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World of Tanks Blitz is a tank simulator game, where players will be able to choose any WWII tank they like and fight with other players. World of Tanks Blitz was created in 2014 by Wargaming Studio. In fact, the original World of Tanks game was released much earlier (in 2010), but developers decided to create the game with faster gameplay especially for iOS and Android. Now, you can download World of Tanks Blitz for iOS, Android, Windows 10, and Mac OS platforms. Let's see what is so special about the game, and what are the differences between two almost identical parts.
Graphics – 3/5
As for the mobile game, graphical effects are not bad. But the game was ported for other platforms, and the graphics have not been changed much. The tanks are nicely detailed, but the environment is not. For example, you will see many blurred constructions while playing. The trees do not look real either. Nevertheless, even weak computers can run World of Tanks Blitz.
Gameplay – 4/5
World of Tanks Blitz is a multiplayer game, where you will have to team up with other players. Matches in this game much faster than in the original game. They last only 7 minutes. Developers also changed the maps. Maps are small, so it will not take too much time to travel from one side of the map to another. The maximum number of players in one game is 14, 7 players in each team. To win the match, you have to destroy all the enemy tanks or capture the neutral spot.
While playing, you will see the number of eliminated tanks at two top corners. The mini-map is located next to the list of eliminated tanks. You can see the timer at the top of your screen. The game also shows you how many HP (health points) you have. You can see your ping in the bottom left corner.
Controls – 5/5
To move the tank, tap and hold the virtual joystick, which is located on the left side of your screen. To look around, you can just swipe with your finger. To fire, tap the “fire” button, which is located on both the left and right sides of your screen. You can also tap the “binoculars” icon to zoom-in and thoroughly explore the location.
As for the PC controls, they are almost the same as in the original WoT game. Use WASD to move, LMB to shoot, and RMB to zoom-in/out/It is comfortable to play World of Tanks Blitz.
Replay Value – 5/5
It is really interesting to play World of Tanks Blitz because matches here do not last long, and you can easily play it with your friends. There are a lot of tanks, and it will take time to unlock them all. You will spend a lot of time playing this game, especially if you are a fan of tank simulator games.
World of Tanks Blitz has a lot of in common with the original WoT game, but here developers decided to reduce the time of the matches, make maps less big, and decrease the number of maximum players in a match. The graphical effects are not great, but they are not awful either.
We recommend you to download World of Tanks Blitz. WoT Blitz is a great choice if you are looking for the fun action game. Thank you for paying attention to this World of Tanks Blitz review.
Pros : Free to download;
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A lot of tanks.
Cons : Graphics are not great.
Controls 5.0
Replay Value 5.0
Average : 4.3
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Political parties, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and their affiliates have ramped up spending on social media ads ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
With 103,700 ads in library (in the February 19-May 4 period), Facebook received Rs 22.85 crore from political parties and their affiliates for posting political ads on this platform.
The BJP alone spent Rs 3.68 crore and the Congress Party Rs 9.2 lakh. If we add affiliates, the BJP has spent over Rs 14 crore on Facebook and the Congress party over Rs 75 lakh.
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NBA Draft Preview Series – The Sixers Didn’t Trust The Process
by cthaw24 on June 21, 2017
Well, the first card of the 2017 NBA draft has been played. As I previously suggested, the Celtics traded down and maximized the value of the first overall pick. Realizing the Celtics had no obvious holes to fill on their roster trader Danny Ainge saw the opportunity to get the player he was targeting all along and add to Boston’s absurd trove of assets. While there is much debate over who the top overall prospect is, there is a clear cut ELITE class of players that have separated from the rest of the pack. Ainge recognized the slim difference at the top between Markelle Fultz, Lonzo Ball, Josh Jackson, Jayson Tatum, and De’Aaron Fox. To add one of these talents, no matter which one, and land future first round picks in the process is quite the haul. In fact, Boston may trade down again with Sacramento, stay in the top 5, and pick up even more assets in the process.
But I digress. This isn’t a Danny Ainge dick sucking piece, lord knows there’s been more than enough of those lately. Instead I turn my focus to the team that now finds themselves at the top of the draft, the Philadelphia 76ers. At the beginning of General (Manager) Sam Hinkie’s tenure, new owner Josh Harris promised that Hinkie would be given the longest leash in NBA history to conduct one of the most daring experiments the league had ever seen. AND THUS, THE PROCESS WAS BORN.
AND IT WAS GLORIOUS! The more losses the Sixers piled up, the more the Philadelphia faithful rejoiced. On its surface it seemed ass backwards but the logic was undeniable. A proven way to alter a franchise trajectory is to pick up that franchise changing player through the draft. So Hinkie took that thinking to its logical conclusion, blew up Philly’s roster and built through the draft. And just before that process began to bear fruit, and after Hinkie had fully stocked the Sixers war chest, the Process was cut off at its knees. The NBA power players pressured the 76ers ownership to fire Hinkie who departed with a now legendary resignation letter.
This past season all the handwringing and criticism of The Process faded into the background as Joel Embiid became the living embodiment of everything Sam Hinkie believed in. Dario Saric is the frontrunner for Rookie of the Year and the 2016 #1 overall pick Ben Simmons is gearing up for the start of the 2017 season.
While this should be good news, it unfortunately gave the Philly brass a false sense of security that they were only a few pieces away from truly contending. So Jerry & Bryan Colangelo traded the Lakers 2018 #1 or Sacramento’s 2019 #1 (if the Lakers finish between 2-5 the Sixers keep that pick and convey the Kings pick instead) to move up to draft Markelle Fultz.
Fultz may turn out to be a phenomenal player and reminds me of a young Damian Lillard. He has the look of an elite scorer with the ability to score and effortlessly shoot off the dribble. He possesses A+ athleticism and can blow by his defender and yam on the center all in one motion.
The problem I have with this trade doesn’t have to do with Fultz’s potential, just that there are 4 other elite prospects in this class that all possess similar ceilings to Fultz. Beyond that, I’m hearing all this dumb talk about how Fultz is a perfect “fit” for the Sixers. While that may be true on paper, when you’ve selected in the top 5 for what seems like 100 straight years you don’t prioritize things like “fit”. Embiid has huge health concerns (as does Simmons to a lesser extent) and even the most “sure” prospects don’t always work out. To maximize your chances to hit on a star you keep as many lottery tickets as possible, and if they all work out then you have a great problem on your hands.
Quite simply if you’re a Sixers fan this trade should make you nervous because Sam Hinkie would never, ever, EVER, have made it. And so, for every cute Simmons cat raise or Embiid’s Process declarations, the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t Trust The Process.
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Axon collateral ( Cajal, 1899 ) : A branch of an axon trunk that is typically thinner than the trunk and arises at a roughly right angle. First pointed out by Deiters (1865, Tab. 1, Fig. 1-b; see Van der Loos, 1967, p. 44), Golgi (1873) established their existence with his black reaction and noted their roughly right angle of origin (he called them branches or side fibrils); apparently named by Cajal (1899, p. 329, "collaterals of axons"). A short form is collateral (Waldeyer, 1891).
Dendritic spine ( Cajal, 1899 ) : A short thin extension from a dendrite (His, 1889) that typically comes off at roughly a right angle. The extension may or may not have a swelling on the end; when it does, the swelling (spine head) is typically postsynaptic. They were discovered and named spines by Cajal (1888, p. 4, "espinas" in Spanish) and named dendritic spines by Cajal (1899-1904, vol. 1, Fig 14); also see Peters et al. (1991, p. 92), Alvarez & Sabatini (2007).
Nerve terminal ( Cajal, 1899 ) : Synonym for axon terminal (Barker, 1899); term used for Golgi material by Cajal (1899, p. 67).
Terminal ( Cajal, 1899 ) : A general term that refers to an axon terminal (Barker, 1899) and/or synapse-of-passage; its characteristic feature is a slight rounded swelling that is presynaptic; Cajal used for Golgi material, p. 67.
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Voyager radio science observations of Neptune and Triton
G. L. Tyler, D. N. Sweetnam, J. D. Anderson, S. E. Borutzki, J. K. Campbell, V. R. Eshleman, D. L. Gresh, E. M. Gurrola, D. P. Hinson, N. Kawashima, E. R. Kursinski, G. S. Levy, G. F. Lindal, James Lyons, E. A. Marouf, P. A. Rosen, R. A. Simpson, G. E. Wood
The Voyager 2 encounter with the Neptune system included radio science investigations of the masses and densities of Neptune and Triton, the low-order gravitational harmonics of Neptune, the vertical structures of the atmospheres and ionospheres of Neptune and Triton, the composition of the atmosphere of Neptune, and characteristics of ring material. Demanding experimental requirements were met successfully, and study of the large store of collected data has begun. The initial search of the data revealed no detectable effects of ring material with optical depth τ≳0.01. Preliminary representative results include the following: 1.0243×1026 and 2.141×1022 kilograms for the masses of Neptune and Triton; 1640 and 2054 kilograms per cubic meter for their respective densities; 1355±7 kilometers, provisionally, for the radius of Triton; and J 2=3411±10(×10-6) and J4=-26 -20+12(×10-6) for Neptune's gravity field (J2 and J4 are harmonic coefficients of the gravity field). The equatorial and polar radii of Neptune are 24,764±20 and 24,340±30 kilometers, respectively, at the 105-pascal (1 bar) pressure level. Neptune's atmosphere was probed to a pressure level of about 5×105 pascals, and effects of a methane cloud region and probable ammonia absorption below the cloud are evident in the data. Results for the mixing ratios of helium and ammonia are still being investigated; the methane abundance below the clouds is at least 1 percent by volume. Derived temperature-pressure profiles to 1.2×105 pascals and 78 kelvins (K) show a lapse rate corresponding to "frozen" equilibrium of the para- and ortho-hydrogen states. Neptune's ionosphere exhibits an extended topside at a temperature of 950±160 K if H+ is the dominant ion, and narrow ionization layers of the type previously seen at the other three giant planets. Triton has a dense ionosphere with a peak electron concentration of 46×109 per cubic meter at an altitude of 340 kilometers measured during occultation egress. Its topside plasma temperature is about 80±16 K if N2+ is the principal ion. The tenuous neutral atmosphere of Triton produced distinct signatures in the occultation data; however, the accuracy of the measurements is limited by uncertainties in the frequency of the spacecraft reference oscillator. Preliminary values for the surface pressure of 1.6±0.3 pascals and an equivalent isothermal temperature of 48±5 K are suggested, on the assumption that molecular nitrogen dominates the atmosphere. The radio data may be showing the effects of a thermal inversion near the surface; this and other evidence imply that the Triton atmosphere is controlled by vapor-pressure equilibrium with surface ices, at a temperature of 38 K and a methane mixing ratio of about 10-4.
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Tyler, G. L., Sweetnam, D. N., Anderson, J. D., Borutzki, S. E., Campbell, J. K., Eshleman, V. R., ... Wood, G. E. (1989). Voyager radio science observations of Neptune and Triton. Science, 246(4936), 1466-1473. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.246.4936.1466
Voyager radio science observations of Neptune and Triton. / Tyler, G. L.; Sweetnam, D. N.; Anderson, J. D.; Borutzki, S. E.; Campbell, J. K.; Eshleman, V. R.; Gresh, D. L.; Gurrola, E. M.; Hinson, D. P.; Kawashima, N.; Kursinski, E. R.; Levy, G. S.; Lindal, G. F.; Lyons, James; Marouf, E. A.; Rosen, P. A.; Simpson, R. A.; Wood, G. E.
In: Science, Vol. 246, No. 4936, 01.01.1989, p. 1466-1473.
Tyler, GL, Sweetnam, DN, Anderson, JD, Borutzki, SE, Campbell, JK, Eshleman, VR, Gresh, DL, Gurrola, EM, Hinson, DP, Kawashima, N, Kursinski, ER, Levy, GS, Lindal, GF, Lyons, J, Marouf, EA, Rosen, PA, Simpson, RA & Wood, GE 1989, 'Voyager radio science observations of Neptune and Triton', Science, vol. 246, no. 4936, pp. 1466-1473. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.246.4936.1466
Tyler GL, Sweetnam DN, Anderson JD, Borutzki SE, Campbell JK, Eshleman VR et al. Voyager radio science observations of Neptune and Triton. Science. 1989 Jan 1;246(4936):1466-1473. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.246.4936.1466
Tyler, G. L. ; Sweetnam, D. N. ; Anderson, J. D. ; Borutzki, S. E. ; Campbell, J. K. ; Eshleman, V. R. ; Gresh, D. L. ; Gurrola, E. M. ; Hinson, D. P. ; Kawashima, N. ; Kursinski, E. R. ; Levy, G. S. ; Lindal, G. F. ; Lyons, James ; Marouf, E. A. ; Rosen, P. A. ; Simpson, R. A. ; Wood, G. E. / Voyager radio science observations of Neptune and Triton. In: Science. 1989 ; Vol. 246, No. 4936. pp. 1466-1473.
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AU - Borutzki, S. E.
AU - Campbell, J. K.
AU - Eshleman, V. R.
AU - Gresh, D. L.
AU - Gurrola, E. M.
AU - Hinson, D. P.
AU - Kawashima, N.
AU - Kursinski, E. R.
AU - Levy, G. S.
AU - Lindal, G. F.
AU - Lyons, James
AU - Marouf, E. A.
AU - Rosen, P. A.
AU - Simpson, R. A.
AU - Wood, G. E.
N2 - The Voyager 2 encounter with the Neptune system included radio science investigations of the masses and densities of Neptune and Triton, the low-order gravitational harmonics of Neptune, the vertical structures of the atmospheres and ionospheres of Neptune and Triton, the composition of the atmosphere of Neptune, and characteristics of ring material. Demanding experimental requirements were met successfully, and study of the large store of collected data has begun. The initial search of the data revealed no detectable effects of ring material with optical depth τ≳0.01. Preliminary representative results include the following: 1.0243×1026 and 2.141×1022 kilograms for the masses of Neptune and Triton; 1640 and 2054 kilograms per cubic meter for their respective densities; 1355±7 kilometers, provisionally, for the radius of Triton; and J 2=3411±10(×10-6) and J4=-26 -20+12(×10-6) for Neptune's gravity field (J2 and J4 are harmonic coefficients of the gravity field). The equatorial and polar radii of Neptune are 24,764±20 and 24,340±30 kilometers, respectively, at the 105-pascal (1 bar) pressure level. Neptune's atmosphere was probed to a pressure level of about 5×105 pascals, and effects of a methane cloud region and probable ammonia absorption below the cloud are evident in the data. Results for the mixing ratios of helium and ammonia are still being investigated; the methane abundance below the clouds is at least 1 percent by volume. Derived temperature-pressure profiles to 1.2×105 pascals and 78 kelvins (K) show a lapse rate corresponding to "frozen" equilibrium of the para- and ortho-hydrogen states. Neptune's ionosphere exhibits an extended topside at a temperature of 950±160 K if H+ is the dominant ion, and narrow ionization layers of the type previously seen at the other three giant planets. Triton has a dense ionosphere with a peak electron concentration of 46×109 per cubic meter at an altitude of 340 kilometers measured during occultation egress. Its topside plasma temperature is about 80±16 K if N2+ is the principal ion. The tenuous neutral atmosphere of Triton produced distinct signatures in the occultation data; however, the accuracy of the measurements is limited by uncertainties in the frequency of the spacecraft reference oscillator. Preliminary values for the surface pressure of 1.6±0.3 pascals and an equivalent isothermal temperature of 48±5 K are suggested, on the assumption that molecular nitrogen dominates the atmosphere. The radio data may be showing the effects of a thermal inversion near the surface; this and other evidence imply that the Triton atmosphere is controlled by vapor-pressure equilibrium with surface ices, at a temperature of 38 K and a methane mixing ratio of about 10-4.
AB - The Voyager 2 encounter with the Neptune system included radio science investigations of the masses and densities of Neptune and Triton, the low-order gravitational harmonics of Neptune, the vertical structures of the atmospheres and ionospheres of Neptune and Triton, the composition of the atmosphere of Neptune, and characteristics of ring material. Demanding experimental requirements were met successfully, and study of the large store of collected data has begun. The initial search of the data revealed no detectable effects of ring material with optical depth τ≳0.01. Preliminary representative results include the following: 1.0243×1026 and 2.141×1022 kilograms for the masses of Neptune and Triton; 1640 and 2054 kilograms per cubic meter for their respective densities; 1355±7 kilometers, provisionally, for the radius of Triton; and J 2=3411±10(×10-6) and J4=-26 -20+12(×10-6) for Neptune's gravity field (J2 and J4 are harmonic coefficients of the gravity field). The equatorial and polar radii of Neptune are 24,764±20 and 24,340±30 kilometers, respectively, at the 105-pascal (1 bar) pressure level. Neptune's atmosphere was probed to a pressure level of about 5×105 pascals, and effects of a methane cloud region and probable ammonia absorption below the cloud are evident in the data. Results for the mixing ratios of helium and ammonia are still being investigated; the methane abundance below the clouds is at least 1 percent by volume. Derived temperature-pressure profiles to 1.2×105 pascals and 78 kelvins (K) show a lapse rate corresponding to "frozen" equilibrium of the para- and ortho-hydrogen states. Neptune's ionosphere exhibits an extended topside at a temperature of 950±160 K if H+ is the dominant ion, and narrow ionization layers of the type previously seen at the other three giant planets. Triton has a dense ionosphere with a peak electron concentration of 46×109 per cubic meter at an altitude of 340 kilometers measured during occultation egress. Its topside plasma temperature is about 80±16 K if N2+ is the principal ion. The tenuous neutral atmosphere of Triton produced distinct signatures in the occultation data; however, the accuracy of the measurements is limited by uncertainties in the frequency of the spacecraft reference oscillator. Preliminary values for the surface pressure of 1.6±0.3 pascals and an equivalent isothermal temperature of 48±5 K are suggested, on the assumption that molecular nitrogen dominates the atmosphere. The radio data may be showing the effects of a thermal inversion near the surface; this and other evidence imply that the Triton atmosphere is controlled by vapor-pressure equilibrium with surface ices, at a temperature of 38 K and a methane mixing ratio of about 10-4.
U2 - 10.1126/science.246.4936.1466
DO - 10.1126/science.246.4936.1466
JO - Science
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Wrestling ranked second in nation
By The Echo December 7, 2017 December 7, 2017
By Ryan Moore, Editor-in-Chief
As always, the wrestling team finds themselves near the top of the national rankings early in the season. The Auggies are ranked No. 2 in the nation behind long-time foe Wartburg. The team finds itself in this ranking after successful starts at the Auggie-Adidas Open, Augsburg’s home invitational on Nov. 18, and a home dual against St. Olaf on Nov. 21.
At the Auggie Open, the Auggies wrestled their way to four individual titles in the Gold division. Junior Sam Bennyhoff won at 133 lbs. Senior Sebastian Larson won his division to give a triumphant start to his Senior season; in the title match, Larson beat the No. 5 ranked wrestler in Division II. Sophomores Ryan Epps and Lucas Jeske took home the individual titles at 157 and 165 lbs., respectively.
Jeske is the nation’s top wrestler in his weight class, and Bennyhoff and Epps are both ranked fifth nationally.
A few days later, Augsburg continued their historic MIAC dominance by defeating St. Olaf 42-9 in a dual. Bennyhoff is 5-0 on the season after his performance in the dual. Junior Mike Hayes pinned his opponent in 1:31 to help out the Auggies, and Junior Alex Wilson followed up the performance by Hayes with a pin in just 57 seconds. Senior Bryce Zdanovec made it three pins in a row as the Auggies dominated St. Olaf.
The team will next be in action on Dec. 2 at the Candlewood Suites Duals hosted by UW-La Crosse.
This article first appeared in the Friday, December 1, 2017, Edition of The Echo.
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You are the one to serve as a catalyst for change.
The Devil Quick and Easy deck © U.S. Games Systems, Inc.
Watch Now: The Tower Video
Learn the meaning of The Tower Tarot card in under a minute!
In practically all renditions of the Tower card, disaster is striking or has just struck. The demons of madness and despair are released from ancient hiding places, and nature conspires with human failings to destabilize a society. The upheaval is collective and impersonal. Let us remember these images were created for the educated nobles and clergy -- reminding them that they have the most to lose if the hierarchy is toppled.
Lightning is a fitting karmic payback for the guilt of those whose fortunes come from the exploitation or abuse of others. A modern subtitle might be "revolution," indicating that through drastic social change, oppressed people can find renewed hope of better times. The Tower experience comes like a flash of lightning to topple the hierarchy of the old order, after which everyone can have a fresh start on a more equal footing.
The Tower card reversed suggests that the drama is over. All the leaning towers have fallen. Leave behind the issues and emotions that caused this to happen.
Ask yourself what you can do now that the options of your past are closed. As you pick yourself up and begin again, you will find renewed energy for your next significant endeavor.
With the Tower card, think of yourself as an agent of transformation. This self-sacrificing role is likely to create stressful situations. Your vision shows you that a radical change has already been unleashed by forces much larger than mere mortals, and therefore you are no longer resisting.
Now you may be at the forefront, acknowledging and accepting the bracing presence of the future bursting in on the present. Try to mediate the harsher parts of the changes as they unfold, so the most vulnerable are the most cushioned. Acknowledge yourself, as well as the others in your life, who are offering their resources to usher in a better future.
The Tower card in all decks.
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Current Pediatric Reviews
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Giuseppe Buonocore
Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine
University of Siena
Biography of Giuseppe Buonocore
Prof. Giuseppe Buonocore, full professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the University of Siena, Italy, is internationally recognized for his research on neonatal diseases, oxidative stress, and early identification of the newborn at high risk of brain damage. He is Director of the Unit of Pediatric Neonatology at the University Hospital of Siena, Italy, and Chairman of Pediatrics at the School of Specialization in Pediatrics & Neonatology, Dept. of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena. He was the president of ESPR and UENPS. He is involved in the coordination of numerous wordwide clinical trials. Prof. Buonocore is author of 914 publications (H-Index: Citations: 7593 IF: 637,597): 3 books and 27 book chapters; 273 peer review international scientific papers and 611 presentations at International Conferences and National Meetings. Co-Editor of “Neonatology” a worldwide sold textbook, included by Springer among Major Reference Works.
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Current Pediatric Reviews Journal was launched in 2005. Dr. Giuseppe Buonocore serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
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Minutes, Nauvoo Legion Committee of Revision, 26 January, 2 and 10 February 1844
Nauvoo Legion Committee of Revision, Minutes,
, Hancock Co., IL, 26 Jan., 2 and 10 Feb. 1844, approved by JS, 14 Feb. 1844; handwriting of
; docket in handwriting of James Ure; two pages; Nauvoo Legion Records, CHL.
Page [1]
Proceedings of the Committee of Revision of the Nauvoo Legion
January 26 1844. Committee met at the Lodge Room. Present
Gen [Wilson] Law
26 Feb. 1806–15 Oct. 1876. Merchant, millwright, land speculator, farmer. Born in Ireland. Son of Richard Law and Ann Hunter. Immigrated to U.S. and settled in Springfield Township, Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, by 1820. Moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co....
Gen [Charles C.] Rich
21 Aug. 1809–17 Nov. 1883. Schoolteacher, farmer, cooper. Born in Campbell Co., Kentucky. Son of Joseph Rich and Nancy O’Neal. Moved to Posey Township, Dearborn Co., Indiana, ca. 1810. Moved to Tazewell Co., Illinois, 1829. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ...
Cols [Stephen] Markham
9 Feb. 1800–10 Mar. 1878. Carpenter, farmer, stock raiser. Born at Rush (later Avon), Ontario Co., New York. Son of David Markham and Dinah Merry. Moved to Mentor, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1809. Moved to Unionville, Geauga Co., 1810. Married Hannah Hogaboom, before...
Gen [Albert P.] Rockwood
9 June 1805–25 Nov. 1879. Stonecutter, merchant, prison warden. Born in Holliston, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Luther Rockwood and Ruth Perry. Married Nancy Haven, 4 Apr. 1827. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Brigham ...
Col [Hosea] Stout
Col [John] Scott
6 May 1811–16 Dec. 1876. Joiner, farmer, military officer. Born in Armagh, Co. Armagh, Ireland. Son of Jacob Scott and Sarah Warnock. Immigrated to York, Upper Canada, ca. May 1819. Moved to Trafalgar, Halton Co., Upper Canada (later in Oakville, Regional...
The committee proceeded to making its own bye laws. after which it passed the following Resolutions to wit
1. That the Brass and Martial Bands of music attached to the Nauvoo Legion be and are hereby disolved and also all laws relative thereto are hereby <repealed>
2. That each Company shall be supplied with not less than two nor more than four, appropriate musical instruments, and each Regiment in the first Cohort a trumpet and each Regiment in the 2nd Cohort with a Bass drum at the expense of the Legion.
3 That the Commander of each Regiment be authorised to retain sufficient means in his own hands to defray the <necessary> expenses of the same and buy the prescribed instruments for his Regiments.
4. That this Committee adjourn sine die.
H Stout
Secty
The Committee of Revision met according to previous notice at the Lodge Room. Present
[John D.] Parker
22 Nov. 1799–26 Feb. 1891. Farmer, wainwright. Born in Saratoga, Saratoga Co., New York. Son of Abel Parker and Mary Davies. Served in War of 1812 as teamster in General John E. Wool’s company, 1813–1814. Married Harriet Sherwood. Moved to Galway, Saratoga...
. The Committee proceeded to the examination of the Revized Laws as prepared for the press and made the following amendments.
That the Resolution exempting the Judge Advocate of the Legion from officer drill be and is hereby repealed
That the Resolution authorizing any collector of fines to apply for a garnishee be amended by striking out the word “or” <after the word proper>
That the 40th section be amended as follows by adding the <words> [“]and fifty cents” after the words one dollar
That the 3 Section be amended by striking out the words “a Chief Musician”
That the 6 section be amended by striking out the words “one drummer and one fifer” and adding in the place thereof the words “and not less than two nor more than four appropriate musicians.”
Sec 23 amended by striking out the words “the Chief Musician” also the words “and musicians belonging to the Band” also the words “or any member of the Band.”
that the 43 Section be amended so as to read as follows That each Collector of fines be required to give bonds, with approved security to the Paymaster of the Legion (or Regiment as the case may be) to twice the amount of the fines which are put into their hand. for collection, before entering upon the duties of their office
Sec 32 amended by adding after the words “where a Lieutenant Colonel or a Major shall preside,[”] the following words [p. [1]]
Gen Wilson Law
Gen Charles C. Rich
Cols Stephen Markham
Gen Albert P. Rockwood
Col Hosea Stout
Col John Scott
1. That the Brass and Martial Bands of music attached to the Nauvoo Legion be and are hereby disolved and also all laws relative thereto are hereby repealed
3 That the Commander of each Regiment be authorised to retain sufficient means in his own hands to defray the necessary expenses of the same and buy the prescribed instruments for his Regiments.
John D. Parker
That the Resolution authorizing any collector of fines to apply for a garnishee be amended by striking out the word “or” after the word proper
That the 40th section be amended by adding the words [“]and fifty cents” after the words one dollar
Sec 32 amended by adding after the words “where a Lieutenant Colonel or a Major shall preside,” the following words [p. [1]]
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Australia - Motorcycle rider pulled over three times in one hour...
Written by Digits
Sometimes the motorcycle urge is simply too hard to resist with an apparent ‘biker bug’ leaving one Australian rider arrested and police baffled.
Last Friday police in New South Wales Australia caught a man allegedly riding an unlicensed and unregistered motorcycle between the cities of Wyong and Gosford. He was pulled over a total of three times within an hour for the same offense.
The forty-three year old rider was first stopped while riding a Suzuki motorcycle and issued tickets for being an unlicensed rider, using an unregistered motor vehicle and using an uninsured motor vehicle.
When he was stopped a second time, police issued a court attendance notice.
It appears police had enough, arresting him when he was stopped for the third time, within an hour and arrest the unnamed rider and charged.
As for the motorcycle that seemingly brought on all the riding passion? It was seized by police and has been forfeited.
Officials kickstart Motorcycle Awareness Month
Written by Asia
Over the next thirty days or so, riders will find themselves the center of attention as different states around the nation launch safety campaigns aimed at drivers, raising the awareness of motorcycles on the country’s roads and highways.
May is officially the month for motorcycle awareness and while many riders will welcome the attention, others including many safety advocates, will publicly wonder why more isn’t done the other eleven months of the year by more to help the most vulnerable commuter on America’s roads.
Even with ‘National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month’ being the officially designated month for motorcycle safety, some states seemingly make the slightest of efforts. Fortunately for riders however, others use May to highlight their ongoing efforts to reduce motorcycle fatalities.
Such is the case with the California Highway Patrol who along with state officials, have a robust highway safety program including motorcycles.
Hell's Angels Named in Federal Indictment, New York
The federal indictment accuses three Hell’s Angels members of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering activity and two others with being accessories to an assault after the fact.
The four arraigned Friday in Rochester all pleaded not guilty.
Police arrested 59-year-old Robert Moran Jr. at his home on Algonquin Terrace early Friday morning. William Hochul, the U.S. Attorney, says the Rochester Hell’s Angels clubhouse is right across the street.
The crime that Moran, James Henry McAuley, Gina Tata, Timothy Stone, and Richard Riedman are accused of taking part in dates back to May 31, 2006.
"Moran is alleged to have repeatedly struck a victim in a certain bar over the head and body with this baseball bat,” said Hochul. “All of the defendants in this count are accused of participating in this act of racketeering violence in order to increase their membership or their status within the organization itself."
"There were some phone calls made before the assault occurred and the assault occurred due to the fact that a patron at this particular bar, which is referenced as Spenders or what was then Spenders, 1600 Lyell Avenue, had threatened the Hell’s Angels, or threatened a Hell’s Angels member in general and that precipitated the attack,” said Brett Harvey, the assistant U.S. Attorney.
Moran, Tata, and Riedman are being held in the Monroe County Jail pending a detention hearing Monday. McAuley is already in prison serving time on a separate crime. Stone was released with conditions.
McAuley is a longtime member of the Hell’s Angels. In 2008, he was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering. Authorities said he conspired to murder members of the Kingsmen motorcycle club in Fulton. The Kingsmen were allegedly trying to establish a chapter in Hell’s Angels territory.
Rock Show Fundraising Event Benefitting the Victims and Family Members Involved in the October Saddletramps Motorcycle Accident
April 22, 2011 (San Diego, CA) – A rock show and fundraising event will be held at the Ramona Mainstage from 6:00pm until 9:30pm on Saturday the 21st of May, 2011. Local bands Given Life and Internationally famed rockers, Cage9, have committed themselves to raising $10,000 in charitable donations to help recover and rebuild the lives of the victims and families involved in the October fatal crash involving the Saddletramps Motorcycle Club. Ramona Mainstage is an all age’s venue and is located at 626 Main Street in Ramona, CA 92095. Advance purchase tickets for the benefit show available online at: http://www.ramonamainstage.com/
Given Life is a Southern California based, progressive hard rock group. They have written 40 original songs together with 12 recorded on their original recording titled ‘These Days’. The band brought in producer Fred Archambault (Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, The Confession) for the recording sessions on their new self-titled CD. Regarding the new lead single “Can’t Wait to be You” —It’s a sarcastic statement directed at those who shall remain nameless who’ve achieved success via ill gotten gains, stepping on the little people. After all, you reap what you sew.” — Ryan Holmes, Vocalist for Given Life
“Given Life has a very hard hitting, high energy rock sound that reminds me of Saliva and Static X. His voice and the way they play remind me tremendously of TOOL. If old school metal (and not talking to you people who think Poison was metal) is your bag and the current scene is something you look toward then I would really have to suggest checking out Given Life. If I have to rank it I'll have to give it a very solid 9.5/10”. — Michael Johnson of HOT INDIE NEWS .com
Cage9 opens up for Ozzy Osbourne at the Figali Convention Center in Panama, this week. USA Today— “the initial impact could cause whiplash, but this Panamanian rock band makes great use of subtlety too, like the layered guitars and the falsetto that kicks in just when you expect a scream.” “Hearts & Stars” can be heard on the latest version of the video game “MX vs. ATV Untamed.” The quartet can also be heard in the soundtrack of WWE Stone Cold Steve Austin’s new move “The Condemned,” in the trailer for the “Dukes of Hazzard” movie, as well as on FX’s “The Shield,” “American Pie: Band Camp,” and Stephen J. Cannell’s thriller “Demon Hunter.” Cage9 has performed on cable & satellite G4’s “Attack of the Show,” subscribed to by over 55 million households nationwide.
The band has been mentioned in Campus Circle, Hits, Music Connection, Skinnie Magazine and Billboard, as well as in Rolling Stone (Latin America) where Cage9’s last E.P. received a cool 3.5 star review. Radio playlists spinning Cage9 include L.A.’s “World Famous” KROQ, Phoenix’s KEDJ, (where “Hollywood Car Crash” was the featured song for a week), XM & Sirius Satellite Radio and more. Cage9’s Spanish song “Solo Fue” hit 1 on Panama’s top FM station Radio Mix in February. Currently serving as the main guitarist for Powerman 5000, Cage9’s singer/guitarist Evan Rodaniche landed the band as opener for PM5K’s last big U.S. Tour in March, playing in both bands nightly. Cage9 has also gigged with Seether, Buckcherry, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, Wes Boreland’s Black Light Burns, Madina Lake, Ice T’s Body Count, Adema, Cheap Trick, ex-Pumpkin James Iha, Godhead, Smile Empty Soul and toured from Europe and Japan, to the U.S. and Central America.
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COP BEATING LAS VEGAS CITIZEN FOR VIDEOTAPING HIM CAUGHT BY SAME VIDEO!
MITCHELL CROOKS' BOOKING PHOTO. LAS VEGAS METRO COP BEAT HIM FOR LAWFULLY VIDEOTAPING COP!
YET ANOTHER COP CAUGHT BRUTALIZING A CITIZEN FOR EXERCISING HIS RIGHT TO FREELY VIDEOTAPE FROM HIS OWN PROPERTY.
THE LINK TO THE VIDEO HAS BEEN TAKEN DOWN FROM SEVERAL WEBSITES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT EAGER TO HIDE THIS BLATANT POLICE BRUTALITY FRO THE PUBLIC.
AFTER VIEWING THE VIDEO, ASK YOURSELF WHO REALLY DESERVES A GOOD BEATING HERE???
MANY WOULD RESPOND THE LAS VEGAS COP IN THIS VIDEO COULD SURELY USE A GOOD OLD FASHION BEAT DOWN!!!
FOR VIDEO CLICK HERE.
FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT VARIOUS POLICE BRUTALITY & POLICE MISCONDUCT CASE AROUND THE COUNTRY CLICK HERE.
Las Vegas Police break man's nose for video taping them from his own property
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las vegas police beat Mitchell Crooks for video taping - broke his nose, injured his ribs, kicked his camera, arrest him, charge him... charges have been dropped
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More Marines Eligible for TBI Purple Heart
by Chris Carroll
WASHINGTON -- It’s no longer necessary for Marines suffering from mild traumatic brain injuries to have been knocked unconscious to qualify for a Purple Heart, a retroactive change that could affect thousands of troops who have served in battle since Sept. 11, 2001.
Under a new fleetwide instruction, Marines who retain consciousness after a concussion may receive the medal if diagnosed by a medical officer as not fit for full duty “due to persistent signs, symptoms, or findings of functional impairment for a period greater than 48 hours from the time of the concussive incident.”
TBI, which has been called a “signature wound” of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, is often caused by blasts. In its mild form, it can result in nausea, dizziness, speech problems and loss of coordination. Recent research suggests any form of TBI may cause clinical depression in 30 percent of sufferers.
The instruction notes that the damage caused by mild TBI can be serious and lasting: “In the more severe cases of [mild TBI], the level of inflammation may result in irreversible damage to brain tissue with long-term impairments to brain function.”
About 29,000 Marines have been diagnosed with TBIs since the 9/11 attacks, of which more than 22,000 are classified as mild. Only 9,473 have received Purple Hearts over the same period, according to Marine statistics.
”Marines have always rated a Purple Heart for TBI or mild TBI if there was a loss of consciousness,” said Marine spokeswoman Maj. Shawn Haney. “This expands on that, and broadens the category ... to say you don’t necessarily have to be unconscious.”
Throughout the military, about 202,000 troops have been diagnosed with TBI since 2000.
According to a 2010 Defense Department report to Congress, the Marine Corps was the only service that had specified loss of consciousness as the threshold for requiring medical treatment for combat brain injuries. Only injuries that require medical treatment are eligible for a Purple Heart.
DE - Biker boss suspected in Bögerl murder.
Police in the Czech Republic have arrested the German boss of the feared Bandido biker gang suspected of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of banker’s wife Maria Bögerl, media reported Friday.
Austrian daily Krone reported that the biker boss, Marvin R., was arrested at the beginning of April in the Czech city of Budweis. He was wanted in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, the United States and South Africa on multiple charges of kidnapping extortion and at least one murder.
About a dozen crack special operations police raided a warehouse in the early morning on the outskirts of Budweis and grabbed Marvin R., 55, who had been hiding out there for months.
Marvin R. is believed to have been behind the kidnapping of Maria Bögerl, 54, and the subsequent botched extortion attempt, the paper reported. Bögerl’s body was discovered in woods near her home in the Heidenheim region of Baden-Württemberg last year, several weeks after she was kidnapped.
She was abducted from her home on May 12. A subsequent attempt to hand over €300,000 failed, and her body was found not far from the hand-over spot, on June 3.
Marvin R. was wanted in Austria in connection with a similar case – the botched kidnapping of the wife of a local bank branch manager in the Mühlviertel region of Upper Austria in September last year.
Two men rang the doorbell at the family home, posing as beggars and, when the 61-year-old wife answered, they tried to hustle her into the house. However, the woman screamed at the top of her lungs and the men fled.
INDIA - Bikers' gangs still active, cops promise action..
ALLAHABAD: The police have started an exercise to identify bikers gang operating in city areas. These gangs, police said, are involved in crimes like chain-snatchings and loot.
In the past one and a half months, at least 13 cases of chain- and purse-snatching and loot have been registered in the police records here. Policemen, specially those posted at Georgetown, Dhoomanganj, Kareli, Colonelganj, Kotwali, Khuldabad, Shivkuti, and Daraganj, have been asked to identify such gangs and crack down on them.
On Tuesday, two motorcycle-borne miscreants had looted the gold chain of a woman and escaped from the spot unchallenged.
While police claim to rein in these gangs soon, women, who are often the soft targets of these criminals, want action and not assurance. Police said recently five snatchers were arrested who spilled the beans about the modus operandi of the bikers' gangs.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-27/allahabad/29478289_1_bikers-gang-gold-chain-loot
Press Release: Confederation of Clubs of Washington State
Controversy surrounding motorcycle profiling bill signing on April 13, 2011.
In the days following Governor Gregoire signing ESB 5242, a bill addressing motorcycle profiling, there has been controversy surrounding the fact that the Governor took a picture of the signing with a ʻcop killerʼ. The Confederation of Clubs serves as the official voice of motorcycle club members present at the bill signing and would like to address this controversy.
Describing Robert Christopher as a ʻcop killerʼ instead of a victim of the most notorious law enforcement scandal in the history of Portland is biased and unjust.
On the night of December 12, 1979, members of the Portland police department and narcotics squad illegally raided the Outsiders Motorcycle Club clubhouse in Portland and officer David Crowther was shot and killed by Robert Christopher.
Officers were knowingly attempting to serve an illegal warrant obtained through perjured statements about a nonexistent informant. Narcotics officers Scott Deppe and Neil Gearhart, both present during the raid, corroborated this indisputable fact and furthermore revealed that the narcotics squad officers had come with drugs ready to plant in and around the clubhouse. In fact, it was discovered that police had planted amphetamine tablets during the raid. Narcotics officers also admitted that drugs were removed from David Crowtherʼs pockets at the hospital after he was shot.
These are the incontrovertible facts. The entire basis for law enforcementʼs presence at the Outsiders clubhouse that night was to serve an illegal warrant and plant drugs.
Book looks at 'rogue' law enforcement motorcycle clubs
Book looks at 'rogue' law enforcement motorcycle clubs.
A unique subculture of the motorcycle world is explored in a new book titled Behind the Patch: Towards an Understanding of Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs which looks closer at law enforcement officers that may try to emulate the very outlaw biker gxxgs they are tasked to police.
Different groups of law enforcement have come together to create their own unique motorcycle club. Occasionally their members have made headlines over violent encounters, sometimes with motorcycle clubs considered among the ‘one- percenters’.
From the books press release;
‘In contrast to the outlaw bikers, police officers are law abiding and sworn to uphold the traditional cultural norms and values of mainstream society. Law enforcement officers and outlaw bikers are most often viewed as being two distinct subcultures, whose norms, values, and beliefs are in complete opposition to each other.'
'However, according to law enforcement sources, the distinction between Outlaw Motorcycle Gxxg members and law enforcement officers, which was once a clearly drawn line is now becoming blurred. In fact, some law enforcement officers are creating and joining Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs whose members allegedly emulate the outlaw biker lifestyle. Playing cop by-day and biker by-night has placed many of these public safety and police officers in a tenuous position. As a result, numerous law enforcement officials at all levels have turned against their fellow police officers due to their membership in these types of clubs. Not only have the cop-bikers alienated themselves from some of their fellow law enforcement officers, but one-percenter Outlaw Motorcycle Gxxg members are also angered by police officers who imitate the outlaw biker image.’
Reportedly, ‘Behind the Patch ’, published by Dog Ear Publishing, goes behind the scenes of the Renegade Pigs, the Warthogs and the Iron Warriors Motorcycle Clubs.
Written by Karen Katz, the author states she spent several years conducting in-depth fieldwork into the Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club subculture.
Katz has long been interested in understanding both the Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club Subculture and the Outlaw Motorcycle Gxxg subculture. Katz has received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Criminology and a Master’s of Law, specializing in Criminal Law. Katz is known for her impeccable research skills and she has a reputation as being the “data hound” for her unique abilities to track down even the most obscure primary and secondary data.
‘Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs represent a social response to the breakdown of the police subculture, specifically, the erosion of brotherhood, internal solidarity, and camaraderie within police departments,’ the press release reads.
Katz writes in detail of this unique hybrid subculture. She delves into such topics as the law enforcement and outlaw biker controversies over the formation of the clubs; the history of the clubs; the purpose of the clubs; their political structure, and the role of women among other things.
Amazon link: Behind the Patch: Towards an Understanding of Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs
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US - Searches Made In Potential Drug Probe
Only on Fox 29: state investigators swooped down on South Philadelphia on Thursday as allegations surface about drug dealing and possible ties to the local Wiseguys.
Agents from the Pennsylvania State Attorney General's office executed search warrants at the homes of a former Pagans motorcycle gxxg member and several organized crime associates with past criminal convictions.
No charges have been filed in the case.
Law enforcement sources say it's part of a long term investigation into prescription drugs, purchased legally from legitimate doctors and then re-sold illegally out of bars and taverns in South Philly.
State investigators executed search warrants at the second floor apartment of former pagans gxxg member Joseph "The Goat" Ferrari at 10th and Tasker.
When Fox 29 arrived Thursday morning he was not to happy to see us. They also went to the home of convicted drug dealer Nicky Volpe on the 1000 block of cross street.
Volpe just got out of federal prison a few years ago.
Then they raided a second floor apartment at 21st and Passyunk where Billy Andrews lives.
Law enforcement sources describe all three men as associates with ties to the local mob.
Sources say they are also looking at the activities of high ranking mobster Joseph "Mousey" Massimino.
Mob watchers say investigators are breaking new ground trying to link the local mob to the drug trade.
According to sources investigators believe they got the drugs from local doctors using prescriptions, the pills were purchased legally from local pharmacies, then allegedly re-sold on the street illegally.
No charges have been filed, but Fox 29 was told there was extensive use of electronic surveillance on this case.
Video: http://www.myfoxphilly.com/dpp/news/local_news/searches-made-in-potential-drug-probe-042811
Biker case informant mum in court..
Refuses to answer questions on attack..
A former Chosen Few motorcycle club member who turned informant against his associates was grilled Wednesday afternoon in U. S. District Court.
But David W. Ignasiak, 43, didn’t have much to say in front of Chosen Few members in the packed courtroom.
The former Lancaster resident, who now lives outside the region for safety reasons, repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to discuss any matters that could implicate him in criminal activity.
He repeatedly refused to answer questions about an August 2008 assault in which attorneys for his former associates say he took part while acting as an FBI informant.
On several occasions, Ignasiak did say that the FBI had warned him not to participate in any criminal activity with the Chosen Few without first notifying federal agents.
The former biker was the first witness as U. S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah
J. McCarthy began a hearing on claims by defense lawyers that authorities had engaged in “outrageous government conduct” in their use of the informant.
A half-dozen FBI agents, federal marshals and court security officers observed the hearing, with an FBI
bodyguard sitting a few feet from Ignasiak, who wore a casual sport coat, a white shirt, black tie and black slacks.
Prosecutors deny any government misconduct.
During some emotional opening remarks Wednesday, First Assistant U. S. Attorney James P. Kennedy said the government fears that McCarthy has already “prejudged” the case. He noted that, since 1976, only one federal case in the United States has been dismissed because of “outrageous government conduct.”
“This is a big deal to the FBI and our office. It’s a big deal to the entire Department of Justice,” Kennedy said.
McCarthy responded that he is following the law and emphasized that he is “not prejudging any aspect of this case.”
Ignasiak provided information that helped the U. S. Attorney’s Office file criminal charges in May 2009 against 20 members and associates of the Depew-based biker club.
When the Chosen Few case goes to trial — possibly later this year or sometime next year — Ignasiak is expected to be a key prosecution witness, and defense attorneys intend to attack his credibility.
At one point during Wednesday’s hearing, Paul J. Cambria, a defense attorney, said prosecutors had given him a document stating that, on at least one occasion, Ignasiak had “lied” to the FBI.
But the document, so far, has not been made public, and prosecutors declined to comment on it when asked by The Buffalo News.
Defense attorneys claim that, while wearing a hidden recording device for the FBI in August 2008, Ignasiak took part in an attack on Eugene Siminski, a member of the rival Kingsmen motorcycle club.
Police said Siminski was beaten with an ax handle after several men pulled him off his motorcycle on a Buffalo street. Defense lawyers said government tape recordings show that Ignasiak was a leader and active participant in the attack.
Defense lawyers claim an FBI agent gave false information — saying Ignasiak only observed the beating—in a sworn affidavit that enabled prosecutors to bug the Chosen Few clubhouse in 2009. Defense lawyers are trying to have any recordings made in the clubhouse removed from the case.
The Chosen Few members and associates have been charged with racketeering crimes, including arson, beatings and death threats.
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/lancaster/article405985.ece
New Zealand - Rebels Motorcycle club not in Whangarei to cause trouble (+ video)
northernadvocate.co.nz
Kristin Edge
Take a look inside the Rebels Motorcycle Clubrooms on Porowini Av in Whangarei by watching this video clip.
THE Rebels Motorcycle club say they are not in Whangarei to cause trouble - but here to help troubled youth and rehabilitate other gang members who have joined them.
Yesterday the Northern Advocate was invited to visit the new clubrooms in a commercial building on Porowini Ave.
The group came under close police scrutiny over Easter weekend with the first organised club ride in New Zealand touring three hotels in Northland on Saturday.
Police manning checkpoints at both ends of Porowini Ave far outnumbered gang members before they set out on their ride.
The club's spokesman, who wanted to be known only as Guru, said the club "wanted to cement itself in the community and have a positive impact".
The building was set up primarily to be used as a kickboxing gym and a base for up to 12 businesses which would employ their members.
The businesses included selling firewood, recycling green waste, making large concrete garden ornaments and pots and developing a sophisticated system named "hot spot" to stop cars from being stolen.
He said police claims the gang had Australian links and were known for manufacturing and dealing methamphetamine was propaganda and their club had a "no drugs policy".
'Police have gone overboard talking about drugs and crime when they have nothing to substantiate it.
We are a motorcycling club. We have a common interest even though we come from a wide background," Guru said.
"We are here to make friends with the community and that won't happen by dealing drugs. It's not a gang. We are motorcycle enthusiasts and we don't have any involvement in meth.
"We know what it's done to our community ... it's a killer."
The club has about 45 members in Northland, including 12 ex-Tribesmen who had patched over to the Rebels.
He said the Tribesmen who had joined the Rebels had done so because they wanted to go drug-free, rehabilitate and get out of the going to jail cycle.
"Our club gives them a reason to keep off the drugs, keep fit, keep their bikes warranted and registered. It distracts them from the stuff they do when they are bored."
He said the police resources used over the weekend was a waste of taxpayers' money and was not justified.
The aim of the weekend was to raise money for Christchurch earthquake victims and on Sunday they had a $5500 cheque to hand over to a Red Cross representative.
However, Guru said police prevented the person coming to the clubrooms and accepting the money.
"We had families up from Christchurch it was supposed to be a shindig and to do something good for the community. We did nothing wrong there was no criminal intent all weekend."
He said the group would overcome the public perception created by the police that they were "violent thugs" and involved in drugs by helping the Whangarei community.
"We want to be known as tough but fair and not bad ... we all have hearts. We are up and running and we are going to stay up and running because we are doing good things."
Cops Grab Motorist GPS Data to Set Up Speed Camera Traps..
TomTom's latest units feature a SIM card that enables two-way communication with a central server. The idea is to have millions of users transmit real-time speed and location data to a central server creating an up-to-the-minute picture of traffic conditions.
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/34/3466.asp
Data from motorist GPS units handed to Dutch police for the purpose of setting up speed traps.
Users of TomTom GPS navigation systems unwittingly helped government officials identify locations where speed cameras would issue the maximum number of citations. The Dutch firm took immediate responsibility Wednesday for selling consumer data that was, in turn, used against its customers.
TomTom's latest units feature a SIM card that enables two-way communication with a central server. The idea is to have millions of users transmit real-time speed and location data to a central server creating an up-to-the-minute picture of traffic conditions. This allows other users to know where jams are occurring and allows the navigation device to route around trouble spots. The firm claimed it was unaware of a more sinister use.
"We learned today that police in The Netherlands are using that information to identify road stretches where people in general and on average are driving too fast," CEO Harold Goddijn said in a video statement. "They use that also to put up speed cameras and speed traps. And we don't like that because our customers don't like it. We will prevent that type of usage of our data in the future.... What we don't want is that we have unpleasant surprises for our customers who are helping to create that information."
Goddijn insisted that the information was shared with local authorities so that they could better understand road usage and plan engineering improvements. In a written statement, the firm promised to modify its licensing terms with government officials to ensure such uses would be prohibited. The company stressed that it only collects anonymous speed data and location information, so it would not be possible to identify particular speeders. The company's swift response to a Dutch media report exposing the police use of the system was likely motivated by a desire to avoid a significant market risk.
"Concerns about privacy may result in users choosing not to employ all of the features of our product," the firm's 2010 annual report warned. "If these or other public opinion issues arise in connection with our products or across the industry, our business, our brand, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected."
At the CTIA Wireless show in Orlando, Florida last month, TomTom announced it would provide its database of worldwide red light camera and speed camera locations to third-party developers. A news release explained the system would help drivers "avoid fines." Quarterly earnings for the company released Wednesday were down significantly compared to the previous quarter. The firm expects shareholder earnings will remain flat for the rest of the year.
New Zealand - Whangarei can't turn a blind eye to Rebels Motorcycle gang
"We can't be terrorised by these bunch of criminals
. We have to stand up and tell them
to get out of town and go back to Australia."
Inspector Paul Dimery
The city's top cop has raised concerns over why Whangarei District Council did not move sooner to stop the Rebels motorcycle gang setting up their headquarters in a commercial building.
Area commander Inspector Paul Dimery expressed his disappointment with the previous council's attitude of not wanting to get involved with the Rebels because they were "scared".
"We can't be terrorised by these bunch of criminals. We have to stand up and tell them to get out of town and go back to Australia," Mr Dimery told the council's monthly meeting yesterday.
Mr Dimery said he raised the gang issue with council staff previously but he was concerned about the council's apathy towards dealing with the gang.
Yesterday he warned: "Whangarei cannot afford to turn a blind eye when it comes to the Rebels" and urged the council and the public to unite and help push the gang out of town.
"We all need to send them the message they are not welcome."
Mr Dimery said he was to meet with senior council staff on April 9.
"This town is about youth progressing and not allowing the Rebels to get a foothold in the methamphetamine trade and bullying standover tactics."
Councillor Sharon Morgan asked Mr Dimery how long police could sustain the intense pressure on the gang and maintain the resources that had been dedicated to the issue.
Mr Dimery was emphatic: "How long can we keep it up? Until they leave town."
Deputy Mayor Phil Halse, who was chairing the meeting in the absence of Mayor Morris Cutforth, said the council backed the police in whatever they had to do to remove the Rebels from the city.
The Rebels gang used a fundraiser for the Canterbury earthquake as their launching pad over Easter Weekend at their new headquarters in Porowini Ave, a commercial area of Whangarei.
Police say it was a recruiting drive.
In Australia, police say, the gang is involved in serious violence and the manufacture and trafficking of drugs.
During the weekend patched members of the Rebels from New Zealand and Australian chapters held their first motorcycle run from the newly established Whangarei base, with stops at hotels in Kaikohe, Kerikeri and Hikurangi.
Police descended on Porowini Ave before the Rebels rode off and checked riders and bikes.
Cr Greg Martin said he had stopped in Hikurangi with his grand daughter when the Rebels rode in.
"There was no doubt about it, they were recruiting. They were in the carpark talking to locals and it was obvious," Cr Martin said.
WDC group manager environmental services Paul Dell said when the council found out about the club staff inspected the clubroom to make sure it complied with its stated aim of being a boxing club/gym to help troubled youth.
Mr Dell said the building was fully compliant with all council regulations.
"At this stage we are confident that the club is within the rules."
He said as the building was in a commercially zoned area it had to abide by the same rules as any other business and checks would be made.
Mr Dell said an application by the club for a liquor licence for over the Easter Weekend was turned down.
COMMENT !!!!
THE ONE THING THAT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE DAY THE PHILISTINES NAILED THE HIPPIE TO THE CROSS THAT DAY, THE UNIFORM WORN BY THE ENFORCERS OF THE PHILISTINES. THEY UPGRADED THEIR UNIFORMS FROM SANDLES, SKIRTS, CAPES, AND SWORDS TO BLACK BOOTS, BLUE PANTS AND SHIRTS, BADGES AND GUNS, BULLET PROOF VESTS.
HOWEVER, THE ONE THING THAT HAS CHANGED FOR THE WORSE–IF THAT’S EVEN POSSIBLE– IS THE EVER PRESENT UNDENIABLE “I AM THE KING MOTHER FUCKER, YOU DO AS I SAY OR WE’LL BEAT YOU FUCKING SENSELESS” ATTITUDE THAT MOST COPS APPROACH CITIZENS WITH THESE DAYS.
Quick Facts: Police brutality in the US
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According to the Stanford University Criminal Justice Center, more than 14,000 police agencies are estimated to use Tasers, despite the fact that the United Nations and Amnesty International have declared them "torture devices". Thegrio.com
In 2010, there were at least 2,541 reports of misconduct by U.S. police. policebrutality.info
African-Americans are the most likely group to be shot by law enforcement and to have Taser guns used against them. thegrio.com
Recent Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reports confirm that prison guard brutality is common in the U.S. bookrags.com
Soaring police brutality in America
Recent statistics published by the Stolen Lives Project estimate that the number of cases in the United States relating to police brutality has reached the thousands. Phillipsinjurylawyers.com
An extensive report prepared for the United Nations Human Rights Committee tabled in 2006 states that police brutality and abuse persist unabated and undeterred across the country. Theadvocatesforhumanrights.org
An off-duty officer caught on video slapping and punching a woman was placed on administrative leave days after the incident at IHOP. Examiner.com
The Atlanta Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a shocking video surfaced showing a cop slugging a woman in the face during a late-night scuffle at one of the pancake chain's restaurants. Nydailynews.com
Police misconduct report
From April 2009 to June 2010 reports of police misconducts reported in the United States were 5,986. Policebrutality.info
From April 2009 to June 2010 fatalities linked to police misconduct stood at 382. Policebrutality.info
From April 2009 to June 2010, 10.6% of reported police brutality were sexual misconducts. Policebrutality.info
From April 2009 to June 2010, the five U.S. states with most instances of police misconduct were Oklahoma, Montana, Vermont, West Virginia and Tennessee. Policebrutality.info
In early 2010, Injustice Everywhere published an April - mid-December 2009 (8.5 months) Police Misconduct Report, from figures compiled in its National Police Misconduct Statistics Reporting Project (NPMSRP).
There were 3,445 police misconduct reports, 4,012 officers were charged with 258 fatalities reported. Mwcnews.net
An April, 2007 study of the Chicago Police Department found that out of more than 10,000 police abuse complaints filed between 2002 and 2003, only 19 resulted in meaningful disciplinary action. Thepeoplesvoice.org
An extensive U.S. Department of Justice report on police use of force released in 2001 indicated that in 1999, "approximately 422,000 people 16 years old and older were estimated to have had contact with police in which force or the threat of force was used." Examiner.com
Instances of police brutality
Reports of police misconduct tracked in National Police Misconduct News Feed for April 2011:
A Houston TX police officer is the subject of a lawsuit filed by a man who was unarmed when the officer shot him in the neck during a traffic stop for failure to signal a turn. Injusticeeverywhere.com
3 Philadelphia PA police officers have been indicted on federal charges over their alleged participation in an steroid distribution ring where the highest ranked officer is also accused of being the ringleader. Injusticeeverywhere.com
A Richmond VA deputy has been arrested on an indecent liberties charge after he allegedly threatened to rape two 14-year-old girls. Injusticeeverywhere.com
On January 1, 2009 Oscar Grant, unarmed, offering no resistance, was thrust face-down on the ground, shot in the back, and killed, the incident was videotaped on at least four cameras for irrefutable proof. Phillyimc.org
His killer was Oakland, CA transit officer, Johannes Mehserle, who was tried for the killing. The jury told to consider four possible verdicts - innocent, second-degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter, jurors deciding the latter. Mathaba.net
In 2011, decades after young black men in Chicago first began claiming that a white policeman shocked, burned and suffocated them to get confessions, former officer Jon Burge is headed to federal prison for four and a half years. Thegrio.com
In August 2009, a report titled, "The Persistence of Racial Profiling in the United States" quoted Rep. John Conyers (D. MI) saying "Since (9/11), our nation has engaged in a policy of institutionalized racial and ethnic profiling." Phillyimc.org
A 2008 study of Taser use in Houston found that African-American and Latino residents were disproportionately impacted by the use of Tasers, and that white and Latino officers were more likely than African-American officers to use their Tasers on African-American suspects. Thegrio.com
Change in Decibels
FOR YOUR INFORMATION I was watching a video the other day of the SB-435 Hearings, and Senator Fran Pavley mentioned three or four times, trying to belittle the requests of motorcyclists, that "they are allowed to have motorcycles that reach 82 decibels now, and a jackhammer is only 90 decibels, so what the heck do they want" ?
She was insinuating that 82 decibels and 90 decibels were quite close together in sound.
I spoke to Sound Technician Chris Real today, and he advised me that the sound of something at 90 decibels would reach a person or sound-tester from more than twice the distance away........in laymans terms, this would mean that something generating 90 decibels is more than TWICE AS LOUD as something generating 82 decibels.
He explained that if a sound was to increase by One Point, in other words from 80 to 81, the human ear would probably not notice the difference.....But if something increased in sound from 80 to 82 or 83, then a human would definitely notice a louder noise. On the Decibel range, each point increases the sound by quite a bit.
John Del Santo
"QUESTION AUTHORITY"
CANADA - Defence lawyer in Mersereau murder case pressing for hearings with co-accused
TRURO - The lawyer for one of the accused in the Randy Mersereau murder investigation wants to question other co-accused before agreeing to a trial date.
“I can advise there is certainly no consent to committal (to stand trial),” Al Bégin, defence lawyer for Leslie Greenwood, said in provincial court in Truro on Tuesday, during what was supposed to be a pre-trail focus hearing.
Greenwood, 41, formerly of East Mountain, is charged with being an accessory after the fact in the death of outlaw biker Randy Mersereau, whose skeletal remains were discovered in early December in a wooded area of North River during an extensive police search.
Mersereau went missing in October 1999 after a bomb exploded the previous month in a used car dealership in Bible Hill, which was believed to have been an attempt on his life.
Police allege that Hells Angel Jeff Lynds, who is in a Montreal jail facing separate double homicide charges, murdered Mersereau and that Greenwood is an accessory because he knew of the murder and helped Lynds escape custody.
Greenwood is further charged with the attempted murder of Mersereau because of the bombing incident and with first-degree murder in the deaths of Barry Kirk Mersereau (Randy’s brother) and his common-law wife Nancy Christensen.
Other co-accused in the case include Jeff Lynds’s nephew Curtis Lynds of North River, Gerald MacCabe of Salmon River, Dean Whynott of Truro and Michael John Lawrence of Hants County.
Despite the fact police have named Jeff Lynds as Mersereau’s killer he has not been charged with that crime.
Bégin said that before agreeing to have Greenwood committed to stand trial, he wants to be able to question everyone involved.
“My wish is to bring in the individuals that I want to be here,” he said in court. “There is difficulty because they are all accused or co-accused.”
Instead of continuing with the focus hearing Judge Richard MacKinnon suggested the court be closed to the public so the Crown and defence could discuss their positions without publicly disclosing information that might hamper a trial.
“I don’t particularly see the need to be in camera,” Bégin responded. “I can give a list of the five individuals I want to hear. I suspect that will be problematic because as I indicated I think all but one for sure have charges against them, so I am not so sure how it is going to transpire. So I’ll leave it with the court to decide, do you want my list of five names now or do you want them in-camera?”
During the discussion, Crown Attorney Shauna MacDonald opposed Bégin’s position that not enough disclosure information had been provided for him to proceed.
“I respectfully disagree with that position,” she said. “We do have wiretap recordings outstanding. Other than that, substantial disclosure has been made on the matter.”
Following the private court session, however, Bégin maintained his initial position.
“(We’re) not consenting to committal so they are going to have to prove everything, that there is enough evidence to go forward, to go to trial,” he told the Truro Daily News. “We’re not agreeing to that (the Crown’s position). They have got to meet a certain threshold and we’re going to put them to it….
“I also said in open court, that there is a list of witnesses I want that appear to be co-accused, that I am not sure how they are going to get them on the stand. You want to know who is going to say what, when. Let’s get people to come forward and say what they do or don’t know, in court,” Bégin said.
“There’s a body but we don’t know – was he killed? How was he was killed? Was it suicide? We don’t know. And who was involved with it and what happened? He’s not charged with the murder he’s charged with accessory after the fact.”
Greenwood is scheduled to return to court June 16 for the focus hearing in the Randy Merserseau case. The case involving Barry Mersereau and Nancy Christensen is being tried in Windsor.
Two other co-accused in the case also made brief appearances Tuesday.
MacCabe, 44, is to return May 19 for election and plea and to set a preliminary hearing date.
Whynott, 45, is to appear June 16 to set a preliminary hearing date.
http://www.trurodaily.com/News/Local/2011-04-26/article-2456088/Defence-lawyer-in-Mersereau-murder-case-pressing-for-hearings-with-coaccused/1
Texas - Next ride for former Bandidos Motorcycle Club VP is to prison
San Antonio-- Wolfgang Kuhn turns 49 next month. His attorney says his health isn't good.
Kuhn was the vice president of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Club.
Federal agents said he moved 27 shipments for a total of 11 kilograms. They said he had 500 grams on him when he was arrested during the DEA's Operation Screaming Eagle.
Kuhn owned a tattoo shop and several other businesses in the area, but authorities say it was all a front to move millions of dollars worth of crystal meth.
Kuhn pleaded guilty to charges of distributing methamphetamine
Tuesday he stood before a federal judge and apologized for his actions. Kuhn said he regretted being involved in crime.
Kuhn was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Upon release he will have to stay away from the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Club for five years while he is on supervised release.
http://www.kens5.com/home/Wolfgang-Kuhn-sentenced-to-12-years-120725004.html
ILLINOIS: Rider Education to Trump Mandatory Helmet Laws?
received this from Stacey Rigsby and a "Thank You" to him for keeping us informed
Bob Myers
State Legislative Coordinator
ABATE of Illinois, inc
http://www.allaboutbikes.com/motorcyle-news/law-legislation/4570-rider-education-to-trump-mandatory-helmet-laws?Legal_News
Rider Education to Trump Mandatory Helmet Laws?
Hold on to your seat, congress is doing something logical. US lawmakers say that they want to concentrate on rider education, instead of forcing states to enact mandatory helmet laws.
U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), as well as a few colleagues, will be introducing a new resolution on May 2nd that will encourage the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to stop pushing for mandatory helmet laws. The resolution will encourage the NHTSA to focus on motorcycle education and crash prevention instead.
The resolution reads:
The House "recognizes the importance of motorcycle crash prevention as the primary source of motorcycle safety (and) encourages NHTSA to focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education as the most significant priorities in motorcycle safety."
As a rider, I always wear a helmet and encourage everyone to do the same, but I’m also firmly against mandatory helmet laws. Wearing a helmet is a choice that should be made by the rider and not a governing body.
Since 1996, the NHTSA has been banned from lobbying for mandatory helmet laws. The resolution reinforces congress’s intent to keep this ban in place.
Tomorrow at 2 pm our ABATE License Plate bill will be heard in house committee, State Government Administration Committee, room C-1, Stratton Building. It was picked up on the House side by our good friend and member Representative Kay Hatcher (50th) and Rich Brauer (100), another good friend.
There is a very good chance that this bill will be sent to a sub-committee along with other special license plate bills which will kill our chances of proudly having our own plates. The reason being is not aimed at ABATE but there are many special plates out there and the law enforcement have a hard time keeping up with all of them so this will most likely be our last shot at getting it.
If your state representative is on this committee urge them to ask Rep. Jack Franks who chairs this committee and is also a very good friend of ours to let this one through.
TALKING POINTS are : This bill would cover passenger vehicles of the 1st division, motor vehicles of the 2nd division not weighing more than 8,000 lbs., and motorcycles.
With the tens of thousands of license plate applications that could come out of this, it could generate hundreds of thousands of dollars that would go to bolster up the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
Have them keep in mind that no one lobbies harder for their causes than we do and we are one of the last true Freedom Fighter Organizations left and we never ask the state for anything that costs the state money.
Be respectful to all!!
Click on the link below to see if your State Representative is on that committee
http://www.ilga.gov/house/committees/members.asp?CommitteeID=901&GA=97
Now click on the link below to get your State Representatives phone number and call BOTH capitol and district phone numbers
http://www.ilga.gov/house/
I believe it is "Now or Never"
Hope to see you Sunday
Bakersongs.com & Bikini Beach Biker Bar
Are Very Excited to Announce!
The 2nd annual Biker benefit for
Second Harvest of Middle TN.& Feeding America
To be held Saturday, May 7th 2011
At Bikini Beach Biker Bar
1297 Antioch Pike
Beginning at 12:00 Noon & goes till it’s over!
The event will feature a 200 mile round trip motorcycle ride from Bikini Beach Bar to Dale Hollow Lake & back to Bikini Beach where the main festivities will be happening all day. Start time for ride TBA.
This years music headliner! PHOENIX RISING Taking the Stage around 6 PM Check out the Band at http://www.prising.com/
For the folks who’ve never been, Bikini Beach Bar is without a doubt the best Biker Bar in all of Nashville - Mid. TN. the entire Southeast region! There’s plenty of motorcycle parking, great indoor/outdoor atmosphere & the owners/staff are all awesome! Bikini Beach has provided Bikers with a great venue and riding destination for over 14 years!
Other events of the day will include:
A food drive for 2nd Harvest of Mid. TN. (please bring only non perishable items)
A grand prize drawing & second prize drawing for the Bikers who sign up & take the “Ride” Grand prize eligibility for Bikers who ride the round trip with additional prize eligible for Bikers who ride in oneway from Dale Hollow Lake. Oneway or round trip, the fee is $20.00 per bike with all proceeds going to 2nd Harvest/Feeding America. Bikers will leave out from Bikini Beach led by the bar owner Barry & stop at a predetermined destination at Dale Hollow Lake where Bikers who wish to ride oneway will join the group. Start time TBA asap.
Raffle tickets will be sold all day for a variety of great prizes with all proceeds going to charity.
A celebrity cooking challenge during the afternoon!
A variety of great food will be available for purchase
There will be a lot of vendors on hand selling swag
Live Music from “Baker” Additional music guest TBA.
Last year the flood in Nashville did not stop us! The event will go on “Rain or Shine”
Website Link: http://bakersongs.com/Bakersongs/Feeding_America.html
Sonia Batey (event co-ordinator V.P. Bakersongs.com
email: baker@bakersong.com
Chicago Area Motorcyclists to Launch National Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE Campaign with Motorcycle Motorcade Escort Supporting Inner-City Youth
CHICAGO, March 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All lanes at I-90/94 & 47th Street will come to a halt Saturday morning, April 16th as Chicago area motorcyclist escort tour buses filled with area youth en route to historically black colleges and universities. The 13th annual PUSH Excel HBCU tour marks the 3rd year Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE has supported the program with a motorcycle motorcade escort.
Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™ is an awareness campaign that culminates with a motorcycle event in local communities across the nation. Originating in Chicago, Illinois, October 2008, Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™ is the official programmatic thrust of the World of Soul Motorcycle Community™ as sanctioned by Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE, Inc.
Members of the World of Soul Motorcycle Community™ organization spearhead Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™ under the name Riders United to Serve Humanity™ and have sponsored the opportunity for youth to take this trip with their financial support in the past. World of Soul Motorcycle Community's founder Terry Hardy states, "It's a unique approach to encourage collaboration. The project establishes teamwork among motorcycle groups that would not ordinarily work together, taking the motorcycle community to places it would not ordinarily go accomplishing community goals as a group in a manner they would not ordinarily embark upon."
The motorcycle motorcade winds through historically minority, underserved and underprivileged communities to draw attention to urban conditions.
The awareness component has focused on the issue of violence which as its founder notes, "is not always physical."
In 2009 the campaign expanded for the first time outside of Chicago into Atlanta, Georgia where its motorcade ended at the King Center for Non Violent Social Change for a wreath laying ceremony and presentation at Dr. King's place of rest alongside King's nephew Isaac Ferris, then president and CEO.
The following year, The Greenwood District, site of Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma was highlighted with an appearance reflecting upon the race riot of 1921. The National Civil Rights Museum at the Loraine Motel in Memphis was another stop with a tour and brief presentation under the balcony where Dr. King was assassinated. Then there was the Underground Railroad in Wilmington, Delaware.
Terry Hardy who is also the national director of Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™ went on to say, "Each city allows for the opportunity to connect with a local not-for-profit organization to raise awareness about issues plaguing our communities and those solution providers who require community support to continue their important work."
In Wilmington, the Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™ motorcycle motorcade run was hosted by Mike's Famous Harley-Davidson and Delaware Futures was the benefit charity for the event. Twenty-five Delaware Futures rising sophomore high school students, four parent volunteers, and staff members were on hand to help with registration and greet motorcyclists. "While delighted to be the recipient charity and only to dream about one day joining the "movement", for the students an added bonus at Mike's Famous was to explore a beautiful showroom filled with Harleys of every kind and cyclist gear. Participants in the event left a profound impression on the Delaware Futures students. The determination of cyclists from Delaware and as far away as North Carolina, must be mentioned, as they braved an incredible rain storm to make Delaware's inaugural run a success," said Delaware Futures' executive director M. Denise Tolliver.
Push Excel's HBCU tour provides opportunity through exposure. "With the many challenges facing young people we felt a need to step forward with an encouraging statement that says we care and support the pursuit of higher education, as education is key to solving many of the issues plaguing our communities. By providing this symbolic 'safe passage' to school we can begin to reconcile some issues out there by reconciling the images we are projecting by making a connection between youth and adults in a positive manner. We invite civic-minded riders to join us to help make an indelible impression by showing our youth support on this day," said Terry Hardy.
Their goal is to encourage communication on issues that matter and combine resources to make a difference in local communities. Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™ is seeking to expand into as many cities as possible where it can establish local leadership using the broad-based coalition model. Events in New York, Las Vegas, Portsmouth, Miami, Baltimore, Houston, Louisville, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Detroit, Indianapolis and others have been added with the final 2011 event planned for October 15th back in Chicago where it started at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Kickstands will rise at one o'clock sharp.
About Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™
Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™ is an awareness campaign that culminates with a motorcycle event in local communities across America. Originating in Chicago, Illinois, October 2008, Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE™ is the official programmatic thrust of the World of Soul Motorcycle Community™ as sanctioned by Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE, Inc. Ride for CHANGE-Ride for HOPE partners with local nonprofits addressing the needs of at-risk-youth.
About World of Soul Motorcycle Community™
World of Soul Motorcycle Community is a national/international membership-based association of motorcyclist whose mission is to examine and promote the recreation of motorcycling; the environment and spirit of the motorcycle community. To add redeemable value to the bikers' experience by addressing issues significant to the community while uniting bikers with community organizations and commercial industries.
http://www.worldofsoulmc.com/
Sponsored by Law Tigers with the assistance of the Illinois Department of Transportation, state and local police agencies.
SOURCE World of Soul Motorcycle Community
Wild Ride Into the World of Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs
New Release Offers Wild Ride Into the World of Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs; Book by Karen Katz, Released by Dog Ear Publishing
Author Karen Katz spent several years conducting in-depth fieldwork into the Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club subculture. This book goes behind the scenes of the Renegade Pigs, the Warthogs and the Iron Warriors Motorcycle Clubs. Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs represent a social response to the breakdown of the police subculture, specifically, the erosion of brotherhood, internal solidarity and camaraderie.
North Vancouver, Canada, April 27, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Thundering down the highway on their trademark Harley Davidson motorcycles, Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members, such as the Hells Angels, are not hard to miss. Black leather vests with the 3-piece back patch, motorcycle boots, skull jewellery, side knives, long unkempt hair, scraggly whiskers, and elaborate tattoos set them apart from other motorcycle riders on the road. Outlaw bikers embody the spirit of rebellion and reject the cultural norms and values of conventional society. “FTW” is their motto and arrogant attitude by which this subculture attains in goals and objectives.
n contrast to the outlaw bikers, police officers are law abiding and sworn to uphold the traditional cultural norms and values of mainstream society. Law enforcement officers and outlaw bikers are most often viewed as being two distinct subcultures, whose norms, values, and beliefs are in complete opposition to each other. However, according to law enforcement sources, the distinction between Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members and law enforcement officers, which was once a clearly drawn line is now becoming blurred. In fact, some law enforcement officers are creating and joining Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs whose members allegedly emulate the outlaw biker lifestyle. Playing cop by-day and biker by-night has placed many of these public safety and police officers in a tenuous position. As a result, numerous law enforcement officials at all levels have turned against their fellow police officers due to their membership in these types of clubs. Not only have the cop-bikers alienated themselves from some of their fellow law enforcement officers, but one-percenter Outlaw Motorcycle Gang members are also angered by police officers who imitate the outlaw biker image.
Behind the Patch, published by Dog Ear Publishing, goes behind the scenes of the Renegade Pigs, the Warthogs and the Iron Warriors Motorcycle Clubs. Author Karen Katz spent several years conducting in-depth fieldwork into the Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club subculture. Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs represent a social response to the breakdown of the police subculture, specifically, the erosion of brotherhood, internal solidarity, and camaraderie within police departments. Police officers who shared a passion for riding motorcycles created their own unique hybrid subculture in order to restore a sense of brotherhood and belonging amongst themselves. Through motorcycling, Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs, provide their members with meaningful social participation and interpersonal relations, which re-establishes meaning and a sense of purpose in their lives. The salient features of the subculture are brotherhood, the wearing of colours with the 3-piece back patch and riding Harley Davidson motorcycles in group formation.
Katz writes in detail of this unique hybrid subculture. She delves into such topics as the law enforcement and outlaw biker controversies over the formation of the clubs; the history of the clubs; the purpose of the clubs; their political structure, and the role of women among other things. Photographs throughout the book add an element of realism to Katz’s project.
Katz has long been interested in understanding both the Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club Subculture and the Outlaw Motorcycle Gang subculture. Katz has received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Criminology and a Master’s of Law, specializing in Criminal Law. Katz is known for her impeccable research skills and she has a reputation as being the “data hound” for her unique abilities to track down even the most obscure primary and secondary data.
For more information, visit http://www.behindthepatch.com/
Behind the Patch: Towards An Understanding of Public Safety and Law Enforcement Motorcycle Clubs
http://www.behindthepatch.com/
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Friday Night Fight Nite, SFV Clubhouse
Time Saturday, April 30 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location HELLS ANGELS M/C SFV CLUBHOUSE
Created By Andy Anderson
More Info UFC 129
Georges St. Pierre vs Jake Shields
6:00pm - Midnite
Come and enjoy the fight and have a good time..
Pot Luck, It is a pot luck kind of thing don't be shy bring something.
AUSTRALIA - Video: 3 arrests after raids in Guildford, Merrylands, Auburn
A BIKIE gang member and two associates have been arrested after warrants were executed on houses in Merrylands, Auburn and two homes in Guildford today.
Gangs Squad detectives attached to the State Crime Command today arrested the outlaw motorcycle gang member and two associates, and executed numerous search warrants as part of investigations into the alleged kidnapping and assault of a man last month.
Strike Force Elli comprises detectives from the Gangs Squad and was established in April to investigate the alleged kidnapping and serious assault of a 27-year-old man on April 15.
Today, detectives executed simultaneous search warrants at four houses on Talbot St at Guildford, Dudley St at Guildford, Major Rd at Merrylands, and Chiswick Rd at Auburn. Click here to view photos of police at Talbot St, Guildford today.
Detectives from the Gangs Squad, along with officers from the Tactical Operations Unit, Strike Force Raptor, and officers from Rosehill and Holroyd LAC executed the warrants.
During the search warrants detectives located and seized clothing, mobile phones and a laptop computer.
Three men were subsequently arrested including a 25-year-old man at Dudley St, Guildford, and a 20-year-old man at Major Rd, Merrylands, while a 27-year-old man attended Parramatta Police Station this afternoon.
The 27-year-old Guildford man, an alleged member of the Bandidos gang, is assisting police with inquiries at Parramatta police station.
The 25-year-old Guildford man, an alleged associate of the Bandidos gang, was charged with take and detain person in company with intent to obtain advantage, recklessly cause grievous bodily harm in company, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and assault. He’s been bail refused to appear at Parramatta Local Court today.
The 20-year-old Merrylands man, an alleged associate of the Bandidos gang, was charged with take/detain person in company with intent to obtain advantage. He’s been bail refused to appear at Fairfield Local Court today.
Today’s operation relates to an alleged kidnapping and assault in which detectives will allege a 27-year-old man was stabbed in a vehicle before being assaulted and detained for a period of time. He sustained a broken eye socket, head injuries, a stab wound to his torso, and severe bruising and lacerations.
http://parramatta-advertiser.whereilive.com.au/news/story/3-arrests-after-raids-in-guildford-merrylands-auburn/
CA -Soldiers charged with stabbing Barstow man..
BARSTOW • Two soldiers from Fort Irwin suspected to be members of the Vagos motorcycle gang were arrested Monday night after allegedly stabbing a Barstow resident during a bar fight.
According to a Barstow Police department report, officers received a call Monday around 10:54 p.m. about a fight at Mollie’s Pub on the 1300 block of East Main Street. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered that a 49-year-old Barstow man had been stabbed twice during the fight.
The victim was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he underwent emergency surgery and was listed in serious but stable condition, according to police.
Officers discovered during their interviews with witnesses that the two suspects left the scene on motorcycles and were thought to be members of the Vagos motorcycle gang.
Witnesses also said they thought the two men were military personnel who may have been headed to Fort Irwin, according to police.
An officer discovered two men matching the suspect’s descriptions stopped on the side of Irwin Road near Old Highway 58, according to police. The two men continued traveling north and were then stopped near Irwin Road and Fort Irwin Road.
Barstow Police officers then arrested the two men — Army Capt. David Moore, 35, and Army 1st Sgt. Richard Rivero, 39 — on suspicion of attempted homicide. Officers also discovered evidence on Moore that confirmed his involvement with the Vagos motorcycle gang, according to police.
Moore and Rivero remain at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s jail in Barstow in lieu of $1 million bail.
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-10743-charged-soldiers.html
TANKSLAPPER !
by John Del Santo
What a day ! In the wind ! the sun is shining and you’re rolling down the highway without a care in the world…..and then an evil force grabs hold of your front wheel and starts shaking it like a dog with a bone !! You’re in a treacherous “High Speed Wobble” !
There are a number of things that can contribute to the creation of this attack, including an uneven lane drop; worn steering head bearings, worn front wheel bearings, or worn swingarm bearings or bushings; front or rear shocks that are uneven, under-inflated, or which have leaked; narrow front tires on ruts in the road or on freeway rain grooves; improperly balanced tires; Riding a tire which has been under-inflated and which has caused the tire to ‘cup’; handlebars which are not balanced because of a previous fall; or a sudden loss of air in the tire.
Rear wheel wobbles can happen, too, when a tire goes flat, but they’re usually easier to handle, as long as we don’t hit the rear brake.
When the front wheel is affected, it can at first feel like the wind is starting to push you around, and then it becomes apparent that something bad is happening….and the front wheel starts to be yanked hard right and left and right, trying to rip the grips out of your hands. At this point there is still a chance that you might salvage the day. Get a good hold, and roll off the throttle gently… Don’t ‘chop’ it off suddenly or weight will transfer to the front wheel where you’d rather not have it. Lean back, Don’t touch the front brakes ! Start applying the rear brakes gently but firmly, but don’t lock them. This can be a real touchy situation if your bike has an integrated or linked brake system. If so, you may need to decelerate and let your engine slow you down. If you downshift, you’ll need to let the clutch out smoothly, which is easier to say than do with the handlebars whacking back and forth. That’s an awful lot of decisions to make in a very short period of time, and the evil spirits may decide now to push you through the final gate…..
If the front end starts slamming back and forth all the way to the stops, you are in the dread “Tankslapper”. At this point it would be a good thing if you are wearing clothing that allows you to slide on the roadway rather than clothing which will cause you to tumble, because there is an excellent chance that you and your bike will now part company. Being relaxed and ready to slide instead of tensing up will allegedly lessen your injuries when you land….that sounds good in print, but I don’t think most riders remember that last couple of seconds anyway. I guess we could lessen the chances of being hurt if we stayed home on the couch, but most Riders feel that it’s better to wear out than it is to rust. So…be prepared, and do your best to handle whatever comes along. Enjoy yourself, Ride Sober, and Ride Safe !
"Be Aware of Motorcycles"
On your way to the local 6 meeting on Sunday morning, glance up at the electric signs hanging over the highways.......A pleasant surprise !
Insane Downhill Bike Race In Chile..
Insane Downhill Bike Race In Chile
I have seen insanity and it happens on the streets of Valparaiso, Chile. The Valparaiso Cerro Abajo Race is a legendary urban bike race and is more extreme than skydiving. The rider must brave jumps, stray dogs, and flights of stairs along the steep downhill path. The first person perspective provided by the excellent helmet cam lets us take in every glorious and frightening detail.
Unreal!
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/bike_race.html
We were in slow-moving traffic the other day and the car in front of us had an Obama bumper sticker on it. It read: "Pray for Obama. Psalm 109:8".
My husband's Bible was lying on the dashboard & he got it & opened it up to the scripture & read it. He started laughing & laughing. Then he read it to me. I couldn't believe what it said. I had a good laugh, too.
"Let his days be few; and let another take his office. "
At last - I can voice a Biblical prayer for our president! Look it up - it is word for word! Let us all bow our heads and pray.
Nevada..& take the helmet poll... vote riders should be able to ride w/o helmet
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/apr/26/bill-repeal-helmet-law-makes-it-out-committee/
Bill to repeal state’s helmet law makes it out of committee
By Anjeanette Damon
Nevada’s libertarian streak influences legislation Reader poll Should adults be able to ride a motorcycle in Nevada without a helmet? Yes No.
Sen. Don Gustavson Sun Archives Motorcycle fatalities projected to rise in Nevada (4-20-11) Senate committee says no to helmets, tougher seat belt law (4-14-11) State lawmakers considering tougher seat belt law (3-23-11) Sun Coverage Sun politics coverage Carson City — They said it could never happen.
Lobbyists would joke about it in the hallways.
Legislators would privately roll their eyes each time the bill was introduced.
Yet, session after legislative session — five to be exact — state Sen. Don Gustavson, R-Sparks, would push a bill to repeal Nevada’s motorcycle helmet law.
And, session after session, Gustavson would watch the bill die in committee, never to see it make it to the floor.
But in a sign of the topsy-turvy dynamic of the 2011 Legislature — or perhaps the temperature in Hades is starting to drop — Gustavson’s helmet bill made it out of committee this session.
“I guess it’s good to be persistent,” Gustavson said Monday.
More than Gustavson’s persistence, however, is the changed complexion of the Legislature that seems responsible for Senate Bill 177’s surprising early success this session.
For one, Gustavson is no longer a member of the Assembly, but is in the Senate, where Democrats hold a much slimmer majority.
Term limits have also filled the Legislature with freshman lawmakers and newbie committee chairs, one of whom, Sen. Shirley Breeden, D-Henderson, made the unusual move of bringing Gustavson’s bill up for a vote even though she opposed it.
“Oh, things are definitely different this session,” said Assemblyman Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas, who killed the bill last session as chairman of the Assembly Transportation Committee. “How does a bill pass out of committee by one vote when the chair is opposed to it? I was a little alarmed by that.”
The committee hearings on Gustavson’s bill have always provided prime legislative theater.
The actors:
• Aging Baby Boomers desperate to persuade lawmakers to give them the freedom to feel the wind through their (thinning) hair as they chase their youth on Nevada’s open roads.
• Emergency room doctors recounting grim tales of motorcyclists who died after leaving most of their brain on the highway, or, perhaps worse, lived through a crash only to face life with a traumatic brain injury.
• Insurance company lobbyists arguing all motorists would have to subsidize higher rates or burden hospitals with higher costs of treating crash victims.
• Motorcycle club members countering that helmets in the 110-degree summers in Southern Nevada lead to heat-related illnesses that affect safety.
• Traffic safety officials plying lawmakers with statistics on the loss of life and economic costs associated with eschewing helmets. In Nevada, the federal government estimates 26 lives were saved by helmets in 2008 and that Nevada avoided $49 million in related costs because motorcycle helmets prevented a death or more serious injury.
• Motorcycle enthusiasts citing statistics from Arizona, where only motorcyclists younger than 17 are required to wear a helmet and where motorcycle registrations have gone up while fatalities have gone down.
In the past, the Assembly Transportation Committee would listen to hours of contentious and emotional testimony and the chairman would quietly slip the bill into the proverbial desk drawer, to never again see the light of day.
This session, Breeden said she felt it was proper to bring the bill up for a vote even though she knew it would pass over her own opposition.
Freshman Sen. Elizabeth Halseth, R-Las Vegas — she replaced a veteran senator on the transportation committee who was a vocal opponent of repealing the helmet law — voted in favor of the bill. She and two other Republicans were joined by conservative Democrat Sen. John Lee of North Las Vegas, who frequently breaks from his caucus, in support of the bill.
But for all of Gustavson’s persistence and all of the topsy-turvy dynamics this session, some things never change in Carson City. SB177 likely won’t make it much further this session.
The bill has one more day to exit the Senate floor or perish under today’s deadline for all legislation to pass out of its house of origin.
In this case, a calculation of the costs will probably relegate it to the legislative purgatory of the Senate Finance Committee.
But Gustavson remains both persistent and optimistic.
“I think I have the votes to get it off the floor,” he said, once more testing the temperature in Hades.
Thanks for your vote.
207 votes 56%
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CHECK THIS OUT!!!! CRIMINALS OKAY'D TO RUN FROM COPS!-- Sydney Australia
Criminals have been given the green light to run from police in a decision that has stunned the force.
A magistrate found that a drunk who sparked a police chase through city streets did not resist police.
The lawyer who helped beat the charges said the landmark ruling - which makes it clear suspected criminals cannot be punished for running from police - could now make the police's job of arresting suspects even harder.
The Victorian police association fears the decision will encourage more criminals to try to escape arrest, putting the safety of the public at risk.
Sydney man Andrew Hamilton ran from a Taco Bill restaurant in March last year after an argument about an unpaid $136 bill.
When approached by police, Mr Hamilton, 24, ran from the Collins St store and was chased on foot and in a squad car.
Ignoring police sirens and calls for him to stop, Mr Hamilton - who was later cleared of responsibility for the restaurant bill - was eventually arrested near Flinders St station more than 500m away.
He was charged with resisting police, but could not be immediately interviewed because he was too drunk.
In a ruling in Melbourne Magistrates' Court that is believed to be an Australian first, magistrate Simon Garnett found that Mr Hamilton had a "moral or social duty to stop when requested to do so and assist the police", but was not legally obliged to do so.
The charge of resisting police was dismissed and Mr Hamilton was awarded costs.
"After having committed no crime and merely being asked by police to talk to them, I was within my rights to run away," he said.
"Whilst I can appreciate the challenge that police face in investigating matters when the people they wish to speak to decide to run, there is no legal obligation for someone to remain there if the police have not told them they are under arrest."
Police Association secretary Greg Davies called for a review of the decision.
"We would hope that a review of this decision will be sought by the DPP, as this potentially gives the green light to all offenders to flee from police," he said.
Mr Hamilton's lawyer, Thomas Bevan, relied on cases from Britain and New Zealand. He said the outcome was "surprising" but made sense.
"The ruling is clear in that if you haven't been arrested then you don't have to stop," he said.
Taco Bill manager, Fonsie Julius, said he received an anonymous cheque for the outstanding $136 bill a week after the incident.
In reference to the amendment about people seeking a motorcycle license needing to complete a rider safety course, have one of your people add an addendum to it saying that the state will pay for the course out of the money in licenses and registrations For Education.
You can bet they will reconsider asking for that.
If a stipulation that motorcyclist would have to take a class and it it not required for other types of operator's license it is Prejudicial and should not be allowed.
Add all vehicle licenses or delete motorcycles.
Florida has Mandatory Schooling and the average cost of the course is $300.00
Though not a requirement to get a license PA, the state offers courses that the state pays for and or a Very small amount from the student.
I suspect that some of these legislators are being coached.
The trick is to beat them at their own game.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/apr/26/bill-repeal-motorcycle-helmet-law-sidetracked/
Bill to repeal motorcycle helmet law sidetracked in Senate
By Cy Ryan
Sen. Don Gustavson Sun archives Bill to repeal state's helmet law makes it out of committee (4-26-2011) Motorcycle fatalities projected to rise in Nevada (4-20-2011) Senate committee says no to helmets, tougher seat belt law (4-14-2011) State lawmakers considering tougher seat belt law (3-23-2011) Sun coverage More Sun politics stories CARSON CITY — A bill to repeal the law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets has been sidetracked in the Senate.
Instead of being up for final passage Tuesday, the bill, SB 177, was sent to the Senate Finance Committee on a 10-9 vote.
Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, said the bill impacts the state budget and must be weighed in the finance committee.
Sen. Don Gustavson, the sponsor the bill, cried foul. He said there were two unsolicited fiscal notes put on the bill and noted a "lot of bills go there (to the Finance Committee) to die."
The helmet law has been on the books since the early 1970s. Gustafson, R-Sparks, has been trying for three sessions to get it repealed. He said Clark County officials were responsible for adding the fiscal note to the bill. The budget questions were not raised by the supporters.
Gustavson said the referral of the bill to the Finance Committee keeps it alive, because it will now be exempt from the requirement it must be passed by Tuesday's Senate deadline. But, he said, he doesn't know if Horsford, the committee chairman, will bring it up for discussion. And he doesn't know if he has the votes to get the bill out of committee.
Before dispatching the bill to the Finance Committee, the Senate approved an amendment that individuals seeking a motorcycle license complete a rider safety course.
As the bill reads now, motorcyclists who are at least 21 years old and have held their license for one year could shed their helmets. The helmet requirement would also be removed for three-wheeled vehicles and mopeds.
Please pass along to fellow Marines
Marines, FMF Corpsmen, MCL Auxiliary, Devil Dogs and Friends of Marines –
As you no doubt are aware, a terrible tornado ripped through Jacksonville, NC this past weekend wreaking havoc on the town and on Camp Lejeune.
We have been informed that the Tarawa Terrace II housing area at Camp Lejeune has been heavily damaged and over 40 Marine families have been displaced or otherwise lost many personal items including food. 100-200 families have been affected by losing power which may be off for some time. The Camp Lejeune ASYMCA and USO Jacksonville has requested donations of baby items (IE - Baby wipes, diapers, food items) ASAP. They really request monetary or gift card donations to area business locations such as Wal-Mart, Food Lion, etc as these can be distributed quickly. Our Marines need us and I know we will help. Please contact Amanda Crompton, at Pioneer Services of Jacksonville, at 910-577-3036 for information on how to make your donations. Marine Corps Commandant General James Amos toured the housing area and held a Town Hall meeting with area volunteer organizations.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all those so profoundly affected by this disaster. Let's do all we can to help our fellow Marines and their families. Thank you in advance for your support.
USO of Jacksonville – (910) 455-3411
Camp Lejeune ASYMCA – (910) 451-9569
Amanda Crompton @ Pioneer Services – (910) 577-3036. Amanda has contacts with both organizations and can also assist you.
Semper Fidelis –
Vic Voltaggio Michael Blum
National Commandant National Executive Director
Marine Corps League Marine Corps League
PLEASE READ & PASS IT ON
I know all of you are busy...but please read this and pass it on....
No one has been able to explain to me why young men and women serve in the U.S. Military for 20 years, risking their lives protecting freedom, and only get 50% of their pay. While Politicians hold their political positions in the safe confines of the capital, protected by these same men and women, and receive full pay retirement after servingone term.
It just does not make any sense.
Monday on Fox news they learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans. This will get national attention if other news networks will broadcast it. When you add this to the below, just where will all of it stop?
35 States File Lawsuit Against the Federal Government
Governors of 35 states have filed suits against the Federal Government for imposing unlawful burdens upon them. It only takes 38 (of the 50) States to convene a Constitutional Convention.
This will take less than thirty seconds to read. If you agree, please pass it on.
This is an idea that we should address.
For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws. The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform... in all of its forms. Somehow, that doesn't seem logical. We do not have an elite that is above the law. I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.
If each person that receives this will forward it on to 20 people, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message.. This is one proposal that really should be passed around.
Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution: "Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States …"
Please pass this on!
Santa Rosa, Ca police focus on motorcycle safety..
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110426/NEWS/110429586?Title=Santa-Rosa-police-target-motorcyclists-today-
Santa Rosa police focus on motorcycle safety
By RANDI ROSSMANN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Santa Rosa police officers Tuesday will be looking for motorcycle riders who violate traffic laws, officials reported.
More Information: Driving blog: Road Warrior They'll also focus on drivers who make moves that could endanger motorcycle riders.
Extra officers will be on patrol Tuesday throughout the city, including areas where motorcycle crashes have occurred, said traffic Sgt. Rich Celli.
The program is part of Santa Rosa Police Department's ongoing efforts to curtail crashes in the city.
California is one of three states in the country with the highest number of motorcyclist deaths, said Celli.
The number of crashes have been dropping statewide. Statistics show the number peaked in 2008 with 560 riders killed. In 2009 it dropped to 294 deaths, according to state statistics.
In Santa Rosa, department numbers from 2009 show motorcyclists had 48 crashes in Santa Rosa, causing 43 injuries and one death.
Training is offered through the California Motorcyclist Safety Program. Information and training locations are available at www.CA-msp.org or 1-877 RIDE 411 or 1-877-743-3411.
The extra enforcement effort by Santa Rosa police is funded by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
What was he under arrest for, getting blood on the pigs' boots repeatedly?
http://reason.com/blog/2011/04/26/las-vegas-man-beaten-for-filmi
Stossel on Recording the Police. Interesting info on QIK a place to store live streaming video securely. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bFl4H-toyU
2011 Laughlin River Run Preview
It's the Wild, Wild West revisited as the 29th Annual Laughlin River Run gets ready to commence. Thousands of bikers will converge on Casino Drive this weekend to party on the banks of the Colorado River. It's hot in the Mojave, which makes a perfect setting for bikini contests.
Thanks to Don Laughlin’s vision to build a small casino back in 1964 in the middle of the Mojave Desert at a small bend of the Colorado River on the Nevada/Arizona border, motorcyclists have a place to go party this weekend almost 50 years later. What began with a few slot machines, a couple of gaming tables, and the big attraction, 98-cent all-you-can-eat chicken dinners, has blossomed into a major tourist center where millions come annually to spin the wheels at one of the ten casinos along the banks of the Colorado River. This weekend though, the desert will fill with the thunder of thousands of V-Twin-powered motorcycles as bikers converge from LA, Phoenix, Las Vegas and beyond to take part in the 29th Annual Laughlin River Run.
We caught a rockin' set by Molly Hatchet at the Laughlin River Run a few years back and plenty of old school rock & roll is scheduled for this year's event, too. Beer and biker rallies go hand-in-hand.
The majority of the action will be funneled in to the strip known as Casino Drive. Vendors’ E-Z ups will fill the casino’s parking lots as the marauding nomads of biker rallies will have everything from bells for Harleys to event t-shirts for sale. The beauty of the Laughlin River Run is its accessibility. Whereas most motorcycle rallies are spread out over several locations, the thrust of the action at Laughlin is accessible by foot. There are still plenty of places to ride, though, because the desert is a beautiful place in spring when the dry, brown landscape is filled with the colors of wildflowers and cactus in bloom. A ride out to historic Oatman, Arizona, and its friendly, carrot-munching burros that roam freely throughout the town is highly recommended and riding on the pavement known as Route 66 always wrings out childhood memories for me from cross-country family trips taken on the hallowed strip. Just be sure to have your suspension dialed in because it can be a bumpy ride.
A new addition to this year’s River Run rally is the Aquarius Resort’s first-ever Battle of the Bands. Twelve musical acts will be competing for a share of the $30,000 up for grabs in the “Official Laughlin River Run Battle of the Bands.” The competition will run Thursday through Saturday as bands take the stage at the Aquarius Outdoor Amphitheatre. Tickets to check out the show are $10 per night.
