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‘We Are Going to Cherish This for the Rest of Our Lives’
June 5, 2018 • United States
Week 1 of the Operation Heal Our Patriots 2018 summer season ended with many lives and marriages changed through the power of the Gospel. Pray as Week 2 is underway!
Military couples at Samaritan Lodge started last week with a Memorial Day observance for fallen veterans but ended the week with celebrating new life in Christ.
Army Staff Sergeant Kyle Welch and his wife Jenn were both baptized last week at Samaritan Lodge.
Army Staff Sergeant Kyle Welch was one life that was changed last week as he experienced the healing power of Jesus Christ. He said the week with his wife Jennifer in Alaska came at just the right time to stave off a serious crisis.
“It was our time to be up here to experience what we did,” Welch said. “I was on the verge of ending my life last week. It got really bad. She almost bailed on the trip because it got so bad. But for some reason we decided to come here. It’s a miracle.”
Each week for 16 weeks during the summer we fly as many as 10 wounded veterans and their spouses to Samaritan Lodge Alaska for Operation Heal Our Patriots. Through Biblically-based marriage enrichment classes and specially designed wilderness excursions, military couples experience the power of the Gospel and the beauty of God’s creation. God is faithful week by week to transformation hearts, lives, marriages, and families.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin McCann enjoys fishing in Lake Clark with wife Jennifer.
From left: Army Specialist Michael Lynch and wife Elissa explore a waterfall with Army Sergeant Marcus Hibbitt and wife Cherise during a hike into the Lake Clark National Park wilderness.
Retired military chaplain Jim Fisher joins military couples aboard the Jay Hammond.
Chaplain Jim Fisher conducts a marriage rededication ceremony with military couples.
Army Staff Sergeant Kyle Welch cheers on his wife Jennifer during the baptism ceremony in Lake Clark. Both accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and they recommitted their marriage to God.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin McCann and wife Jen McCann embrace. They were both baptized in Lake Clark last week.
Army Specialist Nicholas Nelms cheers on his wife Army Specialist Shelby Nelms. Both were baptized in Lake Clark.
Marine Staff Sergeant Michael Price and wife Jessica Price walk out of Lake Clark after their baptism.
Army Sergeant Jesse Watkins and wife Army Specialist Shawna Watkins share a kiss after Jesse's baptism.
Army Sergeant Marcus Hibbitt and wife Cherise Hibbitt talk about what the week has meant to them. "This week has been so much of a blessing to us. I've said things to my husband that I haven't said in 18 years," Cherise said.
Couples walk with purpose to board a plane back to their everyday lives--but with new life inside.
During classes, outings, and conversations with the retired military chaplains serving at Samaritan Lodge, Welch and his wife Jenn realized they needed more than just crisis intervention. They needed to experience new life in Christ.
The Welches decided to trust Jesus to be their Lord and Savior. They recommitted their marriage to God and both were baptized on Friday.
“I feel like I am 100% whole for the first time in 10 years,” Kyle said. He was wounded several times while deployed to Iraq, 2007-2009.
Last week 12 participants made decisions to follow Christ, and 10 of them were baptized. Additionally, three couples chose to recommit their marriages and families to God.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin McCann said that when he and his wife, Jennifer, decided to follow Christ last week, they also committed to turning their marriage around. Dustin said it helped save his marriage—and his life.
“Coming up here was definitely a life-altering experience not only for our marriage, but also next week I’ll be walking around the earth,” he said. “We were on that verge of this time next year not being married. I can honestly say 1000% and I’m pretty sure Jen can as well that this week changed everything for that. I got baptized, I devoted my life to God, and I never would’ve done that if it wasn’t for this trip.”
Combat-Wounded Community
Operation Heal Our Patriots is not just a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Alaska that ends when couples return home to their everyday lives. The community formed with fellow military couples during their time at Samaritan Lodge is one of the most valuable and practical gifts they receive.
Army Specialist Shawna Watkins hugs a member of our staff as she prepares to depart Samaritan Lodge.
Connecting with other couples who have experienced similar travails provides veterans and spouses a life-long network they can turn to in those inevitable dark days and moments of struggle.
Army Staff Sergeant Tyler Hall recognized the importance of this. “Being able to spend time with our brothers and sisters that are in the same boat as us—that was amazing,” he said. “All of you know about that brotherhood that we have in the military and how special that is.”
Army Sergeant First Class Jake Marcum said it’s a week they’ll never forget. “I’ve been out for about two and a half years now, and this has probably been the best week that I’ve had since I got medically retired,” he said. “Not only because I got to hang out with some awesome service member friends, but also because I got to reunite with my beautiful bride over there. From the bottom of mine and my wife’s heart, thank you for having us. We are definitely going to cherish this the rest of our lives.”
Please pray for these military couples and their families that God would strengthen and sustain them in their commitments to Him and in their community with each other. Pray also as a new week 2 of Operation Heal Our Patriots is underway. Pray for these 10 new couples who arrived last night at Samaritan Lodge. Pray for protection and peace for their families back home and for many lives to be changed in Alaska.
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Pakistan’s prime minister undergoes successful heart surgery
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The brother of Pakistan’s prime minister says he has undergone a successful open heart surgery at a London hospital.
Shahbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province, told reporters Tuesday in London that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his older brother, has been moved to an intensive care unit after four bypass operations.
Sharif says the prime minister, who had experienced complications following a previous heart operation, will remain in the hospital until doctors clear him for travel.
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Invitation to Submit Short Film
07 Jun 2014 Save Temples 766 Views
THE “SAVETEMPLES” INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
BEING ORGANISED UNDER THE AEGIS OF
GLOBAL HINDU HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND SAVETEMPLES
Prasad Labs, Hyderabad - From 2014 August 22 to 24
DEVALAYO RAKSHATI RAKSHITAH
Hearty Pranamams to the Embodiments of all Divyatmaas
Ours is a sacred land, land of penance and karma. The sacred rivers have been perennially flowing on this land. It has proud tall mountain ranges. The ancient tradition and culture have been flourishing on this land. This holy land has excellent weather conditions suitable for the best living conditions of human beings. It is endowed with rich and diversified flora and fauna. It is a land of pious people who have dedicated and lived for the welfare of other human beings. This ancient land has evolved the best practices of lifestyle with a great set of principles and discipline, which is widely known as `Dharma'. It is also known as Sanatana Dharma or Haindava Dharma. The temples have played a pivotal role in flourished and propagating this great Sanatana Dharma.
The temples are like `Aatma' for our Hindu Dharma. We can’t think of Hindu religion without the Temples. The temples have been the centers of all spiritual knowledge, centers of devotion and have been regularly visited by many pious and holy people since the ages. The temples are the foundation for our tradition and culture and they have been the gateway for human civilization since many yugas.
The temples have played a key role in uniting the human beings since ages. Whether to settle any dispute or to take up the holy works of any marriage, it used to take place in the precincts of temples in this holy land. The guilty person used to admit his mistake at temples only. Any pious work began from the temples used to reach out to its ideal conclusion. Such kind of great temples have now come down to dilapidated state with less attention from the rulers and masses. The very existence of our cultural heritage of thousands and thousands of years is being challenged to the state of nonexistence. These rich heritage and knowledge centers that served thehuman beings for many many yugas have been struggling for existence and looking for their revival. It is the duty of each one of us to protect these temples. We all have to give the deserving status to the temples in our society. To save the Hindu culture and traditions in this world, to save the trusts, and to protect the funds of Hindu temples and Mathas, several great personalities have come together and worked hard to float this GLOBAL HINDU HERITAGE FOUNDATION (GHHF) & SAVETEMPLES organization.
It has started working on this gigantic task of protecting the temples and Hindu culture and dharma on this earth.
In this mission, the Board of Directors of Global Hindu Heritage Foundation and the brand ambassador and well-known Ghazal singer Dr. Ghazal Srinivas have decided to hold an SaveTemples International Short Film Festival with an aim to protect, preserve and promote the great temples located all over the world.
Why this Film Festival?
This film festival is a small step in the movement initiated to protect the ancient Hindu dharma in all over the world, for revival of all the dilapidated temples,to protect the holy cow, Vedas and Vedangas, and also to encourage those who are learning the Vedas.
How the short films and documentaries to be screened in this film festival?
The short films should reveal the facets of some ancient truths, the traditional heritage to the knowledge of future generations. They should not criticize other religions and life styles. They can tell the richness of ancient dharma, present the moral and dharmic values of Hindu religion and should be intended to explain the great practices of Hindu dharma to all the mankind through this short films and documentaries. The viewers of these movies should be motivated to work for the protection of temples.
The precautions while making the short films and documentaries
The short films and documentaries can be made for duration of 10 to 12 minutes. They can be made in any Indian language, but should have English sub-titles.
How they would be selected?
The entries sent for the competition would be examined by the Jury members and film festival committees and 40 best entries would be short-listed out of them. They would be screened before the renowned personalities at film festivals to be conducted in USA, UK, Canada, Singapore, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, etc.
Who are eligible to participate in this event?
Any male or female persons who have completed 18 years and have creative mind to present their ideas are eligible to participate in this event.
What are the suggested topics to make the short films and documentaries?
Protection of Hindu temples.
The ancient Hindu religion
The Vedas and its glory
Protection of Cows
Mass feeding (Annadanam)
Propagation of Hindu Bhakti
The epics, Puranas and other holy scriptures of Hindu religion
The protection of temple lands, ornaments and other assets
The duties of Priests (Archakas)
The Aarti of holy rivers
The Sevadal of temples, etc.
Any issue on temples like the ancient Devanagari script on temples to rich and diversified culture of Hindu culture, which presents the past glory of temples and how temples are integral part of Hindu society, can be topics for short films and documentaries.
When would the first film festival be conducted?
The first SaveTemple International Short and Documentary Film Festival will be conducted at Prasad Labs in Hyderabad from August 22 to 24, 2014. The 40 short films and documentaries short-listed in this film festival would be screened in film festivals to be conducted all over the world.
The Rules and Regulations to take part in this film festival.
The SaveTemples organization holds all the rights over the short film or documentary selected in this competition.
The short films and documentaries not selected in this event would be uploaded into SaveTemples – You Tube channel. NO one should raise any objection for this.
The films prepared after 2010 are only eligible for this event.
Those films, which already got award in any earlier film festival, should not be sent as entries for this film festival.
The Short film made in HD format (1920X1080) and properly edited should only be sent for this film festival.
The duration of short film should not cross more than 10 to 12 minutes.
The Short Films and Documentaries in the period in between 2010 and 2014 should only be sent for the competition. The well-known jury members would select the best films to be given award prizes.
The short film or documentary sent for screening or selected cannot be taken back.
The last day for sending the entries.
Those who are desirous to send their short films and documentaries should reach us by July 24, 2014.
We will shortlist the best 40 documentary films and will intimate the same to the contenders by 10th Aug 2014.
The Methodology for sending the entries
1.Your personal details, the content of your documentary or short film should be explained in an Entry Form and the person who submits the entry should duly sign it.
2.The film should be in MP4 format and two DVDs must be sent to us. The English sub-tiles are compulsory for all the entries. The film should precede with title, name of the director, the duration etc. You should mention that the DVD sent by you is a final cut.
3.The mail cover should be super-scribed as ``ONLY FOR CULTURAL PURPOSE –
NO COMMERCIAL VALUE”.
4. The Application, DVDs and relevant documents should be sent on the following address.
SaveTemples.org,
Flat No. 44, Symphony Dwellings Apartment, Anand Nagar, Khairatabad,
Hyderabad – 500004, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.
The Film Festival Committee
1. ``Lakshmana Rekha'' Sri N Gopalakrishna, Chairman
2. Sri K Satish Kumar, Director
3. Sri V V Maheshwara Rao, Coordinator.
Those selected in this competition would be presented with awards, rewards, medals and certificates
The Best Film would get a cash award of Rs One Lakh and a Golden Cow
The 2nd Best Film would get Rs Seventy Five thousand cash award and Silver Gomatha
The 3rd Best Film will get Rs Fifty thousand cash award and bronze Gomatha
Five additional consolation cash prizes of Rs.2,500 each will also be given away to selected filmmakers.
The Prizes will be given in following categories
Special awards will be given for the categories of Best Director, Best Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing and Creative Concepts.
NOTE: More details on rules and regulations, the criteria for competition entries can be had through Post. The organizers have final say in this event and will no entertain for any disputes.
The application can be downloaded from our website filmfestival.savetemples.org or can be obtained in person from our office.
E Mail : savetemplesfilmfestival@gmail.com
Film festival website: http:/filmfestival.savetemples.org/
You can also visit our websites:
https://www.savetemples.org
Aalayavani24/7 Telugu Web Radio
http://www.aalayavani.org.
Please subscribe to Save Temples Telegram channel at https://t.me/savetemples
GHHF Board of Directors:
Prakasarao Velagapudi PhD, (601-918-7111 cell), (601-856-4783 home); Prasad Yalamanchi(630-832-2665; 630-359-5041); D. Satya(732-939-2060); Satya Nemana(732-762-7104); Sekhar Reddy (954-895-1947); TulasichandTummala(408-786-8357); Raju Polavaram, MD(919-959-6141); Nandini Velagapudi, PhD (601-942-2248); Rama Kasibhatla(678-570-1151); Shankar Adusumilli MD (919-961-9584); Sireesha Muppalla(631-421-8686); Prasad Garimella MD (770-595-8033); Raghavendra Prasad MD (214-325-1969); Murali Alloju MD (703-953-1122); Veeraiah Choudary Perni MD (330-646-8004); Vishnu Kalidindi MD; Srivas Chebrolu MD; Avadesh Agarwal; and Dr. Ghazal Srinivas, Honorary Brand Ambassador.
GHHF Dallas Core Group
Rajesh Veerapaneni(773-704-0405); Sunil T Patel (214-293-4740); Gopal Ponangi(214-868-7538); Ram Yalamanchili(214-663-6363); Ravi Pattisam(617-304-3577); Krishna Athota(214-912-3724); Sesharao Boddu(972-489-6949); P. Srinivas(832-444-6460); P. Viswanadham, PhD (972-355-7107); I V Rao (214-284-6227); Sridhar Kodela(214-907-8552); Vijay Kollapaneni(818-325-9576); Ghanashyam Kakadia(469-583-1682); R K Panditi(972-516-8325); Mahesh Rao Choppa(732-429-5217); Viswas Mudigonda(972-814-5961); Satish Reddy (972-724-3232); Srikanth Akula(952-334-9990); Kalyan Jarajapu(972-896-8352). Sitaram Panchagnula(714-322-3430); VasanthSuri(408-239-3436); Phani Aduri(214-774-2139); Konda Srikanth(214-500-5890); Siva Agnoor (214-542-661).
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Two Point Hospital console release dated for February 2020
Diagnose some out of this world illnesses with the console version of Two Point Hospital when it launches early next year.
Brittany Vincent
Two Point Hospital is hitting PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch next year, and there's finally a window of time in which you can expect it.
Publisher Sega and developer Two Point Studios confirmed that it would be touching down on February 25, 2020. That's only a couple of months away, so you'd better start making plans for which console you want to play it on soon.
Here's an overview of the game, courtesy of Sega:
"Build your epic healthcare empire in the atypical world of Two Point County, by customizing your hospitals, researching (119!) unusual illnesses, curing patients and training staff. At launch, Two Point Hospital on consoles comes with the first two critically acclaimed expansions ‘Bigfoot’ and ‘Pebberley Island’, which gives players a total of 21 regions to explore."
It's plenty of fun if you're a fan of games like Theme Hospital, or if you like watching patients come in with wacky diseases, like their heads turning into lightbulbs and other odd happenings.
Our own Chris Jarrard reviewed Two Point Hospital, and awarded it a 9 out of 10. Here's what he had to say:
"Two Point Hospital is just what the doctor ordered. Management sim fans will eat this up and the game’s expertly executed presentation will be able to draw in players new to the genre with its humor and charm. While it’s far from perfect and can become frustrating at times, anyone who has had even a passing interest in checking the game out will come away pleased. During my playtime, I experienced no real bugs, crashes, or other technical issues. The game ran smoothly on my PC and is not particularly demanding of your hardware. Two Point Hospital is a wonderful time waster or the next sim game that you obsessively play for hours. 9/10 prostate exams"
If you're into hospital sims, there's a lot to enjoy about the game. Now that it's been dated for consoles, be sure to check it out and let us know how you're liking it.
Fueled by horror, rainbow-sugar-pixel-rushes, and video games, Brittany is a Senior Editor at Shacknews who thrives on surrealism and ultraviolence. Follow her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake and check out her portfolio for more. Like a fabulous shooter once said, get psyched!
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♪ laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the 2020 race for the white house is hopping up. joe biden al-fares rally of h biden has held a rally for his campaign in pennsylvania. polls suggest that jill biden is ahead of his nearest rival, bernie sanders, though n by theld trump is taking biden run seriously andm attacd twitter even before he had spoken on stage. >> the next president of the united states of america >> joe biden held his first campaign event in this pivotal state. showcasing the fact that he is pennsylvania born.
if he can persuade democrats he is the one who can win blue -- blue collar who deserted the party for donald trump. >> if i will beat donald trump and 2020 it will happen here. >> joe biden has the endorsement of theirefightersni u, and organizing source in the primary states of iowa. president trump bashed him on twitter several times writing, i'm only here because of biden and obama. s sleepy joe bidenving his first rally in the great state of pennsylvania. owhe obviously does not that pennsylvania is having one of its best economic years in its history, with the loweve unemployment donald trulv carried pennia in the 2016 election by less than 1%. in this state, along with michigan and wisconsin would be the battlegrounds of 2020. biden is positioning himself as the one who has what it takes to win back it'll america.
-- middle america. n take on donald trump, he must persuade primary voters on its future, not its past. e i sprlier with karen, national political correspondent for the washington post. tonight f joe biden said ls the pain of america's middle class, is that pitch going to be enough for democratic voters who are desperate to defeat donald trump? karen: what he is trying to convince them is that, first of democratsare 19 other i think what joe biden is trying to do is convince democrats that hefould win back the states the upper midwest. there are four states that slipped from democratic to republican in the 2016 election. primarily because of hiteing-ass voters,
working-class voters that voted andcratic who were caught taken by donald trump's messagee that was hearing their struggle. he was listening toe them, and den is convincing them that he is too. laura: is at y president trump president trump has been tweeting so much about joe biden today? does he see him as a th hat even thouis not the democratic nominee yet? karen: he sees him as a candidate that is going straight for the heart of the voters that are responsible, really, for turning the presidency over to donald trump. the are the very critical swing voters that are going to determine whether thera dem can get back the white house. joe biden said in an interview that he takes responsibility for the fact that i need a hill did not get treated ll when she made her allegations against clarence thomas on capitol hill.
karen: he keeps sort of structuring the sentences along the lines of, i'm terribly sorry that som to anita hill.happened he was the chairman of the committee. what a t of women foters are listening for i joe biden to say i did something this is what i would da differently ds thatm to be the w are incapable of being said. laura: who will be the biggest rival to joe biden in the democratic primary? karen: at this pt's a rival who does not look hardly at all like him in profile,ac except for thethat they are both white men in their 70's. if you look at the polling
who camenders, surprisingly close to denying hillary clinton the nomination in 2016 is running as a fairly close second to joe biden. now, their political philosophies are very, different. the types of voters they appeal to our very different. and there are 18 other candidates there who are looking li take a of that electorate himself. el-- thes. laura: thank you for joining us. we have news that rod rosenstein has omitted his letter of record -- a resignation to president trump. the deputy attorney general down on may 1 ending two years on the job. he came to the spotlight after the appointment of robert mueller toarry out the russian meddling in the tony hicks -- 2016 election. the islamic state has released a video of a man they as their leader.
it makes a reference to thbisri lankan b. not been seen in the video since july of 2014 when he mosullmed in thank you for being with us. number one.life, he has many contemporary referees in the audio portion of the video. facts that this was occurring in real time and e death of 250 people, which isis has for in sri lanka.lity life, second also he faces significant organizational challenges last september were he was forced to flee.
there is another faction of isis led by one of his own relatives. this is a way to demonstrate that i'm here. the islamic state is far from defeat. laura:rt the u.s. state depament is saying they were dealt a crushing psychological blow through its loss of characterane in irasyria. are they taking it seriously enough? >> the problem now is that there is no discrete target. it was a tremendous debt to the a tremendous step to this instability. even though there may be 15 to 30,000 islamic state fighters in ir. americans love declaring war on things.
we havnderstand this is not japan or germany during the second world war. or frankly, it's ideology. i know people don't want to admit it. ere in the long war and will be faced in days and months to come with a number of efforts. not just to demonstrate proof of life, but to demonstrate that the organization remains lethal in so many parts of the rld. laura: we should brace for further attacks? >> i think, because of the , the paradox is that they will clearly want to demonstrate that they have resilience, they have resolved. dethe portion and the audio portion of this tape he is shown poring over documents that the islamic state derivatives,
affiliates and places like molly areswearing -- malhi showing fealty to him. the islamic state is .r from finish laura: thank you for joining us. lanka has banned pce coverings lic as the country remained in shock following the easter sunday bombing. ficials say the restrictions are meant to ensure security. meanwhile, behind for the suspect continues. on friday, the father and two brothers of the suspected ringleader were killed. here is our correspondent reporting. where the family of the man believed to be the mastermind of the explosions were hiding. they moved into this coastal town four days before the bombing. they planned the terror attacks within these four walls.
but since the attacks, neighbors tell us that they became suspicious and informed the authorities. rather than facing justice, they blew themselves up. itong those were six children. ppearsal thamost the entire famil was involved in planning the devastating bombings. here are saying that they found more explosive materials inside this house, suggesting that they could be planning for further attacks. worry for the authorities were at this is the livelgizers are somewhere in the region. investigators say that, among the wreckage found, white drses, usually worn by buddhist women during prayers. they are told that the suspect of the militants were using the closed to get access to campell's to carryut further attacks.
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law-enforcement officials say in army veteran planned to detonate explosive devices at several locations in order to cause mass casualties. he was arrested on friday night after taking delivery of what he thought was a bomb from an undercover officer. officials in mozambique they the death toll has risen to 38. eight workers are still struggling to reach the affected areas due to continued rain and high winds. the storm struck the southern african nation last week with ones at 140 miles pehour. flattening villages and damaging thousands of homes. nal movie in the avengers franchise, and game, has become the fastest ever film to make $1 billion at the artsffe. global ticket sales hit $1.2 billion. iothe pr record was held by infinity war, the last avengers film. this new record is impressive when you consider the film runs more than three hours long. boeing's boss has been defending
his r meeting in chicago.der he has been under scrutiny after two of the mac 7 aircrafts crashed leaving 340 people dead. rain, familstand friends d silently, showing photos of victims from the ethiopian airline crash last month that killed all 157 people on board. they wanted shareholders a the boeing ceo to see their faces before h meeting.o the annual >> i am hoping justice for the ,ictims and victims families for a full, federal and state investigation. >> i wt boeing to come clean about the chain of events inside boeing that led to these crashes. >> if you are sooking to hear accountability, they were disappointed, despite being
pressed by the media, boeings ceo was responsibility.pt full there are multiple contributed factors. there are factors we can control in the dign, and in this case that common link is related to the mcat system and its actition. we will break that link and that will prevent accidents like this from happening again. >> the boeing 73 max's anti-stall system was the common factor in both the ethiopian and lion air crawhes. it' led regulators across the globe to ground tng entire boeiax fleet. as they struggle to get the planes fix, the struggle grows for boeing. four whistleblowers have approached u.s. lawmakers, raising safety concerns with the max jet. the company is facing a mounting number of lawsuits and criminal investigations from the u.s. justice department. >> that should have gone through
some internal view. e he took the first t pointed questions about putting profits over safety. >> you seem to launch the 737 ction and lost sight of failsafe things. >> i want to assure you that safety is our top priority. >> the message of safety being the top priority was repeated several times, wouther it was to convince global regulators and the public is not clear. laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, one chefs rise up the food chain. how he went from cooking with his mom to working at america's finest restaurant. ♪ spain's governing socialistsave one that governments election for four years. the prime minister has fallen short of an overall majority.
that means he will have to rely onohe help of other parties form a working government. reporting from madrid is tim willcox. tim: spain has moved to the left, and paradoxically to the right as well. the leader of the socialist parthas enough seats to form a left leaning coalition, if he decides to take that route. he has 123, he needs 176 to get a majority in the congress. right party came from nowhere three or four years ago and now has 24 seats in the congress as well. the first time that a far hard right party has had more than one seat in parliament as well. both those men are celebrating. mbut what does n for the future of spanish politics. nothing will happen here for three or four weeks.
necoming up at the end o month by the regional european and municipal elections on may 26. deals will have to be cut between parties that are not naturally bedfellows to gel through the tions. it also gives a clear idea on what sort of party -- power he had within the country in terms of how to proceed. it will be interesting to see how well v and other right parties do in both elections. many commentators are saying that, even though they are hard right and far right, they see they are in favor of family and sending migrants home. they are part of the groundswell of nationalism and populism that you he seen in france, hungary, and elsewhere. ♪ the fine dining is a
tough one foa young black chef to break into. did's exactly what this man , overcoming a difficult childhood involving abuse and hostility in the kitchen, he openedne of the most talked about restaurants in washington, d.c. only to see it closed. he wrote a memoir, notes from a unblack chef. i spoke with him earlier. thanks for joining us. you had a difficult childhood, your came between here and nigeria. where did the love of food come from? >> it came from my mother. sheng operated a cateompany from the house. we had a one bedroom apartment myin a broad spiriister and i came her first two employees. laura: you write about how you became a chef when he landed this job on a cleanup shift in louisiana and the aftermath of the deepwater horizon oil spill. what did you learn about food bear -- there?
>> i was ordering things, i had to menu plan. i had to provide a meal for these workers that really only had two other thingso do, which was to work and sleep. it was the first time i created food and seeing direct reaction on a guest. before working on my mother's kitchens, i was peeling vegetables and fabricating shrimp. this was a t pe i wasting dishes together for my own creativity and seeing the way that people reacted to it. laura:s you had tcredible trajectory. you were ath chef, but befor he worked with the top restaurants in new york. you say, even though no one said the n-word out loud, you felt like it was there. what was that experience and subtle racism like? >> it something i think minorities go through, itur transcends rests. just being in the workplace. there are a lot of things that are set, or said -- or things
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against the clock, t as the clock. of the queen elisabeth h power, witerything running like clockwork until this. tlucas tries to crosshe finish line not once, not twice, but even -- not even three times. it takes four tries and two other kinds of hands to get him over theine. more big bang be big ben. a day, with sore legs, a bruised head, lucas relivemoment. i first tried to go sideways, then try going forward. because my legs are so petite i did not realize how far i needed to go down. there was a case of trying to go lower. >> on cbs this morning. >> right at the finishin le. ben bash has' big
now gone global. >> i feel so bad. duncan: but not half as bad as lucas felt during his training. e he had to wind up thighbors. there is still one post race ntestion. you o a pub, what happened? lucas: i hear it has gone missing. if anyone knows where the costume is, i am anxious to know. pictures from the pub show a hijinks hijacked i some fellow runners. lucas dingdong has helped botot donations his charity to venture revolueaons. he is cly a man -- [clock chiming] chimes with the times. duncan kennedy, bbc news. untimely finish there. remember, you can find more on
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'Bachelor Pad' Host Chris Harrison: 'I Get Why Jaclyn Was Pissed'
Sep 7, 2012 | By Buddy TV | 0
Chris Harrison, the host of Bachelor Pad has had a front-row seat to all the craziness going on in the mansion. With the season finale on Monday, which he said in previews to be 'disturbing,' Chris joined the media in a conference call Thursday to discuss Monday's finale, including a fallout between Rachel and Michael, and plans for the next Bachelor. //www.buddytv.com/articles/bachelor-pad/chris-joined-the-media-in-47319.aspx
Chris Harrison: Chris Bukowski’s Family Disappointed With His "Atrocious" Antics on Bachelor Pad 3
Sep 7, 2012 | By Wetpaint | 0
We love Chris Bukowski with every fiber of our being (string bikini included), but there's no denying that he was slightly devious this season. Not only did our lovely Ow-ow-ow-ski hook up with three girls, his eclectic game strategy had everyone in the house label him Public Enemy Number One. Obviously, brilliant editing made Chris come off as more BuKrazy than he is in real life, but that didn't stop Chris Harrison from throwing some shade during a recent press interview about Bachelor Pad... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/CXDyAPxTJBY/chris-harrison-chris-bukowskis-family-disappointed-with-his-atrocious-antics-on-bachelor-pad-3
Bachelor Pad 3’s Chris Bukowski Moves to Maryland — and Opens a Restaurant!
Chris Bukowski is a lot of things: Folksy Polishman by day, ravishing man cougar by later in the day, and (apparently) lover of fine dining by night. This Bachelor Pad 3 super hunk is taking your fantasies by storm one business venture at a time, and first on the list? Moving to Maryland (oh yes he did!), and opening a new restaurant/bar in the Washington DC metro area. You're welcome, our nation's capitol. You're welcome. We're still trying to wrap our mind around the fact that Chris... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/SM8t9uPASCU/bachelor-pad-3s-chris-bukowski-moves-to-maryland-and-opens-a-restaurant
Bachelor Pad Finale: Which Couple Should Win?
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After a season of hookups, backstabbing, fights, and even more tears, the ousted Bachelor Pad contestants are about to crown either Rachel and Nick or Chris and Sarah as the winning team. So who deserves the money? //www.tvguide.com/News/Bachelor-Pad-Finale-1052652.aspx?rss=breakingnews
'Bachelor Pad's' Chris Harrison on the finale: Chris Bukowski's family 'disappointed' in his 'atrocious' behavior
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Chris Harrison, host of the "Bachelor" franchise of shows, spoke with the press Thursday (Sept. 6) about the finale of "Bachelor Pad," airing Monday, Sept. 10 on ABC. He can't reveal much, but he does tease some pretty great stuff from the reunion show.On Chris Bukowski's behavior on the show:"We talk a lot about that in the finale. Obviously, he had to own up to it and as the host, you have to ask that question. I'll give a little hint about what we talk about -- his family was disappointed in him. I asked him about his behavior, because it really was atrocious. He has heard from his family and friends, everybody was really disappointed in him. I just hope it's one of those things where he learned from it, he's a young guy. He's a really young man ... I was very surprised [by how different Chris was from Emily's season]. At one... //blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/bachelor-pads-chris-harrison-on-the-finale-chris-bukowskis-family-disappointed-in-his-atrocious-beha.html
Ashley Spivey’s Bachelor Pad 3 Blog: I Don’t Blame Jaclyn For Being Pissed
With only one episode, it’s with a heavy heart we read Ashley Spivey’s second-to-last Bachelor Pad 3 blog. She’s got the sads, too — after watching this week’s gut-wrenching drama unfold, who wouldn’t? Tony Pieper and Blakeley Jones’s goodbye was the first bummer. Ashley’s never been a huge fan of Chris Bukowski’s and watching him eliminate his buddy didn’t help matters. Luckily Tony and Blakely have each other, and... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/X6mtH8NMqF4/ashley-spiveys-bachelor-pad-3-blog-i-dont-blame-jaclyn-for-being-pissed
Bachelor Pad 3 Finale Scoop: Most Shocking and Backstabbing Ending in History
Rosemaster Chris Harrison has already teased the holy heck out of Monday’s Bachelor Pad 3 finale, but ABC really wants you to understand it will be "the most shocking finale in Bachelor Pad history." In what way? "Tensions will run high, tears will flow and two housemates will come to blows as some of the most memorable and notorious contestants sit down in the hot seat to hash out their drama from the season." Just put them in a pit and make them fight it out!... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/nQgM4TAlWFo/bachelor-pad-3-finale-scoop-most-shocking-and-backstabbing-ending-in-history
'Bachelor Pad': Jaclyn's fancy college didn't teach Friendship 101
After Kalon and Lindzi leave "Bachelor Pad," Chris pats himself and the rest of the group on the back for being so special and privileged and something or other. He does have a point -- surviving a "Bachelor" show and then surviving "Bachelor Pad" without contracting herpes or developing a raging drinking problem is quite the achievement. So he obviously was not talking to Ed.The ChallengeHarrison drops the bomb that one couple goes home immediately after this challenge, but he doesn't say it's the losers. He just says the winners have a lot of power, so clearly the winners get to send any couple packing that they choose.The challenge is "Hanging by a Thread" and involves each couple putting one half on a seat suspended above the pool. The other half answers trivia questions about "Bachelor" shows. Three wrong answers will send the seat plummeting away, then the hanging half can just hang from a... //blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/09/bachelor-pad-jaclyns-fancy-college-didnt-teach-friendship-101.html
Chris Harrison’s Bachelor Pad 3 Blog: I Feel Sorry for Rachel For Letting Nick Push Her Into Decision
He wore her down. Maybe that’s what Nick Peterson has been doing this whole time on Bachelor Pad 3 — saving his energy for the hard sell, which he gave Rachel Truehart last night on Episode 7. Chris Harrison says it took a long time for Nick and Rachel to make their final couple decision, which means Rachel did stay loyal to her friend Jaclyn Swartz before eventually just giving in. Here are more how-we-got-here highlights from The Rosemaster’s Entertainment Weekly blog. //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/TvVB4jwhoO8/chris-harrisons-bachelor-pad-3-blog-i-feel-sorry-for-rachel-for-letting-nick-push-her-into-decision
Bachelor Pad 3 Power Rankings for Episode 7: The Final Four Contestants
Did you enjoy this week's cornucopia of mouth-watering hotties on Bachelor Pad 3? Join the club — but now comes the hard part. It's time to figure out which dudes and dudettes are at the front of the whack pack! We've ranked the most powerful players from Bachelor Pad 3, Episode 7 based on their chance of winning next week's finale. Don't forget, the ghost of Bachelors past (aka former contestants) will be voting for the winners, which means it's time to play favorites! Name: Chris... //feeds.wetpaint.com/~r/wetpaint/latest/excerpt/~3/rLfrxgEWsw8/bachelor-pad-3-power-rankings-for-episode-7-the-final-four-contestants
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The world’s smallest shoot?
Pulp fiction writer and shooter Guy N. Smith’s 7½-acre shoot is one of the miniatures of the UK. Here he describes how he realised his dream of creating his own small shoot
Small fenced in area of trees and shubbery planted by Guy N Smith, fenced off to keep the deer out. Pic credit: A. Ward
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Back in the 1970s I made a couple of life-changing decisions. I resigned from a secure job in banking to become a full-time writer, sold my house in suburbia and moved with my wife and four children to live in a remote area of the Shropshire-Welsh border hills. Friends told me that I was crazy but wished me the best of luck.
The choice of location for my new home was not made on the spur of the moment — I had been renting the shooting rights over an adjacent 500 acres of Forestry Commission land for some years before. Now I had my own land here, all 7½ acres of it. It would be my very own shoot — a youthful dream that was about to become reality.
The land in question was a steep hillside, grazed down to the butt by the previous owner’s sheep. The only trees were six mature oaks and an elm, which would succumb to the disease that would sweep the UK a year or so later. Would it be possible to create a mini shoot here? It would not be easy but I was determined to give it a go.
Some form of cover was a priority. This entailed the planting of two mixed spinneys, most of the trees coming as saplings from some of my former shoots — their owners only too pleased to get rid of them. Conifers formed a shelter belt around the perimeters, and clearings were made to allow sunlight to infiltrate.
Planting spinneys
On the main slope, we let scrub trees and undergrowth, broom and gorse, grow unchecked and then cut parallel rides horizontally, each of approximately 400 yards. This would provide ample walked-up shooting and take up a good couple of hours to work thoroughly.
My former forestry shoot had been somewhat sparse regarding quarry species, apart from rabbits and pigeon, and my own patch was a distinct improvement, principally because we had created the right habitat. We reared a few pheasants, concentrated on predator control — mainly foxes — and fed regularly. Holding birds on such a small area is not easy but if the neighbouring land is mainly conifer forest and pastureland then you stand a much better chance. I was delighted when some of our pheasants bred in the wild and provided us with a few extra in the following seasons.
In the early days, a covey of around a dozen grey partridges used to visit from time to time. Sadly we have not seen any in the past few years, due to modern farming methods and an increased badger population.
From the outset, overall conservation has played a major role in my set-up. There are nesting boxes in both woods and ample feed around the hoppers during the harsh winter months.
Other wildlife has flourished — adders and grass snakes, and common and sand lizards — and I am amazed at the wild flowers that have emerged on the grassy areas where they have lain dormant for many years.
Roe deer and muntjac
Roe deer are attracted by the natural habitat. Pic credit: A. Ward
It was some years after my move to the hills that deer began to appear, mostly roe and the occasional muntjac. They used the nearby forest for shelter but found natural feeding on my land to their liking. We left them in peace to acclimatise for a couple of years before stalking became part of our sport. The rides are ideal for stalking on foot but we now have a high seat on the edge of the upper spinney, overlooking a wide clearing. Given their small numbers, culling, apart from any old or infirm beasts, has not yet become a priority.
I take the occasional roe for the freezer, but do not want this small group of about eight or nine reduced at this stage. During the winter months I feed them stock carrots and hay along with a mineral lick.
The secret of a successful small shoot, as I have discovered, is a lack of disturbance and not to over-shoot one’s resident game and deer. I am a traditional roughshooter and my policy is to provide for the family table as well as to ensure that any friends who join me go home with something for the pot. I do not want large bags even if that was possible.
I have a small, unofficial and occasional “syndicate” of four Guns. Safety is our priority on this small acreage and it is important that everybody knows exactly where the others are.
Mostly, though, I shoot on my own. One of my favourite guns is a century-old Thieme & Schlegelmilch 16-bore/9.3x82R Drilling. It is ideal for pot-hunting when the freezer is running low and meat of any kind is a priority: rabbit, pigeon or game in season, or a deer if one happens to present itself. With just a flick of the lever there is an instant choice of shotgun or rifle.
Winters are usually harsh up here in the hills above the snow line but a brief outing last year yielded a brace of pheasants and a woodcock in under an hour. I was satisfied.
Mine may not be the smallest shoot in the UK, but it surely ranks among the miniatures. Most satisfying is its continued success and the fact that it was created in its entirety from what was once barren grassland.
The flightpond
Duck flighting pool built and lined, full of algae, but clear in the winter with ducks flighting in. Pic credit: A. Ward
Creating a flightpond on a gradient was going to be tricky, but there was nowhere else suitable. So we bulldozed a shelf out of the hillside and used the surplus soil for banks. Initially, we lined it with heavy-duty builders’ polythene (right) but eventually replaced this with butyl. The water area was about 20 yards by eight yards, and the surrounding vegetation grew lush in about a year to give it a natural appearance. We had got it right and all the hard work proved worthwhile the following autumn when we flighted a few mallard here. Duck now use it regularly.
Trail cameras and cage traps
Trail cameras are an excellent means of determining just what wildlife is using one’s land. I keep a couple, moving them around on a weekly basis. I can check on how my pheasants are faring, how many deer are visiting and what vermin are about. I wish these cameras had been available in my formative years here.
Another piece of useful equipment is my 4ft by 4ft cage trap for foxes. This is checked on a regular basis, usually to release badgers but it does account for the occasional fox. When I lived in the Midlands, a lady smallholder had a cage that she had made out of vegetable crates and one winter caught 100 foxes. My catches are minimal, though, and I can only conclude that this is because in remote countryside the animals are wary of anything artificial, while around urban areas they are used to man-made equipment.
I am not one to rest on my laurels, though, and there is still much to be done. Woodland management is carried out regularly so that our small plantations do not revert to a wilderness.
There have been hundreds of sightings of “big cats” reported throughout the UK in recent years.
We have had our share here, principally a caracal that my daughter watched hunting for rabbits in the gorse for about 20 minutes. Others have seen it and I photographed some tracks in the snow that were confirmed as being those of this lynx species by the late A.J. de Nahlik, a renowned expert on large felines.
It was last seen by a friend who assists me with keeper’s duties last autumn when it trotted out, quite unconcernedly, from behind a fallen tree. We can only wait for future sightings and hopefully a conclusive photograph of this animal on one of the trail cameras.
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Dead ape sparks rabies fear in Paris suburbs
Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:00 UTC
PARIS - An ape found near Paris might have died of rabies and anyone who has recently been bitten or scratched by a monkey in the region should seek medical care, health authorities said on Friday.
The sick Barbary ape was abandoned near a vet's clinic in the southeastern suburbs of Paris earlier this week. It died shortly afterwards and initial tests suggested it had been suffering from rabies or Simian herpes.
Further tests are underway, but as a precautionary measure the health ministry issued a statement warning of the risks.
Although it is illegal to own Barbary apes as pets, authorities believe that many of the animals are illegally smuggled into France from Morocco and Algeria and are seen as the ultimate furry status symbol in the tough Paris suburbs.
Cuddly as babies, Barbary apes rapidly grow into strong, aggressive adults with powerful teeth and claws.
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Good Times in Oklahoma City
The state capital's vibrant downtown delights visitors.
By Les Thomas
Art Meripol
Oklahoma prepares to mark its centennial in 2007, but you don't have to wait that long to enjoy a good time in the capital.
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Frolic on Friday
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See the Sights on Saturday
To experience more of OK City's Western flavor, ride over to the stockyards district. Saddle up at a table at Cattlemen's Steakhouse ([405] 236-0416) for delicious huevos rancheros--eggs and beans atop a corn tortilla with a side of salsa ($4.75). Browse for Western wear at Langston's (1-800-658-2831) and other shops located on Exchange Avenue. Look for boots at Little Joe's Boots ([405] 236-2650).
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Special events go on year-round at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. The AAA Oklahoma RedHawks start play in early April. Even the cheapest seats ($6) put you close enough to hear players chatter. For ticket info call (405) 218-1000, or visit www.oklahomaredhawks.com.
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Bedazzled on Sunday
Take a short stroll to Myriad Botanical Gardens ([405] 297-3995) to see redbuds and other spring flowers. Admission to the 17-acre grounds is free.
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Don't leave town without pausing to reflect at the Oklahoma City National Memorial (1-888-542-4673). This somber site is a symbol of the city's past devastation as well as its hope for the future.
"Good Times in Oklahoma CIty" is from the March 2006 issue of Southern Living. Because prices, dates, and other specifics are subject to change, please check all information to make sure it's still current before making your travel plans.
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Jets officially name Gregg Williams as new defensive coordinator
Jan 16, 2019 | 3:01PM
Jets reportedly lose defensive coach to other NFL team
Tom Brady 'open-minded' ahead of NFL free agency
Why Jets should target O-linemen in first round
Winston Hill elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Jan 15 | 8:34AM
Joe Douglas brings strong Jets presence with him to scout East-West Shrine Bowl
Tannehill success doesn't mean Gase is a bad coach
Jets' Darnold reportedly had surgery on his left thumb
WATCH: Former Jets GM Tannenbaum gives his thoughts on Judge
Deep dive on Kyle Phillips' rookie season
Jets sign WR Chesson to reserve/future contract
Deep dive on Bless Austin's rookie season
Larry David explains how he tried to get Jets to draft Jackson
Deep dive on Blake Cashman's rookie season
Joe Douglas high on Adams, Bell
PFF tabs Jets O-line among NFL's worst
Deep dive on Trevon Wesco's rookie season
Deep dive into Jets T Chuma Edoga's rookie season
Jets' Jamal Adams named AP first-team All-Pro
Jets 2020 NFL Mock Draft roundup
How the Jets should handle their 2020 offseason
Deep dive into Jets DT Quinnen Williams' rookie season
Jets' Darnold impresses Douglas in Year 2
Douglas raves about Anderson's 2019 season with Jets
Douglas discusses Adams' looming Jets contract situation
Douglas won't rule out Le'Veon Bell trade
Jets sign former Cowboys kicker Brett Maher
WATCH: Douglas talks about bright spots heading into 2020
Giants' Gettleman explains rationale for Williams trade
Jets sign 9 to reserve/ future contracts
Jamal Adams gifts teammates Jordans
Here are the details to Williams' contract with Gang Green
The Jets officially named Gregg Williams their new defensive coordinator under head coach Adam Gase on Wednesday.
According to a report by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Williams has agreed to a three-year deal with the team. Williams is flying to the New York-New Jersey area to sign the contract and finalize the deal on Wednesday.
Speaking about Williams for the first time on SiriusXM NFL Radio with Jim Miller and Pat Kirwan, Gase said Williams' defenses have always been a tough challenge, mainly due to their intensity level.
"Well I've known him for a while, obviously with him being down in New Orleans, you know, I met him a while back," he said. "I've always appreciated competing against him. It was always a challenge, always loved the way his guys played, the intensity they played with, they defended every blade of grass. I mean, they would always get after it, it was always really tough to move the ball, it was tough to get in the end zone and you knew you were in for a 60-minute battle. His guys always just always played exactly the way you want a defense to play."
In their pursuit of Williams -- who was the hottest DC candidate despite his checkered past -- the Jets reportedly had competition from the Redskins, but talks had been progressing between the Jets and Williams since last week.
Williams, 60, was on a list of preferred candidates the Jets had for defensive coordinator, along with Vance Joseph, who was hired by the Arizona Cardinals.
New head coach Adam Gase said Monday that his first priority would be locking in his coaching staff.
Williams was defensive coordinator for the Browns the last two seasons and took over as interim head coach following the firing of Hue Jackson where he went 5-3 in eight games.
A message from former #Browns interim coach Gregg Williams to the people of Cleveland pic.twitter.com/BZ5v0a8ZAR
- Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 9, 2019
He has been a defensive coordinator in the league since 1997, with a brief head coaching stint with the Bills from 2001-03. He was at the center of the Bountygate controversy during his tenure with the New Orleans Saints and was out of the league for a three-year period before he was finally hired again in 2014 by Jeff Fischer and the St. Louis Rams.
Steve Jackson leaving Jets for Bengals: report
The two-year assistant helped develop safety Jamal Adams
Dec 29, 2019; Orchard Park, New York, USA; New York Jets head coach Adam Gase looks on prior to the game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports (Rich Barnes)
The Jets appear to have an opening on their coaching staff, where they see a defensive position coach depart for a job elsewhere in the league.
Assistant defensive backs coach Steve Jackson is leaving New York to become the Cincinnati Bengals' cornerbacks coach, according to a Sunday evening report from Brian Costello of the New York Post.
The 50-year-old Jackson spent the past two years with the Jets, coming over to New York after serving as the Tennessee Titans' safeties coach from 2016-17.
Tags: Jamal Adams
Patriots' Tom Brady keeps 'open-minded' approach ahead of NFL free agency
The 42-year-old New England QB previews his looming offseason decision
January 18, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in attendance during UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Even as the NFL playoffs wind down with Championship Sunday setting the scene for Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, Tom Brady's highly anticipated offseason decision is already making headlines.
Since the Patriots' 2019 season ended with Jan. 4's 20-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Wild Card Round, New England and the 42-year-old quarterback have a major choice on the horizon.
Set to hit free agency after he completed his 20th year in the league -- all with the Patriots -- Brady's potential departure from New England could land him outside the AFC East for the 2020 campaign.
