in 42.1%. Chest imaging revealed pulmonary consolidation with lobe distribution in all patients (2/3–1 lobe in 10 patients, > 1 lobe in 29 patients). In our experience, thrombosis can occur in a vessel of any part of the body, and it can be initially detected as late as 31 days after disease onset. Thrombosis in the brain and abdomen can occur early, at 5 days after disease onset. Pulmonary vessels were the most commonly involved sites in the current study, and accordingly chest pain was the most common symptom (32.6%), followed by neurological symptoms (14.0%) and abdominal pain (9.3%). Thirty-five percent of patients were asymptomatic with regard to thrombosis. All patients underwent anticoagulant therapy, and thrombus absorption took > 3 months in most patients. All patients were followed until October 2019, at which time 41 were asymptomatic and 2 had mild recurrent cough. Conclusions SMPP with pulmonary consolidation (> 2/3 lobe) was the most strongly associated risk factor for thrombosis. Thrombosis-associated symptoms may be subtle, even absent. Elevated D-dimer, specifically > 11.1 mg/L (even > 5.0 mg/L), would assist in the early diagnosis of thrombosis. The long-term prognosis of thrombosis was good after timely administration of anticoagulant therapy.…
Comorbid status and the faecal microbial transplantation failure in treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection – pilot prospective observational cohort study
Abstract Background Faecal microbial transplantation (FMT) is currently the most effective treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). However, up to 20% of patients experience further recurrences after single FMT. The mechanisms that lead to FMT failure and its risk factors are poorly understood. Comorbidity is one of the risk factors of the failure of standard antibiotic therapy of recurrent CDI. It is not known if comorbidity is also associated with the risk of FMT failure. Methods We conducted a prospective observational cohort study in order to elucidate if comorbid status is associated with FMT failure. Patients with microbiologically proven recurrent CDI were recruited and underwent FMT via retention enema. Patients were followed up for 12 weeks after FMT for signs and symptoms of CDI recurrence. Single FMT failure was defined as recurrence of diarrhoea and a positive stool test for the presence of C. difficile antigen or toxin at any time point during the 12 weeks of follow-up. We assessed the association of single FMT failure with possible manageable and unmanageable risk factors. As a surrogate of comorbid status, we used Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) ≥ 7. Results A total of 60 patients that underwent single FMT (34 women, 26 men) were included in the study. Overall, 15 patients (25%) experienced single FMT failure. 24 patients (40%) had CCI ≥ 7, and 45.0% patients with CCI ≥ 7 experienced failure of single FMT. Patients who experienced single FMT failure had a significantly higher CCI and significantly lower albumin concentration as compared to patients who experienced single FMT success. There was no difference in age, C-reactive protein concentration, leukocyte count and time from FMT to first defecation. In multivariate analysis, CCI ≥ 7 was positively associated with the failure of single FMT. Analysis was controlled for sex, age, time from FMT to first defecation, concomitant PPI therapy, severe CDI, hospital-acquired infection and albumin concentration. Conclusions Comorbid status surrogated by CCI is positively associated with the failure of single FMT in the treatment of recurrent CDI.…
Diversity of the ID Trainee Pipeline: The Future Looks Bright, But We Must Not Be Complacent
The Journal of Infectious Diseases Advance Access, 16.01.2020
Santhosh L, Babik J.
Drug-drug interactions among Thai HIV-positive transgender women undergoing feminizing hormone therapy and antiretroviral therapy: the iFACT study
Hiransuthikul A, , Himmad L, et al.
AbstractBackgroundDrug-drug interactions (DDI) between feminizing hormone therapy (FHT) and antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a major concern among transgender women (TGW) that may lead to sub-optimal ART adherence and inappropriate FHT dosage. To evaluate potential DDI between FHT and ART, we measured intensive pharmacokinetic parameters (PK) of blood tenofovir (TFV), efavirenz (EFV), and estradiol (E2).MethodsTwenty newly-diagnosed HIV-positive TGW were enrolled. FHT (estradiol valerate 2 mg and cyproterone acetate 25 mg) were prescribed at baseline until week 5 and restarted at week 8. ART (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate/emtricitabine/efavirenz 300/200/600 mg) was initiated at week 3. Intensive E2 PK were measured at weeks 3 (without ART) and 5 (with ART), and intensive TFV and EFV PK were measured at weeks 5 (with FHT) and 8 (without FHT).ResultsMedian (IQR) age and body mass index were 25.5 (22.5-31.0) years and 20.6 (19.3-23.1) kg/m2, respectively. The differences in GMR (90%CI) of E2 AUC, Cmax, and C24 at week 5 versus week 3 were 0.72 (0.64-0.81), p
Clinical Impact of Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing of Plasma Cell-Free DNA for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study
Hogan C, Yang S, Garner O, et al.
AbstractBackgroundMetagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of plasma cell-free DNA has emerged as an attractive diagnostic modality allowing broad-range pathogen detection, noninvasive sampling, and earlier diagnosis. However, little is known about its real-world clinical impact as used in routine practice.MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study of all patients for whom plasma mNGS (Karius test) was performed for all indications at 5 U.S. institutions over 1.5 years. Comprehensive chart review was performed, and standardized assessment of clinical impact of the mNGS based on the treating team’s interpretation of Karius results and patient management was established.ResultsA total of 82 Karius tests were evaluated, from 39 (47.6%) adults and 43 (52.4%) children and a total of 53 (64.6%) immunocompromised patients. Karius positivity rate was 50/82 (61.0%), with 25 (50.0%) showing two or more organisms (range, 2-8). The Karius test results led to positive impact in 6 (7.3%), negative impact in 3 (3.7%), no impact in 71 (86.6%), and was indeterminate in 2 (2.4%). Cases with positive Karius result and clinical impact involved bacteria and/or fungi but not DNA viruses or parasites. In 10 patients who underwent 16 additional repeated tests, only one was associated with clinical impact.ConclusionsThe real-world impact of the Karius test as currently used in routine clinical practice is limited. Further studies are needed to identify high-yield patient populations, define the complementary role of mNGS to conventional microbiological methods and how best to integrate mNGS into current testing algorithms.
Persistence with HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in the United States, 2012-2017
Huang Y, Tao G, Smith D, et al.
AbstractBackgroundDaily oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in preventing HIV infection if used adherently throughout periods of HIV risk. We estimated PrEP persistence among cohorts of persons with commercial or Medicaid insurance.MethodsWe analyzed data from the IBM MarketScan Research Database to identify persons aged 18-64 years who initiated PrEP between 2012−2017. We assessed PrEP persistence by calculating the time period that each person continued filling PrEP prescriptions until there was a gap in prescription fills >30 days. We used Kaplan-Meier time-to-event methods to estimate the proportion of PrEP users who persisted with PrEP at 3, 6, and 12 months after initiation, and constructed Cox proportional hazards models to determine patient characteristics associated with non-persistence.ResultsWe studied 11,807 commercially insured and 647 Medicaid insured persons with PrEP prescriptions. Commercially insured patients persisted for median time of 13.7 months (95% CI 13.3−14.1), compared to 6.8 months (95% CI 6.1−7.6) among Medicaid patients. Additionally, female sex, younger age, residence in rural location, and black race were associated with shorter persistence. After adjusting for covariates, we found that female sex (Hazard Ratio [HR]=1.81; 95% CI 1.56−2.11) and younger age (18-24 years: HR=2.38; 95% CI 2.11−2.69) predicted non-persistence.ConclusionsMore than half of commercially insured persons who initiated PrEP persisted with it for 12 months, compared to a third of those with Medicaid. A better understanding of reasons for non-persistence is important to support persistent PrEP use, and to develop interventions designed for the diverse needs of at-risk populations.
Does This Patient Need Blood Cultures? A Scoping Review of Indications for Blood Cultures in Adult Non-Neutropenic Inpatients
Fabre V, Sharara S, Salinas A, et al.
AbstractGuidance regarding indications for initial or follow-up (FU) blood cultures (BCx) is limited. We conducted a scoping review of articles published between 1/2004-6/2019 that reported the yield of BCx and/or their impact in the clinical management of fever and common infectious syndromes in non-neutropenic adult inpatients. 2,893 articles were screened; 51 were included. Based on the reported incidence of bacteremia, syndromes were categorized into low, moderate and high pre-test probability of bacteremia. Routine BCx are recommended in syndromes with a high likelihood of bacteremia (e.g., endovascular infections) and those with moderate likelihood when cultures from the primary source of infection are unavailable or prompt initiation of antibiotics is needed prior to obtaining primary source cultures. In syndromes where BCx are low-yield, BCx can be considered for patients at risk of adverse events if a bacteremia is missed (e.g., patient with pacemaker and severe purulent cellulitis). If a patient has adequate source control and risk factors or concern for endovascular infection are not present, most Streptococci or Enterobacterales bacteremias do not require routine FUBCx.
Needed: A Life Course Perspective on Maintaining PrEP Use
Siegler A.
Preexposure prophylaxisPrEPHIVretention…
Clinical Metagenomics for Bloodstream Infections: Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze?
Babady N.
Systematic Hospital-Based Travel Screening to Assess Exposure to Zika Virus1
A. Iqbal et al.
Multiplex Mediator Displacement Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Detection of Treponema pallidum and Haemophilus ducreyi
L. Becherer et al.
Characteristics of Patients with Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2015–2018
N. McLaren et al.
Rickettsia parkeri and Candidatus Rickettsia andeanae in Amblyomma maculatum Group Ticks
B. H. Noden et al.
Hepatitis B testing, treatment, and virologic suppression in HIV-infected patients in Cameroon (ANRS 12288 EVOLCAM)
Abstract Background Hepatitis B is a major concern in Africa, especially in HIV-infected patients. Unfortunately, access to hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing and adequate treatment remains a challenge in the continent. We investigated HBV testing, treatment, and virologic suppression in HIV-infected patients followed up as part of Cameroon’s national antiretroviral programme. Methods A cross-sectional survey was performed in adult patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 19 hospitals in the Centre and Littoral regions in Cameroon. The proportions of patients tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prior to the study were compared among all study hospitals using the Chi-square test. The association of individual and hospital-related characteristics with HBV testing and virologic suppression was assessed using multilevel logistic regression models. Results Of 1706 patients (women 74%, median age 42 years, median time on ART 3.9 years), 302 (17.7%) had been tested for HBsAg prior to the study. The proportion of HBV-tested patients ranged from 0.8 to 72.5% according to the individual hospital (p
RDL mutations in Guangxi Anopheles sinensis populations along the China–Vietnam border: distribution frequency and evolutionary origin of A296S resistance allele
Abstract Background Malaria is a deadly vector-borne disease in tropical and subtropical regions. Although indigenous malaria has been eliminated in Guangxi of China, 473 confirmed cases were reported in the Northern region of neighbouring Vietnam in 2014. Considering that frequent population movement occurs across the China–Vietnam border and insecticide resistance is a major obstacle in disease vector control, there is a need to know the genotype and frequency of insecticide resistance alleles in Anopheles sinensis populations along the China–Vietnam border and to take action to prevent the possible migration of insecticide resistance alleles across the border. Methods Two hundred and eight adults of An. sinensis collected from seven locations in Guangxi along the China–Vietnam border were used in the investigation of individual genotypes of the AsRDL gene, which encodes the RDL gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor subunit in An. sinensis. PCR-RFLP (polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism) analysis was deployed to genotype codon 345, while direct sequencing of PCR products was conducted to clarify the genotypes for codons 296 and 327 of the AsRDL gene. The genealogical relation of AsRDL haplotypes was analyzed using Network 5.0. Results Three putative insecticide resistance related mutations (A296S, V327I and T345S) were detected in all the seven populations of An. sinensis in Guangxi along the China–Vietnam border. The resistance-conferring A296S mutation was found to be widely distributed and present at notably high frequencies (78.8% to 100%). Relatively lower frequencies of mutations V327I (26.9% to 53.2%) and T345S (0% to 28.8%) were observed. The V327I or T345S always occurred in the presence of A296S. Evolutionary analysis of 21 AsRDL haplotypes indicated multiple origins of the A296S and V327I mutations. Conclusion The resistance A296S allele was present at high frequencies in the An. sinensis populations along the China–Vietnam border, indicating a risk of resistance to insecticides targeting RDL. The double mutations (A296S + V327I) may have evolved from alleles carrying the A296S mutation by scaffolding the additional mutation V327I, and A296S allele may have multiple evolutionary origins. These findings will help inform strategies for vector control and malaria prevention.…
Resistance status of Anopheles gambiae s.l. to insecticides following the 2011 mass distribution campaign of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in the Plateau Department, south-eastern Benin
Abstract Background In 2011, Benin’s National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) organized a nationwide mass distribution campaign of LLINs throughout the country. Following this intervention, it was important to assess whether the level of susceptibility of malaria vectors to insecticides had remained the same as compared to the pre-intervention period. The current study investigated this. Methods Larval collections were conducted in Ifangni, Sakété, Pobè and Kétou districts located in Plateau department, Southeastern Benin before (2009) and after (2012–2013) LLIN distribution. Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) larvae from the 4 study districts were reared to adulthood and WHO susceptibility tests were conducted. The insecticides tested were deltamethrin (0.05%), permethrin (0.75%), bendiocarb (0.1%) and DDT (4%). Molecular species identification as well as, the characterization of the kdr L1014F mutation were also performed in the An. gambiae s.l. complex using PCR method. Results Overall, a significant decrease in mortality rates of An. gambiae s.l. to deltamethrin (0.05%), permethrin (0.75%) and DDT (4%) was observed post-LLIN distribution, respectively: (100% vs 80.9%, p
Associations between red blood cell variants and malaria among children and adults from three areas of Uganda: a prospective cohort study
Abstract Background Multiple red blood cell (RBC) variants appear to offer protection against the most severe forms of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Associations between these variants and uncomplicated malaria are less clear. Methods Data from a longitudinal cohort study conducted in 3 sub-counties in Uganda was used to quantify associations between three red blood cell variants Hb [AA, AS, S (rs334)], alpha thalassaemia 3.7 kb deletion, and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency A—(G6PD 202A genotype) and malaria incidence, parasite prevalence, parasite density (a measure of anti-parasite immunity) and body temperature adjusted for parasite density (a measure of anti-disease immunity). All analyses were adjusted for age, average household entomological inoculation rate, and study site. Results for all variants were compared to those for wild type genotypes. Results In children, HbAS was associated, compared to wild type, with a lower incidence of malaria (IRR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.66–0.92, p = 0.003), lower parasite density upon infection (PR = 0.66, 95% CI 0.51–0.85, p = 0.001), and lower body temperature for any given parasite density (− 0.13 ℃, 95% CI − 0.21, − 0.05, p = 0.002). In children, HbSS was associated with a lower incidence of malaria (IRR = 0.17, 95% CI 0.04–0.71, p = 0.02) and lower parasite density upon infection (PR = 0.31, 95% CI 0.18–0.54, p
Exploring association between MBL2 gene polymorphisms and the occurrence of clinical blackwater fever through a case–control study in Congolese children
Abstract Background Blackwater fever (BWF), one of the most severe and life-threatening forms of falciparum malaria, is characterized by acute massive intravascular haemolysis, often leading to acute renal failure. Thus far, the genetics of the underlying susceptibility to develop BWF is not fully elucidated. Deficiency in the MBL protein, an important component of the innate immune system, has previously been suggested to be a susceptibility factor for the development of severe malaria. This study aimed to evaluate the association between MBL2 gene polymorphisms, known to affect the MBL protein level/activity, and the occurrence of BWF among Congolese children. Methods This is a case–control study. Cases were patients with BWF, whereas controls, matched for gender and age, had uncomplicated malaria (UM). Dried blood spot was collected for genotyping. Results A total of 129 children were screened, including 43 BWF and 86 UM. The common allele in BWF and UM was A, with a frequency of 76.7 and 61.0%, respectively (OR: 2.67 (0.87–829) and p = 0.079). The frequency of the C allele was 18.6 and 29.1% in BWF and UM groups, respectively, with p = 0.858. Not a single D allele was encountered. Genotype AA was at higher risk for BWF whereas genotypes A0 (AB and AC) were over-represented in UM group (OR: 0.21 (0.06–0.78)) with p = 0.019. Nine haplotypes were observed in this study: 3 high MBL expression haplotypes and 6 low MBL expression haplotype. One new haplotype HYPC was observed in this study. None of these haplotypes was significantly associated with BWF. Conclusion This pilot study is a preliminary research on MBL2 gene and infectious diseases in DRC. The study results show a higher risk for BWF in AA. This suggests that future studies on BWF should further investigate the contribution of a strong immune response to the occurrence of BWF.…
Preferred resting surfaces of dominant malaria vectors inside different house types in rural south-eastern Tanzania
Abstract Background Malaria control in Africa relies extensively on indoor residual spraying (IRS) and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). IRS typically targets mosquitoes resting on walls, and in few cases, roofs and ceilings, using contact insecticides. Unfortunately, little attention is paid to where malaria vectors actually rest indoors, and how such knowledge could be used to improve IRS. This study investigated preferred resting surfaces of two major malaria vectors, Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis, inside four common house types in rural south-eastern Tanzania. Methods The assessment was done inside 80 houses including: 20 with thatched roofs and mud walls, 20 with thatched roofs and un-plastered brick walls, 20 with metal roofs and un-plastered brick walls, and 20 with metal roofs and plastered brick walls, across four villages. In each house, resting mosquitoes were sampled in mornings (6 a.m.–8 a.m.), evenings (6 p.m.–8 p.m.) and at night (11 p.m.–12.00 a.m.) using Prokopack aspirators from multiple surfaces (walls, undersides of roofs, floors, furniture, utensils, clothing, curtains and bed nets). Results Overall, only 26% of An. funestus and 18% of An. arabiensis were found on walls. In grass-thatched houses, 33–55% of An. funestus and 43–50% of An. arabiensis rested under roofs, while in metal-roofed houses, only 16–20% of An. funestus and 8–30% of An. arabiensis rested under roofs. Considering all data together, approximately 40% of mosquitoes rested on surfaces not typically targeted by IRS, i.e. floors, furniture, utensils, clothing and bed nets. These proportions were particularly high in metal-roofed houses (47–53% of An. funestus; 60–66% of An. arabiensis). Conclusion While IRS typically uses contact insecticides to target adult mosquitoes on walls, and occasionally roofs and ceilings, significant proportions of vectors rest on surfaces not usually sprayed. This gap exceeds one-third of malaria mosquitoes in grass-thatched houses, and can reach two-thirds in metal-roofed houses. Where field operations exclude roofs during IRS, the gaps can be much greater. In conclusion, there is need for locally-obtained data on mosquito resting behaviours and how these influence the overall impact and costs of IRS. This study also emphasizes the need for alternative approaches, e.g. house screening, which broadly tackle mosquitoes beyond areas reachable by IRS and ITNs.…
A survey of Anopheles species composition and insecticide resistance on the island of Bubaque, Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau
Abstract Background Bubaque is the most populous island of the Bijagos archipelago, a group of malaria-endemic islands situated off the coast of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Malaria vector control on Bubaque relies almost exclusively on the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). However, there is little information on local vector bionomics and insecticide resistance. Methods A survey of mosquito species composition was performed at the onset of the wet season (June/July) and the beginning of the dry season (November/December). Sampling was performed using indoor adult light-traps and larval dipping. Anopheles mosquitoes were identified to species level and assessed for kdr allele frequency by TaqMan PCR. Females were analysed for sporozoite positivity by CSP-ELISA. Resistance to permethrin and α-cypermethrin was measured using the CDC-bottle bioassay incorporating the synergist piperonyl-butoxide. Results Several Anopheles species were found on the island, all belonging to the Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) complex, including An. gambiae sensu stricto, Anopheles coluzzii, Anopheles melas, and An. gambiae/An. coluzzii hybrids. Endophagic Anopheles species composition and abundance showed strong seasonal variation, with a majority of An. gambiae (50% of adults collected) caught in June/July, while An. melas was dominant in November/December (83.9% of adults collected). Anopheles gambiae had the highest sporozoite rate in both seasons, with infection rates of 13.9% and 20% in June/July and November/December, respectively. Moderate frequencies of the West African kdr allele were found in An. gambiae (36%), An. coluzzii (35%), An. gambiae/An. coluzzii hybrids (42%). Bioassays suggest moderate resistance to α-cypermethrin, but full susceptibility to permethrin. Conclusions The island of Bubaque maintained an An. gambiae s.l. population in both June/July and November/December. Anopheles gambiae was the primary vector at the onset of the wet season, while An. melas is likely to be responsible for most dry season transmission. There was moderate kdr allele frequency and synergist assays suggest likely metabolic resistance, which could reduce the efficacy of LLINs. Future control of malaria on the islands should consider the seasonal shift in mosquito species, and should employ continuous monitoring for insecticide resistance.…
The effectiveness of older insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) to prevent malaria infection in an area of moderate pyrethroid resistance: results from a cohort study in Malawi
Abstract Background A previous cohort study in Malawi showed that users of new insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) were significantly protected against malaria compared to non-users, despite moderate levels of pyrethroid resistance among the primary mosquito vectors. The present study investigated whether ITNs that were 1–2 years old continued to protect users in the same area with moderate pyrethroid resistance. Methods One year following a baseline cross-sectional malaria parasitaemia prevalence survey and universal distribution of deltamethrin ITNs (May 2012), a fixed cohort of 1223 children aged 6–59 months was enrolled (April 2013). Children were tested for parasitaemia at monthly scheduled visits and at unscheduled sick visits from May to December 2013 using rapid diagnostic tests. ITN use the prior night and the condition of ITNs (based on presence of holes) was assessed by caregiver self-report. The incidence rate ratio (RR) comparing malaria infection among users and non-users of ITNs was modelled using generalized estimating equations adjusting for potential confounders and accounting for repeated measures on each child. The protective efficacy (PE) of ITN use was calculated as 1 − RR. Results In this cohort, self-reported ITN use remained consistently high (> 95%) over the study period. Although users of ITNs were slightly more protected compared to non-users of ITNs, the difference in incidence of infection was not statistically significant (RR 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.54–1.27). Among ITN users, malaria incidence was significantly lower in users of ITNs with no holes (of any size) compared to users of ITNs with ≥ 1 hole (RR 0.82, 95% CI 0.69–0.98). Conclusions There was no significant PE of using 1–2 year-old ITNs on the incidence of malaria in children in an area of moderate pyrethroid resistance, but among ITN users, the authors found increased protection by ITNs with no holes compared to ITNs with holes. Given the moderate levels of pyrethroid resistance in the primary malaria vector and recent evidence of added benefits of ITNs with synergists or non-pyrethroid insecticides, next-generation ITNs may be a useful strategy to address pyrethroid resistance and should be further explored in Malawi.…
The use of spatial and genetic tools to assess Plasmodium falciparum transmission in Lusaka, Zambia between 2011 and 2015
Abstract Background Zambia has set itself the ambitious target of eliminating malaria by 2021. To continue tracking transmission to zero, new interventions, tools and approaches are required. Methods Urban reactive case detection (RCD) was performed in Lusaka city from 2011 to 2015 to better understand the location and drivers of malaria transmission. Briefly, index cases were followed to their home and all consenting individuals living in the index house and nine proximal houses were tested with a malaria rapid diagnostic test and treated if positive. A brief survey was performed and for certain responses, a dried blood spot sample collected for genetic analysis. Aggregate health facility data, individual RCD response data and genetic results were analysed spatially and against environmental correlates. Results Total number of malaria cases remained relatively constant, while the average age of incident cases and the proportion of incident cases reporting recent travel both increased. The estimated R0 in Lusaka was
Diagnosis of severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii through next-generation sequencing: a case report
Abstract Background Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative aerobic bacillus that is commonly causes of hospital-acquired infections. Community-acquired pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii (CAP-Ab) is rare but fatal if diagnosis and treatment are delayed. Conventional culture of clinical specimens is the main method for clinical diagnosis of A. baumannii infections which may suffer from limited positive rate and is time consuming. Timely and precise diagnosis of CAP-Ab remains challenging. Case presentation A 66-year-old man with 24 h history of acute fever and dyspnea was admitted to our hospital. He was diagnosed as severe community acquired pneumonia (CAP), septic shock, respiratory failure and acute kidney injury. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed on the patient’s sputum and blood, which identified numerous A. baumannii nucleotide sequences in the sample of sputum and led to the rapid diagnosis and treatment of community acquired pneumonia caused by A. baumannii. This result was confirmed by subsequent sputum culture. Conclusions This case described that the successful application of the next generation sequencing assisting the speedy diagnosis of A. baumannii infection provides a new idea for the timely diagnosis of CAP-Ab and highlights that NGS is a promising tool in rapid etiological diagnosis of acute and severe infectious diseases.…
Lymphedema in three previously Wuchereria bancrofti -endemic health districts in Mali after cessation of mass drug administration
Abstract Background Lymphedema is a public health problem in countries with lymphatic filariasis (LF) including Mali. We studied the epidemiology and clinical presentation of lymphedema in three previously LF-endemic health districts of Mali after at least five consecutive rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) with albendazole and ivermectin. Methods From 2016 to 2018, we used passive and active case finding methods to identify lymphedema cases in three health districts with high pre-MDA LF prevalence: Kolondieba (66%), Bougouni (44%) and Kolokani (34%). Results Three hundred and thirty nine cases of lymphedema were identified, 235 (69.32%) through active case finding. Their median age was 56 years (range 2–90) and 286 (84.36%) were women. Lymphedema was reported in 226 (78.5%) people aged 41 years and older compared to 73 (21.5%) people below the age of 41 years (Chi2 = 17.28, df = 5, p = 0.004). One hundred and seventy five cases of lymphedema were found in Kolondieba (66 per 100,000 people), 116 in Bougouni (19 per 100,000) and 48 in Kolokani (16 per 100,000). Stage III lymphedema was observed in 131 (38.64%), stage II in 108 (31.86%), stage IV in 46 (13.57%), stage I in 23 (6.78%), stage V in 21 (6.19%) and stage VI in ten (2.95%). In the three study districts, lymphedema affected the legs in 281 (82.89%), the arms in 42 (12.39%) and both in 16 (4.72%) (Chi2 = 13.63, p = 0.008). Conclusion Health districts in Mali with the highest pre-MDA LF prevalences had the highest prevalence of lymphedema. Efforts to actively identify lymphedema cases should be scaled up in previous LF-endemic areas, and should be supplemented by a morbidity management and disability prevention plan at the peripheral health system level.…
Ureaplasma urealyticum disseminated multifocal abscesses in an immunocompromised adult patient: a case report
Abstract Background Ureaplasma urealyticum is a fastidious bacteria which lacks a cell wall. Extragenital infections are rare in immunocompetent adults. There are few literature reports of perinephric abscess. We present a case of non-resolving multifocal “culture-negative” abscesses in a hypogammaglobulinemic adult female due to U. urealyticum. Case presentation 66-year-old female with a one-week history of fever, malaise and new right hip and leg pain. Past medical history was notable for chronic pancytopenia secondary to in remission B cell follicular lymphoma, ESRD on intermittent hemodialysis with bilateral nephrostomy tubes and Crohn’s. CT abdomen/pelvis revealed a small left perinephric hematoma and proximal right femur fluid collection. Persistent right thigh pain led to additional ultrasound with anterior thigh collection and CT revealed an irregular rim-enhancing fluid collection in the left posterior pararenal space. Antimicrobial therapy included ertapenem and vancomycin followed by meropenem, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, daptomycin and metronidazole in setting of persistent culture-negative results and clinical deterioration. Following detection of U. urealyticum by 16S rDNA PCR in both left pararenal and right trochanteric bursa abscesses doxycycline was started. Despite this, the patient died four days later. Conclusions Disseminated infection by U. urealyticum has been documented in immunocompromised adult patients with few reports of perinephric abscess. We propose that ascending genitourinary route led to perinephric abscess. The multiple disseminated fluid collections make it highly suspicious for hematogenous spread given the lack of radiographic enhancement to suggest contiguous spread. Diagnosis and treatment of U. urealyticum-disseminated infection is extremely challenging as culture is laborious and not routinely performed. Furthermore, the lack of cell wall renders beta-lactams and vancomycin ineffective and therefore requirement for “atypical” coverage. Early diagnosis and treatment are key to prevent further complications and death.…
The changing epidemiology of hepatitis B and C infections in Nanoro, rural Burkina Faso: a random sampling survey
Abstract Background This study sought to provide up-to-date hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) seroprevalence in rural Burkina Faso decade after hepatitis B vaccine was introduced in the national immunization scheduled for children. Methods In 2018, a community-based, random sampling strategy with probability proportional to population size was conducted in Nanoro to investigate the prevalence of viral hepatitis in children and their mothers. Sociodemographic, vaccination history and risk factors were assessed by interview and health books. HBsAg rapid tests were done by finger prick and Dried Blood Spots (DBS) were collected for hepatitis seromarkers by chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay. Positive samples underwent confirmatory PCR and phylogenetic analysis. Results Data were presented on 240 mother-child pairs. HBsAg Prevalence was 0.8% in children and 6.3% in mothers. Hepatitis B core antibody positivity was 89.2% in mothers, 59.2% in children and was associated with age, sex and scarification. Hepatitis B surface antibodies prevalence was 37.5% in children and 5.8% in mothers. Good vaccination coverage was limited by home delivery. Phylogenetic analysis of HBV strains based on full genome sequences (n = 7) and s-fragment sequences (n = 6) revealed genotype A, E, and recombinant A3/E. Viral genome homology was reported in one mother-child pair. Anti-HCV prevalence was 5.4% in mothers, 2.1% in children and strains belonged to genotype 2. Conclusions In Nanoro, HBsAg prevalence was low in children, intermediate in mothers and mother-to-child transmission persists. Home delivery was a limiting factor of Hepatitis B vaccination coverage. HBV genotype E was predominant and genotype A3/E is reported for the first time in Burkina Faso.…
Anticipated HIV stigma among HIV negative men who have sex with men in China: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Anticipated HIV stigma, i.e., the expectation of adverse experiences from one’s seroconversion, is associated with both negative psychological and behavioral outcomes. We know little about anticipated HIV stigma’s relationship with emerging technologies, such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) and online sex-seeking platforms, that have become popular among populations that are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. This study examined correlates of anticipated HIV stigma among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods In July 2016, MSM, who were ≥ 16 years old and self-reported as HIV negative or unknown, were recruited from a gay mobile phone application in China. Information regarding socio-demographics, sexual behaviors, sexual health service utilization, and anticipated HIV stigma were collected. Anticipated HIV stigma (i.e., negative attitude toward future stigmatization of HIV seroconversion by others) was measured as the mean score from a 7-item Likert-scale ranging from 1 (low) to 4 (high). Generalized linear models were conducted to examine the factors associated with the anticipated HIV stigma scores. Results Overall, 2006 men completed the survey. Most men completed high school (1308/2006, 65.2%) and had an annual personal income of ≤9200 USD (1431/2006, 71.3%). The mean anticipated HIV stigma score for the participants was 2.98 ± 0.64. Using social media to seek sexual partners was associated with higher anticipated HIV stigma (Adjusted β = 0.11, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.05 to 0.17, p = 0.001). HIV self-testing (Adjusted β = − 0.07, 95%CI: − 0.13 to − 0.01, p = 0.02) and having disclosed one’s sexual orientation to a healthcare provider (Adjusted β = − 0.16, 95%CI: − 0.22 to − 0.96, p
Evaluation of long-lasting indoor residual spraying of deltamethrin 62.5 SC-PE against malaria vectors in India
Abstract Background Deltamethrin 62.5 polymer-enhanced suspension concentrate (SC-PE) is one of the World Health Organization-approved insecticides for indoor residual spraying and was recommended to evaluate its residual activity for determination of appropriate spray cycles in different eco-epidemiologic settings. In the current study, efficacy of deltamethrin 62.5 SC-PE was evaluated against vectors of malaria and its impact on malaria incidence in a Plasmodium falciparum hyper-endemic area in Koraput district, Odisha State, India. Methods The trial had two comparable arms, arm 1 with residual spraying of deltamethrin 62.5 SC-PE and arm 2 with deltamethrin 2.5% WP (positive control). Comparative assessment of the impact of each intervention arm on entomological (density, parity, infection and human blood index), epidemiological (malaria incidence) parameters, residual efficacy and adverse effects were evaluated. Results Both the arms were comparable in terms of entomological and epidemiological parameters. While, deltamethrin 62.5 SC-PE was found to be effective for 150 days in mud and wood surfaces and 157 days in cement surfaces; deltamethrin 2.5% was effective only for 105 days on mud surfaces and 113 days on cement and wood surfaces. Conclusions Deltamethrin 62.5 SC-PE had prolonged killing effectiveness up to 5 months. Hence, one round of IRS with deltamethrin 62.5 SC-PE would be sufficient to cover two existing malaria peak transmission seasons (July–August and October–November) in many parts of India.…
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Tuberkulose - diagnostik og behandling (2018)
I 2000 udgav Dansk Lungemedicinsk Selskab ”Det Nationale Tuberkuloseprogram og forslag til klinisk håndtering af TB”. Publikationen blev opdateret i 2010 af en arbejdsgruppe bestående af repræsentanter udpeget af Dansk Lungemedicinsk Selskab, Dansk Selskab for Infektionsmedicin, Dansk Pædiatrisk Selskab, Dansk Selskab for Klinisk Mikrobiologi og Statens Serum Institut.
Siden denne opdatering er der sket en række ændringer i diagnostik og behandling af tuberkulose, og der har derfor været behov for en opdatering af programmet. Publikationen er derfor igen blevet opdateret.
Målgruppen er professionelle, som beskæftiger sig med tuberkulose i deres daglige virke, men er også tænkt som opslagsværk for sundhedspersonale, som ønsker svar på spørgsmål i forbindelse med en aktuel sag.
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Epi-Nyt om tuberkulose i Danmark (2016)
Sundhedsstyrelsens vejledning om forebyggelse af tuberkulose (2015)
ECDC Tuberculosis surveillance and monitoring in Europe (2017)
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4‐month moxifloxacin containing regimens in the treatment of patients with sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis in South India – a randomized clinical trial
Wiley: Tropical Medicine & International Health: Table of Contents,
Banurekha Velayutham, Mohideen Shaheed Jawahar, Dina Nair, Pooranagangadevi Navaneethapandian, Chinnaiyan Ponnuraja, Kandasamy Chandrasekaran, Gomathi Narayan Sivaramakrishnan, Marimuthu Makesh Kumar, Paramasivam Paul Kumaran, Santhanakrishnan Ramesh Kumar, Dhanaraj Baskaran, Daniel Bella Devaleenal, Devarajulu Reddy Sirasanambati, Mahalingam Vasantha, Paramasivam Palaniyandi, Geetha Ramachandran, Kadayam Ranganathan Uma Devi, Luke Elizabeth Hannah, Gomathi Sekar, Ammayappan Radhakrishnan
Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 0, Issue ja, -Not available-.
Does phone messaging improves tuberculosis treatment success? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Compliance to anti-TB treatment is crucial in achieving cure and avoiding the emergence of drug resistance. Electronic health (eHealth) interventions are included in the strategy to end the global Tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2035. Evidences showed that mobile messaging systems could improve patient adherence to clinic appointment for diagnosis and treatment. This review aimed to assess the effect of mobile-phone messaging on anti-TB treatment success. Methods All randomized controlled trial (RCT) and quasi-experimental studies done prior to August 26, 2019 were included in the review. Studies were retrieved from PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and ScienceDirect databases including, grey and non-indexed literatures from Google and Google scholar. Quality of studies were independently assessed using Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool. A qualitative synthesis and quantitative pooled estimation were used to measure the effect of phone messaging on TB treatment success rate. PRISMA flow diagrams were used to summarize article selection process. Results A total of 1237 articles were identified, with 14 meeting the eligibility criteria for qualitative synthesis. Eight studies with a total of 5680 TB patients (2733 in intervention and 2947 in control groups) were included in meta-analysis. The pooled effect of mobile-phone messaging revealed a small increase in treatment success compared to standard of care (RR 1.04, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.06), with low heterogeneity (I2 = 7%, p
Treatment of latent tuberculosis infection based on the interferon-gamma releasing assay in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients
Park J, Choi E, Park H, et al.
AbstractIn hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, the incidence of tuberculosis in positive interferon-gamma-releasing-assay (IGRA) without isoniazid prophylaxis (3.58/100 person-years) was higher than in negative-or-indeterminate IGRA (1.15/100 person-years)(P=.01) and in positive IGRA with isoniazid prophylaxis (0/100 person-years)(P=.09). The number needed to treat was 22 (95% CI 12-99) with positive IGRA results.
Diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra for tuberculosis adenitis
Abstract Background The WHO recently recommended the new Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay (Ultra) instead of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay because Ultra has improved sensitivity. We report the diagnostic accuracy of Ultra for tuberculous adenitis in a tuberculosis and HIV endemic setting. Methods We obtained fine-needle aspirates (FNA) and lymph node tissue by core-needle biopsy in adult patients with peripheral lymphadenopathy of >20 mm. Ultra and mycobacterial culture were performed on FNA and tissue specimens, with histological examination of tissue specimens. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of Ultra against a composite reference standard of ‘definite tuberculosis’ (microbiological criteria) or ‘probable tuberculosis’ (histological and clinical criteria). Results We prospectively evaluated 99 participants of whom 50 were HIV positive: 21 had ‘definite tuberculosis’, 15 ‘probable tuberculosis’ and 63 did not have tuberculosis (of whom 38% had lymphoma and 19% disseminated malignancy). Using the composite reference standard the Ultra sensitivity on FNA was 70% (95% CI 51–85; 21 of 30), and on tissue was 67% (45–84; 16/24) these were far superior to the detection of acid-fast bacilli on an FNA (26%; 7/27); AFB on tissue (33%; 8/24); or tissue culture (39%; 9/23). The detection of granulomas on histology had high senstivity (83%) but the lowest specficity. When compared with culture the Ultra on FNA had a sensitvity of 78% (40-97; 7/9) and tissue 90% (55-100; 9/10). Conclusions Ultra performed on FNA or tissue of a lymph node had good sensitivity and high specificity. Ultra had a higher yield than culture and has the advantage of being a rapid test. Ultra on FNA would be an appropriate initial investigation for lymphadenopathy in tuberculosis endemic areas followed by a core biopsy for histopathology with a repeat Ultra on tissue if granulomas are present.…
Screening and identification of plasma lncRNAs uc.48+ and NR_105053 as potential novel biomarkers for cured pulmonary tuberculosis
International Journal of Infectious Diseases,
Zhi-Bin Li, Yu-Shuai Han, Li-Liang Wei, Li-Ying Shi, Wen-Jing Yi, Jing Chen, Huai Huang, Ting-Ting Jiang, Ji-Cheng Li
In 2018, there were about 10 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases and 1.24 million TB deaths worldwide. China is ranked second for TB disease burden in the world with estimated 866,000 new TB patients and 37,000 TB related deaths annually (World Health Organization, 2019). One of the reasons for the high incidence of TB is the early discharge of uncured patients who can cause disease transmission. At present, cured TB is mainly evaluated by the following standards: ① Whether the patient has received standardized anti-TB treatment; ② Chest X-ray and/or CT scan results; ③ Sputum smear and sputum culture results.
‘SILVAMP TB LAM’ rapid urine tuberculosis test predicts mortality in hospitalized HIV patients in South Africa
Clinical Infectious Diseases Advance Access, 9.01.2020
Sossen B, Broger T, Kerkhoff A, et al.
AbstractReducing diagnostic delay is key towards decreasing tuberculosis-associated deaths in people living with HIV. In tuberculosis patients with retrospective urine testing, the point-of-care Fujifilm SILVAMP TB LAM (FujiLAM) could have rapidly diagnosed tuberculosis in up to 89% who died. In FujiLAM negative patients, the probability of 12-week survival was 86-97%.
Improving Quality of Patient Data for Treatment of Multidrug- or Rifampin-Resistant Tuberculosis
Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, 9.01.2020
J. R. Campbell et al.
Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Associated Factors among Internal Migrants with Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: Most Recent Articles, 8.01.2020
Xiaoxin Dong, Lingbo Zhao, Tongda Sun, Fei Yun and Lei Qiu
Abstract. There are hundreds of millions of internal migrants in China, and tuberculosis (TB) is an important health threat to them. However, the mental health problems of internal migrants with TB in China have been ignored. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and its associated risk factors among internal migrants with TB in China. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between June 2018 and March 2019 in Shenzhen, southern China. Data were collected from 1,057 internal migrants with TB using a structured questionnaire. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to identify risk factors for depressive symptoms. Of the 1,057 participants included in this study, 53.8% had depressive symptoms. Of these, 38.9% had mild, whereas 14.9% had moderate-to-severe depressive symptoms. Multinomial logistic regression analysis suggested that higher likelihoods of depressive symptoms were associated with female gender, lower education, family dysfunction, poor doctor–patient communication, and TB-related stigma. This study shows that the prevalence of depressive symptoms among internal migrants with TB is high in China. Targeting interventions and treatment of depressive symptoms among internal migrants with TB are needed.…
Association of Mycobacterium africanum Infection with Slower Disease Progression Compared with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Malian Patients with Tuberculosis
Bocar Baya, Bassirou Diarra, Seydou Diabate, Bourahima Kone, Drissa Goita, Yeya dit Sadio Sarro, Keira Cohen, Jane L. Holl, Chad J. Achenbach, Mohamed Tolofoudie, Antieme Combo Georges Togo, Moumine Sanogo, Amadou Kone, Ousmane Kodio, Djeneba Dabitao, Nadie Coulibaly, Sophia Siddiqui, Samba Diop, William Bishai, Sounkalo Dao, Seydou Doumbia, Robert Leo Murphy, Souleymane Diallo and Mamoudou Maiga
Abstract. Mycobacterium africanum (MAF) is known to endemically cause up to 40–50% of all pulmonary TB in West Africa. The aim of this study was to compare MAF with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) with regard to time from symptom onset to TB diagnosis, and clinical and radiological characteristics. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Bamako, Mali, between August 2014 and July 2016. Seventy-seven newly diagnosed pulmonary TB patients who were naive to treatment were enrolled at Mali’s University Clinical Research Center. Sputum cultures were performed to confirm the diagnosis and spoligotyping to identify the mycobacterial strain. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify factors associated with disease progression. Overall, the frequency of female patients was 25% in MAF infection and only 10.0% in MTB infection (OR = 2.9), and MAF was more represented in patients aged ≥ 30 years (57.1% versus 36.7% [OR = 2.3]). More MAF- than MTB-infected patients had a history of a prior TB contact (32.1% versus 14.3% [OR = 2.8]). The mean duration between cough onset and TB diagnosis was 111 days (∼3.7 months) for MAF and 72 days (∼2.4 months) for MTB (P = 0.007). In a multivariate regression, weight loss (body mass index [BMI] < 18.5 kg/m2) and cough duration (> 4 months) were strongly associated with MAF infection (OR = 5.20 [1.49–18.26], P = 0.010, and 4.74 [1.2–18.58], P = 0.02), respectively. Our data show that MAF infection was significantly associated with lower BMI and a longer time between symptom onset and TB diagnosis than MTB. This supports the concept that MAF infection may have slower disease progression and less severe cough symptoms than MTB.…
A public-private model to scale up diabetes mellitus screening among people accessing tuberculosis diagnostics in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kishor Kumar Paul, Yosra M.A. Alkabab, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Shahriar Ahmed, Md Jobaer Amin, Md Delwar Hossain, Scott K. Heysell, Sayera Banu
Value of pyrazinamide for composition of new treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in China
Latest Results for BMC Infectious Diseases, 7.01.2020
Abstract Background Pyrazinamide still may be a useful drug for treatment of rifampin-resistant (RR-TB) or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in China while awaiting scale up of new drugs and regimens including bedaquiline and linezolid. The level of pyrazinamide resistance among MDR-TB patients in China is not well established. Therefore, we assessed pyrazinamide resistance in a representative sample and explored determinants and patterns of pncA mutations. Methods MDR-TB isolates from the 2007 national drug resistance survey of China were sub-cultured and examined for pyrazinamide susceptibility by BACTEC MGIT 960 method. pncA mutations were identified by sequencing. Characteristics associated with pyrazinamide resistance were analyzed using univariable and multivariable log-binominal regression. Results Of 401 MDR-TB isolates, 324 were successfully sub-cultured and underwent drug susceptibility testing. Pyrazinamide resistance was prevalent in 40.7% of samples, similarly among new and previously treated MDR-TB patients. Pyrazinamide resistance in MDR-TB patients was associated with lower age (adjusted OR 0.54; 95% CI, 0.34–0.87 for those aged ≧60 years compared to
Two clinical prediction tools to improve tuberculosis contact investigation
Li R, Nordio F, Huang C, et al.