And while you just might catch the next rock superstars at the Battle of the Bands, some of their rockin’ forefathers will be showing them how it’s done in the River Run Concert Series. Headliners include two of the members of Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Randy Bachman and Fred Turner reunited in 2010 to prove that “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” as they “Roll on Down the Highway.” Alright, I’ll quit with the campy BTO song title puns, but the band’s been cranking out hits for 40 years and has an extensive repertoire to draw from. More vintage rock will take center stage Friday night in the form of Eric Burdon and the Animals. Both concerts are scheduled for the new Edgewater Events Center. Seems like the musical theme for this year’s River Run is “getting back to rock’s roots” because the trio of tribute bands includes Fortunate Son, a Creedence Clear Water Revival cover band, Led Zepagain and Rad Co. I’ll let you guess whose music the last two play. Even the comedic entertainment the River Run has on tap is straight out of yesteryear. None other than Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong will be playing at Harrah’s Rio Vista Amphitheater Friday night. Who still has a Big Bambu record with the giant rolling paper inside? You’re showing your age because that album’s a collectible now.
On the more contemporary side, Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort is holding a Biker Burlesque Topless Revue nightly. Las Vegas showgirls in skimpy biker outfits will strut their stuff in motorcycle-themed performances hosted by Emmy Award-winning comedian John Pardon. If it’s hot outside and you’re feet are tired from pounding pavement, then sitting in an air-conditioned theater watching a Vegas-style show doesn’t sound like a bad idea. And even though it’s only the end of April, it can get hot at the River Run. A few years back I was there and it was 104-degrees. So bring your sunscreen!
Standard River Run fare includes the annual Custom Bike Show on Saturday. The event will take place on the main deck of the Colorado Belle. Participants have a chance to show off their custom motorcycles with a chance at winning some of the $1500 up for grabs, including $750 for first place, $500 for second and $250 for third.
Ladies will have a chance to strut their stuff in the Ms. Laughlin River Run Contest for a chance to win the $1000 grand prize, dinner for two at the Vineyard Ristorante plus two tickets to the Bachman & Turner concert Saturday night. Hell, that’s a better prize than the bike show! The contest is divided into three parts starting with a “Question & Answer” session, followed by a dance competition and ending with a bathing suit/hot jeans contest. The contest is hosted by the Aquarius Casino Resort and will take place Saturday at 3 p.m. on the Party Platform. That time coincides with the announcing of the bike show winners. Decisions, decisions…
If you’re looking to get out and ride but don’t know where to go, we suggest participating in one of the poker runs. There’s no better way to have some fun, meet friendly people and see the area than by going on a poker run. Friday morning is the American Veterans Charity Poker Run to Old Route 66 and a party at Mother Road Harley-Davidson. Funds raised will benefit the Tri-State Veterans. Saturday morning is the Early Bird Poker Run to historic Kingman, AZ, and a run down Old Route 66. Hosted by the Colorado Belle, this event has $1500 in cash and merchandise up for grabs. In past years this poker run has included a trip to Oatman, the Wild West mining town we highly suggest visiting. Which means the tiny town will be packed Saturday, so if you’re looking for a more leisurely visit, do it before then.
If you don’t feel like riding and are looking for some free entertainment, the Ses Carney Freak Show will be grossing out crowds in front of the Pioneer Hotel, there’s a slew of free music scheduled on the stages in front of the Edgewater and Colorado Belle Casinos (Judge Jackson, John Earl & The Boogie Man Band, Chris Hiatt & Cold Shot, The Wildcelts and more) and sometimes it’s fun to just stroll around and see what the vendors are hawking. Or you can catch The American Hell Riders Stunt Show in front of the Pioneer Hotel. There are also demo rides going on in front of the Riverside Resort and reps from Victory, Kawasaki and Star Motorcycles will be on hand with their latest and greatest motorcycles ready to ride.
Other attractions at this year’s River Run include the Hair Club’s Cross-Country Motorcycle Tour which will have two custom motorcycles on display. Fans can enter to win one of the bikes, built by Orange County Choppers and valued at $36,000, in their “Custom Chopper Giveaway.” And if you get a chance, stop by a Hot Leathers booth. Besides having officially licensed merchandise and biker garb for sale, this year Hot Leathers is holding a fundraiser for Soldier's Angels. River Run attendees can help out with a little donation or just by sending a little message to the troops. So far Hot Leathers has raised over $1000 for Soldier's Angels.
Motorcycle USA is heading down to Laughlin Thursday and will be reporting from the scene Friday and Saturday. We’ll be the one riding around on a blue 2011 Star Raider. Say hello if you see us there and we’ll give a Motorcycle-USA.com koozie. For those of you who can’t make it this year, check in this weekend for reports and photos from the 29th Annual Laughlin River Run.
Historic Route 66 will lead you to Oatman. Be sure to visit the Oatman Hotel for its dollar-bill decor.
Rustlers on steel horses overrun the tiny town of Oatman
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/547/9817/Motorcycle-Article/2011-Laughlin-River-Run-Preview.aspx
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PIPS propels Tharsini on to a new careers path as an IP lawyer
When searching for her PhD, Tharsini Sivapalan wanted to find a course that offered her something extra. Previous experience during her undergraduate degree had led Tharsini to the realisation that gaining work experience could make a vital difference in improving her career options; “The PIPS internship was the main reason I applied to the DTP”, says Tharsini, adding “I’d learnt that you need experience to get anywhere in life so I saw PIPS as a great opportunity to get three months experience somewhere new”.
Tharsini was concerned and felt a bit under pressure about fitting in her PIPS with her research schedule as this was very inflexible due to the nature of her study. When her supervisor put her in touch with a contact at an Intellectual Property company based in Cambridge this provided an ideal solution. She undertook her internship from April to July 2016 and during the three months gained an understanding of patents and commercialization of IP. “This was a steep learning curve, but I really enjoyed it and benefitted from it”, she reflects. She’d already taken part in the Research Councils’ Biotech Yes competition and IP seemed interesting. After grasping the basics of IP, Tharsini’s objective was to assist the company, Stratagem IPM, with advising and managing the IP portfolio of one their large clients, the Institute of Food Research (now the Quadram Institute Bioscience), and to work with patent attorneys on other client cases. Tharsini was trained to become familiar with the publication approval process, which became her main responsibility during the internship. Her work consisted of logging in all incoming approvals requests, reviewing the publications and providing background information to the senior patent attorney ahead of the deadlines.
Tharsini found her internship to be an invaluable experience, developing many transferrable skills, including time management and communication skills. It also gave her the opportunity to master working in a different environment. “For someone who has been in education for a long time, this gave me an opportunity to experience a 9-5 office job.” says Tharsini. “The internship has strengthened my self-confidence. During my three months, I’ve learnt how to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and be committed to the work that I undertook. I had opportunities to discuss how the all the attorneys got into their careers and their route to qualification”.
Tharsini impressed her internship hosts so much that as a result she was offered a job with the company, following completion of her PhD. Originally, Tharsini had assumed that she would always go in to science but as her PhD progressed she became increasingly unsure about her career path, as although science research is something that she enjoys she was concerned by the lack of stability this might offer as a long-term career option. Being offered the opportunity at Stratagem provided Tharsini with an interesting alternative option. “When you do a PhD and you’re really involved in your project you think about science [research] as the only career option. I didn’t know much about IP as a career, but going to Stratagem made me realise you can train on the job and move up the ladder”. Tharsini found everyone at Stratagem made her feel very welcome and were extremely supportive, which was another reason she enjoyed the internship so much. “They all encouraged me and that’s why I decided to apply for training programme”. Tharsini reflects that had she not been offered the job with Stratagem she would have applied for a position on their training programme anyway, but this is a highly competitive market so doing the internship and getting offered the job has made the process a great deal easier. Knowing that there is a job lined up and waiting is a great relief, meaning Tharsini can now focus on completing her PhD.
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What advice would she give future students? Get out of the lab and try something different!
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I-20 West in Bossier City Remains Closed
An 18 wheeler wreck that happened right after midnight still has I-20 west in Bossier City closed at this hour. If you're attempting to travel I-20 westbound like I was this morning, officials will divert you to I-220 or Highway 80. No update has been posted by the LA DOTD, however, when you look at Google Maps, they predict the roadway will be opened at 10 am. Here is the official statement from law enforcement:
At 12:08 a.m. September 17, 2019, Bossier City police officers and firefighters responded to I-20 westbound overpass just west of Airline Drive in reference to a semi-tractor trailer fire. The truck was engulfed in flames. The driver was able to exit the vehicle unharmed. Bossier City Police and Louisiana State Police shut down I-20 westbound at I-220 while firefighters quickly got the fire under control. Louisiana DOTD provided a sand truck to be used as needed. The westbound lanes are closed at this time and are expected to remain closed into the morning. The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office is assisting with the closure. The preliminary investigation indicates that the truck was traveling west on I-20 when the driver left the roadway, hit a guardrail, and then struck the opposite concrete guardrail on the overpass before coming to a rest. The investigation is ongoing.
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This week in Black Twitter »
Thu Jul 16th 2015 by abagond
Sandra Bland (1987-2015), an unarmed, suburban, middle-class Black American woman, died in police custody on July 13th 2015 – three days after a traffic stop.
The police say she hanged herself. Her family and friends do not believe that for a second.
On July 9th, she left suburban Chicago, where she grew up, to drive to Prairie View A&M University in Texas, where she went to university and where she was to start work doing student outreach.
On July 10th, after she arrived in Prairie View, Texas, the police stopped her for failing to signal while changing lanes.
The police said she became “combative”. They arrested her for “assault on a public servant.”
An eyewitness, her friend Malcom Jackson, said the police were forceful from the start:
“After he pulled her out of the car, [he] forced her and tossed her to the ground, knee to the neck, and arrested her.”
Citizen video shows her pinned the ground being arrested by two police officers. You can hear her say:
“You just slammed my head into the ground. Do you not even care about that? I can’t even hear.”
You can also hear her saying “motherfucker”.
On July 13th, three days later, before her family could bail her out, she was found dead. Jailers, who are supposed to check on their prisoners at least once an hour, gave her breakfast at 7.00am, talked to her at 8.00am, and found her dead at 9.00am. The police said it was “self-inflicted asphyxiation.”
That very same jail also had a “hanging” in 2012.
Within those three days the police could have easily looked her up on Facebook and seen her video series #SandySpeaks, where she speaks about racism and – police violence.
On her Facebook page it said:
“Now legalize being Black in America.”
Her family wants to get an independent autopsy done.
Prairie View A&M is a part of the Texas A&M system. It was founded during Reconstruction and produces more Black architects than any place in the nation. It is where Mr T. and Terry Ellis of En Vogue went. It is over 90% Black in a town that is over 90% Black.
But it is in Waller county, which is 71% White, a place of small towns out in cotton country, north-west of Houston. And the power structure is racist:
In 2007, Glenn Smith, now the county’s police chief but then the police chief of Hempstead, the county seat, was suspended without pay for two weeks and put on probation for six months for his “humiliation and mistreatment of young African American males.” That did not stop him and he was fired.
In 2014, Elton Mathis, the county’s district attorney, was accused of texting, “My hounds ain’t even started yet dumb ass,” to Rev. Walter Pendleton. Pendleton had asked for information on prosecution rates by ethnicity in the county, saying that Mathis practised “selective prosecution”. Mathis: “You are too stupid to know what that word means.” Mathis stands by his words.
The police are investigating themselves. Mathis would be the one to prosecute them – or selectively not.
#WhatHappenedToSandraBland.
Update (July 24th): The dashcam video was made public. In it, Brian Encinia, the arresting officer, abuses his power, threatening her with a taser (“I will light you up!”) to arrest her and, once she was already in handcuffs, apparently threw her to the ground (off screen).
There is also a jailhouse video of the hallway in front of her cell when they discover that she is dead.
The county is making bits of the autopsy public (why not the whole thing?). They are pushing hard, too hard, the idea it was a suicide. The family is getting their own autopsy done.
Some say that in the mugshot (pictured above) she was either dead or lying on the floor. She was arrested on Friday, called her family on Saturday, but not on Sunday as expected. She was found dead the following morning.
The Justice Department is “monitoring” the investigation.
Update (July 28th): The district attorney has appointed two lawyers to act as “outside” observers. They have the power to investigate and bring findings before the grand jury.
The medical examiner says that Sandra Bland had high levels of marijuana in her blood at the time of death – so high that she had to have taken it while in jail!
Her booking video has been released.
Update (December 22nd): The grand jury will charge no one for Sandra Bland’s death. They heard more than eight hours of evidence. Bland’s mother: “I simply can’t have faith in a system that’s not inclusive of my family.” Source: NBCBLK.
For yet more updates, go to the Sandra Bland update post.
Sources: Mainly The Root (2015), Houston Chronicle (2014), Houston Chronicle (2007), US Census (2015), Wikipedia (2015).
YouTube: the citizen video
YouTube: Excerpts from #SandySpeaks
#SandySpeaks
#WhatHappenedToSandraBland
other Sandra Bland posts
Sandra Bland dashcam video
Race and Waller County, Texas
Sandra Bland update
respectability politics
perfect victim
The Black middle-class in America
“It’s not race, it’s class!”
Sam Dubose – also in July 2015.
Oriana Farrell – an unarmed Black woman (with her children) shot at by police after a traffic stop. No one was killed.
Police brutality in Baltimore – Tyrone West also wound up dead after a traffic stop.
The biker gang shoot-out at Waco, Texas
American Violet
The extremely incomplete list of unarmed Blacks killed by police
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 16:36:35 sondis
Wow! That was fast, Abagond. ^_^ You must have had it in the works, already? I put in a request for her story, just minutes before this post popped up!
Let me post the petition again on this post….
https://www.change.org/p/the-united-states-department-of-justice-attorney-general-loretta-lynch-take-over-the-investigation-into-the-death-of-sandra-bland-from-the-waller-county-texas-police-department?recruiter=13596734&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=mob-xs-share_sponsor-reason_msg&fb_ref=Default
Again, please sign the petition for Loretta Lynch to get involved, via DOJ.
We know there will not be a “REAL” investigation by the Texas police dept.
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 16:42:45 Death the Kid
I still remember freshman year when Waller police came to talk to us. They made sure to send the Black cops. Black, white, brown or this imaginary purple person white people always bring up, a cop is a cop.
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 16:47:01 abagond
It was already in the works.
I figured as much….. I am not surprised as you’re usually on top of the current events, when it comes to injustice across the country. @ : o l ) >
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 17:11:12 Mary Burrell
@Sondis I have been forwarding the link as well to my friends.
She was a strong advocate against police brutality, and if you view the YouTube she is very vocal which might have angered the arresting officer. I Believe they killed her.
Mary Burrell:
Thanks for forwarding the links…
Yeah, they killed her. I hope they don’t get away with killing her but when it comes to white people killing black people, i am very skeptical that justice will be served.
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 17:30:43 v8driver
RIP this makes no sense
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 17:54:51 Kushite Prince
This is so sad. I have no words. I’m really praying for my people right now. It’s getting worse every day. 😦
Signed. This is sickening and fucking infuriating. If we think things are bad now, wait until these parasites get control of the internet and people can’t share information freely. What kind of disgusting, warped bubble do you have to live in to think anyone would believe she did that to herself and to treat her the way she did from the get go? Just diseased people.
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 18:05:13 A
RIP Sista
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 18:11:34 sharinalr
This should be a message to the black middle class sheep who keep believing their status will save them. Obviously not.
@Sharinalr
The sheep is in for a wake up call. But to be honest they should’ve woken up by now. These killings have been going on for a while. What will it take for them to see the light?
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 18:40:42 Jim
She suffered from depression and PTSD.
“I’m suffering from something that some of you all may be dealing with right now. It’s a little bit of depression, as well as PTSD,” – Sandra Bland
One of those sun down towns that black people get killed in. Klan cou
KKK country that kind of town.
This is crazy. When I first heard this I was speed reading because I was on my way out thinking angrily “ain’t that a bitch”
But now that its settled in a bit i’m really, REALLY messed up over this. When is this sh!t gonna end?
That can also be code for the depression of the constant killing of black people.
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 19:44:11 rmanees
God rest Ms. Bland and my prayers go out to her family. These needless deaths are frightening enough on their own, but what’s really scary is knowing if it were not for these events being videotaped we’d have never heard about them at all. They would have been covered up the way these hate filled deaths of blacks at the hands of police have been covered up for decades. I have decided that I will video tape ANYTHING I see of a police encounter with a black person that looks in the least way inappropriate.
You’d think that by now these criminal, racist cops would realize that these days just about everyone over the age of 15 has a video tape camera on their person at all times: their cell phone. You’d think they’d realize that what they used to do in private, and what was kept private by their peers, is now subject to be captured on video and broadcast over the entire planet. I wish they were smart enough to realize that. Many of these needless deaths would not have happened. Unfortunately, they’re not smart enough to figure that out. That’s how blind and stupid this type of hatred is. Racism by definition is stupid—and so are they.
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 19:44:17 pbailey
She was suffering from depression back in March, Jim – four months ago. And that depression stemmed mainly from her unemployment, a problem that had been remedied once Prairie View hired her. She did not kill herself.
On top of that how did she get a hold of a plastic trash bag to hang herself?
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 19:54:06 ks
Classic police hustle – “failing to signal a lane change”. They must have been behind on their ticket quota.
The following sequence of events was even more ridiculous and shameful. RIP.
on Fri Jul 17th 2015 at 20:00:23 Uriel
R.I.P. Sandra Bland, you will be missed..
*missed.
@KS
What’s up? I agree. It is either failure to signal or did not fully stop at a stop sign.
Hey there! Indeed. But denial is an amazing thing. I know quite a few black folks who have all the right credentials and make a whole lot of money ($500+K and greater) and no matter how many times they got DWBed or passed up by cabs or followed around stores where they could buy anything, they still felt so long as they weren’t like those “other kind” of black folks nothing “really bad” would happen to them.
I most certainly hear you there. Some of the black people I know I have to check and see if they are pulling a Rachel Dolezal. I have to wonder what it will take for them to realize what is going on.
Anybody in police lockup is the legal responsibility of the supervising officers, period. There’s no way they aren’t behind this one way or another. By negligence at the very least but obviously by the method we all know in which she was taken out but every anchor on Fox News is lining up to deny.
@sharinalr,
Ha! Yep, look at old boy Cosby. The poster child for the lot of them. He’s probably still bewildered that they’re after him rather than those pants sagging hippity hopity pound cake stealing people. He’s probably doubly confused that nobody is even looking at his boy the OG King Mack Daddy Big Pimpin’ extraordinare himself – Hugh Hefner – who has been living an even bigger la vida loca than Cosby, and making money off of it, for 60 years! Funny how a lot of this supposedly happened at Playboy clubs and the mansion but ain’t nobody even glancing at Hugh.
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 00:48:31 Mary Burrell
Then they insult our intelligence by telling us she killed herself when we all know she was murdered.
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 00:52:32 Mz.Nikita
“What kind of disgusting, warped bubble do you have to live in to think anyone would believe she did that to herself and to treat her the way she did from the get go? Just diseased people.” @Gen, what type of Bubble indeed!? You nailed it right on the proverbial head!
..I too have signed and posted the petition for friends and family to see and sign as well, Rest In Power, Ms. Sandra Bland.. 😦
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 02:51:31 Origin
They murdered her.
I’m getting as cold as Pluto towards whites.
I literally don’t care anymore when tragedy strikes them and they die.
I overheard on the news yesterday that earth is losing the magnetic field’s protection and melanoma rates are increasing.
I lit up inside. Any way to speed it up?
Future generations may yet be free of them, even if most of us sleep.
I’m so over the lot.
All the historical atrocities unatoned for.
Ancestral connections severed.
Kidnapping.
Humanity denied.
Sexploitation.
Impoverishment.
No reparations.
Lynchings.
Burnings.
Church massacres.
Unfair sentencing.
Police KKKillings.
Unremitting hate.
Genocide?
We’d join the others who’ve lived alongside them on this very land.
Do we walk obliviously on the path those vanished people trod?
Do we welcome the final destination?
I honestly don’t know how some black people F with them. Y’all gotta explain that s*** to me. I sort of understand being able to look past it with someone you’re otherwise acquainted with but I’ll never understand actually seeking them out as a preference. Whose ideal lover is a wraith?
That pallid translucent skin is like walking death.
Their actions turn allegory into actuality.
It has often meant death to us, in fact.
It reddens like a stop sign when their emotions get aroused.
Nature’s STAY AWAY! Aposematism!
Yet we embrace.
Does love conquer death?
If you love death,
You die.
You just know they were enraged and scarlet-colored as they suffocated that sistah to death.
She was outspoken against police brutality and those kkkillers caused another fatality.
The power of her spirit making her strong;
She told them, she told them they were doing her wrong.
“Cower, in my hell! Don’t utter the truth!”
“I’ll shut you up yet N”, roared the brute.
The same entitled rage that fueled James Holmes
Took Sandra Bland’s life through no fault of her own.
Then the arrogant demon straight-up lied
And claimed she committed suicide.
Just like all the times the cops pulled the trigger
“Nobody will care that we killed a N”
“They’re not all bad”
“I have friends among them”
Hard to imagine German Jews
Had no friends among the Christians.
Once the apparatus is in place,
Death is impersonal and remote.
The tipper of the first domino has rotted in the ground
And his beneficiaries just declined to shift the others
All hands are clean.
All eyes averted.
“We never owned slaves”
“I had friends among them”
This is just a raw expression.
I’m just typing it as it comes.
No filter. I’m sick of this.
America fought for independence over less.
I feel like a tipping point has to come.
Black people are capable of collective violence too.
Reluctant, but capable.
America despises the undeserved gift.
Spurns it with provocation.
How long before this country is as outwardly disturbed as it deserves to be?
I never knew her yet she feels so familiar.
I can tell she was beautiful inside and out.
Rest in Power.
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 04:06:07 bygodsloveandgrace
I’msaddened by Sandra’s death and the media spin that’s already in play. Including from what should be considered some of OUR media outlets…She killed herself? Really? She was depressed? Really? Bringing up her other supposed “incidents” from her college days? She was being combative? hmmmmm… I’m tired of the victim blaming MO.. We need to hold media accountable….
http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2015/07/sandra_bland_may_have_suffered_from_depression_ptsd.html?wpisrc=topstories
So these are the questions I’m hoping RESPONSIBLE journalists will ask.
How does a routine traffic stop, which should have resulted in no more than a ticket, end up slamming a woman’s face to the ground and landing her in jail? (The video doesn’t lie)
The night before her death she called her sister and said that she thinks her shoulder might be broken.. So HOW could she have enough energy to hang herself?
Why would a woman who drove over 1,000 miles to start a new job THEN decide to end her life?
http://www.wmur.com/national/sandra-blands-family-seeks-answers-in-her-death/34223206
The Texas Sherriff was fired from a previous job over racism.. WHY was he HIRED in Waller at all? And we continue to see this same pattern again and again…
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/16/1402770/-Texas-Sheriff-involved-in-the-death-of-Sandra-Bland-fired-from-previous-post-for-racism#
The police will deflect and drag this out just long enough to come up with a good lie.
They’re going to do the same thing they did to Sgt. James Brown.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2015/05/how_did_a_26_year_old_iraq_war_veteran_die_serving_a_2_day_prison_sentence.html
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 05:23:35 v8driver
it’s not easy to hang yourself in jail, there would be plastic bags on the block for commisary/food garbage etc., but everything is ‘nerfed’ so you can’t have a hook to hang stuff on? maybe off the bunk, with a twisted plastic bag? but why would she do that.
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 05:44:22 SOULar Lioness™
Now watch how many (racist and/or brainwashed) fools come along and hype up that tiny video clip the news are steady broadcasting where Sandra says she had depression, etc. as if that alone is enough to write this situation off as a definite suicide.
Watch how many people will cling to this clip as a reason to be in the utmost denial about anything else surrounding Sandra, what she was doing, what she was about and what she was setting out and moving forward to do…
I’m waiting.
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 06:02:17 sharinalr
They will play that tiny clip, but they refuse to play the full clip. I watched it and it was actually a very uplifting message to people suffering from depression.
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 06:06:22 abagond
This week in Black Twitter:
#GrowingUpBlack
#IfIDieInPoliceCustody
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 10:55:05 leigh204
This case makes no sense whatsoever. Here’s this smart, college-educated woman who takes what looks like a good job, moves across the country, just to kill herself in a matter of days? Over a traffic violation? Possibly depression? I call bs. To say what happened to Ms. Bland is very upsetting is a gross understatement. I hope she gets the justice she deserves. RIP Sandra.
Same jail, different prisoner. Exactly how many times have prisoners committed suicide by hanging in that jail?
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Inmate-found-hanging-at-Waller-County-jail-4012244.php
Footage of Sandra Bland’s arrest
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYim6pDZV0Y)
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 13:46:09 biff
This is a sad story.
Just one question for abagond: While doing research for this story, did you come across the references to Ms. Bland recently saying she was depressed and had PTSD?
Maybe you can make a case that she still wouldn’t have killed herself in this situation, and that’s fine. However, I see a lot of stories like this that seem to leave out key information that would help present a more balanced picture of the situation….
Why not present all the evidence and let your readers consider everything?
Deliberately withholding information is not exactly lying, but it’s close…
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 13:58:20 lifelearner
RIP SANDRA BLAND…..may you get JUSTICE!
Here is the link of Sandra’s full video in which she says she suffers from depression and ptsd.(https://youtu.be/IOF3hwNcEM0)
This will allow for commenters to fully see what she said on the matter in full context.
Secondly having depression does not equal suicide and more often than not suicide victims give hints they are going to commit it. There are several myths to suicide I wish to post later.
You could say that Sandra Bland posted her #IfIDieInPoliceCustody even before the hastag existed.
Not to take away from the personal loss of Sandra but her death, just like the death of the Charleson nine, is a symptom of a much larger problem. It’s not police brutality. That itself is a symptom. It’s not the Confederate Cloth. That is a mere symbol.
It’s almost like we’ve been playing a game of whack-a-mole. The underlying mechanism will continue to generate all the ills. If whites can, they will because they have a group definition of non-whites as subhuman and have acquired the power to control or destroy them. Look at history. Whether a century ago or a few years ago; whether it’s 1920s Tulsa or New Orleans after 2005’s Katrina, the evidence is there. It doesnt lie.
Disarming hypocritical displays aside, people who aren’t white are like pests to whites. The force of that conviction has set the overall tone of white interactions with others. Why are *they* on this land we just found? Why are they in my country? Why are they in my neighbourhood? Why are they using my community’s pool? Why are they attending my child’s school?
What do you do with pests occupying your Lebensraum;
What do you do with pests interfering with your Manifest Destiny?
Confine them: Apartheid, Reservations, Ghettos.
Limit reproduction: Secret sterilization, (symbolic) lynching castrations
Sicken them: Smallpox laced “gifts” of blankets, AIDS (?)
Eradicate them!
How often has that happened?
North America? South America? The Caribbean? Namibia? Australia? Tasmania? Germany?
Their group behavior is “logical” if you start from the same axioms as whites.
However, the viewpoint that the evidence reveals means that we are deaing with a monstrous cultural entity. That is scary. It’s also entirely out of harmony with our outlook. We simply can’t relate. It doesn’t make sense to us so we can’t believe it. They literally made us into disposable material things yet we can’t comprehend. We have to separate their pattern of behavior into aberrant acts. The full picture is too overwhelming.
I sympathize with black people in this regard. I really do. Yet at the same time, it’s clear to me that if we don’t unify and protect ourselves nobody will. The full realization of what we’re up against makes that obvious. That’s the only reason I talk to people about this stuff. In some ways we’re self-destructing as a group while “out there” we still face racism. We thought we could completely trade our separateness for access like some white ethnic groups did. We aint white though. Half a century later we have less of our own specific s*** and still face embedded, if illegal, racism. In some ways we’re more free (eg. to spend at white establishments) but we overestimated the significance and surrendered our defensive group consciousness.
I think we’re finding it again in a 21st century way and I hope we build it stronger than ever.
@King.
Was it MalcomX who said they took off the sheets and put on police uniforms? The sheriff has a history. These could be lynchings.
..Saw those tweets last night. Abagond and really could not help but be saddened by the former-yet, gladdened a bit by the latter as I was reading (and relating to, as I’m mixed myself) with the #GrowingUpBlack memes as many of them summed up my childhood experiences to a tee! lolol
I looked at some of #GrowingUpBlack yesterday. I have to admit, the lightheartedness was a nice diversion. There’s just so much to be angry about sometimes I’m glad my people can still make me laugh.
@ Origin, who said they even took off the sheets???
The same arresting officer, noted from his last job in Hempstead –
“The predominantly black Hempstead City Council voted to suspend Smith for two weeks without pay after viewing videotapes and hearing allegations of racism from local residents against him and the other four officers.
After a lengthy council meeting that lasted until 2 a.m. today, council also placed Smith on probation for six months and ordered him to take anger management classes but declined to take action on the other four officers.
Herschel Smith, president of the Waller County Leadership Council, called the disciplinary action given to Smith, “a slap on the hands.”
“He got off way too lightly considering his humiliation and mistreatment of young African American males,” Herschel Smith said.”
How does a guy like this keep getting rehired???
(Don’t answer that question)
I was about to say “crazy” and I had to catch myself.
It’s not crazy, it’s consistent.
The one that beat up Floyd Dent and planted drugs on him was tried previously for planting evidence. The one that murdered Tamir Rice was fired from a previous job for being “emotionally immature” and having “dismal” gun skills. The one that gunned down Walter Scott in cold blood had two previous formal complaints against him.
@Origin: That was excellent i enjoyed reading that.
I will be watching on Sunday morning on MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry Sandra Bland’s sister will be on.
On my commute home on the train all everyone could talk about was Sandra Bland. This is just too scary when another black person is killed and it’s becoming too frequent. This could be any of us in black bodies here in America. Going about our everyday activities and something like a simple traffic violation and you end up dead at the hands of some racist cop.
I wouldn’t be surprised if all the Hempstead police department were KKK members.
@ biff
I watched maybe a dozen of her videos but did not come across the PTSD one.
Looking back through my sources, they did not bring up “PTSD” or “depression” either.
From what I saw of her videos, she did not strike me as someone who would kill herself after just a few days in jail. She believed God was with her but also that God would test her. She knew how dangerously racist the police can be. Was she always in a great mood? No. But who is?
And, by the way, in the US the suicide rate among Black women is rock bottom, 9% of the rate for White men. How many White men hang themselves after just three days in jail?
Black suicide:
http://www.sprc.org/sites/sprc.org/files/library/Blacks%20Sheet%20August%2028%202013%20Final.pdf
Of course, no one on the news is going to call this an act of terrorism – even though that is the effect. Given the history of Waller county and the history of US policing of Black bodies, I would say it was the INTENDED effect.
“How many White men hang themselves after just three days in jail?”
Well supposedly this one did… in the very same jail, and under similar circumstances…. curious no?
The patterns are starting come together.
^ oops
on Sat Jul 18th 2015 at 18:05:20 taotesan
I am trying to understand white psychopathy and I am failing dismally.
It is incomprehensible to me that white male serial and mass murderers in the USA are treated better than innocent un armed Black women .
The USA wants to install itself as the world’s champion of human rights, yet it is waging a war ( amongst a long list of other domestic and international human rights abuses) against its’ own unarmed, defenceless Black citizenry.
What i am observing is what is considered an act of terrorism in regards to black people in this country? The Charleston church killings by racist Dylan Root and now the death of Sandra Bland in jail at the hands of racist police in comparison to the Chattanoga shootings.
They also treated captured Nazi German soldiers better than Black American soldiers.
It just goes to show how thoroughly dehumanized Blacks are in their minds.
Mighty suspicious.
Not to take away from sandra bland, but this is another getting no coverage.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/15/jonathan-sanders-mississppi-chokehold
I was just about to post about this. I just read an article which said that the Army was studying black women to try to understand why their suicide rates are so low. They want to apply what they learn to veterans.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/culture/black-women-key-to-easing-military-suicides–20120612
Black women have the lowest rates of suicide in the country, and although it’s not completely understood why, Veterans Affairs officials hope to re-create elements of black female culture that may help stop military veterans from killing themselves.
Women – particularly black women – provide each other social support and encouragement categorized by the opportunity to speak honestly with their peers, said Jan Kemp, mental health director for suicide prevention at the VA.
I don’t even want to give the suggestion that Sandra Bland committed suicide the time of day.
It’s quite amazing that black people have the lowest suicide rates despite being targeted for destruction by age-old systems. It really says something positive about us; about our strength and resilience. Even when I think about the things Africans did before slavery, I’m extremely proud to be the descendants of people who survived a multi-generational holocaust. Our ancestors were not broken; they lived to make us possible. We won’t be broken by less.
Also, the whole Sandra Bland situation stared with “Driving While Black”. I mean, when you’re stopped on a quiet street for not signalling you know it’s just a pretext for further investigation. The police attention we get due to our supposed criminality and drug use is total rubbish. It’s another excuse to rubberstamp our harrassment. Despite being depicted as “druggies” and being disproportionately arrested and imprisoned, African Americans are actually the less likely to be using drugs than whites.
http://healthland.time.com/2011/11/07/study-whites-more-likely-to-abuse-drugs-than-blacks/
Black youth are arrested for drug crimes at a rate ten times higher than that of whites. But new research shows that young African Americans are actually less likely to use drugs and less likely to develop substance use disorders, compared to whites, Native Americans, Hispanics and people of mixed race.
“Our goal is to alert people to the burden of drug problems and also to how some of our concern about who has these problems may not be true,” says Dr. Dan Blazer, senior author of the study and a professor of psychiatry at Duke University. “There’s a perception among many individuals that African Americans as a group — regardless of socioeconomic status — tend to abuse or use drugs at higher rate and this [does not support] that.”
Now they’re saying that people with blue eyes are more likely to be alcoholics.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/blue-eyed-individuals-are-more-likely-be-alcoholics-coincidence-or-evidence-alcoholic-340780
A new study suggests that individuals with light eyes are at a higher risk for alcohol dependency than those with darker eyes, adding further evidence to the idea that alcoholism has a genetic component.
I wonder if they’ll find a racism gene or a totally mother****ing psychopathically EVIL gene linked to pale skin. Does it have a “genetic component”?
This is why I’m always preaching that black people don’t have a major problem except being held captive, globally, by a bunch of degenerates who’re forcing us to deal with the s*** they keep flinging our way. If we’re managing under this situation imagine if we didn’t have to deal with it? What would be be like? Once we wake up, en masse, to what our REAL problem is, may whomever they serve help them.
I know they are thinking that. That is why we can’t get any peace in this system of white supremacy racism.
Kindra Chapman is another who supposedly committed suicide. Hanging with bed sheet in her case.
Your comments are on point.
on Sun Jul 19th 2015 at 00:14:00 Mary Burrell
@sharinalr: Yeah, i saw that about the other young woman Kendra Chapman there is some very sinister happening in these jails in regards to black people.
There was another young black woman murdered in prison a couple of months ago and she wrote how she had been threatened by a guard. And she ended up dead.
on Sun Jul 19th 2015 at 01:19:59 sharinalr
It is just so depressing, but I am glad light is being shined on the black sistahs who are also being killed at the hands of pigs.
The light is also being shined on how they treat Latinas too. Check this out.
http://www.rt.com/usa/310063-arizona-cop-arrests-naked-woman/
on Sun Jul 19th 2015 at 01:38:24 Mz.Nikita
“Black women are the Key to Helping Prevent Suicide in White Veteran Men”, what a headline that is! If this wasn’t a certified article, I would be inclined to believe that it was a posting from the “Onion”. lbvs It kinds of put into validity the theory that white folks truly do need, and even want Black folks around them in order to better their life situations-whether they want to Openly admit this or not! The so-called “superior king” of the Earth needs us lowly Black/Mixed Black women for assistance in the areas of strength, durability, etc. Wow, just wow don’t that just beat alL?
Sidenote: Anyone else notice how butthurt the white folks were about the success of the #GrowingUpBlack twitter page? So unoriginal and mad because the “darkies” weren’t giving zero fuqs about them on a page about Black nostalgic childhood(s)! lolol
Are cops escalating? Are they getting more brave in their actions? Since they know they will get off.
@Mz.Nikita
I noticed that and I could not believe how whites immediately wanted to make it negative.
Indeed, Sharinalr and in addition to that what they wanted more than anything was to be let into “the sandbox” to play this fun game with the Black kids-and got mad because #1) They were/are lousy at creating Original “games/trends” themselves, and most of all they Cannot stand to not be the center of everything as they believe it is their right to butt into everyone’s business!
How can we tell? They have been doing this ALL ALONG!
They have always done it!
..This reminds me of a time when I lived in the awful, awful state of AZ. a few years ago-me and some fam were in the pool (the only non-whites who lived there) and this bratty azz lil’ gurl was with her parents, and she started Screaming and screaming in an effort to get our attention and damn near blew a gasket because her ruse did not work. We instead laughed amongst ourselves because we Knew what she was trying to do, and instead her parents just told her to be quiet as they look flabbergasted and perplexed as to why their daughter was suddenly behaving this way. But, my fam and I understood that she was interested in having us POC give her blonde-self attention (that most likely others in her circle do, just because she is supposed to be the epitome of what people “should” worship), and when we enjoyed ourselves and Ignored her it drove that gurl absolutely nuts-much like the adult versions of folks just like her! Tee Hee..
So what about the medical examiner isn’t it possible he/she could participating in a cover up as well? That whole municipality is corrupt. They could be lying about Sandra Bland committing suicide but i would think it would be illegal to do that.
on Sun Jul 19th 2015 at 06:48:57 Gen
@ Mz.Nikita
Oh? I thought our honesty..I mean “attitude” was “abrasive” and our durability and strength made us non-women and generally terrible people to be around. Who would have thought machismo and passive aggressive BS wasn’t healthy! 😛
In the US, men have much higher suicide rates than women, even among Whites. By race, White and Native Americans have much higher suicide rates than Black, Asian or Latino Americans. So the difference between White men and Black women is huge – a factor of ten or so.
Because of television and racist stereotypes, we think of gun violence as being mainly between young Black men, but the biggest users and victims are older White men – killing themselves. That stuff does not make the news or make for a good Hollywood film – or support ideas of White male superiority.
I do not trust the medical examiner one bit. If the family gets an independent autopsy, I will believe that.
@Gen, Cyber-High-5! LmaOoo
(In my Martha Stewart voice): “Black women,it’s a Good Thing!
on Sun Jul 19th 2015 at 15:07:59 mstoogood4yall
It is frightening to know that u could be one minor traffic stop away from death. A few years ago my family and I went out to dinner and when we were driving home my brother got pulled over, me and my other brother were in the car and my parents were in theirs.
The cop was very rude as soon as my brother pulled over he was having an attitude and saying no don’t pull over here go over there. Then once my brother moved the car the cop started saying I pulled u over for changing lanes without a signal, he had his hand on his holster most of the time. Then he started asking about his car and asking what’s wrong with ur car? what’s that light back there? my brother told him nothing was wrong with his car and that i was watching tv on the dvd player. Once it was all over not even 30 seconds later he was pulling someone else over and they also had a dvd player headrest thing.
Once my brother totaled his car and got another one he wasn’t being pulled over for dumb stuff as much. They do profile down here if u have rims or anything that looks “urban” they will stop u but meanwhile white folks can have some monster truck looking f 150s and nobody bats an eye.
Watching Melissa Harris-Perry and Sandra Bland’s sister and the attorney for the family. The question was asked even if a motorist is so called “mouthing off” that is not against the law. The next question asked was why did she have to get out of her car. All he should have done was issue her a warning and let her go on her way. But given the racist culture of that town the cop was angry that this black woman was cursing him. That’s what angered him. If Sandra Bland had been white she would not have been arrested. Probably wouldn’t have been made to get out of her car and arrested. The attorney for Sandra Bland’s family said this is police misconduct on the part of the arresting officer. The family of Sandra Bland need answers why their loved one is dead. We all want to know What happened to Sandra Bland?
I don’t believe the suicide bs , it makes me sad and angry. People want to use and abuse black bodies yet can’t understand why we feel the way we do. They wanna stereotype black women as being bitter and angry yet I don’t see black women shooting sht up.
They want to study black women to see why our suicide rates are low to help them? Well let me help u with that, maybe it is the same thing that the media blames for all the ills of the black community, black culture. Or maybe it is our family and faith that keeps us going. Perhaps we have adapted better because of the way we are raised and the way we have had to learn to survive being black and female.
Study all u want unless u can recreate black women experiences u will fail and I highly doubt they will want to hear black women talk about our experiences let alone experience them. More proof that they do not care about black women but how black women can be of service to them. You rarely report or care about black women being killed and do not care to fix it yet u want to use black women to fix ur problem? U want to use black women for medical advancement but yet u are against the advancement of black people? U will use black women like Henrietta Lacks, or that evil guy that used black women for gynecology experiments, but u cannot hear us without calling us angry and bitter. I say f that if we are too angry and bitter to be listened to then we are too angry and bitter to help u. Got us being the mules and the experiments. Then u wanna call us manly, no get some feminine white woman to study they are the standard of beauty after all and isn’t beauty all that matters when u judge women, so why stop now.
All these movies of white saviors and u wanna come to us yet will not portray us as anything more than criminal. if u can portray whites as saviors saving us poor darkies why not save urselves surely if we are too dumb to save ourselves we cannot be of any help to u.
I am a strong advocate of camera phones good somebody captured the little bit of what went down with Sandra Bland and the arresting officer. They know they are being watched. I wonder if there hadn’t somebody watching the arresting officer would have brutalized Bland more than he did. It was bad enough he slammed her head and she let him know he was being rough. Camera phones are a necessity for black citizens in regards to having contact with law enforcement.
Mary, I think this abusive cop behavior crosses over racial lines. Cops in general will basically twist, exaggerate and break the law in order to get revenge on citizens who do not give them the respect they feel they deserve. Their basic idea is, “I can make your life hell… I can throw you in jail and all I have to say is that you’ve resisted arrest… so you better bow down before me!”
Sure, cops are slower to take this tack with White people when they appear to have more power. It is seldom done in rich and powerful communities, where the residents have the ability to bring a world of hurt on the officers for their misconduct. But everybody else is fair game! tHe job of policing attracts some good people, but it also attracts a lot of immature men who are on power trips.
@King: I remember when my cousin was in law enforcement in a very affluent part of the city he was mention how the rich white people would hurl racial epithets at him and there was nothing he could do about it. Given the racial history of that town it is known for it’s segregation in Hempstead. I get what you are saying. But during the segment on Melissa Harris-Perry the attorney and a panelist were giving the history of that town. The cemetery is even segregated. I agree with your post it makes a lot of sense to me and helps me to understand what police culture is about
It was also mentioned on the MHP Sandra Bland segment about how black women committing suicide is so low it’s nil. I believe that was the same thing Abagond and some of the posters on this forum mentioned as well.
@mstoogood4yall: Well said young queen.
Oh yeah, I definitely agree that there IS a racial component, because the same immature jerk on a power trip can also be a racist, especially in a racist environment! BUT it would be a mistake to think that this is **unique** to Black people who mouth off because it isn’t. Cops will attack anyone who seems to challenge their authority if they think they can get away with the abuse. But sure, you are more likely to get taken down faster if you are Black.
I remember years ago seeing a drunk White girl mouthing off to the police in a parking lot. I remember thinking… wow she’s lucky that she’s White with a mouth like that! A few seconds later, the cops had had enough and one of them slammed her head, face first, into the hood of her boyfriend’s car, breaking her nose! And this was in a White upper middle-class neighborhood! So, I’m aware of the racial imbalance, but I also think that it’s a question of the Cops thinking they are a special class who are above the law with EVERYBODY.
on Sun Jul 19th 2015 at 16:53:06 bygodsloveandgrace
@ Mary,
I unfortunately missed the MHP segment with Sandra’s family. I did however see a clip where her attorney mentioned what he saw from the police dash cam.
Sounds like the officer was bothered with the way Sandra was speaking and forced her out of the car… That is a policy violation right there. He could have just given her the warning and gone on his way. Also, how did she have time to “assault” anyone as they claim? I can’t wait for the independent investigation findings to come out. These officers need to be held accountable for her death….
@bygodsloveandgrace: We are on the same page Sis.
Here we go with the background checks. They found she had quite a few traffic violations and are using it as the new excuse. I guess they must now realize the suicide thing is not working.
Oh come on! What does ‘traffic violations’ have to do with hanging yourself in jail? Nobody is challenging that she was pulled over… it’s what happened AFTER she was puled over that is the problem!
I agree. It does cross racial lines. There are a few factors that I believe play into what makes one higher targets.
on Sun Jul 19th 2015 at 19:18:33 Origin
The Texas Department of Public Safety is already saying procedure was violated in the stop of Sandra Bland.
http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/DPS-Violations-of-Department-Procedure-in-Stop-of-Sandra-Bland-316342631.html
I don’t need them to say anything though. It’s obvious that the whole affair reeks of police brutality. How does an unarmed woman even assault an armed pig from inside her car? Am I to believe that Sandra Bland, having interviewed successfully for a new job, was stopped by police and came charging out of her car like a rodeo bull? Some racist idiots would probably believe that but she wasn’t shot dead on the spot so we know it didn’t happen that way. He yanked her out the the vehicle and slammed her to the ground just like they did to Floyd Dent. I can basically guarantee that the dashcam video is indefensible which is why they’re coming out and saying that “procedure was violated” during the stop.
“The job of policing attracts some good people, but it also attracts a lot of immature men who are on power trips.”
It likely attracts more of the bad ones and any good people have to fit in with the culture or leave the force. I found an article from 1986 which said that only 1 in 5 hopefuls made it on the Chigaco Police force. Sixteen percent failed screening for illegal drugs, 15% failed a written psych test, 25% failed oral psych interviews, 10% of those left failed physical exams, and 10% failed due to problems uncovered during background checks.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-11-12/news/8603250224_1_police-recruits-police-officers-police-academy
It’s interesting that the majority were deemed psychologically unfit. Nowadays, I think it’s relatively easy to find out what to say during psych evalutations to have a better chance of passing. The one that murdered Tamir Rice failed written cognitive exams at several departments but he did pass his psych evaluation where he was hired. Despite that the deputy chief later recommended he be fired because he was “not mature enough in his accepting of responsibility or his understanding the severity of his loss of control”
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29191-evaluating-police-psychology-who-passes-the-test#
I watched a video a while ago that mentioned a book by a police veteran named Norm Stamper called Breaking Rank. In it he mentioned that he heard other officers call murders of prostitutes and black people “misdemeanor murders” and they used an invented radio code for them: NHI or No Human Involved. In one department he heard incidents involving black people being referred to as 11-13s; that is the code for an injured animal. Their actions don’t occur in a vacuum but is nurtured by a culture in which black people are dehumanized.
Quite frankly, I think the police job attracts way more crappy people who want a sense of power, like that crazed vigilante Zimmerman, than people who want to do something positive. Furthermore the police are going to be racist because it is an institution needed to maintain “order” in a society that is fueled by inequality. They’re modern slave patrols.
Then that racist POS Sheriff Glenn Smith who was fired in 2008 racism, brutality allegations. He was on the news saying “It’s the same thing all over again family members just don’t want to accept the truth about their love ones.” I wanted to throw my bedroom slipper at the television screen.
Ugh. Maybe we need like a few thousand Christopher Dorners (R.I.P) then police might think twice about murdering black people and playing us for fools.
I feel as if something is eventually going to bring matters to a head in this country. There is too much unresolved injustice festering at its very core.
The symbolism of Obama might have simultaneously re-energized the white supremacists and pacified black people and other POC. In other words, we’re more likely, as a group, to expect official redress with a black president. It’s not happening, but his presence is soothing, like honey. After he’s gone how little anything has changed might become more obvious and things might get more volatile…especially if Trump wins (lol…err)
@Origin: I do feel that this whole thing could erupt and become volatile. I hope we can find solutions before it become that extreme.
@ Origin thanks for sharing that story. I don’t even like the way this article ended; discussing her depression without providing the full context!
Additionally, the PD should have released the police dash cam videos by now. Instead we’re, as others have also pointed out, seeing the police deflect by targeting Sandra’s other apparent violations. Hoping it buys them enough time to come up with a good lie. They were quick to come out with her committing suicide.. I want to see the full autopsy report!
@Mary: I have a feeling we’ve reached that point. Tensions are high and getting worse. There’s a sinister puppet master at putting this in play. I fear for the end game.
I know. I don’t love violence either.
Yet, at the same time, violence towards us got us into this situation and violence (physical, economic, etc.) keeps us in it.
Violence formed America, it expanded into the West with violence, it kept its integrity with violence and it rules the world with violence.
I don’t think there will be a peaceful ending.
on Mon Jul 20th 2015 at 13:56:35 The Pragmatist
Abagond, I’m sure you didn’t mean this, but it’s a shame you felt you had to include her socioeconomic status in her introduction. Hey being middle class and suburban does not make her more deserving.
Again, I’m sure you know that, but I think that should be mentioned.
This was a lazy cover up. The last they could of did was make up a better lie. Who kills themselves over a traffic violation???
@ The Pragmatist
I put in her socioeconomic status on purpose not because I thought she was more deserving of the right to life or due process, hardly, but to disconfirm the ideas of respectability politics.
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2014/08/16/respectability-politics/
on Mon Jul 20th 2015 at 17:19:44 Origin
Sometimes I start with a few words but end up having a lot to say. You know when one thing just leads to another. Anyway, I don’t want to derail this thread but I have to comment on that banner image. Wow! I don’t even think it’s unrelated since Sandra Bland was a victim of a modern conduct of the same nature. I’m guessing that’s why abagond put it up.
It’s so revealing to see the white people there, alone, without the strange fruit hanging. That’s a very smart take on it. I’ve seen that picture before, and I’ve noticed the whites in it, but my eyes were always drawn to the strange fruit. They give me tunnel vision. The form and color of the fruit seem strangely familiar.
I always experience a spontaneous moment of silence when I see those pictures. They never once made me smile. But there *they* are, present in the moment, smiling, pointing, and mugging for the camera. It’s cropped off in the banner image but the smiling white man to the left is holding the hand of the woman to the right of him. What a romantic moment! You’d think angels had descended and they were lucky enough to see it. You’d think a popular singer of the day surprised starstruck fans. Would you really have guessed that there were two black men hanging by their necks from a tree?
It was the normal reaction. Way too normal. It was a ritual of sorts. The lynched black men, women or children. The crowd. The posing. The pictures. THAT picture. The post cards. Those postcards. They were VERY popular postcards; a burden to the postal system. They survive to document the grisly reality. Lynching was a spectator sport. Body parts were removed from the victim to be kept as souvenirs. Black history is also REAL white history. That’s why it’s kept quiet.
Here’s a quote from a paper by Harvey Young titled “The Black Body as Souvenir in American Lynching”. You can look it up if you want but I don’t want to trigger moderation with another link.
On 2 April 1899, approximately two thousand white men, women, and children participated, as both witnesses and active agents, in the murder of Sam Hose in Newman, Georgia. Sam Hose was burned alive. In the final moments of his life, the assembled crowd descended upon his body and collected various parts of it as souvenirs. The Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican recounted the scene of Hose’s dismemberment in the following manner:
[Newspaper]
Before the torch was applied to the pyre, the NEGRO WAS DEPRIVED OF his EARS, FINGERS and GENITAL PARTS of his body. HE PLEADED pitifully FOR HIS LIFE while the mutilation was going on, but stood the ordeal of fire with surprising fortitude. Before the body was cool, it was cut to pieces, the bones were crushed into small bits, and even the tree upon which the wretch met his fate was torn up and disposed of as “souvenirs.” The negro’s HEART was cut into several pieces, as was also his LIVER. Those unable to obtain ghastly relics direct PAID their more fortunate possessors extravagant sums for them. Small pieces of BONES went for 25 cents, and a bit of LIVER CRISPLY COOKED sold for 10 cents.
[End Newspaper]
Seven months later in December 1899, the New York World, in an article entitled “Roasted Alive,” reported on the similar fate of Richard Coleman in Maysville, Kentucky, before a crowd of “thousands of men and hundreds of women and children.” The article noted that “Long after most of the mob went away little CHILDREN FROM SIX TO TEN years of age carried dried grass and kindling wood and kept the fire burning all during the afternoon.” It also revealed that “Relic-hunters visited the scene and CARRIED AWAY PIECES OF FLESH and the NEGRO’S TEETH. Others got PIECES OF FINGERS and TOES and proudly exhibit the ghastly souvenirs to-night.”
In a 27 February1901 Chicago Record article on the hanging and burning of George Ward before a crowd of four thousand people in Terre Haute, Indiana, the newspaper gave the following account of the scene of Ward’s murder:
When the crowd near the fire tired of renewing it after two hours, it was seen that the victim’s FEET WERE NOT BURNED. Someone called an offer of a DOLLAR FOR ONE OF THE TOES and a boy quickly took out his knife and CUT OFF A TOE. The OFFER WAS FOLLOWED BY OTHERS, and the horrible traffic was continued, YOUTHS HOLDING UP TOES AND ASKING FOR BIDS.
Sam Hose, Richard Coleman, and George Ward are three of the more than three thousand black men, women, and children who were lynched across the United States between 1880 and 1930
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This wasn’t a few centuries ago during “slavery” folks. Can you imagine what happened then? Do we know even a fraction of the atrocities that took place? How can the perpetrators of CENTURIES of inhumane behavior emerge unsullied? The picture on the banner wasn’t even from the 1800s. That was the 1930s. The strange fruit were Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith. They were 18 and 19. The photographer was Lawrence Beitler. He sold thousands of copies of the photo in days. The younger people in the picture became the parents of the early so-called “baby boomer” generation. The mass of white people hadn’t changed by 1964. It’s just that laws were passed – after beatings, assassinations, hosings and dog bites – that shouldn’t have been necessary if all people really had rights.
So what is it about police killings and the wider society’s reaction to them that strike so close to home? Under the legal climate of 2015 police are the ones most likely to get away with killing black people. They’re the ones carrying on that long traditon and many whites (and the media) get behind them by villifying the victims and justifying the killings. Heck, you don’t even have to be a policeman. If you have a shot at killing a black person with impunity white people will help you by donating. They did that for George Zimmerman. It doesn’t matter if the victim was just 17 or 12 years old. It didn’t matter when the banner picture was taken and it doesn’t matter now.
There is no doubt that the United States is still racist but we currently depend on the state to limit the very worst of white behavior. Yet a monster lies just under the surface and in extraordinary circumstances it comes out. Hurricane Katrina, in this millenium, was a touchstone. Black people in New Orleans were LITERALLY trapped between the devil and the deep blue sea. They were fleeing the encroaching waters and running into whites who were shooting at them.
I’m not entirely comfortable because we’re depending on a racist system to protect us from the worst of itself. The state claimed a monopoly on black oppression (police brutality, mass incarceration, etc.) so that whites stay relatively happy but we feel safer from mob violence. Yet it doing so for it’s own self-interest so that it can continue to function without disruption. Is that the final solution? We keep seeing evidence that this is a rather tenuous equilibrium.
(Full picture so people know what I was talking about after the banner changes)
http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/lynching-thomas-shipp-abram-smith-indiana-1930/
This is the cultural/historical context in which black people say #BlackLivesMatter and racists want to talk about #AllLivesMatter.
F off with your sanctimonious BS.
“I don’t even think it’s unrelated since Sandra Bland was a victim of a modern conduct of the same nature. I’m guessing that’s why abagond put it up.”
@abagond.
It really made me think and reflect.
on Mon Jul 20th 2015 at 19:10:05 lifelearner
The even creepier thing to imagine is that the people in that masthead are more likely than not still alive, never having to befall any consequences for being part of such a heinous event. Sickening. Those white folks look like zombies, emptiness in their eyes, their souls vacant, demonic.
on Tue Jul 21st 2015 at 01:05:46 sharinalr
Apparently the video has been released, but not to the public.
Fox as usually is posting a half truth with the idea that footage shows no one checking in on her.
Another outlet stated that the cameras are motion censored. If no movement is detected in 15 seconds the thing stops recording. Furthermore you can only see Sandra’s cell in the corner of the video.
Another outlet states the police claim to have never checked on her and only kept contact via an intercom. So then how did they get her breakfast etc?
on Tue Jul 21st 2015 at 02:45:42 bygodsloveandgrace
This is typical. The police intentionally put out so many conflicting statements to distract. We’ve unfortunately seen this time and again and the media doesn’t call them out on their BS. I hope social media is vigilant here. Sandra deserves the truth to come out. She should not die in vain.
on Tue Jul 21st 2015 at 02:49:40 Mary Burrell
And her killers need to be punished
I feel the time will come when the cops will find a way to keep citizens from using their camera phones.
on Tue Jul 21st 2015 at 02:57:23 Mz.Nikita
“More proof that they do not care about black women but how black women can be of service to them. You rarely report or care about black women being killed and do not care to fix it yet u want to use black women to fix ur problem? U want to use black women for medical advancement but yet u are against the advancement of black people? U will use black women like Henrietta Lacks, or that evil guy that used black women for gynecology experiments, but u cannot hear us without calling us angry and bitter. I say f that if we are too angry and bitter to be listened to then we are too angry and bitter to help u. Got us being the mules and the experiments. Then u wanna call us manly, no get some feminine white woman to study they are the standard of beauty after all and isn’t beauty all that matters when u judge women, so why stop now.
All these movies of white saviors and u wanna come to us yet will not portray us as anything more than criminal. if u can portray whites as saviors saving us poor darkies why not save urselves surely if we are too dumb to save ourselves we cannot be of any help to u.” @ms.toogood, My sentiments, exactly!!!
The worse part about all this is they had so much time to clean up evidence. That is the part that ticks me off.
Someone asked a good question on another forum. Where is the picture inside her cell so we can see where she supposedly hung herself? Can a trash bag hold her dead weight?
Indeed. You know they’re sanitizing the evidence as we speak. The cameras are only convenient when they want them to be. Makes me sick just thinking about it.
on Tue Jul 21st 2015 at 06:16:27 v8driver
pretty sure it’s technically feasible to use a plastic bag (or a few small ones) to hang yourself, but it’s really not a common method of suicide? I did some googling, also it’s just going to take time for them to release information, espaecially after those two got out of the pen in upstate NY recently
on Tue Jul 21st 2015 at 06:28:22 Origin
Have you ever heard about the case of Tiawanda Moore? An officer touched her inappropriately and she reported it. When she met with police internal affairs they started trying to talk her out of pursuing the complaint so she activated an app on her Blackberry to record what was going on. When they found out they seized her phone, arrested her for felony eavesdropping, and she spent two weeks in the county jail. A jury acquitted her of the charges. Afterward she sued the City and the Chicago Police for violating her first and fourth amendment rights. The link below talks about the case in the context of her lawsuit.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/05/01/woman-jailed-two-weeks-for-recording-chicago-p-d-s-internal-affairs-officers-can-sue-for-a-fourth-amendment-violation/
So yes, they’ll dig up any law to protect their own dirtiness.
@mstoogood4you
““More proof that they do not care about black women but how black women can be of service to them.”
Yup, EVERYTHING exists for whites to make use of, even other people’s land, bodies, cultures, etc.
I read that Sandra Bland’s death is now being investigated as a murder.
http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/sandra-blands-death-now-murder-investigation/
I still don’t trust that county with *any* investigation.
Also, I heard that the dashcam shows that she already received a warning for not signalling but was forced out of her car when she didn’t want to put out a cigarette. Really. I knew that the dashcam footage would show that the cop was just being a brute.
So she’s locked up for no sane reason at all then decides to kill herself while actively trying to make bail. They must think everyone is as dumb as the arresting officer.
@Origin: Thanks for sharing i didn’t know about that.
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 04:47:40 bygodsloveandgrace
This pretty much sums up my current thoughts.
http://verysmartbrothas.com/they-killed-her-they-fucking-killed-sandra-bland/
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 05:06:45 abagond
The dashcam video:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf8GR3OO9mU)
You might want to read this first:
https://abagond.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/what-to-do-if-you-are-stopped-by-the-police/
The dashcam video, as damning as it is, seems to have been edited, most notably at the part where the officer talks about the arrest:
http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-sandra-bland-footage-20150721-htmlstory.html
This thing is going to get really, really bad. I hope I am wrong about that, but it is a feeling I have had about this case for days and it does not go away.
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 10:10:12 Joe
Afro Americans are going through the same thing as the Dalits of India!
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 14:40:12 sharinalr
With how poorly edited that video was that tells me how stupid the police think the public is. But in all honesty the public has shown them as much. Other cases where white people have blamed the victim with little evidence or even contradictory evidence tells them as much.
Elton Mathis, the district attorney, calls Sandra Bland “it” and tries to blame her for how the police acted:
“It was not a model traffic stop … and it was not a model person that was stopped on a traffic stop. I think the public can make its own determinations as to the behaviors that are seen in the video.”
http://fusion.net/story/170375/sandra-bland-prosecutor-accused-of-racism/
The Texas Department of Safety says the video was not edited, that there “were technical problems caused during the uploading process.” They will put out a new (less clumsily edited?) video later today.
Elton Mathis’ attitude and that of the arresting officer tells us all we need to know. Calling Sandra an “it”? Really? He can’t even see her as human.
Having watched the video, there was NO justification for him forcing her out of the car. He wants to arrest her for not putting out a cigarette? He never fully answered Sandra’s question on why she was being arrested. You can hear her talking about him hurting her wrists and dragging her around and then telling her she resisted. This is BS…. Contrast to how he treated the other college student he pulled over.. Like night and day.
Sandra Bland’s mother at the memorial service:
“Some of the stuff in the news is true, some of the stuff in the news is not, but the real issue here is something occurred that is going to change the world.”
FYI: The officer had a right to order her out of the car, despite what the Fourth Amendment says:
Maryland v Wilson (1997):
“The Court held that after lawfully stopping a speeding vehicle, an officer may order its passengers to step out. While burdening their personal liberty somewhat, officers must be permitted such authority over passengers if the overriding government’s interest in officer safety is to be protected.”
http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1996/1996_95_1268
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 19:59:57 munubantu
Something crazy is happening in America.
Sandra Bland’s case is yet fresh in our minds but… new cases are already cropping:
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/21/us/cincinnati-police-shooting/index.html
With this behaviour the American police is downgrading its rate to junk status, like a vulgar Third World police, specially the ones who defend dictatorships.
The new dashcam video is up:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaW09Ymr2BA)
@ munubantu
This stuff has ALWAYS been going on. It goes all the way back to the slave patrols. The only difference now is camera phones and Black Twitter.
Why take her off cam at this point? I think all parties involved in that beating should be charged in some way. Sounds like the assault did not start until the female cop showed up.
Still no time code on the video. It is also SHORTER than yesterday’s edited/glitchy version
Nice catch! I did not see the first so…..
It could be me, but it sounds like the story he is telling in the video to another officer is different from what is shown happening in the video.
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 20:45:35 Mz.Nikita
@bygodsloveandgrace, Agreed, he made her wait forever in that car on what I know was most likely a mega-arm Southern day, and had the flippin’ gall to act like he didn’t understand her irritation. This blonde bitc# pulled that ish with me at the Canadian border patrol a couple weeks ago, and I nicely/firmly checked her azz by lettin’ her know that anyone in their right mind has the capability to get flustered and irritated when they are being held up for an unusually long (read unreasonable) amount of time when being I.D.’d..SMH
Brian Encinia, the arresting officer, has deleted himself from social media…
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 21:32:15 King
As I have said before, cops cross the line ALL THE TIME. Not every single one, but many of them will simply deny you your rights if they don’t think they are on camera.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZa0N79HU2Q)
They are lawless.
Let’s just say they are lawless even when being watched. I think they no longer care about video.
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 22:09:43 ks
I think you’re right. Notice the sly deflection going on though? Since they can’t demonize her as they would normally do in these type of situations they are deflecting by having people focus on, and argue about the traffic stop which was ridiculous at best, rather than what went on at the jailhouse where she died.
And now it starts…I just saw a “Breaking News” banner on Rev. Al’s MSNBC show where the AP is reporting the Bland supposedly told one of her jailers about a previous suicide attempt. Uh huh…sure…right…
@ Ks
The dumb thing about that headline is why not fact check before running it. She would have been in a psyche ward and under supervision if that were true. They are simply being messy. It is amazing.
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 22:40:15 Gen
These are my thoughts as well. I think I mentioned it in this thread where once they get the internet under control, regular citizens will lose the ability to post raw details on the establishment’s enforcers and we’ll lose the ability to counter the highly filtered crap that major news networks pass off as journalism/reporting. There are so many who will continue to think that this is isolated rot until its too late. This includes these Negropeans out here ducking their heads under the sand.
Remember that old kid game called “telephone”? AP is reporting it from “sources” and everybody else is passing it along.
Why not fact check? Whoever leaked it, isn’t interested in the truth. They just want to muddy the waters against Bland.
Here’s another question to add to your good one, if she supposedly told one of her jailers that (yeah right), shouldn’t she have been considered a “suicide risk” which would mean her jailers were under special obligation to protect her from herself?
But thet don’t care about us taking the claim apart, they just want to get it out there” halfway around the world before the truth gets its pants on”.
on Wed Jul 22nd 2015 at 22:57:19 Origin
“Elton Mathis, the district attorney, calls Sandra Bland “it” and tries to blame her for how the police acted”
I just hope black people don’t let this behavior get us down too much but use it inform what we must do. IMO, a future for us lies in, first, mental separation then physical and economic control of our own resources to be able to provide for coming generations. We didn’t ask to be around whites. They came and built an empire off our backs. Any attempt to live alongside them “peacefully” has failed and will continue to fail because there is only one condition under which whites will tolerate living with anybody: if they spread out like a carpet for their feet.
I think that’s the reason for the palpable uneasiness in 2015. We are not safe anywhere! Whether they are church arsonists, church shooters, economic hitmen, bloodthirsty police, or the just-us system, whites are making our status abundantly clear. If some black people were ignoring the elephant in the room it’s surely making its presence known. With that, the gradual realization that something will need to be done is forming. We took a wrong turn. We should have listened to Marcus Mosiah Garvey or Malcolm X more than Martin Luther King. Now there are few systems in place to affirm us, to cater to us, to PROTECT us. We are just afloat, as individuals, in a deep sea of white racism. We were unjustifiably optimistic that it would have become a puddle by now so we dove in but we were wrong.
Yet we instinctively understand, even if we seldom verbalize it, that whites are our historical enemies and any attempts to improve our situation will not go unopposed. Yet we sense that it is approaching an hour when we can no longer sit back and *hope* for change. We perceive that the boundaries of white behavior towards us are defined only by the extent of our toleration of abuse without retalilation rather than by any humanity on their part. So they will continue to peel away our rights until we stop them. We sense that they’re impossible to rehabilitate and that we’ll have to reach for the sword to defend ourselves. Yet part of us would prefer if that wasn’t necessary.
I’m trying to define, with woefully inadequate sentences, an ominous feeling that exists in nothing as definite as words. Am I speaking for any of you? I don’t know, but I sense it. I feel it gradually permeating the atmosphere of the times. Sistah Souljah spoke eloquently in the clip below in the 90s (?) but it’s still applicable today because, as the comedian Paul Mooney said, “Nothing has changed in America but the weather.”
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCst2HaGwnk&t=2m16s)
@Gen
“There are so many who will continue to think that this is isolated rot until its too late. This includes these Negropeans out here ducking their heads under the sand.”
sharinalr,
I just realized we were saying the same thing, with regards to any special supervision Bland should have been placed under if the story is true, just from different angles.
on Thu Jul 23rd 2015 at 03:15:03 Origin
The cops are ridiculous. They serve power not the people. Whites get abused too but the intersection of brutality and racism means that they’re far more likely to escalate and kill black people. We’re not less powerful people; we’re not people at all; we’re “its”.
A society built on inequality will always be on the brink.
on Thu Jul 23rd 2015 at 03:45:40 King
Totally agree with your statement Origin.
My concern with Blacks however is for us to realize that even Black Cops can still be steeped in the corrupt police culture. Sometimes we see a Black officer approaching in our rear view and we kind of sigh in relief.
But that is dangerous because sometimes they are the WORST ones!
I’m not anti-police, but I am anti-corrupt /abusive / egomaniac police.
But if police culture is corrupt so that all cops get steeped in it then THE POLICE are corrupt. I am also anti-corrupt/abuse/egomanic police…therefore I am anti-police.
Well Origin… you make a compelling argument 🙂
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WMSNXCzoZM)
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on Thu Jul 23rd 2015 at 16:46:50 sharinalr
Just read more on the lying jailer. What sense does it make for a person to tell you they attempted suicide prior, but then you as the jail put in the report she never attempted suicide.
Now they are going to have to find out if she actually had a miscarriage and the medical reports show an attempted suicide and her being under medical surveillance for it. They are creating more things to focus on and more things they will have to research to get their lie straight. smh
I almost forgot the marijuana in the system in now in full affect.
on Thu Jul 23rd 2015 at 20:23:59 bygodsloveandgrace
@ MzNikita.. Yes. I think the officer was clearly trying to instigate and escalate the situation. He should have just handed Sandra her ticket and been on his way…. Time to now shift focus to what happened to her in that jail cell. They’re already starting to reveal partial information to suggest what led to her “suicide.” I do not like the storytelling the DA is doing now.
They are having Sandra Bland’s funeral today prayers for her family and loved ones.
Sandra Bland was a true activist and she was down for her people she wanted to help black people fight and it shows how she was “NOT SCARED” she had a defiant spirit. Sadly, many brave soldiers fighting for change loose their lives before the desired results of freedom and change come. May she rest in peace and power. #SayHerName. She was a true black queen.
Her booking video has been released:
http://abc13.com/news/new-video–released-in-sandra-bland-case/888802/
on Wed Jul 29th 2015 at 17:54:45 bygodsloveandgrace
A Hackers group known as Anonymous is sharing documents that highlight several inconsistencies with how the Waller PD handled Sandra… Should be interesting.. I still don’t have any faith that justice will be served here.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/07/28/anonymous-waller-county-police-sandra-bland-murder-video/
From Mic.com:
5 black women have died in jail this month:
Sandra Bland’s alleged suicide by hanging in a Waller County, Texas, jail cell on July 13 sparked suspicion of foul play from her family members and advocates Bland was 28 years old.
Kindra Chapman died under similar circumstances. The 18-year-old’s death by asphyxiation in a Homewood, Alabama, jail cell was ruled a suicide Monday by a Jefferson County coroner — a conclusion with which Chapman’s family agrees, despite some outside suspicion.
Joyce Curnell, 50, was found dead in a North Charleston, South Carolina, jail cell on July 22. She was arrested for an outstanding bench warrant for shoplifting, and was seen at a local hospital the day before her death.
Ralkina Jones died Sunday by yet undetermined means at a Cleveland Heights, Ohio, jail. Police said she’d looked “lethargic” in her cell beforehand and was being shuttled back and forth from a local hospital the night she died. Jones was 37.
Raynetta Turner, a 43-year-old mother of eight, was found dead in a jail cell Monday in Mount Vernon, New York. Turner, who had been arrested for shoplifting at a food and restaurant supplier, also had multiple medical problems and was taken to a local hospital shortly after her arrest.
(http://micdotcom.tumblr.com/post/125350307758/5-black-women-have-died-in-jail-this-month)
on Wed Jul 29th 2015 at 19:57:19 sharinalr
That cop throwing something in the trash can stood out like a sore thumb to me. What did he put in that trash can?
on Thu Jul 30th 2015 at 01:08:06 bygodsloveandgrace
@sharinalr.. I wish I knew. I remain puzzled about this whole case.
I really hope we get some actual answers but the more time goes by the less I think anyone will be held accountable. There’s too much smoke and mirrors at play.
on Thu Jul 30th 2015 at 01:59:01 sharinalr
bygodsloveandgrace
I have come to realize we may never know the truth. They will pull this smoke and mirrors until Sandra Bland disappears from headlines.
@sharinalr.. Agree and that’s what saddens me.
Yes, me too.. 😦
Thought I would share a bit of what disgusting things are on Google plus.
“Don’t worry, this will pass just like all the other past media sensations for the past 3 years.
B*** did the crime, but did not want to do the time. Once that weed wore off, her courage level dipped to an all time low, and her enabling family members where not there to rescue her. In her mind all she had left was catch a ride on the Midnight Express, take a seat, open her reading book, and rode it out to it’s last stop.
This all lip chick wrote a check her ass could not cash out. 95% of Black women are like that. They talk shit when they know the government can back up their check writing, but when their White daddy ain’t there for them, they buckle to the pressure.”
Had to edit the b-word. Not sure if a white guy or a black guy, but he started put claiming to be neutral and after a few exchanged with me ended with this.
on Fri Jul 31st 2015 at 19:03:53 Uriel
Rest In Justice, Sandra Bland.
on Sat Aug 8th 2015 at 20:58:13 Black Power
Is this stuff as bad up north? I am trying to get the hell away from the south… thinking Reno…
on Sat Aug 8th 2015 at 23:32:24 bygodsloveandgrace
@ Kiwi..
I’m black and lived in the New England area for 7 years without incident. That’s not to say that others have had a different experience. However, I find your second sentence insulting. You make it sound as if Asians should automatically have it better than Blacks in terms of treatment.
It may not be what you meant but that’s how it comes across.
on Sun Aug 9th 2015 at 01:51:54 sharinalr
@ Kiwi and others
Racism in the south is alive and well. A few things I have observed lately.
1. Whites are riding high with confederate flags wanting attention and riding through perceived black neighborhoods screaming about n****s.
2. Poor whites seem to give me the evil eye. Especially when they see me conversate with a middle class white person.
3. Whites have been extra nice lately. Especially to those hood chicks who they usually have nothing but disregard for.
Lately though it seems
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on Tue Dec 22nd 2015 at 04:37:13 abagond
Update: The grand jury will bring no charges against anyone for Sandra Bland’s death. They heard more than eight hours of evidence. Bland’s mother: “I simply can’t have faith in a system that’s not inclusive of my family.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/grand-jury-issues-no-indictments-jail-death-sandra-bland-n484241
on Thu Jan 7th 2016 at 02:35:53 King
Update “On Wednesday, a grand jury issued an indictment against Trooper Brian Encinia, who was widely criticized after a video of his traffic stop and subsequent arrest of Bland was made public.”
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2016/01/sandra-bland-trooper-indicted-for-perjury/422976/
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@King: Dang Nabit Man: You beat me to it but i think it’s a small victory.
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Unique salon for people with learning disabilities opens its doors
Bradford’s first beauty salon exclusively for adults with learning disabilities has opened its doors with the help of celebrity hairdresser, Andrew Collinge.
Mirror Mirror is located at The Learning Zone, which is just one of many day opportunities run by national learning disability charity, Hft. Based on Preston Street, the beauty room will offer people a chance to enjoy some pampering ranging from hairstyling and hand massages to manicures. For those interested in gaining a flavour of the industry, there will also be opportunities to work towards a professional qualification.
Starting from September, a group of six to eight adults with learning disabilities are set to be trained up by qualified beauticians at the service over the course of an academic year. Budding salon managers will gain experience of the day-to-day running of a beauty room, as well as washing, styling and straightening hair, all contributing towards a Level 1 qualification in hairdressing.
Plans for the salon have been in place since last year, when staff at The Learning Zone, which offers classes to almost 90 people a day, realised there was a gap in the market for people with learning disabilities to either gain some new hair and beauty skills or enjoy a treatment.
The venture was funded with the help of Andrew Collinge and his family, who raised over £10,000 towards the £16,000 project through donations and various fundraising activities including a raffle and golf day over the last year. Further funds were raised by the charity through bag packing initiatives at local supermarkets, a sponsored Mount Snowdon climb and a Christmas concert.
The salon officially opened for business on Wednesday (31 July) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony where Andrew Collinge and his wife Liz enjoyed some drinks and refreshments with guests including staff and people supported at the service. To mark the occasion, the two-time British Hairdresser of the Year demonstrated how to straighten the hair of Geeta, who is supported at the service.
More than 20 guests were able to take a first look at Mirror Mirror, which boasts a range of state of the art equipment including three styling stations, accessible back and front hair washing facilities, two nail bars and a massage chair. People supported at The Learning Zone will have the chance to enjoy some regular relaxation, with treatments like hand massages proven to boost wellbeing.
Maxine Kneeshaw, Area Manager at Hft, said: “We’re so excited to be opening Mirror Mirror. People with learning disabilities don’t always have access to the same opportunities as everyone else so The Learning Zone supports them to do something new and expand their skill sets, leading to increased confidence and potentially even employment. Our new beauty room is a great example of this, providing people we support with a stimulating environment where they can learn something new or simply take an hour to relax and feel pampered.
“Andrew Collinge and his family have been instrumental in getting this unique project off the ground and we’re so pleased they could be here today to celebrate us opening our doors.”
Andrew Collinge said: “It was an honour to have been invited by The Learning Zone to open the Mirror Mirror salon. I love the new salon, it’s light and airy and I’m sure it will be very popular. Congratulations to everyone involved and good luck to the salon team.
“Liz and I came away from The Learning Zone totally inspired by what we had seen and heard.”
Hft supports adults with learning disabilities, providing person-centred services ranging from flexible day support to supported living at home – from a few hours a week to 24 hours a day.
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Hft is a national charity supporting more than 2,900 adults with learning disabilities across England and Wales to live the best life possible. Established in 1962, the charity uses its own unique Fusion Model to consistently deliver high quality, person-centred support across all its services.
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Home Latest community news Rebuild of LGBT Centre on Sidney Street set to go ahead
Rebuild of LGBT Centre on Sidney Street set to go ahead
Nigel Barlow
The Proud Trust is celebrating receiving planning permission for the rebuild of its LGBT+ centre on Sidney Street, Manchester and £450,000 of funding from the GMCA bringing the current fundraising total to £2.25 million – just £150,000 short of its final target.
News of both milestones reached the charity on Friday, January 25th. The pledge comes off the back of Manchester City Council recently funding £250,000.
The Sidney Street centre was the first purpose-built LGBT+ facility in Europe when it was built in 1988 – and is still one of only four in the UK. Focussing on youth engagement, the centre offers group sessions and peer support to young people that need help.
Over the last three years demand for the Proud Trust’s services, that empower young people to make a positive change for themselves and their communities, has increased. To meet demand, it is building a three-story centre on the site of the existing facility, which will increase the number of people the centre helps from 12,000 a year currently, to around 50,000 a year once the work is completed.
Manchester City Council’s Lead Member for LGBT Women, Councillor Bev Craig, said: “Manchester has always been at the forefront of the fight for LGBT+ rights and I’m proud that our city-region is continuing our long-standing commitment to our diverse LGBT+ communities in the region. Support from GMCA on top of the £250,000 from Manchester City Council and Big Lottery will ensure that the LGBT+ Centre will provide support for generations of LGBT+ young people to come.”
Carl Austin-Behan, LGBT adviser to the Mayor of Greater Manchester said: “When this centre opened back in 1988 it was a trailblazer, and since then we have seen it go from strength to strength.
“I’m really proud that this proposal has been brought forward and now The Proud Trust can get to work and start the rebuild. The centre will be a vibrant hub, tripling the space it currently has, providing a safe environment to help continue to support the next generation of LGBT+ young people across Greater Manchester.”
Amelia Lee, Strategic Director of The Proud Trust said: “It’s been quite a week! The Proud Trust and all the groups at the LGBT+ Centre are delighted that we have the support of the Greater Manchester Combined Authorities and that we’ve received our planning permission to start the rebuild.
“Through this project, The LGBT+ Centre can help thousands of people who need safety, friendship and support. This work helps put Greater Manchester on the map as one of the best places in the country to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans.”
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4th Annual Memorial Celebration of Sean Costello April 14th 2012
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THE SEAN COSTELLO MEMORIAL FUND FOR BIPOLAR RESEARCH PRESENTS
4TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL CELEBRATION OF SEAN COSTELLO AND CD RELEASE PARTY
DATE: Saturday, April 14th, 2012
TIME: Doors open at 6:30 PM, Music at 7:30 PM
PLACE: Northside Tavern
1058 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA
WHO: Sean Costello Original Band Members and Many Special Guests
WHAT: The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research will hold its fourth annual celebration of the life of Sean Costello on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 at Northside Tavern, located at 1058 Howell Mill Rd NW, Atlanta, GA. This year's lineup features original members of Sean Costello's band (Matt Wauchope, Terrence Prather, Melvin Zachery, Aaron Trubic, Paul Campanella) with special guests such as Jon Liebman, Oliver Wood, Joe McGuiness, Mudcat, Andrew Black, Truett Lollis, Art Holliday, Mike Bourne, and more! Opening the show will be members of Chicago Joe's Rockin' Blues Camp. Doors open at 6:30pm and entertainment will follow from 7:30pm - 2am. Tickets are only $10 at the door! Donations are tax deductible according to IRS guidelines.
This year's concert will also celebrate the release of Sean Costello At His Best - Live, released in November of 2011. This CD is a compilation of live tracks recorded around the world. "At His Best - Live is a collection vibrating with the old-soul blues brought to life by a man too young to know them so well...Make no mistake, to anyone that knew Costello or enjoyed his music, this album is a memorial, and a fine one at that. But every song here could read like a course in blues history, too. There is nothing gratuitously prolonged or sad about this collection; it's simply a great set of live music that, unfortunately, Costello never got to see released. And yes, that's sad." - ourvinyl.com.
The Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research is uniquely focused on the needs of musicians with bipolar disorder. The Fund supports and conducts research on bipolar disorder and creativity while promoting awareness, providing education, and serving as a resource for these musicians and their support systems in order to foster acceptance, functioning and health.
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Dave Riley / Bob Corritore Juke Joint Blues Band appear this Saturday at the Rhythm Room! The 7 year blues partnership of Dave Riley and Bob Corritore will be presented this Saturday, April 7th at the Rhythm Room. Dave and Bob will appear that night with Dave's son Dave "Yahni" Riley, Jr. on bass and Brian Fahey on drums. Look for some good down home blues this night. To see a photo page devoted to Dave and Bob's blues adventures click here. To hear some samples of Dave and Bob's recorded music click here. The Rhythm Room is located at 1019 E. Indian School, Phoenix, AZ 85014.
Mud Morganfield and Tail Dragger/Bob Corritore place high in the March Living Blues Radio Charts! Bob's two most recent productions Mud Morganfield / Son Of The Seventh Son on Severn Records and Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore / Longtime Friends In The Blues on Delta Groove Productions both scored high on the March Living Blues Radio Charts. Mud reaching the # 2 position, and Tail Dragger / Bob Corritore reaching #4! Thanks to all of the blues radio shows who have embraced these new releases, and to Jim McGrath who compiles the charts!
Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore headline Stompin' At The Savoy Festival next week in Finland! With their new release Longtime Friends In The Blues on the Delta Groove label, Tail Dragger and Bob Corritore head to Helsinki, Finland to headline the Stompin' At The Savoy Festival. The 3 day festival happens on April 13, 14 and 15 with Tail Dragger and Bob's set happening on Saturday, April 14. This set will be backed by Finland's excellent Tomi Leino Band. Also appearing at the fest will be Steve James, Sven Zetterberg, Beat From Palookaville, Queen Fatima & The Royal Four, Dave Acari & The Hellsinki Hellraisers, Honey B & The T-Bones featuring Paleface, and Maxwell Street Market. DJs Pete H and High-Q, Black River Bluesman and Bad Mood Hudson. To see the beautiful poster for the festival click here. To get more information on Tail Dragger & Bob Corritore / Longtime Friends In The Blues, and to order click here.
Photos from the Mud Morganfield CD Release Party at Legends! Last weekend Bob Corritore flew to his former hometown of Chicago to participate in the CD release party for Mud Morganfield's new album Son Of The Seventh Son on Severn Records. This party happened last Saturday night at Buddy Guy's Legends and the day before the band made a live appearance on WGN Television! This led to a truly special event as Chicago blues fans packed into Legends to honor and celebrate the eldest son of Muddy Waters and the extension of his father's legacy that he represents. The band that played on the record was mostly reunited with Mud, Bob, Rick Kreher, Harmonica Hinds, Barrelhouse Chuck, E.G. McDaniel, and Kenny "Beedy Eyes" Smith. Billy Flynn who also played on the CD had a prior engagement but was able to participate in the WGN broadcast. To see a photo page devoted to this wonderful and symbolic time, click http://www.bobcorritore.com/photos175.html.
New documentary film examines the Mississippi juke joint tradition! The makers of the award winning documentary "M for Mississippi" have continued their mission with a follow up film titled We Juke Up In Here: Mississippi’s Juke Joint Culture at the Crossroads. The film will premiere Friday, April 13 with a 5:30pm inaugural screening at Delta Cinema, 11 Third Street in Clarksdale, MS. The event is free and open to the public and will kick-off the Juke Joint Festival weekend in Clarksdale (www.jukejointfestival.com). The film is produced by Roger Stolle of Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art (www.cathead.biz) and Jeff Konkel of Broke & Hungry Records (www.brokeandhungryrecords.com) who both are dedicated folklorists, specializing in the blues of Mississippi. For more information on the film please see the website at www.wejukeupinhere.com.
Muddy Waters at Newport 1960 on YouTube! We honor this late legend of the blues during his birthday week. Please enjoy these clips of the great Muddy Waters peforming at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1960. The great band includes Otis Spann on piano and James Cotton on harmonica. Here is Muddy at the top of his game!
"Hoochie Coochie Man" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV_ZhBcNiQQ
"Rollin Stone" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_vsvX2qiLM&feature=related
"Got My Mojo Working" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhTCYqJsfqs
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Bob Dorr and The Blue Band Update
So I already had $200,000,000 spent before the $600,000,000 drawing last week. I didn't even have ONE number in the two sets of numbers I had. So much for a "charmed life". Better luck next time (said the Cub fans!)...
Audio mixes of the birthday party tapes, done. Video editing of the birthday party tapes, done. Now what? I was counting on that lotto money to press it up. Better luck next time (said the band leader)...
And now, A FREEZE WARNING! This sexagenarian's clematis is gonna shrivel up and wither away...
No Blue gigs again this week, but I hope you can join me Saturday night for another LIVE Backtracks Rock 'n' Roll History Radio Show (http://iowapublicradio.org/studio-one/backtracks/) If you have advance requests, you can just reply to this note, but be forewarned that my Facebook Friends have already picked out about HALF OF THE SHOW! Or call during the program, 800-772-2440 ext. 5. I answer all the calls myself between keeping the show going and running to the library to find requests, so if you get thru, let it ring, I'll answer as soon as possible. Don't forget that the program deals exclusively in songs that are at least 25 years old...
Sunday is Mr. Petersen's birthday. He's WAY older than I am. Feel free to send his CAKE to me and I'll see that he gets it (a CAKE with that many candles could be a fire hazard for people as old as he is) Happy Birthday, Jeff! (did you know they play The Masters Golf Tournament in his honor every year for his bday weekend?)...
We did get a couple more bookings this week (still need work between now and Memorial Day) (man cannot live on Ramen Noodles alone) Thanks for continuing to spread the true blue word to your town festival committee, business party planner, neighborhood block party captain, favorite casino, and watering hole...
And that's it. I'm feelin' like such a slacker with this short, not too funny/entertaining note. Better luck next time!...
See yas on The Blue Highway (next week, Friday the 13th at The Hub) Rub yer washboard fast enough to keep yer clematis warm. Happy Easter, Christians (hope yer chocolate bunny isn't hollow and yer Peeps are soft and squooshy) (spell check is havin' a hell of a time with that word) and always know that we love you. Bob Dorr & The Blue Band
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Hey Blues Fans,
The 2012 Blues festival season is looking good. Many major fests have announced their lineups for this year. Here is a sample of a few we have attended or worked with in the last few years.
The Chicago Blues Festival is June 8, 9 & 10th. Some of the artists scheduled to perform include The Jimmy Reed Family, Quintus McCormick, Zora Young, Joe Louis Walker, Eddie C. Campbell, Matthew Skoller Band, Big James & The Chicago Playboys, Cash Box Kings, Rev. K M Williams, Milton Hopkins and Jewel Brown and Texas Johnny Brown on Friday June 8, Tommy McCracken, Diunna Greenleaf, Billy Branch, Terry “Big T” Williams, Homemade Jamz Blues Band, Sam Lay Blues Band, a tribute to Hubert Sumlin featuring Bob Margolin, Eddie Shaw, Dave Specter, Bob Corritore, Johnny Iguana, Kenny “Beedy Eye’s” Smith & Bob Stroger, Bob Riedy and Bob Corritore, Nigel Mack Band, Paul Kaye, Mud Morganfield, Kenny ”Beedy Eye’s” Smith, Barrelhouse Chuck, Lil Frank , Bob Stroger & Joe Filisko and Floyd Taylor on Friday June 9th and Demetria Taylor, Mary Lane, Charles Wilson, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials, Eden Brent, Lurrie Bell, Omar Coleman, Eddie Shaw & The Wolf Gang, Pistol Pete, Kilborn Alley Blues Band with special guest Deak Harp, Liz Mandeville & Donna Herula Duo, a tribute to KoKo Taylor, featuring Melvia “Chick” Rodgers, Jackie Scott, Deitra Farr, Nora Jean Brusco and The KoKo Taylor Blues Machine Band and Mavis Staples on Sunday June 10th.
The 7th Annual T-Bone Walker Blues Fest in Linden, TX is June 22 & 23 and features The Peterson Brothers, Emily Elbert, a tribute to Louisiana Red and Honeyboy Edwards featuring Michael Frank and Rocky Lawrence, Michael Burks, Buddy Flett, Matthew Davidson, Lightnin' Malcolm, Robin & the Bluebirds , Jonathon "Boogie" Long, Kirby Kelley, Texas Johnny Brown and Bill Lynch & the Mid Western Icons with Special Guests.
The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, Iowa is June 29th & 30th, and July1st. Scheduled performers include Mathew Curry and The Fury, Earnest ‘’Guitar’’ Roy, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Liz Mandeville and Donna Herula, Kenny Neal and Super Chikan Johnson on June 29th, Terry Quiett, Bryce Janey, Ray Fuller and the Blues Rockers, Doug MacLeod, Preston Shannon, Ernest Dawkins Quartet, Guitar Shorty, Moreland and Arbuckle, Coco Montoya and Kelley Hunt on June 30th and Lady Bianca, Paul Geremia, Johnny Rawls, Trampled Under Foot and the Brooks Family Blues Dynasty featuring Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Wayne Baker Brooks, plus Bobby Rush with “The Double Rush Revue” on Sunday July 1st.
The 2012 Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival in Urbana, IL is June 29th and 30th and features Robert Sampson & Blues Gumbo, Moreland & Arbuckle, Nick Moss plus The Royal Southern Brotherhood featuring: Devon Allman, Mike Zeto, Cyril Neville and Charlie Woothen on June 29th and Diva and the Dude, Candy Foster, Hurricane Ruth, Lightning Malcom featuring Cameron Kimbrough, The Mojocats, John Nemeth, Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings, Tinsley Ellis, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Michael Burks & The Delta Guitar Slingers on June 30th.
The 15th Annual Briggs Farm Blues Fest in Nescopeck, PA is July 6th and 7th and features Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, Linsey Alexander, Alexis P. Suter Band, Chris Beard, Lonnie Shields, The CKS Band, Clarence Spady, and Mikey Junior on July 6th and Bernard Allison, Moreland and Arbuckle, The Butterfield Blues Band, Rory Block, Sarah Ayers, Michael Packer and Sam Lay on July 7th.
Ain't Nothin But The Blues Festival in Bloomington, IL is July 20th and 21st and features Sugarcane Collins, Hurricane Ruth, Dave Chaistain Band and Teeny Tucker on July 20th and Alex Jenkins & The Bombers, Rooster Alley, Tallan Latz, Kilborn Alley Blues Band, The Legendary Sam Lay and Ana Popovic on July 21st.
The Pennsylvania Blues Festival in Palmerton, PA is July 27th, 28th and 29th and features a Friday Night Jam –on July 27th featuring Mikey Junior & The Stone Cold Blues Band, Marquise Knox, Michael Burks, Big Sam’s Funky Nation , Joe Louis Walker, Billy Branch & The Sons of Blues With Lurrie Bell, Carlos Johnson & Demetria Taylor , Dawn Tyler Watson & Paul Deslauriers, Wallace Coleman and Steve Guyger And The Excellows on July 28th plus Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Eugene Hideaway Bridges, Teeny Tucker, Earl Thomas, Brooks Family Blues Dynasty Featuring Lonnie, Ronnie & Wayne Baker –Brooks and Corey Harris on July 29th.
If you are looking to fill in dates on your summer Blues fun calendar, we suggest you check these first class operations out!
Wishing you health, happiness and lots of Blues music!
Bob Kieser
Blues Wanderings
We had a GREAT Blues week last week. There was lots of talent within driving distance starting with Blues rocker Chris Duarte in Rock Island, IL on Thursday night.
We caught a great set to a packed house at Rascals. Look for an in depth interview with Chris in a future issue soon. Then Saturday night we made it to Springfield, IL to hear a set by Cee Cee James and her band.
Cee Cee is working on a new album after a successful kickstarter fundraising project. The new CD will be released soon. To cap off a great live Blues run, we made it back to Springfield for Blue Monday at the Alamo to hear Brad Vickers and The Vestapolitans
With Margey Peters switching off on vocals, bass and fiddle and Bobby Michaels soloing on sax and clarinet, theses guys covered a wide range of style variations for an interesting and entertaining set.
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Nominators begin submitting their nominations May 1st and final nominations will be announced after May 31st, 2012. Voting Begins in July.
Featured Blues Interview - Rick Estrin
The King of Cool shouldn’t sweat, should he?
From the sharply-pressed shark-skin suit - one that would rival a fire engine for attention - to the shiny, matching alligator loafers on his feet – and not forgetting the custom-made Ray Bans and pompadour that serve as frames to a mischievous ear-to-ear grin - there’s no doubt that Rick Estrin is the living, breathing Sultan of Suave.
But despite all the window dressing on the outside, the High Priest of Hipness felt a bit uneasy and unsure of himself on the inside.
And rightfully so.
His longtime friend and foil – Charlie Baty – had just given notice that he was hanging up his guitar and retiring, leaving Estrin, along with the rest of Little Charlie and the Nightcats, with a most uncertain future in front of them.
“I didn’t know what I was going to do. I didn’t think I would retire, but after I realized that he was actually going to retire and pull the plug, I started to get some things in place for myself,” Estrin, long-time singer, harpist and master of ceremonies for Little Charlie and the Nightcats said. “Because for decades, 75-percent of people would see me and go, ‘Hi, Charlie.’ So I needed to somehow start to establish an identity on my own. I needed to get name recognition.”
That was back in 2008 when Baty decided to say goodbye to the day-to-day activities of the group that he and Estrin formed in the Sacramento area in 1976.
The effort to carve a name for himself outside of the comfortable niche he enjoyed with Little Charlie and the Nightcats for more than three decades started with an under-the-radar CD of lowdown blues that were focused on the harmonica, called On The Harp Side, featuring the guitar work of one Chris “Kid” Anderson.
“I didn’t really shop it to a label because I was hoping to get back on Alligator. But prior to Charlie leaving the band, I had booked a tour of South America with the Igor Prado Band. And we e-mailed back-and-forth, we me sending him a list of the songs I was planning on playing. He would go, ‘Wow. That song’s a classic’ and he’d go, ‘I dig that song,’ and they were all my songs. So I started to realize at that point that there were a lot of younger guys – really excellent players all over the world - that already knew my stuff because they had grown up playing along to all those records from the 80s and 90s,” said Estrin. “So, I thought maybe I would be like a low-budget, poor man’s version of Chuck Berry and just fool around and use different bands in different regions and not have to worry about anybody else. It would have been an easy way to keep things going.”
But as fate would have it, the direction that Estrin ended up turning to featured a couple of familiar faces.
“The bass player and drummer (Lorenzo Farrell and J. Hansen, from the Nightcats) really wanted to keep the band going. But I couldn’t really think of anyone that could fill the slot of Little Charlie, because he was so unique, and to me, he’s really an all-time great,” Estrin said. “Then out of the blue, I got a phone call on an unrelated matter from Kid Anderson, who I thought was still playing with Charlie Musselwhite, but he wasn’t. I always knew whenever he (Anderson) would sit in with us that he was the kind of fearless nut on the guitar that would be a perfect fit. He’s a great musician and he’s ready to go for it all the time. I know so many great guitar players, but he’s really the only guy I know who could fit in with us.”
With the newly-recruited Anderson on board, and the name of the band modified to become Rick Estrin and the Nightcats, it was back to business as usual for the unit, complete with a booking agent and tour of blues clubs, to boot.
“Bruce (Iglauer) came out and saw us and said, ‘Let’s go make a record,’ and we’d already been working on some songs, so we went in the studio and knocked out Twisted (Alligator Records),” Estrin said. “And it did pretty well and we’ve been hitting it ever since. There’s a great chemistry in this band. Having been in bands for a long, long time, I’ve never had a situation where the group dynamic was so compatible and with so much synergy. Sometimes it’s really magical.”
Estrin recently did a tour of duty as part of Tommy Castro’s Legendary Rhythm and Blues Revue and he also took to the high seas aboard the Legendary Blues Cruise. More than just jamming or soaking up the sun, Estrin took the opportunity to road-test some of his new material on the big boat.
“We’ve got a new CD coming out on Alligator in a couple of months and I premiered one of the songs off it on the cruise,” he said. “I wrote a song called “I Met Her on the Blues Cruise” and I premiered it at a songwriter’s workshop on the cruise. And it went over well. We also shot some video for YouTube to put out when the album comes out. So I did a lot of things on there – a songwriter’s workshop, a duet with Nick Moss - which was really not pre-planned – and I also got to do a presentation about the 100th anniversary of one of Sonny Boy Williamson’s birth dates, so that was great.”
It goes without saying that most blues harp players have been influenced in some shape or form by the iconic Sonny Boy’s style at some point in their career, but Estrin takes things a step further and has been known to pull off one of the trickier things to do with a harp – play it strictly by moving it back and forth using just the mouth, keeping the hands completely off it. That was one of Sonny Boy’s calling cards and Estrin is quick to credit its originator.
“Yeah, I did that at the Sonny Boy thing (on the cruise), because that’s where I got it from. Although, I actually saw another guy do it, because when I learned it, there was no video of Rice Miller - that anyone knew of - at the time,” he said. “But I had seen still photos of him playing with no hands. But I saw a guy named Harmonica Frank Floyd, who recorded for Sun during the 50s, do it. And he could really do that stuff. But I really got into Sonny Boy’s style early on in my development. And then it was on to Little Walter. I was very parochial in my approach. I wanted to sound like the real shit.”
The sound of the harmonica cast a spell on Estrin from the very first time he heard it and although he really couldn’t play the thing the first time he cupped one in his hands, that didn’t stop him from believing he had found his true calling.
