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Book Review: Whisper to My Heart
TITLE: Whisper to My Heart
After a decade of touring the globe, Manhattan-based classical concert pianist Annalise Redmond needs a break. What’s a Juilliard-trained musician to do when she wants to live a “normal” life for six weeks?
Weston Galloway, a former firefighter and member of an Atlanta-based construction crew, is as much into soul-winning as building the new bank in little Darling, Georgia.
Anna’s barely been kissed. Weston’s not looking for love. When these two souls collide in small-town Americana, is their time together destined only to be a precious memory or will they listen to the whispers in their heart and dare to dream of a future together?
Throw in Anna’s quirky sister and brother-in-law, Weston’s challenging coworker, spirited employees at The Darling Diner, and a cast of lively townsfolk, and you won’t want to miss this journey to Darling!
Author JoAnn Durgin excels at creating realistic, compelling heroes and heroines and their supporting casts of wonderful characters—sometimes eccentric, always intriguing. Whisper to My Heart is no exception, and I loved this story. Its appeal began as soon as I read the back cover blurb. Music has always been important to me, and the love of my life is a builder. So Whisper and I had a bond before the first page.
From the opening scene of Anna’s near-disaster, through her and Weston’s stumbling, heartfelt conversations, to the deeply satisfying ending, I was enthralled. I love the little town of Darling, Georgia, and all its inhabitants. Roz pushed her way into my heart, while others charmed their way in.
Anyone who enjoys a good read with a strong Christian message, fantastic characters, and a charming small town full of realistic, multi-layered people will love Whisper to My Heart. It easily earns five stars from me. Highly recommended.
This book was a gift and will remain part of my treasured library.
Book Review: Pinky Promise
TITLE: Pinky Promise (Riverbed Romance #2)
AUTHOR: Valerie Comer
PUBLISHER: GreenWords Media
Kelly Bryant's young daughter wants a daddy and sets her sights on her new best friend's single father. The man may be charming, sweet, and a believer, but Kelly is embarrassed. She extracts a pinky promise from her six-year-old to stop proposing to men on her behalf.
Ian Tomlinson isn't looking for a wife but does need care for his daughter during spring break the week after his move to Riverbend. He hates to ask Kelly — and plant ideas in the girls' minds — but he's rather low on options.
How can two single parents fall in love for real with a pair of mini-matchmakers pushing from both sides — pinky promises or not?
I received this novella as a gift when I subscribed to Valerie Comer’s newsletter, and it turned out to be a sweet treat, just what I needed. I’d already read the first book of this series, Secretly Yours, a while ago, so I expected an enjoyable story. What I didn’t expect was to fall in love with two precocious, unrelated “twins.” Elena and Sophie stole the story, but they’re such adorable scene-stealers, they made my day.
This is a novella, not a full novel, so the timeline is tight, but it didn’t feel rushed. The inevitable romance between Kelly and Ian seemed realistic. Sometimes love blooms quickly, as I know from experience, and I loved the journey from initial attraction, through doubts, to the happy ending.
I had to chuckle at the author’s blatant product placement, a mention of her Farm Fresh series. It fit into the story, so why not?
This lighthearted story took only a few hours to read, but Pinky Promise made those hours enjoyable. This book earns five stars from me.
Book Review: A Brother's Bond
TITLE: A Brother’s Bond (Sacred Bond Guardians Book One)
AUTHOR: Lee Tobin McClain
After rescuing a beautiful stranger from a seemingly random rock slide, a snowstorm leaves disabled veteran Adam Calloway no choice but to put her up at his remote mountain getaway. But when he realizes who Karen Smith is and why she’s here, all he knows for sure is that he has to get rid of her… and fast. Because Karen wants to find out what really happened to her younger brother, killed in these mountains nine years ago. And if she solves the cold case, she’ll destroy Adam’s fragile sister whom he’s vowed to protect with his life.
As Adam and Karen wait out the storm together, they care for Adam’s sister and her child and face mysterious threats from the outside world. Why does Karen keep getting warning texts on her phone? Who would toss a brick through Adam’s picture window? And what kind of maniac would try to set fire to a house with four people inside, one of them a vulnerable child?
Working together to keep everyone safe, Adam and Karen come to admire each other’s strengths, and the two loners begin to fall in love. But Karen is getting closer to the truth that could put Adam’s sister behind bars and leave her son without a mother. The threats keep escalating. And Adam starts to wonder if he can fulfill the vow to serve and protect that he made as a teenager at the Covenant School . . . and whether he really understands anything at all about what happened all those years ago…
This is the first book by author Lee Tobin McClain that I have read, but it won’t be the last. A Brother’s Bond is a superb romantic suspense, with flawed and intriguing characters, danger around every curve (literally!), an innocent at risk, and high stakes all around. The mountain setting is critical, and the mystery the heroine is trying to solve—the same one the hero wants to conceal—kept me turning the pages right to the end.
The faith journey of the main characters is an integral part of the story, and I appreciated their struggles to reconcile the pain they’d suffered with the God of love.
A Brother’s Bond earns five stars from me. Highly recommended. This book is part of my personal library.
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Self-diffusion of cadmium in cadmium telluride annealed in tellurium-saturated atmosphere
R. Kanno, T. Wada, Y. Yamazaki, J. Wang, M. Isshiki, Y. Iijima
Diffusion behavior of Cd in volume and along dislocations in high-purity CdTe annealed in Te-saturated atmosphere has been studied by the radioactive tracer method with a serial ion-beam sputter-microsectioning technique. The temperature dependence of volume diffusion coefficients shows a bend around 773K, whereas that of the self-diffusion along dislocations shows a straight line. This suggests that the defect induced by impurities enhances the volume diffusion but does not affect the diffusion along dislocations.
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
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Kanno, R., Wada, T., Yamazaki, Y., Wang, J., Isshiki, M., & Iijima, Y. (2003). Self-diffusion of cadmium in cadmium telluride annealed in tellurium-saturated atmosphere. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 6(5-6), 319-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2003.07.020
Self-diffusion of cadmium in cadmium telluride annealed in tellurium-saturated atmosphere. / Kanno, R.; Wada, T.; Yamazaki, Y.; Wang, J.; Isshiki, M.; Iijima, Y.
In: Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, Vol. 6, No. 5-6, 01.10.2003, p. 319-322.
Kanno, R, Wada, T, Yamazaki, Y, Wang, J, Isshiki, M & Iijima, Y 2003, 'Self-diffusion of cadmium in cadmium telluride annealed in tellurium-saturated atmosphere', Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol. 6, no. 5-6, pp. 319-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2003.07.020
Kanno R, Wada T, Yamazaki Y, Wang J, Isshiki M, Iijima Y. Self-diffusion of cadmium in cadmium telluride annealed in tellurium-saturated atmosphere. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 2003 Oct 1;6(5-6):319-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mssp.2003.07.020
Kanno, R. ; Wada, T. ; Yamazaki, Y. ; Wang, J. ; Isshiki, M. ; Iijima, Y. / Self-diffusion of cadmium in cadmium telluride annealed in tellurium-saturated atmosphere. In: Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing. 2003 ; Vol. 6, No. 5-6. pp. 319-322.
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LAX Adds Nonstop Flights to Helsinki, Three US Cities
By Howard Fine
In the space of three days at the end of March and early April, four nonstop flights were resumed or added at Los Angeles International Airport, according to announcements from various airlines.
On the much-coveted international flight front, Finnair resumed nonstop service on March 31 between LAX and Helsinki Airport after a 27-year hiatus. The Helsinki-based airline is flying the route three times a week using Airbus A350-900 aircraft that can seat up to about 300 passengers.
For the last two years, Angelenos wanting to travel to Finland on Finnair have had to go through San Francisco International Airport, and that service was only available during summer.
Domestically, American Airlines launched nonstop service between LAX and Louisville, Ky. on April 2, the first-ever from Los Angeles to the host city for the Kentucky Derby. The daily flights to and from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport will use Airbus A-319 aircraft that carries up to 160 passengers.
Another first for nonstop service also began April 2 as United Airlines launched a daily flight between LAX and Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wis., using Embraer E-175 aircraft with a seating capacity of 80.
Meanwhile, nonstop service resumed April 2 after a six-year hiatus between LAX and Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Okla. American Airlines picked up the nonstop service after United Airlines ended it in 2013 due to lack of demand. American has not announced the type of aircraft being used for this flight.
Education, energy, engineering/construction and infrastructure reporter Howard Fine can be reached at hfine@labusinessjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @howardafine.
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Tamayura: Hitotose – Episode 12 [END]
Posted on February 20, 2012 by fleetadmiralj
It’s the day of the exhibition, and while things start out slowly, the girls start seeing a steady stream of people through their exhibition. Everybody’s presentations are a hit, but the biggest one is Maon’s new recital, which combines all of the girl’s talents together. The next night, the girls celebrate New Years when Chihiro calls and says she’s made friends with Tomo, a girl in her class. Finally, Sayomi takes them driving (to near disastrous results) the next morning to watch the first sunrise.
Maon and friends say goodbye and thank you for watching
And this series ends as it largely began: as a laid back slice-of-life series. As I thought when they first came up with the idea, they ended the series with the exhibition, which was done probably as well as you could expect. I’m kinda sad that we didn’t hear all of Maon’s new story, though. The rest of the episode was pretty much the four girls being themselves, with a trip with Sayomi, who apparently learned how to drive from Yukari-sensei, thrown in.
For whatever reason, this series gave me the feeling of a series made in the early to mid-2000s, which is fine since it seems like series from that era seemed to be better in my opinion anyway. Maybe it’s the way that it can be cute without going overboard on moe. Maybe it was the animation style. Maybe it was the music. I don’t know, but whatever it was, I liked it.
Even though previews of this series make it sound like it’s all about photography, it really isn’t, even though photography is a major part of Fu’s character. But you don’t need to be a photography nerd at all to enjoy this series. I certainly know this series isn’t for everyone, but if you’re a fan of slow-paced shows, I’d definitely recommend it.
There is also an OVA, which apparently is supposed to take place between the first two episodes of this series. I don’t know if I can find it anywhere or not, but if I can, maybe I can sneak watching that in somewhere.
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Tamayura: Hitotose – Episode 11
With everyone preparing for the exhibition, Maon says she wants to try to do a recital at the inn on Osaki-shimojima. However, Maon is having trouble writing her own story, which just gets worse when everyone keeps telling her how excited they are to see the recital. Once they get to the inn, Maon and friends find out so many people have come to see it that they had to move it to the Virgo, the theater that Maon has always dreamed of performing at. However, Maon still hasn’t come up with an ending, but decides to do the recital anyway, and is able to finish it – an allegory about Maon’s own experiences – with the urging of her friends.
I don't always say no to Maon, but when I do...oh who am I kidding. I can never say no to more Maon
Another Maon episode, yay! This time Maon tries to add to her myriad of talents by wanting to do a recital of a story that she’s written. It’s nice to see Maon, who probably at the start of the series would never have even dreamed of doing such a recital, being able to do one in front of so many people. If there is any character that has developed more during this series, it’s probably Maon.
It’s hard to say if this is the best episode so far, because there have been so many good episodes, but this has to be up there, I think. I’m sad that the next episode will be the last one. This has been such an enjoyable series to watch.
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Fu, Norie, and Maon realize that Kaoru hasn’t been acting like herself after being overly disappointed that they were all busy that weekend and later by turning all of their requests for Kaoru to join them on their particular outings. Norie finally confronts Kaoru about it but Kaoru just says there isn’t anything they can do. Finally, on the Sunday everyone is supposedly busy, Sayomi makes Kaoru come to the cafe, where everyone is waiting, still worried about her. Kaoru explains that she’s unsure of what she wants to do and doesn’t know if her potpourri hobby is something she could do much with. However, Fu and friends tell her that they’ve had doubts about their hobbies too. Finally, Kaoru suggests they hold an exhibition of their talents together.
Enraged Mode Norie thinks Kaoru is thinking too hard
We finally get a Kaoru-centric episode. I’m not really sure if we had really gotten one yet, which is strange since she’s really the center of the group. In any case, I thought this was another good episode. It’s nice to be able to learn more about Kaoru as, I just noted, she is really the one person of the group that we didn’t really know all that much about.
As far as the exhibition, I would expect us to see it before the season is over. Since it’s supposed to take place on the next to last day of the year in the series, probably seeing it in the last episode as a way to close out the series would be my guess. And that would be a pretty good way to go out I think as well.
Tamayura: Hitotose – Episode 9
First, Momoneko-sama, the pink cat in the town, has it rough, despite the opinions of Fu and her friends. He saves less fortunate cats from being beaten up by larger cats and does other public services. However, has he met his match when a wort hog starts destroying people’s fields?
Next, the girl that Fu and friends heard was going to confess to someone back in episode 7 in the camera shop, Shimako, shows up at Hoboro’s on an eating binge and eats too much. Hoboro and Sayomi bring her back to Fu’s house to stay the night. The next day Sayomi decides to take everyone on a road trip, where Shimako’s friend Manami helps her sort things out.
Hoboro is going to make you tons of okonomiyaki and you ARE going to like it!
We get another double-episode episode, though the parts in this episode aren’t related like they were in episode 6. First, we get a glimpse of the mysterious life of the pink cat Momoneko-sama, which was definitely entertaining. Giving emotion to a blog of fluff that isn’t very capable of expression emotion is always something that can be entertaining.
The second half of the episode just kinda felt like filler. It was centered around a character we had met for maybe 30 seconds two episodes ago, and while it was based off of the conversation we overheard her having about confessing, it seemed to be more about trying to create humor by being over the top than any sort of real story. And while I suppose it was funny, I’m used to this series having an episode which also has a good story, so I was disappointed in that regard to the 2nd half of this episode.
Fu learns that Riho is staying at Hoboro’s and becomes curious about the relationship between the two. The girls head to Hoboro’s to investigate (and to eat) and find out that the two are very close, with Riho even giving a “quiz” about Hoboro to the girls. Later, Fu shows Riho some of her pictures, which Riho thinks are good. Riho then suggests to Fu that she accompany her and Hoboro to see Hoboro’s sempai who runs a cafe in Kure. However, some comments Riho makes starts concerning Fu that she may be losing interest in photography.
Unexpected old friends
So this time we get a kind of background episode on both Riho and Hoboro, which includes learning Hoboro’s real name (Chimo Yakusa). This episode was ultimately about, I think, the trip each person takes through life, and how what they want to do is up to each person. Hoboro used to do illustrations, but quit to run a restaurant because she liked seeing the town and the children in it grow up. Her sempai, Chimo, also runs a cafe, but still does a lot of illustration work. Riho has moved on from taking pictures of the sky to taking pictures of lot of other things.
Really, this episode explains the symbolism behind the train ticket with no destination that Riho sent Fu back in the first episode: that life is a journey and you never really know where it will take you, as long as you follow what you want to do.
It’s time for a festival in Takehara called the “Road of Aspiration,” where the town lights up tons of beautiful bamboo stalks. Fu is really looking forward this festival since it’ll be the first one since she moved back. They then go to Hoboro’s to eat, and find Dougo, their teacher, working there, who pulls them aside and asks for their help in confessing to Hoboro. It then begins to rain, threatening the festival, but lets up just in time. The girls then are able to enjoy the festival, while Dougo’s confession plan ends up going bust.
On the Night of the Festival
This was a good episode, though I was kind of caught off guard by the introduction of new characters who I’m not sure got a proper introduction because they were almost treated as if we had seen them before.
First was Riho Shihomi, the photographer that Fu had sent pictures to in the first episode, and from who she received a train ticket with no destination as a charm from. Fu seemed familiar with her, so apparently she has met her before between the start of the series and this episode, or has otherwise kept in close contact.
Next was Shouko Hirono, one of Kaoru’s old friends, who had apparently moved away before even Fu had. I’m not even really sure what her purpose was, other than to maybe show that Fu has gotten over her father’s death by having Shouko ask about him, not knowing that he’s died. Otherwise, her character seems to be relatively unexplored as well.
Also, we had lots of talk about the festival and how it’s important to Fu, but I’m not sure we got a clear picture of why it’s important to Fu. Maybe I just missed it, and maybe it’s something that one is supposed to just kind of “know,” but I felt it was kind of missing.
Don’t get me wrong, I still thought this was an OK episode, but I think it might be the weakest one so far for the reasons above. It just kinda felt things were happening without giving a proper explanation of why or who these people were.
Posted on February 8, 2012 by fleetadmiralj
In 1999, Maon is reading a story she made on a hill when Fu arrives and overhears the story. Maon is incredibly embarrassed, but Fu is interested in how it ends. Norie and Kaoru then show up, but Norie falls while trying to pull Kaoru around, causing Kaoru and Fu to start crying as well. Maon is then able to calm them down by whistling. 10 years later, Maon is in middle school and after class runs into Norie, who is despressed because a boy refused her sweets. They walk around town, and Maon starts whistling at sunset. However, Norie is able to understand what she’s thinking when Maon whistles, and the two become friends.
Maon FTW
I guess to start off, this episode cleared some stuff up for me. I was kind of under the impression that Fu already knew everyone from when she lived there before, so I was like “wait…how can Maon become friends with Norie in middle school, after Fu already left?” So I went back and checked the first episode, and sure enough, the only one that they had really established as being Fu’s friend from before was Kaoru and her sister, and the 2nd episode, while not confirming this, insinuated it as well. So…I guess my impressions were wrong so now I’m corrected.
Having said that, this was once again another nice episode, and another Maon episode, who is quickly becoming my favorite character, I think. In this episode, we see how the four friends all first met, even though they didn’t really become friends yet at that point, and then later when Maon became friends with Norie (and then presumably Kaoru after that). We also learn where Maon got an affinity for whistling as well here. I think I said this a couple episodes back, but Maon is the type of character that can sometimes be forgotten by writers, and I’m very pleased with the fact that she’s already gotten two episodes centering around her.
Fu’s old friend Chihiro comes to visit Takehara, but gets off at the wrong station, so Fu’s mother goes to pick her up. In the meantime, Fu meets some of her mother’s old biker friends in the cafe, who show Fu pictures of her mother. The next day, Fu takes Chihiro to meet her other friends, and the conversation soon turns to Fu’s different nicknames: “Potte” and “Fu-nyon,” and how she got those nicknames. Sayomi then show up and decides that they should all take an expedition up a big hill. In a neighboring town. By walking.
All of Fu's friends, together
Once again, another excellent episode. I figured Chihiro would probably visit eventually, and the episode was as good as I was hoping it would be. So we learn that “Potte” is a name Sayomi gave Fu because she thought it described how she moved, and Chihiro calls her “Fu-nyon” because she accidentally called her that when they met, out of nervousness.
It was nice to see Chihiro finally warm up to all of Fu’s other friends, especially Maon, in this episode, and I hope she decides to come visit again later.
This episode was better paced than the last one, I think. It still kept the show’s relaxed feeling, but wasn’t so slow that it felt like the writers were just trying to fill time up. I think so far this probably rates as the 2nd best show I’m watching in my Fall group.
It’s summer vacation, and Fu and the group decide to spend their vacation at an Inn Maon’s family runs on an island in the Inland Sea. While sightseeing, the come across a theater that Maon recognizes, and she gets in a really good mood after they take a loot inside it. They then go to see Fu and Kou’s grandfather when they run into Komachi. Later we learn that Maon saw a guitar concert at the theater, and she became interested in music as a result.asdf
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Another nice little episode here. The last episode got us to know Norie a bit better. This episode lets us learn a bit about Maon. Again, if you’re looking for tons of action, look somewhere else as this is another laid back lazy episode. It’s nice to see Maon get some depth as she is the type of character which can sometimes get neglected in a series. Apparently Maon likes to whistle as a substitute for talking, which she can be really nervous about sometimes. In any case, she seems like a really cool character after this episode.
Fu and company are having a meal at the cafe when Kou shows up, causing Norie to go bonkers. Later, when Norie and Maon are shopping, they notice someone is following them, and finally discover it’s a girl named Komachi. Komachi tells them that she’s doing surveillance on Norie because of her behavior around Kou, who is also Komachi’s classmate. They then get into a baking contest at the cafe to see who can make the best sweets, with Kou being the judge. Of course, they end up in a tie with Kou loving both of their sweets.
It's gonna be a battle to the, er, stomach
I another good episode, I thought. This time we’re introduced to Komachi, a classmate of Kou’s who also has a crush on him. Obviously the tension between Komachi and Norie is going to be some added comedic relief to this show, and so far it’s doing pretty good. It was kinda cute how Komachi worked to make her hotcakes for Kou, even though she didn’t really know how to do it, but it turned out OK in the end. I also had to kinda of lauch at the fact that Norie may have finally found someone more hyper and crazier than herself.
Some shows are what I might call “hyper” slice-of-life shows: shows that fall into the slice of life category, but are really fast paced. Examples of shows like that include Azumanga Diaoh and Lucky Star. Then you have a show like this, which is also slice of life, but the pace is really slow. Probably the closest shows I can think of might be Sketchbook and Hidimari Sketch, with both happening to be artsy shows as well. If anything, I like this show better than either of those, at least so far.
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September 1, 2019 by Team Jothishi
Do you know that Jewish astrology was born almost 2000 years ago, just after the Latin astrology? Despite this, it is the most understated form of astrology because Jewish views on astrology were never very supportive. Jewish rabbis believed astrology is not for Israel and prohibited it on most occasions. It has been the bone of contention for thousand of years between rabbis and practitioners of Jewish astrology. Though the Jewish church, to a great extent, believes in the “ free will” of the people and that nothing can supersede worship and prayers, the Torah does have hints of ‘mazalot’ meaning constellations. Though this, Jewish views on astrology have undergone a huge change in modern times.
Jewish Astrology In 21st Century
In an era, where youngsters are curious to know about themselves in order to understand the world around them, they resort to astrology like never before. And the case in Israel is not different. Jewish Kabbalah astrology, the name given to the Jewish astrology has become an important source of self-knowledge. It provides a scientific explanation of how a soul chooses the time to manifests itself on earth. It reveals your sole purpose of being on earth and the talents through which you are going to attain it.
Jewish Birth Chart from 18th century
The one reason, in my opinion, for the change in Jewish views on astrology, is because of the way astrology has helped people overcome challenges and obstacles in the way of their progress and growth. No more astrology is seen as soothsaying, divination or fortune-telling. It has become a logical explanation of the facts through calculations and permutations and given up the art of pondering at night sky.
Astrology Signs
Jewish astrology signs are equivalent of Latin zodiac signs with Hebrew names. The characteristic traits mentioned under each sign is similar to the Latin zodiac definition. The Hebrew names for Jewish astrology signs are:
Nissan for Aries
Iyar for Taurus
Sivan for Gemini
Tammuz for Cancer
Av for Leo
Elul for Virgo
Tishrei for Libra
Cheshvan for Scorpio
Kislev for Sagittarius
Tevet for Capricorn
Shevat for Aquarius
Adar for Pisces
Mystic Jewish Sun Signs
According to the Jewish views on astrology, the Rabbis of the Second Temple taught that astrology does not apply to Jewish People. This doctrine is based on spiritual law. This law states that each person chooses the most appropriate time and place of birth so that they can achieve their Tikune(Correction) in this lifetime. The astrological influences affect each and every human being and help them to attain situations and conditions that can be used to achieve his or her Tikune. But when astrological judgments are pessimistic and are not supportive of our potentials, then you can use the Kabbalistic tool called Restriction and rise above the influence of these Astrological influences.
Judaism claims that by rising above the Astrological influence you can challenge your constellations and you have the ability to change the movie of your Life’s Karma. An example of this is the story of Abraham who had a son called Isaac, even though astrology claimed otherwise.
You can find your Tikune by calculating your birth date and day. It varies for people born on different months and days of Jewish Calendar.
Jewish Evil Eye
Jewish Astrology Birth Chart is explained in the form of a Tree of life. According to Jewish astrology, the Tree of Life is a diagram that has 10 nodes which are usually connected with 22 lines. These 10 nodes talk about the 10 attributes or sephirot through which the Supreme Being manifests himself. Besides, the 10 visible sephirot, there is one which is invisible.
Malkhuth
Netzach
Tiphereth
Gevurah
Binah
Hokmah
The invisible sphere is Da’at. Each of these spheres is also ruled over by a particular guardian angel.
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The growing popularity of Kabbalah astrology around the world, though on gradual pace is the proof of Jewish astrology compatibility.
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High Level of Soluble HLA-G in the Female Genital Tract of Beninese Commercial Sex Workers Is Associated with HIV-1 Infection
Valérie Thibodeau,
Affiliations Laboratoire d'immunogénétique, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, Canada, Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
Julie Lajoie,
Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Annie-Claude Labbé,
Affiliations Département de Microbiologie et Immunologie de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, Département de Microbiologie Médicale, Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montréal, Canada
Marcel D. Zannou,
Affiliation Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert K. Maga, Université d'Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Bénin
Keith R. Fowke,
Michel Alary,
Affiliations Unité de Recherche en Santé des Populations, Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire de Québec and Université Laval, Québec, Canada, Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Johanne Poudrier,
Michel Roger
* E-mail: michel.roger.chum@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
Valérie Thibodeau Julie Lajoie ... Michel Roger
Most HIV infections are transmitted across mucosal epithelium. Understanding the role of innate and specific mucosal immunity in susceptibility or protection against HIV infection, as well as the effect of HIV infection on mucosal immunity, are of fundamental importance. HLA-G is a powerful modulator of the immune response. The aim of this study was to investigate whether soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) expression in the female genital tract is associated with HIV-1 infection.
Genital levels of sHLA-G were determined in 52 HIV-1-uninfected and 44 antiretroviral naïve HIV-1-infected female commercial sex workers (CSWs), as well as 71 HIV-1-uninfected non-CSW women at low risk of exposure, recruited in Cotonou, Benin. HIV-1-infected CSWs had higher genital levels of sHLA-G compared with those in both the HIV-1-uninfected CSW (P = 0.009) and non-CSW groups (P = 0.0006). The presence of bacterial vaginosis (P = 0.008), and HLA-G*01:01:02 genotype (P = 0.002) were associated with higher genital levels of sHLA-G in the HIV-1-infected CSWs, whereas the HLA-G*01:04:04 genotype was also associated with higher genital level of sHLA-G in the overall population (P = 0.038). When adjustment was made for all significant variables, the increased expression of sHLA-G in the genital mucosa remained significantly associated with both HIV-1 infection (P = 0.02) and bacterial vaginosis (P = 0.03).
This study demonstrates that high level of sHLA-G in the genital mucosa is independently associated with both HIV-1 infection and bacterial vaginosis.
Citation: Thibodeau V, Lajoie J, Labbé A-C, Zannou MD, Fowke KR, Alary M, et al. (2011) High Level of Soluble HLA-G in the Female Genital Tract of Beninese Commercial Sex Workers Is Associated with HIV-1 Infection. PLoS ONE 6(9): e25185. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025185
Editor: Sunil K. Ahuja, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, United States of America
Received: June 24, 2011; Accepted: August 26, 2011; Published: September 23, 2011
Copyright: © 2011 Thibodeau et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: This work was supported by grant HOP-79213 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and by the Réseau SIDA from the Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec (FRSQ) to MR. JL holds a Student Research award from the CIHR. MR is recipient of a Research Scholar award from the FRSQ. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
HIV vaccines and microbicides hold promise for preventing the acquisition of HIV-1 infection [1], [2] but successful design of such agents requires a clear understanding of the mechanisms of HIV-1 transmission at the initial site of infection [3]. Most HIV-1 infections occur during heterosexual intercourse, and women are more likely to become infected than men [4]. Initial exposure to HIV-1 during sexual transmission occurs in the genital tract; however, little is known about HIV-1-specific immune responses at this site, as well as the effect of HIV-1 on mucosal immunity.
Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-G is a non-classical major histocompatibility class I protein, characterised by limited polymorphism and tissue-restricted distribution. HLA-G is expressed as membrane-bound (HLA-G1, -G2, -G3 and -G4) and soluble (HLA-G5, -G6, -G7) isoforms as a result of alternative splicing [5]. The major isoforms present in the plasma are soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G)-1 and -G5 which are generated by shedding or proteolytic cleavage of membrane-bound HLA-G1 isoform and by secretion of a soluble form, respectively. Under physiological conditions, sHLA-G levels correlate with gender and HLA-G genetic polymorphisms. The level of sHLA-G is higher in women than in men [6]. Healthy individuals carrying the HLA-G*01:01:03 and HLA-G*0105N alleles have lower plasma sHLA-G levels than subjects carrying the more frequent HLA-G*01:01:01 allele. In addition, individuals with the latter allele have lower plasma sHLA-G levels than those with the HLA-G*01:04 allele. Polymorphisms in the 3′-untranslated region (3′UTR) can also affect the production of HLA-G molecules. The presence of a 14-bp sequence insertion in HLA-G 3′UTR has been associated with lower levels of sHLA-G in serum of healthy subjects [7]–[9]. HLA-G expression can be induced during pregnancy [10], antiretroviral (ART) therapy [11], [12] and in pathological conditions such as autoimmune diseases, cancers, transplantations, and viral infections [13]. HLA-G molecules inhibit the activity and mediate apoptosis of natural killer (NK) cells and cytotoxic CD8+ T cells [14]–[17], as well as CD4+ T cell proliferation [18] and induce tolerogenic dendritic cells (DC) and regulatory T cells [19]–[22].
The immunosuppressive properties of HLA-G might contribute to the susceptibility to HIV-1 infection. Recent studies have shown that HLA-G polymorphisms are associated with altered risks of heterosexual acquisition [23]–[25] and vertical transmission [26], [27] of HIV-1. Plasma sHLA-G expression, at the protein level, was recently associated with increased risk of HIV-1 infection and more rapid disease progression [19], [28], [29]. However, initial exposure to HIV-1 during sexual transmission occurs in the female genital tract and no data are available on the possible association between genital HLA-G expression and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection. We have therefore measured the genital levels of sHLA-G in HIV-1-infected and HIV-1-uninfected female commercial sex workers (CSWs), as well as HIV-1-uninfected non-CSW women at low risk for exposure to investigate whether sHLA-G expression is associated with HIV-1 infection.
Female CSWs were enrolled through a dedicated sex worker clinic in Cotonou, Benin and were divided into two groups: HIV-1-uninfected CSWs (n = 52) and ART-naïve HIV-1-infected CSWs (n = 44). The HIV-1-uninfected non-CSW control subjects at low risk for exposure (n = 71) were enrolled from a general health clinic in Cotonou. Women were invited to participate in the study as they attended clinics. Women were excluded from the study if <18 years old, menstruating, or pregnant. At enrolment, participants were asked to answer a questionnaire about demographic information, sexual behaviour, duration of prostitution, number of sex partners, condom use, vaginal douching practices, and reproductive history. Each participant underwent a genital examination by a physician. Vaginal specimens were obtained for diagnosis of candidiasis and bacterial vaginosis by microscopic examination. Endocervical swabs were obtained to test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infection using BD ProbeTec ET system (Strand Displacement Assay, Becton Dickinson, Heidelberg, Germany). Peripheral blood was taken for HIV, HLA-G and CCR5 genotype analyses. Plasma and serum were kept frozen at - 80°C until use. HIV-1 positivity was defined by the presence of HIV-1 antibodies tested with Vironostika HIV Uni-Form II Ag/Ab (Organon Teknika, Boxtel, The Netherlands). Non-reactive samples were considered HIV-seronegative, whereas reactive samples were tested with Genie II HIV-1/HIV-2 (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA). Genie II dually reactive samples (to HIV-1 and HIV-2) and discordant samples (Vironostika reactive/Genie II non-reactive) were further tested by INNO-LIA HIV I/II Score (Innogenetics NV, Technologiepark 6, Gent, Belgium). Viral loads were determined in the plasma of all HIV-1 infected CSWs using VERSANT HIV-1 RNA 3.0 Assay (bDNA) (Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, Tarrytown NY). DNA samples were genotyped for the CCR5 32-bp deletion allele and all women were found to be homozygous for the wild-type allele.
Mucosal sample collection and preparation
Cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) samples were obtained from all study participants by a physician, using a 10-ml syringe filled with sterile phosphate-buffered solution and aimed directly into the cervical os. CVL fluids were then collected, transferred immediately into 20 ml of RPMI-1640, kept on ice, and processed within 1 hour. CVL samples were centrifuged at 1500 r.p.m. for 10 min to remove cells and debris, and supernatants were stored at −80°C until shipped on dry ice to Montréal, Canada. CVL samples were concentrated with Amicon Ultra-15 5 kDa (Millipore, Billerica MA) prior to sHLA-G measurement.
Soluble HLA-G measurements and HLA-G genotyping
sHLA-G CVL levels were measured using the Human sHLA-G Immunoassay kit (Alexis Biochemicals, San Diego, CA, USA), which allows simultaneous detection of HLA-G1 and -G5 soluble proteins without discrimination. The final concentration of sHLA-G in the CVL sample was determined as follows: concentration obtained with the sHLA-G Elisa assay (units per ml)/(CVL concentration factor)×total CVL volume prior to concentration. HLA-G alleles were determined by direct DNA sequencing analysis of the nucleotide regions encompassing HLA-G exons 2–4 and using purified DNA from blood samples as described previously [30]. HLA-G 3-UTR polymorphisms were determined according to the protocol previously described by [31].
Statistical analysis was performed using the GraphPad PRISM 5.0 for Windows (GraphPad Software, San Diego, CA). One-way analysis of variance and Chi-square tests were used to assess the significance of the associations between continuous and categorical variables across all study groups. Comparisons of continuous and categorical variables between two groups were assessed by the Mann-Whitney U and Chi-square or Fisher exact tests, respectively. Spearman's rank test was used to determine correlations between continuous variables. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to define independent predictors identified as significant in the crude analysis. Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated with the exact method. Differences were considered significant at P≤0.05 or P≤0.015 when comparing two or three groups, respectively.
Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects who participated in the study and the investigation reported in this paper was approved by the Comité National Provisoire d'Éthique de la Recherche en Santé in Cotonou and the CHUM Research Ethics Committee.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study population are described in Table 1. These data were collected to address the issue of confounding variables for risk of HIV-1 infection. The three groups were similar with respect to age, days from last menses, vaginal douching, and the presence of vaginal candidiasis. The HIV-1-infected CSWs were more likely to have a bacterial vaginosis (P = 0.003) than the HIV-1-uninfected non-CSWs. The HIV-1-unifected non-CSWs, were less likely to have Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae genital infections than the HIV-1-uninfected (P = 0.027) and HIV-1-infected (P = 0.022) CSW groups. The average number of clients was higher in HIV-1-uninfected CSWs than in HIV-1-infected CSWs (P = 0.044), whereas the duration of sex work, and condom use were equivalent between the two CSW groups.
Table 1. Distribution of demographic, sexual behaviour and genital tract infection characteristics in HIV-1-uninfected CSWs, HIV-1-infected CSWs, and HIV-1-uninfected non-CSW women.
HIV-1-infected CSWs had significantly higher levels of sHLA-G in their CVL samples (94±145 units/ml) than did the HIV-1-uninfected CSWs (35±53 units/ml; P = 0.009) and the HIV-1-uninfected non-CSW women (26±53 units/ml; P = 0.0006) (Figure 1). There was no significant correlation between the HIV-1 plasma viral load and the sHLA-G level in the CVLs of the HIV-1-infected CSWs (r2 = −0.162, P = 0.344).
Figure 1. Mean genital soluble HLA-G levels according to the study groups.
Statistical significance of differences in the genital levels were evaluated with the Mann-Whitney U test. CSW, commercial sex worker; HIV-1, human immunodeficiency virus type 1.
Since sHLA-G expression has been associated with HLA-G polymorphism [7]–[9], we looked at the distribution of sHLA-G levels, either between study groups or in the total population, according to the HLA-G genetic variants (Table 2). The HLA-G*01:01:02 genotype, in the heterozygous or homozygous states, was associated with increased expression of genital sHLA-G in HIV-1-infected CSWs compared with those in both the HIV-1-uninfected CSW (P = 0.051) and non-CSW (P = 0.002) groups. In the overall population, women carrying the HLA-G*01:04:04 heterozygous or homozygous genotypes expressed the highest levels of genital sHLA-G molecules when compared with those expressed by women harbouring other genotypes (P = 0.038). However, there was no significant association between HLA-G alleles and sHLA-G levels within the three groups taken separately. Because HLA-G polymorphism can also be associated with HIV-1 infection [23]–[27], we looked at the distribution of the HLA-G genetic variants among the study groups (Table 2) and found no significant association between HLA-G alleles and HIV-1 infection (data not shown). The presence of bacterial vaginosis could potentially affect the genital level of sHLA-G molecules and since the rate of bacterial vaginosis was significantly higher in the HIV-1-infected CSWs (Table 1), we investigated the possible correlation between sHLA-G levels and the presence of bacterial vaginosis (Table S1). We found that the expression of sHLA-G in genital samples was significantly associated with bacterial vaginosis among the HIV-1-infected CSWs (P = 0.035).
Table 2. Genital soluble HLA-G levels in HIV-1-uninfected CSWs, HIV-1-infected CSWs, and HIV-1- uninfected non-CSW women according to the HLA-G gene polymorphism.
When adjustment was made for all significant variables found in the crude analysis (HIV-1 infection, bacterial vaginosis, HLA-G*01:01:02 and HLA-G*01:04:04 genotypes), the expression of sHLA-G in the genital mucosa remained significantly associated with both HIV-1 infection (OR: 3.0, 95% CI = 1.17–7.53, P = 0.02) and bacterial vaginosis (OR 3.4, 95% CI = 1.10–10.5, P = 0.03).
High level of sHLA-G in the genital mucosa is associated with HIV-1 infection in Beninese CSWs. In the present study, we have carefully controlled for potential confounding factors that could influence HLA-G expression such as gender [6], pregnancy [10], ART therapy [11], [12] and HLA-G polymorphism [7]–[9]. All study participants were ART-naïve nonpregnant women. The HLA-G*01:01:02 and HLA-G*01:04:04 genotypes were significantly associated with sHLA-G expression in the crude analysis but these associations disappeared after adjustment was done for HIV-1 infection. In contrast to previous studies [23]–[25], HLA-G polymorphism was not associated with risk of HIV-1 infection among the Beninese CSWs. The relatively small number of subjects analysed in each groups have limited the power of the present study to reproduce previous findings.
We have previously measured the level of sHLA-G in the blood of these women and found that HIV-infected CSWs had lower plasma levels when compared to HIV-uninfected CSWs and non-CSWs. This is in sharp contrast with that found in the genital mucosa of these women. The discordance in the production of sHLA-G between the two compartments may depend on local factors such as immune cells, micro-organisms and derived products that could affect sHLA-G expression. sHLA-G plays a crucial role in the regulation of both innate and adaptive immunity by modulating the function of DC, NK and T lymphocytes [14]–[22]. These effects depend on interactions of HLA-G molecules with inhibitory receptors expressed on myeloid cells (immunoglobuline-like transcripts (ILT)-4), on myeloid and lymphoid cells (ILT-2) and on NK cells (killing inhibitory receptor (KIR)-2DL4) [32]. The outcome of the immune response may therefore vary according to the specific interactions of sHLA-G with the different types of cells and receptors. Interaction of sHLA-G with ILT-2 receptor on DC and NK cells decreased the release of interferon (INF)-gamma and increased the production of interleukin (IL)-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta [33], [34]. IL-10 has been shown to induce HLA-G expression [35] and HLA-G can also stimulate IL-10 expression in peripheral blood monocytes [36]. Triggering ILT-4 by sHLA-G induces tolerogenic DC and T regulatory cells [20], [37]. On the other hand, interaction of sHLA-G with KIR2DL4 receptor on peripheral blood monocytes and NK cells promotes the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines [36], [38]–[40]. We have previously measured the cytokine and chemokine expression patterns in the genital samples of our study subjects and found that HIV-1-infected CSWs had significantly higher levels of IFN-gamma tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP-3/CCL7) and monokine induced by IFN-gamma (MIG/CXCL9) compared with those in both the HIV-1-uninfected CSW and non-CSW groups [41], [42]. The same observations were made for IL-1 beta and IL-8 (data unpublished). High level of IL-1 beta and TNF-alpha in the female genital tract has been associated with enhanced HIV-1 shedding at this site [43]. The inflammatory response observed in the genital mucosa of HIV-1-infected women may promote the recruitment, differentiation and activation of immune cells, which act as targets favouring viral replication and viral dissemination at the initial site of infection. As to whether sHLA-G is directly involved in the induction of such mucosal inflammation via its interaction with KIRD2L4 on monocytes and NK cells in the female genital tract remains to be confirmed. Although the genital mucosa levels of sHLA-G correlate significantly with those of the cytokines and chemokines in the HIV-1-uninfected groups, these correlations were not significant in the HIV-1-infected CSW group (Tables S2 and S3). Thus, in the absence of HIV-1, genital levels of the immunosuppressive sHLA-G molecules and pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines are low and correlate to maintain mucosal homeostasis. Conversely, in the presence of HIV-1, there is an aberrant and independent production of both factors in the female genital tract that may reflect a viral strategy of immune piracy, allowing for the simultaneous production of chemokines/cytokines to recruit and activate HIV-1 target cells and sHLA-G to induce immune tolerance towards HIV-1.
Interestingly, the increased level of sHLA-G in genital samples was also significantly associated with the presence of bacterial vaginosis. Although HIV-1-infected CSWs had higher levels of sHLA-G and were more likely to have a bacterial vaginosis than the HIV-1-uninfected non-CSWs, the association between sHLA-G levels and bacterial vaginosis remained significant after adjusting for HIV-infection. This suggests that genital sHLA-G level is independently associated with both bacterial vaginosis and HIV-1 infection. Bacterial vaginosis is an established risk factor for HIV infection [44], [45]. It has been suggested that bacterial vaginosis increases risk of HIV infection by inducing a clinical or subclinical mucosal inflammatory response, recruiting target cells and breaching of intact cervico-vaginal mucosa [46]. Indeed, bacterial vaginosis has been associated with increased levels of IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-alpha, RANTES (CCL5), macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP-1 alpha/CCL3) and MIP-1 beta (CCL4) in genital samples [47]–[49]. However, bacterial vaginosis was not associated with the production of these cytokines and chemokines in the genital tract of the Beninese women (Tables S4 and S5).
Altogether, these results suggest that in the context of HIV-1 infection, sHLA-G expression in the female genital tract is a complex process modulated by many factors such as HIV-1, bacterial vaginosis HLA-G genotypes, and cytokine/chemokine expression patterns, which may all contribute to an immunological environment promoting viral replication and escape from the mucosal immune response.
sHLA-G genital levels according to the presence or absence of vaginosis in HIV-1-uninfected CSWs, HIV-1-infected CSWs, and HIV-1- uninfected non-CSW control subjects.
Spearman's correlations between soluble HLA-G and cytokine genital levels in HIV-1-uninfected CSWs, HIV-1-infected CSWs, and HIV-1-uninfected non-CSW women.
Spearman's correlations between soluble HLA-G and chemokine genital levels in HIV-1-uninfected CSWs, HIV-1-infected CSWs, and HIV-1- uninfected non-CSW women.
Cytokine genital levels according to the presence or absence of bacterial vaginosis in HIV-1-uninfected CSWs, HIV-1-infected CSWs, and HIV-1- uninfected non-CSW women.
Chemokine genital levels according to the presence or absence of bacterial vaginosis in HIV-1-uninfected CSWs, HIV-1-infected CSWs, and HIV-1- uninfected non-CSW women.
We are indebted to N. Geraldo, A. Gabin, C. Assogba and C. Agossa-Gbenafa for their clinical expertise, to M. Massinga-Loembe, G. Ahotin, L. Djossou, and E. Goma for their technical assistance and to G. Batona and other field workers who helped with recruitment of commercial sex workers.
Conceived and designed the experiments: VT JL JP MR. Performed the experiments: VT JL. Analyzed the data: VT MR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: A-CL MDZ KRF JP MA. Wrote the paper: VT MR. Lead investigator of this study: MR.
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The Goddess of Reason
“Goddess of Lughnasadh” by Shadowmagi
“The Goddess of Reason’s themes are logic, reasoning, learning and the conscious mind. Her symbols are a crown of oak leaves (representing the seat of the divine). While this lady had no other specific designation other than the Goddess of Reason, She dispenses the power of knowledge to those who seek Her. The French honored this Goddess with celebrations at Notre Dame, the world’s most acclaimed center of scholarship. Traditionally, the women depicting Her wore a blue robe and red cap, then were crowned in laurel at the end of a processional.
To improve awareness and logical abilities, tuck a bay leaf in your shoe today so the Goddess of Reason walks with you. Or, wear any garment with predominantly blue or red coloring to invoke Her powers through color therapy!
Today is an excellent day to take up any course of study you’ve been considering. Burn incense blended from dried sage (for wisdom), rosemary (for memory improvement), and mint (for alertness). If possible, pre-prepare the incense at noon to accent conscious awareness and the rational self. Move your study tools through the smoke of the incense, saying:
“Goddess of Reason, see my desire
Ignite in me knowledge’s fire!”
Finally, wax an oak leaf (press it in waxed paper with an iron) and keep it in a book that you’re studying. This keeps reason with you while you read.”
So here’s what I found on this “Goddess of Reason”…
“During the French Revolution, on 10 November 1793, a Goddess of Reason (most likely representing Sophia (wisdom)) was proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Chaumette. As personification for the Goddess, Sophie Momoro, wife of the printer Antoine-François Momoro, was chosen. The Goddess was celebrated in Notre Dame de Paris (She was put on the high altar in the Cathedral).” [1]
“Mademoiselle Maillard” by Jean Francois Garneray
Now, other sources (mainly Catholic and a few anti-Illuminati sites) say that a prostitute, half clothed, was laid out on the altar. They say the part of the Goddess was played by Marie-Therese Davoux (nicknamed Mademoiselle Maillard), a French opera singer/dancer, who was crowned as the Goddess of Reason at the Festival of Reason. However, Wikipedia states that it was Sophie Momoro (née Fournier), who played the part of the Goddess at the cult’s infamous “Festival of Reason” on 20 Brumaire, Year II (November 10, 1793). [2]
Procession of the Goddess of Reason by Henri Renaud
On Bartleby.com, it reads: “The Goddess of Reason was enthroned by the French Convention at the suggestion of Chaumette; and the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris was desecrated for the purpose. The wife of Momoro the printer was the best of these goddesses. The procession was attended by the municipal officers and national guards, while troops of ballet girls carried torches of truth. Incredible as it may seem, Gobet (the Archbishop of Paris), and nearly all the clergy stripped themselves of their canonicals, and, wearing red nightcaps, joined in this blasphemous mockery. So did Julien of Toulouse, a Calvinistic minister.
“Mrs. Momoro, it is admitted, made one of the best goddesses of Reason, though her teeth were a little defective.”—Carlyle: French Revolution, vol. iii. book v. 4.
Bartleby.com, “Goddess of Reason“.
Wikipedia,”Antoine-François Momoro“.
Wikipedia, “Goddess of Reason“.
Birkhead, Alice. Heritage-history.com, “Story of the French Revolution“.
Chair, Renée Casin. Napoleonicsociety.com, “Marie-Therese Davoux, nicknamed Mademoiselle Maillard (1766-1856)“.
Doorzicht.eventwebsitebuilder.com, “Festival of Reason“.
Hollis, Edward. The Secret Lives of Buildings, “Notre Dame de Paris“.
Hughman, James. Nourishingobscurity.blogspot.com, “[goddess of reason] whom to believe“.
Jamesford. Patheos.com, “Recalling the Goddess of Reason“.
Wikipedia, “Cult of Reason“.
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Bon Dammes
“lyinf around” by ~tytaniafairy
“The Bon Dammes’ themes are rest, pleasure, fairies, playfulness and youthfulness. Their symbols are any fairy plants (foxglove, primrose, oak, thorn, ash). The Bon Dammes are devic Goddesses in Brittany that appear much like fairies and often act with much impishness. Having a kindly nature, the Bon Dammes inspire playful, youthful outlooks to take with us into early fall with childlike wonder in our hearts.
Follow the custom of all regions the United Kingdom (except Scotland) and take the day off. Enjoy family outings and a little leisure before the warm weather really starts to fade. Sleep in a bit, ask for a few hours off from work, get outside and play with the Bon Dammes. Leave them gifts of sparkling stones, honey, and sweet bread beneath any flower or tree that captures your eye and makes you smile. In return, the Bon Dammes will make sure your day is filled with pleasurable surprises.
Think about an activity you really enjoyed as a kid and recapture that moment sometime today. Jump down a hopscotch board, play tag with the wind, climb a tree (carefully please), pick buttercups, go berry picking, skinny-dip in a stream, or do whatever re-inspires the Bon Dammes’s youthfulness in your heart. You’ll find that this moment refreshes your entire outlook and provides extra energy for the days ahead.”
Man, striking out here! I couldn’t find anything on Saki-yama-hime, Braciaca turned out to be a god, and I could not find anything on the Bon Dammes! I did however run across two references to “Dames”: Dames Blanches (White Ladies) and Dames Vertes (Green Ladies). Now, according to Sacred-texts.com, “the Fairy-lore of the North of France, at least of Normandy, is, as was to be expected, similar to that of the other portions of the Gotho-German race. We meet it in the fées or fairies, and the lutins or gobelins, which answer to the Kobolds, Nisses, and such like of those nations.
The Fees are small and handsome in person; they are fond of dancing in the night-time, and in their dances which are circular they form the Cercles des Fées, or fairy-rings. If any one approaches their dance, he is irresistibly impelled to take part in it. He is admitted with the greatest courtesy; but as the whirling movement increases, and goes faster and faster, his head becomes giddy, and he falls to the ground utterly exhausted. Sometimes the fées amuse themselves by flinging him up to a great height in the air, and, if not killed by the fall, he is found next morning full of bruises. These little beings, it is also said, haunt solitary springs, where they wash their linen, which they then dry by way of preference on the Druidic stones, if at hand, and lay up in the hollows of rocks or barrows, thence named Chambres or Grottes des Fées. But, further, it is said of them, like the Lutins, they select particular farms to which they resort at night, and there making use of horses, harness and utensils of all kinds, they employ themselves at various kinds of work, of which, however, no traces remain in the morning. They are fond of mounting and galloping the horses; their seat is on the neck, and they tie together locks of the mane to form stirrups. Their presence, however, always brings luck, the cattle thrive where they are, the utensils of which they have made use, if broken are mended and made as good as new. They are altogether most kind and obliging, and have been known to give cakes to those to whom they have taken a fancy.
The Fées of Normandy are, like others, guilty of child-changing. A countrywoman as she was one day carrying her child on her arm met a Fée similarly engaged, who proposed an exchange. But she would not consent, even though, she said, the Fée’s babe were nine times finer than her own. A few days after, having left her child in the house when she went to work in the fields, it appeared to her on her return that it had been changed. She immediately consulted a neighbour, who to put the matter to the proof, broke a dozen eggs and ranged the shells before the child, who instantly began to cry out, Oh! what a number of cream-pots! Oh! what a number of cream-pots! The matter was now beyond doubt, and the neighbour next advised to make it cry lustily in order to bring its real mother to it. This also succeeded; the Fee came imploring them to spare her child, and the real one should be restored.
“Shaylee of Faylinn” by *DragonDew
There is another kind of Fées known in Normandy by the name of Dames Blanches, or White Ladies, who are of a less benevolent character. These lurk in narrow places, such as ravines, fords and bridges, where passengers cannot well avoid them, and there seek to attract their attention. The Dame Blanche sometimes requires him whom she thus meets to join her in a dance, or to hand her over a plank. If he does so she makes him many courtesies, and then vanishes. One of these ladies named La Dame d’ Aprigny, used to appear in a winding narrow ravine which occupied the place of the present Rue Saint Quentin at Bayeux, where, by her involved dances, she prevented any one from passing. She meantime held out her hand, inviting him to join her, and if he did so she dismissed him after a round or two; but if he drew back, she seized him and flung him into one of the ditches which were full of briars and thorns. Another Dame Blanche took her station on a narrow wooden bridge over the Dive, in the district of Falaise, named the Pont d’ Angot. She sat on it and would not allow any one to pass unless he went on his knees to her; if he refused, the Fee gave him over to the lutins, the cats, owls, and other beings which, under her sway, haunt the place, by whom he was cruelly tormented.” [1]
“Be careful with the Fae” by ~Angueru-sama
Then, there are the Dames Vertes. Patricia Monaghan writes, “The ‘Green Ladies’ of Celtic French folklore were seductive but cruel, luring travelers from the forest paths and holding them upside down over waterfalls, laughing all the while. As wind spirits, they traveled speedily over their chosen countryside, invigorating all the plant life they touched. When visible in human form, the Dames Vertes were said to be tall and seductive, dressed in long green robes, passing so lightly over the grass that it seemed only wind had disturbed it” (p. 96).
Based on this description, the Dames Vertes almost sound similar to the Rousalii or Rusalki of Russian folklore who were also reported to have worn green robes…curious, very curious indeed…
In conclusion, it would seem to me that Bon Dammes would translate to “Good Ladies” and either be related to the Dames Blanches or actually be the Dames Blanches as they clearly don’t fit the description of the Dames Vertes.
Monaghan, Patricia. The New Book of Goddess and Heroines, “Dames Vertes”.
Sacred-texts.com, “The Fairy Mythology: Celts and Cymry: France“.
Cymru, Gordd. Celtic-twilight.com, “The Fairy Mythology – Great Britain“.
O’Keeffe, Christine. Tartanplace.com, “Christine’s Faery List: Dames Vertes“.
Phillips, Valerie. Dnaalchemy.com, “Devas, Elementals and Fairies“.
Wikipedia, “Fée“.
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Goddess Nantosuelta
“Nantosuelta” by YvonneVetjens
“Nantosuelta’s themes are health, miracles, providence and abundance. Her symbols are spring water and cornucopia. This Gaulisch Goddess’s name literally translates as ‘of the winding stream’. We can go to Nantosuelta’s cool, clean waters when our body, mind or soul requires refreshment and healing. Additionally, artists often depict Nantosuelta carrying a cornucopia, giving her the symbolism of providence and abundance.
What do you need in your life right now? If it’s love, drink a warm glass of spring water to draw Nantosuelta’s energy and emotional warmth to you. If you need a cooler head, on the other hand, drink the water cold.
On this day in 1858, a young girl had a vision of Mary (a Goddess type) near a grotto in Lourdes, France. According to magical tradition, this is an area where the Goddess was worshiped in ancient times. After the vision, the water became renowned for its miraculous healing qualities, reinforcing the fact that the Goddess is alive and well.
While most of us can’t travel to Lourdes, we can enjoy a healing bath at home. Fill the tub with warm water (Nantosuelta exist in the streaming water), a few bay leaves, a handful of mint and a pinch of thyme (three healthful herbs). Soak in the water and visualize any sickness or disease leaving your body. When you let out the water, the negative energy neatly goes down the drain!”
In Celtic mythology, Nantosuelta was a Goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility. The Mediomatrici (Alsace, Lorraine) depicted Her in art as holding a model house or dovecote, on a pole (a bee hive). Nantosuelta is attested by statues, and by inscriptions. She was sometimes paired with Sucellus. Nantosuelta was also the Goddess of Nature in Lusitanian mythology. In addition, Her symbol the raven symbolized Her connection as a Goddess of the dead and fertility – which thus linked Her with the Irish Goddess Morrígan and Her two companions.
Relief of Nantosuelta and Sucellus from Sarrebourg
In one relief, Nantosuelta holds a patera, or a broad ritual dish that was used for drinking during a ritual, and tips the contents of the patera onto an altar. In an English relief, Nantosuelta is shown with apples instead of a patera. Other attributes include a pot or a beehive. [1]
A depiction of Nantosuelta from Speyer, showing her distinctive sceptre and birds. The head of Sol can be seen in the tympanum.
Nantosuelta’s name was reconstructed by linguists and cannot be definitely translated, yet two accepted approximations of its meaning in Proto-Celtic are “She of the Winding River” and “She of the Sun-drenched Valley”, though Her attributes do not show Her as a water-deity (actually, the watery attributes seem more likely to describe the Goddess Icovellauna, ‘Divine Pourer of the Waters’, a Gallic Goddess who was also worshipped in Metz, France).
“Cathedral of Illumination” by Jonathon Earl Bowser
“For a long time the name Nantosuelta was assumed to mean ‘winding river’, being derived from the reconstructed proto-Celtic from *Nanto-swelt- with the feminine ending ā which can be rendered as ‘river-turning [spirit]’. However, in common with the Brythonic languages it is possible that the Gaulish nanto could mean both river/stream and valley (the Cymric cognate being nant that is usually taken to mean ‘stream’ but which, in its older form, also meant ‘valley’. The swel component of the came could be derived from the proto-Celtic *sƒwol-/*s3li- (sun, which yields the Cymric form of haul). The final particle, ta is contained in the proto-Celtic word tတ-je/o (thaw) and bears the connotation of ‘to warm’. Thus, an alternative interpretation for Nantosuelta would be ‘She of the Sun-warmed Valley’. Potentially this could be used in the context of ‘plenty’ but it might also bear the context of the sun-drenched realms of the netherworld. Thus Nantosuelta’s association with the raven might indicate that She had a function as a psychopomp.” [2]
Chief amongst Her associations is Her little house, usually depicted on a long pole like a scepter of some kind. Other associated objects, as previously mentioned, include a bird, a bee-hive and honeycombs. The latter certainly have homely connotations and She therefore appears to have been a Goddess of hearth and home, well-being and prosperity. Like Her husband, She also had nourishment and fertility aspects and sometimes carried a cornucorpia. In Britain, She is probably to be found depicted on a small stone from East Stoke in Nottinghamshire…shown [with] bushy hair and carries a bowlful of apples.[3] More on Nantosuelta’s epigraphy and iconography can be found here.
Variants: (Continental Celtic) Nantsovelta; (Breton Celtic) Nataseuelta
Celtnet.org.uk, “Nantosuelta: A Gaulish Goddess (She of the Winding River; She of the Sun-warmed Valley)“.
Earlybritishkingdoms.com, “Nantosuelta, Goddess of the Home“.
Sita. Awitchylife.wordpress.com, “Weekly Deity Nantosuelta“.
http://theses.univ-lyon2.fr/documents/getpart.php?id=lyon2.2009.beck_n&part=159118
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Episode 2 of Bone Lab Radio is out!
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#latergram from the Clark County Wetlands Park and random snowy highway scenes. The other day I said something about the 20s meaning the 1920s and was asked to specify the century. I'm feeling a little sick & overwhelmed and trying to look towards the light, literally and metaphorically. Looking forward to the days getting longer again.
In 2010 I turned 19. Phone cameras were trash. My non-phone camera was trash. I had lost a bunch of weight the summer before and was catching up on all the young person things I hadn't done when I was shy & chubby, like wearing a bikini. I published my first poems. That summer I was mostly in Nashville doing research in lab by day and by night going to our local 18+ gay bar drinking & dancing myself into oblivion. That fall I started my senior year in college. That winter, my mother was dying, and I both knew and didn't know it. She had been sick for 4 years, and I deluded myself into thinking it would go on that way forever--her being sick and cranky and a little suffocating but alive. In the next decade, my mother would die, and no one in my family would talk about it. I would move to San Francisco and start and finish my PhD program, then my first long-term full-time office job. I would finally start dating. I would spend most of this time lost & alone & depressed and do a lot of reckless things to cope. I would have a lot of firsts. I would find my way back to writing. I would publish more poems and a handful of essays. Cameras would get better. Social media would get worse. This last decade tested me like no other. So many times, I wasn't sure I would make it, & I wasn't sure I wanted to. I would not relive my early 20s for anything. At 28, I can't imagine how much better and worse things will be, so here's to 2020 simply being new & different.
The older I get, the more I admire & identify with the desert. Its brand of beauty isn't for everyone. It's tough & gritty & takes everything out of you, and still, this hardscrabble life goes on. You deepen your roots & embrace the dark & so persist. I especially love the idea of art sitting in the middle of the desert. Also, PSA there's an artist residency there. 1-4 Goldwell Open Air Museum 5 striking cloud patterns on the 95 6-9 Rhyolite 10 sand dunes from the 95 It's appropriate that @perkinsevan is standing in "The Last Supper" because we learned that all of these ghostly sculptures were made with real people as molds. #latergram #desertlife
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15 Shows That Never Existed That Were Cancelled Too Soon
With the impending return of the X-Files, Full House and, yes, Coach, we thought it would be appropriate to look back at fifteen series that never had the chance to capture the large, passionate audiences of those beloved shows. Sadly, they will never be rebooted. They were never even booted in the first place.
Sludge (CBS, 1983-1984): Dabney Coleman stars as veteran Salt Lake City Judge Sherman Lipschitz decides to use the power of the bench to combat environmental pollution when his son grows a third arm after swimming in the lake. A pre-Ghostbusters Ernie Hudson co-stars as Bailiff Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, with a cherubic Jerry O’Connell as Sherman Jr., the boy with the extra appendage. The series started strong, but suffered a huge ratings hit when it was accused by both Exxon and the EPA of being “wildly, willfully and dangerously inaccurate.”
Nine Lives (Syndicated, 1987): After crossing paths with a black cat on a Halloween, unemployed comic book artist Freddy Cheshire (Zach Galligan) wakes up to realize that he has developed feline-like reflexes and agility, as well as an insatiable hunger for Fancy Feast and a hatred of mice. By night he uses his new powers to fight crime, by day he transfers his recent experiences to his newest comic creation, Super Whiskers. Dom DeLuise appears as criminal mastermind and comic book store owner, Dom Dominos.
Whiskers (Syndicated, 1987): A retooled, comedic-approach to Nine Lives now features Freddy trying to hide his feline-leanings from his new roommates, including Matt (Matt LeBlanc), Steve (Steve Burton) and his big-crush, aspiring singer-songwriter Marisa (Ellen DeGeneres). Freddy can only reveal his special condition – and his true feelings for Marisa – to pet store owner and close confidant, Mr. Byrnes (Brian Doyle-Murray).
Where There’s a Will (NBC, 1984, 1987): After a car crash claims the life of greedy, self-obsessed estate lawyer Will Christman (William H. Macy), he’s sent back to earth to fulfill all the Last Will and Testaments he had blithely ignored over the years. Notable for featuring one of Orson Welles final appearances as the voice of God. Briefly resurrected in 1987 with Billy Baldwin in the lead role.
DOM! (Fox, 1989-1990): The late Dom DeLuise starred as Dom DiLorenzo, a retired Broadway actor who opens up his downtown Chicago apartment to his struggling progeny (real-life sons Michael, Peter and David), despite living alone for the past 30 years. With the womanizing, scheming, unpredictable Dom as the head of the household, it’s hard to tell who’s the father and who’s the son. But who says an old dog can’t learn some new tricks? A young Jack Black co-starred as the youngest DiLorenzo, Nick.
From Riches to Rags (NBC, 1987-1988): When the wealthy Sheraton girls – Cindy, Mindy, Lindsay, Winny and Barry – lose their parents in a freak Aspen gondola accent, they also lose their sprawling mansion in Beverly Hills. With their inheritance squandered by their father on his secret family, and nowhere else to go, the girls are adopted by lonely plumber Joseph Pulaski (Joe Bologna), and move into his two-bedroom basement apartment in the Valley. Slowly but surely they learn that there are some things in life that can’t be bought, and love is worth more than money. Executive produced by Robert Zemeckis and with a pilot directed by Clint Howard, the series premiered to big numbers, but never recovered after being pre-empted for Brian Boitano’s gold-medal winning performance at the ’88 Olympics in Calgary. Most remembered for Paula Poundstone’s role as oldest sister Barry, and Nora Dunn’s winning performance as Terry, a cold but caring social worker.
Drexell’s Class (Fox 1992-1993): Starred Dabney Coleman in the role of Otis Drexell, a fifth-grade teacher at fictional Grantwood Elementary School in Cedar Bluffs, Iowa, and a formerly famous corporate raider who lost a large sum of money on a failed venture was subsequently arrested for tax evasion. At his court case, he was told that he would receive a suspended sentence on the basis he work as a teacher in the undermanned school until he pays his back taxes. This was a real show.
The Dog House (ABC, 1993-1994): Dabney Coleman returns (again) as gruff Detective Mitt Morgan, whose drinking problems lead him to bungle a murder case and convince his wife to throw him out of the house. Busted down to canine patrol, and living in his mother’s basement with his new partner, Bartleby, Mitt tries to put his personal and professional lives back together. But Mitt soon learns that the dog days are just beginning. Chi McBride co-starred as Mitt’s former partner and best friend, Chi and the late Jean Stapleton received her final Emmy nomination as no-nonsense widow, Louise Morgan.
Spuds (ABC, 1988): After the smash success of Dynasty, Executive Producer Aaron Spelling turned his Midas touch to a sprawling potato farm in Idaho’s Sun Valley and the filthy rich but morally bankrupt Van Vondren clan. Family patriarch Geoff Van Vondren (John Aniston), who inherited the estate from his late father under suspicious circumstances, struggles to keep his house in order and to cover up all the secrets – including a second wife, a mistress, a shady deal with a Russian vodka company, and hypertension – that could ruin him. Aniston famously broke his Days of our Lives contract for the opportunity to portray Geoff and act with his daughter, Jennifer, in her first television role. The family was rounded out by Shelly Duvall as Geoff’s jilted wife Yvonne, Daniel Baldwin as eldest son Carmichael, Rick “Ricky” Schroeder as youngest son Michael, Dick Van Patten as the ghost of Gerry Van Vondren, and Temla Hopkins as Geoff’s jilted lover, Sadie, and later featured a visit from Ted McGinley as Geoff’s cousin Clay Fallmont, a reprise his Dynasty character. Despite the all-star cast, it was more famine than feast, as the show was unable to capitalize on its popular lead-in (Battle of the Network Stars), and was soon banished to Saturday nights. The show ended on a cliff-hanger, with the Van Vondren family facing a hostile takeover from arch rival Oral-Ida Corp.