AbstractBackgroundEfficient contact investigation strategies are needed for the early diagnosis of TB disease and treatment of latent TB infections.MethodsBetween September 2009 and August 2012, we conducted a prospective cohort study in Lima, Peru in which we enrolled and followed 14,044 household contacts of adult pulmonary TB patients. We used information from a subset of this cohort to derive two clinical prediction tools that identify contacts of TB patients at elevated risk of progressing to active disease by training multivariable models that predict (1) co-prevalent TB among all household contacts and (2) one-year incident TB among adult contacts. We validated the models in a geographically distinct sub-cohort and compared the relative utilities of clinical decisions based on these tools to existing strategies.ResultsIn our cohort, 296 (2.1%) household contacts had co-prevalent TB and 145 (1.9%) adult contacts developed incident TB within one year of index patient diagnosis. We predicted co-prevalent disease using information that could be readily obtained at the time an index patient was diagnosed and predicted one-year incident TB by including additional contact-specific characteristics. The area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curves for co-prevalent TB and incident TB were 0.86 (95%CI 0.83 – 0.89) and 0.72 (0.67 – 0.77). These clinical tools give 5-10% higher relative utilities than existing methods.ConclusionsWe present two tools that identify household contacts at high risk for TB disease based on reportable information from patient and contacts alone. The performance of these tools is comparable to biomarkers that are both more costly and less feasible than this approach.
Cost-Effectiveness of a Pharmacogenomic Test for Stratified Isoniazid Dosing in Treatment of Active Tuberculosis
Rens N, Uyl-de Groot C, Goldhaber-Fiebert J, et al.
ABSTRACTBackgroundThere is marked interindividual variability in metabolism and resulting toxicity and effectiveness of drugs used for tuberculosis treatment. For isoniazid, mutations in the N-acetyltransferase-2 (NAT2) gene explain over 88% of pharmacokinetic variability. However, weight-based dosing remains the norm globally. The potential clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of pharmacogenomic-guided therapy (PGT) is unknown.MethodsWe constructed a decision tree model to project lifetime costs and benefits of isoniazid PGT for drug-susceptible tuberculosis in Brazil, South Africa, and India. PGT was modeled to reduce isoniazid toxicity among slow NAT2 acetylators and reduce treatment failure among rapid acetylators. The genotyping test was assumed to cost the same as the GeneXpert test. The main outcomes were costs (2018 USD), quality adjusted life years (QALYs), and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios.ResultsIn Brazil, PGT gained 19 discounted life years (23 QALYs) and cost $11,064 per 1,000 patients, a value of $476 per QALY gained. In South Africa, PGT gained 15 life years (19 QALYs) and cost $33,182 per 1,000 patients, a value of $1,780 per QALY gained. In India, PGT gained 20 life years (24 QALYs) and cost $13,195 per 1,000 patients, a value of $546 per QALY gained. One-way sensitivity analyses showed the cost-effectiveness to be robust to all input parameters. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses were below per capita GDP in all three countries in 99% of simulations.ConclusionsIsoniazid PGT improves health outcomes and would be cost-effective in the treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis in Brazil, South Africa, and India.
A retrospective genomic analysis of drug-resistant strains of M . tuberculosis in a high-burden setting, with an emphasis on comparative diagnostics and reactivation and reinfection status
Abstract Background Recurrence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) after treatment occurs through relapse of the initial infection or reinfection by a new drug-resistant strain. Outbreaks of DR-TB in high burden regions present unique challenges in determining recurrence status for effective disease management and treatment. In the Republic of Moldova the burden of DR-TB is exceptionally high, with many cases presenting as recurrent. Methods We performed a retrospective analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Moldova to better understand the genomic basis of drug resistance and its effect on the determination of recurrence status in a high DR-burden environment. To do this we analyzed genomes from 278 isolates collected from 189 patients, including 87 patients with longitudinal samples. These pathogen genomes were sequenced using Illumina technology, and SNP panels were generated for each sample for use in phylogenetic and network analysis. Discordance between genomic resistance profiles and clinical drug-resistance test results was examined in detail to assess the possibility of mixed infection. Results There were clusters of multiple patients with 10 or fewer differences among DR-TB samples, which is evidence of person-to-person transmission of DR-TB. Analysis of longitudinally collected isolates revealed that many infections exhibited little change over time, though 35 patients demonstrated reinfection by divergent (number of differences > 10) lineages. Additionally, several same-lineage sample pairs were found to be more divergent than expected for a relapsed infection. Network analysis of the H3/4.2.1 clade found very close relationships among 61 of these samples, making differentiation of reactivation and reinfection difficult. There was discordance between genomic profile and clinical drug sensitivity test results in twelve samples, and four of these had low level (but not statistically significant) variation at DR SNPs suggesting low-level mixed infections. Conclusions Whole-genome sequencing provided a detailed view of the genealogical structure of the DR-TB epidemic in Moldova, showing that reinfection may be more prevalent than currently recognized. We also found increased evidence of mixed infection, which could be more robustly characterized with deeper levels of genomic sequencing.…
Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background The Xpert® MTB/RIF assay (Xpert; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) is a cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification assay for rapidly diagnosing tuberculosis and assessing antibiotic sensitivity. Although previous evidence supports the use of Xpert for diagnosing extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in adults, information regarding the accuracy of Xpert for EPTB only in children is lacking. This meta-analysis was performed to assess the accuracy of Xpert for detecting EPTB in children. Methods We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group Specialized Register from January 1, 2010 to July 16, 2019 for studies of the diagnostic performance wherein Xpert was analyzed against cultures or composite reference standards for
Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Isoniazid among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients from China [Pharmacology]
AAC Accepts: Articles Published Ahead of Print,
Jing, W., Zong, Z., Tang, B., Wang, J., Zhang, T., Wen, S., Xue, Y., Chu, N., Zhao, W., Huang, H.
Blood concentration of isoniazid (INH) is evidently affected by N-acetyltransferase-2 (NAT2) polymorphism, an enzyme that is primarily responsible for the tri-modal (i.e. fast, intermediate and slow) INH elimination. The pharmacokinetic (PK) variability, driven largely by NAT2 activity, creates a challenge for the deployment of uniform INH dosage in tuberculosis (TB) patients. Although, acetylator-specific INH dosing has long been suggested, their well-recognized dosages remain elusive. In this study, 175 blood samples were collected from 89 pulmonary TB patients within 0.5-6 h after morning administration. According to their NAT2 genotypes, 32 (36.0%), 38 (42.7%) and 19 (21.3%) were fast, intermediate and slow acetylators, respectively. The plasma INH concentration was detected by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Population pharmacokinetic (PPK) analysis was conducted using NONMEM and R software. A two-compartment model with first-order absorption and elimination well described the PK parameters of isoniazid. Body weight and acetylator-status significantly affected the INH clearance rate. The dosage simulation targeting three indicators, including the well-recognized efficacy-safety Cmax serum concentration (3-6 μg/mL), the reported area under the concentration-time curve to infinity (AUC(0,)) (≥ 10.52μg/ml per hour), and the 2-h INH serum concentrations (≥ 2.19 μg/ml) that associated with the strongest early bactericidal activity. The optimal dosages, targeting different indicators, varied between 700-900 mg/day, 500-600 mg/day and 300 mg/day for rapid, intermediate and slow acetylators, respectively. Furthermore, a PPK model for isoniazid among Chinese tuberculosis patients was established for the first time which suggested an approximated 800 mg/day, 500 mg/day or 300 mg/day dose for fast, intermediate and slow acetylators, respectively, after tradeoff between efficacy and the occurrence of side effects.…
Mechanistic Modeling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Murine Models for Drug and Vaccine Efficacy Studies [Experimental Therapeutics]
Zhang, N., Strydom, N., Tyagi, S., Soni, H., Tasneen, R., Nuermberger, E. L., Savic, R. M.
TB drug, regimen and vaccine development rely heavily on preclinical animal experiments, and quantification of bacterial and immune response dynamics are essential for understanding drug and vaccine efficacy. A mechanism-based model was built to describe Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv infection in BALB/c and athymic nude mice over time, which consisted of bacterial replication, bacterial death and adaptive immune effects. The adaptive immune effect was best described by a sigmoidal function on both bacterial load and incubation time. Applications to demonstrate the utility of this baseline model showed 1) the important influence of the adaptive immune response on PZA drug efficacy; 2) a persistent adaptive immune effect in mice relapsing after chemotherapy cessation; and 3) the protective effect of vaccines after M. tuberculosis challenge. These findings demonstrate the utility of our model for describing M. tuberculosis infection and corresponding adaptive immune dynamics for evaluating the efficacy of TB drugs, regimens and vaccines.…
Point-of-care ultrasound predictors for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV-positive patients presenting to an emergency center
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes - Published Ahead-of-Print, 3.01.2020
Daniël Jacobus, Van Hoving,; Andre P, Kenge,; Gary, Maartens,; Graeme, Meintjes,
Background: The performance of point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) to diagnose HIV-associated tuberculosis has not been evaluated in large prospective studies. We determined the diagnostic accuracy of individual PoCUS features, performed an external validation of the Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB (FASH) protocol, and determined independent PoCUS predictors of HIV-associated tuberculosis appropriate for use by emergency center practitioners. Setting: A cross-sectional diagnostic study was performed at the emergency center of Khayelitsha Hospital (Cape Town, South Africa). Methods: HIV-positive adults with the suspicion of having tuberculosis were prospectively enrolled. PoCUS was performed according to a standardized protocol. Reference standard was the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using Xpert MTB/RIF or culture. Results: We enrolled 414 participants: 243 female, median age 36 years, median CD4 cell count 86/mm3, and 172 (42%) had tuberculosis. Sensitivity and specificity were: ≥1 individual PoCUS feature (73% (95%CI 65-79), 54% (95%CI 47-60)), FASH protocol (71% (95%CI 64-78), 57% (95%CI 50-63)). Independent PoCUS predictors identified were intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy of any size (aDOR 3.7 (95%CI 2.0–6.7)), ascites (aDOR 3.0 (95%CI 1.5–5.7)), and pericardial effusion of any size (aDOR 1.9 (95%CI 1.2–3.0)). The c-statistic for the derivation model was 0.680 (95% CI 0.631 – 0.729), compared to 0.630 (95% CI 0.576-0.684) of the FASH protocol. Two or more independent PoCUS predictors had 91% (95%CI 86-94) specificity. Conclusion: The presence of two or more independent PoCUS predictors (intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy, ascites, pericardial effusion) had moderate discrimination for HIV-associated tuberculosis in patients presenting to the emergency center. Corresponding author: DJ van Hoving; Division of Emergency Medicine, PO Box 241, Cape Town, 8000. Tel: +27 0219389804; nvhoving@sun.ac.za Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: GrM was supported by the Wellcome Trust (098316 and 203135/Z/16/Z), the South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa (Grant No 64787), NRF incentive funding (UID: 85858) and the South African Medical Research Council through its TB and HIV Collaborating Centres Programme with funds received from the National Department of Health (RFA# SAMRC-RFA-CC: TB/HIV/AIDS-01-2014). GaM was supported by NRF incentive funding (UID: 85810). DJvH received a Mindray ultrasound machine from the RCA division of Ascendis Medical to use in a part of the study. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of this report. The opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this manuscript reflect those of the authors alone. For the remaining author none were declared. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License 4.0 (CCBY-NC), where it is permissible to download, share, remix, transform, and buildup the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be used commercially without permission from the journal. Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Seroprevalence of Aspergillus IgG and disease prevalence of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in a country with intermediate burden of tuberculosis: a prospective observational study
Clinical Microbiology and Infection,
Meng-Rui Lee, Hung-Ling Huang, Lun-Che Chen, Han-Ching Yang, Jen-Chung Ko, Meng-Hsuan Cheng, Inn-Wen Chong, Li-Na Lee, Jann-Yuan Wang, George Dimopoulos
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is an emerging global disease with tuberculosis (TB) being the most important risk factor. Epidemiologic data on the seroprevalence of Aspergillus IgG and prevalence of CPA in different areas, especially in country with intermediate burden of TB, are lacking.
Diagnosis of tuberculosis from smear-negative presumptive TB cases using Xpert MTB/Rif assay: a cross-sectional study from Nepal
Abstract Background In most developing countries, smear-negative pulmonary TB (SNPT) often gets missed from the diagnosis of consideration, though it accounts 30–65% of total PTB cases, due to deficient or inaccessible molecular diagnostic modalities. Methods The cross-sectional study enrolled 360 patients with clinical-radiological suspicion of SNPT in Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH). The patient selection was done as per the algorithm of Nepal’s National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) for Xpert MTB/RIF testing. Participants’ demographic and clinical information were collected using a pre-tested questionnaire. The specimens were collected, processed directly for Xpert MTB/RIF test according to the manufacturer’s protocol. The same samples were stained using the Ziehl-Neelsen technique then observed microscopically. Both findings were interpreted; rifampicin-resistant, if obtained, on Xpert testing was confirmed with a Line Probe Assay. Result Of 360 smear-negative sputum samples analyzed, 85(23.61%) found positive while 3(0.8%) of them were rifampicin resistance. The infection was higher in males, i.e. 60(25.3%) compared to female 25(20.3%). The age group, > 45(nearly 33%) with median age 42 ± 21.5, were prone to the infection. During the study period, 4.6% (515/11048) sputum samples were reported as smear-positive in TUTH. Consequently, with Xpert MTB/RIF assay, the additional case 16.5% (n = 85/515) from smear-negative presumptive TB cases were detected. Among the most occurring clinical presentations, cough and chest pain were positively associated with SNPT. While upper lobe infiltrates (36.4%) and pleural effusion (40.4%) were the most peculiar radiological impression noted in PTB patient. 94 multi-drug resistant(MDR) suspected cases were enrolled; of total suspects, 29(30.8%) samples were rifampicin sensitive, 1(1.06%) indeterminate, 3(3.19%) rifampicin-resistant while remaining of them were negative. 2(2.2%) MDR cases were recovered from the patient with a previous history of ATT, of total 89 previously treated cases enrolled However, a single rifampicin-resistant from the new suspects. Conclusion With an application of the assay, the additional cases, missed with smear microscopy, could be sought and exact incidence of the diseases could be revealed.…
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Lillebaek T, Andersen AB, Dirksen A, Smith E, Skovgaard LT, Kok-Jensen A
Immigration from areas of high incidence is thought to have fueled the resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) in areas of low incidence. To reduce the risk of disease in low-incidence areas, the main countermeasure has been the screening of immigrants on arrival. This measure is based on the assumption of a prompt decline in the incidence of TB in immigrants during their first few years of residence in a country with low overall incidence. We have documented that this assumption is not true for 619 Somali immigrants reported in Denmark as having TB. The annual incidence of TB declined only gradually during the first 7 years of residence, from an initial 2,000 per 100,000 to 700 per 100,000. The decline was described by an exponential function with a half-time of 5.7 (95% confidence interval 4.0 to 9.7) years. This finding seriously challenges the adequacy of the customary practice of screening solely on arrival.
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As countries approach the elimination phase of tuberculosis, specific problems and challenges emerge, due to the steadily declining incidence in the native population, the gradually increasing importance of the importation of latent tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis from other countries and the emergence of groups at particularly high risk of tuberculosis. Therefore, a Working Group of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) and the Royal Netherlands Tuberculosis Association (KNCV) have developed a new framework for low incidence countries based on concepts and definitions consistent with those of previous recommendations from WHO/IUATLD Working Groups. In low-incidence countries, a broader spectrum of interventions is available and feasible, including: 1) a general approach to tuberculosis which ensures rapid detection and treatment of all the cases and prevention of unnecessary deaths; 2) an overall control strategy aimed at reducing the incidence of tuberculosis infection (risk-group management and prevention of transmission of infection in institutional settings) and 3) a tuberculosis elimination strategy aimed at reducing the prevalence of tuberculosis infection (outbreak management and provision of preventive therapy for specified groups and individuals). Government and private sector commitment towards elimination, effective case detection among symptomatic individuals together with active case finding in special groups, standard treatment of disease and infection, access to tuberculosis diagnostic and treatment services, prevention (e.g. through screening and bacille Calmette-Guéria immunization in specified groups), surveillance and treatment outcome monitoring are prerequisites to implementing the policy package recommended in this new framework document.
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Keane J, Gershon S, Wise RP, Mirabile-Levens E, Kasznica J, Schwieterman WD, Siegel JN, Braun MM
Infliximab is a humanized antibody against tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) that is used in the treatment of Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Approximately 147,000 patients throughout the world have received infliximab. Excess TNF-alpha in association with tuberculosis may cause weight loss and night sweats, yet in animal models it has a protective role in the host response to tuberculosis. There is no direct evidence of a protective role of TNF-alpha in patients with tuberculosis.
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Lillebaek T, Andersen AB, Bauer J, Dirksen A, Glismann S, de Haas P, Kok-Jensen A
Does immigration from a high-prevalence area contribute to an increased risk of tuberculosis in a low-incidence country? The tuberculosis incidence in Somalia is among the highest ever registered. Due to civil war and starvation, nearly half of all Somalis have been forced from their homes, causing significant migration to low-incidence countries. In Denmark, two-thirds of all tuberculosis patients are immigrants, half from Somalia. To determine the magnitude of Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission between Somalis and Danes, we analyzed DNA fingerprint patterns of isolates collected in Denmark from 1992 to 1999, comprising >97% of all culture-positive patients (n = 3,320). Of these, 763 were Somalian immigrants, 55.2% of whom shared identical DNA fingerprint patterns; 74.9% of these were most likely infected before their arrival in Denmark, 23.3% were most likely infected in Denmark by other Somalis, and 1.8% were most likely infected by Danes. In the same period, only 0.9% of all Danish tuberculosis patients were most likely infected by Somalis. The Somalian immigrants in Denmark could be distributed into 35 different clusters with possible active transmission, of which 18 were retrieved among Somalis in the Netherlands. This indicated the existence of some internationally predominant Somalian strains causing clustering less likely to represent recent transmission. In conclusion, M. tuberculosis transmission among Somalis in Denmark is limited, and transmission between Somalis and Danes is nearly nonexistent. The higher transmission rates between nationalities found in the Netherlands do not apply to the situation in Denmark and not necessarily elsewhere, since many different factors may influence the magnitude of active transmission.
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Goulding JN, Stanley J, Saunders N, Arnold C
The whole-genome fingerprinting technique, fluorescent amplified-fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) analysis, was applied to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Sixty-five clinical isolates were analyzed to determine the value of FAFLP as a stand-alone genotyping technique and to compare it with the well-established IS6110 typing system. The genome sequence of M. tuberculosis strain H37Rv (S. T. Cole et al., Nature 393:537-544, 1998) was used to model computer-generated informative primer combination(s), and the precision and reproducibility of FAFLP were evaluated by comparing the results of in vitro and computer-generated experiments. Multiplex FAFLP was used to increase resolving power in a predictable and systematic fashion. FAFLP analysis was broadly congruent with IS6110 typing for those strains with multiple IS6110 copies. It was also able to resolve an epidemiologically unlinked group of strains with only one copy of IS6110; up to 10% of clinical isolates may fall into this category. For certain epidemiological investigations, it was concluded that a combination of FAFLP and IS6110 typing would give higher resolution than would either alone. FAFLP data were digital, precise, reproducible, and suitable for rapid electronic dissemination, manipulation, interlaboratory comparison, and storage in national or international epidemiological databases. Because FAFLP samples and analyzes base substitution across the genome as a whole, FAFLP could generate new information about the microevolution of the M. tuberculosis complex.
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Poulsen S, Rønne T, Kok-Jensen A, Bauer JO, Miörner H
The present study is based on notified cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the National tbc. register 1972-1996. A decline in Tb incidence was seen from 1972 and until the mid-1980's. Subsequently the trend has reversed due to an increasing number of TB cases in foreigners. In 1996, 60% of all cases of TB in Denmark were found in foreigners reflecting the rising number of refugees and their families arriving in Denmark from highly endemic areas, mainly Somalia. Among native Danes the TB incidence fell from 14 per 100,000 in 1972 to 4 per 100,000 in the 1980's and stabilized at this very low level. The unchanged incidence in Danes covers a falling incidence in the older and a rising incidence in the younger and middle-aged adult population, mainly in the capital. Approximately half of the cases occur in high-risk groups. The TB-epidemic is close to elimination in the indigenous Danish population, but the disease is maintained at a low level probably due to increased patient and doctor delay and resulting microepidemics primarily in high-risk populations.
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10/31/2019 10:37 PM EDT At 1037 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from fairland to huntington, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, bethesda, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg and fort belvoir.
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9/11/2019 4:57 PM EDT The national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. the district of columbia. southeastern montgomery county in central maryland. central prince georges county in central maryland. Northwestern charles county in southern maryland.
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8/20/2019 5:53 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the district of columbia and west central prince georges counties will expire at 600 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 pm edt for district of columbia, and central maryland.
8/20/2019 5:35 PM EDT At 535 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over anacostia, and was nearly stationary (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, coral hills, fort totten, rfk stadium, nationals park, howard university, gallaudet university, walker mill, seat pleasant, us capitol, anacostia, kenilworth, carmody hills-pepper mill village, chillum, mount rainier, capitol heights, fairmount heights, colmar manor, cottage city, the mall and catholic university.
8/20/2019 5:16 PM EDT At 516 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over coral hills, moving east at 5 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/20/2019 4:53 PM EDT At 453 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over adams morgan, or over howard university, and is nearly stationary (radar indicated. quarter size hail was reported in cleveland park). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, bethesda, college park, langley park, coral hills, bladensburg, university of maryland, nationals park, howard university, gallaudet university, fort totten, rosslyn, rfk stadium, hyattsville, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, walker mill, chevy chase and south kensington.
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8/20/2019 4:34 PM EDT The national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. the district of columbia. southeastern montgomery county in central maryland. northwestern prince georges county in central maryland. Northeastern arlington county in northern virginia.
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8/7/2019 4:25 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the district of columbia, west central anne arundel, south central howard, southeastern montgomery, northern prince georges, arlington, and east central fairfax counties, the eastern city of falls church and the city of alexandria will expire at 430 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however small hail and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 pm edt for district of columbia, central maryland, and northern virginia.
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8/6/2019 8:27 PM EDT At 827 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over greenbelt, moving northeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, bladensburg, university of maryland, laurel, fairland, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, colesville, new carrollton, mitchellville, fort meade, riverdale park and hillandale.
8/6/2019 8:25 PM EDT At 825 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over friendship village, or near fort totten, moving northeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, bethesda, bladensburg, fort totten, howard university, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, colesville, kemp mill, chevy chase, south kensington, forest glen, cheverly, hillandale, martin`s additions, north chevy chase, american university and friendship village.
8/6/2019 8:16 PM EDT At 816 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over american university, or near bethesda, moving northeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/6/2019 7:57 PM EDT At 757 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over beltsville, moving east at 5 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/22/2019 8:33 PM EDT At 832 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over georgetown, or over rosslyn, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing wind damage with numerous downed trees reported). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, bethesda, college park, greenbelt, langley park, falls church, pimmit hills, mclean, university of maryland, howard university, gallaudet university, american legion bridge, fort totten, rosslyn, aspen hill, potomac, north bethesda, lincolnia and tysons corner.
7/22/2019 8:21 PM EDT At 821 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over mantua, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated. this storm has a history of producing wind damage with numerous downed trees reported). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/22/2019 8:21 PM EDT The national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. the northern district of columbia. southeastern montgomery county in central maryland. northwestern prince georges county in central maryland. The city of fairfax in northern virginia.
7/20/2019 9:40 PM EDT At 940 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over american university, or over howard university, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, bethesda, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, forestville, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, mclean, university of maryland, nationals park, fedex field, howard university, gallaudet university, fort totten, rosslyn, rfk stadium and andrews air force base.
7/20/2019 9:18 PM EDT At 918 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over american legion bridge, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/17/2019 5:52 PM EDT At 552 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over fairland, or near beltsville, moving northeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, columbia, bowie, severn, olney, college park, crofton, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, elkridge, bladensburg, university of maryland, historic ellicott city, ellicott city, aspen hill, odenton, laurel, fairland, hyattsville and white oak.
7/17/2019 5:23 PM EDT At 523 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over american legion bridge, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/11/2019 3:59 PM EDT At 359 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over langley park, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/6/2019 7:39 PM EDT At 738 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near colesville to hyattsville to anacostia, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, coral hills, bladensburg, university of maryland, nationals park, howard university, gallaudet university, fort totten, reagan national airport, crystal city, rfk stadium, fairland, landover, camp springs, hyattsville and white oak.
7/6/2019 7:35 PM EDT At 735 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from langley park to rfk stadium to reagan national airport, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/6/2019 7:21 PM EDT At 721 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from rockville to friendship village to ballston, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, rockville, bethesda, gaithersburg, olney, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, falls church, coral hills, bladensburg, pimmit hills, mclean, american legion bridge, fort totten, rosslyn, crystal city and university of maryland.
7/6/2019 7:02 PM EDT At 702 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over mclean, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, germantown, rockville, bethesda, gaithersburg, reston, olney, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, vienna, falls church, coral hills, bladensburg, pimmit hills, mclean, american legion bridge and fort totten.
7/6/2019 6:45 PM EDT At 645 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over great falls, or over herndon, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/29/2019 5:07 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for west central anne arundel and northern prince georges counties will expire at 515 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 700 pm edt for district of columbia, and central maryland. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service sterling virginia.
6/29/2019 5:01 PM EDT At 501 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over fairland, or over beltsville, moving southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, bowie, college park, crofton, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, forestville, largo, bladensburg, university of maryland, fedex field, laurel, fairland, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi and kettering.
6/29/2019 4:37 PM EDT At 436 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over rossmoor, or over olney, moving southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/28/2019 6:00 PM EDT At 600 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over white oak, or near langley park, moving southeast at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/17/2019 4:29 PM EDT At 417 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over martin`s additions, or near bethesda, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/2/2019 6:01 PM EDT At 601 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near olney to coral hills, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/2/2019 5:41 PM EDT At 540 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm producing large hail was located over adams morgan, or over howard university, moving southeast at 20 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include golf ball size hail. Hail is large enough to dent and damage vehicles. some damage to roofs, siding, and windows is possible. Locations impacted include, langley park, coral hills, bladensburg, fort totten, rfk stadium, nationals park, howard university, gallaudet university, landover, hyattsville, takoma park, east riverdale, riverdale park, cheverly, marlow heights, seat pleasant, anacostia, american university, kenilworth and georgetown.
6/2/2019 5:30 PM EDT At 530 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over friendship village, or over bethesda, moving southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail. the largest hail is most likely over tenleytown, friendship heights and near the university of the district of columbia. Some hail damage to vehicles is possible. Locations impacted include, arlington, bethesda, langley park, coral hills, bladensburg, nationals park, howard university, gallaudet university, fort totten, rosslyn, rfk stadium, mclean, landover, hyattsville, takoma park, east riverdale, chevy chase, riverdale park, cheverly and marlow heights.
6/2/2019 5:23 PM EDT At 523 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over bethesda, moving southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include ping pong ball size hail. Some hail damage to vehicles is possible. Locations impacted include, arlington, bethesda, langley park, coral hills, bladensburg, nationals park, howard university, gallaudet university, american legion bridge, fort totten, rosslyn, rfk stadium, mclean, potomac, north bethesda, landover, hyattsville, takoma park, east riverdale and chevy chase.
6/2/2019 5:21 PM EDT At 521 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over american legion bridge, moving southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include quarter size hail. some hail damage to vehicles is possible
5/23/2019 4:12 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the district of columbia, south central anne arundel, southeastern montgomery, northwestern calvert, prince georges, northern charles, southeastern arlington, southeastern fairfax, and southeastern prince william counties and the city of alexandria will expire at 415 pm edt, the storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the immediate dc area. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 pm edt for district of columbia, central and southern maryland, and northern virginia. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for portions of prince georges, charles, anne arundel, and calvert counties until 500 pm edt.
5/23/2019 4:00 PM EDT At 359 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from lanham-seabrook to camp springs to montclair, moving east at 50 mph. these are very dangerous storms (radar indicated. at 347 pm edt, a wind gust to 68 mph was reported at reagan national airport). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Expect considerable damage to trees and power lines. your life is at significant risk if outdoors. in addition to some trees falling into homes, wind damage is possible to roofs, sheds, open garages, and mobile homes. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, waldorf, dale city, bowie, clinton, springfield, fort washington, langley park, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, la plata, fort belvoir, shady side and chesapeake beach.
5/23/2019 3:52 PM EDT At 350 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from college park to alexandria to near montclair, moving east at 45 mph. these are very dangerous storms (automated weather station. reagan national airport recorded a wind gust to 68 mph). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Expect considerable damage to trees and power lines. your life is at significant risk if outdoors. in addition to some trees falling into homes, wind damage is possible to roofs, sheds, open garages, and mobile homes. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, waldorf, dale city, bethesda, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, langley park, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills and bladensburg.
5/23/2019 3:50 PM EDT At 350 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from college park to alexandria to near montclair, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated but similar storms have had a history of wind damage this afternoon). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, waldorf, dale city, bethesda, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, langley park, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills and bladensburg.
5/23/2019 3:47 PM EDT At 346 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over us capitol, or over nationals park, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated rotation). Hazards include tornado. For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown, flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur. mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. tree damage is likely. this dangerous storm will be near, coral hills and bladensburg around 350 pm edt. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include rock creek, suitland-silver hill, brentwood, the mall, catholic university, national arboretum, chillum, north brentwood, national zoo and bolling air force.
5/23/2019 3:36 PM EDT At 336 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from chevy chase to mantua to 9 miles south of linton hall, moving east at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/2/2019 4:26 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the district of columbia, central prince georges, arlington, and east central fairfax counties, the city of falls church and the city of alexandria will expire at 430 pm edt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds up to 30 mph are still possible with these thunderstorms.
5/2/2019 4:19 PM EDT At 400 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from ballston to near fairfax, moving east at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, centreville, bethesda, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, fort washington, fairfax, fort hunt, vienna, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg and mantua.
5/2/2019 4:19 PM EDT At 418 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from coral hills to lincolnia, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, fort washington, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, mantua, national harbor, nationals park, fedex field and howard university.
5/2/2019 3:48 PM EDT At 348 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from columbia to takoma park, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, columbia, bethesda, olney, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, bladensburg, university of maryland, fort totten, ellicott city, aspen hill, potomac, north bethesda, laurel, fairland, landover, hyattsville, white oak and takoma park.
5/2/2019 3:38 PM EDT At 337 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from mclean to fairfax, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/2/2019 3:30 PM EDT At 329 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near olney to near potomac, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
4/26/2019 2:46 PM EDT At 245 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over fedex field, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, bowie, olney, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, forestville, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, national harbor, university of maryland, nationals park, fedex field, howard university, gallaudet university, fort totten, rfk stadium, aspen hill and laurel.
4/26/2019 2:25 PM EDT At 225 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over huntington, moving northeast at 45 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
4/15/2019 1:46 AM EDT At 146 am edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over odenton, or near severn, moving east at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, baltimore, columbia, bowie, severn, pikesville, college park, crofton, middle river, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, elkridge, riviera beach, forestville, largo, bladensburg, baltimore-washington airport, millers island, fedex field and north point state park.
4/15/2019 1:40 AM EDT At 140 am edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over upper marlboro, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, clinton, fort washington, langley park, forestville, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, national harbor, nationals park, howard university, gallaudet university, fort totten, rfk stadium, andrews air force base, landover, camp springs, oxon hill, hyattsville, takoma park and east riverdale.
4/15/2019 1:36 AM EDT At 136 am edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over new carrollton, or over greenbelt, moving northeast at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
4/15/2019 1:18 AM EDT At 117 am edt, a severe thunderstorm was located near fort belvoir, moving northeast at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
3/22/2019 4:15 PM EDT At 415 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm with a history of producing 60 mph wind gusts and covering the ground in hail was located over national harbor, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated, measured gusts and spotter reports). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and small hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, waldorf, dale city, bethesda, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington and largo.
3/22/2019 4:03 PM EDT At 403 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over annandale, moving southeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. this storm has a history of producing 50 to 60 mph wind gusts. hail was also covering the ground in leesburg and the dulles toll road. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, waldorf, dale city, bethesda, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington and largo.
3/22/2019 3:52 PM EDT At 351 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located near oakton, or near reston, moving southeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. wind gusts over 50 mph were reported in winchester, leesburg and at dulles airport. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/13/2018 5:09 PM EDT At 457 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over fort totten, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/7/2018 3:55 PM EDT At 355 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over takoma park, or over langley park, and moving northeast around 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/26/2018 3:25 PM EDT At 325 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over adelphi, or over langley park, moving east at 10 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/15/2018 9:03 PM EDT At 903 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over rfk stadium, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, bethesda, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, national harbor and fedex field.
5/15/2018 9:03 PM EDT A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 915 pm edt for the district of columbia. central prince georges. arlington. and east central fairfax counties. the city of falls church and the city of alexandria. At 903 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over rfk stadium, moving east at 30 mph.
5/15/2018 8:55 PM EDT At 853 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over crystal city, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, bethesda, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, vienna, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg and mantua.
5/15/2018 8:34 PM EDT At 834 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over lake barcroft, or over falls church, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/14/2018 7:26 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the district of columbia, southeastern montgomery and northwestern prince georges counties will expire at 730 pm edt, the storms which prompted the warning were moving out of the warned area therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms as they slowly move east of the area. to report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. they will relay your report to the national weather service sterling virginia.
5/14/2018 7:17 PM EDT At 716 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near fairland to near clinton to near port tobacco river, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, coral hills, bladensburg, university of maryland, nationals park, howard university, gallaudet university, fort totten, rfk stadium, fairland, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi and colesville.
5/14/2018 7:00 PM EDT At 659 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near olney to national harbor to near quantico, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/14/2018 7:00 PM EDT The national weather service in sterling virginia has issued a * severe thunderstorm warning for. the district of columbia. southeastern montgomery county in central maryland. northwestern prince georges county in central maryland. Northwestern charles county in southern maryland.
5/14/2018 6:46 PM EDT At 646 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from bethesda to newington to 11 miles east of bealeton, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, germantown, centreville, dale city, rockville, bethesda, gaithersburg, reston, annandale, springfield, college park, south riding, fort washington, herndon, greenbelt, fairfax, langley park, fort hunt and vienna.
5/14/2018 6:07 PM EDT At 607 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near poolesville to arcola to 6 miles west of warrenton, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. hail is large enough to dent and damage vehicles. Some hail damage to roofs, siding, and windows is possible.
5/12/2018 8:28 PM EDT At 827 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from fort smallwood state park to near goddard, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/12/2018 7:54 PM EDT At 753 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over lake barcroft, or over falls church, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. penny to nickel size hail was reported in vienna virginia. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, annandale, clinton, springfield, fort washington, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, pimmit hills, national harbor, nationals park, fedex field, howard university, gallaudet university, reagan national airport and rosslyn.
5/12/2018 7:46 PM EDT At 746 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over mantua, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
4/16/2018 2:41 AM EDT At 241 am edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over national harbor, moving north at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/12/2017 7:54 PM EDT At 753 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from college park to lake barcroft, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, bethesda, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, fort hunt, vienna, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo and coral hills.
8/12/2017 7:32 PM EDT At 731 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from wheaton-glenmont to vienna, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/3/2017 7:07 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the northeastern district of columbia, southeastern montgomery and northwestern prince georges counties will expire at 715 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.
8/3/2017 6:53 PM EDT At 652 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over langley park, moving northeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, bladensburg, fort totten, university of maryland, howard university, gallaudet university, laurel, fairland, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, colesville, riverdale park, hillandale and adams morgan.
8/3/2017 6:32 PM EDT At 631 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over georgetown, or over rosslyn, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/1/2017 6:37 PM EDT At 636 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over takoma park, or over langley park, and is nearly stationary (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. county police reported wires down in silver spring as a result of this storm. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, bladensburg, university of maryland, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, new carrollton, riverdale park, cheverly, hillandale, seat pleasant, greater landover, carmody hills-pepper mill village and goddard.
8/1/2017 6:31 PM EDT At 631 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over takoma park, or over langley park, and is nearly stationary (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, bladensburg, university of maryland, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, new carrollton, riverdale park, cheverly, hillandale, seat pleasant, greater landover, carmody hills-pepper mill village and goddard.
8/1/2017 6:13 PM EDT At 613 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over takoma park, or over langley park, and is nearly stationary (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/7/2017 7:48 PM EDT At 748 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near reston to fairfax to near centreville, moving southeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, centreville, bethesda, reston, annandale, clinton, springfield, fort washington, fairfax, fort hunt, vienna, groveton, falls church, huntington, coral hills, bladensburg, mantua, fort belvoir and pimmit hills.
7/7/2017 7:40 PM EDT At 739 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from sterling to near chantilly to near bull run, moving southeast at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/1/2017 3:51 PM EDT At 351 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located near laurel, or near beltsville, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, columbia, bowie, severn, college park, crofton, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, elkridge, bladensburg, baltimore-washington airport, byrd stadium, glen burnie, odenton, laurel, fairland, landover, hyattsville, white oak and ferndale.
7/1/2017 3:31 PM EDT At 331 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over colesville, or near olney, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/1/2017 3:21 PM EDT At 320 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over bethesda, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, rockville, bethesda, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, vienna, forestville, falls church, coral hills, bladensburg, pimmit hills, mclean, byrd stadium, american legion bridge, fort totten, rosslyn, nationals park and howard university.
7/1/2017 3:21 PM EDT At 259 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over reston, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/19/2017 3:39 PM EDT At 338 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over bethesda, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, rockville, bethesda, reston, bowie, annandale, olney, springfield, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, vienna, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo and coral hills.
6/19/2017 3:19 PM EDT At 318 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located near fairfax, moving northeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/5/2017 8:35 AM EDT At 835 am edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near fort belvoir to near prince frederick, moving north at 65 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
4/21/2017 5:01 PM EDT At 501 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over riverdale park, or over bladensburg, moving east at 30 mph (trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail in takoma park). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. hail is large enough to dent and damage vehicles. some hail damage to roofs, siding, and windows is possible. Locations impacted include, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, largo, bladensburg, fort totten, byrd stadium, fedex field, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, kettering, new carrollton, walker mill and mitchellville.
4/21/2017 4:57 PM EDT At 456 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over hyattsville, or over langley park, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated. quarter size hail has been reported in bethesda, chevy chase, and takoma park). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. hail is large enough to dent and damage vehicles. some hail damage to roofs, siding, and windows is possible. Locations impacted include, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, largo, bladensburg, byrd stadium, fedex field, fort totten, fairland, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, colesville, kettering and kemp mill.
4/21/2017 4:57 PM EDT At 448 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over forest glen, or near langley park, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. hail is large enough to dent and damage vehicles. some hail damage to roofs, siding, and windows is possible. Locations impacted include, bethesda, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, largo, bladensburg, byrd stadium, fedex field, fort totten, aspen hill, north bethesda, fairland, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park, east riverdale and adelphi.
4/21/2017 4:43 PM EDT At 443 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over south kensington, or near bethesda, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, rockville, bethesda, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, largo, bladensburg, byrd stadium, fedex field, fort totten, aspen hill, north bethesda, fairland, landover, hyattsville, white oak, takoma park and east riverdale.
4/21/2017 4:36 PM EDT At 436 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over north bethesda, or near rockville, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
4/20/2017 8:42 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for northern prince georges county will expire at 845 pm edt. the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
4/20/2017 8:28 PM EDT At 827 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over goddard, or over greenbelt, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, bladensburg, byrd stadium, laurel, landover, hyattsville, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, new carrollton, mitchellville, riverdale park, cheverly, hillandale, woodmore and lanham-seabrook.
4/20/2017 8:14 PM EDT At 813 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over fort totten, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, bethesda, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, forestville, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, byrd stadium, fedex field, howard university, gallaudet university, fort totten, rfk stadium, potomac, north bethesda, laurel and fairland.
4/20/2017 8:05 PM EDT At 804 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over american university, or near rosslyn, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
4/6/2017 1:44 PM EDT At 143 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near poolesville to near potomac to crystal city, moving northeast at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, germantown, rockville, bethesda, gaithersburg, leesburg, olney, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, damascus, lansdowne, lowes island, coral hills, bladensburg, poolesville, national harbor and mclean.
4/6/2017 1:12 PM EDT At 111 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near warrenton to 6 miles west of dale city to triangle, moving northeast at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
3/1/2017 1:53 PM EST At 153 pm est, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near fort meade to near kettering to near waldorf, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, alexandria, waldorf, bowie, annapolis, clinton, college park, crofton, fort washington, greenbelt, beltsville, forestville, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, mayo, shady side, chesapeake beach, deale, naval academy and national harbor.
3/1/2017 1:40 PM EST At 139 pm est, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near colesville to rosslyn to near fort belvoir, moving east at 60 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
3/1/2017 1:28 PM EST At 128 pm est, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from north potomac to near lake ridge to 11 miles west of spotsylvania, moving east at 55 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, stafford, centreville, waldorf, dale city, rockville, bethesda, reston, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fredericksburg, fort washington, herndon, greenbelt, fairfax and langley park.
3/1/2017 1:05 PM EST At 104 pm est, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from broadlands to near haymarket to 9 miles east of orange, moving east at 50 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/17/2016 9:22 PM EDT At 922 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from fairland to national harbor, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, bowie, clinton, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, fort belvoir, national harbor, upper marlboro and gallaudet university.
8/17/2016 9:08 PM EDT At 908 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from north bethesda to fort belvoir, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, rockville, bethesda, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo and coral hills.
8/17/2016 8:57 PM EDT At 857 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from potomac to near lorton, moving east at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
8/15/2016 6:41 PM EDT At 640 pm edt, a line of severe thunderstorms were located over from elkridge to hyattsville, moving east at 20 mph (radar indicated and observed damage). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, bowie, severn, college park, crofton, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, elkridge, forestville, largo, bladensburg, baltimore-washington airport, byrd stadium, fedex field, glen burnie, odenton, laurel, pasadena, landover and hyattsville.
8/15/2016 6:18 PM EDT At 617 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located over fairland, or near beltsville, moving east at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/25/2016 5:53 PM EDT At 553 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over reston, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, centreville, waldorf, bethesda, reston, bowie, annandale, clinton, springfield, college park, fort washington, herndon, greenbelt, fairfax, langley park, beltsville, fort hunt, vienna and groveton.
7/25/2016 5:44 PM EDT At 543 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over dulles international airport, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/19/2016 11:51 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the central district of columbia, central prince georges and east central arlington counties will expire at midnight edt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however small.
7/19/2016 11:40 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the district of columbia, northwestern prince georges, southeastern montgomery, northeastern fairfax and northeastern arlington counties will expire at 1145 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for portions of the district of columbia and central prince georges county.
7/19/2016 11:35 PM EDT At 1134 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over camp springs, or over andrews air force base, moving southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, clinton, forestville, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, national harbor, andrews air force base, gallaudet university, nationals park, rfk stadium, landover, camp springs, oxon hill, hyattsville, walker mill, rosaryville, friendly, marlton and temple hills.
7/19/2016 11:33 PM EDT At 1133 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over howard university, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, bethesda, college park, greenbelt, langley park, bladensburg, gallaudet university, howard university, fort totten, byrd stadium, rosslyn, landover, hyattsville, takoma park, east riverdale, adelphi, kemp mill, new carrollton, mitchellville and chevy chase.
7/19/2016 11:17 PM EDT At 1117 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over martin`s additions, or over bethesda, moving southeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/19/2016 11:10 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the district of columbia, central prince georges, southeastern montgomery and east central arlington counties will expire at 1115 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. however small hail and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. remember, a severe thunderstorm warning still remains in effect for the district of columbia and central prince georges county.
7/19/2016 11:08 PM EDT At 1108 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over us capitol, or over nationals park, moving southeast at 20 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/19/2016 10:50 PM EDT At 1050 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over friendship village, or near fort totten, moving southeast at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, clinton, college park, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, forestville, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, national harbor, gallaudet university, nationals park, reagan national airport, rfk stadium, howard university, andrews air force base, fort totten and byrd stadium.
7/19/2016 10:25 PM EDT At 1025 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over takoma park, or over langley park, moving south at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
7/18/2016 4:38 PM EDT At 438 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near laurel to near fort belvoir, moving east at 20 mph (trained spotter confirmed). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, bowie, severn, annandale, annapolis, clinton, springfield, college park, crofton, fort washington, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, fort hunt, groveton, forestville, falls church, huntington and largo.
7/18/2016 4:08 PM EDT At 407 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near fairland to near lorton, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/28/2016 7:21 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for anne arundel, northern prince georges, southeastern howard and southeastern montgomery counties will expire at 730 pm edt, the storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire. a severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 pm edt for northern and central maryland.
6/28/2016 6:42 PM EDT At 642 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from glen burnie to forest glen, moving south at 15 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/21/2016 3:11 PM EDT At 310 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over langley park, moving southeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/21/2016 2:37 PM EDT At 237 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near poolesville to white oak, moving southeast at 35 mph (trained weather spotters). Hazards include quarter size hail. Some hail damage to agriculture is expected. Locations impacted include, arlington, alexandria, rockville, bethesda, gaithersburg, bowie, annandale, clinton, olney, college park, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, forestville, falls church, huntington, largo, coral hills, bladensburg and pimmit hills.
