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Komodo Island to be closed in 2020: Agency
Jakarta / Thu, July 18, 2019 / 03:13 pm
Young Komodo dragon walking in the wild on Komodo Island. (Shutterstock/Kjersti Joergensen)
East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Tourism Agency head Wayan Darmawa announced on Thursday that Komodo Island is to close by the beginning of 2020.
“It is definite; we have decided to close Komodo Island next year,” Wayan said, as reported by Antara news agency.
The closure is intended for the environmental rehabilitation of the island and to improve the conservation efforts for the Komodo dragons .
Wayan said the decision was made by the NTT administration and the Environment and Forestry Ministry on Wednesday, adding that President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has agreed to the matter.
On his visit to Labuan Bajo on July 10 and 11, Jokowi said there should be a visitor limit on the island considering it was a conservation area. He suggested nearby Rinca Island as an alternative for visitors wishing to see Komodo dragons. The island is also a natural habitat of the dragon and is included in the Komodo National Park.
NTT Governor Viktor B Laiskodat said the administration would provide a budget of Rp 100 billion (US$7.17 million) for the island's rehabilitation.
Read also: January 2020 closure of Komodo Island not yet final
On Wednesday, the plan was met with a protest from residents in West Manggarai regency in front of the regency office, regional council office and the Komodo National Park Agency.
The protesters objected to the plan to remove residents from the island, as proposed by the governor.
Ihsan Abdul Amir, one of the protesters, said that residents living within the national park had supported the island's conservation efforts and tourism development for years.
“We have long been involved in the conservation-based tourism. The island's closure will deprive us of our source of income," said Ihsan said as quoted by kompas.com.
Ihsan added that the residents have relinquished their lands to the Komodo National Park and switched professions to the tourism sector. (gis/wng)
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I have never followed the world of animation that closely but it seems, or at least some say, that "Pocahontas" marked the end of the Walt Disney run of animated hits which included "The Lion King". And as such there are plenty of explanations as to why this animation marked the end from some suggesting the treatment of the Native Americans in this version was insensitive whilst others will tell you that nothing stood a chance in the immediate wake of "The Lion King". I have my own theory, it is called formula because "Pocahontas" feels like a story squeezed into the Disney animated formula and that makes it all too familiar.
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The annoying thing about all this is that "Pocahontas" features some lovely animation work and whilst the characters are for me too typical they are beautifully drawn. Yet ironically it is the background art work which is where "Pocahontas" is at its best and the scene where John Smith and Pocahontas first meet grabs your attention because of the artwork around the characters rather than the characters themselves.
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Can a light beam move faster than light?
yor_on (OP)
Re: light moving faster than light in a vacuum.
Let's set it up this way. Assume that I color my beam, green, red and blue in predefined variances, meaning different things. Then let the arc beam come to be at that far distance. Assume that the guy observing those colors are some lightyear/minutes away btw I have now sent information faster than light, although we still need to agree on what that information means beforehand, and that will need 'light speed' to get agreed on. you might want to think that there is some universal way of decoding information, as starting with primes etc and then building from that, but ignoring that? And it should be ignored as it only can be hypotheses. So what we call 'information' won't necessarily become some others as i think. Decoding a unknown piece takes time.
So what is information then? Well, if you believe what I say then information as a description is meaningless without a common ground to decode it from. And then we have the idea of a beam constantly 'hanging together' no matter how far it propagate (to then later) or what lateral speed it moves subsequently. That I addressed with those photo electric cells as an example asking about the 'energy' received? And that one gets weirder the further that beam travels as it seems to me?
You can't define 'photons' as losing energy, though it should be possible to relate it to relativity and frames of reference, finding them red shifted at both sides, becoming more so as the angle widen from your position? So maybe that could work out from each point on the disc as each point represent one 'frame of reference'. But each point for itself must receive the full impact of energy from that 'photon' finding its path ending there. if you see how I mean?
You seem to be referring to 'photons' Guthers? How would you define them as they sweep the disc FTL, elongated sideways? they are 'point particles' to me, or 'energy quanta'.
To clarify my thoughts. To make that work, assuming a equivalence between 'waves' and 'photons' (duality). you will have to give up the idea of x amount photons representing one type of wave/energy. Or do you know a way to fix it that I miss?
Re: Can a light beam move faster than light?
Again, there's no way for the guy to observe at more than one point, so he can't get any information FTL.
There's no question that things can "happen" FTL, such as the beam sweeping out space in this case. What's forbidden is to send information from one observer to another FTL.
Then one can refute this example JP? Because, as I think, that arc of light on the 'sphere' will be instantaneous at some point, assuming a infinite universe, and placing the guy some light year(s) away should give him a good view of it. Then he just need to know what the color combination stands for, and I think this to work even if placing him further away. And that would be FTL as I think. But it also assume there to be some common ground for understanding what he sees predefined. Although, trusting in the idea of mathematics as a 'universal language', you might take one step more then and assume that you don't need to know combinations beforehand, and even after decoding it still get the info faster than it being sent piecemeal.
This is a case where you have to be very precise in your thought experiments to see what's going on. What's forbidden here is for me to send any part of a signal faster than light to another observer. So you're dealing with sender-to-observer transfer here. That's important.
You can swing your laser so the signal strikes many points on the sphere nearly instantaneously, but the sphere isn't an observer. The observer lives at one point on the sphere and only knows about the light that has arrived at his eyes. The instant the signal arrives, the observer doesn't know that it's splashed across the whole sphere. He only has the one piece of it that hit him directly. The next instant, he sees light that was reflected from nearby him that has moved (at the speed of light) into his eyes. As time goes on, he sees parts of the beam that are reflected from points further and further away. So even though the signal almost instantly hit a huge region of the sphere, the observer doesn't know this and doesn't know what information the signal carried until it reflects into his eyes, which takes time.
Once you understand that, it's easy to see why the signal doesn't reach the observer FTL. The reflected light always takes a longer path from sender to receiver than if you sent it directly to him. It has to hit the sphere and reflect to his eyes rather than going directly to his eyes, which will always take longer.
And that's the information limit. There is no way to encode data onto that beam and have it reach the observer in less total time than if you sent it directly to him.
Nope JP, that's not my example. I'm placing him away from the sphere, at a comfortable distance receiving the reflected 'arc beam' I refer too, assuming the light to fill in all 'points' as it sweeps FTL. Then I assume some way of manipulating that original flashlight sending the beam to code information. I used colors but? I suspect you can get in more information other ways. What I'm using is the idea of the light moving transversely faster, the further away it gets, assuming it to become a instant phenomena for that far observer at some point, as we define it FTL and then we have no limits. And the other case is about the energy perceived at that far disc if we replace the disc with light sensitive detectors at each point. Will they all receive the same 'energy', will it have changed under its propagation, and what happens when we move the detectors one trillion ly further away and that beam gets even wider. It becomes illogic to me.
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Oh, then you've basically compressed the beam in time. But the total time from sending to receiving each bit of information is still longer than if you sent it directly to him. Draw the line of each ray that hits the sphere and bounces to his eyes--it's longer than if you sent it directly to him, and that's basically the proof. You can roughly treat each ray as carrying a piece of information--to get any piece of information to transmit FTL, it would have to take a shorter path than a straight line to him, which is impossible.
In other words, he gets the information very quickly, but it takes him much longer to get the first bit of it than if you sent it directly to him, so overall the total time to get the signal is slower than if you sent it directly to him. So no piece of information went from the sender to receiver FTL.
« Last Edit: 08/10/2012 21:29:22 by JP »
Guthers
I've thought a bit more about what an observer standing on the shell would actually see.
Let's say you have a flashlight which can emit a beam of light while rotating at a constant rate. The emitted beam falls on a distant spherical shell upon which the observer is situated.
From the flashlight's initial orientation (A) the beam hits a point on the shell (P) (arbitrarily) 10 light minutes away from the observer, and after 10 seconds the flashlight has rotated to its final orientation (B) so it is pointing directly at the observer (O). After hitting the shell some of the light is scattered so that the observer can see it. It can be seen that the point of illumination on the shell might be considered to be travelling at considerably more than the speed of light, 10 light minutes in 10 seconds (although changing position would be more accurate).
When the flashlight reaches B, the light emitted from A is already 10 seconds away on its journey, and this difference is maintained until the light reaches the shell a time t seconds later, so it is obvious that while the light from B reaches O after t seconds, light from A, travelling the path APO by scattering, takes t + 600 seconds. In fact it can be seen that all light which reaches O after being scattered off the shell will not arrive there until after light seen directly from B.
What O will see then, is a flash directly from the flashlight, then a bright spot on the surface of the shell receding from O, until it appears to disappear at P, 590 seconds later, representing the time at which the flashlight was switched on.
Incidentally, if O has a powerful enough telescope she could observe the flashlight start to rotate 10 seconds before seeing the flash of light from B.
« Last Edit: 09/10/2012 15:12:20 by Guthers »
JP, what I'm using is the idea of light being instantaneous for that observer, giving him a arc of light to observe, if we assume the lateral motion to be 'continuous' at that distance. Then all colors will reflect from that sphere simultaneously from that observers point of view, as a assumption. The other way to see it is to assume that as each 'lightpath' must be transmitted at 'c', and each one belonging to the motion of that wrist, furthermore sent in 'steps' as in a casualty chain. Then that beam, although more 'stretched out' laterally the more you remove the 'sink' from the 'source, still need to obey 'c'. But, assuming this I find it real hard to accept the idea of a continuous arc of light from the far observers view, and then the question of what 'continuous' energy those detectors would measure at each point of the sphere? It's just though experiments from my side but bringing with it very strange conclusions, if they are possible to follow that is
PS: just been undergoing surgery so if my thoughts seem jumbled up, I will blame it on that
Guther, I will need to reread that
What you might be referring to is that geometrically one could assume each light path, now thinking 'photons', should become more removed from its closest neighbors in time as it propagate in SpaceTime, which may be one way to see it? But then we have the wave/particle duality and a wave should indeed be continuous, without breaks in its light paths (in time and seen as a causality chain)?
Hope you have a speedy recovery! I didn't quite follow your post, but we can continue when you're feeling better.
bizerl
Another summary for this armchair scientist.
I'm not entirely sure why people think that this is a way for information to be sent FTL. If I have a beam and I sweep it between two observers between two points on this enormous sphere, the signal will pass between them FTL but any information and any changes I make, still take the 1/2 a year to get to the edge of the sphere, and there is no way for one observer to control the information being swept across without relaying information back to me at light speed, then me changing the signal and sending it back, which would take double the time.
If I have two beams pointed at two different observers on the sphere, I can transfer the information simultaneously to both observers, but no information has been exchanged between the two observers.
I'm sure the light from distant stars are reaching other observers at the same time they are reaching us, despite being light years away, but there is still no "FTL travel" in all of this, either with information or particles.
Again, have I missed something?
Oh, and yes, get well soon yor_on!
Thnx. The surgery went fine, now it's just convalescence and painkillers
Anyway, if you think of it as particles, 'photons' assuming paths to them it must follow that as the distance grows each unique path must find itself for ever more separated to the next 'photon path' as the flashlight moves its arc. If you instead consider it waves then? Well, can we spit a wave into 'quantum bits' at a smallest scale? If they are a continuous phenomena then we have this unbroken beam laterally too, although we then have to redefine photons as 'particles' as I see it. You could assume a photon a excitation in a field, but what would that make a wave?
Good to hear you're doing well.
Bizerl's point is pretty much the point I'm making, too. Information might hit other observers at the same time as you, but until they pass their information to you, you can't make use of what they got. That transfer from them to you limits the whole process to the speed of light. As I mentioned before, since light moves at a constant speed, the signalling time is proportional to the length it has to travel. The shortest possible path from source to observer is a straight line, indicating direct communication. Any path involving hitting a sphere and reflecting off it is automatically longer than that straight line, so it's slower than that limit. The only way you'd have FTL communication is if you somehow had a line that was shorter than a straight line.
As for breaking up a signal into pieces, the way you do it isn't really important. The easiest way is to think of the laser as being flicked off or on to indicate a stream of bits. There are more sophisticated ways to encode information on a classical wave, but you can rigorously show that the limit is the same. The problem is that even if this on/off beam is spread across the entire sphere at the same time, the observer has to somehow obtain the whole signal to get all the information contained in it.
You can generalize all this to photons, but its not really worth going down that path until you understand the classical case fully, since it builds upon the classical case, since photons aren't "little bullets" and are difficult to deal with in a rigorous way.
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To make the statement work, that you have a continuous beam moving laterally at our 'sphere', you need to some pretty drastic brain gymnastics as it seems to me? Because the further away you place that sphere the more pronounced your motion of the wrist must become as that beam finally hits. And that's why I put it in terms of the energy receives at each 'spot'' of the sphere, all of this assuming our standard interpretations of radiation being timeless etc. And that one is not 'observer dependent' as you can assume that no matter what your frame of reference is, radiation will move at 'c' relative it.
Or alternatively build a case in where the only thing differing that sphere from the lights origin is the 'distance' that light has propagated. Gravity, etc, being the same. To me it becomes geometry, and assuming 'photons' existing, which they do, their 'paths' (relative each other that is:) if seen classically will widen. As for a wave you then have the question of the energy received at the 'sphere'? by that waves motion laterally over each spot, as defined by the spots light detectors changing output? If you would find the energy to change with distance it would become a problem, ignoring expansion here. But if it doesn't change with the distance? Where would the extra energy needed come from? Always assuming a smooth motion of that beam laterally?
What is the time for correcting spelling, words, etc for TNS those days?
To short for me anyway
It's geometry, and then a question of the duality relative a smooth lateral beam motion moving over the sphere. And thinking of it able to do it FTL just make it become more interesting to me
First, let me nitpick a bit, since this is one of my pet peeves about SR:
. . .assuming our standard interpretations of radiation being timeless etc. . .
Light (I'm assuming that's what you mean by radiation) is not timeless. Special relativity says it doesn't make sense to consider the reference frame of light, which is very different than light being timeless.
you can assume that no matter what your frame of reference is, radiation will move at 'c' relative it.
That is 100% correct, and doesn't require light to be "timeless."
Or alternatively build a case in where the only thing differing that sphere from the lights origin is the 'distance' that light has propagated. Gravity, etc, being the same. To me it becomes geometry, and assuming 'photons' existing, which they do, their 'paths' (relative each other that is:) if seen classically will widen.
This is another problem. Photons are not little bullets following paths between the source and detector. They're smeared out over all space somehow. You can detect them at a point, but their quantum wave is very non-bullet-like. The "little bullet" paths you can draw out are actually rays, which are distinctly not photons and describe light's travel in the classical wave theory.
As for a wave you then have the question of the energy received at the 'sphere'? by that waves motion laterally over each spot, as defined by the spots light detectors changing output? If you would find the energy to change with distance it would become a problem, ignoring expansion here. But if it doesn't change with the distance? Where would the extra energy needed come from? Always assuming a smooth motion of that beam laterally?
Ok, what happens is that the classical model breaks down when the energy per unit area gets small enough. The continuous classical wave model works because you have so much energy and so many photons at each point that you can average over them and treat everything as continuous. If you make the sphere really big, the classical energy at each point will be small enough that you need to use a quantum/photon model. This means you'll actually pick up discrete photons at the detector rather than a continuous wave. There's no problem with energy conservation, since the total sum of photon energy received has to add up to what you sent out initially.
There is still no FTL signal, though proving so gets much harder if you rigorously deal with photons and not "little bullets."
Sweet stuff JP. Although, heh, astronomically the definition of light or any radiation is that it has to be timeless, as I understands it? If you assume otherwise you get so called 'tired light'. But I'm guessing that you might say that as it 'propagate' (speed), according to what we observe and define, it also takes a 'time' according to us?
Again, it's important to be precise. Timeless would mean that a photon has a reference frame in which it's clock measures no time passing. That is in no way supported by relativity or any other physical theory that I know of.
Some tired light models propose that photons lose energy over time without interacting with matter. As far as we can tell, photons are very stable (not losing energy or decaying unless they interact with other matter). But that doesn't mean timelessness.
A photon seems very much a invariant relation to any thought up 'frame of reference' to me in its modern interpretation. Tired light assumes it not being of a constant 'energy' as I understands it. And it does take time to 'propagate' from any frame of reference observing it. I think I'm rather precise myself well, at times at least.
In the absence of proofs for a 'internal clock' I will consider it 'timeless' over those astronomic distances we've measured, ahem
You are precise when you talk about it's invariant speed in any inertial reference frame and the lack of decay/energy loss in free propagation, but that is not equivalent to timelessness in terms of physics terminology. But physics does not equate the word "timeless" with these properties, so it's a bit imprecise to use that term if you're trying to discuss physics.
I stand corrected JP
And maybe I might agree, it opens for interesting possibilities, assuming a propagation and that a geodesic becomes a very strange thing in a vacuum, whose metric is defined as 'gravity'? Weird stuff.
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How the newly inducted IAF Chinook heavy-lift helicopters provide huge versatility in operations
By M Matheswaran
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The Indian Air Force inducted the first batch of four Boeing C-47 F(I) Chinook helicopters last month into its inventory. These are part of the order for fifteen heavy lift helicopters. With a payload capability of 10 tonnes and a significantly good high altitude performance, the Chinooks fill a long-felt gap in IAF’s heavy lift helicopter capability. For long the IAF had depended solely on its small fleet of Russian built Mi-26 helicopter, which is still the world’s largest and heaviest payload helicopter. The Mi-26, with an enormous payload capability of 20 tonnes, had provided yeoman service for more than two decades.
Starting with a fleet of four aircraft, the Mi-26 has played extensive role in meeting major airlift requirements of material, machinery, and men, for the military and civil administration in the Himalayan border regions.With one aircraft having crashed few years ago, the surviving fleet had been hampered by maintenance and technical support problems, virtually bringing to halt the heavy heli-lift capability of the IAF. Besides, increasing emphasis on infrastructure build-up in the border regions has highlighted the importance of heli-lift capabilities for both the IAF and the Indian Army. This is what prompted the IAF to look out for building and enhancing its heli-lift capabilities in the heavy-segment.
India’s borderlands, dominated by the mighty Himalayan ranges, are unique, treacherous, and the most demanding in the world. The need to operate at altitudes higher than 20000 ft on regular basis is unique to India, and is a challenge to most helicopters designed in the West and Russia. Operations in Indian environment puts gruelling demands on these helicopters. High altitude performance in other parts of the world is at less than 20000ft, in fact, it would average between 5000 and 10000 ft, with exceptions at 15000 ft. In India, 20000 ft operations would be routine in the Himalayan stretches and valleys all across our nearly 4000 km long border in the north and north-west. High altitude operations put severe demands on the engine, has a drastic reduction in effective payload, and has adverse impact on total technical life. These will need to be addressed by appropriate technical enhancements that are fairly expensive as well.
Indian MOD signed the contract with M/s Boeing in Sep 2015 for supply of 15 CH-47F(I) Chinook Helicopters. The contract is for USD 1.1 billion, with an option clause for further seven aircraft. All 15 aircraft are planned to be supplied before March, 2020. It is almost certain that the option clause would be exercised. The first aircraft was handed over in a ceremony at the manufacturer’s production facility in Philadelphia on Feb 1 st , and the first batch of four were shipped out to Mundra Port in Gujarat. The four were then assembled and integrated into fully operational helicopters at the IAF base in Chandigarh and inducted on the 25 th March. Some of the specialist systems, self-protection systems and EW equipment are contracted through the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) procedure.
While the payload capability is only half that of the Mi-26 helicopter, the Chinook provides huge versatility in operations. The IAF version is the CH-47 F(I), which is the latest and advanced version of the Chinook, designed more than 50 years ago in 1962. The IAF aircraft is upgraded with new generation avionics and flight control systems that make the aircraft capable of very precise and versatile operations during day and night. The Chinook’s twin-rotor design gives it good agility and stability in high altitude operations. Its advanced mission computer and the DAFCS (Digital Automatic Flight Control System) allows the pilot to feed in the complete mission profile and fly automatically and with hover precision in one foot increments vertically and laterally. The CH-47 F(I) is an advanced multi mission helicopter with the true multi-role, vertical-lift capability. It contains a fully integrated, digital cockpit management system, Common Aviation Architecture Cockpit and advanced cargo-handling capabilities that complement the aircraft’s mission performance and handling characteristics. Its primary role will be for transportation of troops, artillery, equipment, and fuel. The army is particularly keen on the Chinook heavy heli-lift capability for transportation and deployment of its recently procured M-777 Ultra-Light howitzer artillery guns in the Himalayan border regions with China.
As opposed to the small fleet of three Mi-26 helicopters, the larger fleet size of the CH- 47 F(I) would provide the IAF immense flexibility and availability of aircraft for a variety of tasks. It will provide a boost to the construction of infrastructure and border road projects, long overdue. Border Roads Organisation would get a fillip to its long-delayed road construction projects in the north-east. Our continued requirements of aerial maintenance in remote regions will be better served with this new capability, as also for critical needs of HADR operations, in missions for transportation of relief supplies, and evacuation of refugees. The IAF plans to deploy the two squadrons, one in the Western sector in Himachal Pradesh and adjoining Himalayan regions, and the other in the East sector in Assam/Arunachal Pradesh.
The Chinook acquisition was also accompanied by acquisition of the Apache attack helicopter, also from Boeing. Both contracts, worth together over USD 3.5 billion, were signed on the same day on 28 Sep 2015. Both are also a combination of DCS (Direct Commercial Sales) and FMS (Foreign Military Sales) processes. The two inductions have followed a series of procurements from the USA, mostly through the FMS route. Having started with the first major defence deal in 2008, the Indo-USA defence business is likely to touch a whopping USD 18 billion by the end of 2019. Most of these acquisitions are through FMS and are virtually replacing the earlier Russian fleets: Apache replacing the Mi-35, Chinook replacing Mi-26, Sikorsky MH-60 Romeo replacing the Kamov in the Navy, with the likelihood of 110 NMRH to follow; this is a sort of indirect CAATSA in play.
It is important for India to realise that while many of these acquisitions have given significant teeth to Indian operational capability, in terms of business it has been huge business to the US companies with very little to show for India in 3 terms of Technology transfer or industrial gain in terms of manufacture or co-design and co- development.
The CAG report number 3 of 2019 comes down heavily on these acquisitions. It castigates the MOD and the IAF for procedural lapses, long drawn out acquisition processes, and more importantly of having skewed the QRs in such a way that only Chinook and Apache would have been successful. That’s a serious indictment. However, India will do well to remember that major procurements like the Apache and the Chinook at huge costs, while meeting the IAF’s operational requirements, should also be leveraged to benefit India’s larger strategic interests of technology acquisition, industrial capability, global partnerships, and of course, strengthening US-India strategic partnership. It needs to be a win-win for both.
The author is retired Air Marshal and former Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. He is the founding Chairman and President of The Peninsula Foundation, Chennai. Views expressed are personal.
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“Where is My Aashu?,” 60-Yr-Old Woman Asks After Amritsar Accident
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“Maine jalebi di khaane ko, vo chod ke chala gaya. Abhi bhi vahaan padhi hain uski jalebi. (I gave him a jalebi to eat but he left it behind. It is still lying there),” Vidya, the 60-year-old aunt of a 22-year-old boy called Aashu told The Quint.
Struggling to walk along the length of the railway track in Amritsar’s Joda Phatak, Vidya revisits the site where she thinks her nephew might have died. In a horrific accident, a local DMU train ran over scores of people, killing at least 60.
Vidya hopes Aashu is alright, staying the night at a friends place or safe somewhere else. “But he came here only to see the effigy burn, he said he was coming here,” she says with despair in her eyes, looking around in the hope that he emerges from somewhere and proves her worst fears wrong.
“They should have stopped the train or gone slowly. So many people were on the tracks watching the Ravana burn. I don’t want anything else but my child to come back. What will I do if he doesn’t?,” she asks while being helped by her friend and relative, Rajkumari.
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Her family members have been constantly searching for Aashu since the accident on the evening of 19 October. She says her daughter can’t stop crying
“We have been to all the hospitals, given photos of him everywhere. My sons, daughter-in-law, nephew came home at 4 in the morning after looking for him everywhere,” she said.
While the family was visiting hospitals they were shown several dead bodies, but were unable to recognise Aashu among them. “People are not recognizable, some people look small and others big. There is not one hospital that my son has not visited,” she said. The train going over them often cut their bodies apart making it hard to recognize.
Repeatedly murmuring “Kahaan hain mera Aashu,” she walks on without any signs of giving up till she finds out what happened to her nephew.
“I want nothing else but for my child to be found,” she repeats.
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Navdeep Bains dodges SNC-Lavalin questions at corporate welfare announcement
Keean BexteRebel Contributor
The Cabinet Ministers remaining loyal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the midst of the SNC-Lavalin scandal have been busy lately.
The Prime Minister's Office has sent them across the country to distract from day-after-day of embarrassment in Parliamentary committee rooms. Justin Trudeau himself was about to hold a press conference and fundraiser in Regina; (the two are often paired to save so that taxpayers pay the airfare, rather than the Liberal Party.)
But that was canceled abruptly, with rumors claiming Canadian Tire was too embarrassed to host the scandal-plagued Prime Minister!
Today, Navdeep Bains, Trudeau's Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, appeared in Calgary to Cisco in an investment announcement. Cisco, an American technology conglomerate is directing $15 million towards several programs, including youth-oriented charities.
I attended the announcement in downtown Calgary, which the government clearly hoped would be a distraction from the SNC-Lavalin scandal unfolding by the hour. Instead, even the mainstream media didn’t take the bait – and all questions in the press conference following the announcement were about the scandal Trudeau and his Ministers so desperately want to put behind them.
(CORRECTION: A previous version of this story said that this investment by Cisco was government funded. That is not the case. The money is a corporate investment made by Cisco. The Rebel apologizes for this error.)
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Pull the string and the same answers come out. He has a little record inside him with talking points.
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Isn’t our fearless leader, Baby Doc Trudeau, a perfect example of the failure of artificial intelligence?
Shouldn’t he be out laundering money at the casino with Raj Grewal ?
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Actually the anti theft system failed at the Canadian Tire Store and they were afraid the Liberals would steal them blind.
Good for Canadian Tire, to bad they found Trudeau embarrassing, personally I find him disgusting and a fine example of your everyday Traitor.
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"What I did find out is that I guess that Jason High kid got up and pushed a referee - he's cut," White said in disgust. "I'm going to cut him. I look at that the way (Paul) Daley put his hands on his opponent after a fight was over. You don't ever, ever f****** touch a referee, ever. You're done here. He's been apologizing on Twitter, but he's done."
White was also disappointed in the Diego Sanchez-Ross Pearson decision, going so far to say that the judge that gave Sanchez the fight at 30-27 (Jeff Collins) should never judge another professional fight. White said he is going to give Pearson the $30,000 he would have received had he won the decision.
"Diego lost that fight. The judge who judged that fight should never be judging fights again. He never should be judging fights of this caliber, he needs to go back down into the amateurs and really learn how to judge a fight," White said. "First of all, you gave every round to Diego, who got dropped in the second round. It was a knockdown, how does Diego win that round? It's not possible. I don't know how you can vote against him, but it goes to show that you're never safe. That's as bad as it gets."
Saturday night was a bit of a blur for White. As UFC Fight Night Albuquerque fighters were battling inside the Octagon, White was taking on a serious opponent of his own: allergies.
"I was f***** up Saturday night because I had real bad allergies, so I took some Benadryl and it knocked me out," he said Tuesday afternoon on his first day back in the office after a short weekend family getaway to his hometown in Maine.
But as White drifted off into a medicine-induced sleep, something jolted him back to consciousness on the TV.
"My eyes swelled up like I just got the s**t kicked out of me," White explained. "It snowed in May in Maine, so they're just going through Spring now. There was so much Pollen on my car, my eyes swelled up. So I drove into the pharmacy and the lady is like, 'You need to take some Benadryl.' I had never taken Benadryl in my life - I always thought it was some s**t you rubbed on your skin.
"So I asked her, 'What happens if I drink with these?' She said, 'It's going to make you more tired.' So I took two. I drank 3/4 of a beer and I barely made it to my bedroom walking. I laid down for a few minutes and I'm dead - hallucinating, dreaming crazy s**t.
"But you want to know something crazy," he continued. "I was in my bedroom sleeping, but the TV was on with the fights on in my room. You know what woke me up? The crowd during the Dodson fight woke me up. It was so f****** loud on my TV. That crowd was insane."
On UFC 174...
White made it a point to highlight Gegard Mousasi before his main event bout with Mark Munoz at Fight Night Berlin, and he said Tuesday that Ali Bagautinov is the guy competing at UFC 174 that has his full attention.
"Another Russian - Ali is another tough guy. He's ranked No. 4 in the world and is going against Demetrious Johnson, who I agree with Joe Rogan when he says that Johnson is probably the fastest, most technical guy in MMA," White said. "It's true. He looks better every time he fights. It should be a fun fight.
> Check out UFC 174 Countdown: Johnson vs. Bagautinov
"Demetrious needs to do what Henderson did to Khabilov, and basically shut him down, especially coming off that amazing knockout of Joseph Benavidez, especially when nobody thought Mighty Mouse had any power," White continued. "Demetrious has been talking about a potential super fight, he's a couple fights away from cleaning out this division. They have him ranked No. 4 in pound for pound, and a dominant win Saturday gets him a step closer to where he wants to be. He's the guy I look at who's building this division."
Also making noise in the flyweight division is Dodson, fresh off his impressive victory over John Moraga last Saturday. White said a potential rematch between Dodson and Johnson could tear the house down.
"I think that John Dodson is one of the most talented guys in the sport. He's fun to watch, he's exciting, and it was absolutely, positively an experience factor in the first fight against Johnson, and Demetrious beating him again would be a big deal," White said.
On Tyron Woodley...
Woodley spoke with Sherdog recently and voiced his displeasure with the current system in the UFC when it comes to fighters getting title shots.
“I think we need to have some consistency and a rubric to make it more of a sport,” Woodley told Sherdog. “I feel like [there are] guys that are legitimately putting themselves in that position to fight for the title by working so hard, and we should be given that shot, not just look at the fans saying, ‘That was a good fight. I want to see it again.’ OK, well, if you saw the NBA finals and it was a great series between the Heat and OKC, you don’t get to run it back just because it was a great last game of the series. The winner’s the winner.”
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Woodley's issue is directly related to Robbie Lawler potentially getting another title shot if he beats Matt Brown on July 26 in San Jose, before Woodley even gets his first crack at the champ.
White has a message for "The Chosen One."
"It's not that anybody can get a title shot or rematch - the Lawler-Johny Hendricks fight was so close," White said. "Everybody thinks Woodley gasses out after the first round. This is Tyron's shot right here. Nobody is beating down the doors after Tyron's last two performances for him to get a title shot. He's explosive and exciting, but there are question marks there. This kid MacDonald has the exact style to tire him out and make him gas out. We'll see.
"Woodley - half the time he has a killer instinct and goes out there and destroys people, and half the time he doesn't. He's a 50/50 guy. MacDonald is the same thing," White continued. "It's a big fight for both these guys. Woodley has to go out and make people want to see him in a title fight. This is his big opportunity. So let's see it. Go out and deliver this weekend and make people talk about you and see you in a title fight."
On Benson Henderson...
White has been vocal in the past about Henderson and his inability to finish fights, calling him a grinder. But on Saturday night White thinks Henderson fought the fight he's been waiting for to see out of "Smooth."
"It was awesome. He needed to have that type of fight, that was a big fight for him. Ben Henderson looked awesome," White said. "Khabilov is a bad dude and a tough guy, he's very well-rounded and his wrestling and throws are nasty - I mean nobody throws people around like that kid does. Ben went in there, and even when Rustam went to throw him he had that nice hook on the leg - Ben looked awesome and he went in and finished.
"Henderson is nasty once he gets that guillotine on you, Khabilov rolled and got out of that thing and got the top position. The first round was a very competitive first round, then Henderson came out in the second and said, 'I'm the No. 1 guy in the world.' He should be ranked No. 1 - he beat Gilbert Melendez."
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As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, many of us will move our workouts indoors. That means you'll spend more time in the locker room -- places that can be breeding grounds for bacteria, viruses, fungi and other maladies.
Most viruses and other contagions love humidity, which is a combination of moisture and heat.
“That pretty much describes every locker room I’ve ever been in," says physical therapist Paul M. Smith, PT, MS, AT, CGFI.
Throw on top of that the opportunity for bacteria or viruses to get into the body through an athlete's mucus membranes, like the nose or eyes, or cuts on the skin.
"So if you’re playing pick-up basketball and you get a court burn or abrasion, your skin is compromised and you have a greater opportunity to develop an ailment when you go into a high-humidity situation,” Mr. Smith says.
That doesn’t mean you need to encase yourself in a plastic bubble when you enter the locker room. Mr. Smith advises taking these common-sense steps to protect your health:
Wash your hands. Chances are, you’ve been swinging a sweaty kettlebell, lifting dusty weights or throwing a muddy football before grabbing the locker room’s frequently touched doors and lockers. Every time you touch them, you’re coming into contact with the germs of the people who handled them before you. “Wash your hands with soap and water for as long as it takes to sing, 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,' ” Mr. Smith says. “Hand sanitizer helps, too.” Once your hands are clean, use a paper towel to turn off the faucet. Otherwise, you undo the benefits of the washing.
Wear flip-flops. They protect you against slipping on wet floors and decrease the chances of developing athlete’s foot or nail fungus. Don’t forget to wash and dry your flip flops, too. Smith recommends using a 3 percent solution of hydrogen peroxide mixed with water. (He adds a shot glass-size amount of the mixture to his laundry, too.)
Scrub your feet. Further protect yourself against athlete’s foot and nail fungus by washing the bottom of your feet and between your toes with soap and water.
Tend to wounds. Open cuts should be washed with soap and water, treated with antibiotic cream and covered with a bandage to reduce the chance of contracting a staph infection or MRSA, a bacterial infection that is resistant to many antibiotics. Contracting these infections in locker rooms is rare, Smith says, but can occur when bacteria enter through an open wound or from rubbing your eyes.
Create a barrier. Unless you’re already wearing shorts, lay a clean towel on the locker room bench before you sit. Likewise, cover toilet seats with paper liners, if your workout facility provides them.
Don’t share hygiene supplies. That means towels that can grow mold or fungus when wet, razors that hold another person’s DNA, hairbrushes or combs that can transmit lice, and even tubs of ointment. "You reach your fingers in there and the next person reaches in and it becomes a communal watering hole for bacteria, so to speak,” Smith says.
Clean your gym bag. After being in a hot locker while you exercise, your duffel probably gets stuffed with wet clothes and towels, then sits in the car for hours while you run errands or go to work. Ditto for helmets, gloves, hockey sticks and other equipment. Again, Smith recommends washing these items with hydrogen peroxide.
Paul M. Smith, PT, MS, AT, CGFI, is a physical therapist, Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) certified golf fitness instructor and sports rehabilitation manager at University Hospitals Mayfield Village Health Center. You can request an appointment with Smith or any other University Hospitals doctor online.
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The Blob, a horror film starring a young Steve McQueen, came out in 1958. The film begins with an old man watching a meteorite fall to Earth. He goes to investigate, and prods the meteorite with a stick, whereupon it breaks open and a small, living blob leaps onto his hand, and begins to consume him, growing steadily larger, until he is completely eaten alive. The blob then eats the doctor and nurse who had tried to treat him, and goes on from there, consuming more and more victims and growing steadily larger, seemingly indestructible, until, finally, the heroes of the story discover that it can be frozen solid with CO2 fire extinguishers. It is then dropped onto the Arctic ice, to await a sequel that never came.
What most people never realized is that the story is based on a real incident�actually a long series of incidents, a phenomenon that has yet to be explained. In 1950 in Philadelphia, there were reports that what appeared to be a meteorite had fallen in the city, and four police officers went to the scene to investigate. They discovered a blob six feet across and about a foot thick in the center. When they tried to pick it up it dissolved in their hands, leaving a sticky residue. None of them were eaten alive; in fact, they suffered no ill effects whatever. But what was it?
It turns out that there is a long tradition of �star jellies,� of blobs found on the ground, often after meteor falls or large meteor showers. There are reports dating as far back as the thirteen hundreds in Europe, which modern debunkers try to explain away as nostoc algae or slime molds. Perhaps that is all there is to it, but the association with meteorites is hard to explain�and that�s assuming that the glowing objects that seemed to fall from the sky were just meteorites.
In more recent times, there have been similar reports, often explained by debunkers as accidental discharges from the toilets of airliners, but there seems to be something else going on, and this �explanation� certainly cannot explain the reports made before airliners existed. On 8/11/1979, following the Perseid meteor shower, a woman named Sybil Christian in Frisco, Texas found a purple blob in her yard, which was �explained� as residue from a battery processing plant in town�but, given the fact that the plant was some distance from her house, how did the residue get to her yard? And is the fact that the event occurred during the meteor fall just a coincidence? In December, 1983 a grayish-white, oily goo was found in North Reading, Massachusetts, on lawns and streets and even on gasoline station pumps, which would seem to rule out algae or slime molds. In Oakville, Washington, again during the Perseid shower, jelly appeared all over town, and some people who touched it reported becoming ill for a short time, suffering from vertigo. Unlike the victims of the fictional blob, none were eaten, and, apparently, there were no lasting ill effects. Some people in town claimed to have seen black helicopters. Note that ordinary Army helicopters are a very dark olive drab in color, and seen from a distance, or silhouetted against the sky even in daylight they appear black. Star jelly was reported in Scotland in 2009, in the English Lake District in March, 2011, and blue blobs fell in Dorset, England in January, 2012. In England researchers at the McCaulay Institute are reported to have analyzed some of the material, discovering very little, save that it was ninety nine percent water and contained no DNA. So the phenomenon has been going on for a very long time, is very widespread, and continues to occur. It would be nice if a more concerted and systematic effort were made to analyze the material, and it is likely that more than one phenomenon is involved. For example, if the blob found by the police in Philadelphia was mostly water, like the one tested in England, it could not have simply evaporated in such a brief time. A number of researchers, especially the American writer Charles Fort, have compiled reports of strange objects and substances falling from the skies, including fish, frogs, �blood,� stones of apparently terrestrial origin, and even what appeared to be chunks of meat. Often the falls of fish and frogs occur during rainstorms, and debunkers claim that tornadoes somehow selectively picked them up from lakes or rivers without picking up other items, such as crayfish or plants or mud, and did so even when no tornadoes were reported. Rains of �blood� are explained as rain colored by dust, and dust can indeed travel great distances and mix with rain; Saharan dust even crosses the Atlantic to be seen in the Caribbean. But there seems to be something else at work, something that defies the usual materialist concept of reality. Perhaps our minds, connected at some higher level, consensually �dream� what we normally take to be reality, and perhaps at times this consensus breaks down.
Be that as it may, there may be a different explanation for things like the Philadelphia blob. Many of these things seem to appear after meteor showers, particularly the Perseid shower. Many meteorites are the remains of comets which gradually disintegrate after repeatedly entering the relatively hot inner Solar System, and the Perseid shower is from the Swift-Tuttle comet. What remains of its nucleus is about two kilometers across, surrounded and trailed at a considerable distance by debris. Could carbon and water based life develop in comets? Certainly water is present, and a variety of organic compounds, but comets spend much of their time in the deep freeze of the outer Solar System, originating in the distant Oort Cloud, where temperatures approach absolute zero. They only get warm enough to melt their water ice when they get closest to the Sun. As for the poorly understood phenomenon of the internal heat of celestial bodies, whatever its cause it seems dependent on the mass and probably also the density of the objects, and the largest known comets are of low density and their nuclei are only about forty kilometers in diameter. So it would seem unlikely that life forms could develop within comets and fall to Earth relatively intact, but the possibility cannot be entirely ruled out.
But there is yet another possibility to consider. Many UFOs seem to act almost like animals, sometimes with only limited intelligence. The idea that some may, in fact, be bizarre life forms existing in our atmosphere and perhaps beyond has been around for quite some time. Its best-known proponent was Trevor James Constable, who published They Live in the Sky in 1958, The Cosmic Pulse of Life in 1975, and Sky Creatures: Living UFOs in 1978. Constable theorized that the creatures may exist most of the time in a kind of low density state, propelling themselves with what Wilhelm Reich called �orgone energy,� which is identical to what has been called chi, ki, prana, vril, and by many other names in different cultures. Constable believed that the creatures might be visible only in the infrared when in a low density state, but at times increased their density and became visible at the shorter wave lengths we are able to perceive.
But what would hold such creatures together and allow them to organize whatever low density matter composes them? For that, we must turn to British biochemist Rupert Sheldrake, who postulated the existence of �morphic fields,� which account for most of the order in the universe. He believed that even the shape of inorganic crystals might be determined by these fields, and that the fields might be identical with the Hindu �Akashic records,� or Jung�s �collective unconscious.� A quartz crystal, for example, might be shaped by such a field and would then also generate a field of its own, which would help other crystals to form, and their exact shape might, in a sense, evolve over time. So the overall universal field would affect individual crystals, and the individual crystals� fields would then modify the universal field of which they are a part. Applied to living organisms the field is called the �morphogenetic field.� There has always been a problem for biologists trying to explain how undifferentiated embryonic stem cells develop into the multitude of quite different tissues that comprise the different organs in a living creature. It appears that DNA merely tells the cell to produce certain proteins, and this is by no means a complete explanation. Sheldrake suggests that a DNA molecule also acts like a kind of antenna, getting instructions from the morphogenetic field. At a human level, the morphogenetic field might be our astral body, both individual and connected to the greater universal mind. The universal mind (and I have no problem referring to it as God) might then control evolution via the field�intelligent design.
In the case of sky creatures, their fields might be powerful enough to shape surrounding materials like air and water vapor into a kind of body. And, in addition to the �blobs,� there may be other evidence for sky creatures. On 3/19/1994 videographer Jose Escamilla taped strange flying rods near Roswell and Midway, New Mexico. They could not be seen by the human eye because their motion was too rapid, but videotape, slowed down, revealed creatures estimated at anywhere from a few inches in length to a yard or more. Many seemed to propel themselves with three or four sets of staggered fin like structures on either side of their bodies. Lest anyone accuse Mr. Escamilla of fraud (with his technical expertise he would certainly be capable of faking it), bear in mind that many, many other people have achieved identical results. Skeptics say that the rods are just blurred images of flying insects, and, indeed, similar images have been obtained by taping insects, but, apparently, they must be back lit. But many of the images were taken when the scene was not back lit, as at the Cave of Swallows in Mexico, and often those present never see any insects, and often the cameras are focused on infinity. If witnesses cannot even see insects, how would a camera focused on infinity detect them? Also, they have been taped near sky divers ten thousand feet up in the air, where flying insects are very rare. Clearly, more research is needed here. If, with multiple researchers present, rods were taped in zero degree weather, for example, that would certainly rule out insects.
When I was a volunteer camera man on an access television show and Jose Escamilla was our guest I discussed flying rods with him at some length, and again when I encountered him at UFO and conspiracy conferences. We speculated that rods might exist under water as well as in the air, and they might be the origin of legends of flying dragons, and, possibly, modern accounts of lake monsters, like the one reportedly seen in Loch Ness. And we discussed the morphogenetic field concept as it might apply to flying rods�they would be akin to the �blobs� but perhaps shaped differently.
If these creatures are truly proven to exist, it would be an amazing discovery in and of itself. But if their existence, in turn, proves that morphogenetic fields exist, it would revolutionize biology and medicine and present a major challenge to the reigning materialist paradigm.
Article Copyright� William B Stoecker - reproduced with permission.
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In 626, the Holy Prophet sent a message of goodwill and an invitation to accept Islam to Syrians. Ignoring all norms of decency, Byzantine Christian Governor of Syria put the messenger to death. The Prophet called a few thousand volunteers and sent them out under the command of his adopted son Zyed ibn Haritha in 630. Byzantinians brought one lac well trained and heavily armed army. The mission failed and Zyed died fighting. Jaffer ibn Abu Talib and Abdullah ibn Rawaha took the command one after the other and died fighting. Khalid ibn al-Walid took over the command and proved excellent swordsman.
He inflicted heavy casualties on enemy and managed to withdraw safely from the field. On his return the Holy Prophet conferred on him the title 'SWORD OF ALLAH'. The first Caliph, Abu Bakr, formed three contigents having 3000 Mujahideen each and sent them out to Syria under the commands of Amr ibn al-As, Yezid ibn Abu Sufiyan and Sharabil ibn Hassanah. Mujahideen gained victories in minor clashes on borders. Byzantine Emperor sent down a large army under his brother, Theodorus to check Muslim advances. The Caliph ordered Khalid to hasten from Persian borders to Syria to take over the command of operations there. Khalid, with his 900 men, crossed waterless desert between Iran & Syria in a record time of 18 days--the swiftest march in history. Thirsty and worn out, but undaunted in spirit this valiant son of Islam suddenly appeared before the walls of Damascus. Theodorus met Mujahideen at Ajnadain. Khalid's skill and valour inflicted on it a decisive defeat (August 634). The discomfited imperialists took refuge in Jerusalem. Cut off from all succour, they offered to surrender to Caliph Omer if he comes in person to accept its submissions. Caliph Omer went to Syria and Jerusalem in the year 637 or 638 and climbed to the terrace where temple of Solomon had once stood. He ordered removal of debris and construction of mosque there.
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Big Gathering for Dennis Wheeler
The Seattle Go Center recently honored Dennis Wheeler for his longtime dedication to teaching and sharing the game of go. Over 50 people came to the Seattle center on Saturday, Jan. 11, to share pizza, have a chat, play a game, and pose for pictures. Program Manager Mike Malveaux noted that Dennis helped Frank Fukuda at the Uwajimaya Wednesday outreach event for many years, and then took the lead in 2013. Dennis has also been teaching at festivals, such as Sakura-con, for over a decade. In addition, he has held the Saturday Manager position at the Seattle Go Center since 2012, where he particularly enjoys teaching children, and making newcomers feel welcome.
Dennis (right) at Sakura-Con 2017
Now, Dennis is dealing with chemotherapy, and needs to reduce his outside activities. He will still be coming to the Seattle Go Center on some Saturdays. He continues to use social media, such as Facebook.
The party included Dennis’s wife Vicki, their three daughters, and their partners, as well as neighbors who learned go from Dennis and many old friends from the Seattle Go Center.
Mike also noted the contributions that Dennis has made to the national go scene. He was one of the organizers of the 2005 Go Congress in Tacoma, and he has been a excellent game recorder for many national AGA tournaments, usually reporting on the first board.
Dennis Wheeler with family and friends at the Seattle Go Center
When he wrote about the party, Mike Malveaux noted: “My emotions are mixed — sadness that Dennis has to go through chemo, plus relief that he had some advance warning about it, and pride at Dennis’ contributions to American go, and pleasure that I’ve known him, because he’s really a great guy to spend time with.” Photos and report by Brian Allen
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Redmond’s Reviews, Episode 17: Michael Redmond 9P vs Takao Shinji 9P
Tune in to the AGA’s YouTube Channel at 6p EST today when Redmond’s Reviews Episode 17 with Chris Garlock and Michael Redmond 9p is released.
In this 93-minute episode, Michael reviews his Meijin tournament game with Takao Shinji 9P, which he calls his “best game of the year,” or as he also puts it, “my one half-decent game.” Most of the time, Redmond adds, “I seem to have the right idea” in this game, which features a lot of fighting. Takao held the Meijin title three years ago, dropped out of the league the next year, and the following year made the league’s final section. “He’s still at the top of the tournament scene in many ways,” Redmond says, noting that Takao is in the highest league of the Kisei tournament. A prodigy from an early age, Takao “played a thick, influence-oriented style, until he was confronted by Cho U,” whose territory-oriented style “inspired Takao to adapt his style and he does more fighting nowadays.” Chris and Michael also chat about what they were up to during their break from producing video commentaries, along with an update on their AlphaGo book-in-progress.
The commentary was originally streamed live on Twitch, which gave viewers a chance to interact with Redmond and Garlock, who will be live-streaming more game commentaries — some AlphaGo vs. AlphaGo and some of Redmond’s games — on January 23 and 30 on the AGA’s Twitch channel. Follow the AGA’s Twitch channel and get notified of live streams.
Video produced by Stephen Hu, Allen Moy, Chris Garlock and Andrew Jackson.
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Sarah Palin’s Expected Facebook Response to Family Guy Guest-Stars Bristol Palin
by Roy Edroso
Keeping to her program, Fox commentator Sarah Palin used Facebook again today to complain of a joke on the Fox cartoon Family Guy, in which son Chris dates a well-spoken but fussy young woman with Down Syndrome who reveals her mother to be “the former governor of Alaska.”
For variety, Palin enlisted her daughter Bristol who, after her mother expressed “disappointment” that the show “mocked [Birstol’s] baby brother, Trig (and/or others with special needs),” asked, “As a culture, shouldn’t we be more compassionate to innocent people — especially those who are less fortunate? Shouldn’t we be willing to say that some things just are not funny?”
The younger Palin also called the show “particularly pathetic” and its writers “heartless jerks,” the latter insult being derived from an old slang expression for small-town people, for which, as family members of people living in small towns, we demand an apology.
We congratulate Fox on this synergistic achievement, and look forward to a long-running feud between Palin and Family Guy‘s Seth MacFarlane in the manner of Fred Allen and Jack Benny, or at least of David Letterman and Bryant Gumbel.
We further suggest that when Palin succeeds in getting people to stop saying retarded, she join forces with those who seek to end the use of “autistic” as a punchline, and hasten the glorious day in which jokesters looking for synonyms for stupid will be forced to say “differently-abled.”
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Messi pulls out of Nigeria match
On November 2, 2017 12:27 amIn News, Sportsby Urowayino Jeremiah
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi will not be on parade at the Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, venue of the pre-World Cup friendly between Argentina and Nigeria on Tuesday, November 14. According to Ole Argentina, manager of the two-time world champions Jorge Sampaoli has opted not to field his skipper against the Super Eagles.
And it has been suggested that the striker will only feature against World Cup hosts Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow on November 11.
This same scenario happened in the Albiceleste’s last international friendlies against Brazil (June 9) and Singapore (June 13), when Messi went the distance against the Seleção but was omitted from the match day squad against the Asians.
Across all levels, Lionel Messi has faced the Nigerian national teams five times in the past and has scored six goals, including four against the Super Eagles.
Meanwhile, VfB Stuttgart left-back Emiliano Insúa was handed a late call-up by manager Sampaoli on Tuesday, as replacement for the injured AC Milan star Lucas Biglia, who suffered from an inflammation in the patellar tendon of his left knee.
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Lucas Hedges’s Addiction Drama Ben Is Back Is an Honest, If Uneven, Effort
The Hedges and Julia Roberts vehicle, written and directed by the actor’s father, may not be a swing for the fences, but its insights ring true.
By K. Austin Collins
Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges star in Ben is Back.By Mark Schafer/Courtesy of LD Ent./Roadside Attractions.
When a character in a movie drops the line “this time will be different,“ you know not to believe it. In the case of Ben Is Back—the new film starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, written and directed by Lucas’s father, Peter Hedges—it is uttered by a hopeful mom when her son, a drug addict who’s been sent away to a treatment facility, returns home on Christmas Eve. The visit was unexpected; suffice it to say that the son, Ben (Hedges)—just 77 days sober—is arriving home a bit earlier than either his parents or his sponsor feel is safe. Ben Is Back proves them right.