“I was really totally unrealistic - I’ve pretty much been a dreamer my whole life,” he said. “The first time I ever picked up a harp – I went in this room at the house of the guy who gave it to me and I made a bunch of senseless noise on this harmonica for about an hour. And when I came out, I said, ‘Yeah, I think I can figure this thing out.’ And from that point on, I have played that sucker all day and all night long.”
That work ethic is one big reason why Estrin is up for a Blues Music Award in the Instrumentalist – Harmonica category at the upcoming 33rd annual BMAs.
Growing up near the hotbed that was the musical scene in San Francisco back in the 60s, it didn’t take Estrin long to decide what kind of music he preferred. And it also didn’t take him long to figure out just who could actually play that kind of music, and who couldn’t.
“My sister had some Jimmy Reed records and that’s really where I first heard the harp,” he said. “And something - I don’t know what – just really spoke to me. And right from the beginning, I wanted to sound like the real, lowdown blues that I liked. And growing up in San Francisco, of course Paul Butterfield was a huge deal to me. Him and (Michael) Bloomfield really tore up the Fillmore. They could really play the blues, compared to bands like the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service that tried to.”
From there Estrin would go on to hook up with Baty, forging a Hall of Fame career, although at first, the going was pretty rough and tough as the duo set out to make a living and create a name for themselves.
“When Charlie and I first started out, we couldn’t make a living playing blues,” Estrin said. “Part of that was because it was right at the height of the disco era and part of that was because, frankly, the band was lousy. It was just not a good time for this music.”
But instead of throwing in the towel, they rolled up their sleeves and by the time the 70s turned into the 80s, Little Charlie and the Nightcats had worked their way from a regional following on the West Coast into becoming a must-see attraction all across the United States and beyond.
Estrin and the Nightcats’ follow-up to Twisted is due to hit store shelves in the upcoming weeks and according to Estrin, the group is excited for it to see the light of day.
“I’m really happy with it and so is the band. I think we really put more into it and worked harder on it than the last one, or really any others that I can recall,” he said. “I think we really came up with some good songs and I’m anxious to get people’s reaction to it. I don’t want to jinx myself by saying this, but I think we’ve really got some infectious, catchy songs that are pretty memorable on this album. I know I can’t get them out of my head. Although I sure wish I could, ‘cause they’re driving me nuts! But I think that’s a good sign. There’s some really different stuff – for us – on it. Some different kinds of grooves and some things we hope are really radio friendly. We’ll see what happens, but we had a really great time putting this thing together. We can’t wait to get out there and tour behind it.”
As much of a dynamic, larger-than-life character that he is when under the bright lights of the bandstand, Estrin is every bit as flamboyant and successful when it comes to penning the material that he and his mates crank out. It’s evident by listening to the tunes he’s given birth to that Estrin has spent as much time working on his songwriting craft as he has to developing his harmonica style. And that goes way back.
“Probably, subconsciously, the first people I can trace it (his songwriting influences) to would be Lieber and Stoller. I didn’t realize that till much later, but I just always loved songs, especially story songs,” he said. “And then there was a guy by the name of Roger Collins, who wrote a song called “She’s Lookin’ Good” which was a national hit for Wilson Pickett. And he took me under his wing, took me on the road with him, when I was about 18. He would let me play a couple of songs before he would come on stage and he taught me how to emcee. He was just a great entertainer and also a great songwriter. He had been coached in songwriting and in turn, he coached me in songwriting. I got to see how his process worked. And a lot of that fell right in line with what I had read about songwriting. It’s a real blessing to have had the encouragement of people like Roger Collins and later on, Percy Mayfield.”
That encouragement would help fuel him to pen songs like “My Next Ex-Wife,” which won Estrin a W.C. Handy Award for Song of the Year in 1993.
“So much of songwriting, a big percentage, is about editing. It’s about getting it to flow like a conversation, make it sound effortless,” he said. “I’m a fan first and I think I notice a lot of things about songs that most people might not. And I am also kind of naturally peculiar, so I think that also helps me have a certain vantage point to write from. I look at things a bit skewed, although it seems normal to me. And I gotta admit – sometimes I even get a kick out of myself.”
It didn’t take long before Estrin’s writing style caught the ear of other blues artists, further cementing his reputation as a top-flight author and resulting in a number of his songs appearing on other people’s albums.
“Well, it’s a different kind of blast (when another artist covers one of your tunes). It’s probably more of a blast of it does well by us, because there’s multiple benefits to that,” he said. “But for internal gratification, when Little Milton did one of my songs, or Koko Taylor or John Hammond or Robert Cray … you know, that just makes me feel like I must be doing something right. That kind of validation is still really gratifying.”
After playing the blues for over four decades, and after seeing his longtime partner Charlie Baty ease off into the easy chair, Estrin still has no plans at cutting back his busy workload.
“I don’t plan on retiring, I want to go out like Johnny “Guitar” Watson or Pinetop or Robert Lockwood,” said Estrin. “I’m just lucky to have had the kind of life I’ve had and been able to survive a bunch of stupid behavior, you know. I’m managed to avoid the labor pool for all these years … I’m just ridiculously lucky. Other than this, I’m really pretty worthless. And if people are still doing some of my songs after I’m gone, that would be great.”
Photos by Bob Kieser © 2012
Interviewer Terry Mullins is a journalist and former record store owner whose personal taste in music is the sonic equivalent of Attention Deficit Disorder. Works by the Bee Gees, Captain Beefheart, Black Sabbath, Earth, Wind & Fire and Willie Nelson share equal space with Muddy Waters, The Staples Singers and R.L. Burnside in his compact disc collection. He's also been known to spend time hanging out on the street corners of Clarksdale, Miss., eating copious amounts of barbecued delicacies while listening to the wonderful sounds of the blues.
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Mac Arnold’s Blues Revival - Live at the Grey Eagle
Vizztone Label Group and Plantation #1 Productions
http://www.macarnold.com
10 songs; 54:44 minutes
Styles: Traditional Electric Blues, Classic Chicago Blues Covers
Upon hearing the word “revival,” one might imagine an enormous tent, crowd, and “altar call.” As dozens of people rush forward to profess their faith, whether for the first or hundredth time, one feels a presence so powerful that it’s impossible to ignore! Chicago blues veteran and South Carolina resident Mac Arnold taps into this presence, and his unshakable faith in blues music by presenting his “Blues Revival: Live at the Grey Eagle.” The first five songs are performed by Mac Arnold and Plate Full O’Blues. Accompanying him in the second half of the CD, where the blues rocket really takes off, is the “Muddy Waters Reunion Band” featuring such mavens as “Steady Rollin’” Bob Margolin, “Fabulous” Kim Wilson and the late Willie “Big Eyes” Smith. Out of ten renditions at this live concert, several are covers. However, listeners likely won’t mind because Bob Margolin in this album’s liner notes states: “The Chicago Blues set delivers not only some classic songs and playing, but the raw, urgent fire that is as much an essential part of that style as the old riffs. We were entertainers on a bandstand in 2010, not a museum exhibit.” That said, here are three of the best numbers from Mac Arnold’s Blues Revival, original or not:
Track 2: “Back Bone and Gristle”-- Composed by Arnold and his Plate Full O’Blues band, this is his ode to his tenacious father. Mac pulls no punches with his aged but broiling vocals, and neither does Max Hightower on piano! This danceable mid-tempo stomp is just too much fun for a song about a man who “taught us manners and respect” and ripostes Mac’s backtalk with “Speak once--think twice!” instead of a whipping.
Track 5: “Ghetto Blue”--This outstanding autobiographical track is the finest on this CD. Our lead vocalist recounts his life and sugarcoats nothing: “I used to live in Chicago long years ago. I never will forget all the hard time living in the wind and snow….” Eventually meeting such icons as A.C. Reed, Muddy Waters, Tyrone Davis and Buddy Guy, Mac fondly remembers his other (now-departed) comrades: “I thank God for saving me and letting me grow old.” This artist has sung and lived the blues for more than half a century, and “Ghetto Blue” proves and re-lives it.
Track 9: “Big Boss Man”—drummer Willie “Big Eyes” Smith performs lead vocals on this masterful Jimmy Reed cover. One can picture Big Eyes’ protagonist making big, goofy faces behind his supervisor’s back as he jeers: “Well, you ain’t so big--you just tall, that’s all.” Check out the wicked Margolin guitar and Wilson harmonica solos smack-dab in the middle of this harangue.
The point of any revival is to bring something back to life, but the Blues never died. What Mac Arnold’s Blues Revival truly rekindles is the classic Chicago blues sound, and more importantly, fans’ love for it!
Reviewer Rainey Wetnight is a 32 year old female Blues fan. She brings the perspective of a younger blues fan to reviews. A child of 1980s music, she was strongly influenced by her father’s blues music collection.
Lisa Mills - Tempered In Fire
www.lisamills.com
10 Tracks; 49:31
Lisa Mills was born in Mississippi and grew up on gospel and soul music. Her voice sounds like Janis Joplin without the cracking and cackling which is a good thing. Mills’ powerful voice earned her Joplin’s old position of lead singer with Big Brother & the Holding Company for three years of touring and she has also performed with Dr. John, Junior Wells, Albert Lee, and Delbert McClinton. Mills has produced a few albums of her own and Tempered In Fire on her own Mills Bluz label focuses squarely on her vocal talents, offering seductive takes on R&B, Blues, and Jazz.
Tempered In Fire starts off slow and sultry with “Tennessee Tears” which sets the overall tone of this album. It is a relaxed affair, like blues for lounging on a rainy afternoon. The arrangements are stark, the volume is low and Mills sings sometimes softly, sometimes sweetly, and sufficiently spirited to carry you through. Mills moves on to a stripped down, somewhat subdued take on Wet Willie’s “Keep On Smilin’,” with a fine horn accompaniment and a dynamic vocal performance. I never really understood the popularity of this song and it’s “serenity now” –style refrain. Wet Willie always seemed like the reliable but not particularly impressive second-string of the 70’s Southern Rock movement. Yet Mills covers two of their songs here, the other being “Country Side Of Life” which to me is a better choice if one had to be made. “Keep on Smiling” has a positive message which is nice but the hook is definitely lacking and it doesn’t get any better for me here. If you like the original and like singing along, you’ll probably like this take on it too.
“Blue Guitars Of Texas” shimmers like a hazy highway in 100 degree heat. The song sways sideways with economy of motion, suppressed by heat, barely breaking away from the lethargic beat until it gains a little life around the four and a half minute mark. “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” and “Why Do I Still Love You” are as close as this album comes to being upbeat. “Why Do I Still Love You” in comparison to the rest of the album is a rambunctious rocker that breathes some life into an sedate album. “I’ll Never Fall In Love Again” has a modified Bo Diddley beat and the guitars actually come alive in the choruses.
“My Happy Song” is anything but, and maybe that’s the point. Maybe singing the blues makes her happy as it does for many people out there. Blues can a soothing music and Tempered In Fire is a perfect soundtrack for a tranquil day. Lisa Mills does break through the tranquility often however, with powerful vocal explosions that might shake you off your hammock and make you wonder what you were thinking. The album closes with one of the albums most energetic vocal performances with “Someone Very Close.” The arrangement is stark and smoldering with passion, ending the album with a standout performance.
I must admit I’m a guitar fanatic and there is not much here for listeners like me. I was hoping to hear more from Andy Fairweather Lowe but he offers little more than competent rhythm work. I realize Mills’ voice is the focus point of the record but I was still surprised at the lack of lead guitar, or even harmonica or piano. Obviously Blues isn’t just about self-indulgent lead instruments, but they do add a lot of flavor and excitement when done well. There are some excellent horn parts on Tempered In Fire, but most of the songs retain their singer-songwriter structure, in the sense they could easily be arranged for one or two instruments - a vocalist and guitar for instance. While this may be a drawback for me, it won’t be that way for everyone. Altogether, Tempered In Fire is good album with dynamic vocals, judicious arrangements, and competent song writing. Lisa Mills in an artist we can expect to build great things upon the sturdy foundation she has created with this release.
Reviewer Jim Kanavy is the greatest guitar player in his house. He has been reviewing albums in his head for 30 years and in print since 2008, and is deeply committed to keeping the blues alive and thriving. For more information visit http://jimkanavy.com.
www.pauljmilesmusic.com
Ron Beer - The Blues Don’t Say It All
Self Release
Time-36:54
http://www.boogieboyblues.ca/
Ron Beer’s latest effort, another in a long line of recordings by Canadian blues singers, displays the capable songwriting skills of himself and lyricist Lou Sabatini and some very good backing musicians. The lead guitar chops of Neil Chapman shine throughout. Although the liner notes don’t mention it, the very effective horns were played by producer Paul Schofield. Talk about multi-tasking! This collection of all originals runs the gambit from blues and jump blues to slow ballads.
The title song features Ron’s voice, one that is heavy on the twang. This is the listener’s first taste of the punchy horn section and the flowing lead guitar licks. The band establishes their “blues cred” quickly with this and the following selection. Neil’s guitar really burns on “If We Don’t Talk”, taken at a fast pace, again abetted by that horn section that adds just enough push. “I Understand” is a slow R&B-blues that benefits from the use of female background vocals. The horns get close to big band territory on the jump blues of “Close To The Fire” that also employs the fine piano work of Bill Evans. This song works, it doesn’t come off as just an attempt to get a jump tune on the record. The guys get ragtime-y with clarinet, banjo strumming and some nice stride piano on the sprightly romp that is “Call Me A Doctor”. One of the songs in a singer-songwriter mode that work is “Give Me Shelter” that features some brilliant and sexy sax playing. “Who’s Fooling Who” is successful with much the same approach.
The production values and sound quality are of the first caliber. There are some flaws and possible flaws. A few songs get a little too sappy and overly sentimental. Ron’s twang can get too pronounced and hard to understand at times. I guess that’s his Canadian accent, eh? I suppose it sounds fine to a fellow Canadian. After repeated listening it gets to be less of a bother and integrates into his “sound”. The fine instrumental music and intentions contained here cannot be faulted. Some more imagination could be given to the lyrics. Some of this may be a matter of personal taste. This isn’t a perfect effort, but what is good is good.
Reviewer Greg “Bluesdog” Szalony hails from the New Jersey Delta.
James Armstrong – Blues At The Border
www.jarmblues.com
11 tracks – 45.10 minutes
Californian bluesman James Armstrong has been round the blues block before. He issued three CDs on Hightone but the last of those was in 2000 so it is some time since he had a recording contract. A meeting with Bob Trenchard (bass player for The Rays and frequent collaborator with Johnny Rawls) resulted in James acquiring a new label, a bass player and a songwriter: Bob produced and co-wrote three of the tracks at his studio in Texas while the other eight tracks were recorded in New York. James is the only common denominator, completely different ensembles playing on the two sets of recordings. However, the instrumentation is similar (drums, bass, keys, backing vocals) so the album maintains a consistent sound throughout.
The CD opens in funky style with “Everything Good To Ya”, a Sam Taylor song that picks up on what his granddad used to say to him: “Not everything that’s good to ya, ain’t always good for ya.” Bob Trenchard and Sandie Carroll’s “Somebody Got To Pay” is the first of the Texas recordings and the catchy melody floats on an organ riff and a chorus of backing vocalists. The smooth sound continues on “Baby Can You Hear Me?”, another Bob Trenchard song, this time in collaboration with Kay Greenwade. The song is about loneliness and James’ vocal expresses those emotions beautifully.
Title track “Blues At The Border” is James’ own composition and expresses some of the frustrations that travellers feel travelling in the post 9/11 era. “You might take a bus, you might take a train. Even if you walk it will be faster than a plane” James sings and those who travel by plane will recognize the frustration at having to spend as much time going through the procedures as actually flying! From this song alone you can see why James’ songs have been used in the movies on several occasions as he has a nice touch with a lyric. The track also features some fine slide guitar playing.
The next two tracks are James Armstrong originals, both written in collaboration with John Hahn. “Devil’s Candy” again features some nice slide work as James sings of the addictive attractions of the opposite sex. “Nothing Left To Say” has an attractive rhythm and a catchy guitar motif which help to sweeten the lyrics of regret at the failure of the relationship. There then follows a pair of contrasting songs from the pen of Dave Steen. “High Maintenance Woman” is a mid-paced tune with an amusing lyric: “She’s got more anger than a picket line, more troubles than Robert Johnson, more issues than the New York Times. If she wasn’t any work, it wouldn’t be no doggone fun”. A funky guitar break adds to the enjoyment of a well-crafted song. “Good Man, Bad Thing” was covered by Michael Burks on his “I Smell Smoke” album and in keeping with that background the song features one of the heavier guitar riffs (and catchiest numbers) on the CD.
“Young Man With The Blues” is the final James Armstrong song on the album. The longest cut on the album, it’s a stately slow blues and features some excellent guitar. Lyrically we are again in the area of failed relationships but the quality of the playing and singing raise it above the standard slow blues. I particularly enjoyed the change in rhythm, swirling organ and clean guitar lines that separate the vocal verses. From the pen of the late Texan Oscar Perry, “Brand New Man” has something of a jazzy feel and more strong organ/guitar ensemble playing. Final track “Long Black Car” is the third Bob Trenchard production, on one of his own compositions. As on the earlier Trenchard songs, the chorus of backing vocalists definitely adds to the sound and James brings some nice soulful playing to the party as we are told that “You won’t get to heaven in a long black car” – bad news if you already own such a vehicle!
My summary is that this is a very good CD of well played and catchy material. It is good to welcome James back to recording after a long gap and he deserves to do well with this album. Recommended.
Reviewer John Mitchell is a blues enthusiast based in the UK. He also travels to the States most years to see live blues music and is currently planning a visit to the Tampa Bay Blues Festival.
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Mississippi Valley Blues Society - Davenport, IA
The Mississippi Valley Blues Society is proud to sponsor the first Quad-City appearance of Too Slim and The Taildraggers at The Muddy Waters, 1708 State Street Bettendorf, Iowa for a show on Wednesday, April 18th, beginning at 7:00 pm. Admission to the general public is $10. For MVBS members the admission will be $8.
The 2012 Iowa Blues Challenge Semi-final Rounds will be held April 19, at Zimm's, Des Moines, IA, and April 22, at The Muddy Waters, 1708 State Street, Bettendorf, IA. Five bands will play thirty-minute sets at The Muddy Waters starting at 5:00 p.m. Admission is $7 for ANY blues society member or $10 for non-members. Competitors are The Mississippi Misfits, Slack Man & the Smokin' Red Hots, Judge #3, Serious Business, and Phineas J's. One of the bands from the IBC semi-final round in Des Moines and two of the bands competing in the semi-finals at The Muddy Waters will earn the right to move into the 2012 Iowa Blues Challenge Final Round, to be held in Des Moines on May 26, at the Downtown Marriott.
The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, Iowa is June 29th & 30th, and July1st. Scheduled performers include Mathew Curry and The Fury, Earnest ‘’Guitar’’ Roy, Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, Liz Mandeville and Donna Herula, Kenny Neal and Super Chikan Johnson on June 29th, Terry Quiett, Bryce Janey, Ray Fuller and the Blues Rockers, Doug MacLeod, Preston Shannon, Ernest Dawkins Quartet, Guitar Shorty, Moreland and Arbuckle, Coco Montoya and Kelley Hunt on June 30th. Lady Bianca, Paul Geremia, Johnny Rawls, Trampled Under Foot and the Brooks Family Blues Dynasty featuring Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Baker Brooks and Wayne Baker Brooks, plus Bobby Rush with “The Double Rush Revue” on Sunday July 1st. http://www.mvbs.org
River City Blues Society - Pekin, IL
River City Blues Society presents: Bringing The Blues To You with the following shows - April 11th at 7PM • Sean Chambers, Friday April 27th at 7PM Johnny Rawls :Location Goodfellas 1414 N. 8th St, Pekin, Illinois $5.00 non-members $3.00 members. For more info visit: www.rivercityblues.com or call 309-648-8510
Illinois Central Blues Club - Springfield, IL
The Illinois Central Blues Club presents "Blue Monday" every Monday night for the last 25 years - BLUE MONDAY SHOWS - Held at the Alamo 115 N 5th St, Springfield, IL (217) 523-1455 every Monday 8:00pm $3 cover. Apr 9 – JP Soars & the Red Hots, Apr 16 – Too Slim & the Tail Draggers, Apr 23 – Andrew Jr Boy Jones. icbluesclub.org
The Friends Of The Blues - Watseka, IL
Friends of the Blues present 2012 shows:
Tues, April 10, Sean Chambers, 7 pm, Bradley Bourbonnais Sportsmen’s Club
Tues, April 17, Too Slim & Taildraggers, 7 pm, Kankakee Valley Boat Club
Thur, April 26, Al Stone, 7 pm, Kankakee Valley Boat Club
West Virginia Blues Society - Charleston, W.V.
The West Virginia Blues Society, Inc. and Thornhill Auto Groups present the 5th Annual Charlie West Blues Fest May 18, 19 and 20, 2012 at Haddad Riverfront Park, Charleston, WV including headline performances by Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers and Ruthie Foster. For more information visit http://wvbluessociety.org/
Prairie Crossroads Blues Society – Champaign-Urbana, IL
Prairie Crossroads Blues Society shows: Friday April 6, 1st Friday Blues, Johnny Rawls. For more info: www.prairiecrossroadsblues.org
Rosedale Crossroads Blues Society - Rosedale, MS
Rosedale Crossroads Blues Society presents The Crossroads Blues and Heritage Festival, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the River Resort at Highway 1 South in historic Rosedale, MS featuring Bill Abel, Cadillac John, Big Joe Shelton, DSU Ol’ Skool Revue and other area artists.
Gates open at 12:00 noon, music starts at 1:00 Admission $5 – adults, $1 – children under 12 Bring your own ice chest – $10 No beer sold – No glass – No pets, please Parking $5
Mare Edstrom & Kenn Fox – Way Beyond The Blue
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Though Mare Edstrom and Kenn Fox aren’t re-inventing the wheel on the CD release Way Beyond The Blue, kudos has to be given for the arrangements and the approach they take on tunes written by the likes of Snooky Pryor, Fred McDowell and other masters who specialized in the acoustic genre of its presentation. While Edstrom and Foxx are not a household name to blues aficionados doesn’t mean they can’t offer a perspective that’s unique and refreshing.
Using several background vocalists not only fleshes out the sound but breathes ethereal and a spooky atmosphere to the tracks which makes for an enticing appeal to listeners who wish to loose themselves in the sound.
Mare Edstrom’s vocals aren’t on the same ground as Susan Tedeschi’ but it doesn’t matter. Her deep and throaty singing is the perfect fit for a selection of tunes that would be right at home for a church service.
Not too often do you find the Mississippi Fred McDowell tune “Woke Up This Morning With My Mind on Jesus” as a leading track off a CD. But it’s the perfect choice and certainly serves as a highlight for Kenn Fox’ slashing slide guitar. The tolling of a church bell leads into the old traditional “Do Lord” that starts off as a ghostly number abetted by Fox’ acoustic which morphs into an ending with what seems as backwards slide guitar. Who says you can’t find funeral parlor psychedelia in the blues?
Having Fox handling the production chores and arrangements of the songs is a good choice. The man has a good sense of creating an ambience that makes obscure blues numbers stand out in their own way. Drummer Tim Rush and bassist Dave Finley do their jobs well as a rhythm section whose steadfast support is sturdy enough when needed to give a rocky edge.
Blind Willie McTell wrote “Statesboro Blues” but believe it or not he had a feel for church soul as shown in the cover “I Got To Cross The River of Jordan” with Edstrom’s vocal delivery taking it all home.
But it is on the Blind Willie Johnson track “Rain Don’t Fall On Me” that Edstrom really hits the mournful notes with Fox guitar work proving strong counterpoint.
You can’t just cover only one Fred McDowell song. While the world has been subjected to repeated listenings of “You Gotta Move” doesn’t mean you won’t appreciate this take. With the background vocalists creating a choir effect and the familiar bass drum stomp, the tune personifies that Baptist church vibe we’ve become accustomed too before Fox’ dobro playing steers the song into a rockier territory with drummer Rush emerging to the forefront to jump-start the rhythm for a little pick me up.
There’s no escaping the fact that church music plays a role in instrumental in the overall concept of the songs. But that doesn’t mean the music can’t swing with a groove and it does just that in Reverend Pearly Brown’s “You’re Gonna Need That Pure Religion” with Fox’ slide work bearing the imprints of North Mississippi All-Stars Luther Dickinson. It’s a shuffle but a damn good one upbeat enough to shake the pews and make for a fun time jubilee.
The songs may not sound like they were christened at the crossroads. It seems it was done with the best intentions of not so much of directing a listener on a path to find true religion, but in seeking an alternative rather than making the material too authentic or turning it into over-driven blues rock . It’s a fine line to walk and Mare Edstrom and Kenn Fox do it well without losing their balance.
Reviewer Gary Weeks is a contributing writer. He resides in Marietta, GA.
Suzanne & the Blues Church - The Cost of Love
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Suzanne Thomas is not the average blues woman; Korean-American by birth, raised in an African-American household, tutored by Jimmy Smith on Hammond organ at 6 years of age, attended music school in Los Angeles, became a guitar player in her 20’s are but a few of the interesting things listed in her bio. She played in the Blind Racoon Showcase at the 2012 IBC’s in February after releasing this CD on January 17th. Thomas had at least a hand in 8 of the 10 tracks here and selected two great cover tracks to highlight her skills. She plays with a heavy, rocking tone and sings with great conviction.
“Damn Right I Got the Blues” and “All Your Love I Miss Lovin’” are the Buddy Guy and Otis Rush covers on the CD. As in the original, Guy’s song has a massive guitar sound, and Jimmy “Z” on harp adds even more to this big cut. Rush’s track is smoothly and effectively done; both do not stray a lot from how they were intended, and Thomas does them justice.
“Musta Been Gone 2 Long” features a scratchy record sounding overlay on top of a retro sound where mentor Ray Bailey (guitar, bass and drums) fills in well, too. The title track shuffles and grooves in a minor key as it follows the opener, “Cheatin’ On Me” which is a medium tempo and minor key song that sets the stage for this great new artist to get you ready for some hot stuff. These two cuts are impressive and tell the listener that what is to come is some serious stuff.
Also joining her on the CD are Jerry Jones-Haskins (drums), Frank W. Garrett (bass), Bruce Edwards (organ and Fender Rhodes), “Rev” Charles Jones (B-3), Tyree (organ), and BR Millon (guitar). This is a very solid set of musicians who are together and play well together. Whether in a down tempo song singing for her lover to Set Her Free” or blasting away in “Mr. Bailey”, Suzanne is adept at her craft. Even the spoken story track “Dusty Six String Box” is intriguing and not over done; Thomas tells us of her brother’s “inheritance” and lays on some licks and a groove as she tells her story in a mythical manner.
Suzanne Thomas is an accomplished and interesting musician who understands and feels her blues. She bares her emotions as she performs, giving authenticity to what she sings about; she gives the listener a great ride as they go from song to song together on this well-done debut CD. I think we will be hearing a lot more from this musician!
Reviewer Steve Jones is secretary of the Crossroads Blues Society and is a long standing blues lover. He is a retired Navy commander who served his entire career in nuclear submarines. In addition to working in his civilian career, he writes for and publishes the bi-monthly newsletter for Crossroads, chairs their music festival and work with their Blues In The Schools program.
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Back in April I reviewed five books about cats, several of which proved to be a mite disappointing. I’m happy to report that in the meantime I have searched high and low and found some great books about cats that I would not hesitate to recommend to readers with even the slightest interest in our feline friends. I’ve got a book of trivia, a set of heart-warming autobiographical anecdotes, two books of poems, a sweet memoir, and – best of all – a wide-ranging new book that combines the science and cultural history of the domestic cat.
Fifty Nifty Cat Facts by J.M. Chapman and S.M. Davis
This one’s geared towards children, but I enjoyed the format: each page pairs a cute cat photo with a piece of trivia you might or might not have known. I learned a few neat things:
a cat’s internal temperature is higher than ours (more like 101.5° F)
cats have no sweet taste buds and have a dominant paw
all calicos are female (orange spots being an X-linked genetic trait)
cats could actually drink seawater – their kidneys are effective enough to process the salt
people who say they are allergic to cat fur are actually allergic to a protein in the saliva they use to wash themselves!
Cat Stories by James Herriot
When I was a child my mother and I loved Herriot’s memoirs of life as a primarily large-animal veterinarian in Yorkshire. One story from this volume – the final, Christmas-themed one – is familiar from a picture book we brought out around the holidays. The rest are all drawn from the memoirs, though, so the fact that I don’t remember them must be a function of time; it could be as many as 22 years since I last picked up a Herriot book! In any case, these are charming tales about gentle medical mysteries and even the most aloof of stray cats becoming devoted pets. I especially liked “Alfred: The Sweet-Shop Cat” and “Oscar: The Socialite Cat,” about two endearing creatures known around the village. I also appreciated Herriot’s observation that “cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” With cute watercolor illustrations, this little book would make a great gift for any cat lover.
I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats by Francesco Marciuliano
Cat owners must own a copy for the coffee table. That’s just not negotiable. You will recognize so many of the behaviors and attitudes mentioned here. This is a humor book rather than a poetry collection, so the quality of the poems (all from the point-of-view of a cat) is kind of neither here nor there. Even so, Chapter 1 is a lot better than the other three and contains most of the purely hilarious verses, like “I Lick Your Nose” and “Closed Door.” Favorite lines included “I trip you when you walk down the stairs / So you know I’m always near” and “I said I could sit on your lap forever / Don’t you even think of trying to get up / Well, you should have gone to the bathroom beforehand”. “Sushi” is a perfect haiku with a kicker of a last line: “Did you really think / That you could hide fish in rice? / Oh, the green paste burns!”
Well-Versed Cats by Lance Percival
A cute set of poems, most of them describing different breeds of domestic cats and a few of the big cats. There are a lot of puns and jokes along with the end rhymes, making these akin to limericks in tone if not in form. My favorite was “Skimpy the Stray?” – about a wily cat who wanders the neighborhood eliciting sympathetic snacks from various cat lovers. “The routine still goes on, so I mustn’t be too catty, / But she ought to change her name from ‘Skimpy’ into ‘Fatty’.” Our cat had a habit of stealing neighbor kitties’ food and a history of “going visiting,” as the shelter we adopted him from put it, so this particular poem rang all too true. The illustrations (by Lalla Ward, wife of Richard Dawkins) are also great fun.
Raining Cats and Donkeys by Doreen Tovey
Originally from 1967, this lighthearted memoir tells of Tovey’s life in a Somerset village with her husband Charles, two demanding Siamese cats named Solomon and Sheba, and Annabel the donkey. “Nobody misses anything in our village,” Tovey remarks, and along with her charming anecdotes about her pets there are plenty of amusing encounters with the human locals too. In my favorite chapter, Annabel is taken off to mate with a Shetland pony and Solomon has a tussle with a hare. I can recommend this to fans of animal books by Gerald Durrell and Jon Katz. Tovey wrote a whole series of books about her various Siamese cats and life in a 250-year-old cottage. I found a copy of Cats in the Belfry on my visit to Cambridge and will probably read it over Christmas for a cozy treat.
The Lion in the Living Room by Abigail Tucker
Now this is the amazing cat book I’d been looking for! It’s a fascinating interdisciplinary look at how the domestic cat has taken over the world – both literally and figuratively. A writer for Smithsonian magazine, Tucker writes engaging, accessible popular science. The closest comparison I can make, style-wise, is to Rebecca Skloot’s The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, even though that has much heavier subject matter.
The book traces domestic cat evolution from the big cats of the La Brea tar pits to the modern day, explaining why cats are only built to eat flesh and retain the hunting instinct even though they rarely have to look further than their designated bowls for food nowadays. Alongside the science, though, is plenty of cultural history. You’ll learn about how cats have been an invasive species in many sensitive environments, and about the bizarre, Halloween-scary story of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. You’ll meet the tender hearts who volunteer for trap, neuter and release campaigns to cut down on the euthanizing of strays at shelters; the enthusiasts who breed unusual varieties of cats and groom them for shows; and the oddballs who buy into the $58 billion pet industry’s novelty accessories.
The lion in my living room.
From the earliest domestication of animals to the cat meme-dominated Internet, Tucker – a cat lady herself, as frequent mentions of her ginger tom Cheeto attest – marvels at how cats have succeeded by endearing themselves to humans and adapting as if effortlessly to any habitat in which they find themselves. A must for cat lovers for sure, but I don’t think you even have to be a pet person to find this all-embracing book pretty enthralling.
Up next: The Church Cat, an anthology from a recent charity shop haul; The Cat Who Came for Christmas by Cleveland Amory, Cat Sense by John Bradshaw, and Talk to the Tail by Tom Cox from the public library.
Whether you consider yourself a cat lover or not, do any of these books appeal?
Abigail Tucker
Cleveland Amory
Francesco Marciuliano
J.M. Chapman
James Herriot
Jon Katz
Rebecca Skloot
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The Pagano Family, no. 6
Susan Fanetti
THE CONCLUSION OF THE PAGANO FAMILY SERIES.
Joey Pagano was left disabled following a violent moment in his family’s history, a moment he chose to be a part of. During the past ten years of a life he’s only half lived, all of his brothers and sisters have gotten married and made families of their own, but Joey’s had no one. Before he was hurt, he was the carefree family clown, living a life of privilege and excess, with any girl he wanted hanging on his arm. Now he’s resigned himself to being alone. He’s given up.
Tina Corti grew up in Quiet Cove, just like Joey. She’s known him most of her life, though she hasn’t seen much of him since his troubles. No longer the daydreaming schoolgirl with a crush on her oldest brother’s best friend, Tina has worked hard to accomplish her goals. She wants to make a difference, to do her part, for her family and the world. She’s stretched her wings beyond the Cove, but she’s kept her roots firmly in place.
A chance meeting kindles a fragile friendship. Joey, scarred in body and soul, is guarded. But Tina’s gentle optimism and patience give him room and cause to trust, to love, to breathe. She brings him back to life.
Before they can settle into their love and imagine a happy life together, their families bring violence into their world again, and Joey will have to return the favor.
Note: explicit sex and violence.
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Posted on September 27, 2018 by Dina Maio
Wicked Wedding, an all-new sexy standalone novel, from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sawyer Bennett is available NOW!
It all started with a wedding…
Well, three weddings, to be exact. The one that happened, the one that went up in flames, and the one nobody saw coming.
Andrew Collings has seen a lot of things living in Vegas. Hell, he’s done a lot of things. But one thing he’s never witnessed is a beautiful brunette, hitchhiking her way into the city, wearing a wedding dress. Until now, that is.
Brynne Adams is running away from a broken heart. She expected a lot of things from her wedding day but finding photos of her fiancé and maid of honor and best man in a compromising position wasn’t one of them. She most certainly never imagined that she’d end up marrying the handsome stranger that rescued her from the side of the road that day.
Andrew and Brynne’s quick nuptials may have been the result of a drunken joke, but they soon realize that love can be found in the most unlikely of places if you just stop and take a chance.
* Wicked Wedding is the fourth STANDALONE NOVEL in the LEFT AT THE ALTAR series in a collaboration of six New York Times Bestselling Authors: J. S. Scott, Ruth Cardello, Raine Miller, Sawyer Bennett, Minx Malone, and Melody Anne.
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“Let me prop the door open and I’ll carry you over the threshold,” I tell Brynne as I press the keycard against the magnetic reader.
She giggles, a sound I normally find grating on a grown woman, but on Brynne it’s charming. Her cheeks are flushed, and her eyes are still sparkling with energy.“Well,you are very Thor-like, so a girl would be crazy to refuse to be carried over the threshold by her husband.”
That’s right. I’m her husband, but let’s rewind just a bit to detail how this all went down.
It took me exactly fifteen minutes and three phone calls to set things up, just as I promised her.
The first call was to the nicest, swankiest Vegas chapel that I could find with a Google search. I was advised we’d have to obtain a license at the Las Vegas Marriage Bureau for the low price of seventy-five dollars, and I wasn’t surprised in the least to learn it was open twenty-four hours a day on the weekends. I was able to arrange a limousine to pick us up, as well as an explosion of flowers within the chapel itself. When I gave my credit card number to the woman, I told her to go crazy on decor, but I specifically requested white calla lilies for the bride bouquet because Brynne told me those were her favorites.
The second call was to a jeweler where I was able to purchase two very simple wedding bands in gold. It’s a detail I probably could have ignored considering we both knew this was just for fun, but fuck it. I’m rich, which means I have the ability to make this as nice as I can for Brynne.
The third call was to my attorney, who explained annulment laws and assured me it was a fairly straightforward process. I’d have to institute the action—called a complaint—and if Brynne waives service, we can present our annulment request to the court to be approved after twenty days. It wasn’t immediate, but twenty days was nothing in the grand scheme of things.
By the time we took a limo to the marriage bureau, stood in line for about thirty minutes with other like minded folks, and then made our way to the chapel, we’d sobered up quite a bit.
“You sure you want to do this?” she asked me just before we went in.“I mean… it was a fun notion when we were a little more buzzed.”
“Hell yes,” I’d told her with a devilish grin.“Mostly so we can send a picture to the whore and the asshole.”
Her laugh was sparkling and beautiful and just a little evil, which made her infinitely more attractive to me.“It’s all in good fun with no risk,” I’d added on to assure her.
So we went in, both of us grinning like fools during the ceremony. It felt fake, because it was fake, but in some respects, it’s the most real thing I’ve ever done. Because what we were doing had real purpose. It was to give Brynne and her glorious wedding dress a moment to shine.
It became even more real when the minister—who was not dressed like Elvis, but was very dapper in a dark gray suit with an old-fashioned cravat tied at his neck—told us in a very cultured voice,“You may kiss the bride.”
I hadn’t thought about the kiss.
I mean, I’d thought of kissing her because she’s sexy and vibrant and smiling despite the fact she was shit on hard today. But I hadn’t thought about the“wedding kiss”. Because even though this is all fake, somehow a man giving us formal permission to put our mouths together to seal our marriage vows makes it very fucking real.
There was no hesitation. When my lips touched hers and she gave a tiny huff of pleasure, I realized I wanted to consummate this fake marriage very badly.
I did not, however, know if Brynne felt the same. Because today would probably go down as the worst and weirdest of her life, I wasn’t going to push. Instead, I took her out for a radically expensive late dinner and then we hit a popular jazz club where we listened to music.
A slow song was played. A bluesy number people just sort of sway to, and I asked her to dance with me.
She accepted.
It was Brynne who kissed me. Slid her delicate fingers into my hair, went to her tiptoes in her gray tennis shoes with teal-blue accents, and pressed her mouth to mine. My mind reeled, and my cock started to twitch to attention as we swayed and kissed. The words were forming in my mind on how best to invite her into my bed without sounding like an opportunistic douche, but then it didn’t matter.
She pulled her mouth from mine, relaxing and tipping her head back to see me.“If we have sex tonight, does that ruin our chances of getting an annulment?”
I had no fucking clue what the answer was. It had never crossed my mind I might actually get the chance to fuck her, so I didn’t ask my attorney.
“Not that I know of,” I hedge. At least I didn’t flat-out lie to her.
“Good,” she said with a smile.“Let’s go to my hotel room.”
Wicked Wedding is a very hot and angsty standalone romance where Andrew and Brynn meet under unusual circumstances, well it is Vegas after all 😉 Sawyer Bennett wrote a wonderful love story that is sexy, fun and an addictive read. I would go as far as saying it left me breathless at time. This was my first time reading the author and I look forward in reading more from her.
About Sawyer:
Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released multiple books, many of which have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.
A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.
Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active daughter, as well as full-time servant to her adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or even better, both.
Sawyer also writes general and women’s fiction under the pen name S. Bennett and sweet romance under the name Juliette Poe.
Connect with Sawyer:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bennettbooks
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Jacob Zuma avoided answering at inquiry more than 30 different times
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- Jacob Zuma's testimony before the Zondo Commission was characterised by evasiveness and delay tactics
- The former president denied knowing the answers to 36 questions during his address before the inquiry
- Briefly.co.za takes a look at the brief but elusive testimony of the veteran politician
Former president Jacob Zuma shrugged off 36 questions during his testimony at the state capture inquiry.
'I don't know', ' I don't remember' and 'I'm not sure' were sprinkled throughout his responses during questions posed to him.
Zuma had been expected to answer to the allegations levied against him by nine different witnesses.
He has been labelled the 'president in absentia' due to not being able to answer to issues that transpired during his time at the helm of the ANC.
Msholozi's second day of testimony was cut short after his legal team accused the commission's team of cross-examining him, Briefly.co.za reported.
READ ALSO: Jacob Zuma agrees to testify at inquiry, but on his own terms
Friday saw the former president threatening to withdraw from his testimony, but he later did a u-turn, stating that he would return at a later stage with terms and conditions laid out for his co-operation.
Among the notable questions posed to him, Zuma was asked about the events leading to the redeployment of former GCIS CEO Themba Maseko to director-general at the Department of Public Services.
Maseko had told the inquiry that this had been the result of his refusal to take orders from Ajay Gupta, which he says would have seen him unduly benefiting from the state.
Zuma had denied his claims, saying that there had been a 'shifting' of executives, with Maseko not solely being redeployed.
Zuma denied instructing the late Collins Chabane, Minister of Public Services at the time, to move Maseko:
"The minister Chabane had said he wanted to transfer Maseko, but I can't remember the details."
Maseko had claimed that Zuma's mandate had ultimately been what prompted Chabane to redeploy him, reports TimesLIVE.
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Teju Cole’s Non-fiction Book Is Titled Radio Lagos: Life, Death, And The Afterlife In Africa’s Biggest City
Looks like fans of Teju Cole may have cause for celebrating. In addition to the US release of Everyday For The Thief, a non-fiction book about Lagos is well on the way.
The title is grim, provocative, and Sebaldian. Patently Teju! We can’t wait.
Novelist Teju Cole has sold a nonfiction book to Random House, called Radio Lagos: Life, Death, and the Afterlife in Africa’s Biggest City. According to a press release from his publisher, the book uses “history, memoir, essay, interviews, and reportage to tell the story of Africa’s most essential and mysterious metropolis.” Cole wrote in the release: “Lagos is overpopulated but underinterpreted. It has an energy that can shift quickly, inspiring one moment, frightening the next. It is the city I know better than any other, and in Radio LagosI want to set down in an unfictionalized form as much of that complexity as I can.” Cole has previously written about Lagos in an essay in Granta.
— WVAS
Image via Teju Cole’s Flickr
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Chuma Nwokolo Compensated in Plagiarism Lawsuit Against High Definition Film Studio, Shares More Stories of Plagiarism of His Work
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Cortez: The World Will End in 12 Years Unless the Government Saves Humanity
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated within an interview that the world will end in 12 years because of Climate Change unless the Government takes action to change the outcome.
Cortez has a plan of political action to combat the outlandish effects of Climate change; The Green New Deal. Cortez has said in the paat regarding her Green New Deal that taxes may increase on the wealthy by up to 70% to pay for her proposal which could cost nearly $30 trillion in the first 10 years alone.
The proposal is radical and one that is gaining support among the younger generations because of fearmongering talking points used by Cortez and Bernie Sanders.
The Green New Deal, according to Crotez, will also apparently remove all forms of racial inequality and completely revamp how health care works in America.
The proposal itself is a radical idea according to Cortez, who now is claiming that should the government not take action now, the world will end in 12 years.
Outlandish fearmongering is common within the ranks of the climate change finatics. In fact, according to Al Gore; the ice caps should have melted by the year 2014.
However, the climate change enthusiasts have upped their game; Cortez, who is now leading the charge, claims that the world will end in less than 12 years.
“And I think the part of it that is generational is that millennials and people, in Gen Z, and all these folks that come after us are looking up and we’re like, the world is gonna end in 12 years if we don’t address climate change. You’re biggest issue, your biggest issue is how are going to pay for it? — and like this is the war, this is our World War II. And I think for younger people looking at this are more like, how are we saying let’s take it easy when 3,000 Americans died last year, how are we saying let’s take it easy when the end person died from our cruel and unjust criminal justice system?
How are we saying take it easy, the America that we’re living in today is dystopian with people sleeping in their cars so they can work a second job without healthcare and we’re told to settle down. It’s a fundamental separation between that fierce urgency of now, the why we can’t wait that King spoke of.
That at some point this chronic reality do reach a breaking point and I think for our generation it reached that, I wished I didn’t have to be doing every post, but sometimes I just feel like people aren’t being held accountable. Until, we start pitching in and holding people accountable, I’m just gonna let them have it.”
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Ruff Gets First Pro Win During Triple-Header Winter Heat Weekend at Charlotte
After one off-season month in November, Bryson Ruff and his No. 24 Bojangles’/ Barringer Construction/ Your Pie/ Victory Lane Indoor Karting / Wild Bill Fitness machine returned to the race track on Saturday, December 15th and 16th for the first three rounds of the Winter Heat Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway (NC), but this time as a Pro Division driver.
Saturday’s race was plagued by chilly temperatures and rain, hindering everyone for the first two races of the series. The Pros and Masters ran combined features and Ruff finished 3rd and 4th, respectively on Charlotte’s front-stretch quarter-mile track. The team returned Sunday with the sun shining and hardly a cloud in the sky. It was the perfect weather for Ruff to take his first Pro Division win after finishing 2nd overall to a Masters driver.
The team will take another month off in January and prepare for Winter Nationals at Citrus County Speedway (FL) in February.
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Backboard dominance leads BU past WAU
(RV) Washington Adventist
Bellevue (4-3) 36 39 75
(RV) Washington Adventist (2-2) 20 35 55
Pts: BJ Shelton - 15
Reb: Brandon Fagins - 11
Ast: 5 Players (#04, #14, #23, #25, #40) - 2
Pts: Kess, Elijah - 18
Reb: Wilson, Jawaun - 7
Ast: Wilson, Jawaun - 4
Brandon Fagins pulled down 11 rebounds to lead a dominating BU effort on the glass
RICHMOND, Ind. -- A dominating effort on the glass keyed the No. 4 Bellevue University men's basketball team to a 75-55 victory over (RV) Washington Adventist University in non-conference action at Lingle Court on Saturday afternoon to close out the First Bank Richmond Classic, hosted by IU-East.
The Bruins, led by Brandon Fagins' 11 rebounds, dominated the glass, out-rebounding Washington Adventist by a healthy 46-28 margin overall. Their 12-7 advantage on the offensive boards saw BU out-score the Shock 20-7 in second chance points.
With the victory, Bellevue ended a three-game losing streak and improved to 4-3 overall while the loss saw Washington Adventist's record slip to 2-2 in the season's early going.
Bellevue struggled from the field early in the first half as Washington Adventist took an 8-2 lead at the 13:22 mark but the Bruins slowly chipped away until tying the game at 14-14. A three-pointer from Elijah Kess put the Shock up 17-14 with 7:15 to play but that was the last time they would lead in the half.
Over the next 6:32 Bellevue went on a 20-2 run to seize command of the game, 34-19. It started with a Nick Hilton three-pointer at the 7:15 mark and was capped by a pair of Fagins free throws with 43 seconds to play. A Jimmy Smith free throw got WAU to within 14 but BJ Shelton scored at the halftime buzzer as BU took a 34-20 lead into the locker room.
Kess led all scorers with 10 points at the break. Hilton paced the Bruins with nine points followed by Shelton's eight and game-best five rebounds in the first half. The Bruins shot 35.7 percent from the floor in the opening period and out-rebounded the Shock – who shot just 27.3 percent in the half – 26-19 over the first 20 minutes.
Out of the break Bellevue scored five of the first seven points to grow their lead to 18 points, 41-23, just under two minutes into the period.
The Bruins saw their lead grow to 21 points three times in the second half and hovered between 16-21 points over the final eight minutes of play. The final sequence saw Drew Apsher drain a three-pointer off an assist from Fagins to go up 75-54 with just 13 seconds to play.
BU was led in the scoring column by Shelton's 15 points while Hilton added 11 and Jalen Hall scored nine. Shelton also played a key role in Bellevue's rebounding advantage pulling down seven boards.
As a team Bellevue shot 46.7 percent from the floor, their highest mark of the season, eclipsing their previous best of 40.4 percent against Friends University back on Oct. 28.
Kess and Charles Vines combined for 31 points with Kess dropping a game-high 18 and Vines chipping in 13 for Washington Adventist. Juwaun Watson scored four points and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds to go with his team-leading four assists.
The Bruins are now 2-2 against NAIA Division II teams that are either ranked or receiving votes and 3-3 against teams ranked or receiving votes in any NAIA division. Seven of BU's first eight games are against such teams to open the season with just one of those coming at home.
Bellevue returns to the hardwood when they travel to Chadron, Neb. on Saturday, Nov. 18 with a 4 p.m. exhibition contest at Chadron State College.
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Four Points to Consider for Corporate Reputation
Recently, Circuit City made news because of an employee's reaction to a spoof published in Mad Magazine.
You can check out the faux ad here.
I read Mad Magazine as a kid, years ago -- the exact number of years ago is not relevant; most of the usual gang of idiots from when I read it are still alive and still writing for it. (How's that for a career plateau?) And now they have a website.
As well as a bit of controversy because a Circuit City employee saw the spoof, and didn't like it, and decided to respond.
Apparently 40 Circuit City stores also sell magazines, including Mad Magazine. The company could've just pulled the issue, but instead, an employee instructed all 40 stores to "remove" and "destroy"all copies of the offending issue.
That email got out, and the spoof turned into an incident. Ultimately, a Circuit City "PR guy," James Babb, wrote a self-deprecating letter of apology, noting that he had written to the editors of Mad Magazine, explaining that "As a gesture of our apology and deep respect for the folks at MAD Magazine, we are creating a cross-departmental task force to study the importance of humor in the corporate workplace and expect the resulting Powerpoint presentation to top out at least 300 pages, chock full of charts, graphs and company action plans."
The result: Mad Magazine got a significant boost because no one really has paid any attention to the magazine. (Some online posts mentioned being surprised that Mad Magazine was still publishing.) Circuit City, on the other hand, is taking a hit for not having a sense of humor and for mishandling the situation. And way more people know about the Mad spoof than would have seen it or would have talked about it if Circuit City had done nothing.
This is known as the "Streisand effect," defined by Wikipedia as "a phenomenon on the Internet where an attempt to censor or remove a piece of information backfires, causing the information to be widely publicized. Examples are attempts to censor a photograph, a file, or even a whole website, especially by means of cease-and-desist letters. Instead of being suppressed, the information sometimes quickly receives extensive publicity, often being widely mirrored across the Internet, or distributed on file-sharing networks.[1][2]" (The term was coined after Barbra Streisand sued a photographer who had taken and posted an aerial photo of her house in a publicly available database.)
We can see the Streisand effect at play recently with Boing Boing, when Xeni Jardin, a contributor to the site, "unpublished" -- a nicer way to say deleted -- "all references to a blogger named Violet Blue," according to a New York Times article, "Poof! You’re Unpublished." The mere act of "unpublishing" became known, and had the opposite of the intended impact.
So, here are four variables to consider about managing corporate reputation:
What's being said?
What kind of reaction is being generated by readers?
Where is the statement appearing?
Who wrote it?
By evaluating each variable, you can make the decision as to the appropriate way to respond. What's important to keep in mind is the need to keep a sense of humor and the need to take emotion out of the process (this is the first mistake Circuit City made).
For example, we had a client once about whom someone was posting very negative statements. We looked at those variables, and determined:
What was being said was very negative and had no basis in fact. The company could have sued, and would've have had a decent case.
These posts were not generating any attention, buzz or links. In part, it may have been a topic that most people didn't understand or care about or because the rants were rambling and incoherent and filled with typos and bad grammar.
These posts also were published on obscure sites, with dubious credibility.
The person was writing deeply-felt pieces but had no credibility.
This last factor is not always important, however. For example, a New York Times article this week, "On Wall St., Reputation Is Fragile" by Andrew Ross Sorkin, wrote about the downfall of the lesser known of the two Steven Rattner working on Wall St. The reason: posts with all kinds of allegations about Rattner were written by the ex-husband of the woman with whom Rattner had had an affair several years earlier; the posts also contained inaccuracies, according to the Times. Yet because the posts were so widely available, Rattner, who had been called a rising star, instead resigned from his job.
In the case of Circuit City, the "who" didn't matter. I'd say the fact that it appeared in Mad Magazine also counted against taking any action; that might be different if Mad targets the ideal Circuit City customer. If Andy Borowitz wrote something similar in his "Next Month's Business News" column in Conde Nast Portfolio, I think that could be different if only because Portfolio readers could be investors or shortsellers of Circuit City stock. (However, I would have advised against taking action, even if the spoof had been published in Portfolio.)
As for evaluating the reaction the spoof generated, Circuit City could have done a number of searches to see if there were any. But disposing of a few copies from 40 stores was far from being the right call.
There are steps companies and people can take when the media gets the facts wrong. But you can't do anything with humor or with opinion.
Bottomline: if they had been asked about the Mad Magazine spoof, Circuit City should have said, "What, us worry about satire in Mad Magazine? It's an honor to have Mad Magazine poke fun at us."
For more perspective on this matter, check out the Ragan Report's article, "Circuit City redeems a PR blunder." Also, check out an interesting Wall St. Journal, "When You're Here, You're Family -- But What About a Playboy Model?: Olive Garden Has Mixed Feelings: About Its Biggest Celebrity Fan."
Posted by Norman Birnbach at 9:21 AM
Labels: Andrew Ross Sorkkin, Boing Boing, Circuit City, Mad Magazine, New York Times, Ragan Report, reputation, Steven Rattner, Streisand Effect, unpublished, Wall St. Journal, Wikipedia, Xeni Jardin
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Belgian team secures million-dollar funding from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The beginning of December, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the philanthropic endeavor led by Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and his partner Priscilla Chan, selected the scientific team of prof. Patrik Verstreken to be part of its Neurodegeneration Challenge Network.
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The Neurodegeneration Challenge Network brings together experimental scientists from diverse biomedical research fields, as well as computational biologists and physicians, to understand the underlying causes of neurodegenerative disorders.
“Neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Huntington’s disease, and ALS, are a class of diseases that affect millions of people worldwide,” says CZI Science Program Officer, Katja Brose. “Meanwhile, the causes of most neurodegenerative diseases are only partly understood, and there are still no effective therapies to cure, prevent, or even treat most of these disorders.”
Human brain on a chip
The CZI Neurodegeneration Challenge Network now seeks to address these gaps by launching a collaborative network to focus on neurodegenerative diseases as a broad class of disorders, with shared features and potentially shared solutions. The Belgian team plans to create a new chip to study the mechanisms of Parkinson’s disease. The team exists out of prof. Patrik Verstreken (VIB-KU Leuven), clinical expert prof. Wim Vandenberghe (UZ Leuven) and neuro-engineer Dr. Dries Braeken (imec).
“We will produce mature human neuronal microcircuits that are relevant to Parkinson’s disease on a multi-electrode array chip,” explains Braeken. “This chip will be used to measure electrophysiological changes between neuronal circuits of cells obtained from healthy people and from an extensive collection of Parkinson’s patients.” The 2D chip is a first step to develop a 3D human-relevant model for brain function and disease.
Verstreken stresses the relevance of this resource: “The goal is to ‘print’ tiny portions of the human brain on a unique chip, giving researchers access to human brain tissue, from both patients and healthy individuals. We can use this technology not only to track disease progression, but also to screen for strategies to correct the problems.”
By printing portions of the human brain on a chip, researchers can track disease progression and screen for strategies to correct the problem.
Only one other non-US team
According to Vandenberghe, the potential benefits expand far beyond the field of Parkinson’s: “While we will develop this chip using tissue from Parkinson’s patients, the same technology can be used to create better models for Huntington’s disease, or any other neurodegenerative disease for that matter.”
The foundation selected nine project teams from a very competitive international call. Each team will receive $1.05 million. Next to the Belgian consortium, only one other non-US team was selected.
“Despite tremendous investment and progress in understanding neurodegenerative diseases, there remains a surprising amount of very basic information about their biology that we don’t know,” concludes Brose. “By supporting these nine interdisciplinary collaborations and generating shared tools, resources and platforms, we hope to inspire a new approach to tackling neurodegenerative disease — one that leverages the combined power of basic science and technology to accelerate progress towards clinical goals.”
We hope to inspire a new approach to tackling neurodegenerative disease — one that leverages the combined power of basic science and technology to accelerate progress towards clinical goals.
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The Colors of Pyongyang, Seoul’s Shadow Self
Much of South Korea had some or all of last week off work, owing to the chuseok fall harvest festival. Westerners in Seoul take the opportunity to enjoy a quieter version of the city while Koreans take the opportunity (or if you prefer, adhere to the obligation) to spend the holiday in their family’s provincial hometown. Westerners married to or otherwise involved with such Koreans discover with a start that, contrary to expectations they may have had of a cultural experience rich with tradition, families here increasingly tend to spend chuseok on their sectional sofas, having an experience rich with television. The networks, for their part, always make sure to keep the week’s programming interesting, and this year they found themselves blessed with additional abundance in the form of a political event to analyze, re-analyze, and then analyze the analyses of: the third inter-Korean summit in Pyongyang, capital of North Korea.
Not so long ago, relatively few knew what Pyongyang really looked like. At the peak of my own onetime fascination with North Korea, I had a hard time finding pictures of anything more interesting than looming concrete symbols like Monument to Party Founding and Juche Tower, the menacingly incomplete Ryugyong Hotel, and blue-uniformed traffic ladies standing sternly in the middle of otherwise deserted intersections. Now a single Google search turns up copious amounts of Pyongyang media, up to and including thorough visual documentation of its subway system, which those of us fascinated by North Korea used to half-suspect of being nothing more than a set piece orchestrated to impress visiting foreigners. Now even GQ posts galleries of streets shots taken in Pyongyang — and, since everyone knows that the government deliberately uses the capital as a prosperous showpiece, other parts of the country as well.
With no desire to see the officially approved sights — standard guided tours, as I understand, schedule a great deal of time at the feet of those Pyongyang monuments — I’ve never looked into traveling up north myself. The geopolitical situation has made it nearly impossible for Americans such as myself to do it now anyway, but in longtime Seoul expatriate circles you’ll find plenty of Westerners, of various nationalities, who’ve been not just once but many times. The attractions of Pyongyang fare poorly in comparison to those of Seoul, of course, even with all the Chinese money poured into the former of late, but those who have spent time in both cities often make a point of how much more colorful the poorer, emptier, more repressive one looks by contrast. Why, they wonder, does the capital of South Korea — the better Korea, as we Westerners know it, indeed the good Korea, the one to which all those starving Northerners must dream of escaping in between brainwashing sessions — look so gray?
I considered that question again while watching footage of South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un making their way from poor old Sunan International Airport through Pyongyang on the battered portable television at my local pojangmacha, a kind of pub run out of a tent on the sidewalk. As with this year’s previous inter-Korean summits in April and May, the same clips aired over and over with the repetitiveness of a Gulf War smart bomb, giving me a good look at the view of they city they presented. (That also went for July’s North Korea-U.S. summit in Singapore: thought showed almost nothing of consequence, the looping footage of Trump and Kim’s arrival that pre-empted Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (냉장고 부탁해), a favorite show of mine where chefs compete to make meals out of the contents of a celebrity’s fridge, did made Singapore look like an elaborately verdant LAX.)
Pyongyang did indeed look colorful, or at least the buildings looked colorful. It wouldn’t have been enough to get many Seoulites, even those most tiresomely vocal about how drab they find their city, planning their relocation north come unification day. Still, the idea that Seoul sold its soul, so to speak, to the developmentalist ideology of the South Korea’s post-war decades dies hard, as does the vague notion that North Korea made the purer choice by “going its own way.” In the 21st century, Seoul has made serious strides to improve and rebrand itself as a human-centered, culturally oriented city with projects like the Cheonggyecheon Stream and the High Like-like Seoullo 7017, and Pyongyang, too, seems to have made its own kind of progress, documented in books like DOM’s architectural and cultural guide to the city as well as South Korean architect Dongwoo Yim’s more recent [UN]Precedented Pyongyang.
Architecture critic Oliver Wainwright’s Inside North Korea came out just this past summer, a few years after his first article on the urban space that is Pyongyang. “From the top of the Juche Tower, a gigantic candle-like obelisk that stands beside the river in the centre of Pyongyang, the capital does indeed unfold as a fairytale landscape — a sea of pastel-colored apartment blocks, painted in chalky pinks and yellows, baby blue and teal, punctuated by lush green parks, and with a variety of futurist forms poking up on the horizon,” he writes. It strikes him on the whole as “a highly theatrical city, where every vista is carefully framed, every route choreographed for maximum spatial impact. Walking through the city (or getting on and off a minibus) feels like moving through a series of stage sets. Marching colonnades and flanking wings of symmetrical monuments amplify the significance of whatever lies at the end of the grand axis — usually a statue of one of the Kims.”
The same question arises in most current English-language studies of Pyongyang: what will happen to the city after socialism? Yet in the economic sense North Korean socialism has already sputtered out — black markets take care of more of citizenry’s all the time — and in the cultural sense it shows surprisingly few signs of frailty. The more the West sees of North Korea, the more it seems to believe that the more North Koreans learn “what life is like” in richer South Korea, the greater the likelihood of mass defection in the name of the freedom to enjoy top-of-the-like skin-care products and Avengers movies in 4D. But by all accounts, the robust state of media smuggling has endured that North Koreans do know what life is like in South Korea, and even in America, and they’ve know for far longer than most of us have known about Pyongyang’s pastels.
Even with this year’s string of high-profile official meetings between the leaders of the North and the South (in addition to the frequent, much less publicized meetings that have long gone on between those lower on their respective totem poles) that have ostensibly brought these once-united lands closer together, Pyongyang still looks like Seoul’s shadow self: a city with splashes of color on its older (though sometimes better-maintained) buildings; with few visible stylistic trends to speak of, or indeed styles at all; with grotesquely triumphant murals instead of wall-to-wall advertisements; with no pojangmacha to be seen instead of very few; with framed newspaper pages instead of glowing video screens; and built with the utmost deliberateness instead of a pervasive haphazardness. Pyongyang has gained a great many skyscrapers and cellphones, though it has a while to go before catching up to Seoul in either department. As for whether Pyongyangites do anything more interesting when they get out of the capital for chuseok, I imagine we’ll have to see a few more inter-Korean summits before we find out.
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Special Assistant to the Brigade Commander
HJF is seeking a Special Assistant to the Brigade Commander to support the Office of the Brigade Commander, located at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), in Bethesda, Maryland. HJF provides scientific, technical and programmatic support services to USUHS.
The Uniformed Services University is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. They provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good.
USUHS serves the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service and consultation; they are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine and military medical readiness.
Drafts routine correspondence and type's memoranda, letters, reports, talking papers and other forms of correspondence, as required.
Files, reproduces and create office correspondence and routes office correspondence as required.
Arranges appointments, respond to RSVP requests, answers and places telephone calls.
Manages the Brigade Commander's schedule.
Coordinate informational meetings and briefings on behalf of the Brigade Commander with USU Senior Leadership and/or other DoD/Federal representatives.
Opens, sorts, routes, and delivers incoming/outgoing correspondence and messages.
Reviews and edits correspondence prior to release, submission for signature, or other disposition.
Submit parking request for visitors visiting a member of the Brigade Command Team. Submit parking request to other DoD/Federal agencies in which the Brigade Commander will visit.
University Brief and Military Orientation Organization:
Prepare Brigade presentations and provide audio/visual support to Distinguished Visitor briefings in which the brigade Commander will be primary presenter.
Evaluate: and recommend proposed changes to organizational presentations to audiences in which the Brigade Commander will be the primary briefer to varied levels of University leadership and Department of Defense agency representatives.
Provide administrative/logistical support for presentations and ceremonies in which the Brigade Commander will be the presiding official, keynote speaker, or honored attendee.
Records Management:
Organize and maintain documents and records for, to or signed by the Brigade Commander.
Collect and compile data and statistics for evaluation of historical actions as pertains to meetings/events organized/hosted by the Brigade Commander.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Excel, Word, and PowerPoint with the ability and experience to integrate necessary program media into a cohesive presentation or document. Knowledge of policies, instructions and directives pertaining to USUHS students, staff and active duty military personnel. Comprehensive knowledge of University objectives, organization, and basic departmental functions. Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written formats with members of higher civilian and military rank. Must have experience in administrative tasks within a military environment. Knowledge of DoD regulations, policies, instructions, and directive. Knowledge of DoD records management regulations
Minimum Education/Training Requirements: Associate's degree.
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My lab studies folate-mediated one-carbon (1C) metabolism in health and disease. Folic acid (folate), along with the other essential B vitamins, is required for DNA synthesis and cellular methylation reactions. Folate-mediated 1C metabolism provides 1C groups for the de novo synthesis of purines, thymidylate, and methionine. Nucleotide pool imbalances (too much or too little of one nucleotide) can result in cytotoxicity, DNA mutagenesis, genome instability and changes in gene expression. Methionine is used to form S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) the major methyl donor in the cell required for DNA, RNA and histone methylation, which impacts genome stability and the expression of epigenetically regulated genes. Using in vitro and in vivo models, my lab examines the biochemical, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underpinning folate-dependent diseases with a particular interest in the effect of maternal and paternal nutrition on fertility, and its effect on the health of their offspring. Using nationally-representative population health data, we also assess the folate and B vitamin status of Canadians, and identify socioeconomic, dietary and genetic determinants of status in the Canadian population. I am also actively involved in policy work related to food fortification and supplement use, and international standard setting including the Dietary Reference Intakes.
Page, R., A. Wong, T. Arbuckle, and A.J. MacFarlane. The MTHFR 677C>T polymorphism is associated with unmetabolized folic acid in breast milk in a cohort of Canadian women. Accepted in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Rahimi, S., J. Martel, G. Karahan, D. Chan, C. Angle, N.A. Behan, A.J. MacFarlane, J.M. Trasler. Impact of maternal folic acid supplementation in assisted reproduction on embryonic outcomes and epigenetic patterning. Accepted in Human Reproduction.
Liu, S., J. Evans, A.J. MacFarlane, C.V. Ananth, J. Little, M.S. Kramer, K.S. Joseph for the Canadian Perinatal Surveillance System. Association of maternal risk factors with the recent rise of neural tube defects in Canada. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 33(2): 145-153. 2019.
Chaudhry, S.H., M. Taljaard, A.J. MacFarlane, L.M. Gaudet, G.N. Smith, M. Rodger, R. Rennicks White, M.C. Walker, S.W. Wen. The role of maternal homocysteine concentration in placenta-mediated complications: findings from the Ottawa and Kingston birth cohort. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 19(1):75. 2019.
MacFarlane, A.J., M.E. Cogswell, J. de Jesus, L. Greene-Finestone, D.M. Klurfeld, C.J. Lynch, K. Regan, S. Yamini. A report of activities related to the Dietary Reference Intakes from the Joint Canada-US Dietary Reference Intakes Working Group. Am J Clin Nutr 109: 1-9. 2019.
Lowry, R.B., T. Bedard, A.J. MacFarlane, S. Crawford, B. Sibbald, B.C. Agborsangaya. Prevalence rates of Spina Bifida in Alberta, Canada: 2001-2015. Why can’t we do better with prevention? Birth Defects Research 111(3): 151-158. 2019.
Lamers, Y., A.J. MacFarlane, D.L. O’Connor, B. Fontaine-Bisson. Periconceptional intake of folic acid among low-risk women: summary of a workshop aiming to align prenatal folic acid supplement composition with current expert guidelines. Am J Clin Nutr 108(6):1357-1368. 2018.
LeBlanc, D., N. Behan, J.M. O’Brien, F. Marchetti, A.J. MacFarlane. Folate deficiency increases chromosomal damage and mutations in hematopoietic cells in the transgenic MutaMouse model. Environ Mol Mutagen. 59(5):366-374. 2018.
Ly, L., D. Chan, M. Aarabi, M. Landry, N. Behan, A.J. MacFarlane, J. Trasler. Intergenerational impact of paternal lifetime exposures to both folic acid deficiency and supplementation on reproductive outcomes and imprinted gene methylation. Mol Hum Reprod 23(7):461-477. 2017.
Page, R., A. Robichaud, T. Arbuckle, W. Fraser and A.J. MacFarlane. Total folate and unmetabolized folic acid in the breast milk of a cross-section of Canadian women. Am J Clin Nutr 105(5):1101-1109. 2017.
Yetley E.A., A.J. MacFarlane, L.S. Green-Finestone, B.G. Garza, et al. Options for basing Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) on chronic disease endpoints: Report from a Joint US/Canadian-sponsored working group. Am J Clin Nutr 105(1): 249S-285S. 2017.
MacFarlane, A.J. The elephant in the room: Using nutritional biomarker cut-offs to assess status. Am J Clin Nutr 104(6): 1493-1494. 2016.
Shen M., S.H. Chaudhry, A.J. MacFarlane, L. Gaudet, G.N. Smith, M. Rodger, R.R. White, M.C. Walker, S.W. Wen. Serum and red-blood-cell folate demonstrate differential associations with BMI in pregnant women. Public Health Nutr 18:1-8. 2016.
Chan Y.-M., A.J. MacFarlane, D.L. O’Connor. Modeling demonstrates that folic acid fortification of whole wheat flour could reduce the prevalence of folate inadequacy in Canadian whole-wheat consumers. J Nutr 145(11):2622-9. 2015.
Moussa, C., N. Ross, P. Jolette, A.J. MacFarlane. Altered folate metabolism modifies cell proliferation and progesterone secretion in human placental choriocarcinoma JEG-3 cells. Br J Nutr 114(6): 844-52. 2015.
Aarabi, M., M.C. San Gabriel, D. Chan, N.A. Behan, M. Caron, T. Pastinen, G. Bourque, A.J. MacFarlane, A. Zini, J. Trasler. High dose folic acid supplementation alters the human sperm methylome and is influenced by the MTHFR C677T polymorphism. Hum Mol Genet 24(22): 6301-13. 2015.
MacFarlane, A.J., N.A. Behan, M.S. Field, A. Williams, P.J. Stover, C.L. Yauk. Dietary folic acid protects against genotoxicity in the red blood cells of mice. Mutat Res 779: 105–111. 2015.
Stover P.J., A.J. MacFarlane, M.S. Field. Bringing clarity to the role of MTHFR variants in neural tube defect prevention. Am J Clin Nutr 101: 1111-1112. 2015.
Zinck, J.W.R., M. de Groh, A.J. MacFarlane. Genetic modifiers of folate, vitamin B-12, and homocysteine status in a cross-sectional study of the Canadian population. Am J Clin Nutr 101: 1295-1304. 2015.
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Minimum pay - Amazon starts the big business battle from the bottom
Amazon has announced an overhaul of its minimum hourly pay rates in the USA and UK. This means a significant pay rise for some workers, but will the barons of British business follow suit?
From 1 November, Amazon employees will be paid at least £9.50 per hour, rising to £10.50 in London. This is significantly greater than the national living wage of £7.83 and still more than the recommended Living Wage Foundation rate of £8.75 (£10.20 in London).
This comes ahead of the busier than usual Christmas season, where Amazon and other retailers will be making use of zero hours contractors to take up extended hours and meet extra demand.
Whether Amazon can turn around its previously poor record on employee pay and treatment is yet to be seen, but it bodes well for employees across other big businesses operating in the UK, where competition for largely unskilled workers may become in even higher demand ahead of an anticipated worker exodus resulting from Brexit.
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Lifting the minimum wage is designed to tackle the firm’s critics head on. But some economists said the move was becoming a necessity as a result of labour shortages on both sides of the Atlantic. Amazon’s new UK minimum pay rates, which will take affect on 1 November, are at least 21% higher than the current national minimum wage of £7.83. The new rate is also higher than the level recommended by the Living Wage Foundation of £8.75, or £10.20 in London.
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Credit where it's due, as I have criticised Amazon's employment practices before. This now brings Amazon pay above Living Wage Foundation limits of £8.75 (UK) or £10.20 (London). A welcome step in the right direction.https://t.co/Udr1EbCqGD
— Tim Smedley (@TimSmedley) October 3, 2018
I am happy to give my support to this campaign coming a matter of days after the truly shocking report by the Living Wage Foundation showed just how many working people in my constituency are earning less than they need to live on.https://t.co/khScpgL7l0
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53% of 20 year olds have nothing in a savings account says the @ONS . Employers can help young people save, by paying them a a real #LivingWage based on the cost of living. Not only are there great business benefits but it's the right thing to do. https://t.co/8K1C80ujLo
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(Bloomberg) -- China will curtail its consumption of single-use plastic in an effort to tackle a soaring amount of the discarded material that has quickly become one of the world’s most pressing environmental crises.Non-degradable plastic bags will be banned in places such as supermarkets and shopping malls in major cities, as well as for the country’s ubiquitous food delivery services by the end of this year, according to a plan released by the National Development and Reform Commission on Sunday.“China is catching up with the rest of world,” said Leiliang Zheng, an analyst at BloombergNEF. “The EU is the leader in solving the plastic crisis and has already passed a law to widely ban single-use plastic items in 2019, and many developing countries in Africa and Southeast Asia are also tracking the problem.”About 300 million tons of plastic waste is generated each year, and 60% of that has been dumped in either landfills or the natural environment, according to a United Nations report. Whether it ends up in the ocean, a river or on land, plastic’s durability and resistance to degradation make it nearly impossible to completely break down, causing it to persist for centuries.Regulations on single-use plastic are on the rise globally, according to a BloombergNEF report. France banned the use of plastic plates, cups, and cotton buds starting Jan. 1 with the goal of phasing out all single-use items by 2040. Thailand and New Zealand have both placed restrictions on or banned single-use plastic bags. An Indonesian ban comes into effect this June.Many countries in Africa have implemented limits on the manufacture of plastic or attempted to restrict the consumption of the material through levies. Still, India held off imposing a single-use plastic ban last year over fear the policy would trigger an economic slowdown, according to BNEF’s Zheng.Taking MeasuresThe use of plastic in China has risen as online shopping and food delivery apps have become part of everyday life, even in rural areas. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., which organizes a 24-hour shopping marathon every year, has been criticized for shipping 1 billion packages in a single day.The new policy may increase the costs for e-commerce platforms that will need to adjust their packaging strategies, according to Zheng, who added that alternatives to plastic such as biodegradable materials or recycled plastics are still more expensive.China will ban non-degradable, single-use plastic straws nationwide by the end of 2020, it said, with the goal of reducing the “intensity of consumption” of such plastic utensils by takeout services in urban areas by 30% by 2025. By 2022, some delivery services in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai will be forbidden from using non-degradable packaging, with the ban extended to the whole country by 2025.While China’s regulations are likely to slow the flow of plastic usage and improve the country’s recycling rate, the International Energy Agency said the initiative could be a headwind for the oil industry, which is expecting plastics and petrochemicals to comprise half of its long-term demand growth through 2050.Several global oil majors, including Saudi Arabian Oil Co. and Exxon Mobil Corp., are investing in petrochemical plants in China to tap into that growing demand. Packaging accounts for more than a third of current plastics consumption.“The new policy will suppress demand for plastics, a potential risk for oil and chemical companies,” Zheng said.\--With assistance from Dan Murtaugh and Heesu Lee.To contact Bloomberg News staff for this story: Lucille Liu in Beijing at xliu621@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: John Liu at jliu42@bloomberg.net, Aaron Clark, Jason RogersFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
Morgan Stanley’s Top-Performing Fund Buys Undervalued Stocks
(Bloomberg) -- A top-performing Morgan Stanley fund is betting on cash-rich consumption-focused stocks in Asia, especially China, to manage risks in market cycles this year.Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.The Wall Street firm’s Asia Opportunity Fund, which focuses on equities in the region excluding Japan, returned 44% in the past year, beating 99% of its peers, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The portfolio focuses on undervalued companies with low debt or net cash on their balance sheets, many of which are found in consumer sectors, said Kristian Heugh, who has been co-managing the fund since its inception in 2016.“We seek to protect investors’ capital by focusing on high quality companies with sustainable competitive advantages and purchasing them at a discount to our estimate of intrinsic value,” Heugh said. “We remain vigilant in selling names approaching our estimate of their intrinsic value and redeploying that capital in what we believe are the next big ideas.”China is the $1.5 billion fund’s largest-weighted country, accounting for 57.7% of assets as of end-December. Heugh said the world’s second-largest economy will remain a key focus this year despite its slower growth in 2019.Asian consumer stocks provide “high returns on capital, low leverage and quality growth prospects,” Hong Kong-based Heugh said. The region offers “the highest ratio” of high-quality companies that have generated both 15% return on invested capital and 15% revenue growth over the past three years, he added. The MSCI Asia ex Japan Index has gained 3.4% so far this year. With more than 800 million people emerging from poverty since market reforms began in 1978, China is an especially attractive hunting ground for consumption names, Heugh said. Key themes he’s looking at include better quality food and drink as well as access to Internet services, health care and better education opportunities for children.As a result, the Asia Opportunity Fund’s largest positions in China focus on the education, food, beverages, restaurants and travel sectors. Food-delivery giant Meituan Dianping, distiller Kweichow Moutai Co. and soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. were among the top contributors to the fund’s peer-beating performance last year.The top five performers are trading at an average valuation of more than 50 times earnings estimates for 2020, compared with about 14 times for the MSCI Asia excluding-Japan Index. All have net cash on their balance sheets.While only about 1% of the portfolio is allocated to Southeast Asia due to expensive valuations, its Asean revenue exposure is higher thanks to investments in key regional Internet stocks Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Naver Corp.“Alibaba owns Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce platform Lazada, Tencent is the largest gaming company in this region, and Naver owns Line which is popular among Southeast Asian mobile Internet users,” Heugh said.(Updates with MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Index performance in fifth paragraph. An earlier version of the story corrected the name of the fund)To contact the reporter on this story: Ishika Mookerjee in Singapore at imookerjee@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Lianting Tu at ltu4@bloomberg.net, Kurt SchusslerFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
Macron Has a Plan to Lure Tech Talent to France
(Bloomberg) -- Sign up here to receive the Davos Diary, a special daily newsletter that will run from Jan. 20-24.Emmanuel Macron’s pre-Davos summit for tech executives will hold some goodies for startups.In the third edition of his “Choose France” summit on Monday, timed to catch global CEOs in Paris on their way to the Swiss Alps’ World Economic Forum, the French president will detail measures in his 2020 budget that have improved stock options for startups in France.Macron will also plug a revamped visa regime that will give fast-track papers to tech workers for French or foreign companies and a new benchmark index, the French Tech 120, to promote the nation’s most promising ventures.Snap’s Evan Spiegel, who was given French nationality in 2018, EU digital Commissioner Thierry Breton, Netflix Inc.‘s Reed Hastings, Google’s You Tube CEO Susan Wojcicki, Lime’s Joe Kraus and other leaders from Mexico, Nigeria, Sweden, Turkey and the U.K. will attend the forum in Versailles.Entrepreneurs and executives at some of Europe’s most successful technology startups have been urging local governments to change laws to make employee stock options more attractive, in order to better compete with Silicon Valley. Macron, his Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, Digital Minister Cedric O and 17 ministers will present the government’s latest measures.In November 2018, about 30 chief executives of companies including iZettle AB, Funding Circle Ltd., Supercell Oy, TransferWise Ltd., Blablacar and U.S.-based Stripe Inc., signed an open letter saying a patchwork of different rules in various European countries makes it complicated and costly for employers to dole out stock options.The French 2020 budget law, voted late last year and enacted on Jan. 1, has two major measures already to make stock options of startups more attractive. First the conditions of the so-called BSPCE, an employee shareholding tool equivalent to a stock options, have been sweetened: they will get a discount compared to the price investors paid at the last fund raising.Also, employees of foreign startups with a base in France will be able to get stock options calculated on the parent company’s performance, not just the French branch, minister Cedric O unveiled in a statement late last year, as he said France seeks to attract more tech workers and companies.“What France has done is fantastic, but we really need a pan-European solution,” Martin Mignot, Partner at Index Ventures, which has stakes in BlablaCar, told Bloomberg. “Currently, startups face the same problems every time they expand into a new country. Talk to any entrepreneur and they tell you it’s madness, it is slowing them down and it is putting them at a disadvantage to large companies.”Macron has attempted to lure more investors to France ever since his years as an economy minister in 2014, via taxes, visas, benchmark indexes, bilingual schools and the French way to welcome new comers.In September he created the “Next 40,” a listing of France’s top 40 startups with the strongest growth potential. While only a few of them are currently “unicorns,” with values topping $1 billion, the government said it expect more of them to scale.Read more: Napoleon, Chateaus on Display as France Seeks Venture CapitalOne of the key measures taken by Macron was a 30% flat tax on capital revenues from securities, savings, capital gains, and other sources. That measure got him into trouble with some of his citizens protesting against inequalities in the Yellow Vests movement that started in December 2018.The statistic institute Insee said the increase in inequality in 2018 was linked to a sharp rise in investment incomes, which benefited from the introduction of a flat tax the same year.Still, Macron has also toughened his stance on issues like taxes and privacy. He brought it up with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook in his first months as president and repeatedly to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Macron is currently in a tug of war with U.S. President Donald Trump over his tax on digital giants.Amazon.com Inc., like other tech companies, will make their first payment of France’s new tax on digital giants in a few weeks. The government enacted a 3% levy on large tech groups that is retroactively effective from Jan. 1, 2019.(Updated with comment from Index ventures)\--With assistance from Natalia Drozdiak.To contact the reporter on this story: Helene Fouquet in Paris at hfouquet1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Giles Turner at gturner35@bloomberg.net, Vidya RootFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
ByteDance Readying Assault on Tencent’s Mobile Gaming Kingdom
(Bloomberg) -- ByteDance Inc. is preparing a major push into the mobile arena’s most lucrative market, a realm Tencent Holdings Ltd. has dominated for over a decade: games.Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.The world’s most valuable startup has rapidly built a full-fledged gaming division to spearhead its maiden foray into hardcore or non-casual games, according to people familiar with the matter. Over the past few months, ByteDance has quietly bought up gaming studios and exclusive title distribution rights. It’s embarked on a hiring spree and poached top talent from rivals, building a team of more than 1,000. Its first two games from the venture will be released this spring, targeting both local and overseas players, one person said.Commonly compared to Facebook Inc. because of its billion-plus users and sway over American teens via social media phenom TikTok, ByteDance is looking to expand its horizons. It started as a popular news aggregator with the Toutiao app in China before setting the world ablaze with short-form video sharing on TikTok and its Chinese twin app Douyin. Now it’s looking to go beyond cheap ads and develop recurring revenue streams by taking on the Tencent gaming goliath in the chase for coveted distribution rights.“Having fully established itself as a leader in short video with over one billion users across its apps, ByteDance is now building multiple game studios by acquiring experienced game developers and talent,” said Daniel Ahmad, analyst with Asia-focused gaming research firm Niko Partners. “Its massive global user base and investment in gaming could make it a big disruptor in the gaming space this year.”Read more: ByteDance Is Said to Weigh TikTok Stake Sale Over U.S. ConcernsGaming in China has long been a Tencent fortress, with Netease Inc. a distant second. But ByteDance might be the one company capable of upsetting that status quo, having already defied convention by surviving and flourishing outside the orbit of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent, who between them have locked up much of the country’s internet sphere. Toutiao is a key channel for Chinese game publishers to acquire new users, with 63 of the top 100 ad spenders among mobile games in 2019 devoting most of their ads to the news app, according to data tracked by Guangzhou-based researcher App Growing.Representatives for ByteDance, Tencent and Netease declined to comment for this story. Shares in Tencent went down as much as 0.6% during morning trading on Monday.Read more: Snap CEO Spiegel Says TikTok Could Grow Bigger Than InstagramOver the past few years, ByteDance has churned out several casual games that have grown popular with the help of its video platforms, but those quick hits made money mostly through ads. Its new foray into gaming involves a much bigger investment and is shaping up to be a major strategic shift, targeting more committed gamers who will splurge on in-game weapons, cosmetics and other perks.It could help the company diversify its sources of revenue at a time when the Chinese economy shows signs of slowing and TikTok draws scrutiny in the U.S. ByteDance is also testing a new paid music app in Asia, adding to its swelling portfolio of ventures. Steady revenue sources would help position ByteDance for an eventual initial public offering.While the move into serious gaming is very much at an embryonic stage, ByteDance is making up for its inexperience by poaching veteran staff from rivals, said the people, who asked not to be named because the plans are private. One of the gaming division’s creative teams is led by Wang Kuiwu, who joined from China’s Perfect World, a major game developer and esports tournament organizer. Yan Shou, ByteDance’s chief of strategy and investment, oversees operations, the people said. The unit runs independently from existing efforts to create casual mobile titles, they said.Read more: TikTok Owner Is Testing Music App in Bid for Next Global HitByteDance is making a global push that includes hiring publishing and marketing staffers based overseas, according to job descriptions viewed by Bloomberg News. One post seeks people to work with influencers and internal platforms to promote games, while another asks candidates to be responsible for “managing indie mobile game publishing projects throughout their life cycle.” This hiring spree is also evident in postings this month for more than a dozen game-related positions on Chinese career site Lagou.com, ranging from product managers to 3-D character designers based in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.Acquiring talent also means buying up studios wholesale. Game studios acquired by ByteDance over the past year include Shanghai Mokun Digital Technology and Beijing-based Levelup.ai, as shown in public company registration information. The company also hired the core developer team from a Netease outfit called Pangu Game, after China’s second-largest gaming firm canceled the studio’s existing projects, according to people familiar with the matter.ByteDance’s game pipeline will include massively multiplayer online games with Chinese fantasy elements, said two people. Its newly acquired studios have pedigree in the genre: Pangu Game’s 2017 hit Revelation is a PC online role-playing game where warriors and sorcerers slay Chinese mythological beasts, while Shanghai Mokun has created several similar titles since its founding in 2013.The challenge of invading Tencent’s turf will nevertheless be immense. Tencent has three of the world’s most popular multiplayer mobile titles in PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty: Mobile and Honour of Kings. They are the blueprint for games that are free to play but rich on in-game purchases -- which accounts for a huge swath of mobile revenues -- that rivals like ByteDance try to emulate. More broadly, Tencent’s locked in a billion-plus users across Asia into a WeChat app that mashes elements of payments, social media, on-demand services and entertainment.Read more: China Will Drive Mobile Spending to Record $380 Billion in 2020Tencent and Netease also enjoy the advantage of having long-established relationships with Chinese regulators, who in 2018 began a campaign to root out gaming addiction that drastically constricted the number and variety of games allowed to be published in the country. Tencent saw hundreds of billions of dollars wiped off its market value as a result and is still recovering. Getting into gaming potentially exposes ByteDance to more regulatory scrutiny domestically, even as it battles U.S. lawmakers’ accusations that TikTok can be used to spy on Americans.Still, ByteDance can’t call itself a true internet giant without a substantial presence in gaming. Last year, 72% of all consumer spending on mobile came in games, according to App Annie, and the market is fiercely competitive. ByteDance’s critical advantage is that it already has a vast and engaged audience among the all-important teenage demographic: it can leverage Douyin/TikTok to channel users toward its games. That mirrors the winning approach Tencent took more than a decade ago when it exploited the reach of its social media platforms to enter gaming. ByteDance will have to prove that the strategy still works.“Gaming is a strategic vertical for tech companies in China as it is a key way to generate additional revenue from a large audience,” Ahmad said. “While they may be able to develop a number of hit titles in the China market, we believe it will still be difficult for them to truly challenge Tencent.”(Updates with analyst comment from fourth paragraph)To contact the reporter on this story: Zheping Huang in Hong Kong at zhuang245@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Peter Elstrom at pelstrom@bloomberg.net, Edwin Chan, Vlad SavovFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
The PBoC Holds Loan Prime Rates Steady on a Quiet Day on the Economic Calendar
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Amazon partners with thousands of mom-and-pop stores in India
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Google Joins The Trillion-Dollar Club: Who's Next?
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Sonos CEO Tells House Antitrust Panel Google Abused Power
(Bloomberg) -- Sonos Inc. Chief Executive Officer Patrick Spence accused Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. of using their market power to thwart competition a week after filing a lawsuit against the world’s largest search engine.“Today’s dominant companies have so much power across such a broad array of markets and continue to leverage that power to expand into new markets that we need to rethink existing laws and policies,” said Spence Friday at a congressional antitrust hearing in Boulder, Colorado, led by Representative David Cicilline, the Rhode Island Democrat who is investigating competition in the technology sector.Sonos, a 1,500-person company, sued Google Jan. 7 for allegedly infringing five patents covering multi-room audio technology. Spence said Google’s dominance enabled it to violate the speaker company’s intellectual property. He said that Google tries to prevent customers from using its voice assistants alongside another company’s on Sonos speakers. While Amazon doesn’t go that far, he said, it has used its power to “to subsidize the conquest” of the booming smart-speaker market, particularly by under-pricing its offerings.Sonos has worked with the committee since before it decided to file the lawsuit, according to a person familiar with the discussions. It has also responded to questions that the committee sent to customers of the large technology platforms.Google has disputed Sonos’ claims and said it will defend itself. The search giant, which faces antitrust probes by 48 state attorneys general as well as the U.S. Justice Department, says it faces robust competition. Cicilline is using the hearing to air grievances by smaller companies, following a series of Washington meetings that focused on the tech giants.“It is apparent that the dominant platforms are increasingly using their gatekeeper power in abusive and coercive ways,” Cicilline said in his opening statement.The panel also heard from David Barnett, the founder of Boulder-based PopSockets, which makes phone holders and stands. He alleged that Amazon frequently engaged in “bullying,” including deliberately selling counterfeits, threatening to go to unauthorized resellers and dropping prices without consulting. “We have $10 million less to innovate this year” because of PopSockets’s decision to end its relationship with Amazon even though it’s more difficult to sell elsewhere, Barnett said.“It seems like Amazon is so dominant that there is no alternative,” said Representative Ken Buck, a Colorado Republican on the committee.Amazon said in a statement that PopSockets is a “valued retail vendor” and added: “We’ve continued to work with PopSockets to address our shared concerns about counterfeit, and continue to have a relationship with PopSockets through Merch by Amazon, which enables other sellers to create customized PopSockets for sale.”The company said it refuses to work with some resellers to ensure low prices, and rejects the notion that it’s dominant, saying it represents just 4% of U.S. retail.The panel also heard from Kirsten Daru, general counsel of Tile Inc., which makes devices that pair with phones to help people locate lost items such as keys or purses.Apple Inc. is reportedly preparing to unveil a competing service, and Daru’s 100-employee company alleges the phone maker has started putting up roadblocks to Tile’s business, such as burying permissions that allow the phone and Tile devices to communicate and prompting users to disable permissions that have been set.“You’re playing up against a team that owns the field, the ball and can change the rules at any given time,” Daru said in an interview before the hearing, adding that a majority of the company’s customers are on Apple’s operating system.Apple said that its treatment of permissions, which focused on location, were designed to protect user privacy and that it’s working with developers whose customers may want particular apps to be able to track them at all times.Daru said Apple also removed Tile devices from its retail stores, and that it bid on search terms related to the would-be rival to drive up the cost of advertising 50% each week during the fall.Cicilline has said his goal is to develop a final report with recommendations for Congress this year. He told reporters on Tuesday that he wants to wrap up his probe by the end of March and said he’s hopeful the tech giants will cooperate with requests for chief executives to give information without subpoenas, preferably in public hearings.“It’s hard to imagine that we’d conclude the investigation without hearing from some of the large technology CEOs, particularly in companies whether there’s such really centralized decision making,” he said.(Updates with comments from PopSockets CEO from eighth paragraph)\--With assistance from Mark Gurman, Rebecca Kern and David McLaughlin.To contact the reporter on this story: Ben Brody in Washington, D.C. at btenerellabr@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Sara Forden at sforden@bloomberg.net, Paula DwyerFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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Amazon Is Left Out of Mega-Cap Tech Surge to Records
(Bloomberg) -- Major technology and internet companies have long fueled the U.S. stock market’s climb to record levels, but that trend has come with one notable exception: Amazon.com Inc., which has languished in a fairly narrow trading range for months.Amazon shares haven’t notched an all-time high since September 2018, in contrast to mega-cap peers like Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet and Facebook, which have been hitting records on a near-daily basis. Many of these names experienced pronounced draw-downs over the past year and a half, mostly due to disappointing earnings reports or outlooks. But they regained their momentum last year, as their growth assuaged investor caution. Amazon, however, remains about 8.5% below its own peak.Because of its long-term prospects, Amazon is about as close as a stock can be to a consensus choice among Wall Street firms. Over the near term, though, it is “the most hotly debated among investors” as “debates persist on both AWS and next day shipping efforts,” according to UBS analyst Eric Sheridan, referring to its Amazon Web Services cloud-computing business.Since the start of 2019, Amazon shares are up about 24%, below the 32% rise of the S&P 500, as well as the much larger gains seen in other bellwethers. Microsoft and Facebook are both up more than 60% since the start of last year, while Apple has doubled. The rally resulted in trillion-dollar valuations for Apple, Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet, a milestone that Amazon briefly eclipsed in 2018.The underperformance reflects concerns over Amazon’s earnings trends, even as it has continued to grow revenue at a double-digit clip. Major investments into initiatives like one-day shipping are seen as headwinds, and shares “may be range bound ‘tactically’” given the impact of this spending, Morgan Stanley wrote on Thursday. The firm added that “near-term profitability is likely to still disappoint” because of these investments, even as it sees the effect as temporary and one-day shipping deepening Amazon’s competitive moat within e-commerce.Another key issue is the waning dominance of Amazon Web Services, which has long been a major driver for earnings and margins, but has faced growing competition from rivals like Alphabet and especially Microsoft. According to Bloomberg Intelligence, which cited IDC data, Amazon Web Services was 12 times larger than Microsoft’s cloud business in 2014. By 2018, the most recent year for which data is available, it was just four times larger.James Bach, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, wrote that Amazon was particularly facing “stiffer competition” with government contracts. “Microsoft’s extensive sales experience, installed base within U.S. agencies and broad range of edge-computing products all make a compelling offering,” he wrote. Microsoft is “uniquely positioned to claim market share as federal agencies upgrade and secure IT systems.”In October, Microsoft beat out Amazon for a $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract, a deal Amazon had been seen as the favorite to win. The company subsequently claimed it lost the contract because of political interference by President Donald Trump, and filed a lawsuit challenging its validity.Amazon earlier this week named a new sales chief for AWS. Deutsche Bank wrote that the “magnitude of personnel changes” at AWS, along with rising competition, underscored the “increased risk of further deceleration” at the business.Separately, Morgan Stanley this week wrote that a quarterly survey of chief investment officers suggested some cause for caution about AWS growth. “Quarterly survey results can be volatile, but AWS saw a notable [quarter-over-quarter] drop in net expected budget share gains” over the next three years, analyst Brian Nowak wrote. “It will be important to continue to monitor these metrics going forward as we think about AWS forward growth.”Amazon is expected to report fourth-quarter results later this month. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, Wall Street is looking for revenue growth of nearly 19% and expecting net income to fall by nearly a third. AWS revenue is seen growing more than 30% on a year-over-year basis, according to a Bloomberg MODL estimate.Wall Street remains almost unanimously positive on the stock. According to data compiled by Bloomberg, 53 firms recommend buying the stock, compared with the four with a hold rating. None advocate selling the shares.To contact the reporter on this story: Ryan Vlastelica in New York at rvlastelica1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Catherine Larkin at clarkin4@bloomberg.net, Steven Fromm, Janet FreundFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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Private-Debt Market Offers Rare 12% Yields, But There’s a Catch
(Bloomberg) -- Scott Bluestein has a favorite type of debt investment: companies with no profits, no cash flow, and in some cases even no revenue.While that may seem like a recipe for disaster for most fixed-income money managers, it’s perfectly normal in the world of venture debt. And few companies in the space have been more successful in recent years than Bluestein’s Hercules Capital Inc., the largest nonbank lender in the business.The market for venture debt operates largely in the shadow of venture equity, the segment of startup financing famous for providing early funding for technology giants such as Facebook Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Winning wagers tend to not produce the sort of eye-popping payouts the equity side has become renowned for, but they’re also less risky, relatively speaking. Flying under the radar also has its benefits, according to Bluestein.While investors have plowed hundreds of billions of dollars into direct-lending funds over the past few years amid a global hunt for yield, the $15 billion venture debt market has yet to see the same influx of cash. As a result it’s largely avoided the intense competition, record dry powder and pricing pressures seen in other corners of private credit. In fact, the Hercules chief executive expects core loan yields to keep pace with the long-term average of about 12% going forward.“Venture debt has historically mystified the direct-lending market,” Bluestein said in an interview. “We have the opportunity to partner with and help finance some of the most exciting growth-stage technology and life-sciences companies in the world.”Hercules’s current borrowers include rare-disease drug developer BridgeBio Pharma Inc. and fake-meat producer Impossible Foods Inc.Lending to such companies requires a unique blend of credit, equity and industry expertise, according to Bluestein. The ability to assess why the companies are burning cash is critical.“Venture lending is a pretty esoteric, specialized part of the market,” Bluestein said. “It requires significant domain expertise. It requires an achievement of scale from a performance perspective.”Hercules originally provided BridgeBio a $35 million secured term loan in June 2018. The financing had grown to $75 million by the time BridgeBio went public a year later. Since then, its market capitalization has ballooned to $4.3 billion.As for Impossible Foods, Hercules closed a $50 million commitment in the second quarter of 2018. A year later, the meat-substitute company reached a $2 billion valuation. In both deals, Hercules made equity investments alongside the loans. In others, it often receives equity kickers in the form of stock warrants.Of course, the lender’s record isn’t spotless. Portfolio company Sungevity Inc. filed for bankruptcy in 2017, and the debt was subsequently converted into equity of the company that bought some of its assets. BIND Therapeutics Inc. went bust in 2016, though Hercules says it was able to fully recover its outstanding commitment.Last year, the company’s main challenge was unrelated to its investments. Founder and then-CEO Manuel Henriquez was forced to step aside after being charged by federal prosecutors in March for participating in the college-admissions cheating conspiracy.Wall Street was quick to cut its expectations for publicly-traded Hercules’s shares, worried that access to capital and origination growth may be hurt. The stock has since recovered, and the company said earlier this week it had surpassed more than $10 billion in committed debt capital since its inception in 2003. Assets under management stood at $2.3 billion as of Sept. 30.Niche PlayOthers are also growing in the space. Avenue Capital has sought to raise about $500 million for a venture debt fund, Reuters reported in November. Specialty lenders in the business also include TriplePoint and Horizon Technology Finance, while Silicon Valley Bank is seen as an industry pioneer.Still, the strategy isn’t for everyone. Direct-lending giant Ares Capital Corp. exited the space in 2017, offloading its $125 million portfolio of venture loans to Hercules. CEO Kipp deVeer at the time attributed the exit to the overwhelming challenge of overseeing so many small and complicated financings.Along with being relatively small, maturities on the loans tends to be short. That makes for a fast-churn, research-intensive business. The average tenor of a Hercules loans is 36 to 48 months, but the actual average duration is just a year-and-a-half, according to Bluestein.“Our portfolio turns about every 18 months,” Bluestein said. “The treadmill is set at 10, and you can’t stop.”While recent high-profile venture-capital stumbles such as WeWork may make investors wary of startup financing broadly, Bluestein welcomes the greater scrutiny and caution, acknowledging there have been a number of so-called unicorns where valuations reached extreme levels.“It’s a positive. It puts more focus on fundamentals,” Bluestein said. “Anything that makes the market more realistic is good for business.”(Updates with Hercules assets under management in 13th paragraph.)\--With assistance from Lisa Abramowicz.To contact the reporter on this story: Lisa Lee in New York at llee299@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Natalie Harrison at nharrison73@bloomberg.net, Adam Cataldo, Boris KorbyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
Amazon’s Snooping on Alexa Chats Spurs EU Privacy Response
(Bloomberg) -- European Union privacy watchdogs are gearing up to police digital assistants after revelations that Amazon.com Inc. workers listened in on people’s conversations with their Alexa digital assistants.Bloomberg first reported in April that Amazon had a team of thousands of workers around the world listening to Alexa audio requests with the goal of improving the software.Similar issues have been raised over Google and Apple Inc.’s digital assistants, triggering privacy fears across the world, as intimate conversations in some users’ homes were laid bare to technicians fine-tuning the technology.EU regulators are now working on a common approach on how to police the technology, said Tine Larsen, head of the data protection authority in Luxembourg, where the U.S. retail giant has its European base and employs a staff of more than 2,000.“Because it’s a question of principle, the members of the EDPB should work out a common position in line with the consistency mechanism to apply data protection rules in a harmonized way for this type of treatment,” she said, referring to a panel of regulators from across the 28-nation EU.The revelations of the snooping into people’s homes came after regulators across Europe were handed beefed-up powers with its General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018, including the right to levy fines of as much as 4% of a company’s global annual sales for the most serious violations. But the move toward common guidelines for digital assistants means companies should avoid fines -- for now.Larsen’s comments echo those of Helen Dixon, head of the Irish watchdog, responsible for overseeing the likes of Apple and Google.She told Bloomberg in November that the regulator first has to “bottom out fully on whether it’s true” when companies say they need to do transcripts of people’s interactions with the assistants. That’s why a focus will be first on coming up with guidelines, instead of investigations or inquiries, she said.Amazon said in a statement that “to help improve Alexa, we manually review and annotate a small fraction of 1% of Alexa requests” and that “access to data annotation tools is only granted to a limited number of employees who require them to improve the service.”EU regulators are working on a common position on the privacy issues surrounding voice assistant systems, said Johannes Caspar, head of the watchdog in Hamburg, Germany. “We urgently need common and reliable industry standards on this to better regulate” privacy protections, he said in an email.Caspar’s office initiated a number of probes into the issue, including one into Facebook over audio transcriptions from its Messenger users, he said. The questions his office has asked of Facebook have been discussed within the EDPB, the EU body of national regulators. The plan is to use the results to have a more coordinated approach by all European regulators affected by the issue, he said.Europe Mulls New Tougher Rules for Artificial IntelligenceThe U.K., which is set to leave the EU at the end of the month, will soon publish the results of a consultation into security features for smart speakers and other connected devices, with proposals for mandatory industry requirements that could lead to potential new regulation, U.K. Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan told Bloomberg Wednesday.Siri ChangesApple, whose Siri virtual assistant is embedded in its operating phone and desktop computer operating systems, pointed to an August blog post about the issue.“We know that customers have been concerned by recent reports of people listening to audio Siri recordings as part of our Siri quality evaluation process — which we call grading,” it said. “We heard their concerns, immediately suspended human grading of Siri requests and began a thorough review of our practices and policies. We’ve decided to make some changes to Siri as a result.”Google, which offers similar technology, referred to its September announcement that it would add new security protections to the way its workers listen to audio snippets, meant to help improve the product’s quality.In a blog post in September, Google said it would tell users that their audio may be listened to if they opt in to a feature that also improves audio quality. “We believe in putting you in control of your data, and we always work to keep it safe. We’re committed to being transparent about how our settings work so you can decide what works best for you,” the company said.While Amazon is escaping penalties over Alexa, Luxembourg, which is the company’s main privacy watchdog in Europe, is probing the company for other potential breaches.This follows complaints from activists that the online retailer is illegally tracking and profiling internet users without their permission, as well as not providing full access to users’ data.Amazon ‘Cooperating’The company says it’s “cooperating” with the authority, “which is at an advanced stage of its fact finding,” according to an emailed statement. The data commission declined to comment on any probes, citing local rules.French privacy activists La Quadrature du Net, filed one of the complaints on behalf of more than 10,000 customers. They urge regulators to crack down on “behavioral analysis and targeted advertising” by Amazon and levy a fine that is “as high as possible” due to the “massive, lasting and manifestly deliberate nature” of the alleged violations without the consent of its users.None of Your Business (Noyb), a group created by Austrian activist Max Schrems, followed up with a separate complaint last January over data access concerns, accusing Amazon of violating EU law by not handing over all personal data requested by a user of its Amazon Prime service.Arthur Messaud, a lawyer with La Quadrature du Net, and Schrems said they’d had no updates from the Luxembourg regulator, which is bound by strict secrecy provisions under national law, meaning it can’t reveal details until after any fines have been levies and all avenues of appeal have been exhausted.(Updates with Google response from 15th paragraph)\--With assistance from Natalia Drozdiak.To contact the reporter on this story: Stephanie Bodoni in Luxembourg at sbodoni@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Anthony Aarons at aaarons@bloomberg.net, Peter Chapman, Giles TurnerFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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Senator’s report reveals prior knowledge of Port Arthur incident
A Cairns News special presentation
Parry must break silence on post-massacre report
A senator has refused to comment about allegations he had prior knowledge of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996 when 35 innocent people were killed in a precision shooting operation.