6/21/2016 2:20 PM EDT At 220 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near boyds to near fairland, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/21/2016 2:13 PM EDT At 212 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near odenton to kenilworth, moving southeast at 40 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/21/2016 1:54 PM EDT At 154 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near randallstown to near montgomery village, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, baltimore, columbia, rockville, gaithersburg, bowie, severn, olney, pikesville, college park, crofton, middle river, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, elkridge, riviera beach, bladensburg, back river, millers island and fedex field.
6/21/2016 1:40 PM EDT At 139 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from gamber to near damascus, moving southeast at 30 mph. these are very dangerous storms (radar indicated). Hazards include 80 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. Expect considerable damage to trees and power lines. your life is at significant risk if outdoors. in addition to some trees falling into homes, wind damage is possible to roofs, sheds, open garages, and mobile homes. Locations impacted include, baltimore, columbia, germantown, rockville, gaithersburg, bowie, severn, olney, pikesville, college park, crofton, middle river, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, elkridge, damascus, riviera beach, bladensburg and back river.
6/21/2016 1:30 PM EDT At 130 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near gamber to 6 miles southwest of green valley, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. unsecured light objects may become projectiles. Locations impacted include, baltimore, columbia, germantown, rockville, gaithersburg, bowie, severn, olney, pikesville, college park, crofton, middle river, greenbelt, langley park, beltsville, elkridge, damascus, riviera beach, bladensburg and back river.
6/21/2016 1:19 PM EDT At 118 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near gamber to near ballenger creek, moving southeast at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. frequent lightning is also occurring with this storm. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
6/16/2016 8:51 PM EDT At 851 pm edt, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near poolesville to near lake ridge to near stafford to 11 miles west of spotsylvania, moving east at 35 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches to fall. this could injure those outdoors, as well as damage homes and vehicles. roadways may become blocked by downed trees. localized power outages are possible. Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.
5/2/2016 8:59 PM EDT At 858 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over georgetown, or over rosslyn, moving east at 30 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Expect wind damage to trees and powerlines. Locations impacted include, arlington, bethesda, bowie, college park, greenbelt, langley park, forestville, falls church, largo, coral hills, bladensburg, gallaudet university, nationals park, crystal city, rfk stadium, howard university, mclean, fort totten, byrd stadium and rosslyn.
5/2/2016 8:49 PM EDT At 849 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over mclean, moving east at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts. Expect damage to roofs. siding. And trees.
5/2/2016 7:32 PM EDT At 730 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over tysons corner, or over pimmit hills, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated. a spotter in vienna also reported quarter sized hail at 730 pm). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include, arlington, rockville, bethesda, reston, annandale, olney, college park, greenbelt, fairfax, langley park, beltsville, vienna, falls church, bladensburg, mantua, pimmit hills, american legion bridge, howard university, mclean and fort totten.
5/2/2016 7:24 PM EDT At 723 pm edt, a severe thunderstorm was located over wolf trap, or over vienna, moving northeast at 25 mph (radar indicated). Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
2/24/2016 5:53 PM EST At 551 pm est, radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. a national weather service employee reported tree damage near chantilly. these storms were located along a line extending from near montgomery village to arlington to near fort belvoir, moving northeast at 55 mph. locations impacted include, arlington, rockville, gaithersburg, college park, greenbelt, vienna, falls church, bladensburg, la plata, springfield, pimmit hills, gallaudet university, nationals park, clinton, coral hills, woodbridge, olney, bethesda, largo and fedex field. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1100 pm est for central district of columbia, southern maryland and northern virginia.
2/24/2016 5:29 PM EST At 529 pm est, doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from broadlands to near dale city to near stafford, and moving northeast at 55 mph.
7/30/2015 2:20 PM EDT At 220 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over largo, moving east at 25 mph. locations impacted include, bowie, college park, greenbelt, bladensburg, upper marlboro, forestville, gallaudet university, nationals park, crystal city, coral hills, rfk stadium, andrews air force base, largo, fedex field, clinton, hyattsville, new carrollton, riverdale park, cheverly and seat pleasant.
7/30/2015 1:57 PM EDT At 157 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over adams morgan, or over howard university, and moving east at 25 mph.
7/1/2015 1:19 AM EDT At 119 am edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over baltimore-washington airport, moving northeast at 50 mph. locations impacted include, baltimore, bowie, college park, greenbelt, bladensburg, crofton, severn, union square, elkridge, guilford, howard park, baltimore inner harbor, largo, back river, locust point, camden yards, roland park, fallstaff, millers island and fedex field.
7/1/2015 1:00 AM EDT At 100 am edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over lanham-seabrook, or near greenbelt, and moving northeast at 50 mph.
7/1/2015 12:57 AM EDT At 1257 am edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and destructive winds in excess of 70 mph. this storm was located over groveton, moving northeast at 30 mph. locations impacted include, arlington, college park, bladensburg, langley park, springfield, forestville, gallaudet university, nationals park, crystal city, clinton, coral hills, fort belvoir, rfk stadium, fort washington, howard university, andrews air force base, groveton, largo, fort totten and huntington.
7/1/2015 12:47 AM EDT At 1246 am edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over fort belvoir, and moving northeast at 30 mph.
6/23/2015 7:14 PM EDT At 714 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from near grasonville to 9 miles south of linton hall, and moving southeast at 35 mph.
6/23/2015 6:27 PM EDT At 627 pm edt, trained weather spotters reported a line of severe thunderstorms producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from brooklyn park to south riding, and moving southeast at 35 mph.
6/20/2015 8:10 PM EDT At 810 pm edt, trained weather spotters reported a line of severe thunderstorms producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from damascus to rosslyn to near nanjemoy creek, and moving east at 45 mph.
6/20/2015 7:28 PM EDT At 727 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over georgetown, or over howard university, moving northeast at 20 mph. locations impacted include, college park, greenbelt, bladensburg, langley park, howard university, fort totten, byrd stadium, beltsville, hyattsville, takoma park, new carrollton, riverdale park, chevy chase, martin`s additions, north chevy chase, friendship village, white oak, north kensington, wheaton-glenmont and adelphi.
6/20/2015 7:11 PM EDT At 711 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over arlington, and moving northeast at 20 mph.
6/18/2015 5:08 PM EDT At 508 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from ballston to goddard, moving southeast at 30 mph. locations impacted include, arlington, college park, greenbelt, falls church, bladensburg, pimmit hills, gallaudet university, nationals park, coral hills, largo, fedex field, langley park, forestville, crystal city, rfk stadium, howard university, mclean, groveton, fort totten and byrd stadium.
6/18/2015 4:51 PM EDT At 451 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from mclean to hillandale, and moving southeast at 30 mph.
6/14/2015 5:55 PM EDT The severe thunderstorm warning for the district of columbia, central prince georges, eastern fairfax and arlington counties and the city of alexandria will expire at 600 pm edt, the storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
6/14/2015 5:47 PM EDT At 545 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over central washington dc, moving southeast at 25 mph. locations impacted include, arlington, forestville, gallaudet university, nationals park, crystal city, clinton, coral hills, rfk stadium, howard university, largo, fort totten, rosslyn, fedex field, cheverly, seat pleasant, anacostia, rosaryville and friendly.
6/14/2015 5:35 PM EDT At 534 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over american university, or near rosslyn, and moving southeast at 25 mph.
6/8/2015 5:34 PM EDT At 534 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over coral hills, and moving east at 35 mph.
6/1/2015 6:46 PM EDT At 646 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing large hail up to ping pong ball size and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over coral hills, moving northeast at 20 mph. locations impacted include, bladensburg, forestville, gallaudet university, nationals park, coral hills, rfk stadium, andrews air force base, hyattsville, riverdale park, cheverly, seat pleasant, camp springs, temple hills, oxon hill, anacostia, walker mill, kenilworth, us capitol, carmody hills-pepper mill village and marlow heights.
6/1/2015 6:28 PM EDT At 628 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing large hail up to ping pong ball size and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over national harbor, and moving northeast at 20 mph.
5/16/2015 5:48 PM EDT At 547 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. this storm was located over reston, and moving east at 30 mph.
4/20/2015 8:37 PM EDT At 837 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from catonsville to odenton, moving northeast at 60 mph. locations impacted include, baltimore, bowie, college park, greenbelt, bladensburg, crofton, morgan state university, severn, union square, elkridge, guilford, woodring, turners station, howard park, armistead gardens, coral hills, baltimore inner harbor, back river, camden yards and roland park. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm edt for central district of columbia and northern maryland.
4/20/2015 8:20 PM EDT At 820 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from near fairland to greater landover, and moving northeast at 55 mph.
4/20/2015 7:59 PM EDT At 758 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing half dollar size hail and destructive winds in excess of 70 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from pimmit hills to the i395 and i495 to 6 miles east of woodbridge to near triangle, moving northeast at 45 mph. locations impacted include, arlington, college park, falls church, bladensburg, forestville in prince georges county, mantua, the i395 and i495, gallaudet university, nationals park, clinton, coral hills, the i66 and i495, langley park, annandale, crystal city, huntington in fairfax county, fort belvoir, rfk stadium, howard university and springfield in fairfax county. a tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 pm edt for central district of columbia, southern maryland and northern virginia.
4/20/2015 7:42 PM EDT At 742 pm edt, doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing quarter size hail and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. these storms were located along a line extending from near fairfax to near triangle, and moving northeast at 45 mph.
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Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders fills the University of Iowa Field House to its 3,500 capacity as he speaks on Jan. 30, 2016, to supporters 48 hours before the Iowa presidential precinct caucuses. Besides presidential candidates, the caucuses bring attention but also business to Iowa.
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America.
If I had a son, he would look like this.
When your dad is a jerk.
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Random Friday Morning Thoughts
Black Hawk Down. Seven service men are dead in a helicopter crash in Iraq. There is no evidence of hostile fire. This happens way too often.
Another one? He fired someone he affectionately called "Mad Dog!" Trump is unhinged. Edit: I screwed up the Mad Dog part.
The Southlake Police Department does bits by telling people where they will be. (They probably won't be there.)
My radar went off when I saw this story. Something doesn't seem right. I'm still not sure what is going on.
Someone needs to find out whatever happened to Honey Boo Boo.
Junior has been acting weird lately. His wife seems to have noticed that, too. He is a pretentious, privileged jerk, and his wife is willing to walk away despite the fact he is the son of the President. Perhaps she knows more than we do?
Always remember: He smirked as the held up an elephant's trunk while holding a knife:
I should start doing a Liberally Lean flashback bullet point. Example:
After Trump's economic adviser quit over the tariffs, he hired a guy from CNBC. This will certainty go well:
Many people ask me if Mrs. LL gets mad about me posting the Random Thought Girls. The answer is never. She understands my concept of "They come for the picture but might just read what I write."
A bridge collapse kills six in Florida.
The Trump Family
How is this not the movie poster for a B-list screwball comedy pic.twitter.com/lPzqzBU0o4
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) March 14, 2018
Random Thursday Morning Thoughts
Have I said I'm going to retire to the jungle in Costa Rica?
There is a commercial on The Ticket which begins with references to your destiny. Paraphrasing: "How do you want to be remembered? A good guy? A good friend?" And then it goes on to tell you that's not enough. That you need to be "King of the Hill": Let me tell you something, the first part is enough.
From the Update this morning which updates us all on Wise County news: "TRAILER FALLS ON MAN – A man was flown to Medical City Denton from the intersection of Farm Road 407 and Martindale Lane in New Fairview after a double-wide mobile home fell on him Wednesday morning."
Question for the masses: Do these things work better than a mop? I'm on a floor cleaning mission.
A navy jet crashes off of Key West and kills two. (This happens so often.) Fox News immediately blames Obama.
I was piddling in the driveway yesterday and a childhood friend stopped, got out of his truck, hugged me, and we talked.
I've read the United Airlines story of the dog dying. I'd get off the plane and raise holy hell before I put my dog in the bin.
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A drag queen dressed as Elsa just single-handedly freed a stuck police wagon from a blizzard in the middle of March. If that sentence doesn't perfectly encapsulate the spirit of Boston, I don't know what does.
Video credit: Christopher Haynes pic.twitter.com/6IiXVWFVvw
— Sarah McGonagall (@sarahmcgbeauty) March 14, 2018
Credit to the guy who yells out: "Let it go!"
"And Mexico Is Going To Pay For It!"
“According to the Center for Immigration Studies, the $18 billion wall will pay for itself by curbing the importation of crime, drugs and illegal immigrants who tend to go on the federal dole...” https://t.co/NdLC6jZwWE
First them. Then us. And now it will pay for itself.
What a con man.
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Stephen Hawking has died. A Texas legislature member sent his thoughts and prayers in Christian love:
Man, that was a close race for Congress in Pennsylvania last night but, barring a recount, a Democrat has won. And that's in a district where Trump won by 20 points and where he traveled to campaign for him. The Day of Reckoning is coming. Fast.
Chico now has a curfew for those under 16 years old from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. For the life of me, I've never understood the constitutionality of government imposed curfews. It is the ultimate Nanny State.
Well done, New York Post. Well done. I love call back jokes.
The family of one of the guys killed in the helicopter crash in the East River has filed a lawsuit. Uh, you want to mourn and bury the guy first?
The Bradford Pear has two weeks of glory.
Trump deleted this yesterday after someone pointed out the typo. (By the way, Mueller was a marine.)
Random book-in photo:
The Dallas Morning News picks up on a topic I've been preaching for years. The guy is an embarrassment.
An Alabama Sheriff thinks it's OK to pocket $750,000 in grants for inmate food in a personal account and go off and buy a second house for $740,000.
"Give me a Diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, and make it quick."
Trump wants a "Space Force . . . ’cause we’re doing a tremendous amount of work in space." Who is advising him? Trey Parker?
I mocked the Redskins for taking Kirk Cousins in the same draft has RG3. Cousins is expected to sign a three year fully guaranteed contract with the Vikings for $84 million. The last two years he has earned $20 million and $24 million from the Redskins when they put the franchise tag on him. And he is an average quarterback.
Funny moment a couple of days ago when Mrs. LL and I were driving through Decatur and see a guy on a bicycle on the shoulder. of the road. I say to her, "You. On the bicycle. Tonight only. The Blues Brothers." She laughed out loud and said, "I cannot believe I understood that and laughed at it."
Yesterday we learned our governor opposed the "bathroom bill" but was too much of a coward to say it publicly.
Time is running out for the Liberally Lean Pick 'Em Tourney. (Mrs. LL yelled at me about the $20,000 prize, but I explained it was impossible for anyone to correctly guess every single game. She looked at me with a "It'll probably happen to you" face.)
This Is Wild
The guy grabs a pen and goes after the witness and ends up being killed by bailiff/federal marshal. Both the defendant and the witness were gang members. This occurred in federal court in 2014, but the video was ordered released yesterday.
An original news story about the incident and the defendant's background is here.
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This is a pic a took of a fairly small magazine rack at an unnamed grocery store. I went up to it a few months ago looking for a football magazine and nothing sports related could be found. But if you have an interest in guns, that place is the mother-lode.
And what is not in the picture is the slew of magazines in the Doomsday Prepper genre.
Random Tuesday Morning Thoughts
More Breaking: The chaos continues. Trump has fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Calling Trump a "moron" probably didn't help with his job security, but how that decent guy didn't quit before now is a mystery. (Shockingly, a Secretary of State Department spokesman just said Tillerson didn't know it was coming and had no idea why it happened. If true, Trump fired Tillerson via Twitter this morning.)
Flashback from 12/1/17:
And yesterday, Sarah Huckabee Sanders wouldn't name or blame Russia for poisoning an ex-spy in the U.K. with nerve gas. Their Prime Minister did. Tillerson did.
Package bombs are going off at homes in Austin. We may have a modern day Unabomber on our hands.
The helicopter crash in the East River which took the lives of two young Dallas men was more than preventable. The pilot "told investigators that one of the passenger's bags may have inadvertently bumped the emergency fuel shutoff."
And this is just in the primary:
They just keep coming:
The Stormy Daniels scandal is delicious. Now we learn that she lives in Forney and that a notary public might have screwed up in not signing Trump's Don't-Tell-The-Public-About-Our-Affair-While-I-Was-Cheating-On-My-New-Third-Wife agreement.
There sure looks like a lot of fighting during Spring Break in Port Aransas.
A Denton police officer was arrested on allegations of domestic violence (uh, biting) at 5:30 a.m. in the morning. Remember kids, nothing good happens at 5:30 in the morning.
The Republican on the committee made a decision without consulting the Democrats. That made Trump go ALL CAPS. You never go all caps. (And he doesn't quite realize the Mueller doesn't care about the committee or that Mueller has information they do not.)
Just when I'm about to hit "publish" another one breaks. "Mr. McEntee was removed from the White House grounds on Monday afternoon without being allowed to collect his belongings." What's up with this?:
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High School Basketball.
Would be DQ'd from further athletic competitions in any sport. https://t.co/RhzK3HlW4f
— "The Big D" Rusty Shackleford アダム (@TwoBitWhackJob) March 10, 2018
This is a crime. A literal crime.
Random Monday Morning Thoughts
Well, I survived my umbilical hernia surgery. They had some trouble cutting through my six pack, but all went well.
My surgeon did bits. Once it was done he told Mrs. LL that I now had an "innie" and could wear a Speedo again.
I got a prescription for hydrocodone. I took one. I haven't taken another since. I hate that stuff. It makes me feel doped up but doesn't really change any pain. That seems to be what "pain killers" do.
On Friday, a U.S Citizen and a veteran killed three workers (all of them involved in mental health treatment and two of them doctors) at a VA Center in California.
Someone yelled, "Does your husband play, too?" yesterday when Tiger Woods left a put short.
Told ya: Per Sarah Sanders Huckabee, the meeting between Trump and North Korea will not happen unless there are "concrete and verifiable" actions by North Korea. Yep, the White House is already backing off.
I'm still not sure what this was from UT's safeties coach ushering out the team for spring break:
I'll get my Liberally Lean March Madness Pic 'Em Tourney up later today.
In Trump's wheels off "rally" in Pennsylvania on Saturday (those are so weird), he said "that allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty for drug dealers . . . is 'a discussion we have to start thinking about. I don’t know if this country’s ready for it.'” He's the most constitutionally illiterate president in history.
The Bowie Jackrabbits won a state championship in basketball as did Northwest High School. Edit: I shot 50% on that bullet point.
A guy caught at 15.48 pound bass at Lake Fork earlier this month. I just buy lures at Walmart and throw them it the lake. What did he use?:
There may have never been more felony criminal trials in a two month span in Wise County than over the last two months.
Someone explain these American soccer attendance figures this weekend. One of these things is not like the other.
Every educator in America needs to watch the 60 Minutes interview of Education Secretary Betsy DeVoss from last night. She's clueless. For example, what does this even mean?:
The dumbest lawyer in the country, Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, is considering seeking an injunction to prevent 60 Minutes from airing its Stormy Daniels interview. Dude, ever heard of "prior restraint"? Ever heard of the Pentagon Papers? (Side note: What does she know? Trump normally wouldn't care about evidence of an affair. Is there something else?)
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Improved Attitude and Heading Reference System
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Inertial Aerosystems is introducing an enhanced version of its established MTi-G product. This device, manufactured by Netherlands-based Xsens Motion Technology, is a MEMS Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) with integrated GPS and barometer. It provides accurate horizontal and vertical position, velocity and 3D orientation estimates. It incorporates an internal ultra low-power signal processor and a real-time Kalman filter.
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This enhanced version has a new GPS receiver that offers 50 tracking channels instead of 16. This gives a faster GPS recovery after (short) signal outages within challenging environments. The MTI-G has a faster GPS fix, and the fix is more stable. The velocity output from the device is improved by using carrier phase tracking from the GPS receiver. The new GPS receiver is prepared for GALILEO L1 open service. In the case of the GPS fix being lost, the GPS receiver will use 50 channels to restore the fix.
Able to operate in tough environments within a temperature range of -20 to +55degC, the device weighs only 68g and measures 58 x 58 x 33mm, making it suitable for applications where space and weight are at a premium.
The MTI-G is an excellent measurement unit for navigation and control of vehicles, other objects and even humans. Applications include aerospace, automotive, robotics and marine industries, as well as pedestrian navigation and virtual reality.
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Michael Russell MSP
MSP for Argyll and Bute (SNP)
My work in Parliament
Ministerial Statement on Enquiry into Historic Child Sex Abuse – Scottish Parliament, 28th May 2015
May 28, 2015 by Michael Russell·Comments Off on Ministerial Statement on Enquiry into Historic Child Sex Abuse – Scottish Parliament, 28th May 2015
I welcomed the Cabinet Secretary of Education and Lifelong Learning’s statement on the scope of the historic child sex abuse enquiry. I hope the enquiry will hold those responsible for these dreadful crimes to account, and give some closure to the victims involved.
You can view my contribution to the debate below:
4 MSPs, an MP and 7 Councillors serving Argyll & Bute publicly challenge Council Chief Executive’s “unwelcome, unwise, unjustified and unacceptable” letter to Cllr Michael Breslin.
May 28, 2015 by Heather Wolfe·0 Comments
This Public Statement regarding the letter from the Chief Executive of Argyll & Bute Council to Cllr Michael Breslin has been agreed by a number of elected representatives serving Argyll & Bute, who are as follows:
Michael Russell MSP (Argyll & Bute)
Mike MacKenzie MSP. (Regional Member, Highlands & Islands)
Jean Urquhart MSP. (Regional Member, Highlands & Islands)
John Finnie MSP ( Regional Member, Highlands & Islands)
Brendan O’Hara MP (Argyll & Bute)
Cllr Isobel Strong (former Provost, Argyll & Bute, SNP Bute)
Cllr Robert MacIntyre (Convener, Bute & Cowal Area Committee, Independent, Bute)
Cllr Vivien Dance (Independent , Helensburgh Central)
Cllr Bruce Marshall (Independent , Cowal)
Cllr Gordon Blair (SNP, Cowal)
Cllr Iain Maclean (SNP Oban North) & Lorn)
Cllr Iain Angus MacDonald (SNP Oban North)
“Cllr Michael Breslin has published on his website a letter he has received from Sally Loudon, the Chief Executive of Argyll & Bute. It contains notice that she and her management team have referred Cllr Breslin to the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in respect of his “conduct in relation to the disposal of the Castle Toward Estate, Rothesay Harbour and the pay and conditions of care at home workers” and that she is concerned about what she claims are Cllr Breslin’s “sustained, repeated and public criticism of council officers.”
Should the Commissioner agree to investigate this complaint we would not be able to comment on the matter in public. However as no investigation has started we wish to make it known publicly, as elected representatives in Argyll & Bute, that we regard Michael as an exceptional and diligent councillor who is working very hard for his constituents and for the people of Argyll & Bute. He has been subject to much pressure from the Council leadership over recent months because of his strong advocacy for local communities with regard to important local issues. It is greatly to his credit that he has refused to be deterred from speaking the truth as he sees it and we applaud his determination to ensure that the problems of the Council – and solutions to those problems – are known and debated across Argyll & Bute.
Any attempt to silence Cllr Breslin such as this letter from the Council Chief Executive is in our view unwelcome, unwise, unjustified and unacceptable and represents a further worrying development in the departure of Argyll & Bute from best standards and practice of democracy and governance. These tactics should be strongly resisted by all who care about the area and its future.
We intend to write in support of Cllr Breslin to the Commissioner and to draw the attention of Audit Scotland to this development which is germane to its continuing investigation of the Council. We will also write to the Scottish Government expressing concern about the letter in the name of the Council Chief Executive and her 3 Executive Directors which we believe is harmful to the people they are employed to serve.”
MSP URGES RETURN OF THE BEOTHUK BODIES TO CANADA
May 27, 2015 by Graeme Sneddon·1 Comment
“REQUESTS FOR REPATRIATION SHOULD BE GIVEN SERIOUS CONSIDERATION”
The MSP for Argyll and Bute, Michael Russell, has lodged a motion in the Scottish Parliament urging the Scottish Government to support repatriation of the Beothuk remains to Canada.
The skulls of Chief Nonosabasut, and his wife Demasduit, are currently held in the National Museum of Scotland. They were among the last remaining members of the Beothuk tribe of Newfoundland. The remains are considered of vital religious, cultural and ethnic significance to the people of Canada, and there is a growing campaign, led by Chief Mi’sel Joe, of the Miawpukek First Nation band, to return the remains to Canada.
Commenting on the motion, Mr Russell said:
“I have campaigned for many years to support the repatriation of important historical artefacts, where it is sensible and appropriate to do so. When I was Minister for Culture, I campaigned to secure the repatriation of the Lewis Chessmen to Scotland which resulted in some progress, though not enough. I have also had a long standing involvement in the attempt to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
“The Beothuk bodies are an important religious and cultural symbol to the people of Newfoundland. Moreover, the issue is particularly sensitive, given that the artefacts are human remains from a historically important tribe. Increasing calls for their repatriation should therefore be given the most serious consideration.
“The Scottish Government has previously demonstrated a pragmatic approach towards requests for repatriation of artefacts by different countries and communities, taking into account their needs and the circumstances surrounding each request. I look forward to a similar response in this case.”
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee – Scottish Parliament, Thursday 21st May
May 21, 2015 by Michael Russell·0 Comments
This morning I gave evidence to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee on proposals for elected Convenors for Scottish Parliament Committees. You can view my evidence submission here:
Allied Health Professionals debate – Scottish Parliament, Tuesday 19th May 2015
My speech in the debate on Allied Health Professionals in the Scottish Parliament earlier this week:
Members’ Business – Protecting Rent-Tied Pub Tenants – 20th May 2015
May 20, 2015 by Graeme Sneddon·Comments Off on Members’ Business – Protecting Rent-Tied Pub Tenants – 20th May 2015
I attended the Members’ Business debate, secured by Paul Martin MSP, on Protecting Rent-Tied Pub Tenants in Scotland. During the debate I noted the contribution that microbreweries make to the economy of island communities in Argyll and Bute; these breweries should be encouraged to develop their brands and create jobs.
MSP asks Forestry Commission to withdraw support for Bachan Burn wind farm
May 19, 2015 by Graeme Sneddon·0 Comments
The MSP for Argyll & Bute, Michael Russell, has written to Forestry Commission Scotland, urging them to withdraw their support for a planning application by PNE Wind for a large wind farm at Bachan Burn, overlooking the Firth of Clyde and Dunoon.
Mr Russell, a former Minister for Environment, has been in regular contact with the Forestry Commission on behalf of constituents for some time about the matter, and was instrumental in securing Forestry Commission representation at the public meeting about the wind farm proposal, which took place in March. Attendees of the meeting came out unanimously against the plan.
Meeting with Transport Minister and Bute & Gigha Dairy Farmers
Meeting with Transport and Islands Minister Derek MacKay MSP and Bute & Gigha dairy farmers today (Monday 18th May) in Rothesay. We made some progress, but it is now essential that the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment finds the resources to support reduction in transport costs for Bute & Gigha, for those supplying to First Milk who have reduced the price they pay yet again:
This is the NFUS Press Release after the meeting:
Scottish Minister for Transport and Islands Derek Mackay MSP met with dairy farmers on Bute this afternoon to discuss subsidised ferry transport for milk tankers as a way of assisting beleaguered milk farmers on Bute and Gigha.
Speaking from Rothesay, NFU Scotland Vice President Andrew McCornick said:
“Dairy farmers welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Minister for Transport and Islands, Derek Mackay MSP, in order to discuss the increasingly difficult situation for dairy producers in Bute and Gigha and the significant difference that subsidised ferry transport for milk tankers might make to the future of the dairy industry on these islands.
“We welcome Mr Mackay’s support in principle for putting temporary measures in place to provide half of the cost of ferry fares for First Milk tankers until the planned review period in September.
“However, it is clear that the stumbling block will be finding the required funding in order to bridge this gap, believed to be in the region of £35,000. NFUS will therefore continue discussions with Mr Mackay and the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead in the hope of securing this vital funding to part-remedy the increasingly desperate situation for dairy producers in Bute and Gigha.
“There will be ongoing frustration amongst milk producers on these islands that this matter remains unresolved and our dialogue with Ministers will start again tomorrow with renewed vigour.”
‘DON’T DELAY, APPLY TODAY’ LOCAL MSP URGES FARMERS
IMPROVEMENTS WELCOMED TO FARM SCHEME
Argyll & Bute MSP Michael Russell has urged Argyll & Bute farmers and crofters to beat the last minute rush and apply for farm payments using the Single Application Form (SAF) as the Scottish Government announced improvements to the operation of the new Rural Payments and Services website.
The complexity of the new Common Agricultural policy (CAP) has resulted in implementation challenges right across the UK and Europe – and as a consequence Scotland, along with 15 other EU countries, have extended the deadline for farmers and crofters to submit their SAF until the 15 June.
Mr Russell said:
“Local farmers have just over one month left to complete their SAF forms. We already know this task has been made more difficult by the complexity of the new policy, so people should not leave it till the last minute to apply.
“It is good news that the Scottish Government has taken action so that the performance of the Rural Payments and Services system has improved – particularly the speed at which it runs. I have been making representations on behalf of local farmers for some time on this issue as have my MSP colleagues and it is good that Richard Lochhead has listened and ensured that changes were made.
“Scotland, along with 15 other EU countries, have extended the deadline for farmers and crofters to submit their SAF until the 15 June – but, if possible, they should beat the last minute rush and apply now.”
Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead said:
“This is the first year of the new payment system for the more complex Common Agricultural Policy and, although delivery has been challenging, we are now seeing real improvements to the system’s operation.
“While the new system is different from the previous one that farmers will be familiar with, it offers significant benefits to farmers, ensuring they get paid what they are due and is designed to minimise errors and penalties.
“We are aware that some farmers and agents have experienced issues and we have a dedicated team working to ensure all problems are sorted as quickly and we have extended the deadline for the submission of applications by one month to 15 June 2015 to allow for more time to get used to the system and rules of the new Common Agricultural Policy Programme. In addition, we recognise that that online applications do not suit everyone and paper applications have always been welcome.”
MSP comments on Audit Scotland Report on Argyll and Bute Alcohol and Drugs Partnership
Commenting on the newly published Audit Scotland report on the Argyll & Bute Alcohol and Drugs Partnership contract process, undertaken by Argyll & Bute Council last year, Argyll & Bute MSP Michael Russell said:
“This Audit Scotland report describes a shambolic process, riddled with errors and resulting in a contract outcome that may have breached the law.
“It is of course clear that the contract cannot be re-awarded to anyone else at this stage, more than six months after the tender was won. Fortunately Addaction are now performing well, but that is despite the ADP and the Council, not because of them.
“However the report lays bare all the things that the Council’s critics have complained about for a long time.
“For example, the Council at an early stage cleared itself of all wrongdoing. It was only the pressure of the other drugs and alcohol agencies in Argyll & Bute, working with the two local MSPs, that succeeded in getting this external examination of the process, which has come to a very different conclusion.
“In addition, Audit Scotland confirms that the ADP governance arrangements were chaotic and cumbersome, something which applies to the Council as well. These arrangements were of course overseen by as senior Council official though they were described some time ago as being “far from best practice.”
“The report also reveals that councillors were not kept informed and consulted, an anti-democratic style of management which is common place in the authority as most local people know only too well.
“We are very familiar in Argyll & Bute with the Council applying buckets of whitewash to itself, no matter the mess it makes, and that modus operandi is now confirmed for all to see in the Audit Scotland document.
“I am therefore very surprised, however, that despite previous reports showing how appallingly poor the Council’s performance and service delivery is, and despite reams of evidence from incidents such as the Castle Toward fiasco and the recent chaos round the lifeline Hebridean Air Services contract, all the watchdog seems prepared to do after this latest disaster is look for a few small improvements. Indeed the report states that Audit Scotland has concluded its examination of the whole matter and is leaving it up to Argyll & Bute Council to implement change. Experience shows that never happens.
“Audit Scotland must wake up and see that their report merely confirms an existing and damaging pattern of serial failure from a local authority that is being badly led and poorly managed. There must be radical action to change that, for the sake of all local citizens, and I shall be asking the Minster for Local Government and Audit Scotland to press for extensive and far-reaching change in the Council as quickly as possible.”
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Loving Kings of War!
Long time no update.
So. The way I can tell I really, really like Kings of War is:
- I can't get enough reading about it: blogs, forums, the facebook group etc
- I have actually finished an army for it (Undead)
- I want to paint pretty much EVERY army for it (I have started on Orcs, Goblins, Salamanders, Varangur, Abyssals, and am eyeballing Empire of Dust and Forces of Nature so far). I'll insert some photos of the stuff I've painted (or WIP) throughout this post.
- I have played no less than 4 games in the last ~ 2 months. FOUR!
Now, that last point is really important. Four...that sounds like nothing right? But I actually packed up my army, went to a gaming club and/or person's house, and played a full game. That is like...unheard of for me. I haven't done that in like 10+ years (i.e. since having kids) and even back then my games were much less frequent.
The first unit I painted - Skeletons!
So yeah, I reeaaallly like Kings of War. It's nice to have finally found a game that is "just right" for me and my current life-style:
- I like fantasy more than sci-fi, steam punk or historical (although I do like pretty much everything)
- I like massed army more than skirmish or "big loose army" games (40K)
- the game I used to play the most was WFB
- my games of WFB were really long to set up, play and take down.
- I have way less time to play than I used to.
- many armies needed lots and lots of figures (usually rank and file) painted. Such as Skaven.
- I have a lot less time to paint than I used to.
- WFB (8th) was relatively complex.
- I have way less mental bandwidth for remembering rules minutia than I used to. Like way less. Work, family and general adulting have added so much stress and stuff to remember that I just get tired even trying to contemplate dense, detailed rule-sets.
Privateer models used as Wights for my Undead army
So along comes Kings of War 2nd Edition. When the first edition came out, to me it just seemed like a weaker version of WFB - I didn't really see the point in playing it. Plus the armies, models, fluff all seemed sub-par as compared to GW.
My very cool looking Mantic Balefire catapult that never, ever hits a target.
My fast-as-hell, deadly Werewolves
Fast-forward to today:
- The rules are JUST right for my taste. They lead to engaging, tactical games that are very satisfying to play out, and don't bog down or lead to wins/losses based on finding loopholes or getting off one giant spell. As my friend put it "I feel like I can enjoy the spectacle of the game and these armies because I'm not wracking my brain and sorting through books and papers to play it!". Bingo. My middle-aged brain loves this game. It's really easy to learn and to remember, but not "thin" or shallow.
- It's fast to play (relatively speaking). Usually a game of WFB took about 4-5 hours to play for my friends and I. This takes about 1.5-2 hours I think? For a good size 1500-2000 point game.
My zombie horde against a horde of Salamanders!
- I'm not sure what it is, but I've really grown to like the Mantic models. Even the much-maligned Dwarfs! The only ones I'm not super fond of are the elves and goblins. But I like the Orcs, Abyssals, Undead, (Dwarfs), Ogres and really like some of the new Forces of Nature stuff coming down the pipe, especially the Salamanders. It seems like Mantic's models are getting better with each new release.
My first unit of Mantic Orc Ax's
- I love the flexibility that fixed unit base sizes allows. That sounds contradictory I just realized....but for example you don't have to have the exact number of troops on a unit tray because you don't remove individual casualties. So you can "multibase" your unit. Meaning you can glue (or rank up) like 50%+1 of the unit size or more (that's the minimum) and you are good to go. And in fact it allows you (me) to try a new aspect of the hobby in terms of making interesting/cool multibases! And on top of that, you don't have to use all Mantic models (even in Mantic tournaments) so what I really enjoy is looking online (even at GW) to find models to use for certain units. If I don't like a particular Mantic sculpt (which still does happen a fair bit) I just pick something from another manufacturer to use.
Getting a jump on a Salamanders force with GW Saurus
Revenant Cavalry using GW Black Knights
- the rules and forces feel very balanced. All but my very first game were close matches. The first game I got crushed, but it was a great learning experience.
- easy to learn and play but not shallow or sacrificing depth
- nice, affordable models and high flexibility in terms of model count and manufacturer
- fast to play which fits my busy life nicely
I think I'm going to be sticking with Kings of War for quite a while - as long as I can still find opponents nearby of course. So far Age of Sigmar seems to be gaining steam locally, but there is still a healthy group of KoW players too. I hope the game continues to grow in popularity.
Mantic, Privateer and GW models in a recent match
Lord Siwoc April 10, 2016 at 2:56 PM
One of us...One of us... Hehe !
I love this game too for most of the same reasons as you. This made me come back to fantasy in more than skirmish games.
Nord April 11, 2016 at 12:20 AM
It's good to find something you like and can play with fellow gamers. Kings of War is on my list, personally I enjoy skirmish games more than mass battle, but will definitely give it a whirl some time. Nice pics too :)
I should probably give this game a try, as I really miss playing games of Warhammer Fantasy. But for all the same reasons as you listed, I just haven't played it much for close to a decade (ah, middle age woes).
That being said, I have a hard time with the concept of NOT using individual minis as a form of "unit hit-points" though. I dunno why... I just like the idea of seeing units shrink as they get whittled down / slaughtered.
And I think I miss the backstory and fluff of the Old World in Fantasy most of all. So much of my youth was spent obsessed with reading all the army books and novels, that when AoS came out, I absolutely hated the fact that they killed everything off in order to launch some sort of "otherworld afterlife" setting.
I have no investment in the KoW fluff yet, and it's hard to imagine it's good enough to be very compelling compared to the good old days of Warhammer Fantasy.
But it's good to hear that the game mechanics sound solid.
Terry Silverthorn April 11, 2016 at 11:44 AM
Its been great seeing you out at the club Jarrett. Glad you've found a new system of enjoyment.
ZeroTwentythree April 11, 2016 at 9:15 PM
Great painting, and I really like how you've based them.
I've recently played my first few games of KoW (first games of *anything* in a few years.) So far my feelings on the game are almost identical to yours, and for the same reasons. It's not my idea game, but I also don't have the ideal time to commit to gaming -- so it's a good fit for me. I'm looking forward to playing some more.
Joe B April 22, 2016 at 5:20 AM
I haven't played yet, but it seems like a great alternative for the old school fantasy feel. While I've enjoyed painting 40k more, I always enjoyed the challenge and strategy that was required for fantasy so if ever I get back into the gaming side I will have to give this a go.
The Other One January 28, 2017 at 4:07 PM
Those Wight substitutes look superb!:)
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The Blue Samadhi of the Natural State of Consciousness
As Zen master Nan Huai Chin mentioned, you will see dark blue color and even stars when you reach real samadhi, the real natural foundational state of the mind. But this samadhi is quite rare as compared to the first four dhyana.
The same description was supplied by Advaita Vedanta Master Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj:
[This state] I something like a deer taking rest in the shadow of a tree. The color of the shadow is neither light nor very dark, thisis the borderland. Neither jet black nor very bright, halfway between them, that is that shadow. Deep blue, like clouds, that is that state. That is also the grace of the Sat-Guru. Everything is flowing out of that state, but this principle does not claim anything, is not involved in anything that is coming out of it, but this beingness is available. That deep, dark blue state, the grace of the Sat-Guru. This is the state of the jnani, this is a very, very, rare, natural samadhi state, the most natural state, the highest state.
Prior to Consciousness: Talks With Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, ed. By Jean Dunn, (Acorn Press, Durham: North Carolina, 1995) p. 8.
Sri Nisargadatta also said,
The state of a jnani, the highest state, has transcended the beingness, but the beingness is still there, so together with the beingness is the Absolute – the deep blue, benign state, without eyes. Knowledge takes rest in that deep blue, quiet, peaceful, benign shade. When that shade is shifted aside, then he sees the various manifestations in the form of universes and worlds. But when the shade is there, it is the deep, dark blue state, fully relaxed.
Prior to Consciousness: Talks With Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, ed. By Jean Dunn, (Acorn Press, Durham: North Carolina, 1995) p. 11.
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by Jim Dunton Fri 9 August 2013, 9:43 am
The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has appointed former investment banker and East Sussex County Council leader Peter Jones as its new chairman.
Jones, who stood down as East Sussex leader in May this year, was a founding member of the LEP board and spent his professional life working in the City of London as a partner at private broker Laing & Cruickshank, then subsequently at Bankers Trust.
Jones paid tribute to predecessor John Spence, who he said helped the LEP make “significant strides” in aiding businesses to achieve their full potential.
“I am delighted to have the opportunity to take on this important and challenging position,” he said.
“We are seeing some signs of economic recovery, but there is still a long hard road ahead.
“The South East, as one of the country’s economic engines, is key to the success of that journey.
"We need to lever in funding from both public and private sources for innovative projects that allow businesses to flourish and create new jobs.
“I am determined to build on the good work that John has started and the opportunities and benefits this LEP can bring to continue to boost the local and national economies.”
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Posted on August 22, 2017 10:39 am by Azrael Comment
Though the SNES was a 16 bit system, it proved to be a more capable than Genesis with greater memory space, more colors, more graphical effects and most notably, better sound. At launch there were several games that were intended to show off the graphical capabilities such as F-Zero but the one that insured strong initial sales was the pack in title: Super Mario World. The game won critical acclaim, sold over 20 Million Copies and proved that Mario still had some life in him following what many considered to be the perfection of the series.
http://darth-azrael.tumblr.com/post/164204990164/super-mario-world
I think that most people consider Super Mario Bros. 3 to be the best of the Super Mario Bros. games. However, my favorite will always be Super Mario World. To be fair, Super Mario World was the first game I played in the series after the original Super Mario Bros. I wouldn’t play the second or third games in the series until much later.
Super Mario World was included as the pack-in game when the Super Nintendo was released in 1991. No doubt this helped system sales in the early days. Super Mario World didn’t offer a lot that was completely new from SMB 3 but the graphics and sound were improved considerably and the game just had a more polished feel to it. It also did have a few changes that affected gameplay such as the introduction of Yoshi and some pseudo-3D effects. To me it really represents the perfection of the SMB series and the side-scrolling platform game in general. As much as possible anyway…
Super Mario World has sold over 20-million copies and has been re-released a number of times. It was included as part of the Super Mario All-Stars on the Super NES in 1994, on the Game Boy Advance as Super Mario Advance 2 in 2001 and it was also re-released as a Virtual Console title on the Wii, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS so there’s no excuse for you not to play this game.
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Banksy Celebrated in New Video!
By MrPilgrim September 23, 2015 No Comments
Celebrating the diverse UK art scene & Banksy!
British street artist Banksy is celebrated in a new video which explores why England’s creative sector is the envy of the world. Developed by Arts Council England, the national development agency for the arts, the video celebrates how art and culture has helped to shape communities, broadened horizons and enrich people’s lives.
The UK’s creative sector is a rare and real British success story which contributes more than £71bn a year to the UK economy – a figure that has grown by almost 10 per cent since 2011, more than any other sector – and which employs over 1.71 million people.
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Kola Nut Extract
Latin Name: Cola Acuminata
Synonyms: Arbre à Cola, Arbre à Kola, Bissey Nut, Bissy Nut, Cola acuminata, Cola nitida, Guru Nut, Gworo, Kola Nut, Kolatier, Noix de Cola, Noix de Gourou, Noix de Kola, Noix du Kolatier, Noix de Soudan, Noix du Soudan, Nuez de Cola, Soudan Coffee, Sterculia
Part of Used: Seed
Specifications: Caffeine 1-10% HPLC/Polyphenols 20% UV, THEO-DECAF 10% HPLC/Theobromine 20% HPLC, Caffeine 0.2% HPLC/Polyphenols 12% UV, Flavanol 3.5% HPLC, Epicatechin 1.35% HPLC, Catechins 0.5% HPLC/Theobromine 4-95% HPLC
Appearance: Brown Yellow fine powder
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Cola Acuminata
Arbre à Cola, Arbre à Kola, Bissey Nut, Bissy Nut, Cola acuminata, Cola nitida, Guru Nut, Gworo, Kola Nut, Kolatier, Noix de Cola, Noix de Gourou, Noix de Kola, Noix du Kolatier, Noix de Soudan, Noix du Soudan, Nuez de Cola, Soudan Coffee, Sterculia acuminata, Sterculia nitida.
Brown fine powder
Part used
Caffeine 1-10% HPLC/Polyphenols 20% UV, THEO-DECAF 10% HPLC/Theobromine 20% HPLC, Caffeine 0.2% HPLC/Polyphenols 12% UV, Flavanol 3.5% HPLC, Epicatechin 1.35% HPLC, Catechins 0.5% HPLC/Theobromine 4-95% HPLC
500mg daily
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What is Kola Nut Extract?
According to Wikipediab, The kola nut is the fruit of the kola tree, a genus (Cola) of trees that are native to the tropical rainforests of Africa. The caffeine-containing fruit of the tree is used as a flavoring ingredient in beverages, and is the origin of the term "cola".
Kola nut is a caffeine-containing nut of evergreen trees of the genus Cola, primarily the species Cola acuminata and Cola nitida.
The cocoa bean, also cacao bean or simply cocoa (/ˈkoʊ.koʊ/) or cacao (/kəˈkaʊ/), is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter are extracted. They are the basis of chocolate, as well as many Mesoamerican foods such as mole sauce and tejate.Cocoa fruit oval, length, seeds buried in the colloid pulp, usually 30 ~ 40 grains, ovate or elliptic, 1.8 2.6 cm long, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, each seed outside with white glue, seeds on the surface of the gum can remove fermentation. Every seed or cocoa beans, including sweeping the cotyledon and embryo surrounded by a skin outside. Cotyledon color from white to dark purple, different varieties of cotyledon color.
