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Christmas home tours in Hopewell, Petersburg set for Sunday
Dec 9, 2011 at 12:01 AM Sep 10, 2014 at 9:32 AM
HOPEWELL - This Sunday, many wonderful homes in the Tri-Cities will open for holiday visitors. The Hopewell Federated Woman's Club will present their annual Christmas Tour of Homes. Four residences and Weston Plantation are on the tour this year. The 34t
HOPEWELL - This Sunday, many wonderful homes in the Tri-Cities will open for holiday visitors. The Hopewell Federated Woman's Club will present their annual Christmas Tour of Homes. Four residences and Weston Plantation are on the tour this year. The 34th Annual Christmas Homes Tour, presented by the Historic Petersburg Foundation, also takes place Sunday.
The homes on the Hopewell tour include the residence of Jack and Brenda Gray, the home of Judy L. Blevins, the home of Kevin and Denise Johnson, and the residence of Dane and Paula Wyatt.
The Gray residence features a collection of Santa Claus figurines. It's also one of the newer homes on the tour, built in 2006.
The home of Judy Blevins features a mantel decorated with angels and a collection of pink depression glass.
Like the Gray home, the Johnson home was built in 2006. The Johnson's home features a Christmas tree decorated with ornaments collected from every city, country, landmark and museum the couple has visited.
The Wyatt residence has been decorated with a Welsh and Scottish heritage theme featuring coats of arms and tapestries among other decorations.
At Weston Plantation, the theme for decorations is holiday nostalgia through children's books. Originally built in 1789 by William and Christian Eppes Gilliam, the house was called home by a number of families, according to the guide for the tour. Since 1972, the historic home has been owned by the Historic Hopewell Foundation, Inc.
A block ticket may be purchased for $10; single site tickets may be purchased for $4. Tickets may be purchased at Wyatt's Florist 4712 Owens Way in Prince George County, Victoria's Attic at 239 E. Broadway in Hopewell, Rosa's Italian Ristorante at 4098 Oaklawn Blvd. in Hopewell or The Gardener's Gate at 208 N. Main St. in Hopewell.
Featured on the Petersburg tour are six homes clustered near Poplar Lawn Park. The McIlwaine House, circa 1794, was moved to 425 Cockade Alley in 1972; 214 S. Adams St., a white frame home with century-old wings; 110 Marshall St., the Joynes-Booth House, was restored to its original 1850 floor plan by the current owners; and 241 S. Sycamore St., an 1887 Victorian brick home overlooking the park.
The homes open at 1 p.m., and refreshments will be offered at Brickhouse Run from 3 to 5 p.m. The foundation is also offering Christmas evergreen wreaths and other accessories for sale at "Evergreens and More," located at 409 Cockade Alley, next to Brickhouse Run.
"Thanks to wonderful homeowners, we are able to show of some of Petersburg's finest private homes and what is possible when these structures are restored," said Rob White, foundation president, in a statement. The group assists in the preservation and restoration of Petersburg's historic architecture and neighborhoods.
Tickets cost $20 in advance, and are available from:
Historic Petersburg Foundation, 420 Grove Ave.; Joyner Paint & Frame Co, 310 W. Washington St.; Palmore Decorating Center, 1927 S. Sycamore St.; the Siege Museum, 15 W. Bank St.; the Petersburg Visitor's Center, 19 Bollingbrook St; Laine's Paint and Frame Co., 1621 Boulevard, Colonial Heights. Tickets will also be for sale at each home.
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proLékaře.cz / Odborné časopisy / PLOS Medicine / 2016 - 8
Long-Term Outcomes Associated with Traumatic Brain Injury in Childhood and Adolescence: A Nationwide Swedish Cohort Study of a Wide Range of Medical and Social Outcomes
In a population-wide observational cohort, Seena Fazel and colleagues use a sibling-matched design to examine the burden of long-term outcomes associated with traumatic brain injury.
Published in the journal: . PLoS Med 13(8): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002103
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002103
The World Health Organization ranks traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the leading cause of both disability and mortality in individuals below the age of 45 y [1]. Conservative estimates from the United States indicate that TBI accounts for an annual combined average of approximately 848,000 hospital admissions and emergency room visits in individuals under the age of 25 y, the majority of which classified as concussions or mild TBI [2]. In England and Wales, it is estimated that between 462,200 and 700,000 children under 15 y of age attend emergency departments annually with head injury [3]. Similar findings have been reported in other high-income countries [4–6].
Epidemiological studies have consistently found higher rates of adverse outcomes in adults who have sustained a TBI when compared to the general population [7–16]. However, there is a lack of large-scale studies that have examined the potential long-term impact of TBI exposure during childhood and adolescence. Importantly, there is a gap in the literature identifying how injury characteristics (e.g., severity, recurrence, and developmental timing) might moderate such associations. Previous work suggests that TBI in children contributes to poorer measures of emotion perception and social interaction [17,18], employment, and quality of life [19,20]. Nevertheless, uncertainty remains as to how early TBI exposure is related to a broader set of specific medical and social functioning outcomes in adulthood [10,21,22], such as premature mortality, disability pension, and educational attainment. Some of this uncertainty is attributed to small and selected clinical samples, poor adjustments for confounding factors, and non-specific outcomes that measure global disabilities.
Therefore, we have used population-based registers of the entire Swedish population born between 1973 and 1982 to examine how exposure to a TBI from birth up to age 25 y is associated with functioning in adulthood. These datasets have allowed us to examine the extent to which injury severity and recurrent injuries predict a range of long-term outcomes. Injuries to the brain during developmentally sensitive periods may be particularly problematic [23,24]. We have also separately considered the associations between TBI experienced during different developmental stages during childhood and adolescence and the adverse functioning outcomes in adulthood. A unique feature of this study is the use of the sibling-comparison design [25]. This has been adopted in previous Swedish studies [8,16] and allows one to account for unobserved familial (e.g., genetic and environmental) confounders. This is important because previous research has demonstrated that indicators of medical and social functioning are considerably heritable [26–28]. By comparing differentially exposed siblings, we were able to account for an aggregate of their shared genetic and environmental risks, which allowed us to estimate more accurate estimates of the consequences of early TBI exposure.
Swedish Nationwide Registers
This study was approved by the Regional Research Ethics Committee in Stockholm (RRECiS; 2013/5:8). Statistics Sweden, an independent governmental agency, maintains a number of nationwide longitudinal registries with routinely gathered governmental agency data. A ten-digit civic registration number assigned to all Swedish residents enables them to merge all of these registers. Following the approval from the RRECiS, we were given access to anonymised data.
The Total Population/Multi-Generation Register (TPR/MGR; 1932–2014) linked all Swedish residents to their biological parents, allowing us to identify all biological full siblings. Emigration and mortality dates were derived from the Migration and the Causes of Death Registers (1973–2014), respectively. The National Patient Register provided data on inpatient care (based on International Classification of Diseases eighth, ninth, and tenth editions [ICD-8, ICD-9 and ICD-10] codes; 1973–2013) and outpatient care (ICD-10; 2001–2013). Parental criminal convictions were gathered from the National Crime Register, which includes all criminal convictions in lower general court in Sweden (1973–2013). Annual sociodemographic data were derived from the following census registers covering all Swedish residents who were alive at the end of each year: the Education Register (1985–2012), the Population and Housing Register (1985), and the Integrated Database for Labour Market Research (LISA; 1990–2012).
Our initial sample included all Swedish children born between 1973 and 1985 (n = 1,333,919). In the following order, we excluded those who could not be linked to both of their biological parents (n = 63,018), had died (n = 16,806) or had migrated (n = 95,327) before the age of 26 y, as well as those who lacked data on parental sociodemographic factors (n = 3,427) and adulthood outcome measures (n = 11,871). The final sample therefore consisted of 1,143,470 children with complete data, of which 683,860 had at least one biological full-sibling. We found no evidence of non-random selection effects in the excluded sample (S1 Text).
Definition of TBI
We defined an individual who had sought treatment for at least one episode of a concussion (mild TBI) or a moderate-to-severe TBI before 25 y of age as a TBI patient. The patients were diagnosed in specialist care according to ICD-criteria (see S1 Table). Mild TBI diagnoses recorded in the Swedish National Patient Register have demonstrated excellent validity (positive predictive value = 100%; negative predictive value = 99.8%) [29]. Similar results have also been found for unintentional injuries [30]. To examine the effects of injury severity, we also generated separate measures for mild TBI and moderate to severe TBI. Individuals who had sustained a mild and a moderate-to-severe TBI were only included in the omnibus TBI measure. We defined recurrence as two or more episodes of TBI. To avoid bias resulting from duplicate records of the same episode in the registries, we excluded episodes that had occurred within 15 d of one another.
We examined developmentally sensitive periods by stratifying the group of TBI patients according to their age at first injury using the same age categories as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2], namely 0–4 y, 5–9 y, 10–14 y, 15–19 y, and 20–24 y. To investigate whether our findings were specific to TBI or to a general proneness to injury, we additionally examined a group of individuals who had been through at least one episode of fall-related injury but who had not been diagnosed with a TBI in a sensitivity test.
Six outcome variables that assessed specific dimensions of both medical and social functioning were examined. The baseline of the study started during the year that the individuals turned 26 y of age and we followed them in the registers until they experienced the outcome, migrated, died, or exited the study (e.g., the end of 2012–2014 depending on the outcome of interest). “Disability pension” measured whether the individual was in receipt of disability pension (covering up to 65% of lost wages) due to permanent work incapacity [31]. “Psychiatric visit” or “psychiatric hospitalisation” measured whether the individual had visited an outpatient clinic or been admitted to inpatient care for any psychiatric diagnosis. “Premature mortality” indicated whether the individual had died before a maximum age of 41 y. “Low educational level” indicated that the highest achieved attainment did not meet secondary school qualifications as defined by the SUN2000 classification system [32], at the baseline of the follow-up (age 26 y). “Welfare recipiency” indicated whether the individual had received means-tested welfare benefits [33].
Covariates
The TPR provided information on sex, birth year (continuous), and birth order (first, second, third, and fourth or higher). Parental lifetime history of psychiatric morbidity and criminality were measured as binary variables, indicating whether either biological parent of the individuals had been diagnosed for any psychiatric disorder or convicted of a criminal offence. We measured parental sociodemographic factors in 1985. If the information was missing, we used the earliest available information up until 2012. “Family income” was defined as the disposable income, which includes both earnings and benefits, averaged across both biological parents. “Low parental education level” measured whether neither biological parent had achieved secondary school qualifications. “Maternal single status” indicated that the mother was not married.
We initially generated descriptive statistics to examine how sociodemographic characteristics were distributed across TBI exposure groups with varying degrees of injury severity.
We then estimated the magnitude of the associations between TBI and the functional outcomes of interest by fitting a series of logistic and Cox regression models that accommodated the binary and right-censored outcome distributions. A total of 42,132 individuals had emigrated and 5,494 individuals had died during the follow-up period and were right-censored. Time at risk was, therefore, explicitly accounted for in the Cox regression model. We will henceforth refer to the effect measures (e.g., odds and hazard ratios) as risk ratios. We gradually accounted for a number of measured covariates by fitting two separate models to the full sample (n = 1,143,470). In these analyses, we assumed that all individuals were unrelated to one another. In Model I, we only adjusted for sex, birth year, and birth order. Model II additionally adjusted for individual and parental educational level, parental lifetime history of psychiatric morbidity and criminality, family income, as well as maternal single status. In Model III, we further tested for the contribution of unobserved familial confounders by fitting a sibling-comparison model to the sibling subsample (n = 683,860) using fixed-effects estimators [34] of the statistical models described above, which stratified the estimates across clusters of biological parents.
The rationale for Model III was to compare risks of poor adulthood functioning in differentially exposed full-siblings (i.e., one sibling has sustained a TBI and the other one has not; n = 108,086) and thereby indirectly control for an aggregate of factors that make the siblings similar to one another (e.g., 50% of their co-segregating genes and their shared childhood environments). This implies that Model III indirectly accounted for all of the measured family-wide covariates (e.g., family income and maternal single status) in Model II, as they are constant between siblings. Under these assumptions, Model III isolated the residual effect of the association of interest, which is consistent with a causal inference [25]. The magnitude of familial confounding is measured as the relative attenuation of the within-family estimate compared to the unrelated population estimate [35]. We followed the STROBE guidelines for cohort studies (see S1 STROBE Checklist for details).
Sensitivity analyses
We re-fitted Models I–III to non-TBI fall-related injury to examine whether the findings were specific to TBI or to a general proneness to injury. To examine whether recurrent TBIs was a stronger risk factor than a single-episode TBI, we re-specified Models I–III so that we compared individuals who had sustained recurrent TBIs with those who had sustained a single TBI, rather than those who had not sustained any TBIs. By definition, this implies that Model III examined the relative risk differences between siblings that were differentially exposed to either recurrent TBIs and single TBI. We explored potential moderation effects by age at first TBI by re-fitting Models I–III to the five age category measures. To maximise statistical power in these analyses for premature mortality, we defined the baseline of the follow-up at the end of each exposure period (e.g., at ages 4, 9, 14, 19, and 24 y).
We were asked to conduct the following complementary sensitivity analyses during the peer review process: We tested whether our findings could be explained by any comorbid psychiatric and/or neurological conditions that had occurred at any time throughout the exposure period, up to the age of 25 y, by re-running Models I–III on a subsample that excluded individuals who met such criteria (n = 83,897). To explore time trends, we tested whether the birth year moderated the effects of TBI on the outcomes by adding an interaction term to Model III. We also considered whether the correlated nature of our outcome measures (correlation table presented in S2 Table) could impact on the presented findings by comparing the Model I estimates to equivalent estimates derived from a multivariate structural equation model (SEM), where all of the associations were tested jointly. In the SEM, we specified the right-censored outcome variables to be treated as Poisson distributed counts with offset variables, which allowed us to explicitly take time at risk into account. We also calculated population attributable fractions (PAF), or the relative share of the outcomes that could be attributed to TBI. Similar to the individual-level analyses described above, we gradually accounted for confounding factors using the Models I–III specifications.
We used Stata 14 MP [36] to fit the logistic regression (logit), conditional logistic regression (xtlogit, fe), Cox regression (stcox), stratified Cox regression (stcox, strata()), and multivariate SEM (gsem) models, as well as to estimate PAFs (punafcc) for Models I and II. We used the AF 0.1.1 package [37] in R 3.2.2 [38] to estimate PAFs for Model III.
We identified 104,290 (9.1%) individuals that had sustained a TBI before age 25 y (Table 1). The overwhelming majority of these persons had suffered from mild TBIs (n = 80,676; 77.4%) and one in eight (n = 12,680; 12.2%) had experienced recurrent injuries. People with head injuries were, on average, more likely to be male and to have grown up in households characterised by a range of adverse psychosocial indicators (Table 1). Individuals who had sustained recurrent TBIs were, on average, approximately 2 y younger at their first injury than those who had sustained a single TBI (12.0 versus 13.8 y). Those who had sustained mild TBIs also tended to be younger at the time of their first injury than those who had sustained moderate to severe TBIs (12.2 versus 19.2 y).
Tab. 1. Sociodemographic characteristics for the sample (n = 1,143,470).
Notes: N/A, not applicable; s.e.m., Standard error of the mean
TBI was associated with elevated risk of impaired adult functioning across all outcome measures (Fig 1; Table 1; complete list of absolute risks in S3 Table). Sustaining a TBI contributed to absolute risks of over 10% for specialist diagnoses of psychiatric disorders, low educational attainment, and welfare recipiency, and approximately 6% for disability pension. In terms of relative risks (Table 2), we found that the risk of disability pension increased by 76% (RR = 1.76; 95% CI: 1.71–1.82), which reduced to 49% (RR = 1.49; 1.38–1.60) when the comparison was made with unaffected siblings. The strongest association was found for psychiatric inpatient hospitalisation, for which the risk was doubled (RR = 1.95; 1.90–2.10). When compared to their unaffected siblings, TBI patients continued to be nearly 60% (RR = 1.57; 95% CI: 1.47–1.67) more likely to be hospitalised for any psychiatric disorder. Social functioning impairments were also more common in those who had sustained a TBI, being 60% more likely than unrelated controls (RR = 1.58; 1.55–1.61) and 28% more likely than their unaffected siblings (RR = 1.28; 1.23–1.33) to have attained a low level of education in adulthood. Similar results were observed for receiving welfare benefits. These findings could not be attributed to comorbid psychiatric and/or neurological conditions throughout the exposure period (S4 Table). Multivariate analyses taking the correlation between the outcomes into account were also commensurate with these findings (Table 3). Furthermore, we did not find any statistically significant (p < 0.05) moderation effects by birth year, thus suggesting that the effects of TBI on the outcomes did not change materially over time.
Fig. 1. Kaplan-Meier survival curves for all right-censored outcomes across TBI exposure before age 25 y.
Tab. 2. Relative risks (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between TBI before age 25 y and poor functioning in adulthood.
Notes: Model I: Full sample, adjusted for sex, birth order, and birth year. Model II: Additional adjustments for individual and parental highest achieved education levels, parental income, parental lifetime criminal and psychiatric histories, and maternal single status. Model III: Within-family estimates that are additionally adjusted for individual educational attainment at age 26 y.
Tab. 3. Relative risks (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between TBI before age 25 y and poor functioning in adulthood, assessed in univariate and multivariate models.
Notes: Both models are adjusted for sex, birth order, and birth year.
We found that the crude population contributions of TBI explained approximately 4%–7% of the differences in the outcome measures (Table 4; Model I). These estimates were partially attenuated once familial confounders were accounted for (Model III) but remained statistically significant, explaining between 2%–6% of the population differences in the outcomes. The strongest population attributable risks were found for the severe outcomes, including psychiatric inpatient hospitalisation (PAF = 5.5%; 4.9%–6.1%), premature mortality (PAF = 4.7%; 2.9%–6.5%), and disability pension (PAF = 4.6%; 3.8%–5.3%).
Tab. 4. Population-attributable fractions, expressed as percentages, for TBI before age 25 y on poor functioning in adulthood.
Notes: Model I: Full sample, adjusted for sex, birth order, and birth year; Model II: Additional adjustments for individual and parental highest achieved education levels, parental income, parental lifetime criminal and psychiatric histories, and maternal single status; Model III: Within-family estimates that are additionally adjusted for individual educational attainment at age 26 y.
Individuals that had sustained non-TBI fall injuries were generally less likely than those who had sustained a TBI to have poor adulthood outcomes (Table 5). The differences were most noticeable for severe outcomes, such as disability pension, for which the risk increase for non-TBI patients compared to their unaffected siblings (RR = 1.01; 0.91–1.12) was less than the equivalent risk estimate for TBI patients (RR = 1.49; 1.38–1.60). We also found similar results for premature mortality.
Tab. 5. Relative risks (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between non-TBI fall injuries, mild TBI and moderate to severe TBI up to age 25 y on adulthood poor functioning.
Stratifying the TBI exposure across injury severity (Table 5), we found that the estimates of mild TBI exposure were only slightly attenuated compared to the TBI estimates. Importantly, we observed that moderate-to-severe TBI was a stronger risk factor for all functioning outcomes. This was particularly evident in the case of premature mortality, for which moderate-to-severe TBI patients had an approximately 2-fold increase in risk compared to both unrelated controls (RR = 2.26; 1.95–2.61) and their unaffected siblings (RR = 1.92; 1.34–2.74). We found similar results for disability pension and psychiatric inpatient hospitalisation.
The risks of poor functioning in adulthood were substantially elevated across all outcomes in individuals who had suffered recurrent TBIs compared to those who had suffered a single TBI (Table 6). Recurrent TBI was, for instance, associated with a nearly 3-fold increase in risk of being in receipt of disability pension (RR = 2.58; 2.41–2.76) compared to unrelated controls that had sustained a single TBI and a 2-fold increase in risk compared to their siblings that had sustained a single TBI (RR = 2.22; 1.88–2.63). Similarly, we observed that the risks of psychiatric inpatient hospitalisation (RR = 1.84; 1.73–1.95) and premature mortality (RR = 2.11; 1.78–2.49) were doubled in individuals with recurrent injuries compared to those who had suffered a single TBI. These increases in risk persisted in the sibling-comparison models for both psychiatric inpatient hospitalisation (RR = 1.53; 1.31–1.79) and premature mortality (RR = 1.59; 1.02–2.49). Further stratification of the recurrence effects across injury severity revealed that individuals who had sustained multiple moderate to severe TBIs had a 6-fold increase in risk of being in receipt of disability pension (RR = 5.84; 5.17–6.60) when compared to population controls who were exposed to a single moderate-to-severe TBI, which persisted when further compared with their siblings who were similarly exposed to a single moderate-to-severe TBI (RR = 6.13; 4.18–8.99).
Tab. 6. Relative risks (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between recurrent TBI compared to single-episode TBI, across injury severity, before age 25 y and poor functioning in adulthood.
The age at first TBI was a very strong moderator of poor functioning in adulthood (Table 7; Model III findings in S5 Table). We observed a positive association between older age at first TBI and all outcomes, and in particular among those who sustained their first injury after the age of 15 y. The largest observed differences were found for psychiatric inpatient hospitalisation, for which the first TBI exposure between ages 0–4 y was associated with a 1.2 fold (RR = 1.24; 1.15–1.34) increased risk, while the equivalent estimate for ages 20–24 y was a 2.5-fold risk increase (RR = 2.47; 2.37–2.58). In complementary sensitivity analyses, we replicated these findings for mild TBI (S6 Table), which suggests that these findings could not be attributed to increased injury severity among those who sustained their first injury at an older age.
Tab. 7. Relative risks (RR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations between TBI and poor functioning in adulthood, across age-band at first injury.
In this population-based register study of over 1.1 million Swedish children, we examined the associations between TBI exposure, identified from inpatient and outpatient episodes, from birth up to age 25, and a range of adverse adult medical and social outcomes with public health implications. We followed the sample for up to 41 y, examined 683,860 siblings in addition to population controls, and the investigation was sufficiently powered to reliably explore the moderating effects of age categories at first injury. There were five principal findings. First, we found that being exposed to a mild TBI was associated with a range of adverse outcomes, including disability pension, psychiatric visits and inpatient hospitalisation, premature mortality, low educational attainment, and welfare recipiency. To provide more accurate estimates, we used unaffected siblings as comparisons, which demonstrated that although there was some familial confounding (shared genetic and childhood family environmental risks), we found that mild TBI was associated with 18%–52% increased risk of these outcomes. In particular, the risks were highest for psychiatric inpatient hospitalisation and disability pension.
Second, we found that greater injury severity was associated with poorer functioning outcomes. Compared to mild TBI, exposure to moderate-to-severe TBI increased the risk of disability pension by 106% and of psychiatric inpatient hospitalisation by 92% when compared to their unaffected siblings. Importantly, we observed smaller differences between the population and sibling-comparison estimates (Model I and III) in the case of moderate-to-severe TBI compared to mild TBI, which provides additional evidence for a potentially causal effect of more severe TBI on adverse outcomes.
The third main finding was that recurrent TBIs led to poorer outcomes than a single TBI. This was most noticeable for the likelihood of receiving disability pension, for which the risk increase between differentially exposed siblings was around 2-fold for recurrent TBIs compared to a single TBI. One in eleven (n = 1,139; 9.0%) individuals who sustained recurrent TBIs went on to receive a disability pension, which is 759 individuals more than we would have expected. This risk increase is associated with a substantial economic impact. The per person average cost of productivity loss for a single day of work absence in Sweden is estimated to be US$190 [39]. If we assume that these 759 individuals are absent from the labour market for a period of 30 y, this would roughly translate to a cumulative cost of US$1.3 million per person or US$987 million in total for productivity losses alone over the same time period. Generalising this to the US setting, with an annual 848,000 TBI patients under the age of 25 y [2], we would expect 34,600 of these individuals to be at risk for permanent labour market exclusion, equating to approximately US$1.1 trillion.
Fourth, we found that TBI accounted for between 2%–6% of the differences in the adverse outcomes following adjustments for familial confounders shared by differentially exposed siblings. These estimates are not insignificant. By way of comparison, the population attributable risk of severe mental illnesses on violent criminal convictions in Sweden has been estimated at 5% [40]. Importantly, as the examples presented above demonstrate, successful prevention efforts targeting high-risk individuals may have a notable impact on health care and other costs.
Fifth, we found that age at first head injury moderated the effects on long-term outcome. There was an age-related association in which older age at first head injury, and particularly after the age of 15 y, substantially increased the risks of all examined outcomes. In the case of premature mortality, we further minimised the risks of survival bias by initiating the follow-up period at the end of each exposure period. This approach thus allowed us to include individuals who had died before age 26. Although in need of replication, our findings are perhaps consistent with the hypothesis that neuroplasticity in early life may have long-term protective effects. These effects were most noticeable in relation to psychiatric hospitalisation for which the risk was substantially less among those who had sustained their first TBI between ages 0–4 y (RR = 1.24; 1.15–1.34) compared to those who had sustained their first injury between ages 20–24 y (RR = 2.47; 2.37–2.58). The neuroplasticity literature is currently mixed and inconclusive, largely due to similar methodological limitations as those outlined above [41–43]. Our robust findings, however, cannot be explained by differential injury levels, injury proneness across the examined age groups, survival bias, or familial selection factors. Importantly, our findings suggest that current clinical guidelines [3] should be revised to explicitly offer age-sensitive recommendations for follow-up interventions in childhood, adolescence, and early adulthood.
Two main findings—that TBI was associated with subsequent adverse adulthood outcomes, and the dose-response relationship with injury severity—are consistent with previous research [17–20,44], although these studies have mostly focused on small and selected samples that rely extensively on self-reported data either from (severely) injured patients or their caregivers; an approach subject to substantial bias [45]. Similar results have been reported in studies examining global disability indices [10], such as the extended Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOSE) [21]. Our third finding, on the effects of recurrent injuries, is broadly consistent with the emerging literature on the adverse consequences of sports and combat-related neurotrauma [7,9,11–14,46–49]. Although replication of this research is needed with larger samples of athletes and using research designs, such as comparisons with sibling controls, that account for confounding factors, our findings suggest that recurrent neurotrauma in any setting may be a causal risk factor for a wide range of social, cognitive, and medical adverse outcomes.
One of the implications of these findings is the importance of developing preventive interventions for early exposure to head injuries. In toddlers and preschoolers, these interventions should ideally be targeting improved parental supervision, as falling is the most common cause of TBI in this group. Prevention of sports-related concussions in older children could focus on changes to rules so that the risks of players colliding their heads with each other and with equipment (e.g., heading soccer balls or getting hit in the head by a racket, bat, or stick) [50] is reduced. A recent systematic review indicated that helmet use in most sports is generally associated with reduced risks for severe head injuries but not for concussions/mild TBI [51]. The development of safer helmets should also be prioritised as, for instance, recent evaluations of American football helmets report performance differences [52]. A further implication of the current study is that individuals who have suffered serious injuries should receive close follow-up interventions beyond medical care. This holds especially true if the injuries are recurrent or have occurred for the first time after the age of 20 y. The involvement of social services and work training opportunities may mitigate a potential downward social drift.
Our study has significant strengths that include (1) a very large sample size, enabling precise measures of associations between early TBI exposure and objectively defined indicators of medical and social functioning during adulthood to be defined; (2) the high quality of registers allowed selection bias to a minimum, as we were able to retain 86% of the targeted sample across 41 y of follow-up; and (3) the family-based research design allowed us to robustly test for the aggregated effects of all pre-injury and other selection characteristics shared within the family. Two limitations should be noted: We will have underestimated the prevalence of mild TBI. We used the National Patient Register, as adopted by previous studies [8,15,16], to ascertain TBI cases. This allowed comprehensive information on all individuals who sought medical treatment for their injuries, but will have underestimated milder forms of TBI, for example of the type prevalent in sports-related injuries [53–56]. This will not likely affect our main conclusions, as misclassifying head injured individuals as unaffected will have led to an underestimation of the presented associations, assuming that the effects of diagnosed and undiagnosed TBI on the outcomes are similar in magnitude. A co-twin design might better account for residual genetic confounds, but we were underpowered to do so, as it would require monozygotic twins that are discordant on head injuries, which would lead to considerably wider confidence intervals than traditional approaches [25].
The generalisability of our findings is an important consideration, and there is evidence that Sweden is similar to other high-income countries in terms of the key exposures and outcomes in this study. A recent systematic review [57] of annual TBI incidence rates for individuals up to age 20 y identified three studies from the US and New Zealand with a median estimate of 973 [range: 790–1,652] injuries per 100,000 population. We calculated equivalent estimates for Sweden between 2001 and 2009 and observed a median of 1,220 (range: 931–1,262) injuries per 100,000 population. Sweden’s employment rate (74.2%) was comparable to that of the United Kingdom (70.5%) and the US (67.3%) in 2013 [58]. The estimated life expectancy in Sweden is similar to that of other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries [59], and a systematic review of the rates of mental disorders in Western European countries found no material country differences [60].
Children and adolescents who are exposed to TBI, even if the injuries appear to be relatively minor, have elevated risks to develop a wide range of medical and social problems during adulthood. The risks are substantially elevated as a function of injury severity, recurrence, and time of injury. These observations have potentially important implications for the way that paediatric TBI is currently clinically managed. Currently most children with significant head injuries receive no systematic long-term follow-up. An implication of our findings is that this should change. Services should consider how to routinely and systematically review these children on a regular basis to allow the subtle but important neurological, cognitive, and psychiatric consequences of TBI to be identified. Routinely tracking the progress of patients following significant TBI allows those with an altered developmental and educational trajectory to be identified and appropriate, age-sensitive interventions to be initiated. Detailed clinical studies on representative paediatric populations are needed to extend recent advances in the understanding of adult TBI pathophysiology, as this will inform the nature of key drivers for poor long-term outcome [61,62]. Effective prevention that minimises the risks of early exposure to TBI is required, and such efforts should benefit from large-scale epidemiological studies that identify potentially causal risk factors for the severity, recurrence, and developmental timing of TBI.
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Bee Quotations
Bee Quotes from:
Sathya Baba
William Howells
Al Goldman
Andrea Wong
Ann Smith
Budge Pountney
Carol Sutherland
Don Cross
F Stone
Faythe Levine
Italian Proverb
Accident Quotes
A human being is still more likely to die of a bee sting, snake bite or, Lord knows, automobile accident than by shark attack. We do not execute the perpretrators of death by car. We should not butcher an animal for an inadvertent homicide.
Brothers Quotes
As a kid, my parents had the typical stuff going on in the home, like Bee Gees, The Carpenters. Then I got exposed to what my brothers were listening to: a lot of classic rock, Led Zeppelin. It was around the mid-'80s when the whole Electro-Techno-Pop-House music thing started happening in Chicago.
Foot Quotes
When I was about 2 years old, I found a bee that had been stepped on on the foot path, and so I picked it up to rescue it, and it stung me on the hand. From that day forward, I've been terrified of bees.
Face Quotes
The other weekend I was on the ferry to Ireland, and they were showing a documentary about the Bee Gees. They had these giant screens, and Maurice's face was everywhere. I couldn't look at them. I can't look at his face even in a photograph.
Abc Quotes
We are proud to bring the Scripps National Spelling Bee to ABC for the first time in its storied, 79-year history. It's exciting for us as a network to bring this competition of some of America's brightest young minds to a broader audience.
Queen Quotes
When you throw rotten tomatoes at a queen bee like Cisco, it splashes over on everyone else.
Avoid Quotes
LIFE is a mosaic of pleasure and pain - grief is an interval between two moments of joy. Peace is the interlude between two wars. You have no rose without a thorn; the diligent picker will avoid the pricks and gather the flower. There is no bee without the sting; cleverness consists in gathering the honey nevertheless.
Bubbles Quotes
But sooner or later these bubbles burst anyway, and I would like for the Bee Gees to stop before we wane.
I have a bee in my bonnet about this,
Paul McGinley
African Quotes
Henkel is committed to showing support for the South African government's broad-based BEE to enable previously disadvantaged communities to participate more fully in the economy.
Ulrich Lehner
Cruel Quotes
Her mouth is a honey-blossom,No doubt, as the poet sings;But within her lips, the petals,Lurks a cruel bee that stings.
Her mouth is a honey-blossom, No doubt, as the poet sings; But within her lips, the petals, Lurks a cruel bee that stings.
Four Quotes
He's been in the spelling bee for four years. Patrick winning is not a surprise for me.
Anyone Quotes
He could play a few chords on a keyboard and inspire a whole song. I don't think anyone could play a few notes as magically as Maurice could. Maurice is a part of the history of the Bee Gees, so the music will always have Maurice in it. We've lost Maurice, but we'll never lose his inspiration.
Came Quotes
I was in the car on my way to London, and Radio 2 was doing the Bee Gees story. They started playing the demos we'd made, then I heard Maurice talking. Suddenly that feeling of helplessness and non-acceptance came flooding back. I don't think you can ever come to terms with something like this. But you can learn to live with it.
Intention Quotes
Our intention was to give a nod and a wink to people like Giorgio Moroder and the Bee Gees,
Both Quotes
Robin Gibb and the Bee Gees have been recognized around the world for decades, and now both their long-time fans, and new ones, will celebrate their music through a whole new variety of media distribution, capturing the urban, hip hop, country & pop genres of today.
Department Quotes
Robbie has done fantastically well to regain fitness from what could have bee a career-ending injury. He has been helped and guided by the physiotherapy department and doctors, and they are more than happy to pass him fit.
Began Quotes
That buzzing-noise means something. If there's a buzzing noise, somebody's making a buzzing-noise, and the only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee. .... And the only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey..... And the only reason for making honey is so as I can eat it." So he began to climb the tree.
Cause Quotes
The problem is, we don't know what distractions cause most crashes. It's very hard to narrow it down and say that cell phones are any more distracting than kids in the back seat or a pet or a bee flying around in the car.
Matt Sundeen
Bit Quotes
We thought the Bee was going to be a little bit more objective throughout this. They seem to have lost that objectivity.
Catcher Quotes
We had a bee swarm come through. Flew over the dugout, right over home plate. Saw the catcher run from the Dodgers. Oh my goodness, I was gone.
Alabama Quotes
We have to change our ways, that's a positive. Hopefully we won't put a performance like this on again. Even though Alabama is a bigger and stronger team, we should have bee more competitive. A turnover here or there may have helped us win the game, but we got no turnovers.
When the dog bites, when the bee stings When I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad
Oscar Hammerstein
Fame Quotes
You may have a vast scholarship, fame or fortune. But, the bee can give you a lesson on how to be free from torment.
We think that at this point in our lives, the sooner we get back to what we think our gift is, is writing songs... Maurice will be a void, always in our lives and he will always be featured as the third member of the Bee Gees, no matter what we do, but one thing I will tell you is that the Bee Gees will go on.
Don't forget the late '70s was dominated by people like the Queen of Disco Donna Summer and everybody who was in that bag. We were already in dance mode, the Bee Gees were out with the most fantastic record the world had ever heard, so the world was in the mode. Anything outside of that mode was secondary.
Artist Quotes
There's a couple real pieces that sort of shine. 'Queen Owl' by Dana Carlson, the most established artist in the show. She shows a lot in New York and her piece is really good eye candy. And there's Tracy Bull, she works with a lot of glass. Her piece is really beautiful. It's called 'Lair.' It's glass with copper and a queen bee inlay. It's really gorgeous.
Seeke out ye goode in everie man, and speke of alle the beste ye can; then wil alle men speke wel of thee and say how kynde of hearte ye bee
Couple Quotes
Then a couple years later, I was in a tournament and a bee comes over on my hand and stings me out of nowhere,
Attended Quotes
The Busy Bee Cafe was a popular hangout, especially after the young people attended the Princess Theater movies, ... They would eat the delicious chili, Italian food and pies my mother made.
Acting Quotes
Avoid areas where bees are foraging and avoid disturbing them, if possible. Learn to look and listen for bee activity wherever you happen to be. And if you find yourself in a situation where bees are numerous, noisy or acting strangely, escape to safety as quickly as you can. Run and don't stop until you reach safety, such as a building with doors and windows that close.
Actions Quotes
A lot of their actions have not served them well. It remains to bee seen if the credit union officials will recommit themselves to being credit union. If they do, this will be a good thing.
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It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.
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The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she labors for others
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The Bee Gees will not disintegrate because we've lost Mo.
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I love the soul sound that the Bee Gees are into now, and that's the kind of feel that I want to have on all my records. Unfortunately, though, I don't write in that vein. I'm better at writing country-rock music because, while I was recording in Miami, the Eagles were working in the studio next door and I was heavily influenced by their sound.
Bee is really able to wear the clothes. She has a very good sense of the design and feel of the clothes. She has a neo-classical beauty and is very charismatic. Personality is so important - when you dress somebody for a big party, it is good to feel that the person has an ease and naturalness with what she is wearing.
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If God is a flower, you should feel yourself a bee that sucks its honey;
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The evening went well but towards the end there was a growing tension between Mr Smith and Bee and they disagreed over whether or not she could tell if furniture was good just by looking at it at a distance, and over a tale she was telling about port.
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And now, when comes the calm mild day, as still such days will come,To call the squirrel and the bee from out their winter home;When the sound of dropping nuts is heard, though all the trees are still,And twinkle in the smoky light the waters of the rill,The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore,And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more.
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You are here: Home / Wartburg looks to challenge at Division 3 track meet
Wartburg looks to challenge at Division 3 track meet
Wartburg is hoping for a strong performance at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The school has 14 athletes – 11 women and 3 men – competing in 15 events at Marietta College in Ohio. Wartburg is the reigning indoor women’s national champion, but Coach Marcus Newsom says the Knights aren’t favored to win the outdoor title.
He says the projected scores have LaCrosse as the team projected to win, but he says his team will go about their business. Newsom says that underdog status gives Wartburg motivation. He says traditionally the Wisconsin schools are bigger and have done better, and he says they would like to win as a small private school.
The Knights’ bid for the outdoor title is built around their quarter-milers. Wartburg qualified four runners for the 400-meters and three of them are among the top five qualifiers in the nation.
Junior Chelsey Jacobs of Allison says it’s exciting to be a part of that group, and it should be fun. The other 400 qualifiers are junior Hannah Baker of Keota, junior Jenny Kordick of Allison and freshman Nevada Morrison of Chicago.
Kordick says they’ve pushed each other in practice to make themselves better on competition day. She says that really helps in practice as they hold each other accountable and expect bigs things.
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Ethical Considerations — Making the Tough Calls
by admin | Jun 28, 2000 | Articles | 0 comments
Matt Greenbaum
It is apparent that certain elements within the Social Security Administration are seeking to reduce payments to claimants by discouraging attorneys from handling disability cases. Moreover, certain “ethical” standards of conduct are being proposed which seem on their face to call for a Social Security disability lawyer to defeat his own client’s case. Accordingly, it seems imperative that anyone practicing in this field have at least a familiarity with some of the tougher ethical questions, and a working knowledge of the applicable codes of conduct that presently govern our actions.
In an effort to determine what an ethical issues are disturbing the Administrative Law Judges, I surveyed the twelve local judges. Although not all responded to my letter, I did receive good input from judges who are both liberal and conservative. The issues that predominated my conversations with the ALJ’s are as follows:
Even though there are some regulations that indicate that the government has the obligation to fully develop the record, does an attorney have an ethical obligation to see that the record is complete, and does that obligation extend to spending money for medical reports or records which OHA has not obtained?
Does an attorney have an ethical obligation to provide medical evidence to an ALJ which is damaging to the claimant?
Does an attorney have an ethical obligation to correct the record, where a claimant tells his attorney after the hearing that he has indeed been engaged in substantial gainful activity, despite testifying to the contrary at the hearing?
Is there anything ethically improper about an attorney having argued in a letter that a case should be granted on the record because a listing is met, where that attorney later concedes at the hearing that he had no real basis for making such an argument?
Does an attorney have an ethical obligation to reduce his fee where he does not submit any medical evidence; all medicals have been obtained by the government; and the case is granted on the record?
Does an attorney have an ethical obligation to lower her fee where she previously represented the claimant in a personal injury case; received a 33 1/3% (or higher) contingency fee; and merely re-used the same medical evidence in the Social Security case?
Does an attorney have an ethical obligation to lower his fee if all of the medical evidence is provided by referring counsel, and the case is granted on the record?
There are no simple answers here. These are issues that are bothering the people who we appear in front of every day of the week. What is more important than answering each of these questions “yes” or “no” is to have a rudimentary understanding of the canons, ethical considerations and other regulations which will help you formulate your own approach. I am annexing some material which is particularly pertinent to this analysis.
An Introduction to the Practice of Social Security Law
An Overview of Social Security Benefits
A Brief Guide to Effective Representation in Cessation Cases
Profile of Participant Involvement at Hearings Held
In the Claimant’s Corner — A Note from the Editor
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The eight most significant developments of a…
Raiders’ whirlwind off-season — the eight most significant developments
Mike Mayock, Antonio Brown, free agency strikes and three first-round draft picks made for plenty of news
Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock at a Thursday night press conference. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)
By Jerry Mcdonald |
PUBLISHED: June 14, 2019 at 6:00 am | UPDATED: June 16, 2019 at 1:14 am
ALAMEDA — Thus concludes the most important offseason in the history of a storied franchise.
When coach Jon Gruden canceled Thursday’s final practice of the Raiders’ mandatory mimicamp, players went their separate ways until training camp convenes on July 26 at the Napa Valley Marriott.
The roster bears little resemblance to the one that left the field in a 35-3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last Dec. 30 to finish 4-12. A team that couldn’t move the ball consistently on offense and gave up a franchise record 467 points with just 13 sacks on defense has undergone the most dramatic and talked-about overhaul in the NFL.
Gruden and new general manager Mike Mayock, under authorization by owner Mark Davis, were on the attack from the outset. They brought in big-ticket veterans in their prime such as wide receiver Antonio Brown, wide receiver Tyrell Williams, right tackle Trent Brown and slot corner LaMarcus Joyner at a combined cost of more than $109 million in guaranteed money.
The draft, bolstered by last season’s trades of Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper, added three first-round draft picks that are expected to contribute immediately, plus other picks that could quickly be in the mix for playing time.
The Raiders stayed healthy throughout the offseason other than losing running back Isaiah Crowell to a torn Achilles’. They acted quickly, bringing back Doug Martin, who had a bounce-back year in 2018.
A look at the eight most significant developments of the Raiders’ offseason:
1. Hiring Mike Mayock
Much of what happened in terms of personnel is because of the out-of-the-box decision to bring in the longtime NFL Network draft expert to replace Reggie McKenzie. He and Gruden share a lot of beliefs, but it appears as though Mayock can counterbalance the coach’s impulsive nature and help steer him away from past-their-prime veterans in favor of youth and speed.
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The Antonio Brown deal, in particular, had Mayock written all over it. He was adamant about not giving up a draft pick this season in the first two rounds and ended up getting the most productive receiver in the NFL for third and a fifth.
The Raiders should be much better in 2019. They’d almost have to be, so there exists a possibility for an immediate payoff. In the longterm, Mayock also helped rebuild the scouting department with hires such as Jim Abrams (college scouting) and Dwayne Joseph (pro personnel). The Joseph hire, in particular, was looked at with envy in some NFL circles.
2. Trading for Antonio Brown
The biggest splash of the offseason was the Raiders’ acquisition of Brown, whose six-year run of production is on par with anything Jerry Rice did over a similar span.
Antonio Brown has excelled in practice for the Raiders.
Brown’s sometimes puzzling behavior isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. He wore out his welcome with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But Brown has four qualities Gruden loves. He produces on the practice field and meeting rooms. He produces on game day. He has an insatiable thirst to get better. He’s durable and always answers the call.
However it went down in Pittsburgh, Brown signing with the Raiders had a ripple effect. Along with the considerable dollars Davis was willing to invest, it made wearing silver and black an intriguing destination for the likes of Trent Brown, Williams and Joyner to come aboard as unrestricted free agents.
There will be some moments bordering on the bizarre, to be sure. But the worst of it will probably happen in Las Vegas. Brown shows every indication of proving himself as a Raider under Gruden in Year 1.
3. The draft haul
The pick of Clemson defensive end Clelin Ferrell at No. 4 overall wasn’t well-received by draft analysts and pundits, with the feeling he could have been had later. But the Raiders believe he is everything they want in an end who can pressure the pocket and stop the run. Plus, by all accounts Ferrell is off the charts in terms of leadership and character.
Can Clelin Ferrell (96) help fans forget about the trade of Khalil Mack?
It doesn’t help he’ll be compared to Mack, a No. 5 pick in 2014. If Ferrell doesn’t produce in a big way (keep in mind Mack had just four sacks as a rookie) the Raiders will continue to get bashed for letting one of the top defensive talents in the league get away over a contract standoff.
Should Josh Jacobs blossom into a 1,200-yard runner and Johnathan Abrams as a force in the secondary, it would go a long way toward public perception being changed with regard to the trades of Mack and Cooper.
Second-round pick Trayvon Mullen, a cornerback, and Maxx Crosby, an edge rusher could also figure prominently sooner rather than later.
4. A schedule gut punch
The Raiders biggest impediment to going from 4-12 to .500 and beyond was provided by the NFL on April 18 with the release of the 2019 schedule. The Raiders already had the most difficult schedule in terms of the 2018 winning percentage of their opponents at .539.
Then came the news that after opening at home against Denver and Kansas City, with the Chiefs on Sept. 15, the Raiders won’t play at the Coliseum until Nov. 2. They play at Minnesota in Week 3, Indianapolis in Week 4, then travel from Indianapolis to London to face Mack and the Chicago Bears in Week 5.
Following a bye, the Raiders are at Green Bay and at Houston before coming back home to face the Detroit Lions in Week 9.
Through gritted teeth and a sarcastic smile, this is how Gruden assessed the 2019 lineup on draft day: “I think the league did a good job challenging us with our schedule — who we play and when we play.”
Considering the Chiefs are the opponent for Week 2, it’s hard to imagine a more important first game than the home date on Monday night against Denver. Lose, and the Raiders could be 2-5 or worse by the time they get back to the Coliseum and home fans who are expecting big things or else in what likely is their final year in Oakland.
5. Staying at the Coliseum
In a sense, you really can’t blame Davis for angrily checking out other options once the city of Oakland filed suit against his team over the move to Las Vegas.
But it was clear at the outset there were no other options. The 49ers weren’t throwing out a welcome mat at Levi’s Stadium, and Davis didn’t want it anyway. There was a silly dalliance with the Giants about playing at Oracle Park, but local politicians in San Francisco wanted no part of the Raiders. The 49ers objected, claiming territorial rights.
Staying in Oakland was the worst possible solution, except for all the others. The circus made all parties look bad — the Raiders, the 49ers, the Giants and the politicians. In the end, Davis did what was best for the team in 2019 in terms of continuity. Not that there were a lot of other possibilities. It’s not easy being a lame duck.
6. Derek Carr is still the quarterback
This is listed only because it was a running national storyline that Gruden was prepared to throw Carr overboard for the likes of Kyler Murray or Dwayne Haskins. He was likened to a poor poker player who couldn’t disguise his tell.
Quarterback Derek Carr is entrenched as the starter in 2019.It never made sense, though, given that Carr had grown in a difficult system and put up more than respectable numbers despite a dearth of surrounding talent and poor pass protection. Gruden has never entrusted a team to a rookie starter going into a season and this wasn’t the time to start all over.
And while speculation about the quarterback will be inevitable as long as Gruden is the coach — the only one who truly had his complete trust was Rich Gannon — Carr will be given every chance to lead the Raiders into Las Vegas in 2020. And deservedly so.
7. Chemistry issues
How could the Raiders go all-in on character in the draft and then bring in characters such as linebacker Vontaze Burfict and Richie Incognito?
Throwing the former Bengals linebacker and the notoriously volatile left guard in the locker room along with Antonio Brown has some wondering if the Raiders are fond of combining baking soda and vinegar. It makes for an interesting story, but both men are basically on “prove it” deals. And “prove it” doesn’t mean being part of the future in the years ahead, it means being on the 2019 roster at all.
They’ll both be given every opportunity to prove that 1) they can still play; and 2) they can conduct themselves in a team-first manner.
8. `Hard Knocks’ comes calling
Thirty NFL Films cameras will shoot reams upon reams of footage in Napa as the Raiders go under the HBO microscope for the popular five-week series.
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Gruden will be the star and there’s already speculation of Antonio Brown arriving in a hot air balloon.
How will Gruden act? How will the players respond? And even though the Raiders have a lot of control as to what goes into the series, if there’s a training camp hiccup, it will be soap opera fodder for all the country to see.
The Raiders will never be more scrutinized than they are in this training camp heading in to what should be the final year in Oakland.
And it was one of the busiest off-seasons in memory that set the stage.
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Community Leaders Protest Auction of JA Camp Artifacts
Items including crafts and artwork created by internees to go on sale April 17.
Posted On April 13, 2015 Community News, Nor Cal News, Civil Rights
A watercolor of life at the Heart Mountain, Wyo. camp during the winter by Estelle Peck Ishigo, 1943. (From the collection of Allen H. Eaton)
Rafu Staff Report
Japanese American community leaders are up in arms over the upcoming auction of about 450 artifacts from the World War II internment camps at an auction scheduled for April 17.
The auctioneer, Lambertville, N.J.-based Rago Arts and Auctions, is selling off artifacts from the collection of Allen H. Eaton (1878-1962), author of the 1952 book “Beauty Behind Barbed Wire” and the subject of a 2004 biography, “Allen H. Eaton: Dean of American Crafts” by David B. Van Dommelen.
A nameplate, ca. 1945, one of many up for auction. (From the collection of Allen H. Eaton)
According to the biography’s publisher, “His work brought prominence and respect to handicraft produced by the people of Oregon, Southern Appalachia, New England, immigrants, the blind and even prisoners in Japanese American internment camps …
“His most ironic friendship, perhaps, was with Eleanor Roosevelt, who penned a foreword to one of his most controversial works, ‘Beauty Behind Barbed Wire,’ a celebration of crafts in the Japanese American internment camps (it was Franklin Roosevelt who signed the executive order creating the camps during World War II).”
New York Times antiques writer Eve M. Kahn writes, “The objects illustrate the resourcefulness of internees as they tried to preserve traditional artisanship and familiar habits. Cigarette boxes are made of string recycled from onion sacks. Wood carvings depict birds in flight. Plaques with family names were made to hang tar-paper homes.
“The highest prices, up to $1,200 apiece, are expected for oil paintings by Estelle Peck Ishigo (1899-1990), the white wife of a Japanese American aspiring actor, Arthur Ishigo. When Mr. Ishigo was sent to Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming, she joined him and documented how internees suffered and tried to adjust. The Rago lots include her scenes of children playing at riverbanks and hauling luggage between barracks.”
Chairs made from scrap wood, ca. 1945. (From the collection of Allen H. Eaton)
An online petition has been established on change.org by Lorna Fong, who is active with the Tule Lake Pilgrimage. The heading reads, “Japanese American History: Not for Sale.” The description is written by Dr. Satsuki Ina, professor emeritus at CSU Sacramento, a Tule Lake Pilgrimage board member, and producer of the documentaries “Children of the Camps” and “From a Silk Cocoon.”
“These items were given — not sold — to the original collector, Allen Eaton, because he wanted to display them in an exhibition that would help tell the story of the incarceration of 120,000 innocent people, more than half of them children,” wrote Ina, who was born at Tule Lake. “It is a betrayal of those imprisoned people who thought their gifts would be used to educate, not be sold to the highest bidder in a national auction, pitting families against museums against private collectors.
“Eaton opposed the incarceration and this sale goes against his intent for a public exhibition that received official support …
“These items were not meant to be viewed in the privacy of a collector’s home … a price tag should not be put on our cultural property.”
The petition had more than 600 supporters as of Monday evening.
A “Japanese American History: Not for Sale” Facebook page has also been set up. The description reads, in part: “We want to halt the profiteering of our ancestors’ and families tragic incarceration … When [Eaton] visited the camps to collect examples, he wrote that people ‘offered to give me things to the point of embarrassment, but not to sell them…’
“Now these will be auctioned and dispersed into private collections, betraying the imprisoned donors and the collector’s intent … It is immoral and is causing our community anguish and outrage. Like Holocaust artifacts, slavery items and Native American burial objects, some historical artifacts must not be monetized. Stop profiting off others’ tragedies.”
The Facebook page had more than 2,100 “likes” as of Monday evening.
“Shocked and Appalled”
Janice Mirikitani, former poet laureate of San Francisco, found a photo of her late cousin Jimmy in one of the lots. She wrote:
Certificate of attendance from a school at the Topaz, Utah camp, 1944. (From the collection of Allen H. Eaton)
“I was shocked and appalled, to say the least, in seeing my cousin Jimmy Tsutomu Mirikitani’s photo up for sale in an auction. Jimmy has endured more adversity than most human beings could imagine, not only with the injustice of our incarceration in American concentration camps, but also his struggle for validation as an American citizen.
“He was homeless for years in the streets of New York, living off of the sale of his artwork. I had the honor of participating in a documentary about his life and his art, ‘The Cats of Mirikitani,’ which respectfully revealed his journey of perseverance and dignity.
“To ‘pimp’ the suffering of my family, my community is not only insulting, it is inhumane. I was as an infant incarcerated in a camp in Rohwer, Arkansas, so I have my own personal journey witnessing the aftermath of the camps on my mother’s life.
“Do not commit this travesty of cheapening and ‘selling’ memories of cherished family members, and artwork which was created to survive the isolation and humiliation of the camp experience.”
Patti Hirahara, whose father and grandfather took thousands of photographs of daily life at Heart Mountain, commented, “In knowing that Japanese American people personally produced these items in Japanese relocation camps where they were incarcerated during WWII, it is very sad to see that this collection is not being donated to museums or educational institutions where the history of this time can be shared with future generations.
Hand-carved panels from the Amache camp in Colorado. (From the collection of Allen H. Eaton)
“The collector, Mr. Eaton, had intended for this collection not to be sold and I agree with his philosophy. I have taken the Hirahara family’s personal artifacts, documents, and photos and donated them to the Smithsonian, Washington State University, the Yakima Valley Museum in Yakima, Washington, and the City of Anaheim … to tell the Japanese incarceration story and to help open the door to allow other Japanese families to do the same.
“With people across this country just finding out about this auction through the ‘Japanese American History: Not for Sale’ Facebook page, Asian American media, by word of mouth and emails, the concerned parties should stop this auction sale on April 17 and consider another solution.”
“We denounce this auction, which re-ignites the anger, frustration and humiliation that our community, our families felt during the forced removal,” stated Manzanar Committee Co-Chair Bruce Embrey. “With no time to store property or family treasures, and ordered to bring only what they could carry, our families had little choice but to destroy or sell personal belongings to opportunistic individuals seeking to profit from their misfortune; a misfortune forced upon them by an unjust, unconstitutional executive order.
“The economic losses were tremendous. The personal losses were almost impossible to quantify. This is the context of an auction of this nature.
“These artifacts are an expression of our families and friends struggling to make life tolerable during an intolerable situation … those who fashioned jewelry or crafts while in camp were resisting the humiliation and dehumanization of the incarceration.
“As the Ad Hoc Committee to Oppose the Sale of Japanese American Historical Artifacts points out, this is reminiscent of other auctions of belongings, whether they were relics from slavery, Native American cultural and religious artifacts, or items stolen during the Holocaust. The Manzanar Committee believes that important historical artifacts need to be preserved and made available to a wide audience in order to tell the stories of oppressed peoples rather than be used for profit or personal gain.
“We call on Rago Arts and Auctions to immediately halt the sale of any items related to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans, and to instead engage in dialogue with the Japanese American community on the disposition of the artifacts in question.
“To attempt to profit from these precious, historic artifacts is no different than those farmers, fishing companies and others who sought to profit by buying our families’ possessions for pennies on the dollar as they left for camp. It is a stark reminder that many in the United States have yet to fully understand or redress the wrongs Executive Order 9066 wrought upon the Japanese American community. This auction only adds insult to injury.”
Photo by Francis Stewart of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visiting the Gila River camp in Arizona. (From the collection of Allen H. Eaton)
“The drawings, paintings, photographs & crafts created by those of Japanese Ancestry imprisoned during World War II are not pieces of art meant to decorate a private collection,” said Rev. Bob Oshita, minister at Buddhist Church of Sacramento. “They are deep and quiet expressions of the hope and despair felt by a people enduring the trauma of racism, hatred and fear. What you are planning to sell should be part of our shared social conscience — and not viewed as simply art for display.
“We may not be able to stop profiteering on the suffering of others, but we must, at the very least, speak out against it. Please reconsider what you are doing.”
Rago’s Response
On April 10, the partners of Rago Arts and Auction Center posted the following response to the Facebook page:
“We have made our consigner aware of the outcry and upset that this auction is creating. We would like you to be aware of the facts of the matter. Rago has respectfully answered the emails directed to us, included emails to some who are active on this page.