Tags: New England Patriots
Why Jets should target offensive linemen in the first round of 2020 NFL Draft
Protecting Sam Darnold should be the first priority
By Scott Thompson | Jan 15 | 11:21AM
Nov 9, 2019; Madison, WI, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs (74) during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports (Jeff Hanisch)
Skimming through myriad mock drafts that have surfaced ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft, many believe Jets GM Joe Douglas will be targeting a No. 1 receiver for Sam Darnold. There are a few playmakers for New York to choose from, including Alabama's Jerry Jeudy, Oklahoma's CeeDee Lamb, and Clemson's Tee Higgins.
Having a top receiver is definitely a need for the Jets, but is that what they should be focused on with the No. 11 overall pick? What about protecting Darnold?
While there's multiple playmakers to salivate over in the first round, there's just as many offensive linemen to bulk up that unit for the Jets.
Tags: Brandon Shell, Jamison Crowder, Kelvin Beachum, Le'Veon Bell, Robby Anderson, Sam Darnold, Scott Thompson
Jets legend Winston Hill elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
Hill starred with Gang Green from 1963-1976
By Danny Abriano | Jan 15 | 8:34AM
Dec 29, 2019; Orchard Park, New York, USA; General view of a New York Jets helmet prior to the game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports (Rich Barnes)
Legendary Jets offensive tackle Winston Hill is taking his rightful place in Canton, Ohio.
Hill, who starred with the Jets from 1963-1976, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday.
Hill passed away in 2016 at the age of 74.
Senior football advisor Phil Savage is among multiple Jets scouts in Tampa
Jets GM Joe Douglas
Joe Douglas is heading into his first offseason as the Jets GM, and he knows there is a lot on his plate. Multiple holes need to be filled, especially on the offensive line front and the secondary.
Knowing how crucial his first offseason calling the shots is, Douglas is already on the ground getting to work.
Douglas is at the East-West Shrine Bowl at Tropicana Field assessing some of the best college seniors the NCAA had to offer this season ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft. And, according to the Pro Football Network, he has brought reinforcements with him.
Tags: Jamison Crowder
Here's why Ryan Tannehill's recent success doesn't mean Jets' Adam Gase is a bad coach
Gase was Tannehill's coach in Miami for 24 games
By Ralph Vacchiano | Jan 12 | 4:44PM
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Ryan Tannehill, of all quarterbacks, secured a place in the AFC championship game on Saturday, and that has spawned a cottage industry bashing of his former coach, Adam Gase. After all, the theory goes, Tannehill finally became the quarterback everyone thought he could be as soon as Gase was no longer his coach.
It's a nice theory. And for anyone who hates Gase or thinks the Jets made a mistake by hiring him, it fits the narrative.
It just doesn't fit the facts.
Jets' Sam Darnold reportedly had surgery on his left thumb
The procedure was performed by Jets team doctors on Tuesday
By Colin Martin | Jan 10 | 4:30PM
New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) reacts during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers) (Gary Landers/AP)
Jets quarterback Sam Darnold reportedly had surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb on Tuesday, according to Brian Costello of the New York Post.
Darnold is not expected to miss any time as the surgery was performed by the Jets team doctors.
He originally suffered a thumb injury on Oct. 27 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, though, he never missed any time due to the injury. He wore a brace on his left hand under a glove for the rest of the season.
Tags: Sam Darnold
WATCH: Former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum gives his thoughts on Giants' Joe Judge
Tannenbaum spoke with SNY's Jonas Schwartz
On Thursday, former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum talked to SNY's Jonas Schwartz about the Giants new head coach Joe Judge, going over the challenges that Judge could face.
"Well I think that's really a big part of the interview process," Tannenbaum said. "I want to know what's your first 90 days like or what is it going to be like if Saquon Barkley doesn't show up on the first day of the voluntary offseason program? What's your message to him? Whats's your message to the team? What's your message to the media?"
Deep dive on Kyle Phillips' rookie season and how he might impact Jets in 2020
Phillips had 39 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 15 games
By Bent | Jan 9 | 6:20PM
Oct 27, 2019; Jacksonville, FL, USA; New York Jets defensive end Kyle Phillips (98) reacts during the fourth quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports (Douglas DeFelice)
Over the last week or so, we've been taking an in-depth look at the rookie season for each of the Jets' 2019 rookie class. We conclude today with a look at defensive lineman Kyle Phillips, who was an undrafted free agent signed in May.
Phillips was one of three undrafted rookies to see action with the Jets this season, but he was the only one to make the opening day roster. In fact, the other two - cornerback Kyron Brown and wide receiver Jeff Smith - each played just one game before suffering a season-ending injury.
After being inactive on opening day, Phillips was active for every other game and finished the season with 39 tackles and 1.5 sacks. He was also credited with one pass defensed.
Tags: Jachai Polite
Jets sign WR Jehu Chesson to reserve/future contract
Chesson spent 2019 on the Redskins practice squad
Dec 16, 2018; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Washington Redskins wide receiver Jehu Chesson (16) works out prior to the game at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports (Kim Klement)
The Jets have signed wide receiver Jehu Chesson to a reserve/future contract.
Chesson, 26, was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the No. 139 pick in the fourth round in the 2017 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan.
He finished his rookie season with two receptions for 18 yards in 12 games, but was waived prior to the 2018 season. The Washington Redskins signed him soon after and he bounced between their active roster and practice squad. He had one reception for seven yards in 12 games with the Redskins in 2018.
Deep dive on Bless Austin's rookie season and how he might impact Jets in 2020
Austin showed potential as Jets' corners struggled in 2019
Dec 8, 2019; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver DeVante Parker (11) makes a catch against New York Jets defensive back Blessuan Austin (31) during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports (Noah K. Murray)
Over the last week or so, we've been taking an in-depth look at the rookie season for each member of the Jets' 2019 rookie class. We continue today with a look at cornerback Bless Austin, who was selected in the sixth round.
For much of the season, Austin was a forgotten man, as he was on the non-football injury list rehabbing a serious knee injury. However, he was activated in November and soon found himself in a starting role after Darryl Roberts got injured and Nate Hairston was benched. Over the next five weeks, Austin and Arthur Maulet provided the Jets with the most consistent cornerback play the team enjoyed all season and it looked like Austin was establishing himself as a potential starter for 2020 and beyond.
Tags: Trumaine Johnson
Larry David explains how he tried to get Jets to draft Lamar Jackson
David also jokingly had a lot to say about Adam Gase and his hat
By Danny Abriano | Jan 8 | 9:25AM
Apr 13, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; Celebrity comedians Trevor Noah (left) and Jerry Seinfeld (center) and Larry David (right) watch an opening day game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field. The Mets defeated the Phillies 2-0. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports (Brad Penner)
If Mike Maccagnan listened to Larry David before the 2018 NFL Draft, things would have turned out pretty, pretty, pretty good.
During an appearance Tuesday on The Michael Kay Show, the Curb Your Enthusiasm star and Seinfeld co-creator explained how he tried to make Jackson to the Jets happen.
"I did call Mike Maccagnan before the 2018 draft and I recommended that he draft Lamar Jackson," David said. "I have a witness -- yes, I have a witness."
Deep dive on Blake Cashman's rookie season and how he might impact Jets in 2020
Cashman took advantage of the Jets' injury issues at inside linebacker, starting five games
By Bent | Jan 7 | 12:49PM
Over the last week or so, we've been taking an in-depth look at the rookie season for each of the Jets' 2019 rookie class. We continue with a look at linebacker Blake Cashman, who was selected in the fifth round out of Minnesota.
Cashman took advantage of the Jets' injury issues at inside linebacker as he got the opportunity to start five games and he was productive in those games, racking up 33 tackles, three quarterback hits, a pass defended and a fumble recovery. He ended the season with 40 tackles in seven games. However, he suffered a season-ending injury in the Jacksonville game and missed the second half of the year.
When Cashman was drafted, it seemed most likely that he'd primarily be a core special-teamer and perhaps work toward getting some reps as a situational coverage linebacker. However, when Avery Williamson was lost for the year in the preseason, Cashman suddenly became the primary backup at inside linebacker and was thrust into a full-time role due to CJ Mosley's opening day injury.
Tags: Blake Cashman
Jets' Joe Douglas high on Jamal Adams, Le'Veon Bell
GM changing tune on Jets stars?
By Nick Wojton | Jan 6 | 10:40PM
Jets general manager Joe Douglas previously said he wouldn't hang up if and when trade calls come in on either running back Le'Veon Bell or safety Jamal Adams.
Speculation has surrounded both players since early in the 2019 season.
Listening to trade calls still be true, but the GM changed his tune a bit on Monday. Douglas praised both Adams and Bell instead of discussing those potential calls.
Tags: Jamal Adams, Le'Veon Bell
PFF tabs Jets offensive line among NFL's worst
Only Kelvin Beachum fares well in PFF's annual rankings
By Nick Wojton | Jan 6 | 5:40PM
New York Jets center Jonotthan Harrison (78) lines up in the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (Seth Wenig/AP)
The Dolphins, Rams, Bengals and Chargers. What do those four teams have in common?
They were the only teams to have their offensive lines ranked worse than the Jets in Pro Football Focus' final offensive rankings following the 2019 NFL season.
The oft-struggling Jets line landed at No. 28 in the analytics outlet's final numbers.
Tags: Kelvin Beachum
Deep dive on Trevon Wesco's rookie season and how he might impact Jets in 2020
Wesco could be a key factor in the Jets' efforts to get more out of Le'Veon Bell
By Bent | Jan 6 | 9:30AM
New York Jets tight end Trevon Wesco (47) catches a pass against the Atlanta Falcons in the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports (Brett Davis)
Over the next week or so, we're taking an in-depth look at the rookie season for each of the Jets' 2019 rookie class. We continue today with a look at tight end Trevon Wesco, who was selected in the fourth round out of West Virginia.
On the face of it, Wesco had a disappointing season, as he only caught two passes, struggled in pass protection and did little to elevate the Jets' underwhelming running game. However, there were signs of usefulness throughout the season and some evidence of progression.
He typically had mixed results as a run blocker from the tight end position early in the season but seemed to improve his consistency as the season went along. He seemed to hold up well at the point attack and was able to handle assignments that required him to set the edge against defensive linemen while at times flashing dominance against smaller players in space.
Tags: Chris Herndon, Le'Veon Bell, Sam Darnold, Trevon Wesco
Thrown into the O-line mix, Edoga's short season was up and down
New York Jets offensive tackle Chuma Edoga (75) blocks Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Allen (41) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton) (Stephen B. Morton/AP)
Over the next week or so, we're taking an in-depth look at the rookie season for each of the Jets' 2019 rookie class. We continue today with a look at tackle Chuma Edoga, who was selected in the third round of this past year's NFL Draft.
Of course, any discussion of the Edoga pick needs to acknowledge the fact that the Jets had already made a pick earlier in the round. That proved disastrous, as edge rusher Jachai Polite had a disappointing training camp and didn't even make it onto the practice squad, let alone the opening day roster.
The Edoga pick was more successful, as the 22-year old made it onto the roster and ultimately made eight starts. However, his rawness was exploited during those appearances, leaving many fans concerned that this will also prove to be a wasted pick. Edoga ended up the season on injured reserve.
Jets safety Jamal Adams named AP first-team All-Pro
Adams was named to the second team last season
Dec 29, 2019; Orchard Park, New York, USA; New York Jets strong safety Jamal Adams (33) warms up prior to the game against the Buffalo Bills at New Era Field. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports (Rich Barnes)
Jets safety Jamal Adams has been named an AP first-team All-Pro, it was announced Friday.
Adams, who was named a second-team All-Pro last season, was named to his second straight pro bowl earlier this season.
The star out of LSU has been the anchor of the Jets' defense over the last few seasons and was at the top of nearly every key defensive statistic for Gang Green this year.
Jets 2020 NFL Mock Draft roundup: Here's who the experts have Gang Green taking
A.J. Epenesa, Jerry Jeudy are among the picks
A.J. Epenesa (Kim Klement)
After having the No. 3 pick in the NFL Draft in 2018 and 2019 and nabbing Sam Darnold and Quinnen Williams, the Jets find themselves all the way down at No. 11 for the 2020 draft.
But there will still be plenty of elite players to choose from.
Here's how the latest mocks see things shaking out...
Tags: Brian Winters, Quincy Enunwa, Quinnen Williams, Robby Anderson, Sam Darnold, Danny Abriano
Blueprint for how the Jets should handle their important 2020 offseason
Upgrading the offensive line is a must, while other big decisions loom
By Ralph Vacchiano | Jan 2 | 6:20PM
Sep 8, 2019; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets running back Le'Veon Bell (26) celebrates with New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson (11) after scoring a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills during the second half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports (Noah K. Murray)
The Jets' 6-2 finish has given the franchise a renewed sense of hope, even though GM Joe Douglas didn't want to use that word. Hope, he said, is "not a strategy." The only way they can really capitalize on their strong finish is with a plan.
And they'll need a good one, too, because while Douglas is right that "Going 6-2, that's not luck," it's also not the sign of a finished product. The Jets were a disappointing 7-9 overall this season and did not look like a franchise on the verge of a long-awaited breakthrough. They have big, gaping holes throughout their roster.
So there is a lot of work still to do.
Tags: Avery Williamson, Brian Poole, Brian Winters, Jordan Jenkins, Kelvin Beachum, Robby Anderson, Ralph Vacchiano
Williams was the No. 3 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft
Nov 3, 2019; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; New York Jets defensive tackle Quinnen Williams (95) sacks Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick (14) during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Over the next week or so, we're going to take an in-depth look at the rookie season for each of the Jets' 2019 rookie class. We begin today with a look at the third overall pick, defensive tackle Quinnen Williams.
When the Jets drafted Williams with the third pick in last April's draft, some questioned the wisdom in selecting yet another interior lineman.
The team was already slated to pay over $14 million to Leonard Williams who was playing out the fifth-year option on his rookie deal. In addition, they had already drafted two interior linemen in 2018 and given a decent-sized contract to Henry Anderson, so depth was not a concern.
Tags: Quinnen Williams
Jets' Sam Darnold impresses Joe Douglas by overcoming adversity
Douglas on Darnold: "Not many guys faced more adversity than Sam"
Dec 29, 2019; Orchard Park, New York, USA; New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold (14) looks on against the Buffalo Bills during the fourth quarter at New Era Field. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports (Rich Barnes)
From an off-field bout with mononucleosis to on-field struggles with development, Jets quarterback Sam Darnold's second year in New York ultimately impressed general manager Joe Douglas.
"Talk about toughness and talk about adversity," Douglas said. "Not many guys faced more adversity than Sam, as far as dealing with the mono and some rough patches during the year. But I think the respect that Sam has earned from everyone in this building -- and especially in the locker room -- as far as his ability to handle adversity, to come back, to play really good football, to watch him grow throughout the year, to watch him grow from Year 1 to Year 2, just with everything -- the decision-making, the leadership -- it was really impressive to see."
Darnold went 7-6 as a second-year starter, completing 273 of 441 passes (61.9 percent) for 3,024 yards and 19 touchdowns to 13 interceptions in 13 games.
Jets' Joe Douglas on Robby Anderson: 'He knows how valued he is here'
Anderson is set to hit free agency in 2020 after his first four seasons with the Jets
Dec 29, 2019; Orchard Park, New York, USA; New York Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson (11) runs with the ball after a catch as Buffalo Bills defensive back Siran Neal (33) defends during the second quarter at New Era Field. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports (Rich Barnes)
Upon the completion of his fourth season in the NFL, Jets wide receiver Robby Anderson is set to hit free agency, leaving general manager Joe Douglas with a decision to make.
Anderson was the Jets' second-leading receiver on the 2019 season, a big-play threat with 52 receptions for 779 yards (15.0 average) and five touchdowns in 16 games (15 starts).
After becoming a restricted free agent at the end of the 2018 season, Anderson signed a one-year contract at roughly $3 million. Will he remain with the Jets or explore his options elsewhere?
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Jets' Joe Douglas discusses Jamal Adams' looming contract situation
The star safety is eligible to renegotiate his rookie contract
With safety Jamal Adams eligible to renegotiate his rookie contract, the Jets and general manager Joe Douglas have a decision on their hands.
Upon the completion of Year 3 in the NFL, Adams enters 2020 with one year left on the four-year, $22 million deal he signed as the 2017 draft's sixth overall pick.
Speaking at Tuesday's end-of-year press conference as the offseason begins, Douglas acknowledged that the Jets will go over Adams' situation later in the week.
Jets' Joe Douglas won't rule out Le'Veon Bell trade: 'If teams do call, I'm gonna listen'
Adam Gase deferred to Douglas on Monday when asked about Bell
By Danny Abriano | Dec 31, 2019 | 1:28PM
Le'Veon Bell's future with the Jets is up in the air, and GM Joe Douglas did nothing on Tuesday to shut down the trade rumors that have been surrounding the running back for months.
Asked point blank if he wanted Bell to be part of the team next year, Douglas hedged.
"My personal experience with Le'Veon has been very positive," Douglas said. "He's done everything we've asked him to do as a person, as a teammate. ... he's one of our best workers, he's one of our best teammates. He connects and engages with everybody, so I can't say enough positive things about Le'Veon."
Tags: Le'Veon Bell, Danny Abriano
Maher agreed to a reserve/future contract
Oct 6, 2019; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher (2) and punter Chris Jones (6) watch a missed field goal in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports (Tim Heitman)
The Jets have signed former Cowboys K Brett Maher to a reserve/future contract, the team announced Tuesday.
Maher, 30, was released by Dallas on Dec. 9. At the time, he led the NFL with 10 missed field goal attempts this season.
Overall in 2019, Maher made 20 of 30 kicks, which included going just 5-for-13 from 40 yards and beyond.
WATCH: Jets' Joe Douglas talks about bright spots heading into 2020 season
New York Jets GM Joe Douglas talks to SNY's Jeané Coakley about his first year as a GM and the bright spots heading into the 2020 offseason.
Giants GM Dave Gettleman explains rationale for Leonard Williams trade: 'The juice was worth the squeeze'
The Giants traded with the Jets for Williams on Oct. 28
By Garrett Stepien | Dec 31, 2019 | 11:05AM
Oct 27, 2019; Jacksonville, FL, USA; New York Jets defensive end Leonard Williams (92) reacts after sacking Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew (15) during the third quarter at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports (Douglas DeFelice)
General manager Dave Gettleman stands by the Giants' decision to trade for defensive lineman Leonard Williams from the Jets, although the late-October move did nothing to alter the team's contention for the playoffs.
The Giants gave the Jets a pair of NFL draft picks -- a 2020 third-rounder and a 2021 fifth-rounder -- for Williams, who had little impact on New York's defense in the second half of the 2019 season.
Speaking at Tuesday's end-of-year press conference, where he addressed his return and the Giants' decision to fire head coach Pat Shurmur after two years, Gettleman said that Williams was a move the general manager would do again.
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Aug 29, 2019; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood (28) is tackled by New York Jets linebacker Harvey Langi (44) and defensive end Bronson Kaufusi (91) during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports (Noah K. Murray)
The Jets announced on Monday that the team came to terms with nine players on a reserve/ future contract.
The contract type keeps a player tied to a team but it doesn't go into effect until the new league year in 2020.
Typically the type of contract is used for practice squad players.
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Jets safety Jamal Adams was in the giving mood this holiday season.
While it was a sober Monday mood on locker cleanout day, Jets players had at least one reason to smile.
Adams, the Jets' star defensive standout, gifted some Jordan shoes to each and every one of his teammates.
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European Weekend Roundup
by David on February 25, 2013
It was an interesting weekend of action across Europe with the Milan Derby, the debut of David Beckham in France’s Le Classique as well as victories for league leaders Bayern Munich, Juventus and Manchester United.
PSG remain three points clear at the head of Ligue 1 thanks to a 2-0 victory over bitter rivals Marseille in Paris, Nicolas N’Koulou’s own goal setting them on their way before Zlatan Ibrahimović struck in added time. David Beckham came on in the last 15 minutes to much fanfare, and assisted on Ibra’s late goal.
Elsewhere in Ligue 1, Olympique Lyonnais kept the pressure on PSG by battling back to beat Lorient 3-1, while fourth-placed Nice downed Stade de Reims 2-0 and Saint-Étienne, in fifth, won 3-0 at Nancy-Lorraine.
The Milan derby took centre stage in Serie A on Sunday and the spoils were shared in a 1-1 draw at San Siro. Stephan El Shaarawy put Milan ahead in the first half, but Inter, who would have leapfrogged their city rivals into third with a win, pulled level via substitute Ezequiel Schelotto 19 minutes from time.
The draw left Milan six points behind second-placed Napoli, who will look to close the seven-point gap to leaders Juventus when they visit Udinese tonight. Juve pulled clear by overwhelming struggling Siena 3-0.
Barcelona, who are not firing on all cylinders at the moment, came from behind to beat Sevilla 2-1 at Camp Nou courtesy of second-half strikes from David Villa and Lionel Messi. Sevilla’s gola meant that Barcelona have conceded a goal on their last 11 games, not a defensive performance that inspires confidence head of two el clasico’s and the Champions League second leg with AC Milan.
Second place Atlético Madrid remain 12 points back after beating who Espanyol 1-0 with ten men. Real Madrid also had to dig deep to complete a 2-1 victory against Deportivo La Coruña, who led for more than 70 minutes.
Bayern continue to demolish everyone in Germany, as they thrashed Werder Bremen 6-1 on Saturday to chalk up their eighth win in a row in all competitions.
Borrussia Dortmund are 17 points back in second after drawing 1-1 at Borussia Mönchengladbach, with Bayer Leverkusen a further point back after they were held 0-0 at Greuther Fürth. That was also the scoreline between fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt and SC Freiburg in fifth.
A spectacular strike from Rafael and a late Ryan Giggs effort earned Manchester United a 2-0 win at Queens Park Rangers. Sir Alex Ferguson’s team remain 12 points clear of Manchester City, who beat Chelsea 2-0.
In the League Cup final, meanwhile, Swansea swatted aside fourth-tier Bradford City 5-0 to claim their first ever major cup success, Nathan Dyer and Jonathan de Guzmán both scoring twice at Wembley.
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The Palliative Home-Care Society of Greater Montreal enables all persons in the advanced stages of cancer or other life-limiting illness to conclude the final chapter of their life in the comfort of their home. The Society will provide all the necessary care, services and support free of charge. From an academic and research perspective, the Society contributes to the advancement of knowledge in palliative care and participates in the development of scientific and clinical approaches, particularly related to in-home palliative care.
To the patient
To enable all persons in the advanced stages of cancer or other life-limiting illness to remain in their home as long as possible, close to their loved ones, and conclude the final chapter of their life at home. The Society will provide all the necessary care, services and support necessited by their condition.
To the patient’s support network
To enable all those who would like to provide end-of-life care at home, by providing all the help, support, training and information they will need, to accompany the patient in the final stage of their life with serenity and peace of mind.
Our approach and values
All the membrers, employees and volunteers of the Society commit to living our core values on a daily basis. Our comprehensive approach is based on a wholistic and humanistic philosophy that takes into account the entirety of the situation, including the patient, their support network and the home as the care setting. It considers the impact of the illness on all aspects of the person, including the physical, psychological, cognitive, familial, social and spiritual. That is why we refer to it as a comprehensive approach.
Open-mindedness
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The success of the SSPAD lies in the deeply human character of all the contributors who are closely or remotely connected to it. The bonds that this small team weaves with the patient and their caregivers create a space where their humanity and their suffering can be expressed with confidence in a relationship founded on respect.
What is unique in our interdisciplinary approach is the sharing between caregivers and other members of the team who give themselves permission to live, without judgments; all intimate moments of the patient’s. This collective caring translates into a quality service that is reflected in our flexibility, reactivity and our compassion for the patients entrusted to us.
1967-70 : The beginnings
The beginning of the Palliative Home-Care Society of Greater Montreal (SSPAD) coincides with the arrival in Quebec of hospitalization insurance coverage in 1967, then government medical insurance in 1970. In taking over control of the management of health care services, the government of Quebec abolishes all ‘billing’ of in-home private medical services. This brings about the unfortunate disappearance of a very useful service, the Société des Infirmières Visiteuses (Visiting Nurse Society).
1973 : Birth of the “Association d’Entraide Ville-Marie” (Ville-Marie Mutual Assistance Association)
It was thanks to the unwavering determination of a small team, without any formal organisation, financially strapped, but full of benevolence, that the Association d’Entraide Ville-Marie (AEVM; Ville-Marie Mutual Assistance Association) was born in 1973. It’s challenge – to care for and support patients and their families. As the notion of palliative care becomes clearer and more known (especially with the opening of the palliative care unit of the Royal Victoria Hospital in 1975, and at Notre-Dame Hospital four years later), the mission of the AEVM becomes clear:
Provide palliative care, psychological support and spiritual guidance to all patients in an advanced stage of cancer who would like to live the final stage of their life at home. The Association also provides caregivers with help and support, with all the respect, dignity and compassion that such work requires.
1980 : Creation of the “Fondation Docteur Maurice Bertrand” (Doctor Maurice Bertrand Foundation)
Achieving this noble objective required both private funds and ongoing financial contributions from the government to ensure the sustainability of the organisation. In light of this, friends with a shared belief initiate the creation of the Fondation Docteur Maurice Bertrand (Doctor Maurice Bertrand Foundation), in honour of a great humanist who was exceptionally devoted and showed unwavering commitment to the development of the AEVM (Ville-Marie Mutual Assistance Association). In 2009 The AEVM changed its name to become the ‘Société de Soins palliatifs à domicile du Grand Montréal’ (SSPAD; Palliative Home-Care Society of Greater Montreal).
Since its creation, SSPAD has treated and accompanied over 55,000 patients and their families. Each year, the work of the society helps 60% of its patients die at home, if that is their wish.
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Parent cries foul on BCSD transport decisions
Jan 01, 2020 Diego Cagara Bethlehem, News, Schools, Towns
BETHLEHEM — A small, yellow Bethlehem Central School District bus, for students with special needs, dropped a young boy off at the Center for Disability Services on Albany’s South Manning Boulevard for his after-school program on Oct. 7, at 4:30 p.m.
This may seem normal to the average eye but district resident Lauren Kasper, a mother of three — two of whom have special needs — who works at the CDS building, noticed the same BCSD bus has dropped the boy off every weekday.
And she sensed something was off.
Kasper’s two children with special needs are her 21-year-old son, Ari and 18-year-old daughter, Lexi. Ari has autism and limited conversational skills. He goes to a “day-habilitation” adult services program through another CDS location in Albany — CDS provides his transportation.
Lexi has autism and schizoaffective disorder. Lauren said Lexi is still part of BCSD and it transports her to the Wildwood School’s Young Adult program in Latham where she is expected to stay until she is 21.
Two months ago, Lexi was accepted to the Charles Park After School and After Work Respite and Vacation Program on Charles Boulevard in Guilderland. “The Charles Park program would definitely help her with her social and vocational experiences, learn how to navigate through difficult situations,” Lauren said. But, the BCSD has told her it cannot transport her daughter there because it is outside the school district. That presents a challenge as Lauren won’t always be able to drive her daughter there.
As she keeps seeing a BCSD bus at CDS in Albany every day, she wonders, how is this allowed when district buses are not allowed to transport students to before and after childcare locations outside the district?
Lauren said she reached out to BCSD superintendent Jody Monroe, the Board of Education and Special Education and Students Services director Kathleen Johnston. She asked in October where she could find a written policy dictating bus transport for students with special needs, and for students in need of transportation to before and after childcare locations outside the district.
Lauren showed Spotlight News an exchange of emails with the district, including where Monroe provided a link to a written policy on the district’s website for her called “Policy 8413.2: Transportation to Childcare Locations for Grades K-8”. It states that the district “shall provide transportation to students in grades K-8 between before/after childcare locations and school, but only for children attending public or nonpublic schools located within the school district boundaries.” The full written policy is available at www.bethlehemschools.org/boe/policies/support-services-series-8000/#p8413.2.
Lauren noted several issues with the policy. It does not mention anything related to transport for students with special needs, even those still in school until age 21; and it only concerns students in grades K through eight.
Relating back to the young boy getting dropped off, Lauren said this is a breach of policy because the CDS afterschool program he’s going to is outside the district yet a BCSD bus is transporting him. At the same time, Lauren said it is unfair as Lexi is most likely not able to attend Charles Park Center because she would receive no transport by a BCSD bus.
“I’m really saddened by this decision and they’re taking a unique opportunity from her,” she said. “I just don’t understand who they think they are to pick and choose what policy to breach and how one family gets to be the exception to that policy.”
She added that the district should amend its policy to touch on special needs students, including those aged up to 21.
Spotlight News reached out to Monroe, the BOE and Johnston but the district stated it would not comment.
Lauren’s emails with district officials continued through December. In those emails, Monroe wrote that she was unable to discuss the young boy’s transportation matters, that no policy has been recently updated to facilitate his transportation and that the district ensures that all policies are followed. Holly Dellenbaugh, the BOE president, also emailed Lauren to redirect her inquiry to Johnston, who then spoke with Lauren over the phone.
However, Lauren’s issues with the district and policy breach remain unresolved despite her attempts. She expressed frustration at how the district keeps referring to the aforementioned written policy in several emails but it still does not concern students with special needs.
She said, “I’m happy the young boy receives the transport and services as he obviously needs it but this is against policy. What you do for one family, you have to do for all.”
Lauren brought up that she still sees a BCSD bus drop the young boy off at the Albany CDS location daily and she is unsure if the district will do anything to amend its policy.
“It looks like Lexi will stay at Young Wildwood until she is 21,” she concluded. “I want to fight for these families with children who could benefit from having that kind of transport and in the right way.”
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Connor McDavid Not Especially Proud of His Latest NHL Record
By: Devon Taylor (@DevonTaylor113)
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Connor McDavid will probably set a bunch of records before his career in the NHL is over. While he may never top some Wayne Gretzky’s all-time scoring records, the young phenom is arguably already the best player on the planet. On Tuesday night, he earned himself another impressive record when he became the first player to have a hand in the first nine goals of a season for his team.
Sure, it’s a bit of a cherry-picked stat, but McDavid either scored or assisted in every single one the Edmonton Oilers goals this year until they bagged an OT winner (scored by Darnell Nurse) against the Jets on Tuesday. However, McDavid wasn’t about to start celebrating the feat, telling reporters after the game that he wasn’t particularly proud of it.
“You know what? It’s whatever,” McDavid told Sportsnet’s Mark Spector. “I’m not overly proud of it. I don’t think it’s a stat we should be proud of either. And we found a way to get a goal there at the end, so we don’t ever have to talk about it again.”
He’s sort of right, too. McDavid is great, and the Oilers need him to continue being great in order for them to win hockey games. But he’s also only one man, and if other players don’t step up and offer some offense of their own, the Oilers could be doomed to another disappointing season.
“What do you want me to say?” said head coach Todd McLellan after the game. “He’s the best player on earth.”
Best player on earth aside, Edmonton have only started the season with a 2-2-0 record.
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The World Cup has eluded some top players
The 2018 World Cup fever is beginning to catch up to all of us after the group stage draws were revealed almost a couple of weeks ago.
It threw up quite a few tantalising fixtures: Spain vs Portugal and England vs Belgium to name a few.
Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will be eager to add the one international trophy missing from their cabinets, and it might well be the last World Cup for both these modern legends.
That makes Russia 2018 a special event for all football fans, as the prestigious tournament prepares to bid adieu to two of its most special players of this century.
But they aren't the only legends in the history of the sport to have missed out on FIFA's blockbuster quadrennial event. The World Cup's format is an unforgiving one - while it might be entertaining for fans, its cruel for the players.
Here, we take a look at the greatest all-time XI of legends who haven't won the World Cup:
GK: Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)
Yashin with Denis Law and Di Stefano
To date, the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or. True, more importance is given to midfielders and forwards these days, but being voted the best player in Europe ahead of Gianni Rivera and Jimmy Greaves is no mean feat.
Nicknamed the "Black Panther", Yashin played for Dynamo Moscow throughout his career, with whom he won five league titles.
He couldn't lead the Soviet Union to a World Cup victory (they came fourth in 1966), but he did win the European Championships in 1960.
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Moldova's Democratic Party Government Resigns
15 Jun 2019, 05:45 GMT+10
Moldova's Democratic Party (PDM) says Prime Minister Pavel Filip's government is resigning, signaling that a standoff with an incoming coalition cabinet is coming to an end.
Vladimir Cebotari, vice president of PDM, announced the decision at a news conference in Chisinau on June 14.
He said PDM decided to stand down in an effort to resolve the weeklong political crisis that pitted the party against a coalition between the ACUM pro-EU alliance and the pro-Russian Socialist Party following months of political limbo caused by an inconclusive parliamentary election.
'We are stepping down in order to avoid an escalation that could lead to violence,' Cebotari said.
After the February elections resulted in a hung legislature, Moldova's Constitutional Court on June 7 ordered the dissolution of parliament and ordered new elections to be held.
The basis of the ruling was a Moldovan law that requires a government to be formed within three months of the certification of election results.
But on June 8, parliamentary leaders from President Igor Dodon's Socialist Party struck a surprise deal with ACUM.
The new alliance, which controls 61 of the 101 seats in parliament, announced its goal was to remove Filip's government from power.
The alliance accused the court of misinterpreting the constitution and annulling the previous election results after 90 days instead of three months.
It also voted to approve a new government led by one of ACUM's leaders, Maia Sandu.
But the court responded on June 9 by declaring Sandu's government unconstitutional and suspending Dodon, the former leader of the Socialist Party.
Filip then stepped in as interim president, immediately dissolving the parliament and calling for snap elections on September 6.
Critics have said the court is under the thumb of PDM leader Vladimir Plahotniuc, a controversial tycoon who controls numerous businesses and a media empire, and who is accused by some of running Moldova from the shadows.
After both governments claimed power for the past week, PDM said its decision to step down 'will partially solve the political gridlock and is now a clear signal that PDM is not clinging to power.'
But Cebotari warned that the move 'will by no means solve the legal and institutional gridlock.'
'Under these circumstances, the task of legally assuming governmental power must be solved by the PSRM-ACUM binomial [coalition],' Cebotari said.
Sandu voiced hope that PDM's decision to concede defeat was 'sincere,' but she also called for the resignation of the court and the country's prosecutor-general.
'I have a message to the entire world: Moldova is finally free,' Sandu said. 'And we would like to thank everybody who helped us in these difficult times.'
Earlier on June 14, Sandu told RFE/RL that a march by ACUM supporters scheduled for June 16 was not a protest, but a show of 'support of democratic processes, a march in support of the recently elected government. This march will be a powerful signal to the [other cabinet] that its time is over.'
It was not immediately clear whether the march will proceed after Cebotari's announcement.
The United States, the European Union, and NATO have urged both sides to show restraint.
Brussels did not explicitly endorse the new government but said, 'the European Union stands ready to work with the democratically legitimate government.'
Meanwhile, Russia welcomed the deal, with President Vladimir Putin saying on June 13 that the Kremlin 'will keep supporting President Dodon and his present-day coalition partners.'
Putin, apparently targeting Plahotniuc, charged that 'power in Moldova' was 'actually usurped by oligarchic structures, oligarchs, who forcibly took over all state structures, absolutely everything --- law enforcement, the parliament, etc. In other words, they made money on the Moldovan people and used [the money] to strengthen their personal fortunes and leverage on the state.'
However, the support shown for the new coalition by Russia, which still has more than 1,000 troops stationed in Moldova's breakaway region of Transdniester, has been received with suspicion by those wary of Moscow's intentions in the former Soviet republic.
Sandu herself admitted that her ACUM bloc's alliance with the pro-Russia Socialists was unusual.
'This is not a natural alliance. There is no question about it, and probably half a year ago nobody would have said that this could happen,' she told Reuters.
Plahotniuc made no statement after PDM's resignation and his whereabouts remains unknown.
Moldovan media reported that shortly after Cebotari's announcement, five chartered planes took off from the Chisinau airport. The planes were headed for Moscow, London, and Odesa, the reports said.
Copyright (c) 2018. RFE/RL, Inc. Republished with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave NW, Ste 400, Washington DC 20036
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Leandro Trossard too hot for Everton to handle and happy to be back for Brighton
Brighton and Hove Albion winger Leandro Trossard caused huge problems for the defence
Derren Howard
Published: 22:52 Updated: 23:06 Sunday 27 October 2019
Leandro Trossard's highly-impressive cameo from the bench against Everton showed Brighton fans exactly what they have been missing for the past two months.
Trossard, 24, returned to first team action having missed the last five Premier League matches with a groin problem, picked up while on international duty with Belgium.
“It’s been frustrating for me," said Trossard. "Of course if you are injured it is never a nice feeling. But I am really happy I am back and I could help the team.
“It is the worst feeling in your football career when you are injured and especially at the moment when I got injured, that was not a good moment for me with the national team. But you go on work for it and now I’m really happy I am back out on the pitch.”
The winger displayed his potential for Brighton in the opening matches of the season following his £16m summer arrival from Genk.
Albion needed him to make an instant impact from the bench against Everton and Trossard certainly delivered after replacing Pascal Gross on 66 minutes.
He displayed his full repertoire with clever use of space, skills, direct running and crucially the awareness and composure to pick the right pass at the right moment. It was Trossard's dangerous cross that Everton skipper Lucas Digne turned into his own net to seal the three points for Brighton.
Trossard said: “I saw someone running second post and I knew if I fired it really hard there, it is difficult for a defender, if he touches it then it goes in and if you don’t touch it then it’s probably the player of ours who will score.
"You have to go straight in. You have to do everything in your power to turn the game and try to turn it in your favour. Luckily, it happened today.
“It is always nice to help the team to get a win and I think we deserved it," added the 24-year-old. "Last week, we deserved more and it is a really nice feeling to get three points at home today.
"We turned it in our favour and that is more fun than last week, we were on the other side. We know how that feels and hopefully next week we decide the game earlier.”
The Belgian also felt the controversial VAR penalty decision that went Brighton's way after Everton's Michael Keane made contact with Aaron Connolly in the box was a foul.
“I was really close on the foul and thought it would be a penalty because he touched Aaron (Connolly) and I think if he doesn’t touch him then he can turn and maybe take a shot.
Bernardo: 'I would play in goal for Brighton if it means getting a game'
"But it is always a discussion on that kind of thing. I’m happy we got the penalty and you saw after that how we reacted. Mentally it is a really good thing that the team stepped up and we could turn it in our favour.”
Trossard also said he felt no reaction to the groin problem and expects to be raring to go for Norwich City at the Amex next Saturday.
"I am fully fit and ready to get some more minutes. Next week again is a home game, so I think we have a good feeling now and we can go into that game with the same feeling to win that game and we must do.”
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Two unidentified gunmen riding in a motorbike shot and killed two Tamil youths, Friday morning around 8:15 a.m. near Kinnayadi Nagathambiran temple, Valaichenai Police said. The killers were suspected to be paramilitary operatives, civilian sources said.
One of the victims, Mr. Vinayagam Kamalan, is a father of two sons and the other victim, Mr. Selvam Piraba, was recently married.
Two motorbike riding gunmen shot and killed the victims while they were crossing the river near the Sri Lanka Army camp in Kinnayadi. The gunmen fled after the shooting, said the residents.
Valaichenai police is investigating the killings.
In another incident, two men entering into the market on the Valaichenai-Kalkuda road on a motorcycle, were shot Friday morning around 10.15 a.m. by unidentified gunmen arriving in a white van, residents in Kalkuda said.
No one was injured. The gunmen speeded away in their van from the area.
The fleeing gunmen dragged in a youth into their white van, in front of the Valaichenai Annur National school and assaulted him. They fired shots into the sky before leaving the scene, said eyewitnesses.
Tension prevailed in the Valaichenai market area for a while which was deserted for a couple of hours.
Meanwhile, the eleven youths arrested by Eravur police in the roundup of the Eravur public market Thursaday have not been produced at the Courts and are still under police detention, police sources said.
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The Best Cordless Lawn Mowers
By Nick Miley and Austin Palmer
Are you looking for reliable information on the best cordless lawn mowers? We have done firsthand, comparative testing on the top 9 models so that you can select the optimal machine for your needs and budget. Here at TechGearLab, we take our reviews seriously. As consumers ourselves, we understand that there are literally dozens of cordless lawn mowers to choose from and that the manufacturer's marketing claims are often inconsistent and confusing. To address this conundrum, we spend innumerable hours thoroughly researching the market, eventually purchasing the most promising models. We then subject these products to rigorous analysis and a battery of practical tests. Without the data produced from our analyses it would be nearly impossible to make apples-to-apples comparisons between mower models. The following article is an account of the mowers by performance in our evaluation. It is our hope that this review will clarify the market for you and give you confidence in selecting your new cordless mower.
Top 9 Product Ratings
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EGO LM2102SP
Ryobi RY40190-Y
Worx WG774
Snapper SXD21SPWM82K 82V
Makita XML03
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Extensive runtime, rapid recharge, massive cutting deck width Great handling, good at edging, broad cutting deck Fantastic folding mechanism, long-lasting battery, rapid recharge time Fast recharge, fairly quiet, easy battery removal Quiet, long runtime, convenient battery meter
Fairly expensive, more mower than some may need Limited runtime, prolonged recharging Lacks self-propulsion, below average cutting deck width, stiff bail Lackluster maneuverability, expensive, limited runtime Uncomfortable bail, limited cutting height range, wide cutting gap
This do-it-all mower eats up turf like Popeye eats spinach An inexpensive mower that delivers above average performance in every category except battery life An easy to use mower that is great for newbies but will satisfy old hands as well This mower offers few features to rationalize its steep price tag A medium-sized mower with average performance and a price tag that will raise some eyebrows
EGO LM2102SP Ryobi RY40190-Y Worx WG774 Snapper... Makita XML03
Mowing (35%)
Battery (25%)
Handling (25%)
Ease Of Use (15%)
estimated cutting area (square feet)
14,275 ft² 7,031 ft² 12,302 ft² 4,382 ft² 11,513 ft²
measured recharge time
57 mins 250 mins 105 mins 30 mins 62 mins
folding/ unfolding ease
measured noise
71 dBA 71 dBA 72.4 dBA 72 dBA 70 dBA
measured cutting gap (inches)
3/4 1/2 in. 3/4 in. 15/16 in. 3/4 in.
measured cutting deck width (inches)
18 1/8 in. 17 in. 15 1/4 in. 17 5/8 in. 15 1/8 in.
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Best All-Around Lawn Mower
mowing 9
handling 7
ease of use 8
Runtime: 86 min | Cutting Range: 1 3/8" - 4 1/8"
Long run time
Fast recharge time
Wide cutting deck
Overkill for small lawns
A bit spendy
There are few jobs that are too rough and tough for the EGO LM2102SP. With a 5 amp-hour, 56-volt battery and a massive cutting deck, this machine can and will bust through the toughest of turfs and mulch with the best of them. The EGO has all the important features — like self-propulsion, a wide range of cutting heights, easy folding and storing, to name just a few — that will make mowing even the largest of lawns a pleasure.
Our test team had little to say that is critical of this beast of a machine, except that it is big. This means that it will take up a bit more room when stored and it may be more machine than smaller lawns require. Of course the size of the EGO isn't necessarily a negative given the right context. Also, while this model isn't the most expensive on the market, it isn't cheap either. Given that these are the only real critiques of this machine, we think that you'll agree that this electric marvel is far superior to its gas-powered predecessors and the top dog in the class of cordless mowers.
Read Full Review: EGO LM2102SP
Runtime: 45 min| Cutting range: 1 1/2" - 3 13/16"
Easy to maneuver
Great at edging
Short runtime
Long recharge time
The Ryobi RY40190 delivers above-average performance for a below-average price. Our tests show that this cordless mower will buzz through the shaggiest of lawns with little trouble, which is great because it offers a wide range of cutting heights. Moreover, this machine's ease of use and handling features — such as the low noise level and maneuverability — coalesce to deliver a truly capable mower that is nearly stress-free to operate.
Conversely, this mower is a bit of a drag when it comes to runtime and recharge times. The runtime is relatively short and this inconvenience is compounded by a prolonged recharge interval. Thus, the Ryobi isn't the best for larger lawns. Yet, despite these shortcomings, this mower is quite effective while its charge lasts, and the price is hard to beat considering the performance.
Read Full Review: Ryobi RY40190-Y
Top Pick for Greenhorns
Runtime: 88 min | Cutting Range: 1 1/2" - 4 3/16"
Long runtime
Relatively fast recharge interval
Super easy fold/ unfold mechanism
Not self-propelled
Poorly designed bail
If you are new to managing a lawn or your lawn is fairly low maintenance, then the Worx WG774 is a great option. This machine has a long runtime with easy to read 4-light battery-life display. When the battery is run down, it recharges rapidly so you can get back out there in short order. This machine is also great for tight spots and unique lawn shapes as it's quite maneuverable. When the job is done, this puppy folds-up for storage with a level of efficiency that makes the competition's designs look a little ridiculous.
On the other hand, the Worx lacks self-propulsion, so it requires increased physical engagement from the user. The bail leaves something to be desired as well. It's stiff and there is noticeable pushback when gripped. Finally, the mower renders so-so results on tall grass, but it does get the job done where others fail. All and all, the Worx delivered a respectable performance in all the right categories to make it a great choice for those new to lawn management or those with low-demand lawns wanting to upgrade to a cordless mower.
Read Full Review: Worx WG774
No matter what your lawn demands, the EGO 56v will answer the call
Why You Should Trust Us?
As the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Likewise, we believe that the depth and accuracy of our research and testing comes across in the articles written to convey that information. We don't do hit and run reviews. We are, and have been, engaged in monitoring the market of battery-powered tools. This continual research allows us to spot new and interesting products and purchase them for testing. TechGearLab has tested dozens of battery-powered tools such as string trimmers, pressure washers, chain saws, leaf blowers and drills. When we report that a product has, for example, a long runtime, we know that because we ran that battery from a full charge until it died. The same is true for all the data presented to our readers.
The high standard that we hold ourselves to is only possible because we employ professional testers and writers that have formal scientific training and extensive experience researching and testing consumer products. For example, our senior research analyst Austin Palmer has been literally and figuratively tearing apart electronics with an eye on good design and engineering for most of his adult life. He has extensive experience in our laboratory and in the field where he has put new products — and their accompanying marketing claims — to purpose-designed tests.
Likewise, senior review editor Nick Miley draws on his research experience in university laboratories as well as his freelance product review background to inform his work at TechGearLab. Together, Austin and Nick have produced a number of reviews such as The Best Electric Scooters of 2019 and The Best Hoverboards of 2019, to name just a few.
Related: How We Tested Cordless Lawn Mowers
We performed a full spectrum of practical tests on the mowers in this review
Analysis and Test Results
Many of the products in our reviews offer consumers similar feature options and thus present difficulties in establishing which models are superior to others in the class. To address this issue, we devise a comprehensive set of testing categories or metrics to standardize and quantify our evaluation of a given class of products. In the case of cordless lawn mowers, these metrics (and their contribution to a product's final score) are: mowing (35%), battery (25%), handling (25%) and ease of use (15%). The following delves into the tests siloed within each of these metric categories.