Chemical constituents of Kola Nut Extract
Kola Nut (Cocoa) contains oleic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, protein, vitamin A, vitamin B1, B3, B5, B6, and vitamin D, vitamin E, minerals, calcium, magnesium, copper, potassium, sodium, iron, zinc, Cellulose; Polyphenols, including low polymers flavonoids substances, which are mainly flavanols - oligomers catechins, procyanidins and monomer and polymer tannins; Contain phenethylamine, theobromine, etc.
Benefits of taking Kola Nut Extract supplements:
1.Cardiovascular health
>Effects of bioactive constituents in functional cocoa products on cardiovascular health in humans.
Sarriá B1, Martínez-López S2, Sierra-Cinos JL3, Garcia-Diz L3, Goya L2, Mateos R2, Bravo L2.
Cocoa manufacturers are producing novel products increasing polyphenols, methylxanthines or dietary fibre to improve purported health benefits. We attempt to explain the contribution of cocoa bioactive compounds to cardiovascular effects observed in previous studies, placing particular emphasis on methylxanthines. We focused on a soluble cocoa product rich in dietary fibre (DFCP) and a product rich in polyphenols (PPCP). Effects of regularly consuming DFCP (providing daily 10.17g, 43.8mg and 168.6mg of total-dietary-fibre, flavanols and methylxanthines, respectively) as well as PPCP (providing daily 3.74g, 45.3mg and 109.8mg of total-dietary-fibre, flavanols and methylxanthines, respectively) on cardiovascular health were assessed in two controlled, cross-over studies in free-living normocholesterolemic and moderately hypercholesterolemic subjects. Both products increased HDL-cholesterol concentrations, whereas only DFCP decreased glucose and IL-1β levels in all subjects. Flavanols appeared to be responsible for the increase in HDL-cholesterol, whereas insoluble-dietary-fibre and theobromine in DFCP were associated with the hypoglycemic and anti-inflammatory effects observed.
>Effects on peripheral and central blood pressure of cocoa with natural or high-dose theobromine: a randomized, double-blind crossover trial.
van den Bogaard B1, Draijer R, Westerhof BE, van den Meiracker AH, van Montfrans GA, van den Born BJ.
Flavanol-rich cocoa products have been reported to lower blood pressure. It has been suggested that theobromine is partially responsible for this effect. We tested whether consumption of flavanol-rich cocoa drinks with natural or added theobromine could lower peripheral and central blood pressure. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled 3-period crossover trial we assigned 42 healthy individuals (age 62±4.5 years; 32 men) with office blood pressure of 130 to 159 mm Hg/85 to 99 mm Hg and low added cardiovascular risk to a random treatment sequence of dairy drinks containing placebo, flavanol-rich cocoa with natural dose consisting of 106 mg of theobromine, or theobromine-enriched flavanol-rich cocoa with 979 mg of theobromine. Treatment duration was 3 weeks with a 2-week washout. The primary outcome was the difference in 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure between placebo and active treatment after 3 weeks. The difference in central systolic blood pressure between placebo and active treatment was a secondary outcome. Treatment with theobromine-enriched cocoa resulted in a mean±SE of 3.2±1.1 mm Hg higher 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure compared with placebo (P<0.01). In contrast, 2 hours after theobromine-enriched cocoa, laboratory peripheral systolic blood pressure was not different from placebo, whereas central systolic blood pressure was 4.3±1.4 mm Hg lower (P=0.001). Natural dose theobromine cocoa did not significantly change either 24-hour ambulatory or central systolic blood pressure compared with placebo. In conclusion, theobromine-enriched cocoa significantly increased 24-hour ambulatory systolic blood pressure while lowering central systolic blood pressure.
2. Kola Nut Extract and Prevents malignant glioblastoma proliferation
Theobromine, the primary methylxanthine found in Theobroma cacao, prevents malignant glioblastoma proliferation by negatively regulating phosphodiesterase-4, extracellular signal-regulated kinase, Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin kinase, and nuclear factor-kappa B.
Sugimoto N1, Miwa S, Hitomi Y, Nakamura H, Tsuchiya H, Yachie A.
Theobromine, a caffeine derivative, is the primary methylxanthine produced by Theobroma cacao. We previously showed that methylxanthines, including caffeine, have antitumor and antiinflammatory effects, which are in part mediated by their inhibition of phosphodiesterase (PDE). A member of the PDE family, PDE4, is widely expressed in and promotes the growth of glioblastoma, the most common type of brain tumor. The purpose of this study was to determine whether theobromine could exert growth inhibitory effects on U87-MG, a cell line derived from human malignant glioma. We show that theobromine treatment elevates intracellular cAMP levels and increases the activity of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and c-Jun N-terminal kinase, whereas it attenuates p44/42 extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity and the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin kinase and nuclear factor-kappa B signal pathways. It also inhibits cell proliferation. These results suggest that foods and beverages containing cocoa bean extracts, including theobromine, might be extremely effective in preventing human glioblastoma.
3. TKola Nut Extract and uric acid nephrolithiasis
Theobromine inhibits uric acid crystallization. A potential application in the treatment of uric acid nephrolithiasis.
Grases F1, Rodriguez A1, Costa-Bauza A1.
To assess the capacity of methylxanthines (caffeine, theobromine and paraxanthine) to inhibit uric acid crystallization, and to evaluate their potential application in the treatment of uric acid nephrolithiasis.
The ability of methylxathines to inhibit uric acid nucleation was assayed turbidimetrically. Crystal morphology and its modification due to the effect of theobromine were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The ability of theobromine to inhibit uric acid crystal growth on calculi fragments resulting from extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) was evaluated using a flow system.
The turbidimetric assay showed that among the studied methylxanthines, theobromine could markedly inhibit uric acid nucleation. SEM images showed that the presence of theobromine resulted in thinner uric acid crystals. Furthermore, in a flow system theobromine blocked the regrowth of post-ESWL uric acid calculi fragments.
Theobromine, a natural dimethylxanthine present in high amounts in cocoa, acts as an inhibitor of nucleation and crystal growth of uric acid. Therefore, theobromine may be clinically useful in the treatment of uric acid nephrolithiasis.
4. Kola Nut Extract and Anticholinesterase
Anticholinesterase and Antioxidative Properties of Aqueous Extract of Cola acuminata Seed In Vitro.
Oboh G1, Akinyemi AJ2, Omojokun OS1, Oyeleye IS1.
Background. Cola acuminata seed, a commonly used stimulant in Nigeria, has been reportedly used for the management of neurodegenerative diseases in folklore without scientific basis. This study sought to investigate the anticholinesterase and antioxidant properties of aqueous extracts from C. acuminata seed in vitro. Methodology. The aqueous extract of C. acuminata seed was prepared (w/v) and its effect on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase activities, as well as some prooxidant (FeSO4, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and quinolinic acid (QA)) induced lipid peroxidation in rat brain in vitro, was investigated. Results. The results revealed that C. acuminata seed extract inhibited AChE (IC50 = 14.6 μg/mL) and BChE (IC50 = 96.2 μg/mL) activities in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, incubation of rat's brain homogenates with some prooxidants caused a significant increase P < 0.05 in the brain malondialdehyde (MDA) content and inhibited MDA production dose-dependently and also exhibited further antioxidant properties as typified by their high radicals scavenging and Fe(2+) chelating abilities. Conclusion. Inhibition of AChE and BChE activities has been the primary treatment method for mild Alzheimer's disease (AD). Therefore, one possible mechanism through which the seed exerts its neuroprotective properties is by inhibiting cholinesterase activities as well as preventing oxidative-stress-induced neurodegeneration. However, this is a preliminary study with possible physiological implications.
5. Kola Nut Extract and HDL-cholesterol
Effect of cocoa and theobromine consumption on serum HDL-cholesterol concentrations: a randomized controlled trial.
Neufingerl N1, Zebregs YE, Schuring EA, Trautwein EA.
Evidence from clinical studies has suggested that cocoa may increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol concentrations. However, it is unclear whether this effect is attributable to flavonoids or theobromine, both of which are major cocoa components.
We investigated whether pure theobromine increases serum HDL cholesterol and whether there is an interaction effect between theobromine and cocoa.
The study had a 2-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, full factorial parallel design. After a 2-wk run-in period, 152 healthy men and women (aged 40-70 y) were randomly allocated to consume one 200-mL drink/d for 4 wk that contained 1) cocoa, which naturally provided 150 mg theobromine and 325 mg flavonoids [cocoa intervention (CC)], 2) 850 mg pure theobromine [theobromine intervention (TB)], 3) cocoa and added theobromine, which provided 1000 mg theobromine and 325 mg flavonoids [theobromine and cocoa intervention (TB+CC)], or 4) neither cocoa nor theobromine (placebo). Blood lipids and apolipoproteins were measured at the start and end of interventions.
In a 2-factor analysis, there was a significant main effect of the TB (P < 0.0001) but not CC (P = 0.1288) on HDL cholesterol but no significant interaction (P = 0.3735). The TB increased HDL-cholesterol concentrations by 0.16 mmol/L (P < 0.0001). Furthermore, there was a significant main effect of the TB on increasing apolipoprotein A-I (P < 0.0001) and decreasing apolipoprotein B and LDL-cholesterol concentrations (P < 0.02).
Theobromine independently increased serum HDL-cholesterol concentrations by 0.16 mmol/L. The lack of significant cocoa and interaction effects suggested that theobromine may be the main ingredient responsible for the HDL cholesterol-raising effect. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01481389.
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Side effects and safety of Kola Nut Extract
Kola Nut Extract can make you feel sick in your stomach and you may vomit if you do not typically ingest it or you consume too much.
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LA Metro adds 70 CNG buses to L.A. County fleet, part of Vision 2028 Plan
New Flyer of America Inc. announced the Los Angeles County Metro Transit Authority (LA Metro) has exercised options for 70 Xcelsior® 60-foot, CNG buses, for a total of 140 equivalent units converted from the backlog. The options are part of a contract with LA Metro for up to 400 CNG buses originally announced in October 2017 and includes an initial order of 65 buses with options to purchase an additional 335 buses. LA Metro is the United States’ third-busiest transit agency and is the largest transit agency in L.A. County.
The order replaces older, end-of-life vehicles, supporting LA Metro’s goal to reduce emissions in L.A. County through the Zero Emission Roadmap 2.0, while also working toward fulfillment of its Vision 2028 Plan. Vision 2028 aims to transform mobility in L.A. County through a multi-pronged approach that includes reducing traffic congestion, reducing travel time via high quality transit options, delivering outstanding trip experiences and enhancing communities and lives through mobility and equitable access. The order of articulated buses also allows LA Metro to deliver greater capacity along its busiest routes, with passenger capacity of up to 120 on each bus.
“Since 1998, New Flyer has proudly delivered nearly 1,500 buses to LA Metro to provide greater mobility options through public transit. Our CNG buses continue to provide safe, clean, and reliable transit while helping the people of L.A. County move through their community each day,” said Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer. “We commend LA Metro on its continued pursuit of sustainable and zero-emission mobility and look forward to assisting the achievement of 100% zero-emission transit over the new decade.”
Xcelsior CNG buses conform to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Comprehensive Heavy-Duty National Program standards, reducing fuel consumption for heavy-duty highway vehicles. This low-emission CNG option also works to combat global climate change and aggressively reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.
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Marseille, as known as the city between the hills and the sea, characterized by seasons and passions, is bringing its visitors always in amazement. More than 2,600 years ago established, it is the oldest city in France and has a corresponding historical heritage to offer, which is reflected in vibrant culture and extraordinary sights.
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50 Years of Love: A Match Made in (Market) Heaven
Almost 50 years ago, two teenagers working at their families’ businesses created what would become a classic Market love story. In 1969, Don Kuzaro Jr. was working as a "clean-up kid" at his dad and uncle's Pike Place Market butcher shop, Don & Joe's Meats. Directly across from the butchery, Diana Hanada was behind the table at her family's farm stand, where she first caught Don's eye.
Every morning after cleaning the display glass, Don would head over to Diana's stand to say hi, tell jokes and make small talk. The two soon became good friends. Their friendship continued even after Don was drafted into the Navy on Valentine's Day 1972, promising to remain pen pals. Between deployments, Don and Diana would spend time together, growing closer, eventually dating and finally tying the knot in 1978.
The couple now has two grown daughters, grandchildren and a lifetime of happy memories. Although Diana’s farm stand is no longer running, if you stop by Don & Joe's Meats the next time you're at the Market and you might see Don behind the counter (though no longer on clean-up duty)!
(Photo: The Seattle Times, 2008)
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: A Pike Place Market Love Story
Known by nearly every craftsperson here at the Market—even affectionately called “Mama”—few know of Sharon Shaw’s incredibly sweet story about how she met her husband, right here at Pike Place Market!
It all began in 1984 at Cinnamon Works, where Sharon was employed. She’d start her days early in the morning, rolling out pastry dough and baking sticky buns at the well-loved bakery, which back in its early days, was located a few storefronts down from its current location on Pike Place.
Enticing customers with freshly baked pastries, the owner of Cinnamon Works wanted his staff to shout, “We’ve got hot sticky buns!” Sharon laughed as she told us this story, admitting she never wanted to say that to potential customers. That is until she saw Michael Shaw—a gentleman who worked at Tony Genzales Produce. She remembers seeing him every day, pushing hand-trucks of produce from the storage coolers into the arcade.
“Knowing he was going to be coming back around, I put on some fresh lipstick and spiked up my hair, tightened up my apron and leaned WAY over the counter,” Sharon recalls. Michael stopped dead in his tracks after Sharon yelled, “Hey! I’ve got nice hot sticky buns!”
The two had lunch together and, as tales go, the rest is history.
Sharon eventually moved on from Cinnamon Works; the two got married and became craftspeople at the Market, selling handmade stained glass kaleidoscopes. Their two sons grew up in the Market, and were frequently seen in front packs, strollers or playpens near Sharon’s table, and each eventually had their first jobs at Pike Place, too.
Sharon and Michael have been together for 34 years, and while they’ve retired from selling at the Market, Sharon is still an integral part of Pike Place Market and can be seen visiting and interacting with our Market community.
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Hyunjoon Park has been elected as Secretary/Treasurer of Research Committee 28 (RC28) on Social Stratification and Mobility of the International Sociological Association. RC28 is the international community of scholars who study stratification and inequality. Hyunjoon Park will serve for the next four years (2018-22).
Over the course of the past few years Hyunjoon Park, Jere Behrman, and Jaesung Choi have written about the relationship between single-sex schools students' STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) health outcomes. Recently a 2012 Working Paper about this topic was listed on SSRN's Top 10 download list for: Gender in the Global Research Landscape.
Park, H., Behrman, J. R., & Choi, J. (2012). Do Single-Sex Schools Enhance Students’ STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Outcomes. Philadelphia, PA: Penn Institute for Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania.
In a forthcoming version of the article Park, Behrman and Choi discuss the assignment of students into single-sex vs. coeducational high schools in Seoul, South Korea which provides an interesting context to study causal effects of single-sex schools.
Park, H., Behrman, J. R., & Choi, J. (2018). Do single-sex schools enhance students’ STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) outcomes? Economics of Education Review, 62, 35-47.
Hyunjoon Park and Grace Kao launch new website and research brief for Korean Millennials project.
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Park, Hyunjoon, and Kyung-keun Kim. Korean Education in Changing Economic and Demographic Contexts In Education in the Asia-Pacific Region Issues, Concerns & Prospects. Singapore: Springer Verlag, 2014.
Park, Hyunjoon. Re-Evaluating Education in Japan and Korea: De-Mystifying Stereotypes In Routledge Studies in Education and Society in Asia. New York: Routledge, 2013.
Hannum, Emily, Hyunjoon Park, and Yuko G. Butler. Research in the Sociology of Education 17: Globalization, Changing Demographics, and Educational Challenges in East Asia. Bingley, UK: Emerald, 2010.
Growing Educational Differentials in the Retreat from Marriage among Korean Men
Causal Effects of Single-Sex Schools on College Attendance: Random Assignment in Korean High Schools
Literacy Gaps by Educational Attainment: A Comparative Study of 19 Countries
IKS Public Lecture: Hyunjoon Park on Korean Millennials
Nam Center for Korean Studies Colloquium Series: Hyunjoon Park on the Legacy of Disadvantaged Origins
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: Hyunjoon Park on Math and Science Teaching in Korea
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Midweekish movie news
Posted by Bob Westal (12/01/2010 @ 4:00 am)
It’s oh so late (or early) as I write this, but let’s see how much I can cover before my very late dinner and maybe a cocktail.
* I woke up to this morning the realization that Netflix has become a liberal cause celebre. It has to do with Comcast attempting to charge Level 3, a provider of Netflix’s streaming, a fee which the company says would effectively block access by cable companies to the interwebs and threaten the net neutrality that allows a site like this one to be readily usable. Brian Stetler at NYT has the details.
* Not sure how the Deadline team got scooped on this, but some lesser known sites have word that Tom Hanks‘ next acting gig, after wrapping directing duties on the upcoming “Larry Crowne,” will be in the new drama from the team that brought us “The Hurt Locker,” writer Mark Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow. It’s the Latin America set “Triple Frontier.”
* Two categories of people get to say exactly what they want: the elderly and universally beloved film stars who took a creative risk and essentially made a franchise. Johnny Depp isn’t quite yet at the early bird dinner stage of his life, but he had some interesting things to say about Disney executives’ initial reaction to his Jack Sparrow — really, the only thing I ever liked about the “Pirates of the Carribean” franchise, other than the ride. They hated Depp’s performance, and for some rather disturbing juvenile reasons.
* Nikki Finke claimed her “toldja” this morning over the actually really smart choice of having this year’s Oscar telecast hosted by James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Both clearly have comedy chops, Hathaway can sing, as she showed a couple of years back during the “Frost/Nixon” gag in Hugh Jackman’s opening number, and best of all, they’re not satirists like Jon Stewart and Chris Rock and therefore probably won’t perturb Hollywood’s well-manicured egos. The egos must, above all, be maintained. (H/t Anne Thompson for the Jackman vid.)
* The Independent Spirit Award nominations were announced today. Not too surprisingly, some of the biggest nominees were “127 Hours,” “The Black Swan,” “Greenberg,” “The Kids Are All Right,” (directed by Lisa Chodelenko, interviewed here by Ross Ruediger) “Rabbit Hole,” and “Winter’s Bone,” which already collected some Gotham Awards a day or so back.
* I’m sure the role of the U.S. Secretary of State in “X-Men: First Class” isn’t huge, but anything that keeps Ray Wise onscreen, where he belongs, works for me.
* RIP director Mario Monicelli, who passed on a day or so back at age 95. I have no excuse for having never seen “Big Deal on Madonna Street,” I fear.
Okay, that’s all for tonight. The gods of sleep and hunger have just about claimed me.
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* In a move that could have an enormous impact on pretty much all media, Comcast has officially announced its long-expected, and highly complicated, deal which — if understand it correctly and its possible I don’t — will make NBC/Universal a joint venture between General Electric and the cable TV giant, with Comcast holding a 51% stake in the deal. Arguably, this is a more of a TV story and I’m the movie guy, but the dividing line between movies and television grows ever thinner and this surely will impact the movie world. After all, TV is still probably the single most dominant delivery system for movies.
I will say that, as someone who has been worried about media consolidation for a very long time, this deal makes me incredibly suspicious. For starters, a cable company will now be involved with one of the main providers of content, and there are not only consumer ramifications but also political factors here that could go to the heart of our democracy and, no, I’m not really exaggerating. Though I don’t expect Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow to be frog-marched out of 30 Rock tomorrow, giving any company this much power could actually allow them to mold and shape the limits of debate in this country. Actually, corporations already do a pretty good job of that, but this could make it all that much worse.
Anyhow, a couple of days back, Josh Silver made a cogent, if wonkish, argument that I hope people will read. Serious stuff, but the good news, for what it’s worth, is that it will be subject to federal scrutiny. But there’s may be a turf war over which agencies will do it. Great.
I’ll feel a lot better if this marriage gets annulled.
* On a much lighter, and more typical note, the eternally mysterious one hundred year old National Board of Review — which I suspect gets all its power from its quasi-governmental sounding title (it started as essentially a censorship organization supported by the studios as a sort of preemptive act) but which is always seen as an Oscar harbinger — gave out it’s awards today. The awards where rather spread around, but the much touted George Clooney/Jason Reitman comedy, “Up in the Air” won for Best Picture and Clint Eastwood picked up a Best Director award for “Invictus.” Gee, who’d ever expect that guy to win a major award?
A real class act.
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Tags: Clint Eastwood, Comcast, GE, General Electric, George Clooney, Headlines, Invictus, Jason Reitman, Josh Silver, Keith Olbermann, National Board of Review, NBC/Universal, Rachel Maddow, Rupert Murdoch, Sumner Redstone, Up in the Air
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“New Moon” and “The Blind Side” to have repeat box office bout
A press day chat with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, of “Micmacs”
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Open Education: There Isn't an App for That
An Introduction to Libral, a Systems Management Library for Linux
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Linux, in keeping with Unix traditions, doesn't have a comprehensive systems management API. Instead, management is done through a variety of special-purpose tools and APIs, all with their own conventions and idiosyncrasies. That makes scripting even simple systems-management tasks difficult and brittle. For example, changing the login shell of the "app" user is done by running usermod -s /sbin/nologin app. This works great until it is attempted on a system that does not have an app user. To fix the ensuing failure, the enterprising script writer might now resort to...
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2020. January 09.
The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb comes to Budapest
Ero the Joker, a comic opera by Jakov Gotovac and Death in Venice, a dance performance by Valentina Turcu can be seen at the Erkel Theatre on 21 and 23 January 2020. The guest performances of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb are organised under the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
New Year's greeting from Szabolcs Nagypál
Theologian Szabolcs Nagypál greeted the audience of Erkel Theatre at the New Year's concert of the Hungarian State Opera.
Händel and Mozart's Messiah at the Hungarian State Opera
For the first time in its history, the Hungarian State Opera produces a staged version of Hädel's masterpiece. Mozart's revised version directed by Ferenc Anger premieres on 20 December 2019 at the Erkel Theatre. Soloists of the four Christmas performances are Rita Rácz, Atala Schöck, István Horváth and Krisztián Cser. The Hungarian State Opera Orchestra is conducted by Gergely Kesselyák.
The Hungarian State Opera announces the French Muse Season 2020/21
19 premieres, including two world and three Hungarian premieres, are featured in the 2020/21 thematic season of the Hungarian State Opera dedicated to the French Muse. After a hiatus of decades, Les contes d'Hoffmann, La fille du régiment and Flammes de Paris will return to the repertoire, but new productions of Carmen and Andrea Chénier. The second test run of the Eiffel Art Studios, the new venue of the Opera will begin on 7 February 2020.
The Hungarian State Opera Orchestra in concert
Wry originals and grotesque replicas – a concert of “rhyming” works
2017. September 17.
Opera House closed for restoration
The Opera House in Budapest is currently undergoing extensive restoration and modernisation. Until its reopening in 2021, our performances can be seen at the Erkel Theatre, the second venue of the Hungarian State Opera.
Thomas Mann / Gustav Mahler / Valentina Turcu: Death in Venice
Ballet performance in one part – guest performance by the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
Jakov Gotovac: Ero, the Joker (Ero s onoga svijeta)
Opera in three parts, in Croatian with Hungarian and English surtitles – guest performance by the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
Leonid Lavrovsky / Adolphe Adam: Giselle
Balett in two acts
Performances at the Erkel Theatre
Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
Opera in two parts, four acts, in Italian, with Hungarian and English surtitles
Pongrác Kacsóh: John the Valiant
Singspiel in three parts, in Hungarian, with Hungarian and English surtitles
French Muse Season – 2020/21
In the 2020/2021 season, the Hungarian State Opera once again concentrates on the opera tradition of a certain nation. We have already had German, Italian and Hungarian themed seasons, now it is time for the French Muse Season. In recent years, works by several French composers – including Massenet, Offenbach, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns – found their way into the repertoire as well as with operas such as Les Huguenots based on French history. These will all return to our stages and most of the new opera and ballet productions will also focus on French culture along with the numerous galas, symphonic concerts and guest performances.
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OPERAFÜRED
Gala Concert of the Chorus of the Hungarian State Opera
2019. July 25., Thu, 20:00
Among the most majestic events of the Hungarian social calendar and with an unbroken history stretching back nearly 200 years, the Anna Ball held in Balatonfüred owes its success in part to the contributions of the Hungarian State Opera. We have found a location for a summertime gala night on Balatonfüred’s Gyógy Square, which will no doubt prove a worthy venue for the popularisation of opera in the dignified setting that the genre deserves. This is now our Salzburg! This year, the chorus will be giving a choral concert, there will be an opera gala with an orchestra, the ballet will be dancing in the ball garden of the Anna Grand Hotel, and the film of an opera production will be screened as part of the OperaCinema programme.
Balatonfüred – Gyógy Square
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Bánk bán
Billy Elliot - The Musical
Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci
Dialogues des Carmélites (Dialogues of the Carmelites)
Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow)
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Hunyadi László
John the Valiant
La bohème 2.0
La fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West)
La fille mal gardée
L'italiana in Algeri
L’oca del Cairo, ossia Lo sposo deluso (The Goose of Cairo or The Deluded Bridegroom)
Porgy and Bess®
Saint Matthew Passion
Siegfried-idyll / Chrysanthemums
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
The Karamazovs
Un ballo in maschera
company opera
Company children's chorus
Company Ballet Institute
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company orchestra
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America’s Second Largest Mall Opens in New Jersey
By Bryan Lynn
The second-largest mall in America has opened its doors in the state of New Jersey.
The mall, called American Dream, has been in development for more than 20 years. The $5-billion project has more than 450 different stores and places to eat. The mall also has major park rides, an indoor ski hill and water slides.
American Dream is the second-largest U.S. mall after the Mall of America, which is in the Midwestern state of Minnesota.
American Dream will open in stages over several months. The first part of the mall to open, on October 25, was the Nickelodeon Universe park. The park contains more than 35 rides and other activities, says the mall's website.
Workmen toil in part of the unfinished retail section of the American Dream mega entertainment and shopping complex in East Rutherford, N.J., Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The DreamWorks water park is set to open on November 27. Next to open will be the ski hill, which is described as "North America's only indoor real-snow park."
The mall's massive collection of stores is set to open in March 2020.
When plans for the American Dream mall first started, physical stores were more important for most Americans. Malls were a good place to buy many different items in one space.
But the rise in internet shopping has led to financial struggles for many malls in the United States.
Economic experts are wondering whether the new American Dream mall will draw enough people to be a financial success.
A 2017 report from Switzerland-based banker Credit Suisse estimated that up to 25 percent of American malls will close by 2022. The report says such closures would be the result of the increasing popularity of internet shopping and several major store closings in recent years.
Officials from American Dream say they expect to draw 40 million visitors during the first year. They are hoping that being just 16 kilometers from New York City's Manhattan area will help bring in people from the city to spend money.
"You can make it your backyard playground if you live in Manhattan or even if you're in New Jersey," Ken Downing, an official with the mall's developer, told The Associated Press. "It's a staycation. So, it's a little bit of competing with mindset and emotion, far more than a property, or even Disneyland."
But some economic experts are not sure whether American Dream will be successful in the long run.
Jason Goldberg, an officer with marketing company Publicis Communications, told the AP, "This development will either sink or swim." He added, "It's going to be tough to get a lot of attention when you are next to a much bigger amusement park - Manhattan."
I'm Bryan Lynn.
The Associated Press reported on this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the report for VOA Learning English, with additional information from the American Dream website. Ashley Thompson was the editor.
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mall – n. large, covered shopping area
skiing – n. sport involving moving over show wearing skis
stage – n. a period of development
backyard – n. an area around where a person lives
staycation – n. a holiday that someone spends in their own country or at home
(in the) long run – phr. at a time in the future
tough – adj. difficult
amusement park – n. a large area with rides, shows and other activities
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[ti:America’s Second Largest Mall Opens in New Jersey] [by:www.otzgay.live] [00:00.00]快捷鍵：S播放/暫停，A快退，D快進，W循環。 [00:00.04]The second-largest mall in America has opened its doors in the state of New Jersey. [00:09.24]The mall, called American Dream, has been in development for more than 20 years. [00:17.84]The $5-billion project has more than 450 different stores and places to eat. [00:26.76]The mall also has major park rides, an indoor ski hill and water slides. [00:36.04]American Dream is the second-largest U.S. mall after the Mall of America, [00:43.03]which is in the Midwestern state of Minnesota. [00:48.32]American Dream will open in stages over several months. [00:54.60]The first part of the mall to open, on October 25, was the Nickelodeon Universe park. [01:03.72]The park contains more than 35 rides and other activities, says the mall's website. [01:12.96]The DreamWorks water park is set to open on November 27. [01:19.36]Next to open will be the ski hill, which is described as "North America's only indoor real-snow park." [01:30.60]The mall's massive collection of stores is set to open in March 2020. [01:38.32]When plans for the American Dream mall first started, [01:42.93]physical stores were more important for most Americans. [01:48.44]Malls were a good place to buy many different items in one space. [01:56.72]But the rise in internet shopping has led to financial struggles for many malls in the United States. [02:06.80]Economic experts are wondering whether the new American Dream mall [02:12.31]will draw enough people to be a financial success. [02:17.92]A 2017 report from Switzerland-based banker Credit Suisse estimated [02:25.54]that up to 25 percent of American malls will close by 2022. [02:33.28]The report says such closures would be the result of the increasing popularity of internet shopping [02:41.93]and several major store closings in recent years. [02:47.68]Officials from American Dream say they expect to draw 40 million visitors during the first year. [02:56.68]They are hoping that being just 16 kilometers from New York City's Manhattan area [03:03.54]will help bring in people from the city to spend money. [03:08.96]"You can make it your backyard playground if you live in Manhattan or even if you're in New Jersey," [03:16.67]Ken Downing, an official with the mall's developer, told The Associated Press. [03:24.28]"It's a staycation. So, it's a little bit of competing with mindset and emotion, [03:31.98]far more than a property, or even Disneyland." [03:37.52]But some economic experts are not sure whether American Dream will be successful in the long run. [03:46.92]Jason Goldberg, an officer with marketing company Publicis Communications, [03:53.32]told the AP, "This development will either sink or swim." [03:59.92]He added, "It's going to be tough to get a lot of attention [04:04.16]when you are next to a much bigger amusement park - Manhattan." [04:10.12]I'm Bryan Lynn. [04:11.96]
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Immigration, Infrastructure, Population Growth & Supply
By Project Agenda • 1 month ago
There’s a lack of innovation, vision and infrastructure investment, that has for many years lagged behind both immigration levels and natural population growth. This disconnection will remain a major issue into 2020 and for decades to come impacting almost every level of development and supply and the demand for housing.
In a report The Economic Impact of Migration published by the Migration Council of Australia the importance of migration was clearly highlighted as a key economic indicator putting migration central to Australia’s future prosperity.
“Australia’s projected population will be 38 million by 2050 and migration will be contributing $1,625 billion (1.6 trillion) to Australia’s GDP. Moreover, migration will have added 15.7% to our workforce participation rate, 21.9% to after tax real wages for low skilled workers and 5.9% in GDP per capita growth.
“Overall, by 2050, each individual migrant will on average be contributing approximately 10% more to Australia’s economy than existing residents.”
The importance of immigration and population is expected to come into much sharper focus in 2020 and may well come at a time when residential development and home building are in rapid decline. This fact, in combination with lagging infrastructure may further reduce affordability, push up rents and create price pressures in the most sought-after markets.
It’s a point that concerns the widest spectrum of the industry as some of the following comments clearly illustrate.
Adrian Pozzo, CEO Cbus Property:
“I believe, it is true that we are currently seeing the tail end stock of apartments in some markets being absorbed, and that has the potential to further reduce supply in 2020 however, you never really know the full extent until it happens, and all tail stock is sold.”
“Immigration is an essential driver of population growth and you cannot simply shut the gates. We need a measured increase, a sensible and ongoing increase.”
“In part, immigration has become an issue in cities and regions where there’s a combination of under supply and an ongoing push for development without the support of infrastructure.”
“We often have development and population growth running ahead of infrastructure and this pushes the boundaries of social tolerance. I see various figures quoted like $42 billion of infrastructure being spent, however, this is only catch-up. On completion of these infrastructure works, we are again ‘behind the eight ball’.”
There’s also the reality that urban growth along with the delivery of infrastructure would benefit from a more co-operative community wide approach. Cities change and never wanting development ‘in my own backyard’ doesn’t work.
“Development and change in and around cities, is the true opportunity. However, there needs to be a plan, a long-term plan and that very much includes value-adding infrastructure, it is not reasonable to just say no to future inner-city development.”
According to Adrian the delivery of infrastructure would be better served if there was a longer-term and more co-operative view adopted across all States and Councils.
“I believe our current system is based around parliamentary terms, and as such, a more co-operative approach between all statutory authorities would be a very positive outcome for the future of cities.”
Scott Hutchinson, Chairman of Hutchinson Builders: “We need population growth and that includes immigration.
“However, perhaps a more measured rate of growth is possible. What we need to avoid is over stretched activity underwritten by a profitless boom as we try to meet demand. A workable level of population growth might help get things back to a sensible level of activity.”
Scott also suggests that a strong housing and development market will not just happen or happen by accident and he counts timely infrastructure and co-operative and enlightened planning at the local government level as key.
According to Scott, in the face of rising demand for more housing, poor planning can delay or even see developments abandoned.
“There are times when it appears the rules are being made up ‘on the go’ as a DA or a development makes progress, and some requirements are crazy, they do not impact quality, they are subjective and so that greatly impacts costs and can also greatly reduce the ability to create employment.”
Don O’Rorke, CEO & Chairman, Consolidated Properties Group: “Immigration and population growth are the engines of the economy.
“Any pressure for reduced immigration, should in my view be resisted. Currently the baby-boomer generation is a dominant economic force, that’s positive, but at its peak. New growth is a positive and creates more diverse demand.”
“However, population growth and infrastructure are complex questions, if stronger population growth is to be encouraged, then state governments must have policies in place to deliver sufficient housing.”
Don, however, does not think that the industry requires any more rules or regulation in order to deliver more housing, but suggest that diversity of supply is more important and like others the role of councils is important.
“To meet the demands of population growth, be that immigration or interstate migration, we must have diversity in the housing market, and that includes brownfield and greenfield sites.
“It sensible to create smaller 1-bedroom apartments on central infill sites but it’s not possible to build an affordable 4-bedroom house in such areas. Here greenfield sites offer quicker solutions at a lower cost. Infill sites with medium density are also more a trend with inner-city locations.”
A Holistic Approach in 2020
The links between population growth, infrastructure, housing supply and demand look obvious however, they present major economic policy and planning issues. On one hand we face pressures over housing affordability, and calls to restrict immigration however, immigration is an essential driver of our economy that also adds a great deal to Australia’s social fabric.
In research published by WPPAUNZ it was noted that ‘almost two-thirds of Australians say that the very best thing about Australia it its rich and diverse multicultural population.’
The same report highlights the fact that 61% of Australians want a policy shaped towards a more progressive and technology driven country and I’d suggest that this more innovative aspiration might also benefit the housing market and the delivery of modern infrastructure well beyond 2020.
It’s already clear what some of the big trends impacting next year will be and I’m looking forward to summing up in a few weeks.
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If you’re still using Windows 7, there’s a handy keyboard shortcut that allows you to quickly show the preview pane. Here’s how to use it:
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Accountability and Responsibly
New government rules mean that drones weighing 250 grams and above now need to be registered online. Owners of these drones will also have to take safety awareness tests to determine their knowledge of UK safety, security, and privacy regulations. The government hopes that these new rules will help to develop accountability among drone owners and encourage them to act responsibly.
The new rules have been introduced after numerous near-miss drone and aircraft incidents (many near airports) which have endangered life and caused major disruption. For example, a drone being flown dangerously close to Gatwick airport earlier this month caused four Easyjet and one British Airways flights to be diverted and Airprox figures show that there were 70 such incidents last year, and 33 so far in this year.
According to research conducted by DfT, British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA), and the Military Aviation Authority (MAA), drones could possibly damage the windscreens of helicopters. The study also found, however, that airplane windscreens would need a heavy drone of around 2kg, flying at a high speed, to inflict any real damage.
Parliamentary Approval May Be Needed
The Department for Transport (DfT) wants to introduce the new rules as soon as possible so that it can explore how to implement it in the coming months. The rules being drafted will include rules for existing and new drones, but Parliamentary approval may be needed to bring the rules into force.
Regulated Areas
As well as problems with drones being flown near airports, there is also the well-documented problem of drones being used to deliver drugs and other contraband to prisoners in UK jails.
Geo-fencing is one viable way for the government to keep drones away from restricted areas such as prisons and airports. Geo-fencing technology can be built into the drones so that the government can take their coordinates via GPS, and with a pre-defined boundary already programmed, stop them from flying into prohibited areas.
While some drone makers have already pre-programmed their drones to not fly in restricted areas, the government wants to be doubly sure that it is the case.
The Need for Regulations
Drones have become an important tool in many commercial and public safety settings, such as in transport infrastructure inspection, film and television, and for use by the police and fire service in helping to save lives. These valuable uses will need to be considered in the new proposed regulations, which are designed to prioritise public protection while maximising the drones’ full potential, according to UK Aviation Minister from the Department for Transport, Lord Callanan.
The potential for misuse is clear however , and many have welcomed this move to have drones registered, and to conduct safety awareness tests to educate users.
Drones are part of a new industry where the technology and products have been developing before the law has had an opportunity to catch up. Drones clearly have many productive, value-adding, and innovative business uses, and they have been tested and tipped for wider use in the future by e.g. Amazon for parcel deliveries. A move towards autonomous vehicles and new transport technologies means that drones currently have a bright future when used responsibly and professionally. The fact that drones are widely and easily available (with minimal restrictions) to individuals as well as companies, as shown by the many aircraft near misses, indicates that most people would welcome the introduction of regulations that contribute to public safety. It is important, however, that any new rules take account of the rights of the majority of responsible drone users, and don’t restrict the commercial potential of drones.
Information and Evidence Gathering
Appointed by House of Lords on 29 June 2017, the committee has been tasked to gather evidence and prepare a report by 31 March 2018, and will start listening to statements of evidence in the autumn.
The committee are encouraging concerned sectors to provide their views on how AI may be or has been affecting them. Evidence will be mainly gathered using a questionnaire.
Pragmatic Approach
The committee aims to use the feedback to generate pragmatic solutions to issues arising from uses of AI. It is thought that, by gathering real-world opinions from many different groups, including the public, the committee’s recommendations to the government will have greater value.
Timely Inquiry
From information dissemination e.g. by news-bots, to customer service chat-bots, AI is slowly taking over many of the manual tasks that are usually done by people.
Many commentators have pointed to the danger posed to jobs by AI. Back in March, for example, a report by PwC showed that over 30% of UK jobs could be lost to automation by the year 2030.
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Clement-Jones (committee chair) has said that the inquiry into AI and its impact will give a better understanding as to what opportunities exist in the use of AI, and what real threats it may pose.
Extreme Prediction
One of the more extreme comments about AI’s impact in the future came this month from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk who reportedly described AI as a “fundamental risk to the existence of civilisation.”
Security and Ethical Concerns
In 2016, the UK government’s chief scientific officer Mark Walport pointed out in a report that it is critical to guarantee transparency and accountability as to how AI will be used and regulated.
It is thought therefore, that this inquiry will help contribute to a wider understanding of the ethical and security issues facing us with the continued growth of AI.
The Lords Want to Know
Through this inquiry, the House of the Lords Committee on AI will encourage the public to think about AI, how they can prepare for its widespread use, and what impact it could have on their everyday life, jobs, education and skills, democracy, cyber security, privacy, and data ownership.
It is hoped that the inquiry will also give a better view of what industries will benefit from AI, what obstacles will need to be overcome using AI;, what role the government could play in supporting AI, and, what the issues are around ethics, privacy, consent, safety, diversity, and transparency.
AI is already being used and its use and role in the automation of many aspects of our lives is set to grow. Although research last month from US CRM and strategic applications company Pegasystems indicated that trust levels in AI were high (60% of UK people would use more AI if it saved them time and money), there are clear concerns about the threats that another intelligent force could pose to us. It makes sense, therefore, that we should get a good understanding now of the issues surrounding AI while it is still in its relatively early stage of development.
Most businesses are likely to be affected by some aspect of automation e.g. software or mechanical, in the near future, either themselves of through suppliers and stakeholders. There is an inevitability that AI and robotics will alter what jobs look like in the future, and will take some jobs away from humans, but it is also important to remember that they could provide huge advantages and opportunities for businesses and their customers.
Workers can try to insulate themselves from the worst effects of automation by seeking more education / lifelong learning, and by trying to remain positive towards and adapting to changes.
How much AI automation and what kind of AI automation individual businesses adopt will, of course, depend upon a cost / benefit analysis compared to human workers, and whether automation is appropriate and is acceptable to their customers.
Iris-Scanning Access
TSB customers with Samsung Galaxy S8 or S8+ will be the first in Europe to use iris-scanning technology to unlock their TSB banking app. As always, users will be required to register their biometric data within the app first, and then use it in lieu of passwords and personal identification numbers.
Authentication Most Secure
Carlos Abarca, TSB’s CIO, is reported to be all for a more customer-friendly approach to identification and authentication and, aside from reducing the time spent on keying in your PIN, iris recognition is believed by many to be the most secure method of verifying a customer’s identity because no two irises are the same.
Iris-Scanning On the Go
Airports and other establishments have been using iris-scanning technology for quite some time now e.g. airport automated passport checks.
Having the technology in handheld devices is (if it actually works consistently well) likely to provide value-adding convenience and immediacy for bank customers.
Hack-Free?
Many thought that iris-scanning technology was totally secure and fool-proof until a group of German hackers claimed that they were able to bypass Samsung’s iris scanner. They used a 3D print out of an eye that matches photos taken from the web of the account user; these photos were in high definition, enough to capture the iris. Samsung dismissed this claim as not possible.
Although it would be impossible for TSB to say that iris-scanning is hack-proof, the bank has re-assuringly said that it is potentially more secure than using fingerprints for authentication because fingerprint scanning uses 40 characteristics whereas iris scanning uses 266. Some critics have said however, that using a fingerprint may be slightly more convenient for customers than holding a phone to their eye.
Voice Recognition Fail
Not all biometric methods have been successfully introduced. Many people may remember how, back in May this year, BBC reporter Dan Simmons was able to fool HSBC’s biometric voice recognition system by passing his brother’s voice off as his own in an experiment that was filmed for the BBC Click technology digest TV programme.
TSB Optimistic
While creating a fake eyeball is a possibility, it is likely to be exceptionally hard to do. Hacking the iris scanner in the phone will could also prove to be a real challenge because aside from the biometrics, TSB is also relying on the digital certificate on the mobile phone. TSB is confident that this project will be successful among its customers, especially those tech-savvy ‘early adopters’ who want the latest innovation in their banking experience.
Banks are keen to move away from password technology, which has been shown to be relatively lacking in security (e.g. passwords can be stolen) and move into the more secure world of biometrics. Finding a practical workable technology that maximises security and convenience is in the interest of all of us, and such systems (if affordable) could have applications in many businesses outside of banking.
Although iris-scanning / iris recognition technology looks very promising, organisations looking to introduce biometrics (particularly on a large scale) face two major challenges in the minds of their customers – worries about privacy and worries about safety. Customers want to know that their data is secure, and that the biometric system can’t be hacked or fooled. Back in August last year, a study from YouGov and commissioned by e-mail provider GMX shows that the UK people surveyed had trust concerns about biometrics ranging from concerns about the providers to the technology itself. More than 40% of those surveyed didn’t want companies to have any access to their biometric information, and one-third said they were afraid that their biometric information could fall into the hands of criminals. In fact, only 5% of those surveyed thought that there is no risk associated with biometric logins.
With wider knowledge in the market about the safety aspects of these systems backed up by falling fraud figures (fraud figures are still too high in the UK), the industry establishing benchmarks for best practice, and maximum convenience for customers using them, biometric systems may be more trusted and more widely accepted and used in future.
Keeping Publishers Happy
Facebook is reported to be in the early stages of talks with various news organisations and publishers on monetising news that is currently being consumed by Facebook users for free on its platform.
This means the company could soon support subscription-based revenue models, making users pay for news and information.
10 Articles a Month
For the present, Facebook is telling its publishers that they can show at least 10 free articles a month before the paywall starts. Publishers will also have full access to and control of subscriber data generated from Facebook.
Facebook Journalism Project
Facebook is known to be a staunch supporter of news and information, and has provided greater support this image publicly by establishing the Facebook Journalism Project to support journalism and news literacy. The project also serves as a hub for journalists and publishers. This is where the idea for subscription-based revenue models came about after feedback from publishers.
