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Gabrielle Giffords / Tucson shooting prompts more gun control law in New York. Is New Jersey next?
I try to stay out of national issues on this blog, but you can’t ignore the Giffords / Tucson shooting and its potential impact on the already insane laws of New Jersey. While there are no state politicians making any statements as far as I can tell, I figured I’d round up some of the news articles that discuss the issue from across the country.
Long Island congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, who went into politics after her husband was killed by a crazed gunman, says she’s going to kick off that debate as early as today by introducing new legislation to keep these weapons out of the hands of the deranged. Story is at: http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/01/carolyn_mccarth.php
Rep. Peter King said Tuesday he plans to introduce a new gun safety bill in Congress in the wake of the mass shooting in Arizona that killed six people and wounded 14 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. King said his bill would make it illegal to knowingly carry a gun within a thousand feet of “certain high-profile” government officials. Story is at: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/11/congressman-pete-king-introduce-gun-safety-arizona-shooting/
Gun control advocates say the immediacy of the Tucson shootings is key to pushing legislation now, before public outrage fades. “The NRA is doing what it always does, they want people to not talk about the issue, they want to delay until the collective state of excitement over the issue has gone down,” said Josh Horwitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.
Story is at http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jLNXY8-IFOZ2Y8Z44mXdz0b_GmxA?docId=901030dfbd1b468b98da7bf330dc5df6
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called for tougher federal gun laws, including banning large ammunition clips and federal regulations on concealed weapons permits, in the wake of the shooting rampage in Tucson that killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) gravely wounded.
Story is at http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/01/sen-boxer-calls-for-tougher-federal-gun-laws-in-wake-of-arizona-shooting.html
The number of Americans who favor stricter gun laws has spiked significantly in the wake of the weekend shooting spree that killed six and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in critical condition, reversing a long-running trend of declining support for more stringent gun control, according to a new CBS poll.
Story is at http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/cbs-poll-support-for-stricter-gun-laws-spikes-after-tucson-rampage.php
Fears of potential legislation that would limit the size of handgun clips in the wake of this weekend’s mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, have led many gun owners to flock to gun shops to stockpile high-capacity magazines.
Read more: http://www.canada.com/news/Fearing+legislation+owners+snap+high+capacity+magazines/4093947/story.html#ixzz1AyDiQiSo
“The only reason to have 33 bullets loaded in a handgun is to kill a lot of people very quickly,” Lautenberg said Monday in a statement announcing the bill. “Before 2004, these ammunition clips were banned, and they must be banned again.”
A Hoyer spokesman was more certain that lawmakers would take a look at gun reform options, but offered no specifics about what those reforms might look like — or if they stand a chance of passing a GOP-led House.
Story is at http://thehill.com/homenews/house/137127-small-steps-in-moving-gun-reform
Couric: There are also laws that allow you to take concealed or non-concealed weapons and carry them with you at all times. Is that correct?
Dupnik: That is absolutely correct. That’s the height of insanity. I don’t know what else they can do. Maybe they could pass a law that would require that every child have an Uzi in their crib.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/01/10/eveningnews/main7232585.shtml
Yet for a number of the gun owners who wandered among the hundreds of displays of shotguns, handguns and ammunition at the South Towne Expo Center on Sunday, there potentially was another tragedy lurking in the background. It centered on the fear the shooting could spark a new wave of gun control legislation that could threaten to undermine the right to keep and bear firearms.
Story is at http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51014451-76/gun-shooting-rifle-sunday.html.csp
Posted on January 13, 2011, in News and tagged gun control, Tucson shooting. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
John | January 18, 2011 at 5:34 pm
The part of your post where a person named Dupnik argues that carrying a firearm is insanity should be closely examined. His absurd exaggeration of the argument that we should not stop at allowing American citizens to own firearms but toddlers as well because the laxness of gun laws is out of control makes no sense whatsoever. It is as childish and silly as the population he is describing. Clearly people who have not researched the issue regarding its basis for being established or looked at it in a reasonable light have no idea what they are talking about. Take nuclear weapons as a means of national defense for example. There are some oppressive regimes, “bad apples” (North Korea), that are going to try and get their hands on them to potentially use them. There are governments who possess them, show restraint and have not ever used them. There will always be good people and bad people acquiring weapons. It is human nature and it makes no sense to punish good people when bad people act criminally.
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BCCI partners with AIR for international and domestic games
NEW DELHI, September 10: The BCCI on Tuesday announced a two-year radio rights arrangement with All India Radio (AIR) for live commentary of the national cricket team’s international games at home as well as the domestic tournaments.
This initiative will offer millions of listeners across India the opportunity to follow cricket via live radio commentary.
The audio commentary will commence from the first game of India’s upcoming T20 International series against South Africa in Dharamsala on September 15.
In addition to international matches, AIR will also provide coverage for the men’s and women’s domestic tournaments and matches. The two-year tenure starts from September 10, 2019, and runs till August 31, 2021.
This arrangement includes coverage of Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup, Deodhar Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and women’s Challenger series. (PTI)
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Home National Budget Budget 2018 N25bn Employment Trust Fun: Lagos targets 900,000 jobs by 2019
N25bn Employment Trust Fun: Lagos targets 900,000 jobs by 2019
Babatunde Akinsola
…Distributes Offer Letters To Beneficiaries Of Pilot Scheme
The Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) on Friday distributed offer letters to some of the beneficiaries of the pilot scheme of the N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF), with a pledge to create at least 300, 000 direct and 600, 000 indirect jobs by 2019 through the initiative.
Speaking at the distribution ceremony, Executive Secretary of LSETF, Mr. Akin Oyebode said the award of the offer letters was in fulfillment of one of the cardinal promises of the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led administration to set up a fund to drive the growth of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in recognition of their critical role as the engine of growth and leading creator of jobs in any economy.
Oyebode, who said the award of the offer letters was also an eloquent testimony of the readiness of the State Government to support the thriving youths and residents of the State, said a total of 1,000 MSMEs have been earmarked to benefit from the pilot scheme, out of which 281 micro enterprises have so far been approved.
He said out of those approved, 150 beneficiaries have collected their offer letters, while the process for approval for others in the pilot scheme is ongoing. To ensure transparency and unbiased process, Oyebode said the LSETF engaged partners to help with the selection, verification and disbursement of the loans to beneficiaries.
“These partners include Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) who verified all the applications and audit the processes. Others include organizations such as the Fate Foundation, LEAP Africa, Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), National Automobile Technicians Association (NATA) and Cooperative Societies, who provided applicants for the pilot scheme through their membership,” Oyebode said. He added that application process is still ongoing and that once completed, a full list of beneficiaries would be made available to the public.
While disclosing details of the loan, Oyebode said the beneficiaries of the micro enterprise pilot scheme were given loan approval ranging from N300, 000 to N500, 000, with an annual five percent interest rate, which is the lowest anywhere in the country.
He said the LSETF was in the process of rolling out the N5million SME loan programme which will provide fund for the sector for up to two years, adding that the N6.25billion to be disbursed annually through the ETF has already been approved. Besides, Oyebode expressed gratitude to all stakeholders for their support so far, and expressed readiness for greater cooperation in the coming months and years. Responding, one of the beneficiaries, Mr. Chike Charles Obi expressed appreciation to the State Government, especially Governor Ambode for fulfilling his promise, saying that most of them did not initially believe that the offer was real, but just applied.
He said the development was a confirmation that Governor Ambode has brought real change to governance, and thanked the LSETF for being transparent and unbiased especially in choosing the beneficiaries. Another beneficiary, Mrs. Modupe Shukurat Alausa urged her co-beneficiaries to encourage government by using the fund for the purpose meant. She also thanked Governor Ambode for running an all inclusive government.
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Six Signs Your Story Is Queerphobic
August 19th, 2017 by Oren Ashkenazi
We’ve talked about racism and sexism before, but bigotry against non-straight folk is just as important. Most storytellers know not to use blatant stereotypes these days, and yet queerphobia persists. To prevent these toxic messages from creeping into our work, we have to search for queerphobic tropes and remove them from our stories. We’ll start by focusing specifically on problematic depictions of sexual orientation. We’ll cover transphobia in another piece, so it can receive our undivided attention. Without further ado, here are six common signs that your story may be queerphobic.
1. Everyone Is Straight
This blush was welcomed by many.
The first hurdle queer folk have to face when browsing media is simply finding representation. Even now, when queer characters are clearly permissible, many stories have large casts that are entirely straight. This happens even with well-intentioned storytellers who don’t think of themselves as queerphobic. Making a character queer is seen as a statement, something that shouldn’t be done unless it serves the plot.
But being queer isn’t a statement; it’s just who people are. A character’s sexuality or gender identity doesn’t have to be linked to the plot. Storytellers have been casually demonstrating straight romances and sexuality for as long as there have been stories, and it seems natural to us. We all know that a character mentioning their heterosexual partner doesn’t have to be a major part of the story, and we need to apply that same nonchalance to queer characters. In fact, if you’re straight like me, it’s better to avoid stories that revolve directly around a character’s queerness, because it’s easy to make a mistake and send the wrong message.
Does your story have a lot of romance? Including queer romance is easy, I promise. Just follow the example set by Laurie J. Marks’ Fire Logic. The protagonist of that novel has a touching romance with another woman, but Marks focuses on how the lovebirds are kept apart by an evil army, not that they’re both women. If you’re more of a TV person, then Legend of Korra has your back. In that show’s final season, we see two characters of the same gender fall in love, and the emphasis is on the struggles and hardships they’ve been through together, the same way it would be with a straight couple.*
When queer folks aren’t represented in stories, it reinforces the idea that they are strange or rare in real life. That’s something we need to get past.
2. The Villain Is Queer Coded
Scar is also coded as a Leninist revolutionary.
Queer coding the villain is a tradition as old as Disney. Okay, it probably happened before Disney, but that’s where many of us were introduced to it. This is the practice of giving the villain queer-associated traits in order to make them more threatening. From Scar in the Lion King to the Shadow Man in The Princess and the Frog, to Jafar in Aladdin, our childhood cartoons have built an association between queerness and evil.
Coding villains in this manner is a self-perpetuating cycle. Queer traits were seen as scary by the straight majority, and so they were put onto villains. Now these traits are seen as scary because we associate them with fictional villains. And so the cycle goes on, reinforcing itself with each iteration.
As you might imagine, associating people’s identity with evil doesn’t have great outcomes. In real life, queer folk are often seen as dangerous or degenerate in some way. This leads to laws discriminating against queer couples who wish to adopt, people losing their jobs when it’s discovered that they’re queer, and a whole host of other problems. Queer coding villains doesn’t force people to be queerphobic in real life, but it reinforces their existing prejudice.
This isn’t to say your villains can’t ever be queer or have queer traits. Villains are a vital part of storytelling, and they should represent all groups of people. But queer heroes must come first. If you make your protagonists openly queer, then if you have a queer villain, it won’t seem like they are a villain because they’re queer.
Once we have more queer heroes, it’ll still be important to avoid problematic descriptions. The Lion King stands as such a clear example of villainous queer coding because Scar is slight and effeminate, whereas Mufasa* is big, gruff, and hyper masculine. Even if Mufasa was canonically gay, the story would read as a confrontation between traditional masculinity and queer femininity.
3. The Comic Relief Is Queer Coded
Lefou doesn’t make jokes because he is the joke.
If villainous coding is one half of a coin, comedic coding is the other. Instead of using queer-associated traits to make a character scary, it’s done to make them ridiculous. Beauty and the Beast’s Lefou is a classic example. In the cartoon, he’s coded as the stereotype of a gay man fawning over a hyper-masculine straight man. His comedy is derived not from any jokes he makes, but because it’s supposedly amusing to watch him debase himself. The live-action film keeps this dynamic, except with the slightest hint that Lefou might actually be gay.
Like queer coding villains, this is a self-perpetuating cycle. Queer traits are seen as funny because they deviate from the norm, so they’re used to make a character comedic. Later, even when those same traits are no longer considered extreme deviations, they’re still seen as funny because comedic characters have them.
Note that there’s a big difference between using queer coding to mark a character as comedic and having a funny character with queer coding. Lorne from Angel is a clear example of the latter. His flamboyant style is obvious queer coding, but he’s funny because he makes funny jokes, not because he dresses fancy.
Coding queer traits as humorous makes queer people objects of ridicule. It’s degrading in the same way it’s degrading to make short men the butt of constant jokes, and it isn’t a business that storytellers should be involved in. Queer people have enough trouble getting their issues taken seriously, being seen as inherently comedic only makes that worse.
4. Being Queer Is Turned Into a Joke
I may be an alien with laser eyes, but a lesbian? That’s just ridiculous!
This problem is similar to comedic coding, except more blatant. Instead of simply implying that queer people are funny, some stories will use queerness itself as a joke. Recently, storytellers have developed a bad habit of joking about the possibility that a character might be queer. In the first episode of Supergirl, Kara is trying to tell her friend Winn about her superhero persona. As she struggles to find the words, Winn preempts her with “Oh my God, you’re a lesbian.” Cue Kara awkwardly explaining that no, her secret is that she’s Supergirl, not that she’s queer. The scene is played for comedy, because isn’t the possibility of a lesbian superhero hilarious?
Supergirl’s joke about Kara being a lesbian is especially mean spirited, because queer superheroes are even rarer than queer protagonists in general. A lot of people would have really liked to see a lesbian Supergirl, and the writers dangled that possibility in front of them before snatching it away. Fortunately, the show does eventually have a touching story about Kara’s sister Alex coming out, but that doesn’t justify opening with queerphobia.
In real life, being queer is not only serious, it’s often dangerous. Queer people all over the world face violence for who they are, and turning that identity into a joke is insulting.
As I mentioned in the previous section, none of this means queer characters can’t be funny, but the comedy shouldn’t come from their queerness. If you want a queer character to be funny, write them the same way you’d write a funny straight character. That’ll be hard work, like any good comedy, but it’s worth doing.
5. The Romance Baits Queer Audiences
Maybe in another six years they’ll let him kiss a dude?
It’s no secret that queer audiences are badly served in representation, especially when it comes to onscreen romances. Some storytellers are aware of this, and they want to turn queer demand into viewership, but they aren’t willing to actually show queer relationships in their work. They might be scared of backlash from bigoted fans, or their own prejudices might get in the way. Either way, this is called queerbaiting.
For a real-life example, you can’t do better (or worse) than BBC’s Sherlock. The first season in particular is full of hints and jokes about how Holmes and Watson might be into each other, until the writers rush to reassure us that they’re both straight.
Lest you think this is a British problem, American TV loves queerbaiting too. MTV’s Teen Wolf has a handful of queer side characters, but the main cast has remained entirely straight. That hasn’t stopped the writers from dropping hints that Stiles, everyone’s favorite snarky detective, might be bisexual. This has been going on for six years now, and yet Stiles has only ever shown serious attraction to women. That doesn’t mean he’s not bi of course, but it shows pretty clearly that the writers won’t ever commit to it.
Queerbaiting is offering something you know people want and then refusing to deliver. It’s a cynical ploy to build a bigger audience without taking any risks. Once upon a time, these kinds of hints were necessary because censorship wouldn’t allow for openly queer characters, but we’re past that now. If you want queer audiences to see themselves in your story, write queer characters. If you have characters you know are straight, just leave them that way. Don’t make a show of queer representation if you don’t plan to follow through.
6. Queer Characters Die
This trope is sad so here’s Korra and Asami again.
There’s a long history of queer characters being killed off at a higher rate than their straight counterparts, and when there are so few queer characters to begin with, this leaves an impression. This happens so often that it’s earned the name “bury your gays.”
A well-known example of this trope is the brutal murder of Tara in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, an event that proved season six could contain no joy. But it’s not just late 90s shows; modern TV is more than happy to get in on the action. Just last year, The 100 killed off fan-favorite Lexa in a scene that seemed to intentionally parallel Tara’s death.
There are already so few queer characters in media, reducing the number isn’t a good idea. That’s why killing queer characters is problematic even in TV shows known for killing important straight characters. Straight fans have lots of other stories to go to for representation; queer fans don’t.
This doesn’t mean queer characters can’t ever die in fiction, but first queer representation must be examined from every angle to ensure it’s more than adequate. In The 100, a gay couple was introduced in the same season Lexa was killed off, and a queer woman was briefly featured. The show-runner probably thought that was enough. However, these characters weren’t as central as Lexa. On top of that, while straight love interests were also killed off in The 100, central straight couples got at least half a season of just being a couple before tragedy struck. Lexa was killed immediately after she hooked up with the show’s lead. Even when straight storytellers think they are treating queer and straight characters equally, they often aren’t.
In addition, storytellers must consider how the character dies. Queer characters are often the victim of violence, giving their deaths a heavy emphasis on tragedy. All too often, this is done to create drama for a largely straight cast. These deaths send the message that queer lives aren’t valuable in their own right. Just like central straight characters, queer characters should die heroic deaths that emphasize their power and virtue.
This list isn’t comprehensive, but keeping watch for these signs is a good place to start. If you get feedback that your stories aren’t friendly to queer readers, even if you’re following my advice precisely, the best practice is to listen and look for opportunities to do better.
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Though the show did flub a bit at the end when they didn’t kiss, but that’s another story.
And later Simba.
Personally I only consider the first one to be a problem. The rest are just representation which in my mind is a good thing.
I think you also completely misinterpret the Supergirl joke. It’s not a stab at it being wrong if Supergirl is a lesbian, it’s a joke about her being unavailable and Wynn’s infatuation. Compare it to the joke “Omg, you’re married aren’t you”. None of the jokes are particularly funny, but they both stem from the fact of unavailability, not that being married or lesbian is wrong.
Going after the wrong battles is not productive. Let the writers who try to give good representation do their thing and let’s not give them impossible missions to have a certain undefined percentage of queer villains, queer romantic baits that is impossible to live up to. I’d be really mad if queers weren’t represented among villains or among bait relationships that fail. Those things are core to plots, and queers should be represented. Pushing an opinion about what percentage that representation should be from all the screen writers as a collective is – I’m sorry – a Don Quixotic endeavor.
Reply to Spark
Really? Only villains and comedic reliefs in children’s stories with a lot of reach are queer (or queer coded) is not a problem? Show me one Disney movie where the main character is gay or lesbian.
And the whole ‘bury your gays’ trope is just as bad, as is baiting the audience (which includes LGTB+ people) with a possible representation onscreen, just to never pull through with it – or even turn it into a joke. ‘No, you don’t finally get an openly queer superhero, that was just a joke, ha ha ha.’
The “bury your gays” trope has clearly outlived its usefulness, but there was a time not that many decades ago when it fit the experiences of most American queers — to come out of the closet was fully recognized by the queer community as a type of suicide.
At the time, for a queer to survive without having to leave the U.S. for some exotic hideaway would have been angrily rejected by most LGBTQ audiences as insulting fluff, an absurd optimism that seemed only to demean the genuine struggles and lethal dangers of contradicting the heteronormative majority.
To see a queer character die onscreen at least acknowledged the reality of the queer experience.
To see a queer character die nobly or as a hero was an eagerly embraced positive image.
I agree that this has not been true for several decades, and the trope should have been retired long, long ago.
But for anyone claiming to be an ally to remain ignorant of the trope’s place in history is even more offensive than the trope itself.
Reply to Bill
Patroclus
Then you are very unaware of the tropes history…
Actually, Bury your Gays comes from when the codes of television insisted anyone of particular moral leanings could Only be shown if they also died/were punished as Karmic Justice or were portrayed as a villain.
It was unlawful to show happy, living gay people because that implied you could be happy and alive as gay. This did not reflect the queer experience, it reinforced these ideas when we needed them the least.
Before Hays code, there were several gay and bisexual characters in movies who while not always shown in the most favorable of light, were capable of living out their lives without being the worst kind of villains. The lack of living moral queer characters was never For LGBT, but always against them.
In fact, one movie blamed a man being murdered on his sexuality. That one almost deserved that fate if you were a “pervert”.
While the code went out in the 60s, it became a media standby. Also it was believed to be a way to have gay characters but not boycotted. While some movies made it past that and showed tragedy in a queer perspective, the vast majority used it as a karmic stick.
The truth is we were denied happy endings, and hollywood, always ones to not try a new thing until it broke down, kept using it. Also, it’s been shown in many places that showing all this violence towards queer people also encourages it.Once again, I’m not talking about actual media that showed the tragedy and humanity of the LGBT, but the vast reason nothing positive was shown despite a huge outcry for it, was because the media needed to demonize us.
Reply to Patroclus
” I think you also completely misinterpret the Supergirl joke. It’s not a stab at it being wrong if Supergirl is a lesbian, it’s a joke about her being unavailable and Wynn’s infatuation. Compare it to the joke “Omg, you’re married aren’t you”. None of the jokes are particularly funny, but they both stem from the fact of unavailability, not that being married or lesbian is wrong. ”
To be blunt, a lot of this has to do with generational differences in the LGBTQ+-and-Straight communities.
What I have noticed in my own studies as professor is that if I show a joke to a demographically average LGBTQ+ who is 18 years old, another who is 30 years old, and another who is 45 years old, they will differ in terms of what they might label as homophobic or queer-coding or queer-baiting as well as differ in terms of what they might consider offensive or consider amusing rather than offensive. The same holds true if I show that joke to a demographically average straight-identified group of 18 year olds, another of 30 year olds, and another of 45 year olds.
If you consider how much has changed in gay-straight relationships over the past half-century — we have gone from treating homosexuality as a mental aberration meriting shock treatment to a recognized sexual option, to the point that we finally have marriage equality! — this all makes perfect sense. Someone who grew up during a time when one’s parents would abandon one for coming out of the closet is going to have rather different triggers and sensitivities than would someone who is growing up during a time when same-sex couples appear in mainstream soup and airline ticket commercials.
It seems to me that the issue about the Supergirl incident is simply that the series is aimed at a particular age group, a young adult age group which would never think to interpret it as homophobic, but that other age groups might see it this way due to the homophobia of their formative years.
Unfortunately, there are still kids around who are abandoned after coming out of the closet. The fact alone that it’s no longer illegal doesn’t mean it’s socially accepted everywhere. The further you go into the religious corner (mostly Christianity, but also other religions), the more likely is it for a kid to be abandoned by family and, perhaps, even friends for coming out.
SunlessNick
Winn preempts her with “Oh my God, you’re a lesbian.”
It also makes Winn look kinda bad, because he follows with the presumption that oh course that explains why she wasn’t into him. (Of course he doubles down on that something rotten later on, and never really gets called on it).
Regarding Korra and Asami, I’ve only ever seen season 1, which put me off the show – but the time Asami took Korra out in the racing car *glowed* with romantic chemistry to the point where I couldn’t consider them anything but a natural couple.
(Though apparently this was before they’d decided to do it – it was even before they’d decided not to make Asami a villain).
Reply to SunlessNick
I totally get why season 1 would put you off Korra. Season 2 is even worse, and season 3 is only okay, but season 4 is legitimately really good, and if you can get through the rest I would recommend it. The Korrasami romance is just one element of how good it is.
Laura Ess
Winn has always come across to me as a FanBoy. A Fanboy with incredible technical skills (and an infamous father), but a Fanboy all the same. So perhaps in this instance he’s standing in for a lot of (straight) Fanboys. By the end of season 2 we see Kara in a (cut short) relationship with Mon-El which more or less establishes her credentials as being straight, though she could be Bi.
I quite liked what they did with Kara’s stepsister Alex. After her coming out as lesbian she has troubles with her relationship with Maggie, which to me is realistic. But they managed to avoid having either Alex or Maggie “killed off”, which would have been a horrible cliche to have. But Supergirl is all about showing women in the positions and situations that men are usually shown in, so maybe in season 2 that was unlikely.
Reply to Laura Ess
Oh, and regarding Sherlock, let’s not forget how the previously described as gay Irena Adler straightens for him.
Fortunately, I *think* that was only something Moffat said in an interview, right? It’s certainly terrible, but just watching the show as I recall it looks like Alder is just bi. Granted there are other problems with her character.
Adler herself claims to be into women, but she could be technically bi. A dominatrix doesn’t have sex with her clients, so dealing with men in this job doesn’t mean she has to like sex with men at all.
I still would say that Irene and Sherlock have a similar relationship in the series as they REALLY (read: the story “A Scandal in Bohemia,” not any of the movies) have in the original story. They are equals in mind, she is as devious as he is and can actually trick him successfully. ‘Brain is the new sexy’, as she puts it in the series. Even the suggestion that he saves her at the end of the episode doesn’t mean sexual attraction as a such.
But, yes, Moffat and women is an unending horrible topic.
I think they were trying to imply a sexual/romantic relationship in the series. I think the whole “deep intellectual connection” idea was ruined when Sherlock called her out for being attracted to him as her “weakness”. I think the problematic part(or at least one of them) is that she claimed to be a lesbian earlier in the series but then falls for Sherlock anyway. If they wanted to make the relationship between Sherlock and Adler sexual/romantic, they could have just made Adler bisexual. But instead they had to do the whole “lesbian turns straight for a guy” thing.
Reply to Nikita
Space queen Cherry Puff
Why don’t they just say she’s bi/pansexual
Reply to Space queen Cherry Puff
Why didn’t they just leave her sexuality uncommented? A dominatrix doesn’t sleep with her customers, so it really doesn’t play a role. They went out and said ‘lesbian,’ then suggested she changed her mind and that sucks.
AndrewR
You forgot “Characters who come out as gay in second or later seasons/books after previously being in happy heterosexual relationships”.
Not only does this seem to show a lack of courage by making sure the show/story has enough of a following before adding “controversial characters” (not that queer characters should be controversial but this trope indicates they must be) but by making the character “Totally Gay” rather than Bisexual (despite having been shown to have been attracted to the opposite gender before hand) it adds to Bi Erasure.
It also adds to the idea that sexuality is a choice and that people can switch from one to another later in life.
Reply to AndrewR
Ninyv
“It also adds to the idea […] that people can switch from one to another later in life.”
Well, it happens in real life so why not in fiction too?
Reply to Ninyv
In most cases, those who ‘switch’ later in life ignored or hid their homosexuality before for society’s sake. It’s not switching, it’s coming out and living the way you want to live.
So, just to be clear, people can absolutely switch sexuality, gender, and sexual preferences and still be valid.
As Cay Reet pointed out, a gay person might pretend to be straight in order to avoid bigotry. Alternatively a person might be straight for a while, then realize they’re now only attracted to people of their own gender. That doesn’t mean they were wrong before, they were straight then and they’re gay now.
Unfortunately, it’s very easy for media to erase bisexuals when portraying this. That’s why it’s important to have characters who are clearly bi.
The important thing when trying to show a fluid change in attraction is to actually show it was a fluid change in attraction rather than the writers being too lazy or forgetful to put together a cohesive narrative.
If you go from straight to gay in two seconds but it’s glossed over as if the character was always gay (without any coherent or reasonably implied explanation for previous actions), then it contributes to bi erasure.
If the character was in the closet or they’re attraction changed, the narrative needs to show that. It’s lazy writing to do otherwise.
Reply to Rivers
Sophie the Jedi Knight
I agree with you. True, a character can be interested in a guy in book one and a girl in book two, but when it’s clearly just so they can rush up some diversity it was done purely to satisfy audiences and not in a good way. Saying a book or two (or a whole series, like Riordan) later that a character is not straight when that was implied all along (straight crushes, straight relationships, etc.) is just irritating. Yes, it can be realistic at times, but it’s usually clear when it was done to check “queer character” off a list.