“The consigner and his family inherited the Eaton estate with its multiple collections from the Eaton family. He is a client for whom we have sold other property from the collections and with whom we have a relationship. They have held this property for over three decades and have been approached by multiple institutions asking them to donate.
“They take the responsibility for these collections very seriously, but are not in a financial position to donate.
“The consigner did not feel comfortable choosing one institution over another nor qualified to do so. He didn’t want to leave the responsibility to his children. He felt that selling at auction was the best way to expose the property publicly to all. We agreed to handle this for him.
“It has been our hope from the start that all these pieces would find their way back either to families or to museums for display, research and education. We have made every effort to see that this happens by contacting museums and affinity groups and important media outlets such as The New York Times.
“Whether the sale continues as planned is ultimately the decision of our consigner. If this auction does proceed on April 17, it is an opportunity for multiple museums and institutions to secure this property and for private citizens who have the means, individually and collectively, to donate.
Repurposed wood letter box and two cigarette cases constructed from onion sack string, ca. 1945. (From the collection of Allen H. Eaton)
“There may still be a mutually agreeable solution to be found. We hope so.”
The rebuttal from the organizers of the Facebook page reads, in part: “Since the catalogue was posted online 10 days ago, people have found personal connections to items. For example, genealogical research on nameplates (Lots 1246 and 1247) that were hung on tar-paper barracks has found that many came from the Granada camp and that immediate descendants of these families are alive.
“If a beautifully carved nameplate belongs to a family that can be identified, should not that person or persons have the opportunity to know this and have, at the very least, the option of first refusal? To ask that family to compete with national and perhaps international bidders to reclaim their family’s material heritage, created under conditions for which the U.S. government apologized in 1988, is heartless and, in our view, not good enough. Please try to understand how humiliating it is for these families to participate in this auction …
“There is no time to research and explore the many questions this collection raises. Please slow down the process and remove these lots from your Great Estates auction. There are 450 camp items bundled into 24 lots in next week’s auction. That is 3 percent of the entire estate auction of 747 lots. Removing the Japanese American heritage property will not stop the rest of that day’s business from continuing and will show a sensitivity to how important these items are to our community.
“You say that your consigner is not in a financial capacity to donate … We emphasize that we do not have answers and we are not asking for a donation, just that you delay the sale so that more research and examination of these complex issues can be carried out.”
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Stop the sale.
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My name is Yaswinder Singh. I come from a Middle Class, Nuclear Family with Traditional Values. I have completed my B.Tech. and currently work in the Government Sector as an Officer(P.O in Canara Bank). One thing important to mention I have minor contractures in the fingers of my right hand however still able to perform any work work with it perfectly.
Hi, My name is Ashish Rana. I would like to introduce myself as a diligent, loyal, decent, well grounded & caring with an enchanting personality and logical approach towards life. Currently working with IT Company in Chandigarh as a Software Professional. I'm expert in my field and working with lots of International Clients (Own IT Business), plans to establish own IT company in near future. My monthly earning is 1.5 Lac per month.
My name is Siddarth Singh . I come from a Upper middle class , Nuclear Family with Traditional Values. I have completed my BE and currently work in the Private Sector as a Manager.
His name is Rahul Rana. He has been running his own sports infrastructure company in gurgaon since 2014.he is very fond of cricket and has played in ranji trophy as well. He likes to stay fit and is leads a very active lifestyle. I have three son and one daughter. My daughter is married for last 14 years to a very affluent business family in Delhi. My eldest son is an engineer by profession and is settled in Canada . My youngest son also an engineer by profession runs his own business in Delhi. My husband was retd executive engineer. He passed away recently. We are looking for an educated and suitable match.
I completed my finance degree and am now working as an administrative professional. I belong to a middle class, nuclear family with traditional values, currently settled in Delhi.
I am working as a Sales Professional in the Private sector. I have completed my B.A.. I grew up in a Middle Class class, Joint family with Traditional values.
Location : Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
My name is Abhishek and I work in the Private Sector as an Accounts / Finance Professional. I belong to a Upper Middle Class, Joint Family with Traditional Values. I have completed my B.Com..
I have a Bachelor's degree and I am employed in Merchant navy as a mariner engineer currently based in Siwan. I belong to a middle class, joint family with traditional values.
I am putting up this profile on behalf of my brother. By passion he is sportsman, He represented State Haryana as captain under 19 Cricket in collage days, Now running own Sports Infrastructure Manufacturing company with the name of Stark Sports. Done his graduation from Hindu Collage Delhi. Father is retired from HPGCL as Executive Engineer, Mother is house wife, having 2 brother elder one is Mr.Vikas Rana, Married and settle in Canada and Mr.Vivek Rana younger brother done Btech and working in IT company, 1 Sister Mrs.Janvi Singh, she is married with Mr.Sudhir Singh (Running IT Company with name Marg ERP Ltd.) . Our native place is panipat where we are having ancestral property. Our family and friends describe him as Caring, Easy-Going, Outgoing, Passionate and very kind person. We are in hurry to get him married so please only serious once communicate.
My brother is a Doctor with a Master's degree currently working in Private sector in Chandigarh. We come from a Middle class, Nuclear family background with Moderate values.
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Today Just Like Yesterday (2018)
"I had many laugh out loud moments reading this book but the underlying message that runs through it is that it’s good to talk about depression and ask for help rather than battling on alone and that once you have started to talk, it becomes much easier. Richard writes about how he sends this message out to us all (besides writing a book) and how he finds incredible reserves of inner strength he would never have thought possible. Slightly less obvious than the need to talk comes the message that anything you wish to achieve in life is achievable. If you wish to give your bucket list some attention, start by reading this book!"
Corinne Ingram
"Wow Richard! You certainly have achieved so much in raising mental health awareness with every challenge you have completed. Well done on managing your illness throughout these extremely difficult tasks! You tell your story with such passion and I enjoyed the humour you portrayed throughout. I must add I really loved the chapter dedicated to your younger self. I found it so moving. Be proud of all that you have accomplished and I know you haven't finished yet!"
Karen Manton
"Richard's book has it all, we have a potentially and actual heavy duty story about his attempts to overcome his mental illness, which for many years he didn't know that he had and it is told in a very entertaining manner with a wry sense of self-deprecating humour. The overall point of his 100 challenges that he set himself was that you should never be afraid to ask anyone for help and all of his challenges involved the assistance of others. Some were slightly less daunting than others but to set yourself this massive goal and then to achieve that goal was a very big deal indeed. The book is written in a very readable style and is worth buying for it's entertainment value alone but this, added to the fact that it is a tale of learning to live with a mental illness makes for an emotional but enjoyable read.
Keith Nicholson
"One of those books that's just impossible to put down! Really powerful content delivered in such an easy and readable style, with big dollops of wit and humour. The letter from Big Richard to Young Richard sent a shiver down my spine, and the breadth of the challenges is just incredible."
Andrew Powles
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It's fair to say that Richard Craig, proprietor of RMC Classics, has petrol running through his veins!
From an early age, he has had a keen interest in anything relating to classics. Having bought his first car for a mere £50 at the age of 12, he worked his way up through a series of classic vehicles, gaining valuable knowledge, understanding and experience along the way.
Originally from the Lake District, Richard set up this business whilst studying Classical Music at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester - yes, that’s his other passion! Since then, RMC Classics have traded and maintained hundreds of vehicles and pride themselves on top-quality service and customer satisfaction.
In his spare time, Richard enjoys tinkering with his own projects – chief among which is his 1967 Mk1 MGB GT, ‘Meg’, which he has owned for over ten years. Thankfully Richard’s partner Sara enjoys motoring holidays (!) - they have toured extensively in the MG, both in the UK and abroad.
Richard taking part in the 2018 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride - a charity motorcycle event
Richard Craig
Proprietor of RMC Classics Ltd
On top of the Gotthard Pass, Switzerland 2016
Restoration works in progress!
Photo Credit Stephen Fisher Photography
Enjoying the Italian Lakes!
"I had been looking for a classic car for about 4 years, and in that time wasted many hours going to see cars which were not what the owners had claimed they were. I was getting to the point where I was going to give up looking.
I found RMC Classics online and saw the cars for sale which were 2 MG Midgets. Both of them looked great in the photos, but I thought 'here we go again...'. I spoke to Richard and he seemed like a very up front and honest chap so I made the decision to hire a trailer and head up to see him.
Richard's photos, description and explanation on the phone was spot on and within the hour he was helping me get the car on my trailer.
Dealing with Richard has been an absolute pleasure and I would thoroughly recommend RMC Classics to everyone."
Jonathan Wightman - June 2019
1974 MG Midget MKIV - Heritage Bodyshell
"I'm writing to give a massive shout out to Richard at RMC Classics.
Sadly, our trip from Manchester to France earlier this year was cut short before it began, as the tangerine decided to break down 45 minutes from Portsmouth. Bum! Thankfully, after being relayed home, courtesy of Lancaster Insurance, we started our holiday 24 hours late in the daily driver (just not the same). (Brittany Ferries were superb in reorganising things as well).
Anyway, after our holiday, Richard paid us a home visit, diagnosed the problem immediately; arranged to get the car taken to his, and fixed what transpired to be a failed head gasket. He took great care over the repair, sorted out a few other bits and bobs at the same time, and even gave the old girl a wash too.
It's not the first time we've used Richard, and it certainly won't be the last. He definitely knows his stuff (having rebuilt at least one BGT completely), is very reasonable, and really friendly too. A top chap!"
Mark Graves - August 2019
1971 MGB GT
"As we bid a fond farewell to Dad's Stratos, heading for its new home in Hong Kong, we would like to thank you for making the sale smooth and trouble-free. It was a difficult decision to part with Dad's Stratos and we're very grateful for your patience and understanding during our decision making. We have been overwhelmed by the kind words and gestures from yourself, along with your knowledge and passion for the cars."
"Thank you so much for your help, patience & the kindness you have shown to us through this difficult time, it has been very much appreciated."
"I would like to thank you so much for all your efforts in reaching a great result on behalf of us girls. I have been very touched by your kindness, consideration & unwavering commitment in keeping us informed of all developments."
Commission sale of Lancia Stratos, owned by Lisa, Tina and Paula - August 2018
"Thank you so much RMC Classics for my new toy! Waited seven years to own a classic mini and it was well worth the wait! Whole process from start to finish was brilliant, and Richard was amazing"
Georgia Morgan, May 2017
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1116-46427 - A School Of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus Albisella), A Hawaiian Endemic Fish, Over A Bleached Antler Coral (Pocillopora Eydouxi) Off The Kona Coast, Kona, Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States Of America
1116-46540 - Mackerel Scad (Decapterus Macarellus) Schooled Off The Kona Coast, Kona, Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States Of America
1116-46541 - A Coastal Manta Ray (Manta Alfredi) Swiming Though A Scuba Diver's Bubbles That Was Photographed While Scuba Diving The Kona Coast At Night, Kona, Island Of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States Of America
1174-6278 - Cat sitting on stone wall in backyard, Cuada Village, Flores, Portugal
1174-6305 - Camel wearing harness by ancient building, Petra, Jordan, jordan, Petra, Jordan, Jordan
1174-6372 - Lion standing in tall grass, Kenya, Africa
1174-6273 - Whale tail splashing in ocean water, Horta, Faial, Portugal
1174-5950 - Lion statues and illuminated streetlamps along Chain Bridge, Budapest, Hungary
1174-6098 - Bald eagle perched on stick against blue sky
1174-6223 - Goat grazing at still lake and remote hillside, Leavenworth, Washington, USA
1174-6404 - Close up of taco plate, Seattle, Washington, USA
1174-5861 - Horse grazing in stall, Mendon, New York, USA
1174-6186 - Flamingoes reflecting in still lake
1174-6367 - Giraffe drinking at water hole, Kenya, Africa
1174-6369 - Giraffes walking in savanna, Kenya, Africa
1174-6409 - Yak eating from bowl at base camp, Everest, Khumbu region, Nepal, Everest, Khumbu region, Nepal
1174-6373 - Zebras and wildebeest standing in grass, Kenya, Africa
1174-6359 - Pigeons on brick path in Prague cityscape, Czech Republic, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1174-6368 - Rhinoceros and calf walking in savanna landscape, Kenya, Africa
1174-6366 - Herd of elephants in savanna landscape, Kenya, Africa
1174-6358 - Arch over Prague cityscape, Czech Republic, Prague, Czechoslovakia
1174-6365 - Elephant walking in sand, Kenya, Africa
1174-6364 - Elephants under trees in savanna landscape, Kenya, Africa
1174-6322 - Olde English Bulldog puppy rolling in field, Edmonds, Washington, USA
1174-6320 - Close up of Olde English Bulldog puppy, Edmonds, Washington, USA
1174-6328 - Sheep grazing in misty landscape, Bagan, Myanmar
1174-5967 - Istanbul city skyline under blue sky, Turkey
1174-6222 - Man standing at tent at campsite near rural lake, Leavenworth, Washington, USA
1174-6055 - Ducks swimming in urban harbor
1174-6056 - Duck swimming in urban harbor
1174-5941 - Chain Bridge illuminated at dusk, Budapest, Hungary
1174-5860 - Close up of horse's nose in stall, Mendon, New York, USA
1174-5887 - Boat moored in harbor, Ormos Athinios, Egeo, Greece, Ormos Athinios, Egeo, Greece
1116-41504 - A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, surfaces for a breath in front of a stand-up paddle board off the coast of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-41394 - Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) with a school of juvenile jacks, Bahamas
1116-41399 - This green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, is passing under Lone Tree Arch, a dive site on the Kona Coast, Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
832-381145 - Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) resting in the snow, Swabian Alb biosphere reserve, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
832-381472 - Eurasian Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) looks curiously out from behind an old pine stump, Nationalpark Oulanka, Nationalpark, Lapland, Finland, Europe
832-381533 - Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), black morph, perched on a tree stump, Fischen, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
1116-40055 - Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus) in a tight school off Kauai, Hawaii, during the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39715 - Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) in sea anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor), Philippines
1116-39957 - A close look at night of Chameleon Parrotfish (Scarus chameleon) sleeping in a mucus bubble that is secreted from large glands in the gill cavity and protects them from parasites, Fiji
1116-40056 - Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) posing on the lava rock that is the submarine base of Pyramid Point of Lehua Rock located at the north end of Ni'ihau Island, Hawaii, USA during the spring, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39717 - This Common Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) is perched on the mantle rim of a Giant Tridacna Clam (Tridacna gigas). It's venomous spines can inflict a painful wound, Philippines
1116-39707 - The Giant Moray Eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) can be found around the world in tropical waters, but is very rare in Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39726 - The Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis) is found only on this species of coral, Pleurogyra sinuosa. The brown oval objects are actually Acoel Flatworms (Waminoa sp) that feed on nutrients trapped in mucus covering the coral, Philippines
1116-39723 - Yellow pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse, camouflaged in coral. They are found from Southern tropical Japan, throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, east to Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Van
1116-39945 - Anemone shrimp, Ancylomenes sarasvati, previously known as Periclemenes sarasvati, Dumaguete, Philippines
1116-40001 - Diver along a drop off covered with gorgonian and alcyonarian coral, Fiji
1116-40063 - A Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) hovers over a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. This particular female manta with a missing left cephalic lobe has been observed by divers and snorkelers at Kona since
1116-39963 - Tourists above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below with it's mouth open. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
1116-40005 - A photographer lines up with his smart phone in a housing on this Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) off the coast of Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40059 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting on a sandy bottom adjacent to Kauai, Hawaii, in the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39711 - The Blacktail Snapper (Lutjanus fulvus) reach 13 inches in length and feed mostly on small fish and crabs. This is one of several species that were sucessfully introduced to Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40058 - Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) resting on Antler Coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) off Kauai, Hawaii, during the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39967 - A commercial whale shark encounter with a feeder above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
1116-39965 - A Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) with it's mouth open, filter feeding at the surface. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines
1116-40061 - Orangeband Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) that was photographed while diving the Kona Coast, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40062 - Endemic Hawaiian Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) approach to clean a Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) of parasites at a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA. This particular female manta with a missing
1116-40060 - Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus) feeding on plankton off Ni'ihau Island near Kauai, Hawaii, USA during the spring. This fish species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-40064 - While a Hawaii Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) searches for parasites in its mouth, a Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) hovers over a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA during the summer. This par
1116-39738 - A snorkeler observes a group of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) from above, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39956 - Pacific ocean surge brings down oxygenated sea water to a school of Whitebar Surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius), Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39713 - Hawaiian reef fish incuding a Longjaw Squirrelfish (Sargocentron spiniferum) and a school of Bigscale Soldierfish (Myripristis berndti), Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39946 - An extreme close-up of a Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata), which is also know as a Hairy Pygmy Pipehorse, Dumaguete, Philippines
1116-39958 - A yawning trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis), Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39703 - Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, is resting under a fan of gorgonian coral along with two remora, Philippines
1116-39722 - This female Ornate Ghost Pipefish, also known as a Harlequin Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) is holding it's egg mass in the pouch that is formed by two specialized fins. The eggs can seen through the transparent areas of the fins, Philippines
1116-39720 - This male Ring-tailed Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus) is protecting and incubating it's eggs by carrying them in his mouth, Philippines
1116-39702 - Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, in an underwater crevice off West Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39704 - Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, gathering at a cleaning station off Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39757 - As a diver shines her light, schooling Pennantfish (Heniochus diphreutes) swim over antler coral on the outside of Molokini Marine Reserve off the island of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39710 - Typical of this family, the Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) has thick spines in it's pectoral fins to aid staying in place on it's coral perch, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39733 - This Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) is in an anemone (Heteractis magnifica) that is bleaching from high ocean temperatures and heat stress, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39721 - Yellow pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's Pygmy Seahorse. They are found from Southern tropical Japan, throughout the Philippines, Indonesia, east to Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu and the Great Bar
1116-39730 - Colourful coral reef and schooling fish, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39719 - A Slender Spongegoby (Phyllogobius platycephalops) and two different species of crabs. Attached to the goby are several parasites with egg cases, that will likely prove fatal over time. Many species live on the convuluted surface of this sponge, Philippin
1116-39940 - A close look at the eggs of a common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) that is most often found associated with the anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Philippines.
1116-39949 - Mysid shrimp of the order Mysidacea, mass together in front of alcyonarian soft coral, Dumaguete, Philippines
1116-39941 - Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's pygmy seahorse, Philippines
1116-39937 - Reef Manta Rays (Manta alfredi), feed over baskets of lights used to attract plankton off the Kona Coast, Kona, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39950 - Bumphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) are the largest species in this family and can reach 5 feet in length and over 160 pounds, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39955 - Deepwater Longtail Red Snapper (Etelis coruscans), is also called Ruby Snapper or Scarlet Snapper, but is better known by its Japanese name, Onaga. This fish lives in depths ranging from 700 to 900 feet, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39954 - This pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion), is in an anemone (Heteractis magnifica) that is bleaching from high ocean temperatures and heat stress, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39951 - This common anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion), is most often found associated with the anemone, Heteractis magnifica, as pictured here, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39952 - The Striped Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus), are often found near the top of the reef in the surge zone, Yap, Micronesia
1116-40054 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming off Kauai, Hawaii, during the spring, Kauai, Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39997 - Diver and schooling Yellowfin goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis), Yap, Micronesia
1116-39995 - Diver and a Spotted porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), Hawaii, United States of America
1116-39993 - Diver and a school of Dusky batfish (Platax pinnatus) at the entrance to a cavern with alcyonarian coral off the island of Gato, Bohol Sea, Philippines
1174-4412 - Rear view of two riders on grey horses riding along a path through a field.
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Notes: Vols’ Spring Practice Session 4-4-19
by RTI Staff - Apr 4, 2019
Photo by Nathanael Rutherford/RTI
Tennessee hit the practice field once again on Thursday, and the Orange & White Game looms next weekend. The Vols will have another scrimmage over this upcoming weekend, but Thursday was more of the same in terms of drills and routines.
Managing editor Nathanael Rutherford and staff writer Ben McKee were on the field to observe the open portion of practice on Thursday. Here are their notes and observations from Thursday’s practice session.
What’s the defensive line rotation looking like? Who made an interesting move on the linebacker depth chart? We look at that and more in our Premium Practice Report over on RTI Premium!
Nathanael’s Notes
To start, there are a few position changes I want to note. Tyus Fields wasn’t working with the cornerbacks, instead working with the safeties during the open portion. Daniel Bituli and Quavaris Crouch initially started practice with the inside linebackers, but they both moved over to work with the outside linebackers halfway through the open portion. Deangelo Gibbs was still working with the safeties, and he’ll likely stay there the remainder of spring.
Unless I just somehow missed him, I didn’t see J.J. Peterson out on the practice field today. We’ll see if Jeremy Pruitt addresses that at some point, but he’s noted before that Peterson has been banged up, so I wouldn’t look too much into that.
I thought Kivon Bennett got a lot of work in with the outside linebackers today, and he could work his way into the rotation this fall if he keeps it up. There hasn’t been a lot of consistency behind Darrell Taylor with that unit, so that second OLB spot is completely up for grabs.
Trevon Flowers more or less looks like his old self, so it doesn’t look like the injury he sustained in the Georgia game last year that kept him out several weeks is bothering him. I also like some of what I’ve seen from Theo Jackson so far.
Tennessee needs either Savion Williams or Darel Middleton to make a big impact this fall. Maybe both. I’m just not all that impressed with the Vols’ depth on the defensive line. I think their options as starters are good, but beyond that there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done by the younger group of players there.
Ben’s Observations
Practice No. 11 of the spring was much of the same for the Vols – at least in the open portion.
The offensive line began practice by working underneath chutes, and as they came out of the chute straddling a board, hitting a sled and driving it forward a couple of yards. Will Friend was very vocal during this period, enforcing the need to be aggressive with the sled.
From left to right, the O-line lineup was Trey Smith at left tackle, Riley Locklear at left guard, Jerome Carvin at center, K’Rojhn Calbert at right guard, and Ryan Johnson at right tackle.
As for the second group to go, the offensive line consisted of Jahmir Johnson at left tackle, Wanya Morris at left guard, Chris Akporoghene at center, Ollie Lane at right guard, and Marcus Tatum at right tackle. Morris also worked at left tackle as he had a tight end to his left in a separate drill.
It should be noted that I don’t believe this is any indication of the first and second team units, but this was the order in which the offensive linemen went through the drill.
As for the tight ends, they also worked on blocking – per usual. I’ve yet to see the tight ends catch a pass in the open portion of practice this spring.
With Brian Niedermeyer leading the way, the group’s first blocking drill was focused on coming off the line of scrimmage and matching up a linebacker – or in this case, a sled. Niedermeyer was adamant about hand placement throughout the drill. The group then moved on to work with the tackles in a different blocking drill.
Dominick Wood-Anderson led the group in each drill as he has all spring. The following order in the drill was Austin Pope, Jacob Warren, Princeton Fant, James Brown, Andrew Craig, and Jackson Lowe.
The wide receivers started practice by working on high-pointing the football before working against man coverage as they came back to the football. While the wide receivers went through individual drills, the running backs and quarterbacks worked on routes out of the backfield. They were as far away from the media as possible, so it was hard to gather many details.
When the wide receivers and quarterbacks linked up to work on routes vs. air, the receivers focused on re-stacking the defensive back. There was a red line painted on the field to help assist the receiver as he ran a hitch route.
The receivers then ran corner routes with the quarterbacks rolling out of the pocket. On the day, there were several balls that hit the ground. No particular person was to blame as it was a combination of wide receivers simply dropping the ball or quarterbacks over-throwing their targets.
Jauan Jennings, Marquez Callaway, and Josh Palmer continue to look good. Redshirt sophomore Jacquez Jones made a nice catch that drew praise from the coaches.
Alongside Tee Martin and Chris Weinke, Jim Chaney continues to primarily work with the quarterbacks and wide receivers.
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The Rocky Top Insider staff brings you the latest Vol news – multiple staff members contributed to this report.
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Sweetwater, San Ysidro school districts have negative budget outlooks in Fitch ratings
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Jewell’s ‘Gypsy’ a welcome return
(Joanna Chattman)
By Scott McDonald
Eilen Jewell is one of those artists who isn’t easy to define. The Boise-based singer/songwriter doesn’t fit comfortably under any record store genre placard and moves effortlessly between multiple styles on all of her albums.
Her latest LP, the upcoming Gypsy, isn’t going to be the first to break that trend. Set for release on Aug. 16, Jewell’s new 12-song collection (the eighth under her own name and first of original music since 2015’s Sundown Over Ghost Town) is another varied affair.
From the rock and roll chug of opener Crawl to the pedal steel-led honky-tonk of standout These Blues, Gypsy once again showcases Jewell’s signature sound while drawing from a pallet of Americana, blues, country, roots, folk and more.
And while the frontwoman compartmentalizes enough to also have released a couple of gospel albums with her other band, The Sacred Shakers, she does wonder about the diverse approach of her namesake act.
“I sometimes lose sleep thinking this music is too eclectic,” said Jewell from a recent stop in Buffalo, N.Y. “I wonder if maybe we should focus it. But I love early blues as much as I love early country and early rock and roll — everything early! — so which one is going to get the ax? It just wouldn’t be doing the songs any justice if I stuffed them into a category.”
Thank goodness that’s how she feels. Jewell’s strong suit is the way each of her songs, regardless of style, flows into another like an expertly crafted playlist for a long-drive road trip.
Although Jewell isn’t about to switch her formula any time soon, she is starting to experiment in different ways.
For starters, Gypsy is the singer’s first foray into overtly political lyrics. The sing-along, tongue-in-cheek humor of 79 Cents (The Meow Song) takes on wage discrimination, sexism, and racism in equal measure, while tracks like Beat the Drum and album closer Fear tackle the issues with a far straighter face.
Incredibly, Gypsy also marks the first time that the bandleader has played electric guitar on an album.
“I wasn’t necessarily avoiding it,” Jewell said. “I just thought every time that I picked one up that it was going to be comfy. And it always felt so foreign to me. I never really thought I would do it.”
That is, until two years ago when her husband and band drummer/manager Jason Beek got her an electric guitar for Christmas. More importantly, he got her a Tremolo Pedal to go with it.
The wavering sound produced was so close to that of her Hammond B3 organ with a Leslie cabinet — a longtime favorite and something she’s played on nearly every album — the new addition to her musical arsenal finally happened.
There should be an electric guitar in Jewell’s hands (at least for a song or two) when she performs on Aug. 7 at the Sweetwater Community Church in Bonita for AMSD Concerts.
Along with the rest of the band, Jewell, Beek, and their 5-year-old daughter Mavis (named after legendary singer and activist Mavis Staples) will be on the road in the U.S. through September, then head to Europe in November to close the year out overseas.
They already have a studio booked in Boise for that time in between, but as they’ve done since album one, there won’t be all that much prep before they buckle down and record number nine.
“We’re loose in the saddle,” said Jewell with a laugh. “We play mostly live. And we see what we can get. I prefer it that way. We don’t sound like we’re doing it by rote. I like to feel it out in the moment. That’s kind of my MO. And it seems to be working. I mean, I haven’t had to have a day job since 2007. And that’s my yardstick.”
When: 7:30 p.m., Aug. 7
Where: AMSD Concerts, 5305 Sweetwater Rd., Bonita
Online: amsdconcerts.com
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Chile: Restoring and Rewilding Patagonia Grasslands in the Chacabuco Valley
Source: PatagoniaParks.org
Volunteers remove fencing. Source: PatagoniaParks.org
Patagonia’s 400 million acres of temperate grasslands support a unique biological and cultural heritage, and provide many important ecosystem services such as clean air and water, forage for livestock, carbon sequestration, and habitat for wildlife. In 2004, the NGO Conservación Patagónica bought a 222,000-acre property that was formerly an overgrazed ranch in the Chacabuco Valley. Conservación Patagónica aimed restore the native grasslands and wildlife, and create a park to eventually donate to the Chilean government to create the Patagonia National Park. The main objective of the restoration project was to restore the Patagonia grassland ecosystem by rewilding and letting nature guide the restoration. The project has become one of the largest and most ambitious grassland restoration projects undertaken in the world.
Project Location:
Chile Chico, Aysén Region, Chile, -46.7857319430108, -72.01788951726343
Country or Territory:
Biome:
Grassland/Savanna
Grasslands & Savannas - Temperate, Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
Area being restored:
89030 hectares
Project Lead:
Conservación Patagónica
NGO / Nonprofit Organization
Project Partners:
Tompkins Conservation Chilean government Conservation Land Trust Fundación Pumalin Fundación Yendegaia
Project Stage:
Defining the Problem
Primary Causes of Degradation
Degradation Description
Most land in the area was privately owned and used for sheep ranching to produce wool and meat. Poorly managed ranching practices drove desertification in the area, leading to significant loss of native grasslands. Native animal species which rely on these grasslands, such as the guanaco population, were struggling to compete for food and space with an estimated 25,000 sheep and fencing blocking their movements.
Defining the Reference Ecosystem
The reference ecosystem is based on diverse sources of information (e.g. multiple extant reference sites, field indicators, historical records, predictive data).
Reference Ecosystem Description
The Patagonia Park grasslands lie in the Chacabuco Valley. The Chacabuco Valley is one of the few east-west valleys in the region, creating an ecologically rich transition zone between ecosystems. Grasslands ecosystems have less wildlife diversity compared to, say, tropical rainforests, they typically have more abundant wildlife. Species such as guanacos—the region’s iconic large mammal— as well culpeo foxes, armadillos, Andean condors, pumas, and rhea’s once dominated the landscape. Fires do not occur naturally in the Patagonia landscape and can be extremely harmful.
Provide positive outcomes for people, wildlife and grasslands including protection and restoration of grasslands and their unique and fragile environments, and sustain the economic vitality of surrounding ranches which adopt sustainable practices.
Maintain viable populations of key native wildlife species including puma, red fox, rhea, and guanaco.
Reintroduce wildlife to the landscape through a rewilding program, especially focused on reintroducing top predators.
Restore grassland ecosystem functionality.
The project does not have a monitoring plan.
Conservacion Patagonica organizes volunteer programs to assist in the restoration process by removing invasive plants and spreading native seeds throughout the valley. Collaboration among Conservacion Patagonica, the Conservation Land Trust, Fundación Pumalin, Fundación Yendegaia and the Foundation for Deep Ecology has promoted the adoption of advanced sustainable agriculture, the development of local communities and a culture of activism that inspires local people and tourists to respect and defend wildlife. Working with local communities, the park has implemented an outdoor education program that brings young people to the park for natural science and physical education activities.
How this project eliminated existing threats to the ecosystem:
The park land is now protected from ranching practices, and local ranchers and communities have been engaged in finding sustainable ranching and agricultural practices. Park volunteer groups have been removing and controlling nonnative plants that were introduced through livestock grazing and human development such as musk thistle, poison hemlock, spear thistle, and common mullein.
How this project reinstated appropriate physical conditions (e.g. hydrology, substrate)",:
The sheep were sold and over 400 miles of fencing was removed from the areas of land bought by the NGO Conservación Patagónica. Researchers have gathered soil samples to develop management plans for different areas and established research plots to test the effectiveness of reseeding and erosion control practices.
How this project achieved a desirable species composition:
Native species were bred and reintroduced as part of a comprehensive rewilding program.Through a captive breeding project, park biologists are helping grow the population of Darwin’s rheas, the native ostriches. Native plants are being strategically reseeded. Volunteer conservationists collect seeds from native grasses, especially the coiron species, for use in reseeding heavily damaged areas.
Ecological Outcomes Achieved
Eliminate existing threats to the ecosystem:
Native plant species have been slowly recovering from the effects of desertification and invasive species.
Reinstate appropriate physical conditions",:
The Chacabuco Valley has made impressive and visible strides towards erosion control and recovery, but complete restoration will take decades.
Achieve a desirable species composition:
Native guanaco herds have flourished from an unsustainable population of several hundred to an estimated 3,000. Other native animal species have been returning to the landscape, but quantification is still undergoing as the project is not completed.
Recover ecosystem functionality:
The Chacabuco Valley’s grassland ecosystem is experiencing an amazing and faster than expected recovery.
Socio-Economic & Community Outcomes Achieved
Economic vitality and local livelihoods:
Ranching is important for local livelihoods around Patagonia Park. Conservacion Patagonica, the Conservation Land Trust, Fundación Pumalin, Fundación Yendegaia and the Foundation for Deep Ecology have engaged the local community and specifically local ranchers to develop and adopt sustainable agricultural practices, and good practices in grassland management and stewardship.
Key Lessons Learned
Removing the livestock was a crucial step toward preventing the collapse of the Patagonian ecosystem.
Rewilding is essential to avoid extinction, and is important to not only preserve the landscape and wildlife, but also to clean water, forests, and create functional ecosystems. Top predators in the grassland ecosystem are critical because if the population of guanacos explodes this affects the grass and the whole ecosystem.
Long-term Management
Conservacion Patagonica will continue to oversee implementation and post-implementation management. The goal is for the Patagonia Park land to be donated to the Chilean government within the decade to create the Patagonia National Park, at which time the government will oversee the maintenance of the restored ecosystem.
Sources and Amounts of Funding
Kris Tompkins and Doug Tompkins, have contributed $170m to the rewilding, along with an estimated $45m from philanthropists around the globe.
http://www.patagoniapark.org/
http://www.tompkinsconservation.org/home.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/30/can-the-worlds-largest-rewilding-project-restore-patagonias-beauty
https://initiative20x20.org/restoration-projects/ecological-restoration-chacabuco-valley
https://cbey.yale.edu/sites/default/files/Patagonia%20Park.pdf
Kris Tompkins
Tompkins Conservation
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https://www.sheltonherald.com/news/article/Mood-at-Shelton-High-is-somber-after-13945641.php
Mood at Shelton High is ‘somber’ after student shot over the weekend
Brad Durrell
Published 12:32 pm EDT, Monday, March 17, 2014
Beth Smith, Shelton High School headmaster, center, speaks at a press conference on Monday morning. On the left is Shelton School Supt. Freeman Burr and on the right, behind her, is Shelton Police Lt. Robert Kozlowsky. less
Beth Smith, Shelton High School headmaster, center, speaks at a press conference on Monday morning. On the left is Shelton School Supt. Freeman Burr and on the right, behind her, is Shelton Police Lt. Robert ... more
Shelton High School’s headmaster said the mood is “somber” at the school today following the shooting of sophomore Kristjan Ndoj on Saturday night.
Ndoj is listed in critical condition at Bridgeport Hospital.
Headmaster Beth Smith said students “are somber. They know a student who is a friend of theirs is now in serious condition.”
Smith said her thoughts, and those of the school community, are with Ndoj and his family.
She requested an extra police presence at the school today as well as other crisis team actions to “comfort students, staff and family.”
'A very safe environment'
Smith said having an extra police presence was a way to ensure everyone there would be “a very safe environment” at Shelton High.
Police officials and Smith emphasized there have been no threats to the school.
Smith said she has been busy dealing with many inquiries on the matter. “I’ve been fielding phone calls,” she said.
Smith spoke at a morning new conference at police headquarters. Also present was School Supt. Freeman Burr.
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Nationals cover up rail re-opening report, Narrandera councillor sacked as rail rep
Narrandera Shire Council sacked Councillor Wes Hall from his role as rail representative on Tuesday, for publicly speaking out against the NSW Government hiding of a report on re-opening the vital Narrandera to Tocumwal rail line.
It seems clear the NSW Nationals are behind the decision the suppress the report and sack Cr Hall.
A $500,000 taxpayer-funded study on re-opening the vital Narrandera-Tocumwal rail line, completed in August, has been hidden from the public for the past three months.
On Monday, ABC Riverina reported Cr Wes Hall criticising the NSW Government for keeping the report secret.
On Tuesday, Narrandera Shire Council sacked Cr Hall as their rail representative.
Broken promise to re-open line
The Narrandera-Tocumwal rail line – in the middle of Australia’s Riverina “food bowl” – has been out of use for the last 30 years.
This has prevented local farmers from transporting their produce in the most cost-effective means. It’s also resulted in trucks clogging the pothole-filled Newell Highway.
In the run up to the Cootamundra by-election last year, the NSW Nationals announced plans for a "Narrandera-Tocumwal Railway re-activation", starting with a $500,000 feasibility report.
https://www.facebook.com/JohnBarilaroMP/videos/1654581041229969/
But now the report has been completed, they’ve kept it secret.
ABC Riverina reported Nationals Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke saying the report was 'always meant to be commercial-in-confidence'.
Cr Hall said this is incorrect.
“Cr Hall, the mayor and a community representative were only informed of confidentiality at a meeting in Narrandera on 28 August 2018 when the final report was presented,” Cr Hall said.
Sacked for being honest
Matt Stadtmiller, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate for Cootamundra, said he feels for Cr Hall.
“This is typical NSW Government bullying and intimidation. I think they’re behind the sacking"
“Councils are dependent on state government funding. So they’re put in a difficult position when someone speaks out”
"The NSW Government can't handle to truth. So the person who speaks out gets sacked"
"The Nationals aren't fair dinkum about doing anything for Narrandera's long term future," Mr Stadtmiller said
"We knew that when they made the announcement during the by election. It was designed to buy votes."
"Now they have been found out. They don't like the contents of the report and are hiding it from those who put their faith in them with their vote."
"Sure as sugar, just more money to a consultant and Narrandera has been dudded again."
“What’s the point of wasting tax payer money on a study if it’s kept confidential… I have read the report and with the exception of three pages I would classify as market sensitive, the report is not confidential at all,” Cr Hall said.
Cr Hall says improving rail networks has been his passion for the past 30 years and it’s the community who is losing out.
“This is the finest regional project we have … there are private interests biting at the bit to get this going”.
Mr Stadtmiller said, “traffic on the Newell Highway will double in the next ten years. We need to get our trucks off the road and allow our farmers to get their produce to ports by train… it’s vital for our region”.
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Review
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After the first few hours of Mass Effect: Andromeda, I was discouraged–maybe even a little distraught. Within that short span of time, I’d already encountered unconvincing animations, bog standard missions, clunky user interface, stilted dialogue–basically every red flag you hope to avoid when approaching a lengthy shooter-RPG powered equally by action and story.
Thankfully, Andromeda did improve. As I progressed, I unlocked exhilarating new combat options, met characters with deeper appeal than my initial crew, and discovered freely explorable worlds that finally fulfilled the series’ decade-old planet-hopping promise. And yet, some of those early problems persisted throughout, and while I did catch glimmers of the original trilogy’s greatness, that shine was often dulled by lifeless dialogue, tedious missions, and even technical shortcomings.
To its credit, Andromeda boldly abandons the familiar. In place of the iconic Commander Shepard, we have Ryder, the daughter (or son) of a man chosen to lead one of four arks filled with intergalactic explorers looking to found colonies in a distant star cluster. Several disasters later, Ryder inherits her dad’s job, and while the moments leading to and including that scene are pretty hackneyed, the stakes really sink in once you reach the Nexus–Andromeda’s version of the earlier games’ Citadel.
Here you discover the other three other arks have gone missing and that the Nexus, which arrived ahead of the arks, has suffered every setback imaginable, from growing food shortages to a veritable civil war. With leadership in shambles and no resources to revive the cryogenically frozen colonists, the sudden arrival of an ark immediately lands Ryder in an uncomfortable position of power. In practice, the scenario felt more believable than typical “you are the chosen one” cliches. I understood why those characters would look to me and felt the weight of their desperation. So when the Nexus gradually sprang to life as I started fixing problems, I felt genuinely accomplished.
n parallel with this more broadly-focused narrative–which encompasses much of the side content–the central storyline revolves around an evil alien race and its delusional, narcissistic leader, who poses a more immediate threat than food shortages. He’s less one-dimensional than he initially seems, but the plot is largely predictable in a mindless blockbuster sort of way. The two stories intersect occasionally, and both pay off in the end.
Truthfully, Andromeda’s story problems stem more from delivery than from plot. The vast majority of Andromeda’s characters are just dull, and conversations rarely delve deeper than arduous “get to know you” small talk. No one yells or cries or expresses any measurable emotion at any point, even when they explicitly talk about their feelings, and there’s no Tyrion Lannister or Francis Underwood to keep things interesting. There was plenty of room for Game of Thrones-style power struggles on the Nexus, yet all political disagreements are merely mentioned without being explored. Even romance options feel stilted, and the culminating scene I unlocked for successfully wooing a crew member was not as explicit or exciting as you might expect.
orse still, your agency in these conversations is limited. Sure, you can periodically select from up to four dialogue options, but these frequently boil down to “be optimistic” or “be realistic.” On paper, this system improves over the rigid renegade/paragon dichotomy of the original series, but in practice, the various options felt only superficially different. And regardless of what I picked, my inputs only rarely impacted the outcome. Even when I tried to be rude, characters generally found a way to shrug it off. And after beating the campaign, I can only recall one major decision that had serious repercussions, and even that felt contrived. It also paled in comparison to the memorably gut-wrenching choices forced on me in the original games.
In fairness, Andromeda did sometimes surprise me with poignant moments, like my crew comforting me in a dark hour and a conversation with my partner AI about the meaning of life. The game just buries these gems under hours of empty or even cringe-worthy interactions filled with heavy-handed themes, awkward lines of dialogue, and weird idiomatic phrases that felt out of place in a far flung galaxy. What person says “What’s the word on the street?” without irony in 2017 let alone 600-plus years in the future?
Thankfully, I didn’t have to dig as deep to find the things Andromeda does well. Its worlds, for example, are breathtaking to behold and exciting to explore. You eventually uncover four mini-open worlds, as well as smaller, standalone areas like an overgrown jungle outpost and your own ship, The Tempest. The four major maps are sizable and offer drastically different environments and hazards, from frozen wastelands to arid deserts to unruly jungles. They’re also filled with NPCs to chat up and side missions to undertake. You could end up solving murders in a pirate port, betting at a Krogan fighting pit, or unlocking secrets in ancient yet hyper-advanced vaults. Or you could just wheel around in your Nomad. The galaxy is vast and varied, and that’s worth being excited about.
I also fell in love with the combat, especially later in the game. The core shooting mechanics feel stronger here than anywhere else in the series, and the flexibility of the progression system let me cherry pick cool powers rather than locking me into a set character class. I ended up building, well…a space ninja, basically. I could use tech to cloak myself, biotics to charge enemies, a shield-buffing sword to deal damage, and the standard jumpjets to dart away again. The results were consistently frantic and fun, though there are plenty of other options as well. I enjoyed nearly everything I experimented with, even if most enemies proved to be predictable adversaries.
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Hikvision launches speed dome, the DS-2DF1-715B for wide-area, day-night surveillance
Hikvision have released a network IR speed dome, the DS-2DF1-715B, for customers who require wide-area, day-night surveillance. IP speed dome cameras with IR functionality are rare, and the camera meets a market need for users who may otherwise be obliged to combine IP dome units with separate IR LED flood lamps.
These cameras are suitable for securing locations such as airports, harbours, military bases, public parks and any large area where potential for using conventional illumination is limited. A key benefit is that by using IR, the cameras allow users to illuminate a facility covertly at night. This avoids the light pollution caused by white halogen units and does not alert intruders to the presence of cameras.
Another highlight of this product is that it is a ‘green' solution because the integral adaptive power LEDs illuminate only the segment of the scene being observed by the camera at a given time. By contrast, separate flood lamps will throw IR light indiscriminately through 360°. These cameras can therefore reduce power consumption on major installations, so meeting Hikvision's goals of reducing its carbon footprint both in manufacture and deployment of products.
The camera is available in PAL and NTSC variants and will operate at levels as low as 0.65 lux (F1.35) in colour mode or 0.005 lux (F1.35) in B & W. True day-night switching and optimum image quality with elimination of focus shift are achieved through an IR cut filter (ICR) which allows IR operation at 0 lux. Key optical features include 28x optical zoom, 12x digital zoom, 128x wide dynamic range and a lens focal length of 3.5-98mm.
These zoom levels are the result of Hikvision responding to market demands; clients now expect discrimination between object types from considerable distances even at night. The effective pixels generated by the cameras are 752(H) x 582(V) for the PAL model and 768(H) x 494(V) for the NTSC unit.
Hikvision are aware that users who transmit high-resolution images at night face the challenge of increased ‘noise' levels resulting from the signal amplification and image ghosting that accompany slow shutter speeds. The company's R & D engineers have optimized noise reduction with ‘3D noise reduction' technology.
The product offers dual streaming and H.264 compression for preserving RAID resources and optimizing bandwidth consumption. These features allow facility managers to make efficient use of RAID storage. Extra system resilience is provided by SD/SDHC card local storage.
The dome employs a ¼" SONY Exview HAD CCD which has improved sensitivity by its ability to process near infrared light which until recently had been invalid as video information. The ultimate flexibility and variety of potential applications of these domes is increased by the range of electronic shutter speeds (1/4-1/10000s) and the IR coverage which extends to 80 meters, as well as the manual pan speed of 0.1°-160°/s and manual tilt speed of 0.1°-120°/s which allow users to track objects of many kinds in various environments. Other key features include image optimisation through auto iris, auto focus, auto white balance and backlight compensation.
Mr Polo Cai, Vice President of Hikvision, said: "Hikvision's market research revealed that customer expectations have increased to the point of demanding content analysis under almost any lighting conditions. The functionality of this camera illustrates the responsiveness of our R & D department."
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Ready to paint the town: New Bedford is about to get SUPERFLAT
By Steven Froias, Contributing Writer
For several months, a cabal of creative citizens has been meeting in secret to plot the next evolution of New Bedford’s public art life.
The luminaries include Dena Haden, co-founder of Groundwork!; Jessica Bregoli, the vision behind Seaport ArtWalk; Jeremiah Hernandez, former owner of UGLY Gallery; and Keri Cox, co-owner of Medium Studio.
Mass Development’s TDI fellow for New Bedford, Jim McKeag, acts as facilitator for the group, which has expanded since first meeting. It now also includes Selena Elesse of Life FUNdamentals; fisherman and artist Brian Tillett; and Fitzcarmel LaMarre of Creative Oasis.
Together, this group has been planning nothing less than an evolutionary role for mural art in New Bedford.
Yes, New Bedford is on the verge of getting SUPERFLAT.
SUPERFLAT NEW BEDFORD
SUPERFLAT takes the concept of public art and kicks it up a notch.
Here’s the plan: The group has worked diligently to create a grand vision for mural art in the city while laying the groundwork for funding the effort and drafting guidelines which vaults New Bedford to the top rank of cities pursuing public art projects.
They looked at the successful Beyond Walls effort in Lynn, Massachusetts for some guidance. Team members from Lynn traveled to New Bedford to size up the city’s potential and provide input to the SUPERFLAT steering committee.
Likewise, committee members went to Lynn this winter to check out the scope of their Beyond Walls murals, which were created during a 10-day festival in July 2017.
However, SUPERFLAT NB is, and will be, a ground-up, totally New Bedford concoction, reflecting the city’s own unique aesthetic.
It’s mission statement is as follows:
“SUPERFLAT NB is a culture-based, artist led, and neighborhood-driven community revitalization mural art project. It seeks to both beautify New Bedford neighborhoods while eliminating barriers — or flattening — access to the arts, no matter who you are. SUPERFLAT is inspired by artist Takashi Murakami, who coined the term to express spatial compression and the blending of high and low art in his own work. SUPERFLAT NB aims to eliminate barriers to the arts through public art that tells and shares personal stories; that draws upon, preserves, and reimagines our shared heritage and histories in New Bedford; and, through the renewal of the environment and our connections to each other, create new pathways for our future social and economic growth.”
Some of the concrete goals SUPERFLAT NB hopes to achieve with this project are 1) Create pathways to connect neighborhoods; 2) Connect New Bedford arts and culture to national and international artists; and c) Connect artists to the economy of the city — by providing a vehicle for artists to be paid for their public art work and by creating entry points for youth and others to access art-related resources in the city.
In other words, they are essentially pursuing the ideal situation this column has been focused on and what the nascent New Bedford Arts Plan should pursue — a means whereby the arts are firmly embedded into the cultural, social and economic lifeblood of the City of New Bedford.
The SUPERFLAT team
This is certainly the team to pull that off. Each is a superhero in their own right; together they are like Marvel’s The X-Men.
It takes teamwork to pull off an ambitious proposal like this — and over the past few months of meetings, they have been coming together to forge that bond of partnership before bursting upon the world.
A public art undertaking on this scale requires meticulous planning, and that’s what they’ve been doing under the guidance of McKeag. It’s his stock in trade and an essential reason why he was chosen to be New Bedford’s MassDevelopment TDI Fellow.
(A brief departure from the narrative: TDI stands for Transformative Development Initiative, a place-based development program for Gateway Cities like New Bedford designed to enhance local public-private engagement and community identity; stimulate an improved quality of life for local residents; and spur increased investment and economic activity. Here, that district is roughly defined by an axis that forms at the junction of Union and Purchases and runs for several blocks in all directions.)
If McKeag is Professor X, his team of mutants possess equally uncanny abilities to make things happen and move public art in a progressive direction. Each has a proven track record as both artists and community leaders and represent exactly why New Bedford is referred to as a creative city. It’s because of its heroic residents.
Next steps for SUPERFLAT NB
Last week, the gifted team gathered at the coworking facility Groundwork! for a penultimate meeting before going public with this story — which represents the end of the beginning.
They are in the process of making themselves legal as a Massachusetts non-profit and will use the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts as a fiscal agent.
The Community Foundation itself is the agent for a significant investment in the arts courtesy of the Barr Foundation, and SUPERFLAT’s mission may dovetail nicely with recommendations for the use of those funds.
Still, our X-Men aren’t resting on their laurels but will now begin actively soliciting both public and private investment to make this project happen. A website, superflatnb.org, has been designed to start this process — still in its very early stages of development.
That website will also be the primary means where artists will find Requests For Proposals (RFPs) when SUPERFLAT starts to solicit actual artists who will be pursuing all of the goals listed above on the sides of New Bedford buildings everywhere in the city.
Importantly, as of now, eight buildings throughout New Bedford have given their verbal agreement to participate in SUPERFLAT NB. There are plenty of others with walls to spare, so don’t hesitate to contact the team at info@superflatnb.org if you are a business or property owner, or have some other idea to suggest for art.
There’s also lots of work to do beyond the planning, so if you have a yen to get involved as a volunteer, likewise please use that email address to contact SUPERFLAT.
SUPERFLAT NB may be coming to a neighborhood near you sooner than expected. Though the committee is looking at a formal launch on Aug. 18, as part of this summer’s 3rd EyE Open, they tell me that some smaller projects may begin before then. Indeed, handling the public art portion of 3rd EyE this year will now become one of the functions of SUPERFLAT NB.
The full shape and scope of a SUPERFLAT NB mural festival will be determined between now and Aug. 18.
But in its energy and purpose, it is already reshaping the cultural landscape and setting the stage for the next chapter of art and culture in this city. After the summer of 2018, New Bedford may very well be defined not only by its historic past and creative present, but its SUPERFLAT future.
Steven Froias blogs for the coworking facility, Groundwork! at NewBedfordCoworking.com. Email: StevenFroias@gmail.com.
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Racing through Gripshift
By Louise Yang December 18, 2007
360 owners rejoice, you finally have a fun kart racer to play and it's called Gripshift. The game can be best described as a cross between Mario Kart and a 3D platformer.
In Challenge mode, players are presented with a series of tracks which require platformer-like maneuvering to get to the end checkpoint. Some tracks have moving platforms, some have fans of air that lift karts up, while others have ramps that help launch the karts into incredible air-borne acrobatic feats.
For those who prefer racing, there's Racing mode which lets you compete against the clock, or other opponents. Like Mario Kart, there are different items to pick up that can be used to help you gain an advantage such as rockets, oil slicks, and my favorite: TNT boxes.
I'm not the best at driving games, but I was still having a good time with Gripshift. I'm usually scared of tracks with no shoulder because I tend to drive off the track a lot, but the controls were easy enough that I felt confident about going fast around turns without flying off the track. The fact that you can control the car while in the air, including turning and decelerating, is also great feature that makes the game. Sure, it takes the realism out of the game, but Gripshift isn't the type of game you'd play if you want a realistic racing game.
I spent more time in Challenge mode because I liked the puzzle-solving aspect of trying to complete a track. Some of them require precision controls in order to land your kart on the correct platform, while others are just plane fun to drive through, like the ones with huge loops. Plus, the star-collecting aspect of it made me feel like I was playing a platformer.
I save Racing mode for when there's someone to play against because racing against the computer isn't much fun. It's a lot more rewarding playing against another person in the room so that you can see the look of defeat on their face when you launch a rocket at them. If you're a fan of Mario Kart, racing mode might be right up your alley.
I can't see myself playing the game for hours, but it's satisfying to pick up and play a few tracks in challenge mode and maybe a race or two in race mode when there's someone to play against. It's good, silly, clean fun packaged as an arcade kart racer.
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Celebs celebrate India’s eighth World title in Kabaddi
by Anusree Mukherjee 24th October 2016
Kabaddi fought it’s way back from oblivion as it gradually arose as a popular game. Evergreen star Amitabh Bachchan was there to make sure of that as he congratulates India for winning against Iran in the Kabaddi World Cup at the TransStadia Arena in Ahmedabad.
India beat Iran 38-29 to win Kabaddi World Cup and surpassed all expectations and cliched the trophy, like it did in the 2004 and 2007 editions of the Kabaddi World Cup.
This was India’s eighth world title. Ajay Thakur won 12 points alone for India. Big B surely lent all his support by calling it a “time for celebration and cheer”.
“The excitement of the hour, India wins world cup Kabaddi 2016. Seen on television with the family by the side and surreptitiously moving in and out of the room to rid the ambiance of superstition,” his official blog post read.
“We rule and it is not often that we do that, but when we do, it is time for celebration and cheer and Twitter and Facebook in praise of the efforts made, by team India, and cheering them on to win,” he added.
There are surely a few who are taking multimedia platforms to feast on criticism and he did well to point this issue out.
“There are certain Twitter conscious twitterati that survive this platform simply by criticising or speaking controversially on the win, saying they invented darts and curling. They have been world champions for long but have never beaten their chests just like we do often, in the confines of various hotels,” he elicited.
Bachchan family has been actively promoting the sport of Kabaddi. Abhishek Bachchan has been seeing owning the Kabaddi Premier League’s Jaipur team, Amitabh Bachchan too has lent his voice to KPL’s promotional song for several seasons.
Celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Paresh Rawal, Randeep Hooda and Madhur Bhandarkar also took their Twitter handles by storm in order to congratulate the Indian win.
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Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below.
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Who among the following has recently set a new world record on the way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany?
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Who: Saurabh Chaudhary
What: has set a new world record on the way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany
When: published on 26th June 2018
Sixteen-year-old Indian shooter Saurabh Chaudhary set a new world record on the way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
Saurabh shot a total of 243.7 in the 10m air pistol event in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation tournament.
Saurabh, who earned the eighth gold medal for India in the prestigious meet, ended the eight-man final with a score of 243.7 after 24 shots, 4.1 points clear of Korean shooter Lim Hojin (239.6), who won the silver.
Chinese Wang Zhehao walked away with the bronze medal with a total score of 218.7.
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/shooting/saurabh-chaudhary-sets-junior-world-record-and-strikes-gold-at-junior-shooting-world-cup/articleshow/64751496.cms
Senior bureaucrat S Ramesh has been appointed as chairman of the _______________.
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Central Board of Excise and Customs
Federation of Indian Export Organisations
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Who: Senior bureaucrat S Ramesh
What: has been appointed as chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs
Senior bureaucrat S Ramesh has been appointed as chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the apex policy-making body for indirect taxes, according to an official order.
He will succeed Vanaja N Sarna, who superannuates on June 30.
Ramesh, a 1981 batch officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise), is at present the member in the board, mandated with the responsibility of implementing the Goods and Services Tax.
http://www.freepressjournal.in/business/s-ramesh-appointed-as-cbic-chairman/1305321
Who among the following has recently resigned as Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Lt Gen?
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Naveed Mukhtar
Nasser Khan Janjua
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Who: Nasser Khan Janjua
What: has resigned as Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Lt Gen
Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Lt Gen (retd.) Nasser Khan Janjua resigned on Wednesday, amid reports that he had differences with caretaker Prime Minister Nasirul Mulk.
Lt. Gen. (retd.) Janjua’s resignation was accepted by Mr. Mulk, according to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division.
The former chief of Southern Command was appointed as NSA during ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s tenure in October 2015 with a status of Minister of State. He had replaced Sartaj Aziz, who was holding dual posts as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs as well as NSA.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pakistan-nsa-nasser-khan-janjua-quits-amid-reports-of-rift-with-caretaker-pm/article24271327.ece
Who among the following will be awarded the World Food Prize?
Lawrence Haddad
Anthony Banbury
Who: Lawrence Haddad and Dr. David Nabarro
What: will be awarded the World Food Prize
The World Food Prize will be awarded this year to two men who have dedicated their careers to improving the availability of nutritious food for pregnant women and children in an effort to reduce the effects of malnutrition in developing countries.