Facebook’s publishing partners are already gearing up and testing for subscription support on Facebook’s Instant Articles.
Instant Articles is a Facebook tool that allows publishers to distribute fast, interactive news to their readers in the Facebook app itself. Article loading is faster when accessed by readers, and even auto-play videos load rapidly. This translates to increased content consumption and sharing.
Instant Articles does not yet support the tokenised, paywall-based schemes other companies are using to fight the deteriorating revenues from display advertising and the growing number of ad-blockers.
Facebook – A Big News Distributor
The news of the possible move to subscription news for customers is extra significant because Facebook has become an important news distribution player, particularly in its own country. For example, a 2016 survey by the Pew Research Center showed that 44% of Americans get their news from Facebook.
Combating Fake News
Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reported to be in support of the battle against “Fake News” by making the news industry stronger and by partnering with news organizations and publishers.
The journalism project of Facebook also aims to address the proliferation of “Fake News”, which became prominent during the 2016 presidential election.
Facebook is also making public efforts to be seen to be curbing its propagation, for example, last May, Facebook cracked down on false accounts and ran educational adverts on how to spot fake news.
Facebook’s Benefit
Initial talks with the news organizations and publishers indicate that Facebook will not take a cut from the news subscription feature. Instead, it will indirectly benefit from encouraging users to stay longer on its site, and by spending more time on its site, users will see more ads.
This move by Facebook is a way of potentially killing several birds with one stone.
Firstly, it’s a way of finally answering complaints from many publishers that when they put their articles on Facebook they lose control of them (and don’t get paid).
Secondly, while some publishers have walked away from Facebook (many daren’t because of Facebook’s importance news distribution in the US), it may be a way to woo some publishers back.
Thirdly, introducing the subscription model could help Facebook to tackle the fake news problem (and the bad publicity it has generated), because Instant article readers could view news from paywall publishers as being more credible.
Finally, the Instant Article service has grown 25% in the last six months, with nearly a third of clicks on Facebook now leading to Instant Articles. Now may, therefore, be the ideal time for Facebook to start developing what could become a future cash cow.
Halifax and the Young Vloggers
What better way is there to communicate with young people than using a combination of their peers, celebrity (vloggers), and a medium that many of them use regularly? This is just what The Halifax, part of Lloyds Banking Group, has decided is a worthwhile tactic pursue, as it has selected children who are YouTube video bloggers, or vloggers, and asked them to create vlogs for 11 to 15 year-olds.
The YouTubers will talk about management in a language that is familiar to the target age bracket and they will offer guidance and information on savings, spending, and online safety.
The Halifax is also making videos intended for parents to help them discuss money matters with their kids.
In a study by Internet Matters, it was reported that 75% of 5 to 15 year-olds use YouTube. The same study revealed that parents have a hard time talking about money with their children. With these findings, The Halifax launched its vlogging campaign.
Some commentators have pointed out that although this tactic has a feel-good factor to it (and the potential to get positive PR for Halifax), it just happens to support their online banking service launched in 2015, and aimed at young age bracket, and could be an inventive way to nurture the next generation of loyal Halifax customers.
Designed with Childnet International and the Money Advice Service, Halifax’ online banking service offers financial education, online safety information, and mobile banking app access. While its online content has its attraction, many youngsters age 11 to 15 are not using online banking services.
Target Market Love YouTube
Based on the research of Internet Matters, an average of 26 posts a day are made by children on social networks like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. They also spend 15 hours a week online, but only 48% of 11 to 15 year-olds, who are account holders of Halifax, regularly use online banking services.
The Three YouTubers
The 3 young vloggers chosen to present the videos for Halifax may only be aged 14 (Ambi and Evie), and 15 (Oscar), but they’re old hands when it comes to talking about a range of topics on YouTube.
Just as Gen-Z members are early-starters who value recommendations from peers when making their own brand / product choices, Halifax may well be hoping that its teenage vloggers will deliver more and more financially educated young customers, and whole brand-loyal families. The 3 vloggers have talked about many topics from fashion to politics, and now, they will create educational videos about money management and offer tips, advice, and guidance to more than 55,000 of their subscribers.
Many businesses face the challenge of communicating effectively with (and selling to) young customers. Many young people spend a lot of time online, and much of that on social media. Harnessing the power of social media is now an important aspect of business communications. Finding ways to encourage young people to share social media messages (and videos) requires an understanding of the buyer behaviour of that group, a campaign that is ethical, genuinely interesting and value-adding, supports and feeds into an existing product / service, and one that can generate good PR. Clearly, The Halifax has done its homework in a campaign that could generate more, educated, loyal customers by talking to them using their own voice, and by making it easier for families to talk about money with each other. Time will tell however what the real ROI on this idea is, but for the moment it is generating some good PR for The Halifax’s young persons’ banking services.
It has been reported that MoneySuperMarket sent 7.1 million emails over 10 days between 30th November and 10th December 2016 to people who had once been subscribers, but had already opted out of receiving direct marketing correspondence from the price comparison website. This was reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which then fined MoneySuperMarket £80,000. The company confirmed to the ICO that out of the 7.1m emails sent, 6.7m were received by former subscribers.
According to the ICO, in this case, MoneySuperMarket broke the law and received the fine because they sent direct marketing messages ‘dressed up’ as legitimate updates people who had opted out of receiving all / any kind of communications anyway.
The ICO also found a disclaimer section in MoneySuperMarket’s email which stated that since MoneySuperMarket held the subscriber’s email address, it could still send marketing communications to them.
MoneySuperMarket also stated that even though the subscriber had already opted out of receiving communication, the email was a chance for them to ‘reconsider’ receiving future marketing messages by clicking a link to start receiving emails again.
Both ideas were found by the ICO to be against the law, particularly the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), which sits alongside the Data Protection Act.
By imposing a hefty fine on MoneySuperMarket, the ICO has made very clear that when people choose to not receive direct marketing anymore, in the eyes of the law, no means no, and under no circumstances should organisations keep sending communications. Using another email to ask people to ‘reconsider’ is also not a viable (or legal) tactic because the person has opted out of all communications.
Fine For Morrisons
Last month, the ICO imposed a fine of £10,500 on grocery supermarket Morrisons when it sent out a chain of more than 200,000 emails to customers who had already chosen to opt out from their direct marketing. The ICO has made it clear that in the light of both the Morrisons and MoneySuperMarket incident, they will continue to take action against companies that choose to ignore or act in ignorance of the law.
Smaller Fine For Early Payment
MoneySuperMarket has been instructed to pay the £80,000 by 17 August 2017. If the company pays the fine early, however, the fine will be reduced to £64,000. If the company uses its right to appeal the matter, the discount will be revoked.
In the meantime, a spokesperson for the company has already issued an open apology, stating that MoneySuperMarket takes the protection of its customers’ data and privacy very seriously, and that measures will be out in place to stop anything like it happening again.
Direct marketing and communicating with subscribers is an area that is governed by law, and it is, therefore, not open to creative interpretation of any kind. This case is a reminder of the fact that ‘no means no’ when subscribers choose the opt-out option, and companies should make sure that they are clear on at least the basic aspects of the law before undertaking direct marketing.
The introduction of GDPR next year will mean that businesses will need to re-visit how they manage their direct marketing because, for example, businesses need to be very careful around the area of consent to process data as failure to meet the new standards could mean the need to alter consent mechanisms, seek fresh GDPR-compliant consent from subscribers, or find an alternative to consent.
The PCI Security Standards Council warned UK businesses last year that failing to comply with GDPR could see them facing fines of up to €20m or 4% of annual worldwide turnover, whichever is greatest for data breaches. These kinds of fines far exceed the current £500,000 maximum fine. This is particularly worrying since a survey by PwC back in September 2016 showed for example, that 98% of organisations had no idea what they were going to do to ensure GDPR compliance.
AI Growth – A Risk To Human Civilisation
In a recent meeting with the National Governors Association, the US bi-partisan body dealing with state and national public policy and governance, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reportedly described ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (AI) as a “fundamental risk to the existence of civilisation.”
Age Checks To View Porn To Be Compulsory
The Digital Economy Act, which comes into force in nine months, will mean that those trying to view pornography on any commercial website or online platform available people in the UK could face a compulsory age check.
Paid Content ‘Fast Lanes’ Possible As US Rules May Be Removed
The possible scrapping of a 2015 net neutrality order in the US has led to a group of major technology firms, including Alphabet Inc and Facebook, challenging the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on the grounds that it could lead to paid “fast lanes” for web content.
Australia To Introduce Own Version of ‘Snooper’s Charter’
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is reportedly seeking to introduce a law that will force technology companies to give law enforcement agencies access to encrypted messages.
Samsung Phones Recycled For Gold & Other Precious Metals
An announcement on the Korean website of Samsung indicates that it plans to recover and re-use components, and recycle precious materials from its stock of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, the production of which was stopped last October after incidents of some phones catching fire.
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Social media marketing trends have created a culture of e-authors
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As a growing number of consumers read e-books, authors have had to change the way they reach their readers.
The e-reader and the tablet have taken the world by storm, particularly among teens and the millennial generation, and these mobile trends are driving authors – particularly those of novels and e-books geared toward those age groups – to have to alter their strategies in engaging their readers by way of careful social media marketing.
Upon publishing the first novel in the young adult fiction Perspective book series, “Love at First Plight”, co-authors Amanda Giasson and Julie B. Campbell, rapidly discovered that marketing to their key demographic also meant that they would be joining forces with other YA authors.
Nearly half (47 percent) of all internet users aged 16-64 years own tablets.
This figure was tallied by GlobalWebIndex in its most recent GWI Device mobile trends research. That percentage didn’t include the number of people who also have dedicated e-readers, a figure that is continually growing. It was based on a survey of adults across 32 different global markets. What this means to the writing community is that if they want to reach the largest possible number of readers, then they need to not only publish their works in e-book format, but they also need to know how to spread the word via social media marketing.
Selling an e-book can be very different from marketing a traditional print novel. This is especially true when attempting to reach readers in the young adult fiction market, where the majority of the demographic is very comfortable with mobile devices.
Mobile trends require most writers to join a social media marketing e-author culture, to reach their readers.
In the case of authors Amanda Giasson and Julie B. Campbell, they decided to be prepared and researched their market and marketing in advance. They recognized that they would need to publish the novels of the Perspective book series in both paperback format, and as e-books, to appeal to both types of readers.
However, as they marketed their first novel in the young adult fantasy fiction series, “Love at First Plight”, both before it was released and following its addition to store shelves such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble, they quickly came to recognize that reaching readers has a great deal to do with joining the e-author community and joining forces with other writers.
The community of e-authors connects primarily over social media. These are people who may never communicate with each other in any other way, but who are integral to the successful launch of thousands of publications every year. That said, these writers often follow each other not only over one platform, but several. This can help them to exchange tweets and posts, celebrate their victories, and spread the word of new publications, events, giveaways, and discounts, to the readers that they have each managed to accumulate among their own lists of followers.
Amanda Giasson and Julie B. Campbell made a concerted effort to start early with a presence on Facebook and Twitter, but recognized that the mobile trends among young adult readers also involved participation on other platforms such as Tumblr and YouTube. More recently, they also joined Goodreads for a more direct connection with potential readers, having even created their own “Closet YA Fiction Readers” book club, there.
Over social media, they came across a broad range of other authors who were all making the same genuine effort to spread the word about their novels. Among the first that they came across was Tianna Holley (@holley_tianna), author of the young adult Alissia Rosswell book series. Having followed Holley over Twitter and then Facebook and Goodreads they came to discover the value of regular tweeting and retweeting, as well as broadening the number of book club events that could be attended by using Skype to be able to hold real-time discussions with book club members, regardless of where they happen to be in the world.
Soon after, they followed John Darryl Winston (@johndwinston), who has released the first book in his series, entitled “IA: Initiate”. From Winston, Giasson and Campbell learned the value of being friendly and accessible to fans and other authors, alike. Rapid replies to requests for communication and a willingness to “like” and “follow” in return set a positive example for other debut writers who are new to mobile and social media marketing. It is also a style that is greatly appealing to readers who are now interested in a more personal connection with the authors they enjoy the most.
In the same light, Marissa Meyer, author of the Lunar Chronicles and its highly successful first book “Cinder” added a QR code to the back of the novels in that series in order to share an exclusive message with the readers. This is a direct acknowledgement of the ubiquitous use of mobile devices among young adult readers, and of the opportunity that this, multimedia offerings, and social media provide to enhance the reading experience.
While the social media marketing component of the e-author culture does require writers of young adult fiction to have a much more ongoing and direct relationship with their potential readers and with other YA book writers on a day-to-day basis, it also opens up a chance for those writers to speak directly with their market, to engage their readers by way of additional features and communication, to improve the overall experience associated with their novels, and to reach out to readers in parts of the globe to which they may never otherwise have had access, regardless of the marketing budget of their publishers.
Though technology has certainly opened up a world of opportunity for writers to reach readers, it is by way of the culture of e-authors that the prospects of these artists become truly great.
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2 Thoughts to “Social media marketing trends have created a culture of e-authors”
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It’s good when authors work together with social media marketing and sharing but it makes it hard when some are just out there for themselves. There’s a really good writing community out there online, but it has bad apples just like all other groups.
Social media marketing and networking are probably the best ways for book authors to be able to connect with other writers and with readers, alike. Especially indie authors, who can share resources, ideas, and support.
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Real Estate Business is the most profitable small business market in Nigeria besides gas and oil. The population increase rate in Nigeria created the property industry remain rewarding as every day folks are searching to rent or build a new house of their very own. Real Estate market is broad. Now, how can you begin a property company / investment because a young startup to get home? We’ll address that. Real estate company requires some significant quantity of cash to begin but you can begin a real estate company with no or minimal cash. Continue reading as I discuss with one of the methods to begin a property company.
To know primarily what property business is all about, real estate was described by Wikipedia as the livelihood of selling, buying, or leasing housing, buildings, or property. To be frank, I don’t believe the definition is complete so I will elaborate on such a definition. What’s Real Estate Business? A real estate company is a business entity that addresses the purchasing, selling, brokering property investment or management on property properties. This definition is much more befitting and wider. The Matrix One is split as I mentioned. Listed below are the estate industry in Nigeria’s many divisions. Estate broker called Realtor or Real Estate Broker is somebody that functions as a middle man between buyers and buyers of property land. Realtors and buyers connect sellers.
The agent receives their commission when sales are made. This is a type of company in which you buy land/property at a rate that is more affordable and pay to find profit. This strategy takes a quantity of cash and extraordinary attempts to get started. All you will need is some research and cash knowledge to get your plot of land. This plan is easy but expensive, all you will need to do is turn it into luxury apartments or commercial constructions purchase the property in a fantastic place, and the market for a bigger sum of money than the cost price. It can yield a substantially larger gain, although this kind of business requires investments than other kinds of real estate businesses. A fantastic method to generate money on property, you get a land and rent or lease it.
Understanding Boxing Betting Odds
Boxing is thought of as one of the most well-known sports in the majority of the nation. As a matter of fact, tens of thousands of people are viewing boxing match. Boxing is thought of as one of the most well-known sports in a lot of the nation. As a matter of fact, tens of thousands of people are currently viewing boxing match. People have their preferred fighter; they constantly cheer and watch their boxers. Betting with this sport which makes it more enjoyable and exciting to watch. Whenever you have decided on whose fighter you’ll be placing on your bets. It’s the opportunity to come back to inquire around for the very best boxing betting odds and cash lines. Put your game bets concerning the boxing betting odds that will allow you to find the maximum money.
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High in the Clouds, A film adaptation of Paul McCartney’s children’s book, is led to Netflix. McCartney will co-produce the High in the Clouds variation, together with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Timothy Reckart (Head Over Heels) connected to guide and Jon Croker (Paddington 2, Desert Dancer) composing the script. “We’re delighted to be partnering with Netflix,” McCartney said of this undertaking. “They match what’s already an awesome group using Gaumont and we could think of no better to be working together to deliver our movie to a worldwide audience. I loved movies and this is an extremely significant fire project for me personally. The artist had been recently tapped to headline Glastonbury 2020, which makes him the headliner from the history of the festival.
Apple Plus and HBO Max coupled with the continuing demand for children’s programming compte netflix gratuit is developing a market for children’s programming. “If you are a subscription-based company, what children’s content for you is that it averts churn,” states Williams. That’s drawing focus from fresh streaming suppliers such as the Roku Channel, PlutoTV and SamsungTV Plus, which can be hungry for children’s storytelling. Williams says that he sees fertile ground for programming one of the video-on-demand services. “Kids and household content will be very highly engaging which produces consumption in houses.
Viacom’s and the Roku Channel PlutoTV service reveal that there is still a need for alternatives that are curated than simply YouTube. It’s a chance for studios looking to pitch programming and their ability, in addition to an expected opportunity for startups. For everyone the chances these programs contribute, Williams states YouTube is not going anywhere as among the leading new forces in children’s amusement, despite its numerous, many anxieties. In actuality, one of Williams’ fresh initiatives in Pocketwatch is predicated that YouTube is making in regard to the programming it boosts with its own algorithms.
Netflix Inc. was downgraded into the equal of a market at Needham that reiterated its opinion that the video-streaming firm was in danger of losing countless U.S. 2020 given climbing competition, ranging from cheap competitions. Hulu, CBS All Access and Peacock,” analyst Laura Martin wrote to customers, who prediction 4 million U.S. Because the balance sheet “can’t withstand lower earnings,” Needham advocated the introduction of a pricing grade which has a reduced monthly price, but that is supported by advertising revenue.
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Cosmin Rotariu, a 15-year-old Barcelona student, held a winning €200k ticket in the latest El Niño lottery draw.
Spain’s state-owned lottery is under fire after a 15-year-old was revealed as the winner of a €200k jackpot.
This weekend, Spanish media revealed that Cosmin Rotariu, a 15-year-old Barcelona student, held a winning €200k ticket in the latest El Niño lottery draw. The lucky kid helpfully informed reporters that he purchased the ticket with the €20 he’d won playing the El Gordo lottery shortly before Christmas.
Trouble is, the state-run Sociedad Estatal Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (SELAE) requires lottery players to be 18 years or older. Rotariu claims the ticket was purchased with his father Valeriu’s permission, although that doesn’t absolve the ticket seller or SELAE of its obligations to uphold the law.
Naturally, groups representing Spain’s licensed gambling operators – who are routinely subjected to accusations of luring underage gamblers to their doom – are calling on the government to hold someone – anyone – to account over this public relations cockup.
Spain’s government is currently mulling legislation that would severely limit the ability of private gambling operators to market their products, in effect, holding gambling to the same restrictions imposed on tobacco products. However, the government has been cagey as to whether these new rules would apply to state-run operators such as SELAE, who engage in highly visible marketing campaigns and sponsorship of sports events.
SELAE also operates digital sales channels and its website passed the 1m registered customer benchmark last June. Total online sales in 2017 exceeded €136m, a 17% improvement on 2016’s digital turnover.
CEJUEGO, the industry association that represents private gaming operators including Codere, CIRSA, R Franco and Novomatic, issued a statement saying it would reserve scathing comment until it could meet with officials at the Ministry of Finance to learn more about the government’s “policy and priorities regarding minors.”
However, CEJUEGO also noted that the media attention paid to young Cosmin’s windfall – including shots of the kid mugging for the camera outside the lottery office with the winning ticket in his mouth – was equally irresponsible and would likely encourage other kids to disregard the rules. Until next time, then…
Source: Calvin Ayre
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SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – In preparation for the Ms. City of San Fernando 2017 coronation night, the 19 lovely candidates went through a two-day boot camp on February 15-16, 2017 with Ms. Nina Ricci Alagao, a former beauty queen turned actress and model.
Alagao won the Bb. Pilipinas crown in 2000 and represented the country in the Ms. Universe pageant in Nicosia, Cyprus. She regularly handles image enhancement and personality development workshops for corporations and beauty pageants.
During the workshop, Alagao shared how she takes care of herself and maintains her physique and looks despite being a career woman, a lovely wife to actor Michael Flores and a doting mother to three boys. She also taught them basic pageant skills such as the pasarela or pageant walk, doing their own make-up, preparing for the question and answer portion and camera projection during photo shoots.
Asked how the boot camp helped them prepare for the competition, contestant Jonryl Anne Navora said, “The boot camp helped us internalize what a real beauty queen should be - the way we walk and maintain our balance, how to face the crowd with right posture and grace; the way we think and talk; the way we take good care of ourselves as an individual. Most of all, our smiles! (We were also reminded) how we should be "confidently beautiful with a heart" not only verbally but also in action.”
Contestant Kahreen Lou Mondina also gushed about being mentored by a former Bb. Pilipinas queen. “It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to be inspired by Ms. Nina Ricci Alagao. Her words of wisdom enlightened our hearts and minds to be more natural and to be ourselves. (She reminded us that) we are beautiful in our own ways.”
Aside from Navora and Mondina, official candidates also include Camille Era L. Bulatao, Micamelle Ducusin, Maricar D. Orque, Jay-mi B. Reusser, Audrey Baniqued, Alec Alexes L. Flores, Michelle C. Gurtiza, Cris Doctolero, Ailyn Grace M. Santos, Ellaine Loice P. Pascua, May Ann A. Soriano, Joanna Marie Rimando, Almira S. Penafiel, Donnabelle B. Erno, Angelita P. Soliven, Aileen Grace Cabiladas and Anne Margareth V. Sanglay.
Ms. City of San Fernando is a pageant held annually and is considered one of the highlights of the city’s fiesta. Among the forty-three girls that applied to the competition, the screening committee picked 19 girls to become the official candidates of Ms. City of San Fernando 2017. This year’s pageant committee is headed by Mayor Hermenegildo “Dong” Gualberto and vice-chaired by City Councilor Maria Rosario Eufrosiana “Chary” Nisce.
The pre-pageant night and coronation night will be held at the City Plaza on March 12, 2017 and March 20, 2017, respectively.
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CBI - China: Day 148 of 154 of the Japanese Invasion of Manchuria.
CBI - China: Day 16 of 41 of the 1st Battle of Shanghai.
CBI - China: Day 43 of 142 of the 1st Battle of Hebei.
Germany: Adolf Hitler decides the time is right for Germany to re-occupy the Rhineland.
Spain: Day 211 of 985 of the Spanish Civil War.
CBI - China: Day 221 of 2,987 of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War.
Day 6 of 124 of the Battle of Henan.
USA: Syndicated radio serial The Adventures of Superman premieres to millions of listeners.
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DC Comics publisher Harry Donnenfeld (left) with Clayton "Bud" Collyer and Joan Alexander. The radio serial was a huge success, with millions tuning in to follow Superman's quest for "truth, justice and the American way."
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Germany: First deportation of German Jews into occupied Poland.
Eastern Front: Germany and Russia agree on a new trade pact that provides for vital war materials by the Russians in return for German manufactured goods.
Finland: Day 75 of 105 of the Russo-Finnish War.
MTO - Egypt: Anthony Eden greets the first Australian and New Zealand troops arriving to the Suez.
Day 90 of 381 of the Battle of South Guangxi.
Day 16 of 67 of the Battle of Wuyuan.
UK: UK foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden and General Sir John Dill, Chief of the Imperial General Staff leave London for the Balkan capitals in effort to establish anti-axis pacts.
ETO - UK: Day 160 of 258 of the Blitz.
MTO - Libya: Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli with his Afrika Korps.
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06 Feb 41: Lt Gen Rommel appointed commander of the Afrika Korps
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15 Aug 41: Panzer Group Afrika is activated with Rommel in command
17 Nov 41: British mission to kill Rommel fails because he is away in Rome
22 Jun 42: Rommel is promoted to the rank of Field Marshal
03 Nov 42: Hitler orders Rommel's Afrika Korps to stand and fight
09 Mar 43: Rommel leaves North Africa for reasons of health
11 Mar 43: Rommel receives Diamonds to his Knight's Cross medal
12 Dec 43: Rommel takes command of northern coastal defenses
15 May 44: Rommel invited to anti-Hitler meeting, but does not attend
05 Jun 44: Rommel goes back to Germany for his wife's birthday
29 Jun 44: Rommel urges Hitler to pursue peace, which he rejects
15 Jul 44: Rommel writes to Hitler, again urging he sue for peace
17 Jul 44: Rommel is wounded when his staff car is strafed
14 Oct 44: By Hitler's order, Rommel is forced to commit suicide
18 Oct 44: Funeral service is held for Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
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CBI - China: Day 1,317 of 2,987 of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War.
Day 14 of 31 of the Battle of South Henan.
CBI - Thailand: Day 135 of 221 of the Franco-Thai War (Vichy France vs Thailand).
Atlantic: Day 30 of 169 of Germany's Second "Happy Time," during which U-boats sink 609 Allied ships with little risk.
Day 2 of 3 of the German Channel Dash (Operation CERBERUS). British attacks fail as the German Fleet sails through the Channel.
Russian Front - North: Day 158 of 872 of the Siege of Leningrad.
Russian Front - North: Day 5 of 102 of the Battle of the Demyansk Pocket, another failed attempt to break the siege at Leningrad.
Russian Front - North: Day 21 of 103 of the Battle of the Kholm Pocket. Another attempt to break the siege at Leningrad.
Russian Front - Center: Day 36 of 103 of the Battle of Vyazma, Russia.
Russian Front - Center: Day 36 of 103 of the Battle of Sychevsk, Russia.
Russian Front - South: Day 106 of 248 of the Siege of Sevastopol, Crimean Peninsula. All German attacks against Sevastopol are stopped for the winter.
CBI - Burma: Day 61 of 164 of Japan's Invasion of Burma.
Day 51 of 99 of the 3rd Battle of Changsha.
CBI - Java: Day 14 of 17 of the Battle of Singapore.
PTO - Borneo: Day 59 of 107 of the Battle of Borneo.
PTO - Philippines: Day 67 of 152 of the 1st Battle of the Philippines. 5th Air Force provides air support.
ETO - UK: US 8th Air Force: Flying Spitfires, the 4th Fighter Group flies shipping and defensive patrols.
Russian Front - North: Day 3 of 51 of the USSR's Operation POLAR STAR, a failed offensive north of Leningrad, hoping to take the southern shore of Lake Ladoga, Russia.
Russian Front - North: Day 3 of 4 of the Battle of Krasny Bor. Soviets fail to recapture this strategically important town near Leningrad.
Russian Front - North: Day 284 of 658 of the Siege of the Kholm Pocket, USSR lays siege to the Kholm Pocket but the Germans hold out for a about a year and a half.
Russian Front - South: Day 63 of 69 of the USSR's Operation LITTLE SATURN. A successful drive into the Northern Caucasus and the Donets Basin pushing the Axis troops out. Soviets capture Rostov. Germans evacuate Krasnodar and take defensive positions at the Kuban bridgehead.
MTO - Tunisia: Day 88 of 178 of the Battle of Tunisia. RAF and US Air Forces provide Allied air support. Rommel launches a counter-attack against US 2nd Corps forcing them back in some disarray.
CBI - Burma: Day 54 of 104 of the 1st Battle of Arakan. Wingate's first Chindit guerrilla campaign hits behind the Japanese lines. US 10th Air Force provides air support. Today is the first use of 2,000 pound blockbusters bombs in the CBI Theater.
CBI - Burma: Day 5 of 79 of the Allied Operation LONGCLOTH.
PTO - Alaska: Day 251 of 435 of the Battle of Kiska, Aleutian Islands.
PTO - New Guinea: US 5th Air Force attacks targets at Rabaul on New Britain Island.
PTO - Solomon Islands: US 13th Air Force attacks the Munda area on New Georgia Island.
ETO - France: US 8th Air Force B-24s hit the V-weapon site at St Pol/Siracourt.
Russian Front - North: Day 649 of 658 of the Siege of the Kholm Pocket. USSR lays siege to the Kholm Pocket but the Germans hold out for a about a year and a half.
Russian Front - North: Day 30 of 48 of the Battle toward the Narva River, Estonia. This drive helped lift the Leningrad siege and goes on to liberate Narva.
Russian Front - North: Day 11 of 191 of the Battle of the Narva Isthmus, Estonia.
Russian Front - North: Day 30 of 33 of the Battle of Luga, Russia. The Soviets recapture Luga. Taking this town west of Leningrad will open the door toward Estonia.
Russian Front - South: Day 51 of 113 of the USSR's Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive in southwestern Ukraine.
Russian Front - South: Day 14 of 31 of the Battle of Nikopol, Ukraine.
Russian Front - South: Day 20 of 25 of the Battle of the Korsun Bulge in Ukraine.
MTO - Italy: Day 27 of 123 of the Battle of Monte Cassino. RAF and US Air Forces provides air support for the Allied ground troops.
MTO - Italy: Day 22 of 136 of the Battle of Anzio. The Allies are pushed back to a final defense line at Anzio. RAF and US Air Forces provides air support for the Allied ground troops.
CBI: US 14th Air Force attack targets in Burma, French Indochina, and sink ships in the Gulf of Tonkin.
CBI - Burma: Day 45 of 99 of the 2nd Battle of Arakan.
CBI - Burma: Day 8 of 19 of the Battle of the Admin Box. US 10th Air Force provides air support.
PTO - Marshall Islands: US 7th Air Force attacks targets in the Marshalls.
PTO - New Guinea: Day 147 of 219 of the Battle of Shaggy Ridge. 5th Air Force provides air support.
PTO - New Guinea: Day 144 of 162 of the Battle of the Huon Peninsula. 5th Air Force provides air support.
PTO - New Guinea: Day 60 of 597 of the Battle of New Britain. US 13th Air Force provides air support.
PTO - Solomon Islands: Day 104 of 295 of the Battle of the Bougainville Islands. US 13th Air Force provides air support.
South America: Peru declares war on Germany and Japan.
Dates related to Latin America in WWII...
05 Jul 41: Peru and Ecuador go to war against each other
19 Dec 41: Colombia severs diplomatic relations with Germany and Italy
21 May 42: Mexico declares war against the Axis powers
22 Aug 42: Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy, sends troops
02 Feb 45: Ecuador declares war on Germany
12 Feb 45: Peru declares war on Germany and Japan
14 Feb 45: Uruguay declares war on Germany
27 Mar 45: Argentina declares war against the Axis powers
13 Apr 45: Chile declares war on Japan
05 Jun 45: Brazil declares war on Japan
Latin America During World War II
ETO - France: Day 196 of 284 of the Battle of Brittany.
ETO - France: Day 151 of 236 of the Siege of Dunkirk.
ETO - Germany: Day 5 of 16 of Operation GRENADE, the US drive into Germany. US 9th Air Force provides air support.
ETO - Germany: Day 5 of 17 of Operation VERITABLE, the British and Canadian drive into Germany. British and Canadian troops advancing from Holland take Cleve.
ETO: Day 24 of 66 of the Battle to the Rhine. US 9th Air Force provides air support.
Russian Front - Finland: Day 151 of 223 of the Lapland War. Finland and Russia have joined forces to kick the Germans out of Finland's most northern province.
Russian Front - Center: Day 121 of 206 of the Battle of the Courland Pocket in Latvia.
Russian Front - Center: Day 19 of 75 of the Battle of Königsberg, East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia).
Russian Front - Center: Day 17 of 17 of the Battle of Rastenburg, East Prussia. Thus far, the Kriegsmarine has evacuated 374,000 German refugees by sea from East and West Prussia.
Russian Front - Center: Day 18 of 63 of the Battle of the Heiligenbeil Pocket in East Prussia.
Russian Front - Center: Day 3 of 54 of the Battle of East Pomerania, Germany.
Russian Front - Center: Day 5 of 17 of the USSR's Lower Silesian Offensive (Poland).
Russian Front - Center: Day 12 of 31 of the Battle of Schwedt, Germany.
Russian Front - South: Day 107 of 108 of the Battle of Budapest, Hungary. The Soviet siege continues.
Yalta: The Yalta Conference ends and the agreements made are announced regarding post-war governing of Europe. The USSR also agrees to enter the war against Japan.
MTO - Italy: RAF and US Air Forces provide air support for the Allied ground units.
CBI - Burma: Day 25 of 61 of the Battles of Meiktila and Mandalay. The US 10th Air Force provides air support.
CBI - Burma: Day 23 of 39 of the Battle of Ramree Island. The US 10th Air Force provides air support.
CBI - Burma: Day 9 of 99 of the Battle of Pakokku and Irrawaddy River operations in central Burma. The US 10th Air Force provides air support. The British 20th Indian Division crosses the river Irrawaddy southwest of Mandalay.
US 14th Air Force attacks and destroys sixteen locomotives.
PTO - Japan: US 7th and 20th Air Forces bombs targets on Iwo Jima in preparation for the upcoming amphibious invasion.
PTO - New Guinea: Day 413 of 597 of the Battle of New Britain.
PTO - New Guinea: Day 297 of 481 of the Battle of Western New Guinea.
PTO - Philippines: Day 116 of 299 of the 2nd Battle of the Philippines, aka the Liberation of the Philippines or the Philippines Campaign.
PTO - Philippines: Day 60 of 244 of the Battle of Luzon. 5th Air Force provides air support.
PTO - Philippines: Day 13 of 22 of the Battle of the Bataan Peninsula. 5th Air Force provides air support.
PTO - Philippines: Day 10 of 29 of the Battle of Manila.
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Posted on June 6, 2013 June 6, 2013 by Cathy Yardley
How to Figure Out Your Book’s Genre
“How do I know what genre my novel fits into?”
I see this question a lot.
It’s not that authors aren’t familiar with genres — although with the proliferation of sub-genres cropping up daily, it’s hard to keep up — but often it’s because they feel their books could fit more than one genre. They don’t want to be pigeon-holed. They don’t want to miss a potential audience. At the same time, picking a genre is expected. What to do?
First: get familiar with what’s out there.
One of the easiest ways is to look at a bookstore, whether it’s online or bricks-and-mortar, and see how they classify fiction. This changes a bit over time. (Anybody else remember when they had a “Chick Lit” section at Borders? Hell, anybody remember Borders?)
Here are some of the most common umbrella genres.
Action/Adventure — stories including epic journeys, lots of conflict, high stakes, some violence.
Erotica — stories of sexual exploration.
Fantasy — stories usually involving magic, other worlds, mythological/mystical figures.
Horror — stories that invoke fear.
Literary Fiction — stories with a focus on the quality of the prose over the narrative arc.
Mystery — stories that involve solving a crime, usually a murder.
Thriller/Suspense — stories of high tension that can involve either action or mystery.
Romance — stories about love/intimacy.
Sci-fi — stories usually involving technology, aliens, science-related alternative worlds.
Westerns — stories taking place in America’s “Old West,” often with focus on justice.
Women’s fiction — stories about women experiencing emotional growth. Primary emotion: hope.
There are obviously lots of sub-genres for most of these categories. Also, I’ve left out Children’s/YA/New Adult fiction, simply because you can have these same umbrella genres within those categories — it’s more about the age of the protagonists rather than the subject matter, and the targeted age of the reader. So you can have YA paranormal romance, or Middle Grade sci-fi, or what have you.
Next, look at the “genre qualities” of your book.
Did you have a genre in mind when you wrote it? If not, given what you’ve just learned about the genres, and what readers expect from each genre, where might it possibly fit?
Most importantly, which of the above audiences would be the most happy with what you’ve written?
Example: Jennifer Crusie’s Welcome to Temptation.
It’s a book about two sisters who go to a small town to make a film. It involves a love story. There is also a mystery. There is also a decent amount of sex.
That said, it’s not really a mystery, despite the dead body and various machinations as the murderer is discovered. It’s not that difficult to solve, and it’s not the primary focus. Mystery readers, who are driven to figure out “who did it?” will not be satisfied at the dilution of the mystery with elements that they’d see as secondary: the love story takes up way too much real estate.
It’s also not an erotica. While the sex is steamy, the focus is more on falling in love and emotional intimacy than sex as a vehicle of character development: there are character development scenes with the heroine and the hero’s child, for example, or the sisters discussing their past. For someone looking to read erotica, this would seem extraneous, and possibly slow-paced or boring.
It is definitely a love story. The mystery elements and the sex both serve to reinforce the growth of the love between the protagonists. So the genre that makes the most sense is romance.
Another example: Jim Butcher’s Dresden File series.
The protagonist, Harry Dresden, is a detective, solving cases that usually involve murder on the mean streets of Chicago. He tackles a lot of epic adventures, giving it elements of Action/Adventure.
That said, he is also a Wizard.
They are definitely mysteries, taking a page out of the classic noir novels. It would definitely satisfy a lot of mystery readers… if they were also amenable to the magical/mystical features of Fantasy, which many might not be. Same with the action/adventure reader set.
Fantasy readers — specifically Urban Fantasy readers — would be very satisfied by the other-worldly aspects, the world building, and the magic and mystical figures. The action, adventure and mystery all work with the fantasy element. Harry shoots things with fireballs and magic spells as well as shotguns. He solves mysteries that may or may not involve fairies, necromancers, or mythological gods. It’s immersive, with world building so thorough that you are completely drawn in. Urban Fantasy is the best fit.
Finally: identify why you want to know.
There’s a difference between choosing a genre for a potential agent, for example, and choosing a category for a self-publishing listing.
When you’re writing a query, you want to show the agent that you have a sense of who your target audience is and where your book would most likely sell.
You might think “but isn’t that the agent’s job?” and indeed, said agent may have some opinions on how to better position your work. But if you don’t have any clue, and you just dump a book in his/her lap with the expectation that they will read through it and glean the positioning, it’s a harbinger of things to come. Tacitly saying “but that isn’t my job” when it comes to something as relatively simple as genre choice suggests that you’re really going to balk when it comes time to actually market and promote the thing.
For an agent, choose the most likely readership.
As I mentioned, mystery readers could enjoy Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files. But they aren’t the most likely readership. An agent will want to know what’s the most likely readership — who is the mostly likely to seek out this particular type of book, buy this type of book, and enjoy this type of book. Not someone who stumbles across this book and decides to give it a try on a whim, enjoying it more than he expected.
For self-publishing, you’re looking for the most likely category, and the least populated fit.
When uploading a digital self-published release, you’re allowed to choose several categories/genres for your novel. These are pretty fluid: bookstores like Amazon change their listings of sub-genres all the time, so it’s a bit of a moving target. But what you want is to choose a broad genre that fits your right reader’s expectations, just like you’d choose for targeting an agent. Then, you’re also going to choose a niche, preferably one that isn’t heavily populated, that also fits your novel.
If you have a mystery that involves a police detective, you could pick “Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense” as a category. Looking it up under Kindle Books, however, you will notice that it has 107,974 results offered — that’s how many ebooks use the same category.
The odds of you getting in the top 100, where many readers look for new authors, or anywhere near a “category bestseller” that will kick on the Amazon Recommendation Engine, is pretty paltry.
Look at the sub-category “Police procedurals” and the number of books specifically categorized as such drops to 4,844.
To really get specific, if you had a “cat sleuth”? The number of books drops to 23. You’d be in the top 100 by default! (Remember, if you don’t have a cat sleuth, don’t select it just to get a better category ranking. Getting bad reviews from dedicated niche readers who feel mislead isn’t worth the ranking boost, in my opinion.)
Remember, you can generally pick two categories. Try to hit one broad category, and one narrow niche.
It’s more art than science.
There isn’t a hard-and-fast way to figure this out, but hopefully these tips will give you a simplified approach to looking at what emotional satisfaction your work provides for genre audiences, and how to move forward. Don’t be afraid to take a stand — and don’t worry if you have to amend your stance later!
What do you think about the genre listings? How would you categorize your work?
Please leave a comment — I’d love to hear what you think!
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79 Replies to “How to Figure Out Your Book’s Genre”
D. D. Falvo says:
High Fantasy, I think.
Great job breaking down the info, and giving clear examples for us to follow. 😀
Definitely high fantasy. 🙂 I’m glad you found the post helpful!
Cat Lumb says:
This is a question that’s been on my mind a lot recently.
I’d like to say women’s fiction – given that I set out to write a book I’d like to read – but my protagonist is a man and it’s about issues of memory, trust and that which is lost when we die.
Literary fiction would be the other option, but I don’t consider my prose to be more important than the narrative. If anything, the story is at the heart of the novel for me.
As a result – I’m still stuck. I need to do some more investigating, but this post provides me with a method of doing that and also suggests that my novel might not fit directly under an umbrella term but might be more suited to a sub-genre.
Thanks for tackling this topic! 🙂
Thanks for commenting, Cat.
I should probably qualify the literary fiction definition. I think that lit fic can (and in my opinion, should) consider the narrative important, but a lot of the time, you hear about the quality of the writing, even if it doesn’t follow a traditional narrative structure. It certainly can ignore the three-act structure that genre fiction generally adheres to.
If it’s got a man as protagonist, and with the themes you’re mentioning, I’d say mainstream or literary fiction sounds like the best fit. Your next step, in my opinion, would be to look at books that could be considered “comps” — comparable books, ones that people who enjoy your book would love. Then look at how they’re categorized on Amazon. That will get you closer.
Hope that helps! 😀
I’m in the same boat as Cat. Wrote a book I wanted to read. Women’s fiction I suppose. But your reply makes me ask: HOW to find comparable books. Specifically.
It’s hard to find a bookstore to browse anymore, and if I turn to Amazon, without having an author or title, really tough to get to a book like mine. I’ve been flumoxed on this for some time. Not quite romance, not quite historical fiction… and the breakdown of sub-genres is ridiculous. Can you point me in a clearer direction to find comps?
Vaughn Roycroft says:
It seems you taught me to embrace those who would most likely read my work a long time ago. I remember a time when I fretted over my lack of magic and sentient non-humans. And I used to fret that my Right Reader seemed to be female. I think embracing the epic historical fantasy genre has only been a boon. You’re right–it’s all about finding the audience that will be most satisfied. None of the rest of it matters. I wonder now why I ever questioned it.
Just one of many reasons I’m grateful for your guidance, Coach! 🙂
Alice Degan says:
I think I would have to categorize my work as literary fiction, and I’m glad you elaborated on your thoughts about narrative and prose style in that genre, because I was thinking something similar. I appreciate the freedom to experiment with narrative structure, but I do feel structure is important for the type of reader I want to attract. I’m working on revisions now and trying to pay particular attention to this. (I’m finding Rock Your Revisions very helpful, by the way!)
I love that you say that: “the type of reader I want to attract.” Knowing your audience and making conscious choices for who you want to connect with — not “I want to connect with everyone!” but knowing what you enjoy and who would most likely enjoy it as well — is a crucial part of the revision process, IMO.
And I’m very glad you’re finding Rock Your Revisions useful! 🙂
Zana Hart says:
I began my first novel some months ago, and had great fun just writing and seeing what happened. After some 20,000 words, I stepped back and realized I had no idea where it was going and also that it was part mystery, part romance, part dystopia, and maybe some other things too. Began researching sub-genres by drilling down on Amazon and by websurfing, and bingo! I discovered a sub-genre called cozy mysteries, which I had never heard of but was a perfect fit for my characters and my own approach. Not my plot, though, and that’s how I found you. So now I’m starting a series with some of the same characters and the same setting, but a totally new plot. Thanks!
Good job researching, Zana! Are you keeping the dystopian elements? I’d never heard of a dystopian cozy… interesting concept!
William wilson says:
I found your information very helpful and I will try and categorise the book under 2 different genres. My problem is that my book is a passionate, sexually explicit romance, all accompanied and mirrored by an equally passionate love for fly fishing.
Try pigeon holing those two themes, not easy!
It does seem a bit disparate! 🙂 That said, it becomes a matter of audience. There’s a difference between a book with romance elements, and a romance. For example, there is a romance in The Da Vinci Code but the main focus is not on the romance. The main focus is on solving the mystery under violent pressures (a thriller.) Romance readers can and do enjoy it. Taking the opposite tack, if you take a romance with suspense/thriller elements, you will find true thriller fans disappointed because “there’s too much love story” getting in the way.
So the question becomes: Will fly fishing aficionados be irritated by the amount of love story? Will romance readers be satisfied by the arc and focus of the love story? I’d strongly recommend choosing one, the most likely buyer, and focusing there.
Elaine Faber says:
Thanks for a compelling article. I’m writing a series of mysteries where the CAT DOES help solve the crimes. http://www.mindcandymysteries.com. I’m Still looking for a publisher. Seems that the addition of the ‘cat sleuth’ character puts off the agent or publishers. Any recommendation of who or where I might query? Sounds like, if published, I’d have a fair shot at sales.
Question: since it is so niche, why not simply self-publish? You would have a fair shot with a very select niche, and could build from there — and nothing says you can’t switch to a publisher with actual numbers for proof. They’re saying KDP is the new slush pile… it’s worth mulling over.
It is something on my mind and as the time passes without success, I’m thinking more about it. Just so wanted to go the traditional way. Still have a couple of publisher ‘looking at the manuscript,’ so there is still hope. Thanks for your post and I’ve subscribed to your blog.
Dr. Johnny Velazquez says:
Great post. Thank you so much. It gives me a better insight as to which audience my story will target.
I liked this! Even though there *is* a romance in my novel, and the girl is a nice character, the romance isn’t the main plot. The book is mainly about a young soldier living in a civil war, trying to fight the other, eviler side in a small militia army, so I decided it must be more of a thriller. I think the lesson is that even though the two sides of the country are fighting, in the end, nobody is the winner. My main character convinces them of this.