Rather, the genre proves them right. There have been a couple of addiction dramas with name-brand casts released this year, as well as tales of good kids gone bad. Lucas’s peer Timothée Chalamet starred in two of them: Hot Summer Nights (in which a straight-laced kid tries drug dealing on for size) and the tragic Beautiful Boy (not to be confused with Boy Erased, which stars Hedges—but has nothing to do with drugs). There are only so many places for a film like this to go—or at least, films like this only seem to go so many places.
But Ben Is Back is the most insightful of this new bunch nevertheless. It’s also probably the biggest missed opportunity. The bare bones are familiar: Ben comes home to a surprised, wary, uncertain family. The first instinct of his mother, Holly (Roberts), besides joy at seeing her son again, is to hide her jewelry and all the pills in her medicine cabinet. Ben’s sister, Ivy (Kathryn Newton), has already bypassed hope and arrived at skeptical realism. Ben’s little siblings, spawned during Holly’s second marriage, couldn’t be happier to have him back; their father, Neal (Courtney B. Vance), who took out a second mortgage to pay for Ben’s treatment, is fed up.
Anyone familiar with addiction—or even, at this point, with movies about it—knows that the devil is in these details. You can suss out all the past traumas of Ben’s time as an addict, all the ways he’s hurt and struggled against his family, by keeping an eye on what everyone does to protect themselves now that he’s back—by not getting sucked into his fun stories, for example, which have the whiff of embellishment about them, courtesy of Lucas’s sensitive performance. Ben’s behavior, even in the present, justifies his family’s instinct to hold him at a distance. One need only to hear of his mother coming home, the previous summer, to find him collapsed on the stairs with a needle in his arm to remember that.
But of course, familial love can, does, and maybe even should trump all that. Ben Is Back, in its best moments, is a good-enough display of those odds. Things start to fly off the rails a little when the family’s dog goes missing and the film manufactures a reason to send Ben off the deep end with his mother in tow, coming face to face with people from his life as an addict. It becomes a strange, uneasy tour of Ben’s past sins—an idea that seems striking on paper, but doesn’t quite prove revealing, beyond the obvious.
Better are the side interactions with people we don’t really see again, such as Ben’s childhood doctor, who has dementia now—but who, we learn from Holly’s vituperative (though not unjustified) rant in his direction, prescribed Ben painkillers at 14, kept upping the doses, and encouraged what would become a life-shattering addiction. Or a young woman Ben runs into at a Narcotics Anonymous meeting—a woman who once bought drugs from him. Or the mother of another young woman Ben dealt to, who’s dead now.
Scenes like these lend an intriguing sense of community to the film—a world in which coming home from treatment means running, constantly, into one’s past mistakes. But Peter Hedges, a strong writer, doesn’t make the most of it as a director. His script displays a sense of intimate knowledge—its situations feel thought through, even as you wish he’d made more of this material. Holly’s moral and emotional negotiations with her son’s actions are particularly interesting. For a moment, they steer the film in a nasty, desperate direction—but the movie falls short of really going there.
As for the acting: Roberts and Vance, both among the best performers working, could do this kind of film with their eyes closed. Maybe that’s a way of saying that even if it all feels a little low effort, you can clearly see their talent. And maybe that lack of fireworks is a good thing. The film doesn’t glamorize addiction, or make it irrationally melodramatic, or gussy itself up in bespoke tragedy. (The same cannot be said of Beautiful Boy.) It’s all just right—even if “just right” is just O.K.
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Flashcards: Correcting Parallel Structure Errors
Terrorism is often defined as a violent act that is intended to create fear; perpetrated for a religious, political, or ideological goal; and deliberately targets noncombatants.
a violent act intended to create fear; perpetrated for a religious, political, or ideological goal; and targeted towards noncombatants.
a violent act that is intended to create fear; perpetrated for a religious, political, or ideological goal; and deliberately targets noncombatants.
a violent act that intends to create fear; perpetrates for a religious, political, or ideological goal; and targets noncombatants.
a violent act that is intended to create fear; is perpetrated for a religious, political, or ideological goal; and is deliberately targeting of noncombatants.
a violent act that intends to create fear; perpetrated for a religious, political, or ideological goal; and deliberately targets noncombatants.
The correct answer is the only one that employs parallel structure in the construction of the list of items.
The first progress in combating infection was made in 1847 by the Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis, who, despite ridicule and opposition, introduced compulsory handwashing for everyone entering the maternal wards, and he was rewarded with a plunge in maternal and fetal deaths, however the Royal Society dismissed his advice.
who was ridiculed, opposed, and dismissed by the Royal Society, even though he introduced compulsory handwashing for everyone entering the maternal wards and was rewarded with a plunge in maternal and fetal deaths
who reduced maternal and fetal deaths by introducing compulsory handwashing for everyone entering the maternal wards despite ridicule, opposition, and dismissal by the Royal Society
who reduced maternal and fetal deaths by introducing compulsory handwashing for everyone entering the maternal wards and was ridiculed, opposed, and dismissed by the Royal Society
who introduced compulsory handwashing for everyone entering the maternal wards and was rewarded with a plunge in maternal and fetal deaths, despite ridicule, opposition, and dismissal by the Royal Society
who, despite ridicule and opposition, introduced compulsory handwashing for everyone entering the maternal wards, and he was rewarded with a plunge in maternal and fetal deaths, however the Royal Society dismissed his advice.
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In isosceles triangle ABC, the measure of angle A is 50 degrees. Which is NOT a possible measure for angle B?
If angle A is one of the base angles, then the other base angle must measure 50 degrees. Since 50 + 50 + x = 180 means x = 80, the vertex angle must measure 80 degrees.
If angle A is the vertex angle, the two base angles must be equal. Since 50 + x + x = 180 means x = 65, the two base angles must measure 65 degrees.
The only number given that is not possible is 95 degrees.
The angles of a triangle measure , , and . Give in terms of .
The sum of the measures of three angles of a triangle is , so we can set up the equation:
We can simplify and solve for :
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Selecta Sweden signs strategic agreement with OKQ8
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Selecta, Europe’s route-based unattended self-service retailer, has signed a significant strategic agreement with OKQ8 in Sweden to offer Starbucks on the go coffee throughout the country.
The agreement will offer OKQ8, Sweden’s leading fuel supplier, access to Starbucks on the go across its fuel stations within the country, offering customers a Starbucks experience through its range of classic brewed coffees, cappuccinos, teas and other flavoured hot beverages; all guaranteed by Starbucks’ high quality and sustainability requirements.
The concept, which has previously been successfully operated by OKQ8 and Selecta in Denmark, will initially be launched in seven stations in mid-October, with a further roll-out expected from the start of 2020. By the end of Q1 2020, it’s expected that 130 stations throughout Sweden will offer Starbucks on the go to its customers.
Andreas Fetscher, head of business development at Selecta Sweden, said: “We’re delighted to offer Starbucks on the go throughout Sweden. OKQ8’s broad network of stations, recognised brand, and focus on sustainability aligns with the Starbucks concept and we’re excited to create a unique coffee experience for OKQ8’s customers.”
Fredrik Ahlengärd, head of shop and categories at OKQ8, said: “The aim of this agreement was to find a strategic partner to help us develop our coffee offering and we’re convinced that Selecta will be the right partner for us. We’ve been operating Starbucks on the go for many years in Denmark with great success and we are pleased to introduce the brand to Swedish customers.”
Headquartered in Switzerland, Selecta employs 10,000 people spanning 16 countries, and serves more than 10 million consumers a day on average through its 476,000 points of sale across Europe.
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Square brings new checkout device to Canada as competition in sector increases
Square’s white plastic device, called the Terminal, replaces the physical keypad design with a glass touch screen
Aug. 8, 2019 7:45 a.m.
Square Inc. is introducing a new option at Canadian checkout counters, as the Silicon Valley giant looks to shake up the country’s payment space.
The company, which started with a simple smartphone-based credit card scanner used by small businesses, is launching a device in Canada aimed to more directly compete with the ubiquitous grey boxes that scan payment cards at checkouts.
Square’s white plastic device, called the Terminal, replaces the physical keypad design with a glass touch screen that it says allows for more clarity at checkout with a variety of display options such as a full breakdown of the bill.
The company says it also offers transaction rates of 2.65 per cent for credit card payments and 10 cents for every debit payment, without the contracts and sometimes complex pricing offered in a market dominated by Canadian banks.
The rollout of the Terminal, which first launched late last year in the U.S., comes as Ottawa-based online store platform Shopify Inc. pushes more into the realm of bricks and mortar with a suite of hardware checkout options.
Moneris Solutions Corp., Canada’s largest payments card processor, also launched a new suite of devices in April that have 3.5-inch touch colour screens while still keeping a physical keypad.
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Teachers Strike Remakes 25 Years Of Bargaining In Chicago
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Hundreds of Chicago teachers and supporters rallied downtown on October 11, 2019 as a strike deadline loomed. They were demanding improvements to working conditions, including more nurses and social workers and class size limits.
Before the Chicago teachers strike started last month, the president of the union said he told his sons there was a possibility he could be arrested for leading what could be ruled an illegal walkout.
That didn’t happen. Instead, the strike rendered a law that has governed labor relations with teachers in Chicago for 25 years mostly irrelevant. The law prohibits the Chicago Teachers Union — and only the Chicago Teachers Union — from striking over issues related to working conditions, including class size, staffing, worker layoffs and privatizing services.
“I view that law in the same way I view laws that say that two people who love each other can’t be together or the same way as laws that discriminate against broad sections of the population,” said CTU President Jesse Sharkey. “Not only are those laws wrong but they have proven to be unenforceable.”
Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates is also a fierce opponent of the 1995 law, saying it serves to try to “muzzle” the mostly women of color who work inside Chicago Public Schools.
The 1995 law also handed over control of the school district to the mayor, which the teachers union has long opposed. During the strike, the union demanded that Mayor Lori Lightfoot honor her pledge made during the campaign to support switching from a school board appointed by the mayor to an elected board.
Union leaders argue their members were fed up not having a say on working conditions in the schools — and say they used their newfound voice to score major wins.
Proponents of mayoral control downplay the wins in the contract, saying they could have been accomplished without a strike. But they also admit the strike was a clear rebuke of not only mayoral control, but also the reform agenda that has accompanied it over the last two decades, including a push for more charter schools, test-based accountability and school choice.
How CTU sidestepped the 1995 law
To get around the 1995 law, the union refused to discuss salary in negotiations until it reached agreements on other issues. This way, the work stoppage was officially over compensation.
But union leaders also defiantly said they were striking for class size caps and to get promises in writing for more nurses, social workers and other staff. Teachers also walked the picket lines with signs broadcasting those same demands.
In doing so, they knew Mayor Lightfoot could have gone to court to argue the strike was illegal. If she had succeeded, it could have potentially led to teachers and staff on picket lines being arrested.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel had filed an injunction to end the 2012 strike, arguing it was illegal, but a deal was reached before it was heard in court.
The union knew this was a test for Lightfoot. Davis Gates said that as a candidate Lightfoot had supported an elected school board and viewed the collective bargaining limits as repressive. They knew she would be hard-pressed to defend them going to court.
Lightfoot never publicly entertained seeking an injunction and said from the beginning she intended to deal with issues in negotiations, not in the courtroom.
In the end, the proposed contract, which members will vote on next week, includes class size and staffing promises that go far beyond any previous CTU contract. Some members don’t think these measures are enough, but the fact that they are in the contract is significant.
Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey addresses reporters at Peirce Elementary in Andersonville on the first day of the teachers strike on Oct. 17, 2019.
School district needs “flexibility”
Paul Vallas, the first CEO of the school district appointed under mayoral control, said it is evident the union was aiming to turn back the clock on what could be negotiated.
Vallas said this is a mistake. He argued that the school district should “have the flexibility to be able to balance its budget and set its priorities without Springfield or without some collective bargaining agreement dictating their every move.”
Vallas supports having some elected school board members, but thinks the mayor should maintain control. Vallas ran for mayor in 2019 but supported Lightfoot in the runoff.
Peter Cunningham, who served as head of communications for Chicago Public Schools and assistant secretary for communications at the U.S. Department of Education under President Barack Obama, agrees. Cunningham cites the fact that Chicago Public School students are outperforming similarly situated students across the nation as evidence that mayoral control works.
“We are getting good results, we are getting stuff done,” he said. Cunningham said he saw the strike as needless and disruptive.
Both Vallas and Cunningham see charter schools, which started and expanded significantly under mayoral control, as key to improving the school system. Cunningham said the Chicago Teachers Union has been at the forefront of turning the tide against charter schools.
At the end of the walkout, the relevance of mayoral control law in the contract battle became crystal clear.
Two days before the strike was called off, Lightfoot said she was outraged that a last-minute union demand was a pledge of support for an elected school board and the repeal of the law that limits CTU’s collective bargaining rights. She said these demands have no place in a collective bargaining agreement.
Then, on the night a tentative agreement was approved, Davis Gates said state legislative leaders had agreed to take these measures up in the spring session.
It is still unclear whether lawmakers would allow these measures to go through without Lightfoot’s blessing — but it’s also unclear whether the limits on collective bargaining in Chicago mean much anymore.
Sarah Karp covers education for WBEZ. Follow her on Twitter at @WBEZeducation and @sskedreporter.
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Assessment of Immunization Records Under the Immunization of School Pupils Act
Report to: Board of Health
Meeting Date: March 2, 2016
Report Number: BOH Report – BH.01.MAR0216.R03
Prepared by: Neena Riarh, Manager, School Health
Approved by: Rita Sethi, Director, Community Health and Wellness
Submitted by: Dr. Nicola Mercer, Medical Officer of Health & CEO
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In 1982, Ontario became the first province to pass laws requiring children to be vaccinated against certain diseases in order to attend school.1 This law, The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) outlines that all children attending school between ages 4 to 17 are required to be immunized according to the Publically Funded Immunization Schedule for Ontario. 2 The purpose of this act is to improve the health of children by protecting them from diseases that spread easily in schools.
ISPA provides public health agencies in Ontario with the responsibility and authority to collect immunization records, assess records for completeness and enforce immunization of all students. Parents of children/students who do not wish to be vaccinated must file an exemption (medical or conscientious) with Public Health.2
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has a comprehensive plan to ensure that all students who are overdue for ISPA immunizations are informed and provided an opportunity to provide updated records to WDGPH. This year, WDGPH will be focusing on the 7 and 17 year old immunization records as public health is accountable to the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care for these indicators. Students in this group who remain overdue for immunizations, despite numerous opportunities to update their records, will be suspended from school. In June parents of students aged 3 to 16 who are overdue for ISPA immunizations according to public health records will be sent a letter and provided methods to update their records with public health.
A broad ISPA Communication plan was launched in November 2015 informing the public of the need to update their immunization records and report these to Public Health. The campaign included newspaper advertisements; a media release; physician update; postcards, posters and pamphlets for schools and physician offices, and a Guide to Assessments and Suspension for school principals. An online reporting tool (www.immunizewdg.ca) was also launched for parents to report immunizations to public health and a call centre established to respond to calls related to immunizations from the public.
In 1982, Ontario became the first province to pass laws requiring children to be vaccinated against certain diseases in order to attend school.1 This law, The Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA) outlines that all children attending school between ages 4 to 17 are required to be immunized according to the Publically Funded Immunization Schedule for Ontario. In 2014, ISPA was amended to include protection against 3 new diseases (meningococcal disease, pertussis, and varicella) in addition to the six previously required diseases.
Meningococcal Disease-NEW requirement
Pertussis- NEW requirement
Varicella-NEW requirement (for children born on or after January 1, 2010)
In late 2015 the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care released a document “Immunize 2020; Modernizing Ontario’s Publicly Funded Immunization Program”.1 This document reflects the findings and recommendations from other recent key reports including:
Immunization System Review (2012)- The Ministry of Health and Long-term Cares review of the efficiency and effectiveness of Ontario’s Immunization System
Auditor General of Ontario’s 2014 Annual Report – The Auditor General of Ontario conducted an audit of Ontario’s Immunization system and eleven key recommendations.1
The Immunize 2020 report urges a comprehensive system-wide approach to the immunization program. It focuses on new vaccines and technologies, and on ways of strengthening the current system. The plan also emphasizes the need to develop system-level performance measurement systems to monitor our progress toward meeting accountability indicators and appropriate vaccine coverage.1
Additionally, new for 2016, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care included an Accountability Indicator that measures the assessment and suspension of 7 and 17 year olds in our jurisdiction. This indicator is a monitoring indicator for this year (to serve as baseline values), however, once bench marks are set it will be an assessment indicator.
ANALYSIS/RATIONALE
WDGPH has a comprehensive plan to meet the requirements of the ISPA; Accountability Indicators and address the components of the “Immunize 2020; Modernizing Ontario’s Publicly Funded Immunization Program document. 1
2016 School Year Assessment Plan
From January 2016 to June 2016, all 7 and 17 year olds will be assessed for overdue immunizations. Students and parents of children under 17 years old, will be notified of immunizations reported as overdue in Public Health’s database, Panorama. Parents and students will be given ample opportunity to provide updated records to Public Health prior to suspension dates. A brief timeline of the 17 year old and 7 year old assessment and suspension process follows
Date Action/requirement
17 year old Assessments
January 2016 17 year old immunization records assessed
February 5, 2016 17 year olds letters sent indicating overdue immunizations according to Public Health records
February 16-March 2 Immunization clinics will be offered in all WDG high schools to provide missing immunizations and collect records.
March 7, 2016 Last day for students to return immunization records to WDGPH
March, 2016 Suspension of 17 year old students who are overdue for ISPA immunizations
7 year old assessments
April 2016 7 year old immunization records assessed
April 20,25, 2016 7 year old letters sent indicating missing immunizations
May 2016 Immunization clinics will be offered in all WDG offices to provide missing immunizations and collect records.
May 13, 2016 Last day for parents to return immunization records to WDGPH
May, 2016 Suspension of 7 year old students who are overdue for ISPA immunizations.
Students aged 4- 16 years old
May 2016 Assessment of all students 4-16 years old (except 7 year olds)
June 2016 4-16 years old (except 7 year olds) letters sent indicating missing immunizations and the potential for suspension in upcoming school year if not up to date.
Communication Campaign
In November 2015, WDGPH launched a campaign to inform the public of the need to report immunizations to Public Health. This was in anticipation of a suspension period in March. The following is a summary of key communications that have occurred from August 2015 to February 2016:
Meetings with Schools Boards to provide overview of ISPA and need to assess student immunization records and possibly suspend students. Timelines drafted.
ISPA Campaign launched with newspaper ads in Guelph Mercury, Wellington Advertiser and Orangeville Banner informing public to update immunizations and report them to Public Health
Posters, pamphlets, postcards and covering letter sent to secondary school principals informing them of assessment and suspension plan
Postcards asking parents to vaccinate children and report records to Public Health sent to family physicians in Vaccine orders to display in their offices
Video developed with MOH Dr Mercer as spokesperson
On-line tool for reporting immunizations developed and launched (www.immunizewdg.ca)
Updated website with up-to-date information on immunization requirements for school attendance and link to video
Call centre established with nurses responding to public questions related to immunizations
Media release distributed to local papers in regards to 17 year old students needing to report
Physicians’ Update regarding ISPA requirements and 17 year old assessments sent to all local physicians
Liaised with communication officers at School Boards to provide messaging for school websites and Twitter in regards to 17 year old assessments
School Boards emailed Guide to Assessment and Suspension Process to forward to all secondary school principals
Principals emailed sample website, twitter, email/phone broadcasts for messaging for parents and students
Letters sent to all 17 year old students outstanding for ISPA immunizations. High school clinic to update immunizations advertised on letters.
Plans to catch-up overdue students
WDGPH will provide many opportunities for students to obtain overdue immunizations. Public Health will be holding catch-up immunization clinics in each of the 15 secondary schools in WDG from February 16 to March 2, 2016. In addition clinics will be held in each of the Guelph, Orangeville and Fergus offices daily over March Break. Additionally a clinic will be held in Public Health’s Mt. Forest and Shelburne offices on March 17.
Nurses will be calling outstanding students after the high school catch-up clinics if they remain overdue for immunizations. Students will then be encouraged to attend March Break Clinics.
For the 7 year old assessments, Public Health will increase the number of evening clinics offered in Public Health offices during the month of May to provide opportunity for parents to bring in their children for vaccination. Students that are overdue for immunizations may also see their family physician to obtain their vaccinations.
Ontario Public Health Standards
Vaccine-preventable Diseases
To reduce or eliminate the burden of vaccine-preventable diseases.
Board of Health Outcomes:
The Board of Health achieves timely and effective detection and identification of priority populations facing barriers to immunizations, their associated risk factors and emerging trends.
The public is aware of the importance of immunization across the lifespan.
Target coverage rates for provincially funded immunizations are achieved.
Children have up-to-date immunizations according to the current Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario and in accordance with the Immunization of School Pupils Act and the Day Nurseries Act.
Disease Prevention Requirements
7. The Board of Health shall promote and provide provincially funded immunization programs to any eligible person in the health unit, including:
Board of Health-based clinics
School-based clinics (including, but not limited to, hepatitis B and meningococcal immunization)
Community-based clinics
Outreach clinics to priority populations
WDGPH Strategic Commitment
APPLIES? (YES/NO)
Health Equity: We will provide programs and services that integrate health equity principles to reduce or eliminate health differences between population groups. NO
Organizational Capacity: We will improve our capacity to effectively deliver public health programs and services. NO
Service Centred Approach: We are committed to providing excellent service to anyone interacting with Public Health. YES
Building Healthy Communities: We will work with communities to support the health and well-being of everyone.
This direction is met through our partnerships with local schools boards and schools to deliver immunization clinics in schools through WDG.
The Immunization team also partners with parents to ensure that their children are vaccinated according to the Publicly Funded Immunization Schedule.
An individual’s access to appropriate, timely and effective healthcare at no cost, has a direct impact on their overall health. Vaccinations falling under the Immunizations of School Pupils Act are provided to all students free of charge in schools, public health offices and physician offices.
1. Immunize 2020: Modernizing Ontario’s Publically Funded Immunization Program. Available from: http://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/common/ministry/publications/reports/immunization_2020/
2. Immunization of School Pupils Act. [Internet]1990, R.S.O. 1990, c. I.1 [cited 2015 Oct 19] Available from: http://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90i01
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KMWorld Magazine Lists SiteScape As One of "100 Companies That Matter"
WEBWIRE – Monday, March 5, 2007
MAYNARD, MA -- SiteScape (www.sitescape.com), the premier provider of secure web-based workflow and collaboration solutions, today announced that it was selected by KMWorld magazine to its “100 Companies That Matter” list.
“If there is a single trait shared by the companies listed, it is their determination to treat their entire constituency chain, from top to bottom, with respect and without hubris. Clearly, attitude alone doesn’t warrant inclusion on the list, attitude must be accompanied by elegance in the design and implementation of their software,” said Hugh McKellar, KMWorld editor-in-chief.
“We are honored that KMWorld, a globally respected source of information and opinion for knowledge management practitioners, has included us in this prestigious list,” said Brian Hays, president and CEO of SiteScape. “The industry continues to recognize that we offer the most flexible, scalable and easy-to-use collaborative solutions, and that we understand how to enable successful knowledge management initiatives throughout an enterprise.”
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Most recently, SiteScape announced Version 8.0 of Forum, its unified collaboration platform that allows team members to work in real-time and asynchronously. Forum Version 8 adds blogs, wikis, and support for voice-over-IP, and powerful additions to its industry-leading workflow engine. Forum’s award-winning collaboration application also contains document management, web and phone conferencing, instant messaging and calendar sharing.
Organizations such as Shell, the US Navy, the Centers for Disease Control, and Starwood Hotels and Resorts use SiteScape products as their preferred collaboration solution.
About SiteScape
SiteScape, Inc. integrated solutions meet enterprise needs for knowledge management, program/project management, communities-of-practice, telework, knowledge networks, business and government continuity, and many other workflow-driven functions. SiteScape’s easy-to-use web-based products are secure, scalable, customizable, PKI-enabled and 508-compliant. For more information, visit www.sitescape.com.
SiteScape and SiteScape Forum are registered trademarks of SiteScape, Inc.
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First-Year Seminar
Writing Proficiency
The Council on Language Instruction (CLI) has established a procedure for students who have diagnosed disabilities affecting foreign language acquisition. This process accommodates properly documented disabilities while maximizing the benefits students derive from engaging in the study of a foreign language and culture.
To seek assistance on or substitution of the Weinberg foreign language proficiency requirement based on a diagnosed disability affecting foreign language acquisition, follow the steps below. Start the process early so that you will have sufficient time to make a plan to satisfy the requirement before graduation. Keep in mind that Weinberg College does not waive this requirement. Students must complete the foreign language proficiency requirement with appropriate accommodations or substitute courses.
Contact Accessible NU and provide documentation of a disability affecting foreign language acquisition. AccessibleNU staff will evaluate the documentation and decide whether an accommodation is appropriate. A summary letter describing the impact of your disability in learning a foreign language will be written up by AccessibleNU staff for use by the Language Proficiency Committee. If AccessibleNU staff approve you for an accommodation, move on to step two.
Complete the Request for Appointment of a Language Proficiency Adviser (LPA). The form is available at AccessibleNU. Sign and submit the form to the Language Proficiency Committee. Please submit the form as soon as you receive AccessibleNU's approval so that the Committee will be able to provide you with assistance in a timely manner.
Note: Assistance through the Language Proficiency Committee or appointment of a Language Proficiency Adviser may be more limited during the summer. If you are planning to take a foreign language at Northwestern during the summer, it is advised that you submit this request form by early spring.
The Language Proficiency Committee will assign a Language Proficiency Adviser if an accommodation is warranted. The LPA will contact you and will guide you through the petition process. Assignment of an LPA does not imply approval of a substitution for the foreign language requirement. You will need to attempt appropriate foreign language courses with support of your LPA before substitute courses are considered.
Once you are enrolled and classes are in session, contact the LPA at least once every two weeks to discuss your progress. It is your responsibility to keep the LPA informed of your progress. Contact AccessibleNU and the LPA whenever you have questions or concerns. AccessibleNU and the LPA will suggest additional help as needed.
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10 top spas to enjoy on a Caribbean yacht charter
Party Life
By Rebecca Bradbury 22 January 2018
Winter is the time of year when we long to escape, to get away to new places, and discover new ways of thinking. We want to feel energised, uplifted, let loose and be bold. As the dawn of the new year passes, it's time for a fresh start. Reset a stressed out body, mind and soul at one of the following Caribbean spas. All are easily accessible by luxury yacht.
1: Sense Spa, Antigua
Amazing beaches, warm, turquoise seas and the most charming people - Antigua is one of the Caribbean's most popular islands and is a great place to embark on a superyacht charter through the Leeward Island chain. A long stone’s throw from the coast of Antigua, Jumby Bay really is the ultimate desert island idyll.
Part of the uber-glamorous Oetker Collection (which includes some of the world’s most iconic hotels including the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc and Eden Rock St Barths), Jumby Bay is renowned for being an upscale yet authentic Caribbean escape.
Only twenty minutes from Antigua’s international airport, the island is a great place to acclimatise to the relaxed pace of Caribbean life either staying for a few nights before your charter, or to simply step ashore for a treatment at the resorts fantastic Sense Spa.
A haven of serenity, the treatment menu is based around indigenous natural ingredients and cultural traditions combined with modern therapeutic methodology. Book the Jumby Signature Island Experience treatment for the day you arrive. The treatment has been specifically designed for those arriving from a long flight and involves a cranial massage to balance the body and relieve jet lag, along with a coconut shea butter full-body massage and a warm facial.
Sense Spa, Antigua Spa, Antigua
2: Rainforest Spa, St Lucia
St Lucia is one of the most naturally beautiful islands in the Caribbean, and the Sugar Beach Viceroy Resort is nestled between the Pitons in what must be one of the most impressive locations in the whole West Indian archipelago.
Scattered over more than 100 acres of rainforest sloping down to a secluded white-sand beach (imported to replace the volcanic black sand), the resort has a perfect bay for an afternoon anchorage. Known as the Anse des Pitons, the span of water between the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Piton, is one of the most picturesque anchorages in the world.
Take the tender to the jetty and step ashore to the Rainforest Spa. Nestled deep in the rainforest, the spa is a maze of traditionally built tree houses. Seven treatment rooms are connected via wooden bridges, featuring wetrooms, beauty salons, an earthern Amerindian steam dome (Arawak huts of the ancient Carib Indians), and a relaxation pavillion suspended over running water.
Signature treatments such as bamboo massages, hot rock therapies and salt scrubs all harness the nourishing properties of nearby volcanic springs and fertile cocoa plantations, while local ingredients like bananas and butter provide an alternative treatment menu.
Try the Caribbean Glow body scrub followed by a heated lava shell massage where the shells are used on pressure points to relax the body. Follow with a Natura Bisse Facial, which consists of an enzyme detox deeply cleansing the skin. Following your treatment(s), retire to the relaxation room, where the sounds of the native birds and running water will leave you in a tranquil state.
Rainforest Spa at Sugar Beach, St Lucia Spa, St. Lucia Val Des Pitons Forbidden Beach La Baie de Silence, Soufrière, St Lucia
3: Four Seasons, Anguilla
The tiny island of Anguilla radiates an unspoilt innocence. Sparingly developed, the island has become internationally renowned for offering some of the world's most exclusive luxury resorts where the emphasis is on comfort and ease rather than gizmos, gadgets and glamour.
It was blasted by Hurricane Irma, but the island with the Caribbean's best beaches and finest food has made a quick come back.
One of the islands top resorts, the Four Seasons Anguilla, is opening its doors in March to welcome visitors back to this stunning resort. Overlooking the Caribbean Sea in Meads Bay, the beach-side Spa at the Four Seasons Anguilla offers transformative wellness experiences in harmony with nature.
Choose from indoor and outdoor treatment areas; if you are feeling romantic then there are dedicated spa rooms for couples. The spa menu includes a signature collection of massage, body and skin care treatments. The spa is the perfect pre-treatment to an aged rum sundowner on the beach.
The Four Seasons Spa, Anguilla Spa, Anguilla
4: The Treetop Spa, Petit St Vincent
The only way to reach the private island of Petite St Vincent in St Vincent and the Grenadines is by water. As such, this out-of-this-world corner of the Caribbean is perfect for those cruuising the archipelgo by yacht who want to escape just about everything and experience the Caribbean as it was two decades ago.
The private island is its own self-contained world without towns, roads or shops. It is effortlessly luxurious while at the same time one of the most laid back resorts in the Caribbean. Instead, the emphasis is on escape and at the very core of this is the Treetop Spa.
Nestled in the trees on Marni Hill, the Treetop Spa has been designed to blend into the island's surroundings, using local wood and materials. Winding wooden pathways link the treatment rooms, all of which can be closed or open to the elements, and the spectacular hilltop views over the surrounding Grenadines.
The spa menu combines traditional Indonesian treatments with the relaxing Caribbean essence of warmth and tranquillity. Try the signature Shirodhara massage, a blissful Ayurvedic treatment that will help you unwind without distractions.
5: COMO Shambhala, Turks & Caicos
Marooned between the Caribbean and the Bahamas, the eight inhabited islands and forty-plus cays of the Turks & Caicos are a fantastic alternative cruising ground for a winter charter.
Forming part of the award-winning Turks & Caicos resort Parrot Cay, the COMO Shambhala spa is more like a retreat than a spa. Ideal for those seeking a Zen-like, relaxing afternoon, it offers holistic, Asian-inspired approaches to mental quietude, physical wellbeing and spiritual balance.
Pick from a treatment menu of massages and therapies, and soak up the COMO holistic approach to wellness in both mind and body.
An ideal place for charter guests with young families, there is a dedicated COMO space for children's activities, as well as a beach club which can be enjoyed by guests of all ages.
The spa also has a yoga studio, Pilates studio and Jacuzzi in the garden, or you can step ashore for daily sunrise and sunset yoga classes on the huge beach. For alternative relaxation, the resort has a large infinity-edged pool.
Shambhala, Turks & Caicos Spa, Turks & Caicos Islands
6: Cotton House, Mustique
The exclusive private island of Mustique in the Grenadines is the perfect place for practicing the fine art of limin' (doing nothing all day). The island became a retreat during the 60's for English aristocracy and has been attracting the rich and famous ever since.
Just three miles long and one mile wide, it is home to the Cotton House hotel, a number of privately owned villas and cottages, quaint boutiques, the fabulously fun Basil's Bar, and the Cotton House Spa.
Stepping into the Cotton House Spa is like stepping into history. Indeed, the facility was originally the old cotton warehouse itself, and was totally redesigned by the flamboyant British theatre designer Oliver Messel in 1968. Since then, the spa has enjoyed an exacting refurbishment to maintain the opulence of its early days.
The name conjures up images of fresh white fabric billowing in the breeze, and the spas décor certainly reflects this. A bespoke range of treatments, many of which take inspiration from Mustique’s natural wonders, are available to guests on board visiting yachts.
There is also a Wellness Centre offering meditation, yoga and personal training. If you are looking for an easy, relaxing, chic retreat whilst cruising through the Grenadines then this is the place to aim for.
The Cotton House, Mustique Spa, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
7: Four Seasons, Nevis
The island of Nevis is charming and laid back. It exudes tranquility and welcomes guests from yachts to its beautifully sugar-soft beaches. Once ashore, those who fancy a hit of style, should head to the Four Seasons Nevis.
A tropical sanctuary of well-being, the Four Seasons Nevis recently re-opened its spa, which has been restored to its former glory after it was damaged by Hurricane Irma.
Signature treatments include the Guava Body Wrap and a Rum Tonic Sugar Cane Exfoliation, or, if you are looking for something to share with your partner, try the Aphrodisiac Treatment for Two. The spa menu also includes a range of body rituals, massage therapies, and facials, using fresh produce grown in the spas own herb garden.
If these don't relax you, then try the Killer Bee cocktail at the resorts Sunshine Bar on the beach, sure to leave you feeling in a tranquil state as you retire to your yacht.
The Four Seasons Spa, Nevis Spa, St Kitts and Nevis Four Seasons Resort Nevis West Indies, P.O. Box 565, Pinney’s Beach, Charlestown, Nevis
8: Amanyara Spa, Turks & Caicos
The once pirate-infested islands of the Turks & Caicos are the perfect place for a discreet hideaway. Whether spending a few nights ashore before embarking on a cruise, or discovering the islands by yacht, they are far removed from the ritz of the nearby Bahamas.
Amanyara occupies a 100-acre site alongside the Northwest Point Marine National Park in Providenciales. The hotel attracts either the spa goer looking to be pampered in beautiful surroundings, or diving enthusiasts, coming to explore the crystal clear waters and the superb underwater world of the pristine coral reefs that surround the island.
Set around a tranquil pond, the resorts spa encompasses four treatment pavilions, a relaxation pavilion and an outdoor yoga sala. Highlights include a sun salutation treatment, a warm water floatation treatment and hot and cold stone therapies.
Following a consultation with the therapist, every treatment is tailored to suit the needs of the indivdiual. Yoga, Pilates and meditation can also be experienced ashore, either in the pavilion or on the beach.
9: Blue Spa, Carlisle Bay, Antigua
Located in the southeast of Antigua, just around the headland from English Harbour, where you can embark or disembark on your charter through the Leeward Islands, the resort at Carlisle Bay is another perfect place to acclimatise to the unhurried pace of island life.
Step ashore for a welcome treatment at the Blue Spa. The large space (17,000 foot) has a relaxation area and a number of treatment rooms, including a dedicated wet room and a couple's retreat.
The menu is extensive and includes everything from Reiki to reflexology and full body massages. Signature rituals are influenced by West Indian tropical therapies.
Blue Spa at Carlisle Bay, Antigua Spa, Antigua Carlisle Bay, Old Road, St. Mary's, Antigua
10: Le Guanahani, St Barts
The über-stylish St Barts is far from your average Caribbean island. French through and through, from its joie de vivre to its cool nonchalance, to its great cuisine and laissez faire spirit, this is the Caribbean’s take on the Côte d’Azur.
The spas ashore pay homage to their summer counterparts in St Tropez, blending the sophistication of St Tropez with the laissez-fair Caribbean lifestyle. One such spa is located at the fabulous Le Guanahani hotel. Badly damaged when Hurricane Irma tore through the island, the hotel and spa are currently undergoing a rebuild and will be opening at the end of the year.
When it reopens, the Le Guanahani Spa will offer rejuvenated customised treatments and an array of luxurious facilities, including an adults-only swimming pool, steam room, private outdoor showers, relaxation areas and a spa boutique. Keep this one in mind for a spa to head for on your next winter charter.
Le Guanahani, St Barts Spa, St Barts Le Guanahani Grand Cul-de-sac 97133 St. Barthelemy, FWI
For more details on visiting spas ashore when cruising the Caribbean, or any destination, speak to your preferred charter broker.
There are a number of fantastic superyachts available to charter in the Caribbean this winter season, some with their own superb spas on board, and others with special offers. To learn more about the superyachts which boast their own facilities, be sure to take a look over our feature on 10 of the best superyachts for charter with luxury spa and wellness centers.
Contact your preferred charter broker, or visit our guide to luxury yachts available for charter in the Caribbean.
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Swiss vote for public media
Agnès PEDRERO
AFP• March 4, 2018
Millenials see public broadcasters as a relic from the past, but supporters say taxpayer-funded media guarantee that all Swiss residents receive crucial news in all four languages (AFP Photo/Fabrice COFFRINI)
Geneva (AFP) - Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal that would have cut taxpayer funding to public broadcasters, after a campaign that stirred debate about the media's role in fostering national unity.
The "No Billag" initiative -- a reference to the Billag firm that collects the media licensing fee -- divided Switzerland on political and generational lines.
But 71 percent voted "no" to the proposals, according to official results published by the Swiss news agency ATS.
Rejection of the initiative was "a strong sign for the public service and for private regional radio and television," said the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SSR) director Gilles Marchand.
He said note had been taken of criticism of SSR and announced an efficiency drive and 100 million franc ($106 million) investment from next year.
No Billag's backers, led by the youth wing of the libertarian Free Democratic Party (PLR), sought to portray the SSR as an unfairly dominant and outdated relic.
Switzerland's largest party, the nationalist and anti-migrant Swiss Peoples Party (UDC), had also thrown its support behind the initiative.
SSR, which received about 1.2 billion Swiss francs from the licence fee last year -- or three quarters of its budget -- delivers news in the country's four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansch.
Many credit it for guaranteeing that all Swiss residents receive information of crucial public interest in all four languages, along with a range of opinion and analysis.
But No Billag's proponents argued that freeing taxpayers of the 451 Swiss francs annual fee would unlock new economic potential, create a more competitive media sector and ultimately foster more choice.
The cost is due to drop to 365 francs next year, but everyone will have to pay, even if they do not own a television or radio after the government decided both platforms were watched and listened to via the internet.
- Strong pushback -
Sunday's poll was part of Switzerland's direct democracy system, where proposed initiatives face a national vote four times a year.
Turnout reached 54 percent, nearly 10 percent above the recent average for such votes in Switzerland.
The campaigns are often muted in politically tepid Switzerland, but sometimes -- as with No Billag -- temperatures rise.
A broad political coalition along with prominent athletes, filmmakers and even the chief executive of top Swiss bank UBS, Sergio Ermotti, came out in defence of public media.
The committee formed to fight No Billag underscored the dangers of a fully profit-driven media environment in multilingual Switzerland.
It warned that with a substantial majority of the country's wealth concentrated in German-speaking areas, programming would increasingly skew to that audience.
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Editor’s Chatroom: TV Shows, Better When They’re Short?
On this weeks Editor’s Chatroom Julyssa and Amy discuss the length of tv-series. What is better? Longer seasons with many episodes, or shorter seasons with fewer episodes?
The Banana Guide to Asian Entertainment
I am a Banana. To rephrase that: I was one for about 17 years of my life. A series of posts on my journey discovering Asian entertainment.
Mika Nakashima – Love is Ecstasy
Mika Nakashima’s new music video for the song Love is Ecstasy promoting the upcoming movie, Unfair 2: The Answer, set for a September 17th release.
Dearly Beloved, Are You Listening? – Nationalism and the Anti-hallyu Wave
The Korean-Japanese entertainment waters are boiling~ A call to Japanese netizens.
Last Friends is a Japanese drama chronicling the friendship between Ruka and Michiru.
Galileo (Jdrama)
Galileo is a 2007 Japanese series of 10 episodes starring Masaharu Fukuyama and Kou Shibasaki, following Dr. Yukawa — a physicist obsessed with finding answers to the cases that rookie detective Utsumi thinks are impossible to solve.
How Jdrama Made me a Lazy TV Viewer
Hi, my name is Amy. I’m addicted to the Japanese drama — commonly known as Jdrama — format.
Sunao ni Narenakute
Otherwise known as Hard to Say I Love You, SuNare tells the story of the blossoming friendship between five young people who were brought together by Twitter, and their journey to find honesty with each other and with themselves.
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YAM – Issue 010
On this issue we’ve got reviews for most of the summer blockbuster films, Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, Iron Man 2, Kick-Ass, and the likes. We also talk a LOT about music, including Julz Kpop adventures, and a variety of music, including Yuguo and Zhonguo Feng idol Jay Chou. We also talk about television shows beginning with American shows, South Korea’s, Japan’s, and Peru’s.
This time around we’ve got talks about fansubs [fan-made-subtitles], and reviews for Shutter Island, City of Life and Death, Legion, the documentary on The White Stripes, the Japanese drama Perfect Girl Evolution, comments on the latest season of Desperate Housewives, House M.D, and United States of Tara… as well as reviews for many other albums including Bi Rain, Tete and Aleks Syntek. Plus MORE~
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Award Winners Tell Their Stories
See what some of the lucky recipients of the Cora Wilding Memorial Award have achieved.
Recipients from Rangi Ruru Girls School
Students at this school were successful in their application for funds towards their Young Enterprise project - the publication of a book called Spoonful of Spice. The book includes interviews and recipes from refugees and migrants; all proceeds will be donated towards refugee families in South Christchurch.
Thomas received funds towards his participation in a Spirit of Adventure development voyage. This voyage helped Thomas develop the skills needed for his eventual goal of facilitating outdoor education trips to serve community groups.
Outward Bound Trust of New Zealand
Gemma Black
Gemma attended Outward Bound's 21-day Mind, Body & Soul course in order to bring back skills to the groups she leads at high school. She took this course as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Gold residential project.
After completing the course in December 2017, Gemma wrote to us about her experience:
"During the course I learnt a great deal about myself, and also the other members of my watch (my group of 12 other students). I learnt how crucial teamwork is, and that to get a job done; every body in the team must be a leader in their own way."
Joanna Tao
Joanna was chosen to represent New Zealand through the youth-run organisation Aotearoa Youth Leadership Institution at the 2018 United Nation's Climate Change Conference in December.
Hannah Overbye
Hannah applied for the Cora Wilding Award during Year 12 of her high school education, hoping to attend the "Mind, Body, Soul" course with Outward Bound.
As an athlete and future school prefect, Hannah was up for the challenges that come with 21 days of physical activity, remote locations, unfamiliar tasks, and connection with her course-mates.
Of the many things Hannah learned on the course, she noted:
"I now am aware of the effect we have on the environment and I will take care to recycle and put my rubbish in the bin and teach others to actually care because it does matter. Outward Bound sparked a curiosity in me about the environment and finding solutions to polluted water ways for example, so I may one day educate myself on environmental science thanks to your help."
Eva Maffey
Eva, an 18 year old secondary school student, was awarded $3,600 towards attending the 2016 THIMUN, or The Hague International Model United Nations, which is a week-long conference held in the Netherlands.
Eva remarked, "I was honoured to be supported by my fellow New Zealanders’ and I intend to let what I learnt and experienced feed into my community for the rest of my life."
Phillipa Benton
Phillipa attended a First Aid course to refresh her knowledge and receive up-to-date training. The First Aid certificate covered a range of training including CPR, Safe Scene Management, assessment of emergency situations and bleeding, shock, fractures, sprains, burns and poisoning. Upon the revalidation of her certificate, Phillipa is now able to implement this knowledge into an a potential emergency situation that might happen at any time within a community.
Scott Partridge
Scott received funds for a 10-day Youth Development Voyage on the Spirit of New Zealand.
Scott summarised his experience, "My voyage on the Spirit of New Zealand was everything I wanted it to be and more! I learnt leadership skills, navigation, knot tying and sailing skills. I also learnt that I had the courage and skills to make my own way to the Auckland base of the Spirit of New Zealand without adult help. I made a large number of new friends. I found that I was able to really push my limits, especially when faced with a long, hot and strenuous trek on Great Barrier Island. I would definitely recommend this journey to anyone, it was a fantastic adventure and one that I will never forget."
Amy Platt
Amy was awarded a scientific diving course as part of her studies of biological sciences at University of Waikato.
Spirit of Adventure Trust
Elise Janssen attended Outward Bound and Marleen Bailing attended the Australasian Wildlife Management Conference.
Chapman Kutia attended Outward Bound's Mind, Body & Soul course.
Scott Dunn travelled to Finland as an exchange student.
Michelle Payton used her award to work towards her Diploma in Counselling and Catherine Winfrey put her award towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting.
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Ramen Boy
by MHM, 11th (fiction)
One lick.
Two licks and a full swipe of the tongue all the way around the corners of his mouth. As Johnny ate his steaming bowl of savory instant noodles straight from the pot he boiled them in, he was sweating profusely. Drip, drop went the sweat that had surfaced and accumulated on his skin. It steadily rolled down in streams off his plump face. His eyes began to water in complete joy at the exquisite smell of MSG that filled his cramped kitchen room after his twentieth pack of ramen eaten today was emptied into the abyss of which is his stomach, a bottomless pit.
The home phone began ringing. It ran for a full 6 rounds until Johnny reached over to swipe the phone and bring it to his ear to hear his mother screaming at him through the other end.
“Johnny, you better-”
“Sorry Mom, I’m in the middle of a very meaningful moment in my life. Now if you'll excuse me-”
“Don’t you hang up on me a-”
Johnny proceeded to press the “end call” button on the phone and placed it back in its phone holder. He then wobbled his way back to his too small seat and plopped himself down with a grunt and a sigh.
"When will she ever leave me alone?”
He glanced over at his empty pot, not a single drop of soup or a single strand of noodle left. An untouched pack of ramen sat there in the corner of his eye. He couldn’t control himself, no. The temptation hit him like a truck coming at him at full blast. He couldn’t handle it. Without even a second thought, he surged from his seat and reached his arms out towards the lone pack of ramen, relieving the tremendous amount of pressure put on the small chair. With the sight of the pack of instant ramen in front of him, nothing would stop Johnny from getting his hands on it; absolutely nothing, would stand in his way. He lied. He shoved his kitchen table to the side, leaving unwashed pots clanging to the floor. The lone stool at the center of the kitchen splattered into wooden shards as he threw it to the side of the room with only one goal in mind. That damned pack of ramen.
Just as his hands were mere centimeters away from the instant ramen, a framed photo stopped him dead in his tracks. It was the one picture that brought back so many painful memories. It was, a picture of a lone strand of instant ramen noodle from the shin ramyun collection.
“Johnny! What are you even doing? Come on, let’s go play tag!”
Paul started jumping around in happy circles. Even Johnny was excited, although for a completely different reason.
“Okay, Paul! You can go on ahead, I’ll go catch up to you later! I’ve got some things to do first.”
“Okay, whatever you say Ramen Boy.” Then Paul ran off to where the game was starting.
A light blush scattered over Johnny’s cheeks at the sound of his nickname his fellow classmates gave him. He couldn’t really decide whether he liked it or not because it was true, but he wanted to be more than Ramen Boy. He felt that people only saw him for his love for ramen when there were other things that he cared about too, maybe not as deeply as instant ramen.
Today was the day he was going to confess to the biggest crush he has ever had on anyone. Besides ramen of course. He was going to confess to Lydia, the girl of his dreams. She had long, black wavy hair, smelled like deep fried food, and was small. Oh, he just wanted to get his hands on her and lick her to taste that delightful MSG and fried goodness.
12 year old Johnny crept slowly to where his crush was sitting right under the trees next to the play structure. He felt all sorts of giddiness as he got closer. His heart was beating as fast as a hummingbird’s wings as he closed in.
“H-hey there…” Johnny stuttered there a bit.
Silence. There was only silence that answered him.
“I-I just wanted to let you know that you’re really p-pretty and that you s-smell the best.” Johnny’s face flared up and he felt like he was being cooked from the inside-out.
Silence met on the other end, yet again.
Johnny worked up all his courage and walked right where she sat and stood right in front of her.
“Here,” Johnny placed the item the was hiding behind him, and set it down before Lydia. It was a noodle ring. Specifically, a noodle ring made out of a instant ramen noodle strand.
"I know it’s not much, but I really tried my best. Please accept this ring.”
There was so much hope on Johnny’s face, that it would be apparent to anyone who walked by that he was so desperately, and foolishly in love.
He was yet again, met with silence.
“No reaction? Yeah, I figured you were shy.” Just when Johnny couldn’t believe that he could blush anymore, he blushed ten shades darker red.
Lydia just sat there in all her glory, staring off toward the setting sun, black hair a little tossed by the wind, and the solid dried curls wrapped around her body looking slightly more greasy than usual because of the blaring sun.
“So, what do you say? You accept? I’ll promise I’ll treat you better than any pack of ramen I have ever eaten.” A small smile showed it’s way up on little Johnny’s face. Then, it froze there when he heard laughs coming from behind the play structure.
“HAHAHA Ramen Boy is getting rejected by the pack of ramen he calls Lydia. And he loves ramen too! How sad, tsk tsk.” The boy wearing the hot dog shirt cried out in laughter and couldn’t stop laughing until his two other friends shushed him.
“No, Lydia is just a bit shy. She accepted me gladly. You can tell by the look on her face, am I right Lydia?”
Johnny turned around to face Lydia, still sitting there in all her instant ramen glory. He started to feel a bit more nervous and he was doubting himself. Did she really accept his ring?
"You see Ramen Boy, food does not talk. I hope you realize how dumb you are. See you loser.” The boy wearing the hot dog shirt sticks out his tongue, snickers, and begins to saunter off until Johnny speaks up.
“Don’t call me that.”
“Call you what?” Hot dog boy starts stroking his chin. “ Oh, Ramen Boy?”
Johnny slightly nods in his head in silent determination yet fear.
“Well what else am I supposed to call you? That’s all you are and all you’ll ever be, Ramen Boy.”
No matter how much Johnny saw his words coming, the words still struck deep in his heart. He knew that he was more, he had to be more than just Ramen Boy.
“Y-you’re wrong.” Johnny said.
“No, I’m right. What type of boy has a crush on a pack of ramen with a black wig on it? It’s not a human, it’s food that’s been sitting outside for months that no one has bothered throwing away. Can’t you see? And all you ever do is eat instant ramen, play with ramen, talk with ramen. I have never seen you do anything else.”
“Y-you’re wrong.” Johnny repeated again.
“Oh yeah? Fine, I’m wrong then, if you say so.”
Some small part of Johnny felt a bit better when he heard those words, although he knew they didn’t mean much, but then things got infinitely worse.
Hot dog boy then stomped over to where Lydia was and brought up his foot above Lydia, holding it up there with a smirk on his face. That’s when Johnny’s face had stricken in horror and realization in what he was about to do.