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For many shoppers, getting a good price on a purchase is paramount. Accordingly, we think of value as a measure of what one gets for the dollars they spend. There are two ways of looking at this definition of value. The first is an assessment of two or more similarly priced products to see which offers more to the consumer. This more could be features, quality or aesthetic appeal. The second is to look at two or more products that offer the same features, etcetera, and then selecting the product that costs the least. To put these concepts into a practical example, take the Ryobi RY40190-Y and the Husqvarna LE221R — two similarly priced machines. The Ryobi is the recipient of the Best Buy Award as it offers consumers a suite of features and a level of performance that, when seen in other products, cost considerably more money than what Ryobi is asking. Conversely, the Makita XML03 and the Greenworks 25322 offer comparable features and performance, yet they have markedly different prices. Both the Greenworks and the Ryobi offer the consumer significant value over their peers, though for different reasons.
Whether your lawn will be mulched or the clippings bagged, the Ryobi will deliver
While the other metrics describing cordless mower features and capability are quite important, the performance of the mowers while they're actually mowing is the meat and potatoes of this review. This metric is made up of an analysis of the mowers' cutting efficiency based on the maximum cutting width minus the minimum overlap required to eliminate a cutting gap. (The cutting gap is the space between the end of the blade and the outer edge of the cutting deck). This metric also covers the cutting height settings as compared to the claims of the manufacturer. Last, but certainly not least, we field test the mowers' ability to power through shaggy as well as weedy, knee-high grass while mulching. Mulching is the recutting of clipped grass repeatedly so that the remains can be deposited deep into the turf.
The Worx at work demonstrating the proper overlap between rows
As the mowing metric makes up a whopping 35% of the overall score of each mower, it isn't much of a shock that each model's performance here mirrors their final ranking. Case in point, the EGO, Ryobi and Worx topped the class offering exceptional performance across the board. However, it should be noted that the Worx didn't eat-up the super tall grass with the same gusto as the other award-winners, but did dispense with the task without too much fuss.
As these cordless lawn mowers run on electricity provided by lithium-ion battery cells, we think that the analysis of this component is second only to mowing. Therefore, we have established criteria by which to judge these machines' power source that focuses on runtime and recharge time. We measure runtime as the time it takes a stationary mower with the blade spinning to exhaust a fully charged battery. Recharge time is simply the time it takes for the fully depleted batteries from the runtime tests to fully charge. Proving that not all battery technologies are created equal, some of the models with the longest runtimes (such as the Worx and Makita) have the shortest recharge times.
Easy extraction of the EGO's 56v battery
Unfortunately, runtime tells us little about the longevity of a battery charge when the mower is actually cutting grass. This is a much harder data point to render for one simple reason. Some of these cordless mowers, like the EGO, Worx and Makita, can literally cut tens of thousands of square feet of turf on a single charge. While we want to take these machines out and cut grass until their batteries die, we can't locate a lawn that is uniform in grass length and density large enough to test a full roster of mowers. As such, we used a statistical model based on runtime and the dimensions of each cutting deck to render square footage estimates.
The manually propelled Greenworks has a narrow cutting deck and offset wheels
Methodology aside, what our model reveals is a fairly wide spectrum of square footage outcomes within the class of cordless mowers under review. Not surprisingly, the Editor's Choice Award-winning EGO crushed the competition with an estimated 14,275 sq.ft. of turf trimmed on a single charge. On the other end of the spectrum is the Husqvarna LE221R with an estimated 6,304 sq.ft. of lawn mowed on a charge. While that is quite a bit less than the EGO, that square footage still breaks down to being able to mow a lawn that is ~80 feet on a side on a single charge! This is fairly impressive considering that it's the low end of what one can expect from their cordless mower. The average square footage for the class is 9,270 sq.ft.
As the name implies, the ease of use metric is an evaluation of mower features that contribute to a quality user experience. While these characteristics are not critical to a machine's performance, when addressed, they make the use of a mower quite a bit more enjoyable. Specifically, this metric assesses noise level of a running mower, the battery charge meter, battery removal, and mower storage.
The on-end storage of cordless mowers gives them a clear advantage over the old gas-powered machines
One of the benefits of an electric mower when compared to the old gas models is the difference in the level of noise that each machine produces. Where the gas mowers roar, electric mowers purr. While this may be a bit of an exaggeration, the difference in sound intensity is nonetheless significant.
Deciphering the Decibel (A) Scale
The measurement of sound can be difficult to understand. This is partly due to the subjective nature of interpreting sound volume — what one person thinks of as a loud noise may go unnoticed by another person. The A-weighted decibel (dBA) scale makes the measurement of sound objective by measuring the pressure vibrations in the air which is referred to as sound intensity. The decibel scale is not linear like measurements of distance or mass. Rather, it is logarithmic. Without going into a math lesson here, what you need to know is that an increase of three decibels represents a doubling of sound intensity.
To get an objective measurement of the noise output coming from the cordless lawn mowers under review, we use a sound pressure level meter that records sound intensity in decibels (dBA). What we found was a fairly large difference in the sound intensity within the class that worked out to a 7.4 dBA spread between the loudest and quietest models. The Makita is the quietest of the group at 70 dBA with the EGO and Ryobi coming in a close second at 71 dBA. On the other end of the spectrum is the Husqvarna LE221R at a relatively harsh 77.4 dBA. To put this in perspective, the Federal Aviation Administration describes 80 dBA as what one can expect from a busy urban area during the day. The takeaway here is that these mowers are, in comparison to their gas-powered counterparts, quite a bit less noisy.
Moving on to battery charge meter and battery removal. We find this kind of evaluation to be rather valuable as the little details that don't seem important when deciding on a purchase nonetheless seem to come up when asking someone how they like their purchase after having used it a few times. Notably, the Worx's design proved to be exceptional with its 4-light, push button readout next to the bail and a battery release that is the smoothest of the bunch. Conversely, the Greenworks placed the battery meter under the battery cover and the batteries themselves require two hands to remove.
The Worx's batteries have built-in charge meters
While the battery charge meter and battery removal system may seem like minor details, the folding/ unfolding mechanism is not. These mowers — even the smaller ones — take up a lot of space when stored. The old gas models allowed for the folding of the handle, but due to the oil and gas, they could not be stored in a vertical position. This is not the case for the electric models and as such, they take up quite a bit less room when out of use. Unfortunately, some models such as the Sun Joe and, to a lesser degree, the BLACK+DECKER make folding and unfolding quite difficult and time consuming. Conversely, the Worx has a beautiful design that makes this process a breeze. There are no knobs to twist, no adjustments in the cutting deck height necessary — just two levers that are easy to depress.
The handling metric complements the ease of use evaluation as both are concerned with the effort required to perform the task of mowing the lawn. The difference is that the handling evaluation focuses on the core task of mowing the lawn and not those aspects of a product that support this function. Specifically, we assess the starting mechanism. Is it easy to engage? Is there a lag in the start-up process? Next we evaluate how much effort goes into directing the mower around the turf. This is a general assessment of maneuverability. Finally, we dig into the bail — which is the lever that engages the blade — and how it feels when gripped.
The Ryobi has a wide range of cutting heights from 1 1/2 - 3 13/16
As far as starting goes, these machines all start up pretty much the same way. One simply pushes the start button. The difference from one mower to the next is in the starting delay once the button has been pushed. The EGO fires-up immediately. On the other hand, the Ryobi takes long enough that one not accustomed to the wait might think that something is wrong. Despite some delay, all the models here reviewed start-up without a problem.
The push-button starter and bail lever of the Sun Joe are common features cordless mowers
Not surprisingly, there is quite a bit more variance in the maneuverability of these machines than we observe in the starting mechanisms. The first big difference is in the propulsion of the mower. Some mowers, such as the EGO and Ryobi, are self-propel. Others, like the Worx, have to be pushed if you want them to move. Both options offer pros and cons. In general, self-propelled models cost more, but if the lawn is large or inclined it's probably worth the extra money. On the other hand, some models like the EGO can — even at their slowest setting — be a bit fast for tight spots or corners. While one can simply disengage the drive system in such scenarios, the EGO delivers some resistance when it is manually pushed.
The EGO's self-propulsion speed control offers variable settings for variable lawns
Whether you are interested in a self-propelled cordless lawn mower or not, activation of the cutting blade is controlled by a component called a bail. This is a spring-loaded bar that is connected to the handle. When the bail is depressed, the blade is engaged. When released, the blade stops spinning. While this component may seem uniform across mower models, this turns out not to be the case. The shape and resistance of the bail can cause discomfort, especially on longer jobs. As such, we pay close attention to the feel and functionality of the bail during our various field tests.
The Husqvarna's upper bail engages the cutting blade and is quite comfortable to hold down. the lower bail engages the self-propulsion drivetrain
While most of the bails were unnoticeable — which is a good thing — a few were quite stiff and hard to grip for prolonged periods. The primary offenders in this evaluation are the Makita and the Worx. This stiffness is the product of the spring that returns the bail to the off position when one's grip is loosened. It remains to be seen if these springs will loosen in time.
A few of the models waiting for there turn to show what they're made of in practical tests
It is our hope that this thorough analysis of cordless lawn mowers has provided you with all the pertinent information that will enable you to confidently select your newest garden tool purchase. Moreover, we hope that this article will shed a bit of light on some aspects of these machines that will improve your overall experience. We have had a great time testing and writing about these machines and hope that our work will help you to enjoy your time in the backyard.
— Nick Miley and Austin Palmer
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Novel Bits founder: Why IoT developers should consider bluetooth low-energy technology
by Alison DeNisco Rayome in Innovation on June 28, 2018, 9:00 AM PST
Developers can tap bluetooth low-energy technology found in most smartphones to create IoT applications, according to Mohammad Afaneh, founder of Novel Bits.
Why IoT developers should consider bluetooth low-energy technology Developers can tap bluetooth low-energy technology found in most smartphones to create IoT applications, according to Mohammad Afaneh, founder of Novel Bits.
Mohammad Afaneh is the founder of Novel Bits. He talked with TechRepublic's Alison DeNisco Rayome at the Indiana IoT Lab, where the company has an office, to discuss why he believes IoT developers should consider bluetooth technology. You can watch the video above, or read the transcript below.
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Mohammad Afaneh: So, Bluetooth Low Energy Technology is a low power wireless technology that's used for connecting devices with each other and usually it's very prevalent in smartphones, where you can connect to a device from your smartphone and control it and does not require being around a Wi-Fi network, when you're in a rural area, you can connect with a device and being able to control that device remotely.
So, Bluetooth Low Energy Technology is a low power wireless technology that's used for connecting devices with each other and one of the most important aspects of Bluetooth Low Energy when compared to other low power wireless technologies, such as Zigbee or Z-Wave, is that it exists in most smartphones in the market. So, it makes it easier to interface with that through a smartphone app.
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IoT, or internet of things, developers would be very interested in learning more about Bluetooth Low Energy, for example because it's existent in most smartphones in the market, it has the lowest power wireless technology out there, it's one of the most low power technologies, as well as being able to develop it in a very rapid way. It's easy to understand, it's faster to learn. One of the advantages also is that the specification is free to access and developers can learn to use it, for free, by navigating the resources that are available from the Bluetooth SIG, which is the special interest group, the body that governs the Bluetooth standard.
There are many resources for developers looking to learn Bluetooth low energy and how to develop for that technology. There are a few videos on YouTube, which I actually have produced myself in partnership with a company that's a major player in this space. They provide a tool that's used by companies developing Bluetooth Low Energy Technology devices and so YouTube is a good place to start when you want to learn the basics of the technology. In addition to that there are a few books out there, that talk about the technology, the basics and how to develop for it. There's also websites where people ask questions such as Stack Overflow, stack engineering, I believe it's called also ... has a lot of questions that come from people asking about that technology and that's a good place where developers can learn a lot about this technology.
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The Roamio Plus is expensive for a set-top box, especially considering you still need to pay for cable and a TiVo service plan.
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Other set-top boxes, such as Apple TV and Roku, offer a better rental and purchasing experience.
If you're not quite ready to ditch your cable service, TiVo's Roamio Plus may be the set-top box for you. True to TiVo form, the Roamio Plus brings in digital cable, records live TV, and accesses streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu. The Roamio also comes in a similar Pro version that offers more recording capacity -- up to 3000 hours -- and in the less expensive Roamio OTA, which only works with a digital HD antenna.
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Best-in-class remote design would be enough to solidify the Roamio's clicker excellence, but TiVo's gone one step further by including RF co…
Best-in-class remote design would be enough to solidify the Roamio's clicker excellence, but TiVo's gone one step further by including RF control, which means you don't need to line-of-sight to control the box.
Viewers who don't subscribe to online services will find a couple of annoyances on the TiVo Roamio (and Premiere). Searching for programs th…
Viewers who don't subscribe to online services will find a couple of annoyances on the TiVo Roamio (and Premiere). Searching for programs that aren't on TV in the next couple of weeks will bring up opportunities to buy them on Amazon or open them in Netflix.
That said, most of the interface is in HD now, and it looks great. The text is readable and there’s a lot of extra information (like the sea…
That said, most of the interface is in HD now, and it looks great. The text is readable and there’s a lot of extra information (like the season and episode numbers for many TV shows) that true TV aficionados will love.
Getting the Roamio Pro up and running would have been a piece of cake if it didn’t involve my cable company, Comcast.
It’s a glaring hole in an otherwise-complete TV product; Roku and Apple TV offer a far superior movie and TV rental and purchase experience …
It’s a glaring hole in an otherwise-complete TV product; Roku and Apple TV offer a far superior movie and TV rental and purchase experience right now.
TiVo’s design is filled with smart, elegant grace notes that most cable-company boxes just don’t have. The classic example: If you schedule …
TiVo’s design is filled with smart, elegant grace notes that most cable-company boxes just don’t have. The classic example: If you schedule two recordings that overlap by a few minutes, TiVo doesn’t cancel one of them; it graciously records as much as possible of both.
I also think that it’s possible to obsess too much over the apps for Netflix, YouTube and other Internet services. If they’re the only reaso…
I also think that it’s possible to obsess too much over the apps for Netflix, YouTube and other Internet services. If they’re the only reason you’re shopping for a TV box, you don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars for a TiVo and pay ongoing service charges.
Tap the remote control icon on the front of the TiVo box and the remote will begin playing an 8-bit tune, allowing you to find it quickly, e…
Tap the remote control icon on the front of the TiVo box and the remote will begin playing an 8-bit tune, allowing you to find it quickly, easily, and without disassembling your couch.
An out-of-network feature, for which Roamio is named, allows for streaming to devices anywhere, as long as there is a good Wi-Fi connection.…
An out-of-network feature, for which Roamio is named, allows for streaming to devices anywhere, as long as there is a good Wi-Fi connection. Using this feature, I was able to watch Sunday night’s episode of “The Simpsons” at work on Monday (but don’t tell my boss).
Make no mistake about it, the Roamio (and TiVo in general) is firmly entrenched in the old cable regime.
Now, there's only a single-circle recording indicator, then five smaller semicircles off to the right. And the lights on the box are, of cou…
Now, there's only a single-circle recording indicator, then five smaller semicircles off to the right. And the lights on the box are, of course, not so bright that they're distracting, and can be turned off completely via the settings.
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Vineet Jain, Egnyte CEO/Co-Founder January 21, 2014
As President Obama’s speech was about to begin on Friday morning, I waited with anticipation. He was about to address some of the most vital issues surrounding privacy and security in our country, as well as the issues with its governing body—The National Security Agency (NSA).
At this point, everyone should be aware of the timeline of events that have taken place in regards to national security and privacy over the last six months. If not, I will digress for a moment. In June of 2013, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a series of the government’s highly classified NSA documents. It was revealed that the NSA was harvesting millions of email and instant messaging contact lists, searching email content, and tracking the location of cell phones through a PRISM program. It was also revealed that the NSA was secretly tapping into Yahoo and Google data centers to collect information from hundreds of millions of account holders worldwide by tapping undersea cables using the MUSCULAR program.
Now fast forward to Friday’s speech in which President Obama was set to address these secret government programs and Snowden’s leaks. As it unfolded, the President announced incremental changes to be put in place, such as new limits on phone records and more privacy for non-U.S. residents.
Good start, I suppose…
But then before I realized it, I heard him start wrapping up his speech. At this point I am at full attention, and I could not help but think to myself—is that it?
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There were a lot of issues and concerns, especially in our tech sector, unfortunately, that I feel were left unaddressed by his speech. As a Silicon Valley CEO and privacy advocate, there were three major questions that I wanted to see answered:
What are they going to do about the PRISM and MUSCULAR programs?
The PRISM program has allowed the government to subpoena data regarding internet communications from major companies including Google, Yahoo, and Apple since 2007. One step further, the MUSCULAR program actually intercepts data being relayed from companies to data warehouses all over the world. Since these are two of the most seemingly invasive programs controlled by the NSA, I was expecting to hear some amendments or at least a call for more transparency. However, there was little to no mention of these programs, and it will be one of the hot topics as the industry moves forward.
Who will store all the metadata?
While the President made a call for the U.S. government to no longer house the metadata that is collected, there was no suggestion as to who will store that data. Accessing the data through internet companies would be a major red flag for privacy, and creating a new organization would be a bit of a legal mess that would take entirely too long. It will be interesting to see what they ultimately decide here.
Will there be more transparency when the government serves U.S. companies with “special” subpoenas asking for their customers’ information?
National Security Letters (NSLs) have been used by the FBI to ask companies to turn over their customers’ data. These letters constitute a special kind of administrative subpoena that don’t require the FBI to get judicial approval before it’s issued. These letters carry gag orders that force recipients to not disclose their existence, not even to the target whose data is being requested, even after years of the letter being issued. While the President did endorse more transparency here, he did not make any call to action for change to the very secretive process. One beacon of hope though was the experts on the review panel suggesting to reform the law to require a judge's approval for every NSL.
Although I do not feel there were any significant leaps or bounds promised throughout the President’s nearly 45-minute address, I was excited about one of his proposals. Toward the end, he spoke about the potential formation of a panel of public advocates to weigh in on these sensitive privacy matters. Given the dullness of the actions that will result from the President’s speech, this is one bright spot that will at least give “us” a seat at the table to extend the dialog.
With that being said, I do understand the President’s struggle for balance. It’s his duty as a leader of this country to protect its people from attack both inside and out. Measures like those encompassed in the Section 702 Program help to do that. But as we continue to move forward in this unprecedented technology age, it will be vital to make changes to these programs. These changes will need to be made in order to protect our most important rights set by the Constitution, most importantly the 4th Amendment, which outlines our right to privacy.
At the end of the day, I look at this speech as a signal of the beginning. It will be the beginning of our government’s reform efforts. I believe there will continue to be incremental changes across the board until they are able to find a healthy balance of protection for this country and protection of people’s rights.
Remember, it is only January. I expect to see plenty of movement and improvement throughout this exciting New Year.
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Their programming includes a variety of invigorating arrangements of popular songs by Adele, Coldplay, Gotye, to name a few, as well as Operatic favorites, virtuosic fiddle music and original compositions. Each member of the trio is personally dedicated to enhancing the classical music experience and educating the next generation of musicians. Their commitment to musical excellence, entertainment, and fresh approach to fusing pop and classical music, have inspired thousands of audiences across the nation.
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Iran unveils Noruz lineup for movie theaters
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TEHRAN -- Iran announced movie schedules for national premiere on Monday during the Noruz holidays, which will begin on March 21.
Political comedy “Outcasts 3” and family drama “Nader and Simin: A Separation” are among the four premieres of the Iranian New Year.
“The Outcast 3” mimics Iranian candidates campaigning in the atmosphere of the June 2009 presidential election. Reza Ruygari, Behnush Bakhtiari, Mohammadreza Sharifinia and Ali Dehkordi are among the cast.
Dehnamaki’s “The Outcasts 2” followed the group after being captured by Iraqi forces. It became a box office hit, generating revenues of about 30 billion rials (about $2.8 million).
Like the predecessor, “The Outcasts 3” received negative reviews from movie critics. However the reviews usually do not play a significant role in consumers’ decisions about comedy genre in Iran.
A portrayal of the break-up of a marriage, “Nader and Simin: A Separation” won the Golden Bear for the best film at the Berlin film festival and its cast ensemble received the best actor and actress Silver Bears at the event.
The post-election unrest in Iran overshadowed the screening of Farhadi’s previous acclaimed film “About Elly” in summer 2009. However, it draws film fans and critics to theaters during the screening.
However, the head of Iran’s Screening Guild Council Mehdi Karampur did not considered “About Elly” and “Outcasts 2” as rivals at the time of screening. The films were planned to screen simultaneously during Noruz 2009 but the screening of Farhadi’s film was postponed to summer of that year.
“‘Outcasts 2’ satisfies public audiences however Farhadi’s film is good but it cannot attract public moviegoers to theaters,” Karampur previously mentioned.
Other Noruz screening opportunities paled in comparison to these two films. “One of Us Two” by Tahmineh Milani will try its luck during Noruz.
Regarding her previous film “Payback”, “One of Us Two” which is about two architects with different viewpoints does not stand a chance as a box-office hit.
Two other pop comic films “Women are Incredible” by Mehrdad Farid and “Three Degree Fever” by Hamidreza Salahmand will go on screen during the Noruz holidays.
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HOSTAGE REPORTED KILLED
Israeli troops sweeping through southern Lebanon in search of two captured comrades clashed Wednesday with Lebanese guerrillas in the bloodiest fighting of the Israeli incursion, and radical Moslems holding the soldiers claimed to have killed one of them.
The Islamic Resistance Front, the group that captured the Israelis in an ambush in southern Lebanon Monday, had threatened to kill one of the young captives by 9 p.m. local time if the Israeli sweep was not ended.
Israeli officers ignored the threat, saying the extremists were merely trying to gain enough time to move their captives out of southern Lebanon, and the sweep continued.
An hour later, Beirut radio said an Arabic newspaper received a telephone call from the group saying it "executed one of the Israeli hostages at exactly 9 p.m." The caller, who identified himself as Abu Mohammed, vowed to increase attacks on Israelis until they leave all "occupied Islamic lands."
There was no way of verifying the authenticity of the call.
The Moslem group on Tuesday identified the soldiers as Rahamim Shlomo Levy El Sheikh and Youssef Martin Punk, both 21.
Officials of the Shiite Moslem militia Amal said four of their fighters were killed and eight were wounded when they ambushed an Israeli unit in the village of Haris, eight miles north of the Israeli border.
An Israel Defense Force spokesman said Israeli troops and Israeli-backed South Lebanon Army militiamen, who patrol an Israeli- created security zone on Israel's northern border, killed four "terrorists" who attacked the unit.
Israel said the four were members of the radical Shiite Moslem group Hezbollah, or Party of God, which has ties to Iran.
The spokesman said the joint Israeli-SLA patrol sustained no casualties in the fighting, the bloodiest since Israeli forces pushed into Lebanon Monday night seeking the two soldiers.
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Vandals broke into a nursery west of Lake Worth over the weekend and sprayed hundreds of African violets with a fire extinguisher, causing more than $5,000 in damage, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reports.
The vandals used a knife to slash the plastic walls of three greenhouses at Plants for a Pittance Inc. on the 8000 block of Palomino Drive, according to reports.
The intruders stole two fire extinguishers and used a third to douse the flowers, the reports noted.
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Science and Philosophy in Ufology: Micah Hanks, UFO MODPOD, and Why the Hell is This Getting All Cerebral?
In the latest episode of Rogueplanet's "UFO MODPOD" podcast, Micah Hanks was interviewed by hosts Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry and Ryan Sprague. As usual, it was a terrific and entertaining episode, and Hanks raised a few interesting questions regarding science and philosophy. Citing a quote that claims the "death of philosophy" made by the famous scientist, Stephen Hawking, Hanks ponders whether science can progress without philosophy.
While Hanks raised a few interesting questions, one question came to my mind the next day that was touched on but never truly addressed in the episode.
Which discipline benefits the study of UFOs more; science or philosophy?
It's an interesting question when we really examine the reality of studying the UFO phenomenon.
We begin and end where Ufology lives; with the investigation of a sighting or close encounter. Is there really anything more? We can argue over hypothetical flying saucer engines, alien biology and trans-dimensional travel all we want- science and philosophy, like any other academic discipline here, is impotent. These concepts, ideas and mechanics are all speculation better left to authors of science fiction than to the scientists and philosophers of today. What do we truly KNOW in regards to the study of UFOs? People see strange things in the sky that they cannot explain in a given moment; in other words, the investigation sightings and close encounters.
In a previous post, I claimed that photographic and/or video evidence is generally (and the stress here is on "generally" as exceptions may exist, see the post) moot in dealing with UFO sightings/close encounters. The reasoning for this claim is that since any photo or video can be reproduced, they can be debunked as being "man-made." Evidence for UFO sightings and/or close encounters must now dwell in other realms that are unable to be reproduced by debunkers. Since, let's be honest, trace evidence or other types of physical evidence remain scarce and are only present in a very few cases, the vast majority of sightings (probably 99%) come down to witness testimony. From a scientific perspective, witness testimony is not exactly objective. While credibility of a witness can be extremely high, scientific method requires more than "someone's word."
The "truth" of witness testimony really exists in two places. First, it exists in the mind of the witness. They claim they saw something, whether they believe it or not, what they saw lives within their own consciousness. Secondly, it exists within the mind of the person receiving the testimony. In the case of Ufology, it is typically an investigator "hearing the story". The investigator must then make a decision, to believe the witness or not. Science is useless here.
Can philosophy help? Yes, and no. Philosophy is able to provide a better understanding of the cultural, linguistic and sociological world our witness exists in. In other words, philosophy may be better able to establish the social biases and cultural zeitgeist the witness dwells in based upon the cultural reality they were born into and live. Will this establish "Truth?" That depends on who you ask.
Ask a scientist, they'd say "No." According to science, "truth" is not relative to a given time or place. "Truth" is true beyond cultural constructs, zeitgeist or other relativistic ideologies. Ask a philosopher, and you'll get two answers. One philosopher might agree with the scientist that "truth" extends beyond culture and society- that "truth" is true in "all possible worlds", that is, it is universal. Ask another philosopher and they'd say to the scientist and the previous philosopher, "prove it." How can one prove that "truth" is true outside of cultural or social context since every single thinking being exists within culture and society? How can we argue for an objective reality when all our realities are governed by our current relativistic zeitgeist? Can we escape the cultural consciousness we've existed in for our entire lives? How can one establish "universal truth" when our thoughts, identities and minds exist within a subjective reality (language being one, for example)?
Science, while lovely, is useless in establishing the validity of UFO sightings and close encounters as the vast majority rest upon the testimony of a witness. Philosophy, while able to potentially understand where "the witness is coming from," is also unable to "prove" that a witness's testimony is true.
What is the future of Ufology? I have no idea. What I do know, however, is that a degree in Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering is no more useful than a degree in Philosophy, Critical Theory or Cultural Studies when it comes to the study of UFOs.
Hanks and the UFO MODPOD team really opened a can of worms here. The real question doesn't balance upon whether science and philosophy can coexist; the actual question is whether Ufology can exist within the balance? If science and philosophy are useless in the current study of UFOs, then what the hell are we doing?
- M. J. Banias
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M.J.,
This is an excellent post, though merely saying so hardly affords it the praise it deserves. It is interesting that, during most of my (many) discourses with friends in academia, government, and other positions or disciplines where specialization are requisite, their attitude toward UFOs is not dismissal, but instead, it is their attitude toward *scientific or academic study applied to UFOs* that seems dismal.
I can't count the number of people who have said things such as, "where the best data we have on UFOs begins, little though that may be, the reach and influence of science begins to fall short." (I don't know that I would agree, entirely, of course... as I DO feel that science can be applied to the subject; I am, however, reporting the kinds of responses I often encounter).
Similarly, I've had others tell me, "don't bother seeking further education if what you hope to do is apply scientific study to UFOs." This is interesting to me, and although resistant to the idea for some time, I have begun to understand why my friends in the scientific community sometimes say such things: would one (such as me) benefit personally from going back to school, and spending the time, money, and effort in obtaining, for instance, a Ph.D. in astronomy or physics? I would certainly like to do this... but perhaps these fields of specialization aren't best suited for the study of UFOs (much like, in my recent dialogues, I have expressed frustration with physicists and their opinions on philosophy; why are they deemed "qualified" for this assessment, and one pertaining to a field apart from their own area of specialization?). Perhaps the requisite areas of study and experience that could best be applied to serious (and yes, scientific) UFO research are not areas that necessarily would be gained in a traditional education in such fields as physics or astronomy (although it is my *personal* feeling that a background in either, or both of these disciplines, may be very useful to a prospective UFO researcher).
Again, I've probably said plenty on the subject of philosophy as it relates to UFOs lately, so I'll spare further discourse on that now... but thank you M.J. for this excellent piece, and for further delving into the themes we began to address on the aforementioned podcast.
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Science - physics - comes into UFO investigation when the investigtor tries to develop a "mundane" explanation that violates no physics while accepting as data the witness testimony. The testimony must be evaluated as to its likely accuracy in portraying or reciting the characteristics of the event or object. There must be sufficient characteristics of the reported event to make it appear anomalous. Ex: witness reports light in sky and no further details. Only characteristics - light ,, in sky - are not enough to prove anomalous. Ex.: witness reports light in sky travels at high speed and makes zig zag path with sharp turns. Characteristics are -light, moving fast, zig-zag path, turns are sharp. This could be enough characteristics to prove anomalous, if the characteristics as described are believably accurate (is the description of the sighting accurate or do you disbelieve the accuracy of the witness).
This is where you have to decide which, if any, characteristics to save as accurate and which to reject - the philosophy part.
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Glenn Beck Versus American Airlines
The conservative talk show host, who says he was mistreated by a liberal AA flight attendant, has devoted segments to the airline for the past two days.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/glenn-beck-versus-american-airlines/
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If there’s no such thing as bad publicity, Glenn Beck has just given American Airlines valuable free airtime.
The Metroplex-based conservative talk show host devoted a big chunk of his Tuesday show to attacking the airline. Beck claims he was mistreated by an American flight attendant on a flight home from New York over Labor Day weekend.
“I want to personally thank American Airlines for bringing to my attention that they don’t mean ‘American Airlines—they mean ‘liberal American Airlines’ apparently,” Beck said.
You can read his comments here, or watch Beck let it rip on video:
Billy Hallowell of Beck’s own site The Blaze sums it up from Beck’s perspective, writing that the flight attendant “seemingly went out of his way to treat him with malice.”
Hallowell continued:
While this man was purportedly kind to others on the flight, he barked “breakfast” at Beck and slammed a soda down on his tray (and those are only two examples).”
“Never once did he look me in the eye. Never once did he offer a kind or even a neutral word to me,” Beck said. “I had service unlike I have never had ever before in my life, and I have had rude service before. I lived in New York City.”
Beck maintained that he had never experienced service that was “specifically designed to make me feel subhuman.” The host described how the attendant loudly told other passengers his life story — about how he was a former Israeli soldier and that he truly values the very liberal cities that exist in America. Clearly, these were details that were spouted as digs aimed at Beck.
The incident capped off what was apparently, for Beck, a wildly unpleasant visit to New York, which he called “one of the greatest cities in America” while also saying it is now “a very vile and hateful place, if you happen to have a different opinion.”
As Anne Merland of the Dallas Observer wrote:
The Passion of Glenn Beck began in New York over the weekend, when he says he was treated rudely in a “minority-owned” barbecue shop and then “openly mocked” the next day by patrons at a breakfast spot.
“As I compared New York and Texas, there’s not everybody in Texas agrees with me,” Beck also said. “There’s a lot of liberals in Texas. It’s funny. We all have a neighbor here in Texas who is an Obama supporter. All of us do. But we’re neighbors first, Texans second, and Republicans and Democrats somewhere way down on the list.”
Beck told his listeners that upon deplaning, he spoke to the attendant:
“While he treated me as a subhuman, he treated my children nicely. So as I was deplaning, as he was standing next to the pilot, I said to him, ‘I want to sincerely thank you for not treating my children the way you treated me.’ His response? ‘It was my pleasure. You deserved it.’ The pilot didn’t say anything, nor did the other passengers, but they probably didn’t know what was going on.”
As David Koenig of the Associated Press noted, Beck devoted more time to the incident on Wednesday, and has called for the attendant to be fired:
“These big, stodgy airlines that think they can treat people like garbage — they can’t,” Beck said during a 14-minute segment on Wednesday’s show. He suggested that such poor service could explain why American had to seek bankruptcy protection, yet insisted that he wasn’t trying to hurt American and wasn’t urging fans to boycott the airline.
Laura Glading, the president of the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, was critical of Beck, as Andrea Ahles of the Star-Telegram reported:
“The APFA will not allow Mr. Beck, or anyone else for that matter, to use a bully pulpit to jeopardize the livelihood of an American worker,” Glading said in a statement, while also adding that “everyone, regardless of politics or opinions towards the American labor movement, deserves and receives courteous and professional service from the flight crews of American Airlines.”
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It also uses plant matter to reduce plastic consumption
The Volkswagen ID. Space Vizzion Concept — eyebrow-raising name aside — is an all-electric wagon that just debuted at the 2019 LA Auto Show. It’s built on the MEB platform that underpins all ID. models, from the Vizzion sedan to the Crozz crossover and even the modern Microbus, the appropriately named ID. Buzz, and VW projects this model will achieve up to 300 miles of range on a single charge. Be that as it may, if this is what wagons of the future look like, then sign me up.
We in the TFL office love a good wagon as an alternative to the avalanche of crossovers we’ve seen these past several years. Apart from the way this looks, however, is the powertrain itself. In its LA concept configuration, this is a rear-wheel drive wagon with a single electric motor at the back. Volkswagen says it produces 275 horsepower, though another motor could be easily added in the front to give this ID. Space Vizzion a total output of 355 horsepower. Not only that, but it would also have an estimated torque figure of over 500 lb-ft (406 lb-ft at the back and 111 lb-ft in the front). The cool-looking design is also aerodynamically beneficial, offering the wagon a low drag coefficient of just 0.24.
At 195.2 inches long, 60.2 inches high and 74.7 inches wide, it’s more or less the same size as a Buick Regal TourX. It also has the svelte, low-slung styling to make it a really attractive proposition, if you happen to appreciate wagons. While VW says that there’s just 20.7 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats, that would open up with the rear seats folded away.
The color scheme and diamond quilted leather add a nice touch of old-school comfort, while the digital displays make the ID. Space Vizzion thoroughly modern.
Loads of technology
We’re talking about the future here, and with that the conversation always turns to tech. Fortunately, the Volkswagen ID. Space Vizzion Concept seems to live up to that expectation with what it has. Right away, the headlining feature in this concept is the 15.6-inch touchscreen display. That offers all the pertinent comfort controls, while the actual driver display takes a much more minimalist approach. That’s because most of the driving information will be displayed through a “highly visible” augmented reality head-up display.
The center console is dominated by long, thin armrest, and is completely devoid of conventional driver controls. The gear selector has been moved to the right-hand column stalk behind the steering wheel, while the wheel itself hosts an array of capacitive touch panels. The ID. Space Vizzion Concept also has features like Smart Climate, which also comes on the new Golf. With it, passengers can say “fresh air” or something similar to engage the climate controls, rather than digging through menus to find the right button.
Volkswagen says the ID. Space Vizzion concept can achieve up to 300 miles using the U.S. EPA cycle. That’s possible thanks to an 82-kWh battery pack that’s mounted in the floor of the car. Doing that allows the wagon a low center of gravity and a nearly 50:50 weight distribution, which should also help driving dynamics and range. While the company says fitting 4Motion is a straightforward affair, that will likely impact the overall range, though to what extent an all-wheel drive system would have is unclear at the moment.
The ID. Space Vizzion concept can charge to 80 percent in as little as 30 minutes using a DC fast charging station. The car is capable of 150 kW fast charging and has a net battery capacity of 77 kWh. The last 5 kWh are reserve to keep it from completely running out of charge.
Beyond just shooting for zero emissions, however, VW is also ditching traditional plastic and leather in the ID. Space Vizzion Concept. Instead, the wagon uses what’s called “AppleSkin” material for the seats and decorative inserts. The company says it’s currently possible to replace about 20 percent of the polyurethane used for certain parts with waste material from apple juice production.
More to come from LA
EVs are front and center at this year’s LA Auto Show, with the ID. Space Vizzion Concept as just one example. Other cars like the Ford Mustang Mach-E also aim to take their brands in a new direction. While VW says this car previews a “potential” production car, its other MEB-based models will be here within the next two years.
Stay tuned to TFLcar.com for more news from the 2019 LA Auto Show!
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Ontario's first roads date back to colonial times, though at that time, much of the important transport was done via the Great Lakes and the major rivers (like the Thames, the Humber, the Ottawa, the French, the Kamistokia, and the Rainy). Early trails connected York to Niagara Falls, York to Windsor, York to Kingston, Kingston to Montreal, York to Georgian Bay (following an Indian portage trail along the Humber). In the 1850s, various Colonization Roads were built into Ontario's wilderness around what is now Algonquin Park, to encourage settlement and resource exploration and extraction. The most famous of such roads is Yonge Street, starting in Toronto, extending up to North Bay and beyond, through mining towns of northern Ontario (eventually becoming today's Highway 11, which continues all the way in an arc, though ThunderBay to Fort Frances. The route is shown incomplete, prior to WWII, in this 1939 map.
While most roads at the time were (or started out as) simple dirt tracks, early road improvement included building notorious "corduroy" roads -parallel rows of cut logs- which often gave bone-rattling, wheel-destroying rides, and made horses fearful of breaking their legs. Later, plank roads were introduced, as split or sawn timber became more readily available by the 1850s. Such roads typically only survived a few seasons without extensive maintenance. Later in the 1800s, macadam roads, surfacing roads with small broken stones from local gravel pits became the preferred medium
Ontario's first provincial legislation governing automobile use came in 1903, including a 15 mile-per-hour (approximately 24 km/h) speed limit. That year, Ontario issued its first 198 licence plates, and in 1909, Ontario issued its first drivers licences (just for chauffeurs). By 1916, Ontario had 50,000 km of gravel roads, and 40,000 km of macadamized dirt roads, for the province's 54,500 registered vehicles.
Over the "Roaring" 1920s, the number of vehicles in Ontario increased from 172,000 to 562,000. Formal road systems were established and organized, resulting in a total of 9,725 miles of county roads and 1,825 miles of provincial highways. The speed limit for highways becomes 25 mph (40 km/h). Road gaps in northern remote areas were filled, like the Cochrane-Hearst Road, and the road between Espanola and Little Current, on the North Shore of Lake Huron.
In 1930, and Ontario engineer experimented with dotted white lines down the centre of a road, and within 3 years they were a standard everywhere. Over the 1930s, roads are extended east from Port Arthur and Fort William (now Thunder Bay) to the Nipigon River Bridge in 1937, a crossing that even today remains the only paved route linking eastern and western Canada. In 1943, to access key wartime mineral resources, a 157-mile stretch between Hearst and Geraldton completes a cross-Canada highway route, connecting to Yonge Street which extends northward form Toronto
In 1939, The QEW becomes the first inter-city divided highway in Canada, running from St Catharines all the way to Toronto. It also features the first cloverleaf interchange in Canada (at Hwy. 10). By the 1940s, preliminary work on what is now Highway 400 (Toronto to Barrie) begins, and construction of some stretches of what will become the 401 were begun between Scarborough an Oshawa.
In 1952, highway numbering series 400 is established to designate freeways, starting with Highways 400 and 401 and 402. By 1958, the country's first freeway, the Queen Elizabeth Way, between Hamilton and Toronto opened up. Plans for a new east-west divided highway from Windsor to the Quebec boundary are announced (Highway 401). Highway 400 from Toronto to Barrie opens. In the north, Atikokan highway (from Fort William) opens for traffic, providing access to mining, lumbering and tourist areas. Highway 69 between the French River and Sudbury opens.
In 1963, the first eight permanent services centres open on Highway 401 (now known as OnRoute) and In 1965, Highway 401 officially named the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway.
In 1974, The ministry lowers speed limits for Ontario highways from 70 to 60 miles per hour (112 to 96 km/h), and from 60 and 55 miles per hour to 50 (96 and 88 km/h to 80 km/h). This was largely an attempt to conserve fuel in the face of international fuel shortages. And in 1977, highways and the Ontario road map start using the metric system.
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A story by Michelle Tolson “River diversion spells disaster” hit the nerves of Oyu Tolgoy (OT) mining company managers: they requested to add a disclaimer that OT does not want to use any water diverted to Gobi from Orkhon or Kherlen Rivers in Mongolia. This is despite the government’s efforts to force industry to pay for water infrastructure “harnessing “ rivers by increasing price charged for groundwater. The article explains what risks related to river diversions make OT so paranoid about any public association with this subject. Interesting enough Mongolian “Green President” Elbegdorj seems not to understand those risks and, according to UB Post, during the elections he was promising local businessmen to promote river diversions to Gobi. Read the article by MichelleTolson:
Sitting with her neighbour Dashdavaa in a ‘ger’, a traditional Mongolian yurt used by herders across this vast Central Asian country, Tsetseghkorol tells IPS she has lived alongside the 1,124-km-long Orkhon for 40 years, raising five children and a herd of livestock with little more than the natural bounty of the river basin.
Dashdavaa, also a herder, is in her 60s, with nine grown children. She moved closer to a tributary of the Orkhon River in 1992 after the collapse of socialism in Mongolia, when she lost her job as a kindergarten teacher.
Like many Mongolians at the time, she returned to her pastoralist roots to support her large family, and now views this river as a critical lifeline.
Though shrinking from climate change, the Selenge river basin, comprised in part by the Orkhon River, is still lush compared to the 72 percent of the country facing desertification.
Covering 343,000 square km, the basin provides a livelihood to 55 percent of Mongolia’s population of 2.9 million people.
As idyllic as this valley seems, a threat lurks not too far away: the potential destruction of this ancient way of life by the proposed Orkhon River Diversion Project, which, according to the NGO Rivers Without Boundaries, is funded by the World Bank.
Currently in its feasibility-study phase, the project is a government scheme to build a dam several kilometres upstream from Tsetseghkorol and Dashdavaa, 35 km southwest of the northern city of Bulgan, in order to pump water through a 900-km-long underground pipeline into the parched Southern Gobi Region, which could run out of groundwater in the next 10 years unless additional water sources are promptly located.
A website detailing the Orkhon project revealed there is a possibility of building a reservoir with a capacity of 700 to 800 million cubic metres, as well as a 25-to-30-megwatt (MW) hydropower station on the river.
While this project intends to draw just five percent of the Orkhon River’s total supply, experts say the percentage volume will vary depending on the time of year: the river is always much thinner during the dry season, while most of the surface water is frozen throughout the winter months (November through April); so the river will face a particularly heavy assault during those periods of scarcity.
“Given that the Orkhon, including Tuul [its tributary] is already the most exploited river basin in Mongolia, even an additional five-percent withdrawal may cause serious problems,” Eugene Simonov, a conservation science specialist at Pacific Environment and coordinator of the Rivers without Boundaries coalition, told IPS.
According to a report from Mongolia’s Water Centre, the water will travel south through eight population centres, with the final destinations being the massive government-owned Tavan Tolgoi coal mine and Oyu Tolgoi copper mine.
The latter, located 350 km from the capital, Ulaanbaatar, is expected to increase the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 30 percent and is currently valued at 6.6 billion dollars.
Mining is taking a heavy toll on the region, with herders in the Gobi desert reporting that dug wells, their traditional water sources, are drying up as a result of the mines, which guzzle an estimated 191,230 cubic metres of water every day, far surpassing the combined consumption of livestock herds (31,600 cubic metres) and residents (just 10,000 cubic meters), according to the 2010 World Bank water assessment for the Southern Gobi Region.
Enkhat, director of the ministry of environment and green development, told IPS that the water shortage is a crucial issue that needs to be addressed “immediately”, citing the diversion project as a step in the right direction.
While the ministry has identified herders and locals in the Gobi desert as the main beneficiaries of the project, feasibility reports show the mining industry is expected to swill no less than 50 percent of the water, while 30 percent will go to crop irrigation and only 20 percent to livestock, household use and environmental purposes.
This ratio bodes badly for an agricultural region that supplies 40 percent of the country’s wheat needs and where 100,000 residents are dependent on the river to water their crops and their roughly 1.3 million head of cattle.
Furthermore, the project will solidify the region’s relationship with miners by soliciting funds and contracts from extraction companies in order to meet the project’s exorbitant costs.
Initially the cost of conveyance was found to be too high compared to the cost of accessing existing groundwater sources, making the project “unfeasible”, but rising prices of groundwater over the last few years have made surface water projects much more attractive.
From about eight cents per cubic metre, the cost of groundwater has risen to 1.07 to 6.74 dollars for a single cubic metre, depending on the quality of the water source.
The price increase, implemented to prevent industrial overuse of the scarce resource, represents a major setback for the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine, jointly owned by the Canadian corporation Rio Tinto and the Mongolian government, at 66 percent and 34 percent respectively.
The original mining contract stipulated that Rio Tinto would draw its water needs from a saline aquifer that the project’s researchers located 35 km from the construction site in 2003.
The mining ministry confirmed to IPS that Rio Tinto had been granted the use of 20 percent of this aquifer for a 40-year period.
But according to Oyu Tolgoi’s water resources principal advisor, Mark Newby, the price hike has resulted in the company footing a water bill that is “40 times higher than previously agreed.”
Higher prices have also made alternative sources, such as water drawn from alluvial deposits, cost ineffective. Classified as ‘groundwater’ because it resides under the Orkhon riverbed, water extracted from alluvium would cost three times as much as surface water.
According to Simonov, this encourages reservoir construction, which obstructs the natural flow of the river and harms the fragile ecosystem.
The Taishir Dam, for instance, constructed against the wishes of the community in western Mongolia in 2008, has negatively affected indigenous nomads, endangered species like the Pallas’s Fish Eagle, and led to the untimely deaths of livestock by drying out the Zavkhan River.
“Giant infrastructure projects for which international finance institutions are providing soft loans are the best option for corporations or contractors and lazy development organisations that derive a benefit from them. They [the projects] usually serve the interests of large businesses, not the local population,” Simonov said, adding, “Prestige Group [the Mongolian engineering firm in charge of the project] has always favoured in-stream reservoir construction, the most costly and environmentally destructive option.”
Dashdavaa and Tsetseghkorol looked stricken when asked for their opinion on the proposed project. Sitting in their gers without a television, they have been unaware of the broadcast advertisements proclaiming that water will be brought to the Gobi from the Orkhon.
These humble subsistence herders thought the project, already on the table for a few years, had been cancelled in response to the local outcry.
Though they understand that people need water in the Gobi, they said that if the project goes through, “We will become like the Gobi ourselves.”
*The story moved on Jul. 19, 2013, incorrectly stated that the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine plans to take advantage of the Orkhon River Diversion Project. Mark Newby, water resources principal advisor for the mine, informed
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IPS that Oyu Tolgoi will not utilise water from the river diversion project for its operations.
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Nearly 40% of Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon were imprisoned Africans were enslaved on bights and were sold to the present day US State of Virginia. Many of these captives were Igbo, a people living in the area north what is now Nigeria.