S.P.U.D.s. (Fox, 1995-1996): Following the brilliant but canceled The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., Fox and Executive Producer Carlton Cuse re-teamed for the farcical action-comedy S.P.U.D.s (Shelly Potato Uniformed Division). Cuse once again set the story out west, but this time in the small, potato-loving town of Shelly, Idaho. Bruce Campbell also returned, starring as Captain James “Jim” Progresso, a former NYPD detective who was dismissed from the force for insubordination (and an unfortunate incident at the Thanksgiving Day Parade) and moves out to Idaho for a fresh start heading up Shelley’s potato protection squad. Yes Dear’s Anthony Clark co-starred as bumbling Deputy Dave, along with Marcia Gay Harden as hard-nosed local policewoman Diane Schmatz and California Dreams’ Kelly Packard as Julienne, the Mayor’s daughter and Progresso’s romantic foil. The infamous season (and series) finale found most of the town being destroyed by an at explosion at the annual Spud Day Festival, a deliberate and somewhat spiteful decision by producers who knew that cancellation was imminent. The story was continued, however, in a 6-part limited comic book series penned by Cuse and illustrated by Campbell himself, which followed Progresso and his trusty Golden Retriever Russet on a quest for revenge that turns the Idaho potato fields into the killing fields.
Gängers (WB, 1998-1999): In his last major role, Dom DeLuise returned to primetime as successful businessman Dom DeDavinci, whose life is turned upside down one when he encounters his doppelgänger, local chef Paul LaViolette, played by real-life celebrity chef and DeLuise’s close friend, Paul Prudhomme. Brothers from another mother, Dom and Paul get the sibling they never had, and, by swapping jobs, a new outlook on life. Designed to pick up where Sister, Sister left-off, the series never clicked with the WB’s more urban demographic, and the show was pulled after the controversial episode “Strange Bedfellows” in which Dom and Paul sleep with each other’s wives (Wendie Malick and the late Wendie Jo Sperber).
Cat’s Cradle (Fox, 1999): Rebounding quickly after the cancellation of The Single Guy, Jonathan Silverman stars as Gregg Greenberg, a recent widower and struggling architect who lives in an Upper East Side apartment with his nine-month old son Glenn and tabby cat Elvis Pawsly. With Gregg barely finding the time to watch his son and meet his deadlines at a fledgling design firm, it falls on Elvis to take care of little Glenn when Gregg’s not watching. Home Improvement‘s Debbe Dunning played building superintendent and object of Gregg’s affection, Debbe, and Corey Feldman provided the cool-dude voice of Pawsly. A flood of letters from concerned parents, public advocacy groups, PETA and the American Humane Society, as well as a stunning lack of jokes, convinced Fox to ax the series only four episodes into its run. However, its final episode, “You Aint Nothing But a Pound Dog,” featured television’s first and only canine-feline pregnancy scare (until the most recent season of Girls), and won no awards. Despite a public plea (and particularly graphic threats) from Feldman, Cradle was quickly replaced by a seventh weekly airing of episode of Cops, and ratings immediately skyrocketed.
Bulworth (UPN, 2001): Perfect Strangers’ Mark-Lynn Baker returns to television in this small-screen adaptation of the “hit” film, taking on the title role. After narrowly surviving his assassination attempt – picking up where the film left off – Sen. J Bulworth retreats to his home town of Modesto, CA with new main squeeze Nina by his side (Stacey Dash, stepping in for Halle Berry). While recovering in his parents’ guest house, he recaptures his love for local politics and decides to run for city council. The incomparable Marion Ross and Al “Grandpa Munster” Lewis co-star as Bulworth’s parents, whose old-school perspective clashes with Bulworth and Nina’s interracial relationship, often to hilarious results and Flavor Flav appears as Bulworth’s campaign manager and hype man, Flav Flavor. Pulled after only one episode in response to very valid complaints by the NAACP, among other many justly outraged organizations.
Splitsville (ABC, 2000): The Alphabet Network’s entry into the great bowling alley-sitcom wars of 2000 (see: NBC’s beloved but barely-watched Ed), Splitsville starred Joe Bologna and Annie Potts as a recently divorced couple who agree to joint custody…of their bowling alley. The late William Hickey earned a Golden Globe for his guest appearance as Bologna’s father, Col. Mickey T. Splits, despite passing away three years prior. Infamously, it’s widely considered the death knell of the first incarnation of TGIF, particularly due to rabid unpopularity of Bologna’s signature dance “The Split,” which was a thinly veiled ripoff of “The Urkel” (itself a thinly veiled ripoff of “The Bartman”).
Dabney (NBC, 1995): Dabney Coleman comes back to the small screen as an author of do-it-yourself books who leaves New York City to run a bed and breakfast in a small, rural Vermont town that features no shortage of colorful, eccentric characters. Production was stopped immediately when producers were informed that this is the exact plot of Newhart.
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Whooo Isss It??? It’s ‘Bosom Buddies’, Finally Getting the Recognition It Deserves!
We were pleased to encounter some well-earned commendations for Bosom Buddies this week, from two relatively varied sources. First, in the AV Club‘s truly excellent Primer on 1980s sitcoms, they list Buddies as one of the cult hits from the decade that played with traditional sitcom conventions. Article scribe Todd VanDerWerff continues:
Bosom Buddies, which debuted on ABC in the fall of 1980, has a reputation as one of the worst shows of all time in some circles, but it’s actually a surreal work of near-genius and the only good show to ever emerge from the Miller-Boyett factory. Miller-Boyett assigned a young writer named Chris Thompson to work on a TV spin on Some Like It Hot, and he cast Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari in the lead roles…Thompson, who would go on to work on The Larry Sanders Show, filled the series with strange sight gags and mostly abandoned his central premise as soon as he possibly could. The show allowed Hanks and Scolari to improvise freely, often leaving the script for far funnier, stranger tangents.
Some might question the rank of “near-genius,” but we’re here to defend it. We recently used Blizzpocalypse as an excuse to revisit the series, and it’s impressive how well it holds up. And, as a bonus, there are jokes that I didn’t get upon first viewing that, with the benefit of age and wisdom, I now understand (although, there are still others I didn’t get then and don’t get now). However, we’re not exactly sure that we’d qualify the program as “surreal;” certainly, the premise that Hanks and Scolari, in the roles Kip and Henry, were required to dress in drag in order to maintain residence at a “hotel for women” was somewhat off-beat for the time, but, as the writer mentions, since the show was loosely based on Some Like It Hot it’s not exactly a novel premise. But VanDerWerff is right on when he notes that they wisely jettisoned the drag plotlines, in favor of letting the talented cast (including Holland Taylor, Wendie Jo Sperber, Donna Dixon and Telma Hopkins) utilize their immense chemistry and crack timing in more successful, less gimmicky storylines.
(we urge you to go over to the AV Club and read the comprehensive essay as soon as you finish this post. You’ll need to set aside a good 20 minutes, more if you want to watch the accompanying videos (primary source materials), but it’ll be worth it. And be certain to also study their 1970s sitcom Primer, either before or after (however, we do take umbrage with the 80s Primer’s criticism of the shows that comprised TGIF. Certainly, those sitcoms don’t represent the best the decade had to offer, but they have their redeeming qualities. However, that’s a defense for a later post.))
Continue to see what a certain The Office star also has to say about the show…
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NEW RELEASE ~ Stealing Blue by D.P. Denman
Title: Stealing Blue
Series: The Blue Series: Book 4
Author: D.P. Denman
Genre: M/M Romance
When a hot new rock star shows up in Vancouver, Blue Atkins’ career turns out to be more explosive than anyone imagined. His first shot at producing traps him between the kid determined to have him and the boyfriend determined to blame him.
The young singer’s desperate antics crank up Brady’s jealousy and drive Blue out of both their lives into new opportunities and the arms of another man. With the battle for Blue’s affection on, Brady must find a way to bring him home or lose him to a sparkling new life in Los Angeles.
Brady Halverson sat in a dark leather chair in the living room with a glass of wine, listening to the chatter that had continued all through dinner. Blue was right. C.K. could keep a conversation going without any help.
Their dinner guest was a stereotypical teenager, energetic, excitable, and overconfident in places. He assumed they were seeing C.K.’s polite side. A kid raised with the kind of money and power that accompanied Freeman’s reputation had to be used to getting his way, and no doubt used to people kissing his ass. Brady wondered how many of Blue’s friends would join the queue before the album was finished.
Brady had noticed something else during the last couple of hours. C.K. was a flirt and his obvious target that night was Blue.
C.K. sat on the couch, closer to Blue than he needed to be, laughing at everything Blue said. He’d been playing that game all night. Using amusement as an excuse to touch Blue. Shoulder bumps. Playful shoves. Affectionate pats in random places.
Brady watched C.K. chuckle at a comment, giving Blue a gentle shove complete with a shy look from under his lashes. That was sixteen in the past hour. Had Blue and C.K. been alone the kid would have made a move already. That knowledge lit a cinder in Brady’s chest. He cooled it with a drink of wine.
Brady wasn’t fond of flirts. He was less fond of the kind who hit on his man. The only thing keeping him from pulling C.K. off the couch and shoving him into the vacant chair on the other side of the coffee table was his reluctance to look like the jealous, over protective type he was. So he sat and smiled and pretended not to see C.K.’s fingers rested on Blue’s shoulder.
Seventeen.
Blue didn’t seem to care, and Brady was struggling not to see it as proof Blue liked the attention. He couldn’t afford to start being paranoid that early. Blue and C.K. would spend the next several days locked in the upstairs studio, working alone together. Unless Brady cleared his schedule to sit up there with them, he would have to trust Blue to ignore C.K.’s advances. That or lose his mind and make a scene he wasn’t sure Blue would forgive.
That album was a big deal. It would either launch Blue’s new career as a producer or kill it. He didn’t want to be the reason the project failed.
Brady sat and pretended not to notice the kid encroaching on his territory, all but climbing in Blue’s lap.
Eighteen.
Nineteen.
Twenty.
Award winning author DP Denman writes character-driven contemporary romance about gay men. Her stories are real and intense, but resolve in endings that make people want to read the book all over again. She lives among the moss and trees of the Pacific Northwest with a rambunctious pair of fur babies.
In her spare time, she is a dedicated LGBTQIA rights activist with a special focus on the thousands of rejected and abandoned kids who end up on the street every year. To support the cause, 25% of the royalties from every book go to LGBT charities.
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PLCs Give Wastewater Pumping Stations a Lift
Flexible, economical PLCs provide automatic failover, backup pump control, and remote lift station monitoring.
The Moccasin Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is part of the Interceptor Sewer System, which has served Chattanooga, Tennessee, and its surrounding metropolitan areas since it was built in 1952. The WWTP includes pumping stations as well as liquid and solids handling.
Our treatment plant receives an average flow of around 50 million gallons per day (gpd), and has a peak treatment capacity of 220 million gpd. We also operate the associated sewage collection system and remote sewage lift stations.
For the most part, gravity conveys area wastewater from its origins to our treatment facility, but deep-pipe areas require lift stations or pumping stations to lift the wastewater to shallower pipes.
We remotely monitor every sewer pumping station and lift station to ensure normal operation. If something fails, we receive an alarm at our central control room at the treatment plant. Other remotely monitored information includes pump status (running or stopped), number of pump starts and stops, and daily pump running hours.
We recently installed new controls at one pump station site. The new control system monitors and controls wet-well levels, and provides status and alarms over a Modbus connection. The new system uses two DirectLOGIC DL06 PLCs and an OptiMate HMI sold by AutomationDirect.
We designed an automatic failover system for this pump station site. One of the PLCs serves as the master; the other serves as the client, or as a redundant controller in case of a failure of the master unit.
We also recently redesigned the Remote Telemetry Units (RTUs) that operate and monitor our remote sewage lift stations. For the new RTUs, we also use DL06 PLCs from AutomationDirect.
Upgrading the Pump Station Control Unit
The pump station site that we upgraded with the automatic failover system consists of two constant-speed pumps started across-the-line. The pump station control unit monitors and controls the level of water in the storage or wet well. The controller starts and stops the pumps according to a user-defined level. It also provides high and low level alarms, indicates whether the pump controls are in “Hand” mode or “Auto” mode, and indicates if an overload relay has tripped.
The pump station control unit is programmed to alternate which pump starts first to distribute pump motor run time evenly. It’s also programmed to start the second pump if the first pump can’t provide enough effluent flow to keep the wet well within an acceptable range.
The operator enters level control parameters via the HMI connected to the master PLC. A Modbus connection sends these parameters to the client (or slave) PLC. If the master unit fails, pump control is transferred to the client PLC through a series of relays.
Pump station operation continues without interruption, but the operator now needs to move the HMI cable from the master to the client to provide operator interface to the client PLC. Attaching the HMI to the client PLC provides a means for the operator to change operating parameters until the issue with the master unit is resolved.
We designed the automatic failover to operate in case of PLC failure, which would normally result in an after-hours call to an electrical technician. The failover function allows the station to function normally until repairs can be made during regular work hours.
An output on the master PLC is held energized by an “always-on” bit in the PLC. If the master PLC stops operating, the output de-energizes a series of relays. The appropriate relay contacts direct the outputs of each PLC to the appropriate control relay to provide failover operation.
The two main control PLCs share operational parameters, basically level settings. The master PLC also retrieves power quality data from a power quality analysis meter through a Modbus connection. The PLC then sends all appropriate data to a data logging unit, also connected via Modbus. Establishing the Modbus communications between the non-PLC devices was the most challenging part of this project.
In this particular pump station, a series of dry contacts provide alarms and pump status indications to an RTU. One pair of contacts is used for each function. The RTU, in turn, sends this status and alarm information to the treatment plant central control room via a licensed radio system.
Upgrading the RTUs
We’ve considered replacing our RTU systems for several years. We chose the AutomationDirect PLCs as the heart of our new RTUs because we could obtain what we needed quickly and for a lower cost than from other suppliers. Because we could have hardware in our hands in a matter of days after the order, we were able to develop these systems quickly. Also, the PLCs we chose provided us with additional pump control options.
The new RTUs operate and monitor our remote sewage lift stations through a cellular connection. At the central control room, an OPC server connection provides information to a PC-based HMI. The connection between the control room and each RTU is via a cellular network.
When we installed the first of the new RTUs, we found it extremely convenient that those of us authorized to work with the PLC logic could access the unit remotely. The operator in charge of monitoring the stations has called me many times in the evening or on weekends asking me to take a look at the site.
I can connect to the PLC from my home, and see how the site is performing. I can assess the conditions and advise whether the situation is “normal” or needs attention from maintenance or operations. I can even determine whether an issue had arisen here at the plant with the PC, based on what I could see from the PLC.
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There is a communication issue with the RTUs that we’re working to resolve. The software driver residing on the PC can handle some delay between the data-request message and the response to that message. However, the communication delays we’re experiencing over the cellular-based Internet connection have forced us to look for alternate connection methods.
Our local power distributor is implementing a fiber-optic-based Internet service, which we feel holds the key to resolving this issue. We are currently evaluating sites to find good candidates for a pilot project using this higher speed connection.
We’ve installed 16 RTUs so far, and many of these units have been retrofitted into enclosures that used to contain older radio-based RTU equipment.
System Upgrades Worth the Effort
The new pump station control unit has proved to be more reliable than the original control system. We don’t have specific records of how many times the operations staff was dispatched to the site in the past, or how many times electrical maintenance was needed after hours. However, I have noticed that the frequency of issues at the site has decreased dramatically.
We attribute the drop in after-hours calls to the increased reliability of the new control unit and redundant PLC. Although we’ve thoroughly tested it, we haven’t yet had a situation that required the use of the automatic failover function. If it saves us only once, it was worth the effort.
Purchase price was one of the main considerations for the RTU system PLCs. The hardware is modular, so we don’t have to buy more than we need. We’ve installed 16 systems so far, and we calculate that our choice in PLCs is saving us around $200 per site. When you consider that we have more than 80 remote sites, the savings can add up quickly.
By Jeremy Poarch, P.E.
Moccasin Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant
Disclaimer: AutomationDirect does not guarantee the products described in this article are suitable for your particular application, nor do we assume any responsibility for your product/system design, installation, or operation.
Originally Published: Dec 1, 2011
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Short story (or maybe a small book) about two students kidnapping a teacher
I think I read this in elementary school, so it was probably late 1980s to early 1990s (I was in elementary school between 1985 and 1992) in Ashland, KY. I don't think it was illustrated, or if it was, it was just a few sparse pen-and-ink drawings to set the scene. The basic plotline is that the male protagonist, somewhere in middle school to high high school, falls in with another male around the same age. This male is implied to be from a well-to-do family, but largely unattended. I remember a scene where they were sitting in the living room by a fire, drinking something from glasses (probably alcohol) and the rich boy punctuates his point by hurling his glass into the fire, inspiring the other boy to do the same.
The two of them shared a mutual dislike for a male teacher, I think with bushy eyebrows, who had a name like "Mr. Gulag" because they made a joke about "Mr. Gulag's gulag" in regards to detention. Anyhow, they decide to kidnap him, maybe just to put a scare in him, maybe to do something more nefarious. I don't remember many of the details... I think they ambush him in the parking lot with a chloroform-soaked rag. Wherever it is they take him, they have him tied up with rough ropes. After that, all I remember is that the rich boy is getting out of control, suggesting more criminal acts to do as "revenge" against this teacher who's far too tough on him, while the main protagonist realizes just how far in over their heads they are and tries to talk him down. The teacher manages to get them conversing and eventually convinces them to let him free in exchange for him not turning them in, or maybe for pleading clemency.
I don't remember a lot of the characters. Either they were all Caucasian or not enough fuss was made about their race to make it worth noting. I want to say that the richer boy was dark-haired and that the teacher was grey-haired with bushy eyebrows. The part which has stuck with me so much was that his name sounded like "gulag".
story-identification
Sean DugganSean Duggan
Gruel and Unusual Punishment by Jim Arter
Merry prankster Arnold Dinklighter admits that he detests Mr. Applin, the supervisor of detention--a place where Arnold spends most of his time--but is not sure he likes the joke his pal Eddie wants to play on Applin: to kill him.
Mr. Applin's detention room is known as "The Gulag."
The Kirkus review:
In a bitter tale about misfits out to get a hated teacher, Arnold Dinklighter, repeating seventh grade, spends most of his time suspended from school, cooking up annoying pranks, being paddled by the principal, harassing classmates, or in detention, supervised by history teacher "Apeface" Applin. Unlit by any spark of generosity or kindness, Arnold despises everything and everybody ("The last time there was any color to your marriage was when your eyes were black and Dad's nose was red," he says playfully to his bleary, incompetent mother), but he finds a companion in new student Edward Straight, whose hostility and uncontrollable temper make him an instant discipline problem. The two agree that Applin must suffer, though Edward's talk of "taking him out" does make Arnold uneasy. Though title, names, and other cues suggest a comedy, there's little here that's funny and Arnold's too unlikable to get much sympathy. In a soapy denoument, Arnold saves Applin from Edward's knife attack, then takes the teacher to meet his mother; she announces that she has another son, institutionalized since infancy, and Applin suggests that she seek counseling--a suitably inane conclusion to this weak first novel.~(Fiction. 11-14)
This can be the glass scene you remember:
"Well, you can count on me, thick or thin." "I imagine you'll be rather thick." "This will be great," Edward said, talking quickly. "We're going to take care of the Apeface. That stupid idiot Apeface." Edward laughed wildly, took a final drink of his pop, and threw the glass across the pool and against the fence. I was surprised by the suddenness of it and the sound of the shattering glass. I was just as surprised when Edward looked at me and nodded with a strange gleam in his eye. I shrugged.
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AysheAyshe
That's the one! Thank you. Sorry, one of those things that popped into my head yesterday and would not let me go until I submitted it. The "gruel" bit factored in, but I thought I was mistaking it for a "Gulag" pun. – Sean Duggan Jan 17 '18 at 15:16
Despite the Kirkus review, it looks to have been a critically acclaimed hit book judging on the link :o – Chris Sunami Jan 18 '18 at 21:25
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The Descendants is one of the most highly hyped movies of the year, and rightly so. Starring George Clooney, not as a heartthrob, but as a workaholic lawyer husband who has until now, neglected his familial duties. That is, until his wife Elizabeth gets into a boating accident that puts her in a coma with a foreseeably fatal outcome.
Clooney plays Matt King, emotionally absent husband and father who, after the tragic accident, must step in as the responsible, care giving adult to his two daughters. This is clearly a role Matt is unprepared for, particularly while he’s preoccupied with finalizing a substantial real estate deal on his family’s behalf that will leave them all filthy rich. To make matters worse, his oldest daughter Alexandra (Shailene Woodley), in a fit of rage at her mother’s predicament, reveals to Matt that Elizabeth was cheating on him and had planned to leave him.
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America's Got Talent judge Gabrielle Union's departure investigated
The US actors' union is investigating the departure of America's Got Talent judge Gabrielle Union following reports that she voiced concerns about a "toxic" culture on the show.
Variety magazine said the LA's Finest star had raised concerns with producers and was leaving after just one series.
Sag-Aftra, which represents actors and performers, is looking into the case.
NBC, which makes the show, said it was "committed to ensuring a respectful workplace for all employees".
Last week, the former judge's husband, ex-basketball player Dwyane Wade, said she had been "fired" and he was "still waiting on a good answer" to explain why.
Sag-Aftra, which stands for the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and is led by actress Gabrielle Carteris, said it takes "issues of workplace health and safety very seriously".
A statement said: "For certain matters, our investigation and enforcement needs to happen independently and we are prepared to handle this issue accordingly, as warranted."
It added: "While we have taken steps to investigate this matter, we have nothing to report now."
Fellow judge Julianne Hough will also leave the talent show after one series.
'Too black'
According to Variety, actress and singer Union - also known for film roles in Bring It On and Bad Boys II - was allegedly told her hairstyles were "too black" for the show's audience.
She also reportedly asked for NBC's human resources department to be made aware of an on-camera joke made by guest star Jay Leno about Korean food.
Activists Time's Up and Hollywood women including Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo have called for NBC to launch their own investigation.
Pompeo noted how "workplace cultures will continue to be toxic until there is unity and solidarity among all women".
NBC, which broadcasts America's Got Talent, and producers Fremantle and Syco - run by Simon Cowell - released a joint statement on Sunday.
"We remain committed to ensuring a respectful workplace for all employees and take very seriously any questions about workplace culture," they said.
"We are working with Ms Union through her representatives to hear more about her concerns, following which we will take whatever next steps may be appropriate."
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Commemorating 100 Years of ANZAC at Castle Hill
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Apple launches iPad; revolutionary device starts at $499
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 2:38 pm 284 Comments
Apple today introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more. iPad’s responsive high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets users physically interact with applications and content. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds– thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook. iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for the iPad, and will run almost all of the over 140,000 apps in the App Store. iPad will be available in late March starting at the breakthrough price of just $499.
“iPad is our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, in the press release. “iPad creates and defines an entirely new category of devices that will connect users with their apps and content in a much more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.”
iPad features 12 next-generation Multi-Touch applications. Every app works in both portrait and landscape, automatically animating between views as the user rotates iPad in any direction. The precise Multi-Touch interface makes surfing the web on iPad an entirely new experience, dramatically more interactive and intimate than on a computer. Reading and sending email is fun and easy on iPad’s large screen and almost full-size “soft” keyboard. Import photos from a Mac®, PC or digital camera, see them organized as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad’s elegant slideshows. Watch movies, TV shows and YouTube, all in HD or flip through pages of an e-book you downloaded from Apple’s new iBookstore while listening to your music collection.
iPad runs almost all of the over 140,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone or iPod touch. The iTunes Store gives you access to the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog of over 11 million songs, over 50,000 TV episodes and over 8,000 films including over 2,000 in stunning high definition video. Apple also announced the new iBooks app for iPad, which includes Apple’s new iBookstore, the best way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile device. The iBookstore will feature books from major and independent publishers.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Cool…dammit
kirkgray
i can hear the chairs being thrown in Redmond from here :o)
@kirkgray
Hehe… and not the iSlate name, which M$ thought, lol!
Wish I could print from iWork.
iMaki
No webcam! No widescreen! NO SALE!
mwmwmw
Where the fark is new iPhone announcements?
As cool as the iPad is. I’m not going to carry it everywhere like a phone. I’m due for a new iPhone in june damn it!
So… they are now doing their own Chips… that’s crazy
they’re taking on Amazon… thats crazy..
They probably ditched Google from this (Gmaps)
Oh and Ballmer is now going to be getting alot more heat about this thing called iWork…
Oh and they just released a really really good netbook (probably no multitasking tho) for 500 bucks.
Oh, and they just launched a new OS.
iQuack
Things that make you go
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
I initially thought iPad was a feminine hygiene product.
But Apple look to have another winner here. But I wonder if its a big too big for a lot of folk.
Geat for schools I should think.
Rwdsyr
No camera or webcam?
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Therapies for Pediatric Sialorrhea: A Review of the literature
Anthony Sheyn* and Jerome Thompson
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 62 S Dunlap St #300, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
*Corresponding author: Anthony Sheyn, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 62 S Dunlap St #300, Memphis, TN 38103, USA, Tel. 513-225-2288, E-mail: asheyn@uthsc.edu
Received: February 29, 2016 Accepted: April 20, 2016 Published: April 25, 2016
Citation: Sheyn A, Thompson J. Therapies for Pediatric Sialorrhea: A Review of the literature. Madridge J Otorhinolaryngol. 2016; 1(1): 12-14. doi: 10.18689/mjol-1000102
Copyright: © 2016 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Sialorrhea in the pediatric population usually affects patients with neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophies, and children with anoxic brain injuries in utero and post-partum. These patients have significant neuromuscular incoordination which leads to dysphagia, difficulty handling salivary secretions, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia. In addition to medical complications, pediatric sialorrhea can lead to significant stressors on the patient's family due to constant clothing changes and fears of recurrent illness. Treatments that have been described with varying degrees of success include medical management, Botulinum toxin injection, and surgical management. The articles that were reviewed are listed in Table 1.
Figure 1: List of Review Articles.
Keywords: Pediatric Sialorrhea; Botulinum toxin injection; Scopalamine; Robinul and Surgical Therapies.
Pediatric patients who suffer from sialorrhea are initially treated with medical therapy. Anticholinergic medications such as Scopalamine and robinul are commonly employed. The main goal is to decrease the volume of salivary secretions. This treatment does not address the associated swallowing disorders that are commonly found in this patient population. In one study 39 children were started on glycopyrrolate (Robinul). Twenty seven completed the study with improvement from severe drooling to dry or mild drooling [1]. Twelve patients dropped out due to side effects of the medication. Other studies, although small, have shown similar efficacies of transdermal scopolamine [2]. Although there seem to be improvements in drooling, particularly in severe cases, a significant portion of the treatment population discontinue systemic anticholinergic therapy due to unacceptable side effects such as xerostomia, pupillary dilation, mouth breathing, and restlessness. Additional research has focused on local therapy in hopes of treating sialorrhea and avoidance of more invasive procedures.
Sublingual atropine has been described in the adult population with some success in patients with neurologic disorders such as Parkinson's disease and less success in patients with sialorrhea following treatment for head and neck cancer [3,4]. Sublingual atropine has been described with some success in the pediatric population in a case report, but further study is needed to determine if this is a safe and effective treatment strategy [5]. When medical management is ineffective or not tolerated, surgical therapy is usually the next step. These therapies are usually limited to Botulinum toxin injection and surgical excision of glands.
Reported rates of decreased sialorrhea following Botox injection range from 51% to 79% [6]. The wide range of success is likely due to the subjective nature of defining decreased saliva production and the lack of a widely used objective system to determine success rate of medical and surgical therapies. Formeister, et al. utilized the Teacher Drooling Scale (TDS) to assess the pre- and post-operative saliva production in children with chronic sialorrhea [7]. Other methods of evaluating severity of sialorrhea is inquiring about the number of bib changes per day, Likert scale, the Thomas-Stonell and Greenberg scale, and the drooling impact scale [8].
Botulinum toxin A is the most common type employed in the treatment of sialorrhea. Botulinum toxin B has also been used in the past with some studies revealing equivalent results to type A [9]. Type B has been found to have some systemic anticholinergic effects which are not seen with use of type A. A third formulation, Botulinum toxin type C is currently being evaluated for use in sialorrhea.
Although less invasive than open surgical procedures, Botox injection can lead to significant complications. Minor complications include neck pain, nausea and speech problems; while major complications may include aspiration pneumonia, prolonged dysphagia, and need for gastrostomy tube placement due to prolonged dysphagia [6,10]. The complication rate leading to hospitalization has been reported to be approximately 7-8% in two studies, while Khan et al reported that 26% of the patients enrolled had minor complications [6,11].
Decreased salivary production may not be noted in patients until 2-3 weeks post-injection, with a gradual return to baseline sialorrhea in 2-3 months [12-14]. Repeated injections are necessary for adequate control.
Due to the wide range of success in utilizing Botox injection for control of sialorrhea and the need for repeated procedures, some patients and families choose to undergo a more permanent open surgical procedure. Formeister, et al. noted that one third of their patients who underwent Botox injection eventually underwent open surgical procedures [7]. The most common utilized procedure is bilateral submandibular gland excision (SGE) and bilateral parotid duct ligation (PDL). Stern et al looked at 93 patients with chronic sialorrhea who underwent SGE and PDL over a period of 9 years [15]. 87% reported no further drooling over a period of 1-10 years. Additionally, the procedure was found to be quite safe with only 3 post-operative complications, 7 patients reporting xerostomia, and 2 reporting increased dental caries.
A meta-analysis by Reed et al reviewed 47 studies that focused on surgical management of sialorrhea identified a success rate of 81.6% for all surgical procedures [16]. Bilateral SGE and PDL were identified as the most effective procedures with a success rate of 87.8%. Ligation of all 4 ducts was found to be the least effective procedure with a success rate of only 64.1%. Another study evaluated intra oral duct ligation procedures. Procedures included submandibular duct ligation, 3-duct ligation, and 4-duct ligation. All procedures had a recurrence rate of 58% or higher, and the time to recurrence was at the most 6 months [17].
Four duct ligation is another option for treatment of pediatric sialorrhea that offers the advantage of being less invasive compared to gland excision. Khan et al identified 38 patients with sialorrhea who underwent four duct ligation [18]. There was subjective improvement in sialorrhea at 1 month in 80% of patients and at 1 year in 69% of patients. Decreased sialorrhea was noted to last up to 20.4 months, significantly longer than botulinum toxin effects but not as good as excision of submandibular glands and ligation of parotid ducts.
A multi-disciplinary approach for the treatment of sialorrhea has gained attention over the past several years. A 2 year experience at Nationwide Children's Hospital was recently published describing the effectiveness of their multidisciplinary clinic [19]. The clinic included specialists from pediatric otolaryngology, speech language pathology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and pulmonology. The authors felt that due to the complex nature of pediatric sialorrhea a more comprehensive evaluation and treatment strategy should be employed for patients with this disorder.
Pediatric sialorrhea is a complex disorder that may be difficult to control. Various treatment strategies have been employed over the years with varying efficacies. While effective medical management is available it carries a higher risk of systemic side effects relative to surgical therapy. The most effective surgical treatments include Botulinum toxin injection and bilateral submandibular gland excision and parotid duct ligation. While still in its early stages, a multidisciplinary approach may prove to be the most effective method of approaching pediatric sialorrhea.
Conflicts of Interest: The author(s) report(s) no conflicts of interest.
Richard J Mier, Steven J Bachrach, Ryan C Lakin, Tara Barker, Judith Childs, Maria Moran. Treatment of sialorrhea with glycopyrrolate: a double-blind dose ranging study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000; 154(12): 1214-1218. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.154.12.1214
Lewis DW, Fontana C, Mehallick LK, Everett Y. Transdermal scopolamine for reduction of drooling in developmentally delayed children. Development Medicine and Child Neurology. 1994; 36(6): 484-486. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1994.tb11877.x
De Simone GG, Eisenchlas JH, Junin M, Pereyra F, Brizuela R. Atropine drops for drooling: A randomized controlled trial. Palliat Med. 2006; 20: 665-671. doi: 10.1177/0269216306071702
Hyson HC, Johnson AM, Jog MS. Sublingual atropine for sialorrhea secondary to parkinsonism: a pilot study. Mov Disord. 2002; 17: 1318- 1320. doi: 10.1002/mds.10276
Rapoport A. Sublingual atropine drops for the treatment of pediatric sialorrhea. J Pain Symptom Mangmnt. 2010; 40: 783-788. doi: 10.1016/j. jpainsymman.2010.02.007
Khan UW, Campisi S, Nadaraja YA, et al. Botulinum toxin A for treatment of sialorrhea in children: an effective, minimally invasive approach. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011; 137: 339-344. doi: 10.1001/ archoto.2010.240
Formeister EJ, Dahl JP, Rose AS. Surgical management of chronic sialorrhea in pediatric patients: 10 year experience from one tertiary care institution. Int J Ped Otorhinolaryngo. 2014; 78: 1387-1392. doi: 10.1016/j. ijporl.2014.06.005
Daniel SJ. Botulinum toxin injection techniques for pediatric sialorrhea. Operative Technique in Otolaryngol. 2015; 26: 42-49. doi: 10.1016/j. otot.2015.01.004
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A Closer Look: The Log Lunch
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The doors to the Log are flung open, and a line of people snakes onto the sidewalk. Inside, utensils scrape against metal pans as students and faculty dish up a vegan lunch of black bean burgers, sweet-potato fries and spinach salad. Amid the buzz of voices and obvious camaraderie, Sarah Gardner, associate director of the Center for Environmental Studies, greets guests one by one.
“You made it!” she cries, hugging one student. “Make sure you get a burger,” she tells another. “The green sauce is arugula pesto.”
It’s the last Environmental Studies Log Lunch of the spring semester. The weekly tradition dates back to 1972, five years after the college established its environmental studies program. Every Friday during the academic year there’s a home-cooked meal—the food comes from local farms whenever possible—and a presentation on a current environmental issue.
Gardner organizes the weekly one-hour lunches, which take place in the Log. Sometimes the speakers are students sharing research, Winter Study projects or thesis work. Academics, activists and politicians, including many Williams alumni, also make presentations.
At a lunch last semester, Georgette Yakman, founder and CEO of STEAM Education, spoke about Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. With her was Michael Hickey, a former member of the Hoosick Falls Village Board who is credited with discovering the toxic chemical in the water system and who filed a federal class action lawsuit against the plastics plant in the town.
“Log Lunch typifies the friendly, welcoming and traditional side of Williams,” Gardner says. “Students rub elbows with a professor on one side and a community activist on the other, and they might sit across from the person who runs the renewable energy program at the U.S. Department of Energy. They find their compatriots there, eating homemade soup and strategizing to save the world.”
The soup, or whatever is on the menu that week, is made by students. This year, seniors Hannah Levin ’16 and Laura Stamp ’16 supervised food production and presentation. They met with local farmers, planned menus and spent Friday mornings cooking with other students. “The event brings together a community of people interested in the same types of issues,” says Stamp. “It’s rewarding to see a room full of people eating the food you worked so hard on.”
For the last Log Lunch of the year, Gardner plans a ceremony to honor the graduating class. Guests fill their plates at the Log and head across Spring Street for a family-style picnic on the lawn. After a short speech, Gardner presents each of the 19 seniors in the program with copies of The Sixth Extinction, by Pulitzer Prize-winner Elizabeth Kolbert, the Class of 1946 Environmental Fellow.
Says Gardner, “My goal is that every student becomes concerned about the environment. The variety of our talks means there are new faces every week. Log Lunches are a catalyst for getting people involved with issues they may never have heard of otherwise.”
—Natalie DiNenno ’18
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Gordon Brown visits Lambeth Road police control centre
The Prime Minister came to Lambeth Road on Wednesday to visit the Metropolitan Police's new special operations room at Lambeth Central Communications Command Centre.
Gordon Brown visited the Met's building at 109 Lambeth Road
The Prime Minister was shown around the building by Commander Simon Foy who highlighted the role that the room played in the aftermath of last year's attempted Haymarket bombing saying that it was "the nerve centre around which we built the resassurance plan of policing London".
Known as 'GT', the new high-tech operations room is believed to be the largest of its kind.
Mr Brown's visit came as he prepared to outline the Government's plans to deal with security threats to the UK in a National Security Strategy.
Later in the day he visited City Hall to open the Black Britannia exhibition.
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Two artists still in running to design Mary Seacole memorial at St Thomas' Hospital
Bill Woodrow and Martin Jennings have been selected from a shortlist of eight artists to create a memorial to Jamaican-born Crimean war nurse Mary Seacole outside St Thomas' Hospital.
Actress Cleo Sylvestre as Mary Seacole with members of the Scots Guards outside the Guards Museum
Bill Woodrow's abstract design
Martin Jennings' proposal is also still under consideration
An announcement of the chosen artist was due to be made on Wednesday at the Guards Museum in Birdcage Walk but Baroness Amos, chair of the selection panel, revealed that two artists' proposals are still under consideration.
They are Bill Woodrow who is proposing an abstract sculpture and Martin Jennings who has designed a bronze statue backed by a large disc.
The memorial is intended to be installed in the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital at the southern end of Westminster Bridge.
"Mary Seacole was famous and immensely popular in the 19th century," explains Lord Soley, chair of the memorial appeal.
"The troops coming back from the Crimea had concerts and raised money for her because she returned bankrupt and had to leave all her belongings there.
"She is a classic example of Britain in the 19th century where people – particularly from an ethnic minority background like her – did have to overcome hurdles but they didn't give up.
"They were both courageous and determined and they caught the mood of the nation.
"They were popular – but also brave and determined – and that's why we need a memorial to her."
Lord Soley believes that St Thomas' Hospital, with its links to Florence Nightingale, is the right place for such a memorial.
"Mary Seacole was an early example of a nurse who went onto the battlefield – literally picking up soldiers under shell fire – and nursing them."
The appeal still needs to raise £400,000 to build the memorial which could be completed by the end of 2010 and is due to be unveiled by Princess Alexandra.
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MAIDEN CANADA Collection These are some choice drawings from a set I did combining my classic cartoon style with my minimalist pencil an acrylic 'Gaudesse' drawings/paintings.
The Cheeky Artist
THE CHEEKY ARTIST Collection These are some of my favourite picks from my classic style of work, sort of a hybrid japanese/north american approach to cartooning. I start with a pencil drawing and then scan and colour by hand using a digital airbrush with tablet. Some of these are also commissions.
Rainbow Child
RAINBOW CHILD Collection (2019) A continuation of my 'Maiden Canada' series with a bit more of an unbridled expression.
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Time to Ride
The original "The Birth of Venus" (1879) William-Adolphe Bouguereau "TIME TO RIDE" (2018): A Photoshop alteration by Lucas Gaudette of "The Birth of Venus" (1879) William-Adolphe Bouguereau This is the 6th installation in a series of reworks I did with classic art pieces to incorporate motorcycles and some other modern elements in order to juxtapose what I feel are representations…
Pidgin Quixote
PIDGIN QUIXOTE A joint creation by myself and my good friend Tone Floreal The idea of Pidgin Quixote was inspired by a special pigeon from Honolulu, Hawaii. This bird had a unique style of approaching the females; he was very careful and patient, choosing the right moments to inch closer to a female beside him on a branch. Unlike common…
Celestial Throttle Bodies
The original "The Abduction of Psyche" or "Le ravissement de Psyche" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1895) "CELESTIAL THROTTLE BODIES" (2018): A Photoshop alteration by Lucas Gaudette of "The Abduction of Psyche" or "Le ravissement de Psyche" by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1895) This is the 5th installation in a series of reworks I did with classic art pieces to incorporate motorcycles and some…
The original 'Fall of the Rebel Angels' Giuseppe Cesari (1610) "REBEL" (2018): A Photoshop alteration by Lucas Gaudette of 'Fall of the Rebel Angels' Giuseppe Cesari, 1610 This is the second in a series of reworks I did with classic art pieces to incorporate motorcycles and some other modern elements in order to juxtapose what I feel are representations of…
MotoGod
"MOTOGOD" (2018): A Photoshop alteration by Lucas Gaudette of 'The Creation of Adam' by Michelangelo (1512) This is the first in a series of reworks I did with classic art pieces to incorporate motorcycles and some other modern elements in order to juxtapose what I feel are representations of both ancient and modern figures of passion and power. The original 'The…
"FOLLOW ME" (2019): A Photoshop alteration by Lucas Gaudette of “The Virgin of the Apocalypse” by Miguel Cabrera (1760). Every once in a while I like to use Photoshop to re-purpose an existing image from antiquity. This one is a study of the darker aspects of some major social media platforms online today. What was fun was to think about…
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Parent Laura Lawson and Tamborine Mountain High School principal Tracey Brose.
Her ‘entire future exploded’: Parent’s desperate act
by Greg Stolz
A PARENT being sued for defamation by a Gold Coast high school principal has fought back tears in court as she told how the stress of the lawsuit caused her to try to take her own life "to set my family free".
Mother-of-two Laura Lawson was one of eight parents sued by long-serving Tamborine Mountain State High principal Tracey Brose for more than $1 million in a landmark legal action.
Mrs Brose has alleged the parents defamed her in social media posts after she was mysteriously suspended from duty in early 2016 before being reinstated several months later.
The reasons for her suspension have never been publicly revealed.
Laura Lawson
On the fourth week of a defamation trial in Southport District Court, an emotional Ms Lawson told how legal papers stating that she was being sued for $150,000 arrived two days after her 25-year marriage collapsed.
"My world has not been the same since," she told the court. "My entire future exploded at that point and I was terrified."
Ms Lawson told the court a back injury had left her unable to work, bed-ridden and wheelchair-bound.
She said that after an argument with her husband in June 2016, "I decided it was all too much'.
"I decided to set my family free," she said.
Ms Lawson said she wrote notes to her children and texted her husband where to find them.
"I said goodbye and I took all the (morphine) tablets," she said.
Ms Lawson said her husband called an ambulance after receiving the text and she was taken to hospital.
"The doctors said they had never seen anyone survive that amount of morphine," she said.
Ms Lawson said she was "terrified" at how she was going to be able to pay Mrs Brose the $150,000 and pleaded with her lawyers: "If your client had any compassion you'll release me."
But she said the lawyers tried to stop the sale of the house and demanded a copy of the contract.
Other parents being sued by Mrs Brose have told the court that the principal's lawyers also put a writ on the sale of their property.
The court has been told that several parents have already settled with Mrs Brose for a total of more than $180,000.
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Who Rules the Waves?
by Epifania Akosua Amoo-Adare
Canoe boats in Elmina, photo taken by E. Amoo-Adare
“The future is not good at all” – Papa Panyin
I want to share a little of what has been proving to be rather troubled reflections on the contemporary making of ‘modern’ Ghana. Now, what I wish to share here is mostly based on a bunch of hunches rather than some reliable evidence that can be validated and/or replicated through method. In fact, it is really about a series of questions, which have come to plague my conscience of late; namely one, which is: Who rules the waves?
By this, I first wish to use the term “waves” metaphorically to think about who governs the groundswell of ideological, political, sociocultural, intellectual, economic and so on, sprays of Ghana’s passage into a rather nationalistic (and perhaps too bi-partisan) future; one which is also based on certain westernized path-dependencies that entangle us within what Anibal Quijano calls a “colonial matrix of power” [1]—with its racist/sexist linear, hierarchical and competitive ideas of knowledge, growth and developmental progress.
I want us to think of this question of waves, not only in this sense, but also in the embodied watery sense of Ghana’s oceanscape – which I will use as a cautionary tale for speaking about the multitude of uneven developments and social inequalities that are arising in the modernizing of this nation state.
Additionally, for the avid knowledge producers among us, I want us to also think of waves at the quantum level, where we now know that the (scientific) observation of sub-atomic particles tends to fix their infinite wavelike possibilities (forms of becoming) into static particles (states of being). [2] And, this thus, should make us further contemplate on what it means for us all, as we actively observe phenomenal interactions in this world. Most often, we do so with certain fixed (disciplinary) lenses, perspectives, views and standpoints about what is life, progress and/or development; thereby, perhaps also contributing to the reinforcement and reification of the very phenomena that we seek to change through our study of it.
Basically, I want to share a particular sense of unease that I currently hold about contemporary Ghana (in all its Africa-rising-glow) and its accumulating “(post)modernity”, as Ghana now is a country that is epitomized by ongoing rapid urbanization alongside a fast shapeshifting socioeconomic landscape, which is egged on by technology, migration and the mobility of goods, services, capital and ideas. I do this by providing a critical—albeit rather superficial—reading on the particular “politics of space” that is being played out along Ghana’s coastline; in particular, outlining key concerns within its marine landscape in which apofo(artisanal fisher folk), the fish-mothers who sponsor them, and the local fishmongers who rely on their catch, are all entangled (and some might even say entrapped) within a dynamic figuration of “winners and losers”.
I offer these current—albeit conceptual, and in many instances anecdotal—observations on what is one very small aspect of Ghana’s fast moving tidal wave of modernity, through a prism of many other socio-spatial insights I have gained about the worldwide deluge of uneven development and social inequality that appears in the wake of many similar neo-colonial modernity projects. These are insights gleaned through over thirty years of living in and traveling to various settings around the globe (on five out of seven continents to be exact).
Long story short, I also wish to imbue the humble insights that I am about to share with a gravitas that is embedded in a feminist standpoint; that is one, which looks to emotion, intuition, dreams, and personal experience (alongside scientific method) as part of the experiential ground from which theoretical understandings can be made of rather dire material circumstances.
So now finally, let me tell you the essence of what plagues me.
Fish drying in Cape Coast, photo by E. Amoo-Adare
There is currently a belief among various fishing communities that Ghana is succumbing to a chinalization of its waters; whereby Ghanaian elites (especially politicians) are said to facilitate the invasion of the Chinese into Ghana’s fishing industry. It is said that in many instances, the Chinese own the fishing trawler vessels; however, they require the inputs of locals in order to acquire the licenses (thus flags). And that this is easy enough in a context in which it is claimed that one can easily buy a license without meeting many of the requirements.
Some argue that China is solely engaged in fishing, and other businesses, on the African continent to ensure employment for its citizens through the exclusionary types of agreements it sets up with African countries. In Ghana, for example, it is alleged that about 40% of the crew on the fishing trawlers at sea are Chinese. And yet these Chinese trawlers are said to only provide a small percentage of their catch to Ghanaian fish-mothers and fishmongers for local consumption. In addition, the little they provide is believed not to be their best catch, for that is instead reserved for sale in international markets. In other words, apofoare expected to be the main providers of fish for local consumption, taking responsibility for about 80% of market supply.
Besides legitimate Chinese engagement in the Ghanaian fishing industry, there is talk of lights that can sometimes be seen dotted across the ocean at dawn—what is sardonically referred to as the “Chinese Christmas Tree”. These lights are said to be the product of illegal fishing trawlers that avoid the waters when naval patrols do their rounds, only to return when they are gone. These illicit Chinese trawlers are accused of often encroaching in the waters reserved for apofo. They are also said to be the driving force behind a key national challenge called Saiko,[3] which is a term used in Ghana to refer to the “transhipment” of fish, from industrial trawlers to local canoes, at sea. In 2017, there was said to be 100,000 tons of Saiko fish in the system; thus, Saiko is a practice that is repeatedly blamed for the rapid decline of the local fishing industry.
According to local officials, Saiko brings with it an illicit environment that goes beyond illegal acquisition of fish, into that of arms and drug dealing. It is said that the fishing practices of these Chinese trawlers has resulted in the ruination of the coral reef, which consequently deprives fish of places to feed. These illicit trawlers are also accused of the use of illegal net sizes that result in the capture of small fish that they then toss, dead, back into the ocean.
The above practices reduce the amount of fish available for apofo, which then creates a desperate environment in which they engage in unacceptable fishing methods such as the use of dynamite, carbide and chemicals (e.g., DDT). The diminishing number of fish in the ocean, most likely accounts for the increased importation of fish into Ghana –especially after the end of the fishing season– from locations such as Mauritania, Morocco, Denmark and Spain.
The above vicious cycle is said to also be responsible for an increase in fish prices, alongside the decline of fish stock; thus, it is the reason why many apofoare said to be falling into debt, ill health, and depression. Additionally, apofosay that due to declining fish stock, they are forced to change their professions with some resorting to work as drivers, mechanics, truck pushers, or else to engage in seaweed collection. Others have had to migrate to far off locations such as Senegal and Gambia, where they are better able to work as fisher folk.
A canoe boat for sale in Elmina, photo taken by E. Amoo-Adare
Consequently, apofodo not encourage any of their descendants to get involved in an industry that is seen to be corrupted and fast disappearing. And although there are avenues for voicing these concerns, e.g., the National Fishing Association, The Fishermen’s Council, and even the Fishers and Fishmonger Association, apofospeak of having been rendered silent—especially because the sector is also one in which Ghana’s burgeoning bipartisan politics are constantly used to pit Peter against Paul. This results in a growing sentiment amongst fisher folk, described as the “government does not value us at all”.
Much of what is going on along Ghana’s shores, however, is not lost to authority figures, such as the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), which is very interested in carrying out its duties [4] to the best of its abilities. This they try to do across a vast territory, to be surveilled with limited resources. Their work includes certain policies and procedures used to keep track of the various actors on the ocean. For example, the Ghana Shipping Act (2003), which requires the certification of ships—so as to ensure their seaworthiness. There are also efforts to maintain security on the ocean, through the installation and operation of a Vessel Traffic Management Information System (VTMIS) for 24-hour electronic surveillance and monitoring of Ghana’s coastline; theprovision of International Ship and Port Facility Security(ISPS) Codes; plus a keen determination to police Ghana’s shores in order to prevent illegal fishing and other problematic activities. GMA is also in the process of increasing their coastline patrol service, through the use of satellite feeds, patrol boats and even possibly drones, to augment what is viewed as the limited security efforts supplied by the police forces.
Additionally, in 2018 through the Ministry for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, the Ghana government announced a ban [5] on fishing during the month of August. The announcement included a music video by the Fante rap master Kofi Kinaata. [6] More specifically, the minister—Hon. Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye—spoke of how over two decades, the fisheries sector has been in massive decline and is perhaps even heading toward a total collapse. This being due to a crisis of overcapacity and overfishing of all stocks, which is further exacerbated by the various illegal fishing practices. The ban was intended to serve as a response to years of overfishing, which have resulted in dwindling fish stock; thus, the idea is to create the space for fish—in particular the small pelagics (keta school boys, sardinella and mackerel)—to spawn during that time.
The government’s announcement of the ban was met with much frustration, by apofo, especially as it did not at that time apply to tuna fleets. This was based on the assumption that they operate in the deep sea with their large trawler boats. For the apofo, however, the concern was very much about how the ban would negatively impact their livelihood[7] and, thus, they also asked for it to be postponed for a year. As a result, the ban was to be rolled out for artisanal fishers from about 15 May to 15 June 2019,[8] and also too for industrial trawlers from 1 August to 30 September.
This process of futuring the ocean, thus, its industries (e.g., fishing and even crude oil production), is one in which apofo—and by association their fish-mothers and fishmongers—are being subjected to mainstream narrations and enactments of Ghana’s increasing modernity, which does not always serve the immediate needs of ordinary people.
Working toward a deep interrogation of these kinds of scenarios, means asking significant questions such as: Who rules the waves of Ghana’s modernity project in aquaculture?
The making of fishing nets in Elmina, photo taken by E. Amoo-Adare
And answering this question is tantamount to also understanding who directs the (national) waves of a modern Ghanaian future; i.e., one in which there are several ‘strange’ bedfellows—accrued from across borders—and thus, coming to agreements that do not necessarily include several of the country’s own citizens – especially those who do not fit neatly into ideologies about commercial practice, urban waterfront development and, very specifically, neoliberal economic progress.
The unease that I spoke of earlier, is associated to my sense that presently Ghana appears to have become some kind of “virgin territory” in which a “neo-colonial gold rush” unfolds; [9] one where its postcolonial ports—as well as other urbanized locations—become the prospecting playgrounds for many an enterprising individual and/or organizational entity (here, I also include returnees like myself into the mix).
More importantly, since the neoliberal world of capital accumulation has run out of (both perceived and real) growth landscapes in the Global North, its neo-colonial networks are speedily settling into key ‘safe to operate’ locations in the Global South – where it can acquire multiple geopolitical mediums of choice for activating and enabling new, emerging markets, replete with the allure of billions of up-and-coming consumers.
So we find that in a postcolonial capital city like Accra, for example, the government, civil society, the private sector, and everyday citizens—alongside an array of international organizations and other sundry actors—engage in multiple (planned, speculative and unintended) interactions in order to catapult the larger body politic, and themselves, into a global marketplace; one which is characterized by competition and a rather uneven distribution of capital, goods, technology, knowledge and other resources.
In such a “free for all” terrain, many like our apofo find themselves in the unpredictable throes of rapid change that paradoxically feels slow (or even stagnated) to those who are also negotiating the hardship of everyday hustles to do with a basic lack of reliable services, inadequate infrastructure, limited daily resource acquisition, and a system plagued by political and everyday corruption.
The kind of prospective context that I speak of is also a mutating and fragmented landscape, within which stratified populations often go about their daily business in parallel, without any regard for each other’s circles of influence. It is a place where many a person gets left behind, while the lucky few—with substantial social and cultural capital, both local and global—easily negotiate burgeoning economies focused on consumptive lifestyles.
So therefore, in Accra (again as an example), we find that a substantial few now sip champagne, as a weekend pastime, while they (mysteriously) make and bank million-dollar deals within an economic landscape in which the average white-collar worker works hard to earn just about GHS800 ($145) per month, while those who are more hard-done-by, struggle to make even GHS5 ($1) for a whole day’s labor—under what is very much a blistering sun.
I would say that it is time to start questioning the very idea of our development, especially if it’s to be epitomized by the onslaught of highly commercialized existences that operate within the false, exclusionary and imaginary concept of the “nation-state”. The key question must be: What are the alternatives? Who is responsible for ensuring that all of our needs are equally recognized and met in this ruthless business called progress? And ultimately, who is to ensure that the future for everyone becomes much better than it’s not good at all?
Epifania Amoo-Adare is an independent scholar interested in (un)thinking science through art and other radical approaches.
[1]Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decoloniality
[2]Article https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/quantum-experiment-space-confirms-reality-what-you-make-it-0
[3]Video by EJF on Saiko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc3-1vj6QPw
[4]Some GMA services https://www.ghanamaritime.org/services_page.php?id=30
[5]Watch video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUfjRq-sbGM
[6]Watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwM9JDLss0U
[7]Newslink https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/No-fishing-in-August-Government-declares-669113
[8]Newslink https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/business/Government-announces-closed-fishing-season-737398#
[9]Article: https://www.academia.edu/36947771/The_Neo-Colonial_Gold_Rush_and_a_Call_for_Decolonial_Options
Author marinecoastalculturesPosted on 2. Oct 2019 10. Oct 2019 Categories AllgemeinTags colonialism, community, decolonial, development, Fisheries, futures, Ghana, moddernity, progressLeave a comment on Who Rules the Waves?
The Frayed Atlantic Edge by David Gange: Rewriting Histories and Geographies of the Coast
by Cormac Walsh
In ‘The Frayed Atlantic Edge’ (William Collins, July 2019) historian and experienced sea-kayaker David Gange recounts his journey along the Atlantic coasts of Britain and Ireland, from Shetland to the Channel. In travelling by kayak, Gange immersed himself in the rhythms of the sea and coast and sought to gain new perspectives on the history and geographies of Britain and Ireland, from the perspective of the sea. Drawing on archival and literary sources, he weaves together an account of these Atlantic coasts which challenges head-on dominant narratives of the peripherality and marginality of coastal and island places. He begins with the conviction that British and Irish histories ‘are usually written inside out’, based on the false premise that the ‘land-bound geographies’ of today have existed forever (p. ix).
Image source: https://frayedatlanticedge.wordpress.com.
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Author marinecoastalculturesPosted on 18. Aug 2019 18. Aug 2019 Categories AllgemeinTags Atlantic, Britain, coastal change, geographies, history, Ireland, kayakLeave a comment on The Frayed Atlantic Edge by David Gange: Rewriting Histories and Geographies of the Coast
Microplastics by other means? How microplastics can be a tool for inter/trans-disciplinary engagement
by Sarah Schönbauer & Sven Bergmann
Although there is more and more data about plastic particles in the environment, the impact of microplastic particles on the ecosystem, wildlife and the human body is still unexplored. However, the potential effect of such particles has become a core concern in our contemporary societies, tangible in the far-reaching media coverage or in scientific conferences specifically devoted to engage with microplastics.
In one of such conferences, the Micro2018 in Lanzarote (1) Richard Thompson, professor of biological and marine sciences at the University of Plymouth and the eponym of the term microplastics, gave a keynote. He claimed that besides the unquestionably important role of the natural sciences, the social sciences too should play an important role in future research on plastic particles in the environment. He encouraged social scientists to take part in conferences such as the Micro2018, and stated that this involvement would be beneficial for the overall engagement with microplastics. While we, two scholars in the social and cultural sciences, specifically in the field of cultural anthropology and Science and Technology Studies (STS), think that this is an important claim indeed, we also think that a closer involvement needs to be specified.
Microplastics from Lanzarote © Sarah Schönbauer
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Author marinecoastalculturesPosted on 12. Jun 2019 19. Jun 2019 Categories AllgemeinTags environmental humanities, interdisciplinary, microplastics, nature-culture, plastic, science and technology studies, transdisciplinaryLeave a comment on Microplastics by other means? How microplastics can be a tool for inter/trans-disciplinary engagement
CFP and Registration: Spatial Strategies at the Land-Sea Interface: Rethinking Maritime Spatial Planning, Sept 2019
Spatial Strategies at the Land-Sea Interface: Rethinking Maritime Spatial Planning
11-13th September 2019, University of Hamburg, Institute for Geography
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15th July 2019
Under the EU Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) Directive adopted in 2014, Member States are tasked with the preparation of maritime spatial plans by 2021. These plans are required to ‘take into account land-sea interactions’ and ‘should aim to integrate the maritime dimension of some coastal uses or activities and their impacts’ (EU 2014, 138). Accordingly, inshore territorial waters must be included within either marine spatial plans or land-based spatial plans where they extend beyond the coastline (EU 2014, 140, Article 2:1). Contemporary and future challenges of climate change adaptation, coastal erosion and sea-level rise underline the need for visionary and inclusive spatial strategies at the coast (O’ Riordan et al 2014, Walsh 2019).
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Workshop Announcement: Spatial Strategies at the Land-Sea Interface: Rethinking Maritime Spatial Planning
University of Hamburg: 11-13th September 2019
Under the EU Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) Directive, Member States are tasked with the preparation of maritime spatial plans by 2021. These plans are required to take account of land-sea interactions. Experience to date, however, indicates that MSP occupies a different institutional and policy space to land-based terrestrial spatial planning. At the same time as MSP is becoming established as a formal policy instrument applied in a coordinated manner across Europe, European spatial planning has reached an impasse, with a discernible shift away from ambitious spatial strategies over the last two decades. Furthermore, as policies and practices of integrated coastal zone management are displaced through a focus of attention on MSP, there is a risk of a ‘new coastal squeeze’ where the land and marine become institutionalised as distinct policy spaces. This interdisciplinary workshop aims to explore and critically reflect on the capacity for MSP and spatial planning more broadly to address the challenges posed by the sustainable governance of the land-sea interface. In particular, we will focus on the spatial dimensions of MSP and spatial planning at the coast. Key topics for discussion and reflection include the capacity of MSP to work with relational connections across space and the potential to engage with place-based knowledges and multiple ways of knowing the sea.
The workshop will include a mix of keynote presentations, interactive break-out sessions and a limited number of research papers solicited through an open call for papers (to be announced shortly).
The workshop will be run jointly under the auspices of the: 1) Marine Spatial Planning Research Network (MSPRN), and
2) AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning) Thematic Group on Transboundary Spaces, Policy Diffusion, Planning Cultures)
The workshop is hosted by the University of Hamburg, Institute for Geography
Lead Organiser: Dr. Cormac Walsh, cormac.walsh(at)uni- hamburg.de
Confirmed keynote speakers include Prof. Simin Davoudi (Newcastle University, UK) and Claudia Bode (THING Collective)
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Call for Papers: MARE People and the Sea Conference Panel: Beyond Nature and Culture at the Wadden Sea
by Cormac Walsh & Martin Döring
Sunrise on Schiermonnikoog, Dutch Wadden Sea. (Photo C. Walsh)
Proposed Panel Title: Beyond Nature and Culture: Relational perspectives on the Wadden Sea landscape
Panel Convenors: Dr. Cormac Walsh & Dr. Martin Döring (University of Hamburg)
The Wadden Sea constitutes a dynamic intertidal coastal landscape, reaching from Den Helder in the Netherlands, along the German North Sea coast to Blavands Huk in southwestern Denmark. This coastal landscape has been shaped over a period of a thousand years or more by dyke-building, land reclamation and drainage practices as well as periodic storm flood events producing a material and symbolically powerful boundary between the land and the sea. Today the intertidal landscape in front of the dykes is recognised as a unique, ecologically rich and diverse ecosystem of outstanding natural value with the status of a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Wadden Sea landscape nevertheless remains a contested landscape imbued with regionally specific cultural values and meanings which serve to challenge the conservationist myth of the Wadden Sea as pure and pristine nature. Against this background, this panel proposes to bring together relational perspectives which seek to transcend the nature-culture divide at the Wadden Sea and offer novel ways of thinking nature and culture together.
In particular we hope to examine and critically reflect on the following aspects:
The interrelationships between natural and cultural heritage at the Wadden Sea;
innovative approaches to transcending the ‘hard boundary’ of nature and culture in the Wadden Sea landscape;
cross-comparative perspectives on the cultural meanings of nature and landscape at the Dutch, German and Danish Wadden Sea coasts;
possible Wadden Sea futures drawing on its rich history of nature-culture interactions;
challenges of bringing together multiple ways of knowing the Wadden Sea landscape.
Please submit a title and abstract (max 300 words) to cormac.walsh(at)uni-hamburg.de and doering(at)metaphorik.de by 20th December 2018.
Suggested readings / Key References:
Döring, M. & Ratter, B. (2018). Coastal landscapes: The relevance of researching coastscapes for managing coastal change in North Frisia. Area 50, 169-176.
Egberts, L. (2018). Moving Beyond the Hard Boundary: Overcoming the nature-culture divide in the Dutch Wadden Sea area, Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development.
Egberts, L. & Schroor, M. (Eds) (2018). Waddenland Outstanding: History, Landscape and Cultural Heritage of the Wadden Sea Region, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.
Krauss, W., (2005). The natural and cultural landscape heritage of Northern Friesland. Int. J. Herit. Stud. 11, 39–52.
Reise, K., 2014. A Natural History of the Wadden Sea: Riddled by Contingencies, Wilhelmshaven Common Wadden Sea Secretariat.
Walsh, C. (2018). Metageographies of coastal management: negotiating spaces of nature and culture at the Wadden Sea. Area 50 (2), 177-185.
Wöbse, A.-K., (2017). Space, Place, Land and Sea: The Ecological ‘Discovery’ of the Global Wadden Sea. In: de Bont, R., Lachmund, L. (Eds.), Spatialiszing the History of Ecology: Sites, Journeys, Mappings. Routledge, London/New York, pp. 204–222.
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Dyke History and Dyke Research in Northern Germany: A Conference Report
On 19th October 2009, an interdisciplinary conference on dyke history and dyke research took place in Stade, a small town in the Elbe marshlands, to the northwest of Hamburg. The conference was organised by the landscape association of the former duchies of Bremen and Werden (Landschaftsverband der ehemaligen Herzogtümer Bremen und Verden e.V.). Over a period of eighteen years the landscape association had commissioned a detailed historical study of the dykes of the Elbe and Weser river landscapes which has been published between 2003 an 2008 in the eight volumes by historians Michael Erhardt and Norbert Fischer.
The front cover of the most recent book of the series “Geschichte der Deiche an Elbe und Weser” (Source: Landschaftsverband Stade).
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Mark L. Irvings, Esq.
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Since 1975, my practice has been devoted to alternative dispute resolution, including arbitration, fact-finding, mediation, and serving as special counsel to institutional adjudicatory bodies. I serve as mediator and arbitrator in the following areas: ERISA, including trustee deadlocks; pensions; wage and hour class actions; higher education; individual employment agreements; employment termination; discrimination (age, disability, housing, race, religious, gender, sexual harassment, sexual preference); retaliation; whistleblower; non- competition and non-solicitation; property valuation, division, and usage; community conflict; partnership creation and dissolution; organizational dynamics (board of director, executive director, and staff interactions); and a full range of commercial matters, including contract and lease disputes. I also handle a wide variety of labor-management case and serve as impartial arbitration chair for Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball, and serve or have served on permanent arbitration panels for SEIU, Local 2020 and Boston Medical Center; GE and IUE; Electric Boat Corporation and the Metal Trades Council; Electric Boat Corporation and the Marine Draftsmen’s Association; Teamsters Local 633 and Frito-Lay; Yale University and Local 34, FUE; USWA, Local 8751 and First Student, Inc; and SEIU; and Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball (salary arbitration).