Reply to Sophie the Jedi Knight
Quite like the Malec-ship in Shadowhunters (the TV-series, I haven’t read the books so I can’t say anything about that).
Reply to Lin
I also get annoyed at characters who seem to be queer as an “afterthought”, as if making them so adds a bit of extra spice to their character. J.K. Rowling’s declaration that Dumbledore was gay, at a convention and after he died in that series, seemed like just an afterthought.
Isn’t the term ‘queer’ in itself derogatory?
Reply to jane
“Queer” has been used as a slur in the past, and no doubt still is by some people, but as a whole the community has reclaimed it as a self identifier. It’s much more practical as an umbrella term to cover people who are not straight than the somewhat unwieldy and ever expanding acronyms.
It also doesn’t have a lot of the same community baggage as the other terms tend to have.
Respectfully, saying the community as a whole has reclaimed the word is an exaggeration. Especially given the recent wave of people using the word to id despite not being a part of the LGBT+ community (i.e. BDSM, straight people who do anything remotely GNC, in some particularly egregious cases Pedophiles, ect.(and note every example has to do with sex, further exemplifying that non-LGBT+ people believe the whole of being gay is sex or sex related)) Personally, every time i see that word i flinch. i will never be able to extricate it from the experiences i’ve had, or from the inherent meaning of the word.
some people in the community id as such, and i respect that. but i dislike the word being thrown around like it wasn’t and isn’t a common slur, and more so by straight people. Your choice to title this article as such as opposed to signs your story is homophobic” doesn’t make sense to me. Every example was homophobia. Just to be clear, this isn’t an attack, i’m only trying to say my piece.
Reply to jules
Adrienne Ladd
So I want to hop in here and also state that queer is aplicable to gender as well as sexuality. Sometimes we use terms like genderqueer to represent this but queer by itself is as valid.
on topic though, I find that queer is primarily been reclaimed by the younger members of the community that is LGBTQIA, since our acronym has gotten a bit long. queer just works as an unbrella term as well as so many don’t know which of the things we fall under more closely, and in some cases it is easier to just say you are queer than having to explain what being ace is.
Reply to Adrienne Ladd
I quite like QUILTBAG as a light-hearted alternative. What’s QUILTBAG stand for? An acronym for…
Queer/Questioning,
Undecided,
Intersex,
Trans (Transgender/Transsexual),
Bisexual,
Asexual,
Gay/Genderqueer”
…and coined by Sadie Lee. This ha NO baggage at all!
GY Haney
I can get down with the general premise of this article, but I’ve never once heard anyone allude to Scar being a queer character, especially not with the sole evidence of him being “slight and effeminate.” He’s Jeremy Irons. He’s British AF. He COUNTERS Mufasa in size, demeanor, and method. That’s what good villains do. They want the same things the hero wants only they’ll get it by different (often ruthless) means. They use their strengths. Mufasa’s is his size and raw power. Scar’s is his cunning. This is a very typical trope. In my mind, whatever the sexual preference of this talking lion might be (since the context of the movie doesn’t actually give us any clue whatsoever), he’s a wonderful villain, a true Shakespearean gem.
Not trying to be a dick at all (seriously), but aren’t you also “coding” Scar by stereotyping him? I can’t help but think that there might be a lot of rugged and masculine queer dudes wondering why a dude is assumed queer because he is “slight and effeminate” or oddly resembles Prince. In the same token, one of the most effeminate guys I know is a heterosexual. Let’s maybe take what’s given in the story and work with that rather than inferring a bunch of other stuff into it based on the perceptions we take to the story. I think that’s what we’re all after, really. Better understanding.
Reply to GY Haney
‘Slight and effeminate’ is often coded queer. Which is the point, since Scar is not queer, but he’s shown in a way that suggests it. Same goes for Jaffar, too. Both do not show any queerness, but they are coded in a way in which most people (especially those who despise queerness) would put down the ‘typical’ queer person. No, there is no typical queer person, but that doesn’t stop predjudices any more than there not being a typical woman or a typical man stops predjudices about how a man or a woman should look and/or behave.
American Charioteer
I have to agree with you and Dana. Disney has had plenty of stereotypical masculine villains: Gaston, Hans, the Huns. Even in the same movie as Jafar we have the tough-guy palace guards. To not also have an assortment of physically unimpressive male villains would suggest only strong men can be bad.
Furthermore, characters like Jafar and Scar who are physically slight but clever and manipulative just make for more interesting villains than a one-dimensional ball of muscle. This isn’t something Disney invented, either: Shakespeare’s Richard Plantagenet and Iago are some of the greatest villains in literature, with traits similar to Jafar and Scar. The modern idea of the effeminate, exclusively homosexual male didn’t become common until after Shakespeare’s time, so it’s hard to call his villains “gay-coded.” Even trickster characters from myths around the world tend to follow a similar template: weaker but also cleverer than the heroes. When writing it’s villains, Disney was just sticking with what works.
Reply to American Charioteer
The problem with villains like Jafar and Scar is that there is no ‘good’ version of them in the Disney movies. Princes don’t look or act like Jafar and Scar. They might look like Gaston or Hans (who originally was meant to be a hero), but not like the less ‘normative’ masculine characters. You only see the body-type of Jafar or Scar as evil, not as good.
Effeminate has been coded gay long after Shakespeare (beginning of the 20th century and slightly later, I’d say), so pointing out that at that time it was different isn’t changing anything.
Yes, but there are ‘good’ versions of them outside Disney.
A classic example would be some of the more recent incarnations of Doctor Who.
What is more likely to be watched by kids in their formative years? Modern Doctor Who or classic Disney movies?
There is no ‘good’ version of Iago or Richard Plantagenet, either. Nor does ancient myth have ‘good’ versions of weak, cunning tricksters (mythical characters famed for their cleverness, like Theseus, Gilgamesh, and The Monkey King, were still the epitome of masculinity and relied more on strength than wit). Even Christian eschatology (a major basis for Western literature) pits a cunning Devil against an all-powerful God destined to win in the end. I pointed out that modern gay stereotypes are relatively recent to show that this trope doesn’t have homophobic roots. Strength=good and Cunning=bad is a timeless trope that Disney uses because everyone uses it.
So an issue I’m seeing here is that we’ve started including “cunning” in the list of traits that make a character queer coded when it isn’t. There are lots of traditionally masculine heroes who depend mostly on their wits.
Aladdin is actually one of them. He’s clearly a cunning hero, not a strong hero, but he’s not at all coded queer the way Jafar and Scar are.
I don’t understand what makes Jafar and Scar queer-coded, if it isn’t their weakness or their manipulative behaviour. It could be their gestures and manner of speech, but again if you watch a performance of *Richard III* or *Othello* you’ll see villains acting very similarly. Jafar seems to be modeled of off Shakespeare’s Iago, as their roles are quite similar and Disney even kept the name Iago for Jafar’s bird.
Furthermore, in American literature aristocrats are almost always villains. Jafar, Scar, the Duke of Weselton, and Governor Ratcliffe are clearly meant to be aristocrats, and some traits associated with aristocrats may be what you see as queer coding (refinement, elegant attire, snobbishness, effeminacy, aversion to labor, weakness, and a high, quiet voice and high-class speech). I don’t think the queer-coding was intended by Disney at all, they were just continuing nearly universal tropes that have no root in homophobia. If one were trying to queer-code Scar, Jeremy Irons is about the last voice actor they’d pick.
If you want to understand what makes Jafar, Scar, and other Disney villains queer coded, I’d recommend reading what other people have written on the subject. This is a decent primer:
http://www.marginsmagazine.com/2015/12/18/fabulously-fiendish-disney-villains-and-queer-coding/
Of course there’s always Ursula, who was based off Divine, a real life drag performer. But most cases aren’t so literal.
Thank you for sharing that article Oren, and writing this one.
I still don’t think that Disney had any idea their villians would be seen as queer-coding. I think the problem is that traits once associated with cowardice and avarice have become associated with gay men (largely through attempts to portray them that way), and most of popular culture (including Disney) don’t do anything to fight that image by providing explicitly queer characters.
As an example of the Shakespearen roots of Disney’s villains, you can compare the image of Scar used in that article: http://www.marginsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Scar-9-768×432.png to this image of Richard Plantagenet: http://www.quo.es/var/quo/storage/images/ser-humano/quien-fue-la-antepasada-adultera-de-ricardo-iii/939250-1-esl-ES/quien-fue-la-antepasada-adultera-de-ricardo-iii_full_portrait.jpg.
So you do agree that the traits which are often used to define villains have also been put on gay men by people who don’t like gay men.
Yes. I just don’t think the problem is active homophobia: Disney never considered that their villains might appear gay-coded. I think the problem is passive homophobia: Disney NEVER CONSIDERED that their villains might appear gay-coded, because they rarely consider anything about the LGBT community. Passive homophobia is really just ignorance, which is why representation is important.
I don’t get the Lion King thing, or saying that a skinny male character represents as gay. Maybe if they had given him more characteristics, like a softer voice. There’s nothing wrong with being skinny. The key difference between the two wasn’t the size, it was that one was corrupt and the other wasn’t.
I get what you’re saying, (1. don’t put stereotypes onto your characters 2. don’t use queer stereotype tropes as a negative) good points and things to be aware of – I’m sure some do it without meaning to – but maybe it’s just me being naive, I think some of your examples are a stretch. Sorry.
Reply to dana
I agree with this article. The reason I think a lot of these tropes happen however is because media companies are slowly trying to introduce the idea of having gay people in fiction. For example, queerbaiting and giving small roles to queer characters to me, seems like an attempt to slowly introduce queer people in fiction without causing major backlash. I am not saying it’s right or that the above article is wrong, but that’s how I’ve always interpreted those motivations.
All of that being said, I think another harmful stereotype is the idea that homosexuality between women is threatening to men. I’ve seen this in tropes where men are upset that a past love is with a woman now, or that a very domineering, threatening female character is also a lesbian. I also get annoyed when all bisexual people portrayed in media are very promiscuous, which seems to imply that bisexual people can never commit to a relaionship. Not that promiscuity is bad, but it paints the entire group of people with only that one trait.
For a few positive examples to contrast with these tropes, look no further than Orphan Black.
Felix is funny not because he’s gay, but just because he’s a funny guy. And a pretty badass guy to boot.
Also one of the queer characters APPEARED to die, but they fortunately brought her back in the next season and gave her a happy ending with her same-sex love interest.
It would’ve been nice to see more of Tony Sawicki (the transgender LEDA clone), though. At least more than a single frickin’ episode.
Reply to Tony
It horrifies me how much I love Supernatural as a Bi+ female and still can see every single one of these red flags in the show. I don’t watch it for its queer representation though so… … I have mixed feelings about this because I love that show, on the other hand, it horrifies me how queerphobic it is.
Reply to Becca
It’s okay to enjoy flawed media. We all do it, and frankly there is no perfect media out there. The important part is that we recognize the flaws, even in things we love, and demand better.
William S Moye
I think in time this problem will sort itself out because those who are gay are now more accepted in the community (thank Ra) and are going to be creating more demand for those types of stories and creating those types of stories themselves.
I am straight but if I were to write a gay man as a character, I’d write it like a straight man who happens to like guys. I don’t know what it’s like to be a gay man but I’m guessing it can be just like being a straight man except for who you like.
I think trying to make that character sound or look gay would come across and ignorant, insulting and insincere on my part, and I have no desire to intentionally hurt anyone –except for a little heartache from a good story.
Reply to William S Moye
In writing, I find it problematic to write in LGBTQ characters just for the sake of it. In life, I don’t see people as their sexuality, so I tend to think of all my characters as flexible depending on how their sexuality might develop the plot. I’m not going to mention it unless it’s relevant, and sometimes it might not be relevant until book 3. I think that writing (and reading) layered characters is more important, and feels more natural than shoehorning them into specific boxes, when we don’t identify with people just based on a single characteristic. It’s the same way I won’t mention a character’s ethnicity unless it’s relevant or descriptive.
I disagree with what you said about Buffy’s Tara. It had to happen to move Willow’s character along, and she ends up with Kennedy, a Slayer. The only thing Tara did differently to other characters is not come back from the dead.
The Supergirl thing, that’s more Wynn being petulant, and it’s a nod to real life, where conversations like that really happen. For a straight guy who likes a girl, it is kinda worst case scenario.
Doesn’t anyone else see the opposite side to the cunning, slim, ‘effeminate’ villain trope, as the geeky, nerdy, four eyed bumbler hero who wins the day and gets the girl because he’s smart and sometimes brave? Atlantis’s Milo anyone? Or Daniel Jackson from Stargate (mainly the film)?
Reply to Marzipan
It’s not about making someone gay for the sake of gayness. It’s about making someone gay simply because it won’t hurt the story. If you want a male character to fall in love with a female one, you don’t make the male character gay. But if they don’t fall in love at all, what would be the problem in having that character be gay? It doesn’t matter whether he doesn’t fall in love with a guy instead of not falling in love with a gal.
Just for the record I am also straight however I do find this article reads like a manifesto….if every writer worried about conforming to this list (and others like it we would have even more paint by numbers tick box works than we already do.
I am reminded of a comment the Producer (or writer) of Starsky & Hutch said in a documentary retrospective 20 years ago or more…”Whenever you put ANY perceived minority character in a major TV series sooner or later SOMEONE will complain it’s a strerotype”.
The only thing on your list that really annoys me is the “bury your gays” trope which has always fed into the notion that gay characters are disposable or tokenistic. It also all contributes to the historic idea that a gay lifestyle is undesirable or miserable..not messages that should be sent out bearing in mind historically what LGBT have suffered with….I also think you have a point (overstated a little maybe) about Queer Coded Villains (the gay traits having become established as “stock villain(ish)” over the years.
But I really think your complain about being queer being beyond a joke is problematic ..It depends ON THE JOKE. But whenever ANYONE says someone or something is sacrosanct and should not be subject to humour I get concerned…the point about the Supergirl joke being comparable to the “OMG you’re married” comment (as featured in the Tim Burton 1989 “Batman” movie (and others) has been made, however I think your points about Sherlock in particular are unfair…..
Mark Gatiss who writes Sherlock IS gay and whilst I do not think that necessarily makes him bullet proof when it comes to such criticism, I have always considered the running “I am not gay” gag to be a reference to the historic questioning about Sherlock and Watsons relationship (even when the original Magazine stories were published in the 1880’s and certainly in more recent decades). Lets be honest if two unmarried men of their age cohabited for so long eyes WOULD have been raised in the real world and in more recent times it is not at all rare to find people presuming such things about same sex cohabitants.
Concentrate upon being fresh and surprising in writing ..let other people make their own judgements.
Reply to Jason Stone
if every writer worried about conforming to this list (and others like it we would have even more paint by numbers tick box works than we already do.
If this list is paint by numbers, then the things it calls out can only be more so.
The list is obviously not painted by numbers but my point was that as a writer or any kind of creative person you cannot spend a lot of time or thought worrying about what is going to offend this or that particular group of people then that is going to stimy your vision.
Offence isn’t really the point (especially how many people get offended at art that embraces diversity).
The point is twofold. First, that a continual stream of queerphobic art does do actual damage to LGBTQ people’s lives – most individual pieces aren’t going to do a measurable amount themselves, but they *will* be part of the sum that adds up into that stream – and the sanctity of your vision doesn’t change that.
Second, queerphobic tropes (and racist and sexist ones) are the norm – the autopilot. Going against them is the more creative choice, and can take you to creative places you might never have considered otherwise.
You’re right, Jason.
However, you can then take a look during the initial phases of revision (or the initial phases of outlining) to notice whether any unfortunate but popular offenses had somehow made their way in without your noticing.
After all, if every time you sit down to paint, your roommate keeps chanting “polar bear”, one day you will discover you have included a polar bear in your painting without even your realizing it. The same holds true if you sit down to write and you do so in a country in which certain unfortunate tropes continue to hold currency.
At that point, you can decide to change them, decide to play with undercutting them or deconstructing them, or decide to leave them in — but no matter what your choice, at least it is a conscious choice.
I have to take serious issue with both your instances of so-called “queer coding”.
One could argue that Scar or LeFou is presented in a fashion that might reference feminophobia — the fear or vilification of males who do not conform to gender normative ideas of brutish masculinity — or that Scar is presented in a fashion that might reference anti-intellectualism and the modern American prejudice against grace, eloquence, and sophistication.
(One could also argue that Scar is a parody of “The Great White Savior”, as he is the only member of the privileged lion race to have anything to do with the oppressed hyena race, and he eventually “rescues” the hyena race from their poverty when they could not do it themselves…)
But to argue that Scar or LeFou is coded as queer is to argue that queers are characterized by an inability to display masculine traits, by a certain effete nature, and by a submissive cunning.
I think most queers would find this a deeply offensive stereotype. Queers can be as masculine or as feminine in the course of their day as anyone who is not queer; queers can be as rough-hewn or effete as anyone else and are no more or less oriented that way than are people who are not queer. Yet your use of queer-coding operates off just such a stereotype!
As for LeFou, you indulge in a nasty misandric and homophobic vilification of intense male friendship. It reminds me of those people who insist that Frodo and Samwise are clearly gay because they refuse to believe that straight men can feel close to anyone who isn’t giving them sexual favors.
Most healthy adult males remember a time in their lives when they had felt hero worship for an older or more powerful male friend, and many healthy adult males remember a time in their younger days when they had felt hero worship for someone who hadn’t deserved their admiration, someone who turned out to be a bully but they couldn’t perceive the abuse because they were blinded by their adulation.
This is what LeFou brings to mind for most healthy males of any sexuality: not a queer-coded comic relief at all but instead a comic relief that provides the catharsis of laughter about those times when we felt admiration for someone who turned out to be nothing more than a bully.
To call this same-sex friendship an example of queer-coding demeans the reality of homophobia that still harms queers to this day as well as giving ammunition to the current antipathy against male-male friendship.
“Queers can be as masculine or as feminine in the course of their day as anyone who is not queer; queers can be as rough-hewn or effete as anyone else and are no more or less oriented that way than are people who are not queer. Yet your use of queer-coding operates off just such a stereotype!”
This is actually the point. There are exactly two types of gay characters you get in media as gay characters: the somewhat effeminate one and the butch one (who usually at first is in denial and was an asshole at some point). The queer coding goes back to a media code from the 1930s which stated that gay characters weren’t allowed to have a ‘good’ ending or be shown as good people (because of Christian morals). So they became victims, laughing stock, or outright villains. And since villains with an effeminate air were often queer then, the effeminate villain still is queer-coded. Realistically, every character who is not part of a heterosexual love affair can be queer in a story: the hero, the heroine, the villain (hopefully not typecast), the hero’s (or heroine’s) best friend, the next-door neighbour, the green grocer, everyone. But they are not, because people still think that you don’t make a character something else than the norm unless it’s relevant.
I am firmly for the accurate representation of the queer community in all media but I have to disagree with your examples of queer coding (a term I’d never even heard before reading this article). I’ve seen Lion King and Aladdin multiple times as a young adult and as a socially aware adult and never once remotely thought about the sexual preference of either villain. Honestly, I think you’re grasping at straws. There’s probably much better examples out there for you to draw from. For one thing, both of those villains have perfectly valid reasons to be slender. (And a side note – I take offense that slender = effeminate. That means big girls are masculine?)
Scar’s killing of Mufasa weakened the tribe and made them unable to hunt as much food as they hunted under Mufasa’s reign therefore, all of them were more slender because they were effing hungry!! Jafar is a mage and if you’ve played any RPG ever, or heard about RPGs, mages are notoriously “glass canons.” They’re slender because they don’t engage in physical combat. Now granted, they could (and maybe should) be all fat from sitting around using magic for everything and not exerting themselves but that’s a whole different discussion. The fact is, their body type has zero to do with their sexual preference.
Again, I staunchly agree that much of mainstream media is either purposely or accidentally misrepresenting pretty much every non-white-guy character but those two examples are awful choices for examples. Find ones that are actually committing that crime and can’t be explained with simple logic.
Reply to Kathleen
It’s not about Jaffar or Scar being gay. It’s about them being coded to look effeminate, compared to the ‘regular’ male. It’s about giving the villain physical traits which are gay coded (without the traits having anything to do with the sexual preference) by the media. And, yes, that means for a lot of people that physically strong women are masculine. It’s stupid, but a lot of coding character by looks is stupid.
Yes, mages in RPGs are often shown as slender and physically weaker. They’re classic damage dealers who can’t take much damage themselves (since a lot of RPGs rely on the Tank/Damage Dealer/Buffer combination). Novels and movies also include regularly-build, athletic, or overweight mages (the wizards of the Discworld nearly all are overweight, for instance). The main point is that compared to the strong tank (warrior or paladin), both the damage dealer and the buffer will look weak. But some buffer types (like thieves and rogues) also have physical attacks and will look more athletic than thin, while mages often are so restricted to magic that they can’t make use of physical weapons, which mean they have no reason to train their bodies.
Jaffar isn’t necessarily slender because he has magic. Madame Mim, for instance, is also an evil magic user in a Disney movie, yet she’s overweight (as is sea-witch Ursula). Jaffar could have every body type from slender to fat, it would have no influence on his actual ability to do magic, yes he’s set up as an effeminate type.
Scar might be more slender to explain why he’s not the ruler (the stronger lion rules), but his facial features (as far as they can be compared to those of a human) are also effeminate and could still look different while he’s more slender than his brother.
Disney villains are often coded to be ugly – or, at any rate, less attractive. For women, that often means being old or overweight or both. For men, it does sometimes mean being effeminate, because society deems that unattractive for men.
I remember a book once that had an exchange a bit like this:
“I have to tell you something.”
“No. I mean, yes, I am, but that’s not what I need to tell you!”
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I have tried to write some story but abandonned (not known what to write in the next chapter, found a lot of flaws, and gave up and tried to write something else). In that story I have a human boy who is transracially adopted by two elven sisters. I wonder whether is adoption by two unmarried sisters is good, or it’s better to change them to lesbian couple?
Reply to fwuiojfw
My instinct would be to make them a lesbian couple unless you have a reason not to. There’s nothing wrong with two sisters raising an adopted protagonist, but that trope is fairly common in fiction, while openly lesbian couples are still frustratingly rare.
> but that trope is fairly common in fiction
Could you give examples, please?
I think it would all depend upon the nature of Elven biology and culture. For example, I believe there’s Himalayan culture where there’s no marriage as such. Rather, adults find a mate from another family and child is raised by the family of the female in the coupling. The male returns to their own family group to help raise the children of their sisters. Under a system like that, it’d be perfectly reasonable for two sisters to raise an adopted son. Physical and emotional intimacies are probably more likely to occur between people of the same gender in the same family. The big taboo might be having either with members of their family of a different gender. Also, someone from such a family who was trans might be frowned upon, since if they physically modified themselves they might not be able to mate.
Another possibility arises from my trip to Phuket a long time ago. Gender in that society is indicated about the speaker by themselves. For example to say HELLO is “sah wah dee khaa” if you’re a woman, and “sah wah dee khrap” is you’re a man. What if, in Elvish society relationships were handled the same way in language? Maybe there’s a different ending to a sentence (in Elvish) depending upon whom you speak to. It would mean that marriage is decided by the speaker, where the parties use a mutual sentence end (implying too a possibility of poly marriage).
Just a couple of ideas.
LiliesAndRoses
Also wonder about using the words “gay” and “queer” in their literal meanings (“Have a Gay Old Time” on TV Tropes), completely unrelated to sexuality.
Reply to LiliesAndRoses
If you’re using them in a time setting where they still only had their literal meanings or in circumstances which make it clear that ‘gay’ means happy and not homosexual, for example, you should be in the green.
I’d even advise a more cautious approach than Cay is here, especially for people like me who aren’t gay or queer, as it behooves us to be extra careful.
In most cases, using the archaic meaning of any word is just gonna confuse readers, and in the case of sensitive words like gay or queer, it can be offensive as well as confusing.
Even if you’re writing in a historical time period, I don’t usually advise it. Sure, in that time those words meant different things, but so did lots of words. Are you really committed to making characters speak with historically accurate dialects? In most cases that’ll just make the text impenetrable to a modern reader.
That’s why stories usually go with the conceit that characters are speaking their own language or dialect, but the story is translating it into language a modern reader can easily understand, and in that context an isolated use of certain words in their archaic meaning will seem really out of place.
An exception might be something like a character from the past being transported into the modern era, so you use the character’s historical dialect to set them apart from other characters. But as Cay said, if you’re gonna do that, they need to have more than just the archaic meanings of gay and queer.
Dvärghundspossen
I think the Supergirl example is interesting because it highlights how different people can interpret the same thing in very different ways. I’m bi myself, and struggled to come out (even to myself) because of a background with lots of homophobia – and yet I’m in the camp who didn’t think of the joke as homophobic, and it didn’t strike me it could be interpreted that way. I just thought that ok, Kara has this ENORMOUS secret she wants to share, she’s an alien with superpowers and Superman’s cousin, that’s HUGE and really hard for her to reveal, but Winn assumes all the fuss is about why she’s not into him.
But I guess there’s an important lesson here, about how something that seems innocent to you might seem really problematic to someone else? And that you might fail to see how something is problematic EVEN IF you belong to the relevant marginalized group?
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5. If (in completely non-human setting) characters aren’t human, but look similarly to human women (“female-coded”), is it a good idea to show romance or romance-like relationships between them? Does gender matter, and if it is, is it better to have it or not?
Also, what should be considered if the characters don’t have genitals?
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All things being equal, there’s no reason not to show romantic relationships between aliens who are all female or male coded, like the Gems from Steven Universe. On it’s own, that sort of thing is likely to be the sort of queer rep people want to see. Of course it could be done in an exploitative way, like how Mass Effect’s Asari are often portrayed as “hot lesbians making out to turn boys on,” which isn’t good, but that can happen in any sort of queer rep. As for not having genitals, unless the mechanics of how they perform intimacy are important to your story, I don’t think you need to worry about it too much at all.
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I was wondering if one specific depiction of a gay person was harmful and fell into a trope. SPOILERS for “Five Feet Apart” the movie (and probably the book).
FFA has a gay character named Poe. This is treated very well for most of the movie. He is established as gay in his first scene when another character comments on his boyfriend. He is given the rant about how it is unfair to burden a partner with the bills and emotional costs of cystic fibrosis (the three main characters all have CF). He talks about how he’s excited to go meet the parents of his boyfriend.
But then Poe dies, in what looked like to me a clear-cut example of “bury your gays”. Right after he expresses hope about meeting his boyfriend’s parents. Specifically, after being confined to his room, his hospital (he’s in the hospital for complications related to cystic fibrosis) call button goes off. The nurse finds him on the ground, not breathing, and he doesn’t revive. The focus in the scene is on how it affects the straight female lead (Stella), as she sees how her condition (she has CF too) can kill without warning. This ups the stakes, showing how death by complications is something that can happen to an established character.
But the mitigating thing here is that no one gets a happy ending. The straight male lead (Will) leaves to an almost certain death in order to keep from giving Stella his deadly bacteria. Stella loses her first love to a certain death and has to live knowing that her condition will kill her. The main nurse, the only other main-ish character, loses a patient. If the story seems to be saying that no one will have a happy ending, is it okay that it killed Poe? I have been mulling this over since seeing the movie, and would like another opinion.
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I haven’t seen this film so I can’t say for sure, but it certainly sounds like FFA is burrying it’s gays, if not as blatantly as some other stories. Even if the other characters get sad endings, it seems that none of them die on screen, and that Poe’s death is mainly used for the arc of a straight character. Even if the other characters did die on screen, this would still be a case of Minority Dies First.