“NO!” Johnny ran over to Lydia, ready to use his own body to save her but he was too late. Hot dog boy had already made the big leap, and stomped on Lydia, all over her. He squashed Lydia with the bottom of his shoe, squashing it with the ball of his foot like a bug and shrieked out in joy and laughter over crushing Lydia.
On the other hand, Johnny was screaming in pain and heartache. How could he let this happen to Lydia? She didn’t do anything wrong. These thoughts kept on running through Johnny’s head as his vision blurred and his eyes brimmed with tears. Anger, sadness, regret, all these emotions flickered through Johnny’s mind.
It all happened so fast when he felt a blow in his abdomen that came from someone’s leg. It all hurt too much. He didn’t care anymore. He just wanted out. He felt the blows come again, and again, and again as more people joined in the kicking, scratching, and clawing. Tears streamed down his face as he curled up into a fetal position and began whimpering.
“Pathetic. The hot dog boy snarled. “Absolutely pathetic.” Then Johnny faced the ring he made for Lydia. His Lydia. And it had been stepped on, ripped into bits of cold, chewy ramen. His heart shattered into a million pieces right there.
“What a loser. You will always be Ramen Boy. Let today be a reminder.”
Hot dog boy kicked him in the stomach one more time before he and his group of friends left.
This time, he didn’t try to deny it. He didn’t try to deny that he wasn’t ramen boy. Any sort of hope he had in being more was gone, all gone in a matter of minutes. How could he let himself reach this point? He didn’t even think about the tag game he was supposed to be at or that he should probably get up. He just stayed there, sobbing his heart out. He was utterly broken. Completely broken, and 12 year old Johnny didn’t know if he could ever be fixed.
Johnny stared at the photo of his ramen ring again, and then looked back at the pack of ramen that he was so desperately trying to reach before, and… it seemed less appetizing. He was revolted by it, by himself and the way he had let himself become. 9 years of his life down the drain wasted and poured down the drain just like that. He stared at that pack of ramen sitting there again. He was furious. Furious at everything.
He ran over, snatched the pack of ramen and brought it under his foot. Then he crushed it. Crushed it the way Lydia had been crushed that day 9 years ago. He threw the remains against the wall and stomped his way to the bathroom. He needed a bath, immediately. He felt filthy after stomping on the ramen like that.
He let the tub fill with steaming hot water, and then plunked himself in, squeezing himself into the inconveniently small place. He let out a sigh of relief as the hot water befuddled his senses and he just let go. He let everything go. He let go of the pain, the emptiness, all feelings and let himself sink further into the tub. He was ramen boy. He didn’t know how to be someone else. As he sat there in the tub, his face became wet. He couldn’t tell if it was from the bath water or if they were his own tears.
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October 23, 2010 Asylums, West Park 9
7th Visit to West Park, an old favourite that you can never tire of I guess. One ward that I’ve always wanted to do was the ward that was converted into a child crèche for the nurses who worked at the hospital. Some people have refereed to it as the …
Dreadnaught Storm Drain, Bristol
October 22, 2010 Underground 4
Built in 1974 the dreadnaught storm drain runs from Bishopsworth through to an outfall on the diverted stream of the river Avon in Bedminster. The drain runs almost parallel with the Souther foul water interceptor.
October 9, 2010 Asylums, Mid Wales 28
No words can really describe the decline this year of this site. Better security at the beginning of the year may have prevented mass theft of doors, fixings, tiles, lead, fireplaces, copper and sadly the clock mechanism & faces. The Mid Wales Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Talgarth, Wales. …
Bridge Valley Road Deep Shelter, Bristol
September 25, 2010 Underground 3
Visited in August 2008 this shelter and former railway tunnel has become one of the hottest topics in Bristol due to the closure of the road that runs over it. At present the road remains close due to a fault running through the rock face and further complications caused by …
September 19, 2010 Hospitals, Popular 19
A return to the first real site I explored. Barrow Hospital opened in the late 1930s as an expansion to the overcrowded Bristol City Asylum, Glenside – It closed quietly in 2006 after being dammed in 2005 for the now infamous ‘dirtiest hospital’ in the country tag. It’s been well …
George Barnsley & Sons, Sheffield (35mm)
September 4, 2010 Industrial 0
Same visit as previous but taken on the Canon 300 Film SLR. Again used the 50mm f1.8 prime lens and Kodak 400CN B&W film.
George Barnsley & Sons, Sheffield
When I visited George Barnsley & Sons Cornish Works in Sheffield over 2 years ago it ranked as one of the most time warped explores I had ever encountered. In places the building retained Victorian features such as gas lights and other wonderful features. The building amazingly ceased to be …
Redmire Water Treatment Works, Sheffield
This water treatment works tucked away in Sheffield is somewhat of a photographic gem. It features quite simply the best unintentional smiley face display panels I’ve ever seen! The site was originally mothballed and planned for refurbishment in the early part of the previous decade but little has happened to …
West Park Hospital, Epsom (35mm)
August 9, 2010 Asylums, West Park 9
Taken during the previous visit but this time on my new film SLR. Bought on eBay for an extremely expensive £10 and used with my 50mm f1.8 prime lens. Film used: Kodak B&W 400CN West Park was the last mental hospital to be developed on the Horton Estate, having been …
A quick return to a site I visited less than a month ago. The site is rapidly deteriorating and even more so than my previous visit. West Park was the last mental hospital to be developed on the Horton Estate, having been planned since 1906, prior to the opening of …
August 2, 2010 Asylums, Runwell 4
My second visit to this recently closed mental hospital. This time not many shots and generally externals. Following the ending of contracts accommodating patients at the Essex countys Brentwood mental hospital, joint facilities were developed between East Ham and Southend-on-sea boroughs. A site was chosen at Runwell Hall farm, to …
Landaff Sub Control, Cardiff
July 28, 2010 Military 1
Visited in June 2009, a true cold war timewarp. The sub-control was built in 1956 remaining operational until the disbanding of the Civil Defence Corps in 1968. After that date it remained in use, manned by Cardiff Corporation’s voluntary Civil Defence Organisation until 1984. It was in theory operational as …
Cane Hill Hospital, Coulsdon
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Cane Hill Asylum, Coulsdon & West Park Asylum, Epsom
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Andvinyly will turn your cremated remains into a playable record
By Adam Smith 2017-02-09T11:49:26Z
You can get a vinyl disc made from your ashes, or your pet's ashes, personalised with your own songs and album artwork.
We're all going to go some day. Eventually, each of us will shuffle off this mortal coil, either to move on to pastures new or become one with the void. In 7.5 billion years (give or take), eventually even the Earth will meet its end, engulfed by our expanding Sun.
In the meantime, however, you can have your own cremated ashes pressed into a record by Andvinyly. For £3000, you can get up to 30 discs, each with 24 minutes of audio - 12 minutes per side.
While, at first, the idea might seem bizarre, the short YouTube film - below - does a decent job of selling the concept.
MORE: Vintage BBC Technics SP-10 Mk2 studio turntable unit turns up on eBay
There are also extras you can purchase, such as having original artwork for your record, either by giving Andvinyly a photo or arranging a “pre-death sitting”. For £500 per track you can have tailormade music composed, with lyrics, beats, or styles suggested by the client.
If you're worried that your faithful hound might not be able to join you in the audio afterlife, fear not - you can also have your pet pressed.
Andvinyly says that your record could "travel the world", being redistributed through reputable record stores - though it might take a while for people to get used to the idea.
To find out more, check out the Andvinyly's website.
MORE: Ballfinger launches plush reel-to-reel tape machine and turntable
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Tomatometer-approved reviews
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES (2019)
Starring: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin
Have you ever seen an elephant fly?
Back in 1941, audiences were treated to an hour long movie about a baby elephant overcoming every obstacle placed in front of him and proving that anyone or anything can do whatever they want – regardless of what people think or say. It was also a really decent, heart-warming movie (the nostalgic visuals always help with that, mind) and one of Disney’s classic offerings. But, it’s 2019 now and, eventually, everything gets remade and Dumbo is no exception. This time, Tim Burton took the reins which, honestly, didn’t sound like such a bad start.
Burton’s signature visuals could and should be well-suited to a contemporary re-imagining, however, that short runtime is surely an issue? It was. An extra hour was shunted on to expand the story and create something new and fresh. Except, this version of Dumbo isn’t either. Well, sure, it’s new – the 1941 finale is pretty much the 2019 opening but from then on Dumbo becomes much-the-same to other movies out there (i.e. Christopher Robin ). Hope, setback, hope, big setback, frantic charge to save/prevent huge setback, peace. Basically, the story has been dragged out too much to create a compelling narrative. Even the visuals aren’t particularly appealing, the standard Burton flourishes of macabre still remain, but everything feels very safe – I’d wager this is Burton’s safest movie of them all. It would be impossible, though, to ignore the pure beauty and cuteness of Dumbo himself, that little guy is the star of the show in terms of making this old heart smile (but even the animation on him was patchy, at best)
Mute performances join the restrained visuals as no one really attempts to break out of their comfort zone. Colin Farrell is wasted as Holt – a former war veteran and Dumbo’s carer, Eva Green is affable but underwhelming in the role of trapeze artist Colette, even Michael Keaton is too cardboard to make much of an impression as V.A. Vandermere – the nefarious businessman looking to exploit everyone for some pretty green. Young Nico Parker also left no impression as Holt’s daughter Milly, her performance flat and lacking much spark. It all seemed as if no-one was particularly excited or enthused by anything there were doing. Thankfully, Will Smith opted for more money (and a probably similarly naff affair) with Bad Boys for Life.
The same could be said for the aforementioned lackluster screenplay – full of cliché and unexciting ‘major moments’ which I believe were meant to keep us on edge. It’s a real shame as a longer, stronger Dumbo would have potentially been pretty decent – a story of hope against adversity without relying on tropes to easily see the story progress. Modern remakes are fine, but, at times, Dumbo is too contemporary – see: Michael Buffer constantly having to say “aaaaaaLET’S GET READY FOR DUMBOOOOOOO!”. Sigh.
Most importantly, the kids will enjoy Dumbo – if they can get past the fairly frequent story lulls – but the circus acts, animals, colours and Dumbo himself should be more than enough to keep their attention. For adults? There’s not an awful lot to cling on to here. The strange lack of heart and muted…well, everything, prevents Dumbo from ever having the chance to truly soar.
© 2016 Matt Hudson / What I Watched Tonight / Essex
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6 Tips To Get Your App Noticed
Brian Akaka (email) is the Founder/CEO of Appular, an iPhone app marketing and PR agency. Brian was Director/Marketing at Freeverse, where he helped sell millions of apps, including two of the Top-10 paid apps in Apple’s “One Billionth App” promotion.
Longtime readers will remember our Five Tips For Getting iPhone Reviews post from early this year. It remains one of our most popular articles.
Getting app reviews is part of a larger category of getting your app noticed. This article, expanding upon and broadening the earlier piece, provides six straightforward ways to get your app some attention:
1. Embrace Twitter. Build a Twitter account, and reach out to the community with active participation and updates about your app.
Twitter users are early-adopters, and a large percentage of them are iPhone/touch users. There is a large and growing community of iPhone developers on Twitter and because a lot of the review sites monitor Twitter it’s a great way to get noticed.
Keep your Tweets personal and not a constant news feed. It’s an important business tool, but constant self promotion will leave you friendless and unconnected. Twitter is great because it also allows you to chat on a more personal level with all your followers making it a great way to reach out to your contacts and make new ones.
The best thing about Twitter is that it’s a very accepted social networking tool within the iPhone community and that means fast efficient networking.
Also consider integrating Twitter into your app to grow a community and make a fun way for people who purchased your product to interact.
Looking for Twitter role models? Check out @nattylux and @kshepherd, the adorable couple at Imangi Studios.
2. Be active in the forums. Forums are a great way to meet other developers, as well as introduce yourself to the most dedicated of iPhone app customers.
Again, forum participation allows you to connect to your potential audience on a much more accessible level just like twitter. Being connected to your consumers and having them know you on a personal level will create a sense of loyalty. Remember these people are mostly held in high regard by their peers as the “in the know” as far as iPhones are concerned and their endorsement can viraly market your app without you having to lift a finger.
For places that developers and the public hang out, look to the forums at Touch Arcade. For a more developer-heavy environment, mosey over to iPhone Dev SDK forums.
3. Make a big stink about it – or find someone who can. You’re a developer, not necessarily someone who is talented at marketing. Specialization is important. If you don’t think that you can successfully spread the good word about your app, then find someone who is talented at promotion, either a “Marketing Guy” on your team, or use a specialist company such as Appular. They need to start distributing information early, often, do it in a compelling way, and make sure that they are being heard by the right members of the media: journalists, editors, and bloggers.
4. Create one spectacular screenshot and send it out as early as possible. This seems very common-sense, and yet very few developers are doing it. The old “a picture is worth a thousand words” maxim definitely holds true. A great screenshot allows users to see your vision of how the app will work, even before you have finalized the app. If your app is graphically intensive consumers will often purchase it based on screenshots alone so make sure each screen shot is show room worthy before you send it.
iDracula, the one-time #1 paid app, is an excellent example: its launch was much-anticipated thanks to its stunning screenshots posted a screenshot to the Touch Arcade forums. One forum member’s enthusiastic response: “OMFG thats (sic) looks freaking sweet cant (sic) wait!!!!”
Similarly, Weightbot’s snazzy UI was covered on TUAW weeks before its release thanks to some bang-up screen shots posted to Flickr.
5. Figure out your killer feature. What is it that makes your app so great? After all, you invested your time and effort into your baby. What separates it from the other 40,000+ apps out there? You need to know exactly what makes it a “must have” app, even if it’s for a very small segment of the general audience. This message needs to get out there, front and center! Even if you are marketing an app or game in a somewhat saturated genre make sure you differentiate by focusing on what makes your product new and exciting.
Rolando, the critically acclaimed game was highly touted for its innovative controls and gameplay (video). Its combination of tilting, to roll your character around, combined with touching objects with your finger to interact with them, was the major focus of ngmoco’s marketing strategy. By focusing on its very innovative gameplay, they were able to demonstrate Rolando was an instant classic and must-buy app.
6. Update your apps often, and incorporate suggestions from readers. Even if you aren’t able to build much buzz at the launch of the product, the fight for visibility has not been lost. By improving your app over time, customers will notice, and review sites will too. Again, they are looking for news that their readers find interesting; hearing about your app from readers is the best way to get their interest. Updating also refreshes your app in the “New and Noteworthy” list giving you multiple chances at getting impressions from prospective consumers.
Flick Fishing, which launched in November 2008, it is still near the top of the charts after 6 months due to its ambitious updates that included the introduction of a story mode, secret powerups, and most recently, Fish Net, a way to compete in virtual tournaments with your friends. Another notable App that has used updates to its advantage is Pocket God, which is updated every week and uses the announcement of each update as another marketing opportunity.
Thanks to Brian Akaka for contributing this article. Have an article, or an idea for an article, that might interest our readers? Contact us!
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Or make an amazing app that gets noticed by Apple. Seriously! They have a team that reviews apps (apart from the submission review) and chooses to feature apps on iTunes, in the retail stores, and of course on TV.
Another way is to comment on this post with a link to your app. 🙂
Eddie Wilson says:
My only recommendation to new developers is when trying step 4 (sending out a screenshot early) be sure you’re near the 90% point in development. Last thing you want to do is send out a photoshop comp and have your app turn into vaporware.
Step 5 is key, it’s Apple mantra if you ask me. Each piece of software they produce has ton’s of features and integration, but they all have 1 KEY feature that defines the app, and the app name is usually focused on that 1 killer feature. Iphone apps should do this to a more extreme due to their simple nature.
Graham French says:
A lot of the tips are common sense, however, when you are working night and day to get your app finished, marketing is often forgotten about and left right til the last minute!!
https://twurl.nl/ifoh2c – iAboutClock
https://twurl.nl/21g3ad – iTextClock
Having just launched an app on Apple today your post and advice comes at the perfect time. Being a business tool it isn’t as flashy or the latest gizmo but I see how engagement will be key. If I could turn back the clock! Thanks
LOLerApps says:
Great post. I’m telling you, it’s very difficult to get noticed, especially in categories such as entertainment and games. We’ve been doing a lot of these tips already, and even still it’s difficult. There’s a little bit of luck and timing involved, but keep trying and it will eventually work out hopefully.
Here’s our app we’re trying to promote at the moment:
https://budurl.com/5d58
millenomi says:
I’m reading this as Apple has put me on the front page of the UK, DE and AU stores. THIS IS DOING WONDERS TO MY EGO.
I tried to do some of the same things you say in this article, but a screenshot doesn’t really capture the app’s feeling — so I did something a little grander (heh), a YouTube video: https://infinite-labs.net/mover/
Looks like it worked 🙂
Brian Akaka says:
Hi guys, thanks for the feedback, I’m glad that the article was helpful to you.
I completely understand that it really is a struggle sometimes to get noticed. Hard work and innovation will put you ahead of the crowd, but it requires a lot of brainstorming and elbow grease. The work is not done once you’ve finished your App, don’t think that you can sit back and let the money start rolling in once it’s submitted. On the contrary, the fight is only half-done.
Getting featured by Apple is always great, but with the limited # of slots they have, it isn’t really something anyone should expect. Every developer feels their app belongs in those spots, but unfortunately it isn’t a reality.
To promote your app, you really do need to fight and scrap for survival, it’s a tough world out there. Good luck to all of you!
-Brian (feel free to email me, my contact info is above)
Kris Jones says:
That is quite an excellent post.
Highly informative, but somethings concern me morally and philosophically. Someone mentioned that I should post and brag about my Super Awesome Recently Released iPhone Game, and thought that is just so self-serving. I mean, obviously it would be quite silly not to buy seeing as it was released 2 days ago and still has its $.99 price tag for another week or so.
This sort of behavior is simply astonishing. How can a developer really think that people won’t notice such unscrupulous marketing tactics? That’s why we at Pocket Monkey Games, the developer of Sparta, don’t do any kind of advertising that may be seen as deceptive… 😉
Thanks for the feedback. We’re following this to a tee and hope to bring some more exposure to our virtual slapping application SlapApp. We hope you all check it out our video: https://tinyurl.com/cq6b2e
https://www.slapapp.com/slapapp.html
gizerpa says:
I though you might be interested to read this article on how the App Store market is saturated and consumers are getting confused. Wonder if it’s time to enter the market with a different strategy?
Artcile @ https://smartphone.biz-news.com/news/en_US/2009/05/22/0001/iphone-has-changed-dynamic-of-us-smartphone-market
kooaba says:
@millenomi: Congrats! We also created a short screencast showing how visual search with kooaba for iPhone works and how it’s connected with your web-based Library. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-irojen3T6M.
Doug Hogg says:
Excellent article. Thank you Brian. We have been utilizing it since it came out, but we had several miss-steps that others will want to avoid.
On June 10th at the iPhone Launch Party, we demonstrated our first app: ,iSamurai: Two-Player Sword Fight, a real-time accelerometer-based Wi-Fi game where the iPhones’ motions are used to attack and block–in other words, a sword-fighting simulation. Correct block of an attack = ring of striking swords from both iPhones. Incorrect block = cry of pain from the defender’s iPhone.
We were late getting started with Twitter, but are using it now.
Here are our miss-steps. 1) While keeping the details of our game secret for the Launch Party, we posted a picture of a dojo that is so spectacular, some people thought that we were creating a first-person shooter-type sword fighting game, and some forum members were disappointed since iSamurai wasn’t what they were expecting. Moral: Promote with reality.
2) When our game finally appeared on iTunes, we were pretty excited and we all started posting about it late at night after the iPhone Launch Party, but a couple of our guys posted in a forum without spelling out that they were part of our team. Some members of the forum figured it out and they were annoyed. I had to apologize for failing to train up our people on forum manners. Moral: Promote your app honestly.
So now we are working on step 6. What would you like to see in the next version of iSamurai?
Doug Hogg
Toy Kite Software
Didier Prophete says:
Well, the sad truth is that the gold rush for iphone apps is over. I mean, imagine for a second you were part of the 50 or so apps which were read when the app store launched. 50 apps !! Not 50000. These guys must have made a killing…
Today, it’s a much more complex game, with multibillion dollar game companies trying to promote their apps like crazy with some $$serious$$ marketing campaign. It is certainly still possible for an independent small developer to make it big on the appstore, but it’s getting more and more difficult.
And of course, here is a link to my latest app (Time Capsule)
Thanks for the tips. I took some of your advice and went to the Touch Arcade forums… I did a promo code giveaway for my new game. Let me just mention that it is imperative that you drink a Coca-Cola before you do it!! Those people are ravenous and it’s hard to keep up with them! Seriously though, that site is really cool and the people there are cool too, so thanks for the lead.
App Website: https://destroyobjects.com/playfootball
App Video: https://bit.ly/playfootball_video
All great info….. my frustration is knowing where to blog or twitter…. those areas seems as vast and as challenging to be heard in as the App Store. It is fun to do (but takes time to sound quick witted in 5 words or less) and I have no idea what kind of impact it is having!
Our killer feature is that our game breaks new ground in word games because it’s a puzzle, a quiz game, a clue game, and a word game all wrapped in one! It’s a clever word association game for people that like Jeopardy, Scrabble, Boggle, etc. How do I find people that twitter about word games?! Are there people that twitter about word games???
App website: https://www.keymaba.com
App video: https://www.headfakegames.com/video.php
Philip Zurisk says:
Great Article is there anyone who knows a great marketing company to help out with your app?
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=327491891&mt=8
Great Article. We are really trying to follow these steps. Our reviewers have branded Wordweaver as “Better than Bookworm” but Bookworm remains in the top 10 slot for games/wordgames and we are floating around so far down the list.
Wordweaver LITE:
Wordweaver $1.99:
I’ve got an app I’d like to promote. The Word Chase, a fun little word game you can play anytime. It’s very addictive.
Emmanuel Carraud says:
Thanks Brian, very useful tips. Marketing is essential but tough for small companies like ours, MagicSolver.com. It is time consuming and not so obvious in an international market. Our first app Sudoku Magic, although one of the best Sudoku game available at the moment on the App Store with very good reviews and a unique photo technology to capture Sudoku in any newspapers, has difficulties to really take off in the market.
I really hope that our second app release today, FaceShift, a photo app which detect faces and can automatically swap your face with your friends’ faces, will find the success it deserves :-). We released a Lite version to allow everyone to try it for free.
We will use your tips.
If you have any innovative ideas for our small company to promote our apps Sudoku Magic & FaceShift, just drop me an email, I would be delighted to have your feedback
galen bradford says:
This is a great site, thanks for all the great ideas. I just finished developing an app called iWaiter for people working in restaurants. It’s definitely a work in process getting the word out but its fun! If anyone has any more tips on how to get noticed in the app store let us know!
Cherilyn Carkhuff says:
I can’t believe how hard it is to get recognized!!! Does anyone out there recommend a good person for marketing??? My new apps that I am promoting are two educational games… they teach you how to read… check them out
https://tiny.cc/myiphonicsi
https://tiny.cc/myiphonicsii
Appsolute Creations says:
What a great article. Thank you! We are currently trying to push our new Auto Recall app, that we thought would be very useful to iphone owners. Here’s a link if anyone is interested https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/auto-recalls/id366446682?mt=8 It’s a really neat app because it lists recalls for any vehicle both old and new. We just released the app and I had a few emails sent saying how cool it is because, as it turns out, many people don’t even know their cars have recalls! The odd thing is that we did not get any ratings or reviews. I actually tried to write one myself to see if it would go through, and it did not. To test it out I had a friend try from their phone, and again the review never showed up. Something is strange and meanwhile my app is sinking to the bottom with no reviews 🙁 What is that about?
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Many UK resident non-UK domiciled individuals (non-doms) are about to pay tax on worldwide income and gains for the first time, and those with UK residential property might be newly exposed to Inheritance Tax both during life time of the property and upon the death of the owner.
On Friday 19th August 2016, the Government progressed to the next stage of the domicile changes with the publication of a further consultation document which sets out additional details about the new rules taking effect from April 2017.
Professional tax advisors are in the process of analysing the detail in the new document and will provide clarity in relation to the key changes and new information within the coming weeks.
Some of the key points of concern are as follows:
The government has confirmed its intention to pursue charging UK residential property held in offshore structures to inheritance tax (Companies and Trusts)
Individuals who have been resident in the UK for 15 of the last 20 years will become deemed domiciled for all tax purposes
The government will be introducing the proposed rules for individuals born in the UK with a UK domicile of origin, effectively meaning that such individuals who return to the UK cannot maintain non-domicile status for UK tax purposes
There could be a capital gains tax rebasing available for individuals becoming deemed UK domiciled on 6 April 2017(potential benefit)
For individuals with mixed bank accounts, there is to be a one year window for them to segregate the funds into separate accounts (could be an advantage but work will be required to clearly identify clean capital)
Individuals who become deemed domiciled will have full use of their foreign losses from that date onwards
We await the revised draft legislation on many of the points outlined above but believe there may be some interesting opportunities for non-UK domiciled taxpayers to utilise and benefit from.
In the meantime, the dilemma for a non-dom is – 'Do I wait until the proposed new rules are clear and final – or do I act now?'
To answer that properly each non-dom needs to weigh up the risk of making changes that may eventually turn out to have a higher cost than was initially anticipated against the risk of running out of time to make changes that, if implemented earlier, would have been commercially desirable.
Identifying and confirming short, medium and long term commercial and family objectives is key. This however often involves considering multigenerational aspirations, assessing the impact of the changes on a wide range of assets and considering how such assets often located in various countries, each with different funding arrangements, are affected by the proposed changes. Usually asset protection, growth and cash flow requirements all need to be balanced.
Clearly it takes time to identify and decide upon a suitable strategy, and for more complex situations, it may take several months following which the chosen plan, still has to be implemented.
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Are the existing structures for holding and managing assets and indeed the assets themselves still appropriate, given that worldwide income and gains will for the first time be subject to UK tax,?
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Open the tall wooden church doors to Electric Wilburland Studio...sunlight bounces through the stained glass, off the hardwood floors, and around the room. Vintage pump organs and microphones, pianos, oriental rugs and the smell of coffee in the air. This is a place where musical possibilities are endless. Anything can happen, and it does. Years of music have soaked into these walls, you can feel it. Will Russell is a master at the board, extremely sensitive to the fragility of the creative moment, and one of the most dedicated engineers anywhere. Period.
-Joe Crookston ( award winning singer/songwriter)
In all of my travels and recording experiences, Electric Wilburland Studio remains my favorite studio. You won't find a more supportive and complete grasp on the technical, emotional, and artistic aspects of recording anywhere in the world.
-Hank Roberts (world renown Grammy winning cellist)
"Wilburland offers two things you can't find anywhere else. One is a room that's just magical to play in. It sounds, looks and feels like it's not quite of this world—not in an intimidating way, but in a way that gently encourages greatness.
The other thing, of course, is Will himself. Whether we're working with him in the studio or out on the road, we know our sound is in great hands and he always makes us feel at home. Will lets us focus on what's really important: playing our best.
We've got great recording equipment at home, and half our band-members are part-time sound engineers. But when it's time to stop demoing and start tracking an album, we leave home and head straight for Wilburland. The difference there—not just in sound quality but in *performance* quality—is apparent and worth every penny."
Chris Frank (IY/New Neighbors/The Nepotist)
I've recorded several albums over the past two decades, and this is by long odds the finest studio I've been in. Will Russell is an intelligent and creative producer/engineer. He has a knack for working with people that I regard as an essential part of getting a good performance. The studio itself is bright and open, which is much better than the usual 'bomb shelter' feeling of most studios.
-Joseph Rayle (Answer The Muse)
This is my fourth trip to Electric Wilburland and in one word that covers it all : CONSISTENT. Will knows his stuff. Even if a band has a bad day Will can turn it into a good day ! You don't have to go any farther than Newfield NY to have a top -notch project done. Thanks Will and see you soon.
-Jim Battisti
Will simply knows his shit. The church environment calms you down and is very conducive to creativity. His mics, amps and various keyboards get you the sound and quality you'll love. Oh, did I mention he's a master of Pro Tools!
-Michael Callahan (Mortal Combine)
The room sounds beautiful and feels inviting as sunlight illuminates through the stained glass windows. Will is a treasure to behold, an engineer that makes sure you give him the right performance and then captures it. I would highly recommend Will to anyone looking for a studio to record at.
-Matthew Sharayko
Recorded an album with Will. Large, lovely space (it's like an old church) that really brought out the best of us. Will is knowledgeable, very easy to work with, and he is fairly flexible about things. Recordings and mixes turned out to be amazing!
-Rain Zhou
Working with Will at Wilburland is any musicians dream come true. Will has created a space that is open, beautiful, inspiring and spawns creativity, and of course the engineering is always impeccable.
-Sim Redmond (The Sim Redmond Band)
"Our experience at Electric Wilburland has been nothing less than wonderful. Will has the gear and knows how to use it, and the very flexible Wilburland studio space is the best we've found for our music. But best of all, Will is an exemplary human being who knows how to communicate with musicians, and possesses the uncommon skill of turning vague adjectives into just what we want. We look forward to monopolizing his time as much as possible."
-Ron Andrico & Donna Stewart (Mignarda)
"I love working with Will. His easy going nature makes it easy for me to relax in the studio. Because he does his job so well, I can focus on my job - making music. My sessions felt like a working vacation, and I'm very happy with the finished product!"
-Jay Mankita (singer/songwriter)
"Working with Will on our cd, Eating Oranges After Dark, was a fantastic experience. We were a bit nervous, it being our first time in the studio. Will was such an easy and fun guy to work with, that our fears were soon calmed. He was adept at keeping us laughing and at the same holding us to a high standard of performance. Will's experience, ear, musical sense, and technical ability would be an asset to any musical project. My one critisism is that he wasn't crazy about Frank's moustache. I mean, c'mon!"
-Jeff McCaffrey (Small Kings)
I would like to take the time to let everyone know in the Wilburland community how talented Will is. Not only has Will let us bring our arena rock brigade to Wilburland but he has helped us make it bigger and better!!! I would also like to make sure all of your rockers out there who see Will recording pan flutes and stuff like that...that Will can bring the rock and brings a new meaning to the word "PYRO". Anyway as far as I'm concerned Will is as good as any of the top producers in Los Angeles, and I know cuz I have recorded in some of the biggest studio's around. Will rocks and on top of that he's just a great guy to work with period!!!
-Kris Hadlock (Hadlock)
"Working with Will Russell at Electric Wilburland to make my first solo classical harp CD was a total joy. The acoustics in the recording studio are stunning. Will's skill as a recording technician is unparalleled. And, despite the fact that reading music isn't Will's forte, the editing process went beautifully. Will is an exceptional soul -- very calm, very encouraging, and very competent. The success of the finished product is as much a result of Will's talents as it is of mine."
-Myra Kovary (harpist)
"I have to say that my experience at Wilburland has been all good. First, I love the irony of me doing my music in what was once a church, the occasional rumble of thunder and near-miss lightning bolt notwithstanding.
Wilburland is a very comfortable environment, a syncopated combination of professional and homey and the coffee and the company are always good. But the thing I value most about Wilburland is Will Russell. He may not be a composer himself, but he's a real student of music, knows the genres, knows what sounds good and what sounds clunky. When I'm not absolutely sure about something, it's wonderful to run it by Will for his take on it. He's honest, even if it's not what you might want to hear, and that in itself is enough to make him your best friend. Most of the time his instinct is the right thing.
When I do decide to try something unconventional, he then shifts into delivery mode to help me get what I'm looking for.
Another thing that is particularly helpful to me is Will's address book. Is there a musician within traveling distance he doesn't know?
So if I need somebody who can wail on Andean pentatonic nose-flute in the key of M flat, Will jots down quick list of players to call.
It doesn't get much better than that."
-Spartacus Jones (composer/songwriter/cowboy)
"It is a pleasure to work with Will in his beautiful space. There is a sense of peace and serenity there that I don't feel in other recording studios. Will's gentle wit and positive attitude lend so much--it is easy to do your best under these conditions, and isn't that the point? Will knows his space and his tools--he is a master. I recommend him to you without reservation."
-Frank Campos (Professor of Trumpet, Ithaca College)
"As someone who travels a few hours to work at Wilburland, I appreciate that from the time I walk into the place it is all about comfort, focus and achieving a great sounding mix. Will knows his studio and his equipment, but as important is that is he knows how to provide an environment and support from behind the board to help you realize your goal on each song."
-George Mann (singer/songwriter/NYC)
"With so many people doing so much of their recording at home these days, professional recording studios have seen a chunk of their market disappear. As Head Engineer and Manager of REP Studio, one of Wilburland's "would be" competitors, I've seen this first hand.
Luckily for guys like Will Russell, there's also an increasing appreciation for the kind of experience he offers. Those of us that have worked with Will a bunch know that there's so much more involved in capturing and presenting great music than throwing a mic in front of an instrument and hitting record.... I'm extremely comfortable working with tracks he's recorded and equally comfortable sending him my tracks for mixing and/or mastering."
-Nate Silas Richardson (REP Studio)
"Working with Will is always a blast. He's attentive, relaxed and he's got a great ear. He knows his equipment and gets great tone on all kinds of instruments. I hope to record another album at Electric Wilburland soon!"
-Andrew VanNorstrand (Great Bear Trio)
"Great sound, great room, and an even better engineer! Will's still around for a damn good reason."
-Melanie Peters (Jana Losey)
"Working with Will in the studio is such a rewarding experience. I am continually astonished by how he's able to combine his knowledge of recording with a musician's vision. His ability to find the most effective way to communicate this vision to the listener is amazing. As a musician, I truly appreciate his deep respect for the music and his passion to take it to the highest level."
-Laura Orshaw
"The time I spent recording at Wilburland was one of my most memorable musical experiences. The equipment was absolutely state of the art, the staff was friendly and knowledgeable; it felt more like a laid back jam session with friends than a high-pressure recording session. The church where the recordings take place adds a distinctive Wilburland-vibe to the overall sound that can't be replicated in your typical recording studio. It was fun, it was easy, and the end result sounded terrific, I couldn't have been happier with my experience at Wilburland."
-Michael Hunter (Try, Fail, Repeat, Armageddon Monks)
"one heck of a studio, one heck of an engineer!"
-Joe Davoli (Delaney Brother's Bluegrass)
“Working with Will and at Wilburland was a joy. Will Russell’s guidance helped produce not only a recording that we are immensely proud of but the experience helped us become a better band. The studio was beautiful, the technology first rate and the atmosphere created by Will and staff helped us focus and create while keeping each of us loose and relaxed internally. I would recommend Wilburland & Will Russell to any musician looking to produce the best art he/she could imagine.”
-Lewis Papenfuse (Lil Anne & Hot Cayenne)
"For acoustic music, you simply can't do better than Wilburland. The space is awesome and Will really 'gets' the magic of unamplified instruments." -
-Mac Benford (Highwoods Stringband, Woodshed AllStars, UpSouth)
"Recording at Electric Wilburland...competent, hip, efficient and warm...and a little bit like that church scene in The Muppet Movie."
-Regina O'Brien
"There are studios that are fun to work in, studios that are conducive to the creation process, studios that have great equipment, great facilities.... and then there is Wilburland. Will not only provided a top notch recording studio, and ran it with an astounding knowledge of his state-of-the-art and vintage equipment, but also quickly became one of the gang. From rolling with our especially profane sense of humor, to dealing with our individual requests like a diplomat, to providing a comfortable living and performing environment, Will is a cut above the normal studio owner/operator. This is place you compare all others to, and Will is a man you always remember when thinking back to the experience of creating a great recording. Will is the man... your coffee rocks! Thanks Will."
-MarcDupuis (PushboXX)
"In the field of folk recordings there are a lot of bands willing to travel out of state to find a studio with the knowledge and experience to produce great sounding records with acoustic instruments. Will Russell’s studio, Electric Wilburland, should be at the top of the list for folk groups in New York State and beyond. The studio, housed in a renovated church, is uniquely suited to the job. It combines the comfort and convenience of in-house lodging with the limitless musical possibilities of fantastic equipment and acoustics. Will Russell is always friendly and relaxed, never adding to the stress of recording and consistently finding great solutions to problems. We were delighted with his technical expertise, musical intuition, and his silly jokes."
-Megan Wobus Beller (Contranella)
"Will’s got skills—and that unflappable, problem-solving personality we all want our engineers to have, but only a few do..."
-Jeff Claus (HorseFlies, Boy With A Fish)
"Initially anxious about recording with a guy who appeared to have traditionally rendered his services to many genres of music which did not really include anything close to what we do, Will remained genuinely engaged and interested in our music and its content. He was supportive and kept us all on track and focused. He is a positive, insightful, genuine , talented engineer and a hell of a human being! We couldn't have asked for anything more from Mr Russell and there was not one single negative vibe emitted from him throughout our 10 hours at Wilburland. I love this place and would recommend his services to any other punk or metal outfit who is looking for an amazing studio experience, rookie or pro. We can't wait to get back to continue working! "
-Adam Christensen (Muggsy's Boneyard)
"I love working with Will Russell at Electric Wilburland. He’s fast, thinks clearly, and knows his tools inside out. He has top of the line equipment and stays current. I rely on his advice and experience."
-Judy Hyman (HorseFlies, Boy With A Fish, film composer)
"There is definitely a music angel hovering over Wilburland... The space is warm, inviting, comfortable and makes me want to start dancing and singing when I walk into it. Will is brilliant at his craft and blends kindness, care, and a great sense of humor with technical expertise and two great ears. I really enjoy working with him- he strives for the best sound and is equiped all around to achieve it."
-Colleen Kattau (singer/songwriter)
"Sound guy man rules! Long live sound guy man!
That room! That sound! Plus Will!
These are the reasons why we’ve recorded our last 4 projects at Wilburland.
Recording at Wilburland is a great experience in so many ways. The emotional support is as important and as great as the technical support..."
-Diana Andersen (Paso Fino)
"This is the only studio in upstate NY that I would endorse or recommend to any of my clients past and present. Will runs a great place it is very affordable and offers world class engineering and equipment. A terrific location very conducive to creative work."
-Bob F. Acquaviva (grammy nominated eng: Boston Corporate America- Sammy award winning producer- owned and operated ACQROK studios for 11 years)
"Recording at Wilburland is like entering a different space and time...it is a total experience itself...
the building is a place of serenity and beauty. Will made me feel like I was coming home by offering the use of a kitchen, the communal gathering room, the fabulous recording rooms with state of the art equipment.
Will is a talented engineer with a keen ear for all genres of music. He offered some very helpful suggestions about the arrangements of songs. His sense of humor kept things very light and lively.
And, he really tweaks the sound to get the maximum effect on each recording, making the final product the best it can be, and really sounding great!
The most difficult part about recording at Wilburland is having to leave. It is the kind of experience that makes me want to come back again and again.
Will had a poster with a photo of his studio and the caption "Don't try this at home." I will heed that advice, because there is no way I would want to miss out on the Wilburland experience. I'm hooked. Thanks Will."
-Shirley Ladd, (Calico Moon)
"I have recorded at Electric Wilburland since the early '90s when I worked on Martin Simpson's "When I Was On Horseback" CD.
Will's studio is my absolute favorite place to record. It's because the space and the finished product and Will himself are all stellar!"
-Doug Robinson, (bass player in everyone's local band)
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NextPage Document Retention Review
Phil Windley // Mon Jul 30 15:32:00 2007 // infoworld review
My review of NextPage Document Retention came out a while ago in InfoWorld.
"Compliance" is a word that can make a CIO cringe, especially when it comes to document retention and--just as important--destruction.
Traditional document management products require that knowledge workers use a centralized system to track documents associated with a project. For some organizations, this is just enough of a disruption to established workflows that the systems frequently aren't used at all. The very applications we use to create, edit, and share documents often compound the management problem by hiding multiple copies all over the computer.
NextPage 2 Document Retention changes all that. The beauty of Document Retention is that it increases compliance with your organization's document retention policy without requiring significant changes to an employee's normal work habits. Once installed, it functions as an interested observer, watching actions taken by the user and keeping track of document flow and versioning. What's more, Document Retention requires minimal information from the user to accomplish this task.
Document Retention injects modest amounts of workflow into the user's normal routine, but does so at appropriate spots. The user creates, edits, saves, and shares Word, Excel, or PowerPoint documents as usual; Document Retention watches these actions and creates a document tracking database in the background, based on the distributed information from each user.
As I worked through my test scenarios with Document Retention, it was very easy to envision how a group could effectively use the tools to manage documents without significantly impacting their workflow. I suspect that after a few weeks, no one would even notice it was there.
From NextPage manages documents with a light touch | InfoWorld
Referenced Mon Jul 30 2007 15:27:50 GMT-0600
One of the fun parts of doing this review was using Parallels to create multiple machines so that I could pretend I was multiple users. Amazing how easy that was and what a pain this review would have been to do without it.
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Point-and-Click Angels
Author: Dick SatranDick Satran
No doubt, the Internet is transforming the investment world, but when it comes to IPOs, not all that much has changed. Sure, some online brokers, like E*Trade and Discover, have been successful in snagging small share allocations, letting a lucky few buy in at the offering price. But most people still experience hot offerings in the typical manner: choking on exhaust fumes as the rocket takes off packed with champagne-swilling investment bankers and institutional investors.
Stephen Pelletier, a former Intuit exec, wants to let a lot more people in on the party. Startups have long raised funds through private placements - the sale of pre-IPO shares to wealthy individuals, so-called angel investors. But angel investment has remained constrained by geography. Angels tend to find out about interesting companies through informal personal networks and usually prefer to invest locally - the better to keep close watch on the company's management and finances.
Pelletier's new company, OffRoad Capital, is trying to expand the private placement world. OffRoad's Web site, which went live in March, keeps potential investors informed of upcoming private placements and lets geographically dispersed angels invest with the click of a mouse. It's also a place where investors and management can share info and hash out difficulties. Startups that get financing through OffRoad will host regular chat sessions with their angel investors and will be required to present quarterly reports online.
The market could be huge: OffRoad estimates $2 trillion in market value is locked up in companies too small for the stock markets but too large to be funded by family and friends. "We're creating an entirely new market," says Pelletier.
You'll need some cash to get into that market, though. Because private placements are inherently high-risk, the SEC requires investors to meet strict financial requirements: more than $200,000 in annual income or more than $1 million in assets. OffRoad also charges an initial $1,000 membership fee and $250 in annual dues, in addition to stipulating minimum investments of $25,000. Still, it could be a small price to pay for the opportunity to buy into the next Amazon.com at $3 a share.
OffRoad Capital: www.offroadcapital.com.
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Gmail Bug Could Have Exposed Every User's Address
Author: Andy GreenbergAndy Greenberg
Until recently, anyone may have been able to assemble a list of every Gmail account in the world. All it would have taken, according to one security researcher's analysis, was some clever tweaking of a web page's characters and a lot of patience.
Oren Hafif says that he found and helped fix a bug in Google's Gmail service that could have been used to extract millions of Gmail addresses, if not all of them, in a matter of days or weeks. The trick would not have exposed passwords or otherwise allowed easy access to those accounts, but could have left users vulnerable to spam, phishing or password-guessing attacks. The bug may have existed for years.
>The trick would not have exposed passwords, but could have left accounts open to spam, phishing, or password-guessing attacks.
The exploit involved a lesser-known account-sharing feature of Gmail that allows a user to "delegate" access to their account. In November of last year, Hafif found that he could tweak the URL of a webpage that appears when a user is declined that delegated access to another user's account. When he changed one character in that URL, the page showed him that he'd been declined access to a different address. By automating the character changes with a piece of software called DirBuster, he was able to collect 37,000 Gmail addresses in about two hours.
"I could have done this potentially endlessly," says Hafif, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based penetration tester for security firm Trustwave. "I have every reason to believe every Gmail address could have been mined."
The exploit wouldn't have just affected personal users of Gmail, Hafif adds. A hacker could have also used the flaw to collect the addresses of every business that uses Google to hosts its email, including even Google itself, he says.
Here's a video showing how the hack worked:
//www.youtube.com/embed/bMmp-mx_03Q
At one point, Google's protections against automated bots blocked Hafif's access. But he quickly changed another portion of the URL and was able to continue to siphon thousands more email addresses. Because Google didn't require a cookie or other forms of authentication to show the vulnerable page, he says a determined email harvester could have used the anonymity software Tor or other IP-address-obscuring methods to collect emails en masse without detection. "These kinds of vulnerabilities that are unauthenticated can be exploited completely silently," Hafif says.
Hafif says it took Google another month after his report to fix the bug. The company initially declined to pay him under its bug bounty program for rewarding hackers who expose and help fix its security flaws. But it later relented and paid him $500, a relatively small sum compared to the tens of thousands of dollars it hands out for the discovery of severe vulnerabilities.
A Google spokesperson confirms that the company patched Hafif's email-stealing bug and paid him a reward for his help, but declined to respond to requests for further comment.
Hafif only revealed the existence of the bug in a blog post Tuesday. He says that he has no way of knowing how long the flaw persisted or whether it was ever exploited. Given that Google's delegation feature for Gmail has existed since late 2010, it may have been exposed for years.
The 27-year-old researcher says he was mildly disappointed with Google's lackluster reward for helping to fix a serious issue. As he writes in his blog post: "Think about how much money a spammer or a country (China?) are ready to pay for a list of all Google accounts?"
And did someone already obtain that list? "That's a hard question," Hafif says. "We'll never know."
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US to Impose New Sanctions on Iran, 'Will Unite Iranian Nation'
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U.S. to impose sanctions on Iran. | Photo: Reuters FILE
The United States will impose new sanctions against Iran next week, and, according to the Trump administration these would be the toughest ones ever placed on Iran.
President Donald Trump withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in May, which means that previously lifted financial sanctions can now go into force again, next week.
As a response to the threat, Iranian Lawmaker Mahmoud Sadeghi said these new U.S. sanctions on Tehran will unite the Iranian people.
“Iranians become more united whenever Iran faces foreign threats ... political factions and Iranians from different layers of the society will confront (U.S. President Donald) Trump’s bullying tactics,” Sadeghi said in a statement.
The sanctions will mainly affect Iran's oil exports, and also the banking and shipping sectors, which are strategic sectors on the country's economy. Iranians fear an even more painful squeeze on living costs after additional U.S. sanctions take effect on Monday, from businesses struggling to buy raw materials to the sick and elderly unable to afford life-saving medicines.
As a response, the Russian Energy minister has stated that Moscow will continue trading relations with Teheran, mainly with oil, despite the U.S. sanctions. “We believe we should look for mechanisms that would allow us to continue developing co-operation with our partners, with Iran,” said Minister Alexander Novak, The Financial Times reported.
“Our ultimate aim is to compel Iran to permanently abandon its well-documented outlaw activities and behave as a normal country,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explained to reporters on Friday in a conference call.
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Fernhill Packaging
Published on 23rd July 2018
We produced a new website for plastic juice bottle wholesaler Fernhill Packaging, with the brief being to create a site that’s simple to use, looks great, and generates sales enquiries.
Fernhill Packaging is based in Worcester, at Broomhall Business Centre, so is ideally placed when it comes to transport links across the country. The company specialises in the wholesale of plastic bottles, caps, buckets, tubs and other containers. As well as stocking their normal range of plastic bottles and other products, they also design and manufacture bespoke products.
The website was designed using Adobe XD, and then converted into HTML and PHP as a bespoke theme for WordPress. By using a bespoke theme, rather than an off-the-shelf third-party theme, we are able to maximise the search engine optimisation (SEO) of the website, and can individually optimise every element of the website if necessary. A bespoke theme also enables the website to be more responsive, with reduced page-load times due to the use of streamlined code that is written specifically for the website in question.
In terms of the site’s front-end (i.e. the bit the customer sees), we made the layout as simple as possible – a nice clear homepage with lots of room for text (great for SEO!), and easy links to each category of the product range. While not an ecommerce website, the layout of the website shows a lot of typical ecommerce-design features, as ultimately the idea being the website is to generate as many sales as possible, albeit offline. In addition to the main menu, there are also ‘quick links’ in the footer that link through to each of the main product categories.
For more information about Fernhill Packaging, please visit the website or contact the sales team directly via sales@fernhillpackaging.co.uk.
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Thailand's Boonserm Premthada wins 2019 Royal Academy Dorfman Award For Architecture
Thailand Architecture News - May 16, 2019 - 06:10 5804 views
Thailander architect Boonserm Premthada has been named as the winner of the 2019 Royal Academy Dorfman Award For Architecture, an annual award honours an international talent that represents the future of architecture.
Announced by the Royal Academy of Arts, a distinguished jury praised the architect for using local construction methods and materials in his projects.
The jury also stressed that "it is crucial as his practice celebrates the importance of craft in architecture, leading to carefully detailed projects with a deep sense of authenticity."
Elephant World, Surin Province, Thailand, 2015 (under construction). Image © Spaceshift Studio
Premthada's Kantana Film and Animation Institute in Nakhon Pathom were shown as an example since he often utilised the skills of local craftspeople and traditional production methods on these projects.
Born and raised in the heart of Bangkok, Boonserm Premthada founded Bangkok Project Studio in 2003. The practice celebrates the importance of craft in architecture, leading to carefully detailed projects with a deep sense of authenticity.
"Local construction methods and materials are crucial to Premthada’s work and his buildings, such as the Kantana Film and Animation Institute in Nakhon Pathom, often utilise the skills of local craftspeople and traditional production methods," stated the jury.
Kantana Institute, Nakhon Pathom, Thái Lan, 2011. Image courtesy of Bangkok Project Studio
He has a deep interest in the ways in which non-architects intuitively solve spatial problems and states that it is this that enables him to produce quality works that fulfil both their commercial and social potential regardless of scale. In addition to directing the studio, Premthada also teaches at Chulalongkorn University and is a regular lecturer at other universities and architecture associations.
The £10,000 award was decided and presented at a ceremony at the Royal Academy of Arts, following public presentations by each finalist.
"I am very happy to have been chosen as the winner of the Royal Academy Dorfman Award. It gives me the opportunity to share my love of architecture and what I believe in with the world," said Boonserm Premthada.
The Wine Ayutthaya, Thailand, 2017. Image © Spaceshift Studio
lan Stanton RA, chair of the jury, said: "The jury had an incredibly tough decision to make but we were all knocked back by Boonserm Premthada’s particularly unique projects, which demonstrate an extraordinary empathy, originality and poetic qualities. We are excited to see how Premthada’s work develops, in particular how he can apply his inimitable approach to the challenges of urban environments".
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Mark Jost
Re: R1b-L51 from the West
Quote from: Richard Rocca on August 13, 2012, 11:19:43 PM
Quote from: alan trowel hands. on August 13, 2012, 09:00:53 PM
That is interesting. RR's L51* distribution map is interesting. Problem is of course it doesnt tell anything about direction of spread and origin point. I tended to think that it spread out from the west-Alpine area but maybe the eastern extremity (which I think was somewhere like SE Germany/Poland was actually nearer the origin and that there was a period when there was only L51* and it lay in the east. I would however have thought that L51*'s ratio to L11 and derived can only have been high either somewhere in the east where L11 is low or in an early period when L11 hadnt come about. I can only think that the steppe Iranians were in some way the link between Iran and Mongolia.
I had created a new map based on the recent Niederstätter, et al. (2012) study:
http://www.u152.org/images/stories/L51_Map_v003.png
We have to keep in mind that L51(xP312,U106) may hold a hidden mutation and be a little brother to P312 and U106. Either way, I don't think there is any doubt that the distribution is primarily Franco-Italian.