Another 23 men, women and children were wounded by a trained and methodical gunman with long blond hair.
Revelations by Austrian-based author and researcher, Keith Noble, that Senator Stephen Parry had prior knowledge of the shootings, have not been refuted.
Parry at the time was a qualified embalmer and a former member of Tasmania Police who led a team of embalmers which handled the bodies in 1996.
An Australian, Mr Noble is leading a campaign to free accused shooter Martin Bryant from Risdon Gaol in Tasmania.
A paper written and presented in 1997 by Stephen Parry entitled ‘Port Arthur Massacre – AFDA National Embalming Team – Detailed Report’, that appears in a little-known book entitled ‘PORT ARTHUR SEMINAR PAPERS: A record of the Port Arthur Seminar’, 11-12 March, 1997, Melbourne, Victoria (ISBN 0642271364) clearly shows the incident that rocked a nation was planned.
In his 16 page, disturbing 1997 paper, Senator Parry stated in the following passage :
“I was particularly impressed by the quick response and initiatives by some of the team members in packaging and collecting equipment.
The response time and the amount of equipment quickly relocated was fantastic. One firm in particular, Nelson Brothers, had organised for an embalming machine box and a special large equipment case to be manufactured ready for the incident. These two containers were the envy of all embalmers and worked extremely well.
I would suggest that design specifications may be available from this firm for any future considerations by other firms.” (highlighted by CN)
Parry reveals the funeral services company of Nelson Brothers in Melbourne, Victoria, had undertaken preparations prior to the shooting.
President of the senate, Liberal Party Senator Stephen Parry
“Parry was born on 31 October 1960 in Burnie, Tasmania, to William Stephen Parry and Patricia Dawn Evans. He was educated at Burnie’s Marist Regional College after which he enrolled at the Tasmanian Police Academy in Hobart.
Parry was employed as an officer with the Tasmanian Police from 1977 to 1986, and was promoted to Detective in 1983. After leaving the police force, he completed a certificate in Mortuary Science at the Australian College of Funeral Service, and was a funeral director from 1986 to 2004, becoming president of the Australian Funeral Directors Association. Parry was also president of the Burnie Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2000 to 2004, and a director of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry from 2000 to 2005.”
In 2004, Parry was elected to the Australian Senate for the State of Tasmania as a member of the Liberal Party.
Senator Parry was eminently qualified to lead the embalming team and as such his published comments would have to be accurate.
On February 26 he was emailed a ‘Show Cause’ notice by Keith Noble who accused the Senate Leader of having prior knowledge of the tragedy.
As of going to print Mr Noble says he has had no acknowledgement or reply from senator Parry.
Cairns News emailed senator Parry’s office with a copy of the notice but he had not responded at the time of going to print.
In furthering his moves to get Bryant out of gaol, Mr Noble told Cairns News there is an abundance of available evidence that the Tasmania Police refuse to acknowledge, clearly indicating Bryant is innocent.
“There was no trial, no coronial inquest, no public enquiry, no royal commission,” Mr Noble said.
“The story pushed by authorities that a trial would have been upsetting is the way the State has kept its crimes concealed from the public.
“John Howard was the worst Prime Minister Australia has ever had, and he encouraged the Liberal Party in Tasmania not to give innocent Martin a trial.
Howard’s agenda disarmed Australia utilising patsy Martin Bryant as the scapegoat
“Howard, who is also a qualified lawyer, spoke out to have Martin denied his legal rights and he never had proper legal representation and was kept in isolation for over six months.
“His lawyer at the time John Avery, who was convicted in 2008 for misappropriating and stealing $512,000, forced Martin to change his not guilty plea.
“He is another person who played the game after the official incident at Port Arthur. This is the depth to which the legal system in Tasmania has been taken over by corrupt lawyers, which includes that other pair of mongrels who wrongly prosecuted and convicted innocent Martin, Damian Bugg and William Cox.”
Mr Noble said the incident at Port Arthur was a premeditated, planned, and professionally perpetrated act of psycho-terror undertaken by the State to coerce the public into accepting firearm legislation.
“Martin Bryant is the patsy,” he said.
Martin Bryant”The Patsy”
Posted on March 6, 2016, in corruption, Courts, Federal Politics, firearms, Gun Control Australia, media, Military, mythmanagement, People Control, Police, Politicians, Port Arthur and tagged cover up, False Evidence, Federal Government, gun control, John Howard, Liberal National Party, lies, Matin Bryant, Port Arthur Lies, unaccountable. Bookmark the permalink. 212 Comments.
KEITH ALLAN NOBLE | March 6, 2016 at 4:28 am
Thank you Cairns News. Reactions – negative reactions – about Stephen Parry and Nelson Brothers Funeral Services in Melbourne, Victoria, has been coming in from around the world. In Parry’s own words in a government publication – special embalming equipment was “manufactured ready for the incident.” Your readers wanting the details can get them from me: murder.research@gmail.com & bigwormbooks@gmx.net Will keep Cairns News informed about what the Senate does. Will the senators cover up (lie) for Parry? Or, will the senators demand he reveal everything he knows to the people of Australia? Suggest you contact your senator and bore it up her/him. Enough is enough. Martin Bryant should be released from prison immediately on humanitarian grounds – and, because he is INNOCENT!
J | March 8, 2016 at 3:31 am
You’re a fucking joke to your entire family& everyone u care about if you believe he’s innocent. I lost people to his finger on that trigger. Hes going to burn in hell and so are you. Hope u both get tortured and everyone u care about brutalized & raped… then shot by a dickhead for no reason. Fuck you
David Mkinley | March 8, 2016 at 5:08 pm
With respect., someone did that crazy cruel thing that’s made so much grief. The fact that you were intimately tragically affected doesn’t mean that the right person was convicted. Sometimes the wrong person is convicted. (But of course, unlike the headline says, this article is not ‘proof’ – it is actually about suspicions and suggestions). But your grief and anger doesn’t qualify you to know they got the right bloke. Maybe you are certain for other reasons..?
Jenny hunt | June 6, 2016 at 11:51 pm
Agreed on full!!!!!!!!
seeker | June 22, 2016 at 12:36 pm
Your swearing and acting like a fool and then you go on to say such hateful things to someone who for whatever reason thinks things were wrong. I really hope YOUR the one that get all that bad shit happen to you as you really seem like u deserve it. Dickheads like you are the reason this country is turning to shit. 🙂 see you in hell cock’o ill be the one with the pitchfork
Lissa | January 16, 2017 at 9:35 am
Thats interesting, because I happen to know that the witnesses of that event said that Bryant was not the person who shot up the cafe. These are people who saw the shooter up close and survived. This is why there was never a trial because those survivors would have testified it wasnt him. Personally I think you are an astro turf agent. I highly doubt you are real and lost anyone.
Ken | January 17, 2017 at 11:26 pm
I was at Port Authur doing the tourist thing the weekend before the massacre and thanked god I decided to go when I did. In saying that I will never understand the friends and relatives reactions of those killed, with no disrespect of there was evidence of a cover up and perhaps someone or another group was actually responsible why would you not want to know?
Fair enough if it’s just a conspiracy, but if there is evidence I know I would want to know who the actual bastards were that took the life of someone I loved.
Again no disrespect intended
doreen brett | January 18, 2017 at 2:20 pm
Don’t Blame you mate. this fella held the gun and puled the trigger and people that came out alive seen his face seen him pulling the trigger. and if this paper has proof of Stephen parry like they say well parry needs to have the police on him right now, because this is slandering mr parrys name also.
shaun watson | March 10, 2017 at 7:15 am
You are full of shit and a government troll, anyone can wear a wig you thick shit!!!!! That’s why it’s staged!!!!!!! Government I’d it so they can disarm the sheeple for the NWO!!!!!! 9 years previously where I WAS BORN we had the Hungerford massacre- PORT ARTHUR is a copy cat set up!!!!!!
Ryan | July 3, 2017 at 7:20 am
I feel for you I really do but dont be blinded by anger. There is plenty of evidence to support he did not do it
Bent facts | July 6, 2017 at 8:55 pm
He can’t shoot with that precision.they killed too many with not enough bullets plus not enough misses for 45 degree recoil shooting from the hip. Interview Bryant.
cairnsnews | July 10, 2017 at 9:11 am
Evidence is overwhelming of a government coverup. The political juggernaut will defend at any taxpayer funded cost to avoid transparency to the Port Arthur massacre. Their day in the peoples court of public concern is about to open the gate. Ed
Bobby Wayne | March 14, 2018 at 10:28 pm
Big Government promotes and enjoys “our class” fighting amongst ourselves and directing attention away from them. it is natural and easy to repeat those opinions from our favorite sources of media ,but, not so easy to construct an original opinion. The honest truth has become near impossible to locate, but it can be researched you are willing take the time. You will also need an open mind.
So, innocent or guilty- and how do YOU really know? Good luck~
Helen | April 2, 2018 at 1:37 am
Your’e the fucking joke! Blind Freddy can see Martin Btyant is innocent !!
Helen | May 8, 2018 at 2:24 pm
J you’re just as evil as the rest of the moron that set Martin Bryant up !!
Richy | June 7, 2018 at 12:39 am
The guns he used were handed into Bayswater police station in Victoria. Because they were bent. And did not shoot straight.
They were possession of the Australian Government.
Do you need my uncle to tell you why they handed them in for $150 each. Cost to fix them was more.
PS. All those in comps that went up against Bryant were better shooters. Bryant had a 45/100 average.
Did they not say he shot 92/100.
The exact number our top SAS sniper has.
I sympathies with you. But you need the truth. This was a government sanctioned false flag event. At the Top.
Sorry I can’t say more on Spy Net
sasmiley2 | October 24, 2019 at 6:25 pm
I lost people to.
But, wendy scurr, was no liar.
I want the persoS who did this jailed.
The Tasmanian government is so corrupt- so corrupt,
American truck- (morgue) – advertised for ‘tender’. Trump.net email…
I have researched it myself- big questions, get my the proif he did it, give me the coroners reports. No, we cant have them- none done.
Sallie ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥ | April 19, 2016 at 3:55 pm
I find Parry’s words very disturbing and of great interest taking into account all the other numerus ‘mysteries’ about this case! especially Bryant ‘multi-tasking’ firing shots while on the phone speaking calmly to the police negotiator and how ridiculous to think the public would fall for those shots being recorded as 20 COUGHS. OMG they were definitely gun shots…I also want to know why, when Bryant came out of Seascape and claimed to be one of the hostages, nobody went inside to check on the Martins? It was ‘assumed’ but not verified at the time they were already dead by words Martin used and his language? wow – what a way to die if they were alive! I believe Martin was involved in some kind of role playing but this slow speaking, slow comprehending type of personality did not do the shooting! 700 journos just happened to be in Tassie & a trauma seminar at the hospital & senior staff just happened to be picked up shortly before the massacre & taken to some ridiculous work seminar never done before ? yeah right! and what’s this with the police taking 6 hours to arrive? http://southeastasianews.org/portarthur/conspiracy_fact.html
Ed | January 20, 2017 at 6:23 am
People who cry “CONSPIRACY THEORISTS’ are terrified of answering questions or learning the truth a conspiracy theorist is one who questions the words of known liars so any one who doesn’t question the known liars are cowards or hiding the truth
tokyorose2 | January 28, 2019 at 11:52 pm
The truth always comes out, I admire you helping an innocent man. That’s what I saw in the interview, he seemed intelligent enough but simple that’s all.
18thcenturylivinghistory | March 6, 2016 at 11:22 am
Obviously there has been a huge cover-up here regardless of whether or not Bryant was involved in the shootings. People KNEW this was going down, & my biggest concern is; if the government did do this, then they can do it again.
Frank | March 6, 2016 at 8:19 pm
Who’s to say they already haven’t and continue too?
Angela ♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ♥ (@sallie6youtube) | April 19, 2016 at 4:21 pm
I found this comment on youtube under Wendy Scurr’s speech… “Sks-a1l1(7.62) and ar-15(5.56/223cal) were the weapon he apparently used! What is little know is the fact that a number of 308 cartridges as well as a large number of 308 projectiles were located by civilians in the months following If u listen to the footage u can hear the 308(deeper boof sound) amonst the higher pitched 223 he used initially. Also little known(hidden) was the fact one person was shot he never had a clear line of sight with! Somehow he was a military grade marksman and able to hit moving targets with over 30 accurate kill shots!”
Did ‘somebody’ forget about picking up all those cartridges fired? another mistake?
Interview Martin.
bg4gb | August 7, 2016 at 5:22 pm
…and this is why Americans will never give up their guns. They’re for protection. Not protection from burglars, rapists, or murderers…protection from the government.
John11 | September 12, 2016 at 11:10 am
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Roger Martin | March 6, 2016 at 1:58 pm
If substantiated this will validate my thoughts.
Morgan K Haygarth | March 6, 2016 at 2:19 pm
Pigs bum and if you wanna know, just f*&^% ask, I can tell you something, I have typed it out before but to lazy and would want to omit certain info given etc etc, To all the PPL that wanna think this above, you are wrong, and I happen to know and am willing to tell any reporter or otherwise or anybody writing a book or or or.
I happened upon this mans life when I ran away from QLD police to go live in Tassie for 8 years or so, its a small place and Ive a great memory, I met alot of locals in that time and imparticularly one of the two of this blokes mates that I met and interacted with …blah blah blah. This PERSON Bryant did so do it and was planning worse. This post is full of IT, no matter how well constructed… and I happen to know. I am not guessing. If you people free this man ever it will be a mistake.
ajhollis | June 4, 2016 at 11:13 pm
What crock you contrive. You fain one character yet other statements reveal another. You are false
federalreserve | March 6, 2016 at 2:50 pm
I could see that was a dis arming tactic at the time, but was called silly names for suggesting it.
nedsby | March 6, 2016 at 7:56 pm
I’ve been called a conspirator for 20 years of my life because I believe a man is innocent and a great injustice was perpetrated at Port Arthur. But better to be called names than live with myself because I did nothing.
Peter rogers | March 7, 2017 at 8:08 am
I agree with you nedsby…..Better to have been called names then to done nothing….
clark mcclafferty | March 6, 2016 at 7:35 pm
Wonder what Jackie Lambie has to say about this???
Floda | March 19, 2019 at 4:01 pm
Whatever’s best for Jackie! What did you expect?
Tudley Smith | March 6, 2016 at 8:56 pm
Yes we knew at all times that Martin had not the ability to carry out such an act.It was the act of a very very accomplished rifleman with a very high I Q and a nerve that takes much practice to keep the COOL, The gov members including John Ho should be put in a pen that will prevent any further such acts.Also Martin should be compensated at the perpetrators cost.however “‘dream on”
Robert the Rose Horse | March 7, 2016 at 10:40 am
You don’t have to be too accomplished to kill people at point blank range. Once he moved outside and had to shoot at targets from a distance he couldn’t hit them.
Doesn’t require a high I.Q., I’d suggest that having a very low I.Q. made it easier for him due to lack of empathy for his victims.
The low I.Q. probably accounts for your, ‘Nerve that takes much practice to keep the COOL’.
Ron Doe | March 8, 2016 at 8:16 pm
Please go and read the info presented on this web page.
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As you probably never held and even less likely fired a Colt AR15 assault rifle you cannot have any idea of the skill required to kill 20 people and injure 12 in the close confines of the Broad Arrow cafe in under 2 minutes.
J burgers | June 7, 2016 at 9:30 am
Low IQ is not the same as lacking empathy.
yes I agree
carles | March 6, 2016 at 9:58 pm
…you all need to get off the bong.
Darren Ross | March 7, 2016 at 3:46 pm
I agree, conspiracy theory BS. 1 man with too much automatic firepower. A child could kill more given those weapons and the right situation.
*semi-automatic.
Mike | March 6, 2016 at 10:40 pm
If there was a conspiracy, why would those responsible make those arrangements? The goal would be to have as few people involved as possible to minimise the risk of exposure. Conspiracy 101 stuff. The idea that murderous conspirators would make arrangements for the transport of the dead is pretty silly.
Far more likely is just a poorly written report
KEITH ALLAN NOBLE | March 6, 2016 at 11:45 pm
MIKE, This admission by Stephen Parry is very serious. It is related to an incident in which 35 people were killed and 23 were wounded. A SHOW CAUSE NOTICE (24 FEB 2016) was directed to him and members of the Australian Senate. Parry did not reply, nor did anyone on his behalf. An INTERNATIONAL MEDIA RELEASE (26 FEB 2016) was directed to him and members of the Australian Senate. Parry did not reply, nor did anyone on his behalf. It is my understanding Cairns News emailed Parry and asked him to explain. Parry did not reply, nor did anyone on his behalf. A MASSACRE NOTICE (5 MAR 2016) was directed to him and the Australian Senate. Parry has not replied, nor has anyone on his behalf. On Sunday evening (6 MAR 2016) in Australia, Channel 7 rehashed the corrupt official narrative and attempted, I have been told, to rehabilitate that criminal and corrupt ex-lawyer John Avery who coerced innocent Martin Bryant to abandon his NOT guilty plea. Avery was Martin’s defence lawyer – yet Avery coerced Martin, who had been kept isolated for over six months, to accept Avery’s plea of guilty. This gross injustice broadcast as entertainment is unacceptable. So too is a senator who fails to act promptly to clarify a massacre-related matter so significant in Australia. It is easy to dismiss a lot of things related to the Port Arthur massacre – if you rely on your opinion or that of others. To say Stephen Parry made a mistake in his paper is not acceptable. Parry was involved with the embalming of the bodies (25) after the massacre. Parry knew his paper was going to be presented to a senior and attentive audience. Whether Parry or someone else read Parry’s paper in its entirety to those who attended that seminar is not known by me. It is doubted. Seminars are nor reading fests. Frequently, presenters just give the essence of their papers which later appears in a summary publication. Parry’s paper appears in the book titled: PORT ARTHUR SEMINAR PAPERS (1997). And on p. 112, Parry states: “One firm in particular, Nelson Brothers, had organised for an embalming machine box and a special large equipment case to be manufactured ready for the incident.” Clearly, Parry wrote about the Port Arthur Massacre incident. Parry has until 16 MAR 2016 to explain himself in full in the form of a sworn Affidavit. He has already had ample time to clarify his words to all Australians, to Cairns News, to me. But Parry has not. And until he does, we can only believe his words mean what they mean in an English dictionary. To say Parry really meant something else is apologistic. What is the most disturbing thing about all of this is that there was NO trial, NO coronial inquest, NO public enquiry, NO royal commission, etc. after the terrible incident at and near Port Arthur in 1996. An innocent mentally-handicapped boy-man with a 66IQ has been incarcerated for 20 years. The people of Australia, which includes families, relatives, and friends of the victims, have been denied truth and justice. Now, Australians are about to see whether the Australian senator Stephen Parry will tell the truth – the whole truth.
Mike | March 7, 2016 at 1:05 am
Which fails to address my point. It’s utterly ludicrous to think a conspiratorial group set on killing people in such an event would take the added risk of exposure from making such needless arrangements. It’s unwarranted design. They’re happy to kill people but want to make sure the bodies have good transport? Please. Such a conspiracy would be run by people who know better.
MIKE, Using the word conspiracy is not helpful. It is derogatory and reveals your closed mind. People I know who are investigating the Port Arthur Massacre are not set on identifying conspirators and some grand conspiracy. They start out with known undeniable facts – then say, what does this mean? For example, they say there was NO trial, NO coronial inquest, NO public enquiry, NO royal commission, etc. This is undeniable. And what it means is that mentally-handicapped Martin Bryant has been denied his legal rights, and leading up to this is the fact he was denied his human rights. Being kept in isolation for over six months without proper legal representation, a guardian (which he was supposed to have as per a 1994 guardianship order), contact with his mother and sister, etc. is appalling abuse. For anyone to describe this negatively using the word conspiracy as a noun and as an adjective is ridiculous. You clearly have opinions on parts of the incident at Port Arthur. But you do not know with certainty because you do not have all the facts. But regardless, you interpret your opinion as a certain truth: “Such a conspiracy would be run by people who know better.” You are telling us how a conspiracy – your word – would be conducted. You think you know. And in fact, you use the definitive phrase “would be” as if your opinion was the truth. Well it isn’t Mike. It could be, it might be, it may be, but you can’t and haven’t proved it is. Be careful with absolute terms. Next thing, you write about “a conspiratorial group.” But you don’t know if there was such a group, whether there was more than one group (conspiratorial or otherwise), or what the group(s) did, or what the plan(s) was/were. It has been suggested that two things were going on at the same time at Port Arthur. A planned benign exercise with all that entails, and a planned sinister exercise with all that entails. One incident in which such a reality played out is the 7/7 incident in London in 2005. (read TERROR ON THE TUBE by Nick Kollerstrom) Mike, I suggest you do three things: 1. Stop thinking and writing as if you know about all aspects of the incident at Port Arthur. Expressing your opinion as the truth is not helpful to you or your readers; 2. Start thinking why Tasmania ensured there was no proper investigation of the Port Arthur incident with a credible report being released to the public; and, 3. Start thinking about innocent Martin Bryant (66IQ) being incarcerated for 20 years without a shred of hard evidence ever being presented, tested, and proved in a sound trial. All there has been is more opinions, more assumptions, more corrupt conclusions presented as the truth. There are lots of things we do not know about the incident at Port Arthur. One of them that has been detected is the questionable role and a statement made by Stephen Parry. Now if everything he was involved with in relation to that incident is benign, and if what he stated in his seminar paper is benign, then he will have no trouble swearing a detailed Affidavit which can be presented to the people of Australia. But if Parry refuses to swear a detailed Affidavit explaining himself, then this will be a very suspicious fact. Am sure that you agree with me, the president of the Senate of Australia should be beyond suspicion. (Suggest you read LEAKED DOCUMENTS and learn what the witnesses stated. Especially the witnesses who wrote that Martin Bryant was NOT the gunman. pdf from martinbryantisinnocent@gmail.com)
rump1g | March 7, 2016 at 2:19 am
Everyone has a price to keep quiet about things just think bout that
Adam | March 10, 2016 at 11:31 am
My question is if there was no trial or anything to that effect why does it matter about a plea?
AND …Parry even says “These two containers were the envy of all embalmers and worked extremely well.
I would suggest that design specifications may be available from this firm for any future considerations by other firms.”
well…here we have Parry boasting how they were the envy of all embalmers & worked extremely well. He’s even recommending the design specifications…CHECKMATE!
Jeffrey | March 7, 2016 at 12:08 am
Conspiracy rubbish. Whether Martin was a pawn or not for the government , he is still responsible for is actions in killing 35 innocent people in cold blooded murder. I’m sure if they were one of my family members, I would not like to see him released back into the free world again and wait for the next incident to happen. After watching Sunday night I believe that he knew what he had done or what he was involved in but played the smart card stringing police along. I think releasing this man back to society would be a major mistake. You get raised on belief that your responsible for your actions and what ever actions you take you pay the consequences.
Peter L | March 7, 2016 at 9:25 am
“After watching Sunday night I believe that he knew what he had done or what he was involved in but played the smart card stringing the police along…”.
What you believe in by watching what was on Sunday night television and what reality is, well, staggering to say the least…
Angela Cadwallen | March 6, 2016 at 11:15 pm
Mike some of the people in the loop were also killed that day…..one way of getting rid of loose ends. You really should read up on the whole disgusting mess before you make such ill-informed comments.
Carryn Zed | April 4, 2017 at 1:31 am
Exactly Angela…. like top police officials told to attend a suddenly arranged convention in Hobart that weekend, the quick & easy access to transport for the high number of victims, & Martin himself supposedly admitted at first he was told to be at that place…..but that was ignored & made out it was just voices in his head… They did a very good job on a simple guy used as a scapegoat……….
Nic Faulkner | March 7, 2016 at 7:59 am
I would suggest people read and listen to what Wendy Scurr has said about this incident. After all she was at Port Arthur on the day and was THE ‘first responder’ after the event.Her presentations at the Inverell Forum are all available on line.
Davo | March 7, 2016 at 8:03 am
Mike the words your looking for is False Flag Not (conspiracy)
Mike | March 7, 2016 at 7:23 pm
Davo: Saying it’s not a conspiracy theory, it was a false flag operation is like looking at a quadrupedal mammal that barks and saying “It’s not a dog, it’s a poodle.”
John | March 7, 2016 at 8:55 am
This is an utterly ridiculous story, twisting the words of the embalmer to suit his own argument, while no attention whatsoever is paid to Martin’s actual words: his admittance of guilt.
George Drysdale | March 7, 2016 at 9:26 am
John it is great we have the ability to voice opinions as you have done here without research relying on your ability to follow the bouncing ball served by the spin doctors in power. It does raise concern you are allowed to vote and sustain the status quo.
Shane Ryan | September 21, 2019 at 8:07 pm
I Love your words Brother.
cairnsnews | March 7, 2016 at 9:36 am
Thanks John for your decisive interpretation of direct evidence. We watched the Channel 7 story, but Cairns News had already pre-empted its script in the piece by researcher Keith Noble published several days beforehand. Did you watch the same Channel 7 psy-op that we did on Sunday? The only thing poor mentally handicapped Bryant agreed to was putting a male in the boot of a car. But he was so hyped up and still under the effect of the psychological conditioning he had been given over the preceding two years, since he attended the Tavistock Institute in the UK he had no concept or understanding what he was doing or saying during the very basic police interview. We suggest you do your homework as we have.
https://cairnsnews.org/2014/09/16/port-arthur-a-government-sponsored-attack-on-australians/
http://www.cecaust.com.au/main.asp?sub=info/mobes/atl&id=ncarticles/Martin_Bryant_Sp_Rep.html
KEITH ALLAN NOBLE | March 7, 2016 at 2:11 pm
No one has twisted the words of the embalmer (Stephen Parry the senator). The are quoted verbatim. To say otherwise is plain stupidity. Secondly, Martin had an IQ of 66. (What must it have sunk to now after 20 years off wrongful imprisonment?). Intellectually, he was in the lowest 2 percent of the population. Martin was also and illegally isolated for over six months – APR to NOV 1996. During that time he was intimidated and coerced. he was told he would not see his family again if he kept pleading NOT guilty. Also during that time, Martin had no proper legal representation. So there was a mentally-handicapped boy-man, under stress and duress, without proper legal representation, and the unethical scum lawyer (John Avery) who was suppose to defend Martin was telling Martin he had to plead guilty. This is the flawed foundation for the State refusing to have a trial for Martin Bryant. Note what the barrister-author Chester Porter states in his book The Conviction of the Innocent: “If a person has an IQ of seventy, it is not very difficult for experienced detectives to persuade him of her to confess to almost anything.” p. 19 Martin was savaged by experience police interviewers, at least one psychiatrist, and that scum Avery. Quite simply, Martin was defenceless and they broke him. To say that a retarded person, in such a stressed situation involving manipulation by ill-intended people, freely admitted guilt is a statement of callous stupidity.
Donovan | June 6, 2016 at 11:31 pm
And by admittance of guilt you would be referring to the “hand written, signed” statement, (that hasn’t been seen till Sunday Night’s Exclusive), that any 6 year old could have written.
Summing it all up, we have a guy locked up that was involved in sum way, 50+ innocent people were victims or the nations LARGEST ever shooting, and there has yet to be any inquest about it.
The silence from certain individuals is the scariest part of it. Looking at recent events, the Lindt Cafe, within a week we started an inquest and commission into what and how it happened. Nearly 2yrs later we are finding out our Police were negligent, our “highly” trained Response Unit can’t shoot. (One officer unloaded 18-22 rds at a single target?!? Causing a rickoet and killing a hostage. (Side note: Martin shot 18 people, in the head, from his hip in his off-hand, within less time)).
There is more to it. Why conceal all Part Arthur evidence for 30yrs? Out of respect of the families, maybe 5 years, but 30 yrs is a great number if most of the information gets lost, destroyed or deteriorates.
l Love You Brother.
Bill | March 7, 2016 at 11:35 am
Always said it was a setup by the Howard Govt to take the firearms off the legal licensed owners
Tracey | March 7, 2016 at 11:44 am
No one person can kill some people in that short time frame and someone with a mental illness could not and will have the power to shoot so many people it takes more then one person to shoot that many people in that short time frame.
Rick Johnson | March 7, 2016 at 11:52 am
You people make me sick to my stomache, you are as deranged as Bryant, what goal does the government score by killing 35 people and injuring 23 more. what thought process’ run through your head, to control guns? To scare the population? Unfortunately there are sick people in this world of varying degrees. Bryant is one of them and so are you. The only difference is you poison minds with ” personal theory ” that is abhorrent to others but makes compleate sense to you. Thank god that you are just a small minded deranged person that obviously has no reach to spread you drivel and muck raking. I have read the report you claim to get your ” facts ” from, and can see that a mind such as yours turns and twists things to suit yourself. You talk about government spin doctors, you are your own spin doctor. I suppose Joseph Gobbels was misunderstood, Himmler was misquoted and the German and Japanese pow camps were in fact holiday retreats. You kind sir are a moron and need to pull your head in.
Jen B | August 2, 2016 at 2:23 am
The primary reason for the Govt to stage this disgusting and cowardly act was to DISARM the nation. Notice how there hasn’t been another one since?please stop blindly believing the mainstream propaganda as it merely shows a lack of intelligence on your part. The second reason for a Govt to commit this heinous crime could be to “corral” the people into into falsely thinking and desiring safetyl, therefore openly welcoming The slave-master style of control in order to feel safe by way of being led to believe there is no other remedy.
Chris | August 2, 2016 at 8:26 pm
Perhaps you could stop looking for conspiracies where there are none.
Do you see any purple elephants or little green men? Maybe a dragon or two? I suppose mainstream religion can help you with their prayers. Ask them to post one to Facebook for you so Jesus can tell when it reaches the requested amount and instantly make things better. Oops, the government monitors Facebook and steals your secrets and your soul.
Come on people. Not everything bad that happens is because our corrupt government made it happen with subterfuge and to fulfill diabolic desires. If that was the case I’d have a great case to put to them for my car breaking down when I need it.
What would they accomplish by disarming us? We have no constitution that says we can rise up against a corrupt authority. They spent more money paying people for their guns than they made back from it. The amount of money taxes would have brought them each year would have been sizeable. Enough, I dare say, to make it worthwhile keeping the guns around. They already have control over us via taxes, medical services etc. Do you think they took the guns away so we didn’t rise up against them for bringing the GST in or something?
Try and use some logic before falling for ridiculous claims. Sometimes, just sometimes, a citizen is actually guilty of the crime they have been convicted of.
cairnsnews | August 6, 2016 at 8:56 am
Hi Chris we did our research, we suggest you do yours and look at the Port Arthur tags on Cairns News. Just because the media says Bryant did it doesn’t mean it is true. Fortunately the sheeple are slowly waking up. Editor
Dear, I don’t know, You are a very Poor excuse for a living Man. You are either being paid by some Evil banker or Government, Same same. You and your ilk are brain dead Sheep of the greatest order, take your uniformed idiotic and down right brain dead tin foil hat off, smell the roses and not the excrement
Fran mcmaster | March 7, 2016 at 11:56 am
I found it strange that one man could walk around the areas he did shooting random people where were the police how could he have that amount of time to do this just a question I’ve asked over the years since
Robert Newitt | March 7, 2016 at 1:50 pm
once again Frank McMaster, you along with a lot of other people have no idea about the geographical location of Port Arthur…..It’s an isolated place, with only one police officer located there at Nubeena, the next Police officer is at Dunalley. These are single police stations. The next largest police station is at Sorell. I suggest that you look these locations up on Google Earth, and you will get a better understanding of things, and how he could have had the time…….
How do I know this ?? My wife was working there on that day……I know more than most of you, and as I also worked there, I know about the layout of the Broad Arrow Cafe….which once again, most of you do not…..
Mark | March 7, 2016 at 1:09 pm
Obviously the writer of this column didn’t watch the Mike Wilisee Sunday Night show that was on last night. There is no doubt Bryant was the shooter however how a crazy like that was able to acquire that many weapons that is what we should be asking
Peter L | March 7, 2016 at 2:08 pm
“I saw it on TV so it must be true”.
A lot of people drink the kool-aid but populist opinion doesn’t make it factually correct. The sad thing is that some people when axiomatically challenged, shut down all rational and logical thinking. The enormity of it all simply overwhelms them so they become aggressive and even more confused. They tend to label people as conspiracy theorists (in a derogatory sense) but are unable to do any basic research themselves as it is too confronting.
ajhollis | June 5, 2016 at 12:01 am
Indeed the puppet masters pull a few strings knowing full well that not only their perverse servants will dance their dance for them, there countless weak souls that will willingly jump to the tune that has been set for them from the cradle to the crave. Those that would engineer such perversity have little concern if the wakefull see through the murderous contrivances, indeed the wise are only made more fearful of the parasite caste by exposure of the thinly valled lies. The murder of Kennedy or the attack on the USS Liberty are perfect examples of blatant proof facing willful blindness
Mark I very much doubt you are entirely aware that the ABC and corporate MSM are propaganda tools for the psychopathic banking parasites the finance happily mass murder, terrorism and even genocide for multiple paths of profit and the power that creates this world of rapidly diminishing returns for wholesome society. I believe Evil is the most concise description of these Sub human parasites that walk the corridors of power.
I am so sick and tired of all you people who think that this was a government sanctioned action……
First of all, the majority of people who have commented here know very little about what happened, except what was reported by the media…….
I lived on the Tasman Peninsula for 7 years, and worked at Port Arthur on a work for the dole scheme for 6 months from memory.
My wife started work there as a Ghost Tour Guide before gaining employment there.
She was on duty on the day of the incident, and was working at a strategic position to the Broad Arrow Cafe.
There is a lot that most people don’t know about the location of Port Arthur and the Broad Arrow Cafe.
Too many times I’ve heard people say “he couldn’t have shot that many people in that short a time”, or “a qualified person couldn’t have killed that many people”.
The Broad Arrow Cafe was a small cafe, that when tourists were there, was mostly crowded, and really not big enough for the purpose that it served.
The majority of people have never fired a high powered automatic weapon, and as such have no idea about the “kill rate” that these weapons are capable of.
What my wife did on that day has never been reported. We went to great lengths to keep her out of the media, and her story has never been told to the best of my knowledge.
She watched Martyn Bryant chase the bus driver around the bus and shoot him, before leaving the “Port”.
She was one of the first people there, and as an employee, it was her duty of care to look after the wounded and the remaining tourists alike.
What she did after he left was nothing short of heroic, and something that I would not wish on any one.
Never in any of the media reports have I ever heard anything about the young Asian lady that was sitting at the table with the fork to her mouth, dead.
Never in any media reports have I heard anything about the Victorian S.O.G officers that were on station at the time of his capture (my sister also worked as a Parliamentary Secretary at the time, and knew something about this).
The only thing I’ve ever heard is people who were not there, and didn’t know anyone there, telling me what happened. And to put it honestly….you’re all wrong.
My wife got home about midnight after the event, and we sat an talked for a few hours about what had happened, so I believe that I have a better understanding, and more knowledge about it than most people.
So when I see what most of you (including the Media) are writing or saying about this, I know for a fact that you are entirely wrong.
Stop your conspiracy theories, ans stop saying that it is something more than what it is.
Simply, it was one man, who is not all there, wanting to be recognised and accepted by people, and that’s how he went about it, end of story.
I am more than happy to tell anyone what happened on that day, but you have to be prepared to listen to the truth, not some beat up story that someone wants to tell, just to get their name “up in lights”.
I personally knew most of the people who were working there on that day, and had a lot of personal interaction with them.
So please, for the sake of those of us that have to live with this, still to this day, and probably until we end our days, stop your ridiculous load of crap.
claire latham | March 14, 2016 at 1:04 pm
Thankyou. Sick of reading their comments here and on facebook. Unfortunately Sad they will ignore your truth.
From the detractors of this article it is more than obvious there are shills and most probably part the corrupt and satanic self help group that call themselves Freemasons
Alex Reid | March 7, 2016 at 1:59 pm
They say to achieve that number of kills shooting from the hip (as wittiness statements revealed), could only be done by an expedience makesman.
margaret di giovinazzo | April 21, 2019 at 6:26 pm
Martin Bryant is left handed and the shooter was shooting righthanded.
Bedgaroo | March 7, 2016 at 3:26 pm
Biggest load of crap I’ve read. Anything big that happens in the world it must be cover up. I can’t believe the amount of people out there who think Bryant is innocent and that It was planned by the Government. I think you should all get your own IQ tests done.
Ian Gregory | March 7, 2016 at 3:40 pm
There was always doubt about Bryant guilt.If all witnesses had been called before a jury trial he could not have been convicted .John Howard and his entire cabinet should die in jail for their crimes .
doreen brett | March 7, 2016 at 3:50 pm
I agree with Rick Johnson. And I believe this being out and about now is to do damage to the liberal government and any respect the people have for Howard. I believe we will get lots of this from now till election and the Union run labor party are in full swing of manipulating the Australian people as they have done now for a few years and union has plenty of money and media help.
cairnsnews | March 7, 2016 at 4:09 pm
Doreen there are many more people than just some Liberals involved in this tragedy. We suggest you scroll back through this site and you will find much evidence previously published from several years ago. We have no partisan preference, just as long as the wrecking ball triumverate of the Liberals, Labor and the Greens are unable to form a government. Editor
Dianne | March 7, 2016 at 5:06 pm
Have just finished reading all the comments in relation to The Port Arthur Massacre and unfortunately the one thing that has always been obvious is that Mathew Bryant could never have had the intelligence to carry out these killings. Am a retired secretary of 25 years from my local firearms club and to do this massacre would require huge amounts of training and firearms knowledge. Something he never had. My heart goes out to all the people who suffered and are still suffering, but to know the knowledge of particular firearms just makes the more plausible that Mathew Bryant was a pawn in a system that was hell bent on disarming the public of Australia.
Edward | August 12, 2016 at 6:07 pm
Martin Bryant?
Jane | March 7, 2016 at 7:08 pm
“Ready for the incident” means AFTER it happened ! The incident went on for half a day and updates were broadcast live on the news. The bodes would’ve been kept in cold storage first and then embalmed later.
Alison | March 7, 2016 at 7:37 pm
Sorry Dianne, I think you mean “Martin” Not “Mathew”. I have seen the videos of Martin Bryant.. It certainly make one wonder.. I don’t think he was capable of it (murder)
Dianne | March 8, 2016 at 8:50 am
Yes Alison I often have a small problem with names but the gist of my email is spot on. Thank you for your reply.
Alison | March 11, 2016 at 8:31 am
Yes Dianne, you are spot on with the rest of your comment, some people just don’t get it do they? I saw the interview on the Sunday Night show, I think he was set up.. I feel for his mother too. My heart also goes out to the people & families of this horrific history. Why do people believe everything they see on TV as gospel?
I watched the video from another follower of this site: (quoted from the video) Wendy Scurr was the first person into the Broadarrow cafe after the Port Arthur massacre, she has a completely different story to tell from the mainstream media , the police and the federal and state governments, find out just how much disinformation and myths have been created around the pre planned pt arthur massacre ,if you watch this film with an open mind you will never be the same again period. also go to the NEXUS magazine website and download from the their archives section a brilliant 3 part series of articles in PDF format on the event time to take the red pill and wake up to what’s really going on in our world.
Certainly opens ones eyes.. Watch the video & more here:
Keith: Conspiracy is a correct and appropriate word to use. You are not just a conspiracy theorist, but a (wannabe?) professional conspiracy theorist on this and other conspiracy theories.
You are promoting a conspiracy theory – a theory that would involve several levels of government and some private actors. If we are to entertain your theory, we should ask ourselves what we should expect to find if the theory were true. We should not expect a mass murdering cabal of conspiracists to make arrangements for morgue equipment, which is plainly not the case and would be counter to the goal you claim they pursued.
The quoted text is most like a reference to equipment made quickly in the response for use in morgue proceedings. The paragraph is explicitly noting how fast equipment was made available – “The response time…” tells us they were responding to the incident. A poor wording gives the conspiratorially minded something to go on.
As for why people aren’t responding to your demands, why would they? Let’s say that Parry released the affidavit you demand. Would you then say “Oh, well that’s that then”. No, you would accuse him of lying and demand he testify under oath. If he did that, you still wouldn’t accept it. He knows that you are a crank with a history of harassing people, even the bereaved.
Your “startling new information” is nothing of the kind. It does not prove, or even support, your claim that the incident was planned by the government.
You are a troll, a ghoul, a crank, and, yes, a conspiracy theorist.
MIKE: You continue to write silliness. Either you did not read or you do not understand what I wrote. You have interpreted Stephen Parry’s words to suit your unproved assumptions about the incident at Port Arthur. You also seem to define the meaning of words differently to how they are defined in an English dictionary. Parry has been given the opportunity to explain himself. Given the seriousness of the matter it behooves him to clarify it to the people of Australia. An Affidavit is a sworn document – it is tautological to use the phrase sworn Affidavit, because that is what an Affidavit is – a sworn document. I used the adjective sworn to tell readers a significant point about what an Affidavit is, as many (most?) readers have no experience with this legal instrument. It is a serious document for serious matters, and Parry’s words are serious. Parry has until 16 MAR 2016 to provide an Affidavit explaining his words and himself. There is no conspiracy there Mike. After working for several years with good investigators trying to get to the bottom of the 1996 incident at Port Arthur, it is telling that those people who keep blathering and using the word conspiracy and the phrase conspiracy theory/theorist – as you have – are those who are convinced the official narrative is completely correct in all aspects. But it isn’t. People like me say words which upsets people like you because you think you know everything about the incident. But you don’t. Words that challenge your unproved assumptions cause dissonance in your mind. You get upset and call people silly names just as you have done to me and it is reasonable to believe you have done to others who have raised legitimate concerns and questions which have not been addressed or answered. (What embalmer Stephen Parry has stated in his embalming paper is one of these concerns.) Why did the cops not lift the fingerprints off the objects that the gunman handled in the Broad Arrow Cafe? He left those objects there. They can be seen in the police video. If Martin Bryant was the gunman, his fingerprints would have been all over them. But there is NO fingerprint evidence in the entire case. And NO DNA evidence. And no GSR evidence. In fact, NO forensic evidence of any kind. You have no certain knowledge (or do you?) about why Helene & Robert Salzmann were sitting inside a yellow Volvo with a gunman at the tollbooth at the Port Arthur Historic Site. Witnesses only a few metres away who saw them have stated this in writing – read LEAKED DOCUMENTS; copy from murder.research@gmail.com – and there is no official explanation. What happened to that red Commodore vehicle that the mysterious Thomas & Debra Buckley abandoned at the tollbooth? It just disappeared in the official narrative. Who drove it away? Who was in it? How can the same(?) gunman arrive for the massacre looking worn and rough around the edges end up looking fresh and tidy on his way to Seascape? Witnesses have stated this in writing. Was it the same gunman? How could it be? There is no conspiracy there Mike – witnesses have said it in writing. Three Tasmanian cops have written that they saw a black-haired woman running naked and screaming on the Seascape property late Sunday afternoon. It was not the grey-haired co-owner (Mrs. Martin) of Seascape because the official narrative says she was killed around midday. So people like me would like to know who exactly that black-haired woman was. And why was she running naked and screaming at Seascape? And where is she now? Is she dead, or alive? What ever happened to those handcuffs Martin Bryant was said to have used at Seascape? They were made of metal and would not have burnt in the fire. They did not appear on the list of evidence it seems. So what happened to those handcuffs? We could go on about many highly significant never-explained parts of the incident at Port Arthur. Parts by their very existence that tell thinking Australians the mentally-handicapped Martin Bryant (66IQ) is innocent and that he has been wrongfully imprisoned – for 20 years. It seems that to you Mike, the fact there was NO trial, NO coronial inquest, NO public enquiry, NO royal commission, etc. – even though 35 people were killed and 23 were wounded – is not significant. But it is very significant. You can call concerned Australians who raise concerns and/or who ask questions any silly names you like. It changes nothing. What we have noted is that you kind have contributed nothing to the understanding of the Port Arthur incident other than your blather, your unproved assumptions, and your willingness to believe the corrupt, inaccurate, and incomplete official narrative. The truth however will prevail over your silliness.
I read what Parry wrote. I read it fairly, unlike you. Read in context it is pretty clear what was meant. By an uncharitable interpretation, you feed your fantasy. I would also note that you could admit what Parry meant without compromising your need for the conspiracy. That the morgue wasn’t pre-prepared wouldn’t be fatal to the conspiracy claim. As I noted, such pre-preparedness would not be expected. It is, in fact, a comical claim. Yet you think the conspirators even bought a truck to be nice and helpful.
Parry has until 16 March? You seem to think your demands carry weight. They don’t. You are a hack, a nutball, an opportunistic parasite on the suffering of others, and, yes, a conspiracy theorist.
G.B.RUXTON | March 7, 2016 at 10:59 pm
I have never heard so much BULL in my life, lived in Richmond at the time to suss place out, his actions where so erratic (threats etc) he was basically run out of town. Just after that the killing started. Go ask the neighbours who lived near him, he had notebooks full of what they were doing, scary stuff. Who are these people who cry conspiracy. Facts don’t mean anything to them.
Mike. It is sad that you have to use insults to try to enforce your point of view. It shows that you cannot counter the points the editor has raised. It is tough when your axioms are challenged isn’t it.
Steve | March 8, 2016 at 11:03 am
I remember the news at the time showing close up footage of a table with a can of drink, a plate and a knife and fork belonging to the gunman. I’m sure these items were teaming with DNA, and all sorts of other identifiers for forensic boys. (if it was Bryants they would have had no problem with a trial) I also remember someone saying that they could not get fingerprints from the Volvo belonging to Bryant as it was left in open air for that long , the Tassie humidity made it impossible to obtain any prints ect.- sloppy work? Also what happened to his original lawyer that was put aside for a government picked lawyer
cairnsnews | March 8, 2016 at 12:54 pm
Interesting observations Steve, it is amazing when the dots are joined it paints a very different picture. We have been on this case for over a decade and all our research is coming together with a block buster to come out in a few weeks to refute Martin Bryant as the killer.
shanz | March 8, 2016 at 12:10 pm
I watched the doco the other night. I knew something didn’t add up.
Most certainly a cover up. Thanks for continuing to bring this to peoples attention. No matter how hard it is to swallow. A coronial inquiry must be had. How can they detain a mentally challenged individual for 6 months and call it legal is beyond me. I’m sure if I yelled at an 11yr old for 6 months they’d confess to anything and everything also. This needed to go before a court. Due process had to be undergone, it was not.
Mike~ A cover up is glaringly obvious and as soon as we the people get the politicians dancing to the rule being applied and an inquire set in place the better
Kevin | June 9, 2016 at 2:30 pm
Mike, Maybe you could explain why all the doors of the cafe were locked, or blocked, and who the 2 men standing outside the cafe talking, one smoking, and leaning on the railing. Surely, if a shooting was happening, they would be ducking for cover, and take it from a target shooter, if you were shot in the head, like all were, you would not be sitting at the table with a fork in your mouth. The blonde headed person seen near the bus was not running, but casually walking towards the bus. Access the government Hansards, and papers, and enlighten yourself, as you are looking, and making a complete fool of yourself.
Steve | March 8, 2016 at 4:52 pm
Would not surprise Me One Little Bit, One Way To Disarm A Country’ And With The Problem Of The Boat People And The Muslims Trying To Take Over, This Once Great Country Is In Trouble, A Similar Thing Happened Before Germany Invaded It’s Neighbour’s, Before The 2nd World War Broke Out, Ask Anyone From Poland etc
Steve~ Hitler disarmed Germany so the people had no defense against his Nazi Party dictatorship, the balls in the peoples court now
Chris | March 8, 2016 at 8:25 pm
I’m sorry, did we just manage to skip over this post some how? This is the most informative and important post of the lot. I truly hope this doesn’t reignite too much pain and suffering for you an your wife Robert. Ignorant people will never change. Thank you for opening up and sharing this with us. Irrefutable facts have clearly been ignored for the sake of a continued waste of time argument. He’s guilty and is paying for his crime.
Also, contextually, the words used by the offending mortician of the time would have been praise for those who were obviously working diligently to offer the deceased and their families some dignity. Not many facilities have room for 35 bodies to store en mass. The siege carried on for some time and emergency responders would have been furiously trying to arrange ways of dealing with the assailant and the unfortunate victims. Praise for a team who would have been rushed to the scene of a graphic crime such as the one they were faced with can not go unmentioned.
Prior warning could have been given if somebody knew what was going on in Martyn’s mind. He alone knew that. Don’t feed me any nonsense about my ignorance or how you have the facts and I am just another misinformed media drone. You have facts to support your claim. Your claim is based on the facts as you interpret them. Your interpretation is flawed. Accept it, don your tin foil hat and move on to proving/disproving the existence of aliens. This is merely making a mockery of the people who suffered that day. A nation suffered but there are those who live with the pain of wearing somebody elses brains on their clothing. Consider them before you decide to take the side of a man, IQ challenged or not, who murdered 35 and wounded 23 more.
You do remember how many eye witnesses and video tapes were shown as evidence don’t you? Facts my friend. They are the thing that will condemn or convict the person involved in this horrific crime. I believe facts convicted the right person and did justice to those left in his wake.
warren | March 8, 2016 at 9:52 pm
Have a look at the 2011 Norway attacks the shooter Anders Behring Breiuik .Read about that mass shooting on Wikipedia even he got a Trial sounds like the Howard Government had a personal axe to grind with Martin guilty or not ,sounds like a gross miss injustice by the Au government not giving him a trial ,left the door wide open here .
Jess | March 9, 2016 at 6:09 am
Keith, I just did a quick Google search of your past work on this. Found the ‘book’ you have written. It lists Wikipedia as a major author. I am almost crying with laughter, bloody crackpot.
Your hilarious!!!!
What next: should I go write an entry in wiki that details how Osama is alive because he was really on holiday in Austria at the time his safe house was overrun? you can base your next book on that?
Shame on Cairns news for doing their research on credibility and facts. Also, I am very interested to see Cairns news respond to Richard above – can you really keep up this shit when normal people are telling your their own, personal accounts of a horrible situation? Do you have the balls to tell this poor man, who’s wife went through a horrible ordeal, that she’s making it all up?
Fuck you if you do, senseless pricks.
Thanks for your comments Jess.
It’s easy to mock conspiracy theories isn’t it. In 1963, the theory that there was a conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy of the United States was dismissed as absurd, in 1973 the theory that President Nixon’s henchmen broke into the Democrat headquarters in the Watergate building was dismissed as absurd, why on earth would they bother, why would they risk everything, well history has perpetually taught us that power corrupts, and the threat of the exposure of that corruption generates fear and supports such as your self unable to deduce facts from following government scripts.
Your last paragraph indicates what pigeon hole you reside as a loyal lackey.
Anon nona | March 9, 2016 at 8:41 pm
Well maybe you should do that Jess and find us some real evidence that Osama was killed. There is no proof. A bit off topic.. Anyway I find it appalling that people on here choose to attack those who are questioning what really happened and why. This sad event may or may not have been used to take away civil rights yet you blindly protect those who may be responsible for it and seek out closure by blaming a possibly guilty person. Surely that must make you feel more sick about the whole thing?….if you are not even willing to question what the tv tells you or what the media wants you to beleive then sorry you are a fool. Just take a look at the pharmaceutical industry and what it has become, yet you still beleive you are never being lied to….like a blind man that cannot see I don’t hate you, I feel sorry for you.
Chris | March 10, 2016 at 1:57 am
Very few people believe what is told to them by the media. Fewer still, however, believe the crackpot theories of individuals who, in the face of clear and concise evidence, still can’t understand why someone has been penalised for being naughty. The evidence I speak of us from eye witnesses as well as official sources.
I find it almost comical that this has come up so close to election time again. I wonder if Cairns News has their hand in a politician’s pocket for helping sway the voters their way. Maybe I could start by own theory here. Look at hire many other nedia sources only give us information that directs or thoughts towards the conclusion they wish us to draw. Why would Cairns News be any different?
cairnsnews | March 10, 2016 at 3:40 am
Gooday Chris. Have a close look at previous comments from Cairns News about Port Arthur in this column. Can we suggest you take a few hours and go back three years or more and peruse the content of the pages in this site. You will find articles about Port Arthur more than three years old. Can we suggest you keep a watch on these pages because the next round of Port Arthur evidence will have you spluttering in your heavy beer. Perhaps you should engage your brain before you put your mouth into gear.
I have no idea what you’re referring to. Are you saying I am unintelligent, under the influence of drugs and ill informed because I saw something in amongst the current information and decided to voice a theory regarding the information I have gleaned from the text in this page? How is it that I’m the one who needs to get informed, give up alcohol and keep my mouth shut when you’re trying to have a guilty man set free?
By the way, I do not drink, have read many sources of information regarding Maryin Bryant and the incident in question. Also, you didn’t obviously get the point I was trying to make so I made it a little more clear for you in this reply. Do I really think you’re in a politician’s pocket? No. It may, however, be a conclusion drawn by those who look for anything to keep themselves current and their bored minds active. Yes, my bored mind wandered and, in order to keep myself current and get noticed, I posted a comment on what could maybe possibly almost sort of kinda the truth – if you’re inclined to believe that sort of thing.
cairnsnews | March 10, 2016 at 6:03 pm
KEITH ALLAN NOBLE | March 11, 2016 at 1:11 am
JESS, What possessed you to write such silliness? Offensive silliness. Please supply the link of your quick google search. To say google lists Wikipedia as a major author of the book MASS MURDER (free pdfs: murder.research@gmail.com) is nonsense – a blatant lie. Google does not make such statements. Again, if you have a link put it here for Cairns News readers. No reader here has spoken about Osama – except you. Trying to distract people with such nonsense is just more of your silliness. The name Richard does not even appear above. Normal people, witnesses who were right there at Port Arthur have written statements. They detailed what they saw, and what they think they saw. You and everyone else who reads Cairns News can study the details in LEAKED DOCUMENTS (free pdf: murder.research@gmail.com) Witnesses have clearly stated it was not Martin Bryant they saw. Some witnesses wrote they did, but check the distances they were from the action – c.150 meters away. (It is impossible to identify any of the grainy faces accurately on the highly suspect Balasko video.) One witness (Newitt) estimated the height of the gunman down to one inch – but Newitt was, in her own words, “500 yards” away. No one can estimate a height to one inch at 500 yards. Numerous witnesses detailed things never mentioned in the official narrative. Read the statements of the two Cheoks and Rabe. Read about Helene & Robert Salzmann sitting right inside a yellow Volvo at the tollboth WITH a gunman. You will never find this in the official narrative. Read the words of Debra & Thomas Buckley if you want to learn how deceptive things at the historic site tollbooth were. When you say “she’s making it all up,” we have no idea who she is. If you are talking about the wife of Chris, no one here has said the poor woman made anything up. But because some person has a bad experience, does not mean that person knows everything about that entire experience. – more specifically, the wife of Chris could not possibly know what went on everywhere at the historic site, and the tollbooth, and the local shop, and on the highway, and at Seascape. This poor woman is not the authority on the entire incident at Port Arthur. Your writing is illogical and offensive. If your intention is clear communications, think before you start writing. And ending your comment as you have, does not add anything to what you have written. It suggests to readers that you are as thick as a brick. (There is nothing wrong with swearing, but it is entirely unnecessary as you have done at the end of your comment.)
Stephen Smith | March 9, 2016 at 10:23 am
…. and then came along 911
Dave | March 10, 2016 at 6:52 am
Thanks for the lesson showing me that so many people are that twisted they can contemplate him not doing what he done. With all the eye witnesses. Yeh the government set it up hahaha funny people out there = ridiculous
Peter L | March 11, 2016 at 9:21 am
Thanks Dave for showing just how uninformed a lot of Australians are. Ridiculous? Hardly, given the magnitude and importance of that tragic event. Just keep your head buried in the sand. It must be more comfortable for you there.
murray sanders | March 11, 2016 at 5:42 pm
Lindy Chamberlin was found guilty by the people of Australia found guilty by the courts convicted by the courts and jailed , LOOK HOW THAT TURNED OUT , have a royal commission and put this to rest , one’s thing is for sure little Johnny jack boots has a lot to answer for for disarming Australia.
cairnsnews | March 12, 2016 at 11:14 am
Royal Commissions are set in place by government with the terms of reference limiting the investigation and the commissioner appointed is alway a very close friend of the government and the final result is determined all before the RC starts. The findings are only recommendations that may be delt with as the government pleases…. NOW! a Coronal Inquiry comes under a legislation that demands action from the coroners findings, still has political interference but difficult to cover up. The third option is to vote the bastards out of office and get a fairdinkum inquiry that will blow the power mongers out of the water for ever….
Peter L | March 12, 2016 at 2:58 pm
Isn’t that the truth! No government ever, ever initiates a royal commission without knowing or manipulating the result prior to these proceedings taking place.
A coronial inquest would be the preferred option but even that can be skewed.
Well said Peter you are right on the button – Harry Palmer
Tectonic Taniwha | June 3, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Lindy did kill her baby, it was a satanic sacrifice at Uluru
cairnsnews | June 3, 2016 at 5:15 pm
Hello Tectoncic we are unsure how you came to this unfounded conclusion. Former NT Police officers always blamed a dingo that was supposed to have been shot before the baby was taken because the dog had been acting savagely towards humans. It was not shot by rangers. They should be blamed because they failed to do their job. Your hypothesis is off the planet and we can only assume you are an atheist perhaps with experiences of human sacrifice.Editor
Al Ward | April 12, 2016 at 9:48 pm
Why don’t you watch Australian Story and hear the eyewitness accounts of people who were in the cafe and saw Bryant pull the trigger then maybe you will pull your collective heads in and stop sprounting these ridiculous unsubstantiated theories. http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/australian-story/NC1601Q011S00
cairnsnews | April 13, 2016 at 12:15 pm
Hi Al we have had a few comments that Bryant must be guilty because the Australian media says so. You should ask yourself why the first nurse on the café scene Wendy Scurr was not asked to provide evidence and why her statement saying the shooter did not fit the description of Bryant was refused to be accepted. Fortunately we have dug much deeper and started doing so in 1997. There is a body of competent researchers which has the evidence, some of which you have read. Much more is coming. Editor
Colin | April 22, 2016 at 2:57 pm
I have one question…. Why have none of the hundrereds of people who were there that day not come forward and say you have the wrong man? Oh and don’t tell me the government has threatened them into silence
KEITH ALLAN NOBLE | April 24, 2016 at 4:54 pm
COLIN, The question you have posed implies that everyone who was at or near Port Arthur on 28 & 29 April 1996 knows with absolute certainty that the gunman/shooter was Martin Bryant. But this is nonsense as you will see if you read the witness statements. Witnesses did describe in writing a person who was not Martin Bryant. And many witnesses could not have accurately identified any person because they were too far away – hiding at the old penitentiary for example. As early as Sunday (28th) afternoon, people were being told it was Martin Bryant and they simply believed it. (This is very understandable considering what they experienced.) And come Monday, the media was broadcasting that name across Australia and around the world. Most people just accepted that story and it became fixed in their minds. What happened with all Martin Bryant’s stolen assets has not been detailed and made public. If his money was distributed to people, it was probably supplied under the condition that a recipient not initiate any legal action or make any negative statement(s) against any party associated with the incident. As we all know, most people do not speak up about anything if it is going to cause them legal problems or lead to them being ridiculed. Some people do, but most don’t. By making all those who were at or near Port Arthur the arbiter in this case, you are simply insisting the official narrative is correct because these people were told it was Martin Bryant and they support this. (Whether they genuinely believe it is another matter.) Studies in the US have confirmed that mistaken identification – there are many reasons for this tragic failing – is the primary cause of wrongful imprisonment. (see Innocence Project literature) There is nothing in the literature that says or suggests that the situation is different in Australia. If you have an inquiring mind, you will find a considerable amount of literature that explains and details facts which prove conclusively Martin Bryant was not the gunman/shooter. I suspect you are guffawing now because, as your questions suggests, you are of the belief that only the people who were at or near Port Arthur would know. Well this is wrong and documented facts prove it. There are other things you need to consider and many of them appear in the forthcoming document (50 pp.) 20 YEARS CORRUPTION, DECEPTION, LIES: Official Mass Murder Port Arthur, Tasmania. (working title was: 20 MONGRELS DOC) It will be distributed internationally this coming week. If you or any other readers of this comment would like a free copy, just email me: murder.research@gmail.com KEITH ALLAN NOBLE
Michael Thomas | October 8, 2019 at 8:49 am
Maybe they weren’t asked to give evidence.
Eddie | October 21, 2019 at 6:39 pm
What your saying no one that was there that day says they the wrong man , that shows you’ve done 0 research on the matter go back to your computer and actually do some real fact finding instead of watching a channel 7 report , tip look up a woman who gives talks publicly about what she saw that day and then look up the Vic cop who has been telling everyone who actually did it for years
Jamie | May 7, 2016 at 3:56 am
Really enjoyed reading that article. Keep up the good work!
eddy freddy | May 29, 2016 at 11:11 pm
Anyone who believes Bryant did this has never shot anything ever and has no clue about the difficulty of doing what Bryant was accused of ,so if you don’t have any idea shut your unintelligent idiotic mouth, but if they are aware of how good you would have to be as well as the known fact that there was second shooter and they still accuse martin Bryant , well those are the ones who are complicit in the worst crime and proceeding cover up ever perpetrated on the Australian people ,a crime that was given the green light by the then prime minister john Howard the coward. The real shooters who have been named publicly by senior police (now retired) have not even been questioned let alone charged but have continued this lie that has been rammed down the publics throat
What makes the Australian public look like joke is when it comes to most govt policies that come from either party ,this generation of low intelligent drones will not trust what the govt says, but when it comes to the policy of removing guns from the public so there can never be an uprising against a corrupt draconian govt , a policy that needed a false flag opp to guarantee the people be willing to give up their last line of defence against tyranny , this stupid public have just swallowed this outrageous fiction that the mass media has been complicit in calling this garbage the official story and not one of these idiot that are so sure of this impossible fictional story , none have done one shred of research on the subject and that confirms they are the dumbest of the dumb . So if anyone disagrees with this comment they have just exposed who they are
Shame nobody here in New zealand will do an in depth look into the Aramoana massacre, David Gray was a patsy too!
KEITH ALLAN NOBLE | June 3, 2016 at 6:35 pm
See MASS MURDER: Official Killing in Tasmania, Australia (2nd edition; 2014; free pdf murder.research@gmail.com) for suggestive details related to the Aramoana massacre. KEITH ALLAN NOBLE
Plutonium | June 4, 2016 at 10:54 am
I’m from a place in the UK where we had the Hungerford Massacre! If you don’t think it was your government you are sadly mistaken, the similarities are all too obvious! They are staged to disarm you ready for the NWO take over! Jews are creating the police state and importing Islam! Jews own the media and are brainwashing you! Wake up FFS Australia
Matthew Parr | June 4, 2016 at 2:55 pm
This, if true needs to be rectified. A ROYAL COMMISSION needs to be held. Bryant needs to be let out, if true. This is a travesty.
I agree Matthew. How do they explain away the fact that Martin Bryant demonstrated that he shoots with his left hand whilst, by all accounts, the shooter was shooting with his right hand and from the hip, Martin Bryant was supposed to be burnt to death in the fire started by an SOG officer shooting a phosphorous flare through the upstairs window at Seascape Cottage. I imagine this threw a spanner in the works for a lot of people in the know.
Jazz | June 7, 2016 at 12:39 pm
All I know is a coronial inquest would shut us all up, a reply from the senator would shut us up, and Martin bryant in his confession video looked pretty good for a guy who was on fire and in compression bandages after his arrest….
Jazz, can you give me a link to the confession video?
ed | June 22, 2016 at 12:40 am
Look at how many sheep there are in Australia, I’m surprised but I guess its the subliminal messages that come through watching American TV , and the idiots that don’t believe our government would kill 35 people, ha , the same prime minister that ordered this killing spree using Drury and overbeete also sent our soldiers to an illegal war to die ,the war that his buddies in the US have now been convicted of war crimes over and there is calls for Howard to face the same charges. If anyone thinks Bryant did it is either retarded or complicit in the crime because none of you can answer any of the outstanding questions about the way his conviction came about ,to say he plead guilty is a definite sign of you being retarded or at the least uneducated,thousands of people have been wrongfully convicted by a coerced guilty plea and if you believe what your told on tv by prostitutes in the mainstream media then you need to check yourself into the nearest mental institution and stay there, and by the way that crook Avery just got out of prison that’s the one who worked for the prosecution on this case up until it looked like martin wasn’t going along with the plan but good ol corrupt Avery sorted that out and that’s the guilty plea all the idiots are standing by . Finally those who wish harm on others just for asking questions, they are definitely involved some how in the continuous cover up and must also be investigated as well as their family links looked into
REMEMBER A CONSPIRACY THEORIST IS SOMEONE WHO QUESTIONS THE WORDS OF KNOWN LIARS
cairnsnews | June 22, 2016 at 8:11 am
Well put Ed defines the whole conspiracy dismissal by those under challenge
Veronique | August 1, 2016 at 5:56 am
Martin Bryant was born sadistic. He lived in a fantasy world and believed he was some kind of super hero. He was always a danger to society. For the sake of the victims leave it alone.
KEITH ALLAN NOBLE | August 1, 2016 at 7:24 am
VERONIQUE: “Martin Bryant was born sadistic” – you offer not one shred of hard evidence to support your allegation; “”He lived in a fantasy world” – you offer not one shred of hard evidence to support your allegation; “believed he was some kind of super hero” – you offer not one shred of hard evidence to support your allegation; “He was always a danger to society” – you offer not one shred of hard evidence to support your allegation; “For the sake of the victims leave it alone” – you offer not one shred of hard evidence to support your exaggerated words. You have provided not one shred of evidence – just stupid deceptive allegations. Since day one, victims of the official massacre (28 APR 1996) at Port Arthur in Tasmania have wanted to know the truth. Since day one, victims have wanted to give their evidence in a properly constituted court. But they have been denied this their right. There was NO trial, NO coronial inquest, NO public enquiry, NO royal commission. All there has ever been are idiots and mongrels with sick agendas- like you VERONIQUE – mouthing off deceptions trying to keep the general public from becoming awakened to the fact that the Port Arthur massacre was an inside job which was blamed on a patsy, innocent Martin Bryant (IQ of 66 which puts him at the bottom 2 percent of the Australian population). There can be no justice without truth – and the families, relatives, and friends of all the victims have been denied the truth. Read the book MASS MURDER: Official Killing in Tasmania, Australia (2nd edition; 2014) – FREE pdf copies: murder.research@gmail.com and BIGWORMBOOKS@gmx.net KEITH ALLAN NOBLE
Hi Bonniemay, we have published so much proof that Port Arthur was a false flag event that even some politicians know it was government sponsored. Unfortunately these politicians are too afraid to mention it. Sooner or later an honest politician, hard as they are to find, will drop the bundle in parliament.Editor
shaun watson | August 7, 2016 at 8:56 pm
Born sadistic? Keep taking the drugs! As soon as the media mentioned his name the shit stuck! You need to widen your thought processes! Same shit happened in the UK in 87! Suggest you research and you may find its a copy cat false flag!
shaun watson | August 6, 2016 at 9:03 am
I come from the UK and we had the Michael Ryan massacre near where I was living! All exactly the same! Happened in 87, Hungerford massacre! 96 the same in Port Arthur and I now live in Hobart, being ex military I find it very inconceivable that this guy could fire this weapon with such accuracy! All fingers point to the governments! The agenda is to disarm you all for the NWO! Import Islam to divide and conquer! Disarm you all so you cannot fight back! The governments are the real enemy
Seems the government have paid trolls on here to denounce anyone who opposes their agenda
Chris | August 7, 2016 at 9:15 am
Silly human. Your government is not in control here. We are. You will surrender all your finances and worldly possessions to the person who owns this email account or we will invade your puny world… I clearly have no problem with entertaining the delusions of crazy people.
As I said dim wit trolls! You are proof! The government are the real enemy! You must make a wonderful living shitting on your own people Chris! Bitter and twisted and bullied at school! Go get a real job, stop importing Islam! We all know what’s going on! Import, divide and conquer with Saudi dollars and the big noses NWO! Disarm us with false flags and surrender under the Agenda 30
Funnily enough, I agree with everything you just stated. I have no issue believing the government is corrupt and the Arabic population spreading as it is is no accident. The fluoride in our water is not for healthy teeth and, regardless who we vote for, the leader of our country has already been pre defined. I still will not be convinced that Martin Bryant is innocent.
Shane Rattenbury just passed a law where you get fined $7,500 for criticism of Islam in Australia! Yeh righto Chris you complete utter moron!!! I’m from the UK! I’m not brain dead like you! I fought in the Falklands war! I do know what’s going on! Do me a favour and go jump off a very high bridge! Try Sydney Harbour one! At least you can contribute to the Asutralian economy
You say you were in the Falklands war? You are trying to insult me? I have never been a governmental pawn mate. I’ve never been actively involved in taking the life of another human to help my government improve their financial situation and get themselves seen on the works stage. You seem to enjoy the notion of people dying so it’s possible that a military vocation is perfect for you. You know what’s going on. The person who had a wife who worked in a cafe that saw what happened clearly knows much less than you. People are talking about facts and then completely skipping over the facts presented to them by eye witnesses. Anyway, I hope you have a lovely and safe day where no harm befalls you. Oh yes. Stating that I see no coincidence in the mass migration of Muslims to other countries is not derogatory. I did not comment on what I believe their agenda to be. I’m actually not racist because I don’t want anybody, of any nationality doing harm to anybody else. I use my sarcasm as a weapon instead of guns and bayonets.
Defending your country isn’t being a pawn! Fighting in Syria is being a pawn! Get facts right!
The concept of fighting for peace is ridiculous and contradictory. How many politicians were out there dying in the field of battle alongside the soldiers? None. You weren’t all dying to defend your home or way of life. You were dying to keep the politicians in the lifestyle they’re used to. You were dying for them. With all due respect to you and the many others why fought in that war, that makes you a pawn. I hope you’ve been able to deal with the emotional repercussions of the tragedies and misery you witnessed. I certainly don’t mean to disrespect the soldiers or what they do. The bravery and nobility they require is beyond the limits of my own. I have zero respect for the politicians who send them off to die though. I understand facts. I also understand human suffering and misery and who is usually responsible for causing it. Men and women who sit behind desks and yell over each other and wonder why they’re not heard cause a huge percentage of human suffering and misery. Boy, are we ever going off topic here.
cairnsnews | August 7, 2016 at 8:50 pm
Well said Shaun! Ed
Eddie | September 10, 2016 at 7:57 pm
I noticed a few people here are desperately view trying to defend the official story ,some saying that they live in Tasmania and they knew someone who was there that day , hey , you can stop the bullshit you don’t have to pay any of Martin’s money back that was given to you for lying for them , but you will have to put up with your guilty conscience for being a paid troll to defend this corrupt government
Michael Fry | August 7, 2016 at 7:28 pm
Keith Allan Knoble it does appear your not so Noble and are clutching at straws the question is why, I have known Stephen Parry since the early 1970’s you characterisation on a few words which you appear to be manipulating to suit your agenda, do you have a book to sell a conspiracy theory and yes there will be many who would be interested in your BS story.
eddie grace | August 7, 2016 at 9:48 pm
The simple fact is you cant change any ones mind when it comes to port Arthur, those who defend the official story cant change their mind for a number of reasons from being intellectually impaired (retarded) all the way to being complicit in the crime of mass murder that our government at that time allowed in the pursuit of tough gun legislation being passed, and even those in the opposition government would have been in acceptance of the process to reach the end result , therefore these people will come up with any nonsense argument to try to stem the tide of those who are now waking up since 9/11 and how our governments have no problem in murdering their own people to complete their agenda . Then there are those who are not brainwashed and that have higher level of intelligence that don’t believe everything that they are told and were not in any way involved in this crime, they can never stop asking questions and its not because they wish that their government was involved in this crime its they really are holding on to a hope that the government wasn’t involved with the overwhelming evidence being they were, and all they are asking is basic questions to basic facts and protocols that should have been easily answered a long time ago but all they get is abuse and slander without one sensible answer, because these questions cant be answered by the other side without implicating themselves, so we all know ( apart from the stupid ones) that our government murdered 35 innocent people to achieve an agenda to make this country less safe and put an innocent person in jail for life to take the blame for it, and the same prime minister sent our soldiers to die in an illegal war having full knowledge that it was on false information but could not get his nose out of George bush’s arse because it is the first time anyone has showed him any attention ,since then his co conspirators have been convicted of war crimes and are restricted from freely travelling around the globe and there are calls for Howard and Blair to face the courts with the same charge so with this in mind why should we bother them with this little incident of only 35 people getting murdered they wouldn’t have given it another thought to ,and its annoying that people keep bringing it up
Very well said Eddie.Ed
John | August 19, 2016 at 3:16 pm
I too was very skeptical but the more i read i found it just raised more questions 1st thing that stood out was the premier saying “We wont have gun reform until there is a mass shooting in tasmania” out of all Australia he just happen to pin point the very state by luck?
The 2nd was the obvious custom built morgue truck for such a small population it was the biggest ever built at the time and proved a wise investment. But why sell it or try to sell it after it proved its worth?
Then there’s the famous “Jamie” recordings why were his was deliberately altered when he clearly says ” he’s going to shoot he’s tryin to shoot he’s going to shoot ya main man” while in the background you can hear what was proven to be 20 gunshots not “coughs” how did he see the sniper without the aid of night vision?
Then theres the fire at seascape so after all the shooting martin did the police held their line until morning when apparently he set fire to the cottage and fire crews were not allowed to engage even after he was captured and burnt himself in the process?
This brings us to the guns found on site the ar15 found inside seascape and the .223 found in what was described as an outhouse some distance frome the main structure. Not only were BOTH guns damaged to the point that it was impossible to carry out proper forensic testing to match bullets to said guns but were presented as full functioning weapons with “borrowed bits” from the NSW weapons library.
Now this brings us to John Howards actions afterward. 1st he orders the partial demolition of the main crime scene. Now this seems a bit strange Given the scale of the crime it just appears to hamper any & all future efforts to any possible inquiries.
2nd our Pm saw fit to indeed break an Australian law part of due process of a coronial inquest in order to spare victims familys any extra pain and suffering by placing an Embargo of 30yrs. Again seems to hinder the grieving and judicial process.
And of course there the letter received by wendy scurr stating she would not be needed to give evidence in a mass shooting with multiple crime scenes and a person who could ID the offender.
Now these are just some of the points that have stuck out to me so to speak. I do not wish to trivialize this crime and in no way am i saying that my words are Expert testimony just my observation.
I strongly believe that the only way to get closure in this matter is to have a coronial inquest and that will put and end to all speculation. But i doubt that will happen and im sure that even if it stays dormant for another 10yrs i predict martin bryant will no longer be with us.
Rose Chapman | August 7, 2016 at 7:45 pm
We were travelling home to Hobart, when a very distressed man came running across the road to stop us going any further past the Port Arthur turnoff. – He said there had been a lot of people shot and that the shooter was now further along down the road still shooting people. – We turned around and drove via. another road towards Hobart. – We passed dozens of ambulances, police and every other type of government vehicle right up to near the airport. – My questions are..1/ Were there any witnesses who said there were more than one shooter 2/ How did Martin arrive at Port Arthur 4/ How many guns was Martin supposed to be carrying 5/ How did Martin have time to reload a gun 6/ were ALL the bullets the same. I’m confused.
Damon Lee Griffiths | August 8, 2016 at 9:28 pm
I have always been a believer of this conspiracy theory, a book called ” crime scene port Arthur” should be read by anyone who believes John Howard and his corrupt accomplices before passing judgement
shaun watson | August 10, 2016 at 4:18 pm
Hungerford Massacre(UK) and the Port Arthur massacre are the same- both governments have set up false flags to disarm you all, import islam to divide and conquer! it’s certainly not rocket science and oh the government paid trolls are lurking aren’t they Chris! Its happening everywhere not JUST Australia but there again i suspect most Australians are not aware of the Hungerford massacre! The major problem within Australia is the media! Its the worst i have encountered, You are too isolated from the rest of the world and the media have most by the balls!!
Chris | August 10, 2016 at 9:12 pm
I do believe the governments are taking our countries from a democracy to a dictatorship. It’s been happening since we were disarmed. They seem to think that we will become placid and not rise up without guns. I fully believe that there is a major class/race divide about to happen and chaos is going to hit with devastating effects. As someone who believes in the chaos theory, this scares the hell out of me.
Our census data is going to be held for 99 years. This is the first time in history it won’t be “destroyed” after the data had been extracted. They are using the information for something big. I’m not sure what yet but it won’t be beneficial to us in any way.
We’re all in for a world of hurt and the Muslim radicals are going to be central to the plot. It used to be Castro, Mussolini and the like to carry the blame for international discord. The Muslims are just the next in a series of scapegoats.
I’m not blind and I’m not a payed government agent trained in brainwashing people via social media. I just don’t believe Bryant is innocent.
My beliefs may not match those you hold to be true but I do still live in fear of what is coming next. As an Atheist I don’t believe in an after life so I only have this one to live. I’ll be damned if I want to live it in subservience to anybody.
I feel no need to comment any forever on this matter to be honest. I’ll not defend myself against ignorant claims of being a government sympathiser or a brain washed sheep any more. Think what you must to help you sleep at night. Taking cheap shots at me doesn’t affect the quality of my rest in any way. Just remember that if I was to meet you in a time you needed refuge, I’d offer it to you without hesitation. None of us deserve to die for somebody else’s cause so, just so everyone knows, I “got your back” if you ever need me. I won’t kill for anybody but I would offer food, shelter, a warm welcome and the use of anything you needed to make it on your way. I’m a wonderful person but I don’t take too kindly to being falsely accused.
Hug your loved ones, never let an opportunity go by to tell them you love them and stay focused on spreading a positive message. There’s enough negativity out there already. I kind of want to hug you right now. I’m not sure if it would upset you or placate you though. It’s the not knowing that makes me want to do it the most. Vigilance and diligence will keep you safe.
shaun watson | August 11, 2016 at 12:07 pm
Believing? you believe sounds like you don’t like the truth! Believing isn’t proof of your thoughts, Negativity? its just the plain simple truth! You are in denial- paint it a different colour or wrap it up with some other fancy paper but underneath the truth is the truth. All happening over western Europe as we speak- government false flags every day but you are still in denial???? seriously get out of the office a bit more!!! Do some travelling and stop listening to the zionist jews media.
Mike Adler | January 17, 2017 at 8:12 am
There should have been a coronial inquiry, simple. It was legally required with deaths by fire and foriegn tourists. End of story. Howard should not have stepped in and stopped it. He wasn’t legally able to do it. Let’s get this inquiry underway! Australia deserves answers!
0jimbo0 | March 8, 2017 at 8:43 pm
There should have been a coronial inquiry, simple
well…they couldn’t really afford to have a CI b’cs a Coroner has a lot of ind. discretionary power…a bit like a Royal Commissioner….s/he can follow rabbits down all sorts of burrows and ask all sorts of questions…unlike a trial judge who is, usually, constrained in what they can and can’t ask/pursue…
but…here’s the kicker….no CI means no Life Insurance pay-outs….b’cs, in the case of un-natural death, almost all LI companies require a Coronial finding….
shouldn’t be that hard to discover if any LI pay-outs were done for Prt Arthur……
if there were none…wtf does that tell you, eh?
(how abt this?….. http://facebook.com/theportarthurmassacrehoax )
Phil Heaton | January 17, 2017 at 9:58 am
The only crime here is the people doing the whole ‘You are crazy – you conspirators’ routine. Conspirators are just people who question, analyse, critique, inquire, suspect. It is in their nature to do so and, obviously are very different to the sheep who just accept what governments say. Look at how many dodgy, concealed and deceptive things the government has done of late (Baird attempting to close down the greyhound industry for example, only to find out he was only doing so to secure a dodgy land deal. I find people who question to be exceedingly honest, realist in nature and grounded in common-sense and thank God they do what they do otherwise there would be no one would be accountable.
Conspirators are just people who question, analyse, critique, inquire, suspect
“conspiracy theorists” are people who question the statements of known LIARs!
T. Fingall | March 2, 2017 at 12:21 am
To ALL of those that have expressed concerns/theories that Martin Bryant was not at Port Arthur and did not pull the trigger. Please HEAR this. I was at Port Arthur with my grand parents that day and I SAW Martin Bryant with my OWN eyes. OWN EYES. There is no evidence that can be stronger, more true than that. To ANY person that has a theory that Martin Bryant was not there, your theory is INCORRECT. He was there and murdered innocent people in cold blood. PERIOD. Now stop, move on and cease this madness.
cairnsnews | March 3, 2017 at 10:13 am
Unfortunately we have direct testimony from witnesses who knew Bryant. They testified he was not the shooter. Research the evidence as we have and you will find there are so many anomalies that a commission of inquiry should begin immediately. His mother even stated he was not present at the site when the cafe shootings took place and we have substantial other testimony that he was having coffee miles away when a long haired shooter shot patrons at the cafe. If you care to read our section on the Port Arthur evidence in the RH column of Cairns News you will find your claim misleading at the least. We get government sponsored trolls making these claims every week. Ask the President of the senate Stephen Parry for his version of events in particular what he said at the Melbourne undertakers convention.Ed
T. Fingall | March 3, 2017 at 2:32 pm
Dear EDITOR. I have no need to research evidence, nor do I need to ask Stephen Parry for his version of events. As teenager I saw and heard with my EYES and ears what happened. I also saw a young man with long blond hair carrying the gun around, that man was Martin Bryant. As for claims of government sponsored trolls – are you for real? Please save that nonsense for your fellow conspiracy theorists at your AGM. Evidently you have not seen the video footage showing Martin Bryant at the scene and his Yellow Volvo. You have not heard the testimony of the MANY survivors and onlookers that have also identified Martin Bryant as the shooter. An opinion from an anonymous editor behind his desk is just that, I just hope your readers can research for themselves and form a more informed opinion.
Dear T Fingall. Unfortunately it seems you too have succumbed to the media propaganda campaign surrounding Port Arthur in 1997. The passage below was a response we sent to another reader who also has trouble with reading and understanding. “If one looks at the so-called educational curricula that the ALP in particular and with a few attempts from the Liberals, have over two generations introduced such terrible, jaundiced curricula. Adhering to United Nations dictates aided by Socialist International, we have produced two generations of factory fodder kids who have been intentionally dumbed down. Only the top 5% will be offered jobs by the corporations, parliaments and the judiciary to keep the uninformed sheeples in line. No kids have ever been taught about the Commonwealth Constitution of Australia and all law that is supposed to flow from it. Teachers are forbidden to implement discipline, kids run riot, thousands of teachers are physically attacked each year at school and many more thousands are verbally abused.
This malady affecting two generations of kids, with the dumbed-down portion now holding senior positions with emergency services, bureaucracy, politicians, education systems and across the private board, is it any wonder as a society we are in trouble. Christianity has been abolished in schools and in society by the ALP/Greens nexus, and our kids run riot without any accountability. Kids are no longer taught how to learn. They just get socialist ‘poor fella me’ aboriginal agenda driven down their necks. Until the whole system re-embraces Christianity not Islam, we are doomed as a cohesive, educated and prosperous society.” Read the Port Arthur reports properly Mr Fingall. Regards, Editor.
Aussie pub brawler | March 8, 2017 at 8:32 pm
I SAW Martin Bryant with my OWN eyes. OWN EYES
and…did you ID him in A POLICE LINE-up?
did you ID him in court, under OATH ?
Evidently you have not seen the video footage showing Martin Bryant at the scene and his Yellow Volvo. You have not heard the testimony of the MANY survivors and onlookers that have also identified Martin Bryant as the shooter
the “video footage” shown on the media?
yeh, right!
uh….but….yeh….you are right…..we have not heard “the testimony” of the survivors and onlookers…b’cs there was no Coronial Inquest or trial-by-jury where these people could be CROSS-EXAMINED on OATH….
sorry, champ!…but no-one is obliged to “tell the truth” to TV reporters and journos….and there are zero legal repercussions if you make shite up……..
only in a properly constituted court of law can you be prosecuted for perjury!
gavin | March 7, 2017 at 11:44 pm
only the most highly trained person in the world can shoot like the shooter did. i have tried and did not hit anything from the hip. time to realise the story about it being a set up is true.
Gaz | March 8, 2017 at 9:22 am
And this is more food for thought ….https://gumshoenews.com/2015/12/07/what-is-sass-mission-could-they-have-been-at-port-arthur-in-1996/
Aussie pub brawler | March 8, 2017 at 11:12 am
it was a hoax….
http://facebook.com/theportarthurmassacrehoax ;
the Mikac kids are still alive!
0jimbo0 | March 8, 2017 at 11:15 am
it was a hoax…..or…..@ least…a partial hoax!
the whole country was conned!
Port Arthur was a proto-Sandy Hook;
Aussie pub brawler | March 8, 2017 at 12:49 pm
you need to remove “moderation” on comments here b’cs the debate/discussion cannot proceed properly…you are impeding people producing evidence for/against the Port Arthur massacre actually occurring….you will not achieve any sort of exposure with blatant censor-ship!
Reon | March 9, 2017 at 2:39 pm
Always been a firm believer this was staged, let me know how i can help 🙂
Thanks Reon, we have been overwhelmed in the past six months with comments calling for a Royal Commission into Port Arthur, which we discovered 10 years ago to be a training exercise. It was one of the biggest cons since Sandy Hook school shootings in the US where many of the paid crisis actors have been identified. It is also the subject of Supreme Court action by a film maker suing the television networks for $1 trillion for broadcasting false information to upset and terrorise the public. Thanks for your offer. Ed
☞It was one of the biggest cons since Sandy Hook school shootings in the US where many of the paid crisis actors have been identified☜
i can ID one PAM “crisis actor” to you right now….”Walter Mikac”….he even followed the same ‘trajectory’ as the Sandy Hook CAs….
innumerable media appearances…dead kids….boo hoo!…set up “a trust foundation” that may well be a con job/fraud…lobby for massive gun confiscation…etc
the PAM was proto-Sandy Hook…in fact: it and Dunblane (another hoax!) were back-to-backers most likely planned and executed by the same
“crew”…..see here
it was “pulled off” by the i/national gun grabbing cabal headed up, most likely, by George Soros, to see if these sort of hoaxes would work….
they did and they have! (well….until now, least-ways! 😏 )
☞let me know how i can help☜
how serious are you?
next question: $how much$ have you got?
the best way to expose this malarkey is to track down the Mikac kids who were not killed @ the PAHS on 28/4/1996;
that would require retaining the services of a team of highly competent and experienced Private Investigators….possibly “backed up” by ex-SASR men to take care of any BS!
if the Mikac kids were found alive….then….just that, in and of itself, would blow a hole in the PAM “narrative” that you could drive a Brizzy bus through….and would, in all likelihood, scuttle the whole she-bang….thereby, pretty much FORCING the gov.au to totally repeal most if not ALL current gun laws…..
but….its gunna cost…BIG TIME….maybe even telephone n°s …..so…..like i said….
$how much$ have you got?
Lynn james | March 12, 2017 at 10:21 am
Good God what is this country coming to. Inocent lives were lost, babies or children hadnt had a chance to live a life. All for the legislation for gun laws premeditated murder and corruption really guys, this is so horrifil have no words?????
Aussie pub brawler | March 14, 2017 at 3:38 pm
uh….that’s one of the main contentions……that the Prt Arthur massacre was either a partial hoax or a total hoax…..replete with “crisis actors”;
there has been enough noise abt the PAM in the last coupla decades for some of the victims’ families to make a stink……unless, of course, there were no victims to begin with….
Fay | March 14, 2017 at 11:52 pm
I have always said Martin Bryant was innocent. All the papers and witnesses saw was a pimply faced long blond hair person who shot from the right hip with his right hand. Martin Bryant was left handed and could never have executed this catastrophe the way it was done. And he did not have a pimply face. Why didn’t the police get the tray that he was supposed to have eaten his lunch off and do it for finger prints. No nothing was done, if you read everything about that day and read the police inter view of Matin, you would realise he did not do it.
Robyne | July 4, 2017 at 12:48 am
After seeing very experienced shooters miss many targets, I realised Martin Bryant did not have the ability to do the shootings. The perpetrator was an extremely efficient shooter with skills far in excess of Martin Bryant who had hardly ever used a rifle. It was a very planned and executed job with many people involved. Maybe one day, we will learn the truth. In the meantime, Bryant will remain an innocent in prison.
Robyne~ Evidence support what you say. Government accountability is just around the corner as Martin Bryant rots in prison being the patsie to their disarming Australia agenda at any cost by John Howard….Ed
IanM | November 1, 2017 at 9:30 pm
Parrys declaration reminded me of the 5 dancing israelis on 911 who where high fiving and filming the collapse( We were their to document the event)
This boy/man needs to be released, my father who survived the King David hotel bombing in Palestine, told me this was an israeli hit, “only jews kill like this”
cairnsnews | November 2, 2017 at 1:29 am
Thank you Ian, we have received similar views in the past during the research into the Port Arthur rot. Similarly about 911 filed by our US contributors.
Unfortunately the major media is so tightly controlled in Australia that not a peep will ever be heard about these false flags. Murdoch, Fairfax and the ABC run the false media front for the elitists who own the corporate political parties. Two decades ago a Labor insider told us the Sydney office of the ABC was tightly controlled by Jews Subsequent investigations have revealed this to be correct. This is how the country’s most well known Aboriginal ‘leader’ Noel Pearson, a solicitor, got his hands on much of the extensive and rich mineral fields on Cape York. He was trained by and did his articles with Arnold, Bloch, Liebler the largest Jewish law firm in Australia based in Melbourne. The former senior partner in the firm, Isi
Liebler has strong ties to Mossad. In fact circa 1994 Liebler was accused in federal parliament of being a Colonel in Mossad. This law firm acts for the Australian Labor Party and Bob Hawke and has done for many years.Ed
Ashley | April 2, 2018 at 2:31 pm
This from a site I like and quite obviously the same applies to Australia;
http://victuruslibertas.com/2017/05/readers-and-viewers-of-vl-ask-fbi-anon-their-own-questions/
“James asked: What is the main concern (meaning what is the biggest case) going on inside the FBI at this time?
A: Israel. We are truly in danger of becoming the United States of Israel. They own 80% of our politicians. They have infiltrated our media, our tech companies, our banking systems.”
KEITH ALLAN NOBLE | November 2, 2017 at 7:20 am
If you would like the details (includes references) of Stephen Parry’s inside knowledge of the official massacre at Port Arthur in April 1996, please email me for the 50-page summary document: “20 YEARS, CORRUPTION, DECEPTION, LIES” (no copyright, distribute freely) – martinbryantisinnocent@gmail.com
This evasive embalmer from Tasmania has refused to explain his incriminating words which he presented at a government seminar in 1997. (see details in above-mentioned summary)
What does it say about the affairs of State in Australia when Stephen Parry – a person who knew preparations for the massacre (allegedly 35 killed; 23 wounded) were made in Victoria “ready for the incident” – becomes President of the Senate? But don’t just condemn the Liberal Party. A copy of the Show Cause Notice which was directed to Parry was also sent to every senator at the time. None have replied or reacted.
It seems every senator in Australia is quite content to see the torture of the poor patsy Martin Bryant continue. He has been wrongly condemned and imprisoned since 1996. Over 20 YEARS!!!!!!!!!
There was NO hard evidence proving guilt, NO motive, NO fingerprints, NO credible identification, NO public inquiry, NO legal integrity, NO proper firearm ownership, NO DNA evidence, NO coronial inquest (with 35 killed!), NO free admission of guilt , NO witness ever testified in a court, NO forensic results, NO crime re-enactment, NO jury, NO complete list of evidence, NO explanation for the naked black-haired woman police wrote they saw at Seascape (it was not the owner who officials said was already dead), NO proper legal representation, and Martin had NO trial (hearings in courtrooms are NOT trials).
All there was were official allegations all unproved and blown up to psycho-shock and unsettle the very gullible public. Just right as a prelude to the gun-control legislation which quickly followed.
Of course officials could not have had a trial. The only witness who knew Martin Bryant and who was at Port Arthur said the gunman was not Martin Bryant. Terry Hill a gunsmith was pressured to say he sold a weapon to Martin, but Mr. Hill refused to lie. (All documented in the book MASS MURDER.) And the marksmanship and coolness of the gunman was way beyond mentally handicapped Martin. (And did you know two people – ASIO or MOSSAD? – voluntarily went and sat inside the vehicle WITH the gunman at the PAHS toll booth, and there had a discussion with him. It seems those two people knew the gunman and/or why he was there. They knew the gunman had already killed people, but they just went and had a chat with him. This is documented in the statements of witnesses who were at that tollbooth. You’re not supposed to know this. It’s all in the book MASS MURDER.)