Thanks for the reply, that makes sense. None of the other characters die, to clarify.
fabsolutely
I have seen the film, and it’s a blatant example of Bury Your Gays. As soon as Poe got introduced, I knew he was just there to be killed off, and when he finally expressed hope for a gay happy end with a guy we never get to see onscreen, I knew it would happen on the same day.
At the end of the story, the straight characters are still alive, and they still have a chance to find happiness with other love interests. Poe is dead. It doesn’t get clearer than that.
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I’d like to ask a question. I write a story with a married male main character who irreversibly becomes a woman. What should be considered in this scenario (other than avoiding obviously sexist and transphobic tropes)?
Also, what do you think about shapeshifter-shapeshifter relationships and human-shapeshifter relationships and “Shapeshifters Do It for a Change”?
That sort of story – where a married man becomes a woman has long been a staple of transvestite fantasy tropes. The classic one is where the husband is “forced” into the change which horrifies them (and the wife) initially, but eventually they find life as a woman much more enjoyable and the wife discovers that she loves the “new woman” better than her old husband.
I came across that sort of story a lot when I ran a group called “Chameleons” back in the last century in Perth. Back then the terminology was different and the members referred to TVs and TSs with an assumption that there was a fundamental difference between the two. The wisdom back then was that “going full time” would sort a person out – the TVs would be bored with that after a week, and the TSs would realise that they weren’t TVs after all. Back then of course the term genderqueer hadn’t been coined yet and transgender had still not caught on. I mention this here because the expected result of the process was based on the member’s perception of how things worked and possible outcomes.
If you’re writing a story where “I write a story with a married male main character who irreversibly becomes a woman.” I think you need to examine your assumptions in detail. For example, the male is married to who? A hetero assumption’s going to be be to a female, but here in Australia (and the USA) marriage is no longer gender specific, so they might be married to another male, or intersex person. That changes the story in certain ways, but you need to figure that out. Also, there’s a jump in your terminology as well. Your brief description can be interpreted as a change in gender rather than sex, “male to woman” sort of implies that and might be more correctly described as “man to woman” with each being gender roles associated with males and females in the society in the story.
But that may simply be a a grammatical error on your part – I’ve encountered a number of men who always refer to women as “females” – and you meant Male to Female instead. That’s a different story because we’re referencing physical change over gender change, and once again the issues might be different depending who they’re married to. What if say, the society they exist in has been all-male for generations, and it’s maintained by some sort of genetic manipulation phobotnum via a cloning process (though science would suggest that clones will be female rather than male) and “pure females” are unknown to them. That’s like the MOCLANS in THE ORVILLE (see https://orville.fandom.com/wiki/Moclan)
who repress females of their species and physically alter female babies to appear as male.
So, lots of details you have to work out before you know where you’re going with the story. If you don’t work them out you’re more likely end up with a story full of stereotypes and cliches.
Sam Victors
Have you ever heard/read the myth of Tiresias?
Tiresias was an ancient Greek seer, who was turned into a woman for a period of time, by Hera because of a bet she had with Zeus on who which gender enjoyed sex the most. When Tiresias turned back into a man, he proclaimed that he enjoyed sex as a woman.
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Lars Williams.
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Takeda in the distillery’s Douglas Fir-lined barley koji room.
The Craft Creations of Empirical Spirits
Flavour first.
Writer JP Karwacki
Amidst the industrial buildings of Copenhagen’s defunct shipyard Refshaleøen, just up the road from Noma’s new harbourfront location, sits an inconspicuous warehouse. You wouldn’t know it from the outside, but this towering structure of corrugated metal now houses an operation that has been touted as the future of liquor, developing new flavours that defy modern day libations and embody creativity, curiosity, and flavour. What’s more, it’s now embarking on its latest and most promising chapter.
Empirical Spirits—a tongue-in-cheek name for the modest operation—has come a long way from its start in January 2017. Founded by Noma alumni Lars Williams and Mark Emil Hermansen, who held respective titles of head of R&D and concept manager, the distillery took its first foothold in a garage of Copenhagen’s meatpacking district, Kødbyen, making two or three bottles a week.
Those first few bottles made more than an impact, however, presenting complex and unique flavours previously unheard of in liquor. The guiding principle was simple and remains to this day: “Flavour first,” says Hermansen. “From day one, it was clear to us that we were not going to try and fit into any of the more traditional spirit categories.” To accomplish this, Empirical Spirits developed its own distillation method using low-level heat to retain flavours that may otherwise be lost at the high temperatures of a standard process.
Empirical Spirits often produce flavours that escape conventional descriptions.
Take, for example, the sherry cask–aged Charlene McGee blend which evokes a marriage of mezcal and whiskey thanks to the use of smoked juniper berry, or the Fallen Pony, a floral, fruity blend made with kombucha and quince tea. Whatever the batch, the craft creations of Empirical Spirits often produce flavours that escape conventional descriptions. Their efforts demonstrate a chef-driven approach, where a lone dram is such a tableau of ingredients that it can act as both an aperitif and a digestif.
The young operation has grown rapidly since its inception, prompting the relocation to its current Refshaleøen locale. Apart from allowing for bigger and better equipment, the additional square footage has meant more room for creativity, namely in the form of two complementary neighbours. First, a new brewery from the modern Danish restaurant Amass, whose plans for brewing beer share “a similar philosophy and approach,” explains Hermansen, “to only allow the best possible ingredients enter the process, and a flavour-first approach.”
True to their experimental form, the distillery will also be joined by the biochemist-driven White Labs, an industry-leading yeast research firm which will be setting up a facility for R&D. Empirical Spirits will also have more room to develop its own R&D, led by fellow Noma alumnus chef Hiro Takeda. That’s a lot of innovation under one roof.
The expansion marks a promising future for Canadians, who may soon be able to find these Danish creations within our borders. Initially, Empirical Spirits exclusively sold its wares through an online shop, with new batches announced via Instagram, but this April, liquor stores in the U.S. began stocking its bottles. “We’re firm believers that producing more product won’t impact the quality whatsoever,” says Hermansen. “Our goal is to share flavour with as many people as possible.”
Photos by Andreas Omvik.
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Customer tips bartender with Powerball ticket worth $50,000
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A bartender in Missouri received the tip of a lifetime — when a customer gave her a Powerball ticket that ended up winning $50,000.
Taylor Russey, 33, told The Post on Wednesday that a regular patron gave out Powerball tickets as part of his tip on Oct. 18 for her good service that evening at Bleacher’s Bar in O’Fallon.
“He does this every now and then, and when he does, he still tips regularly,” Russey said of the generous gentleman who has asked to remain anonymous. “It’s just something nice he does for us.”
Russey scanned the ticket at the bar’s lottery terminal the following day and immediately knew something was up.
“It told me I couldn’t cash it, that I had to claim the prize at a lottery office because I won $50,000,” Russey said. “I kind of stood there for a second, looked at the cook and then looked at the ticket before I started laughing and then I started crying.”
The bartender said she had no major plans for her windfall aside from getting necessary dental work.
She doesn’t intend to buy anything extravagant or quit her job of almost three years, she said.
“No, I’m not that kind of person,” Russey said ahead of her first shift at the bar since the big win. “And this is not going to sustain me for the rest of my life. I still have to work.”
Russey’s co-workers aren’t jealous of her jackpot, which took a “kind of a big hit” after taxes, she said.
“Honestly, I haven’t had anybody say anything negative to me at all,” she said. “Everybody’s been supportive and congratulating me. It’s become a very public news story.”
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Record Date: September 25, 2015
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Singer songwriter Charlie Mars brought his acoustic guitar and slow infectious groove into Overit Studios to film an episode of Sessions at Overit on September 25th. Charlie performed songs off his latest release The Money (Rockingham Records/Thirty Tigers), recorded at Sonic Ranch just outside El Paso Texas, produced by Billy Harvey, and shared his unique comedy with an intimate private audience.
The Oxford, Mississippi native has had his songs featured on television shows like How I met Your Mother, Bones, HBO’s Weeds starring ex-girlfriend Mary-Louise Parker, Parenthood and others.
With no shortage of creative songwriting tricks, he and several artists like Jason Mraz and Bob Schneider play a songwriting game. Someone picks a word and they all incorporate it into a new song, some of which have gone on to be commercial hits.
In 2010 Charlie pitched a version of the game to Esquire Magazine. The result is Dierks Bentley, Bob Schneider, Griffin House, and Ben Kweller together at the Shack-Up Inn in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Along with world-famous photographer Danny Clinch and his camera, the group participated in a two day fashion shoot while each musician wrote, performed, and recorded an original song with lyrics that included the phrase “Somewhere in Mississippi.” This idea turned into Esquire’s Songwriting Challenge.
We are thrilled to have captured excellent audio and video during Charlie’s visit. We hope you enjoy this episode of Sessions at Overit!
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Mirror improves STED resolution
Interference of local electromagnetic field delivers six-fold improvement in axial resolution with no increase in laser power.
Mirror for better super-res
An inter-continental team of researchers has found a relatively simple way to improve the resolution of stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy – one of the super-resolution techniques that won a Nobel prize for its inventors in 2014.
The scientists, based at Georgia Tech in the US, Australia’s Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics (CNBP) in Sydney, and Peking University in China, replaced the traditional microscope slide with a small, carefully aligned mirror.
Called mirror-enhanced axial-narrowing super-resolution (MEANS) microscopy, their technique exploits optical interference to improve STED axial resolution by a factor of six, and lateral resolution by a factor of two.
Discussing the details in the Nature-published journal Light: Science & Applications, the team writes that the improved resolution required no additional complexity in the optical system (they used a commercial STED microscope from Leica), and allowed them to visualize elements of a virus that would not be possible with standard STED.
Sydney professor Jin Dayong, from the CNBP’s Advanced Cytometry Labs, said: “This simple technology is allowing us to see the details of cells that have never been seen before.
“A single cell is about 10 micrometers; inside that is a nuclear core about 5 micrometers, and inside that are tiny holes, called the 'nuclear pore complex,' that as a gate regulates the messenger bio-molecules, but measure between one-fiftieth and one-twentieth of a micrometer. With this super-resolution microscopy we are able to see the details of those tiny holes.”
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Adjustable thickness
In their journal article Jin and colleagues detail the specific nature of the mirror that is needed for the MEANS technique. They report:
“The mirror should be a first-surface mirror, with a protective SiO2 coating, and an adjustable thickness so that the constructive interference with a high-numerical aperture objective can occur within the specimen.” The collaboration tested thicknesses of 50, 100, 150 and 200 nm.
Thanks to the silica layer, cells can grow normally on the mirror’s surface, they explain, adding that a coverslip can be applied to seal the specimen. “We have a custom-made mirror holder that is the same size as a microscope slide so that the mirror-backed specimen can be placed easily on any commercial confocal microscope.”
The improved axial sectioning and super-resolution capability means that, for the very first time, optical microscopy revealed the inner ring structure of a nuclear pore complex, as well as the tubular structure of a single, rod-shaped virus particle, claims the team.
One of the general criticisms of STED microscopy is the high photon flux needed to generate the super-resolution images, which can be damaging to biological samples. Jin and colleagues point out that with MEANS, no additional laser power is required to improve either the lateral or axial resolution.
They achieved a best resolution of 19 nm using the 592 nm wavelength depletion laser provided with the Leica microscope, delivering 60 mW to the samples.
“To the best of our knowledge, this resolution is among the best recorded for STED super-resolution in biological specimens,” they claim in their paper. “The resolution improvement is largely because two-fold resolution enhancement can be obtained without increasing the depletion laser power.”
They add that the MEANS approach is compatible with a variety of other confocal imaging techniques, including two-photon, spinning disk and laser scanning microscopy.
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Molalla fourth city hit by recruiting fliers for the Ku Klux Klan — November 17, 2015
Molalla fourth city hit by recruiting fliers for the Ku Klux Klan
November 17, 2015 /Randy Blazak
MOLALLA – Police report that some Molalla residents awoke Sunday morning to find Ku Klux Klan recruiting fliers had been left at their homes.
The door-to-door effort is the fourth in recent weeks. Residents in West Linn, Gresham and Oregon City reported finding fliers at their homes earlier this month.
Molalla police said they have not identified anyone connected with the fliers and do not know whether it is a sharp-edged prank or a serious effort to attract members. The fliers showed up in the Big Meadow subdivision on the north side of the city.
Police Chief Rod Lucich said the fliers, while purporting to be from a known hate group, are a form protected free speech tucked into randomly tossed litter.
“Whereas the distribution of these fliers in any town may not be unlawful, they are a clear and present sign of prejudice and intolerance that I will not condone and I am certain the citizens of Molalla do not welcome,” Lucich said.
The fliers are identical to those distributed in West Linn, Gresham and Oregon City.
The first Ku Klux Klan was founded immediately after the Civil War to promote white supremacy and harass newly freed slaves. The KKK has been reorganized twice since. The current organization has been labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League.
In 2004, neighborhoods in Tigard and Tualatin were hit by fliers recruiting for the Aryan Nations, a neo-Nazi organization that preaches white supremacy. After an investigation, police traced it to one man who was not affiliated with any groups, but who wanted to attract attention.
Anyone with information about the fliers is encouraged to call the Molalla Police Department at 503-929-8817.
— Rick Bella rbella@oregonian.com
503-294-5915; @southnewshound
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Wednesday: 06.29.2011
Keeper League Building Blocks: Shortstop
For the past couple of years, shortstop has been universally regarded as the thinnest position on the diamond in terms of fantasy baseball talent. The star power is there at the top, but things thin out quickly only adding to the value of someone like Troy Tulowitzki or Hanley Ramirez (this year’s performance notwithstanding, of course).
I had Jose Reyes with those two as the clear stars at the position with a huge gap down to the next tier (as did most, though Reyes’ ranking fluctuated a bit with some putting him closer to Jimmy Rollins than whomever was second between Ramirez & Tulow) and if you didn’t get one of those, you might as well just wait because the next tier or two was going to be overvalued just because they played shortstop and you could get better talent at other positions in those rounds and then take a shot on any number of like-valued shortstops.
How do things shape up for the next crop of talent at the position? That is what we will look at today continuing the Keeper Building Block series. While second base was a good position in the preseason position with enough depth to go around for the most part, it came up lame with keeper potential. Shortstop is a bit better as many were worried about how they would fill the position during their drafts and auctions, but now three months in we see some names emerging as cheap pieces worth keeping.
Second Base, Addendum
Elvis Andrus (TEX, 22) – Andrus is a great example of how young players to don’t necessarily develop linearly. After his strong rookie campaign as a 20-year old, he was a bit overrated as many expected him to simply build on his .267, 6 HR, 33 SB season. Instead he regressed a bit. His average dipped a bit to .265 while he hit exactly 0 home runs. He lost just one stolen base on his total, but his caught stealing total rose from six to 15 showing a significant decline in base running skill. Overall, his wOBA (think of it on OBP scale & click the link for more) dropped from .322 to .298.
Many fantasy baseball owners saw a .002 batting average drop, two stolen base drop and a loss of six home runs that you weren’t expecting out of this player at a non-power position and combined it with the scarcity of shortstop to actually upgrade Andrus’ stock. His average draft position essentially cut in half from 151 in 2010 to 71 this year. Fantasy owners have to happy with the early returns. He is hitting a career-best .278 with three home runs and 22 stolen bases putting him on pace for six and 44 as we near the halfway point.
His age, position and excellence in a key category make him a prime fantasy asset. But his age also means we could see another dip in performance in 2012 as he will still just be all of 23 years old. If 2010 is a floor, though, he is still fantasy viable in most league formats, especially standard ones as he was an easy top 10 shortstop last year. In a lot of leagues, he still has at least one more year on a cheap contract making him my top shortstop building block.
Asdrubal Cabrera (CLE, 25) – I have discussed (whined) more than once how I am often a year early on guys. I’ll get amped about a sleeper, secure him on every team I can and watch him deliver underwhelming numbers or worse, flop entirely. Cabrera is the latest addition to the list as I couldn’t wait to roster him as a late round, low dollar SS/2B last year. Injuries limited him to just 97 games and left me needing a replacement for 65 games. Now I won’t pretend I saw this coming from Cabrera last year, this year or any year. I had him down for 13-16 home runs and 20-24 stolen bases which would have been pretty significant gains on his 2009 totals of six home runs and 17 stolen bases.
He has had an impressive power surge this year without sacrificing any speed putting him on pace for 27 home runs and 25 stolen bases with a shiny .296 batting average, too. Coming off of an injury-riddled season, he had an average draft position around 200 and cost of just a few bucks making him a prime keeper target for non-contenders looking toward 2012.
I don’t necessarily see him becoming a perennial high-20s home run hitter (of course we have to see him do it once, first), but a high-teens, low-20s home run hitter with 20+ stolen bases and batting average to go with it (career .285 hitter) is an incredible commodity. He is a bit over his head, but not wildly so and even if he “only” went 15-15, that’d be great at shortstop especially at the low cost you would have invested.
Starlin Castro (CHI, 21) – Like Andrus, Castro is insanely young making him an elite commodity in fantasy baseball, especially in dynasty leagues. But I will reiterate with him that just because we have seen growth (so far) from season one to season two (.325 to .353 wOBA) doesn’t mean it will happen again in 2012 for this 22-year old (regardless of where he finishes 2011). He has proven a little less patient this year dropping his walk rate from 6% to 4%, but he has also brought his strikeout rate down in concert from 15% to 11% so he isn’t just blindly hacking away at everything, either.
His batting average might be a bit BABIP-inflated (which sits at .351), but he managed a .346 mark in 506 plate appearances last year so perhaps he is setting his level a bit higher than the average. Batters don’t regress toward a league average as much as pitchers, instead setting their own over time with speedsters generally trending higher (Ichiro has a career .354 mark). He has the speed to add to his BABIP and he needs to keep hitting .300+ or else his fantasy value takes a significant hit as the power isn’t there yet and might not be for a year or two (if ever).
Through his first 856 plate appearances, he appears to be a hit collecting machine with good speed which has plenty of value in our game. He is on pace for 88 runs scored and 74 driven in, both of which are pretty good given how inept the Cubs as a team. I rated him behind Andrus and Cabrera because so much of his value is tied to the batting average which can bounce around wildly from year-to-year even without a skills change.
Stephen Drew (ARI, 28) – This is one totally league-dependent as he won’t be at a keeper-price in all leagues, but from what I saw this preseason, he was in a lot of leagues. He doesn’t have a single-digit price necessarily, but I like his skills profile enough that I would keep him at a mid-to-high teens cost, especially if my league was prone to significant inflation. He doesn’t overwhelm with his numbers. In fact, in comparison to his skill level, he is somewhat underwhelming in the fantasy categories, but he is bankable and that has a role. Let his cost in your league be the guide on him.
Ian Desmond (WAS, 24) – Right now, Desmond is a speed-only asset, pacing toward 40 stolen bases, but that is literally it so far this year. His average is .224 and his wOBA is a woeful .271. He showed some pop in the first 607 at-bats of his career with 14 home runs, but that has evaporated this year with a .089 ISO and a six home run pace in 562 at-bats. There is some upside here, though, given his age and the fact that he is likely a single-digit cost in every league. He wouldn’t be my first choice at this position or anything close to a centerpiece for my best trade assets, but he isn’t a horrible option as one of your last keepers.
Dee Gordon (LAD, 23) – Gordon is an unproven speed asset with the chance to be a speed-batting average asset as he develops and gets experience. His runs scored will depend on the Dodger offense and his spot in the lineup. Do not bet on any power now or in the future. He hit seven home runs in 1544 minor league at-bats which is as clear a sign as you need to know the power isn’t coming. And if for some reason that wasn’t enough, one look at his 5’11/150 lb. frame oughta do the trick.
Alcides Escobar (KC, 24) – Escobar is a more advanced version of Gordon so while I’d take Escobar for the rest of ’11, I’d take Gordon in a keeper scenario. He is still a speed-only asset right now, but with 1000 plate appearances under his belt, he has more experience and thus is closer to becoming someone who could reasonably offer some batting average upside along with the speed. Conversely, with 1000 PAs under is belt, the sample is getting large enough to where we might not see much growth on his career .249 aveage. He is hitting .245 this year after a huge hot streak so that tells you just how poorly he was hitting before the streak.
JJ Hardy (BAL, 28) – Not everyone is going to trust Hardy regardless of how he finishes the year. After back-to-back 20+ HR seasons, he hasn’t lasted more than 115 games in the last two years totaling just 17 home runs in 754 at-bats. He is finally completely healthy and performing like the 2007-2008 version that averaged 25 bombs a season. He is on pace for 26 home runs this year along with a .303 batting average that doesn’t appear to be a pure fluke. Crazy how well guys can perform when they are healthy. He can’t be more than a few bucks in just about every league and he is still on the right side of 30, so I would take a shot on him in a lot of league formats. I am generally more risk-averse than not, but I have a soft spot for Hardy (no pun intended), I guess.
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Mamamoo’s Paint Me with Moomoo Tears~
Well, that was an exciting early morning. I got really hyped 10min. before the pre-orders for Moosical Bluray started because I wasn’t sure I was gonna get a copy, after what people went through while getting Solar’s Emotion. But everything went well, and then I was attacked by Paint Me (칠해줘).
I, obviously, have all the feels. The song DOES get better with replays. It did sound very West power pop ballad to me, which is explained by the fact that the song was composed by Mich Hansen, Peter Wallevik, Daniel Davidsen, Chelcee Grimes, and Kara DioGuardi, who happened to have worked in Christina Aguilera’s Back to Basics, which I loved. What really sold me the song are the lyrics, though. Written by JYP’s Jowul (조울), the structure of the song is telling the story of lovers— the beginning of love, the happiness of being in a relationship, the passion, and the heartbreak, with an abrupt ending that works thematically. It’s also a freaking sexy song, so I won’t lie that I wasn’t thinking that my favorite Kpop MV director, Hwang Soo-ah, should’ve done it. LOL
The song really called for a MV with storyline, but I know Mamamoo’s strengths aren’t on acting (‘Be Normal’ xD) and I also understand that Mamamoo aren’t in the position of not showing their face on their MV yet. But I imagined a very intimate MV with actors xD
I’m really looking forward to what they do in the album, even though I’m not looking forward to Sleep in the Car (잠이라도 자지) [1] AND Paint Me being in the same album [see: making albums].
Having said that— the promo photos. Whee-in, you bias wrecker, you. So I finally decided to put together my favorite era looks for each member ^^ Continue Reading…
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Sorry about the lack of updates~
Been busy with work, avoided Mamamoo/Yu Aoi spamming, and caught up with Netflix shows (some). I finished the last season of Master of None, which was as good as the first season; except for an episode or two. My favorite was definitely Religion, coz I can inverse-relate. My family is not religious, but I live in a mostly-Catholic society and attended a Christian-Franciscan school. Anyway! That’s off-topic~
I also just finished watching the latest season of Orange is the New Black, and though it’s probably the weakest season of the lot, I realized that Laura Prepon in plain dark hair, minimum make-up, and black rim glasses does it. No black slightly curled, not blonde, not even red head Laura Prepon. So it’s like, Alex does it.
When Piper told Alex “I thought you might wanna go back to your sexy librarian look.” And Alex smirked. Yeah! LOL
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Evan Rachel Wood Appreciation~
November 11, 2016 — Leave a comment
I had this picture stored for a couple of weeks already, and forgot to post. Over 13 years ago, I was a really REALLY big fan of Evan Rachel Wood xD It was probably during one of the seasons of Once & Again, I remember I’ve rented a whole bunch of her movies, so when I moved to Vancouver, I was ecstatic to be actually able to watch Thirteen on the big screen. During my time there, I probably watched all her movies at the cinema :P
It was on and off after leaving Canada, I still managed to watch a whole bunch of her films, but there was a period when I didn’t know anything about her. I didn’t know I missed her until I caught Into the Forest, and I was super psyched to hear that she was gonna be in HBO’s Westworld. Usually, HBO and I are not that compatible, but I caught the first episode [and read that list of actors, phew!], and I liked it quite a bit, so I’ll definitely catch the whole season when it’s done.
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The Haasan Sis Best Dressed for GQ and Shamitabh
*snort* I did confuse Shruti thinking it was lil’ sister Akshara for a moment there. They don’t look alike, though, just a pure brain fart. Anyway, big sis Haasan stopped by this year’s GQ Best Dressed party wearing… not a femme suit! LOL It’s not as badass as, let’s say, Sammi Cheng in Cannes… but it calls your attention in between all the dresses. Coat needs a little tailoring, a sharper collar, and a tighter tie knot.
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It’s really lil sis Akshara who can rock the cool look. I was over the moon with her hair in Shamitabh. And I’m not the only one. Whoever pull off the look in the film, brilliant. She does look a lot like Kamal Haasan, though. She’s got the perennial sad look in her eyes, and she’s got funky ears! She had sass, though. It can be promising.
Shamitabh
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These TV Girls and their Dreadlocks
*swoon*
Sense8 really took me back to As If. xD
Posted on June 8, 2015 In Celebrity, English, Graphics, Sharing, Television, Torrents & Digital Streams actress, canada, hair, huzzah, mobile phone drama/web series, show recs, tv drama / tv series / miniseries
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Making the transition to large format
Life of light and shade: the mechanical, methodical love of large format analogue photography
ABC Central West
By Melanie Pearce
Posted 14 Dec 2015, 11:55am
Photo: Analogue photographer, Peter Lee, capturing the play of light in a park in Orange, NSW. (ABC Central West: Melanie Pearce)
Map: Orange 2800
During his corporate career, photographer Peter Lee, of Orange in central-west New South Wales used the latest electronic equipment to analyse high-level financial data.
These days the tools he uses for his large format analogue photography are a far cry from that and in fact, there is not a piece of digital equipment in sight.
All he uses is a pencil, a simple mechanical light meter, a cardboard frame to help compose a shot and an angular black camera with adjustable bellows that looks a bit like an accordion.
It is a slow, solitary art, but one he has found to be life-sustaining.
You’ve got to force yourself and be mechanical; you don’t just hold it up to your eye and take a photograph.
Peter Lee, large format analogue photographer
The attraction of large format analogue photography
Mr Lee said he rebelled against digital photography because it could not capture the range of light and shade he was looking for in his images of nature, old buildings, and country vistas.
“With analogue photography it may not be as pin sharp, but it has that beautiful range of tones you can’t capture on digital,” he said.
“I only work in black and white [and] I haven’t been happy with black and white digital for quite a long time.”
He uses large format negatives that are 10 by 12 centimetres in size — and sometimes even larger — which allow him to capture big images without losing quality.
“So the more you actually blow the image up the more you lose that tonal range graduation.”
Expensive, methodical and solitary photography
Large format analogue photography can be an expensive practice because the negatives cost around $70 for a pack of 25.
“You take your time; you don’t shoot off a lot,” Mr Lee said.
He buys his cameras overseas, mostly from the United States, where he is currently getting another one built.
Mr Lee explained that analogue photography required him to blend the creative and methodical parts of his brain.
He said when he first arrived on scene he thought of how it was going to look in black and white.
“At this stage you’re not thinking about anything technical; you’re just thinking about the creativity of the scene.”
Then the mechanical processes take over as he undertakes up to a dozen tasks before taking a shot, including composing the scene with his cardboard frame and measuring the light with his hand-held meter.
“You have to be methodical and sometimes you may ruin a shot.”
Photo: Photographer, Peter Lee, uses simple tools including a cardboard frame and a simple mechanical light meter. (ABC Central West: Melanie Pearce)
While Mr Lee’s former career saw him analysing data in high finance, now he finds himself scribbling a lot with a pencil in a small notebook.