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The Bight of Bonny is a bay in the warm waters of the Gulf of Guinea. The Gulf of Guinea is the bay the northeastern most part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean off the Western African coast. Bight is an Old English word for the Modern English word bay or bends. The Bight of Biafra was renamed the Bight of Bonny after the Biafra War in 1972.
Between the 16th and the 19th century, nearly one fifth of the enslaved Africans brought to colonial America were from African regions based mainly on the ports of Brass, Bonny, Opobo and Calabar in Nigeria.
The Slave Coast in the 18th and 19th century transatlantic slave trade was the section of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, in Africa, in the present-day republics of Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.
Around 18% of Africans were sold to British colonies and the United States were captured from the Bight of Bonny. In the 1830’s Britain began enforcing the end of the slave trade on the bights.
The slave trade was the main income of most of the residents however; by the 1850’s, Bonny had become a major exporter of palm oil and palm kernels. One hundred years later, around 1950, oil became the chief source of income for the area. ExxonMobil Qua Iboe crude oil is produced from numerous offshore fields in the Bight of Bonny in Nigeria's South Eastern region.
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Dutch sea captain Willem Bosman in 1705 wrote a firsthand detailed account of how the middle passage slave trade was managed in West Africa.
"Not a few in our country fondly imagine that parents here sell their children, men their wives, and one brother the other. But those who think so, do deceive themselves; for this never happens on any other account but that of necessity, or some great crime; but most of the slaves that are offered to us, are prisoners of war, which are sold by the victors as their booty.
Those which are approved as good are set on one side; and the lame or faulty are set byas Invalides, which are here called Mackrons. These are such as are above five and thirty Years old, or are maimed in the Arms, Legs, Hands or Feet, have lost a Tooth, are grey haired, or have Films over their Eyes; as well as all those which are affected with any Veneral Distemper, or with several other Diseases.
The Invalides and the Maimed being thrown out, as I have told you, the remainder are numbred, and it is entred who delivered them. In the mean while a burning Iron, with the Arms or Name of the Companies, lyes in the Fire, with which ours are marked on the breast. This is done that we may distinguish them from the slaves of the English, French, or others (which are also marked with their mark), and to prevent the Negroes exchanging them for worse, at which they have a good hand. I doubt not but this trade seems very barbarous to you, but since it is followed by mere necessity, it must go on; but we yet take all possible care that they are not burned too hard, especially the women, who are more tender than the men.
When we have agreed with the owners of the slaves, they are returned to their prison; where, from that time forwards, they are kept at our charge, cost us two pence a day a slave; which serves to subsist them, like our criminals, on bread and water: so that to save charges, we send them on board our ships with the very first opportunity, before which their masters strip them of all they have on their backs; so that they come to us stark-naked, as well women as men: in which condition they are obliged to continue, if the master of the ship is not so charitable (which he commonly is) as to bestow something on them to cover their nakedness.
The slaves are fed three times a day with indifferent good victuals, and much better than they eat in their own country. Their lodging place is divided into two parts; one of which is appointed for the men, the other for the women, each sex being kept apart. Here they lie as close together as it is possible for them to be crowded."
Source: Willem Bosman, A New and Accurate Description of the Coast of Guinea Divided into the Gold, the Slave, and the Ivory Coasts.
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The dangers of being a serial entrepreneur
Chris Griffiths
Published August 13, 2013 Updated May 11, 2018
I define a serial entrepreneur as someone who starts and leads one business after another or, multiple businesses at the same time. This is opposed to an entrepreneur who starts a single business and runs the day-to-day operations of that business until exit or retirement.
There are several high profile examples of serial entrepreneurs; take for example Steve Jobs (Apple, NeXT, Pixar, Apple) or Elon Musk (Zip2, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, SolarCity). What Jobs and Musk also have in common is that they both ran some of these businesses simultaneously, as opposed to one after the other.
That is where the dangers can lie. When a business owner becomes more concerned with giving birth to a business and less on nurturing it into sustainable growth, it can mean failure for all the ventures involved. The cause of death of these entities is rarely the original business case or opportunity, but more likely due to the lack of committed follow through on behalf of the entrepreneur.
That being said, serial entrepreneurialism is alive and well in the small business world. Sometimes, small business owners build complimentary startups to allow for vertical integration. A building contractor may also own an electrical contracting company or a landscape architect firm, for example. This type of arrangement is often beneficial to the owner because he feeds his existing business by owning both the vendor and the customer.
But things can get precarious when small business owners engage in unrelated opportunities and spread themselves, and their influence, too thinly among disparate industries. It would be like a building contractor starting a fashion design house or a night club.
Serialized businesses are usually born on the back of entrepreneurs' creative impulse to build businesses, but not necessarily run them. They like the thrill of the chase of the startup dream, but get turned off by the daily challenges of the sustainable growth.
In the case of Jobs and Musk, they both focused on building incredible companies before they went "serial." At that point, they had both the experience of managing operating companies to great success, as well as the financial wherewithal to diversify and hire professionals to see their future startup visions through.
The downfall of many serial entrepreneurs is that they fail to recognize the one business that needs their full time guidance to succeed. Instead, they hedge their bets by juggling multiple businesses at once. In these cases, usually all the businesses suffer by way of an absentee entrepreneur and a lack of resources due to available cash being siphoned off from one company to another.
Not only have I seen examples of this; at times, I have lived it. Luckily, in my case, my first business was well managed by others and had a profitable track record before I added a second, third and fourth business to my portfolio. With that said, they weren't all equally successful, and I often wonder what would have been different if I can just dug my heels in and put all my eggs into one basket.
So while I admire small business owners that have a knack for multiple startups, I often advise them to watch their timing carefully or back away completely. Unless the new business is so complimentary or vertically integrated it can live off of the infrastructure and business you already have, I would hold off.
Wait until your first venture is a well-oiled machine and can live without you. At that point, you'll be in a position to consider selling the first business so you can jump into your next dream with both feet and all your attention and passion.
Chris Griffiths is the Toronto-based director of fine tune consulting, a boutique management consulting practice. Over the past 20 years, he has started or acquired and exited seven businesses.
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Jakpost explores Bandung
Liza Yosephine
Bandung, West Java / Fri, September 28, 2018 / 12:35 pm
Visiting museums and art galleries are among the top things to do when in Bandung, as the urban landscape has witnessed some of Indonesia's most important historical events and over the years has grown to be one of the nation's buzzing creative hubs. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
Bandung is the capital of West Java and enjoys a relatively cool climate as it sits on a plateau 768-meters above sea level.
Situated near to the densely-populated capital of Jakarta, Bandung is often the choice weekend getaway for many Jakartans looking for a quick escape.
One of the easiest ways to reach Bandung from Jakarta is by train, which departs multiple times daily from Gambir Station in Central Jakarta. The trip takes just over three hours, passing through scenic hills on the way, taking passengers to Bandung Station that is situated right in the heart of the city.
Alternatively, there are also flights from Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in Jakarta to Bandung's Husein Sastranegara. The direct route is served by Wings Air, a subsidiary of low-cost airline Lion Air Group, with a flight time of 35 minutes.
Bandung offers a varied experience as a city destination, making it an appropriate choice throughout the entire year.
Situated 768-meters above sea level, Bandung presents a slightly cooler climate than Jakarta. The comfortable breeze that accompanies the warmth of the sun creates a pleasant environment for outdoor exploration, such as visiting the many cafes and stores around the city on foot or merely enjoying fresh air in a park.
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Visiting museums and art galleries are among the top things to do when in Bandung, as the urban landscape has witnessed some of Indonesia's most important historical events and over the years and has grown to be one of the nation's buzzing creative hubs.
Merdeka Building
Inside Merdeka Building's main hall. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
Ten years after Indonesia's independence in 1945, the country hosted the Asian-African Conference, which was the first non-aligned movement aimed at promoting Afro-Asian economic and cultural cooperation and opposing colonialism or neocolonialism by any nation.
Merdeka Building is now one of Bandung's most popular museums. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
The historical event was held in 1955 at the Gedung Merdeka in Bandung, which is located on Jl. Asia Afrika. The art-deco building now serves as a museum displaying collections and photographs from the conference. It remains one of the most popular tourist destinations as visitors seeks to learn about the history of the city. Admission is free.
The Geological Museum is located on Jl. Diponegoro. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
The Geological Museum in Bandung is the only museum of its kind in the country, displaying fossils, stones and artifacts unearthed in Indonesia. Located on Jl. Diponegoro, the art-deco building was first established in 1928. It has since gone through two renovations, in 1998 and 2000.
A glimpse of the Geological Museum's display of bone artifacts. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
Now the museum is a popular educational destination for students and tourists, as visitors can learn about Indonesia's geology, including through seeing several historical artifacts, as well as videos and other visual aids.
NuArt Sculpture Park
A miniature display of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana by Nyoman Nuarta at the NuArt Sculpture Park in Bandung. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
NuArt Sculpture Park is a private gallery primarily displaying works by renowned artist Nyoman Nuarta, who created the recently inaugurated Garuda Wisnu Kencana statue in Badung regency, Bali. The gallery is located on Jl. Setraduta Raya and spans 3 hectares.
NuArt Sculpture Park, as the name suggests, also stretches out onto an outdoor area. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
It boasts a unique layout that comprises of a three-story building hosting numerous works displayed indoors, as well as a spacious outdoor park. The space was designed with art enthusiasts in mind, as well as a center dedicated to encouraging creativity and the development of the arts, facilitating various events throughout the year.
Selasar Sunaryo Art Space
Artist Sunaryo, 76, in front of his work, titled 'Lawangkala' in Selasar Sunaryo Art Space, Bandung, on Sept. 15. (JP/Arya Dipa) Selasar Sunaryo
Selasar Sunaryo Art Space is another unique gallery that is a must visit when in Bandung. Located up on the hills on Jl. Bukit Pakar Timur, the gallery sits on the outskirts of the city and boasts a unique architectural layout designed to blend right in with nature and the local topography.
Featuring artwork by Sunaryo, the gallery earlier this month celebrated its 20th anniversary with an exhibition by its namesake artist titled "Lawangkala" that will run until Dec. 23.
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Up-and-coming areas
A cafe in Ciumbuleuit, Bandung, overlooking a lush mountain area. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
Up in the northern parts of Bandung lies Ciumbuleuit, an upscale and quiet neighborhood that presents an alternative environment to the city center of Bandung. Its quiet streets and lush environment make for a pleasant area to explore on foot, where visitors can stumble upon cafes and eateries with picturesque views of the mountains.
Rabbit Town was established as a selfie destination in Bandung. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
The area is also home to Rabbit Town, a peculiar complex designed as a selfie destination, with various corners around the building designed as photo spots. To add to the unconventional variety, Rabbit Town also has animal clusters inside, such as rabbits, birds and monkeys that visitors can feed.
The destination, however, is probably best known for its installations seemingly taking after a few notable artworks, including Chris Burden’s Urban Lights, Yayoi Kusama’s Obliteration Room and parts of the Museum of Ice Cream in the United States, which drew criticism from the public yet still attracts curious visitors.
Visitors can enjoy lemon cake and iced latte with a mountainous view at Kiputih Satu cafe in Ciumbuleuit. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
Bandung is home to numerous cafes and restaurants scattered throughout the city. With sweeping views afforded in Ciumbuleuit, the area is home to new and unique cafes opening up around the vicinity.
Among standouts include Kiputih Satu, a laid-back cafe located on Jl. Kiputih. Pick a table on the balcony and breathe in the fresh mountain air while sipping on coffee and tucking into cake on a fine afternoon.
The House Tour with a Potting Shed on Jl. Panumbang Jaya not only offers delicious food and beverages, it can be enjoyed inside its unique glass house for a cozy meal. Try its Winner Chicken Dinner, comfort food comprising fried chicken with batter served with a side of a unique and creamy mashed sweet potato and salad.
Winner Chicken Dinner is a signature dish at The House Tour with a Potting Shed in Bandung. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
Another pick is Nara Park, a dining destination with a unique concept. Located on Jl. Rancabentang, Nara Park comprises several restaurants and cafes clustered together on a spacious and lush complex. Visitors can choose to sit anywhere and order from any of the restaurants, which offer a variety of cuisines such as traditional Indonesian, Japanese Teppanyaki and European Bistro.
When down in the shopping district of Cihampelas, stop by the original branch of Kambing Bakar Cairo (Cairo Roast Goat), which serves succulent lamb roast and refreshing orange juice.
Roast lamb at Kambing Bakar Cairo (Cairo Roast Goat). (JP/Liza Yosephine)
What to bring back
One of the most famous and popular gifts to bring back from Bandung is Kartika Sari's pisang bolen, a banana-filled pastry with a variety of flavors, such as chocolate and cheese. Its main store is located on Jl. Ir. H. Djuanda, where there are also a wide range of culinary goods worth trying, such as local delights of cakes and crackers.
The House Tour Hotel has a cozy glass potting shed-style building just outside its restaurant. (JP/Liza Yosephine)
In Cihampelas, which is a popular shopping area, find comfort in the affordable Amaris Hotel Cihampelas located on Jl. Cihampelas.
For a visit in the quieter area of Ciumbuleuit, The House Tour Hotel on Jl. Panumbang is set to welcome guests in October.
If possible, visit Bandung on a weekday, as weekends can get crowded and streets get jammed.
Public transportation can be a bit complicated. However, like Jakarta, Bandung is also easy to get around with app-based transportation. (wng)
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Alma College Scots
Alma College men beat Oberlin
By Alma College Sports Information
Alma erased a 13-point deficit in the final four minutes to overcome Oberlin College 89-81 in overtime on Saturday (Nov. 23). It is the Scots' first win of the year after suffering two setbacks to start the season. Alma ended regulation on a 15-3 run to tie the game at 73 thanks, in part, to a clutch performance from Cole Kleiver (Williamston, Mich. / Williamston). Kleiver converted an and-1 with 55 seconds left, then drained the game-tying three-pointer with 10 seconds left. In the extra period, he got another and-1 to go to push Alma's lead to four, then hit the dagger three-pointer with 41 seconds left to put the game to rest. Kleiver finished with 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting and 12 rebounds.
Women's Basketball Wins Twice
The Scots picked up wins over Earlham College (IN) defeated Anderson University (IN) last week to improve to 4-2. Junior Stasha Warchock (Marquette, Mich. / Marquette) led the Scots in scoring with 23 points and was closely followed by junior Emily Long (Dayton, Ohio / Arch Bishop Alter) with 20. Junior Jeny Brandt (Escanaba, Mich. / Escanaba) had 18 points, 16 rebounds, four steals, and five blocks on the week; she is in the top ten in the MIAA in all four categories.
Wrestling Goes 1-2 at Olivet Duals
The Alma College wrestling team went 1-2 at the Olivet College Comet Wrestling Duals. The Scots defeated Heidelberg University 24-19 while falling to Millikin University 34-5 and Ohio Northern 22-16. Brendan Ladd (Ortonville, Mich. / Brandon) went 3-0 on the day winning by major decision, technical fall, and pinfall. Austin Wieczorek (Kentwood, Mich. / East Kentwood), Noah Lopez (Hartland, Mich. / Hartland), and Jacob Ransom (Traverse City, Mich. / Traverse City West) all won by major decision against Heidelberg. Austin Fox (Fort Worth, Texas / Timber Creek) pinned his opponent in 31 seconds to give the Scots the lead 20-19 before Ransom sealed the victory. Trent Lashuay (Saint Johns, Mich. / Saint Johns) won by technical fall against Ohio Northern. Ransom had two takedowns in the third period. With the match being tied 2-2, he had a takedown and a one-point penalty in the last five seconds to win 5-2.
Swimming and Diving Comes up Short at Olivet
The Scots fell to Olivet 260-253 on Saturday (Nov. 24.) The women's team earned a victory over by a score of 180-76 while the men fell 184-73. Freshman Nate Sutton (Livonia, Mich. / Livonia Churchill) finished first in the 1,000-yard freestyle with a time of 10:24.75. Sutton also had a third-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle and a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Senior Sydney Louis-Ferdinand (Southfield, Mich. / Birmingham Groves) earned victories in both the 500-yard freestyle and 1000 yard freestyle, while also adding a second-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. Junior Allison Brown (Spring Lake, Mich. / Spring Lake) won the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:05.08. Sophomore Jennifer Ostrowski (Northville, Mich. / Northville) won the 100 yard and 200-yard breaststroke events.
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Men's Basketball vs. Wisconsin - Stout, 1:00 p.m.
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What does the name Pamelia mean?
The meaning of the name “Pamelia” is: “Honey”.
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Pronunciation: (pah MEE lee ah)
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“We will make the Conservatives pay” — Secret documents suggest Brexit will never happen
Janice AtkinsonRebel Commentator
I’ve just seen confidential documents published by the respected think tank, the Bruges Group, set up in the wake of Margaret Thatcher's famous speech.
These documents claim there is a plan to keep us in the EU — a stitch-up between Merkel and May.
The documents have since mysteriously disappeared from the web, but luckily they were reposted at Politicalite.com. They reveal agreements made by Merkel and May last summer. Now that scenario is being carried out by May and her “Brexit In Name Only Parliament,” BRINO.
Whatever Parliament agrees this week, we are not leaving the EU.
Margaret Thatcher famously said:
“We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain, only to see them re-imposed at a European level with a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels.”
She was right then and right now. We will continue to fight in her name.
Mark Stevens commented 2019-03-23 09:11:19 -0400
I’d love to believe this was true. However, without photos or copies of the documents, no one in the UK media is going to believe it and even then there’s no guarantee it would get reported. This is big enough to bring May down if it could be proved. What choices are we left with – standing on Parliament Square shouting at the lying traitors.
This shows me that the government is the enemy of the people and it doesn’t matter which country either. These secret meetings need to stop and people need to keep their elected officials on the political hot seat.
Peter Babich commented 2019-03-15 19:51:31 -0400
ya what can we do? They gotta push it until they see Paris and Venezuela type revolution. Why are the stupidest people politicians and what right do they have to be hypocrites? None of them have to deal with consequences
bob egli commented 2019-03-15 10:36:24 -0400
VVV agreed.
James Hall——-There is a huge Freedom March scheduled for Mar. 29th The problem is they won’t be free. We will see what the Brits are made of by the size of the crowd.
Apparently it will go on whether the UK is free of the EU or not.
VVV you are right.
Yes heads on spikes IS the only solution at this point.
The twin satanic beasts of globalism and the political elite will never allow Brexit to happen. That much is obvious to even the most obtuse.
It has to happen by force of arms and an uprising
Vvv commented 2019-03-14 21:03:41 -0400
Heads on spikes is the only solution at this point.
Sink Jaxon commented 2019-03-14 20:03:13 -0400
The world governments have lied to the people since time began…and continue to do so. Lying horrible shallow people getting rich of the backs of the little people.
One country after the other, blatantly ignoring the will of their people. Do we have to tear them from their ivory towers?
What Janice states is indeed shocking and she ‘is’ quite capable of being in collusion with Merkel. Never the less she is quite capable of engineering this scam herself. She is a NWO Marxist and a traitor. She will be heading back to the EU tomorrow to seek a new extension to the withdrawal date. The EU has already stated that they will only grant a long extension, five years or more…..Goodbye Britain.
Carole Massé commented 2019-03-14 16:19:14 -0400
Why bother going to the poll anymore. True democracy is gone. All political parties are the same: they all serve the same masters and it’s not the People who elected them. But as long as the welfare state continue paying and the People are not starving, nothing will happen.
Dan Mancuso commented 2019-03-14 15:31:03 -0400
The British government denying the people’s demand for Brexit is unimpeachable proof that the government is authoritarian as well as totalitarian and on the job for the fascists in Brussels!
All Western countries are infested with this plague of Globalists.
The globalists are going for their One World Order…there will be revolution, bloody anarchy and revolution!
That may also be their plan, to foment revolt so they can come in with their UN troops and ‘save’ us…classic Hegelian Dialectic!
Betty Power commented 2019-03-14 14:13:19 -0400
Unbelievable!
If those accusations are proven to be true, there can be no better case for treason, and the firing squad for May.
There are many including some here that think BORIS JOHNSON is the answer to the UK’s Leadership problems. This new 50 second video should change your mind. In it he suggests that the Historic child rape cases (Muslims rape gangs on British children a few years back) should be forgotten so the police can concentrate on knife crime. This guy has always been a flake.
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Jawbone bods allegedly jogged off to Fitbit with secret gadget blueprints
Staffers accused of swiping trade secrets face criminal charges
By Shaun Nichols in San Francisco 15 Jun 2018 at 20:12
Six former and current Fitbit staffers have been accused of stealing trade secrets from rival gizmo-slinger Jawbone.
According to an indictment [PDF] filed Thursday in a Northern California US District Court, each of the six had at one time worked at Jawbone and were hired away by Fitbit. In the process, it is alleged, they took with them confidential R&D materials from Jawbone.
The indictment alleges that, between March 2014 and April 2015, the group of Katherine Mogal, Ana Rosario, Patrick Narron, Patricio Romano, Audrey Zhang, and Gee Weiden all resigned their positions at Jawbone after getting offers to come work at Fitbit.
In the process, it is alleged, each violated confidentiality agreements by taking with them copies of market studies, supplier and pricing lists, design specifications for new products, and internal financial presentations.
Among the lifted tech mentioned in court documents was Jawbone's designs for a set of headphones known as "Heisenberg". It is alleged that Narron and Romano handed Fitbit documents that contained product designs and hardware specifications for the unreleased headphone product.
Other lifted documents included detailed research profiles on Jawbone's customers base, and a set of forecasts for unit profits and losses.
Each of the six people indicted faces between one and six counts of possession of stolen trade secrets. In total, fourteen charges have been filed against the group.
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Jawbone has been accusing Fitbit of trade secret theft since 2015, but last December the two sides decided to end years of legal wrangling by agreeing to a settlement on all litigation between their respective companies. Now six folks are facing criminal charges.
When asked about the indictment, a spokesperson for Fitbit noted that the company itself is not included in this action and was cleared of wrongdoing by the International Trade Commission in 2016.
"In a trade secret misappropriation case brought by Jawbone in the International Trade Commission in 2016 that involved these same individuals, a federal administrative law judge during a nine-day trial on the merits found that no Jawbone trade secrets were misappropriated or used in any Fitbit product, feature or technology," Fitbit's statement reads.
Jawbone shut down its wearables business in 2017 (the company name lives on as it hopes to re-launch as a medical device maker.)
Fitbit, meanwhile, has had its own troubles since its 2015 IPO. The company's stock, which once peaked at over $48, is currently trading at a price of $7.21. ®
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The Stepford Wives (1975, Bryan Forbes)
Leave a Comment / ★, 1975, Film, Horror / 8 June 2018 8 June 2018 / Columbia Pictures, George Coe, Katharine Ross, Patrick O'Neal, Paula Prentiss, The Stepford Wives, Tina Louise, William Goldman, William Prince
The Stepford Wives puts in for a major suspension of disbelief request in the second scene–what is Katharine Ross doing married to Peter Masterson. They’ve gone from being a somewhat posh New York couple to a New York couple with kids and so they’re moving to Connecticut. Lawyer Masterson is going to take the train in to town while aspiring photographer Ross hangs around in the country, ostensibly taking care of the kids.
Ostensibly because they disappear for the most part, even though they ought to be around all the time, yet aren’t. Not keeping track of the kids, except when they need to be around for emphasis or plot contrivance, is one of director Forbes and screenwriter William Goldman’s fails. It’s one of their joint fails. Both have their own personal fails. It’s not even one of their major joint fails. It’s one of the “oh, yeah, they forgot about this subplot” fails. There are many.
Ross is bored in the small town. She doesn’t have anything in common with the other wives, who seem solely interested in keeping a tidy houses for their hard-working men. And, right away, Masterson joins the town’s men’s club and starts spending every night with the boys. In their big scary restored mansion (more in it in a bit).
Luckily, Ross soon finds the other new “Stepford Wives”, starting with Paula Prentiss. They’re fast friends who, after consulting with another new-to-town wife, Tina Louise, decide to start a women’s group. Except it turns out all the other women have to complain about is not having enough time to clean their houses, which Ross, Prentiss, and presumably Louise (who gets one of the lousier roles in a movie with an endless supply) all find peculiar.
Meanwhile, at home, Masterson is drinking all the time but loving hanging out with the boys. The boys–Josef Sommer, Franklin Cover, and George Coe–are a bunch of bores. Creepy silver fox Patrick O’Neal runs the club. He used to work at Disney. The other guys all work in cutting edge technology. William Prince, playing a retired pin-up artist, is the only one with any social skills. Masterson only drinks to excess in private, like he’s got something to hide from Ross.
Not to entirely spoil the movie, but it’s because he and his friends are plotting to murder Ross. It’s not like Stepford isn’t in the dictionary. The “twist” is a whole other thing I don’t even want to talk about. It’s not undercooked, it’s raw; there’s a lot of undercooked material in Stepford, but the twist hasn’t even been in the oven. Not the way Forbes and Goldman want to do it. Apparently they disagreed on the ending and Forbes got his way, but even if Goldman had it his way, it wouldn’t make up for the awful character development throughout the film informing it.
Masterson’s kind of mean to Ross. There aren’t any good men in Stepford, which is fine and accurate, but Masterson’s still too much of a jerk right off the bat. He’s such a trollish jerk, it’s hard to believe he’s a lawyer. He’s not a jerk in the right ways. It’s also hard to believe he and Ross ever had chemistry. In the first act, before the murder plot, he thinks he’s piggishly charming, even though Ross never positively responds to him. Goldman entirely slacks off on Masterson’s character establishment and development.
Masterson doesn’t transcend the material. It’s also not entirely the material’s fault. Maybe it’s just the casting director’s fault. Or just Forbes’s fault. Forbes has a shockingly bad handle on the material.
There’s satire and commentary about commercialism–at times–in Stepford Wives. Goldman usually comes up with adequate material and then Forbes utterly flops on it when directing the scene and the actors’ performances. You can see where the joke ought to be in Stepford, but instead of getting there, you watch Forbes repeatedly miss it.
The only excellent performance in the film is Ross. She’s outstanding. She’s got a crappy, underdeveloped character who can’t keep track of her kids, doesn’t have a believable “art” arc in her photography, and is inexplicably married to a jackass, but Ross is outstanding. The one thing Forbes does right is let Ross be alone. It’s no good once Forbes is trying generate scares–in that aforementioned scary mansion–but when it’s just Ross existing in a moment, it’s great. Ross is acting in a far better film than Stepford Wives. She’s just doing it in Stepford Wives.
Prentiss is likable but not good. She’s funny and seems to have a better handle on how to do the satire scenes than Forbes; she’s the only one who doesn’t look lost. But who knows because Forbes is hesitant to let the Wives act against one another too much in the same shot. He avoids those shots, preferring two Wives at a time in close-ups.
Paula Trueman is also fun. She apparently runs the town newspaper, or at least writes for it. She’s got a lousy part as it turns out. It’s like Goldman adapted the source novel without reading it. He never establishes continuity of behavior in the supporting cast. Trueman’s character doesn’t even get a name, even though the character–and actor–are a couple of the film’s stronger assets.
Otherwise the performances are basically just adequate. Even Louise, who gets a crap part, is just adequate. She just has more wasted potential than some of the other Wives, principally Nanette Newman. Newman is Ross’s neighbor who Ross never gets to meet without Prentiss being along because Newman has nooners with her husband. Is it for sure her husband? It’s worse if it is Sommer than if it isn’t, actually. There’s an extreme (and unexplored) connotation if it’s the latter, but if it’s the former… well, it’d be another of those major joint fails for Forbes and Goldman. Because even though the movie’s supposed to be satirical, Forbes doesn’t do metaphor. Even if it’s in the script. Forbes skips it.
I’m going a little longer than Wives deserves–unless one’s talking at length about Ross’s performance–but I do need to get to the finale. It’s like they ran out of money and decided to do a haunted house sequence. Because haunted houses always get scares. Except Owen Roizman doesn’t shoot Stepford like a thriller, he shoots it like a seventies drama. Michael Small’s score is for a seventies drama; mostly. When it’s trying for the horror, it’s for a bad horror movie. The music goes from one of the film’s pluses to minuses real fast.
So Forbes stumbles through the finale, which has Ross running from her fate. There’s no closure for Ross’s character arcs, not even the hint the character arcs have occurred. In fact, the finale gives one of the bad guys a monologue describing Ross to her. It’d be nice the monologue, which seems to greatly affect her, actually matched her character she’d been playing for the previous 110 minutes.
But it’s also a badly directed finale in a constrained set. It’s a bad, boring set and Forbes has no ideas for it. The movie deserves better. Ross deserves much better. She keeps Stepford afloat all by herself. Even as Forbes and Goldman try to sink it from under her.
The Stepford Wives is a peculiar, if predictable, fail.
Directed by Bryan Forbes; screenplay by William Goldman, based on the novel by Ira Levin; director of photography, Owen Roizman; edited by Timothy Gee; music by Michael Small; production designer, Gene Callahan; produced by Edgar J. Scherick; released by Columbia Pictures.
Starring Katharine Ross (Joanna Eberhart), Peter Masterson (Walter Eberhart), Paula Prentiss (Bobbie Markowe), Patrick O’Neal (Dale Coba), Tina Louise (Charmaine Wimpiris), Nanette Newman (Carol Van Sant), Paula Trueman (Welcome Wagon Lady), George Coe (Claude Axhelm), Josef Sommer (Ted Van Sant), Franklin Cover (Ed Wimpiris), Neil Brooks Cunningham (Dave Markowe), Carol Eve Rossen (Dr. Fancher), William Prince (Ike Mazzard), and Robert Fields (Raymond Chandler).
Other 1975 releases
The Parallax View (1974, Alan J. Pakula)
Leave a Comment / ★★½, 1974, Film, Mystery / 27 April 2015 27 April 2015 / Anthony Zerbe, Earl Hindman, Gordon Willis, Hume Cronyn, Paramount Pictures, Paula Prentiss, The Parallax View, Warren Beatty, William Daniels
Not quite halfway through The Parallax View, the film loses its footing. Director Pakula keeps the audience a good three car lengths from not just the action of the film–with long shots in Panavision–but also understanding the action of the film. Parallax even goes so far to introduce protagonist Warren Beatty with a proverbial wink.
But Beatty isn’t a traditional protagonist. Screenwriters Dean Giler and Lorenzo Semple Jr. don’t just keep viewers from passing judgement on Beatty, the writers keep viewers from even thinking they might want to think about the character at all. Beatty moves through the film just fine, but he’s being endearingly indignant or running most of the time. It’s not a hard job.
It’s especially not a hard job since a lot of the effectiveness comes through due to the technical aspects of Parallax. Gordon Willis’s photography is amazing, even if Pakula does mostly utilize the right side of the frame for action; the left tends to be for setting information and the shots are beautiful, just beautiful with too much free space.
John W. Wheeler’s editing is also of note. Every cut in Parallax, which is always trying to surprise the viewer–whether with big conspiracy stuff or, in the first half, Beatty’s roguish behavior–and it works thanks to Wheeler.
Well, Wheeler and composer Michael Small. Parallax’s a cynical take on a patriotic hero story; Small’s music plays to it sincerely.
Parallax may have its problems, but it’s also gorgeous filmmaking.
Produced and directed by Alan J. Pakula; screenplay by David Giler and Lorenzo Semple Jr., based on the novel by Loren Singer; director of photography, Gordon Willis; edited by John W. Wheeler; music by Michael Small; production designer, George Jenkins; released by Paramount Pictures.
Starring Warren Beatty (Joseph Frady), Paula Prentiss (Lee Carter), William Daniels (Austin Tucker), Walter McGinn (Jack Younger), Hume Cronyn (Bill Rintels), Kelly Thordsen (Sheriff L.D. Wicker), Chuck Waters (Thomas Richard Linder), Earl Hindman (Deputy Red), Anthony Zerbe (Prof. Nelson Schwartzkopf) and William Joyce (Senator Charles Carroll).
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JANICE WELLS: Life with Connor
Janice Wells (jwellsoeo@hotmail.com)
Published: Jan 26, 2019 at 6 a.m.
Connor is ready to come in. - Janice Wells
I shared my life with Connor Cat for 19 years, which made him 92. Up until the past few months it was easy to forget that he was well past his prime.
His mother died when he was about a week old and Daughter # 1 fed him and his siblings with a little twist of cloth dipped in milk. They were technically her kittens and she found homes for the rest of them before she swanned off to Ireland leaving me with a grand-cat.
And a grand cat he was.
He’s been gone less than 24 hours and, of course, I miss him.
People who refer to cats as stand-offish never met Connor.
He was a cuddler from Day 1.
He grew up on Sudbury Street as an outdoor cat. He lived in Halifax, Fleming Street and Morison Place, knew instinctively to avoid roads, and his only experience with vets was when he got his shots and neutering as a kitten and now, as an old fella when a very kind veterinarian, Dr. Danielle Dunn-MacLean at the Avalon Animal Hospital on Logy Bay Road, helped him go peacefully away.
His affectionate nature seemed like it might be a problem when Newman moved in.
Newman was unaccustomed to having a cat want to hang out with him or settle down in his lap or curl up with him in bed.
What could I do? Connor was there first and Newman gracefully pretended not to mind.
A few years later Daughter #1 moved back to St. John’s. In fairness, and gratitude to Newman, I said we could give Connor back to her.
A look of horror came over his face as he sputtered “you can’t give Connor away!”
Newman was totally exposed as a Connor lover even though he continued to pretend he didn’t like him. He talked to him gruffly, calling him His Lordship or the little f….r.
Newman was at his wittiest with Connor. A Cuban tour guide once told us that Cubans ate cats. Newman got a great kick out of suggesting we send Connor to Cuba for Christmas, describing him going up the plane steps with his little suitcase. Ha ha.
That was a bit ironic because Newman’s wit increases with a drop or two of lubrication and if he sent Connor to Cuba, he’d have no one to blame for drinking his rum.
Connor liked getting his own back.
On Fleming Street he would stand by the kitchen door to be let out. Newman would let him out and a while later Connor would reappear and want to go out again. I finally had to confess that I always left the third story window open a bit so Connor could come and go as he pleased. Which he usually did, except when Newman was settled down in front of the TV. Ha ha.
When I was around he would tap on the kitchen window when he wanted to come in.
If he had one fault it was that he hated the car.
I made the mistake of not getting him used to a carrier. When he was younger he would settle down on my neck. That doesn’t sound like a very safe way to drive but he remained perfectly still. That he traded in the neck sitting for howling was a mixed blessing.
We took him to Eastport once. He howled all the way.
Once we got there he loved it, stalking field mice in the long grass.
When it was time to go home we kept him in the house while we packed everything up and loaded the car. Then I held him tightly, put him in the car, and he streaked out a window that we didn’t realize was open.
Newman tried to catch him. Ha.
I knew chasing him was pointless; he’d come back when he was ready. Which he did. Four hours later. And howled all the way back.
He didn’t make a sound yesterday when we took him to the vet.
The only sounds were me crying and whispering to him and assuring him he was going to come back as a lynx.
It was time.
Janice Wells lives in St. John’s. She can be reached at janicew@nf.sympatico.ca.
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The Wildhearts announce May tour in support of new album, “Renaissance Men”!
By Andy B | January 16, 2019
In support of the imminent release of their brand new album, “Renaissance Men”, The Wildhearts are heading out on tour across the UK in May!
They will be taking in the following cities and venues:
Fri 3rd May – Manchester Academy 2
Sat 4th May – Edinburgh Liquid Room
Mon 6th May – Cardiff Tramshed
Tue 7th May – Bristol SWX
Thu 9th May – London Brixton Electric
Fri 10th May – Norwich Waterfront
Sat 11th May – Leeds University Stylus
Sun 12th May – Newcastle Riverside
Tickets are on-sale now from The Wildhearts Webstore and all the other usual ticket outlets!
Tags: gigs, live, tour
Posted in Gigs, News 6 Comments »
6 Responses to “The Wildhearts announce May tour in support of new album, “Renaissance Men”!”
Terje Hevrøy Says:
January 16th, 2019 at 13:37
Ticket booked for London Brixton Electric yesssss!
Dave P Says:
Got tickets for Bristol! Hope it is as good as the last time.
Ted O Says:
February 3rd, 2019 at 02:13
Great news about the new lp! Totally jealous over in USA about the gigs. Hoping for some NYC gigs, I can get there.
February 19th, 2019 at 05:26
I too would like an NYC (well, preferably NJ again…Maxwells is gone again for now, but Tragedy are playing Wonder Bar in Asbury Park soon, or Soulfly played at Dingbatz in Clifton recently that’s easy from NYC)
Ed B Says:
Ginger – saw you in Baltimore Maryland the last time you did some shows in the U.S. Took my wife and some friends and they were hooked. If you could come to Philadelphia or Baltimore, that would be phenomenal. Words can’t express strong enough what your music means to me. My daughter is now a major fan and would go banana’s for the opportunity to see you and the boys live!! Here’s hoping and praying!!!
May 10th, 2019 at 21:52
Love the song Let ’em go, but what’s with the video? Doesn’t match the music and is a little disturbing. Ginger. Are you having troubles at home son?
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Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 1991; 98(5): 141-150
© J. A. Barth Verlag in Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
Gene- and Environment-Dependent Neuroendocrine Etiogenesis of Homosexuality and Transsexualism
G. Dörner, Ingrid Poppe, F. Stahl1 , J. Kölzsch2 , R. Uebelhack3
1Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Humboldt University Medical School (Charité), Berlin/Germany
2Department of Dermatology, Humboldt University Medical School (Charité), Berlin/Germany
3Department of Psychiatry, Humboldt University Medical School (Charité), Berlin/Germany
Sexual brain organization is dependent on sex hormone and neurotransmitter levels occurring during critical developmental periods. The higher the androgen levels during brain organization, caused by genetic and/or environmental factors, the higher is the biological predisposition to bi- and homosexuality or even transsexualism in females and the lower it is in males. Adrenal androgen excess, leading to heterotypical sexual orientation and/or gender role behavior in genetic females, can be caused by 21-hydroxylase deficiency, especially when associated with prenatal stress. The cortisol (F) precursor 21-deoxycortisol (21-DOF) was found to be significantly increased after ACTH stimulation in homosexual as compared to heterosexual females. 21-DOF was increased significantly before and even highly significantly after ACTH stimulation in female-to-male transsexuals. In view of these data, heterozygous and homozygous forms, respectively, of 21-hydroxylase deficiency represent a genetic predisposition to androgen-dependent development of homosexuality and transsexualism in females. Testicular androgen deficiency in prenatal life, giving rise to heterotypical sexual orientation and/or gender role behavior in genetic males, may be induced by prenatal stress and/or maternal or fetal genetic alterations. Most recently, in mothers of homosexual men — following ACTH stimulation — a significantly increased prevalence of high 21-DOF plasma values and 21-DOF/F ratios was found, which surpassed the mean + 1 SD level of heterosexual control women. In homosexual men as well - following ACTH stimulation - most of the 21-DOF plasma values and 21-DOF/F ratios also surpassed the mean + 1 SD level of heterosexual men. In only one out of 9 homosexual males, neither in his blood nor in that of his mother increased 21-DOF values and 21-DOF/F ratios were found after ACTH stimulation. In this homosexual man, however, the plasma de-hydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) values and the DHEA-S/1000 × A (A = androstenedione) ratio were increased before and after ACTH stimulation. Furthermore, highly significantly increased basal plasma levels of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate were found in male-to-female transsexuals as compared to normal males, suggesting partial 3β-ol hydroxysteroid dehydrogen-ase deficiency to be a predisposing factor for the development of male-to-female transsexualism.
Homosexuality - Transsexualism - Neuroendocrine etiogenesis - Genetic alterations - Stress
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Definition and Examples of Dialectic in Rhetoric
An Introduction to Punctuation
Humanities › English
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by Richard Nordquist
Dr. Richard Nordquist is professor emeritus of rhetoric and English at Georgia Southern University and the author of several university-level grammar and composition textbooks.
In rhetoric and logic, dialectic is the practice of arriving at a conclusion by the exchange of logical arguments, usually in the form of questions and answers. Adjective: dialectic or dialectical.
In classical rhetoric, notes James Herrick, "Sophists employed the method of dialectic in their teaching, or inventing arguments for and against a proposition. This approach taught students to argue either side of a case" (The History and Theory of Rhetoric, 2001).
One of the most famous sentences in Aristotle's Rhetoric is the first one: "Rhetoric is a counterpart (antistrophos) of dialectic."
Etymology: From the Greek, "speech, conversation"
Pronunciation: die-eh-LEK-tik
Examples and Observations
"Zeno the Stoic suggests that while dialectic is a closed fist, rhetoric is an open hand (Cicero, De Oratore 113). Dialectic is a thing of closed logic, of minor and major premises leading inexorably toward irrefutable conclusions. Rhetoric is a signal toward decisions in the spaces left open before and after logic."
(Ruth CA Higgins, "'The Empty Eloquence of Fools': Rhetoric in Classical Greece." Rediscovering Rhetoric, ed. by J.T. Gleeson and Ruth CA Higgins. Federation Press, 2008)
"In the simplest form of Socratic dialectic, the questioner and respondent begin with a proposition or a 'stock question,' such as What is courage? Then, through the process of dialectical interrogation, the questioner attempts to lead the respondent into contradiction. The Greek term for the contradiction that generally signals the end of a round of dialectic is aporia."
(Janet M. Atwell, Rhetoric Reclaimed: Aristotle and the Liberal Arts Tradition. Cornell University Press, 1998)
Aristotle on Dialectic and Rhetoric
- "Aristotle took a different view of the relationship between rhetoric and dialectic from what Plato had taken. Both, for Aristotle, are universal verbal arts, not limited to any specific subject matter, by which one could generate discourse and demonstrations on any question that might arise. The demonstrations, or arguments, of dialectic, differ from those of rhetoric in that dialectic derives its arguments from premises (protaseis) founded on universal opinion and rhetoric from particular opinions."
(Thomas M. Conley, Rhetoric in the European Tradition. Longman, 1990)
- "Dialectical method necessarily presupposes a conversation between two parties. An important consequence of this is that a dialectical process leaves room for discovery, or invention, in a way that apodeictic normally cannot, for the cooperative or antagonistic encounter tends to yield results unanticipated by either party to the discussion. Aristotle opposes syllogistic to inductive argumentation separately for dialectic and apodeictic, further specifying enthymeme and paradigm."
(Hayden W. Ausland, "Socratic Induction in Plato and Aristotle." The Development of Dialectic from Plato to Aristotle, ed. by Jakob Leth Fink. Cambridge University Press, 2012)
Dialectic From Medieval to Modern Times
- "In medieval times, dialectic had achieved a new importance at the expense of rhetoric, which was reduced to a doctrine of elocutio and actio (delivery) after the study of inventio and dispositio had been moved from rhetoric to dialectic. With [Petrus] Ramus this development culminated in a strict separation between dialectic and rhetoric, rhetoric being devoted exclusively to style, and dialectic being incorporated in logic . . .. The division (which is still very much alive in present-day argumentation theory) then resulted in two separate and mutually isolated paradigms, each conforming to different conceptions of argumentation, which were considered incompatible. Within the humanities, rhetoric has become a field for scholars of communication, language, and literature while dialectic, which was incorporated in logic and the sciences, almost disappeared from sight with the further formalization of logic in the nineteenth century."
(Frans H. van Eemeren, Strategic Maneuvering in Argumentative Discourse: Extending the Pragma-Dialectical Theory of Argumentation. John Benjamins, 2010)
- "During the long interlude which started with the Scientific Revolution, dialectic virtually disappeared as a full-fledged discipline and was replaced by the search for a reliable scientific method and increasingly formalized logical systems. The art of debate did not give rise to any theoretical development, and references to Aristotle's Topics quickly vanished from the intellectual scene. As to the art of persuasion, it was treated under the heading of rhetoric, which was devoted to the art of style and figures of speech. More recently, however, Aristotle's dialectic, in close interaction with rhetoric, has inspired some important developments within the fields of argumentation theory and epistemology."
(Marta Spranzi, The Art of Dialectic Between Dialogue and Rhetoric: The Aristotelian Tradition. John Benjamins, 2011)
"The word 'dialectic,' as elaborated in the philosophy of Hegel [1770-1831], causes endless problems for people who are not German, and even for some who are. In a way, it is both a philosophical concept and a literary style. Derived from the ancient Greek term for the art of debate, it indicates an argument that maneuvers between contradictory points. It 'mediates,' to use a favorite Frankfurt School word. And it gravitates toward doubt, demonstrating the 'power of negative thinking,' as Herbert Marcuse once put it. Such twists and turns come naturally in the German language, whose sentences are themselves plotted in swerves, releasing their full meaning only with the final clinching action of the verb."
(Alex Ross, "The Naysayers." The New Yorker, September 15, 2014)
Contemporary Theories of Rhetoric and Dialectic
"[Richard] Weaver (1970, 1985) believes that what he considers as the limitations of dialectic can be overcome (and its advantages maintained) through the use of rhetoric as a complement to dialectic. He defines rhetoric as 'truth plus its artful presentation,' which means that it takes a 'dialectically secured position' and shows 'its relationship to the world of prudential conduct' (Foss, Foss, & Trapp, 1985, p. 56). In his view, rhetoric supplements the knowledge gained through dialectic with a consideration of the character and situation of the audience. A sound rhetoric presupposes dialectic, bringing action to understanding. [Ernesto] Grassi (1980) aims to return to the definition of rhetoric espoused by the Italian Humanists to give rhetoric a new relevance for contemporary times, making use of the concept of ingenium—recognizing similarities—to grasp our ability to distinguish relationships and make connections. Returning to the ancient valuing of rhetoric as an art fundamental to human existence, Grassi identifies rhetoric with 'the power of language and human speech to generate a basis for human thought.' For Grassi, the scope of rhetoric is much broader than argumentative discourse. It is the basic process by which we know the world."
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Herb Alpert/Tijuana Brass Discography and Collector Resource
Julius Wechter Visits A&M Corner (1998)
Herb Alpert: 1979 Interview with Richard Warner
Herb Alpert Tries a Taste of Symphonic Music (1988)
Wendell Johnson Interview with Pat Senatore (2003)
Herb Alpert FAQ
Originals: “Whipped Cream” by The Stokes
December 20, 2018 Rudy
The Stokes were a New Orleans based band. Their recording of Allen Toussaint’s “Whipped Cream” was faithfully reproduced by Herb for the same-titled TJB album. Fun!
Originals: “Et Maintenant” by Gilbert Bécaud
December 5, 2018 Rudy
Herb Alpert’s arrangement of “Et Maintenant” (which translates to “And Now” in English) was inspired by passing taxi horns in Tijuana.
We are, of course, referring to “What Now My Love” which led off the album of the same title. This is the original French version written by composer Gilbert Bécaud and lyricist Pierre Delanoë. Bécaud topped the French charts with this tune in 1961, and Herb’s album proved to be a blockbuster as well.
Originals: “Coisa No. 1” by Baden Powell
November 24, 2018 Rudy
From the album Baden Powell Swings with Jimmy Pratt is this track, “Coisa No. 1,” which opened the album:
This was covered by Herb on the album Coney Island, entitled “Ratatouille.” The original version hails from composer Moacir Santos’ album Coisas (very roughly translated as “things”), but Herb’s version is seems to draw more inspiration from Powell’s version posted here.