Do not believe for one minute the bullshit about him making a confession. For six months Martin Bryant clearly stated he was innocent. But to circumvent proper legal and trial procedures, that criminal lawyer Johne Avery worked Martin over and got him to accept Avery’s plea. (Even Martin’s bewildered mother was herself pressured to put pressure on Martin to get him to say he did it. And she did.) Given his mental handicap (IQ of 66; retarded), Martin should have had a protecting guardian with him at all times. But that did not happen. Three official mongrels John Avery (corrupt lawyer), Damian Bugg (corrupt prosecutor), and William Cox (corrupt judge) worked on poor Martin then locked him away forever.
Martin Bryant is INNOCENT! It is Stephen Parry who is GUILTY!
Dr. Keith Allan Noble; author
t. 43-1-9712401
murder.research@gmail.com
free pdf of the book:
MASS MURDER: Official Kiling in Tasmania, Australia
(2nd edition; 2014)
BIGWORMBOOKS@gmx.net
freedomman | November 16, 2017 at 10:17 am
keep pushing at the heels of your elected reps and hold their feet to the fire this is reaching critical mass and when enough of we the people band together and demand justice for martin and not only him but for the family’s as well then the truth will come out. No army can stop an idea whose time has come, constantly call email write all members of parliament and your elected reps and bug them all day 24/7 and get the colonial inquiry underway this is the only way this whole event can be put to bed and the truth come out we owe it to every citizen in this country, to allow the truth to set the story straight for the truth shall set you free.
Andrew Bell | August 3, 2018 at 9:24 am
Mr Noble I have some information that may be relevant to your case
Editor, cairnsnews | August 4, 2018 at 6:38 am
Thankyou Andrew we have addressed you note. Editor
Rob | February 6, 2019 at 7:38 pm
Remember, the Hoddle street massacre, with Julian Knight as the shooter? link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoddle_Street_massacre ….. It was a “warm-up” for Port Arthur. He couln’t remember anything about the shooting for many decades, but now with the opportunity of parole he’s “regretting his actions”(Think Manchurian candidate)(Sirhan Sirhan still can’t remember).
Editor, cairnsnews | February 7, 2019 at 9:26 am
Well said Robert and accurate. The Citizens Electoral Council exposed Martin Bryant’s pre-conditioning in an article which can be found on their website, http://www.cecaust.com.au/ . Bryant was sent to the Tavistock Institute in the UK for brain washing two years before Port Arthur. Although he was placed by others into the Seascape incident he was not the Broad Arrow Café shooter and there is overwhelming evidence to prove this fact. The elephant in the room overlooked by all researchers is no mention of ear protection from gunshot. Three shots from a .308 calibre rifle in the confines of the café would have left the shooter temporarily deaf and any more shots would have left the shooter with permanent deafness and probably perforated ear drums. Where are the trolls now?Editor
Fred Wick | September 30, 2019 at 5:40 pm
For the sake of our own sanity.
The moral superiority lies with the opening of a trial, coronial inquiry, independent inquiry, royal commission( all of these ).
We want the evidence heard.
We want the truth, to set us free.
Detoxify Martin and get him on the stand. Send the bugger to a health camp for 6+ weeks for
a withdrawal program from the major tranquilizers et al.
We the people, families, friends of the victims deserve an outcome not marred by the evasive and deceptive story of the Port Arthur Massacre as read to us by our governments and our law providers.
Editor, cairnsnews | September 30, 2019 at 7:07 pm
You will have thousands of supporters Fred. Well said.Editor
Ann O'neill | October 7, 2019 at 10:04 pm
I would like to be able to share this but don’t seem to be able. I remember Pauline Hanson was laughed at when she said this many years ago.
Keith Allan Noble | October 22, 2019 at 8:15 pm
Dear READERS, Two new books on the Port Arthur incident have been released – WORDS OF MEN: Official Terror Shooting Tasmania (2019) & WORDS OF WOMEN: Official Terror Shooting Tasmania (2019). Paperback (pp.160) copies are available from internet booksellers. PDF copies are available from BIGWORMBOOKS@gmx.net – FREE of course. Dr. Keith Allan Noble; author, Unit 72 B, Am Heumarkt 7, 1030 Vienna, Austria t. 43-1-9712401
secret insider | November 13, 2019 at 5:20 pm
This shooting was done by Israel. So was 911, sandy hook, NZ mosque shooting, vegas shooting, and many others.
wayne potter | November 22, 2019 at 1:46 pm
On and on it goes , same innuendos and assumptions he did they did, more documents and stories about who did what. Fuck up and do something real about it. Fucking story tellers and gossip mongers with no real evidence either way. Name the real individual perpetrators/ shooters , all you name is organisations. Put up or shut up.
Editor, cairnsnews | November 23, 2019 at 8:03 am
Well old mate if you searched our unique Port Arthur files you would discover the names of the shooters. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot just yet.Editor
Irina Yudina | November 23, 2019 at 11:07 pm
Martin is innocent. No mentally handicapped person like him could have pulled off such a massacre of people. There was obviously more than one shooter. Or one very good navy seal
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The wine list at Auburn is eclectic yet accessible. “I don’t want to get too obscure. Obscure lists exist to stoke the wine director’s ego. I just want people to drink good, fun wine,” Arline explained. “I want people to be able to pick wines that are reasonable but still find some new, fun wines as well. It’s supposed to be fun.” There are classic producers (Pegau, Lopez de Heredia, Heitz, Musar), up-and-coming producers (Louis-Antoine Luyt, Le Grappin), and modern classics (Pax, A Tribute to Grace). And, if you shake it all up, you get the wine list at Auburn.
Elephante Beach House (1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401)
Located on the rooftop overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, Elephante transports guests to the Southern Mediterranean. Inspired by the flavors of coastal Italy, Elephante boasts a large wood-fired oven, three bars and custom natural wood furniture for a laid-back yet vibrant atmosphere.
Seating 400-600 people per night, Elephante is a big restaurant and Wine Director Diane Pandolfini has crafted a wine program that is cool and eclectic but also comfortable and accessible.
As a beachfront restaurant, this top Los Angeles wine list offers more than one dozen rosé wines and almost as many orange wines. Italian wines dominate the list, but France and California are also well-represented. The by-the-glass list is approachable with three or four wines in each category (sparkling, rosé, white and red). Elephante has a wine list that is easy to navigate on your own should you chose to. The wines are not obscure, but they are textural and interesting.
Kassi Club (8422 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA)
Across the city in West Hollywood, Wine Director Diane Pandolfini has taken on the wine program at the brand new Kassi Club, sister restaurant to Elephante.
A Greece-inspired lounge serving up Mediterranean island-flavored cuisine inspired Pandolfini to create a coastal-inspired wine list. Wines come from every region along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, from France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Turkey, Israel, Croatia and more. This is a great restaurant wine list for the adventurous wine drinker.
Margot (8850 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232)
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Located on the third floor of the Platform retail complex in Culver City, located along the Expo Line, Margo offers a market-driven, coastal Mediterranean inspired menu. The wine list offers a selection of small-production wines and intriguing varieties and the wine-by-the-glass list is succinct and interesting. From Grower Champagne to Pinot Blanc from Alsace to Gruner Veltliner from Austria to Rosé from Provence, Margot offers fun, vibrant wines that match food and the décor.
Los Balcones Studio City (11334 Moorpark St., Studio City, CA)
Located in Studio City, Chef Ricardo Zarate explores Mestizo cuisines, Peruvian dishes blended with Spanish and Asian flavors at Los Balcones. Many of the dishes come with heat and the wine-by-the-glass offerings include crisp, mineral-driven white wines, such as Gruner Veltliner, Riesling and Txakolina which work well with spices.
The red wines, such as Tempranillo, Garnacha, Alicante Bouschet and Cinsault, are balanced and not over-the-top reds so they also pair well with the dishes without overpowering. The wine list consists of wines primarily from Spain, Chile, Portugal, Italy, Argentina, but there are also wines from Oregon, France, and California, mostly from the Santa Barbara area.
Tartine Bianco at the Row DTLA
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Tartine Bianco may be where all bread dreams come true, but wine lovers can rejoice as well. Taylor Parsons, formerly of Republique, consulted on the wine program and Chef Sommelier Jake Malmberg can be found on the floor suggesting wines to pair with the delicious tartines, flatbreads or more. The list is heavy on French wines, as the menu is French-inspired, but California is also represented. The wine-by-the-glass offerings are eclectic and fun and celebrate boutique and artisanal producers.
Esters Wine Shop & Bar (1314 Seventh Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401)
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Esters is a wine shop and wine bar but offers a full menu for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Whether shopping for a special bottle, stopping in for a glass of wine or enjoying a meal, Esters will likely introduce you to a new wine producer from France, Italy, California or elsewhere.
Esters specializes in boutique production wines so do not expect to find familiar brands but rather come to learn about new ones that you are bound to fall in love with.
Bar Augustine (13456 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423)
A neighborhood wine bar in Sherman Oaks, Bar Augustine is the place to go when looking for affordable, unusual wines. There are more than 50 wines poured by-the-glass, ranging in price from $10 to $25. You will likely find Wine Director Omar Lima behind the bar, ready and willing to explain a grape varietal, introduce a wine producer or geek-out over one of the wines on the special board.
The special board is a rotating list of vintage wines available by the glass. You never know what you will find on the board ranging from $20 to $100 per glass but it could be a wine that is 20, 30, 40 or more years old.
Republique (624 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA)
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A true wine restaurant, Republique offers a wine list that is more than 100 pages long. French wine dominates the list, which is organized by style and then grape varietal. Perusing the list, there will be many recognizable producers, regions, and grapes but for those looking for something new or different, Republique has those as well.
The wine list may be long and seem overwhelming, but Wine Director Sam Rethmeier and the sommelier team are available and happy to help with suggestions that fit within your budget.
71 Above (633 W 5th Street, 71st Floor, Los Angeles, CA)
The highest restaurant west of the Mississippi, 71 Above boasts breathtaking views while enjoying elevated modern American cuisines by Chef Javier Lopez. While enjoying three-course tasting menus, where the guest selects one item from each course, Wine Director Catherine Morel has put together a wine-by-the-glass list with more than two dozen wines from around the world.
The comprehensive bottle list lists the wines by grape variety and offers classics such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as Melon de Bourgogne, Silvaner, Friulano, Monastrell, Mecía, Nerello Mascalese and more.
AOC (8700 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048)
The restaurant that introduced Los Angeles to wines-by-the-glass has been a mainstay for more than 15 years. Named James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Restaurateur of the Year 2018, Caroline Styne is nationally recognized for her wine programs at all of her restaurants (Lucques, Tavern, AOC and the Hollywood Bowl). The wine list at AOC offers a selection of wines from around the world and ranges from classic producers to modern stars.
Wine lists do not have to be mundane or cliché and these 15 restaurants demonstrate that wine can be approachable while offering dynamic, interesting wine lists. Whether you are wine-savvy or just starting out, these lists will likely introduce you to new regions, new wine producers and likely some new wine grapes. Whether you chose to explore on your own or engage the sommelier for some assistance, the ultimate goal is to have fun pairing wine with food and these 15 restaurants offer this opportunity.
Allison Levine is the owner of Please The Palate, a boutique marketing and event-planning agency. Allison is Level 3 WSET Certified from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust, so she knows about way more than just wine tasting Santa Barbara. Allison is certified as an Italian Wine Specialist from the North American Sommelier Association and has a Master's Degree in International Communications with a focus on cross-cultural training from the American University School of International Service. As a freelance writer, she contributes to numerous publications while eating and drinking her way around the world.
Allison also writes for the Napa Valley Register and other outlets, in addition to her blog at Please The Palate; Twitter and Instagram @plsthepalate; Facebook: Please The Palate
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SHAUN DOYLE & MALLY MALLISON
RACHEL CATTLE: ESCAPE
SHANE BRADFORD & PATRICK LACEY (Åbäke)
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Each Teach is a project first developed in 2006, by Neil Taylor & Harriet Murray, that invites 36 artists to each teach a subject of their choice for 1 hour in tight rotation over 6 days within a gallery context. Taking the premise that many artists are passionate and knowledgeable about subjects outside their practice that may inform, but could equally be completely tangential to their work.
At the invitation of Five Years gallery, Campbell Works presents Each Teach pilot, an experimental version of the original framework, creating a series of micro lessons over one day at Five Years gallery on the 3rd May 2009.
The only requirement is that the artists are available to teach, present, share or perform their subject for 30 minutes with a gallery audience. The subject can be anything they choose, but would ideally contain a participatory component, and the method of delivery be up to them. What interests Taylor & Murray about the Each Teach project, is that by stretching the artists’ disciplines and examining the way they interpret the brief as an artwork, the audience is able to learn about the more private skills and paradigm worlds the artists inhabit.
Each Teach running order – Sunday 03.05.09
MELISSA BLISS: DOWSING
A practical session on dowsing, the art of finding hidden
things – water, energy, buried treasure – with a sideways look at belief and intuition
STANLEY TAYLOR: NO MATCH FIRE
In a participatory workshop, the artist will demonstrate how to prepare, build and light a fire using no matches.
AMI CLARKE: ZOMBIE FUTURE
I will speak on related topics that were discussed in a talk that I recently went to that accompanied a screening of an artists film. I did not see the film.
I was sent the script before the screening was due by some weeks but also failed to read any of it. When I arrived, the talk was just about to get underway. I sat, in a circle of grouped chairs for an hour or so, and listened to the people gathered in the room discuss the film and other related topics. I will be talking about some of the topics that were generated from this group discussion. I would like this to the experience of watching a film that you really enjoyed, and then returning to the book that the script and screenplay were developed from, only to find that the book is terrible. Another option becomes available at this point – the book that should have been written that produced the wonderful screenplay and script, that is now apparent in the film. I am of course not making any value judgement about the film I didn’t see, it sounds great. But by not having seen the film, or reading the script, another option is made available, and I will be talking about these still-evolving possibilities. I am interested in what became possible as a result of my absence from this experience.
HARRIET MURRAY & NEIL TAYLOR: THE ART OF AVOIDANCE
An introduction to the finer art of avoidance. Neil Taylor & Harriet Murray hope to explore underlying motivations and physiological preferences for the avoider. This short talk will endeavour to include key skills acquisition for the observant and an in-depth study into a variety of approaches.
NAOKO TAKAHASHI: DR. FU ON A FLYING CARPET
Mobile session of giving instructions to a puppet teacher. The puppet teacher will teach audience hypnotic exercise of mapping images from the verbal description of the landscape, natural life and social interaction in the countryside of UK. This session will be arranged over a phone as to demonstrate Chinese whispers – someone is whispering in the one’s ear and then to the audience. This session is to explore the notion of brainwashing, manipulation and control as well as the boundary of real and imaginary.
SHAUN DOYLE & MALLY MALLISON: PILTDOWN
Mally and I are planning a video lesson for Each Teach – ‘Piltdown‘ , as in man.
RACHEL CATTLE: ESCAPE. MIXTAPE
Taking the idea of the mixtape, (a collection of favourite music tracks), the Each Teach session will take the form of an illustrated lecture featuring readings (tracks) from my own and others writings based around notions of ‘escape’. How to escape? Music? Film? Drawing? Stories? The Wild? Can these things form a basis for ‘transendence’ from ‘every day’ life? Each ‘track’/reading will be linked like you would a mixtape and each accompanied by a slide or projected image.
To accompany the lecture I may produce a publication (mixtape) which will document my chosen texts. Readings may include excerpts from Thoreau, Kafka, Proust, perhaps some song lyrics etc etc as well as my own texts. Essayist Geoffrey O’Brien has called the personal mixtape “the most widely practised American art form”, and many mixtape enthusiasts believe that by carefully selecting and ordering the tracks in a mix, an artistic statement can be created that is greater than the sum of its individual songs… From an aesthetic point of view, many enthusiasts believe that because a tape player, unlike a CD player, lacks the ability to skip from song to song, the mixtape needs to be considered in its entirety. This requires the mixtape creator to consider the transitions between songs, the effects caused by juxtaposing a soft song with a loud song, and the overall “narrative arc” of the entire tape.
SHANE BRADFORD & PATRICK LACEY (Åbäke): UNFINISHED INDEX
Shane and Patrick propose to read from the A section of Chambers Encyclopedia circa 1958 while making Pizza and Cocktails.
PAUL MART: THE UNSPECTACULAR – THE FIFTH WALL
We would like to do a lesson on the Unspectacular, relating ideas of ‘stuff’ that is overlooked or designed to disappear…considering how this possible, if at all and what we can gain from it in a spectacularised culture. Using us as a working model it will investigate the use of dialogue and pass it from one another.
MIYUKI KASAHARA & CALUM F KERR: GIGANTIC ORIGAMI PEACE CRANE (1:1000)
Miyuki will teach the assembled how to make an Origami Peace Crane in Giant-Size. She will demonstrate this using a giant sheet of card then use it to make a traditional origami crane. The final crane will be over 4 foot long. This demonstration will be conducted entirely in Japanese with Calum attempting to give a translation and helping with the demonstration. At the beginning of the session, the audience will be encouraged to write their wishes for peace on the blank paper that Miyuki is going to fold. They are welcome to use their own languages so there are many different languages. The audience will also be given pieces of paper to make cranes themselves. They can also write their wishes on the paper that they will be given to fold. At the end of the session, we will go onto the balcony and launch the giant crane off the balcony so that it can to fly across London (or somewhere down below). Visitors are encouraged to launch their cranes off the balcony (as it is on the sixth floor) too.
Japanese legend states that if you fold 1000 cranes then a wish will be granted on you. So participants are encouraged to make their silent wishes while launching it off. The making of 1000 cranes became internationally known as a symbol of peace through those made by a Japanese girl Sadako Sasaki who died in 1955 of Leukemia. This disease was contracted as a result of the Hiroshima bomb in 1945. So launching them with wishes off the balcony could represent a bombing raid or something much more hopeful.”
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Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor and U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois’ 10th District recently wrote a joint guest column in the Lake County News-Sun to express their commitment to delivering bold, local action on climate. They also expressed support for the guiding principles of the Lake County Climate Action Pledge, an initiative launched in August in partnership with the Sierra Club.
This July, Lake County was hit with the worst flood in recorded history, inundating neighborhoods and businesses. It was the second time in five years a major flood event triggered a county and state disaster declaration. Just weeks later, California was ravaged by wildfires and southeastern coastal states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were battered by three devastating hurricanes that devastated so many lives and impacted local economies.
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We are inspired by the many local residents, youth leaders, pastors and parents have marched, lobbied, prayed and demonstrated that they have the courage to forge a clean energy future for Lake County. We are calling on our colleagues, on both sides of the aisle, to show the same courage and join us in this important work.
We must come together to leverage new clean energy policies in Illinois and make smart investments in energy efficiency across public and private sectors. This is how we can finally begin to realize a future for Lake County where climate action and economic development go hand-in-hand; where cities and workers don’t have to react unexpectedly to rapidly changing economic forces but are prepared to adapt and seize new opportunities, ensuring no community is left behind.
Delivering bold, local action on climate will not be easy. It will require leadership across political parties, all levels of government, and the private sector. That’s the task we’re now called to, and if we as public officials can match the courage of our families and constituents, we know Lake County can lead the way.
Source: Lake County News-Sun
No Coal: Clean Energy Should Be the Goal
December 13, 2017 January 7, 2018 Karen Long MacLeod News Clips Brian Urbaszewski, clean energy, Clean Power Lake County, climate-resilient infrastructure, coal plant, Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor, Lake County Climate Action Pledge, NRG Energy, Pleasant Prairie, Respiratory Health Association, Sierra Club, Waukegan lakefront, WE Energies
A letter by Brian Urbaszewski, director of environmental health programs for the Respiratory Health Association—a lead partner in the Clean Power Lake County campaign—appeared in the December 7, 2017, edition of the Lake County News-Sun.
Compared to NRG’s coal plant on Waukegan’s lakefront, WE Energies’ Pleasant Prairie coal plant two miles north of the state line is nearly twice as big, half the age and 10 times less polluting. Yet WE Energies is shutting down that power plant this spring and will instead install 1.3 square miles of solar panels in the area by 2020.
That cleaner, newer, less health-damaging coal plant is closing and Wisconsin will see thousands of new solar jobs. Yet Waukegan keeps NRG’s daily deadly pollution and tiny solar projects built for show on a few local schools.
The utility industry has changed dramatically and Waukegan is behind the curve. In 2012, 19 coal power plants ringed Lake Michigan. None had pollution scrubbers. By late 2018, 10 of those will have ceased burning coal. Four more will have installed modern pollution controls that slash lung-damaging emissions 80 percent or more. Of the last five, NRG’s plant is by far the largest polluter operating on 1,600 miles of lakeshore across four states.
Many Lake County leaders, from County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor and County Board member Mary Ross Cunningham to Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering and Zion Mayor Al Hill, have signed the Lake County Climate Action Pledge, aiming to move Lake County beyond coal, adopt ambitious 100 percent clean energy goals, and build climate-resilient infrastructure. In order to protect the health and livelihoods of their constituents, all public officials in Lake County need to sign that pledge.
Source: Lake County New-Sun
The Lake County Climate Action Pledge is an initiative launched by Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor in partnership with the Sierra Club. For details about the central pillars of the pledge, see our September 17, 2017, Launching the Lake County Climate Pledge post.
‘Chicago Tonight’ Spotlights Waukegan Coal Plant Controversy
April 11, 2016 April 11, 2016 Karen Long MacLeod News Clips Alderman David Villalobos, Chicago Tonight, Christine Nannicelli, clean energy, Clean Power Lake County, coal plant, Julie Conteras, Mayor Wayne Motley, renewable energy, Sister Kathleen Long, Waukegan, Waukegan lakefront
Three members of the Clean Power Lake County Campaign were featured prominently in a March 23, 2016, report by “Chicago Tonight,” Chicago’s premier news and public affairs magazine.
Waukegan Fourth Ward Alderman David Villalobos, Sister Kathleen Long of Most Blessed Trinity Catholic Parish (Waukegan), and Christine Nannicelli of the Sierra Club highlighted several reasons why we are pushing for a transition plan that spells out a retirement date for the coal-fired power plant in Waukegan and also emphasizes renewable clean energy sources as part of the report, “Activists Call for Closure of Waukegan Coal-Fired Power Plant.”
The “Chicago Tonight” video and transcript are available online.
Area residents were quick to sound off—via the Lake County News-Sun—about on-camera remarks by Mayor Wayne Motley of Waukegan and Julie Contreras, chair of the Lake County Latino activist group LULAC:
Glad to see folks standing up for our lakefront and wanting to see a future without pollution. It’s been one of Waukegan’s greatest challenges to attract more visitors and new economic growth. There are so many opportunities here to chart a new path for Waukegan but we’re going to need courageous leadership that isn’t tied to out-of-state corporations. It’s encouraging to see Alderman (David) Villalobos have the independence, courage, and vision to speak out.
It was great to see more media coverage on the coal plant issue here in Waukegan. I applaud the persistent efforts of organizations and local leaders to push our city toward a cleaner and healthier future for our lakefront. However, I don’t see how Mayor Motley’s responses and perspective on the coal plant align with the plans of revitalizing the lakefront that will attract more visitors, businesses, and recreational activities. Waukegan wants to brand itself as a city moving forward and we need to address the pollution from the plant on the lakefront. Thank you.
I was happy to see that “Chicago Tonight” took an interest in Waukegan this week with its story, “Activists Call for Closure of Waukegan Coal-Fired Power Plant.” While a range of positions were expressed, I think we all know that coal pollution is dangerous. Waukegan has paid a big price for all the pollution it has endured for decades from corporations who make their profits and leave their contamination behind. It is important to plan a transition from the coal plant to clean energy precisely so people’s jobs and the city’s tax base not suddenly be lost when this aging coal plant—like so many in the country—ends up closing down. Hopefully one day elected officials will deny the corporate campaign contributions and do what’s right for our community. Waukegan deserves better.
I saw a TV program about the NRG coal-fired power plant in Waukegan. If the mayor is worried about the coal plant leaving the community, and the impacts to the tax base and jobs, then the city should begin planning for it now. I keep reading about coal plants closing and coal mining companies going into bankruptcy. That plant is old and will not keep running for much longer. Mayor Wayne Motley’s statements are short-sighted. He should see the great opportunity he has in front of him to demonstrate effective leadership to chart a responsible transition plan for the plant. Everyone
August 27, 2014 January 25, 2016 setheldon News Clips Clean Power Lake County, coal plant, NRG Energy, Waukegan
A letter by David Villalobos, recruiting chair for the Clean Power Lake County campaign, appeared in the August 26, 2014, edition of the Lake County News-Sun.
Less Coal Pollution Is Still
Coal Pollution
A couple of weeks ago, NRG Energy announced plans for the future for its coal-burning power plant in Waukegan, my community, and it is a bleak future.
Although NRG is looking for praise for reducing coal pollution in Illinois — in part by installing legally required emission controls at the Waukegan plant and in part by upgrading or closing plants in other communities — the glaring fact remains that NRG’s decision will subject Waukegan to coal pollution and the wide-ranging health risks associated with coal pollution for years to come. Somewhat less coal pollution is still coal pollution. Only by completely eliminating the burning of coal can we end coal pollution for my community of Waukegan.
We must keep NRG’s decision in perspective: It is a step forward for Illinois, but it is the smallest step forward for Waukegan considering NRG’s financial resources and its branding as a company that “supports clean energy resources and technologies critical to our transition to a sustainable, low carbon society.”
We must continue to work with NRG to ensure a clean, healthy future for the lakefront and the city of Waukegan as a whole.
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Review: Bootsy Collins and Contemporary Youth Orchestra in “Rock the Orchestra” at CSU (May 17)
May 23, 2013 in Reviews | Tags: Bootsy Collins, Bootsy Collins Foundation, Contemporary Youth Orchestra, Liza Grossman
Since 2001, the Contemporary Youth Orchestra under the direction of its always-creative founder and music director Liza Grossman, have presented an end-of-season Rock the Orchestra concert. Past concerts have given CYO members the chance to work with some of the greats from the world of Rock including the likes of Graham Nash, Jon Anderson, Pat Benatar, Donnie Iris and Jefferson Starship. On Friday, May 17 in Cleveland State University’s Waetjen Auditorium, legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins joined forces with CYO in an electrifying concert titled Psychotic Bump School.
But this concert amounted to far more than a celebrated artist playing his or her beloved tunes backed up by an orchestra; this performance was all about the collaborative nature of music. Collins, the CYO, the 57-member Campus International School Bootsy Choir under the direction of Janice Fields Pohl, and his own band — Keith Cheatham, guitar, “Monster” Mike Cobb, bass, Ken “BAM” Smith, drums, Zac Adams, Candice Cheatham and Lauren Mallory, vocals — plus some cool dance steps by Patti Collins, all added up to one gigantic music-making and dancing machine.
Born in Cincinnati, William Earl (Bootsy) Collins first gained international attention in his late teens when he began touring with James Brown. He later teamed with George Clinton and Parliament- Funkadelic, with whom he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. But in an interview with this publication Collins reflected on the role that music education played in his formative years. “I started playing the clarinet in school, and for me, music drew upon my heart to make me even [go to] school. So [music] is what made all the hard work pay off. Being in music class was like a reward.” Throughout the evening Collins seemed to relish every moment of being onstage with the talented CYO, telling the audience repeatedly that the evening was “all about the kids.” And impressively, he didn’t give himself an extended solo until after intermission.
Drawing from Bootsy’s own discography, aside from the Parliament classic Flashlight, the concert featured 13 songs in arrangements based on the recorded versions. Given the fact that the original recordings of these tunes were highly improvised, orchestrators and arrangers Paul Leary, Stefan Podell, Eden Rayz and Derek Snyder deserve a round of applause for their excellent job of transferring them from disc to page. Each song sounded collaborative and retained that important improvised feel. And no tune overstayed its welcome.
In addition to a solid bass line, this music requires top-notch brass playing, and from the opening AHH…The Name is Bootsy Baby, (1977) to the concert’s conclusion, the CYO trombone section (Rachel Waterbury, Anna Seballos, Elizabeth Henry, Oliver Richman, Johnathan Spilker, Gabe Rothman and Paul Stroud) proved they had not only mastered the style but the dance steps as well. The section was simply amazing and the Bootsy Chorus rocked during Bootzilla (1978).
Trumpeters Luis Clebsch, Shoshanna Grossman, Jordan Isenberg, Benjamin Poe, David Wagner, Jimmy Zhu and Ann Zicari along with horn players Max Cowan, Alex Friedman, Ben Hottensmith, Andrew Horvath, Andrew Quandt and Evan Seballos sounded like seasoned backup players all evening, adding just the right punch and accented spark to their licks. Percussionists Graham Atherton, Adam Friedman, Michael Miller and Eric Poe were truly in the groove during Body Slam (1982). Zac Adam’s vocals during Don’t Take My Funk Away (2011) was a concert highlight and Anna Seballos, leaving her trombone on stage, proved herself an admirably fine backup singer.
It was fun to see the entire orchestra getting into the swing of things — the bassoon section donning Bootsy hats, for example. And traps player Mike Miller was clearly enjoying the opportunity to sit along side of drummer Ken “BAM” Smith. This was a concert fueled by inspiration. Bootsy and his wife Patti, through the work of the Bootsy Collins Foundation, are true ambassadors of music education, and hopefully CYO will bring them back soon.
Published on ClevelandClassical.com May 22, 2013
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rachelle neher
The concert was thrilling and really honored the kids/ both orchestra and choir! They were wonderful!
Zachary Adams
What an AMAZING night! Liza you were incredible… I’d love to do this again really soon!
Thanx to Mr. Bootsy Collins, the GREATEST BOSS that I’ve ever had lol! He’s a pretty awesome dude!
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Gender and Homicide
Professor Of Criminology, Law And Public Policy, Northeastern University
Age-wise, males and females are most likely to commit homicide in their early 20s, but this peak is more prominent for males.
Thirty-five percent of female killers are younger than 25 while almost half of male killers are younger than 25.
Female offenders are more likely to continue committing homicide later into their lives than male offenders.
Homicide victim age corresponds to offender age regardless of offender gender.
Overall trends in offending and victimization are similar among males and females.
Regardless of offender or victim gender, race more greatly impacts an individual’s connection homicide than age does.
Blacks are overrepresented as both homicide victims and offenders.
Race differences are more pronounced for males than for females involved in homicides.
Female offenders are responsible for 40% of deaths involving poison, drugs, drowning and asphyxiation.
Nearly one-third of male and and half of female offenders heavily rely on firearms as their weapon of choice.
Two-thirds of infanticides are perpetrated by women.
Eighty percent of homicides where the victim is under one year old are perpetrated by female killers.
Female victims are twice as likely to be killed in multi-victim incidents.
More than half of female offenders kill family members or intimate partners.
In the article, “Gender Differences in Patterns and Trends in U.S. Homicide, 1976-2015,” Fox and his co-author examine female homicide offending and victimization, known as femicide, to understand patterns of behavior of this group. Historically, females involved in homicide have been given less attention than their male counterparts as they account for a lower percentage of homicides. To conduct their study, the researchers used data from the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR), which includes information on jurisdiction, victim-offender relationship, weapon type, and other details. The SHR is the most robust data set available but still includes gaps, which the research accounted for by making reasonable estimates for the missing data and weighing these guesses with similar data from the SHR. The results showed that age-wise, males and females are most likely to commit homicide in their early 20s, but this peak is more prominent for males. Thirty-five percent of female killers are younger than 25 while almost half of male killers are younger than 25. Female offenders are more likely to continue committing homicide later into their lives than male offenders. Homicide victim age corresponds to offender age regardless of offender gender. Overall trends in offending and victimization are similar among males and females. Regardless of offender or victim gender, race more greatly impacts an individual’s connection homicide than age does. Blacks are overrepresented as both homicide victims and offenders. Race differences are more pronounced for males than for females involved in homicides. Female offenders are responsible for 40% of deaths involving poison, drugs, drowning and asphyxiation. Nearly one-third of male and and half of female offenders heavily rely on firearms as their weapon of choice. Two-thirds of infanticides are perpetrated by women. Eighty percent of homicides where the victim is under one year old are perpetrated by female killers. Female victims are two times as likely to be killed in multi-victim incidents. More than half of female offenders kill family members or intimate partners. In conclusion, the authors note that more information on the specificity of homicides is needed to understand gender differences in homicide involvement and prevention.
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Home > News > Jimmy Cornell’s Transatlantic Preparation Seminar – London – 25 March 2017
Jimmy Cornell’s Transatlantic Preparation Seminar - London - 25 March 2017
By Cornell Sailing on 27.11.2016 | Tag(s): Voyage preparation, Seminars & Boatshows
Event(s): Atlantic & Caribbean Odyssey, Islands Odyssey
Destination(s): Atlantic Ocean
A very inspiring day!
Ian and Lorraine Cuthbertson
Sharpened our thoughts about our own plans for cruising.
Jennifer Sherlock
A wonderful introduction to Bluewater sailing.
Peter Ramshaw
This comprehensive one-day seminar is based both on Jimmy Cornell’s considerable personal experience and the practical information gathered as the organiser of 30 transatlantic and six round the world rallies.
In the last 40 years Jimmy has sailed over 200,000 miles, including three circumnavigations as well as voyages to Antarctica and the Northwest Passage.
The seminar will take place:
At the Cruising Association House
£160 per couple
Cruising Association members and Cornell Sailing Events participants will get a 10 % discount.
Booking fee includes hand-outs, lunch, coffee and refreshments.
Places limited – book early to avoid disappointment.
To reserve a place and for more information:
contact seminar@cornellsailing.com
0900 – 1000 Southbound
Essential aspects of preparations and execution of a successful voyage from Northern Europe to: Mediterranean, Madeira, Canary Islands, Eastern Caribbean, and the return voyage home. Jimmy Cornell
1000 – 1015 Break
1015 – 1045 Off-shore communications
• Satellite • SSB radio • Email • Weather Ed Wildgoose
1045 – 1100 Q&A on communications Jimmy Cornell
Ed Wildgoose
1100 – 1130 Energy consumption and generation on a transatlantic voyage Peter Anderson
1130 – 1145 Q&A on energy Jimmy Cornell
1145 – 1215 Boat and personal insurance
An overview of what insurance you may need to think about when going offshore, both in terms of the boat and your long duration travel insurance Robert Stevens
1215 – 1315 Lunch
1315 – 1415 The main factors that can contribute to the success or failure of a transatlantic voyage
• Choice of boat and equipment
• Financial aspects, the cost of cruising
• Crew
• Self-sufficiency: dealing with emergencies, tools and spares. Jimmy Cornell
1415 – 1445 Sailing as a family, as couples, with or without children Doina Cornell
1445 – 1515 World Cruising Today
Jimmy Cornell gives an overview of the current cruising scene based on the most recent statistics from 50 key locations around the world. Jimmy Cornell
1515 – 1545 Break – tea & coffee
1545 – 1645 Offshore routines
• Watches
• Downwind sails
• Provisions for short-handed sailing
• Tips on sailing in the tropics
• Fishing Jimmy Cornell
1700 – 1715 Q&A on the day’s essential subjects
An accomplished sailor and successful author, Jimmy Cornell has sailed over 200,000 miles in all oceans of the world including three circumnavigations as well as voyages to Antarctica and the Northwest Passage.
In the last three decades he has organised 30 transatlantic rallies, five round the world rallies and one round the world race.
Thousands of sailors have fulfilled their dream of blue water cruising with the help of Jimmy Cornell’s books, among them the bestseller World Cruising Routes, now in its seventh edition. With nearly 200,000 copies sold to date, this is one of the best selling nautical publications in the world. Most of Jimmy Cornell’s books have been translated into several languages. Read more
Doina Cornell is Event Coordinator for the Odyssey Rallies.
She is a qualified teacher, writer and local councillor and, having grown up on a boat, is well placed to have a real understanding of the dynamics of onboard family life. Read more
Ed Wildgoose established MailASail in 2001, when his parents set off on their circumnavigation & found satellite communications expensive to use. MailASail now have a global customer base and supply & support satellite phones from all of the main satcom manufacturers (Iridium, Inmarsat, Thuraya & Globalstar).
Peter Anderson B.A. is the Managing Director of Eclectic Energy Limited.
A keen sailor and yachtsman, Peter spent 5 years on the development of the DuoGen before the product’s launch in 2002. Eclectic Energy is a leader in the field of micro wind and water generators, and supplies products for marine leisure, onshore off-grid, and micro generation.
Robert Stevens is the Managing Director of Topsail Insurance Ltd.
Rob started in marine insurance 32 years ago and in that time has built up a wealth of experience. He established Topsail and from small beginnings of insuring the Blue Water Rally fleet, has built up the company to be recognised as the specialist insurer for long distance blue water cruising. He opened Topsail’s Australian office in 2015 which caters for Australasian clients and this office continues to grow from strength to strength.
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Counselling and Psychotherapy in Practice: BACP Information Sheets
Most of these information sheets are available directly from the BACP website. Additional BACP information sheets which don't bear as directly on practice are included in different sections, such as that on Evidence Based Practice, while that on online counselling appears in the section on Online Service Provision.
Practice Matters
BACP Information Sheets
Most of these information sheets are available directly from the BACP website. Additional BACP information sheets which don't bear directly on practice are included in different sections, such as that on Evidence Based Practice, while that on online counselling appears in the section on Online Service Provision.
BAC (1995) Guidelines for the Employment of Counsellors in General Practice. Rugby, England: British Association for Counselling.
Undoubtedly a newer version of this will be available from the organisation now known as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, but even the old library copy I reviewed contained some useful passages. The short little pamphlet outlines the responsibilities of counsellors employed by the United Kingdom's state-run National Health Service and will provide some initial glimpses into NHS work for those considering this career path. It should also be of some interest to UK students undertaking a placement in a doctor's surgery. (Students should also see the information sheet BACP (2001b).) For more general information on employing counsellors, see the information sheet BACP (2002b).
BACP (2001b) Guidance on Good Practice for the Management of Counselling Placements in Healthcare Settings. Rugby, England: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. [available online]
More up to date than the general practice employment pamphlet BAC (1995), this information sheet provides the BACP's guidelines specifically on professionally and ethically managing placements in healthcare settings; it will be of use not just to students, but also to training institutions and the organisations offering placements. Students even on BACP-accredited courses may sometimes be surprised to find that the practicalities of their own placement arrangements do not live up to the full recommendations of the BACP.
BACP (2002b) Guidelines for the Employment of Counsellors. Rugby, England: British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. [available online]
Although this particular information sheet is perhaps a little more rough around the edges than some others in the BACP's series, it nonetheless provides a very valuable and succinct overview of areas like training, workload, supervision, record keeping, security and more.
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CREATIVE HEAD EDUCATION, IDEAS, VIDEOS
One head, nine looks – ‘A Single Man’ by Mai Ha
“The idea for ‘A Single Man’ initially came to me in 2014. I was shooting one of my very first collections and hadn’t got much budget, meaning I couldn’t actually afford professional models. Instead, I sourced amateur models and decided to do an entire collection showing the back of their heads without any shots of their faces. It’s amazing how creative you can be when you have no money.
“I remember having a drink with my friends a short while after that shoot, where I began thinking of ways that I could do another collection on a budget. I came up with a plan to use just one model, cutting all their hair off gradually and photographing the process. I realised I could cut methodically to create and capture as many looks as possible, and then enter it into competitions as a collection. Originally, I had planned to do it with a female model, but it proved to be difficult to get a girl to agree to part with her long hair!
“As my career took off, I was forced to shelve the idea, but as the years went by, I still had the plan in the back of my mind. I continued to look out for suitable candidates, and it wasn’t until one day when my friend Chad mentioned that he wanted to shave off his hair that the chance arose. He had taken up kick boxing and told me his long hair was getting in the way, so he had planned to get some clippers and do it himself one evening. I told him about my idea and asked him to give me a week to get the shoot together; if I didn’t manage to set everything up, then he could shave it himself. I was so excited at the prospect of my idea finally becoming a reality, that I couldn’t sleep properly for days – there were just so many ideas running through my head about how it would work and could eventually look.
“I knew I wanted a videographer and a photographer to cover the shoot, but it was difficult to source both at such short notice. Instead, I contacted Dima Kalenda – a videographer I had worked with once before – as I thought of the two options, a video documenting the process would be cooler. Dima was free to shoot that same week and offered to take still shots too. However, with no real budget, we couldn’t afford to hire a studio and so decided to shoot in the salon. Before we got going, we had to tape up the windows as best as we could to block out the natural light. You can still see in the final pictures that the background colour changes because of the sun coming through the gaps!
“On shoot day, everything was in place and ready to go, but it had all seemed a little too easy… I had a feeling something was going to go wrong. On my way to the salon that morning, my fears were confirmed – Chad called and said he had been in a bike accident! My first thought (after worrying about whether he had been hurt) was “Oh no, we’re not going to be able to shoot!” But Chad insisted he was fine and would still come in, he was just going to be a bit late.
“The shoot took about 10 hours and we had no choice but to do it all in one day. Chad was a trooper; all through the shoot, his hand kept swelling and in the end, he had to go to hospital. It turned out he had broken his wrist and I felt so bad… but I was happy I’d got my shots!”
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1. H.R.6132 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans Benefits and Economic Welfare Improvement Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 09/15/2010) Cosponsors: (7) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-630 Latest Action: Senate - 09/29/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
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2. H.R.6058 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Wounded Warrior and Military Survivor Housing Assistance Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] (Introduced 07/30/2010) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: House - Financial Services; Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 09/29/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
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4. H.R.5987 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Seniors Protection Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] (Introduced 07/30/2010) Cosponsors: (158) Committees: House - Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 12/08/2010 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 254 - 153 (Roll no. 611). (All Actions) Tracker:
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5. H.R.5953 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights and to display in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the Department an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 07/29/2010) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 12/01/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
6. H.R.5630 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] (Introduced 06/29/2010) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-627 Latest Action: Senate - 09/29/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-09-28 [displayText] => Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-627. [externalActionCode] => 5000 [description] => Introduced )
7. H.R.5360 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) HELP Veterans Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] (Introduced 05/20/2010) Cosponsors: (3) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-626 Latest Action: Senate - 09/29/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
8. H.R.5145 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] (Introduced 04/27/2010) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-489 Latest Action: Senate - 05/26/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
9. H.R.4810 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 03/10/2010) Cosponsors: (14) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-449 Latest Action: Senate - 03/23/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-03-22 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 170).(text: CR H2178-2179) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
10. H.R.4667 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] (Introduced 02/23/2010) Cosponsors: (8) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-452 Latest Action: 09/30/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-247. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
11. H.R.4592 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Energy Jobs for Veterans Act Sponsor: Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] (Introduced 02/03/2010) Cosponsors: (4) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-453 Latest Action: Senate - 03/24/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-03-23 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 397 - 19 (Roll no. 177).(text: CR 3/22/2010 H2185-2186) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
12. H.R.4505 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces. Sponsor: Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] (Introduced 01/26/2010) Cosponsors: (30) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 09/30/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-246. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-06-30 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 - 0 (Roll no. 408).(text: CR 6/29/2010 H4916) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
13. H.R.4360 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center". Sponsor: Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48] (Introduced 12/16/2009) Cosponsors: (73) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 05/07/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-164. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
14. H.R.4307 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Artesia, New Mexico, as the "Alejandro Renteria Ruiz Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". Sponsor: Rep. Teague, Harry [D-NM-2] (Introduced 12/14/2009) Cosponsors: (3) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 07/12/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
15. H.R.3976 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5] (Introduced 10/29/2009) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-451 Latest Action: Senate - 03/24/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.4058, which became Public Law 111-346 on 12/29/2010. Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-03-23 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 416 - 4 (Roll no. 176).(text: CR 3/22/2010 H2183) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
16. H.R.3949 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 10/28/2009) Cosponsors: (22) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-324 Latest Action: Senate - 11/04/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-11-03 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 2 (Roll no. 835).(text: CR 11/2/2009 H12152-12156) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
17. H.R.3885 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] (Introduced 10/21/2009) Cosponsors: (12) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-490 Latest Action: Senate - 05/26/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-05-25 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 4 (Roll no. 298).(text: CR 5/24/2010 H3720-3721) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
18. H.R.3787 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law. Sponsor: Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (Introduced 10/08/2009) Cosponsors: (43) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-625 Latest Action: Senate - 09/29/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
19. H.R.3685 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website. Sponsor: Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] (Introduced 09/30/2009) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-624 Latest Action: Senate - 09/29/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
20. H.R.3219 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans' Benefits Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 07/15/2009) Cosponsors: (29) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-223 Latest Action: 10/13/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-275. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-09-28 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-09-29 [displayText] => Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.(text as House agreed to Senate amendments: CR H7321-7330) [externalActionCode] => 19500 [description] => Resolving Differences )
21. H.R.3157 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the "Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic". Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] (Introduced 07/09/2009) Cosponsors: (7) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 11/04/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-11-03 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 398 - 0 (Roll no. 839).(text: CR 11/2/2009 H12167) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
22. H.R.3155 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] (Introduced 07/09/2009) Cosponsors: (9) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-224 Latest Action: Senate - 07/28/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
23. H.R.2990 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] (Introduced 06/23/2009) Cosponsors: (25) Committees: House - Armed Services; Oversight and Government Reform; Natural Resources; Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 08/03/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) Tracker:
24. H.R.2770 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 06/09/2009) Cosponsors: (8) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-225 Latest Action: Senate - 07/28/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
25. H.R.1879 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2010 Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (Introduced 04/02/2009) Cosponsors: (20) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-450 Latest Action: Senate - 03/25/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-03-24 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 1 (Roll no. 184).(text: CR 3/22/2010 H2181) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
26. H.R.1513 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (Introduced 03/16/2009) Cosponsors: (10) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-56 Latest Action: Senate - 03/31/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.407, which became Public Law 111-37 on 6/30/2009. Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-03-26 [displayText] => Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-56. [externalActionCode] => 5000 [description] => Introduced )
27. H.R.1377 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 03/06/2009) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-55 Latest Action: 02/01/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-137. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-03-26 [displayText] => Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 111-55. [externalActionCode] => 5000 [description] => Introduced )
28. H.R.1293 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] (Introduced 03/04/2009) Cosponsors: (16) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-226 Latest Action: Senate - 07/29/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
29. H.R.1211 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] (Introduced 02/26/2009) Cosponsors: (51) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-165 Latest Action: Senate - 06/24/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
30. H.R.1172 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors. Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] (Introduced 02/25/2009) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-164 Latest Action: Senate - 06/24/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-06-23 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 422).(text: CR H7093) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
31. H.R.1171 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] (Introduced 02/25/2009) Cosponsors: (4) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-54 Latest Action: Senate - 03/31/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
32. H.R.1170 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing. Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] (Introduced 02/25/2009) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-109 Latest Action: Senate - 05/20/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
33. H.R.1168 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans Retraining Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] (Introduced 02/25/2009) Cosponsors: (5) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-323 Latest Action: Senate - 11/03/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
34. H.R.1106 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] (Introduced 02/23/2009) Cosponsors: (24) Committees: House - Financial Services; Judiciary; Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Latest Action: House - 07/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.896, which became Public Law 111-22 on 5/20/2009. Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-03-05 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 191 (Roll no. 104). [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
35. H.R.1089 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] (Introduced 02/13/2009) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-111 Latest Action: Senate - 05/20/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
36. H.R.1088 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] (Introduced 02/13/2009) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-110 Latest Action: Senate - 05/20/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
37. H.R.1037 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] (Introduced 02/12/2009) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-162 Latest Action: Senate - 10/08/2009 Message on Senate action sent to the House. (All Actions) Tracker:
This bill has the status Passed Senate
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-10-07 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S10251-10254) [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
38. H.R.1017 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 02/12/2009) Cosponsors: (37) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-488 Latest Action: Senate - 05/25/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
39. H.R.1016 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 02/12/2009) Cosponsors: (125) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-171 Latest Action: 10/22/2009 Became Public Law No: 111-81. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-06-23 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 409 - 1 (Roll no. 420).(text: CR H7094-7095) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-08-06 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 423 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S9059) [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-10-13 [displayText] => Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10376-10378; text as Senate agreed to House amendment: CR S10376) [externalActionCode] => 20500 [description] => Resolving Differences )
40. H.R.466 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Wounded Veteran Job Security Act Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] (Introduced 01/13/2009) Cosponsors: (8) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-118 Latest Action: Senate - 06/09/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
41. H.R.402 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "William C. Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic". Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] (Introduced 01/09/2009) Cosponsors: (8) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 07/15/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-07-14 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 536).(text: CR H8037) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
42. H.R.174 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region. Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] (Introduced 01/06/2009) Cosponsors: (7) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs; Ways and Means | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 11/03/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-11-02 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12168) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
43. H.R.23 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] (Introduced 01/06/2009) Cosponsors: (168) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 111-99 Latest Action: Senate - 05/13/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
44. H.J.Res.86 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and reaffirming the United States-Korea alliance. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] (Introduced 05/25/2010) Cosponsors: (74) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 06/18/2010 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.J.RES.32, which became Public Law 111-201 on 7/7/2010. Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-06-17 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 6/16/2010 H4559-4560) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
45. H.J.Res.80 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Recognizing and honoring the Blinded Veterans Association on its 65th anniversary of representing blinded veterans and their families. Sponsor: Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11] (Introduced 03/04/2010) Cosponsors: (23) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 04/07/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-156. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-03-23 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 174).(text: CR 3/22/2010 H2182) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-03-26 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2166) [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
46. H.Con.Res.278 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Expressing the sense of Congress that a grateful Nation supports and salutes Sons and Daughters in Touch on its 20th Anniversary that is being held on Father's Day, 2010, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, the District of Columbia. Sponsor: Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11] (Introduced 05/13/2010) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 05/25/2010 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-05-24 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 371 - 0 (Roll no. 291).(text: CR H3719) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
47. H.Con.Res.238 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation. Sponsor: Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] (Introduced 02/23/2010) Cosponsors: (45) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 03/01/2010 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-02-26 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 383 - 0 (Roll no. 74).(text: CR 2/24/2010 H791-792) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
48. H.Res.1746 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Recognizing and supporting the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans to augment the services provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans' Affairs in providing timely and world-class care for veterans and members of the Armed Forces suffering from PTSD and related psychiatric disorders. Sponsor: Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] (Introduced 12/01/2010) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services Latest Action: House - 12/14/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-12-08 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 409 - 0 (Roll no. 621).(text: CR H8102) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
49. H.Res.1672 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Commemorating the Persian Gulf War and reaffirming the commitment of the United States towards Persian Gulf War veterans. Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] (Introduced 09/28/2010) Cosponsors: (38) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/17/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-11-17 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7512) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
50. H.Res.1644 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Expressing support for designation of a "National Veterans History Project Week". Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (Introduced 09/22/2010) Cosponsors: (3) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/30/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-11-30 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7739) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
51. H.Res.1622 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Honoring the historic contributions of veterans throughout all conflicts involving the United States. Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] (Introduced 09/15/2010) Cosponsors: (25) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/30/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
52. H.Res.1446 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Recognizing the residents of the City of Tracy, California, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the city's incorporation, for their century of dedicated service to the United States. Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] (Introduced 06/16/2010) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 06/30/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-06-30 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 404).(text: CR 6/28/2010 H4917) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
53. H.Res.1385 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Recognizing and honoring the courage and sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4] (Introduced 05/20/2010) Cosponsors: (65) Committees: House - Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 05/26/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-05-26 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 0 (Roll no. 303).(text: CR 5/25/2010 H3778-3779) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
54. H.Res.1228 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Honoring the veterans of Helicopter Attack Light Squadron Three and their families. Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] (Introduced 03/25/2010) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services Latest Action: House - 07/01/2010 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-07-01 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 0 (Roll no. 415).(text: CR 6/29/2010 H4918) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
55. H.Res.868 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Honoring and recognizing the service and achievements of current and former female members of the Armed Forces. Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] (Introduced 10/23/2009) Cosponsors: (53) Committees: House - Armed Services; Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/05/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-11-05 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 366 - 0 (Roll no. 858).(text: CR 11/4/2009 H12325) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
56. H.Res.866 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served our nation in times of war and conflict. Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (Introduced 10/23/2009) Cosponsors: (21) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/03/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
57. H.Res.828 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) To recognize October 24, 2009, the 20th chartered flight of World War II veterans through Louisiana HonorAir, as "Louisiana HonorAir Day," and to honor the invaluable service and dedication of the World War II veterans to our Nation. Sponsor: Rep. Cao, Anh "Joseph" [R-LA-2] (Introduced 10/14/2009) Cosponsors: (28) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/02/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-11-02 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12151) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
58. H.Res.773 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the United States Submarine Force. Sponsor: Rep. Boozman, John [R-AR-3] (Introduced 09/24/2009) Cosponsors: (31) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/02/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
59. H.Res.461 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Honoring Sentinels of Freedom and commending the dedication, commitment, and extraordinary work of the organization. Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] (Introduced 05/20/2009) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/02/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
60. H.Res.398 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift's success. Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (Introduced 05/04/2009) Cosponsors: (34) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services Latest Action: House - 11/03/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
61. H.Res.360 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Urging all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit the national cemeteries, memorials, and markers on Memorial Day. Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (Introduced 04/23/2009) Cosponsors: (24) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 05/19/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
62. H.Res.291 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Recognizing the crucial role of assistance dogs in helping wounded veterans live more independent lives, expressing gratitude to The Tower of Hope, and supporting the goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day. Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] (Introduced 03/26/2009) Cosponsors: (48) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/02/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-11-02 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 351 - 0 (Roll no. 833).(text: CR H12162) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
63. H.Res.234 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day". Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] (Introduced 03/10/2009) Cosponsors: (63) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 03/24/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-03-24 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3773-3774) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Agreed to in House )
64. H.Res.89 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Supporting and encouraging greater support for Veterans Day each year. Sponsor: Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] (Introduced 01/26/2009) Cosponsors: (84) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 11/02/2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
65. S.3860 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery. Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] (Introduced 09/28/2010) Cosponsors: (12) Committees: Senate - Veterans' Affairs | House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 12/22/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-339. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-12-16 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 3 (Roll no. 641).(text: CR 12/15/2010 H8452-8453) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
66. S.3447 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010 Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] (Introduced 05/27/2010) Cosponsors: (35) Committees: Senate - Veterans' Affairs | House - Veterans' Affairs; Armed Services; Budget Committee Reports: S. Rept. 111-346 Latest Action: 01/04/2011 Became Public Law No: 111-377. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-10-26 [displayText] => Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/29/2010 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-346. [externalActionCode] => 14000 [description] => Introduced )
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-12-13 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8954-8960) [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
67. S.1963 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 Sponsor: Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] (Introduced 10/28/2009) Cosponsors: (7) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 05/05/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-163. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-11-19 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 352.(text: CR S11553-11572) [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
Array ( [actionDate] => 2010-04-22 [displayText] => [externalActionCode] => 20000 [description] => Resolving Differences )
68. S.509 — 111th Congress (2009-2010) A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (Introduced 03/02/2009) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: Senate - Veterans' Affairs | House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 11/11/2009 Became Public Law No: 111-98. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-07-15 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7573) [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
Array ( [actionDate] => 2009-11-02 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 352 - 0 (Roll no. 834).(text: CR H12165) [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
69. H.R.5688 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1984 Sponsor: Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] (Introduced 05/21/1984) Cosponsors: (34) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 10/24/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-543. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-06-07 [displayText] => Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 98-828. [externalActionCode] => 5000 [description] => Introduced )
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-10-02 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2736 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-10-09 [displayText] => Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 20500 [description] => Resolving Differences )
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-10-24 [displayText] => Became Public Law No: 98-543. [externalActionCode] => 36000 [description] => Became Law )
70. H.R.5618 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Veterans' Health Care Act of 1984 Sponsor: Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] (Introduced 05/08/1984) Cosponsors: (35) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 10/19/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-528. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-05-21 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
71. H.R.5617 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase certain dollar limitations under Veterans Administration housing programs, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] (Introduced 05/08/1984) Cosponsors: (34) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 05/22/1984 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions) Tracker:
72. H.R.5398 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Veterans' Education and Employment Amendments of 1984 Sponsor: Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3] (Introduced 04/09/1984) Cosponsors: (34) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 08/08/1984 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions) Tracker:
73. H.R.5394 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1984 Sponsor: Rep. Jones, James R. [D-OK-1] (Introduced 04/09/1984) Cosponsors: (10) Committees: House - Agriculture; Energy and Commerce; Post Office and Civil Service; Small Business; Veterans' Affairs; Ways and Means Latest Action: Senate - 08/01/1984 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-04-12 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 261 - 152 (Record Vote No: 87). [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
74. H.R.5252 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) A bill to redesignate the Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, as the "General Black Jack Pershing Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center". Sponsor: Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] (Introduced 03/27/1984) Cosponsors: (12) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 10/30/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-588. (All Actions) Tracker:
75. H.R.4734 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) A bill to name the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans' Administration Medical Center". Sponsor: Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] (Introduced 02/02/1984) Cosponsors: (7) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 05/22/1984 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions) Tracker:
76. H.R.4694 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to waive mandatory reductions in military retirement pay of certain retired military officers recruited for employment by the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Sponsor: Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] (Introduced 01/31/1984) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs; Post Office and Civil Service | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H.Rept 98-783 Part 1 Latest Action: Senate - 06/26/1984 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-05-15 [displayText] => Reported to House by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 98-783 (Part I). [externalActionCode] => 5000 [description] => Introduced )
77. H.R.4294 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) A bill to name the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the "James E. Van Zandt Veterans' Administration Medical Center", and to name the Veterans' Administration Medical Center in Dublin, Georgia, the "Carl Vinson Veterans' Administration Medical Center". Sponsor: Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] (Introduced 11/03/1983) Cosponsors: (61) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 11/30/1983 Became Public Law No: 98-190. (All Actions) Tracker:
78. H.R.2948 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Veterans' Housing Benefits Amendments of 1983 Sponsor: Rep. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL-7] (Introduced 05/09/1983) Cosponsors: (21) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 05/26/1983 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1983-05-13 [displayText] => Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report No: 98-118. [externalActionCode] => 5000 [description] => Introduced )
Array ( [actionDate] => 1983-05-24 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 394 - 23 (Record Vote No: 132). [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
79. H.R.2937 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Veterans Disability Compensation Amendments of 1983 Sponsor: Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] (Introduced 05/09/1983) Cosponsors: (37) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 10/25/1983 Text of this Measure Incorporated into H.R.4169. (All Actions) Tracker:
80. H.R.2936 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Veterans Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act Sponsor: Rep. Applegate, Douglas [D-OH-18] (Introduced 05/09/1983) Cosponsors: (32) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 06/15/1983 Passed Senate in lieu of S. 636 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1983-05-17 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 423 - 2 (Record Vote No: 121). [externalActionCode] => 8000 [description] => Passed House )
Array ( [actionDate] => 1983-06-15 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 636 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
81. H.R.2920 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Veterans Health Care Amendments of 1983 Sponsor: Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7] (Introduced 05/05/1983) Cosponsors: (33) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 11/21/1983 Became Public Law No: 98-160. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1983-11-03 [displayText] => Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendments by Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 20500 [description] => Resolving Differences )
82. H.R.2629 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) A bill to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to modify the reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands previously conveyed to the State of California for the use of the University of California. Sponsor: Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23] (Introduced 04/20/1983) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs | Senate - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: Senate - 11/10/1983 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans. (All Actions) Tracker:
83. H.R.2355 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Emergency Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983 Sponsor: Rep. Leath, Marvin [D-TX-11] (Introduced 03/24/1983) Cosponsors: (88) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 08/15/1983 Became Public Law No: 98-77. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1983-08-03 [displayText] => Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed House amendments to the Senate amendments. By Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 20500 [description] => Resolving Differences )
Array ( [actionDate] => 1983-08-15 [displayText] => Became Public Law No: 98-77. [externalActionCode] => 36000 [description] => Became Law )
84. H.R.1961 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act Sponsor: Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large] (Introduced 03/08/1983) Cosponsors: (206) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: 10/24/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-542. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-10-04 [displayText] => Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment. By Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 20500 [description] => Resolving Differences )
85. S.2539 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1983. Sponsor: Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] (Introduced 04/05/1984) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Post Office and Civil Service; Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 04/09/1984 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-04-05 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
86. S.2391 — 98th Congress (1983-1984) A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the authority for the collection of a fee in connection with housing loans guaranteed, made or insured by the Veterans' Administration. Sponsor: Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] (Introduced 03/06/1984) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: Senate - Veterans' Affairs | House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 04/02/1984 Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-03-22 [displayText] => Committee on Veterans. Reported to Senate by Senator Simpson without amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 98-366. [externalActionCode] => 14000 [description] => Introduced )
Array ( [actionDate] => 1984-03-30 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote. [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
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Natalie Hengstebeck
Postdoctoral Fellow, Scholars Strategy Network, Duke University
natalie@scholars.org
Topics of Expertise:
Children / Cohabitation, Committed Relationships & Marriage / Couples Conflict, Separation & Divorce / Division of Labor in Families / Economic Inequality / Immigrant, Mixed Status & Transnational Families / Labor & Workforce / Latino Families / Marriage & Divorce / Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood / Public Policy / Race, Ethnicity & Culture / Transition - Couples to Parenting / Work & Family
Natalie D. Hengstebeck is a postdoctoral fellow for the North Carolina Chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network based at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Natalie earned her PhD in human development and family studies and research methodology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Previously, Natalie earned a BA in psychology; sociology; communications and media studies; and professional writing at DePaul University. In addition to working as a Fulbright research fellow in the sociology department at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has worked at the RAND Corporation, SAS Institute, and the National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families.
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Palestinian men burn the US flag during a demonstration against a film deemed offensive to Islam in front of the United Nations headquarters in Gaza City.
Sunday Playlist: America in the world
(CNN) - Much has been made of Anti-Western anger this week as protests erupted in many parts of the Muslim world. The protests, mostly directed against the U.S., were triggered partly by a video made in America that mocks the Islamic prophet, Muhammad.
For today's Sunday Playlist we look at America's influence around the world - cultural, political or otherwise. FULL POST
Posted by Chip Grabow -- CNN, Susanna Capelouto -- CNN
One of thousands of demonstrators in Lebanon stomps on a burning U.S. flag in continuing protests over an anti-Islam film.
Violent protests continued today against a now infamous anti-Muslim film. 15 people were killed in Pakistan even as an increasing number of Muslim leaders called on their fellow believers to quell the violence. In Iran, a little known organization raised the bounty on the head of author Salman Rushdie, whose 1989 novel 'Satanic Verses' was condemned as blasphemous to Islam. Rushdie told CNN:
[3:55] "What we saw was not so much a spontaneous outpouring of rage as a very carefully manufactured outpouring."
Both presidential candidates were on the campaign trail today. President Obama addressed Seniors at the AARP national convention in New Orleans live on a video stream, while at another campaign event in Virginia. He promised Obamacare will not threaten Medicare despite claims to the contrary from Republicans: FULL POST
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David Gergen, CNN senior political analyst and former adviser to US Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton.
CNN Profiles: The real David Gergen
(CNN) - I’ve never heard anyone ask CNN’s senior political analyst, David Gergen, about his role in developing one of the most memorable lines ever in a presidential debate.
I've never heard anyone ask him about the message former President Nixon urged him to pass on to the new president Bill Clinton.
Never heard him talk about the pocket of American politics that gives him real hope for our future.
Never heard him talk about his mentors.
Never heard him talk about the growth spurt that killed his baseball dreams – about the pitch that got away.
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New Yorkers camped out for days to get the iPhone 5.
The upgrade treadmill
Editor's note: This story is part of the CNN series, "Our Mobile Society," about how smartphones and tablets have changed the way we live.
(CNN) - The mobile technology evolution has hit a fever pitch in recent years.
It seems every few months, consumers have new or upgraded devices to consider in the marketplace.
In just the last couple of weeks, Apple and Amazon have unveiled their newest and improved gadgets.
And 31-year-old Raymond Fulton can't wait to buy-in:
[:35] "I normally replace every year. I have to. Everything. Sometimes twice a year on the phones."
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A memorial service in Tripoli, Libya for U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans killed last week
A memorial service was held in Tripoli, Libya today to honor the victims of last week's attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed. The attack has now been officially deemed an act of terrorism. Former CIA officer Robert Baer worries Stevens may have been under protected:
[2:47] "This is standard protocol for the State Department. When there's a threat, especially to an ambassador, they're pulled out, moved, or security, heavy security, is sent in. The chain of command in this broke down."
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Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love
Reign of Love: Lyric Analysis
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Figure I'd post this!
My girlfriend's dad was looking into the meaning of Reign of Love and although I'm far from qualifying as an expert lyrical analyst, I did it anyway!
Let me know what you think and where it could be improved! Thanks in advance.
Reign of Love Lyrical Analysis masterkraig
Although I think Viva la Vida or Death and All of His Friends, as an album whole, could mean contrasting life vs. death, but I think it's really a reflection, a journey, showing every part of life from birth(Life in Technicolor) through death(The Escapist).
Lovers in Japan to me (put shortly) represents that exact feeling of finding a new love and just having so much fun together.
My best interpretation of Reign of Love is that the previous fun did not work out and it reflects and explains the emotion behind the break-up.
Reign of love
Addressing the previous lover, or love as a whole
Him/her finding it hard to let go of their previous love
To the sea I offer
The "sea" as in an endless expanse, or where memories of times past can drift away from him/her
This heavy load
The memories and love that he/she is trying to move on from
Locusts will
Nothing* can lift me up (but with a small belief that something could**)
I'm just a prisoner
I'm just stuck
In a Reign of Love
in this feeling of losing a previous love
Let us stop
Nothing* will allow him/her to stop thinking of the previous love (but with a small belief that something could**)
I wish I'd spoken
To the Reign of Love
He/she wishes they could go back and win their love back
Previous love,
By the church, we're waiting
He/she will wait for them
My knees go praying
He/she prays/hopes their come back
How I wish
I'd spoken up
He/she wished they did more to not lose their love
Or we'd be carried
In the Reign of Love
Otherwise he/she would be still be in love.
*Locusts are defined in the bible as symbols of insignificance (Numbers 13:33; Ecclesiastes 12:5; Isaiah 40:22; 2 Esdras 4:24).
** Locusts are also known in the bible as one of the "four things which are little upon the earth, but .... are exceeding wise" (Proverbs 30:27), leading me to believe that he/she still knows that something will help things get better.Locust infos didn't come out my ass, it came from http://www.internationalstandardbible.com/L/locust.html
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Meaning of 2nd half of song --- Reign of love
Here's what I think of the lyrics:
I can’t let go
The person who's saying this can't let go of his past love and so to the sea of time, he offers his heavy load of grief (since he really doesn't know how to deal with his lost love)
I’m just a prisoner
Locusts, in a figurative sense, were considered to be representative of god's wrath/punishment; in reality, they can ravage entire fields of crops, but interestingly, clouds of locusts can be selective and often, fields beside the ravaged fields are left completely untouched. I think the person in this song feels he's being punished and feels somewhat alone in his grief.
I wish I’d spoken
This loneliness and grief over his past love might stop if he says something.
By the church, we’re waiting
My knees I go praying
The church is the traditional place to get married, so there the singer is waiting, while he prays.
How I wish I'd spoken up
Or we'd been carried
The singer wishes he had spoken up because if he had, he and his love would be together right now.
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Curtain The Podcast
Ep 62: Comparing the Central Park Five to Curtain
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Summary of Four Phases
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1 Overview: The Four Phases of Internet Regulation
1.1 Phase 1: The Open Internet: 1960s-2000
1.2 Phase 2: Access Denied: 2000 to 2005
1.3 Phase 3: Access Controlled: 2005 to 2010
1.4 Phase 4: Access Contested: 2010 and Beyond
Overview: The Four Phases of Internet Regulation
"Over the past few decades, the world wide web has gone from an 'open net,' characterized primarily by the freedoms it afforded, to a hotly contested environment, characterized by the political battles that rage upon it. What was once known as 'cyberspace' is now an environment in which debates fly, activism flourishes and fails, and political and military contests play out between states." (John Palfrey, "Four Phases of Internet Regulation")
Since its inception, the Internet has gone through four distinct periods of regulation, each of which we will cover in more depth during our live meeting.
Phase 1: The Open Internet: 1960s-2000
Few people initially thought that it was possible to regulate the Internet. "Cyberspace" was considered to be a space apart from the real world; one that was to a large extent exempt from its laws.
Some aspects of the "Open Internet" theory still characterize the net to this day. It is still seen as a space of free expression, or as a tool for transparency for governments; it serves as a force for democratization and collective action; and, in countries like Egypt where the media is heavily controlled, the Internet remains a forum for open discussion.
However, these initial arguments that cyberspace existed in a world apart and would continue to be distinct from the real world were flawed.
Phase 2: Access Denied: 2000 to 2005
In the new millennium, governments began to believe that some Internet activity needed to be blocked. During this phase, geopolitical lines became established on the Internet, and filtering began to occur at the national level, with countries employing both technological and 'soft controls' to censor.
Some filtration was more positively censorial, as in the case of democratic countries that blocked child pornography. While technically skilled citizens could dodge these filters, the majority of citizens were unable, thus leading to relatively effective filtering.
Phase 3: Access Controlled: 2005 to 2010
In the "Access Controlled" phase, the first generation filters and blocks became supplemented by more flexible controls that were implemented at a diverse range of points. These new technologies were more nuanced and adaptive than the original blocks, and they enabled governments to selectively block parts of cyberspace at convenient, politically charged moments.
The "Access Controlled" phase of Internet filtration acknowledges a world of interconnected online and offline lives, breaking down the original myth of a separation between cyberspace and the real world.
Phase 4: Access Contested: 2010 and Beyond
As cyberspace is perceived less as a space apart and more as an intrinsic part of our lives, citizens become more resistant to the limitations exacted by private and governmental filtration and censorship.
Groups like the Global Network Initiative and politically active citizens like protestors in Pakistan will continue to be active in fighting back against internet controls and defining the governance of cyberspace.
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Sole Russian athletics competitor Klishina suspended from Games – source
Published on August 13, 2016 in World by Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Russia’s sole track and field competitor at the Rio Olympics, Darya Klishina, has been suspended from the Games, a source told Reuters on Saturday.
No details of the suspension were immediately available, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport said it had received an appeal from the long jumper against an eligibility issue of the international athletics federation (IAAF).
The source, close to the proceedings, who spoke on condition of anonymity said the long jumper had been suspended as new evidence had emerged in relation to a World Anti-Doping Agency report – the McLaren report – and Klishina.
The report, drafted by Canadian Richard McLaren, described what the World Anti-Doping Agency said was systematic doping among Russian athletes, supported by the Russian state over several years, including at the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics.
Athletics – 58th Brothers Znamensky Memorial track and field meeting – Women’s long jump – Meteor Stadium, Zhukovsky, Russia, 4/6/16. Darya Klishina of Russia talks to the media after competing. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo
Russia’s track and field athletes had been banned from the Olympics due to the doping scandal and only Klishina was cleared by the IAAF to compete in Brazil.
Individual Russian athletes could apply to the IAAF for exemptions to compete in Rio if they could prove they were not involved in the system and were subjected to drug tests outside the country.
Klishina’s was one of 136 appeals to the IAAF but the only one given the green light to compete in Rio.
CAS was expected to rule on her appeal either on Sunday or Monday. The IAAF were expected to issue a statement later in the day.
Russian officials in Rio and Moscow were not immediately available to comment.
(Writing by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ossian Shine and Alison Williams)
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The power of items depends on their item level, which you can see on the item's tooltip; the higher the level, the better an item will be. However, the Warforging and Titanforging system - introduced in the Warlords of Draenor expansion - means that almost any item of Uncommon, Rare or Epic quality has a chance to ‘forge' to higher than its base item level: Warforging is up to +15, Titanforging is up to +45.
Unlike regular games, MMORPG don’t have a single player mode offline. During the game you need to be connected to the Internet. This doesn’t mean that you won’t be able to play by yourself: World of Warcraft offers a variety of options for playing the game alone. But there are other adventurers in the virtual world and if you want to share the fun of the game, you must be connected to the Internet. The main part of the game focuses on a group of players, who explore dangerous dungeons and defeat powerful monsters together, helping each other.
-PvP- Completely broken for some classes and I mean broken going from both sides of the spectrum, from classes destroying everyone, to classes that can't even kill another player. It's fairly common for a weak class to lose to a powerful class even if the weak class outgears them by 50+ ilvls. That's how broken PvP is and Blizzard doesn't seem to know what to do to fix it other than do blanket damage nerfs/buffs as those are the only changes we've seen.
Most heirlooms only work in a limited level range in their default form and must be upgraded to work at higher levels. That costs gold, and you’ll need around 30,000 gold to outfit yourself with a fully upgraded set (counting only those that give you bonus experience). You may need to spend some time on a boosted character to acquire the gold you need to outfit another character with heirlooms, but it’s well worth the effort.
Dugi and Zygor both had their guides updated before Mist of Pandaria was released and both guides are kept updated with all the patches and changes to the game. Dugi is way faster with updates and has a lot more. Zygor seems to hold out and then do a big update. With new content such as guides etc, Dugi is definitely leading the way with Zygor usually many months behind. Zygor now offers the same number of guides as Dugi but it took them a long time to catch up.
First, a bit of context: I've been playing the game since six months before it was originally released, and I make no apologies about liking it. It's getting long in the tooth, as with all games that have been on the market for 14 years, but Blizzard seems committed to continuous improvement. The last expansion, Legion, was the best the company had ever released. (Stop arguing, Wrath of the Lich King fan boys. It's true and you know it.)
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101+ At this point you'll start taking a penalty on quest/bonus objective experience for every level past 100. Treasures, however, remain worth their full value all the way through level 105, at which point they'll be worth something like 15% less, and then another 15% more when you ding 106. I recommend that you stop questing/gathering entirely, and collect all the treasures you can stomach, only avoiding any annoying to reach ones inside caves or behind elites/rares(where scaling does bizarro things).
As a hero of the mighty Alliance, journey to the seafaring kingdom of Kul Tiras, home of Jaina Proudmoore. Untangle a web of betrayal and dark magic as you encounter power-hungry pirates, witches wielding death magic, mystical sea priests, and more. Explore the stony peaks of Tiragarde Sound, trek across Drustvar’s high plains and red forests, and navigate the intricate inland canals of Stormsong Valley as you convince this fractured kingdom to join your cause.
For reference, my previous best time abusing Method-0 in 7.3.5 was 32.4 hours(as show in the old thread). A difference of just over 8 hours; which isn't all that bad, all things considered. And I believe I made several errors along the way, which could be cleaned up in future runs. I believe that that gap could be significantly closed by using a monk's bonus, but I hate playing monk...so...yeah. YMMV
The expansion is set immediately after the events of Legion.[4] Two continents have been added within the Great Sea between the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor: Kul Tiras, one of the major human kingdoms, and Zandalar, the homeland of Azeroth's trolls.[4] While the Alliance and Horde will initially travel to one continent respectively, both continents will be available to both factions at level 120.[4]
I made some route changes to the Horde levels 43-44 sections. I have swapped 44 Dustwallow Marsh with 44 Desolace (the entire sections). This allowed me to do Deadmire (at lvl 43 instead of 38) and then go stop at TB to turn in Deadmire + The Black Shield at the same time, then fly quickly to do the Desolace stuff. Doing 44 Desolace is now mandatory because I think its faster with the new routes. This will also make the level 53 grind much shorter. I think these were great changes.
Unlock all of the traits in your Azerite Armor. Each piece of Azerite Armor — which can be head pieces, chest pieces and shoulders — has three traits that you can unlocked with Azerite Power, or AP. AP is something that most types of endgame activities will give you in Battle for Azeroth, but some are more effective than others. In the first few weeks, you’ll want enough AP to unlock all of the traits on all of your armor, however much that may be.
Hopefully, you have a good idea how you want to begin your endgame experience in Battle for Azeroth. A whole new set of content will drop on September 4 when the Uldir raid opens up and the PvP season begins. That also marks the beginning of Mythic+ dungeons in BfA. Even after that happens, many of these tips and strategies for gearing up will still be the best sources of early gear for your new 120 characters.
The game guide to the World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth is a handy set of practical advice and guidelines that will help you in getting answers to the most important questions about the new expansion. Battle for Azeroth is the latest expansion set to the much-loved MMO game. Since its launch the game has collected great reviews and everything indicates that Blizzard has delivered another exquisite in-game content for months to come.
Hey! Just came back from the game, looking to play bfa but i had no idea what to do when i logged on. It was all a bit confusing and i know nothing about the current content. So after some frustration i bought zygor again (haven't used it since cata ..) and i do currently feel more comfortable. I'm following the guides from the 'suggested' tab in zygor but i'm just really unsure if what i'm doing is even relevant. I know the end of the expansion is coming so i'd hate to waste my time. OK i will list the things it's been telling me to do.
And, of course, there are plenty of in-game addons you can use to make your adventures in Azeroth even more efficient. Try checking out Azeroth Auto Pilot, which points you where to go, handles all your NPC discussions and quest turn-ins, and automatically sells your junk gear (among other features). Deadly Boss Mods is still a must-have, so you don’t die in dungeons quite so quickly. Pawn helps you tell whether the gear you’re getting is actually an upgrade or not. World Quests List gives you a much better way to see what’s happening in your zone (and sort for the rewards you’re prioritizing).
-New dungeons- About 3/4 are fairly decent, not too long not too short, but none of them are compelling, none make me say to my friends and guildies, "Hey, let's do this instance, I love the theme and encounters." They're dull but tolerable. The other 1/4 of the dungeons just aren't fun and you will groan when you get a mythic Keystone for the Underrot, the snake temple, or Waycrest Manor. Waycrest Manor is actually one of the better dungeons, however, with the new Infested affix, Waycrest Manor suffers from many game-breaking bugs that end in the entire instance being pulled due to doors not properly working as intended.
Despite all of these problems and this laundry list of glaring systematic issues, the crowning achievement of Battle for Azeroth’s endgame is that it still remains enjoyable all due to those two pillars of raiding and dungeons. That won’t last forever. As the expansion goes on, and the grind necessary to progress becomes even more demanding and the time spent in content that simply isn’t fun increases, it will be harder and harder for raiding and Mythic+ to carry the expansion along.
Some people have made arguments that quest blues can sometimes be more powerful than heirlooms, especially with sockets. I'm not convinced. The simple fact that you never have to even look at quest rewards will save a non-insignificant amount of time over the course of leveling. Also of consideration is the value of enchanted gear never having to be re-enchanted.
Mag'har Orc Allied Race Leveling Guide (20-120) Dark Iron Dwarf Allied Race Leveling Guide (20-120) Void Elf Allied Race Leveling Guide (20-120) Best Void Elf Allied Race specs for leveling, efficient zones to level in, and overview of available classes and level 20 starting abilities. Level a Void Elf to 110 for a special set of cosmetic Heritage Armor. Nightborne Allied Race Leveling Guide (20-120) Best Nightborne Allied Race specs for leveling, efficient zones to level in, and overview of available classes and level 20 starting abilities. Level a Nightborne to 110 for a special set of cosmetic Heritage Armor.
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Home RSS Feed IN AP News Jets' Kacy Rodgers not with team while dealing with illness
Jets' Kacy Rodgers not with team while dealing with illness
FILE - In this May 25, 2016, file photo, New York Jets defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers speaks to reporters, in Florham Park, N.J. Jets defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers is dealing with what coach Todd Bowles calls a "serious" illness and it's uncertain if he'll be on the sideline for the team's game against Denver. Bowles made the unprompted announcement Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, during his news conference after the Jets' final full practice before facing the Broncos at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers is not with the team for its game against the Denver Broncos as he deals with what coach Todd Bowles has called a “serious” illness.
Bowles is expected to call the defensive plays from the sideline Sunday.
Neither Bowles nor the team has provided any details on the illness sidelining the 49-year-old Rodgers. It’s unclear when he might be able to return to work.
Rodgers was scheduled to meet with reporters Thursday for his weekly news conference, but the team said he had a medical appointment and would speak the next day. On Friday, a visibly concerned Bowles announced that Rodgers was sick and not at the facility.
When asked if Rodgers was dealing with something serious, Bowles responded: “He’s a tough guy. It’s a serious thing.”
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Where Technology and Architecture Converge: Urban Design Challenges for the 2020s
Emerging technologies are reshaping the cities around us, with considerable change to come in the next decade. Ellen Daniel explores how some of the most notable urban technologies could shape future architecture
Images courtesy of Perkins+Will
The world of mobility and smart technology is rapidly changing, and with it, bringing new challenges for the urban environment. From urban air mobility above our heads, to smart city infrastructure connecting cities like never before, architectural design must now fit into an ever-changing technological landscape.
In 2020 and beyond, what new design challenges are presented by emerging technologies and how are innovative architectural firms rising to them?
COBE’s tree-like electric car charging stations are set to be rolled out across Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Image courtesy of COBE
GRIDSERVE’s proposed electric forecourts combine functionality with leisure. Image courtesy of Arup
COBE’s tree-like electric car charging stations are set to be rolled out across Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Image courtesy of COBE
Arcollab’s Plug + Play design proposal was the winner of DesignByMany’s electric vehicle charging station competition. Image courtesy of HMMY
Along with the environmental benefits offered by electric cars, they bring with them the need for an entirely new infrastructure in the form of a network of charging stations.
Although electric car charging points are now a common sight on many roads, larger-scale charging stations, with the capacity for multiple vehicles to be charged simultaneously, are still a relatively new feature that creates an opportunity to rethink the design of the conventional petrol station. As electric cars grow in popularity, there has been a surge in concepts laying out what that could look like.
Earlier this year, GRIDSERVE announced plans to construct over 100 ‘Electric Forecourts’ across the UK, investing £1bn in the project. As well as ultra-fast charging bays, the plans promise “a coffee shop, fresh food, convenience supermarket, and airport-style lounge with high-speed internet”, marrying functionality with leisure.
“Future buildings will not only be the power sources for electric and smart transport, but will also form an essential part of their storage solution. ”
Last year Danish architecture firm COBE unveiled designs for electric car charging stations designed to look like trees, with the “branches” made entirely from certified wood designed to create “a meaningful break for the driver and passenger”.
With the stations, which are now being rolled out across Denmark, Sweden and Norway, surrounded by plants to encourage biodiversity and topped with solar panels, environmental impact will undoubtedly be a key pillar of charging station design moving forward.
The environmentally conscious core of charging station design is also reflected in the concepts of the winner of DesignByMany’s electric vehicle charging station competition. Arcollab’s Plug + Play design proposal features chargers fitted with LED lights that slowly dim as the vehicle is charged, designed to generate a “renewed consciousness of energy use in our modern lives”.
Professor Dave Worsley, Director of the Active Building Centre said:
“Future buildings will not only be the power sources for electric and smart transport, but will also form an essential part of their storage solution. This will change how we see the separation of transport and architecture and will see us moving to a world where the transport and building systems are integrated and supported by significant renewable energy resources are built in.”
Corgan’s CONNECT | EVOLVED Uber Air Skyport design.
Image courtesy of Corgan
Corgan’s CONNECT | EVOLVED Uber Air Skyport design. Image courtesy of Corgan
SHoP’s proposed urban air taxi hub design for Uber Air. Image courtesy of SHoP Architects
An even greater change to the cityscape could be prompted by the introduction of urban air mobility solutions, or drone taxis. Fitting a network of structures from which drone taxis can take off and safely land in a crowded urban environment will require creative new architectural typologies.
A glimpse of what form this could take was provided earlier this year by Uber, which unveiled 16 new design concepts for Uber Air Skyports. Uber selected eight architecture and engineering firms to showcase their concepts for its network of connected mobility hubs, each with a unique way of approaching the design challenge.
This included CONNECT | EVOLVED, from Dallas-based architecture firm Corgan, whose concept was designed to be constructed over a road to “seamlessly integrate with existing infrastructure”.
The design submitted by SHoP Architects, on the other hand, brings in the traditional notion of creating a space for the community whilst facilitating cutting edge technology, featuring two acres of public park with trees to absorb excess noise produced by air taxis.
This demonstrates that when it comes to an entirely new mode of transport, architects can play a role in shaping how future technologies fit within the urban landscape, giving rise to creative and innovative design.
Stefano Boeri Architetti’s Smart Forest City design for Cancun, Mexico, blends technology with environmental principles.
Image courtesy of The Big Picture
Stefano Boeri Architetti’s Smart Forest City design for Cancun, Mexico, blends technology with environmental principles. Image courtesy of The Big Picture
UNStudio’s smart city masterplan for Karle Town Centre, Bangalore, which features sensors embedded into buildings. Image courtesy of UNStudio
With advances in information and communication technologies, as well as artificial intelligence, offering the chance to make cities more efficient, better connected and more environmentally friendly, 'smart' has been a buzzword in city planning for several years now.
As a result, the integration of data-driven smart technology must be considered when planning, designing and building, with greater insights into the movement of people and transport around cities meaning that space can be optimised in new ways.
Projects such as Stefano Boeri Architetti’s Smart Forest City outline how smart technology can be utilised to achieve environmental goals. The designs envisage a city that is “completely food and energy self-sufficient” and is navigated entirely using “electric and semi-automatic mobility”.
Earlier this year, UNStudio and Monopol Colors revealed plans for a smart city in Bangalore in which sensors are embedded into the area’s architecture, with data being used to “inform design” and the information collected used to “tailor the environment to improve residents' wellbeing”.
It is clear that looking to the future, buildings that respond to changing conditions, be it environmental factors or the needs of those who live and work within them, will be a key consideration, driven by a more connected smart city.
MARSHA, AI Space Factory’s design for a Mars habitat, which won the NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge.
Image courtesy of AI Space Factory
MARSHA, AI Space Factory’s design for a Mars habitat, which won the NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge. Image courtesy of AI Space Factory
Malaysian designers Warith Zaki and Amir Amzar’s proposed Martian habitats, which use bamboo grown and harvested on the Red Planet. Image courtesy of Warith Zaki and Amir Amzar
Space architecture
Looking beyond the cityscape and to the sky, advances in space travel and the possibility of human colonies on the Moon, Mars and even beyond has seen the emergence of space architecture, with firms envisioning how buildings could be designed to withstand an entirely new environment.
Although science fiction may provide an idea of what this could look like, some architectural firms are now considering how this could become a reality. While firms such as AI Space Factory, which won the NASA 3D Printed Habitat Challenge in 2019, are exploring how methods such as 3D printing can be deployed in space, others are conceptualising how to create a space that is both functionally and visually appealing for inhabitants.
Challenges such as water efficiency, the generation of energy, coping with extreme environments, dealing with waste and sourcing materials must all be considered in this pioneering area of architecture. But what form that could take is currently an unknown.
In 2016, design magazine Eleven ran a competition, called Moontopia, challenging participants to come up with designs for a lunar colony. Entries varied greatly, from an origami-inspired design with a surface that re-shapes in response to solar winds, a doughnut-shaped dome designed to sit within a crater, and a “lunar oasis” designed with inhabitants’ “psychological and physiological” well-being in mind.
More recently, Malaysian firm Zaki and Amzar designed a series of balloon-shaped pods they imagine could one day house inhabitants on Mars, named Seed of Life, constructed from woven bamboo grown directly on the planet.
This demonstrates a future where humans may be designing and building in a harsher environment than today, and where sourcing materials must be considered more closely than ever.
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IFFBOSTON REVIEW: Her Smell (2018) dir. Alex Ross Perry
by Nicola McCafferty
Films centering on female musicians and their encounters with and reactions to fame and notoriety seem to be in vogue, with the latest iteration of A Star is Born and the ambitious Vox Lux coming out in 2018, and this April also giving rise to Elle Fanning’s pop performance in Teen Spirit. The latest in this string of portraits-of-an-artist is Her Smell, which deviates from the bubble-gum pop and overnight fame of the previous three and dives headfirst into gritty, addiction-fueled, riot grrrl mayhem.
In many ways, Her Smell is a familiar story of a tortured artist, in this case the pioneering frontwoman of punk band Something She. Using the pseudonym and donning the persona of Becky Something, Rebecca Adamczyk (Elizabeth Moss) careens through the first three acts, oscillating between new-age rituals, excessive lateness, smeared eyeliner, and open hostility for almost everyone she comes into contact with. We understand immediately that Becky Something is a performance, a projected image of a take-no-shit rock star, a suffering genius. She speaks like a drug-addled prophet, or maybe just an experienced lyricist, playing with rhythm and alliteration to deliver lines that would be profound if they weren’t so self-conscious.
The actual plot of Her Smell isn’t really all that important. Told in five acts, with each preceded by home-video-style footage of the band in their heyday, it skips the rise and goes straight for the fall, with each of the first three acts revealing something more gruesome and unappealing about our protagonist. The passage of time is marked by Becky’s slipping grasp on reality, the changing hair of her bandmates, and the aging of her daughter, Tama, whose interactions with her mother seem to consist largely of being picked up and set down in various locations backstage. They feel cyclical, with bandmates quitting and coming back and Becky’s ex, Danny (Dan Stevens), popping up backstage to discuss childcare, with arguments that seem insurmountable forgotten seemingly overnight. Something She’s other two band members, Marielle (Agyness Deyn) and Ali (Gayle Rankin), largely treat Becky’s raucous unpleasantness like the tantrums of a child, having grown accustomed to the excess and abuse that characterizes their frontwoman.
When the head of their record label, Howard (Eric Stoltz), brings the Akergirls (comprised of Ashley Benson, Cara Delevigne, and Dylan Gelula) to the studio to record after giving Something She months of expensive and ultimately unproductive leeway to create a new album, Becky attempts to piggyback on their youth and talent to claw her way back to the top. The scenes wherein the naïve, rainbow-haired Akergirls fluctuate between awe and righteous anger in the wake of Becky’s bizarre behavior starkly contrast the mix of resignation and exasperation with which Marielle and Ali approach their interactions with her.
While Elizabeth Moss’ brilliantly unhinged performance deserves much of the credit for making Her Smell the fascinating train wreck that it is (and I really do mean that as the highest of compliments), the score and sound design work tirelessly alongside her to create an atmosphere of anxiety, chaos, and self-destruction. Composer Keegan DeWitt and sound designer Ryan Price flawlessly re-create the sonic experience of being at a concert venue, but go several steps further to create a deliriously garbled soundscape reflecting what it feels like to be inside Becky’s mind. The audio booms, is obscured by background noise, and occasionally gets close to dropping out altogether, leaving the viewer careening ever closer toward a panic attack.
I’ve intentionally omitted a thorough discussion of the final two acts, which disrupt the cacophony of the first sections with moments of stillness and sobriety. Remarkably, writer and director Alex Ross Perry is able to get the audience to empathize with Becky after watching roughly an hour of her abusive behavior, and we end up with the type of redemption arc often reserved for male artistic geniuses. As chaotic and tense as the film is, the realistic portrayal of an unlikable yet undeniably talented woman and the fall-to-redemption trajectory of her story is a welcome relief from the dominant cultural narrative that reserves redemption for the men and relegates women to vehicles for their salvation.
Her Smell
dir. Alex Ross Perry
Screened Saturday, 4/29 @ Brattle Theatere, as part of the Independent Film Festival Boston. Opens Friday, 5/3 @ Somerville Theatre
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The Bankruptcy of Conventional Wisdom at the Pentagon
A fair depiction of General Petraeus and the busy uniforms of America’s generals
W.J. Astore
Perhaps the most blatant example of the bankruptcy of conventional wisdom at the Pentagon came from retired General David Petraeus in an interview with PBS reporter Judy Woodruff in June of 2017. Petraeus spoke of a “sustainable, sustained commitment” to Afghanistan and the need for a “generational struggle” with Islamic terrorists who are located there. Comparing Afghanistan to the U.S. commitment to South Korea, he hinted U.S. troops might be there for 60 or more years (though he backtracked on the 60-year figure when challenged by Woodruff).
Here’s a telling excerpt from his interview:
We need to recognize that we went there [Afghanistan] for a reason and we stayed for a reason, to ensure that Afghanistan is not once again a sanctuary for al-Qaida or other transnational extremists, the way it was when the 9/11 attacks were planned there.
That’s why we need to stay. We also have a very useful platform there for the regional counterterrorist effort. And, of course, we have greatly reduced the capabilities of al-Qaida’s senior leaders in that region, including, of course, taking out Osama bin Laden.
But this is a generational struggle. This is not something that is going to be won in a few years. We’re not going to take a hill, plant a flag, go home to a victory parade. And we need to be there for the long haul, but in a way that is, again, sustainable.
These statements are so wrongheaded it’s hard to know where to begin to correct them:
The U.S. military went into Afghanistan to punish the Taliban after 9/11. Punishment was administered and the Taliban overthrown in 2001, after which the U.S. military should have left. The decision to stay was foolish and disastrous. Extending a disastrous occupation is only aggravating the folly.
“Transnational extremists”: According to the U.S. military, the Af-Pak region has exploded with terrorist elements, and indeed Petraeus and his fellow generals count twenty or more factions in Afghanistan. In sum, rather than weakening Islamic extremism in the area, U.S. military action has served to strengthen it.
“A very useful platform”: The U.S. has spent roughly a trillion dollars on its eighteen-year-old war in the Af-Pak region. The results? The Taliban has increased its hold over Afghan territory and Islamic extremism has flourished. How is this “very useful” to the United States?
A “long haul” that’s “sustainable”: What exactly is “sustainable” about a war you’ve been fighting — and losing — for nearly two decades? Leaving aside the dead and maimed troops, how is a trillion dollars a “sustainable” price for a lost war?
No “victory parade.” At least Petraeus is right here, though I wouldn’t put it past Trump to have a military parade to celebrate some sort of “victory” somewhere.
It appears President Trump is finally fed up, suggesting a withdrawal of troops from Syria as well as a force drawdown in Afghanistan. But it appears Trump is already caving to pressure from the Pentagon and the usual neo-con suspects, e.g. National Security Adviser John Bolton suggests U.S. troops won’t withdraw from Syria without a guarantee from Turkey not to attack America’s Kurdish allies, which, according to the New York Times, may extend America’s troop commitment by “months or years.”
Trump needs to realize that, if it were up to the Pentagon, America today would still be fighting the Vietnam War, rather than working closely with Vietnam as a partner in efforts to counterbalance China.
The Pentagon’s conventional wisdom is that U.S. troops, once committed, must never leave a region. Victory or defeat doesn’t matter. What matters is “sustaining” a “sustainable” commitment. Hence troops are still in Iraq, still in Afghanistan, still in Syria, still in 800+ bases around the world, because any withdrawal is couched as surrender, a display of weakness, so says America’s military “experts.”
The U.S. doesn’t need a “sustainable, sustained commitment” to the Middle East or Central Asia or anywhere else for that matter, other than right here in the USA. We need a sustainable, sustained commitment to a better health care system. To better roads, bridges, airports. To affordable education. To tax cuts that actually help the middle class.
When it comes to “generational struggles,” David Petraeus, let’s fight for a better America, not for sustaining troops in lost causes around the world.
Posted on January 7, 2019 by wjastorePosted in US Foreign Relations, US Military, warTagged Afghan War, conventional wisdom, defense spending, General David Petraeus, John Bolton, Pentagon, Syria, Trump.
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Andrew Tanner says:
Ah, Petraeus, that scion of the Empire, forever sad that he wasn’t born in a time when he could have gone off ‘civilising the natives’ as part of the last great Anglo-Saxon Empire to try to rule the entire planet.
I would actually be fine with the American military intervening all over the world – if it actually accomplished anything other than body counts, broken nations, and the theft of trillions of $ of American tax revenues. But the Pentagon is like the DMV, IRS, and ICE all rolled up into one bureaucratic hell-disaster that no one in power is willing to challenge.
History shows that you can have a healthy nation, OR a (temporary) Empire – but never both. Empire relies on extracting wealth from subject populations. But there’s only so much blood in any given stone. Foreign or domestic.
Take your pick, America – figure out how to force reform on DC, or let DC carry you to disaster.
Oh, and anyone else notice how quickly the Syria withdrawal got walked back? Anyone else see the pattern? OIO (Orange Idiot in the Oval) says something controversial, attracts headlines and condemnation, then does something totally different two weeks later that negates the whole thing. Neither the media nor the Democrats seem to be able to see how they’re being played. This is classic American CEO behavior – create your own reality, do whatever benefits you, then when the music stops, you bail out in your golden parachute and leave the shareholders holding the rotten bag.
America is Sears. Sears is America. And how many people still shop at Sears?
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Michael Murry says:
Here we go again, fellow Crimestoppers. Time for another round of joyous jeering at General Dave, the defrocked dispenser of discredited, dogmatic drivel. The U.S. military’s premier promulgator of asinine, alliterative aphorisms, counter-intuitive conclusions, and inflated euphemistic emptiness, once more reveals himself subsisting superbly on “sustainable, sustained” sustenance, namely: stuffed-shirt, ticket-punching, fuck-up-and-move-up career conflict somewhere/anywhere/any time forever. War Is Peace, Ignorance Is Strength, and Defeat is Victory.
Consider the following fatuous flatulence:
“I think no commander ever is going to come out and say ‘I’m confidant that we can do this.’ I think we say you assess, we believe this is, you know, a reasonable prospect.” — General David Petraeus, Commander of the International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan (since promoted to head of the CIA and then demoted for banging his lady biographer while passing her classified documents), regarding his mission objectives and his prospects for achieving them.
“The inflated style is itself a kind of euphemism.” — George Orwell, Politics and the English Language
Or, as I put the case in verse, eight years ago:
The Inflated Style as Euphemism
The general has started talking funny
Like, never stating what we can achieve.
Instead, he babbles jargon for the money
Which means he never plans for us to leave.
We’ve been there now so long that few remember
How many times we’ve heard the same old song.
Our plans, those scruffy foreigners dismember
While we proclaim that we’ve done nothing wrong.
The president has donned his bomber jacket
To have his picture taken with the troops:
For conquerors, cheap tools that serve the racket;
For statesmen, simple patriotic dupes.
Our presidents and generals have blundered
And now can only stall for yet more time
While citizens back home whom they have plundered
Refuse to see the nature of the crime.
We went to “war” with tax cuts for the wealthy
And exhortations to consume and spend.
Now broke and begging from the thieving stealthy,
Our leaders promise this will never end.
Our presidents and generals stage dramas
And wave the bloody shirt while spouting gas
To keep us safe from peasants in pajamas
And poppy farmers smoking hash and grass.
We did this once before in Southeast Asia
As names upon a granite wall attest.
The country, though, prefers its euthanasia:
The laying of all memory to rest.
So let us listen raptly to the latest
Inflated euphemism coined to quell
The slightest thought that we might be the greatest
Bullshitters of whom history can tell.