“Unlike digital where you get all the data like f-stop or light, you’ve got none of that with analogue.
“In order to understand where you went wrong or to get the best types of exposure, you have to keep a written record.”
Mr Lee prefers to work alone because it helps him think clearly.
“When you’re working with film photography it’s a very, very slow process and you don’t want other people around you,” he said.
Mr Lee does delve into the digital world, particularly to connect on Facebook with other Australian large-format analogue photographers, whom he said seem to be concentrated around Melbourne.
A life’s light and shade in full circle
Mr Lee is now 65 but he fell in love with film photography about 50 years ago when he was a teenaged member of a camera club at Leura in the NSW Blue Mountains.
“Those old fellows taught me a lot,” he said.
For two years in the 1970s he spent every weekend travelling to the historic central west gold rush town of Hill End to capture the tonalities of its heritage streets, buildings, and natural beauty.
However, then followed decades where the cameras got put on the shelf and eventually sold.
“As I continued to work and climb up the corporate ladder, I found I had other influences coming down on me and photography got forgotten,” he said.
Now, after Mr Lee has survived cancer and is semi-retired he said he wanted to get some creativity back in his life and has rediscovered his photographic passion.
He still does some part-time work, but said now it was simply to earn money to fund his photography.
“This time I’m not going to get sick of it. I think I’ll be doing it till the day I die.”
One of the analogue cameras used by photographer, Peter Lee.
ABC Central West: Melanie Pearce
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'It's difficult for Prince Harry to explain to Meghan how intense royal life is'
Danielle Stacey
Royal Correspondent
Yahoo Style UK July 17, 2019
It’s fair to say Meghan Markle’s life changed overnight when her relationship with Prince Harry was revealed in late 2016.
Just a year later, the couple were engaged and the former American actress began to accompany her future husband on his royal duties around the country.
Meghan left her life in her adopted city of Toronto to move to the UK permanently and plan a wedding for May 2018.
Soon every inch about her life was covered in the press, from what she wears to her previous marriage and her relationship with her father’s side of the family.
“We talk a lot about people coming into the Royal Family being prepared for what it’s going to be like.
“Kate and Meghan must expect to be the centre of attention, they have no idea, absolutely no idea what it’s really like,” ITV News’ former royal editor Tim Ewart tells Yahoo UK’s ‘The Royal Box.’
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Harry and Meghan at the Lion King premiere. [Photo: PA]
Ewart points out that while Princess Diana was one of the most photographed women in the world, she didn’t have to deal with the intrusion of smart phones.
He continues: “Now every single person that a member of the Royal Family meets has a smart phone up.
“Every single word that is said, doesn’t matter where the TV cameras are, doesn’t matter where the snappers, the photographers, they can be anywhere. But every single person has got their phone up or their iPad up, nothing is private anymore.”
Meghan's first official engagement with Harry in Nottingham in 2017. [Photo: PA]
Ewart says that although Meghan was a well-known actress, “she wasn’t hunted by the paparazzi” or used to the scrutiny she’s endured since joining the Royal Family.
During their engagement interview in November 2017, the former Suits star even said: “I mean I think also because there was a misconception that because I have worked in the entertainment industry that this would be something I would be familiar with.
“But even though I've been on my show for I guess six years at that point and working before that I've never been part of tabloid culture.
“I've never been in pop culture to that degree and and lived relatively quiet life even though I focused so much on my job.”
READ MORE: Meghan Markle mum-shamed for how she held Archie - but experts say she's done nothing wrong
From their dating days to having baby Archie, the level of interest in Meghan and Harry has been global. [Photo: PA]
Ewart points that people have no understanding of what life is like in the Royal Family until they have been through it.
“Suddenly to come into this cauldron, into this Royal Family is beyond anything that she [Meghan] could ever have expected and it will be very, very difficult for Harry, as it was with William with Kate, to explain just how intense that is.
“How every single every expression, movement, comment - bang - that’s going to be on the front page.”
At the Lion King premiere on Sunday, Meghan was overheard telling Pharrell Williams that “they don’t make it easy.”
It was in response to the American singer, 46, telling the royal couple: "So happy for your union. Love is amazing. It's wonderful.”
"Don't ever take that for granted but what it means in today's climate, I just wanted to tell you it's so significant for so many of us. Seriously. We cheer you guys on."
While it’s not clear what the duchess was referring to, many commentators believe she was talking about royal life or the media scrutiny.
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Meghan Markle will never live in Britain again, friend claims
Meghan Markle is never going to live in Britain again, a friend close to the Duchess of Sussex is claiming in a new interview....
Source: feeds.foxnews.com
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Meghan Markle's friend George Clooney hopes people will be 'kinder' to her after royal baby birth George Clooney believes people and the media should be “kinder” to Meghan Markle after the birth of her royal baby with Prince Harry....
Meghan Markle's friend Janina Gavankar has accused a British tabloid of Photoshopping her Christmas card Max Mumby/Getty Images, WireImage/Getty Images Meghan Markle's friend Janina Gavankar has accused British tabloid the Daily Mail of Photoshopping the...
Prince Harry's friend Nacho Figueras defends him and Meghan Markle on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Prince Harry's friends are speaking out after his statement about press coverage of his wife...
Meghan Markle's best friend Jessica Mulroney shut down Instagram users who shamed her for posting a swimsuit photo George Pimentel/WireImage Meghan Markle's best friend Jessica Mulroney posted a photo of herself wearing a red one-piece during a trip to the Cayman ...
Meghan Markle's best friend Jessica Mulroney is getting a Netflix show giving couples a second chance at their dream wedding George Pimentel/WireImage Meghan Markle's best friend Jessica Mulroney is getting her own Netflix show. Mulroney will star in "I Do Redo," an officia...
Meghan Markle's friend Janina Gavankar slams media for Photoshopping pic of royal couple's Christmas card Meghan Markle’s friend Janina Gavankar is slamming the media for allegedly Photoshopping the royal couple’s Christmas card in a “campaign” against he...
How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Baby Boy Fits Into Great Britain's Royal Family Tree The wait is finally over! After much anticipation and plenty of excitement, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed their first child earlier this w...
Prince William said he and Harry are 'separate entities' following his brother and Meghan Markle's plans to 'step back' from royal life, according to a friend WPA Pool/Getty Prince William reportedly spoke to a friend after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's announcement to "step back" from royal life, accord...
Meghan Markle parallels Pippa Middleton, but they don't get along, royal expert claims Meghan Markle and Pippa Middleton share loves for cooking, athletics and general wellness, but don't expect the Duchess of Sussex to pal around with ...
Meghan Markle ‘has struggled with the intensity of the spotlight,’ claims royal insider Former American actress Meghan Markle couldn’t have predicted what life in the spotlight as a member of the British royal family was really like....
Meghan Markle ‘is very aware’ she’s being ‘pitted against’ Kate Middleton, pal claims: It's 'challenging' A royal source close to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle insisted there’s no rivalry between the Duchess of Sussex and the future queen consor...
Queen Elizabeth to advise Meghan Markle on ‘things that could have been done better,' claims royal expert Meghan Markle is said to be celebrating her 38th birthday at Queen Elizabeth's favorite summer pad, Balmoral Castle....
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal exit done without my help, Oprah Winfrey claims Oprah Winfrey is speaking out after claims surfaced that the media mogul was the one to advise Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to step down as "senior...
Meghan Markle and Archie's safety drove 'Megxit' decision, Prince Harry's pal claims Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's monumental "Megxit" was made with the couple and their son's safety in mind, a close pal of the prince now claims....
Meghan Markle ‘stepped into a snake pit’ when she married into the royal family, claims Richard Madeley British TV host Richard Madeley says Meghan Markle “stepped into a snake pit” when she became a member of the royal family....
Meghan Markle suing newspaper over publishing private letter as Harry claims she is being vilified The Duchess of Sussex has launched legal proceedings against a newspaper after it published one of her letters....
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry’s relationship with the royals hasn’t changed, pal claims: ‘They don’t speak’ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are still struggling with feelings of isolation from the rest of the royal family, even after speaking out in a shocki...
Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton are under ‘pressure’ to ‘save the royal family,' insider claims One royal expert insisted Buckingham Palace needs some much-needed girl power to rescue its reputation....
Meghan Markle ''Anticipated'' the Letter to her Father Would Be Made Public, British Tabloid Claims As Meghan Markle and Prince Harry fight for their independence from the Royal Family, they're also facing new accusations from the Mail on Sunday. In...
Queen Elizabeth ‘recognizes how happy’ Meghan Markle makes Prince Harry, book claims It’s been nearly a year since American actress Meghan Markle became Britain’s Duchess of Sussex and one person she quickly bonded with was the queen ...
Meghan Markle receives sympathy from Kate Middleton, royal expert claims: 'She wants to patch things up' Kate Middleton is “doing her best” to try and reach out to Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry after the couple released their emotional docum...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry will consider US move to escape mistreatment of UK tabloids, Diana's butler claims Princess Diana’s former butler is worried history is repeating itself when it comes to her son Prince Harry and his wife, Duchess of Sussex Meghan Ma...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry are ‘miserable’ and ‘unhappy’ after emotional Africa tour, royal biographer claims British journalist Angela Levin believes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are still coping after their recent tour of southern Africa where they candid...
Queen Elizabeth doesn’t want Meghan Markle to feel isolated like Princess Diana, claims royal expert Queen Elizabeth II has made “a particular effort” to make Meghan Markle feel incredibly welcomed as a member of the British royal family, Duncan Larc...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry made new nanny sign ‘an extensive non-disclosure agreement,’ royal expert claims Meghan Markle and Prince Harry aren’t taking any chances when it comes to their firstborn....
Meghan Markle receives stern message from Queen Elizabeth after scolding staff over eggs, claims royal expert In the days leading up to her wedding to Prince Harry, Meghan Markle received stern words from Queen Elizabeth II over eggs, according to a royal exp...
Harry and Meghan feel like they're being 'driven out' of royal family, claims friend Prince Harry and Meghan feel like they are being "driven out" of the royal family because the monarchy has chosen to focus on those at the top of the...
Meghan Markle suing newspaper over publishing 'private' letter as Harry claims she is being vilified The Duchess of Sussex has launched legal proceedings against a newspaper after it published one of her letters....
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s ‘detrimental’ behavior ‘might bother’ Prince William, claims royal expert One royal expert suggested Prince William is worried that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have “snubbed protocol” in a way that has negativel...
Meghan Markle suing newspaper over publishing 'private' letter as Prince Harry claims she is being vilified The Duchess of Sussex has launched legal proceedings against a newspaper after it published one of her letters....
Major Canadian newspaper says Meghan Markle, Prince Harry 'can't live' there The Globe and Mail, one of Canada's biggest newspapers, appears to not be happy with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's decision to spend extended amou...
The best places in Canada and Los Angeles for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to live, according to experts Samir Hussein/WireImage Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced on Wednesday that they plan to "step back as 'senior' members of the Royal Family," ...
Harry and Meghan news latest: Mail on Sunday claims 'legitimate' reason to publish letter to Thomas Markle in court documents The Mail on Sunday has defended publishing a letter written by Meghan to her father Thomas Markle, saying there is a "huge and legitimate" public int...
The British royal family is hiring a housekeeper to live at the same castle as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Chris Jackson/Getty Images The British royal family is hiring a housekeeper to maintain Windsor Castle — the residence of Meghan Markle and Pri...
Royal baby news live: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to give fans around the world a first glimpse of their son The world will be given its first glimpse of the royal baby today, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex set to take him to his first photocall....
Royal baby news live: Updates as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry prepare for birth of first child The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to announce the birth of their first child any day now....
8 cheap, stunning Airbnbs you can rent to live like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Canada's Vancouver Island Karwai Tang/WireImage/Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently announced that they would be splitting their time between the UK and Canad...
Meghan Markle's Estranged Dad Thomas Markle Weighs in on Royal Exit With So Much Shade Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas Markle says his daughter and her husband Prince Harry are "cheapening" the royal family and "turning it into ...
Meghan Markle's Father Thomas Markle Explains Why He Released Her Private Letter Meghan Markle's father Thomas Markle is defending his choice to make public parts of a letter he says his estranged daughter sent him earlier this ye...
Meghan Markle and Thomas Markle: A timeline of the Duchess and her father's troubled relationship 'I could watch the end credits so I could give the screen a kiss when I saw my Dad's name go by'...
Thomas Markle Reacts to Meghan Markle Giving Birth The news of the royal baby's arrival was heard loud and clear from across the pond. After many months of anticipation, Meghan Markle and Prince Har...
Why Thomas Markle Hasn't Given Up Hope for a Reconciliation With Meghan Markle As far as statements go it was definitively benign. Even more so when you consider it came from Thomas Markle. When Meghan Markle's father sent his...
Thomas Markle slams Meghan Markle, Prince Harry as 'hypocritical,' begs to meet baby Archie Meghan Markle's estranged father is begging the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry to reconcile with him so he can meet his grandson — but he also sl...
Trump claims Boris Johnson popular in UK because he's seen as 'Britain's Trump' - live news The day’s political developments as they happen, including Tory leadership and Theresa May’s final cabinet meeting as PMBoris Johnson elected new Tor...
Meghan Markle's father slams Lifetime's 'Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal' as 'dumb fiction' "Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal" wasn't an accurate portrayal of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's dealings with the Duchess of Sussex's father, Thoma...
Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson says she can relate to the pain Meghan Markle is going through: 'I have been in Meghan's shoes, and I still am' Max Mumby/Getty Images, Dave Benett/Getty Images Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York says she can relate to the pain Meghan Markle has faced during her b...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry just revealed they're planning to take a 'step back' from the royal family and split time between the UK and North America. Here's where all the most prominent royals live. Alamy/Business Insider; Samantha Lee/Business Insider Prince Harry and Meghan Markle just announced they will be withdrawing from "senior" royal duti...
Royal baby news live: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's baby boy welcomed by the world Royal fans around the world have sent messages of goodwill to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after their son was born on Monday....
6 Things We Learned About Meghan Markle From CBS' Meghan and Harry Plus One Members of Meghan Markle's inner circle, British journalists and royal historians painted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in a remarkably positive lig...
Meghan Markle family tree: How is the Duchess of Sussex related to Samantha Markle, the royal family and more Her father's side of the family has a penchant for planned paparazzi pictures, tell-all novels and explosive Twitter threads...
Trump is no friend to Britain: time to give him and his foreign policy the heave-ho The US’s disruptive America First approach is not one Britain can support any longerAs usual, Mike Pompeo was brutally frank. Speaking in London last...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle news latest: Queen goes to church after confirming Harry and Meghan will no longer serve the monarchy The Queen went to church on Sunday morning after announcing that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have walked away from the monarchy....
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle news latest: Queen supported by Andrew after confirming Harry and Meghan's split from royals The Queen appeared in good spirits on Sunday as she attended a church service with Prince Andrew after it was announced that the Duke and Duchess of ...
Harry and Meghan Markle step down LIVE: 'Anger and confusion' as Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit as 'senior' royals Senior royals and officials at Buckingham Palace have reportedly been left "angry and confused" over the handling of Prince Harry and Meghan's announ...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle news LIVE: 'Anger and confusion' as Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit as 'senior' royals Senior royals and officials at Buckingham Palace have reportedly been left "angry and confused" over the handling of Prince Harry and Meghan's announ...
Harry and Meghan Markle step down LIVE: Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit as 'senior' royals after 'reflection and internal discussions' The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced their decision to quit as "senior" Royals after "many months of reflection and internal discussions"....
Woman claims to be werewolf after biting friend’s ear off Grab your silver bullets! A Michigan woman who claimed to be a real-life “werewolf” bit off another gal’s ear in a ghoulish attack, according t...
Serena Williams: Meghan couldn't be a better friend to me Serena Williams has said the Duchess of Sussex "could not have been a better friend" to her, as she clinched a spot in the Wimbledon final....
Suspect in FDNY beatdown claims he was defending friend One of the six teens accused of attacking an off-duty FDNY firefighter who told them to stop harassing an elderly couple on the Upper East Side claim...
Meghan Markle Goes Into Labor The countdown is on! Meghan Markle is in labor. A frenzy ignited on Monday with Buckingham Palace's confirmation that the Duchess of Sussex is in la...
11 of Meghan Markle's best casual looks Gotham/GC Images; Karwai Tang/WireImage; Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage; Style icon Meghan Markle is often photographed at royal events wearing elegant...
Meghan Markle: why all the hate? Victoria Murphy on why the Duchess of Sussex has been subjected to a sustained campaign of criticism from sections of the media and the British publi...
Bride-to-be claims friend stole her 'dream wedding dress' after showing her pictures of it The anonymous woman claimed that she and her friend were discussing each other’s upcoming weddings when she showed off her dream dress....
Whitney Houston’s longtime friend Robyn Crawford claims they had sexual relationship Crawford's upcoming memoir, 'A Song For You: My Life with Whitney Houston,' says the inseparable duo were sexually involved before Houston signed to ...
Statement from Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, announced on Wednesday that they intend to step back as senior members of...
It's a boy! Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, gives birth Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, gave birth to a boy on Monday, the seventh-in-line to the throne and described by h...
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Save the tears, Meghan Markle In one of the opening scenes of tonight’s ABC documentary “Harry and Meghan: An African Journey,” the Duchess of Sussex addresses young girls in Nyan...
These are the best Christmas gifts you can buy, according to Meghan Markle Marty Melville/ Getty Images, Etsy Meghan Markle's Christmas gift guide from her former lifestyle blog, "The Tig," has recently resurfaced. The Duche...
Coming or going, Meghan Markle still gets the blame From the moment Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their relationship known to the public in 2016, the message many Britons sent to her was clear:...
18 of Meghan Markle's best fall fashion looks Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images/Bryan Bedder/Getty Images/ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images Meghan Markle is known for her feminine and elegan...
Meghan Markle: why all the hate? - podcast Victoria Murphy on why the Duchess of Sussex has been subjected to a sustained campaign of criticism from sections of the media and the British publi...
Suiting Up With Meghan Markle’s Designer As she prepares to introduce her men’s wear collection at Pitti Uomo, the Givenchy designer Clare Waight Keller talked about Florentine dandies, gend...
Read this: If you were Meghan Markle, you’d be pissed, too On January 8, the British presses and the internet in general collectively lost their shit with the announcement that Meghan Markle and her husband w...
Look: Meghan Markle gives birth to baby boy Meghan Markle, duchess of Sussex, welcomed her first child, a baby boy, with husband Prince Harry....
Boris Johnson repeatedly declines to comment on claims he 'awarded public funds to friend' Prime minister refuses six times to be drawn on ties to Jennifer Arcuri, who received thousands in taxpayers’ moneyBoris Johnson has repeatedly decli...
Prince Andrew’s friend claims fingers prove photo with Epstein ‘sex slave’ is fake A friend of Prince Andrew claims the now-infamous photo of him and one of Jeffrey Epstein’s “sex slaves” is doctored — becaus...
Prince Harry and Meghan join celebs for wedding of fashion designer friend Misha Nonoo The Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined a group of celebrities for their fashion designer friend Misha Nonoo....
Britain's Obama moment? What Harry and Meghan's baby says about race Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle, an American actress of African-American heritage, was a historic moment for Britain's royal family. Some say...
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan to meet Tutu and his wife Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were due to meet retired archbishop Desmond Tutu and his wife at their foundation in Cape Town on Wednesda...
Reaction to Harry and Meghan's baby, Britain's latest royal Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, gave birth to a boy on Monday, the seventh-in-line to the throne and described by h...
For Meghan, Britain's Royal Spotlight Proved To Be Her Toughest Role Yet Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was hailed as a breath of fresh air for the royal family when she married Prince Harry, but the fairytale quickly turn...
Here's Exactly How Many Kids Prince Harry Wants to Have With Meghan Markle To Prince Harry, fatherhood has been a crowning achievement. And now, looking forward, he hopes to keep expanding. During an interview with Dr. Jane...
Meghan Markle selfie-snapper says he had ‘no idea she was there’ A Wimbledon selfie-snapper accused of invading the Duchess of Sussex’s privacy told The Sun: “I had no idea she was there!”...
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex has a baby boy Prince Harry's press office said Meghan, Duchess of Sussex went into labor early Monday. The baby boy will be seventh in line to the British throne....
Meghan Markle wasn't 'A-list' enough for designers It might be hard to believe, but there was a time when Meghan Markle wasn’t famous enough for fashion designers....
Trump On Meghan Markle: ‘I Didn’t Know That She Was Nasty’ AP/Getty Images Washington (CNN) – President Donald Trump set the stage for his upcoming visit to the United Kingdom, Ireland and France next w...
Meghan Markle reveals her nickname for son Archie Meghan Markle and Prince Harry debuted their almost five-month-old son, Archie Harrison, in Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday....
Chopra: Meghan Markle was always meant for big things Hollywood and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says her friend Meghan Markle was "always meant for big things"....
How Much Could Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make From Ads? What if the Duke and Duchess of Sussex became influencers? First, they probably aren’t. But even if they did, experts say calculating their value is ...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Welcome Baby Boy (TODAY) – It’s a boy! Buckingham Palace confirms that the Duchess of Sussex went into labo(u)r early this morning. Prince Harry and Megha...
Will Meghan Markle be able to profit from her celebrity status? Now that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have decided to "step back" from their royal duties, the world is watching carefully to see what the duo's ne...
How will Meghan Markle and Prince Harry raise their son? The royal baby will likely be raised a feminist, with his parents trying their best to avoid gender stereotypes....
Meghan Markle said not many people have asked her if she’s OK. That’s exactly what new moms often need. Toby Melville - Pool/Getty Images In a clip from ITV's upcoming documentary about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal tour of Africa with their ba...
Sarah Ferguson on relating to Meghan Markle: ‘I’ve been through it’ Meghan Markle has been the subject of disparaging media coverage since marrying into the royal family, and despite her many supporters, few can fully...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry: Who will pay for security? In stepping down as "senior members" of the royal family, the question of who will pay for security for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is one of many...
Why Many Believe Meghan Markle Gave Birth at a Hospital After All As the world awaits (with a baited breath) for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to show off their son and reveal his name, many are trying to figure ou...
Meghan Markle's Ever-So-Chic Wool Coat: Get The Look We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items...
Coming or going, Meghan Markle still gets the blame - and it's because of racism From the moment Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their relationship known to the public in 2016, the message many Britons sent to her was clear:...
Meghan Markle applauds Prince Harry for being 'the best dad' The Duke and Duchess of Sussex embark on their Royal Sussex Tour of Africa and dote on each other for being the best parents to baby Archie....
Who is…? Jessica Mulroney, Meghan Markle's BFF She's been the right-hand woman of the Duchess since day one, and even helped to plan Harry and Meghan's wedding. But who is she?...
Lifetime’s new Meghan Markle dishes on ‘Becoming Royal’ Tiffany Smith, who plays Meghan Markle in Lifetime’s “Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal,” is aware of her uncanny resemblance to the Duchess of Sussex. ...
Meghan Markle May Just Persuade You to Adopt an Animal Meghan Markle may have just persuaded us to adopt a new furry friend. In between raising baby Archie, the Duchess of Sussex was able to write a fore...
Why Meghan Markle’s Vogue is bang on trend The Duchess of Sussex has been drafted in to guest edit the September issue of British Vogue. Spotlighting politicians, activists and authors, it has...
Britain's Harry and Meghan file for Sussex Royal trade mark Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have filed to register the name of their charitable foundation, Sussex Royal, as a trade mark, according t...
Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, gives birth to boy Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, gave birth to a boy on Monday, Harry announced....
Meghan Markle's Dad Could Testify Against Her in Her Legal Battle With the Press Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle, could testify against her in her legal battle with the Mail on Sunday. According to The Telegraph, citing cour...
Is Meghan Markle Jinxing Serena Williams' Matches? The duchess has supported her friend from the stands three times, and each time the tennis player lost....
Here's What Meghan Markle and Other Royals Wore to Archie's Christening And the mother of the royal baby wore Dior. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hosted a private christening for their first child and son Archie Harriso...
Why The Bachelorette's Hannah Brown Can Relate to Meghan Markle When it comes to the dark side of being in the spotlight, The Bachelorette alum Hannah Brown can relate to Meghan Markle. Over the past few weeks, th...
The best photo from every month of Meghan Markle's royal life Brian Lawless/AP Meghan Markle has been a member of the royal family for just over a year. The Duchess of Sussex has undergone some major milestones...
Netflix may want to work with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Netflix is already showing interest in landing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for future work. “Who wouldn’t be interested?” the st...
Meghan Markle's BFF Daniel Martin Says Documentary Was a "Relief" Meghan Markle's longtime makeup artist and good friend Daniel Martin says it was a "relief" to finally see her open up publicly about her struggle wi...
Priyanka Chopra opens up about her friendship with Meghan Markle One thing that hasn't changed since the royal wedding is the friendship between Priyanka Chopra and Meghan Markle....
Meghan Markle had no involvement in US documentary, says Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace has denied reports that the Duchess of Sussex personally approved famous guests to speak about her for a new documentary....
The best post-partum treatments in London fit for Meghan Markle Including the Duchess of Sussex's go-to experts, hair stylist George Northwood and acupuncturist Ross Barr...
Meghan Markle is a trailblazer, but does she know how to raise an Englishman? Luckily, I do... Yes, the tweeness of “mummy” sets American dentistry on edge, but I can guide the duchess through this transatlantic minefieldIt is now the law to de...
Meghan Markle makes appearance at Trooping the Colour One month after giving birth to her first child, Duchess Meghan stepped out to celebrate the Trooping the Colour parade with husband Prince Harry. &...
Meghan Markle's Evil Eye Bracelet Is Our Latest Must-Have for Fall We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items...
UK tabloid to fight Meghan Markle’s lawsuit on letter to dad The Mail on Sunday newspaper says it will defend itself “vigorously” against a lawsuit brought by Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's New Foundation Name Revealed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are beginning a new chapter as the directors of their own charitable foundation. It's been nearly a month since the D...
Famous birthdays for Aug. 4: Meghan Markle, Cole Sprouse Meghan Markle, duchess of Sussex, turns 38 and actor Cole Sprouse turns 27, among the famous birthdays for August 4....
Meghan Markle's Everlane Jumpsuit Is Royally Affordable We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items...
Plus-size blogger re-creates Meghan Markle fashions A plus-size blogger’s recreation of Meghan Markle’s most memorable looks is showing women that they can be stylish in any shape or size....
Trump clarifies ‘nasty’ comments about Meghan Markle President Trump clarified his remarks about British royal Meghan Markle in a television interview set to be aired Wednesday, saying it wasn’t his int...
Meghan Markle mom-shamed for how she carries baby Archie People on social media have been slamming the Duchess of Sussex saying she doesn't have "maternal instincts."...
What Actually Happened to Princess Diana--and Why It's Not Happening to Meghan Markle The royal family is on high alert, though not all for the same reasons. Prince Harry is pulling out all the stops--filing lawsuits, planning a length...
Trolls accuse Meghan Markle of faking pregnancy Yet another thing Meghan Markle has in common with Beyonce: A series of social media trolls have accused the Duchess of Sussex of faking her baby bum...
Why Meghan Markle's Evil Eye Bracelet Is Suddenly Getting So Much Attention The devil is always in the details. Meghan Markle knows a thing or two about telling a whole story without ever saying a word. The Duchess of Sussex ...
Gina Torres on ‘Suits,’ Meghan Markle and ‘Pearson’ She’s bringing Jessica Pearson out of retirement to star in a new political drama as a fixer in Chicago....