Two Christmas Wishes
What do you wish for on Christmas? Snow? Gifts? A day with family and friends? Great holiday music?
While we can’t be Santa Claus or Mother Nature (we can do many things, but creating snow is not one of them), we have just the thing to fulfill that wish for great holiday music. Invite your ol’ friend Herb Alpert into your home this holiday season with his latest Christmas release: The Christmas Wish.
Fans have been discussing the album in our forum, and you can also purchase the album from Amazon, available on both CD and a 2-LP set on colored red and green vinyl. Herb’s prior Tijuana Brass Christmas Album was recorded over 50 years ago–this new album was long overdue!
And if you don’t have that first Christmas album, by all means pick it up. It’s a classic! And it’s also available on CD from Amazon. The album features Herb’s arranging touch to put a new spin on a handful of holiday classics, with some vocal seasoning courtesy of his good friend Shorty Rogers (who arranged the voices on this album).
Reimagined TJB!
October 19, 2018 Rudy
The verdict is in–Herb Alpert fans are thrilled by the newest addition to the catalog: Music Volume 3: Herb Alpert Reimagines the Tijuana Brass. A dozen classic TJB tunes are given a fresh, modern treatment by Herb in this new release. Catch our buzz about the new album on the forum, and click on the album image to get your copy via Amazon!
New Herb Alpert Single “reimagines” the Tijuana Brass
July 16, 2018 Rudy
A brief snippet on Soundcloud reveals Herb Alpert’s new single, “Wade In The Water,” from his upcoming album Music Volume 3 – Herb Alpert Reimagines the Tijuana Brass, due out October 19, 2018. Given this sample, the new album is one that many Herb Alpert fans will be looking forward to!
Come join the conversation in our forum.
Hugh Masekela has passed
January 23, 2018 Rudy
Legendary South African trumpet player and activist Hugh Masekela has passed away, after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer. Masekela’s family states, “[Our] hearts beat with profound loss. Hugh’s global and activist contribution to and participation in the areas of music, theatre, and the arts in general is contained in the minds and memory of millions across 6 continents …”
Masekela topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1966 with the instrumental hit “Grazing In The Grass,” while in the mid 70s he collaborated with Herb Alpert on the landmark Herb Alpert/Hugh Masekela and Main Event Live albums on A&M.
The A&M Corner family sends out condolences to Masekela’s family, friends and fans around the globe.
Leon Neal/AP
Featured composer: Sol Lake
November 9, 2017 Rudy
Forum staffer Harry has put together a presentation of the 24 songs played by the Tijuana Brass that Sol Lake composed. The albums cover everything from The Lonely Bull through Summertime. Enjoy!
The Christmas Wish: Release Date Sept 29
August 22, 2017 Rudy
Available for preorder now is Herb Alpert’s all-new Christmas recording, The Christmas Wish. Release date is September 29, 2017.
Preorder now:
CD: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Wish-Herb-Alpert/dp/B074ND7VFJ
Vinyl: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Wish-Herb-Alpert/dp/B074ND68D2
New Release: Music Volume 1
June 26, 2017 Rudy
Available for preorder with a release date of July 28, 2017, Herb Alpert’s newest recording, Music Volume 1, features a mix of pop standards, including remakes of a couple of tunes first recorded by the Tijuana Brass. The lead-off single, “Flamingo,” is available through most streaming services. It is fantastic to see Herb releasing so much new music lately!
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival: Day Four - Santa Barbara Independent January 19, 2020
Trailer: Bossa Nova Legend Doc 'Sérgio Mendes: In the Key of Joy' - Remezcla January 17, 2020
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Q&A: St. Louis musicians pay tribute to unsung Allen Toussaint at Delmar Hall - STLtoday.com January 16, 2020
Demi Lovato to Sing National Anthem at Super Bowl - Variety January 16, 2020
Inside Leimert Park's Little-Known Jazz and Blues Museum - Los Angeleno January 14, 2020
Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' copyright case is "inhibiting the work of songwriters" says musicologists - NME Live January 14, 2020
Bond by numbers: Every James Bond theme song and where it charted - Yahoo Movies UK January 14, 2020
Carly Robyn Green Returns To Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz - Broadway World January 14, 2020
Celebrate the Season of Love with the Fort Collins Symphony - scenenoco.com January 14, 2020
The American Express PGA Tour Heads Busy Week in the Desert - Palm Springs Life January 12, 2020
Sacred Rhythm music festival returns for 20th anniversary - The Jakarta Post - Jakarta Post January 10, 2020
Resolving to live better at St. James’ concerts - Angelus News January 10, 2020
Mike Conrad & the Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, January 19 - River Cities Reader January 8, 2020
Businessman Gives Notre Dame $25 Million to Endow New Institute for Data and Society (Gifts Roundup) - The Chronicle of Philanthropy January 6, 2020
Doctor Wu's Debut Show at Herb Alpert's Vibrato - Steely Dan Trib - Patch.com January 5, 2020
Famed jazz/pop trumpeter Herb Alpert, vocalist Lani Hall, touch down in Victoria - Sooke News Mirror January 5, 2020
Not-to-Miss Arts and Cultural Events for Early 2020 - VoiceofOC January 3, 2020
Album Discography
Many of these albums can be purchased via Amazon, iTunes, eBay, and many other participating retailers.
Visit Amazon to see our full list of official releases.
Our full discography feature will return in the future.
The Lonely Bull
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert’s Ninth
The Beat of the Brass
The Brass are Comin’
You Smile — The Song Begins
Herb Alpert/Hugh Masekela
Main Event Live (w/ Masekela)
Blow Your Own Horn
Keep Your Eye On Me
Under a Spanish Moon
My Abstract Heart
North on South St.
Passion Dance
Whipped Cream & Other Delights Rewhipped
Steppin’ Out
Music Volume 1
Music Volume 3: TJB Reimagined
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Iran starts rationing gas, raises ultra-cheap pump prices
Rouhani denies move based on economic pressure due to US sanctions, says money raised will go to help the needy; last attempt to raise prices sparked mass protests
By Amir Havasi 15 November 2019, 6:12 pm 1 Edit
Iranians fill their vehicles at a gas station in Tehran, on November 15, 2019. (STR / AFP)
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran imposed gasoline rationing and raised pump prices by at least 50 percent Friday, saying the move aims to help the needy with cash handouts and is not due to a budget deficit.
The Islamic republic provides some of the most heavily subsidized gasoline in the world, with the pump price previously standing at just 10,000 rials (less than nine US cents) a liter (or about 34 cents per gallon).
“Increasing gasoline prices is to the people’s benefit and also to help the society’s strata under (economic) pressure,” President Hassan Rouhani told a cabinet meeting, quoted by state news agency IRNA.
“No one should imagine that the government has done this because it is economically struggling; not at all, not a rial of this will go to the treasury,” he added.
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a public gathering in the city of Rafsanjan in Iran’s southwest Kerman province, Monday, November 11, 2019. (Office of the Iranian Presidency via AP)
Each driver with a fuel card will now have to pay 15,000 rials (13 US cents) per liter for the first 60 liters of petrol bought each month, said the state-run National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company.
Each additional liter will be charged at 30,000 rials.
Fuel cards were first introduced in 2007 with a view to reforming the subsidies system and curbing large-scale smuggling.
Iran’s economy has been battered ever since US President Donald Trump withdrew from the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran and reimposed punishing unilateral sanctions.
The rial has plummeted in value against the US dollar, inflation is now running at more than 40 percent and the International Monetary Fund projects that the troubled economy will contract by nine percent this year and stagnate in 2020.
According to Rouhani, currently “75 percent of the country are under pressure” and the extra revenues from the price hike are going to be used to help about 60 million Iranians in need.
Payments will start “within the next week or 10 days,” the head of Iran’s Planning and Budget Organisation, Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, told state television.
The handouts will range from 550,000 rials ($4.68 based on latest open market prices) for couples to slightly more than 2 million rials ($17.46) for families with five members or more.
Ulta-low gasoline prices have led to high consumption, with Iran’s 80-million population buying an average of 90 million liters per day, according to IRNA.
In this file photo taken on April 24, 2019 Iranian drivers fill their tanks at a gas station in the Islamic republic’s capital Tehran. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
They have also fueled high levels of smuggling — estimated at around 10 to 20 million liters per day, IRNA said.
Smuggling has intensified due to the rial’s drastic drop in value.
Rouhani said in his speech that he had rejected calls by some in government to raise prices to regional levels to prevent smuggling, since it would increase inflation.
Iran’s energy consumption is too high and can be countered through “changing the culture and manufacturing good cars”, he said.
Efforts to modernize Iran’s ageing and highly polluting cars have been hampered by a lack of investment, and foreign companies such as Peugeot and Renault were again forced to withdraw this year by the return of US sanctions.
Divisive measure
Rouhani had tried hike fuel prices in the budget last December but was blocked by parliament in the wake of protests that rocked Iran for days.
The parliament speaker at the time ruled out the move as unpopular and said it was “not in the interests of the country.”
In this Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 file photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a university student attends a protest inside Tehran University while a smoke grenade is thrown by anti-riot Iranian police, in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)
The measure proves to be as divisive now, with some on social media voicing their fears of further pressure on a troubled economy and others defending it.
“Petrol prices were so low that even with the new hikes it is still to the benefit of the rich,” tweeted journalist Ali Asghar Shafieian, adding that being against the hike was a “populist” move.
On the other hand, former student activist Zia Nabavi said those cheering the hike were “like those defending sanctions! Both want to convince us there is a wisdom to the inflation and pressure caused by these policies that we’ll see later”.
Political factions mostly agreed on the move’s necessity but criticised the timing.
Conservative politician Ahmad Tavakoli tweeted that the price hike “will only shift the weight of the government’s incompetence to people’s shoulders” as it does not address core concerns.
Prominent reformist figure Mostafa Tajzade agreed with “reducing fuel consumption and properly distributing subsidies” in a tweet.
But it was wrong to increase prices when there is high inflation and unemployment with sanctions still in place, according to Tajzade.
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Announcing the 2018 STAR Awards Winners and Finalists!
Sheri Kennedy
At our recent Technology & Services World conference, we honored the technology and services companies who have shown exceptional dedication to innovation and excellence in our annual TSIA STAR Awards ceremony. As one of the highest honors in tech, the STAR Awards are a way for these organizations to be publicly recognized by their peers as being among the best in the industry. We’re proud to announce this year’s winners and finalists and celebrate their achievements!
About the TSIA STAR Awards
For nearly 30 years, the STAR Awards is one of the highest honors in the technology and services industry, acknowledging the contribution of companies of all sizes to the continual improvement of technology services delivery industry-wide. Companies hoping to receive a STAR Award must first go through a rigorous evaluation process equipped with a data-backed story of how their technology service innovations have benefitted both their customers and their entire organization. The winners are then selected by TSIA's advisory board members.
2018 STAR Awards Winners by Category
The winners of this year's competition were chosen in categories that span the TSIA research practices of customer success, education services, expand selling, field services, managed services, professional services, service revenue generation, and support services. Here are this year's winners by category:
Best Practices in Customer Success – Cisco Systems
Best Practices in Field Services – Dell EMC
Best Practices in Leveraging PSA for Service Excellence – Cisco Systems (Enterprise), Imprivata (SMB)
Best Practices in Service Offer Development – PTC
Best Practices in Support Services – SAP (Enterprise), Tricentis (SMB)
Innovation in Enabling Customer Outcomes – Professional Services – Cisco Systems (Enterprise), Ceridian (SMB)
Innovation in Education Services – Mentor, a Siemens Company
Innovation in Expand Selling – Microsoft
Innovation in Knowledge Management – Ellucian (Enterprise), nCino (SMB)
Innovation in Leveraging Analytics for Service Excellence – Dell, Inc. (Enterprise), Digital Hands (SMB)
Innovation in a Standard Managed Service Offering and/or Catalog – HP, Inc.
Transformation of Support Services – Dimension Data (Enterprise), SumTotal Systems (SMB)
We would also like to congratulate this year’s finalists: 8x8, CA Technologies, Dell Inc., Dell Technologies, Informatica, Kaspersky Lab, and Riverbed Technology.
Congratulations, everyone! You’ve all gone above and beyond in demonstrating your commitment to outstanding innovation, leadership, and excellence, and we're thrilled to celebrate you.
About Author Sheri Kennedy
Sheri Kennedy is the senior member programs manager for TSIA. With over 20 years in the technology industry, she applies her experience by working closely with TSIA member companies to help them showcase and enhance the great things they are doing. Sheri helps TSIA members celebrate success and focus on constant improvement, both organizationally and at the individual level.
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Kalamata Holidays
Holidays to Kalamata puts you in Greece’s culinary heart. In addition to food, nearby UNESCO Sites, beaches and watersports mean it’s a real all-rounder.
The land of olive oil
Kalamata is the birthplace of a famous type of olive, and it shows. The roads are lined with groves producing barrels of the plump, purple olive that’s become a household name around the world. For an insight into how the olives are turned into oil, book a tour at one of the many mills or factories that dot the area.
Though built on top of the ancient city of Pharai, little of the old Kalamata survives today, since a devastating earthquake in 1986. That said, there are a few still-standing structures in Kalamata’s charming Old Town – like the 13th-century kastro, or castle, which looks out onto panoramic views of the city below. A 50-minute drive inland takes you to the 2,300-year-old ruins of ancient Messini.
Scenic drive
The 59-kilometre-long road that stretches between Kalamata and Sparta is deemed by many one of the most beautiful drives in Greece. The route runs alongside the dramatic Langada River, passes several hidden – and welcoming – mountain villages, and crosses over the Taygetos Mountains. Many mountaineers take this route to tackle the Taygetos Range, though it’s a trail best attempted by the experienced.
Hike through Kalamata’s olive groves
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TurnKey Lender Won the Top Companies in Finance Award
TurnKey Lender has won FiNext’s award in the “Top Companies in Finance” category. TurnKey Lender is a provider of an intelligent all-in-one automation platform for lenders which supplies them with functionality previously accessible only to large-scale financial institutions. The contestants were judged across five parameters: industry impact, overall reach, innovation, future readiness, and market demand. After careful considerations and in-depth research, the juries have named TurnKey Lender the winner.
FiNext Tech Awards & Conference is an event that creates a space for FinTech leaders, executives, and aficionados to get together, network, and acknowledge the efforts of the most innovative FinTech companies who made the biggest impact. This year the award show is held on 25th – 26th April 2019, at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
TurnKey Lender’s CEO, Dmitry Voronenko visited the award show personally to celebrate the winners and shared his thoughts about receiving this prize: “I’m honored to receive this award on behalf of my amazing team and our truly revolutionary product! For TurnKey Lender, this kind of recognition means that we’re on the right track and that we should keep on pushing in pursuit of our goals. I’d like to thank FiNext and all the participants for making it a special night!”
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Uflex CMD, Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi speaks with The Economic Times about organization’s commitment towards Innovation, Disruption and Sustainability
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Uflex unveils its first in-house manufactured Gearless C.I. Flexo Printing Machine
Noida, 13 March 2018: The shake hand between India’s largest fully integrated multinational flexible packaging materials and solution company Uflex and Italian firm Comiflex SRL that was announced during DRUPA 2016 has borne its first fruit. The first ever Made in India Gearless Central Impression Flexo Printing Machine is now ready at Uflex’s Engineering Plant at Noida, India. The printing press was unveiled on 08th March 2018 with several global clients of the company and trade media editors in attendance.
Talking about the features of the machine at the launch, Mr. Ajay Tandon, President & CEO of Engineering Business of Uflex said, “Uflexo Elisa as we have chosen to call it, is an 8 colour central impression gearless flexo printing machine with an additional station for special purpose registered coating applications. We are the only converting machines manufacturer in India to have achieved this feat. This has been possible owing to the Vision and Foresightedness of our Chairman Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi and the Technology Transfer Arrangement that we have with Italian firm Comiflex SRL which may have relatively smaller operations, but is a distinguished manufacturer of state-of-the-art C.I. Flexo Printing Machines under the leadership of subject matter expert and technocrat Mr. Gianfranco Nespoli.”
This C.I. Flexo Press can handle a web width of 1350 mm with an attainable speed up to 400 meters per minute depending upon the type and quality of materials to be printed, inks, plates, ink coverage with colour overlay among others. The Anilox sleeves for this machine are ceramic coated having a diameter of 172 mm. The press can work with both water and solvent based inks for printing a variety of substrates like HD-LDPE (14 -100 microns); Polypropylene (10 – 50 microns); PET (10 – 50 microns) and Paper (40 – 80 gsm) among others.”
Explaining specific details about the machine, Mr. Sanjay Malik Sabharwal, Executive Vice President, Engineering Business said, “The central impression (C.I.) cylinder is a double walled steel drum with a diameter of 1400mm mounted on self-alignment roller bearings, rectified and provided with water circulating system. High precision digital ratio encoder is connected in axis with the C.I. cylinder to give a perfect synchronisation between central impression, plates and anilox mandrels.
We have deployed a patented technology to reduce the consumption of solvent required in cleaning the press, bringing it down from 100% to almost 10%. Not only does this save on solvent but also on time and energy. Uflexo also offers auto colour registration and correction. Uniform temperature is maintained around the CI drum for achieving better printing”
Emphasizing upon the computer control management of the press Mr. Ajay Tandon said, “Uflexo Elisa is an extremely operator friendly printing machine with 19 inch one-touch screen monitor for complete setting of press and control of running conditions. The system comes equipped with modem connectivity to the service team of Uflex for remote monitoring, diagnostics and associated trouble shooting to provide real time assistance to the clients.”
Mr. Tandon concluded by saying, “As always, the first machine will be commissioned at our Converting Plant. Only after it is tested and cleared on all operational parameters we shall start supplying in the open market. We are currently processing two domestic and one export order.”
Expressing delight over the unveiling of first in-house manufactured Gearless C.I. Flexo Printing Press Mr. Ashok Chaturvedi, Chairman & Managing Director, Uflex Limited said, “This is one of the most efficient additions to our Engineering Business’ portfolio in the recent times. This engineering marvel is born out of the unique confluence of Uflex’s manufacturing prowess and the technological acumen of Mr. Gianfranco Nespoli that our clients will stand to immensely benefit from.”
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Many UFOs Near Japanese Cargo Craft Docking At Space Station, Dec 13, 2016, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Dec 13, 2016
Location of sighting: Space station, ISS
Original NASA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZoJdZhvadE
I was watching the official NASA Youtube channel trying to catch a UFO near the space station, when I found this video taken Dec 13, 2016. In it I see the Japanese cargo ship arriving at the International Space Station. As it approaches the space station, the camera focuses on the Japanese cargo craft.
This UFO in the above and below photo is the one that almost hit the Japanese Cargo Ship.
Suddenly UFOs started appearing and shooting in all directions. Some were flashing, others were a steady white light. One UFO shot towards the Japanese Cargo craft, so close, I really thought it hit it, but must have skimmed the hull. I got a nice close up of one colourful UFO that was rotating as it moved past the cargo craft, I included it in the video I made.
Now the confusing question, are these alien craft, alien drones or biological entities? They move with intelligence, but only the future will tell us more.
NASA video states:
Loaded with more than four tons of supplies and experiments, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s unpiloted H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6) arrived at the International Space Station Dec. 13 four days after its launch from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. Dubbed “Kounotori”, the Japanese word for “white stork”, the resupply craft completed its rendezvous to the station and was captured by Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency operating the Canadarm2 robotic arm from the station’s cupola.
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Zelensky vows to dismiss SBU chief if he is advised by ex-military prosecutor
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he will dismiss Chief of Ukraine's SBU Security Service Ivan Bakanov if there is evidence that he is being advised by former military prosecutor Anatoliy Matios.
He said this during an all-day "media marathon" in Kyiv on Thursday when asked if he knows that Matios is advising Bakanov.
"If you show me the details that Mr. Matios is advising Ivan Bakanov, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine, I will dismiss Bakanov. If there is evidence, I will dismiss the SBU chief," Zelensky said.
When asked whether the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) is investigating cases on abuse of office by Matios at the post of Ukraine's military prosecutor, Zelensky said he was ready to help ensure that all the materials collected by journalists about the abuse of office by the former prosecutor were submitted to the PGO.
"As for the criminal cases in which Matios appeared, I don't know the list of all cases, but I can ask the prosecutor general, and if you have evidence and witnesses, I'm ready to assist in this matter so that every action of corrupt officials in Ukraine could be investigated," the president said.
At the same time, he said that the new authorities had already fulfilled the main task by dismissing both Matios and former Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko. "We did more than anyone could do. We fired these people. It was a difficult task, but we fired them," Zelensky said.
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Cherron Gilmore was denied a heart transplant four times. Then she came to VCU Health.
Cherron Gilmore called her husband as she sat anxiously in a North Carolina hospital room in September 2018. They both were listening intently when — at age 37 — Gilmore learned she was going to die.
“You’re too risky and we don’t think you’ll make it through surgery,” Gilmore said the doctor told her. “Even if we put it in, we don’t think you’ll make it through transplant.”
It was the fourth time she was turned town for a heart transplant from three hospitals in her home state.
Without knowing how much time she had left, Gilmore began preparing for her death by writing goodbye letters to her three children, ages 17, 13 and 8. She drafted notes filled with the musings she’d like her young daughter to know when she went to prom and on her future wedding day.
It was not until Gilmore was medevacked to VCU Health’s Pauley Heart Center — defeated and on her deathbed — that she realized her story did not yet have an ending.
A fatal diagnosis during pregnancy
Gilmore was 29 and pregnant with her third child in 2010 when she was diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy, often referred to as postpartum cardiomyopathy — a rare condition characterized by weakness of the heart muscle during pregnancy. However, her local doctors didn’t know right away that there was an issue.
“I started having some symptoms that didn’t feel like pregnancy symptoms,” Gilmore said.
The first doctor told her the extreme shortness of breath was normal, and everything was fine. Knowing what it was like to have carried two children prior, Gilmore got a second opinion.
The second doctor came bearing the bad news.
“When you’re pregnant, you don’t even know [peripartum cardiomyopathy] is a possibility,” Gilmore said. “I’d never heard of it.”
Gilmore gave birth to a daughter, Khori, three months early. The baby weighed only 3 pounds. Mother and daughter spent a combined month and a half in intensive care following the delivery. To compound the matter, Gilmore’s heart wasn’t recovering.
“You’re supposed to be able to recover once the baby is removed, and I guess I was just one of those women who didn’t.”
Six months after the delivery, Gilmore’s doctors gave her an implantable cardioverter defibrillator because she was in danger of experiencing sudden death.
“It just went all the way downhill from there,” she said.
In 2011, her heart function was declining. She visited three hospitals before a doctor told her she needed a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implanted in her heart to help it pump blood. Without the procedure, she had only one month left to live.
“When I got my LVAD, it was so unexpected,” Gilmore said. “We weren’t prepared at all. It was like, if we don't put this thing in right now you're not going to wake up tomorrow type of thing.”
Gilmore underwent the LVAD procedure and went on to live a normal life for nearly eight years. She got her children ready for school each morning, participated in local heart walks, and was selected as a 2018 Forsyth County Go Red Woman for having made lifestyle changes to be heart healthy.
She was doing well, until she wasn’t.
Cheyne Gray, Cherron Gilmore, Gian Gilmore and Khori Gilmore, in front, participated in the 2017 American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Walk in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Photo courtesy of the Gilmore family)
Four times denied
In August 2018, Gilmore’s health declined dramatically.
“She did seem like she recovered well enough, so a year [after the LVAD procedure] they took her device out,” said Daniel Tang, M.D., cardiac surgeon at the Pauley Heart Center, as he reflected on Gilmore’s case. “She then had recurrent heart failure. And not only did it recur, but it was just as bad as before.”
No medications or lifestyle changes were making a difference as her health declined. “I had been denied four times for a transplant,” Gilmore said.
One hospital told her she was too much of a risk for a heart transplant. Another said she wasn’t sick enough. “Everybody has their own reasons for why. … It was so many different factors. I had built up a wall because I felt like everywhere I went, they didn’t know how to treat me,” Gilmore said.
Feeling tired, defeated and on the brink of death, Gilmore had just about given up when her local hospital referred her to VCU Health’s Pauley Heart Center.
“When I came [to VCU Health] it was at night and I was flown here by a helicopter. I was just told by my local hospital that they were ready to pull the plug on me,” she said.
“From the moment I got off that helicopter [I felt like the VCU Health team] was like, ‘OK, let's do this. Let's get her work done,’” Gilmore said. “I was just confused, because I came from someplace where everything was dark and gloomy to a place that said, ‘Well, we can do that.’”
“From the moment I got off that helicopter [I felt like the VCU Health team] was like, ‘OK, let's do this. Let's get her work done.’ … I came from someplace where everything was dark and gloomy to a place that said, ‘Well, we can do that.’”
‘When I woke up, I was painless’
“When she was transferred [to VCU Health] she was pretty sick,” Tang said.
Gilmore was admitted to the Pauley Heart Center on Sept. 6 and within four days was in the operating room, where Tang and a skilled team removed her heart and replaced it with a total artificial heart.
Total artificial heart implants are rare, but are becoming an option for those on the waitlist for a heart transplant. “In the future, many patients unable to receive a heart transplant may instead get an artificial heart that is fully internalized and silent,” said Vigneshwar Kasirajan, M.D., chair of the Department of Surgery at VCU Medical Center. “The next five to 10 years, I expect we will see some pretty remarkable advances in this technology.”
According to SynCardia, the manufacturer of the total artificial heart, VCU Health Pauley Heart Center ranks No. 4 worldwide in total artificial heart implants, having implanted 114 to date. Kasirajan said VCU is one of the most active sites in the country for total artificial hearts.
With her total artificial heart, Gilmore was able to go home to be with her family. Three weeks later, she got the call she had been praying for: She was getting a heart.
“It was almost like my body needed a couple weeks to heal up and then boom. It happened so fast,” she said. “When I got [the call] I was like, ‘Oh my God, oh my God!’”
The next day, at sunrise on an October morning, she was back in the operating room as Kasirajan and the heart transplant team performed the surgery Gilmore never thought would happen. The surgery also marked a milestone for the Pauley Heart Center — 600 heart transplants performed in the transplant program’s history.
“It was crazy because they put the heart in and it was like a complete change. I haven't felt like this in a long time,” Gilmore said.
“When I woke up, I was painless.”
Gilmore and her husband, Geoffrey, pose at the 2016 American Heart Association Heart and Stroke Walk. (Photo courtesy of the Gilmore family)
Days after her surgery, Gilmore sat in a Pauley Heart Center hospital room with her husband and reflected on what she had gone through and the life ahead of her.
“I never had to look much toward the future. Now I have a future to look forward to,” Gilmore said.
She said she lives every day to the fullest, grateful for the time she has, and without any limits or regrets. When she finally returned home 13 days after surgery, her children came rushing out of the house — screaming — ready to hug the mother they’d been missing.
“They also definitely had a lot of questions about the transplant and everything,” Gilmore said. “My daughter even asked if I’d start acting like the person whose heart I received. I explained to her that souls go to heaven — organs don’t. So even though I have that person’s heart I don’t, however, have their soul. But we pray every day that their soul is resting peacefully. And we thank their family for passing the blessing on and allowing me to continue to be here to raise you.
“It just really feels like all is OK in the world now.”
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NAMA announces public health commitment
Vending International > Vending News > NAMA announces public health commitment
NAMA, the association representing the US convenience services industry with the support of the Partnership for a Healthier America and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, has announced that it has adopted a public health commitment to substantially increase the percentage of ‘better for you’ offerings to 33% in the nation’s vending machines.
NAMA CEO Carla Balakgie
The commitment, implemented over the next three years, represents a nearly 40% increase over current levels of ‘better for you’ offerings – those that meet at least two recognised public health standards.
“There are nearly four million vending machines serving snacks and beverages every day, 24/7, across this country,” said NAMA CEO Carla Balakgie. “Vending is everywhere consumers work, play and live and NAMA regards this initiative as a bold, ambitious, and meaningful step to meet the growing consumer demand for healthier choices.”
Balakgie made the announcement in New York City at a special briefing where she was accompanied by leaders from the convenience services industry, as well as representatives from the Partnership for a Healthier America and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
“Our fundamental goal is to make healthier choices accessible to all,” said Nancy E. Roman, CEO of the Partnership for a Healthier America. “We applaud NAMA and its members for their efforts with this commitment and we look forward to helping to make it a success.” Partnership for a Healthier America will collaborate with NAMA on the measurement and evaluation components of the public health commitment.
“The Alliance for a Healthier Generation commends NAMA and its members for their commitment to providing more ‘better for you’ products to their customers,” said Kathy Higgins, CEO of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation. “We believe that many actions like this taken across sectors will create the systemic changes needed to ensure that all children and families have the opportunity to lead healthy lives. We are excited to join NAMA at this critical step in this journey, leveraging our strengths in stakeholder engagement and community activation to maximise the impact of voluntary industry action.”
The commitment is the latest and most comprehensive effort by the industry directed at public health. Beginning in 2005 with the launch of FitPick, a ‘better for you’ labelling program, the industry has worked collaboratively with industry members and national public health organisations to be part of the solution.
“In the months and years ahead, we will continue to work with our members to measure the results of this commitment to deliver a meaningful increase in the number of ‘better for you’ options in the marketplace. We’ll also continue to work collaboratively with public health partners, and to engage with food manufacturers to encourage them to support this important initiative through new products that meet the commitment,” said Greg Sidwell, NAMA Chair.
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Classical Literature: A Very Short Introduction
William Allan
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From popular histories through to reworkings of classical subject matter by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists, the classical world and the masterpieces of its literature ... More
From popular histories through to reworkings of classical subject matter by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists, the classical world and the masterpieces of its literature continue to fascinate readers and audiences in a huge variety of media. Classical Literature: A Very Short Introduction explores what the ‘classics’ are and why they continue to shape our Western concepts of literature. It provides a concise, lucid, yet broad overview of classical literature. Presenting a range of material from both Greek and Latin literature, it illustrates the variety and sophistication of these works, and considers examples from all the major genres.Less
Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
Helen Morales
Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction explores the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical myths and examines how classical myths are used and understood ... More
Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction explores the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical myths and examines how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture. The influence of classical myths can be found in the temples of Crete, skyscrapers in New York, Arabic poetry, Hollywood films, psychoanalysis, the Bible, and New Age spiritualism. The myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about ourselves, our origins, and our desires?Less
Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction
Jennifer T. Roberts
Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction explores the recurring themes of Herodotus's work. Like Homer, he set out to memorialize great deeds in words; more narrowly, he determined ... More
Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction explores the recurring themes of Herodotus's work. Like Homer, he set out to memorialize great deeds in words; more narrowly, he determined to discover the causes of the wars between Greece and Persia and to explain them to his fellow Greeks. Herodotus brought his literary talents to bear on a vast, unruly mass of information gathered from many interviews throughout his travels. All aspects of his work are discussed, including his fascination with origins; his travels; his view of the world in relation to boundaries and their transgressions; and his interest in seeing the world and learning about non-Greek civilizations.Less
Homer: A Very Short Introduction
Barbara Graziosi
Homer’s mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are widely considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of world literature. Yet their ... More
Homer’s mythological tales of war and homecoming, the Iliad and the Odyssey, are widely considered to be two of the most influential works in the history of world literature. Yet their author, ‘the greatest poet that ever lived’, is something of a mystery. Homer: A Very Short Introduction considers Homer’s famous works, their composition, and their impact on readers throughout the centuries. It also shows how scholars’ notes on ancient manuscripts still influence our interpretation of Homer’s work today. Homer’s poems have inspired artists, writers, philosophers, musicians, playwrights, and film-makers. Exploring the main literary, historical, cultural, and archaeological issues at the heart of Homer’s narratives, this VSI analyses the enduring appeal of Homer and his iconic works.Less
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PeeCee is out and out winning all the love from the world and breaking the Internet wherever she goes. While the West is still trying to understand why this girl from another part of the world is suddenly a rage, Indians (in India & the NRIs) are enjoying it all with a classic ‘I-told-you-so’ look on their faces. We always knew Priyanka Chopra is made for bigger things than playing the same old roles in Bollywood and probably never retiring because let’s face it, PC is getting crazy hot as the years go by.
Not that we all don’t know of this list by heart, but it’s always good to count our merits and keep them intact in one place as she keeps her dazzle streak on!
1. Slaying It At The Academy Awards
As soon as Priyanka Chopra made her wow-wow-whooooom entry in a Rolls-Royce, tongues wagged, remotes slipped off hands and eyes popped out! Okay, not all that is true but Google stats clearly stated so much more. Her Oscars red-carpet white dress was a hit (some critic comments on her plain jane hair, though), her gait was all sassy and she made her mark on the world stage when she presented the Oscar for ‘The Best Film Editing’.
Do you know what her introduction screen tag read:
“Priyanka Chopra, a Veteran of over 50 Bollywood films.”
You go, girl!!!
2. Oh HI, Agent Alex Parrish From Quantico!
If you haven’t seen this series yet, you finish this article right away and Go watch this! Not only is she part of this engrossing series, but she is basically in a very prominent role. Priyanka Chopra has clearly arrived with this one in her kitty. You will be impressed by how easily she fits the frame and shines despite the multi-star cast.
Quantico has been renewed for another season (YAY!). Catch this brand new promo here!
We told you, right? She is HOT AF!
3. Better Watch Out For This Babe In Baywatch!
Wait, WHAT! Priyanka Chopra in Baywatch? Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock, who is producing this one and also stars in this venture, announced Priyanka Chopra as his co-star in this Summer 2017 project Baywatch.
Oh yes. Check this out. Who would have ever imagined this happening!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BB2m-ZeIhzW/?taken-by=therock&hl=en
Priyanka Chopra is playing the lead antagonist going by the name Victoria Leeds, sharing screen space with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.
Kill it, woman!
4. PC Won the PCA
Well, I tried to rhyme it!
Not everyone was up for ‘Quantico’ right away. But when Priyanka Chopra took home the People’s Choice Awards, a lot of lips were sealed thereafter. PC bagged the Best Actress In A New Show for Quantico beating the likes of Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, to name a few.
We can never doubt this Aitraaz girl when it comes to acting. She’s a pro!
5. International Singing Sensation
There has been a lot of negativity around this one claiming it’s all autotune. Play her songs! Just watch her go at it. Coming from a small town in India, Priyanka Chopra bagged the Miss World and hasn’t stopped for a second thereafter. She has three International Singles (In my city, Exotic & I can’t make you love me) in her kitty and we couldn’t be prouder.
On a personal note, her songs are catchy AF! Listen to them once and you will catch yourself humming, even if you don’t want to. “I can’t make you love me”, brings out her acting at a whole new level.
6. The Way She Stands Up For Herself And Others Like Her
Priyanka Chopra performed at the NFL in September 2013 and suddenly there was an outrage as to why a non-American was allowed to perform. People went berserk on her Twitter, Facebook, Email accounts, etc. with all the possible racial hate, calling her an “Arab terrorist.”
Not only did Priyanka take the criticism well, she also shut the haters saying:
“Why is every Arab person a terrorist and just because I am brown, why am I a terrorist?”
Thank You, PC! You did the right thing.
Check this video:
7. Owns the Internet & Jimmy Fallon’s Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is a big thing in the United States. Being invited to this show and then challenging the host at a Wing-eating contest takes guts, spicing it up takes courage and slaying it is what Priyanka Chopra is made of.
And, after this, Priyanka Chopra was trending #1 on social media in the US, beating Donald Trump!
Wow… just WOW!
P.S. After you are done with all the eating, can I have that dress, PC? Please!!!
So damn hot!
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Undoing Obama, Can the GOP Really Bring Itself to fire Bureaucrats?
The way in which the 11th Federal Circuit Court in Atlanta struck down Obamacare’s individual mandate yesterday is instructive about larger issues facing Americans.
Mike Devine posted an excellent analysis of the court’s proper (in my view) severing the law even as its writers said the individual mandate could not be severed. This court’s ruling was in response to a law suit by 26 states, where which Judge Roger Vinson had earlier ruled the law to be unconstitutional in its entirety. (We are still awaiting a ruling in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, where Virginia’s Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli got a similar ruling from Federal District Judge, Henry Hudson in December as the one just handed down in Atlanta.)
So it looks like this will be the issue as it will most likely end up on the Supreme Court’s docket; the constitutionality of a severed individual mandate, versus the federal government’s broad powers to regulate health care.
Most people would like to have seen the Atlanta Court apply the full Monty, and strike it all down, if for no other reason, to make the lawmakers who devised this monstrosity to eat their own words. The law was so capriciously created and rammed through Congress as to suggest its creators don’t deserve a second bite of the apple.
But as Gamecock laid out, a conservative, by-the-book, original-intent Court really shouldn’t do that, for by doing so it would be putting itself in place of the Congress. Congress can make bad law that is nonetheless constitutional.
By SCOTUS striking down the individual mandate, and in essence remanding the remainder of the law to Congress to deal with, some interesting alternatives emerge depending on who’s in charge when this occurs.
Since the case could be argued as early as the coming October session, the rest of the law could be sent back to Congress before the 2012 election, to 1) find another way to finance the law (raising taxes), 2) to repeal, to 3) re-fiddle it into a better law.
As we all have known since the “Repeal Obamacare” battlecry first was piped into law in March, 2010, and drove millions to the polls in November, many Republicans in government have hinted that they’d just like to “fix it’, with as many crooked meanings to that term as you’d like to ascribe. This is inside-the-beltway-speak, after all.
I will save my opinions on the details of how Congress might address this until the Court actually decides to send the law back to Congress and the new makeup of the House, Senate and White House are known.
But a deeper question looms, as laid out in my title.
Can the GOP really bring itself to fire bureaucrats that have already been hired to implement this law?
About a month ago, just as the debt ceiling “crisis” was moving into the stud poker part of the negotiations, I asked the more fundamental questions: Can the GOP leadership stake out turf it had been denied for over forty years, that of full-scale, eyeball-to-eyeball players in this political game in Washington? Can they say what they mean, believe what they say, and have the other party fully believe them? Can they look into the eye of the Devil, the Enemy, the opponent, or even “My dear friend from Nevada” and not blink?
Short answer: No. The debt ceiling crisis laid that question to rest. Not this brood.
What they seem most willing to do to is to punt. In fact, they seem to go on offense with that one hope in mind; a plunge up the middle, an off-tackle slant and then a short pass in the flat, in hopes to punt the opponent back inside their own twenty yard line. Let the defense handle it.
I assume this is all in the hope that of an Invisible Hand will fix all the major issues of our economic crises, leaving only the mopping up to the Congress.
What the current GOP leadership doesn’t understand is that Evil also plays his hand invisibly, and their invisible hand has been getting stronger of late. The Founders also knew this, making a three-and-out punting game no more than a crap shoot. With 150 seconds to go on the game clock, we can no longer play for the tie.
Although most of the provisions of Obamacare won’t be put into place until 2014, the tax collecting to pay for it has begun already. So has the writing of rules and regulations…thousands upon thousands of them. And so has the hiring of bureaucrats to write those rules, enforcers to check out to see those rules are being obeyed, and armies of storm troopers to go and round up the law breakers, which, even Obama forces know, will number in the millions. Obamacare is a massive federal jobs program, already in progress.
In 1946 Britain enacted the National Health Service Act. It was fully in place by 1948, and so hated by 1951 the people threw the (leftish) Labor Party out of power…only to find the NHS was so enmeshed with every aspect of British society in that short time span, already bureaucratic way above its kilt-line, that it could not be undone…painlessly. On that criteria alone the English politicians decided to do nothing. (There’s a lesson here.)
So, for 63 years Brits have soldiered on, as the Left-wing bureaucrats knew they must, like sheep, patiently going through this gate, as they’re told, rather than the gate to open pasture as they’d once known, until now, when their great grandkids are turning over cars, burning out buildings, because they have to actually pay for even a part of any government service. That people once worked and paid for these things themselves has passed entirely from English memory just as Alfred’s Camelot once did.
The Law of Generations is in full force here, and as the USSR proved, within just a whisker of becoming undone completely. A matter of days, weeks years? Next step? A total breakdown and either a strongman, or perhaps the Danes will invade again.
Britain assassinated itself in 1948 and never knew it. And I doubt it can ever come back, for the only way back involves driving the ruling class bureaucrats into the sea and accepting both the responsibility and the pain that goes with it. The political class cannot and the people totally unable.
We’re near there, but not quite yet.
So, can a GOP Congress actually undo, as with a sling blade rather than a scalpel, (if need be) the systems already put into place by Obama? Not just Obamacare, mind you, but all of it?
I ask this, because tracking back regulations at EPA, DOE, Homeland Security, all of them, will involve the same three-step program…firing rule-writers and rule-enforcers on the spot. Get rid of their mission and there is no reason to keep the people on the payroll at all, is there?
I’m just not that optimistic about the current GOP leadership, unless we have a real “executive-fixer” in the White House who can light a fire under them and demand it. Leadership means a lot, and clearly the GOP leadership in Congress can’t lead all by itself.
For example, only recently, the House caused (obviously not by design) the layoff of 4000 “unnecessary” employees at the FAA when the Senate failed to vote on a bill that would cut off some useless, out-of-the-way airports and some union perqs in organizing.
I asked then, if it’s that easy, why not start taking down every agency in the government in 1000-job increments? No budget, no problem. Deny EPA funding. Deny Energy, Interior, HSA, funding. All of them.
Of course that’s easier said than done. But what we noticed when the Senate did finally sign the FAA bill was that the media world..and the GOP…breathed a sign of relief when those 400o went back to work.
Get used to this to this rule:
If we are to cut spending, and reduce the budget in any significant and lifesaving way, we will have to fire thousands upon thousands of federal employees. Fire, dismiss, cut-off, can, sack, cashier, boot, kiss off, take a hike . Tough toenails.
Many will be very nice, good, hard working people. But for every state job lost there will be about five new private sector jobs created, so what we also know is that these harder-working people will eventually find a way to grab off one of those jobs, and after a shaking out of perhaps ten years, the layabout class will officially be the layabouts in our society, no longer sucking at the public teat, with do-nothing jobs at desks with a hand stamp, an In-Out-box and Solitaire on the computer monitor. Volvo sales will also be down.
This is how it should be, so don’t fear it. Cultural survival, cultural triage, involves putting much of the government out of work. Cultural destruction does not.
So, watch how the GOP Congress reacts to the coming ending of Obamacare, for that will be the preamble to how they will really cut the budget, cut spending and cut federal programs and bureaucracy.
Plan to react accordingly.
mriggio
There’s really no choice. Our crew, probably not the present one, will have to bite the bullet and suffer the firestorm, with a ‘radical’ Government Re-Alignment & Closure mechanism, sob stories about RIFed public servants be damned. We’re broke. No amount of taxation, other than an onerous European-style VAT, can change that obvious fact. Shortly, let the whacking begin!
cactusjack
I try to find some positives. The people of WI give us some hope that the voters do have the stomach to face down the caterwauling thugs and unions,recall elections, etc., and keep the budget cuts in place. And there are a couple of Repub presidential candidates who would be very good fire lighters if they get in office.
There’s only one football analogy that fits this Republican Congress…
If the other team left the field it would still take them three plays to score.
It is going to require gaining a net of 13 seats in the Senate, hold the House, and win the White House for your question to be moot. The news likes to hammer away at how those GOP members of Congress refuse to compromise on higher tax rates. How many times does anyone read about how those Dems refuse to compromise on cutting spending now? We know they always try for a deal where the higher tax rates are now and spending cuts promised later. The spending cuts do not happen. 1955 is the last time the total federal spending… Read more »
texasgalt
Well, when was the last time we saw any significant cuts in the massive federal agencies. It’s time since I can’t remember it happening in my lifetime. On the counta it’s life and death now for our republic.
Yes you’re right it is TG, youve got me worried. (Serious question here for anyone who knows how it works)As it is if you can’t fire most federal employees for cause, how can you even lay some of them off for no cause but budget cuts? – does it take an act of Congress (literally)? Has the Beast ever had to undergo “downsizing” the way the private sector has done routinely the last 20 years?
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria
Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura condemns the continued use of indiscriminate weapons in civilian areas in Syria. "The shelling of Damascus neighborhoods and suburbs, as well as other areas in Syria, which continues to indiscriminately kill and injur civilians, has no justification, but only further terrorizes the population," Mr. de Mistura stressed.
He expresses his sincere condolences to the families of the bereaved and wishes speedy recovery to the injured. Mr. de Mistura renews his call on all the warring parties in Syria to immediately cease attacks affecting any civilian. "Instead, all Syrian efforts should now be focused on finding a political solution to the unacceptable situation in their homeland," he added.
Within the framework of the Geneva Consultations, Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura met with leaders of the Syrian tribes yesterday. They briefed Mr. de Mistura on their assessments of the situation on the ground and concerns of their respective communities. They also discussed perspectives for a political solution to the Syrian conflict.
Today, Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy met with Ms. Rajaa Altalli and Mr. Renas Sino of the Centre for Civil Society and Democracy in Syria. They briefed Mr. Ramzy on the escalating conflict and deteriorating situation on the ground as well as on the work of the Centre. They also shared their perspectives for a political solution in Syria and for ways civil society organizations could contribute to efforts for ending the Syrian conflict.
في إطار مشاورات جنيف، التقى المبعوث الخاص أمس ستيفان دي مستورا مع زعماء القبائل السورية الذين أطلعوا السيد دي مستورا على تقييمهم للوضع على الأرض واهتمامات مجتمعاتهم. كما ناقش الطرفان آفاق التوصل إلى حل سياسي للصراع السوري.
أمّا اليوم، فالتقى نائب المبعوث الخاص لسورية رمزي عز الدين رمزي مع السيدة رجاء التلّي والسيد ريناس سينو من مركز المجتمع المدني والديمقراطية في سوريا اللذين اطلعا السيد رمزي على حالة الصراع المتصاعد وتدهور الوضع على الارض فضلا عن أعمال المركز. كما تقاسم الطرفان وجهات النظر حول حل سياسي في سوريا والسبل التي يمكن لمنظمات المجتمع المدني أن تساهم فيها من أجل إنهاء النزاع السوري.
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As part of the implementation of the initiative set out by Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura before the Security Council on 29 July 2015 and endorsed by the Council in its Presidential Statement of 17 August 2015 (S/PRST/2015/15), the Special Envoy and his Deputy Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy met over the last two days with the following facilitators appointed by the Secretary-General to head the intra-Syrian thematic working groups, under the direction of the Special Envoy:
Mr. Jan Egeland as facilitator for the Safety and Protection thematic Working Group; Mr. Nicolas Michel as facilitator for the Political and Legal Issues thematic Working Group; Mr. Volker Perthes as facilitator for the Military, Security and Counterterrorism thematic Working Group; and Ms. Birgitta Holst Alani as facilitator for the Continuity of Public Services, Reconstruction and Development thematic Working Group.
They discussed draft agendas with a view to ensuring coordination and parallel progress of the Working Groups.
Mr. de Mistura has just returned from consultations with Syrian interlocutors most recently in Damascus and Istanbul. These visits complement ongoing OSE outreach to regional capitals and elsewhere. The Special Envoy is now heading to NY to carry these discussions forward in the margins of the General Assembly.