Michael Murry, “The Misfortune Teller,” Copyright 2010
From “The Best and the Brightest” in Southeast Asia to “The Worst and the Dullest” in the Middle East in one generation. From Bungle in the Jungle to Debacle in the Desert. Parkinson’s Law meets The Peter Principle at the Pentagram. Just keep working the rusted levers of the shrieking, clanking, infernal Rube Goldberg Machine. Perhaps no one outside the asylum will notice the insanity …
I agree about the difficulty of knowing where to begin debunking General Dave’s dreadful, demented disquisitions on doctrinaire drivel, but perhaps we could start off with Occam’s Razor (the simplest explanation probably gets us closer to the truth):
“All Cretans lie.” — Epimenides of Knossos (himself a Cretan)
Truthful Cretan Liars
I lied when I said that I spoke the truth,
And I speak the truth when I say that I lied.
I come from a land where they think it uncouth
To utilize language that hasn’t yet died
Because they prefer to sell War to their youth
While shedding fake tears at the Peace they’ve decried.
I tell you for sure that I mean what I say,
And you must believe me ’cause you’ve got no way
To know if from paths straight and narrow I’ll stray
Whenever I want what you’ve got on your tray.
I merely speak noises which I have observed
Make people do just about any damn thing;
While, still, for my own inner self I’ve reserved
What I really mean by the sounds that I sing,
Leaving up to my listeners what they have deserved
For thinking they know why the words soothe or sting.
My lies I support with true evidence scant;
But since I regard you as one potted plant,
I’m sure that you’ll swallow my self-serving rant
Even though it consists of discredited cant
I truthfully lie, and as falsely speak true
While reason and ethics I ceaselessly flout.
I’m Jabberwock captain of one hopeless crew
Who followed me in where no one can get out.
So breathe in the smoke that I’ve exhaled at you
And lie down, saluting, the true lies I spout.
Michael Murry, “The Misfortune Teller,” Copyright © 2010
SteveJ says:
Thank you for this. I would like a caveat on point number 1. The United States went, or at least ought to have gone, to clear out al qaeda infrastructure. It is a group with which the Taliban are not enamored with. And our military, in very impressive fashion, accomplished that goal within 90 days.
Those persons wishing to analyse ex-General and ex-CIA Director David Petraeus’ quoted comments, as well as Bill Astore’s critique of them, might first wish to acquaint themselves with the last forty years of history (1979-2019) as regards so-called “Islamic terrorism” and its roots in America’s maniacally misguided militaristic/imperial policy: The CIA’s Intervention in Afghanistan. U.S. Recruitment of “Islamic Terrorists” Started in 1979. Zbigniew Brzezinski. For those who do not wish to follow the link, I’ll post the article immediately below for ready reference:
This text was among the first articles published by Global Research in October 15, 2001, in the week following the US-NATO led invasion of Afghanistan on October 7, 2001.
According to this 1998 interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski, the CIA’s intervention in Afghanistan preceded the 1979 entry of Soviet forces into Afghanistan in the context of a military cooperation agreement with the Kabul government similar in form to that reached between Damascus and Moscow in the context of the ongoing war in Syria.
Confirmed by Zbigniew Brzezinski, Soviet forces were fighting the Al Qaeda mercenaries who had been recruited by the CIA.
Amply documented, the recruitment, training and indoctrination of the Mujahideen was financed by the drug trade which was supported covertly by the CIA.
The terrorists were recruited starting in 1979. They were used to undermine and destroy Afghanistan’s secular government.
The decision of the Carter Administration in 1979 to intervene and destabilise Afghanistan is the root cause of Afghanistan’s destruction as a nation-state.
Since the so-called “Soviet-Afghan War”, the US has promoted the influx of Al Qaeda mercenaries as a means to destabilize several countries, including Syria and Libya.
The Interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski follows:
Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research Editor, 15 October 2001, updated November 15, 2018
Question: The former director of the CIA, Robert Gates, stated in his memoirs [“From the Shadows”], that American intelligence services began to aid the Mujahideen in Afghanistan 6 months before the Soviet intervention. In this period you were the national security adviser to President Carter. You therefore played a role in this affair. Is that correct?
Brzezinski: Yes. According to the official version of history, CIA aid to the Mujahideen began during 1980, that is to say, after the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, 24 Dec 1979. But the reality, secretly guarded until now, is completely otherwise Indeed, it was July 3, 1979 that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. And that very day, I wrote a note to the president in which I explained to him that in my opinion this aid was going to induce a Soviet military intervention.
Q: Despite this risk, you were an advocate of this covert action. But perhaps you yourself desired this Soviet entry into war and looked to provoke it?
B: It isn’t quite that. We didn’t push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would.
Q: When the Soviets justified their intervention by asserting that they intended to fight against a secret involvement of the United States in Afghanistan, people didn’t believe them. However, there was a basis of truth. You don’t regret anything today?
B: Regret what? That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Russians into the Afghan trap and you want me to regret it? The day that the Soviets officially crossed the border, I wrote to President Carter. We now have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam war. Indeed, for almost 10 years, Moscow had to carry on a war unsupportable by the government, a conflict that brought about the demoralization and finally the breakup of the Soviet empire.
Q: And neither do you regret having supported the Islamic fundamentalism, having given arms and advice to future terrorists?
B: What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Moslems or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the cold war?
Q: Some stirred-up Moslems? But it has been said and repeated Islamic fundamentalism represents a world menace today.
B: Nonsense! It is said that the West had a global policy in regard to Islam. That is stupid. There isn’t a global Islam. Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers. But what is there in common among Saudi Arabian fundamentalism, moderate Morocco, Pakistan militarism, Egyptian pro-Western or Central Asian secularism? Nothing more than what unites the Christian countries.
So there you have it, fellow Crimestoppers. The U.S. did not first “go into” — you know, invade — Afghanistan in 2001, as ex-general and ex-CIA Director David Petraeus would have people believe. The U.S. first invaded Afghanistan in 1979 (along with Pakistan’s intelligence services and recruited jihadi terrorists from all over the world (paid for by Sordid Arabia and the international drug trade). And not even “covertly.” I can remember seeing Dan Rather of CBS News proudly putting on his mujahadin costume and reporting “disguised” from Bin Laden’s front-line Afghanistan operation. Only back then the U.S. called Bin Laden a “freedom fighter.” Bottom line: the U.S. invaded Afghanistan and created Al Qaeda starting in 1979, long before the Taliban arose in the subsequent chaos and established some sort of government, stamping out much of the CIA-sponsored drug trade in the process. And the U.S. has continued using Al Qaeda and creating even more Al Qaeda spin-offs (like ISIS) — not to mention a revitalized international drug trade — right up until the present moment. One might almost conclude from this that some intentional, symbiotic relationship exists between Al Qaeda and the U.S. government.
wjastore says:
A great book here, Mike, is Anand Gopal’s “No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes.”
One can argue, I suppose, that Bush/Cheney had to do SOMETHING after 9/11, and that punishing the Taliban for providing refuge to OBL and Al Qaeda made a little bit of sense, at least in PR terms. But turning what should have been a quick punitive raid into a full-fledged war and occupation was the worst kind of folly. It was only compounded by the Obama administration, which seemed to think they’d look tough by pursuing a “good war” in Afghanistan and empowering Petraeus yet again to reenact his “success” in Iraq with another surge in Afghanistan, which proved a miserable failure. (The Iraqi surge took a bit longer to fail, at least in American eyes.)
Thanks for the book recommendation, Bill. I’ll look into it. Just checking briefly on the internet, I came across this review: Hostile Climate, by Kim Barker, New York Times (April 25, 2014).
Having not read the book, I do not wish to attribute to Anand Gopal opinions and conclusions that properly belong to the reviewer and/or her editors at the New York Times — like the use of vapid euphemisms such as “mistake” instead of the more accurate “crime” — so I’ll come back to my own reading of this piece in a later comment.
As for the need to “do something” in a panic without thinking first, I can recall President Eisenhower’s famous admonition to those trying to pressure him into doing something against his better judgment: “Don’t just do something. Stand there.”
So, yes, depending upon what one means by “something” (a rather nebulous pronoun meaning in this case, “anything”) the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Powell/Rice administration — after having gotten caught by Al Qaeda with their collective pants down while asleep on watch — could have first identified and then pursued Al Qaeda, beginning with the Saudi Arabian monarchy and the many Bin Laden family members resident in — some might even say “harbored by” — the United States itself, particularly in Texas and Florida where the 9/11 hijackers learned how to pilot civilian jet airliners in American flight simulator schools. In fact, some significant “harboring” also took place in Hamburg, Germany, where the leaders of the 9/11 hijackers originally planned their daring, suicidal attacks. And, of course, the all-American terrorist Timothy McVeigh planned and executed his fertilizer bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City without going anywhere near Afghanistan. So it insults the intelligence of a minimally sentient Planaria worm why ex-generals and ex-CIA Directors like David Petraeus would assert that planning to attack “America” (or at least a few of its symbolically significant buildings) can only happen in the landlocked foothills of the Himalayan Mountains and nowhere else. I would label him a bird-brain but that would only insult birds while overstating his actual mental acuity.
At any rate, the alacrity with which the Bush II administration leaped at the chance to get a “quick and easy” war started — it really didn’t matter where or against whom — did not stem from panic so much as the long-anticipated opportunity to implement a meticulously prepared-for strategy of conquest and pillage. Naomi Klein has written a devastating critique of this economic strategy called The Shock Doctrine: the Rise of Disaster Capitalism (2007).
“This book is a challenge to the central and most cherished claim in the official story — that the triumph of deregulated capitalism has been born of freedom, that unfettered free markets to hand in hand with democracy. Instead, I will show that this fundamentalist form of capitalism has consistently been midwifed by the most brutal forms of coercion, inflicted upon the collective body politic as well as on countless individual bodies. The history of this contemporary free market — better understood as the rise of corporatism — was written in shocks.”
“The stakes are high. The corporatist alliance is in the midst of conquering its final frontiers: the closed oil economies of the Arab world, and sectors of Western economies that have long been protected from profit making — including responding to disasters and raising armies. Since there is not even the veneer of seeking public consent to privatize such essential functions, either at home or abroad, escalating levels of violence and ever larger disasters are required in order to reach the goal. Yet because the decisive role played by shocks and crises has been so effectively purged from the official record of the rise of the free market, the extreme tactics on display in Iraq and New Orleans are often mistaken for the unique incompetence or cronyism of the Bush White House. In fact, Bush’s exploits merely represent the monstrously violent and creative culmination of a fifty-year campaign for total corporate liberation” [emphasis added].
I agree that the spastic U.S. attack on Afghanistan in 2001 had little more than public relations value for the Bush II administration who, anyway, had Iraq on their minds from the outset (as I note below in my transcription of the Richard Clarke interview), but I find the wholesale killing and maiming of impoverished Afghan poppy farmers and goat herders — simply to amuse, titillate, and terrify the somnolent, diaper-soiling, bed-wetting American public — inexcusably cynical and loathsome. As George Orwell wrote in “The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism,” the book-within-a-book from 1984:
“… war hysteria increases in intensity as one rises in the social scale. … The slightly more favoured workers whom we call ‘the proles’ are only intermittently conscious of the war. When it is necessary they can be prodded into frenzies of fear and hatred, but when left to themselves they are capable of forgetting for long periods that the war is happening.”
A perfect description of the easily distracted and divided-against-itself U.S. body politic and its criminally cynical, war-agitating-for-obscene-profits corporate “leadership.”
Several U.S. administrations since 1945 (if not most of them) have “just done something” (“anything”) to initiate disaster instead of “standing there” so as to avoid predictable calamity. Yet calculated calamity — or “Disaster Capitalism” — has brought fabulous riches to a favored few global financiers who own and operate national “governments” like corporate fast-food subsidiaries while entire “nations” who imagine themselves sovereign democracies in fact amount to nothing more than marketing territories or “population containment zones.” As internationally deployed proxy-mercenary terrorists, Al Qaeda, has a lot to do with this “Shock Doctrine,” as does the CIA and uniformed U.S. military (“gangsters for capitalism,” as General Smedley Butler called himself and them). But I wouldn’t place the Pastun Taliban in the same category. Not at all. To me they seem more like the Vietnamese National Liberation Front (or, “Viet Cong”) that my own government once sent me to Southeast Asia to “Vietnamize.”
In this case, Mike, it’s both crime and mistake.
Yes, Bush/Cheney and Crew used 9/11 to implement their dream policy of dominating the Middle East. As they said in those days, everyone wants to go to Baghdad; real men want to go to Tehran. And so they pursued a war that made Tehran stronger. Geniuses they were not.
Of course, there are always those who are positioned to profit from war and the chaos it brings. You don’t need capitalism for this — but it sure does help.
A further note as addendum to the above history of U.S. sponsorship of, and symbiotic dependency upon, international Islamic terrorists as both proxy mercenary shock troops and principal excuse for vast military expenditures ostensibly required to combat them: a principal policy of the Global Corporate Oligarchy, enriching a favored few (themselves) while plundering and impoverishing whole nations, including the United States. From Wikipedia:
Richard Alan Clarke (born October 27, 1950) is the former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism for the United States.
Clarke came to widespread public attention for his counter-terrorism role in March 2004: he published a memoir about his service in government, “Against All Enemies”; appeared on the 60 Minutes television news magazine; and testified before the 9/11 Commission. In all three cases, Clarke sharply criticized the Bush administration’s attitude toward counter-terrorism before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and its decision afterward to wage war and invade Iraq. Clarke was criticized by some supporters of the Bush decisions.
From one of the interviews of Richard Clarke, this one appearing in Michael Moore’s excellent movie, Fahrenheit 9/11, in the section on Afghanistan – Going to war:
Interviewer: “You come in September 12, ready to plot your response to Al Qaeda. Let me talk to the response you got from top administration officials on that day. What did the President say to you?”
Richard Clarke: “The President, in a very intimidating way left us, me and my staff, with the clear indication that he wanted us to come back with the word that there was an Iraqi hand in 9/11. Because they had been planning to do something about Iraq before the time that they came in to office.
Interviewer: “Other nations than Iraq?”
Richard Clarke: “Not at all. It was Iraq, Saddam, find out, get back to me.”
Interviewer: “Were his questions more about Iraq than Al Qaeda?”
“Absolutely. He didn’t ask me about Al Qaeda.”
Interviewer: “The reaction you got that day from the Defense Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld and his assistant, Paul Wolfowitz?”
“Donald Rumsfeld said, when we talked about bombing the Al Qaeda infrastructure in Afghanistan, ‘There are no good targets in Afghanistan. Let’s bomb Iraq.’
But we said Iraq had nothing to do with this, and that didn’t seem to make much difference.. The reason they had to do Afghanistan first, was obvious. It was Al Qaeda that had attacked us. It was obvious that Al Qaeda was in Afghanistan. The American people would not have stood by if we had done nothing on Afghanistan.”
[Michael Moore’s narration]: “The United States began bombing Afghanistan just four weeks after 9/11. Mr Bush said he was doing so because the Taliban and government of Afghanistan had been harboring Bin Laden. For all his tough talk, Bush didn’t do much.”
Richard Clarke: “What they did was slow and small. They put only 11,000 troops into Afghanistan. There are more police here in Manhattan than there are in Afghanistan. Basically, the President botched the response to 9/11. He should have gone right after Bin Laden. U.S. special forces did not get into the areas where Bin Laden was for two months. “
Michael Moore concludes this section of his movie by pointing out that after overthrowing the Taliban government, the U.S. installed a new “president” of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai (a former advisor to the Unocal corporation), who promptly signed a contract for a pipeline through Afghanistan that would bring natural gas from the Caspian Sea to a port in Pakistan. Moore’s final comment:
“Oh, and the Taliban? They mostly got away. So did Bin Laden and most of Al Qaeda.”
That ought to do it for this instalment of relevant background history. I hope it helps those who suspect a monstrous lie whenever they see the lips of a U.S. government official — especially one wearing a U.S. military uniform with stars and ribbons and badges all over it — begin to move. Just follow the money.
Monotonous Languor says:
I noticed what reaction there was in the McMega-Media to a Chinese Lander, landing on the dark side of the moon was fear. A tremendous achievement in terms of science and technology but fear of Chinese capabilities was the reaction.
Great point, ML. I was intrigued by the photos. Who cares which country sends a probe? Shouldn’t we care, as humans, what we learn? When it comes to space exploration, nationalism makes little or no sense.
I’ll argue ’till I’m blue in the face that the media back east completely fails to understand China or the rest of Asia, and that failure is rooted in racism. Back in the ’80s there was a flurry of ridiculous fear that Japan would become the next economic superpower and a potential threat to America too. Whenever an Asian country gains any power, the Transatlantic elites – who in 1945 were more than happy to shift the center of the Anglo-Saxon Empire from London to New York/DC – start falling all over themselves.
I suspect part of it is that they know the US West is, and will always be, intimately tied to Asia, just as the Northeast will always be intimately tied to Europe. Ocean basins are a more reliable measure of political-economic interests than continents.
Give me 2% of the GDP of California, Cascadia, Japan, and Australia (throw in New Zealand, Hawai’i, and Alaska in there too) and I can design a Naval-focused defense organization, a more focused and limited NATO in the Northern Pacific, capable of handling China now and well into the future. China’s rise (in historical terms, restoration) isn’t that difficult a “problem” to solve – if you don’t insist on driving aircraft carriers past the coast and threatening China’s supply lines to West Asia. Hell, there are more nuclear weapons on the SSBNs stationed in Seattle than China’s Second Artillery Corps has in its entire arsenal.
But you can see in virtually all the conventional wisdom touted by Harvard-Yale elite types a deep-seated, ultimately racist fear of Asia. An old European inferiority complex that may well drive the American empire into a futile conflict with China in the near future.
The “Yellow Peril” has in our collective European bad memories back to the Mongols a fear of the Eastern Hordes. Slowly from the 16th to the 19th centuries the West began their domination of the East: India, Indo-China, and the Dutch East Indies. The Japanese defeat of the Russian Empire in 1904-05 was a rude shock to the West.
I read a few books years back one of which was John Toland’s book The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945. From a Japanese perspective, their expansion into the Asian mainland was no different from the various land grabs the West had engaged in. As the industrial economies changed from coal to oil both Japan and Germany after WW 1, found themselves isolated from access to oil. The oil cartel of the early 20th century was America, Holland and the UK.
American Imperialism, now cleaned up a bit to American Exceptionalism, and aided abetted by a compliant, obedient McMega-Media must see threats everywhere. China with a goal of being a major power realized the Achilles Heal of Western Steroid Capitalism was greed. Factories could be outsourced to China free from pesky human rights, labor rights laws and environmental regulations.
It is a paradox for America, on one one hand we want the products the Chinese and Asian countries can manufacture on the cheap. However, we do not want them to have the power to resist American demands.
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peri-Interaction, ortho-interaction, and barriers to internal rotation. A dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular mechanics investigation of 1,2-dineopentylbenzene and 1,8-dineopentylnaphthalene
Anderson, J. E., Barkel, D. J. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1 Feb 1988, In : Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2 (2001). 2, p. 199-202 4 p.
Conformational analysis of peri-interactions in napththalene derivatives. Ring inversion in CH2–X–CH2-bridged peri-naphthalenes
Anderson, J. E. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1 Apr 1988, In : Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 2 (2001). 1988, 4, p. 469-471 3 p.
Setting the anomeric effect against steric effects in simple acyclic acetals. Non-anomeric non-classical conformations. An n.m.r. and molecular mechanics investigation
Anderson, J. E., Heki, K., Hirota, M. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1987, In : Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 1987, p. 554-555 2 p.
Conservation of a helix-stabilizing dipole moment in the PP-fold family of regulatory peptides
Bjørnholm, B., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Schwartz, Thue W., 1993, In : Biochemistry. 32, 12, p. 2954-9 6 p.
Structural and stereochemical requirements for interactions with subtypes of central excitatory amino acid receptors
Brehm, L., Christensen, I. T., Nielsen, Birgitte, Reinhardt, A., Ebert, B., Madsen, Ulf, Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Hansen, J. J. & Krogsgaard-Larsen, Povl, 1990, Frontiers in Drug Research; Alfred Benzon Symposium 28. Jensen, B., Jørgensen, F. S. & Kofod, H. (eds.). Copenhagen: Munksgaard , p. 92-105 14 p.
Towards an identification of the pyrethroid pharmacophore. A molecular modelling study of some pyrethroid esters
Byberg, J. R., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Klemmensen, P. D., 1987, In : Journal of Computer - Aided Molecular Design. 1, 3, p. 181-95 15 p.
Substrate-enzyme interactions and catalytic mechanism in phospholipase C: a molecular modeling study using the GRID program
Byberg, J. R., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Hansen, S. & Hough, E., 1992, In : Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics. 12, 4, p. 331-8 8 p.
Conformational analysis and molecular modelling of a partial GABA(A) agonist and a glycine antagonist related to the GABA(A) agonist, THIP
Byberg Buur, J. R., Hjeds, H., Krogsgaard-Larsen, Povl & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1 Dec 1993, In : Drug Design and Discovery. 10, 3, p. 213-229 17 p.
3-mercaptopropanal
Carlsen, L., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Egsgaard, H. & Nicolaisen, F. M., 1 Jan 1984, In : Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2. 4, p. 609-613 5 p.
Molecular mechanics calculations of proteins. Comparison of different energy minimization strategies
Christensen, I. T. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1997, In : Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics. 15, 3, p. 473-88 16 p.
Three-dimensional structures of human phospholipase A2 from pancreas and synovial fluid by model building
Christensen, I. T., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Svensson, L. A. & Högberg, T., 1993, In : Drug Design and Discovery. 10, 2, p. 101-13 13 p.
Conformational analysis of six- and twelve-membered ring compounds by molecular dynamics
Christensen, I. T. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1997, In : Journal of Computer - Aided Molecular Design. 11, 4, p. 385-94 10 p.
Primary structure and conformational analysis of peptide methionine-tyrosine, a peptide related to neuropeptide Y and peptide YY isolated from lamprey intestine
Conlon, J. M., Bjørnholm, B., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Youson, J. H. & Schwartz, T. W., 1991, In : European Journal of Biochemistry. 199, 2, p. 293-8 6 p.
Crystal and Molecular Structure of anti-Sesquinorbornene
Gaihede, M., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Kopecky, K. R., Watson, W. H. & Kashyap, R. P., 1 Jan 1985, In : Journal of Organic Chemistry. 50, 22, p. 4395-4397 3 p.
AMPA receptor agonists: structural, conformational and stereochemical aspects
Hansen, J., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Lund, Trine Meldgaard, Nielsen, Birgitte, Reinhardt, A., Breum, I., Brehm, L. & Krogsgaard-Larsen, Povl, 1992, Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors. Krogsgaard-Larsen, P. & Hansen, J. J. (eds.). Ellis Horwood: Chichester, 30 p.
Cyclynes. Part 5. Pericyclynes: "exploded cycloalkanes" with unusual orbital interactions and conformational properties. MM2 and STO-3G calculations, x-ray crystal structures, photoelectron spectra, and electron transmission spectra
Houk, K. N., Scott, L. T., Rondan, N. G., Spellmeyer, D. C., Reinhardt, G., Hyun, J. L., DeCicco, G. J., Weiss, R., Chen, M. H. M., Bass, L. S., Clardy, J., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Eaton, T. A., Sarkozi, V., Petit, C. M., Ng, L. & Jordan, K. D., 1985, In : Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107, 23, p. 6556-6562 7 p.
Update on protein structure prediction: Results of the 1995 IRBM workshop
Hubbard, T., Tramontano, A., Barton, G., Jones, D., Sippl, M., Valencia, A., Lesk, A., Moult, J., Rost, B., Sander, C., Schneider, R., Lahm, A., Leplae, R., Buta, C., Eisenstein, M., Fjellstrom, O., Floeckner, H., Grossmann, J., Hansen, J., Citterich, M., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, MarchlerBauer, A., Osuna, J., Park, J., Reinhardt, A., dePouplana, L., RojoDominguez, A., Saudek, V., Sinclair, J., Sturrock, S., Venclovas, C. & Vinals, C., 1996, In : Folding and Design. 1, 3, p. R55-R63
Conformational analysis of the fungicide fenpropimorph by molecular mechanics calculations and NMR spectroscopy
Kastrup, Jette Sandholm Jensen, Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Klemmensen, P. D., Hacksell, U. & Petersson, I., 1992, In : Journal of Pesticide Science. 36, p. 309-318 10 p.
Cyclic Acetals. Structural Analysis of 1,3‐Dioxepine and Related Compounds
Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Gajhede, Michael & Frei, B., 1 Jan 1985, In : Helvetica Chimica Acta. 68, 8, p. 2148-2157 10 p.
Photoelectron spectra of some decahydrotrimethanoanthracenes: Observation of large π orbital interactions through six bonds and an apparent violation of the trans rule
Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Paddon-Row, M. N. & Patney, H. K., 1 Jan 1983, In : Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 10, p. 573-575 3 p.
1,2‐Oxathiolane – A Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study
Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Carlsen, L., 1 Jan 1983, In : Chemische Berichte. 116, 6, p. 2374-2377 4 p.
On the presence of extremely short H...H non-bonded distances, and orbital interactions through eight s bonds or through two methylene groups in tetramethanonaphthacenes.
Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Paddon-Row, M. N., 1983, In : Tetrahedron Letters. 24, 48, p. 5415 - 5418
Molecular modelling of GABA uptake inhibitors
Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Thøgersen, H., 1 Jan 1987, In : Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 41, 6, p. 483-486 4 p.
cis-disulfides protelectron spectrum of a 6,7-dithiabicyclo[3.2.1]octane
Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & McCabe, P. H., 1983, In : Tetrahedron Letters. 24, 3, p. 319-322
On the molecular and electronic features of syn- and anti-sequinorbornene
Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1983, In : Tetrahedron Letters. 24, 47, p. 5289 - 5292
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a PNA-DNA complex
Kastrup, Jette Sandholm Jensen, Pilgaard, M., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, Nielsen, Peter E. & Rasmussen, H. B., 1995, In : FEBS Letters. 363, p. 115-117 3 p.
GABAA receptor agonists, partial agonists, and antagonists. Design and therapeutic prospects
Krogsgaard-Larsen, Povl, Frølund, Bente, Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Schousboe, Arne, 1994, In : Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 37, 16, p. 2489-505 17 p.
Excitatory amino acid receptors: multiplicity and structural requirements for activation and blockade
Krogsgaard-Larsen, Povl, Lund, Trine Meldgaard, Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Brehn, L., 1991, Excitatory amino acids and synaptic function. Wheal, H. & Thomson, A. (eds.). London: Academic Press, p. 1-17 17 p. (Excitatory Amino Acids and Synaptic Transmission, Academic Press, London).
Heterocyclic muscarinic agonists: Structural and therapeutic aspects
Krogsgaard-Larsen, Povl, Jensen, B., Falch, E. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1 Jan 1989, In : Drugs of the Future. 14, 6, p. 541-561 21 p.
3D-QSAR. Towards a quantitative three-dimensional description of muscarinic agonists.
Lagersted, A. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1 Jan 1989, In : Progress in Clinical and Biological Research. 291, p. 333-336 4 p.
Towards an understanding of drug resistance in malaria: three-dimensional structure of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase by homology building
Lemcke, T., Christensen, I. T. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1999, In : Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 7, 6, p. 1003-11 9 p.
Conformational and pharmacological characterization of 4-AHCP, a bicyclic homologue of the excitatory amino acid receptor agonist AMPA
Lund, Trine Meldgaard, Madsen, Ulf, Ebert, B., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Krogsgaard-Larsen, Povl, 1991, In : Med. Chem. Res. 1, p. 136-141 6 p.
Relationship between structure, conformational flexibility, and biological activity of agonists and antagonists at the N-methyl-D-aspartic acid subtype of excitatory amino acid receptors
Madsen, Ulf, Brehm, L., Schaumburg, K., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Krogsgaard-Larsen, Povl, 1990, In : Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 33, 1, p. 374-80 7 p.
Crystal structure of merosinigrin, an (ap,ap)-monothioacetal; structural properties of the thioglycosidic linkage
Nørskov-Lauritsen, L., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Jaroszewski, J. W., 11 Nov 1983, In : Carbohydrate Research. 123, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.
Crystal structures and photoelectron spectra of some trimethanoanthracenes, tetramethanonaphthacenes, and pentamethanopentacenes. Experimental evidence for laticyclic hyperconjugation
Paddon-Row, M. N., Englehardt, L. M., Skelton, B. W., White, A. H., Jørgensen, Flemming Steen & Patney, H. K., 1987, In : J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 2. p. 1835-1850 16 p.
Structural differences of matrix metalloproteinases. Homology modeling and energy minimization of enzyme-substrate complexes
Terp, G. E., Christensen, I. T. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 2000, In : Journal of Biomolecular Structure & Dynamics. 17, 6, p. 933-46 14 p.
Substrate binding and catalytic mechanism in phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus. a molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics study
da Graça Thrige, D., Buur, J. R. & Jørgensen, Flemming Steen, 1997, In : Biopolymers. 42, 3, p. 319-36 18 p.
Forbedret optagelse af lægemidler i organismen: computeren viser vejen
Synthesis and antiangiogenic activity of N-alkylated levamisole derivatives
Design of prodrugs targeting the intestinal di/tri‐peptide transporter hPEPT1 (SLC15A1
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Talk about town
Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 12:56 AM
The Women's Resource Center recently announced the hiring of two new officers, Liz Mora, executive director, and Deborah Uroda, fund development and marketing director.
The center, founded in 1987, assists more than 2,000 La Plata County residents with its programs and services, according the center's Web site. The center has been without a permanent director since Karen Ely left the post after six months on the job in 2008.
Mora is both a Durango High School and Fort Lewis College graduate. She joined the Women's Resource Center in 2007, assisting with the center's resource and referral program. She was appointed fund development and marketing director in 2008 before the board of directors gave her the interim executive director title.
Uroda has lived in Durango for 32 years. She is a former journalist with extensive experience in marketing and public relations. She has held public relations positions with Durango Mountain Resort at Purgatory, Fort Lewis College and Durango School District 9-R.
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2014 medal projections: Weekend update
No major changes to the medal projections this week, but we still have some news that’ll shake up the lists of contenders. Changes are in italic.
Alpine skiing: Good news for the U.S. men’s combined hopes — Ted Ligety won a supercombined, and Bode Miller added a few slalom points (his first World Cup points in slalom since 2011) to a fifth-place downhill run. Ligety is projected for silver; add Miller to consideration.
France’s Alexis Pinturault won the men’s slalom and was second to Ligety in supercombined, also boosting his status as combined favorite. Switzerland’s Patrick Keung won the downhill — the 30-year-old is having a career year in the speed events and might need to be considered in both.
The weekend women’s races were wiped out, but Mikaela Shiffrin handily won a slalom last week.
The U.S. team will be announced Jan. 26, but the only people on the bubble aren’t likely to be medal threats.
Biathlon: The USA’s Susan Dunklee finished fourth in a World Cup sprint, just 0.6 seconds off the podium. Unreal. Not too many conclusions to draw from other results, though it’s time to add Sweden’s men to the relay contenders.
Bobsled: Yes, Lolo Jones and Lauryn Williams made the Olympic team. More importantly, all three U.S. sleds are running well, with Williams teaming with Jamie Greubel to win a World Cup race. Also, Steve Holcomb broke his European slump with a two-man win.
Figure skating: The European championships saw a few contenders in action. The women’s competition was the most interesting — Russia’s Yulia Lipnitskaya, all of 15 years old, tool gold ahead of teammate Adelina Sotnikova and Italy’s Carolina Kostner. Russia swept the pairs; German contenders Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy withdrew with illness.
In ice dancing, add new European champions Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte (Italy) to the contenders.
Spain’s Javier Fernandez predictably won the men’s event ahead of Russia’s Sergei Voronov and Konstantin Menshov, both of whom will apparently sit out in Sochi while ageless contender Evgeni Plushenko will indeed get that berth.
Freestyle skiing: The U.S. team announcement is out and injured halfpipe contender Torin Yater-Wallace made the cut. Slopestyle champion Tom Wallisch did not. That actually won’t affect the projected medal count — just move Nick Goepper up to gold and Gus Kenworthy up to silver. The USA is ridiculously deep in this event.
Two-event contender Devin Logan has clinched a spot in women’s slopestyle but is not going in halfpipe.
Moguls contenders Patrick Deneen and Bradley Wilson have clinched their spots.
John Teller made a case to be considered in skicross with a World Cup win, while favorite Alex Fiva (Switzerland) is faltering.
Ski jumping: Sarah Hendrickson is back on the ramp. That team will be named Wednesday. Meanwhile, Japan’s Sara Takanashi has won eight of the last nine World Cups.
Nordic combined: Still not sold on the USA in Nordic combined, but Bryan Fletcher had a promising fifth-place finish.
Cross-country skiing: Still sold on Kikkan Randall, who won another freestyle sprint.
Short-track speedskating: Chinese favorite Wang Meng collided with a teammate in training and broke her ankle. She’ll bump out of the gold-medal spot in the 500, bumping up Fan Kexin (CHN), Seung-Hi Park (KOR), Arianna Fontana (ITA).
We’ve all seen what happened at the European Championships, right? That won’t change the medal projections.
Speedskating: No big surprises at the World Sprint Championships men’s competition. Dutch two-event contender Michael Mulder won the overall ahead of the USA’s Shani Davis, who isn’t great at 500 but traded wins in the two 1,000-meter races with Kazakhstan’s Denis Kuzin.
China’s Jing Yu won the women’s overall and will bump into contention in 500. The USA’s Heather Richardson took overall bronze and won one of the 1,000s.
Based on the Euro Championships, bump Yvonne Nauta (NED) ahead of Claudia Pechstein (GER) in the women’s 5,000.
Snowboarding: Two-time medalist (gold, silver) Hannah Teter got that last U.S. halfpipe berth ahead of Gretchen Bleiler and Elena Hight. The others: Kelly Clark, Arielle Gold and Kaitlyn Farrington. They’re all contenders.
The men’s halfpipe squad also has four legit contenders: Shaun White, Taylor Gold, Greg Bretz and Danny Davis.
Starting to worry about parallel events contender Roland Fischnaller (Italy).
The only medal projection changes are in speedskating (women’s 5,000) and short-track speedskating (women’s 500). The next changes: +1 bronze to Italy, +1 bronze to Netherlands, -1 bronze to Germany, -1 silver to China. (Also, South Korea bumps one bronze up to silver.)
Germany is officially down to fifth in the medal count, which still seems strange and will require a bit more investigation. Farther down the table, Italy and China swap places.
January 21, 2014 Beau Dure2014 medal projections, 2014 olympics
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The film is the story of struggle for justice of Cecilia Hasda, a tribal woman from West Bengal-India, whose daughter is trafficked and found dead in New Delhi.
In a country where thousands of tribal children get trafficked every year to cities and many never found, Cecilia decides to fight for justice for her daughter with the help of her employers Pankaj and Sunaina. As the trio battle corruption at all levels, they find themselves navigating a complex network of cops, traffickers, judges, lawyers, villagers and family members. When Cecilia’s husband is kidnapped and her two sons are forced to leave the village, Cecilia begins to lose all hope. Multiple court hearings happen but the odds are weighed heavily against Cecilia as the investigating officer gives statements favouring the trafficker in the court. Disappointed with the whole judicial system, Cecilia seriously begins to consider out of court settlement.
“Cecilia” is the story of struggle for justice of Cecilia Hasda, a tribal woman from West Bengal-India, whose 14 year old daughter Mati is trafficked and found dead in New Delhi. Tragically, Cecilia has to pay with her own life after justice remains elusive even after two years. The 84 minute documentary has a personal narrative and is a first person account of the director who hired Cecilia as a housekeeper from a placement agency. When Pankaj and Sunaina (the director and his wife) got married, they decided to hire a maid for household work. They approached a placement agency in Delhi that provided domestic helps and hired Cecilia by paying a one-time commission as was the norm. Four months later, Cecilia gets a call that her daughter, Mati, has been found dead in a house in Delhi where she was working.
Cecilia’s daughter was studying in a school when she left for Delhi, so she thinks this to be some kind of a prank. It is only later that it becomes apparent that her daughter had been trafficked and put to work in a house. In a country where thousands of tribal children get trafficked every year to cities and many never found, Cecilia decides to fight for justice for her daughter with the help of her employers. As the three battle corruption at all levels, they find themselves navigating a complex network of cops, traffickers, judges, lawyers, villagers and family members.
Cecilia faces strong opposition from her own relatives and villagers who under the influence of the trafficker, urge her to take money and drop the case. When she refuses to do so, her husband goes missing from the village and her two sons are forced to leave their homes. Meanwhile after studying the case file, Cecilia’s lawyer tells her that the odds are stacked against them since the investigating officer has prepared the case in a way that directly benefits the trafficker.
Sunaina and Pankaj accompany Cecilia to her village in Bengal to try and trace her husband but their efforts prove futile. In the middle of all this, Cecilia’s husband appears at the Magistrate’s office and gives a statement that he was not kidnapped but went with the trafficker on his own. With each unsuccessful court hearing, and this new development, Cecilia seriously begins to consider out of court settlement. Eventually, she takes money and withdraws the case. Soon after this, Cecilia’s husband is back in the village. Cecilia decides to go back as well and start a new life with the money that she has received. But once there, Cecilia is made to apologise to the villagers for mentioning them in the police complaint.
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SARC condemns attack on humanitarian aid convoy in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Jun. 19 (MNA) – The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) condemned on Sunday the attack on the convoy of humanitarian aid and its personnel in the area of Harasta in Damascus Countryside.
In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the SARC expressed deep regret for the targeting of its teams by gunfire which led to the injury of a truck driver who was rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery.
The statement added that this attack came at a time when the SARC was seeking, in cooperation with its humanitarian partners, to deliver a truck loaded with relief supplies.
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Combatting violent extremism
Could Sufi Islam be the cure-all?
The world is in urgent need of a ″soft″ strategy when it comes to fighting radical Islamist ideology. Enter Sufi Islam which, argues Pakistan academic Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi, can help us brave the challenges of curbing fanaticism, fundamentalism and violent extremism
Islamic scholars and researchers agree that Sufism has the potential to cure those whose minds have been perverted by terrorism. Famous Sufis of previous generations include Rumi, Omar Khayyam, Fariduddin Attar – whose stories were later used by Chaucer – and the Spaniard Averroes, the ″great commentator″ on Aristotle.
Many of their ideas passed to Europe through contact between the Islamic and Christian worlds in the crusader states, Norman Sicily and the Iberian Peninsula.
From its outset, Sufism has been concerned with building bridges between communities, fostering contact to the mutual benefit of all involved. In the West, people as diverse as Dag Hammarskjold, St Francis of Assisi, Sir Richard Burton, Cervantes and Winston Churchill have all been influenced by Sufism.
The Sufist interpretation of Islam is considered moderate because instead of focusing on the state, it concentrates on the inner dimensions of Islam and the purification of the soul. Recent decades has nevertheless seen Sufi seminaries begin to teach a more political interpretation of Islam, fuelling the current dominance of the latter.
Pioneers of academic Sufism: many of the ideas promulgated by the great mystics such as Jalal ad-Din Rumi, Omar Khayyam or Fariduddin Attar arrived in Europe through contact between the Islamic and the Christian worlds in the crusader states, Norman Sicily and the Iberian Peninsula, influencing many of the Occident′s great historical figures as a result
Political Islam and the roots of radicalism
All the terrorist Islamist organisations in existence today are based on this political interpretation of Islam. There is a cultural dimension to globalisation of which many Muslims are acutely aware. They feel that the sort of values and ideas, the notions of living – emanating from the West and beginning to penetrate their societies, influencing their youth in particular – are harmful. Some of the more obvious aspects linked to music, dance forms and films etc. are seen as damaging their own culture and identity.
Two major trends have arisen as a result: dominance and submission.
In general, dominance has negative connotations. Muslims have developed an acute awareness of dominance and are highly sensitive towards it, at times reacting with aggression. While one can appreciate the historical circumstances that may have given rise to some of these tendencies, there appears to be no valid justification, neither from an Islamic point of view nor from the perspective of intercultural relations.
Currently the trend of submission, in the sense of submitting to God, remains very weak. These Muslims believe that, in the midst of globalisation, there is a need to reassert the essence of Islam. And that is its universalism, its inclusiveness, its accommodating attitude, its capacity to change and to adapt, while retaining the essence of faith.
In other words, faith is something that is truly ecumenical and universal. You will find adherents to this trend in almost every Muslim country, yet it remains on the margins.
Disarming the bomb
We all talk about nuclear disarmament, but what if someone were to tell us that there is a bomb stronger than the nuclear one, ticking away menacingly every second and that is the bomb of total depravity. When individuals stoop to the lowest rungs of human nature, they become more dangerous than the wildest of animals. And when the virus of ″selfish contumacy″ (stubborn rebellion against authority) infects their being, they become more volatile than the most explosive device.
The mystic approach invites us to consider disarming humanity. Only by active engagement can we defuse all the weapons at the terrorists′ disposal. As Jimi Hendrix wisely said:
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
It is time for Muslims all over the world to take a united stance against political interpretations of Islam and initiate a process of reform. Likewise, the religious education system also needs a thorough overhaul, since it provides the breeding ground for all terrorist organisations.
Terrorism has no religion: "Muslims need to counter Islamist ideology with a peaceful and tolerant interpretation of Islam. Together with the international community, it is imperative that Muslims fight against this political ideology, which has caused so many of their fellow believers unprecedented harm", writes Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
Muslims need to counter Islamist ideology with a peaceful and tolerant interpretation of Islam. Together with the international community, it is imperative that Muslims fight against this political ideology, which has caused so many of their fellow believers unprecedented harm.
Orient-Occident discourse
The prevention of extremism is not something we will achieve overnight. We have to build a strategy that transcends generations. Security is the first duty of all governments, but hard power alone has never and will never be the whole answer. In the ongoing debates over how to respond to extremist Islamism, too little attention has been given to the vast and deep repertoire of Sufi philosophy, rituals and even artistic works, which accompanied the most enlightened centuries of ″Muslim civilisation″.
If anything, the initial efforts on the part of mainstream Muslim theologians to respond to literalist interpretations of scripture have implicitly accepted extremists′ insistence on reducing the religious tradition to a single set of texts.
Laudable and necessary as such responses are, there is something disconcerting about the Grand Mufti of Egypt rejecting extremist interpretations of Koranic verses because they do not represent ″true″ Islam – as if there really were only one authentic way to be ′truly′ Muslim.
The potency of Sufism may lie in its ability to remind Muslims (and non-Muslims) that, more than the literal words of a holy text, Islam has for fifteen hundred years been a lived experience, with all the cultural and intellectual variation that implies. There are 15 million Sufis worldwide, with Damascus and its Grand Umayyad Mosque as their capital. They need to be promoted at schools and in mosque pulpits, given prime access to television networks worldwide.
Time for joint action: events in France, Turkey and in Belgium, not to mention the recent terrorist attacks in Lahore, Pakistan are surely a wake-up call. East or west, the truth is: fighting terrorism remains a mammoth task
Necessary synergies
There are three important modalities. Firstly, we cannot ignore the fact that this is a struggle about ideas that are based on a perversion of religion. In this battle, the only lasting solution can be one that fully understands, addresses and uproots the ideas themselves. Secondly, in the understanding that this is a generational challenge, we need to implement reform now so that the next generation has the understanding and skills necessary for building resilience to extremist ideas.
Finally, we should not underestimate the need to fight this problem together.
The difficult but necessary decisions herein addressed and the associated policy options are not unrealistic and take the full spectrum of challenges into account. We must recognise what works and whenever there is a positive impact, we must seek to replicate it.
Strategic action is needed quickly to implement solutions that are both long-term and characterised by continuity and consensus. Terrorism has no religion. The western and eastern educational systems need be updated with the credo of ″Sufi Islam”, which advocates universal teaching about humanity.
Governments in the east and west will need to work hard to build coalitions for this work, not just within society, but also at a trans-governmental level. Preventing extremism is one of the greatest challenges facing this generation and the next. Unless we counter it together, with urgency, our future as a global community looks very bleak indeed.
Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi
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Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi is an independent researcher-cum-writer based in Pakistan. His research focuses on conflict prevention, international law, war studies and other major issues relating to South Asia, Middle East, the European Union, the United Nations and US foreign policy
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Comments for this article: Could Sufi Islam be the cure-all?
Under the picture of Rumi is written that Omar Kayam was a Sufi. Omar Kayam could be categorised as a nihilist but there is no available evidence from my points of that can prove his connectivity to Sufism.
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The elimination of conscious fraud is seldom mentioned in formal discussions of the reasons for repetition in science. The quasi-mythological view that scientists are uniformly of higher moral standards than ordinary mortals is maintained, and subconscious bias is usually depended upon to explain the importance of independent repetition. To repeat, scientists are not much better than other men, and there certainly are at least a few among them who would fake experiments if there was something to be gained therefrom. The induced researcher has something to gain if he can get away with such a fraud. His income depends largely on the reputation he can develop, and this, in turn, depends on his “discoveries.” It is obviously easier to produce an important and exciting article if one simply invents the facts reported than if one is confined to reality. This being so, the prevention of fraud depends on a detection apparatus. Part of the detection apparatus involves repetition (Tullock The organization of inquiry [1966] 2005: 124).
Tullock considers economics, as we have seen, to be a discipline in which the possibility of concealment is greater than in what he calls science. Now, we consider what differential auditing possibilities do to Polanyi’s argument that scientific opinion is uniform. Long before Polanyi the uniformity of opinion had been viewed as a necessary condition for scientific status....
[In his 1962 “Republic of Science”] Polanyi asked what scientists believe and proposed that everyone believes the same thing. How could this be? With the division of labor, scientists in one specialization have no competence in another so why the unanimity? Polanyi appealed to an overlapping neighborhood of competence by which all problems in science is connected....All Polanyi needs is transparency.
Characterizing Polanyi’s argument as a special case of Longfield’s argument shows that we can use one principle to analyze the intra-community connections. This will be enormously helpful because the machinery which has been set in motion for one community can be applied to the other. Thus, [Adam] Smith himself discussed how monopolies form and create inequality within the labor market. A group keeping others out can enrich themselves. If we can move the argument across communities, what does monopolization look like among experts? We are using “experts” because following Tullock, we do not know whether they are “scientists” until we know something about the institutional structure in which they function.
Tullock, when he rehearses Polanyi’s argument, silently provides the missing step and thus fails to impress his delightful cleverness on the reader. To make the overlapping competence argument work, there must be data audits, results must be checked. He says this over and over again. This distinguishes economics and science. As Tullock writes, economics allows concealment. Therefore economics allows factions and it doesn’t have the Polanyi efficiency properties. Sandra J. Peart & David M. Levy (2012) "Tullock on motivated inquiry: expert-induced uncertainty disguised as risk," Public Choice, 171-3
The quoted paragraphs is from a paper, even research program, methodological analytic egalitarianism, that (as regular readers know) has long influenced me. I was inspired to go back to it by Liam Kofi Bright's recent, interesting argument that "all philosophy is political is a trivial consequence of the more interesting fact that all inquiry is...united." [HT Dailynous] Drawing on Neurath, Bright argues this unity is a regulative or normative ideal, "it is an achievement to be won, not a fact to be granted." Neurath's argument is also a bit self-interested because within the division of scientific labor, it gives philosophers, a new kind of philosopher, a special role, of (linguistic/conceptual) orchestration. (See here; I link to this piece because Neurath is especially clear about the anti-totalitarian political significance of the program.) Uncharacterstically, Bright does not quite mention this, but the general gist is clear from his presentation:
The unity of science consists in the fact that we may potentially bring the results, methods, and fruits of inquiry in one field to bear on all others, providing we take the time to formulate our claims in a way that can be mutually understood, and are sufficiently clear in stating logical or evidential relations. The unity of science is thus a kind of consequence of the attitude of seeking to be clear and assist one another.*
If it is remembered that 'We' here is 'we [new] philosophers' Bright's position is echt Neurathian. If the 'we' here is all of of us engaged in science, Bright has subtly added a set of virtues some epistemic some social to the practice of all science. Notice, and Bright is very good on this, that even if one rejects some such normative unity program, the attitude is useful because "we cannot ever rule out the potential relevance of any one field of inquiry to another." Bright gives some cute historical examples. I would just add that anybody who is engaged in debates in contemporary climate science will be struck how many different,and different kinds of sciences are brought to bear on each other all the time. So far so good.
Now, here's my observation, if we think of different sciences also as reflecting different interests, then we should not automatically assume that when two sciences are brought in communication/trade with each other they will automatically agree. As Max Weber pointed out, pluralism is a consequence of the division of labor and differentiated interests. It is, thus, to be expected that when two sciences or sub-fields within a discipline/science are made to communicate some disagreement is to be expected. (Obviously, it does not follow there will always be disagreement or even most of the time.) The claim in this paragraph is strengthened, perhaps a trivial consequence, of the idea that not all sciences rely solely on epistemic commitments (see Heather Douglas' now classic book).
Of course, if we think of the ways in which sciences are brought to bear on each other, it is quite possible to come to agreement either by creating a third new science (which may well has its task of figuring out the discrepancies between the two sciences) or by transformation of one of the sciences (in dialogue with each other). [If you think not all disciplines are science, then follow Peart/Levy and substitute expert-disciplines where necessary!] This sounds abstract, but actually happens quite a bit in the history of science.
I put the Tullock in, in part, to show that Tullock anticipates the debates over the replication crisis (in some bits of the academy) by several decades. And that is I want to strengthen Bright's argument (in his spirit, see here) by suggesting that even if one is doubtful of the desirability or feasibility of general unity of science that he (and I, with slightly different sensibility) embraces, there are additional reasons to embrace the idea of leaving room to keeping open, '"the potential relevance of any one field of inquiry to another." It reduces the incentives and possibilities for fraud and rents for members of autonomous disciplines. As we have seen, that is not just a hypothetical possibility.
But, and here I close, the idea of intellectual even disciplinary autonomy is very much part of the DNA of philosophy, perhaps uniquely so (with exception of 'pure' math) [recall this old post on Williamson]. To be an intellectual self-legislator, to have autonomous/foundational or self-sufficient reason, is an ideal that is a permanent temptation for philosophers (in ways not so for other disciplines within the division of intellectual labor)--go read Descartes, or even Kant. I think it is some such ideal that makes some philosophers also uneasy about the very idea of (what I call) a philosophical politics within philosophy or in its relationships with other disciplines. The Neurathian offers orchestration (and its modern successors) as a consolation prize to them (if orchestration seems like the wrong way to go, then see the program of synthetic philosophy!)
Of course, the would be autonomous philosopher can refuse to allow his philosophy to be scrutinized by outsiders. (Just as not all offers to trade are accepted.) The risk of such hermeticisms, of thinking philosophy pure and untainted by politics, is, in fact, to make philosophy a hiding place for charlatans and cultists. It is amusing to see my own ilk, analytic philosophers embracing that risk.
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On Hume's New Microscope.
Complex ideas may, perhaps, be well known by definition, which is nothing but an enumeration of those parts or simple ideas, that compose them. But when we have pushed up definitions to the most simple ideas, and find still more ambiguity and obscurity; what resource are we then possessed of? By what invention can we throw light upon these ideas, and render them altogether precise and determinate to our intellectual view? Produce the impressions or original sentiments, from which the ideas are copied. These impressions are all strong and sensible. They admit not of ambiguity. They are not only placed in a full light themselves, but may throw light on their correspondent ideas, which lie in obscurity. And by this means, we may, perhaps, attain a new microscope or species of optics, by which, in the moral sciences, the most minute, and most simple ideas may be so enlarged as to fall readily under our apprehension, and be equally known with the grossest and most sensible ideas, that can be the object of our enquiry.--David Hume, first Enquiry, 4.7
In my interpretation, Hume's 'new microscope' represents (recall) a partial departure from his method in the Treatise. On my interpretation, in the Treatise, Hume embraces a normative theory of proper cognition (I have defended that here, here, and, especially, here). We can't really think without adequate ideas. I think this idea is represented best in this passage: "Tis impossible to reason justly, without understanding perfectly the idea concerning which we reason; and ‘tis impossible perfectly to understand any idea, without tracing it up to its origin, and examining that primary impression, from which it arises. The examination of the impression bestows a clearness on the idea; and the examination of the idea bestows a like clearness on all our reasoning." (1.3.2.4) In the Treatise, Hume presupposes what has come to be known as his 'copy principle.' And he suggests, I argue, that as part of genuine reasoning one must go, as it were, meta and introspect on the source of one's ideas. And then only so-called adequate ideas are "the foundation of all human knowledge." In my interpretation, Hume thinks (and I believe he is very indebted to Berkeley on this point) that much that passes for reasoning even in the sciences is a kind of ersatz-reasoning impressing the learned and gullible alike.
But in the first Enquiry, Hume backtracks a bit. In particular, I think the normative theory of proper cognition with clear ideas is dropped as a general principle. This is not to deny that some of it is still presupposed; after all, Hume continues to rely on the fact that in normally functioning human impressions are faithfully copied into ideas. That is, the strategy of Hume’s science of man remains the same: trace ideas back to simple impressions (or original sentiments) and inspect these under the (mental) “new microscope.” However, the domain of application is now limited to the “moral sciences” and not “all knowledge” (as promised in introduction of the Treatise).
This last point is crucial. In the first Enquiry, Hume makes a distinction between the epistemology proper for natural philosophy and the one in the moral sciences. For, in the study of natural philosophy Hume allows that in “almost in every part of nature, there is contained a vast variety of springs and principles, which are hid, by reason of their minuteness or remoteness… that it is at least possible the contrariety of events may not proceed from any contingency in the cause, but from the secret operation of contrary causes.” (EHU 8.13)* The quoted sentence is very important in the so-called 'New Hume' debate, but here I ignore (as is my usual practice) that debate.** But Hume's claim entails that natural philosophy can almost never produce secure knowledge of hidden reality.
But according to the 'new microscope' passage, in social science+ “the most minute” ideas can be made to “fall readily” under our apprehension. So, in one sense the scope ofHume’s ambitions have been dramatically curtailed. The science of man does not provide a mental microscope for all the natural sciences (nor natural religion and mathematics). But Hume continues to imply -- and here comes rather close to the kind of reasoning we now tend to associate with Vico -- that due to the mental microscope the moral sciences are, in principle, in better epistemic shape than the natural sciences. Original sentiments are human, and so knowable. This is why the “true and proper province,” of “natural and unassisted reason” ends up being restricted to “common life.” The real target here is, as becomes clear in chapter 11 in the first Enquiry, the Newtonian attempt (as exemplified by Newton’s correspondence with Bentley and Clarke’s writings more generally) to make cosmogony an integral part of natural philosophy, but that's for another occasion.
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Garber vs Della Rocca, reviewed (I)
The present issue of the Journal for the History of Philosophy (JHP) has a two-tiered debate between Daniel Garber (Princeton) and Michael Della Rocca (Yale) over (i) the status of the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) in Spinoza and (ii) the methodology of the history of philosophy. Both (i-ii) are connected to (iii) a more inchoate debate over what philosophy is. That Spinoza and the PSR would be the occasion of such a debate is no surprise; ever since Russell embraced brute facts (and rejected the PSR) and treated Spinoza as an exemplar of non-philosophy (recall), the place of Spinoza within analytical philosophy is not merely a historical question, but also a means at discerning the contested limits of philosophy and an open path toward renewing philosophy. The previous sentence is to side a bit with Della Rocca, who is very clear that "Spinoza’s philosophy can help us to learn or re-learn how to do philosophy in a more productive vein" (533ff) than the analytical status quo. (It is no surprise that much of the most influential Anglo scholarship on Spinoza (from Curley, Bennett, etc.) has been akin to rehabilitation projects in part by reinterpreting Spinoza into fashionable categories and problematics (and to downplay the mystical and therapeutic elements discerned by Russell)).
As an aside, the very same issue of JHP in which the Garber/Della Rocca exchange appears, also has two papers on Kant, one on Aristotle, one on Descartes--all on topics that reflect ongoing debates in scholarship (with undoubtedly fresh and important angles--I know several of the authors and they are all terrific). By contrast, the book-review section includes topics that are a bit more off-the-beaten-track. Obviously the sample size is small (N=1), and Jasper Reid's piece does not fit my claim, but (a quick glance at the other two issues of the present volume also confirm that) the pages of JHP represent a very conservative orientation toward the relevant subject matters of the history of philosophy. This orientation is a key feature of the PGR ecology in the field (recall this post).
The core interpretive issue between Garber and Della Rocca is, at the surface, the status and content of the PSR in Spinoza. (I say "surface" because below it, they agree that rationalism vs empiricism has to be discarded as an organizing principle in the history of philosophy--about that deepy some other time more.) In Della Rocca's hands the PSR is both (i) the master-principle (hereafter MP) and (ii) has a very broad metaphysical scope--Garber denies both that there are any such MPs to be found in the text of Spinoza (and, thus ruling out the PSR's role as a MP) and that in so far as Spinoza embraces commitments akin to the PSR his texts support readings that are thinner in scope than Della Rocca allows. It is worth noting three features of their exchange: (A) that even if Della Rocca's view on (i) are wrong -- say because there is an alternative, perhaps even more fundamental MP, in Spinoza [say, that truth = existence (recall), or truth = being] from which the PSR follows, his reading of (ii) could still be defended. (B) That upon closer inspection, the debate between Garber and Della Rocca over (ii) really turns into a debate over the explanatory resources available to Spinoza in being able to account for the relationship between what follows from the essence/nature of Substance/God and particular infinite series of modes (and the concomitant metaphysical ruling out of some alternative series). (C) That both offer their readings in terms of fairly traditional textual hermeneutics (despite some of their self-presentation).*
On (B) in Garber's hands the problem is that the way God's nature is (and, thus, the way things follow from it) becomes a "brute fact" that violates the PSR. Della Rocca is right, I think, that there is a response to this complaint from within Spinoza's philosophy to be found in E1p33d (and also 1p16, which goes unmentioned by our protagonists, even though Garber (p. 515) quotes a passage in which Spinoza flags its significance for the debate). Della Rocca admits in a footnote that Spinoza's response is not very satisfying philosophically, but does not elaborate. As textual exegesis I am inclined to agree with Della Rocca, but see the next paragraph. (It is to my supervisor's credit that his students do not form a doctrinal or magisterial school.)
The judgment of the previous paragraph is the consequence of my study of Samuel Clarke's (1705) response to Spinoza (in his Demonstration); Clarke's philosophical views on the relationship between God's nature and God's existence puts him very close to Spinoza's position in E1p33 (about which another time more [recall]), but Clarke also noted that E1p33 generates two important tensions with other features of the Ethics. First, Clarke discerned that Spinoza stipulates that the ratio of motion to rest in the universe remains the same, where the universe is taken as an infinite individual that keeps its nature or form (see E2p13L4 and E2p13L7). Keeping this ratio fixed is entirely compatible with variation in the actual motion of the universe. All the same, given that we are dealing with a ratio here, Clarke is right that at any given time there is an intelligible sense in which “there might possibly have been originally more or less motion in the universe than there actually was.” That is, if God's fixed nature is expressed in a fixed ratio, then very same substantial nature is compatible with different motions and this variation violates the PSR. So, Garber has discerned a genuine problem, but misplaces the location.
Second, Clarke (and all the Newtonians) can note that the PSR is too granular (and, again, this echoes the spirit of Garber's objection and, perhaps, explains why Della Rocca has to concede that Spinoza's position isn't so impressive); Spinoza is committed to there being sufficient reason for infinite variety in the modes (E1p16 and E1p28). But Spinoza's metaphysics lacks resources to explain the particular (confused though it may be) characteristics of the variety we observe--here Spinoza inherits some of the problems of Cartesian physics (despite his severe criticisms of Descartes) [for more careful account]; Newtonian physics can help explain observed accelerations and the evolution of (relatively) closed systems of bodies (in terms of abstract quantities) over time. Even if Spinoza is right to express caution about overconfidence here, Newtonian physics did put us on the road to a truer philosophy.
Clearly, Clarke is a hostile critic, and he is reading Spinoza through his engagement with Toland. I would not claim that Clarke gets us (to quote Garber) "the historical Spinoza who lived and worked in the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic." (As a historical aside, Spinoza also lived and worked in a the seventeenth-century Dutch Stadhouderschap!) But the proto-reading I have offered here is in some sense more historically grounded than either the one on offer from Della Rocca or, ironically, Garber! For, Della Rocca notes that his interpretation revives a historically important interpretation (associated with Jacobi and British Idealism). As it happens, I have considerable sympathy with that interpretation as a means toward articulating an important, enduring philosophical position (in the way that Garber allows (521)), but the jury is out if it is compatible with seventeenth century views available to Spinoza. (My quick and dirty judgment: no; Spinoza is closer to Averroes and a variety of neo-Platonism!)
One might think that I am being unfair to Garber here because he is very concerned with avoiding terms that are not actor's categories (511ff). But as Dan Schneider has pointed out, when one deploys terms from the past in describing the past, then one is often unwillingly (or unwittingly) siding with one side or another in a past debate. Schneider's observation is important because in philosophy often the key concepts are especially -- if not essentially -- contested. (Recall; see also here.) So, even if we are only trying to understand the past in terms of the actor's intentions (certainly not my program), we have every right, and sometimes a duty if we wish to understand the past, to introduce vocabulary unavailable to the historical actors. As Della Rocca notes, if we wish just to avoid (being a Borges's Pierre Menard and) merely replicate the past in the same words as itself, the business of historians of philosophy starts with going beyond the surface text in some way or another.
While we have made some progress on (i-iii), I have also made some promissory notes (about (A) among other things). So, to be continued...
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On Descartes, Dennett, and Design (Cicero's Posidonian Argument, Reconsidered)
Imo indocti haec magna cum voluptate spectabunt et facillimo negotio ea quae nunc nullo modo capiunt, intelligunt.--I. Beeckman (1629), commenting on the effect of a planetarium.
Last week I had the good fortune to participate in Daniel C. Dennett's lectures, “Evolving Minds: From Bacteria to Bach and Back,” which he gave at the invitation of the Ferrater Mora Chair in the lovely town of Girona (see here for more info). During one of our breaks, we happened to discuss Dennett's "Descartes's Argument from Design" (Journal of Philosophy, 2008), in which he draws on Descartes's response to Caterus to make sense of Descartes's a posteriori argument for the existence of God (in Meditations 3). The key passage, which -- as Dennett notes (338) -- is repeated in Principles of Philosophy is, "if someone possesses the idea of a machine, and contained in the idea is every imaginable intricacy of design, then the correct inference is plainly that this idea originally came from some cause in which every imaginable intricacy really did exist, even though the intricacy now has only objective existence in the idea."
The argument from intricate machine to designer and then from most intricate design to perfect/godly designer would have been familiar to Descartes from various sources. But the most beautiful version of the argument is in Cicero's On the Nature of the Gods (recall), where a working planetarium (ascribed both to Posidonius and to Archimedes) is used to make the point. That Cicero may well be part of Descartes's inspiration is suggested by the significance of Archimedes's (planetary) sphere in both Cicero's On the Nature of the Gods (and some of his other relevant works, especially Tusculan Disputations [which is an important text in Descartes's development; see Menn]) and Descartes's Meditations (admittedly, Descartes is more interested in Archimedes as a mathematician than planetarium builder). [Above I link to Beeckman's treatment which is undoubtedly inspired by Cicero.]
Dennett, who has many astute comments on Descartes's argument, does not comment on the fact that at first blush, it would seem that Descartes innovates on the traditional argument by insisting that an idea or (judging by his description) an intricate blue-print can do the relevant work in the argument. It's one thing to take a working (or empirically succesful) planetarium "to Scythia or to Britain" where "no one in those barbarous regions would doubt that that planetarium had been constructed by a rational process," it's quite another point to a blueprint of an intricate machine and, say, see.
But the true novelty of Dennett's reading is that he ultimately interprets Descartes as claiming that Descartes, too, appeals to a working machine in the argument to design:
[Descartes] had used that very idea [of God] and no other as the sole foundation for his theory of... Le Monde...The fact remains that it was a huge theory, full of intricacy, remarkably self consistent, often fiendishly persuasive even in today's hindsight. Any idea that could generate such a stunning intellectual edifice would be a prodigiously fecund idea...because his idea is not just made of lots of good parts (ideas available to everybody), and not because his idea is of a wonderful thing? God; it is because his idea is (he thought) a stunningly well-designed engine of scientific discovery.
That is to say, on Dennett's reading, Descartes thinks he can point to his whole scientific theory as the working machine that represents and predicts the machinery of the universe. This is not the place to what degree pointing to Le Monde or the Principles of Natural Philosophy will really be more persuasive (in such a design argument context) than pointing to a working planetarium. Rather, my point here is that on Dennett's interpretation of Descartes, his scientific theory of the universe presupposes Godly design. Now the nature of this presupposition is, of course, a tricky matter -- and it took more than a century to work this out, including hard work by Toland, Clarke, Hume, Adam Smith, and Kant --, but we can represent the logical form of Descartes's argument, as interpreted by Dennett, as follows:
(I) A condition of the possibility of (an intended) successful scientific representation of nature is that nature is not the product of chance, but (I*) design. &
(II) Science is successful.[1]
(III) ∴ There is a designer (or nature is designed).
I call this the transcendental version of the Posidonian argument. This argument became hotly debated in the eighteenth reception of Spinoza's and Newton's philosophies (often with a nod to Cicero and Posidonius/Archimedes) and I have been working on a short book on this topic. But if Dennett is right then the transcendental version of the Posidonian argument is not a by-product of the scientific revolution, but it's right there at the heart of that process that was once called the mechanization of nature.
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On Necessity in Clarke & Newton (and Spinoza), against Toland....
In his correspondence with (a then very youthful) Joseph Butler, Samuel Clarke writes the following:
Necessity absolute and antecedent in the order of nature to the existence of any subject has nothing to limit it; but if it operates at all (as must needs do), it must operate (if I may so speak) everywhere and at all times alike…. (Clarke’s “Answer to Butler’s Third Letter,” Dec 10, 1713)[1]
To put Clarke’s point informally: absolute necessity has the same impact everywhere and all times and should have the same consequence everywhere and all the time. So, if such necessity operates in some respect, Y, then we ought to expect Y to be homogenous in relevant ways. And if the most fundamental form of necessity operates in all (possible) respects, then we ought to expect general homogeneity.
This view of necessity turns out to be a non-trivial principle that, surprisingly enough, is shared by Clarke and Spinoza, and, even in considerable part, by Newton. (Recall Newton's claim in the General Scholium (added to the third edition): “No variation of things arises from blind metaphysical necessity, which must be the same always and everywhere.”) I emphasize two features of Clarke’s position. First, according to Clarke necessity is the “formal cause” of God (Clarke’s “answer to sixth Letter to another Gentleman” [published first in 1738]).[2] That is to say, Clarke does not just allow the question, ‘what causes God?’ to be intelligible,[3] but it even has a proper response: in a certain sense, one can say that for Clarke God is the consequence of a species of necessity.[4] There is, in fact, an unmistakable echo of this doctrine of the relationship between necessity and God in Newton's "General Scholium:" “’Tis allowed by all that the supreme God exists necessarily; and by the same necessity he exists [391] always and every where” (emphasis added). In the quote, Newton insists (i) that God’s necessary existence is common ground among all philosophers.[5] Newton, then, (ii) ascribes to necessity explanatory ‘power’ to help account for (at least some of) God’s properties. It’s this type of explanatory power that is captured by Clarke’s claim that necessity is a formal cause.
Second, Clarke uses the necessity as formal cause of God principle to rule out the existence of multiple substances (Clarke’s first response to Butler, 10 nov 1713, and see Clarke's A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, [hereafter Demonstration] VII). So, like Spinoza [(E1D1 & E1p7)] & (E1p5&E1p7), Clarke treats God as the only true substance.[6] In particular, in order to make credible substance monism, Clarke relies on the idea that absolute necessity does not just have the same impact everywhere and all times and should have the same consequence everywhere and all the time, but also that in the most absolute sense these consequences ‘displace’ the ‘instantiation’ of other hypothetical (but not genuinely possible) effects derived from hypothetical (but not genuinely possible) causes. [7]
If we attend to some of the further details of Clarke’s letter to Butler, we also learn something about the explicit target of Clarke’s argument:
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On fetishizing Actors's Categories.
A preface (co-written with Zvi Biener), defending the title 'Newton and Empiricism,' has come under fire from the Otago-school (see this post by Kirsten Walsh). The Otago-school insists that 'empiricism' is anachronistic and that we need to use a distinction between experimental and speculative philosophers (they use the acronym ESD) in order to do justice to even Newton. Here's Walsh:
Over the last four years, we have provided many arguments for the superiority of the ESD over the RED. An important line of argument has been to show that ‘experimental philosophy’ and ‘speculative philosophy’ were the key terms of reference used by the actors themselves, and that they characterised their own work in terms of this division. For example, I have argued here, here, here and here that Newton is best understood as an experimental philosopher.
It's true there are features of Newton's enterprise that fit the 'experimental' paradigm (as understood by early modernists) nicely--the Opticks is characteristic this (as I.B. Cohen recognized a long time ago). The problem is 'Otago' has never come to terms to the fact that Newton's Principia is much better understood in terms of Huygens's Horologium Oscillatorium, which is presupposed in a lot of the technical discussions of the Principia. Huygens' book does not fit the ESD at all. Strikingly in her blog post, Walsh misses this point even though it was signalled in the very first paragraph of our introduction: "Newton...explicitly affiliated himself in the Principia with the mathematical-experimental tradition of Galileo and Huygens." That is to say, the ESD fits the mainstream in the Royal Society (say between 1660-1685) very well, but is un-illuminating in other respects.* Sure, it's legitimate to claim that in some respects Newton is a "development of the experimental philosophy," (emphasis in original) but if you systematically overlook the Horologium, you can't even begin to do justice to Newton's Principia. It's like discussing Virgil in the context of Roman poetry without ever mentioning Homer.
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On the Carnap-Strawson debate and the soul of Analytical Philosophy during the Cold War
If the reader is shocked or offended by the two last-mentioned procedures, I hasten to assure him that they, occur, of course, only in the more barbarous regions, like America, where the sacrilege of tampering with the holy tradition of language is sometimes connived at.--Carnap "P.F. Strawson on Linguistic Naturalism" (937)
The distinction I used above between the way things happen in the world, and our own natures, is here, though vague, important. For it is a part of our nature that, things other than ourselves being as they are, it is natural for us to have the conceptual apparatus that we do have. But human nature is diverse enough to allow of another, though related, use of philosophical imagination. This consists in imagining ways in which, without things other than ourselves being different from what they are, we might view them through the medium of a different conceptual apparatus; Some metaphysics is best, or most charitably, seen as consisting in part in exercises of this sort...Of course, even when it can be so interpreted, it is not presented as a conceptual or structural revision by means of which we might see things differently; it is presented as a picture of thing as they really are, instead of as they delusively seem. This presentation with its contrast between esoteric-reality and daily delusion, involves, and is the consequence of, the unconscious distortion of ordinary concepts, i.e. of the ordinary use of linguistic expressions. So metaphysics though it can sometimes be charitably interpreted in the way I suggest, in fact always involves paradox and perplexities of the kind I first mentioned; and sometimes embodies no rudimentary vision, but merely rudimentary mistakes. Strawson (1963) "Carnap's Views on Constructed Systems Versus Natural Languages in Analytic Philosophy," (516; [emphases in original--ES])
Branden Fitelson wrote me a lovely, critical letter in response to viewing my lecture, "Anti-Mathematicism and Formal Philosophy" at the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy available online. In it he reminded me of an exchange by Strawson and Carnap that he uses in teaching. The papers represent philosophical fireworks of the highest order--they are, as Strawson's title indicates, a debate over the very soul of analytical philosophy. The papers repay repeated re-readings, and both sides make many insightful observations on the philosophical merits of formal philosophy (a topic I regularly post about, see here and here). In particular, one is reminded -- and this is especially noteworthy in a philosophical age in which the guide to graduate education provided by the PGR does not even consider expertise in philosophy of education as worthy of note -- that one of the central philosophical issues is the nature of philosophical education.*
As a speculative aside, prompted by some remarks by Jason Stanley, the displacement of philosophical education as worthy of any attention was, in part, due to the success of Strawson's and Carnap's students and their intellectual allies in discrediting the non-scientific wing of Pragmatism associated, say, with Dewey. Subsequently, even Plato scholarship was reconstituted as unrelated to philosophical education. (The Meno and Theaetetus are then taught as obviously belonging primarily to the history of epistemology, etc.)
To return to my main point, in his response to Strawson, Carnap construes the debate as one between (linguistic) "naturalists" (that is Strawson, although this is not Strawson's term) and "constructionists" (Carnap). This construction allows Carnap to recycle some of his anti-Quine-ean moves against an opponent that has fewer resources to respond. He then offers effective responses to most of Strawson's charges, showing that they rely on unreliable distinctions/assumptions, misrepresentations of Carnap's program, and, crucially, that even where Strawson's positive program has merit, the two programs can be mutually supportive. Now, due to Strawson's title and the way the dialectic is construed it seems that what is at stake is ultimately the respective roles of natural language (and empirical observations on use), and the role of formal languages (and the merits of explication).+ Because Carnap has the last word in the Schilpp volume, he also gets away ignoring a feature of Strawson's argument (the passage quoted above) that Strawson admittedly qualifies as not being "central," (515), but does characterize as "inportant" and "a wide field open to philosophical imagination." (516)
I have quoted Strawson's defense of the role of "imagining ways in which, without things other than ourselves being different from what they are, we might view them through the medium of a different conceptual apparatus." Now the first thing to note is that this is presented as an extremely modest enterprise. There is no sense that an alternative conception of reality might be a guide to action or generate a vision of reality worth attaining (see philosophical prophecy). Given that Strawson makes disparaging remarks ("grandiose plan of logical atomism") of Carnapian "planners," the conservative implications are deliberate here. Strawson's version of descriptive analysis and descriptive metaphysics, self-consciously leaves things alone (recall yesterday's post). No doubt there will be howls of derision from Oxford -- if they pretended to care about my digressions -- but this is (further) evidence of the ignoble effects of the cold war on philosophy's self-image.
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On The Historian as True Philosopher Vs the Puzzle-solver
There is almost universal recognition, reflected in hiring patterns, that historians of philosophy play a vital teaching role in philosophy departments. We are experts on the core texts that majors and graduate students are supposed to have read, and we are committed to bringing those works alive in a way that non-historian colleagues might not be. But we all are aware of the dangers of accepting a view of our activities as ancillary in relation to those of philosophy in general. To see ourselves merely as keeping alive a tradition that serves as a backdrop for on-going philosophical research, a tradition that students should study but also supersede in their properly “philosophical” work, is to write ourselves out of the mainstream of contemporary philosophy and to undervalue the significance of our discipline.--Don Rutherford. [Emphases added--ES.]
the history of philosophy can defend its position as an integral part of philosophy, namely that part of philosophy concerned with our understanding and assessment of what philosophy has accomplished and can hope to accomplish.
The “history of philosophy as metaphilosophy” is my slogan for this pathway. Metaphilosophy is an inevitable and widely acknowledged branch of philosophy. Just as philosophers reflexively make their own modes of reasoning and norms of rationality a topic of inquiry, so the enterprise of philosophy as a whole—its subject matter, methods and prospects for progress—is a topic for philosophical inquiry.--Rutherford.
In "Don Rutherford’s presentation at the inaugural meeting of the Society for Modern Philosophy, held at the 2014 Pacific Division meeting of the APA," he moves artfully from acknowledging the anxiety over the possible second-class status of historians of philosophy within professional philosophy to concluding audaciously that, in fact, the history of philosophy is the most philosophical enterprise within professional philosophy today. Within the intellectual division of labor, which generates ever more narrow specializations ("specialists" is a key word throughout the essay, and Rutherford offers important observations about increased specializations among 'early modernists'), a properly conceived history of philosophy can take on one of philosophy's key tasks -- distinct from science, and religion,* intellectual history, etc. -- that is knowledge of generality, that is, a necessary ingredient of philosophy, which he understands in "the broadest terms as our self-understanding as human beings." To be clear (and fair to Rutherford), the "enterprise of philosophy as a whole" is a second-order enterprise that pertains to philosophy's "subject matter, methods and prospects for progress," rather than the first-order, specialist enterprise of contributing to progress by solving some puzzle, re-framing the nature of problem, philosophical limits, generating a new purported paradox, etc.
Before I turn to Rutherford's explicit conception of history of philosophy as meta-philosophy, I register two notes on the first paragraph quoted above. First, the "hiring patterns," Rutherford describes are more localized than he realizes even in Anglophone (analytical) philosophy, e.g. (a) in England, there is remarkably little hiring in (let's call it) pre-Fregean philosophy, a few splendidly isolated bastions of 'Ancient' excepted; (b) in many European departments, self-described 'analytical' philosophers (in some ways still minority) are very hostile to any 'history' or will only recognize history of logic/physics as somewhat respectable.
Second, Rutherford takes the notion of a 'mainstream' for granted in his piece; now if the mainstream just is where the jobs are (recall 'hiring patterns'), then we can just grant some sociological interpretation of this and move on (although it would be worth testing to what degree responses to PhilPapers surveys and hiring correlate). But, it is more likely that, in practice, 'mainstream' functions as a kind of disciplinary self-policing tool located in the imaginations and self-understandings of folk that is used locally and more widely in opportunistic ways to articulate what is acceptable and not for a professional philosopher, historian or otherwise, to engage in. (I use 'self-policing' here in order to do justice to Rutherford's repeated 'we.') This matters because Rutherford seems to rule out, in advance, the possibility that some such dissatisfaction with some such imagined 'mainstream' might be the conatus behind history of philosophy or the historian of philosophy (recall this post); to recognize this particular conatus, does not entail that such a historian has the aim to overturn the existing (imagined) 'mainstream directly or indirectly, but it should not be ruled out. Rather than seeing it is an anxiety-producing problem that one can write oneself out of the mainstream, one might see this as liberation, even necessary preparation to a recasting of the discipline. That is to say, Rutherford's way of setting things up suggests initially a conception of the second-order (meta-philosophical) enterprise that leaves the first-order enterprise untouched; it's general, but harmless. On might think that Rutherford endorses such conception (e.g., "our work as historians of philosophy is, first and foremost, to understand the views of historical philosophers on their own terms before considering the relation between them and contemporary philosophical views.")
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Was Newton Familiar with Spinoza? (Yes, of course!)
[A] Even arguments for a Being if not taken from Phænomena are slippery & serve only for ostentation. [B] An Atheist will allow that there is a Being absolutely perfect, necessarily existing & the author of mankind & call it Nature: & [B*] if you talk of infinite wisdom or of any perfection more then he allows to {say} in {natur} heel reccon at a chemæra & tell you that you have the notion of finite or limited wisdom from what you find in your self & are able of your self to {prefin} the word no{t} or more then to any verb or adjective & without the existence of wisdome not limited or [C] wisdome more then finite to understand the meaning of the phrase as easily as Mathematicians understand what is meant by an infinite line or an infinite area. [D] And heel may tell you further that the Author of mankind was destitute of wisdome & designe because there are no final causes & [E] and that matter <is space & therefore necessarily existing & having always the same quantity of motion, would> in infinite time would run through all variety of forms... Isaac Newton Library Ms. Add. 3970 (B), f. 619r-v. [Letters added to facilitate discussion]+
Spinoza and Newton shared some overlapping interests, most obviously in optics, political theology, biblical philology, as well a shared initial immersion of and ultimate rejection of Cartesian physics. The optical controversy that made Newton famous occurred in the early 1670s during Spinoza's life, although we have no evidence that Spinoza followed the debate. Spinoza was known among many members of the Royal Society, including its secretary, and several of Newton's close acquaintances, including More and Clarke, responded to Spinoza's works throughout Newton's life. As Rosalie Colie has shown countless Boyle lecturers attempted refutations of Spinoza. Yet, to the best of my knowledge Newton never mentions Spinoza or Spinozism explicitly. During the past year, I convinced myself that Newton responds to the threat (of a variant) of Spinozism, in part due to Toland (a target of Clarke), with an argument added to the third (1726) edition of the General Scholium: "No variation of things arises from blind metaphysical necessity, which must be the same always and everywhere." (Here and here are two video presentations of the paper in which I defend this claim.)
But I was lacking a 'smoking gun' that Newton had a good sense of Spinozism. Then the great Alison Peterman called my attention to the passage quoted above. This passage is discussed in Newton scholarship. Even very good scholars – Snobelen and Anstey -- tend to claim that Newton is targeting Descartes/Cartesianism in it. This mistake is understandable because Newton does indeed criticize "the Cartesians" earlier in the page of the notebook, and Descartes had famously rejected final causes in physics. While claim [A] could indeed target both Descartes and Spinoza, claims [B, D-E], in particular, target Spinozism and not Cartesianism (and [C] may also do so).
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On the emergence of philosophy of science
What I (try to) do, however, is not philosophy of science. I suppose what I do amounts to old-fashioned Oxford-style conceptual analysis, though again with a new historical emphasis. I should note that I think the word ‘analysis’ in this context is often given much too restrictive a sense (to analyze the concept F is to give necessary and sufficient conditions of the form ‘x is an F if and only if…’ – well, no). In fact I suspect that what I do amounts to the kind of thing that, according to Schliesser, philosophy of science since the time of Newton’s exegetes was deliberately conceived in order to rule out as invalid. On his story, philosophy of science emerged as the exclusive authority of empirical science was invoked by figures like Maclaurin, ‘s Gravesande, Musschenbroek, and Nieuwentyt against the notion that mere reflection on the meanings of concepts can reveal substantive truths about concrete reality.--Alex Douglas, responding, in part, to my post.
Alex's post (welcome to the blogosphere, Alex!) allows me to clarify something about my own position about the emergence of philosophy of science. By 'philosophy of science,' I mean a distinct, second order reflection on scientific practice and images of science (on images of science recall this).* Douglas is right to associate my story with now-obscure figures like Maclaurin, ‘s Gravesande, Musschenbroek, and Nieuwentyt. What these eighteenth century characters have in common is that they were willing to appeal to the authority of Newtonian natural philosophy to settle debate within philosophy/metaphysics proper. (I call such a move "Newton's Challenge!") Maclaurin, ‘s Gravesande, and Musschenbroek also made some contributions to Newtonian natural philosophy, but on the whole they are worth remembering (together with Nieuwentyt) for their reflections on the nature of Newton's achievement. To be clear: none of these four characters were slavish followers of Newton; they recast Newton's position in terms that served their own philosophical ends often in polemical context (often, but not exclusively, anti-Spinozistic). But on my account, their arguments did not go unchallenged. In particular, Diderot, Hume, Buffon, Mandeville (etc.) all offer arguments and considerations that are, in part, a response to "Newton's Challenge" as such and, in some part, directly addressing the detailed arguments offered in its favor. By my lights these arguments by Diderot, Hume, Buffon, Berkeley, Mandeville also contribute to the emergence of philosophy of science as a distinct, second order enterprise. So, the authority of science was debated in the emergence of philosophy science (see here, in part). As an aside, this was, in part, a debate within what is now known as 'empiricism.'
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BRITE (BRIght-star Target Explorer) Constellation / BRITE Canada
Spacecraft Launch Mission Status Sensor Complement Concept and Software References
The BRITE constellation is a truly international mission. The original mission concept for BRITE was developed by the Canadian astronomer, Slavek M. Rucinski of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Toronto, as a nanosatellite follow-on to the highly successful MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars) microsatellite stellar photometry mission. Since BRITE was conceived, the single-satellite mission concept has grown to a six satellite constellation with science teams, engineering teams and funding sources in Canada, Austria and Poland. 1) 2)
Science objective: The primary mission objective of BRITE Constellation is to provide milli-magnitude (0.1% error) differential photometry of bright stars. It so happens that, in Earth's sky at least, the most apparently bright stars are also among the most intrinsically bright stars. These stars, and in particular the AGB (Asymptotic Giant Branch ) and OB stars (OB stars are hot, massive stars of spectral types O or B which form in loosely organized groups called OB associations), most affect the ecology of the universe by creating and distributing all of the heavy elements that are necessary for life as we know it.
Despite their prominence in the sky, bright stars have not been studied to the same extent as fainter stars. As such, there remain several questions about the life cycles of these stars that BRITE Constellation hopes to help answer using photometry/asteroseismology. The ultimate goal for BRITE is to be able to provide photometric data on all 286 stars brighter than visual magnitude +3.5.
Mission concept: It is well known that massive stars experience periodic, semi-periodic and irregular variations in intensity due to factors such as change in density, magnetic field, surface temperature and internal seismic phenomena. The periods associated with these variations can range from minutes to months. BRITE Constellation fills an observational niche by providing scientists with almost continuous precise photometric time-series measurements with very long baselines (up to six months). By identifying the modes astronomers are able to extract information regarding the internal structure and density profile of these stars.
To achieve its goals, each BRITE satellite will take stellar photometric measurements of a target star field at least 15 minutes per orbit, every orbit, for up to six months at a time. To do this, each satellite in the constellation is equipped with a wide field of view (FOV) optical instrument (24º x 19º). The wide FOV ensures almost 100% coverage of the sky for differential photometry of the target stars.
• The BRITE Constellation began in earnest in 2005 when a single BRITE satellite (UniBRITE) was funded by the University of Vienna, Austria. The collaborative UniBRITE mission with UTIAS/SFL (University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies/Space Flight Laboratory) was also to be built and integrated by SFL.
• Funding for a second Austrian BRITE satellite (BRITE-Austria, aka TUGSat-1) was secured in January 2006, this time funded by the Austrian Space Agency, named FFG/ALR (Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft/Agentur für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Vienna, Austria. Unlike UniBRITE, BRITE-Austria would be assembled and tested in Austria by engineers at the Technical University of Graz (TUG) using a kit of parts and with mentorship from SFL. While each Austrian BRITE satellite would carry a payload tuned to a different optical band the satellites were otherwise almost identical.
• The third and fourth BRITE satellites were funded several years later, in 2010, by Poland. Like BRITE Austria, the Polish satellites are being assembled and tested at the Space Research Center in Warsaw from a kit of parts delivered by SFL. The last pieces of that kit were delivered to Warsaw in June 2011. The first Polish BRITE is a copy of BRITE-Austria in that it carries the Blue version of the BRITE instrument. The second Polish satellite may carry an ultraviolet (UV) version of the BRITE instrument, pending a favorable feasibility study.
• BRITE Canada represents the third entry into the BRITE constellation. After several delays, the fifth and sixth BRITE satellites were finally funded by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in January of 2011, ensuring full Canadian participation in what was originally a Canadian idea. The Canadian BRITE satellites, currently under construction at UTIAS/SFL, will be almost identical copies of the two Austrian BRITE satellites.
Spacecraft:
All spacecraft in the constellation use the GNB (Generic Nanosatellite Bus) platform, referred to as CanX-3, were developed at UTIAS/SFL.
The reader is referred to the spacecraft description of BRITE Austria / UniBRITE.
Figure 1: Illustration of the CanX-3/BRITE spacecraft (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
Figure 2: Exploded view of the CanX-3 nanosatellite showing the structural elements (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
Spacecraft mass, volume, total power
6.5 kg, 20 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm, 5.4-10 W (6 W average)
Bus voltage
4.0 V (nominal, unregulated)
Triple junction solar cells (face mounted)
Battery type, capacity
Li-ion, 5.3 Ah
Attitude determination
10 arcsec
Attitude control accuracy, stability
< 1.0º, 1 arcmin rms (or FWHM of ~2.2 arcmin)
Onboard payload data storage
Up to 256 MByte
RF communications
Downlink (S-band) data rate
Uplink (UHF) data rate
Data volume/day
S-band frequency
UHF-band frequency
VHF beacon
Transmit power
32 to 256 kbit/s
up to 4 kbit/s
2 MByte (typical)
2234.4 MHz
437.365 MHz
145.89 MHz
0.5 W (S-band downlink), 0.1 W (VHF beacon)
Mission duration
2 years (min)
Table 1: Summary of the CanX-3 / BRITE-Austria / TUGSat-1 / BRITE-Canada spacecraft bus specifications
Launch: The two Canadian BRITE/CanX-3 nanosatellites (BRITE-CA-1 and BRITE-CA-2), were launched as secondary payloads on June 19, 2014 (19:11:11 UTC) on a Dnepr-1 vehicle of ISC Kosmotras. The launch site was the Yasny Cosmodrome in the Dombarovsky region of Russia. 3) 4) 5)
The primary payloads on this flight were the Deimos-2 minisatellite (310 kg) of Deimos Elecnor, Spain, and the KazEOSat-2 minisatellite (185 kg) of Kazcosmos, Kazakhstan.
The secondary payloads (35) on this Dnepr cluster mission were: 6)
• UNISat-6, a microsatellite of GAUSS at the University of Rome (La Sapienza), Italy. UniSat-6 (26 kg) includes Pico-Orbital Deployers and PEPPODs (Planted Elementary Platform for Picosatellite Orbital Deployment) systems for the release of four CubeSats from the spacecraft. These four satellites are:
- Lemur-1, a 3U CubeSat (technology demonstration and EO) of NanoSatisfi Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA
- TigriSat, a 3U CubeSat of the University of Rome (La Sapienza), Rome, Italy.
- ANTELSAT, a 2U CubeSat of UdelaR (University of the Republic), San Marino, Uruguay
- AeroCube-6, a 1U CubeSat of The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA.
• SaudiSat-4 a microsatellite (112 kg) of KACST (King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology) with input from NASA/ARC.
• AprizeSat-9 and -10, nanosatellites (each of 12 kg) of SpaceQuest, USA. AprizeSat-10 carries an AIS (Automatic Identification System) receiver for ship tracking.
• Hodoyoshi-3 and -4, microsatellites (60 kg and 65 kg, respectively) of the University of Tokyo and JAXA/ISAS, Japan
• BRITE-CA-1 and BRITE-CA-2, two nanosatellites (7 kg each) of UTIAS/SFL (University of Toronto, Institute for Aerospace Studies), Toronto, Canada
• TabletSat-Aurora, a microsatellite (25 kg) of SPUTNIX, Russia
• BugSat-1, a microsatellite (22 kg) of Satellogic S.A., Argentina
• Perseus-M1 and M2, two identical 6U CubeSats of Canopus Systems US / Dauria Aerospace. The nanosatellites are carrying an AIS payload for ship tracking.
• QB50P1 and QB50P2, two 2U CubeSats (2 kg each) of Von Karman Institute, Brussels, Belgium. These are two precursor satellites to the QB50 project that will launch a network of 50 satellites by a team of 15 universities and institutions around the world.
• NanoSatC-Br1, a 1U CubeSat of the Southern Regional Space Research Center and of INPE, Brazil
• DTUSat-2, a 1U CubeSat of DTU (Technical University of Denmark), Lyngby, Denmark
• POPSat-HIP-1, a 3U CubeSat of Microspace Rapid Pte Ltd., Singapore
• PolyITAN-1 of KPI (Kiev Polytechnic Institute), Kiev, Ukraine
• PACE (Platform for Attitude Control Experiments), a 2U CubeSat (2 kg) of NCKU (National Cheng Kung University), Tainan City, Taiwan
• Duchifat-1, a 1U CubeSat of HSC (Herzliya Science Center), Israel
• 11 Flock-1c nanosatellites (eleven 3U CubeSats, 5 kg each) of Planet Labs, San Francisco, CA.
Orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit, nominal altitude of 630 km, inclination = 98º, LTAN (Local Time of Ascending Node) of 10:30 hours.
Completion of the BRITE nanosatellite astronomy constellation of six nanosatellites:
• The two Austrian BRITE satellites were launched on Feb. 25, 2013 on the PSLV-C20 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) of ISRO.
• The first Polish BRITE nanosatellite, BRITE-PL-1 (nicknamed: Lem), was launched on Nov. 21, 2013 on a Dnepr-1 vehicle (DubaiSat-2 and STSAT-3 were primary payloads on this mission.
• The two Canadian nanosatellites, BRITE-CA-1 and -2, were launched on June 19, 2014 on a Dnepr-1 cluster launch. They are also known by the names BRITE- Toronto and BRITE-Montreal.
• The second Polish nanosatellite BRITE-PL-2 (nicknamed: Heweliusz) was launched on August 19, 2014 on a Chinese CZ-4B vehicle from the Taiyuan launch site, with GF-2 (Gaofen-2) of CNSA as primary mission.
Status of the BRITE constellation:
• October 25, 2017: A Canadian-led international team of astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of a supergiant star are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind (Figure 3). Their results are published in a recent edition of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 7) 8)
- Massive stars are responsible for producing the heavy elements that make up all life on Earth. At the end of their lives they scatter the material into interstellar space in catastrophic explosions called supernovae - without these dramatic events, our solar system would never have formed.
- Zeta (ς) Puppis is an evolved massive star known as a 'supergiant'. It is about sixty times more massive than our sun, and seven times hotter at the surface. Massive stars are rare, and usually found in pairs called 'binary systems' or small groups known as 'multiple systems'. Zeta Puppis is special, however, because it is a single massive star, moving through space alone, at a velocity of about 60 km/s. "Imagine an object about sixty times the mass of the Sun, travelling about sixty times faster than a speeding bullet!" the investigators say. Dany Vanbeveren, professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, gives a possible explanation as to why the star is travelling so fast; "One theory is that Zeta Puppis has interacted with a binary or a multiple system in the past, and been thrown out into space at an incredible velocity".
- Using a network of 'nanosatellites' from the "BRIght Target Explorer" (BRITE) space mission, astronomers monitored the brightness of the surface of Zeta Puppis over a six-month period, and simultaneously monitored the behavior of its stellar wind from several ground-based professional and amateur observatories.
- Tahina Ramiaramanantsoa (PhD student at the Université de Montréal and member of the Centre de Recherche en Astrophysique du Québec; CRAQ) explains the authors' results: "The observations revealed a repeated pattern every 1.78 days, both at the surface of the star and in the stellar wind. The periodic signal turns out to reflect the rotation of the star through giant 'bright spots' tied to its surface, which are driving large-scale spiral-like structures in the wind, dubbed CIRs (Co-rotating Interaction Regions)."
- "By studying the light emitted at a specific wavelength by ionized helium from the star's wind," continued Tahina, "we clearly saw some 'S' patterns caused by arms of CIRs induced in the wind by the bright surface spots!". In addition to the 1.78-day periodicity, the research team also detected random changes on timescales of hours at the surface of Zeta Puppis, strongly correlated with the behavior of small regions of higher density in the wind known as "clumps" that travel outward from the star. "These results are very exciting because we also find evidence, for the first time, of a direct link between surface variations and wind clumping, both random in nature", comments investigating team member Anthony Moffat, emeritus professor at Université de Montréal, and Principal Investigator for the Canadian contribution to the BRITE mission.
- After several decades of puzzling over the potential link between the surface variability of very hot massive stars and their wind variability, these results are a significant breakthrough in massive star research, essentially owing to the BRITE nanosats and the large contribution by amateur astronomers. "It is really exciting to know that, even in the era of giant professional telescopes, dedicated amateur astronomers using off-the-shelf equipment in their backyard observatories can play a significant role at the forefront of science", says investigating team member Paul Luckas from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) at the University of Western Australia. Paul is one of six amateur astronomers who intensively observed Zeta Puppis from their homes during the observing campaign, as part of the 'Southern Amateur Spectroscopy initiative'.
- The physical origins of the bright surface spots and the random brightness variations discovered in Zeta Puppis remain unknown at this point, and will be the subject of further investigations, probably requiring many more observations using space observatories, large ground-based facilities, and small telescopes alike.
Figure 3: Artist's impression of the hot massive supergiant Zeta Puppis. The rotation period of the star indicated by the new BRITE observations is 1.78 d, and its spin axis is inclined by (24 ± 9)º with respect to the line of sight (image credit: Tahina Ramiaramanantsoa)
• Feb. 18, 2017: Five satellites in the constellation are operational and carrying out their science mission. Different teams are responsible for the daily operations and tasking is coordinated by the BRITE Engineering and Science Team. UniBRITE and BRITE-Austria (TUGSat-1) are operated by the Technical University of Graz. BRITE-Toronto is operated by the Space Flight Laboratory at the University of Toronto. BRITE-Poland 1 (Lem) and BRITE-Poland 2 (Heweliusz) are operated by the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center. 9)
- The main website for the BRITE Constellation is provided at: http://www.brite-constellation.at/
• Feb. 05, 2016: The BRITE Constellation of five nanosatellites is operational in 2016. — The constellation is revealing new information about a well-studied star, Alpha Circini. A data analysis of the BRITE Constellation Team shows a behavior in this star that has not been observed before according to Werner Weiss from the University of Vienna, Austrian Principal Investigator for BRITE and lead author of the paper. The "BRITE Constellation shows complex behavior in Alpha Cir due to both rotation and pulsation. Moreover, that behavior is different when observed in different colors. This result clearly demonstrates the power of BRITE-Constellation and the unique science that is possible using these tiny two-color precision instruments in space." 10) 11)
- The BRITE-Constellation is a coordinated mission of five nanosatellites in LEO, each hosting an optical telescope of 3 cm aperture feeding an uncooled CCD, and observing selected targets in a 24º FOV. Each nanosatellite is equipped with a single filter; three have a red filter (~ 620 nm) and two have a blue filter (central wavelength (~ 420 nm). The satellites have overlapping coverage of the target fields to provide two-color, time-resolved photometry.
- The five nanosats, each of ~7 kg, are designated as: BRITE-Austria and UniBRITE (Austria), BRITE-Lem and BRITE-Heweliusz (Poland) and BRITE-Toronto (Canada). A sixth nanosatellite, BRITE-Montreal, did not detach from its launch vehicle.
Figure 4: Location of α Circini in the southern constellation Circinus (image credit: BRITE collaboration)
- The BRITE data are so valuable to astronomers due to their multi-colored observation. For stars, color and temperature go hand-in-hand. Having the ability to examine stars in different colors with data taken every few minutes for up to six months is providing new insights into their inner workings.
- Using these precision instruments, the BRITE-Constellation's mission is to perform a survey of the most luminous stars in the Earth's sky via a branch of astronomy called asteroseismology – literally, the study of "starquakes". Typically, massive and short-lived, these stars dominate the ecology of the Universe and are responsible for seeding the interstellar medium with the "heavy" elements critical for the formation of planetary systems and organic life. In short, BRITE studies classes of stars that, billions of years ago, made life on Earth possible.