Prince Harry just hinted that he and Meghan Markle may want another baby Toby Melivlle/ Getty Images Prince Harry hinted that he and Meghan Markle could want another baby, just six months after their first child was born. ...
Meghan Markle & Kate's Middleton's Skincare Fave Is 20% Off We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reveal their son’s unique name Hours after they shared the first photos of their newborn, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their son's name on social media....
What led to Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's royal departure On Jan. 8, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry took the world by storm when they announced their controversial departure from the royal family. Here are s...
Donald Trump says he was surprised Meghan Markle was ‘nasty’ about him President Trump has revealed his shock at Meghan Markle’s “nasty” comments about him — but believes she will make a great American princess. The US l...
How Meghan Markle Is Getting Some Love From Women Parliament Members Women members of the government decided to stand up and defend the new royal, saying they recognize the "abuse and intimidation" often used against w...
Meghan Markle Named 2019's Most Powerful Dresser Her style can't be beat! Meghan Markle is having quite the moment! The Duchess of Sussex is known for her talent, philanthropic endeavors, and of cou...
Get the Look: Meghan Markle's Baby Debut Trench Dress We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items...
I lived like Meghan Markle in London for a day, and I can see why she's had enough of being a senior royal Mikhaila Friel, Insider If I were to ever marry into royalty, I'd want to know in advance just how different the lifestyle changes would be. Last Oct...
BBC, Who Dis Woman? A Spoof of Meghan Markle Sparks Backlash Will the lampooning of Meghan Markle ever end? Likely no time soon, as a new satire show premiering on BBC Two indicates. The 3D-animation comedy sho...
Trump denies calling Meghan Markle ‘nasty’ President Trump denied calling Meghan Markle, the American-born Duchess of Sussex, “nasty” in an interview with a British newspaper. ...
Stormzy: No 'credible' reason to hate Meghan Markle Speaking on Hot 97 in New York, the rapper opened up about racism, royals, grime and cheating rumours....
Prince Harry says he and Meghan Markle only want two kids 'maximum' Prince Harry has revealed he only wants "two kids, maximum" in a candid interview for Meghan Markle's Vogue....
Everything We Know About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Trip to Africa Pack your bags, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle! The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are reportedly heading to Africa later this year. Reports about the ...
Name of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s new foundation revealed Keeping with their Sussex Royal title, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have started a new foundation split from The Cambridges....
Meghan Markle on way to US Open: How she and Serena Williams became friends Serena Williams is the queen of tennis, and sports royalty. But Saturday she’ll be playing before real royalty, with longtime pal Meghan Markle hoppi...
All of Meghan Markle's Outfits From the Royals' Africa Tour Meghan Markle has taken her famous style to South Africa. With her and Prince Harry's first tour as a family of three beginning this week, the Duke...
Was Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Son Archie's Name Inspired by This Boy? The mystery behind the first name of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, continues to spur speculation...
Kim Kardashian Says She Empathizes With Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Kim Kardashian says she can empathize with Royal couple and fellow parents Meghan Markle and Prince Harry over their battle with media scrutiny. In l...
How Meghan Markle Has Changed Royal Family Fashion Meghan Markle continues to showcase her fab, chic fashion that may or may nor adhere to what royal traditionalists deem acceptable. And she cares not...
Meghan Markle steps out for first time since 'Megxit' announcement After a few days out of the spotlight, Meghan Markle has stepped out for the first time since the historic "Megxit" announcement....
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Their Christmas Conundrum Think about the guilt trip levied upon you the first time you floated the idea of spending a holiday with your boyfriend's family. Now multiply that ...
Meghan Markle Gives Birth: Look Back at Her Pregnancy Style Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have welcomed their first child! The Palace announced on Monday that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have welcomed a b...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's new foundation name revealed Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been public about their charitable efforts in the past, but now they're making it official....
What Prince Harry Had to Say About That Private Jet Flight With Meghan Markle The royal couple were criticized for speaking out on environmental issues while flying on private planes....
Meghan Markle Shares Never-Before-Seen Photos From Her Pregnancy with Archie Meghan Markle is revealing how she spent her days on maternity leave. In new photos from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Instagram, the former Suit...
British lawmakers stand in solidarity with Meghan Markle Women lawmakers from across Britain's political spectrum have expressed solidarity with Meghan Markle, the wife of Prince Harry, in the stand she is ...
Meghan Markle Gives Birth to Baby Boy With Prince Harry Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially have new titles: dad and mom! The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first child together on Monda...
Priyanka Chopra: Meghan Markle was 'always meant for big things' Priyanka Chopra praised friend and former "Suits" star Meghan Markle following the actress' marriage to Prince Harry....
Tips on how Meghan Markle and other soon-to-be mothers can prepare for labor Meghan Markle is reportedly due to have her royal baby at the end of April or the beginning of May. So how should the Duchess of Sussex be preparing ...
It's a Boy! Prince Harry Confirms Meghan Markle Has Given Birth to a Son Royal watchers, he’s here! After Buckingham Palace announced that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex went into labor early on Monday morning, Prince Harry has...
Sorry, Meghan Markle's Lifestyle Website The Tig Is Not Making a Comeback Meghan Markle will not be returning to her lifestyle website, The Tig. Following reports that the Duchess of Sussex's business manager had filed a t...
Matteo Trentin claims stage two victory to take lead in Tour of Britain • Italian triumphs after sprint finish in Kelso• Mitchelton-Scott team ‘worked so hard for that’, he saysAs the overall Tour of Britain contenders be...
Britain can 'easily cope' with no-deal Brexit, claims Boris Johnson PM said EU leaders would be blamed for their ‘obduracy’ and that UK could keep much of £39bn settlementBritain could “easily cope” with a no-deal Bre...
Britain can easily cope with no-deal Brexit, claims Boris Johnson PM said EU leaders would be blamed for their ‘obduracy’ and that UK could keep much of £39bn settlementBritain could “easily cope” with a no-deal Bre...
Harry and Meghan were meant to embody post-racial Britain. So much for that | Amna Saleem Remember the choir, the preacher? The marriage symbolised a new era – then the tabloid onslaught beganIt’s the stuff romcoms are made of: beautiful y...
Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan to visit South African township Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will tour a Johannesburg township on Wednesday before meeting President Cyril Ramaphosa and Nelson Mandela...
Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex and wife of Prince Harry, has gone into labor: Sky News Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, has gone into labor, Sky News reported on Monday....
Burger King manager from viral ‘go back to Mexico’ video accepts apology from woman who claims she had ‘just buried’ her best friend A Burger King employee who was told to “go back to Mexico” by two women in a viral video says he’s accepted their apology....
Eddie Murphy told Whitney Houston it’d be ‘a mistake’ to marry Bobby Brown, claims singer’s friend in new book Eddie Murphy warned Whitney Houston about marrying Bobby Brown hours before their 1992 wedding, claims the late singer's longtime friend Robyn Crawfo...
Idris Elba says Meghan Markle sent him playlist to DJ royal wedding "Luther" star Idris Elba said he played Whitney Houston and West Coast rap at Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding reception....
Meghan Markle reveals baby Archie is now crawling and has his first teeth The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spoke to a group of military families from the Welsh Guards, Coldstream Guards and Household Cavalry at a coffee meeti...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry considering moving to Canada: source Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are reportedly considering moving to Canada with baby Archie....
Royal baby name odds: What will Meghan Markle, Prince Harry name their son? Now that the wait for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s royal baby is finally over, a list of potential baby names for their firstborn son is narrowin...
Prince Harry Speaks Out About His and Meghan Markle's Royal Exit Prince Harry says he is sad about his and Meghan Markle's upcoming royal exit and adds that he was the one who made the decision for the two to step ...
Who will be godparents to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal baby? Who will be the new royal baby’s godparents? Here is the latest about who the potential godparents might be....
Everything We Know About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Private Christening for Archie It's been almost two months since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcomed their son, Archie Harrison, into the world, which means the child's christe...
Meghan Markle Recycles Her Engagement Dress on Another Special Occasion On a special day, Meghan Markle is wearing a special dress. On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex and Duke of Sussex arrived at the Royal Lancaster Hotel...
Meghan Markle Sent DJ Idris Elba a Playlist for the Royal Wedding Like many brides, Meghan Markle had specific music requests for her and Prince Harry's 2018 royal wedding. Actor Idris Elba, who DJed the reception,...
Prince Harry may have landed Meghan Markle Disney voiceover job Prince Harry might have sparked Disney's interest in Meghan Markle for a voiceover deal that she recently signed....
Hillary Clinton Defends Meghan Markle Over Her Treatment by the Media Meghan Markle has found a fan in both Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea Clinton. In an interview with the Sunday Times, the former Secretary of St...
Here's How Much Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Home Renovations Really Cost It looks like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's home renovations came with a hefty price tag. According to The Sovereign Grant and Sovereign Grant Re...
All the Details on Meghan Markle's Rumored Collab With British Vogue Meghan Markle is getting into the magazine business! The Duchess of Sussex is set to guest edit the September edition of British Vogue, multiple out...
Meghan Markle's estranged half-brother wants to go to Archie's christening Despite over a year of estrangement, Meghan Markle's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., is hoping to score an invitation to baby Archie's christening....
British royals sue tabloid for publishing Meghan Markle letter The case relates to a private letter Meghan Markle wrote to her father, published by the Mail on Sunday. Prince Harry issued a strongly-worded statem...
Meghan Markle's former Los Angeles home selling for $1.8 million: report Duchess Meghan is said to have called the place home before relocating to Toronto full-time to film “Suits.” ...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry: Why has their exit caused a crisis? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's unprecedented move to distance themselves from their duties as senior members of the royal family and establish fina...
Palace Says Meghan Markle Hasn't Given Birth--But the Internet Isn't Convinced Meghan Markle has yet to give birth to her and Prince Harry's first child, according to Buckingham Palace. While the world is on #RoyalBabyWatch, a ...
Donald Trump says ‘nasty’ comment about Meghan Markle was taken out of context "I think she's very nice. Honestly, I don't know her," Trump told Piers Morgan in an exclusive interview on Wednesday morning....
Trump says Meghan Markle takes UK tabloid coverage ‘very personally’ President Trump said Thursday that Meghan Markle is taking the UK press’ coverage of her “very personally” — but that he R...
It's official — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Archie is a ginger Toby Melivlle/ Getty Images The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have finally confirmed that their son Archie is ginger. After months of speculation, and E...
‘We’re Behind You Every Step of the Way.’ Meghan Markle Has An Inspiring Message for Young Women When Meghan Markle was an 11-year old girl, she saw an ad that she thought was sexist. So she wrote a letter to Procter & Gamble, the makers of the a...
Meghan Markle Says She Doesn't ''Want People to Love Her'' in Rare Interview Meghan Markle isn't asking for much. She may be married to Prince Harry, thus making her a member of the British Royal Family, but she's hardly high-...
Meghan Markle sues British newspaper over publication of letter Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, has started legal proceedings against the Mail on Sunday newspaper over the publication of a priva...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry file lawsuit against U.K. tabloid The duke and duchess have filed a lawsuit against U.K. tabloid Mail on Sunday and its parent company....
Sarah Ferguson Can Relate to Meghan Markle's "Sad and Tiring" Reality Prince Andrew's ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York knows all too well what it's like to live under the microscope as a new member of the British...
Meghan Markle's estranged half-brother wants to box Jose Canseco While Meghan Markle made her first public appearance since going on maternity leave, her estranged half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., was getting socke...
All The Theories on Why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Named Their Son Archie For real though, who really inspired the first name of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's first child? The Duke and Duchess of Sussex debuted their so...
Meghan Markle's Suits Co-Stars Congratulate Her on Giving Birth Meghan Markle is a mom! The Duchess of Sussex welcomed her first child, a boy, with Prince Harry on Monday. "We are pleased to announce that Their ...
Everything We Know About Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Royal Exit Agreement Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to live a very different life, a much more private one, following their split from the royal family. More than...
Meghan Markle's old Christmas-hosting advice resurfaces online Before she was the Duchess of Sussex, the royal was a confident "hostess with the mostest."...
Watch: Prince Harry speaks after Meghan Markle gives birth to son Prince Harry shared his excitement after welcoming his first child, a baby boy, with Meghan Markle, duchess of Sussex....
I lived like Meghan Markle in London for a day, and it made me appreciate my life as a commoner Mikhaila Friel, Insider If I were to ever marry into royalty, I'd want to know in advance just how different the lifestyle changes would be. So, I se...
Watch: Ellen DeGeneres met Prince Harry, Meghan Markle's son Ellen DeGeneres spent time with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and baby Archie during her visit to London....
See Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Royal Baby's First Photos It's Baby Sussex's first photo shoot! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry debuted their newborn son to the world via a small photo call at Windsor Castle...
Documents suggest Thomas Markle may testify in Meghan suit Court documents reveal that the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex could be called as a defense witness in her lawsuit against the Mail on...
How Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Have Been "Doing Things Their Way" With Baby Sussex When it comes to royal protocol, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle aren't afraid to bend a few rules. From their sweet PDA to their new royal household...
Queen says she’s ‘supportive’ of Prince Harry, Meghan Markle after meeting The Queen "would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the Royal Family," the statement reads....
The world reacts to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's baby boy Meghan Markle has given birth to her first child with Prince Harry and people are already sharing their thoughts on social media....
Meghan Markle Puts a Spotlight on Positivity After Private Jet Drama Meghan Markle is focusing on the sweetness. On Thursday, the Duchess of Sussex's Instagram account spread some positivity by highlighting Luminary ...
Ellen DeGeneres Says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Son Archie Already Looks Like His Dad Ellen DeGeneres has some new famous friends. The talk show host dished on her recent meeting with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during Monday's sea...
Meghan Markle's Speech on Gender Equality and Education Will Empower You Meghan Markle spoke about the importance of gender equality and education during her visit to the University of Johannesburg on Tuesday. The Duchess ...
Prince Harry Speaks Out After Meghan Markle Gives Birth to Baby Boy It's a boy! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have welcomed their first child! The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's baby boy arrived on Monday morning, May...
Meghan Markle won’t have to attend royal grouse hunting this reason Meghan Markle, along with everybody else, will apparently be skipping a major royal tradition this year....
Meghan Markle's Makeup Artist Hails Her as "the Most Chill Person" Meghan Markle may be one of most famous royals in the world, but to her makeup artist Daniel Martin, she's still simply Meg. The Duchess of Sussex a...
George Clooney hopes media ‘kinder’ to Meghan Markle LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Clooney says the media should “be a little kinder” to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, after she gave birth to a ...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry File to Trademark Their Charity Looks like this Royal Family wants to continue to give back to the community. According to a document published on the Intellectual Property Office's...
Documents suggest Thomas Markle to testify in Meghan lawsuit Court documents reveal that the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is expected to be called as a defense witness in her lawsuit against th...
Kate Middleton more 'loyal' than Meghan Markle to staff: report Kate Middleton has been praised for being “loyal” to her staff, and will take time to listen to junior members of staff, according to insiders....
During Meghan Markle's pregnancy, Prince Harry 'cut off' friends: report Prince Harry cut some close friends out of his life while Meghan Markle was pregnant with their son, according to a new report....
FYI, You Can't See Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Tagged Instagram Photos Awkward tagged photos for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex? Think again! We've all been there--someone tags you in a random, strange, unflattering or d...
Meghan Markle's awkward hug with organizer at One World Summit goes viral Meghan Markle was caught awkwardly greeting the charity organizer during the One World Summit on Tuesday....
The feminist significance of Meghan Markle’s post-birth dress The Duchess introduced her newborn son wearing a white, sleeveless trench coat dress by U.K. designer Grace Wales Bonner....
Meghan Markle gives birth: Will baby have Prince Harry's red hair? We know that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed a 7 pound, 3-ounce baby boy on Monday morning, but what we don't yet know is whether the son of ...
Meghan Markle wore a $70 sweater for her first public appearance of 2020 Daniel Leal-Olivas/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Meghan Markle stepped out wearing a head-to-toe neutral outfit for her first public appearance of 2020. ...
Meghan Markle Champions Female Education in Inspiring Message Meghan Markle surprised attendees at the CAMFED Education Changes Everything Gala in New York on Thursday by appearing in a pre-recorded message and ...
Every Time Meghan Markle Broke Royal Protocol and Tradition Since the start of her relationship with Prince Harry, Meghan Markle has made a point of doing things her way. While Kate Middleton and Prince Willia...
Did Meghan Markle's Cat Inspire Her and Prince Harry to Name Their Baby Archie? It is no secret that Meghan Markle is a pet-lover, but could her affection for her furry friends run much deeper than originally thought? Royal watc...
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle: How Megxit will impact their taxes Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are facing a difficult road and a very complicated tax situation after announcing they are stepping back as senior mem...
Meghan Markle's father speaks out on baby Archie's christening Meghan Markle remains estranged from her paternal family, even after the birth and christening of her and Prince Harry's son, Archie Harrison Mountba...
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's real estate history As the royal couple are set to split their time between the United Kingdom and North America per their exit statement, here’s a look at the couple’s ...
Meghan Markle won’t have to attend royal grouse hunting for this reason Meghan Markle, along with everybody else, will apparently be skipping a major royal tradition this year....
It's Been One Year Since Meghan Markle Announced Her Pregnancy--My How Things Have Changed One year ago Meghan Markle gave the public exactly what they wanted. Still fresh off of her history-making wedding at Windsor Castle, she landed in A...
Meghan Markle opens up about being a 'proud rescue dog owner' for charity Though she’s busy on maternity leave, the Duchess of Sussex is speaking up about a cause close to her heart....
Inside Meghan Markle's new life in Canada amid Megxit Meghan Markle is already embarking on her new independent lifestyle days after her and Prince Harry's big announcement....
Prince Harry breaks silence on private jet use with Meghan Markle: 'We can all do better' After sparking a flood of backlash, Prince Harry broke his silence on his and Meghan Markle's reported use of private jets despite their negative imp...
Prince Harry will be even more protective of Meghan Markle, says royal expert: ‘Whatever she wants, she gets’ Nick Bullen isn’t surprised that Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry haven’t immediately revealed their newborn to the world...
Prince Harry Hints He and Meghan Markle Are Thinking About Baby No. 2 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surprised their neighbors by attending a coffee event for military families in Windsor on Wednesday. According the cou...
Oh, Canada? Exploring Meghan Markle's Connection to Her Adopted Country Perhaps Tom Bradby knew more than he let on? The journalist and author had no doubt worked his way into Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's inner circle...
Meghan Markle's former LA mansion is still looking for a buyer, and the asking price just dropped — here's a look inside Getty Images, The Bienstock Group The Duchess of Sussex's former California home is now on the market for $1.75 million. Meghan Markle rented the hom...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Help Hikers Struggling to Take a Selfie It's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to the rescue! After the Duke and Duchess of Sussex spotted two hikers struggling to take a selfie in Canada, the...
One of Canada's biggest newspapers said Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are not welcome Jeremy Selwyn/Pool via REUTERS One of Canada's biggest newspapers, the Globe and Mail, published a scathing opinion piece arguing that Prince Harry a...
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Return to Wimbledon for a Duchesses' Day Out It's the duchess' day out! Meghan Markle and sister-in-law Kate Middleton attended day 12 of the 2019 Wimbledon Tennis Championships together on Sat...
Meghan Markle to interview Michelle Obama in British Vogue Meghan Markle spoke to former first lady Michelle Obama as the guest editor of the September issue of British Vogue....
Meghan Markle Addresses Facing Backlash as a New Mom in Rare Interview Meghan Markle has addressed the elephant in the room. It's no secret the royal has been picked apart publicly since her romance with Prince Harry beg...
President Trump says he was shocked by Meghan Markle's 'nasty' comment about him President Donald Trump has revealed his shock at Meghan Markle’s “nasty” comments about him — but believes she will make a great American princess....
See Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's First Christmas Card With Archie Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are making our Christmas dreams come true. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex gave the people the latest picture of their ...
All of the celebrities who are defending Meghan Markle’s battle against the Mail on Sunday Randy Holmes / Walt Disney Television / Samir Hussein /WireImage / Gary Gershoff via Getty Images Ellen DeGeneres and Jameela Jamil are among the cel...
Meghan Markle Attends Lion King Premiere and This Fan Could Not Look More Excited Could this fan be more excited to see Meghan Markle? The Duchess of Sussex attended the Lion King premiere in London with husband Prince Harry on Su...
Meghan Markle's dad reveals why he shared her private letter: 'I have to defend myself' Meghan Markle’s estranged father, Thomas Markle, revealed why he chose to release parts of a private letter she sent him that has since become the su...
Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton's Relationship Somehow Sounds More Complicated Than Ever Generally, you expect those reports to be overblown. You at least hope they are. The ones about unraveling family ties, short-circuiting bonds and an...
Meghan Markle visits 2nd Vancouver organization, Justice for Girls The Duchess of Sussex stopped by to discuss violence against Indigenous women, among other topics....
Elizabeth Hurley met Meghan Markle before Prince Harry did: 'She was fantastic' Before Elizabeth Hurley played the Queen of England, she mingled with the future Duchess of Sussex....
How Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Have Embraced Royal Life Their Way For Meghan Markle, it was a non-negotiable. Yes, she was well aware of how things had unfolded each of the three times sister-in-law Kate Middleton...
Meghan Markle reveals struggles of being a mom in the public eye: ‘Not many people have asked if I’m OK’ Meghan Markle is finally speaking up about the pressures she’s endured as a royal mom in the spotlight....
Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton team up on mental health PSA Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and Prince William promote wellbeing in a PSA for Every Mind Matters....
Vogue's Edward Enninful: ‘Was the criticism of Meghan Markle racist? Some of it, yes’ The editor on his collaboration with Markle, the culture war that followed – and proving his critics wrongIf you have ever wondered how it feels to h...
Watch: Meghan Markle shares struggle with royal life as new mom Meghan Markle discussed the challenges of becoming a wife and mother in the public eye in a preview of the ITV documentary "Harry & Meghan: An Africa...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Making a Change To Their Instagram Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are continuing to use their Instagram for good in 2020. On Thursday, the royal couple shared their first Instagram of ...
Meghan Markle Recycles Regal Maternity Dress for Evening Out Meghan Markle is rocking a regal shade. In honor of the One Young World Summit Opening Ceremony on Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex arrived to the Roya...
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle applaud donations in baby's name Expectant parents Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are praising fans for generosity in making donations in their unborn baby's name....
Meghan Markle wants people to see her, Prince Harry 'as a couple who's in love' Amid the intense media scrutiny surrounding Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's relationship, the Duchess of Sussex hopes that fans will one day just fo...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: What to Know About Their History-Making Decision The royal couple ignited a media frenzy by announcing they were "stepping back" from public duties....
'Megxit' divides U.K.: Is Meghan Markle to blame for royal shocker? Lots of shouting in social media and press about 'Megxit' as Duchess Meghan gets blame for decision of Sussexes to change their royal roles. &#...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Just Unfollowed Absolutely Everyone on Instagram Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are cleaning house. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex unfollowed literally everyone on Instagram. But, before the backla...
Meghan Markle celebrates girls' potential on International Day of the Girl Meghan Markle and former first lady Michelle Obama voiced their support for girls on International Day of the Girl....
Why it Was Time for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Fight Back Steering clear of Twitter only accomplishes so much. While Meghan Markle has said she doesn't read her own press and would never subject herself to t...
The Americanization of Archie: How Meghan Markle Will Mix Her Roots With Royalty When It Comes to Raising Her Son Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding last year had all the royal bells and whistles, from the bride's designer dress, the A-list guest list and w...
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to keep royal birth private Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the duke and duchess of Sussex, will keep their birth plan private as they prepare to welcome their first child....
How much could Prince Harry and Meghan Markle make as Instagram influencers? If the Duke and Duchess do decide to be financially independent, the @SussexRoyal handle could be quite lucrative...
The Sweet Origins of Meghan Markle and Michelle Obama's Friendship Few people are in the position to ask Michelle Obama a favor. Though to hear Meghan Markle tell it, the former First Lady is more likely than not to ...
Meghan Markle on her way back to Canada to reunite with Baby Archie The Duke and Duchess of Sussex left their 8-month-old son Archie with a friend while they headed home to England....
Why Prince Harry Hasn't Reunited With Meghan Markle in Canada Prince Harry won't be reuniting with Meghan Markle just yet. While the Duchess of Sussex is currently in Canada with son Archie Harrison, the Duke of...
The Queen won't discuss Meghan Markle, Prince Harry: report The Queen has refused to talk about Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during her riding trip, according to a royal insider....
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry: What they've said about being members of the royal family When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made the announcement that they would be stepping back as "senior" members of the royal family, the world was lef...
Meghan Markle could pursue a political role in the US, says royal filmmaker: ‘Anything is possible’ Meghan Markle made history in May 2018 when she became the first biracial American to join the British royal family after marrying Prince Harry - but...
Meghan Markle’s designer pal Misha Nonoo opens Soho pop-up Not only did Meghan Markle collaborate on a women’s workwear capsule collection with designer and BFF Misha Nonoo, but she and Prince Harry wil...
Meghan Markle goes without her engagement ring during royal tour of Africa Meghan Markle and Prince Harry began their first official tour as a family on Monday, accompanied by their 4-month-old son, Archie....
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry: Always Taking Heat but Happier Than Ever Do you think Meghan Markle cares? About any of it? The gossip, the denigrating op-eds, the social media trolls, the royal watchers saying she's doin...
Why Meghan Markle Is Listed as a Princess on Archie's Birth Certificate Meghan Markle's occupation, as listed on her baby's birth certificate, may confuse some people. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first ...
Why the Internet Is Convinced Meghan Markle Writes Her Own Instagram Captions Meghan Markle really can do it all. In addition to being a new mom, carrying out royal duties and much more, it appears that the Duchess of Sussex is...
Wimbledon 2019: Meghan joined by Kate in Royal Box to cheer on friend Serena Williams in women's singles final The Duchess of Cambridge and the Duchess of Sussex have taken their seats in the Royal Box to watch the women's singles final....
Britain’s Jamie Chadwick claims inaugural W Series title in tense finale • The 21-year-old shows her class to take $500,000 prize• Fourth place enough for British driver despite starting on poleNerveless throughout the sea...
Meghan, wife of Britain's Prince Harry, gave birth at private London hospital Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain's Prince Harry, gave birth earlier this month at a private hospital in London, her son's birth cert...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Make First Public Appearance Since November Back to business! On Tuesday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry visited Canada House in London, marking their first royal engagement of the new year. Th...
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to have baby Archie christened Saturday Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will hold a private christening for their son, Archie Harrison, at the Queen's private chapel Saturday....
Priyanka Chopra talks friendship with Meghan Markle: 'She was always meant for big things' Priyanka Chopra is saying nothing but good things about longtime friend Meghan Markle. In a recent cover story for Elle UK, the Bollywood superstar l...
Why Serena Williams Is Holding Off on Giving Meghan Markle Any Parenting Advice It's been almost two years since Serena Williams welcomed her first child, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., into the world. While some fans might expect t...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Want Private Christening for Archie: Report It looks like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are set to forgo another royal tradition made popular over the past few decades. The two plan to soon h...
Meghan Markle earns Duchess Camilla’s support, royal expert says Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, has been a “pillar of support” to Meghan Markle after the Duchess of Sussex admitted in a shocking documentary that the...
How Daniel Martin, Meghan Markle’s Makeup Artist, Spends His Sundays The Greenpoint resident shops for Korean cosmetics in Chinatown, maybe gets a facial, and alongside his husband, balances watching MSNBC with “RuPaul...