Lawrence Haddad, who is a British economist and food policy researcher, and Dr. David Nabarro, who has worked with the World Health Organization and United Nations on health and hunger issues, were named the 2018 prize recipients in a ceremony Monday at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington.
https://www.thestar.com/life/2018/06/25/economist-lawrence-haddad-dr-david-nabarro-awarded-world-food-prize.html
Which edition of India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission was recently held in Australia?
Who: 15th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission
What: was held in Australia
The 15th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) was held on 25thJune 2018, in Canberra, Australia. The meeting was jointly chaired by Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu and Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Steven Ciobo.
The JMC took place after a gap of 4 years in a very warm and cordial atmosphere. The Ministers discussed at length on ways to increase two-way investment flows between the two countries. In this regard, both sides agreed to have greater collaboration between Austrade,the Australian Trade and Investment Commissionand Invest-India,which is the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency of India.
The talks culminated in the signing of an MoU between Austrade and Invest-India in order to facilitate bilateral investment flows.In Canberra, the Commerce Minister called on the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcom Turnbull. He also had extensive bilateral meetings with the Treasurer, Government of Australia, Scott Morrison, David Littleproud, Australian Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop. All the meetings were very cordial wherematters of mutual interest were discussed.
http://www.5dariyanews.com/news/234485-15th-India-Australia-Joint-Ministerial-Commission-held-in-Australia
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Important Current Affairs Questions and Answers: 28th June, 2018
1. M. Venkaiah Naidu has launched the book “Human Rights, Values and Cultural Ethos”.
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M. Venkaiah Naidu, Hon’ble Vice President of India has recently launched the book “Human Rights, Values and Cultural Ethos” on 26-06-2018.
The thrust of the book is on the connection between human rights and the intrinsic and core human values which in turn manifest in the cultural ethos of a society.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been the basis for the formulation of many provisions in the Constitutions of many countries around the world including India. Over the last seven decades, there has been a tremendous proliferation of laws in all countries with focus on rights of human beings.
2. UAE is going to hold first-ever 'World Tolerance Summit'.
(Latest Current Affairs File 28th June 2018)
The United Arab of Emirates (UAE) will host a two-day "World Tolerance Summit" in November.
The International Institute for Tolerance, part of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced the launch from November 15-16 to coincide with the International Day of Tolerance.
With its theme, "Prospering From Pluralism: Embracing Diversity through Innovation and Collaboration", the summit will host a large gathering of 1,000 government leaders, key personalities from the private and public sectors, youth representatives, social leaders, social influencers and the international diplomatic community.
3. Odisha government has decided to raise the health cover from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY) for women.
(June 28, 2018 Current Affairs in Short)
Minutes after a woman from Malkangiri requested the chief minister Naveen Patnaik to enhance amount in health assurance scheme, he increased health assistance for women under Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana from Rs 5 lakh up to Rs 7 lakh.
The CM was interacting with people of Malkangiri district through video conferencing during the Ama Goan Ama Bikash programme where Mamta Padiami, a 25-year old tribal woman from Kalimela block gave him this proposal.
4. Maharashtra government has formed study committee for floating solar power plant.
(Objective Current Affairs Questions 2018, June 28)
The Maharashtra government has set up a committee to study issues related to the development of a 1,000-MW floating solar power plant at Ujani dam in Solapur district.
Among other things, the committee will study the environmental impact of the project and monitor the month-wise water level of the dam.
Ujani, located in Madha taluka of Solapur, around 300 kms from Mumbai, is among the largest dams in Maharashtra.
5. World’s Largest Multilateral Naval Exercise “RIMPAC” has begun off Hawaii.
(Top Current Affairs Quiz 28th June 2018)
The world's largest multilateral naval exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) has begun off Hawaii in the Western Pacific Ocean.
The two-month long biennial exercise is likely to be attended by navies of 26 countries including India.
Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri has already reached the Pearl Harbour in Hawaii to participate in the 26th edition of RIMPAC exercise.
6. 15th India-Australia Joint Ministerial Commission was held in Australia.
(Top 10 Current Affairs Questions 28th June 2018)
7. Lawrence Haddad and Dr. David Nabarro will be awarded the World Food Prize.
(Top 10 Current Affairs MCQs 28th June 2018)
8. Nasser Khan Janjua has resigned as Pakistan’s National Security Advisor (NSA) Lt Gen.
(Today’s Current Affairs Questions 28th June 2018)
9. Senior bureaucrat S Ramesh has been appointed as chairman of the Central Board of Excise and Customs.
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10. Saurabh Chaudhary has set a new world record on the way to winning a gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
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Boen Named USTFCCCA East Region Coach Of The Year
16th year coach led Stonehill to first NE-10 outdoor title in 2014
EASTON, Mass. (May 19, 2014) – Stonehill College head coach Karen Boen has been named the East Region Coach of the Year for women's outdoor track & field by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Boen guided the Skyhawks to their first Northeast-10 Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championship earlier this month, as Stonehill collected four event wins and set 11 program records in the process. Senior Chelsea Bishop (Suffield, Connecticut/Suffield) and junior Maria Curit (Biddeford, Maine/Biddeford) will wrap up Stonehill's outdoor season this weekend at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.
Stonehill opened its season at the BSU Bears Invitational on March 22nd, before traveling to Williamsburg, Virginia, to compete in the 49th Annual Colonial Relays on April 4th-5th. The Skyhawks then turned in a seventh place effort at the Minuteman Invitational, and followed that up by finishing third at the Holy Cross Invitational. Stonehill won its home meet, the Skyhawk Invitational, for the first time in its seven year existence on April 25th, before claiming the NE-10 title the following weekend. The Skyhawks were last in action on May 9th-10th at the New England Championships, where Curit became Stonehill's first female student-athlete to automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships. Boen coached 11 student-athletes to a total of 17 USTFCCCA All-East Region performances this season, led by Bishop and Curit, who posted three apiece.
Boen's East Region Coach of the Year award is the first she has received for women's outdoor track & field. She has collected over 35 Northeast-10 and East Region Coach of the Year awards in her career as the head coach of Stonehill's men's and women's cross country and track & field programs.
Boen led the Skyhawk women to a rare sweep of the Northeast-10 Conference cross country, indoor, and outdoor track and field championships during the 2013-14 academic year. Stonehill captured its fifth consecutive NE-10 Cross Country Championship last October, before claiming the first indoor and outdoor track and field titles in program history in February and May, respectively. This feat has only been accomplished two other times since the NE-10 has sponsored both track & field and cross country. The University of Massachusetts Lowell women completed sweeps of all three titles for the first time in the 2005-06 academic year, and again in 2008-09.
Bishop and Curit will wrap up Stonehill's outdoor campaign this weekend at the NCAA Championships. Bishop, who qualified for her first NCAA Championship in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 35:58.17, will compete Thursday, May 22nd at 8:50 p.m. Curit automatically qualified for the NCAAs in the 800-meter run with her school record time of 2:08.72, and she will run in the 800 prelims Friday, May 23rd at 6:15 p.m., with the final scheduled for Saturday at 7:05 p.m. Stonehill is currently ranked first in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division II East Regional computer rankings.
For the latest on Stonehill Athletics, follow the Skyhawks via social media on Twitter and Facebook. Fans can also download the Stonehill Skyhawks mobile app on iTunes and the Android Market.
October 27, 2014 Stonehill Holds 26th Annual Hall of Fame Ceremony
July 28, 2014 Stonehill Earns USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors
June 3, 2014 Stonehill Trio Earns Capital One Academic All-District Honors
May 24, 2014 Curit and Dixon Post All-America Finishes to Cap NCAA Outdoor Championships for Stonehill
May 23, 2014 Curit and Dixon Qualify for Saturday Finals at NCAA Track & Field Championships
May 22, 2014 Bishop Finishes 12th in 10,000-meters at NCAA Outdoor Championships
May 21, 2014 Stonehill Trio Ready for NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
May 20, 2014 PORTLAND PRESS HERALD: "College Connections: Former Biddeford star excels in track for Stonehill"
May 19, 2014 Boen Named USTFCCCA East Region Coach Of The Year
May 14, 2014 Stonehill Sending Three to NCAA Outdoor Championships
May 13, 2014 Bishop, Curit Headline 17 USTFCCCA All-Region Performers For Stonehill
May 10, 2014 Curit, LaRegina Lead Stonehill At New England Championships
May 9, 2014 Bishop And Regan Highlight Day Two Of New England Championships
May 8, 2014 New England Outdoor Track & Field Championships Information
May 3, 2014 Stonehill Claims First NE-10 Outdoor Track & Field Title
May 2, 2014 Stonehill Leading After Day One Of NE-10 Championships
May 1, 2014 Stonehill Favored To Claim First NE-10 Outdoor Title
April 30, 2014 Borofski Named NE-10 Track Rookie of the Week
April 25, 2014 Stonehill Captures 7th Annual Skyhawk Invitational
April 19, 2014 Stonehill Places Third At Holy Cross Invitational
April 15, 2014 Stonehill 4x400 Named NE-10 Relay of the Week
April 12, 2014 Stonehill Places Seventh At Minuteman Invitational
April 10, 2014 Curit, 4x800 Relay Collect Weekly Honors From NE-10
April 5, 2014 4x800 Relay Highlights Day Two Of 49th Annual Colonial Relays
April 4, 2014 Stonehill Holds Annual Academic Excellence Recognition Breakfast
April 4, 2014 Bishop And Curit Shine For Stonehill At 49th Annual Colonial Relays
March 25, 2014 Buonfiglio Named NE-10 Track Rookie Of The Week
March 22, 2014 Stonehill Opens Outdoor Season At BSU Bears Invitational
March 17, 2014 Stonehill Women’s DMR Collects Third NE-10 Weekly Award
March 14, 2014 Stonehill Competes at First NCAA Indoor Championship Since 2007
March 14, 2014 Stonehill Men and Women Make History at 2014 NCAA Track & Field Championships
March 7, 2014 LaRegina, Curit Headline 15 All-Region Performers For Stonehill
March 6, 2014 Stonehill Lands Three Women’s NCAA Track & Field Bids
March 3, 2014 Stonehill Women’s DMR Named NE-10 Relay Of The Week
March 1, 2014 Stonehill Places Eighth At New England Championships
February 28, 2014 DMR Win Highlights Day One Of New England Championships For Stonehill
February 22, 2014 Stonehill Rides Seven Event Wins To First NE-10 Title
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Andy Nyman will play Horace Vandergelder in the West End’s Hello, Dolly alongside Imelda Staunton & Jenna Russell
Acclaimed for his performance in Fiddler on the Roof, Andy Nyman is the latest member of the West End Hello, Dolly cast to be announced. He will star alongside Imelda Staunton in the title role and Jenna Russell as Irene Molloy in the show at the Adelphi Theatre, opening on 11 August 2020.
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Ticketing plans announced for the autumn 2020 opening of Frozen The Musical at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
The popularity of Disney’s Frozen goes from strength to strength, with the recent movie release of Frozen 2, and now a few more on sale details about the arrival of Frozen the Musical to the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane in October 2020. The cold never bothered us anyway…
Sleepless in Seattle-inspired musical receives world premiere at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
SLEEPLESS, A Musical Romance, based on the original screenplay Sleepless in Seattle, will premiere in London on 31 March 2020 at London’s newly opened Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. Three special preview performances in December 2019 will star Michael D Xavier and Kimberley Walsh.
New West End staging of iconic musical Hello, Dolly! will star Imelda Staunton in the title role
So nice to see Imelda Staunton back where she belongs, on the London stage, and this time she’s playing one of the most iconic musical theatre roles ever written, Dolly Levi, in a new West End production of Hello, Dolly! opening at the Adelphi Theatre in August 2020. The staging, also starring Jenna Russell as Irene Molloy, will see Imelda reunited with Dominic Cooke who directed the recent critically-acclaimed revival of Follies at the National Theatre.
Italia Conti graduate Sam Tutty makes his West End debut playing the title role in London’s Dear Evan Hansen
They have been found. Meet the all-British full West End cast of London’s premiere production of Tony Award-winning Dear Evan Hansen which opens for previews at the Noël Coward Theatre on 29 October 2019.
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WATCH: Terri Paddock talks to Queen of the Mist's company about Michael John LaChiusa
With the Union Theatre's Hello Again, there are now two Michael John LaChiusa musicals running simultaneously in London. What makes the work of this American composer, lyricist and book writer so remarkable? Faves founder Terri Paddock discussed at her post-show Q&A with the company of Queen of the Mist...
Have you seen the brilliant ★★★★ reviews for Queen of the Mist? Check them out!
Following its acclaimed run at the Jack Studio, Queen of the Mist has now opened at Charing Cross Theatre to similarly rapturous reviews. Check out some of our favourites below, then book your tickets.
UK concert premiere of Doctor Zhivago will star Ramin Karimloo & Celinde Schoenmaker
Get ready to fight back the tears because Lambert Jackson Productions is bringing Doctor Zhivago – The UK Concert Premiere to London’s Cadogan Hall on 1 September with Ramin Karimloo as Yurii Andreyevich Zhivago and Celinde Schoenmaker as Lara Guishar, with further casting to be announced.
NEWS: London transfer of Amélie The Musical leads to The Other Palace
Sometimes it’s hard for dreamers but it’s paid off for the team behind the successful touring production of Amélie The Musical as it journeys to London’s The Other Palace for a festive season, running from 29 November 2019 to 1 February 2020, with Audrey Brisson reprising the title role.
WATCH: Check out the trailer for the transfer of hit production Queen of the Mist
Have you forgotten why everyone fell in love with Queen of the Mist when it ran at the Jack Studio? Well, no, probably not. How could you forget?! But just in case check out the trailer for the upcoming transfer to the Charing Cross Theatre.
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Post-show Q&A: Join Faves founder Terri on 20 Aug for the West End transfer of Queen of the Mist
Would you go over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Some 5,000 bodies were found at the foot of the falls between 1850 and 2011. The first recorded person to go over and survive was Annie Edson Taylor in 1901. Join Faves founder Terri Paddock and the QUEEN OF THE MIST company on 20 August 2019 to find out more about this extraordinary woman and the musical she inspired.
Fans get the chance to feature in artwork for West End’s Dear Evan Hansen as extra tickets released
Today is going to be a good day and here’s why: An extra ticket release for the West End production of Dear Evan Hansen goes ahead on 10 June 2019 (Pasek and Paul’s Tony Award-winning show begins previews at the Noël Coward Theatre on 29 October) and now fans have a chance to be part of the musical’s distinctive artwork.
Acclaimed UK premiere production of Michael John LaChuisa’s musical Queen of the Mist transfers to Charing Cross Theatre
Pint of Wine Theatre Company’s production of Michael John LaChiusa’s Queen of the Mist, which received its UK premiere in a sold-out run at the Jack Studio Theatre in April 2019, will transfer to London’s Charing Cross Theatre for a strictly limited seven-week season from 15 August to 5 October 2019. Plus the original London cast recording will be released to coincide with the opening.
Miss Saigon star Alistair Brammer is cast as Fiyero in the West End production of Wicked
Miss Saigon star Alistair Brammer is back in the West End and flying high with the news that he will be playing Fiyero in the hit musical Wicked at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre from 22 July 2019.
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'A musical triumph': Check out what's being said about Queen of the Mist on Twitter
"To find a production as good as this one with singer/actors of this calibre is a joy." Audiences and critics have taken to Twitter to praise the UK premiere of Queen of the Mist at Brockley's Jack Studio Theatre. Take a look at some of our favourite tweets, then book your tickets for the show that runs until 27 April 2019!
Watch: Which musicals are fighting it out for your video votes in the run up to West End Eurovision 2019?
The battle is on for your votes in the run up to West End Eurovision 2019 including ‘The Best ident Movie’. From previous winner The Phantom of the Opera to new kid on the block Only Fools and Horses – The Musical, #StageFaves has brought together several of the video contenders to help you make up your mind.
WATCH: Trudi Camilleri tells us all about the UK premiere of Queen of the Mist
As Queen of the Mist begins performances at Brockley's Jack Studio Theatre, discover more about this UK premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's historical musical from its leading lady, Trudi Camilleri. Check out the brilliant interview, then book your tickets for the show running from 9 to 27 April 2019!
PHOTOS: Check out what's happening in rehearsals for Queen of the Mist
There's no watery fog in these rehearsal images from Queen of the Mist, just reams of sheet music, plenty of cases, the odd juggling ball and a host of performers, which all makes us very intrigued about the UK premiere that comes to the Jack Studio Theatre from 9 to 27 April 2019. Take a look, then book your tickets!
WATCH: Feast your eyes on the new trailer for musical premiere Queen of the Mist
"I will tempt my fate, take a chance." So says Anna Edson Taylor in this atmospheric, watery new trailer for musical Queen of the Mist, which comes to the Jack Studio Theatre from 9 to 27 April 2019. Have a watch, then book your tickets!
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Experts puzzled as 10-foot great white shark stays a month in one spot off East Coast
By The Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. >> Great white sharks are known for racing past the Mid-Atlantic states to get someplace else, so experts pay attention in rare cases when one not only stops, but stays put.
That’s happening now along the Virginia-North Carolina border with a 10-foot, 3-inch male tracked by OCEARCH.
“It’s interesting watching white shark Shaw since unlike other sharks on the Tracker, he has been hanging out off the Virginia coast for over a month,” OCEARCH posted Tuesday on Facebook.
“The other sharks breezed past, only making a quick stop on their way south. What do you suppose he likes so much there?”
OCEARCH offered no ideas in the post. Data collected by OCEARCH suggests young sharks will stay close to their nursery in the first two years of life. However, Shaw is categorized as a “sub-adult,” not a juvenile.
Shaw weighs 564 pounds and was tagged with a tracker in October, off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Tracking shows he got as far as Manteo, N.C., on Oct. 28, then made a U-turn and has since stayed between the mouth of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay and Corolla on the Outer Banks.
He last appeared on the satellite at 8:13 p.m. EST Tuesday, just north of Corolla. To show up on satellite, a shark must rise high enough for its tracker to break the surface of the water.
OCEARCH is tracking white sharks as part of an extensive research effort to find out where they migrate, mate and give birth off the East Coast. The trackers have revealed that white sharks use the coast as a highway, from Nova Scotia to the Gulf of Mexico.
OCEARCH founder Chris Fischer told the McClatchy news group this month that they have discovered two spots in the North Atlantic where sharks are mating in the fall and early winter.
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Anonymous say Wikileaks attacks are a symbolic protest
The loosely-knot Anonymous hacker group Friday called its attacks against perceived foes of WikiLeaks a symbolic protest.
By Jaikumar Vijayan | Dec 13, 2010
|Computerworld US
Anonymous, a loosely affiliated group of Internet vigilantes that has claimed responsibility for a series of Internet attacks against organisations perceived as hostile to WikiLeaks, today sought to cast itself as more focused on symbolic protest than outright disruption.
The group's claims come amid reports that online payment site Moneybookers was taken off line by a distributed denial of service attack launched by Anonymous members.
In a statement released today, organizers of Anonymous contended that it is not a group of hackers, but a 'gathering' of average Internet citizens.
"We do not want to steal your personal information or credit card numbers. We also do not seek to attack critical infrastructure of companies such as Mastercard, Visa, PayPal or Amazon," the statement said.
Rather, it added, the focus has been on attacking corporate websites, or the online 'public face'" of companies seen as anti-WikiLeaks, the statement said. "It is a symbolic action" designed to draw to raise awareness of "underhanded methods" employed by specific companies in their dealings with WikiLeaks, the statement said.
According to the release, some Anonymous members yesterday disclosed on the Twitter social network their plans to attack Amazon.com because the online retailer decided to sell an e-book consisting of classified US State Department cables leaked by WikiLeaks over the last couple of weeks. Amazon.com had earlier thrown WikiLeaks off its cloud servers for posting the leaked state department cables.
After reports that the attack on Amazon.com had apparently failed, Anonymous claimed it had never been launched. "Simply put, attacking a major online retailer when people are buying presents for their loved ones, would be in bad taste," the statement said.
In the statement, Anonymous also acknowledged that it might have lacked he power to to take down a well-heeled site like Amazon.com.
The group's attempt to explain itself comes after a series of Anonymous-led DDoS attacks that slowed or stalled the corporate sites of MasterCard, Visa, PayPal, Swiss payment transaction firm PostFinance and EveryDNS.
In each case, the companies were targeted because they terminated services to WikiLeaks soon after the whistleblower Web site began releasing classified state department cables earlier this month.
Other sites that were similarly targeted included those belonging to Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn), former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, the Swedish prosecutors that are pursuing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on sexual assault charges, and the lawyer representing the two women who have pressed charges against Assange.
The Anonymous statement also comes amid signs that support for the group's actions appear to be snowballing .
WikiLeaks itself has been cautious in its response to Anonymous and the attacks. In a statement this morning, WikiLeaks said it neither supports nor condemns the cyberattacks launched on its behalf. WikiLeaks added that there has been no contact between the whistleblower website and the Anonymous group.
Anonymous accused of threatening Westboro Baptist Church Wikileaks supporters behind DDoS attacks can be traced, say researchers
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Migrants: EU suspends deployment of its boats off Libya
The European mission "Sophia", which allows the rescue of migrants off Libya, will henceforth focus on air patrols and the training of the Libyan Coast Guard. & Nbsp;
The European mission "Sophia", which allows the rescue of migrants off Libya, will now focus on air patrols and training of Libyan coastguards.
The European Union decided Wednesday to temporarily suspend the deployment of its naval means of rescue of migrants off Libya, which was started in 2015 as part of the military mission Sophia, announced a European official. "At this stage no solution has been found on the issue of landing" rescued migrants, said the official on condition of anonymity, while Italy demanded to change the rules imposing a landing in its ports.
The mission changes in nature
An agreement was reached between the 28 EU countries to extend the anti-smuggling mission Sophia by six months, until September 2019, but without the naval component which was an essential aspect. "Operation Sophia is a naval operation and it is clear that without the means of the sea it will no longer be able to effectively implement its mandate," the European official said.
The extension of the mission covers two other aspects: air patrols to spot migrant boats and the training of Libyan coast guards in the fight against human trafficking. The agreement, said the same official, must be the subject, probably by the end of the day, of a formal adoption by the Council of the EU (body representing the Member States).
Rome imposes rule changes
Under Italian command, the headquarters of the mission is based in Rome and the Italian Navy is very involved in operations off the coast of Libya, the country from where the boats loaded with asylum seekers. But the anti-system coalition that has been in power in Rome since 2018 demanded to change the rules that impose the landing of the shipwrecked by Sophia's ships in Italian ports. Sophia claims to have saved tens of thousands of human lives in the central Mediterranean for four years.
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Tate Papers no.8
Kurt Schwitters: Reconstructions of the Merzbau
Tate Papers ISSN 1753-9854
Karin Orchard
The Modern Cult of Replicas: A Rieglian Analysis of Values in Replication Sebastiano Barassi
Thoughts on Replication and the Work of Eva Hesse Michelle Barger
Nothing but the Real Thing: Considerations on Copies, Remakes and Replicas in Modern Art Lydia Beerkens
Replicas and Reconstructions in Twentieth-Century Art Christiane Berndes
Hélio Oiticica Guy Brett
Richard Serra: A Case Study Lynne Cooke
Thoughts on Thoughts on Replication Harry Cooper
Inherent Vice or Vice Versa Sturtevant
Replication: Then and Now Penelope Curtis
Blurring the Boundaries between Art and Life (in the Museum?) Anna Dezeuze
Amazement and Uneasiness: Early Thoughts Matthew Gale
Anthony McCall’s Line Describing a Cone Mark Godfrey and Anthony McCall
The Rules of the Game Walter Grasskamp
Afterthoughts: Introduction Matthew Gale
Degradation of Naum Gabo’s Plastic Sculpture: The Catalyst for the Workshop Stephen Hackney
Tate Sculpture Replica Project Jackie Heuman and Lyndsey Morgan
Resistance to Replication Margaret Iversen
The Passing Away of Art Ulrich Lang
Replication and Decay in Damien Hirst's Natural History Petra Lange-Berndt
The Model of Vladimir Tatlin’s Monument to the Third International: Reconstruction as an Instrument of Research and States of Knowledge Nathalie Leleu
Replicas of László Moholy-Nagy’s Light Prop: Busch-Reisinger Museum and Harvard University Art Museums Henry Lie
Naum Gabo and the Quandaries of the Replica Christina Lodder
Posthumous Legal and Ethical Issues Henry Lydiate
Authority and Ethics Carol Mancusi-Ungaro
Gabo Cataloguing Project at the Tate Archive Anna McNally
Why/Why Not Replicate? Jennifer Mundy
Kurt Schwitters: Reconstructions of the Merzbau Karin Orchard
Reconstructing the Forgotten: An Exhibition of 1970s and 1980s Video Installations, Re-staged with Authentic Technology Joanna Phillips
The Enduringly Ephemeral Alex Potts
Carl Andre Alistair Rider
Should We Reproduce the Beauty of Decay? A Museumsleben in the work of Dieter Roth Heide Skowranek
Inherent Vice Julian Stallabrass
Replication: Some Thoughts, Some Works Simon Starling
Je travaille sur la présence Didier Vermeiren
Replicas of Constructions by Naum Gabo: A Statement by the Copyright Holders Nina Williams and Graham Williams
Replication of Sculpture / Works of Art: Legal Guidelines Tate Legal and Copyright Department
Digitisation and Conservation: Overview of Copyright and Moral Rights in UK Law Tate Legal and Copyright Department
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Photo: Wilhelm Redemann, 1933 © DACS 2007
One of the most important art works and myths in modern art, the inspiration for many installation artists, and still one of the most well known and published works by Kurt Schwitters (1887–1948), the Merzbau, in fact, no longer exists. It was destroyed in a British air raid in October 1943 in Hannover. By 1937, when Schwitters left his hometown to follow his son into exile in Oslo, the Merzbau comprised a total of eight rooms in his house at 5 Waldhausenstraße in Hannover. Most of the surviving photographs seem to have been taken in the space of the ‘Merzbau proper’ (‘eigentlicher Merzbau’), in which Schwitters is known to have begun working at the beginning of 1927. Three photographs taken by Wilhelm Redemann in 1933 show the most detailed and complete overview of this main room.
Based on these photographs, the Switch stage designer Peter Bissegger executed a reconstruction of the ‘Merzbau proper’ between 1981 and 1983, assisted and supported by the artist’s son Ernst Schwitters. Harald Szeemann commissioned Bissegger to make a one-to-one reconstruction and it formed part of his famous exhibition Der Hang zum Gesamtkunstwerk, which included other reconstructions of this kind. Szeemann called it an ‘attempt at reconstruction’. He was himself aware of the inherent problems of making a reconstruction of a work that is in its very core an unfinished permanent work in progress, intended to grow and spread from ‘Hannover to Berlin’. Indeed, Schwitters’ aim can be surmised by the fact that he started his Merzbau again and again at the different locations where he lived (Hannover, Kijkduin, Lysaker, Hjertøya, Douglas, Elterwater), carrying it around him like a snail-shell.
Merzbau 1933, reconstruction by Peter Bissegger 1981–3
Sprengel Museum Hannover © DACS 2007
Bissegger’s task was a very difficult one: he did not have the exact measurements or scale of the room and had to work by complicated geometric calculations based on the only hard evidence, the photographs, some vague floor plans of the flat as well as on the recollection of the artist’s son, who had seen the room forty-four years previously when he was eighteen years old. Bissegger managed to find out what kind of camera lens and focal length (14.1 cm, Protar wide-angle camera) were used. Fortunately, there was one point that appeared on all three photographs which enabled him to calculate the three-dimensional model.
Another issue was that the contents of the ‘grottos’ were not reproducible. Instead, enlargements of the historic photographs were used. The different methods of lighting installed by Schwitters, as well as their colours, were installed according to the recollection of Ernst Schwitters.
Present installation at the Sprengel Museum Hannover
and detail of a ‘grotto’
After the exhibition tour the reconstruction was bought and permanently installed in the Sprengel Museum Hannover. In this present installation, which was also made by Bissegger, it is our view that the public consider the outside ceiling of the reconstruction with the word ‘Merzbau’ and the mirror at the ceiling to have been made by Schwitters. Although it is labelled in an appropriate way, they often do not realise that this is a reconstruction and not an original work of art. After many discussions with Bissegger who owns the copyright on the reconstruction, we are about to change this situation and cover the complete exterior with a wall, and install more extensive explanations and contextual information.
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Merzbau, travelling version 1988
Reconstruction in PAC, Milan 2001
© DACS 2007
For the exhibition Dada and Constructivism 1988–9 at Annely Juda Fine Art, London, a second, practical ‘travel copy’ of the Merzbau was made under Bissegger’s direction. Since then this travelling version has been mounted and dismounted twenty-three times all over the world. Currently, it is on view in the Pinacoteca in São Paulo. If the spatial circumstances allow it, the Merzbau is often presented without covering walls. Bissegger argues that this kind of presentation makes it obvious that it is a reconstructed model, not to be confused with the original work. But ultimately, it does risk the danger of being mistaken for a contemporary installation work or the original work by Schwitters.
This paper was written as a short discussion document for the Inherent Vice: The Replica and its Implications in Modern Sculpture Workshop, held at Tate Modern, 18–19 October 2007, and supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Other papers produced for this workshop can be found in Tate Papers no.8.
Tate Papers Autumn 2007 © Karin Orchard
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Karin Orchard, ‘Kurt Schwitters: Reconstructions of the Merzbau’, in Tate Papers, no.8, Autumn 2007, https://www.tate.org.uk/research/publications/tate-papers/08/kurt-schwitters-reconstructions-of-the-merzbau, accessed 20 January 2020.
Tate Papers (ISSN 1753-9854) is a peer-reviewed research journal that publishes articles on British and modern international art, and on museum practice today.
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Report highlights nation-state cyberthreats facing SMBs in 2020
by Jonathan Greig in Security on December 3, 2019, 10:01 AM PST
An increasing number of US executives expressed concern about the prevalence of threats coming from foreign powers.
How SMBs and startups can mitigate the impact of cyberattacks Mayer Brown cybersecurity and data privacy attorney Stephen Lilley explains why SMBs and startups are particularly vulnerable to cyber-attacks and data breaches.
Cybersecurity firm AppRiver released its Q4 Cyberthreat Index for Business Survey, highlighting the threats facing small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as we transition into 2020.
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The survey features the opinions of more than 1,000 cybersecurity officials working at SMBs throughout the United States. According to the survey, 93% of all executives think nation-states outside of the country are intent on attacking security digitally or waging "an invasion fought in cyberspace using businesses such as theirs as entry points."
AppRiver's survey found that the figure rose to a whopping 97% when it came to larger SMBs and two-thirds of respondents said the threats would become even greater in 2020. Executives involved in government, healthcare, pharmaceutical, technology, telecom, transportation and logistics were the most likely to be concerned about cyberattacks from foreign powers.
To manage this threat, more than 60% of respondents said they planned to increase cybersecurity budgets in 2020.
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"It seems unusual that small and midsize companies are concerned about foreign powers, but with elections coming up in 2020, they have legitimate reasons to worry about becoming vulnerable entry points for outside entities," said Troy Gill, senior cybersecurity analyst at AppRiver.
"The silver lining is that they are actively planning to improve their security with new technology and better training for employees, which together, are a powerful combination."
The survey found that nearly 90% of all executives at businesses with less than 150 employees said cyberthreats were "top-of-mind concerns for their business." The figure rose to 93% for companies with up to 250 employees.
One of the most alarming aspects of the report was the burgeoning prevalence of cyberthreats for even small businesses. More than 75% of executives at small companies and 80% of those are medium-sized businesses told AppRiver researchers that cyberthreats were now having a noticeable effect on their industry, the highest figures recorded this year.
"In 2019, we saw cyberattacks on our government trickle down from large agencies to smaller local municipalities and schools," said Dave Wagner, CEO of Zix, which owns AppRiver.
"That follows the pattern we've seen in business, where attacks have expanded from big corporations to small- and medium-sized businesses. While these attacks can originate from anywhere, the survey data shows that SMBs believe foreign actors and even nation-states may be targeting them as a first step toward access to larger companies or government agencies," he added in a statement.
Businesses were surprisingly frank in the survey about their ability to withstand an attack. More than 70% of respondents told AppRiver said a cyberattack would damage their business and another 22% said their company would not even be able to survive one attack. That number jumps to 30% for businesses with up to 250 employees.
The companies most fearful of not being able to survive an attack by cybercriminals were in industries including education, financial services, insurance, technology, and telecoms.
The survey also mentions that the holiday season is particularly worrisome for security officials because most employees are shopping from their work devices or computers, opening businesses up to a bevy of cyberthreats coming from fake advertisements or dubious deals.
More than 80% of respondents from businesses of all sizes said they knew many of their employees would shop online at work. That number spiked to 90% for large businesses.
"The latest survey results show that as businesses become more dependent on technology—with more planning the adoption of A.I.—and as global borders become blurred in cyberspace, increased cyberthreats are expected to become a fact of life for all businesses, regardless of size or industry," AppRiver researchers concluded in the survey.
"It is possible that as a small business grows, it could become a more likely target for bad actors. It is also possible that small businesses with cloud-based services with built-in security and fewer employees have fewer vulnerable attack entry points. However, as this year's growing attacks on local municipalities, schools and small hospitals have shown, smaller organizations can no longer count on flying below the radar and being ignored by cybercriminals."
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Giants dominate Triple-A title game
News | June 19, 2010
Steve Yingling, Tribune sports editor
Team members of the Giants celebrate on Saturday following their 15-3 championship win over the Yankees in the South Tahoe National Little League minors title game.
The Giants were the top team during the South Tahoe National Little League Triple-A regular season.
Nothing changed during the one-week postseason baseball tournament.
The Giants were their third consecutive game Saturday, defeating the Yankees 15-3 to earn the overall championship.
“We had great hitters, great pitching, great fielding,” said Giants’ coach Mark Lehmann. “Everybody got better all season long. Super coaches. It was a super season to be a part of.”
By scoring five runs in each of the first three innings, the Giants removed the suspense from Saturday’s championship early.
After Joe Kaufman scored a run for the Yankees in the top of the first inning, Gage Oaken-Medina’s base hit triggered a Giants’ five-run rally in their first at-bat.
That was more than enough support for starting pitcher Gary Dillishaw, who four-hit the Yankees into the fourth inning. Before giving way to reliever Kevin Lehmann, Dillishaw struck out seven hitters, including the side in the second inning.
“He was almost unhittable and strike, strike, strike,” Lehmann said. “We had a nice lead, and we could have pitched anybody.”
Helping the Giants take home the championship trophy at the plate were Alex Kasper, who scored three runs and Nic Buchholz, who doubled and crossed home plate three times. Additional offense came from Lehmann, who scored twice; Janez Demsar, a hit and two runs scored; and Dillishaw, a base hit and run.
The Yankees were led by Scott Mansfield and Noah Moffat, who each stroked a double.
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Re-living Battlegrounds with Niko Scott
Normally, when teams sign new Americans – us, as fans try to find out as much information about the new recruit as we can. What are his strengths? What are his weaknesses? Can he shoot? And so forth…
For the majority of Reading Rockets fans or dedicated basketball fans in England, Niko Scott was a little different.
Scott comes to the Reading Rockets, as one of England’s more recognizable names, although, it might take you a few minutes to actually remember where you heard the name Niko Scott before.
Scott was one of the stars of the popular TV documentary, Nike Battlegrounds, back in 2005, where he led the New York team to victory over Chicago. The programme was hosted by then-Cleveland Cavalier, LeBron James, who had just completed his second season as an NBA player.
Since Battlegrounds was aired, a lot of the players have decided to stay at home and play in various professional leagues in the States, including New York’s, Cameron Tyler who won MVP in the final game, Ricky Torres and Phil Jones. Chicago’s, Armond Williams had a spell in Israel, but the man who made the biggest jump of all was Chicago’s, Patrick Beverley, who is still on the roster of the Miami Heat, a team that LeBron is one-of-the-stars of.
“Since arriving in England I have received some notice for my time on Nike Battlegrounds. I attended the Nike Midnight Madness showcase at Crystal Palace in London back in August and I got a lot of love for Battlegrounds,” Scott recalls.
“Most comments sounded like ‘You the bloke from Battlegrounds’ coupled with other comments of respect and admiration, which felt good to hear being that I had only been in the country for no more than a week makes you feel welcome in their world of basketball.”
During the series, Scott was coached by Ben Gordon and Lowes Moore, the assistant; Jerry Powell was the coach that Niko remembers well. Jerry was a loud character on the documentary, who barked instructions and expected you to get them right first time.
“Jerry [Powell] was a very tough coach who definitely gets those miles out of you when the tank is empty,” Scott says.
“He was a great motivator for me throughout our workouts and during the game against Chicago and a lot of his methods have stuck with me and will also continue to well into my future. His idea of natural talent can only get you so far and that you have to want it every minute of the day more than anyone else is something I won’t forget.”
Towards the end of the series, Scott got the chance to work-out with LeBron James. A memory that Niko still finds hard to believe sometimes – but, definitely felt richer for the experience.
“Working out with LeBron and having him coach us before our game against Chicago definitely was a surreal moment,” Scott said.
“You first are blown away by how big and strong the guy is and then you witness his explosiveness and you’re simply blown away. He also connected with us which was cool because here he is as arguably the best player in the world but he still is no more than 2 years older than most of the guys on our team. So to say we had a blast would be an understatement.”
Manhattan-man, Scott was forced to sit-out Rockets last two games, due to injury. Games which his side lost in (BA London Leopards, Bristol Academy Flyers), but despite the injury, and Reading lying in eighth place in the league, with a 2-3 record – Niko is happy with where he is and the season has only just begun.
“The Rockets club here are very nice and are determined to help further my career, so it turned out to be a wise decision,” Scott commented.
Scott then spoke about the transition from New York City to London, then to Reading, saying: “London is very much like New York City so it wasn’t that difficult of a transition for me. Reading on the other hand is much more relaxed, which is great during the season when staying in shape is my main focus.
“Reading is very different from Manhattan but is similar in a lot of ways to another one of the five boroughs where I went to school in Queens. The shopping center’s coupled with the suburban neighborhoods strikes a resemblance,” Scott concluded.
Reading’s current position of eighth, for them is unfamiliar territory right now, despite it being early in the league season. A team that just two seasons ago won an unprecedented 36 games in all competitions without a single defeat – winning the National Cup, Trophy, League and Playoff crown in the process.
Their next game, against Coventry Crusaders on Saturday night could provide Reading with the chance to “Rocket” up the league table. (Sorry, couldn’t resist it).
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THE FIRST EPISTLE GENERAL OF
S. JOHN.
Ver1.—That which was from the beginning, &c. The beginning of this Epistle corresponds with the beginning of St. John"s Gospel. Both here and there he sets forth the eternity and the Godhead of Christ, and next His Incarnation, these being the two chief Mysteries, and the cardinal points, of the whole Christian faith.
The word "was" points, says St. Basil, "to eternity," "that thus we might understand," says Bede, "that the Word which was coeternal with the Father was before all time," for whatever time you may assign, or imagine beforehand, it is true to say that the Word then was; thousands, or millions of years, or ever the world was, for He was before any imaginable number of years, even from all eternity. Nor does it mean merely that He was before the beginning of the world, and of time, but that even then He was from all past eternity. And we speak of the Word in the imperfect, and not in the past time, to signify that He still exists. So St. Cyril, Chrysostom, Theophylact, and others, on John i1. And St. John wrote thus against the Arians who would afterwards arise, and say that there was a time when He "was" not, denying that He was eternal. This also was condemned by the Nicene Council, and therefore St. John repeats the word "was" to show that whatever time you may think of, or imagine, the Word at that very time "was". "Carry your thoughts back (says St. Basil, Contr. Eunom.) as far as you can, and you will not be able to rise beyond that time."
Ver2.—But the word signifies not only His eternity, but His eternal generation, and (3.) His Godhead, for "Being" or existence, as Elias Cretensis says, is peculiar (proprium) to God. For He is the fulness and boundlessness of being, a very boundless ocean of being. Whence Didymus (in loc.), S. Cyril (in John i.), and S. Ambrose (de.Fide i5) acutely observe that the several creatures are said to be this or that, but that God alone is said absolutely to be. (4.) The word "was" signifies that the "Word" still exists and abides. Thus St. Thomas says on John i., "Was" signifies past, present, and future time. The Word then ever was, ever is, and ever will be. As St. Basil says (de Sp. Sancto, cap. vi.) When John said "In the beginning was the Word" he confines our thoughts within fixed limits. For the word "was" allows our thoughts no outlet; and the word "beginning" keeps our thoughts also from soaring beyond it, for however thou mayest strive to see ought beyond the Son, yet wilt thou never be able to pass beyond "the beginning." But if we speak correctly of God, His eternity cannot be bounded by any time whatsoever. For, as St. Gregory Nazianzen says, "God both ever was, and is, and will be." Or, to speak more correctly, He ever is. But our expressions designate only the flow and lapse of time. As St. Augustine says, "I separate in my mind every mutable thing from eternity, and in eternity itself I discern no spaces of time, for they consist in past and future motions, but in eternity there is nothing past or future, for the past has ceased to be, and future has not come into being; while eternity only is: it has not passed away as ceasing to be, nor is it future as not yet existing." Plato says the same. Why then does the Vulgate use the perfect and not the imperfect tense? 1. Because St. John in what follows uses the perfect tense2. Because "first" signifies more clearly that the Word was from the beginning3. Both these tenses are used indiscriminately, as St. Ambrose uses the imperfect tense; and lastly, Holy Scripture uses both past, present, and future tenses in speaking of God, for His eternity includes them all. As S. Augustine says (Tract xcix. in John), "Although the immutable and ineffable nature of God admits not of past or future time, but simply Is as incapable of change, yet because time is ever changing with us (in this our mortal and changeable state) we say not falsely, He hath been, He shall be, He is: hath been, because He has never ceased to be; shall be, because He will never cease to be; is, because He ever exists."
From the beginning, referring to Genesis 1:1. But here there is a distinction between "created" and "was." God created the world in the beginning of time: but He begat the Son in the beginning of eternity, which is signified by "was." Tertullian rightly says that the Gospel was the supplement of the Old Testament. For John supplements Moses, by putting the beginning of the Word before the beginning of the world, which was created ages afterwards. But what then was this "Beginning"? 1. S. Cyril and Origen, in John i., understand by it God the Father, for the Son was ever in the bosom of the Father2. S. Augustine, Bede, and S. Hilary (de Trin. lib. ii.) understand by it the beginning of the world, or of time. For even before this the Word "was" from all eternity. See Psalm 119:3 (Vulg.); Proverbs 8:25. As S. Hilary says: "Conceive any beginning you please, you cannot bound Him by time, for He then was;" and again, "He is out-limited by any time, as to make that to begin which existed, rather than was made, in the beginning3. S. Augustine, Chrysostom, Theophylact explain it that the Word was before all created beings. See. Proverbs 8:22. Nonnus in his Paraphrase says that it means, He was before all time, coeval with the Father, of the same nature as the Father, incomprehensible, ineffable. "In the beginning" then, is from all eternity (Micah v2). For eternity is a beginning without beginning. So S. Athanasius (Contr. Ar.) and others. S. Ambrose (de Fide i5) says that the word "was" reaches indefinitely. That which was in the beginning is not included in time, is not preceded by any beginning." (Pseudo)-Augustine, Serm. vi. de temp. (ccxxxiv. in App.): "He who was in the beginning includes within Himself all beginning." And Nazianzen (Orat. de Fide): "Whatever beginning you choose to assign, will be objected to, for He was in the beginning." But S. Cyril (in John i.) speaks more expressly: "Nothing is more ancient than the beginning, if the word retains its proper meaning. In the beginning of a beginning cannot be thought of. For if it be conceived, this first beginning will be done away with, and then will be really no beginning. And besides, we should then be obliged to go through an infinite series, and not be able to rest simply in any beginning whatsoever." 4. But it may be explained thus. The Word was the beginning of the breathing forth of the Holy Spirit, and thus of the creation of all things ( Proverbs 8:22). The Word being regarded as the pattern or idea according to which God created all things. By this expression John approves the Divinity of the Son of God against Cerinthus and the heretics of the day, who said that Christ was a mere man; as Paul of Samosata, and Photinus afterwards. The Arians partly held this opinion, for though they allowed that He existed before His birth in the flesh, yet they denied His eternal generation, and regarded Him as the first of all God"s creatures. This one expression "which was from the beginning," implicitly includes the threefold statement in the gospel: (1) In the beginning was the Word.—(2) The Word was with God. (3.) The Word was God. And without quoting this passage S. John refers here to it, for that which was from all eternity must necessarily be God: for nothing is eternal but God.
The first member of the sentence properly and explicitly sets forth when the Word, was: then where He was, and then what was His essence, and its identity with that of the Father. These three blessings did the Word confer on us in His Incarnation, wherein He betrothed His humanity (as it were) to the Eternal Word, and thus joined and betrothed to Itself the whole human race, that we who are temporal might become eternal, from being earthly might become heavenly, that we men might become Gods, in order that our being in time or place, our very essence, might be firmly fixed in the Divine and eternal Word. S. Gregory Nazianzen (Orat. xxxvii. on the Nativity) beautifully says, "The Son of God, who was before all worlds, invisible, incomprehensible, incorporeal, that Beginning, coming from the Beginning, that Light of Light, that Fount of Light and immortality, that stamp of the Archetype, that firmly impressed Seal, betakes Himself to His own image, takes upon Him flesh for the sake of flesh, and is united to an intellectual soul for my soul"s sake, in order that He might cleanse like by like." And again, "God united with manhood made one Person of two contrary natures, body and spirit, one of them being deified by the other."
"0 strange union, 0 wondrous interblending! He who exists is made, the uncreated is created; He who is unconfined is (by the medium of an intellectual soul) contained within the compass of a gross body of flesh; He who enriches others suffers poverty, for He takes my poor and humble flesh that I might attain to the riches of His Divinity. He who is full is made empty, emptied of His glory for a short time, that I might be made partaker of His fulness. What riches of His goodness! What a mystery encircles me: He becomes partaker of my flesh, in order to save man who is His image, and to confer immortality on our flesh."
That which we have heard, which we have seen. Lyra refers this to the preaching of John the Baptist, and what he pronounced Christ to be. Didymus and others to the prophecies respecting Christ, and to the several appearances of God to Adam, and the Patriarchs in the Old Testament. For though the whole three Persons were manifested, yet it was specially a manifestation of the Word of God, signifying and anticipating His real appearance, at His own due time, in the flesh. (See Clement, Constit. v22; Justin, contr. Trypho; Origen, Hom. i. in Isa. vi., &c.) For though in all these appearances, and especially in that noblest of all, at the giving of the Law, there appeared, properly speaking, only the person of an Angel (see Galatians 3:19), yet this Angel specially represented the Word or Son of God.
But these instances are not to the point, for the Patriarchs and Prophets heard and saw the Word only darkly and in type, and not as the Apostles and disciples of Christ did, which is what S. John here means (see Hebrews 1:1; Matthew 17:5).
S. John puts hearing first, sight afterwards, ascending from that which is less certain to that which is more certain, for he adds lastly, and our hands have handled. As S. Augustine says (de Diversis lxi. [al. ccclxxi.]), "A man who could be seen was not to be followed, but God was to be followed Who could be seen. In order then that He might be made manifest, and be seen of men, and followed by men, He was made man." And on Psalm 33., "That man might not disdain to follow a humble man, God humbled Himself, that the pride of man might not disdain to follow the footsteps of God." See also S. Gregory, Mor. xxix1; and Hugh of S. Victor (lib. Sent.) gives as one reason for the Incarnation, "that the inward eye might feast on His Godhead, the outward eye on His manhood." This is what S. Paul speaks of (Tit. iii.) when he says that the love of God towards man appeared.
Which we have seen, and admired, as a most wonderful sight. It was with the mind only that the Apostles beheld Christ"s Godhead, gathering it from His doctrine, miracles, holiness, &c. The Word was both seen and heard through the flesh, as a king is seen by His people, as we look on anything through a cloud, as fire is seen through the heated metal, &c. And though the union of the Word with flesh resembled all these, yet it was more perfect than any of them, for all of them, save that of body and soul, are accidental, but the union of the Word with the manhood is substantial. It is not, however, essential, for the Divine Essence is clearly separate and distinct from the manhood. But yet the union is hypostatical or personal, the manhood and the Godhead existing in the same Person. As in the Eucharist, the Godhead and manhood are hid under the species of the Bread and Wine. As S. Chrysostom says, "Behold, thou seest Christ, thou touchest, thou eatest Him." (Hom. lx. ad pop.)
And our hands have handled, just as blind men do, touching everything by the hand, as S. Thomas did ( John 20:27), and also the other Apostles ( Luke 24:39). So S. Leontius (Epist. xcvii.), S. Athanasius (Orat. contr. Arian), and many others; though Euthymius thinks that Thomas alone touched His wounds. And in their daily intercourse with Christ the Apostles must have touched Him, with love and veneration when they acknowledged Him as God. For as Oecum says, "He was both seen and not seen, tangible and intangible,—speaking as man, working miracles as God." But we may fully believe that S. John did this with peculiar devotion and affection, when he rested on His breast. S. Clement Alex. seems to say that Christ"s wounds miraculously yielded to the touch of the disciples, so as to make them feel as though they were open. S. Augustine, Ambrose, and others believe that the wounds remained open. (See Suarez, par. iii. Disput. xlvii. sect2.)
S. John inculcates and enlarges upon the doctrine of the Incarnation, first against Basilides, who maintained that Christ assumed flesh in appearance only, and therefore did not really suffer and redeem us. So Epiphanius, Hr. xxiv.
Secondly, to confirm the faithful in their belief of the doctrine, and to convert unbelievers by an argument derived from the evidence of our senses. He maintains then that he himself had seen, heard, and touched Christ. So also S. Peter ( Acts 10:40). For, as Tertullian (de Anim. ch. xvii) says, "It would indeed be false testimony, if our very senses proved false."
Thirdly, to show the condescension of the Word, and the dignity of the Apostles. For the Word deigned to come down from heaven, and to join together God and man in the closest personal union, so that all the attributes of God belong to man, and vice versa, and He accordingly, through the attributes of a man, manifests the attributes of God to the Apostles.
In this way the intangible became tangible (says Nazianzen, Orat. xxxviii.), for we cannot form in our minds any likeness of God, Who is a Spirit. In order then that we might conceive of Him, invoke Him, behold, address, and touch Him, He was made man. Whence Paulinus says (in his Epistle to Florentinus), "He, our Lord and God, Who appeared on earth, and held converse with men, is our Sheep and our Shepherd. He is our Emmanuel, God with us, the Lord of Majesty, and the Son of the Handmaiden, being one of these by nature, and being made the other. The same Person being the Creator and the Redeemer of man, God of God, Man for man"s sake, the Son of God before all worlds, the Son of man for the sake of the world," &c. He then, Who in His Godhead was our Father, became, as it were, a mother to mankind by the manhood He assumed (see notes on Acts xvii24,29), but also because God as Bridegroom took to Himself our mother—humanity—as His spouse, and joined it to Himself in everlasting wedlock. (This was prefigured by the marriage of Adam and Eve.) By His humanity then He wedded ourselves and our nature, to become our Mother, as He was before that our Father, in order that we might approach Him with boldness, as children who are afraid of their father approach their mother first of all, and obtain their request. (2.) We therefore invoke Christ"s manhood, when we end all our prayers "through Jesus Christ our Lord." And as a mother bears a child in her womb, and then trains and fashions it, so did Christ by His continual labours for us, especially on the cross, conceive us, bring us to the birth, nourish and fashion us. Thirdly, because the Incarnation was the work of the highest intelligence and wisdom, as well as of the highest goodness. This latter is ascribed to the Holy Spirit, as the former to the Word. But all of them are subordinate to the omnipotence of the Father. He conceived all things by His Word, as if in the womb, and by His goodness He pours forth His bowels of mercy on us, and especially through the Incarnation He addresses His children ( Isaiah 49:15) as a mother. "The Gentiles," says S. Clement (Strom. lib. v.), "used to call God μητζοπάτοζα."(See S. Augustine, de Civ. vii9.)
In order that we may understand the boundless benefits of the Incarnation, S. John suggests four points for our consideration—Who? What? For Whom? and Why?
1. Who then assumed our flesh? The eternal Word, the King of kings and Lord of lords, Emmanuel, Wonderful, Counsellor, &c. See Isa. ix6. This is what the Church says in the Preface for Christmas Day, "By the mystery of the Incarnate Word Thy new and bright light has shone in the eyes of our mind, so that by visibly beholding our God we may thereby be enraptured with the love of invisible things." The Divine Nature did not suffer change or loss by the Incarnation, but remained unaltered in Its own nature and impassible. S. Leontius (Serm. x. de Nativ.) says, "The same who took on Him the form of a servant, is in the form of God. The same is incorporeal, and yet assumed a body. The same Being is inviolate in His own might, and subject to suffering in our weakness. He was ever the same Being, never separated from His Father"s throne, and yet was by wicked men crucified on the tree." S. Cyril (in John i1) compares the Word made man to a heated coal or iron. As the fire consumes not the iron, but both substances remain uninjured, in like manner the Godhead changed not the manhood, nor the manhood the Godhead: both remain unchanged. This was signified by the burning bush. See too the three Dialogues of Theodoret, where he maintains this against Eutyches. As Damascene says (Orat. i. de Nativ.), "Thy love, 0 Lord, towards me was so great, that Thou didst not carry out the work of my redemption by an angel or any created being, but as Thou didst create me at first, so didst Thou Thyself effect my redemption. And S. Augustine, Serm. lix. Verb. Dom. (al. lxii.), says, "The all-powerful Physician came down to heal the sufferer. He humbled Himself so far as to take mortal flesh, just as the physician comes down to the bedside of his patient."
2. What did God become in the Incarnation? He became flesh, or man: "The flesh," says S. Augustine, "had blinded, the Flesh healeth thee. For the soul became carnal by yielding to carnal affections, and the eyes of its heart were thus blinded. But the Word was made flesh. Thy Physician made thee an eye-salve, that by His Flesh He might extinguish the sins of the flesh." The flesh of man is wretched, above that of other animals, subject to countless sufferings and diseases, and corrupted by concupiscence. But yet the Word assumed it, and passing by all the orders of angels, came down into this vale of misery, and united this very flesh to Himself by the closest bond of a personal union. Supposing a sheep were led to the slaughter, and a man from love and compassion wished to die in its stead, as S. Francis used to buy and set them free for love of Christ, would not this be termed an insane and extravagant love? But the love of Christ was as much greater than this, as God surpasses man infinitely more than a man surpasses a sheep. This therefore is the great mystery of godliness ( 1 Timothy 3:18). We ought then to wonder and be astounded at this when we see the Infant lying in the manger, and say, "Can this child be my God, the King of heaven, the Creator of the universe?" S. Thomas says (0pusc. lx.), God communicates Himself to all by His presence, to the just by His grace, and above all to our flesh by His substance; naturally, supernaturally, and personally, says Cajetan. And in fact, by His manhood He has raised all men, and through them the whole universe, and united it to Himself, that God might be all in all. And again, He united Himself to man, the first to the last, for man was the last created of all things, God coming round to that point from which He started.
3. But for whom did He become flesh? For man, a sinner, and like to the vilest worm. "The child was born, the Son was given for us." Christ did not assume our nature for Himself, as though He needed or delighted in that humanity which He assumed. It was for us. We were the ultimate end of His Incarnation. For He was born in the flesh, that we might be born spiritually in our souls. "For us men," &c., in the Nicene Creed. What, says S. Anselm, "can we imagine more compassionate, than God saying to a sinner, destined to eternal punishment, and unable to redeem himself, Take My Only Begotten Son, and offer Him for thyself; or for the Son to say, "Take me, and redeem thyself." Codrus sacrificed himself for his country; but what comparison can this bear to Christ, who, clothing Himself with our flesh, freed us from eternal death and hell, and made us heirs of His heavenly kingdom and eternal glory?"
4. But why was the Word made man? To deliver man from hell, death, sin, and utter misery of body and soul. For the Word gained nothing for Himself but the "emptying" of Himself, insults, poverty, death, and the cross. For our redemption "He was born in time, that we might be born for eternity, He was born in a stable, that we might be born in heaven." (S. Gregory Nazianzen). Hear S. Augustine (Serm. ix. de Nativ.): Our Lord Jesus Christ, who is from eternity, the Creator of all things, became our Saviour by being born on this day. He was born for us in this ever-changing state, in order to bring us to the eternal Father. God became man, that man might become God, and, that man might eat angels" food, the Lord of angels became man." And also S. Gregory Nazianzen (in. Distiches). S. Clemens Alex. says that by His Incarnation He changed earth into heaven, and made angels, and even gods, of men. (And so too [Pseudo]-Origen, Hom. ix. in diversis; S. Leontius, Serm. vi. de Nat.; and S. Anselm, Cur. Deus Homo.)