Elisabeth R. says:
Thank you for the insights. I still need help identifying my novel’s genre. My main character’s a ghost, narrating beyond the grave. In the last five chapters, he does return to haunt the living, looking for revenge. The majority of the book, however, is his narration on how he came to die. There aren’t other supernatural elements along the way. It’s an intense, dark tale of incest, suicide and murder. Not really horror, not really mystery. What do you think?
Is the reader aware that the character is a ghost? What is your main character’s goal for the majority of the book? It doesn’t sound like traditionally genre fiction. Is he trying to solve his own murder? Is he working his way towards vengeance? Otherwise, it feels like most of your book might be backstory — intriguing backstory, but I’m not getting a sense (just from your small description, mind you — I’m probably totally wrong here) that there’s forward momentum or a driving plot question, which makes the genre harder to pin down.
Hmm, yes the reader’s aware that the narrator’s a ghost. His main goal throughout the book is to stay with the woman he loves, while she tries–to the point of killing him–to be free of him. His goal after death is to take revenge on the friends who helped her plot his murder, and to simply remain with her, “haunting” her. The supernatural elements are 1) the narrator; 2) some of his spooky vengeance; and 3) his remaining with his love after death. But it doesn’t feel quite right labeling it fantasy or supernatural, and the murder isn’t a mystery nor is it the focal point of the story. I deeply appreciate any advice on genre you can offer me!
It sounds like it could be mainstream or “literary” fiction, since you don’t really want it to be fantasy or mystery. Otherwise, could be mainstream “thriller” pretty effectively — it all depends on the tone.
Joel A. Torres says:
These novels often blend elements of other subgenres—including suspense, mystery, or chick lit—with their fantastic themes.
I was having problems knowing what to classify these couple books as, if I ever have a chance to publish them, but I still am having an issue. See just from default they seem to go in suspense/thriller category or mystery, but that’s mostly because they don’t fit anywhere else and I don’t think i should just put them somewhere because they don’t seem to belong anywhere else.
tony alonzi says:
Enjoyed the article Cathy; clear, concise thought process and guidance. All that’s left is for you to suggest what categories apply. Joking, of course…well maybe not. If you’ve introduced a few sub-genres, identifying the most appropriate one could use some outside suggestions. Thanks for the well written article.
Cinique says:
Great article! This is just what I was looking for, in terms of advice, but I’m going to probe for something more specific; I’m not sure where to start searching for similar works, or if I’m thinking of the right genre (literary fiction…of some sort).
I’m working on a first 1/2 draft. The story revolves around four high school girls and their mutual interest and highly varied opinions about one guy.
It has strong suspense/thriller elements (and maybe mystery), because there’s the question of which perception is accurate. There are “twists” that change the meanings of earlier events, and there’s an increasing threat of violence.
However, it’s also very “coming of age” tale, non-linear, and it has mild retro-futuristic and metafictional elements.
Your article was very helpful – especially when I’m at a stage where I need to establish my genre. (Who knew this would be harder then actually writing the book???) I’m about to self-publish with Creatspace, where they allow you a choice of ONE genre. (for the BISAC category). My story fits perfectly into two categories – both very broad: (All their BISAC categories are broad) I find it hard to decide between “Fiction/contemporary women” or “Fiction/romantic suspense”. There are about the same number of book on Amazon for both categories. How do I decide???
Hi Annabelle,
Contemporary women’s fiction and romantic suspense are very different categories, actually. Women’s fiction, as opposed to romance, tends to be more about a woman’s journey. I’m thinking Sarah Addison Allen, Jodi Piccoult, Barbara O’Neal, just to name a few. Romantic suspense is a lot more narrow in how it’s defined. The romance plot needs to be integral (for example, “The Da Vinci Code” has a slight romantic element, but it’s not romantic suspense) and of course there needs to be a suspense/mystery element that’s similarly strong. Reading something like Jennifer Crusie’s “Crazy For You” might have a small mystery, but it’s not a suspense by any stretch. Think about the person who would most love your book, based on other books she reads. And then I’d look on Amazon… look under “Literature & Fiction” under “Women’s Fiction,” and look at the top titles, then look under “Romance” in the subcategory “Romantic Suspense.” See which one feels more like your book. Hope that helps!
Thank you Cathy for your detailed and thoughtful response. Yes, you really helped! From your description of the difference between the two genres I was able to decide which of the two was a better fit. (Contemporary Women) Since my story is more of a woman’s journey and the romance and suspense aspect weren’t dominant enough.
Artly says:
what is the genre of,
The Harmonica by Tony Johnson and The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult?
It looks like they’re both being categorized as Literary Fiction, Picoult is being categorized with the subgenres of “Psychological” and “Mystery/Thriller.” Tony Johnson’s “The Harmonica” is being sub-categorized as “historical fiction” with an emphasis on Holocaust/Europe.
Hey, I still need help as to which genre my story could fit into, the beginning is below.
Holding my tattered old teddy bear close to my heart, I stumbled down the road looking for a safe asylum. The streets were empty and the eerie scene didn’t in the least bit help calm my nerves. Bringing my tattered bear’s buttoned nose to touch the tip of my nose I let silent tears fall. I knew it was stupid to have an emotionless plush toy try and console me but that doll was all I had left. I had nowhere to go; no one to call and no one was about to swoop in and save me like in the cliché romance movies I loved. Ignoring the searing pains shooting through my right shoulder and fighting the urge to give into my fears of lost hope, my feet pushed me ahead. Placing one in front of the other in a confident stride they disregarded even the possibility of giving way to let me crumble to side walk in the shaking sobbing mess I wished to be.
The streets were filled with an unfamiliar silence.
Thank you for reading, please let me know what you think.
Hi Mali,
I can’t really tell just from an opening, although I like your voice. What is the story about?
Fabulous article! Okay, my turn for some advice, please. 🙂 Here’s a brief synopsis of my novel:
‘Rumors exist of a secret government base buried deep under the Archuleta Mesa in New Mexico. The main character is Josh Hawkins, a feature writer for a major newspaper in Texas. In his quest to discover what became of his uncle (formerly a social fringe, UFO hunter type), he stumbles upon online accounts of an alleged secret government facility: ‘Dulce Base’. He and one of his friends take a road trip to Dulce, New Mexico to find his uncle, but also to write an article about the base where purportedly heinous genetic experiments are conducted utilizing humans and extraterrestrials. They find his uncle and also evidence that our government is indeed creating human-alien hybrids for nefarious reasons. The final experiments before the base was overrun were designed to create the perfect biological killing machine and resulted in lethal hybrids with a driving desire to kill humans. They have overrun the base and escaped. Six months later, Josh spots one in Dallas which was inadvertently caught in a non-related TV news story. He and his friends know the invasion has begun.’
So it’s definitely a suspense thriller but there is an extraterrestrial element and a large dose of ‘ancient alien’ theories in the content. I wouldn’t classify it as science fiction though and I honestly don’t know who my audience is…people like me, I suppose; but my reading preferences are all over the board.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Hi Nicki,
Sounds like an interesting novel! If you’re trying to query agents, I’d simply call it a suspense thriller, as you say. I think your best comp would be Dean Koontz’s suspense — they tend to have a paranormal element. If you’re self-publishing, I’d categorize it under thriller — government conspiracy and suspense — paranormal, just off the top of my head. Good luck!
Thanks for the information. I’m in the process of self-publishing the first book in a series, and I wasn’t sure how to categorize it. It deals with a young woman just a few years out of college who goes on her first ghost hunt (Paranormal). Things get pretty intense, and she realizes that the team is dealing with a malevolent spirit who took an extreme dislike to the protagonist, putting her in danger (Adventure). Also, she has a major crush on one of her teammates and an unwilling but persistent physical attraction to another teammate, which leads to a lot of romantic fantasies (Romance). The romance will figure in much more in the coming books, but for now it’s just under the surface.
Hi Deb, thanks for the comment. Since the romance is a secondary plot that doesn’t “pay off” or have a focus, it’s not paranormal romance. Given the paranormal element and the adventure, it sounds like it may be Urban Fantasy, especially for a series. Since you’re self-publishing, and I don’t know what level of intensity you’ve got, you might consider a subset of horror. Look for a broad based category that closely matches, and a less-populated niche category that really nails it (and where you have a chance of making a bestseller because there’s less competition.) Good luck!
Thank you this has helped!
I think fantasy/Adventure.
~Isabella~
Rin says:
This article was SO helpful in helping me weed out some of the genres that my novel does not fit into, but I’m still having trouble deciding where it fits in exactly. The plot involves a lot of romance that does pay off in the end, but the two characters involved are apart from each other for a good chunk of the story through a misunderstanding in their past, and they pine for each other for a while before finally reuniting. I’m fairly certain I can still categorize it as romance, but the tricky part is that it is a novel about superheroes and I’m not sure what genre that fits into. Action/adventure? Fantasy (since some of the heroes have unnatural powers) or sci-fi (since others’ powers involve the use of advanced technology)? It is definitely high-stakes, and the romance part is consistently woven through, however, the big payoff is saving the world, not the romantic resolution.
Any thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for this helpful article!
I can’t be sure without reading the full synopsis, but off the top it sounds like an Urban Fantasy. Have you read Carrie Vaughn’s “After the Golden Age”? Kindle also has a specific sub category: “sci/fi fantasy — fantasy — superheroes.” So I’d say it fits there. At a stretch, it could be considered paranormal romance, but since there’s more pining than interplay between your hero & heroine, I think romance fans would be disappointed… you’re better off targeting fantasy fans who like a liberal dose of romance. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much!! I hadn’t even thought of urban fantasy as a possibility but now it just makes sense. And it of course fits more specifically into the superhero category. Thanks so much for the help!!!
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Hamza says:
Can cathy or anyone give me an idea that what would be the genre of the book with the following story:
A 11 year old visits new park with his family somehow he is seperated from his family and gets kidnapped by a psycho and locked in a small room having many kids of his age including his sister..now the the story is about how the kid struggles and escapes from that room but his life doesnt get any better he struggles through situations throughout his child and is adopted in the end by a good rich couple …so is this action/adventure???
Hey Cathy thank you for the article!
I’ve been struggling as well because I certainly treasure my prose over the setting/technologies used in my stories. That being said, I also realize that without the elements of sci-fi, the situations and stories depicted wouldn’t be able to exist. I fear having my series published under the sci-fi genre because (maybe incorrectly) I feel as though it’d limit my audience. So what sub-genre combines lit fic and sci-fi?? I focus primarily on the dialogue and descriptions, rather than exclusively on the sci-fi/situations…
I am just beginning my research and found the information to be informative. I would classify my novel as historical fiction with a saga twist. The primary focus of the novel is discovering one’s purpose in life. Based on the experiences of and told by the primary character. I am flexible and understand that the genre may change.
Nita Holyfield-McGee
I guess that based on my summary, my book could also be inspirational. However this is a first book in a series of books about this same character.
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Cathy, great article!
Writing my first book was the easiest part. Now I have the same dilemma.
My book is a love story which takes place in a European former communist country. It does have a historical background, but I won’t consider it historical fiction because it looks it’s more in the romance category than fiction. What is the difference between women fiction and romance? More forums/blogs I read, more confused I get. I would really appreciate some help. Thank you so much.
Scotie says:
Still don’t know what genre I’m writing. It’s not that it fits into multiple genres like you said it’s that it doesn’t fit into any genre.
It could be horror or thriller but it’s from the bad guy’s point of view.
Linda Bethea says:
This is helpful. I am looking for an agent for my first book. It is about a girl growing up in East Texas during The Great Depression, but I don’t want to label it biography or women’s fiction. The story is definitely from her viewpoint. It is 85% fact, but I don’t want to document like a biography.
This really helped. It’s the clearest explanation of how to choose a genre I’ve seen.
Emily Draster says:
For me I think after reading this would be three catgories with Action/adventure and Fantasy being the strongest and Thriller/suspense being the weak one.
I think this because my story is about five kids who learn skills to better their unique powers while also being controlled by their enemy, as well as figuring out big secrets.
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Karolyn H says:
Thanks for the helpful information. I’m a freelance editor, and most of my work involves proofreading and Copyediting. But I also offer critiquing to selective clients. The author I’m currently critiquing for, has asked which genre his book fits into. This is something I’ve never considered for the books I edit, because I’m not involved in the publishing aspect. But I’d like to give him a helpful answer. This article is very helpful for determining the main genre. But what about sub-genres? Should I just browse through Amazon, or do you know of another list of sub-genres posted somewhere that I could review? Thanks for any suggestions.
Karolyn
LOLImRadioactive says:
what category is my story in? here is it’s description:
Rockie isn’t normal. She is literally radioactive (Yes, again, but I wanted a better story than Wanted Girl.) and is on the run from the people who want to kill her after she escaped from the quarantine unit she was being held in before her execution. Now, scared, desperate and on the run, she is in more danger than she ever thought. The people who are after her are everywhere-and they are closing in…
Please tell me quickly!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bradley Charbonneau says:
Thanks for the breakdowns but especially the examples! I’m a bit of a Pantser so “I just write” and don’t know my genre, but I know it’s important for the readers to know, so I need to know. 🙂
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Help! My book is about a teen (so YA) who lives in the modern world (so Contemporary) who discovers Celtic fairy tales are actually her family history (so Fairy Tales/Fiction) and learns her family are druids/aka wizards (Fantasy) and must go back in time (Time Travel) to save her family from a curse. And I weave in Celtic history (so History.) I have no idea how to describe my book in BISAC.
sasha lawren says:
This is a very helpful article! Thank you. I have been exploring and flirting with the idea of writing a book for number of years but I don’t have a clue as to how to start! It can be women’s fiction because it’s about a woman’s journey through life and how she overcomes obstacles finally blossoming into what she always wanted to be. The story has some romance, sex and sexual abuse issues including others. I am trying to find the reasons why the audience would read my book! Since, nowadays there are so many books that are about women’s journey through life beating the odds; I am really confused about making it different. Any tips or ideas will be very much appreciated.
Sarah J. Nachin says:
My book’s genre is fiction with a subgenre of humor if there is such a thing. It also has fantasy elements but not like “Harry Potter” or “Lord of the Rings.”
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Can anyone help me figure out my books genre? Its about a teenage girl with schizophrenia who has blackouts because she doesn’t take her meds. But when she is conscious she’s bullied and all that. In the end, her mum and doctor realise that she hasn’t been taking her meds and her mum forces her to, but this actually makes the voices torment her so she ends up mixing all her pills with vodka and dying by intentional overdose.
Cathy Yardley says:
This is contemporary YA.
Olori Oghenemaero says:
Really gave me a better understanding. Thank you 💕🙏
Based on what you wrote, I’ve re-assessed my genre. My original thought was “NA Fantasy” because many of the characters are in their twenties in a fantasy world. Then I realized it wasn’t really about the challenge of growing up and experiencing new experiences. My story is primarily about the world and the quest.
That being said, is “Quest Fantasy” an acceptable genre?
I would say that Quest Fantasy is perfectly acceptable. Sounds good!
Ibidun says:
You wrote very good things about genre picking.
Victoria YinYang says:
Hi there. I seen you reply to your comments and loved the advice you gave… Help! I just turned 23 and just started writing, literally yesterday. Never seen myself as a writer or wanting a create a book, but after sitting down at my laptop yesterday I ended up spilling out 7,000 words in one sitting. Well needless to say, I decided to try to make something of it.
Long story short, I need help with the type of genre I’m creating. I would also like any advice for a new writer. I talk about my experience cheating after a 5 year relationship with my childhood sweetheart. I speak about the causes and effects from cheating to both the victim along with the cheater. I wanted to speak out about the socially taboo topic, which is unfortunately way to common. It aims towards giving advice to the cheater if they are interested in mending the relationship, but also comforting the victim by giving insight into a cheaters mind. I would also love to target anyone that finds themselves unhappy in a relationship, that is starting to go down a negative path of cheating or who is currently. I want to influence them away from it by sharing my personal experience.
I also am in infatuated with the matrix series. In my writing I explain how the world around us can negatively influence us, through a conditioned mindset, marketing, social media, etc. . In return that can lead to choices such as cheating. PLEASEEEE help. I’m thinking it’s a self help book, but I feel that I might be missing something. I plan on at least doubling the word count, if not more. I appreciate any advice and tips that you are able to give. Thank You!
Inga Buccella says:
I’m writing a historical fiction novel featuring 2 parallel timelines with 1 main female character in each.
There will be an overlap in the plots/ timelines.
Is this fantasy Or sci-fi ? Although there are traumatic points in the story, it is more mysterious, than murder mystery.
Can you name the genre? Womens Fiction seems quite broad. Thank you.
Sandra Tanner says:
My genre is mystery. My amateur sleuth is a woman trying to solve the who dunnit murder. There are bits of romance and suspense in the book . Should I just stick to the genre mystery?
Pam Sharp says:
Your article was very helpful. The novel I am preparing to attempt to launch has elements of romance and mystery but it is definitely paranormal because that is the main focus. Reading your article and the examples you provided allowed me to cut through all the sub themes and zero in on the actual audience I am trying to attract. Now to convince and agent! Thank you.
This is so tricky. My protagonist is a multi-phobic who wants to impress his love interest. In his pursuit, he steps on the wrong kind of toes, i.e. gangsters, ends up in prison, and has to fight his fears to clear his name and get the girl in the process. Adventure? Humor (is that a category?) Romantic comedy? Commercial fiction? Contemporary romance?
I’m really not sure. I usually call it humor, but the refusals are piling up. Maybe I’ve got it wrong.
Humor is (sort of) a genre, but it sounds like you’re writing perhaps a comedic action-adventure. The market’s probably a bit thin for that, from what I’ve seen. Because of the emphasis on the protagonist “winning the girl” it doesn’t feel like romance at all to me, not in the genre sense, despite the “getting the girl in the process” angle. You’ll probably want to look at what’s somewhat comparable to get a sense of how things that are similar are being marketed. I hope that helps!
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Adaptation for standard playing cards
ROOK may be played with standard playing cards by removing the 2s, 3s, and 4s from the deck and adding the joker to be used as the Rook Bird card. Thus, each 5 is worth 5 points, each ace and 10 is worth 10 points, and the joker is worth 20 points. Aces play high in tricks.
One common variant for a standard deck is played by five players and is scored individually, not in teams. As above, a single joker serves as the Rook; however, it acts as the lowest trump (not the highest) and must follow suit as normal. The full standard deck is used; each player is dealt ten cards, and the nest is three cards. When the bid-winner puts down the modified nest, he also names any card not in his new hand: the player with that card becomes the partner of the declarer, but may not reveal herself except by playing the named card. The bid-winner may call a card in the nest to forgo the right to a partner. There are six trump options: any of the four suits, "high no-trump", or "low no-trump". In high no-trump, the Rook serves as the only trump, and high cards take tricks as normal. In low no-trump, the lowest card of the suit led takes the trick, and again the Rook serves as the only trump. At the bid-winner’s option, either he or the player to his left may lead on the first trick. A hand is scored as if the declarer and his partner (if any) were one team, and the other three players were another. As above, aces are worth 15 points, kings 10, tens 10, fives 5, and the joker is worth 20 points.
Western New York Rook
The 1s 2s 3s and 4s are included in with the deal. Every player should have 13 cards and the "nest" or Kat (Kitty) should have 5. The Rook card is the lowest trump and is worth 20 points however you must follow suit whenever possible even with the Rook. The 1s are the highest of that one suit and are worth 15 points. When discarding cards in the Kat all counts must be face up to show how much the last trick could be worth. The last trick of the hand is worth 20 points and who ever takes the last trick gets all of the counts in the Kat. There are a total of 200 points every hand. The game ends at 500.
2-High Rook
Played very similarly to Western New York Rook. 1s, 2s, 3s and 4s are included with the deal. Each player has 13 cards, with 5 in the kitty. The Rook is the highest trump and can be played at any time. If the Rook is led, all players must also play trump cards, if possible. The Rook is worth 20, 2s 15, 1s and 10s 10 and 5s 5, making a total of 180 points per hand. The cards discarded after taking the kitty are not counted. The game ends at 500.
Alternatively, you can play with a standard deck of cards, using the Joker as the Rook and dealing 3 cards to the kitty.
Woodson Patrick Rook
This form of Rook is played in Eastern Kentucky and some parts of Ohio. The 1s 2s 3s and 4s are not included in the deal. The Rook Card is the highest trump and is worth 20 points, however, unlike other forms of Rook, the Rook must follow suit whenever possible. Each player is dealt six cards with three cards placed in the "widow", or "nest". Players then look at their cards and bid for the nest. The bidding ranges from 65-120. If a player "Shoots the Moon", that is they bid 120, then they automatically win the game if he or she makes that bid. Players who take the bid may also call "turn it" before they make trumps. "Turn It" refers to the nest takers right to turn the top card of the deck and has to make trumps based on that color (this usually happens if a player has colors that spread out like 3-2-2, etc.). An optional rule is that players may swap one card before the bidder calls trumps. Players and bidders alike may not discard game of any sort. After a color has been named trumps players may discard cards that are not trumps or game (although they can throw down trumps if they wish) and try to draw for better cards. The game continues until a team reaches 300. This type of Rook is often referred to as Poker Rook. This version of the game was named after its inventor and a legendary player named Woodson Patrick of Hager, Kentucky.
Western Kentucky Rook
This style of Rook is played with all 1s, 2s, 2s, and 4s dicarded save for the Red 1. 4 players divide into teams of 2. All players are dealt a hand of 9 cards with a 6 card widow, or nest. If a players hand contains no counting cards 5, 10, 14, Rook, or Red 1 then a misdeal is called and the hands are redealt. Bidding, then, procedes to the left of the dealer. Players may bid up 150 with the minimum bid being 70. Also, bidders may pass, they choose not to bid for widow, pass in-favor, which allows bidding to comtinue normally until bidding returns to the player that has passed in favor who then places his bid normally, (Note: Only one player per team my pass in-favor) and "Shoot the Moon, which is a bid of 150 and wins the game if the bid is made. Play continues with the window winner leading out and calling trumps. Scoring consists of 5=5, 10,14=10, Rook=20, and Red 1= 30. The Red 1 captures the Rook in this style of play. The Rook is the second dominant card in the deck. If the bidder goes set or doesn’t make his/her bid then that team is set back their bid and and the other team scores what they drew in through tricks. Play continues until one team has a score equal to or over 500.
26 thoughts on “Variations”
Jason July 8, 2011 at 5:27 am
I was wondering if you ever heard of a variation where the 2’s, 3’s, 4’s are removed. But the red 2 is included. The rook and red 2 is worth 20 each, 5’s=5, 10’s=10, 14’s=10 and the 1’s=15 for a total of 200 points. There are 10 cards dealt to each player (4) and 6 in the kitty. Play in teams of 2. The rook is top trump and the red 2 is next followed by 1,14, 13, 12 etc. The trump color is determined by the one who wins the bid and gets the kitty. The starting bid is 140. My family is from southwestern va (Coeburn) and that is the way they have played since the 50’s or 60’s. I have not heard of this variation anywhere else.
admin Post author September 12, 2011 at 10:43 pm
I have never heard of this variation but is sounds very fun. I like the added red 2 value. If I was to play with rook as high, I would prefer to play with this added element of the red 2 being 15. 6 in the kitty is a lot! That must really make the bidding crazy.
If I were to name it, I would call it: Red “to” Rook or Red Two Rook 🙂
christy June 4, 2012 at 8:15 am
yes this is how we have always plays too. i was starting to believe that we were the only ones. we play with the red 3 as the little rook . i am also from southwest va. st. paul so it muct be our own way of doing things
Ray March 13, 2013 at 2:30 am
We are from eastren ky.& We play the same way as you.but we use the black 3 as the little rook.
Roon September 4, 2014 at 12:44 am
We play without all 2,3&4 except Black 2. Black 2 is Top trump , then Rook. Delt 10 with 6 in kitty. Team that wins the most books takes the points in the kitty. We are in N. AL and it seems like most know this style around here.
Staten May 26, 2012 at 9:36 pm
In our family we play with 5-14 cards plus the red 1 and the rook card. Point cards are red 1=30 pts, rook=20 pts, 5=5, 10=10,14=10 which totals to 150 pts per round. We love to shoot the moon where you call your bid at 150 and you secure all the points, it will equal 500 pts. Of course if you are in the negative on points, playing to 500 pts. will not get you the game but it might place you near it. This way to play has always been fun.
Has anyone heard of rules of re deal or misdeal if a player isn’t dealt count card of ten or higher? Just would like people’s take on that. Thank you!
Gary September 2, 2012 at 10:39 am
We play the Eastern Kentucky variation of Rook. All 2s, 3s, and 4s are removed from the deck, leaving 45 cards including the Rook card. 1s are the high card in each color, so the card ranking goes (from highest to lowest) Rook-1-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5. The Rook counts as highest trunp in whatever color is trumps.The card values are :
Each 1 ……15 Points
Each 14 …..10 Points
Each 10…..10 Points
Each 5…..5 Points
The Rook…..20 Points
A total of 180 Points are possible in each round, or deal.
Jake December 6, 2012 at 12:15 pm
That’s how I play too Gary.
Craig Alexander May 29, 2018 at 5:55 pm
That’s our game in North Central Alabama. Only game I’ve ever known but these variants look very interesting. I knew Rook was very flexible but not this flexible. One of the greatest all time card games. Easy to catch a cheater too. LOLZ
What happens when the bibber gets the nest then discards only 4 cards not 5 ?
admin Post author January 16, 2014 at 5:34 am
This is not possible. The bidder must discard 5 cards total. They must end up with the same amount of cards in their hand as the rest of the players.
admin Post author July 23, 2014 at 9:50 pm
I don’t think this is legal. In our game, we call this cheating 🙂
Kevin September 3, 2014 at 7:43 pm
Lancaster PA rules
Four players, no set teams. Exclude 2s, 3s and 4s which leaves 45 cards including the Rook. The kitty has 5 cards and each person has only 10 cards in their hand.
1=15 pts, 14 & 10=10pts, 5=5pts, Rook=20pts, and there are no points for tricks. This is 180 points total.
To shoot the moon, you must announce this before you look at the kitty. Bidding 180 is not the same, because failing is -180 instead of -360 if you shoot the moon and miss.
You announce trump and your partner after you swap cards from your hand and the kitty. You do not need to announce if you hide points in the kitty. You call your partner by the card (“the black ace is my partner”). No one but the partner knows who the teams are until that card appears.
Now the fun part. Rook is 20 points and it is trump and it must follow suit. However, its value is 9.5, so it can take some tricks but not others if other trump is played.
When playing two tables (four players each), we wait for each round to end together. Highest four scores form the “upper” table and lowest four scores form the “lower” table. With each subsequent hand, players can be promoted or relegated between the two tables. The entire group (all tables) plays to 500.
Matthew Miller November 24, 2014 at 1:50 am
In northern Indiana, we play the same as Kevin’s “Lancaster PA rules”, but with Rook at 10.5 instead of 9.5. (We normally call this game “Rook ten and a half”).
We also play a five or six-player variant which follows the same rules except that the parters change every hand, with score counted collectively each hand but tallied individually. In addition to choosing trump, the winner of the bid calls a certain card, and the holder of that card is his or her partner. (And the other three players together trying to set.) The fun twist is that this is secret from everyone (including the bid winner) until the card is played, and if that card is (for example) an off-suit 1, it may not be apparent for several rounds.
(This works best with 5, but if there are 6 people who want to play, better than leaving someone out!)
Oops… one more Lancaster PA rule. The partner receives only half the points of the bid (positive or negative). This leads to the behavior that every individual needs to take the bid to remain viable in the scoring.
DJ December 10, 2014 at 3:33 pm
Ok I am a longtime Rook Player from south central Kentucky and I can’t find anywhere on line where people play the game using the Rules that I have grown up with. I admit I a very biased as to my preference. I have played a lot of versions but none come close to the strategy and skill involved in playing the game we refer to as Rooker low. The rules are quite simple. 120 points per hand no 1s, 2s, 3s,or 4s in play, 41 cards. The Rook catches 10 and down in trumps (10.5) It must follow suit and it is worth 20 points. Low bid is 90 max bid 120. 360 points make a game. 9 cards are dealt 5 cards are placed in the nest or widow whatever you want to call it. High bidder gets the nest and discards 5 cards. Standard play ensures, you must follow suit unless you are void of a suit then you may trump. This makes for a very complex amount of strategy. It is important to capture the Rook but it is not a simple matter of if you have it you can bid. Many bids of 120 are made without the Rook, and may Bids of 100 or less are not made with the Rook. Everything is possible with or without it. It’s all about the strategy. I have seen people in our area play a lifetime and some become very skilled at the strategy and others do not. I urge you to try this variation and take your Rook experience to a new level. We call regular rook “kiddie rook” because of the simplicity of it.
James Lancaster January 6, 2016 at 3:57 pm
We play a lot of Rook in Northwest Central Kentucky. We play just like DJ describes it, but with a slight few changes. We exclude 1s, 2s, 3s, and 4s and we also exclude the Rook card, for a total of 40 cards. Each player is dealt 9 cards, usually 3 at a time, and only 4 cards are placed in the widow or nest. The first card laid cannot be a trump, and trumps cannot be played until one player is unable to follow suit. Partners sit across from one another as usual. There is only a total of 100 points in the game and the starting minimum bid is 65. We usually stop at 300, but some games, when drinking is involved, can go up to 500.
NichySteves March 23, 2016 at 5:53 am
Finally I’ve met someone that plays the way my family does. This feels like a very rare version of the game, without the rook which the game is NAMED after. I play to 500 every weekend with my family after dinner. We’re from Michigan. It really is the best way to play. No chance involved, no bs stuck with ones. Only skill.
Vicki January 31, 2016 at 2:06 pm
We are from north central Arkansas and have always played exactly this way. You are right–it is the only way to play!
admin Post author March 15, 2015 at 10:49 pm
Haha DJ, “kiddie rook” nice! I have played the version you refer to, with rook being 10.5 and minus all the low cards. I like this version of Rook as well. The only downfall I have noticed is how much the Nest or Widow effects the game. 5 extra cards to trade when you only have 9 means almost 50% of your hand can change by the nest. We usually play that you can only trade 3 of the 5 cards, but that still gives you extra knowledge of what’s not in the other player’s hands.
I personally prefer this same version of the game, but including the 1s, 2s, 3s, and 4s. The luck of a good or bad nest plays less of a role in my opinion.
Robert Thatch May 19, 2015 at 10:06 pm
We play a double deck, leaving out the 1-4 cards and 6-8, except for two 8s, leaving a deck of 60. There are two Rooks, valued at the 10-1/2 of trumps. Rooks must follow suit. there is no nest and no special use of “1” cards or the “Red 1.” There is more strategy, since even the 14 of trumps can be taken, if you are caught with a singleton and someone leads the other 14 of trump.
admin Post author May 20, 2015 at 4:34 pm
Wow, that sounds cool. What happens when two cards of the same value are played. Who wins it? For example, player 1 plays a 10, and then player 2 plays a 10 as well. Does player 1 win the trick or player 2?
michael October 31, 2015 at 11:18 am
I have played rook 1 way since I was a kid and my family and myself love it! Remove all 3’s and 4’s except the black 4. Use a 6 card nest/kitty. Minimum bid is 180 with a max “shoot the moon” of 300. Play to 1000 or more (we usually do 2500 to make it longer and more fun).
Rook – 20
13, 12, 11 (fillers)
9,8,7,6 (fillers)
The black 4 and rook count as whatever trump is called! Hope this variation brings some fun to yall like it has me all these years!
Tim Wayne May 30, 2017 at 7:54 pm
Ok, I see there are a lot of variations and some look really fun! The version we play in Iowa……yes, Iowa. Some of my buddies & I try to play once a week. We play the Red One Variation with enhancements on our part. To make the game better. We take out the 1’s(except the red one), 2’s and 3’s. The bird is included and the Red One is top dog (30pts) followed by the bird (20 pts.) Variation: the 13 becomes the count card, not the 14, allows for more skill. There are 6 cards in the nest and bidding begins at 70. 150 total points per hand. play to 500. Another twist we have is if you are dealt all four 4’s and you take the bid and make it you get an x-tra 100 points. You have to keep the fours in your hand. I tried it twice and got set! If you know of any tournaments up north let me know. Rook on!!!
Brandon Wernert September 20, 2017 at 8:27 pm
This is the version that I inherited from my family growing up in Southern Indiana. We exclude 1s, 2s, 3s, and 4s. The Rook is top dog but is not worth any points. Also, we play where 13 is the count card instead of 14 (5 = 5pts, 10 = 10pts, 13 = 10pts). Although the counters add up to 100, we bid out of 120. If your team wins a hand you get the amount you bid (i.e. if you bid 95 and win the hand, you get 95 pts for that round). In order for the non-bidding team to win the hand, they need to get 5 more than difference of 120 and the bid (i.e. if the bidding team bids 95 then the other team needs to capture 30 pts to win the hand). Not sure where this version came from or who else plays with these variations but it’s the only version I knew until I got older! Would love to get feedback and learn if anyone else has played with these rules!
WGarrett November 17, 2018 at 5:19 pm
For over 40 years I’ve been playing Rook in NW Georgia with my family with 46 cards in the deck. This is how my parents played, and it’s the same game my grandparents played throughout their lives. The 2s and 3s are removed from the deck. The 4s are removed, EXCEPT for the Green 4 – , which is kept as the highest counting card (always trump, same as the Rook card).
Ten cards are dealt to each of the four players. Six cards go in the “kitty”, with top card showing.
There are a total of 200 points possible, so bidding usually tops out around 145 points (150 for a good hand).
The rank of the cards (and associated points) are listed below:
Green 4 = 20 pts
Rook = 20 pts
1 = 15 pts
14 = 10 pts
5 = 5 pts
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Women offenders
A directory of resources for women offenders
Women offenders have different needs
The fact that women make up only 5% of the prison population and 15% of those on probation means their needs are often overlooked by a system which is focused on the profile and behaviour of male offenders.
Some of the key inequalities are:
71% of female prisoners suffer from two or more mental disorders (including personality disorder, psychosis, neurosis, alcohol misuse and drug dependence).
• Women are 69 times more likely to die in the week following their release from prison than women in the general population.
• 39% of female prisoners are hazardous drinkers, compared to less than 25% of women in the general population.
• 70% of women entering prison require clinical detoxification.
• 40% of female prisoners have a long-standing physical disability, and over 30% of young women in custody report a long-standing physical complaint.
• Women accounted for over 25% of the incidents of self-harm in prisons in 2013, despite making up less than 5% of the prison population.
These facts are well-known and there is a cross-party consensus that the Corston report which recommended a system change and services to prevent women being criminalised in the first place should be implemented.
However, there has been little progress in the decade since Baroness Corston published her report (2007) and funding cuts have put particular pressure on services for women offenders in recent years.
Nonetheless, there are a number of organisations specifically dedicated to work with women offenders and this resource page lists the main organisations which can help.
Inevitably, many good examples have been left out. If you run or have experience of an organisation which provides support to families, please: Get in touch.
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Since this page was launched, agenda, (the Alliance for Women and Girls at Risk) and AVA (Against Violence and Abuse) have launched an excellent resource for women facing multiple disadvantage across England and Wales. “Mapping the Maze” aims to identify what and where services exist for women experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, poor mental health, offending and complex needs and lets you search for helping organisations in your local area.
I recommend Mapping The Maze as a great first step to find help for local organisations working with women offenders.
Resources are divided into two sections; national organisations working with women offenders and local women’s centres who provide services for women offenders.
Birth Companions believes that practical and emotional support is particularly important for pregnant women and mothers seperated from small babies who are in prison, because they are one of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in Britain. Birth Companions visit Peterborough and Bronzefield prisons every week to offer support to pregnant women and new mothers as well as women who have recently separated from their babies.
Choices Islington provides Choice for Change, trained counsellors to support women in Bronzefield & Downview around issues with pregnancy, child or parenting loss, and the I am Project which helps women in the same two prisons with a relational literacy programme.
Coaching Inside and Out (CIAO) began with women in HMP Styal and now also challenges and supports men and young people in prison and the community with life coaching techniques used by business leaders. Clients test their assumptions, realise their strengths, find their own solutions and improve their lives and the lives of others by getting to the root of their problems, beliefs and hopes. The charity also encourages others to provide and commission coaching. [Special 20% discount on Coaching Behind Bars book here.]
Clean Break uses theatre to keep the subject of women in prison on the cultural radar, helping to reveal the damage caused by the failures of the criminal justice system. Through our unique repertory of new plays and our education programmes, we raise difficult questions, inspire debate, and help to effect profound and positive change in the lives of women with experience of the criminal justice system.
The Griffins Society sponsors research to bring about change in how women and girls are dealt with in the criminal justice system.
Hibiscus Initiatives supports foreign national, migrant and BMER women in the criminal justice and immigration system as well as in the community.
Muslim Women in Prison currently operates at HMP/YOI New Hall and Askham Grange prisons assessing the client’s needs prior to release and providing resettlement support. Support includes assistance with housing, benefits access, family mediation, help sourcing volunteering opportunities and if possible employment, signposting/referrals to agencies and support networks. For further information contact Sarah divan (Prisoner Rehab Coordinator) or Ishtiaq Ahmed (Project Advisor) on 01274 521792 email: [email protected]
Pause works with women who have experienced, or are at risk of, repeat removals of children from their care. It aims to break this cycle and give women the opportunity to develop new skills and responses that can help them create a more positive future.
The Re-Unite project aims to address a long-known failing of the criminal justice system: that women exiting prison can’t get custody of their children because they don’t have a family house, and are unable to access family housing because they don’t have custody of their children. Not only does this mean that ex-offenders are placed at increased risk of homelessness and re-offending, but it also keeps mothers away from their children and prevents them from reuniting as a family.
Women’s Breakout is a membership organisation of 58 organisations that form a network of service providers who work with women in contact with the criminal justice system across England and Wales; providing a collective voice for the women who are working to support this cohort of women – using their collective knowledge and experiences to bring strategic change in respect of women impacted by the Criminal Justice System. [Women’s Breakout is in the process of merging with Clinks.]
Women in Prison is a national charity supporting women affected by the criminal justice system. Delivering a range of support and advice in prisons and the community, it campaigns to radically reduce the women’s prison population from around 3,900 to 2,020 or less by the year 2020. In addition to running three Women Centres, the charity provides advice and advocacy services in women’s prisons, including a magazine written by, and for, women affected by the criminal justice system.
Working Chance is the UK’s only specialist recruitment consultancy for women with criminal convictions. They have made over 1,300 successful work placements since 2009. In 2015, Working Chance also began supporting young women leaving care into work – to tackle the “care-to-prison pipeline”. They work across London, Manchester and the surrounding areas, and have an office within HMP Downview. Working Chance places women into paid employment and voluntary/work experience placements with a range of mainstream employers and delivers vital employability training. In addition, they provide support services covering housing, debt and money management, domestic abuse and counselling.
Women’s Centres
Arun and Chichester – My sister’s house
Barrow – The Well Communities runs a women only abstinent recovery house.
Brighton Women’s Centre
Calderdale and Kirklees
Cambridge Women’s Resource Centre
Gloucester & Swindon (run by the Nelson Trust)
Lancashire Women’s Centres
Norfolk 4women Centre
North Wales Women’s Centre
Nottingham Women’s Centre
Salford Together Women Project
Sheffield – KeyChanges
Tees Valley
Yorkshire & Humberside – Together Women
Wakefield – Well Women Centre
Wirral – Tomorrow’s Women
You can find a number of other resources on my site, all of which are free-to-access and/or download. These include:
An Offender employment resource pack
A resource pack for working with offenders’ families
A resource pack for working with veteran offenders
The Transforming Rehabilitation Resource Pack
The Innovation Showcase – an overview of the latest innovations in the drugs and crime sector
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Herewith Chris Woollums news letter for today ...... I “ditto” everything he says. ... Sal
What an eventful year! I suppose the most significant event in 2012 for readers was that the American Cancer Society produced a report talking of an 'EXPLOSION' in research into complementary therapies since 2006 and the spokesperson refering to 'OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE' for the conclusions of the report - namely that diet and exercise could not only increase survival times but prevent a cancer returning. The National Cancer Institute in America then endorsed this report. No such joy from UK Health authorities. As if the overbearing influence of the drug companies on UK cancer charities and health authorities were not enough, we still have potentially dangerous and rather myopic skeptics trying to convince cancer patients there is no evidence to support complementary therapies in cancer! How can all this possibly help you to find good health?
In the midst of the darkness, CANCERactive has been bringing you the positive news on how you can empower yourself for nearly 10 years now. We also told you years ago that sunshine and sleep (via the hormone melatonin) could help prevent cancer, while others told you to stay out of the sun and stood against the sale of melatonin. We told you that a Rainbow Diet across the week, coupled with 'light, daily exercise' was important in both prevention and cure and that simple everyday things like aspirin, sodium bicarbonate, curcumin, green tea and resveratrol could significantly reduce metastases; that daily fish oils could reduce precancerous inflammation and polyps. All this has been confirmed in 2012. We have told you consistently that vitamin D was not only an important cancer preventer but should be included in every cancer patient's integrative treatment programme (and that vitamin K helps its action), that grape seed extract, pine bark extract and herbs astragalus, cat's claw and echinacea were important immune boosters, and all this was confirmed in 2012 by important research studies. We have stressed the need to avoid cows' dairy and sugar (glucose and high fructose corn syrup) - research shows that people with the highest blood levels of these sugars develop more cancers and survive least. We have championed Ablation or HIFU (for prostate cancer and breast cancer) - research continues to confirm this non-invasive treatment works; we have explained the benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy in reducing and even correcting radiotherapy damage (more research in 2012); and we told you all about cancer stem cells and how they have to be eradicated if cancer is to be kicked out of your body. 'Experts' have poured scorn on their existence - first mooted by embryologist John Beard in 1906. But three studies in 2012 proved their existence and role in 2012 - confirming that chemotherapy drugs were currently almost useless against them (in fact they may make matters worse), but (as always) we brought you the research on the natural compounds being shown to deal with them successfully. But then we warn you of other things too as we believe its your right to know the truth: We told you years ago that screening mammograms did more harm than good (confirmed in 2012), that rushing into prostate surgery was counter productive (confirmed in 2012), that surgery could spread cancer but there are things you can do to reduce the risk (confirmed in 2012); that EMFs from WiFi, masts and mobile phones were dangerous (EuroMPs have now passed a resolution and the WHO declared EMFs potentially carcinogenic) .... and more. Frankly, when we read that more people are surviving cancer we are pleased and excited because we know exactly why. The answer is not the usual tosh about earlier diagnosis (where? what?) and better drugs (which new drugs actually cure cancer?), but the huge public movement to 'Self-Empowerment'. Real people saying 'Enough!' and taking control of their own lives and their own treatment plan. Twenty years ago in Britain there were virtually no complementary cancer centres, no internet access, no research studies, no CANCERactive. The drug-funded charities think this counts for nothing; indeed, that your own efforts count for nothing too! But we all know differently - 2013 will be an even better year. The Integrative movement is ever stronger by the day. Gradually the truth will come out and more and more people building their own disciplined treatment plans will survive. So, as I wish you a Happy New Year, let me suggest a simple new year's resolution: SHARE THE TRUTH. It can save lives.
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Westfield Annapolis
Westfield Annapolis Stores and Hours
Westfield Annapolis offers a wealth of opportunity for retailers wishing to appeal to the affluent Chesapeake Bay lifestyle.