Meghan Markle files legal claim against newspaper over letter publication Meghan Markle, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, has filed a claim against the Mail on Sunday newspaper over the publication of a private letter wh...
Here's what Meghan Markle and Prince Harry reportedly gifted Archie for his first Christmas Peter Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images Meghan Markle and Prince Harry gifted baby Archie building blocks, books, and a baby ball pit for Christmas, a royal ...
Michelle Obama Tells Meghan Markle ‘Being a Mother Has Been a Masterclass in Letting Go’ When we heard that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, secretly guest-edited the September issue of British Vogue, we were impressed. But even more impressive...
Prince Harry Blasts British Press for Bullying Meghan Markle Prince Harry is taking a stand against the press in defense of his wife, Meghan Markle. The Duke of Sussex released a statement on Tuesday, calling o...
Serena Williams visits Meghan Markle, baby Archie: report Serena Williams has already jetted to London to meet Meghan Markle’s new baby Archie, it is understood....
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Return to Instagram After Bombshell Announcement Amid some intense royal, things are business as usual for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry...on Instagram, that is. In a historic move, the Duke and Du...
How the Royal Family Feels About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Documentary Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new documentary appears to have caused quite a stir in the royal family. Over the weekend, ITV aired Harry & Meghan:...
How Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Will Spend Their Break From Royal Duties The couple will be taking some time away from the public eye after giving a candid interview about their lives in front of the media....
Will Prince Harry and Meghan Markle use royal family last name if they ditch titles? Could Prince Harry soon become regular ole Harry? When Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, dropped the bombshell announcement that they will qui...
Inside Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Thanksgiving With "Close Family" Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are enjoying some time away from the spotlight. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are taking a much deserved break from r...
Meghan Markle isn’t fazed by controversy over private jets, says insider: ‘She's moving on’ Meghan Markle isn’t stressing over the backlash she and her husband Prince Harry have been enduring over their use of private jets....
Why Meghan Markle Couldn't Escape Backlash With Her British Vogue Collaboration It was meant to be a moment of celebration. When the British Vogue and the Duchess of Sussex herself, Meghan Markle, unveiled their historic collabo...
Prince Harry 'Can't Wait' to Take Meghan Markle and Archie to South Africa While Harry and wife Meghan Markle have taken several royal trips together, this will be the first one that little Archie will get to be a part of....
Meghan Markle Makes Surprise Visit at Women's Center in Vancouver Rain or shine, Meghan Markle's philanthropic efforts continue on. The Duchess of Sussex ditched the royal family's ongoing drama to spend time with s...
Where does Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s baby Sussex sit in line to the throne? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — aka the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — just welcomed a son and introduced him to the world. Already, royal watchers ca...
Revisiting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's History-Making Moments Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have made a monumental decision regarding the future of their family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced on Wedn...
Meghan Markle’s Royal Honesty Moves Us Closer to Reproductive Justice The Markle Sparkle is real. The Duchess of Sussex is pure poise, professionalism and positivity, and, at times, she can seem more like a Disney Princ...
Meghan Markle Interviews Michelle Obama: 5 Revelations From British Vogue Meghan Markle knew Michelle Obama was the perfect person to help her with a "secret project." That secret project? Her guest editor role for the Sep...
Meghan Markle drives herself to Canadian airport amid royal drama A week after the Duchess Meghan announced plans to "step back" from their role as senior royals, Meghan was photographed behind the wheel of a car. &...
Meghan Markle, Rihanna and More Stars Pay Tribute to Photographer Peter Lindbergh Hollywood is mourning the loss of a beloved photographer and celebrating the mark he left on the fashion industry. Peter Lindbergh, the acclaimed f...
Prince Harry's Ex Cressida Bonas Won't Comment on Meghan Markle for This Reason Out of respect, Cressida Bonas would like to be excluded from this royal narrative. The actress, who dated Prince Harry for two years until their spl...
Internet obsessed with The Post’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle cover Thursday’s NY Post cover of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle making their “MEGXIT” and becoming a couple of Beverly Hillbillies got a...
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Miniature railway world , this is quite simply the best site to find out anything about current miniature railways around the country.
The site contains a fully searchable database of all known lines, which can be searched by name or by county and includes links to the railways, where known.
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/
MINIATURE RAILWAY MAGAZINE
If you are interested in miniature railways and their histories , you will find this magazine a excellent source of information on both past and present systems.
Available from the publisher at http://miniature-railway.com/ .
All back issues are available from the publisher.
Very highly recommended
7 1/4 inch gauge society
http://www.sevenandaquarter.org/
10 1/4 inch gauge society
http://www.tenquarter.org/
trainsandstuff flickr photo site
There is also a excellent collection of photo's on flickr by trainsandstuff showing many lines. http://www.flickr.com/photos/trainsandstuff/collections/72157625373928578/
MINIATURE RAILWAYS 10 INCH GAUGE AND LARGER.
Audley End Miniature Railway 10 1/4 inch gauge
http://www.audley-end-railway.co.uk/
Beale Park Railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.bealepark.co.uk/attractions/train/
park entrance fee
Billing Aquadrome 15 inch gauge
http://www.billingaquadrome.com/things-to-do/the-billing-train/the-billing-train.html
Blackpool zoo miniture railway [ 15" gauge ]
http://www.blackpoolzoo.org.uk/ticket_thanks.cfm
Blenheim Park Railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.blenheimpalace.com/
Brooklands Miniature Railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Brooklands.html
© Copyright Paul Gillett and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence
Buxton Miniature Railway 12 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.paviliongardens.co.uk/gardens/
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Buxton.html
Cattle Country Miniature Railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.cattlecountry.co.uk/
Combe Martin wildlife & dinosaur park railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.wildlifedinosaurpark.co.uk/
Conwy Valley railway 7 ¼ inch & 15 inch gauge
http://www.conwyrailwaymuseum.co.uk/
Craigtoun park railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.craigtounparkrailway.co.uk/
Cricket St Thomas railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/CricketStThomas.html
Said to be closing down october 2012
Delamont miniature railway [IRELAND] 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Delamont-Country-Park-Killyleagh-Downpatrick-P2883
Eastleigh lakeside steam railway 7 ¼ & 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.steamtrain.co.uk/
Exbury gardens railway 12 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.exbury.co.uk/website/
Exmouth express 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/exmouth.html
Fairbourne & Barmouth railway 12 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.fairbournerailway.com/index.htm
Ferry Meadows Railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.ferrymeadowsrailway.co.uk/
Gullivers kingdom Milton Keynes 15 inch gauge
http://www.gulliversfun.co.uk/milton-keynes
Gullivers world warrington 15 inch gauge
http://www.gulliversfun.co.uk/warrington
Haigh hall railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Haigh.html
CLOSED AT MOMENT
Happy Mount park 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/happymount.html
http://www.happymountpark.co.uk/
Hastings Miniature Railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Hastings.html
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g186274-d3194055-Reviews-Hastings_Miniature_Railway-Hastings_East_Sussex_England.html
Heatherslaw Light Railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.ford-and-etal.co.uk/ford-and-etal/todo/listing.php?a_id=8
Kerr's miniature railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.kerrsminiaturerailway.co.uk/
Knebworth park Railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.knebworthrailway.co.nr/
http://www.knebworthhouse.com/visit/railway.html
park entry fee
Knowsley safari park railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.knowsleysafariexperience.co.uk/
Lightwater Valley railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.lightwatervalley.co.uk/
Littlehampton Railway 12 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.littlehamptonrailway.co.uk/
Lodmoor Country Park ,Weymouth Bay miniature railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.visitweymouth.co.uk/index.php?resource=598
Longleat jungle express 15 inch gauge
http://www.longleat.co.uk/
http://www.longleat-railway.com/
Marwell wildlife railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.marwell.org.uk/planning_your_day/times_prices.asp?css=1
ZOO ENTRANCE FEE
Melton Mowbray Miniature Railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/meltonmowbray.html
Newby Hall miniature railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.newbyhallandgardens.com/
Oakwood theme park 15 inch gauge
http://www.oakwoodthemepark.co.uk/
Orchard Farm camp site railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.orchardfarmholidayvillage.co.uk/index.htm
Paignton Zoo jungle express 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.paigntonzoo.org.uk/
Paradise wildlife park 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.pwpark.com/index.html
ZOO ENTRY FEE
Paultons theme park 15 inch gauge
https://paultonspark.co.uk/home
Pettitts animal adventure park 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.pettittsadventurepark.co.uk/
Ravenglass & Eskdale 15 inch gauge
http://ravenglass-railway.co.uk/
Rhyl miniature railway 15 inch gauge
http://www.rhylminiaturerailway.co.uk/
Royal Victoria park 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.royalvictoriarailway.co.uk/
Ruislip lido Railway 12 inch gauge
http://www.ruisliplidorailway.org/
Savilles garden centre, Leeds 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.klondyke.co.uk/node/15
Shibden park railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.calderdale.gov.uk/leisure/openspaces/parks/shibdenpark/facilities.html
South Downs light railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.south-downs-railway.com/index.html
St Annes miniature railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://amounderness.co.uk/st.annes-on-the-sea_tourist_info.html
Thurleigh farm centre 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://thurleighfarmcentre.co.uk/index.html
SITE ENTRY FEE
Trago mills [Bickington Steam Railway] 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://freespace.virgin.net/hanson.mike/Tragorailway.htm
Twinlakes theme park 15 inch gauge
http://www.twinlakespark.co.uk/
Twycross Zoo 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.twycrosszoo.org/home.aspx
RAILWAY CLOSED C 2017 .
Vanstone park garden centre 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.vanstonerailway.co.uk/
Watford cassiobury park miniature railway 10 ¼ inch gauge
Thank you very much for referencing Cassiobury Park on your website.
Although we did notice that you’re currently referencing an old website (cassioburypark.info) that is now out of date and has not been updated since 2016.
As a Council we are very proud of our Park and want to ensure that all visitors have the best experience by providing them with the most up to date information. If possible would you please be able to change this link to www.watford.gov.uk/cassioburypark we update this frequently with new information and events.
Plus just to let you know the Railway has got a brand new website - http://watfordrailway.co.uk/
Thank you very much for your time.
Amy Pritchard
Watford Borough Council
http://www.miniaturerailwayworld.co.uk/Watford.html
Wat Tyler country park 10 ¼ inch gauge
http://www.wattylercountrypark.org.uk/
West Midland safari park 15 inch gauge
http://www.wmsp.co.uk/index.php
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Ohioan Robert G. Heft designed the fifty-star United States flag. Stanley Pratt, Heft's teacher, asked his students to design a flag for the admittance of Hawaii and Alaska as states in the United States. Heft chose to arrange the fifty white stars on a blue background in alternating horizontal rows. Five rows had six stars, and four rows had five stars. Seven alternating horizontal red and six white stripes completed the flag, representing the original thirteen colonies. The flag's three colors -- red, white, and blue -- represent respectively courage, purity, and justice. It took Heft 12.5 hours to sew the flag together.
Stanley Pratt gave Heft a B- as the grade for the flag. Pratt supposedly stated that Heft's design lacked originality, but the teacher did offer to raise the grade if Heft could get the flag accepted as the United States' national flag. Heft sent his flag to Walter Moeller, his Ohio Congressman. Moeller succeeded in having Heft's design adopted as the new United States flag on July 4, 1960.
Heft's original flag has flown over the White House, every state capital building, and eighty-eight United States embassies. It remains in Heft's possession, although numerous people and museums have offered to purchase the flag, including one offer of $350,000. Heft's design was the twenty-seventh official flag of the United States.
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“How much more productive can these new wells get?” I asked my host who had kindly invited me on a field trip to some of western Canada’s most prolific oil fields.
Looking down the aisle of bobbing pump jacks, seven in a row on one side of the immaculate gravel pad, the veteran oil executive replied, “We can get up to 1,000 barrels a day out of some of the new ones, but that’s not a limit; we’re improving the economics and productivity with each new well.”
Impressive I thought, subconsciously nodding my head in sync with the leading pump jack.
“Back when I was in field exploration,” I said sounding like a grey-haired guy, “we used to high-five if a new well put out 100 barrels a day.”
The stats certainly show that the industry’s ability to pull oil out of the ground from parts of North America has recently improved by an order of magnitude. In other words, ‘rig productivity’ – the amount of new oil production that an average rig can bring on in one month of drilling– has increased 10-fold in the last 6 years.
Both of us stood marvelling at the operation in front of us, tacitly thinking the same questions. What are the limits to this remarkable energy megatrend: 1,000? 2,000? 5,000 barrels per day per well?
“All this appears amazing,” I said, “like some sort of Moore’s Law for guys in hard hats and overalls.”
Moore’s Law – the observation that the number of transistors on a computer chip doubles about every two years – is the gold standard for benchmarking innovation. But at the same time I explained to my host that I’m always cautious about being duped by exuberant technology, trends and numbers. For example, we’ve all subscribed to “high-speed” Internet services that claim dozens of Megabits per second, but grinds to a fraction of the advertised rate when half the neighborhood is binge-watching Netflix. “The notion of ‘rig productivity’ has to be taken with caution,” I noted. “We can’t assume that the best posted performance in the field is the norm for all wells.” Related: How Storage Could Transform The U.S. Power Grid
My thoughts turn to the US Energy Information Agency (EIA), which every month publishes a report on rig productivity.
July data from the Eagle Ford play in Texas – one of the most prolific in North America – shows that rig productivity in the area is now over 1,000 B/d per rig, similar to the Canadian play area I’m visiting. The rate of innovation has been impressive; between 2007 and 2014, when oil prices were above $100/B, rig productivity was increasing by 110 B/d per rig, every year.
But a curious thing is noticeable at the end of 2014: Rig productivity suddenly kicked up in all the US plays. The Eagle Ford was particularly impressive, going from 550 to 1,100 B/d per rig. I did a double take. Really? A doubling every 18 months? That’s better than Moore’s law! Related: Iran Undecided On Joining OPEC’s Production Meeting
The well pad I’m standing on is a testament to ongoing innovation, but there is a statistical distortion at play. Starting in late 2014, the severe downturn in oil prices forced the industry to park three-quarters of their rigs and “high-grade” their inventory of prospects. Producers focused on only their best rocks, drilling with only the most efficient rigs. All the low productivity stuff was culled out of the statistical sampling, skewing the average productivity numbers much higher.
It’s only an estimate, but the average productivity in the Eagle Ford using a wider spectrum of rocks is probably at least 30% less, in the 700 B/d per rig range. Higher oil prices are needed to attract rigs to those lesser quality locations. The much-vaunted Permian only averages about 350, despite showing 500 B/d per rig in the EIA data.
But top-end numbers like 700 B/d per rig should still be a cold-shower wake up call to high-cost oil companies, or to the champions of rival energy systems trying to supplant oil. Notwithstanding the high-grading of the rig sample to premium “sweet spots”, the average productivity in the best North American plays is still improving by about 100 B/d per rig per year, with several years of running room left. It’s not exponential like Moore’s Law, but the pace of innovation is on par with many trends in the tech world.
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“Yeah, it’s amazing, by the numbers you’re as good as or better than some of the best in North America,” I replied. “But ‘best’ also reminds me to consider that other areas are not as good.”
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DannyB on August 18 2016 said:
Easy to keep squeezing those extra barrels out when your service companies are running at a loss just to hang onto to a rig or two and stay alive until better times.
These production gains are not economically viable in the long term.
Lee James on August 18 2016 said:
I see a lot of techno-hope expressed in this article. Volume hydraulic fracturing was in its infancy 6 years ago -- you'd expect the technology to mature. At the same time, we continue to add up the overhead cost of this technology on clean air and water. We do not currently pay all fracturing related costs in the present day.
Another thing to track in the article is the timing of measured rig output. Initial production is quite high, but it tapers off rapidly.
Bob on August 18 2016 said:
While there certainly has been technological advances in finding and delivering oil, it's not clear if efficiency is the right term that describes the gains.
It seems that much of the recent gains relate to concentrating on the easiest finds with simply more effort.
Effort like pumping more fracking fluid at higher pressures, closer and closer rig spacing, more and longer lateral wells from rig pads. Is more oil from more effort actually that much greater efficiency?
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Look who came to the hearing…
A public hearing is underway in the Iowa House of Representatives, giving Iowans a chance to air their views — in three-minute segments — about the massive bill the House will debate tomorrow. It’s a roughly 600-page bill that outlines state spending for the next two years and contains a property tax relief plan. Jeff Boeyink, Governor Terry Branstad’s chief of staff, entered the House at about 4:35 p.m. and sat down between House Speaker Kraig Paulsen and Representative Jeff Kaufmann (R-Wilton). The three occasionally talk among themselves, but the trio is also listening to the testimony.
Filed Under: Legislature, Politics Tagged With: Jeff Boeyink, Jeff Kaufmann, Kraig Paulsen
Ethics board chief leaving to work for House GOP
An announcement today from the House Republican Leader:
Paulsen Announces New Chief Clerk of the House
(DES MOINES) – Speaker-Elect Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) today announced Charlie Smithson as the new chief clerk of the Iowa House.
“I’m honored to be serving as the chief clerk,” said Smithson. “I look forward to working with all of the members of the Iowa House of Representatives.”
Smithson has been the Executive Director for the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board since 2001 and the board’s attorney since 1998. He previously served as the attorney for the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission.
Raised in Pocahontas, Iowa, Smithson graduated from Westmar College in Le Mars before earning a Juris Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas.
Smithson has lectured and written several articles on government, ethics, lobbying, and campaign finance as well as contributed to the book,” Money, Politics, and Campaign Finance Reform Law in the United States.” He also teaches election law at the Drake University Law School in Des Moines.
“Charlie brings with him a breadth of experience as well as a long history of openness and transparency in government,” said Paulsen. “He’s earned the respect of Republicans and Democrats alike for his fairness and hard work ethic. I am confident he will do a tremendous job as the chief clerk.”
Smithson begins December 1, 2010.
Filed Under: Iowa Caucuses, Politics Tagged With: Kraig Paulsen, Ron Paul
Listen to the new House leaders for 2011
House Speaker-elect Kraig Paulsen and House Majority Leader-elect Linda Upmeyer held a news conference late this morning at the statehouse. Listen here.
Cutting the current year’s state budget is priority #1 for House Republicans. Paulsen says they’ll have to crunch the numbers, but he’s aiming for “hundreds of millions” in cuts. Democrats appear to be holding a slim 26-23 majority in the Iowa Senate, so it’s unclear whether a “deappropriations” bill would clear both the House and Senate. Therefore, if Republican Governor-elect Terry Branstad wants to pare the current year’s state budget, he may be forced to issue an executive order making an across-the-board cut.
Upmeyer also talked about being the first woman elected as a floor leader in the Iowa House.
Filed Under: Congress, Legislature, Politics, State Government Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Kraig Paulsen, Linda Upmeyer, Terry Branstad
The weekend wrap-up
October 24, 2010 by O.Kay Henderson
A bunch of newspapers have issued endorsements in the race for governor. If you subscribe to an Iowa newspaper, turn to the editorial page and check for yourself. Branstad got the endorsement of The Cedar Rapids Gazette last weekend, along with editorial page endorsements from The Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, The Fort Dodge Messenger and The Sioux City Journal this weekend. Culver got the endorsements of The Des Moines Register, The Ottumwa Courier and The Mason City Globe-Gazette.
Two legislative leaders were on Iowa Press this weekend. Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs) and House Minority Leader Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) say they were surprised by Farm Bureau opposition to the land and water legacy amendment; they don’t think the judicial retention will have much “up ballot” impact and they both think quicker disclosure of campaign donations is a good idea and do-able. Neither would offer specific predictions on House/Senate make-up in January. And neither, by the way, have ideas to share about how they’d organize a constitutional convention if voters decide to have one.
Democrats have been raising money online to air this attack ad against Senator Grassley. Meanwhile, Grassley’s campaign ridiculed Grassley opponent Roxanne Conlin for her “meager” fundraising report.
Vice President Biden is scheduled to headline a rally in Dubuque on Friday for Congressman Bruce Braley (D-Waterloo). Details just released Sunday afternoon:
Filed Under: Congress, Iowa Caucuses, Politics Tagged With: Bruce Braley, Chuck Grassley, Iowa Press, Joe Biden, judicial retention, Kraig Paulsen, Ron Paul, Steve King, Terry Branstad, Tom Harkin
Corn PAC endorsements
September 2, 2010 by O.Kay Henderson
The Iowa Corn Growers Association’s PAC has made 66 candidate endorsements. The group endorsed both major party candidates running for governor, along with all five incumbents in Iowa’s congressional delegation.
Read the ICGA’s news release below:
Iowa Corn Growers Association Announces Corn PAC Awards
Johnston, IA, September 1, 2010 – Today, the Iowa Corn Growers Association Political Action Committee (ICGA PAC) endorsed 66 candidates for the November 2010 elections, including 57 candidates for the Iowa State Senate and the Iowa House of Representatives.
The ICGA PAC established bipartisan support for Democrats and Republicans for the 2010 state and federal races, including 33 Democrats and 33 Republicans.
“Political decisions here in Iowa are critical to the future of farming,” said Bruce Rohwer, PAC chair. “PAC support is one tool we can use to help elect people who have supported corn growers’ policies and who have taken action on issues that matter to corn growers.”
ICGA PAC decisions are made through an objective analysis including candidate responses to our survey, voting records, letters and other quantified evidence of support. The ICGA PAC committee members include farmers from across Iowa, with an equal balance of party affiliation to ensure decisions are based only on corn growers’ policies.
Endorsements for the 2010 federal election cycle include:
• Senator Grassley (R)
• Congressman Boswell (D)
• Congressman Braley (D)
• Congressman King (R)
• Congressman Latham (R)
• Congressman Loebsack (D)
The Iowa Corn Growers Political Action Committee (PAC) has endorsed both Terry Branstad (R) and Chet Culver (D) for the 2010 State of Iowa, Governor’s Race.
The Iowa Corn Growers PAC is also endorsing Bill Northey (R) for the 2010 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture race.
The Iowa Corn PAC endorsed 57 candidates for the Iowa State Senate and the Iowa House of Representatives for the 2010 election cycle.
Filed Under: Congress, Iowa Caucuses, Politics, State Government Tagged With: Bruce Braley, Chet Culver, Chuck Grassley, David Loebsack, Kraig Paulsen, Linda Upmeyer, Ron Paul, Sharon Steckman, Steve King, Terry Branstad
Iowa Farm Bureau endorses five Republicans
August 17, 2010 by O.Kay Henderson
The Iowa Farm Bureau’s political action committee has made its endorsements for the fall election. Read the release below.
IOWA FARM BUREAU ANNOUNCES 2010 FRIENDS OF AG, RECORD STATEWIDE MEMBER PARTICIPATION
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – Aug. 17, 2010 – The Iowa Farm Bureau Political Action Committee (PAC) has named its selections for the 2010 Friends of Agriculture endorsement. Candidates seeking state and national offices this fall have earned endorsement by the state’s largest grassroots farm organization based on their support of agriculture, voting record and support for Iowa’s rural communities.
“Friends of Agriculture designations are carefully chosen for demonstrating support for our farmers and issues that directly impact their families, businesses and communities. It comes down to more than words; it’s their actions that are also examined,” said Mary Heintz, PAC Chair and a farmer from Marengo. “This year, 95 out of 100 Farm Bureau counties participated in the designation process. That record participation shows our farmers are motivated to support candidates that support farmers and rural Iowa during this very crucial election period. The candidates chosen must have a clear understanding and voting record of support for Farm Bureau policy,” said Heintz.
In the Iowa Governor’s race, the Iowa Farm Bureau PAC has chosen Terry Branstad and for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey. Chuck Grassley was identified as a Friend of Agriculture in the U.S. Senate race.
Tom Latham (District 4) and Steve King (District 5) were also recognized as Friends of Agriculture in the congressional races. The Farm Bureau PAC also gave the designation to candidates in 11 Iowa Senate and 51 Iowa House districts.
The grassroots effort to designate Friends of Agriculture is guided by members and begins in July when county committees start evaluating candidates. The nine-member PAC committee carefully reviews evaluations and questionnaires, while also considering candidates’ positions on issues of importance to members, leadership on Farm Bureau priorities and past voting records.
Here is the list of all the candidates who are “friends” of the Farm Bureau’s PAC.
Filed Under: Congress, Iowa Caucuses, Politics, State Government Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Kraig Paulsen, Linda Upmeyer, Ron Paul, Steve King, Terry Branstad, Tom Latham
Analyzing Pawlenty’s visit
August 1, 2010 by O.Kay Henderson
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has been in Iowa for over 30 hours by now, helping Iowa Republicans raise money. The strategic decisions illustrated by the trip, thus far, are interesting for a potential presidential candidate. (Pawlenty, of course, did not say he’s running for president. That’s a decision he’ll make “early next year.”)
First, there’s Pawlenty’s list of campaign fundraisers — just who he’s helping and just where they live. On Saturday morning Pawlenty appeared in Dubuque at a fundraiser for State Representative Steve Lukan. Lukan is an assistant leader in the Iowa House of Representatives and, as such, is expected to send other GOP candidates for the House campaign cash — cash he now has more of, thanks to Pawlenty.
On Saturday evening, Pawlenty helped Kraig Paulsen, the leader of Republicans in the Iowa House, raise money at a fundraiser in Cedar Rapids. And today Pawlenty helped State Rep. Jeff Kaufmann out by headlining a fundraiser in West Liberty. Kaufmann, like Lukan (the guy in Dubuque), is an assistant leader and needs to spread some cash to other House Republicans.
The Iowa legislature is made up of a 100-member House and a 50-member Senate. Many observers believe Republicans have a shot at winning enough seats in the House this November to take majority control away from Democrats. Those three fundraisers Pawlenty attended/headlined give that cause a needed boost, as the Republicans are behind this cycle in raising campaign cash for House races, as compared to 2008.
Filed Under: Congress, Iowa Caucuses, Legislature, Politics, State Government Tagged With: Haley Barbour, Kraig Paulsen, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Steve King, Terry Branstad, Tim Pawlenty
ABI endorsements in legislative races
July 15, 2010 by O.Kay Henderson
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry has a political action committee which has endorsed candidates in legislative races and the endorsed candidates will receive a donation from ABI’s PAC before November. The group endorsed a candidate in the 13 of the 25 senate races, including three Republicans challenging incumbent Democratic state senators. In the House, the group endorsed just one challenger. In addition, the ABI’s PAC has endorsed the five members of the so-called “six pack” who are seeking reelection. The six-pack is a reference to the six House Democrats who did not vote for a union-backed bill, killing its chances in the House.
Read details below:
The Iowa Industry PAC, the political action committee of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, has named a number of candidates for the Iowa Legislature as “Friends of Iowa Business”.
The Iowa Industry PAC (IIPAC) evaluates candidates based on their ability to help create jobs in Iowa by supporting a competitive business climate. Criteria used to make the designations include the candidates’ positions on issues of importance to job creators in Iowa.
“This initial wave of endorsements signifies that these candidates have demonstrated a commitment to improve Iowa’s business climate so that employers can create more jobs and grow the economy,” said Kirk Tyler, President of Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company who chairs IIPAC. Additional endorsements may be made throughout the election cycle.
Filed Under: Congress, Iowa Caucuses, Legislature, Politics Tagged With: Chuck Grassley, Kraig Paulsen, Linda Upmeyer, Ron Paul, Steve King
Pawlenty plans trip to eastern Iowa
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, a potential 2012 candidate for president, plans to campaign in Iowa in late July/early August on behalf of Republican candidates for the state legislature.