See then the immensity of this blessing. God not only rains down manna, but rends the heavens as it were, and showers all the treasures and compassions of the Godhead upon us. (See Isa. xlv8.) And S. Augustine, Serm. xxvii. (nunc clxxxvii.): "My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, the Lord by whom all things were made, the Revealer of His Father, the Maker of His Mother, the Son of God—of His Father without a mother; the Son of Man—of His mother without a father; the Word of God before all times, made man at the fitting time. . . . Great in the form of God, little in the form of a servant. . . . And yet not so as to detract ought from His greatness, or that His littleness should be overwhelmed by His greatness," &c. And S. Gregory Nazianzen thus rejoices (Orat. xxx7): "Christ is born: glorify Him; Christ has come down from heaven: go forth to meet Him. . . . Clap your hands together, all ye people, for unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given. . . . He who is without flesh is incarnate, the Word increases in stature, the invisible is seen, the intangible is touched, He who is without time begins to be the Son of God—is made the Son of man. Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever." See S. Bernard (Serm. i. de Epiphany): "What could declare His mercy so much as His taking on Him our misery? . . . for the more He humbled Himself in His humanity, the more did He exhibit His goodness; and the viler He became for me, the dearer did He become to me." And (Serm. lxiv. in Cant.), "0 the sweetness, the grace! 0 the power of love! The highest of all has become the lowest of all. And who effected this? Love ignoring dignity, great in condescension, mighty in its affections, powerful in persuasion. And what mighty violence! love triumphs over God, to teach us that it was of His love that His fulness was poured forth, His height brought down, and His one nature associated with another."
Let us then open our heart wide to receive this manna pouring down from heaven, that so by our boundless desires we may embrace and taste all its sweetness. Let us imitate the Patriarchs, who waited four thousand years, and longed and thirsted for it, saying, "0 that thou wouldest rend the heavens and come down!"
Let us imitate the Blessed Virgin, who after His conception longed for His birth, was torn away from the world, and wholly united to Christ. Let every one make known to Christ his necessities, and that temptation which specially weighs him down, and say confidently with S. Catherine of Sienna, "0 Lord, I have Thee present: Thou art mine, I will not let Thee go till Thou removest this temptation; grant me this virtue or grace, till Thou entirely possessest my heart, and imbuest it with Thy love." For He came on earth for this very purpose. S. Jerome and S. Paula went to Bethlehem, that they might continually behold in their minds the birth of Christ. So S. Francis just before his death celebrated Christmas with an ox and ass, ever repeating, "Let us love the Babe of Bethlehem." And S. Bernard on this mystery surpasses himself, as he preached, saying, "Christ gave Himself wholly for thee: do thou give thyself wholly to Him; as He became man for thee, do thou in return be born to Christ—engraft thyself with the Word, betroth and give thyself wholly to God." See also Serm. in Cœna Dom. at the end of his works.
And our hands have handled of the word of life. That is, that Very Word which we have handled, seen, and heard. That which we could handle and touch, His humanity, e.g., and thus have found that He truly assumed human flesh, and was not a phantom or spectre. Happy they who were permitted thus to see, hear, and touch the Incarnate Word. See Luke 10:23.
Didymus refers all this to the Resurrection, a mystery which the Apostles constantly confirm and enforce. The Gloss confines it to the Transfiguration. But it is far better to refer it to the whole economy of the Incarnation of the Word of life, that is, the eternal, uncreated, Divine Word. S. Basil thinks that the Holy Spirit may be called the Word. But, as S. Thomas says, in an improper sense. See notes on John i1.
But it may be asked, (1.) why does S. John call the Son, the Word? 1st, Because both in his Gospel and Epistle he refers to that beginning which Moses speaks of2d, Because the Word Who is in the bosom of the Father has all wisdom. And this wisdom S. John sets forth, dwelling more on Christ"s teaching and doctrine, while the other evangelists dwell more on what He did. He therefore calls Christ the Word, because he purposes to recount the sayings of this "Word." 3d, If he had called Him the Son, they might have imagined Him to be of a bodily and passible nature. But the "Word" signifies that His generation was not human but spiritual and divine, and consequently pure, perfect, and incorruptible, generated by the Divine mind as a word is generated in our mind4th, Because the "Word" signifies the mental conception of God the Father, and this is the generation of the Son, who represents and sets forth the wisdom and will of the Father, as a word would do. And this too is the very reason why the Son, and not the Father or the Holy Spirit, was incarnate, because the Incarnation took place in order to manifest God to man. But it is by a word that anything is manifested. And as the Word was begotten of the Father in the Spirit, so did it become Him to be born of His mother in the flesh. S. John therefore leads us to the Word, and through Him to God, in order to teach us ever to hold sweet converse with Him. As Seneca says, "As the rays of the sun reach the earth, but dwell in their own source, so does a noble soul, which is sent among us to bring a closer knowledge of divine things, hold converse indeed with us, but is not separated from its own source." It is wedded to the eternal word, as S. Ambrose says and S. Augustine (Serm. xxxviii. nunc Serm. cxvii.), "A man becomes happy by attaining to that which ever continues happy, and is itself perpetual happiness, and that by which man lives is perpetual life, that by which he becomes wise is perpetual wisdom, and that by which he is enlightened is perpetual light."
2d. But why is the Son called λόγος? (1.) That word can be translated "wisdom." And just as wisdom is intimately connected with ourselves, so is the Son with the Father. And (2.) as reason or knowledge proceeds from the mind, so does the Word or the Son proceed from the Father. So Origen, S. Chrysostom, Theophylact, Euthymius in John i., Nazianzen, Orat. iv., S. Basil, &c. And (3.) because He makes us subject to reason. See Rupertus on John i., and Eusebius, Demetrius, Evang. v5. "The Word has in Himself the reasons of all created things, and is accordingly termed the Wisdom and the Word of God." But this word "reason" does not express so clearly His procession from the Father. (See S. Augustine, Quæst. lxiii. inter lxxxvii.) Besides which the word "reason" speaks of the Essence of God and is common to the Whole Trinity, and is not merely personal as [Pseudo]-Dionysius says (De Divinis Nominibus). But lastly, "reason" can exist in one who at the time does not understand (as when sleeping), but the "Word" only in one who actually understands.
2d. The word λόγος may mean "work." For the Word is the coequal work of the Father as God. See Wisd7:25.
3d. It may mean "power." For the, Word is the arm of the Father, by which He created all things (as God), and by whom He redeemed all things. (See 1 Corinthians 1:23.)
4th. It may mean "the form." For the Word is the brightness of the Eternal Light. Wisd7:26; Hebrews 1:23. [Pseudo]-Dionysius speaks of the Father as the primordial Fount of Godhead, and the Son and the Holy Ghost as shoots (so to speak) of Godhead. And accordingly S. Augustine (de Trin. vi10) says, "A certain person (S. Hilary, de Synod) says that when he wished to express in the clearest manner the properties of the several Persons in the Trinity, he used to say that "Eternity was in the Father, His Image in the Son, His use in the gift, i.e., the Holy Spirit the gift of the Father and the son."" And (as above) "The Word increases not as we know Him, but ever remains one and the same, whether we adhere to or withdraw from Him, ever abiding in Himself, and renewing all things. The Form (or pattern) of all things, unfashioned Himself, independent of time and space."
5th. It can mean "definition," because He definitely and fully sets forth the nature of the Father, and of all things besides. As S. Gregory Nazianzen says, "The Son has the same relation to the Father as the definition to the thing defined. For he who sees the Son, sees the Father: for the Son is a brief and simple setting forth of the Father"s nature." See Euthymius on John i. Again, it may mean "a computation;" for the Word is the standard by which all things are computed.
6th. Again, it may mean the "cause," for the Word was both the efficient cause of all creatures, and also the idea which conceived them.
7th. Beza and others suppose it to be the promised Word, foretold by the Prophets. But Salmeron states in reply, that He was before all Prophets, and was with God. In fact, Beza denies the λόγος quite as much as do the Alogians (see Epiph. Hær. li.), as do also the Magdeburg Centuriators, and thus are semi-atheists.
8th. But the best meaning is that He is the "Word," not of the mouth and voice, but of the heart and mind. For as we conceive anything in our mind, so did the Eternal Father, knowing what was His own Essence and all its capacities, form and produce this Word from eternity in every respect equal and like to Himself, and consequently God, the Son of God, begotten of the Father. (See Suarez, lib. ix. de Deo Trin. cap4 , 6 , and others.)
Here note that the Word of God has a twofold sense, first, essential, because He is the very essence, mind, and will of the Father which He communicates to the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Arians believed this, but added that God began to be the Father only in time. (2.) There is the personal sense of the word, viz. the Word begotten of the Father, and a Person subsisting by Himself. Of Him S. John speaks both here and in his Gospel. S. Cyril (Thesaur. vii1) says, "S. John chose the name of the "Word" as most appropriate, and significative of the Godhead, and the procession of the second Person of the Trinity." But S. Augustine (de Trin. xv14), "the Father knoweth all things in Himself—in Himself essentially, but in the Son as His Word."
The word λόγος is the same as discourse, or speech. Accordingly, Tertullian, S. Cyprian, S. Ambrose, Jerome, use the word "Sermo." Erasmus adopted this in the passage before us. For this innovation he was sharply handled by theologians, but defended by Calvin.
The term "word" (verbum) is more appropriate—(1.) as the simplest; (2.) the most general term; (3.) because it is the proper word for any mental conception, and the Son is the conception of the Father"s mind; (4.) a word is uttered by the mouth, and so did the Father make known His will through the Word, as S. Epiphanius expressly says (Hær. lxxi.), and S. Augustine (de Fide et Symb. cap iii.), "He is called the Word of the Father, because the Father is made known through Him. For just as we by our words make our mind known to a hearer, so is that Wisdom, whom the Father begat, most fittingly called the Word, because it is through Him that the very secrets of the Father are made known." S. John here and elsewhere calls Christ the Word by reason of His Godhead and not His manhood.
S. Basil, describing the dignity and attributes of the Word (lib. ii. contr. Eunom.), says, "In order to have a worthy understanding of His generation from God, we should consider it to be impassible, indivisible, before all time, like a ray shooting forth from a light, not carefully wrought out at some subsequent time, but as existing together with its prototype, which gave it its being, and coexisting with it, like the impression of a seal, or as when teachers impart knowledge, without losing anything themselves, and yet instructing their hearers." And Tertullian (adv. Praxeam, ch. ix.) uses the same comparisons. "God brought forth His Word, as a root produces a plant, a fountain the river, and the sun its rays. But yet we cannot separate them from each other, as the Word cannot be separated from God." This doctrine is fully set forth in the Creed which S. Gregory Thaumaturgus is said to have received from S. John himself, at the bidding of the Blessed Virgin. The Gentiles knew this truth in a shadowy way, having learned it either from the Old Testament or from the Sibylline Books, or even from the light of nature, or Divine Inspiration. Plato accordingly was called the Attic Moses, (Eusebius, de Prep. Evan. xiii.; and Theodoret, de Curando Græc. Affect. lib. ii.), Lactantius (de Sap. iv9) says, "Philosophers were not ignorant of this divine Word. For Zeno calls the Orderer of Nature and the Maker of the Universe the λόγος."
But it will be asked, was this Divine Word like our Word, or unlike? Partly like, and partly unlike. It was like in these respects . 1. As being immaterial2. As being in either case the vehicle of our thoughts; and3 , of our conceptions4. As being within5. As being the idea according to which nations are moulded. Hence Tinneus calls the Word of God his pattern world, the model of all created things6. As the thoughts of our mind are uttered outwardly in word, so was it when the Word of God spake in the Flesh He assumed7. As our word is the image of our understanding, so is the Word the image of God the Father8. As our word or conception lasts as long as we understand any matter, so is it with the Divine Word. The Divine mind ever abides, so does His Word. And as the mind of the Father is ever active, so is it with the generation of the Word. It is ever going on. As the Ephesian fathers say, "Let the splendour of light set forth that the Son of God has ever been co-eternal with the Father, let the "Word" declare that His generation was without suffering, and let the Name of Son reveal His consubstantiality." See, too, S. Basil (Hom. i. on S. John). 9. As the conceptions of our mind precede our action. As S. Augustine says (de Trinit. lib. xv11), "There are no acts of ours which are not previously suggested in the mind. There may be words of ours which are not followed by action, but the contrary cannot be: and in like manner the Word of God could be when as yet no creature existed, but no creature could exist except by Him by Whom all things were made."
II. It is unlike: (1.) Because our word is merely an accident of our mind: but the Word of God exists as a Substance and a Person. See S. Athanasius, Serm. i. Contr. Arianos; and S. Chrysostom, Hom. i. on John ix2. (2.) Our word is a thing of time, subsequent to its conception in the mind, whereas the Word of God is from all eternity, and coeval with the Father. And again our "word" results from our being unable otherwise to understand others. But the Word of God arises from the infinite perfection and productiveness of the Father"s mind. (3.) Our speech is imperfect, ever changing, and complex. Whereas the Word of God is perfect, ever constant, unchangeable, one and the same, as S. Augustine says (on Ps. xliv.), "All things exist in One," and S. Athanasius, Serm. iii. contr. Arian. (4.) Our word or speech is distinct from our mind, whereas the Word of God is consubstantial with the Father. (5.) Our speech (or word) is part of our nature, but the Word of God is a Person distinct from the Father. (6.) Our word is not our son whereas the Word of God is the Son of God, as S. Augustine says (de Trinit. vi. i): "The Father is Very Wisdom, but the Son is Wisdom and Power from the Wisdom and Power of the Father. The Father is not wise by engendered Wisdom, but is in Himself unbegotten Wisdom." (7.) Our words are feeble and ineffectual; the Word of God is all-powerful. (8.) Our words soon pass away and come to naught. The Word of God is eternal, for eternal is the understanding and the generation of the Father. S. Hilary says (de Trinit. ii.), "The sound of the voice ceases, and the expression of our thought. But this Word is a reality, not a mere sound." (See Suarez ut supra.)
And therefore, though we may in some measure ascend from the word of our mind to (the knowledge of) the Word of God, yet this ascent by the light of nature is only to (the knowledge of) His essential Word. For this God conceives, understands, and bringeth forth all things. But that He brought forth and begat His Personal Word, that is as Son, surpasses the understanding both of angels and men. It must therefore be wondered at and adored in mute and holy silence, rather than be pried into and set forth by our too curious and yet feeble understanding, so that we may wonder and cry aloud with the Seraphim, "Holy, Holy, Holy," &c. This was not known to Plato, or to Demosthenes with all his eloquence. "I will bring to nought the understanding of the prudent," says S. Jerome to Paulinus. "My heart hath uttered a good word. I will speak of thy works to the King," says the Psalmist (Ps. xly. i.) "Thou seest that this Word is the Son of God, and we believe that He came forth from the Father"s breast; from the womb of His heart, so to speak." (Nazianzen, Orat. de Fide.) See Ps. cx., on which S. Jerome says, "He brought Him forth from His own Nature, from His own substance, from the very inmost being (medullis) of His Godhead. Whatever the Father is Himself in His Godhead He gave wholly to His Son."
Tropologically. S. Augustine (Confess. xi9) explains how the Word preaches to the heart of man, and S. Bernard says (Serm. xlv. in Cant.): "His beauty is His love, and it is the greater because it takes the lead. But then it is, that from the very depths of His heart, and from His inmost affections, He cries more ardently for our love in return, in proportion as He feels that He was more ready to love us than we were to be loved by Him. And hence arose His speaking to us, His pouring forth His gift, and the response of the soul, its wonder and its thankfulness. And it therefore loves the more, because it sees that it is mastered in love, and wonders the more, and feels that it was not the first to love." And S. Ambrose, (de Virg. iii.) says, "the Word of God wounds, but leaves not a sore (ulcerat)." There is a wound of gracious love, there are wounds of charity, as the Spouse says (Song ii.), "She who is perfect is wounded with charity. Good then are the wounds of the Word—the wounds of Him who loveth us."
The word of life. "For as the Father hath life in Himself, &c." ( John 5:26.) Being is here attributed to the Father, life to the Word, love to the Holy Spirit.
Life is threefold, divine, angelic, human. Of these the Divine is most perfect, boundless, eternal, uncreated, the origin and source of angelic and human life. Angelic life is created, but spiritual. Human life is partly spiritual, partly corporeal. It is also natural and supernatural. The natural consists in life, sense, and reason. The supernatural also is two-fold, begun by grace and consummated in glory. Further than this the Divine Life is formal and causal. Formal is that life with which God Himself exists, causal that by which He gives life (whether natural or spiritual) to others. The Word then is called the Word of Life, as having life in Himself and as being the cause of life to others. As S. John says, "in Him was life," being in Himself essential life. See S. Thomas, par. i. Qust28 , where he alludes to the words ( Psalm 36), "With Thee is the Fount of Life;" as Theodoret says, "With Thee is the Eternal Word, the Fount of Life, and in the Light of the Holy Spirit we shall see the light of the only Begotten One."
But secondly, it may mean, that in the Word there exist, as in archetype, the eternal reasons of all things. "The Wisdom of God, (says S. Augustine in John i1) in art (or theory) contains all things. Thou beholdest the heaven, sun, moon, they exist in the theory; outwardly they are bodies, in theory they are life." And again, "All things which are made, and have not life, have life in the Word of God, though they are not life, in themselves." The same statement occurs in the Homilies ascribed to Origen. As Philo says, "When He resolved to create this world, He formed a conception of it, and from that fashioned the world we now see." See note in translation of S. Augustine (on John 1:3) in Library of the Fathers.
But again, in Him is that which sustains and supports everything in life. See S. Chrysostom, Cyril, Theophylact, Euthymius in John i4 , and Clement Alex. Adhort. ad gentes.
Thirdly, But it is best to understand it to mean that in the Word is our true life, both of grace and glory. He became man in order to communicate this life and light to men: that, just as the world at large was created by Him, so might man (this existence of the world) be re-created, and brought back from sin to the life of grace and glory. See below, verse2 , and chapter v. ii. See S. Chrysostom, Augustine, S. Ambrose, de Fide, cap. iii. and others. See too the many passages in this Gospel where life is spoken of as coming from the Word. See also Lactantius i11 , on the meaning of Ζευ̃ς.
And the Life was manifested: By the Incarnation, by which He was beheld and even touched by men. This was prophesied by Isaiah; and see Luke 3:5. And S. Ambrose in Ps. xxxvi. ( Psalm 37:19) says, "Christ is in all things our life. His Godhead is our life, His eternity is our life, His flesh is our life, His Passion is our life." Whence Jeremy says, "We shall live in His shadow, the shadow of His wings. The shadow of the cross is the shadow of His Passion, His death is life, His wounds are life, His blood is life, His burial is life, His Resurrection is the life of all men. Wishest thou to know how His death is life? We are baptized into His death, that we may walk with Him in newness of life [Rom. vi4]. And He says Himself, "Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone, but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit (John xii24). He, that grain of wheat, was separated from the body for us, and died that He might bring forth much fruit in us. His death therefore is the fruit of life."
And bear witness. In our words, our life, our suffering death and martyrdom. As S. John says of himself (Rev. v1.). Again, it means, "We protest and denounce, by threatening unbelievers with the terrible judgment of God." As Cassian says (de Incarn. v6), "In faithfully discharging His Office, He leaves those who refuse to listen, to bear the peril of their own disobedience."
And shew unto you that Eternal Life: Christ, who as the Word of God is eternal life: which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us—being made visible by His Incarnation, miracles, especially (says Cajetan) by His Transfiguration, Resurrection, and Ascension. By which latter He shows that not only as the Word, but as man also, He will live a glorious and eternal life.
With the Father. As the Gospel says, "The Word was with God." Being, as Nonnus says, "never parted from the Father: ever seated on His Throne."
S. John here answers the objection, "How could He be ever with the Father, when there was no place where He could be? S. John replies that there was no need of space for Him. He was in the bosom of the Father. But the word "with" signifies three things: (1) That He was a person distinct from the Father, (2) that He was closely connected with Him, (3) was equal to the Father. This overthrows the Eunomian heresy that the Son was not the Word, for S. John says that it was the same Word which was with the Father, and was manifested in the flesh. And to keep them from inferring that the Word was not God, S. John expressly adds, "And the Word was God." For the Divine Persons, though distinct the one from the other, have yet one and the same Essence. And that the Word was not, as Arian suggested, separable from the Father, as some article of dress (see S. Fulgent, contr. Monimum, lib. iii. cap2 , 3), He is one with the Father as heat and brightness co-exist in the fire, or as memory and understanding co-exist in the same mind, or perhaps intellect, memory, and will are identical with the mind itself.
And was manifested unto us. This was at the Incarnation (as S. Dionysius Alex. says), where the invisible became visible, and when He who far surpasses every being came from the hidden shrine of Godhead, became man, and stood forth to our view. But God in truth is hidden even after this manifestation of Himself, or indeed (to announce a higher truth) even in this very manifestation. For the Godhead of Jesus was hidden, and the mystery which then was wrought respecting Him is not revealed or brought into light by anything which can be said or thought about Him, but even when it is spoken of cannot be explained, and when it is understood is still kept secret.
Ver3.—That ye also may have fellowship with us. That is, in the same faith and Church of Christ, where all partake in the same sacraments. It means also that ye should make increase and advance in the faith. It signifies a continuous and growing act. For he speaks to the faithful who already belonged to this society, though Œcumenius thinks it refers to unbelievers, whom John wished to attract to the Church of Christ. This is what S. Paul speaks of ( Hebrews 12:22), "Ye have come unto Mount Sion," &c. For with all these we have fellowship in the Church—with Angels, with the Apostles, with the early Christians, with just men made perfect, with Christ and with God. Whence S. John adds,
And that our fellowship may be with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. Not with the god of Simon Magus, and with his mediating angels, whom he regards, as does Plato also, as demigods. For, as Bede says, "No one can have fellowship with God, unless he be first joined to the fellowship of the Church." And as S. Cyprian says (de Unit. Eccelesiæ), "Whoever is separated from the Church is joined to an adulteress. He is severed from the promises of the Church, and will not attain to the rewards which Christ offers. He who has left the Church of Christ is an alien, is profane, is an enemy. He cannot have God as his Father, who hath not the Church as his mother. If no one could escape who was without the ark, so can no one escape who is without the Church, &c." Excommunicated persons then who are separated from the Church are likewise separated from God. In the Greek this is stated more plainly and forcibly, Our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ. It sets forth the nobleness of the fellowship of the Church, as being our fellowship with God and Christ, for the Church is His spouse. (See 2 Peter 1:4; 1 Corinthians 1:9 and 1 Corinthians 6:7.) All the faithful then have fellowship with Christ and God by faith, hope, and charity, and the more so as they advance in these graces, imitate His life, and help to propagate His truth, like the Apostles, who did and suffered so much for Christ, and devoted themselves entirely to promote His glory and the salvation of souls. This fellowship or society embraces all the qualifications of true friendship which Aristotle, Cicero, and others speak of. Accordingly S. Augustine (Tract. lxxvi. on John) says, "The Holy Spirit with the Father and the Son makes His abode with us as in a temple. The whole three Persons come to us, when we come to them: they come by succouring, we by obeying; they by enlightening, we by beholding the light; they by filling us, we by receiving—so that our sight of them is not outward, but inward, and their dwelling with us is not transitory but eternal." Dionysius the Carthusian beautifully and piously explains (in loc.) how the faithful should hold converse with God. Hesselius and Lorinus describe our fellowship with Christ as that of a lord with his servant, a father with an adopted child, of the enlightener and the enlightened, the justifier and the justified, a ruler and subject, a giver and receiver, of one who invokes and one who hears, of one who bestows gifts and one who returns thanks, of Him who blesses and he who is blessed; so that, cleaving to God, we may be one with Him, and walking in the light as He is in the light, may have fellowship with Him. It is (as concerns Christ"s human nature) like the relation of a master and his scholars, of a Priest and those for whom he offers sacrifice and intercedes, of one who suffers punishment which another deserved, and one who receives a favour which he did not deserve, &c. Scripture explains it under the type of a Shepherd and his sheep, the head and the members, of food and its eaters, the vine and the branches, and so on. We, in a word, who are partakers of His sufferings, are partakers of His consolations. Christ also calls us His friends, brethren, &c. He says that His God is our God, His Father and our Father. (See Ephesians 2:19; 1 John 3:1; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Hosea 2:19)
And these things write we that ye may rejoice in the fellowship of the Church of Christ, and that our joy may be full. Increase daily more and more (see Philippians 2:2; John 17:13.) This is the result of a good conscience ( 2 Corinthians 1:12). As S. Bernard says to Pope Eugenius, "What is more precious, what more calm, and what freer from care than a good conscience? It fears not losses, it fears not reproaches, it fears not bodily tortures, for it is exalted rather than cast down by death itself." And so too Cicero, Horace, and other heathen writers. The Apostle therefore rightly sets forth the hope and confidence inspired by a pure and innocent conscience. For S. Augustine truly said [on Psalm 31], "The very charity of a righteous man gives him hope of a good conscience, for a good conscience inspires hope; for just as an evil conscience leads to utter despair, so does a good conscience inspire confident hope."
The joy then of believers is real and solid. Being joy in the Lord it satisfies and fills the mind, while joy in worldly delights, wealth, and honours, does but excite without gratifying. Hear S. Gregory (Hom. xi. in Evang.), "Because unending lamentations follow after present joys, avoid vain joys in this life if ye dread sorrow in the next. For no one can both rejoice with the world here, and reign with Christ hereafter. Abstain therefore from the fleeting pleasures of temporal delight, subdue the desires of the flesh. And if anything charms thy mind here, let it shrivel to nothing at the thought of the eternal fire; and whatever makes thee merry in youth, let youthful discipline check and restrain, that so ye may more easily obtain eternal joys, by fleeing of your own accord from those which are only temporal." And S. Chrysostom (Hom. xviii. ad populum), "He that rejoices in the Lord can never by anything accidental be deprived of it. For all other things which delight us are subject to change, nor can they afford us so much pleasure
Ver1.—Every one that believeth, with a living faith, which extends itself to charity, and worketh by love, that Jesus is the Christ, i.e., the Messiah, the Saviour and Redeemer of the world, is born of God, by a divine and spiritual birth, which takes place by faith, love, and grace, by which a man becomes not only a friend, but a son and heir of God, and a partaker of the Divine nature ( 2 Peter 1:5).
And every one . . . loveth also Him who is born of Him. Born: 1Christ the Son of God is properly He who is born of God the Father2d Born of God applies to every believer, who is adopted of God through the grace of Christ. And this is S. John"s reasoning, by which he proves that our neighbours ought to be loved: Whosoever loveth God the Father who begat, loveth equally God the Son who was begotten. But he who loveth God the Son loveth also all the other sons of God, as being His brethren and members. Therefore he who loveth God the Father loveth also all the children of God who are born of Him. It is in favour of this exposition, says S. Augustine, that the Apostle here says Son in the singular as understanding the Only Begotten of the Father. But presently, in the next verse he says sons in the plural as intending the just, by adoption and regeneration sons of God.
Ver2.—By this we know that we love the children (τέκνα) of God, when (όθαν, i.e., because) we love God, &c. We know, i.e., we conclude, we show and demonstrate. S. John uses this expression, we know, in a similar sense 1 John 3:16 and 1 John 3:19, and 1 John 4:2 1 John 4:6. We know, i.e., we are convinced that we love Christians as the children of God. We know this, i.e. we prove it by this argument, that we love God. The following is S. John"s syllogism and demonstration. All the sons of God are believers and Christians. Whosoever therefore loves God loves also the children of God. Therefore he who loves God loves faithful Christians as being the brethren and members of Christ, born of the same God the Father. For as from the love of our neighbour we infer and conclude the love of God, so in turn and reciprocally from the love of God we infer and conclude the love of our neighbour. Again, whosoever keeps the commands of God keeps also the love of his neighbour: for this is one of the commandments. But he who keeps the command of love, this man loves his neighbour. Therefore whosoever keeps the commands of God is a lover of his neighbour.
Moreover, in this place S. John does not speak of all our neighbours, but only of such as are born of God, that is, believing Christians, because he seeks to kindle amongst them mutual love, in order that by their faith and Christian life they may defend, animate, help, and be profitable to one another against the heathen.
Ver3.—For this is the charity of God, &c. He means, Charity consists in the keeping of the commandments of God. For charity is the love and friendship of God. For this is what is said (Wisd6:9), "Love is the keeping of His laws." So it is said in Eccles. xii13 , "Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole man." It means, the whole good of man; all his duty, all his happiness; his end and perfection consist in the fear of God. As S. Jerome says, "For this man was created." And as Salonius says, He who lives otherwise is not a man but a beast, because he does not live according to reason, which pertains to man"s nature. But if he lives gluttonously, he lives like a hog. If he lives deceitfully, he lives like a fox. If he lives proudly, he lives like a lion, and so on. All this you may apply to charity.
And His commandments are not heavy (gravia), much less impossible, as heretics say. He alludes to the words of Christ, "My yoke is sweet, and My burden light."
The reason is, 1st Because Christ has freed Christians from the heavy and manifold burden of the ceremonial and judicial precepts of the Old Law, and has imposed upon them only the moral Law, or the ten precepts of the natural Law, adding to them a few things concerning faith, baptism, and the rest of the sacraments. The Rabbi Moses Numbers 218 positive, and365 negative precepts of the Old Law (More Hannelbuchim, caps56,57). From all these Christ has set us free.
2d. Because to charity and him who loves God nothing is heavy. "For how can it be heavy when it is the command of love? For either a man loves not, and thus it is heavy; or else he does love, and it cannot be heavy," says S. Augustine.
3d. Because Christ gives grace as it were wings, with which we fulfil the commandments. Yea, we as it were fly over them, according to the words, "I ran the way of Thy commandments when Thou hadst enlarged my heart." (Ps. cxix.) As S. Augustine says, "There is nothing heavy either in loving, or fearing. For perfect love casts out fear, and makes the burden of the commandment light, not depressing to the ground with its weight, but lifting it up instead of wings. Let the soul therefore which feels the commandments heavy, pray and sigh with the will that it may obtain the gift of the sense of lightness." Wherefore S. Bonaventura says, "The commandments are heavy to fallen and corrupt nature, but light to that which is whole and sound." For grace heals our nature, even as sin wounds and as it were maims it. Therefore sin makes the commandments to be as "a talent of lead." (Zech. v7.)
4th. Because, although certain things be heavy in themselves, such as to mortify all the lusts, to undergo martyrdom, to suffer all adversity, yet they become light when we consider the example of Christ and His Saints, and God"s promise of heavenly glory, according as S. Paul says, "The sufferings of this present time are not comparable to the future glory which shall be revealed in us."
As S. Augustine says (Serm18 de Sanct.), "If we must needs endure daily torments, if hell itself for a brief space, that we might be worthy to behold Christ coming in His glory, and to be reckoned in the company of His Saints, would it not be worth while to suffer anything that is sad, so that we were made partakers of such great good and such great glory?"
Ver4.—For every thing which is born of God, &c. He proves what he had said that His commandments are not heavy, because the faithful, who are born again of faith, and charity, and are armed by God, overcome the world, i.e. the lusts and terrors of the world, which alone resist charity, and make the keeping of the commandments difficult. When therefore they are taken away, the commandments become easy. "The proof of a heavenly generation is victory over temptation," says S. Bernard.
Observe: he says every thing (neuter), not every one who is born of God overcometh. This is to signify, 1That this victory falls to the believer, not of himself, but from the love and grace of God. This is why he adds by way of explanation, And this is the victory which overcometh the world, even our faith.
2d. The expression every thing is emphatic, and signifies the whole company of all nations. There is an allusion to the animals of every kind, both clean and unclean, which were in Noe"s ark, and which Peter saw in vision in the linen sheet of the Church. (Acts. x12.) By these it was signified that all sorts of men, of every nation, state, and condition, were to be admitted into the Church by the new Birth of Baptism. For the same reason, and with the same emphasis, Christ said, "Everything that the Father giveth Me shall come to Me."
Hence S. Cyprian, S. Leo, and others say that a believer is greater than the world, and having his conversation in heaven he looks down upon the little point of the world. Beautifully does S. Augustine write (lib2de Synub. and Catechum), "Admirable, truly admirable, is our combat" (spectaculum), "in which God helps, faith obtains strength, innocence fights, holiness conquers, and the reward which follows is such that whilst he who has conquered receives, he who gives loses nothing."
And this is the victory, &c., victory, i.e., the victor, the conqueror. The victory then is the cause of victory, the arms by which the victory is obtained, i.e., faith. This victorious faith is not naked and idle faith, but clothed with charity and good works, struggling and fighting bravely, according to the words, "Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness," &c. (Heb. xi.) And as S. Paul says (Eph. vi. i6), "And in all taking the shield of faith by which ye can quench all the fiery darts of the most wicked one." For overcomes the Greek has νικήσασα, aorist overcame. By this all time is signified. He hath overcome, he overcomes, and shall overcome. So S. Augustine teaches that the faith of Christ has subdued the whole world to itself by the sanctity, chastity, patience, constancy, of the Apostles, Virgins, and Martyrs, by whom the nations of the whole world have been converted to Christ. And as he saith again (Ser. de Verb. Apost.), "There are no greater riches, or treasures, no substance of this world greater than the Catholic Faith. It saves sinful man, gives sight to the blind, heals the sick, baptizes catechumens, restores the penitent, helps the just, crowns the martyrs." And S. Bernard says, "Faith reaches things inaccessible, discovers the unknown, comprehends the infinite, seizes the remotest bounds of things, and in short embraces eternity itself in its own most spacious bosom. I would say boldly that the eternal and Blessed Trinity, whom I cannot understand, I believe in and hold firmly by faith, a thing which I am not capable of by mere soundness of intellect.
Ver5.—Who is he that overcometh the world, &c. For by believing he hopes, by hoping he invokes, by invoking he loves Christ, and therefore he is strengthened by the grace of Christ to despise the world, and by despising he overcomes it, according to the saying of S. Paul, "I am able to do all things in Him who strengtheneth me." For he who believes in Christ, ought to follow the precepts of Christ and obey Him, not the world.
S. John proves his thesis ex hypothesi, the general from the particular. He proves, I say, that faith is the victory of believers, because the faith of Christ is the victory over the world. And at the same time he confutes Cerinthus, Ebion, and the other heretics of that age, who denied the Divinity of Christ. Hence when Peter confessed this doctrine, saying, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God," he deserved to hear from Him, "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church."
Ver6.—This is He who cometh by water and blood, Jesus Christ. This is Messias, the Son of God, the Saviour and Redeemer of the world, whom the Prophets foretold should come to redeem the world by His Blood, and purify it by the water of baptism, as is plain from Ezekiel 36:47, and Zechariah 12:13. John proves that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; that is, that Jesus is true Man and true God. He does this, 1st Because He is He who came, Greek, ό ε̉λθὼν, i.e., He, the Coming One, the Messias, who indeed the Prophets promised should come: whom the Scripture ( Isaiah 9:6. and elsewhere) signified should be God and the Son of God. Wherefore Coming or About to come is the Name of Messiah. For so the Jews called Him from the prophetic oracles. This is plain from S. John 1:15, &c.
Again, he proves the same thing from the water and the blood of which the Body of Christ was constituted, and which He shed for us. For they signify, 1That Christ was a true man, and not a phantasm, as Simon Magus and Manes pretended. For the human body is composed of water and blood.
2d. The water and blood proved that Christ is true God. One reason is that the Blood of Christ was the full price of our redemption, entirely satisfying God for the offences of our sins. Therefore it was necessary that the Blood should be the Blood of a God-man, a man hypostatically united to God: for the blood of a mere man could not be an adequate price for offences against God. A second reason is, because Christ by the virtue of His Blood in ordaining baptism, endowed it with a Divine power to expiate all the sins of all men. Therefore it was necessary for Him to be God. For Christ did this per se, and authoritatively, not ministerially as dependent upon some one else. But per se to institute a sacrament to remit and atone for sin is a work of Divine power.
There is an allusion in the first place to the water and blood of the victims with which Moses ratified the Old Testament ( Exodus 24:8). By this he signified that Christ by His own Blood and Water would ratify the New Testament. Hear S. Paul, Hebrews 9:19, "For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop," &c.
There is an allusion, secondly, to the water and blood which miraculously flowed from the side of Christ when He was dead upon the Cross. For a dead body, instead of the blood and water of a living one, naturally emits gore (saniem). S. John alone of the Evangelists records this emission of blood and water. By these two it was set forth that by the power of the blood of Christ the faithful should be cleansed from their sins by the water of Baptism. And this is the meaning of the Bride, i.e., the Church, when she says ( Song of Solomon 510), "My Beloved is white and ruddy." (So Cyril, Hieros. Cat13; S. Augustine, lib2de Catech. rud. c6; S. Leo, Epist45 , Hier83; Damascene, 4de Fide, c10; Suarez, 3part. qust53 , disput41 , and others.) From hence our Salmeron is of opinion that Christ always mingled water with His Blood, viz., tears at His circumcision, His Bloody Sweat, His Scourging, and on the Cross before His death. And that this was why He ordered water to be mingled with wine in the Eucharistic Chalice to be converted into His Blood.
Moreover, S. John distinguishes Christ"s Baptism from that of John the Baptist, because the latter was in water only, and, therefore unavailing for the remission of sins. But Christ"s Baptism was in water and blood, and therefore availing to that end. Again, he confutes the Ebionites, who thought that God was appeased with mere water, and who therefore washed themselves daily with water, and offered water only, without wine, in the Eucharistic Chalice, because they denied that we were redeemed by the Blood of Christ. (See Irenus, lib5 c1.)
Lastly, Tertullian (lib. de Bapt. c16) says, Christ came by water when he was baptized by John, by blood when He suffered, that "He might be washed by water, glorified by blood," by the victory of His Passion and Death. "He would have us called by water, elected by blood. This twofold Baptism He shed forth from the wound in His pierced side, that they who believed in His Blood might be washed with water, and that those who were laved with the water of Baptism might also drink His Blood in the Eucharist."
Tropologically, S. Bernard explains it to mean a twofold baptism and a twofold martyrdom: 1st Of compunction by tears; 2nd, By the desire of mortification. "Now because we have said that baptism is signified by water, martyrdom by blood, remember that there is one only and daily baptism, one only and daily martyrdom. For there is indeed a kind of martyrdom and a certain effusion of blood in the daily affliction of the body. There is also a species of baptism in compunction of the heart and frequent tears."
Ver6.—This is He who cometh by water and blood. Some Greek codices add καί πνεύματος, i.e., and by spirit: not by water only, but by water and blood, and by spirit.
And the Spirit it is which testifies that Christ is Truth. (Vulg.) The Greek has ότι τὸ πνεύμα έστιν ή α̉λήθεια, i.e., The Spirit is the Truth. This is also the reading of the Syriac. The meaning is, It is the Spirit who recently at Pentecost testified that Christ is the Son of God. Him therefore we must believe because He is the Spirit of Truth, and the Truth Itself. But the genuine reading is, Because Christ is Truth. For the Apostle is here treating of Christ, and Christ"s proper name is the Truth.
To the obscure and as it were dead testimony of water and blood, is added the clear and living witness of the Holy Ghost. For He as well during Christ"s (earthly) life, in which He wrought miracles by Him to bear witness to this, as also after His death and resurrection, when He was sent by Him to the Apostles at Pentecost, testified by their mouth, and preached everywhere that Christ was the Truth, i.e., true God. For Christ, in that He is God is the Word, and therefore the Truth and Wisdom of the Father. In that He is man, He is the true ambassador and interpreter of the Father, who opened out the shadows of the Old Law, and published the true doctrine concerning God, according to His own words, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." Hence too the Aaronic High Priest bore, as a type of Christ the true and real High Priest, the Urim and Thummim, i.e., doctrine and truth, in his breastplate.
Ver7.—Because there are Three which bear witness in Heaven, &c. S. John here more fully explains and confirms the testimony already adduced of the water, the blood and the spirit concerning Christ. The particle because is partly confirmatory of what He had said in the5th ver. that Jesus is the Son of God, partly of what he said in the6th, that the Spirit bears witness that Jesus is true God. For this is here confirmed because the Holy Spirit is one of the three witnesses who in heaven bear testimony to Christ.
S. Jerome (Pref. in Epist. Canon.) observes that this verse had been erased by unbelievers, i.e. the Arians, from some Greek copies. Therefore it is not found in the Syriac, Clement of Alexandria, Bede, Œcumenius, and some others. It is, however, the constant reading of the Latin Bibles, and the more correct Greek MSS. and of many of the ancients, SS. Athanasius, Augustine, Jerome, Cyprian, the Lateran Council, at which Greeks were present. Therefore it is certain that these words are to be taken as canonical Scripture.
The meaning then is this—All the Three Persons of the Sacred Trinity in heaven and from heaven bear testimony to the angels, but especially to men (for to men S. John chiefly refers) concerning Christ, that He is the true Messiah and the Son of God. This the Father did at His Baptism and Transfiguration. Again, when He answered Christ by thunder out of heaven, "I have both glorified, and will glorify Thee again " ( John 12:18). Similarly also the Holy Ghost bore witness when He descended upon Christ in the form of a dove, and poured out Himself upon the Apostles and other Christians at Pentecost. And this was the result of Christ"s prediction, promise, and mission. Wherefore the same Holy Spirit by the mouths of the Apostles preached little else save Christ. The Son also very often declared, taught, and proved convincingly by His miracles that He was the Messias and the Son of God, as is plain from the whole Gospel of S. John. Therefore heaven and earth mutually agree, yea the whole universe appears at one, in bearing this witness to Christ.
And these Three are One—as in nature and Divine Essence, so likewise in intelligence, voice, and testimony, concerning Christ. For all these things in the Holy Trinity are one and the same. There is another reading of these words in the Greek, signifying These Three are into One (in unum), but the Latin and other Greek copies have These Three are One (Hi tres unum suns), signifying the oneness of Substance of the Holy Trinity, that the Three Persons have one and the same undivided Godhead.
Ver8.—And there are three which give witness in earth, the Spirit, the water, and the blood. Three (tres in the masc.). He might have said tria in the neuter, for the Greek πνευ̃μα ϋδως αίμα, are all in that gender. But he chose to say tres, to show that these three earthly witnesses concur with, yea represent, the Three Heavenly witnesses already spoken of. So says S. Augustine. By a figure of speech, personality is attributed to these earthly witnesses, as speaking with man"s voice. S. John sets the human and earthly testimony over against the Divine. Some think that the Three Witnesses in heaven are witnesses to Christ"s Divinity, and the three on earth witnesses to His Humanity. Among these are Innocent III. (cap. in quad de Celebrat. Miss.), and S. Thomas. But it is better to take both classes as attesting the Divinity. For this is what S. John undertook to prove (ver5), because Cerinthus and others denied it. And this is why he subjoins presently, He that believeth in the Son of God hath the witness of God in himself.
There are Three. S. John places a twofold Trinity of witnesses to Christ, who testify of His Divinity, and that He is the Son of God. And he sets the one over against the other. Indeed, he unites them as regards their office of witness-bearing. The first are uncreated, viz., the Father, the Son, and the Ghost. The second are created, the Spirit, the water, and the blood. These emanate from the uncreated witnesses, and correspond to them. For water refers to the Father, blood to the Son, spirit to the Holy Ghost. For the Father is the beginning (principium) of all things, as likewise is water. For out of water were formed the heavens, the air, the birds and the fishes, as I have shown in the beginning of Genesis. Again, water nourishes herbs, trees, plants, and every living thing. Wherefore, also, the heavens are called in Hebrew scamiam, i.e., waters. Again, water signifies the affluence of goods and graces which there is in God the Father, according to the words in Is. xii., "Ye shall draw water with joy from the wells of the Saviour." (Vulg.) It is well known that the Egyptians worshipped the Nile as a god, because all their crops were due to the over- flowing of the Nile. Moreover, water appositely represents the mercy and goodness of God the Father. At the present day some of the Indians adore water. Suidas, under the word Brachmans, says that the Brahmins lived to a very great age because they drank nothing but water. Apollonias of Syana was wont to say that those who drink water never suffer from giddiness in the head.
On earth—from earth: like as the first Three testify in heaven, i.e., from heaven, to men dwelling on earth.
The Spirit, the water, and the blood—the spirit, namely, which Christ when dying on the Cross committed into the hands of the Father. Also the water and the blood which flowed from the side of Christ testify that Christ was truly not only man, but God, because by these, as by a just price, Christ made satisfaction to an offended God. Again, His spirit, because it went forth with a loud cry, showed Him to be God. Wherefore the centurion, when he saw that He thus cried out and expired, said, "Truly this man was the Son of God." For speech fails those who are at the point of death. This cry of Christ was then miraculous and not natural, signifying that Christ was more than human, and therefore that He died of His own will, and not through weakness.
2d. S. Augustine Lyra and the Gloss understand by the Spirit in this place the Holy Ghost shed forth at Pentecost. For He testified that Christ was God.
3d. Œcumenius understands by Spirit the Holy Ghost given at Baptism. "In Baptism," he says, "by water Jesus Christ was declared to be the Son of God by the witness of the Father."
Anagogically, but very appropriately, and almost literally, the water, the blood, and the spirit that were emitted by Christ upon the Cross, but resumed by Him at His resurrection, signify that He was the very promised Messiah, the conqueror of death and hell, and therefore the Son of God. For Christ rose again by His own power, and resumed these three things.
Mystically, by spirit, water, and blood are signified the three things which concur for our justification. As S. Ambrose says, "By the Spirit our mind is renewed, by water we are washed; the blood is the price."
Allegorically, by these three things are signified the three chief sacraments which bear testimony to Christ, as instituted by Him, and as sanctifying by virtue of His merits. Water signifies Baptism, blood the Eucharistic Chalice, the Spirit penance. Whence by breathing the Spirit upon His Apostles Christ gave them the power of remitting sins.
Symbolically, Baldwin of Canterbury whose work I examined in manuscript at Louvain (lib1de Eucharist, c48) says, "The spirit of the righteous, the tears of penitents, the blood of the martyrs bear witness that Christ is the Redeemer."
S. Augustine upon this passage thinks that by these three earthly witnesses the Three Persons of the Holy Trinity are denoted, viz., the Father by the spirit, the Son by the the blood, the Holy Ghost by the water. For of the Father it is said, "God is a Spirit" (Jno. iv14), the Son assumed the blood and flesh of man"s nature. Of the Holy Ghost it is spoken: "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." ( John 7:18.) And for this reason they are called tres in the masculine, not tria, three things, in the neuter.
Tropologically, S. Bernard (Serm2in Oct. Pasch.) says, "By the blood, the water, and the spirit thou hast witness unto righteousness, that thou art born again through Christ, if thou refrainest from sin, if thou bringest forth worthy fruits of penance, if thou doest living works." The blood there signifies continence, the water tears, the Spirit spirit, and works which testify that we are regenerated and made holy. "He also shows that these three things are opposed to three things which are in the world, and overcome them. For the concupiscence of the flesh is overcome by the mortification of the blood, the lust of the eyes by the compunction of tears, the pride of life, or the spirit of vanity, by the spirit of charity." S. Bernard adds (Serm76) that there are in like manner three witnesses in hell, the worm by which the conscience is gnawed, the fire which burns both soul and body, and the spirit of despair. "By the witnesses in heaven," he says, "is given the witness of beatitude, by those in earth of justification, by those in hell of damnation. The first testimony is of glory, the second of grace, the third of wrath."
And these three are one. Some Greek and Latin codices, as the Complutensian and the Royal, omit these words. Wherefore S. Thomas (Opusc24in2decret.) says, that they were foisted in by the Arians, that it might be gathered that the Three heavenly Persons are not spoken of as being one in Essence, but only as bearing witness. But many of the Latin and the more correct Greek copies have the words, but read, These three are into one (in unum). And the Syriac, These Three are in one (in uno), meaning to say, the water, the blood, and the spirit of Christ are not one as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are One, but that they are referred to One, &c., Christ and His Humanity, or mystically to one justifying and perfecting of man.
Ver9.—If we receive the witness of men, &c. If we give credit to man"s testimony, much more ought we to believe the witness of God concerning Christ. It is greater both in dignity and authority, in truth and certainty. For God infinitely surpasses all men and angels in majesty and veracity. He is the first and supreme Verity, who cannot lie, neither can He deceive, or be deceived. As S. Paul declares ( Romans 3:4), "Let God be true, and every man a liar." Moreover, the testimony of the Church, of the Apostles and Prophets, is the testimony of God, for the Church is governed by the Holy Ghost, who is the Spirit of Truth.
Because this is the witness of God, &c. The word because here is not so much causative as explanatory, and means the same as but. The meaning is, But this is God"s testimony, because, i.e., which, He has testified, &c., namely, as He testified at the Baptism of Christ, and at many other times, "This is My Beloved Son."
Ver10.—He that believeth in the Son of God hath the witness in himself1st Because he hath in him the thing attested by God, namely this truth, that Christ is the Son of God.
2d. Because he hath in himself the very witness of God, and God Himself attesting.
3d. This testimony is the faith itself by which we believe the witness of God. There is a metonymy, because the object is put instead of the habit, or act tending to the object. It means, he who believes has a special gift of God, viz., faith. And this includes the witness, or testimony of God, and God Himself attests, which marvellously honours the believer, and makes him strong to confess Christ.
4th This testimony may be taken to signify the regeneration and adoption, the grace and glory of the believer—meaning, He who believes in the Son of God hath in himself the witness of God, namely, that by which God witnesses to his soul and conscience by means of this faith with which he believes in Christ, that he is faithful, and a son and heir of God.
He that believeth not the Son, &c. As he that believeth in the Son, and receives God"s testimony concerning Him, makes God to be true, and honours and worships Him; so, on the contrary, he that believeth not the Son, and rejects God"s testimony concerning Him, makes God false, and does Him great despite.
Observe: instead of believe, the Greek has πεπίστευκεν, hath believed. This is a Hebraism by which the perfect is put for any tense.
Ver11.—And this is the testimony, &c. This means, 1st God hath not only testified that Christ is His Son, but also that He is our Saviour and Redeemer, so that he who believes in Him is justified, and receives the spiritual life of grace and glory.
2d. This very thing is the end and fruit of the testimony, i.e., of the faith by which we believe God"s witness concerning Christ, that by this faith we obtain the life of grace and glory. There is an allusion and reference to the words of the Gospel (xvii3), "This is life eternal, that they may know Thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent."
Hath given to us eternal life. By these words hath given, S. John denotes the firmness and certainty both of the Divine promise and of our hope, namely, that we are just as sure of everlasting life, if we persevere in faith and obedience, as if it had been actually now bestowed upon us.
The primitive Christians represented this faith and hope of life eternal by the Phœnix, which after death is said to be born again and rise up in a fresh and youthful life, as Lactantius testifies in his poem on the Phœnix. Therefore it was often depicted on the tombs of the faithful. S. Cecilia, as the Acts relate, ordered it to be sculptured on the sarcophagus of S. Maximus the Martyr. So too at Rome the Phœnix is often found depicted on tombs in the catacombs. For Christ rising again to life eternal is our Phœnix. And He by raising up Christians to the same life, will make them phœnixes likewise.
Ver12.—He that hath the Son, i.e., by faith, love, and obedience, hath life,—of grace in fact, of glory in hope. He alludes to the words in his own Gospel, "He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life, but he that believeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him." ( John 3:35.)
Ver13.—These things I write unto you, that ye who believe in the name of the Son of God have eternal life. The Greek adds, that ye may believe in the name of the Son of God. But this seems to be tautologous. The name of the Son of God is put for the thing signified, the Son of God Himself. There is an allusion to his own Gospel ( John 20:31): "These things are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in His name."
S. John here reckons up three fruits of a living faith in Christ. The first, life eternal in this verse; the second, confidence of obtaining all things from God (ver14); the third is complete banishment of sin, and moral sinlessness (ver18).
Ver14.—And this is the confidenre, &c. Truly says S. Augustine, "Whatsoever we ask unprofitable for our salvation we do not ask in the name of the Saviour."
And we know: the Greek adds ε̉ὰν, i.e., if. This makes the words of the verse more connected: And if we know that He heareth us, whatsoever we shall ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of Him.
Ver16.—He who knows his brother to sin a sin not unto death, let him ask, and life shall begiven him for him that sinneth not unto death. (S. Ambrose, lib1de Penitent. c9 , and Tertullian, de Pudicit. c2 , read, because he sinneth not to death.) There is a sin unto death, &c. Instead of I do not say, S. Augustine reads in this place, non præcipio, I do not command. He means, If any one knows his brother to commit any sin, let him pray for him, and God will give him repentance and forgiveness. I except, however, the sin unto death. If any one sins a sin unto death, I dare not promise, nor have any certain hope, that thou wilt obtain pardon for him. Yet I do not altogether forbid prayer in such a case. Pray if thou wilt, but with a doubt of obtaining.
You will ask, what is the sin unto death? 1Tertullian (de pudicit. caps2,19) is of opinion from this passage that there are some sins, like those of the devils while they were yet in a state of probation, so deadly that they are absolutely irremissible in this life. Such a sin was adultery after baptism. But this is an error condemned in Scripture and the Lateran Council under Innocent III.
2d. Origen thinks it is a sin which leads to destruction, and drags down to hell.
3d. Surrianus (lib4pro Epist. Epist. Pont. c3) thinks it is a sin which involves excommunication. For an excommunicate person is impenitent. And it is not lawful to pray for one excommunicate in the public prayers of the Church. But S. John is speaking of any kind of prayer, even in private.
4th. S. Augustine (lib1in Serm. Dom.) thought it was the sin of envy, by which any one envies his brother"s grace, virtue, and salvation. But this opinion S. Augustine afterwards modified and retracted.
5th. The same S. Augustine (lib. de corrept. et grat. c12) and many others think it is the sin in which any one perseveres unto death. Lorinus thinks that it is the sin of hatred and murder. Others think it means the sins of the reprobate, and of those who will be damned. But it is uncertain who and what those are. Yet S. John says, he who knows his brother sin a sin not onto death.
6th. The Gloss supposes it to be a mortal sin. For to pray for such sins is the duty ex officio, so to say, of the Priest alone. But for venial sins any layman whatever may pray. But what S. John says is opposed to this, for he intimates that he is speaking, not of venial, but of mortal sins, and subjoins, "life shall be given him."
7th. S. Jerome (in cap14Jerem.) thinks it is some very grave sin which God has determined to punish. "For he who once," saith be, "hath been devoted to the sword, or famine, or pestilence, cannot be delivered by any prayers. Wherefore it was said to the Prophet that he should not ask in vain what he could not obtain."
8th. Dionysius thinks it is the sin of final impenitence. Wherefore the Bishop of Rochester (Art17 cont. Luther) proves the doctrine of Purgatory from this passage. For S. John says we are to pray for those who are not finally impenitent, that is, who depart in a state of justification or repentance. And this surely implies prayer that they be delivered from Purgatory.
9th. Anastasius Niceenus thinks it is a sin against God, such as blasphemy, concerning which it is said ( 1 Samuel 2:25), "If a man sin against God, who shall pray for him?"
10th. Gagneius thinks it is the sin of apostasy and infidelity, by which any one falls from the faith into heresy or idolatry.
11th. S. Hilary (in Ps. cxl.) thinks it is the sin which any one commits of set purpose and malice.
12th. S. Ambrose thinks (lib1de Pen. c8) it is every very grave sin which is remitted with difficulty.
Most of these opinions are true, and partly explain, but few touch the exact point of the difficulty.
My own opinion is, that the sin unto death is every very grave sin which, either on account of its enormity or long habit, obstinacy or malice, is irremediable according to the ordinary rule of grace which God gives. Such was the sin of Judas in betraying Christ. It was sin unto death because of its enormity; and incorrigible, because of his obstinate persistence in it. So too the sin of the Jews in blasphemy and slaying Christ was a sin unto death, because so heinous and persisted in. Therefore the sin unto death is a chronic and irremediable one, the pardon of which is despaired of, and which so provokes the wrath of God that the ordinary prayers of the saints cannot pacify it, and one therefore which with absolute certainty brings the sinner to the destruction of hell, unless some especially eminent saint, like another Moses, obtains for him from God extraordinary grace and forgiveness. This sin unto death is as if a physician was summoned to a sick man, and after examining, him were to say, I cannot heal him, he is sick unto death, the vital parts are mortifying. In like manner, says S. John, when a Christian sees a heretic and an apostate, let him say, I should not dare to pray for him, he is sinning unto death. His vitality is gone. He casts away faith, which is the principle of spiritual life. This is the mind and general opinion of S. Augustine and Jerome, Origen, Bernard, Bonaventura, S. Thomas, and many others. There is a reference to the words of Christ to the Jews ( John 8:21 and John 8:24), "I go away, and ye shall seek Me, and shall die in your sin." From which passage we gather that though the sin unto death be of various and multiform kinds, as impenitence, obstinacy, determination to persevere in any sin until death, and so on, yet strictly by the sin unto death S. John understands and intends a sin by which a Christian departs from the faith and Church of Christ, and maliciously attacks them, and strives to draw others away into his own heresy, or idolatry. This was what some were doing in S. John"s time, to his great fear and grief. Wherefore, in order to deter the faithful from being led away, he calls such persons sinners unto death.