Mall Info
Mall Name: Westfield Annapolis
Mall Address: 2002 Annapolis Mall
Mall Phone Number: (410) 266-5432
# Store Locations: 227
Retail Space: 1,460,983 square feet (larger than 95% malls in Maryland)
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100% Pure Located on Ground Level (443) 440-5698
A'Gaci Located on Ground Level (443) 714-8501
Acacia Nail & Spa Located on Ground Level (410) 224-7200
Adidas Level: 1 Store: 1902 (410) 571-6639 Men's & Women's Clothing
Aerie Level: 1 Store: 1320 (410) 266-3616 Women's Clothing
Aeropostale Level: 1 Store: 126 (410) 224-1100 Men's & Women's Clothing
ALDO Level: 1 Store: 56 (410) 897-0036 Men's & Women's Shoes
Amazon Pop-Up Located on Ground Level (410) 571-3757
American Apparel Level: 1 Store: 1335 (410) 266-5850 Men's & Women's Clothing
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Ann Taylor Level: 1 Store: 1508 (410) 573-2053 Women's Clothing
Annapolis Cafe & Grill Located on Ground Level (410) 266-5657
Annapolis Custom Tailor Level: 1 (410) 266-6949
Annapolis Ice Cream Located on Ground Level (443) 221-2851
Annapolis Pottery Level: 1 Store: 1456 (410) 573-4873
Apple Level: 1 Store: 086 (410) 224-5877 Electronics & Tech
Applebee's Bar & Grill Level: 1 Store: 7000 (410) 573-0078
Arby's Level: 1 Store: 180 (410) 224-2370
AT&T Level: 1 Store: 9003 (410) 571-1770 Men's & Women's Accessories
Auntie Anne's Pretzels Level: 1 Store: 9018 (410) 573-0870
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Bank of America Level: 1 Store: 0000 (443) 837-1760
bareMinerals Level: 1 Store: 1448 (410) 266-5210 Health & Beauty
Bath & Body Works Level: 1 Store: 119 (410) 573-1942 Health & Beauty
Best Buy Mobile Level: 1 Store: 1410 (410) 571-6369 Men's & Women's Accessories
Blue Heron Bags Level: 1 Store: k16 (410) 573-5317
Body Mod By Painful Pleasures Level: 1 (410) 573-5009
Bow-Tie Cinemas Level: 1 Store: 302 (410) 224-1145
Brighton Level: 1 Store: 1555 (410) 573-9814 Women's Accessories
Brookstone Level: 1 Store: 1420 (410) 266-9799 Electronics & Tech
Brow Art 23 Level: 1 Store: 0000 (410) 266-9770 Health & Beauty
Buckle Level: 1 Store: 165 (410) 266-3338 Men's & Women's Clothing
Build-A-Bear Workshop Level: 1 Store: 1496 (410) 897-0828 Toys & Games
Café Rio Located on Ground Level (443) 603-1900
California Pizza Kitchen Level: 1 Store: 1460 (410) 573-2060
Call it Spring Level: 1 (410) 266-6786 Men's & Women's Shoes
Candy World Level: 1 Store: 0000 (410) 266-6625 Cards, Books & Gifts
Capital Teas Located on Ground Level
Cellairis Level: 1 Store: 9007 Men's & Women's Accessories
Champs Sports Level: 1 Store: 0128 (410) 573-1977 Men's & Women's Clothing
Charleys Philly Steaks Located on Ground Level (845) 596-1568
Charlotte Russe Level: 1 Store: 150 (410) 573-6901 Women's Clothing
Charming Charlie Level: 1 Store: 1810 (410) 224-5691 Women's Accessories
Charms Galore Level: 1 Store: 9023 (410) 571-8500
Chick-fil-A Level: 1 Store: 0176 (410) 266-8680
Chipotle Mexican Grill Level: 1 Store: 0185 (410) 897-1925
Cinnabon Level: 1 Store: 195
CJ Watch & Jewelry Repair Level: 1 Store: 1202 (410) 266-8210
Claire's Level: 1 Store: 62 (410) 266-5305 Women's Accessories
Clarks Shoes Level: 1 Store: 0054 (410) 573-1027 Men's & Women's Shoes
Color Stone Level: 1 Store: 107 (410) 224-4495
Comfy Feet Located on Ground Level
Crabtree & Evelyn Level: 1 Store: 0117A (410) 224-3495 Health & Beauty
Crate & Barrel Level: 1 Store: 1905 (410) 224-2048 Home Goods
Crazy 8 Level: 1 Store: 1800 (410) 571-1561 Children's Clothing
Crocs Level: 1 Store: 67 (410) 224-2657 Men's & Women's Shoes
Cup+Cake Blvd Located on Ground Level (443) 930-2183
Curry Masala Located on Ground Level (410) 224-0824
Dairy Queen / Orange Julius Level: 1 Store: 137A (410) 897-9155
dippin' dots Located on Ground Level (202) 258-4082
DTLR Level: 1 Store: 148 (410) 266-0541 Men's Clothing
Eddie Bauer Level: 1 Store: 1444 (410) 266-0503 Men's & Women's Clothing
Express Level: 1 Store: 0119 (410) 573-1173 Men's & Women's Clothing
f.y.e. - For Your Entertainment Level: 1 (410) 266-1342 Entertainment
Fashion Time Level: 1 Store: 9006 (410) 266-5404 Men's & Women's Accessories
Fashion to Figure Located on Ground Level (410) 412-8977 Women's Clothing
Fast Fix Jewelry & Watch Repair Level: 1 Store: 189 (410) 266-6235 Jewelry & Watches
Finish Line Level: 1 Store: 0169 (410) 573-5217 Men's & Women's Clothing
Five Guys Level: 1 Store: 1046 (410) 573-0581
Floyd's 99 Barbershop (443) 221-2444 Health & Beauty
Foot Locker Level: 1 Store: 161 Men's & Women's Clothing
Forever 21 Level: 1 Store: 164 (410) 266-3710 Men's & Women's Clothing
Fossil Level: 1 Store: 1275 (410) 571-8567 Men's & Women's Clothing
Francesca's Collections Level: 1 (410) 266-5061 Women's Clothing
Free People Located on Ground Level (410) 224-2686 Women's Clothing
Fresh Healthy Cafe Located on Ground Level (410) 573-6555
Gamestop Level: 1 Store: 179 (410) 224-4220 Entertainment
Gap Kids Level: 1 Store: 1408 (410) 573-2087 Children's Clothing
Garage Level: 1 Store: 1280 (410) 266-1333 Women's Clothing
Gift Cards Level: 2 (410) 266-5432
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GNC Level: 1 Store: 197 (410) 266-1310 Grocery & Pharmacy
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Hot Topic Level: 1 Store: 0166 (410) 571-9806 Women's Clothing
ICING Level: 1 Store: 1330 (410) 266-7148 Women's Accessories
iFixandRepair Located on Ground Level (410) 575-1386 Electronics & Tech
Infinite Beauty Located on Ground Level (410) 266-7310
Intouch Wireless T-Mobile Level: 1 Store: 9037 (410) 412-4764
J Crew Level: 1 Store: 1400 (410) 573-4879 Men's & Women's Clothing
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Kay Jewelers Level: 1 Store: 133A (410) 266-5215 Men's & Women's Accessories
Kids Foot Locker Located on Ground Level (410) 224-2420 Children's Shoes
Kiko Milano Located on Ground Level (667) 225-4558
Kokopelli Located on Ground Level (410) 266-7111 Women's Clothing
L'Occitane Level: 1 Store: 1793 (410) 573-2391 Health & Beauty
LEGO Level: 1 Store: 0142 (410) 224-0061 Toys & Games
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Lids Level: 1 Store: 151 (410) 224-5884 Men's & Women's Accessories
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Lolli And Pops Located on Ground Level (410) 989-7990
Lord & Taylor Level: 1 Store: 0065 (410) 897-4865 Department
LoveSac Level: 1 Store: 144 (410) 266-8815 Home Goods
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Luggage Plus Located on Ground Level (410) 224-3672
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Men's Wearhouse Level: 1 Store: 110 (410) 266-7317 Men's Clothing
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt Located on Ground Level (410) 266-5749
Mezeh Grill Level: 1 (410) 571-0600
Michael Kors Located on Ground Level (410) 224-0594 Women's Clothing
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It is not so much that there is a fine line between poverty and injustice, in a more apt metaphor, they are two sides of the same coin. Where there is poverty, there is some level of injustice contributing to it. And where there is injustice, there is always some resulting poverty. It is, I suppose, possible to address one issue without concerning oneself with the other. It is, however, in my opinion, ineffective and disingenuous. Poverty, not defined simply as a lack of resources, but more properly as a debasement of dignity, always implies inequity and exploitation. To attempt to enrich persons without empowering them is to leave unchallenged the systems that have sustained their poverty and to create new systems of exploitive dependency. To rail against injustice without compassion for the poor is to be dismissive of complex and intricate relationships, and indiscriminately ignite a blaze that consumes everything along its path. For substantive change, for development, for liberation, for empowerment, for whatever we want to call it, to occur, a sensitive, balanced response to the realities of poverty and injustice is required. It is the rare individual that finds and appreciates that delicate balance, and their procuring it has usual come at an extremely high personal price.
On October 22, 2011, two university students were executed by members of the Honduran National Police. One of them, Rafael Alejandro Vargas Castellanos, was the son of the rector of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), Julieta Castellanos. How does a mother reconcile herself to the shameful and senseless slaughter of her son? How does a public figure reconcile herself to the violence and corruption of her government? Perhaps these two questions and their variations have tortured Julieta Castellanos since that tragic day. But those same two questions have also inspired and motivated her. She demanded justice, accountability, and disclosure. She initiated the beginnings of reform. As she traveled further along this painful journey, she touched upon the heart of Honduras. Would anyone have blamed Julieta Castellanos if she sought revenge? But would revenge be a fitting tribute to her son? Would revenge express her great love for Honduras? Would revenge sate the hunger of her people for justice? Her painful journey asks of her the more demanding search for reconciliation. Maybe it is that soul wrenching search for reconciliation where the response to poverty and injustice meet.
Julieta’s journey brought her to one of the poorest municipalities in all of Honduras on Tuesday. San Marcos de la Sierra pulled out all the stops to give Rector Castellanos a celebratory welcome. Even in this, however, the degree of San Marcos’ poverty is highlighted. The band that welcomed her so festively is not from San Marcos, but rather a neighboring municipality. San Marcos de la Sierra cannot afford the instruments to have its own band. But Julieta, and the other officials from UNAH, are gracious to have been so well received. The university and Miguel Angel Bautista, the mayor of the town, are signing a covenant relationship. The agreement commits the university to make available its many and varied resources to address the inadequacies and challenges San Marcos faces. In the context of the meeting, Manuel Lainez, Shoulder to Shoulder’s Supervisor of Health Promoters at the San Marcos clinic, outlined many of the challenges: personal and public health, unemployment, infant mortality, clean water, running water, electricity, infrastructure, and the list goes on. Delicias is one of the many communities within the municipality that is isolated to the point of being almost unreachable. It is reachable only on foot and that takes four hours. Building a road would be a herculean ask, but perhaps one the university could consider.
Over the next three years, UNAH will work collaboratively with Shoulder to Shoulder and the people of San Marcos toward development, empowerment, and the eradication of poverty. When Julieta took the microphone to address the dignitaries, the press, and the citizens of San Marcos, she was insistent that they had not come to rescue San Marcos. More importantly, the university was coming to partner, join forces, make alliances, and establish covenant. We like to say “work Shoulder to Shoulder.” Both parties have much to gain in their covenant, but perhaps more importantly it is about the relationship itself. It is in the relationship where enrichment replaces poverty and where dignity, respect, and integrity secure justice. It is that relationship, that difficult relationship, where the proper, balanced, sensitive response to injustice and poverty occur.
I felt personally very honored to have listened to Julieta Castellanos and witnessed the historic covenant agreement. Julieta is a well-educated and accomplished woman, a social worker and sociologist. She is competent and powerful. She will pull together the resources of the university and focus them on the challenges that San Marcos faces. But none of this is the reason for which I am hopeful and confident of success. Julieta Castellano does not fear to embrace the pain of another. The integrity of her love and pain for her son yield a just and caring response.
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Heading Home
Posted on October 28, 2018 by ssbb-admin
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三)
If it weren’t for work, Duncan would have been parked somewhere quiet on a night like this, tucked into his sleeping bag with a book and a mug of tea. The rain mottled the windshield between swipes of the wipers, and the glare of the van’s headlights made the downpour into a pewter sheet that obscured the road. Even as he slowed to fifteen going downhill he could feel the wheels want to slip. He slowed even more as he came to the curve, acutely aware that there was nothing but a corrugated steel guardrail and a few wooden posts between him and an emphatic encounter with the Canadian Shield, sixty feet below.
Through the deluge, his headlights glinted on something light-coloured and moving–not a birch tree, not a reflective highway sign. He braked instinctively, fishtailed, and managed to skid to a gravelly stop halfway onto the narrow shoulder.
The man on the edge of the road paused in his backwards walk and lowered his extended thumb. Duncan flashed his headlights on and off, and leaned over to crack open the door.
“Nasty night,” he said, as the hitchhiker settled into the passenger seat.
“Better now,” the young man said, giving him a quick grin and slicking a dirty-blond cowlick back from his forehead. His cheeks were ruddy from the chill; his tan bomber jacket and cuffed jeans were soaked dark with water.
Duncan reached past him to pull the door closed. The scent of rain rose off the man like a cologne. Biting down on a reflexive urge to tell him to buckle up, Duncan checked his mirrors and pulled away from the shoulder cautiously. “Where are you headed?”
“Not so far down the road. The turnoff’s about five miles north of Dorset.” He wiped his wet hand on his barely-less-wet thigh. “Thanks for the lift. I’m Jack.”
“Duncan.” Jack didn’t give any sign of being cold, but Duncan turned the dial on the temperamental heating a few notches up. “How’d you end up walking in this?”
Jack waved a hand airily. “Oh, me and my friend Lonnie went up to Dwight. We were going to get hamburgers and go to the movies, but we ran into Walter Cusack, who said he was having a little barn dance, seeing as it was Saturday and some of the army boys were on leave. Lonnie didn’t want to stay for it, so I said, fine, I’ll go by myself and make my own way home. One of the fellas gave me a lift, but I had him drop me off.”
“He didn’t offer to drive you all the way?” In Duncan’s experience, country people were usually generous with strangers needing a drive. There was a lot of empty space to cross out here.
“He did, but let’s say the cab fare was a little more than I wanted to pay.” Jack laughed.
The rain washed over the windshield like a bucket of thrown water. Jack leaned forward to look up through the dark. “It’s really coming down, isn’t it? Good thing you came along.”
“It’s not a nice night to be out. Dangerous, too, walking along the road like that.”
“I was hoping my luck would hold.”
During the day, the trees opened up here and there to scenic vistas over Lake of Bays. Now, the van might as well have been in a tunnel for all Duncan could see past the road. Any lone lighted windows were drowned in the storm, and most people hadn’t opened their cottages up for the season this early anyway.
“I hope your friend’s not too worried about you,” Duncan said.
“Maybe not. I’m later than I thought I’d be, but he wasn’t best pleased with me.” Jack folded his arms. “Do you think it’s shallow for a fella to want to go out and have a good time?”
“Shallow? No, I don’t think so. Most people need to be around other people.” Duncan, being the way he was, needed more solitude than most; other people’s thoughts intruded on him, other people’s emotions seeped into his own like tea staining fresh water. And his work, which was the most meaningful thing in his life by far, kept him uprooted and moving. “But I don’t think you have to be exactly the same to be friends.”
“We sure ain’t the same, that’s God’s own truth. Give him his rocks and trees to paint and he’s happy as a clam. Me, if I didn’t have work to go out to every day, I’d go plumb loco.” He laughed again.
An SUV emerged from a driveway up ahead and sped towards them, high-beams like a searchlight. Duncan’s hands tightened on the steering wheel. The van’s dash and seats washed white, and then the vehicle passed them with a wet, derisive hiss.
“Goddamn fool,” Jack said, voice a little high.
“It’s a little too slippery out to be in that much of a hurry,” Duncan agreed.
“He needs to watch himself. Someone could get killed.”
They were both quiet for a time. The rain lessened a little, turning from a curtain to silver pinpoints in the van’s headlights.
“So,” Jack said, “do you have anyone special? A girl or…anyone?”
“Not me.” Acquaintances, co-workers, men he’d spent half an hour or a night with, sure, but anything long-term was never going to be in the cards.
“When me and Lonnie met, I knew straightaway he was it for me.” Duncan could feel him in Jack’s thoughts, an absentminded gentleness. “I stayed for the night and never left.”
“How long ago was that?”
“Six years. Good years, but…” Jack shrugged with one shoulder. “It ain’t always easy.”
“I’ve heard that.” And felt the truth of it in others’ minds and hearts, and felt their yearning for companionship anyway.
Jack stared out the black mirror of the window. “He doesn’t say it, but he thinks I’m going to leave him.”
“He knows I go with other fellas sometimes, that’s not what bothers him. He thinks that wanting to go to parties means I’m getting bored of him, or of living way out here with him–like I should go back to the city, look for someone more like me. But he’s the one I want. He’s the one I’ll come back to, every time.” Jack picked at a thread fraying from his jacket cuff. “I think if I lived forever I still wouldn’t be able to make him understand that. Here, this is the road.”
A clump of signs adorned a mangy cedar tree, families or the names of couples burned or painted onto planks of wood. The dogleg turn led into a road that was wide enough for two cars to pass, but just barely. Naked, reaching twigs scraped against the doors; the van lurched into a rut and out again.
“It’s not far,” Jack said, as they passed a driveway, red reflectors on posts kindling under the touch of the van’s headlights. On the other side of the road, a gate with peeling white paint lay across a gap in the trees like fallen bones. “We’re all alone out here, but Lonnie likes it that way.”
“I told you. As long as he’s here, I’m here.”
Duncan glanced over. Jack was a moonlight-pale figure in the glow of the dashboard. “Maybe he understands more than you think.”
Jack’s smile was wistful. “Maybe. I hope so. Here we are.”
Duncan turned into the broad, paved driveway. Under the canopy of mature pines, the force of the rain ebbed and quieted. His headlights flashed on a shoebox of modernist glass, black now.
“Just a little cabin, and maybe it’s seen better days, but it’s ours,” Jack said. He stretched. “It’s good to finally be home.” He peered into the night, and let out a sigh. “He didn’t leave a light on.”
“Perhaps he’s not here.”
“Where would he have gone without me?”
Duncan switched the engine off. The headlights faded, and he stared into the dark for a few moments, until his eyes accustomed to the gleam of the wet asphalt and the faintly glowing solar lights along the path to the house’s front door.
“Thanks for the ride. It was real good of you to stop.”
“It’s fine if you want to sit and wait until there’s a let-up in the rain,” Duncan said.
“Maybe I will.” Jack drew one knee up and swiveled in his seat. Speculation lit his eyes. “Like I said, Lonnie doesn’t mind if I go with other fellas.”
Jack rested his hand on Duncan’s thigh, a spot of chill through his jeans. Duncan regarded Jack with eyes and thought both. He wouldn’t ordinarily have stood in the uneasy gap between two men who loved each other and were making each other unhappy, but Jack clearly had something he needed to work through. “What do you have in mind?”
Jack trailed his fingers towards Duncan’s belt, leaning forward. He touched his tongue to his own bottom lip and looked up at Duncan thorough long eyelashes. “I could make you feel good.”
But Jack’s touch was as cold as rainwater, and physical arousal was generally elusive for Duncan, flooded out by everything his partner was feeling. “Why don’t you come closer, first?”
“I can do that.” Jack moved like a shadow, straddling Duncan’s lap. Duncan groped for the release lever and slid his seat back, putting more room between himself and the steering wheel.
“Hi, handsome,” Jack said, looking down at Duncan. His body was the barest suggestion of weight.
Duncan smiled. “You don’t have to butter me up.”
“I’m not! Not everybody has to look like a movie star.” He bent his head and breathed a kiss against Duncan’s mouth. “Anyway, you kind of remind me of Lonnie.”
“I do?”
“Yeah, sort of…rough-looking on the outside, but kind inside.” His nearness raised the small hairs on the back of Duncan’s neck, in a not entirely unpleasant way. “You going to make me feel good, instead?”
Duncan traced the line of Jack’s hip, fingertips meeting only cold air. “How about you do the honours, and I’ll watch.”
“Mmm. I like that game.” Jack sat back, hooking his thumbs through his belt loops. Duncan would have liked to have been able to cup the front of his jeans and feel him respond, but this was satisfying too, waiting for Jack to give rein to his own desire.
As if he’d heard the thought, Jack slid his hand down his fly. He popped the top button, then the next four. His erection made a bulge behind the white cotton rib in the V of his open jeans. He rubbed it, then pushed down the elastic waistband of his briefs to let his cock bob out.
“Like what you see?” he asked, curling his hand around himself.
“I’m not complaining.”
Jack huffed a laugh and stroked himself. His thumb skimmed the upper side of his cock as if he preferred a light touch, or as if he were putting on a show.
“Is that how you like it?” Duncan asked.
“Yeah, it’s good.” Jack’s eyes drifted closed as his thumb circled the head of his cock.
“What would you say to Lonnie, if he was here?”
Jack smiled lazily. “I’d say, stay right there, mister, and watch how much I want you.”
Jack began to rock his hips to meet the movement of his hand. “I’ll never leave you unless you tell me to. Can’t you understand that? I like parties and dances and having a good time, sure, and then I like coming back to you. I feel the exact same way about you that you do about me, dummy.”
“How’s that?”
“I love you.” He gasped; Duncan felt an echo of the pleasure that thrilled through Jack with the words. “I love you.”
“Yeah, Lonnie, I know I like to screw around sometimes, but you’re the one I want to keep. They’re fun, but you’re more than that. With you it’s like I’m home.” He bit his lip. “Lonnie, honey, I will always come back to you. I will always–I’ll come–I–“
He arched his neck and turned his head away, shivered, froze for a heightened moment. Duncan closed his eyes and let Jack’s gratification break over him, bliss like a perfect chord soaking down to his bones.
Jack wilted and slumped, head next to Duncan’s shoulder. After a moment, he straightened and brushed Duncan’s lips with his own. “You sure I can’t do anything for you?”
“What you did was just fine.”
Jack buttoned himself back into his jeans. He looked out of the window with mixed resignation and longing. “I guess I got to go now.”
“Do you ever get tired of waiting in the rain?”
“Where else would I go?”
“Let me show you,” Duncan said.
He got out of the van. The scent of the rain mixed with the resin of the pines, a fragrance as bracing as a frost. Duncan breathed it in, and reached for the door in the air.
It was there, as it always was, ready to his touch. A light, a possibility, the sense of things green and growing. The passage between this world and the place living things went when they left it.
“We must’ve woken Lonnie up,” said Jack, at his side, “he’s lit the lantern.”
“Why don’t you go on in to him, then,” Duncan said.
The light gilded Jack’s face. “I guess I’m not too late.”
“There’s no such thing as too late.”
When the door closed, Duncan’s night vision went with it. He stood with dazzled eyes, listening to the rain rustling the leaves outside the oasis of pines. After a while, cold water began to trickle down the back of his neck, under his collar. He blinked, wondering if he’d fallen asleep where he stood; sometimes calling the door hit him hard afterwards. Moving like he was on the bottom of the lake, he crawled into the van again and reached for the thermos of strong, sweet tea he’d brought with him. What he really craved after work like this was human touch, but sugar and caffeine were what he had.
The tea steadied him, but his jacket and jeans were damp, and now that he was no longer driving, the early spring chill was setting in. Duncan considered the odds of the owners visiting their cottage on a stormy Tuesday night at the end of April. Then he climbed into the back of the van, wound up his lantern, and pulled the blackout curtains into place. He changed into dry sweats, then shook out his sleeping bag and slid into it. A check of his phone showed no service, either because of the location or the weather. Tomorrow, he’d drive back up to Huntsville and let the man who’d called him know that he was never again going to see that hitchhiker on a dangerous curve of Highway 35 on rainy nights.
The thump of a pine cone on the roof followed a gust of wind. It was a little early for outdoor living, but he was running short on cash and he’d needed to be out of the crappy Renfrew motel he’d spent the winter in. Maybe he’d head down to Toronto until it got warmer. There was some work he’d promised to take a look at the next time he swung by that way.
He could smell wood smoke from someone’s stove, or maybe it was the ghost of Jack and Lonnie’s fire lingering in his memory. He thought of the cabin as it had appeared to Jack, shabby but warm, a glowing coal at the heart of his life. He hoped there was a fireplace in a cabin, or something like it, where they were now.
Duncan’s ears and nose were cold. He pulled on the soft toque he slept in, switched off the lantern, and pulled the edge of the sleeping bag up to his chin. He curled up and put his hands between his knees, warming himself, and fell asleep to the gradually fading patter of the rain.
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5 thoughts on “Heading Home”
A.S. Mara says:
I got to first mention of the door and had to put my phone down for a while to process things. Wow what a read.
Laura Jefferson says:
That was so sad and so sweet. May all who love and lose find their love again, one fine day.
Beyondtherealm says:
The best kind of bittersweet…
I always get so emotional in these stories when the door shows up!!! I’m happy every time you gift us with a new entry in this series. 🙂
Passer-by says:
This one honest to God made me cry. Poor jack, poor lonnie… Poor duncan, all alone and cold 🙁 beautifully written, wonderfully touching
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Top dermatology scientists, experts participate in Dubai Derma
Top scientists, experts and specialists in the dermatology industry are participating at the 18th edition of Dubai World Dermatology and Laser Conference and Exhibition – Dubai Derma, a unique event dedicated to medical, paediatric and aesthetic dermatology, which opened today (March 19) in Dubai, UAE.
The event is being held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and president of the Dubai Health Authority, and will run until March 21, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, director general of Dubai Department of Information, inaugurated the event, which is being held under the theme ‘Skin Health is our Concern’.
Following the opening ceremony, Sheikh Hasher was accompanied by a high-profile delegation comprising a number of leading healthcare figures in the UAE and the GCC region, which included Humaid Al Qatami, chairman of the board and director general of the Dubai Health Authority, a number of presidents from world’s largest dermatological associations, VIP’s and speakers, who toured the exhibition area, where they were briefed about the latest scientific and technological developments in the field of dermatology, said a statement.
While delivering his opening speech at the event, Al Qatami said: “The continuous successes achieved by the event makes us more eager to take advantage of this gathering of scientists, experts and specialists, and from the topics at the discussion table, especially those related to dermatology research and studies, advanced technology and modern professional methods and practices, along with exchange of experience and transfer of knowledge.”
He added: “Undoubtedly, skin diseases and their relevant laser surgeries and microsurgeries have become among the most important scopes of competitiveness on the global health scene and one of the components for therapeutic tourism revitalisation.”
“In addition, they have become a form of investment that has its presence and strength, derived from institutions, hospitals and specialised international centres, as well as the parallel industry and the large market which is expanding, day by day, with the latest hi-tech equipment and diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic facilities,” he said.
Al Qatami continued: “Dubai, and the entrepreneurship it has achieved in various fields, is perhaps the main platform in the region to embrace this world-class development at the level of smart medical techniques.”
“It is also the ideal destination for investment in the healthcare sector in general, and in dermatology and plastic surgery in particular, a fact that the Dubai Health Authority is aware of and stimulates its expansion, in order to promote health tourism pillars and make Dubai the first choice for health and happiness seekers,” he added.
He concluded: “We are confident that the conference will succeed and achieve its objectives. We are also confident that the parallel discussions, lectures and workshops will lead us to applicable scientific conclusions that can be utilised, especially with the development programmes that the Dubai Health Authority undertakes to upgrade the services of dermatology departments at their hospitals and centres.”
Dr Hassan Galadari, professor of dermatology at the UAE University, consultant dermatologist, head of scientific committee, Dubai Derma, said: “This year, Dubai Derma will host the Asian Dermatology Association ADA’s 11th Congress. The last time, the ADA meeting was held in Dubai was in 1996 and much has changed since then. Dubai has grown exponentially over the years, commensurate with the key scientific and technological developments in the field of dermatology.”
He added: “In 1996, the first filler was approved to be used for cosmetic purposes and 22 years later, over 80 companies produce this. In addition, for skin conditions such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, treatment options were limited in scope previously but today, they are at the forefront of dermatologic therapeutics. Dubai Derma 2018 will play host to such new innovations and treatment methodologies for skin diseases and much more.”
Dr Abdul Wahab Al Fouzan, president of the Arab Academy of Dermatology and Aesthetics/ Pan Arab League of Dermatologists, said: “Dubai Derma is attended by leading skincare specialists and experts from the GCC as well as many countries representing Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.”
“The scientific programme this year features a number of research papers and medical studies in skin surgery, treatment of psoriasis, malignant tumours of skin cancer as well as treatment of pigments, hair loss, alopecia and genetic skin diseases. In addition, the conference features a large number of workshops for those interested in laser treatments and anti-aging skin treatments while a number of training courses also focus on specialised topics related to skin sensitivity and histology,” he added.
He added: “Dubai Derma has the constant support and guidance of senior healthcare officials in Dubai and it certainly plays a pivotal role in improving the knowledge and expertise of skincare professionals in the Arab world. With so many technical training and educational courses on offer, Dubai Derma 2018 will greatly benefit dermatology students and professionals to improve their knowledge and also gain CME points to further enhance their academic and clinical performance.”
Dr Oumeish Oumeish, secretary general of Dubai Derma and International Academy of Medical Specialisation, said: “The event aims to promote continuous medical education and up-to-date learning in the field of medical, surgical, cosmetic and aesthetic dermatology and laser treatments through innovative lectures and symposia.”
He added: “Dubai is a candidate city for the World Congress of Dermatology in 2023, to be held under the auspices of the International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS). The bidding will happen during the World Congress of Dermatology 2019 in Milan, Italy and I take this opportunity to support and vote for Dubai to host the 2023 World Congress of Dermatology.”
On the first-day of the conference, a number of highly specialised topics in skincare were discussed including topics like: ‘Medical/Therapeutics Dermatology’, ‘Case Presentation Dermatology’ and ‘Surgical/Cosmetic Dermatology’ which includes exclusive discussions on ‘Gender Differences in Soft Tissue Augmentation: Perspectives and Practice, Radical RX Pearls, Food Allergy in Atopic Dermatitis, New Promising Drugs for Atopic Dermatitis, New Pearls in Skin Surgery and Cosmetology and Updates on Laser Hair Reduction among others.
Running parallel to the conference, Dubai Derma Exhibition, played host to a number of product launches and live demonstration of latest skincare solutions while also offering a highly interactive environment for visitors to experience the latest products and services in the skincare industry.
The annual Dubai World Dermatology and Laser Conference and Exhibition – Dubai Derma, is organised by Index Conferences & Exhibitions, a member of Index Holding, in cooperation with the Pan Arab League of Dermatology, Arab Academy of Dermatology & Aesthetics (AADA) and GCC League of Dermatologists with the support of the Government of Dubai and Dubai Health Authority (DHA), it stated. – TradeArabia News Service
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Started by Dawes , Dec 05 2018 1817 PM
#21 bd1
Posted 22 January 2019 - 0554 AM
https://news.err.ee/...ach-edf-by-2021
The large-scale procurement of new firearms in Estonia was hit with a setback on Thursday after the Ministry of Finance's extrajudicial Public Procurement Review Committee annulled the decision awarding the contract to a US arms manufacturer because the state was unable to refute claims by a competing bidder that the state turned a blind eye to some issues that came up during weapons testing. According to daily Postimees, a non-commissioned officer (NCO) of the Estonian Defence Forces (EDF) who was part of a nine-member team of Estonians to participate in verification testing at the Illinois factory of the Lewis Machine & Tool Company (LMT) last August wrote in a letter to the Commander of the EDF afterward that some issues that came up during testing were not recorded in the protocol. For example, among other issues, it was not noted that the firearm's stock and optical sight broke when dropped from a height of 1.5m.
Last Thursday, the Review Committee sided with the state regarding all but two claims — the committee found that, based on its own rules, the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) should have taken into consideration the breaking of the firearm's stock and red dot sight during drop tests, and that it was erroneous to interpret the stock as not part of the body of the weapon.
It is likely that LMT will have to repeat at least some testing of its automatic weapons, and while it is likely that LMT will be declared the winning bidder again, it is now questionable whether the first new automatic weapons will reach the EDF by 2021 as initially planned.
if this is correct, HK seems to be quite expensive
According to Postimees, the LMT offer was the cheapest from three manufacturers at €22.7 million, with Sig Sauer Inc.'s at €27.6 million and Heckler & Koch coming in at €45.5 million.
The offer of LMT achieved 99.3 points in the appraisal and was the most favorable in terms of price, life cycle support and guaranteed number of shots. A test shooting of the weapons organized by the EDF demonstrated that the accuracy and precision of all the weapons met the requirements set out in the terms of the tender, and there were no significant differences between them.
A firing test in March made up 10% of the overall appraisal score, with the guaranteed number of shots throughout the weapon's life cycle accounting for 20%, useful lifecycle of a weapon 30%, and the price, 40%.
The ECDI tender to buy new 5.56mm and 7.62mm automatic firearms for the 1st and 2nd Infantry Brigades, and eventually for the entire operations structure of the EDF in 2019-2021, was announced in June 2017. A total of 16,000 arms are to be procured to an estimated value of €22 million, it is reported.
Edited by bd1, 22 January 2019 - 0556 AM.
#22 Simon Tan
Simon Tan
Posted 22 January 2019 - 1911 PM
Shut up and pay HK.
they really are the Apple of the gun world...
too bad the G36 was not in the competition, because latvians, lithuaninas and estonian SOF is already using it. but seeing HK price policy....
#24 Laser Shark
That seems expensive even for H&K. Norway recently ordered a batch of 11 000 HK416s for 22 million Euro, but I suppose it might be cheaper for us since the weapon is already in use with the armed forces, and because there is a framework agreement with H&K.
HK has gotten very good at playing the procuremenyt game and does it better than most. They are aided and abetted by piss poor project managers who are inept and spend all their time CYA. The product is OK but they are superb at navigating government bureaucracy. Most military PMs have limited actual subject matter expertise and nobody understands that parts are consumables. Militaries generally are very poor shooters as a whole and officers tend to be worse of all.
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this for one, they know their way around in big gov bureaucracies as the ymostly sell to police and militaries. Also in a first deal there are normally training, tools and suchnincluded which makes each gun of course more expensive. But yeah, the HK416 is heavy and expensive. It goes bang and killed bin Laden. But otherwise I am not too thrilled wiht the desing either. It was quick fix for a problem the US Special Squirrels had, but provisional stopgap solution have a tendency to stick around.
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Somebody say HK?? Shameless threadjack...
Training tools and whatnot that is a Yootuub video. Licking yourself into HK logistics is dumb.
I shot a very large but accurate Mk23 not so long ago. But HKs are not worth the money they ask.
Lately, HK P30's in the US market have seen a significant price drop. I bought one (a P30L)) not too long ago for $589.
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Review - Nutcracker: Rated R (Angela Harriell and Theater for the New City)
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There are those who will avoid Nutcracker: Rated R based on the title, assuming that this is a snarky parody of the beloved Christmas ballet. The truth of the matter, however, is that Angela Harriell has created a unique and intriguing work that is at once an elegant homage to Tchaikovsky’s original, a sly send up of New York in the 1980s and today, and a showcase for her considerable talents as a choreographer and dramatist and her cast as dancers and actors.
In this version of the Nutcracker, Clara (Juliana Smith) is a rebellious teen attending a Christmas party with her family. Her strange uncle Drosselmeyer (David F. Slone, Esq.) gives her, not a nutcracker, but an album by an androgynous singer from the ‘80s called Firecrotch. Left behind by the drunken partygoers, Clara falls asleep in the restaurant and sees the battle between the Rats (in this version, very sexy rats) and the suited and cellphoned Corporate Soldiers.
Where Tchaikovsky has Clara dance with her nutcracker, Harriell has her dance with the Firecrotch Record, using some very amusing choreography. Imagine how a record would move and you’ll get a sense of it. Drosselmeyer’s record is, of course, magic, and it sends her back in time to New York in the ‘80s. It’s there that Harriell shines as a choreographer, weaving a Spanish block party, Chinese delivery people, strippers, coke addicts, and even street people into amazing dance numbers. Two pieces in particular were spectacular: The Blow Fairies, which showed the highs and lows of cocaine addiction; and Derelicts, a sublime dance featuring two homeless people in Central Park. Eventually, Drosselmeyer shows Clara her parents in their youth and takes her to The Stall Club where she finally gets to meet her idol, Firecrotch.
This remarkable show features a talented ensemble of dancers and actors, all of whom, with the exception of Slone, play multiple roles. Of particular note are Amber Shirley, a beautiful and athletic dancer who plays the Rat Queen, Jesus Chapa-Malacara, who is outstanding in both Derelicts and The Blow Fairies, Clare Tobin, as the Blow Queen, and Joseph Schles, who is amusing as hell as a Chinese delivery boy in Race of the Dragons. The cast also includes Gregory Dubin, Christopher L. Dunston, Christina Johnson, Kimberly Lantz, Kate Lawrence, Adam Pellegrine, Renee Scalise, and Emma Stein.
Hopefully, this is not the last we’ll see of Nutcracker: Rated R.
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We have just been informed by reliable sources attached to the Star Wars Episode VII project, that one move being made to make the film more realistic is the incorporation of full-size animatronic aliens and possibly droids as well. These robots will be controlled via human motion capture, which is in line with the fact that motion capture expert Andy Serkis has been confirmed as an actor for the film and has mentioned that he was doing motion capture.
"The Imaginarium is now involved in all of the performance capture on the Star Wars projects," Serkis explained, "and I’m playing a character in that. It’s extraordinary."
After doing some digging, we have found a Disney research project from a few years ago that describes the motion capture controlled robots. The above photo is from this project. The synopsis reads:
Motion capture is a good source of data for programming humanoid robots because it contains the natural styles and synergies of human behaviors. However, it is difficult to directly use captured motion data because the kinematics and dynamics of humanoid robots differ significantly from those of humans. In our previous work, we developed a controller that allows a robot to maintain balance while tracking a given reference motion that does not include contact state changes. The controller consists of a balance controller based on a simplified robot model and a tracking controller that performs local joint feedback and an optimization process to obtain the joint torques to simultaneously realize balancing and tracking. In this paper, we improve the controller to address the issues related to root position/orientation estimation, model uncertainties, and the difference between expected and actual contact forces. We implement the controller on a full-body, force-controlled humanoid robot. Experimental results demonstrate that the controller can successfully make the robot track captured human motion sequences
Our sources from the project also have suggested that actress Lupita Nyong'o will be doing motion capture work for the film. We will let you know if we find any more information corroborating that report. Nyong'o recently posted an instagram photo where she posed with a Han Solo action figure and wore an Episode VII hat.
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Part 2 More Early Tulsa Eateries
I love this picture. This is actually 2 buildings. On the left is one of Tulsa’s first movie theatres, the Lyric which was located at 1st and Main. On the left side, downstairs, is the Tulsa Candy Company where peanut brittle was made and sold to movie goers. On the right is Tulsa Banking Company upstairs (see the woman in the window?) and downstairs is the Oaks Café where one could purchase a chicken dinner for 25 cents. This is around 1914:
Here is another good one. In this photo you can purchase a chicken dinner for 5 cents. I love so many things in this picture. The expression on the 2 women’s faces is great. Is the one on the left perturbed at the dog being in the picture? The one holding the dog is really hamming it up! Then, there’s the gentleman who appears to be on the phone in the back:
Interior views of diners from the 1920s and 30’s:
Pig Stands came about when a Texas businessman and entrepreneur named Jesse G. Kirby had a vision: Take a basic and popular food item, such as a barbecue pork sandwich, combine it with a soft drink such as Coke or a Schlitz beer, and offer them both in a package deal that catered to the new automobile. Food for people on the go! He called it The Pig Stand, which would become the first drive-in restaurant. It was an overnight success and took off across the nation, destined to change the food industry in the United States. By 1934 more than 120 Pig Stands were in operation in nine states. Fast food was born. The term "Pig Stand" was used by many who were not affiliated with Mr. Kirby's business. Franks Pig Stand in Tulsa was located 1440 S Boston:
A few years later, it was just Franks Restaurant. "Pig Stand" became a registered trademark for franchises:
Here is a menu from another Pig Stand located on 11th Street
The Reeder family, some of Tulsa’s pioneers, operated various businesses, one being the Reeder Hotel which was located at 117 S Boston: A few years before Urban Renewal took down this area, you can see the Reeder Hotel, and it’s coffee shop sign: Menu from Reeder Coffee Shop:
photos courtesy of Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society
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Part 1 Early Tulsa Cafes 1898-1913
I love putting educational outreach programs together for the Tulsa Historical Society, whether writing them myself or plugging photos in for another writer. Such was the case when another wonderful volunteer wrote a great presentation about early Tulsa food. In my photo search, I came across lots and lots of early Tulsa eating spots. More than she would ever be able to use. So, I thought I’d share them here. I’ll call this Part 1 and begin with some of the earliest.
It doesn't get much earlier than this, photo-wise. This is L.R. Earlewyne's White Front Restaurant "centrally located near the depot. Besides furnishing square meals, three times a day, he keeps a full line of candies, fruits and confectioneries. His brand of cigars are the very best and those who enjoy a fine Havana, should not pass him by."
Here is a page from Woods Souvenir Directory listing the restaurants around Tulsa in 1909: Fuller's Cafe started out in a small building, so they decided to build a new, better cafe in 1909. Here it is under construction:
And finished:
And the interior: Don't know the name of this one but it's fun to look at: As is my favorite- Fletcher's East End Cafe (note the spelling of waffles): These "quick lunch" cafes were all over town:
The Criterion was located at 106 E 3rd Street and had "the best and finest of everything at sensible prices"
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When Tulsa WWII veterans returned from Europe and the Pacific they found great housing from which to choose from here. $300 down would get them into a cute $7,000 bungalow. These cookie-cutter homes directed at the GI market became synonymous with Brookside.
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Shopping in Brookside was a casual alternative to downtown shopping. Merchants introduced Shorts Day in 1951 and held Miss Brookside contests as well.
Family-owned Pennington’s Drive In opened in 1951. Located at 4235 S. Peoria they were known for their fried shrimp and blackbottom pie. It was a hang-out for many high school students, including myself. This is the way I remember it in the 1970’s: There was the Brookside Market located at 3620 S. Peoria that had fancy food and home delivery: And the Brookside Coliseum catered to the roller-skating mania that lasted until 1963: Vernon Mudd was a refinery worker-turned builder and became the first major developer of South Tulsa. He built Bellaire Village in the early 1950s and was told it was “too far out in the country” (at 51st and Peoria) to succeed: Shopping centers were the newest rage in the 1950’s. Here is a view from the top of St. Johns Hospital in 1929, looking down on what would later become ...... Utica Square in 1952:
Also opening at this time was Ranch Acres
The Mayo Meadow Shopping Center had a “contemporary California motif” layout: I spent the first 5 years of my life a few blocks over from Mayo Meadow (don't think our house is quite in this picture) and remember being allowed to ride my bike over to the shopping center and all around without causing my mother any duress. Then my dad, who was involved in the real estate world, decided it was time to head South and had a home built by Vernon Mudd, just outside of the city limits at 51st between Sheridan and Memorial. Sungate was a huge field, as I recall. A field with roads and sidewalks. It was 1964 and my parents’ house was the 3rd one on the block. Walking to the brand new school, Salk Elementary, was sort of an adventure down these sidewalks in fields. We saw lots of jackrabbits and Meadowlarks. Here is 51st and Memorial, looking east, in 1964. You can see Memorial Park Cemetery on the right:
Back in 1956 Mr. Mudd purchased 100 acres of farmland from a Tulsa pioneer named Lou North, who was then 90 at that time. The farmland, located at what is now around 51st and Harvard, would become Woodland Acres. Mr. North reminisced once that when he had homesteaded this property in 1904, the city was a ½ day buggy ride, one way. My how we’ve grown.
(photos courtesy of Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society)
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Ahrens Brewing Company
Brothers Walter and George Ahrens owned and operated Southern Mill and Manufacturing Company, a successful mill which they founded in 1919, located at 515-525 S. Troost. The company produced prefabricated housing as their primary business.
The brothers were looking for other business in an attempt to diversify and began making plans for a local brewery when legal beer returned in 1934.* It would be another 4 years until their goal was met. They wanted to have the most modern, small facility and brew the best beer ever tasted. Tulsans loved their beer!
*All beer produced was limited to 3.2% alcohol which was considered nonintoxicating until 1955.
The brothers had many things going for them; unused space in their millworks, a good supply of local labor and an excellent location next to the train tracks. They also touted using the “superior water from the Spavinaw reservoir”. They hired a man who knew the brewing industry and was a perfect choice for brew master of Tulsa’s new Ahrens Brewery, Oskar Scholz.
When construction was complete the first 7,000 gallon batch of Ranger Beer started cooking in May 1938. The finest ingredients were used: imported pilsen hops from Czechoslovakia, domestic hops from Oregon and barley malt from Europe. The beer was ready in August 1938 and so were Tulsans! The week of August 15 was declared “Ranger Beer Week”.
The brewery employed 30 people on 2 production shifts. Beer was delivered in brown Dodge trucks, painted to look like a chuck wagon. Advertisers came up with the slogan, “With the Zest of the West”.
Ahrens Brewing Company even had the Tulsa Rangers, their own baseball team and sponsored their own support group, the Rangerettes. Visitors were invited to stop by and tour the facility and sample products in the tap room, which boasted an elaborate wood bar built by the employees of the millworks.
So what happened to Ahrens Brewing Company? All that is known for certain is that they were forced into bankruptcy and the brewery closed its doors on February 16, 1940, just two years after opening. Did they spend too much money building the facility? Were the ingredients too expensive? One story was that "unfair" business practices from the breweries in OKC were to blame. CPA Ross T. Warner was the court-appointed trustee.
Part of his job was to liquidate the assets and dispose of the 2,250 barrels of beer (valued at $30,000). Getting the beer out of the storage tanks and into the hands of customers was cost prohibitive, so it was dumped down the sewer drain! On March 3, 1940 the beer was drained via a long line of hose with city water department employees on hand to make sure the sewer didn’t get clogged.
Memorabilia is rare. What happened to those bottles of Ranger, Ranger Special Brew and Ranger Winter Brew beer? Another unanswered question of the Ahrens Brewing Company.
Sources: Article by Brad Anthamatten 1996 American Breweriana Journal, Tulsa World
Photos: courtesy of Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society
Tulsa Pioneer: R.T. Daniel
R.T. Daniel was one of Tulsa’s early citizens that helped the city grow in many ways.