“Governor Pawlenty is working hard to help conservatives around the country win this fall,” Alex Conant, communications director for Pawlenty’s Freedom First PAC, said via email. “We have great opportunities in Iowa, and Governor Pawlenty is trying to build on that excitement through his new Iowa PAC and this upcoming trip to eastern Iowa.”
Pawlenty has three fundraisers (morning, noon & night) planned on July 31 for Republicans Steve Lukan, Bill Dix and Kraig Paulsen.
He”ll help Republican Jeff Kaufmann raise money on August 1 and on August 2 he’ll speak at the Scott County Lincoln Club in Davenport.
Pawlenty was the keynote speaker at the Iowa GOP’s fall fundraiser this past November (read about it/listen to it here). Pawlenty was the keynote speaker at the Iowans for Tax Relief “2010 Taxpayer’s Day” event in April (read about it/listen to it here). In August of 2008, when Pawlenty’s name was among those mentioned as a potential running mate for John McCain, Pawlenty made a campaign appearance in Ames, Iowa, on behalf of Congressman Tom Latham (read about it/listen to it here).
Filed Under: Congress, Iowa Caucuses, Legislature, Politics Tagged With: Iowans for Tax Relief, John McCain, Kraig Paulsen, Pawlenty, Steve King, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Latham
AUDIO: Branstad picks Kim Reynolds as running mate
UPDATE: Here is the Radio Iowa story. You may listen to the entire 20-minute news conference there. Below is a live blog of the event.
At 8:50 a.m. Terry Branstad’s campaign sent out a text message on the Branstad 2010 Twitter account, letting supporters who signed up for the Twitter alert that State Senator Kim Reynolds is his choice for a lieutenant governor/running mate. This keeps a string going.
A previous tweet sent a picture, showing the “stage” for today’s announcement. Branstad’s campaign will hold a news conference in a conference room at the Ankeny airport. The room is utilitarian, with a wood-like lectern at the south end. A blue and white Branstad sign is taped on the front, anda field of 12 signs have been taped on the wall behindto provide a photo back-drop, partially obscuring the window that is behind.
At exactly 9 a.m., Terry & Chris Branstadwalked into the room, with Reynolds walking behind.
“Since our victory in the June primary, I’ve given a lot of thought and consideration as to who should join me on this journey,” Branstad said, adding there was “no shortage” of qualified Republicans for the post he’s now asking Reynolds to fill.
Branstad called Reynolds a “dynamic and dedicated public servant who shared my core values on the key issues.” Branstad said Reynolds has “a lot of enthusiasm and a track-record…Iowans will quickly learn important facts about Senator Kim Reynolds.”
Filed Under: Congress, Iowa Caucuses, Legislature, Politics, State Government Tagged With: Audio, Iowans for Tax Relief, Kim Reynolds, Kraig Paulsen, Ron Paul, Steve King, Terry Branstad
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Meet the intern: Alina Nikolaev
byILSW inintern, involvement, Local, Old Latin School, volunteer, Wittenberg, world exhibition posted29 June, 2017
There was a new face at the Old Latin School during the first weeks of the World Exhibition this summer. Alina Nikolaev lives in Lutherstadt-Wittenberg and currently studies at the Luther-Melanchthon Gymnasium, the local high school and successor of the Old Latin School. Alina chose an internship with us and is to this day at 15 years old our youngest intern ever. She is fluent in multiple languages and was a wonderful help to our managing director Kristin Lange during this busy time. – Since the end of her internship, Alina has stopped by to say hello and join in for chapel. What a joy it is to have friends so close!
What led you to pursue an internship with the ILSW?
Initially, I searched for an internship where languages would be very important, and perhaps also where one could learn about other cultures. My mother thought the Old Latin School would be a good fit, and that it would certainly interest me. In this case, she certainly was right.
What did your position as intern include?
My responsibilities included, for example, the translation of English texts into German. I also helped a pastor prepare a presentation in English for an American confirmation group. However, most of the time, I was in the bookstore of the Old Latin School. There, I helped with the preparation of an inventory list, where I counted and photographed books and gifts. Occasionally, I had a couple smaller projects to accomplish, like sorting receipts and taking notes.
What surprised you about daily life here?
What really surprised me was that almost every day was different, and that there were always more tasks to accomplish, and many spontaneous events. Moreover, there were days when everything was very calm and relaxed, but then again there were those days when very many people came, and it would become very stressful.
Could you imagine working for an organization like this later?
I could certainly imagine something like this. I did not know for a while, which kind of occupation I should pursue. But this internship has helped me have a clearer idea for my future.
What did you learn working here?
I learned here that I do not need to be afraid to talk to strangers. Usually, I am more of a calm and reluctant person, but during this internship I noticed how I would miss out on so many interesting conversations because of this. I would without a doubt like to try to become more outgoing in the future. I also encountered much concerning the world of the church, as I attended multiple devotions and a presentation a pastor gave on German church history, which I found very interesting.
Did you enjoy working with us?
I enjoyed it so very much here! The people here are so friendly, and it really was great to work together with them. I will miss them all very much, and I will never forget my wonderful time here.
Because of Alina’s astounding knowledge of languages and hard work, she was given Luther’s Small Catechism in Russian as a small thank-you gift.
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N/A ( cherrypop) wrote in omonatheydidnt,
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Mood: bored
2012: Kpop Finally Infiltrates America?
SM Town in Los Angeles's Staples Center - September 2009
In the past two months we've seen evidence that America is slowly opening its half-asleep eyes to the effect Kpop has had around the world. But America has put itself in a position of determining what is globally popular. In fact its always prided itself on setting the trends. How did they not see this one coming? And why are they so late to the game?
It's fan-freaking-tastic that America is finally showing signs that it notices Kpop and I hope it continues to roll in that direction (though no guarantees it'll catch on with the public). Awareness is the first step to being a marketable success and I'm sure most Korean entertainment companies would agree: They're thankful for the attention from the press!!
But we have to wonder about the timing... The Wonder Girls' hit song "Nobody" came out in 2008, resulting in a small US club tour with mentor and producer JYP. The English version of "Nobody" was released in 2009 and they joined the Jonas Brothers' headlining tour... The Jonas Brothers!!! That's a big deal! Where was the publicity then? Why hadn't anyone latched onto this growing (and growing... and GROWING) genre called K-Pop? And this was 2 years ago!
Wonder Girls on The Wendy Williams Show (L) and So You Think You Can Dance (R)
Gotta hand it to Perez Hilton! He picked up on the charm of K-Pop long before anyone else in the mainstream media did.
Girls' Generation unveiled their charms with "Gee" in 2009, followed closely by Super Junior with "Sorry Sorry" and 2NE1 with "Fire." With the exception of 2NE1, all of these artists already had careers. But it was only around this point in time that Kpop began globally crossing boundaries that it hadn't crossed before... Well that and Youtube. So the awareness of groups like Girls' Generation and Super Junior and Wonder Girls, despite having released songs in 2008 and 2007, jumped like a rocket flare.
We begin to see more signs of demand in Asia. Cut to 2010 and those demands have filtered to a loud minority in the US. So in 2010, JYP tours the US with protege group 2AM... Wonder Girls returns for a headlining tour, with guests 2PM. Epik High plays a series of concerts. And the creme de la creme of potential US takeover? SM TOWN... in Los Angeles's very own Staples Center. Need I remind you that this was 2010. This was over one year ago. I think of 2009 as a time that both Korean entertainment companies and the rest of the world began to notice Kpop's global potential and 2010 as a testing-the-waters time, to test whether or not their assumptions about Kpop's global potential were true.
2NE1 after winning MTV Best New Band In The World, SM Town Fans in Times Square
2011 was full-blown global marketing. No hesitations. Kpop went straight for the big guns and suddenly we've got: A Kpop Cover Dance Festival, Kpop Star, Kpop World Festival, etc. We've got multiple concerts all over the world - Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Paris, New York, Las Vegas, etc. and in BIG VENUES too! New York's Madison Square Garden, Las Vegas's MGM Grand Theater, Paris's Le Zénith de Paris... These aren't itty bitty venues. These are BIG HUGE AMPHITHEATERS. Guess Kpop was feeling pretty confident in 2011.
Various promotions of Kpop
Well I guess you could also say that it paid off
MTV Style - Top 12 Girls To Watch in 2012
Refinery 29 - K-Pop Cheat Sheet: The Bands To Know Before They Blow Up
MTV Style - 2NE1 and Jeremy Scott on MTV Style
Spin - Spin Picks HyunA's "Bubble Pop" As #9 Song Of Top 20
Slant Magazine - The 25 Best Singles Of 2011
MTV Iggy - 2NE1 Wins MTV's Best Band In The World Award
Pop Dust - The Singles Bar: Girls' Generation, "The Boys"
New York Times - Korean Pop Machine, Running on Innocence and Hair Gel
New York Daily News - The Korean Invasion: New Yorkers Are Screaming For The New Wave Of Pop Stars
Pop Crush - HyunA's 'Bubble Pop' Video Goes Viral
But looking at that three year period between then and the time when all these publications came out (now), we kind of have to wonder why it took so long to notice the glaringly obvious signs that K-Pop is not only globally known about but globally popular. Granted, although Europe and South America were quicker to catch onto K-Pop, it can be argued that K-Pop isn't a mainstream success there... yet.
Its been said repeatedly that Kpop has long tried to attain the crown that is America's mainstream and join the ranks of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna, etc. But we actually think it's the other way around. It's America that needs to hurry up and latch on to the crown that is Korea's pop music. What do you think?
S: KORmore
I really hope the Wonder Girls succeed this time! That trailer has me a bit on edge though! :(
Tags: american debut, korean wave / hallyu
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Presenting our interview with a millennial on the side of Hillary Clinton’s campaign-filled with informed commentary on her choice.
By Alexandra Black in Author: Alexandra Black, Current Events/Politics on July 29, 2016 May 14, 2017
According to NPR, millennials make up 31% of voters in the United States, now matching Baby Boomers. However, with much power comes much responsibility. In this case, getting millennials to go out and vote at the polls, instead of solely posting and sharing on Facebook, seems to be a major challenge.
As much as we love to post articles praising one candidate or slamming the other, most do not know the overall facts of the platforms and future effects of each major party candidate.
With the DNC just finishing up, I was able to interview Corinne Falotico, a 2015 George Washington University graduate who majored in Political Communication. She is very supportive of the Democratic community and a huge advocate for women’s rights.
Q: Do you identify with a specific political party? If so, which one?
A: The Democratic Party.
Q: Which values do you identify with most strongly within your party? Are there any values or aspects that you disagree with?
A: I most identify with helping the poor and other marginalized communities. I’m a pretty staunch Democrat so there isn’t anything I disagree with in the party’s current platform.
Q: Hillary has been in the high-end political sphere longer than most, but why exactly should she be President?
A: I believe she is the most qualified candidate in this election and I feel she brings the best policies for fixing our nation’s biggest problems.
Q: Hillary is regularly prosecuted by the public for her history of flip-flopping on issues. What makes her stances valid now?
A: I believe that human beings are allowed to evolve their opinions. A number of politicians have changed their views on gay marriage, abortion and other progressive issues, so I don’t have a problem with Hillary’s evolution on those issues.
Q: How do you feel about VP running mate Tim Kaine? Would you have preferred someone else and why?
A: He definitely wasn’t the most progressive choice, but I understand her strategy behind picking him. There are a lot more moderates/independents who Hillary needs to get on her side rather than people who disagree with her from the left.
Q: Hillary’s foreign policy is seen as more militaristic than President Obama’s and is not the most favorable in China. How do you think these issues will form her potential foreign relations?
A: It’s actually not more militaristic than President Obama’s. She served as his Secretary of State so she played a huge role in carrying out his foreign policy decisions.
Q: Thoughts on the e-mails?
A: “I’m sick and tired of hearing about her e-mails.” But really. The FBI found no wrongdoing, so I don’t understand why it’s still an issue for some people.
Q: There have been many public and private scandals within Hillary’s time under the political scope (the Monica incident, the confidential e-mails, Trump’s friendship and private conversations with the Clintons). It has taken a lot of work to get her to where she is today. So, with all of these skeletons in her closet and conspiracy theories, regardless which are true and which are not, Hillary has proven to be strategic. Do you think being this strategic as well as her attempts to be secretive would hurt her ability to be an effective President and be honest with the American people?
A: I think it’s horrible for people to say she’s an unfit leader because of her husband’s indiscretions. Despite the “skeletons” in her closet, Hillary has very high approval ratings when she is actually holding a position. It’s when she’s running for one that people begin to lash out against her. Hillary is a much better public servant than a typical “politician.” She might not be as charismatic as her husband is on the campaign trail, but I’d rather have a President who can actually get the job done than one who just schmoozes well.
Q: Are you a “Never Trump” or a constant supporter of Hillary?
A: I think Trump would be a dangerous President and Hillary would make an excellent President.
Q: What do you want “Never Hillary” voters to know?
A: I want them to realize that Bernie and Hillary are a lot more alike than different, that a Trump presidency would make our country worse and that many of the critiques against Hillary are not based in fact or fairness.
Disclaimer: The political views presented in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of Not Another Millennial Blog.
Tags: 2016 election, female president, Hillary Clinton, interview
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Thank You Batya! Teammates, Fans, Media, and Others Pay Tribute to Brooks Orpik
Posted on June 25, 2019 by Michael Fleetwood
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After 15 seasons (five with the Capitals), over 1,000 games played, and two Stanley Cup championships, veteran defenseman Brooks Orpik announced his retirement earlier today, concluding an illustrious career in the NHL. The player affectionately known as “Batya” was a respected leader, player, and person in the Capitals’ locker room and was instrumental in the Caps’ run to the Stanley Cup in 2018.
Originally signed by the Capitals to a five-year. $27.5 million contract in free agency in the summer of 2014, Orpik provided the team with the physical, stay-at-home, shutdown defenseman they had long been lacking during the Alex Ovechkin era, and the Caps even paid more to acquire his services, as they identified him as a key player needed to help them in their quest for a Stanley Cup. Upon arriving in D.C., Orpik was named an alternate captain, a sign the Caps recognized him as an important leader in the locker room and on the ice. Orpik was instrumental in setting an example for the young defensemen and players on the team in terms of conditioning and play on the ice. And after the announcement of his retirement, the team, his teammates, media members, and fans took to social media to pay tribute to the man known affectionately as “Batya”:
Congratulations on amazing career champ! You have been an icon to all of us as a player a more importantly as a person with your leadership I have learned a lot thank you! #batya #OTH
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Brooks Orpik has announced his retirement today from the @NHL after 15 seasons. The two-time Stanley Cup Champion skated in 1,035 regular-season games.
Congratulations on a terrific career, Brooksie. And thank you for everything! #ALLCAPS
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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) June 25, 2019
Congratulations to Brooks Orpik, who after 1,035 regular-season NHL games, retires today a two-time #StanleyCup champion. https://t.co/5x1xERpWDZ pic.twitter.com/zs91rWOJy5
— NHLPA (@NHLPA) June 25, 2019
Truly going to miss you a lot. Thanks for all the help and support during the years. Thanks for always looking after me on and off the ice. You have been a true friend and role model for me. Good luck in the future and wish you and the family all the best. Brooks Orpik!
— andre burakovsky (@andreburakovsky) June 25, 2019
After playing 1,035 regular season games, @Capitals defenseman, Brooks Orpik announces his retirement. Congrats on a terrific career! #Caps
— Kathryn Tappen (@KathrynTappen) June 25, 2019
What a career for a great player and role model to all! Thanks for everything Brooksy! https://t.co/0mLdkwq3aC
— John Carlson (@JohnCarlson74) June 25, 2019
One of the best teammates to ever do it. Absolute beast. Congrats brother https://t.co/QKV6bnnItK
— Michael Latta (@Latta17) June 25, 2019
Thanks Brooksie! You helped lift the Caps to the Stanley Cup just like you helped me lift it on that sunny June day a year ago. I’m grateful for all you have done and meant to this team. Thank you #BrooksOrpik!
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The Capitals also released statements from Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson, and T.J. Oshie, and John Carlson on Orpik’s retirement:
Ovechkin:
“Batya was a great leader in our locker room and was so important for us to win our first Stanley Cup. We will miss his presence in the room and on the ice. Not only was he a great leader and a player, but he was a better person. I’m so happy I had a chance to play with him and for our young guys to have had the chance to learn from him. I want to wish him, Erin and his kids the best. We will miss him and the Batya protein shakes!”
Backstrom:
“Brooks was one of the best leaders I’ve had the chance to play with in my career. It is difficult to find a better teammate, and a player who worked harder and enjoyed the game as much as Brooks. We all learned from Brooks and he made his teammates better every day. It was a pleasure playing with him and I wish him and his family all the best.”
Wilson:
“Brooks was someone that I looked up to from the first day that he got to D.C. I don’t think he ever took a shift off his entire career, nor did he ever take a day off being a great leader. Brooks is truly one of the best in the game of hockey and we will miss having him in our room. Congrats, Orps, and thanks for everything. I’m wishing you, Erin and the girls all the best in the next chapter.”
Oshie:
“Brooks was a great player, leader, warrior and an Olympic silver medalist – the type of guy that would always stick up for his teammates, sacrifice his body and do whatever it takes to win. More importantly, he is a terrific person and a friend. Congrats, Batya, on a long and successful career!”
Carlson:
“I had the great opportunity to see up close how impactful Brooks was for our team. Spending time as his defensive partner and playing alongside Brooks was something that I will always cherish. He showed his teammates the importance of hard work, accountability and always being there for your team every time he stepped on the ice. We all learned from Brooks; he was our role model and he made us better. I wish him and his family all the best!”
Capitals’ majority owner Ted Leonsis and his son Zach also posted their thanks to Orpik for his time in Washington:
Much love, respect and gratitude to Brooks Orpik and his family. I can’t say enough about his leadership, integrity, love of the game, and class. Details here on his retirement. https://t.co/kQkKvB9JZU
— Ted Leonsis (@TedLeonsis) June 25, 2019
What a career. Thank you, Brooks Orpik! #ALLCAPS https://t.co/lk543NS1AX
— Zach Leonsis (@ZacharyLeonsis) June 25, 2019
Orpik’s signing in 2014 was more than just an addition of a player to bolster the Capitals’ Stanley Cup chances, it was the beginning of a culture and locker room mentality change that will have a lasting effect on the organization for the foreseeable future. Orpik brought a winning mentality to the Caps but he also provided the team with the leadership and experience needed to ultimately obtain the Stanley Cup. For that, and so much more, the Capitals, their fans, and the Washington community, will forever be grateful.
By Michael Fleetwood
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8 Responses to Thank You Batya! Teammates, Fans, Media, and Others Pay Tribute to Brooks Orpik
Great article. Thank you for this. Brooks will be missed big time. Without him, we don’t win the Cup. Thank you Brooks.
Day One Caps Fan says:
Orpik proved all his media critics wrong! And a few anti-Orpik internet trolls as well
Diane Doyle says:
Great tribute. And the guy known as Batya was loved. Before he became a Capitals, he was a member of the Penguins and one I did NOT like at all. But when he became a Cap, I did realize the signing of Niskanen and him was to get a MUCH better defense for the team since defense was frankly a disaster the previous year. (As in Nats early season this year disaster). He turned out to have a great work ethic and was a great mentor to the younger guys.
In a way, Orpik joining the Caps was like Saul becoming a Christian. Saul used to persecute Christians but then came the road to Damascus. (We all know what happened to Saul — he became known as St Paul.)
Godspeed, Batya. Or should we call him Dedushka (a Russian word for grandfather) or Dziadek (a Polish word for grandfather as his paternal ancesty is Polish). I assume he’ll finish that degree at Boston College. Anyway, fly like an eagle, Batya.
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RNC Chair to CNN: Christie should stay at RGA
CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash and CNN's Dan Merica
Washington (CNN) – Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should remain in his job as chairman of the Republican Governors Association, pushing back on a call from Virginia’s losing GOP gubernatorial candidate for Christie to step down.
“No, not at all,” Preibus told CNN in response to whether he agrees with Ken Cuccinelli’s demand that Christie quit the RGA.
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“I don’t know of a better governor right now to lead that effort that is just a powerhouse across the country. I have seen him in rooms and I have seen him turn crowds on and his job is to raise a lot of money for the RGA and he can do that and I am sure the RGA is proud to have him,” said Preibus, during a CNN interview at the site of the RNC winter meeting in Washington, DC.
Appearing on CNN’s Crossfire Tuesday night, Cuccinelli said it “makes sense” for Christie to “step aside in that role” of RGA chairman because of the scandal surrounding Christie’s administration in allegedly causing traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge last fall for political payback.
“He does not serve the goals of that organization by staying as chairman. And that doesn’t mean any of the charges, political or otherwise, are substantive or not. It doesn’t matter. Perception is reality,” said Cuccinelli.
That was about the most critical any conservative has been of Christie.
But Cuccinelli also had a beef with the RGA for cutting back on TV ads in the state in the closing weeks of the campaign, while pumping big bucks into Christie's cakewalk of a governor's race in New Jersey - money that could have boosted Cuccinelli down the stretch. In the end, the Virginia race tightened, with Cuccinelli narrowly losing to Democrat Terry McAuliffe in November, while Christie won a landslide re-election. Some think help from the RGA for the underfunded Cuccinelli could have helped him pull off a win.
Still, since the RGA’s main function is to raise money to help GOP candidates for governor, there have been questions about whether Christie’s woes in New Jersey may hurt.
But so far, based on the turnout Christie had among GOP donors in a series of fundraisers and meetings in Florida last weekend, scandal doesn’t seem to be blocking his ability to rake in the cash.
“It might be hurting his popularity on MSNBC, but I don’t know about the other stuff,” Preibus quipped to CNN.
Filed under: 2014 • Chris Christie • Ken Cuccinelli • Reince Priebus • Republican National Committee • RGA • RNC
Dead Bear
Mitt??? Reince??? Maybe you Republicans might win an election or two if you didn't turn off the average American with your country club elitist names.
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Lynda/Minnesota
Well, OK. If this is what Preibus wants, so be it.
I mean, come on. When's the last time Preibus made a decision that proved to be of benefit to the GOP. Might just as well let him stick his nose in RGA business as well.
Reince is an idiot of the RNC not a leader, he never achieved anything for the GOP during his idiocy, Michael Steele was the best they ever had.
lol , Reese’s Pieces does not even know what to do with the republicans Autopsy report yet. (Autopsy? Doesn’t that mean the GOP is dead?)
Marie MD
First cuchimamma then this guy with the funny name.
Who's next? CNN if it's the screecher from AK we don't care!
Good for him, don't let these so called journalists at irrelevant CNN stoke more fires with this absolute non-scandal. CNN has no ratings and is in the midst of a total revamp of its broadcast line up because it's transparently left leaning in it's news coverage and the public is turning it off in droves. They might as well just sign on as the propaganda arm of the DNC and call themselves DNCNN.
Malory Archer
LOL – rince looks like he's crying in the photo above, sticking out his lower lip and pointing to someone, whining that they were mean to him.
Steele played a huge role in the shellacking that Democrats took in 2010. But, that feat could not offset the other deeds that Steele had committed along the way to get the Republicans those big wins. Steele's expensive junkets, and the power lunches in strip clubs, were not the image of frugality and fiscal responsibility that they were trying to paint for themselves.
All a bunch of elitists anyway
RomneyWho
Corruption and the misuse of appointed power is normal in todays political circus . . . America's moral fabric is ripped to shreds, while the wicked are celebrated and encouraged, as the morally fallen, rant, "By any means necessary" One or two in the crown yells for "JUSTICE", as they look at each other saying, is it just us? 😦
@Rudy wrote-
Agreed, but at least he won something for them i just cannot say that for Reince always appears cluless to me.
CNN – The Christie Conversation Network. Gee, any other news out there CNN?
Am not a republican. But if I was I will not tolerate this Chairman for even a second. This man is totally useless, He has no clue at all where he should take his Party to. Republicans, if you stick to this hopeless man you will never ever reach anywhere. He totally useless.
I actually like Steele (didn't vote for him and that other RNC loser ehrlich though) but didn't he set up some trip to a lesbian club? Hat about the costly trip to Hawaii to talk down the President for spending?
Family values run rampart with the rethugs until they get caught.
Whether or not Christie should resign should be Christie's decision. "The truth will come out in the wash" and then any necessary decisions will be made, either automatically or by choice..
Not just saying this as a former life long Republican, but Reince Priebus is an embarrassment to Republicans. If they want to help themselves, they really need to upgrade the chairmanship. Seriously, Priebus makes Michael Steele look like a master strategist and diplomat.
simplyput
The differerence between Dem corruption and Rep corruption is the numbers: almost ten people in Bell County operating as a dem mob on a feeding frenzy a few years ago gets almost no coverage. One repub out of line anywhere on the continent gets 24/7 news coverage, and they still take responsibility unless they go into rehab. Take your choice, Merica. You hear about one, but not the other.
sammy750
It would be difficult to find a replacement so many are dishonest and criminal in the Republican Party
Most of these Conferate governors seem to be corrupt anyway, and New Jersey? Ha, Mobster Crook Christie is pretty much the norm in that state for the past 50 years. Who's surprised?
I say, let the crooks run their Confederate meetings ... they'll all be so much more comfortable.
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PURPOSE: to establish rules on motor vehicle emissions in order to control the emissions of motor vehicles to achieve the fundamental air quality objectives.
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The annulment is of a partial nature and the RDE test procedure remains in force and must still be conducted at type-approval.
To avoid legal uncertainty on the type approvals already granted since 1 September 2017, the General Court delays the effects of the annulment by a maximum period of 12 months, (i.e. 23 February 2020) to give time to the Commission to implement the judgment.
The need to adopt the current proposal results directly from the Judgement of the General Court and its swift adoption is vital in order to avoid legal uncertainty on the type approvals already granted since 1 September 2017 as well as on the future type-approvals.
CONTENT: in response to a ruling by the General Court, the Commission proposes to reinsert certain aspects of Real Driving Emissions testing (RDE) into legislation to be adopted by the European Parliament and Council. In doing so, the Commission aims to provide legal certainty to national authorities, industry and consumers.
In order to avoid imposing an undue burden on manufacturers who have already designed their vehicles taking into account the previously adopted RDE procedure, the Commission proposes to reinsert the conformity factors for new car models of 2.1 until 2020 and the already revised technical margin of error of 1.43 after 2020 through the legislative procedure requested by the General Court. The Commission has kept the conformity factors unaltered in order to ensure stability for national authorities and the automotive sector.
In addition, the Commission also proposes that the legislator empowers the Commission to annually review downwards the conformity factors set out by the legislator, in order to reflect the progress in accuracy of the portable measuring equipment. This will allow to gradually reduce even further the emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) under real driving.
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Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The transparency of repair information for internal market actors is an important value of the Union, especially for Europeans wishing to sell or buy a second-hand car in Europe.
Monika BEŇOVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Maria GRAPINI, Maria Manuel LEITÃO MARQUES, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Alex AGIUS SALIBA
(3a) Access to vehicle repair and maintenance information for independent operators is crucial in order to re- establish consumers trust.
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Recent violations of the existing legal framework by manufacturers, including legal obligations under Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, demonstrated the lack of control and enforcement mechanisms. Consumers were left without satisfactory compensation, since even where compensation was granted, it did not bring the vehicles into conformity with Euro 5 and 6 standards. Since increasingly issued diesel bans across European cities affect citizens’ daily life, adequate compensation measures would be the re-equipment of affected vehicles with the latest exhaust treatment technology (“hardware change”) or the offer of conversion premiums in case the consumer wishes to exchange a purchased vehicle for a cleaner model.