There is a reference to such passages as Jer. xvii1 , "The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, in an adamantine nail, it is ploughed deep upon the breadth of their heart." (Vulg.) On which verse S. Gregory says, "The finger-nail is the extremity of the body: but the diamond is so hard a stone that it cannot be cut with iron. Now by the iron style is signified the strong sentence, but by the adamantine nail the eternal result. Therefore the sin of Judah is said to be written with an iron stylus in an adamantine nail, because the offence of the Jews by the strong sentence of God is reserved for an eternal end."
By this sin a man opposes himself directly to Christ, from whom is the only hope of salvation. He drives Him from him, yea he blasphemes Him by whom alone he can be healed. So the disease is said to be incurable which does not admit of food or medicine. Whence S. Paul saith to the Hebrews ( Hebrews 6:4-6), "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened," &c.
From what has been said it is plain that the sin unto death is distinguished from blasphemy against the Spirit, spoken of in S. Matthew 12:21, although it is akin to it. Christ calls the sin of the Scribes blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, because they ascribed His Divine works, such as the casting out devils, which He did by the power of the Holy Ghost, to an unclean spirit. And they did this knowingly and maliciously, because they might and ought easily have known that those works were wrought by the Holy Ghost, and not by a devil. Christ opposes such blasphemy against the Holy Spirit of God to blasphemy against the Son of Man, by which some who were offended at the human conversation and condescension of Christ calumniated His actions as man. They called him a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. And this was a less and therefore more easily remissible sin. But as the sin spoken of in S. Matthew was the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, so here the sin unto death is blasphemy and treachery against Christ. And both one and the other are with difficulty remitted.
This sin is not to be healed by any one but by Christ alone. For such a sinner is like unto Lazarus, of whom Martha said unto Christ, "Lord, by this time he stinketh, for he has been buried four days." Wherefore Jesus, with great effort, weeping and lifting up His eyes to heaven, and crying with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!" raiseth him again to life.
I do not say that any one should pray for it. Thus the Greek and Latin. S. Gregory has a reading, that any one should pray for him. The meaning is, I do not forbid prayer for such, but I dare not promise that the prayer will be answered. For often God will not hear those who pray on behalf of the sin unto death, according to the words in Jeremiah 7:16, "Pray not thou for this people, for I will not hear thee."
S. Bernard says (de Grad. Humil. cap. ult.), "The Apostle John says, for such a one I do not say that any one should pray. But dost thou say, 0 Apostle, that any one should despair? Indeed let him who loves him groan. Though he may not persume to pray, yet let him weep. Thus Martha and the Magdalen wept the death of Lazarus, and by weeping obtained his resurrection."
Ver17.—A11iniquity is sin, and there is a sin unto death: the Greek and Syriac add the negative proposition, and there is a sin not unto death. He opposes the two kinds of sin. Every iniquity is sin, but not every iniquity unto death, because it is a peculiar kind of sin which, as is said, is sin unto death.
For iniquity the Greek has α̉δικία, injustice, which is properly opposed to justice. But as in Scripture, so also in Aristotle and the ethical writers, justice is taken generally for any virtue, and injustice or iniquity for any sin.
Ver18.—We know that every one who is born of God sinneth not, but the generation of God preserveth him. The Latin translator reads, γένεσις ε̉κ του̃ Θεου̃ τηζει̃ αυ̉τόν. The present Greek reading is γεννηθείς ε̉κ του̃ Θεου̃ τηζει̃ αυ̉τόν, i.e. he who is born of God keepeth himself, viz., by the virtue received from his divine birth.
And the wicked one toucheth him not. This is the third fruit of the living faith, or regeneration, by which any one through faith and grace is born again in Christ, viz., preservation from at least grave and deadly sin, and consequently from the power of the malignant one, i.e. the devil. I have explained this in cap3vers6,9.
Generation is here put for the grace generating. S. Gregory and S. Bernard, for generation of God read heavenly generation. By generation here S. Gregory understands knowledge of the Divine will, with the love of the same; S. Bernard, the Divine predestination; Didymus, the regeneration of the will which takes place by voluntary conversion and repentance. But others better understand it to mean grace and charity. For by these are wrought the regeneration and renovation of the new man, that is to say, of the faithful and holy soul, and its continuance in charity.
And the wicked one (malignus),&c. By the wicked one Didymus and Thomas English understand the world. But others, generally with more correctness, understand it of the devil. For the devil is more especially the wicked or the evil one. He does not touch, i.e., does not hurt, him who is born of God. The Syriac translates, doth not come nigh him. This is what is said in Zechariah 2:8, "He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of Mine eye." And Psalm 104:15, "Touch not My Christs" (Vulg.); and S. Paul says, "God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able."
Ver19.—e know that we are of God, and the whole world is placed in the wicked one. For is placed the Greek reads κείται, i.e., lieth. The wicked one (malignus) i.e., the devil, as in the last verse. This is the epilogue of the Epistles. As though S. John said, This is the conclusion and the sum of my words. We ought greatly to rejoice that, being born of God, we live and abide in Him, and lead in Him a pure and holy and heavenly life. Whilst, on the contrary, the world, i.e., worldly men, are situated in the wicked one. That is, they live oppressed beneath the tyrannical power and domination of the devil, and in him they lead a life impure and wicked, which leads to hell. The Manichæans, however, are in error who think that the world is placed in the wicked one because it was made by the devil, as if he in making it breathed into it his own wickedness and malignity.
Another meaning that may be given to wicked is that it is put for wickedness, depravity. Whence Salviatus (lib4de Provid.) recalls, The whole world is placed in evil. There is an allusion to Genesis 6:5, "God saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that the whole thought of his heart was intent to evil." The Hebrew is, "the whole fashioning, or imagination, of the thoughts of his heart was evil." The whole world therefore is placed in wickedness and concupiscence which entices to every wickedness. For indeed the world, i.e. all the people of the world, in the Sin of Adam contracted original sin and concupiscence, and by this they are led to all evil. The world therefore is an ocean of crimes and a deluge of vices, according to the words in Osee ( Hosea 4:2), "Cursing and lying and murder and theft and adultery have been a flood, and blood hath touched blood."
Experience teaches us that the world, like Sodom, is full of covetousness, pride, deceit, luxury, gluttony, and every evil.
S. John seems to be alluding to the three evils of the world which he spoke of in chap. ii16 , the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. Wherefore he who is wise flies from the world, and the conversation of worldlings, and betakes himself to a congregation of the Saints, as Lot saved himself from the burning of Sodom by fleeing to the mountain.
Listen to what was represented to S. Anselm in a heavenly vision concerning the unnumbered evils of the world, as it is related in his life:—"Being rapt in an ecstasy, he beheld a mighty rushing river, into which all the filth in the world flowed from every quarter, so that nothing could be more horribly polluted than its waters. And wherever these waters reached, they carried off and bore down with them men and women, rich and poor. Anselm being full of wonder and pity at this sight, inquired how these persons were fed, and how they could live. He was told that the unhappy wretches drank and were delighted with the filthy mud by which they were borne along. Then there was added an explanation of this mystery. The world itself was the torrent in which blind mortals are hurried along by the riches and honours and other objects of their lust. And although they are so wretched that they cannot even stand, yet they count themselves happy and fortunate. After this he was led into a certain spacious and ample enclosure, and whose walls were overlaid with the purest silver, and shone in a marvellous manner. In the midst there was a meadow, and the plants which were therein were not common herbs, but all of a soft and living silver. They gently gave way to him who sat upon them, and when he arose they again stood up. The air, too, was calm and pleasant. And in short all things were sweet and delightful, so that nothing more could seem to be desirable for felicity. And it was shown to him that this was the religious life. So that without doubt God willed to teach him by this image that all things in the world are unclean, uncertain, deadly, ever rushing headlong; but that in religion, on the other hand, all things are pleasant—in fine, they are all like silver, fair and precious."
Ver20.—And we know that the Son of God has come, &c. S. Ambrose (lib1de Fid. c7) reads, hath appeared. The Apostle now explains what he had said, that we are of God, and therefore have overcome the world and the wicked one; namely, that this has been done and is being done through Christ. God for this very end sent His Son into the world in our flesh, that by His Divine doctrine He might give us the sense and the knowledge of heavenly things, that forsaking our idols, and being freed from sin, the devil, and the world, as from false gods, we might know the true God, and might, by faith, hope, and charity, be incorporated into Christ His Son and His Church, and so be endowed by Him with the life of grace and everlasting glory. For He is the very true God, and the true, uncreated, everlasting Life itself
And hath given us sense. (Vulg.). Instead of sense the Greek has διανοίαν, which the Syriac lenders understanding, i.e., illumination of the mind, divine knowledge. Vatablus translates, mind.
That we may know the true God, i.e. the Father.
And may be in His true Son. (Vulg.). The Greek, the Syriac, and S. Athanasius (Orat. Deus de Deo) read, And may be in Himself the True, namely in His Son Jesus Christ. By this is meant that the Son is of the same substance with the Father, because He is True and the Truth essentially; namely, true God, even as the Father.
In these few words S. John gives as it were a compendium of his whole epistle, and of the Christian faith and creed. He marks its two chief mysteries; namely, the oneness of Substance of the Father and the Son, and the Incarnation of Christ. Wherefore Bede saith, "What can be plainer than these words? What more sweet? What stronger utterances can there be against all heresies?" And S. Athanasius (Disp. c. Arius) says, "This is the very thing which Arius asked for, a written demonstration of the Godhead of the Son." And S. Cyril (12Thesau. c13) says, "If He (the Son) is true God, this must be as to His Substance, not participatively, as a creature. For He who is true God is God by nature." And S. Ambrose (lib1de fide, cap. ult.) says, "If He be true God, surely He was not created, having nothing fallacious or unreal, nothing confused or dissimilar." And in the8th chap. he intimates that the expressions in the Nicene Creed, "God of God, Light of Liaht, very God of very God," &c., are drawn from this verse. And S. Jerome says, "If He were not true (God), He would be like an idol."
This is the true God. Erasmus, Arianising after his manner, says, and twisting, as he does many passages of Scripture which speak of the Divinity of the Son, perverts this passage also. He, he says, viz., the true God—that is, the Father, not the Son—is true God. But this would be tautology. For who does not know that the true God is true God? Wherefore the pronoun He, or This (hic), does not refer to the words true God, which preceded, but refers to the true Son of God. We may add that in S. John"s age, just as in later ages, no one doubted about the Divinity of the Father, but many doubted about, yea denied, the Godhead of the Son. It is this therefore which S. John labours to maintain. Listen to S. Athanasius on the words, "things are delivered to Me of My Father:" This Father is Light, the Son is a beam and ray of Light, the Father is true Light and true God. The Son is true God. For so it is written by S. John, We are in Jesus Christ the True: He is the true God and eternal Life."
Ver21.—Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. S. John gives this last admonition, because in that age idolatry was a great danger, and it was most needful to warn against it. For at that time the whole world lay in the wicked one, i.e. in idolatry, and so Christians who were recently converted from it were obliged to be continually conversant with their Gentile and idolatrous relations and friends, to dine and feast with them, when meats offered to idols were set before them as sacred things to be eaten, concerning which I have spoken on1Cor. viii. Lest, therefore, by their examples and entreaties they should fall back into idolatry which they had lately forsaken, S. John in this last verse diligently warns them, so that he may fasten it deeply in their mind and their memory, that they should abstain from all commerce with idols, and from all meats offered to idols. So Didymus, Lyra, Cajetan, &c. Beza and the heretics falsely render the words, Little children, keep yourselves from images. For an image is the likeness of some thing true, or real: but a simulchrum or idol, of something false, as for instance of a false god. Thus Scripture and the Fathers distinguish those two words. And the Seventh Œcumenical Council pronounces an anathema against those who say that the images of Christ and the Saints are idols.
Now S. John says, Keep yourselves from, he does not say, Destroy idols, for this would excite the rage of the heathen against all Christians. Wherefore S. Augustine warns us that the idols in men"s hearts ought first to be destroyed, afterwards those in the temples. He adds that those must not be accounted Martyrs who are killed for destroying idols. But this must be understood of those who did it rashly and imprudently so as to cause scandal. For those who did it advisedly out of greatness of soul, or by a Divine prompting, either to confound the heathen or to confirm the faithful, are reckoned among the Martyrs. Such were S. Theodoras, S. Barbara, S. Christina, and many others.
Keep yourselves from idols. This means, Do not carve, or paint, or polish them. Do not uncover the head or bend the knee to them, or pay them any honour. Do not swear by them. Do not eat meats offered to them. Do not hold any office connected with their worship or honour. Do not bear offerings, frankincense or wine, to them. Do not celebrate their fame either in prose or verse. With the greatest circumspection, therefore, were the faithful to keep themselves from idols, and to be on their guard against them, so as not to consent to, or take part in, and so be defiled in any manner with idolatrous rites and ceremonies. Lastly, S. John in these words rebukes the heresy of Elxai, which arose towards the close of his life. Amongst other things he taught that it was no sin if any one chanced to adore idols in a time of hot persecution, if only a man did not adore them in his conscience, and if belief in them were professed only with the lips and not in the heart. And this crafty deceiver was not ashamed to cite in confirmation of his doctrine a certain priest of the name of Phinees, a descendant of Aaron and of the ancient Phinees, who in the time of the Babylonish captivity worshipped Diana, and thus at Susa escaped destruction in the presence of King Darius. So S. Epiphanius (Hres, 19).
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Sunim Tenzin Tharchin was already the initiator of the Stupa in Zalaszanto, Hungary, inaugurated in 1993 by His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
His Holiness The Dalai Lama signed and blessed the Stupa-plan and gave us five relics of the Buddha.
His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang dedicated a facsimile copy of The Golden Dragon Sutras written in gold to us. There are only six facsimile-copies left in the world.
The Korean lady Kim Sun Hwa offers Sunim the only collection of the complete Korean Buddhist Canon to place it into the Stupa. This is the most comprehensive collection about life and the universe that still exists in South Korea.
The Stupa should also become a memorial for world peace as the Buddha prophesied that in our time we are experiencing a particularly hard time. It will be the Stupas, which rescue all sentient beings.
This Symbol of Peace in Lower Austria will become an international project as people from all over the world will be pleased with it and would like to participate in it.
The Stupa will be financed by donations. Every support is welcome.
What is a Stupa for?
The Stupa is a symbol of enlightenment and represents the Buddha’s Mind.
A Stupa is a manifestation of the Enlightened Mind – permeated by infinite wisdom and compassion towards all sentient beings. For that reason it is a Monument for World Peace, for happiness and mutual understanding.
A Stupa creates a space of concentration. It is an imposing structure; possessing strong attraction and radiance that can lead people together in a joint quest for peace and create a partnership for spreading the message of peace – the Stupa acts as a counterbalance to the suffering in the world. It is also a symbol of the awakened mind, which is pervaded with limitless wisdom and compassion for all living beings. It should stand for a monument opposed to whatever violence in the name of religion. It is setting a sign opposed to dissension and egoism within our global reality of living, for bringing people together, for sustaining exchange of thought, and for establishing harmony among people apart from worldviews and ideological positions.
According to the teachings of The Buddha, Stupas should be built for peace and the benefit of all beings, especially during our time of sorrow.
Dear Stupa friends, we would like to invite you from the heart to find rest and strength at this ancient healing place amidst the vineyards nearby the Wagram.
With your contribution for peace by your kind donation you will be connected with the Stupa forever. Please make your contribution for the realization of this magnificent project – Peace-Park, Monument – a location of silence and reflection, and of intercultural and spiritual encounter, meant to host lectures, public talks and public dialogue.
We offer you the opportunity to become part of this very special project. Through your support a vision can come true, that will not only make the region highly renowned but moreover will be of international importance.
The Stupa in Austria will be an international project that needs strong support. We would be enormously thankful for any of your contribution and for forwarding our request.
Please make your donations to one of our bank accounts:
STUPA INSTITUT
Unicredit Bank Austria AG
BIC Code: BKAUATWW
Raiffeisenbank Baden
BIC Code: RLNWATWWBAD
Our cordial thanks for your donation!
Peace Stupa Austria Grafenwörth Vision
We are a team, which is building a stupa with heartfelt commitment. We are certain that a stupa is a blessed place of happiness, joy, restfulness, and patience for all beings on this planet. We would like to invite Buddhists, people from all religions and visitors to the Stupa for prayers, meditation, and contemplative insight.
It is our intention that people will find their way to cultivate strength and let go their burdens. Further, that people uncover and cultivate their own mind as well as experience joy and universal love. The Stupa should become a place of communication and exchange.
Deep insight teaches us that all beings are interdependently related. Therefore, all who are involved in this project treat one another with great respect and appreciation.
Our endeavors are understood as an impulse into the religious and worldly area with the aim to manifest a symbol of peace. We are confident that many people will help us and support us.
Buddhism in Austria
Buddhism can be traced back to Siddartha Gautama, who was born some 2500 years ago in the city of Lumbini, which lies in Nepal. Buddhism in Austria can look back on a history of more than 120 years. Buddhism was officially recognized by the Austrian government in 1983. The relationship between Christians and Buddhists can be described as excellent. Further, Austrian Buddhism sustains exceptional relationships and a culture of constant dialogue with all other state-approved religions, which are domiciled in Austria. Buddhist orders, Dharma-groups, and Institutes like the Stupa-Institut are members of the Austrian Buddhist Society (ÖBR). The Austrian Buddhist Society is the umbrella organization for all Austrian Buddhist traditions and groups and the official “voice” of Buddhism in Austria.
In recent decades, several stupas with a size of up to 30m have been built in many places around the globe as well as in Austria (e.g. the stupas in Graz and Vienna).
More than 30 000 Austrians are Buddhist. Much more people devote themselves to Buddhism in order to find their spiritual way. The way of the Buddha is a way of personal development. This path should guide one to insight and knowingness. The aim of Buddhism is the realization of Buddha-hood. This means to be free from all difficulties and sufferings as well as to unfold and mature all the qualities and abilities latent in our mind.
Positive actions lead to joy and happiness, negative actions, on the other hand, can lead to pain and suffering. This means that we are not subject to a predestined fate yet, we are responsible for the quality of our lives. Personal development can also engender the development of society. Buddhism is not seen as the only true way. However, Buddhism is one among all other religions of equal right that offer guidance in situations of spiritual distress and mundane hardship. English
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Home | News Monday 6 January 2020
Sudan distances itself from polarization on Turkish intervention in Libya
January 5, 2020 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan Sunday reiterated its support for the stability of Libya and its commitment to all decisions issued by the Arab League and the United Nations in this respect.
The statement comes on the backdrop of a statement issued by Libya’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Siala, on 1 January praising Qatar and Sudan and the Maghreb countries for their supportive stance towards his at a meeting of the Arab League Council on Turkey’s decision to send troops to Libya.
for its part, on Saturday 4 January, the Arab League said surprised by the position of Libya’s Government of National Accords (GNA) pointing that the decision was unanimously agreed.
In its statement, the foreign ministry in Khartoum said Sudan’s position was presented in a manner that does not reflect the country’s stated foreign policy and does not concur with the expression of the position made at the meeting.
“The meeting of the permanent representatives unanimously adopted the Resolution 5456 providing to abide by the letter and spirit of the Libyan political agreement and the relevant international resolutions,” said the Sudanese foreign ministry.
The resolution “also stressed the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Libya and rejected any external interference,” further said the statement.
The decision called for the full implementation of the UN-sponsored Skhirat agreement, signed in Morocco on December 17, 2015, stressing it should be the only basis a political settlement in Libya.
However, the GNA and its rival renegade general Khalifa Haftar have failed to reach a consensus on a democratic transition in the country despite the 2015 deal.
Also, both they have foreign supporters, Egypt and UAE are of Haftar’s backers, while Turkey and Qatar support the internationally recognised government in Tripoli.
If I’m being honest, Erdogan is a straight up saggor. Homie invaded northern Syria when everyone said no, called Macron brain-dead, got the S400 despite nato & the US master complaining, threw Trump’s letter in the trash, exposed MBS for killing khashoggi, made sure the US backed coup failed, bullied Greece & Cyprus, now pissing off UAE by installing a different government in Libya. Mashallah.
Inshallah I can attain this level of pettiness some day. Us ordinary people are living in 2020, Erdogan is living in 2030
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Minnesota has team while Beckham waits
By Dave Brousseau
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Mar 25, 2015 | 10:33 PM
This photo taken on February 5, 2014 shows David Beckham (center), wearing a Major League Soccer scarf, posing with MLS fans after holding a press conference at the Perez Art Museum in Miami. (ALEXIA FODERE, AFPGetty Images)
While the city of Minneapolis basks in its glory after Minnesota was awarded a Major League Soccer franchise on Wednesday, South Florida soccer fans are still waiting.
And they have been waiting since British soccer legend David Beckham exercised an option in February, 2014 to purchase an expansion franchise to play in Miami.
The new Minnesota MLS franchise will become the Minnesota United FC of the North American Soccer League. They are the second such franchise to come from the NASL since the Montreal Impact joined MLS in 2012. Minnesota will begin MLS play in 2018.
While stadium deals were quick to resolve that accelerated an MLS franchise in Orlando, Atlanta, Los Angeles and now Minnesota, Beckham and his investors review all options.
The sticking point for Beckham was when MLS Commissioner Don Garber made it clear in December 2013 that getting a soccer-specific stadium built in downtown was vital to landing a franchise for Miami. Whenever the times comes and Miami officially is awarded a MLS franchise, it will be the league's 24th team, a number Garber previously stated would be the cap.
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During the grand opening of the San Jose Earthquakes new stadium on Sunday, Garber said during an interview, he planned to visit South Florida in the next week or two.
A key element of the Minnesota bid was the proposal to build an outdoor stadium that is centrally located in the community and accessible through public transportation. The proposed stadium would be located in The Farmers Market neighborhood on the western sides of Target Field (home of the Minnesota Twins) and immediately adjacent to Interstate 94. The club is working to finalize the plan for the new stadium by July 1.
In early March, Miami-Dade voted on a resolution to offer Miami Beckham United a site near Marlins Park and designated Mayor Carlos Gimenez to negotiate a deal with representatives of the former soccer star.
Beckham had announced plans 13 months ago to bring an MLS expansion team to Miami, but two of his preferred downtown waterfront sites were rejected. Earlier this year, the commission, in attempt to get the stalled project back on track, offered a proposal for Beckham's team to begin play using Florida International University's stadium as a temporary home.
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The site on the west side of Marlins Park in Little Havana has come up before and been rejected by the Beckham group, which in recent months has been pursuing the possibility of building a stadium on a half-dozen privately owned sites in Miami-Dade County.
A spokesman for Beckham United had said recently that the group hopes to announce a stadium site in the first quarter of the year. The aim was for the team to begin play in 2017, which could necessitate a temporary home such as FIU or Marlins Park.
After Beckham invoked an option in the contract he signed when he came to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy that upon retiring he could purchase an expansion team for a bargain price of $25 million and locate it somewhere in the United States or Canada, he had did so before the Dec. 31, 2013 deadline.
"He now has some time to get a stadium project built," Garber said. "So we've got some work to do to get that done. This was the first step in a process."
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Fidel Castro saved Cuba from Coups, Counter Coups, asserts New Zealand Eyewitness
Cites Dictator’s emphasis on health,
education throughout Latin America
NAPIER, HAWKES BAY, NEW ZEALAND, November 29, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ — Fidel Castro was a “giant” who saved Cuba from revolving door coups and counter coups declares New Zealander Bernard Diederich who was a close friend of Castro’s since his ascent to power.
Mr Diederich and his wife were on the invitation list for the 10th anniversary of the Cuba revolution.
Had it not been for Castro, emphasises Mr Diederich, Cuba would simply be another “poor and uneducated” Latin nation.
Mr Diederich cites Castro’s intense interest in science and religion as additional, and unrecognised, aspects to the personality of the dictator.
Mr Diederich also emphasises the way in which the Cuban leader deployed his technical people notably doctors throughout Latin America and to the benefit of the poor there.
For many year Mr Diederich ran Haiti's daily paper and was thus eyewitness to the various catastrophes in the region caused by human intervention.
Mr Diederich was for many years in charge of Time Life’s Central America coverage. He was awarded the National Press Club's Lifetime Achievement Award two years ago. He is pictured at the event in Martinborough where his New Zealand family is now based.
He hails from Wellington and is considered now to be New Zealand’s greatest living adventurer. His odyssey started early in World War 2 when he became a boy sailor on the Pamir, the square rigger seized from the Germans.
Considering this too safe, he went on to sail in tankers across the Atlantic.
After the war he hove-to in Port Au Prince, Haiti, where he started his newspaper and began a tortured relationship with the Duvalier dynasty.
Now a resident in Miami, Mr Diederich was to deal on personal terms with all the Central American dictators over the next half century and his books on them are considered standard reference works.
Peter Isaac
MSCNewsWire
Author EIN PresswirePosted on November 28, 2016 Categories Press Releases
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Two farm accidents over the weekend
Farm Accident, news
The second incident was livestock-related
Air Corps 112 was called to the scene of two farm accidents over the course of the weekend.
In a statement on social media, on Sunday (November 17th), Air Corps 112, said: “For the second time this weekend, the crew of #AirCorps112 were tasked to an agricultural accident, this time as a result of livestock.”
“Our Leonardo #AW139 allowed our team to be on scene within 9 minutes of take-off and convey our patient to definitive care in 11 minutes.”
“Our sincere thanks to the many members of the public, for the assistance provided to our team on scene and to our friends in Galway Ambulance Station for their usual professional assistance at Saolta University Hospital Galway.” the statement concluded.
Second accident
In an additional statement on November 16th, it said: “Today, the combined Irish Air Corps & National Ambulance Service crew of #AirCorps112 responded to 3 incidents including an agricultural accident.”
“53% of serious farm accident last year involved machinery and farm vehicles, while 29% were as a result of working with livestock.” The statement concluded.
Image source: Air Corps 112 \ Facebook
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Scientists create third Northern White Rhino embryo
SAVING FROM EXTINCTION
Scientists carried out the egg harvesting at the Ol Pejeta conservancy.
• The plan now is to pick a group of the Southern White Rhinos from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy from which a female could serve as a surrogate mother.
• Tourism CS Najib Balala said welcomed the move being made by the team, saying that the country will be proud to rescue the extinct rhino.
by KEVIN CHERUIYOT CORRESPONDENT
The last surviving male northern white rhino named 'Sudan' is seen at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya June 18, 2017. REUTERS
Efforts to save the Northern White Rhino from extinction has gained momentum after step ahead following the creation of a third in-vitro embryo.
Scientists repeated an exercise on December 17, using the frozen sperms harvested from the deceased male and created another embryo in support of the Kenyan government.
The process of creating the embryos has been going on in an Italian laboratory.
The eggs were harvested from the two female rhinos Najin and Fatu.
The scientists carried out the egg harvesting at the Ol Pejeta conservancy.
The preparations for the next step to rescue the Northern White Rhino are underway using eggs collected from the two remaining females and frozen sperm from deceased males
The plan is to pick a group of the Southern White Rhinos from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy from which a female could serve as a surrogate mother.
The team said this can be achieved by working with the pure Northern White Rhino's embryo.
The team is expecting the first attempt which has never been done before to be carried out within this year.
Tourism CS Najib Balala said welcomed the move being made by the team, saying that the country will be proud to rescue the extinct rhino.
"It is amazing to see that we will be able to reverse the tragic loss of this subspecies through science," Balala said.
The CS added that "this is a big win for Kenya and its partners as the northern white rhinos are faced with the threat of imminent extinction",
He called upon the scientist behind the wheel to continue with deeper technology and innovation to rescue other species facing similar threats.
At the same time, the team transported the semen of Sudan, the last male North White Rhino that died in March 2018 from Kenya to Germany.
They are aiming to use it in future to produce more embryos.
Two Northern White Rhino embryos created in move to save species
Eggs collected from the two remaining females and frozen sperm from deceased males.
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fail better
Jamie Heaslip
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Heaslip: 'You've got to learn from your mistakes and fail better'
The Ireland No. 8 is focusing on positives as Ireland prepare for the closing stages of the Six Nations.
By Murray Kinsella Thursday 27 Feb 2014, 8:00 AM
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Samuel Beckett’s words, but sentiments evoked by Jamie Heaslip as he reflects on defeat in Twickenham last Saturday. Ireland have certainly dealt with their fair share of failure in the last four years, but that won’t stop them trying again and again.
And indeed, they did fail better against England this time around, their third consecutive loss against our closest Six Nations neighbours. As he looks back, Heaslip explains that his visit to the ongoing ‘Fail Better’ exhibition in Dublin’s Science Gallery has given him perspective.
You’ve got to learn from it [losing to England]. You’ve got to learn from your mistakes and fail better, I suppose. That’s what the exhibition is all about, and I thought it was pretty relevant right now to understanding that we’ve got to learn from that loss on Saturday going forward.”
Heaslip admits that such a positive slant on the latest disappointment for Ireland was not present in “a dark changing room” in Twickenham following the game, admitting that he took an hour to even move off his spot in those pristine holding areas.
But after benefiting from two days of rest, before training with Leinster on Tuesday and then rejoining the Ireland camp in Belfast yesterday, Heaslip has “parked” his dismay and is looking forward to the challenges that await with new vigour.
“I’ll always take the positives from a game. I think you’ll agree there wasn’t much between the sides. You can’t grieve on that game too long because there’s still a lot to play for. You don’t want to lose any games but sometimes it happens.”
“We’ve got two teams to come now, in Italy and France, who can punish you, we know from last year over in Rome that you’ve got to be on top of your game to beat Italy and everyone can agree they’ve played some good football and pushed teams to the extreme so far in the competition.”
Heaslip drops to his knees at the final whistle in Twickenham. Source: ©INPHO/Billy Stickland
The general consensus is that Ireland should and will make changes to their starting team for that home clash against the Italians, particularly with certain players having looked so fatigued in the closing stages of the England defeat.
Heaslip admits that decisions on that front are totally out of the players’ hands, but the 30-year-old points out that neither he nor any of his teammates would take kindly to being omitted from the XV.
“I was at Leinster having breakfast with Fergus McFadden, and he’s looking to play this weekend with Leinster and hopefully he will. I was going, ‘Jeez, you’re not getting a break,’ because he’s been on the bench for the last couple of weeks and he said, ‘I absolutely love it, I want to play every weekend I can.’
You ask any player… when they’re in the hunt, they want to play every game. I don’t think you’ll get a player going, ‘Actually, you know what Joe, go on and swap me.’ That’s up to Joe and the coaching staff, I suppose. He knows best.”
One of the major positives Heaslip will carry forward into the Italian clash is the platform Ireland’s pack is providing from the set-piece. While a lack of powerful ball carriers meant the forwards were less effective in open phase play, the scrum was dominant against England.
At the line-out, there was more excellent play and the maul – even if it didn’t reap the same rewards as against Wales – looked threatening again. Rarely has an Irish side looked so competent in these areas, and John Plumtree is the man being credited as heavily responsible for the transformation.
Heaslip calls the former Sharks head coach a “very smart guy, very relaxed” influence, a “good bloke.” More importantly, he has hammered into Ireland’s forwards the importance of ‘fronting up’ in an old school manner.
“He’s been around the game long enough to know how it works and how players work. I think he infuses a bit of pride in players in how they go about their work, especially the pack. He just makes you proud of what you do.
Heaslip put in another heavy workload against the English last weekend. Source: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan
“We’re used to that with Jono Gibbes [at Leinster]. He’s a man who’s quite proud of how you make a statement as a man, as well as a club and all that kind of thing. We probably take it for granted, it doesn’t happen everywhere maybe.”
Regarding the opportunity ahead of Ireland in the final two rounds, Heaslip is adamant that winning a championship would be just as special as securing the Grand Slam in 2009.
Having mentioned the fact that IRUPA’s latest study into longevity highlighted that the average length of a rugby player’s career now stands at seven years, Heaslip knows Ireland are running out of chances.
I think it’s all about winning, you know? Winning silverware; you want to be able to lift something at the end of the competition. You can’t get too far down the line, but for me it’s all about winning.
“I don’t care if it’s a championship or a Grand Slam. Lifting the Six Nations trophy is… not many people have done it and it would be a huge achievement.”
Failing better can be important along the way but for this group of Irish players, it’s time to wrap those lessons into a two big wins as the Six Nations comes to a conclusion.
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THE GRANDUNCLE QUADRILOGY
Tales from the Land of Ice
Written by Jeff Lewonczyk, Directed by Hope Cartelli
A frozen northern country. Mammoths and walruses. The legendary death of a saintly child. A twisted winter
celebration. The Granduncle Quadrilogy is a holiday special for a made-up holiday. Listen to Granduncle, ancient
storyteller and veteran of an endless war, as he and his fellow citizens mix folktales, fictional ethnology, and war
stories to conjure a mordant yet moving portrait of an imaginary icebound world that curiously mirrors our own.
Piper McKenzie (pipermckenzie.com) has been a fixture of the downtown and Brooklyn scenes since being founded by
Hope Cartelli and Jeff Lewonczyk in 1998. Called "brazenly experimental, unapologetically populist, and surprisingly
endearing" by IndieTheater.org, Piper is dedicated to exploring the middle ground between high and low culture,
comedy and tragedy, history and the future. Notable recent productions include this past spring's hit comedy of war
and sex Babylon Babylon, the sci-fi romance serial Lady Cryptozoologist, and the celebrated Bizarre Science Fantasy
dance-theater series, whose most popular installment, Macbeth Without Words, was a standout of 2007's Pretentious
Festival at The Brick.
About the Company: The Brick Theater
The Brick Theater, Inc. is a not-for-profit theater company dedicated to nurturing the work of emerging artists at its performance space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn - The Brick. The Brick presents world premieres, monthly performance series and seasonal festivals, expanding Williamsburg's profile as a destination for cutting-edge art and entertainment. The Brick continues to seek new artists and projects, to provide them with a creative home and to serve as Williamsburg's primary incubator of innovative theater arts.
Preview: 12/04/08
Thursday - Saturday 8pm Theater: Brick Theater
Address: 575 Metropolitan Ave.
Google Maps Cost:$18
Company: The Brick Theater Official Web Site: www.bricktheater.com
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An Elephant Sitting Still
大象席地而坐 | Da xiang xi di er zuo
Directed by Hu Bo
China, 2018
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
An Elephant Sitting Still Directed by Hu Bo
2018 | Special Mention: Best First Feature
2018 | Winner: FIPRESCI Prize (Forum)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
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Yu Zhang Cast
Peng Yu-chang Cast
Wang Yuwen Cast
Fan Chao Cinematography
Liu Xuan Producer
Xie Lija Production Design
Liu Congxi Cast
Review: They Live By Night—Hu Bo’s “An Elephant Sitting Still”
The first and tragically only feature film by Chinese director Hu Bo is mournful, magisterial, and often moving.
Lawrence Garcia 07 Mar 2019
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Two of the bleakest films at the festival, “An Elephant Sitting Still” and Lav Diaz’s “Season of the Devil”, are also the most powerful.
Daniel Kasman 21 Feb 2018
What makes Elephant exceptional is Hu Bo’s piercing sensitivity to private doubts and anxieties, and his ability to make them visible on the faces of his complex, credible characters. That, and his skill in dovetailing strands of narrative – potentially melodramatic in themselves – into something that looks and feels like heightened cinéma vérité.
Tony Rayns
Chinese independent cinema is on the verge of extinction, which makes Hu Bo’s first and last feature film even more remarkable. A devastating counterpoint to the propagandistic frolic and box-office bonanza of franchises like Detective Chinatown or Wolf Warrior, [the film] paints a thankless portrait of contemporary China where many of the country’s glaring contradictions are exacerbated to the point of no return.
Celluloid Liberation Front
At the risk of letting An Elephant Sitting Still collapse under the weight of its advanced praise, it must be said that its post-Jia Zhangke sprawl does not entirely feel like that of a fully realized film; its director died prematurely. Yet through all the grays, its lived-in passion play of current wretchedness and mutual inhumanity has, when all is said and done, the powerful clarity of a simple equation.
Nicolas Rapold
Erik F.'s rating of the film An Elephant Sitting Still
Erik F.
1.5 stars. I found this a dreary and unrewarding slog, but clearly many others feel differently. I know about the young director's untimely demise, but there is nothing about this film that would urge me to endure it again.
Not A Sexy Vampire's rating of the film An Elephant Sitting Still
This is gonna sound weird but Elephant Sitting Still reminded me of Britcom Flowers. They're the only 2 pieces of media I've seen that depict overwhelming depression accurately, the way it infects every part of your existence. They show that depression doesn't just make you miserable, it changes your perception of the world. Everything seems awful and apocalyptic and the capacity for joy becomes an enormous effort.
dionysus67's rating of the film An Elephant Sitting Still
dionysus67
One can certainly appreciate the audacity of this extremely bleak film on the other side of Chinese growth, a side afflicted with a poisonous need for recognition, the nadir of self-esteem, and a sort of karma-like metaphysics of nothingness. The cry of desperation is poignant, the weaving of the characters well-made but the unjustifed length, the semantically flat shots, the sonic ambience make for an inflated film.
Lynch/Fellini's rating of the film An Elephant Sitting Still
Lynch/Fellini
Wow! Hu Bo's sole feature film can be dissected in a lot of different contexts. It's a masterful technical achievement that manipulates time in ways that are fascinating and thought provoking. It's also a great morality study, as all of these characters are shades of grey, leaving us to wonder who we really should root for, and a commentary on the nature of violence and its impact on society. It's a great movie!
VincentVendetta's rating of the film An Elephant Sitting Still
VincentVendetta
There's a reason I grew out of Bela Tarr. An Elephant Sitting Still is yet another cinematic endurance test of misanthropy and nihilism, repeating the same miserable teenage platitudes over its laborious running time - my life is garbage, my life is a wasteland, the world is disgusting, etc. I no longer have the romanticism for depression, the fascination for the tortured artist. I know too much about it.
Jason's rating of the film An Elephant Sitting Still
It would almost appear to be kismet that provided young filmmaker and novelist Hu Bo the opportunity to study briefly under Béla Tarr, as his debut feature expresses a profound, practically devouring spiritual desolation what gives the Hungarian master a run for his money. Hu Bo's suicide during post-production is not merely happenstance; it speaks to a staggering, terminal vision, productive of transcendent art.
Renton47's rating of the film An Elephant Sitting Still
Although I do find its angst a little reductive (no periphery character is decent) it is hard not to accept that least for the artist this portrait contains truth. In particular the remarkable use of long takes, which move between the front and back of the characters, and highlight a crumbling industry all around them. Where I see most movie nihilism as contrived, you live with the bleakness displayed here.
josé neves's rating of the film An Elephant Sitting Still
Digital. Indie Lisboa # 14. There is constantly a demonstrative attitude towards the angst that originates and sustains the film, as well as the music could be avoided, but these are small objections when compared with the immense solitude that this film presents: not exactly of characters but of its director, who in several sequence-shots gives us one of the most erosive geographies that recent cinema can remember.
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Dozens of Iraqi protesters wounded as anti-government unrest resumes Iraq: Protesters Burn Pro-Iran Militia Group’s Headquarter Yemen says Houthi attack is revenge for Soleimani, calls on UN to condemn Iran backtracks on plan to send flight recorders to Ukraine Iraq protests swell; slow pace of reforms irks youth Iran warns of ‘repercussions’ for IAEA after European moves over nuclear deal Protests escalate in Baghdad, as protesters block main roads Could Russia move to counterbalance the US in Iraq? ISIS attacks village in disputed Kirkuk, kills family member: police Iraqi army confirms withdrawal of foreign forces
Friday، 24 May 2019 01:47 PM
Revealed: Iran building new crossing on Syria border to smuggle weapons, oil
New satellite images indicate Iran is building a border crossing at the Syrian-Iraqi border, which would open up a coveted land route from Iran to Lebanon, according to Western intelligence sources.
The images, obtained exclusively by Fox News and captured earlier this week, show a new construction in the Albukamal Al-Qaim crossing.
The area is under the control of Pro-Iranian Shiite militias. Last summer, Iran increased its presence in the area.
According to analysts for ISI, which captures satellite data, the existing border crossing is still closed and destroyed, and the Iranians have put a lot of effort and resources into building the new one.
Photos obtained by Fox News showed an Iraqi army base near the deserted post.
The border crossing would enable Iran to maintain land access in Syria, Beirut and the Mediterranean Sea. Regional and western sources said the Iranians are planning to use this new route for smuggling operations, including trafficking weapons and oil, to avoid the looming U.S. sanctions. Without Syrian or Iraqi supervision, Iran and its allies would have an unprecedented advantage in transferring whatever they wish, experts say.
This development sheds new light on the rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran, which escalated after President Trump canceled the temporary waivers permitting countries, including Iraq, Turkey, Japan and China, to purchase Iranian oil without violating U.S. sanctions.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in an interview Thursday with “Fox & Friends,” spoke about the sanctions and said “there’s a long history of Iranian terror that long predates our sanctions efforts, so this isn’t just about our sanctions, this is about the nature of this theocratic regime, these kleptocrats in Tehran. We’re determined to push back.”
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday during his cabinet meeting that Iraq will send delegations to Tehran and Washington D.C. in order to “attempt to push for de-escalation and reach agreements because all sides say they don't want war.”
He said Iraq “more than any other country” is affected by developments as it sits in the middle of the “storm.”
“This is our national duty,” he said. “This is our responsibility in defending in protecting Iraq and its people.”
The White House reportedly is considering calling up to up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, as well as additional naval ships and Patriot missile batteries.
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Iraqi Officials: At Least 13 Wounded in Baghdad Violence Dozens of Iraqi protesters wounded as anti-government unrest resumes Iraq: Protesters Burn Pro-Iran Militia Group’s Headquarter Yemen says Houthi attack is revenge for Soleimani, calls on UN to condemn Iran backtracks on plan to send flight recorders to Ukraine Iraq protests swell; slow pace of reforms irks youth Iran warns of ‘repercussions’ for IAEA after European moves over nuclear deal Protests escalate in Baghdad, as protesters block main roads Could Russia move to counterbalance the US in Iraq? ISIS attacks village in disputed Kirkuk, kills family member: police
Wednesday، 30 October 2019 02:04 PM
Iran’s sway strongly opposed in Lebanon and Iraq
Osama Al Sharif
Anti-government protests have returned to Iraq less than a month after demonstrations broke out across the country — and again unarmed civilians have been targeted. At least 60 Iraqis were killed last weekend following the publication of a report that exonerated the government from the murder of no less than 160 people during the mass protests that broke out earlier this month. Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi promised a series of reforms back then, but little has changed and the public mood remains tense amid accusations that Iranian-backed militias continue to target the protesters.
In Lebanon, anti-regime protests have spread to Hezbollah-controlled cities and towns in the south in spite of stern warnings by Hassan Nasrallah, who rejected demands that the government be sacked and early elections held. However, Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday bowed to the protesters’ demands and announced his resignation.
The contrasts between what is happening in Iraq and Lebanon are many, but so are the similarities. Protesters in both countries are fed up with sectarian divisions, institutional corruption and poor public services. While Lebanon’s revolt has been largely peaceful and festive-like, Iraq’s has been bloody and violent. In both cases, the public has demanded the departure of a discredited political class.
Another common denominator is Iranian influence, if not hegemony, over domestic politics. In Lebanon, Hezbollah is not shy of its Iranian connections and overall dependence on Tehran’s financial and military backing. Over the past decade, Hezbollah has become the main powerbroker in Lebanon and today it holds influence over the president, the Cabinet and Parliament. It has become a state within the state and a proxy of Iran not only in Lebanon but in Syria, Iraq and Yemen too.
By entering into alliances with President Michel Aoun and other parties and movements, Hezbollah has kept the sectarian-based political system alive. But, in the process, it has allowed the state’s institutions to implode, resulting in mass corruption, cronyism, high unemployment, poverty and failing public services across Lebanon. Most of the ruling political class was busy looting the country while citizens across sectarian and ethnic lines were left to suffer. Lebanon’s disenfranchised youth has today become the powerhouse for popular discontent. They are the ones who have challenged the dysfunctional system and taken to the streets.
Lebanon’s Shiite citizens have suffered under Hezbollah’s ironclad rule too. Hundreds of the militia’s fighters have lost their lives in Syria defending a ruthless regime on behalf of Iran. While Hezbollah was beefing up its arsenal and spending millions in Syria, it neglected its Shiite followers, especially in Lebanon’s deprived south. Nasrallah’s miscalculation in July of 2006 resulted in a month-long war with Israel that killed more than 1,300 Lebanese, displaced more than a million in southern Lebanon and severely damaged the country’s infrastructure.
It is no wonder that Hezbollah has been rattled by the ongoing mass protests that have spread to southern Lebanese towns. Hariri's resignation could disrupt the current political alliances and thus weaken the militia’s grip on the country. But Nasrallah’s options are limited. His goons have tried to intimidate protesters in Beirut, Tyre, Sidon and Nabatieh without success.
The collapse of sectarianism would limit Hezbollah’s influence and, by extension, that of Iran. The fact that Iran is suffering under US sanctions has also affected Hezbollah’s finances. Its ability to buy people’s loyalty has been curtailed.
In Iraq, Iran’s proxies present a major challenge to the sectarian-based ethno-confessional system. Mass corruption, poverty, unemployment and the lack of public services have driven people on to the streets across the country, but especially in the Shiite-majority southern governorates. Anti-Iranian slogans echoed in Karbala, Najaf and Basra, among others, while the offices of pro-Iranian political parties were torched by protesters.
The Iran Militia in Iraq and Syria (IMIS), comprised of tens of armed Shiite militias, has targeted protesters in Baghdad and southern towns. More than a dozen were reported killed in Karbala on Monday night after crowds were fired on. As in Lebanon, Iran now faces a popular backlash against its deep and messy intervention in Iraq’s political system. Any attempt to reform that system would undercut Tehran’s sway in Iraq. Both in Lebanon and Iraq, it is Iran and its proxies that oppose any change to the status quo.
The challenges facing Lebanon and Iraq are existential in nature. Abandoning a sectarian system that has benefited the few and allowed a foreign power to manipulate it from within will not be easy. But people’s soft power will not be subdued by force. No one really knows how things will turn out in Lebanon and Iraq, but one thing is clear: The deep state in both countries is on the defensive.
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The Death of the Middle Class & The Rise of Racism
Aug. 6, 2019 2:11 pm
According to new data from the federal reserve, if current trends of the rich getting richer and the middle class getting poorer continues at their current rate, in 33 years the top 10% of Americans will own one hundred percent of all American wealth. Everyone else will be in poverty and in debt. Right wing billionaires like Donald Trump are cheering this on, calling for more tax cuts on rich people and less power for working people through the continuing destruction of unions and fighting the minimum wage.
They tell us that the problem is not corporate monopoly and rich people taking everything for themselves, but instead brown people from south of the border, black people wanting affirmative action, and women wanting equality, what Limbaugh calls "feminazis." They are more than willing to tear up the fabric of American society in exchange for what they think will be a permanent position of wealth and power.
By destroying the American working class, they're fueling class, regional and racial resentment, and then they use that resentment to split us apart and encourage us to hate each other - all so long as we don't point our fingers at them.
deepspace • 23 weeks 3 days ago
Societal mechanisms that create wealth disparity span all cultures and all time. The bane of human psychology is innate selfishness that disconnects one's mind from the larger phenomenon of life as a holistic movement, including all things and all beings.
Credible studies (e.g., 1, 2, 3) have shown how, in certain individuals with certain personality traits, a lack of empathy -- a basic disconnect from one's humanity -- increases the wealthier they become.
Evidently, the more they gain the more they fear to lose. "Others" (the lesser classes) therefore become natural enemies, perceived as chipping away at concentrated wealth for no good purpose. In the petty mind of a greed-monger, "good" is subconsciously defined as only that which increases personal wealth, usually at the expense of others in a game of zero-sum economics. (Mindless materialism -- compulsive hoarding -- is a mental disorder.)
Homo sapien selfishness is destroying the planet; to survive, we need to evolve.
In honor of John Lennon, imagine a world where we only take what we need, where we preserve and replenish, where we live in harmony with nature and all other human beings -- a world without economic predators feasting on our corpses.
SueN • 23 weeks 3 days ago
As well as some having less empathy as they get richer, there are others who rise through the ranks by being ruthless from the start,
deepspace • 23 weeks 1 day ago
Glad you're back. :)
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"Hartmann speaks with the straight talking clarity and brilliance of a modern day Tom Paine as he exposes the intentional and systematic destruction of America’s middle class by an alliance of political con artists and outlines a program to restore it. This is Hartmann at his best. Essential reading for those interested in restoring the institution that made America the envy of the world."
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2/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre,, 30 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, +852 2827 7777, Hong Kong
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2/F, Sun Hung Kai Centre,
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Totally Wired! are Ireland’s oldest & least successful boyband! A mixture of music comedy (Museomedy) think Morecambe Wise meets Tenacious D, Totally Wired!
They are Festival veterans, appearing at Electric Picnic The Vodafone Comedy festival Iveagh Gardens, Vodafone Comedy Carnival Galway, The Cat Laughs Body & Soul and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
They have appeared On The Republic of Telly, Expose, The Savage Eye,7 0 Clock Show Rte’s New Comedy Awards, & contribute to various radio shows on RTE radio 1(Arena) Today FM Spin.
Their high energy interactive style & ability to find the humour & everything & everyone makes each show different and amazing! Totally unique and hilarious!
"comedic find of the Festival! ***** Examier.com
"Ireland answer to Flights of the Conchords" Irish Times
"one of the funniest comedy acts performing in Europe right now" Ticketmaster
Ian Coppinger:
One of Irelands busiest comedians Ian is a regular on the world comedy circuit having played to packed houses at the Edinburgh, Melbourne, Montreal Just For Laughs, Galway, Electric Picnic, Glastonbury, Glasgow, Dublin, Adelaide, Perth and Wellington comedy festivals. Ian is also one of a handful of acts who has been invited back year after year to perform at the Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival since 1995 and has performed throughout Europe, North America, the Middle and Far East. A regular on all the major stages in Ireland and the UK Ian has also appeared as a support act for Ardal O Hanlon on his UK tour and Pat Shortt on his Irish tour, including 7 sell out weeks in Dublins Vicar Street. Ian has also appeared on The Panel Live tour 2008 and in 2007 had 250,000 copies of his cd distributed in the Irish Press.
“His whole set is a masterclass in comic pacing” Chortle
“The funniest human being to have existed anywhere ever” Hot Press
Colm O’Regan:
Colm O’Regan is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, columnist and broadcaster. He writes a weekly column for the Irish Examiner and has written for national online and papery publications on both sides of the Irish Sea. Colm is a columnist with RTE Radio 1’s Drivetime, BBC World Service’s In The Balance and BBC World News’ Talking Business. His radio comedy for RTE Radio 1 - Colm O'Regan Wants a Word is a National Radio Awards Winner.
As a standup comedian, he has performed all over the world from Tokyo to Tallaght, New York to Cape Town and various bits in between as well as two Edinburgh Festivals including a sell out run of "Dislike! A Facebook Guide to Crisis" in 2011. His stand-up has also featured on RTE's The Late Late Show, Saturday Night Show, Ray Darcy show and also on Comedy Central.
Colm set up and runs the @irishmammies Twitter account which, with over 210000 followers was the inspiration behind his previous three bestselling books of Irish Mammies. His latest book is called Bolloxology - good humorous rants about the modern world and has been in the bestsellers since it was published.
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Worldwide icon-chevron-right Asia icon-chevron-right Singapore icon-chevron-right The best hidden trails in Singapore to explore
The best hidden trails in Singapore to explore
There's still a bit of Singapore that's undiscovered, just get on these hidden trails
By Delfina Utomo | Posted: Saturday October 5 2019
Photo: Delfina Utomo
There’s a gritty, unpolished side to Singapore that lurks well beneath its glitzy surface – a side that most will never venture to. We explore abandoned areas, buildings and the places that are hard to get to, from WWII bunkers to forgotten landmarks so you can see them for yourselves. So if you think everything in Singapore has been discovered already, you best put on those trekking shoes and get out there in the wild (and natural) side of Singapore and do the discovering.
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Seng Chew Quarry
Said to have water with magical properties, Seng Chew Quarry in Bukit Gombak is a product of the mining heydays in Singapore. Only thing is that it isn't as prominent (and as accessible) as the other quarries in Singapore. Though it is not completely a restricted area, it is mostly undeveloped and can be dangerous. The hidden quarry is located behind a residential block of flats in Bukit Gombak. Wear proper non-slip shoes because you have to climb steep hills before you find a huge drain at the top. Follow the drain and Seng Chew is just a short walk away from. Beware of the mosquitoes and mud but the views are worth the climb.
Mandai T15 Trail
Mandai Track 15 may not be the easiest to get to – and the trail itself is not a loop – but the sprawling route is especially popular with mountain bikers. The trail itself begins at Mandai Road near the Singapore Zoo, and ends at the Chestnut Trail and carpark. Though there is a main path carved out for you from all the bike riders and trekkers, there are plenty of side footpaths that you can explore that will take you to the reservoir side and more.
Photo: Thomas Timlen/FLickr
Tampines Quarry
Located just opposite Bedok Reservoir, Tampines Quarry is a former sand quarry – now filled with rainwater. Though hidden, it is favourite spot for fishing, racing remote-controlled boats, biking, picnics and droning. There might be a fair bit of bashing to do to get to the lake's edge, but look out for anglers making their way in for alternative entrances to the park.
Photo by: Robert Haandrikman via Flickr
Keppel Hill Reservoir
If you're willing to go off the main path, bash through some super tall ferns and wild grass and get slightly scratched by thorny plants and stems to find the secret Keppel Hill Reservoir, you will be greatly rewarded. There's nothing like a challenging hike and the beautiful and in this case, elusive views at the end. Formerly used as a private reservoir in 1905 and then a swimming hole from the 1940s, the body of water was totally left out on official maps of Singapore from 1954. Start your trek on Keppel Hill Road before slipping into a man-made path which leads to the reservoir.
Photo: Mia Chenyze
Seah Im Bunker
The hidden WWII bunker at the foot of Mount Faber is located behind the Seah Im carpark. Built into a slope, the entrance leads to a tunnel that’s connected to the elongated bunker. As it’s dark in the bunker, bring torchlights to guide your exploration of the bunker. Those who have a fear of geckos, however, be wary as long disuse has turned the bunker into a nesting ground for the reptile. Tree roots have also grown through the ventilation holes on the walls. The Seah Im bunker was most likely an air-raid shelter as its entrance is similar to that of an air raid bunker in Cartagena, Spain, used during the Spanish Civil War.
Photo: ArtWalk@Wessex
Wessex Estate
The black-and-white colonial houses in the Wessex Estate near Portsdown Road sit amid lush greenery. Head to the picturesque neighbourhood for a quiet stroll and then wander into Colbar – short for ‘colonial bar’ – that was once a canteen for the British Army. With its vintage photographs and décor, the diner is a relic from the past that invites guests to step back through time. The blocks of walk-up apartments and semi-detached houses were built in the ’40s and previously used by non-commissioned British officers and soldiers. Today, the houses are mostly residential, with a small enclave of artists who use them as studio space.
Tanjong Rimau
Near the western edge of Sentosa, Tanjong Rimau beach can be accessed via the edge of the compound occupied by Shangri-La’s Rasa Sentosa Resort & Spa and by descending the rocky slope to the beach. During the low tide, you can spot many marine creatures such as corals, starfish and crabs along the coastline. Walk along the tidal pools, mangrove trees and caves nearer the coastline and look out for the pitcher plants on the cliffs. If you head towards the Tanjong Rimau beacon, you’ll be able to see Labrador Nature Reserve across the waterway. When walking along the beach, be careful of stonefish – their spines on their dorsal fin are venomous.
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About Perry King
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Bryan Kaplan Cast in The Divide
Actor/director Perry King and Left For Dead Productions are pleased to announce the casting of actor Bryan Kaplan in the role of Luke Higgins, the migrant ranch hand who finds himself in the midst of a family in crisis in The Divide. Bryan joins Perry (Sam Kincaid) in the film’s growing cast.
The Divide will be filmed on the authentic setting of a 500-acre cattle ranch in the Gold Rush country of El Dorado County, Calif. Filming is scheduled to begin in August 2015.