Very nice work. I noticed that the heavier concentrations are sure following some of the major landforms of Europe.
MJost
Pos: Z245 L459 L21 DF13**
Neg: DF23 L513 L96 L144 Z255 Z253 DF21 DF41 (Z254 P66 P314.2 M37 M222 L563 L526 L226 L195 L193 L192.1 L159.2 L130 DF63 DF5 DF49)
WTYNeg: L555 L371 (L9/L10 L370 L302/L319.1 L554 L564 L577 P69 L626 L627 L643 L679)
There are also hotspots in Iberia (Tagus River Valley) and Ireland (Airghilla or Erne River Valley). Could this be a trace of a Proto Celtic migration to Ireland via Iberia.
We know that later clades such as P312 and L21 were found on the Atlantic Facade.
An alternative route is down the Rhone and Loire River Valleys to a cluster in Morbihan.
Quote from: Heber on August 14, 2012, 03:53:47 AM
It is just what I have been saying so far, but to link this R-L51 to the agriculturalists from Italy of 7500 years ago (the first Rocca’s map had also a presence in the Valencian region) seems too early, for the language rather than for the Y-DNA, but I have also said that the migrations were more than one. Anyway we see clearly that one diffusion happened through Iberia, but another from South France or Westward the Alps, where we have found also G2a and E at Treilles etc., which could be the haplogroups of the first migration from Sardinia. Anyway it seems to me interesting also what Mark Jost says above, i.e. the presence of R-L51 in the highlands of Europe, what I noticed also for hg. J. Then this presence could be very ancient and linked to the coming out from the Younger Dryas Refugium. There are many problems to be resolved yet, but only the aDNA will be able to say the last word.
That map makes it even clearer that Other than the Irish oddity and tiny outlier patches in Portugal and way to the east sin Poland is indeed very Franco-Italian. My feeling now is that we probably can ignore these extreme outlying patches and put them down to relict lineages that probably travelled later as a tiny element in some upstream movement. So, yeah on reflection you are right that we should focus on the main concentration. its not like there is a cline leading from an origin point to a pooling point except perhaps within the Franco-italian area.
It could be pre-beaker or it could be early beaker. Its far more restricted than the whole bell beaker complex. Interpreting it really depends on when and where one believes R1b joined the beaker network (or pre-beaker). I am of course aware of the concept of a pre-beaker spread of R1b although I am on the fence about that. I also think an alternative possibility is R1b only joined the beaker network once the network had reached west-central Europe (maybe somewhere like the Rhone/west Alpine area). You could argue that the L51* map could agree with that and accompanied other more upstream clades in the early movements of R1b through the beaker network. It looks like, as you say, a strongly Franco-Italian hotspot. The SE of France was a very early part of the beaker network while a little to the west and inland it was relatively later. L51 does look a little like it was using the routes that the early beaker network used pre-2600BC (before the north facing part of Europe joined). My feeling is that what we think of as classic beaker is the result of a group in the Rhone area who combined both western beaker ideas and eastern genes and then spread out from there.
Regardless, L51* looks like it occurred perhaps in SE France or adjacent and there is little trace much to the east. That kind of suggests to me that R1b first arrived in the west in an L23XL51 form and we therefore are never going to find a downstream east to west trail below that because it simply didnt exist. It is interesting to me that there are an incredible number of beaker sites in SE France. That strikes me a likely demographic expansion zone and a likely area where the whole L23*L51*L11*P312*U152/DF27 sequence maybe first happened and spread out from.
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Please consider, that although I wouldn't say frequency should not be considered, high frequency is not a strong indicator of origin.
As Richard R pointed out, Most of the L51* we see today may NOT be a diverse grouping of the remnants of the L51 MRCA, but may be just a little brother to U106 and P312 and L11*. In either case the intersection of the these is definitely something to look at. How high is U106 in SE France. It's not is it? Perhaps we should be looking at the Italian-Austrian border area a bit harder.
I agree we have to keep looking at the whole lineage. What are the common areas between L51xL11 and L23xL51?
Quote from: Mikewww on August 14, 2012, 07:41:12 PM
The high-point for Western European L23xL51 is 27.3% in the upper Rhone Valley of Switzerland, which runs close to the Italian border. The sample size was small (n=33), but it would be interesting to see a detailed test of that area.
The interesting thing I've noticed about U106 is that it has a modal value of DYS390=24 in Italy, Spain, and SW France instead of the traditional DYS390=23 you see further north.
Of course if you put together your observations:
1) Perhaps we should be looking at the Italian-Austrian border area a bit harder (Mikewww)
2) What are the common areas between L51xL11 and L23xL51? (Mikewww)
3) The high-point for Western European L23xL51 is 27.3% in the upper Rhone Valley of Switzerland, which runs close to the Italian border (Rocca)
4) The interesting thing I've noticed about U106 is that it has a modal value of DYS390=24 in Italy, Spain, and SW France instead of the traditional DYS390=23 you see further north (Rocca)
you are speaking of my Italian Refugium.
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Quote from: Maliclavelli on August 14, 2012, 09:16:24 PM
I agree with you that Italy is a key.
I tend to segment Cisalpine Gaul or what we might consider North Italy from the Italian Peninsula. Italy is a long country north to south with parts in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea and parts running into the Alps.
Do you consider North Italy to be point of expansion or do you consider South Peninsular Italy as well?
By refugium, are you talking about the timeframe of the Last Glacial Maxim or something else?
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I believe the DYS390=24 is also modal east of the Elbe. It sort of looks like DYS390=23 is tied to L48.
That map makes it even clearer that Other than the Irish oddity and tiny outlier patches in Portugal and way to the east sin Poland is indeed very Franco-Italian. My feeling now is that we probably can ignore these extreme outlying patches and put them down to relict lineages that probably travelled later as a tiny element in some upstream movement.
What about the big gap in the center of Italy? I'm reminded L23 is also found only in the south of Italy. Also interesting is that L51 found in Sicily is more in the west than east. Instead of outliers, is this and the Portuguese area evidence of sea migration?
Quote from: Mark Jost on August 14, 2012, 01:31:33 AM
Looking at the French Hotspot the larges level of L53xL11 appears to be Orleans area southwards covering most of the major headwaters in central and southestern France.
Interesting the cline to the Rhone river around Lyons. Lyon was founded on the Fourvière hill on the site of a Gaulish hill-fort settlement called Lugdunon as a Roman colony in 43 BC and must have been a strong economic area prior to Roman building this city and roads from there into Gaul.
Quote from: Jarman on August 14, 2012, 09:56:29 PM
It might be beneficial to separate U106 out by subclade so we see what is driving the 390 values.
Z156, which includes L1/null439 is a clear 390=24 modal.
Z18 is also a clear 390=24.
The two brothers under Z301, L48 and U198, are what is driving the 390=23 modal within U106.
I don't know the thoughts on Z156 and Z18... if folks think they come from South-Central Europe versus East or North-Central.
Diversity across all the markers is probably a better measure. I looked at U106 67 STR ht's and divided the non-NW ht's into two camps: East of Germany (all the way to Russia) and South of Germany (Alpine area, Italian and Balkan Peninsulas).
Just using the markers that Heinila thinks have high confidence linear durations of 7000 ybp or more, here are the relative variances.
U106 East of Ger____: Var=0.92 [Linear 36] (N=65)
U106 South of Ger___: Var=0.80 [Linear 36] (N=36)
It's hard to get U106 to intersect well with P312, at least in their most diverse regions.
EDIT: Since I'm in the U106 spreadsheet I might as well do the the rest.
U106 Isles__________: Var=0.81 [Linear 36] (N=770)
U106 Fra/Ger/Benelux: Var=0.80 [Linear 36] (N=193)
U106 Nordic_________: Var=0.73 [Linear 36] (N=59)
U106 Iberia_________: Var=0.65 [Linear 36] (N=11)
I hesitate to include Iberia because the sample size is so small but there it is.
I keep looking for something different, but I never get high diversity for U106 in Scandinavia. That's why I don't think they met up with I1 until Jastorf. By that time there may have been some P312 types and/or R1a1 accompanying the I1 people.... that is just wondering out loud. Was there any movement of people from the east of Poland pushing people into the Jastorf at its inception?
Of course the matter is complex and to answer your questions I should publish all my letters and all the discussions they involved.
At the beginning, for me during 2007, the problem was that Italy wasn’t considered amongst the European Refugia. You know that the Refugia were 3: the Franco-Cantabrian, the Balkan and the Ukrainian ones. Then I posed the Italian Refugium amongst the others and this stuff mixed with the problem of the origin of Ashkenazi Jews, I considered above all European (Italy, Rhine Valley, but I didn’t exclude Khazars) and this caused me many problems. At the end of 2007 I was banned from Rootsweb where I wrote above all during that year. During 2008 I wrote above all on Dna-Forums. My theory of the Italian Refugium presupposed that also the inhabitants of the Isles came from Italy. We had then many signs, not only many haplogroups and haplotypes but also the data of the Amsbury Archer, who drank Alpine water etc. At the end of that year an autosomal test of my deCODEme (and after of my 23addMe) found a percentage of about 20% of Ashkenazi SNPs in me. I said that this demonstrated that Ashkenazi Jews came from Italy and not the other way around. Then I spoke of “Rhaetian-Etruskan fatherland”, then to answer your question I did mean that the Refugium was in Central-North Italy (first of all that of the Youger Dryas and not of the LGM) and it started from the Alpine Region.
During these last months of that year I was invited by a moderator of that Forums (who writes here and may confirm what I am saying) to moderate a thread about hg. R, above all R-L23 (mine), but another moderator, by using a pretext, banned me at the end of that year.
My theory was clear at that point, and about the situation of Italy I have always said that I considered Italy as part of the Refugium, because we found all the haplogroups overall in the country, only in different percentages and this was due to the immigration from the Balkans with the first agriculturalists which concerned more South Italy than Central-North one. Then no problem with R-L51 in Central-Western Sicily, because also this zone had probably a less introgression and is the land of the Italian peoples (Siculi, Sicani, Elymians). You have thought to a colonization by sea from South, I think to a colonization of Italian peoples from Central-North Italy.
During 2009 I wrote above all on “Dienekes’ Anthropolgy blog” and other minor ones and after here and I am continuing so far. What I have written here may easily be read.
Movements of L51 and its subclades are interesting. Comparing the colonization of eastern United states westwards, I want to overlay Europe over the United states to compare size and look at how many generations and years did it take to populate the eastern half of the united states.
Using this webpage, move the red dot to position Texas mostly covering Spain/Portugal for reference.
http://goeurope.about.com/od/europeanmaps/l/bl-country-size-comparison-map.htm
Early Colonization of North America and its natural growth in United States is explained in Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_the_United_States
"Nearly all colonies and, later, states in the United States were settled by migration from another colony or state, as foreign immigration usually only played a minor role after the first initial settlements were started. Many new immigrants did end up on the frontiers as that was where the land was usually the cheapest"
"All the colonies, after they were started, grew mostly by natural growth, with foreign born populations rarely exceeding 10% in isolated instances. The last significant colonies to be settled mainly by immigrants were Pennsylvania in the early 18th century and Georgia and the Borderlands in the late 18th century, as migration (not immigration) continued to provide nearly all the settlers for each new colony or state. This pattern would continue throughout U.S. history. "
The chart below this paragraph show the growth over all most 200 years of various states. Comparing the US, it seems that Europe would have been populated by the L11 Immigrants moved across Europe. Here is the populations from the beginning of 1620's.
Tot Pop. 2,780,400 1,593,600 905,600 466,200 250,900 151,500 75,100 26,600 500
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population
Discusses the estimated population of East and western Europe estimated that more than 50–60 million people lived in the combined eastern and western Roman Empire (AD 300–400).
But this chart shows that more than double the above estimate for the growth from 5000 BC to 0 AD. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population_estimates
I will assume that the L11 guys and their families had the same migration colonization methods as the early US colonists did expanding into new areas of Western Europe.
Quote from: Mark Jost on August 15, 2012, 04:56:46 PM
Mark, I'm open to this idea, but I'm not convinced as to the extent of the genetic input in opening frontiers from US migration versus immigration.
My own US genealogy has my two immediate surname lineages coming to Nebraska in the mid 19th century primarily related to opening of lands from the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 which was instigated as part of the build up to the American Civil War. One lineage was Irish that left Ireland due to the potatoe famine and the other was Czech that left Austria/Bohemia due to political strife and the Prague Rebellion of 1850.
In both cases, the lineages tarried in places like Boston and Chicago/Wisconsin before ending up a generation or two later in Nebraska. As far as the settling of Nebraska many were probably not born in foreign countries, but their grandfathers were.
On the other hand I have lineages that I have been in US territories since the Revolutionary War. One were Scots-Irish people who moved into Carolinas territory into what would become Tennessee. Many of them were born in places like Maryland but similarly to my other examples, the grandparents were from Northern Ireland and had suffered through distress in the Ulster Plantation period.
rms2
Have you read Albion's Seed by David Hackett Fischer? Jdean recommended it to me. I bought it for my Kindle and am reading it now. It's a fascinating book about the early British settlements in North America, focusing on the differences in their various source populations.
It doesn't deal with genetics, but it's not hard to make inferences in that direction. For example, the author says that the main source of the early Puritan population of New England was eastern England, which he refers to collectively using the historical sense of the term East Anglia. In my own family, one of my 2nd great grandmothers was of New England Puritan stock, with the surname Washburn, and related to many of the other early Puritan families of Massachusetts. I know from communication with some of my confirmed Washburn relatives that her father belonged to y haplogroup I-M253, which is fairly common in eastern England.
Virginia, on the other hand, was settled for the most part by Cavaliers and servants from southern and western England.
Anyway, thus far it's a really engaging book, but maybe you've already read it. It's been around since 1989.
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Y-DNA: R-DF41
mtDNA: U5a2c3a
Ancient European Y-DNA (to about 1000 BC)
Quote from: Mikewww on August 16, 2012, 11:29:09 AM
In both cases, the lineages tarried in places like Boston and Chicago/Wisconsin before ending up a generation or two later in Nebraska. As far as the settling of Nebraska many were probably not born in foreign countries, but their grandfather's were.
All good statements to consider. Migration seems to be key as an outsider would be likely kicked to the frontiers if they were looking for lands to farm.
Here in the last three paragraphs discusses Migration as a modal.
http://dro.dur.ac.uk/3902/1/3902.pdf?DDD5+dan0rb+dan0rab+dan0rb+dul4ks
Reading again the paper of Irene Pichler et al. about the Hutterites, EJHG, 2010, 18, 463-470, I am seeing that amongst the 227 South Tyrolean samples tested (“Altoatesini” we’d say in Italian of ancient Rhaetian origin), there are 23 hg. P (xR1a), i.e. R1b1a2a1a with DYS426=11 (i.e.13, because Pichler is under of 2), i.e. 23 R-L51 out of 227: 10,13%. Probably Richard Rocca should update his map.
Quote from: Maliclavelli on August 27, 2012, 03:56:49 AM
The Rocca map already shows an L51 presence in that area; how do you think these additional L51s will alter the map and/or its interpretation?
Quote from: Jarman on August 27, 2012, 08:20:24 AM
RRocca's map gives for that zone a percentage not higher than 3%. We are higher for a factor of 3.5 and almost the double of the highest percentage found in France. Seen that numbers are worth, it doesn't seem to me a few.
How certain is the identification of L51* on the basis of that one STR?
Quote from: alan trowel hands. on August 27, 2012, 10:11:05 AM
Bearing in mind that there are 14 people in the R-L21 project with this value I'd say not very :)
Quote from: Jdean on August 27, 2012, 10:29:32 AM
How is the percentage of DYS426=13 in the R-L21? Probably 0,0something. Here they are 10,13% of the people tested. When I suggested to an Italian with DYS426=13 to test L51, he did, and now he is amongst the R-L51 of the "ht 35 FTDNA Project". Many (Italian) people from SMGF I put on ySearch...
Well what about U152? Does that STR value occur among U152 also (which a very common clade in Italy).
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Here's How Reuters Gamed A Poll To Show Rising Support For Trump Impeachment
After several major polls revealed a sharp decline in support for impeaching President Trump in the wake of unconvincing public testimony by aggrieved bureaucrats (and at least one House Democrat publicly opposing the move), Reuters/Ipsos now claims support for impeachment has increased.
The latest poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, found that 47% of adults in the United States felt Trump “should be impeached,” while 40% said he should not.
The result, combined with Reuters/Ipsos polling over the past several weeks, showed that the number of Americans who want to impeach the president increasingly outnumbers those who do not. -Reuters
The problem? Reuters sampled a disproportionate number of Democrats. Buried at the bottom of their report, they disclose:
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online, in English, throughout the United States. It gathered responses from 1,118 adults, including 528 Democrats, 394 Republicans and 111 independents. It has a credibility interval, a measure of precision, of 3 percentage points.
In other words, Reuters sampled more Democrats than Republicans and independents combined to arrive at their conclusion. They also reveal that " about eight in 10 Democrats [were] supportive of impeaching Trump, and eight in 10 Republicans opposed," and that seven in 10 Republicans felt the House impeachment inquiry had not been conducted fairly.
Moreover, "Only two in 10 [Republicans] said an inquiry would be justified for a president who uses his powers for unfair political advantage over an opponent, as Trump is accused of doing."
Reuters being Reuters...
As we noted during the 2016 US election, Reuters/Ipsos wasoversampling Democrats when they found that Hillary Clinton had a giant lead over Donald Trump - using a poll that sampled 44% Democrats and 33% Republicans.
But hey, Adam Schiff needs something to back his claim that support for impeachment has grown "dramatically" over the past two months.
Adam Schiff says that public support for impeachment has grown dramatically in the past two months.
He conveniently left out the polls from this week showing a decrease in support, especially among independents, after finally allowing public testimonies. pic.twitter.com/rLalX1PEqb
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Kenya Safari Parks
Laikipia Safaris
Over 8,600 sq. km
Over two thousand elephants and lots of leopards
Birder's paradise with over 500 species
Lush riverine forests and rushing streams and rivers
When To Visit Laikipia:
Laikipia is the fifteenth largest of Kenya’s 47 counties, totalling some 8,696 sq. km! It is located on the Equator and within the country’s former Rift Valley Province.
The Great Rift Valley is situated to the south-west of the region, while majestic Mount Kenya resides in the south-east. Laikipia has been gaining in popularity as a safari destination for many years!
Within the county, there are several separate conservancies and ranches, each offering a habitat for a range of wildlife. Geographical features comprise high rippling plains, rushing streams and rivers, woodlands and scrublands, lush riverine forests, and rolling hills. And animal sightings are boosted by close tracking of species such as lion and rhino, enabling guests to the area to take part in conservation activities!
Wildlife in Laikipia
In addition to lion and rhino, Laikipia boasts over two thousand elephants and lots of leopard! Other predators here are cheetah, hyena, jackal, aardwolf, fox and wild dog, while the herbivore count includes a quarter of Africa’s Grevy’s zebra population, giraffe, gazelle, eland, impala, oryx, waterbuck, and many more – in fact, the region is home to 85 mammal species!
The birdlife of Laikipia is seriously impressive too. The official April 2013 checklist records over 500 species here! Ostrich, pelicans, grebes, cormorants, darter, finfoot, bitterns, herons, egrets, storks, ibises, spoonbills, flamingos, kites, eagles, guineafowl, partridge, plovers, sandpipers, cuckoos, nightjars, bee-eaters, hornbills… this is a birder’s paradise and we urge you to pack your binoculars!
Laikipia is also renowned for its conservation efforts, both past and ongoing. Worth a special mention is the Northern White Rhino Sanctuary, in Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Here, two of the world’s remaining northern whites are kept under constant surveillance, initially in specially built bomas with access to a paddock, then within a larger and semi-wild enclosure.
The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, also in Ol Pejeta Conservancy, does sterling work too. It is a rescue centre for over forty chimps – some of these are confiscated pets, while others are orphans, having lost their parents to the bush meat trade. Living in two troops either side of the Ewaso Nyiro River, these animals are well looked after and many travellers to the Conservancy enjoy a visit.
It is possible to visit the Rhino Sanctuary as well, but overall activities in Laikipia focus on game drives and game walks. Tracking is popular too – and if you are a keen runner and you happen to be in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in June, you could take part in the Lewa Marathon! This event aims to raise funds for the excellent conservation efforts that are ongoing in Laikipia.
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Kenya: Laikipia & Greater Mara Conservancies (7N) - CLASSIC
Our introductory trip to Kenya focuses on the Laikipia Plateau, known for its sense of adventure and incredible scenery, and the game-rich Maasai Mara – the Greater Mara Conservancies in particular.
Kenya Family Safari (7n) – Value
This family trip to Kenya combines the activities and adventures available on the Laikipia plateau and in the wildlife-rich Maasai Mara! You’ll stay at camps that are particularly well suited to children.
Kenya Solo Safari (9n) – Classic
Get ready to explore some of Kenya’s famous safari areas! This good-value solo trip includes the Lewa region and the predator-rich Maasai Mara. A wealth of wildlife is guaranteed, and the Great Migration moves through the Mara from July to October.
Kenya Private Group Safari (12N) - Classic
Great for groups, this tailor-made trip offers an amazing mix of activities, not least exceptionally good game viewing at Laikipia, Greater Mara Conservancies and Diani Beach.
Kenya Private Group Safari (7N): Best of Kenya's Green Season
Starting in Nairobi, this trip offers access to the city’s own national park before continuing on to two first-rate wildlife areas – the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and the Mara North Conservancy. You can visit the Maasai Mara National Reserve too!
Kenya with the Safari Collection: 11N Special
This trip begins at the internationally renowned Giraffe Manor, before continuing on to three of Kenya’s best safari areas! All four properties we use are from the portfolio of Safari Collection, and at three of these there’s a 35 percent discount.
Kenya Family Safari - Classic
This trip uses two very family-friendly properties! Beginning in the wildlife-rich Laikipia, it continues on to the famous Maasai Mara – specifically Mara North Conservancy, for exclusive experiences of the Mara region.
Offbeat Riding Safaris
Offbeat Riding Safaris offers fantastic horse-riding safaris for adventurous travellers! Both set-date departure and bespoke trips are available, and you can explore the Mara region, Laikipia, or Amboseli National Park.
Loisaba Tented Camp
Loisaba Tented Camp is situated within Loisaba Conservancy, in the north region of Laikipia.
Solio Lodge
Solio Lodge is one of the most exclusive camps in Laikipia! It is situated in its own ranch, Solio Ranch – and it is the only lodge within this area.
Borana Lodge
Borana Lodge has a hillside location within its own ranch, Borana Ranch, on Laikipia Plateau.
Kicheche Laikipia Camp
Kicheche Laikipia is situated in the spectacular Ol Pejeta Conservancy, right on the equator and with majestic Mount Kenya in the distance.
Lodo Springs
The newly opened Elewana Collection camp opened its doors in June 2019 in the wildlife-rich Loisaba Conservancy! Lodo Springs is designed for travellers seeking luxurious accommodation and very high levels of service to match.
Mugie House
Formerly known as Mutamaiyu House, Mugie House is due to open in October or November 2019. Having been privately owned and run, it’ll be managed by the team at Governors’, guaranteeing first-class safari experiences!
Ekorian’s Mugie Camp
YZ recommends Ekorian’s Mugie Camp for travellers seeking comfortable accommodation and oodles of activities within a wildlife-rich area of Laikipia.
Tumaren Camp
YZ recommends Tumaren Camp for travellers interested in experiencing the famous camel-assisted walking safaris of Karisia from a comfortable base camp.
Enasoit Private Camp
Enasoit Private Camp is privately owned and operated by Kenya-born Pete and Karen Glover. The owners live on site, as does the property’s family of orphaned animals, which includes a zebra called Ziggy!
Ol Jogi
Ol Jogi provides luxurious accommodation for a maximum of 14 guests. Privately owned and operated, it offers a wide range of experiences within Laikipia and farther afield.
Segera provides a luxurious retreat complete with art gallery and sculpture garden! There’s also an emphasis on conservation, through the owners interest in the 4Cs project – Conservation, Community, Culture, and Commerce.
Karisia Walking Safaris
Karisia Walking Safaris offers superb camel-supported safaris in the wildlife-rich eastern region of Laikipia. This is a stunning setting, north of the majestic Mount Kenya and home to Kenya’s widest variety of big game.
El Karama Eco Lodge
El Karama Lodge is situated on a working cattle ranch, adjacent to the conservancies of Segera and Ol Jogi and north of the Ol Pejeta region.
Laikipia Wilderness Camp
Owners Steve and Annabelle Carey opened this comfortable and authentic camp in 2012 and have created an experience like no other in the region, bringing visitors back again and again for that slice of real Kenyan life in the wilderness!
Loisaba Star Beds
The Loisaba Star Beds are world renowned!
Ol Malo
Ol Malo ranch is the closest you will get to living on a working farm ranch when on an African safari.
Ol Pejeta Bush Camp
Ol Pejeta Bush Camp is an excellent option for travellers seeking an adventurous base from which to explore the Laikipia region. And it offers an extensive range of activities too.
Sabuk Lodge
Sabuk Lodge has a fabulous location overlooking the sprawling Laikipia Plateau and the rushing Ewaso N’giro River!
Sosian Lodge
Sosian Lodge is a beautifully restored ranch house, situated in the foothills of the magnificent Mount Kenya.
Tassia Lodge
Set in the stunning 60,000-acre Lekurruki Community Ranch, Tassia Lodge boasts breathtaking views of the Northern Frontier District!
The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille
The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille is a holiday destination that lives up to its name, offering a collection of four luxurious guesthouses where you can forget about the stresses of daily life!
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Ronald Koeman wants more from his Everton side – Gylfi Sigudrsson can provide it
Date: Friday 18th August 2017 at 12:58 pm
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EVERTON boss Ronald Koeman reckons there’s more to come from his revamped squad after their 2-0 Europa League win against Hajdjuk Split.
Goals from new signing Michael Keane and Idrissa Gueye gave the Toffees a good advantage going in to the second leg. But Koeman wanted more.
Ross Barkley was absent – he didn’t even make the bench – further fuelling rumours he is on his way out of Goodison.
He wasn’t missed as Evertron – with their new signings in tow – took command.
Jordan Pickford, Wayne Rooney, Michael Keane and Davy Klaaasen all made great contributions to this new-look Everton side.
And there’s still Gylfi Sigurdsson to come. The Ice Man is signed sealed and delivered – for a record fee.
All of which paves the way for Barkley to depart.
Sigurdsson, injured at the moment, was introduced to the Goodison crowd last night and he will be a welcome addition to an Everton squad that might surprise a few people next season.
He will give Koeman extra options, and allow Rooney to roam free. Exciting times ahead on the blue half of Merseyside.
As quoted on the BBC Sport website after the 2-0 win against Split – http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40940244 – Everton’s Dutch boss said he wasn’t completely happy with the win.
He said: “In my opinion we lost a big opportunity to score more goals in the second half because we dropped the tempo.
“We gave them the belief to dominate the game. Still we were dangerous but not like we were in the first half.
“It is always good to have a clean sheet in the first leg at home. Two-nil is a good result but you always like to reach the maximum – today the maximum was more goals.”
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Kennedy popularly called "JFK" delivered a message that directly discussed the United States' official stance regarding its move to implement a foreign policy waging a "cold war" against Communist forces that have been gaining popularity in Asia, South America, and parts of the Middle East during this period. During this period, JFK was assigned the task of continuing the American legacy of democracy and liberty by promoting a campaign of international alliance and cooperation against the Communist forces.
What was the Cold War? What actions were taken and how were the problems resolved? All of these questions and more shall be answered in this paper. Although direct military conflict never took place, diplomatic and economic struggles occurred. The United States as well as Western European countries were greatly concerned.
In his address to Congress, President Truman asked that the United States would aid any country that asked for help in resisting communism. The Truman Doctrine became known as the basis for containment, the policy to keep communism from spreading to other countries. The Marshall Plan was offered to all European countries, but Stalin would not let the countries his military was occupying take part.
While these pacts were forming, the United States and the Soviet Union were in an arms race. They were building lots of nuclear weapons, trying to outproduce each other so that neither dare attack.
This policy is called deterrence. Bythe United States tested a hydrogen bomb, a bomb more powerful than an atomic bomb. A year later, the Soviet Union also tested a hydrogen bomb. Both countries developed rockets that had nuclear warheads. While arms were building up, the Soviet Union went through a major change in power.
InJoseph Stalin, leader of the Communist Party, died. Khrushchev made things different. Eisenhower to sever diplomatic ties with Cuba. This was the unofficial beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Newly inaugurated President John F.
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Kennedy approved this invasion on April 12, On April 14,a group of B bombers, which were piloted by Cuban exiles, attacked air bases in Cuba. On April 17,the land invasion of Cuba took place at the Bay of Pigs. The invasion forces consisted of about Cuban exiles.
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Great(er) News
Two New Rhino Calves at the Park
BY Peggy Scott
Photography by Ken Bohn
What could create a greater buzz than the arrival of a greater one-horned rhino calf? The arrival of two of these chubby cuties! This double delight is cause for celebration at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where the summer of 2018 was a big one for welcoming baby Rhinoceros unicornis.
Boma, Sweet Boma
When it comes to giving birth, the greater one-horned rhinos are treated a little differently from their rhino relatives (southern white rhinos give birth out in the field) and other animals in the Safari Park’s field exhibits. “We always bring the greater one-horned rhinos into a boma, a private, protected area, for birthing,” says Matt Gelvin, a lead keeper at the Safari Park. “This allows the dam and calf to bond, and allows us to intervene if there are complications during the birth.” This precaution is taken, he adds, because the incidence of complications and stillbirth is higher among greater one-horned rhinos than southern white rhinos when it comes to first-time mothers, and the deep canyons and wallows in the Asian Plains field exhibit could make things even more difficult. Once the calf is born, mother and baby spend up to two months together in the boma before they rejoin their crash.
Asha and Carole
Following a gestation of about 16 months, 6-year-old, first-time mom Asha gave birth to a female calf, named Carole, on June 22, 2018. After about 7 weeks of bonding time in the boma, they were ready to charge out into their expansive, 40-acre Asian Savanna field exhibit, which they share with fellow rhinos and other species. Right away, keepers knew they had a sassy calf on their hands. With youthful exuberance, Carole ran around exploring her new surroundings. Her first stop? The mud wallow. “Right from the boma, Carole ran to the first large wallow,” Matt says. “She dove right in the deep end from a foot-high wall.”
Water-loving Carole, a greater one-horned rhino calf, wasted no time getting her feet wet at the wallowing pool.
After a nice dip, Carole followed mom on an expedition to explore more of the field, a layer of young, pink skin still visible underneath the folds of her thickening, armor-like top layer of skin. On their stroll, they encountered Safari Park arborists trimming a tree, and enjoyed some fresh ficus leaves while Carole met other animals in their habitat, including gaur and nilgai. They continued surveying the hilly terrain, and then headed back to the wallow for more pool time. When she’s not exploring or doing mud laps, Carole enjoys snacks with a friend. “She loves being hand fed bananas by her keepers,” Matt says.
Tanaya and Tio
On July 9, 2018, 12-year-old greater one-horned rhino Tanaya added to the excitement with the birth of her fourth calf, a male named Tio. Tio is more cautious than Carole but still investigates everything in the field exhibit. Although he is three weeks younger, he was already noticeably bigger than Carole within just a couple of months. Tio prefers to stay close to mom most of the time, but he and Carole have spent some time together, and they have both introduced themselves to their field-mates, such as sambar deer and nilgai. The deep wallows have become a favorite destination for rhino “mommy and me” dip sessions, shared by both Asha and Tanaya and their calves.
While our rhinos and their calves are doing well, the story is different in the species’ native ranges. Once widespread in Southeast Asia, the greater one-horned rhinoceros is now found only in India and Nepal. The greater one-horned rhino is listed as Vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species, primarily due to habitat loss, poaching threats, and illegal trafficking of rhino horn. There are an estimated 3,550 to 3,600 greater one-horned rhinos remaining in the wild, with over 70 percent of the population living in one reserve: Kaziranga National Park in India.
Asha kept a close eye on Carole in the pool until she was sure her adventurous offspring wasn’t getting in over her head.
Rhinos are very important to the ecosystems in which they reside. Greater one-horned rhinos live in humid, swampy, tall-grass habitats. These large herbivores graze on the grass, which helps to maintain it and increases plant diversity and grazing areas for other animals. Rhinos digest large volumes of plant material and disperse the seeds in their dung, thus aiding the health and maintenance of vegetation in their habitat. As rhinos disappear, their absence impacts other species of birds, reptiles, mammals, and plants.
With rhino populations dropping everywhere, every new arrival—such as Carole (pictured above) and her pal Tio—is cause for celebration.
San Diego Zoo Global has been working for more than 40 years—along with other accredited zoos and conservation partners like the International Rhino Foundation—to keep a sustainable population of rhinos safe under human care while protecting them in sanctuaries in the wild. Carole and Tio are the 72nd and 73rd greater one-horned rhinos born at the Safari Park since 1975, making the Park the foremost breeding facility in the world for this species. We are doing what we can to boost the numbers.
“In recent years, natural disasters like flooding have taken a toll on rhino numbers,” Matt says. “Rhino translocations have taken place in India to balance the populations between national parks. The greater one-horned rhino population is slowly on the rise. Every birth we have is very significant.” Here’s to many more new arrivals.
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Animal lover December 18, 2018
I heard about Justin. Is he still at the zoo/ safari park? Is he still a baby? I loook forward to seeing the new babys. Is a female rhino called a dam? If it is, I must say stupid name! What are guar and nilgai? Do you feed you adult rhinos bananas?
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Alongside the collection of impressive soloistic new releases i recently reviewed, several new CDs of orchestral and ensemble music have emerged lately. One of the most surprising, from an aesthetic perspective, is the latest disc of Mark-Anthony Turnage‘s music released by LSO Live. The surprise is encapsulated in the titles of the two works on the CD, Speranza and From the Wreckage, both titles that are inherently optimistic in outlook. For a composer who has hitherto created countless works from mining deep seams of despair and desolation, this is quite the volte face, but as Turnage himself commented prior to Speranza‘s first performance last year, it’s all too easy self-indulgently to “wallow in misery and darkness”. That’s not to suggest Turnage’s tone in these works is chipper, exactly, but there is, particularly in parts of From the Wreckage, a spring in the music’s step of a thoroughly different kind from the grotesque forms of bounce and stumble more common in his output. Beyond this, there’s a quite deliberate move towards that most disquieting concept for the avant garde, accessibility. From the Wreckage—a work that’s by no means as blasted as its title suggests—conjures up majestic sweeping vistas, and even when it lurches into more violent territory, it’s more obstreperous than angry, smarting rather than wounded. Even more accessible is Speranza, that title—”hope”—being applied to each of the work’s four movements in different languages. Melody permeates almost every moment of them, by turns muscular, child-like, mournful, angular, quiescent. Turnage allows the orchestra to pound and thwack, but restraint and simplicity (especially harmonic simplicity) pack a bigger punch. Whether this indicates a new chapter in Turnage’s output remains to be seen, but such a radical shift in direction is impressive on a number of levels. The performances, both directed by Daniel Harding, are outstanding, very richly detailed, and Speranza benefits from being a recording of the world première, occasions that always carry an extra frisson of excitement.
Maybe not quite at the opposite end of the accessibility spectrum, but certainly a considerable distance along it, are Symphonies 2 and 10 by Hans Werner Henze, explored together on a new disc out on Wergo. Featuring the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin conducted by Marek Janowksi (who turned 75 a couple of months back), both symphonies present a serious challenge to one’s comprehension of the notions of both structure and development. The Second Symphony abounds in lush periods of quietude, soft back-and-forths between brass and woodwind, strings moving slowly in a dark, mysterious space (echoes here of Shostakovich’s more searching slow movements), but Henze’s tendency is to stir things up fiercely and stomp on them; such eruptions, some of them truly massive, are often unexpected, and in conjunction with the work’s amorphous formal design engender a disorientation only somewhat mitigated by the exhilaration of the music’s sonic force. Symphony No. 10 is more structurally coherent, within which Henze presents a superabundance of detail; indeed, in the first movement there are times when it’s hard to know where to focus the ears. There’s also, if anything, even greater immensity on display on this piece, but Henze demonstrably punctures these vast inflations with more readiness than in the earlier work. The closing movement exhibits some of the same kind of tough obfuscation (evasion?) of perceived progression, but the inner movements are fascinating, involving a slow movement with multiple discrete strands that slides into unsettling repetition, and curious episodic dance-like music in a constant state of transformation, becoming overrun with percussion.
Wergo’s new CD featuring Peter Eötvös‘ music reduces the number of performers to no more than six, yet this is often far from apparent. The Sonata per Sei, for two pianos, three percussionists and sampler keyboard, establishes an interesting interrelationship, the keyboard becoming a kind of bridge between piano and percussion. The work’s five movements sound like a cross between Ligeti and Frank Zappa, the pianos leading the ensemble through a sequence of playful hockets and Shepard tone-esque scales, hopping around frantically between melodic contours and raw texture. Both percussion and keyboard largely act to resonate and radiate the piano material, but occasionally Eötvös promotes them to the foreground, bringing an altogether more dreamlike (even dreamy) element in contrast to the pell mell clangour and thump that is the pianos’ (admittedly thrilling) default position. The two-piano work Kosmos doesn’t really live up the composer’s astronomically-inspired intentions; the not-quite-synchronicity between the players is very effective, the imaginative scope is broad and immersive, but it’s very much more easy to hear the work as a steady entropic progression towards heat death than the composer’s seemingly desired implication of an imminent big crunch. The most exhilarating work on the disc is Psalm 151 for 4 percussionists, composed in memory of Frank Zappa. Eötvös titled the work due to an erroneous belief that “the 150 Psalms in the Bible do not deal with protest” (in fact, a great many of them do, intermingled with lament); hence being numbered 151. That’s beside the point, though; Eötvös’ Psalm is steeped in solemnity and ritual, moving sectionally between tubular bells, two plate bells, two gongs and a large drum. The sense of formalised indignance and grief is overwhelmingly palpable throughout, made all the more personal through some remarkable choices of articulation, including bell overtones and some amazing effects from rubbing and stroking the drum head. Percussion has become so ubiquitous in new music that it’s a real delight to hear the medium used with such revelatory originality; Schlagquartett Köln’s rendition of the work is masterly.
NMC have recently brought out the latest in their splendid Debut Discs series, this time highlighting the music of Richard Causton. The fact that Causton’s work has been widely heard in concerts for around 20 years (my own first contact was back in 1996) makes the idea of a ‘debut’ disc seem implausible, yet his output is woefully under-represented on disc, making this a significant release much to be celebrated. The five works included are both lengthy and weighty, ranging from 10 players to a large orchestra. The recent Chamber Symphony is an engaging take on the perils of mechanistic mass production, in which fanfares and bouts of lyricism are militated against by ominous materials that gradually gain momentum. As Kingfishers Catch Fire puts the ensemble through a rapid-fire series of episodes that are both playful and combative, culminating in a gorgeous, otherworldly coda. Causton’s ear for the ethereal is genuinely magnificent; it causes Kingfishers to transcend its mortal combat and enables The Persistance of Memory (an early work, composed in 1995) to manifest vividly the uncanny effects brought on by a nasty bout of delirium. The Notturno dives into a parallel world of blurred nocturnal movement—slow, spacious, consonant, heady—but proves frustrating in its atmosphere-breaking final section. Towering over these works, though, is the large orchestral Millennium Scenes from 1999, Causton going against type and tapping into a vein heavy-laden with despondency and violence. The brute force unleashed in the work’s twin movements are as breathtaking as they are intimidating (all the more so considering the magical demonstrations of delicacy heard elsewhere): raucous bellows of emotion, sometimes shaped by tribalistic rhythms, sometimes fusing into monumental slabs of sound, invoking a hail of hammer blows. Causton invites the idea of relief as the work progresses, rendering the texture vaporous, but intrusions from earlier make this a false hope, with even the work’s ebbing sounds rudely crowned with a car horn. It’s extremely disconcerting to hear Causton in this frame of mind, yet the results are extraordinary.
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Tags: Hans Werner Henze, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Peter Eötvös, Richard Causton
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Saving A Lost Weekend
Well everything looked to be sunshine and lollipops in Yankeeland after the consecutive beatdowns of the Indians and Orioles, and then the Yanks went north of the border and ran into a little trouble in the form of the surprising Toronto Blue Jays.
On Friday, the Yankee offense was shut down by someone named Brett Cecil (yeah, I don't know who the hell he is either) for 8 innings, and Jose Bautista made A.J. Burnett his bitch, cracking 2 home runs and helping chase Burnett after 6 bad innings. The Yankee offense managed just one run, scored by the immortal Chad Moeller on a Nick Swisher GIDP in the 6th inning, and Robbie Cano took an 0-fer to end his recent hitting streak.
Yesterday the Yankees wasted another solid Andy Pettitte outing (7+ innings of 2-run ball complete with 10 Ks) by getting worked by Ricky Romero for 8 innings. The heart of the Yankee order went a combined 1-18 for the game, and only Derek Jeter seemed interested in hitting the ball and scoring runs as the game moved into extras before the Yanks were finally beaten in the 14th inning by an Aaron Hill RBI single off of Chad Gaudin. And honestly, when you have Chad Gaudin pitching in the 14th inning of a tie game, you have to kind of expect that outcome.
Now onto today, where the Yankee offense once again stumbled out of the starting blocks, getting shut out for 7 innings by Brendan Morrow. Luckily, Morrow hit the wall in the 8th and his bullpen didn't help him much, allowing 4 Yankee runs to score, the 2 go-ahead ones off the bat of Cano. Joba did his damndest to give the game back to Toronto in the bottom of the 8th, but was able to work out of trouble and Mo locked it down in the 9th inning to give the Yanks at least one victory this weekend.
The good news from the weekend was that the Yankees are still getting very good starting pitching. Sure A.J. sucked on Friday, but that's what he is and if you can't accept that by now, then you just shouldn't be a Yankee fan. Andy was fantastic yesterday for almost 8 innings and his 10 strikeouts were a season high and something he didn't seem capable of anymore. And today was another great outing for Javy, who went 7 innings, allowing 2 ER on just 1 hit. He got in trouble with 4 walks, but battled out of everything and struck out 9 batters of his own, a sign that both his stuff and his confidence are improving and coming together at the same time. The rotation finally seems like it is forming into the dominant group that everyone wished for when the season began.
The bad news was that the offense continues to sputter. It wasn't much of a weekend for The Horse, who is taking a lot of bad swings after his big 6-RBI game earlier in the week. And Mark Teixeira is completely lost at the plate again. He was 0-6 with 5 Ks yesterday, and is such a mess at the plate that he had a meeting with Kevin Long after the game to try to get his shit figured out.
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At this point in the season, the time for patience is over. Teix isn't some rookie or 2nd-year guy trying to complete his adjustment to Major League pitching. He's a fucking veteran and it's time he started acting and playing like it. I, like everybody else, has been saying that sooner or later it was all going to come together and the offense would click, well that time better be sooner now for Teix because if it isn't, then he's going to start hearing a few more Bronx cheers when he gets back home.
Also worth noting was Dave Eiland announcing that he's taking a leave of absence from the team. What's that about? And who is going to take over his job of standing in the dugout too long when pitchers start blowing up on the mound?
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Poetic Justice Chapter 2 plus Chapter 3
'Oh, you're awake Inspector Buchanan,' said the nurse.
'Whur am I?' asked Buchanan.
'You're in the Royal; you fell and hit your head.'
'How long have I been here?'
'Two days.'
'Geeze, two days, ma wife.'
'Not to worry, the hospital contacted her and told her it wasn't serious, you'd just bumped your head. I'll get doctor Aswan,' said the nurse.
She was back in four minutes with the diminutive Dr Aswan.
'How are we today Inspector Buchanan? '
'Ma heed feels like there's a bunch of Clydeside riveters on piecework bangin aroon in ther, what happened tae me?'
'That's what we hoped you'd tell us. You were found lying in a pool of blood on the floor of the men's toilets in Porters bar. Apparently you slipped and hit your head on the floor.'
'So it wasnae a dream then'' said Buchanan gingerly touching his bandaged scalp.
'We did a scan while you were unconscious,' said the doctor, 'don't worry, you have a thick skull, nothing wrong that a period of rest won't cure. We did have to staple your scalp back together though and that will be tender for several weeks.'
'Whit aboot the pain in ma heed?'
'We'll give you something for that,' said the nurse as the doctor moved on to his next patient.
'A wee dram would go down nicely,' said Buchanan, pleading.
'This is the Royal Infirmary inspector, not your local'.
'Pity,' replied Buchanan closing his eyes.
'Inspector Buchanan,' said the nurse waking him from his afternoon nap, 'there's someone here to see you,'
'Good afternoon Buchanan.'
Buchanan opened his eyes and focussed on the uniform that was Assistant Chief Constable Anderson.
'Good afternoon sir, sorry I can't stand to attention, layin doon is the best I can achieve.'
'What on earth happened man; my best DCI found laying on the toilet floor in a pool of blood, and drunk to boot—and two dead men in the street under a police car? Every five minutes the Chief Constable's on the phone wanting to know just what the hell is going on, the newspapers are having a field day, and I've got to give a news conference in front of the cameras this afternoon.'
Anderson walked over to the window, looked down to Warnock Street and smiled, a harried TV crew were arguing with a traffic warden.
'Do you realise,' he said to Buchanan while continuing to watch the street spectacle, 'I've got just four months to go to retirement and me with an unblemished record.'
'It wasny ma fault.'
'No—so whose front teeth were spattered on the toilet floor then?'
Buchanan said nothing for a moment, and then said, 'they were lookin at pictures on a mobile phone.'
'That's not a crime; my grandchildren are on theirs, texting, all hours. I'm sorry Buchanan, but I've got no choice, the press are baying for blood and I need a scapegoat.'
'And am it, do you know who those two shites were?' said Buchanan grasping for a straw.
'Who, the men under the police car—no—forensics are still working on it.'
'One was Davie Shelton, can't remember the name of the other one.' said Buchanan.
'Shelton, that name rings a bell, wasn't he the child molester, got off the charge if I remember rightly, had a good solicitor?'
'Randal, that's who the other bastard was, he was Shelton's lawyer,' said Buchanan, sitting up in bed, momentarily forgetting the pain in his head.
'Well,' said Anderson rubbing his hands together, 'this puts a different light on the matter. All the same we can't have you wandering around being ambushed by the press.'
Anderson looked at his watch; 'right, I've got to go back to headquarters. First thing, must get forensics to confirm the identities and then, oh and then, I think a discrete leak to the press before the press conference and finally, to find somewhere to hide you till this all blows over. Oh, by the way, how is Mrs Buchanan?'
'She's fine.'
'Does she know about your injury?'
'Apparently the hospital has called her and said there was no need to rush home.'
'Where is she?'
'In France, she's visiting her mother; as soon as my head clears I'll give her a call.'
'Great, I'll be off, and Buchanan, good work.'
Anderson walked of muttering to himself, 'two paedophiles off the street, that's one for the good guys.'
Suitably anesthetised, Buchanan sat up in his hospital bed and watched the televised news conference. Anderson had stage managed the situation brilliantly. The identities and histories of the two men had been leaked to the press prior to the news conference, so instead of the police actions, Buchanan's in particular, being the focus of the press's attention, it was instead the activities of Felton and his lawyer that took the brunt of the questions.
Anderson, with a grave look on his face, announced that their mobile phones had been located and Anderson was able to confirm that there were indecent photographs of children contained in both of the phones memories, and as such would have been enough to get both men convicted and sent to jail for a long time.
Pressed for confirmation of the name of the injured policeman, Anderson said his name was being withheld till he had recovered from his injuries and all police enquiries were complete.
Three hours later Anderson was seated at Buchanan's bedside.
'You watched the news conference?' asked Anderson.
'Yes,' said Buchanan smiling, 'it went off quite well I thought.'
'I thought so too. The press are after you though; you won't have any peace when you get out of here.'
'How did they find out my name?'
'Guesswork and a pub full of Rangers supporters?' said Anderson.
'Ah, I forgot about that; who won by the way?'
'Haven't a clue, golf's my game, ever play it?'
'Me, chase a wee ball round the green, never.'
'That's a pity, it's a great way to network and meet the right kind of people.'
'Am not rolling up my trouser leg for anyone,' said Buchanan indignantly.
Anderson shook his head and said, 'you don't understand, how are you ever going to get promoted if you don't mix with the right people?'
'Listen, am a policeman first, the only people I mix with are honest criminals, it's those people that think they are above the law that I stay away from.'
'I'm sorry you take it that way, but if you ever change your mind, all you have to do is ask.'
That'll be a snowy day in hell, thought Buchanan.
'Right, down to business,' said Anderson. 'We've had a talk at headquarters; you said your wife's mother lives in France?'
'Yes, just outside Dieppe, why, you're not sending me on sick leave, are you?'
'No, of course not, we've got something better in mind,' chuckled Anderson, 'we've arranged for you to be seconded to East Sussex.'
'East Sussex?' said a worried Buchanan.
'Yes, East Sussex division has a problem, a woman's body was fished out of Eastbourne Harbour last month and their senior DCI was found in his car just last week.'
'Asleep, or was he drunk?'
'None of those, he was in his car when it was pulled from the same harbour.'
'Are they related, the deaths that is?'
'That's what their Internal Affairs wants you, if you accept the secondment, to find out.'
'What choice do I have?'
'Disciplinary hearing, your record being leaked to the press, career finished.'
'I'll go home and pack my bags.'
'I thought you'd see sense.'
'Don't they have someone in house that could take care of it though?'
'They were going to get someone from the Met but he came down with measles.
The ACC and I go back many years, last week she told me she was looking for an outsider to take over the investigation, felt an outsider would get better results.'
'And that's how I come to get volunteered?'
'That and the fact that Shelton had friends in high places, I thought it would be good for your health to get some sea air—do you understand where I'm coming from?'
'Let me stay here, I'll sort it out.'
'No, we have a team already working on the case, almost ready to make arrests, in fact your presence could jeopardise the whole investigation, that's why we need you out of the limelight.'
'Two birds with one stone, eh?'
'Knowing how you work Buchanan; I really think you're the man for the job, except for one thing.'
'And what's that?'
'You're use of English, or should I say Glaswegian. If you want to get ahead down south, you'll have to moderate how you speak, they don't provide interpreters for staff.'
Buchanan smiled, nodded his head and thought to himself; the same old bullshit.
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Poetic Justice Synopsis
Below is the synopsis of Poetic Justice, the first in the Detective Jack Buchanan stories.
Eastbourne in east Sussex, firmly planted on the sunshine coast. Only fifteen miles to Battle Abbey, where in 1066 the battle of Hastings was fought and William defeated Harold.
The town sits on an open sloping beach where for centuries smugglers brought contraband in from France and where fishermen still land their nightly catches of white fish, lobster and crabs. Yet there are others that call it the dead end of the country, its pier, the launching ramp for departing souls and Beachy Head, the gaping mouth of hell.
All of this is 472 miles from Glasgow and Detective Chief Inspector Jack Buchanan, whose wife calls him an anachronism in the 21st century, a comment he whole heartily endorses.