“The Working Groups are intended to provide Syrians with a platform to address in-depth themes that are certainly not new, but have lacked to date sustained intra-Syrian discussion. It is hoped that their outcomes could eventually set the stage for a Syrian agreement to end the conflict on the basis of the Geneva Communique,” Mr. de Mistura said.
While the participation of Syrians is central for this process to move forward, the Security Council has also “emphasised the need for robust international and regional assistance” in support of the efforts of the Special Envoy.
Mr. de Mistura will continue consultations with relevant actors to accelerate such support. “This is the defining humanitarian challenge of our times,” he reiterated. “The Syrians deserve that we move faster towards a political solution”.
As part of his consultations with regional stakeholders and members of the Security Council, Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura visited Beijing today where he met with the Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Li Baodong, and the Director-General of the Department of International Organizations and Conferences, Mr. Li Junhua. During his meetings in Beijing, the Special Envoy discussed the regional situation and the importance for the Security Council members to reach a common understanding on how to proceed with a political process aimed at operationalizing the Geneva Communiqué.
Prior to Beijing, the Special Envoy went to Cairo especially to have a meeting with the Secretary-General of League of Arab States Mr. Nabil El Araby. On that occasion, Mr. de Mistura had the opportunity of discussing the future meeting at the Security Council on Syria and to exchange views on ways to promote a political solution to the conflict.
While in Cairo, Mr. De Mistura also met with Syrian opposition figures present there.
20 July 2015, Geneva
كجزء من مشاوراته مع الأطراف المعنية الإقليمية وأعضاء مجلس الأمن، زار مبعوث الأمم المتّحدة الخاص إلى سوريا ستيفان دي مستورا بكين اليوم حيث التقى مع نائب وزير الشئون الخارجية الصيني، السيد لي باو دونغ، والمدير العام لشؤون المنظمات والمؤتمرات الدولية، السيد لي جونهوا. خلال لقاءاته في بكين، ناقش المبعوث الخاص الوضع الإقليمي وأهمية أن يتوصّل أعضاء مجلس الأمن إلى تفاهم مشترك حول كيفية المضي قدماً في العملية السياسية التي تهدف إلى تنفيذ بيان جنيف.
وقد توجّه المبعوث الخاص، قبل بيكين، إلى القاهرة بهدف عقد اجتماع مع الأمين العام لجامعة الدول العربية السيد نبيل العربي. واغتنم السيّد دي مستورا الفرصة، في هذه المناسبة، لمناقشة الاجتماع المقبل في مجلس الأمن بشأن سوريا، وتبادل وجهات النظر حول سبل تعزيز التوصل إلى حل سياسي للصراع.
والتقى السيد دي مستورا أيضاً أثناء وجوده في القاهرة، مع شخصيات من المعارضة السورية المتواجدة هناك.
20 يوليو 2015، جنيف
Within the framework of the Geneva Consultations, Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy met today with representatives of the Syrian Federation for Human Rights Organizations and Bodies and the National Democratic Action Committee, Ms. Mais El Krydee, Mr. Mahmoud Marai and Mr. Jwan Alyoussef. They briefed Mr. Ramzy on the overall situation on the ground as well as on the situation in the area of human rights in Syria. They also shared views and perspectives for a political solution to the conflict in Syria.
FIVE WEEKS INTO THE GENEVA CONSULTATIONS
Special Envoy de Mistura is continuing meetings with a broad spectrum of Syrian, regional and international interlocutors within the framework of the Geneva Consultations. Since 5 May 2015, Mr. de Mistura and Deputy Special Envoy Ramzy have met so far with representatives of the Syrian Government, the Syrian opposition Coalition and 39 Syrian political and civil society groups. They have also held 26 meetings with representatives of concerned Member States from the Security Council and the region, as well as regional organizations. This process is expected to continue into July 2015.
Mr. de Mistura reiterates his sincere hope and belief that guns will fall silent one day. It is inevitable, as has been seen in other conflicts. The sooner they fall silent, the more lives will be saved. It is the responsibility of all Syrian, regional and international actors to try to bring that day forward and to make every effort to protect civilians under any circumstances and at all times. This is particularly relevant to the unacceptable use of barrel bombs. Mr. de Mistura stresses that there is a general consensus that there cannot be a military solution to the Syrian tragedy. The use of force will only create further suffering, destruction and grievances. An inclusive and Syrian-led and owned political solution is urgently needed. Only such a solution can address the aspirations of the Syrian people and end the conflict in a sustainable manner.
The Geneva Consultations remain a rolling process of separate and informal meetings aimed at operationalizing the Geneva Communique of 30 June 2012. In the coming weeks, the Special Envoy intends to brief the Secretary-General on his findings from this process. Special Envoy de Mistura hopes to be in a position to present to the Secretary-General views on ways to help the Syrian parties reach a political solution, as per the Geneva Communique, to end the unacceptable bloodletting in their country, which has led to countless deaths and injuries, and destruction of cities, towns and villages.
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Nov. 11, 2019 / 9:09 AM
Sanders unveils $62B plan to expand Veterans Affairs Dept.
Nicholas Sakelaris
Sanders' plan pledged to expand medical care and repair "broken promises" to veterans. File Photo by Roger Wollenberg/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders announced a $62 billion plan Monday to expand and modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sanders said his goal is to ensure all military veterans have access to full healthcare services. His plan would expand access to mental health and suicide prevention services and increase support for widows and children. Veterans with certain disabilities would also get increased care.
As former chair and a longtime member of the Senate veterans affairs committee, Sanders has spearheaded bipartisan initiatives to improve conditions at the department -- including co-authoring a bill with late Sen. John McCain that authorized 27 new medical facilities and $5 billion for staff.
"As a nation, we have a moral obligation to provide the best quality care to those who put their lives on the line to defend us," Sanders says in his plan, titled "Honoring Our Commitment to Veterans."
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"Just as planes and tanks and guns are a cost of war, so is taking care of the men and women who we sent off to fight the wars."
Sanders said doesn't want to privatize the VA Department, noting that private providers are "unprepared and often uninterested in caring for the unique needs of veterans."
The Vermont senator says lawmakers and President Donald Trump have broken promises to veterans.
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"We have a political process that rewards large defense contractors with wealthy CEOs and high-paid lobbyists, leaving hard-working patriotic veterans and service members to fight for their benefits long after they finished fighting for our country," Sanders said.
Sanders said he plans to fill nearly 50,000 vacancies at VA facilities nationwide, including more physicians, nurses and other medical professionals.
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Mississippi Senate race: Democratic ads call Hyde-Smith a 'disaster'; GOP ads tie Espy to 'leftist mobs'
Maureen Groppe
WASHINGTON – Attempting to prevent an upset in Tuesday’s Mississippi Senate race runoff, Republicans have aired four television ads for every three paid for by Democrats, according to figures compiled for USA TODAY by Kantar Media/CMAG.
While Democratic challenger Mike Espy remains the underdog in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat since 1982, ads by him and his allies hope to take advantage of missteps by GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
Espy’s commercials argue that Hyde-Smith is a disaster and embarrassment for Mississippi.
“We can’t afford a senator who embarrasses us and reinforces the stereotypes we’ve worked so hard to overcome,” one spot says.
Republican ads, meanwhile, portray the runoff as a choice between someone who aligns with the “leftist mob” – including by opposing President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee – and one of his strong supporters.
“Espy already sided with the radical left, opposing Judge Kavanaugh,” says an ad paid for by a GOP super PAC. “Next, they’ll demand he support open borders and abolish ICE.”
That message will be reinforced Monday when Trump holds two election-eve rallies for Hyde-Smith in Mississippi.
The candidates were forced into a runoff after neither won a majority in the Nov. 6 election in which Republicans expanded their narrow Senate majority. If Hyde-Smith wins Tuesday, Republicans will have 53 seats next year instead of the 51 they now hold.
Hyde-Smith continues to deal with fallout from making a joke about a public hanging Nov. 2 while praising a longtime friend. She said: "I would fight a circular saw for him. If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row."
The comment quickly went viral, with critics saying it conjured up images of lynchings and Mississippi's racist past. Espy is African-American.
Several companies, including Walmart, have asked for the return of donations. Major League Baseball also recently asked for a $5,000 donation back, even though the contribution was made weeks after Hyde-Smith’s remark.
Hyde-Smith has apologized “for anyone that was offended by my comments” while accusing the Espy campaign of twisting her comments for “political gain.”
Three of Espy’s ads mention the comments, including one featuring a self-described Republican telling an MSNBC reporter that he’s supporting Espy. The voter says there are a lot of Republicans who were diehard Hyde-Smith fans but who can’t believe what she said.
“And they’re scared to death of what she’s going to say down the road,” he adds.
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Espy, and the Democratic super PAC that supports him, have also attacked Hyde-Smith on Democrats’ favorite 2018 campaign topic: health care. Ads accuse her of being cozy with the health insurance industry, voting for “junk” insurance policies and not backing protections for people with pre-existing health conditions.
But the label Espy is trying hardest to stick on Hyde-Smith is “disaster,” a word used in most of his ads, whether talking about her controversial comment or other parts of her record.
“She’s a disaster for Mississippi,” the announcer says in one spot, while promising that Espy “will work across party lines for us.”
Hyde-Smith, the first woman to represent Mississippi in Congress, was appointed to the seat earlier this year to replace retiring Sen. Thad Cochran. He stepped down early for health reasons.
Besides the public hanging comment, Hyde-Smith has more recently been in the spotlight through news reports that she attended a segregation academy in high school and praised a Confederate soldier's attempts to "defend his homeland.”
In her ads, Hyde-Smith tries to turn voters’ attention away from her – and to the conservative values she says they share.
“It’s not just about me,” she says in an ad. “It’s about you and what you believe in.”
Those beliefs, she says, are the “right to life,” lower taxes, a stronger military, securing the border, protecting the 2nd Amendment and “all constitutional freedoms.”
Her ads, as well as those aired by Republican groups, feature attacks on Espy’s record. Republicans ding him for being indicted on bribery and fraud charges while serving as President Bill Clinton’s Agriculture Secretary, although the ads don’t say that he was acquitted. Some ads also mention the money Espy received from an Ivory Coast dictator as a lobbyist.
But the spots also hit hard on the themes Trump emphasized during his campaigning for Senate Republicans this year.
“If Democrats get control, they will raise your taxes, flood your streets with criminal aliens, weaken our military, outlaw private health insurance and replace freedom with socialism,” Trump says in an ad paid for by Hyde-Smith and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Immigration, supporting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Trump's agenda were the themes most often mentioned in Republican ads.
Hyde-Smith and her allies have spent about $2.7 million on broadcast and cable ads compared to $1.2 million spent by Espy’s side from Nov. 7 through Nov. 24.
But the gap between the two sides narrows when comparing the number of spots, instead of the amount of money spent. (Ad rates vary depending on whether the candidate or an outside group is doing the buying, and vary based on when and where they air.)
Of the more than 8,700 ads aired, Republicans paid for 57 percent.
Both sides appealed to supporters over the weekend for final contributions to keep the ads coming.
"I know there's still a real chance here to flip a red Senate seat," Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, head of the campaign arm of Senate Democrats, said in an email solicitation.
Hyde-Smith asked backers to "help me stop Clinton acolyte, Mike Espy, and the Progressive movement in their tracks."
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What is surface faulting or surface rupture in an earthquake?
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"Foreshock" and "aftershock" are relative terms. Foreshocks are earthquakes that precede larger earthquakes in the same location. An earthquake cannot be identified as a foreshock until after a larger earthquake in the same area occurs. Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years following a...
Can the position of the moon or the planets affect seismicity? Are there more earthquakes in the morning/in the evening/at a certain time of the month?
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UCERF3: A new earthquake forecast for California's complex fault system
With innovations, fresh data, and lessons learned from recent earthquakes, scientists have developed a new earthquake forecast model for California, a region under constant threat from potentially damaging events. The new model, referred to as the third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, or "UCERF" (http://www.WGCEP.org/UCERF3),...
Field, Edward H.
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Rocky Mountain, California, United States of America
Field, E.H., and 2014 Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities, 2015, UCERF3: A new earthquake forecast for California’s complex fault system: U.S. Geological Survey 2015–3009, 6 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/fs20153009.
Uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 3 (UCERF3): the time-independent model
In this report we present the time-independent component of the Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3), which provides authoritative estimates of the magnitude, location, and time-averaged frequency of potentially damaging earthquakes in California. The primary achievements have been to relax fault segmentation...
Field, Edward H.; Biasi, Glenn P.; Bird, Peter; Dawson, Timothy E.; Felzer, Karen R.; Jackson, David D.; Johnson, Kaj M.; Jordan, Thomas H.; Madden, Christopher; Michael, Andrew J.; Milner, Kevin R.; Page, Morgan T.; Parsons, Thomas; Powers, Peter M.; Shaw, Bruce E.; Thatcher, Wayne R.; Weldon, Ray J.; Zeng, Yuehua
Attribution: , Earthquake Science Center, Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program
Uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 3 (UCERF3): the time-independent model; 2013; OFR; 2013-1165; Field, Edward H.; Biasi, Glenn P.; Bird, Peter; Dawson, Timothy E.; Felzer, Karen R.; Jackson, David D.; Johnson, Kaj M.; Jordan, Thomas H.; Madden, Christopher; Michael, Andrew J.; Milner, Kevin R.; Page, Morgan T.; Parsons, Thomas; Powers, Peter M.; Shaw, Bruce E.; Thatcher, Wayne R.; Weldon, Ray J., II; Zeng, Yuehua; Working Group on CA Earthquake Probabilities
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Natural Hazards Response
The primary goal of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Natural Hazards Response is to ensure that the disaster response community has access to timely, accurate, and relevant geospatial products, imagery, and services during and after an emergency event. To accomplish this goal, products and services provided by the National Geospatial Program (NGP)...
Lamb, Rynn M.; Jones, Brenda K.
Attribution: Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, United States of America, Emergency Operations Portal
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Natural Hazards Response; 2012; FS; 2012-3061; Lamb, Rynn; Jones, Brenda K.
Understanding risk and resilience to natural hazards
Natural hazards threaten the safety and economic wellbeing of communities. These hazards include sudden-onset hazards, such as earthquakes, and slowly emerging, chronic hazards, such as those associated with climate change. To help public officials, emergency and other managers, the business community, and at-risk individuals reduce the risks...
Wood, Nathan
Attribution: Western Geographic Science Center
Understanding risk and resilience to natural hazards; 2011; FS; 2011-3008; Wood, Nathan
Surface rupture of the 2002 Denali fault, Alaska, earthquake and comparison with other strike-slip ruptures
On 3 November 2002, an M7.9 earthquake produced 340 km of surface rupture on the Denali and two related faults in Alaska. The rupture proceeded from west to east and began with a 40-km-long break on a previously unknown thrust fault. Estimates of surface slip on this thrust are 3-6 m. Next came the principal surface break along ???218 km of the...
Haeussler, Peter J.; Schwartz, D.P.; Dawson, T.E.; Stenner, Heidi D.; Lienkaemper, J.J.; Cinti, F.; Montone, Paola; Sherrod, B.; Craw, P.
Surface rupture of the 2002 Denali fault, Alaska, earthquake and comparison with other strike-slip ruptures; 2004; Article; Journal; Earthquake Spectra; Haeussler, P. J.; Schwartz, D. P.; Dawson, T. E.; Stenner, H. D.; Lienkaemper, J. J.; Cinti, F.; Montone, P.; Sherrod, B.; Craw, P.
Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States
Machette, Michael N.; Haller, Kathleen M.; Dart, R.L.; Rhea, S.B.
Quaternary fault and fold database of the United States; 2003; OFR; 2003-417; Machette, Michael N.; Haller, Kathleen M.; Dart, R. L.; Rhea, S. B.
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - investing in a safer future
Filson, John R.; McCarthy, Jill; Ellsworth, William L.; Zoback, Mary Lou; Stauffer, Peter H.; Hendley, James W.
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program - investing in a safer future; 2003; FS; 017-03; Filson, John R.; McCarthy, Jill; Ellsworth, William L.; Zoback, Mary Lou; Stauffer, Peter H.; Hendley, James W., II
This dynamic earth: the story of plate tectonics
In the early 1960s, the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics started a revolution in the earth sciences. Since then, scientists have verified and refined this theory, and now have a much better understanding of how our planet has been shaped by plate-tectonic processes. We now know that, directly or indirectly, plate tectonics...
Kious, W. Jacquelyne; Tilling, Robert I.
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Volcano Hazards Program Office
This dynamic earth: the story of plate tectonics; 1996; USGS Unnumbered Series; GIP; Kious, W. Jacquelyne; Tilling, Robert I.
Quaternary fault map of the Basin and Range and Rio Grande Rift provinces, Western United States
Nakata, John K.; Wentworth, C.M.; Machette, Michael N.
Quaternary fault map of the Basin and Range and Rio Grande Rift provinces, Western United States; 1982; OFR; 82-579; Nakata, John K.; Wentworth, C. M.; Machette, Michael N.
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Date published: May 15, 2003
Denali Fault Quake Offers Clues for Hazards in Future Quakes, Science Magazine Reports
Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and their partners studying the largest on-land earthquake in North America in almost 150 years report new information that will help further safety-planning efforts for future large quakes, according to an article published in the May 16, 2003, edition of the journal Science.
Attribution: Region 11: Alaska, States and Territories, Region 9: Columbia-Pacific Northwest
Date published: November 7, 2002
Alaska Interior Reveals Scars and Ruptures from 7.9 Denali Fault Quake
Sunday’s magnitude 7.9 earthquake in central Alaska created a scar across the landscape for more than 145 miles, according to surveys conducted the past two days by geologists from the U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Survey.
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PubTalk 5/2017 — Underwater secrets of the Hayward fault zone
Title: Underwater Secrets of the Hayward Fault Zone: Integrated 3D imaging to understand earthquake hazards
Underwater imaging provides a unique opportunity to study urban fault hazards.
How do we link surface structures to depths where earthquakes occur?
How does "acoustic trenching" help us understand earthquake history?
Attribution: Natural Hazards, Earthquake Hazards Program, Southwest
2014 South Napa CA M6 Earthquake - August 24
Pavement buckling and tented sidewalk resulting from ~14 cm of compression on Sandybrook Ln., north end of main rupture.
Attribution: Natural Hazards
Surface Fractures Along Fault
Photograph of surface fractures along fault south of Pinto Wash; view to the northeast.
Fractures on Ocotillo Fault
Vertical surface fractures along Ocotillo Fault. Faulting here is associated with the nearby Mw5.7 aftershock of June 14, 2010. Tape measure for scale.
Yuha Fault Fractures
Fault scarp (above change in slope) with fractures (white arrows) along Yuha Fault; view to the northwest. Yellow notebook (in center) for scale.
Brawley Fault Zone Surface Fractures Across Road
Fresh surface fractures (black arrows) along Brawley Fault Zone and across Ralph Road in response to the 2010 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake; view to the north. Slight vertical component of slip (2 mm, up on east [right] side) more noticeable at white arrow.
Denali Fault: Canwell Glacier
The Denali fault offset crevasses on the Canwell Glacier.
Totschunda Fault
Near the southeast extent of the surface rupture of the Totschunda fault thrust faulting pushed the frozen sand and gravel over the snow surface.
View southeast along the Totschunda fault.
Denali Fault
At pass west of Delta River. Here there was roughly 5 m of offset. Note the push up in the background. There is permafrost at the bottom of the cracks.
San-Andreas Fault
Aerial photo of the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain. By Ikluft - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3106006
Fault Through a Pasture
The fault is clearly expressed through this pasture at N40 41.959', E030 30.196'. Offset of a small road is 2.4 m (a maximum).
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Pushing Back on Russian Propaganda Regarding the INF Treaty and Timeline
Voltaire Network | Washington D. C. (États-Unis) | 30 July 2019
Russian Myth: Russia’s demonstration of the 9M729 on January 23, 2019, proved that the system is INF Treaty compliant and showed that Russia is being transparent.
Fact: Russia’s so-called “demonstration” on January 23, 2019, of what it claimed was the 9M729 launcher and canister did not change the fact that the system is a violation of the INF Treaty, because it has been flight-tested to distances prohibited under the treaty. The United States and most of our NATO Allies did not attend this briefing, because we all saw it for what it was – another attempt to obfuscate while giving the appearance of transparency. The “demonstration” was completely controlled by Russia. There is nothing that Russia can say or show to change the fact that Russia has already tested the 9M729 cruise missile to ranges beyond 500 kilometers in violation of the INF Treaty. The United States provided to Russia in writing an illustrative framework of the steps it would need to take to return to compliance and save the INF Treaty. Only the complete and verifiable destruction of Russia’s 9M729 missiles, launchers, and associated equipment will resolve U.S. concerns.
Russian Myth: Russia is interested in dialogue about the treaty, while the United States is not.
Fact: The United States has spent over six years in dialogue with the Russian Federation to try to resolve Russia’s non-compliance. Prior to the U.S. suspension of its obligations on February 2, the United States raised Russia’s INF violation in more than 30 engagements, including at the highest levels of government. The United States has convened six meetings of technical experts to discuss Russia’s INF Treaty violation since 2014. This included two meetings of the Special Verification Commission, the treaty body responsible for addressing compliance concerns, in November 2016 and December 2017, and four bilateral U.S.-Russia meetings of technical experts, in September 2014, April 2015, June 2018, and January 2019. At each of these meetings, the United States pressed Russia on its violating missile, urged it to come back into compliance, and highlighted the critical nature of our concerns. However, we were met only with obfuscation, falsehoods, and denials. During the past six months, senior U.S. officials continued to discuss the INF issue with their Russian counterparts, including Secretary of State Pompeo in Sochi on May 14, 2019 and at the July 17, 2019 Strategic Security Dialogue, where Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan led the U.S. interagency delegation.
Russian Myth: We gave the Americans fully detailed information about when and at what distance tests of this missile had been conducted.
Fact: For over four years Russia denied the existence of the missile and provided no information about it, despite the United States providing Russia the location of the tests and the names of the companies involved in the development and production of the missile. Only after we publicly announced the missile system’s Russian designator did Russia admit that the missile exists, and it has since changed its story by claiming that the missile is incapable of ranges beyond 500 kilometers. Russia claims that it is not obligated to provide the United States any more information about the missile, its capability, or its testing history to support Russia’s contention that the missile is treaty-compliant. Despite such obfuscation, Russia claims that it wants to preserve the treaty.
The United States has presented Russia many sets of questions over the last six years – always addressing the same set of facts regarding the ongoing violation that Russia refuses to discuss. Russia has refused to answer key U.S. questions about its violating missile. First, the Russians claimed they could not identify the missile of concern to the United States, despite the United States having provided extensive information about its characteristics and testing history. Only later, when the United States forced Russia to acknowledge the existence of the missile by publicly releasing its Russian designator, did the Russians claim the missile was not captured under the INF Treaty because its range did not exceed 500km. Russia now claims it is not obligated to provide any additional information about this missile.
Russian Myth: The United States wants to start an arms race.
Fact: The facts are that the Russian Federation is producing and fielding a new offensive capability that is prohibited by the INF Treaty. The United States is not. The current situation is not the preference or creation of the United States. The onus clearly falls on Russia. As stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an address to the United States Congress on April 2, 2019, “NATO’s position is united and clear. Russia is in violation of the INF Treaty. There are no new American missiles in Europe. But there are new Russian missiles.” The United States is not starting an arms race.
Furthermore, it is Russia’s President Vladimir Putin who has prioritized a massive military rearmament program, who touted the development of five new strategic offensive nuclear arms in March 2018, regularly brandishes the value of Russia’s nuclear weapons, and who openly threatens to attack Europe with Russian missiles.
Russian Myth: The United States is cheating, not Russia.
Fact: The United States is in compliance with its obligations under the INF Treaty, and Allies affirmed this most recently in a statement issued by NATO Foreign Ministers on December 4, 2018. Russia is not in compliance and has ignored calls for transparency from the United States and Europe. In contrast to Russia’s refusal to answer substantively key U.S. questions about the SSC-8/9M729, the United States has provided Russia with detailed information explaining why the United States is in compliance with the INF Treaty. The United States has even presented some of this information publicly, including in a fact sheet on the State Department webpage.
Russian Myth: The United States is undermining European security.
Fact: Russia is undermining European security with its INF-violating missile that was developed specifically to destroy key European military and economic targets and coerce NATO governments. As NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg has said: “The problem is the deployment of new Russian missiles. There are no new U.S. missiles in Europe, but there are more Russian missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, and those missiles put the INF Treaty in jeopardy.”
Russia’s willingness to erode European security and reject international norms by violating a principal arms control agreement should not be a surprise. The INF Treaty violation follows a disturbing pattern of Russian threatening activity that includes its purported annexation of Crimea, a coup attempt in Montenegro, multiple cyber hacks and attacks, interference in Western elections, and the attempted assassination of Sergey and Yulia Skripal with a military-grade nerve agent on the territory of a NATO ally.
Russian Myth: The United States is abandoning arms control.
Fact: As described in the 2018 Nuclear Posture Review, the United States is committed to arms control efforts that advance U.S., allied, and partner security; are verifiable and enforceable; and include partners that comply responsibly with their obligations. An arms control treaty that restrains only one side, while the other violates it with impunity, is not effective in making us safer. Rather, it undermines the very idea of arms control as a tool to enhance our collective security. The United States is acting to preserve the role of arms control in reducing the risk of war and avoiding unnecessary and destabilizing military competition.
Russian Myth: The United States is manufacturing its allegations against Russia as an excuse to exit the treaty.
Fact: The Russian Federation is producing and fielding a new offensive capability prohibited by the INF Treaty. The Russian Federation created this problem, not the United States. The United States has long maintained that an INF Treaty that all parties comply with contributes to global security and stability. The United States has discussed this violation with Russia for over six years in an effort to convince Russia to return to compliance with the treaty. We also have long stated that the status quo is untenable and our patience is not unlimited. Unfortunately, Russia has taken no significant steps toward resolving this problem.
Timeline of Highlighted U.S. Diplomacy Regarding the INF Treaty Since 2013
May 2013 Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Donilon and Deputy Secretary of State Burns meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev. The United States first raises INF concerns with Russian officials. Russia subsequently denies any noncompliant activities.
May 2013 Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Gottemoeller raises U.S. concerns with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov.
June 25, 2013 Russian Ambassador Kislyak provides initial Russian response denying noncompliant activities and reaffirms Russia’s commitment to the INF Treaty.
November 16, 2013 DFM Ryabkov provides final Russian response denying noncompliant activities and reaffirms Russia’s commitment to the INF Treaty.
January 2014 U/S Gottemoeller meeting with NATO Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Committee.
July 31, 2014 U.S. releases 2014 Compliance Report, finding Russia in violation of the INF Treaty. This marks the first public announcement of the U.S. determination regarding Russia’s violation. Shortly after the report’s release, Secretary of Defense Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dempsey discuss the Russian violation with their Russian counterparts.
September 5, 2014 Wales NATO Summit Communique states: “…Allies call on Russia to preserve the viability of the INF Treaty through ensuring full and verifiable compliance.”
September 11, 2014 Per U.S. initiative, bilateral experts meeting takes place. Russia denies the existence of the missile.
February 2015 Secretary of Defense Hagel discusses Russian INF Treaty violations at the NATO Nuclear Planning Group.
April 20, 2015 Per U.S. initiative, second bilateral experts meeting takes place. Russia denies the existence of the missile.
May 12, 2015 Secretary Kerry raises the issue with President Putin.
June 5, 2015 2015 Arms Control Compliance Report affirms Russia’s continuing violation of the INF Treaty.
December 28, 2015 Secretary Kerry raises the issue with Foreign Minister Lavrov.
February 16, 2016 U/S Gottemoeller meeting with DFM Ryabkov.
April 8, 2016 U/S Gottemoeller meeting with DFM Ryabkov.
April 11, 2016 2016 Arms Control Compliance Report affirms Russia’s continuing violation of the INF Treaty.
June 2016 Secretary of Defense Carter discusses Russian INF Treaty violations at the NATO Nuclear Planning Group.
July 9, 2016 Warsaw NATO Summit Communique states: “Allies therefore continue to call on Russia to preserve the viability of the INF Treaty through ensuring full and verifiable compliance.”
Nov. 15-16, 2016 The United States convenes the Special Verification Commission for the first time since 2003.
December 2016 The United States briefs allies and partners that U.S. concerns remain unresolved.
April 12, 2017 Secretary of State Tillerson meets with FM Lavrov.
May 8, 2017 U/S Shannon raises the INF issue with DFM Ryabkov.
May 10, 2017 Secretary Tillerson raises the INF issue with FM Lavrov.
June 2017 Secretary of Defense Mattis discusses Russian INF Treaty violation at NATO Nuclear Planning Group.
September 12, 2017 Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Shannon raises the INF Treaty issue as part of the discussion with DFM Ryabkov at Strategic Stability Talks in Helsinki, Finland.
November 2017 Secretary of Defense Mattis discusses Russian INF Treaty violations at the NATO Nuclear Planning Group.
November 3, 2017 Ambassador Huntsman meets with DFM Ryabkov to inform Russia on the U.S. Integrated Strategy of diplomatic, military, and economic steps the United States will take to encourage Russia to return to full and verifiable compliance with the INF Treaty.
November 6, 2017 NSC Senior Directors Christopher Ford and Fiona Hill meet with Russian Ambassador Antonov to inform Russia on the U.S. Integrated Strategy.
November 29, 2017 NSC Senior Director Christopher Ford publicly announces U.S. assessment that the Russian designator for the SSC-8 missile is “9M729” during remarks at the Wilson Center.
December 8, 2017 The United States announces its INF Treaty Integrated Strategy with press releases, fact sheets, and an interview by U/S Shannon with Kommersant.
December 9, 2017 Russian DFM Ryabkov publicly acknowledges the existence of the 9M729 but claims it is not capable of INF range.
Dec. 12-14, 2017 The United States again convenes the Special Verification Commission.
December 15, 2017 The North Atlantic Council issues a statement highlighting concerns about Russia’s missile development, affirming U.S. compliance, and calling on Russia to engage constructively.
December 20, 2017 U.S. Federal Register publishes final rule for adding Novator and Titan, two companies involved in the development of the SSC-8/9M729, to the Department of Commerce Entity List.
February 2, 2018 NATO High Level Group meeting; the United States requests Allies to engage Russia on INF Treaty violation.
February 14, 2018 Secretary of Defense Mattis discusses Russia’s INF Treaty violation at NATO Nuclear Planning Group.
March 5, 2018 Ambassador Huntsman discusses INF issue with Russian DFM Ryabkov.
May 8, 2018 NATO High Level Group meeting; the United States requests Allies to engage Russia on INF Treaty violation.
June 8, 2018 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dunford raises INF concerns with Russian Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov.
June 15, 2018 Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thompson raises the issue with Russian Ambassador Antonov.
June 21, 2018 Per U.S. initiative, third bilateral experts meeting takes place. Russia refuses further discussion of the violating missile.
July 11, 2018 Brussels NATO Summit Declaration states: “Allies believe that, in the absence of any credible answer from Russia on this new missile, the most plausible assessment would be that Russia is in violation of the Treaty.”
August 23, 2018 Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor Bolton meets Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev in Geneva.
October 4, 2018 Secretary Mattis engages NATO Allies on Russia’s INF Treaty violation.
October 20, 2018 President Trump publicly states Russia has not adhered to the INF Treaty and that he intends to exit it.
October 23, 2018 Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor Bolton meetings with President Putin, FM Lavrov, and Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev.
October 25, 2018 NATO North Atlantic Council meeting; the United States engages with Allies on Russia’s INF Treaty violations.
October 31, 2018 NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg comments on the INF Treaty and posts on NATO website: “No arms control arrangement can be effective if it is only respected by one side.”
November 8, 2018 Assistant Secretary of State Poblete, Assistant Secretary of Defense Anderson, and NSC Senior Director Morrison brief Allies at NATO Nuclear Consultation Meeting.
December 4, 2018 Secretary of State Pompeo declares that the United States has found Russia in material breach of the INF Treaty and will suspend U.S. obligations under the treaty as a remedy for Russia’s breach in 60 days unless Russia returns to full and verifiable compliance. NATO Foreign Ministers issue a statement in strong support of the finding that Russia is in material breach of the treaty.
January 15, 2019 Under Secretary of State Thompson discusses the INF Treaty with DFM Ryabkov in Geneva. The United States provides Russia in writing an illustrative framework of steps it would need to take to return to compliance.
January 16, 2019 Under Secretary Thompson briefs NATO and other allies and partners on her January 15 meeting with DFM Ryabkov.
January 24, 2019 NATO High Level Group meeting, U.S. provides Allies an update on INF Treaty engagement and potential next steps.
January 25, 2019 During a NATO-Russia Council meeting, Allies urge Russia again to return to full and verifiable compliance with the INF Treaty.
February 1 Secretary Pompeo announces that in light of Russia’s failure to return to compliance following the U.S. announcement on December 4, the United States will suspend its obligations under the INF Treaty on February 2. He also announces that on February 2 the United States will provide to Treaty Parties a six-month written notice of U.S. withdrawal from the treaty, pursuant to Article XV of the treaty.
February 15-17, 2019 Under Secretary Thompson participates in the Munich Security Conference, where the INF Treaty was a key topic of conversation.
April 2, 2019 Under Secretary Thompson raises the INF Treaty with Allies during meetings at the United Nations Security Council Non-proliferation Treaty discussions.
April 2, 2019 NATO High Level Group meeting, U.S. provides Allies an update on INF Treaty engagement and potential next steps.
April 23, 2019 Under Secretary Thompson engages Allies on the INF Treaty at the NATO Arms Control, Disarmament, and Nonproliferation Committee.
April 30, 2019 Under Secretary Thompson consults with Allies at the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) meeting in New York.
May 14, 2019 Secretary Pompeo again urges Russia to return to compliance with the INF Treaty in a bilateral meeting with FM Lavrov in Sochi.
June 6, 2019 NATO High Level Group meeting, U.S. provides Allies an update on INF Treaty engagement and potential next steps.
June 25, 2019 Under Secretary Thompson raises the issue with Russian Ambassador Antonov.
June 26, 2019 NATO Nuclear Planning Group meeting, Acting Secretary of Defense Esper provides Allies an update on INF Treaty and potential next steps.
June 29, 2019 President Trump discusses arms control with President Putin at the G20 Summit in Osaka.
July 1, 2019 State Department Senior Bureau Official for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance DiNanno raises the issue with Russian counterparts in Washington.
July 5, 2019 During a NATO-Russia Council meeting, Allies urge Russia again to return to full and verifiable compliance with the INF Treaty.
July 17, 2019 Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan and Under Secretary Thompson lead a U.S. delegation of senior officials from the National Security Council, Department of Defense, and Department of Energy to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in a U.S.-Russia Strategic Security Dialogue. DFM Ryabkov led the Russian delegation.
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Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire ‘private briefings’ on 2016 campaign
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Less than two weeks before Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign chairman offered to provide briefings on the race to a Russian billionaire closely aligned with the Kremlin, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Paul Manafort made the offer in an email to an overseas intermediary, asking that a message be sent to Oleg Deripaska, an aluminum magnate with whom Manafort had done business in the past, these people said.
"If he needs private briefings we can accommodate," Manafort wrote in the July 7, 2016, email, portions of which were read to The Washington Post along with other Manafort correspondence from that time.
The emails are among tens of thousands of documents that have been turned over to congressional investigators and special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's team as they probe whether Trump associates coordinated with Russia as part of Moscow's efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election.
There is no evidence in the documents showing that Deripaska received Manafort's offer or that any briefings took place. And a spokeswoman for Deripaska dismissed the email exchanges as scheming by "consultants in the notorious 'beltway bandit' industry."
Nonetheless, investigators believe that the exchanges, which reflect Manafort's willingness to profit from his prominent role alongside Trump, created a potential opening for Russian interests at the highest level of a U.S. presidential campaign, according to people familiar with the probe. Those people, like others interviewed for this story, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters under investigation.
Several of the exchanges, which took place between Manafort and a Kiev-based employee of his international political consulting practice, focused on money that Manafort believed he was owed by Eastern European clients.
The notes appear to be written in deliberately vague terms, with Manafort and his longtime employee, Konstantin Kilimnik, never explicitly mentioning Deripaska by name. But investigators believe that key passages refer to Deripaska, who is referenced in some places by his initials, "OVD," according to people familiar with the emails. One email uses "black caviar," a Russian delicacy, in what investigators believe is a veiled reference to payments Manafort hoped to receive from former clients.
In one April exchange days after Trump named Manafort as a campaign strategist, Manafort referred to his positive press and growing reputation and asked, "How do we use to get whole?"
Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni said Wednesday that the email exchanges reflected an "innocuous" effort to collect past debts.
"It's no secret Mr. Manafort was owed money by past clients," Maloni said.
Maloni said that no briefings with Deripaska ever took place but that, in his email, Manafort was offering what would have been a "routine" briefing on the state of the campaign.
Vera Kurochkina, a spokeswoman for Rusal, the company led by Deripaska, on Wednesday derided inquiries from The Post that she said "veer into manufactured questions so grossly false and insinuating that I am concerned even responding to these fake connotations provides them the patina of reality."
Collectively, the thousands of emails present a complex picture. For example, an email exchange from May shows Manafort rejecting a proposal from an unpaid campaign adviser that Trump travel abroad to meet with top Russian leaders. "We need someone to communicate that DT is not doing these trips," Manafort wrote, according to an email read to The Post.
The email exchanges with Kilimnik add to an already perilous legal situation for Manafort, whose real estate dealings and overseas bank accounts are of intense interest for Mueller and congressional investigators as part of their examination of Russia's 2016 efforts. People close to Manafort believe Mueller's goal is to force the former campaign chairman to flip on his former Trump associates and provide information.
In August, Mueller's office executed a search warrant during an early-morning raid of Manafort's Alexandria, Va., condominium, an unusually aggressive step in a white-collar criminal matter.
Mueller has also summoned Maloni, the Manafort spokesman, and Manafort's former lawyer to answer questions in front of a grand jury. Last month, Mueller's team told Manafort and his attorneys that they believed they could pursue criminal charges against him and urged him to cooperate in the probe by providing information about other members of the campaign. The New York Times reported this week that prosecutors had threatened Manafort with indictment.
The emails now under review by investigators and described to The Post could provide prosecutors with additional leverage.
Kilimnik did not respond to requests for comment. A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment.
Deripaska, one of Russia's richest men, is widely seen as an important ally of President Vladimir Putin. A U.S. diplomatic cable from 2006, published by WikiLeaks, referred to Deripaska as "among the 2-3 oligarchs Putin turns to on a regular basis."
The billionaire has struggled to get visas to travel to the United States because of concerns he might have ties to organized crime in Russia, according to the Wall Street Journal. He has vigorously denied any criminal ties.
Russian officials have frequently raised the visa matter over the years with U.S. diplomats, according to former U.S. officials familiar with the appeals.
In 2008, one of Manafort's business partners, Rick Davis, arranged for Deripaska to meet then-presidential candidate John McCain at an international economic conference in Switzerland.
At the time, Davis was on leave from Manafort's firm and was serving as McCain's campaign manager. The meeting caused a stir, given McCain's longtime criticism of Putin's leadership.
The Post reported in 2008 that Deripaska jointly emailed Davis and Manafort after the meeting to thank them for setting it up. Davis did not respond Wednesday to a request for comment.
At the time of the McCain meeting, Manafort was working in Ukraine, advising a Russia-friendly political party. He ultimately helped to elect Viktor Yanukovych as president in 2010. In 2014, Yanukovych was ousted from office during street protests and fled to Moscow.
Manafort and Deripaska have both confirmed that they had a business relationship in which Manafort was paid as an investment consultant. In 2014, Deripaska accused Manafort in a Cayman Islands court of taking nearly $19 million intended for investments and then failing to account for the funds, return them or respond to numerous inquiries about exactly how the money was used. There are no signs in court documents that the case has been closed.
The emails under review by investigators also show that Manafort waved off questions within the campaign about his international dealings, according to people familiar with the correspondence.
Manafort wrote in an April 2016 email to Trump press aide Hope Hicks that she should disregard a list of questions from The Post about his relationships with Deripaska and a Ukrainian businessman, according to people familiar with the email.
When another news organization asked questions in June, Manafort wrote Hicks that he never had any ties to the Russian government, according to people familiar with the email.
Hicks, now the White House communications director, declined to comment.
Former campaign officials said that Manafort frequently told his campaign colleagues that assertions made about him by the press were specious. They also privately shared concerns about whether Manafort was always putting the candidate's interests first.
The emails turned over to investigators show that Manafort remained in regular contact with Kilimnik, his longtime employee in Kiev, throughout his five-month tenure at the Trump campaign.
Kilimnik, a Soviet army veteran, had worked for Manafort in his Kiev political consulting operation since 2005. Kilimnik began as an office manager and translator and attained a larger role with Manafort, working as a liaison to Deripaska and others, people familiar with his work have said.
People close to Manafort told The Post that he and Kilimnik used coded language as a precaution because they were transmitting sensitive information internationally.
In late July, eight days after Trump delivered his GOP nomination acceptance speech in Cleveland, Kilimnik wrote Manafort with an update, according to people familiar with the email exchange.
Kilimnik wrote in the July 29 email that he had met that day with the person "who gave you the biggest black caviar jar several years ago," according to the people familiar with the exchange. Kilimnik said it would take some time to discuss the "long caviar story," and the two agreed to meet in New York.
Investigators believe that the reference to the pricey Russian luxury item may have been a reference to Manafort's past lucrative relationship with Deripaska, according to people familiar with the probe. Others familiar with the exchange say it may be a reference to Ukrainian business titans with whom Manafort had done business.
Kilimnik and Manafort have previously confirmed that they were in contact during the campaign, including meeting twice in person — once in May 2016, as Manafort's role in Trump's campaign was expanding, and again in August, about two weeks before Manafort resigned amid questions about his work in Ukraine.
The August meeting is the one the two men arranged during the emails now under examination by investigators.
That encounter took place at the Grand Havana Club, an upscale cigar bar in Manhattan. Kilimnik has said the two discussed "unpaid bills" and "current news." But he said the sessions were "private visits" that were "in no way related to politics or the presidential campaign in the U.S."
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Paul Abernathy, Serving The Hill District With FOCUS
By 90.5 WESA • Oct 24, 2014
Paul Abernathy
Credit Debbi Casini Klein / 90.5 WESA
Read and listen to a story about Paul Abernathy as part of a series honoring the individuals who make a difference in people’s lives: 90.5 WESA Celebrates People Making a Difference.
What looks like an ordinary thrift shop on Centre Avenue in the Hill District is so much more. It’s called FOCUS, the Fellowship of Orthodox Christians United to Serve.
It also stands for Food, Occupation, Clothing, Understanding and Shelter, which are many things the people of this community need desperately.
When Paul Abernathy graduated from the seminary four years ago, he knew where he needed to be and who needed his help: the people living in the Hill District. He moved there, spent countless hours raising money to open FOCUS, which under his tutelage, serves the community in a multitude of ways.
90.5 WESA Celebrates People Making a Difference
Ian Cummins, Walking Across America For Mental Health Awareness
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‘Miss Audie’ Hart, Volunteering at the Neighborhood Academy
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Deirdre Kane and Dora Walmsley, Creating a Community Through Food
By 90.5 WESA • Oct 3, 2014
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Deirdre Kane lived in Galway, where big grocery stores were scarce.
Ella Horvat, Collecting Shoes For Orphans
By 90.5 WESA • Sep 26, 2014
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Eleven-year old Ella Horvat is a sixth grader at Dorseyville Middle School. She was born in Guatemala and was adopted by her American parents, Jill and Michael, at the age of two.
Todd DePastino, Hosting Breakfast For Veterans
Read and listen to a story about Todd DePastino as part of a series honoring the individuals who make a difference in people’s lives: 90.5 WESA Celebrates People Making a Difference.
“Nobody else really knows and understands what this kind of thing means to the veterans that come to it.”
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Posts Tagged t-shirt
Shootin’ the Shirt
by JY on April 25, 2016 at 12:31 am
Posted In: Blogginz
The world’s most red-hot political controversy continues! But not here. Here we are talking about fukkin’ T-shirts.
So, if you remember from an earlier post, last week I took umbrage with the coverage that an online T-shirt retailer, Liberty Maniacs, was receiving as they fended off a complaint from a lawyer representing the campaign of Bernie Sanders. Liberty Maniacs has created a T-shirt incorporating a barely transfigured version of the trademarked Sanders campaign logo, and dressed it up in the noble garb of “parody”, which is, of course, protected speech. Half a zillion websites rushed to the defense of Liberty Maniacs, calling Bernie Sanders a crusty old cocksucker with no sense of humor, and why can’t his high powered lawyers–from WALL STREET?!? Wouldn’t that be fucking IRONIC!–just leave Liberty Maniacs alone to sell their knockoffs of Mr. Robot merchandise in peace?
Now, I loves me some parody, and I am not saying that what Liberty Maniacs has done isn’t necessarily fair use of the logo. Under the law, there are many kinds of fair use of protected trademarks. But I am dubious as to whether what Liberty Maniacs has done is genuine parody.
To drive that point home, I created a T-shirt mock-up that incorporated Liberty Maniacs’ own trademarked logo, and contacted the company’s owner, Dan McCall, asking if he would consider my shirt to be parody or infringement. I also posted a link to our resulting exchange on the website of the lawyer defending Liberty Maniacs, one Paul Levy of Public Citizen, a non-profit citizen’s advocacy group.
Paul contacted me through my website and by e-mail, and we eventually spoke on the phone. Although he apparently has no horse in the race as to whether my T-shirt scheme is itself a parody, he had a lot to say about Liberty Maniacs’ work, as he has defended them several times (successfully) against claims like the one the Sanders campaign’s lawyer is making.
Paul then sent me a detailed commentary on this matter, which also touched on our personal conversations. Here is what he had to say, with my ripostes spliced in. (Note: most of Paul’s comments can also be found in a blog on his own web page.)
You have gone seriously astray in three respects. First, you are apparently focused on ways in which people do parodies of logos – certainly if it is the logo that is being parodied, then you make changes in the logo. But if the objective is to parody the trademark owner, then by all means the logo can be used to identify the trademark owner. We often see that with respect to attacks on Barack Obama, which use his familiar Obama rising sun logo, unchanged, in the context of disagreeable criticism (for example, here and here. Similarly, we often see attacks on Wal-Mart, using its familiar blue-block name with a star in the middle, perhaps with the cursive Always across it, but coupled with words that express disdain for what Wal-Mart “always†does (for example here  and here). Similarly. what McCall did here is use the Sanders campaign’s logo to make clear which “Bernie†is the target of his design’s commentary, and he does it in a way that poses no likelihood of confusion about whether the campaign is behind it.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
I think the critical issue here is the meaning of the word “parody”. Paul seems to be conflating it with another, related term: “satire”. Parody is specifically about transfiguring what is recognizeable to give it new meaning or expression. The examples he cites do indeed use all or part of a famous trademark, but the resulting parody turns the trademarked graphic against itself to comment on the mark’s owner. So Obama’s “O” becomes a letter in the term “B.O.”, which are the President’s initials, but also the abbreviation for body odor. The completed comment, “B.O. Stinks”, is then obviously a clever political commentary, but one that would lose much of its content and worth without the benefit of the Obama logo.