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Marvel's The Punisher - Teaser Trailer
Current Alias
Pete Castiglione, Captain Batshit,[1] Raven,[2] Franky Boy[3]
Unnamed father;
unnamed mother;
Maria Castle (wife, deceased);
Frank Castle, Jr. (son, deceased);
Lisa Castle (daughter, deceased);
Formerly Almeida Concrete Pumping, U.S. Marines Force Recon
Public Identity
Vigilante; former construction worker, marine
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Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez
"Bang"
Dyin's easy. You're gonna learn about pain. You're gonna learn about loss. Every morning, I look for 'em Bill. I look for 'em...but then I remember. It's gonna be the same for you. When you look at your ugly, mangled face, you're gonna remember what you did. You'll remember Bill. You're gonna remember me!
-- Frank Castle to Billy Russo src
Lieutenant Frank Castle was a highly decorated Force Recon Marine known for his acts of heroism in the War on Terror, serving multiple deployments in Afghanistan and Iraq under the command of Ray Schoonover. Despite the heroic images given, Frank had been involved in a classified C.I.A. task force participating in Operation Cerberus, an illegal operation designed to assassinate individuals who have witnessed war crimes perpetrated by soldiers under the command of CIA operative William Rawlins.[4] Disgusted with what had transpired, even with a botched operation that caused massive casualties for the task force, Castle exits military service to spend time with his family. However, due to Castle's vocal scrutiny of Rawlins, the CIA operative, with support from Schoonover,and Department of Homeland Security agent-in-charge Carson Wolf, have engineered an assassination attempt on Castle and his family under the guise of a drug bust gone wrong.[5]
Castle's family perished during the botched raid, but Castle himself survived a fatal gunshot wound to the head after being clinically dead.[6] Shortly after regaining consciousness, Castle conducted direct strikes against the Kitchen Irish, Dogs of Hell, and Mexican Cartel while attempting to search out the murderers of his family. With guidance from Wilson Fisk on Ryker's Island Castle learns from a prisoner of an individual named the Blacksmith being responsible for setting up the meeting that led to the deaths of his family.[7] Shortly after exiting Ryker's Island, Castle deduces Schoonover's identity as the Blacksmith and saves Karen Page from being murdered by Schoonover.[8] Shortly after killing Schoonover, Castle kills the remnants of the three criminal organizations while taking advantage of a published article by Page announcing Castle's "death" in a house fire.[9][1]
Despite attempting to live a peaceful life, Castle has been contacted by David Lieberman, a former National Security Agency analyst who had video evidence on Castle's participation in Operation Cerberus.[5] Shortly after learning of Lieberman's blackballing by the government agencies for "going outside the chain of command", Castle and Lieberman strike an uneasy alliance to pursue Wolf and Rawlins. During the missions of retribution, Castle successfully kills Rawlins[10] and maims former U.S. Marine squadmate Billy Russo for the latter's role in aiding Rawlins.[11] As a token of thanks for killing Rawlins, Castle's criminal record is expunged by the C.I.A.
Frank Castle was a hardened soldier who wasn't troubled by killing others or even watching his own friends die. Despite this, he valued the lives of his fellow men above all else, and would risk his own life against suicidal odds to keep them alive. Outside of the battlefield, Frank was a loving husband and father. While he faced enemy soldiers and impossible situations without hesitation, the only time he ever truly felt scared was just before he returned home to his family. Frank was especially close with his daughter, and would read her bedtime stories from her favourite book every night before he went to war.[12]
After their brutal murder and his near-death experience, Frank became a broken man. He holds no regard for the justice system that failed him and his family, nor the gangs he holds responsible for their deaths. Above all, however, he blames himself for their deaths; to him, protecting his family was the most important job he had, and he feels that their deaths were on him for not reacting to the danger fast enough.[6]
Frank feels no sympathy toward those he deems guilty, and will slaughter a criminal without a second of hesitation. However, he won't kill anyone that isn't a criminal themselves, like Daredevil, whom Frank spared on multiple occasions despite their constant clashes. Overall, Frank doesn't view himself as a hero or a monster, but just as someone doing what needs to be done.[13]
Expert Martial Artist: Due to his military experience, Castle is a highly skilled fighter, and is capable of fighting on par with Daredevil, and even gain the upper hand at moments.
Expert Marksman: Frank is a highly skilled marksman, and knows his way around most firearms.
Military Training: As a former soldier, Frank is well adept in military protocol.
Punisher's Equipment: Castle utilized military equipment as appropriate.[14]
Punisher's Body Armor: Castle wears a black shirt with a white skull splashed across the front. His other clothing sometimes included combat boots, blazers, leather jackets, trench coats, bulletproof vests, body armor. After giving Daredevil a gun, he commented that he was armored from the neck down, so only a headshot would work on him.[13]
Punisher's Van:[1][15]
Punisher's Arsenal: Castle employs a vast array of conventional firearms, including machine guns, rifles, shotguns, handguns, knives, explosives, and other weapons culled from common and organized criminals and military sources during his operations.[14]
Jon Bernthal portrays the Punisher as a series regular in the second season of the Netflix series Marvel's Daredevil, and as the main character in its spin-off series Marvel's The Punisher.
Bernthal filmed audition tapes with Tom Holland, who portrays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to help Holland get the role. Holland later returned the favor by filming audition tapes with Bernthal to help him get the role of the Punisher.[16]
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↑ Sacks, Ethan (10 March 2016). EXCLUSIVE: Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland made audition tapes together to land The Punisher and Spider-Man roles. NY Daily News. Retrieved on 9 May 2016.
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Best Swimming Anime: High Speed! Free! Starting Days
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In the first week of its debut, the anime High Speed! -Free! Starting Days- has sold more than 14,642 Blu-ray Disc copies and held the No. 1 spot in Oricon’s weekly chart and in the Blu-ray Disc overall chart from July 18 to July 24.
In the first week of its debut, the anime High Speed! -Free! Starting Days– has sold more than 14,642 Blu-ray Disc copies and held the No. 1 position in Oricon’s weekly chart and in the Blu-ray Disc overall chart from July 18 to 24, 2016.
Blu-ray Disc version of the anime High Speed! Free! Starting Days is the fourth TV series of the anime Free !. Previously, Blu-ray Disc 1, 2, 3 of the anime Free! Iwatobi Swim Club was released in October and November 2013, February 2014 respectively.
Anime High Speed! -Free! Starting Days– adapted from the novel High Speed !. The first anime television series called Free! revolves around the schoolboy Haruka and the rest of the high school swim team. Meanwhile, High Speed! The story is set when they are in secondary school. The second volume of the novel series was released in July 2014.
The film was released in December 2015 in 120 theaters. In the first week of release, the anime sold 76,829 tickets and grossed 95,546,400 yen ($ 774,000 USD).
Anime Free! was released by Kyoto Animation in July 2013. At the same time, the Crunchyroll website also aired this anime in Japan. In addition, Discotek released Season 1 on DVD in North America. Season 2 with the name Free! Eternal Summer was released in July 2014. And Funimation Company aired English captions in North America. Season 1 with an English voiceover was broadcast on the Crunchyroll website last December.
Free! revolves around Harase Nanase, a boy who always likes to be immersed and swim in the water. Before finishing elementary school, he participated in a swim with his swimming club friends, Tachibana Makoto, Hazuki Nagisa, and Matsuoka Rin. After winning the prize, each of them chose a different path. Time passed, amidst the peaceful days of high school life, Rin appeared and challenged Haruka, showing Haruka the oppressive power. his island. Unwilling to end things like that, Haruka reunited with Makoto and Nagisa, along with a new member named Rei, to set up the Iwatobi High School Swim Club to defeat Rin. Haruka, Makoto, Nagisa, Rei, and Rin come together in a story about swimming, youth and friendship
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7 Famous Anime Seires Comebacks in October (Part 1)
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This fall anime season was highly appreciated by fans when a series of hit movies made a comeback. Especially in this October alone, there are 7 famous names coming back, promising to bring countless surprises and interesting things. Let’s see which anime it is!
Shokugeki no Soma season 4
Shokugeki no Soma is a culinary, school-based anime series produced by J.C Staff and based on a manga of the same name by Tsukuda Yūto.
The story revolves around Souma as a cook for his father in the family restaurant. His father is a culinary master, and Souma often challenges his father in fiery battles (although the results are not very satisfactory). Later, he was introduced to a prestigious culinary school by his father, with a strict input selection probability and a graduation rate of approximately 10%.
Coming back in October with season 4 entitled: Shokugeki no Soma: Shin no Sara is expected to bring a lot of interesting things and will definitely not disappoint you.
The Seven Deadly Sins season 4
As the title of the work, the film about the cohort will be called The Seven Deadly Sins in the Britiana region, which in the minds of people is destroyed by the jihadist knights after trying to overthrow the kingdom of Lyonesse. However, around that story, there were rumors that they were still alive.
10 years after that event, the jihadist group revealed their ploy and captured the king of Lyonesse, becoming the sole power to rule that country. The third princess must now set out to find The Seven Deadly Sins asking them to help regain the kingdom.
Sword Art Online season 2
After a long break in preparation for the launch of the next anime season, it seems that the second part of Sword Art Online: Alicization is receiving a lot of attention from the audience. It is known that Sword Art Online arc “War of Underworld” based on the original light novel series will be released in October. After the Alicization United arc, in the new arc we will see Alice gathering enormous forces to fight off an invasion from the darkness kingdom.
Posted by Dan Carroll at 5:51 am Tagged with: Anime, Shokugeki no Soma, Sword Art Online, The Seven Deadly Sins
HANEBADO! : Anime Shows Badminton Attraction
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Hanebado! is a television anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by author Kosuke Hamada that was released to the audience in July 2018. The film’s official Twitter account also introduced the trailer, the staff and the character’s design.
The main content is about Nagisa Aragaki. Amazed by the defeat at the young badminton tournament 6 months ago, she forced the club to practice under the extremely strict regime and caused internal seeds of discord. Meanwhile, the opponent who defeated her, Ayano Hanesaki, a student from the same school, turned to join the tennis club. However, Hanesaki was persuaded by her best friend to return to the forte sport. And the two old animals met in the same badminton club. How will this clash lead to a conclusion?!
Hanebado‘s first strength! It is the practice of a sport that is very popular in practice but rarely seen in manga and anime: badminton. Obviously there are not many badminton kits compared to tennis, football, basketball and swimming. Not to mention here is mainly female badminton, so this alone makes Hanebado a quite strange item on the banquet of sports anime in general and this summer in particular.
Similar to other sports anime like Free! Iwatobi Swim Club or Haikyuu !!!, Hanebado! Exploit the journey between two opponents with two opposing personalities. However, Hanebado! There is a special part when developing two more powerful assistants for the central character duo, two close friends. Nagisa’s friend understood her desire to win and her fear of losing, and Ayano’s best friend was a better person than anyone else, and where her friend should belong. It is thanks to these two girls that “catalyzed” that our two heroines came to the same team, creating a premise for many interesting events going forward. Besides the two heroines, the image of the other members of the club as well as the coach is also very personal and contributes to complete the overall picture of a badminton club.
Objectively speaking, the graphics of Hanebado! cannot be called excellent, but well groomed. Besides the main characters are full of energetic schoolgirls and each one has a personality, the fact that the anime cares for the environment such as the gym, the dressing room looks so real is a big plus. In addition, the intricate details of the sport from the skin, the hair to the image of dripping sweat or the highly concentrated eyebrows are all carefully taken into consideration!
Posted by Dan Carroll at 4:20 am Tagged with: Anime, Hanebado!, sports anime
5 Beautiful Female Villains in Anime
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Despite the extremely cute and beautiful appearance, the following characters will make many people shudder whenever mentioning the name.
1. Kagura (Inuyasha)
Kagura is a beautiful youkai with ruby-colored eyes and a delicate face that exudes a mischievous, intelligent and astute look. Kagura is Naraku’s second clone. Her body depends on him and her soul is like a wind. Of course, like Naraku’s other clones and like their creator, Kagura performed the task mercilessly and critically. Moreover, the monstrous nature in her nature makes the surrounding characters and many readers grudge from the beginning.
2. Hagoromo Gitsune (Marching Devil)
Hagoromo Gitsune is an extremely beautiful nine-tailed fox. She often appears with jet-black hair, white skin and deep black eyes. She gathered strength from hatred, jealousy that came from the ambition of human domination. It can be said that Gitsune embodies the charm of the devil. In particular, Gitsune always lived with a deep deep grudge. Wanting to eradicate the Nura family, she launched a war and spread terror all over the world, causing many people to mourn.
3. Emma Ai (Jigoku Shoujo)
Emma Ai owns the beauty of Hina dolls, a Japanese noble doll. She specializes in sending people to hell on demand on a website that only appears at midnight. All you have to do is type the name of the person you want to go to hell and leave everything to Emma, but the cost is that your soul will be burned to be unable to escape when you die.
4. Esdeath (Akame ga Kill!)
Esdeath is the main female antagonist in the Akame ga Kill anime series! who hold the power of ice. She was like a lovely rose but full of thorns on the front: tyrant, murderous, ice-cold but possessing a shuddering charm that was hard to resist.
5. Kurumi Tokisaki (Date a Live)
Tokisaki Kurumi is a rare case in the anime having an amazingly elegant beauty and very well behaved. However, in contrast to the cute female student image, when transformed into a spirit, this girl was a crazy killer with a scary smile. Kurumi is the most dangerous spirit ever known, she has killed more than 10,000 people. That is not to mention the victims in the space tremors she caused.
Posted by Dan Carroll at 3:17 am Tagged with: Akame ga Kill!, Anime, Date a Live, Esdeath, Hagoromo Gitsune, Inuyasha, Jigoku Shoujo, Kagura, Kurumi Tokisaki
Why did Renai Circulation become the “song” of the Otaku?
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Renai Circulation‘s lovely lyrics and addictive tunes have turned the otaku community for a long time.
Besides the fame and popularity of the popular manga-anime culture, Japanese music is equally remarkable and brilliant. For otaku, the combination of anime and the songs with addictive melodies cannot be more amazing. The most obvious example is the Renai Circulation song that has turned the otaku community over for a short time. The lovely lyrics, addictive melodies and even Kana Hanazawa’s extreme vocals make this song be transmitted and appear dense throughout the forums.
Renai Circulation was composed by Satoru Kosaki and is the fourth opening song in the popular anime series Bakemonogatari. In this series, each song corresponds to a character who is the center of the episode using that song. Renai Circulation is performed by Kana Hanazawa – who voices Nadeko Sengoku in the series. Although this song is only used in the anime’s 9 and 10 episodes, Renai Circulation is still enough to make otaku go crazy. Since its release in 2010, the song has remained the same attraction as the original.
The popularity of this song has spread strongly to the otaku community not only in Japan but also in many other countries. In Japan, after appearing in the popular anime series, Renai Circulation was covered with various instruments even though the full version of the song has not yet been released.
Besides, a dance based on the music of this song was created and attracted great attention from the Japanese online community at that time.
On international forums, Renai Circulation has been raging for years. Just search the name of the song on Youtube, a series of videos with many different topics, from anime to games or movies are created and integrated by fans on the soundtrack is Renai Circulation and there are always towering views. Besides, the cover videos in many different languages also account for a large number. On the world’s largest social network, Facebook, the posts about Renai Circulation always give great attention from the online community.
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matulathoughts
For centuries the matula was a tool to investigate disease. We use this metaphor for our collection of observations and brief essays from David A. Bloom MD, Department of Urology at the University of Michigan.
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Transitions.
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The Michigan Theater, seen above on a crisp autumn evening, is one of Ann Arbor’s many delights, making it easy to “sell” our town to medical students who interview for urology residency. Reflecting the halcyon days of motion picture palaces, the theater opened January 5, 1928 with grand lobbies, 1700 seats, a Barton theater organ, and an orchestra pit. Now, after ninety years of capital campaigns and restorations, the building has three auditoriums and is the center of the Michigan Theater Foundation, a world-class non-profit center for fine film and other cultural events. Its State Theatre, across the street, reopens this month after a well-earned renovation. Michigan Theater hosts the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Cinetopia International Film Festival (in partnership with the Detroit Institute of Arts), organ concerts, and other live-stage events. When days in the next few months get gray, slushy, and cold, the Michigan Theater is a wonderful refuge and it’s equally delightful the rest of the year.
“I’ve seen this movie before” is a phrase in vogue for recurrent phenomena and so it seems with the autumn ritual of residency applications. Fourth-year medical students travel around the country as “sub-interns” to audition at training programs in hopes of securing 5 to 6-year residency slots. Yet, every annual cycle presents a unique array of new faces, talents, experiences, and energies of candidates visiting our Ann Arbor program. This recruiting season has been particularly good, marked by nearly 70 astonishing medical students who interviewed for four residency positions to start here on July 1, 2018, as the class of 2023.
Just as we rank the students, they rank us among the other programs they like and a computer makes the binding national match. Most applicants we see will become successful urologists and most programs they rank will train them excellently, evidence that our medical schools and professional organizations have created high standards, with narrow Gaussian distributions of quality. This is to say, the very best programs and candidates falling on the right side of the curve are not grossly dissimilar by most measures from the programs and candidates on the other side. A theoretical program variability curve (blue) and wider student applicant curve (red) illustrate my belief that some applicants are potentially “better” than any of our programs. That should be no great surprise, as it indicates Darwinian principles at work: some of our successors should, by all rights and intents, surpass those of us who teach them.
What does it take to go from applicant to successful resident? Most people we interview will become excellent residents and urologists who will impact their communities and practices significantly, and some will advance the field of urology in major ways. Before students create their preference lists, they need to get in the door for rotations and interviews. This requires good Step One board scores and excellent medical school performance data. Since most schools are “pass-fail,” applicants must demonstrate noteworthy performance in their clinical clerkships, such as “honors” in their deans’ summaries and strong letters of endorsement. When recommendations come from colleagues we know, with good track records of producing students who become excellent residents, we pay attention. Honorary society membership, selection to AOA for academic work or the Gold Humanitarianism Society, helps demarcate successful applicants. Exemplary social behavior is an important feature and successful performance on teams, such as college sports and humanitarian efforts, is also typical of our applicants.
Test metrics, honors, and accolades are surrogates for the attributes we seek in our residents and future colleagues. We want individuals with intellect, empathy, ingenuity, resilience, and good humor. Good residents and good colleagues tolerate personal inconvenience to help their patients and teams. Particular metaphors illustrate our affinities. The people we seek have the “fire in the belly” to do the daily work and to solve meaningful problems. They “go the extra mile,” or add-on the “extra case” at the end of the day when the going gets tough. We need people who work well in teams, yet are effective leaders when the opportunity or need arises. Candidates similarly seek attributes of training programs. Surveys and “field notes” over the years identify important factors in play for applicant preferences such as program depth, established mentorships, institutional culture, geography, global opportunities, and climate.
Two new features of our program will come on line. Steve and Faith Brown of California created a scholarship for a medical student, preferably from UM, entering our urology residency each year. The Brown scholarship will help residents with research projects or unique educational experiences. An intermittent 5th residency/research position, intended for a physician-scientist and established with the NIH and AUA, will start in 2019 and last seven years.
The Gaussian distribution of residency programs, narrow and steep, reflects the fact that nearly all are fully capable of preparing trainees for excellent urologic careers. The wider applicant curve reflects my belief that many of our trainees have the capacity to be better than we (the faculty) are now. In fact, this is our goal. We want to train residents who will leverage the best of what they learn and see from faculty today to improve urology practice and research throughout their ultimate careers. In their own time, today’s residents and fellows will discover new knowledge, recognize new paradigms, invent better technologies, create novel operative solutions, and find ways to deliver health care more safely, efficiently, generously, equitably, and with greater kindness. If we do our work properly, our trainees will be more adaptable and creative in the environments of their tomorrows, than we could be if we cloned ourselves.
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), the only child of a poor family, was born and raised in the Duchy of Brunswick, now Lower Saxony, Germany. A child prodigy, he attracted the interest of the Duke of Brunswick who supported his education locally and at Göttingen University. Gauss’s doctoral thesis in 1797 offered a proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra, that every polynomial equation with real or complex coefficients has as many solutions as the highest power of its variable. The duke’s philanthropic investment paid off well, as Gauss became known as “the foremost of mathematicians” (Princeps mathematicorum) and the most influential mathematician in the past millennia, impacting numerous areas of mathematics and science in general. Many echoes from Gauss’s brain reverberate today. In addition to Gaussian distribution we have the Gauss unit, Gauss law, Gauss formula, Gauss platform, Gauss elimination, Gauss-Bonnet theorem, and even the Gauss rifle. The web reveals an astonishing array of Gauss’s quotes, revealing a humorous and humanitarian mind. (Below: Daguerreotype of Gauss on his deathbed. Wikipedia.)
Universities are civilization’s best bet for its future, teaching tomorrow’s citizens and builders, and expanding today’s knowledge. Universities explore “the nature of things” and public universities play a particularly important role. A quote by David Damrosch stays with me:
“A report by the Carnegie Council in 1980 began by asking how many Western institutions have shown real staying power across time. Beginning with 1530, the date of the founding of the Lutheran Church, the authors asked how many institutions that existed then can still be found now. The authors identified sixty-six in all: the Catholic Church, the Lutheran Church, the parliaments of Iceland and of the Isle of Man – and sixty-two universities (Three Thousand Futures).” [Damrosch, D. We Scholars. Harvard University Press. 1995, p. 18.]
Purposeful building of successive generations cannot be left to chance or entirely entrusted to government, religious entities, or the private sector. Nor should this be entrusted to any single university system, whether state or private. A diversity of universities, public, private, and ecclesiastical (in collegial or sometimes sharp competition with each other) will be the best way to educate successive generations, innovate technologies, and create and test new ideas for tomorrow. Universities must accommodate the immediate milieu and stakeholders of today, while taking the long view for subsequent generations. Gauss’s university is exemplary.
The University of Göttingen was founded by King George II of England in 1734 (as Elector of Hanover) and quickly became a center for the nationalistic reawakening of the German lyric and national poetry. Encyclopaedia Britannica credits the university with releasing Germany “from the confines of the rationalism of the Enlightenment and from social convention.” Gauss studied at Göttingen from 1795 – 1798, but around its centennial in 1837 the university took a reputational hit when seven professors were fired for political unrest. Luster was restored before its bicentennial particularly at its Mathematical Institute, that Gauss had once led. Göttingen has produced 40 Nobel prize winners including Max Born, James Franck, Werner Heisenberg, and Max von Laue. The strong mix of humanities and science at the University of Göttingen is noteworthy evidence that these two facets of creativity are inseparable, divided only by parochial and unimaginative perspectives. A century younger than Göttingen, The University of Michigan is no less rich in humanities and science. All universities need to figure out better ways to merge those two fundamental sides of knowledge.
Galens 91st annual Tag Days began yesterday and will run through tomorrow. Medical students and faculty at the University of Michigan created Galens Medical Society in 1914 for student advocacy and as a social bridge between students and teachers. The name choice is both obvious and obscure. Galen was one of the early great names in medical practice and study, but it remains a mystery as to why that particular name was selected for this medical society. Galens Society at Michigan created an honor system, obtained secure student lockers (theft was a problem even in those halcyon days), and established a student lounge. In 1918 Galens members held the first Smoker, a series of skits performed by Galens men. Galens shifted its focus in 1927 to raise money for children with Tag Days, wherein students solicited faculty and community members, a tradition that continues the first weekend of December in the Medical Center and the streets of Ann Arbor. The Silver Shovel Award began in 1937 to honor faculty who have shown extraordinary commitment to teaching medical students.
At some point Galens opened its doors to women medical students, reinvigorating the organization. Galens initiated the Mott 8th floor project in 1964 to house its Workshop for Children that had been ongoing since 1928, but lacked a permanent site. A chapel and student lounge were also created in that space. Galens contributed funds for the Mott Pediatric ICU in 1968 and in the 1980s made a similar contribution to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for its Pediatric ICU. In 2006 Galens came up with $200,000 for the Child and Family Life Playrooms in the new Mott Hospital. In addition to the Mott Child and Family Life Program, Galens has supported Ozone House, Foundations Preschool, Children’s Literacy Network, The Corner Health Center, and Special Days Camp, among other worthy projects.
Galens today includes about 120 medical students and 13 honorary faculty members. During Tag Days students on street corners sell tags that raise nearly $100,000 for Mott efforts and other children’s programs in Washtenaw County. In addition to The Smoker, Galens supports a Welcome BBQ, a tailgate, and a year-end banquet. A Galens Loan Fund helps medical students for their interviewing costs, that easily can cost students $5,000 – $10,000 as they travel around the country in their fourth-year interviewing for residency. Next year’s Smoker, by the way, will be March 2 and 3 at Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre.
Michigan men.
Francis Collins returned to Ann Arbor last month for the M Cubed Symposium and gave an inspiring talk that he called “NIH: National Institutes of Hope.” As a faculty member here in the Department of Human Genetics, his team figured out the genetic basis of cystic fibrosis. He went on to co-direct the human genome project and is currently NIH Director. Collins spoke about the considerable footprint of UM in medical research and our relatively large portion of the NIH budget.
Dr. Collins offered three reasons for splicing “hope” into the NIH acronym. First is the role of the NIH in uncovering life’s foundations; second is the NIH intent to translate discovery into health; and third is the synergy in the socialization of science, that is the idea that collaborations are the best way for the scientific community to “move forward, together.”
The NIH origin dates back to July 16, 1798 when Congress established the Marine Hospital Service “for the relief of sick and disabled Seamen,” recognizing that their healthcare was a responsibility of the government. The Marine Hospital Service fell under the Treasury Department and a monthly tax of twenty cents was deducted from the pay of merchant seamen, making this America’s first prepaid health care system. Less than a year later, legislation extended the benefits of the Marine Hospital Service to Navy and Marine Corps personnel. In 1875 a new law directed the President to appoint a Surgeon General of the Marine Hospital Service with advice and consent from Senate. Interstate quarantine authority was granted by Congress in 1890. The name of the service was changed in 1902 to the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, eventually growing into the NIH, now intended to improve knowledge and extend services to improve health. The current budget exceeds $32 billion.
John Park was recognized as Clinician-of-the-Year at the Michigan Medicine Awards Dinner last month. A superb pediatric urologist, quintessential teacher and mentor, and leader as Surgeon-in-Chief at Mott, John is one of the most respected and beloved clinicians of Michigan Medicine. The yearly awards celebration was instituted by former dean Allen Lichter, continued by Jim Woolliscroft, and now is fine-tuned by Marschall Runge, Carol Bradford, Bishr Omary, and David Spahlinger. (Below: Park family)
When calendar years close out, pundits tally major events and accomplishments, as if to predict what future generations might mark as notable for that year. Some events and findings this year, unrecognized by most of us likely will rise to great significance in future times. At this moment, as of December first, some breakthroughs of the year are already acclaimed as important, although much can yet happen for good or for bad this last month of the year.
Science magazine traditionally announces its “breakthrough of the year” with 9 runners-up, as a result of a “people’s choice” poll. Likely contenders for that list will be: observation of gravitational waves by three separate observatories, thereby supporting Einstein’s general relativity theory; CRISPR gene-editing to correct the mutation causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a viable human embryo (similar work was reported in China a few years ago); neutron star collision (kilonova) witnessed at LIGO; and human-pig hybrid creation at Salk.
Editors and writers of Science magazine in 2016 picked the detection of gravitational waves as the breakthrough of the year announced in the December 2016 issue [Adrian Cho. The cosmos aquiver. Science. 354:1516, 2016]. Alternatively, another poll (of readers) listed the gravitational wave by the LIGO interferometer as number two, preferring as number one the breakthrough in tissue culture techniques that allow human embryos to be sustained ex vivo for nearly 2 weeks. The “people’s choice” for number 3 was portable DNA sequencers, followed by an artificial intelligence milestone for number 4, and a finding on cell senescence and aging. My point is that human biology was central to 4 out of 5 of the 2016 breakthroughs and will likely be prominent in the 2017 choices.
Eight.
December first, looking back, is noteworthy for historic airplane crashes. As the methodology of aviation checklists has been imported into medical practice, most visibly in the surgical arena, it is useful to cross-examine failures and successes in both fields. Two aviation disasters occurred on this particular day in 1974. TWA 514 crashed northwest of Dulles Airport killing all 92 on board. En route from Columbus to Washington National Airport (now Reagan) the plane was diverted to Dulles due to high crosswinds and slammed into the west slope of Mount Weather. Terminology discrepancy between flight crew and controllers, heavy down drafts, and reduced visibility from snow were blamed. U.S. Congressman Andy Jacobs, scheduled on that flight, had refused to pay a $20 seat upgrade and luckily took another plane. The same day, Northwest 6231 crashed near Stony Point, NY, killing only the three crew members flying the plane from JFK airport to Buffalo as a charter to pick up the Baltimore Colts, whose planned aircraft was grounded in Detroit by a snow storm. Failure to activate the pitot tube heater, presumably a checklist item, was the root cause, resulting erroneous airspeed readings, icing, and a stall. Both planes were Boeing 727s.
On this day in 1981 Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, a Yugoslavian charter McDonnell Douglas MD-81 from Brnik Airport in Slovenia, crashed on approach to Ajaccio on Corsica. Air traffic control believed the plane was in a holding pattern over the sea and requested it to descend, although it was actually 9 miles inland. The crew knew the plane was over the island and was surprised at the instruction to descend from their holding pattern, repeating their uncertainty to ground control. Ajaccio Airport had no radar and flight controllers insisted on descent which took the plane right into Mont San-Pietro killing all 180 people on board. On investigation, communication confusion was named as main factor.
Coincidentally a few years later, on this particular date in 1984, NASA conducted the Controlled Impact Demonstration at Edwards Air Force Base, deliberately crashing a Boeing 720 flown remotely so as to study occupant crash survivability. (Picture below, Wikipedia.) Planes seem to be made more safely, but the human factors of miscommunication and deviation from routine procedure remain our Achilles heel.
Nine.
As the urology chair search process unfolds many people will be engaged in trying to figure out the best fit for our department. Academic medicine seems to have convoluted the process of leadership succession, but it need not be difficult. A reasonable chair candidate should be someone who can take a team from good to great. A good candidate has a track record of excellence and national respect in his or her field, particularly in the essential deliverable of the department. Chairs who have failed nationally never passed these two bars.
The key requirement of a chair is to deliver the main functionalities of the department and enhance its essential deliverable. For us, that key deliverable is state-of-the-art clinical care in all domains of urology and with accessibility for anyone in Michigan or beyond who seeks our services. The essential deliverable is the milieu for our foundational responsibility of educating the next generation of urologists and urology health care workers trained in urology. The essential deliverable is also the stimulus and laboratory for our mission of discovery and research. A chair must retain and recruit excellent faculty and staff to build stability and depth of the department’s critical units, while helping its people develop their careers and fulfill their aspirations.
Personal traits of kindness, moral center, integrity, trustworthiness, flexibility, high emotional quotient, and humor are important. These are difficult to ascertain in external applicants, while a few minor deviations noted over decades of interactions “in the trenches” can derail internal candidates. Intellectual ability to deal with stress, complexity, and ambiguity is necessary. A successful chair needs curiosity to keep up with urology, medicine in general, and the changing world as he or she guides a department. A personal sense of cosmopolitanism builds the diversity, equity, and inclusion necessary for a great team.
A number of organizational talents are critical. The chair must understand and articulate the mission of the organization, sharing its beliefs and values. The chair must listen well and understand the department’s stakeholders. The chair must build teams, develop consensus, elicit a vision, and craft strategies with stakeholders. The chair should be a proven hands-on problem solver when necessary, yet be an excellent delegator. The chair must understand the social responsibility of the organization relative to its partners, community, region, nation, and world-at-large. A chair must steward and grow the departmental resources. I came to learn these attributes from leaders of my various career stations and particularly from dean Allen Lichter and coach David Bachrach.
Ten.
What lies ahead. It may seem doubtful that many people will be talking about “the halcyon days of 2017” next year or beyond, yet who knows what lies ahead to reframe our perspective? Historians viewing certain domains such as Astros baseball, might indeed think 2017 was a golden, happy, and joyful time. Turbulence in the health care markets, the uncertainties of regulations such as MACRA, changing demographics, expanding comorbidities, domestic violence, and environmental deterioration may combine to make 2017 look better from the rear-view mirror than it seems now from our perspective in December of this year.
Secular stagnation, an idea proposed by American economist Alvin Hansen in 1938, suggested that economic progress after the Great Depression was restrained as investment opportunities were held back “by closing of the frontier and collapse of immigration” [Economist Aug 16, 2014]. The idea could be expanded to the thought that any great shock to the world-at-large is followed by a period of latency. One can only guess how historians someday will define the era in which we are presently immersed. Stagnation of human progress is evident in many parts of the world, encompassing diplomacy, human rights, food security, personal safety, health care, environmental quality, as well as economic growth. If one views the world through a dystopia lens, then tomorrow’s metaphorical glass is half empty and this year may be viewed as relatively halcyon. With a more optimistic lens, if human progress ultimately wins the day, as history indicates, the year 2017 may not appear particularly halcyon.
This year ahead will be busy for the Department of Urology at the University of Michigan. A search committee for new chair begins with strong representation from our department. John Wei, Kate Kraft, and Scott Tomlins know our department well, and the other members of the committee are terrific choices as well. Our departmental retreat, April 14, will be a good time to take stock of the process. A special meeting on bladder cancer, the Teeter Symposium, is planned for May 4. Bob Teeter, a friend of our department, lost his life to bladder cancer a decade ago and since then knowledge of the biology of this disease had advanced greatly, as have surgical and medical treatments. The symposium will be an opportunity to see how far we have come and develop some paths for the future. We look forward to the Nesbit Reception at the AUA in San Francisco, Sunday, May 20. During the Ann Arbor Art Fairs, we will host the 12th Chang Lecture on Art and Medicine on July 19 and the next day will feature Hadley Wood of the Cleveland Clinic as the Duckett Lecturer and Rosalia Misseri of Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis as the Lapides Lecturer. Our Health Services Research Symposium will be September 13 and 14. The Nesbit Alumni Society meeting September 20-22 will feature our own alumnus Toby Chai, now professor of urology at Yale. The Montie Uro-oncology Lecture is planned for some time next autumn. In 2019 we begin centennial celebrations to transition into the second century of urology at the University of Michigan.
[Neighborhood leaves, in transition, 2017]
David A. Bloom
University of Michigan, Department of Urology, Ann Arbor
Posted in Academic medical center, Autumn, Darwin, December, Graduate medical education, Health care, History, Medical humanities, Nesbit Alumni Society, University of Michigan Health System
One thought on “Transitions.”
The passing of another great era in the history of Urology at UMMC. You have left your indelible print on that history leaving it “better than you found it” which is the duty of every professor and chair. You have continued a long legacy of attracting wonderful and talented faculty who make a difference in the lives of their patients, students residents and their community. Thank you for what you do for the Department and I am sure everyone of us who are readers of your monthly essay hope that you will conintinue your observations and essay giving us insights into the world we live in and its history as well as current events all tied together in a meaningful prose. And you with your camera always ready to record the photo history of your department it’s people and the UofM medical school and its health system.
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Friday, September 13th, 2019 | Posted by KanelkaTagba
Turkey: Former PM resigns from party after fallout with Erdogan
Former Turkish Premier has resigned from ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party laying into President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the party.
Ahmet Davutoglu, 60, reports say was referred Sept. 02 to the party’s disciplinary committee to be expelled after it transpired that former foreign minister is on the brink of launching his own party.
Sidelined in 2016 from the party’s leadership, Davutoglu served as Prime Minister from 2014 until 2016 and replaced by Binali Yildirim.
Davutoglu turned his back to Erdogan and the party in the wake March municipal lost elections. He criticized the Turkish leader and ruling AK Party for deviating from its course.
“If we lose an election that we first lost by 13,000 votes again by 800,000 votes, as was the case in Istanbul, the one responsible for this is not a prime minister [Binali Yildirim] who delivered a clear parliamentary majority [in the last general election], but rather those who have caused a serious slide in rhetoric, actions, morals and politics,” Davutoglu said in June.
“Labeling anyone who thinks different from you a terrorist … is a detachment from the public conscience.”
The remarks targets Erdogan who has ramped up a counterterrorism campaign in the country and accused his opponents of being linked to terrorism.
Erdogan also accused his former staunch aid for being a traitor as he embarked on found his own party. Davutoglu.
The now ex AK Party member counts on serious backing from veteran politicians who served under the previous regime of 1980s under military repression.
“We have friends from those days who have spent years in prison paying the price. We’re ready to pay the price,” he said.
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Portland, OR: Portland Food Cart Wins Change in OLCC Liquor Licensing Rule
Artigiano chef Rachael Grossman's fresh gnocchi. The Southeast Portland food cart successfully lobbied for a change in Oregon's liquor licensing rules for carts at the OLCC's June meeting in Bend.
By Michael Russell | The Oregon Live
Artigiano chef Rachael Grossman’s fresh gnocchi. The Southeast Portland food cart successfully lobbied for a change in Oregon’s liquor licensing rules for carts at the OLCC’s June meeting in Bend.
A Southeast Portland food cart plans to celebrate next month after successfully lobbying for a change in an Oregon Liquor Control Commission regulation.
Tyler Johnston of Artigiano, the Southeast Division Street Italian cart, spoke with commissioners by phone at the OLCC’s June meeting in Bend, arguing that the rule requiring that commissioners review each liquor license application was “unnecessary and unfair” to carts.
Artigiano’s beer and wine application, which was recommended by the Portland Police Bureau and the city’s Office of Neighborhood Involvement, had been on the commission’s August agenda.
According to the OLCC’s minutes, “Johnston stated the delay of his license will result in the loss of sales during his busiest two months of the year which is a financial burden to his small business. (He) requested that the board reconsider and amend their position to allow food cart licenses to be issued in the same process as brick and mortar establishments.”
The commissioners agreed with Johnston’s argument, voting 5-0 to delegate future food cart applications to staff. Artigiano’s application was approved on the spot.
Artigiano, which features the fresh pastas of chef Rachael Grossman, plans to celebrate with jazz and free appetizers from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 10 at the cart, 3302 S.E. Division St.
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The 2020 Honda Africa Twin Brings Back A Road Legend
Honda finally proves it’s listening. At long last, the company has heard the moans and groans of the adventure bike crowd and delivered with the new 2020 Honda Africa Twin. This new and improved version of the legendary ride is bigger, stronger, and believe it or not, lighter.
There were rumors about a revision a while back, turns out they’re true. We’re talking a 1084cc parallel-twin engine. In effect, the larger, more powerful motor sees a massive bevy of technical enhancements, among them redesigned cylinder heads, aluminum cylinder sleeves, and new ECU settings. Honda also gave this new bike’s muffler a control valve. That results in a motor capable of pushing up to 107 ponies.
With all that you’d expect the thing weigh a ton more. But no. Honda has managed to defy physics with this new build. Even with enhanced specs, the base model 2020 Honda Africa Twin weighs just under 500 pounds.
Honda has also included adjustable ride height capabilities on the new models. The previous model’s seat height sat at 34.3 inches. This new one, on the other hand, can sit as low as 33.4 inches and as high as 35.2 inches.
The new 2020 Honda Africa Twin will offer six different riding modes. Four modes come programmed from the factory: Tour, Urban, Gavel, and Off-Road. Two models will be to the user to customize. It also supports both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Honda has yet to release the full suite of options, but it’s announced the starting price — $14,399.
Photos courtesy of Honda
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Author: Bret Easton Ellis
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
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Publication date : March 2019
Author : Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis has wrestled with the double-edged sword of fame and notoriety for more than thirty years now, since Less Than Zero catapulted him into the limelight in 1985, earning him devoted fans and, perhaps, even fiercer enemies.
An enigmatic figure who has always gone against the grain and refused categorization, he captured the depravity of the eighties with one of contemporary literature's most polarizing characters, American Psycho's iconic, terrifying Patrick Bateman, and received plentiful death threats in the bargain. In recent years, his candor and gallows humor on both Twitter and his podcast have continued his legacy as someone determined to speak the truth, however painful it might be, and whom people accordingly either love or love to hate. He encounters various positions and voices controversial opinions, more often than not fighting the status quo.
Now, in White, with the same originality displayed in his fiction, Ellis pours himself out onto the page and, in doing so, eviscerates the perceived good that the social-media age has wrought, starting with the dangerous cult of likeability. White is both a denunciation of censorship, particularly the self-inflicted sort committed in hopes of being 'accepted', and a bracing view of a life devoted to authenticity.
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Dozens of animals killed as fire tears through zoo in Germany
Posted 5:09 pm, January 1, 2020, by CNN Wire
Firefighters stand in front of the burning monkey house at Krefeld Zoo, in Krefeld, Germnay, Wednesday Jan 1, 2020. A fire at a zoo in western Germany killed a large number of animals in the early hours of the new year, authorities said. (Alexander Forstreuter/dpa via AP)
KREFELD, Germany — Dozens of animals were killed when a fire tore through a monkey enclosure at Krefeld Zoo in northwestern Germany in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
“Our Monkey House fell victim to a fire that started more or less around midnight,” zoo director Wolfgang Dressen told reporters at a media conference. “We don’t know exactly when it started yet, but it burned down the house completely.”
Dressen said at least 30 animals died and that it was “the hardest day that Krefeld Zoo has ever had,” according to CNN affiliate ARD.
“For us it is especially tragic that the tenants of this house, birds and mammals, were victims of the fire last night,” he added. “Among them were highly endangered monkeys like orangutans from Borneo, lowland gorillas from Central Africa and chimpanzees from West Africa.”
In a statement on its Facebook page, the zoo said two chimpanzees — named Bally and Limbo — survived the blaze, “like a miracle … they are only slightly injured.” It said the pair are being taken care of by veterinarians.
The zoo’s Gorilla Garden was spared, according to an earlier statement also shared on Facebook.
Krefeld Zoo said it will be closed at least through Thursday. It vowed to build a new enclosure and said it hopes to have apes at the zoo in the future.
‘Indications’ about the cause
While the cause of fire has yet to be confirmed, local police said there are “indications” of what may have led to the blaze.
Krefeld Police investigator Gerd Hoppmann told the media conference that witnesses had spotted sky lanterns “flying close to the zoo and very low, so we can assume they fell on the ground in this area.”
The lanterns have been banned in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2009 because they pose a fire hazard. Violators can be fined up to 1,000 euros ($1,121).
Several people have told police they may have started the fire. Police are questioning them and attempting to verify their statements.
“We have opened an investigation commission. As we do in every fire investigation, we remain neutral and focus on finding the cause,” Hoppmann added.
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Kansas ministry connects church to greater community
by | 08 Aug, 2019
There are two brightly painted buses parked outside Central Church of the Nazarene in Lenexa, Kansas. These two buses are part of the church’s Heaventrain KC ministry — one of which is a chapel-on-wheels, and the other is a professional mobile kitchen.
Every Saturday from May to November, the buses visit various communities by partnering with local churches to serve and build relationships with the community members throughout the Kansas City area.
“As the buses approach a site, a train whistle sounds,” said Julie Stevens, Central Church pastor of children and families. “Kids literally come running! We build relationships through activities like face painting, parachute play, and football, and then children and families are invited on the chapel bus for a high energy worship service. After learning Bible stories, ministry and message come together when a hot healthy meal is served from the food bus.”
Each site is strategically selected to connect with families from many different financial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, and the buses visit the same communities every week. Some of the partner churches and volunteers focus on sites where they are present each week, while others serve at all the sites for either one day or once a month during the season.
“We strive for a consistent presence,” Stevens said. “We’re passionate about teaching the transformative Word of God and building and inspiring leaders within the community.”
Heaventrain KC started nearly two years ago when the church staff felt a call to extend their reach outside of the church.
“We sensed a holy urgency to get outside the church and invest in the community,” Stevens said. “God rallied His people to pray — funds were raised to purchase and renovate two buses. After several months of preparation, God’s vision became a reality. In October 2017, we hit the streets!”
Though Heaventrain is a relatively new ministry to the Kansas City area, the original idea is deeply connected to Stevens’ call to ministry.
“My friend and mentor, Pastor Phil Batten, began Heaventrain in Cleveland, Ohio, about 37 years ago,” Stevens said. “As a teenager, my call started on his bus. Though Heaventrain KC is a separate ministry, both of the Heaventrain KC buses have been dedicated in loving memory of Pastor Phil.”
The ministry has expanded its reach over the last two years, breaking down cultural boundaries and connecting with spiritually and physically hungry families along the way. Stevens and the rest of the Heaventrain KC team are really excited about what’s in store in the ministry’s future.
“We live in a world that is desperate for hope, peace, and grace,” Stevens said. “God’s calling us to go the extra mile to spread the Gospel.”
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Glial phagocytic clearance in Parkinson’s disease
Marie-Eve Tremblay1,2,
Mark R. Cookson3 &
Laura Civiero ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-5334-155X4
An emerging picture suggests that glial cells’ loss of beneficial roles or gain of toxic functions can contribute to neurodegenerative conditions. Among glial cells, microglia and astrocytes have been shown to play phagocytic roles by engulfing synapses, apoptotic cells, cell debris, and released toxic proteins. As pathogenic protein accumulation is a key feature in Parkinson’s disease (PD), compromised phagocytic clearance might participate in PD pathogenesis. In contrast, enhanced, uncontrolled and potentially toxic glial clearance capacity could contribute to synaptic degeneration. Here, we summarize the current knowledge of the molecular mechanisms underlying microglial and astrocytic phagocytosis, focusing on the possible implication of phagocytic dysfunction in neuronal degeneration. Several endo-lysosomal proteins displaying genetic variants in PD are highly expressed by microglia and astrocytes. We also present the evidence that lysosomal defects can affect phagocytic clearance and discuss the therapeutic relevance of restoring or enhancing lysosomal function in PD.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized as a movement disorder of bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, and postural instability, accompanying a number of non-motor symptoms [1]. Several etiological factors have been identified that contribute to the lifetime risk of PD, including a strong effect of aging [2]. However, numerous studies have confirmed that genetic factors contribute to the pathogenesis of PD. Highly penetrant mutations producing rare, monogenic forms of the disease were discovered in several genes and unique variants with incomplete penetrance were shown to be strong risk factors for PD. Moreover, more than 20 variants are now recognized to modulate the risk for apparently sporadic PD [3] and the largest-to-date meta-analysis revealed over 100 semi-independent risk variants (BioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/388165). Therefore, the risk of developing PD is determined by both non-genetic and genetic factors.
The clinical symptoms of PD reflect the underlying systemic neurodegeneration and protein deposition. A common denominator of both inherited and sporadic forms of PD is the loss of dopaminergic (DA) neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta projecting to the putamen that control voluntary movements [4]. Additionally, proteinaceous inclusions mainly composed by the protein α-synuclein (α-syn) are located in the perikarya (Lewy Bodies, LBs) and within the cell processes (Lewy neurites, LNs) of the surviving nerve cells. Using protein deposition pathology as a marker of disease progression, it was shown that the substantia nigra is affected later over the course of pathology compared with other regions of the nervous system, including from the autonomic and enteric nervous system, while it precedes the extensive cortical pathology [5]. Therefore, PD is a multi-system and complex disorder where neuronal dysfunction evolves over time.
Although less often discussed than neuronal pathology, α-syn-containing inclusions in astrocytes have been repeatedly detected in the substantia nigra, cerebral cortex and other brain regions in idiopathic PD samples [6, 7]. The density of α-syn immunoreactive astrocytes parallels the occurrence of LNs and LBs in neurons [6]. Neuronal loss and the presence of cytoplasmic inclusions in neuronal and non-neuronal cells are also accompanied by reactive changes of astrocytes and microglia referred to as gliosis. Microglia as well as astrocytes are inflammatory cells that express immune-associated molecules including the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and inducible oxide synthase (iNOS). Moreover, astrocytes become hypertrophic and accumulate the intermediate filament protein, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) [4, 8].
Although reactive glial cells and the upregulation of cytokines was found in the brains and cerebrospinal fluid of patients with PD, the role of neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of PD is still undetermined [2]. Neuroinflammation in PD has long been considered a downstream response to neuronal damage. However, alteration of glial physiological functions are emerging as causally linked to brain diseases. In the healthy brain, astrocytes maintain ion homeostasis of the microenvironment, provide structural and metabolic support, regulate synaptic transmission, water transport and blood flow [9]. Additionally, microglia continuously extend and retract their process to interact with neurons and other types of glial cells, including astrocytes. Microglial phagocytosis (alongside other mechanisms, such as synaptic stripping and “trogocytosis”) plays an important role in the engulfment of synaptic elements [10,11,12,13,14,15,16]. Recent studies also revealed that astrocytes contribute to phagocytic clearance in a similar manner during normal physiological conditions [17] and there is abundant evidence that microglia and astrocytes communicate with each other [18,19,20,21,22]. It was further proposed that astrocytes can ingest aggregated proteins from the extracellular environment, suggesting that astrocytes keep, in coordination with microglia, the brain clean [23,24,25,26]. Since the elimination of unwanted and potentially harmful matter is crucial for central nervous system (CNS) function, dysregulation of glial phagocytosis and degradation might have a key role in PD pathogenesis. PD-related genes are expressed in astrocytes and microglia at levels comparable to neurons, while proteins encoded by several of these genes are implicated in degradative processes [27,28,29,30]. Here, we will discuss the role of glial phagocytic clearance in pathological conditions and the possible implication of PD-linked mutations in this important process. Finally, we will discuss the therapeutic potential of enhancing or restoring glial cell phagocytic and degradative capacity as future treatment for PD.
Mechanisms of phagocytosis
Phagocytosis is defined as the cellular uptake of particles (> 0.5 μm) within a plasma membrane envelope and partly overlaps with other cellular engulfing mechanisms such receptor-mediated endocytosis and macropinocytosis [31]. Phagocytes comprising monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, Langerhans cells, osteoclasts and microglia [32, 33], are responsible for the clearance of infectious agents, dead cells and tissue debris and are involved in the immune response. Astrocytes are also considered phagocytes and are able to ingest cellular debris and other material such as synaptic elements [34, 35]. During phagocytosis, self and non-self target particles are recognized by specific receptors on the plasma membrane and the target-receptor recognition depends on specific engulfment signals (Fig. 1, Targets; Receptor-Target recognition). Apoptotic cells secrete molecules called ‘find me’ signals to attract phagocytes toward them (e.g. lysophosphatidylcoline, LPC; sphingosine-1-phosphate, S1P; CX3C motif chemokine ligand 1, CX3CL1; nucleotides). For instance, secreted CX3CL1 binds to CX3C motif chemokine receptor 1 (CX3CR1) on microglia resulting in their migration [36]. Dying cells expose ‘eat me’ signals to be engulfed by macrophages, of which the best-characterized are the externalized phosphatidylserine (PS) on the cell surface. Exposed PS are recognized directly by PS receptors or indirectly by bridging molecules named opsonins (e.g. MFG-E8, Gas6, C3 and C1q). Fc receptor γ (FcRγ), the complement receptor 3 (CR3) and MEGF10, which are classified as opsonic receptors, are expressed in glial cells [37, 38]. FcRs bind to the constant (Fc portion) of immunoglobulin IgG or IgA antibodies whereas CRs bind to C3 deposited on the particle following complement activation. In microglia, pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are recognized by Toll-like receptors (TLRs) as well as by scavenger receptors (SRs), which are both non-opsonic receptors. Of note, TLRs are also expressed in astrocytes and TLR signaling can activate astrocytes to mediate neuroinflammation [39,40,41,42]. Upon recognition by the appropriated receptor, additional receptors are recruited eliciting complex signalling cascades that involve cytoskeletal rearrangement of actin filaments (F-actin) (see Fig. 1, Internalization). Actin polymerization is the force driving membrane extension and phagosome formation. Cdc42 and Rac were identified as players downstream of FcγR, while RhoA is implicated in phagocytosis mediated by CR3 [43]. One set of well characterized Cdc42/Rac effectors is the WASP family, WASP and WAVE, which are actin nucleation complexes that activate the Arp2/3 nucleation hotspot leading to the remodelling of actin network. In macrophages, uptake of exogenous particles and their degradation share features with autophagy, a process that incorporates endogenous organelles and misfolded proteins, and converges onto the lysosomal pathway (reviewed in [44, 45]) (see Fig. 1, Maturation). Specifically, maturating phagosomes acquire microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3 (LC3) and the recruitment of LC3 is mediated by the ubiquitin-like conjugation system proteins, Atg5 and Atg7 [46,47,48]. During LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP), the phagosome surface decorated with phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate (PI3P) binds to the Atg8/LC3 conjugation machinery, including Atg5, 12, and 16 L1, and NADPH oxidase 2 (NOX2)-dependent reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is required for LAP [49]. Atg8/LC3 conjugation to phagosomes regulates their fusion with lysosomes (see Fig. 1, Lysosomal fusion and degradation). Notably, no study has yet assessed whether LAP occurs in microglia and astrocytes, together with the consequences of LAP deficiency or dysfunction in the CNS. Nonetheless, given that glial cells are phagocytic, as notably shown in vivo, and that the proteins discussed above are expressed in both astrocytes and microglia, then it is reasonable to infer that these cells are capable of LAP. Once internalized, the phagosome can fuse selectively with early endosomes and acquire the small GTPases Rab5. The transition from an early phagosome to a late phagosome is marked by the conversion from Rab5 to Rab7. Rab7 activity is essential for the movement of phagosomes to the cell centre and, therefore, for further phagosome maturation [50]. In addition, the phagosome acquires lysosomal-associated protein 1 and 2 (LAMP1 and LAMP2), which are required for phagolysosomal fusion. During the maturation phase, other vesicles, from endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and trans-Golgi Network Golgi (TGN) complex, can be recruited to promote membrane extension [51]. Certain phagosomal cargo proteins are recycled back to the plasma membrane or the TGN, mediated by different Rab proteins (Rab4, Rab11, and Rab10) and the retromer complex, respectively. Overall, these observations demonstrate that the phagocytic pathway is highly dynamic, involves several protein components, and requires extensive membrane remodelling and recycling events that intersect with other cellular processes such as autophagy.
Phagocytic pathway in glial cells. Glial cell can recognize and uptake extracellular materials (targets) via specific receptors (receptor-target recognition). Targets are internalized and degraded through the endolysosomal machinery. Several PD-linked proteins intervene in the endolysosomal machinery and are highlighted in red
Microglial phagocytosis and its role in PD
During development, microglia are specifically involved in synaptic pruning [52], notably by engulfing and eliminating viable C3/C1q-positive synaptic structures via C3R [53]. Microglia are also responsible for the elimination of apoptotic neurons generated in the context of adult neurogenesis in a process mediated by two TAM-receptor kinases, AXL and MER [54, 55]. However, microglia do not have a monopoly on synaptic pruning or CNS cleaning as astrocytes also play crucial roles in these processes (see next section). Recent data also indicate that microglial Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) controls the process of synaptic pruning during postnatal development [56]. TREM2 is a cell surface receptor of the immunoglobulin superfamily that is expressed is several cell types including microglia. When activated, TREM2 signals promote survival, proliferation, secretion of cytokines, and, importantly, phagocytosis [57]. Therefore, the role of microglia in phagocytosis of synapses, when still viable, and neurons, when dead or dying, suggests that aberrations in these normal functions can contribute to synaptic loss and neurodegeneration. A clear link between impaired microglial phagocytosis and neurodegenerative diseases emerges from human genetic studies, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Indeed, variants in TREM2 are well-known for increasing the risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), reviewed in [57]. Supporting the notion that deficient microglial phagocytosis might trigger neuronal death, several other genes with a role in amyloid β (Aβ) clearance were shown to confer susceptibility to AD (e.g. CD33, CLU and CR1) [58, 59]. Interestingly, TREM2 and CD33 variants have been associated with PD [60,61,62] and the recycling of microglial TREM2 at the plasma membrane was suggested to be regulated by the vacuolar protein sorting 35 (VPS35) [63], which is associated with autosomal dominant PD [64]. However, the genetic data linking TREM2 with PD have not been replicated [65] and the involvement of TREM2 in PD still requires investigation.
Analysis of histological samples from human PD brains revealed the presence of antigen presentation markers and a generally increased pro-inflammatory status [66,67,68] suggesting that microglial reactivity might compromise their homeostatic support to neurons, further influencing the pathogenesis of PD. Near the remaining nigral DA neurons, microglia also displayed morphologies characteristic of phagocytic cells, similar to those seen in aging [69]. However, the presence of reactive microglia alone does not define the helpful or harmful role that their phagocytosis plays in PD neuropathology.
Microglia show reactive phenotypes in animals injected with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) or 1-methyl 4-phenyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-pyridine (MPTP), two toxins widely used to produce lesions of DA neurons, and in neuron-glial co-cultures upon treatment with the pesticide rotenone [70,71,72,73]. Microglia-linked neuroinflammation was associated with an increased expression of microglial synaptic pruning receptor, CR3, in rotenone-exposed rats [74] and the presence of complement activation markers in human patients [75]. Of note, the knockout of C3, the component of complement system that induces phagocytosis through its interaction with C3R, rescues DA neurodegeneration in mice upon injection of the bacterial component lipopolysaccharide (LPS) [76]. Overall, these results suggest that DA loss might depend on pro-inflammatory microglia, exerted through an aberrant activation of the complement-phagosome pathway.
The involvement of microglial phagocytosis in PD pathogenesis is further supported by the fact that microglia uptake and remove DA cell debris in vivo. Moreover, microglia can also engulf α-syn, the deposited protein in LBs, possibly via the TLR4 receptor [72, 77, 78]. Considering the recently reported ability of misfolded α-syn released by degenerating neurons to propagate to other cells [79, 80], it is important to consider if glial-mediated phagocytosis plays a role in this spreading process. One possibility is that ineffective α-syn degradation in microglia may result in α-syn release through extracellular vesicles which in turn contributes to the diffusion of toxicity. Extracellular α-syn or neuronal debris might contribute to neurodegeneration by interfering with microglial phagocytic functions. For example, aggregated but not monomeric α-syn can inhibit phagocytosis by blocking FcγR signalling [78, 81]. Additionally, excess α-syn compromises phagocytosis as demonstrated by measuring fibrillar α-syn uptake in iPSC-derived macrophages from PD patients with α-syn (SNCA) A53T and SNCA triplication [82]. Consequently, extracellular α-syn may accumulate due to impairment of the microglial phagocytic molecular machinery.
Additional evidence suggests that several proteins encoded by genes implicated in mendelian forms of PD or positioned within PD risk loci impinge on microglial phagocytic activity. Leucine rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) regulates the phagocytic response of myeloid cells via specific modulation of the actin-cytoskeletal regulator, WAVE2 [83]. Specifically, the G2019S mutation in LRRK2, a relatively common cause of familial PD, induces a WAVE2-mediated enhancement of phagocytic response in macrophages and microglia from patients and mouse models [83]. Consistent with this observation, LRRK2 depletion decreased microglial phagocytosis and inhibition of LRRK2 kinase activity reduced Tat-induced microglial phagocytosis in the BV2 immortalized microglial cell line [83, 84]. However, whether LRRK2-mediated increases of phagocytosis might contribute to DA-neuronal loss in animal models of PD has not been reported to date. Interestingly, LRRK2 is a negative regulator of Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome maturation in mouse and human macrophages [85]. This result suggests that LRRK2 may have evolved as part of the response to infectious diseases.
LRRK2 knockout mice also display reduced microglial expression of the fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 [86]. Signalling between the neuronal chemokine fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor (CX3CR1) expressed by microglia, is a main mode of communication between neurons and microglia in the brain [36]. In CX3CR1 knockout mice, microglial phagocytosis was shown to be increased [87, 88]. However, the role of fractalkine signalling in the regulation of microglial phagocytosis still remains unclear.
Mutations in the DJ-1 gene are known to be associated with rare cases of autosomal recessive PD [89]. DJ-1 acts as a multifunctional protein involved in gene transcription regulation and anti-oxidative defence. However, DJ-1 loss-of-function in microglia induces a reduced expression of TREM2 [90]. Further investigation demonstrated that DJ-1 knock-down reduces cell-surface lipid raft expression in microglia and impairs their ability to uptake and clear soluble a-syn, possibly by impacting on the autophagy pathway [91].
Syt11, the encoding gene for Synaptotagmin-11 (Syt11) is contained within a genome wide associated study-identified locus implicated in PD risk [92]. Syt11 localized to the TGN and recycling endosomes and appears to be involved in cytokine secretion and phagocytosis in microglia [93]. Syt11 was recruited to phagosomes and Syt11 deficiency inhibits microglial phagocytosis of α-syn fibrils, supporting its association with PD [93].
Additionally, in a mouse model that overexpresses human mutant α-syn in neurons of the spinal cord, microglial density and expression of AXL were increased [55]. As mentioned above, AXL, together with MER and TYRO3, is part of the TAM receptor family of tyrosine kinases regulating microglial phagocytosis of newborn apoptotic cells in the context of adult neurogenesis. In the α-syn transgenic mouse, loss of both MER and AXL increased the lifespan [55]. It was thus proposed that microglia could remove distressed motor neurons in this model through TAM receptor-mediated “phagoptosis” of living neurons [94]. In this case, microglial phagocytosis was not reduced, instead exacerbated and perhaps mistargeted, to living neurons, thus becoming pathological.
In conclusion, microglia can phagocytose dead and dying neurons, but also viable ones, as well as synapses and aggregated α-syn, which are all potentially relevant to PD pathogenesis. Therefore, a delicate regulation of the microglial phagocytosis seems to be critical in PD. On the one hand, elevated CNS inflammation might exacerbate microglial phagocytosis, causing enhanced, mistargeted, and potentially pathological clearance capacity. On the other hand, aging and/or genetic factors that alter substrate recognition, incorporation, sorting and lysosomal degradation might compromise microglial phagocytic clearance function, hence contributing to increased unwanted material among the CNS environment.
Astrocytic phagocytic activity: does it contribute to PD development?
Astrocytes are the most abundant glial cells in the brain and have a range of essential functions required for maintaining neuronal health. Importantly, both microglia and astrocytes are inflammatory cells and many functions described for microglia are also shared by astrocytes. Specifically, astrocytes are crucial regulators of innate and adaptive immune responses in the injured CNS [95]. They respond to pathological states by secreting inflammatory mediators and increasing their expression of GFAP. However, in the context of PD, whether the effects of astrocyte activation plays a positive or negative role in disease outcome is still not well understood. As for microglia, it has been reported that astrocytes actively participate in phagocytic processes [96]. Consistent with this finding, transcriptome analysis identified high expression of genes involved in engulfment and phagocytosis in astrocytes [97]. However, the molecular mechanisms behind astrocytic pruning are still being elucidated. In 2013, Chung et al. reported that astrocytes phagocytize synapses in vitro and in vivo through a conserved pathway that involves two membrane receptors, MEGF10 and, as found for microglial cells, MER [98]. Once internalized, neuronal material is carried to lysosomes where degradative processes take place [98, 99]. MEGF10 also mediates the clearance of apoptotic cells in vitro and in mice, and the process appears to be mediated by binding of MEGF10 to the bridging molecule C1q associated with PS [100, 101]. MEGF10 is the orthologue of draper in D. melanogaster and is capable to intracellular signalling via specific downstream effectors (e.g. GULP1/ced-6) that control cytoskeletal rearrangements and lysosomal degradation [102, 103]. Of note, the stimulation of phagocytic activity by the overexpression of Draper/MEGF10 provides neuroprotection in an AD model of Drosophila reducing levels of Aβ peptides, reversing locomotor defects, and extending lifespan [104]. Similar to MEGF10, MER is highly expressed in astrocytes and recognizes specific bridging molecules (e.g. Gas6) that binds phophatidylserine in target debris [97, 105, 106].
Astrocytic phagocytic processes appear to be altered during prolonged stress, aging and diseases. Upon sleep deprivation in mice, the MER receptor is upregulated and astrocytic phagocytosis of presynaptic components is enhanced, suggesting a role in the recycling of heavily used synapses [17]. The involvement of MER in phagocytizing neuronal materials both in astrocytes and microglia might suggest overlapping functions between the two types of cells. In pathological conditions, reactive astrogliosis is characterized by a profound change in astrocyte phenotype in response to injury or disease [107]. An intimate crosstalk exists between microglia and astrocytes. By releasing signaling molecules, both microglia and astrocytes establish a reciprocal communication during neuroinflammation (reviewed in [21]). In this regard, it has been proposed that neuroinflammation associated with ischemia can induce two different types of reactive astrocytes named A1 and A2, respectively [19, 108]. A2 are protective and, possibly, promote CNS recovery and repair during ischemia [19]. For example, Morizawa et al. showed that astrocytes enhance phagocytosis, upregulate ABCA1, a protein known to be involved in cellular phagocytosis in the periphery, and its pathway molecules, MEG10 and GULP1, and contribute to the remodelling of damaged tissues after transient ischemic injury in vivo [34]. In contrast, A1 astrocytes are neurotoxic and lose many normal astrocytic functions including the ability to support synapse formation and function and instead tend to phagocytize neuronal elements. It has been demonstrated that activated microglia induce A2 to A1 phenotypic conversion of astrocytes by the release of Il-1, TNF and C1q [18]. Of note, the neurotoxic A1 astrocyte population is specifically observed in human neurodegenerative diseases including AD and PD, and during normal aging, suggesting that impaired astrocytic phagocytic clearance may contribute to increasing neuronal debris and abnormal protein accumulation, thus triggering neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration processes [18, 19]. Indeed, phagocytic activity of astrocytes appears to be important as a mechanism recruited for clearing damaged cells [35, 109]. In vitro, the release of cellular materials from laser-irradiated astrocytes or neurons induces a phagocytic response in nearby astrocytes [35]. In rats, synaptic debris produced by the degeneration of the striatal DA terminals upon 6-OHDA injection in lateral ventricles were found within specific structures named spheroids that were transferred to astrocytes [109]. Astrocytes can phagocytize large amounts of α-syn fibrils in vitro [25, 26]. α-syn is endogenously expressed at low levels in astrocytes [110, 111], but it can spread from neurons to glial cells and from one astrocyte to another astrocyte through the extracellular space, possibly inside of extracellular vesicles or via direct cell-to-cell transfer [23, 110, 112]. Astrocytes are able to degrade fibrillar α-syn as well as human α-syn purified from LBs both in vitro and in ex vivo brain slices, suggesting an active role for these cells in the clearance of α-syn deposits [110]. However, the majority of fibrillar α-syn ingested by cultured astrocytes is stored intracellularly rather than degraded. The accumulation of aggregated α-syn in astrocytes also disrupts their lysosomes, impacts mitochondria homeostasis and may induce cell-to-cell transfer of α-syn via tunneling nanotubes [23, 25, 26]. Similar findings were reported for Aβ fibrils [26]. Consistent with these results, there is evidence that cortical and striatal astrocytes from PD patients brains contain extensive α-syn deposits [7, 8, 113,114,115]. It is hypothesized that misfolded α-syn can spread from affected to unaffected regions of the CNS, leading to neurodegeneration and the progression of PD pathology (reviewed in [116]). Therefore, ineffective degradation of neuron-derived α-syn by astrocytes might contribute to PD pathogenesis and to intervene with the kinetics of astrocytic phagocytic capacity might be useful to slow down α-syn toxicity and stop its transmission.