- With an apparent magnitude of 3.19, Alpha Cir is the brightest star in the southern constellation Circinus and belongs to the class of stars known as rapidly oscillating Ap stars. The star in question was observed by four of the BRITE satellites from March to August 2014 and will be observed again in 2016. It is hoped, that these new observations will provide both a better understanding of its complex behavior and a chance to confirm a new oddity about this already peculiar star; that its speed of rotation is decelerating.
• Future of BRITE constellation (Dec. 2014:): With all BRITE satellites now in orbit and all but one commissioned, the entire constellation is expected to be fully operational by the end of the calendar year (2014). Lessons learned during the commissioning and operation of the Austrian satellites are now being applied to ensure that all satellites are commissioned quickly and then operated efficiently (Ref. 12).
- Although the BRITE-Constellation has already swollen to a size not dreamed of when it was first conceived, the mission continues to garner interest from other nations. Attracted by the enticing nature of the science, the success of the transfer programs with Austria and Poland and the relatively low-entry cost, to date, at least six other nations have expressed interest in contributing additional satellites to the constellation. In anticipation of future expansion, discussions are already underway on how those satellites can best be used to further enhance the science as the addition of BRITE-Austria did eight years before. At the top of the list is a BRITE satellite capable of observing in the ultraviolet band, an addition which would push this already highly valuable mission into even new territory.
• The first Polish BRITE, Lem, completed commissioning in July 2014 and, along with BRITE-Toronto, is currently observing the Cygnus field (Ref. 12).
• Due to the fact that UniBRITE and BRITE-Toronto are based on SFL's GNB (Generic Nanosatellite Bus), with which SFL has considerable on-orbit experience, commissioning of the core hardware complement was conducted at an accelerated pace. Within two weeks UniBRITE had commissioned everything but the payload and fine pointing hardware/algorithms. As one of the first BRITE spacecraft in orbit, a few notable hurdles were encountered and overcome before regular science operations were achieved in Sept 2013. — By the launch of BRITE-Toronto in June 2014, operations were running very smoothly and, tellingly, within eight days of the launch of BRITE-Toronto it had been fully commissioned and was collecting science data (Ref. 12).
- Fine Pointing Stability and Accuracy: The performance of fine-pointing on BRITE is typically assessed using high cadence star-field images taken by the payload. Shown in Figure 5 is the motion of the centroid of a stellar PSF, over a single 15-minute observation, for both UniBRITE and BRITE-Toronto. In each plot the red circle represents the 78" requirement and the green circle the RMS error. Clearly, even for UniBRITE with the AA-MST, performance (45") is well within requirements, and quite consistent with the simulation results. BRITE-Toronto, with the ST-16 startracker, over a similar time frame is almost four times better than UniBRITE, having RMS performance of 12".
- BRITE not only needs to point stably during an observation, but also over the span of several months as the target is lost and reacquired. To assess pointing performance over a longer period, BRITE instrument scientist Rainer Kuschnig of the University of Vienna, compiled several weeks of UniBRITE and BRITE-Toronto data and found the long-term RSS values of the standard deviations in each axis to be 52" for UniBRITE and 15" for BRITE-Toronto. Hence, in both cases, from field acquisition to reacquisition, the spacecraft is able to return the stars to the same set of pixels, and the observed pointing stability is significantly better than the requirement. Figure 6 shows the X and Y axis histograms for BRITE-Toronto.
Figure 5: On-orbit fine pointing performance of UniBRITE spacecraft (left) and BRITE-Toronto spacecraft (right); the payload plate scale is 26"/pixel (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
Figure 6: Long-term fine pointing performance of BRITE-Toronto in each axis; RSS of both axes is 15" (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
• Of the five operational spacecraft, UniBRITE and BRITE-Toronto are operated by SFL, from the Toronto Earth station. BRITE-Austria is operated by the Technical University of Graz and the Polish BRITEs are operated by the Polish Space Research Center and the Copernicus Astronomical Center.
• Unfortunately, for reasons that remain unknown, BRITE-Montreal never separated from the launch vehicle meaning the planned constellation of six satellites will only ever have five operational members. 12) 13)
• After a six and eight month commissioning period for UniBRITE and BRITE-Austria, respectively, by late 2013 both satellites were regularly observing one of the mission's primary science fields, the Orion Constellation. By March 2014 Orion had moved too close to the sun to be observed and the first observation campaign for the mission was deemed complete. From March to August 2014, the Austrian satellites observed the Centaurus field and, starting in late August 2014, began observing Perseus (Ref. 12).
• UniBRITE commenced routine science observations of the Orion star-field in October 2013. Starting in December, BRITE-Austria joined UniBRITE on the campaign providing the mission's first two-color photometric data. Conveniently, in late 2013, MOST (Microvariability and Oscillations of STars) was also observing Eta-Orionis (a quadruple system with an eclipsing binary pair) and, for a time, all three spacecraft were performing simultaneous observations. Through the simultaneous observations with MOST, the team was able to confirm that, to first order, the quality of the BRITE data was as good as expected. A minimally post-processed light-curve of Eta-Orionis, taken by UniBRITE and with a binary transit clearly evident, is shown in Figure 7 (Ref. 12).
Figure 7: Light curve from Eta-Orionis, from UniBRITE data (image courtesy of Rainer Kuschnig, University of Vienna). The large black squares are the means of the vertical groups of small red squares. The light curve is entirely consistent with simultaneous observations from MOST on the same star (image credit: University of Vienna, UTIAS/SFL)
Sensor complement:
The objective is to examine the apparently brightest stars in the sky for variability using the technique of precise differential photometry in time scales of hours and more. The constellation of four nanosatellites is divided into two pairs, with each member of a pair having a different optical filter. The requirements call for observation of a region of interest by each nanosatellite in the constellation for up to 100 days or longer.
BRITE instrument (photometer):
The mechanical design of the BRITE instrument (i.e., science payload) is fairly basic, which helps to ensure that maximum integration flexibility can be provided. The telescope is composed of three modules, the header electronics tray, the optical cell and the baffle. The baffle includes the aperture stop as well as the filter. The optical cell houses five lenses and the spacers that position the lenses with respect to each other.
A detailed description of the BRITE instrument design considerations regarding the optics design and focal plane is provided in Ref. 1).
The electronics tray contains the CCD header board, which includes the CCD and thermal control electronics. The associated computing and CCD driver electronics are contained separately on the IOBC (Instrument On-Board Computer), which is stacked with the other OBCs on the satellite bus to reduce payload size and limit heat dissipation within the instrument itself.
Initially, a CMOS detector was selected for its low power consumption capability. However, Fabry–Pérot fringe patterns were identified in the images taken by the prototype IBIS4-14000 CMOS imager during the early stage of the BRITE design phase. Tests performed with a uniform light source and spectrograph revealed intensity variations up to 40% across the imager at all visible wavelengths. The cause of the fringing effect was traced back to unevenness in the surface passivation layer on the CMOS imager chip. As a result the IBIS4 imager was not appropriately suited to achieve the high level of accuracy required for the scientific objective.
In the search for an alternative candidate, the BRITE team came across the STL-11000M astronomy research CCD camera assembly offered by SBIG (Santa Barbara Instrument Group). Spectrograph tests performed with this camera revealed no evidence of Fabry–Pérot fringing and intensity variation over the imager was significantly lower at approximately 6%. The result of this test steered the choice of photometer towards the Kodak KAI-11002 CCD used inside the STL-11000M SBIG camera. This CCD had relatively low power consumption and very good noise and dark current performance even at room temperature.
Table 2: Considerations for the selection of the imaging technology
The science payload of each nanosatellite consists of a five-lens telescope with an aperture of 30 mm and the interline transfer progressive scan CCD detector KAI 11002-M from Kodak, along with a baffle to reduce stray light. The optical elements are housed inside the optical cell and are held in place by spacers. The photometer has a resolution of 26.52 arcsec/pixel and a field-of-view of 24º. The mechanical design for the blue and for the red instrument is nearly identical; only the dimensions of the lenses are different.
The Kodak KAI-11002 CCD is an 11M pixel interline, buried channel CCD with 4008 x 2672 effective pixel dimensions. Each pixel is 9 µm x 9 µm in size and BRITE uses the option fitted with micro lenses. At only 37.25 mm (H) by 25.7 mm (V) in size, this imager offers an impressive 66 dB dynamic range with built-in electronic shutter and anti-blooming protection.
37.25 mm x 25.70 mm
No of pixels
9.0 µm x 9.0 µm
Peak quantum efficiency
Full well charge (saturation signal)
60,000 e-
Dark current (at 20ºC)
Readout current
4 e-/s/pixel
13 e-/pixel
Table 3: Characteristics of the Kodak KAI 11002-M CCD detector
Figure 8: Schematic view of the BRITE instrument (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
Optical design: The science team required from the PSF (Point Spread Function) to overcome undersampling issues and achieve milli-magnitude stellar photometry.
The optical designs each have an aperture of 30 mm with a focal length of 70 mm (focal ratio of 2.33). The theoretical spot diagrams for the two designs at 0º, 5º and 10º from boresight are shown in Figure 9.
Figure 9: BRITE blue and red spot diagrams (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
Figure 10: BRITE blue and red optical designs (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
The effective wavelength range of the instrument is limited in the red by the sensitivity of the detector and in the blue by the transmission properties of the glass used for the lenses. The filters were designed such that for a star of 10,000 K (average temperature for all BRITE target stars) both filters would generate the same amount of signal on the detector. The blue filter covers a wavelength range of 390-460 nm and the red filter 550-700 nm; both are assumed to have a maximum transmission of 95%.
The photometer instrument has a mass of ≤ 0.9 kg and a power consumption of ≤ 3.5 W. The instrument uses a custom set of electronics to operate the imager. The electronics include four A/D converters (14 bit) to convert the analog pixel values, and 32 MB of memory to temporarily hold a full frame image. The imager and memory timing and signals are being controlled using a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device).
Figure 11: Photo of the BRITE telescope (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
CCD driver design challenges:
The main challenges introduced by the shift of imaging technology were the increase in power and the complexity of the electronics required to operate the CCD. At the same time, the instrument design still had to meet the primary mission requirements including:
1) Perform differential photometry with error less than 0.1% per 15-minute observation.
2) Set exposure time between 0.1 and 100 s with an accuracy of 0.01%.
3) Achieve an integrated signal to noise ratio (S/N) of 3000 for a cumulative exposure taken over 1000 s on a V= +3.5 star.
This set of requirements can be translated into goals of providing very stable analog signal levels that operate the CCD, stable thermal control, high fidelity clocking and very low noise.
A two-board photometric CCD driver design:
The performance of CCDs is extremely sensitive to temperature. Generally speaking, lower imager temperature brings higher SNR. The original STL-11000M camera assembly contains a two stage thermal electric cooling unit with liquid assist that can bring the operating temperature down to 50ºC below ambient. Unfortunately active thermal cooling is not achievable on BRITE due to volume and power constraints for the BRITE mission. These constraints drove the design towards a two-board system that would minimize the heat dissipated alongside the CCD, in the payload itself.
The first board, known as the CCD header board, contains the CCD and heater control electronics. The second board, known as the instrument on-board computer (IOBC) contains all on-board computing, power regulation and CCD driver electronics. The IOBC board is an amalgamation of a complete set of standard GNB on-board computer (OBC) and the entire driver electronics required to operate the CCD imager. Only the driver design aspects will be discussed.
The two-board configuration not only mitigates thermal issues, it also isolates the imager from the noise generated by supporting electronics located on the IOBC. The tradeoff made here is the increased distance that the data, in analog form, must travel in order to arrive at the ADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter). In order to safe guard against signal depreciation, an amplifier unit was placed on the CCD header board and a coaxial cable is used for signal transfer. These two implementations help preserve the high SNR achievable by the CCD.
CCD thermal control:
Perhaps one of the largest challenges in CCD-based astronomical missions is thermal control of the imager itself. CCD detectors are susceptible to two main detrimental effects: noise, and dark current. Both can significantly reduce the detector's ability to image faint stars, and great measures are taken to reduce these effects by lowering the CCD temperature, sometimes to as low as -110ºC.
Due to the small size, extremely limited power and full sky coverage requirement of the BRITE satellite, neither active nor passive (radiative) cooling schemes were feasible. Fortunately, since BRITE will image only the very brightest objects in the sky and because the chosen CCD has relatively low noise, even at room temperature, reducing the absolute temperature of the detector is a secondary concern. Of higher importance is the thermal stability of the CCD over the course of an observation window. Since an observation consists of a number of co-added exposures, it is essential that all exposures be taken with the detector at the same temperature. The BRITE requirements state that temperature of the CCD must be stable to ±2.5ºC throughout an observation, with a goal of ±0.5ºC.
As controlled cooling of the BRITE instrument is not practical, thermal stability is achieved by way of heating, which is much simpler to implement. Located towards the center of the spacecraft, the thermal fluctuations of the instrument are significantly lower than those of components located closer to the surfaces. Trim heaters are used to bring the CCD temperature to just above the highest temperature it normally experiences during the orbital cycle. Figure 12 shows a theoretical uncontrolled CCD temperature fluctuation throughout the orbit, as well as the temperature stabilized with heaters.
Figure 12: Illustration of CCD thermal control strategy (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
Figure 13 shows the CCD mounted to the header board with four resistive heaters placed near the corners of the CCD. Four temperature sensors are located underneath the CCD and are coupled to it with a thermal gasket. A microcontroller is located on the opposite side of the header board. The microcontroller collects temperatures from the four temperature sensors, controls power to the heaters, and communicates with the IOBC.
Figure 13: CCD header board containing the CCD heaters and support electronics (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
As the heaters are resistive, the heat produced is basically equal to the power dissipated. This suggests that the power output of the heaters can be controlled by either varying the voltage across it, or the current through it. However, analog circuitry to accomplish such control would add complexity and increase the part count. Instead, it was decided to use a PWM (Pulse-Width-Modulation) scheme, in which the heater is either fully on or fully off, with a variable duty cycle. The duty cycle would then correspond to the average power produced by the heaters.
A PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) controller was selected to control the PWM duty cycle of the heaters. This scheme was selected due to its simplicity and ubiquity in digital control applications. A PID controller is also very intuitive to tune, and does not require substantial computational resources to execute.
Bench-top tests conducted at room temperature and atmospheric pressure have shown that the controller can achieve a control accuracy of ±0.1ºC, which is 25 times better than the required control accuracy. Figure 14 shows these results. The green line represents the average CCD header temperature. The time interval from 0 to 4200 s shows an uncontrolled state, with temperature fluctuations due to changes in ambient temperature. Once turned on at 4200 s, the controller quickly achieves the target of 28ºC and successfully maintains it for the remainder of the test. The blue line represents the duty cycle of the PWM signal applied to the heaters. Due to the naturally slow response time of the system, it was found that a mostly proportional controller can achieve good results. Comparable performance was achieved while performing thermal vacuum testing on the integrated spacecraft, whereby the spacecraft was subjected to the thermal oscillations expected in orbit.
Figure 14: CCD thermal control – bench-top performance (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
Mission operations concept and software:
The main objective of each satellite in the BRITE constellation is to observe the brightest stars in the sky and measure variability in their brightness over time. As target fields can be anywhere in the sky and there will be times during which the target fields will be obstructed by the Earth, the sun, or he moon, a minimum 15 minute interval of view of the target is expected for each orbit. This window will henceforth be referred to as the observation window. During an observation window the satellite will point at its target and perform as many observations as possible. An observation consists of a number of individual exposures which are co-added together to produce a single data point on the brightness curve.
To enable differential photometry, target fields will be selected such that more than one star of interest falls into the FOV (Field of View) of the instrument. The region around a star of interest is called a raster, and up to 16 rasters could be imaged during any given observation. To accommodate the satellite's limited downlink capacity, most of the data processing will occur onboard the satellite, with only minimal information being stored and forwarded to the ground. Full or even partial images will be downloaded only for commissioning and debugging purposes. All data sent to the ground will be compressed on-board first.
To accommodate the observation plan described above, an operational concept was developed and a high-level operations cycle defined for each of the satellites in the BRITE constellation. This concept was then flowed down to define the required ground and flight software. The top-level operational cycle is shown in Figure 15. 14)
Figure 15: Schematic view of the mission operations cycle (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
The operational cycle begins with the science consortium, which consists of 12 lead scientists and investigators for the mission. The science consortium collects observation requests from the astronomy community, selects targets and times for observations and releases this information through the observation plan. The observation plan is entered into the BRITE Target ground application, which takes into account the time of year, positions of stars in the sky, and the orbit of the satellite to determine feasible observation times as well as the required spacecraft attitude. The BRITE Target produces two files: an Observation Setup File that is uploaded directly onto the satellite's instrument computer, as well as an Observation Schedule File that is passed to the BRITE Schedule ground application.
The Observation Schedule File contains the times at which the target will be visible to the satellite, and the attitude to which the instrument must point. BRITE Schedule converts this information into a series of timed commands in a format understandable by the spacecraft. It also adds other commands that are necessary to initiate an observation. BRITE Schedule outputs these commands to a TimeTag Script file, which is then uploaded to the housekeeping computer on the spacecraft through the TimeTag ground application.
The Observation Setup File contains instructions for the instrument computer that specify the number and duration of exposures to be taken for each observation, the location of the targets in the imager's field of view, and the type of processing that must be done on the raw data.
At the time specified by the TimeTag commands, the satellite's housekeeping computer turns on the instrument computer, performs initialization routines, and begins the observation. Observations continue until the time at which the target is no longer visible, is polluted by stray light or fine pointing lock is lost, at which point the instrument computer is shut down.
During every pass over the ground station observation results are downloaded through a File Downloader application. The observation results are then returned to the science consortium for processing, concluding the observation cycle.
Spacecraft-level operations sequence:
Each BRITE satellite is designed around SFL's GNB (Generic Nanosatellite Bus). Each BRITE satellite contains three onboard computers: the HKC (Housekeeping Computer), the ADCC (Attitude Determination and Control Computer), and the IOBC (Instrument On-Board Computer). Additionally, a dedicated microcontroller is responsible for the thermal control of the CCD. In nominal operations, the HKC receives all ground commands and distributes them to the appropriate destinations on the spacecraft. Likewise, all outgoing traffic is forwarded to the ground through the HKC. Since the CCD heater controller is connected only to the IOBC, all commands to it must be forwarded by the IOBC. Figure 16 shows a simplified interconnect diagram for the onboard computers.
Figure 16: C&DH (Command & Data Handling) interconnect diagram (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
The HKC houses the TimeTag command interpreter. Each entry in the TimeTag queue contains a command as well as the time at which it should be executed. When the command time elapses, the HKC forwards the command to the appropriate computer for processing. TimeTag provides a necessary means of automation as observations will most often occur outside of contact periods with the ground.
During a ground pass, a TimeTag Command File and an Observation Setup File are uploaded to the HKC and IOBC respectively. At a predetermined time before the observation is scheduled to begin, the HKC begins configuring all of the satellite subsystems. First, the attitude determination and control system is enabled and sensors are given a warm-up period. If necessary, a slew is performed to point the instrument at the target. Following the slew, commands are issued to the power distribution module directing it to turn on the instrument, IOBC, and CCD thermal control subsystem. The CCD heater controller is enabled and allowed to settle to the desired temperature. With the satellite pointing in the right direction and the CCD thermally stable, the instrument is configured and the observation cycle initiated.
Observations continue autonomously until the HKC issues a time-tagged command to halt observations. While in an exposure, the IOBC continuously polls telemetry from the ADCC and CCD Heater Controller to ensure that the spacecraft attitude and CCD temperatures are within an acceptable range for imaging. Once observations are finalized, to conserve power the power distribution module is commanded to power down all instrument electronics and the satellite returns to its pre-observation state. This cycle is repeated once per orbit until new targets are selected and new observation scripts are uploaded.
Instrument computer operations sequence:
Once an observation start command is received by the IOBC, it begins an autonomous cycle of observations with the parameters defined in the observation setup file. An observation window spans the time between an observation start command and an observation stop command. It may consist of multiple observations, and each observation may be composed of multiple co-added exposures. The number of exposures, the locations and sizes of rasters within the FOV, and the type of processing to be performed on them are all defined within the observation setup file. Figure 17 shows the state transitions occurring on the instrument computer during an observation window.
Figure 17: IOBC level observation sequence (image credit: UTIAS/SFL)
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13) Karan Sarda, C. C. Grant, M. Chaumont, S. Choi, B. Johnston-Lemke, R. E. Zee, "On-Orbit Performance of the BRIghtTarget Explorer (BRITE)NanosatelliteAstronomy Constellation," Proceedings of the AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, Utah, USA, August 2-7, 2014, paper: SSC14-XII-6, URL: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3077&context=smallsat
14) Jacob Lifshits, Robert E. Zee, "Embedded Systems Development for SFL Satellites," MASc Thesis, Graduate Department of Aerospace Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 2010, URL:
https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/25764/1/Lifshits_Jakob_201011_MASc_thesis.pdf
The information compiled and edited in this article was provided by Herbert J. Kramer from his documentation of: "Observation of the Earth and Its Environment: Survey of Missions and Sensors" (Springer Verlag) as well as many other sources after the publication of the 4th edition in 2002. - Comments and corrections to this article are always welcome for further updates (herb.kramer@gmx.net).
Badr-B
Baumanets-2
BeeSat-1
BEESAT-2 and 3
BEOSAT
Beresheet Lunar Lander
BlackSky Constellation
BioSentinel
BIROS
BLITS
BRICSat-P
BRITE Austria
BRITE Poland
BUAA-Sat
BX-1
BRITE Constellation website
CanX-3 website
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Benjamin Robert Haydon, Napoléon Bonaparte (based on a version of 1830)
Created by Dino Franco Felluga on Sun, 06/24/2018 - 09:13
In 1829, Benjamin Robert Haydon painted a first version of Napoleon Musing after Sunset, which was exhibited at the Western Exchange in 1830. Haydon later painted 23 versions and replics of this work, including the one pictured here. The later full-length version was titled Napoleon Musing at St. Helena. In 1831, William Wordsworth wrote of this painting, "If I can command my thoughts I will write something about your Picture, in prose for the Muse has forsaken me - being scared away by the villainous aspect of the Times." Image: Benjamin Robert Haydon, Napoleon Musing at St Helena. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or less.
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Felluga, Dino Franco. "Benjamin Robert Haydon, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1839)." Omnibus Edition of "On a Portrait of Wordsworth." Eds. Dino Franco Felluga, Joshua King, Christopher Rovee and Marjorie Stone. The COVE: The Central Online Victorian Educator, covecollective.org. [Here, add your last date of access to The COVE].
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Tropospheric ozone profiles from a ground-based ultraviolet spectrometer: a new...
Liu, X., K. Chance, C. E. Sioris, M. Newchurch, and T. Kurosu (2006), Tropospheric ozone profiles from a ground-based ultraviolet spectrometer: a new retrieval method, Appl. Opt., 45, 2352-2359.
We present, to the best of our knowledge, a new method to retrieve tropospheric ozone ͑O3͒ profiles from ground-based ultraviolet spectroscopic measurements. This method utilizes radiance spectra in the Huggins bands ͑i.e., 300–340 nm͒ measured at three off-axis angles (e.g., 45°, 75°, and 85°) normalized to direct-Sun irradiances or zenith-sky radiances with the total column O3 derived from direct-Sun or zenith-sky measurements as a constraint. The vertical resolution of the retrieved O3 values ranges from ϳ3 km near the surface to ϳ12 km at 20 km altitude. This method can be used to measure diurnal variation of tropospheric O3 profiles and is complementary to the Umkehr method that mainly measures ozone profiles in the stratosphere.
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All pre-orders get the “Love Oakland” compilation Vinyl for free – while supplies last!
Crustfund (feat. Kool Keith)
[A] Not At All [B] Somewhat© Very Much
Join A Cult
Disease Control (feat. Sonny Kay)
Manure Rally
Mirror, Mirror, On the World
Big Karma (feat. Joseph Karam)
Brutal Evolution (feat. Becky Digiglio)
Never Let Me Down Again (feat. Nick Zinner)
Come Bogeyman (feat. Martin Atkins)
The Beginning is Near
Planet B is the duo of punk provocateur Justin Pearson and hip-hop producer Luke Henshaw (Sonido de la Frontera, First Power Crew). Together, these two dissidents combine their styles into a new and thrilling collaboration, bolstered by an awesome array of guests: from hip-hop pioneer Kool Keith, to industrial godfather Martin Atkins, to rock guitar extraordinnaire Nick Zinner of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Head Wound City.
The sound lies somewhere just out of reach of genre, with aesthetics rooted in hip-hop, hardcore, turntablism, and horror movie soundtracks of the ‘70s and ‘80s – catchy, heavily percussive, and eerie all at once.
Other album highlights include a cover of Depeche Mode’s classic “Never Let Me Down” – an earlier version of which was released as part of the Love Oakland compilation, a benefit for the victims of the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland.
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Music by Vanessa SalviaPosted on 03/21/2013
There’s a sweetness inherent in the name Bent Knee … a marriage proposal on bent knee, an apology on bent knee, Prince Charming holding the glass slipper on bent knee. But all that sweetness goes out the window when Courtney Swain starts singing “I Don’t Love You Anymore.”
A song that starts with what might be a sweetly melancholic keyboard line quickly turns hard when the guitar razors in for room and her sneering voice intones, “Turn up the music as you’re crying in your room / Drown out the fighting of the bride and groom / Caught in between they both think you’re on their side / But you’re just waiting for the shouting to subside.” Swain throws out accusatory “you” bombs that shred like shrapnel. Maybe at this point, you’re still waiting for the music to soften, but instead it gets even more driving, and you know Swain’s just coiled up and waiting for the next opportunity to attack. If the direction of the music is confusing, there’s no mistaking what Swain means when she says, “I don’t love you anymore.” Some of the music, like the strings on “After Years of Love,” seems like it could be lovey-dovey, but then, again, there’s Swain singing about pouring her memories down the drain, and ripping into your chest to stop the pulse. That glass slipper has become a dagger.
Boston’s Bent Knee formed in 2010 and is touring both coasts this year as they work on their sophomore album. The band has been compared to Nine Inch Nails led by Bjork-like vocals, and that’s not an unfair comparison in that they have a theatrical side. But it’s more like The Sugarcubes’ arty guitar rock than Bjork’s solo dance music. And it seems more dangerous. That glass dagger is both beautiful and menacing. Along with the other handful of performers, Swain’s partner in crime is Ben Levin. Together, they’re an unpredictable yet insanely talented pair that brings in experimental sounds and orchestrations that make you feel safe, along with a dynamic range that leaves you reeling close to the edge.
Bent Knee plays with A((wake)), Bad Luck Blackouts and Explode-A-Tron 8:30 pm Saturday, March 23, at WOW Hall; $12 adv., $15 door.
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Portland’s The Woolen Men return to Eugene
The Woolen Men
All the songs on Human to Human, the 2019 release from The Woolen Men, were written by singer and guitarist Lawton Browning — a definite … Continue reading →
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YBN Cordae lands a home at the McDonald Theatre
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Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, YBN Cordae first made noise in 2018 after addressing critiques from older and better-established rap artists who have been very … Continue reading →
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Hampshire Trust Bank
https://www.htb.co.uk/
SME-focused Hampshire Trust Bank is undergoing a digital transformation journey to improve efficiency
How Hampshire Trust Bank is using digital transformation to improve human interaction, not replace it
Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) is a specialist bank staffed by experts focused on helping UK businesses realise their ambitions. The bank’s primary operations are development finance and specialist mortgages, and specialist business finance, focusing on wholesale, block-discounting, classic cars and other asset finance categories. HTB also provides award-winning savings accounts to individuals and businesses. Russ Fitzgerald, Chief Information Officer at HTB, discusses the digital evolution of the bank: “Although the bank was initially established back in the 1970s in Hampshire it was acquired by private equity investors in 2014. Soon after it moved to London and has been successfully growing its business since, moving to its current Bishopsgate headquarters in 2017”.
Fitzgerald joined HTB in April last year as an IT Director and soon progressed to CIO in September the following year. “I was introduced to HTB having spent the last 20 years or so working for large financial institutions. After I left my previous role I felt less attracted to the larger institutions and wanted to work for a smaller bank where I could play a greater part in defining and delivering the strategy,” he says. “HTB has turned out to be everything that I'd hoped for.” The CIO’s role involves managing IT, security, business transformation, facilities, operational resilience and supplier management.
With an impressive growth trajectory in terms of staff and revenue, the bank targeted digital as the key to its expansion. “In line with our growth and to support this development, the next stage of our transformation relied heavily on technology. This initiative launched our digital transformation journey,” says Fitzgerald. “Fortunately, the bank was built on robust foundations – this is a credit to those who established the business in 2014. It runs on a core banking platform called Phoebus, which provides all the services the bank has needed to date. The team at Phoebus also provide a first-rate service, delivering dynamic support for smaller banks. They’re less rigid than mainstream suppliers, which works particularly well for us and suits our agile operating style.”
When Fitzgerald joined HTB, he established a strategy for the board and prioritised plans for technology and infrastructure development. The bank introduced an application programming interface (API) infrastructure as part of its high-level architecture, which enables data services and collaboration capabilities. This infrastructure involves consuming data services to improve operational efficiency, credit risk processes, and customer and broker experience. With this infrastructure in place, the bank can maximise the potential for Fintech collaboration opportunities.
“Integral to our strategy was the introduction low-code tools into HTB. Having assessed the marketplace, we forged a strategic partnership with MatsSoft (Netcall) to use their low-code environment to develop workflow and front-end integration with data and services, such as Phoebus which can help improve operational efficiency and underwriting capabilities” he adds. HTB found that MatsSoft (Netcall) enabled it to build development capabilities with ease and speed, due to its ability to offer API integration. With low-code, the firm has commissioned a series of developments within its operations, such as a new mortgage platform. “The bespoke platform targets specialist lending. It will be integrated through API infrastructure with Phoebus later on this year and will give us much needed operational efficiencies through data collection with both internal and external data sources. Opportunities to collaborate with Fintechs within the property market remains an opportunity waiting to be tapped” says Fitzgerald.
The bank has also formed a valuable partnership with consultancy firm Virtrium, a Chaucer Group Company. “Virtrium helped us identify, procure, contract and assess the architectural implications of various API orchestration layers,” notes Fitzgerald. “In September 2018 we commissioned this transformation work with Virtrium, and by December we had settled on a contract with SnapLogic. By the end of the month, we had implemented the API infrastructure into our production environment and had a proof of concept up and running.” Throughout the year ahead, HTB will invest in its existing applications and develop further platforms focused on improving operational efficiency, underwriting capability and broker experience.
During last year, the firm developed a series of core applications which HTB plans to integrate with back-end platforms using Snaplogic’s API infrastructure. The applications have been created in order to improve efficiency as well as broker and customer experience. “We’ll use them to underpin the specialist advice that we give on a face-to-face basis to brokers and their clients. HTB has also invested in the Sprint platform from Apak Group, a Sopra Banking Software company. “Our partnership with Apak has worked well for us,” comments Fitzgerald. “Our collaborative development of their Sprint platform services the brokers of our Specialist Business Finance Division. We’ve had some amazing broker feedback on the platform,” says Fitzgerald. “It is now integrated to HTB via our API infrastructure and will shortly integrate Sprint with APIs for Asset valuations and HPI checks, further improving efficiency with more opportunities on the horizon.”
On the subject of capability, Fitzgerald notes: “While we have the ambitions to build the services and capabilities of larger competitors, we sometimes lack the senior capabilities to help lead us through the journey. I draw down on ‘Capability as a service’ to supplement our strength. We have a great relationship with Ben de la Salle from ICA Consultancy, as he gives us the capabilities of a big bank CISO when I need to set strategy and direction, as does Cliff Ratcliffe from Techana who brings the IT architectural knowledge and lessons learnt from bigger banks to the benefit of HTB. Cliff has proven to be a valuable partner for us and I have the benefit of them on site on a part time basis as and when we need them.”
HTB recently refined their credit risk strategy with help from partner Deloitte. As a result of this, the bank is investing in modelling, decisioning and data analytics capabilities. “Deloitte were key for us in helping set our strategy and stretch our ambitions,” comments Fitzgerald. “With Deloitte’s guidance and support we have invested in a complete refresh of our data and BI technology stack, which resulted in a decision to invest in Snowflake’s database architecture and the Tableau visualization tool.”
“We’re not on a digital journey to replace human interaction – this is a digital journey that enhances human interaction and allows us to drive up our proposition, improve our operating efficiency and draw information from internal and external data sources that will greatly improve the way in which we underwrite and assess propositions,” says Fitzgerald.
“We have established our high-level architecture and identified, contracted and purchased our API infrastructure,” Fitzgerald concludes. “Our API Infrastructure enables HTB to play a greater role in the SME lending ecosystem. We have further commissioned low code development tools to develop our capabilities in this space and worked closely with flexible platform providers to tailor our proposition. We will further utilise data and services with a view to benefiting from open banking opportunities in the short term. Our detailed infrastructure strategy underpins this and demonstrates how we manage capacity and compute capabilities across a hybrid of our own data centers and the public cloud. This allows us to be an agnostic provider in our approach to transitioning capacity and compute to the cloud, which is aligned with our agile delivery approach” states Fitzgerald.
As the company continues on its digital transformation journey, it is focussed on using data services to improve operational efficiency, underwriting ability, and the customer and broker experience. “Collaboration with Fintech’s is a key component of my role and keeping a close eye on where Open Banking is going is essential for HTB as an organisation,” notes Fitzgerald.
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Rush Limbaugh has a "very, very, careful opinion" about LTC Vindman
Just don't refer to him as Mr. Vindman!
Rush Limbaugh has a self described "very, very, careful" analysis of Lt. Col. Vindman's testimony today:
The other person — and Vindman started stumbling around, and then Schiff stepped in. (summarized exchange) “You can’t… You can’t say that! You can’t answer that. I’m stepping in here. This is a trick. This is a trick. You’re trying to get him to identify the whistleblower,” and Nunes said, “Mr. Chairman, you don’t know who the whistleblower is — you said — and Lieutenant Colonel Vindman said he doesn’t know who the whistleblower is. How can anybody possibly identify the whistleblower here if you don’t know who it is?
“He could give the name of anybody he wants, give any name he wants and nobody would know it’s the whistleblower or not ’cause you don’t know who it is and Vindman doesn’t know who it is.” And then Vindman’s lawyer, said, “He’s not gonna answer. He’s not gonna gonna fuel the ruling of the chairperson. He’s not gonna answer. He’s not gonna answer that.” And then Nunes said, “Well, if he wants to take the Fifth Amendment…”
And the lawyer (sputtering) “There’s no Fifth Amendment issue here! He’s just following the ruling of the chair. We’re not gonna sit there and identify the whistleblower.” So Vindman has acknowledged that he told you somebody, quote, “from the intelligence community.” Well, that’s the whistleblower. Eric Ciaramella, is CIA. So in my humble opinion — and it’s just my opinion and it’s only my assumption — and, of course, I could be called as a witness based on this because that’s what these witnesses have. It is my opinion based on learned knowledge following these hearings that Vindman is the original leaker and that Vindman told Ciaramella (who is the whistleblower) who then went over and set all of this up with Adam Schiff.
Read the whole thing. Great take by Rush Limbaugh.
What an obnoxious prig this Vindman is. He is working for the Commander and Chief (that would be Donald Trump) but is concerned with looking out for the Ukrainians? Where is his loyalty? He even got a job offer from the Ukrainian government.
Vindman also liked to bad mouth "Americans" to Russians. We are supposed to respect this guy when he does things like that?
Don Surber: Highlights of the News (Flounder is that you?)
PJ Media: Why Vindman's Testimony Was Bad For Democrats
Rush Limbaugh: Who's on top of Vindman's Chain of Command?
The Federalist: Vindman Exaggerated His Resume Prior To Hearing
Legal Insurrection: Did Vindman leak information to the Whistleblower?
Instapundit: Vindeman flops, Troops and Mr. Vindman and Vindman was asked three times to be defense minister of Ukraine?
American Greatness: Retired Army Officer Remembers Lt. Col. Vindman as Partisan Democrat Who Ridiculed America
AoSHQ: Vindman was repremanded for misconduct while in Army, Morning Report 11.20.19, Mr. Bearclaw...I mean Lt. Col. Bearclaw!, Swalwell & Vindman, and Morning Rant
Jim, I remember exercise ATLAS VISION and this incident. I was your Boss at the time and was satisfied when you told me that you "took care of it" (meaning then MAJ Vindman's disparaging comments about the U.S. to the Russians ) and I just put things together this past week.
— Thomas Lasch (@ThomasLasch1) November 2, 2019
During Ranger School, LTC Vindman kept getting low peer ratings because “he was lazy and a chow thief,” a Ranger School classmate of Vindman has said.
Battalion Rangers wanted him out, said he was POS.
I won’t out sources but here is class picture. pic.twitter.com/gi3kLs4Qhz
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) November 19, 2019
Timothy Morrison, Alexander Vindman’s Boss, Reveals Problems They Had With Vindman https://t.co/m3wj7B2VRr
Labels: Democrats, Joe Biden, liars, political corruption, poser, questionable prosecutions, Russians, sunlight is the best disinfectant, Trump Derangement Syndrome, Ukraine
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By Caren Weiner Campbell
Updated September 29, 1995 at 04:00 AM EDT
Once upon a time, before there were adventurous Native American heroines, there was the blond ingenue Cinderella, who struggled with the housework and aspired to do nothing more than marry the prince. But these days, that glass slipper’s a bit out of style. The timeless plot remains gratifying and the delicate animation charming (if uneven) in this crisply restored re-release, but ’90s kids are likely to fidget through the violin-drenched songs. And though Cinderella‘s only 76 minutes long, its pre-MTV deliberateness often makes it seem twice that. Fortunately, even parents who are merely mortal have their own magic wand: the remote’s fast-forward button. B
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India decides against joining RCEP trade deal
While not shying away from opening up to global competition across sectors, India made a strong case for an outcome which is favourable to all countries and all sectors.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo)
Bangkok: India on Monday decided not to join the mega Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal as negotiations failed to address New Delhi's concerns, government sources said.
India's stand at RCEP is a strong reflection of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong leadership and India's rising stature in the world. India's decision will greatly help Indian farmers, MSMEs and dairy sector, they said.
India's stand is a mixture of pragmatism, the urge to safeguard interests of the poor and the effort to give an advantage to India's service sector.
While not shying away from opening up to global competition across sectors, India made a strong case for an outcome which is favourable to all countries and all sectors, they said.
The RCEP comprises 10 ASEAN nations and six of its FTA (free trade agreement) partners - China, India, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand. The RCEP aims to facilitate the creation of the biggest free-trade region in the world as the 16-nation grouping is home to 3.6 billion people, or nearly half the world's population.
On Saturday, the trade ministers from 16 RCEP countries failed to resolve the outstanding issues identified by India, though back-channel talks continued on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit to resolve the sticky issues.
India has been forcefully raising the issue of market access as well as protected lists of goods mainly to shield its domestic market as there have been fears that the country may be flooded with cheap Chinese agricultural and industrial products once it signs the deal.
The RCEP negotiations were launched by ASEAN leaders and six other countries during the 21st ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh in November 2012. The objective of launching RCEP negotiations was to achieve a modern, comprehensive, high-quality, and mutually beneficial economic partnership agreement among the ASEAN member States and its FTA partners.
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Hitlist - Titles w/subject : Nickel ores New Keyword search Help
Hitlist - Titles w/subject : Nickel ores
There are 30 hits.
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1. Atlas porod i rud noril?skikh medno-nikelevykh mestorozhdeni'i (1971)
Dodin, D.A.; Noril?ski?i gorno-metallurgicheski?i kombinat; Nauchno-issledovatelskii institut geologii Arktiki
ISBN: OC31112561
Copies: 1 Dodin, D.A. (Author) 552.086(571.51/.52)
2. Canadian nickel (1938)
ISBN: X780022695
Copies: 1 00075
3. Distribution of anomalous geochemical values: copper, lead, zinc, arsenic, nickel, chromium (Phuket-Krabi-Takua Pa area) Overseas Mem Inst Geol Sci (London) (1975)
Copies: 1 90240/1
4. Empire nickel developments (1936)
5. Environmental aspects of selected non-ferrous metals (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Au) ore mining : a technical guide (1995)
Copies: 1 United Nations Environment Programme (Author) 622.34
6. The frequency distribution of nickel, copper and cobalt grades in manganese nodule deposits
Healing, R.A.; Archer, A.A.; Frazer, J. Healing, R.A. (BGS) (Author) 553.32
7. The future economic significance of large lowgrade copper and nickel deposits (1975)
Prokop, F.W.; Dunham, K.C.
Copies: 1 Prokop, F.W. (Friedrich W.) (Author) 553.43
8. Geology and stable isotope study of Arthrath mafic intrusion and Ni-Cu mineralization, northeast Scotland : Transactions of the Institution of Mining & Metallurgy Section B Applied Earth Science 106(2) 1997 p.B169-178
Fletcher, T.A.; Mike Gallagher memorial meeting
In: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B, Applied earth science, Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy Section B Applied Earth Science vol.106 No.2 - Mineralization in the Caledonides : papers presented at the Mike Gallagher memorial meeting held at the Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, 27-28 June, 1996 Fletcher, T.A. (BGS) (Author)
9. Gold & nickel ore reserve estimation practice seminar, WMC Conference Centre, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 31 October 1997 : seminar papers (1998)
Shedden, Steve; Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Kalgoorlie Branch; Curtin University
Copies: 1 Shedden, Steve (Editor) 553.048
10. An investigation of the nickel resources of the Rincon del Tigre igneous complex : British Geological Survey, Eastern Bolivia Mineral Exploration Project, phase 3, Report no.23 (1985)
Shaw, A.J.; Bolivia. Servicio Geologico; Great Britain. Overseas Development Administration; British Geological Survey. Overseas Directorate
ISBN: X78085674X
Copies: 4 Shaw, A.J. (Author) WC/EB/85/023
11. L'Evolution geochimique supergene des roches ultrabasiques en zone tropicale : formation des gisements nickeliferes de nouvelle-caledonie (1975)
Trescases, J.J.
Copies: 2 Trescases, J.J. (Author) 550.42
12. The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland (with contributions by JS Flett) (1921)
Wilson, G.V.; Flett, J.S.
Copies: 5 Wilson, G.V. (George Victor (BGS), b. 1886 (Author) 90102
13. Manganese nodules as a source of nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese
Archer, A.A. Archer, A.A. (Alan Arthur (BGS), 1923-2009 (Author) 00964
14. The mineral industry of the British Empire and foreign countries, statistics, 1919-1921: nickel (1924)
16. The mineral industry of the British Empire and foreign countries, war period: nickel (1913-1919) (1922)
Copies: 1 Catalogued
17. Nickel : Materials survey (1952)
United States. National Security Resources Board; United States. Bureau of Mines; Geological Survey (U.S.)
Copies: 1 United States. National Security Resources Board (Author) 07228
18. Nickel deposits and their host rocks in Western Australia : Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists 76(6) 1981 p.1289-1783 (1981)
Groves, D.I.
Copies: 5 Groves, D.I. (David I.) (Author) 07087
19. Nickel deposits of Sudbury in Canada (1908)
20. Nickel distribution in serpentinites from Puddy Lake, Ontario
Simpson, P.R.; Chamberlain, J.A. Simpson, P.R. (Peter Robert), 1936-2019 (Author) 05840
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Identifications
Formula: CH3CH2NO2
Elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen
CAS Number: 79-24-3
CCOHS Record Number: 453
RTECS Number: K15600000
Synonyms/Related:
Ethane, nitro-
Nitroetan
Nitroetan (POLISH)
Nitroetan [Polish]
Nitroethane [UN2842] [Flammable liquid]
Incompatiblities:
combustible materials
metal oxides
strong acids
strong alkalis
strong oxidizers
Health & Regulatory Guidelines
NFPA 704 Rating:
Health Hazardard Rating: 1
Fire Hazardard Rating: 3
Reactivity Hazardard Rating: 3
NIOSH Guidelines:
TWA: ppm
IDLH: ppm
Conversion: 1 PPM = mg/m3@ 25°C & 1ATM
OSHA Regulations:
TWA Vacated: ppm
Health Risks: Harmful
49 CFR 172.101 - Hazardous Materials Table
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Components of the ARAK-21® Upper Receiver:
The ARAK-21® is a gas piston actuated, complete upper receiver assembly designed to seamlessly interface with the standard AR-15 platform. The total extent of the interface is simply the take down pin, and the pivot pin. The new ARAK-21® upper receiver offers you all its features with no change to your current lower receiver and can be installed in less than one minute with no tools.
The BAU is comprised of the barrel, gas block, muzzle brake, gas piston, gas adjuster, and barrel trunnion. The only removable part of this assembly is the gas adjuster knob. The gas adjuster knob has 4 settings. Three of the settings allow different gas flows for optimum operation, and one setting blocks the gas flow for a single shot operation.
The upper receiver includes the charging block, standard charging handle, lower forearm with screws, three aluminum full length picatinny rails, three insulating shims, bolt carrier assembly, lower recoil lug with spring guide rod, and dual recoil spring system. Along with your new ARAK-21® upper receiver you will receive your owners manual, and two allen wrenches that will fit the screws that attach the lower forearm, and the front picatinny rails.
Due to the unique and innovative features of the ARAK-21® upper receiver, there are very few parts that are interchangeable with a standard AR-15. The firing pin, extractor spring, and ejector spring are the only parts that are standard and interchangeable with an AR-15 upper receiver.
The upper receiver is fully machined from an aircraft grade 6061-T6 aluminum billet in a one piece design that incorporates a full length picatinny rail (Mil-STD-1913) on the top and three additional rails on the muzzle end of the receiver, making it a full M4 style quad rail upper. The top picatinny rail is laser engraved for optic placement. There are also half-length picatinny rails available.
12 ½” length BAU is available in 5.56, heavy profile. 16” and 20” length BAU’s are available in both the 5.56 and 300 BLK. There are two profiles to choose from, medium and heavy. BAU’s can be interchanged in less than 3 minutes by removing the (6) captive allen screws on the bottom rail using the enclosed allen wrench.
Long stroke variable setting gas piston system. There are three options for gas flow, and one for no gas flow. This allows for single shot operation. There is also a clean out port for the gas block between the gas cylinder, and the barrel.
Charging handle is ambidextrous, non-reciprocating, foldable, spring returned and is easily relocated from left to right side without tools by the operator.
Model “39” Eight (8) lug bolt design with involute profile for both right and left hand versions. The extractor is positioned at 3 o’clock. This allows for a left hand version to use the same bolt by simply removing the cam pin and rotating 180 degrees and reinstalling the cam pin.
Self-contained firing pin retention system enclosed in a rectangular bolt carrier that no longer requires a cotter pin.
Bolted in hardened steel rail system for the bolt carrier to ride on. This allows a metal on metal wear surface for better wear characteristics and a much smoother operation.
The ARAK-21® system allows for a folding stock to be added, as our recoil system does not extend beyond the upper receiver to fully operate. This eliminates the noise and feel of the buffer tube cycling back and forth
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Built for the rave and forthcoming on Ram Records, Andy C’s ‘What Bass’ has been roadtested during his 13 week XOYO residency, and was given its first radio play on his Beats 1 show on Friday night. This dancefloor-ready cut is the first new music from Andy C since 2016’s ‘New Era’, and will precede a new single for Atlantic Records later this year.
With over 40 awards to date, Andy C’s career has been nothing short of a phenomenon. He’s sold-out Alexandra Palace and Brixton Academy with his own solo shows, played headline slots at the world’s greatest festivals including Creamfields, Glastonbury, EDC, and SW4, and released a string of phenomenal crossover anthems like ‘Heartbeat Loud’ and club tracks like ‘New Era’. He’s also the go-to remixer for the likes of Major Lazer, Sigala, London Grammar and beyond, and the d&b figure recently chosen to host the first drum & bass radio show on Apple Music’s Beats 1, broadcast to over 100 countries.
As the owner and figurehead for Ram Records, which celebrates 25 years in 2017, Andy’s nurtured and developed huge headline artists such as Chase & Status, Wilkinson and Sub Focus, turning it into one of the world’s most respected independent operations across recordings and now festivals like EDC Las Vegas, Creamfields, and SW4 where Ram have hosted their own arenas and stages.
Andy’s main signature motif as a DJ is that he’s guaranteed to be packing tracks that no other DJ has. Hunting, digging, searching and signing: he is constantly immersed in new music. Not only does this ensure a wholly unique experience when you see him live, but it also gives Ram Records a front row seat when it comes to spotting new artists… As the likes of Loadstar, Wilkinson, Calyx & TeeBee, Frankee, Delta Heavy, Culture Shock, DC Breaks, Hamilton, Mind Vortex, Chords and many more can happily confirm.
On 31 March, Andy will complete his 13 week residency run at XOYO. The first d&b artist chosen by the renowned London club, tickets for his entire residency sold out far in advance. The Friday night run has allowed Andy to nurture a weekly crowd on a par with his legendary sets at The End, bringing together older heads and d&b’s new converts together under one roof.
Summer 2017 festival dates include Lovebox, Let it Roll festival, Snowbombing, Lost & Found, Wild Life, Parklife, Dour Festival, Nu Forms, Boardmasters, Dreambeach, Innovation in the Sun, Tomorrowland, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival, Bestival, Middlelands and many more to be announced.
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St. Andrew’s & St. Cyprian’s
Darien, GA
Brian Felder, AIA, LEED AP
Ryan Claus. Assoc. AIA
St. Andrew’s and St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Churches in Darien, GA represent two very distinct and equally iconic historic churches in downtown Darien, GA. St. Andrew’s is a classical high-styled wooden structure with distinctive wooden buttresses, dating from 1879. St. Cyprian’s church is more of a Byzantine or Romanesque style, constructed starting in 1875. St. Cyprian’s has historically served the African American people of Darien and McIntosh County. It is one of the oldest and still-in-use structures constructed of tabby. Elements of both buildings went into the design of this new Parish Hall—located halfway between the two churches.
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Faheem A. Hussain
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Taking Exception to Shadi Hamid’s Islamic Exceptionalism
Posted by Faheem A. Hussain in Articles and Book Reviews, Islam, Religion, Theology, Writings
Christianity, Islam, Islamism, Islamism Exceptionalism, Shadi Hamid
Published at MENA etc. on 09/12/2016.
It takes a brave person to comment on the Middle East, one never knows when a crisis will erupt that threaten to render one’s judgment obsolete. Since first reading Shadi Hamid’s Islamic Exceptionalism [1], Turkey’s AK Party have suffered an attempted failed coup orchestrated by parts of Turkey’s military, and Tunisian Islamists rebranded as Muslim Democrats, events dramatic enough to render chapters from the book out of date. However because Shadi Hamid, Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institution and author of the Temptations of Power, is one of the most thoughtful commentators on the Middle East one can be confident that his new book Islamic Exceptionalism [2] will remain relevant longer than most.
The book principally examines four manifestations of Islamism in the Middle East: the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood after the coup, An-Nahda party in Tunisia, the AK Party in Turkey, as well including an analysis of ISIS, the so-called Islamic State. Hamid regards the Muslim Brotherhood as the original and in a sense the paradigmatic movement of Islamism, treating An-Nahda, and more debatably the AK Party as local examples of Islamist parties accommodating themselves to environments where secularism has been more entrenched. The case studies all feature what is fast becoming a signature style, filled with amusing anecdotes, and insightful remarks. Even when Hamid disagrees, he manages to confer Islamists a dignity often absent in other writer’s accounts, with a sympathetic and sincere attempt to understand Islamists on their own terms. One of the qualities that recommends his writing for both supporters and critics is his honesty; at times it reads less like an argument rebutting objections and more like a liberal conscience wrestling with its own doubts. Bearing this in mind, we will examine in greater detail Hamid’s argument ‘Islamic Exceptionalism’ the controversial claim that Islam is exceptional compared to other religions in the way that it relates to politics a claim, which if true ought to have profound implications for Western policy makers.
Reading policy papers one detects a certain impatience with the multiple crises that are affecting the Islamic world; the calls demand why can’t Islam just ‘reform’?, when will Islam secularise?, when will Islam become as peaceful as some of its followers claim it to be?, or at least become a normal religion not needing the intervention of outside powers. Even supposing that the Islamic world must go through a bloody struggle to achieve the Reformation it sorely needs, so the argument goes, why should we in the West have to shed the precious blood of our soldiers because of the crazed fanaticism of Islam’s followers? So whilst the Islamic Exceptionalist argument may sound curious, after all the claim that one religion is unique sounds more appropriate in the books of theology, perhaps Hamid tired of hearing such sentiments prevail in foreign policy circles, with some these attitudes going all the way up, decides to challenge these assumptions once and for all. Indeed, we may be witnessing an attempt to reconfigure the conceptual framework by which the Western foreign policy elite views the Middle East, an attempt to present a new paradigm if you will, provoked by the reality of foreign policy elite being so unreflectively in the grip of another.
Before we consider the Islamic Exceptionalist argument in detail we find it composed of two parts: firstly, his treatment of Islam’s alleged ‘exceptionalism’, and secondly given this exceptionalism, the claim that Islam has a unique resistance to secularism compared to other religions. Let us begin by examining what Hamid means exactly by ‘exceptionalism’.
Senses of ‘Exceptionalism’
So how does Hamid demonstrate that Islam is uniquely different with respect to politics? A number of arguments (see this for a brief taster) are presented giving prominence to: a) the fact that religion and politics was intertwined at Islam’s ‘founding moment’, and; b) the belief in Quranic inerrancy i.e. that the Quran is the actual Word of God and therefore cannot be false, and finally; c) the importance of adhering to the Sharia (Islamic Law) in the life of a Muslim.
Hamid notes that given the historical reality of Prophet Muhammad’s life as a state builder and politician, combined with the claims of the Quran as Divine Guidance, his political actions would by necessity have to be accounted for in the Quran. The running Quranic commentary of Prophetic actions combined with the centrality of Muslim beliefs in Quranic inerrancy, Hamid argues could account for Islam’s distinctive attitude toward governance not found in other religions. He further points out that Muslims traditionally believed that salvation was found in following the law, and many aspects of Islamic law necessitates a state to enforce them, for example the collection and distribution of Zakah (the alms tax) amongst others. The role of the state also had a further role in ‘enjoining the good and forbidding the evil’, in other words a collective duty to encourage, maintain and preserve various communal goods.
But even if all this true the question remains; how can Hamid justify his claim that Islam is exceptional with respect to other religions? It’s worth pointing out much of Hamid’s argument of ‘Islamic exceptionalism’ depends very much on what he means by the term, there being at least two readings that can be discerned.
a) Islam is different – in the way that all religions are different – what I will call the ‘difference’ argument
b) Islam is different – Islam is uniquely different from all religions – what I will call the ‘exceptionalist’ argument
The claim that Islam is different is a rather mild and inoffensive statement – after all religions are by nature different. The important thing would be then to explain not that Islam is different but exactly how it is so and how this difference manifests and what it entails. On the other hand, a claim of exceptionalism raises more urgent questions.
In ordinary usage, any claims of Islamic ‘exceptionalism’ would need to claim more than just a different religion; there is a suggestion that to some extent Islam is uncommonly unique in comparison to other religion – somehow sui generis. Putting it another way, it suggests that while all religions are different; Islam is more different than others, even if Hamid puts a caveat in and qualifies it with ‘only in this particular aspect’ by which he means politics.
So, what kind of supportive arguments are needed for each claim? Well the distinctive argument would perhaps suffice with a scholarly historical treatment of political positions within the Islamic tradition, with say, a in comparison or in contrast to Western ideas of politics. So in amidst remarks pointing out the overlaps and homogenising effects of modernity, as an advocate of difference one would expect Hamid to note the idiosyncrasies of each tradition. The most consistent theme we would expect, would be for Hamid to undermine any kind of universal template whether Islamic or Western. And to his credit this indeed what we find, although unfortunately for Hamid he does not stop there.
The ‘exceptionalist argument’ on the other hand would need to demonstrate more than just ‘difference’. Instead we would expect a framework that could demonstrate this claim of exceptionalism in an objective manner. But this would not be an easy matter, if all religions claim to be different to be able to successfully show how one religion was objectively different than others would be no small feat. And credit to Hamid’s ambitiousness and bravado, these are the kinds of arguments we find.
The Islamic Exceptionalist argument suffers then, from being open to two very different senses of exceptionalism and making no distinction between them. The confusion is exacerbated by the fact that he supplies warrants for both versions of the argument. If Hamid was in fact intending the more modest claim of difference, then unfortunately he hasn’t done a good enough job to rule out the ‘exceptionalist’ misreading. Given that I do not dispute the ‘difference’ version, we will concentrate our energies on the exceptionalist reading.
On the use and abuse of Founding Moments
As has been previously stated earlier, while the claim that ‘all religions are different’ is relatively uncontroversial; the claim that ‘one religion is uniquely different’, on the other hand is not. For the latter claim to be defensible, it would need to supply a more demanding type of support. One way of doing so would be to supply a comparative framework underpinned by some said independent criteria that could objectively, or in as objective manner as possible at least, demonstrate any alleged exceptionalism. And indeed this is what we find, for whilst Hamid does not make mention of terms such as independent criteria or comparative framework, his argument employs concepts such as ‘founding moments’ and ‘resources’ when comparing Islam and other religions.
The concept of the ‘founding moment’ appeals to the reasonable idea that any religion’s founder has an inescapable influence on his or her religion. The novelty of the idea is that it claims a founder’s statements and actions creates certain bounds that confines the amount to which a religion can change, and this influence being inescapable. Putting it differently, a founder’s influence limits a religion’s ability to acquire or shed certain attitudes after the founder has passed away and the ‘founding moment’ has ended.
To be clear, Hamid is not stating that a founder’s statements or actions correspond to a religion’s positions as in a one-to-one correspondence, for example he notes that a religion’s attitude towards governance can change historically and often does. Instead he argues that religions have certain attitudes to various aspects of life that are determinative, and the extent to which they are determinative depends on the founder’s influence that constrains a religion’s ability to change once the founder has passed away. If for instance a religion’s founder has made certain positions explicit, this would limit the amount with which a religion can change over time with regards to this position and would therefore be less susceptible to historical change or developments afterwards.
Accordingly then, Muslims believe that God revealed His Divine Speech to Muhammad in the form of the Quran and furthermore Muhammad was a statesman and politician from the very beginning. Hamid claims that because of the Quranic commentary of Muhammad’s political acts, in conjunction with the Islamic belief in Quranic inerrancy, this has limited Islam’s ability to shed the importance that it places in ‘governance’. It would follow then, that the inability of Muslims to escape their founding moment can account for why Islam has a very different attitude towards governance compared to other religions and can explain why it has found it easier to resist secularism than them.
On the other hand, Hamid argues that whilst Jesus, the founder of Christianity, could be read as political figure, his views on politics and state are not easily discernible and for centuries after his passing there was little to no positive political vision from theological authorities. And even if the Roman Catholic Church later acquired certain positive views on governance, Hamid argues that such political positions are contingent and not essential to its doctrine. In further support of this he could argue that the Church’s contemporary position after the Second Vatican is different to the position from the one that prevailed in the medieval era.
According to Hamid then, a comparison of the respective ‘founding moments’ of Islam and Christianity can account why Christianity in comparison to Islam has a less developed position towards governance, and explain why any later views acquired by Christianity were not considered essential to its doctrine and it found them easier to rescind. By contrast, Islam’s more developed governance position meant that it found it easier to resist secularism than Christianity. To sum, Hamid argues that the ‘founding moments’ are crucial to assess the relative distinctiveness of a religion’s ability to acquire or shed attitudes, specifically, attitudes towards politics and governance.
If Hamid is correct, he has not only demonstrated the uniqueness of Islam’s attitude towards governance, but he has also supplied an independent criterion with which one could demonstrate the distinctiveness of one religion against the particularity of others, thereby objectively demonstrating Islam’s Exceptionalism. But is such a criteria as independent as Hamid thinks it to be? To find out let us consider some ways it would fail to be independent and then examine whether Hamid has avoided these pitfalls.
While theological accounts can be open about their creedal allegiance, comparative religious framework wishing to claim impartial scholarly authority, would have to avoid criteria that favour one religion over another. Hamid must avoid adopting biased criteria steeped in religious or ethnocentric criteria while purporting to be neutral and therefore authoritative academic description, the phenomena that Edward Said described as orientalism [3].
While there are cursory references to other religions, the main religion that Islam is compared to is Christianity, and it must be said that Hamid’s presentation of governance attitudes in Christianity is rather one-sided and dubious. Even if contemporary theologians are more in agreement to what ought to be the correct governance position, we need to distinguish between what the correct position is, a matter of theological inquiry, and what constitutes an historically accurate presentation of Christian governance positions.
Historically there has been a wide variety of Christian theological positions on governance, and it’s not easy to make out which is the correct one by way of historical enquiry. Whilst there has been criticism regarding Papal Power before the Reformation (see Hus, Wycliffe, and Ockham, for example), this does not mean that the correct opinion is that Papal Power is only contingent to Christian religion; instead it only reveals the extent to which our views on the proper domains of religion have been fashioned by post-Reformation influences. After all it took the Catholic Church until the Second Vatican to come to such a decision and that was held only 60 years ago, and before that we’ve had over thousand years of theologians seeing things rather differently. I find it hard to see how such a body of opinions can be so easily dismissed, and difficult not to come away with the conclusion that more inconvenient views have been dismissed only because they fail to affirm the conception of Christianity that supports Hamid’s point of view. Furthermore, while it’s safe to say that his presentation of Christian views of governance is not historically accurate, either of the Catholic church let alone Christianity, it is rather bemusing to see Hamid, an outsider to that tradition, either unwittingly advocating a certain theological point, or adjudicating between theological dispute within a tradition. One imagines that St. Thomas Aquinas, would be rather nonplussed to hear his views – previously considered the views of orthodoxy – discounted as incongruous with Christian ideas of governance, especially by a non-Christian outsider!
Even more fatal for the founding moment concept, is that there is no religion that emphasises the importance of founding moments in limiting new beliefs and practices and holding fast to them like Islam [4]. As far as I know, alone amongst other world religions, only Islam treats its formative moments as a normative basis to judge the desirability of a belief or an action. However while it may be true that Islam is more determinate relative to other religions with regards to governance, this is not equivalent to saying that other religions are not able to acquire similar attitudes towards governance. Other religions can and do change their attitudes and they often regard these changes as part of their historical development. If a religion possesses the ability to acquire a similar, if not the same, attitude towards governance, then the significance that Hamid places on founding moments to limit a religion may simply not be relevant. Putting it another way, other religions may simply not work that way.
But there is more to be said here. The very fact that the Papacy was once in power proves that Christianity has an ability to acquire attitudes that may be different from those which Jesus held. Consequently the fact that the Roman Catholic Church later renounced such attitudes in the Second Vatican, would seem to prove that Christianity has the ability to lose attitudes as well. It would seem that the Church has the resources to acquire and lose attitudes. If so, why should we rule out the possibility that it may once again acquire attitudes that it once held, including perhaps those related to governance. Now while we may believe this to be highly unlikely, for the sake of the argument were one to adopt a certain scepticism towards the liberal arc of history or the arrow of progress, then presumably given enough tumultuous and traumatic circumstances it is difficult to rule out the possibility that the Church could reacquire analogous governing attitudes once again. So, whilst a governance attitude may be unique to Islam right now, history may suggest that we cannot rule out that other religions, Christianity for example, will not reacquire governance attitudes which may threaten any alleged claim of Islam’s uniqueness.
The ‘founding moment’ argument doesn’t really work then because Christianity does not work in the way that Islam does. It would seem then that other religions are more plastic and can change attitudes easier than Islam. Christianity as we have seen has the ability to acquire, rescind and possibly reacquire certain attitudes towards governance. To preclude the acquisition of attitudes only because it was not part of Christianity’s founding moment attitude therefore misunderstands Christianity. Given the importance Hamid places on the limiting aspects of founding moments, this would seem to be an instance of evaluating another religion with criteria that only Islam takes as normative. We can conclude that any reliance of founding moment as an independent criterion is not only inadequate, but is an example of a comparative framework underpinned by criteria emphasised by one religion alone, and it would appear that Hamid seems to have unwittingly fallen into reverse-orientalism.
Questioning the Secular as Default
Hamid’s thesis further argues that Islam’s alleged ‘exceptionalism’ has led it to having a distinctive engagement towards secularism, an engagement he characterises as being a successful resistance towards secularism. But here again Hamid’s argument falls into ambiguity and there seems to be at least two versions of the argument: firstly, that secularism is a default experience of Modernity that Islam alone seems to be resisting; and the second, there is no reason why Islam should follow the secularising path of Christianity. These arguments are not equivalent to each other, but instead two separate theses with different bases of evidence.
To put it crudely the secularisation thesis argues that modernity is a uniquely transformative experience in human development with interconnected number of processes that has transformed different aspects of human societies with varying degrees of change [5]. One of the most important part of these changes is that the role of religion is no longer as central as it once was and we are witnessing the slow but ineluctable decline and marginalisation of religion. The thesis argues that this decline has already been demonstrated in the change and undeniable decline in Christianity, with the thesis taking Christianity’s experience as its normative religious encounter.
On this point Hamid wonders, why should we assume that Islam should follow Christianity’s secularising trajectory? But this is where confusion begins, as there at least three different senses what this could mean. Consider the following possible versions:
I. The Exceptionalist argument – why should we automatically assume that Islam should follow Christianity’s path? Islam uniquely has not followed Christianity, unlike other religions.
II. The Distinctive argument – why should we automatically assume that Islam should follow Christianity’s path? Islam is a very different religion from Christianity, it will have its own distinctive engagement with secularism.
III. The Distinctive argument extended – why should we automatically assume that Islam should follow Christianity’s path? All religions are different and all religions will have their own distinctive engagement with secularism.
This latter version is one worth expanding on. Why should we accept Christianity’s secularisation as the normative trajectory for all religions? After all, some religions including Islam, could be better at either resisting or embracing secularisation than Christianity. Putting it differently, perhaps each religion will have unique and distinctive experience of secularity and we should not take Christianity as standard?
As is probably clear, it is the latter version I favour and I am a bit surprised why Hamid doesn’t seem to agree. If Hamid is prepared to accept that religions can be distinctive, why does he limit this distinctiveness to Islam? One would think that if we can assume that each religion is distinctive then its experience of secularisation would be correspondingly unique. How can we justify Hamid’s limitation that Islam alone will not follow Christianity’s trajectory? The only reason I can think of, is that Hamid accepts the premise that religions typically secularise and Islam is atypical and distinctive in not doing so. In this formulation at least, Islam’s failure to secularise demands an explanation. Accordingly, Hamid accounts Islam’s resistance because of its distinctive attitude towards governance. It would follow then that in so far as Hamid is right, if Islam did not have such a distinct attitude, then Islam along with other religions would secularise as well.
On the other hand, if all religions are distinctive would it not be unreasonable to assume that the peculiarity of each religious tradition would lead to correspondingly different engagements with secularisation, or putting it in Hamid’s usage, resisting or surrendering secularisation in their own ways. A more interesting question would be to ask, why should we expect that all religions to follow the same secularising trajectory as Christianity? In questioning such assumptions, it recalls how much we take for granted that the secularisation thesis, like other modernisation theories, derives much of its empirical warrant from taking the historical development of Christianity as normative.
Expressing in this manner has the further advantage of putting the onus on those who subscribe to the secularisation thesis to provide the empirical warrant to show whether Islam and other religious traditions are secularising in the same way that Christianity has? And if these religious traditions are indeed secularising how exactly are they doing so; are they all secularising in the same way, or are some religious traditions secularising more than others? Now while some may decry these questions as evidence of an over politically correct culture, or the generated by confused post-colonial theorists, or perhaps in more hyperbolic terms as evidence of the decline of the West; they are scholarly questions that worth examining. Instead of asking whether Islam is distinctive, pace Hamid, we need to re-examine whether indeed the historical development of Christianity ought to be taken as the normative religious encounter of modernity and its encounter as typical for all religions.
Arguably it would seem then that Hamid while correctly questioning Christianity as the normative religious encounter of modernity, has too readily imbibed and reiterated the secularisation thesis, with only a placeholder exception for Islam. It would be more consistent, not only to question Christianity as a normative encounter for Islam, but question Christianity’s role as a normative encounter for all religions. If we were to do so, we would naturally question whether the secularisation thesis is as uniform or even correct as has hitherto been advocated.
Exceptionalism or Multiple Modernities?
Something that strikes many Western tourists as odd, especially visitors from Europe, is the importance that the rest of the world still place in religion; in some parts of the world not only has religion not died, religion does in fact flourish. If different religious traditions do interact in their own distinctive ways; then perhaps we should not find it surprising that given Islam’s distinctive governance attitudes, that Muslims, to a greater or smaller extent, demand a relatively greater role of religion in public life. Perhaps we are asking the wrong question: instead of wondering whether Islam is the exception or that Christianity’s secularising encounter is normative, perhaps we need to examine whether our confidence in the secularisation thesis is misplaced.
Robert Bellah masterfully summarises Charles Taylor’s recent classic A Secular Age, stating that Taylor gives us reason to think there are at least three separate theses of secularity, “Secularity 1: the expulsion of religion from sphere after sphere of public life; Secularity 2: the decline of religious belief and practice. … Secularity 3: “the conditions of experience of and search for the spiritual” that make it possible to speak of ours as a “secular age.” But as Taylor himself notes, the secularisation thesis only works as applied to the West, and even then the American enthusiasm for religion complicates things. It would be difficult to argue that the Islamic world has followed Western trajectory in the same way; Islam is certainly different if not exceptional in its resistance to secularism.
But this puzzlement is perhaps due, only because we have too readily assumed that the West is the petri dish of humanity. Perhaps our overreliance on the West as a normative experience of mankind has led to conclusions formed of inadequate empirical warrant and too quickly subscribing to the globalising and uniform nature of secularisation thesis. This would certainly chime with with conclusions reached by José Casanova, one of the greatest contemporary scholars of religion who persuasively argues that “[i]t is time to abandon the Euro-centric view that modern Western European developments, including the secularisation of European Christianity, are general universal processes”. He continues that “[t]he more one adopts a global perspective the more it becomes obvious that the drastic secularisation of Western European societies is a rather exceptional phenomenon.”
Casanova does not in fact deny that secularisation has not occurred or that it’s a real historical process, though of course contested. He even takes for granted that it’s an appropriate and useful analytical category, but he specifies that secularisation is more useful to understand Western European Christianity. As he puts it secularisation is a “category that makes sense within the context of the particular internal and external dynamics of the transformation of Western European Christianity from the Middle Ages to the present.” Where he has qualms with secularisation, is when such western phenomena become generalised as a totalising process of universal societal development that attempts to understand other religion and civilisations with very different dynamics, relations and tensions between religion and the world. Casanova argues that holding onto the traditional theory of secularisation merely “reassures modern secular Europeans and global cosmopolitans, including sociologists of religion, that this collapse was natural, teleological and quasi-providential”, and he continues “it turns the theory into a self-fulfilling prophecy”. By contrast, he argues that it is Western secularisation that needs explanation.
Casanova argues that people’s belief in secularisation began to spread to large sectors of population, including the Christian churches themselves, who all began to accept one of its basic premises; “that secularisation is a teleological process of modern social change; that the more modern a society the more secular it becomes; that ‘secularity’ is a sign of the times.” Only once this notion had widely spread did secularisation become a self-fulfilling prophecy [6]. He continues that if this argument is correct then “the secularisation of Western European societies can be explained better in terms of the triumph of the knowledge regime of secularism, then in terms of structural processes of socioeconomic development such as urbanization, education, rationalization, etc.”
Now even as Casanova suggests we ought to discard secularisation theory, he instead recommends the great Israeli scholar Shmuel Eisenstadt’s ‘Multiple Modernities’ as an alternative and more suggestive analytic framework to understand the contemporary world. The late Eisenstadt argued that the modern world is better explained as the story of various world civilisations that on the base of core religious traditions and their respective political and cultural programmes, generate multiple modernities and paths of modernisation.
Whilst it ought to be recognised that multiple modernities research programme is not without difficulties and its criticisms are not to be sniffed at; multiple modernities misunderstands modernisation theory, having ‘civilisations’ as the basic unit of analysis it’s difficult not to succumb to cultural essentialism, its usage of modernity is so loose and inclusive as to lose any sort of coherence. But even if these criticisms are true, Hamid’s arguments are equally susceptible to them as well. Arguably then, by questioning the extent to which modernity and westernisation are identical, the multiple modernities research program provides a more consistent and stronger sociological framework than Hamid’s Exceptionalist thesis in undermining the dogma that the Western secular experience ought to be taken as a touchstone trajectory by other civilisations.
But there is another point that’s worth making; even supposing Hamid is correct in his claim that the Islamic tradition encounters modernity differently, this is not necessarily equivalent to the claim that Islam is truly ‘exceptional’ with regards to secularisation. For it is one thing to claim that Islam has hitherto been resistant secularism because Muslims hold certain traditional beliefs, and another to claim that the Islamic tradition is normatively resistant to secularism because of its beliefs. There is no reason to suggest that the way Muslims hold these traditional beliefs may not in fact change; in the future it may be that these very traditional beliefs may be considered compatible with versions of secularism without seeming inconsistency [7].
The larger point is of course that beliefs about secularism are not held in isolation but in a set of beliefs, or putting it another way, beliefs are mediated through a tradition and traditions can and do change even as the same-said tradition purport to be stable. So, whilst today it may seem obvious to the generality of Muslims that various beliefs make Islam incompatible with secularism, it may be the case that in future, perhaps due to world changing effects, the efforts of Islamic scholars, or who knows even liberal outreach, there is no reason to rule out the possibility of a more secular understandings of Islam arising. So, while Hamid may rightly claim that most Muslims in the past held fast to an understanding of religious tradition that considered secularism and certain beliefs as incompatible, it may be the case that future more secular understandings of religious tradition may arise, and that more secular understandings are held by Muslims without defensiveness and without them being regarded as compromising mainstream Muslim beliefs. It may even be the case that they have already arisen and are more widely spread amongst Muslims than hitherto noticed! This should only remind us to be careful of not ruling out versions of secularisms that do not easily fit into more ‘absolute’ Western categories of secularisation, nor of being blind to more secular friendly understandings of Islam. After all it has been noted by scholars of religions, for instance Talal Asad in his Formations of the Secular, how complicated and nuanced the issue of secularism has been in the history of both Christianity and Islam.
In this respect the multiple modernities has a further advantage that just as it does not readily assume Western forms of secularisation, it does not rule out and preclude Islam generating different forms of secularisation per se. In this regard, Nader Hashemi suggests, in an article fittingly titled ‘Muslim Multiple Modernities’, that the Muslim world could generate what Western world may regard as an idiosyncratic indigenised version of secularisation(s) relative to more ‘classical’ Western versions of secularism. With a nod to Eisenstadt, Hashemi argues that while “one model does not fit the entire world, especially when it comes to reconciling the deep tensions and contractions between religion, secularism, and democracy … and [such an observation] should be kept in mind as we attempt to understand the unfolding events of the Arab Spring and the unique path of democratic development that Muslim societies are currently traversing.” If Hashemi is correct, then insofar as its correct to assume that Islam may indeed resist the secularising tendencies of modernity, this does not mean we can rule out the appearance of an indigenised version, or even multiple versions, of secular forms of Islam.
Islamic Exceptionalism is a much richer book than I have given credit for and it’s full of ideas which I have not explored here but have often made me ponder. While I have not commented on the links between the exceptionalism that Hamid argues for and the Islamist case studies that follows it, he obviously believes and hopes that were Western policy makers to accept the exceptionalism of Islam, then they may be more supportive of democratic Islamist movements in their efforts to consolidate democracy within their country. But even if Hamid is wrong in arguing that Islam is exceptional, it is safe to say, that Islam is different enough to suggest that the support these Islamist movements currently enjoy will not easily dissipate. In as far as this is correct however, the popular support Islamists enjoy depends on a particular and historic understanding of their religions, an understanding of Islam that currently holds secularism and its governance beliefs as being incompatible. If this is true then there is no reason to dissuade policy makers that persuading Muslims to embrace more secular friendly understandings of religion is not the way forward, and who knows that may one lead to Muslims embracing secularism once and for all. For all those holding out for a kind of Reformation that would lead to an Islam adopting similar governance views similar to Christianity, it would seem then, there is nothing in Islamic Exceptionalism to suggest that Islam’s future is still not up for grabs.
To my mind the greatest value of Shadi Hamid’s Islamic Exceptionalism is that in pondering upon Islam’s resistance towards secularism, he reveals the ambiguity, tensions and inconsistencies that riddle our ideas of ‘secularity’. It is no small achievement; what people has determined to be proper role of religion and the proper extent of secularity has real effects in the world. We know that operating versions of secularity have justified numerous coups and revolutions, and earnt the support from external powers that many of these seizures of power have relied on.
Following on from his discussion, and made in the same spirit, it must be acknowledged that some of the observations in our discussion of secularisation are controversial; how can they not be seeking as they do, to overturn fundamental premises we have imbibed since childhood? Even if they are ultimately wrong, the arguments demand us to reconsider our own comfortable concepts of secularity, and reexamine the extent and uniformity of secularisation throughout the world. If having done so, we find that the influence which we have so readily assumed are exaggerated or misplaced, then perhaps we may have to suspend our Enlightenment sympathies and set aside the unconscious confidence that as Westerners we have placed in the secular, to ask: to what extent the secularity we demand from other religions including Islam is informed by sociological dogmas as opposed to evidence, and to what extent is it informed by our own political ideology? If indeed it is the latter, perhaps we ought to further ponder how appropriate it is for us to impose these very conceptions of secularity onto the rest of the world.
Faheem Hussain is an education professional, having taught a variety of subjects including teaching History, Citizenship, and Religious Studies amongst others. He speaks four languages and obtained his BA Arabic and Islamic Studies (Hons.) from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, a PGCE in Religious Studies from Roehampton University, and a MA Philosophy at Heythrop College, London. He tweets at @FaheemHus, and blogs occasionally at Some Thoughts.
The views expressed in this article belong to the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of MENA etc.
[1] Full disclosure: Hamid cites my essay ‘Egypt’s Liberal Coup’ in the book.
[2] Some of the more interesting reviews of the book have been written by Razib Khan, William Armstrong, Adam Weinstein and Murtaza Khan. For those interested this academic debate hosted by Middle East Institute featuring Nathan Brown, Hassan Mneimneh, Sumaiya Hamdani as well as Shadi Hamid is well worth watching.
[3] Although Aijaz Ahmed’s ‘Orientalism and After’ is worth reading.
[4] The only exception that I can think of is Orthodox Church and even they distinguish between politics and core theology – see Timothy Ware’s readable introduction The Orthodox Church.
[5] For a good introduction see this How Have the Modernization and Secularization Theses Shaped the Study of IR? by Metin Koca.
[6] I wonder if this only begs the question: if a civilisation, or large portions of it, believes that secularisation is not inevitable, what would happen then?
[7] To be fair to Hamid he only rules out this prospect in the short-medium term.
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From Brooklyn Heights, or Ihpetonga, “highplace of trees,” where the Canarsie Indians made wampum or sewant, and where they contemplated the Great Spirit in the setting of the sun across the meeting waters, to Montauk Point, Long Island has been swept by the wars of red men, and many are the tokens of their occupancy. A number of their graves were to be seen until within fifty years, as clearly marked as when the warriors were laid there in the hope of resurrection among the happy hunting grounds that lay to the west and south.
The casting of stones on the death-spots or graves of some revered or beloved Indians was long continued, and was undoubtedly for the purpose of raising monuments to them, though at Monument Mountain, Massachusetts, Sacrifice Rock, between Plymouth and Sandwich, Massachusetts, and some other places the cairns merely mark a trail. Even the temporary resting-place of Sachem Poggatacut, near Sag Harbor, was kept clear of weeds and leaves by Indians who passed it in the two centuries that lapsed between the death of the chief and the laying of the road across it in 1846. This spot is not far from Whooping Boy’s Hollow, so named because of a boy who was killed by Indians, and because the rubbing of two trees there in a storm gave forth a noise like crying. An older legend has it that this noise is the angry voice of the magician who tried to slay Wyandank, the “Washington of the Montauks,” who is buried on the east end of the island. Often he led his men into battle, sounding the warwhoop, copied from the scream of the eagle, so loudly that those who heard it said that the Montauks were crying for prey.
It was while killing an eagle on Block Island, that he might use the plumes for his hair, that this chief disclosed himself to the hostiles and brought on a fight in which every participant except himself was slain. He was secretly followed back to Long Island by a magician who had hopes of enlisting the evil ones of that region against him,—the giants that left their tracks in “Blood-stone Rock” and “Printed Rock,” near Napeague, and such renegades as he who, having betrayed his people, was swallowed by the earth, his last agony being marked by a stamp of the foot that left its print on a slab near the Indian burial-ground at Kongonok.
Failing in these alliances the wizard hid among the hollows of the moors, and there worked spells of such malice that the chief’s hand lost steadiness in the hunt and his voice was seldom heard in council. When the haunt of this evil one was made known, a number of young men undertook to trap him. They went to the hills by night, and moved stealthily through the shrubbery until they were almost upon him; but his familiars had warned him of their approach, though they had wakened him only to betray him for a cloud swept in from the sea, fell about the wretch, burst into flame, and rolled back toward the ocean, bearing him in the centre of its burning folds. Because of the cry he uttered the place long bore the name of Whooping Hollow, and it used to be said that the magician visited the scene of his ill-doing every winter, when his shrieks could be heard ringing over the hills.
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How often do airliner near misses happen over the Atlantic?
jiver
Last time I flew, on August 11 last year, I was on Norwegian Air Gatwick to Denver DI7171. Daytime flight.
About half way over I was startled to see a green and white plane that I have since tracked down via this site to be the Aer Lingus return flight EI144 from LAX to Dublin. It was visible over the starboard wing, flying in the exact opposite direction to us.
What startled me was the lack of height difference between us. I am not experienced in visual judgement of distances. Its horizontal distance was obviously something within a mile. It was only visible through the porthole for less that 3 seconds.
According to FR24 records on Aug 11 its height should have been 39K and ours was 38K. It would be futile to try to convince an expert that the height separation was insufficient, all I can say is that 1000 feet is about 5 times the length of the Airbus 330 and this plane seemed significantly less than five times its length in height separation.
I just wondered if anyone had any comment?
I tried to attach an image, not of the actual incident but a fairly comparable image of a plane at a similar elevation, but this is my first post and I don't think I am allowed yet.
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The clear dry air at altitude makes things look rather different. Even with pre-RVSM 2000ft separation, aircraft look close to the untrained eye. It can be even more disconcerting from the flightdeck, as due to the curvature of the earth, an aircraft approaching head on and above you may appear to be beneath you when first sighted.
Thanks, I didn't even realise that it used to be 2000 ft.
Originally posted by jiver View Post
The introduction of RVSM and 1000 ft separation in the prime FL310 to FL410 jet levels resulted in a huge increase in airspace capacity over the previous 2000ft levels and not just over the Atlantic.
OK, and if another airliner was approaching head on at the wrong height and within the 1000 ft 3 mile box, how would the pilot know?
Computer infront of ATC controller would realise proximity/collision alert well before
And onboard TCAS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffi...oidance_system would trigger using the same ADSB signal used to display on the web
As mentioned, aircraft are fitted with TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) which picks up signals from adjacent aircraft and then provides the pilot with traffic information, including ultimately calculating and showing a safe avoidance path (Resolution Advisory RA). I'm not sure what the 3 miles you mention refer to, unless you refer to the terminal area radar separation standard. The lateral separation distance over the Atlantic is a fair bit more than that as it is non-radar airspace. The software used for oceanic sectors will generate warnings if a conflict is identified, but that is based on HF radio and ADS satellite reports which would not be timely enough to identify if an aircraft suddenly drifted from his cleared level or track.
OK, thanks all
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Open Journal of Modern Hydrology
10.4236/ojmh.2017.72009
T il apia Stock Suppression by the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Lake Kinneret, Israel
Gophen Moshe
Scientific Research Institute in the Galilee, Kiryat Shmone, Israel
Received: March 19, 2017; Accepted: April 18, 2017; Published: April 21, 2017
The Great Cormorant (Phalcrocorax carbo sinensis) is a well-known fish predator and migratory bird. The bird is a wintering visitor in Israel from the end of October through March. During 1950-1990, the Cormorant used to stay mostly in northern Israel, in the Hula Valley, preying on fish in Lake Kinneret as well as fishponds and adjacent reservoirs. Flocks of Cormorants were deported from northern Israel to eastern and central country regions, causing severe damage to aquaculture. A second operative deportation was carried out and the birds migrated to Lake Kinneret. A survey of their feeding habits was done by The National Nature and Parks Conservation Authority. The outcome information was comp il ed with international data and assembled towards a conclusive summary of potential causative damage to Lake Kinneret Fishery and Ecosystem structure. Consequences are described and recommendations made.
Great Cormorant, Fish Predation, Lake Kinneret
Cormorants in Israel
The Great Cormorant (Photo 1 and Photo 2) is included in the Avifauna of Israel. The old shallow lake Hula located north of Kinneret was densely populated by Cormorants (Photo 1). Fish aquaculture development in the Hula Valley (northern part of Israel) attracted Cormorants to the region and fish predation by them was intense. During 1950-1990 cormorants densely populated the Hula valley causing damage to aquaculture and to the T il apia populations in
Photo 1. Cormorants in the old Hula Lake. Photo Source: P. Merom.
Photo 2. Microscopical photo of Lake Kinneret Fish Otolithes. Source: Y. Artzi.
Lake Kinneret. However, a successful deportation of them in the north enhanced inland migration to other parts of the country. Active deportation of Cormorants by the farmers was carried out again and the birds found a refuge in Lake Kinneret. The Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a worldwide well- known migratory fish predator bird. The migration of the Cormorant to Israel is part of a routine annual cyclic behavior. Cormorants stay in Israel during November-March. They migrate from Europe and leave Israel back to European countries where they breed during Spring-Summer. Prior to the drainage of the old Lake Hula and the wetlands in the vicinity, the Cormorant stayed in the Hula Valley (Photo 1), whilst during 1960-1990 a major part of the population maintained a daily migration to adjacent reservoirs and Lake Kinneret. A minor part of the Cormorants also populated the Mediterranean coastal zone. During the period of 1960-1990, the major fish predation pressure was achieved on fish ponds and reservoirs in the coastal plain, the Hula, Jordan and the Beith-Shean Valley and Lake Kinneret. National Fish Breeders Organization operated deportation of Cormorants from Fish-Pond regions to find a protected refuge in Lake Kinneret. The outcome of that policy created a situation of one food resource for them, Lake Kinneret, and several night-stay sites in the vicinity. That was a shift from aquaculture damage to disturbance to the Kinneret ecosystem management.
Fishermen and fishery managers consider Cormorants as a competitor. The conflict between Cormorants and fisheries, especially when integrated into lake management design, is a wide internationally known issue. Cormorant damages to fishery and lake management are drastic not only in Europe but in other parts of the world as well [1] [2] . The Cormorant population in Europe has increased during the last 25 years due to the implementation of endangered birds’ protection policy adopted by the European Economic Community (EEC). An International workshop was organized by FAO-EIFAC in Brussels [3] . Representatives from 24 European countries attended (FAO/EIFAC 2008; Carss, 2002). The final report was completed in 2008 (FAO/EIFAC 2008). This workshop concept included the need for long-term sustainab il ity proposal of aquatic ecosystems and aquaculture under the threat of predation damage caused to fish by Cormorants. The increase of the Cormorant population during the last 25 years to 1.8 m il lion birds was accompanied by severe damages to aquaculture and lake ecosystems. During 1960-1995 there was, in Holland, an increase from 800 to more than 150,000 breeding couples due to the only one reason of protected animal status that was given to the Cormorants by the EEC (European Economic Community). The EEC authorities approximated the European economy’s annual damage as 17 m il lion Euros per year. Irreversible damages to terrestrial vegetation also resulted. The lack of an international program for research and monitoring with consequent instructions for appropriate management was prominent and thoroughly discussed in international forums. The FAO/EIFAC [3] final recommended resolution [3] included, among other things, legally shooting about 43,000 birds annually but not more than 4600 during the breeding season. From the year 1997 shooting Cormorants is legitimately permitted because this bird lost its protected status in European countries. An international workshop organized by the European Inland Fisheries Advisory (EIFA) (29 countries delegators) was held in Germany in 2007 aimed at promoting the prevention of fish predation by birds.
Awareness about the potential damage to the Kinneret ecosystem by Cormorants was recently initiated. The Nature Protection Authority (NPA) carried out a survey on the population density of Cormorants, their daily migration, feeding rate and food composition [4] . The objective of the present study is to summarize ava il able international and national information aimed at indicating potential deterioration of the Kinneret Ecosystem structure and fisheries by the Cormorant.
The practical significance of the presented paper is the need to implement the concept of nature protection on one side and improvement of management operation of Lake Kinneret. Although the issue resembles a contradiction between those two objectives, a reasonable gap bridging contact is predicted.
A survey of feeding habits, population density of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in the Lake Kinneret region was carried out during 2010-2012. The documented results were published in 2011 [4] and revised in 2012. A study of the feeding rate and composition was carried out by a collection of freshly egested pellets (regurgitated) of the Cormorant underneath Eucalyptus trees in the vicinity to the most northern end of Lake Kinneret at the Jordan inlet zone. The pellets were analysed microscopically by identify and count Otholites in each one of them. The number of preyed fishes was estimated by considering the number of Otolithes counted per pellet (each individual fish has 2 Otolithesd) (Photo 2). The number of ingested fishes per individual bird was averaged, with SD calculations of all sampled pellets per month (Table 1). These groups of trees are ut il ized by the birds as night stay site. Pellets are egested as regurgitated particles by the Cormorants in the early morning and freshly collected. There were hard bony-calcified body parts of daily preyed fish, which are not digested and therefore regurgitated every day at early morning. Among those body parts the Otolithes (Photo 2) are indicative of the fish species and size. Based on this method the NPA report has indicated partially reliable data. Cormorant density was supported by early morning counts of birds upon flocks leaving the night stay site towards day feeding activity in Lake Kinneret (M. Lev, J. Shapiro, Y. Fdida, O. Sonin, Z. Snovsky, personal communication).
Additional information about Cormorant densities was supplied by fishermen observing several flock flights arriving at the lake from several southern and eastern night stay sites.
In the early 1990’s a survey was carried out on the content of Cormorant gut by shooting 60 birds during daytime and doing a gut content analysis.
A literature survey was implemented from which critical information was taken: da il y ration by energetic budget indication of birds in captivity; da il y counts of regurgitated activity during daytime; the fate of small and large Otolithes within the Cormorant’s digestive system prior to vomiting; the preyed fish size selection; ecological modifications of lake ecosystems affected by Cormorants’ population increase; getting International organizations to achieve suppression of ecological deterioration by Cormorants.
Fishery data in Lake Kinneret was provided by the Fishery Department, Lake Kinneret Branch, Agriculture Ministry
The Cormorant issue was initiated as a result of practical difficulties of the management design of water quality combined with fishery. The required outcome of the present lake situation was a compilation of the entire available information and data sources which directed the efforts towards the methods usage for the present study.
3.1. Field Observations
The efficiency of fish predation capab il ities by Cormorant in Lake Kinneret was surveyed. During November?March, flocks of several hundreds of birds each were observed landing on the water surface in Lake Kinneret, daily (Photo 3), just above fish (mostly Tilapia) shoals. Fishermen exploited efficiently those visible landing flocks as markers of fishing targets. The fish shoals are located at 3 - 10 m deep (documented by Eco-Sounder-Fish-Finder) underneath the bird flights. The diving bird maintained its capture of fish and each dive continued for 20 - 45 seconds. Capture probab il ity varied between 4 and 6 dives for a successful catch. Perception of a successful catch was observed when a bird got out of the water to the surface with its beak holding a fish and immediately operating head jerking aggressively to allocate the fish position appropriately as head forwarding followed by ingestion.
3.2. Otolithes Survey [4]
The statistical relation between the length of Otolithes (X) (Photo 2) and the length of preyed fish (Y) was calculated as follows [4] .
1) T il apias: n = 118; r2 = 0.9012; Y = (0.2741X)3.2766
2) Bleaks: n = 30; r2 = 0.8492; Y = (1.857X)3.084
Percentage of prey partition by weight between Bleaks and Tilapias, average number of fish counted per pellet (±SD), number of analyzed regurgitated particles and fish weight (g) per bird per day are given in Table 1 [4] .
Photo 3. Cormorant Flock on Lake Kinneret During day-feeding time. (Photo Source: J. Shapiro).
Table 1. Percentage of prey partition by weight of Bleaks and Tilapias, average number of fish counted per pellet (±SD), number of analyzed regurgitated particles and fish weight (g) per bird per day freshly collected in the night stay site of the Cormorant in the Lake Kinneret region [4] .
Results in Table 1 indicate that majority of preyed fish is due to Tilapias and a decline of the Bleaks part from January. The data is respective to mean weight of ingested fishes per individual Cormorant per day after value correction caused by intestinal degradation of the Otolithes. The mean TL of preyed fishes as indicated by Otolithe measurements was 138 mm and weight was 54 g, and the mean weight consumption per bird per day was 342 g, with a maximum of 1110 g. If consumption rates were calculated without correction of degradation coefficient the seasonal da il y prey ration varied between 250 and 400 (mean?330) g/bird/ day, taking into account that fishes smaller than 10 cm having Otolithes smaller than 2 mm were completely disintegrated and vanished and not observed in collected regurgitated particles. It is also prominent that, when T il apia partition is increasing, the number of Otolithes decline because T il apia biomass is larger. Moreover, it is suggested that during November-December captured fishes are mostly Bleaks and the higher preyed biomass during February-March is due to T il apias, with a lower number of Otolithes per pellet. It is probably aimed at energy-reserved stocking towards close migration activity. The part of preyed fishes other than T il apias and Bleaks, such as Balbels, Common Carp, or S il ver Carp is less than 4% by weight. Among preyed Cichlids, T il apias composed 83% - 99% by weight and Tristramellids 17% - 1%. A survey carried out by Shkedy et al. [5] documented similar trends of seasonal changes of food composition: a seasonal increase of Tilapias and a decline of Bleaks.
Results of earlier (1996) gut content survey carried out by shooting indicated lower levels of ingested fish weights: 105g and 545g for average and maximum, respectively.
Lake Kinneret is the only one natural freshwater lake in Israel. Prior to the “desalinization era” (started early 2000’s) this lake was the major source of domestic water supply. Presently, domestic supply of lake water was replaced by desalinized Mediterranean waters. Nevertheless, lake services aimed at fishery, tourism, aquatic recreation and nature conservation remained crucial. Therefore, lake management is aimed at optimization of objectives through equ il ibrated policy of operation. The existence of 7000 protected Cormorants in Lake Kinneret, eating up 500 g of fish per bird per day of commercially desired fishes during 5 months a year, might be very attractive for bird watchers but might deteriorate fishery and water quality. Preference of one objective over another in such a multi-conceptual approach of the Kinneret ecosystem management design is representing a wrong rational. In recent years the issue of the Cormorant is not only in Lake Kinneret but also an international nuisance. For the implementation of rational preventive deportation of the Cormorant, reliable data is essential: when they migrate to and from Kinneret, how many birds stay in Kinneret and the allocation sites at night, how much fishes are consumed and preyed fish species seasonal selection.
The history of inland migration of the Cormorant in Israel confirms the adaptation capab il ity of those birds. The reality of Unpublished information (NPA pers.com.) confirms dense populations of the Cormorant along the Mediterranean Coastal Plain and inland reservoirs. Moreover, an aggressive deportation policy that was implemented by a fish breeder organization confirms the efficient removal of the Cormorant from fish ponds.
4.1. Fish Consumption by the Cormorant
Several methods for the study of feeding rates of Cormorants were discussed. 1) Energetic balances based on physiological measures of birds in captivity. 2) Gut content analysis of birds k il led by shooting. 3) Analysis of freshly collected fresh pellets which were egested (regurgitated) by the Cormorants in their night stay site. These pellets are egested by the birds in the early morning and immediately collected and are considered to represent the diet ingested during the previous day [6] . Great Cormorants regurgitated undigested things, including bones, scales and Otolithes which are analyzed microscopically. Otolithes are indicative of the definition of preyed fish size and species. There are several factors which cause underestimation of the actual food ingested: The birds’ egestion occurs more than once a day and possibly at different sites (Photo 4); Otolithes of small fishes, are soft and are easily damaged, disintegrated and vanished [7] . The NPA survey [4] included biased assumptions: each Cormorant produces only one pellet per day and the only parameter suitable for the determination of fish number, size, and species are Otolithes; the night stay site usage (Photo 5) by Cormorants is only one. Our field observations and internationally published information partly doubted these assumptions. Duffy and Laurenson [8] justified the Otolithe method with precautionary concerns about the disintegration of small and soft Otolithes. Emmrich and Duttmann [9] recommended the usage of the Otolithe method and documented results of 562 pellets analysis where 10,645 fishes were determined including 15 species, and seasonal changes in species composition and fish size were included. Experimental studies of Cormorant feeding habits in captivity [10] was carried out. It was found that that a 7-month-old Cormorant egested pellets two times a day during 23 days and once a day during 8 days.
Photo 4. Cormorant drying wings during day time. (Photo Source: Anonymous, Internet).
Photo 5. Cormorant colony at night stay site (Wings are not open). Source: Jan Sevcik www.naturfoto.CZ.
Zijlstra and Van-Eerden [11] observed only one regurgitation of particles a day containing only fishes preyed on during the previous 24 hours. They also confirm that the conservation Otolithes of large fishes are very well preserved in the pellets. Nevertheless, they [11] claimed that Cormorants in captivity behave significantly differently from those in natural conditions. A similar conclusion was also presented in [12] .
The existence of several night stay sites in the vicinity of Lake Kinneret was documented. Several flights and landings a day of Shags, coming from different directions to Kinneret were confirmed (person commun.). Consequently, the population size was corrected from 2500 [4] to approximately 7000 with recalculating pellets counting from one per day per bird to a slightly higher value. Johnson and McCullough [12] carried out 8 years of research of quantitative assessment of the feeding habits of Shags (Double Crested Cormorant) in Lake Ontario. They [12] documented Shags’ colonies annual consumptions on 3 Islands of 34.4 × 106 preyed fish weighted 5300 tons.