When he walked the beat in the Gorbals area of Glasgow as a young PC, his idea of street justice was to take the miscreant down a dark alley, thump seven bells of hell out of them and send them on their way with a warning never to do it again. Now 30 years later, he hadn’t changed his view on street justice one iota.
Buchanan was on secondment, his brief was to find out firstly, why the body of a hotel maid had been found dead, floating in the Sovereign Harbour, and secondly, why three weeks later a senior Sussex police detective’s body had been removed from the same marina, while still seated at the wheel of his car.
Now Buchanan was in Eastbourne, a fish out of water and having a fulltime partner thrust upon him was something Buchanan had always tried to avoid. But now, saddled with the fresh-faced female Detective Sergeant Jill Street, he rather fancied taking his chances of returning to Glasgow and the threatened investigation, besides he hadn’t found a beer to his taste yet
But returning to Glasgow wasn't an option, his wife returned from France, declared she liked the climate of the south coast and Eastbourne in particular. Besides, it was only a twenty minute drive to Newhaven, the ferry to Dieppe and her family; his plans for returning north were scuppered.
Buchanan set up home in Sovereign harbour and a portable incident room, citing the need to be close to the crime scene. Besides, he said, it was a forty-minute drive, each way, along the A27 to police HQ a total waste of his time.
It didn’t take Buchanan long to see that the investigation was severely flawed, evidence had been tampered with, files and reports either missing or incorrectly completed and vital witnesses not interviewed.
In spite of her youth and femininity, Buchanan found Street a worthy partner, almost the child he and Karen never had.
Follow Buchanan and Street as they track the killer from seedy Eastbourne seaside pubs through bustling nightlife of the Sovereign Harbour, across the channel to France and on to the lofty heights of academia at Sussex University.
Sail with them, through the night on the rolling, cold and damp decks of the coastal fishing boats. Almost being added to the grim list of Beachy Head casualties, working in disguise as deckhands on cross channel ferries, to the flying bridge of the latest 40 meter yacht from the yard of Greyspear yachts.
Buchanan and Street, always appearing to be one step behind the killer, yet finally, justice is done, Buchanan style.
Poetic Justice.
Below is the first chapter of my new novel "Poetic Justice", the first of the Jack Buchanan detective stories.
It was half time, an excited peace prevailed; Ibrox was rocking, the pub was heaving and Rangers were ahead of Celtic by two goals.
Buchanan nodded to the bartender for another pint of McEwan's Export, his sixth. 'Just gaun for a pee Tam, gotta make room for the next yin,' he laughed while swaying between the crowded tables.
It took a few moments for his eyes to become accustomed to the dimly lit corridor. A single fly spattered bulb hung from the ceiling at the far end. Buchanan could have found the gents in the dark though, the smell of stale urine mixed with tobacco smoke got stronger the closer he got.
He leaned on the door, stuffed a cigarette in his mouth, lit it and almost fell through the door. Two men were standing outside one of the cubicles, engrossed in the display on a mobile phone. Buchanan, bleary eyed, stared at them, they looked familiar, but nature called and he made his way to the urinal, unzipping as he crossed the wet floor.
To relieve the boredom as the patrons went about their ablutions, the management of the establishment had installed plastic covered humorous cartoons above the urinals. Jack started to read the caption under one but was distracted by the reflection of one of the men; he remembered where he had seen him before.
Momentarily sobered by the revelation, he zipped up turned and stared.
'Ah ken you,' he said taking a step towards the man. The other one made to leave then stopped.
'You're Davie Shelton,' said Buchanan, 'you're a child molester; I read it in the Herald.'
Shelton made to deny the accusation but replied, 'then you'll remember I was found not guilty.'
'A technicality, none of the children would testify, they were to afeart of ye; you're guilty in ma book. If it was up tae me ahd'v ripped yer baws aff and stuffed them up yer erse.'
'You and who else,' said the silent partner.
'You threatnen me?' Buchanan took a step closer, throwing his half smoked cigarette into the overfull paper towel basket, 'and what you lookin at on that phone, better not be what I think it is or al skelp the both of ye.'
The silent one threw a punch at Buchanan's face; the man's ring cutting Buchanan's cheek below the right eye. Buchanan grabbed him by the coat collar and swung him, face first, hard against the tiled wall, the silent one, no longer silent, slumped to the floor cursing Buchanan while holding his face, blood dribbling through his fingers.
Buchanan turned in time to see Shelton, cutthroat razor in hand, poised to slash at his face. Buchanan kicked him in the groin and drove a right uppercut into Shelton's face as he fell to the floor. Shelton lay on the floor writhing in pain holding his crotch, screaming obscenities at Buchanan.
'Take a razor to ma face wud you? al show you.' As he spoke he kicked Shelton in the face, blood and teeth flew across the floor.
'That'll teach you, you bastard,' said Buchanan getting ready to kick Shelton again.
Just then the toilet door opened and a fresh-faced youth stumbled in. Seeing smoke billowing from the wastepaper basket and the carnage of Shelton and his friend lying on the floor holding their blood soaked faces, he backed off, pulled a phone from his pocket and ran out of the toilet.
Full of self-indignant fury, Buchanan took aim with his size 12 to kick Shelton again. In doing so, he slipped on the wet floor and fell back hitting his head on the edge of a cubicle door. He landed hard, his head bounced on the concrete floor.
Buchanan lay where he fell, deathly still, blood pouring from his head wound.
Shelton's silent friend got to his feet and helped Shelton up, 'Come on Davie, we've got to get out of here, that lad's probably called the police.'
Shelton stood, looked down at Buchanan and kicked him hard in the ribs. He was about to do it again when the sound of a siren echoed through a broken ceiling vent.
'Come on Davie, we can't be found here.'
Staggering like a couple of Friday night drunks they pushed their way out through the back door of the pub, through the crowd of smokers, and into the side alley.
The sound of more police cars approaching spurned them on down the alley and out into the road, just in time to be run over by a police car.
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Vol. 11, Issue 300 - Friday, October 27, 2006
F | S | S | M | T | W | T
Hawaii’s Ilaoa throws everybody off
MAYBE it's just my imagination, because, eh, nobody's out there hitting ME, but it just looks like teams aren't trying too hard to tackle Nate Ilaoa. Yeah? These days it really seems like they want no piece of him.
Um ... well, based on the reaction to the question, maybe it is just my imagination because I'm not the guy getting hit. The guy getting hit has a dissenting opinion. He has the bruises to prove it. Not trying to tackle him?
"I hope they're not trying to tackle me," the Hawaii running back says, busting out a grin the way he bursts into the secondary. "That would be easier!"
Well, maybe he's just making it look easy. Maybe that's it. Maybe he's so good right now it seems like defenders can only stick out an arm and wave as he goes by. Maybe it just looks like they drop their heads going in, maybe he just makes them look like they're ducking, just hoping he'll trip in their wake.
Maybe it's what Nate says. Maybe it's that they're not quite sure what to do with him, these days, and so maybe it isn't so easy for him, either -- they're so undecided, he's befuddled. He has no idea how they're going to come at him. And how is a running back supposed to react to that?
"I've got guys going low now," he says, "so it's kind of hard for me to guess what they're going to do. Because I usually try to have a mind-set of what they're doing so I can get ready for it, my moves and stuff. Yeah, they give me all type of different looks."
Maybe that's it. Maybe when they're coming up to hit him they're the worst thing an athlete can be: unsure.
Maybe that's how good he's been this season. Maybe this is what happens when you take the Washington Post high school player of the year, add 20, 30, 40 ... whatever number of pounds, keep the moves -- well, you see that coming at you, it can be ... confounding.
How are they supposed to react?
"Usually, when I was smaller, most guys would try to put the big hit on you because when you're smaller they try to give you the big hits," Nate says. "I guess now, my mind frame is still like I'm a little guy, when I'm running and stuff. But these guys are going low, like big backs. Sometimes it feels a little bit awkward. You could hurdle 'em, but last time I hurdled and hit my leg ..."
See how confusing this is for everybody?
Well, somehow, Ilaoa has found a way to live with it, to the tune of eight touchdowns and 8.9 yards every time he touches the ball.
And make no mistake. Colt Brennan is in a Rolo zone and Hawaii's receivers are both good and plenty, and the line is playing out of its mind (this line is incredible). This offense would get a lot of yards and a lot of points even without a running threat, that's true. But Ilaoa is the X factor -- he gives it that next-level gear. He's the guy who makes it all go.
Doubt it? Why is it that it looked like those New Mexico State guys looked like they actually wanted to hit him, for once?
"I think they did a better job," Ilaoa says. "I feel like they were spying on me, both linebackers were spying on me, so not that I knew anything, but the ends were kind of two-gapping it, looking in the backfield, waiting for those little screens."
Think about that. That's four guys looking at one guy. You think you have a shot to stop Colt Brennan if that's your defensive scheme?
Well, what choice is there? With Nate Ilaoa back there you have to think shovels and runs. Sure, you're vulnerable against the pass, but at least with the pass you can still have hope that someone might drop one. When Nate has the ball the next thing you know everyone starts ducking and waving, not quite sure how to approach him, what to do next. And then it's 10 yards, then 20.
Something about him just throws everyone off. That's how good he's been this year.
"My quickness and stuff are still there," he says, "I've still got that mentality of being that 185 dude, when I first came in."
(Wait a minute. He was 185? That's 40, 50 ...)
"Other than that I just feel a lot bigger," he says. "I just feel like there's a little Porsche inside that Hummer frame."
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"We Represent Christ Wherever We May Be."/ "Representamos a Cristo Donde Quiera Que Vayamos".
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Visiting a parish can be an intimidating experience. We hope to make you feel at home. Many questions asked by first-time (and repeat) visitors are answered below. If you have a question that is not addressed here, please contact the parish office. We look forward to seeing you!!
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
205 S. Summit Ave.
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877-2315
Email: eca@ascensionmd.org
Priest in Charge– The Rev. Javier Ocampo
Office Coordinator – Lin Keene
A complete listing of staff members and parish leadership can be found on our Leadership/Staff page.
How do I get to Church of the Ascension?
The Church of the Ascension is located near Old Town Gaithersburg at the intersection of Summit Avenue and Route 355 (Rockville Pike).
More information about the Ascension campus can be found on our Contact/Directions/Campus page.
It’s snowing. How do I know if there will be services today?
We will always try to have church on Sundays even when the weather is bad, but please make the best decision for you and your family regarding whether you come or not.
Sunday activities outside of worship may be canceled, such as Christian Formation for Children, Youth and Adults, and volunteer leaders should feel comfortable deciding not to come if they feel being on the roads would be dangerous.
Please check the Church outgoing message at 301.948.0122 for cancellations.
At other times if the weather is bad and there is a scheduled meeting or event, we will follow Montgomery County Public Schools. If there is a delayed opening, our morning activities are canceled. If schools are closed, morning and afternoon activities are canceled. For Ascension’s evening activities, please check with the committee chair or the church outgoing message.
I’d like to stay in touch. Do you have an electronic newsletter?
Yes, we do. In fact we have two. Our Weekly newsletter keeps you informed of the happenings at Ascension on a weekly basis. Our Youth newsletter features news about activities and of interest to young people. Sign up for our Weekly newsletter or our Youth newsletter by filling out the signup form.
I like what I see. How do I become a member?
You are probably a member of the Church already.
Anyone who has been baptized is a member of the one, holy catholic and apostolic Church – the family of people who proclaim Christ as Savior, regardless of their denomination. Membership in a local church (your name officially on the rolls) has often been made more mysterious than it should be. In the Episcopal Church, you can become a member of a parish church by recording your name and the date of your baptism.
But membership is more than a name in a database. Christian identity is at the center of any act of affiliation with a church. And that identity is always born out of questions:
What do I really Believe?
What does this particular church believe?
What about my past religious life?
What does Christianity have to do with the life I lead and the world I live in?
The life of the Christian is filled with many questions. Life with God is often more a matter of finding more questions that in finding all the answers. We believe that the church is the place where this life of “loving the questions” is best lived. As you live and pray and work with the Church of the Ascension, you may find the questions lead you to want to make a deeper commitment to your faith. The way to do this in the Episcopal Church is first through baptism, then through confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation of baptismal vows.
Membership in the Episcopal Church is open to any baptized Christian who registers his or her name and baptism with us. You can register by:
Picking up a form at the church, filling it out, and returning it to the church.
Having the church where you previously worshiped send us a letter of transfer.
Providing basic information for our register including name, birth date, and place and date of baptism.
What is the history of Church of the Ascension?
Ascension’s early history evolved through those colonial years when in the New World the Church of England was first established on Maryland’s shores in the late 17th Century.
More information about our history may be found on the History of Ascension page.
205 South Summit Avenue
Friday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
8:00 am – Holy Eucharist – Main Church
10:00 am – Holy Eucharist – Main Church
12:00 pm – Eucaristia en Espanol
Priest in Charge
The Rev. Javier Garcia Ocampo,
Pastoral Associate.
The Rev. Nan Hildebrand,
Deacon.
The Rev. Eugene Wright,
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HP's New CEO Has a Big Day Planned, and a Bigger Job Ahead
March 14, 2011 at 4:30 am PT
Hewlett-Packard’s new CEO Léo Apotheker is going to have his big debut today at an event in San Francisco before assembled media and analysts. It will be his first big public speaking engagement since taking over the reins last year, and saying the pressure is on is putting it mildly.
For one thing, January’s restructuring of the board of directors has left a bad taste in the mouth of a pair of shareholder advisory firms, who have publicly called upon HP investors to vote against the re-election of as many as three sitting directors and against some say-on-pay proposals.
Sources familiar with the situation confirmed to me that after today’s event, HP’s investor relations team plans to mount what’s being described as a “road show” to counter the recommendations to vote against management made by Institutional Shareholders Services and Glass Lewis among retail investors. Exactly who is involved and whom they plan to visit couldn’t be determined. HP had no comment about it.
At least part of the road show’s mission will be to drive home the highlights of the strategy that Apotheker lays out in his keynote today. But there is some nagging concern that a sufficient number of shareholders, put off by repeated instances of board room drama over the last decade — Carly Fiorina’s ouster in 2002, the pre-texting scandal in 2006, and last year’s departure former CEO Mark Hurd — may vote against the three directors standing for another term: Lawrence Babbio, Sari Baldauf, and Ken Thompson.
That enough investors would vote against management to make a difference may seem unlikely at first until you consider the number of shareholder lawsuits stemming from the Hurd affair that are currently pending both in federal courts and in the Delaware Chancery Court. The fear of an embarrassing defeat for HP and its new board at the annual meeting on March 23 isn’t an unreasonable one.
Then there are the larger questions. As Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi pointed out in a recent note to clients, HP’s stock has underperformed the S&P 500 since Hurd’s departure, and the lag has been driven mostly by uncertainty among investors about its strategy and about Apotheker himself. Its disappointing results in the first quarter didn’t help matters.
There are numerous questions around HP’s hardware strategy, particularly around the PC business. While it has promised to put the WebOS platform it acquired last year when it absorbed Palm into tablets and into every PC it ships, HP is still seen as far behind Apple on the tablet front. We all know why that is.
But the questions go deeper than that. Apotheker, a former CEO of the business software giant SAP, last week sent a strong signal in an interview with Bloomberg News that he plans to acquire some software companies.
What kind of acquisitions? He’s ruled out SAP, for one thing. And in a meeting with Bernstein’s Sacconaghi last month, he said any acquisitions would not be so large as to “keep investors awake at night,” meaning, Sacconaghi suggests, that they would probably not exceed $5 billion. Aside from buying software companies, he’s also signaled that the days of cuts–the hallmark of Mark Hurd’s tenure–are over. Cutting costs is out, investing is in.
But then there’s the larger issue about whether or not Apotheker can steer Hewlett-Packard, the storied Silicon Valley icon, on a course that restores its former glory. The question marks around him on this score are considerable because the task is just so huge. HP is a sprawling $126 billion juggernaut meaning change comes slowly, often in barely perceptible steps that leave impatient investors wondering what’s taking so long.
At the outset, the Apotheker’s strategy appears to be summed up pretty simply: Bring the market-leading position in hardware to bear and combine its offerings with a newly ascendant software business, which together will feed into an IT services business that aims to compete with IBM. It’s not going to be easy and the most important important thing that Apotheker has to do is inspire both analysts and shareholders alike that he’s the man to get the job done. As yet both are understandably skeptical mainly because Apotheker is an unknown quantity.
When Apotheker’s predecessor Mark Hurd took over at HP in 2005, there was very little doubt about what kind of CEO he would be: A relentless, unsentimental cost-cutter, and this much was clear before he was even officially on the job.
And while Apotheker has pointed tentatively in the direction he’d like to take HP, there are still more questions about him than there is certainty. His most important job will be to convince all concerned that he’s the man who can steer HP back on a course to greatness.
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Charles House parents seek support for campaign
Respite services for children with severe learning disabilities set to move across city
Sas Taylor
Parents and supporters of Charles House in West Heath are to attend this week’s full council meeting to hand in a petition and to express their opposition to the decision to move the services provided there to another facility in Erdington.
They are asking supporters to join them at the Council House at 1pm this Tuesday (4th April) to help gather signatures on the petition and show their support in numbers as the petition against the move is presented to council by Cllr Carole Griffiths.
Parents of children who use Charles House with Cllrs Carole Griffiths (left), Andy Cartwright (2nd left) and Julie Johnson (right)
Charles House provides respite care services for children with severe learning disabilities and its services are set to move across the city as part of Birmingham City Council’s budget reducing proposals.
Previous threat of closure
Charles House was previously threatened with closure in 2011/12 when the council proposed to move all respite care into foster placements. A staunch campaign was led by parents and supported by B31 Voices, Communities Against the Cuts and many local Labour politicians. After listening to parents’ views and receiving a petition of over 2600 signatories, the council backed down and maintained the invaluable service at its West Heath location. [Read about the previous campaign]
Although the council say there is to be no reduction in the level and amount of respite care on offer, they propose moving the service currently provided at Charles House to another facility at the other side of the city in Erdington in a cost saving merger.
Parents say “Save Charles House”
However, parents who have children that receive care from Charles House are concerned about the affect such a big change would mean to their children.
Louise Fage from Selly Oak relies on Charles House to help her care for her 9 year old son, Owen. Owen is diagnosed with Autism and Hypermobility and needs full supervision and assistance with almost all daily tasks.
Louise says it took Owen 12 months to settle in at Charles house, which is now like a second home, and she’s concerned about the pressures the change would put on her son. She said: “Charles House have made a massive positive impact on Owen: his confidence, his speech, learning to dress himself and gain independence.”
Louise’s main concern is the disruption any move would mean for Owen’s routine. She said: “There are many reasons why the proposed move is unsuitable for Owen and the majority of the other children. Owen’s main structure of life is routine! Without a new place, new people, a 2 hour bus journey to school and back – he has enough to deal with.”
She believes that having to get used to new surroundings, routines and staff will result in confusion and distress for the children currently under the care of Charles House.
Consultation & Campaign
Council representatives have met with parents and staff to discuss the proposals as they consider the option.
Parents have set up a Facebook group for anyone who wants to support their campaign to keep Charles House’s services open at their current location. You can join the group here
They are also asking people to sign their petition to Save Charles House
The group are also asking supporters to join them at the Council House at 1pm this Tuesday (4th April) to help gather signatures on the petition and show their support in numbers as the petition against the move is presented to council by Cllr Carole Griffiths.
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THE AMERICAN COLONY CONCERT SERIES
On December 12th the American Colony Hotel will present a new classical music program, the first one of its kind in East Jerusalem. The opening evening will take the audience on a magnificent musical journey into the world of the legendary figure Don Quixote de la Mancha.
What’s to be expected is a touching and virtuosic recital with songs by Jules Massenet, Maurice Ravel, Jacques Ibert and Mitch Leigh performed by one of the leading singers of today's opera world, French bass Jérôme Varnier who visits Jerusalem before his next commitments at the Opéra de Paris and the Scala opera house. Jérôme Varnier's accompanist will be the internationally renowned pianist Thomas Palmer.
Jérôme Varnier opens the new American Colony Concert Series
Pianist of the first recital: Thomas Palmer
"I am honored to announce the beginning of our Christmas celebrations with a heartwarming recital that comes in a time when we all need to refresh our spirits with joy and hope” says Thomas Brugnatelli, general manager of the hotel. Cultural encounters are certainly now more important than ever and the American Colony Hotel will once again act as an international haven where everyone is able to meet and enjoy the beauty of the place and the program together. But classical music has always played an important role at the legendary American Colony Hotel. Through centuries it was not only a location of historic encounters of world known personalities from Lawrence of Arabia to the political leaders of today, it has also been a place of arts and creation.
Through centuries it was not only a location of historic encounters of world known personalities from Lawrence of Arabia to the political leaders of today, it has also been a place of arts and creation. The archive of the hotel is a treasure chest of old partitions, rare music scores and compositions that were once written at and for the American Colony. Now it’s time to let the music play again its prominent part at this special and unique venue. The newly restored historic Pasha Hall offers the perfect ambiance and acoustics for classical chamber music evenings. “It’s wonderful to know that artists from all around the world are going to meet again in Jerusalem to bring history back to life while creating a new musical adventure for this city” confides Petra R. Klose, artistic curator of the concert series.
The cycle will continue with a Viennese Soirée in January presenting the Austrian baritone Thomas Zisterer performing a program of Schubert, Mozart, Korngold and Lehar.
Concert review by Pamela Hickman:
Pamela Hickman's Concert Critique Blog
American Colony Concert Series
“Don Quijotte”
Jérôme Varnier (bass), Thomas Palmer (piano)
Saturday, December12th, at 7pm at the Pasha Room of the American Colony Hotel,
Louis Vincent St. 1, East Jerusalem
Glühwein and light refreshments after the concert.
Admission: 100 NIS
Information and reservations: admin@amcol.co.il, Phone: +972 (0)2 627 9777
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Welcome back, everyone. This weekend is going to be crazy with our Magic prerelease, but don't miss out on all these sweet new games!
Planets is a brand new world-building game where players each assemble their very own planet. Rather than a board, each player is handed a magnetic dodecahedron: their "planet core". Throughout the game, players attach continental plates to the core, adding mountains, oceans, deserts, forests, and more. Each new feature adds potential habitats for a wide variety of flora and fauna. The player who has the greatest biodiversity by the end of the game wins!
Deep in the woods, in hidden, sheltered clearings, the tiny animals of the forest have banded together to raise a society of their own, far from the prying eyes and lumbering feet of us larger folk. Tiny Towns is a hotly anticipated new city building game about making the most of meager space. Players must scrounge resources to build their town, but chose carefully--every empty space at the end of the game elicits a penalty!
Noctiluca
Noctiluca is a colorful game of dice collection. Players are divers competing to collect the phosphorescent noctiluca, mysterious aquatic creatures rumored to have restorative powers. These are represented by translucent dice, scattered through different pools. Careful drafting is required to assemble sets of different colors. Can you arrange these beautiful creatures to win?
Legend of the Five Rings: Masters of the Court
In the Emerald Empire, the Crane Clan serve as the Emperor's elegant and deadly left hand. Political masterminds and fashion trendsetters, many resent and envy the Cranes for their beauty and their high-handed use of power. But with the deadliest duelists in Rokugan, one would be wise to watch their tongue around the Crane. Now, these political masterminds can lend their wise council to your cause with Masters of the Court, the new Legend of the Five Rings LCG Clan Pack.
Microbrew is a brand new, award-winning two player game about (you guessed it) brewing beer! The game is a blend of a worker placement and a puzzle game. Players will assign their workers to mash, brew, bottle, sell their product, and more. Unlike normal worker placements, workers can be placed at the same station together. Only with a deliberate action can another worker be ejected from a spot--but use this wisely, as the owner will be able to reassign that worker immediately! While your workers toil over the production, players also have to puzzle out the recipes in their kettle! Perfectly tuning a recipe to a customer will earn their loyalty, but is it worth the expense? A really cool new game in a compact tin.
And that's all for this week. Come back next week for more What's New at Labyrinth!
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Another week has come and gone, with a new slew of arrivals!
Nagaraja
In the dark jungles of the Indian subcontinent, where civilization has grown around and among the trees for millennia, two temples to the gods stand ancient and proud. Now, you, arrogant and young, seek to plunder these temples and best your rival. Nagaraja is a two-player game of strategy and chance where you play as tomb robbers, attempting to steal the treasures of the ancient temple and beat the other to the punch. Each player will explore their own temple, trying to avoid curses and claim treasure, while using cards to interfere with their opponent. Stylish, cinematic, and with plenty of ways to mess with each other, Nagaraja is an excellent addition to any two-player collection.
Gunkimono is a tile-laying strategy game set in the Japanese Warring States era. Players control the rival feudal lords struggling for power, arranging their armies against each other. Players will place tiles representing armies on the board, forming a web of power and influence. Armies give you victory points, but you can also spend them to reinforce your strongholds. A balance of boldness and strategic is required to win. Quick to learn and with a playtime of about an hour, it's an excellent strategy game for people looking to start out or want a faster game.
Welcome To: Your Perfect Home
Welcome To is a very popular take on the roll-and-write genre, returning to Labyrinth after a few months of absence. Players work as real estate developers, building the ideal neighborhood. The twist on the roll-and-write formula comes in the cards: Welcome To has no dice! Instead, one flips over cards that represent different buildings and fills in their block. The most valuable property wins!
Cabo is a card game about math and hidden information. Each player has 4 cards.
Sushi Roll
Power Grid: Deluxe
Kiwetin
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
New Thinking Putty!
Hey there, folks! Pollen has descended upon our city in force. Whether you're hiding from allergies, the rain, or just boredom, we've gotten some new items that might pique your interest!
Dungeons & Dragons: Stranger Things Starter Set
For fans of the hit show Stranger Things, there's now a Starter Set for you! If you've ever wanted to get yourself or a friend into Dungeons and Dragons, this is a perfect way to get started. Play through Mike Wheeler's own original campaign against the terrifying Demogorgon. A great gift for any starting GM or fan or the series!
Magic the Gathering: New Challenger Decks
We've gotten in the newest spread of Challenger Decks! These pre-constructed decks imitate some of the most powerful and popular archetypes in Standard, and are intended to be competitive out-of-the-box in Friday Night Magic. These decks are also incredible value for the cards inside, so don't expect them to stick around! Grab your copy while supplies last!
Legend of the Five Rings: Warriors of the Wind & Across the Burning Sands
Legend of the Five Rings returns with a new Clan Pack focused on the wildest of Rokugan's warriors: the Unicorn clan. Dancing on the edges of Rokugan territory and society, the Unicorn walk a fine edge, often scorned amongst polite society as "barbarians". But these horsemen are the finest riders in the Empire, and now you can claim their strength as your own. Also arrived is a new short story, Across the Burning Sands, which tells the story of the young Unicorn heir, torn between two worlds. The book comes with some unique cards, so don't miss out!
Vye
Returning after some time away is staff and store favorite Vye. Fight for control of an expanding and beautiful continent that you form by playing cards, representing the land. Steal control and fortify your territories, because the largest continuous empire wins! And don't miss out: Vye has finished its print run and doesn't have a publisher, so for the foreseeable future what we have is all that's left.
Blokus Duo
Blokus Duo is back! With a smaller board built for head-to-head duels, this box condenses the spacial strategy of Blokus into a two-player experience. As an avid Blokus fan, I strongly recommend it!
Silicon Valley Start Ups
In the wild world of Silicon Valley, companies are born and fortunes are made on harebrained ideas and shoestring budgets. In Start Ups, players are given a set of cards: A company name (following Mad Libs rules, example: "Wax+A Body Part"), an industry, targeted customers, and a wacky trend. Players must assemble a compelling or at least amusing startup pitch and then pitch it to the rounds judge, who will award precious venture capital to their favorite idea! A hilarious party game.
Uno: Unocorns
Lastly we have a wacky new variant on Uno: Unocorns. It's the same card game you grew up loving, but with unicorn-based art and the new Narwhal rule: Players play with a card stuck to their forehead. Guessing the color is necessary to win.
That's all we have for this week. Tune in next week for more What's New at Labyrinth!
A new week means new arrivals here at Labyrinth! We'll lead off with one of the biggest arrivals of the week:
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
In the legendary city of Waterdeep there stands a storied tavern: The Yawning Portal, so named for a gaping pit in the center of the common room. At the bottom of this crumbling well lies a haunted labyrinth--the Dungeon of Halaster Blackstaff, legendary Mad Mage. Dungeon of the Mad Mage sets you in the boots of the brave (or foolhardy) adventurers seeking fortune and glory in this black pit. With modular encounters and incredible depth of tactics, Dungeon of the Mad Mage captures the magic of D&D combat within a board-game format. Don't miss it!
One Night Ultimate Super Villains
The ever-popular One Night series has returned, with a brand new expansion: Supervillains! Play as courageous Heroes or the dastardly Villains, and ensnare each other in a web of intriguing? Will the Heroes be able to sniff out the villains in disguise? Or will they bamboozle the forces of good into making false accusations? With new roles and powers, this is a hilarious game to add to any collection.
Arkham Horror: The Wages of Sin
Spectres circle and swoop in the haunted city of Arkham. The Wages of Sin is the second pack in The Circle Undone cycle, and dark powers have called a curtain of mist over the city. Each location you visit in The Wages of Sin has a chance of being flipped and turning to its Spectral side, bringing with it dangerous and draining encounters. Can you find your way through the fog?
Snail Sprint
Snail Sprint is a hilarious new Haba game where your slimey squirts race each other! Uniquely, the metal box is a part of the board--the snails are magnetic, and have to climb up the sides and over the top of the box to reach the finish line! Hilarious and innovative, a great game for starting gamers everywhere.
Dinosaur Island: Totally Liquid
Dinosaur Island goes nautical in its first major expansion, Totally Liquid! This expansion adds a ton: Supplies for a fifth player, executive meeples that grant unique powers, blueprint modules that can guide your park construction for extra points, and board extensions. Most importantly, though, it adds a whole new slew of marine dinosaurs! Take to the prehistoric seas and make a killing in Totally Liquid.
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu!
A new mini-set of Pokemon has been released, tying into the brand-new blockbuster, Detective Pikachu! With Case Files, Tins, and GX Boxes, the set adds new GX Pokemon, and a brand-new Pikachu: Detective Pikachu, of course! Dive into the world of Detective Pikachu with this new set!
That's all we have for this week. Check back in next week for more What's New at Labyrinth!
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Book Review: A Period of Juvenile Prosperity
A Period of Juvenile Prosperity. Photographs by Mike Brodie.
Twin Palms, 2013.
A Period of Juvenile Prosperity
Reviewed by Sarah Bradley
Photographs by Mike Brodie.
Twin Palms Publishers, Santa Fe, 2013. Hardbound. 120 pp., 62 color illustrations, 9x12".
If you hadn’t seen Mike Brodie’s photographs when they first made the internet rounds in 2008, they are hard to miss now with his new book titled A Period of Juvenile Prosperity and several exhibitions with the same name. The beautiful and romantic photographs of natty, if dirty, young vagabond train hoppers -- cultural outsiders living a life of freedom most dare only fantasize about -- are captivating. As is Brodie himself. He hasn't simply documented the strange and lovely creatures of this life; he's one of them -- thus providing the authenticity the art world often craves. Born in 1985, he hopped his first train at 18 and began making portraits with a Polaroid camera he found in the back of a friend’s car. He was never trained in photography and called himself The Polaroid Kidd after the prolific boxcar tagger The Kodak Kidd. When Polaroid discontinued the film, he started shooting 35mm, and when he put the images on the internet the art world responded resoundingly. Then Brodie stopped making photographs to become a mechanic. It’s like art-world catnip – enticing and edgy subject matter, an embodiment of a spirit of youthful adventure, and an undeniably authentic photographer who has quit the art world right when interest is peaking. There is a lot here to talk about, but ultimately it all gets in the way of what actually makes the images in A Period of Juvenile Prosperity so special. None of it accounts for the power of Brodie’s photographic voice, which has been so thoughtfully distilled in the book from Twin Palms.
A Period of Juvenile Prosperity, by Mike Brodie. Published by Twin Palms Publishers, 2012.
The book's selection sticks to Brodie's 35mm work and doesn't include any of the early Polaroids. It's carefully edited but with an easy hand, and everything feels designed to let the photographs speak for themselves. The image that wraps the book’s boards of two kids sleeping in a train car is arresting in its softness and intimacy, but also intriguing. You can’t help but notice the sleepers’ odd clothing and tattoos or the copy of The Rum Diaries under head. It provides a perfect entry point, and after a photograph that serves as endpaper we’re right into the images with little more than a title page. The book opens with what are ultimately Brodie’s most widely memorable photographs taken on or near trains. Outsider youth and the iconic American landscape share the frame. These images capture the sensation of freedom and adventure that easily draw people in, but they are also more personal than may be expected. This isn’t exactly a documentary project. Brodie has made images that are only possible when you’re really living the life, but he's also done so with a rare honesty. He photographs what he loves from instinct and his images draw you in. We are invited in to see what he sees, experience his life through his eyes. The images are both private and inviting, full of warmth but clearly made with a decisive eye. The preciousness of Polaroid film can make a very good teacher.
Part way through, trains are left behind and the experience of traveling comes into view. We see arrests and injuries, portraits of a few outsiders, members of Brodie’s community in squats, the interiors of cars. They are grim in places, and for all the romanticism of the photographs on trains, these later images ground the project. There’s vitality in a life like this; the community is close but the threat is as real as the adventure. The title feels apt. Brodie’s work has frequently been placed it in the context of the American travel icons like Huck Finn and Kerouac. It’s not a perfect fit, but they are kindred to what this book draws out. These are not photographs taken by jumping in front of the action, but from within it, from the experience of travel. The images in the book come off like stolen glances, memories made while the world is moving by, making it feel diaristic. It’s a feeling aided by Brodie’s essay that closes the photographs, which reads a bit like a confession – a rundown of critical life moments rather than a statement about the work. It's perfect -- given the lack of art-world ambition, we couldn't ask for anything more. Twin Palms made a good call by letting it remain the only text.
I could write a whole other essay on Brodie’s outsider status, how half the art world has gobbled up him and his work while the other half seems slightly miffed. I really like Brodie’s work. My life has never included train hopping, but I recognize these kids. They’ve been part of my community, slept on my couch when rambling through town. I understand the urge to take these photographs. From the impression of him I’ve gathered from interviews, Brodie seems to have a solid enough idea of himself and a true enough understanding of his own fulfillment that I don’t think he’ll bend from pressure to make a photographic project out of anything other than passion. If he chooses to take pictures again, I’d love to see them. But if not, A Period of Juvenile Prosperity is enough.—SARAH BRADLEY
SARAH BRADLEY is a writer, sculptor, costumer and general maker of things currently living in Santa Fe, NM. Some of her work can be seen on her occasionally updated blog. She has been employed by photo-eye since 2008 and is Editor of photo-eye Blog and Magazine.
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Lace Up for the Cure! New Story Featured on NBwebexpress.com
Once every few months, we like to feature a personal story about a breast cancer survivor on NBwebexpress.com. We open this up to anyone and everyone visiting the site. Interested applicants enter their story for us online; we read each and every story submitted. They are all incredible stories, but once every so often, we come across a story that really touches our hearts beyond all others. For this month, it was Bethany Allen's story that grabbed our attention.
Bethany Allen was only 25 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time of her diagnosis, she was graduating from law school, had earned a sought after FBI internship, and she was training for a marathon. She never suspected cancer was in her future.
But after the diagnosis, after the treatments, after the battles, Bethany took charge of her disease. Despite the surgeries and chemotherapy, she graduated from law school, ran her marathon and beat the odds. She still has another year of treatments to go, but she has a fresh perspective on life.
Being in the mid-twenties myself, this story really hit home for me. It was not long ago that I was graduating from graduate school, starting my career and dreaming of the future. I can only imagine what Bethany went through during such an important time in a young woman's life. We think we are invincible in our twenties; but really we are never prepared for the unexpected turns of life. Her story has taught me to never take anything for granted because tomorrow may not be there.
Read her touching story on our Lace Up for the Cure page. It's a great story for the holidays and shows us all that if you believe in yourself, anything is possible; even beating cancer.
Lace Up for the Cure! New Story Featured on NBwebe...
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Fan Transforms Run-down Pontiac Into Knight Rider Car
By Amanda Stringfellow @amanda_l_s
A KNIGHT RIDER fan has spent 10 years transforming a run down vehicle into the iconic car from the hit 1980s TV series
Knight Rider: Scott Bainbridge with his Kitt in the garage where it was built
Scott Bainbridge shelled out more than £18,000 to a turn an unloved Pontiac Trans Am into his very own Kitt - the car driven by David Hasselhoff in the show.
The 30-year-old postman bought the car in 2004 and started to re-create the sleek black vehicle - which even speaks in the voice of Kitt from the film.
Dark Night! Scott takes his creation for a spin
Postie Scott had to replace a lot of parts to get the Knight Rider model up to scratch – including fitting a new engine to the damaged vehicle.
Kitt-ed out: the shell of the car before the new engine was fitted
The 25-year-old American car needed extensive welding, new wings, new doors, a new windscreen, new suspension, steering and brake parts – not to mention a lick of black paint.
Scott said: “Knight Rider is sort of a combination between technology and a cool car, so when you bring those two together I fell in love with it.
“All the lights on the dashboard, the scanner lights and the car they used was a great looking car to begin with so it really won me over.”
The dashboard is designed to look like Kitt from the second series of the hit TV show
The reincarnated Pontiac has the full Knight Rider dashboard and has been extensively altered to match the on-screen vehicle.
Twin TV screens show revolving images just like the original KItt
Scott, father of two from Newcastle, spends the evenings at least three nights a week working in the garage on his beloved project.
Scott with his Knight Rider car in the garage where it was built
He fell in love with Knight Rider as a child and used to collect tiny models of the car when he was little.
The 30-year-old poses with the new engine he installed
As an adult he decided to build the car for real and has been gradually transforming the Pontiac into a screen-accurate Kitt.
The sleak black motor is the postie's pride and joy
Scott said: “I first got the car back in 2004, and it arrived on a low loader and it was in a very, very sorry state.
“It’s taken me ten years to get it from what it was originally to what you see now - the whole interior has to be redone, all new dashboard, new carpets, new wheels, and that’s just to get it to look like the Knight Rider car.”
Scott’s Kitt generates stares wherever it goes and Scott has got used to the amount of attention he attracts on the road.
New foglights and external speakers are fitted
At weekends he takes the vehicle to shows around the country where Knight Rider fans can take pictures with the iconic car.
The 25-year-old American car needed extensive welding, new wings, a new windscreen – not to mention a lick of black paint
Scott said: “I get quite a lot of thumbs up and people flashing lights on their cars and people taking pictures of me.
“I think it brings back a lot of memories for people when they see Kitt cruising down the road.”
Scott insists he still has a lot of work to do on the car – which he hopes to make as screen accurate as possible from the second series of the hit show.
The perfectionist says that although to the general public the car may look perfect – to Knight Rider fans there are many differences between his car and the original Kitt.
The former Pontiac Trans Am is unrecognisable
Scott said: “All the dashboard needs to come back out soon when I get my new set of electronics - that will take a while.
“There’s other bits on the body work that need to get sorted out it so it will probably be getting painted for a third time and I’ve got new interior panels to put in as well.
“The plastics are a tan colour but mine aren’t quite right so I’ve got a new set which need to go on which will make it look a bit more accurate.”
Kitt's scanner glows in the darkness as Scott takes the wheel
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What is Halloween celebrated for?
Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2019 occurs on Thursday, October 31.
It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
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Many Americans celebrate the traditions of Halloween by dressing in costumes and telling tales of witches and ghosts. Pumpkins are carved into glowering jack-o'-lanterns. Children parade from house to house, knocking on doors and calling out "Trick or treat!"
Why is Halloween celebrated for kids?
Halloween is said to have its roots in an ancient Celtic celebration in Ireland and Scotland called Samhain. Samhain marked the end of summer. People at the time were frightened of evil spirits. They would dress up in costumes and make noise in the streets in order to make the spirits go away.
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To make it easier for you, we have gathered a handful of celebrities to dress as this Halloween. 7 celebrities that will make perfect Halloween costumes Kanye West and Lil Pump. The Fab Five. Lady Gaga as Ally. Frances McDormand at the Met Gala. Cher as Ruby. Trixie and Katya.
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Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2019 occurs on Thursday, October 31. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
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What is Halloween abbreviation for?
Halloween, Hallowe'en, Allhallows Eve(noun) the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people.
What countries is Halloween celebrated in?
In Mexico and other Latin American countries, Día de los Muertos—the Day of the Dead—honors deceased loved ones and ancestors. In countries such as Ireland, Canada and the United States, adults and children alike revel in the popular Halloween holiday, which derived from ancient festivals and religious rituals.
What is the point of celebrating Halloween?
On the night of October 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future.
What age is Halloween for?
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What is the Wiccan holiday for Halloween?
Samhain (/ˈsɑːwɪn/) is considered by Wiccans to be one of the four Greater Sabbats. Samhain is considered by some as a time to celebrate the lives of those who have passed on, and it often involves paying respect to ancestors, family members, elders of the faith, friends, pets, and other loved ones who have died.
What is the Celtic name for Halloween?
The night of 31 October—Halloween—is Oíche Shamhna (Irish), Oidhche Shamhna (Scottish Gaelic) and Oie Houney (Manx), meaning "Samhain night". The day of 1 November, or the whole festival, may be called Lá Samhna (Irish), Là Samhna (Scottish Gaelic) and Laa Houney (Manx), meaning "Samhain day".
What is Halloween meant to celebrate?
Halloween is the evening before the Christian holy days of All Hallows' Day (also known as All Saints' or Hallowmas) on 1 November and All Souls' Day on 2 November, thus giving the holiday on 31 October the full name of All Hallows' Eve (meaning the evening before All Hallows' Day).
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Halloween takes place on October 31. It is a time when people dress up in costumes, go trick-or-treating, and carve jack-o'-lanterns from hollowed out pumpkins. Ghosts and witches are popular costumes of the children who go from house to house saying, “Trick-or-treat!” The treat is usually candy.
What is the pagan name for Halloween?
Historians have used the name 'Samhain' to refer to Gaelic 'Halloween' customs up until the 19th century. Since the later 20th century, Celtic neopagans and Wiccans have observed Samhain, or something based on it, as a religious holiday.
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What actually is Halloween and why do we celebrate it?
Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2019 occurs on Thursday, October 31. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. The evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween.
What is the pagan holiday for Halloween?
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What is the traditional food for Halloween?
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What is the top selling candy for Halloween?
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What is the meaning of Halloween for kids?
Ghosts and witches are popular costumes of the children who go from house to house saying, “Trick-or-treat!” The treat is usually candy. The origins of Halloween date back to several ancient festivals held in the autumn. The holiday is also called All Hallows' Eve.
What is the significance of pumpkin for Halloween?
The original idea of the jack-o'-lantern was to scare away evil spirits. The Irish would set the carved pumpkins or turnips by their doors and windows in hopes that they would protect them. Modern pumpkin-carving, though, is often done for entertainment.
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What countries celebrate Halloween?
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Is Halloween celebrated everywhere?
Halloween, one of the world's oldest holidays, is still celebrated today in a number of countries around the globe. In countries such as Ireland, Canada and the United States, adults and children alike revel in the popular Halloween holiday, which derived from ancient festivals and religious rituals.
What is the most popular candy for Halloween?
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What is the age limit for Halloween Haunt?
Halloween Haunt is not recommended for children under 13.
What is the origin of Halloween for kids?
Halloween is traced back to a 2000 years old Celtic festival called Samhain (pronounced as SAH-wen) which was celebrated at the end of summer harvest. So the people who invented Halloween are the ancient Celts who lived in Northern Europe most probably in the countries of Britain, France and Ireland.
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35 scary Halloween costumes to frighten everyone you know "Purge" horror madness. Re-create the chaotic madness from this summer's hottest horror flick with these simple, yet hair-raising face masks. Snow Fright. Not all princesses have a happy ending. Attack of the gremlins. Scary skeletal pair. The bride from below. Ghoulish scarecrow. Scream for ice cream. Ax-ellent idea.
What age is appropriate for Halloween Horror Nights?
"WARNING: Event may be too intense for young children and is not recommended for children under the age of 13.
What is the best white makeup to use for Halloween?
Good quality Halloween face paint doesn't have to be expensive. Snazaroo is a very popular and inexpensive brand that's used by many professional special fx makeup artists. It's water-based and comes in a cake so it's easy to apply – you just use a damp sponge and dab it onto your skin.
What is the best candy to give out for Halloween?
The 30 Best Halloween Candies Ever Baby Ruth. Hershey's Bars. Reese's Pieces. Butterfinger. KitKat. Snickers. Twix. The cookie crunch. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Not only is it the greatest candy out there, it's also one of the greatest snacks, period, the perfect alchemy of peanut butter and chocolate.
What is the best face paint for Halloween?
The Best Halloween Makeup for Your Face, According to Makeup Artists Mehron Liquid Makeup. $9. Mehron Makeup Paradise AQ Face & Body Paint 8-Color Palette. $23 Was $40, now 43% off. Mehron Makeup Metallic Powder. $8. Go Green Face Paint. $17. Ben Nye Liquid Latex. $6.
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What religion celebrates Halloween?
"The original practices of Halloween are believed to derive from pre-Christian Celtic seasonal celebrations usually known as Samhain," a holiday still celebrated by Pagan and Wiccan practitioners today, Stephen said.
What nations celebrate Halloween?
In countries such as Ireland, Canada and the United States, adults and children alike revel in the popular Halloween holiday, which derived from ancient festivals and religious rituals. Traditions include costume parties, trick-or-treating, pranks and games.
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Is Halloween celebrated in London?
Though it is celebrated annually it is not a public holiday. In the United Kingdom, people like to hold Halloween parties where they dress up as ghosts, skeletons or other scary figure. Pumpkins, spiders and bats are some of common symbols of Halloween.
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What places don't celebrate Halloween?
There are many countries throughout the world that do not celebrate Halloween. To name a few: Mexico, Great Britain, China, Austria, and Germany. China: Like many modern day festivals, Halloween is an opportunity to commercialize to a target audience. Many don't celebrate it, some might though, like in urban areas.
What country doesnt celebrate Halloween?
There are many countries throughout the world that do not celebrate Halloween. To name a few: Mexico, Great Britain, China, Austria, and Germany. China: Like many modern day festivals, Halloween is an opportunity to commercialize to a target audience.
Is Halloween celebrated in Berlin?
Halloween in Berlin. Shilpa's memories of Halloween come from growing up in the United States, where the festival is celebrated every year on the last day of October.
Is Halloween Celebrated in Paris?
Celebrating Halloween in Paris and France in 2018. If you're hoping to celebrate Halloween in Paris, you may be in for some disappointment. Halloween is not as deeply rooted tradition in France as it is in the U.S., Canada, and Ireland.
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What is the most popular costume for Halloween 2015?
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. 10 most popular Halloween costumes for 2015. Anne Godlasky, USA TODAY Published 12:09 p.m. ET Oct. Harley Quinn. A woman dressed up as comic book character Harley Quinn poses at Comic Con in Paris on Oct. Star Wars. Superhero. Pirate. Batman. Minnie Mouse. Witch.
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What is the significance of orange and black for Halloween?
People also wore black clothing to the bonfires, traditionally a sign of mourning, to honor their late relatives. So when did the color orange come into play? As we all know, orange is representative of various fall symbols, like pumpkins and fall leaves.
What cultures don't celebrate Halloween?
Jehovah's Witnesses: They don't celebrate any holidays or even birthdays. Some Christians: Some believe the holiday is associated with Satanism or Paganism, so are against celebrating it. Orthodox Jews: They don't celebrate Halloween due to its origins as a Christian holiday. Other Jews may or may not celebrate.
What do we celebrate Halloween?
What countries dont celebrate Halloween?
You Won't Believe Why These Countries Don't Celebrate Halloween #1. Dia de los Muertos — Mexico. Photo credit: Rob Sheridan. #2. Seleenwoche — Austria. Photo credit: Arek. #3. Guy Fawkes Day — Great Britain. Photo credit: reallyboring. #4. Samhain — Ireland and Scotland. Photo credit: socialwrkrlaura. #5. All Saints Day — Germany. Photo credit: Chris. #6. Teng Chieh — China.
What religions don't celebrate Halloween?
Jehovah's Witnesses: They don't celebrate any holidays or even birthdays. Some Christians: Some believe the holiday is associated with Satanism or Paganism, so are against celebrating it. Orthodox Jews: They don't celebrate Halloween due to its origins as a Christian holiday.
Where is Halloween mostly celebrated?
In Ireland, where Halloween originated, the day is still celebrated much as it is in the United States. In rural areas, bonfires are lit as they were in the days of the Celts, and all over the country, children get dressed up in costumes and spend the evening “trick-or-treating” in their neighborhoods.
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Why Halloween is celebrated Quora?
Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated each year on October 31, and Halloween 2018 occurs on Wednesday, October 31. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
Where is Halloween celebrated?
How is Halloween celebrated?
Many Americans celebrate the traditions of Halloween by dressing in costumes and telling tales of witches and ghosts. Pumpkins are carved into glowering jack-o'-lanterns. Children parade from house to house, knocking on doors and calling out "Trick or treat!" hoping to have their bags filled with candy.
Is Halloween celebrated worldwide?
When was Halloween celebrated for the first time?
Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1.
Is Disney decorated for Halloween?
Both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure are outfitted with decorations, banners, lighting, characters in Halloween costumes and other treats. Disneyland Halloween time generally runs mid-September through Halloween every year. For 2019, Disneyland Halloween time runs Sept. 6 through Oct. 31.
What countries celebrate Halloween today?
Halloween, one of the world's oldest holidays, is still celebrated today in a number of countries around the globe. In Mexico and other Latin American countries, Día de los Muertos—the Day of the Dead—honors deceased loved ones and ancestors. America. United kingdom. Iceland. Argentine. Canada. Sweden. Mexico. Netherland.
What's another word for Halloween?
Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of Hallows' Even or Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in several countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
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Why is Halloween celebrated Quora?
It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. Halloween began as the festival of Samhain.
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Is Halloween celebrated in Ireland?
Halloween, aka Samhain, was first celebrated in Ireland, around a thousand years ago, which is why so many of Halloween traditions – regardless of where you are in the world – are Irish. The Celts believed that on the eve of Halloween dead spirits would visit the mortal world.
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What percent of Americans celebrate Halloween?
Three Quarters of Americans Celebrate Halloween with Candy. A new survey released by the National Confectioners Association found that up to 77 percent of Americans are likely to purchase candy to participate in traditional Halloween activities this year.
What town celebrates Halloween the most?
What Cities Are Best to Celebrate the Halloween Season? Las Vegas. Let's get the obvious one out of the way - Las Vegas. West Hollywood Halloween Carnaval. One of the largest Halloween parties in the world takes places in West Hollywood. New Orleans. New York City. Disney World. Screams Halloween Theme Park (Dallas, TX) Salem. Sleepy Hollow.
What percent of adults celebrate Halloween?
Today adults have become avid Halloween revelers, especially young adults. By 2005, just over half of adults celebrated Halloween. Today, that number has grown to over 70 percent.
What do people celebrate on Halloween?
Why Halloween is celebrated in English?
The tradition of Halloween on 31 October comes from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. Samhain was the Celtic New Year and they celebrated it on 1 November because that was the end of summer and harvest time (life) and the beginning of winter (death). It was also the time for ghosts to return to earth for a day.