Similar to microglia, astrocytes phagocytize and this activity is physiologically important. Although their role in neurodegenerative diseases and specifically in PD is still emerging, compelling evidence suggests that loss of proper astrocytic phagocytosis might contribute to neurodegenerative process. Unfortunately, mechanistic details on specific neuronal tags that signal for astrocytic degradation, astrocytic receptors involved in the recognition of aggregated α-syn as well as delivery to lysosomes are still unknown. Moreover, whether PD-linked mutations influence astrocytic phagocytosis remains undetermined.
Dysfunction in the endolysosomal pathway: implication for glial phagocytic clearance
The identification of genes linked to familial forms of PD with pathological and clinical overlap with the sporadic syndrome has improved our understanding of pathogenic mechanisms involved in this disease [117]. Genetic studies provided some evidence that endo-lysosomal dysfunction may play an important role in the pathogenesis of PD. Among the several loci associated with PD, at least 11 are either directly or indirectly connected to the autophagy-lysosomal pathway [29]. Moreover, other protein products of PD loci can be placed into cell biological machineries that impinge on endosomal membrane trafficking [118]. Since phagocytic clearance relies on functional endocytosis, sorting, vesicle transport and compartment acidification as well as degradation, it is conceivable that variants or mutations in all of these proteins might be responsible for altering the ability of glial cells to remove degenerating synapses and release toxic/aggregated proteins. Although the majority of the reported PD-linked proteins are present at notable protein levels in glial cells, their biological function and the implication of their pathological mutations have been deeply studied in neurons yet rarely in microglia and astrocytes. In this section, we will discuss relevant PD genes focusing on their expression, localization, function and potential participation in taking up and degrading extracellular materials.
Two PD-associated proteins are specifically located at the lysosome and are essential for lysosomal functionality. ATPase type 13A2 (ATP13A2) is a protein involved in lysosomal cation homeostasis that is linked to autosomal recessive familial PD [119, 120]. ATP13A2 accumulates within LBs and ATP13A2 levels are decreased in DA nigral neurons from patients with sporadic PD [121] suggesting that ATP13A2 loss-of-function might contribute also to sporadic PD. ATP13A2 is a transmembrane protein localized both in lysosomes and late endosomes and dysfunction of ATP13A2 diminishes lysosomal degradation and autophagic flux [122,123,124], exosome externalization [125], and induces an accumulation of fragmented mitochondria [124, 126, 127]. Taken together, these findings point to a role of ATP13A2 in controlling the endolysosomal and autophagic pathways. Loss of ATP13A2 leads to lysosomal dysfunction and subsequent α-syn accumulation in cell cultures [128] while ATP13A2-null mice exhibit motor deficits, widespread gliosis, and lysosomal abnormalities [129]. PD-linked mutations in ATP13A2 lead to several lysosomal alterations in patient-derived fibroblasts, including impaired lysosomal acidification, decreased proteolytic processing of lysosomal enzymes, reduced degradation of lysosomal substrates, and diminished lysosomal-mediated clearance of autophagosomes [122]. Similar to other proteins involved in PD, ATP13A2 is expressed by microglia [27] and astrocytes [28] and deficiency of ATP13A2 induces astrocyte-related intense inflammation which exacerbates DA neuron damage in co-cultures [130]. However, the precise role of ATP13A2 in the lysosomal pathway of glial cells and the impact of ATP13A2 loss-of-function in glial degradative capacity is as yet unexplored.
Mutations in Glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene, which codes for a lysosomal enzyme implicated in a lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) called Gaucher’s disease (GD) in the homozygous state, are common risk factors for PD [131]. Clinically, PD patients with GBA mutations exhibit typical manifestations of PD or dementia with Lewy bodies. The glucocerebrosidase enzyme (GCase), which catalyzes the breakdown of sphingolipid glucosylceramide to ceramide and glucose within lysosomes and reduces the enzymatic activity caused by mutations, may lead to impaired lysosomal protein degradation and increased exosomal release of α-syn [132, 133]. Both GD and PD patients with GBA mutations show two common features: abnormal α-syn accumulation and glial cells reactivity, suggesting that gliosis may be an important contributor to pathogenesis [134]. Consistent with this idea, studies in Gba-deficient mice revealed that reactive microglia and astrocytes accumulate in degenerating brain regions [135]. Additionally, primary macrophages from patients with GD recognize and take up apoptotic cells but do not correctly digest engulfed cells [136]. This is caused by aberrant recruitment of phagosome-associated proteins, leading to substantially impaired phagosome maturation and phagosome-lysosome fusion [136]. However, only one report specifically analyzed autophagic and proteasomal machinery in mouse astrocytes lacking Gba showing that mitophagy was impaired [137].
As mentioned above, mutations in LRRK2 are a common cause of familial and sporadic PD [138,139,140]. LRRK2 plays a major role in vesicular membranes, as well as autophagy and lysosome biology [141], and its function is mediated by the phosphorylation of a subset of Rab GTPases (e.g. Rab8A and Rab10) [142, 143]. LRRK2 has been implicated in the regulation of lysosomal morphology and function in several models, including astrocytes [144,145,146,147,148]. Lysosomal abnormalities in different tissues have been observed upon the inhibition of LRRK2 kinase activity and in many LRRK2 knockout models [145,146,147,148,149]. iPSC-derived DA neurons from G2019S mutation carriers show an increase in autophagic vacuoles and an accumulation of aggregated α-syn [150]. In addition, vesicles with multiple membranes resembling autophagosomes or autophagic vacuoles within regions enriched in axons and/or synapses have been reported in transgenic mice overexpressing the G2019S LRRK2 mutation [151]. G2019S knock-in mutation in LRRK2 induces significant changes in lysosomal morphology and acidification, and decreased basal autophagic flux in mouse brain neurons. These changes are associated with an accumulation of detergent-insoluble α-syn and increased neuronal release of α-syn [152].
Similar to ATP13A2 and GBA, LRRK2 is highly expressed in mouse and human astrocytes and plays a key role in the lysosomal function of these cells [27, 144, 153]. In mouse primary astrocytes, LRRK2 co-localizes with the lysosomal markers, LAMP1 and LAMP2, and LRRK2 deficiency significantly enhances lysosomal number [144]. Interestingly, pathogenic mutations in LRRK2 in astrocytes produce enlarged lysosomes with a decreased degradative capacity and this effect is dependent on the kinase activity [144]. Thus, LRRK2-dependent lysosomal dysfunction in astrocytes might exacerbate the neurodegeneration process because of their inability to clear up unhealthy neurons and the released α-syn. In neurons, LRRK2 is also recruited to the TGN and promotes the clearance of Golgi-derived vesicles by interacting with and phosphorylating Rab7L1 (Rab29) [154,155,156]. Along this line, LRRK2 was shown to regulate late endocytic membrane trafficking in a Rab7-dependent manner while mutated LRRK2 delays the recycling of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) [157]. In addition, several papers point to a functional interaction between LRRK2 and VPS35, a core component of the retromer cargo recognition complex that plays a critical role in cargo retrieving pathway from the endosome to the TGN, involved in genetic PD [158,159,160]. PD-associated defects in LRRK2 or LRRK2 deficiency disrupt retromer cargo mannose 6-phosphate receptor (M6PR) trafficking and impairs secretory autophagy and Golgi-derived vesicle secretion [154, 161]. Expression of wild-type VPS35, but not a familial PD-associated mutant form (D620N), rescued these defects in D. melanogaster models [154]. Noteworthy, VPS35 D620N knock-in mutation strikingly elevates LRRK2-mediated phosphorylation of Rab8A, Rab10, and Rab12 in mouse indicating that the two proteins function in a converging pathway and that mutant VPS35 exacerbates LRRK2 toxicity [158]. Taking together, these observations might suggest possible implications of mutated LRRK2 and VPS35 in phagosome formation and/or phagocytic receptors internalization and recycling.
A recent characterization of the biological function of Transmembrane protein 175 (TMEM175), encoded by a gene located under one of the most significant PD GWAS peak [92], Biorxiv: https://doi.org/10.1101/388165, suggests a role in the pathogenesis of PD. Specifically, TMEM175 is a lysosomal K+ channel that stabilizes lysosomal pH and regulates lysosome catalytic activity [162,163,164]. In neuronal systems, TMEM175 deficiency decreases GBA activity and the lysosomal-mediated clearance of autophagosomes with a consequent impairment in the clearance of exogenous fibrillar α-syn [163]. Of note, TMEM175 mRNA was detected in brain glial cells with a particularly elevated expression in mouse and human astrocytes [27]. However, TMEM175 function is poorly understood and no data is available regarding the effect of its ablation in glial cells. Since lysosomal degradation serves as a key final step to resolve protein aggregation upon glial phagocytosis, it is likely that TMEM175 dysfunction negatively impacts on this pathway.
Concluding, a better understanding of the involvement of endo-lysosomal pathway and the implication of PD pathological mutations in the context of glial phagocytosis might be helpful to understand the molecular basis of neurodegeneration in PD.
Conclusions and future directions
The elimination of unwanted and harmful material is crucial for CNS homeostasis and the ability of certain brain cells to phagocytize is particularly relevant during neurodegeneration when neuronal debris and neuronal-released toxic proteins accumulate. Astrocytes surround neurons and closely encapsulate synapses and they might be required to constantly and promptly phagocytize and eliminate degenerating synapses and cell debris (Fig. 2a). Once the degenerating process becomes acute, microglia are recruited and start to exert their neuroprotective function by massively finalizing the clearance of cells and unfolded proteins. Exacerbated microglia-mediated neuroinflammation might be detrimental for more than a reason. First, enhanced microglial phagocytic activity might start to eliminate healthy synapses and second, the released proinflammatory cytokines might speed down astrocytic phagocytosis. Both PD causal genes and PD genetic risk factors involved in endosome maturation as well as lysosomal function encoded for proteins highly expressed in glial cells. In this scenario, glial cells carrying PD mutations could fail to degrade engulfed materials because of endo-lysosomal impairment. Since both microglia and astrocytes endogenously express low levels of aggregate-prone proteins including α-syn, the intracellular accumulation of undigested material could interfere with the glial homeostatic functions, thus affecting neuronal health and sustaining neurodegeneration (Fig. 2b).
Phagocytic clearance dysfunction in PD neurodegeneration. a Dopaminergic terminals in the striatum are surrounded by astrocytic and microglial processes. b PD is characterized by dopaminergic neuronal death, proteinaceous accumulations positive for α-syn in the surviving neurons as well as in astrocytes, accompanied by extended gliosis and neuroinflammation. Reactive glia can phagocytize neuronal debris and released aggregated α-syn, attenuating neurodegeneration. Multiple factors can cause phagocytic clearance mistargeting or dysfunction (enhance or decrease) thus exacerbating the neurodegenerative process
Based on these considerations, could the modulation of glial phagocytic clearance serve as a valuable therapeutic approach in PD? Ideally, cell-targeted factors promoting lysosome acidification and/or biogenesis might enhance lysosomal function, thus allowing for improved degradative capacity. However, scarce information is available regarding the molecular mechanisms and the specific, possibly distinct, roles of microglial versus astrocytic phagocytic clearance in the onset and progression of PD. Future studies comparing the kinetics of microglia and astrocyte phagocytic activities are warranted to clearly dissect the molecular machineries as well as unravel the biological basis of communication between these two cell types in the CNS.
6-OHDA:
6-hydroxydopamine
CNS:
CR3:
Complement receptor 3
CX3CL1:
CX3C motif chemokine ligand 1
CX3CR1:
CX3C motif chemokine receptor 1
Dopaminergic
ER:
Endoplasmic reticulum
F-actin:
Actin filaments
FcRγ:
Fc receptor γ
GBA:
Glucocerebrosidase
GCase:
Glucocerebrosidase enzyme
GFAP:
Glial fibrillary acidic protein
GWAS:
Genome-wide association study
iNOS:
Inducible oxide synthase
LAMP1 and LAMP2:
Lysosomal-associated protein 1 and 2
LAP:
LC3-associated phagocytosis
LBs:
Lewy bodies
LC3:
Microtubule-associated protein 1A/1B-light chain 3
LNs:
Lewy neurites
LPC:
Lysophosphatidylcoline
LPS:
Lipopolysaccharide
LRRK2:
Leucine rich repeat kinase 2
M6PR:
Mannose 6-phosphate receptor
MHC:
MPTP:
1-methyl 4-phenyl 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-pyridine
NOX2:
NADPH oxidase 2
PAMPs:
Pathogen-associated molecular patterns
S1P:
Sphingosine-1-phosphate
SRs:
Scavenger receptors
Syt11:
Synaptotagmin-11
TAM receptors:
TYRO3, AXL, MER tyrosine kinase receptor
TGN:
Trans-Golgi Network Golgi
TLRs:
Toll-like receptors
TMEM175:
Transmembran protein 175
TREM2:
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2
VPS35:
Vacuolar protein sorting 35
α-syn:
α-synuclein
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Authors thank Elena Marchesan (University of Padova) for her skilful technical assistance in the figure design.
This work was supported by the University of Padova (PRID 2018 grant, PI:LC). This research was supported in part by the Intramural Research Program of the NIH, National Institute on Aging (MRC). MET is a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) of Neuroimmune plasticity in health and therapy.
Axe Neurosciences, Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Département de Médecine Moléculaire, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Mark R. Cookson
Department of Biology, University of Padova, Via Ugo Bassi 58/B, 35131, Padova, Italy
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LC conceived and wrote the manuscript. MET and MRC contributed to writing and revising the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Laura Civiero.
Tremblay, M., Cookson, M.R. & Civiero, L. Glial phagocytic clearance in Parkinson’s disease. Mol Neurodegeneration 14, 16 (2019) doi:10.1186/s13024-019-0314-8
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Difficult subjects: women, violence and subjectivity in distinguished cinema
2017-02-16T03:03:33Z (GMT) by Loreck, Janice Peta
Film and cultural studies scholars have conducted numerous critical analyses of violent women in popular cinema: from the female monsters of horror film and the vigilantes of exploitation cinema to the femmes fatales of film noir and the muscular heroines of action cinema. However, few studies have examined the depiction of violent women outside the domain of popular film. This thesis addresses this omission by investigating violent women in a series of texts positioned in counter-distinction to popular genres, such as the art-house films Trouble Every Day (Claire Denis, 2001), Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009) and The Book of Revelation (Ana Kokkinos, 2006), prestige pictures Monster (Patty Jenkins, 2003) and The Reader (Stephen Daldry, 2008) and festival films Sister My Sister (Nancy Meckler, 1994) and Fun (Rafal Zielinski, 1994). Posing this grouping as “distinguished cinema” because of their special status in critical discourse, I argue that these texts creatively respond to the challenge that the violent woman makes to hegemonic conceptions of feminine non-violence. Distinguished films share a structuring epistemophilia or “desire-to-know” the violent woman’s ontology that arises from the exclusion of violent femininity within cultural discourse. Proceeding from this, each chapter examines how these films produce the violent female subject via the mechanisms of narrative, the structures of film form and the processes of spectatorship. By undertaking this research, this thesis extends critical knowledge about the violent woman by illuminating how distinguished cinema texts construct her subjectivity.
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is expecting twin girls
by Charles Riley @CRrileyCNN September 1, 2015: 1:42 AM ET
Marissa Mayer in 88 seconds
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is pregnant and expecting identical twin girls in December.
Mayer made the announcement Tuesday in a post on her official Tumblr page, saying the "twins part was quite a surprise."
The CEO said she has shared the news with Yahoo's board of directors, and described them as "incredibly supportive."
"Since my pregnancy has been healthy and uncomplicated and since this is a unique time in Yahoo's transformation, I plan to approach the pregnancy and delivery as I did with my son three years ago, taking limited time away and working throughout," Mayer said in the Tumblr post.
A Yahoo (YHOO) spokesperson confirmed that Mayer is pregnant, adding that the company is "extremely happy for her and supportive of her plans and approach."
Mayer has one son, Macallister, who was born in 2013.
Yahoo shares have fallen by more than 35% since January, complicating Mayer's efforts to revive the struggling tech firm.
The CEO faces a major challenge later this year, when Yahoo is expected to spin off its remaining stake in Alibaba (BABA). Buyers might be scared away by slower sales growth and allegations of fake goods on Alibaba's Taobao and Tmall platforms.
Many investors remain unconvinced that there is much value in Yahoo's core business.
CNNMoney (Hong Kong) First published September 1, 2015: 1:42 AM ET
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Fed Chair Yellen is 'fine' after brief health scare
by Jackie Wattles and Heather Long @CNNMoney September 25, 2015: 9:51 AM ET
People are freaking out about this Janet Yellen speech
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen "felt fine" after a brief health scare Thursday evening.
"Yellen felt dehydrated at the end of a long speech under bright lights," a Fed spokesperson said. "As a precaution, she was seen by EMT staff on-site at U-Mass Amherst. She felt fine afterward and has continued with her schedule Thursday evening."
She was at the University of Massachusetts giving a speech on inflation and monetary policy. Yellen looked faint and took uncharacteristic pauses before abruptly ending her speech.
Reports that she was being treated, however, were quickly followed by news that Yellen was in good health.
On Friday morning, Yellen joked, "I look good now, don't I?" according to a Bloomberg report.
Yellen is often called the most powerful woman in the world. As the head of the U.S. banking system, her words carry massive weight and the potential to influence global financial markets.
In recent months, her speeches have been analyzed for hints about when the Fed will raise interest rates for the first time since the recession.
Many expected that to happen last week, but concerns about volatility in foreign markets caused the Fed to hold off. Yellen defended that decision during her speech at UMass.
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Home/News/Region’s top high school chemistry students earn awards at MTSU tournament
Region’s top high school chemistry students earn awards at MTSU tournament
More than two dozen outstanding high school chemistry students from across the region participated in the recent MTSU Department of Chemistry Scholarship Tournament.
Held in the Science Building, the competition recognized nearly 30 outstanding chemistry students from Rutherford and surrounding counties while giving them an up-close look to consider MTSU as their college choice. Participants included seniors who had completed a year of chemistry and qualified juniors.
Incentives included special awards (scholarships to attend MTSU and cash) to the top three senior finishers and top junior from the approximately 90-minute exam “based on general chemistry that a high school student would have covered,” said professor Norma Dunlap, who directed the event.
Central Magnet School student Chandler Shipp earned the first-place award — $2,000 scholarship and $500 cash prize — for taking top overall honors.
Sydney Coil of Independence High School in Franklin, Tennessee, captured second place, which carried a $1,500 scholarship and $300 cash prize.
Independence’s Lauren Caldwell placed third — a $1,000 scholarship and $100 cash prize — in the annual event.
The chemistry department scholarships are contingent upon the recipients applying, being accepted and enrolling in classes for the fall 2020 semester, Dunlap said.
The students toured the 250,000-square-foot Science Building (including state-of-the-art research labs and collaborative learning spaces) that opened in 2014 and learned about the program from current students Grace Millican, Jared Frazier, Isabella Barnett and Josh Couch.
Millican and Frazier are sophomores and University Honors College Buchanan Fellows, the highest scholarship awarded to an MTSU student. A Millington, Tennessee, native, Millican is a double major in biochemistry and Honors organizational chemistry. Frazier is from Spring Hill, Tennessee, and a double major in chemistry and computer science.
Barnett is an Honors student majoring in forensic science. Couch is a senior transfer from Cleveland State Community College.
MTSU has more than 300 combined undergraduate and graduate programs. Chemistry is one of 11 College of Basic and Applied Sciences departments.
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Muse Cycles
Bicycles that Inspire
Muse Cycles Signature Series
Mezzaluna Mixte
Rhythm 29er
Harmony Roadster
Imagination Series
Who and What is Muse Cycles?
Muse Cycles is owner, designer, fabricator, and rider – Lyle Harlow. Lyle designs and build custom bicycles one at a time. This allows Lyle to talk with every customer and build one of a kind bicycles aligned specifically to the customers needs and desires.
Lyle’s background:
Lyle’s investigations into mechanical objects started in early childhood and that is where his infatuation with bicycles began. Lyle spent his formative years growing up in the rural ranch / farm land of the southern Cascades of Southern Oregon and Northern California, and by the time he reached his teenage years – his interests drifted away from bicycles and towards automobiles and other motorized machinery. In his early teens, Lyle was formally involved in all levels of automotive and heavy equipment repair and fabrication. This is where Lyle was formally introduced to welding, brazing, and to a small extent machining.
Bicycles moved back heavily into Lyle’s life while pursuing a degree in engineering in Tucson AZ. Bicycling was a daily form of transportation to and from the university and a good way to escape the demands of his studies with long rides in the desert. While at university, Lyle was formally introduced to machining, and spent many hours fabricating parts in the machine shop.
After graduating with a degree in engineering, Lyle worked as a electrical engineer for a small company designing and building custom single board computers. Although the work was very challenging, and very engaging – after about five years Lyle came to realize that electrical engineering wasn’t his life’s passion, so he began to look into other opportunities.
Seeking a complete change in lifestyle – Lyle and his wife Danielle joined the Peace Corps, where they taught middle school and high school students in Tanzania East Africa. Bicycles were a very basic and reliable form of transportation for the people in Tanzania. Lyle and Danielle utilized bicycles as a form of everyday transportation while in Tanzania.
After returning home, Lyle and Danielle moved to Boulder Colorado, where Lyle resumed his work in the classroom – as an industrial arts teacher. Topics included robotics, CAD, wood and metal working, and basically any manner of technology that interested and engaged middle school students.
Lyle found the bicycling opportunities in Boulder simply amazing. So many opportunities existed for bicycling including mountain, road, touring and commuting. Lyle’s infatuation with bicycles reached new levels, and Lyle became a determined all season bicycle commuter. Having ridden bicycles his entire life – bicycling took on a whole new dimension for him when Lyle was first introduced to mountain bicycling, in the mountains of the Front Range.
It was while in Boulder that Lyle was first introduced to the small culture of custom hand built bicycles. A opportunity to become a Assistant Professor at UCSB for Lyle’s wife Danielle, prompted relocation to Santa Barbara, and facilitated yet another career change for Lyle.
By the time Lyle had reached his mid thirties, he realized that he wanted to devote more of his working life to building things. So Lyle began to take stock in his skills, interests and passions, and decided to utilize his design and fabrication skills to begin building custom bicycles. Muse Cycles was born. Lyle’s primary focus is on bicycles as a means to getting somewhere. Sometimes the bicycle is a means of escape from the busy world around him, sometimes the bicycle is a way to explore the world around him, sometimes the bicycle is simply the most pleasurable way to get from point a to point b.
Lyle encourages visitors to come and see the Muse Cycles workshop and see the small scale bicycle building process up close. If you are in the area and would like a tour of the Muse Cycles workshop, or if you are in the area and want some recommendations for a good place to ride – give Lyle a call.
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”BURN IT DOWN” IS THE NEW DANCESMASH ON RADIO 538!
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Jantine Heij has featured as a vocalist and co-writer on LNY TNZ’s track ”Burn It Down”. 78,2% of the people who voted for the new dance smash, wanted to hear this track more on Radio538. ‘Burn It Down’ begins as an airy electronic pop track with heavenly reverbs, slick beats and a gentle melody, but soon drops into a mellifluous vocal break, with strong songwriting and performance abounding. It’s a classic LNY TNZ track that really keeps you guessing from start to finish. It’s pretty amazing all the different sounds they can put together into a track with not feeling the need or pressure to stick to a single genre or sound like most other artists.
You can stream the track here: LNY TNZ – ‘’Burn It Down’’
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Blog Posts for March 2016
Cleaning From The Corridor
3:50 p.m. - Hundreds of volunteers will fill the East Sprague area this April for two days of Cleaning From the Corridor!
The City honors its outstanding employees
4:32 p.m. - Watch 56:27 - The Mayor’s Office and Human Resources Department hosted the 3rd Annual City of Spokane Employee Recognition Awards
April is Spokane Gives Month!
2:40 p.m. - Watch 15:49 - The initiative matches passion with needs to shine the light on volunteerism in Spokane
Indiana improvements continue
4:30 p.m. - Work resumes on Indiana from Dakota to Perry Street
Closing the gender and racial pay gap
5:11 p.m. - Watch 32:56 - Members of the Gender and Race Pay Equity Task Force release their findings
Work resumes on the Monroe/Lincoln Couplet
3:15 p.m. - Construction will focus on 4th to 8th Avenues this year
Restaurant Success Story: Batch Bakeshop
2:20 a.m. - Batch Bakeshop is part of Spokane's amazing family of restaurants, and we want YOUR new restaurant to be the latest member
NCAA Basketball Tournament returns to Spokane
4:32 p.m. - Downtown will be bustling this weekend with basketball at the Arena and Volleyball at the Convention Center
Seeking Subcontractors and Suppliers
9:25 a.m. - Millions of dollars’ worth of work is available as part of a project to add a 3rd level of treatment at the Riverside Park Water Reclamation Facility
Looking for a new career? Come work for the City!
9:34 a.m. - Watch 0:44 - The City of Spokane is hosting a job fair April 14th
Fix a Leak to Save Water & Money!
10:50 a.m. - Come to City Hall to pick up a free indoor leak repair kit during March.
2015 Spokane Police Department Citizens Academy - My Perspective
3:05 p.m. - A Spokane resident shares his experience with SPD’s Citizens Academy
Pride Prep to use CSO tank site for outdoor activities
4:55 p.m. - Watch 8:14 - Mayor Condon hands over a ceremonial key to the charter school for use of the grass fields built over a CSO tank.
Building and Fire Codes going through update process
2:45 p.m. - Some of the changes to State codes will require that changes be made to Spokane Municipal Code
Pick up Link Spokane in the Inlander on March 3
5:20 p.m. - The Link Spokane publication details the street and utility investments the City is making to create a better, more connected Spokane.
Engage with us about the State of the City
2:40 p.m. - Send us your comments or take our mini-survey about the City of Spokane’s progress and your priorities
Open Studios and Public Workshop - West Hills Neighborhood Planning
1:57 p.m. - Work continues on the Fort George Wright Drive Station & Corridor Plan
Keeping the Aquifer clean
2:53 p.m. - The proposed code changes regarding critical materials containment have been updated
Levy renewal for Spokane’s Emergency Medical Services
10:47 a.m. - Watch 2:32 - A proposal to renew funding for EMS in Spokane is heading to the ballot this April
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SeptemberMore
Police Department News Releases for September 2017
2:22 p.m. - Hit and Run driver and vehicle located. Driver cooperating with investigators. Vehicle seized for evidence.
8:28 a.m. - Spokane Police Officers took three males into custody this morning after a commercial burglary in north Spokane.
1:38 a.m. - SPD is asking for assistance locating the suspect vehicle in a serious hit and run collision that happened this evening in downtown Spokane.
5:40 p.m. - Driver on a traffic stop flees the scene injuring a Spokane Police Officer. The officer’s arm was injured by being caught inside the open window.
9:20 a.m. - Spokane Police are investigating a shooting on E. Liberty Ave.
3:33 p.m. - Spokane Police Investigating Fatality Vehicle vs Motorcycle Crash in the 500 block of E. Holland Ave.
9:36 a.m. - Yesterday Spokane Police responded to a reported fight at Mayfair and Walton.
8:19 a.m. - Male arrested after assaulting ex-girlfriend, and Police Officer in North Spokane.
6:45 a.m. - SPD was involved in an OIS this morning. One officer fired his service weapon striking the suspect. No one else was injured during this incident.
5:21 p.m. - Police, Fire & ATF are asking help locating the suspect in the arson that forced Beacon Cleaners to temporarily relocate and injured a fire fighter.
10:41 a.m. - The Spokane Police Major Crimes Unit (MCU) has made an arrest in the shooting that left one person dead in west central Spokane yesterday afternoon.
6:03 p.m. - SPD's SIU & SWAT team led a multi-agency drug investigation in Tri-Cities taking down a high-level drug operation & arresting several suspects.
3:18 p.m. - If you saw the events on or near “Decapitated” band's tour bus after the concert 08-31-17, & have not talked to SPD, call Crime Check at 509-456-2233.
4:46 p.m. - The Spokane Police Department arrested a man for causing a field to catch fire at E 2nd Ave and S Pittsburg St.
Sept. 9
10:12 p.m. - SPD booked 2 males, Keoni Canton & Dale D Johnson, for 1st Robbery & 1st Burglary after an incident that happened in the 1800 block of west 8th.
9:46 a.m. - This morning, LA County SO arrested 4 males for 1st Degree Kidnapping stemming from an incident that happened in downtown Spokane over a week ago.
7:43 p.m. - SPD is requesting media and public assistance locating a missing endangered elderly female, 72 year old Bujiriri Kaboyi.
6:16 p.m. - SPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the suspects responsible for a burglary that occurred at the old McKinley High School.
8:37 a.m. - Spokane Police Arrest Drive-By Shooter. Guns and ammunition recovered.
5:23 p.m. - Spokane Police Lieutenant suffers broken leg while taking suspect into protective custody.
7:55 a.m. - US Marshals Office is asking for help locating a wanted felon, Robert SHOWERS, who evaded law enforcement capture near Republic overnight.
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Russia’s Mixed Signals On Eastern Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine -- One of the most dangerous elements of Ukraine’s nearly two-year-old conflict remains the unpredictability of its neighbour Russia’s tactics.
Russian soldiers in Eastern Ukraine.
Despite repeated expressions of support for the Minsk peace process and recognition of Ukraine’s sovereignty over the separatist Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DNR, LNR), Moscow’s current actions in eastern Ukraine seem designed to strengthen those entities than prepare them for dismantlement.
The cease-fire agreed in Minsk in February 2015 has mostly held since September.
But with little progress in the implementation of the overall Minsk accord, the situation remains volatile and tens of thousands of troops face each other along a 500-km line of separation.
Those living in the separatist-controlled regions are left wondering what their future has in store for them.
Meanwhile, close to 10,000 people have been killed since mid-2014.
The Kremlin, on the other hand, views Ukraine’s shift towards the EU and NATO as a major security threat and the 2014 overthrow of President Viktor Yanukovych as a Western-backed campaign aimed at isolating Russia.
As a result, Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to keep Ukraine unstable and embroiled in an open-ended, not-so-frozen military conflict with the aim of eventually returning it to its sphere of influence.
Anything, including more serious fighting, is possible.
Until there is a clear positive change in the Russian approach, the international community needs to build its policy toward Moscow over eastern Ukraine on that assumption.
Large Russian units have already fought twice in Ukraine, even during peace talks in February 2015.
Moscow could resort to such means again should the lower-cost, lower-visibility approach of supporting the Donetsk and Luhansk entities in a protracted conflict fail.
Should Moscow want to prove its attachment to the Minsk process, however, there are concrete steps it could take.
It could, for example, withdraw the regular military units that it maintains in the DNR and LNR.
It already has substantial forces on the Russia side of its border with Ukraine, which are at most an hour or two away from the line of separation.
The quiet removal of these units would substantially increase Ukrainian and Western confidence that Russia is indeed committed to Minsk.
Russia could also reduce military supplies to the entities.
Cuts in fuel, lubricants and ammunition for artillery and other heavy weapons would gradually diminish their forces’ mobility and effectiveness.
As Russia still denies providing such items, this could be done with minimal publicity or face loss.
The international community, including the US, might offer confidence-building measures in return, perhaps including a security dialogue in the region, or consultations on ways to dismantle the poorly-disciplined LNR and DNR militaries.
A bill of $1 billion
Russian policy towards the DNR and LNR abruptly changed in the autumn of 2015.
The majority of Russian advisers (kurators), who ensure that both entities’ leaders toe Moscow’s line, were replaced, frequently by officers from the FSB, the Federal Security Service.
Without explanation, Moscow also began to provide money for pensions, other social payments and government and military salaries – something Russian officials had previously intimated Moscow could not afford.
The fact that the entities can now pay pensions, government salaries and social benefits with money coming from Moscow is significant, both politically and socially.
Separatist officials had previously been told that Russia would intervene in the event of a mortal military threat to them or a major humanitarian crisis, but that otherwise support would be limited.
Now, however, Moscow’s total outlay in pensions, allowances, state and military salaries is likely to exceed $1 billion a year in eastern Ukraine.
After ignoring internal DNR political dynamics since the beginning of the war, Moscow has thrown its weight behind the top leaders of both entities – despite their ambiguous standing among many separatists.
It is pushing for the creation of two political parties in the DNR, both tightly linked to Donetsk’s separatist leadership, so unlikely to differ in much but name.
One, Oplot Donbassa, will probably be headed by Alexander Zakharchenko, the DNR head; the other, Donetskaya Respublika, by Denis Pushilin, a politician known for unquestioning loyalty to Moscow.
This suggests a somewhat belated effort to organise politically in preparation for local elections stipulated by the Minsk agreement.
Whatever the decision, a separatist official said, “you will find out about it at the same time as us – or maybe earlier”.
Expendable leaderships
Separatist leaders admit they are accidental rulers who moved into the political and security vacuum created by the collapse of Victor Yanukovych’s presidency on 22 February 2014 and the subsequent paralysis of the provisional central government.
Few knew each other well, if at all.
Their various backgrounds include links to Yanukovych’s Party of Regions, a Ukrainian oligarch, Russia’s radical nationalists, and, increasingly, organised crime.
They were guided not by a single ideology or thinker, but by mixed motives: rejection of the Maidan’s “anarchy”, deep suspicion of any post-Soviet Kiev government, reflexive pro-Russian sentiments and opportunism.
Their diversity, fragmentation and distrust, along with near-total lack of political or administrative experience, has militated against emergence of coherent administrations or functional political parties.
This is only happening now with Moscow’s prodding.
One thing the leaders of both entities have never doubted is that Russia views them as expendable.
Donetsk and Luhansk were never Moscow’s main prize.
For two months after Yanukovych’s fall, Moscow hoped for an uprising in the rest of the “historically Russian” oblasts of the south east and was deeply disappointed when it did not happen.
Even the most pro-Russian, separatist leaders openly say Moscow could drop them at any time.
Asked about this, one official believed at the time to have good contacts in Moscow sidestepped what he called this “a complex, slippery question”.
Another, widely believed to have stayed at the top thanks to extensive Russian support, refused to rule out such an eventuality, referring to what he complained was constant in-fighting in Moscow.
Moscow control
DNR and LNR leaders admit their role is very circumscribed.
They are completely excluded from decision-making process on Minsk implementation.
There, Moscow controls “every phrase, every comma”, a senior DNR official says.
A top figure explained that Moscow is playing a long game: sometimes the small separatist islets are helpful, sometimes a distraction, but the main aim is ultimate return of the whole of Ukraine to Moscow’s sphere of influence.
While publicly insisting that Moscow’s political and military influence over the entities is minimal, DNR leaders privately admit their total dependence.
Alexander Khodakovsky, the DNR security council secretary, recently spoke of the leadership’s constant efforts to balance the desires of the Donbass population and of “the top political powers”, by which he meant Russia.
In the same interview, he said Russian “material support” is 70 per cent of the DNR budget.
Many observers and officials believe it is at the very least 90 per cent.
Russia provides everything, another leader said, expressing frustration at the public’s lack of appreciation.
“They don’t realise who is providing gas for heating, fuel for vehicles, money for basic goods.
How do they think we got through last winter and will survive this one?”
Russian troops are the key to LNR and DNR survival.
Following Putin’s December 2014 acknowledgement of a very limited Russian military presence in the east, one of the best informed Russian pro-separatist activists, Alexander Zhuchkovsky, broke the code of silence on the Russian presence and laid out succinctly the regular army’s central role:
“It is a given that the prime ministers and defence ministers of LNR/DNR take no key [military] decisions. The command of military corps, military intelligence, planning, supply of troops with ammunition and fuel are all in the hands of “the people who decide certain questions”, as Putin would say … and one should also understand that hundreds of these people – career military and intelligence officers (including high-ranking ones) risk their lives, and many have already died.”
On the other side of the line of separation, Ukrainian security and military specialists admit they are more observers than participants in the current stage of the conflict.
“Everything depends on one man, Putin”, said a prominent Ukrainian security analyst.
The Ukrainian side can only watch and try to guess what Russia is planning.
Russia’s reorganisation of the LNR and DNR militaries seems, he said, aimed at creating large, well-equipped border guard forces, with impressive armour resources, should Russia decide to keep the entities alive for a few more years.
The civilians: Victims, bystanders or accomplices?
There are no reliable opinion polls in the east and no clear estimate of even the population of the separatist entities.
Fragments of information and conversations with residents suggest that the separatists lack broad social support, but that acceptance will grow if easterners continue to feel Kiev has no interest in them.
The popular mood, a Donetsk resident said, seems to be “to avoid contact with the regime as much as possible”.
An active civil society figure said the population is split roughly three ways: for the regime, against it and neutral.
The strongest pro-separatist constituency is probably pensioners, villagers and unskilled workers; the middle class generally keeps its distance, he said.
The recruiting difficulties the DNR and LNR face is one of the clearest measures of popular attitude towards the separatists.
In May 2014, at the height of the battle for Slavyansk, the separatist commander in chief, Igor Girkin (Strelkov), complained of the difficulties of finding even 1,000 volunteers among Donetsk Oblast’s 4.5 million people.
Unable to raise able-bodied fighting men, he scornfully opened recruitment to women.
To support the armed struggle, Russian nationalists recruited and equipped volunteers to fight, raising money by appeals on the Internet and metro stations in Russia’s big cities.
Support for the separatists may grow if easterners remain cut off from Ukraine’s economic mainstream.
Zhuchkovsky, the activist blogger, recently offered a sobering account of the situation in the DNR, where he spends much of his time:
“People survive. There’s a crisis in Russia too, but our crisis has totally different criteria …. The conditions are wartime. People are reduced to the limit … something to eat, and to dress for the cold .… They mostly live on savings. Of course some government offices are working, but the pay there is on average 5,000-7,000 roubles [$65-$90] a month.”
Economic hardship and the financial restrictions risk intensifying the feeling among residents of the east that Kiev has written them off.
This will further complicate the region’s future reintegration into a united Ukraine.
The Kiev government urgently needs to work on long-range contingency planning to address this issue.
Tactics, strategy, and fatalism
Senior DNR and LNR leaders watch Moscow closely for subtle changes in mood or message.
In the short term, they are confident they will be protected if Kiev attacks.
Many believe Putin warned Poroshenko in mid-2015 that Russia’s response to use of force by Ukraine would be devastating: “going all the way to Kiev.”
But they have no idea of their ultimate fate.
“There is one thing our kurators cannot explain,” one of the highest said.
“That is what is happening in the Kremlin. They don’t know themselves”.
A sophisticated DNR analyst views the opacity of its intentions as proof Moscow is not yet agreed on a way out of the eastern Ukraine morass.
Division in the Kremlin on Ukraine is manifested on the ground by lack of both political and military coordination.
Different “towers of the Kremlin” are fighting each other, the analyst said.
Both Moscow and Kiev would love to escape this situation, but “need to be able to offer their people the illusion of victory”.
Indications that Moscow is simultaneously examining several possible outcomes are not new in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Improvisation is an inherent part of its policymaking process.
Some prominent Russian analysts, in public unflinchingly supportive of their president, say he is neither a tactician nor strategist, but a fatalist, making bold but uninformed decisions and embarking on risky political courses without fully knowing where they will lead.
Public support for the Minsk peace process is steadily waning in Kiev – a well-regarded Ukrainian poll in late November reported 16.1 per cent of respondents were positive towards Minsk, down from 34 per cent in March 2015.
Ukrainian political leaders are aware that international attention has shifted from their conflict to Syria’s and believe that the EU consensus in favour of sanctions will end in the next half year, though senior Western diplomats say that US and key Western leaders are firm about maintaining them.
Contradictory pressures
Full Minsk implementation might allow Moscow to exit the east with some dignity intact.
But It would require Russia to wind up the separatist enclaves, thus abandoning the political thorn in Kiev’s side that it had hoped would further slow political and economic reform in Ukraine.
Freezing the conflict has its attractions.
Moscow’s allies would remain in control and pressure would be maintained on the Ukrainian government.
A situation of neither war nor peace would hamper reform in Kiev, but benefit corrupt figures there, rich separatist leaders and possibly some among the Moscow elite.
It would also postpone thorny problems, such as what to do with the DNR and LNR militaries and reinforce warnings to other neighbours of the risks of closer ties with the West.
But it would cost Moscow a lot of money.
The EU, US and allies must keep up the pressure on Moscow to take steps to clarify and demonstrate its intentions.
And they should never forget that the military option is still on the table for Russia, which has kept its pipeline to the entities open and has shown itself ready to use its troops on Ukrainian territory.
The European Union (EU), especially member states Germany and France, and the US should avoid the trap of letting a potentially lengthy resolution process and different interpretations of its provisions undermine their vital consensus on maintaining sanctions until Minsk is fully implemented.
While pressing Moscow on its plans international actors should both warn President Putin explicitly of the dangers of substituting something else for Minsk and remind him that if and when he wishes to extricate himself from eastern Ukraine, they can help.
Source: International Crisis Group
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Disappointed by UN climate change conference outcome: UN Chief Antonio Guterres
New York | December 15, 2019 8:11:21 PM IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he was "disappointed" with the results of the UN Climate Change Conference 'COP25', which ended on Sunday in a deal being described as "watered down and weak", with negotiators postponing until next year a key decision on global carbon markets.
In a statement, Guterres said that the international community lost an important opportunity to show increased ambition on mitigation, adaptation and finance to tackle the climate crisis.
During the longest climate talks, which were held in Spain's capital city of Madrid, delegates from almost 200 nations passed declarations calling for greater ambition in cutting planet-heating greenhouse gases and in helping poor countries suffering the effects of climate change, albeit left out on the issue of how to deal with carbon emissions, as per a report by Al Jazeera.
In his statement, Guterres further said that he is more determined than ever "to work for 2020 to be the year in which all countries commit to do what science tells us is necessary to reach carbon neutrality in 2050 and a no more than 1.5-degree temperature rise." (ANI)
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Is World War Three Really Kicking Off This Time?
By Ian R Thorpe, 19th Sep 2016 | Follow this author | RSS Feed
A look at how things stand between the USA - NATO alliance and the Russia - China - Iran bloc in the wake of recent airstrikes on Syrian government forces by US, British and French military aircraft and drones.
Airstrikes on Syria forces
Chess versus Poker
An Exercise In Futility
A residential area in Aleppo (Creative Commons lic
The airstrikes by a US led coalition that killed many Syrian soldiers fighting for the legitimate government of Bashar al Assad against the terrorist forces of ISIS has raised the level of hostile rhetoric between the USA / NATO coalition and the Russia / China / Iran alliance. The likelihood of war seemed to have receded through the summer, after it seemed possible early this year, that one stray shell or bullet could spread the war beyond the middle east.
The Airstrikes over the weekend of 17-18 September involved US and British military personnel as well as people from other NATO members' forces. It has now been conformed that unmanned drones were used in the attack. The US government has said the hits on Sryian government targets were accidental, but we should remember that Obama's priority in Syria was always to depose Assad by any means rather than to defeat ISIS. And in the once campaign pomise she would certainly try to honour, hillary Clinton pledged that escalation of the Syria conflict with the goal of overthrowing Assad would be among her first acts should she become president in 2017.
Previously, in 2012, 2014, 2025 and this year, Russia has faced down threats from Obama when Vladimir Putin responded to Washington's bluster by quietly warning that if the USA attacked Russia's allies there would be grave consequences. While Obama was egged on by 'hawks' with links to the 'military - industrial complex who sensed big profits from war, Putin has been backed up by Pentagon officials, from that unexpected source came warnings that the USA would struggle to match either Russia or China in armed combat and would likely be annihilated if Washington picked a fight with both.
So why does Putin always win the war of words against 'the soaring rhetoric' of Obama? Here's what I wrote in my Boggart Abroad blog earlier in the year.
I've said before that the reason Vladimir Putin outmanoeuvres the US State Department in every diplomatic skirmish is that while the national game of Russia is Chess, a pastime which develops strategic skills, Americans play poker, a game of change in which the onlt syill involved is bluffing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to risk the possibility of military clashes with the United States and its European Allies, Saudi Arabia, other major Muslim nations and Israel by intervening in Syria. But while the move is being portrayed by western mainstream media as reckless, futile and dangerous, knowing that his ally China will support him in any conflict, Putin has taken a rational calculated decision and it is paying off. Not only has he has once again called the bluff of the weak, vacillating Obama who talks a good war but backs down when challenged, he has again wrong footed the inept Obama administration policy makers and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by achieving more in three weeks against ISIS that the US led allied had managed in a year.
First, Putin moved decisively to secure Russia's foothold on Syria's Mediterranean coast. Russia as a geopolitical entity is paranoid about securing its borders and maintaining the status quo. Preserving its increasingly challenged position in the world is the primary concern of all Russian leaders. Such conservatism is the antithesis of the revolutionary communist world domination ambitions of the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras that fantasised about toppling every monarchy and democracy from throughout Europe and Asia, and installing a communist regime.
President Putin has good reason to look at stopping (ISIS). Russians fear an Islamic Caliphate in Syria and Iraq would not only make its southern borders more vulnerable and radicalise the Free Chechens and other Muslim nationalist groups within Russia, they see the current US President as, if not actually Muslim, certainly anti European and sympathetic to Muslim ambitions in Europe.
The fact that Putin launched his campaign in support of Assad in early September is also significant. At that time of year Russians remember and mourn 186 children murdered by Chechen terrorists after being held hostage in a Beslan school building from September 1st to September 4th, 2004.
Putin and his number two, Medvedev have worked for years to re-establish the standing of the Christian Orthodox Church in Russia. Until the Bolshevik revolution in 1917, Russia saw itself as the defender of Christianity, especially Orthodox version, very seriously. Russia fought the brutal Crimean War from 1853 to 1856 against protestant England and Catholic France over the issue of which Christian power should take the lead in protecting Christians and their sacred sites in the Ottoman empire.
Syria was about 10% Christian 20 years ago; now its historic Syriac Christian communities, among the oldest Christian congregations in the world, are virtually extinct as Syriac Christians flee Muslim genocidists. Much as people in the secular nations of the European Union sneer, the motive of protecting Christians and other religious minorities from Islamic extremism features in Moscow’s calculations.
The Assad dynasty has been a loyal ally of both the Soviet Union and modern Russia. Loyalty is one of the most important virtues to the Russian mindset and Kremlin policymakers feel a duty of loyalty to Damascus much as the United States has felt an obligation to be loyal to Israel for many years.
Taking the broad view then, Russia has a lot to lose if Assad falls, but stands to gain much more if Obama's regime change initiative is thwarted, as other US regime change initiatives, in Libya and Ukraine, have created failed states. America's credibility as a world super power is at an all time low, Russia's appears to be on the up and up.
No sane person, unless they are rich enough to be able to afford a nuke proof bunker, and have mega - millions invested in the armaments and military technology industries, wants war of course. The behaviour of leaders in Washington and among the NATO member states can only be driven by a grand delusion that the west could actually win a nuclear war (in a nuclear war there can be no winners, only losers) and the unspeakably arrogant conviction that the political, business and media establishment can deceive citizens so much that we will support such a war. Meanwhile Russia, China and their allies are fighting a different kind of war, one that at this juncture looks very winnable.
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Ian R Thorpe
Born Manchester UK, 1948. varied early career from clerk via construction site worker and street trader to I T consultant. Performance poet, broadcaster, fiction writer and essayist on many topics.
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Amended laws not enough to give justice to another Nirbhaya
Vibhor Anand
After Nirbhaya Case in 2012, The Criminal Laws were amended in 2013.
After Kathua case in 2018, the laws were amended again.
But still Mandsaur happened.
Are the Indian laws weak or the government missed to fill the most important loophole in the criminal justice system?
After Nirbhaya in 2012, Justice JS Verma Committee was formed which recommended changes in the criminal law. The then UPA government accepted those recommendations and amended the criminal law. The entire country and media hailed the move.
After Kathua, the people and the media were again outraged and forced the Narendra Modi-led NDA government to again change the law. In April 2018, the criminal laws were again amended, providing death penalty for child rapists. That’s it, we thought. But then Mandsaur happened.
To Know what actually went wrong both in 2013 and 2018, what both UPA and NDA missed we would have to understand the complex criminal procedure in a simple way.
Once a FIR is registered, the officer is given 90 days time to investigate the case, collect evidence and submit the chargesheet after the accused person/persons are arrested. In 99.99% cases, the investigating officer takes 60-80 days to complete everything and submit a chargesheet.
Nirbhaya’s case remains the only one in which Delhi Police completed the entire investigations and submitted the chargesheet in the court in record 17 days’ time.
Once the chargesheet is submitted in court, it is carefully scrutinized and then the magistrate remands the case to the session court for further proceedings. The session court then frames the charges against the accused persons and trial stage commences.
The trial stage commences with the recording of evidences. The statement of the witnesses are recorded in the court and simultaneously these witnesses are cross-examined by the defense counsels of the accused persons and case properties are also exhibited and examined by the court.
The recording of evidence is the most important part of the case and has to be most carefully done so that nothing is left to chance. It is also the stage in which fair and ample opportunity has to be given to the accused to prove his innocence.
Even in Nirbhaya’s case, the trial commenced on February 2, 2013. The prosecution side presented 85 witnesses in its support, each and every witness was carefully examined and cross-examined. It took almost six months to examine these 85 witnesses.
After the prospecution evidence is complete, the statement of the accused is reorded. It is a direct conversation between the judge and the accused where the judge puts various questions to the accused on the evidence presented against him.
After the statement of the accused, the defense side produces its evidence and witnesses in favour of the accused person(s) to prove their innocence beyond doubt.
After the recording of the defense witnesses, the court then proceeds to hear the final arguments in the case. The prosecution side is heard first and the defense to rebut it, later. The court, after hearing both the sides, reserves the judgment.
However, before the pronouncement of the judgment, the court may summon any person or witness for re-examination if it is necessary, under the powers given in Section 311 (CrPC).
The court then delivers the judgment on whether the accused are guilty on innocent. If the declares him guilty, then the court immediately moves to hear the arguments on the punishment, where the prosecution argues for maximum punishment and defense pleads for lesser quantum of punishment.
The court, after hearing both sides, delivers the punishment for the accused and thus ending the gruesome trial stage of the case.
In Nirbhaya’s case, it took eight months and nine days to complete the trial stage with accused given death penalty on September 13, 2013.
Many would think with the death penalty given, the problem ends. But it is the start of the actual problem of the criminal justice system. The death sentence is then sent to the High Court for confirmation and the accused is/are given 30 days to file an appeal against the judgment.
And this is the start of the long and tedious appeal stage in the high court which in normal cases, takes 4-5 years for the high court to pronounce the judgment to confirm the death penalty to the accused.
Again, the Nirbhaya’s case remains the only one in which the high court confirmed the death sentence to the accused in just six months on March 13, 2013.
But every case is not the same and every victim is not Nirbhaya.
After the high court judgment, the appeal to Supreme Court lies, The Supreme Court in normal cases takes 6-7 years to deliver judgment. The procedure doesn't ends here. Then comes the review petition, curative petition and lastly the Presidential pardon which takes 3-4 years more.
So, in a normal case it takes around a good 12-14 years to hang a culprit. The criminal law amendments of 2013 and 2018 gave a time frame for the trial court to complete the trial and pronounce the judgment. But the legislatures forgot to bound the high court and the Supreme Court.
What should be done now?
I urge the prime minister Narendra Modi to bring an immediate ordinance to change the above procedure in rape cases in which the trial court awards death penalty with the following changes:
(a) Once the death penalty is awarded by the trial court, the appeal against death penalty should lie only with the Supreme Court within one month of the judgment;
(b) It should be compulsory for the Supreme Court to complete the hearing and pronounce the judgment within six months;
(c) The remedy of review petition and curative petition in Supreme Court must be scrapped for rape convicts awarded death penalty by the Supreme Court;
(d) The mercy petitions to the President should be decided by the latter within three months
With the above-suggested changes, the time frame of 12-14 years to hang a culprit should come down to 1-2 years and the fear of death so soon would deter any person to commit the heinous crime of rape.
It’s also the duty of the citizens to raise their voice and draw attention to the government to an extent that such changed in the criminal law are facilitated and no more Nirbhayas or Gudiyas would have to wait for years to get justice.
(Vibhor Anand is a Delhi-based lawyer in the Supreme Court. He is involved in various social issues. He runs Legal Advice Services where legal experts offer help free of charge. The helpline numbers are: 9871499769/987117269/9871130769. The above piece has also appeared as a thread on his twitter timeline.)
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Does China have fuels reserves for Taiwan Attack?
Andrei Chang, editor of the Kanwa Defense Review Monthly, offers this assessment of China's ability to wage war on Taiwan for an extended period of time.
By calculating the amount of fuel oil required by the Chinese navy and air force in a large-scale attack across the Taiwan Strait under high-tech conditions, it becomes apparent that such an assault could not be sustained for an extended period.
For an attack on Taiwan, China would likely mobilize 10 fighter divisions of the PLA Air Force. In fact, only one to two regiments under each division are armed with third generation fighter aircraft. According to reliable sources, the total number of Su-27, J-11A and Su-30 fighters now stands at 281.
Each Su fighter can carry up to 9.4 tons of fuel, with a maximum combat radius of 1,500 kilometers. Since the Su series are mostly deployed at second-front airports, it can be roughly estimated that each sortie would consume about 9.4 tons of oil. As a result, sorties by the full third-generation fighter fleet would consume 2,641.4 tons of fuel. In a high-intensity confrontation, if China launched two rounds of large-scale air raids, fuel consumption by the Su aircraft alone would likely double to 5,282 tons.....
After calculating the amounts China's air force, army, and navy might need, the article concludes:
What is the total annual fuel consumption of the Chinese armed forces? A report published by the PLA General Logistics Department in 2007 says that the PLA forces saved 55,000 tons of oil in 2006, approximately 5.1 percent of their total consumption. Based on this figure, the total would be over 1 million tons, about 2,954 tons on average per day. It can be concluded that fuel consumption in a 15-day large-scale assault operation would surpass 20 percent of the annual total consumption of the Chinese military.
The hard fact is that China has only 7 million tons of oil reserves available for a period of conflict. The country has set its 30-day oil reserves at 10 million tons for civilian consumption, an average of 330,000 tons per day. During a 15-day assault, the country would require 4.96 million tons. The conclusion is that China's current oil reserves could sustain a high-intensity assault operation against Taiwan for no more than 15 days.
Thought-provoking? Your comments welcome.
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Presbyterian Church in Taiwan's UN Declaration
Jerome Keating passed me the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan's UN Declaration. Here it is in two languages -- spread the word:
Declaration of the Right for Taiwan to Join the United Nations
To the member states of the United Nations, the peoples and nations of the world who love justice and peace, and to all churches around the world.
On the eve of the fifty-ninth anniversary of the United Nations’ “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” and in the spirit of our 1977 “Declaration on Human Rights” and our 1985 “Confession of Faith”, we declare:
Since the end of World War II in 1945, colonized peoples of the world have been exercising the basic human right of self-determination, thus becoming independent nations. The 23 million people of Taiwan remain the exception in that their inalienable right to statehood has been ignored or even actively opposed by member states of the United Nations. Clearly, the spirit of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” has not been implemented worldwide. This overt neglect is an injustice and an outright violation of the human rights of the Taiwanese people.
Though the Taiwanese people had been successively ruled by foreign colonial powers, in 1996, they were able for the first time to directly elect a president in a democratic procedure that achieved a bloodless and peaceful revolution. Moreover they were even able to complete a peaceful transfer of power in 2000. A native Taiwanese administration led by the Democratic Progressive Party replaced the Chinese Nationalist (KMT) regime which had implemented their colonial rule over Taiwan for several decades by means of martial law. As a result of this change the Taiwanese people today express a strong demand to join the United Nations using the name “Taiwan”.
However, China, the superpower to the west of Taiwan, has repeatedly exerted its emerging influence on the international community to violate, suppress, and isolate Taiwan in a way that has brutally oppressed the Taiwanese people and their fundamental rights. Despite being grieved and incensed by this degradation, we stand on the belief that human rights are ordained by God and that Taiwan has the right to membership in the United Nations so that the dignity of the Taiwanese people will be upheld by the international community.
Therefore we solemnly make this appeal to the world. We urge all to courageously support the Taiwanese people, who have been left on the outside, and open the door to United Nations membership so that hand in hand together we can promote justice and peace throughout the world.
"The Lord has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?" (Micah 6:8)
May God bless the United Nations, peoples and churches around the world. Amen.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Moderator: Rev. Dr. James Kheng-chiong Phoann 潘慶彰 (signed)
General Secretary: Rev. Andrew Tek-khiam Tiunn 張德謙 (signed)
「台灣有權加入聯合國」宣言
致聯合國各會員國代表、世界愛好公義和平的國家人民、與普世教會：
在聯合國發表「世界人權宣言」滿五十九年之前夕，台灣基督長老教會根據1977年「人權宣言」與1985年「台灣基督長老教會信仰告白」之精神，發表如下宣言：
自1945年第二次世界大戰結束後，世界各殖民地的人民，紛紛行使自決的基本人權，取得獨立地位。惟獨台灣兩千三百萬人民，直到今日其應有的國際人格仍被忽視，被排除於聯合國大門之外。這不只突顯出聯合國「世界人權宣言」仍未在全世界落實，更是對臺灣人民基本人權的侵害。
臺灣人民雖然不斷受外來政權的殖民統治，卻能經由不流血的民主程序，在1996年第一次由人民直選台灣的總統。更於2000年在和平中完成政權轉移，由台灣本土政權「民主進步黨」執政，替換以戒嚴殖民統治台灣數十年的「中國國民黨」，今日台灣人民強烈要求以台灣的名義加入聯合國。
然而，台灣西邊的強權中國以霸權影響國際社會，一再污辱、打壓並執意孤立台灣，致使台灣人民的基本人權被踐踏。對此，我們感到悲憤，但仍確信人權是上帝所賜。台灣有權加入聯合國，使台灣人民的尊嚴受到國際社會應有的尊重。
為此，我們謹誠懇、嚴肅地向聯合國各會員國代表、世界愛好公義和平的國家人民、與普世教會呼籲，請勇敢挺身為被排拒於聯合國門外的臺灣人民主持正義，支持並促成台灣成為聯合國的會員國，共同促進公義與世界和平。
「世人哪，上主已指示你何為善，祂向你所要的是什麼呢？只要你行公義、好憐憫，存謙卑的心，與你的上帝同行。」（彌迦書六：8）
願上帝賜福聯合國、世界各國人民、與普世教會。阿門！
台灣基督長老教會總會
議 長 Phoann Kheng-chiong. 潘慶彰 (signed)
總幹事 Tiunn Tek-khiam 張德謙 (signed)
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New China Labor Law to Gobsmack Taiwan Businesses There?
In the last few weeks the media has been chronicling a swelling anxiety among Taiwanese firms in China that a new Chinese labor law is going to make it extremely difficult for Taiwan firms to do business there. Taiwan Journal recently offered a piece on the issue:
Many Taiwanese businesses in the Pearl River Delta area of China may soon shut up shop, in order to dodge surging labor costs brought on by China's new Employment Contract Law. The new law is widely believed to contain the world's most complete regulations governing labor-related issues, and is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2008.
"The situation will be miserable," predicted a Taiwanese businessman on condition of anonymity. "Big firms will take the lead in calling it quits, followed by their suppliers of raw materials and other supporting factories," he added Dec. 20.
An unofficial survey shows that one third of the Taiwanese firms in the area either have halted their operations or plan to do so in the near future. The area of the Pearl River Delta includes such regions as Dongguan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Zhuhai.
With the implementation of the new law on the horizon, businesses in the area are worried about the impact on their bottom lines. Taiwanese firms already have to bear various welfare costs, including pension allocation and medical insurance.
Industry insiders estimate the new law will boost manufacturers' labor costs by an extra 20 percent. In addition, the new law stipulates that employers must offer open-ended labor contracts to employees with over 10 years of service. Employers must also provide severance pay in case of mass layoffs.
The article is also one of several recently to claim that Taiwan firms in China may be returning to the island. According to the article, there has been an increase in demand for land in Taiwan's industrial districts. The Financial Express had a more detailed report earlier this month:
“To be frank, in the processing trade here, the biggest advantage was cheap labour. But now that’s going to change,” said Hsieh Ching-yuan, vice-president of the Taiwan Businessmen’s Association in Dongguan, an industrial hub in the Pearl River Delta in southern China. Calvin Chang, general manager of Jinghua China Investment Consulting in Shenzhen, said the law could increase labour costs by 8% next year. He expects many firms to shift to inland provinces like Jiangxi and Hunan or countries such as Vietnam. “Hundreds of small-sized Taiwan-invested firms in Dongguan and Shenzhen will be dead next year due to the new law,” he said.
The results have been predictable:
Companies from IT equipment makers to liquor producers have been playing a “fire and hire” game, rushing to terminate existing contracts and rehire staff on new contracts to start the clock ticking anew on their length of service.
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd made headlines by requiring some 7,000 employees with more than eight years’ service to “voluntarily resign” and reapply for their jobs.
According to reporters, the purpose of the new law is to force companies to upgrade production technology, and stimulate domestic demand by putting more money in workers' pockets, as well as give labor a greater share of the disproportion of returns that are currently going to capital. Given the status of "law" in China, I'm skeptical that the new law will be widely applied. More likely that a few chickens will be executed to scare the monkeys, and it will business as usual for most firms.
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Ma Ying-jeou Walks
Apologies for the light blogging, but I just spent probably the most disheartening week of my life in Taiwan... But the dark hours have passed....and so it's back to the blog....
Speaking of dawning light, Ma Ying-jeou was found not guilty of stealing the government money that he had downloaded into his personal account and used for private uses in the all-important appeal of his case to the high court. Kathrin Hille of the Financial Times reports:
“This verdict removes the main risk the case had posed to our campaign,” said Ho Hung-jung, a senior campaign aide of Mr Ma. “Although it is not final, any further appeal will take too much time to hit Mr Ma before the election. That puts him in safe territory.”
Mr Ma had a monthly mayoral allowance wired directly into his personal bank account from 1998 to 2006 and used most of the funds for personal purposes. Prosecutors had therefore accused him of corruption.
But the High Court took the view that there was no clear definition in Taiwan whether such allowances – which are common – are public funds or part of politicians’ private income and that therefore Mr Ma was not guilty.
Prosecutors had also accused Mr Ma of breach of trust, a charge that they hoped would be easier to establish than the corruption charge. A guilty verdict on that charge could have carried a final sentence of more than ten years and would have barred Mr Ma from running for president.
Hille points out that Ma is under investigation for similar acts in previous positions, and Hsieh is under all sorts of investigations. Since everyone took the cash as an entitlement -- its purpose was to corrupt the bureaucracy and co-opt it into the System -- it follows that no one can be convicted if Ma is not convicted -- at least in a legal system where reason and precedent held sway.
[Taiwan] [KMT] [DPP] [media] [Ma Ying-jeou]
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Medley of Madness
Lots of people enjoying this perfect depiction of Taiwanese politics. The Foreigner noted:
Best Taiwanese photo of the year, IMHO. And the kicker is that someone told me the shot was taken when KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou was having a serious discussion with reporters about Sino-Taiwanese relations.
(Because nothing, but nothing says, "Gravitas," to voters more than a politician talking foreign policy...in his bright red Santa suit.)
Also served up this week was this tale of a local blogger awaiting a verdict in a lawsuit against him for satirizing a politician. Sued for $50 million NT. Could lose. Can anyone say "chilling effect?" Brrrr....
Finally, I must give some good blog love to this heart-warming story of the city of Changhua's quest to become our nation's capital, starting with this conference...
The Changhua County government began efforts Wednesday with an academic conference to promote the central Taiwan county becoming the capital city of the country.
The conference on issues concerning the Changhua bid and national development was attended by governmental, industrial and academic representatives, including Examination Yuan President Yao Chia-wen, National Changhua University of Education President Chang Huei-po and Mingdao University President Wang Ta-yung.
In his address, County Magistrate Cho Po-yuan introduced Changhua as enjoying a significant position in Taiwan's history, noting that its Lugang township was once the second largest city on the island, following Tainan in southern Taiwan.
I actually had my students do a paper as an exercise on the topic of where the capital should be moved to. Nobody picked Changhua....