Likewise, the use of the Wal-Mart logo in the other examples leaves the graphic “Wal-Mart” alone, but then lampoons another part of Wal-Mart’s advertisements, the text and graphic regarding Wal-Mart’s “always low prices”. Taken as a whole, the trademark has been parodied, and through it, Wal-Mart has been ridiculed. The message could have been delivered using the same words but not the existing graphics, but the message would lack any punch.
In the case of Liberty Maniacs, the entire Sanders logo is intact except for a tiny change to a small graphic of a star, changing it into something resembling a Soviet star. Is that enough to call it a parody? Perhaps. But this is a very meager innovation, and if the Sanders logo were put on a T-shirt alone with only that small change, it is doubtful most people would recognize the innuendo.
The T-shirt thus requires more than just the Sanders logo to sell the message, so a cartoon of Sanders’ face alongside the faces of famous communists is added, as well as a tag line under the logo that reads “is my comrade” (Collectively, “Sanders is my comrade”). But the term “is my comrade” refers to nothing in the existing logo (the true Sanders logo does not say “Sanders is my” anything.) Therefor, this additional text is not like the Wal-Mart example where “Wal-Mart’s low prices” becomes “Wal-Mart’s low wages.”
But for the tiny modification of the star, the Sanders logo has not, in any real way, been turned against itself. Sanders is being called a communist, in so many words, which does mock his avowed socialism, but nothing about the Sanders logo is necessary for the gag. There is already a picture of Bernie on the shirt, and that plus any use of the name “Bernie” in any typeface would sell the message. The use of the trademark does evoke Bernie Sanders, but no more than his own name does. That is why the shirt, though plausibly a satire (i.e. a jest of Sanders’ affiliation with a movement often viewed negatively in a democratic country) is not really a parody of anything.
1) The logo itself is not being parodied.
2) The trademark is not being used to comment on the mark’s owner.
3) The use of the logo is not beneficial to the humor or the political content of the shirt.
Second, your blog post and particularly your chat incorrectly suggest that you need “permission†from a trademark owner to do a parody using its logo. That is a foolish suggestion: parody is protected both by the fair use defense to the Lanham Act and by the First Amendment; indeed, when a parody is plainly a parody, it does not create an actionable likelihood of confusion (if the mark is “famous,†then dilution considerations come into play and the analysis is a bit different).
I am well aware, of course, that one does not seek “permission” for parody. My conversation with Liberty Maniacs owner Dan McCall was simply to suss out whether he considered the explicit and unaltered use of his own company logo on an unflattering T-shirt to be parody or infringement. My conversation, if anything, made plain MY view: that it would be infringement–at least in this context–and that I thought I should get his permission before I pulled what he pulled with the Sanders logo. If McCall said that he didn’t mind, then at least he would be consistent.
(FYI: after sending the mock-up to McCall, he has offered me no opinion on whether he thinks it is parody, and certainly no permission to play with his logo even if he thinks it is not.)
In fact, although your reproduction of the “chat†you conducted with Dan McCall elides this part of the conversation, McCall told you exactly that. I was a bit suspicious and so I asked both you and McCall about that. When we spoke on the phone, you equivocated but ultimately denied having been told by McCall that you did not need permission. However, McCall has supplied me with an unexpurgated version of the chat, and at the location where your image of the chat says “a bit of the chat got lost when my computer crashed,†he told you that, if what you were doing was a parody, you didn’t need his permission. Certainly that was a convenient “computer crash.†But I do not appreciate the fact that you lied to me when we spoke.
Let me tell you something, people: if you ever find yourself running an online store that sells cheap merchandise entirely dependent on parasitizing pop culture, Paul Levy is the kind of prick you want on your side when the owners of the intellectual property you’ve pirated come kicking in your door. (I’m already saving up for his retainer!)
I did speak to Paul on the phone, and suffice it to say I have never had anyone so aggressively try to buffalo me, and I’m from Buffalo. But when I finally did make Paul stick a sock in it long enough for me to get a word in edgewise, he immediately hung up on me like a common pussy.
Finally, you have asked me a number of times to tell me whether “my client†objects to your what you characterize as a “hilarious parody.†I have tried to explain to you that I am not McCall’s general counsel. I have represented him a few times to defend some of his parodies. I have never represented me in affirmative enforcement of HIS intellectual property. And he has not asked me for help in addressing your design,; thus I have no occasion to address whether you have done a parody.
In fact, to my knowledge, McCall has done nothing to stop you. Whether that is because he thinks what you are doing is a protected parody, or whether it is because he thinks you are making a play for attention by trying to bait him into objecting so that you can make a stink about it, you would have to ask him.
Far be it from me to make a play for attention, since I could never hope to top the skills of Paul’s client, who has used the occasion of the cease and desist order he received from the Sanders campaign to blast the world with cries of injustice that would make a Syrian refugee weep. I would never hesitate to defend those products of McCall’s that featured the craft or wit necessary to rise to the level of honest parody. It’s an easy bar to reach, but one that I am not convinced Dan has cleared.
└ Tags: Bernie Sanders, Dan McCall, lawyer, Liberty Maniacs, Paul Levy, Public Citizen, t-shirt, trademark
Feelin’ Berned
Yesterday I came across this article from the Daily Beast written  by Tim Mak, a “senior correspondent”  for that organization (I believe this only means that he combs news sites and writes about what other reporters have dug up, like a common blogger). The nub of his story was that Bernie Sanders’ lawyers have asked a T-shirt company, Liberty Maniacs, to stop using the Sanders campaign logo in a T-shirt that the company is selling online. Here’s their artwork, and below it the official Sanders campaign logo:
The T-shirt isn’t that funny, but whatever. It’s nothing a presidential campaign should lose sleep over. But what struck me was how pissy the Daily Beast’s article was, making Sanders out as some kind of trademark troll without a sense of humor. Several times in Mak’s piece the Sanders campaign is referred to as a “bully” using “high-priced lawyers” to intimidate a small business. Isn’t comrade Sanders supposed to be above these things?
As a guy who knows a thing or two about parody and trademark, the fact is that lawyers don’t give a rat’s ass about jokes at the expense of their clients. But if you are going to call their client (who is running for president) a totalitarian dictator, in so many words, you had at least better make an effort to alter the logo that the commie in question is using to sell himself. Liberty Maniacs didn’t really make that effort. In contrast, another, funnier shirt they are selling is an actual parody of the Sanders logo, and one that has not earned them a cease and desist letter.
Like the wise capitalist peegs they are, Liberty Maniacs is using the press to hype their contested shirts and hopefully make a killing. This got me thinking: as long as liberating someone else’s trademark is all in good fun, would Liberty Maniacs libertarians be willing to be the butt of the same joke?
With a self-tighteous boner as hard as steel, I contacted Liberty Maniacs and spoke to a representative named “Dan” through their live chat service. Here is our conversation:
I then sent them a picture of the T-shirt I am now itching to produce, along with my assurance that if they consider this to be some sort of trademark infringement and not rib-tickling parody, I will not print any of them up.
How will Liberty Maniacs deal with this delicious helping of gander sauce? I will report back to you with their response! In the meantime: $18.00 for small through large, $20.00 for 2XL and 3XL.
└ Tags: Bernie Sanders, comedy, communist, Jay Leno, LibertyManiacs, parody, t-shirt
Fan-tastic
by JY on May 1, 2014 at 5:18 pm
My glory keeps being reflected back upon me wherever I turn! First this selfie by a satisfied T-shirt purchaser…
…And then this piece of fan art by a former pupil of mine, who has since turned to the dark side , for which I am very proud, as the class I was teaching was called Introduction to the Dark Side:
(I think that’s supposed to be me, with the glasses and the hunky guns.)
For those of you who have only loved me with money through my wonderful pre-order sale, your heroism will be remembered in my soon to be chiseled Tomb of the Unknown Customer (anyone who would like to volunteer for internment should contact me anonymously).
└ Tags: Clarissa, selfie, swords, t-shirt, tomb, Weapon Brown
Fun with pre-shrunk cotton!
by JY on October 20, 2013 at 6:10 pm
My buddy Alex Stern (who will soon rock the world of voice acting with his star turn in my Weapon Brown Kickstarter ad) has made a video starring my T-shirt! And also himself.
└ Tags: Alex Stern, mimes, t-shirt, Weapon Brown
by JY on March 9, 2013 at 2:19 pm
It arrived! The Epson GT-20000 wide format scanner that you made possible! Behold!
Ain’t she something? I finally feel like a man! And the instructions assure me she can raster 1200 x 3600 pixeldots per scuzicycle! Whatever the fuck that means! All I knows is that my artworks don’t gots to be scanned in sections no mer’! Thanks, Blockheads!
Of course, the coming of Scanner Christ was presaged by the arrival of the T-shirts and comic books that were the substance of my recent pre-order sale, which you people also turned into a success! I am now ready for my next convention with a ton of inventory I won’t have to print up at the last minute. God bless you little Hoos! You’ve made my heart grow three sizes! Mwah!
NOW GET BACK TO BUYING!!
└ Tags: comic book, madness, scanner, t-shirt
Tee Teaser
by JY on June 13, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Here is the art for the cover to Blockhead’s War #6. What do you think foks: new T-shirt?
└ Tags: goyle, Pops, Sin City, t-shirt
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Joan Miro / Joan Miró i Ferrà
Spain 1893 - 1983
Surrealism, Figurative Art, Dada
www.fmirobcn.org/en
Joan Miró i Ferrà
WEBSITE 1893
Milja Ficpatrik
Ok, I know it's so damn corny to quote somebody just to describe yourself, let alone Confucius, but this quote says all about my relationship with Widewalls, so forgive me for doing this: Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Am I forgiven?
The mind is a fascinating thing, and there’s no saying how deep it may truly be, or how high it may soar. We may be confined to our daily thoughts that may be as impressive, but in our dreams, we see how far it can really take us. The man titled to be one of the first representatives of putting this realm to the canvas is Joan Miró, a Spanish artist that practiced surrealism in its earliest days. In order to allow himself to explore other ways of artistic creation, he chose not to affiliate himself with surrealists of the time and had explored expressionism, lyrical abstraction, and other styles. Regardless, there’s a slight thread of the dream-like in most of his portrayals, whether from his subconsciousness or imagination, one that would allure the masses as much as it did other great artists.
Joan Miro – Prades, the Village (detail), 1917
Early Life in Barcelona and a Nervous Breakdown
Joan Miró i Ferrà was born in Barcelona, Catalonia. His father, Miquel Miró i Adzerias, a silversmith and watchmaker and his mother, Dolors Ferrà i Oromí, the daughter of a cabinet maker from Palma de Mallorca, have brought him up at Barri Gòtic, the center of the old city of Barcelona. When he was 7 years old, Miró began attending drawing classes at a private school in a medieval mansion at Carrer del Regomir. At the age of 14, Miró enrolled in business school in Barcelona but also attended La Llotja – Escuela Superior de Artes Industriales y Bellas Artes, to the dismay of his father, where he was taught by Modest Urgell and Josep Pascó.
Miró took a position as a clerk in a drugstore after completing three years of art studies, as his parents wished. But he was overworked there and became seriously ill, verging on a nervous breakdown, followed by a bout of typhoid fever. Miró’s poor health caused his parents to allow him to resume his art studies, attending from 1912 to 1915 Francesc Galí’s Escola d’Art in Barcelona, a free-spirited school famous for its influence of contemporary foreign painters and also interest in literature and music. There, Miró learned to draw by the sense of touch alone, rather than by sight.
Joan Miró learned to draw by the sense of touch alone, rather than by sight
Joan Miro – House with Palm Tree (detail), 1918
Courbet Group Within Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc
In 1913, he joined the “Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc” for drawing classes and for the opportunity of showing his work along with other members. Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc was an arts society founded in 1893 by Joan Llimona, Josep Llimona, Antoni Utrillo, Alexandre de Riquer, as a reaction to the anticlerical current in modernism. CAdSL was known for its vigorous defense of Catholic morals and family virtue. These ideals manifested in the form of prohibiting artistic nude and all the members pursued humble qualities that were distinctive of the mediaeval guilds. Miró and a few fellow artists from the group soon established a new group within Saint Lluc. They called themselves the Courbet group, after a painter whom they admired for his radicalism.
Left: Joan Miro – Paseo a la ciudad, 1917 / Right: Joan Miro – Portrait of E.C. Ricart, 1917
Miro’s Avant Garde Days Influenced by Fauves and Cubists
Around 1915, the Dada movement was emerging and Miró began reading the avant-garde Surrealist poets such as Apollinaire and Pierre Reverdy. His days inn Barcelona had also been influenced as he frequently visited the Galeries Dalmau, which was the hub of avant-garde art that exhibited the work of many foreign artists. He received an encouragement from the gallery owner and art dealer José Dalmau, who helped him organize his first solo show at his gallery in Barcelona. His first exhibition did not go so well as his other exhibitions during his fruitful career would – his work was harshly ridiculed and defaced. His early art, at that time, was pretty much influenced by Fauves and Cubists that exhibited in Barcelona in 1917, and he was greatly inspired by Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne. He used a variety of bright colors which were common in Fauvism, and added many shapes, which was common in the Cubism art form.
Miró’s early art was pretty much influenced by Fauves and Cubists
Joan Miro – The Waggon Tracks (detail), 1918
Joan Miro and his Inspirational Catalonia
Another source of inspiration for this artist is the rich folklore of his beloved Catalonia, which will influence his art from the beginning to its end. Miró was also forever fascinated with the interiors of ninth to twelfth century frescoed churches, with their relatively crude execution and their simple, flat and cartoon-like imagery. The use of primary colors heavily outlined in black, with a darkly shaded surrounding field, and the treatment of space as flat surfaces are just some of the elements that lingered on in his artworks. Much like children depict larger elements based on their importance to them, so did Miró play with disproportions of scale, making certain objects far larger than the others.
Miró played with disproportions of scale, making certain objects far larger than the others
Left: Joan Miro – The Farmer’s Wife (detail), 1922-1923 / Right: Joan Miro – Standing Nude, 1921
Visiting Picasso in Paris and Dada Days
In 1919, Miró took his first trip to Paris, visiting Picasso in his studio. From that moment, he divided his time between Paris and his parents’ summer home and farm in Mont-roig del Camp in Spain. The Farm was painted in that period and it is showing a transition to a more individual style of painting together with certain nationalistic qualities. Ernest Hemingway, who had bought The Farm, compared the artistic accomplishment to James Joyce’s Ulysses: “It has in it all that you feel about Spain when you are there and all that you feel when you are away and cannot go there. No one else has been able to paint these two very opposing things.” In Paris, Miró became friends with Max Jacob, Pierre Reverdy, and Tristan Tzara. He was now a part of the Dada circle, participating in their activities. He read works of Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, the German Romantic poets and the Pre-Socratic philosophers, as well as the poets rehabilitated by the Surrealist group such as Jarry, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Lautréamont, and Rimbaud. In 1921, Dalmau had once again organized Miró’s first solo show, this time in Paris, at the Galerie la Licorne.
The Farm portrayed a transition to a more individual style of painting
Joan Miro – The Farm (detail), 1921
The Famous Pictorial Sign Language is Born
In 1923, there was a big change in Miró’s art, moving toward more sign-like forms where flat shapes and lines, mostly black or strongly colored, suggest the subjects, sometimes quite cryptically. Typical representational painting of this phase is Catalan Landscape (The Hunter) from 1923 where a triangle is used for the head, curved lines for the mustache, and angular lines for the body. This pictorial sign language will be a central theme throughout the rest of his career, and the overall composition would later be used by Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Arshile Gorky and other artists of the modernist period.
Typical representational painting of the sign-like forms is Catalan Landscape (The Hunter)
Joan Miro – Catalan Landscape (The Hunter), 1923
Surrealism Welcomes Miro
In 1925, Miró had definitely abandoned figurative art as he entered the Surrealist world with an exhibition at the Galerie Pierre, a major Surrealist event. The great Breton said that Miró’s work had an innocence and freedom about it. After that, he was included in the first Surrealist exhibition at the Galerie Pierre that same year. In 1928, Miró had visited Netherlands and began a series of paintings inspired by Dutch masters. At this point he had stated his intention to “assassinate painting” as a form of disliking bourgeois art and began working with less conventional means of expression such as collage and assemblage. The same year, he had created his first papiers collés (pasted papers). In 1932, Miró returned to Barcelona and continued to paint in a new manner, producing art that was visually more direct and aggressive. He experimented with various materials including wood, metal, hardboard, objects, and paper of all kinds. In the early 1930s, Miró was concentrated on making Surrealist sculptures with painted stones and found objects.
Miró entered the Surrealist world with an exhibition at the Galerie Pierre, a major Surrealist event
Joan Miro – Man and Woman in Front of a Pile of Excrement (detail), 1936
Realism of War
During the Civil War in Spain, Miró lived in France. Under a deep distress and under the influence of the tragedy unfolding in Spain, he had returned to a certain version of realism. In Paris, in 1937, he painted the mural for the Spanish Republic’s pavilion at the World’s Fair titled The Reaper (Catalan peasant in revolt), which later disappeared. He returned to Spain four years later, only to move again to Varengeville-sur-Mer on the Normandy coast where he stayed until the Nazis started bombing the area. Even though Miró was not a politically active artist, his forms during this hard time are depicting a certain brutality with distortions and garish color.
During World War II, he was inspired and influenced by the night, music, and stars and was working on establishing the language for his series titled Constellations. These paintings consisted of black dots representing stars on a white ground using gouache and thinned oil on paper tending toward cosmic awareness – painted poetry. In 1941, while Europe was still at war, the Museum of Modern Art in New York held the first retrospective exhibition of his work.
During World War II, he was inspired and influenced by the night, music, and stars
Joan Miro – The Port (detail), 1945
Joan Miro and the Art of Ceramics
From 1944, Miró started to experiment with ceramics, bronze sculpture, and printmaking. He was always influenced by his Catalan heritage, especially the decorated Catalan pottery. With Josep Llorens y Artigas, his lifelong friend and artistic partner, he collaborated in pottery projects in the years to come. His Wall of the Moon and Wall of the Sun for the UNESCO building in Paris were given a Guggenheim International Award. Miró’s increasingly large ceramic forms have been created in individual parts to be reconnected after firing. His idea behind these gigantic works is a deference of the ceramic medium itself – what he wanted to make clear is that ceramics is not just another medium to transform painting, it is an art dimension for itself.
Joan Miro – The Red Sun Gnaws at the Spider (detail), 1948
Print-Making and Automatic Drawing
Around the same time, Miró started to concentrate on prints and from 1954 to 1958 he worked almost exclusively in these two mediums. Miró worked in several printmaking processes, including engraving, lithography and etching, as well as the use of stencils (called pochoir). In 1954, he received the Grand Prize for Graphic Work at the Venice Biennale, and in 1955, his work was included in the first documenta exhibition in Kassel. Joan Miró was among the first artists to develop automatic drawing, invented (or re-invented) by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. He used it as a way to undo the previously established techniques in painting. Most of his paintings often started out as automatic drawings.
Joan Miro – Joy of a Girl in the Sun (detail), 1960
Palma de Mallorca Studio
In the 1950s, Miró’s work on monumental and public commissions increased. He was influenced by young American painters, so he started to create large-format paintings in his studio that Josep Lluís Sert had designed for him in Palma, Majorca and where he has lived from 1956. After his visit to Japan, a fascination by the techniques used by Japanese calligraphers can clearly be seen in his work which gradually strived towards a simplification and paring down of forms and colors. At the end of Franco regime in Spain, Miró awakens the political activist within as he uses all available means of expression to demonstrate his criticism of the general situation (both cultural and political) in his beloved homeland, and Catalonia especially.
Miró was fascinated by the techniques used by Japanese calligraphers
Joan Miro – Blue II (detail), 1961
The Fundacio Joan Miro
Miró had created over 250 illustrated books known as Livres d’ Artiste, works of art that utilize the form of the book published in small editions. The Fundació Joan Miró, a museum dedicated to his work was established in his native city of Barcelona in 1975, and another, the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, was established in his adoptive city of Palma de Mallorca in 1981. It was thanks to Pilar Juncosa, Miró’s wife who shared his enthusiasm, that the Joan Miró Foundation was set up and she donated or loaned to it a large part of her personal collection of her husband’s work.
Joan Miro – Hope of a Condemned Man II (detail), 1974
A Rich Life
After a century-long life that has seen two world wars, Joan Miró died in 1983 with numerous monumental accomplishments to his name. An extensive, timeless oeuvre being one of them, he strongly believed that art had taken a wrong turn somewhere along the line and that it should be more like making love – a total sensation, reckless and defenseless. With his sophisticated work engaging both the physical senses and the psyche, he’s definitely managed to provoke an impression and embrace the viewer, be it an amateur or a professional colleague. Drawing from his own unconsciousness, we may all find a shade of our own thoughts in his brilliant works.
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2016 Art Basel in Hong Kong 2016 Galerie Karsten Greve, Hong Kong Group
2016 Palm Beach Show 2016 Childs Gallery, Boston Group
2015 Miro in the Rijksmuseum Gardens Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Solo
2015 From the Atelier...Rare 20th Century Masterworks on Paper Galerie Maximillian, Aspen Solo
2015 Riopelle | Miro: Color Acquavella Galleries, New York Group
2015 Aquatint: Printing in Shades Gilden's Art Gallery, London Group
2015 Group Show Nicholas Gallery, Belfast Group
2015 Tempo Opera Gallery, Monako Group
2015 New realities in the 20th and 21st Century Opera Gallery, Central Hong Kong Group
2014 Joan Miro (1883 - 1983), recent acquisitions Nicholas Gallery, Belfast Solo
2014 Dali with Spanish Masters Miro & Picasso DTR Modern Galleries, Boston Group
2014 Paper Nohra Haime Gallery, New York Group
2014 Before the Horizon Fundacion Joan Miro Group
2013 Joan Miró. Printmaking Fundacion Joan Miro Solo
2013 Midnight Party Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN Group
2013 Modern Print Masters Stock The Watermill, Aberfeldy, Perthshire (Scotland) Group
2013 Artistic Relationships: Partners, Mentors, Lovers Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC Group
2013 Société Anonyme: Modernism for America Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT Group
2012 Joan Miro Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC Solo
2012 Joan Miró - Graphische Werke, Mischtechniken und bibliophile Bücher aus fünf Jahrzehnten Galerie Boisserée, Cologne Solo
2011 Joan Mirò Galleria Bellinzona, Milan Solo
2011 Miró Tate Modern, London (England) Solo
2011 Joan Miró EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Espoo Solo
2010 Miró: The Dutch Interiors The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY Solo
2010 Joan Miró Graphikmuseum Pablo Picasso Münster, Münster Solo
2009 Joan Miro - Il Colore Dei Sogni Galleria Guastalla Centro Arte, Livorno Solo
2008 The Hands of Art Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium Solo
2007 Le Corps et son double Galerie Jeanne-Bucher, Paris, France Solo
2006 Tapestries Bass Muesum of Art, Miami, FL Solo
2005 Picasso to Plensa: A Century of Art in Spain Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM Group
2004 VIDEO ROSSO Galleria Edieuropa, Rome, Italy Solo
2003 Collagen Galerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany Solo
2002 Passioni D'Art Museo d'Arte Moderna, Lugano, Switzerland Solo
2001 Kunst aus Spanien Galerie Ruf, Munich, Germany Solo
2000 Master - Prints Fischer Kunsthandel & Edition, Berlin, Germany Solo
1983 Joan Miró: A Ninetieth-Birthday Tribute Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Solo
1983 Joan Miró: anys 20. Mutació de la realitat Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain Solo
1978 Retrospective exhibition Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Spain Solo
1976 Official opening of the Fundació Joan Miró Barcelona, Spain Solo
1969 Miró otro College of Architects, Barcelona, Spain Solo
1967 Ceramic mural installation, produced in collaboration with Josep Llorens Artigas Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Group
1966 Retrospective exhibition National Museum of Art, Tokyo and in Kyoto, Japan Solo
1964–1965 Retrospective Tate Gallery in London, UK and at Kunsthaus de Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Solo
1962 Retrospective exhibition Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, France Solo
1957 Retrospective of the graphic works Kaiser Wilhelm Museum of Krefeld Solo
1956 Retrospective Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Solo
1948 First solo exhibition Galerie Maeght, Paris, France Solo
1941 First large retrospective exhibition Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY Solo
1932 First one-man show Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, NY Solo
1930 First one-man show in the United States Valentine Gallery, New York, NY Solo
1925 First solo exhibition Galerie Pierre, Paris, France Solo
1921 First solo exhibition Galerie La Licorne, Paris, France Solo
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From Ceramics Joan MiroArtWise38.1 x 55.9 cm Sculptures and Ceramics500 USD ($)
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Personnage, oiseau...Joan MiroGalerie Ernst Hilger36 x 53 cm Works on PaperPrice on request
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Pierrot le Fou , 1964Joan MiroPuccio Fine Art90.2 x 61 cm Prints10000 - 15000 USD ($)
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Untitled from La M...Joan MiroArtWise22.9 x 15.2 cm PrintsPrice on request
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Peintures, Lithogr...Joan MiroArtWise67.3 x 48.9 cm PrintsPrice on request
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Album 19 , 1961Joan MiroArtWise65.4 x 48.3 cm Prints1,500 USD ($)
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Femme et oiseaux , 1972Joan MiroGalerie Lelong & Co., Paris154 x 88 x 50 cm Sculptures and CeramicsPrice on request
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Sans Titre , 1938Joan MiroGalerie Lelong & Co., Paris48 x 63 cm Works on PaperPrice on request
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Le Miroir de l'Hom...Joan MiroArtWise44.5 x 80 cm PrintsPrice on request
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Sans Titre (Untitl...Joan MiroArtWise76.2 x 101.6 cm Prints300 USD ($)
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Bethsabée , 1972Joan MiroGalerie Lelong & Co., Paris91 x 63 cm PrintsPrice on request
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Figurations embryo...Joan MiroGalerie Lelong & Co., Paris30.5 x 37 cm Works on PaperPrice on request
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Composition Joan MiroArtWise10 x 7.5 x 0.1 Inch Prints450 USD ($)
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Litografia origina...Joan MiroArtWise48.3 x 40.6 cm PrintsPrice on request
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Album 19 , 1961Joan MiroArtWise66 x 50.8 cm PrintsPrice on request
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Illustrated Poems-...Joan MiroArtWise59.7 x 45.1 cm Prints150 USD ($)
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A L'Encre II , 1972Joan MiroArtWise35.6 x 26.7 cm PrintsPrice on request
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The Pine Tree of F...Joan MiroArtWise104.1 x 90.2 cm PrintsPrice on request
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Constellations , 1959Joan MiroArtWise68.6 x 49.5 cm Prints2,200 USD ($)
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Miro Lithographs,...Joan MiroArtWise33 x 26 cm PrintsPrice on request
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Street Update #154
Angie Kordic
Passionate about art, frequent visitor of exhibitions, Widewalls photography specialist and Editor-in-Chief.
After a short New Year’s break, street artists and the urban art world in general are slowly coming back in the game. Needless to say we are delighted by this fact, as we follow these creatives around the planet and admire their incredible murals painted on entire building walls. In the month behind us and during Christmas break of 2016, many of them were quite busy participating in festivals and different initiatives in all corners of the Earth, illustrating a variety of stories for us to discover and enjoy. After we have summed up the most beautiful murals of the year behind us, we continue to track down the brand new ones over on our Instagram profile, so make sure you follow us there for all the latest updates from the most renowned and talented street artists working today. In the meantime, check out what they have been doing in the past four weeks!
Liqen in Kassel, Germany
Close to the Culture district in Kassel, Germany, we can find the mesmerizing work of artist Liqen. In August 2016, the artist was invited to participate in the local KolorCubes public space project, organized by the people behind Documenta, which takes place every five years in this German city. The Spaniard created this mural titled La Ceguera (The Blindness) using acrylic paint and brush, making it look like a giant drawing.
Natalia Rak and Bezt of Etam Cru in Napa, California
In a joint effort, Polish street artists Natalia Rak and Etam Cru’s Bezt gave life to a beautiful mural in Napa, California. Entitled Knockin’ on Heavens Door, it is now part of the RAD Napa project curated by Thinkspace Gallery, after twelve days of painting together. According to organisers, the artists captured a unique glow that will ignite the imagination of those riding on the Napa wine trains, as the artwork is made right next to the railway tracks.
INTI in Arica, Chile
A port city of Arica, Northern Chile, known primarily for its surfing beaches, is now richer for a new mural by artist INTI. The Chilean artist completed a mural entitled PACHAKUTI, which depicts one of his signature characters holding a heart in one hand and a corn crop in the other. With a distinct color palette, he expressed a strong connection with the people of Arica, representing the sacred and the festive culture of Chile.
Telmo Miel in Berlin, Germany
The dynamic street art duo Telmo Miel found themselves in Berlin, where they painted a new intriguing piece under the name We’re all the same, but different. The artists have visited the capital as part of an initiative started by THE HAUS, who have gathered more than 100 local, national, and international creatives in the commercial heart of Berlin to paint soon-to-be-abandoned or demolished buildings.
Vera Bugatti in London, UK
Teratology is the name of an amazing artwork painted by artist Vera Bugatti in the Clerkenwell district of London, UK. Made during the Christmas period of 2016 in collaboration with Global Street Art, the impressive piece explores environmental issues, abnormality, and spirituality. According to the artist, ”The wall would also be an homage to artists fascinated by the study of theories linking imagination, art, and monstrous progeny, both in renaissance and in the ‘900.”
Sabek - The Omen
For the occasion of Sabek’s solo show at Swinton Gallery in Madrid, Spain, the artist painted a great wall entitled The Omen, symbolically featuring a big black bird. This has been realized as part of the 17th edition of Mind the Wall project in the Spanish capital, which typically gathers artists to paint a 30 square meter thematic wall of a building in calle San Millán at Plaza de La Latina.
Guido van Helten in Ashfield, Australia
This stunning mural by Guido van Helten painted in Ashfield, Sydney, was based on images take at The Exodus Foundation, following the artist’s visit there in late 2016. This organisation is dedicated to providing health and food services for disadvantaged, poor and at-risk people in Sydney’s west. Based a block up the street from this wall, they provide meals to hundreds of people daily. Truly captivating portraits!
INO in Athens, Greece
In a wonderfully recognizable surrealist style, artist INO once again painted an intriguing portrait on a building in Athens, Greece. Entitled Mind Control, it was created on the yard of a school that had been occupied for 23 years. It was the core of the Anarchism in Athens and now the municipalities turned it into a high school. The curious male head has a bomb instead of a brain, just waiting to explode.
Faith47 and Imraan Christian in Stellenbosch, South Africa
South African street artist Faith47 and photographer Imraan Christian teamed up for a unique collage on board work pasted to the wall of Stellenbosch. We see a photograph of a conflict taken by Christian broken down in squares which are then puzzled back together by Faith47, for a thrilling visual effect which uses original purple hues.
Felipe Pantone in Seoul, South Korea
Information Overload in an Organized Grid – this certainly sounds like something Felipe Pantone could paint – and he did, on the walls of the Daelim Museum in Seoul! The mural was commissioned as part of the upcoming exhibition Youth, and will remain as a permanent fixture on the 4-story building. The artist deemed it as the most challenging murals he has ever done, and the exhibition will open on February 8th.
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The Bruntwood Prize 2019- SHORTLIST
We’re delighted to be able to reveal the 15 new scripts by established, emerging and debut playwrights that are in the running for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.
This year’s 15 shortlisted scripts were selected from 2,561 new plays submitted to the Prize following the competition launch in January. Each playwright entered anonymously, meaning all scripts were judged on their own merit by our team of readers, with no knowledge of the writer’s background or previous experience. For the very first time, five plays from Australia and the USA are also shortlisted for the new International Award.
The Prize has a £40,000 fund available across four new categories. As well as an overall winner, who takes home £16,000, there are three further categories: The Judges Prize (£8,000), the Original New Voice for debut writers (£8,000) and the International Award (£8,000), for writers invited to enter anonymously by the Prize’s international partners.
The Bruntwood Prize 2019 Shortlist
The 10 scripts in the running for the overall £16,000 prize are as follows (listed alphabetically by surname).
black bird by babirye bukilwa
Shed: Exploded View by Phoebe Eclair-Powell
Neptune by Sam Grabiner
The European Hare by Sami Ibrahim
Glass by Jacob Kay
Salty Irina: (Retitled as ‘Title Redacted’ for the judging process) by Eve Leigh
Hares by Lee Mattinson
Ballybaile by Jody O’Neill
Akedah by Michael John O’Neill
Glee & Me by Stuart Slade
Four of these playwrights shortlisted for the overall Prize – babirye bukilwa, Sam Grabiner, Jacob Kay and Michael John O’Neill – are also eligible for the Original New Voice Award. This new prize is available to playwrights who have not had full-length play professionally produced for 12 performances or more in a professional venue. Jacob, babirye and Michael have all been shortlisted with their first full length script.
The Bruntwood Prize International Award sees five playwrights from Australia and the USA vie to be crowned winner. They are (listed alphabetically by surname):
TAMBO & BONES by Dave Harris (USA)
Pavlov’s Dogs by Emme Hoy (Australia)
untitled f*ck miss sa*gon play (srsly this is not the title) by Kimber Lee (USA)
This Land Was Made by Tori Sampson (USA)
Periods of Collapse OR Mother Russia by Lauren Yee (USA)
The shortlist is vivid, imaginative and topical, with politics, mental health, race relations and climate change just some of the themes appearing within the scripts.
Suzanne Bell, Dramaturg at the Royal Exchange Theatre, said: “I am extremely pleased to present this year’s impressive shortlist for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, which for the first time includes internal entries. It’s thrilling to see submissions growing year-on-year, and it is fantastic to celebrate the outstanding achievement of our 15 shortlisted writers who have been selected from over 2,500 entries. Theatre, as we know, is a mirror to the world. So, it comes as no surprise that many of the shortlisted plays reflect our times. From highlighting the crisis of mental health and the rise of the far right to stereotypes portrayed and enforced by the media, the 2019 shortlist represents the remarkable breadth of talent in the UK and further afield.”
Bryony Shanahan, Joint Artistic Director at the Royal Exchange Theatre and judge for the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, added: “The Bruntwood Prize engages, encourages, supports and celebrates the craft of playwriting, beginning with the phenomenal online resources on www.writeaplay.co.uk and culminating in the help each of our winning writers will receive from the Royal Exchange. New work is the way in which theatre remains alive, and a vital way in which we can reflect on the world around us. These 15 writers have bravely shared their stories with us, and it is fantastic that we can celebrate their hard work and dedication and creativity with this announcement today.”
You can find out more about each of the shortlisted plays, and their playwrights here: https://www.writeaplay.co.uk/this-years-shortlist/
Over the coming weeks, we’ll also be profiling each of the shortlisted writers daily here on writeaplay.co.uk and on the @bruntwoodprize twitter platform. Huge congratulations to each of the writers!
The winners of the 2019 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, on Monday 4th November 2019. The ceremony will be streamed live here on the writeaplay site homepage from 3pm.
On the Bruntwood Prize readers 2019
UPDATED: 17TH JUNE with new reader stats on taking on greater numbers of readers for the record 2019 entries All plays are submitted anonymously to…
The Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting LONGLIST 2019
2019 Bruntwood Prize Longlist Announced. Reaching the longlist This year we received a staggering 2,561 submissions to the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting – 35 per…
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OfficeMax, Office Depot in Talks to Merge
Anupreeta Das,
Ryan Dezember and
Ann Zimmerman
Updated Feb. 18, 2013 8:24 pm ET
OfficeMax Inc. and Office Depot Inc. are in advanced talks to merge, people familiar with the matter said, as the retailers of pens, paper and desks try to fight off tougher competition from rivals like Staples Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.
The deal is expected to be stock-for-stock, though precise terms couldn't be learned, including what percentage of a merged group shareholders of each company would own. The deal isn't done yet, and talks could still fall apart. But an announcement could come as early as this week, the people...
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Twitter to Open Indonesia Office
Social Networking Firm Hopes to Tap into Fast-Growing Emerging Markets
Twitter says it will open an office in Indonesia within the next six months, drawn to the country's 240 million people and a young population active on social media. WSJ's Ramy Inocencio asks Jakarta reporter Newley Purnell about the details.
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Aug. 28, 2014 10:31 pm ET
SINGAPORE—Twitter Inc. plans to open an office in populous Indonesia in the next three to six months, an executive said, highlighting the importance of fast-growing emerging markets as the company seeks future growth.
Twitter's Global President of Revenue and Partnerships Adam Bain told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that the office will be based in the capital, Jakarta, and will house sales and business development teams, among other staff.
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MWC 2017 – Teaching old cities smart new tricks
When you live in a city where the main street is in the shadow of a castle you can be forgiven, I think, for sometimes thinking you might be living in the past. Events like this week’s Mobile World Congress, at their best, show you the future. At time’s some of the output from MWC can feel a little trivial, an endless parade of phones with such incidental upgrades that the show stealer was the Nokia 3310 – a “relaunch” of a phone more than 17 years old. I felt that this year was a little different – this year I got some glimpses of what a Smart City powered by IoT might look like.
There has been a slow, but gradual push of IoT (the Internet of Things) into the public consciousness; helped most, perhaps, by the success of Amazon’s Alexa. It is still largely “other” though – your kettle doesn’t have Bluetooth, your fridge isn’t restocking itself, you’re using a regular key for your front door – not waving your phone at it. Like Soccer in the US IoT has felt like the next big thing year on year.
There are some practical issues for the slow burn –prosaic infrastructure problems for telecom providers in having everyone’s kettle connected up to a Cell Tower – as well as a litany of security concerns that go with the weak points in a home’s security when your toaster is wirelessly connected. Finally, in Scotland, we live in a country made of cobbled streets, roads optimised for horse and cart, the legacy of a copper wire-based telephone network.
So, MWC’s big focus on “Smart Cities” has been enlightening. AT&T has partnered with Current (a GE powered company) to replace the lighting in San Diego and Atlanta. The new LED lighting will provide some $2.4 million in energy savings, but arguably the real benefit comes in that 3200 of the new lights across the city have “sensor nodes” and provide housing for three cameras. The sensors can be used to measure, traffic on roads, and pedestrian flow on pavements, air pollution, weather and the sound (and so through a method of triangulation the approximate position) of gunshots. This gunshot detection system exists already in fact – “ShotSpotter” is already deployed in several US cities.
This sort of connectivity is particularly useful in a crisis. Intel had an impressive example of what would be possible when even that connectivity fails by demonstrating “mission critical” drones these would be deployed in crisis area and carry a cellular network with them to provide connectivity in the time of major incidents.
And while this may occasionally feel the stuff of American Sci-Fi – AT&T announced just yesterday that their next city partner would be quite close to home – Dublin – with a particular focus on the more efficient utilisation of infrastructure and assets; in a program that starts this year.
Sterlite Technologies were showcasing their work in the Indian city of Gandhinagar. A city of 206k people in Western India – which makes it similar in size to Aberdeen. There a single Central Command Centre now provides smart lighting, CCTV, A city-wide PA system, face detection and speed detection of vehicles. A 24/7 government to citizen response through mobile apps and call centres. Here to smart lighting has been installed and plays a part in a city-wide Wi-Fi network. Done and dusted and ready to go, not in x years, but now.
Connectivity makes much of this happen. And MWC focussed heavily on what would be possible in an even better-connected space. There were many demonstrations of what would be possible in a “5G” world. 5G is, somewhat unsurprisingly, the successor to 4G – long touted to be arriving by 2020. It’s the glue that that holds many of the Smart City and IoT plans together. Not just because it’s not faster by several degrees regarding megabits per second (it is, though) – but crucially it is designed with Machine to Machine connectivity in mind, and it brings incredibly small amounts of Latency – the gap between needing something to happen, and it happening. That’s why untethered robots and the next generation of autonomous cars need it – so that they can be free from requiring on-board technology and use the almost infinite super computing power in the cloud. And while 4g can bring some of this; 5G is really the herald of this new world. Especially in the sort of densely populated cities with ageing infrastructure that Scotland has – 5G enables us to bypass some of our legacy and infrastructure issues and jump ahead.
So I was disheartened to hear the Chief Executive of the Europe’s Biggest broadband provider (Mike Fries of Liberty Global – the company that owns Virgin Media) say that this wouldn’t happen anytime soon. “You can wish all you want for 5G. You can have an overwhelmingly powerful vision for it. But without the capital it’s not going to happen” and in short Mr Fries thinks the Capital simply isn’t there and that an unlikely, complicated and costly (time and money) set of mergers between companies would have to happen
Which, like Edinburgh Castle, somewhat cast a shadow over the whole thing.
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What is an Impact Bar?
Impact bars help improve the safety of vehicles in case of a collision.
Written By: Troy Holmes
Edited By: W. Everett
An impact bar is a special mechanical device that distributes the load of an impact over a wide surface area. The bar is made with a special rectangular design that forces any impacted weight to be distributed of the entire surface area of the bar. These types of bar designs are often used in safety equipment for automobile doors, bumpers, and roll cages. They are also used as weight support for conveyor belts.
Many cars and trucks include impact bars throughout the passenger compartment. These safety devices enclose the occupants with bars in the doors, bumpers, and roof. The bars make the car safer for collisions and rollover accidents.
An automobile bumper is typically based on an impact bar design. Bumpers reduce damage to the car and occupants by limiting the explosive effects of a collision. The bar has in internal rectangle cut-out area that is designed to spread the load of impact across the entire beam. This makes it easier to support heavy loads during crashes.
Impact bars are available in many types of material. The most frequently used are rubber, metal, or hardened urethane. The type of material determines the weight and distributed load the bar can support. An impact bar made from hardened urethane is considered one of the most durable because it is more resistant to wear.
Conveyor belts use impact bars under the belted surface area. This impact bar design helps distribute the load of packages and heavy material that is rolled over the conveyor belt area. These are used on assembly lines lines, in mail package facilities, and with people mover systems in large buildings or airports.
Most airports have luggage belts that transport heavy luggage from the airplanes to the baggage claim areas. These belts have impact bars under the belt area to help support the load of the luggage. Using this type of design is cost effective because it can carry large loads with less material.
The impact bar is available in many lengths and sizes. These bars are rectangular in shape and include a small cut-out area in the center of the material, which is also in the shape of a rectangle. This design makes the material more durable and lighter than solid metal because the rectangle causes the load to be distributed throughout the surface area.
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Ukrainian leader says he discussed gas contract with Putin
Posted: Nov 26, 2019 / 08:02 AM EST / Updated: Nov 26, 2019 / 08:02 AM EST
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy looks on before a press-conference during his visit in Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president says he has discussed a new contract for natural gas supplies from Russia during a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed the gas deal with Putin during Monday’s phone call. Zelenskiy said Tuesday that the deal is a priority for Ukraine and important for Europe’s energy security.
Talks on a replacing a contract expiring this year have dragged, raising fears of disruptions of Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine.
Price and debt disputes led to disruptions of Russian gas deliveries to European customers during the winters of 2006 and 2009.
Relations between Russia and Ukraine have remained badly strained since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and Moscow’s support for a separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine.
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Donald Trump Loves His Dead, Racist Dad
During the presidential debates, Donald Trump insisted the only important thing about a federal fair housing lawsuit accusing the Trump Management company of refusing to rent to blacks was that the suit ended in a settlement that admitted to "no wrongdoing." With less than two weeks to go before the election, plenty of people are coming forward to remind us that no matter how much he says that, Young Donald Trump nonetheless ran the company very much in the way his daddy, Fred Trump, taught him. And Trump was sued not just once, in 1973, but then a second time, in 1982, for failing to actually follow the consent decree that settled the 1973 suit.
Tuesday's Rachel Maddow Show offered some details on those practices, including an interview with Stanley Leibowitz, a rental agent for Trump in the 1960s, who recalled a particular instance of blatant discrimination in 1963. One black applicant had been especially persistent in calling back to check on the status of her application, and so Leibowitz asked Fred Trump what to do with it:
"Mr. Trump and his son Donald came into the office. I asked what I should do with this application because she's calling constantly and his response to me was, 'You know I don't rent to the N-word. Put it in a drawer and forget about it,'" Leibowitz, 89, told NBC News.
"Donald Trump was right alongside his father when I was instructed to do that."
This isn't exactly new news; the New York Times reported on the account of the applicant, Maxine Brown, back in August, and the New York Daily News interviewed Leibowitz about the incident in September. But this time we have Leibowitz on camera saying that Donald Trump was there nodding in agreement while his dad said "You know I don't rent to niggers."
Not surprisingly, the Trump campaign has issued two denials of the story. In reply to a specific query from the Maddow show about Leibowitz's comments, spokesperson Hope Hicks issued a statement saying only "This is total nonsense." In a separate reply to NBC's reporting on the housing discrimination cases, Hicks said in an email,
There is absolutely no merit to the allegations ... This suit was brought as part of a nationwide inquiry against a number of companies, and the matter was ultimately settled without any finding of liability and without any admission of wrongdoing whatsoever.
Now, the real problem here isn't simply that a 17-year-old Donald Trump may have stood there and nodded while his father used the N-word over 50 years ago. The real problem is that there's no evidence that Trump today sees any problem with anything his father did, from being arrested at a KKK rally in 1927 to the the way he ran the property management company all his life, or with how Donald Trump himself continued to run the company until the Department of Justice sued him -- twice -- and forced him to change his business practices. In Trump's strange mind, if he wasn't forced to admit wrongdoing, then obviously he did nothing wrong. Among other words for that, "amoral" comes to mind.
As Wonkette founder Ana Marie Cox noted on "The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell," it might be unfair to make too much of a 17-year-old Donald nodding along with his dad while he said all that, because people raised by bigots sometimes grow past their roots. The problem is that Donald Trump "has shown no sense that he's changed at all" or that he's learned anything. And no, insisting "I'm the least racist person you'll ever meet" and "there was no admission of wrongdoing" aren't exactly a demonstration that he's gotten all enlightened on race, especially when he thinks black people all live in Hell and tells his white supporters to go out and watch the polls for voter fraud. "Growing and learning are not exactly his core competencies," after all, said Cox. Plus, he sure has made a habit of proudly saying he learned everything he knows about real estate from his dad.
The new video of Stanley Leibowitz recalling how Fred and Donald Trump did business in the old days isn't the only reply to Trump's "no wrongdoing" idiocy. Hillary Clinton's campaign has released a web ad featuring Mae Brown Wiggins, another woman who was denied an apartment in a Trump complex, and who still feels the pain today. (Yes, get ready for the inevitable rightwing claims that Wiggins should just get over it, and is the real racist for holding onto her hatred of white people so long. And of course accusing Hillary Clinton of needlessly dividing America.) It's powerful stuff.
We also want to rather noisily point out that while that word tends to grab the headlines (and good god, if the alleged video of Trump saying that word on the set of "The Apprentice" were to actually exist, we'll hear nothing else but that til November 9), it's the actual discriminatory actions that should be every bit as outrageous, regardless of whether that word was flung about. Paula Deen needs to be condemned for her very recent habit of not letting black employees work the front of the restaurant or use the bathroom, even more than for using that word in the '80s.