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Review: Sonoma Jazz + 2011
The Sonoma Jazz + festival isn’t all that jazzy.
The majority of main-stage headliners during the festival’s seven-year run have hailed from other genres, thus putting Sonoma in league with all the other events that utilize the term “jazz” to sell a type of experience – i.e., an upscale, sophisticated one – rather than a specific kind of music.
What Sonoma Jazz + has done quite well during its history, however, is offer a really nice mix of music. And that was certainly true again this year, as classic-rocker John Fogerty, pop star Sheryl Crow, world music superstars the Gipsy Kings, blues act the Tedeschi Trucks Band, tremendously talented jazz pianist Hiromi and New Orleans favorites Dirty Dozen Brass Band took the festival’s main stage this past weekend. Continue Reading →
Concerts " John Fogerty, Derek Trucks, Hiromi, Sheryl Crow, Sonoma Jazz +, Susan Tedeschi
Review: Allman Brothers at the Fox
The Allman Brothers Band is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary.
Managing to remain in the game that long is, in and of itself, quite a feat. The fact that the group has remained relevant during so much of that run, however, is a far greater achievement. Continue Reading →
Concerts Allman Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, Allmans, Derek Trucks, Fox, Jim Harrington, Shoreline, The Dead, Warren Haynes
McCoy Tyner, Bela Fleck, Marc Ribot perform this week
Posted on November 17, 2008 by Jim Harrington
One of the best jazz albums of the year is McCoy Tyner’s “Guitars.†It’s also one of the finest music DVDs I’ve seen in 2008.
The 14-track CD/DVD combo package features the great pianist and his stellar trio members, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Jack DeJohnette, collaborating with some of the top guitarists in the business. The gunslingers are John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Derek Trucks and Marc Ribot (who’s not as famous as others, but he should be).
The disc also features three tunes with Bela Fleck, who’s known as a banjo player, not a guitarist. (The program for the big Outside Lands music festival labeled Fleck as a fiddler _ and one of the world’s finest at that _ so maybe he plays guitar too?) The Fleck banjo numbers, especially the take on the standard “My Favorite Things,†rank among the disc’s best offerings.
General Bela Fleck, Bill Frisell, Derek Trucks, Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Marc Ribot, McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, Yoshi\'s
Jamie Cullum, Cassandra Wilson highlight Monterey Jazz
Posted on September 22, 2008 by Jim Harrington
(Here is the final report from Monterey, which I’m handing over to my editors for print.)
Christian McBride had been waiting a long time for the moment to arrive. When it finally did, the bassist couldn’t hold back his enthusiasm.
“Monterey,†he exclaimed. “Hot damn!â€
That pretty much summed up what everyone was feeling during the 51st annual Monterey Jazz Festival, which ran Friday through Sunday (Sept. 19-21) at the city’s gorgeous oak-tree-dotted fairgrounds. Many of the 40,000 fans that turned out for the event had been looking ahead to the 2008 festival basically from the moment last year’s ended.
Some probably didn’t even wait that long to start anticipating. For proof, consider that people could be heard over the weekend making their plans for 2009.
General Brian Blade, Cassandra Wilson, Christian McBride, Derek Trucks, Herbie Hancock, Jamie Cullum, Joshua Redman, Kurt Elling, Ledisi, Maceo Parker, Maria Schneider, Matt Penman, Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey Jazz Festival, Rudder, Wayne Shorter
Monterey Jazz: Day 2 begins
Well, it’s a bit of an overstatement to say that Day 2 has begun for me – yet. I am still getting up and around (hey, I was up to 3:30 a.m. writing last night – I’m allowed to sleep in!) But I am sitting on the couch in my hotel room and thinking about starting my day.
Haven’t decided exactly what I’m going to see this afternoon. There is definitely some good stuff going on – the East Bay’s own Ledisi, blues guitarist Derek Trucks, funk king Maceo Parker. Some of that, I’m sure, will factor into my equation. Whatever way I go, I guess, I can’t go wrong. I’ll report back later with my findings.
Uncategorized Derek Trucks, Ledisi, Maceo Parker, Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey Jazz Festival
Jamie Cullum, Wayne Shorter set for Monterey Jazz
For a half century, the Monterey Jazz Festival has been the genre’s gold standard. With its 51st edition, which takes place Friday through Sunday, Monterey is ready to begin the push for platinum.
The event will feature some of jazz music’s biggest names, including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Cassandra Wilson and Joshua Redman, as well as such young hot shots as Jamie Cullum, Anat Coen, Derek Trucks and Ryan Shaw. In all, some 500 artists are set to appear over the weekend on the festival’s nine stages.
I plan to be at the festival all three days. If I could only make one, however, it would definitely be Sunday. I really want to see what all the fuss is about with Cullum, who performs that afternoon. I haven’t been overly impressed with his CDs, but people say that the young English pop-jazz star is amazing onstage.
General Anat Coen, Cassandra Wilson, Derek Trucks, Herbie Hancock, Jamie Cullum, Joshua Redman, Masonic, Miles Davis, Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey Jazz Festival, Mountain Winery, Ryan Shaw, Wayne Shorter, Yoshi\'s
Monterey Jazz announces lineup for 51st festival
Posted on April 3, 2008 by Jim Harrington
(Official press release:)
The Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon, launches its second half-century of legendary live jazz presentation, reflecting the artistic excellence that has made MJF the longest running jazz festival in the world. The world-renowned event takes place September 19-21, 2008 on the familiar oak-studded and beautiful grounds of the Monterey Fairgrounds, the location of the Festival since its inception in 1958.
Featuring some of the living legends in the music world as well as the future superstars of jazz, MJF/51 raises the bar set in 2007, and will be one of the most anticipated live jazz events of the year.
Tickets are on sale now by phone at (925) 275-9255 and on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s website, www.montereyjazzfestival.org. Full Weekend Arena Packages from $220; Daily Grounds Tickets from $35.
The Arena/Jimmy Lyons Stage will be one of the hottest sites of the Festival, with a lineup that promises the musical adventure of a lifetime with multiple award winning artists, including vocalists Cassandra Wilson, Jamie Cullum, Ledisi, Kurt Elling, and Nancy Wilson; saxophonists Wayne Shorter, Joshua Redman, and Maceo Parker, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, Christian McBride’s new Quintet, Cuban flautist Orlando “Maraca” Valle, guitarist Derek Trucks and the twelve-time Grammy-winning pianist, Herbie Hancock.
2008 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE, SHOWCASE ARTIST & COMMISSION ARTIST
MJF/51 Artist-In-Residence, bassist Christian McBride, will be in fine company with several of his musical projects, and will be performing through out the weekend with his new acoustic Quintet, with the electrified Quartet, and with MJF’s spotlight on the future of jazz, the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. MJF/51 Showcase Artist, drummer Matt Wilson will be at large on the grounds, performing with his own Arts and Crafts, with the collective-improvisation group, Trio M, and in a duo with guitarist-extraordinaire Bill Frisell. MJF/51 Commission Artist Maria Schneider will unveil her large-scale orchestra piece, her second commissioned work for the Festival since 1995.
The long-time tradition of Arena artists performing on the grounds is also unusually rich for MJF/51. The Joshua Redman Trio, Maceo Parker, Christian McBride, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Tom Scott, Terence Blanchard, Orlando “Maraca” Valle, Ledisi, Maria Schneider Orchestra and Kurt Elling will all put in dual performances on the Grounds during the MJF/51 weekend.
Two special tributes will be featured during the weekend, both on the Arena Stage and on the Grounds. On Saturday night, A Tribute to Cannonball Adderley will feature a modern take on the music of the influential and celebrated saxophonist with renowned vocalist Nancy Wilson, trumpeter Terence Blanchard (2007 MJF Artist-In-Residence and Grammy Winner) and legendary saxophonist Tom Scott. Sunday will spotlight John Coltrane’s beloved collaborations with vocalist Johnny Hartman, with Kurt Elling’s Dedicated to You. This special band features Ernie Watts, and the Ethel String Quartet, backed by the Laurence Hobgood Trio.
MJF: DAY BY DAY
Friday, September 19 in the Arena will kick off MJF/51 in a Latin style with the MJF debut of Cuban vocalist & flautist Orlando “Maraca” Valle, followed by the angular modernism of the Joshua Redman Trio and the luxurious vocals of Cassandra Wilson, also debuting at MJF. On the Grounds, the popular New Grooves in Dizzy’s Den will reverberate with the electrified Christian McBride Band and Rudder. The Garden Stage will launch in the bebop vein with the George Young Quartet, followed by the talented and youthful Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars. Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts will offer their own take on the jazz tradition to close out the Garden Stage’s musical offerings for Friday night.
In the Night Club / Bill Berry Stage, the singer-songwriter Spencer Day will perform original and American songbook favorites, followed by the MJF debut of up-and-coming Israeli saxophonist, Anat Cohen. The Joshua Redman Trio will close out Friday’s Night Club in their second performance of the evening. In the intimate Coffee House Gallery, Yaron Herman will make his MJF debut with three sets of his impassioned take on improvisation, while Quantic and 4onefunk will take the stage in Lyons Lounge with their bass-heavy turntablism.
Saturday, September 20 will be a funk-filled experience in the Arena, starting off with the 2008 Grammy-nominee for “Best New Artist,†Ledisi, followed by the legendary funk-soul saxophonist Maceo Parker appearing with the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. The swamp-funk of the Derek Trucks Band, debuting at MJF, concludes the blues-driven afternoon. Saturday evening in the Arena gets off to an explosive start with Christian McBride’s new acoustic Quintet, followed by MJF/51 Commission Artist Maria Schneider and her Orchestra with her signature piece for 2008. The evening ends with Nancy Wilson, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, and saxophonist Tom Scott in their Tribute to Cannonball Adderley, on the very stage where the legendary saxophonist last played in 1970 (and was filmed by Clint Eastwood for Play Misty for Me!)
Saturday will give audiences a chance to see Arena artists and the best that jazz has to offer over a broad spectrum of sound. The Garden Stage, a favorite location for the bluesy Saturday crowds, will get off to an exciting start, featuring the newly-minted soul sounds of Ryan Shaw. Fans of vocalist Ledisi will have the chance to see her up close and personal, as will fans of funk master Maceo Parker. The groundbreaking vocal and guitar duo Tuck & Patti will also return to MJF for the first time in twenty-four years, followed by the explosive pianist Rebeca Mauleón & Afro-Kuban Fusion.
Saturday’s Night Club / Bill Berry Stage will feature a myriad of styles and artists, both old and new, from the traditional to the experimental. Japanese pianist Junko Moriya will make her MJF debut, followed by the hard-driving big band of the US Air Force, the Falconaires. Tom Scott will present A Tribute to Cannonball Adderley as an instrumental group, and returning master and Grammy-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard will perform with his Quintet. The Night Club will round out its Saturday schedule with a post-modern musical dialog between two masters, the far-reaching Matt Wilson & Bill Frisell Duo.
Saturday’s Dizzy’s Den schedule will also showcase a variety of music and special events that will keep jazz fans captivated. Starting off with a fascinating conversation with vocalist Nancy Wilson, the afternoon will continue with an MJF favorite, the DownBeat Magazine Blindfold Test. The music will commence with the explosive Orlando “Maraca” Valle with his Cuban Lullabies, followed by another fellow Cuban and visionary, drummer Antonio Sanchez & Migration. The Maria Schneider Orchestra will close Saturday night at Dizzy’s Den, performing her Grammy-winning music.
The Coffee House Gallery, known for its intimate atmosphere, will also feature a range of musical styles. Saturday’s sets will include La Tuque Bleue performing their Euro-Canadian folk music, the hot musicality of Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars, and the jagged experimentalism from pianist Marc Cary and his Trio.
Sunday, September 21 will cap off the 51st Monterey Jazz Festival with the biggest names in jazz. In the Arena, the day starts off with the winning high school band from the Next Generation Festival, followed by MJF’s youthful Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with Christian McBride. The afternoon show in the Arena will feature the eclectic British superstar, crossover vocalist Jamie Cullum. Sunday evening in the Arena will be a spectacular affair, starting off with Kurt Elling and Dedicated to You, featuring Ernie Watts, the Ethel String Quartet and the Laurence Hobgood Trio, celebrating John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman. Next, the legendary Wayne Shorter Quartet will perform a masterful deconstruction of the post-bop language that Wayne has pioneered over the last 50 years, and will set the stage for another living legend and multiple Grammy winner, Herbie Hancock, who will close the Sunday night Arena in his 8th performance at MJF since 1964.
On the Grounds, the atmosphere will be just as electric–and eclectic. On the Garden Stage, La Tuque Bleue will again provide an acoustic foray into folk, followed by the spiritual, drummer-led Brian Blade Fellowship. The Kyle Eastwood Band then returns with their electro-acoustic modernist take on jazz, followed by the classic vocal stylings of the Jamie Davis Group.
Dizzy’s Den will again host to the popular jazz panels on Sunday afternoon, with a conversation about Cannonball Adderley, followed by what is sure to be a packed house: a conversation between film icon Clint Eastwood and vocalist Jamie Cullum. The music begins with Christian McBride’s new Quintet and then a reprise of Kurt Elling’s Dedicated to You, singing Hartman/Coltrane to close the evening on a mellow note.
High energy can be found in the Night Club, which will be the center of attention for the nation’s best high school bands all Sunday afternoon, followed by the now-classic Hammond B-3 Blowout with Barbara Dennerlein and Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express.
Sunday’s Coffee House and West Lawn will also celebrate a different mix of play. First up is the kid-friendly ZunZun, celebrating the diversity of culture through music, followed by sets with the cutting-edge Trio M (with Matt Wilson, Myra Melford and Mark Dresser) in what will be an improviser’s dream. The West Lawn will chime with the Baltic Sounds of the Brass Menazeri.
SPECIAL EVENTS AND FAMILY DAY
Sunday September 21 is also Family Day, sponsored by Macy’s, returning for the third year. Family Day features activities and fun for fans and families of all ages, including a Percussion Playshop on the West Lawn where kids can have a hands-on experience with percussion instruments, the “Jazzy Jumper†where kids can bounce the day away. With musical entertainment by ZunZun, celebrating the cultures of the Americas , and the country’s seven best high school bands appearing in the nearby Night Club, “Family Day†at MJF has become a favorite activity for young music fans and families.
The Jazz Theater will also host two special screenings of films dedicated to two iconoclasts of jazz: the three-time Monterey Jazz Festival performer and big band leader of the late 1960s, Don Ellis; and the influential and controversial saxophonist, Albert Ayler. After the afternoon Arena simulcasts, the Jazz Theater will show Don Ellis: Electric Heart on Saturday and My Name is Albert Ayler on Sunday, providing a rare opportunity to see these historic new documentaries and performances on the big screen.
ALL WEEKEND LONG
All weekend long in the evening, Lyons Lounge at the end of Lyons Lane will pulse with the heavy DJ sounds of Quantic and 4onefunk, in the return of one of the grand experiments–and legacies–of the Festival. Both Lyons Lounge and Lyons Lane are named in honor of MJF founder Jimmy Lyons and are located adjacent to the Arena entrance on the Festival midway. The Lounge will again offer fans a hip jazz club to chill out on the north end of the Grounds, departing from the acoustic offerings of the Festival.
As patrons stroll down the lane, they will relive the history, images, and music of the Monterey Jazz Festival in a special MJF history display, “Monterey Through the Eyes of the Media”, a retrospective of 50 years of news reporting on the Monterey Jazz Festival.
Also on the Grounds, a companion exhibit of 50 years of MJF memorabilia will be on display in the Coffee House Gallery on the Midway. Sue Downs will be performing on the Disklavier on the Courtyard Stage at the entrance to the Festival.
FROM TODAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, PLENTY OF WAYS TO CELEBRATE MONTEREY
The Festival continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary year with a range of activities and offerings. MJF will kick-off the Festival season with the Second Annual Jazz Legends Award on May 2, 2008 at Tehama Golf Club. The evening will feature cocktails and dinner, with entertainment by Bay Area favorite, vocalist Kim Nalley. Highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the MJF Legends Award to Gerald Wilson. Space is still available as of press date. Fans are urged to contact michelle@skipwithandassociates.com or call (415) 279-1973 for more information.
MJF’s Front Box Auction presents another opportunity for jazz fans to enjoy the Monterey Jazz Festival while supporting Jazz Education. From March 31 until June 1, patrons can bid to sit at the front of the Arena with three of their closest friends in four Front Box seats for the 51st Annual MJF. For more information, please visit www.montereyjazzfestival.org.
During the Festival, fans are also encouraged to visit the MJF Education Booth in the center of the midway to participate in the MJF Silent Auction featuring unique jazz memorabilia and collector’s items, with all auction proceeds benefiting MJF’s Jazz Education Programs.
The Festival’s 10th Annual Golf ‘n’ Jazz Tournament is a rare opportunity to play Pasadera, an outstanding Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course. This exclusive event includes a buffet lunch, jazzy gift bag, and golf with cart, plus an evening to remember at elegant Pasadera Country Club following the Tournament. The evening will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a sumptuous buffet dinner, a jazz concert and live auction, plus the golf awards ceremony. The Tournament takes place on Thursday, September 18, 2008; registration takes place by phone, (831) 373-3366 and online at www.montereyjazzfestival.org. Fans are urged to visit the MJF website for more details about how to participate in this longtime MJF favorite. All proceeds are invested in MJF’s Jazz Education Programs.
The 4th Annual Jazz with Steinbeck event will offer fans an exclusive supper club evening in support of MJF’s Jazz Education Programs and the National Steinbeck Center ’s Youth Programs. This very special event takes place on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, with jazz entertainment by vocalist Mary Stallings and singer-songwriter Spencer Day, and sumptuous dining created by celebrity Chef Cal Stamenov of Bernardus Lodge, and an array of exceptional wines hand picked by Wine Director, Mark Jensen. This intimate, one-of-a-kind jazz experience promises to have a magical energy all its own. The evening is limited to 140 people. Reservations are available by calling the National Steinbeck Center at (831) 775-4722.
PARTNERS IN JAZZ
Partners play an important role in helping the Festival fund its Jazz Education Programs, with efforts led by Presenting Partner, Verizon, now celebrating their 24th year in partnership with the Monterey Jazz Festival.
· Borders returns for the second year, partnering with MJF/51 and with the Next Generation Festival. Borders will host an expanded store at the center of the MJF/51 midway, where artists will be signing CDs
· Korbel Champagne once again hosts Klub Korbel, a champagne bar in the Fairgrounds’ Turf Club Patio featuring Arena simulcasts
· Returning partner JetBlue Airways continues to offer our fans low fares, new planes, and free DIRECTV at every comfy leather JetBlue seat. Fans are encouraged to book travel on JetBlue at jetblue.com.
· Monterey County favorites, Jekel and Five Rivers Wines, return as Official Wines, served throughout the MJF/51 grounds
· Yamaha, a long time partner of both the Festival and MJF’s Jazz Education Programs, will once again be providing Yamaha pianos and drums on MJF/51 stages, and music on the Yamaha Disklavier with on the Courtyard Stage.
· North Coast Brewing Company returns as Official Beer for MJF/51, with a variety of North Coast brews available all around the grounds of the Monterey Jazz Festival, led by their lauded Brother Thelonious Belgian-style abbey ale.
· Apple/iTunes will be providing free music samplers to all MJF/51 attendees, featuring a collection of Monterey Jazz Festival artists.
· Returning Bay Area Media Partners, the San Jose Mercury News and KKSF, as well as JazzTimes and DownBeat Magazines, will be helping MJF get the word out about the Festival and its Jazz Education Programs.
· Macy’s returns as sponsors of Family Day at Monterey , hosting special entertainment and activities for younger jazz fans and fun for the whole family on Sunday, September 21, 2008.
The Monterey Jazz Festival also receives invaluable support for the Festival and its Jazz Education Programs from the Surdna Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David & Lucile Packard Foundation, The D’Addario Music Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as from generous grantors, donors, and individual contributors.
The Monterey Jazz Festival encourages jazz fans to purchase tickets early for the 51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon. Arena Packages traditionally sell out quickly and are available only on a first come, first served basis. Last year’s Grounds Tickets also sold out, so fans are advised to act quickly.
Tickets are now on sale on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s website, www.montereyjazzfestival.orgor by phone at (925) 275-9255.
MJF/51 Highlights Include:
Return of jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Maceo Parker
World Premiere of Commission Artist Maria Schneider’s new work
Artist-In-Residence Christian McBride performs in acoustic, electric and big band groups
Showcase Artist Matt Wilson at large on the grounds in creative contexts
Tributes to legends with Nancy Wilson’s Tribute to Cannonball Adderley & Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings Coltrane/Hartman
Vocalists Cassandra Wilson, Maraca, Nancy Wilson, Jamie Cullum, Ledisi, Ryan Shaw, Kurt Elling, Spencer Day, Tuck & Patti, Jamie Davis
Cuban music with Maraca, Antonio Sanchez & Migration, Rebeca Mauleon & Afro-Kuban Fusion
Lyons Lounge features Quantic and 4onefunk remixing jazz, hip-hop, and dance music
Friday’s “New Grooves” featuring the Christian McBride Band, Rudder, Quantic, 4onefunkSunday’s “Hammond B-3 Blowout†featuring Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express & Barbara Dennerlein Trio
Special conversations with Clint Eastwood & Jamie Cullum; Nancy Wilson; Cannonball Adderley panel; DownBeat Blindfold Test
Lyons Lane featuring an MJF history review, “Through the Eyes of the Media”
Return of Sunday’s “Family Day†sponsored by Macy’s, with fun for all ages
Film screenings of Don Ellis: Electric Heart & My Name is Albert Ayler
Continued releases from Monterey Jazz Festival Records, featuring rare and rarified recordings from the last 50 years on CD in conjunction with Concord Music Group
Arena/Lyons Stage Artists:
Friday, 9/19: Cassandra Wilson, Joshua Redman Trio, Maraca “Cuban Lullabiesâ€
Saturday, 9/20: The Derek Trucks Band, Maceo Parker with the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, Ledisi, Nancy Wilson “Tribute to Cannonball Adderley†with Special Guests Terence Blanchard & Tom Scott; Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra debuts MJF/51 Commission; Christian McBride new Quintet
Sunday, 9/21: Jamie Cullum, Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with Christian McBride, Winning High School Big Band from the Next Generation Festival, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter Quartet; Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings Coltrane/Hartman featuring Ernie Watts, Ethel String Quartet & the Laurence Hobgood Trio
Partial List of Grounds Artists:
Friday, 9/19: Joshua Redman Trio, New Grooves with the Christian McBride Band, Rudder; Quantic & 4onefunk in Lyons Lounge; Matt Wilson Arts & Crafts, Spencer Day, Anat Cohen, Yaron Herman Trio, George Young Quartet, Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars
Saturday, 9/20: Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Tom Scott “Celebrating Cannonball Adderleyâ€; Maraca “Cuban Lullabiesâ€; Maceo Parker; Matt Wilson & Bill Frisell Duo, Ledisi, Ryan Shaw, Tuck & Patti, Quantic, 4onefunk, Marc Cary Trio, La Tuque Bleue, Junko Moriya, Sadza, Antonio Sanchez & Migration, Rebeca Mauleón & Afro Kuban Fusion
Sunday, 9/20: Dedicated To You: Kurt Elling Sings Coltrane/Hartman featuring Ernie Watts, Ethel String Quartet & Laurence Hobgood Trio; Christian McBride new Quintet; Hammond B3 Blowout with Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express & Barbara Dennerlein Trio; Kyle Eastwood; Trio M with Myra Melford, Mark Dresser & Matt Wilson; Jamie Davis, Brian Blade Fellowship, Quantic, 4onefunk, La Tuque Bleue, Brass Menažeri; Family Day with ZunZun, the country’s best high school and college ensembles, DownBeat Blindfold Test, and more!
Tickets are now on sale on the Monterey Jazz Festival’s website, www.montereyjazzfestival.org or by phone at (925) 275-9255.
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Cindy Lynn Watt, 57, of Billings, passed away Dec. She enjoyed reading books and loved spending time with her family and grandkids. Cindy Leaney is a published author of children's books. Looking for books by John D. Raymond James Chairman and CEO Paul Reilly on Fox Business. Yet learning is a lot more complicated than we often imagine, and the ways we learn are. It is not an accident. Your destination for top brands and exclusive products you can’t find anywhere else. Obituary, funeral and service information for Lillian Earl Bivins Watts from Kentucky. Sindi Watts (also Parker) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Marisa Warrington. World History by Kahoot! Hobbes was the first to describe the social contract theory in this book. She was born Jan. Admittedly, Chris Watts already didn't have a lot going for him. Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. 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Nichol Kessinger, a geologist from Colorado, was involved in an affair with Chris Watts, a man accused of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters. For the ninth episode of Country Mile, The Tennessean sat down with many of the winners from the 53rd CMA Awards to chat about their. Wax has a knack for incorporating humor and honesty into her works, which make the novels lighter to read despite their sometimes heavy themes. Mercy Lounge. A North Carolina mother, who took family vacation pictures at Myrtle Beach earlier this month, captured images of Shanann Watts and one of her two daughters days before they were murdered. The cities are Auburndale FL, Brooklyn NY, Dallas TX, Decatur IL, Eagle River WI, Frankfort KY, Littleton CO, Puyallup WA, Redding CA, Redlands CA, Ridgeway VA, Saint Joseph MO, Saint Louis MO, San Mateo CA, Seattle WA, The Dalles OR, and Winchester KY. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 July 2002. 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Mike Watt & Petra Haden with Stephen Perkins Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand I danced with Linda I danced with Jean I danced with Cindy Then I suddenly see Mary-Anne with the shaky hands What they've done to a man Those shaky hands Mary is so pretty The prettiest in the land Guys come from every city Just to shake her shaky hands Linda can cook. Christopher Watts received three. In 1958 he. I was disgusted and shocked that this woman still continues to bring up every little thing Shanann ever said to her, trying to justify her son's actions somehow. Cindy McLeod Watts’s mother was Gertrud Schoettner McLeod, born in 1925 in Radisfort, Czechoslovakia. Sluit by Facebook aan om in aanraking te kom met Cindy Watt en ander mense wat jy dalk ken. About 200 people gathered Saturday in Moore County to pay their final respects to Shanann Watts and her two young daughters, all of whom will be buried in North Carolina after they were murdered. Obituary & Guest Book Preview for MARTHA J. Chris Watts reveals his distraught dad developed a 'cocaine' addiction Chris Watts told investigators that his parents, Cindy and Ronnie Watts, encouraged him argue he was a victim of emotional and mental abuse when the case went to trial. was an at-will employee of the Adjutant General subject to removal at his discretion. " Douglas Bond urges Christians to delight in the grandeur, beauty, and joy of Watts' poetry. if "people hate Amber Frey," and Frey's subsequent book deal. Cindy Beale (also Williams) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michelle Collins who made her first appearance on 10 May 1988 before leaving in 1990, returning in 1992 and making her final appearance on 10 April 1998. Books from the Allen County Public Library. Consider reading this book in one setting, because once you start, you will be reluctant to put it aside. 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This is what we know: He was actively engaged in an affair with a co-worker Shan'ann was pregnant at the same time Shan'ann was telling her Facebook flock what a great husband and partner Chris was as late as May 2018 Shan'ann was communicating to her mother about their intention to separate The six-week period…. Cindy was born on August 13, 1956 and passed away on Thursday, March 20, 2003. The best parts of the film occurred when she was present. Oct 31, 2019 · One Marilyn Monroe fan at the event was the sublime Naomi Watts who we quizzed about all the things Norma Jean! Is your dress tonight inspired by Marilyn Monroe? Not really, no. In August 2018, Chris Watts made a televised plea for the safe return of his missing wife, Shanann, and their two daughters, Bella and Celeste. They're similar in tone and voice, but each book is a whole fresh gang of characters navigating a thrilling mystery around a cool city. Cindy Leaney is a published author of children's books. Cindy arrives in Albert Square in May 1988, working on her mother's market stall selling hats. For information regarding WOMEN'S CERTIFICATION and Becoming a member of The Professional Woman Network (PWN) visit www. How to Solve Typical School Problems (1994). It is easily understandable especially after one reads the interview (excerpted and linked below) between a Unitarian Minister Marilyn Sewell and another anti-theist atheist the former Christopher Hitchens (Hitch). Jackson, a Londoner who hails from the American Midwest, has had $100,000 in cosmetic procedures. Yellow Pages Online, Phone Book & Business Directory Log In. 29, 1956, in Billings, the daughter of Edward "Bud" Berckmoes and Josie Chavez. They're similar in tone and voice, but each book is a whole fresh gang of characters navigating a thrilling mystery around a cool city. In The Poetic Wonder of Isaac Watts, Douglas Bond introduces us to "the father of English hymnody. Erma Louise Watt 1937 - 2016 NORRIDGEWOCK - Erma Louise Watt, 78, of Norridgewock, passed away peacefully on April 23, 2016, after a brief illness, in Skowhegan. Create a free softball recruiting profile to connect with college coaches. Watts' as pallbearers will be: Randy Hynes, Gary Thompson, Peter DeBroeck, Brocky DeBroeck, Mike Billings and Matt Hughes. And this book update is after CW falsely accused SW of murder, his family dragging SW, Cindy's first draft leak, and some CW groupies speculating that SW was a child abuser. Introduction: I was in the mood for a bit of epic fantasy and thought I'd give Lawrence Watt-Evans' Young Man Without Magic a try. Played by Tracy-Ann Oberman. He has joined the denialist Heartland Institute as senior fellow for environment and climate. What is Whitepages people search? 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She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 July 2002. It is easily understandable especially after one reads the interview (excerpted and linked below) between a Unitarian Minister Marilyn Sewell and another anti-theist atheist the former Christopher Hitchens (Hitch). Cindy Sue has 3 jobs listed on their profile. Originally collected and distributed by Law Enforcement agencies, booking records are considered and legally recognized as public records, in the public domain. This book is a brief collection of short stories that I wrote in hopes of giving people a better understanding of what everyday life is like when you’re an asshole. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Cindy Sue’s connections and jobs at similar companies. This is why the Watts have been on a mission to discredit Cadle's book and now they want people to buy the 'rhetorical questions' and 'sarcasm' BS in Cindy's book. Obituary, funeral and service information for Hulet Ray Watts from Sevierville, Tennessee. Lewis, and recently added Servants' Hall: A Real Life U. at Home with Nana. announces his passing on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the age of 84. WATTS, Cindy Lively Age 53 of Nashville. Reach Cindy Watts at 615. Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. Join Facebook to connect with Cyndy Watt and others you may know. Cindy Watts has 252 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading The Chronicles of Narnia by C. Cindy Williams Jnr. Cindy Tharp and Matthew Lemke will sign their books Thursday. Jul 12, 2019 · His mother, Cindy Watts, He says that he speaks to the photos of his family in his cell and reads a book out loud every night to the daughters he murdered. Cindy Beale (also Williams) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michelle Collins who made her first appearance on 10 May 1988 before leaving in 1990, returning in 1992 and making her final appearance on 10 April 1998. He is an avid comic book collector, and he loves star wars and Star Trek. I enjoy reading, being outside and Clemson football. She is a fifth generation Floridian. See the books Shop online French Catalogue Flippable Print Catalogue New this month Enter our prize draw Special offers Create a wishlist About buying online Host a home show Host a home show Free books & benefits Book your home show Community events Events in the community Events in schools Exhibits & larger events Free books & discounts Book. Austin State University. Sindi was initially a recurring character, before she was promoted to the regular cast. We believe you know best what type of farewell fits the unique life of your loved one. 2 Following 1 Follower. com is a search engine for Official Law Enforcement records, specifically arrest records and booking photographs, mugshots. View Cindy Sue Watts' profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Yet learning is a lot more complicated than we often imagine, and the ways we learn are. ChamberofCommerce. This is why the Watts have been on a mission to discredit Cadle's book and now they want people to buy the 'rhetorical questions' and 'sarcasm' BS in Cindy's book. I love being a school counselor and feel especially fortunate to work at Ebenezer. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Angie’s connections and jobs at similar companies. One of the girls involved, is a bestie with Jamie. These people are located in 17 cities. This caused thousands of dollars of revenue to be lost. Watts' sister in law, Judy Wallace for her devotion and commitment. She enjoyed reading books and loved spending time with her family and grandkids. was an entrepreneur owning several companies throughout his career including, Lewisport Telephone Company, part owner of W&W. Click here for the lowest price. (Blackstone) Watt. Lively, Jr. ) Watts, 89, of Owensboro, died Friday, June 19, 2015, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He attended theological seminary for six years, from 1944-1950, and then became a teacher of Asian studies in San Francisco. Eventually, Watts admitted to strangling Shanann and burying her body in a shallow grave, then smothering his girls before placing them in oil tanks. Chris Watts, the Colorado man accused of murdering his pregnant wife and daughters, has been sentenced to life in prison. View Cindy Sayers’ professional profile on LinkedIn. Lois was born in Opp, Alabama on Friday, October 12, 1906 to the late Judson and Lula Morgan Walker. Dec 26, 2018 · Convicted murderer Chris Watts is no good at telling the truth. The University of Glasgow is a registered Scottish charity: Registr. Notes from Cindy Callaghan about LOST IN LONDON. Soon after, Chris was arrested, and he confessed to. These are the most recent 10 blog posts mentioning Sharon Watts in JacketFlap's Cindy Post Senning, Peggy Post Sharon said: This book is being profiled in a. They have two children. She was born on Sept. Watts, nee Helgeson, 75 years old, formerly fo Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, MI and for the last 7 years, Colorado Springs, CO, loving mother to Jeff, Jim and Steve Watts and Cindy. The B-52’s. Synopsis Let's face it, how we behave is a choice, and as you move into adult life, the choices get more complicated. Naomi Watts celebrated her DuJour magazine cover with beau Billy Crudup at Brooklyn Chop House Southampton on Saturday. A New York Times best-selling author releases her first southern novel, a Steel Magnolias-meets-Sweet Home Alabama story set on St. Watts, who is serving multiple life sentences, arrived at the. Karen Boyes and Graham Watts. Nov 15, 2019 · Mike and Cindy Watts receive WESTMARC Regional Advancement Award. Looking for books by John D. Update Audio Books. There are 21 individuals that go by the name of Cindy Watts. The Bureau for Children and Families released The Study of Kinship Care Families October 2019 conducted by Second Chance, Inc through a grant from Casey Family Programs. Dec 04, 2018 · Watts is seen staring at the policeman Credit: Daily Mail. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Cindy's connections and jobs at similar companies. My goal is to help all students and their families be successful. Whether you're looking for memorable gifts or everyday essentials, you can buy them here for less. MacBook Pro — our most powerful notebooks featuring fast processors, incredible graphics, Touch Bar, and a spectacular Retina display. Join Facebook to connect with Cyndy Watt and others you may know. Let us assist you with complete empathy and respect. Online obituary for Lula Watts. Born and raised in Arizona, Cindy McCain is the heiress of the famous Jim Hensley, a very wealthy Anheuser-Busch beer distributor in the US. Aug 21, 2019 · Garth Brooks and Ashley McBryde. 7 during its annual Best of the West Awards show and dinner. In The Poetic Wonder of Isaac Watts, Douglas Bond introduces us to "the father of English hymnody. Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. They are a one-size-fits-all solution to the problem of what to buy for a loved one. Sindi Watts (also Parker) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Marisa Warrington. He then allegedly flew into a murderous rage and killed Shanann. Aug 16, 2018 · A Colorado man has confessed to killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters who were reported missing on August 13, Denver7 reports. Chris Watts reveals his distraught dad developed a 'cocaine' addiction Chris Watts told investigators that his parents, Cindy and Ronnie Watts, encouraged him argue he was a victim of emotional and mental abuse when the case went to trial. Books by Watts Eleanor. It is little wonder that the well-known 'angry' atheist Richard Dawkins wrote the anti-thesim book The God Delusion. World History by Kahoot! Hobbes was the first to describe the social contract theory in this book. Sign up today and get $5 off your first purchase. WATTS, Cindy Lively Age 53 of Nashville. She enjoyed reading books and loved spending time with her family and grandkids. A shocked courtroom was told how courageous Bella bit her own tongue as she tried to stop her killer dad from suffocating her. and Alma M. My hope is that this book will empower the asshole community and will finally give assholes everywhere a voice and a chance to be heard. Mike Watts plants a kiss on his wife, Cindy, as ASU President Michael Crow announces their $30 million gift to the the newly named Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions at the University Center building on the Downtown Phoenix campus Oct. leg of his world tour in. Cindy Watts and I were dear friends from the age of 5 when we were in kindergarten together, 67 years. I live in Rock Hill and have three children. Born February 22, 1959 in Spangler, son of the late Frederick J. Apr 05, 2011 · Cindy Jackson is beautiful, but she wasn't born with her show-stopping looks. Nancy Ohle and Cindy Lakin Morley. Christopher Watts received three. Cindy Watts told 9NEWS her son's lawyers cut off all contact with him following his arrest and blocked her and her husband from talking to him about the plea deal before it was finalized. The Phoenix Business Journal features local business news about Phoenix. He is an avid comic book collector, and he loves star wars and Star Trek. Cindy has 12 jobs listed on their profile. As you become more proficient these steps my vary however being able to share your solutions and correct your own mistakes is a very big part of our classroom participation requirements. Oct 31, 2019 · One Marilyn Monroe fan at the event was the sublime Naomi Watts who we quizzed about all the things Norma Jean! Is your dress tonight inspired by Marilyn Monroe? Not really, no. Learn about New Designs Charter School-Watts softball recruits in Los Angeles. Want deals for July Book, find the best value and save big. The four-year-old daughter of Christopher Watts fought back as he strangled her before shoving her lifeless body into an oil drum. We use cookies and other similar tools to help you discover what you love about Mary Kay. She is the one who got the Daily Mail exclusive. Cindy Crawford was born on February 20, 1966 in DeKalb, Illinois, USA as Cynthia Ann Crawford. Born February 10, 1939 in Merced to Lawson and Lucille Watts passed away peacefully on Friday October 24, 2014 at his home in Merced. Cindy Caldwell is the author of The Chef's Mail Order Bride (3. Format: Board book. I am Cindy Watts, school counselor for Ebenezer. Born February 22, 1959 in Spangler, son of the late Frederick J. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Angie’s connections and jobs at similar companies. He was born in Russellville to the late Robert and Eunice Smotherman Watts, was a member of Third Baptist Church and served in the Army during World War II. Sindi Watts (also Parker) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Marisa Warrington. Nov 14, 2018 · Ronnie and Cindy Watts defended their son, Chris Watts, saying in their first interview that he wasn’t a “psychopath” or “monster” despite pleading guilty to the murders. -- The parents of Christopher Lee Watts are sharing their story and defending their son a week after he pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. Chris Watts in 2012: "You get bored…" Chris Watts' admitted affair with a coworker is at the center of the tragedy. Read "The Wife of Riley (Mercy Watts Mysteries Book Six)" by A. Cindy is the coauthor of all the Emily Post children's books, with her sister-in-law, Peggy Post. Chris, who grew up in Fayetteville. Amazingly, Christopher Watts keeps the photographs of his dead family on the wall of his prison cell at Dodge Correctional Facility in Wisconsin. #TheResistance #ShePersisted #StillWithHer #BlueWave2018 #BLM #marchforourlives. They have two children. Exclusive real-world case statistics from surveys of millions of people who’ve experienced a legal event, analysis of case cost and duration data, and interviews with Lawyers. THE DIRTY ARMY: Roman Dent is a Hollywood crook posing as a real estate developer and producer when really he sits at home, parties and takes photos of his girlfriend half naked all day. ” Form+Code in Design, Art, and Architecture by Casey Reas. 189 Carr Place, Leederville WA 6007 (08) 9228 2778; [email protected] View Angie Watts’ profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. FAYETTEVILLE, N. This is what we know: He was actively engaged in an affair with a co-worker Shan'ann was pregnant at the same time Shan'ann was telling her Facebook flock what a great husband and partner Chris was as late as May 2018 Shan'ann was communicating to her mother about their intention to separate The six-week period…. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Cindy's. The couple claimed that Shanann Watts often kept Chris away from his family, according to the outlet. There are 21 individuals that go by the name of Cindy Watts. 40059 Tele: 502. Played by Michelle Collins. Cindy Sue has 3 jobs listed on their profile. Join Facebook to connect with Cindy Watt and others you may know. What did Chris Watts Scott Peterson HATE about Shan’ann Laci? Like Shan’ann, Laci also saw Scott as a sort of trophy. Cindy has 4 jobs listed on their profile. Dec 04, 2018 · Watts is seen staring at the policeman Credit: Daily Mail. Cindy Watts told 9NEWS her son’s lawyers cut off all contact with him following his arrest and blocked her and her husband from talking to him about the plea deal before it was finalized. Expand your Outlook. Nancy Ohle and Cindy Lakin Morley. Aug 24, 2018 · Haunting photos capture the Watts family's final vacation before dad Chris Watts allegedly killed his pregnant wife and two daughters. She wanted a fast buck and she is hiding behind her faith. On our first big impeachment podcast show, Mother Jones Washington D. Born and raised in Arizona, Cindy McCain is the heiress of the famous Jim Hensley, a very wealthy Anheuser-Busch beer distributor in the US. and overseas. View Cindy Watt, CRM'S profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. The leaked chapters of a book titled "All My Broken Pieces" reportedly written by Cindy Watts and Kathleen Jamie Watts under the alias "Sarah" have appeared on Facebook as well as Reddit, and are written from Cindy Watts' point of view about her son's murder of his family. She was born in Iredell County to the late Arthur J. Sep 07, 2018 · Photographer Russell James launched his new "Angels" book during New York Fashion Week. The High Watt. Sign in - Google Accounts. CBS Denver receives more than 2,000 pages of documents from the Weld County District Attorney in the Chris Watts murder case. Bekyk die profiele van mense genaamd Cindy Watt. The latest Tweets from Cindy Lou Who (@artnmuzic). Gertrud died in 2015 in a nursing home in Fayetteville, NC. Not Identified Cindy Watts. This caused thousands of dollars of revenue to be lost. Únete a Facebook para conectar con Cindy Watts Smith y otras personas que tal vez conozcas. Morgan Stanley's analysts talk tech transformation and innovation as 5G, streaming media and artificial intelligence reinvent industries worldwide. This book demonstrates the direct influence that political protest behavior has on Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, illustrating that protest is a form of democratic responsiveness that government officials have used, and continue to draw on, to implement federal policies. She has been married to Rande Gerber since May 29, 1998. University of Glasgow, Singapore, 537 Clementi Road, SIT Building, Level 4, Singapore, 599493, Back to the top. 22, 1937, the. The cast includes Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland. "You were a good friend, brother, father and son. What is Whitepages people search? Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Daniel Watts Sales Associate Dan has been with Volkswagen of Huntington since 2010. Oct 30, 2017 · George and Cindy Anthony — the parents of Casey Anthony — say their grandson has saved their lives. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Lively, Jr. While Shanann Watts spent most of the summer in North Carolina with relatives, he spent more and more time with his new girlfriend, and his wife noticed him growing distant. Honoring Mrs. Chris Watts, the Colorado man accused of murdering his pregnant wife and daughters, has been sentenced to life in prison. Cindy Wilson, her older brother and guitarist Ricky Wilson, organist and vocalist Kate Pierson, drummer and percussionist Keith Strickland, and vocalist Fred Schneider played an impromptu musical jam sess. He has joined the denialist Heartland Institute as senior fellow for environment and climate. Tommy was born in. Simons Island. Nashville, TN. Ginger Kay Watts, age 41 of Marshall, Arkansas passed from this life on Tuesday, June 7th, 2016 at her home. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library Catalog. Isaac Watts was the son of a schoolmaster, and was born in Southampton, July 17, 1674. browse photos, prices and more for July Book, buy now!. Aug 21, 2019 · Garth Brooks and Ashley McBryde. She gave The Watts Family money from that as well. Sign up today and get $5 off your first purchase. She was born in Harrison, Arkansas on March 4th, 1975 to David Watts and Derinda (Baker) Watts. Publications by:. He became penpals with Cheryln Cadle, a 65 year old retired woman who recently co-wrote a tell-all book based on the letters she received from Christopher Watts. Mom of 3 soccer lovin' boys. When Watts arrived back home cops were already at his house and. View the profiles of people named Cyndy Watt. Preceded in death by parents, Eva Mae Dietz and James S. But Chris Watts had secretly started seeing a coworker, telling her that he and his wife were in the process of separating. Played by Mimi Keene. Not for a minute. Cindy Lucas, Actress: American Pie Presents the Book of Love. Facebook gives people the power to. , codirector of The Emily Post Institute, Inc. World's Greatest Eagle Scouts Sat, Nov 30 Doors: 8 PM / Show: 9 PM Ages 18+ More Info The High Watt Nashville, TN Sales Ended $7. Karen Boyes and Graham Watts. Books from the Allen County Public Library. 1,063 Followers, 1,044 Following, 829 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Cindy Watts (@cindynwatts). This is why the Watts have been on a mission to discredit Cadle's book and now they want people to buy the 'rhetorical questions' and 'sarcasm' BS in Cindy's book. Angie has 5 jobs listed on their profile. Which was your favorite? One reason the film was long was to give more characterization opportunities for developing Ann Darrow. When Watts arrived back home cops were already at his house and. Cindy Watts is on Facebook. It is based on the experience of María Belón and her family in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Find Cindy Watts's phone, address, and email on Spokeo, the leading online directory. Born and raised in Arizona, Cindy McCain is the heiress of the famous Jim Hensley, a very wealthy Anheuser-Busch beer distributor in the US. 1000 Watts Microwave at Walmart. The first UK. 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Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle, Authorities Investigate
Written by CVTV Staff
MODESTO - Authorities investigated a collision that sent a pedestrian to a hospital with major injuries, closing a roadway early Monday morning.
The collision happened early Monday morning near the intersection of McHenry Avenue and Claribel Road. The collision was dispatched to the California Highway Patrol shortly after 1:00am.
Early reports indicate the involved vehicle struck the pedestrian and continued north on McHenry. The pedestrian, only described as a male, was reported to be down in the roadway when they were struck by the vehicle.
The car was described as a silver sedan, possibly a Cadillac. The pedestrian was rushed to a local hospital by ambulance.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact the California Highway Patrol or Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636 where callers can remain anonymous.
Fire Damages Home, Displaces Occupants
MODESTO - A fire late Monday morning caused significant damage to a home, displacing several occupants.
The fire was dispatched shortly before noon at a home on the 600 block of Lenore Drive. Arriving fire crews encountered significant fire activity, with a second alarm called for more resources to respond.
Heavy smoke was visible from the home over the neighborhood, as fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze. Firefighters from Modesto, Ceres, and Stanislaus Consolidated Fire agencies responded to the incident.
Early reports indicate several occupants from the home, including children, were displaced by the fire. The cause and origin is under investigation.
One Person Killed in Early Morning Apartment Fire
MODESTO - One person lost their life in an early morning apartment fire, officials said.
The fire was reported at about 4:48am at an apartment building on the 1500 block of Robertson Road.
Arriving fire crews encountered active fire from a first floor unit. Firefighters entered the home and found an occupant inside who was rushed to a hospital, however they did not survive.
Several other units were damaged by smoke and water. Red Cross officials responded to assist five adults who were displaced by the fire.
The cause and origin were under investigation.
Fatal Crash Investigated, DUI Suspected
RIVERBANK - A crash involving suspected DUI claimed the life of a motorist and shut down a busy intersection Friday night.
At about 10:00pm, authorities were notified of a reckless motorist on north McHenry Avenue. The call was dispatched to the California Highway Patrol, and allied agencies were notified.
Deputies in the Riverbank area were moving into position to begin searching for the vehicle. Officials say as they approached the area of Oakdale and Patterson Roads they discovered the vehicle, described as a white F-150 type pickup. The truck had collided in the intersection with a dark Lincoln sedan.
The driver of the Lincoln sedan was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim was only identified as an adult male, pending notification. An occupant of a third involved vehicle that came to stop just north of the intersection suffered a minor injury.
The driver of the F-150 was taken into custody and under investigation for suspicion of driving under the influence, officials at the scene said. He was also identified only as an adult male.
Deputies with the Stanislaus County Sheriff Traffic Investigation Unit responded to the scene to assist. The intersection was closed for several hours.
Woman Killed in Crash Identified, Warrants May Have Played Role in Chase
MODESTO - Authorities have identified the woman who was killed when a chase involving police ended in a violent crash Wednesday morning.
Kendra Sanguinetti was identified as the woman riding as a passenger in a Toyota Avalon that fled police after a Ceres officer tried to make contact with the vehicle at about 1:30am Wednesday. She was a resident of Jamestown and was 28 years old.
The driver, 24 year old Devin Long was arrested after he was found hiding in a trash compartment near the crash site. Long is also from Jamestown.
The chase began when a Ceres Police Officer noticed the vehicle parked in an empty business complex near the intersection of Mitchell and Don Pedro Roads. As the officer entered the complex, he noticed the vehicle turn on and take off. A traffic stop was attempted near Service and Mitchell Roads, but the car fled again northbound.
Another Ceres Police Officer fell in behind the vehicle as the car ran a red light and sped northbound on Mitchell Roads. The driver was able to avoid stop sticks that were deployed, and continued past Hatch Road reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.
The pursuit continued to Yosemite Boulevard, where officers began falling behind. As they approached Scenic Drive in Modesto, officers could only see the vehicle’s tail lights.
Authorities say the vehicle then lost control and collided with a tree just north of the intersection. The tree was knocked over, and the force of the impact split the car in half. Officers lost sight of the driver, and immediately requested medics for the passenger who was found unresponsive. They attempted to provide aid, but the crash killed Sanguinetti.
Long had exited the vehicle after the crash and fled on foot in an eastbound direction. Modesto Police Officers who responded to assist were able to locate him about 40 minutes later hiding in a trash corral.
Authorities with the Ceres Police Department say Sanguinetti was wanted for a felony warrant in Sonora for assault with a deadly weapon. She also had several misdemeanor warrants for her arrest. Investigators believe this played a role into why the two fled from police.
Long was arrested on charges including murder, recklessly evading a police officer, grand theft auto, driving under the influence causing a death, resisting arrest and driving on a suspended license.
Merced Deputy Shot While Investigating Disturbance
LIVINGSTON - A deputy suffered minor injuries in a shooting at about midnight Wednesday morning, authorities say.
The deputy responded to the 7000 block of Yamato Road for a report of a disturbance, and was shot in the arm as he arrived on scene.
Authorities say the deputy is expected to be okay and suffered minor injuries. The weapon used was an unknown caliber firearm.
The Merced County SWAT team was called to the scene along with the investigations bureau. Roadways around the area were closed off to traffic.
Authorities Investigate Major Traffic Crash
MODESTO - Authorities investigated a crash that happened after a pursuit early Wednesday morning.
Police say the incident happened at about 1:30am. The pursuit involved a Ceres Police Officer.
The collision happened on Oakdale Road near County Center Three in the northbound lanes.
The vehicle that fled the officer appeared to hit a tree along the roadway before splitting in half. The back half of the car came to rest in the roadway, the front half stopped against another tree in front of a Jack in the Box restaurant.
Car seats, wheels and exhaust lines littered the roadway.
A police sergeant at the scene could not provide more details regarding the driver or other occupants of the vehicle, or any other details regarding the pursuit.
The investigation was conducted by both Ceres and Modesto Police Departments, due to the pursuit involving Ceres PD and the crash taking place in Modesto city limits.