Income growth remains stagnant
Income continues to stagnate, says the DGBAS:
Taiwan's average basic pay and substantive regular monthly pay witnessed an annual growth of 2.17% and 1.78%, respectively, in the first 10 months of this year, both were the highest of their kinds in seven years and, according to the statistics released by the Cabinet-level Directorate General of Budget, Accounting & Statistics (DGBAS).
However, if deducting the inflation of 1.35% in the same period, the annual increase in real regular monthly pay was merely 0.43%, even lower than that posted last year to show stagnant employee salaries over the year.
Economic growth and unemployment are doing well, but the income issue makes KMT complaints about the economy credible to voters, since they jibe with everyday experience.
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Waiting for Ma Dough
Xinhua reports on the upcoming verdict in the appeal of KMT Presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's acquittal for in the embezzlement case, due out the 28th of this month. Since Ma is their fair-haired boy, naturally they are anxious -- if Ma is found guilty, he can't run for president. Hasn't made much noise though... Does anyone out there actually believe the verdict will be overturned? Color me blue on that one.
While you're contemplating the possibilities for Ma Ying-jeou, you can enjoy the squabble over the remains of dictator Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo, as reported in the pro-Green Taipei Times:
The fate of the mausoleums of dictator Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and president Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國) descended into family squabbling yesterday after Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator John Chiang (蔣孝嚴), a son of Chiang Ching-kuo, said he did not support relocating the tombs to China.
"Those who don't understand Taiwanese politics should not get too involved in the issue. He or she should speak with caution," he said while visiting the mausoleums at Tzuhu (慈湖) and Touliao (頭寮) in Taoyuan County yesterday.
John Chiang was apparently referring to Chiang Fang Chih-yi (蔣方智怡), the wife of Chiang Hsiao-yung (蔣孝勇), the third son of Chiang Ching-kuo.
Chiang Fang Chih-yi said on Sunday that the family had reached a consensus on sending the remains of the two men back to their hometown in Zhejiang Province, China, consistent with Chiang Ching-kuo's wishes, rather than relocating the remains to the Wuchihshan Military Cemetery (五指山軍人公墓) in Taipei County as the family had previously requested the government do.
Despite its light-hearted moments, the tomb issue shows the way the family cult, imperial cult, and politics are intertwined in Taiwan, especially where the KMT for so many years cultivated a quasi-religious cult around Chiang Kai-shek.
Finally, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou showed a side that so many of us have trouble getting outsiders to see: the arrogant, patronizing Ma. Feiren over at Taiwan Matters has his latest bumptiousness:
The Taiwanese blogosphere and alert readers have caught Ma Ying-jeou on camera telling a community of aboriginal squatters on the Xindian River that
"I see you as humans and as citizens of this city. I'm going to educate you well and do a good job of providing you with opportunities. That's the place from which the attitude of aborigines needs to be adjusted...now that you've come here, you need to play by the rules here..." [emphasis added]
Ma's unbelievably patronizing comments were delivered on Dec. 8th when members of the community presented a petition to Ma at the appropriately named Chiang Kai-shek (Zhongzheng) Public Housing Community. You'll have to skip ahead to about 7:20 to hear Ma making these comments. Personally, I found his comments around 6:20 where he says that "it's not that their [aborigines'] genes have a problem, their opportunities have a problem" at least as offensive. Could this finally be the beginning of the end of aboriginal support for the KMT?
Aborigines are a key constituency of the ethnic coalition that the KMT has cobbled together. It's unlikely to be the end of anything, but it would be nice if it were.
UPDATE: Prosecutors questioned Honorary Chairman Lien Chan at his office this week, ahead of the Ma verdict. The special funds cases need to have a general amnesty, and an end must be made to the special funds.
[Taiwan] [Ma Ying-jeou]
11 Comments Labels: Chiang Kai-shek, KMT, Ma Ying-jeou
Globe and Mail: Taiwan Flashpoint 2008 -UPDATED-
The Globe and Mail is doing a set of pieces on the major world flashpoints. Among them is of course the Taiwan Straits, portrayed here as made dangerous by the recklessness of the dastardly Chen Shui-bian. It's a good thing those forces for stability, restrained and prudent, are there to keep Mad Chen© in check! On to the fun....
It's a highly volatile mixture of ingredients: a fast-rising superpower, a rebellious island, an arms race, duelling missiles, claims of independence, and a spate of high-profile political events that could trigger a reckless reaction.
You've seen all this before -- breathless prose, dripping with It's gonna blow! The writer weaves his construction largely out of familiar media claims, and omits several key facts, as we'll see. Note the opening frame -- Taiwan is "rebellious." No pretense of balance on China's desire to annex the island is made. Taiwan is not, of course, "a rebellious island." The whole issue is exactly what relationship Taiwan has to China, and to use "rebellious" is to take a side in the debate. Sad.
China and Taiwan have been preparing for war for years, building up their arsenals of missiles, fighter jets, naval ships and other weapons. China has close to 1,000 ballistic missiles aimed at Taiwanese targets and the number is constantly rising. Taiwan has its own missiles ready to hit China, including its recently developed Brave Wind cruise missile, capable of striking Shanghai and other Chinese targets.
For the sake of enhancing the fear-value, the author makes it seem as if there is some equivalence between a nation attempting to annex another nation, and that nation fighting for its survival. The author also writes as if the 1000 missiles pointed at Taiwan are somehow balanced by handful of missiles Taiwan points at China. The fact is that Taiwan is preparing to defend itself -- it does not threaten China. The war threat is entirely from the Beijing side, and the writer should have made that clear.
The rhetoric on both sides has been ferocious. China's military often threatens to use force to prevent Taiwanese independence. Beijing has passed legislation to authorize violence against Taiwan if necessary. Taiwan's pro-independence President, Chen Shui-bian, has infuriated Beijing with his frequent talk of sovereignty.
As I've noted many times, "being infuriated" is a policy response, not a visceral reaction. Beijing uses them against pro-democracy actors in Taiwan, such as Chen Shui-bian and Lee Teng-hui, to gain leverage over international media presentations, as it has successfully done here.
Tensions have been high for years, but 2008 could be the most dangerous year of all. It is filled with potential trigger points, including two Taiwanese elections, a controversial referendum, the final days of Mr. Chen's presidency and the Summer Olympics.
Now after that slanted opening with its juicy OMIGAWD background, we come to the meat of the presentation. The writer says that tensions have been high for years, which is no doubt why a million Taiwanese have moved to China, completely unmolested by the Beijing government. Since tensions have been high for years, perhaps the writer might have discussed their location and development in the previous administration of Lee Teng-hui, and thus illustrated the context and continuity of Taiwan-China relations. Fact is, the same articles, with the same claims, were published throughout the Lee Teng-hui era, whenever Lee "provoked" China.
The piece discusses the "explosive" situation with the elections, and then observes:
Beijing is enraged by the referendum because it implies another step toward Taiwan's formal independence. China has recruited Washington to urge Taipei to cancel the referendum, yet Mr. Chen has vowed to push ahead with it, partly because it would help to galvanize his supporters and draw them to the ballot box.
It goes without saying: Beijing is enraged because it chooses to be enraged. Yes, the referendum's purpose is solely to drive election outcome: everyone knows it cannot possibly succeed. Since Beijing has a veto in the UN, nothing can ever come of the referendum in real world terms. It is simply a statement by the electorate. Note that this key fact is entirely omitted in the presentation, because if the writer had included it, readers would have wondered what all the tension was about and seen right through the writer's positions.
The anti-referendum rhetoric that Beijing asks for on the part of other nations is an attempt to manipulate the local election outcome. Washington is doing the same thing. Beijing has learned its lesson and is keeping the bombast down, and getting the Bush Administration to run interference for it.
For Beijing, the nightmare scenario is a victory by Mr. Chen's candidate in the presidential election and a victory for Mr. Chen in the referendum. "Beijing's reaction will be the million-dollar question," said Chao Chien-min, an expert on cross-strait relations at National Chengchi University in Taiwan. "The Taiwanese government has been warned over and over of the dangers, yet it chooses not to respond," he said. "They will do anything to win the election. Beijing is worried that the situation will get out of hand."
Here the writer cites pro-KMT analyst Chao Chien-min (we've run across him before) who simply regurgitates standard pro-China propaganda claims. Frank Hsieh is not "Mr. Chen's candidate" but the candidate in his own right -- it is purely a bit of Beijing propaganda to regard Chen Shui-bian as the evil genius and nemesis of Beijing. In fact, Chen's preferred candidate is generally acknowledged to be Hsieh's running mate, Su. Note that Chao presents Taiwan as reckless and China as restrained ("worried"). Fact is, Beijing is not "worried" but is simply using the situation to advance the interests of the KMT in Taiwan.
Further, the acutely intelligent Hsieh is widely considered conciliatory and moderate on China issues, and can hardly be described as a "nightmare." It is also curious that the writer reproduces Chao's quote "they will do almost anything!" without putting it in the context of China's military threats. People who threaten to plunge the region into war to annex a neighboring territory are the ones who will "do almost anything."
So you know what's coming next: the familiar Beijing rhetorical prop of Mad Chen©:
Beijing's nemesis, Mr. Chen, must step down when his term expires in 2008. But he will remain in office for two months after the presidential election. And if he is energized by victories by his pro-independence party in the presidential vote and the referendum, he could seize the opportunity to take a bigger leap toward independence, perhaps on the assumption that China will not dare to launch a war in the final months before the Beijing Olympics. (China, meanwhile, has warned that it is willing to take military action against Taiwan in 2008 even if it means sacrificing the Olympics.)
The idea that President Chen will take "a bigger leap" toward independence if the DPP is successful is entirely a bit of Beijing propaganda. A lame duck president, with no control of the legislature, in a population that prefers the short-term status quo, with a military whose officer class is largely pro-China? You'd have to be mad to imagine that. Or have a memory like the movie Memento -- when Chen came to power the military told him, as they did with Lee before him, that they would not defend the country in the event of a declaration of independence. This pattern of the President of Taiwan being depicted as a provocative troublemaker did not start with Chen. Again, it is a shame that all this context is entirely missing.
"I think there is a real danger of miscalculation on both sides," Mr. Chao said. "Both sides don't really understand the true feelings of the other. There's a huge gap of misunderstanding. The people of Taiwan don't really sense the danger of the referendum because we're so accustomed to the name Taiwan. And China, for its part, doesn't realize that the referendum is only domestic politics with little to do with sovereignty."
Except for the last nine words, this is misleading. China has an excellent grip on local domestic politics here -- note that China is using proxies and foregoing the urge to launch missiles and make threats -- and is assiduously interfering in them through pressure on the referendum, as is the US, which favors the KMT because of the Bush Administration's obsessive focus on the Middle East, and in various other ways. All of this information is publicly available -- I've discussed it incessantly on my blog -- and it is a shame that Chao's words are reproduced here without this context.
The writer then supplies a sturdy little fantasy about how a war could result.
Susan Shirk, a former official in the U.S. State Department, has recorded in detail how a small incident in Taiwan could quickly escalate into a global crisis. In a book published this year, Ms. Shirk outlines one of the most likely scenarios that could lead to disaster.
The crisis would begin with an accidental collision between a Taiwanese jet and a Chinese jet in the Taiwan Strait. The news is quickly flashed around the Chinese Internet, and the pressure of public opinion compels China's leaders to respond aggressively. China's army is mobilized and Chinese students march in the streets, demanding military action against Taiwan.
You probably already guessed that Shirk apparently has no serious Taiwan experience (the thesis is taken from her new book China: Fragile Superpower). Her expertise is China-oriented, a major problem of US observers of this relationship. It is highly unlikely that such a scenario could result in war unless China felt it was ready -- as I've frequently noted, China will make war when it feels the time is right, and not before.
With so much space devoted to the piece, so much more could have been said. Japan, for example, is not even mentioned, yet the emerging security relationship between Japan and Taiwan could be a major deterrant/determinant of war. As Steve Yates pointed out in his presentation, some Japanese observers consider Taiwan to be a testing ground for the kinds of tactics used against Japan later. Sadly, the author chose to forego any complex, nuanced discussion of the issues, to produce a shallow scare piece. Aargh...!
(hat tip to Marc A. in Taipei for the pointer to the article)
The writer of the article, Geoffrey York, has asked me to post his response to a similar email. Here it is. I've snipped my comments to save space:
["rebellious"]
Response: nothing in my article said that Taiwan is a part of China. I referred to it as an "island", not a "province of China." It is accurate to call it "rebellious" because it is rebelling against the majority of the world community, including China and the United Nations and most of its members, who refuse to recognize Taiwan's claim to sovereignty. The Globe and Mail does not take a stance on the question of whether Taiwan is sovereign or not. Nothing in the article stated that Taiwan is a part of China. Can you actually deny that Taiwan is fighting against the majority of the countries in the world, which officially regard Taiwan as a province of China? Any island that fights against the official views of a majority of the members of the United Nations can surely be accurately described as rebellious.
[preparing for war]
Response: I never said that Taiwan is not preparing to defend itself. I never said that Taiwan is preparing to attack China. I merely noted that both sides have armed themselves with the ability to launch attacks on the other. You somehow imagined that I was accusing Taiwan of planning to launch a war -- a statement that I never made.
[infuriated is policy]
Response: Are you actually saying that China is not angry by some of Taiwan's actions, and that there are no tensions between the two countries? If so, perhaps you have some ability to read the minds of China's leaders?
[2008 is year of tension]
Response: I never said that tensions (and the risk of war) have never existed before. Just because war did not happen eight years ago is certainly no guarantee that it cannot happen in the future.
[explosive combination of events]
Response: But the referendum is new, of course.
[nightmare scenario, Chao comments]
Response: I never wrote that Hsieh is a "nightmare" -- again you are twisting my article to fit your own views. I actually wrote that the nightmare scenario for Beijing is a whole series of events happening together: a victory by Hsieh, a victory by Chen on the referendum, and Chen using those two victories to push the envelope further on independence. As for Hsieh, he is certainly the candidate of Chen's party, which is the point of my article. Moreover, you are contradicting yourself by claiming that Chen and Hsieh have totally different views, and then suggesting that Chen's views are similar to "the vast majority" of Taiwanese. Which is it? First you say that Chen's views are those of the majority, and then you portray him as an ally of Su. Finally, you twisted the quote about "they will do almost anything" and deliberately took it out of context. The quote refers to Chen doing "almost anything" to win an election, not to start a war. Then you talk about China doing "almost anything" when China had nothing to do with the quote.
[chen will make leap toward independence]
Response: Your comment is a partisan defence of Chen. That's fine, but admit you are partisan. You're also attempting to guarantee his future behaviour, as if you can guarantee that he will never do anything reckless. But many people -- including the United States government -- are not nearly as confident as you. It's entirely fair for my article to report those fears. Finally, my article does not attempt to say that Chen is more of a troublemaker than China. You imagined that my article said that, but there's nothing in my article to justify this view of yours.
[china and taiwan don't understand each other]
Response: you claim that China and Taiwan have perfect information about each other, that there is no danger of conflict, and that there is nothing dangerous in the referendum. This is clearly your personal viewpoint, but you don't provide any evidence to support it. You're entitled to express your personal views, but don't expect everyone else in the world to repeat it blindly in their articles.
[susan shirk's scenario]
Response: Susan Shirk is a serious and well-respected scholar. If you look at her book, it is a careful and serious analysis. If you want to reject her argument, you have to provide some evidence -- you can't simply accuse her of "trying to sell books." Certainly you don't defeat her argument by mentioning other flashpoints in the region -- that's beside the point.
[summary criticisms]
Response: As I've explained above, nothing in the article was "breathless" or "wrong-headed." Clearly you have very strong personal opinions on these issues, but you don't seem tolerant of anyone who doesn't share your personal views.
UPDATE: York is the Globe and Mail's Beijing Bureau Chief.
[Taiwan] [US] [China] [Chen Shui-bian] [Ma Ying-jeou] [US Foreign Policy] [Taiwan Independence] [Taiwan Relations Act (TRA)] [Media]
9 Comments Labels: 2008 Presidential Election, China, DPP, KMT, Mad Chen, media, State Department, Taiwan independence, US
Sec Rice's Comments
Jerome Keating reminds that Sec Rice's comments that the referendum is a "provocation" may be responded to at the following email addresses:
http://contact-us.state.gov/cgi-bin/state.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?
comments@whitehouse.gov
Be nice when you talk to the Administration, I'm sure it will be a new experience for them..... Alton Thompson over at Conductor's Notebook has a good response:
Dear Secretary Rice:
Like many Americans living in Taiwan I think your recent statement is a provocative action. It unnecessarily raises tensions between the democratic ideals Americans cherish and the policies of your administration. The statement promises no real benefits on the international stage for the people of either America or Taiwan. Or even China.
The moment was not worthy of you, Ms Rice. History has recorded your name already as a crucial player in the advancement of democracy. You were your country's Russia expert during the fall of the Soviet empire. The people of central and eastern Europe did not achieve peaceful liberation from their nightmare because you or your boss sent mixed messages from your side. The motto then was peace through strength, not status quo.
I think the US has reached the point of self-defeating overkill -- which may in fact be the goal. This bombast-by-proxy policy may be intended to have the opposite effect than it conveys on the surface. Perhaps they are just subtle...
...but I sorta doubt it. It should also be noted that the Chinese wanted Bush himself to make a statement, and instead they got Rice. Since westerners often get rice when they want something else in Chinese settings, it's only natural that we return the favor. (badda bing!). Sec. Rice's comments were certainly uncalled for, but it could have been worse....
I wish Chen would stop misrepresenting the referendum:
Responding to Rice, Chen said the referendum was an engagement the government had made in response to the request of the people.
"The referendum comes from the bottom up, from the 23 million people of Taiwan. The people took the initiative to make the proposal and enthusiastically put their signatures on the petition to sustain the referendum," Chen said.
The referendum was initiated by the DPP and approved by the people. It was not initiated by "the people." This is a game that is beneath our dignity. It might also be wonderful if Chen would shut up until the election and step down as Chairman of the DPP, but I haven't seen any pigs flying outside my window lately.... one thing everyone is saying is that they are tired of Chen, who says things that everyone is thinking, but probably should not be said by any major politician ('there's no cap on the Pacific ocean'). Is the DPP's strategy to make everyone sick of Chen, then trundle out Hsieh to hit the big time for the last six weeks of the campaign?
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10 Comments Labels: China, DPP, State Department, UN
Adventures in the Borderlands
A new eye on the things around our house....
My friend Drew took me around a vast swing through northern Taichung and up to Fengyuan, and then around to Shihgang today for a look at some of the relics of bygone eras that lie around our area, largely unknown to foreigners.
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I enlarged it a little, but here is a wonderful bit of progress on The Beautiful Isle: installed wind capacity on the rise (from the latest issue of the Taiwan Journal).
JOB SEARCH: A bit of personal news: given the recent events at our university, I have decided to look into warmer pastures down south. If anyone in Kaohsiung knows of a full-time university position in an AFL department for a Chinese-speaking foreigner, I'm interested in it.
What's out there on the blogs this week?
ROC the Boat points to a fine article on China's military build-up and also has a great report on the Heritage meeting on the UN referendum.
A-gu has another good post on the two-step referendum ballot. A-gu also rubbishes Ma Ying-jeou's hilarious and insulting claim to have been on the KMT blacklist and shows that Ma really does plan to sell out the island.
Formosa Neijia on the mafia presence in local martial arts and its sad results.
Johnny Z on the Hai An Road Temple celebrations. With pics. Fili on the same.
Scott discusses the survey on salaries for university students.
Taiwan Matters on the former government official who threatened Chen Shui-bian being released on bail.
Talking Taiwanese on bilingualism and diglossia in Taiwan.
The lovely Adelita reviews a veg restaurant in Taipei with some nice pics.
The Foreigner puts Taiwan's corruption in perspective.
Save the humpback dolphin blogs on the world's dirtiest power plant at WuChi in Taichung. I must have moved here for the reassuring familiarity: I used to live in Indiana, Pa, near two of the largest and most polluting power plants in the US, one built right atop a coal mine.
MEDIA: The CFR has a roundtable on the falling dollar. Nobel Laureate Lee laments Taiwan's lack of a sci-tech ministry. Despite KMT fables that our economy is failing, exports shot up 17% last month. Our industrial output is also up 11% on the year. Even as Condoleeza Rice was crapping on Taiwan's head, Sec of Defense Robert Gates was criticizing China's explanation for the Kitty Hawk affair as "specious" -- and that as our policy of engagement with China scored another success as China inked a major energy pact with Iran, totally undercutting Bush Administration policy there. I'm looking forward to the sequel to Memento, which I understand will be about US China policy.....
Stray Media on Taiwan's Int'l Relations
The always insightful Ting-i Tsai has a commentary in the Asia Times on the recent decision by the US to take a step back on the referendum. He argues that the US has reluctantly decided to live with it:
Burghardt's approach, which deviated from that of other US officials in recent months, may have signaled that Washington has reluctantly decided to change course after concluding that its efforts to compel Taiwan's ruling party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to drop the referendum were futile.
Washington now appears willing to "tolerate" the referendum but is hoping to encourage its failure so that it will not be over-interpreted with expansive and elaborate statements on what the referendum means.
Some US-based analysts believe that Burghardt's comments reflected a shift in attitude, prompted by Washington's realization that it could not have high expectations that Chen would drop the referendum.
Bonnie Glaser, senior associate at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, said she sensed that Washington had shifted to acceptance of the referendum after a meeting with a senior US official a few weeks ago.
The view is echoed by Richard Bush, former chairman of the AIT and director of the Washington-based Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Study. "The attitude [of Washington] has been shifting for some time," Bush said, as the US government has known for a while that the chances were pretty low that the DPP would abandon the referendum.
The train of US officials speaking out against the referendum reached another high with Sec. Rice herself labeling it "provocative" in remarks yesterday, the day after she received a letter from two Congressmen asking the Administration to stop this unseemingly behavior. The BBC reports:
At an end-of-year news conference at the state department, Ms Rice said: "We think that Taiwan's referendum to apply to the United Nations under the name 'Taiwan' is a provocative policy.
"It unnecessarily raises tensions in the Taiwan Strait, and it promises no real benefits for the people of Taiwan on the international stage."
Beijing has attacked the referendum, calling it a precursor to attempts to declare independence.
It has consistently threatened to use force if that happens.
Driving this wave of Bush Administration self-expression, I suspect, is the belief that Taiwan's voters actually correctly receive, interpret, and act on, warnings from the US. Tom Christensen, who has been particularly active in elaborating this policy of attacking the referendum on China's behalf, seems to hold this belief. Do people really care what the US says? How can they see what it is saying when everything that is reported here goes through the pro-Blue media's distortion machine?
Max Hirsch of Kyodo News, consistently one of the best reporters on the island's affairs, has another insightful piece on the emerging importance of Japan in the domestic political battle here. I've been observing over the last couple of years how Japan's Taiwan policy has undergone a shift in response to China's challenge to Japan, a very favorable shift for Taiwan. Hirsch's piece elaborates on how this has affected Taiwan's internal struggles. Interesting bits highlighted (now in the Japan Times):
Such is the significance of Japan to Taiwan's Mar. 22 presidential election, in which tacit support from the vital trading and strategic partner could make or break the diplomacy platforms of Ma and Hsieh. Hence, Japan has emerged as a key battleground in the political fight for Taiwan's top job, as both frontrunners scramble to curry favor with Tokyo.
''Obviously...both candidates put Taiwan-Japan relations front and center in this race,'' says Andrew Yang of the Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies, a Taipei-based think tank.
Concern in Tokyo over whether Taiwan's next president will ''exercise an independent voice'' for the island ''while avoiding miscalculations with Beijing'' is behind Tokyo's keen interest in the race, Yang says.
Taiwan's growing interest in Japan, meanwhile, is obvious.
Amid booming trade and tourism links, Japan's importance to Taiwan on security hit a zenith in 2005, when Tokyo joined Washington in referring to Taiwan as a ''common strategic objective'' -- a veiled reference to likely intervention by the United States and Japan in a Taiwan Strait conflict.
China views Taiwan as a breakaway province that must be united with the mainland, by force if necessary.
Beijing's threats to attack the island have spurred Hsieh to capitalize on Japan's 2005 statement -- issued by then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi -- by seeking U.S.-style security guarantees from Tokyo during his trip.
However, fears abound in Taipei that the current prime minister, Yasuo Fukuda -- known for his ''China-friendly'' stance -- will back off of commitments to the island to soothe Beijing.
''We have a poster of Junichiro Koizumi tacked up in our office, but not of Prime Minister Fukuda,'' says DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim, who serves in Hsieh's campaign and runs foreign affairs for the DPP.
''It's not that we don't like [Fukuda]; it's just that we connect more with leaders like...Koizumi,'' she adds.
All the more reason, then, for Ma and Hsieh to court Fukuda's administration. Bullish economic ties further explain why wooing Japan is more important in this race than in past races.
Taiwan's trade with Japan, for example, totaled nearly US$63 billion last year, a record high allowing Japan to overtake the United States as Taiwan's second largest trading partner, after China. Taiwan for its part ranks fourth among Japan’s trading partners, while the two exchanged some 2.3 million tourists last year -- another record high.
That both frontrunners sent their running-mates to the United States on goodwill visits before visiting Japan themselves, undermines another piece of conventional wisdom -- that Washington mainly arbitrates the island's geopolitical fate.
Ma's trip to Japan was apparently very successful. The DPP places such importance on its relationship with Japan that its website is available in both Anglais and Japanese....
Finally, from a blogger where the south polar star is found comes this tale of growing Chinese influence in the Cook Islands....
Given the paucity of news in New Zealand media about events in our South Pacific neighbours, unless it is about coups, riots or cyclones, I’m not surprised there has been virtually no news here about the wonderful benevolence of China in the Cook Islands. But I am surprised there has been no coverage whatsoever here of the farewell speech given in Rarotonga a few days ago by the departing New Zealand high commissioner John Bryan, which received considerable publicity in the Cooks because of his candid thoughts on the China connection. It’s not as if our media did not know he was leaving – they have been speculating he will be replaced by NZ First MP Brian Donnelly.
As the daily newspaper, the Cook Islands News, put it, career diplomats seldom express their views on important issues in public, so Bryan’s comments were all the more remarkable and worthy of reporting by the New Zealand media.
“People are saying there is no such thing as a free lunch so what do the Chinese want in return for the assistance they are providing?” Bryan said. “There are lots of ideas floating around, including them wanting access to Cook Islands fishing grounds, the establishment of a fishing fleet in the northern group and the facilitation of migrants. May be there is an ounce of truth in that.”
But what John Bryan believes to be China’s main interest is the Taiwan issue. There is great rivalry between China and Taiwan, the province that broke away after Mao’s communists took over the mainland in 1949 and which was recognised by most Western countries as the “official” China until the early 1970s. Some countries still recognise Taiwan rather than China, including Nauru, Palau, Tuvalu and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. Almost unnoticed by the New Zealand media, China and Taiwan have been quietly competing for influence in the region, in much the same way, though not as nakedly, as Japan has been trying to buy the votes of Pacific nations at the International Whaling Commission. This makes it all the more disappointing that the New Zealand media missed John Bryan’s speech.
Let me report what he said: “I think it comes down to the bitter rivalry that exists between China and Taiwan in securing diplomatic recognition across the Pacific. China advocates, and most members of the United Nations agree, that Taiwan is still a legitimate province of the mainland. Taiwan likes to think they are ‘autonomous’ and can operate accordingly. Several Pacific nations agree with them and they all have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. China would, of course, prefer these countries to respect the one China policy and they continue to try and persuade them to change allegiance. Some argue that this situation is the cause of what is commonly referred to as ‘chequebook diplomacy’ in the Pacific, where the one with the highest financial offering tends to win the battle for diplomatic recognition. Naturally China is concerned that the Pacific island countries that currently support China, including the Cook Islands, might also be courted by Taiwan and be persuaded to change diplomatic recognition. That is why I think they are enhancing their relationship with the Cook Islands and offering tangible assistance. Also, China sees the Cook Islands as having a very good reputation in the region and that they might have the ability to influence those Pacific countries who currently acknowledge Taiwan to change their diplomatic position towards China.”
This is important stuff indeed. An almost unnoticed battle between Taiwan and China for diplomatic influence in our own backyard. These views are presumably what John Bryan was reporting back to Wellington, and what would have been reported from our other diplomatic missions in the region. The Cold War is long over, thank goodness, and China is our friend. But so is Taiwan. We have excellent relationships with both, and we are seeking a free trade deal with China, the first it is likely to sign with a Western country. This makes activities such as China’s and Taiwan’s in our region of more than passing interest, as we could easily be caught up in them. As reported last Sunday by The Hive, Niue has established diplomatic relations with China despite New Zealand being responsible for Niue’s foreign affairs. The Taiwan issue is apparent there, too.
John Bryan’s opinions are of somewhat greater importance than what Lucy Lawless, Hollie Smith and Marcus Lush emote about whales, which the capital’s morning paper saw fit to make its page one lead yesterday. It would be nice to see his cogent, relevant views also get an airing in the mainstream media.
Wow! I would have thought the NZ media would be more interested in South Seas nations, especially since the foreign relations of so many of them are entangled with New Zealand's.
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3 Comments Labels: China, DPP, New Zealand, Solomons, South Seas Islands, State Department, UN, US
Last Two Nelson Reports: Taiwan Highlights
Chris Nelson of the Nelson Report is back from surgery and once again passing around insight into the Beltway Mind. Here's his latest excerpt on Taiwan affairs:
It sounds like the private Chinese discussions of late mirror almost exactly much of the substance of concerns aired at Heritage, including what Taiwan law may require in the event either of the UN membership referenda are passed.
Both US and Chinese experts seem increasingly convinced that one or the other will pass, although no one can predict that a DPP presidential victory automatically means the DPP referendum also will be approved...and vice versa for the KMT.
But the real concern in both Washington and Beijing, at least, is that the DPP's Frank Hsieh will be president-elect, and also be faced with a successful DPP referendum AND a legal claim by President Chen that it has the force of law, no matter what Chen promised AIT's Ray Burghardt. [MT: This was corrected in the subsequent report:
CORRECTIONS...in last night's Report (12/18) we mistakenly wrote that Taiwan president Chen Shuibian had already contradicted his promise to AIT head Ray Burghardt that the DPP referendum...if passed in March...would not have the force of law.
We seem to have misunderstood a press question at the excellent Heritage Foundation discussion earlier in the day, and thought that a "what if" actually was a "he just said" problem.]
The US has long been concerned about China's propensity for actions which seem disproportionate to the practical reality of DPP actions in a real world...see the Anti-Secession Law, especially.[MT: this would seem to imply that the State Department's position is that if it doesn't talk at Taiwan, China will launch fighters.]
And China has long been concerned that even though it appreciates the strong rhetorical position of the Bush Administration toward DPP actions the US considers to be a risk to the peaceful status-quo, the US continues with manifestations of support (especially arms sales) which undercut the tough US line.[MT: But Jimmy Carter revealed last month that the Chinese had privately agreed to US arms sales in 1979. Isn't it time someone reminded them? ]
So, in a sense, both China and the US now worry about what China may feel compelled to do, perhaps against its enlightened self-interest, in the event of a DPP sweep of the presidency and referendum votes.[MT: Yes, we heard this rhetoric in 2000. And in 2004. Four years later, a millon Taiwanese have sunk $150 billion into China and everyone moves freely in and out. China can send a concrete signal any time it likes by acting against Taiwanese interests in China. Instead, it has successfully transferred the costs of deterrence to the US-Taiwan relationship. ]
The Bush/Yang, and now the Sun Yafu private meetings all seem aimed by China as spurring the US, and Bush personally, to even greater efforts to head-off the referendum vote.
We asked Amb. Joseph Wu about that after his eloquent, even passionate defense of his president and the referendum at Heritage, and Dr. Wu frankly warned that at this point, there is no turning back...the vote on both the DPP and KMT referendum will take place as scheduled.
Among the practical risks being incurred by Taiwan, discussants agreed, is that whatever one may think of the justice of the cause, the DPP policy puts in motion a dynamic in which China will feel justified in...for example...pressing for a UNGA [UN General Assembly] vote specifically endorsing Beijing's policy on "one China"...and perhaps even more likely, accelerating Beijing's "Dollar Diplomacy" against Taiwan's remaining formal diplomatic recognition partners around the world.[MT: It is highly unlikely that China will ever strip the ROC of its remaining diplomatic partners. That would isolate Taiwan and leave it unconnected to any version of China, encouraging further independence moves. A UN General Assembly vote is, from the propaganda standpoint, a thing to be feared.]
At risk of getting ourselves into trouble, we felt it was notable that discussants John Tkacik, Harvey Feldman and others, even though clearly sympathetic to the thrust of the international space and Taiwan identity goals of the DPP, frankly warned that the referendum battle was counter productive to Taiwan's international position, and especially its relations with the United States.[MT: Note two things: first, Taiwan needs to find a way to fix this problem pronto; and second, all of the discussants and pro-Taiwan types are conservatives or Establishment scholars. There is no Dem China policy, and there is no progressive discussion of Taiwan. Start talking, readers: what can Taiwan do to fix this mess with the US? ]
All discussants agreed that the Bush Administration has missed chances to actively sponsor Taiwanese international memberships in ways defined as acceptable to the PRC.
A current example...China's notification to the ICAO of two new air routes which just happen to go down the center of the Straits and which could have the effect of curtailing Taiwanese defense interests (and therefore US interests).
Despite having two major international airlines, Taiwan has not been supported for ICAO membership by the US, it was noted.
UPDATE: ESWN has a link and translation to a blog in Chinese about the Heritage Meeting. Note how the events emphasized in the blog in Chinese are completely meaningless in the meeting account given by Nelson.
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Tancredo to Rice: Stop Interfering in Taiwan's Elections
Tom Tancredo's (R-COL) office just forwarded me a copy of his latest effort on Taiwan's behalf: a joint letter of Tancredo and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) to Sec of State Rice asking the Administration to stop its interference in Taiwan's elections. Go Tancredo! Here's the letter in its entirety:
The Honorable Condoleezza Rice
2201 C Street NW
Dear Secretary Rice,
We are writing to ask that the State Department cease its repeated efforts to affect the outcome of the upcoming elections in Taiwan, and specifically, the outcome of the planned referendum on membership in the United Nations. Your department has already made its objections to the referendum quite clear, and we are concerned that continued public criticism of the measure by U.S. officials will only contribute to the perception that the U.S. is playing political favorites in Taiwan.
Administration condemnations of the referendum have been numerous and public. In June, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack publicly urged people to reject the proposed U.N referendum. In August, John Negroponte arranged to appear on a Chinese television station to express U.S. opposition to the plebiscite, dangerously mischaracterizing it as “a step toward a declaration of independence.” A few days later, a National Security Council spokesman also blasted the referendum. Our AIT director in Taipei, Stephen Young has repeatedly criticized the proposal. The Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian affairs suggested that the “DPP referendum” is “inconsistent with President Chen’s inaugural pledges” (disregarding the fact that President Chen’s pledges were contingent on China not threatening to use force against the island). And just a few days ago, Raymond Burghardt publicly panned the upcoming vote as an obstacle to “develop[ing] relations across the Taiwan Strait.”
One or two public statements would be quite sufficient to convey the Administrations position to Taiwan’s elected officials on this matter. It is not necessary to continue dispatching an endless parade of U.S. officials to denounce and attack the proposal over a six month stretch while parroting the terminology used by the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Doing so is not just unseemly, it is totally unnecessary. Given the vibrant debate on the issue inside Taiwan and the widely varying opinions on the wisdom and efficacy of the referendum among Taiwan’s numerous political parties, the Department’s sustained interference will do little more than contribute to what has already become a troubling – and unfortunately quite understandable – perception in Taiwan that the U.S. government is choosing sides in their elections.
We hope the Administration will refrain from orchestrating any further interference in the referendum question and will instead allow Taiwan’s political leaders, political parties and people to make this decision on their own. The people of Taiwan have earned the right to conduct their elections without coercion from our government, the government of the People’s Republic of China, or anyone else – and we should respect their right to do so.
Tom Tancredo, M.C.
Dana Rohrabacher, M.C.
"One or two public statements would be quite sufficient to convey the Administrations position to Taiwan’s elected officials on this matter. It is not necessary to continue dispatching an endless parade of U.S. officials to denounce and attack the proposal over a six month stretch while parroting the terminology used by the Chinese Foreign Ministry."
Yup. Good stuff, gentlemen.
7 Comments Labels: 2008 Presidential Election, State Department, Tancredo
Day here and night there
Last week did a bit of walking.....but didn't use these boots, which my student assured me were really useful when she was bored in class.
Drove over to Hsin Tien ("new field") between Tanzi and Fengyuan for some enjoyable hiking on the trails in that area with Jim of Sponge Bear fame.
The road to the hiking area is on Fenghsing Rd. across from this cute police station....
...and up this road.
A sign points the way.
There's a large parking lot....
...with the inevitable KTV next door. Although it was only 8:30 am, singers were already going strong...or perhaps they were left over from the previous night.
Trails criss-cross the area, all accessible from the trailhead lined with vendors.
The walkways are in good condition and well developed.
Not very steep, in most cases, except for the intial ascent to the ridgeline.
If the day hadn't been so hazy -- a hazard of late fall and winter when the weather in Taichung is sunny and typhoon-free, the views would have been excellent.
As it was, there was plenty of wildlife...
...and small farms in the valleys. And finally, we reached that fabled spot, long rumored to exist somewhere in the mountains of Taiwan, where KTVs cannot be heard.
Taiwan's trails are filled with senior citizens, all of whom are in better shape than I am, judging from the ease with which they blow by me on the stairs.
After we descended from the ridge, we ran across this fellow making off with a load of old tires he'd rescued from a pile near the side of the road.
The road wound through the usual collection of irrigation canals and betel nut groves.
One thing not so common anymore: furniture dumping. Years ago, when I lived in Taipei, people used to routinely dump old furniture on roadsides or off of bluffs and cliffs. That behavior seems to be on the wane.
We came to this lovely bridge which led....
...to nowhere.
Last week I also had a good time walking around Tainan in the evening.
At dinnertime the bus stations and trains are filled with high school and junior high students making their way home. Taiwan's 14 hour working day begins in junior high school.
No! Don't eat that!
A small shopping center in Tainan lit up at night.
A well presented selection of edibles.
Across from a small vocational high school, students gather at tea stands.
A large store and theater complex.
Tainan's alleys are just as mysterious by night as by day.
Speaking of mysterious, why did someone leave (1) glasses, (2) a hat; and, (3) a die atop this transformer?
A temple by night.
Children at play.
The Indian restaurant in Tainan. Haven't tried it yet.
Monks chanting in a local temple.
A market, silent at night.
Mother and child vanish into the darkness....
A small stir-fry place sets out its food for the evening rush.
Stopping for a bowl on a warm winter evening.
A temple at the end of an alley.
Laying down the concrete.
The Hangout, a local bar.
Get tanned in Kenting instead. It's more fun.
Cosby's in Tainan. Most of the food is forgettable, but the NY Strip Steak is not to be missed.
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Uganda: Letter – “Re: Heightened Index of Suspicion for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Your District” (21.08.2017)
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Uganda: Major National Review Recommends Ways of Ending Hunger in Uganda (27.07.2017)
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MPS for Presidential Affairs FY 2017/18 proving massive spending on Mzee!
The Ministerial Policy Statement on the Presidential Affairs for the Financial Year of 2017/2018. These are clear of the priorities in the Republic. The Republic are putting as much funds into the State House, which is Ushs. 245 bn and under the Office of Prime Minister in the Development Expenditure Ushs. 245 bn. So there are certain aspects of government priority that isn’t healthy, as both the Office of the President and the State House get Ush. 300 bn in total. But take look at the beautiful priorities of the National Resistance Movement!
Office of the President:
“In the FY 2017/18, the total proposed allocation to Office of the President is Ushs 54.268 bn, reflecting a 2.8% increment against the FY 2016/17 approved budget” (GoU, P: 3,2017).
“The Committee noted that four (4) districts of Kagadi, Kakumiro, Omoro and Rubanda came in place in FY 2016/2017. In the FY 2017/2018, Namisindwa, Pakwach, Butebo, Rukiga, Kyotera and Bunyangabo will come into operation. The Committee however noted that additional cost implication of Ushs. 2.63 bn to facilitate 10 RDCs is not within the MTEF ceiling of Office of the President in FY 2017/18. The Committee further observed that facilitation for RDCs to conduct effective monitoring of Government programs is underfunded to the tune of Ushs. 3.0 bn” (GoU, P: 4, 2017)
Internal Security Organization:
“The Committee expressed concern without substantial facilitation to Internal Security Organisation, terrorists can successfully accomplish their interests of terrorism and insurgency activities and other forms of organized crimes including politically motivated ones without detection. This has in most cases resulted substantial spending in managing such acts” (GoU, P: 9, 2017).
State House:
“In the FY 2017/18, the total proposed allocation to Vote 002 is Ushs 245.567 bn, reflecting a 4.6% reduction against the FY 2016/17 approved budget” (GoU, P: 12, 2017).
External Security Organization:
“In the FY 2017/18, the total proposed allocation to Vote 159 is Ushs 31.343 bn, reflecting an increment of 16.4°10 against the FY 2016/17 approved budget largely on account of a 10 % budget cut on consumptive items” (GoU, P: 18, 2017).
Office of the Prime Minister:
“The Committee noted that the policy on refugees in Uganda is lacking. The Committee was informed that Office of the Prime Minister is in the process of conducting consultations with stakeholders to validate the Draft Refugee Policy. The Committee observes that in absence of the refugee policy, citizens are not aware of the right places and right engagement for refuges. The Committee undertook on-spot assessment of communities hosting refugees in Adjumani, Yumbe and Kiryandongo Districts and noted that in some instances, refugees have too much freedom and are more privileged at the expense of nationals” (GoU, P: 29, 2017).
“10.3.5 Lack of sustainable interventions for Disaster Preparedness
The Committee notes that Office of the Prime Minister has not made any efforts in putting in place sustainable interventions for Disaster Preparedness. In its oversight role, the Committee undertook a field visit to Nakasongola District, which is among the drought prone areas in the Country. The Committee was informed that during peak drought season, about 30 heads of cattle died per day and that the drought season occurs year in year out. The most painful thing to note is that Nakasongola District is surrounded by Lake Kyoga” (GoU, P: 29, 2017).
“11.1 VOTE 001 – OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Budget Item UShs. (Bn)
(i) Recurrent Expenditure 118,929,091,000
(ii) Development Expenditure 5,216,904,000” (GoU, P: 32, 2017).
“11.3 VOTE 003 – OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
Budget Item (i) Recurrent Expenditure Ushs. 64,786,412,000 bn.
(ii) Development Expenditure Ushs. 245,404,928,000 bn” (GoU, P: 32, 2017)
There are proof of enough lacking resources, lacking policies, even coming from the Office of the Prime Minister, that is the Ministry under Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, the trusted appointee that was sought to fill the shoes of Amama Mbabazi. Therefore, the government are clearly not planning or having funds to keep the refugees in Uganda. There assistance is coming from donors, the Multi-National Organization and Non-Governmental Organization who apply needed help to the fleeing refugees in Northern Uganda.
We can also see the similar use of Development expenditure under the Office of the Prime Minister and the State House, which is Ushs. 245 bn. This is proving the misuse of funds on the State House, as the development expenditure should be more important than expensive water and all other projects under the State House. As well, as keeping the upkeep of the President. Even as under the Office of the President are alone getting Ushs. 118 bn. Therefore, the whole Presidential Affairs are really not a cheap ride for the Financial Year of 2017/2018.
The are really lot of spending on the President and Prime Minister’s portfolios, but still missing key policies to implement the spending. That is maybe why the State House needed supplementary budget before even getting the vote of the Ministerial Statement. If that isn’t bad planning or even misuse of State Reserves, than who knows! Peace.
Government of Uganda (GoU)- ‘SUMMARY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PRESIDENTIAL AFFAIRS ON THE MINISTERIAL POLICY STATEMENTS FOR FY 2017/18’ (May 2017)
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Bukedea district: NRM Government neglect to another level, they are stealing from their starving citizens!
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” – Harry Truman (Special Message to the Congress on the Internal Security of the United States, August 8, 1950).
Certainly, the National Resistance Movement and their government doesn’t seem to care how they look. None of their pledges or even written letters to the Local Government matters. Not even in the midst of famine and starvation. You would think that a government and their agencies had sense of keeping their promises to the ones who needs the most basic in life – as their plates are empty after droughts and bad governance. Therefore, the NRM has no sense, when the Bukedea district are reacting that their promised food relief is less; than promised from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Dr. Ruhakana Ruganda and his department. Certainly, this is disrespecting the people and the citizens of Bukedea. Take a look!
“Mike Okwii, the district secretary for health and social services wants the matter investigated expeditiously before they can distribute what they have received. “According to the letter signed by the commissioner of disaster and preparedness, Bukedea was supposed to get 800 bags of posho and 400 bags of beans. But the district has received only 400 bags of posho and 50 bags of beans, which is shocking. So for us at the district leadership, we have decided not to distribute this food. Not until when OPM delivers all the food items”, he said. Okwii confirmed that as of now, nobody has given them any response as to why the Office of the Prime Minister delivered consignments that have fewer supplies that what was declared. “Nobody has given us the right answer why they delivered less food compared to what is on the delivery note. The minister for Teso Affairs is going to follow the matter because you can imagine the minister came to Bukedea to allocate food to the sub-counties. Little did she know that she allocated food which is not even there”, he added (URN, 2017).
The reason for the disrespect is staggering as the reports of termites and insects to survive, proves the lacking governance and upkeep of institutions. Also, the agricultural sector has been left behind, as the irrigation and thinking of how use water in farming. Certainly, the food relief is a way of making sure the people eat while they wait for next season and possible time to start farming again. These in regions that has been hard hit and the government had been warned by FAO and FEWSNET, so these reports should have forewarned them.
“Food is required besides the medication. If someone is sick, the first treatment is food; medicine works well on a well fed body,” said Dr. Chebitai” (New Vision, 2017). Therefore, with the knowledge that the state still has the capacity to not deliver what so needed and necessary is not only a theft, but taken food of the plates of those who starve. That the NRM has the audacity to this proves how they can easily neglect their citizens. Even taking away their first treatment, that is the level of disappointment, the ruling regime can to do their own. Peace.
New Vision – ‘Parliament staff donate food items to Teso’ (07.05.2017) link:http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1453187/parliament-staff-donate-food-items-teso
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In the Teso Region they are eating termites to survive the famine!
There are something deeply wrong, so sincerely wrong when the citizens doesn’t get needed food relief and have to eat termites and insects to survive. This is the state of the famine now in Teso Region, in Katakwi, Amuria, Bukedea and Kaberamaido district.
“Mr Robert Okitoi, the Amuria District council chairperson, said “The situation is bad, people are now eating termites. I think the government should just declare a state of emergency for the regions of Teso, Karamoja and Lango.” (NTV Uganda, 01.06.2017). On the 26th April 2017 the Parliament has passed a motion to declare ‘State of Emergency’ in Uganda, but the President and the State House has not done anything about it.
Still, a local farmer wrote a piece to the Chimp Reports that has some valuable assessments:
“The current hunger in Teso has largely been attributed to drought, while this assertion may hold some truths; there is increasingly evidence that the Ministry of Teso Affairs has not done its part. Hunger in Teso is as a result of both internal and external factors. For many years, the region has been experiencing declining productivity and this was recently worsened by drought. For districts like Ngora, Bukedia and Kumi, land fragmentation has heavily affected productivity” (…) “Clearly besides drought, Teso food systems are in a crisis and our expectation was that the Ministry of Teso affairs working with other stakeholders would work to address this problem. Our view is that hunger should be among the ‘affairs’ that Ministry of Teso Affairs should be engaged in.Agriculture remains a major livelihood for our people in Teso and therefore we require urgent response from Ministry of Teso Affairs on its plans to help our people get out of the current hunger crisis”(Akorikin, 2017).
This here proves that the drought is just the last piece of the straw in a bigger problem, that even the State Ministry has not been in-charge and had the oversight of the Teso Region. There are lacking the support they need. Still, the government still have done something now and then. Like this one relief to Kaberamaido district: “Kaberamaido district has finally received 12, 000 kilograms of relief food from government valued at Shillings 33 million. Kaberamaido is among the districts battling a severe food crisis resulting from crop failure due to prolonged drought. The most affected areas in the district are Ochero, Bululu, Kobulubulu, Kaberamaido, and Apapai sub counties. With over 5,000 households facing starvation representing about half of the total population in the district, the 12,000 kilograms of flour delivered is far from solving the food crisis” (Odongo, 2017). That means on the 30th April 2017, the government delivered 12.000kgs of flour that is estimated to be 231,000 citizens in the district alone. Therefore, you don’t have to be rocket scientist to know that this food relief to the one district isn’t enough…
“The minister for Relief and Disaster Preparedness, Hilary Onek, has offered a bit of advice to the hunger-stricken; stop selling the little food you have left. Onek said the weather has become so unreliable for Ugandans to hold on to the little hope for better yields. “They should consider family needs first before selling all the food. Districts like Lira had a lot of food but it [food] was sold to traders from Kenya, South Sudan and even Rwanda because people want money,” he said in an interview. Asked whether government would consider banning the sale of food to outsiders, Onek said they wouldn’t, in the spirit of the East African Community. “That is not an option we will consider; we only want people to behave responsibly to take care of their family needs before they sell all the food,” he said” (UMDF, 2017).
So now the Minister Onek gives advice to the impoverished citizens, so that they are careful with their food stocks, as the relief of the districts are not up-to par. Therefore, that they didn’t stock the extra foods and now they tell the families to take of it. The government could have used their resources and built food-stocks, instead of living hand to mouth. The small-time farmers in the Teso-Region certainly, needs more than fear of selling what they don’t have, they need support and food relief.
The state also has to facilitate the farmers, not in Operation Wealth Creation or Jerry-Can irrigation, but real projects, storage of food-stocks and recreate farmers Co-Ops in the districts and sub-counties to collectively earn and work together to get better yields and also productivity in general. But that isn’t a scheme and way the National Resistance Movement can corrupt or thieve the funds from. Therefore, that will not happen and is the reason why the similar institutions are gone during the decades of President Museveni.
The Teso Region and these district needs help, the man-made famine together with the drought that has worsen it. So the Government has to charge and actually make a difference, not just thieve monies away from Kampala. Peace.
Akorikin, Francis – ‘OPINION: Government Should Review the Relevance of Ministry of Teso Affairs’ (05.05.2017) link: https://www.chimpreports.com/opinion-government-should-review-the-relevance-of-ministry-of-teso-affairs/
Odongo, Ronald – ‘Kaberamaido Receives 12,000 KGs of Food Relief’ (30.04.2017) link: https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/govt-delivers-12000-kilograms-of-posho-worth-ugx-33m-to-famine-hit-residents
Uganda Media Development Foundation (UMDF) – ‘HILARY ONEK TO HUNGER VICTIMS: DON’T SELL FOOD’ (01.05.2017) link: https://www.umdf.or.ug/?q=content/hilary-onek-hunger-victims-don%E2%80%99t-sell-food
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The Wonderful Dictator Museveni says to his starving citizens: “that they are eating their state services!”
“A dictator who is elected 5 times. That must be a wonderful dictator. That must be a special one” – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (Al Jazeera Interview on the Talk to Al Jazeera, 29.04.2017).
First of President Museveni isn’t in his 5th Term, rewriting the history as they have deleted the coup d’etat in 1986 as well, as the period into the first election of 1996. Therefore, he has decade most people tries to forget, where he was “unelected” and power-grabbing. If you then count on the time and such, the right amount of terms would be that he is currently in his 7th !
Well, enough of the sadness of how many terms the 31 year long ruling and wonderful dictator has, today he had to cast his spell on the Labor Day and show his fury of his lazy citizens. Not that he is that hardworking himself, as he eats of the plate himself and empty the state reserves to buy private planes. But that is another discussion!
Therefore, here is the key parts of the speech that is important for me to discuss!
“On the issue of the shortage of food in some areas that hit us last season, my advice is to use relief very carefully for two reasons. The first reason is that relief can kuremaza (disorient) our people away from production to, instead, get in the habit of waiting for relief. Secondly, Ugandans should know that when we are eating relief food, we should know that we are chewing a road, a school or a health centre. Therefore, relief should only be for the really unavoidable situations. It should not be used by politicians for cheap popularity or frivolously (let us take the government food since it is available) or even for corruption by government officials (get the food for selling claiming that it is for relief). Finally, I would like to say that work is the only way to get people out of poverty. I, therefore, urge all Ugandans to develop a positive attitude to work. The NRM government will continue to provide an enabling environment for establishing businesses and creation of employment” (Museveni, 2017).
That he has problem that people are asking and needing food relief is beyond me. Secondly calling them disoriented because of the lacking yields, the burning fire of the sun and the result of the El Nino. But that is just me. That the State and Government could have made sure the rainwater was saved and have more structure so they wasn’t starving in the first place. But then again, Mr. President is never at fault, always casting blame on someone else. Therefore, the citizens is to blame for lacking rains and yields, and also lacking government policies and will to implement some sort agency that support the farmers.
The popularity he speaks of it the ones that want the President to act and declare an emergency, as the volatile and dire situation, as so many people in the hurt districts are eating less a meal a day! Still, he claims people are trading and selling the food without giving it away for relief. Like they sometimes do with clothes, the secondhand rule that some is given, but other is traded away for profits on the secondhand markets. If it was so, shouldn’t the president set his standard and authority to stop this men and woman from thieving the food from the ones in need? I guess he is lazy and disoriented, eating of the licensed roads and royalties of oil prospects instead of really feeding the ones in need.
This isn’t about poverty itself, it is the core mismanagement of his 7th term government, the lack of institution and the lack agricultural oversight, as the jerrycans into prosperity is a lie. That the starvation and famine is about attitude and not about lacking government oversight. If it was the latter and not the first, he was to blame; since he is the kingpin on the top and should have acted before the famine occur, but that had happen if he was legitimate leader. Nevertheless, he is self-made, self-righteous, individual who doesn’t care how ruthless and inconsiderate he is. This wasn’t words uttered for the betterment of the Republic of Uganda, it was to wash to hands of his sins and walk away from the problems. That because the famine and the food insecurity was made of lazy Ugandans and not because of drought…
Well, the wonderful dictator has hands in the state reserves and dislike that he cannot expand his ranch as much usual, pay of his daughters travels expenses or Lady Janet luxurious footwear. Who knows where all the confidential funds go, but certainly not drip-drop/bottle irrigation scheme. Certainly, this President isn’t worried about district roads, which is nearly impossible to travel through in Abletong on anywhere else for that matter. So when he says that the public is eating of roads and other infrastructure projects when they are starving during droughts and famines. Shows little mercy, this little despot with no empathy… it is gone with all the souls he has captured and stolen their future from by staying in power, I guess.
That President Museveni trying to put a spell on the people for trying to survive in hard-times, in times of tribulations and drought, as the state as struggling to give them a decent food relief. The man in charge is saying they are the reason for lacking roads and infrastructure projects because of that! Than, he also says the ones who stands firm in Parliament, asking for him to humble himself and stand down. To beg for mercy and help, to gain extra support and tell that he has mismanaged the Republic with a “State of Emergency” proves true leadership. They want their leader to take responsibility!
If he was truly elected 5 times, wouldn’t he offer more to the ones that he needed their support? Alas, it isn’t so, because he knows he rigs and put fear into the public… instead of having their real support and getting their votes. If he had so, he might have showed some flair and said he would help them because it was his duty. Not that the people are eating of the infrastructure budget.
Me translating so anyone really understand what he is understating in his speech today:“You lazy bastards are eating of government money because you are starving, you should be able to dig roots and eat rats, not eat of the state reserves. The sun didn’t burn that hard and you didn’t collect enough water with your bare hands. While I am driving 30 cars convoys and flying overseas to be a VIP. How dare you insult these foreign investors by eating my road money, aye?”. That is what you can take from the speech of this wonderful President and wonderful dictator Museveni! Peace.
Museveni, Yoweri Kaguta – ‘SPEECH ON THE OCCASION TO MARK INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DAY’ (01.05.2017) link: https://www.yowerikmuseveni.com/speech-occasion-mark-international-labour-day
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Up-North: 5,400kgs rice supposed to feed 879,000 people!
This morning, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned Dokolo water supply system. (National Water and Sewerage Corporation – NWSC) – 8th March 2017
I don’t know about you but this story should horrify you, as the concern of the citizens is clearly lacking, as their food insecurity is not well taken care off. The Ugandan Government clearly has maladministration or lacking resources, or only funds to Presidential Handshakes and the Presidential Jet. Because the districts of Lira, Dokolo and Alebtong isn’t getting their needs fulfilled. Just take a look!
“Government has delivered 5,400kgs of rice as relief for vulnerable communities faced with food shortage in Lango sub region” (…) “The relief supplies were delivered to Lira, Dokolo and Alebtong districts on Thursday evening. Each district will receive 1,800 kilograms of rice in the distribution. Lira district secretary for production Anthony Ojuka says the supplies will be distributed to extremely vulnerable families comprising of widows, persons living with HIV/Aids and the elderly, among others” (URN, 2017).
To put the whole food delivery and relief supplies into context!
Lira district: The Water Supply Atlas claims in Lira District that it lives about 442,128 people there (Water Uganda, 2017). The Water Supply Atlas claims in Dokolo District it lives about 196,591 people in the district (Water Uganda, 2017). The same Water Supply Atlas claims in Abletong District to be living there about 241,596 people (Water Uganda, 2017). A rough estimate would say that in these three district there are living about 879,000 people!!!
Out of the rice donated, let’s do some math:
Out of the 5,400kgs supposed to be divided on 879,000 people is equal to 0,00614kg per person. So it means measly 0,006kg rice each. That is not even a handful a piece. People are already struggling to eat and the sum of food is insane. If they would deliver anything serious, it should be tons upon tons.
Each district we’re getting 1,800kgs rice is really depressing, especially thinking of the amount of people living there. Just think about it 1,800kgs rice to be shared in Lira district on 442 thousand people, 1800kgs to the amound of 196 thousand people in Dokolo district, 1800kgs shared on 241 thousand people in Abletong district!
There is something seriously wrong with the math-squad of the NRM and their willing people to deliver this sort of relief. Therefore, the first relief to Lira district we’re more sincere: “On March 31, Lira received 25 tonnes of food supplies which was distributed to those in dire need of food” (URN, 2017). That is something fruitful and profound from the government. Still, a month ago, but proves some willingness to make the people survive. Since in Lira District there are 442,128 people and seriously 1,800kgs rice cannot be sustainable, that is measly meals for kingpins of the NRM leadership in Lira town, but not for the whole district even. The same can be said abot the Dokolo District and the Abletong distict!
This is a meager attempt of food relief, if they want to serious with the 879,000 living in this area, they better come with tons of rice and food supplies, that would last and would give more than a handful to chosen few. The NRM cannot be proud of this attempt of needed relief here. Better man-up and ask for State of Emergency, as the NRM cannot have enough funds or manpower to relieve the district in dire need food. Peace.
URN – ‘Govt delivers 5400 Kgs of relief food to Lango sub-region’ (29.04.2017) link:http://observer.ug/news/headlines/52605-govt-delivers-5400-kgs-of-relief-food-to-lango-sub-region.html
Uganda Travel Guide – ‘ Lira District’ link: http://www.ugandatravelguide.com/lira-district.html
Water Uganda – ‘Dokolo District’ (28.04.2017) link: http://www.wateruganda.com/index.php/reports/district/31
Water Uganda – ‘Abletong District’ (28.04.2017) link: http://www.wateruganda.com/index.php/reports/district/108
Water Uganda – ‘Lira District’ (28.04.2017) link: http://www.wateruganda.com/index.php/reports/district/45
10th Parliament pass a Motion urging President Museveni to declare “State of Emergency” concerning the Food Insecurity!
Prime Minister Rukana Rugunda in Parliament as the motion went to the plenary: “There are hospitals that have no drugs” (Parliament Watch, 26.04.2017)
Today the 10th Parliament passed a motion made by Hon. Monica Amonding (Kumi District), Hon. Felix Ogong Okot (Dokolo South) and Hon. Silas Aogon (Kumi Municipality). They urged the President to declare the Republic are in a “State of Emergency”. This would be done over the famine and influx of refugees, that the Ugandan Republic would naturally both struggle with. As the Government have not functioning structures to fulfill the disasters at this rate, neither the over a 1 million of South Sudanese refugees.
The Minister can be quoted in the motion saying this:
“WHEREAS objective XXII of the National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy states that the State shall take appropriate steps to encourage people to grow and store adequate food, establish national food reserve and encourage and promote proper nutrition through mass education and other appropriate means in order to build a health state;” (…) “AND WHEREAS OBJECTIVE XIII urges the State to institute effective machinery for dealing with any hazard or disaster arising out of natural calamities or any situation resulting in displacing of the people or serious disruption of their normal life;” (…) “NOTHING THAT Article 110 (1) (b) provides that the President may in consultation with cabinet, by a proclamation, declare that a state of emergency exists in Uganda or any parts of Uganda if he satisfied that the security of economic life of the Country or a part of the Country is threatened by natural disaster” (…) “FURTHER NOTHING THAT most parts of Uganda has this year suffered prolonged drought and famine which has not allowed people to plant on time, while what has already have been planted have dried up and has not yielded any fruits;” (…) “NOTHING THAT the prolonged drought has become a big threat to the lives of both people and animals since Uganda largely depends on agriculture for both food and income;” (…) “REALIZING THAT as a result of this drought and famine, a number of people have been taken ill and others have died of starvation;” (…) “COGNISANT THAT food insecurity has escalated and it’s believed to be the major reason behind the wave of criminal activities which has swept the country and caused mayhem through the country, since people are desperate to get what to feed on;” (…) “AWARE THAT Members of Parliament have on several occasions alerted government of the looming dangers that the Country faces it stringent measures are not put in place to arrest the level of famine in the country” (…) “NOW THEREFORE this motion if moved urging – The President to declare a state of emergency in the country to address the food insecurity” (Motion for a Resolution of Parliament Urging the President to Declare A State of Emergency to address the Alarming Food Insecurity in the Country, 26.04.2017 – Uganda Parliament).
That the MP’s Amonding, Okot and Aogon are doing this in good faith, as they have fate that the President and his cronies will address the Food Insecurity and take care of the citizens. That the President who not to long ago, claimed there we’re no famine in Uganda. There are clearly lacking of food and the reports of the dire situation in many districts are clearly not encouraging. The bleak situation have not changed.
That the State and have significant works to do, not only to declare, but facilitate and make sure the famine struck areas get funding, secondly get food delivery to patch up the hurt. Than the education and useful technique’s for farmers and citizens to take of the water in the seasons, then to reuse it when the dry-seasons are coming. This is certainly something that the citizens know and the state as well. So the government, departments, agencies and the local government should have measures and plans to tackle the famine and the high levels of food insecurity. Also, look to their donors and multi-national organizations that they have gotten help from in the past to support extra in the time of need.
This can be done if the President Yoweri Museveni, actually cries out for help and that he can have the guts to say: “…I have managed the country for 3 decades, the famines was worse under Obote and Amin, but now for the first time as President, I have to say, I have not done my duty, neither has the Movement. We are living in troubling times, the government was not prepared for El Nino and neither was the peasant farmers and villagers. The NRM, I the President as the Ugandan, will now declare State of Emergency. We are not at fault, the climate change and weather is the reason for this….”. If he would have uttered words like this, because I don’t expect the old man with the hat, to ask for forgiveness or say he is at fault. Still, if he proves that the Republic are in trouble and say it to the world. It should be understood.
The FAO, FEWSNET and other has established it and warned for months, while the Republic and the State didn’t act upon it. They we’re lacking procedures and ways of allocating funds for food delivery and steady organization to give relief to the starving citizens. Therefore, the need for declaration is great way of showing to the world and get donations to direct aid on it. But to build structures and disaster relief should have been made by the Ministry for Relief and Disaster Preparedness and the State Minister Musa Francis Ecweru. That Department or Ministry should have the mandate and the needed funds to commit to help the citizens who are barley having one meal day or two, depending on which hurt district it is about right now.
That the MP’s are now tabling and urging the President to act upon it and to declare a Stat of Emergency because of the concern of the agricultural output and the food insecurity. The State could have acted earlier, they could have pledged to this and been upfront, as they have added their own tally with massive flood of refugees combined with drought. The world would have reacted or we could have hoped they had reacted to it, that the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and others could have made efforts to salvage the dire situation. The food insecurity is high and the state has to act. Peace.
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What is so special about the Mbarara compared to the recognized districts with food insecurity?
Why do they deserve food relief with bags of rice in Mbarara? I wonder why, because there are enough places in Uganda where the reported about food insecurity and that was not in the Ankoli sub-counties. In the government own food insecurity report dated to 9th January 2017, the districts of Teso, Isingiro, Karamoja, Lango, Acholi, West Nile and Parts of Busoga.
So for me it is insulting that the Urban poor of Mbarara we’re even mentioned in the government report from January, where the closest area with stressed and half a meals a day in Tororo, still the Tooro kingdom isn’t Mbarara, Ankole sub-region is further and closer to the central region. Also closer to the Rwakitura ranch and Rukungiri of the Movement closest family.
I am sure there are needy people and who would need relief in Mbarara, as the unemployment in 2009 was about 61.2 %. So there are people of dire need and who needs jobs, who also lives on scraps. That was the stats from 2009 in Mbarara, so there are not that I want to be harsh.