Mr. Daniel came to Tulsa already a wealthy man from land development in his home town of Miami, Florida. He did something that I find quite remarkable: he purchased a building from the 1904 Worlds Fair, had it disassembled, brought to Tulsa piece by piece via train, and reassembled at 3rd and Boston. No easy feat; this was made of steel and took several years to complete.
The Daniel Building can be seen in this photo on the left side; this is the intersection of 3rd and Boston around 1909.
At some time, Mr. Daniel decided to add on to the structure, making it Tulsa’s first “high rise” building at 10 stories tall by 1911.
Mr. Daniel also built the famous Hotel Tulsa which opened in 1912 down the street at 3rd and Cincinnati.
In its lobby, million dollar deals were made right and left during the oil boom days. Oilman Josh Cosden once casually wrote a check for $12 million at a table in the lobby. Harry Sinclair ran a suite of offices on the 5th floor and everyone who was anyone in oil passed through the lobby making deals.
Here is the Topaz Ballroom in the Hotel Tulsa:
Another contribution by Mr. Daniel was a library. R.T. owned some land around 2nd Street and Atlanta and the city needed a library. He sold the land and proceeds from the sale were used to build this new library at 1st and Lewis on land he donated. Notice the cupola on top:
The library walls began to crumble and it was torn down in 1996 and replaced with the new Kendall-Whittier Library. The cupola was donated to the Tulsa Historical Society and rests out in the Vintage Gardens there:
There are a lot of other nifty historical artifacts in the Vintage Gardens. Go by sometime, when the weather is nice, and stroll through. Here is a link to what there is to see: http://www.tulsahistory.org/visit/gardenguide.htm
(some photos courtesy of Beryl Ford Collection/Rotary Club of Tulsa, Tulsa City-County Library and Tulsa Historical Society)
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Art of East, Deco West
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Suffice to say, art deco always grabbed attention and made heads turn. Completed in 1931, the classic Empire State Building in New York was preceded by the iconic Chrysler Building with its bejewelled crown of terraced arches. Both were watershed moments in the history of art deco and skyscrapers. Deco entered the stage like a bold woman who revelled in showing off her finery, never bashful.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity…” as Dickens wrote in the memorable beginning of the Tale of two cities. It was all that and the tale of several cities. It was 1925 Paris, when the term Art deco was first coined at the Paris Exposition. Deco comes from the word decoration. The 1920s movement symbolizes an era where the romance with the machine age gave forth to a luxurious celebration of ornamentation, never sparse, openly opulent.
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Art Deco was born during a transitory phase that heralded many new beginnings – flights, movies, ships and excavations. With Charles Lindbergh’s historic transatlantic flight in 1926 and Tutankhamen’s tomb discovered in 1922, excitement fluttered worldwide about Egypt, Africa, the Far East and travel to exotic places. Deco hit the silver screen with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis in 1927. It sailed across the seas on the Normandie, a vast ocean liner designed in sumptuous art deco style in 1933. From India, rich noblemen and royalty who returned from their travels to London and Paris commissioned their own versions of deco in then Bombay, Madras, Calcutta and Jaipur. Bombay Deco emerged with Indian deities, tropical and floral motifs with a blend of Bauhaus and Cubism, nautical-inspired elements and ziggurats. In India, Deco lasted longer than the rest of the world, almost into the 1960s. No wonder then, Mumbai rivals Miami, second in the world with over 200 buildings in Art Deco.
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The glamour and flamboyance of the movement lingers a century later. We gasped with delight at the posters of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby of 2013 in which superstar Amitabh Bachchan appears in a special role. We were wowed by the glittering Empire State Building lobby mural. Deco fonts used in buildings were inspiring for how typography and architecture can compliment. Our Deco statement for Arvind and Vrinda began right from the playful geometry of the A imposed over the V. The contrast of black and gold in The Great Gatsby spelt luxury but black being a no for Indian weddings, we chose deep rich shades of blue and brown. The Indian translation of deco led us to fuse its aerodynamic geometry into classical Indian shapes like arches and jaalis woven with florals. This intricate customized filigree pattern was laser-cut on the card bringing technology and ornamentation together as art deco once did. The style’s lavish use of materials gave ample space for imagination to flower. It inspired our ornately embossed boxes for gifts inscribed with the date of the wedding. The special metallic sheen with texturing gave the inserts in peach and lilac subtle lushness. The beauty of Art Deco is that we had the freedom to marry styles from East and West, an amalgamation that was foremost in our minds as our Indian-origin clients were based in London. Lots of chocolates to eat tossed with Indian flavours in our specially packaged boxes! For this small intimate wedding, we made personalized wax seals for guests with their initials etched in. Lovingly, we left behind an indelible Deco imprint.
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Relay teams seek World Champs place
SHARE | Thursday, 01 August 2019 | By Baitshepi Sekgweng
Botswana women's team training at the National Stadium
Following an incident in which local relay teams failed to compete at the IAAF World Relays in May after Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) blunder the team is being given a second chance at qualification.
The team – men and women – are currently in Bahamas to compete in a championship set for July 28-29, 2019.
The ladies team comprise of Oratile Nowe, Loungo Matlhaku, Galefele Moroko, Oarabile Babolayi and Amantle Montsho. Baboloki Thebe, Boitumelo Masilo, Leungo Scotch, Onkabetse Nkobolo and Zibani Ngozi make up the men’s team.
However the teams are without Nijel Amos and Christine Botlogetswe who are on the sidelines due to minor hamstring injuries. Due to the absence of the duo chances of competing in mixed relays are very slim as reported by the technical team.
By failing to make it to the World Relays, Botswana teams missed a great opportunity of qualifying as one of the top 10 teams. According to the qualification standards for the IAAF World Athletics championship only 16 relay teams will qualify for the completion.
This means 10 nations have already qualified from the World relays, leaving only six slots up for grabs. Nonetheless since the closing of qualification for World Champs is September 4, the local teams still have a chance to qualify but as long as they attend more events around the globe to accumulate points and improve their rankings. This is expected to hit the BAA hard financially.
According to Coach Justice Dipeba, the team is quite ready and stands a good chance to qualify more so that it is the same team which competed at the Commonwealth games last year.
“The athletes have been preparing well for any event that they can use to qualify since we are looking for an opportunity to secure a spot in the top 16 teams. The athletes we selected have been competing and clocking good times of late. But we are disadvantaged because we missed the World Relays but we will fight with everything we can to accumulate more points and get into the top 16,”he said.
As of now only five local athletes have secured some spots to the World Championships being Amos, Botlogetswe, Thebe, Moroko and lately Ditiro Nzamani who qualified in Cameroon last week.
When quizzed if local athletes can still qualify in good numbers Dipeba said, “We still have a chance to have more of our athletes because we still have All Africa Games and other competitions where our athletes can compete and meet the qualification standards. And I don’t think we are slow in qualifying because we have been unlucky as a couple of our top athletes have been injured and not been able to compete well and meet the standards. The other thing is that the World Championships are very far in the year and sometimes qualifying early in the season is not ideal as you might end up reaching your peak early and failing to maintain it for a long time,” Dipeba explained.
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DWIGHT YOAKAM RESISTS TARTAN MUG BEFORE SCOTS DATE
WEDDING Crashers and Panic Room star Dwight Yoakam was in fine fettle before his gig at Glasgow's first Country 2 Country (C2C) festival - but he was no-one's mug.
The legendary Country singer, who sported double denim onstage, joined other Nashville stars including Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Sam Hunt at the fest in Glasgow's Clyde Auditorium.
The Showbiz Lion was loitering around the city's wildest lairs when Dwight randomly came out of the five star Blytheswood Hotel .
We couldn't resist a quick video and he said he was enjoying the Scottish hospitality as he made the way to the venue from his hotel last night.
The Honky Tonk Man singer and actor, who keeps on his cowboy hat wherever he goes, also told us he always enjoyed coming to gigs in Scotland.
Dwight was presented with a traditional tartan mug by one of his fans but we're not sure if it was his cup of tea.
He got one of his roadies to take it instead.
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Feminism in the Muslim World Leadership Institutes
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Co-organised by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership & Women Living Under Muslim Laws the first two Feminism in the Muslim World Leadership Institutes took place in 1998 in Istanbul, Turkey and in 1999 in Lagos, Nigeria.
These two week intensive residential institutes drew on the Global Center’s expertise in the area of leadership enhancement and human rights while emphasizing WLUML’s chosen themes: global solidarity and networking; the issue of diversity and commonalities within the Muslim world; and feminist organizing for human rights education in Muslim countries and communities.
This book focuses on the planning of the Institutes and the major topics and debates that occurred during the Institutes. It hopes to offer inspiration to other women to borrow and adapt according to their own needs.
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Your Position: HomeChina NewsMiaohua Hutong / Cotton Lane of Beijing
Miaohua Hutong / Cotton Lane of Beijing
A hutong's name often refers to its former function, so it's no surprise that Mianhua Hutong, or Cotton Lane in Beijing, the location of textile mills during the Ming Dynasty. Over hundreds of years, it went back to being a regular lane, until the arrival of General Cai E, eventual leader of the National Protection Campaign (Hu Guo Zhan Zheng, 1915-1916) that ended the brief, feudal rule of Yuan Shikai by chucking him off the thrown. Yuan brought Cai to Beijing to keep an eye on him in 1913, having wisely perceived the high commander of Yunnan province as a threat to power. From 1913 to 1915, Cai lived in Mianhua Hutong under Yuan's surveillance.
Mission of 'love'
Arrangements were made for Cai to live at No. 66 Mianhua Hutong, but when Cai realized Yuan intended to restore the old ways of feudalism, he became determined to escape back to Yunnan to build up a resistance.
According to legend, in order to throw Yuan off his trail, Cai developed a scheme to make himself look like an irresponsible partier, interested only in women and mahjong. During his frequent appearances in Ba Da Hutong, the former red light area in Qianmen, he met Zhang Fengyun - also known as Xiao Fengxian - a 17-year-old prostitute. Cai used Zhang as an excuse to feign a conflict with his wife, causing his family to leave Beijing and getting them out of potential harm's way. Yuan thereafter believed Cai was an incapable person, teasing him by calling him a "dissolute general."
Whether or not Cai and Zhang truly were in love remains a mystery, but Zhang appears to have cared enough for the general to help him escape by perpetuating Yuan's misperception of him. To this end, she became a frequent visitor at No. 66.
Yuan still didn't trust Cai, but eventually he relaxed his precautions enough that Cai managed to escape. Although Cai did write to her, he never saw Zhang again. Soon after, Cai began the nationwide campaign to remove Yuan from the throne, and succeeded, only to die in 1916 of laryngeal cancer at the young age of 34.
A century later, I knocked at the door of No. 66. The building in the back yard was once Cai's garage, but now it is a residence for Wang Dikai, 70, who moved in 30 years ago. Wang said that apart from retiled roofs and expanded kitchens, little has changed since he moved in. "About eight years ago, there was a note on the front door that said 'the former place of general Cai E'," Wang said, but "now there's no sign." The building is not a cultural relics protection unit, and the China Meteorological Administration's dormitory occupies this place; Wang pays regular rent to live in a building that endures as part of the legacy of Cai E.
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Over 18,000 Titles On DVD Video Disc. Not just cold creatures: Fish 'have FEELINGS and can even recognise human faces' Deathstalker scorpion - Mother of all deadly scorpions, the deathstalker's poison causes paralysis and heart. Photograph by John Halvorson, National Geographic Your Shot A cygnet peers out from its mother's wing at a local pond in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Androctonus Crassiauda is the scientific name for Arabian fat-tailed scorpion. Known for being the world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah is a large feline that can run up to 75 miles per hour in short bursts to cover distances up to 1,600 feet and accelerate to over 60 miles per hour within just three seconds!. Few probably make it that long, given our tendency to slap them silly when they land on us. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Eight legs and sticky webs might seem like an advantage in this fight. 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Over the years, there are those animals that have continued to steal the top position among the deadliest animals in the world. There are about 1,750 species of scorpions worldwide. The Deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus), is a member of the Buthidae family. A tap from this arachnid, whose image is captured here by a National Geographic team, The most venomous animals on earth, ranked. This arachnid is also called Palestinian yellow scorpion, and in English, it receives several names, but the best-known is Deathstalker. The most poisonous animals on the planet. Monitor lizards probably expanded their geographic range into Africa between 49 and 33 million years ago, possibly via Iran, and to Australia and the Indonesian archipelago between 39 and 26 million years ago. The Deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus), is a species of scorpion, a member of the Buthidae family. 10 Awesome Facts about Cuttlefish, cousins to Octopuses & Squid. 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Torchwood: End of Days And this is what it has all been building up to End Of Days , the apocalyptic finale of Season One of Torchwood ; a massive show of bluster, special effects and carnage that spends so much time putting a human face to the end of the world that it misses the bigger picture. Exotic pets. Not that, in retrospect, it's that badly written for the most part, but there are. A sting will not. Deathstalker Scorpion Because this scorpion kills about half of its prey victims when it strikes, the deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus) is considered extremely deadly. They can eat rodents, insects, small fish, arachnids, small birds, crustaceas, small mammals, worms, and other frogs. Habitat: The deathstalker scorpion's range covers a wide sweep of territory in the Sahara, Arabian Desert, Thar Desert, and Central Asia, from Algeria and Mali in the west through to Egypt, Ethiopia, Asia Minor and the Arabian Peninsula, eastwards to Kazakhstan and western India. Science for the People is a long-format interview podcast that explores the connections between science, popular culture, history, and public policy, to help listeners understand the evidence and arguments behind what's in the news and on the shelves. However, if you get stung by the Indian Red, it can be fatal to humans, especially children, without treatment. It possesses one of the most potent venoms of any scorpion on earth. • The deathstalker is also known as the Palestine yellow scorpion, Israeli desert scorpion and the Omdurman scorpion. ” Deathstalker Scorpion Shutterstock. These are the twenty-five animals that are most likely to put you six feet under. You're moments away from learning about the most dangerous animals in the world. Leather is the traditional material for masks used in the 15th-century Italian comic tradition known as the Commedia dell’Arte. 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How Wasp Venom Kills Cancer Cells By Admin at 18 Apr 2016, 13:33 PM Toxins in wasp venom could be used to create an entirely new class of anti-cancer drugs, according to researchers from the University of Leeds in the U. Scorpions consume spiders, centipedes, earthworms, termites, ants, scarab beetles and even turn cannibalistic and prey upon other scorpions. Although you cannot rule them out, there’s more to it than just brawn, large teeth, and venom defensive mechanisms when it comes to categorizing the most life-threatening c. ” Deathstalker Scorpion Shutterstock. Armadillo lizard inhabits deserts, scrublands and dry, rocky areas. In fact, many of the animals kingdom's cutest critters also happen to be its most prolific killers. Getty Images/Imagemore. by free ranging cats and feral cats each year. Frogs are the most commonly-seen wild visitor to gardens other than birds, spotted in more than three-quarters (76 percent) of backyards at some point in the last year, according to the survey. The Buthidae family includes all of the world's most venomous scorpions, such as deathstalker and fat-tailed scorpions with potent stings, but Australia's buthids are much smaller, and victims of their stings don't usually require medical assistance. The Indian Red Scorpion has been labeled the most deadly scorpion on the planet. 0, con sede in Via Armando Lelli 1, Vidiciatico – Lizzano in Belvedere, 40042, Bologna. All purchases earn Scholastic Rewards for your nominated school. Deathstalker This scorpion is so lethal, it even has "death" in its name. About Scorpions. With our "no sales tax" policy (except Virginia), this makes Starship's delivered DVD prices among the most competitive in the business. These scorpions can give competition to the deathstalker scorpions as they both are equally dangerous. If all areas with a mean annual precipitation of less than 250 mm were included, the Sahara would be over 11 million square kilometres (4,200,000 sq mi) in area. All eyes are watching. Here is where you track every single film you watch over the course of the year. Monitor Lizard Facts. Sure, the Deathstalker's sting is the worst of any scorpion on Earth, but it very unlikely to kill you. They have eight legs and are easily recognised by the pair of grasping pedipalps and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger. i11489236 368 LIP. Although their venom isn't as potent as that of the deathstalker, they inject more of it per sting. Horror! Medo! Desespero! Pânico! No episódio desta semana nos reunimos para falar sobre o Tokyo Gore Police lançado em 2008. The literal translation of the binomial name of this species is "five-striped smooth-tail". The average adult scorpion is about 3 inches in length. Most species of scorpions live in warm climate. The area is located in the horse latitudes under the subtropical ridge, a significant belt of semi-permanent subtropical warm-core high pressure where the air from upper levels of the troposphere tends to sink towards the ground. SELECT YOUR COUNTRY SITE. At 997 feet, this is the deepest hyper-saline lake in the world. Majestyx Archives Dedicated to preserving, restoring, and maintaining score music for entertainment and media since 1997 PLEASE NOTE: What is listed here is MY PERSONAL COLLECTION of score music. It is found in a number of regions around the world,. Scorpion Scorpions are arachnids and have eight legs—just like spiders! Learn more amazing facts about these amazing creatures in this video from National Geographic Kids. The area is located in the horse latitudes under the subtropical ridge, a significant belt of semi-permanent subtropical warm-core high pressure where the air from upper levels of the troposphere tends to sink towards the ground. 00 American Adventures Greenberg, Morrie Paperback 1991 New $7. Diantara seluruh spesies Androctonus mungkin yang paling bahaya adalah Arabian Fat-tailed Scorpion ini, racun yg dia miliki bisa menyaingi racun Deathstalker. Visit National Geographic Kids today!. These Chihuahua-sized canids are distinctive in their appearance as well as being a true fox species that is smaller than the iconic red and grey foxes that are native to North America. Most species of scorpions live in warm climate. Tarantulas Sale. They are commonly thought of as desert dwellers, but they also live in Brazilian forests, British. According to National Geographic, the golden poison dart frog has enough venom to kill 10 grown men. Over the next week I would learn to respect the importance of this golden rule. Speaking Engagements Joel is a popular keynote speaker with conservation, corporate, and civic groups. The black mamba gets its name from the gaping hole of impenetrable death in the middle of its face. i14171612 306. These species mostly are prominent in the Palearctic region. Buy So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Egypt by Chae Strathie, Marisa Morea (ISBN: 9781788004497) from Amazon's Book Store. Yet someday, we may have to rename it the Lifegiver Scorpion. The scorpion is a pale-yellow color. When you think of the world's most dangerous animals, large predators like the great white shark and Siberian tiger usually come to mind. The Arctic Hare is often called the Polar Rabbit. The deathstalker scorpion can be 10 cm (3. Other adaptations for desert life are developed to a high degree in the addax, including a highly reflective coat, an ability to extract all the water it needs from plants and to conserve that water by excreting dry feces and concentrated urine, and an ability to tolerate a rise of daytime body temperature by as much as 6 °C (11 °F) before resorting to nasal panting to cool down. Harlequin: Chubby, black half-mask, snub nose, multi-colored checkered suit. Only 30 or 40 species are sufficiently poisonous to kill a person. ^ Aridification of the Sahara desert caused by Tethys Sea shrinkage during the Late Miocene. Schaefer available from Rakuten Kobo. A sting will not. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so don't worry about it. Medicine has evolved throughout the ages, from ancient times where most turned to herbs and rituals for healing to now where we use rely on pills to make us feel better. Quite clearly, and generally speaking, those from Asia do not fancy too much chicken, and very few will risk their lives by coaxing a Deathstalker scorpion out of its natural habitat just to make. Learn more online at National Geographic Australia. It is also known as an Omdurman scorpion, or Israeli desert scorpion. These scorpions reflect ultraviolet light rays, so sometimes they glow in a blue hue (this can be seen under a black light). The reproductive cycle of scorpions is fascinating and has unique characteristics not repeated in other arachnids. Scorpion Natural Threats. 1 (USA) (Side A) 5C1723B7 Software Country 1985 Compilation Other - NR (Not Rated) Yes Golden Oldies Vol. Facts About Death Stalker Scorpion. Scorpion is one of there variations. Vampire Moths Discovered | National Geographic. Fattail or fat-tailed scorpions is the name given to the scorpions of the genus Androctonus composed by 18 species and considered some of the most dangerous in the world because of their lethal venom and aggressive temperament. What are facts about the deathstalker scorpion? the death stalker is the worlds most deadliest scorpion. This list is updated bi-weekly; therefore, some already-sold titles will still be listed before updates take place. Spiders typically deliver their venom with a bite from piercing, fang-like chelicerae; scorpions sting their victims with a long, curved stinger mounted on the telson. While scorpions may look like an insect, they are not. Today, many species are faced with extinction. Vlindertjes blijken niet altijd de meest onschuldige mooie beestjes te zijn! Leer de vampier Mot (Calyptra sp. Scorpion Scorpions are arachnids and have eight legs—just like spiders! Learn more amazing facts about these amazing creatures in this video from National Geographic Kids. Scorpion mama and her babies. Aug 9, 2019- Explore faithworster3's board "Nature", followed by 115 people on Pinterest. All purchases earn Scholastic Rewards for your nominated school. Purely Staggering Facts about Puffer Fish The puffer fish is a unique creature with several distinctive features to its credit. by Roger Tory Peterson. Getty Images/National Geographic. This arachnid is also called Palestinian yellow scorpion, and in English, it receives several names, but the best-known is Deathstalker. Its venom contains large amounts of agitoxin and scyllatoxin and is very dangerous; however, a sting from this scorpion rarely kills a healthy adult. athropoda is is the largest phylum of all living organisms and includes, insects. The deathstalker scorpion might not look extra scary, especially since they are so much smaller than many other types of scorpions. Marsden 9780822219101 0822219107 Etta Jenks, Marlane Gomard Meyer. MarcMouallem / lmu-databases. 0, con sede in Via Armando Lelli 1, Vidiciatico – Lizzano in Belvedere, 40042, Bologna. The Golden Jackal is often mistaken for a very small Wolf. Scorpion sting leaves Arizona woman with huge bill African Rainforest Spider Bites Siberian Tiger Tiger Cub Mother And Baby Vallejo California Beautiful Creatures Newborns Emperor An Arizona woman is wondering what hurt more: getting stung by a scorpion or seeing her hospital bill after treatment. yasminroohi. Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more. But intriguing clues from beneath the waves could finally be providing some. Beauty of the Killing Bite: Deathstalker scorpion (drug. Its venom is highly toxic, and if stung, the victim will likely never forget the excruciating pain it delivers. 25 meters), though their average length is around 8 feet (2. Photo by Marsel van Oosten — National Geographic Your Shot Volunteer with Via Volunteers in South Africa and check out the tiny creatures! Photo by Marsel van Oosten The Namaqua Chameleon has developed an ingenious tactic to avoid the heat of the Namib desert. animalsguide. BSXCD 8840 Chopping Mall/Deathstalker II - Chuck Cirino BSXCD 8841 One Man Jury - Morton Stevens BSXCD 8842 Something the Lord Made - Christopher Young BSXCD 8843 BSXCD 8844 Splinter - Elia Cmiral BSXCD 8845 The Miklós Rózsa Collection - Music for Guitar - Miklós Rózsa BSXCD 8846 Starcrash - John Barry. Emperor scorpions are glossy black, but they can range from dark brown to green. These hardy, adaptable arthropods have been around for hundreds of millions of years,. But this isn't all: researchers also found that scorpion venom could assist in fighting cancer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 001-07:00 2013-06-14T04:41:41. An article in The New York Times (Jan. Researcher have matched it with fluorescents so now, amid mind medical procedure, rather than depending on a MRI graph, you can really observe the tumors fluoresce. Desert Animals Despite being some of the most inhospitable habitats in the world, deserts actually house hundreds of animals and birds. What are facts about the deathstalker scorpion? the Asian forest scorpion is Heterometrus spinifer and so on. From the fact that scorpions are known to glow when exposed to certain wavelengths of ultraviolet light to the fact that although they resemble crustaceans like crayfish and crabs, scorpions are actually more closely related to ticks, mites and spiders, these are 25 cool scorpion facts most people may not be aware of. When you say jump, this spider says, "How far?" Some jumping spiders can spring up to 50 times their body length, leaping on prey, like this unfortunate bee, seemingly from out of nowhere. Photograph by John Halvorson, National Geographic Your Shot A cygnet peers out from its mother's wing at a local pond in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. i52013674 4tnb 7-DAY FIC KOONTZ The taking / Dean Koontz. 9781601602848 1601602847 National Geographic Journal, Journal 9780954884000 0954884000 Ready to Fly - Kestrel Songbook 1 , Anthony Cutler, Colum Regan, Kerry Sanson 9780689817960 0689817967 The Darkling , Charles Butler. These giants can live up to 11 years in the wild. lens of an eye. Download Scorpion stock photos. Facts About Death Stalker Scorpion One of the most venomous scorpions found on the face of earth, Death Stalker Scorpions (Leiurus quinquestriatus) can cause a highly dangerous situation for someone who has been stung. National geographic. See more androctonus australis. Movie Mayhem: Book Three in the Deathstalker Trilogy (39) (Hardy Boys (All New) Undercover Brothers) [Franklin W. 4tnf 821 BUCK Tennyson; the growth of a poet. While all scorpions have venom that they might use to capture their prey, not all scorpions have venom that is harmful to humans and animals. It is also known as the Israeli yellow scorpion , Palestine yellow scorpion, Omdurman scorpion , Naqab desert scorpion and many other colloquial names, which generally originate from the commercial captive trade of the animal. (USA) (Disk 8 Side B) 26DD4E01 Sierra On-Line 1986 Adventure Other - NR (Not Rated) Yes Golden Mountain (USA) 9E083834 Broderbund 1980 Action Other - NR (Not Rated) Yes Golden Oldies Vol. Most scorpions prey on insects although the biggest scorpions will actually take vertebrates such as mice. Its venom contains large amounts of agitoxin and scyllatoxin and is very dangerous; however, a sting from this scorpion rarely kills a healthy adult. Countdown List 10 - Marbled Cone Snail : One drop of venom from this little bugger is enough to end 20 human lives. Deathstalker Scorpion We are about to enter the life of one of the most feared members of the Buthidae family, characterized by grouping scorpions very dangerous to humans. According to legend,. All eyes are watching. 25 meters), though their average length is around 8 feet (2. These are the. Welcome! This site was created to teach you about the most poisonous scorpion in the world: the Indian Red Scorpion! It has information about its ecology, physiology (which includes digestion, gas exchange, and reproduction), and evolution. Take a peek at northern Africa on a map, and most of what you in fact see is the Sahara. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. It includes fun facts, maps and infographics to bring this period to life. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. In normal light, the scorpion appears translucent. Horned vipers are ecologically important because they keep number of rodents under control. Indian red scorpion A tap from this arachnid, whose image is captured here by a National Geographic team, has a fatality rate of up to 40 percent. org,Animals, Animal Pictures, Wild Animal Facts - National Geographic,U. Not a lot of people think of ostriches when asked to name a desert animal, but ostriches are some of the fastest animals in the Sahara. It lives primarily in India and east Pakistan but, as of 2014, also has been found around Nepal and Sri Lanka. They have a long body with an extended tail with a sting. However, if you get stung by the Indian Red, it can be fatal to humans, especially children, without treatment. Aug 9, 2019- Explore faithworster3's board "Nature", followed by 115 people on Pinterest. 10 Awesome Facts About Cuttlefish. 3 liter brass blast tub so guys first thing to do is to take out the water. The following adaptations show that the camel is specially suited to live in the desert. See these dangerous animals below: Deathstalker Scorpion - Three-quarters of deaths which is related to scorpion is caused by this type. This story appears in the February 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. In no particular order, here are a few of the most venomous animals in the world! 15 – Blue-Ringed Octopus Don’t let the small size of a blue-ringed octopus fool you. TURN ON POST NOTIFICATIONS SO YOU DON'T MISS A VIDEO! 10 Most Dangerous Animals In The World Deathstalker Scorpion This is one of the highly … source Posted on May 4, 2019 Author pmseck Comments Off on 10 most dangerous animals in the world. These Chihuahua-sized canids are distinctive in their appearance as well as being a true fox species that is smaller than the iconic red and grey foxes that are native to North America. The reproductive cycle of scorpions is fascinating and has unique characteristics not repeated in other arachnids. This catfish specimen was caught in the Chiang Khong district, and is the biggest one caught since 1981. Facts about the Deathstalker, the Arizona Bark Scorpion, the Fattail Scorpion and the Emperor Scorpion. Day One was the Torchwood episode that upon first viewing almost put me off the show completely. Hairy scorpions are just that: hairy. Mother Scorpion with babies / sorry but I'm not putting this with my precious mothers and babies board. Scorpions are eight legged venomous arachnids. It features very long hair and a tail that is fluffed up. It is also known as the Palestinian yellow scorpion, Palestine Yellow Scorpion, Omdurman scorpion, Naqab desert scorpion and many other colloquial names, which generally originate from the commercial captive trade of the animal. National Geographic Sitting at the top of its food chain the Saltwater Crocodile has been known to eat everything from water buffalo to sharks. • Scorpions can have up to 30 babies at a time. Most scorpions prey on insects although the biggest scorpions will actually take vertebrates such as mice. In order to kill its food it make use of a technique called the “death roll” where it relentlessly flips its prey over and over in the water until it drowns and then comes apart. National Park Service - Experience Your America. post-8367465032488404768 2013-06-14T04:41:00. The Sahara covers large parts of Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan and Tunisia, extends over 9 million square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi) and it covers about 1 ⁄ 4 of the African continent. Today, many species are faced with extinction. How does a death stalker scorpion move? it crawls along using its 6 legs. They have a long body with an extended tail with a sting. You can see them in Kuwait, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and in North African nations. Scorpion mama with her babies. Getty Images/Imagemore. Particularly if you picture it swimming up and pinching your scrotum. There are about 2,000 species of scorpion. Cheetah Facts. A tap from this arachnid, whose image is captured here by a National Geographic team, The most venomous animals on earth, ranked. Here, the ten most dangerous animals in the world. by Roger Tory Peterson. In the underwater world, you don’t have to be the largest creature to be the biggest threat. They are commonly thought of as desert dwellers, but they also live in Brazilian forests, British. 1 (USA) (Side A) 5C1723B7 Software Country 1985 Compilation Other - NR (Not Rated) Yes Golden Oldies Vol. At present, there are 111 scorpion fossils discovered. A Madagascar crested ibis (Lophotibis cristata) at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. Over the years, there are those animals that have continued to steal the top position among the deadliest animals in the world. Sure, the Deathstalker's sting is the worst of any scorpion on Earth, but it very unlikely to kill you. Interesting Facts About Death Scorpion. Hippopotamus. The longest scorpion is the African scorpion, which can be 9 inches long. Fattail Scorpion or Fat-tailed scorpion Androctonus. Welcome to the 2014 Track the Films You Watch thread. We use your LinkedIn profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. [13] These conditions are responsible for what has been called the Sahara pump theory. The hippopotamus is one of the fierce animals in the world. Deathstalker scorpion - Mother of all deadly scorpions, the deathstalker’s poison causes paralysis and heart failure. Published: April 29, 2016. In fact, the fear of spiders and snakes are the two most commonplace phobias. It is easy to write off venom from any animal, be it snake, scorpion or platypus, as death and/or pain juice. Most scorpions prey on insects although the biggest scorpions will actually take vertebrates such as mice. They can quickly grab an insect with their pincers and whip their telson, the poisonous tip of their tail forward and sting their prey. People call this animal as Hypo which is a nickname of that animal. Scorpion Facts. iscritta alla sezione R. Pet Tarantulas Brachypelma Smithi - Red Knee Tarantula Tarantulas on National Geographic. Sure, scorpions can sting, and being stung by a scorpion isn't exactly fun. The Deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus), is a member of the Buthidae family. It is also known as the Palestine Yellow Scorpion and regarded as the most dangerous species of scorpion Regardless of whether they are harmless or harmful, some bugs can make even the most fearless individual gasp, shriek and run out of the room. บ่อยครั้งที่เรามักจะพบว่าไสยศาสตร์และเวทมนตร์คาถาต่างๆ. It is one of the few animals in the world that is able to survive in such cold conditions of the Arctic. Countdown List 10 - Marbled Cone Snail : One drop of venom from this little bugger is enough to end 20 human lives. England national rugby union team (8,626 words) case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article England team made themselves unavailable for the tour nicknamed the "tour from hell " where England were beaten 76–0 by the Wallabies. sumber foto : national geographic Sejak tahun 1954, setidaknya racun ubur-ubur jenis ini sudah menyebabkan 5. John Carl Buechler conçut sa transformation démoniaque, ainsi que le costume élaboré avec peu de moyens par du démon qui apparaît en personne lors de la confrontation finale et qui se révèle tout à fait marquant, à mi-chemin de l’être diabolique tel que Bosch se l’imaginait et du sujet d’une maladie génétique affectant le. Harlequin: Chubby, black half-mask, snub nose, multi-colored checkered suit. Horned viper is a type of venomous, terrestrial snake that is native to North Africa and Middle East. National Entertainment Media Give 'em Hell, Malone National Geographic Six Degrees Could Change the World Navarre Hard Gun Opium & The Kung Fu Master New Line Ghosts of Girlfriends Pasts He's Just Not That Into You Long Kiss Goodnight, The Player, The New Yorker Video In the Family NIS America Katanagatari Vol. Learn more amazing facts about these amazing creatures in this video from National Geographic Kids. - pancr9/Netflix-Recommender-System. Retrouvez toutes les discothèque Marseille et se retrouver dans les plus grandes soirées en discothèque à Marseille. Carpet Viper. There are about 1,500 scorpion species out there being deadly to humans only 25 of those species. Not a lot of people think of ostriches when asked to name a desert animal, but ostriches are some of the fastest animals in the Sahara. Books Advanced Search New Releases Amazon Charts Best Sellers & More The New York Times® Best Sellers Children's Books Textbooks Textbook Rentals Sell Us Your Books Best Books of the Month Kindle eBooks. Buy So You Think You've Got It Bad? A Kid's Life in Ancient Egypt by Chae Strathie, Marisa Morea (ISBN: 9781788004497) from Amazon's Book Store. Scorpions [] | Scorpions See more ideas about Wedding hair, Bridal hairstyles and Bride Hairstyles and The best wedding bridal nail art from Nail Art Gallery and Pinterest Travel, travelling and adventure, nail art, styles beauty nail art, and coloring pages styles | See more ideas about Wedding manicure, Bridal nail art and. Find fascinating facts about their habitat, behavior, adaptations, and much more. National Geographic Kids Everything Ancient Egypt is a book packed with facts, pictures and illustrations to help children learn more about this incredible era. Spiders typically deliver their venom with a bite from piercing, fang-like chelicerae; scorpions sting their victims with a long, curved stinger mounted on the telson. Buy pet bugs. Deathstalker scorpion attacking worm. National Geographic explains that “the dragon's venom rapidly decreases blood pressure, expedites blood loss, and sends a victim into shock, rendering it too weak to fight. Contribute to ashrithr/movie_data_gen development by creating an account on GitHub. Roll out into team battles against other tankers from all over the world with your arsenal of 550+ armored vehicles from the mid-20th century. IS fighters attack Syrian village near Deir Ezzor, monitor says. Scorpions are predators in their habitat and expert hunters, but they are also victims from others in the food chain. When National Geographic caught up with MacNeal in Los Angeles, he explained why this would be catastrophic for life on Earth and why a genetically. The literal translation of the binomial name of this species is "five-striped smooth-tail". A scorpion is a predacious arachnid which is identified by its pedipalps, eight legs and a thin segmented tail which is usually curved over its backs with a poisonous stinger.
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ApprovalMax and Xero implement paperless accounting and finance decision control
Written by Helmut Heptner
Learn how digital transformation is a people change process
A cloud-based productivity enhancement story by a financial service outsourcing company that went through complete eradication of paper-led inefficiencies and legacy business processes for their clients…
Balanced is a business advisory firm providing financial services, guidance and education for small and medium organisations as well as start-ups. Located in Auckland and Wanaka, New Zealand, it provides a full set of services tailored to SMB’s specific business needs, from accounting and taxes to paperless office and virtual CFO (vCFO).
Balanced focuses on using modern technology and extensive expertise to help business owners focus on their business. Using Balanced services and expert advice, business owners can rest at ease knowing they’re paying less tax and save the most precious resource of all, time. It also allows them to have better insight into their business, for example, by identifying the most profitable customers, understanding cash flow, proactively controlling spending, and helping to prepare business for launch or for sale.
“Paper slows down business”
One of the recurring challenges that Balanced would face as they engaged with new clients were the legacy paper-based ways of running business, including accounting. For example, paper-based invoices would be used to process payments and paper-based signatures would be the way to obtain business approvals – with the finance information being stored in filing cabinets for reporting and taxation purposes.
“Paper slows down business – and makes it expensive to find the information needed,” says Paul Struckman, Director at Balanced. “It takes forever to find pieces of information. And when you do find it, it’s not in the format that you can make decisions on.” As a result, in paper- based accounting, collating and finding information has become a significant part of a person’s working day.
While that is a bad problem to have in a business of any size, inefficiencies imposed by clutter- full processes became critical when trying to move beyond basic in-house bookkeeping, for example, by onboarding accounting and virtual CFO services provided by Balanced.
“If a company was locked into a paper system, it was pretty much impossible to make the numbers work for us to provide services to such a client because of the inefficiency of collating information,” Paul continues. “By the time we located the information and put it in a format that we could reliably review with our client, I found that the costs were far too high.”
Yes, we can help you!
An even greater challenge in overcoming the legacy technology barrier came in handling change, especially the mind-set change.
One of Paul’s prospective clients learnt that the hard way. Two of their key accounting people, a finance manager and an accountant, left the company within a couple of weeks one after the other.
In an effort to help the company during their transition period, Paul conducted a discovery of their accounting processes and data. What yielded as the result was a completely paper-based process with a significant portion of the organisational knowledge tied up to the two finance team members recently gone.
Furthermore, the finance decision control process was reactional, meaning all company expenses were authorised weeks or even months after the money had left the bank. Essentially, the clutter-full accounting and the lack of proper approval automation prohibited timely decision making.
Paul’s reaction was, “Yes, we can help you – but first we need you to go through a process change. We are not going to pay invoices that are not properly authorised, there is just too much risk involved.”
In response, the switch to a clutter-free paperless accounting process with proper decision control was made – practically overnight. Fortunately, the client was already using Xero, a cloud accounting platform. The remaining part was adopting Receipt Bank for digital invoice data capture, and ApprovalMax for multi-step and multi-role approval workflow automation.
“Once the client was onboarded and the paperless process put in place, it was the first time that a Bill was properly authorised before the money left the bank,” says Paul.
Multiplying benefits
On top of the immediate efficiency boost achieved through transitioning to fully digital accounting, Balanced’s clients can reap additional benefits from the technology and the process change.
First, introducing the proper expense authorisation procedure and the timely review and approval by business people significantly reduces financial risks and establishes financial transparency.
“We often find that business owners have been paying expenses for a long time without realising it,” Paul notes. “This is what is so great about Xero and ApprovalMax: you can easily make relevant invoices pop up on the managers’ screen so they can see what they are paying for – and the authorisation details.”
Second, the early engagement of business people in review and approval increases data quality for finance and accounting. Managers can contribute all the relevant details clarifying the business case around the payment, therefore, Bills are submitted for approval with a full and up-to-date business context.
Driving digital transformation can be a complex process, with technology change and a mind- set change being essential for its success.
“A big part of my role has become people change,” says Paul. “Convincing people to change their day-to-day routine, change the way they usually do things is the most challenging task. But the benefits are appreciated almost immediately.”
Helmut Heptner
Serving as COO at ApprovalMax and MD of a BPM company, with a proven track record in his former position of COO in a larger international software company, Helmut masters not only theoretical knowledge about effective organisations, but has helped many organisations to transform their daily operations and make them more efficient. Prior to his current roles, he was instrumental for growing the business in Central and Eastern Europe for Acronis, a leading vendor in the Backup and Recovery software market. Helmut holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Applied Informatics.
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Transponder tricks
"Saudi mouthpiece assails Turkey’s Erdogan" (Bhadrakumar) :
"What is it that is frightening the Saudi royal family? Prima facie, the disclosures by the famous Saudi whistleblower Mutjahid (who many suspect to be a dissenter within the House of Saud) to the effect that Gulen has strong links with Saudi Arabia and that the powerful deputy crown prince and defence minister Mohammed bin Salman was in the know of the Turkish coup seems to have some basis. There is indeed a tone of panic in the Saudi media attack on Erdogan.
According to Mutjahid, Mohammed bin Salman apparently suspects that the Turkish intelligence knows about the Saudi-UAE role in the attempted coup against Erdogan. (Curiously, according to reports, Turkish military attaché in Kuwait tried to flee to an unnamed western country from the Saudi airport of Dammam before being detained for involvement in the coup attempt.) The Saudi talkers have probably gone on the offensive as the best form of defence, fearing a retaliation by Erdogan.
More importantly, Saudis must be feeling frightened about the manner in which the coup attempt in Turkey was countered by Erdogan, who invoked ‘people’s power’. Shades of ‘Arab Spring’! This is the spectre that always haunted the Saudis – masses pouring out into the streets in their tens of thousands as the final arbiters of political power in a Muslim country. Worse still, this political tactic also leaps out of the manifesto of the Muslim Brotherhood, which poses an existential threat to the Saudi regime.
The point is, from the Saudi viewpoint, the most dangerous thing about Erdogan is not his ‘neo-Ottomanism’ but his close links with the Brothers for whose sake he even sacrificed Turkey’s state-to-state relations with the Egyptian regime of President Abdel Fattah- el-Sisi (who came to power through a Saudi-backed military coup).
Finally, the Saudis are big losers – next only to Israel – in the rapprochement between Turkey and Iran that is getting under way in regional politics. Erdogan told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a phone conversation on Tuesday that he is ready to work with Iran and Russia to restore regional peace. The Iranian official news agency quoted Erdogan as saying,
Today, we are determined more than ever before to contribute to the solution of regional problems hand in hand with Iran and Russia and in cooperation with them.
Of course, such a realignment in the Muslim Middle East would profoundly impact the balance of forces in regional politics, virtually isolating Saudi Arabia."
Also: "Turkey’s failed coup throws up surprises" and "There’s more to Turkey’s failed coup than meets the eye"
"Greece’s Air Force: Erdogan’s aircraft at no point harassed by rebel F-16s on Coup night"
"Exclusive: all the details about the air ops and aerial battle over Turkey during the military coup to depose Erdogan":
"Coup F-16s searched for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plane, TC-ATA around Istanbul to shoot it down. According to some media reports rebel TuAF F-16s had the plane in their sights: it’s unclear whether they had a real lock-on, rather that they probably were searching the sky for the Gulfstream IV.
Furthermore, TC-ATA used a callsign THY 8456 to disguise as a Turkish Airlines airplane (Turkish’s callsign is THY) and the risk of shooting down another plane, and losing credibility too, could be a factor affecting the coup’s F-16s to shot down his plane and kill Erdogan."
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Tweet (Ben Collins):
"DNC email denying Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer from hosting an Obama event, but allowing him to donate and attend. https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/emailid/2594 …"
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Wind Turbine at Murton Moor
Our first efforts as York Community Energy were based around a site on Murton Moor, in the parish of Murton to the east of York. The site is at least 500m away from any dwelling and therefore potentially suitable for a turbine of around 50m to hub, which would have put us around 800kW.
A Council-commissioned study into the potential for renewable energy generation in York (download it as a PDF document) identified a few dozen sites for medium-sized wind turbines. We chose this site from these possible locations based on other criteria including attitudinal data (the ‘Green Neighbourhoods Survey’), size and accessibility.
The location of site in Murton (click to enlarge)
In February 2013 we approached Murton Parish Council to tell them that we had identified a potential site within their parish. The Council wished to remain neutral on the proposal but agreed that it would be appropriate to carry out a survey of the parish to ask people’s opinions. We delivered a leaflet with a survey response slip to every household in Murton parish (plus some in Holtby and Dunnington) ahead of a public meeting on March 24th. The feedback we got at the meeting was sufficiently encouraging to allow us to start working with Murton residents to progress the project.
In November 2013 we knocked on every door that we had previously leafletted to try to talk face-to-face with as many residents as possible ahead of another public meeting in December (see the project update flyer [PDF] that we distributed at this point). The response was broadly in line with national opinion polls on wind turbines – of people who expressed an opinion the largest proportion (over 50%) were either broadly or entirely in favour of the scheme. Around 20% were unsure, and the remainder either broadly opposed or entirely opposed to the idea.
Initial responses to our leaflets, door knocking, and open meetings were promising and positive with many residents voicing support. However, we did not find a sufficient amount of active support in the local community, so we are not currently progressing our proposal for this site. We still believe this to be a viable location for a community-owned turbine, but we could not work on a site without local buy-in – it’s neither practical nor desirable for us.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the residents of Murton and the surrounding area for sharing their views with us both positive and negative, for listening to and considering our proposal, and for a lively and educational discussion about energy.
An approximate photomontage (courtesy of Origin Energy) – from Stamford Bridge Road, looking north, approximately 1.2km from the site. Click to enlarge
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