Further details are expected as the investigation unfolds.
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Job Opportunity: Voting Rights Senior Program Coordinator
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus needs you to help protect the vote.
Are you talented, passionate, social justice-oriented individual who cares about creating a more inclusive democracy and help protect the vote for immigrant AAPI and Latino voters this year?
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, the nation's oldest Asian American civil rights organization, is looking to hire a Senior Program Coordinator for its Voting Rights Program. This role will oversee the civic engagement portions of Advancing Justice-ALC's Election Protection / Language Access project, which protects access to the ballot for immigrant and limited English-proficient AAPI and Latino voters in eighteen Northern California counties.
Here are some more details about the position:
Voting Rights Senior Program Coordinator
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus (Advancing Justice-ALC), the nation's oldest legal and civil rights organization serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs), strives to educate and empower AAPI communities to assert their rights and to participate actively in American society. Our current program areas include national security, civil rights, immigrant rights, workers' rights, housing rights, criminal justice reform, ASPIRE, and voting rights.
Advancing Justice-ALC is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator for the Voting Rights Program to oversee the civic engagement portions of Advancing Justice-ALC's Election Protection / Language Access project, which protects access to the ballot for immigrant and limited English-proficient (LEP) AAPI and Latino voters in 18 Northern California counties before and during this year's critical elections.
The Election Protection / Language Access project works with county elections officials to hold them accountable to language assistance requirements in state and federal law and advocates for the adoption of best practices in the provision of language assistance to LEP voters. Over the next six months, it will cultivate relationships in minority language communities in each county in which it works, in order to engage community leaders and community-rooted organizations in Advancing Justice-ALC's monitoring of and advocacy to county elections officials. The Election Protection / Language Access project will also partner with community organizations to operate a community-led poll monitoring program in 18 counties during the November 8, 2016 general election.
New projects and opportunities that serve immigrant voters, LEP voters, and voters of color, yet to be determined, will likely be possible in the second half of the position's tenure.
The Senior Program Coordinator will work under the direction of the Voting Rights Program Manager. The position is based in Advancing Justice-ALC's San Francisco office but will require extensive travel around the Northern California region, from Fresno County to Mendocino County.
- Identify and recruit community partners in each of the Election Protection / Language Access project’s 18 counties of focus.
- Facilitate meetings between community partners and county elections officials and empower community partners to provide input to county elections officials on translations, community outreach plans, and bilingual poll worker recruitment.
- Develop and distribute voting rights and voter education materials.
- Support community partners in leading community workshops on voting and voter registration.
- Help community partners recruit, train, and manage Election Day poll monitor volunteers.
- Assist in the execution of an Election Day poll monitoring program.
- Assist in the drafting of a statewide post-Election Day report on the accessibility of California’s elections to LEP voters.
- Minimum two years experience with community engagement, volunteer coordination, and event planning, ideally with a background in civil rights, immigrant rights, and/or social justice; ideal experience level is ~5 years.
- Very strong organizational skills and high level of attention to detail.
- Demonstrated leadership and ability to work independently.
- Willingness to travel and flexibility to attend evening meetings/events.
- Experience in project management.
- Helpful but not required: Experience working with low-income AAPI and/or other immigrant communities.
- Helpful but not required: Skills in AAPI language(s).
The deadline to apply is June 24. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. For further information about the position, including compensation and benefits, head over to the Advancing Justice website.
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MotoGP World Championship – French Grand Prix20.05.2019
Márquez wins in Le Mans
Deprived of victory since October 2017, Álex Márquez found the road back to success at the Grand Prix de France held on the Bugatti circuit.
“I’m so happy! It tastes wonderful to win again after waiting so long.”
At the finish of the fifth race of the season, Álex Márquez was thrilled. Not having won since the Japanese Grand Prix in 2017, the former Moto3 world champion returned to Le Mans and got right back on the right track thanks to a judicious choice of rear tire on the starting grid.
“A team victory that rewards the work we’ve all been doing since the winter tests,” said Márquez.
Qualified on the first row of the starting grid, the Catalan took control of the race in the fourth lap. And then never let go.
“I had seven good first laps and from then on I managed to stay focused. I tried not to think too much, just to ride well. “
Fifth under the checkered flag, Xavi Vierge was also satisfied with his Grand Prix de France. “We’re making progress each time,” grinned the Spaniard.
“I hope I’ll be riding to win very soon.”
On the Tech 3 side, Marco Bezzecchi and Philipp Oettl were eighteenth and nineteenth, just ahead of Jorge Martin, another KTM rider. Hafizh Syahrin and Miguel Oliveira, Hervé Poncharal’s two MotoGP riders, both scored points, finishing in fourteenth and fifteenth positions. A first this season for the French team.
Thanks to his victory in the Sarthe region, Álex Márquez has climbed back to fourth place in the overall standings, just fourteen points behind leader Lorenzo Baldassari, who fell in Le Mans. Xavi Vierge has moved up from fourteenth to eleventh place. In MotoGP, Miguel Oliveira has slipped to eighteenth place while Hafizh Syahrin, who pocketed his first two points of the season, has entered the standings in twenty-first place.
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Music Is The Weapon:
The Life of Fela Kuti
Director: Melina Matsoukas
Development: Focus Features
Human activist, sexual revolutionary, and political maverick. One of the most controversial musicians of the 20th century, Fela Kuti was the king of Afro-beat, a fusion of jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, and Yoruba chants and rhythms. Taking on Nigeria’s rapidly changing and often corrupt country in the ‘70’s, Fela’s legacy as a charismatic visionary continues to inspire the contemporary hip-hop world, and generations of artists who believe in the power of music as a weapon.
Writer & Director: Bahman Ghobadi
A feature adaptation of Ghobadi’s film “Sometimes Look Up”, Two Brothers is the story of 45-year-old conjoined twins JAMSHID and JAMAL, who travel for the very first time from rural Iran to Las Vegas in order to have a medical separation. Jamal and Jamshid, abandoned in the woods as babies in rural Iran, were raised by Haji, a spiritual leader. In their small Iranian hometown, the brothers, now booksellers and lovers of poetry, have grown up to have different values and outlooks on life. Jamal is extremely pious and Jamshid is... not. They love each other dearly, but as they are conjoined at the back of their heads, they can never see what the other sees.
Writer & Director: Mark Friedberg
Graffito is a magically real adventure that journeys deep into the imagination of a boy named Tony. He learns of a story about a gang of street artist outlaws, led by the mysterious Scribe, and dives into the world of graffiti art. Sputtering dust from a spray can starts to twinkle and becomes a cloud that is infused with light. In a heroic quest to find his father, Tony creates a wild imaginary life and discovers he can envision the world as he dreams it to be.
Hot Bread Kitchen
A dramatic television series inspired by the true story of The Hot Bread Kitchen, a bakery in East Harlem.
The themes of family, food, and female empowerment run deep with Hot Bread Kitchen, a new female-driven, multi-ethnic, drama series centered around the real-life East Harlem bakery of Hot Bread Kitchen. With the business as its unifying hub, the show will encompass both the back stories and current day-to-day highs and lows of the bakery's founder and it's diverse cast of bakers from countries including Mexico, Iran, Morocco, Poland, Brazil, and more.
Odd Girl Out
Writer: Jane Anderson
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Lily Tomlin
Odd Girl Out is the story of Ann Weldy - aka Ann Bannon - a gracious, college-educated Philadelphia housewife and mother who led a secret life writing lesbian pulp fiction. Unknown to her family, Ann strains against her sense of confinement, feeling trapped by an unequal marriage, the social strictures of the times, and the demands of motherhood - and yearns for an expanded, more worldly existence in which she can live as her authentic self. She experiences the mystifying, electrifying world of pre-Stonewall Greenwich Village, and encounters the brave and complicated women striving to live gay lives in a hostile dangerous world. Ann finds release in writing her books where she plays out her repressed sexuality by stepping into her character Beth, her emotional doppelganger. Ann Bannon's colorful pulp fiction filled the racks of drugstore and trains station new stands in the 1950's and early 1960's when gay men and women lived in the shadows.
Queen of Katwe
The Darjeeling Limited
First Ladies of Wrestling
Iron Jawed Angels
11'9"01 September 11
Hysterical Blindness
Disappearing Acts
Jesus's Son
Cradle Will Rock
Reno Finds Her Mom
Chinese Box
The Perez Family
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint
Mississippi Masala
My New Gun
Longtime Companion
The Kill Off
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Centro Interuniversitario di studi e ricerche storico-militari
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The Guide to Italian Military History
In the '90's s some scholars conceived a bibliographical guide to Italian Military History, devised for a non-Italian public and a United-States publishing company. This guide should have given account of the works published during the whole 20th century, after being carefully selected. Various authors, some of which affiliated with the Center, were asked to redact single sections. However, the project didn't go through, and it remained unpublished for years.
Finally, in 1997, Piero del Negro found the financial resources for its publication, requesting also a final update not of the single sections but of the entire volume (a whole section was added, Recent Publications).
From 2005 the Center started to autonomously take care of a computerized retrieval of the data in this resource. This has become possible thanks to the availabiliy of the Isti of the Pisa Cnr and to the commitment of Mr. Paolo Formiconi, graduating student in History at University of Siena.
Access to the Guide:
As all other resources of the Center, also the computerized data retrieval of the Guide to Italian Military History is managed by the software PUMA and is accessible through the interface developed by the Cnr-Isti.The data has not yet been classified by key words, and is therefore searchable only through free words.
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ReviewArt
Art that doesn’t need a label
John Evans on Sir Antony Gormley’s latest at the RA and Koestler Arts at Southbank Centre
26 September, 2019 — By John Evans
Antony Gormley, Subject II, 2019, 10mm square section mild steel bar, 189 x 51.5 x 37.5cm, installation view. All © the Artist. Photos: David Parry / © Royal Academy of Arts
THE curator of the Koestler Arts annual show in 2017 was none other than the artist Sir Antony Gormley.
Two years on and it is fitting that the charity, that has been championing and inspiring participation in the arts by people in the UK’s criminal justice system for 57 years, opens its new show, Another Me, at Southbank Centre in the same week that the Royal Academy turns over its entire Main Galleries to a one-person exhibition simply Antony Gormley.
At Southbank, where the guest curator this time is jazz musician Soweto Kinch, there is a striking triptych in oils – Boxed in Trilogy – by “N” from HM Prison Hewell, where three colourful, but almost grotesque, figures are seen cowered and crouching in a painful solitary confinement.
Turn to Sir Antony’s works and in one room of this major exhibition can be seen a selection of his workbooks showing development of his ideas over four decades.
And here, in what celebrated art historian Kathleen Soriano tweeted is, “Probably my favourite room” of the show, can be seen a number of crouching, tormented, figures confined and boxed in. One small sketchbook page features, for example, 22 figures pressing every which way to get out of the rectangular frames which contain them.
Of course, there’s much more to both shows but neither is confined to artworks as objects merely to be viewed, rather we are offered philosophical insights and interaction with challenging and entertaining pieces.
Antony Gormley, Royal Academy of Arts, London, September 21 to December 3
When Sir Antony curated Koestler, the title was Inside and he said then that he saw art as a conversation rather than an object: “…it’s what happens between the object and somebody rubbing up against it, coming across it, and that can happen anywhere… and people don’t need to know that it’s art, it doesn’t need a label, doesn’t need a context”.
Nevertheless, described as not a retrospective the RA exhibition is a meticulously and well-planned collection of objects, that was four years in the making. Some of the ideas behind it can be seen in the workbooks too.
Leaving commentary or interpretation aside, this is some of what can be seen.
Iron Baby, on the ground in the RA’s courtyard, is a life-size form of a new-born.
The first room has Slabworks, 2019, sculptures made of weathering steel. Early works in the next gallery feature natural and man-made objects wrapped in lead.
Antony Gormley, Clearing VII, 2019, approximately 8km of 12.7mm square section 16swg aluminium tube, dimensions variable
One whole room features 24 familiar cast iron figures in different orientations.
One has concrete works which contain body “voids” with a glimpse of a body part breaking the surface.
Another has kilometres of coiled and flexible aluminium tubing from ceiling to floor and wall to wall.
The largest gallery features “a cloud of intersecting rectangular dark steel mesh suspended above head height”.
A new work, Cave, is formed of “huge rectilinear cells of steel tumbled together to make a bodyspace that visitors can enter”.
An entire gallery is filled to a depth of 23cm with seawater and clay.
The Central Hall features two large hollow cast iron sculptures, suspended just inches from the floor.
A “rich selection” of Sir Antony’s works on paper can also be seen, some of which use linseed oil, blood, earth, even rabbit skin.
The Test, HM Prison Greenock. Courtesy Koestler Arts
It’s an eclectic mix and one highlight is a new, stand-alone sculpture Subject II, 2019, a body-form of horizontal and vertical steel bars.
At Southbank the 2019 selection has been made by Soweto Kinch from the 7,610 entries to the Koestler Awards, submitted from across the UK and from British prisoners abroad.
He’s split the show into three scenes, with accompanying music and artists’ statements: visitors are met with masks, costumed figures and games, then intense colours and “anthropomorphised animals”, then a “contemplative” finale.
There are some fine and poignant poems and portraits – and other highlights include a detailed board game, the Holloway Women’s Building, “ideal for 2-8 players” where the winner is the first to enter the “dream” building. This is a potted history of the now-closed institution with squares such as “Miss a throw, you got caught breaking visiting rules” and “1923 Edith Thompson hung, miss a throw”.
An entry from “E”, Camden and Islington Probation Service is called Nitrouonites: Future Fossils & Hi Man, and features 16 found nitrous oxide canisters, dated with locations, all in a display case. For example, Highonite 2018-06-21-N6 6PJ Under Bush, Highgate Cem, and Euphorianite 2018-10-20-NW1 7JE Kerbside – Outside KOKO. As with many others here this artwork is for sale and there’s also a pop-up shop.
•Another Me is free entry and runs at Level 1, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre until November 3. www.koestlerarts.org.uk
• Antony Gormley runs at the Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, to December 3. www.royalacademy.org.uk
From the West End Extra
Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition at Mall Galleries
Face values…
28 November — By Jane Clinton
05 December — By John Evans
Troy story
13 December — By Jane Clinton
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Commentaries on Big Data's Importance for Accounting and...
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Commentaries on Big Data's Importance for Accounting and Auditing.
Practical Implications:
This set of commentaries presents a strong challenge to the accounting and auditing profession. Perhaps the greatest risk is the slow pace of adjustment of auditors and accountants to the new realities of Big Data/business analytics, which most accounting firms today would agree is absolutely essential to managing and maintaining competitive advantage. Academics, as educators, certainly must revamp their accounting and auditing curricula to provide the necessary skills for Big Data in the accounting and auditing profession. Researchers, too, have a responsibility to analyze Big Data datasets and to generate results that would better understand the contribution of Big Data for operations and decision making, and how the benefits of Big Data might flow to firm managers, company stakeholders, and the public at large.
Griffin, P. A., and A. M. Wright. 2015. Commentaries on Big Data's Importance for Accounting and Auditing. Accounting Horizons 29 (2): 377-379.
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Big Data in Accounting: An Overview.
research summary posted September 21, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.01 Changes in Reporting Formats, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards, 08.0 Auditing Procedures – Nature, Timing and Extent, 08.09 Impact of Technology on Audit Procedures, 09.0 Auditor Judgment in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
The availability of Big Data will precipitate substantive changes in accounting education, research, and practice. In education, in particular accounting and auditing, the use of Big Data will increase the statistical and IT content in curricula, probably breaking the current set of limitations represented in the CPA exam. Research in the more traditional fields in accounting, such as capital markets research, will benefit from dimensional increases in data availability and will be conditional on improvements of the researcher’s skill sets in areas such as modeling, statistics, and text mining. Practice, in particular internal audit departments, will be the leading facilitator of accounting Big Data usage, while attempting to keep abreast or in sync with the developments in corporate data utilization in fields like marketing, supply chain, and customer services.
Vasarhelyi, M. A., A. Kogan, and B. M. Tuttle. 2015. Big Data in Accounting: An Overview. Accounting Horizons 29 (2): 381-396.
Consequences of Big Data and Formalization on Accounting and...
research summary posted September 21, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.01 Changes in Reporting Formats, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards, 10.0 Engagement Management, 10.02 Materiality and Scope Decisions in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
Consequences of Big Data and Formalization on Accounting and Auditing Standards.
In light of cost reductions in data generation, storage, retrieval, and transmission, the inherent compromises within the paper paradigm are of little benefit. Users are entitled to more in-depth, granular values that they can manipulate, drilling down and up for more or less detail where needed. Financial reporting standards that govern presentation and arbitrary aggregation must likewise give way to rules regarding the limits and frequency of data transmission, as well as the quality of those data.
Audit standards must change as well. Error detection and risk quantification are no longer sufficient targets, but must be seen as small components of an audit of broader scope. The deep analysis of tremendous volumes of data and potentially thousands of exception reports necessitates a different paradigm of reporting and assurance. The role of auditing standards, far from being diminished in the face of increasing automation, must shift from governing sampling procedures to embracing the broader, deeper data availability and analysis of the modern era in an effort to create a better, more thorough audit.
Krahel, J. P., and W. R. Titera. 2015. Consequences of Big Data and Formalization on Accounting and Auditing Standards. Accounting Horizons 29 (2): 409-422.
The Effect of Auditing Standard No. 5 on Audit Report Lags.
research summary last edited September 21, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards, 01.04 Impact of 404, 01.05 Impact of SOX, 01.06 Impact of PCAOB, 12.0 Accountants’ Reports and Reporting, 12.06 Consequences of Adverse 404 Opinions in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
The findings support the regulators’ contention that the new top-down, risk-based approach under AS5 makes the audit process timelier and efficient by decreasing audit report lags and facilitating firms’ efforts to meet the reporting deadline set by the SEC, especially when the firms have an effective internal control system. However, the firms with material internal control problems that persist either at the company level or at the accounts/transaction level continue to experience larger reporting lags in the post-AS5 years compared with the clean SOX 404 firms. The results are generally consistent with auditors focusing more on critical risk areas associated with ineffective internal controls and applying principle-oriented top-down, risk-based audit procedures to minimize risk, which requires increased audit efforts and longer audit time to accomplish their work properly.
Mitra, S., H. Song, and J. S. Yang. 2015. The Effect of Auditing Standard No. 5 on Audit Report Lags. Accounting Horizons 29 (3): 507-527.
Rethinking Decision Usefulness.
research summary posted September 15, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards, 15.0 International Matters in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
This study provides critical insights of how standard setters develop new standards and that this process lacks potent theories. In rethinking decision usefulness to make it a useful concept and not an empty slogan for regulating financial reporting, the authors believe a return to the older notion of accountability is worth considering. Providing economic “facts” pertaining to the relationships between corporations and the citizenry that must make decisions about them, rather than “decision useful” information, may be a more useful way to think about the mission for a public regulatory body.
Williams, P.F., and S.P. Ravenscroft, 2015. Rethinking Decision Usefulness. Contemporary Accounting Research 32 (2): 763-788.
“Twisting words”? A study of the construction and rec...
research summary posted July 27, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
“Twisting words”? A study of the construction and reconstruction of reliability in financial reporting standard-setting.
First, the authors present a long-term case study of the development of the idea of reliability in accounting literature and standard-setting which adds to histories of conceptual thinking in financial reporting. Hence, by following the decision-making of the standard setting bodies regarding the qualitative characteristics of their framework, this paper contributes to the scarce empirical literature on actual processes of standard-setting in accounting.
Erb, C., & Pelger, C. (2015). “Twisting words”? A study of the construction and reconstruction of reliability in financial reporting standard-setting. Accounting, Organizations & Society 40: 13-40.
Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Auditing and Financial...
research summary posted March 30, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards, 01.03 Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements, 01.04 Impact of 404 in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Auditing and Financial Reporting Regulation Post-SOX, Part I: Perspectives from the Nexus at the SEC
The results of this study are important because they illuminate the impact of new accounting rules on standard setters and companies abiding by these rules (in this case, the specific context was the implementation process related to SOX Section 404). The study suggests that a number of steps are required in order to perfect the guidance. It is important to understand the meaning and intentions behind authoritative literature in order to follow it. The observations suggest that the process for implementing new guidance has room for change, yet has evolved over time to increase effectiveness. The findings are specific to the implementation for assessment and auditing of internal controls for public companies.
For more information on this study, please contact Zoe-Vonna Palmrose (zv.palmrose@marshall.usc.edu).
Palmrose, Z.-V. 2010. Balancing the Costs and Benefits of Auditing and Financial Reporting Regulation Post-SOX, Part I: Perspectives from the Nexus at the SEC. Accounting Horizons 24 (2):313-326.
The effect of Auditing Standard No. 5 on audit fees
research summary posted March 11, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards, 07.0 Internal Control, 07.05 Impact of 404 on Fees and Financial Reporting Quality in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
The results provide support for regulators’ expectations about AS5’s overall fee-saving (but not their expectations of greater savings for smaller, less complex companies). The authors conclude that overall, there was a reduction in audit fee under the AS5 standard, but mainly for complex firms.
For more information on this study, please contact Jagan Krishnan.
Krishnan, J., J. Krishnan, and H. Song. 2011. The effect of Auditing Standard No. 5 on audit fees. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 30(4): 1-27.
The Use of Business Risk Audit Perspectives by Non-Big 4...
research summary posted March 10, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards, 06.0 Risk and Risk Management, Including Fraud Risk, 06.05 Assessing Risk of Material Misstatement in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
The Use of Business Risk Audit Perspectives by Non-Big 4 Audit Firms
The first implication is a call for proportionality and flexibility to adopt an audit approach that meets the client-audit firm context. SMP auditors told us that they struggle with achieving proportionality by not performing some audit procedures such as entity-level analytical procedures for smaller clients, because they feel obliged to perform these procedures to comply with documentation requirements of the auditing standards or of regulators and oversight bodies. Such experiences may result in inefficient, ‘‘check-the-box’’ audits in order to satisfy perceived documentation requirements for review purposes.
The second implication is that standard setters should be aware that the type and/or scope of the assurance engagement might also vary by jurisdiction. For example, in a jurisdiction with a close book-tax alignment, the clients’ and users’ expectations about the type and scope of assurance may interact with the prescribed standards in shaping audit practice.
For more information on this study, please contact Niels van Nieuw Amerongen.
Van Buuren, J., C. Koch, N. v. Nieuw Amerongen, and A. M. Wright. 2014. The Use of Business Risk Audit Perspectives by Non-Big 4 Audit Firms. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 33 (3): 105-128
An Inductive Typology of Auditing Research
research summary posted March 4, 2015 by Jennifer M Mueller-Phillips, tagged 01.0 Standard Setting, 01.02 Changes in Audit Standards in Auditing Section Research Summary Database > Auditing Section Research Summaries Space public
This study has certain limitations that could be tackled in future research: in particular, the sample is based on published articles from 25 journals, therefore neglecting other journals and “grey literature”. However, this inductive typology could be further applied to present a structured framework of auditing research, and to analyze trends and emerging issues in comparative and/or longitudinal studies, research reports, and the like. Future investigations of the way research themes emerge and evolve should certainly contribute to a better understanding of auditing research.
For more information on this study, please contact Cedric Lesage.
Lesage, C. and H. Wechtler. 2011. An Inductive Typology of Auditing Research. Contemporary Accounting Research 29 (2): 487-504.
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'The West Wing' newbie recap: Let's walk and talk like it's the first time
by Sara Netzley, Community Featured Contributor @Professor_Sara
Season 1 | Episode 1 | “Pilot” | Aired Sept. 22, 1999
'The West Wing' oral history: 9 things you didn't know or forgot
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Welcome to West Wing Wednesdays! Come stroll down memory lane, reliving what I’m told are Aaron Sorkin’s finest hours of television.
“Wait, you’re told?” you ask. It’s true. Other than a handful of early episodes, I have never watched The West Wing. Can a person claim to be a television devotee with this glaring cultural blind spot? And how will a political show play for a first-time (or second-time or eighth-time) viewer in a very different political climate, with actors who’ve gone on to very different roles, helmed by a creator who had a very different reception for his subsequent shows?
Let’s find out, shall we?
We meet our players in what I assume are their natural habitats. Sam Seaborn (Rob Lowe) is in a bar making eyes at Cuddy from House. Leo McGarry (John Spencer) is at home being cranky about a crossword error in the Times. (People read physical newspapers back in 1999. It was a golden age.) Josh Lyman (Bradley Whitford) is in his office. Is it weird to have an immediate crush on Josh even though I’ve seen approximately 15 seconds of this show?
Oh, dear. C.J. Cregg (Allison Janney) talks nonstop to a man at the gym and then falls off her treadmill. This doesn’t do much to ease my worries about Sorkinland’s excess of flighty women who help their men be brilliant.
Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff) is on an airplane, where a flight attendant is asking him to turn off his electronic devices. Silly flight attendant. Doesn’t she understand that Toby knows more about the airplane then everyone else on said plane, probably including the pilot? I’m guessing this is not the first time something like this will happen on The West Wing.
Everybody’s beepers are going off. Beepers! And newspapers! My baby tee, my low-rise jeans and I desperately want to go back to 1999.
We finally arrive at the White House, and I can’t help but notice that people are doing a lot of talking as they walk. Wonder if that’s going to become a thing?
Director Thomas Schlamme uses a tracking shot as Leo barnstorms through the West Wing, and it’s every bit as invigorating for me as that breathtaking tracking shot in True Detective. Politics! Halls of power! Smart people saying smart things! It’s heady.
In short order, we’re introduced to the day’s crises: Cubans in boats are trying to reach Miami, Josh is in hot water after blowing up at a political opponent on a talk show, and the president accidentally bicycled into a tree.
The most pressing of these issues for our characters is the question of whether Josh is about to be fired. Donna (Janel Moloney) sasses into Josh’s office, worried about his job. Toby swings by and agrees. Meanwhile, the press are hounding C.J. about whether Josh will be fired. I’m new here, reporters, but HOW DARE YOU?
Now we cut to rock music, aggressive driving and a Monica Lewinsky-ish beret. Mandy Hampton (Moira Kelly, Little Miss Toe Pick herself) is talking on one of those newfangled mobile telephones while running red lights in her convertible. When a police officer (rightfully) pulls her over, she continues her phone conversation, finally ending it with, “Listen, I’m under arrest. I’m going to have to call you back.”
I hate her already.
Back to Sam’s lady business. In short order, he learns that Cuddy is a prostitute and then bungles a meeting with Leo’s daughter, assuming that she’s a fourth-grade girl when she is in fact the fourth-grade teacher. It’s strangely satisfying to watch someone so physically perfect flail like this. Oh, Sam, you should stay away from hooker Cuddy, but you totally won’t, will you?
Hoping to fix Josh’s blunder, the White House has invited a handful of Christian leaders to talk about faith and family values with the inner circle. Josh offers this fantastic apology: “My remarks were glib and insulting, and I was going for the cheap laugh. And anybody willing to step up and debate ideas deserves better than a political punchline.”
The apology doesn’t work, however, and the meeting gets ugly. Toby is yelling about the 10 Commandments when a voice cuts through the hubbub: “I am the Lord your God. That shalt worship no other god before me.”
It’s Martin Sheen as President Jed Bartlet, and I defy you to find a better introductory line for a character. He immediately brushes off the hostile visitors and banishes them from the White House.
The inner circle then convenes in the Oval Office, where the President points out that the Cubans from earlier in the episode risked everything to come to America. He exhorts his staff to get back to work. The music swells, and they stride from the office, full of purpose. I WILL GO OUT AND BE A BETTER AMERICAN, MR. PRESIDENT!
I hope you’ll join me every Wednesday as I discover for myself why people are still praising this show 15 years later.
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The Soldier is a class played in both 6v6 and Highlander. It is the most basic of the classes and is a good all-around fighter. The Soldier's weapon of choice is the Rocket Launcher, a projectile weapon with good damage spread and range. The Soldier can adapt to most of the different situations and is very mobile. He has the second highest base health in the game (200) but is also the second slowest class behind the Heavy. However, the ability of the Soldier to rocket jump makes him more highly mobile as compared to other classes, but it comes at the expense of some health.
1 6v6
2 Highlander
3.1 Primary
3.2 Secondary
3.3 Melee
6v6[edit]
Main article: Soldier (6v6)
In 6v6, the Soldier will usually fulfill two main roles: "Pocket" Soldier and "Roaming" Soldier. The Pocket Soldier focuses on keeping his Medic alive and using heals to deal damage, take positioning on his enemies, and lead his team. The Roaming Soldier plays a fundamental role in initiating battles for his team by creating distractions and advantages and supporting his team by controlling the flank.
The most basic role of the Pocket Soldier is keeping the medic alive and using his abundant heals to deal damage, get kills and lead the team. The Pocket along with the Medic and Demoman form the core "combo" of any 6v6 team. He will usually be the target of an ÜberCharge, if not the Demoman. The Pocket is usually the third biggest pick behind the Medic and Demoman, however since he is usually at a fearsome three hundred health, it is not easy to frag him. The standard or "meta" loadout for the Pocket Soldier is the Rocket Launcher/Original, the Shotgun and the Escape Plan. But some could change this up to the gunboats for their team to be more mobile in fights, although it is not the best choice for most people and or teams.
The Roaming Soldier's main job is to help one of his Scouts on the flank, and create openings in the other team so that his own team can push. The Roamer is most often the player that will suicide into the other team in hopes of getting a Medic pick or to force the Medic to Übercharge. The Roamer also wants to know the ins and outs of a map so that he knows all of its hiding spots and flanks. He wants to hide so that he can easily get a jump on the enemy team and hopefully get a pick or two. Hiding also provides the advantage of knowing exactly what the enemy team is doing, allowing the Roamer to relay information back to his team and gaining an advantage over the opposition. He is considered the most "disposable" unit of the team. The standard loadout for a Roaming Soldier is the Rocket Launcher/Original, the Gunboats and the Escape Plan.
In higher levels of play, the pocket will usually match the main caller. This means that the pocket will be calling plays such as pushing or falling back. Another thing the pocket should call is when to pop the Übercharge.
Highlander[edit]
Main article: Soldier (Highlander)
In Highlander, there is only one Soldier on each team. This Soldier often functions like a Roaming Soldier would in 6v6. As such, many 6v6 Roamer strategies can be applied to Highlander as well. Often used as a roaming pick class, the Soldier is mostly run with Gunboats and the stock Rocket Launcher, The Original or the Black Box. A well-coordinated team can organize pick classes to work together for a common goal, like forcing a Medic to use his ÜberCharge or taking out an Engineer nest. In most maps, the Soldier is used to control the flank. He is used to defend the flank of his own team and in turn harass his opponents. Some teams will run the Soldier closer to the combo so that he can use his splash damage to protect the combo.
Weapons[edit]
Primary[edit]
Global Whitelist
Always Always Always Always
The Rocket Launcher is the default primary weapon for the Soldier, due to its versatility. The combination of high splash and direct damage, four rocket clip size, knockback and the ability to rocket jump make this the most popular choice for almost every Soldier.
Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
The Original is considered by many as a reskin of the Rocket Launcher. This is objected by others due to the fact that this weapon shoots from the center of the player model as opposed from the right side, or the left for players using left hand sided view models. It was banned from use in the early days of leagues such as ETF2L, which only allowed the weapon after Season 11.
The Direct Hit is a primary that allows for precise shots due to the reduced spread and buffed damage. Granting mini-crits for airshots and destroying level 3 buildings in 2 shots, the Direct Hit is a great weapon to counter jumping Soldiers or to take out the enemy sentry. The projectiles travel 80% faster and do 25% more damage, but have a -70% reduction in explosion radius.
The Black Box has identical stats to the stock Rocket Launcher, except for the fact that there is one less rocket in a clip, but the user can gain up to 20 health for every attack. This makes the Black Box ideal for roaming around the map without a Medic. Pioneered by Vhalin, the black box can be used effectively to increase survivability for Highlander Soldiers.
Rocket Jumper
The Rocket Jumper deals no damage, to the user or enemies. It is often used as a training weapon for rocket jumping, and thus is rarely seen outside of pubs/jump servers, as it denies the Soldier one of his greatest strengths through the use of large, area-of-effect damage.
Liberty Launcher
The Liberty Launcher is not often seen in competitive. It grants faster-moving rockets, an extra rocket in the clip, and 25% less self-damage, at the cost of dealing 25% less damage to enemies. The extra projectile speed and clip size make it excellent for easily catching fast-moving Scouts, and the reduced self-damage can be combined with Gunboats for extremely low Health costs on rocket jumps. The damage penalty is negligible when accounting for all five rockets, so it is a good choice all around. However, It is not a good weapon against a heavy, as a soldier would need to dish out damage quickly to counter the prior's high health pool.
Cow Mangler 5000
Allowed Banned Allowed Allowed
The Cow Mangler 5000 has infinite ammo, and can slowly charge a powerful shot that mini-crits, disables buildings and applies afterburn on hit, but the weapon itself only does 20% damage to buildings and mini-crits when it would normally crit. The Cow Mangler is very bad at dealing with Sentries and Mini-Sentries as a result, but its charged shot can allow co-ordinated allies to take down buildings. Medics using Kritzkrieg should not use their Ubercharge to help Cow Mangler users, as the crit boost will only give mini-crits.
Beggar's Bazooka
Banned Allowed Banned Allowed
The Beggar's Bazooka is perhaps the most unique rocket launcher out of the 7 choices. Instead of having 4 rockets loaded like most others, it starts with zero loaded, and the player is required to hold down their Primary Attack button to load the rockets. Only 3 rockets can be held at one time, and loading additional rockets will cause the launcher to overload, damaging the Soldier and any players in the immediate area. The Soldier can intentionally overload, and use the damage to jump across large areas, similar to a rocket jump, albeit much more powerful. This attribute was once often used to bomb into the enemy from far away with 3 rockets already loaded. However, the Bazooka was changed to remove a rocket for every overload and later given 20% less blast radius, limiting the power of soldier bombs with this weapon. Bazooka is also very inaccurate at mid-to-long range due to its random projectile deviation.
Air Strike
Banned Allowed Banned Banned
The Air Strike is a community-created primary weapon. While rocket jumping, its attack speed is increased by 65%. In addition, on each kill using the weapon, its clip size is increased by one, up to 8 rockets after 5 kills. The projectiles fired by this weapon deal 15% less damage (both to enemies and the Soldier when rocket jumping) and have a 10% smaller explosion radius. Its blast radius is further reduced by 20% while rocket jumping.
Secondary[edit]
The Shotgun is the go-to secondary for pocket Soldiers in the 6v6 game style. It is useful in a variety in situations. For instance, the Shotgun provides the user with extra firepower should the user have no rockets loaded or if the user is out of ammo. This extra damage can help protect a Medic should he be harassed while out of rockets.
Reserve Shooter
Banned Banned Banned Banned
The Reserve Shooter deals mini-crits to airborne enemies up to 5 seconds after switching to this secondary. The Reserve Shooter has 4 shots in its clip, and also increases weapon switch speed by 15%. The Shotgun is generally considered superior to the Reserve Shooter, as it has a full 6 clip and can deal a great amount of damage on its own.
Righteous Bison
The Righteous Bison functions as an alternative to the Shotgun that excels as midrange spam. This role is fulfilled by three attributes of the weapon: decreased ramp up (resembling the Rocket Launcher or Sticky Launcher's damage curve), and infinite ammo. The Righteous Bison does not see a lot of use in competitive play because the Soldier's rocket launcher is arguably better at spam than the Bison, and giving up the Gunboats or Shotgun is too much to ask for most Soldiers.
Gunboats
The Gunboats give the user a 60% reduction in damage taken from rocket jumps, at the cost of an effectively empty secondary slot. This is a common choice for both the roaming Soldier role in 6v6 and for Soldiers in Highlander. The reduced rocket jump damage further allows Soldier's to perform what is called a bomb. For more information on this item, see Gunboats.
Mantreads
The Mantreads give the Soldier a passive -75% knockback reduction, the ability to deal 3x falling damage to an opposing player that he lands on, and 200% more air control. This weapon is not seen often in competitive play, as its benefits are too situational.
Buff Banner
The Buff Banner grants the user and his teammates nearby Mini-Crits. It is not widely used in competitive sixes but is sometimes used in Highlander. It can be useful during big pushes, especially on King of the Hill maps.
Battalion's Backup
The Battalions Backup provides a defensive boost to all nearby teammates, with an additional resistance to sentries while activated. It also counters the effect of the Kritzkrieg and grants the Soldier +20 max health. This makes it useful to run during pushes, and as a way to coordinate a retreat without getting wiped.
B.A.S.E. Jumper
Banned Banned Allowed Allowed
The B.A.S.E. Jumper deploys a parachute upon a second tap of the jump button. It allows the user to glide to the floor at a vertically steady rate but with. 50% less air control. This, in turn, also removes any potential for fall damage.
Concheror
The Concheror, while its effect is activated, provides a speed boost and returns 35% of damage dealt as health for nearby teammates, as well as giving the Soldier passive health regeneration, starting at 1 heath/second and scaling up as more time passes without taking damage to a maximum of 8 health/second. This is very useful for large pushes, especially for slower, tanky classes.
The Panic Attack is a community-created primary weapon for the Engineer, and a secondary weapon for the Soldier, Pyro, and Heavy.
The Panic attack has a straight 20% damage penalty from the stock shotgun, but it fires 1.5 times the pellets in a single shot. The switch-to speed increases by 50%. This weapon is good with combo-based strategies due to its faster deploy time. Even more so, it will do slightly more damage (108 vs 90 for stock shotgun) at point blank.
Melee[edit]
The Shovel is a stock weapon, however in competitive, it's rare to see it used as most other melee's for the soldier are considered straight upgrades as melee is hardly used in competitive Team Fortress 2.
Once the Escape Plan is equipped, it has the unique ability to increase the movement speed of the player as their health is diminished. Consequently, the weapon blocks 90% of healing from all Medic weapons while active, and all damage taken will become mini-crits seconds after being deployed. This weapon is especially useful to flee from fights when the user has open ground to run through. The Escape Plan is a common weapon used by 6v6 Soldiers. The increased movement speed paired with the soldier's ability to damage itself allows the Escape Plan to be used as a tool during rollout. Pocket Soldiers in 6v6 will sometimes call this the "Escape Plan Rollout".
The Equalizer increases the damage done as the user's health decreases. It is generally overlooked for the increased mobility provided by the Escape Plan. The difference between the two being: The Equalizer can aid a player in trying to stop damage coming in when low health (kill the enemy) to survive; whilst the Escape Plan helps the player to escape the damage to survive. As it is rare to be in an opportune melee position against another proficient player, escaping damage is more reliable. Coupled with the rollout ability provided by the Escape Plan, the Equalizer is not particularly useful in competitive play.
Pain Train
The Pain Train increases the user's capture rate by 1 (from 1x to 2x), at the cost of 10% extra bullet vulnerability. In 6v6, the Demoman often equips the Pain Train, however it's still viable for a Soldier to equip it, especially the roamer.
Half-Zatoichi
The Half-Zatoichi grants the Soldier 50% max health upon a kill, however, it has the downside of dealing 50 points of self-damage when putting it away if no kill was attained. If the user drops below 50 health, the sword cannot be put away until the soldier has more than 50 health or gets a kill.
The Disciplinary Action is a melee weapon used as a rollout tool for Highlander play. When an ally is hit with this weapon, both the soldier with the item equipped and the ally hit receive a static speed boost (meaning a Heavy will have the same net speed increase as a Scout). The only downside is -25% damage, however, it is rare to see melees used to deal damage in competitive play, so the Disciplinary Action is regarded as an upgrade in most cases.
Market Gardener
The Market Gardener is used as a pick weapon, most often by roaming Soldiers. The weapon delivers a critical hit if the wielder deals damage whilst in the air from an explosive jump. This means it is able to one hit kill the Medic but is therefore viable for only proficient rocket jumpers to use. It is far less popular than the Escape Plan because an opportunity to "Market Garden" a player without running the risk of taking significant airshot damage against proficient players is very low.
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Desperate Chances by A. Meredith Walters Release Day Post
Sex changes everything.
And love can turn into an enemy…
Mitch Abrams, the bassist for the popular rock band Generation Rejects, has been in love with Gracie Cook for years. But Gracie, a complicated girl with a lot of baggage, was too blind to see how she felt about the man who had always stood by her.
Until one night of passion brought them closer than they had ever been before.
Feeling off balance and out of control, Gracie does the only thing a girl with self-destructive tendencies can do: end things with Mitch before they can really begin.
So Mitch moves on. With his band, his friends, and a new girlfriend.
Yet he can’t seem to forget about the girl who threw his heart away.
Gracie, who is still struggling to build a life after crashing to the bottom, finds it hard to forget about her one night with Mitch. And even as she tries to convince herself it was only sex, her heart knows differently.
But life is full of chances and desperate moments. And when Mitch and Gracie are thrown back into each other’s lives, will they seize at the opportunity to do things right?
Or will the rock star and the less than ordinary girl crash and burn?
BAD REP
PERFECT REGRET
SEDUCTIVE CHAOS
The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Contemporary and Paranormal romance including The Find You in the Dark and Bad Rep series as well as the upcoming stand alone romance, Reclaiming the Sand, and a dark new adult series for Gallery Books.
A. Meredith spent ten years as a counselor for at risk teens and children. First working at a Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault program and then later a program for children with severe emotional and mental health issues. Her former clients and their stories continue to influence every aspect of her writing.
When not writing (or being tortured with all manner of beauty products at the hand of her very imaginative and extremely girly daughter), she is eating chocolate, watching reality television that could rot your brain and reading a smutty novel or two.
A. Meredith is represented by Michelle Johnson with the Inklings Literary Agency.
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Leaving Me Behind Synopsis:
A journey of self-discovery.
A mystic coastal town.
A Spanish lover.
One pulse-racing, all-consuming love affair.
Fed up with her comfortable and dull-to-boredom life, Liv takes the bravest leap, leaving it all behind. Unfortunately the crux of her issues – her entrenched, well-kept emotional guard – tags along for the ride.
With the spirit of change burning from every pore and a determined plan to break free from her self-oppressed lifestyle to enjoy life’s simplest pleasures, she moves half way across the globe to a peaceful Spanish coastal town.
With an aim to feel whole again, liberated and happy by herself, Liv begins her journey while maintaining weekly-cyber therapy sessions with her long time, questionable shrink.
As Liv finally begins to enjoy her new life and experience the varied goods the exotic country has to offer, a sudden major turn leads Liv to be swept into the most tantalizing roller coaster of her life.
A turn that leaves her questioning everything she thought was right.
THIS IS A STAND-ALONE NOVEL. Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.
Sigal Ehrlich Bio:
By teen age, Sigal already lived in three different continents where she was lucky enough to experience and visit varied places, meet unique people, which only helped fuel her overly developed imagination. Currently, Sigal calls Estonia home where she lives with her husband and three kids.
Not exactly sure where they will end up next…
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Book title: Leaving me behind
Author: Sigal Ehrlich
Reviewer: Dawn Hartzburg
I have received this arc in return for my honest opinion. In no ways was I forced or bribed to leave the following review.
Leaving me behind is a book about a girl named Liv that has a very dull and boring life. She has issues that have been festering for a while now when it comes to her mother and her mom’s opinions on weight. She leads a life that allows her to feel no emotions towards others except for her father which she feels things she is not able to explain.
During her revelations she decides that she is going to leave her job, home, and everyone she knows and goes to a Spanish Costal Town half way around the globe she has decided to leave it all behind and find herself. Unfortunately the crux of her issues – her entrenched, well-kept emotional guard – tags along for the ride.
While there she meets some new people and begins making friends with some ladies that she meets. She has become very good at being a master of lies as they now roll off her tongue. She gives everyone her version of why she has come to the town instead of the real reason. While helping Viv at the cafe one night she meets this handsome hunk who she has this magnetic pull to and agrees to take him home and do something things that she has never done before with a complete stranger. After that one night she is unable to get him out of her thoughts and dreams and begins a journey that that leaves her questioning everything she thought was right.
This book is very good and I would love to learn more about each of the characters and cannot wait to see what this author will come up with next. An awesome story that will keep you reading for hours.
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The Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) Human Rights Defenders Project (HRD), funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is aimed to positively influence the lives of persons with disabilities in mainly five CIDA Countries of Focus that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Bangladesh, Jamaica Peru, Tanzania and Ukraine.
The Human Rights Defenders Project includes four components:
Institutional strengthening of five national member organizations to monitor the Convention;
Development and use of educational material to assist with the monitoring of the Convention;
Publications, promotion and networking related to the rights of disabled people; and
Data collection, reporting and monitoring related to disability issues.
Project Countries
Project Partner: National Grassroots Disability Organization (NGDO)
List of committee members, reports, surveys and information about other activities that are being undertaken in Bangladesh.
Project Partner: Combined Disabilities Association (CDA)
List of committee members, reports, surveys and information about other activities that are being undertaken in Jamaica.
Project Partner: Confederación Nacional de Discapacitados del Perú (CONFENADIP)
List of committee members, reports, surveys and information about other activities that are being undertaken in Peru.
Project Partner: SHIVYAWATA
List of committee members, reports, surveys and information about other activities that are being undertaken in Tanzania.
Project Partner: National Assembly of Persons with Disabilities (NAPD)
List of committee members, reports, surveys and information about other activities that are being undertaken in Ukraine.
As part of the Project, the countries will be undertaking the following activities:
Establishing a Human Rights Defenders Committee that includes national experts, local partners and members of Human Rights Commissions to monitor the human rights of persons with disabilities, their lives and conditions and roles in different areas (e.g. education, employment, housing, transportation, access to justice, etc.)
Forming a database of Human Rights Organizations (HROs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the Project countries and include them in the Human Rights Committee and work together towards the inclusion of persons with disabilities in their domains.
Surveys: Under the Project, two surveys will be implemented by the Project Partner in their respective countries: Survey for Persons with Disabilities and the Survey for Disabled Peoples' Organizations (DPOs) on CRPD and other Human Rights instruments.
Research papers on Access to Health, Education and Employment of Persons with Disabilities.
Establishing relationship with the respective National Human Rights Commission for good governance.
Collecting cases of Human Rights violations in the respective countries.
Strategy plan for poverty eradication and universal design.
Workshop on CRPD implementation in all five countries.
To view the tools developed by DPI for the HRD Projects, please click on the following links.
Tools for the CIDA HRD Project (English):
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Basic Facts (345 KB)
Shadow Reporting Guidelines - Basic Facts (132 KB)
Universal Periodic Review - Basic Facts (343 KB)
Survey for Persons with Disabilities (92 KB)
Survey for Disabled Peoples' Organizations (100 KB)
Tools for the CIDA HRD Project (French):
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Basic Facts (99 KB)
Shadow Reporting Guidelines - Basic Facts (92 KB)
Universal Periodic Review - Basic Facts (99 KB)
Tools for the CIDA HRD Project (Spanish):
Survey for Disabled Peoples' Organizations (95 KB)
Tools for the CIDA HRD Project (Bangla):
Survey for Persons with Disabilities (111 KB)
Download Bangla font
Tools for the CIDA HRD Project (Swahili):
Post 2015 Development Agenda
Neglected Countries
World Bank Safeguards
Neglected Disabilities - Leprosy
DPI News
Tweets by DPI_Info
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Tale # 17
Dept: I.T. Score: 5877
Dec 1st 2005 Submitted by Anonymous
I once got talking to a guy whose job it was to go into a company, sit alongside the Systems Administrator for two weeks, and write a professional audit on his processes and practices.
Naturally the sys admin would be on his best behavior, showing off all the clever things he did to keep the company's computer network ticking over.
At the end of the two weeks, the sys admin would be fired. There was never any audit: this was just the method the company used to replace their IT people without disruption, making sure the new guy was trained up and the old guy didn't cause any damage before he left. LINK
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Dept: Management Score: 2321
Dec 27th 2005 Submitted by Anonymous
“Temporary Promotions”
At a former employer of mine it was common practice to only grant the pay raises and other benefits associated with a promotion six months after the promotion was given. The official rationale was that management needed to know you were going to work out in the position. Not suprisingly in practice the vast majority of promotions were recinded 4-5 months after they were announced. They always managed to catch people slipping up SOMEHOW over that time.
It was an horrific system but jobs were so scarce in that area that no one quit. (Obviously it wasn't a union shop.) Finally things came to a head when my friend and cubicle mate was promoted to group leader. The poor guy was put on earth to do the kind of Quality Control work the job entailed. He loved his job and worked at least three times faster than everyone else. Better yet he was obsessive about being on time for everything never slacking off during work hours.
In a normal company he would have shot up the corporate ladder. In this case the management freaked when they couldn't trip him up after 5 months. They started increasing his workload by the day. To the point where he was doing five and a half peoples share of analysis. He was my good friend and had a kid and needed the raise so I'd stay late for the first week and would help him finish his work. Then suddenly everyone was banned from assisting one another in their work load.
They finally got what they wanted and he missed a deadline and had his promotion canceled. It was honestly the saddest sight I have ever seen in any workplace. He literally cried the entire day in his cube while still doing his work faster than any of the rest of us.
Dept: Operations Score: 2130
“Say My Name!”
At one call centre I worked at it was policy to use the customer's name five times, no matter how brief the call.
A friend of mine had a lot of trouble with this, so his team leader decided to coach him: listen to his calls and tell him what he should do differently.
The very first call they received was from somebody asking for a service they didn't provide. The call went like this.
Customer: "Do you provide such and such service?"
Employee: "Can I get your name please?"
Customer: "Sure, it's John."
Employee: "John. John, John, John, John, no we don't, thanks for calling." LINK
Dec 1st 2005 Submitted by Max
“The Magical Disappearing Office”
My company was very big on open plan: not one employee anywhere in the world, it was boasted, had an office. Instead, we all had mini-cubicles: there were giant floors of maybe two hundred employees and the only internal walls were for the bathrooms and elevator shafts.
One day in my far-flung regional headquarters, carpenters arrived and started building something in the corner where the new General Manager sat. As the weeks passed, this contraption began to look more and more like an actual office.
Naturally this was the topic of hot conversation, but the word was that the General Manager believed that whole "open plan" thing to be more of a guideline than a rule, and not controversial at all.
His office was not quite complete when, quite by coincidence, the worldwide CEO announced he was planning to visit us. It was the first time in maybe decades that this had happened.
The next day, the carpenters began dissasembling the office. LINK
Dept: Sales & Marketing Score: 1306
Dec 6th 2005 Submitted by Anonymous
“The Importance of the Envelope”
I work in an advertising agency, which essentially means that I can go drinking during the day and write it off as "research". A while ago we were pitching a critical campiagn to a BIG client, the biggest client this agency had. Most of our jobs depended upon keeping these guys happy.
So we were talking them through the boring direct mail part of the campaign when we came to the envelope colour. We had recommended orange... they decided that they liked green. We politely explained that the envelope was orange to ensure consistency with all the other elements of the campaign. They insisted that they wanted a green envelope.
Normally we'd stress why orange was important, but in the interests of keeping the client happy, we'd let them get their way. But something strange happened this time....this evolved from a simple debate to a fully fledged argument. Senior art directors presented their case, the creative director spent the next 48 hours in envelope meetings (at $300/hr!), the MD stepped in. All us lowly suits were made to work 20 hour days piecing together all the orange collateral we could collect from the past two years' worth of campaigns. Finally the agency paid for a shrink, who specialised in colour symbolism to present the case for The Orange Envelope.