“I’m so honored to have been cast to play Luke, a character I fell in love with,” Bryan says. “I cannot wait to start working with Perry and the fantastic cast and crew he is assembling. I’m looking forward to donning the cowboy hat and riding into the sunset. I believe this film will be what Perry has envisioned and beyond.”
A native of New Jersey, Bryan graduated from the British American Drama Academy, while training heavily with New York acting coach and mentor Penny Templeton. He has performed leading roles in a wide variety of film, television, and theatre projects.
Bryan has acted in other recent lead roles in Sucker, Soundproof, Soylent, Cold Feet, and Calling John. In 2013, he performed a London-based one-man show of Hamlet, directed by Julia Stubbs Hughes. Bryan’s starring role in the play EightyThreeDown garnered six Critics’ Choice nominations in New York and compared him to Brando in A Street Car Named Desire. He is a resident actor of Second Skin Theatre Company in London.
Perry spent months searching for the perfect actor to play Luke. He says Bryan Kaplan “was the only actor who jumped off the screen. I could see him in this role immediately and I knew I wanted to meet him.” Perry continues to work with casting director Jeff Passero to flesh out the cast as the start of filming gets closer.
News relating to The Divide has generated enormous interest in the film industry. “I believe this film is going to be something everyone involved can be proud to be a part of,” says Perry.
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Beyonce breaks Twitter record with MTV pregnancy reveal
By Staff Writer-30 August 2011 07:53am
Beyonce has stolen the show at this year’s MTV music video awards after using the occasion to announce her pregnancy to the thronging press.
Posing for the cameras the singer informed assembled paparazzi that she has a surprise for them, before outlining a tell-tale bump under her gown.
For the avoidance of doubt the R&B star went on to say: “I want you to feel the love that’s growing inside of me” before rubbing her belly during an on stage performance.
Also in attendance at the event was Jay-Z, Beyonce’s rap star husband.
The surprise announcement saw Twitter sent into a frenzy with Twitter reporting a record 8,868 tweets per second as the announcement was made.
The stunt saw the singer hog the headlines from the big winners of the night, out-doing even Lady Gaga’s attention grabber of turning up dressed as a male alter ego.
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Online voting gets tepid thumbs up at UBCM
Call for modernization for 2018 elections narrowly passes amid fears over e-voting privacy, manipulation
Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.
B.C. municipal leaders voted by a slim margin Wednesday to urge the province to enable online voting in time for the 2018 local elections.
The resolution from Osoyoos was passed by 51 per cent of delegates at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in an electronic vote after it had initially been declared defeated in a show of hands.
Advocates say the convenience of online voting could boost the dismal turnout of municipal elections and engage many more young people.
Vancouver Coun. Andrea Reimer said no municipality would be forced to adopt online voting, the aim is merely to make it an available option for communities and individuals that want it.
But Saanich Coun. Vic Derman warned there’s no way to guarantee an online voter is casting their ballot in privacy, without someone else directing or manipulating them, possibly buying their vote.
“It does affect one’s privacy of vote that should take place behind a screen at a ballot box,” said Lorne Lewis, a Sunshine Coast Regional District director. He said it’s wrong “to put people in a situation where they can be badgered about their vote.”
The close vote suggests the issue is having increasing trouble gaining traction.
A similar UBCM motion in 2011 passed by a two-to-one margin.
Since then, an independent panel struck by the provincial government concluded last year that the risks outweigh the benefits, and recommended that any move to online voting be limited to voters with specific accessibility challenges.
That report by B.C.’s chief electoral officer also found no evidence of a significant increase in voter turnout in other jurisdictions that have adopted online voting.
Reimer isn’t concerned about the close vote and said online voting for B.C. mayors and councils is inevitable.
“The only question is when and how far behind other jurisdictions we’ll be when we get to that point.”
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LOCHEE TAKE STEP TO TITLE WITH WIN
Latest Club NewsBy Carnoustie May 2, 2019
Lochee United took a further step towards the Super League title with a 4-0 victory over Carnoustie at Laing Park, however, an error by an official was the major talking point. Gowfers boss Phil McGuire was forced in to changes to the side that had drawn with Downfield in midweek, Gordon Macdonald was unavailable, while…
CARNOUSTIE DRAW WITH DOWNFIELD
Latest Club NewsBy Carnoustie April 25, 2019
Carnoustie surrendered a 2-0 lead at home to Downfield in the Thorntons Property League Cup Group A clash and had to settle for a draw but the game was overshadowed by the performance of the referee that led to both sides criticising his performance in unison. Gowfers boss Phil McGuire, as expected, made changes to…
GOWFERS DOWN SORRY GLENROTHES
Phil McGuire’s pre-match team-talk went out of the window within thirty seconds of kick off at Glenrothes on Saturday but the Gowfers boss was full of praise for the way his side came back, on a pitch that was more like a country meadow, to trounce basement club Glenrothes in the McBookie.com Super League. McGuire…
GOWFERS DESERVED DERBY WIN
Carnoustie took first blood in what could be a tight East Region League Cup Group A with an impressive battling performance over Super League leaders Broughty Athletic at Craigie Park, coming from behind to win 2-1 with two former Broughty players scoring The Gowfers goals. Before the game manager Phil McGuire had said that he…
LATE PENALTY JOY FOR BATTLING GOWFERS
Thornton Hibs were flying and Carnoustie may as well have not bothered turning up for todays game, that was the feeling of the local pundits before this afternoons Super League clash at Memorial Park. The Gowfers had other ideas and with manager Phil McGuire’s game plan carried out to the letter, it was Carnoustie’s turn…
CONTROVERSY REIGNS AS GOWFERS LOSE
Latest Club NewsBy Carnoustie April 7, 2019
There was a controversial end to Carnoustie’s game against Downfield at Laing Park as the visitors scored a dramatic late winner to complete a double over The Gowfers. Carnoustie welcomed back Ryan Roche from suspension in place of the injured Jake Mair but were without Ryan Dignan, who began his suspension, meaning Mark Smith came…
RUN ENDS WITH DEFEAT AT TAYPORT
Latest Club NewsBy Carnoustie March 31, 2019
The Gowfers run of five games unbeaten came to an abrupt halt at The Canniepairt where Phil McGuire’s men went down 4-1 to Tayport, however, the result is only part of the story as the visitors dominated the game for long periods and gifted all four goals to Stevie Kay’s men. It didn’t start well…
CLUB TO CELEBRATE JUNIOR CUP WIN
We are delighted to announce that our Annual Dinner will be a Celebration of our Scottish Junior Cup win in 2004 over Tayport. and it is hoped that the majority of the winning squad will be able to attend. The event will be held on Saturday November 16th at The Woodlands Hotel in Broughty Ferry.…
CARNOUSTIE BEAT LEADERS IN LAING PARK GOALFEST
The Gowfers gave Lochee United a helping hand by beating leaders Whitburn at Laing Park in an incredible game that had everything including nine goals. Phil McGuire made two changes to the side that beat Kennoway Star Hearts, Paddy Conway came in to the back three in place of the suspended Ryan Roche while Steven…
THE GOWFERS AND OSWALD PARK
Unfortunately, I am forced in to another clarification of the facts following an article that appeared in this mornings Courier. The article concerned is regarding the new football pitches at Oswald Park and states that Carnoustie Panmure will move to the new pitch in the summer. The pitches concerned are for the use of the…
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Owen on verge of move to Madrid
Morientes set to move in other direction
Dominic Fifield in Graz
Tue 10 Aug 2004 18.06 EDT First published on Tue 10 Aug 2004 18.06 EDT
Michael Owen was last night on the verge of leaving Liverpool after 13 years at the club with Real Madrid hopeful of completing his cut-price transfer by the weekend.
The England striker is close to joining the ranks of galácticos at the Bernabeu in a deal which is likely to cost the Spanish club no more than £10m, with talks understood to have commenced between the player's representative Tony Stephens and Real in Spain last night. Rafael Benítez is expected to pursue Fernando Morientes in exchange to swell the transfer's overall value to nearer £25m.
Yet that will be of little consolation to Liverpool. Owen's prospective departure will end a tortuous six months of on-off contract negotiations which saw him continually reiterate his desire to remain on Merseyside yet tellingly fail to agree a new deal at Anfield.
The 24-year-old's current contract expires next summer and, with Liverpool due to play their Champions League qualifier against Grazer AK this evening, his procrastination prompted the club to demand a formal response at the weekend. With interest from Real confirmed, they have been forced - if reluctantly - to put the striker effectively up for sale.
If Benitez plays Owen tonight, he would be cup-tied from European competition this season, potentially making him less attractive to suitors - Madrid and Barcelona among them - willing to pay a transfer fee and, as a result, more likely to walk away on a free transfer next summer. Owen travelled with his Liverpool team-mates to Austria yesterday and trained at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium last night. His father Terry, who normally travels with the side, did not make the trip.
"Michael is on the list of players [available for selection], but we will see tomorrow whether he is to play or not," said Benítez last night. "I'd rather not talk about his future until after this match." The Spaniard's squad did not include Danny Murphy, who is close to a £3m move to Charlton. Last night Spurs ended their interest in Murphy and the midfielder is expected to be joined at The Valley by Arsenal's striker Francis Jeffers in a £2m deal.
Liverpool expect to recruit the Spanish international Xabi Alonso from Real Sociedad and Manchester City's Shaun Wright-Phillips and the suspicion remains that they are losing the Merseyside heartbeat to their side. Owen may never have commanded the adulation on the Kop granted Steven Gerrard but he has still become synonymous with the club, not least in its worldwide marketing campaigns of recent years. Benítez must also now convince Gerrard, the club captain who was on the verge of leaving for Chelsea this summer, that Liverpool are still moving forward.
Benítez had been ambiguous in his assessment of Owen's situation before leaving for Austria yesterday. "If we have to do something, it's better to do it," said the Spaniard. "When I arrived at this club I knew Michael wanted to stay here. A month into the job and I knew Michael was very happy here. He likes the way we train, the way we run things, and the way we operate. He's happy. As for me, I like good players.At this moment, Michael will go with the team [to Austria]. He's a player I can use if I want to for this game."
Yet Owen's immediate future will only really be clarified when the Spaniard hands in his teamsheet for tonight's first leg "At Valencia I'd only tell my team who was playing about 30 minutes before kick-off, and they'd take bets as to who was playing," he added. Few will be betting on Owen remaining at Anfield for much longer.
Barcelona were initially considered the likeliest destination but the Catalan club are intent on recruiting Samuel Eto'o and had set a deadline of midnight last night to complete that signing. For their part, Madrid would rather sell their interest in the Cameroonian - who has developed a habit of scoring against Real in recent times - to a foreign club. They boast Raul and Ronaldo as their first-choice strike force but, having loaned the youngster Javier Portillo to Valencia for the season, they have only Morientes in reserve.
Benítez, while at Valencia a year ago, tried to take Morientes on loan but the Spanish striker instead played for Monaco last season. Even though back at Madrid, he had been expected to depart again before the new La Liga season.
For Madrid, the appeal of Owen - who is still England's premier striker - is clear. Although his stock may not be what it once was, his goals tending to come in erratic spurts, he has mustered 158 goals in his 297 appearances for Liverpool He will cost the Spanish club relatively little, and his marketability will fit in with that of his fellow galacticos.
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The clamshell Galaxy Fold 2 is actually called Galaxy Bloom (report)
Get ready for Samsung's new foldable and the Galaxy S20
A new year is going to bring some new phones for Samsung. And those phones are going to apparently sport new names.
That's the news leaking out of a closed-door meeting between Samsung and its partners at CES 2020, where the tech giant reportedly disclosed plans about its upcoming phone releases. As spotted by Sammobile, Korean newspaper Ajunews says that Samsung has told partners that its Galaxy Fold 2 will actually be called the Galaxy Bloom, while the next flagship phone, expected to be the Galaxy S11, will instead be called the Galaxy S20.
This isn't the first time we've heard that Samsung is going in a different direction for the name of its Galaxy S flagship. Back in late December, a report suggested that the new phone would be called the Galaxy S20 Ultra.
Why the change? Chalk it up to a new decade, according to the Ajunews report, since the Galaxy S series debuted 10 years ago. What's more, Samsung is apparently coming out with regular, plus and ultra models. (There's that Galaxy S20 Ultra name surfacing again.)
As for the Galaxy Fold successor, Samsung appears to have settled on Galaxy Bloom as a name, since the flip phone design is reportedly reminiscent of a flower opening up — or at least that's what the company is telling partners. An image posted by Ajunews shows a flower on the screen of a folding phone, replacing the butterfly motif Samsung used to promote the Galaxy Fold.
(Image credit: Ajunews)
It's not hard to see why Samsung might want to move away from the Galaxy Fold name, given the troubles that folding phone had getting out of the gate last year. Also, if Samsung is adopting a new design — this phone reportedly flips open instead of folding out like a book — then it probably figures a new name is in order.
There could be more to the new name change, too, as Ajunews' report says that Samsung is hoping to evoke the makeup compact popularized by French cosmetics brand Lancome. Samsung is apparently going to target women in their 20s with this new foldable phone, at least according to this report.
The report also claims that both the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy Bloom will support 8K video recording, but that's not a new detail in the case of the S20 (or the S11, if you prefer). Previous reports have suggested 8K video would be one of the marquee features for the upcoming flagship phone, and that's something the Snapdragon 865 processor slated to power Samsung's next phone is capable of supporting.
We'll find out if these name changes really are going to take place in about a month. Samsung has a press event slated for Feb. 11, and we're expecting to see both the Galaxy S11... err, Galaxy S20 and foldable Galaxy Bloom at that time.
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Thought of the day: Richer sounds
An Italian supercar manufacturer once commented in an unguarded moment that the sales success of any supercar was decided by how it looked, how it sounded, and how it drove, in that order. He was probably over-generalising to make a point, but there is a lot of truth in it. Just think about how many Ferraris are only driven from the villa to the marina and back, or even worse, barely driven at all. I was particularly interested by his second choice, how a car sounds. When I was in Italy last year for the launch of the Maserati Gran Cabrio, I was captivated by the gorgeously unique noise the car made when the sports exhaust was switched on. In fact, many ‘seen it all, driven it all’ journalists were slipping out in the evening just to take one of the Gran Cabrios through the backstreets of Trieste to hear those exhausts bouncing back from the ancient stonework. It sounded superb even at 5mph, edging along in a traffic queue. I discussed it with their design team, and they admitted that a great deal of time and effort had gone into tuning the exhausts for their tone, and the research budget for this aspect of the car’s development indicated just how seriously Maserati take the sound of their cars.
I was reminded of this at the launch of the 991 cabriolet earlier this year. At press presentations of this type the differing specifications and options are always discussed, and at this particular launch we were given detailed predictions of sales volumes not only of the cars themselves, but also of the lucrative options list. The switchable sports exhaust was an option, but Porsche anticipated 50% of cars ordered would have it specified. And I’m not surprised, because with the standard exhaust, or with the Sport setting not selected, the cars sounded, frankly, a little tame, at least until the engines were wound up the rev range. The sports exhaust transforms the car, and makes it the best sounding 911 since the air-cooled era, with a healthy distinctive rasp as it revs, and some pops and crackles on the over-run. And just like the Maserati Gran Cabrio it even sounds great in the 5mph traffic queue test. At around £2000 for the option, it is barely noticeable on a £70K car.
For many, the noise a car makes is a vital component of the whole driving experience.
I know some 911 owners will argue that the beauty of the car is how it drives, and not how it sounds, and I totally agree that the unique driveability is reason enough for buying one. But the little boy in me wants it to sound good too, and that 50% figure of new buyers who will specify the sports exhaust suggests I am not alone. Which is fine for all of those people about to visit their local Porsche dealer to specify their new 991, but what about those of us for whom a new 991 remains firmly on the wish list alongside early retirement and fair treatment from banks? Maybe we have a much-loved 996 or 997 that we just wish sounded as good as it drives. To be fair to Porsche they recognise this wish, and in exchange for a handful of fivers they will retrofit you a switchable exhaust. Actually, unless you have very big hands it might be better to make it fifties, because the total cost including labour is a little over £4500. I’m not going to suggest that this is an unreasonable sum, because there is a lot of work involved, but that could easily be 20% or more of the car’s value compared with maybe 3% if you specify the option on a new car.
I suppose we will just have to put the exhaust on that wish list too. Or will we? One of the joys of running a Porsche in Britain is that we are endowed with a host of small, niche companies who can help out in times of trouble, and often for a fraction of the cost of visiting the main dealer. A stainless steel exhaust specialist called Hayward and Scott in Basildon, Essex, is a good example. They can make your 911 sound exactly as it would with an original switchable exhaust, but for a considerably smaller handful of notes.
On a standard exhaust, gases travel from the engine, through the exhaust system to the silencer, and then exit suitably quietened through the tailpipe. On switchable exhausts there is an extra pipe by-passing the silencer and exiting in the tailpipe, which allows some exhaust gases to remain un-silenced. A valve, operated by vacuum pressure, opens this extra pipe when you want your car to sound sportier (which in reality is probably most of the time).
Hayward and Scott, with the kind of keep it simple approach that often marks out really skilled engineers, worked out that it was possible to weld in a pipe on the standard exhaust system, that exactly replicates what a switchable exhaust does, except that it is not switchable. In practice this does not matter, because at low revs the exhaust gases just follow the path of least resistance and flow through the silencer as normal. But as the revs rise and back pressure builds in the silencer, gases start to flow through the by-pass pipe with a predictable impact on the exhaust noise.
And it really works too. I had it fitted to my 996 earlier this year, and I can dawdle up my road late at night without disturbing a single neighbour, yet when I open it up on the bypass the noise is glorious. Totally, unmistakeably Porsche, and sounding exactly the same as those switchable exhausts many of us have lusted after. And the cost? About £350, including removing and refitting the silencers from your car, which saves you over £4000 to put towards your new 991. But you never know, with your current 911 sounding that good, you may not even want to change it.
Thanks to Chris Dearden for his Thought Of The Day
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GORDON SMITH KEYNOTE AT 2019 NAB SHOW
Las Vegas, NV -- NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith delivered the annual NAB State of the Industry address during the 2019 NAB Show. Below is a transcript of his remarks as prepared for delivery.
Good morning. It’s wonderful to see all of you here.
I so appreciate your attendance at this great show.
As we greet old friends and make new ones during our time here, many of us are reminded of a dear friend in the broadcasting industry we lost just last week … Bruce Reese, the former head of Hubbard Radio and Bonneville International.
Bruce was a wonderful family man, an inspirational leader and a strong advocate for broadcasters.
He was passionate about this great industry and telling its story of public service.
He was an everyday hero and will be greatly missed.
Please join me in a moment of silence as we remember Bruce.
Now … let me welcome the broadcasters, content creators, producers, distributors and technology companies from all corners of the globe who have come together to share their own passion for storytelling and to chart a course for a prosperous future.
This week at NAB Show, you will see an astounding array of exhibits that are telling the innovation story of the media and entertainment industry through product displays.
We’re featuring the next generation of technologies, like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, next-gen wireless, e-sports and connected cars.
There is a saying that goes, “Everybody has a story to tell.”
My own NAB Show story began a decade ago – almost to this day, in fact – when I spoke at my first show as the new president and CEO.
On that morning, I shared the story of broadcasters’ unrelenting commitment to always be there for their communities…to inform them…and to help them.
It is a deep-rooted commitment that manifests itself in many ways that often go unnoticed – in ways that have become ingrained in everyday life for millions of Americans.
Our communities turn on the radio to find out what the weather is like before heading to work…to learn how to help their neighbors in need…or to listen to the great personalities who seem like old friends.
They turn on their televisions to watch their favorite local news anchor and to get an unbiased report of what is happening in their communities.
And, they turn to their local broadcasters for a lifeline during emergencies.
This vital lifeline is the electronic thread that keeps every community together, informed and safe.
To me, the story of broadcasters is a story of everyday heroes.
What you do day in and day out can be taken for granted as your daily acts of service are sewn into the fabric of American life.
But make no mistake, what you do is vital – you are indispensable and irreplaceable.
I am reminded of something Oregon’s 30th Governor and one of its best, Tom McCall once said about the definition of a hero.
He said, "Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better."
An interesting note about Governor McCall – he was also a journalist and came to the public's attention when he served as a commentator on Portland’s KGW-TV.
As a broadcaster, you strive to make your communities better expecting little in return.
And in this digital age, when people can access virtually anything from virtually anywhere from millions of sources of information, broadcasters’ role in every community has become even more critical as people search for a trusted and reliable news source.
In the past, communities could also rely on their local newspapers…but the industry has been undermined by the rise of the internet and social media companies.
Now some of these companies and our competitors are complaining that there’s not enough local news to feed their own news streams.
This irony is not lost on me.
Yet, I doubt that they will ever be able to replicate the local content that broadcasters provide to our communities.
They will never have local broadcasters’ commitment to the investigative journalism that exposes government corruption and other abuses of power.
And, they will never have what broadcasters have that make us so different from our competitors – our connection to local communities.
That is why local radio and television stations are more relevant, more vital and more trusted than ever before.
And that is why the story of broadcasters’ everyday heroism that I shared 10 years ago rings even truer today.
As your advocates in our nation’s capital, NAB is ensuring that policymakers and the rest of America truly understand the many ways you give back…and your desire to always be there for your communities is what fuels you to constantly innovate.
Indeed, here at the show, the story of broadcasting – and where it fits in a rapidly evolving media and entertainment landscape – is on full display, and it is a story rich in innovation, inspiration and imagination.
One story we’re excited to tell is about Next Generation Television, also known as ATSC 3.0. With Next Gen TV, we see the convergence of over the air and over the top, resulting in an enhanced viewing experience.
This enables TV stations to deliver their programming over the air not only to new TVs, but also to next-gen enabled tablets and cell phones without using your cellular network.
So, you can watch your shows and local news on the go without using all of your data.
The benefits of Next Gen TV include 4K ultra-high definition video, immersive, theater-like sound, interactive applications and mobility.
The Next Gen TV attachment with this phone lets me watch my favorite stations anywhere I am.
With this device, I am connected to a lifeline that can warn me of an impending storm and alert me to other emergencies with targeted public warnings that are interactive and mobile.
And, the best place to see what’s possible with Next Gen TV is right here at NAB Show.
And while this attachment is great, what we would really love to see is a chip built into mobile devices to give consumers this technology.
In fact, we may be on the cusp of a new era of manufacturing that should and could include broadcast reception in devices.
But to date, manufacturers, Apple being one, refuse to enable broadcast chips in their devices.
And it begs the question…why?
As you know, we are embarking on a new election season. And, while I don’t often agree with Senator Elizabeth Warren, I was intrigued by her recent comments about the big tech companies.
She said, “They’ve bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit and tilted the playing field against everyone else. And in the process, they have hurt small businesses and stifled innovation.”
I wonder if this growing tech power is one of the reasons why this consumer benefit is being held back by the manufacturers.
Given the threat to local journalism that is posed by these tech companies, lawmakers can enable broadcasters to better compete and to support journalism in this new landscape in two ways:
First, modernize outdated broadcast regulations to allow us to compete on a level playing field with these behemoth tech and pay-TV companies to better ensure that broadcast journalism can flourish.
And second, increase regulation on the tech industry to ensure that these companies cannot use their market power to stifle competition and the financial viability of local news.
While we grapple with these rapidly evolving changes in media, we remain energized by the innovations shaping radio’s future.
NAB is actively working with automakers and internet service providers from around the globe to develop the next generation of radio that combines broadcasting with internet connectivity to create new user experiences in the connected car and beyond.
You can see some of this innovation with our In Vehicle Experience exhibit in the North Hall.
As broadcasters move to unleash this next generation of free broadcast radio and TV service, we will continue to work with the government to ensure as much flexibility as possible to allow stations to provide the very best services for their listeners and viewers.
Winning our legislative and regulatory battles on Capitol Hill and at the Federal Communications Commission ensures broadcasters will be able to capitalize on these innovations.
Back in Washington, D.C., your NAB advocacy team is focused every day on the issues that matter most to your business.
And working alongside the NAB Leadership Foundation, we are committed to ensuring that the broadcasting industry reflects the rich diversity of America and gives a voice to the distinct communities we serve.
With our headquarters moving just minutes away from Capitol Hill later this year, we will continue to send a strong message to policymakers that broadcasting's future is bright, and we will keep fighting for policies that make our businesses and our communities stronger.
That fight includes urging legislators to oppose the reauthorization of narrow satellite legislation that prevents many viewers from receiving their local TV channels … preventing a performance tax that would cripple local radio stations … fighting pay-TV companies’ attempts to dismantle the retransmission consent process … and ensuring fair streaming rates that make simulcasting viable for local stations.
And, as nearly 1,000 television stations move to new frequencies through 2020 to make room for wireless services, we will continue to work with the FCC and Congress to ensure that Americans’ access to their local TV and radio stations will not be threatened.
Broadcasters are willing to fight to continue bringing the most trusted local news, lifesaving information and the best entertainment to their listeners and viewers.
These broadcasters are the heroes of everyday life.
In many cities, monuments have been built to honor and remember the heroes of our times.
Over the years, they gather dust, fade in color and are forgotten by most, except perhaps by pigeons who use them to perch.
I believe the greatest monuments we can make is in the hearts of the people of our local communities through the service we provide as broadcasters.
In his farewell address to the Oregon legislature, Governor McCall said, "May we forever prove (by our action) that people can join together for mutual benefit and greater good."
It is my hope that the actions we take in our nation’s capital and working together as a unified voice result in broadcasters’ ability to continue serving our communities for generations to come.
Thank you for all that you do to make our communities safer and more informed – thank you for being everyday heroes.
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Currently Reading: Neurosis Members Do “Honor Found In Decay” Track By Track, Cover Art Revealed
Neurosis Members Do “Honor Found In Decay” Track By Track, Cover Art Revealed
Aug 27th, 2012 - 3:46pm Posted by wookubus
Neurosis have revealed the details for their new album “Honor Found In Decay“. The album, which will see a North American release on October 30th, was once again recorded at Chicago, IL’s Electrical Audio Studios with Steve Albini engineer
Both the track listing and cover art for the release can be found below. Meanwhile, the bands Scott Kelly and Steve Von Till did an in-depth track by track rundown of the new album, which you can read over at Decibelmagazine.com.
01 – “We All Rage In Gold”
02 – “At The Well”
03 – “My Heart For Deliverance”
04 – “Bleeding The Pigs”
05 – “Casting Of The Ages”
06 – “All Is Found… In Time”
07 – “Raise The Dawn”
Furthermore, the group will be performing at ATP’s Nightmare Before Christmas, which is due to run November 30th through December 02nd at Camber Sands Holiday Camp in England.
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BJP Unveils Manifesto with ‘Nationalist Vision’, Seeks Second Term
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The Quint
Elections UPDATED 9 MONTHS AGO
The BJP released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls on Monday, 8 April, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the focus of their ‘sankalp patra’ is on “one vision, one direction”. Soon after the release, Congress called BJP’s manifesto a “book of gimmicks.”
Union Minister Rajnath Singh, enlisting the highlights of the BJP manifesto, said that the Uniform Civil Code and Citizenship Amendment Bill will be passed in the next five years. He further added that the government will “try to build Ram Mandir soon.”
“The BJP manifesto lists 75 promises for 2022, to mark 75 years of India’s independence,” said Amit Shah, releasing the manifesto.
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The BJP has described its manifesto as ‘sankalp patra’
On Sunday, Arun Jaitley announced the party’s tag line for the elections – “Phir ek bar, Modi sarkar”
The Congress released its ‘crowd-sourced’ manifesto earlier on 2 April
Lok Sabha elections is scheduled to begin on 11 April, and the EC has imposed a ban on releasing manifestos 48 hours prior to it
Get all the latest updates from BJP Election Manifesto 2019 in Hindi on Quint Hindi.
(3) NEW UPDATES
2:24 AM, 08 Apr
Congress Promises Jobs, Omission of Sedition Law in Manifesto
Congress President Rahul Gandhi released his party’s “crowd-sourced” manifesto in the presence of Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other senior Congress leaders on Tuesday, 2 April.
Addressing the party workers and media, Gandhi said that the process of preparing the manifesto began a year ago, and that he did not want a “single lie” in it. He also emphasised on highlighting the “wishes” of the people in the party manifesto.
With the Congress manifesto emphasising on welfare measures, including the promise of a sum of Rs 72,000 to the poorest 20 percent households in India, the ruling party is likely to make a slew of promises to woo different sections of the society, especially farmers, youth and women.
Also Read : Congress Promises Jobs, Omission of Sedition Law in Manifesto
BJP Manifesto Live: ‘Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkaar’: BJP Launches Campaign Themes
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday, 7 April, launched the party's campaign theme for the Lok Sabha polls and asserted that the choice for people in the elections will be between the "cohesive and tested" government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "chaos and mahamilawat" offered by the Opposition.
Taking a swipe at the Opposition, he said people have to decide between a government led by one captain or a team of 11 players, and that of 40 captains.
His party’s campaign with the tag line of “Phir ek bar, Modi sarkar” (Modi government, once more) will centre on the Modi’s five-year performance, including national security, “honesty”, and his ability to take big decisions among other issues, Jaitley told reporters.
BJP Manifesto Live: Amit Shah to Meet Advani, Joshi Ahead of Manifesto Launch
BJP President Amit Shah to meet upset BJP veterans LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi – who were dropped from the list of candidates – ahead of manifesto launch at 11 am, reported NDTV.
BJP Manifesto Live: 'Remember Vikas,' Congress Asks BJP Ahead of Manifesto Release
In a series of tweets, Congress party questioned whether the BJP remembered the promises it made ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
PM Modi Arrives at BJP HQ
PM Narendra Modi arrives at BJP Headquarters, ahead of the party’s manifesto release. He was received by party president Amit Shah.
(Photo: ANI)
BJP Must Release 'Maafi Patr' Not 'Sankalp Patr': Congress
Congress leader Jaideep Shergil said that the BJP must release a ‘maafi patr’ and not a ‘sankalp patr.’
“Instead of launching a ‘Sankalp Patr’ (manifesto), BJP should launch a ‘maafi patr’ for injecting a lethal injection of unemployment, farmers suicide, closing of businesses and putting youth towards Pakoda employment.”
Jaideep Shergil, Congress leader
BJP Releases Manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
The BJP released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls on Monday, 8 April, with a focus on issues of development and national security.
'Last Five Years Will Be Remembered for Development': Amit Shah
Addressing the gathering, during the release of the BJP’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, BJP President Amit Shah added that India reached “greater heights” under the prime minister.
“The BJP manifesto to make 75 promises for 2022 to mark 75 years of India’s independence,” said Amit Shah.
Shah added that the BJP government has set an example of how a government should function.
“In 2014, we got historic support from the people of this country. Under PM Modi’s leadership, the nation witnessed renewed development that benefitted the poorest of the poor.”
Amit Shah, BJP President
“India’s development from 2014 to 2019 will be written in golden words in history,” said Shah.
He listed the achievements of the Modi government – from electricity, LPG connections and toilets, to “surgical strikes” and improving the economy and claimed that India’s “glory declined from 2004 to 2014.”
'Objective of Manifesto to Build New India,' Says Rajnath Singh
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the last five years were an example of “good governance” and that the vision for the next five years is to build ‘New India.’
He added that the manifesto was built on the basis of ‘mann ki baat’ of the people of India.
“With all our promises, made in this manifesto, we are taking a step towards building a New India.”
Rajnath Singh, Union Home Minister
Uniform Civil Code, Citizenship Amendment Bill & Ram Mandir in BJP's Manifesto
Union Minister Rajnath Singh, enlisting the highlights of the BJP manifesto, said that the Uniform Civil Code and Citizenship Amendment Bill will be passed in the next five years.
He also reiterated that there will be zero tolerance towards terrorism.
“We had a zero tolerance policy towards terrorism, it will continue till terror is eliminated completely.”
“We will try to make Ram Mandir soon. We are committed towards this. We will find out all possible angles and try to build it in a time frame.”
BJP Promises Rs 6,000 Yearly Income Support to All Farmers
Rajnath Singh said that the BJP will give Rs 6,000 yearly income support to all farmers, under Kisan Samman Nidhi.
“We will also give pension facility to small and marginal farmers after 60 years of age.”
Will Abolish Article 35A: Rajnath Singh
The BJP manifesto also promised the abrogation of Article 370 and removal of the “discriminatory” Article 35A provision in Jammu and Kashmir.
“We are committed to annulling Article 35A of the Constitution of India as the provision is discriminatory against non-permanent residents and women of Jammu and Kashmir,” said Union Minister Rajnath Singh.
Not Prepared With Tukde Tukde Mindset: Arun jaitley
Union Minister Arun Jaitley, addressing the gathering, called the BJP manifesto a “vision document,” which was formulated on the basis of nationalism.
“This manifesto is not prepared with tukde tukde mindset or an Ivy league mindset. It is rooted to Indian realities. It is done on the basis of nationalism.”
Arun Jaitley, Union Minister
'Previous Govts Gave Only Slogan,' Says Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that while previous governments gave only slogans, the BJP government has given a “road-map for a continuing government.”
“Our inflation has been the lowest compared to other predecessor governments, consolidating India’s position as a rising economic power. There will be Rs 100 lakh crore investment in infrastructure in the next five years.”
“A new security doctrine makes India one of the most powerful nations in the world where our deterrent is the best defence,” said Jaitley, stressing upon national security.
'Others Released Ghoshna Patra, Ours is Sankalp Patra': Sushma Swaraj
Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said that while others have presented ‘ghoshna patra’ (a declaration), but the BJP has presented a ‘sankalp patra’.
She said that the manifesto is not just a list of announcements but a pledge made by the party to the people.
Sushma Swaraj Highlights Positive Interaction With Islamic Nations
Highlighting the diplomatic overtures, awards for PM Modi and invitation to the OIC to make a point about the BJP government’s “positive interaction” with the Islamic nations, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said:
“In the last five years PM Narendra Modi has been awarded with five top international awards, including awards from Saudi Arabia, UAE, South Korea.”
Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister
She added that while Narendra Modi recognised the pulse of the nation, Rahul Gandhi did not.
'One Vision, One Direction': PM Narendra Modi on BJP's Manifesto
Thanking the Manifesto Committee headed by Rajnath Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that BJP’s ‘sankalp patra’ is “time-bound and well-defined.” He also said that the theme of the manifesto is “one vision, one direction.”
“I am grateful to the nation for providing me support in the past five years. It is because of the people of the country that we have been able to fulfill our promises. We want the people to hold us accountable and hence we have set out to achieve 75 goals by 2022.”
“We mapped the country and found 150 districts where special focus was needed. This was to bring a balance between eastern and western regions.”
BJP Will Make Jal Shakti Ministry, Says PM Modi
The BJP government will constitute a Jal Shakti Ministry, said PM Narendra Modi.
Water scarcity is a crisis we are facing, said Modi, adding that it is a “deeper problem” in some states.
Will Lay the Foundation of 2047 in 2019: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India must become a developed nation by 2047 – a year that also marks 100 years of Independence.
“By 2047, India will be a developed country. But to achieve this foundation, India needs to be led between 2019 to 2024,” Modi said.
No One Will Believe Gimmicks in BJP Manifesto: Congress
Minutes after BJP released their manifesto, the Congress party called it ‘jumla’ and said it was "a book of gimmicks".
“Enough is enough. The people of India have recognised you and your lies very well. Like our manifesto said - ‘Ab hoga nyay’,” said senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel.
“The difference between BJP manifesto and Congress manifesto can be seen firstly from the cover page. Ours has a crowd of people, and BJP manifesto has the face of just one man. Instead of a manifesto BJP should have come out with a maafinama.”
Ahmed Patel, Congress leader
Will End J&K's Accession If Article 35A is Scrapped: Farooq Abdullah
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said that if Article 35A is scrapped, then he will “end” the state’s accession.
11:18 AM, 08 Apr
Cong Manifesto Couldn't Rise Above Appeasement & Dynasty Politics: Piyush Goyal
Reacting on the Congress’ ‘maafinama’ remark, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said, “Their manifesto doesn't mention as to how to take country towards good governance, how to fight terrorism. It hasn't been able to rise above appeasement and dynasty politics.”
3:33 PM, 08 Apr
Coming 5 Years Will be to Address People's Aspirations: Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said, “It is for the first time that a government has promised a house by 2022, to every poor family. BJP has reiterated its commitment on the Ram temple issue, on Kashmir and Uniform Civil Code. Coming 5 years will be to address aspirations of people.”
BJP Manifesto Full of Hollow Promises: Sheila Dikshit
Delhi Congress president Sheila Dikshit on Monday, 7 April, said the BJP's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls was "full of hollow promises", adding that it was no match to her party's manifesto.
"The BJP manifesto is full of hollow promises and false claims. It cannot come anywhere near the Congress manifesto 'Ham Nibhayenge'," Dikshit said in a statement.
The people of the country had fully understood Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "falsehood", the former Delhi chief minister said, adding that the voters had lost all faith in him and his "hollow promises".
"The BJP manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha election does not have a single meaningful, doable promise, as it is full of jumlebaazi (rhetoric)," Dikshit charged.
Modi, Trump Campaigns Similar, Rely on Playing With People's Emotions: Pitroda
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump’s campaign strategies are similar as both rely on “playing” with people’s emotions, Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda.
Speaking on ‘political campaigns in the digital era’, Pitroda, a long-time Gandhi family adviser, said digital era is about sound bytes, gimmicks, and videos as opposed to the in depth analysis by journalists earlier.
He said the real use of digital technology in campaigns started visibly during the Obama-era.
Cong, BJP Copied Schemes of TRS Govt, Claims Telangana CM
The Congress and the BJP “copied” the schemes being implemented by his government in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao claimed on Monday.
“Day before yesterday Congress and today BJP announced election manifesto. I am feeling very proud. Both have copied many schemes that the Telangana government has introduced. Both have incorporated in their manifestos,” he said during an election meeting at Vikarabad.
Rao claimed the two parties copied ‘Rythu Bandhu (investment support scheme for farmers) being implemented by the Telangana Rashtra Samithi government.
Realisation was dawning on the two parties and the Congress talked about transfer of powers to States, he said.
Aspirations of Delhiites Will Be Fulfilled: Manoj Tiwari
The aspirations of the people in the national capital will be fulfilled and traders of the city will be benefitted by the BJP poll manifesto which was released Monday, the party's Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari said.
Eyeing another stint in power, the BJP on Monday made a string of promises, including expeditious construction of a Ram temple, a firm hand in dealing with terrorism and doubling farmers income in the next three years and making India the third-largest economy globally by 2030.
BJP Manifesto a List of New 'Jumlas': CPI
The CPI said the BJP manifesto was a list of new ‘jumlas’ to conceal the betrayal and the broken promises made to the people in the last five years.
CPI national secretary D Raja said the BJP’s manifesto confirms the saffron party is nothing but a political tool of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh whose ideology is "divisive, sectarian, communal and fascist."
"The BJP manifesto is a list of new jumlas (gimmicks) to conceal the betrayal and broken promises of last five years. The BJP has become the Bharatiya Jumla Party," he said.
The Left leader demanded to know what happened to the BJP's alleged promises of Rs 15 lakh in every citizens bank account, "achche din" and 2 crore jobs. .
On the Ram Temple and Sabarimala issue, Raja said the matters were pending in court and still the BJP was making tall promises.
Kejriwal Terms BJP Manifesto as Fresh Set of 'Jumlas'
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal termed the BJP's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as a "fresh set of jumlas" and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah did not have the courage to say why demonetisation was done and farmers were pushed towards destruction.
Reminding the prime minister of his party's 2014 promise of granting full statehood to Delhi, Kejriwal said the BJP's 2019 manifesto did not have any mention of it, which meant that Modi was lying and, in turn, making it even more difficult for people to believe him.
Minority Community in Goa Will Vote for BJP: Sawant Panaji
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant expressed confidence that members from the minority community in the coastal state will vote for the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Sawant said the minority community voters were aware of how Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the nation ahead in the last five years through his “inclusive policies”.
"The minority community voters are educated, they read national newspapers, watch television and are aware about development undertaken by the Modi government. They are with the BJP," the chief minister said.
If Terrorism Is Not a Poll Issue, Then Rahul Should Give up SPG Security: Sushma
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said if Congress President Rahul Gandhi believes terrorism in not a poll issue then he should give up his Special Protection Group cover.
Addressing a BJP workers meet organised by the party's social media wing, Swaraj said, “Opposition parties cannot feel the pulse of the nation like Prime Minister Narendra Modi can, which is why he managed to give Pakistan a befitting reply after the Uri and Pulwama terror attacks.”
The union minister alleged the Congress does not consider terrorism to be a problem, "which was reflected in the party's election manifesto".
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Features, Leadership, Strategy and Operations
Kohl’s and Amazon: Just the Beginning
May 22, 2019 By Robin Lewis
Just when you think you’ve heard enough from me about Kohl’s; you haven’t. You’d think that CEO Michelle Gass has a weekly calendar that reminds her every Monday to come up with this week’s daredevil disruptive innovation. Just a couple of weeks ago, I labeled her Kohl’s chief “daredevil,” declaring that her vision is limitless. Gass coming to Kohl’s from Starbuck’s (whose middle name is innovation) has it embedded in her DNA.
On top of a bunch of serial disruptions, she recently inked a deal with Amazon transferring them out of a successful test program to spread the partnership across the entire 1155 store fleet. Simply said, Kohl’s will accept Amazon returns. The traffic building synergy is awesome. According to some analysts, Kohl’s test of the model in the Chicago area spiked comp store sales about nine percent vs. one percent elsewhere. Out of all shoppers who returned Amazon products, 56 percent were new Kohl’s customers or customers who had not been to the stores for nearly a year. Furthermore, Kohl’s sells Amazon-branded products in its store, transitioning from the store within a store concept to a wholesale relationship with Amazon.
Oh…and let me slip in another potential daredevil move. “Anonymous sources” say that Kohl’s is eyeing At Home, the home furnishings super-store based in Plano Texas for a possible acquisition. More on this if we see a further pursuit.
Anyway, back to Amazon. They were given a warrant to buy 1.7 million Kohl’s shares as a part of the deal. If that doesn’t indicate a strong commitment on both sides, nothing does. One could also speculate, as I did, that this may be the first step in an Amazon strategy to acquire Kohl’s. The reasons for such a strategy are obvious, as explained in this article. If that were to happen, Bezos would be smart to give Gass whatever it would take to keep her as CEO of the physical platform.
There’s that word “platform” again, as the 21st-century replacement of the words, “retail store,” a mindset barrier which I have added to the four other barriers to transformation. Simply, when we hear retail store, our mind automatically triggers an image of a building full of stuff. It’s a paradigm that retail chiefs must leap beyond if they want to envision and transform their businesses in this new world where the old-world POS has been flipped on its head. The consumer is now the POS, and the platform must be wherever and whenever she wants it. Going to the retail store is no longer necessary, so those buildings full of stuff must convert to buildings full of experiences, compelling enough to become desired destinations. And as the physical space continues to shed goods that are selling better online, the opportunity for great innovative ideas to fill that growing space abounds.
Building a Portfolio
I don’t know if there’s something in the water out there in the Midwest, but Gass is moving ahead of the curve with her vision of a physical and digital experiential platform upon which anybody and anything, or any service can operate (even competitors) as long as they are compatible to Kohl’s core consumers. In this hyper-competitive, over-stored marketplace, in which there are thousands of equally compelling brands, Kohl’s is seeking brand exclusivity and their own private brands for differentiation.
PopSugar at Kohl’s: Launched in September 2018, PopSugar at Kohl’s is an innovative new apparel collection that expands the retailer’s millennial brand portfolio It combines trends, media and an agile merchandising model that uses data and analytics to incorporate millennial customer intelligence.
EVRI: Launched in March 2019, EVRI is Kohl’s new women’s private-label plus brand. It stands for Easy, Versatile, Real (Value) and Inspiring. As an answer to an unmet shopping need in the workplace, EVRI offers modern, size-inclusive apparel for women and positions Kohl’s as a go-to destination for shoppers looking for stylish plus apparel.
Fanatics: Kohl’s is expanding its partnership with Fanatics, the global leader for licensed sports merchandise. It will significantly broaden the fan gear assortment for Kohl’s customers shopping online beginning this fall. Hundreds of thousands of items across team apparel, jerseys and additional merchandise categories will give Kohl’s customers access to a deeper selection of products from major professional sports leagues and collegiate properties.
Nine West: This fall, Kohl’s will launch the iconic Nine West brand in all stores nationwide and on Kohls.com. Kohl’s will carry Nine West footwear, handbags and outerwear, as well as debut a new women’s apparel collection.
Scott Living at Kohl’s: Kohl’s is partnering with the Scott brothers to launch an exclusive home lifestyle collection, Scott Living at Kohl’s, in October 2019. The Scott brothers, twins Drew and Jonathan Scott, draw millions of viewers and fans through their multiple HGTV programs focused on home renovation and transformation. Scott Living at Kohl’s will feature modern home basics and décor, including furniture, bedding and bath, kitchen décor, and more.
Elizabeth and James: Kohl’s is partnering with Elizabeth and James to bring the brand, founded by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, to Kohl’s stores nationwide and Kohls.com this holiday season. Kohl’s will be the exclusive retailer of Elizabeth and James apparel, handbags and accessories.
Jason Wu Holiday Capsule: Kohl’s is collaborating with globally-renowned designer Jason Wu to create an exclusive, limited-edition women’s apparel capsule at Kohl’s stores and Kohls.com this holiday season. Inspired by classic Hollywood glamour, the Jason Wu holiday exclusive designs for Kohl’s will be available this November and feature signature pieces for holiday dressing, including dresses, jumpsuits and jackets
And now imagine a platform of experiences to increase productivity, optimizing the freed-up space. New initiatives include Planet Fitness, Total Wine and WW (formerly Weight Watchers, (a collaborative initiative in test to learn more about the two brands’ shared interest in family health and wellness and what they can create for customers). The biggest initiative, in my opinion, is Kohl’s potential of doing some kind of collaboration with Aldi grocers. Talk about a traffic builder! Wow!
So, at the end of the day, is Kohl’s a “retail store?”
From Preemptive Distribution to Platforming
Gass’s predecessor, Kevin Mansell, brilliantly strategized the concept that I later coined in the early 2000s: preemptive distribution, which became one of the three strategic principles for success along with neurological connectivity and value chain control, as defined in my co-authored book, The New Rules of Retail.
Mansell was a pioneer of this imperative strategy to survive in an enormously over-stored market. Basically, the principle states that the competitor that gets to the consumer first, faster and more often than the hundreds of equally compelling competitors, wins. On the other hand, if you don’t, you will lose. Kohl’s off-mall neighborhood preemptive distribution strategy won share away from JC Penney all during the 90s. JCP of course, lost. Read more on this.
Now Kohl’s is once again ahead of the curve in platforming. And by the way, Kohl’s preemptive distribution and their 1155 platforms in consumers’ neighborhoods, likely made the Amazon deal attractive to both.
The following quotes from Michelle Gass says it all with powerful clarity.
“We’re certainly unique. We’re positioned so differently. We go against the competitive [grain]. The whole idea of location relative to traditional department stores is different because we’re located off the mall. We drive home the notion of ease and convenience. Digital has put the world at the customer’s fingertips. I say that I want things to be strategically surprising. We really take advantage of all the data we have and being true to the customer. We’re making all the bold, unexpected, disruptive moves we can make to keep the customer interested.
“We’re also thinking of ourselves as a platform to bring in customers who are focused on aspiration, inspiration and accessibility, for bringing exciting ideas and scale. What Kohl’s brings to the table is its brand DNA. Kohl’s is a great operator. We know how to operate in a cost-effective way, and that’s hard. Think about what that says about all the new entrants and new digital native brands. We can push it further. Could Kohl’s be a platform for brands to get exposure? We have that kind of reach. I think we’re uniquely positioned to do that. We have to have a growth mindset. We’re wired that way, for curiosity, excitement, celebration, people and bringing big ideas.”
As I said, the vision of Michelle Gass is limitless, and I believe she is today’s visionary daredevil.
The Mall as Wholesaler Marketplace
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Report by: Donald Strachan
Photographs by: Donald Strachan
Location: The Wynd Theatre, Melrose, Great Britain
Jill Jackson captures the Wynd Theatre in Melrose
Having arrived early in order to meet Jill for an interview, I was privileged to witness some of the sound check. I find sound checks can offer a unique insight group dynamics and help to fuel my anticipation of the gig to come.
It was also interesting to note the universality of certain ‘technical terms’ regarding things that don’t work properly. When Jill asked about some distortion in her fold-back monitor a prompt reply came from the sound desk indicating that it was probably due to the monitor being “s***e”! Oh how often have I heard this description applied to all sorts of malfunctioning equipment. Luckily the promoter had access to alternatives and I soon found myself helping to transport these to the venue.
On completion of the sound check I was then able to sit down back-stage to proceed with our planned interview. I found Jill to be extremely approachable and grounded, it was a real pleasure to be able to spend that time finding out more about her progress through her career.
Then the audience started to come in from the rain and get their drinks in the foyer and it didn’t take long for the auditorium to fill up ahead of the 8pm start. Although ‘The Wynd’ isn’t a particularly big venue it was still very reassuring to see that there were virtually no empty seats as Jill, and support musicians Fraser and Jody took their seats. I had previously seen Jill play one song live on stage in Glasgow, at the Scottish New Music Awards ceremony; on that occasion the audience were generally unseated and very animated, the ambience in Melrose was completely different. Jill’s love of the intimacy of ‘The Wynd’ was one of the things that we had discussed during the earlier interview and I soon came to understand why she felt so strongly about it. At one point during the set my reporters’ pad slipped onto the floor and I felt quite self conscious for having caused a distraction, whether or not I had actually distracted anybody is unclear but I was convinced that I had! At a later point she was talking to the audience about her feelings regarding playing in Melrose and remarked that “it’s so quiet, I can hear you changing your minds.’
As far as the actual performance was concerned she got things off to an upbeat and positive start with ‘End Of The Line’ and ‘I’ll Never Know’ from the ‘Getaway Driver’ album; songs from earlier in her career followed, ‘Long Way Round’ then ‘Sunbeams And Custard Creams’, and then back to ‘Remedy’ from the latest album.
Guitarist Fraser then got an opportunity to showcase his skills further in a blues styled number before Jill joined in to support him on blues harp, then seguing into another number that sounded so familiar but I simply couldn’t recollect its title. A bit of audience participation was next in the schedule with Jill working to encourage some accompanying “oo’s” and eyebrow action for another song that I was also unable to identify despite it feeling so familiar; perhaps I should aim to be more professional and ask for set list details.
Then we were treated to a cover of Erasure’s ‘A Little Respect’ before the first half was brought to a close with ‘The Letter’ (complete with some excellent bottleneck playing by Fraser).
During the interval I discovered that the two ladies sitting next to me had travelled up from Manchester to see this performance – and it wasn’t the first time that they had made that journey to catch Jill playing live. Now that’s true dedication!
The second half comprised ‘Over And Done’, ‘Get My Love’, ‘Runaway’, ‘Aisha’s Car’ (with more audience participation), ‘Mockingbird’, ‘Getaway Driver’, and finally ‘Leaving’ as an encore.
In addition to the wonderful music, the evening was much enhanced by Jill’s links which gave a great insight into her lovely, warm and engaging personality; her years of prior experience on tour with a variety of great musicians have clearly helped to make her a natural when it comes to keeping her audiences enthralled.
Her obvious popularity caused a large queue to form at the merchandise stand as soon as the gig was over. People were keen to make puchases and get things signed, have a chat and have photos taken.
Chatting with Kate and Sarah before wishing them a safe journey back to Manchester I remarked that I found it quite ironic that many young people in the Scottish Borders will complain that there is nothing for them locally and they believe that they have to go to cities to find sufficient things to do, yet here I was faced with two people who had opted to leave a city to come to the Borders for what they expected to be something far better that what they could get at home.
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Local youth succeed at Valemount Funduro!
September 29, 2019 The Goat Columns, Kids, Sports
By Jean Ann Berkenpas
Two local kids participated in the Valemount Mountain Bike Park’s first enduro style mountain bike race on September 14th. Elli Taylor and Kirby Scheller both had their first experience competing at the event, and tackled the same challenging course as the adults.
Enduro is a format of mountain bike racing in which participants pedal a route, but are only timed on designated descents. It is a more casual format of racing than XC or Downhill; people can ride with a friend, take a break at the top, and then race each other to the bottom. This race was nicknamed the “Valemount Funduro,” to stress fun over competition. The course was 28 km long, and riders did three descents in the bike park. They pedaled to the top of the 7km Munday Grind climbing trail once, and again halfway up for the second stage. For the third stage all racers enjoyed a ride with Peak Shuttles to the top. In total the participants climbed an elevation 670m under their own power and descended 1050m in the three timed descents.
Elli was the only youth girl to tackle the challenge of the race, and was also one of the youngest competitors at 10 years old. She and her mom, Jasmin Gasser, rode the course together. Her bike had been stolen from her backyard the week before and is still missing, so she completed the ride on a bike borrowed from a friend.
Elli rode the race with her mom, Jasmin Gasser. Her dad won the Open Men’s category. The family, along with her younger sister Autumn, rides the trails together a lot. /RUBY HOGG/WIDE OPEN WORLD
Elli’s most challenging part of the day came right at the start, with the long pedal up to the top of Munday Grind climbing trail for the start of the stage one at Tinfoil Hat trail. The first timed descent down was also the longest, with quite a bit of pedaling in the bottom half of the stage. Once she got that major challenge behind her, the second time pedaling up to stage two seemed a lot easier.
When asked what the best part of the day was, Elli responded “Finishing!” Completing the long and challenging course was a major accomplishment.
Elli Taylor receiving her medal in the Youth Under 16 Girls category from Donalda Beeson. /RUBY HOGG/WIDE OPEN WORLD
Elli took home some big prizes for her efforts too. She won a helmet, two Peak Shuttles gift cards and a water bottle for 1st place youth female. She also won the biggest draw prize of the night, which was an ice climbing adventure for two with Rockaboo Adventures. She plans to take her dad, Brendan Taylor (who also won the Open Men’s race). You could say the family cleaned up the awards and draw prizes of the day.
Kirby on his way to 2nd place in his first mountain bike race /RUBY HOGG/WIDE OPEN WORLD
Kirby Scheller competed in the youth (under 16) boys race, and had a very good workout riding his heavy downhill bike through the course. He had a great time and enjoyed the last most technical downhill stage on the Stinger and Coaster trails the best. He was the fastest in his age group on this stage, and second on the first two stages, which set him up for a second place finish overall.
Kirby knows the trails in the bike park well. He not only spends a lot of time riding them, but also volunteers a lot of time repairing and maintaining them. This summer, when VARDA was looking to hire another person to help with trail maintenance, Kirby volunteered. He has been apprenticing under the main maintenance guy and trail gnome, Randy Pruden. He helped to improve the safety of some trail features, put calcium on dry berms to retain moisture, and also worked to repair braking bumps and general wear on trails throughout the summer.
When asked if they will do the race again next year, both kids responded with a definite “yes!”
“The race was super fun and enjoyable,” said Kirby of the event. He certainly plans to do it again. You can bet both kids will be faster next year too!
See more on this year’s Funduro event here
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Does candy corn deserve to be on the worst-candy list?
By Kathleen PurvisThe Charlotte Observer
Mon., Oct. 29, 2018timer2 min. read
Is there something wrong with a country that has suddenly decided it hates candy corn?
Candy corn is festive, it’s small, and everyone knows it tastes better if you eat it one colour at a time.
A website called candystore.com has released the results of a survey (it claims to have asked 40,000 people) naming the 10 Worst and 10 Best Halloween Candies.
On the list of worst, I have no argument with the No. 1: Circus peanuts. Circus peanuts should have been left behind with the guys who swept up after the elephants in the days when it was still OK to have elephants at the circus.
But the No. 2 spot was disturbing: Candy corn.
Look, candy corn is not a trick-or-treater thing. Candy corn is a bowl thing, something you put out in your office all October because ... it’s October. Check that bowl at the end of the day. It will be empty. Why is it empty? Because everyone grabs a handful whenever they pass the bowl. That isn’t the sign of a candy everyone hates.
Have we become too boring and predictable in our candy choices? Take a look at the 10 Best and try to hold back your yawns:
1. Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. (OK, I agree as long as you remember to put them in the refrigerator, where they achieve their best texture).