Yes, Donald Trump's attitudes are abhorrent. But it's also not isolated to Donald Trump or to what his dad said about black renters in 1963. What's also abhorrent, and also needs to be front page news, is that Donald Trump is part of a party that sent Indiana state police to raid the office of a voter registration drive focused on increasing black registration, possibly denying the vote to 45,000 newly registered voters, shutting down the registration and GOTV efforts of the Indiana Voter Registration Project (IVRP). Conveniently, that raid came with just one week remaining before the deadline for new voter registrations.
And why was that massive raid needed? Obviously, to prevent voter fraud, because out of those tens of thousands of new registrations, Republican Secretary of State Connie Lawson said in September that her office had discovered at least ten whole applications where signatures appeared to be forged. As in most states, the people running a voter drive are not allowed to discard registration applications even if they suspect there's a problem, but must send them on to the Secretary of State's office for review. Lawson's response seems perfectly reasonable: she sent out a letter accusing the IVRP of mass criminality, reading in part,
"Unfortunately, it has recently come to my attention that nefarious actors are operating here in Indiana,” she wrote. “A group by the name of the Indiana Voter Registration Project has forged voter registrations. ... If you receive one of these applications, please contact the Indiana State Police Special Investigations."
The state police claim -- without offering any evidence -- that "hundreds" of registrations submitted by IVRF could be suspicious, and the investigation could take months. There are also reports of state police harassing IVRP canvassers, trying to intimidate them. Bill Buck, spokesperson for Patriot Majority USA, a liberal group that runs the IVRP, said,
We’ve seen nothing but partisan activity from the secretary of state, and even from the police [...] They saw that there was a very successful voter registration drive happening, and this was an attempt to shut it down.
So yes, potentially trashing 45,000 new registrants' applications over a small number of iffy applications strikes us as pretty damned bad, too. Even though Ms. Lawson -- a close ally of Mike Pence -- carefully avoided using that word.
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The Black Panther (Flipside) [Blu-Ray and DVD]
Directed by Ian Merrick, this intelligent crime drama charts the infamous killing spree which Donald Neilson, aka The Black Panther, perpetrated across England during the mid-70s, culminating in the kidnapping and murder of a 17-year old girl. Told with uncommon accuracy and refraining from any measure of sensationalism, this fascinating and disturbing film fell foul of a media-driven campaign upon its original cinema release which resulted in an effective ban.
Now newly mastered from original film elements preserved at the BFI National Archive, this impressive and powerful film is at long last made available for new audiences. The Dual Format Edition also includes Bob Bentley's intelligent 1981 short film, Recluse, which is based on reports of another real life crime, as an extra, as well as an extensive booklet with contextualising essays, full credits and original promotional materials.
Presented in both High Definition and Standard Definition
Director approved transfer
Alternative French language soundtrack, with optional English subtitles
Recluse (1981, 30 mins): Bob Bentley’s arresting short film based on real events, starring Maurice Denham and edited by David Gladwell (editor of If…. and O Lucky Man!)
Comprehensive booklet with newly commissioned essays and contributions from James Oliver, Ian Merrick and Michael Armstrong; original promotional artwork; full credits
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Perfect Answer begins several months after the events of the first film. Kurono is still fighting aliens under the order of Gantz, a mysterious giant black orb, and he is close to reaching the score he needs to resurrect his friend Kato. Outside his night time missions, Kurono continues to live his normal life, spending time with his new girlfriend Tae. Meanwhile, young pop star Eriko is being secretly ordered by Gantz to carry out assassinations, and cop Shigeta inches closer towards finding out the truth about the Gantz missions. As the missions begin to get increasingly dangerous for both the alien fighters and the general public, Kurono discovers that the endgame for Gantz is quickly approaching.
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Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency
In the 2014 election, TRS candidate Vinod Kumar won the Karimnagar seat with a margin of 2,04,652 votes.
May 15, 2019, 13:24 PM IST
Karimnagar is one of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana. The first phase of voting in 17 constituencies of Telangana ended on April 11 with 60.57 per cent of the electorate exercising their franchise. The fate of 15 candidates contesting from Karimnagar will be decided on May 23 when counting of votes takes place and the result is declared.
Karimnagar has seven assembly segments namely Karimnagar, Choppadandi, Vemulawada, Sircilla, Manakondur, Huzurabad and Husnabad. Telangana Rashtra Samiti candidates had won the 2018 Assembly election from all the seven seats.
Telangana Chief Minister Chandrashekhar Rao has won the election from this seat thrice from 2004-2009. However, in 2009, Chandrashekhar Rao fought from Mahbubnagar while TRS candidate B Vinod Kumar was in the fray in Karimnagar. He lost to Congress leader Ponnam Prabhakar who bagged 3,17,927 votes while Vinod secured 2,67,684 votes.
In the 2014 election, TRS registered came back with a bang with Vinod Kumar winning with a margin of 2,04,652 votes and Poonam Prabhakar was pushed to the second spot with 3,00,706 votes.
In Karimnagar, 72.69 per cent or 1127225 voters exercised their franchise in the last election. Of the 17 contestants who were in the fray, the deposits of 14 of the candidates were forfeited.
Battle lines have been drawn for the 2019 election, where Ponnam Prabhakar is yet again contesting on a Congress ticket against Telangana Rashtra Samithi sitting MP B Vinod Kumar. The BJP has named Banala Laxma Reddy to contest from the seat.
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Wanted in dowry case, 'absconding' BSP candidate arrested while filing nomination
The police arrested the accused after he filed the nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
New Delhi: The Bihar Police arrested Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate Navneet Himanshu Kumar, who had been absconding in two cases, from Mokama area in Patna. Navneet had arrived in Mokama along with his supporters to file his nomination on a BSP ticket for Munger Lok Sabha constituency when he was arrested by the police.
As per reports, Navneet had been on the run in a loot and robbery case and a dowry harassment case. The police arrested the accused after he filed the nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha election.
According to sources, the supporters, who had joined the accused for nomination filing, were highly disappointed after his arrest. The sources added that the police did not even let the supporters put garlands on the BSP leader after he was done filing his documents.
One of the BSP supporters, who was present at the spot said that they were dispirited after Navneet was arrested by the police.
According to headquarters DSP Md Shibli Nomani, two cases are registered against Navneet in Mokama police station and the accused had been on the run for some time. He added that the arrest was made in a joint operation by Munger Police and Mokama Police.
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Madonna in a relationship with 25-year-old dancer Ahlamalik Williams
Singer Madonna, 61, is getting serious with 25-year-old dancer Ahlamalik Williams.
Los Angeles: Singer Madonna, 61, is getting serious with 25-year-old dancer Ahlamalik Williams.
According to his father Drue, Madonna has already said she loves Williams, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Ahlamik's dad told TMZ that he has met the pop diva after she started dating the dancer. He also revealed that their relationship is already getting serious.
Drue, 59, added that Madonna welcomed him and his wife Laurie, 55, for dinner after one of her shows at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Williams senior has no issues with his son's girlfriend is actually older than him, and has a 36-year age gap with his son. He had previously hinted that they have been secretly dating for a year.
Asserting that it doesn't bother him that Madonna is older than him, he said: "Love has no age. My son is livin' la Vida Loca, and I'm just happy for him."
Drue Williams said that Madonna has invited him and his wife to watch her shows in London and France in 2020.
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[YG-LIFE] 180616 Comeback BLACKPINK Achieves ‘All-Kill’ in Music Charts, Dominates Charts in Korea·China·Japan
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BLACKPINK’s ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ achieved an ‘all-kill’ in music charts today (15th), in 2 hours since the song was released.
The title song ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ from BLACKPINK’s mini album ‘SQUARE UP’ released on June 15 at 6 PM topped 7 music charts including Melon, Mnet, Genie, Naver Music, Soribada, Bugs, and Olleh Music, as of 8 PM.
The sub-title song ‘FOREVER YOUNG’ was placed at no. 2 following the title song ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ in 6 different charts including Melon, Genie, Mnet, Olleh, Bugs, and Soribada, and was placed at no. 3 on Naver, displaying BLACKPINK’s strong presence in music charts. Other tracks including ‘REALLY’ and ‘SEE U LATER’ were also ranked high in various music charts.
By being ranked at no. 1 on music charts with the title song and gaining attention with other tracks from the album, BLACKPINK made a fabulous comeback after their 1-year vacancy period. Furthermore, the group proved their tremendous popularity by also dominating real-time searched keywords in various portal sites.
The group’s comeback gathered attention not only in Korea, but also overseas. ‘SQUARE UP’ was ranked at no. 1 on iTunes Album Charts in 13 different countries including Japan, Russia, Hong Kong, Singapore, and more. Also, the title song ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ was ranked at no. 1 on iTunes Single Charts in 7 different countries including Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and more.
Furthermore, ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ was placed at no. 1 on the K-Pop New Releases Chart in Kugou, which is one of the three largest music platforms in China. In other words, the group conquered music charts in Korea, China, and Japan.
The title song ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ is a song in a Hip-Hip genre that displays BLACKPINK’s sophistication and fierceness. The onomatopoeia ‘DDU-DU DDU-DU’ makes the song interesting for the listeners. The lyrics of the song contain symbols of chic and confident women.
By bringing waves in music charts as soon as making comeback in 1 year with a mini album containing diversified music, BLACKPINK is preparing to set another milestone in the K-Pop scene.
Source: YG-Life
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“ If you don't like satire content, probably not the place for you. ”
―LeafyIsHere
Calvin Lee Vail (born August 18, 1995 (1995-08-18) [age 24]), better known online as LeafyIsHere (or simply just Leafy), was an American YouTube commentator and comedian residing in Seattle, Washington, who made commentary and reaction videos and drama videos. Though his content was heavily criticized and soon led to his rise to fame on YouTube, he was known to popularize the gameplay/commentary format, which soon led to the popularity of similar commentary YouTubers and is still used by many channels today.
He had stopped uploading on YouTube on December 12, 2017, due to the changes of YouTube that brought down this channel and will be gone for the time being.
Although the main focuses of Calvin's videos are his commentaries, he often displays gameplay footage in the background of his videos including various different video games, though most commonly the "surf" game mode in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), as well as games such as A Story About My Uncle, [Doom, and Overwatch.
Calvin started off his YouTube channel originally posting Minecraft gameplay videos at the age of 16. He owned a ParaPVP Minecraft server to game upon, however, he made a kid angry, who ended up calling him a "butt muncher" and DDOSed his Minecraft server. Calvin, therefore, moved onto CS:GO gameplay, which helped his channel grow.
Rapid Growth & Success
In January 2016, Calvin video uploaded a video called "THE SADDEST MAN ON YouTube ", where he talked about the YouTuber known as MrBlackDarkness666, a depressed goth who always got harassed by different people, even little children, where he would tell them to kill themselves.
He saw Calvin's video as harassment, so he released a video called LEAFYISHERE GO F**K YOURSELF. In the video, he talked about how his girlfriend broke up with him because she thought that Calvin's video had a point. At the end of the video, he showed a photo of Calvin in real life, setting it on fire with a cigarette and ripping it apart, showing that he could make Calvin leave him alone.
Eventually, Calvin responded with a video THE SADDEST MAN ON THE INTERNET. In the video, Calvin said that the video on MrBlackDarkness666 wasn't intended for harassment and he apologized, but he also said that it wasn't his fault that his ex broke up with him. In the end, the two appeared on DramaAlert, where they apologized to each other.
TommyNC2010/h3h3Productions Feud
On March 19, 2016, Calvin uploaded a video titled “THE MOST HEROIC FEDORA MAN ON YouTube,” in which talked about an autistic YouTuber, TommyNC2010. Later that day, TommyNC2010 uploaded a video titled “I am getting Death Threats LeafyIsHere , why?,“ in which TommyNC2010, upset, recorded himself crying and explaining how he was getting a lot of hate and death threats from Calvin’s fans, which caused h3h3Productions to make a video about the situation (which is now unlisted).
After Calvin was receiving backlash from h3h3's rant video, he soon took down the video and uploaded an apology video appropriately titled “Apology. However, after h3h3Productions’s former rant about Calvin received over a million views, Calvin made a response video (which is now unlisted) stating that Ethan Klein from h3h3Productions tried to side with Calvin, where he shows several text messages from h3h3Productions talking negativity about the YouTuber Pyrocynical. Pyrocynical eventually made two videos addressing the situation, the latter of which titled “Let's Call it Quits #uniteyoutube.
Keemstar Feud
The first of which Pyrocynical removed. Keemstar attempted to invite both parties to DramaAlert later on to discuss the matter, but failed. Later, Ethan from h3h3 apologized for his critique of Calvin, stating that the video was "too personal" and "making it seem that Leafy was his enemy". After this, Calvin started to include a disclaimer on his videos for fans to not "witch hunt" the people/content he reviews.
On June 13, 2016, Calvin uploaded a video titled "THE KEEMSTAR AND DRAMAALERT RANT", where he talked about how Keemstar was doing "some criminal shit", which included threatening to release people's information if they criticized him. Calvin also talked about how he falsely accuses people of being a pedophile, with one such accusation making an old man cry while he was streaming on Twitch. Another point in the video was, according to Calvin, that Keemstar was being a hypocrite.
When someone informed Keemstar that Calvin was going to make a video about the false pedophile allegations, he told Calvin that if he was to make a tweet or video about him, he would release his DM'S (Direct Messages) with him. Calvin also brought up that Keemstar was invading other people's privacy and revealing their faces. On July 4th, 2016, Calvin’s YouTube channel was hacked by Twitter user PoodleCorp, who changed the video titles of all of Calvin’s videos to “hacked by twitter.com/poodlecorp".
Months after the scandal, Calvin was accused of sub botting three times. The first incident was when his and Colossal is Crazy's sub count spiked on Social Blade. However, it turned out to be a glitch. The second time was when a small YouTuber known as Ecy claimed to have evidence of Calvin being registered on a sub botting website and using it, in which Keemstar reported. After Calvin proved the information to be incorrect, Keemstar told his audience the information was wrong. However, on the third incidence, the hacker group OurMine hacked into his old Gmail and found out that Calvin made a shorter link to a sub botting website back in 2013, which he denied. Keemstar then reported on the issue. He claimed he wasn't accusing Calvin of sub botting, but did say in the video that he was on a Skype call with Calvin asking for advice after iDubbbzTV's Content Cop on Keem caused his subs to decline. He claims that Calvin's response was "Well you can bot the likes...", Calvin then made a statement about the situation, denying the accusations of him sub botting and claiming that the call between him and Keem never happened.
After Calvin's ex animator HeyWatchYourMouth spoke out against him, saying that he wasn't paying him good enough and claiming that Calvin and Grade really did backstab Keem, Calvin started getting hate and losing subs. In October of 2016, Calvin and Keemstar made their first confrontation in months in a Baited Podcast episode, with Colossal is Crazy and Tommy C STFP in the same call. Keem accuses Calvin of backstabbing him, lying about him and trying to ruin his career while Calvin denies most of the claims. Five arguments were brought up in the Baited episode, Keemstar won five, Calvin only succeeded in one and one was tied. After that Baited episode aired, Calvin gained more hate.
However, in an interview with Keemstar on October 25, 2018, Keemstar asked about the controversy of him and GradeAUnderA attacking Keemstar. Calvin said he did it for revenue.
iDubbbz Content Cop
On September 13, 2016, iDubbbzTV created a "Content Cop" video, as part of his on-going series on YouTube creators, on Calvin, criticizing his videos' content for (in iDubbbz's opinion) having a bad format and overall low quality with repetitive jokes. He also played several existing jokes on Calvin, such as referring to Calvin as a cyberbully and mocking the size of Calvin's chin, with these jokes either being combined or used interchangeably, and in satirical nature, to mock Calvin's claim that his videos are "satire", while using the type of jokes Calvin would make in his commentary videos (such as mocking a part of his appearance which the individual can not control), which iDubbbz in play also depicted satire by its true form and definition.
After iDubbbz's video, Calvin's subscriber-count began to fall drastically and eventually, according to SocialBlade, caused Calvin to lose 2,000 subscribers per day. Many, however, believe iDubbbz wasn't directly involved in this despite his popular video and Calvin's audience was slowly noticing subconsciously how repetitive Calvin's content was and was gradually starting to lose interest before he jumped in. iDubbbz was simply the last little push the audience collectively needed.
On October 2, 2016, HeyWatchYourMouth uploaded a video titled, "The Real LeafyIsHere". In the video, HeyWatchYourMouth accused Calvin of not giving a shoutout, proper payment, or credit, when he worked on Calvin's videos. He also accused Calvin of telling him to make videos on H3h3Productions, and why Calvin and GradeAUnderA attacked Keemstar. The video that HeyWatchYourMouth made was later deleted.
On October 9, 2016, Calvin apologized to HeyWatchYourMouth for not giving enough credit or a shoutout, and lost thousands of subscribers daily, as well as having his viewership decline rapidly after the drama.
Inactivity
Calvin has not uploaded since December 12, 2017. His last video was, "this video will make you cry..."[1] and he has mentioned in the video that he hasn't been consistent in uploading because he never was motivated to upload. A YouTuber, known as NFKRZ, made a video about Calvin not uploading. NFKRZ did say that Calvin might've given up on YouTube and set for life because Calvin has '3 million dollars'. NFKRZ also said Calvin is no longer uploading because he isn't active on Twitter anymore, but Calvin did mention that his Twitter got hacked[2] and was unable to get back in it again because it was locked. It was also mentioned by WildSpartanz that Calvin isn't passionate about YouTube anymore and decided to quit.
On June 20, 2018, a YouTuber by the name EmpLemon uploaded a video by the name "Leafy Was Here". In the video, Lemon goes on to explain Calvin's YouTube career, from the beginning to the downfall. The video got a lot of attention, getting over two million views. After Lemons video, people started using the term LeafyWasHere instead of LeafyIsHere because of Calvin's inactivity.
Keemstar Interview
On October 18, 2018, Keemstar of DramaAlert posted on Twitter stating that he was going to interview Calvin.[3] and then uploaded a teaser for the interview on the 24th.[4]
Then, on October 25, 2018, Calvin made his comeback in an interview with Keemstar on October 25th.[5] When asked about what he's been up to, he says that he has been doing investments, which could mean that he's had some form of activity in the stock market like online trading for example.
At 13:45 in the interview, Keemstar brought up the beef that happened between them and asked Calvin why he and GradeAUnderA backstabbed him. Calvin replies: "...AdSense was at an all-time high, but... and I can only speak for myself, obviously," basically admitting that he lied and did it for views and money.
Possible Comeback
In October 2019, Leafy changed his subbox from having other YouTubers to one account called Crisp with the caption "LITTLE SISTER" above it. He's actually Leafy's younger brother. Afterwards, YouTubers started theorising that Leafy might come back with his brother.
Calvin’s fanbase, who often called themselves "Reptilians" or "The Reptilian Brotherhood", was known to often spam videos and channels with comments such as "hiss" and "nice shirt" — mostly on videos that Calvin talked about. Around the time when Calvin's channel was first gaining rapid popularity
LeafyIsHere’s videos with their titles changed by the hacker
, many of Calvin's fans spread the phrases "Hissss" and "Leaf a Like" on multiple websites attracting the attention of large amounts of internet users. Multiple YouTubers, and even the infamous hacker group "Lizard Squad" (known for hacking PlayStation Network and Xbox Live on multiple occasions), once tweeted "hiss" to Calvin multiple times, which caused “hiss” to become an inside joke on Calvin’s channel.
Calvin has once collaborated with RiceGum.
Calvin is one of the most profane YouTubers on the site, swearing almost every 10 seconds in all his videos.
Calvin met Billy the Fridge.
In most of Calvin's commentaries, he begins the clip which he is reacting to with saying “pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-play that s**t!”
Some of Calvin’s fellow YouTuber friends include: Pyrocynical, Colossal is Crazy and GradeAUnderA.
There is a channel called Leafy Radio that contains all the songs Calvin uses in his videos (Calvin does not own the channel).
In a video released on September 28, 2016, titled "MAN GIVES UP ON LIFE AND GIVES AWAY HIS OWN EYEBALLS TO TINDER GIRL" Calvin reveals that he lives in Seattle. This contradicts previous knowledge of him living in Utah. This is restated in videos discussing Billy The Fridge, where Calvin says he ate at the chicken place Billy was standing next to.
Calvin has stated in a video that he is 5'9" and in another video in order to stop rumors/allegations by some fans that he is not a midget/very short, he stands up in front of the camera to show his height.
Calvin's channel was hacked by PoodleCorp, in which after the incident Calvin had to re-title all his videos (or was backed-up by YouTube).
In the video "Please Help Me... (Facecam)", Calvin uses the Professor Oak Research lab Theme from Pokemon Red and Blue as the background music for the prologue/skit.
Calvin has collaborated with YouTuber Luna a few times.
Due to Calvin mentioning a lot of people in his videos, some of his fans started to unsubscribe the second he uploaded due to him "ranting" about them. Calvin's videos' comment sections were brutal due to mass amounts of flame wars in the comment sections between Calvin and a person he mentioned.
Calvin was known for cracking anime jokes. His most common were pronouncing "Na-ru-toe" "nuhh-rue-toe"
PewDiePie mentioned Calvin from the game called "Gang Beast #6" he says "Hey everyone, Leafy here and I'm gonna kill myself." and got hit by a train, meaning it was just a joke.
Note the following dates are according to SocialBlade.com and web.archive.org, the dates may vary by about 1 day, and if you live outside of North America the dates may vary by up to 2 days due to the Time Zone Difference.
500 subscribers: December 20, 2011
1,000 subscribers: February 15, 2012
5,000 subscribers: July 3, 2012
10,000 subscribers: November 30, 2012
25,000 subscribers: April 14, 2015
50,000 subscribers: July 6, 2015
100,000 subscribers: August 15, 2015.
200,000 subscribers: September 10, 2015.
300,000 subscribers: October 7, 2015.
400,000 subscribers: October 29, 2015.
500,000 subscribers: December 23, 2015.
600,000 subscribers: January 7, 2016.
700,000 subscribers: January 18, 2016.
1 million subscribers: February 8, 2016.
1.1 million subscribers: February 15, 2016.
1.3 million subscribers: March 6, 2016.
1.4 million subscribers: March 12, 2016.
1.8 million subscribers: April 4, 2016.
2 million subscribers: April 9, 2016.
2.1 million subscribers: April 12, 2016.
2.5 million subscribers: May 3, 2016.
2.7 million subscribers: May 15, 2016.
3 million subscribers: May 27, 2016.
3.1 million subscribers: June 2, 2016.
3.3 million subscribers: June 12, 2016.
3.8 million subscribers: July 5, 2016.
3.9 million subscribers: July 10, 2016.
4 million subscribers: July 15, 2016.
4.4 million subscribers: August 8, 2016.
4.5 million subscribers: August 16, 2016.
4.8 million subscribers: September 11, 2016.
Below 4.8 million subscribers: October 6, 2016.
Below 4.7 million subscribers: November 16, 2016.
Below 4.6 million subscribers: December 21, 2016.
Below 4.5 million subscribers: February 12, 2017.
Below 4.4 million subscribers: April 30, 2017.
Below 4.2 million subscribers: September 19, 2019
Video View Milestones
1 billion views: July 28, 2017
LeafyIsHere and Billy the Fridge
LeafyIsHere and Keemstar
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qANnv39B3aE
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH-9xfosu4A
↑ https://twitter.com/KEEMSTAR/status/1052908058765119491
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tzyxltAYwQ
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpdK79WVd_M
Wikitubia Hall of Fame
LeafyIsHere is recognized by the Wikitubia community as one of the best on YouTube!
This page was created on January 21, 2016 by Chemistawee.
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ZURICH CHESS
results & games
about & venue
GM Vladimir Kramnik
GM Hikaru Nakamura
GM Vishy Anand
GM Alexei Shirov
GM Levon Aronian
GM Anish Giri
Boris Gelfand
Rapid round 2: Anand on fire, Nakamura stays in touch
Written by Marc Lang
The 2nd round of the Zurich Chess Challenge again saw some fantastic fighting games on a very high level. Indian Viswanathan Anand scored his second victory in a row and thus made perfectly clear that, after his loss to Nakamura in the Armageddon decider last year, he's all ready to go for the tournament victory again.
Morozevich - Gelfand: An adventurous draw
The first game of the Morozevich - Gelfand Exhibition match started along well-trodden paths: Queen to b3 was the variation Moro chose to overcome Gelfand's Grunfeld defense. Not a bad choice, as the position very soon became complicated.
Rapid round 1: Anand draws first blood
The Zurich Chess Challenge 2016 has started with three exciting games and one winner: The Indian Viswanathan Anand outplayed Armenian Levon Aronian in a seemingly calm Four Knights' Game, that suddenly came to live when white allowed his pawn structure to be damaged, but in return got a strong knight on f5, the open f-file and an attack.
Hikaru Nakamura dominates the opening blitz
The tournament's favorite Hikaru Nakamura made his ambitions to win the competiton again perfectly clear with a convincing victory in the Opening Blitz that was held to determine the starting numbers and colors for the Rapid. Even a loss in the last round against Indian Viswanathan Anand couldn't stop the "H-bomb" from finishing clear first with 3,5 out of five.
Opening ceremony about to begin
The opening ceremony of the 2016 Zurich Challenge will start at 6 pm with, among other, a musical performance of three famous musician:
Ilya Gringolts will play the Stradivari and is, according to Financial Times, "one of the most inspirational violinists today". He's born in 1982 in St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) Gringolts and studied violin there with Tatiana Liberova and Jeanna Metallidi. Afterwards, he attended the Juilliard School, and studied violin with Itzhak Perlman for 3 years.
Gringolts is currently on the music faculty of the "Zürcher Hochschule der Künste". In addition to the modern violin, he has a continued commitment to period-instrument performance. He founded the Gringolts Quartet in 2008 and plays first violin in the quartet. Gringolts plays the "ex-Kiesewetter" Stradivarius violin, loaned to him by the Stradivari Society of Chicago.
Boris Andrianov is also one of the most gifted Russian musicians of his generation. He has gained his reputation thanks to his successful performances at: the XIth International Tschaikovsky Competition (Moscow, 1998) - the third prize and a bronze medal; International Cello Antonio Janigro Competition (Zagreb, Croatia) - the first prize and all the special prizes. Andrianov's talent was recognized by well-known musicians, such as Mstislav Rostropovich and Daniil Shafran who said:"Boris Andrianov is probably one of the most talented cellists of Russia at present."
Since 2005 Boris plays on Montagnana cello from Russian State Collection.
Dmitry Illarionov is one of the most talented guitarists of modern Russia, who, despite his youth is already being called "a virtuoso of extra class." He was born in 1979 in Chisinau. At the age of seven years began studying classical guitar. According to Illarionov, this passion has come "by itself" as a family of musicians has never been.
Illarionov is the winner and laureate of numerous international competitions in the USA, Spain, Poland, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Russia. These include the Grand Prix in the VI International Promotional Competition "Guitar Talents' Review" (Gdańsk, Poland - 1999) and the title of "The Greatest Hope" in the "Tenth Gdańsk Meeting of Guitarists"; First Prize and Prize of Public in the VIII International Guitar Competition in Coria (Spain - 2004); First Prize in the Russian International Guitar Competition - "Guitar in Russia" in Voronezh (Russia - 2002).
Zurich Chess Challenge 2015
SG Zurich Jubilee 2009
SG Zurich Club Homepage (German)
Russian chess
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VERENIGING VAN AIRBORNE-VRIENDEN Lankelaar 19 - 5737 ES Lieshout
Veteranen-verhalen / Veteran Stories
Veteran stories of Arthur H. Bittner, veteran of "A" Company of the 326th Airborne Engineer Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division
(By Geurt van Rinsum)
(klik om te vergroten/ click to enlarge)
It was in the early nineties that I went to Son, near Eindhoven in the South of the Netherlands.
Keep in mind, that this is about eighty kilometers from where my wife and I live.
There was a large horse riding stable at the edge of the former Drop Zone in Son where the 101st Airborne Division had jumped on September 17th, 1944, about sixty kilometers behind the German frontline.
The Division had to secure the bridges in the roads along which the ground troops would drive up from Belgium.
When I was there, there was a meeting with Dutch people and a group of about 200 veterans and relatives, who had just come from the States for a revisit to Holland.
We had to pick up a veteran there, who would be guest of my cousin, on whose Father’s farm the veteran had been during the war.
My cousin could not speak English, so he asked me to accompany him and translate and also when the veteran was at his home.
My cousin lives in the village named Slijk-Ewijk.
You need to know, that the Americans called Slijk-Ewijk “Slikkie Wikkie” because of pronunciation difficulties with the Dutch language.
My cousin and I were with our wives and the veteran was sitting at a table, when another veteran took a seat at our table.
His name was Sergeant Arthur Bittner and he asked us where we were from.
I told him: "From the Island".
His answer was: "There I’ve had the most emotional experience of the whole wartime!"
And that must have hurt him deeply, because he was also with the Marines in Pearl Harbor, when the Japanese strafed that harbor, as he later told us.
And he had already had some tough experiences in the fighting in Normandy and the Eindhoven area as an infantryman.
When those infantrymen came to the Island, they had already lost 35 percent of their original strength.
He told me: "One day I was on patrol with some men.
But for some reason I was at some distance behind another patrol member.
When I walked along a burned-out farm, I heard some noises from the underground cellar of that farm and thought that it would be Germans who were hiding there.
I pointed my gun at the small window of the cellar and yelled that they had to come out.
But they didn’t do this immediately.
And we already had the experience with the Germans, that when they did not came out immediately or waved a white flag in such circumstances, that they did not want to surrender but rather fight.
And, because I was in fact alone on the spot, I was very nervous and with a lot of tension.
Then I saw something move in the dark cellar and just wanted to pull the trigger, when a small boy appeared.
And I had almost shot him!
That broke my nerves.
I started to cry and was very emotional.
The other buddies of my group who had seen or heard that something was going on came back, stood around us, and tried to give me some courage again.
But I had collapsed into a wreck!
Anyhow, after a while they went further on patrol.
I went back to Slikkie Wikkie with that boy and took him to our kitchen where he was given delicious food and candy.
Then I brought him home at the only small shop in Slikkie Wikkie.
The name of that boy was Henk Balfoort, and he had two brothers.”
After telling me this story, Bittner showed me a picture of that boy.
That picture said nothing to me, because I did not recognize the boy in it.
He asked me if I could find that boy.
(Note Geurt van Rinsum: Breaking nerves happened more often to soldiers who had been trough very fierce fighting with tension and also the loss of many good comrades.)
I could respond to this story immediately.
I knew the boy of that shop in Slikkie Wikkie well, because I had attended evening school with him for two winters.
And I knew for a fact, that he was the only son of the shop owner during the war and that he owned that shop himself now.
His name is Teun Coenen.
Also, I knew the family names in the Island very well.
I went from door to door after the war in several of the Island’s villages.
The family name Balfoort was not from the Island at that time, surely not in the area West of Nijmegen.
But in our village Zetten there was an organization that owned about ten fairly large buildings, in which all kind of girls lived with the caretakers of these buildings.
And in our village a gardener to one of those buildings lived, and his last name was Balfoort.
He was not originally from the Island.
I knew that he had two sons, a little older than me, and the first name of one was Henk and the oldest was Bram!
But just because we had so many large buildings in our village, all occupied by Command Posts of Regiments, Battalions and Army hospitals, every day we got ten times more Germans shells than the surrounding villages.
One day in one of those buildings there were American officers in a conference, when a shell hit the conference room, and six men were killed at the spot.
For that reason, most of the people who did not have to stay necessarily, because they had cattle or a shop or such, had fled to the surrounding villages.
I told Bittner all of this and said that I probably knew the boy he was looking for, was Henk Balfoort.
I also told him that the owner of that shop during the war was named Coenen, and that he only had one son, Teun, whom I knew very well.
But also that Henk Balfoort, and his older brother Bram, already had passed away, and their wives too.
And also that neither of them had children.
Further, Henk Balfoort had married his next door neighbor’s daughter and I knew the whole family.
I explained that I was thinking that Henk Balfoort, who lived in Zetten, probably had fled to Slikkie Wikkie like many other people from that area.
When we went back to the Island, we drove to Slikkie Wikkie, and we asked the shop owner, Teun Coenen, what he knew about it.
He said; "Sure, I can remember that, but Henk Balfoort and his brother Bram were cousins of mine and because of the danger in Zetten, their parents had fled to us in Slikkie Wikkie.”
It was like I had thought and I did have to do any more research to Henk Balfoort whom Bittner had met, anymore.
So, end of the story.
One of the following days the group of veterans came to the Island, and I told Bittner what Teun Coenen had told about his cousins.
But remember, my first conversation with Bittner happened near Eindhoven, eighty kilometers from where we lived, and seventy kilometers from Slikkie Wikkie and I lived about ten kilometers from Slikkie Wikkie.
So, the first Dutchman Bittner talked to about Henk Balfoort, me, lived that far away from where it had happened, and ten kilometers from Slikkie Wikkie. I could tell him all this right away, in detail, with the remark that he could end his research to the Balfoort family.
He did not believe me, which I can understand, but he did not tell me this.
I can imagine that he thought: “This man wants to appear important.”
About three months later I received a letter from the owner of a factory in Son.
In the letter, the owner mentioned that Bittner had asked him to do some research to Henk Balfoort.
This man had telephoned to all the Balfoort families that he could find in the phonebook along the so-called “Hell’s Highway-“ route, the corridor from Belgium to Arnhem in 1944, including Nijmegen, explaining about Bittner's experience in Slijk-Ewijk.
He had not found one Balfoort in the Island!
He had received Henk Balfoort's picture for his research.
The letter went on describing what I had told Bittner but that he did not believe me.
I wrote the man back, that the case was as hard as a rock.
I later received a phone call from him in which he asked if he could come over to talk, and we made an appointment.
I later talked about this with my Mother and she said: “Do you remember the couple that lived next to our cherry orchard?
They have also passed away, but that woman was a sister of Henk and Bram. A son of that couple still lives in Zetten.”
I did not know that, because that lady was older and already married when I was young.
I went to that man who had to call Henk and Bram ‘Uncle’.
He had inherited the photo album of his Uncle Henk, and in it was the same picture that Bittner possessed.
I was amazed!
Well, when the man from Son came to our appointment, I showed him the same picture of Henk that he had.
I also told him that I knew where Henk had lived, where I had lived during the war and where my neighbor’s daughter had lived, who had married Henk.
So, in all, I presented a very convincing case.
The man from Son wrote this all to Bittner, from whom I received a letter.
In it Bittner apologized to me a thousand times for not believing me.
In the letter was a twenty dollar bill to cover cost I had made.
He was really thankful.
After this, I have met Bittner twice.
This story is not finished yet.
After the war, Bittner claimed that he was the soldier in a famous photograph taken at the edge of the former Drop Zone in Son.
This particular photograph was taken by US Army photographer Tech/5 Jones.
In 1994 the Dutch postal services selected this picture for a special 50th Anniversary stamp.
I am a stamp collector myself and therefor very interested in this story.
Arthur Bittner told me that he was the soldier in the photograph but research conducted by Dutch historian Karel Margry, proved otherwise.
Because it was certain that Jones took his photograph on the 17th 0f September 1944, and Bittner's unit arrived by glider on the 18th, it had to be a soldier from the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment; Private First Class Park H. Appler of "G" Company.
In 2004, the Airborne Friends, used this photograph on a commemorative tile with no date, but the wish to "Remember September.... forever!"
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Are the Japanese Stealing Kimchi?
Is it true that Japan is making a Japanese version of the Korean Kimchi? I heard that the Japanese are calling it Kimuchi and hailing it as part of their own culture.
The Korean previously explained that Korean nationalism drives many Koreans to truly stupid lows, like having a testosterone-fueled rage over women's figure skating or brutally killing pheasants with a hammer. But among the many different instances of nationalism-induced stupidity, this "kimuchi" thing might be the stupidest. Allow the Korean to state this as clearly as possible: this is a non-issue over which only the dumb people are worked up.
Yes, the Japanese are making kimchi. They call it "kimuchi", in an attempt to pronounce "kimchi" in Japanese. And kimuchi tastes different from kimchi, because the Japanese make it in their style. This is what happens the world over -- food travels, changes, and gets a different name.
Unfortunately, one can be a nationalist, or one can be a nationalist and a dumbass. And when the nationalists who are also dumbasses see the Japanese making kimuchi and let their paranoia run wild -- "Oh noes, the Japs are stealing our food! Now I'm going to have to write hateful shitpile on the Internet!" Never mind the fact that there is absolutely none, no indication that the Japanese intended to steal "kimchi" and claim it to be their own.
Recall that the Korean is writing this as an insane Korean food purist. He thinks that 95 percent of "Korean restaurants" in the U.S. do not deserve the descriptor "Korean." He thinks most of Seoul's restaurants serve cattle feed. But not even the Korean is insane enough to think that the Japanese are somehow trying to steal kimchi. The Korean might not recognize the Japanese imitation of spicy pickled vegetables as kimchi, but he is not delusional enough to think that the Japanese are trying to steal something.
(Aside: the Korean did lose his shit when a fancy restaurant near Seattle served "prawn kimchee salad" that had nothing that even remotely connected the dish to being a kimchi -- no salted vegetables, no fermentation, no spice, just prawn and arugula salad with some kind dressing. It was delicious, but it was not kimchi.)
The bad thing about dumbasses is that if there are enough of them, people who should know better cater to them. (See, e.g., extended warranty programs, Michelle Bachmann.) In this instance, the prime culprit is the newspapers that are quite content to manufacture a controversy. So we have articles like this -- in Korea's most-read newspaper, no less -- that try to play the same game with makkeolli (Korean rice wine) one more time by pointing out that Japanese breweries are now producing their own version of makkeolli, named "matkoli." (Again, the Japanese pronunciation of the same word and not renaming.) The article is a bald appeal to stupidity: "The Japs are trying to steal makkeolli by pronouncing it 'matkolli'! Just like they tried to steal kimchi with kimuchi! To arms, Korean people!"
But the more interesting part of the article is the comments, which are overwhelmingly critical of the article for being "narrow-minded", "alarmist", "filled with inferiority and victim complex," etc. Elsewhere in Korean Internet, the reaction is about the same. Dumbass nationalism in Korea may create a lot of sound and fury, but at the end of the day, most Koreans recognize them to be stupid.
Posted by T.K. (Ask a Korean!) at 9:48 PM
Norma 9/07/2011 11:46 PM
Well written. I mean it's like saying Koreans have stolen pizza because they call it 피자 (pronounced pija) and put sweet potatoes on top of it. (as long as I've lived in Korea I will never enjoy that flavor, although I adore Korean food...I'm kind of a purist). It's called globalization, or I guess, to be more precise, glocalization
The difference girl is that they are saying that kimuchi is japanese we koreans dont say 피자 is korean another example would be tacobell thats taco in the usa but thats more close to tostada and they dont call that american right? Thats the difference
mhc121 4/20/2017 4:24 PM
They pronounce it 피자(pija) because there is no "zz" sound in the Korean language. So when u hear a Korean say I'm going to the jew(zoo), they're not being racist.
Chika Anene 9/08/2011 1:34 AM
Nicely written. I suppose people should be happy that their food is so good that others are actually willing to copy them instead of getting upset about it. ^^
My mom always told me that I should be happy whenever someone is copying food I've made, because it actually means they are complementing me by wanting what I have.
" I heard that the Japanese are calling it Kimuchi and hailing it as part of their own culture."
Yea, totally agree with AK... What the hell does 'hailing it as part of their own culture' even mean? It's pickled cabbage. Exactly what are the japanese doing with their veggies?
Sounds like someone's trying to start trouble. Ha. Nice try.
Gravel 9/08/2011 7:48 AM
Huh. In the same vein, I'd be interested in your response to this article:
http://host.madison.com/entertainment/dining/article_a15a9e3e-d26d-11e0-bc26-001cc4c002e0.html
Erika 9/08/2011 12:15 PM
...Lolwut. Japanese folks do realize that kimuchi is derived from Korean kimchi. Enough so that super right wing nationalist assholes in Japan refuse to eat it lest they be tainted by the Koreanness of it :P
The irony, of course, is that the Japanese nationalist assholes love claiming that Koreans are always claiming parts of Japanese cultures as their own and saying they originated in Korea. Lol. It's almost hilarious how similar their attitudes are!
In Japan there are Japanese forms of a lot of "outside" foods -- curry, which is very different from Indian curries, pan (bread), hamburger steak, etc. Every other country that has traded with other countries does the same exact thing. Just look at sushi in the US -- a lot of it is very different from "real" Japanese sushi!
Digirati 9/08/2011 1:54 PM
Gravel, Japanese shōchū and Korean soju might have both evolved from Chinese shaojiu but they certainly are not the same thing today. Soju and shōchū taste so different I wouldn't characterize them as the same drink.
Digirati,
Jinro sold in Japan tastes a lot like shōchū. Jinro is one of the most popular shōchū brands in Japan.
Also, soju/shōchū probably didn't come from the Chinese. It probably came from the Mongols, who in turn got it from the Persians.
Some Japanese have invented an interesting story that they got shōchū from the Thais. Silly Japanese nationalists so paranoid that they concocted a story that totally bypassed the Korean connection (even as a mere intermediary).
Gravel 9/09/2011 2:12 PM
Thanks; I knew shochu was different, but hadn't realized that Jinro in Japan was different than Jinro in Korea (although it makes sense).
Jin 9/11/2011 3:57 PM
lolz. Dammit, I miss kimchi.
Socially Extinct 9/12/2011 12:08 AM
I guess you're not a big fan of SoCal hybrid crap like kimchi pizza, kimchi quesadillas or Kalbi tacos.
Kimchi is actually quite revolting. It's like injecting garlic juice into your arteries.
This reminds me of the BBQ wars in my area. You have Texas BBQ, Memphis BBQ, St. Louis BBQ and South Carolina BBQ.
Who cares, eat what you like. Have you tried Taiwanese kimichi? I am glad the U.S. is not the only country to worry about theses silly things.
My thoughts exact.
I read this article today and recalled the story I read recently about the origins of the "Korean" grape that is so popular in the Korean markets. I think the Japanese refer to that grape as the Kyoho grape since it originated in Japan. I don't see the Japanese people freaking out that people sometimes refer to this grape as a "Korean" grape. At the end of the day, why do the Koreans care so much that the Japanese are making their own form of kimchi? Food is food and isn't imitation the best form of flattery?
On that note, what about the Chinese kimchi that is served at Korean-Chinese restaurants in America? This form of kimchi is distinctively different than its Koren counterpart. Why has no one made a big deal out of that?
Just dropping my two cents for the day...
JJ 11/16/2011 4:45 PM
no people.. u guys are wrong.
what japan actually was trying to do is like... they make their own burger and just name it McUdonaldO (that's how japanese people pronounce McDonald), then tell the world that it's not american. it's from JAPAN. get it?
chanjongjung 5/25/2012 6:10 PM
Edward. I don't know you but I love you (i like how you know random things)
The answer to this, Koreans are paranoid that Japan is stealing their culture (i mean in world war 2, the Japanese government attempted to destroy korean culture by burning books and killing educated men)
However, this matter is more focused on trading issues and koreans were upset that Japan was copying korean food and selling it to the world market. (same thing japan did with everything else like cars and stuff [americans back then were also went to "truly stupid lows, like having a testosterone-fueled rage over women's figure skating or brutally killing pheasants with a hammer." so i really dislike the rude tone that the author of this blog is writing. the hate is natural and expected when people steal your market.])
Than,all countries in the manufacture and sale of food of other countries to steal?
Incidentally, I`m Korean, Living in japan.
Japanese DO NOT THINK kimchi is japanese food.
Korans sense of victimization is Just.
Leed 4/14/2013 9:51 PM
Ok, it seems like people in this thread seems to think that Korean victim complex is the issue but i have different perspective as a Korean guy. Unlike pizza or bugger, kimchi has not been known to the world until recently. Therefore it is important to introduce kimchi correctly in every aspects which might including the way of making, 'correct' taste, etc. It might seems very fussy but Americans were also very careful when they market their culture around the world during 70s and 80s. The first impression is very important and Koreans certainly do not want the world to misunderstand the taste of kimchi as Japanese kimuchi. Some people might not give shit about it as long as it taste good but Koreans see kimchi as culture rather than food. And the culture and tradition must not be misinformed. Am i being too patriotic?
Firstly, I agree that some of the comments I've seen made by over-nationalist Koreans are overly stupid and over-reactive. But I do not agree with the part where you compared this event with food-travel, mistranslations etc. I, myself, is not a nationalist either. In fact I have to keep my mouth quiet sometimes while working in Korea sometimes. -_-; I work in international relations and to be perfectly honest, this is bad diplomacy, and just generally rude to another culture.
If this was swapped in the disfavour of the Japanese, or of any other nation that specialises in cuisine as a symbol of culture, it would have been taken badly just as much.
Firstly, you cannot compare this with western culture: It might not work with many generalized western foods such as pasta, since the western world rarely focuses on cuisine as a representative of culture....(as western cuisine has too ambiguous of origins)- some I can think of is Fish and Chips and Paella- but these countries do not emphasise food as much as the Koreans and the Japanese do.
Let me put it this way:
.......... I guess if 10 years ago, Koreans took the word "sushi" and called it "Sooshi", slapped some korean apple cider instead of japanese mirin for the vinegar value in the rice mixture...slapped on a piece of Korean "ho-eh" (raw fish cut that are differently cut to Japanese sashimi) and thennnnnn marketed it so to the world market for the first time as "Sooshi" before "sushi" was even known to the world... I'm pretty sure the Japanese would have reacted very badly as well.
It doesn't seem so clear anymore does it?
twinklilystar 3/22/2014 2:42 PM
I don't understand the great pride Koreans have in their food when in fact, a lot of it was influenced by either Japan or China anyway. Gimbap or really was a kind of "Sooshi" influenced by the Japanese-- of course Koreans will argue they've eaten Gimbap from the dawn of Korean history, but the truth is their seaweed wrapped foods were not anything like the sushi-like rice encased wraps the the Japanese created. There are countless dishes that Koreans are nationalistic about but truly originate elsewhere. Jajongmen from the Chinese also comes to mind.
Yes japanese don't freaking out because we don't steal their food. They try to steal Kimchi then put the label Made in japan who else not mad about this.
Kimchi is fermented food and kimuchi is not. Kimchi has long story to put the name in Unesco. Until unesco say Kimchi is from korea, japan try many things to make kimchi belong to japan. They were claim in 1988 when korea announced kimchi is a korean food and 1993 when bill clington visit japan they put Kimchi on the dinner table as a japanese food. I thinl normal people call kimchi or kimuchi is not important but japan government very annoying korea and steal the kimchi and culture. we have a culture we make kimchi all togather and share before winter as cabbage doesn't grow in winter season. It is also on the unesco. So if you know the story now you know why korean people upset about this.
Korean didn't steal it from Japan. It is absolutely opposite!!!! In the history, and food in the Korea there are many evidences that Korean made kimchi first!!! ( u can find more information through Internet). UN also claimed and allowed the kimchi and kimchi culture that Korean made.
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