Eventually we reached a compromise: green outside and orange inside. The client got what they wanted, and we charged them an extra $12,800 in head hours, so the whole thing was worth it. LINK
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Crofting Law Blog
From Inksters Solicitors
Tag Archives: Scottish Government
The 2010 Crofting Law Rush
Ready, steady… MSPs didn’t have long to get through 230 crofting law amendments!
In my post yesterday, about the two phase approach being taken to crofting law reform by the Scottish Government, I made reference to the rush over the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010.
I thought it would be worthwhile to remind readers about that rush which in effect took place at Stage 3 of the Bill going through the Scottish Parliament. In that final stage of parliamentary procedure there were around 230 amendments dealt with in around three hours.
At the commencement of the debate the Presiding Officer stated:-
The first division will be a 30-second division, following a five-minute suspension. Thereafter, there will be a voting period of one minute for the first division after a debate and the voting period for all other divisions will be 30 seconds. We are incredibly tight for time, so, to begin with, I ask no speaker to speak for more than one minute.
It is little wonder that we are having to revisit crofting legislation given the potential lack of scrutiny that these 230 last minute amendments might have received in the very limited amount of time allowed to debate them.
Furthermore the rush to get these amendments through saw an opposition amendment being passed without the objections thereto being noted! The chaos surrounding this in the debating chamber at Holyrood was well documented at the time by Scott Wortley on the Edinburgh University Scots Law News Blog: The Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill and the curious incident of the unopposed opposition amendment.
Back in November 2016 when Fergus Ewing MSP met with the Cross-Party Group on Crofting at Holyrood he stressed the importance of taking time to get crofting reform right. The two phased approach recently announced by him reinforces that.
Let’s hope that we do not see a repeat of the 2010 fiasco when the next crofting reform bill reaches stage 3 debate at the Scottish Parliament. It looks as though Mr Ewing, as Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, will be doing his very best to avoid that.
Brian Inkster
This entry was posted in Crofting Reform and tagged Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, crofting law reform, crofting legislation, Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, Crofting Reform (Scotland) Bill, Cross-Party Group on Crofting, Edinburgh University, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, Holyrood, Presiding Officer, Scots Law News, Scott Wortley, Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament on April 14, 2018 by Brian Inkster.
Two Phase approach to Crofting Law Reform announced by Scottish Government
Fergus Ewing MSP
The Scottish Government’s plans for legislative reform of crofting were first outlined to the Cross-Party Group on Crofting on 28 March 2018 by Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity with responsibility for crofting.
Following on from that meeting Mr Ewing has stated:-
This government is determined not to allow crofting to be simply a relic of our past: crofting must have a purpose and a role in our present and our future.
That purpose is to support people to remain on the land and to bring people back to the land, with crofting also playing a role in creating a sustainable and productive environment in which people can live and work. To achieve this, crofting needs an effective regulatory and statutory framework.
Yet, most agree that current crofting legislation is complex and lacking in transparency, having been developed on a ‘piecemeal’ basis over nearly 150 years. We have recently completed a public consultation on what might usefully be changed through legislative reform.
The consultation was launched last August, seeking views from stakeholders on (amongst other things) the Scottish Government’s Crofting Policy, the potential form that new crofting legislation could take, and priorities for legislative change. During the three month consultation period, my officials held a series of 21 meetings with the public and interested stakeholder groups, hearing directly from over 300 individuals across the crofting counties.
The consultation closed in late November last year with 122 responses from individuals and organisations. The responses were independently analysed and a report on that analysis was published in mid-March. The results made for interesting reading and the diversity of responses only highlighted the scale of the challenge ahead.
After careful consideration, there does not appear to be a consensus that would allow me to decide on specific pieces of legislative reform. I was also presented with a dilemma over deciding the best legislative approach to take, as the analysis highlighted almost equal proportions of support for new crofting legislation, versus making changes to existing legislation and restating or consolidating the law.
Following the publication of the analysis report I met with the Cross-Party Group on Crofting to outline how I wish to take matters forward and to hear members and MSPs’ views. I am proposing a two-phase approach to legislative reform, with a first phase in the shorter term, leading to a Bill in this parliamentary session. This first phase will focus on delivering changes which carry widespread support, including across the Scottish Parliament, and result in practical everyday improvements to the lives of crofters and/or streamline procedures that crofters are required to follow. I am keen to fully involve and engage MSPs with crofting interests to ensure that their ideas and proposals can be considered and taken forward in legislation.
The second phase is longer term work, where I have asked my officials to continue with fundamentally reviewing crofting legislation to provide a solution to some of the more complex and challenging issues facing crofting, and what that might mean for how legislation is developed in future. This work will begin now but will be for a future Parliament to deliver.
I’m also keen to use non-legislative means to make changes that help to improve the sustainability of crofting, and encourage new entrants. These will include a National Development Plan for crofting, and a new entrant’s scheme that will directly benefit crofters without the need to wait for legislative change. It is also not just within crofting that I see opportunities to enhance provision – I am keen to encourage more woodland crofts through the National Forest Estate and to ensure that crofting communities benefit from our ambitions for a low carbon economy, and commitment to provide all homes and businesses with access to superfast broadband.
The approach I am taking forward is pragmatic and focused on delivering a future for crofting in 21st Century Scotland My approach seeks to support people to make lives on the land, to diversify to create sustainable livelihoods, and to collaborate with neighbours and communities to find common solutions. That approach is as important to supporting crofting more generally as it is to reforming its statutory frameworks.
The Crofting Commission stated:-
The Crofting Commission look forward to working with Scottish Government and other Stakeholders to take forward crofting legislation reform. The practical approach outlined by the Cabinet Secretary will enable the necessary improvements of phase one to be made in this Parliamentary Session, with more complex issues being held over to a second phase.
In particular the Commission welcome the opportunity to work with the Scottish Government in developing a New Entrants Scheme for crofting and to discuss a future promotional role for the Commission itself.
Rod Mackenzie, Convener of the Crofting Commission, said: “We support the Scottish Government’s decision to take a collaborative approach to rectifying and improving crofting legislation during this Parliament. The Commission will play a full part in this, and will be particularly keen to consider with others what improvements can be made to the law on registration and on common grazings, among other key issues.”
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) also supported the Scottish Government’s proposals. Their chair, Russell Smith, said:-
We are pleased that the Cabinet Secretary has announced a positive way forward for crofting law and restated his commitment to non-legislative changes also. He promised that we will have a bill in this parliamentary session which corrects the major anomalies in the current law and so enables it to work appropriately for crofters. This is the essential course of action needed and will pave the way to a consolidation bill in the next session. It is exactly what SCF hoped for.
There will also be a fundamental review running in parallel which may enable more far-reaching changes to crofting law, whilst maintaining crofters’ rights, in the future. This is very good news for crofting. The Cabinet Secretary asked for input to the bill and the SCF are delighted to contribute.
This seems an eminently sensible way for the Scottish Government to take legislative reform forward. They have recognised the complexities involved and that all that needs to be sorted probably can’t be easily sorted in just one parliamentary term.
Thus splitting reform over two parliamentary terms should allow a comprehensive and considered approach to crofting reform unlike the rushed approach that led to the Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010. That rushed approach created many of the problems requiring to be resolved today.
This entry was posted in Crofting Reform and tagged Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Chair of Scottish Crofting Federation, Common Grazings, Consultation on the Future of Crofting Legislation, Convener of Crofting Commission, crofting, Crofting Commission, crofting law reform, crofting legislation, crofting policy, Crofting Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, Crofting Registration, crofting stakeholders, Cross-Party Group on Crofting, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, National Development Plan for Crofting, National Forest Estate, new crofting entrants, New Entrants Scheme for Crofters, Rod Mackenzie, Russell Smith, Scottish Crofting Federation, Scottish Government, woodland crofts on April 13, 2018 by Brian Inkster.
My response to the Consultation on the Future of Crofting Legislation
The Consultation on the Future of Crofting Legislation received responses up until 20 November 2017. An analysis of the responses was published on 21 March 2018 and Fergus Ewing MSP, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity with responsibility for crofting, outlined the Scottish Government’s plans for legislative reform to the Cross-Party Group on Crofting on 28 March 2018.
I will come back on this blog to look in more detail at the analysis and Government plans. In the meantime I thought I should publish here my own personal response to the Consultation.
Current Scottish Government crofting policy may be stated as:
The Scottish Government values crofting as a form of land tenure and recognises
the added contribution that crofting continues to make to the rural economy and the
sustainability of rural and remote rural communities.
The Scottish Government is committed to reforming crofting to secure its future,
bring new blood into crofting communities, and ensure it can continue to contribute to
the development of a thriving rural Scotland.
This policy is reflected in the current legislative framework which places a number of
duties on crofters, including the duty to reside within 32 km of the croft; cultivate the
croft, or put the croft to another purposeful use; and not misuse or neglect the croft.
These duties serve to maintain the integrity of rural communities in the Highlands
and Islands.
Question 1: Do you agree with the stated Scottish Government policy on crofting?
Answer 1: No strong views on the question of policy but will refer to it when commenting on the ‘Clean Sheet’ approach to legislative reform below.
Question 2: Please select your preferred option to indicate which you believe to be the most suitable way to proceed with any crofting law reform. Should you wish to suggest another approach that has not been discussed above, then please select ‘other’ and provide details.
The options given were:-
Option 1 – Consolidation Bill
Option 2 – Bill amending existing legislation / Pre-Consolidation Bill
Option 3 – Bill amending existing legislation and restating crofting law
Option 4 – Bill setting out ‘new’ crofting law
Answer 2: Option 2.
The Scottish Government has already given a commitment to legislative change. Option 1 will not achieve that and arguably should not have been an option at all.
The Scottish Government’s Crofting Policy “is reflected in the current legislative framework” and thus there would appear no merit in pursuing a ‘Clean Sheet’ approach when current legislation and policy coincide. There is also a danger that pursuing a ‘Clean Sheet’ approach will result in much debate and little ability to actually fix the problems identified in ‘The Sump’ Report within this Parliamentary term. Thus Option 4 should be discounted.
It would appear that Option 3 may result in less problem areas being tackled than Option 2. Consolidation does not need to happen at the same time as amendments to the law and should not be pursued at the same time if that is going to reduce the number of amendments involved to existing law.
Thus Option 2 is really the only sensible one for the Scottish Government to pursue.
Questions 3 – 9 asked various questions on (1) Absenteeism, Misuse and Neglect; (2) Assignation and Succession; (3) Common Grazings; (4) Crofting Commission Regulatory Functions and Processes; (5) Crofting Registration; (6) Owner-occupier Crofts; and (7) Standard Securities.
Question 10 asked for those seven issues to be listed in order of priority: ‘higher priority’ first to ‘lower priority’ last.
Rather than answering those questions individually, or providing a priority list, I decided to deal with that as part and parcel of my answer to question 11 and simply referred the Scottish Government to that particular answer.
Question 11: Please tell us any other thoughts you have about the proposed Crofting Legislation reform not covered in your earlier answers.
I have not answered questions 3 to 10 as I consider my views on these matters to be covered by ‘The Sump’ Report (November 2014) [PDF] and the Proposals put forward by the Scottish Government’s Crofting Legislation Stakeholder Consultation Group (10 February 2015) [PDF]. These documents prioritise matters but ultimately are of the view that all (not some) of the problem areas identified should be tackled and fixed by the Scottish Government. A new Bill under Option 2 should set out to do just that.
My views on Standard Securities are contained in an article entitled “Is it Time for a Crofting Mortgage Bill?” originally published by The Firm Online on 31 May 2010 and subsequently reproduced in The Crofting Law Group Newsletter. Those views have not changed with the passage of time.
Those were my responses. You can view 97 of the 122 submitted responses (N.B. 97 of those 122 respondents gave consent to publish their responses) via this Scottish Government link: https://consult.gov.scot/agriculture-and-rural-communities/crofting-consultation-2017/consultation/published_select_respondent.
In future blog posts I will look at the analysis of those responses and the Scottish Government’s plans in light of that analysis. I will also publish on this blog my views on Standard Securities from 2010 as ‘The Firm Online’, where those views were originally published, is no longer online.
This entry was posted in Crofting Reform and tagged Absenteeism, Assignation and Succession, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, clean sheet, Clean Slate, Common Grazings, consolidation, Consultation on the Future of Crofting Legislation, crofting, Crofting Commission Regulatory Functions and Processes, crofting communities, Crofting Law Sump, crofting mortgages, crofting policy, Crofting Registration, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, Highlands and Islands, Misuse and Neglect, new crofting law, owner-occupier crofts, Scottish Government, Scottish Government Crofting Legislation Stakeholder Consultation Group, Standard Securities on April 7, 2018 by Brian Inkster.
Consultation on the Future of Crofting Legislation
On 28 August 2017 the Scottish Government launched its consultation document [PDF] on the future of Crofting Legislation seeking views on both the form of the legislation and the priorities for change within it.
Launching the document, Fergus Ewing, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity said:
Crofting delivers valuable local benefits and a successful crofting sector helps our rural communities to thrive. It is therefore vital the law that governs it is fit for purpose.
Initial discussions have shown while there is plenty of agreement that the current law needs to change, there are many views on what should replace it.
I would strongly encourage anyone with an interest in the future of crofting – whether crofters, landowners, those living in a crofting communities or in other parts of Scotland – to take part in this consultation and help us improve future legislation.
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to continue the process of reforming crofting legislation within this parliamentary session.
Russell Smith, Chair of the SCF, said:-
This is another stage in the long process of crofting law reform and we are pleased that the Scottish Government is taking this forward. Following the 1993 consolidation act there have been several amendments to crofting legislation but this is still unfinished business. The addition of subsequent layers of legislation, and the fact that amendments have introduced further inconsistencies and errors, has rendered current crofting law difficult to access and, in some aspects, unusable.
This consultation is seeking views on the most suitable way to proceed with any crofting law reform and how it might be improved. It opens up opportunities to take a fresh look at crofting legislation and its purpose. At this point we may ask what crofting legislation should achieve and how best it can do this.
It is widely agreed that the law does need to be reformed further and there are suggested a range of options for taking this forward but neither of the two extremes of merely consolidating with little change or starting all over again with a ‘clean sheet’ are going to achieve a desirable result. So, we are being asked to choose between the workable options of amending and then consolidating the law or ‘restating’ it. The consultation document helpfully explains the difference.
Whilst exploring ways to make the legislation fit for purpose we must not lose sight of the fact that crofting legislation was formed to protect crofters’ rights, not to serve lawyers, this principle is inviolable. The crofting act is the heart of crofting and has evolved over 130 years, adapting to work for crofting in a changing world. This is another time of change, but the basic principles of protection must not be lost.
The SCF will be looking at these options in considerable detail and will be both seeking our members’ views and providing information for them. We encourage all crofters, and others with an interest, to attend the events the Scottish Government will be hosting and to respond to the consultation before it closes.
Scottish Government Officials will be holding a number of public meetings where they will deliver a presentation on the purpose of the consultation, an explanation of the options for changing legislation and an overview on how to respond to the consultation. There will be the opportunity to discuss the options available and to raise questions relating to the consultation.
The first such meeting takes place in Lerwick on 13 September with further meetings already scheduled for Oban (19 September), Kirkwall (26 September), Portree (3 October), Fort William (4 October), Glenuig (5 October), Kinlochbervie (10 October), Lairg (11 October) and Gairloch (12 October). More dates and locations will be announced in due course. A full list of the events, which will be updated regularly, may be found on Eventbrite where you may also register your attendance.
The consultation can be completed on Citizen Space or in printed form by contacting your local RPID Area Office. Copies of the Consultation Document will also be available at the public meetings or by contacting The Scottish Government, The Crofting Bill Team D Spur, Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive, Edinburgh EH11 3XG.
The consultation will last 12 weeks and will close at 00:00 on 20 November 2017. Any questions may also be directed to croftingconsultation@gov.scot
This entry was posted in Crofting Reform and tagged Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Chair of Scottish Crofting Federation, consultation, consultation document, crofting, crofting law, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, Scottish Crofting Federation, Scottish Government on September 11, 2017 by Brian Inkster.
Crofting Law Group Conference 2017
The Crofting Law Group are holding their annual conference this year at Lews Castle, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis on 9th June 2017.
Chaired by Sir Crispin Agnew of Lochnaw, Bt. QC, the conference will look at the Scottish Government’s proposals for Crofting Law Reform, where things are at and what happens next. Michael O’Neill from the Crofting Bill Team of the Scottish Government will guide delegates through that. There will be views from Patrick Krause Chief Executive of the Scottish Crofting Federation.
Bill Barron, Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission will provide a Crofting Commission Update.
The Conference will look at the question of Common Grazings, what went wrong last year (a recurring theme on this blog!) and what does the future hold with reference to the Crofting Commission’s proposed new Common Grazing Regulations Template. There will be contributions and discussion on this topic from the Crofting Commission’s Solicitor, David Findlay, Solicitor Brian Inkster, Crofters and Landlords. Relevant excerpts of the film ‘Grazing on the Edge’ will be shown and introduced by Janette Sutherland of the Scottish Agricultural College.
Duncan MacPhee, Solicitor, will look at Mortgages for Croft Houses.
There will also be the usual case law update provided this year by Robert Sutherland, Advocate.
Representatives from Registers of Scotland will be on hand to answer any queries concerning the Crofting Register.
For full details and to book your place see Crofting Law Conference 2017 on the Crofting Law Group website.
This entry was posted in Crofting Conference and tagged Bill Barron, Brian Inkster, Chief Executive of Scottish Crofting Federation, Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission, Common Grazings, Common Grazings Regulations, Crofting Bill Team, Crofting Law Conference, Crofting Law Group, crofting law reform, Crofting Register, David Findlay, Duncan MacPhee, Isle of Lewis, Janette Sutherland, Lews Castle, Michael O'Neill, Patrick Krause, Registers of Scotland, Robert Sutherland, Scottish Agricultural College, Scottish Government, Sir Crispin Agnew QC, Stornoway on May 21, 2017 by Brian Inkster.
High Noon for Crofting?
I have been away on holiday for a few days in Gdansk. Usually when I go on holiday I miss a lot of crofting scandal and intrigue. This holiday was no exception. Upon my return I caught up, via Twitter, with goings on during the crofting election campaign. Here are a selection of the tweets:-
Been abroad for few days. Catching up on @CroftingScot election shenanigans via twitter. Things get no better for @scotgov @FergusEwingMSP!
— Crofting Law (@CroftingLaw) March 8, 2017
@Neilsoncrofting @CroftingLaw you will have to agree with what Mr Kennedy says or he will cancel the meeting #balloon
— James macMillan (@jimmacmillan2) 28 February 2017
Hear we go! #crofting #croftingelections2017 @Neilsoncrofting @CroftingScot @CroftingLaw pic.twitter.com/ELukb87qfn
— kirsti (@Mrs_Ems_x) March 2, 2017
The news from the hustings was Kennedy said buy your croft and get automatic de-crofting and leave the crofting system, means no regulation
— Billy Neilson (@Neilsoncrofting) March 3, 2017
From the hustings, just remember that without the 1886 act there would be no crofts no crofters no crofting and therefore no owner/occupiers
@Linda_60_B According to the Convenor last night at the hustings, they should be absolved of all connections and let go their own merry way!
@CrabbitCrofter It came over loud and clear at the hustings rubbished the tenancy and regulation system saying the 1886 act was the problem
A reply to queries, the view of the candidate who was re-standing, buy your croft and leave the crofting system, automatic de-crofting https://t.co/6DBngZgr5U
Wow. Just wow. If ever there was a reason not to vote for someone. Just got a whole new list of reasons. #crofting pic.twitter.com/4jsmiFCMHg
— Rhoda Meek (@wodieskodie) March 4, 2017
The man is aff his heid + what’s he doing standing in that little dookit like a statue of a saint. Oh yes, because he thinks he is St Colin https://t.co/HiKGhRajwm
— Crabbit Crofter (@CrabbitCrofter) March 4, 2017
And St Colin’s level of delusion is off the scale. All power corrupts. What better example than this.
Unbelievable. This is someone who’s standing for the crofting regulator for a second time. Kennedy wants to destroy the crofting system. https://t.co/AdegSH0cc1
This is someone standing for an election. Have a read and consider whether you’d vote for him https://t.co/Yw6w211Dib
— Domhnall Macsween (@sweenyness) March 4, 2017
He should have added “FAKE NEWS” and be done with it. https://t.co/AvZ86g2JbP
Colin Kennedy clearly needs professional help. Do @CroftingScot not have a duty of care? https://t.co/cihEI6u7ra
— Rebecca Hutton (@crofterbecca) March 4, 2017
@sweenyness @CroftingLaw I was at the Hustings as a new entrant and he came across as arrogant, aggressive and manipulative!
@sweenyness @CroftingLaw He said when you buy your croft you should be free from regulation, surely this only means destroying crofting?!
@sweenyness @CroftingLaw At one point the man behind me referred to him as a ‘Trump’! Just what we don’t need in charge!! @Neilsoncrofting
He said that “if you buy your croft you should be free from regulation”- Now if this happened in previous years there would be no crofting!
He wouldn’t have a croft to play with if his ancestors did this! We only have crofts because the previous generation fought to keep rule
He said”the people in Edinburgh don’t understand crofters, the city folk don’t have the right’-So you have to be born rural to understand?
My fave was’we don’t need to get new crofts there are plenty this ‘waiting list’ doesn’t exist, folk are just fussy to where the crofts are!
@SCFHq Are we to assume that Mr Kennedy,s record speaks for its self. hopefully the good people of Argyll will not re elect
— James macMillan (@jimmacmillan2) 2 March 2017
@CrabbitCrofter I’ve just had a canvasser at the door, Who was convinced that I am you 😉
I say. Never been accused of lying and spreading lies quite so vehemently before, by someone standing on my door step. Something I said?
@CroftingScot please tell your canvassing commissioner in Argyll that this is Rhoda Meek’s twitter handle. Calling voters liars is not on.
@sweenyness @CroftingScot I was doorstepped and accused of being behind a Twitter account I have nothing to do with. I did not appreciate it
@sweenyness @CrabbitCrofter I was outright told that I was!! Would not accept that I wasn’t. Closed the door on him.
@wodieskodie @CroftingLaw @sweenyness @CrabbitCrofter 'S e dearg amadan a bh'ann.
— Allan MacLeod (@fidhlear) March 8, 2017
@fidhlear @wodieskodie @CroftingLaw @sweenyness direach! agus fhathast dearg amadan a th'ann. Gun chiall
@wodieskodie good. Plenty of crofters out here are now crabbit cos “Convener” Kennedy’s main aim seems to be to destroy the crofting system
@wodieskodie if he really cared about crofting he would announce he has withdrawn from election + hope others are able to clean up his mess
@wodieskodie Bull in a China shop hardly begins to describe disaster he caused in @CroftingScot No one now supports him apart from idiots
Should this candidate really be sporting the @CroftingScot logo? Looks a bit like he has been endorsed by them #crofting @Neilsoncrofting pic.twitter.com/hSsi29i4m9
— kirsti (@Mrs_Ems_x) February 27, 2017
Shocking. Kennedy should be openly rebuked by @CroftingScot for misusing the logo of the public body on his election materials @CroftingLaw https://t.co/VgilADmkpT
Calls the fairness of the election in Argyll into question. Abusing his position for personal gain. Ethical Standards need to investigate https://t.co/T7FPxtPOql
— Dunc Mac (@DuncMacL) March 7, 2017
@CroftingLaw @crabbitcrofter @Neilsoncrofting this needs to be urgently highlighted to press & @scotgov They need to put out disclaimer
@DuncMacL @CroftingLaw @CrabbitCrofter @Neilsoncrofting @scotgov Notified @cne_siar Questioned legitimacy. Suggest you raise concerns
— SkyesTheLimit (@SkyesTheLimitUK) March 8, 2017
@CroftingLaw @CroftingScot Well yes I had an interesting phone message on my mobile from Tiree asking about Commissioners conduct!
@CroftingLaw @CroftingScot A Tiree voter asked if Commissioners expect financial or other remunerations for giving crofting advice!!
@Neilsoncrofting Another example of brown envelopes at @CroftingScot perhaps? https://t.co/E4FCC4fOia #crofting
There appears to be solidarity amongst those tweeting. Their views are clear and similar to many expressed over the past year following the allegations of abuse of power within the Crofting Commission. Allegations that appear to have been well founded in light of the U-Turn taken by the Crofting Commission, their subsequent apology and the findings of the Governance Review. Whether this solidarity is reflected amongst the non-tweeting crofting electorate remains to be seen next week. The polls, as we all know, do not always get it right. We should, however, know the answer by High Noon next Friday.
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This entry was posted in Crofting Commission, Crofting Elections and tagged 2017 Crofting Elections, apology, Crabbit Crofter, Crofters Holdings (Scotland) Act 1886, crofting, Crofting Commission, crofting commission elections, crofting elections, crofting regulation, crofts, decrofting, Donald Trump, fake news, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, governance review, Governance Review of the Crofting Commission, High Noon, holiday, hustings, logo, owner-occupiers, Scottish Government, solidarity, Twitter, U-turn on March 10, 2017 by Brian Inkster.
Review highlights “notable and worrying failures” in governance within the Crofting Commission
Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has asked the Crofting Commission to take urgent action to improve performance in crucial areas following the publication of the Governance Review [PDF] undertaken on the instruction of the Scottish Government by business advisors and accountancy firm Scott-Moncrieff.
The Scottish Government ordered the Governance Review of the Crofting Commission following the crisis of confidence in the organisation due to the inappropriate actions taken on common grazings committees and the subsequent breakdown of relationships within the Commission.
A full action plan including prioritising work to deliver the necessary improvements in the way regulatory cases and Board proceedings are managed will be delivered in response to the findings of the Governance Review.
The Crofting Commission Governance Review highlighted a range of areas that need urgent action including:-
Governance standards, procedures and other arrangements, at both executive and non-executive levels, to underpin effective decision-making, particularly in relation to the Bohuntin, Upper Coll and Mangersta Common Grazings cases [Note: The review did not look at the regulatory decisions themselves]
Arrangements for handling conflicts of interest
Ensuring that capacity building and development needs of Board members are met and that the necessary training is provided.
Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, said:-
This review highlights notable and worrying failures in the governance of the crofting commission which must be improved immediately. That is why I have asked the new Chief Executive to urgently prepare an action plan to take this forward.
Crofting is an integral part of Scottish rural life and it is essential that it has an effective regulator. This review, and the action plan which will follow, must help to deliver the necessary changes and ensure the commission is able to lead the crofting industry forward.
Crofting Commission Chief Executive, Bill Barron, said:-
A number of important points have been made in the governance review and we are committed to ensuring robust processes are in place to achieve a high standard of governance within the organisation. I will be putting in place a full action plan to ensure these points are addressed, as requested by the Rural Economy Secretary.
We have already made some of the improvements recommended in the review and we are developing a comprehensive induction programme for the new Board of Commissioners following the elections in March 2017.
Continuous improvement within the Commission, and building on the recommendations from the review, will help us to create a focussed and effective organisation working to secure the future of crofting.
The Scottish Crofting Federation has welcomed the pledge by the Scottish Government to put in place an action plan to address the failures highlighted by the Governance Review. Their Chair, Russell Smith, said:-
The Governance Review of the Crofting Commission, instigated by Scottish Government at our request, has exposed many weaknesses in basic operating procedures and in how the organisation copes with extraordinary individual behaviours. The review has made it clear that a robust Commissioner appraisal process is required, to help identify and deliver ongoing training and skills development. We are particularly keen to see a rationalisation of the roles of Commissioners, establishing when they should be delegating to the executive staff or referring to other bodies that have the required expertise. Commissioners should have a strategic and advisory capacity only. It is clear that they got too involved with executive procedures that they did not have the competence or remit for.
The review team recognises the huge damage done to the reputation of the Commission by the in-fighting and particularly that the vote of no confidence in the convener did not achieve a tangible result, that is, his removal. Frustratingly, the review does not suggest how this will be resolved, though the government’s recent exoneration will open up options.
It is alarming that the review team found there to be fundamental inconsistencies and gaps in records of events that led to the breakdown of the organisation. This appears to have handicapped the review to an extent, and is telling in itself.
The list of areas for improvement is long and the minister for crofting, Mr Fergus Ewing, has instructed that an action plan to address them be put in place as a matter of urgency. This will, we hope, sort out some of the fundamental issues that allowed the near collapse of this significant organisation. We are strongly of the opinion that the purpose and role of Commissioners needs to be appraised and a clear boundary to be set between their overseeing strategy and the staff’s executive function. This seems critical to the health of the Crofting Commission.
No comment appears to have been made by the Convener of the Crofting Commission, Colin Kennedy, on the “notable and worrying failures” found whilst he was at the helm.
Mr Kennedy has, however, as part of his campaign for re-election to the South West Highlands seat on the Crofting Commission, stated to The Oban Times that his “experience prompted” him “to make representations to the Scottish Government, which included insisting an external review was required to establish what was, or was not, going on“. One would, therefore, think that the review was instigated at the insistence of Mr Kennedy!
It was, of course, as a result of the alleged abuse of power within the Crofting Commission whilst Mr Kennedy was in charge that I and the Scottish Crofting Federation, amongst others, called on Fergus Ewing to instigate a review into goings on at Great Glen House.
As far back as April 2016, I stated:-
In 1883 a Royal Commission (The Napier Commission) was set up by Gladstone’s Liberal Government. Its purpose was ‘to inquire into the conditions of the crofters and cottars in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland’ and everything concerning them. This came on the back of The Highland Clearances and ‘The Battle of the Braes’ where the Braes crofters stood up against the 50 policemen brought in from Glasgow following the loss of their hill pasture on Ben Lee and a rent strike in protest. The Report by the Napier Commission resulted in the first Crofters Act in 1886 providing security of tenure for crofters.
130 years after security of tenure was given to crofters a new form of clearance is happening in the Highlands and Islands: The clearance of common grazings committees by the Crofting Commission. They are wielding power in an unjustified and brutal manner reminiscent of landlords from the nineteenth century. We are about to see I believe ‘The Battle of Great Glen House’ (this time perhaps fought with paper and ink rather than stones) and the Scottish Government must now institute an inquiry into the actings of the Crofting Commission and everything concerning them.
In May 2016 the then Chair of the Scottish Crofting Federation, Fiona Mandeville, referring to a meeting held in Ullapool to discuss the common grazings crisis said:-
The meeting was unequivocal in its opinion of the Crofting Commission’s conduct. As well as a vote of no confidence in the Commission, the meeting thought that it would be appropriate for the convener of the Commission to stand aside whilst an investigation is carried out into the summary dismissals of grazings committees and the internal procedures of the Commission that has led to this debacle. The Scottish Crofting Federation fully supports this.
Then in June 2016 the Scottish Crofting Federation reiterated its call on Scottish Ministers to intervene in the crofting common grazings debacle and to instigate an external examination of the Crofting Commission, following revelations of a cover-up. Fiona Mandeville then said:-
We reiterate our petition that the Scottish Ministers intervene and ensure that an impartial examination of the Commission’s recent conduct is carried out by a competent external body.
This is extremely disappointing. It seems that the only way to deal with this is through an external audit of the Commission’s behaviour over the common grazings. And we do mean a full audit.
Also in June 2016 Brian Wilson writing in The Scotsman said:-
The immediate question is whether the Scottish Government is prepared to back their quango’s interpretation of the law and its heavy-handed approach to enforcement.
In the short term, a rapid inquiry into why the Crofting Commission has got itself into this mess and how it can be helped out of it may seem a relatively attractive option.
In September 2016 the West Highland Free Press called for decisive Ministerial intervention in the crofting crisis. Their editor stated:-
As crofting minister Mr Ewing has a duty to be open and transparent in the exercise of his responsibility. He is not just another interested observer.
He also has a duty to the crofting community to ensure that its governing body adheres to best practice and does not trample crofters into the ground.
The West Highland Free Press have also, of course, repeatedly called on Fergus Ewing to remove Colin Kennedy as Convener of the Crofting Commission. They were of the view that “more than anybody else, Mr Kennedy spearheaded the assault on the grazings committees“.
So, no, it was not Colin Kennedy who asked for the Governance Review. But it was his actions that were certainly behind the call by the many who did want to see such a review and are not surprised at all by its findings. I will consider those findings in some detail in future posts on this blog.
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This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Bill Barron, Bohuntin, Brian Wilson, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Chair of Scottish Crofting Federation, Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission, Colin Kennedy, Common Grazings Committee, common grazings committees, conflicts of interest, Convener of Crofting Commission, crofting, Crofting Commission, Crofting Commission Board, crofting regulation, crofting regulator, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, Fiona Mandeville, governance review, Governance Review of the Crofting Commission, Great Glen House, Mangersta, Russell Smith, Scott-Moncrieff, Scottish Crofting Federation, Scottish Government, South West Highlands, The Oban Times, The Scotsman, Upper Coll, West Highland Free Press, WHFP on February 18, 2017 by Brian Inkster.
Ewing Exonerated
One Nil to Fergus Ewing. Ding ding, next round!
BBC Naidheachdan have reported that Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity with responsibility for crofting, has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the complaint brought against him by the Convener of the Crofting Commission, Colin Kennedy.
This is how they reported it:-
The Secretary for Rural Economy was not breaking any rules in the way he dealt with the Crofting Commission.
This was the outcome of a review by the Secretary of Justice, after the Convener of the Commission, Colin Kennedy, raised several complaints against Fergus Ewing.
Mr Kennedy raised his complaints after a controversial Commission meeting in Brora, Sutherland in September. He questioned decisions made by Mr Ewing in connection with the Commission.
Mr Kennedy was angry that the Commission had to excuse crofters in relation to how they handled the grazing committees disputes.
Since then there has been controversy surrounding Mr Kennedy and there has been pressure on Mr Ewing to ask Kennedy to stand down.
It has not been possible for Ewing to deal with the Commission whilst this review has been underway.
Now the government has confirmed that the review conducted by the Department of Justice is over, and that Ewing did nothing wrong.
The question now is what will Ewing do with all his freedom to make decisions regarding the Commission.
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As highlighted previously on this blog section 1(3) of the Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993 states:-
The Commission shall discharge their functions in accordance with such directions of a general or specific character as may from time to time be given to them in writing by the Scottish Ministers.
Directions were given to Mr Kennedy by a Scottish Minister. It would appear that Mr Kennedy refused to accept those directions and instead lodged a complaint against the Scottish Minister in question.
The Scottish Minister has been completely exonerated in what would appear to have been a vexatious complaint. Will Mr Kennedy therefore now accept those directions which will involve him personally issuing a public apology to the three grazings committees removed from office by the Crofting Commission in Mangersta, Upper Coll and Bohuntin? Or is it a case that ‘hell will freeze over‘ before he does that?
Will Mr Kennedy now accept the Scottish Government’s position on disbursement of common grazings funds and receipt of SRDP funding which has been accepted by his fellow commissioners but which he has been very vocal in disagreeing with?
Mr Kennedy is, in any event, not well known for representing the views of the board of the Crofting Commission to the general public despite it being one of his “particular responsibilities“, as convener, to do so. He is also, as highlighted in my last post, completely at odds with the board and appears to be refusing to follow the doctrine of collective responsibility.
Fergus Ewing did say some time ago that it is not sustainable for the Scottish Government and one of its public bodies to take opposing interpretations of the law. Is it sustainable for the Scottish Government and the Convener of one of its public bodies to take opposing interpretations of the law and to be in continuing conflict over those interpretations?
The governance review of the Crofting Commission was published last week and referred to “notable failures in governance within the Crofting Commission“. The review made reference to “strong personalities, differences of opinion and apparent incongruent individual objectives and priorities” having “impaired effective and efficient governance“. I will look at this governance review in some detail in forthcoming posts on this blog.
Gaelic credit: Thanks to Vicki Folan of Inksters for translating the BBC Naidheachdan report from Gaelic to English
This entry was posted in Crofting Commission and tagged apology, BBC Naidheachdan, Bohuntin, Brora, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Colin Kennedy, Common Grazings Funds, complaint, Convener of Crofting Commission, Crofters (Scotland) Act 1993, Crofting Commission, Crofting Commission Board, Crofting Commissioners, crofting governance, directions, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, governance review, grazings committees, Mangersta, Scottish Government, Scottish Ministers, SRDP, SRDP funding, Upper Coll, vexatious on February 14, 2017 by Brian Inkster.
New SCF Chair
Russell Smith – Chair of the Scottish Crofting Federation
With recent news of crofting commissioner appointments and a new CEO at the Crofting Commission it should also be noted that just before Christmas a new chair was appointed to the Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF).
At their board and council meeting on 16 December 2016, the SCF said thanks to the out-going chair, Fiona Mandeville, who stepped down on completion of her two year tenure. Fiona handed the role to Russell Smith, a crofter from Bonar Bridge in Sutherland.
Mr Smith commented:-
The Federation has achieved a great deal in the past two years, not least the pledges made by the SNP in their manifesto and confirmed recently by the Cabinet Secretary for crofting, Fergus Ewing MSP. The pledges mirror the ‘Five Actions for Crofting’ published by the SCF just before the election.
We have brought crofting very much back on to the Scottish Government agenda with the promise from them to modernise crofting law and make it more transparent, understandable and workable in practice. This will be no mean feat but the law needs to be made to work for crofters not for lawyers. We have won a substantial improvement in the Croft House Grant Scheme and await the government’s action to re-introduce the Croft House Loan Scheme.
Scottish Government will also explore mechanisms to make more publicly owned land available to new entrants, a long running campaign of the SCF, and have promised to introduce a new entrant’s scheme for crofting and to explore the creation of new woodland crofts. At last the National Development Plan for Crofting we asked for is closer to becoming a reality.
So, yes, we have achieved a lot, but there is still much to do. With the prospect of leaving the European Union, one of the few certainties is that support to agriculture and particularly to crofting will have to be fought for. Being the only organisation solely dedicated to representing crofters means that SCF will have to fight hard to avoid being marginalised by big farmers in other parts of the country. Crofters need to stand together under one banner so that our voices can be heard.
This entry was posted in Scotttish Crofting Federation and tagged Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, CEO, Chair of Scottish Crofting Federation, CHGS, Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission, Croft House Grant Scheme, Croft House Loan Scheme, crofters, crofting, Crofting Commissioner, crofting law, crofting lawyers, Crofting Minister, European Union, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, Fiona Mandeville, Five Actions for Crofting, lawyers, Russell Smith, SCF, Scottish Crofting Federation, Scottish Government, SNP, SNP Manifesto, woodland crofts on February 4, 2017 by Brian Inkster.
New Crofting Commission CEO not Commissioner!
The Scottish Farmer are not always on the ball when it comes to crofting news. This week they excelled themselves with the headline ‘New Crofting Commissioner announced’.
Well we had all been waiting patiently for the remaining vacant seat for an appointed commissioner to be filled. Only one of the two vacant posts was recently filled following the appointment of Malcolm Mathieson with a promise that the remaining appointment would “be made in due course“. Did The Scottish Farmer have an exclusive for us on this? Unfortunately not. They just had their CEOs mixed up with their commissioners.
The real news that the Scottish Farmer was trying to report was that Bill Barron has been appointed as Chief Executive at the Crofting Commission.
The Chief Executive and designated Accountable Officer is responsible for the strategic leadership and overall operation and management of the Crofting Commission, including financial controls. Bill Barron has assumed the role on a permanent basis after being appointed as interim CEO in October 2016 following the departure of Catriona Maclean.
Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity Fergus Ewing said:-
I am pleased that Bill has accepted the position and will join the Commission as permanent Chief Executive.
We have achieved a number of important milestones since we established the Crofting Commission in 2012, and there is now an opportunity to build on successful developments in crofting, refocusing attention on being an effective regulator and delivering an excellent service to crofters.
I am sure that Bill will bring leadership skills and dedication to the role and I wish him every success.
Crofting Commission Chief Executive Bill Barron said:-
I am delighted to have been appointed Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission. In my three months as Interim Chief Executive I have met regularly with Commissioners, staff, crofters and many other stakeholders to hear their views.
The work I have started will continue, giving the Commission a renewed focus on securing the future of crofting and preparing for the new Board following the crofting elections in March 2017.
Bill Barron – biography
Bill Barron was appointed interim CEO of the Crofting Commission in October 2016.
Before that he worked on housing policy and delivery for the Scottish Government for 8 years, covering a range of issues including homelessness, housing’s contribution to health and social care, housing-related social security, and the supply of affordable housing.
A former statistician, Bill has also worked for the UK and Scottish Governments in the fields of education, social security, health and justice.
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The Commission’s board can have up to nine commissioners. A maximum of six are elected by crofters, with the remainder appointed by Scottish Ministers. The Commission is the only public body in Scotland with a majority of board members elected by the people they serve.
This entry was posted in Crofting Commission and tagged Accountable Officer, Bill Barron, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity, Catriona Maclean, CEO, Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission, crofting, Crofting Commission, Crofting Commissioner, Crofting Commissioners, Fergus Ewing, Fergus Ewing MSP, Interim Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission, Malcolm Mathieson, Scottish Government, Scottish Ministers, The Scottish Farmer on February 4, 2017 by Brian Inkster.
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Palestinian baby dies from tear gas inhalation
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An 18-month-old Palestinian baby has died after suffering from tear gas inhalation during clashes between Israeli occupied forces and Palestinians nearly three months ago, according to Palestinian health officials.
The baby boy, named Abdul Rahman Barghouti, died late on Friday from asphyxiation, following more than two months of treatment, Palestinian Ministry of Health spokesman Osama Najjar told Al-Jazeera.
Najjar said that Barghouti was hospitalized after Israeli forces “shot tear gas into his home and room” in the occupied West Bank town of Aboud near Ramallah on May 19.
According to Palestinian news agency Wafa, clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians took place during a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners who were on hunger strike at the time.
“Soldiers … randomly fired a large volume of tear gas at civilian homes,” reported Wafa.
Najjar told Al-Jazeera that Israeli jeeps blocked Palestinian ambulances from reaching Barghouti and medics had to go by foot to attend to and bring the child to a hospital in Ramallah.
The Israeli army did not responded to a request for comment at the time of this publication, adds Al-Jazeera.
Due to the seriousness of his injuries, Barghouti was transferred to Hadassah hospital in West Jerusalem.
Hospital officials were not available for comments.
‘Misuse’ of crowd control weapons
According to Israeli human rights group B’Tselem, at least 101 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in 2016, including 31 children. That makes 2016 the deadliest year for Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Rights group Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCIP) has documented at least nine Palestinian children who have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers so far this year.
Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP, told Al-Jazeera that Israeli forces “continually misuse crowd control weapons” like tear gas.
He said the misuse of such weapons “is in violation of military regulations and international law”.
In May, a six-year-old Palestinian boy was seriously injured after a tear gas canister fired by Israeli forces hit him in the back of the head.
At the time, the DCIP said in a statement that “excessive use of ‘less-lethal’ weapons and projectiles in crowded areas where children are present poses serious risks to children, especially very young children”.
The organisation documented at least seven cases between January and May 20, 2017 in which Palestinian children were injured by crowd control weapons used by Israeli forces.
In 2015, an eight-month-old baby died from tear gas inhalation in a village near Bethlehem.
The baby suffocated after Israeli forces sprayed tear gas at Palestinians during clashes in Beit Fajjar.
In a separate incident in 2015, a 54-year-old Palestinian man died due to inhaling excessive tear gas fired by Israeli forces in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
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By Feministing • 1 month ago
(B)logging Off: Feministing Forever
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What Backlash Against “Political Correctness” is Really About
The last few weeks have seen Virginia racked by government scandals, including Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring’s histories with blackface, and allegations of sexual assault against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax. Democratic Party leadership has since swiftly called for the resignations of Northam and Fairfax — demands that some on both sides of the aisle have ignorantly all but chalked up to excessive “political correctness.”
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The human rights of marginalized groups are more than just “identity politics”
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By Juliana Britto Schwartz • @JulianaBrittoS • 6 years ago
Navajo language is in, racist language towards Native Americans is out
Things aren’t going so great these days when it comes to representations of Native Americans in mainstream media: the Washington Redskins’ are still refusing point blank to change their very racist name. Jamilah King over at Colorlines points out that,
“[This] is just one example of how the culture of football is still tied to a deeply problematic American history. For all of its supposed inclusion—the pink breast cancer awareness gear, its growing female fan base, the “It Gets Better” videos—American football is a game founded on and maintained by racial exclusivity. The sport that America loves is much like the the country itself: ostentatious, violent, and for millions, a home. [Team owner Daniel] Synder knows this. And he’s risking millions of dollars, a legal battle, and countless eye rolls to prove that tradition is more important than racial justice.”
But today, there is a little sliver of good news to keep you inspired. According to Native Appropriations, the Canadian Apple app store has now censored the word redskin by using asterisks within its search results. Unfortunately, this is only within Canada’s app store, and the store has not eliminated any of the apps that choose to use the word.
As the 100% First Nations owned and operated apps store Ogoki Learning Systems points out, the term actually violates iTunes policy on Apps, which states that “Apps containing references or commentary about a religious, cultural or ethnic group that are defamatory, offensive, mean-spirited or likely to expose the targeted group to harm or violence will be rejected.”
This may seem like a minor success in the face of all the struggles we still face, it’s something, and I’m taking it. And I’m not the only one. Ogoki Learning Systems stated that,
“We as Native American App developers rejoice at the decision by Apple to BAN the term “Redskin” from their Canadian App Store.We as First Nation App developers applaud Apple Inc. in taking a stand and recognizing that Native Americans and First Nation people are not ‘Redskins’. We are a distinct people with the same rights as we afford to every man woman and child who set foot on this earth.”
And Native Appropriations writes, “I hope we can agree that this is HUGE. It might seem like something minor or purely symbolic, but this is Apple we’re talking about.”
In other exciting and phone-related news, Navajo is now an available language on the Android.
Small victories y’all, but victories nonetheless.
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by Jake Barnes
She spent half her time in the hospital with a bad back. The other half she was in her shrink's office.
Once she made me go with her when she went to see the psychiatrist. “He doesn't love me,” she told the shrink. “Oh, of course he does,” said the learned man. They both looked at me. I looked at my shoes and didn't say anything.
She was thrilled when she learned that her best friend was having an affair. She left her husband and ran off with a high school history teacher, my wife reported. The woman and her husband were our best friends. That evening my wife called the husband to see how he was doing. Okay, he said. He had called the history teacher's wife and asked her over for dinner, he said. She had accepted.
I shook my head. “That Ken,” I said. “He's an enterprising sucker!”
My wife made calls to everybody she knew that evening while I sat in our den and listened to jazz tunes, sad songs like “Nardis” and “I'll remember you.”
Sad songs.
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A fav Jake.
If only spousal revenge were so sweet.
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Remove the sad art and you got hardly any art at all.
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fave*
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Oh, the skewed lines of a tiring relationship... so sad!
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Once you start seeing the shrink, it's over.*
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Finely done in the way the failing marriage gathers around the words about others.
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Brief, powerful & sad. Good one Jake!
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Needed a story like this. Thanks.
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I can't decide if the wife's enjoyment of her friend's marital breakup is schadenfreude or vicarious desire. I like the complexity of this relationship and the emotional ambiguity.
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I love the scene in the shrink's office, and I love the ending, too. All round, very good! *
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Yes. Harold Somebody or Other and Pete Other Guy traded wives in my tiny town while I was in high school. Both wives' names were Virginia. Didn't seem like much of a trade to me. *
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Jake, I just read a bunch of your stories: so much in so few words and so many with a surprising, dark twist.
I usually write novels, but how I'd like to be able to do these flashes.*Fav on this one.
I've appreciated your comments on my work this past week or so. Reassuring after being away from Fictionaut fro such a long time.
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NOVEMBER 15, 2004 (VANCOUVER) — For the first time, a new study investigating the impacts of federal fisheries policies on communities and conservation in British Columbia has quantified what many in rural B.C. already know: the ownership of commercial fishing licences and quota is being consolidated in metropolitan areas. Rural coastal regions are losing their access to commercial fishing opportunities.
Published by Ecotrust Canada, a non-profit organization in Vancouver, B.C., and Ecotrust, its sister organization in Portland, Oregon, Catch-22: Conservation, Communities and the Privatization of B.C. Fisheries investigates the economic, social and ecological impacts of fisheries licensing policy.
“Fisheries contribute more than $600 million to the province's GDP,” says Ecotrust Canada President Ian Gill. “Yet when I travel the coast I see fewer and fewer fishing boats in Masset, Bella Bella, Alert Bay and Ucluelet. Fish plants are closing. Communities are losing their connection to the sea. Yet there's still enormous wealth being harvested from marine ecosystems—just not by local people.”
The report focuses, in part, on individual fishing quotas (IFQs) whereby an individual or company owns a preset portion of the total allowable catch. Quotas are bought, sold or traded like shares on a stock exchange. IFQs are considered a form of resource privatization.
DFO has implemented IFQs in the geoduck, halibut, sablefish, groundfish trawl and three shellfish fisheries. It is currently developing a controversial plan—opposed by many working fishermen and First Nations—to implement IFQs in B.C.'s salmon fishery.
“Many of the major reforms of Pacific fisheries in the 1990s represented a catch-22 for communities,” the report concludes. Although the Department of Fisheries and Oceans cut the fishing fleet in half and reduced capital investment in vessels and equipment, many of their policy reforms caused inflationary trends in the capital value of commercial fishing licences and quota.
In the 1990s, salmon troll and gillnet licences doubled in value, the price of halibut quota jumped by 400 percent and sablefish quota by more than 600 percent. By 2003, the market value of licences and quotas for all B.C. fisheries was $1.8 billion. That's more than six times the capital investment in vessels and equipment.
“Individual fishing quotas create big winners and big losers,” says Eric Enno Tamm, a researcher for Ecotrust Canada and Catch-22 coauthor. “Those initially granted quotas by the government earn a windfall profit because the public resource is given to them for free. But as the price of the quotas rise, poorer fishermen find it impossible to buy these expensive fishing privileges.”
Not surprisingly, with fewer economic opportunities, lower incomes and less home equity, rural and aboriginal fishermen have less capital and thus are at a disadvantage in competing to buy expensive licences and quotas.
The report identifies how inflationary market values for fishing licences squeezed out many rural and Aboriginal fishermen from the industry. Using DFO's licensing database, the report shows that between 1994 and 2002 rural communities with a population of less than 10,000 have lost 45 percent of their fishing licences for salmon, groundfish and shellfish. The decline in urban areas was only 30 percent.
In B.C.'s resource-dependent coastal regions few locals own fishing quotas. Indeed, 44 percent of all IFQ licences in B.C. are owned by residents in metropolitan Vancouver and Victoria, compared to only two percent on the West Coast of Vancouver, three percent in the North Island and nine percent in the North Coast. The researchers used GIS (Geographic Information Systems) technology to map the distribution of licences by coastal region in B.C.
“There is too much money chasing too few fish,” says Dr. Astrid Scholz, a resource economist for Ecotrust and Catch-22 coauthor. “Growing capitalization in fishing licences and quota is causing the urbanization of fisheries as the resource is being bought up by those with the deepest pockets and could threaten conservation by putting pressure on fishermen to increase catches to finance their large debt-loads.”
The report calls for new measures to promote fisheries conservation, reduce overcapitalization and boost the economic viability of struggling fishing-dependent communities through new community-owned fishing quotas, modelled on a successful system in rural Alaska.
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