2. Snickers. (Double yawn.)
3. Twix. (Triple yawn. They’re just cookie sticks.)
4. Kit Kat. (Give us a break.)
5. M&Ms. (OK, as long as you make them peanut.)
6. Nerds. (They’re just rockets without the wrapper.)
7. Butterfinger. (Below Snickers? Who are these people?)
8. Sour Patch Kids. (The one candy kids can trust that their parents won’t want to eat.)
9. Skittles. (Chewy, but that’s about it.)
10. Hershey Bar. (The most boring chocolate bar of all time.)
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Now, the worst, from top to bottom:
1. Circus peanuts.
2. Candy corn.
3. Wax bottles. (Who still gives these out?)
4. Necco wafers. (Save them for Valentine’s, when they’re better as hearts.)
5. Peanut butter kisses. (Too many allergy problems.)
6. Tootsie Rolls (seriously, we hate Tootsies now?)
7. Rockets. (Yes, they’re chalky. But they’re like tiny tart hockey pucks.)
8. Licorice. (the U.S. has the world’s worst licorice.)
9. Good & Plenty. (Candy-covered licorice. Bleh.)
10. Mary Janes. (Not nearly as good as Bit-O-Honey.)
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All Fabulous
DADDY DAY DESPAIR
Dad admits he leaves his nine-month-old baby home alone to go to the gym – and brings a baby monitor with him
Martha Cliff
A DAD has admitted to leaving his baby daughter home alone in order to go to the gym – but he does take a baby monitor with him.
Taking to Reddit the anonymous man explained that he lives in an apartment and the gym is right next door and it takes him a total of 30 seconds to walk from his apartment to the gym.
A dad has revealed he leaves his nine-month-old daughter home alone to go to the gymCredit: Getty - Contributor
"I go to the gym for an hour a night and have my daughter (who's nine months old) three days a week," the man wrote in his post.
"I only go to the gym when she's asleep. I've only been doing this for a month and not once has she woken up while I was gone."
He said he takes the baby monitor with him and it works fine with the distance.
He went on to say that he grew up in Switzerland before moving to Canada where leaving children unattended at home is "somewhat common", but his ex-wife says it's the worst thing he can do to their baby.
WHAT IS THE LAW ON LEAVING BABIES ALONE?
While the dad is most likely based in the US, UK law doesn't
give a set age on when it is legal to leave your kids at home alone.
But the law does state that you shouldn't leave little ones
alone at home or in a car if they could be exposed to risks.
However, the NSPCC has drawn up their own advice and guidelines on when children can be left alone.
They add that children under the age of 12 are rarely mature enough to cope in an emergency and should not be left at home alone for a long period of time.
Meanwhile, the charity explains that children under the age of 16 should not be left alone overnight.
Even though there is no set age in the law on when children can be left alone, parents can still be prosecuted for leaving kids alone.
If it is deemed that kids have been neglected because there are no adults around, criminal proceedings can be brought against the parents.
And if they are found guilty of neglect, they can face a fine or even a prison sentence.
The responses online were mixed, with some comparing it to going into a different room in a large house.
"It no different from living in a big house and being downstairs while the baby is asleep upstairs," one wrote.
Another pointed out that it was technically against the law to leave a child unattended: "It’s ILLEGAL to leave a child unattended in an apartment.
“It’s treated as neglect. If he’s ever caught, he will lose custody and possibly do jail time. They take it really seriously."
And plenty were quick to defend the mother: "I think YTA (you're the a**hole) for going against what your ex says.
“Your baby is very young, there is time for you both to get to a point where you can communicate civilly. You both need to agree on childcare and respect each other’s opinions."
And one simply suggested: "Go to the gym for the other four days."
This article was originally published on Kidspot and has been republished with permission.
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Unilever on trail of snack bar that slims
By James Rossiter
CONSUMER goods giant Unilever is to work on the first cereal snack bar that could make people lose weight. It has taken an exclusive global licence with British biotechnology company Phytopharm to develop the extract of a South African desert plant that suppresses appetite.
The drug is expected to be sold as a food bar or a drink and could help revive Unilever's Slim-Fast. Its sales were ravaged last year as people following the Atkins Diet spurned carbohydrate-rich food for protein-only meals.
Phytopharm chief executive Richard Dixey said Unilever would have the ultimate choice of brand through which to sell the slimming aid.
He said: 'Unilever makes everything from cereal bars to spreads - we are not ruling anything out. The idea of having a low-calorie material which tastes nice with something that makes someone feel full is a winning combination.'
Phytopharm and Unilever estimate the product will be ready for sale within three years. The drug is derived from the Hoodia Gordonii, a cactus-like plant that thrives in the Kalahari desert.
Unilever is paying an upfront £6.5m out of a potential total of £21m to help with trials and to expand the plant cultivation programme in South Africa and Namibia. Phytopharm shares today raced to a two-year high, up 25½p at 241½p.
The US slimming market is worth $5bn a year. Analysts reckon Phytopharm could reap at least £50m in annual royalties once the product is on sale.
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Find the top rated hiking trails in Paramount, whether you're looking for an easy short hiking trail or a long hiking trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a hiking trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
Aliso Creek Riding and Hiking Trail
Asphalt, Sand
Alton Avenue Bike Trail
Arroyo Seco Bike Path
Arroyo Simi Bike Path
Ballona Creek Bike Path
Bellflower Bike Trail
Bonita Canyon Trail
Bouquet Canyon Trail
Browns Creek Bike Path
Bud Turner Trail
Dirt, Woodchips
Castaways Trail
Chandler Bikeway
Chuck Pontius Commuter Trail
Colton Rail-Trail
Compton Creek Bike Path
Coyote Creek Bikeway
Culver Boulevard Bike Path
Dana Point Headlands Trail
Asphalt, Concrete, Dirt
Duarte Recreational Trail
El Cajon Trail
Electric Avenue Median Park
Exposition Line Bikeway
Freeway Trail
Harvard Trail
Hermosa Valley Greenbelt
Hicks Canyon Trail
Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
Hoover Bike and Walking Trail
Huntington Beach Bicycle Trail
Jeffrey Open Space Trail
Juanita Cooke Greenbelt
Juanita Moe Trail
Laguna Dominguez Trail
Los Angeles River Trail
Marvin Braude Bike Trail
Mt. Lowe Railroad Trail
North Redondo Beach Bikeway
Oceanfront Boardwalk
Orange Line Bike Path
Oso Creek Trail
Pacific Electric Bike Trail
Pacific Electric Inland Empire Trail
Peters Canyon Bikeway
Peters Canyon Trail
Rio Hondo River Trail
Robert McCollum Memorial Bicycle Trail
Salt Creek Trail (CA)
San Clemente Beach Trail
San Diego Creek Trail
San Fernando Road Bike Path
San Francisquito Creek Trail
San Gabriel River Trail
San Juan Creek Trail
Santa Ana River Trail
Santa Clara River Trail (CA)
Santiago Creek Trail
Shady Canyon Trail
Shoreline Pedestrian/Bicycle Path
Sierra Bike Trail
South Fork River Trail
Southern Avenue Greenway
Tracks at Brea Trail
Turtle Rock Trail
Tustin Branch Trail
Concrete, Dirt
University Trail
Upper Bay Trail
Venta Spur Trail
Victoria Avenue Bike Path
Walnut Trail
Watts Towers Crescent Greenway
West Irvine Trail
Whittier Greenway Trail
Woodbridge Trail
The Aliso Creek Riding and Hiking Trail passes through the heart of Mission Viejo from South Laguna to Rancho Santa Margarita along an 18.5-mile corridor. The trail features many parks in Orange...
CA 18.4 mi Asphalt, Sand
The Alton Avenue Bike Trail runs adjacent to both Alton Avenue and an active railroad line through Santa Ana. The path primarily serves the recreational and commuting needs of local residents,...
The Arroyo Seco Bike Path runs about 2 miles between South Pasadena and northeast Los Angeles, offering views of the LA skyline and the distant mountains. It begins south of Pasadena Avenue and...
CA 2.1 mi Concrete
Open 24/7 and providing a crucial off-road route in Simi Valley, CA, the Arroyo Simi Bike Path is a flat and well-paved trail that provides a great route for commuting and recreation. The trail begins...
CA 7.8 mi Asphalt, Crushed Stone
The Ballona Creek Bike Path follows the channelized Ballona Creek for 7 miles, from Syd Kronenthal Park in east Culver City (National Boulevard) to the Pacific Ocean, where it connects with the Marvin...
CA 7 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Bellflower Bike Trail runs for more than 2 miles on the right-of-way of the old Pacific Electric transit system—also known as the Red Cars—across Bellflower. At its zenith in the 1920s, Pacific...
The Bonita Canyon Trail is a sidepath along Culver Drive and Bonita Canyon Drive linking the Orange County cities of Irvine and Newport Beach. Near the trail's midpoint, pick up the Shady Canyon Trail...
The Bouquet Canyon Trail is open in two disconnected segments—both along Newhall Ranch Road—in Santa Clarita. The western segment runs along the south side of the road from Vanderbilt Way to Avenue...
The Browns Creek Bike Path is a paved trail that travels through the far northwestern Los Angeles neighborhood of Chatsworth. Running for nearly 1.5 miles, the path links Sierra Canyon School's Lower...
Experience the easy life of the West Coast on Orange County's Bud Turner Trail. Set in a quiet neighborhood in the city of Fullerton, the trail is ideal for all types of trail use and uniquely caters...
CA 1.84 mi Dirt, Woodchips
The short Castaways Trail has expansive views of the mountains, ocean, Upper Newport Bay and Newport Harbor. Much of the 1-mile path runs along the bluffs in Castaways Park and the trail offers...
The Chandler Bikeway is a jewel tucked nicely into a Burbank neighborhood. The bikeway begins as a well-maintained corridor that runs in the median between lanes of traffic on Chandler Boulevard. Like...
The Chuck Pontius Commuter Trail offers a direct route for cyclists and other trail users through the neighborhoods of Santa Clarita south of the Santa Clara River. While not as scenic as other trails...
This urban trail travels along the side of North Colton Avenue and South Inland Center Drive, connecting San Bernadino and Colton. The corridor is an abandoned Southern Pacific rail line and will...
The Compton Creek Bike Path crosses Compton along the east bank of its namesake creek, offering access to precious open space for the urban neighborhoods along the way. Compton Creek itself is a...
Running through large Los Angeles suburbs in both Los Angeles County and Orange County, the Coyote Creek Bikeway follows the channelized bank of the creek through residential and industrial...
CA 12 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Culver Boulevard Bike Path is a short rail-trail located in a nicely landscaped median park in Culver City and Los Angeles. The trail was built on a former Pacific Electric interurban...
Want an enjoyable loop hike through a new preserve and three parks with stunning ocean views throughout? Check out the trail system in the Dana Point Headlands, a scenic coastal area in Orange...
CA 3 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Dirt
The Duarte Recreational Trail is made up of paved and parallel dirt trails. Located in Southern California's San Gabriel Valley, Duarte is named for Andres Duarte, a Mexican soldier who was granted...
Yorba Linda's El Cajon Trail courses through the city on a former irrigation canal that was abandoned and filled in after a flood made it impractical to use. Paved with a parallel equestrian and...
If you believe the setting makes the trail, you won't quibble with the brevity of the path through Seal Beach's Electric Avenue Median Park. Ensconced in a beautifully maintained linear park, the...
The Exposition Line, running from Downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica, carefully integrates light rail, bikeway and pedestrian facilities. The second phase of the light rail line opened in 2017,...
CA 12.2 mi Asphalt
The Freeway Trail, as its name implies, parallels the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405) on its brief route through Irvine. With power lines overhead and neighborhoods blocked by sound walls to the...
The Harvard Trail is a short sidepath along Harvard Avenue in Irvine. Beautifully landscaped, lit and featuring smooth concrete, the trail is a much more pleasant experience than your average roadside...
In the hustle and bustle of the greater Los Angeles area, the Hermosa Valley Greenbelt provides a cool, peaceful escape that is just minutes from the beach. This 3.5-mile trail nestled in a greenway...
CA 3.5 mi Dirt, Woodchips
The Hicks Canyon Trail is a short but scenic blacktop trail along the landscaped Hicks Canyon Wash. It starts at the Peters Canyon Trail near Hicks Canyon Community Park and climbs up the wash to end...
CA 2 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Hoover Bike and Walking Trail is a utilitarian path adjacent to an active rail line in the western Orange County city of Westminster. Also paralleling Hoover Street for its entire distance, the...
The scenic Huntington Beach Bicycle Trail runs along the Pacific Ocean waterfront of the most populous beach city in Orange County. Paved over its entire length and remarkably wide at some points, the...
Irvine's Jeffrey Open Space Trail, currently open in three disconnected segments, has won awards for its landscaping and innovative design incorporating a series of intaglio panels in the concrete bed...
The Juanita Cooke Greenbelt is a wonderful escape from the often-busy streets and highways of Orange County. This 2.5-mile trail in Fullerton connects some of the area's quiet neighborhoods with the...
The Juanita Moe Trail—formerly known as the Quail Hill Trail—is a short path along Interstate 405 south of downtown Irvine. Forming a link between the University Trail and Jeffrey Open Space Trail in...
On the southwestern outskirts of Los Angeles, the Laguna Dominguez Trail spans just shy of 3 miles, connecting the cities of Lawndale and Hawthorne (named for famed American author Nathaniel...
The paved Los Angeles River Trail—also known as the Los Angeles River Bike Path, Los Angeles River Bikeway, Los Angeles River Greenway Trail and Lario Trail—is open in two disconnected segments along...
Quintessential Southern California, the Marvin Braude Bike Trail—commonly referred to as simply The Strand by locals—is featured in hundreds of TV shows and movies. Whether you are here on vacation,...
The Mount Lowe Railway was created as a scenic tourist line to bring visitors to see Mount Lowe and Echo Mountain. The railway opened in 1893 and stopped services in 1938. Interestingly, the railway...
CA 5.8 mi Ballast, Dirt
The North Redondo Beach Bikeway is a signed bike route that links Torrance to the Los Angeles Metro's Redondo Beach station (Green Line). Portions of the bikeway feature designated bike lanes, while...
The Oceanfront Boardwalk begins in West Newport Beach at the end of 36th Street and runs nearly 3 miles down the Balboa Peninsula. Along the way, trail-goers will find restaurants, dory fishermen,...
The Orange Line Bike Path is an 18-mile rail-trail paralleling the Los Angeles Metro's Orange Line rapid busway in the northern neighborhoods of Los Angeles. Both the busway and the trail stretch from...
CA 18.1 mi Asphalt, Concrete
The Oso Creek Trail offers just over four miles of paved pathway connecting Jeronimo Open Space Park and Oso Viejo Community Park in the suburban southern California city of Mission Viejo. Much of...
A neighborhood trail of the first order, the Pacific Electric Bike Trail links well-kept middle class neighborhoods on either side of tree-lined Maple Street near downtown Santa Ana. The trail runs on...
The Pacific Electric Inland Empire Trail is a great commuter and recreation trail in western San Bernadino valley, with expansive views and connections to community centers and parks. The trail...
CA 18.1 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
To the trail user, the West Irvine Trail and Peters Canyon Bikeway are one continuous trail with two names in three cities. The northern component of the Peters Canyon Regional Trail, both paths...
CA 2.9 mi Asphalt, Concrete, Crushed Stone
The Peters Canyon Trail, currently open in two disconnected segments, runs northeast from Bill Barber Community Park to Portola Parkway, with a small gap from Warner Avenue to an active rail line that...
The Rio Hondo River Trail runs for more than 17 miles through Los Angeles County along its namesake waterway, a partially channelized tributary of the Los Angeles River. The trail extends northeast...
The Robert McCollum Memorial Bicycle Trail, also known as the Trabuco Creek Trail (East Bank), is a short paved path along Trabuco Creek in San Juan Capistrano. The trail begins at a junction with the...
The Salt Creek Trail, with more arms than an octopus, offers a variety of experiences for trail users of all types in Dana Point and Laguna Niguel. Featuring two sections, several branches and a mix...
Hugging one of the most picturesque shorelines in Southern California, the San Clemente Beach Trail is one of the premier rail-trails in the area. The trail itself is technically a rail-with-trail, as...
CA 2.3 mi Sand
The San Diego Creek Trail is the spine of the City of Irvine's extensive system of trails and bike lanes. It begins in Newport Beach, joining the Upper Bay Trail near where San Diego Creek empties...
The San Fernando Road Bike Path parallels its namesake road and a shared active Metrolink commuter rail and Union Pacific freight rail line from Los Angeles' Sylmar neighborhood to its Pacoima...
The San Francisquito Creek Trail features two parallel paved segments along its namesake waterway in Santa Clarita. The paths provide a useful north–south route, connecting neighborhoods with parks...
The San Gabriel River Trail extends from the base of the San Gabriel Mountains all the way to the Pacific Ocean. A key component of Los Angeles County's transportation infrastructure, the trail...
The San Juan Creek Trail starts where the creek meets the Pacific Ocean at Doheny State Beach in scenic Dana Point. From there, it runs on the levee along the western bank of San Juan Creek to its...
The Santa Ana River Trail is a 12-foot wide path following the Santa Ana River, a waterway that is cement-lined through much of Orange County but free flowing in Riverside and San Bernardino counties....
The Santa Clara River Trail follows its namesake waterway, one of Los Angeles County's last unchannelized rivers. The paved trail connects several of Santa Clarita's neighborhoods, including Canyon...
The Santiago Creek Trail is a scenic urban ride up a portion of Santiago Creek northeast from the Westfield MainPlace Mall to Collins Avenue in Orange. From Collins Avenue, the trail heads south to...
The Shady Canyon Trail is an incredibly scenic route along Shady Canyon Drive in southern Irvine. Extending through the southern reaches of the historic Irvine Ranch and protected Irvine Ranch Natural...
The Shoreline Pedestrian/Bicycle Path is a scenic multipurpose trail that runs from the tip of the breakwater opposite Island Grissom at the Long Beach Shoreline Marina to Long Beach's Belmont Shore...
The Sierra Bike Trail occupies a sliver of land between active Metrolink commuter rail tracks and Sierra Highway, connecting the communities of Palmdale and Lancaster in California's Antelope Valley....
The South Fork River Trail follows the dry waterway through Santa Clarita, providing many of its residential communities with access to the area's great trail network. Easily accessed from Placerita...
Open space is precious in South Gate, and the Southern Avenue Greenway—which runs under overhead power lines—provides an off-street walking and biking route, as well as play areas for the community....
The Tracks at Brea Trail provides a 4-mile route across the city of Brea, which lies about 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The trail consists of a two-lane paved bikeway for wheeled users and a...
CA 4 mi Asphalt, Gravel
The Turtle Rock Trail meanders its way through the neighborhood of the same name in southern Irvine. The path is a short—but serious—aerobic workout, as it features climbs to the trail's high point at...
If you are looking for a quick escape from the smog and traffic of Southern California, take a trip along the Tustin Branch Trail. Currently open in two disconnected segments, the trail runs on the...
CA 2.2 mi Concrete, Dirt
The scenic University Trail begins at a connection with the San Diego Creek Trail and runs east along University Drive through southern Irvine. The trail stretches the length of William R. Mason...
The short Upper Bay Trail arcs around the northern edge of the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve near the Newport Beach–Irvine city line. The protected estuary, home to six rare avian species, is...
The Venta Spur Trail travels along the narrow corridor of a former rail spur that began serving the Frances Packing House—a major citrus processing facility—in 1916. Today, the popular trail serves...
The Victoria Avenue Bike Path parallels a scenic parkway dotted with palm trees that was built in 1892 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The northeastern end of the trail...
The Walnut Trail shares a wide corridor with an active railroad line, a BNSF route, through a section of Orange County known for producing oranges and strawberries. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe...
The Watts Towers Crescent Greenway is a short but pleasant rail-trail in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The trail's central attraction is the Watts Towers Art Center, home of the striking and...
CA 0.2 mi Crushed Stone
The Whittier Greenway Trail occupies part of an abandoned railroad right-of-way in its namesake town, running parallel to Whittier Boulevard and Lambert Road between Mills Avenue and Pioneer Boulevard...
The Woodbridge Trail, while short, is one of the most scenic in Irvine's extensive trail network. Views of two lakes and surrounding mountains unfold around each bend. It's a great route for families...
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Love love love this path!
January, 2020 by laurenhenrylive
This is truly one of the most picturesque trails that I’ve found in OC. I’m lucky to live where the trail starts near El Toro and Ridgeline, so I am right on the trail and it’s a beautiful and well-kept bikeway where I do my longer runs. I’m so happy I found this one! I’ll be doing my long runs here for sure!
I absolutely LOVE this trail, BUT...
January, 2020 by juliradford
I absolutely love walking on the Pacific electric trail. I am on it several times a week.
BUT there are no restroom facilities! The only one is at the trail hub....and that's it! What are we suppose to do? Not drink water while exercise? Pee in a bush on the side of the trail? There absolutely NEEDS to be restroom facilities along the trail.
One of my favorite trails
January, 2020 by anicecupoftea2
This is definitely one of my favorite trails. It’s well maintained, safe and easy to park.
January, 2020 by rage2death
Starting from El Segundo to Compton Blvd the trail is very dirty road has many cracks and lots of broken glass. Pop both tires one with a piece of glass the other had a thorn stuck in it. Only made it to Alondra and trail was getting better.
Go-to Trail
December, 2019 by iiracing
Nice wide trail with asphalt and gravel I run almost every Saturday morning. Easy access and parking. Sometimes busy with families, dogs, bikes and horses, but the trail is so wide there is always room. I usually carry my own water so adding restrooms would make this a 5-star trail!
Go early, when the sun is out!
December, 2019 by carlos.ohio
The trail itself is as beautiful as ever, however, the place is infested with the homeless. I don't recommend anyone go there alone and at night. Not safe for women with children when the sun is low or gone. It's really unfortunate that the city can't really do anything about the homeless building communities alongside the trail border walls (the back of homes and businesses where all the greenery is), because of their legal human rights. Enjoy the trail, but be aware of your surrounding.
easy fun ride
November, 2019 by oesparza07
This is a great path to ride your bike fairly easy. my kids have done it from start to finish
it was beautiful ride
September, 2019 by amandachavez3d
Water and nice views
Nice Trail
September, 2019 by jackfive1964
Rode from Centennial Park to downtown Huntington Beach. Nice trail with lots to see. Trail dumps you right into huntington beach.
July, 2019 by zakath1
Great trail to ride to the beach. I only rode on the 14 mile stretch from Amtrak Anaheim station to the beach but the trail was awesome Great surface to ride, parks and brides along the way many on and off access . but continuing trail with no autos to worry about.
Great Pleasant ride
Great beautiful trail to ride It can get difficult if the beach is very busy. You may have to ride around and through crowds but it is part of the fun a bit. Bathrooms and food is available all along the trail. Great scenery and mostly flat.
Parking tip
June, 2019 by mandeville.stephanie
You can park for free in the lot next to the bus roundabout. If you come in at the north end of the trail (off of Warner) and turn right after the jack in the box you'll see a parking lot on the left. There's no fee to park there! 😉
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Hitman outsourced a murder to hitman, who hired hitman, who hired hitman, who hired hitman
Joshua Bote
Chinese officials charged six men — including five hitmen — with "intentional homicide" last Thursday, after all individuals attempted to subcontract the killing to another hitman.
All five hitmen were sentenced to between two to four years in prison in a court in the Guangxi region, while the developer who requested the hit, was sentenced to five years.
The intricate, would-be job was first contracted by real estate developer Tan Youhui in October 2013, who, according to CNN, wanted to kill a rival developer who sued his company over a dispute over a development.
Tan paid Xi Guangan around $282,800 for the job. Xi then took the money, and used half to hire another hitman, Mo Tianxiang, to do the job, a release from Nanning Intermediate People’s Court said.
In April 2014, Xi asked Tan for another $141,000 — which would be paid after the job, the court said in a release. Around the same time, Mo subcontracted another hitman, Yang Kangsheng — paying him around $38,000 upfront and promising around $71,000 when the murder was completed. The court added that Mo gave Yang a phone with the rival developer's photo, a note with his license plate number and a printed photo of him.
Yang then offered the job to a fourth man, Yang Guangsheng, with a similar up-front payment of around $28,000 and another $71,000 when the job was done, the court said.
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At the end of April, the second Yang ended up tasking the hit to a fifth man, Ling Xiansi, for a measly $14,000. Ling, rather than kick the proverbial can down the road to another hitman, ended up reaching out to the rival developer to tell him about the hit out for him, authorities say.
Ling and the developer ended up faking the murder, staging an image of the developer with his hands tied — which then circulated through the chain of hitmen back to Tan, the businessman who hired the first hitman.
The developer, however, reported his would-be murder to police.
The court, in a post shared on the social media platform WeChat per the Guardian, said that the defendants "deliberately deprived others of their lives, and their actions constitute the crime of intentional homicide."
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Northern Hospital Expansion - Stage 2
With the demand for quality healthcare continuing to rise in Melbourne’s fast-growing northern growth corridor, the Northern Hospital is undergoing a major rebuilding and refurbishment project.
The Victorian Government has committed $162.7 million to expand and enhance facilities, ensuring the people of Melbourne’s north receive the quality healthcare they deserve.
185 Cooper St
Epping, Victoria
Stage 1 Commences JAN 2014
Stage 1 Completed JUN 2016
Stage 2 Planning AUG 2017
Stage 2 Construction LATE 2018
Construction Complete JUN 2021
This two-stage project allows Northern Health to ensure that families have access to first-class care close to home as Melbourne’s north continues to grow.
Stage 1, completed in June 2016, saw the development of a three-storey tower and 32-bed inpatient unit, connected to the main hospital via an aerial link.
Stage 2, which is now being planned, will increase the tower from three to seven floors, providing space for improved facilities and extra room to meet future needs.
Among the features of the new development will be:
three 32-bed wards accommodating 96 acute in-patient beds
three new operating theatres including one hybrid theatre
new theatre recovery spaces
expansion of cardiology services, cath labs and medical imaging
a Critical Care Unit with provision for development of a cardiac precinct
a fitted out ground floor with kitchen, café hub, offices, transit lounge, emergency control room, morgue and communications rooms
new electrical and lift infrastructure
future provision for a helipad
a new Central Sterile Supply Unit, equipment loan centre, bio-medical engineering, loading dock and other back office functions.
Northern Hospital operates one of the state’s busiest emergency departments, treating more than 88,000 patients each year, delivering an average of 120 emergency surgeries and receiving 450 ambulance arrivals per week.
With the population of Melbourne’s North expected to keep growing rapidly the Victorian Government is investing $167.2 million to ensure the Northern Hospital can meet the increasing demand for healthcare.
The Northern Hospital Stage 2 expansion also aims to improve access for patients by redesigning of existing services and adding new ones.
More state-of-the-art facilities and services will also reduce the number of ambulance bypasses to other hospitals and ensure patients are treated fast, close to home.
The expansion will also feature a shell space for the future expansion of cardiology services, catherisation labs and medical imaging.
The Northern Hospital redevelopment is a project delivered in partnership by the Victorian Government and Northern Health.
88,000PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY DEPT
51% INCREASE IN POPULATION BY 2031
10,000 MORE PATIENTS TREATED
450+AMBULANCE ARRIVALS ON AVG. WEEK
Northern Hospital Expansion – Stage 2
Improving patient experience at the Northern Hospital's new intensive care unit
Northern Hospital's new intensive care unit - A patient's perspective
Northern Hospital opens world-class intensive care unit
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Microsoft Posts
CERN moves from Microsoft Exchange to Open Source software
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will start using this year 2020 the Kopano email server and stop using Microsoft Exchange. This decision is part of the project promoted by thi...
Action required in UDS: configure LDAPS in Active Directory
Microsoft is going to release a security patch through Windows Update next March which will disable certain authentication mechanisms via Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) in Active Dire...
The VDI broker UDS Enterprise will support Hyper-V clusters
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VDI on Hyper-V Server 2019 with UDS Enterprise
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VDI in UPNA, educational promo & CERN
The presentation at RedIRIS Technical Conference where the project of virtualization of computer classrooms at the Public University of Navarre with UDS Enterprise and Nutanix was presented is the ...
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Barbara C Scudder Eikenberry
Research Hydrologist (Biology)
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Email: beikenberry@usgs.gov
8505 Research Way
Barbara Scudder Eikenberry is a hydrologist with the USGS, where she has worked since 1981. Her expertise is in water quality assessment using freshwater organisms, with emphasis on chemical bioaccumulation and toxicity, also community ecology of algae, invertebrates, and fish. She has a B.A. in Aquatic Biology (1979, University of CA-Santa Barbara) and a M.S. in Marine Science (1984, CA State University, Hayward at Moss Landing Marine Labs). From 1991 to 2012, she was lead biologist for the Western Lake Michigan Drainages study unit of the USGS NAWQA Program. Since 2004, she has led ecological studies for the Milwaukee Corridor Study. She is currently leading benthos and plankton studies in rivermouths and harbors along the Lake Michigan coastline for decision-making input re Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) at Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
Focus: Water-quality assessments using stream organisms, with an emphasis on bioaccumulation, toxicity, and community ecology of benthic algae and invertebrates and fish.
Date published: November 6, 2019
Areas of Concern: Benthos Toxicity at Wisconsin's AOCs
USGS is assessing sediment toxicity at Wisconsin's Sheboygan River and Milwaukee Estuary areas of concern (AOCs) on Lake Michigan. The study will assess if sediment toxicity from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), selected metals, ammonia, or low dissolved oxygen is present at either acutely toxic or chronically toxic concentrations. Sediment toxicity...
Contacts: Barbara C Scudder Eikenberry
Attribution: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Date published: April 5, 2019
MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: Ecological Assessments and Trends
Changes in streams that result from urban development such as loss of stream habitat, inadequate or flashy streamflow, and degraded water quality can adversely affect communities of aquatic organisms. MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study ecological assessments evaluate water quality over time by pairing community assessments of aquatic organisms with chemical assessments using passive samplers.
Attribution: States and Territories, Region 3: Great Lakes, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
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Benthos and plankton of western Lake Michigan Areas of Concern in comparison to non-Areas of Concern for selected rivers and harbors, 2012 and 2014
Since their designation in the 1980s, Areas of Concern (AOCs) around the Great Lakes have been the focus of multi-State and international cleanup efforts that were needed after decades of human activity resulted in severely contaminated sediment, water-quality degradation, loss of habitat for aquatic organisms, and impaired public use. Although...
Eikenberry, Barbara C. Scudder; Olds, Hayley T.; Burns, Daniel J.; Bell, Amanda H.; Carter, James L.
Attribution: Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Scudder Eikenberry, B.C., Olds, H.T., Burns, D.J., Bell, A.H., and Carter, J.L., 2019, Benthos and plankton of western Lake Michigan Areas of Concern in comparison non-Areas of Concern for to selected rivers and harbors, 2012 and 2014: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019–5051, 50 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20195051.
An evaluation of the zooplankton community at the Sheboygan River Area of Concern and non-Area of Concern comparison sites in western Lake Michigan rivers and harbors in 2016
The Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs) are considered to be the most severely degraded areas within the Great Lakes basin, as defined in the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and amendments. Among the 43 designated AOCs are four Lake Michigan AOCs in the State of Wisconsin. The smallest of these AOCs is the Sheboygan River AOC, which was...
Olds, Hayley T.; Scudder Eikenberry, Barbara C.; Burns, Daniel J.; Bell, Amanda H.
Attribution: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, , Water Resources, United States of America
Olds, H.T., Scudder Eikenberry, B.C., Burns, D.J., and Bell, A.H., 2017, An evaluation of the zooplankton community at the Sheboygan River Area of Concern and non-Area of Concern comparison sites in western Lake Michigan rivers and harbors in 2016: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5131, 15 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175131.
Comparison of benthos and plankton for Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern, Illinois, and Burns Harbor-Port of Indiana non-Area of Concern, Indiana, in 2015
During two seasonal sampling events in spring (June) and fall (August) of 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey collected benthos (benthic invertebrates) and plankton (zooplankton and phytoplankton) at three sites each in the Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern (AOC) in Illinois and in Burns Harbor-Port of Indiana, a non-AOC comparison site in Indiana. The...
Eikenberry, Barbara C. Scudder; Olds, Hayley T.; Burns, Daniel J.; Dobrowolski, Edward G.; Schmude, Kurt L.
Attribution: , Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources
Scudder Eikenberry, B.C., Templar, H.A., Burns, D.J., Dobrowolski, E.G., and Schmude, K.L., 2017, Comparison of benthos and plankton for Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern, Illinois, and Burns Harbor-Port of Indiana non-Area of Concern, Indiana, in 2015: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5039, 29 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20175039.
Comparison of benthos and plankton for selected areas of concern and non-areas of concern in western Lake Michigan Rivers and Harbors in 2012
Recent data are lacking to assess whether impairments still exist at four of Wisconsin’s largest Lake Michigan harbors that were designated as Areas of Concern (AOCs) in the late 1980s due to sediment contamination and multiple Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs), such as those affecting benthos (macroinvertebrates) and plankton (zooplankton and...
Eikenberry, Barbara C. Scudder; Bell, Amanda H.; Olds, Hayley T.; Burns, Daniel J.
Scudder Eikenberry, B.C., Bell, A.H., Templar, H.A., and Burns, D.J., 2016, Comparison of benthos and plankton for selected Areas of Concern and non-Areas of Concern in Western Lake Michigan Rivers and Harbors in 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5090, 28 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165090.
Optimizing fish sampling for fish - mercury bioaccumulation factors
Fish Bioaccumulation Factors (BAFs; ratios of mercury (Hg) in fish (Hgfish) and water (Hgwater)) are used to develop Total Maximum Daily Load and water quality criteria for Hg-impaired waters. Both applications require representative Hgfish estimates and, thus, are sensitive to sampling and data-treatment methods. Data collected by fixed protocol...
Scudder Eikenberry, Barbara C.; Riva-Murray, Karen; Knightes, Christopher D.; Journey, Celeste A.; Chasar, Lia C.; Brigham, Mark E.; Bradley, Paul M.
Attribution: South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Environmental Health, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
Scudder Eikenberry, BC, K Riva-Murray, CD Knightes, CA Journey, LC Chasar, ME Brigham, PM Bradley. 2015. Optimizing fish sampling for fish–mercury bioaccumulation factors. Chemosphere. 135: 467-473.
Benthos and plankton community data for selected rivers and harbors along Wisconsin's Lake Michigan shoreline, 2012
Four river systems on the Wisconsin shoreline of Lake Michigan are designated Areas of Concern (AOCs) because of severe environmental degradation: the Lower Menominee River, Lower Green Bay and Fox River, Sheboygan River, and Milwaukee Estuary. Each AOC has one or more Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) that form the basis of the AOC designation...
Scudder Eikenberry, Barbara C.; Bell, Amanda H.; Burns, Daniel J.; Olds, Hayley T.
Benthos and plankton community data for selected rivers and harbors along Wisconsin's Lake Michigan shoreline, 2012; 2014; DS; 824; Scudder Eikenberry, Barbara C.; Bell, Amanda H.; Burns, Daniel J.; Templar, Hayley A.
Optimizing stream water mercury sampling for calculation of fish bioaccumulation factors
Mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) for game fishes are widely employed for monitoring, assessment, and regulatory purposes. Mercury BAFs are calculated as the fish Hg concentration (Hgfish) divided by the water Hg concentration (Hgwater) and, consequently, are sensitive to sampling and analysis artifacts for fish and water. We evaluated...
Riva-Murray, Karen; Bradley, Paul M.; Journey, Celeste A.; Brigham, Mark E.; Scudder Eikenberry, Barbara C.; Knightes, Christopher; Button, Daniel T.
Attribution: New York Water Science Center, Water Resources
Optimizing stream water mercury sampling for calculation of fish bioaccumulation factors; 2013; Article; Journal; Environmental Science and Technology; Riva-Murray, Karen; Bradley, Paul M.; Journey, Celeste A.; Brigham, Mark E.; Scudder-Eikenberry, Barbara C.; Knightes, Christopher; Button, Daniel T.
Influence of dietary carbon on mercury bioaccumulation in streams of the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, USA
We studied lower food webs in streams of two mercury-sensitive regions to determine whether variations in consumer foraging strategy and resultant dietary carbon signatures accounted for observed within-site and among-site variations in consumer mercury concentration. We collected macroinvertebrates (primary consumers and predators) and selected...
Riva-Murray, Karen; Bradley, Paul M.; Chasar, Lia C.; Button, Daniel T.; Brigham, Mark E.; Eikenberry, Barbara C. Scudder; Journey, Celeste A.; Lutz, Michelle A.
Influence of dietary carbon on mercury bioaccumulation in streams of the Adirondack Mountains of New York and the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, USA; 2013; Article; Journal; Ecotoxicology; Riva-Murray, Karen ; Bradley, Paul M.; Chasar, Lia C.; Button, Daniel T.; Brigham, Mark E.; Eikenberry, Barbara C. Scudder; Journey, Celeste A.; Lutz, Michelle A.
Effects of urban development on stream ecosystems in nine metropolitan study areas across the United States
Urban development is an important agent of environmental change in the United States. The urban footprint on the American landscape has expanded during a century and a half of almost continuous development. Eighty percent of Americans now live in metropolitan areas, and the advantages and challenges of living in these developed areas—...
Coles, James F.; McMahon, Gerard; Bell, Amanda H.; Brown, Larry R.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Scudder Eikenberry, Barbara C.; Woodside, Michael D.; Cuffney, Thomas F.; Bryant, Wade L.; Cappiella, Karen; Fraley-McNeal, Lisa; Stack, William P.
Attribution: Water, , Water Resources, United States of America, Water Science School
Effects of urban development on stream ecosystems in nine metropolitan study areas across the United States; 2012; CIR; 1373; Coles, James F.; McMahon, Gerard; Bell, Amanda H.; Brown, Larry R.; Fitzpatrick, Faith A.; Scudder Eikenberry, Barbara C.; Woodside, Michael D.; Cuffney, Thomas F.; Bryant, Wade L.; Cappiella, Karen; Fraley-McNeal, Lisa; Stack, William P.
Mercury bioaccumulation studies in the National Water-Quality Assessment Program--biological data from New York and South Carolina, 2005-2009
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program conducted a multidisciplinary study from 2005–09 to investigate the bioaccumulation of mercury in streams from two contrasting environmental settings. Study areas were located in the central Adirondack Mountains region of New York and the Inner Coastal Plain of South...
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Environmental settings of streams sampled for mercury in New York and South Carolina, 2005-09
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Biological water-quality assessment of selected streams in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area of Wisconsin, 2007
Changes in the water quality of stream ecosystems in an urban area may manifest in conspicuous ways, such as in murky or smelly streamwater, or in less conspicuous ways, such as fewer native or pollution-sensitive organisms. In 2004, and again in 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey sampled stream organisms—algae, invertebrates, and fish—in 14...
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The Chrysler Building Is for Sale. Does Anyone Want It?
The second time I met the man I would eventually marry, we sat down to Thai food in Brooklyn, and he asked me what my favorite building was in New York. Relatively new to the city, he posed the question as a litmus test, it seemed, to see who would answer honestly and who would strain to offer a contrarian response. Without any hesitation, I said that I loved the Chrysler Building beyond any other, and he laughed appreciatively at my total lack of interest in saying something original.
The Chrysler Building is beautiful, but that alone does not explain the unequivocal, emotional reaction it provokes. Like all skyscrapers of the Modernist period, it conveys the grand ambitions of a new machinist age. But it also suggests something more intimate, that aspirations do not always play out predictably — that how you imagine you will experience the pinnacle is not, in fact, how you might actually experience the pinnacle. Distinctively, the building literalizes this view, forcing us to look up — delivering circularity rather than conclusion, surprise over certitude. Designed in the 1920s and completed in 1930, the spire was assembled the day before the stock market crashed in 1929.
The Chrysler Building, currently owned by an Abu Dhabi wealth fund and the Tishman Speyer real estate empire, is now going up for sale. There is not an obvious buyer. Despite its significance, it is plagued by the same problems that face so many office buildings in the city that went up between the 1920s and the 1970s, many of them, like the Chrysler Building, on the east side of Midtown. They lack the light and efficiency of contemporary working spaces, and they are hugely expensive and time-consuming to repair and modernize, with warrens of rooms, interior columns and low ceilings.
Beyond that, these buildings encode an entirely different understanding of the culture of work than the one we ascribe to today — an ethos of “Mad Men”-era closed doors and misbehavior. The notion of how transparent the 21st-century workplace has really become is belied by the prevalence of a design style that seeks to erase perceptions of hierarchy, secrecy, obfuscation, deceit. We look at one another — through glass, over low-framed cubicles — all day. How much can really be hidden? Among the many misconceptions the #MeToo movement has exposed is the fallacy that deviance was bound to be mitigated, or even expunged, with the arrival of the open-floor plan.
Regardless, that paradigm is religion. Whoever buys the Chrysler Building will have to compete in a universe in which WeWork is the now largest office tenant in New York.
WeWork has branded itself as a purveyor not just of office space but also of office life — in particular, a kind of life where the distinctions between work and nearly everything else are eradicated. Just this week, WeWork’s chief executive, Adam Neumann, announced that the company, whose valuation stands at $47 billion, is changing its name to the We Company to better reflect its goals to encompass all aspects of people’s lives, as he put it in an interview with Fast Company.
At one WeWork building in Manhattan, there is a WeGrow school for young children, meant to appeal to parents who rent desks in the building. The school offers yoga and a play space designed by the architect Bjarke Ingels, and children get to spend one day a week at a farm upstate and then sell produce at a student-run WeWork farm stand, because isn’t it better that they are nudged into becoming Danny Meyer rather than task-mastered into conjugating verbs??
If this is the way of the future (and the company does plan to expand schools), it is hard to envision 6-year olds selling locally sourced rhubarb in the lobby of the Chrysler Building.
Hudson Yards will contain millions of square feet of office space — and gyms and stores and restaurants — but also Snark Park, an exhibition space with childlike, immersive art installations that could, for instance, involve jumping around in bubbles. And isn’t doing that healthier than a Maker’s Mark on the rocks after a fight — I mean, temperate disagreement — with your boss?
The future of legacy buildings — especially now that much of Midtown East will soon see a new cluster of high-rise office buildings — might be that they are collected as art, by billionaires for the fun of it. One real estate executive suggested as much to The Wall Street Journal this week, saying that she could imagine a scenario in which someone bought the Chrysler Building to say he owned the Chrysler Building.
This week, to the joy of many theater lovers, Lin-Manuel Miranda and partners bought the Drama Book Shop on West 40th Street to save it from extinction. It had meant something to him when he was coming up as a young writer and composer. It may be that the survival of many great things in New York will ultimately depend on the affinities of rich nostalgists.
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Home » News » $9.6bn judgement debt: FG to push for abrogation of huge cash award
$9.6bn judgement debt: FG to push for abrogation of huge cash award
On September 9, 2019 4:02 amIn Business, Finance, Newsby Urowayino Jeremiah
Insists P&ID has no presence anywhere
How project failure affected Addax’s plan to end gas flaring
By Soni Daniel & Udeme Akpan
As Nigeria goes on appeal to set aside the huge cash awarded by a British commercial and arbitration court to an offshore compaany over a botched gas supply contract, indications emerged, weekend, that the government might have written off the claimant as non-existent enterprise.
The government is said to have been convinced by several documents at its disposal that the company, which claims to be registered in Nigeria and abroad, merely exists in the minds of those trying to extort money from Nigeria for rendering no service.
The argument of the government, Vanguard learned, stems from the fact that Process and Industrial Development Limited, P&ID, which claimed to have entered into a multi-million naira gas supply business with Nigeria does not have any registered presence anywhere.
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Citing a document filed in court by the company, a top government official said the address of a multimillion naira company involved in engineering and gas procurement business was simply “using a lawyer’s office and post office box as its corporate address.”
The court document sighted by Vanguard last night shows that P&ID’s address in Tortola is attached to ‘Trident Chambers, P.O. Box 146 with no physical complex of its own in the BVI.
Similarly, efforts by a team of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission operatives to locate its Nigerian address quoted in the court paper as 12, Vaal Street, Maitama, Abuja, has proved abortive.
“There is no such office in Maitama and the people we found there have no idea of such a company operating in the place,” a top EFCC official confirmed last night.
Vanguard gathered last night that the government is likely to argue that the controversial entity does not deserve to be awarded such huge amount, especially as it does not have any known presence either in Nigeria or anywhere else.
It is also to argue that the company didn’t bring any capital importation into the country and never invested a dime to warrant any compensation.
It said: “This government will not negotiate with questionable characters who are merely seen to be actively trying to extort money from the government and people of Nigeria.
“It is obvious from the documents available before us that some elements in Nigeria have connived with some foreign collaborators to rip off the commonwealth of Nigeria.”
How project failure affected Addax Petroleum’s plan to end gas flaring
Meanwhile, the failure of the controversial P&ID’s gas pipeline project scuttled the plan of Addax Petroleum Nigeria Limited to end associated gas flaring in Oil Mining Lease, OML 123.
Investigation by Vanguard, weekend, indicated that OML 123 is Addax Petroleum’s largest licence area, located offshore approximately 60 kilometres south of Calabar, Cross River State and covers an area of 90,700 acres (367 km2), with nine producing oil fields – Adanga, Oron West, North Oron, Ebughu and extensions, Adanga North Horst, Inagha, Kita Marine, Bogi and Mimbo.
Addax Petroleum, which started operations in Nigeria after signing two Production Sharing Contracts, PSCs, in 1998, with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, had concluded plan to harness and deliver 100 million standard cubic feet, scf of associated gas to P&ID Limited for processing.
The top management personnel of the company, including the managing director, Mr. Yonghong Chen, did not take telephone calls nor respond to emails, when Vanguard contacted them repeatedly for comments, yesterday.
But a source in the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR confirmed that associated gas flaring has not ended in OML 123.
Why P&ID selected Addax
The founder of P&ID, Michael Quinn, who explained how Addax Petroleum was selected as gas supplier recently said: “From information available in the public domain and from our own researches, it was clear that there was more than enough Wet Gas off the coast of Calabar to support a gas stripping and propylene plant operation in the Calabar area processing a Wet Gas throughput of 400 MMSCuFD We also became aware that the Government had initiated the building of a pipeline from OML 123 to Calabar (the Adanga Pipeline).
“At this stage we felt that we were in an excellent position to make a persuasive case to the Government to enter into an agreement to implement the Project. The President of Nigeria at that time was the late President Yar’Adua. He was also the Minister of Petroleum Resources, although he later appointed a separate Minister.”
He said: “In summary our proposal was that we would take Wet Gas free of charge from the Government, process it to produce Lean Gas, and return the Lean Gas to the Government free of charge to be fed into the national power grid, with the capacity to generate over 2,000 additional megawatts of electricity for the economy. The idea was for P&ID to generate revenue (and profit) from the NGLs.”
He said: “There would be two phases. Phase 1 would be the construction by P&ID of the gas stripping plant which would separate the NGLs from Wet Gas, at the end of which process would emerge, amongst other by-products, propane, butane, condensate and Lean Gas. The propane, butane and condensate would be sold on the international markets for P&ID’s account, and the Lean Gas delivered to the Government free of charge. Phase 1 was planned to take two years to implement after the grant of the necessary approvals by the Government.
“Phase two would be the construction by P&ID of the polymer grade propylene plant. Once constructed it would use the propane produced by the gas stripping plant as a feedstock for the propylene plant to produce polymer grade propylene for sale on international markets. Polymer grade propylene is a valuable industrial feedstock for the manufacture of various different products, and would be expected to achieve a significantly higher price than the Propane. Lean Gas would continue to be delivered to the Government free of charge. Phase 2 was planned to take an additional 15 months to implement.”
He said: “The day after the signing of the GSPA, on 12 January 2010, I wrote to the Minister on behalf of P&ID to inform him that P&ID wished to commence work at once, and wished “to put in place all necessary modalities as soon as possible, with both Addax Petroleum and Exxon Mobil, in order to ensure the timely delivery of the currently flared Wet Gas for the project” (page 152 of MQ1). Given that P&ID had no contractual relationship with the IOCs, I requested the support and co-operation of NNPC, NAPIMS6, and the Director of the DPR to assist in finalizing these arrangements with the IOCs.
“I was keen to implement the GSPA as soon as possible. Moreover, although I was aware, of course, that the Government had, to all intents and purposes, access to virtually unlimited supplies of Natural Gas in the vicinity of Calabar, I wished to minimize any delay which might be caused by the operators of the 2 concessions that had been identified as likely sources of Wet Gas for the project. P&ID required from the Government certain up to date information which would be critical to the construction of the gas processing facility which P&ID would be building in Calabar to strip the Wet Gas.”
He said: “In the meantime, the site for the onshore plant at Calabar for the construction of the gas stripping plant and gas storage facilities had been selected by P&ID and secured from the Government of Cross River State. On 1 February 2010 Mr. Hitchcock wrote to the Governor in Calabar requesting the formal allocation of the land upon which the plant would be constructed (pages 157 to 158 of MQ1). On 16 February 2010 approval was granted, by the Government of Cross River State, to P&ID, for the allocation of Parcels 1 & 2 of the Energy City (Industrial) at Adiabo in Odukpani Local Government Area, containing an area of about 50.662 hectares of land, for the industrial use of P&ID (pages 159 to 160 of MQ1).”
Unfortunately, construction of the project did not commenced, a development which scuttled the initial plan to utilise associated gas from Addax Petroleum.
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No zombies for Christmas.
By Peter Graham Last updated Nov 18, 2019
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Virtual reality (VR) specialist Survios has produced some top-notch videogames over the past few years so when the studio announced it was working with AMC on a The Walking Dead title earlier this year, expectations are naturally high. At the time a ‘Fall 2019’ release window had been slated but now that’s now slipped to next year.
Regarding the delay Survios issued the following statement:
“To our dedicated survivors:
“We have always strived to deliver high-quality, fun games that push the boundaries of VR. To that end, The Walking Dead Onslaught will now release in 2020 as we continue to build nothing short of an exceptional experience for our players.
“Thank you all for your support and patience—we’ll have more news to come soon.”
So if you were looking forward to killing a few zombies in VR this festive season you’ll now have to wait. How long is another matter?
As an officially licensed product, The Walking Dead Onslaught will allow you to play as some of the most popular characters from the show, whilst having its own unique storyline. Offering a single-player campaign, you’ll have the use of both melee and ranged weaponry, with a particular emphasis put on hand-to-hand combat. Survios has built what it calls a ‘Progressive Dismemberment System’ enabling the removal of walkers limbs at their joints. You’ll also be able to grab them to inflict damage with greater accuracy, such as stabbing them in the head.
Having previewed The Walking Dead Onslaught back in June, VRFocus commented: “In its present form, The Walking Dead Onslaught looks like it’ll provide a fairly brutal zombie gameplay experience for fans of titles like Arizona Sunshine.”
Now that The Walking Dead Onslaught is moving into 2020 it’ll be competing with another videogame from the same franchise, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Being developed by Skydance Interactive, the similarities between the two are obvious, offering lots of gory gameplay dicing up zombies. The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners already has a confirmed launch date, 23rd January 2020, so as long as that doesn’t slip it’ll likely be the first to arrive. As further details are released regarding The Walking Dead Onslaught, VRFocus will let you know.
Senior Staff Writer at VRFocus who enjoys bringing the latest news to our keen readers all over the world. Obsessive gamer since the days of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, when Peter does step outside he's off to practice Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do, or see the latest local live bands.
E-mail: pgraham@vrfocus.com
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Learning Social Justice: An interview with Ruth Idakula
Aug 13, 2019 • Services Nonprofit, Videos
The Center for Ethical Learning and Social Justice Renewal. CESLR,is a New Orleans-based nonprofit on the front lines of social justice action in New Orleans, hoping to meaningfully impact communities through service learning journeys founded in anti-racist education.
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, or the “flood of 2005,” as Ruth Idakula, Executive Director of the Center for Ethical Learning and Social Justice Renewal. refers to it, has exacerbated existing inequalities in the city. Even 14 years later, racial and social disparities are as alarmingly visible in New Orleans, and they’re seemingly deeply rooted in our institutions. From public schools being underfunded to the criminal justice system that disproportionately incarcerates people of color, equality can sometimes feel idealistic and elusive. However, CESLR and the people behind it represent a force of concrete, grass-roots work in making social justice impact. When I sat down with Ruth Idakula, here is what was discussed.
Idakula: We’re organizing and we’re also an education group. Primarily, we are an anti-racist organization, which means that we believe that it doesn’t matter what injustice you are fighting against. If you do not have an anti-racist lens, you’re not tackling the full problem and so [that’s] what we do here.
However, simply facilitating volunteer work does not tackle the full issue. While there was a surge in volunteer interest post-Katrina, entering communities without a comprehensive understanding of their unique history and culture has proven to be problematic and potentially dangerous.
Idakula: One of the things that happen when folks started coming here to help out in New Orleans was that the groups that came to volunteer have been mostly primarily whites going into an African-American city. And they were getting a lot of reports back about racist acts that were coming from people who had very good intentions.
While simply obtaining interested volunteers is a goal, it is necessary that volunteers are informed about the community they are entering in order to serve it successfully. CESLR specializes in transformational learning, which it administers through a variety of service learning journeys. Groups can dorm within the center, which includes home-cooked meals, a historical driving tour around the city, and a dialogue with one of the center’s many community partners, in addition to their service mission.
Idakula: We do two reflections with them during that week, once after the first day they’ve been out in the community and the day before they leave just to check-in with them and see where they are in terms of what their experiences [are]. A lot of people come back after they’ve been out for a couple of days really transformed… Even though you can find poverty all over the place, I think that there’s something about the city that makes it very blatant about the injustices that happen. And so because it’s very visual I think it strikes people in a particular way. So yes, we tried to be there for them to help facilitate them through that emotional process and to kind of a guide them into what to do when you go back home because this is not just something you just drop here, you take it with you.
Through these learning experiences, the center hopes to cultivate mindful individuals who are able to complete community service that is tangible and significant to those communities, addressing areas in need with care, respect, and appreciation. While CESLR’s work is focused on bettering New Orleans, the centers core philosophy is ultimately universal:
Idakula: Not everybody needs to be an activist and that everybody needs to be an organizer. Go do whatever it is that you find joy in in your life and find ways to do it better and more humanely…So we tell people, ‘Go back to wherever you come from, and just make it better there.’ Treat people better, understand what power dynamics are. Understand that equality is not equity, right? So some people get it like up, you know, there are people who do not. So how do you fix those situations, right? How do you balance power? Is what we ask people to do.
To find out more about CESLR visit http://celsjr.org
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Atlanta mayoral candidate Peter Aman spoke with Rose Scott in an ongoing series with the candidates on November's ballot for the city's highest office.
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In the lead-up to the Nov. 7 election of Atlanta’s next mayor, “Closer Look with Rose Scott” will feature 20-minute conversations with the candidates in the race. Scott interviewed Peter Aman, former city of Atlanta chief operating officer, on Oct. 3.
Peter Aman is no stranger to City Hall. He’s served the city under two separate administrations — as a consultant to Mayor Shirley Franklin and as chief operating officer under Mayor Kasim Reed.
In his time there, Aman said he tried to not only advise on ethics and transparency, but tried to be an example of it himself.
“I was known as the guy who made sure we followed things as rigorously as possible,” he said. “My first year alone I fired a number of people, I tried to set the standard for ethics.”
Aman said he has a good relationship with both Franklin and Reed.
Despite spending time at city hall as a consultant, Aman said that doesn’t tell the whole story of his career, which he said has taken place at the intersection of the public and private sectors, along with nonprofits and the community.
Aman is a partner at Bain and Co. management consultancy. He’s also been involved with organizations such as the Atlanta Police Foundation and the Westside Future Fund.
Aman said the biggest gap in Atlanta’s education system is the time between when a child is born until they turn 3 years old. He wants to have city-funded pre-K available across Atlanta.
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“You could have built into the legislation a tie between the ongoing funding of the project and creation of affordable housing units.”
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“The city can produce thousands of affordable housing units and we need some of them to be along the BeltLine and I don’t think we should let the BeltLine project off the hook for doing that,” he said.
Aman said his track record implementing ethical policies at city hall is what sets him apart from his opponents.
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Admiralty Trilogy Group Press Release
The Admiralty Trilogy Group (ATG) is pleased to announce that in addition to publishing games supporting our tactical naval game system, the Admiralty Trilogy, we will release our first nonfiction book this fall.
Modern Chinese Maritime Forces, by Manfred Meyer, a noted artist and illustrator, provides up-to-the minute information on Chinese sea power. It lists all Chinese state vessels – not just the People’s Liberation Army Navy, but the Coast Guard, China Maritime Surveillance, China Fisheries law Enforcement Command, and many other state-sponsored agencies that carry out China’s policy at sea.
Over 570 drawings show everything from aircraft carriers to buoy tenders, accompanied by detailed information on their characteristics. Supporting material covers fleet assignments and descriptions of the Chinese systems for hull numbers and equipment designations.
Modern Chinese Maritime Forces has the most complete unclassified information on Chinese state-owned vessels available anywhere. Noted China specialist Dr. Andrew Erickson, in the Foreword, writes “Today, China’s maritime forces have the most ships of any nation. This pathbreaking book documents their force structure in unprecedented detail.”