4.2. The Role of Cormorants as a Top Predator
Since the mid-1990s, the Kinneret ecosystem has undergone changes in limnology [13] [14] [15] [16] . The practical implication of Cyanobacteria blooms increase is a threat to water quality. Condition of N limitation and sufficient P is optimal for the growth of Cyanbacteria and also for Diatoms and Chlorophytes. This explains the decline in Peridinium and increase of the other phytoplankton. The decreased ep il imnetic depth has been attributed to the higher frequency of droughts. These changes enhanced a change in the feeding habits of the lake fish. During its dominance, Peridinium spp. was the major food component of the most valued native fish (Sarotherodon gal il aeus) in the lake. Zooplankton was the major food constituent of the endemic Bleak cyprinids (Acanthobrama terraesanctae terraesanctae, Acanthobrama lissneri). To ensure water quality, it is important to maintain high grazing pressure of zooplankton on nano-phy- toplnkton. Removal of the unwanted Bleaks by biomanipulation and fishery management [15] and the introduction of the exotic Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), an efficient consumer of Microcystis, is therefore beneficial. Zooplankton biomass in Lake Kinneret declined from 1970 to the early 1990s but increased thereafter. Both, the biomass and size frequency of cladocerans were affected by fish predation.
Under the modified food web structure, T il apia is a zooplankton food source competitor with Bleaks. The reduction of Cormorant predation pressure from the T il apia population is therefore essential.
4.3. The Crisis of T il apia Fishery
During 2007-2008, Tilapia fishery in Lake Kinneret collapsed and landings declined from 200 - 400 tons annually to less than 10 tons in 2008 [17] [18] . We identified several causations for this decline: 1: Reduction of T il apia stocking; 2: The use of illegal fishing net mesh-sizes; 3: The disappearance of Peridinium and Cyanobacteria dominance; 4: Outbreak of Bleaks causing strong competition between Bleaks and T il apia for their zooplankton food resources; 5: An outburst of a mysterious viral disease that is infecting mainly T il apia (NODA virus blind eye disease); 6: Intensification of Cormorant predation; 7: Natural cycled fluctuations of T il apias stock. Cormorant predation was only one although a significant factor among the predatory causes of the decline of Tilapias.
5. Summary and Conclusions
The information presented in a research about the potential impact of Cormorant on the Kinneret ecosystem that was carried out by NPA [4] was partly criticized and was completed from international resources. The number of Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) wintering (from the end of October through March) in the Lake Kinneret Region is approximated as 6000 (5000 - 7000). The birds ut il ized several sites with big trees and bushes as night resting stations. The birds enter in big flocks throughout the early morning and noon time da il y from all sites to prey on fish in the lake. The predation rate of the Cormorants indicates a daily ration varying between 300 and 1000 grams per bird with the more common value of 700 grams per bird [19] [20] . They spend time on Kinneret Beaches sites during the day time for wing dryness and probably egest their pellets too and not only in night stay sites. The feeding behavior was detected da il y by Binocular and description is given. As an average predation rate value, considering international data and corrected NPA report (Artzi, Y. 2011/2012), the value of 500 g fish per day per bird was implemented. With regard to a seasonal change of prey composition, it is considered that, during and after arrival until the end of December (80 days), the prey comprised mostly of Bleaks and during the following 100 days (January-March) mostly sub-commercial sized T il apia.
Six thousand Great Cormorants preying daily 500 g fish per bird during 100 days removed 300 tons of sub-commercial-sized Tilapia (Mostly S. galilaeus) from the lake. However, we have to take into account that the fishes preyed on are below the commercial size of 100 g per fish, that is to say that the potential damage is bigger (legal size > 200 g/fish). Individual T il apia preyed on weighted 50 - 70 g; if not preyed on they might grow up to commercial size within 5 - 6 months to be marketed. Consequently, the commercial value of such losses is between 1.5 and 3.0 m il lion US$. Such a damage to fishermen’s income and ecologically to the system can be reduced by aggressive deportation of the Cormorants from Lake Kinneret and simultaneously from their night station site. The ecological contribution of T il apia to the ecosystem aimed at water quality protection is done through the consumption of Peridinium biomass gradually reappeared recently. The recommended accompanied operation is Bleaks removal aimed at releasing zooplankton food biomass to S. gal il aeus.
The field application of the present study is a practical design which is presently under consideration aim at achieving reduction of fish predation by cormorant without violating accepted legislations. In other words, to protect nature items together with improvement of fishery and water quality in Lake Kinneret.
Warm thanks and appreciation for assistance, data support and valuable information from field observations, and Fishery statistics are given to M. Lev-Kib- butz Ein-Gev Fishery Branch; Y. Fdida-Tiberian Fishery Organization; O. Sonin, J. Shapiro, and Z. Snovsky-Lake Kinneret Fishery Department, Agriculture Ministry.
Moshe, G. (2017) Tilapia Stock Suppression by the Great Cor- morant (Phalacrocorax carbo) in Lake Kin- neret, Israel. Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, 7, 153-164. https://doi.org/10.4236/ojmh.2017.72009
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2. Natsumeda, T., Tsuruta, T., Kameda, K. and Iguchi, K. (2010) Winter Feeding of the Common Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae) in Temperate River in Japan. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 25, 41-48.
3. FAO/EIFAC Final Report (2008) Occasional Paper No. 41, FAO, Rome, 34 p.
4. Artzi, Y. (2011/2012) The Great Cormorant Feeding Habits in the Lake Kinneret Region: 2010-2011. Annual Report, Nature Protection Agency (NPA) Part A (2011) and Revised Version (2012), 17 p. (In Hebrew).
5. Shkedy, Y., Artzi, Y., Lider, N. and Hatzofe, O. (2013) Landing Decline in Lake Kinneret Resulted by System Instability but Not by Cormorant Activity. Ecology & Environment, 4, 32-37. (In Hebrew).
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10. Trauttmansdorf, J. and Wassermann, G. (1995) Number of Pellets Produced by Immature Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis. Ardea, 83, 133-134.
11. Zijlstra, M. and Van-Eerden, M.R. (1995) Pellets Production and the Use of Otolithes in Determining the Diet of Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis: Trial with Captive Birds. Ardea, 83, 123-131.
12. Johnson, J.H. and McCullough, R.D. (2007) Diet Composition and Fish Consumption of Double Crested Cormorant from the Pigeon Island Colonies of Eastern Lake Ontario in 2007. NYSDE Lake Ontario Annual Report 2007, 9 p.
13. Gophen, M., Smith, V.H., Nishri, A. and Threlkeld, S.T. (1999) Nitrogen Deficiency, Phosphorus Sufficiency, and the Invasion of Lake Kinneret, Israel, by the N2-Fixing Cyanobacterium Aphanizomenon ovalisporum. Aquatic Sciences, 61, 293-306.
14. Gophen, M. (2014) Land-Use, Albedo and Air Temperature Changes in the Hula Valley (Israel) during 1946-2008. Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, 4, 101-111.
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15. Gophen, M. (2015) The Impact of Available Nitrogen Deficiency on Long-Term Changes in the Lake Kinneret Ecosystem. Open Journal of Ecology, 5, 147-157.
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16. Gophen, M. (2015) Experimental Study of the Aphanizomenon ovalisporum Response to Nitrogen Fertilization in the Sub-Tropical Eu-Meso-trophic Lake Kinneret (Israel). Open Journal of Ecology, 5, 259-265.
17. Sonin, O., Shapiro, J. and Snovsky, Z. (1990-2015) Lake Kinneret Fisheries, Annual Reports. Sonin, O., Ed., Lake Kinneret Fishery Department Agriculture Ministry. (In Hebrew)
18. Gophen, M., Sonin, O., Lev, M. and Snovsky, G. (2015) Regulated Fishery Is Beneficial for The Sustainability of Fish Population in Lake Kinneret (Israel). Open Journal of Ecology, 5, 513-527.
https://doi.org/10.4236/oje.2015.510042
19. Gremillet, D., Schmid, D. and Culik, B. (1995) Energy Requirement of Breeding Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 121, 1-9.
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20. Hatch, J., Brown, K., Hogan, G. and Morris, R. (2000) Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). The Birds of North America Online. 553, 1-20.
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PinaLove: Better for Hookup or Relationships? (A Full Review)
By JD / February 26, 2018
A single month subscription is $24.95
1000's of profiles, many of which are active. Most members are not looking for a serious relationship.
Security
No PPL scam to worry about. Not a lot of bots either. Just watch out for the occasional ladyboy
Allows Direct Contact?
At its core PinaLove is a dating site aimed at casual communications and encounters. It's simple design, low price, and large user base, make it an ideal site for those looking for fun during a brief stay in the Philippines.
However the site makes little to no effort to market itself as a site for finding a serious relationship. The user base reflects that. You will find a fair share of bar girls, freelancers, and even the option to search for ladyboys.
That's not to say there aren't any serious minded Filipino women on the site. But if they are on PinaLove they are the exception, not the rule.
If you're looking for a serious relationship with a Filipino woman you should look elsewhere. If you're interested in hooking up or simply testing the waters while visiting the country, then this might be the site for you.
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Is PinayLove right for you?
If you're looking for something serious: No
The site's design speaks for itself. It's made to function as a sort of casual social network. Users can provide profile information, but this option is limited and mostly includes general info like age, location, physique, etc (there's no option for marital status).
The majority of users are not looking for a serious relationship. Though some may be open to the idea. It's just not the focus of PinaLove.
Also, given the large number of bargirls on the site, and the option to look for ladyboys, it's not hard to guess that maybe this isn't the best site to use when looking for something serious.
If you're looking for fun: Yes
PinaLove is a more obvious choice if you're looking for romantic or sexual adventure.
Foreign men largely get a high response rate on the site, which is easy to use and built around instant messaging. If you're a halfway decent looking guy and don't have a creepy profile, you can expect a lot of interactions.
PinaLove errs on the side of simplicity. The site is setup in a way that makes it as easy to meet and connect with other members as possible.
Outside of the site's basic profile and messaging features there really aren't a lot of bells and whistles.
Basic site features
On a PinaLove profile you have the option of uploading a photo, and filling out basic personal info (name, age, location, physique, education, children, etc).
The site also allows you to send messages, EOI's (expressions of interest), as well as send instant text messages through a messaging platform. NOTE: How often you send messages will be determined by whether or not you have a premium subscription (more on that later).
There's also a very basic search feature that lets you browse profiles by the personal information entered by the other members (age range, location, height, weight, etc).
PinaLove also has a mobile app
PinaLove is currently available in the Apple app store, but it's yet to be released for Android.
The site's bare bones design works well on mobile. With the app you can do anything you could on the web version.
The app is free to download in the Apple store.
On Pinalove there is a somewhat mixed user base. There are working girls, women who are simply looking for novelty, and ladyboys (PinaLove does a decent job of keeping the ladyboys on a separate part of the site).
You'll notice the profiles look and feel fairly genuine. You won't see the fantastical heavily photoshopped glamour shots of PPL sites.
PinaLove has two subscription/membership levels: free and premium. With a free account you can upload a profile, browse the profiles of other members, and send messages (but you'll have to wait 10 minutes in-between messages). Also the free level doesn't allow you to search by age, location, etc.
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The premium level is available in different monthly subscription options (listed below). The more months you purchase upfront the cheaper the price is per month. A premium subscription will allow you to send unlimited messages and filter profiles using the advanced search features.
A premium subscription will also allow you to browse other member's profiles anonymously, while allowing you to see who read your messages or looked at your profile.
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Site allows direct contact with members
PinaLove offers a standard monthly fee for a premium membership. After that there are no other fees on the site. The site also allows you to freely contact other members and take the conversation off of the site if you chose to.
This eliminates the possibility of any PPL scams.
Lack of bot messages and fake profiles
After signing up for the site your inbox won't be exploding from automated messages sent by bots or fake profiles.
A note about scammers
Romance scammers are known to haunt the site. PinaLove is an upfront and honest site, but that doesn't necessarily mean all of its users are.
The site does work to monitor suspicious activity and fake profiles, but romance scammers inevitably slip through the cracks (as they do on many other sites).
As we said before the site is easy to use and sign up for. This is a mixed blessing, as the low barrier to entry attracts many disingenuous types.
Use the site responsibly. Follow our Dating Commandments and watch for red flags in order to avoid getting taking advantage of.
PinaLove works hard to keep ladyboys on a different part of the site, where you'd have to specifically search for them to find them. However, every now and then one slips through to the main part of the site. Be discerning!
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I personally don’t think I would have the patience to do that — but if you are someone who doesn’t mind taking your time to find a nice filipino boy girl or lady-boy then I’d say give this site a shot."
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This website offers basic functionality for free like finding a match, sending interest and communicating with paying members. Like many dating websites, PinaLove also offers free and paid memberships and offers different features in both versions."
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Alternatives to PinaLove
Filipino Cupid is the largest site dedicated to connecting Filipino women with men from around the world. The cost per month is more expensive than PL, but the result is that overall users are more serious and sincere, and you don't have to worry about working girls or ladyboys.
Cupid Media (the company that runs the site) has a good reputation for being an upfront company providing honest dating sites for its customers. The site runs on a monthly subscription model for payment, so there's none of the danger common on PPL dating sites.
Filipino Cupid isn't perfect. There are some fake profiles and romance scammers on it. If you're careful you shouldn't have any problem on the site.
If you're looking for something more serious than a hook-up or casual encounter, Filipino Cupid is a go to site for connecting with women in the Philippines.
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If you're looking for a serious relationship with a Christian woman from the Philippines, then Christian Filipina is hands down your best bet. The site has some of the highest security and quality standards out of all international dating sites.
The are a large amount of profiles, the majority of which are active. There are also quite a few stories of Christian men who have successfully used to the site to meet their wife. You can read one such story here.
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If you're serious about finding a wife from Asia, and are willing to consider looking in Thailand instead of the Philippines, then you may want to also consider going on Dream Connections romance tour.
Dream Connections is an American based company started by the American/Ukrainian couple Mark and Ana Davis. Dream connections offers tours in Bangkok, Thailand (as well as in Colombia and Ukraine)
The company is unique in that they function more like an introduction/matchmaking agency than a romance tour agency (which is good because I don't trust most romance tours).
Each tour has about 15-20 guys and up to (I think) 90 or so local ladies. The company screens both men and women for relational intent and basic background information.
They also feature a unique system where each man has a personal translator/personal assistant for the trip. The dating starts off with a series of short speed dating sessions after which men are free to contact interested ladies and go on dates apart from the group.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DREAM CONNECTIONS
If you want to rustle up a good time during a short stay in the Philippines, then PinaLove is an ideal site for you.
If you're looking for a serious relationship with a Filipino woman then you're better off using sites like Filipino Cupid or Christian Filipina.
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Founder of FWHL. When JD's not writing articles he's probably practicing his Russian or trying to play AC/DC on his guitar.
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Rachel’s season
Nick’s Season
JoJo’s season
Ben’s season
Kaitlyn’s season
Chris’s season
Andi’s season
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One man's journey to understand The Bachelor.
Andi's season
Week 3 – Close Your Eyes…
Posted on January 10, 2016 by foreverlovewins
…Make a wish, and blow out the candlelight.
Motown Philly back again, and this time, with guitars. I’m sure you all have Boys2Men memories. I could tell you about a particular 7th grader who used his mom’s mousse to keep up a mean side part and followed Meredith Hamilton around like a puppy dog. But I won’t do that because you don’t care and it’s sad. The only thing more awkward than a 7th grade boy who uses women’s mousse is an opera singer trying to opera-sing a Boys2Men song. But more on Bradley a little later.
We’re trimming fat but we still have a long way to go. Maybe that’s why ABC gave us the extra episode. But that’s the thing about gifts from heaven. You don’t ask why you get them, you just drink them in and thank the good Lord for his provisions.
Speaking of, lets get to the douchebags.
Nick V.
Nick solidified himself as a potential final 4 favorite. His sleepy face puts Andi at ease and he’s creative. Last week he presented Andi with a date card. This week he had flowers delivered at the cocktail party. This guy thinks outside the box. How else could you explain the jacket he wore on his one-on-one? It looked like a trench coat for a young child with really long arms. Nick V. Always keeps you on your toes.
Josh’s try-hard singing may’ve been the worst. I think he thinks he sounds good. Maybe it’s because the past two weeks of his life were spent with Craig building up his ego. But the house loves Josh. They think he’s got integrity. I think he might be the dumb jock he’s tried so hard to convince Andi he isn’t. In any case, I’d hate to live in apartment directly next to his. No way he doesn’t sing in the shower. Loudly. Poorly. Oh. Last thing about Josh. He’s this season’s frontrunner for weirdest kisser. We’ll see how that develops.
Markus got some make out last night. I can’t put my finger on ol Markus. I’ve never seen a guy shave who shaves his body from the nipples down. I didn’t know that was a thing. Does he keep a ruler in his bathroom? It’s like his torso has a mustache.
Dylan’s had a rough go in life. I’m glad he got a rose last night. Apart from the terrible stuff he’s had to go through, we don’t know that much about him. Hopefully, that will change.
JJ kind of has a skinny Jason Segal thing going on. Similar voice. Similar goofiness. He’s a lot, this JJ. His pants look like something Lisa Turtle would’ve made for her FIT fashion show at The Max. He can do a cartwheel and throw a football in one motion. He’s got a strong jaw line but really crazy eyes. And I think he’s way too emotional for this game. He’ll burn himself out, like a dying star. Something tells me JJ has weird breath and no idea about it. Just a hunch.
Nick S.
Nick left the show asking what went wrong and why he can’t find love. It could be that he showed his taint at a charity event. It could also be that he was more interested in splash fighting with Craig than spending time with Andi. Nick, you make a funny robot but unless there’s a splash-fighting, taint-loving girl out there I don’t know that you’re really close to anything positive happening in the world of love. Hit em straight out there man.
You’re a firefighter who’s asked to dress up like a firefighter and then strip. Given those softballs, you still strike out? What was it about Carl that we didn’t see? Did he have poo breath? Does he not believe the Holocust was a real thing? Was it the extra thick glasses? Carl, what happened???
We got almost no Chris last night. All he did was comfort Dylan on a couch. And I think that’s his thing. He’s a farmer’s son.
A few weeks ago, Eric was amazing. The perfect guy to open the show with the first one on one. But this week some weird insecurities and a lot of over-politeness started to pop up. He’s another guy that doesn’t seem to be built for the mental toil of this game. No matter what he does, it’s always weird to watch. There’s just no making fun of the guy. We’ll move on.
Brian was another guy that didn’t do a whole lot. I think they kissed and that Andi liked it. Brian seems to be in a solid position. If they can hold a conversation, he could be a top 4 guy.
Ugggh, Bradley. The over-singing. The singing at all. Opera singing is appropriate in 2 places. 1) On a stage during an opera 2) On an athletic field in front of thousands of people right before a game. Any other time, an opera singer singing is like that guy in your office that does really tired impressions of celebrities that go on like 2 or 3 minutes too long. Bradley doesn’t get that. He’s so eager. Even the look he gave Andi as the roses were getting low..It was this, “please don’t hurt me. I’m fragile. Look at how pink my face is in my promo picture” thing. And I’m sure Andi was considering it. But Bradley made one error this week that nobody could come back from. He wore a jacket that defied logic. What was that thing? A bomber jacket? It had so much sheepskin! It’s leather was so shiny! Where do you buy a jacket like that? How did he fit that thing in a suitcase? Did he have to check extra luggage at the airport because of the shear volume of that thing? At least Nick V’s toddler trench coat was thin. You can fold a toddler trench. And then, Bradly gets kicked off and he cries. But not the kind of tears that well. He cries single tears, the worst kind of man tears. They stream, individually, down his pink cheeks. Won’t some socially unaware woman somewhere, love Bradley?
Andrew and Patrick
How much fun did Andrew and Patrick have on their Boys2Men date? It was just a shame all the other guys and Andi had to be there. What’s interesting is that Patrick made a big deal about saying hot hot Andi is while at the same time, Andrew made a big deal about getting another woman’s phone number. You know who brags about that stuff and talks about how hot women are all the time? Guys that like other guys. Just drop the charade already, fellas. Somebody’s gotta find love on this show. Why not you?
I was buying spinach at the grocery store this weekend and I caught a headline in some tabloid about Tasos being caught doing gay stuff with some guy. There was a picture of him licking some dude’s chest. Wait, you’re telling me the wedding planner might be gay? Surely not this guy (see picture)…
Cody sticks around but he knows what’s going on. He even told Andi, “No matter what happens, today was awesome.” Still, I’ll bet he’s building up hope with every rose ceremony he survives. Will we have to watch him try to kiss Andi? Will it be weird when she kicks him off and gives him a high-five only to see that he’s crying? Cody is the friend zone. At this point, he should just throw in the towel and stay on the show as a gal pal Andi can talk to about Nick V and Markus.
America still isn’t ready for a rattail. When will we progress?? How in any world did Brett have a chance at winning this thing? Would he have had to save Andi in an earthquake? Or stop the next 9/11? We’ll never know. I feel like most of Brett’s bathroom counter space is taken up with colognes. He seems like the kind of guy that has really moist hands too. You know how when you’re getting your haircut and the barber brushes his or her hand up against your ear and it’s always kind of moist? That’s Brett. Moist.
Marquell
Terrible singer, but he managed to try hard and not make it super uncomfortable. That’s gotta mean something. Good on ya, Marquell. See you tonight.
Sad stuff with Ron. I like how he handled stuff. Didn’t try to mug for the cameras. Didn’t spend a lot of time being sad in front of the guys. He didn’t let the show take advantage of a lame situation. We’ll miss ya buddy. Hope you’re doing ok.
Ohhhhhh Craigery. You defy anything we’ve seen on Television. And television has been around for a long time. It’s not just the gay thing. The mentally handicapped thing. The drunk thing. The I can’t get my dress shirt off because it’s full of pool water thing. The I’m going to push a guy into a stove thing. The I can play guitar so you probably think I can sing just kidding I can’t sing at all thing. The a$$ out hugging thing. Seriously you look like a really tall mailman trying to put mail in a mail box when you hug. Only you’re like exactly Andi’s height. Why are you doing that? It’s the combination of all those things. You’re an inspiration for so many people groups. You might be the most important American, Craig. And like Janet Jackson said, “I miss you much”.
Week 2 – Splash Fight!
Week 4 – TV Actress
Overnights! The Ross has landed.
Week 8 – HOMETOWNS!
Week 7 – It’s so Italian.
Week 6 – I’m a woman-uh.
Week 5 – That’s Glitter
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The Fort Clinch 100
2014 Race is set for April 26th-27th
Ancient Dunes 53k and 18k
Bronze Man- 12 Hours of Fort Clinch
Isle of Eight Flags 100k
Rules and General Information
The Fort Clinch 100 and 50 Mile Endurance Runs
Posted on December 14, 2012 by ultrallama
UPDATE: The event scheduled for March 24th 2018 has been canceled.
The 2018 Fort Clinch 100 and 50 Mile Endurance Run is a true destination event. The race takes place entirely inside Fort Clinch State Park on the north end of Amelia Island.
With it’s rich, diverse history, opportunities for a wide range of outdoor recreation, shopping, dining, gorgeous Atlantic ocean sunrises, and stunning sunsets over the Amelia River, the island is an absolute gem tucked away in the very north east corner Florida. Having been occupied by 8 different forces over the past several hundred years, its also known as the Isle of Eight Flags, and was once a haven for pirates.
More Intuition Ale Works I-10 IPA, WENCH! AAAAAYYYYEE!!
The Fort Clinch 100 is the first race in what will eventually become the Isle of Eight Flags Ultra Series. The 2018 race will include the FC100 and the FC50 Mile. The series now includes the Bronze Man 12hr; and eventually the 100k road race.
A part of the park system since 1935, Fort Clinch is one of the most well-preserved 19th century forts in the country. Although no battles were fought here, it was garrisoned during both the Civil and Spanish-American wars. During the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps began preserving and rebuilding many of the structures of the abandoned fort.
The Fort Clinch 100 is a challenging, but runable, multi-surface 10ish mile loop that will test both road and trail runners alike. It is a mix between roughly 6 miles of continually undulating, twisting, mostly shaded oak hammock single track trail; over 3 miles of paved road; about .5 miles of semi-packed sandy beach. The trail runs through forest that grew on top of ancient sand dunes, so the hills are very short but steep and tend to come one right after another. The road sections tend to be false flats. The sand sections add to the challenge but are still runable if you do it right (the secret is not pushing of to hard when you run). Added up over 100 miles the cumulative gain is somewhere around 7000′-8000′. It is can be a technically difficult course and will wear you out before you realize it is happening if you do not respect it. It is NOT as flat as it appears.
You are likely to see plenty of wild life on the trail: bobcats, alligators, raccoons, armadillos, white-tailed deer, fireflies, horseshoe crabs and various species of shorebirds. If you’re lucky, while running on the beach section of the course, looking north across Cumberland Sound, you may see wild horses on the beach at the south end of Cumberland Island National Seashore or bottle nosed dolphins swimming through the inlet.
The 2018 FC100 is set for the weekend of March 24th.
Image | Posted on December 14, 2012 by ultrallama | Tagged 100, 100 miler, 100 miles, amelia island, endurance run, endurance running, fernandina beach, florida, fort clinch, fort clinch state park, trail run, trail running, ultra, ultra marathon, ultramarathon
Tailwind Nutrition at the Fort Clinch 100!
Posted on March 1, 2014 by ultrallama
I’m excited to formally announce that Tailwind Nutrition is the official sports drink of the Fort Clinch 100 will be at all the aid stations! Tastes great, and best of all, wont upset your gut while you run. My good friend Ashley Walsh recently won the Pistol 100 running on Tailwind Nutrition almost exclusively. LOVE this stuff…
WHY TAILWIND
All you need, all day. Really.
I created Tailwind for racing the Leadville 100. It’s designed to overcome the nutrition problems faced by endurance athletes in events like 50’s, 100’s, 24-hour, and multi-day epics. Tailwind combines complete fuel, hydration, and electrolytes in a tasty drink that won’t turn your stomach into a brick. Read on to learn how Tailwind helps athletes get endurance nutrition right.
Complete Energy+Electrolytes+Hydration
Ditch the gels, bars, chews, and pills and go all day with just Tailwind.
Tailwind mixes with water to meet your calorie, hydration, and electrolyte needs, no matter how big a day’s in front of you. Deliberately mild, customers describe the flavors as “clean” and “light” with a mouth feel as close to water as you can get while still meeting your nutrition needs.
Your hydration pack will love Tailwind too. Tailwind dissolves completely on contact with water and cleans up with a quick rinse. No film, no lingering aftertaste, no gooey mess.
Better Absorption
Tailwind’s glucose/sucrose fuel takes advantage of how our bodies absorb nutrients. The combination of Tailwind’s fuel, electrolytes, and water has a synergistic effect, allowing the body to absorb more of each. Once in the bloodstream, the glucose in Tailwind fuels muscles directly, allowing athletes to go longer at higher intensities.
Tailwind’s electrolyte profile mimics what you’re sweating out. Tailwind is all you need. Go ahead and donate those electrolyte pills to a good cause. You won’t need them anymore (and you won’t need to buy them!).
Easy on Your Gut
The three most traumatic moments in my stomach’s career: Spring Break Palm Springs ’91, Lechuguilla at the bottom of the Copper Canyon ‘93, and Gel #6 Leadville ’04. No more! Sipping Tailwind is like having the wind at your back, not like a kick in the gut at mile 45.
Not all stomachs can handle the sticky sweetness or hard-to-digest molecules found in most nutrition products. We’ve been there, and we’re just grateful there’s only one video. Sipping Tailwind provides steady, small doses of fuel that pass right through the stomach. The composition of Tailwind’s fuel matches what the gut is made to absorb, so Tailwind enters your system quickly, without taxing the digestive tract.
Did we mention that Tailwind is made from all natural ingredients and organic flavors? It mixes crystal clear and tastes light and clean, so you can drink it all day. Artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives are so 1992.
We get it that performance matters more than price when it comes to nutrition, but why pay more than what you need to? Check out some math for a 10-hour race (2500 calories at 250/hour):
Tailwind 2500 calories Tailwind = $17.50 Electrolytes = included Total = $17.50
Nutrition named after a hand tool 1600 calories from drink = $11.20 1 gel/hr (900 cal) = $14 2 electrolyte pills per hour = $3.40 Total = $28.60
Not needing a spreadsheet to keep track of nutrition? Priceless.
What About Protein?
We researched it. We tested it. We asked experts about it, so you don’t have to. Protein during exercise doesn’t improve endurance, but it does correlate with GI distress.
Studies show no significant endurance difference between carb-only and carb-protein drinks. Protein is hard to digest and can shut down your digestive tract during exercise. It can also slow the absorption of carbohydrates needed to rebuild glycogen stores during the critical recovery window. For these reasons, protein’s not included in Tailwind. Want to dive deeper? Check out JoeFrielsBlog.com here and another article here.
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100 Mile and 50 Mile Finisher Awards!
Posted on January 28, 2014 by ultrallama
The awards for Fort Clinch finishers!
100 Milers: antique brass buckle.
Fort Clinch 100 Finisher Buckle
50 milers: Custom personalized leather belt. When you finish, my friend Bryon from People’s Leather will be on site to get your size and info. Belts will be mailed out about 4-6 weeks after the race. He does great leather work. Check out his stuff at http://www.peoples-leather.com/
50 Mile Finishers also receive a buckle with the belt, although not quite as fancy.
50 Mile finisher award
For those of you who already have a 100 mile buckle from previous years, come get a matching belt!
A Llama in Leadville- Part I
After more than 4 years of hoping, wishing and praying for some way to make it to this town, I finally rolled into Leadville, CO close to 10pm, the Friday night before “The Race Across the Sky.”
Leadville, CO. The highest city in the US.
My entire introduction to the world of ultrarunning was the book Born to Run, back in 2009. So, the very first 100 mile race I ever read about was the Leadville 100. The story of Ann Trason and the race against the Tarahumara had captivated me. I had just driven into a town steeped in ultrarunning history. To say that I was excited was a serious understatement.
I noticed my good friend, fellow Mas Loco and Ultra Caballo Blanco RD, Maria “La Mariposa Apache” Walton, was still awake and posting on Facebook. Mas Locos are the runners who have traveled to the Copper Canyons to run with the Tarahumara in the Ultra Caballo Blanco (formerly the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon). Most everyone who runs is given an animal name that represents who they are. She apparently was having trouble falling asleep. She would being crewing for another Mas Loco and Luna Sandals runner, Tyler “El Tarzano” Tomasello.
Me: “You still up?”
Maria: “Are you nearby?”
Me: “Getting some dinner at a little pizza shop.”
Maria: “There is an extra bed here at Greg Labbe’s house.”
Sweet. I wouldn’t have to sleep in my car somewhere and worry about being harrased by local police for loitering or whatever. Greg Labbe is a veteran of the Leadville Trail 100 and has been opening his home for years for a lot of the Mas Locos who have come to run Leadville. Micah True would crash here whenever he was in town, choosing to sleep in the “Presidential Suite,” which is basically a shed with electricity and a mattress, no heat or A/C. I met Maria in the parking lot by the house and she showed me inside. Her and Jess Soco, another Mas Loco, were staying in the RV. Other runners were camped out in the garage, others were crowded in the upstairs bedroom and still more in campers and vans in the driveway. I ate my dinner as quietly as I could in the kitchen and noticed an old race poster hanging on the wall. After eating half of the biggest calzone I’ve ever seen, I tucked in on a sofa in the RV. The race start was 4am.
Poster from the 1994 Leadville 100, where Ann Trason raced against the Tarahumara. The 1994 race is where Micah first met the Tarahumara, following them back down to the Copper Canyons soon after. Bottom left pic: Micah pacing Maria at the Javelina Jundred in 2010. Bottom right: Micah in one of the areas Burro races. Behind that Barefoot Ted’s foot prints, his “autograph.”
I set my alarm for 3am. It felt like I had barely closed my eyes before it went off. Unlike most times when I have to get up early (I am not typically a morning person), this time it wasn’t hard. I popped up, threw on my Luna Sandals and my new Salomon Minim Down jacket (thanks, Dad!) and walked inside the house to find a bunch of my friends already up and eating breakfast. Patrick Sweeney, who had somehow finagled his way into a LT100 entry, Tyler Tomasello, Mike Miller, Jess and Maria I’d seen a few months ago at Luis Escobar‘s Born to Run Ultra in Los Olivos, CA. as well as Jennifer Johnson Cline. My Canadian buddy, Flint, however, I hadn’t seen in over a year and a half and was pretty stoked to see him again. Tyler and Pat both run for Luna Sandals.
Two of my favorite people, Pat and Maria, at BTR Ultra earlier this year.
Flint running in the 2012 Ultra Caballo Blanco down in Mexico
Left to Right: Scott Smuin of Luna Sandals, Mike Miller and Jess Soco, at the Born to Run Ultra earlier this year.
Tyler cruising during a Rarajipari (Tarahumara ball race) at the Born to Run Ultra
Mas Locos at Born to Run. Left to Right: Jim, Dawn, Tyler, Sally, Stephanie and Shawn, Maria, Luis, Jess, Scott, Pat, Mike and myself.
I also got a to meet a few runners I’d only known from Facebook that I was surprised to find staying at the house. One was elite runner Ian “that Rocky Raccoon guy” Sharman, and his pacer/crew Sean Meissner, who is certainly no slacker on the trail, either. Sean is also a writer for iRunFar and manages the online store. I’d actually met Ian briefly in a pizza joint in Lone Pine, CA after the Badwater 135 in 2012, and mentioned it to him, but I’m pretty sure he didn’t remember me, lol. Ian is running the Grand Slam this year. The Grand Slam of Ultrarunning is made up of the 4 biggest and oldest 100 milers in the US, all just a few weeks apart: Western States 100, Vermont 100, Leadville Trail 100 and Wasatch Front 100. The GS began back in 1986 when Tom Green became the first person to run all 4 races in the same year. Before the start of the LT100 Ian was about 30 minutes ahead of another elite runner in the Grand Slam, Nick Clark, and both of them were, so far, on pace to be well under the GS record of 74:54:16 set by Neal Gorman in 2010. (see this series of articles on iRunFar by Michael Lebowitz)
Dont let the Elvis Costume fool you. Ian can easily run a sub 3 hour marathon dressed like this. Sometimes as Spiderman. He also has a sub 13 hour 100 mile PR.
Nick Clark at the Vermont 100. Photo: Michael Lebowitz
Sean at this years Ultra Caballo Blanco down in the Copper Canyons.
Another Facebook friend I got to meet was Ed Thomas from South Dakota. Fun Fact: Ed’s son, Nick, is the lead singer for the band The Spill Canvas.
Stolen from Ed’s fb page.
Michael and Kimberly Miller from Arizona were also there.
Michael, Kimberly and Ed Ettinghausen “The Jester.” Ed was also running Leadville.
After getting a cup of coffee I decided to head down to the start line to find some more friends I knew would be here. I had also been recruited last minute as a pacer for my friend Sergio Radovcic, and wanted to touch base with him before the race got under way. There were several here from Florida as runners and crew and nearly all of them were veterans of Fort Clinch:
Sergio Radovcic, owner of FitFul and co-RD for Powerman Florida, at Badwater 135 this past July.
Michelle (runner) and her husban, Kenny Matys (crew), of Atomic Climbing Holds. Michelle at the Speedgoat 50k this past July.
Scott D’Angelo (crew) of Doghouse Performance Cycling Center in Boca Raton. I had the privilege of crewing for Scott at the Badwater 135 last year. At the finish line, left to right: Albie, Angry Dan, Christina, Scott, Lane and Jen Vogel, myself.
Eric CantStop Law (runner) from Fit2Run in Tampa, taking a break during FC100. I think he thought this was a calender shoot.
Tammie Wonning, crew for Eric law, at Ancient Oaks 100.
Grant “Dingofish” Maughan volunteered at the FC100 earlier this year. He ended up placing second at Badwater this past July.
Zane Holscher (runner), RD for Destin 50 Beach Ultra and his dad, Larry who is an excellent photographer, would also be here. I never did run into them, unfortunately.
Matt Mahoney is an old school ultra runner from Florida, and race director of the Wickam Park 200 mile ultra, who is a veteran of both Hardrock and Leadville.
Matt on Colorado’s highest point, Mount Elbert. Stolen from his FB page.
Ran into long time Facebook friend, SoCal Coyote, entertaining motivational speaker, coach and all around nice guy Jimmy Dean Freeman, who I usually call Yimmy, instead of Jimmy. Why? Because of the movie “The Whole Ten Yards.” In the film Bruce Willis plays a mob hitman named Jimmy “The Tulip” Teduski, whose mob boss father is from some European country where the J’s are pronounced as Y’s. So now I call anyone named Jimmy, Yimmy. Why? Because I’m a nerd. Was this a pointless tangent? Yes.
Yimmy about to tackle his first Leadville 100.
You can listen to Yimmy’s recollection of the race here on an episode of Trail Runner Nation podcast.
There were plenty more people there, I’m sure that I knew and got to see, and didn’t see, but this post is already going to be really long and I will have to break it into several parts. I also have ADD and I’m getting lazy. Onward to the start!
WAIT! Almost forgot that I met fellow Mas Loco, Scott Jurek! Viva Mas Locos!
7 time Western States 100 winner, Scott Jurek.
The Leadville Trail 100 was HUGE this year. 1200 people registered for the event, while somewhere between 900-1000 actually started. I have never been to an ultra with more than 350 runners. The atmosphere was awesome. It ended up being the longest start to any race I’ve been to.
And it would turn out to be a complete disaster!! Just kidding… There were definitely issues resulting from the huge number of runners at this race that need to be addressed, and apparently have been, but I’ll get to that in a future post…
The 2013 Fort Clinch 100 Race Director Report
Posted on April 7, 2013 by ultrallama
First a thank to the Fort Clinch 100 sponsors:
Amelia Island Yacht Basin
Athletes Fueled by Mila
110%. Play Harder Compression Gear
Red Otter Outfitters
MOON RIVER Pizza
Amelia Hotel at the Beach
The Crab Trap Restaurant
Intuition Ale Works
Amelia Island Runners
Ultimate Direction Hydration
Justin’s Nut Butter.
Entrepreneurs Empowering Entrepreneurs from Justin’s Nut Butter on Vimeo.
The Endurance Trust
For the past several months I’ve had a recurring nightmare: I organize a race, sometimes road and sometimes trail, but come race day somehow I’d totally forgotten to organize volunteers, set up aid stations or mark the course. This was probably due both to conscious and unconscious fear of failure I’ve dealt with most of my life and was likely compounded by my newbness as an RD. Stories of failure by a popular race company and director out in California, didn’t help either. I’d heard tales of sponsors and runners showing up to the venues on race day with no sign whatsoever of the RD and company. If an experienced person/company like that can screw up so badly, how could I not? It would nearly become self-fulfilling prophecy.
Nothing fancy, but just enough to help get you across that finish line.
By race morning the aid stations set up still had not been completed in time to start the race at 6am and we had to push the start back by 30 minutes. Thankfully, most runners were OK with this as it would be less time till sun up and less time needing to wear a headlamp. They could also enjoy a few extra cups of coffee around the fire pit.
Sunrise over the coastal grassland and dunes at the Fort Clinch 100. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
However, after the race started and runners had been on the course for more than 30 minutes it occurred to me that I hadn’t marked the trail on a half mile section known as Willow Pond Loop (alligator pond). I had marked the rest of the course the night before, but when I came to willow pond loop, I skipped over it. I’ll be honest, with only a dim headlamp, Willow Pond Loop is creepy as hell at night! I wasn’t going back there by myself. I reasoned that it would be bad for business if the RD was eaten by a swamp ape or a gator or one of those giant, rabid, mutant, shark eating squirrels we have in our woods.
Alligator swamp on the Willow Pond Loop
Other than this initial set back, and one more later where some kids decided it would be fun to pull up the course marking flags to wave them around, everything smoothed out and the race went off without any other serious hitches.
Thankfully, legal pad toting, time keeping extraordinaire and defender of the race flags, Elizabeth Stupi, was there to correct the children: “HEY! You there! Foolish ignorant child! Do you love Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy … Yeah? Well they are ALL.DEAD! And its YOUR fault. Now go put those flags back where you found them!” *Bambi laughing under her breath* “hehehe stupid children…” Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Bambi sadistically takes video as the traumatized children run away crying “Oh, this is so going on YouTube…” Even her evil little chihuahua, Kiki, was laughing while the video was recorded. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Defending, two-time, USATF 100 Mile National Champion, Dave James from Scottsdale, AZ had flown in the week before the race to hang out and explore the island and the course. Despite my poor performance as host with everything else I was trying to get done that week, Dave never once complained. This apparently was a special time for him being back in Florida. You can read about it in his race report here.
Dave James on the FC100 course. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
In what was going to be a dream race for me as an RD, ultra-legend, 2012 24 Hour World Champion and American Record holder, Mike Morton, was also scheduled to race at Fort Clinch. It would have been an epic show down between two supremely talented runners whose PR’s at 100 miles are right around 13 hours. Unfortunately, Mike sent me a message just a few days before the race informing me that he would need to pull out do to an ongoing tendinitis issue in his leg. With his return to the Western States 100, after over a decade long hiatus, coming up in June, I don’t blame him one bit. The Fort Clinch 100 is chump change compared to the one that started it all out in California.
Altogether, 29 brave runners toed the starting line at the Fort Clinch 100. The weather was nearly perfect for running: Lows in the low 40’s with a high later in the day of mid to high 70’s and relatively low humidity. In what may have been an omen, if you believe in such things, the first thing runners came across on the run out the the beginning of the trail, was the Easter Bun… I mean a marsh rabbit squished in the middle of the rode. Maybe it had been the result of someone who was just driving way to fast coming into the park that morning, or MAYBE it was the Fort Clinch Curse letting the contestants know that this would be no Easter weekend picnic hike through the woods. If you did not respect it, it was going to squish you into the ground.
They were lucky they weren’t running in conditions we had in the 2011 race. The temps were close to 100 degrees with 90% humidity making for a heat index of about 112 degrees. 3 runners went to the hospital that year and the legend of the Fort Clinch Curse was born. You can read Ashley Walsh’s account on her blog AshRuns100s.com. She ended up in the ICU for 2 days.
Only 4 people hit the 100 mile mark in 2011, and out of those 4 only one was female: Juli Aistars.
It would be reinforced just a few weeks later. While on a training ride, elite ultrarunner and triathlete, Jennifer Vogel (who was pacing one of the runners that was rushed to the ER during the race), would hit a hidden pot hole on a training ride, cruising somewhere around 23-24 mph. I commented to Jen that we’d know for sure if the park was cursed if something bad were to happen to Dave James or Mike Morton, or both. Not long after Mike Morton officially registered for the Fort Clinch 100, he got injured. Within days of the race he confirmed he hadnt been able to run for more than an hour without his tendon acting up. Dave James, even though he was able to show up and not get injured, came down with a nasty cold he couldn’t shake for over two weeks, and would end up running one of the ugliest races of his ultra career. However, it seems the FURs who showed up brought along some magic of the unicorn to counteract the curse.
Magic unicorn representatives were on hand to counter the the power of the Curse. Photo: Bambi Pennycuff
Even so, only 17 would finish the whole distance and only 3 of those would go under 24 hours. Despite my warnings that the course is deceptively difficult and would chew them up before the realized it was even happening, several runners still went out fast. 17 of them finishing the first 10.15 mile loop under 2 hours.
Our first Intuition Ale Works DNF beers of the day: Justin Radley and Jim Schroeder. Justin was forced to drop, not by the course, unfortunately, but by a foot issue that has been plaguing him for over a year. Jim recently had melanoma removed from his nose that ended up requiring reconstructive surgery after. His doctor had given him clearance to run, “only until your nose begins to throb.” And he did just that, logging a solid 30 miles for the day.
In an impressive display of guts running his first 100 miler, George Barthelmes of Bryceville, FL would stay only a few minutes behind Dave James until about 40 miles. He eventually slowed considerably deciding to take it easier on the back 50 to keep from blowing up. Despite what everyone thought, me included, it turned out George’s goal was never to race Dave James, but instead to get as many miles out of the way as possible during the cooler parts of the day, then coast into the finish. He had one rough patch between 60-70 miles, but finished in 21 hours 58 minutes. Just goes to show that you should never judge someone by what YOU think their race strategy is.
George around mile 70 or 80. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
By 2-3 in the afternoon, temps had risen to nearly 80 degrees with only a light breeze. In the exposed sun it felt much hotter. Along with the difficulty of the course, the heat was beginning to show the toll it was taking on runners as one after the other they came into the main aid-station crusted in salt and looking exhausted. I would just smirk and think “I tried to warn you.”
Eric “Can’t Stop” Law takes shelter from the heat in his awesome hat. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
The Fort Clinch 100 course is made up mostly of roller coaster single-track through coastal oak hammock that grew on top of ancient sand dunes. It may not seem like much while you are running it early on, but what most runners may not realize is that all those small rollers add up to almost 9000’ of climbing and equal decent over 100 miles.
From a race report (PDF) by finisher Jodi Weiss,
“The best way I can describe this course is to say that at Fort Clinch 100, a ten mile loop can actually feel like 25 miles or more. It’s worth mentioning though that the first loop, second, even the third was a runner’s joy – I loved the course! However, this course was transformative, but not in the likely way; it transformed from a thing of joy and beauty, to something to be feared and dreaded after about 60 miles, when the ups and downs, the little I’m- going-to-catch-you-roots and knobs became the enemy.“
The constant up and down can wreak havoc on your heart rate if you aren’t paying attention. Experienced ultra-runner Andrei Nana found this out the hard way. In his later laps he was having issues with his heart rate constantly going too high. I was actually rather proud of this as Andrei can be hard to please and loves a challenging course. Case in point, he created a Facebook group where any conversation about race distances less than 100k are deleted because, “they are not inspiring.”
Andrei finished in 27 hours 32 minutes. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
He remarked to his pacer, 8 time Hardrock finisher, Chris Twiggs, who grew up here on Amelia Island, “I’ve run every 100 miler in Florida and this one is the most challenging.”
Beach section around Fort Clinch
Throw in the sand around the fort, the exposed root and the mentally exhausting, leg pounding, never ending tunnel that is the half mile long fishing pier, and you have the kind of course where remaining focused and alert is essential to finishing.
This is only about halfway down the pier.
Another take on the race, by 10th place finisher, Josh Nelson, can be found here. My favorite quote from the report,
“The sense of relief was soon replaced by a feeling of hatred created by the fishing pier, as tired as I was I could not judge long distance. This only made the fishing pier seem to grow as I made way down the pier for the ninth time.”
Despite his hatred of the pier, Josh stuck it out and finished in 26 hours 1 minute. Good enough for 10th place overall. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Josh with his new buckle and Intuition Ale Works mug and finisher beer, the People’s Pale Ale.
As expected, Dave James took the top spot and set a course record in 19 hours and 37 minute beating second place by roughly 2 hours, despite it being an ugly race for him. I ran up to him as he was heading out onto the pier just before finishing his 9th lap, to see what he would need waiting for him when he came back:
Dave, “I need a bullet to the head!”
Me, “We dont have any of those. Sorry. Anything else?”
Dave, “How about an alligator to jump out and tear my legs off!”
Me, “We dont have those either. What do you want in your bottle?”
Dave, “Coke.”
That I could do. I grabbed his handheld and ran back to fill it and have it waiting for him, hoping that in the meantime he wouldn’t through himself off the pier to be eaten by the bull sharks waiting in the water below. Apparently, the thought had crossed his mind.
Dave James finishes in a new CR. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Waking up with a nasty cold, cold sweats and sore throat he still lapped every runner in the field at least once.
Keeping Dave warm with a roaring cardboard fire (we ran out of firewood) after his finish. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Dave normally finishes 100 mile races within a 14-15 hour time range and has a PR of 13 hours 6 minutes set at the North Coast 24. I was excited to present him with the Fort Clinch 100 Champion Buckle.
Presenting Dave with his Champion Buckle.
Apparently Dave had a belt handy and decided to go ahead and sport his well earned new SMO.
Claire Dorotik from Aurora, CO took the top female spot and 4th place overall setting a women’s course record time of 24 hours 19 minutes. Just a few weeks before, Claire was also the female winner in south Florida’s LOST 118 around Lake Okeechobee.
The race director with the winners Dave James and Claire Dorotik after presenting them with their champion buckles.
First time 100 miler Taryn Giumento of Fort Stewart, GA was 2nd Female in a time of 25 hours 35 minutes.
Taryn crossing the finish. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Great buckle photo by Taryn Giumento.
Another first time 100 mile runner was 2012 5th place UROC female Krystle Martinez.
On the road portion heading back from the trail. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
I decided to have a little fun with her and do the old carrot on a stick routine with the finisher buckle to motivate her across the finish line in the last few hundred yards.
Fort the final few hundred yards I did this. And it was hilarious watching her actually try to reach out and grab it :] Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Krystle finished with a time of 27 hours 34 minutes. Next to her is “Bruce” Sung Ho Choi, the 2011 winner. He was taking it easy this time around since he was prepping for UMSTEAD 100 the following weekend. He decided to hang back and keep Krystle company all the way to the finish line.
Krystle’s beat up toes and a hard earned buckle! Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
In what was easily my proudest moment during the race, I got to see my good friend Tim Puetz, finish his first 100 mile race.
Tim marching across the finish line in 24 hours 30 minutes. Good enough for 5th overall. I hope he returns next year to go for sub-24. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Honestly, I’m getting a little choked up thinking about it as I write this. Tim was one of the runners I met at my first ultra in Mexico, the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon, back in 2010.
“Did I really just do that?” Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
When ultra runner Micah True went missing in the Gila Wilderness while out on an easy 12 mile run, just over a year ago, Tim was one of the runners I traveled with to New Mexico to help with the Search and Rescue effort to find our friend. After our search assignment was over Tim, myself and Simon Donato, the other runner and star of the new Canadian adventure show Boundless, decided to do a short search/shake out run of our own on a trail section we thought Micah likely would have used as part of his run. It seemed we weren’t the only ones who thought he would have gone that way, because while on the trail we ran into Remolino Molina, a longtime friend of Micah, and two others running back to the trail head to report that they had found him. He was dead in a creek running through a side canyon that cuts across the trail we were on. They’d decided to search the area on a gut feeling after noticing that the canyon emptied out only a few hundred yards from the Gila Wilderness lodge where Micah had been staying, making roughly a 12 mile loop.
After asking me if I had a radio with me (I didn’t), Ray and Jessica gave Tim and Simon a fleece pull over, some matches, water, one energy bar and a map to point out where Micah’s body was laying. It was dipping into the 20’s at night in the high country of the Gila, and even though they were only wearing tech t’s and running shorts, they ran out to watch over Micah’s body till SAR arrived. I ran back with Ray to report that Micah had been found and more importantly to be with Maria. It would take SAR several hours to mount a recovery operation to retrieve Micah’s body from the canyon. Ironically, his body would be carried out of the canyon by a white/cream colored horse.
More detailed accounts of everything that happened can be found in the New York Times by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Barry Bearak and in Outside Magazine by Born to Run author Christopher McDougall, who also participated in the search effort.
Tim and I were both too exhausted to realize the buckle was still wrapped for the photo. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
Everyone hanging out, drinking their finisher beers and waiting for the last two runners to come in.
Bringing up the rear were DLF’s Wayne Wright and Jodi Weiss in 29 hours 44 minutes. I will always hold to the idea that the last finishers are always the toughest runners in the race. Typically they are the ones who put up with the most adversity, push through and get it done.
Jodi and Wayne elated for it to finally be over. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
I ran the last few hundred yards with them to the finish line. As we were running Jodi and Wayne remarked that I needed to run my own race next year because, “you don’t know. I don’t think you understand how hard this course is.” Despite my protestations that, yes, I do understand because I designed the course and run it regularly, Jodi would have none of it.
So, challenge accepted. Next year I will be running the Fort Clinch 100. This works out well, anyway. I had toyed with the idea of creating a belt buckle just for me as the RD. Hey, race directing a 100 miler isn’t easy! I deserve to wear a buckle for it, or so I thought, at first. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that RD or not, if I want to wear a Fort Clinch 100 buckle, I need to earn it the old fashioned way. To do anything less would be sacrilegious and disrespectful to our sport. And just to add a little more pressure, I am going to do it under 24 hours.
Ultimately, the heart and oil that makes the machine go is always the volunteers who show up and bust their humps with little sleep for nothing more than a t-shirt, cheap swag or more often than not, absolutely nothing at all. It can be an almost thankless job if races like this aren’t a passion for the volunteers who attend. No matter how well organized a race is, without passionate volunteers, it can easily become a disaster. And man did I have some amazing people!
The Magical Unicorn Council of Willow Pond Loop!
First and foremost, thanks to my mom, Chaundra Berghoefer, a realtor for Palm III Realty here in Fernandina Beach. She was easily the biggest supporter of the Fort Clinch 100. Giving of her time, not getting paid, and spending her own money on food in trust that I’ll pay her back, she put up with my generally tired and crabby attitude with little sleep herself and never really complained.
Willow Pond Loop FUR station.
A HUGE thank you needs to go out to the FUR – Florida Ultra Runners group and Willow Pond Loop aid station captain Susan Anger. She was practically co-RD, taking a major portion of responsibility off my shoulders by handling this station with minimal, if any at all, interference from me.
Susan Anger says, “Go that way to the Alligator Loop of DOOM…” Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
She can be found at pretty much every ultrarunning event in Florida helping out.
“Have no fear! Super Volunteer Dog is here! Unless you go out on the alligator loop. You are on your own there. Got some excess salt I can lick off your leg before you go to your DOOM?” Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
They were serving brie, shish kabob, turkey panini sandwiches, magical performance enhancing grilled cheese unicorn sandwiches made with authentic unicorn cheese made from magical unicorn milk, and bacon covered donuts. They were amazing.
Magical performance enhancing unicorn grilled cheese to help fend off the affects of the Fort Clinch Curse. Photo: Babmi Pennycuff
Bacon covered donuts! Who serves this kind of thing at an ultra?! The FURs do, thats who! Photo: Bambi Pennycuff
Seriously! Look at this! I didn’t have to pay for any of this nor was it my idea. They brought it themselves!
My buddy Gene Meade, drove 6.5 hours from North Carolina just to volunteer. He worked tirelessly the entire race driving around to make sure every aid station was stocked off of just 30 minutes of sleep. It seemed as if he was everywhere all at once. He was also running UMSTEAD 100 the following weekend and would finish it in 26 hours 55 minutes.
Gene and Dr. Claire Johnson.
Gene became omniscient during the Fort Clinch 100 and could be found at any point in the park at any point in time. He was zipping around in his zippy little yellow Fiat which I’m pretty sure is ACTUALLY a real TARDIS with a working chameleon circuit.
Mike Melton, the race director for the Ancient Oaks 100 in Titusville, FL. the LOST 118 around Lake Okeechobee and the classic Strolling Jim 40 Miler in Tennessee, showed up.
Mike enjoys a relaxing beverage while watching the tired runners come in from their laps. Photo: Carey Lynn Clarkson
He took over RD duties for a couple hours so I could get a little shut eye and also let me borrow his display clocks and pretty much any gear I asked for.
Mike took over timing for me for a bit. Thanks, Mike!
And Dave James Tsakanikas for coming out to my no name race to help me put a spot light on it and make it grow.
At the bluffs overlook on Big Talbot Island, just south of Amelia Island.
With his help promoting this race, the website has received thousands of hits on the website from over 10 different countries, been mentioned on the international ultrarunning podcast Talk Ultra with hosts Ian Coreless and Speedgoat Karl Meltzer, and mentioned in Ultrarunnerpodcast.com Daily News.
We even made the local paper: The Fernandina Beach NEWS LEADER!
Part deux
1. Dave James, 35, Flagstaff, AZ, 19:37 (Course record. Previous record was 21:43, Sung ho Choi, 2011)
2. George Barthelmes, 43, Bryceville, FL, 21:58
3. Jeffery Kasal, 37, St, Louis, MO, 37, 22:37
4. Timothy Puetz, 34, Sliver Springs, MD, 24:30
5. Paul Chenery, 56, Toronto, ON, 25:13
1. Claire Dorotik, 37, Aurora, CO, 24:19 (Course record. Previous record was 29:20, Juli Aistars, 2011)
2. Taryn Giumento, 27, Fort Stewart, GA, 25:35
3. Lana Kovarik, 43, Goose Creek, SC, 27:11
4. Krystle Martinez, 27, West Palm Beach, FL, 27:34
5. Tammie Wonning, 41, Severn, MD, 28:38
More complete results can be found on Ultrasignup.com
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Topic: Italian
"L'ora è sull'orologio."
Translation:The time is on the clock.
Indielover
In my language this sentence makes no sense whatsoever. The time is not a property of the clock, it is independent of it. The clock only measures time.
shlyovich
What about "The woman is on TV"?
To me, 'The time is on the clock' has a similar meaning, the clock is showing the time. For example, if someone asks "What's the time?" and an unhelpful person says "Have a look yourself. The time's on the clock".
vvsey
You have one minute. The time is on the clock. Three.. two.. one.. Go!
pye20
The time is on the clock. ‧
[ You are an hour late. The time is right there on the clock. ]
[ A count-down timer or stop watch has been set to indicate the competitive segment or instantaneous time for those competing to adjust their pace. ]
I don't see how the preposition "su" expresses a property of something.
I understand what you mean. In my language, "the time is on the clock" sounds similar to "the clothes are on the person" or "the glass is on the table". Something physical. I know that expressions cannot be translated literally between languages, but this one sounds really weird to me.
Actually, "the time is on the clock" isn't such a great expression in English. I would prefer to say "The clock shows the time" or something like that.
raluka1208
Yes, this expression makes sense in certain contexts, but given like this, by itself, is more difficult to grasp. Looking at the Italian sentence, I couldn't figure out what the equivalent English expression would be, so I resorted to translating it word for word... and it worked :)
Exactly, same here.
I did the same, but used the word "wall" before clock, and got it wrong. The word "wall" was in parenthesis in the drop down as a hint, so i used it, but they disallowed it. ???
GeorgeHafiz
In English it's fine to say the time is on the clock. "if you want to know the time, you'll find it on the clock" for example. "what is the time on your watch?", where your is emphasised perhaps as you are comparing the watches time with your own.
guzilva
I think you did not get the meaning of "time" on this one. Duo is not saying: "Il tempo è sull'orologio". Instead it says: L'ora è sull'orologio". Here we are talking about already measured time. And it is a perfectly possible answer to the question: "What time is it?" (Che ora è?)
007_JamesBond
Can you give more context? What exactly is this sentence answering? I don't understand how answering "The time is on the clock" answers "What time is it?" and speaks to time already spent(measured)???
Tcclimber
Think of it as a timer. The time is set on the clock to go off at a certain amount of time.
gondolaboy
LOL I did not enter anything because all I could come up with was, "The time is on the clock" knowing full well that HAD TO BE WRONG only to find out that was the right answer. OMG who constructs these terrible sentences?????
mvsilva253
I think that whether the sentences make sense or no it doesn't matter. What matters is that they are using the a construction to show some new structure, word etc.
ValGringaDaGema
nobody would every actually say this in English
anna857144
leanbh15
Okay, I translated it literally, but what it means is that the clock shows the time.
PugLove888
But why is this not "tempo" instead of "ora"?
dfjacobs
"Ora" is "hour" or time of day. "Tempo" means time in other senses.
Germanlehrerlsu
Una frase molto stupida!
Likini
at last something actual..
Alvaro811549
We were taught that "orologio" is a watch. Not a clock.
mayfair51
I don't see why it was marked as incorrect when I wrote time is on the clock instead of "the" time. In English we can say both ways.
Hagix
"Time" (in general) would be "il tempo". "L'ora" means "the time of day" or "the time on the clock". Other example: "what's time?" (che cos'è il tempo? - philosophical question) vs. "what's the time?" (che ore sono? - pragmatic question).
ScrollingKate
When should we use "ora" and "tempo" when we're referring to time? an explanation would be much appreciated
I believe 'ora' refers to clock time, whereas 'tempo' refers to time in a broader, more general sense.
Katzenperson
Yes, as in keeping time in music, you would use "tempo".
diogogomez
I believe it makes sense in English, since the phrase "o'clock" is used in English to refer to what time is it (for example: it's three o'clock"), and o'clock is shortening for "on the clock", which, according to the WordWeb dictionary, it means: According to the clock".
Nancy53656
Is this how an Italian would say "the clock tells the time?"
Ian413516
why not ' the time on the clock is'? Better english and more commonly used.
Ian...My first reaction was: Better English? More commonly used? But after thinking about it for a second and noticing the question mark I think I know what you mean. You're phrasing the sentence as a question, instead of asking "What time is it?" Or even "What time is it on the clock?". If that's what you in fact meant, than I see your point, though it's really an unfinished sentence and an awkwardly phrased question. In other words as phrased you're expecting someone to answer as if there were an ellipsis at the end. The problem is that Duo's sentence is a statement and overlooking for a second its exact meaning, as a statement the verb is second. You can't structure a statement with the verb at the end.
The question was 'Why not?' 'The time on the clock is', is not a question. It is a statement and 'is' is, in this case, is not a verb. My phrasing was intended as a statement. Apologies if my use of the question mark was confusing.
Ian...Thanks for clarifying that business about the question mark. The problem is though if you leave it as you suggested it's an incomplete statement in contrast to Duo's which is complete. In your phrasing of it you need to finish the sentence with a specific time: "The time on the clock is...8 o'clock." Or with some phrase such as: "The time on the clock is...down to zero". As it stands it's a fragment and incorrect. You simply can't end a statement with the verb. To say that "The time on the clock is." is "better English and more common" is nonsense. No native speaker would ever express a statement like that. It's ridiculous.
donnast
I wrote the hour is on the clock and it was accepted. Actually, this is an acceptable sentence in English in a particular circumstance. In some jobs, you "punch a time clock", an actual machine that stamps your time card and that is how the employer knows that you were there and working. You would say that once you were punched in, you were on the clock. Working off the clock means you are working but not getting an hourly wage. If you are punched in and someone is wasting your time, you might say, "Hey, the time is on the clock", reminding them that they are paying you hourly for your time.
donnast: Very valid observation, but my feeling is it's not that specific. For me it's simply a matter of being told: "Look, the time's on the clock...so don't ask me again! Meaning: Look at the clock! That's where to find out what the time is!
SusanneVan543939
Gwizz this sentence is as silly like fish drink water ( do not drink it they f***k in it). What next: giraffes have long neks, whales are rather big and humans breath air?! OK kindergarten lessons. Ask who was Mondriaan!
Ebrailon
It sounded ok for me. It just seems very impolite hehe
DeborahS.2
I believe that my translation, "The time is on the wall clock," should be acceptable...because when you click the word for clock in the sentence, "(wall) clock" comes up as a translational option. So, it's kind of misleading.
Giga_bites
I didn't get it, but inspite of not understanding what it should mean, I wrote "The hour is on the watch" - and that ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ was correct!
Trev756863
I am so having difficulty saying this. I need the lady in DL to slow down. My tongue gets caught up somewhere around the 3rd "L". Is it possible someone could phonetically spell this out please. Seriously, this is giving me problems.
mstone01501
Could this mean that the clock is counting down the time remaining for something or the elapsed time for something?
Ray255833Plus
"The clock tells or shows the time" would be more appropriate
Dorothy_Lynn
Why was "watch" not accepted when it has been given as a meaning (as well as "clock")?
MrArial
why "the" clock?
Non vedo l'ora!
Consigli sull'Italiano
Difference of Ora and adesso?
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Ora è il giorno, grazie mille a tutti
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Colts @ Chiefs 2019 AFC Divisional Round Playoff Game Thread
By LucasOilStadium, January 12, 2019 in Colts Game Day
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Greetings, our Blue Horseshoe is 1-0 in the postseason, and are back for another NFL Postseason Game Day and afternoon Colts fans! Our AFC #6 Playoff Seed, and 11-6 Indianapolis Colts again lead off the NFL Postseason Weekend in consecutive Saturday afternoon, as they are in the Kansas City, Missouri, area to play the AFC #1 Playoff Seed, 12-4, and AFC West Division Champions Chiefs in the 2019 AFC Divisional Playoff Game.
Veteran Colts WR T. Y. Hilton has, and continues to battle his ankle injury he has suffered in the past month since the 23-0 victory to the Dallas Cowboys, but could likely be game ready and was neither listed as questionable nor put on this weeks injury report despite participating in one team practice. Marlon Mack also has to perform a steady ground game through the cold field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mack just needed 4 yards in the season finale at Tennessee to reach !,000 yards, as Frank Gore accomplished in 2017, and Joseph Addai the last Colts running back to run the before Gore back in 2007.
However, WR Ryan Grant (toe) and DT/DE Tyquan Lewis (knee) are out because of their injuries, Also starter Safety/DB Malik Hooker (foot) and DT/DE Denico Autry have missed significant practice time this week, and will be a gametime decision by Colts Head Coach Frank Reich and his coaching staff and team medical staff if both players could be ready to play competitively.
Our Colts along with the Chiefs players, are expected to dress warmly as they compete on the Arrowhead Stadium playing field, exposing to the outside cold elements at Arrowhead Stadium during this afternoon's game.
Steady snow with cloudy skies and limited visibility at 31 degrees, feels like 23 degrees, is the local forecast inside Arrowhead Stadium, in the Harry S. Truman Sports complex at Independence, Missouri, east of Downtown Kansas City, for the 4:35 PM Eastern Standard Time kickoff, along with 57% precipitation, 92% humidity, and north/northeast winds at 11 miles per hour.
If our Colts win at Kansas City this afternoon, Indianapolis will again travel on away on the road next Sunday for the 2019 AFC Championship Game, and face the winner of the L.A. Chargers @ Patriots, either at Carson, California, or at Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Saturday afternoon's contest also feature NFL quarterbacks considered for postseason accolades. Our Colts Andrew Luck is a serious candidate for NFL Comeback Player Of The Year. Luck first had to overcome both his in-season lacerated kidney and partially torn abdominal muscle injuries he suffered during the 2015 NFL season that November. Andrew also had postseason surgery to repair his right throwing shoulder after the 2016 NFL season, followed by being placed on injured reserve because of his slow healing and rehab on his shoulder during the 2017 NFL season.
This past 2018 Colts regular season, Luck threw 39 touchdown passes, completed 439 of his 630 passes attempted for 4,593 yards and a 67.3 completion percentage, and ranked #11 in the NFL with his 98.7 passing rating.
Chiefs second-year player Patrick Mahomes is also a candidate for NFL Player Of The Year, for both his production of throwing 50 touchdown passes, most by an NFL QB in the 2018 NFL season, and help lead the Chiefs to their third straight AFC West Division title, and 11th overall for Kansas City.
Kansas City statistically were #1 in the NFL in both Total Offense 425.6 Yards Per Game, and Points Per Game at 35.3. However, the Chiefs Total Defense and Passing Defense was also ranked #31 out of 32 teams, above the Arizona Cardinals, each allowing 405.5 YPG and 273.4 YPG to opponents during the 2018 NFL regular season.
Indianapolis is ranked #7 in the NFL in Total Offense at 386.2 YPG and #5 in scoring at 27.1 PPG, while the Colts are ranked #11 in Total Defense allowing their opponents 339.4 YPG, and #10 in points allowed at 21.5 PPG
Indianapolis also is in their 29th playoff and postseason appearance since the franchise began and entered the NFL as the Baltimore Colts.
Colts also leads the all-time regular and postseason series entering today with their 16-9-0 record in today's 26th meeting, which includes 12 regular season wins and 4 postseason games. Indianapolis has won all 4 postseason games over Kansas City, 10-7 in January 1996 and 38-31 in January 2004 in their AFC Divisional Round Playoff Games, both played in Kansas City. and later defeated the Chiefs by the scores of 23-8 on January 2007, and 45-44 on January 2014, both games played at the RCA Dome and the real Lucas Oil Stadium in the AFC Wild Card Games.
Indianapolis also has a winning record in road games played at Arrowhead Stadium, with their 9-4-0 record entering today, including 8 regular season games, and 1 postseason game (2013 AFC Wild Card Game).
In the recent postseason meeting between the Colts and the Chiefs in the 2004 AFC Wild Card Playoff Game, the Chiefs held their biggest lead of the game at 38-10 early in the third quarter. However, Indianapolis outscored Kansas City in the second half 35-6. Andrew Luck threw the game winning touchdown, a 64-yard pass to T.Y. Hilton, followed by Adam Vinatieri's PAT with 4:21 remaining in the fourth quarter, to win 45-44 at LOS back on January 4, 2014.
Kansas City defeated Indianapolis 30-14 in the last regular season meeting, played at LOS back on October 30, 2016, with Andrew Luck completing 19 of his 35 passes for 210 yards, and 2 TD's for the Colts.
Al Michaels and former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth are announcing the live game commentary, along with sideline reporter and interviewer Michele Tafoya for The NFL On NBC Sports, seen and simulcast in the USA and internationally, and locally on WTHR NBC Channel 13, all media seen live on HD.
Similar to last Saturday afternoon in the Colts victory at the Houston Texans during the 2019 AFC Wild Card Playoff Game, today's Colts @ Chiefs 2019 AFC Divisional Round Playoff Game, and all NFL 2019 postseason games, including the 2019 Pro Bowl and Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, are simulcasted and seen on network television, in your devices through your local cable provider, and free in both your cell phone and iPad through the NFL mobile app.
Visiting Colts are wearing their all white with blue trimmed helmets, and Nike jerseys and pants, while the host KC Chiefs are wearing their all red with yellow and white trimmed helmets, Nike jerseys and pants.
Referee John Hussey leads his NFL officiating crew to supervise the field action between the Colts and the Chiefs. He is in his 17th season, and 4th as a referee, A Idaho State University graduate, his professional occupation is a sales representative for a retail logistics group.
NO injuries, let's hope our Colts can return to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2014 if they defeat the Chiefs, earn to be 2-0 in the 2019 NFL Playoffs, and LET'S GO COLTS!!!!! .
2019 Colts @ Chiefs AFC Divisional Round Playoff Game Preview, Broadcast Info, Live NFL Game Center, Team Injury Reports, Fan Playoff Info, and NBC's NFL Live Online Streaming Links:
https://www.colts.com/news/2018-colts-preview-colts-chiefs-divisional-round
https://www.indystar.com/sports/colts/
https://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/2019011200/2018/POST19/Colts@Chiefs#menu=gameinfo&tab=preview
https://www.colts.com/team/injury-report
https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-vs-colts-injury-report
https://www.colts.com/fans/playoffs
https://stream.nbcsports.com/nfl/watch-sunday-night-football
aka Gramz
So excited. It's Gameday.
A Final 4 berth is at stake, huge game folks. I have the Colts winning 27-26. Go Colts!
adubb84 292
Have the Colts winning 24-10. Time to shock the world. Beyond excited - Let’s gooo!!!
MB-ColtsFan 1,900
Formerly NJColtsFan
Thanks again for a great opening, LOS! Can't wait for game time to arrive. Super excited for this one!
Keep the oxygen close to our RB's as we're going to use them a lot today. Hopefully our OLine stays free of injuries and we'll take this one, 30-27.
The Brazilian Ninja 157
I'm so hyped. Can't believe I'll have to wait 'till 7:35PM for this game (Brazilian Time Zone).
Lets go out there and prove the doubters wrong, lets go out there and slay this Mahomes guy that seems to be some sort of god from what I'm hearing, lets go out and play some NFL PLAYOFF FOOTBALL!!!
LETS GO , LETS GO OUT THERE WIN THIS GAME.
Chilly2477 4
Alright people
Fate is on our side
The last time we played the Chiefs in the playoffs I spent the say digging up and replacing my wells pressure tank.
Well the tank blew again so I will be replacing it again today.
#coincidentalsuperstitiousritual
#gocolts
Sirius XM Radio NFL channel...11:20 a.m. -- All three broadcasters pick Chiefs to win.
Lucky Colts Fan 5,517
Colts snow-game in the playoffs!
Ahhhhh lettsss go! 4 1/2 hours left to go!
1 hour ago, Chilly2477 said:
Wow. I guess I'm some ways you hate us playing the Chiefs in The playoffs.
Hope all goes well.
(sorry, couldn't resist that one. It may be too "deep" for some, though)
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I'm picking the Colts to win 41-37.
Luck is Good 1,546
I think the Colts win this game
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Safety Eric Berry is 'probably' out.....inactives have not yet been named..but the NFL net is reporting that he will not play
SteelCityColt 8,234
Hello all.. I'm meant to be writing my Post Grad assignment that's due Monday which I've done, erm, zero on but there's no way I'm missing this. Looks like an all nighter Sunday then!
2 minutes ago, SteelCityColt said:
I have a feeling you've compiled enough research to author a doctorate paper:
On The Dynamics Of Colts Gameday Threads: The Mood And Frequency Of Posts As It Concerns Actual In-Game Events - As Seen Through The Lens Of Moderation. (Playoff Edition)
17 minutes ago, Lucky Colts Fan said:
Don't tempt me... I do think the combined psychology of sports fans plus internet if fascinating. I mean, I wonder what some posters are actually like in real life.
34 minutes ago, SteelCityColt said:
There was a thread that morphed into a bit of that a while back. It was interesting to get to know who people really were. I haven't "introduced" myself in that Member Intro thread. Bet that is somewhat enlightening.
Is it game time yet???!!
I have a feeling we're all a little different face-to-face. I know I'm a little more introverted in real life than I am on these forums.
I've accused some members like @NewColtsFan, @throwing BBZ, @BOTT, @crazycolt1, and @DougDew of being condescending in their posts (and I'm sure I'm guilty of it too), but I assume everyone is very nice and respectful when they're face-to-face with others.
There's just more of a personal connection when you're face-to-face with someone and can see their facial expressions and tone and emotional intention. As opposed to just reading what they typed in whatever tone you're using in your head without really knowing how they meant it to come off while they were typing it.
Bottom line is we're all Colts fans on the same team, and we're all rooting for a win today!!! Go Colts!
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Really looking forward to the game, son's room all set up, 9.35pm kick off in Scotland . A bit of a late night but will be worth it when we get the victory.
On a side note, I was going to post some pictures of our recent trip to Indy but wasn't sure if that was the done thing on this forum. I know it is not the norm on soccer forums over here.
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I have thought before about what it would be like to meet some of the members of this forum. Wasn’t there a get together years ago before the season?
It's the perfect day to polish the horseshoe!
We're wearing the All-Whites today!
Winter Snow-Game Camouflage.
I’ve been amped for this all week
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3 minutes ago, Lucky Colts Fan said:
We've already got the ghost. Let the rest of the team join him.
The Chiefs are gonna end up living in a van down by the river
2 minutes ago, Indy_Mike said:
I would enjoy seeing your pictures, one way to do it would be to post them to Flicker or some other picture hosting site and then just posting a link.
I will ask my son how to do that (lol), but not until after the game tonight, I will only p;ut a few of thm on.
lets get this win tonight Colts.
GOOOOO COOOOOLTS!
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Luck has his cold-weather snow-game beard in full effect.
Mahomes has his little peach-fuzz.
Advantage: Andrew Luck
Malik Hooker is inactive
For the Chiefs, Berry and Ware are inactive. Watkins is active
Look, it's a Grizzly Bear in its' natural environment.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DwvHBtKVYAAU6VF.jpg
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6 minutes ago, Luck is Good said:
We need Odum to play smart!
Nelson walks out in a tank top for pregame warmups..... dish out the pancakes BigQ!!!
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Quentin Nelson is a BEAST!
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I was wondering who else seen that. Looks like that animal is still HUNGRY and not ready to hibernate yet. Im sure he will wait another 3 weeks to hibernate.
2 minutes ago, rockywoj said:
CRIKEY! That's a BIG one!
3 hours ago, MB-ColtsFan said:
It is a bit of a pain
Bit if that's what I gotta do to see the blue come through so be it
Roger 265
4 hours ago, Chilly2477 said:
My tank is in the basement. That's got to be rough on them, being burried.
I'm feeling good about this one, It will come down to the last 2:00 and colts win by a field goal
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Rumor has it Mahomes has been practicing a behind the back pass. lol. Can we just play football and stop with all the magic tricks
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This is the third article in a series on the legal issues surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), based on an fbtTECH webinar held in November 2017.
Part 1 – AI is Surging: Are We Ready for the Fallout?
Part 2 – Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy: Are We Sufficiently Protected?
Part 3 – You Can’t Sue a Robot: Are Existing Tort Theories Ready for Artificial Intelligence?
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more ubiquitous and sophisticated, the question of how to provide remedies to harm caused by AI is becoming more important. Google subsidiary Waymo, for example, recently launched the first large-scale test of fully-autonomous vehicles, with no safety driver, in Phoenix. And complex AI are popping up in appliances, communications technology, and professional services, among others.
AI has advanced to the point where it is behaving in surprising ways. A Chinese app developer, for example, pulled its instant messaging “chatbots”—designed to mimic human conversation—after the bots unexpectedly started criticizing communism. Facebook chatbots began developing a whole new language to communicate with each other—one their creators could not understand. And Google subsidiary Deepmind built an AI that taught itself in only a few days, with no human direction whatsoever, to be the best player ever of the board game Go, handily beating its human-trained AI predecessor. The troubling underlying truth is that AI has become so sophisticated that its creators don’t always understand how it works or why the AI makes the decisions it does.
Who is Responsible for AI Harm?
As AI gains more control over more common objects and services, but also becomes more sophisticated and potentially unpredictable, it is inevitable that AI will cause harm. When that happens, is our legal system up to the task of providing a remedy?
We already have robust legal frameworks to deal with simple machines that make no decisions. If a factory robot injures a worker, for example, we don’t consider blaming the robot any more than we would think to blame a couch or faulty oven. The employee’s injuries are covered by workers’ compensation schemes. We ask whether the employer had sufficient safety protocols in place. We look to products liability principles and consider whether there is a manufacturing or design defect with the robot, or whether the manufacturer failed to provide adequate safety warnings. These principles let us apportion blame and provide a remedy.
What about simple AI decision makers? Existing legal concepts may still suffice. If an AI is programmed to make narrow autonomous decisions along specific lines and injures someone then we could look to the AI’s creators and to negligence principles. Was the injury reasonably foreseeable? Was the victim also negligent in some way? If the AI’s creators reasonably should have anticipated this harm, then they could be responsible. Problems may still arise: What if the AI’s creators are no longer in business? Do we also look to the owner of the AI to bear some responsibility, even though the owner had no input into the programming that caused the harm?
These problems become magnified as the AI gets more complex and potentially starts behaving in unpredictable ways. When AI make complex decisions and take actions completely unforeseen by their creators, where do we look to apportion blame? After all, you can’t sue a robot. (And more importantly, even if you could, it doesn’t have any assets.) There is no perfect analogy under the law to deal with a fully autonomous and somewhat unpredictable AI, but we can still look to existing legal frameworks for ideas.
Spreading the Risk
Some commentators have proposed expanding products liability theories to cover autonomous robots, on the theory that, if a robot causes harm, this is implicit proof of some defect with the robot. In many ways this resembles a strict liability standard—a robot caused harm, and the creator must pay for it. All AI should have limits placed on their ability to cause harm, and the creator is in the best position to prevent any harm and to absorb any economic losses stemming from such harm. This approach may go too far, however, in removing any inquiry into human fault for the harm, and may stifle innovation with autonomous AI.
Another approach is to modify negligence principles. We would analyze what happened, whether human actors contributed, and what degree of fault to assign to the AI, for which the creator would then be liable. This would be true even if the AI’s actions were not intended or reasonably foreseeable by the creator. Many industry experts, of course, predict that AI that take over human tasks (like driving) will be much safer than humans. If that prediction bears out, then this kind of framework could eventually morph into one that defaults to blaming human actors, or that carries a presumption that the human actors involved are at fault.
Modern worker’s compensation schemes point to another possible solution. The purpose of workers’ compensation laws is to avoid endless litigation over who is at fault when an employee suffers an injury at work. Workers’ compensation insurance (or state-run workers’ compensation schemes) spreads the risk across all employers, provides remedies for individual workers, and shields individual employers from catastrophic damages. Employers are still required to pay a portion of the damages awarded to employees, however, so as to incentivize employers to prevent workplace injuries. Perhaps a system modeled on worker’s compensation could work to mitigate potential harms caused by AI and provide a remedy for victims.
Endless Possibilities and Challenges Ahead
But how would such a system work? Would AI creators be required to pay into such a system? Absolving the creators from any liability, after all, removes any incentives for creators to continue to refine safety measures. What if the creators go out of business and their AI continue operating out in the world? Should the costs be pushed on to AI owners, so they bear some responsibility for the actions of an AI they send out into the world on their behalf? Should AI be required to be insured, either on the creator’s end or the owner’s end? Or should every autonomous AI/robot be taxed annually to fund an AI-compensation system? Perhaps placing all responsibility on the AI owners would be sufficient, as market forces would weed out AI creators who give short shrift to safety. If we are taxing autonomous AI to cover the costs of any harms, how do we determine if an AI is sophisticated enough to require coverage?
Another problem to sort out with all these approaches is, when we say the creator should be liable or should pay into the system, who do we mean? Do we mean only the software developer—the company that created the AI’s “brains?” Or do we also mean the hardware manufacturer, or component suppliers? And as discussed above, what role in any of these approaches, if any, should the owner play?
A world saturated with smart phones and on the cusp of fully autonomous vehicles was difficult to imagine 15 years ago. If the pace of technological development has taught us anything, it’s that the future of AI will bring undreamt of challenges. We cannot rely on legal frameworks developed in the 20th century to meet the unforeseen dilemmas of a dawning new world. Although existing legal theories may help point the way, the law will need to evolve to keep pace with developments in AI.
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by Malcolm Mayhew
Until a big sign finally went up a few weeks ago, you might have never known 203 Café existed - unless you just happen to be strolling along the second floor of downtown's Wells Fargo building.
For the past few months, this tiny café wedged between the Wells Fargo and Bank of America twin skyscrapers has been downtown's best-kept secret, known only by a handful of local foodies and those who work in the adjoining buildings. There's been no advertising blitzkrieg, no marketing kaboom - odd, considering the restaurant is an offshoot of one of the city's most popular restaurants, the nearby Reata.
Cafe 203 Interior
At a time when the plethora of recently opened restaurants are vying for press and patrons, 203 has taken the direct opposite approach, keeping, until recently, a low profile. Owner Mike Micallef had his reasons.
"The restaurant industry is the most-reviewed industry in the world," says Micallef, who also owns Reata. "Google, Yelp, Facebook - you can review a restaurant on 20 or so different apps. We wanted to be ready for them. We wanted to build slowly, then make a big bang."
203 Cafe Entrance
The big bang officially went off over the summer when a hard-to-miss 203 sign was draped over the façade of downtown's Fire Station No. 1, where, on the second floor, the restaurant officially resides (its entrance is only accessible through the bank buildings).
Word, finally, is beginning to spread about this hidden gem and its superb sandwiches and soups. They do here, in a pindot of a kitchen, what places two, three their size should be doing. Meats for sandwiches, for example, are roasted in-house, up to 24 hours, while their dressings and fixins are scratch-made by executive chef Jason Klein.
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The Chicago Roll
The restaurant's must-tries include the Chicago roll ($6.95), comprised of garlic and herb-roasted roast beef piled on a toasted hoagie roll, then topped with pickled veggies; a grilled cheese ($7.95) with smoked Gouda, Swiss, white American cheese and bacon, a glorious mess pressed into a buttered brioche; and a pimento press ($8.95), comprised of housemade pimento cheese, laced with a crunchy surprise: bits of fried green tomato.
The Hot Mess
The signature sandwich is the Hot Mess ($7.95), made up of pecan-smoked brisket and a house queso. "I named it after my fiancé," says Klein. "No one else I can think of is smoking brisket for 20 hours, then frying it on a flat top in its own fat."
Certainly no other café. Then again, for a place this size to have an executive chef is out of the ordinary. Klein spent 10 years between Ellerbe Find Foods and Reata.
"You walk by here and think, "yeah, it's just another office building café,"" says general manager Gigi Howell. "But one bite of that Hot Mess and you'll see that it's not."
The way the restaurant came together is a little unusual, too. After the space's previous occupant closed, Sundance Square management approached Micallef about taking over the spot with a new concept.
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Instead of coming up with the idea himself, he tossed it to the Reata staff.
"We turned it into a game, basically," he says. "People from different departments - catering, front of house, back of house - were split into four teams, and they each had to come up with a concept and a name. Then we took the best of those ideas and made the groups smaller and so on, until we ended up with one idea. It was a great way to figure out what kind of restaurant we were going to open."
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203 Café isn't the only hidden gem among downtown's thriving community of eateries. Here's a look at some other d-town hidden restaurants:
Caffini's Café & Deli: Open for nearly a quarter-century inside what is now the Star-Telegram building, this old-school breakfast and lunch café serves breakfast platters, blue-plate specials and made-to-order sandwiches. You might not find a better pot roast in town.
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Six 10 Grille: Not many know of this secluded breakfast spot, tucked away in the Ashton Hotel. It's stylish and quiet, perfect for those who don't like to be bothered until they've had their coffee. The small menu includes housemade pancakes, egg dishes and pastries. Snag a seat by the window for a ringside view of Main Street. 610 Main St., theashtonhotel.com
T&P Tavern: On the south tip of downtown is this lively restaurant and bar, hidden inside a repurposed 1930s diner that was once a part of Texas & Pacific Railway Station. Many of the diner's original fixtures remain, including art deco chandeliers and red-cushioned bar stools. There are craft drinks galore, along with a bar-bites menu of sandwiches, flatbreads, and other handheld edibles. On Saturdays when the weather's nice, employees grill hamburgers and hot dogs. 221 W. Lancaster Ave., facebook.com/tptavern
Thai Tina's: There's just a tiny sign outside the Embassy Suites alerting passersby of the hotel's permanent guest: this elegant, family-run Thai restaurant. Nice place: all white tablecloths, candlelights and pampering servers. A big menu includes standard rice and noodle dishes but also some cool surprises, such as slow-cooked oxtail in a massaman curry sauce.
600 Commerce St., thaitinasfortworth.com.
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Postal workers in Merseyside walked out on a wildcat strike on Wednesday after a manager allegedly made a racist comment to a Muslim employee.
The female manager is said to have asked the worker “do you like women?” after giving him work instructions. This remark was, understandably, badly received as it refers to negative stereotypes about Muslim men. According to the local newspaper Liverpool Echo, the abused worker was said to be “very upset” by the incident and had gone home on compassionate leave.
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Ten years ago, people still relied on morning papers for news. Today, the vast majority of your company's customers and prospects scan headlines on Twitter or see what’s trending in their Facebook feed. Reading a press release template for product launch is how many people get news about new products.
People now have control over where, when, and how they consume information. As a result, public relations is no longer about feeding into a traditional news cycle. It's about providing relevant content when, where, and how your prospects and customers will consume it. Writing a press release for a business is not difficult, but there is an accepted press release template 2019. In all honesty though, it doesn't change much from year-to-year. So if you have on-hand a press release template 2018 version, feel free to use that with confidence. Learning how to write a press release for a product will help you in building press releases for many business needs.
Sounds pretty hopeless, right? Wrong. While relationship-building still helps you get into popular publications, we now have the opportunity to quit playing the waiting game and generate our own buzz. By turning your PR strategy into an inbound one, you create opportunities that weren’t there before and carve out a place for your company. This helps you in building meaningful mindshare with your target audiences in the process.
One of the most crucial updates to make to your PR strategy is to think of press releases as an opportunity to connect to the audiences you care about. This includes, but is not limited to, reporters.
What Is a Press Release?
A regular cadence of meaningful news can help a company stand out and build mindshare with journalists over time. That's where the release (or news announcement) comes in. If you are writing a press release for a product, the same needed pieces should be included, just as if you are writing a press release for a new business. You will find in a sample press release for an event non profit, that the same rules apply even for this type of organization.
A published release is an official announcement (written or recorded) that an organization issues to the news media and beyond. Whether we call it a "press statement," a "news release," or a "media release," we're always talking about the same basic thing.
While the heading should contain action verbs, the first paragraph should answer the "who," "what," "why," and "where." The release should also contain understandable language and a quote.
Most releases are succinct at just a page long -- two pages, tops. Ultimately, companies want to provide enough information so that news outlets have enough material to write and publish their own stories about the event.
While it may be tempting to craft a news release that embellishes your company's accomplishments; remember: press releases live in the public domain. This means that your customers and prospective customers can see them. So don't think of a press release solely as a ticket to earning news coverage. You should also think of it as a valuable piece of marketing content.
You've got your announcement in mind, and now it's time to get it down in words to share with your community, industry, and followers.
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Rule 1: Make your press release headline irresistible.
Just like writing the perfect blog post title, setting up your news event for success starts with your headline. You only have one line to work with, which can seem scary, but consider diction carefully to make your headline captivating. Writing a press release headline is the front-and-center most important component. The headline is the first thing potential clients see. Make it count. Speak it aloud to hear it.
Use action verbs, clear, understandable language, and keep your headline simple and short. Search engines and fate reward concise statements, so keep your title to one line to clearly focus people's attention on your message. In writing a press release about yourself, you know the pertinent facts - just present them in a way that others will want to get to know you! Visit any press release distribution service to search for press release headline examples you can use.
Most importantly, make it interesting. Keep in mind that reporters get dozens, if not hundreds, of releases each day, take the time to write a compelling headline. It will be worth the time and effort on your part.
Rule 2: Convey the news' value to the press.
For reporters, analysts, influencers, or followers to be inclined to share your announcement, you have to tell them upfront why they should care. As an example, you might be writing a press release for a book. In this case, you are writing a press release statement that will draw readers in and leave them wanting more... to read the book! The same applies for a press release sample for product launch - get the customer to find and WANT your product!
The first paragraph of your release covers the who, what, why, where, and how of your news piece. Reporters don't have a ton of time to sift through details and fluffy background information. They just need the facts that'll help them tell your story to someone else from a position of authority. If you are writing a press release for music, you might want to include a link to a snippet of the song to entice readers to visit your website or music channel.
Seeing how to write a press release for an event example can be helpful in using one to bring more folks to a concert or a conference where you are the keynote speaker. What if you want to promote a movie? You can apply these principles when you need to know how to write a press release for a movie as well. The sections are clearly delineated in the press release sample pdf that is located at the link below. Just follow the point-by-point layout to make sure you include the necessary details. (You can also search online with the phrase "how to write a press release for an event pdf" or "event press release sample pdf" to get a format to follow.)
There shouldn't be any new, crucial information covered after this section that the reader could miss. If you take a look at the sample press release template below, you will see exactly how the information should flow in a press release. You could also use this as a company launch press release sample, by making it more of a current event information piece. There are particular items to note in an event promotion press release. for example the time and location of the event. Keep in mind you want to get this out a month or so ahead of the event! Afterwards, be sure to put out a post event press release to let all your readers know how successful your event was.
Rule 3: Offer a tempting quotable.
Once you've set the scene, it's time to bring your details to life with a quote that reporters can use for context around your announcement and help paint a picture of how your news affects the given industry, customer base, and landscape. A quote is included in every press release structure, whether you find a copy of a press release format 2018 or 2005. There needs to be a quote within the body of the press release. Always.
Ideally, quotes will be from key stakeholders in your company including your executive team, project leads, or those directly impacted by your announcement. Quoting key figures and authorities underlines the importance of your development. The chosen quote should shape your narrative and emphasize the core of the announcement. Choose one or two critical spokespeople and focus the quotes around their unique perspective.
Rule 4: Provide valuable background information on the subject.
In this last paragraph, keep in mind that the reader already has all of the vital details and information they need to file a story or spread the word. In this case, the importance of press release is completely understood by the reader.
It can be tempting to provide superfluous facts and tidbits about your company or the development of your announcement. Just. Don't. We sometimes think a piece of writing is lacking if it isn't drawn-out and just shy of being a novella. However, a press release needs to be helpful and concise.
Offer details here that strengthen your narrative, like creative or noteworthy ways your company developed the project or announcement at hand. Or, when applicable, comment on future implications of your announcement.
Rule 5: Summarize the "who" and the "what" in a boilerplate.
Twitter is chock-full of reporters lamenting press releases or pitches that don't clearly explain what the company does or what the announcement is actually about. Instead of being the butt of a joke, make your release incredibly easy to reference.
Describe what your company does in clear, plain English, include a link to your company's Google My Business page. Make your boilerplate contact section clear and straightforward. If you cite data, include a reference link for the data source, and make sure every name in the release has an associated title and company as well.
To keep yourself honest on this front, ask a friend or colleague to read the release without context and ask if they can easily and readily explain: why the announcement matters, what your company does, and why the executives included are quoted. If the answer to any of those questions is no, get back to the drawing board.
The key to keeping your PR strategy new school is forgetting preconceived notions of what public relations is and instead focusing on creating highly remarkable content. Traditional press releases can still be really valuable when executed well, so instead of ditching releases as a tactic, give them a modern makeover to make them more useful for your marketing.
Think about how you've used inbound methods to transform your marketing strategies to be more personalized, approachable, and build relationships. Those same principles apply to your PR strategy: Create content to craft your own story and use tactful outreach to get reporters and analysts familiar with your brand.
We recommend that you use PRWeb.com for distribution. It's not the cheapest service, but it's not the most expensive either. It does provide the biggest bang for your buck in visibility online. However, if you really want to look at others, there are many press release sites you could test on your own.
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LEED Gold Certified RPCS Athletic Complex
Energy efficient windows allow daylight to enter the building so less electricity is used for lighting.
• A reflective, white roof is an "Energy Star" roof designed to minimize the heat island effect of traditional roofs by reflecting radiant heat energy back into the atmosphere.
• The green roof absorbs radiant energy keeping the building cool.
• Windows in the athletic center harvest daylight while minimizing heat transfer.
• The cooling tower evaporates captured rainwater, which then passes through a compressor much like a refrigerator to cool the building.
• The high efficiency boiler (96% efficient) heats the building and provides hot water for the sinks and showers, so no hot water heater is needed.
• CO2 sensors in the gym control the amount of outside air being brought in by the ventilation system and thus save energy.
Under the turf playing fields
are large 8 ft. diameter cisterns
for storing storm water.
• The green roof is planted with special grasses and sedum that absorb water, filter pollutants and reduce storm water runoff.
• The white roof is designed to capture rainwater, channel it into a 10,000 gallon cistern, and use the rainwater in the building’s cooling tower to reduce the use of city water.
• Low flow fixtures are found throughout the building in the showers, toilets and sinks.
• From the playing fields and north parking lot, the storm water runs off into large cisterns under the turf field where it is stored and slowly trickles into the groundwater.
• Native plantings are used around the Athletic Complex reducing the need to irrigate, saving water.
Materials and Resources
Recycled steel beams are a promient feature
of the athletic complex.
By using local materials, reused materials and recycled materials, the Athletic Complex design reduces the amount of energy and natural resources used in transportation and manufacturing.
• Several rooms in the Athletic Complex have floors made from the floor of the old gym.
• The cabinetry is made from FSC certified wood harvested locally.
• Countertops are made from recycled paper products.
• Recycled material was used in the steel (biggest component of recycled materials), carpet, linoleum, ceiling tiles, and the rubber mat on the running track.
• All paint, caulking and adhesives used in the building have low VOC levels (volatile organic compounds).
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Helicopter Crashes in New Zealand Glacier
Manon Verchot
A helicopter flying over the Fox Glacier in New Zealand crashed during bad weather last weekend, killing all seven passengers. Four of the victims were British tourists and two were Australian. The pilot, who had 3,000 hours of flying experience, was from New Zealand.
The main body of the helicopter was found crushed between blocks of ice the size of houses and debris from the crash was spread across 100 meters. Rugged conditions made it difficult for rescuers to retrieve the bodies.
The region has experienced bad weather since the beginning of the tourist season, with low hanging clouds and rains. A local official, Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn, told the Telegraph, a British newspaper.
Fox Glacier crash: Four British tourists killed in New Zealand helicopter accident https://t.co/ZlxYsWAhbRpic.twitter.com/Ky9lGuPOm6
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) November 21, 2015
Glaciers on New Zealand’s Southern Island have retreated in recent years, forcing tourism companies to fly tourists to glaciers by helicopter, Kokshoorn added. Tourists typically take a ten-minute flight to the Fox Glacier and walk around for half an hour before returning.
Since 2008, there have been seven plane and helicopter accidents on glaciers in New Zealand. Earlier this year a helicopter crashed on the Poerua Glacier in Westland National Park. The three people on board survived. Four tourists survived when their helicopter rolled on the Richardson Glacier in 2014 and in 2013 11 people were rescued when two helicopters collided on the Tyndall Glacier.
7 feared dead in New Zealand helicopter crash: https://t.co/OvOKPr24llpic.twitter.com/pyiOEqNvUW
— CNN International (@cnni) November 21, 2015
“We’re hurting. It’s a real tragedy today,” Rob Jewell, chairman of the Glacier Country Tourism Group, said in a statement. “We’ll just do what we can to make this as easy as we can for everybody, and obviously our thoughts are with those who lost their lives today and their families and friends.”
Questions have been raised about whether the helicopter should have been allowed to fly under bad conditions. Officials have been sent to the scene to investigate the incident.
Tags: accident, fox glacier, Helicopter crash, new Zealand, Poerua Glacier, Richardson Glacier, Tyndall Glacier, Westland National Park
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Manon Verchot is a multimedia journalist based in Washington, D.C. and a former editor of GlacierHub. Manon holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a degree in history and social anthropology from the University of Kent.
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Driver arrested on drug-impaired charge, passenger obstructed officer: Peterborough police
By Greg Davis Global News
A Cardiff, Ont., man faces an impaired by drug charge following a traffic stop in Peterborough early Sunday. AP file photo
A Cardiff, Ont., man is facing charges including impaired by drug and a Peterborough woman was charged with obstructing police following an investigation early Sunday in Peterborough.
Peterborough Police Service says at around 1:30 a.m., an officer noticed a vehicle that was running but parked at the intersection of Donegal and Dublin streets. The officer conducted a traffic stop and spoke with the driver. A subsequent roadside investigation determined the man was allegedly impaired by drugs.
READ MORE: Man found with weapons after locking himself in auto business bathroom: Peterborough police
He was arrested at the scene. While at the police station, the man allegedly refused to comply with a drug evaluation conducted by a drug recognition expert (DRE).
Thomas Elmer Blake, 32, from Cardiff, was charged with operation while impaired – by drug and failure to comply with a demand.
He was issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and seven-day vehicle impoundment.
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Jan. 28.
1:48 A look at how police work to keep drug-impaired drivers off the street
A look at how police work to keep drug-impaired drivers off the street
Police also say during the traffic stop a woman in the passenger seat allegedly got out of the vehicle and ran towards officers who instructed her to stop. She allegedly tried to push past an officer and then attempted to re-enter the vehicle, despite being instructed to remain outside.
Vanessa Lolino-Mabel, 26, from Peterborough was arrested and charged with obstructing a peace officer and resisting a peace officer.
She was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Jan. 29.
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