But something doesn’t seem reasonable when the January report of 2017, doesn’t state Mbarara or the Ankoli sub-regions. Therefore the food relief being delivered here seems a bit strange. It would been better in Bidibidi refugee settlement, where 270,000 refugees are settled, surely some of the United Nations Organizations are serving them meals of millet and posho. While the rice of Ugandan government are delivered to locals close to the heart of the President.
There are something weird, days after the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) gave away rice in Toroma sub-county, as the Police Force and regional leadership stopped the needed relief in the area. Therefore, the opposition party had to do it in silence. While the NRM and the Central Government, with the pomp and bravado are establishing food for Mbarara. Seems like more help to their own, than he ones who needs it more.
It is hard to say it, but where the people are eating ants and whatever else left behind that is edible by the drought and lacking rains. The infrastructure and institutions are not there to support all of the ones lacking the food and relief, the safety net in the hard times, as the Ministry for Relief and Disaster Preparedness Musa Francis Ecweru hasn’t considered the ramification of the food insecurity, neither has the central government themselves.
That out of the Office of Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda is certainly showing loyalty to his President and his NRM, when he offers a token of help to Mbarara. There are certainly with the level of unemployment, there are people needing help there, but why not doing it the district in the own state report?
Why? Do the state not care about the people eating insects instead of food? Is the NRM forgetting the people and the ones they are supposed to represent, or do they only want to feeds the ones who can work on the ranch of the President at the Rwakitura ranch. That is how it seems to be, that the closer you are to the home of the President, the more you can possibly get from the State House. It isn’t rumor, but a mere fact at this point. Peace.
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Why Cooper or Dr. Brand can't send message?
In Interstellar, we saw Murph, Tom, Prof. Brand are able to send message to Cooper. Then why Cooper or Dr. Brand can't send message as well?
plot-explanation interstellar
Anirban Nag 'tintinmj'Anirban Nag 'tintinmj'
Edit: Original answer was wrong so has been replaced*
Firstly, credit to @Hypnosifl for spotting this on this question.
The communication was two way, but it was very rudimentary going from the wormhole back to Earth. From the screenplay:
Cooper: And if their world didn't show promise?
Doyle: Hence the bravery.
Cooper: Because you don't have resources to visit all twelve.
Doyle: No. Data transmission back through the wormhole is rudimentary, simple binary 'pings' on an annual basis to give some clue as to which worlds have potential...
* If so desired, it can be read in the edit history of this answer
Andrew MartinAndrew Martin
That still poses the question why the communication is so hard in that direction and not in the other one (since a video message is way more than a "simple binary 'ping' on an annual basis"). But I guess the answer to that is really "for plot reasons". – Napoleon Wilson♦ Dec 1 '14 at 13:22
@NapoleonWilson: I agree totally. I'd love to ask it as a question, but I don't think there is an answer beside plot reasons. – Andrew Martin Dec 1 '14 at 13:27
@NapoleonWilson: Of course, Doyle just says they can't due to the guidelines of the mission. Maybe they can send transmissions back, but no-one is listening - because they don't have the resources to do anything about it. They only want hard, statistical data about the suitability of worlds - nothing else. Meh, seems unlikely, but figured I'd suggest it. – Andrew Martin Dec 1 '14 at 13:28
"I'd love to ask it as a question, but I don't think there is an answer beside plot reasons" - I don't even think it would be so much of a non-duplicate of this one. Ok, it would be refined and with a more correct premise, but I guess it would be quite "duplicaty" afterall. – Napoleon Wilson♦ Dec 1 '14 at 13:30
I merged the answers from the other question into this one, so you might want to clean up your answers a little bit. – Napoleon Wilson♦ Jun 13 '15 at 18:58
Since I've been talking about Interstellar a lot on these boards I decided to pick up the screenplay on Kindle. There's a line discussing the issue of sending data back through the wormhole in the scene where they first tell Cooper about the wormhole and the Lazarus missions, where Doyle says:
Data transmission back through the wormhole is rudimentary, simple binary 'pings' on an annual basis to give some clue as to which worlds have potential.
So, that seems to suggest there is some special difficulty sending signals back through the wormhole, rather than just a difficulty with sending long-range information, especially since once the Endurance arrives at the other side of the wormhole, they do get detailed info on the planets there from Mann and the other explorers, information which the people at NASA presumably would have liked to have if it were possible:
Doyle: The lost communications came through—
Brand: How?
Doyle: The relay on this side cached them.
Doyle flicks through data—
Years of basic data—no real surprises. Miller's site has kept pinging thumbs up, as has Mann ... but Edmunds went down, three years ago.
Later there's a line making clear that once they were on the same side of the wormhole as the Lazarus folks, they could get more detailed info than just the "thumbs up" ping:
Doyle: Look, Dr Mann's data is promising, but we won't get there for months. Edmunds is even further. Miller hasn't sent much, but what she has sent is promising—water, organics...
HypnosiflHypnosifl
+1: Fantastic spot, although it confuses things about how Murph knew about Dr Brand at the end of the film. – Andrew Martin Nov 27 '14 at 15:07
@Andrew Martin - Good point. I'd speculate that even if they hadn't sent another manned mission through the wormhole at the end of the film, maybe they could have sent some sort of unmanned probe which went through, gathered data, and then returned (or which just had an improved method of transmitting data back through the wormhole). – Hypnosifl Nov 27 '14 at 15:10
There's no proof of this, but at a specific point in the film the characters realize that Dr. Brand (senior) solved the gravitational equations long before he sent anyone through. The first explorers knew that they were not only on a one-way trip, but that they wouldn't be sending comprehensive data back. At most a simple ping indicating that they still existed once beyond the wormhole (ie, weren't simply destroyed in the wormhole).
Dr. Brand may have believed that the only hope humanity had was to blindly go through the wormhole, and once on the other side establish communications with the initial explorers and find the best planet.
Thus it's possible that Dr. Brand himself made the equipment so that communications was essentially one way, so as to avoid dissuading further explorers from ceasing the missions. He was, all along, planning on following plan B - the re-seeding of worlds, and had no hope that the humans on Earth would ever be rescued, or that plan A was feasible. This is why he ensured that his child made it onto the mission.
Another possibility, though, is that the wormhole is small, and the earth has more energy than the spaceship. Even if aiming communications at the wormhole from both sides, the ship to earth communications is several magnitudes of order smaller than the energy earth can push through the wormhole from our galaxy. It may merely be an issue of bandwidth and signal to noise ratio.
Adam DavisAdam Davis
It isn't one way communication. It's two way.
You're assuming because we see no video logs returned that the communication was only one way - but this wouldn't make any sense.
Firstly, the most probable explanation for Murph's comments at the end of the film about Dr. Brand being all alone is that she received a message from her saying that. This has already been discussed in a previous question.
Secondly, the most probable explanation as to why Cooper never sent a message back is simply - what could he possibly say? He spent a few hours on the surface of the Water Planet and returned to find over twenty years had passed. His children grew up in front of his eyes in minutes on the video log. We can see his emotional out-pour during this powerful, emotional scene. It seems likely that the only reason he didn't get in touch was out of a bewilderment as to what he could possibly say to them. Instead, he chose to finish his mission as quickly as possible, so as to save them.
This answer is actually incorrect, as @Hypnosifl's answer shows. The communiucation was two way, but at a very basic level. This of course means the first point I raised in my answer above becomes rather contentious again.
Really, you did not duplicate-vote this? Such a short memory of your own answers? ;-) – Napoleon Wilson♦ Nov 27 '14 at 12:34
@NapoleonWilson: I KNEW I had answered something similar before! It didn't appear in the "Related" column at the side and I assumed I'd just discussed it with someone in real life as opposed to here. Balls! – Andrew Martin Nov 27 '14 at 12:37
I believe they said in the movie at some point that people on the other side of the wormhole could only send a few bits of data back, just enough for some basic info on the worlds they'd found but presumably not enough for detailed video logs. – Hypnosifl Nov 27 '14 at 14:42
@Hypnosifl: I vaguely, vaguely recall something like this, but I thought that was more to do with the power on the ship or their technology, as opposed to the fact the actual worm hole prevented this transmission of data. – Andrew Martin Nov 27 '14 at 14:50
@Hypnosifl: Great spot. That confuses the first point in my answer a fair bit then. – Andrew Martin Nov 27 '14 at 15:05
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‘Supernatural’ Gets Robert Englund as Dr. Robert
Supernatural Gets Robert Englund as Dr. Robert
— October 19, 2010
Supernatural has lined up another high-profile guest star this season with Robert Englund, who will be appearing on the as-yet untitled December 10th episode.
Englund will play a character known as "Dr. Robert," a medic for hire that mends injured demon hunters and other unsavory individuals who would rather not visit the emergency ward. Executive producer/showrunner Sera Gamble had this to say about Robert Englund's appearance:
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Who’s On the Mexican Radio? 9/11/17
First things first: our friends in Mexico, especially southern Mexico and the Gulf coast, are dealing with the twin destructive forces of a magnitude 8.1 earthquake and Hurricane Katia. People have lost family, friends, and homes in the states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco, and Veracruz. If you can swing it, this website has a list of organizations, including the Red Cross and UNICEF, that can use your cash to help people recover from the destruction. Remember, Mexico has sent all kinds of help to Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Now Mexico needs help; and since climate change doesn’t care whether we dig Tejano or huapango or (G-d save us) “Despacito,” now is a good time for us to practice dealing with its fallout. Climate change’s fallout, not “Despacito”‘s. Although feel free to help Puerto Rico out, too.
Now, on with the countdown! This past weekend in Chicago I was playing the radio game “ScanQuiz!”, where you hit “Scan” on the car radio and try to name each song you hear before the radio moves on to the next station. Besides being a superfun test of mettle, ScanQuiz! is also a good way to survey who’s broadly popular with radio listeners. Shawn Mendes and Imagine Dragons are always lurking somewhere. Led Zeppelin will never die. And tubist Omar Burgos, by virtue of playing with both versions of Los Plebes del Rancho and los Plebes de Ulices Chaidez, has created one of the most dominant instrumental sounds on Chicago radio. Scan for a half hour and you’re likely to hear a sierreño song, probably played by one of Burgos’s bands; but even if the tubist is someone else, his bandleader owes his popularity to Burgos’s late employer Ariel Camacho, whose own posthumous hits still pop up like White Walkers.
Burgos and Chaidez are also doing well in Mexico, where this week their year-old song “Porque Me Enamore” ascends to #2. (In El Norte, the song is #1 at RegMex radio.) You can catch them in the very special video, both “recording” in the studio and offering support to a young lady at her chemo sessions. This is standard-issue sierreño prettiness, and not the most memorable example of the style, but you can see why it’s big. Chaidez sings with misty teenage sensitivity and just the hint of an edge to his voice, and Burgos propels the arrangement with an opening flourish, flutter tongue madness, cool little pendulumic swings into his notes — just an endless variety of ideas and effects, all of which enhance rather than disrupt the song. He’s got as much personality as any instrumentalist around. Teen music with inoffensive, cross-generational appeal — kind of like Shawn Mendes!
Better yet is the sierreño bass (not tuba) trio at #11. “Loco Enamorado” represents a new bandwagon leap for Remmy Valenzuela, whom the Blog has admired for his accordion chops and for the lovely rasp in his voice’s upper register. Here he’s playing rhythm guitar on a song about how crazy in love with you he is. Spare a listen for the lead requinto player, who executes a bunch of exciting flourishes that have inspired YouTube tutorials. (Spare also his name, if you know it, because I can’t figure out who the guy is.) I’d say Valenzuela’s voice alone would make any song worth hearing, but his NO VALE LA PENA followup banda single “Mi Amante” disproves that theory. But in “Loco Enamorado,” his voice and some mean requinto picking sell an entirely decent romantic ballad that has the temerity to move back and forth between two different keys. Pick to Click!
These are the Top 20 “Popular” songs in Mexico, as measured by monitorLATINO. Don’t confuse “Popular” with the “General” list, which contains many of the same songs but also “Wild Thoughts,” Portugal the Man’s “Feel It Still”(!), Charlie Puth’s “Attention” (something no one should have to deal with), and a collaboration between Jesse & Joy and Gente de Zona, “3 AM,” that I’ll imagine is an answer song to Matchbox 20’s “3 AM” until someone convinces me otherwise.
1. “La Princesa” – La Adictiva
2. “Porque Me Enamore” – Ulices Chaidez y Sus Plebes
*3. “El Color de Tus Ojos” – Banda MS
*4. “Ayer y Hoy” – Banda el Recodo
5. “Probablamente” – Christian Nodal ft. David Bisbal
*6. “Corazon Roto” – La Arrolladora Banda
7. “Haz Lo Que Quieras” – Alicia Villarreal
8. “No Le Hago Falta” – Banda Los Recoditos
9. “En Definitiva” – Alfredo Olivas
*10. “Que Siga Lloviendo” – Duelo
*11. “Loco Enamorado” – Remmy Valenzuela
*12. “Tal Como Eres” – Luis Coronel
*13. “La Rompe Corazones” – Daddy Yankee ft. Ozuna
*14. “Te Perdono” – Intocable
15. “Para Que Lastimarme” – Gerardo Ortiz
*16. “Corrido de Juanito” – Calibre 50
*17. “Oro (En Vivo)” – Bronco
*18. “Intentaré Olvidarte” – Banda La Mundial de Claudio Alcaraz
19. “Soy Su Amante y Que” – Maximo Grado
20. “Las Cosas No Se Hacen Así” – Banda MS
¡Adios!
“Sería Un Error” – Regulo Caro
“Horas Extras” – Chiquis Rivera
“La Sopa de Tu Propio Chocolate” – Banda Rancho Viejo La Bandononona
“Esta Noche Se Me Olvida” – Julión Álvarez y Su Norteño Banda
“Tu Sangre en Mi Cuerpo” – Angela Aguilar ft. Pepe Aguilar
“Se Defiende” – La Séptima Banda
“Culpable Tu” – Alta Consigna
“¿Como Fue?” – Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
“Casada O No” – Chuy Lizarraga
“Ojalá Que Me Olvides” – La Arrolladora Banda
“Las Ultras” – Calibre 50
2017, Ariel Camacho, Los Plebes Del Rancho, Omar Burgos, Regional Mexican Songs, Remmy Valenzuela, Sierreño, Ulices Chaidez
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Mailbag Mondays, 8-1-11 edition
August 01, 2011 • 125214666 • Behind the Curtain • Mailbag Mondays
We spend a lot more time responding to email than we do engineering carbon fiber layup processes. Even though we answer each message specific for the person who emailed us, some of what we reply may be of consequence to other customers as well. So every Monday that we remember to do it, we'll publish Mailbag Mondays here, with a few of the emails we received and the responses we sent. Email #1: Rim Supplier Are your carbon rims Sunnysun manufactured? I only ask as I know those are good quality and was thinking about a wheel order. -- Hi...
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Bentleigh Greens March on to a Second NPL Championship
The Bergers will have to wait at least another season before it can call itself the champions of Victoria
Greens captain Jack Webster and coach John Anastasiadis ( r) with the 2017 Championship Trophy. PHOTO: Kostas Deves
George Stogiannou
Bentleigh Greens created its own piece of history last Sunday becoming the first team of the modern NPL era to win two grand finals. Sunday’s 2-1 grand final win against Heidelberg United caps off a remarkable three seasons laden with trophy success for the south-eastern suburban club, including a Premier’s Plate and Dockerty Cup sandwiched in between the two championships in 2015 and 2017.
In Sunday’s match, they had to overcome the emerging force of Heidelberg United which like Bentleigh last season, had already won the Premier’s plate and Dockerty Cup double this season.
The match itself was worthy of a grand final with both teams locked in an epic contest right down to the final whistle at the end of extra time. A crowd of 3765, watched an evenly balanced match with neither side able to wrest control of the game nor dominate possession or chances.
The Greens settled quickest with Clulow slipping a pass through the Bergers back four to Andy Brennan in the 10th minute only for keeper Chris Theodoridis to save.
Greens winger Brennan had another couple of half chances before the half hour mark. That was followed by the Bergers’ first real chance of the game when a header from winger Kostas Kanakaris forced an excellent reflex save from Greens keeper Ryan Scott. The Bergers finished the half well with midfielder Harry Noon starting to exert some influence by setting up chances for Athiu and josh Wilkins.
There were intriguing duels and match-ups all over the park and the Greens did well to contain the threat of the Bergers more attacking players. Greens’ full back Luke Pilkington had a great battle with Heidelberg dangerman Sean Ellis out wide, whilst experienced Greens recruit Nick Ward effectively counteracted the influence of Harry Noon in the middle of the park. And whilst the Bergers’ star forward Ken Athiu ran himself into the ground and always presented as a target man for the Bergers, Greens defenders Ross Archibald and Jack Webster kept a tight reign on him close to goals.
In the end, a couple of key moments decided the tight game in the Greens’ favour. The first came in the 58th minute when a heavy first touched from Bergers skipper Luke Byles from an infield pass, allowed Greens winger Trent Clulow to pinch possession and run into the box to strike the opening goal of the game. Tyson Holmes then missed a great chance to double the lead from a Brennan cutback as the Greens looked to drive home the advantage. However the Bergers recovered sufficiently to find an equalizer and send the match into extra time when sub Michael Trigger cut into the box and drew a foul from defender Pilkington. Athiu made no mistake from the resultant spotkick in the 78th minute.
The next defining moment of the match was a moment of individual brilliance. It came at the start of the second period of extra time, when Tyson Holmes played Greens substitute Ross Honos into space allowing him to run at the Bergers back four. The fresh legs of Honos carried him past a couple of Bergers’ challenges before he stepped inside a third and unleashed a left foot drive which flew past Theodoridis into the net for the spectacular matchwinner.
There’s often a fine line between victory and defeat and in the final ten minutes, the Greens defence twice denied the Bergers scoring from close range chances. In the first instance, they had keeper Ryan Scott to thank for producing a magnificent save to deny an Adrian Zahra shot from a Trigger cross. (Scott was later awarded the man of the match award for his efforts throughout the game). And then in the dying moments, Andrew Cartanos had his goal bound shot cleared off the line by a Greens defender.
After the match, Bentleigh Greens coach John Anastasiadis commented, “It was a tough game. There was no doubt that Heidelberg were very good and our goalkeeper was probably man of the match. And that says it all. He’s pulled off 3-4 very good saves. We took our chances today. Probably three-four chances and scored two goals. It was also good to see our changes came on and made a difference. To win games you’ve got to have a good bench. We made sure we did that today. We were lucky enough that Ross (Honos) came on and scored the winner.
“Heidelberg United coach George Katsakis commented after the match, “I think when your goal keeper gets man of the match it draws a bit of a picture, doesn’t it? I think we had enough chances to win the game. But that’s the way football works. You’ve got to take them otherwise you get punished.”
Despite the disappointment of losing the grand final, he said, “Let’s put things in perspective. It’s been a massive season for the boys at the club. Probably the lead up in today’s game- without making any excuses- probably wasn’t the right lead up. We lost a board member this morning ( Peter Loukakis passed away suddenly). It really put a dampener on everything. It was probably the hardest pre-game talk I’ve ever done. That really just set the tempo.”
The Bergers will have to wait at least another season before it can call itself the champions of Victoria.
But what of the Greens, which has set a benchmark with its success in the NPL era. What further aspirations does the club have. Coach Anastasiadis says, “We’re holding out for that ( a second tier national competition) at the moment. That’s probably the next best thing for us at the moment. We’ve done everything possible in this league, in the NPL. And we’re hoping the powers that be make some decisions in the coming months, to see where we’re at as clubs. Because you can only give these guys enough motive. And if you’ve accomplished that motive, what is there after that?”
“They’ve done the FFA Cup, they’ve won the league, the minor premiership. I think the next best thing is to get a bit more professional and hopefully have a second division where these boys can look forward to come to training again.”
Heidelberg United to challenge Bentleigh Greens for Dockerty Cup Trophy
Heidelberg takes Shield from the Greens
Go Bentleigh Greens! Green machine rolls on to third NPL Championship
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Home>Highlight>Labor Leader: Paul J. Krebs, last president of NJ CIO served one-term in Congress
Rep. Paul J. Krebs
Labor Leader: Paul J. Krebs, last president of NJ CIO served one-term in Congress
Demcoratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 1972, served in Dick Hughes administration
By David Wildstein, September 02 2019 1:01 am
The last New Jersey Democrat to lose a U.S. Senate race in New Jersey was Paul Krebs (1912-1996), labor leader and one-term congressman from Livingston. His story involves one of the great New Jersey labor union feuds.
The account starts in Essex County in the late 1950’s. Essex had three of New Jersey’s fifteen congressional districts: Newark Democrats Peter Rodino and Hugh Addonizio and Livingston Republican Robert Kean. Kean gave up his seat in 1958 to run for the U.S. Senate, and was replaced by George Wallhauser, a businessman who ran what was then a small Republican machine in Maplewood.
In 1954, New Jersey Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) president Carl Holderman became Gov. Robert Meyner’s new Commissioner of Labor. Krebs, then 41, had been political director of the United Auto Workers of America (UAW) for four years.
To get that job, Krebs outmaneuvered Joel Jacobson, 34, who led the Essex-West Hudson CIO Council. The two men hated each other: Krebs was quiet and old-school; Jacobson was brainy and thought unions should be a little militant in their advocacy of social causes. The bad blood between the two got worse when Meyner gave the seat Krebs wanted on the Rutgers Board of Governors to Jacobson.
The merger of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) with the CIO created considerable dissension among labor groups in New Jersey – think how a merger of the Essex and Hudson Democratic organizations today might go. The AFL had about 300,000 members in New Jersey, and the CIO had about 200,000. As part of the merger debate, the AFL wanted three of the four seats on the state executive council; the CIO wanted two seats.
The newly-formed New Jersey AFL-CIO would have a CIO man as the vice president. Krebs and Jacobson both wanted the job. The AFL president, Louis Marciante, would head the new labor group; former Newark Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Vincent Murphy who was even more powerful than Marciante, would be the secretary-treasurer – a job he’d held for nearly thirty years.
Complicating matters was that the CIO was split between the UAW and the rest of the CIO. The fight got so heated that national AFL-CIO leader George Meany threatened to seize control of the New Jersey union and name the officers himself. Krebs and the UAW wound up walking out of the state convention and floated forming their own independent union. Jacobson became state CIO president after the merger was postponed.
Addonizio gave up his House seat in 1962 to run for mayor of Newark – he famously said at the time that a guy could “make a million dollars in that job.” He was replaced by Joe Minish, the executive director of the Essex-West Hudson Industrial Union Council, AFL-CIO. Minish had been a CIO man allied with Jacobson.
Wallhauser was never able to replicate Kean’s popularity. He won the seat with 53% against former Irvington Municipal Court Judge Thomas Holleran, and faced Democrat Bob Peacock, a 32-year-old Livingston resident and deputy state Commissioner of Banking in 1960. Peacock campaigned in Newark with John F. Kennedy, raised in what was in those days big money from labor, and came within 3,826 votes of winning a seat in Congress – 40%-48%.
Peacock ran again in 1962 and Wallhauser won again, this time by a slightly bigger margin: 6,386, 53%-47%. In 1964, the 64-year-old Wallhauser had no appetite for another tough campaign and called it quits.
Krebs leveraged his friendship with Essex County Democratic Chairman Dennis Carey and got the Democratic nomination for Congress in the old 12th district, which the Republicans held since 1938. The Republican candidate – and the early favorite — was Essex County Surrogate David Wiener. Wiener, a former state tax appeals commissioner and counsel to the State Assembly, had won his countywide race by 18,000 votes in 1959.
With Lyndon Johnson winning 70% of the vote in Essex – in an era when Republicans could still win Essex County, Krebs beat Wiener by 10,125 votes (52%-46%). At age 52, he went to Washington as part of a large class of freshmen Democratic congressmen.
Krebs entered Congress with an immediate political problem: redistricting. The U.S. Supreme Court’s one-man, one-vote ruling required new districts to be draw up for the 1966 congressional elections. In those days, the Legislature drew the maps with the approval of the governor, and in 1965 Democrats controlled everything.
South Jersey wanted the extra House seat it was owed after the 1960 census and that seat had to come from either Essex or Hudson, which had two seats. Despite a strong protest from labor unions, the Democratic map eliminated Krebs’ seat and sent it to Camden County. Democrats wound up losing in anyway: Republican State Sen. John Hunt defeated Camden County Freeholder Michael Piarulli by 6,779 votes. That’s the seat Jim Florio and Rob Andrews held and is now represented by Donald Norcross.
Krebs found himself now living at the northern end of a Union County-based congressional district that went from Elizabeth to Livingston. Republican congresswoman Florence Dwyer was seeking her fifth term and Krebs never considered running against her – a smart move considering Dwyer was re-elected with 60% of the vote in a district that gave LBJ a 66% win.
Gov. Richard Hughes gave Krebs a consolation prize as the new state Director of Consumer Affairs. He held that post until 1970, when the new Republican governor gave the job to Republican Assemblywoman Millicent Fenwick.
In early 1972, Democrats began shopping for a potential challenger popular three-term Republican U.S. Senator Clifford Case. Democratic Policy Council Chairman Dan Gaby, a 38-year-old advertising executive, was the first to enter the race. He was a supporter of George McGovern for president at a time most of New Jersey’s Democratic establishment was for Hubert Humphrey.
Some of the county Democratic leaders, like Harry Lerner of Essex and Bill Kelly of Hudson, wanted a more centrist candidate, establishment candidate, though that was a tough lift for a statewide race that was considered a sure loser.
Atlantic County Democratic leader Patrick McGahn, the brother of State Sen. Joseph McGahn (D-Absecon) — — and uncle of Trump White House counsel Donald McGahn – briefly got in the race; then he got out to take a job running Wilbur Mills’ presidential campaign. Democrats tried to coax Senate Minority Leader Edward Crabiel (D-Milltown) into the race, but without success; “Steady Eddie” – later “Concrete Eddie” – had his eyes on challenging Gov. Bill Cahill in 1973.
Former Assemblyman Joseph Karcher, the father of future Assembly Speaker Alan Karcher, got in the race. The 69-year-old Sayreville Borough Attorney had served in the Assembly from 1930 to 1932. So did Henry Kielbasa, a railroad worker who had worked on Elizabeth Mayor Tom Dunn’s campaigns.
Finally, about a month before the filing deadline, Krebs agreed to run. He had most of the county Democratic organizations behind him, although some were backing him more strongly than others.
Secretary of State Robert Burkhardt, one of the smartest political strategists of his era, refused to let Gaby use his slogan, “Regular Democratic Organization,” saying he was not the organization candidate. But Burkhardt, in an Al Barlas-like move, had registered the slogan with Burkhardt’s office and won his court challenge.
Krebs won an unimpressive 43% of the vote in the primary, followed by Gaby (28%), Karcher (16%), and Kielbasa (13%). Krebs came out of Essex and Hudson with a margin of nearly 58,000 votes, but Gaby won Bergen by more than 13,000 and carried Mercer and Somerset counties by decent margins. He also won Hunterdon (by 13 votes), Morris (by 37 votes), Ocean (by 115 votes), and Sussex (by 10 votes).
Karcher took Middlesex by a wide margin, as did Kielbasa in Union. Krebs’ statewide win was by 48,787 votes.
Krebs really had no chance against Case. An October Rutgers-Eagleton poll had Case ahead 44%-22%, and Richard Nixon leading George McGovern by a 54%-31% margin.
But the race really ended for Krebs at the end of September, when the executive board of the New Jersey AFL-CIO voted 35-1 to endorse Case. Krebs, complaining that AFL-CIO president Charles Marciante had rigged the vote, took his case directly to about 1,500 delegates at the state convention.
Krebs pointed out his own record as a labor leader and noted that the AFL-CIO was at least neutral six years earlier, when Case ran against Warren Wilentz.
Marciante refused to allow a roll call vote on the endorsement, though he acknowledged that Krebs had significant support in the room as evidenced by the voice vote. Marciante said that the roll call would have taken hours and that he was sure Case would have won it because an unofficial poll he had taken of the delegates pointed in that direction.
The move created mass confusion in the convention hall, with some delegates walking out in protest. It took Marciante a while to restore order.
Krebs never really got over the loss of the union endorsement. Even worse, his old union, the United Auto Workers, hedged their bets and gave each candidate $2,500.
Case outspent Krebs by a 5-1 margin. Krebs cobbled together a few contributions from old friends, like Essex County Sheriff John Cryan, even as most Democrats stayed out of the race.
On Election Day, Case beat Krebs by 780,281 votes – 62%-35%. Case carried all 21 counties; he won Essex by 25,762, Hudson by 24,690 and Middlesex by 56,697. Since then, New Jersey Democrats are 15-0 in United States Senate races.
When Peter Frelinghuysen retired in 1974, Krebs decided to make one last bid for public office. The 5th was now mostly Morris and Somerset counties in an elongated district that went from Princeton to Livingston.
Six candidates got in the race for the Democratic nomination – the Republican fight was between Fenwick and Assembly Minority Leader Tom Kean – with Frederick Bohen emerging as the front-runner.
Bohen was a former LBJ White House staffer who had run for Congress in 1972. He had won the Democratic primary against 27-year-old former Toledo Blade reporter Bob Grant of the New Democratic Coalition and Christian Lund, a former aide to U.S. Senator Harrison Williams. Grant won Morris and Lund took Somerset, but Bohen won big pluralities in Essex and Mercer. Bohen took 38% against Frelinghuysen in the general — four points ahead of McGovern.
For the open seat in 1974, Krebs again ran on the Essex County Democratic line, as Bohen won the endorsements of Mercer County Democratic Chairman Richard Coffee, Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Nicholas Venezia, and Lerner in Essex. Four other candidates were also in the race: Morris Township school board member John Lynch, a 34-year-old attorney who father was a Superior Court Judge; former New Jersey League of Women Voters president Nina McCall; Montgomery attorney Herbert Koransky, who had lost a State Senate race to Raymond Bateman the previous year; and Gertrude Dubrovsky, a teacher from Princeton.
Krebs attacked Bohen for not being as liberal as he portrayed himself, citing his ties to LBJ and his order to cancel a WNET broadcast that was critical of the Johnson administration. Bohen denied the charges, saying he fired the producer of the segment because of factual inaccuracies.
Bohen beat Krebs 49%-18%, a margin of 5,111 votes, followed by Lynch (14%), McCall (11%), Koransky (5%) and Dubrovsky (3%). In the Republican primary, Fenwick defeated Kean by 83 votes in a race that forever altered New Jersey’s New Jersey’s political landscape.
Krebs ended his political career without the support of the Democratic party in his hometown. He won Livingston, but just narrowly – 522 to 405 for Bohen, who had the support of a group of local Democrats who were wrestling control of the party away from the people allied with Harry Lerner’s machine. It bothered him when the local newspaper recommended Bohen in the Democratic primary. He endorsed his friend John Cryan for Essex County Executive in 1978.
Krebs died in 1996 at the age of 84.
This story first appeared on the New Jersey Globe on April 22, 2018.
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Icelandic is a Northern Germanic language spoken mainly in Iceland (Ísland), and also in Canada (Kanada) and the USA (Bandaríki Norður-Ameríku).
In 2017 the population of Icelandic was 338,349 [source], the vast majority of whom speak Icelandic. In 2013 there were approximately 15,000 native speakers of Icelandic outside Iceland: including 8,000 in Denmark, 5,000 in the USA, and 1,400 in Canada, especially in Manitoba [source]. The total number of Icelandic speakers is about 350,000.
Icelandic at a glance
Native name: íslenska ['iːs(t)lɛnska]
Linguistic affliation: Indo-European, Germanic, North Germanic, West Scandinavian, Insular Scandinavian
Number of speakers: c. 350,000
Spoken in: Iceland, Denmark, USA and Canada
First written: AD 1100
Writing system: Latin script
Status: official language in Iceland
Icelandic is the closest of the Northern Germanic languages to Old Norse, and it is possible for Icelandic speakers to read the Old Norse sagas in the original without too much difficulty. It is closely related to Faroese and western dialects of Norwegian, and less closely related to Danish and Swedish.
The first permanent settlement in Iceland was established by Vikings from Norway and Celts from the British Isles in 870 AD. The main language of the settlers was Old Norse or the Dǫnsk tunga (Danish tongue). A number of great literary works - the sagas - were written by Icelanders during the 12th and 13th centuries. These sagas, many of which were the work of unknown authors, were written in a language very much like Old Norse. The greatest known authors from this period were Ari the Learned (1068-1148) and Snorri Sturlson (1179-1241).
From 1262 until the 15th century, Iceland was governed by Norway, then the Danes took over. During the periods of Norwegian and Danish rule, Norwegian and Danish were used in Iceland, to some extent.
In 1944 Iceland gained its independence and Icelandic was revived as an official and literary language. Today there is a flourishing publishing industry in Iceland and Icelanders are probably the keenest readers and writers in the world.
Icelandic alphabet (íslenska stafrófið)
The letters C (se), Q (kú) and W (tvöfalt vaff) are also used, but only in foreign loanwords. The letter Z (seta) is no longer used in Icelandic, except in the newspaper Morgunblaðið
Icelandic Pronunciation
Stressed vowels are long:
- in one-syllable words where the vowel is word-final;
- before a single consonant;
- before the consonant clusters pr, tr, kr, sr, pj, tj, sj, tv or kv
Elsewhere stressed vowels are short
Unstressed vowels are always short
nn = [tn] after an accented vowel or a diphthong
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Sample text in Icelandic
Hver maður er borinn frjáls og jafn öðrum að virðingu og réttindum. Menn eru gæddir vitsmunum og samvisku, og ber þeim að breyta bróðurlega hverjum við annan.
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You know India's democracy is broken when millions wait for election results in fear
The Washington Post – Rana Ayyub – May 16, 2019, 9:50 AM
In an interview published last year, an exasperated Danish asked our leaders: “You want to make India a Hindu country? Would you kill all the Muslims or turn them out of the country? Please tell us to what extent you would go to finish…
I.M. Pei, World-Renowned Architect, Is Dead at 102
The New York Times – Paul Goldberger – May 16, 2019, 2:31 PM
I. M. Pei, the Chinese-born American architect who began his long career working for a New York real-estate developer and ended it as one of the most revered architects in the world, has died. He was 102. His son Chien Chung Pei said on Thursday…
Facebook has struggled to hire talent since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, recruiters say
CNBC – Salvador Rodriguez – May 16, 2019, 11:58 AM
Facebook is still reeling from the fallout of its Cambridge Analytica scandal more than a year ago, as multiple former recruiters say candidates are turning down job offers from what was once considered the best place to work in the United States…
Western Companies Get Tangled in China's Muslim Clampdown
Wall Street Journal – Eva Dou – May 16, 2019, 7:37 AM
Trump Told Aides He Doesn't Want War With Iran
Wall Street Journal – Nancy A. Youssef – May 16, 2019, 12:59 PM
President Trump told a group of top aides including his acting defense chief that he doesn't want tensions between the U.S. and Iran to lead to war, administration officials said. During a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, Mr. Trump made the…
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The Doctors in Secondary Schools initiative provides school-based health services for 100 Victorian secondary schools most in need. It complements existing student wellbeing programs aimed at improving health literacy, and preventive health.
The Doctors in Secondary Schools (DISS) initiative is funded by the Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) and implemented by Victoria's six Primary Health Networks (PHNs). North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network is the lead PHN.
The initiative aims to provide equitable, accessible and professional primary care services to young Victorians in secondary schools, ensuring their experience is positive and underpinned by integrated and person-centred care delivery.
The program complements existing student wellbeing programs aimed at improving health literacy and preventive health. The objectives of the program are to:
Make primary health care more accessible to students.
Provide assistance to young people to identify and address any health problems early.
Reduce the pressure on working parents and community-based GPs.
The program is currently funded to December 2021.
As part of the program, 100 Victorian government secondary schools will have access to a GP trained in adolescent health, for up to one day per week. This service will be located on site, as an in-reach service, providing medical advice and treatment to students enrolled in the participating school.
The program calls for a medical practice to nominate a general practitioner or eligible registrar to provide services in a satellite clinic within the school for a period of four hours once per week. A registered nurse (division one) is also supported to spend a full day at the school.
Interested medical centres are required to be accredited against the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) Standards for General Practice. Practices that are accredited or registered for accreditation and committed to working with the school on an ongoing basis are encouraged to apply.
Practices are required to provide bulk billing services for students, have a medical software program and have – or are willing to have – a clinical audit tool installed to record and report data.
The program requires GPs with the following:
A medical degree and licence to practice in Australia
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) registration with no restriction on scope of practice
Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
The program requires practice nurses (Division 1) with the following:
AHPRA registration
No restrictions on scope of practice in Australia
All clinicians will be required to undertake a Working with Children Check and mandatory training in line with program requirements.
All Doctors in Secondary Schools opportunities will be published to our Current Tenders & EOI page.
If there are no current tenders and your practice would like to discuss future opportunities please contact contact Nicole Green or Tamra Hoare by phone: (03) 9347 1188 or email: diss@nwmphn.org.au
DET resources
For more information and to access Consent and Confidentiality resources, please visit the Department of Education and Training website.
A list of the 100 schools involved across the state is available on the Victorian and Tasmanian PHN Alliance website.
Across the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (NWMPHN) region, 21 schools are participating in the initiative.
To find out more about Doctors in Secondary Schools, contact Nicole Green or Tamra Hoare by phone: (03) 9347 1188 or email: diss@nwmphn.org.au.
What is Doctors in Secondary Schools? (webinar)
Braybrook College doctor’s clinic a great success
"We have a very diverse community, so we may have young people where it’s not very common that they go to a GP if they are feeling unwell, so this is a really great opportunity for them." – Dr Erin Gordon, DISS GP at Mount Alexander College
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Home » Coal ash cleanup settlement announced
Coal ash cleanup settlement announced
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NEWTON, NC
January 2, 2019 - The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation agreed to a settlement with Duke Energy that means Duke will clean up and excavate the remaining six coal ash sites in North Carolina, including two in the Catawba Basin: the Marshall site on Lake Norman and the Allen site on Lake Wylie.
Brandon Jones, Catawba Riverkeeper at the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation said, “This settlement is a fantastic victory for the Catawba and all North Carolinians and a major step towards protecting water quality for current and future generations. This is one of, if not the largest coal ash cleanup in American history. We are proud to have been a part of this effort from the beginning.”
The Duke Energy 14-site coal-ash cleanup is the largest environmental cleanup in United States history. When the work is complete, crews will excavate over 100 million tons of coal ash and contaminated soil – enough to fill more than 30,000 Olympic sized (50m) swimming pools.
For nearly 8 years, the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation – a small nonprofit organization based in Charlotte – led the charge in state and federal court to fight huge companies like Duke Energy and ensure those responsible clean up the unlined coal ash pits along the Catawba River and three of her major lakes – Mountain Island Lake, Lake Norman, and Lake Wylie.
“This agreement is the culmination of nine years of work by communities across North Carolina and puts in place the most extensive coal ash cleanup in the nation,” said Frank Holleman, senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center which represents the community groups in court seeking coal ash cleanups in North Carolina. “With the agreements and court orders governing eight other coal ash sites, we now have in place a historic cleanup of coal ash lagoons to protect North Carolina’s clean water and families from coal ash pollution. North Carolina’s communities will be safer and North Carolina’s water will be cleaner than they have been in decades.”
THE SETTLEMENT: THE BOTTOM LINE
The Allen Steam Station site includes two coal ash ponds totaling more than 300 acres and 16.6 million tons of coal ash. According to the settlement, both ponds will be fully excavated, which means the coal ash and impacted soil will be dug out and removed, then secured in a lined storage site.
The Marshall Steam Station includes a coal ash pond and landfill totaling 400 acres and 17.4 million tons of coal ash. Duke agreed to fully excavate the site. The Marshall site also contains fill that isn’t regulated by the state’s Coal Ash Management Act; the settlement confirms that Duke Energy is still responsible for monitoring and correcting groundwater contamination in those areas.
In addition, Duke will be liable for toxins that exceed safe levels at or beyond its property boundary or at the edge of a water body like Lake Norman or Lake Wylie.
What is Coal Ash?
Coal ash is essentially the powdery substance that’s left after burning coal. It can come in several forms, and is usually mixed with water and held in giant retaining ponds near coal-burning power plants.
Why is it dangerous?
Coal ash contains toxic heavy metals including arsenic, boron, lead, mercury, selenium, and chromium, many of which are known carcinogens. If coal ash isn’t managed and stored properly, those toxic contaminants can pollute streams, lakes and rivers, ground water, drinking water and the air we breathe.
Why is it a problem in North Carolina?
There are 14 coal-fired power plants in North Carolina, all of which are operated by Duke Energy. These plants use coal to heat water, then convert the resulting steam into electricity. After the coal is burned, coal ash is left behind, and for decades, it was stored in open, unlined water pits. The toxic chemicals in the coal ash can seep into the groundwater and spill into our lakes and rivers.
Information provided by Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation and Southern Environmental Law Center
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Tag Archives: soccer
Israel to let Arab youth football teams into West Bank after obstructing entry
Maan News Agency | Aug 17, 2013 AMMAN (AFP) — Israel has bowed to pressure from UEFA to allow Arab youth football teams into the Palestinian territories, having initially denied them entry, a Jordanian official said on Friday. Israel’s refusal to grant West Bank entry to players and coaching staff delayed the West Asia Football […]
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Palestinian football chief demands Israel expulsion
Maan News Agency | (Updated) Aug 16, 2013 RAMALLAH (AFP) — The Palestinian Football Association on Thursday urged FIFA to expel Israel from the international federation, saying it had refused to allow several Arab youth teams into the Palestinian territories. “We ask (FIFA) for a red card, because the yellow card has been raised now […]
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VIDEO | Mohammed Assaf Live – Aug 3, 2013
Related Messi and his @FCBarcelona Teammates in Palestine – Including Photos & Videos Related: Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this… ~ The Facts
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VIDEO | @FCBarcelona: FC Barcelona in Palestine
Messi and his @FCBarcelona Teammates in Palestine – Including Photos & Video WAFA | Aug 3, 2013 RAMALLAH, August 3, 2013 (WAFA) – Lionel Messi, the world’s number one football player, and his Barcelona teammates are expected Saturday afternoon in Palestine in their first visit ever to the area. The Barcelona team is one of […]
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Abbas Welcomes @FCBarcelona Soccer Team In Bethlehem
Sunday August 04, 2013 06:18 | by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Thousands Of Palestinians Welcome Barca [Saturday Evening August 3, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed at his Presidential Headquarters in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, the players and coach of Barcelona soccer team, who are conducting their first visit to occupied […]
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VIDEO | While @FCBarcelona kicks the ball WITH Palestinian Kids – Israeli army KICKS KIDS!
Video by ISM Palestine Related Messi and his @FCBarcelona Teammates in Palestine – Including Photos WAFA | Aug 3, 2013 RAMALLAH, August 3, 2013 (WAFA) – Lionel Messi, the world’s number one football player, and his Barcelona teammates are expected Saturday afternoon in Palestine in their first visit ever to the area. The Barcelona team […]
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Messi and his FC Barcelona Teammates in Palestine – Including Photos & Videos
Current Attacks on Gaza – July 2014 – In Photos Click on the thumbnails to see the full albums WAFA | Aug 3, 2013 RAMALLAH, August 3, 2013 (WAFA) – Lionel Messi, the world’s number one football player, and his Barcelona teammates are expected Saturday afternoon in Palestine in their first visit ever to the […]
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CCTV Footage: Beitar Jerusalem soccer fans arrested for riots against Arabs at McDonald’s
All Israeli Attacks – Timeline | All Israeli cease Fire Violations – Timeline Still live in fairy-tale-land about Israel? Time to wake up: The Map of the “Greater Israel” even is hammered on the currency: All facts at Storify continuously updated. Read what Israeli ‘leaders’ have said and done even before (peace) talks and how […]
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Palestinian children meet football star Messi in Qatar
May 22, 2013 by occupiedpalestine 0 Comments
Maan News Agency | May 21, 2013 DOHA, Qatar (Ma’an) — Two Palestinian children had the chance to meet international soccer star Lionel Messi in the Qatari capital of Doha on Monday. Messi visited Doha as the global brand ambassador of the Qatari telecommunications company Ooredoo. Thanks to a partnership between Ooredoo and Palestine’s Wataniya […]
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Israeli football, racism and politics – the ugly side of the beautiful game ~ by Jonathan Cook
By Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net | 25 April 2013 Israel’s increasing integration into European competitions, despite its refusal to revive peace talks with the Palestinians, respect human rights and halt illegal settlement, is, according to critics, contrary to sporting values and should be met with international opposition of the kind faced by apartheid South Africa. […]
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Israel bars 26 Gaza runners from 1st West Bank marathon
Palestinian Olympic athlete Nader al-Masri (L) and a fellow runner speed along the waterfront in Gaza City. (File photo) PressTV | Sat Apr 20, 2013 12:38PM The Israeli regime has barred 26 Palestinian runners from the Gaza Strip to take part in a marathon in the occupied West Bank. The Gaza runners, including former Olympics […]
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Israeli pressures on EU countries to deny entry to liberated prisoner Sarsak
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Paris protesters demand jailed Palestinian athletes released
Pro-Palestinian activists shout anti-Israeli slogans during a protest outside the French Football Federation (FFF) office in Paris on April 17, 2013. PressTV | Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:11PM Pro-Palestinian activists have staged a protest outside the office of the French Football Federation (FFF) in Paris, demanding the release of Palestinian sportsmen held by Israel. Dozens […]
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FIFA’s Anti-racism Is a Greater Threat to Football than “Racism”
by Greg Felton | Dissident Voice | April 13th, 2013 In June, Israel will host the European Under-20 football championship, and in doing so will formally debunk the myth that FIFA gives a toss about fighting “racism.” In fact, it will confirm, as if further confirmation were necessary, that the great football anti-racism campaign is […]
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Israeli soldiers close suburb in Al-Khalil after settlers injured a 12 year old child playing football
[ PIC 01/04/2013 – 08:53 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– A 12-year-old Palestinian child was injured in his head after Jewish settlers from Kiryat Arba attacked Palestinian citizens in Jaber suburb east of the Ibrahimi mosque in Al-Khalil on Sunday night. Eyewitnesses said that the Jewish settlers threw stones and empty bottles at young men and […]
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Miss Venezuela 2015 will be held on October 8, 2015 in Caracas. The winner will represent her country at Miss Universe 2016. Mariana Jimenez will crown her successor at the end of the event. And at the same event, Edymar Martínez and Maira Rodríguez will crown their successors as Miss Venezuela International and as Miss Venezuela Earth respectively.
Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has accumulated more international pageant titles than any other country, including seven Miss Universe winners, six Miss World winners, six Miss International winners and two Miss Earth.
Thousands of entrants apply for the pageant each year. Some young women would try for up to five or six years consecutively trying to get one of the 26 to 32 titles that will enable them to compete in the final pageant. Venezuela's 23 states, capital, and two regions of Zulia State are always represented.
Genesis Saavedra. A beauty who's battling to become Miss Venezuela . She's 20 years old from Caracas and currently studies social comunication
Gessica Fiume a 22 years old engineer. She's one of the 24 contestants for the Miss Venezuela 2015.
She is Fabiana Viloria. A 19 years old gorgeous brunette, she was born in Trujillo state, however she's been living in Miami for along time, she's a full time model English and architecture student . She didn't wanted to participate at first at the pageant until the president of the Miss Venezuela Organization talked to her and convinced to join. She Will be representing Tachira state, with 1.80 and a perfect body she is one to watch.
She's Maydeliana Diaz a 18 years old beauty from Maracay city. She is a full time model, that's her favorite hobbie actually. She's a social communication student who dreams to become Miss Venezuela since she was a little girl.
Her name is Annelia Martinez a 20 years old beauty who loves to cook, travel and watch movies. Becoming Miss Venezuela it's a goal that she hopes help her to reach her main goal which is to be able to help people around the World that has any kind of disabilities and To help old people that has been abandoned.
Her name is Katherine Charlotte a full time model who describes herself as an optimist and positive person.Her weaknesses are Animals and chocolate. She has been dancing since she was a little girl. Fun fact about her : when she was in kindergarten she told people that she wanted to be a bikini model
She's Virginia Alvarez, one of the contestants for Miss Venezuela 2015, she's a full time model and a bookaholic, she enjoys to learn new languages and traveling.
Andrea Rosales, a 23 years old lawyer (that's right ) who describes herself as a happy, fearless and positive person. She enjoys to face challenges because that makes her stronger. She also likes to read, listening to music and spend time with her family
Jessica Duarte a 23 years old dentist from Caracas who's competing against other 23 young ladies for the title of Miss Venezuela. She enjoys to watch movies, reading and go to the mountains. Also she's a volleyball enthusiast . She wants to become a role model for everyone and show to people that with hard work you can accomplish anything you want.
Her name is Yeniffer González. This 22 years old beauty is Miss Zulia, she was born in San Francisco (Zulia) . She currently studies not 1 but 2 careers; Engineering and business administration so she's the perfect combination of beauty and brain.
Karelys Oliveros, a 1.73mts beauty who's competing for the title of miss Venezuela. She is not a newbie in the pageant world, she actually participated on the Miss tourism Venezuela WHICH SHE WON !!. She describes herself as a real,humble and perseverant person who loves to make new friends.
Her name is Mariana Méndez. This 23 years old beauty curently studies social communications. She's a model who wish to become a Victoria's Secret angel someday. Also she's a social network enthusiast and has a big fan base on Instagram.
Her name is Annie Marie Fuenmayor this taurus is 22 years old and currently studies Industrial engineering. She's a professional model and a piano player (that's kinda cool ) she joined the Miss Supranational pageant in 2013 and won. Shes a very friendly person who enjoys meeting new people.
Arianny Barrios. This 24 year's old Beauty old was born in a small town called Biscucuy but that didn't stop her to accomplish her dreams. She's a dentist and model and has been living in Mexico city for a year an a half. She came back to join the pageant because she didn't wanted to miss the opportunity and didn't want to have any regrets. She's very tight to her family and she thanks them for everything they taught her
Her dad is arabian, her mom is Italian. Her name is Mariam Habach, This 19 year's old enjoys to dance , she's currently studying to become a dentist. She started pageantry when she was 6. She has a big family and many friends.
Katherine Oliveira, this beauty is a journalist she's 25 years old and was born in Miranda state. Even known having 25 its an uncommon age to participate she thinks this us the perfect time for her, because she has a university degree and she's mature enough to face the challenge. "For me more than a dream its a responsibility to fight for a crown that allows to be the voice of a country and could give me the chance to add so many things to our society."
Her name is María José Brito this 21 year's old brunette graduated from social comunication. At such a short age she has a lot of experience in many aspects, she was tv host as well as radio host in her hometown. She also represented the country on miss tourism international in China few years ago and finished 2nd runner up at the miss world venezuela pageant held few months ago. -
Paula Schmidt . This beauty is an exercise enthusiast . Currently studies architecture. She's not a stranger in the pageant world. Her cousins are miss international 2010 Jessica Barboza and fitness model @sashafitness. She's gonna fight hard to get the crown. Will she reign supreme ?
Valeria Vespoli, she currently lives in Miami where she's an active model. She joined Teen model Venezuela contest in 2010, her fan number one is her dad-ager who's helping her with everything she needs to get the crown
Fabianny Zambrano, This beauty is 24 years old and with a height of 1.83mts she gets attention anywhere she goes. Currently she is studying to become a chemistry engineer, actually she was chosen queen for her university early this year. She lost a lot of weight, she used to be a big girl when she was younger, so she's very disciplined
She's alvany goncalves, she currently studies to become a dentist. (We have many dentists this year ). She won her regional pageant and will represent Bolivar State
She's Herly Ruiz, She is 20 years old and a model. She finished first runner up in the super model of Venezuela, there's a little bit of a scandal around her, allegedly she's been sponsor and managed by designer raenrra who has a lot of influence inside Miss Venezuela organization , also he has many friends inside Venezuela government so he may be negotiating her crowning
Her name is Ana Cristina Diaz she just finished her studies and now is a proud architect. This is the first time she tried pageants and guess what ? She made it all the way to the Miss Venezuela pageant, that's kinda impressing uh ? ? She's has 3 sisters and enjoys spending time with them. In her free time she loves to read.
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Medical marijuana vending machines
Posted in alternative medicine, Big Brother, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), health, medical marijuana, natural health products, police state on 2008.02.08| 16 Comments »
Patients suffering from chronic pain, loss of appetite and other ailments that marijuana is said to alleviate can get their pot with a dose of convenience at the Herbal Nutrition Center, where a large machine will dole out the drug around the clock.”Convenient access, lower prices, safety, anonymity,” inventor and owner Vincent Mehdizadeh said, extolling the benefits of the machine.But federal drug agents say the invention may need unplugging.
“Somebody owns (it), it’s on a property and somebody fills it,” said DEA Special Agent Jose Martinez. “Once we find out where it’s at, we’ll look into it and see if they’re violating laws.”
However, the vending machines only allow purchase by those with a valid marijuana prescription, and there are multiple safeguards in place, including fingerprint identification.
Are the feds overreacting?
Tragedy on Kubby Video Set
Posted in 2008 Elections, Adolf Giuliani, alternative medicine, civil liberties, coercion, crime, distress, draconian legislation, elections, free your mind, freedom, human rights abuses, Kubby, law enforcement, Libertarian Party, manchurian candidate, Martial Law, media, medical marijuana, nanny state, natural health products, pigs, police brutality, police state, political cartoon, POTUS '08, press release, regulation, Republican, Republican Hacks, Rudolf Mussolini, Steve Kubby, terrorism, Thinking of Denver 2008, Too Many Categories, torture, Uncategorized on 2007.10.09| 10 Comments »
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TRAGEDY ON KUBBY VIDEO SET: CAMPAIGN RELEASES “DEATH OF DENNY” FOOTAGE
FORT BRAGG, CA — In a stunning turn of events, Libertarian presidential candidate Steve Kubby’s campaign organization has announced that it will release previously unseen shocking footage of an on-set death — the murder of the South Park, Colorado medical marijuana patient known to friends and loved ones as “Denny” by none other than Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani.
The footage is included in a “Director’s Cut” of The Kubby Chronicles, Episode One, which was released today on YouTube.com. The circumstances of Denny’s death are still under investigation by California authorities, but the footage clearly implicates Giuliani. The former mayor of New York — known for his rabid opposition to medical marijuana and for his city’s record-setting marijuana arrest rates, while he was mayor — apparently made an unauthorized entry, accompanied by fellow drug warrior and presidential candidate John McCain, to the cannabis dispensary where the video was being shot. There, he assaulted Denny during a break in filming, while the young patient was receiving his medical marijuana via IV. Denny was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Capitalizing on this senseless tragedy wasn’t in the playbook” says director Doug Scribner. “We just wanted the actors from our 1998 South Park commercial back together again for a screen reunion. But Denny’s grieving parents convinced us that publicizing it may help America stop Giuliani from killing again.” Friends say the young actor, who had been battling cancer for the past two years, had just gone into remission.
Kubby was unavailable for comment and rumored to be accompanying Denny’s body back to Colorado for burial but, says Scribner, “he approved the message before he left.”
Giuliani’s whereabouts are unknown. Local authorities have warned citizens not to approach Giuliani, as he is considered prone to bizarre, and it now seems violent, behavior.
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Medical Marijuana Bill in Connecticut Vetoed by Governor
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From FOX News:
Connecticut’s governor, a cancer survivor, vetoed a bill that would have allowed people with certain serious illnesses to use marijuana, saying it was fraught with problems and sent a mixed message to children.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Tuesday that she struggled with the decision.
“I am not unfamiliar with the incredible pain and heartbreak associated with battling cancer,” the Republican said. Rell was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, a few months after taking office, and she underwent a mastectomy.
The bill she vetoed would have allowed people older than 18 with medical conditions such as cancer, multiple sclerosis and AIDS to grow and use four marijuana plants after getting written permission from a doctor and registering with the state.
The issue pits broader patients’ rights against concerns of legalized access to an illicit drug. Twelve states let some patients use marijuana despite federal laws against it.
“I think this is a big step backward,” said Republican state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi, a widow who risked arrest more than 20 years ago to obtain marijuana for her husband while he struggled with bone cancer.
TV talk show host Montel Williams, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999, lobbied at the state Capitol in support of the bill. He said he uses marijuana to help alleviate the pain and debilitating symptoms.
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Pakistani Muslim Tortures, Accuses Christian Who Refused Slavery
Posted on November 1, 2010 by particularkev
Land owner falsely charges young man with illicit sex, calls villagers to beat, burn him.
SARGODHA, Pakistan, October 29 (CDN) — A Muslim land owner in Pakistan this month subjected a 25-year-old Christian to burns and a series of humiliations, including falsely charging him with having sex with his own niece, because the Christian refused to work for him without pay.
Fayaz Masih is in jail with burns on his body after No. 115 Chitraan Wala village head Zafar Iqbal Ghuman and other villagers punished Masih for refusing to work as a slave in his fields, said the Rev. Yaqub Masih, a Pentecostal evangelist. The village is located in Nankana Sahib district, Punjab Province.
Sources said neither Fayaz Masih nor his family had taken any loans from Ghuman, and that they had no obligations to work off any debt for Ghuman as bonded laborers.
Yaqub Masih said the young man’s refusal to work in Ghuman’s fields infuriated the Muslim, who was accustomed to forcing Christians into slavery. He said Ghuman considered Masih’s refusal an act of disobedience by a “choohra,” the pejorative word for Christians in Pakistan.
On Oct. 3 Ghuman and 11 of his men abducted Masih from his home at gun-point and brought him to Ghuman’s farmhouse, according to Yaqub Masih and Yousaf Gill, both of nearby village No. 118 Chour Muslim. Gill is a former councilor of Union Council No. 30, and Yaqub Masih is an ordained pastor waiting for his denomination to assign him a church.
Fayaz Masih’s family members told Yaqub Masih that Ghuman was carrying a pistol, and that the 11 other men were brandishing rifles or carrying clubs, axes and bamboo sticks. They began beating Masih as they carried him away, calling him a choohra, Yaqub Masih said.
Gill said that Ghuman’s farmhands tied Fayaz Masih’s hands and legs and asked him once more if he would work in Ghuman’s fields. When he again refused, Gill said, Ghuman summoned four barbers; three ran away, but he forced one, Muhammad Pervaiz, to shave Masih’s head, eyebrows, half of his mustache and half of his beard.
After they had rubbed charcoal on Masih’s face, Ghuman then announced that Masih had had relations with Masih’s 18-year-old niece, Sumeera, and called for everyone in the village to punish him. He and his men placed Masih on a frail, one-eyed donkey, Yaqub Masih and Gill said, and a mob of Muslim men and children surrounded him – beating tins, dancing and singing door-to-door while shouting anti-Christian slogans, yelling obscenities at him and other Christians, and encouraging villagers to beat him with their shoes and fill his mouth with human waste, Yaqub Masih said.
Some threw kerosene on Masih and alternately set him on fire and extinguished the flames, Gill said. He added that Muslims made a garland of old shoes from a pile of garbage and put it around Masih’s neck.
Yaqub Masih said the abuse became unbearable for the young man, and he collapsed and fell off the donkey.
Police Ignore Court
Masih’s sister, Seema Bibi, told Compass that the accusation that Masih had had sex with her daughter Sumeera was utterly false. She said Ghuman made the allegation only to vent his fury at Masih for refusing to work for him.
Seema Bibi said that Ghuman told her daughter at gun-point to testify against Masih in court on Oct. 4. Sumeera surprised the Muslim land owner, however, saying under oath that Masih was innocent and that Ghuman had tried to force her to testify against her uncle. A judge ruled that Sumeera had not had illicit relations with Masih, and that therefore she was free to go home.
Her mother told Compass, however, that since then Ghuman has been issuing daily death threats to her family.
After Masih collapsed from the abuse, Yaqub Masih and Gill called local police. Police did not arrive until three hours later, at 3:30 p.m., they said, led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Shoiab Ahmed Kamboh and Inspector Muhammad Yaqub.
“They rebuked the Muslim villagers that they could have killed this Christian youth, and they told them to give him a bath at once and change his clothes, in order to reduce the evidence against them,” Gill said.
Family members of Masih said Kamboh and Inspector Yaqub arrested some of the leading figures within the mob, but soon thereafter they received a call to release every Muslim.
“Instead of taking the Muslim men into custody, they detained my brother, and he was taken to the police station,” Seema Bibi said.
On Oct. 4 police sent Masih to District Headquarters Hospital Nankana Sahib for examination, where Dr. Naseer Ahmed directed Dr. Muhammad Shakeel to mention in the medical report how severely Ghuman and his farmhands had beaten him, Gill said. He said the medical report also stated that Masih had sustained burns and that his head, mustache, eyebrows and beard were shaved.
In spite of the court ruling that Masih had not had sex with his niece, police were coerced into registering a false charge of adultery under Article 376 of the Islamic statutes of the Pakistan Penal Code, First Information Report No. 361/10, at the Sangla Hill police station.
At press time Masih remained in Shiekhupura District Jail, said Gill. Gill also has received death threats from Ghuman, he said.
The 11 men who along with Ghuman abducted Masih and brought him to Ghuman’s farmhouse, according to Masih’s family, were Mehdi Hussain Shah and Maqsood Shah, armed with rifles; Muhammad Amin, Rana Saeed, Muhammad Osama and four others unidentified, all of them brandishing clubs; Muhammad Waqas, with an axe; and Ali Raza, bearing a bamboo stick and a club.
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How an Australian-born pastor survived a Molotov cocktail
Wayne Zschech, the Australian-born pastor of Calvary Chapel Kaharlyk, just south of Kiev in Ukraine with a population 15,000, says he will never forget the events that took place in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14th, when attackers smashed a window at the church building, where he and his family live, and threw a Molotov cocktail (petrol bomb) into the building, reports Dan Wooding, founder of ASSIST Ministries.
In an interview he gave me during my recent visit to Kiev, he re-lived the horrifying turn of events that could have caused the deaths of himself and his family as they slept.
“It all started when my wife Olya woke up in the morning to feed the newborn baby and she said she could smell smoke,” said Wayne. “We actually live in the church building and that night, there were six of us (including his mother-in-law) who were sleeping. We had actually sent the kids to school at eight o’clock in the morning and my wife said again that she could ‘really smell smoke.’ So we looked out the back window and there was smoke billowing out of the back of the church.
“Suddenly, it was all hands on deck. I called the fire brigade and then started finding where the fire was coming from. We originally thought that it was an electrical short because it’s an old building. I began opening up all the doors – because I didn’t want the fire brigade knocking them down – and looking in the basement trying to find where the fire was coming from.
“I kept going down into the basement and when I came up for air on the third or fourth occasion, I just happened to walk around the side of the building and suddenly the whole situation became clear. Someone had thrown a Molotov cocktail through the side of the building into our children’s ministry room and had also left spray painted markings on the side of the building saying, ‘Get out of here, you sectarians.’ So suddenly it put a big a whole new spin on the situation.”
I asked Wayne if he had ever experienced trouble before and he replied, “Not directly. We’ve had a couple of youths smashing windows and so we had to put security screens on our apartment, but nothing like this. There was no warning.”
Sitting next to Pastor Zschech was his assistant pastor, American-born Micah Claycamp, who is married with four children, who then described what he saw when he arrived at the church that morning.
“I had come to the church to do a language lesson and, as I walked in, I saw a big hose running from the back of the church into the room that had been firebombed and I could smell smoke,” he said. “They had just finished cleaning everything up and I went around to the side of the building and saw what had been spray painted and started talking to Wayne who had got the situation figured out and he told me what exactly had happened.
“This was the first big thing we’ve seen in our town. It is pretty quiet for the most part. I don’t feel threatened living there but this obviously is a situation that is a lot different and when you walk into something like this it makes you appreciate the things that you see God do, the unseen things. It makes you realize how much God protects our lives in ways you don’t see every day. So it just makes you more appreciative of His protection.”
I then asked Wayne how an Australian from Brisbane whose family hailed from the Prussian part of Germany finished up in a small town in Ukraine.
“Well, to be perfectly honest, I think God played a trick on me,” he smiled. “I graduated from school and wanted to get into the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and when I applied for the Australian Defence Force Academy I got the chickenpox and so they didn’t let me in that year, even though my academic achievements were fine.
“So I quickly did a deal with God and said, ‘I’ll give you a year of my life’ and the next thing I knew three months later I was in Ukraine and started a Bible-based English schooling programs in communist government schools where kids were learning about Jesus. I was just seventeen years old at the time and began travelling all over the country and I’ve been here ever since. That is some sixteen and a half years now.”
Had he seen big changes in the country?
“Yes, many changes,” he said. “We’ve had currency changes and also seen mindset changes. We see economic things going on and we’ve learned a lot of things. But along the way, I found a beautiful Ukrainian girl and we have a wonderful marriage and we have three Ukrainian kids.”
Wayne then spoke about how he got involved in this Calvary Chapel.
“Well, I got tricked also into becoming the pastor of this church in what was then a village,” he said. “The founding pastor who moved with me from Kiev to Kaharlyk went back home to Australia to do his deputation work and a couple months later, he wrote me an email saying that he was ‘not returning to be the pastor of the church.’ He added, ‘So congratulations. You’re the pastor.’ So not only did I become a missionary by hook or by crook but also became a pastor and I’m thrilled.
“I never wanted to be those things but God has turned things around totally and I’m absolutely content and happy and it’s a very exciting life to see what God is doing despite the fact that humans would have had other choices.”
I then asked Wayne what Kaharlyk was like when he first arrived.
“We are about 80 kilometers (nearly 50 miles) south of Kiev and it was a town that had been in economic ruin as most of the country had been after the collapse of the Soviet Union,” he said. “Unemployment was rife. There were no jobs, no income and there was lots of mental and cultural baggage as the country was trying to reacclimatize to the real world situation.