Modern Chinese Maritime Forces will be availableas either a searchable .pdf for $50US, or as a softcover 130-page 8 1/2 x 11 book for approximately $55 plus postage (print cost varies by region). The two versions are also available as a bundle at the reduced price of $80 US.
Watch for updates on either our Admiralty Trilogy Web page (admiraltytrilogy.com) or our Facebook page.
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Sanders gets pushback on health care from some union workers
By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press - Tuesday, December 10, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bernie Sanders faced some pushback Tuesday from members of Nevada’s powerful Culinary Union who don’t want to give up their existing health insurance under his Medicare for All plan.
Sanders, appearing before about 350 union workers in Las Vegas, explained his plan, which would switch the country to a government-run system and eliminate private health insurance. A small band of union members interrupted several times, chanting “Union health care!”
The scene embodied the friction that the Vermont senator’s plan has caused with some labor groups who otherwise consider Sanders a longtime and steadfast ally is no stranger to joining picket lines. Some unions, including the casino workers’ Culinary Union, have said they negotiated hard for their health insurance and don’t want to give it up.
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The issue has been at the forefront of town halls that the union and its national affiliate Unite Here, have held with candidates. Besides Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Joe Biden is scheduled to appear before the group on Wednesday.
The 60,000-member union is considered one of the most powerful endorsements in Democratic politics. Its leaders say they don’t know if they’ll endorse in the 2020 presidential primary, but its members have made clear they want to keep their robust health care plans.
Sanders on Tuesday was more direct about the changes coming under his health care plan than Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday night. Warren, who also supports a Medicare for All plan that eventually switches the country to government-run insurance, breezed over her proposal, avoiding both the details and any pushback from the crowd.
Though Sanders was interrupted several times Tuesday, he seemed unperturbed.
“Because we spend so much for health care, your employer is spending a lot on your health care,” Sanders said. “Under Medicare for All, because we end the profiteering of the insurance companies and the drug companies that made $100 billion last year, because we end the bureaucratic nightmare of thousands of separate health programs that have to be administrated, we save many, many hundreds of billions of dollars.”
Some in the crowd began chanting again.
Sanders said that a corporation spending $15,000 a year on a worker’s health care would only have to pay $3,000 under his plan and “workers get the difference,” in higher benefits and wages.
He received applause, though no cheers like he did making other points about President Donald Trump.
Though Sanders caught some flak for outlining the contours of his plan, he was still warmly greeted Tuesday by chants of “Bernie!” from enthusiastic supporters among the union. Attendees also formed a long line afterward to wait to take photos with the senator.
Sanders toured the union’s training center in North Las Vegas earlier Tuesday and held a small public rally in the afternoon.
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Clean Slate Coffee House to open in Rothschild, will serve Redwood St. Roasters
The coffee shop will also offer fruit smoothies and baked goods.
Clean Slate Coffee House to open in Rothschild, will serve Redwood St. Roasters The coffee shop will also offer fruit smoothies and baked goods. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: https://www.wausaudailyherald.com/story/news/2019/07/30/clean-slate-coffee-house-rothschild-serve-redwood-st-roasters/1821074001/
Megan Stringer, Wausau Daily Herald Published 6:20 a.m. CT July 30, 2019
Clean Slate Coffee House to open in Rothschild
This wall at the Clean Slate Coffee House in Rothschild is simply dubbed "The Betty White Wall." Megan Stringer/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
There is a chalkboard at Clean Slate Coffee House in Rothschild for customers to write and draw on. Owners hope to bring in local artists from Chalkfest to draw there. It will be wiped clean every Monday. Megan Stringer/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Behind the counter at Clean Slate Coffee House in Rothschild, opening Aug. 5, 2019. Megan Stringer/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
The exterior of Clean Slate Coffee House in Rothschild at 1027 E. Grand Ave. It used to house Periwinkle's Coffee and Tea Shoppe. Megan Stringer/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
The menu at Clean Slate Coffee House is displayed at the drive thru in Rothschild. Megan Stringer/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
The owners of Clean Slate Coffee House from left to right: Damien Donathan, Jen Fox, Kyle Mosko, Karen Mosko. Megan Stringer/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A wall at Clean Slate Coffee House in Rothschild. Megan Stringer/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
ROTHSCHILD - When four friends gathered for lunch one Friday at the end of April, they didn't think it would only be three months later they were preparing to open a new coffee shop together. They met to mull over the idea but hadn't guessed it would happen so quickly.
Clean Slate Coffee House plans to open Aug. 10, with a possible soft open the week before, at 1027 E. Grand Ave. in Rothschild. It's the creation of owners Jen Fox, Kyle Mosko, Karen Mosko and Damien Donathan.
Alongside a full espresso bar, the coffee shop will offer fruit smoothies and baked goods made in-house by Fox and her mother. The coffee will come from Redwood St. Roasters, based in Edgar. A nitro cold brew on tap from Redwood, in both regular and a maple hops flavor, will also be available.
Fox is familiar with the coffee business. Growing up, her parents Dawn and Randy Arnett owned Coffee Haus Inn in Schofield, where they also made their own baked goods. Owning her own shop with the others felt like a natural next step in life for her.
In addition, Clean Slate will sell beans from Espresso Bay, a roaster in Traverse City, Michigan. Kyle Mosko, Karen Mosko and Donathan all grew up in Traverse City. Now Kyle Mosko, Karen Mosko and Fox are neighbors in Rothschild.
All four owners are coffee lovers. Donathan and Kyle Mosko own a heating and cooling company and said they run on coffee — in the morning, at any meetings the company holds. They consider a coffee shop part of their daily lives, along with the relationships they have with their own local baristas.
Now they're looking to create that for the Rothschild community.
"This is a reason for people to come to this side of town," Fox said, referencing the recent closure of Shopko in the shopping center behind the coffee shop. "We want to bring life back over here."
The four owners renovated the space themselves. Two walls are partially wrapped in a chalkboard covering that's open for customers to write and draw on. They'd like to bring in some of the artists that typically display at Chalkfest, Donathan said.
The chalkboard is part of what the owners are calling a "clean slate" for the building. It used to house Periwinkle's Coffee and Tea Shoppe before owners closed it in October, citing rising costs.
RELATED: Periwinkle's Coffee and Tea Shoppe closes its doors for good in Rothschild
Even before then, the Grand Avenue spot was home to Wooden Cup Coffee Co., which was owned by Leilani and Dale Neumann, who were convicted in 2009 of praying for the recovery of their 11-year-old daughter — who died from complications of untreated diabetes — instead of taking her to a hospital.
Fox acknowledged the history of the building but believes Clean Slate will differ from the past and move forward into the future.
"We're going to make it. People will want to come here," she said.
The coffee house's name is just one way to show that they're starting from scratch. Every Monday, the chalkboard walls will be wiped clean so that customers can also have a fresh start to their week.
Clean Slate Coffee House shares the Rothschild building with Papagalos, a Chicago-style hot dog restaurant.
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As the coffee shop opens and moves forward, keep an eye out for any upcoming events. The owners said they might partner with Redwood St. Roasters on some coffee education classes.
Donathan said they're also interested in hosting other types of events, including photography and floral classes. Karen Mosko said they would open it up to the community for ideas as well.
"I want people to look forward to coming here every day," Fox said. "I'm just really excited for the doors to open."
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Got a question or tip? Contact reporter Megan Stringer at (715) 207-1571 or mstringer@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @megstringers.
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Wichita, KS (July 25th) - The Wichita Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the NHL's Edmonton Oilers, AHL's Bakersfield Condors and powered by Toyota, announced today the signing of forward Matt Schmalz for the 2018-19 season. "Matt is a big, strong power forward that… Read Article
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Mind-Melting Poster Drops For Death House
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Self-proclaimed ‘Expendables Of Horror’ Death House has just dropped an awesome, old-school, eye-popping new poster and we’ve got it for you to drool over, right after the jump, courtesy of Dread Central!
Death House is a veritable who’s who of horror vets, including the late Gunnar Hansen (who will make an appearance, albeit digitally rendered), who also came up with the concept for the flick.
The picture’s impressive cast also includes; Kane Hodder, Lloyd Kaufman, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Tony Todd, Felissa Rose, Tiffany Shepis, Adrienne Barbeau, Barbara Crampton, and so many more.
It was initially widely reported that Robert Englund, Doug Bradley, and Danny Trejo would also appear but as of this posting, those actors are not listed on any of their IMDb pages and none of their names grace the poster.
The project is being directed by B. Harrison Smith, who also adapted Hansen’s original idea for the screen.
The one-sheet is suitably nuts, to complement its crazy cast. Check it out for yourself below.
Death House centers around a top secret, underground government facility (appropriately housed at Area 51) that serves as home to the dredges of society. The worst of the worst. Prisoners are locked up there and the key is subsequently thrown away. However, things go awry when a group of prisoners stage an escape and wreak much havoc after gaining their freedom.
The movie is targeting a release sometime in 2017.
We’ll keep you posted on updates as they become available.
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Written by Joey Keogh
Slasher fanatic Joey Keogh has been writing since she could hold a pen, and watching horror movies even longer. Aside from making a little home for herself at Wicked Horror, Joey also writes for Birth.Movies.Death, The List, and Vague Visages among others. Her actual home boasts Halloween decorations all year round. Hello to Jason Isaacs.
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Pay Homage to Your Favorite Outlaw Country Artists This Halloween
By Allison Johnson 4 months
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Halloween is a fun holiday. It's a chance to show off your personality and creativity. Usually, some of our favorite artists can say a lot about our personalities. If you grew up on outlaw country, then you can probably say you're a bit rugged or resilient. Outlaw country music has played a big role in my life. The lyrics from numerous country artists like The Highwaymen and Merle Haggard says a lot about me.
If outlaw country artists have made an impact on who you are, show it this Halloween by paying homage to one of your favorite country singers.
The Nudie suit is the trademark Hank Williams' look. Just how we all imagine Johnny Cash in his black suit, we can only think of the white suit Hank was always in. Nudie suits played a huge role in country music. If you'd like to see Hank's suits in person, be sure to visit the Hank Williams Museum. If you're feeling crafty, cut out some music notes from the musical notes table cover below, and hot glue them onto the suit.
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Considering Willie dresses super casual, you can't go wrong with a plain t-shirt and jeans. What makes the Willie Nelson costume is the braided ponytail wigs and American flag bandana. If you're going for a more recent Willie look, go for a grey wig and bandana. Extra points if you add facial hair!
Braided Wig
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"'Till things are brighter, I'm the man in black." If you want to be Johnny Cash for Halloween, you have to wear the signature black suit. It wouldn't make sense to wear anything else. Make it a couples costume and have someone dress up as June Carter!
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Love, love, love Waylon's style! The leather vest is a classic look, but the embroidered western shirt is also a popular choice for the country icon.
Embroidered Western Shirt
Country fans, if there's anything you should already have in your closet already to complete any of these Halloween costumes, it's cowboy boots. Another way to really put these looks together is by carrying a guitar!
If you need costume ideas for other influential artists we adore, I recommend dressing up as Roy Orbison. A black suit and black sunglasses are all you need.
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Behind-the-Border Policies: Assessing and Addressing Non-Tariff Measures
Edited by: Joseph Francois, Bernard Hoekman
Despatched in 6 to 8 days.
One feature of globalization is that barriers to international competition have come to be associated with differences in regulatory policies that increase the costs of engaging in cross-border sales. Such non-tariff measures (NTMs) have attracted growing attention from policy makers and raise important questions for policy research. This book provides a valuable overview of key issues related to NTMs and domestic regulation. It covers the classification and definition of NTMs, new sources of data on NTMs, the impacts of (different types of) NTMs, the challenges that confront efforts to reduce the negative trade effects of NTMs and what can and should be done through international cooperation to promote good practices in the design and implementation of NTMs.
The contributors comprise a mix of leading trade policy experts - both academics and practitioners - and younger researchers who have specialized in the analysis of NTMs.
1. Moving beyond the border: introduction and overview - Joseph Francois and Bernard Hoekman
Part I. Concepts and Measurement:
2. NTMs: data concepts and sources - Marie Luise Rau and Achim Vogt
3. Regulatory bindings, policy uncertainty, and market access in services - Peter Egger, Joseph Francois, Bernard Hoekman and Miriam Manchin
Part II. Assessing and Benchmarking Policy:
4. NTMs in the presence of global value chains and their impact on productivity - Mahdi Ghodsi and Robert Stehrer
5. Non-tariff measure estimations in different impact assessments - Eddy Bekkers and Hugo Rojas-Romagosa
6. Gauging procurement policy change during the crisis-era: evidence from the global trade alert - Simon J. Evenett and Anirudh Shingal
7. Preferences, income distribution, and the burden of NTMs - Igor Bagayev and Ronald B. Davies
Part III. Dealing With NTMs: Legal and Institutional Contexts:
8. NTM reforms: a practitioner's perspective - Fabio Artuso
9. Good regulatory practices and international trade - Robert Basedow
10. Rules of origin as non-tariff measures: towards greater regulatory convergence - Bernard Hoekman and Stefano Inama
11. Behind-the-border measures and the new generation of trade agreements: TBT and SPS compared - Manfred Elsig and Sebastian Klotz
12. Non-tariff responses to China's development strategy: the WTO's interface challenge - Chad Bown
13. A time for action: the WTO must change to promote regulatory cooperation - Thomas J. Bollyky and Petros C. Mavroidis
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Michigan, USA: 55.405 locations
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Detroit is the largest city in the state of Michigan in the United States. It is also the most populated city in the state and among the top most populated cities in the United States, serving as the official seat of Wayne County. Along the United States- Canada Border, Detroit remains the most significant American city. Metro Detroit, the metropolitan region of Detroit, is the second in size among all the metropolitan areas in the US.
The city of Detroit sits on a unique location on the Detroit River, with a significant port that forms one of the most vibrant ports in the United States. The Ambassador Bridge is a long and intricately designed modern bridge that has been used as a connection between Detroit and Windsor in Ontario, Canada, across the Detroit River. The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is also another connection between the two cities, being one of the busiest ever crossing between Canada and the United States.
Detroit prides itself on its vibrant music culture, enormous contributions to the music industry, and for being a big advocate for unique arts, masterpiece designs, and stunning architectural designs.
With a stunning neon-lit skyline at dusk, Detroit has some of the most intricate designs on the majority of its buildings. Modern designs have been featured in the beautiful dome-shaped greenhouse and botanical garden in the Belle Isle Conservatory, the iconic skyscraper of the Fisher Buildings, the famous Old Main building within the Wayne State University, and the ultra-modern architecture of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
In downtown Detroit, there is the sprawling Comerica Park, home to the famed Tigers baseball team's playgrounds, as well as the Fox Theatre performance Hall. Numerous museums, art galleries, and memorial spots around downtown Detroit allow public access to beautiful works of art from over the years.
When to visit Detroit
The climate of Detroit is typical of the humid continental climate of Köppen Dfa, as influenced by the Great Lakes. Generally, the weather is characterized by cold and moderately freezing winters and warm to hot and moderately dry summers. Spring and summer, however, are susceptible to thunderstorms during the rainy afternoons, and visitors remain advised accordingly.
Snowfall might be experienced from as early as mid-October for a few hours per day and spread through mid-April when only traces can be seen. Summer is the rainiest season, with June as the wettest month when the rain gauge collects 3.5" (88.9mm) of precipitation from about eleven rainy afternoons.
Detroit experiences both weather extremes, and as such, makes an excellent tourist destination regardless of the time of year. While the cold lovers frequent the city during winter, the heat lovers set in during summer, between June and August, which so happens to be the peak of the travel period. Summer days are not only warm; they are also moderately dry and have extended daylight hours to allow for a perfect experience of the city.
Being a motor city, Detroit indulges in the North American International Auto Show in January, in a bid to celebrate the milestones of the motor industry and to showcase new cars and new technologies. Music shows and performance concerts are common during the Movement Electronic Music Festival in May and the Detroit Jazz Festival in September, both with huge crowds and international star performances.
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Detroit Institute of Arts - museum featuring 100+ galleries with American and global art on display, from ancient to modern eras.
The Henry Ford Museum - sprawling space dedicated to American life and ideas, including the Rosa Parks bus and JFK's limo.
GM Renaissance Center - gM’s riverfront headquarters house shops, eateries, and a 73-story hotel, plus a concept car showroom.
Detroit Zoo - zoo with mini-railroad is home to global wildlife and offers a buzzy polar bear exhibit and picnic area.
Motown Museum - collection of the label's art and memorabilia plus infamous studio A and The Supremes' costumes.
Fox Theatre - grand theater with gilded, Asian-inspired decor hosts theater productions, musicians, and comedians.
Campus Martius Park - park features WiFi, concert space, ice-skating, and a bistro amid fountains and trees.
Detroit Historical Society - the museum features interactive and revolving exhibits on the city's history, including recreated streets.
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Apple shines sun into its cloud.
Behind Apple’s new cloud, there’s sunlight.
Apple’s massive new data center in Maiden, North Carolina drives the company’s sparkling new iCloud service, and according to a report from the Charlotte Observer, sunlight will provide some of the considerable power needed to run the facility.
The company is building a solar power plant across the street from the data center, the newspaper said, citing county permits that allow the company to regrade 171 acres in preparation for building a solar farm.
Apple didn’t respond to a request for comment. But the investment in renewable energy clearly marks a shift for the company, which has taken heat from environmental groups for its energy practices. The company has lagged behind other cloud players, most notably Google, in going green. The solar farm “is one of [Apple’s] first big forays into clean energy, in terms of ownership at least,” said MJ Shiao, a solar market analyst at GTM Research.
Greenpeace singled out the new Apple data center in its report How Dirty Is Your Data? The report, released in April, draws attention to the environmental damage attributable to the cloud. Apple and other major cloud players have been lured to North Carolina by the promise of cheap electricity. Unfortunately, the electricity is cheap because it comes from coal. North Carolina has some of the dirtiest electricity in the country.
Apple’s less-than-stellar environmental record raises the possibility that the solar plant is part of a greenwashing campaign aimed at blunting criticism from the environmental movement. But the size of the lot Apple has been permitted to make over hints at a substantial renewable energy installation. If Apple develops the whole site, the solar farm could generate 25 to 35 megawatts of power, depending on the solar technology used, said Shiao.
Estimates for the data center’s energy needs range from a preconstruction figure of 20 megawatts reported by the Charlotte Observer in 2009 to Greenpeace’s estimate of 100 megawatts. If Apple is willing to spend the money — Shiao estimates that developing the full site would cost $75 to $100 million — it could supply a sizable portion of the data center’s energy with solar power.
Tax incentives may also make the project more palatable for Apple. The company could receive a federal tax credit of 30%, according to Shiao. If Apple begins construction before the end of the year, they would be eligible to receive the tax credit in the form of a cash rebate, he said.
Even with the tax incentives, electricity from the solar farm would be more expensive than the mostly coal-based energy from the region’s grid — at least at today’s prices. Another advantage of installing a solar power plant is predictability and a hedge against price shocks. If Apple builds the solar farm, it’ll have a good idea of how much its electricity is going to cost for the next 20 years. And if carbon pricing ever enters the scene in the form of cap-and-trade or a carbon tax (admittedly unlikely for the foreseeable future), Apple would be buffered from the potential spike in the price of coal-based electricity.
Apple’s apparent decision to build a solar farm stands in contrast to Google’s latest strategy for greening its data center operations. Google has been signing power purchase agreements — long-term contracts for buying electricity — with companies developing renewable energy plants. Google aims to offset the dirty electricity used in its data centers by buying clean energy elsewhere on the grid.
Google’s purchases provide financing for companies to build new renewable energy plants, which helps green the grid as a whole, according to a report. Google released in April on its power purchase agreements. Google’s report also takes a swipe at companies that make a show of putting solar panels on their roofs: “By focusing on the impact of our actions instead of the optics, we are making a greater contribution to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased green power production.”
Perhaps Apple will soon puts itself in a position to talk some trash of its own.
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Seemingly never-ending fog hurts business for some
Updated: 6:23 PM CDT Jun 27, 2014
Nick Bohr
At times it seems like the fog along Milwaukee's lakefront will never end, but it's worse for those whose livelihood depends on the lake. Eleven straight days of significant fog along Milwaukee's lakefront have put a big damper on regular summer fun for families like Amy Woda's from Oak Creek.VIDEO: Fog puts damper on fishing business"I'm sure people are disappointed because the air show, and now the fireworks, and I'm sure people are losing a lot of money," Woda said.Much worse than a delay in the fireworks, the fog means lost business for charter boat captains."Cold and dark. It's been kindof miserable," fishing charter boat captain Jason Woda said.Woda has been running fishing charters for 15 years."You get your bouts of fog. This is the worst I've ever seen it for this long of a period," Woda said.Woda's boat is equipped with radar and can handle the fog but has still felt the impact."We had to cancel Sunday morning, not because we weren't confident in us going out, but we were supposed to have the air show. There was a bunch of private fishermen out with no electronics whatsoever except for GPS, and it makes a huge difference, radar and GPS," Woda said.And it's those other boats he has to worry about."It is stressful. A lot of times you're out there with your electronics, and you can hear boats going fast, and you're just a sitting duck because the way we fish we're only going 2 mph, so I track these boats on radar, and hopefully, they miss," Woda said.Woda said the colder water temperatures, due in part to the fog, have affected the way the fish are behaving as well, meaning he has to work a lot harder to find them.
At times it seems like the fog along Milwaukee's lakefront will never end, but it's worse for those whose livelihood depends on the lake.
Eleven straight days of significant fog along Milwaukee's lakefront have put a big damper on regular summer fun for families like Amy Woda's from Oak Creek.
VIDEO: Fog puts damper on fishing business
"I'm sure people are disappointed because the air show, and now the fireworks, and I'm sure people are losing a lot of money," Woda said.
Much worse than a delay in the fireworks, the fog means lost business for charter boat captains.
"Cold and dark. It's been kindof miserable," fishing charter boat captain Jason Woda said.
Woda has been running fishing charters for 15 years.
"You get your bouts of fog. This is the worst I've ever seen it for this long of a period," Woda said.
Woda's boat is equipped with radar and can handle the fog but has still felt the impact.
"We had to cancel Sunday morning, not because we weren't confident in us going out, but we were supposed to have the air show. There was a bunch of private fishermen out with no electronics whatsoever except for GPS, and it makes a huge difference, radar and GPS," Woda said.
And it's those other boats he has to worry about.
"It is stressful. A lot of times you're out there with your electronics, and you can hear boats going fast, and you're just a sitting duck because the way we fish we're only going 2 mph, so I track these boats on radar, and hopefully, they miss," Woda said.
Woda said the colder water temperatures, due in part to the fog, have affected the way the fish are behaving as well, meaning he has to work a lot harder to find them.
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Facebook announces Facebook Pay feature across family of apps
by: Vanessa Wojtusiak
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(WTNH) — Facebook is unifying all of its’ owned apps – including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp – with a single payment system called Facebook Pay to make commerce more convenient.
The new service will allow users to securely donate money as well as send and receive money. Facebook Pay will allow users to add a preferred payment method once and use it across all four apps.
Facebook Pay will begin appearing on Facebook and Messenger and will include the ability to be used for purchases from select pages and businesses in Facebook Marketplace, the ability to buy event tickets, person-to-person payments in Messenger and more.
In the future, it will be expanded to Instagram and WhatsApp.
To begin using the feature, click on “Settings” and “Facebook Pay” on the Facebook app or website. Add a payment method from there in to your settings and use it next time you make a payment on the platform.
Facebook notes that this is separate from the Calibra wallet, which is a new cryptocurrency, project running on the open-source digital currency Libra network.
For additional information, visit pay.facebook.com
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Grant Thompson, YouTube star, dead at 38 after paragliding accident
Grant Thompson, who as the "King of Random" racked up billions of video views on YouTube, has died, his family posted on his official social media accounts.
A posting on his verified Instagram account Tuesday stated: "It is with great sadness to inform everyone that Grant Thompson passed away last night."
"Grant had great love and appreciation for his fans. We invite you to share your thoughts for Grant and the channel in the comments," the caption read. "Please do a random act of love or kindness today in honor of The King of Random. Grant's legacy will live on in the channel and the global community he created."
Thompson lived in Hurricane, Utah, and according to the St. George News authorities there received a missing persons report after Thompson didn't return from a paragliding trip near Honeymoon Trail.
Thompson reportedly had a GPS device on him which was used to locate his body shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office posted on their Facebook page that they were able to recover paragliding equipment along with a video recording device and are reviewing the video to determine factors which led to the aircraft crash.
His King of Random YouTube channel has more than 11 million subscribers and has racked up billions of views.
"We make videos dedicated to exploring life through all kinds of life hacks, experiments, and random weekend projects," the channels description reads. "There is excitement found in discovering the unknown, and living to tell about it, so join us and let's building something together."
A memorial video to Thompson was posted there on Tuesday.
He created the channel in 2010 to showcase his interest in how things work.
Thompson told Mediakix in 2017 that he was bullied as a child, became an airline pilot for 11 years and semi retired after he began successfully investing in real estate.
"Then I just started tinkering and learning about how the world works, which was inspired kind of by the idea of the Great Recession from the housing collapse. I was learning about things," Thompson said. "I started making videos on YouTube showing people what I was tinkering with and what I was coming up with. It turned into a big enough movement that I shut down my real estate business, I quit the airlines, and now it's all YouTube."
Videos like "How To Make LEGO Gummy Candy!" went viral and made him a star.
YouTube tweeted their condolences Tuesday.
"We're deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of Grant Thompson, a gifted, passionate and endlessly curious creator," their tweet read. "We send our deepest condolences to his loving family, The King of Random team and fans."
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US Treasury rejects Exxon Mobil request to drill in Russia
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The Trump administration has denied a request from Exxon Mobil to waive U.S. sanctions against Russia and allow it to resume oil drilling around the Black Sea.Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says in a brief statement that the administration "will not be issuing waivers to U.S. companies, including Exxon, authorizing drilling prohibited by current Russian sanctions."The decision comes just two days after it was reported that Exxon was seeking a waiver to resume a joint venture with Rosneft, a Russian state-owned oil company.The request presented an unusual potential for conflicts of interest, given that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was Exxon's CEO immediately before taking the Cabinet position. He lobbied against the sanctions after they were imposed in 2014, in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea.
The Trump administration has denied a request from Exxon Mobil to waive U.S. sanctions against Russia and allow it to resume oil drilling around the Black Sea.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says in a brief statement that the administration "will not be issuing waivers to U.S. companies, including Exxon, authorizing drilling prohibited by current Russian sanctions."
The decision comes just two days after it was reported that Exxon was seeking a waiver to resume a joint venture with Rosneft, a Russian state-owned oil company.
The request presented an unusual potential for conflicts of interest, given that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was Exxon's CEO immediately before taking the Cabinet position. He lobbied against the sanctions after they were imposed in 2014, in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea.
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Undertow (Contracorriente)
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Director: Javier Fuentes-León
Starring: Cristian Mercado, Manolo Cardona, Tatiana Astengo
Spanish 2009 Not Rated 100 min.
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This highly-acclaimed and hugely popular gay drama about a married fisherman in love with a gay artist is the winner of 39 film festival awards including the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and Best Film Awards at LGBT festivals in: Miami, Provincetown, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Austin, Memphis, Oslo, Long Beach, Atlanta, Rochester, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Montreal, Puerto Rico and Sao Paulo.
In a tiny Peruvian seaside village, where traditions run deep, Miguel (Cristian Mercado), a young fisherman, and his beautiful bride, Mariela (Tatiana Astengo), are about to welcome their first child. But Miguel harbors a scandalous secret. He’s in love with Santiago (Manolo Cardona), a painter, who is ostracized by the town because he’s gay. After a tragic accident occurs, Miguel must choose between sentencing Santiago to eternal torment or doing right by him and, in turn, revealing their relationship to Mariela—and the entire village. Written and directed by Javier Fuentes-León, and featuring a sizzling international cast, Undertow (Contracorriente) is rich in the details of legend, tradition, and locale; and it is in these details that the truth lies. Strikingly photographed to accentuate the majestic Peruvian coastline, this sexy, haunting love story transcends place and time. [Spanish with English subtitles]
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Feature is Spanish with English Subtitles.
Over one hour of great bonus features!
Undertow: A Look Inside - with Director Javier Fuentes-León
Actor Interviews
Behind the Scenes Featurette
Spanish-language GLAAD PSA featuring Sofia Vergara (TV’s “Modern Family”)
MASSIVE CRITICAL ACCLAIM!
“Romantic… moving, bittersweet… Performances are first-rate.” – Variety
“A modern-day fable…as beautiful as it is agonizing.” (Critic’s Pick) – Stephanie Merry, THE WASHINGTON POST
“A small movie with a full heart…a fine feature debut. An effusive yet mournfully compromised happiness lingers, and it will haunt you.” — Manohla Dargis, NEW YORK TIMES
“Lyrical, poignant…it quickly casts a seductive, sensual spell. A wholly unified work of art, suffused in an inviting atmosphere, incorporating supernatural elements with the greatest of ease, compelling storytelling and completely natural yet succinct, sympathetic portrayals. Gorgeous cinematography and a plaintive score complete the intuitively well-blended ingredients that constitute Undertow.” —Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
“This poetic gem about loss and the consequences of a passionate but hidden gay relationship in a tiny ocean-side village of modest fishermen deservedly won Sundance’s World Cinema Audience Award and represents Peru’s bid for an Oscar nom.” —Doris Toumarkine, FILM JOURNAL
“Writer-director Javier Fuentes-Leon’s directorial debut…is sublime…a level of insightful psychological layering whose payoff might leave you weeping.” —Ernest Hardy, SF WEEKLY
“…Gorgeous and heartbreaking.” —David Wiegand, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“…Lovely, lyrical, near-universally romantic, and ends on a quiet grace note that is bittersweet perfection.” — Dennis Harvey, SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN
WINNER OF 40+ AWARDS — INCLUDING 20 AUDIENCE AWARDS!
Jury Award for Best Feature – Louisville LGBT Film Festival
Sebastiane Award for Best LBGT Film – San Sebastian Int’l Film Festival
Audience Award in World Dramatic Competition, Sundance Film Festival
Audience Award in Official Competition, Cartagena Int’l Film Festival
Audience Award in Iberoamerican Competition, Miami Int’l Film Festival
Audience Award in Festivalissimo, Montreal Latin American Film Festival
NAHCC Award to Best Hispanic Director – Nashville Film Festival
Special Award for Originality of Vision – Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Audience Award – Chicago Latino Film Festival Latin Angel
Audience Award – Utrecht Latin American Film Festival
Latin Angel Youth Award – Utrecht Latin American Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Film – Festival La Chimenea Verde, Villaverde, Madrid
Audience Award, Best Narrative Feature – Provincetown Int’l Film Festival
Mayor of Trencin Honorary Award – Slovakia ArtFilmFest
Outstanding First Feature Jury Award – Frameline Film Festival
Audience Award for Best First Feature – Galway International Film Festival, Ireland
Special Programming Award for Artistic Achievement – OUTFEST, Los Angeles
Jury Award for Best Feature Film – Qfest, Philadelphia
Jury Award for Best Director – Qfest, Philadelphia
Audience Choice Award, Vancouver Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Film – Lima Film Festival, Peru
Audience Award for Best Peruvian Film – Lima Film Festival, Peru
On-Line Audience Award for Best Film – Lima Film Festival, Peru
On-Line Audience Award for Best First Feature Film – Lima Film Festival, Peru
Narrative Feature Jury Award – Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Foreign Film – Outflix Film Festival, Memphis
First Jury Special Mention – New England Festival of Iberoamerican Cinema
Jury Award for Best Feature Film – Skeive Filmer, Oslo, Norway
Award for Best Film – Long Beach Q Film Festival
Award for Best Director – Long Beach Q Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Film – Cineamissí, Latin American Film Festival, Helsinki, Finland
Audience Award for Best Overall Feature – Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature – ImageOut, Rochester
Macondo Award for Best Supporting Actor, Colombian Academy of Film
Audience Award for Favorite Men’s Feature Film – Pittsburgh Intnl Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Audience Award for Favorite Narrative Feature – Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature – Seattle Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Jury Prize for Best Feature Film — Image+Nation Film Festival, Montreal
Audience Award — Puerto Rico Queer Film Festival
Audience Award for Best Feature – Melbourne Queer Film Festival
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'Gilmore Girls' Season 2, Episode 8: The Ins and Outs of Inns
23.Jan.2018 . 9 min read . Written by Lindsay Pugh
Directed by Michael Katelman, written by Daniel Palladino. I don't talk that much about the "Gilmore Girls" direction because honestly, it's pretty damn formulaic. Are you a competent director who is well-versed in early 2000s teen shows? Great, you're hired! Occasionally, there will be some character or action inconsistencies, but those usually come more from the writing (particularly from Daniel Palladino... which I'll discuss later).
Fran wears a cardigan sweater with a squirrel motif, but these two fashion victims still find a way to one up her:
Lorelai tends to gravitate toward ruffles and fabric that is highly flammable. She later wears a t-shirt that says "cuties," but I still think this gold monstrosity is worse. At least Lorelai gave her signature turd brown lipstick a break.
And omfg, Sookie ... it's like she saw "Clueless" for the first time and said, "I could DIY the shit out of those feather sleeves," but only had a Tickle Me Elmo at her disposable.
As if, Sookie. Cher wore it way better.
There are many in this episode. I hate the way Lorelai treats Emily at the unveiling of Rory's portrait.
Emily: You've got to admit, it turned out better than you thought it would.
Lorelai: Yeah.
Emily: Well, come on, say a little more than that.
Lorelai: It's great Mom, it's fabulous. It's just a notch below Rembrandt.
Emily: Well, you don't have to take that attitude.
Lorelai: What do you want from me? I'd light some sparklers and jump up and down yelling "Yay for the painting," but I'm fresh out of sparklers and my feet hurt too much to jump. But I promise next week when I have more energy, I'll write a love song for the chandelier.
For once, Emily took Lorelai's advice on something and all she wants is a little praise and positive reinforcement. Instead of throwing her a bone, Lorelai is mean and petty in a way that isn't even funny. You'll write a love song to the chandelier? Okkkkkkay. If you're going to treat someone like shit, at least make sure your insults are witty.
This is a small thing, but I hate the way that Rory says, "of course" when Jess asks if Dean is her boyfriend. Why of course? Because any dude you're hanging out with 1-on-1 must be your boyfriend? Because you and Dean have undeniable chemistry so it's clear that you're an item? Bitch, please.
Lorelai is a monumental CUNT to Sookie and 100% deserves to get punched in the face. If you can't even tell your best friend that you've known for years how upset you are that the place where you raised your daughter may no longer exist, then you have some emotional homework to do. Lorelai doesn't strike me as the type of person who does much self-reflection, so maybe she's just not aware of why she feels so upset. Even if this is the case, it doesn't make her actions excusable.
She denigrates Sookie, pretends to be smarter than she is (Lorelai knows fuck all about the economy), and isn't honest about her true concerns. She's incredibly condescending and doesn't deserve any of the kind, patient people in her life, especially Sookie.
Lorelai: Well, I know you would like things to be simple and straightforward but unfortunately things are more complicated.
Sookie: Okay, that's why we'd be partners. If something gets too heavy for the one person, the other one's there to pick up the slack.
Lorelai: Yes, well that's great in theory, but I gotta tell you, my back is aching from all the extra slack I'm taking up!
If my best friend treated me this way, she would no longer be my best friend. Get out of this toxic relationship, Sookie! It's no wonder she's moved on to bigger and better things in "AYitL." I know the Palladinos say Sookie isn't around because of Melissa McCarthy's scheduling conflicts, but I choose to believe it's because she found a good therapist and realized that Lorelai is a malignant narcissist, unworthy of her time and attention.
Sookie calls Donald Trump a bastard, which is pretty satisfying. I also enjoy the thought of Lorelai driving some painter to the brink of insanity with her Billy Idol scowl.
Rory: Why did they quit?
Emily: She wouldn't stop scowling.
Lorelai: I was going for a Billy Idol thing.
Emily: The one from Italy had some sort of breakdown.
Rory: Oh my God.
Lorelai: Hey, it didn't hurt Van Gogh, the guy should thank me.
Emily: A year later, I swear I saw him rummaging through our recyclables.
Jess convinces Taylor a murder happened outside of his market simply by drawing a chalk outline of a body on the sidewalk and slapping up some police tape. Taylor throws a hissy fit, then holds a town meeting, without inviting Luke, to discuss "the Jess situation." This scene has one of my all-time favorite lines from Lorelai.
Taylor: This goes well beyond a head of lettuce, young man. The charges against your nephew are numerous. He stole the 'save the bridge' money ...
Luke: He gave that back.
Taylor: He stole a gnome from Babette's garden.
Luke: Pierpont was also returned.
Miss Patty: He hooted one of my dance classes.
Fran: He took a garden hose from my yard.
Random Man: My son said he set off the fire alarms at school last week.
Lorelai: I heard he controls the weather and wrote the screenplay to Glitter.
Whenever someone asks me how I am at work, I tend to go with some variation of Jess's response.
Jess: Coffee?
Lorelai: Oh, yeah, thanks. How are you Jess?
Jess: I'm not bleeding or anything.
Lorelai: Well, then it's gonna be a good day, huh?
I know Jess is a surly asshole, but come on ... at least he lives his truth. He doesn't change his disposition just to make other people feel comfortable, which I admire.
Jess compares the town meeting to "To Kill a Mockingbird" and Rory accuses him of trying to be Holden Caulfield ("Catcher in the Rye"). These two were meant for each other ... until Jess ruins everything.
The town troubadour plays two songs during this episode, but neither of them stood out to me.
In this episode, we meet Mia, someone who is incredibly important to both Gilmore Girls but rarely mentioned throughout the series. This woman gave Lorelai her first job as a maid and acted as her surrogate mother after she left Richard and Emily's, so it's strange to me that her introduction is so brief. Lorelai is emotionally distraught when she finds out Mia wants to sell the Independence Inn, but up until this point, we aren't given much background about why she would care so deeply.
It certainly doesn't help that Mia is kind of an asshole and I don't find her interesting or endearing. Emily can be cold and out of touch with reality at times, but at least she's funny and feels like a round character. I definitely didn't love her right away, but she grew on me with each episode and by the end of Season 2, became one of my favorite characters. Mia doesn't get the benefit of multiple episodes, so the writers only have this short chance (and again in Season 7) to make us like her. Unfortunately, they fail, and Lorelai's heightened emotions around losing her "memory home" don't ring true to me. It's one of the rare cases in the "Gilmore Girls" universe where I can't just blindly believe what I'm told.
And the way Lorelai treats Sookie is so awful! It's unclear to me when Sookie and Lorelai met and started working together. Does Sookie know Mia? They don't interact in this episode, so my guess is that Sookie started her job later, after Lorelai took over the managerial tasks and Mia moved to Santa Barbara. When Lorelai finally does apologize to Sookie after her freak out, the conversation feels stilted and not true to either character.
Lorelai: I'm sorry about what happened. I said stupid things, and I said them for reasons that have nothing to do with you and I hate myself for doing it and I know you do too, and I am sorry.
Sookie: It's okay.
Lorelai: No it isn't. You are a brilliant chef and to think that you should do things differently from how you do them now is ridiculous. You don't tell a great violinist to hold his bow differently. You don't tell a great cymbal player to crash his cymbals differently. You just let them play.
Sookie: There are great cymbal players?
Lorelai: Theoretically.
Sookie: Okay, well, it's okay.
Lorelai: I wanna go ahead with our plans. Forget my freak out. Pretend it didn't happen. Let's move forward.
Sookie: Well ...
Lorelai: You don't want to move forward?
Sookie: No, I do. But I need your promise you're not gonna lose it on me again.
Lorelai: I promise.
Sookie: 'Cause I couldn't take losing a business partner and my best friend in one fail swoop. It'd be too much.
These two are supposed to be bffs, so it's weird to me that Sookie doesn't ask Lorelai what exactly happened. It's not Sookie's job to act as Lorelai's therapist, but I would think she'd want to know what triggered the mean behavior. If a friend I was going into business with treated me like shit and then gave a sort of half-assed apology with zero explanation, I would be far less forgiving than Sookie.
Daniel Palladino writes quirky, fun dialogue, but I think he frequently fucks up more serious interactions and chances at character development. I don't think he understands who the characters are quite like Amy does. I'll try to point out other character inconsistencies/issues with DP's writing as we move through the series.
Aside from lightly flirting with Jess and convincing him to treat Luke better, Rory doesn't get much to do. It's obvious that she likes Jess because she finds his very unfunny fake murder prank amusing even though it's stupid as fuck.
Even the hooligan/punk stuff Jess does is super tame. It's not like he snorted a bunch of coke and lit Doose's Market on fire in the middle of the day, killing Taylor and eight other townspeople. The citizens of Stars Hollow need to calm down and put things into perspective.
There are a bunch of "Star Trek" references in this episode and I find it weird that I got them all without ever having seen the show. I guess "Star Trek" is so popular that it's invaded the cultural lexicon.
"Oh, my patented Keith Richards circa 1969 'don't mess with me' vibe, with a thousand-yard Asian stare thrown in." This is surely not what Lane meant, but it's what I pictured:
Sookie's dream about Fran reminds me of that "Golden Girls" episode where Rose dreams that she, Dorothy, and Blanche have their heads cryogenically frozen.
Mia is a racist asshole. Why can't she understand Michel? I hate when she tries to shame him over his enunciation ("You've been in the US for quite some time...") and Rory goes along with it. Maybe Mia is just messing with him, but we're given no clear indiciations either way.
Emily Gilmore is also racist. When asked where her new maid, Marisella, is from, she says, "One of those little countries next to Mexico." Emily is probably one of those people who thinks Africa is a country.
My husband on Taylor Doose: "I would have hidden a cyanide capsule in a lump of peanut butter for him years ago." He also says he's surprised the town of Stars Hollow didn't band together to give him the Ken Rex McElroy treatment.
Dean's leather jacket is an insult to leather jackets.
I agree with Rory: there's a special place in hell for people who dog ear library books.
I wish I could see more of the vintage Miss Patty shots on her dance studio walls.
Jess fixes Luke's toaster! He does care. I love how Luke's relationship with Jess deepens over the seasons. It's one of my favorites on the show (Emily and Lorelai + Rory and Paris = two others).
Luke waterproofs her chuppah and fixes Gilbert! And yet ... we have to sit through two more seasons of stupid relationships before we get to see Luke shirtless.
The Internet is sadly devoid of shirtless Luke Danes pics, so this is a screenshot.
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Iraqi forces retake road to isolated Anbar city
Iraq forces fight to retake chemical attack town: commanders
Syrian troops press advance after blow to IS in Palmyra
Iraqis flee town as battle looms
Civilians flee Iraq town as battle looms
Iraqi forces retake city held by IS
Iraqi forces retake
The remains of the car that exploded in the Saydiya district of southern Baghdad yesterday.
AFP/Baghdad
Iraqi forces advancing from two opposite directions in Anbar have joined up, reducing the isolation of the city of Haditha, military sources said yesterday.
A statement from Iraq’s joint operations command co-ordinating the fight against the Islamic State group said forces retook several villages from the militants along the Euphrates River.
The Iraqi army’s 7th division had been moving down the river from Al-Baghdadi and eventually joined up with forces from the counter-terrorism service moving up from the town of Heet.
“The road is therefore open between Heet and Haditha, via Al-Baghdadi, after an 18-month siege by the terrorists of Daesh,” the statement said, using an Arabic acronym for IS.
“The siege of Haditha and Al-Baghdadi was broken after liberating the strategic highway between Baghdadi and Heet,” Major General Ali Ibrahim Daboun, the army commander responsible for the area, said.
However, a commander of Haditha’s tribal fighters said the area of Al-Dulab, which lies in a loop of the Euphrates just east of Al-Baghdadi, was still in IS hands.
“The people are hopeful but for now nobody will take the risk of travelling on this road so long as Al-Dulab has not been retaken,” Sheikh Abdullah al-Jughaifi told AFP by phone from Haditha.
Haditha, 210km (130 miles) northwest of the capital Baghdad, is the third city in the vast province of Anbar and lies near the country’s second largest dam.
It has come under repeated attack since the militants launched their massive offensive in Iraq in June 2014, but the dominant tribes there were opposed to IS and able to hold them off.
For months, the city’s main lifeline was the nearby military base of Al-Asad, which was only accessible by air.
“The engineering corps of the army continues to remove explosive devices to reopen the road for goods, oil products and food,” Daboun said.
Iraqi forces, with backing from the US-led coalition that carries out daily air strikes against IS, has retaken significant ground from the militants in recent months.
IS still controls Fallujah city only 50km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, but it is almost completely besieged by pro-government forces.
The militants also hold large areas deeper in the province, including along the border with Syria.
Iran says it still respects 2015 nuclear deal, rejects "unfounded" EU claims
Iran aims to examine downed jet’s black boxes, no plan yet to send them abroad
Protesters regroup after day of clashes in Beirut
Libya summit opens in Berlin, seeking end to foreign meddling
More than 300 people wounded in Beirut protest clashes
Libya peace summit struggles to draw eastern commander Haftar back into diplomacy
Alphabet CEO backs temporary ban on facial-recognition technology over misuse worry 1/20/2020 6:05:31 PM
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Yale Law Tech
CPSC 183 (& 184) & 185
A Little Law
Control, Privacy, & Technology
2010 Syllabus
IP in the Digital Age
Law, Technology & Culture
2017 Midterm Video Links
2018 Midterm Exam Video Links
2011 Course Requirements
The Pedagogical Implications of Trolling
Final Project–Advice for Seniors Interested in Entrepreneurship – by “George O – YLT2012”
December 18, 2012 ~ bradevanrosen
Our final projected consisted of interviewing four professionals, two in the start-up industry and two in Venture Capital. We interviewed them over Skype and recorded our interviews to get some answers to the top questions seniors ask about startups. We wanted to get some great advice from people who have been in our shoes and see how they would respond to the job market today. We compiled these valuable interviews into one youtube video that will be made public once we obtain permission to release the footage from all four interviewees. For now though, we leave you with a summary of our findings, a brief overview of the venture capital industry, and some biography entries on our interviewees.
—George Ortega, Sharon Ji, and Eric Li
1. What advice do you have for seniors who are interested in startups?
Seniors should join startups if they’re committed to learning in a small and challenging environment. Christiaan Vorkink urges seniors to join startups that are working to address a problem that means a lot to them given the intensity of work they could expect in a small startup environment that is constrained with few labor and financial resources.
As for seniors interested in venture capital, Yanev Suissa from NEA says there are three main ways to get into the industry: 1) work for a technology investment bank or technology investment banking group, 2) work for a buyer of startups, like Google or Amazon, or 3) work in a startup either as the entrepreneur or early-stage employee.
2. What if these seniors do not have the technical skills?
Joining startups without technical skills was unanimously judged to be difficult but certainly possible according to our interviewees. Stuart Wall urges non-technical entrepreneurs to find a technical co-founder and divide the equity stake equally since the technical aspects of a business are just as important as the marketing and product design elements a non-technical person would be in charge of. Christiaan suggests that seniors look for startups that need what you have to offer. If you’re non-technical, for example, a small startup that is seeking to build a prototype may not be the best option. If there is a product already created, as in a more developed startup, there is likely to be a need for your skillset as a liberal arts major. You can handle business development or become responsible for maintaining relationships with investors and customers. As Yanev Suissa sums it up, technical entrepreneurs are great and important, but they often don’t know how to build products and companies. That’s where you can come in to help.
3. Does consulting or banking prepare you for startups or venture capital?
While Ka Mo Lau didn’t think consulting or banking prepared entrepreneurs to become adaptive, Stuart Wall said his consulting experience had some transferrable skills, like a strong work ethic and sharp analytical skills. Yanev Suissa recognizes the importance of these two career paths but does point out that consulting and banking usually involve busywork, as younger associates are often “cogs in a machine.” Christiaan thinks that people should follow their main passions, whether that is consulting or starting a company. You should not postpone your plans because you want to get experience first. As both the venture capitalists and entrepreneurs attest to, the best preparatory experience for being a successful entrepreneur is being a failed entrepreneur before that and learning from your past mistakes.
4. What are common characteristics of young entrepreneurs?
The main common characteristics mentioned were persistence, action-oriented, passionate, adaptive, and tenacious. Entrepreneurs need to be completely committed to their companies and never take no for an answer. As Stuart Wall says, obstacles like getting no investor money or having an employee quit make the journey more difficult, but entrepreneurs need to have the crazy idea and faith that their business will still become successful. Having said that, having faith is not the same as leading blind when your idea no longer makes sense. Yanev Suissa stresses that the best entrepreneurs can pivot quickly to a dynamic environment in order to maximize their opportunities and grow their businesses the most possible.
5. What’s the next big idea?
The next big idea is what’s on everyone’s mind right now. Answers ranged from data analytics to education technology to payment processing to healthcare technologies. The most common answer was healthcare technology given that disruption in this area has been limited due to new legislation that has steered some innovators away. Christiaan Vorkink explains soon we will hopefully see a new healthcare system where a world of applications, services, and products will be designed to help people recover more quickly and live better and longer.
Here are some facts to put things in perspective in the VC industry. Below are information from a HBS case study on venture capital:
– Venture capital investing is a “hits” business, with a majority of the reward coming from a relative small number of spectacular success
Payoff Count Total Cost % of Cost Value % of Value Average Payoff
<1X
1X to 3X
6X to 10X
>10X
Source: HBS Case study on risk and rewards in VC
– Returns on venture capital investments (individual deals with funds) are highest when market “over-value” individual companies over sectors, with the best examples being the Internet-stock bubble in 1999-earliy 2000
– Through returns to VCs have been low, the industry has been disproportionately responsible for creating some of the most important companies
E.g. Federal Express, Google, Genentech and Apple
– The industry is very cyclical. Sometime it’s easier to start an internet company than others. It was great in 2000, as shown below.
Source: HBS case study, NVCA 2010
– We are back in a internet investment height again right now. Should you be an entrepreneur and join the ride?
Ka Mo Lau, Paper G, CFO and Co-Founder
Ka Mo Lau is the cofounder and Chief Financial Officer of PaperG, an advertising technology company recently named one of Forbes’ 100 Most Promising Companies in America. Prior to PaperG, he spent time as an investment banker at Credit Suisse, as a consultant at IBM. He holds a BA in Economics from Yale University, and is a fellow of the Yale Entrepreneurial Institute. During his time as an undergraduate, he also served as the Executive Director of the Elmseed Enterprise Fund, the oldest student-run microlending organization in America.
(Source: Taken from YEI Institute)
Stuart Wall, SignPost, CEO and Founder
Stuart Wall is the founder and CEO of Signpost, a local advertising platform funded by Spark Capital and Google Ventures. Signpost is working to create the AdSense of local commerce and currently powers monetization campaigns for over 1,200 publishers. Stuart developed the concept while in business school at Harvard University and led the company through bootstrapped product development and initial fund raising. Stuart was previously a consultant in the Private Equity Group at Bain & Company where he provided strategic advice for large buyout funds.
(Source: Taken from Huffington Post)
Yanev Suissa, Venture Capital Investor, NEA
Yanev joined NEA officially in 2010, having worked with the firm since 2009. He currently works with the boards of Solidfire, Bridge International Academies, Bandgap Engineering, and Boulder Wind Power for NEA. In the tech space, Yanev focuses on earlier stage investments, including enterprise and cloud solutions, digital media, and consumer technologies. In the energy space, Yanev focuses on both supply and demand side solutions across all renewable technologies while simultaneously providing regular advice to energy companies within NEA’s portfolio.
Prior to joining NEA, Yanev was a Senior Investment Officer with the Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program, where he helped form the group back in 2007. At the Department of Energy, Yanev was engaged in the underwriting of billions of dollars of debt for issuance to companies spanning all sectors within the energy technology industry. Prior to joining the DOE, Yanev served as a consultant working with a range of leading financial industry clients to assess growth opportunities. He also worked as an advisor to several successful startups around the world.
Yanev serves on the board of NYCVC, a group dedicated to building relationships and facilitating interaction among the next generation of New York venture capitalists. He is also the recipient of a series of fellowships, including the Kauffman Fellowship, the Presidential Management Fellowship, the Heymann Fellowship, the Kennedy Fellowship, and the Cravath Fellowship.
Yanev earned an MBA with distinction from the Oxford Said School of Business (Christ Church), a JD from Harvard Law School, and a Master’s degree from Sydney Law School. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University, receiving his BA in Ethics, Politics & Economics and Sociology.
(Source: Taken from NEA)
Christiaan Vorkink,
Christiaan joined True Ventures in 2008 after spending eight years working in and around early stage technology companies. His first foray into entrepreneurship came in elementary school when he and his best friend managed the largest downtown newspaper delivery service in the small town in New Hampshire where they grew up. After graduating college, he taught history for two years in suburban New York before moving to Boston to work in a variety of roles in support of local startups and in finance. Prior to joining True, Christiaan was a senior analyst in the venture capital research group at Cambridge Associates and worked in network development at BrightRoll, a True portfolio company.
Outside the office, Christiaan is an enthusiastic consumer of Mexican food, an aspiring urban gardener and an avid supporter of all but one of Boston’s four major professional sports teams. He is a graduate of Yale and MIT. Christiaan also serves on the board of directors of YMCA Camp Belknap, a summer camp for boys that he attended and worked at for a dozen years as a child and young adult.
(Source: Taken from True Ventures)
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What’s YOUR Career Story? Tips For Rewriting Your Professional Narrative
True or false? Every career has a story.
In my 15 years of experience as a career growth coach over at Work it Daily, I am here to tell you, 100%, the answer is true.
Everyone has a career story. You want to know what else? That career story is completely made up. It is 100% subjective and you're thinking, "What's she talking about? It's a bunch of things that happened to me. My career story is just my experiences!"
Not true!
How We Write Our Career Stories
I'm going to prove it to you today. So you see, we as human beings have this ancient brain in the back of our heads that is there to protect us. It has experiences, it processes them, and it labels them. This was good, this was bad, this hurt me, this helped me.
We then take those and we organize them. We put it into this perfect little story that's very easy to recall. That way, if we run into the situation again, we know what to do. We know how to react.
We all have this. This is an innate ability as humans. The problem is that no two people interpret career experiences the same way.
If I was to put you in a room with a bunch of other people and you all had something happen to you that was similar, you would all interpret it in your career story differently. That's what I mean about being subjective. But that also means this holds incredible power.
As a career growth specialist, this is the place I start. The reason I learned to always start with this is because in all these years of doing this, when people want to work with me, they come up to me and they say, "J.T., let me tell you my story."
How To Change Our Career Stories
I know that you have a career story that you're dying to talk about. But more importantly, you want to change it.
Now, a lot of people assume, "Okay, well my story is cast in stone. And so I've got to change the future chapters to the story."
Guess what? That's not how it works.
If you want to change your future, if you want to grow your career, you actually need to assess your existing career story and look for places where you can change the interpretation.
You see, because it's a story, I can already tell you that it's a major motion picture. It's an epic novel. You've created some drama in your head. That's what we do. So, it has a plot. It's probably going to have a villain or a set of bad experiences. And there's probably a victim.
Hopefully there's a hero, too. Hopefully it's you. But ultimately there are these characters and it's a story, so we adapt and we gravitate towards that. What you have to do in order to achieve amazing career growth is not just try to fix something going forward. It's actually to look at your existing career story and change how you write it.
You Can Change Your Career Story, Too
At Work It Daily, we have a 21 Day Career Reinvention Challenge. We always do it on the first of the year, a great way to kick off January. Thousands of people participated last year and I got to read some of the most unbelievable career stories ever. The first step in the class is for you to write out your career story. Then, you go through a set of exercises to analyze it in a way you've probably never analyzed it before.
Then, we isolate it. We have you rewrite it, and then we help you start to really internalize that so that going forward, you can make different, better choices.
That's the thing I want you to think about with every experience you've had, and however you chose to interpret it. It actually impacted the next thing you did in your career and the next move you made, some of the chances you took and some of the chances you didn't take. So, if you want to change things for you going forward, you've got to get that story reinvented and that is the truth.
Is This Story Serving Me?
On a scale of one to five, one being not at all, five being absolutely and it's perfect, what's your career story like? How much have you invested in assessing your own career story?
Look at your career story and ask yourself:
"Does this make sense?"
"Is this story really serving me and what I want to make happen to my career in the future?"
Because if your career story isn't serving you, I can tell you right now the first step is to learn how to rewrite that career story so that you can get different, better results. This is how I've been able to help thousands of people change their career trajectory by starting right here with their existing career story.
Try Work It Daily today to stay on top of all the important job search and career news, while having access to our Career Reinvention challenge, one-on-one career coaching, limitless networking opportunities, and numerous career tutorials.
Seriously, go check it out! Once you join our career growth club, you're never going to want to leave.
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