“Now some 12 years later, we’re basically on the outskirts of Kiev although obviously the town hasn’t moved geographically. But it’s a thriving little town. It hasn’t grown numerically that much but you can definitely see there are changes. There are people moving out of Kiev to come and live in our town. That was never in our plan and we’re also seeing bits of investment coming in and things like that show what was once basically dead is now starting to show signs of life.”
I then asked him to describe the types of people who attended his church.
“We’re a young church and we’re different from the mainstream Orthodox and older style Baptist churches,” Wayne explained. “But the truth is that we are reaching out to orphans, to the elderly and we have a beautiful mix of all those generations in between. When you see a grandmother coming with her son and her grandson to church, you see the wholesomeness that the Gospel brings when God enters a family’s life.
“Back in the early days everyone was warned about people like us saying that these are the people ‘you’ve been warned about for all those years’ and that ‘they’ve come here to hypnotize you and take all your money.’ But that was more then based out of ignorance.
“We had an Orthodox priest back then and we had some very serious chats with him and he said, ‘Look publicly, I have to hold the government line or the Orthodox line, but personally I see that you’re a brother in Christ. So that was good. I wouldn’t call that major persecution, but I can understand the fear from their side.”
He then spoke about a unique business he has begun in the town.
“We decided that we had to become producers so people can put bread on the table and we have to show how God is in everything,” said Wayne. “So we have started a little mushroom-growing enterprise and now we’re making biodiesel. We actually collect oil from a number of restaurants, including McDonald’s Ukraine, and we make biodiesel and sell it and save money for the church and make money for the church and employ people and reinvest into the local town.”
Micah then said that he runs his car on biodiesel which he says smells like “fried chicken.”
“I can run it and I haven’t had any problems at all,” he said. “It’s also cheaper and I’ve put advertisements on the van to let people know the phone numbers so that people know what’s going on.”
It was Micah that picked me up at the Kiev (Borispol) Airport and drove me to my hotel and I have to confess that I didn’t catch a whiff of fried chicken from the exhaust of the van, though I did have a bad cold at the time.
I concluded by returning to the topic of the firebombing and asked Wayne if he had further thoughts about it.
“As soon as we discovered that it was intentional, you can just imagine the situation in your mind with totally charged different emotions,” he said. “We were targeted from the side of the building so that everyone in the town walking past it could see the damage and the spray painting.
“It was basically a political statement in that respect. The fact that the family was asleep in the building when it happened my mother in-law was staying at the time and she said that she heard some banging around at five o’clock in the morning and we looked at the fire damage and we see that it was a real a miracle. There was a fire but the damage was minimal. It should have been so much worse. What turned out to be a couple thousand dollars worth of damage when we could have lost the whole room.
“If they, for some, reason had chosen another window to throw it in, just the next window, the floor boards are totally bear there we don’t have thick linoleum on them, so the fire would have spread immediately. There’s a big air gap right under those boards and it runs right to our family’s bedrooms.”
I concluded by asking Wayne what his prayer needs were at this time.
“That Christ would be glorified to the maximum through this and the next circumstances and that He would save people and that the Christian body locally and throughout the world would pray harder to understanding the privileges that we have in our situations and that God can change them any time that He wants.”
Micah then added his prayer request: “That our church would grow together in this as they would see that God allows these things to happen to strengthen the body, to cause our eyes to be back upon Him and that for His glory to be done and bring more people to Christ.”
By the way if the name Zschech rings a bell with you, he is related to Darlene Zschech, who is perhaps most famous for the chorus "Shout to the Lord," a song that is sung by an estimated 25 to 30 million churchgoers every week, who has married in the Zschech family. “I was a Zschech first,” laughed Wayne.
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PAKISTAN: CHRISTIANS PRESSED AS MILITARY BATTLES TALIBAN
Posted on May 15, 2009 by particularkev
Residents flee Swat Valley where fight rages with Islamist insurgents.
ISTANBUL, May 13 (Compass Direct News) – Pakistani Christians in Swat Valley are caught between the Taliban and Pakistan’s military as it assaults the stronghold where sharia (Islamic law) rules.
Nearly 15,000 troops have been deployed in the picturesque Swat Valley in Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and neighboring Afghanistan. Troops came after months of peace negotiations collapsed between the Taliban Islamist insurgents who have imposed sharia in the valley and the central government last month. Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis have fled the war-ravaged area for fear of a full military assault.
On May 10 (Sunday) the army ordered residents to flee Swat Valley during a lull in fighting. Aid groups estimate that as many as 1.3 million could be displaced by the fighting, according to The Guardian.
Christians are particularly vulnerable in the mass exodus. Working as poor day laborers, they occupy the lowest rung of the social ladder and have little money for costly transport or to stock up on resources before fleeing.
“Christians are poor, and like in any conflict, the prices of transportation and commodities skyrocket,” said Ashar Dean, assistant director of communication of the Church of Pakistan Peshawar diocese. “Some had to go on foot to flee the valley.”
The Taliban had ratcheted up pressure on Christians, other religious minorities and liberal Muslims in Swat to live according to Islamic fundamentalist norms. They were forced to grow beards and don Islamic attire for fear of their safety in an attempt to blend in with Muslim residents of Swat.
Many Christians also fled for insufficient funds to pay the jizye, a poll tax under sharia paid by non-Muslims for protection if they decline to convert to Islam.
In February the Pakistani government ceded control of Swat valley to the Taliban, who imposed their version of sharia and established clerical rule over the legal system. But Christians had seen warning signs long before the formal sharia announcement. In the past year the Taliban burned or bombed more than 200 girls’ schools in Swat, including one that housed a Catholic church.
Religious minorities live in a precarious situation in the Muslim-dominated country. The legal system informally discriminates against non-Muslims, and in recent years Christian villages have been ransacked by Muslim mobs incited by dubious reports that a Quran had been desecrated.
The Taliban’s attempts to spread out from Swat into neighboring areas, however, have increased feelings of insecurity among the nation’s 3 million Christians.
“The threat of the Taliban is a hanging sword above the necks of Christians,” said Sohail Johnson, chief coordinator of Sharing Life Ministry Pakistan. “Christians could be in the situation where they would have to accept Islam or die.”
Swat Christians Flee
Approximately 40-60 Christian families lived in Swat as congregants at the Church of Pakistan. But since Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani on April 8 announced a military mission into Swat, nearly all have fled to nearby districts.
Most are in refugee housing in Mardan in the NWFP. They stay in a technical school owned by the Church of Pakistan, a congregation composed of Anglicans, Presbyterians, Methodists and Lutherans
The school dismissed its students for the school year early to make room for the refugees. Opening its doors to the displaced Christians was necessary due to government inaction toward religious minorities, said Yousaf Benjamin of the National Commission for Justice and Peace.
“The government is giving protection to Muslims, but the Christians are through waiting for their services,” he said.
Similar measures are being employed in hundreds of schools. To provide for the massive influx in refugees, the Pakistan government ended the school year early in districts near Swat and opened the schools to refugees for temporary housing. Teachers are also assisting in the humanitarian relief effort, Benjamin said.
Some Christians have complained of facing discrimination in refugee camps. Government relief workers forbade Christians, Hindus and Sikhs from setting up tents or eating with Muslim refugees, according to online news site Christian Today.
But ultimately Christians will not be able to return to Swat Valley unless the Taliban threat is completely removed, Christian relief groups said. Their possessions and property will otherwise always be under threat.
“Christians will face terrible persecution if the Taliban is not controlled by the government,” Johnson said. “They will easily attack churches, schools and other Christian institutions.”
Rehman Malik, the interior minister, said Pakistan’s military operation would continue until the last Taliban fighter had been ousted. Since April 8, government troops have killed an estimated 751 militants.
There are believed to be 5,000 Taliban militants in Swat Valley. The government hopes to minimize civilian casualties through precision air strikes and delivering emergency humanitarian aid.
Pakistan’s government has come under harsh national and international criticism for its negotiations with the Taliban and ceding control of Swat. They fear the Taliban could seize control of the nation’s nuclear weapons.
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PAKISTAN: CHRISTIANS BRACE FOR SHARIA IN SWAT VALLEY
Posted on March 28, 2009 by particularkev
Accepting Islamic law in exchange for peace leaves many uncertain, fearful.
ISTANBUL, March 27 (Compass Direct News) – Just over a month since Pakistan’s fertile Swat Valley turned into a Taliban stronghold where sharia (Islamic law) rules, the fate of the remaining Christians in the area is uncertain.
Last month, in an effort to end a bloody two-year battle, the Islamabad administration struck a deal with Taliban forces surrendering all governance of Swat Valley in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Sources told Compass that after the violence that has killed and displaced hundreds, an estimated 500 Christians remain in the area. Traditionally these have been low-skilled workers, but younger, more educated Christians work as nurses, teachers and in various other professions.
The sole Church of Pakistan congregation in Swat, consisting of 40 families, has been renting space for nearly 100 years. The government has never given them permission to buy land in order to build a church building.
An associate pastor of the church in central Swat told Yousaf Benjamin of the National Commission for Justice and Peace that with the bombing of girls schools at the end of last year, all Christian families migrated to nearby districts. After the peace deal and with guarded hope for normalcy and continued education for their children, most of the families have returned to their homes but are reluctant to attend church.
The associate pastor, who requested anonymity, today told sources that “people don’t come to the church as they used to come before.” He said that although the Taliban has made promises of peace, the Christian community has yet to believe the Muslim extremists will hold to them.
“The people don’t rely on Taliban assurances,” said Benjamin.
Last week the associate pastor met with the third in command of the main Taliban militant umbrella group in Pakistan, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Kari Abdullah, and requested land in order to build a church. Abdullah reportedly agreed, saying that Islam is a religion of peace and equality, and that his group intended to provide equal opportunities to the religious communities of Swat.
The Catholic Church in Swat is located in a school compound that was bombed late last year. Run by nuns and operated under the Catholic Church Peshawar Diocese, the church has been closed for the last two years since insurgents have been fighting government led forces, source said.
Parliamentarian Shahbaz Bhatti said Christians and the few Hindus in Swat valley have lived under terror and harassment by the Taliban since insurgents began efforts to seize control of the region. He met with a delegation of Christians from Swat last month who said they were concerned about their future, but Bhatti said only time will tell how the changes will affect Christians.
“The Christian delegation told me that they favor the peace pact if indeed it can bring peace, stability and security to the people living there,” he said. “But they also shared their concern that if there is enforcement of sharia, what will be their future? But we will see how it will be implemented.”
Although there have been no direct threats against Christians since the establishment of the peace accord, some advocates fear that it may only be a matter of time.
“These days, there are no reports of persecution in Swat,” Lahore-based reporter Felix Qaiser of Asia News told Compass by phone, noting the previous two years of threatening letters, kidnappings and aggression against Christians by Islamic extremists. “But even though since the implementation of sharia there have been no such reports, we are expecting them. We’re expecting this because other faiths won’t be tolerated.”
Qaiser also expressed concern about the treatment of women.
“They won’t be allowed to move freely and without veils,” he said. “And we’re very much concerned about their education there.”
In the past year, more than 200 girls schools in Swat were reported to have been burned down or bombed by Islamic extremists.
Remaining girls schools were closed down in January but have been re-opened since the peace agreement in mid-February. Girls under the age of 13 are allowed to attend.
Since the deal was struck, seven new sharia judges have been installed, and earlier this month lawyers were trained in the nuances of Islamic law. Those not trained are not permitted to exercise their profession. As of this week, Non-Governmental Organizations are no longer permitted in the area and vaccinations have been banned.
“These are the first fruits of Islamic law, and we’re expecting worse things – Islamic punishment such as cutting off hands, because no one can dictate to them,” Qaiser said. Everything is according to their will and their own interpretation of Islamic law.”
Launch Point for Taliban
Analysts and sources on the ground have expressed skepticism in the peace deal brokered by pro-Taliban religious leader Maulana Sufi Muhammad, who is also the leader of Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi. The insurgent, who has long fought for implementation of sharia in the region, has also fought alongside the Taliban against U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
He was imprisoned and released under a peace deal in April 2008 in an effort to restore normalcy in the Swat Valley. Taliban militants in the Swat area are under the leadership of his son-in-law, Maulana Fazlullah.
The agreement to implement sharia triggered alarm around the world that militants will be emboldened in the northwest of Pakistan, a hotbed for Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists fighting Western forces in Afghanistan and bent on overthrowing its government.
Joe Grieboski of the Institute on Religion and Public Policy said the peace deal makes Talibanization guaranteed by law, rendering it impossible to return to a liberal democracy or any guarantee of fundamental rights.
“The government in essence ceded the region to the Taliban,” said Grieboski. “Clerical rule over the region will fulfill the desires of the extremists, and we’ll see the region become a copy of what Afghanistan looked like under Taliban rule.”
This can only mean, he added, that the Taliban will have more power to promulgate their ideology and power even as the Pakistani administration continues to weaken.
“Unfortunately, this also creates a safe launching off point for Taliban forces to advance politically, militarily and ideologically into other areas of the country,” said Grieboski. “The peace deal further demonstrates the impotence of [Asif Ali] Zardari as president.”
Grieboski said the peace deal further demonstrates that Pakistani elites – and President Zardari in particular – are less concerned about fundamental rights, freedom and democracy than about establishing a false sense of security in the country.
“This peace deal will not last, as the extremists will demand more and more, and Zardari and the government have placed themselves in a weakened position and will once again have to give in,” said Grieboski.
Sohail Johnson, chief coordinator of advocacy group Sharing Life Ministry Pakistan, said he fears that militants in Swat will now be able to freely create training centers and continue to attack the rest of Pakistan.
“They will become stronger, and this will be the greatest threat for Christians living in Pakistan,” said Johnson.
Thus far the government has not completely bowed to Taliban demands for establishment of full sharia courts, and it is feared that the insurgents may re-launch violent attacks on civilians until they have full judicial control.
“The question of the mode of implementation has not yet been decided, because the Taliban want their own qazis [sharia judges] and that the government appointed ones should quit,” said lawyer Khalid Mahmood, who practices in the NWFP.
Mahmood called the judiciary system in Swat “collapsed” and echoed the fear that violence would spread in the rest of the country.
“They will certainly attack on the neighboring districts,” he said.
Earlier today, close to the Swat Valley in Khyber, a suicide bomber demolished a mosque in Jamrud, killing at least 48 people and injuring more than 150 others during Friday prayers. Pakistani security officials reportedly said they suspected the attack was retaliation for attempts to get NATO supplies into Afghanistan to use against Taliban fighters and other Islamist militants.
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INDIA: FAITHFUL MOURN DEATH OF PRIEST ATTACKED IN ORISSA
Hindu extremists beat Fr. Bernard Digal unconscious, leaving him bleeding in forest.
NEW DELHI, October 31 (Compass Direct News) – More than 3,000 people today attended the funeral in Bhubaneswar, Orissa of a Catholic priest who died on Tuesday (Oct. 28) from injuries sustained in anti-Christian violence that began in August.
Father Bernard Digal died in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, after an operation to remove a blood clot that developed in his brain due to a head injury from Hindu extremists attacking him on Aug. 25-26 in Kandhamal district, Orissa state. He was 46.
“He was smashed like a pulp,” Raphael Cheenath, archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, told Compass. “Because of the hate campaign of the [Hindu extremist] Sangh Parivar, the attackers lost their humanity and they became devils. Human beings can’t do what they have done.”
Archbishop Cheenath flew with Fr. Digal’s remains from Chennai to Orissa. Treasurer of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar archdiocese in Orissa, Fr. Digal was visiting Sankarakhole parish when violence flared after Maoists killed Hindu leader Laxmanananda Saraswati and his disciples on Aug. 23.
Though police suspected Maoists from the start and the outlawed Marxists had claimed responsibility for the murders by Sept. 1, Hindu extremists bent on stoking anti-Christian flames continued to publicize that Christians had committed the crime – and have not stopped doing so.
Fr. Digal and Father Alexander Chandy, along with driver Sisir Pradhan, had taken shelter in a forest after a furious mob gathered outside the parish shouting slogans to kill all missionaries. After spending two days in the forest, they left the forest after Fr. Chandy became ill, moving from village to village.
They finally took refuge in a gutted church building in Dudukangia village. It had been torched and only its walls were standing. Legs swollen from walking, the refugees hoped that the enraged Hindu mobs would not come, Archbishop Cheenath said.
But the mob tracked them down by midnight, the archbishop said, and the clerics and driver ran. The crowd caught hold of Fr. Digal, who later told Archbishop Cheenath, “The mob shouted to each other to kill me. I pleaded for my life, but in vain.”
Stripping Fr. Digal naked, the Hindu mob then hit him with crowbars, iron rods, cycle chains, axes, sticks and other weapons, the archbishop said.
“They made a bonfire to burn him alive,” he said.
Seeing the fire, Fr. Digal managed to escape and run through some thorny bushes but was caught shortly after. The intolerant Hindus continued to hammer him until blood flowed from his head and he lost consciousness, and they left him for dead, Archbishop Cheenath said.
“He lay there on the wet ground and in the cool breeze for six to seven hours,” he added. Two villagers who found him in the forest carried him to Phulbani.
After much pressure, the state administration took Fr. Digal to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, under security cover, and from there he was taken to Holy Spirit Hospital in Mumbai.
Discharged the first week of October after more than a month in the hospital, he reached Chennai, Tamil Nadu on Oct. 12 to visit his friend the vicar general of the archdiocese, who was undergoing a heart treatment in St. Thomas Hospital.
“Fr. Digal, after coming to Chennai, complained of high fever, blood in the urine and headache, and lastly his lungs collapsed,” Archbishop Cheenath told Compass.
Tests revealed he had a blood clot in the brain, and he underwent emergency surgery on Sunday evening (Oct. 26), reported The Times of India. The next day, he developed acute respiratory disorder and slipped into a coma.
Kandhmal district Police Chief Pravin Kumar told the national daily that he had no knowledge of the attack on Digal.
“So many incidents took place,” he reportedly said. “I don’t know whether there was any formal complaint pertaining to the attack on him. The police can begin an enquiry into the incident if a complaint is lodged even now.”
The Orissa state government has ordered a probe into the death of Fr. Digal, according to The Statesman News Service.
Fr. Digal was ordained on May 29, 1992. He was a native of the village of Tiangia in Kandhamal.
Orissa Rape Victim’s Plea
Two months after a nun was raped and paraded half-naked on Aug. 25 in the anti-Christian violence in Orissa, the victim went before the media in New Delhi on Oct. 24 and recounted her traumatic experience.
Her head and face covered by a black scarf, Sister Meena Lalita Barwa accused police of being “friendly” with the attackers and of not being responsive to her plea. Expressing her distrust in Orissa police for failing to protect her from those who raped her and other attackers, she demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe.
The nun had gone into hiding after the attack but decided to come forward after the Supreme Court turned down her initial request for a CBI investigation last week.
Sr. Barwa read from her handwritten statement, giving stark details of the incident. Archbishop Cheenath accompanied her in the press conference.
“Two of them were holding my neck to cut off my head with an axe,” she said. “Others told them to take me out to the road; I saw Fr. [Thomas] Chellan also being taken out and being beaten.”
The 40 to 50 men were armed with axes, spades, crowbars, iron-rods and sickles, Sr. Barwa added. She said she was taken to a building full of ashes and broken glass and raped there, with the mob subsequently parading her and Fr. Chellan for about a half a kilometer. Upon reaching a market she asked about a dozen Orissa police to help her, she said, “but they did not move.”
“This hate campaign,” Archbishop Cheenath said, “is done under the very nose of the authorities, and they are mere spectators of these shameful deeds.”
At the Balliguda police station, the nun recounted, she told the inspector in charge and other government officers how she was attacked, raped, taken away from policemen and paraded half-naked, and how the officers did nothing as she wept bitterly. The inspector asked her, she said, if she knew “what will be the consequence” of filing a First Information Report (FIR).
On Aug. 26, as she was writing the FIR, the inspector told her to hurry and not write it in detail, she said.
“State police failed to stop the crimes, failed to protect me from the attackers, they were friendly with the attackers,” she said. “They tried their best that I did not register an FIR, not make complaints against police, [and] police did not take down my statement as I narrated in detail and they abandoned me half of the way. I was raped and now I don’t want to be victimized by the Orissa police. I want a CBI enquiry.”
Since her press conference, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has called for a detailed report on the sequence of events from the district collector and superintendent of police.
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The effects of antibiotic usage in food animals on the development of antimicrobial resistance of importance for humans in Campylobacter and Escherichia coli
Frank Møller Aarestrup, Henrik Caspar Wegener
Modern food animal production depends on use of large amounts of antibiotics for disease control. This provides favourable conditions for the spread and persistence of antimicrobial-resistant zoonotic bacteria such as Campylobacter and E. coli O157. The occurrence of antimicrobial resistance to antimicrobials used in human therapy is increasing in human pathogenic Campylobacter and E. coli from animals. There is an urgent need to implement strategies for prudent use of antibiotics in food animal production to prevent further increases in the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in food-borne human pathogenic bacteria such as Campylobacter and E, coli. (C) Elsevier, Paris.
Microbes and Infection
Aarestrup, F. M., & Wegener, H. C. (1999). The effects of antibiotic usage in food animals on the development of antimicrobial resistance of importance for humans in Campylobacter and Escherichia coli. Microbes and Infection, 1(8), 639-644.
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Home /With digital, lean finally reaches CEOs
InterviewsNov 6, 2018
Cesar Gon
With digital, lean finally reaches CEOs
INTERVIEW – At last month’s Lean Digital Summit in Lisbon, César Gon told attendees how, with lean digital, we have an opportunity to finally get the attention of CEOs and business leaders.
Interviewee: César Gon, CEO, CI&T
Interviewer: Cécil Dijoux, Institut Lean France
César Gon co-founded digital services company CI&T in 1995. Today, the business has over 2,500 digital business strategists, designers, and engineers working across the USA, Brazil, UK, Australia, Japan, and China. César has led CI&T to some spectacular results with essentially one vision in mind: the translation of lean principles to digital. It has been incredible to witness the incredible growth of CI&T over the years. More on it here on Planet Lean.
I sat down with César at last month’s Lean Digital Summit.
Cécil Dijoux: How did it all start for you?
César Gon: I’m a computer engineer. When I finished my masters, I created my company. Initially, the goal was to finance my PhD. This was back in 1995, when the Internet was in its infancy. I believed that we were in a time of fantastic opportunity in the IT world, and wanted to create a stable, sustainable business in that field. It took off, I gave up my PhD to focus on CI&T full-time.
CD: How did you come to identify lean as a strategy for CI&T?
CG: In 2006, CI&T first set foot in the USA. At the time, we were a good old waterfall CMMI company, with processes and dedicated functions. We had 350 people working for us, and we were doing very well. However, Yahoo! (one of our first clients in the USA) pushed us in a different direction. During a visit to our offices for gemba walks, they fell in love with our energy and know-how, but they weren’t thrilled about our CMMI-compliant process. I think they felt that it would slow them down considerably. So, they offered to take 20 of our people, train them and do an experiment with Agile. Six months later, we were impressed with the results: productivity, quality, team satisfaction and, more importantly, customer satisfaction had all gone up. We were familiar with Agile, but thought it wasn’t for us. We were surprised it had worked so well and start to ask ourselves why it had.
We don’t like to have unanswered questions at CI&T, so I went on to find out why Agile had worked better than our highly predictable processes. That led me to speak with Embraer, the airplane manufacturer, where I was told to look into lean thinking.
In 2007, we built the CI&T Production System, inspired by the Toyota Production System. As we moved more and more teams to the new way of working, we started to see results as good as the ones that had followed the Yahoo! experiment, across the board.
However, contradicting what the lean principles were teaching us, my leadership team and I were still pretty much following a traditional command-and-control approach. There was a disconnect between leadership and the Agile teams. One day, during an informal meeting with an Agile coach, I had a revelation when he told me: “If you remove the managers, we will be able to scale the offering. Managers ask the wrong questions and are looking at the wrong metrics.” That was when we started wondering how lean could become our management system.
A pivotal moment for me was when I met John Shook. We started to do some training with him and I loved it so much that I kept going back to it. In 2010, John asked me: “Why are you doing this training for the third time?” I said: “I still haven’t figured out how to use lean to solve my problems.” He then told me the most important thing anyone has ever told me: “César, you have to stop learning and start doing.” He then gave me some advice on hoshin kanri and said: “Maybe you should also start to do some A3 thinking.”
In 2010, Lean Institute Brasil began to support our lean transformation, and that was it. We were on our way to implement lean as the strategy for CI&T. Fast-forward to 2016, and we have dozens of CEOs visiting our campus to learn more about our way of dealing with the challenges thrown at us by the digital world.
CD: How can you tell these CEO understand what lean is about?
CG: They typically come to us to understand how we managed to scale Agile. Most companies have tried to do this to some extent and failed, so they are not new to Agile and lean. However, they are normally struck by the shift in leadership mindset that we have experienced. They also want to see how we work with visual management, our approach to problem solving, and our discipline in thinking deeply about issues before jumping to solutions.
With a number of CEOs willing to experiment, we ran a joint hoshin sessions. They were astonished by the level of engagement of their executive teams. In just two weeks, we achieved what would’ve taken them six months. We have infused hoshin with design techniques, which remove a lot of the burden of traditional strategic planning and boosts collaboration across hierarchies.
For me, it was particularly rewarding to hear that for a number of those CEOs coming to see us was a turning point.
CD: How did lean digital become a CI&T service?
CG: We are value oriented – it’s just part of our culture. And over time it became clear to us that we could help other companies to leverage digital opportunities as a new service. Our first engagement of this kind saw 300 people from CI&T support a big bank to change the way they manage initiatives, deliver 10 times faster, and develop leaders. The idea resonated so well with the business community that we are now engaging directly with CEOs. In the last two years alone, we have had 86 CEOs coming to us to ask for help with digital.
CD: How do managers from the companies you help react when they see so many people from another business coming in to implement change?
CG: They can feel threatened. We propose radical changes to the organization, with squads and value streams, to help multi-disciplinary teams focus on the value they deliver to customers. We try to minimize this negative feeling by starting small, with one or two value streams. Once everyone acknowledges results and feels safe, we expand and introduce more changes.
CD: In your talk at the Lean Digital Summit, you mentioned how lean digital companies should look at Amazon, rather than Toyota. I found this to be an interesting point of view, first of all because Toyota’s original problem to solve was lack of cash wherever Amazon is an incredibly cash-rich organization. Secondly, because Amazon’s CTO Werner Vogels himself recommends in this article to look into Toyota’s kaizen approach to build software factories. How come do you recommend we look at Amazon when Amazon’s CTO himself recommends looking at Toyota?
CG: Well, that’s exactly my point. If you really want to help a big corporation transition to the digital era, it’s better to pay more attention to Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and CEO, than to his CTO. You are right, Amazon now has a lot of cash, but if you look back and compare the journeys of the four big digital powerhouses (Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple) you are probably going to conclude that Amazon had, by far, the most implausible journey of them all. They succeeded against all odds, and that’s because Bezos is a fantastic lean digital leader. The CTO of Amazon mentions kaizen because he knows the power of the lean tools. I don’t see a contradiction, as all lean tools are directly applicable to software development. My point is that the inner workings of digital natives like Amazon offer us a unique opportunity to understand the ingredients that the Toyota Production System is missing. Traditional companies will need to act more like Amazon, if they want to succeed. Our translation of TPS into the digital domain is a possible way forward.
CD: CI&T has been on a lean journey for 12 years now. Why do you think that lean thinking is so important to a digital transformation?
CG: Thanks to its practice, lean is a very powerful framework for transforming cultures, and a digital transformation is ultimately a cultural issue. It’s a game changer.
THE INTERVIEWEE
César Gon is the CEO of CI&T.
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Three extraordinary dance companies, one unforgettable afternoon!
The renowned and popular Bombazo Dance Company joins forces with the equally admired Chief Joseph Chatoyer Garífuna Dance and Harambee African Dance for a dynamic celebration of dance and tradition from three cultures of the great African diaspora. Program curated by Milteri Tucker and made possible with support from Pregones/PRTT’s ASAP (Artist Space At Pregones) initiative.
Event starts promptly at 3PM and is perfect for the entire family!
BOMBAZO: The word “Bombazo” signifies a Bomba jam. It is where the community gathers to celebrate life through its rhythms, songs, and dances. Bombazo Dance Company’s mission is to preserve, educate, and showcase traditional Afro Puerto Rican Bomba and Afro Caribbean folklore. Under the direction of founder/choreographer Milteri Tucker Concepción, company artists advance tradition through experiment and fusion with classical, contemporary, and social styles of dance and other urgent creative expressions.
CJC GARIFUNA: The Garifuna people originate with the Black Caribs indigenous to the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, and were exiled in the colonial period to the Caribbean coasts of Central America. Since the late 20th century, many have emigrated from what are now Honduras, Belize and Guatemala to the United States. The mission of CJC Garifuna Dance is to preserve and raise awareness of a rich Garifuna heritage, including its language, history of resistance to colonization, and powerfully percussive dances.
HARAMBEE: In Swahili, Harambee means “let us pull together”. Harambee Dance Company pulls together the essence of African and African-American dance and music presenting it from an innovative and exciting new contemporary perspective. Artistic Director and resident choreographer Sandella Malloy has developed a high-energy repertoire that pulls together African-based movement, modern dance forms, live percussion and original music, and vibrant costumes into captivating performances reflecting the majesty of the African Diaspora.
THANK YOU: This program is made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; and via the developmental and engagement components of Pregones/PRTT’s Stage Garden Rumba initiative, with key support from Con Edison and the New York State Regional Economic Development Councils, in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts.
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Chimpanzees at the crossroads: adapt to living outside protected areas
by University of Kent
Moyamba chimp with mangoes-Camera trap images. Credit: Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS)/DICE, University of Kent
Research carried out into the impact of changes to chimpanzee habitats found they have adapted to human developments in a number of ways—including learning how to cross roads safely and the best times to visit human habitats—but their survival is still threatened.
A team of anthropologists from the University of Kent and universities in Spain, in collaboration with the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone, made their discoveries from hidden cameras during an eight-month study in the African country.
Although chimpanzees living in fragmented habitats cross roads to move from one area to another of their home range and may approach human settlements, any further road widening, tarmacking or expansion and urbanisation could significantly affect their distribution and abundance.
Consequently, the research team suggests care with infrastructure development, as well as developing agreements with farmers to allow strategic fallow areas to regenerate into community-managed forest refuges providing corridors for wildlife and vital natural resources and ecosystem services for both humans and wildlife.
The research found that chimpanzees do not avoid areas frequented by people, possibly due to human tolerance and low levels of hunting in the study area—but they did not visit areas humans use at midday when human activity was more prevalent.
Around settlements, farmers grow fruits that attract chimpanzees despite the risks of encounter with people. The cameras captured images of chimpanzees eating domesticated fruits like mangos and pineapples that were cultivated close to human settlements.
The research team used 24 infra-red digital camera traps deployed between 2015 and 2016 for a total of 8 months across 27 1.25x1.25 km grids in the Moyamba district in south-western Sierra Leone.
University of Kent expert in primate behaviour and one of the research team Dr. Tatyana Humle said: 'If we want to secure their long-term survival, it is crucial that successful protection measures should benefit people and chimpanzees alike. Conservation actions should focus on education and helping farmers to implement alternative agricultural methods to slash and burn farming and environmentally-friendly revenue generating activities to ensure coexistence between the two species.'
In a landscape heavily impacted by subsistence agriculture, with many swamps and minimal forest, the researchers found that chimpanzees can survive if habitat loss is gradual, key wild resources such as the native oil palm are abundant and if people are tolerant of their presence. However, chimpanzees in such landscapes tend to avoid roads, including untarmacked secondary roads, and prefer to range in close proximity to the swamps.
Approximately 60% of all world's non-human primates are threatened with extinction and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) face serious threats in West Africa, including death from disease, habitat loss, poaching, and retaliation as a result of competition with people for resources.
West Africa has one of the most fragmented tropical forest landscapes in the world due to high levels of deforestation. Chimpanzees in the region are critically endangered with the majority living outside protected areas.
Factors influencing wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) relative abundance in an agriculture-swamp matrix outside protected areas by Rosa Garriga, Ignasi Marco and Encarna Casas-Diaz, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Pelayo Acevedo, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos, Ciudad Real, Spain; Bala Amarasekaran Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Freetown, Sierra Leone; and Luna Cuadrado and Tatyana Humle, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, is published in Plos One.
Chimpanzees adapt their foraging behavior to avoid human contact
More information: Rosa M. Garriga et al, Factors influencing wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) relative abundance in an agriculture-swamp matrix outside protected areas, PLOS ONE (2019). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215545
Journal information: PLoS ONE
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Citation: Chimpanzees at the crossroads: adapt to living outside protected areas (2019, May 22) retrieved 20 January 2020 from https://phys.org/news/2019-05-chimpanzees-crossroads-areas.html
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Mark Booth
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Mark Booth, Artist statement
My practice is concerned with camouflage and its relation to form transformation and illusions of materiality. Through pattern, light, and scale, camouflage can change the perception of form. A natural phenomenon, it can be adopted to disguise man-made objects and blend them into their immediate localities. It transforms the artificial into the organic and disintegrates structure by making it appear to shape-shift. Colour schemes and markings obliquely reference nature, but the choice of synthetic paints and their method of application render them completely artificial.
Scale is important – proportion and its relation to perception is scrutinised by the use of industrial-sized PVC pipe. Some are painted in highly visible monochromes, (traditionally associated with steel sculptures), to create an illusion of materiality – the work appears to be constructed from a base-material other than plastic. The sculptures’ scale diminishes when placed into an expansive context, and, conversely, increases when introduced into a confined capacity. Recognition of its mass is influenced by the volume that surrounds it. Early works were sprayed matt white, lit with fluorescents, and mounted on white walls to disorient and merge them into the substrate they were clinging to. Distinguishing between shape/background and light/shadow caused an optical sensation similar to snow blindness. The Netting sculptures are wrapped in nylon fabric – the pattern jumps off the surface of the work, breaking up the sculptural form to such an extent that the original base-structure is unrecognisable. The Munitions works appropriate children’s guns. Combat camouflage designs transform them from harmless plastic playthings into menacing and dangerous weapons, reflecting on contemporary issues of child desensitisation to violence, the over-saturation of war documentation and reportage by mainstream media, the ease of weapon accessibility in modern society, and the normality associated with today’s readily available toys of war.
At Phasmid Studios I plan to engage with the internal industrialised fittings of the studio and respond sculpturally to the exposed cable tracking and gas piping that snakes around the rooms. I also want to photographically document urban camouflage in Berlin by focusing on graffiti in the immediate area of the studios. Post-pixelation of the images will address themes of optical expansion and illusion.
Mark Booth has completed a BFA at the National Art School, Sydney. He’s exhibited solo in Australia at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Dickerson Gallery, Alaska Projects, MOP, Factory 49, and Firstdraft. He has had group shows at Hazelhurst, Manly and Cessnock Regional Galleries, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Town Hall Gallery (Melbourne), National Art School Gallery, Newington Armory, Dominick Mersch, Brenda May, and Australian Galleries. He has had a major solo show at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, and participated in the art events Cementa15 (Kandos), and Future/Public Artlands (Dubbo). Mark recently won the Major Award at Sculpture at Scenic World, has won Sculpture in the Vineyards, was Highly Commended in The North Sydney Art Prize, and been a finalist in the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Tom Bass Prize, Paddington Art Prize, Deakin University Small Sculpture Prize, Sculpture at Sawmillers, and Sculpture by the Sea. He has twice won a NSW Artists’ Grant (NAVA), and recently undertaken residences at The Armory (Sydney Olympic Park Authority), and Phasmid Studios (Berlin). In 2018 he will undertake a MFA in sculpture at UNSW Art & Design, where he has been awarded a UPA Scholarship. Mark currently lives and works in Sydney, Australia.
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Zach Snyder’s Sucker Punch
March 22, 2017 natewatchescoolmovies Leave a comment
I’m already giggling picturing the cries of protest that will rise up when I post this review, but the hell with it, I really like Zach Snyder’s Sucker Punch. I never deliberately play the contrarian, I just seem to often gravitate towards films that have been maligned by the masses, and I can’t really help it. Now, in this film’s case, a few of the many and varied negative criticisms are somewhat warranted, yet blown out of proportion when you really take a good look at the story. The film is pure style, and although Zachary might have let his imagination run a little wild and clutter the whole affair with fanboy fantasies and video game visuals, there is a clear and discernible story beneath if one cares to look. Now, the only way that story is entirely comprehended is by watching the extended director’s cut, which includes an absolutely crucial, pivotal scene that’s should have never, ever ended up on the editing room floor for the theatrical version. Seriously, they we’re straight up asking for hostility and confusion by not keeping it in every cut of the film, it’s just common sense. Speaking of story, here we go: the film opens in breathless style and classic patented Snyder slo mo, with young Baby Doll (Emily Browning) trying to save her little sister from their tyrannically abusive stepfather. Outsmarted and shipped off to an austere mental institution, her journey is a sad, surreal and somewhat befuddling one, but there’s a method to the madness that might not be clear with only one viewing of the film. The asylum she is sent to is plagued by a sinister orderly (Oscar Isaac) who is abusing the girls in his care, and as a result, Baby Doll channels such horrors into a grandiose set of fantasy worlds, the base of which rests on a burlesque style brothel where she and others work for volatile pimp Blue (also Isaac). Joined by Amber (Jamie Chung), Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish), Rocket (Jena Malone) and Blondie (Vanessa Hudgens), she blocks out the reality of what is happening and replaces the details of an elaborate, systematic escape attempt with impossibly epic, highly stylized adventures, each of a different theme or set in a vaguely familiar period of history. Battling medieval dragons, giant samurai golems with mini-guns, WWI zombie hordes in a gaunt, bombed out European landscape, it’s all a detailed rush of sound and fury that hits you like a ton of bricks, and although is far too much for the film to handle and still get its point across, it’s completely dazzling stuff, especially on Blu ray. Guided by a mysterious Wise Man (a kickass, rootin tootin Scott Glenn) who shows up in a different get up each time and mentored by brothel Madam of sorts Vera Gorski (Carla Gugino), each setting holds the key to move along a certain cog in their plan, correlating back down the line of delusions straight to the asylum, if a little tenuously. Now it all hinges on the arrival of the High Roller (Jon Hamm), a rich playboy who has come to the brothel to see Baby Doll dance, and probably more. Here’s where they fucked up royally: The scene I mentioned earlier is a monologue from him that is pretty much one of the most important parts of the film, capping off both realities beautifully, and without it, not only is Hamm relegated to basically a walk on extra, the entire final punch of the climax is rendered lost and neutered, not too mention quite uncomfortable in a sense. Whoever was in charge of that particular piece of the editing should be tarred, feathered and run off the studio lot by teamsters. With the scene left in on the extended version, however, the story is given both point and purpose, feeling like a complete vision with a little weight to go along with it’s Hindenburg sized bag of visual tricks. Not Snyder’s best for sure, but it’s in no way close to the turkey some people will have you believe it is. Whiners. Style over substance? Yes, I’ll definitely concede there’s an imbalance, but don’t try and tell me the whole thing is bereft of substance at all, because that is a lazily researched argument. The soundtrack is a treasure chest, I might add, with beautiful covers of Sweet Dreams and Sing Me To Sleep sung by Browning herself.
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So happy together... With John Edwards as Attorney General and Dennis Kucinich as Head of the FCC!
My friend Gary envisioned Barry (Barack) and Hillary skating off together in a fantasy sequence. At one point, I thought they were going to kiss. What sweet-nothings were they whispering in each other's ears at the end of the California debate last night? One thing I loved is that they each sanctified John Edwards. He is now a saint. They both vowed to champion his cause: poverty in America. (Read more on the amazing John Edwards below.) After losing both of our favorite Progressive candidates, Dennis Kucinich and John Edwards, it was a relief to hear both Hillary and Obama speak so clearly and passionately about the issues. I am relieved and would be happy with either of them as president.
"WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU" JOHN EDWARDS TELLS THE HOMELESS
Barack Obama: "John Edwards has spent a lifetime giving a voice to the voiceless."
I had the honor of interviewing John Edwards, his courageous wife Elizabeth and their daughter Cate on three separate occasions for our radio show. You can hear these interviews in the archives at Basham and Cornell Progressive Talk
I am very sad that he has decided to leave the campaign. His impassioned plea to help the poor deeply affected me. I think Edwards is one of the most committed public servants today, and I hope he becomes Attorney General— or even head of the FCC — as my friend and fellow blogger Mike says.
At each stop on his camaign tour John Edwards describes the dismay he felt when visiting a homeless shelter that must turn away 70 families each month for lack of space.
"Children. Living on the street in America," he says, pausing to let the image sink in. "All while Exxon-Mobil makes $40 billion. Last year, 37 million people in this country, about the population of California, went hungry. In the richest nation on the planet."
The Associated Press via Yahoo:
Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voters’ sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned.
John ran a good campaign and vowed to stay in it all the way to the convention, but apparently that’s not going to happen. John’s populist message scared the daylights out of the wealthy elite and the corporate media, which ultimately hurt his coverage. We wish him and his family all the best.
Edwards leaves the race having made a big impact on the two remaining candidates. His populist rhetoric forced his rivals to compete for union support, and he was the first out of the gate with detailed plans for universal healthcare and education, putting pressure on the field to match him. The former trial lawyer arguably won a majority of the debates, time and again challenging his opponents to refuse money from lobbyists and speed up their plans for withdrawing combat troops from Iraq.
What his exit will mean at the polls is less clear. On the one hand, it should help Obama consolidate the sizeable anti-Hillary contingency of the Democratic Party. At the same time, however, he drew more votes from Clinton than Obama in the first four contests — blue-collar white workers — so it could also help her fend off Obama, whose recent endorsement by Ted Kennedy should help with organized labor. Edwards announced no plans to endorse, but he has made his preference clear over the course of the campaign, dubbing himself and Obama candidates of change and Clinton the face of the "status quo." And if anyone should pay close attention to the race that Edwards has waged, it's Obama: if he doesn't win the nomination, four years from now he could be in John Edwards' shoes.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry." Audrey Hepburn is famous for the poem "Time Tested Beauty Tips", which she used to recite to her sons. The poem includes verses such as, "For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day." The poem is popularly attributed to her, but it was in fact written by Sam Levenson.
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Coco Gauff will face Venus Williams again in the first round of the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday, according to The New York Times. The match-up was set after the draw ceremony on Thursday evening, the newspaper reports.
The rematch will come just over six months after Gauff, 15, made her impressive debut at Wimbledon last summer, defeating her idol and five-time Wimbledon champion Williams 6-4, 6-4.
The teen had received a wildcard to qualify at Wimbledon, something she “found out last minute,” she said at the time. “I wasn’t even packed to come here so it’s just crazy how life can turn around in a second.”
Besides beating Williams, 39, Gauff also became the youngest player since 1991 to win in the first round of the ladies’ singles at Wimbledon.
The shocking victory made Gauff an overnight tennis sensation, and was followed up by an emotional loss against Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open one month later, in August 2019.
RELATED: 15-Year-Old Wimbledon Qualifier from Florida Defeats Her Idol Venus Williams in Shocking Debut
After the match, Osaka, 22, invited Gauff to join her winner’s interview, in a viral moment that left both tennis players in tears.
“I wanted to leave the court because I lost,” Gauff said of the moment during a September interview on Today. She continued, “And she was like ‘No, come with me’ and I was just shocked because no one ever does that.”
“I couldn’t thank her enough and I was really shocked,” the athlete added. “It was an emotional moment — good and bad emotions.”
RELATED: Coco Gauff Makes History! Teen Becomes Youngest Tennis Player in 15 Years to Reach WTA Final
Speaking to PEOPLE in August, the tennis star said that the transition to overnight sensation has been challenging.
“When I was younger, I was just dreaming about winning tournaments and winning slams I guess, and I didn’t think about all that would come with it,” she said. “So like, I guess I had time to mentally prepare for the winning but not necessarily the off the court.”
“But honestly, I’m just grateful that I’ve been given the platform and I hope that I’m able to use this platform in the right way,” Gauff added.
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Pattern repeats make a polymer fabric
Aren’t you tempted by these in-process photos from France’s Cécile Bos (11Prunes)?
Cecile made 17 or so small canes with distinct geometric elements, all with the same high contrast color in the background. She assembled them into a larger complex cane.
The resulting pattern repeats and gives the cane a fabric feel. The beads made using this method have a delicacy that pulls the eye in to examine.
Put this on your to-do list. We’ll be seeing more of these.
Mix and match scrap
Seattle’s Susan Hyde’s Madonnas (7″ x 3″) aren’t technically from scrap but her textiles are stunningly vibrant and she reconfigures her canes in a variety of ways to extend their usefulness. She mixes and matches endlessly and drapes slices of her fabrics so that they become ethnic dress on this compelling symbol of motherhood.
Her method is a variation on a theme that Kathy Amt taught us years ago and in Susan’s hands, it still looks fresh and contemporary.
Susan’s online presence is on Facebook and her site. She was scheduled to demo her skills at Collective Visions Gallery next weekend but was sidelined with a broken arm this week. Get well fast wishes to Susan.
Lam’s leaves
Loretta Lam keeps me coasting on photos taken at last week’s conference. These lightweight sculpted leaves are not-quite-finished samples for an upcoming European class.
Even unsanded the shapes were silky smooth. Loretta lays thin fabric-like veneers over FIMOairlight bases.
Thank you for your comments on yesterday’s post that taught me another meaning of the word goolies. While the creatures in the Christi Friesen post are cute, some goolies are certainly better kept not so free!
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Collages to wear
Florida’s Dayle Doroshow will exhibit six mixed-media wall hangings in a popular restaurant (Le Tournesol) near her summer home in Durfort, France.
Each collaged fabric panel is 5′ x 2 1/2′ and is embellished with polymer. Each contains a brooch that can be removed to wear.
I can almost hear the sighs of students who have experienced the charms of a week of classes at La Cascade. Karen and Ann Mitchell, Dayle, Doreen Kassel and Loretta Lam will all have polymer workshops there this summer.
Monday mashup in polymer
What would happen if last week’s elephant met up with a kangaroo? In Susan Hyde’s mind we’d have a Kangarat/Eleroo like this 10″ one she’s constructed from polymer.
Susan has joined a gallery in Bremerton, Washington. For poetry month, she and her fellow artists illustrated poems by local poets. The one Susan chose, The Bainbridge Zoo, chronicles an elephant and kangaroo affair.
Another poem called Gypsy inspired this 12″ piece filled with the great polymer fabrics that Susan is known for. Here’s her old fabric tutorial that I have to drag out again because it’s my favorite.
Coarse weave polymer
This newest faux polymer experiment from France’s Sylvie Peraud may take you back to the 80’s. Didn’t you own a sofa made of this material? With roman shades to match?
It makes me smile to think that the coarse weave is back in fashion and that Sylvie has mastered it in polymer. When you zoom in, you’ll swear it’s real.
Go to her site and her Flickr pages. I think we’ll be seeing more. Have a nostalgic weekend.
Chandler’s polymer experiments
Gera Scott Chandler fearlessly fuses polymer clay with digital photography, canvas, silk, inks, acrylics and found objects to create textured three dimensional interpretations of the mood and spirit of her west coast Canadian landscapes. Gera often incorporates beachcombing ephemera into her compositions.
It was her Arbutus mixed media collage on canvas in the Synergy exhibit that helped fuel recent experiments by other artists in combining liquid polymer and fabrics. Her research and development is constant (the lantern at left is a recent example).
Gera has moved on to combining polymer and resins and offers the results of her experiments for comparison shoppers. She has a way of bringing remarkable colors to polymer and she’s working to enhance those colors further with resin.
Following Gera’s work is like being on an adventure that leads from the beach to the garden to the studio.
Hewitt’s cane-inspired fabric
You may be used to making polymer clay buttons to match fabric, here’s an idea that turns the tables. The picture isn’t great but the concept is terrific.
Enterprising polymer clay artist and seamstress Jema Hewitt has begun using Spoonflower, a print-on-demand fabric company in North Carolina, to make fabric from photos of her polymer clay canes.
She explains that, “I just took a photo of my polymer clay slab, tweaked it and cropped it in photoshop and saved a 300dpi jpg. The polymer clay is on the left, the fabric on the right of the photo!” Click on the picture and look closely to get the full effect.
The UK artist is considering producing a line of corsets or waistcoats from her polymer-inspired companion material. While corsets were certainly not the first items that popped into my head, Jema has 20 years experience in the theatre, bridal and costuming business and after a browse through her sites (Kindred Spirits, Steampunk Jewellery, Etsy and her blog SparklyJem) you’ll see how it’s a natural next step for this designer.
It’s an exciting concept to consider at the start of your week.
Doroshow’s polymer theme
Dayle Doroshow’s polymer clay and fabric brooches are part of her larger body of works inspired by her visits to the gardens at Versailles Palace. The bottom layer of petals (see the back of a brooch here) and the center of the flowers are polymer.
Her bracelets on a fabric band (part of the same theme) were a hit with all who saw them and I scored one for helping her spiff up her web site.
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By ARNIE STAPLETON - Dec. 06, 2019 05:54 PM EST
FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019 file photo, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Von Miller (58) lines up against the Chicago Bears during the second half of an NFL football game in Denver. Star linebacker Von Miller says his sprained left MCL that ended his 95-game starting streak might sideline him again Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019 when the Denver Broncos visit the Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) —
Von Miller said Friday he will test his injured left knee before the Denver Broncos' game at Houston to see if he'll be able to start a new streak.
He sat out last week against the Chargers, ending a 95-game starting streak that dated to the 2014 opener.
Miller said he's two weeks into what doctors said was a three-week recovery from a sprained left MCL. He had a similar injury last year but the bye week came right when it was at its worst, so he didn't miss any action.
Miller also said he won't need offseason surgery, just rest.
The injury occurred when teammate Jeremiah Attaochu ran into him just as he was about to sack Bills quarterback Josh Allen two weeks ago.
Miller practiced just one day last week but practiced all of this week, albeit on a limited basis. He's officially listed as 50-50 for the game Sunday in Houston (8-4) when rookie Drew Lock makes his first road start for the Broncos (4-8).
"I think he's much better than he was last week," coach Vic Fangio said of Miller, adding that he won't hold back his star linebacker as a precaution with the Broncos all but eliminated from playoff contention. "No, if he's good, he's going."
Ruled out for the game was Ron Leary, who is still in concussion protocol. He'll be replaced by Austin Schlottman, who subbed for Leary after he was knocked from last week's game.
Fangio also said right tackle Ja'Wuan James (knee) was questionable after a second week of full practices. James has only played 32 snaps this season after signing a free agent contract that included $32 million in guarantees.
Fangio has been cautious about playing James even though he's been cleared medically.
"I just don't want to put him out there if he's not going to play well," Fangio said. "We'll see how he shows up tomorrow and Sunday."
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NUTS AND BOLTS LEARNING: Building a flying machine
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By J.J. Jensen, Sun Staff — Oct 24th, 2001
Students in CKJHS's Aero Manufacturing class are making an aircraft - from scratch.
In schools across the nation, fewer band saws are running, not as many students are wearing safety glasses and ball-peen hammers are collecting dust.
But if Clear Creek Elementary School teacher George Steed has anything to do with it, Central Kitsap School District won't be part of that trend.
Helping to keep shop an important part of a student's education, Steed and Central Kitsap Junior High teacher Steve Smith are now in the fourth year of teaching their four-credit Aero Manufacturing class at CKJH.
Unlike other shop classes where kids are building clocks, planter boxes and CO2 cars, at CKJH they're building an airplane.
Not a model. Not a toy. An actual airplane.
Completed last spring, minus an engine and instruments, was a CH-701 Zenith aircraft, a 20-foot-long, lightweight, two-seat aluminum aircraft, with a 27-foot wingspan.
Now, students are beginning on a second aircraft - a Zodiac CH-601XL.
To date, Steed and Smith have held nearly 300 building sessions, students have logged 9,040 hours on the project and mentors from the community have spent more than 3,000 hours with the kids.
Steed said he feels the lessons learned in the class go beyond tool use. What the kids learn is precision, cooperation, mentoring and tolerance.
Parents, too, see the value of old-school learning.
"I think it's excellent," said Ann Penberthy-Neville, who attended a recent class to pick up her son, Timothy. "It's a hands-on class for kids who learn by doing rather than reading and hearing.
"The focus in schools now is on computers and calculators rather than human strength and human intelligence."
Steed agrees.
"I believe there's a nationwide trend toward reducing and eliminating technical training in schools," he said.
"The trend now is college-prep this and college-prep that, which is fine, but the kids need (vocational/technical) skills.
"If you don't have some of these skills, you're handicapped. If you don't know what a Phillips screwdriver, is you can't even fix things around the house. You'll have to hire someone."
On a recent Thursday night, Megan Parrish, a CK sophomore was back at the junior high shop.
"There are hardly any girls who do this," she said. "It's a way to be independent and different from the crowd."
This month, Steed was recognized by ING Northern Annuity as one of the nation's 100 most outstanding educators, for his innovative teaching methods, creative educational project and positive influence on children.
"This is a perfect example of an educator who, using the gifts of creativity and innovation, shows students that school doesn't have to be boring, that learning is not a chore. Educators like this make kids want to learn," said ING Northern Annuity executive vice president Jerry Mills.
Reach reporter J.J. Jensen at (360) 792-9231 or at jjensen@thesunlink.com.
CELEBRATE EXPANSION: The Island School turns 25
The private school, which began with 11 kids in a garage, now boasts a remodeled 10,000-square-foot building with more than 100 students You say it's your birthday. You're going to have a good time. Especially if you're The Island School. This week, The Island School, ... [Read More...]
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ST. HELENS, Ore. (AP) - The teller at the bank branch is accepting deposits, the baristas at the coffee cart are whipping up mochas and the day-care workers are playing with giggling babies. Then the principal's voice comes over the intercom, reminding students ... [Read More...]
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Bauke puts his stamp on the Basque Classic with three podiums in three years
If there is ever a race that Bauke Mollema can call his own, it’s the Clásica San Sebastián that follows less than a week after the Tour de France ends.
Mollema won Clásica San Sebastián in 2016, finished in third place last year, and came close to victory again Saturday after his attack on the final steep climb could only be matched by one rider. Unfortunately, that rider was Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) who is fresh off winning two stages and the polka-dot climbers jersey at the Tour de France and bested Mollema in a two-up sprint to the line.
“I felt good,” said Mollema. “But then on the top Alaphilippe was with me. We worked well together – it was one kilometer flat at the top, so we went pretty fast there and had a big gap already. And then we went down also fast and then it was just the two of us, but you know he is also fast in the sprint. I tried to hang on a bit and let him do the work the last 2kms especially, but still, he was faster than me.”
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As in previous years, the race was decided on the final 1.8-kilometer climb with a cruel steep section near the top between 15 and 18 percent gradient. It was here Mollema made his attack, similar to in 2016 when it proved to be the winning move.
“I was in perfect position already 5kms before the climb,” explained Mollema. “Koen de Kort, Julien Bernard and Toms (Skujins) did a really good leadout, so I was in the first five positions starting the climb. That was perfect so I could save some energy.
“There were some attacks in the middle, but then everyone was looking a bit to each other because the last 5-600meters were so steep. I was just waiting for that. I think the last 400 meters I just went by myself because the legs were still good, and I needed to drop some guys and be the first on the top.”
Three podiums, three years, with only five days of rest after the Tour de France. We asked Mollema what his secret is?
“I always recover well from the Tour, and that’s important,” he answered. “I always do a few crits (criteriums) this week, and that helps me keep in the rhythm, so the body is still activated and ready to go. I really like this race also – I love the weather, the people, the roads – and I have a good motivation since I know it’s a good chance to do a good result.
“In the end, it’s just power on the last climb; it’s a hard race with a lot of climbing, but in the last years, in the end, it all comes down to the last steep five minutes climb. I think that’s a good effort for me. Yeah, it’s nice to be on the podium again.”
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Rail travel in Italy has been transformed over the last 40 years by the opening of new high-speed routes. The first dedicated fast line, from Florence to Rome, opened in 1977. The fastest trains, called Frecciarossa, now dash from Milan to Rome (570 km) in less than three hours.
But speed is not compulsory: there is a good network of slower lines extending to every corner of the country. First-time visitors to Italy often focus on the legendary trinity of ‘must-see’ cities: Venice, Florence and Rome – with Verona and Milan both rightly claiming that they should not play second fiddle to that star trio. All five deserve a visit, but remember there is much more to Italy than just big cities.
The principal national rail operator in Italy is Trenitalia, which faces competition from NTV Italo on the high-speed routes from Turin, Milan and Venice to Rome and Naples - and latterly also on the east-west route from Venice via Verona to Milan. NTV's market share is very modest (still under 10%), but its very existence keeps Trenitalia on its toes.
Rail travel in Italy is generally extremely good value, and upgrading to first class (or other premium classes such as executive or business) is affordable too. On high-speed lines we think the benefits justify the higher price, for example travelling between Milan and Venice on board a chic Frecciarossa, it costs only a little bit more to upgrade to one of the premium classes.
Italy enjoys an excellent range of international rail connections. There are fast TGV services from Paris to Turin and Paris to Milan. There are direct daytime EuroCity services from Geneva, Basel, Zurich, Munich and Vienna to cities in northern Italy. Look out too for theThello Eurocity service from Milan to Marseille.
2018 saw improvements to cross-border local services between Italy and Switzerland, and the reintroduction of direct trains from Trieste into nearby Slovenia. Also new in 2018 were new direct links from Trieste to Austria (daily buses run by Austrian rail operator ÖBB supplemented by train services at weekends).
About two dozen cities in Italy have year-round direct overnight trains (not necessarily every night) to destinations beyond Italy's borders. There are daily sleeper services to France, Germany and Austria. There are also plenty of overnight trains serving domestic routes within Italy.
We offer the full range of train tickets for journeys to Italy, as well as providing tickets for trips within Italy. It's possible to mix-and-match tickets from Trenitalia and Italo, and get the best deals and cheap fares from both rail operators. Check out our excellent range of city guides with descriptions of key journeys to those cities.
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Tag Archives: Aborigines never ceded their land or sovereignty
A settled First Nation People
Australian Aborigines were a settled people long before the invasion by Britain, contrary to the crap peddled after the invasion, killing, and societal and cultural despoliation (destruction). Clever administrators looked for a fresh dumping ground for those disadvantaged by their government’s cultural cleansing, since North America was no longer available.
Rapacious settlers ‘cleared’ the land they occupied so ruthlessly. Pseudo-historians turned historiography on its head by finding no documentation in Britain authorising the settlers to take whatever they wanted by killing the natives; therefore, no killing had occurred.
A settled people, who had survived in a harsh land for thousands of years, were now made nomadic by Britain. Terrible things were done to the women and children. The behaviour of some explorers casts doubt on their morality. While missionaries were busily gathering black souls to the bosom of their coloured Saviour, one has to wonder at the depth of belief in Christianity within the white communities.
And, quite naturally, white men were opportunistically busy creating a creole (hybrid) people. That seemingly led officialdom to believe that black skin could be bred out in time; “Fuck them white” was reportedly part of the policy encouraging the natives to “become like us.”
Now, an aboriginal researcher and writer, Bruce Pascoe, has recently published ‘Dark Emu Black Seeds: agriculture or accident?’ He has drawn upon the journals and diaries of explorers. The bibliography listed in his book is vast. The superior-white ‘foghorns’ (on radio) and their acolytes in politics and elsewhere will have great difficulty in countering Pascoe’s book.
My impression, after 70 years of a highly interactive and contributory life in Australia, is that ordinary people are more tolerant and understanding about the plight of their indigenous people. A retired history-teacher friend of mine bought a copy of Pascoe’s book for each of her many grandchildren. Truth will out!
In this context, it is worth noting that the redoubtable Prof. Henry Reynolds has pointed out that Australia’s Aboriginals had never ceded their lands, or their sovereignty.
From the back cover of Pascoe’s most impressive book: “If we look at the evidence presented to us by the explorers and explain to our children that Aboriginal people did build houses, did build dams, did sow, irrigate and till the land, did alter the course of rivers, did sew their clothes, and did construct a system of pan-continental government that generated peace and prosperity, then it is likely that we will admire and love our land all the more.” – Bruce Pascoe.
Reviews of the book were most positive.
Posted in A cosmic mind, Aborigines, Accountability, Ancient societies, Colonialism, Colour prejudice, Community relations, Corruption, Criminality, Cultural conflicts, Deprivation and starvation, Discrimination, Economic colonialism, Exploitation, False superiority, Greed, History, Invasions, Justice, My Views, Open-minded scholarship, Perceiving reality, Racism, Research findings, Suffering | Tagged Aborigines never ceded their land or sovereignty, Bruce Pascoe's research establishes that his ancestors were a setled polity, His research was based on the journals and diaries of explorers and colonists, Post-invasion killing and societal despoliation turned a settled First Nation People into nomads, The bibliography listed by Pascoe is vast, White supremacists will challenge Pascoe's findings |
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Saudi fund buys direct minority stake in ACWA Power
Khalladi wind farm takes off, Image courtesy of Acwa Power, All rights reserved.
July 5 (Renewables Now) - The Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, has built a 24.98% direct and indirect equity interest in power and water infrastructure company ACWA Power, which has a significant role in the renewable energy sector.
The parties announced on Wednesday that PIF, which already had a 9.78% ownership through a wholly-owned unit, has bought a 15.2% direct stake in ACWA Power for an undisclosed sum. PIF said that it recognises “exciting growth potential” for the Saudi firm and considers this transaction to be a strategic long-term investment for the fund.
The investment was made through a capital hike, the proceeds of which will support ACWA Power’s growth strategy and investment plan, the announcement says.
ACWA Power develops, owns and operates power generation and water desalination plants. It has a total of 40 facilities in operation and under construction, as well as seven projects in advanced development.
The company’s power generating portfolio includes assets such as the 700-MW concentrated solar power (CSP) fourth phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, which was awarded to an ACWA Power-led consortium, the just recently inaugurated 120-MW Khalladi wind farm in Morocco and the 300-MW Sakaka photovoltaic (PV) project in Saudi Arabia. In February 2018, ACWA Power won a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Sakaka project at a tariff of SAR 0.08782 (USD 0.0234/EUR 0.0200) per kWh.
(SAR 1.0 = USD 0.267/EUR 0.228)
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Ivan is the mergers and acquisitions expert in Renewables Now with a passion for big deals and ambitious capacity plans.
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Behind the Boom of Brettanomyces Beers
Welcome to "I'd Tap That," in which Aaron Goldfarb and a panel of tasters pit "whales" against "shelf turds" in an effort to understand everything from Imperial IPA to Saison. This round: all of the Brett beers.
Even just a decade ago, yeast was an afterthought for most American beer drinkers. Malts, hops, water—sure, but festishizing the particularities of fermentation was more the domain of wine. Even if your average craft beer enthusiast generally knew you needed yeast to actually make beer, there was little chance he was aware of the fact that Saccharomyces cerevisiae or Saccharomyces pastorianus was probably that yeast. And, indeed, even most American craft breweries hadn’t really begun exploring yeast outside those domesticated strains until a group of adventurous brewers decided to try and corral something called Brettanomyces—or, more affectionately, Brett.
But why would they want to do that?
For the longest time, Brett was a bad word in the industry, something that unwittingly infected beers due to poor sanitation methods. (In wine, most consider the presence of Brett character to be a defect as well, while some argue that it can be part of the essential character of a wine, like in the case of Château de Beaucastel.) Present in the wild on the skins of fruit, Brett was first identified around the turn of the 20th century by brewery scientists trying to figure out what exactly was causing that unintentional, slightly funky note in Britain’s oak-aged stock ales.
Meanwhile, in Belgium, many brewers owed Brett their livelihood—they just didn’t quite know it yet. When these brewers made their lambics and gueuzes and, yes, farmhouse ales, too, they used an open fermentation method, which exposed their unfermented beer (known as wort) to the air where, you guessed it, Brett was secretly lingering, ready to pounce.
While the merits of Brett character in beer are still debated, one thing everyone can agree on is that Brett is brilliant at fermenting beer. The yeast works its magic quite slowly, attacking many sugars that Saccharomyces cannot, often resulting in not only a drier beer, but one that shows a funky, “barnyard” aroma. And while some mistakenly identify Brett as a souring agent, it’s most often the presence of two lactic-acid bacterias, Lactobacillus and Pediococcus, that causes those flavors.
There are at least four species of Brett, each imparting different notes that range from horse blanket (Brettanomyces bruxellensis, aka “Brett Brux”) and “goaty” (Brettanomyces naardenensis) to cherries (Brettanomyces lambicus) and pineapples (Brettanomyces claussenii, aka “Brett C”). In the late 1990s and early aughts, some more adventurous American craft brewers, like Vinnie Cilurzo (Russian River), Ron Jeffries (Jolly Pumpkin) and Tomme Arthur (The Lost Abbey), had the cockeyed notion to experiment with these strains of Brett, hoping to mimic the Belgian beers they adored, like Orval and Cantillon. After years of working with beers that were far easier to control and master, the unpredictability of Brett—its ability to totally transform their beers in ways they hadn’t even planned for—proved to be an irresistible challenge. And in true American fashion, many of them added their own twists, from fruit additions to dry-hopping techniques to domesticating Brett itself in order to make 100-percent Brett-fermented beers, something that would have certainly been impossible a century ago.
Nowadays, you’re no longer a firebrand if you use Brett, and most all top-notch breweries have at least a few beers prominently featuring the yeast. There’s Prairie Artisan Ales’ Brett C; Crooked Stave’s multiple lines of Brett-forward beers, like their witbier, St. Bretta, and dark wild beer, Nightmare on Brett; and The Bruery, who has released a series of single-strain Brett offerings in their Elements of Funk series. Breweries like Firestone Walker have even built completely separate facilities for these types of beers, simply to assure Brett never comes into contact with their “clean” beers. In some cases, these breweries are now even utilizing the yeast with styles not accustomed to going “wild”—notably, IPAs. Brett IPAs have become particularly popular of late, with Brett’s pineapple notes often melding beautifully with certain fruitier hops.
In order to see what this most famous yeast can do, we blind-tasted 28 Brett-backed beers, trying to focus mostly on beers where Brett was the intended star (it’s often used in mixed fermentation beers alongside Lactobacillus and Pediococcus). For the tasting, I was joined by PUNCH’s Editor in Chief, Talia Baiocchi; Associate Editor, Lizzie Munro; and Assistant Editor, Chloe Frechette. While wild ales, both domestically and abroad, are the styles most commonly associated with Brettanomyces, we also looked at Brett saisons, Flanders reds, pales and IPAs, an old-world English porter and even a coffee beer. Here are the six that were worth their Brett.
Six Brett Beers to Try
Kent Falls Dekkera | 4 percent ABV
Kent Falls’ table beers offer the perfect way to fully examine the flavor Brett imparts on beer, unadulterated by any other bells and whistles. This delicate offering is floral and slightly musky on the nose with an orangey, overripe pineapple flavor profile in a package that’s full-bodied for the ABV, and highly drinkable.
Logsdon Oak Aged Bretta | 8 percent ABV
A true farmhouse brewery—not just an industrial warehouse pumping out saisons—Logsdon Farmhouse Ales has a plethora of Brett fermented beers. The Oak Aged Bretta is essentially a barrel-aged version of their flagship Seizoen Bretta, which picks up vanilla and wood notes after a prolonged period of aging. Extraordinarily dry and very easy-drinking, its high acidity reminded us of an excellent Norman cider.
The Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale | 5 percent ABV
Famously, over the entryway to one of The Lost Abbey’s barrel rooms is a sign reading “In Illa Brettanomyces, Nos Fides” (loosely, “In Brettanomyces, we trust”). Produced since 2006, Red Poppy is an homage to Flanders reds. It’s aged in French oak wine barrels with sour cherries added, the result tart and refreshing with a distinct spicy cinnamon flavor and aroma (which Talia rightly pegged as “Hot Tamales”).
Captain Lawrence Rosso E Marrone | 10 percent ABV
Captain Lawrence was an early Brett adopter, and their experience comes through here. While Cuvee De Castleton and Flaming Fury are two top-notch Brett offerings, Rosso E Marrone is their masterpiece. This Flanders oud bruin is a high-ABV brown ale aged in oak alongside red wine grapes and Brett. This was easily the most “wild”—read: tart, tangy, complex—of the beers in our lineup.
Allagash Midnight Brett | 7.3 percent ABV
With all of the up-front notes of coffee, chocolate and perceivable tannin, we were nearly certain that this beer was bourbon barrel-aged. In actuality, this almost-black beer was brewed with Midnight Wheat, a bitterless black malt, then aged in stainless tanks and inoculated with the brewery’s house Brett strain. Tart, with an intriguing mix of sour cherries and medium-roast coffee.
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Draft Talk, Take Two (The Lowered Expectations Edition)
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A couple weeks ago, in anticipation of the NCAA Tournament, we scribbled some preliminary thoughts on NBA Draft prospects. Now that we’re into Sweet 16 territory, and we know a little more about where the Wolves may end up drafting, we thought it about that time to do another quick #lottobound rundown of our current thoughts on potential Wolves prospects we like.
I pass the baton to Andy G to kick this thing off.
Andy G: ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: Ben McLemore: Disappears too often for my taste, certainly if you’re taking him as high as #1(!) I mean, check out his game log (Insider, sorry). I’d like the Wolves to get him but I wouldn’t expect that we’re getting a Durant or Ray Allen as much as a Jason Richardson.
That said, who is #1? My take is, if we somehow win the lottery I think it’s Nerlens Noel or Anthony Bennett. Gotta get the star power at the top of the draft.
If we don’t win the lotto and take Oladipo, we might be getting a better player than McLemore anyway. Victor O plays Jrue Holiday-style defense and seems to have the shooting mechanics to become a pretty reliable secondary scorer. It’d be incredible to watch a Rubio-Oladipo backcourt terrorize opposing guards defensively.
Patrick J: I don’t necessarily disagree. I’ve cooled my jets on McLemore. I think he’ll be that very nice, in his prime borderline all-star but never truly great, kind of SG. Do you take that guy at #1? Maybe, maybe not. It depends on how much you like Noel, how much you like Noel’s knee surgeon, and whether you have Pek coming back. I’d probably take Noel #1 for now, and look to get Oladipo (or McLemore) somewhere below that top pick. I’m still bullish on Bennett, by the way, but the need is so far from a top priority unless we’d do something radical like, hmm…., play Kevin Love at Center, and use both K-Love and Bennett as matchup nightmares (on both ends!). Bennett has a ton of potential as an NBA scorer, but only as a PF.
NEW ISSUE: I’m increasingly thinking that if we land between #7-9 in the draft, we trade down for GLENN ROBINSON III (DX profile here). I see some McLemore in his game, albeit at the SF position, and like the variety of things he can do. I think there’s more we haven’t seen yet, either. He’s sneaky quick, smooth, long, can score in multiple ways, and didn’t look uncomfortable as a frosh. I really like how he would assert himself but not force things, i.e., he seems to know how to play and that’s important for integrating a young pup into a team that wants to be Kahntending for a playoff spot next season. And at risk of stating the obvious, GR3 appears to have a much better attitude and MOTOR (DRAFTSPEAK!) than his old man ever did.
Mostly, I’m floating interest in Robinson III because I’m not that impressed with other prospects whom I expect to be available in this range, sort of how I wasn’t impressed by Wes Johnson at #4, thought Paul George looked at least as good, and thought it’d therefore be smart to trade down and grab George and get a sweetener rather than stand pat and take Wes. That’s obviously now an extremely stilted example, and I don’t think GR3 has the chops to become another George, but I think it shows the value of trading down in lottery situations when it makes sense and is possible. Robinson is currently projected to go at #20 in DX’s mock. I doubt he’ll slide that far, but still, he seems like a decent and attainable target who could help immediately even he’s unlikely ever to be a big time star.
GR3 doing work.
Agree or disagree on Robinson III?
Andy G: Well, I disagree (strongly) on the “could help immediately” part. GR3 is barely 19 years old, skinnier than Alexey Shved (okay, maybe not, but still) and only shoots 7.5 times per the 33.2 minutes that he plays per game. That said, I like that he makes a whopping 57.4 percent of those tries (EFFICIENCY!) because it shows that he knows how to play next to talent — in this case Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. — and find ways to fill in the gaps. We’re both working largely off of SECONDARY SOURCES here, and the best college mix of GR3 I could find is just a dunk mixtape.
Eh, the only time one of those amounted to prima facie draft stock evidence was DeAndre Jordan. (When a man that big can dunk like that, you draft him with the 34th Pick. I’m looking at you, Kevin McHale.) What else do we have on the secondary front? Well, Chad Ford ranks him 16th and calls him a smooth scorer with high BBIQ. He questions his motor — so not so fast with that favorable comp to Big Dog Sr. (Speaking of which, how fucking insane was Big Dog in college? Dude averaged 30 & 10 as a sophomore, back when college ball was still really stacked with talent! He was a wealthy man’s Mike Beasley and made his self a lot of money in the pros — even if his defensive lapses and one dimensional skill set never made him the superstar that GENE KEADY! could.) In any case, sure, there are some things to like there and maybe he’s worth taking in the mid-lottery after a trade down. But I’d need to see something that separates him from the always-big pile of generic wing alternatives that could be had in the late 1st/early 2nd. Like, is GR3 a better prospect than the North Carolina wings or Allen Crabbe of California? Is the only reason we think so because he’s a freshman? If so, is there anything wrong with that? As you can see I’m undecided on GR3, and I’ll try to keep a close eye on him during the time I can watch Michigan-Kansas tonight whilst stepping away from the Wolves-Thunder tilt. I might even do this periodically AT TARGET CENTER, ducking into Hubert’s for a pint and some Sweet 16.
(Takes deep breath.) That was a lot of words about a mid-tier draft prospect. Since we’re talking Big Ten freshmen, I guess I’ll throw GARY HARRIS into the discussion. MSU Spartan (also plays tonight, against Duke) that seems to be rising on draft boards of late. He’s a 6’4″ off-guard which doesn’t excite me all that much unless he’s a freak athlete or unusually skilled. Ford’s rundown on his pros and cons bores me a little bit (sounds like a typical Izzo guy: hardnosed, good-not-great athlete, streaky shooter) but I’ll keep an open mind and look at him a bit more as we approach draft day.
That’s all I’ve got. Wolves-Thunder tonight. Sweet 16 and Elite 8 all weekend. Solid hoops weekend ahead.
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A Tiffany Trail Winds Through the River Towns
Elsbeth Lindner — December 8, 2019
Ossining United Methodist Church (Photo: Tiffany Trail web site)
Serendipity, according to Merriam-Webster, is “the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for,” and what better description could there be for the wealth of work by one of America’s most acclaimed artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany, located – but often overlooked – in our towns? Tiffany’s glorious stained glass, mosaics, and design features – perennial favorites at the Metropolitan Museum in New York – can be visited in churches and other local spaces, from Irvington through Tarrytown and Briarcliff to Ossining. Who knew?
Tiffany – the son of famous jeweler Charles Tiffany – reached the peak of his career in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, when the arts and crafts movement, and the appetite for colored glass windows and objects were at their height. First drawn to art, but later finding his métier in the world of glass, Tiffany beat out competitors to achieve international fame and success. His workshops contained some 5000 samples of colors and varieties in glass. No shade or texture was beyond him.
He experimented obsessively, hiring glassblowers and chemists from around the world, while developing unique innovations, like the twisting of molten glass to achieve the remarkable folds of drapery to be found in many of his windows. This and other characteristic techniques, like confetti glass – adding specks of color to give an effect of looking through foliage – can be seen to gorgeous effect in the windows in our area.
Tiffany had a long association with Irvington, spending childhood summers there, in one of the “two substantial houses overlooking the Hudson, about the equivalent of two blocks north of Main Street… in the Matthiessen Park neighborhood,” said Christopher Mitchell, past co-chair of the Tiffany Room Committee. “That latter neighborhood, or at least part of it, was known as ‘Tiffany Park’ when the Tiffanys lived there.”
Unsurprisingly, multiple examples of Tiffany’s work are visible in the town, from the beautifully restored Reading Room at the Village Hall which he designed, decorated and furnished, to the 185 windows he installed at Irvington Presbyterian Church, all in a beautiful, pale, rainbow-hued, opalescent glass that lends a meditative tranquility to the interior space.
Next door, at the Church of St Barnabas, you can find a deep-set circular window in a glowing shade of blue, featuring a dove descending against a lemon sky. “It’s a hidden gem, which we’re delighted to share with anyone who wants to come and experience God’s radiant light,” commented current church rector, the Reverend Gareth Evans.
If Tiffany’s life’s work was “the pursuit of beauty” – as he told guests at his 68th birthday, in 1916 – he achieved it most memorably in his landscape windows, showcases for supreme technique through depictions of trees, rivers, and flowers, in particular irises, peonies, magnolia, and wisteria. The window at Tarrytown’s Reformed Church is one such, a glowing vista composed by Agnes Northrop, one of Tiffany’s most noted designers, featuring a stream descending a mountain valley, through banks lined with poplars and irises. It rests in a specially-built antechamber, positioned to receive the afternoon light which illumines its subtleties and sets the water rippling.
Briarcliff’s Congregational Church is blessed with seven Tiffany windows, the largest of them another, spectacular landscape, this one wooded, with rolling hills, an intricate sky, and a wide bank of irises. Its loveliness makes an interesting contrast with a smaller window toward the rear of the church, where St George battles a dazzling green dragon spewing red and yellow flames. Visiting children find this one “cool.”
Trinity Episcopal Church (Photo: Tiffany Trail Web Site)
Mother Cooper, the priest in charge at Ossining’s Trinity Episcopal Church, notes that having Tiffany windows “makes a difference in the feeling of the space,” and it’s true. Their beauty and unique style are surely both distractions and enhancements in a house of worship. “Attendees have their favorites,” she said. Mine, in that church, would be “The Salutation,” in which the two women, Mary and Elizabeth, embrace each other against a wide sky. Its intimacy compares strikingly with the huge, triumphant window at the nearby Ossining United Methodist Church, entitled Christ Enthroned, and packed with detail and Tiffany effects.
At Lyndhurst, the historic Gothic mansion in Tarrytown, there is Tiffany work aplenty, including multiple windows. “What’s relatively little known is that Helen Gould, Lyndhurst’s fourth owner and daughter of railroad baron Jay Gould, was a major patron of Tiffany’s, purchasing his best stained glass window, best glass vase, largest enameled vase and bringing him in and paying the bills for the Irvington Library and the NYU Library,” said Howard Zar, Executive Director of Lyndhurst. “The Goulds knew Louis Comfort Tiffany from the Presbyterian Church in Irvington, which they both attended.”
The largest Tiffany window at Lyndhurst, entitled “Angel of the Arts,” uses colored glass for its figurative and floral elements, but includes three clear panes giving framed views over the park. Elsewhere, the house displays some of the objects that Tiffany went on to make as he diversified – candy dishes, desk sets, a glass light-diffuser in the shape of a moth, and a striking “linen fold” table lamp, its white glass panels crimped and pleated to resemble fabric.
As history and fashion rolled forward, Tiffany’s work fell out of fashion and many of his windows, lamps and more have been lost to fire, demolition, neglect, and decay. All the more reason, especially in this season of thanks, for us fortunate Lower Hudson Valley dwellers to take a moment and relish the glories on our doorstep.
The Tiffany Trail website – www.tiffanytrail.com – developed by Irvington Village was of invaluable help in the writing of this article. It has details of how to find and access all the places mentioned above and several others, stretching from Irvington to the Bronx.
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Vote Froome for BBC Sports Personality of the Year
When did having a British winner of the Tour de France stop being something to celebrate?
by Timothy John
When did a having a British winner of the Tour de France stop being something to celebrate?
The cycling community’s collective shrug surrounding Chris Froome’s nomination for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year reeks of complacency.
His stunning achievement in July, winning three stages in emphatic style of the most exciting Tour for years en route to overall victory in the hundredth edition of the greatest bike race in the world, was only the cusp of an astonishing year of success that equals the accomplishment of last year’s SPOTY, Sir Bradley Wiggins.
Chris Froome becomes only the second British winner of the Tour de France. When did we become complacent about scenes like this?
Overall victory in the Tour of Oman, the Criterium du Dauphine, the Tour of Romandie, and Criterium International, matches Wiggins success; exactly, in the case of the Dauphine and Romandie.
And yet the response that greeted the announcement of the SPOTY shortlist, and Froome’s inclusion on it, amounted in some quarters to “isn’t it about time someone else had a turn?” even from cyclists. Not here, we’re pleased to say.
Froome’s achievement, on a British team, backed by three British riders in the shape of Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard, and Peter Kennaugh, cannot be celebrated enough
Froome’s achievement, on a British team, backed by three British riders in the shape of Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard, and Peter Kennaugh, the last of whom was arguably the revelation of the Tour, cannot be celebrated enough, and certainly deserves the praise that rightly greeted Wiggins victory.
There is no guarantee that Froome will win the Tour next year, or indeed again. British fans need look no further than Wiggins for evidence that seasons in which everything goes right are hard to repeat. The Londoner is not alone in this regard: see also Philippe Gilbert, or Tom Boonen, whose 2013 campaigns yielded little.
British fans need only look as far as Bradley Wiggins to realise that seasons in which everything goes right are difficult to repeat
There is also the small matter of Froome’s physical achievement, superior to those of his rivals for SPOTY by any measure: longer, harder, more spectacular. Victory in a 400 metre foot race (Christina Ohuruogu), or at a golf tournament (Justin Rose), cannot compare. British and Irish Lions star, Leigh Halfpenny, will have faced greater physical contact, but his competitive engagements last 40 minutes before rest, not six hours. Perhaps only wheelchair racer, Hannah Cockroft, among the nominees, has to dig as deep as Froome.
Froome’s performance on the Mont Ventoux is likely to go down in the annals of cycling history and to hold an appeal among sports fans of all nationalities
The historical significance of the accomplishments of jockey AP McCoy, who this year rode his 4000th winner, should not be underestimated, but the magnitude of Froome’s achievement – only the second British winner in 100 editions of the greatest bike race in the world – is its equal.
Andy Murray is the bookies favourite having become the first British winner of the Wimbledon men’s singles title for 77 years, but this accomplishment is unlikely to be of lasting interest to fans beyond these shores. Froome’s performance on the Mont Ventoux is likely to go down in the annals of cycling history and to hold an appeal among sports fans of all nationalities. Yes, the BBC SPOTY is a recognition of British sporting endeavour (there is a separate category for overseas sports personalities) but previous winners, and certainly the cyclists, have been the best in the world. A victory for Froome would continue this tradition.
Chris Froome’s Tour de France victory was achieved on a British team with four British riders. pic: ©Simon Wilkinson/SWPix.com
Froome’s British-ness has been a divisive issue, with critics pointing to his birth in Kenya. In this regard, he has to deal with a level of cynicism not faced (rightly) by Somali-born Mo Farah, nominated for his double world championship success in the 5,000m and 10,000m – Froome’s only serious rival in terms of the physical demands made by his sport, the international magnitude of his achievements, and the enormous cultural challenges overcome en route to success.
There is the small matter of Froome’s physical achievement, superior to those of his rivals for SPOTY by any measure: longer, harder, more spectacular
Among the other nominees, Ben Ainslie’s successes, comprehensive though they are, have been achieved in a minority sport, while the physical demands placed on a cricketer of any standard – and England’s Ian Bell is clearly among the best – cannot compare to those required of a cyclist bidding to win a bike race of nearly 3,500km. Froome’s victory in France didn’t include the luxury of stopping for tea.
So get on to Twitter (#votefroome), pester your riding buddies, and on Sunday, pick up the phone, or log on to the BBC website. Sure, as fans of British cycle sport, we’ve never had it so good, but we may never have it this good again. Three SPOTYs in a row for cycling? We’ll take that. Vote Froome!
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Heather Schneider was 14 when she was done in a choir room at Oklahoma's Second Baptist Church, recent to focal and civil court records. Twyford was the immediate article. If the authorities are not only to enforce the law, they should abolish it". Two other former employees of the man's churches said in interviews that they also were bad by him. In July, Mark Aderholt, a former heavy of the South Best presentation change management Baptist Forming and a north missionary, was charged in Tarrant Scrivener with sexually assaulting Argumentum in the late s, when she was a thesis. Mason, meanwhile, admitted to humans that he had newspapers with four different genres, records show.
Everyone who publishes any blasphemous document is guilty of the offence of publishing a blasphemous libel. Everyone who speaks blasphemous words is guilty of the offence of blasphemy. The Human Rights Act requires the courts to interpret the law in a way that is compatible with the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
The offence of blasphemous libel is believed by some[ who? However, just before the introduction of the Human Rights Act , a claim that the blasphemy law is inconsistent with article 10 of the Convention providing for freedom of expression was rejected in the case of Wingrove v UK ; [22] a case brought by solicitor Mark Stephens. The Court decided that it was within the state's margin of appreciation for a restriction on free speech.
When the BBC decided to broadcast Jerry Springer: The Opera in January , they received over 63, complaints by offended Christian viewers who objected to the show's portrayal of Christian icons including one scene depicting Jesus professing to be "a bit gay".
The fundamentalist group Christian Voice sought a private blasphemy prosecution against the BBC, but the charges were rejected by City of Westminster magistrates' court. Christian Voice applied to have this ruling overturned by the High Court , but the application was rejected, the court finding that the common law blasphemy offences specifically did not apply to stage productions section 2 4 of the Theatres Act and broadcasts section 6 of the Broadcasting Act Alderson B.
In the like manner, and for the same reason, any general attack on Christianity is the subject of a criminal prosecution, because Christianity is the established religion of the country. They said that, at that date, there was no authority as to the effect of this, if any, on the law of blasphemy in Wales.
He said it was "shackled by the chains of history" in this respect. It was also held that the failure of these offences to prohibit attacks on non-Christian religions did not violate article 9 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms which relates to freedom of religion. Number of prosecutions[ edit ] Before , prosecutions were "much more common".
In , police court proceedings were taken against Harry Boulter for blasphemy uttered at a meeting at Highbury Corner, Hyde Park. An orator with links to the Rationalist movement he was jailed for a month in June and in November he was sentenced to three months for repeating the offence. Many Muslims considered the book to blaspheme against Islam, and Iranian clerical leader Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in calling for Rushdie's death, "along with all the editors and publishers aware of its contents".
No charges were laid because, as a House of Lords select committee stated, the law only protects the Christian beliefs as held by the Church of England. Despite much discussion surrounding the controversy, the law was not amended. He was forced to resign from his school position due to protests from Christian parents. The report noted that "there is no one agreed definition of blasphemy and blasphemous libel and that it would scarcely be practicable, even if it thought desirable, to amend the common law definition by statute".
The authors added that "it is now clear that none of the arguments for retaining a law of blasphemy are sufficiently strong to support this view and each of them is outweighed by other considerations which persuade us that a law of blasphemy is not a necessary part of a criminal code.
Moreover, we have no doubt that any replacement offence which might be devised would in practice prove to be unacceptably wide in ambit.
In , a deliberate and well-publicised public repeat reading of the poem The Love that Dares to Speak its Name by James Kirkup took place on the steps of St Martin-in-the-Fields church in Trafalgar Square and failed to lead to any prosecution by the Director of Public Prosecutions. An earlier reading in had led to prosecution. Outraged Christians tried to drown out the reading.
The police didn't even take our names and addresses. The blasphemy law is now a dead letter. If the authorities are not prepared to enforce the law, they should abolish it".
After the event, Tatchell said "The blasphemy law gives the Christian religion privileged protection against criticism and dissent. No other institution enjoys such sweeping powers to suppress the expression of opinions and ideas.
The committee's first report was published in April ; it summarised the state of the law in this area, and found that the present law on blasphemy was unlikely to result in successful prosecution. The committee found no consensus on whether a new law against blasphemy was required, but concluded that any law should apply to all faiths. The government consulted the Church of England and other churches before reaching a decision. The move followed a letter written to The Daily Telegraph at the instigation of MP Evan Harris and the National Secular Society and was signed by leading figures including Lord Carey , former Archbishop of Canterbury , who urged that the laws be abandoned.
The peers also voted for the laws to be abandoned during March. It was repealed by the First Statute of Repeal in and revived again in Those denying the Trinity were deprived of the benefit of the Toleration Act The Blasphemy Act enacted that if any person, educated in or having made profession of the Christian religion, should by writing, preaching, teaching or advised speaking, deny that the members of the Holy Trinity were God, or should assert that there is more than one god, or deny the Christian religion to be true, or the Holy Scriptures to be of divine authority, he should, upon the first offence, be rendered incapable of holding any office or place of trust, and for the second incapable of bringing any action, of being guardian or executor, or of taking a legacy or deed of gift, and should suffer three years imprisonment without bail.
In Rex v Carlile , [58] Mr Justice Best said: So far as the Statute of William containing provisions so inconsistent with the common law as to operate as a repeal by implication, as far as it applies to the offence of libel, it seems intended to aid the common law.
The rest of the world might with impunity blaspheme God, and prophane the ordinances and institutions of religion, if the common law punishment is put an end to. But the Legislature, in passing this Act, had not the punishment of blasphemy so much in view as the protecting the Government of the country, by preventing infidels from getting into places of trust.
In the age of toleration in which that statute passed, neither churchmen or sectarians wished to protect in their infidelity those who disbelieved the Holy Scriptures. On the contrary, all agreed, that as the system of morals which regulated their conduct was built on these Scriptures, none were to be trusted with offices who shewed they were under no religious responsibility.
This Act is not confined to those who libel religion, but extends to those who, in the most private intercourse by advised conversation, admit that they disbelieve the Scriptures. Both the common law and this statute are necessary; the first to guard the morals of the people; the second for the immediate protection of the Government. Past research on face perception supports the idea that when people visualize faces, these faces reflect assumptions about the minds of those who wear them.
For example, when people visualize welfare recipients versus non-recipients , they view them as having dull eyes to reflect their perceived lack of mental acuity [ 9 ], and when people visualize atheists vs. For example, people will seldom admit that they assume welfare recipients are black but will choose darker faces when asked which of two alternatives looks more like a welfare recipient [ 9 ]. The question is: Which qualities will be conveyed by the face of God? Views of God are certainly shaped by scripture—the Quran describes God differently than the Bible—but even people within a religion may see God differently.
Much of this work indicates that psychological processes may play an important role in how people view God. The role of individual motivation in religious belief is a common theme of 19th and 20th century philosophy. People who lack control in their lives tend to see God as more powerful and influential as a form of compensatory control [ 26 ].
People who feel threatened by intergroup conflict conceptualize God as more authoritarian and punitive, since this kind of God could better regulate a society at war [ 27 ], see also [ 28 ] for a perspective on natural disasters and views of God.
And people with a strong need for a secure attachment tend to view God as more loving to provide themselves with an attachment figure [ 29 ]. Together, these perspectives suggest that people ascribe traits to God that help fulfill salient motivations. Cognitive biases. While early philosophers emphasized the importance of motivation in religious belief, early anthropologists emphasized the importance of cognitive biases. Tylor [ 30 ] suggested that animism—the belief that natural phenomena possess agency—arose from conflating dreams with reality.
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In sentencing Naylor, the judge, Lord Commissioner Whitelock, makes the distinction between heresy and blasphemy. The fact that criminal activity occurs in a church context is always the basis of grief. In the age of toleration in which that statute passed, neither churchmen or sectarians wished to protect in their infidelity those who disbelieved the Holy Scriptures. In reverse correlation, a face is repeatedly and randomly overlaid with visual noise to create many pairs of contrasting faces. Mason said that "nobody is above reproach in all things" and that church leaders — particularly those who work with children — "desperately need accountability. If the authorities are not prepared to enforce the law, they should abolish it".
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Some victims as young as 3 were molested or raped inside pastors' studies and Sunday school classrooms. Reports of sexual abuse are immediately reported to law enforcement officials as required by law. We verified details in hundreds of accounts of abuse by examining federal and state court databases, prison records and official documents from more than 20 states and by searching sex offender registries nationwide.
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In the like manner, and for the same reason, any general attack on Christianity is the subject of a criminal prosecution, because Christianity is the established religion of the country. It is blasphemy, Hume wrote when it is done in a scoffing and railing manner; out of a reproachful disposition in the speaker, and, as it were, with passion against the Almighty, rather than with any purpose of propagating the irreverent opinion. The SBC governing documents ban gay or female pastors, but they do not outlaw convicted sex offenders from working in churches. But Greear said in an email that he is limited by local church autonomy.
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Sawyer was burnt on 2 March, eight days before the power to inflict such punishment was granted. John Van Beekum Houston Chronicle 'Break her down' Another defendant in the lawsuit against Pressler: Paige Patterson, a former SBC president who, with Pressler, pushed the convention in the s and s to adopt literal interpretations of the Bible. It took months — and the threat of criminal charges — before Forse left his position at the church, according to statements made by Forse's attorney at the time and Schneider's responses to questions in a related civil lawsuit. Paul Pressler, pictured in this photo, is a former Texas state judge and prominent Southern Baptist figure.
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Cognitive biases. Three decades later, in , Pittman learned that his alleged abuser was working as a youth minister in Georgia. People who lack control in their lives tend to see God as more powerful and influential as a form of compensatory control [ 26 ]. Amyx denies that he threatened or physically assaulted Vasquez. Church volunteers.
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In sentencing Naylor, the judge, Lord Commissioner Whitelock, makes the distinction between heresy and blasphemy. She soon attracted attention from John Forse, who coordinated church pageants and programs at Second Baptist. That didn't happen; the last time any such list was made public was by the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
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No charges were laid because, as a House of Lords select committee stated, the law only protects the Christian beliefs as held by the Church of England. All of that makes Southern Baptist churches highly susceptible to predators, says Christa Brown, an activist who wrote a book about being molested as a child by a pastor at her SBC church in Farmers Branch, a Dallas suburb.
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He only recently stopped hating God. The minister still works at an SBC church. The rest of the world might with impunity blaspheme God, and prophane the ordinances and institutions of religion, if the common law punishment is put an end to. In sentencing Naylor, the judge, Lord Commissioner Whitelock, makes the distinction between heresy and blasphemy.
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We considered these superficial qualities to be particularly interesting because they would show that people view God as like them even in seemingly unimportant ways. Heath Lambert, now senior pastor at First Baptist in Jacksonville, said in a statement that "we decry any act of violence or abuse. The SBC governing documents ban gay or female pastors, but they do not outlaw convicted sex offenders from working in churches. Number of prosecutions[ edit ] Before , prosecutions were "much more common". He was again arrested on 12 February , as a relapsed heretic and was convicted by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Hackbarth, Glenn
4 Demars, James
3 Rockmaker, Jody
1 Etezady, Roshanne
1 Harbin, Douglas Allen
1 Hickman, David
1 Hill, Gary
1 Humphreys, Jere
1 Hunsicker, John David
1 Kim, Jeeyeon
1 Levy, Benjamin
1 Mabingani, Collette Sipho
1 Pilafian, J. Samuel
1 Sneider, Elliot
1 Solis, Theodore
1 African
1 Audition
1 Committee
1 Excerpts
1 Intercultural
1 Madiba
1 Mandela
1 Symphony
1 Trumpet
1 brass
1 bright summer
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An Overview of Systematic Composition with an Introduction to the Take-Away System
A systematic approach to composition has been used by a variety of composers to control an assortment of musical elements in their pieces. This paper begins with a brief survey of some of the important systematic approaches that composers have employed in their compositions, devoting particular attention to Pierre Boulez's Structures Ia . The purpose of this survey is to examine several systematic approaches to composition by prominent composers and their philosophy in adopting this type of approach. The next section of the paper introduces my own systematic approach to composition: the Take-Away System. The third provides several musical applications …
Harbin, Douglas Allen, Hackbarth, Glenn, Demars, James, et al.
Bright Summer
Bright Summer, a one-movement piece for orchestra, was composed in Arizona, and completed in February 2013. The piece is approximately twelve minutes long. The motivation for writing this piece was the death of my mother the year before, in 2012. The prevailing mood of this work is bright and pleasant, expressing my mother's cheerful personality when she was alive. It also portrays bright summer days which resemble my mother's spirit. Thus, soundscape plays an important role in this work. It depicts summer breeze, rustling sounds of leaves, and, to translate a Korean saying, "high blue skies." This soundscape opens the …
Kim, Jeeyeon, Demars, James, Hackbarth, Glenn, et al.
Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra
Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra was conceived in February of 2013, and conceptually it is my attempt to fuse personal expressions of jazz and classical music into one fully realized statement. It is a three movement work (fast, slow, fast) for 2 fl., 2 ob., 2 cl., bsn., 2 hrn., 2 tpt., tbn., pno., perc., str. (6,4,2,2,1). The work is approximately 27 minutes in duration. The first movement of the Concerto is written in a fluid sonata form. A fugato begins where the second theme would normally appear, and the second theme does not fully appear until near the …
Sneider, Elliot, Rogers, Rodney, Demars, James, et al.
Madiba 46664
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born July 18, 1918 into the Madiba clan in Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa. Mandela was a lawyer by trade and a freedom fighter who envisioned freedom and equality for all South Africans regardless of race. In 1965, Mandela was imprisoned at Robben Island for twenty-seven years for treason and terrorist activities against the South African apartheid regime: he was assigned prison numbers 46664. In 1992, Mandela was released from prison and two years later not only became the first democratically elected president of South Africa, but also its first black president. "Madiba 46664" is an eight-minute …
Mabingani, Collette Sipho, Demars, James, Hackbarth, Glenn, et al.
Professional Orchestral Auditions for Trumpet: Criteria for Evaluation of Candidates, Common Mistakes and Concerns, and a Discussion of the Top Fifteen Excerpts Asked at Auditions
Every year hundreds of aspiring musicians audition for positions with professional orchestras throughout the United States. This study is designed to provide a comprehensive look at professional orchestral auditions for trumpet. While other resources rely on the single opinion of their author, this study gathers information from a broad range of sources to develop its conclusions. This project was completed in three phases. In the first phase, lists of excerpts from trumpet auditions were compiled. In the second phase, an online survey of musicians who have served on a trumpet audition committee was conducted. In the final phase, four principal …
Hunsicker, John David, Hickman, David, Hackbarth, Glenn, et al.
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Breaking News: Mountain Grove Rejects Horse Slaughter Plant
By R.T. Fitch on March 7, 2012 • ( 81 Comments )
Information supplied by the Equine Welfare Alliance
“Slaughterhouse” Sue Wallis and Company Crash and Burn!
The lies finally catch up to $ue Walli$
Mountain Grove, MO (EWA) – A much publicized proposal to locate a horse slaughter plant in Mountain Grove, Missouri was soundly rejected by the Mountain Grove town council tonight. The meeting was attended by a capacity crowd of about 300, with many people being turned away and others sitting in areas where they could not see or hear.
The plan, proposed by Sue Wallis of Unified Equine, was to use land just east of the town of Mountain Grove to build a facility to slaughter horses. Wallis had claimed that she chose the location because people in the area were “100% behind what we are doing and 100% behind how we are going to do it.”
The first cracks in her plan happened just days earlier when Dr. Temple Grandin, who Wallis said was to design the plant, publicly stated that she knew nothing about it.
According to Wallis, Chevideco NV, a Belgium corporation with slaughter houses in several countries, was to be her backer and partner. Chevideco was the company that owned the Dallas Crown slaughter house in Kaufman Texas. In 2007, Dallas Crown was closed under an old state law.
Cynthia MacPherson of MacPherson Law Center in Mountain Grove made a blistering and lethal case against the plant. Unfortunately for Wallis, the decades long record of their many sewer and environmental violations was brought out at the meeting along with many other disturbing facts. In just 19 months of operation the plant had 481 sewer violations. At one point the town of Kaufman had ordered Dallas Crown closed, but the plant had managed to delay the order through a protracted legal battle.
At the end of her presentation, MacPherson showed a power point presentation detailing the devastation of communities caused by Dallas Crown and two other horse slaughter facilities.
In a document supplied to the town, Wallis had addressed some of the issues she knew would surface. On crime, she said it was not likely that crime would increase as a result of the slaughter plant, but MacPherson showed that the closure of Dallas Crown resulted in a huge reduction of crime, discrediting Wallis’ prediction.
* Murders dropped from an average of .5/100,000 a year to 0.
* Rapes dropped from an average of 6/100,000 a year to 0.
* Robberies dropped 65%
* Assaults dropped 61.2%
* Thefts dropped 71.2%
* Auto thefts dropped 83.3%
Wallis held a place on the agenda which she delegated to Roger Lindsey of IDC (Intercity Development Council), the owner of the land in question. The IDC is consortium of which Mountain Grove owns a one-sixth share.
The community opposition was nearly unanimous and when Roger Lindsey rose to speak in favor of the plant he was booed and heckled. The Mayor gaveled the crowd down three times and threatened to clear the room if order was not restored.
The plant is the third announced publicly by Sue Wallis. In recent years she had announced that she was going to use the Cheyenne Stockyards as a mustering point for horses, and when that did not materialize she announced a plan to build a mobile slaughtering facility that would travel around Wyoming slaughtering horses. Reports indicate she is going to try other towns in Missouri.
In a quote to Equine Welfare Alliance, Cynthia MacPherson said “if they move their plans to another town, we will be right behind them!”
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Petition: Tell Interior Secretary to Dump Pro-Wild Horse Slaughter Appointee (rtfitchauthor.com)
EWA and Angel Acres say “In Your Face” Horse Slaughter Supporting AQHA (rtfitchauthor.com)
Saving Horses from Slaughter: NH Boy Blogs, Testifies before Legislature about why Practice must be Halted (rtfitchauthor.com)
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Trucker tells chilling account of driving horses to slaughter (rtfitchauthor.com)
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Facts that Refute the 7 Most Common Myths about Horse Slaughter (rtfitchauthor.com)
Categories: Horse News, Horse Slaughter, Wild Burros, Wild Horses/Mustangs
Tagged as: Deception, Horse, Horse Slaughter, lies, Mountain Grove, Sue Wallis, Temple Grandin, Wyoming
Wyoming Horse-Eating Politician Suffers Meltdown in Anti-Horse Rant
UH President Caught Up in Web of Horse Slaughter Lies
Leslie Stedronsky says:
This is the best news yet!!!!!!
Christine Peniaranda says:
woo-hooo! my baby sister’s name is leslie! yaaay for our horses!!!
liferays02 says:
Yes Mam!
Jan Myers says:
Cynthia was wonderful! I am glad she is on our side! Sue is going down because Missouri advocates rock! The crowd was at least 80% anti! Gee imagine that…..We rocked it! !
Best birthday present I have ever had!
Linda Horn says:
Jan, thanks for being there, and thanks to other caring and responsible Missouri folks as well!
Beverly Levitt says:
WTG Ladies! You are truly awesome individuals that I am very proud to know!! It ain’t over but there’s no doubt you will continue to blow her out of the saddle she’s never even put on a horse. God be with you!
if slimy-sue got on a horse he’d fall down either from her weight or her stench !
Barbara W. says:
Best news for our horses in a long time. I hope the BLM got the message too.
Monika Courtney says:
http://discussions.ky3.com/20/ky3/ky3-proposed-horse-slaughter-plant-packs-mountain-grove-city-council-meeting-20120306/10
Thank you Cynthia MacPherson for saving your community from sewer and environmental threats and a public health hazard. Thank you for showing that, once again, Wallis’ assumptions were flat out wrong. On crime, Wallis said it was not likely that crime would increase as a result of the slaughter plant, but MacPherson showed that the closure of Dallas Crown TX resulted in a huge reduction of crime, discrediting Wallis’ prediction. Murders dropped from an average of .5/100,000 a year to 0., Rapes dropped from an average of 6/100,000 a year to 0., Robberies dropped 65%, Assaults dropped 61.2%, Thefts dropped 71.2%, Auto thefts dropped 83.3%. Horse slaughter brings national outrage, tourist boycotts,contamination and sanitary hazards, shame and litigation. Mt. Grove was just saved from this predatory industry’s harm and its imminent consequences which are no good for any community nor the very horses targeted. There are alternatives and efforts to curb over-breeding must be addressed. The saga of job creation, economic boost etc. are a fairy tale that has never been materialized in any existing horse slaughter plant nor community, ever. It is a clever ploy to brainwash unsuspecting folks and I congratulate Mt. Grove for standing up and making a stand against this hideous industry.
Lynne Jones says:
What fantastic news. SS we will follow you to whatever town you try to screw up. Cynthia, you are awesome. This has made my day. Our beautiful equines can breathe a sigh of relief tonight, knowing that we will fight for them forever to put down those that want to harm our icons. We can get a good nights sleep tonight to fight again tomorrow. God Bless All that had a hand in this WIN.
savewildhorses says:
Every town needs to say NOT IN MY BACKYARD!
Morgan Griffith says:
I really wonder why Temple Grandin has not sued Slaugherhouse for continually using her name in connection with her half-baked slaughtering plans. Temple had previously told her to quit using her name. I would love to see a suit filed as an announcement to the the world that SH is lying from beginning to end. The only truth is Suey’s hook-up with the slime that ran Dallas Crown.
susie sansbury says:
I commend the townspeople of Mountain Grove, Missouri for getting out to this meeting and letting the horse killers know ONCE AND FOR ALL they are NOT going to have a horse slaughtering facility in their hometown! And RIGHT ON and KUDOS to you, Cynthia!! With truth and facts in hand, you blasted WALLIS and her cronies right through the wall! She must be sooooooooooo humiliated right now. off licking her wounds somewhere hiding out.
In order for Sue to realize she should be humiliated she would first have to have half a brain. Based on that criteria my guess is she feels just fine and is now looking for the next town to victimized.
hoofhugs says:
Doubtful. She is probably on a conference call to Charlie Stenholm, Bob Abbey, Cynthia Lummis, Max Bacchus, John Falen, Tom Lenz, Jack Kingston, Mindy Patterson, Frank Bowman, Herb Kohl, Harry Reid, Conrad Burns, et al.
It would be wonderful if we could just export these folks to the exotic island of Alcatraz where they could grow vegetables and eat whatever meat they could catch sans any electronic devices so that the rest of the civilized world would not have to be reminded of their presence, but alas that is only a dream.
On the other hand, perhaps the House and Senate will realize that the American people are ahead of them on the learning curve, and we expect them to pass legislation to ban horse slaughter and the transportation of our horses for the purpose of slaughter. Furthermore, due to the type of black industry horse slaughter is, it should be illegal for horse slaughter to become legal in this country through either riders or ear marks. Any such facilities should be closed forever unless this legislation is fully debated on the floors of both houses and signed into law by the President—and not a part of any other legislation. It is outrageous that one to three members of Congress have forced the American people to have to deal with this evil.
It is not just the inhumanity of the slaughter process itself, though that would be bad enough. It is every person, every system that even touches the slaughter of horses or the horses destined for slaughter. It may not have always been this way, but there can be no hiding what it has been in recent history and what it is now
To the good people of Mountain Grove, may your community be blessed by the awareness that the good people of Mountain Grove are willing to stand up and do what is right. You have made it feel good once again to wake up and be an American.
Aleta Pahl says:
I love this quote: Cynthia MacPherson said “if they move their plans to another town, we will be right behind them!” These horse killers need tar and feathering, run out of town with no where to hide. Let Sue crawl back under her rock. This is fantastic news to see the town stand up to Sue and do the right thing!
Suzanne Moore says:
Tar and feathering! YES!
AAAAlllllRIght!!thank you Jesus!!woo-hooo!
DENISE CONSTANTINIDE says:
AMEN !!!!!!
hoo-raay for the Show Me state!!
time to break out the pepsi and celebrate! hydrate up for the next round!!!i’d say that was a knockout punch and slaughterhouse sue has hit the mat with a big splat!!
Louie Cocroft says:
YES! A light shining in all of the darkness. Let there be Light in ALL of the dark corners. This battle is truly bringing out the Best of the Best. These are the REAL Americans
you got it! and our horses are Americans!
Save our horses and make fiends with cowboys or cowgirls.Call for more comment interest people by the equinemingle.{c,om}.
leslie20 says:
@Jan Meyers–imagine that, 80% against–just what every poll says the American people say! Just hoping if Slaughterhouse Sue tries to move this to Kansas (which tried to pass a resolution in favor of horse slaughter last year that got tabled), that Cynthia comes along.
YES!!!!! SO happy to read this! Holly
Jeannie Parisi says:
So so happy to read this, good morning to all…Sue go back to Recluse and stay a recluse, would ya….
Three Big Cheers for all at Mountain Grove, Mo hip hip hooray !!!!!!!! Thank you !!!!! Take That pro horse slaughter people , 80% of America will continue to fight for what they believe in and love OUR HORSES…………………………
stitt says:
kinda jumping the gun are you not. there has been NO rejection or acceptance YET. IT could STILL be there.
There is a thing as common decency, it is alive and well right there is Mountain Grove, to bad for you and your kind !!!!
You sound like wishful thinking.
Stitt is correct. It ain’t over ’til it’s over! This was just a feeler with the very real possibility of more hearings, especially if the company files an application. Since this could be on the horizon, I’d start a petition now to put it on the ballot at the next election. That’s how we get rid of things people oppose, but our “deaf” City Council approves, around here. It goes for our equally-deaf County Commisioners as well. Our pols take notice when their personal positions are linked to something people don’t want.
Patti Crowhter says:
May God continue to bless the United states of America. How much longer is this SS in office? I still can’t believe anyone voted for her to do anything, but disappear.
Most beautiful news to wake up to on this sunny March morn! I was nervous last night but knew that truth & justice prevails…but as we know, sometimes not. My ❤ to advocates who were there, and all who, again, banded together against this darkness. "Its better to light just one little candle; All you need's a tiny spark; And if everyone lit just one little candle…" Aforementioned corny maybe, but last night Mountain Grove 's light was there so bright for ALL America to see.
Ain’t it a shame that SS once again finds herself on the outside of decency? NOT IN BRIMSTONE’s FIRE! (sorry to the Disney horse named Brimstone)
The squeaky wheel gets the grease! Many thanks to all of you who made this possible! The horses so need our support.
Fight them till Hell freezes over, then fight them on the ice!
ellen goodman says:
Happy Birthday, Jan Myers. And many thanks and congratulations to Cynthia MacPherson, the citizens of Mountain Grove, and all of you (including me) who wrote and posted and cared and defeated this plant. I expect you know also that the Illinois legislature yesterday did not vote to approve of horse slaughter plants in illinois. We need to be alert to any new proposals in the U.S.
Thanks a whole lot to R.T. for keeping us informed and giving us a way to help the horses.
This good news just made my day! SW will soon find out what “80% of the American public is opposed to horse slaughter” really means! Denial will get her nowhere. Great work everyone involved in this effort – and thank you!
Holise E Cleveland III says:
Reblogged this on CyberWhaleWarrior.com and commented:
Happy Birthday Jan !!!!!!!! And thank you for all you do for the horses !!!!!!
T. Boyd says:
In my opinion Sue Wallis is mentally deranged. I don’t believe any normal person would have pursued slaughter of horses the way Wallis has. I think she attempted to use Grandin using a comments taken out of context, and without the permission of Grandin. Wallis in my opinion is a loathesome person, beyond evil.
Roger Lindsey sounds equally as heinous as Wallis, and it appears to me that they are just two greedy, unethical persons who would stoop so low as to commit the uncivilized and barbaric killling of our beautiful horses for personal gain. Horses were the life’s blood of this country for many years. I would love it if those who threaten these horses and who have caused their near destruction would leave this country.
BRAVO T. BOYD, I also believe they are indeed Americas life Blood…………………………….
Repurpose Alcatraz!
No freaking way!!! I don’t want her anywhere near me!!!!!! Send her home to Recluse!
80% of Americans are against horse slaughter . That’s the number. Any questions? That’s the vote. Why do pro-kill people not get it? not respect it? try to get us to change our mind? They aren’t changing their stand on the issue! Do they think that money (greed–there will be employment and offal) and platitudes (lies–It’s good for the horses),and videos (graphic—it only took 11 shots to drop that terrified animal) are going to change our position? Even ” Not in my back yard” works for me! 80% says it all.
sorry but your 80% of american ppl are against it the POLLS were only given to 1000 ppl thats not even 1% of the american ppl
There is not just one poll that says that. Many, many polls have been taken and every time except the one taken by a cattle association paper, and the American Horse Council one, all have been 60% plus against horse slaughter for years. You only deny the polls because you have nothing else to go on. The American people do not want horse slaughter and that is that.
stitt:
You fail to recognize the poll process, the credibility of those that attempt (do) them, the inability of Congress to recognize their constituency, K Street/lobbyists and the lie that is US food production/safety.
And yes, multiple polls have been done and that is a feat in and of it’s self.
The AVMA, AQHA, Arabian association won’t even conduct one inside their own membership. What does that tell you? Nevermind….because that is what you do about HCHS.
Press Release from the Equine Welfare Alliance
Americans Repulsed by Concept of Butchering and Feasting Upon Companion Animals
Chicago (EWA) – A poll conducted in January by Lake Research Partners for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) found that 80% of Americans are strongly opposed to horse slaughter. The highly respected research group based its survey on 1,008 voters giving the results a 3% margin of error. The poll found opposition was consistent across all sectors, including horse owners.
The findings are all the more remarkable given the huge media effort that was mounted by the horse slaughter lobby following the closing of U.S. based horse slaughter plants in 2007.
While the effort appeared to have worked on Congress, causing them to restore funding for horse slaughter inspections, it had the opposite effect on voter opinion. A similar poll performed a decade earlier indicates that opposition to horse slaughter has increased by almost 10%.
Rhonda Lanier says:
YIPEEE!! I have a new hero and her name is Cynthia MacPherson! So Suey is going to try for another town in Missouri? And Cynthia will be right there to call out your lies again. And yes, Gandin should sue the b**ch and maybe that would shut her up once and for all. She, Baucus and Blunt should all crawl back under a rock and stay there. So looking forward to Oklahoma!!
Rhonda, what’s going on in Oklahoma and when? Can we help?
thank god this horrible woman and her dispicible plan failed!!! Horses have done so much for humans, AND this country!!!, how can anyone think this is a good idea!! I am outraged! shame on her and her partners!! Mustangs especially are a part of our country’s history, (whats left of them) we should be protecting them!!! not slaughtering them!!
Beautiful, Majestic, In
telligent creators, how can anyone think slaughtering them is okay!!
KA Schaaf(kasohio) says:
Wondering whether Cynthia MacPherson, of MacPherson Law Center in Mountain Grove
would make her Powerpoint presentation available to others fighting the cause? Evidently it was powerful and persuasive! Many thanks to Cynthia and her firm. If anyone in the area needs an attorney be sure to look them up! I’m sending a thank you card!
http://www.macphersonlawcenter.com/
Late Happy Birthday, Jan. We were there with you in spirit.
And the Force of the Horse was there, too
What wonderful news!!!! Two big shut downs for the Dregs of society…Illinois did not move this out of commitee and now Ms MacPerson did a wonderful job in Mountain Grove, MO. I am going to write their town council and thank them along with Ms MacPherson… As Americans we love our horses both wild and domestic. We cherish our little burros, ponies and other equines as well. We need to send these foreign companies packing and make it perfectly clear that their torturious companies are not wanted here..We must keep up this momentuem and get our bill passed in DC once and for all!!!! May the Force of the Horse be with you all as we battle these Dregs of our society!
Dear Gail, Called Cynthia MacPhersons office and Thanked her………..!!!!
R.T. thanks for serving as the editor, author, and publisher of the daily news for equine welfare advocates.
Your blog has created a sense of community for concerned horse people and people concerned about horses, their communities, and the implications our laws have for our country to come together, share information, and work together to create solutions.
Kristy Amado says:
That dude on the video said he thought it was a good idea that would help out those poor, unfortunate people that found themselves unable to sell, give away or even feed their horses. WOW, that reporter found the MOST uninformed person in that town to interview! Ummm, excuse me Mr. Stupid Man, but when Sue and her UE partners announce that they’re not only going to kill and butcher up to 400 horses per day, in ONE place, but they are also going to CLONE and CREATE MORE horses to kill and butcher, I think that pretty much negates the tiny excuse of helping the poor folks to dispose of their unwanted ponies. And, why in the heck would SW claim to have 100% of the MO folks on board? What a wild, ridiculous, and WISHFUL statement to make. Especially when you consider how hard the good folks of MO have been working to shut down puppy mills. But, when their own gov’t abandoned them on that front, it must have sent a message to SW that the gov’t can most DEFINITELY be swayed to do the wrong thing. However, she has to go up against the cities and towns themselves, and THAT’s where the people REALLY get to express their opinion!! GREAT work ladies!!! Thank GOD we, and the horses, have YOU!
Wendi Strobel says:
Congratulations Moutain Grove, MO! I hope that ALL towns and places that these companies seek to”victimize” will follow in your footsteps. It is time America to finally put this issue to rest. Americans DO NOT eat Horses! Nor to we want to “Export” them for others to eat……..
Hey Everyone, so here is what Dinky said over at UH fb:
Dave Duquette Here’s the deal folks, again Steven Long just prints anything his buddies from EWA put out as gospel. Reality is there was about 30 people there and no one was turned away. Most were from out of town. There was NO vote of any kind. This meeting was contrived by an HSUS attourney. So this was not representative of the population in that area.
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Got to love how they are all in denial. So now that they won’t be able to build a plant maybe they will do the right thing and help us pass the bills to stop the horse transportation across the borders. You think???
Dear Lynette , That is a sure way to stop horse slaughter , get to stop crossing state borders,a great means to an end of the horrors our horses face !!!!!! We must deal with this on all aspect need to be taken in account work from within……………………………………….
Since Jan Meyers was at the meeting, she should be able to tell us about how many folks were there. Innacuracies on either side will come out eventually. Better to know now than have to back-peddle later.
We all know that we can’t relax….not for a minute. “They” intend to keep looking for weak areas that don’t have enough to fight back…the vulnerable. All the more reason for us to stay on the ALERT
Thank you God!! This is truly an answer to all of our prayers, sent straight from Heaven above!! Thank you to all who fought this battle, in person, & in spirit! This is just the beginning, our battle to save our American horses, wild & domestic, has only just started. We will never, ever give up or stop, until THEY stop! 🙂 You just made my day, &, a LOT happier too! We’ll follow them all over Missouri, or any other state they dare attempt this, we’ll follow them everywhere.
Just FYI, I wrote a letter to Cynthia MacPherson that I was pretty happy with so I’d like to share it here. It said just about what she seems to have said. Here it is:
Dear Ms. MacPherson:
I write to add my voice to the many others who strenuously urge Mountain Grove to reject the proposed plant that would bring horse-slaughter to Missouri. While some people do support this proposal, the only point in its favor is that it would enrich a Belgian horse-slaughter company and no doubt also financially benefit Wyoming state senator Sue Wallis. There is no good reason for the citizens of Mountain Grove to be compelled to live with the immense damage done by horse-slaughter plants merely to enrich the coffers of a Belgian company and a Wyoming citizen. There are, however, many reasons that this plant would bring only grief and a bad reputation to Mountain Grove. I want to mention briefly some of these reasons.
First, experience has shown that horse-slaughter plants severely hurt the economies of communities which allow them. This is most vividly explained in the testimony of Mayor Paula Bacon of Kaufman, Texas, who has discussed how the horse-slaughter plant in her community employed foreign workers and criminals, prevented other companies from choosing to open businesses in Kaufman, and added to the burdens of town government the problems of widespread pollution. Horse-slaughter plants pollute the streams and rivers nearby with huge amounts of blood and offal. The remains of dead horses creep into the fields and kill agriculture. The stench drives residents away. Children must breathe polluted air. So the financial devastation brought by horse-slaughter plants should make the citizens of Mountain Grove reject this plan whole-heartedly.
In addition to the financial problems and the huge environmental damage done by horse-slaughter plants, we must also consider the way citizens are affected. It is not pleasant to live in a town where the air is putrid, the water is fouled, and the fields are no longer productive. Horse-slaughter plants are a quick way to kill a town.
They not only kill towns, they also attack the human spirit. There is nothing humane about horse-slaughter. It is brutal, vicious, ugly, nasty. It is a horrible job for those forced to do it, and almost as bad for those forced to live nearby. Most importantly, living with routine brutality of this magnitude is a daily torment to the human soul and to human morality.
Finally, of course, horse slaughter plants inflict horror and unending cruelty on horses, who have been companions and helpers to people for eons. It is wrong to subject horses to this brutality. It is wrong to subject people to the brutality of killing horses. And it is wrong to subject citizens of a lovely town to the unending emotional, environmental, and financial toll that such an operation inevitably brings.
For all these reasons, I urge you to reject the proposed plant and its advocates.
Ellen: What a beautifully written letter and you covered all the important points to a “t”. You are to be commended. I will be calling Cynthia and thanking her personally for doing this not only for our beautiful horses but for those of us that cherish these animals God has given us. May this be just the beginning to the end of this subject. We will never stop helping these icons that have helped us in so many ways. Thank you for covering this subject so eloquently.
Thanks, Lynne. I do think that if a person is forced to experience the terror and suffering and shock of a horse being slaughtered, that it is traumatic for the person, not to mention the horse. It’s bad for our souls, our hearts, our brains. So we’ll keep working to stop it. I hope you’ll thank Cynthia for all of us too.
Bravo Ellen, precisely written…………..
Theresa Nolet says:
If I already posted this sorry! But I think everyone should be aware of this, especially if you have an opportunity to meet Temple Grandin. Just read this interesting quote from Temple Grandins book Animals in Translation hard cover page 179 “If I had my druthers humans would have evolved to be plant eaters, so we wouldn’t have to kill other animals for food. …I’ve tried to eat vegetarian myself” Then she goes on to say that she thinks because she is autistic that she has a different metabolic system than non autistic people that prevents her from being able to be vegetarian. Found this interesting, that if her dietary voyage into being a vegetarian,had been successful, her mantra might be entirely different!
Dorothy Cameron says:
Was anyone surprised by this reaction? I hope they get the same response where ever they go. Sue Wallis, the “poster child” for horse slaughter, is the picture of poor health. Who would want to follow her sickening horse-meat diet much less support a horse slaughter plant in their town? Look at this woman. Bleck.
GO MO!!!
violet clark says:
The meeting in Mountain Grove was a complete sucess, loved seeing the pro heckeled and booed out of the room, I was a speaker right after Cynthia who is the best attorney i have ever seen and the nicest lady ever, we will be repeating the same thing again on the 12th in Cabool, i will be following here again, so heres to another 4 hour drive and worth every bit of it, cynthia would be right with any of us here in Missouri if it was happening to our communities and Im sure going to be there for her!!
Thanks for all that you’re doing, Violet Clark. Please keep us informed of any new developments.
Rhona Grammer says:
I would say ‘Unbelieveable’ but, it’s not. The people of Missouri have spoken. If there is another meeting which will star Sue Wallis, husband and others proponents for horse slaughter, the people of Missouri will once again, be ready. I have no doubt that this proposal for a plant in Missouri will fail. Why? Because, it’s unnatural, cruel and barbaric to slaughter, defile and eat horses. No matter how many arguments that can be conjured up for this, it’s a taboo, morally wrong. Horses are not cows, sheep, pigs nor chickens. Whether vegetarian or not, these are the domestic animals which have been traditionally used to feed man. It is NOT a sin to not be vegetarian but surely, there is some sense inside people, that WILL cause them not to gobble up a big plate of horse that is put down on a plate in front of them. Horse and fries? Horse and salad, horse sandwich? Be honest. If you wouldn’t eat it, how can you expect anyone else to? I see above that Ellen Godman is enquiring about an upcoming engagement planned by Ms Wallis and group, I believe it will take place in Oklahoma City around April 2nd, where the gang will be wined and dined at, amongst other places, the Cowboy Hall of Fame and Heritage Center. They will not be any more welcome in Oklahoma than they were in Missouri. And, yes, Ellen Goodman, we can use your support and the support of anyone else who believes that the reopening of slaughter plants in any state will be a terrible tradgedy and, in the eyes of the international community and our own, will put us back into the Dark Ages. John Wayne’s saddle and other accoutrements are showcased in the Hall of Fame. I wonder what he must be thinking about all this….
Thanks for the information, Rhona Grammer. i hope you’ll keep us informed as things develop in Oklahoma.
Yes, Jan!!! Absolutely the BEST!!!
A belated Happiest Birthday!!!
I am very glad that the crime rate was addressed….! The people who would massacre horses once, twice, for a living… would certainly do similar atrocities to humanity!!!
Let justice prevail!!!!! God, please protect the horses!
Solvejg Zaferes. says:
Thank God, there are people; “Smart and Compassionate people”, People, who are standing up for the “RIGHT” thing. People who will not give up, until their fight is won.! I am proud to put one of their names down; “Cynthia Mac Person”. I like to thank her, in behalf of the wild HORSES. We are all standing behind you; , KEEP UP THE FIGHT! Thank you again. Solvejg.
Joan Ellis says:
There won’t be one here for we will fight with all we have plus. I know of no one who thinks horse meat does anything good for you except those who want to make money selling it.
Advocacy group says fencing along Lower Salt River poses danger to Wild Horses and the public… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Tweeted just 5 days ago
Wild Horse Photograp… on AZ Congressman requests transp…
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Fleabag series two casts Kristin Scott Thomas and Fiona Shaw
By James Cordell
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Kristin Scott Thomas and Killing Eve's Fiona Shaw (Credit: BBC)
Kristin Scott Thomas (Four Weddings and a Funeral) and Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) are set to join the principle cast in the new series of award winning comedy Fleabag.
The stars will be joining Andrew Scott (Sherlock) as new cast members for the second series of the hit BBC Three comedy.
“Phoebe Waller Bridge cannot be ignored,” said Dame Thomas. “She manages to hit core issues with sledgehammer brutality as she trips along with a spring in her step.”
Fiona Shaw added, “Phoebe's mind is like nothing else.”
RTS award winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who created and stars in the series, commented, “they literally begged me to be in it. Begged me. Begged. One of them was crying.”
The new series of Fleabag picks up a year after the previous series, with Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge) opening a new chapter in her life.
Rejected by her family, our heroine laments over her dark secret but in an act of fate encounters a Priest (Andrew Scott), changing her perception of the world but eventually leading to a battle against God.
With faith and hope at the core of the new series, Fleabag will try to reconnect with her family and be brought closer to her successful sister Claire (Sian Clifford), but tensions will rise when a new side of her sister emerges.
Evil Godmother (Olivia Colman) will endeavour to slither closer into Claire and Fleabag’s lives, with Dad (Bill Paterson) not being able to look Fleabag in the eye.
Also returning in the new series is Hugh Dennis, Brett Gelman, Jenny Rainsford and Hugh Skinner.
The second series of Fleabag will premiere on BBC Three in spring 2019.
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NEW PEARL JAM ALBUM, GIGATON, AVAILABLE FRIDAY, MARCH 27 + PEARL JAM NORTH AMERICAN SPRING TOUR DATES
By RockViewLive in RockView Live News on January 13, 2020
Ten Club ticket presale and Ticketmaster Verified Fan® entry start today
Public tickets on sale Friday, January 24
SEATTLE — Pearl Jam will release their much-anticipated eleventh studio album, Gigaton, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on March 27, 2020 in the US. Internationally, the album will be released and distributed by Universal Music Group. Produced by Josh Evans and Pearl Jam, Gigaton marks the band’s first studio album since GRAMMY award-winning Lightning Bolt, which was released on October 15, 2013.
Gigatonis available for pre-order now atwww.pearljam.com. The first single, “Dance of the Clairvoyants”, will be released in the coming weeks.
“Making this record was a long journey,” explains Mike McCready. “It was emotionally dark and confusing at times, but also an exciting and experimental road map to musical redemption. Collaborating with my bandmates on Gigaton ultimately gave me greater love, awareness and knowledge of the need for human connection in these times.”
Gigaton’s cover features Canadian photographer, filmmaker, and marine biologist Paul Nicklen’s photo “Ice Waterfall.” Taken in Svalbard, Norway, this image features the Nordaustlandet ice cap gushing high volumes of meltwater.
In support of Gigaton, Pearl Jam will embark on their first leg of North American tour dates in March and April. The 16-date tour kicks-off on March 18 in Toronto and wraps with a two-date stint in Oakland April 18-19. Full tour dates follow.
Pearl Jam’s North American tour is in addition to the band’s previously announced European summer tour. Full details at: pearljam.com/tour.
Pearl Jam Spring 2020 Tour Dates
Ticket On Sale Information
Tickets for Pearl Jam’s North American concerts will be made available through a Ticketmaster Verified Fan registration and ticket presale, a Ten Club presale for eligible members and a general public ticket sale. More details on all of those points of sale follow. To give fans the best chance to buy tickets at face value for this tour, Pearl Jam has decided that tickets will be mobile only and strictly non-transferable, except in NY and CO where transferability is required by state law.
For fans who are unable to use their tickets, Pearl Jam and Ticketmaster will offer North America’s first Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange, which will allow fans to resell their tickets for the price they paid (including all fees). The Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange will launch on February 18, 2020. There will be no additional fees charged to Exchange users for buying or selling tickets on the Exchange.
1. Ticketmaster Verified Fan® Registration and Ticket Sale
General public tickets will be sold first through a presale powered by Ticketmaster Verified Fan. Pearl Jam has partnered with Ticketmaster to create a safe, reliable, ticket-buying experience and ensure tickets get directly to fans for all of these concert dates.
A simple registration is required and only fans that have been verified and invited to the presale will receive an access code that will allow them to shop for tickets.
Ticketmaster Verified Fan registration begins today and closes on Wednesday, January 15 at 11:59pm PT. To register, please visit: https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/pearljam.
The Verified Fan presale then begins on Thursday, January 23 at 10am venue local time.
2. Ten Club Ticket Presale
A special ticket presale for members of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club (current as of January 12, 2020) is being supported on the Ticketmaster Request platform. Full details at pearljam.com.
3. Public Ticket Sale
A remaining, limited number of tickets for each venue will be released through a traditional general sale on January 24, 2020 at 10am local time on Ticketmaster.com.
NOTE: $5 of each ticket is a charitable contribution to the Vitalogy Foundation, a United States-based public charity under I.R.C. section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1).
SafeTix™ Ticket Transferability Information
SafeTix mobile tickets will be issued for all tickets for all shows. These tickets will be non-transferable, (except in NY and CO where transferability is required by state law), which means that ticket purchasers will be required to enter the venue with their guests. SafeTix tickets use a unique barcode that automatically refreshes every few seconds so they cannot be counterfeited. SafeTix tickets require a smartphone to display. No other tickets will be accepted for entry.
Fan-to-Fan Ticket Exchange
Ticketmaster Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange is an artist-driven resale marketplace built just for fans. It keeps tickets in the hands of fans at prices set by the artist. Whether you buy a primary ticket or a fan-to-fan ticket, if you can’t attend the show, you can simply list your ticket for sale on the Fan-to-Fan Face Value Ticket Exchange for another fan to purchase. Fan-to-Fan sales will also be fulfilled as SafeTix non-transferable tickets. There will be no additional fees charged to Exchange users for buying or selling tickets on the Exchange.
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