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(11) In order to contribute to the achievement of the Union’s air quality objectives and to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval. That delegation should include supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 by such revised rules as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions; the requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems; the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates. Notwithstanding the short gap between the entry into force of this Regulation and the repeal of the provisions regarding repair and maintenance information (RMI) by Regulation (EU) 2018/858, for the purposes of legal certainty and to ensure all options are available to the legislator, the delegation should also include the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information; the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates. The delegation should further include amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of revising the final conformity factors downwards to reflect technical progress in PEMS and recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations are conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically should have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Kateřina KONEČNÁ
(11) In order to contribute to the achievement of the Union’s air quality objectives and to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval. That delegation should include supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 by such revised rules as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions; the requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems; the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information; the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates. The delegation should further include amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of revising the final conformity factors downwards to reflect technical progress in PEMS and recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations are conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically should have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Monika BEŇOVÁ, Brando BENIFEI, Maria GRAPINI, Adriana MALDONADO LÓPEZ, Maria Manuel LEITÃO MARQUES, Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Alex AGIUS SALIBA
(11) In order to contribute to the achievement of the Union’s air quality objectives and to reduce vehicle emissions, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFUE) should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed rules on the specific procedures, tests and requirements for type approval. That delegation should include supplementing Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 by such revised rules as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions; the requirements for the implementation of the prohibition on the use of defeat devices that reduce the effectiveness of emission control systems; the measures necessary for the implementation of the obligation of a manufacturer to provide unrestricted and standardised access to vehicle repair and maintenance information especially but not limited to vehicles that have been sold to consumers who have been misinformed about the emission level of such vehicles, resulting in damages caused to consumers; the adoption of a revised measurement procedure for particulates. The delegation should further include amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 for the purposes of revising the final conformity factors downwards to reflect technical progress in PEMS and recalibrating the particulate mass based limit values and introducing particle number based limit values. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations are conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically should have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
(14) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to lay down rules on emissions from motor vehicles in order to contribute to the achievement of the basic air quality objectives, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States as motor vehicles with a valid type approval may be marketed across national boundaries and consumers have to be equally protected in the whole Union but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
(6) Article 8 is replaced by the following: “Article 8 Delegated acts on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to supplement Articles 6 and 7. This shall include the definition and updating of technical specifications relating to the way in which OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information shall be provided, with special attention being paid to the specific needs of SMEs.”;deleted
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14a in order to supplement Articles 6 and 7. This shall include the definition and updating of technical specifications relating to the way in which OBD and vehicle repair and maintenance information shall be provided, with special attention being paid to the specific needs of SMEs, micro-enterprises and self-employed operators.;
Maria GRAPINI, Monika BEŇOVÁ
This Regulation shall enter into force on the thirdfifth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Recital 3
(3) The type-approval requirements relating to emissions from motor vehicles have been gradually and significantly tightened through the introduction and subsequent revision of Euro standards. While vehicles in general have delivered substantial emission reductions across the range of regulated pollutants, this was not the case for NOx emissions from diesel engines or particles for gasoline direct injection engines, installed in particular in light-duty vehicles. Actions for correcting this situation are therefore needed, while not penalising individuals who already own vehicles with diesel or direct injection petrol engines.
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Today is a real treat :) I have Marsha Ward here today to talk a little about herself, how she writes, why she writes, and if she's a pantser or a planner... How did you become interested in the Civil War?
Author Robert Newton Peck once said that every historical writer has their favorite war. While his was the French and Indian War, mine turned out to be the Civil War. I don’t know what sparked my passion for it. It could have been reading some of historian Bruce Catton’s work, or Gone With the Wind, during high school. My interest certainly did not stem from a personal or family issue, since none of my relatives fought on either side. If they had, they’ve have been Union soldiers, and my characters fought for the South.
That said, my current novels actually have post-Civil War settings, dealing with the aftermath of that great struggle, so they fit more in the classification of Western Migration novels, or Settling of the West.
Very cool. Tell us about your novels.
The Man from Shenandoahbegins as Carl Owen returns from the Civil War to find the family farm destroyed, his favorite brother dead, food scarce, and his father determined to leave the Shenandoah Valley to build a cattle empire in Colorado Territory. Crossing the continent, Carl falls in love with his brother's fiancée while set to wed another girl, but he might lose everything if the murderous outlaw Berto Acosta has his way. Carl battles a band of outlaws, a prairie fire, blizzards, a trackless waterless desert, and his own brother-all for the hand of feisty Ellen Bates.
Ride to Ratoncontinues from there: after losing the heart of his fiancée to his brother, James Owen leaves home to make a new life for himself. The turbulent world of post-Civil War Colorado Territoryis fraught with danger and prejudice that increase his bitter loneliness as personal setbacks threaten to break him. Then James's journey brings him into contact with another wayfarer, beautiful young Amparo Garcés, who has come from Santa Fe to Colorado to marry a stranger. Through a twist of fate, their futures are changed forever when their lives are merged in a marriage of convenience. James and Amparo undertake a hazardous horseback trek over Raton Passto Santa Fe, battling their personal demons, a challenging language barrier, and winter's raging storms.
My third novel, Trail of Storms, goes back to tell the tale of a peripheral character from the first novel. Jessie Bingham and her family flee post-Civil War Virginia after her sister suffers a brutal attack, and together endure a perilous trek to New Mexico Territory. When she hears her former sweetheart, James Owen, has taken a wife, Jessie accepts Ned Heizer’s marriage proposal on the condition they wait until journey’s end to wed. But then Jessie encounters James again... and he isn’t married now!
Spinster’s Follyis the fourth book in the series, and tells Marie Owen’s story. Marie lives in a land that is long on rough characters and short on fitting suitors. Her desire to get married before she winds up a spinster propels her into making hasty decisions that drive her into the arms of a sweet-talking predator, landing her in unimaginable dangers.
Wow, all of those books sound like they would be great reads. How much research was necessary to make your books so historically believable and where did you conduct most of your research? Did you visit the locations where you set your novels?
I read 150 books to research my first novel. Some I bought, but most came from the library. Over the years that I’ve been writing the series, I have been able to do some on-the-ground research, and I recently took a trip back East to visit Civil War battlefields and other areas in preparation to write my next book. I’ve also been amassing books on the Civil War in the last year. Lots of books!
In the earlier years, I conducted several interviews with people familiar with the areas I wanted to learn about. Photographs were also helpful, as were the state guides produced as WPA projects during the Great Depression. I’ve found several very good online sources for research on my later books.
Are you a pantser or a planner when you write?
I definitely write by the seat of my pants, once I have an idea for a story and know who my characters will be. I’m doing more planning now than I used to, though, so I don’t spend way too much time rewriting. However, I’ll never again write a complete synopsis early-on. That doesn’t work for me, because my brain then thinks I’ve already written the book.
While I’m writing, I make various charts and spreadsheets to help me analyze the number of occurrances of different points-of-view, and events within scenes. This helps the revision process goes faster.
I now use a great writing software program called yWriter5, which allows me to focus on one scene at a time. This is important, so that I don’t become daunted by the vastness of the project. A huge upside to using it is that the software is free!
I'm a writer too, so I like to ask other writers. 'What's your writing schedule like?'
Very fragmented. I’m easily distracted, but when I’m white-hot in the initial draft, I can write for up to eight hours, broken up by short breaks. This is only possible because I live alone.
I wish I had a better schedule. Almost every writer I know wishes the same thing!
I know I do lol... actually, I wish my fingers and eyelids kept up with my brain lol. Have you held a "day job" in addition to your writing?
Yes. Through the years I mothered my children, and then worked as a journalist, an educator, and in a retail store. I’ve also volunteered with several organizations, doing websites, newsletters, and a multitude of other chores.
Something I'm always curious about... How do you promote your books?
I have a website and a couple of blogs, I’m active on Facebook and other social media venues, and I’m always looking for ways to let people know I’m an author, such as giving talks and networking with various groups. I find that word of mouth from enthusiastic readers drives the most sales, though.
Advice to anyone contemplating writing a Civil War novel?
Do thorough research, keep accessible notes, then let the fingers loose.
Finally, How would you like to be remembered?
As a kind person who could write a little.
Thank you so much, Marsha, for being on my blog today... and HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!!!!!
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(I love that book cover!!)
What exactly is Spinster's Folly? Marie Owen yearns for a loving husband, but Colorado Territory is long on rough characters and short on fitting suitors, so a future of spinsterhood seems more likely than wedded bliss. Her best friend says cowboy Bill Henry is a likely candidate, but Marie knows her class-conscious father would not allow such a pairing. When she challenges her father to find her a suitable husband before she becomes a spinster, he arranges a match with a neighbor's son. Then Marie discovers Tom Morgan would be an unloving, abusive mate and his mother holds a grudge against the Owen family. Marie's mounting despair at the prospect of being trapped in such a dismal marriage drives her into the arms of a sweet-talking predator, landing her in unimaginable dangers. This fourth book in the Owen Family Saga is infused with potent heart and intense grit.
Marsha Ward is an award-winning writer and editor who has published over 900 pieces of work, including three previous novels in the Owen Family Saga, numerous newspaper articles, and sections in books on the craft of writing. She is a member of Western Writers of America, Women Writing the West, and American Night Writers Association. Born a while ago in the sleepy little town of Phoenix, Arizona, Marsha grew up with chickens, citrus trees, and lots of room to roam. She began telling stories at a very early age, regaling neighborhood chums with her tales as they snacked on her homemade sugar cookies and drank cold milk. Visiting her cousins on their ranch and listening to her father's stories of homesteading in Old Mexico and in the Tucson area reinforced Marsha's love of 19th Century Western history. After many years in the big city, Marsha now makes her home in a tiny hamlet under Central Arizona's magnificent Mogollon Rim. When she is not writing, she loves to spoil her grandchildren, travel, give talks, meet readers, and sign books. Here are links to my author pages at Smashwords and Amazon: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/marshaward
http://www.amazon.com/Marsha-Ward/e/B003RB9P9Q/ And links to my Social Media sites: Website: http://marshaward.com
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Cheaters sometimes prosper.
TEST INSPECTOR GADGETS
Drones are the newest weapon in the fight against Chinese exam cheaters
By Gwynn Guilford June 2, 2015
This time each year, more than 9 million Chinese teenagers are packed into examination halls to take the “gaokao,” a grueling, memorization-heavy, two-day exam that determines which universities they go to. At least two million of them won’t get in at all—and the gaokao can determine a student’s entire career path, since a given university often feeds into a specific industry.
With so much hanging in the balance, cheating is common. Authorities and cheaters are locked in a constant cat and mouse battle, and the officials in the city of Luoyang might take the cake for the fanciest innovation: an anti-cheating drone (link in Chinese).
The idea is to foil a classic cheating method: receiving a radio feed of test answers via a hidden earphone, sometimes so tiny they have to be removed with a magnet or, when things go really awry, a doctor. ”At big exams like these, there are always ‘mystery men’ figures in the background,” said Zeng Yingyong, the secretary of Luoyang’s radio management bureau, in an interview with the Chinese news site dahe.cn.
The department’s new six-propeller drone, which was made by a Chengdu-based tech firm, will supposedly help find the mystery cheating broadcasters. Able to monitor the examination area for radio signals from about 500 meters above the test site, the drone pinpoints on a tablet the source location of any suspicious transmissions it picks up. Zeng urged any would-be illegal radio cheats to realize that they can’t escape the department’s radio-wave “dragnet.”
The drone might beat the cheaters of Luoyang this year. But elsewhere in China, the authorities are often a few steps behind. To foil the long-standing practice of hiring smart college students as test-taking surrogates, officials recently began using fingerprint-scanners at exam halls to verify students’ identities. The gaokao cheating industry hit back with fingerprint film used to impersonate the test-taking student. Via Kotaku, here are some more examples of what the authorities are up against. Here’s a signal-receiving tank top…
… a pair of glasses that scans and transmits an image when this one-jiao coin is pressed…
… this button-hole camera hidden in a pen…
… and the following two images, which bear some explaining. The wallet apparently works in tandem with a camera embedded in the opening of a plastic beverage bottle. A receiver was tied to the wearer’s armpit (though it’s still not clear how the whole operation fits together).
Students caught cheating are usually barred from taking the exam again for three years. Parents, teachers, cheating rings and anyone else facilitating the process can face criminal charges. Gaokao fraudsters range from across the wealth spectrum. Poorer families sometimes see cheating as a way of compensating for their socioeconomic disadvantages; in 2013, a mob in relatively poor Hubei province protested that a cheating crackdown was unfair. And since the gaokao is supposed to be meritocratic, public outrage about cheating really gets heated when wealthy, well-connected cheaters are busted.
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The Fatal Triangle: Trump, Kelly, Mueller
As the special counsel investigation tightens the noose on Trump, what will the new chief of staff do if Trump can’t resist firing Robert Mueller?
by Robert Kuttner
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Robert Mueller's investigation of Donald Trump has kicked into higher gear, with witnesses being called before the grand jury, new demands for information from the White House, probes of the connection between the Trump family business operations and his official decisions as president, as well as a deepening investigation of ties with Russia. One can only imagine how all this grates on Trump.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, directly contradicting Trump's fishing expedition claim, says Mueller can investigate any crime that he uncovers in the course of investigating Russian influence in the 2016 campaign.
As the water keeps rising around Donald Trump, it is impossible to believe that Trump will not escalate his campaign of vilification of Mueller and his associates.
Trump is happiest firing people who get in his way.
The intriguing question is what the new White House chief of staff, John Kelly, will do if Trump cannot stand it any more and impulsively tries to fire Mueller.
That question must have come up in the prolonged discussions between Trump and Kelly before Kelly finally agreed to take the job. I was not in the room, but there is strong circumstantial evidence that Kelly told Trump that he would not stand for Mueller's dismissal.
For starters, Kelly has strongly and publicly intervened to protect another Trump nemesis, the embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Last week, Kelly contacted Sessions and assured him that his job was safe, directly contradicting earlier threats by Trump. And just to be sure that Trump doesn’t attempt a firing and recess appointment of a successor attorney general, Republicans in the Senate have warned Trump that no successor would be confirmed.
Sessions, however, has recused himself from the investigation of Trump. If Kelly has gone out his way to protect Sessions, he would surely do the same for Mueller.
Another clear signal: Someone let it be known around the time of Kelly's appointment that Kelly had called former FBI chief James Comey to express anger and dismay at both the manner and the fact of Comey’s abrupt dismissal by Trump. Again, it would be wildly inconsistent if Kelly were to sit still for the even more consequential firing of Mueller.
So Kelly very likely made clear that ousting Mueller would be a deal-breaker for his own relationship with Trump. Kelly also got assurances that everyone in the administration would report to him, even Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
So far, Kelly has won high praise for cleaning up the chaos at the White House and being part of every major conversation and decision. But here's the rub: Donald Trump is not as good as his word, and he can't control his impulses. He also is addicted to offline conversations. Jared and Ivanka may report to Kelly during office hours, but the new chief of staff can't stop Trump from talking with his daughter and son-in-law at other hours of day or night.
Trump is paranoid during normal times, but as the saying goes, even paranoids have real enemies. By definition, Mueller is an existential threat to the Trump presidency.
As the noose keeps tightening, Trump will become even more unhinged than usual.
Some sort of showdown seems inevitable, which could end with Kelly resigning, Congress trying to block Mueller's firing, or the immediate creation by Congress of a new special counsel beyond the reach of the White House. Alternatively, Mueller could survive long enough to deliver a bombshell report.
In the meantime, there has been a stunning series of Republican defections. These will only intensify if Trump tries to go after Mueller.
Once the repeal of Obamacare failed, Republicans under the leadership of Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander began reaching out to Democrats to fix the very real problems in many insurance markets—to strengthen the program, not kill it. Republicans also compelled Trump to sign legislation removing his ability to suspend sanctions against Russia, and effectively blocked his ability to replace Sessions. And Republicans are co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to block a firing of Mueller.
The GOP has had a bellyful. Key Republican leaders have warned Trump not to mess with Mueller. But my guess is that he won't be able to stop himself. And there could well be other conflicts where Trump begins to doubt Kelly’s basic loyalty.
In the past two weeks, Trump's firewall of Republican partisan protection has begun to crumble. Leading Republicans are making plans for 2020 assuming that Trump will be gone. The conventional wisdom has been that a Republican Congress would never impeach Trump. This could change abruptly.
Since Trump's election, I've been of the view that he won't last two years. That seems more evident than ever.
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Robert Kuttner is co-founder and co-editor of The American Prospect, and professor at Brandeis University’s Heller School.
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Challenges of Co-Parenting
Divorce frequently brings the challenge of how best to raise the kids. In today’s environment, it is common for both ex-spouses to share legal and physical custody of children after divorcing.
However, few studies have looked at the process of co-parenting, so little is known about how divorced parents negotiate the co-parenting process. A new study identifies factors that influence the success of co-parenting.
Researchers from Kansas State University discovered that the type of relationship a woman has with her ex-partner is a factor in how the couple shares custody of children.
Investigators followed divorced or separated mothers who were sharing physical custody of their children with their former partners.
Mindy Markham, Ph.D., an assistant professor of family studies and human services divided the study group into three patterns of co-parenting — continuously contentious, always amicable and bad to better.
Markham also looked at additional negative and positive factors that influenced the mothers’ co-parenting relationships.
The study included 20 predominately white, well-educated women between the ages of 26 to 49 who were divorced or separated from the father of their children.
The mothers, from two Midwestern states, shared with their former partners legal and physical custody of the children, who ranged in age from 21 months to 12 years.
At the time of the study, the couples had been separated or divorced from six months to 12 years.
“The findings of this study suggest that shared physical custody relationships are dynamic and can vary greatly,” Markham said.
In current study, nine mothers (45 percent) had continuously contentious co-parenting relationships with their ex-partners from the time of separation to the present.
This stressful negative relationship fueled the mother’s perception of her ex’s parenting abilities; financial concerns, including the ex not having a job or not paying child support; control or abuse by the ex-partner; and the inability of the ex to separate marital — or personal — issues from the co-parenting relationship.
“All mothers in this type of co-parenting relationship reported differences in parenting styles and were concerned with how the ex was raising the children,” Markham said.
“Parenting practices that concerned the mothers varied greatly and included putting children in harmful situations, not bathing the children, not disciplining them and having no rules or routines.
“It was especially difficult for these mothers to share custody with ex-partners who were uninvolved during the marriage. They didn’t believe their exes were responsible parents.”
Markham said eight of the women in the continuously contentious relationships didn’t want to share custody of the children with their ex-partner, but most were told by lawyers or the court that they would have to do so.
Twenty percent of mothers reported an amicable co-parenting relationship — where they reported always getting along with their ex-partners from separation to the present.
In this form of relationship the mothers believed their ex-partners were responsible parents, money wasn’t a source of conflict and the mothers chose to share physical custody.
Seven of the mothers in the study (35 percent) had bad-to-better co-parenting relationships, where co-parenting was contentious at the time of separation, but greatly improved over time.
At the time of the study, these women’s relationships were similar to those of women with always amicable relationships. These mothers wanted to share physical custody, thought the father was a responsible parent and most said money was not a source of conflict.
Significantly, all mothers in bad-to-better relationships said they were unable to co-parent amicably with their ex-partner in the beginning because personal issues were not kept separate from parenting responsibility.
“Although ex-partners with bad-to-better relationships originally allowed their feelings about one another to negatively affect their co-parenting, at some point they realized this was not beneficial and made a conscious effort to change the relationship for the sake of their children,” Markham said.
Being able to communicate with the ex-partner is a major factor during co-parenting. In the always amicable and bad-to-better relationships, mothers were able to communicate well with ex-partners.
The ability to communicate with the ex-partner made discussing differences in parenting styles easier, reported this group of women.
However, for women in continuously contentious relationships, lack of communication was a big issue, Markham said.
These mothers limited direct in-person or phone communication with their ex, preferring alternative methods like texting or email. They also avoided seeing their ex in person when it came time to exchange children by having them picked up at day care or school.
Markham said she was surprised by the level of animosity that accompanies shared custody, at least from some mothers’ perceptions.
“Nearly half of the mothers in this study continue to have conflicted relationships with their ex-partners, and conversations with these women negate the notion that shared physical custody ensures cooperative, less conflicted relationships,” she said.
“This study can be important for helping professionals recognize that shared physical custody is not a panacea for postdivorce problems — and that in some cases it exacerbates them.”
Source: Kansas State University
Parents arguing while child covrs his ears photo by shutterstock.
Nauert PhD, R. (2018). Challenges of Co-Parenting. Psych Central. Retrieved on January 20, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2012/08/10/challenges-of-co-parenting/42958.html
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Home » News » Stress Management » Smartphones as Mindfulness Mentors?
Smartphones as Mindfulness Mentors?
New work by a University of Michigan engineering professor suggests smart phones are not a distraction to learning, rather a conveyor of information that can help users stay on task to achieve distinct goals.
Jasprit Singh, Ph.D., challenged students from engineering, art, music, health fields and a variety of other backgrounds to design mobile apps to help users set and meet wellness milestones.
The definition of “wellness” was broad, encompassing creativity and learning in addition to physical and mental health.
Singh, who grew up in New Delhi, is an applied physicist and a yoga devotee and instructor. This course, in a sense, bridged his disparate disciplines.
“In our culture today, we often don’t have scarcity of food or gadgets or knowledge. The scarcity has shifted to mindfulness,” Singh said.
“We may know we should do something, but we are not always able to do it. The goal of this course was to bring harmony between what we know and what do.”
Under stress, humans often forget tasks that we intend to, Singh says. But smartphones don’t operate that way.
“And there are a billion of them in use today worldwide,” he said. “They could deliver reminder technologies, or they could observe, teach, anticipate or help users perform best practices on a regular basis.”
The apps the students developed in this first class focused on delivering messages to users at a set time or place.
An app called Balance, targeted to senior citizens, offers easy and routine access to short exercise videos that could improve coordination and prevent falls.
Another app guides women through pregnancy, while yet another application facilitates collaborative art, poetry and music that could encourage creativity.
An app called College Granny aimed to help students balance studying and socializing, and develop healthy habits in both parts of their lives.
The user can set the app to remind him or her at appropriate times to go to sleep, take a study break or quit after just one game of beer pong, for example.
The reminders are more than words on a screen. They’re one-frame comics — “nonconfrontational” messages delivered by a costumed college student in a curly gray wig.
“The app would be able to have a constant, almost living presence in the user’s life, and could thus help them form their decisions even more than if it were just a browsing app,” said Diana Sussman, a master’s student studying music composition in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance.
“Also, we want to make it connected to a social network so that users can comment about their interaction with Granny, making it a collaborative effort, perhaps giving students some real pressure to make healthy habits because others are watching them.”
The team plans to continue working on the app and potentially make it available to the public.
“I think the course changed the way I view technology,” said Daniel Lao, a computer science and engineering major.
“Before, I had the impression that technology was more geared towards solving physical problems. From this, I realized that it could have just as large of an impact on mental and psychological issues.”
Singh sees the class as the beginning of a new platform.
He’s not the first to envision these beneficial uses of smartphones — wellness apps are popular downloads already.
He thinks the concept could turn into something bigger because of the do-it-yourself app program that Singh created with John Hinckley, an adjunct research scientist in electrical engineering and computer science.
The template aimed to give students a head start on coding. Eventually, Singh says, it could lower the barriers for this type of software development and enable anyone to make a custom tool.
“We believe it’s unique in that that it offers the ability to make multimedia content and a basic, but fully functioning app without traditional coding skills,” Hinckley said. “We’re not aware of anything like it.”
The app template lets creators develop apps that push content to users at specific points in time or space.
These apps greet users, give them options to view content or reschedule, and also lets them give feedback.
Singh envisions uses in fields including medicine and education.
Doctors and nurses could use it to monitor patients or encourage them to stick to recommendations. Foreign language teachers and students could use it to provide a stream of vocabulary that could help users based on where they are.
“Technology,” Singh said, “can be a great behavior changer.”
Source: University of Michigan
Smartphone with apps photo by shutterstock.
Nauert PhD, R. (2018). Smartphones as Mindfulness Mentors?. Psych Central. Retrieved on January 20, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/12/27/smartphones-as-mindfulness-mentors/63790.html
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TruePath 24th September 2019
Not Anti-Semetic But The Left Can't Say That
So there is a long-standing inclination on the left to morally condemn Israel for its treatment of Palestinians. In response many jews allege this reflects anti-semetic prejudice which in turn is criticized by more moderate elements who argue that criticism of Israel should be seen as legitimate, e.g., this piece. Ultimately, I agree that the criticism of Israel isn’t a result of anti-semitism in that it doesn’t reflect a personal animosity towards jews or those of jewish descent but I think it’s important to point out that this isn’t a position the left-leaning groups responsible for the strident moral criticism can themselves adopt.
It very much is true that Israel is subject to strong moral condemnation disproportionate to it’s moral culpability and that the same people who call Israel (and often jews who support Israel) monstrous won’t even admit that much worse behavior by other nations is just as wrong much less call them out on it. The reason Israel is subjected to this kind of special criticism is easily explained by factors besides animosity towards jews. Unlike many muslim countries Israel is seen as part of the liberal western world and thus evaluated against higher standards (same way people go crazy on twitter about seeing anti-gay prejudice in the US even while Russia and Uganda have enshrined such prejudice into law). Also, the widespread awareness and outrage about the issue among Muslims worldwide (substantially facilitated by authoritarian regimes in Arab world for self-serving and anti-Semitic reasons) combined with the left-wing view of Muslims as a victimized minority (largely true in west even while Muslims are the oppressors of non-Muslim minorities through much of the world) explains why this issue is salient to many people on the left in a way that other kinds of bad behavior are not. So the individuals making the criticisms aren’t driven by any animosity of their own to Jews. Indeed, part of the reason Israel comes in for so much criticism is partly the fact that many people on the US left implicitly regard Jews as just another type of white person (while opinions are split on whether semites are white the stereotypical Jew looks like Seinfeld for most Americans).
So it is true that Jews and Israel come in for a degree of criticism similarly situated non-Jews and non-Jewish countries do not. Some of that is purely accidental (other western countries don’t live next to people committed to killing them and willing to resort to terrorism, existence of a US Muslim community), some is a result of arguably positive stereotypes of Jews as just another white person rather than a vulnerable minority and some is downstream of genuinely anti-Semitic attitudes prevalent in Arab countries and pushed by their governments. I personally don’t think that this makes those criticisms anti-Semitic simply because those offering them lack the animosity towards Jews that would make them particularly morally blameworthy.
However, I think it very much does matter that by the standards publicly accepted by the left this does render this criticism of Israel anti-semetic.. The left isn’t willing to accept a similar explanation of motives as exculpatory in other contexts, e.g., spouting (even accurate) critiques of black culture that you don’t apply to similar situated behavior by whites isn’t excused by pointing to the fact that it’s just the criticisms that were made salient to you growing up or being a teacher who gives Asian students lower effort grades because you assume they are inherently smarter even though it’s a positive stereotype. So at the very least those making the accusations of anti-semitism are on solid ground relative to the norms that are apparently endorsed in the contexts they usually live and work in.
I agree this, if accepted, has the unacceptable consequence of insulating Israel from deserved criticism. That’s why we need to abandon this absurd moral standard and just expect people to update without bias. That’s a world in which you aren’t anti-Semitic for not realizing many of the properties you critique Israel for are far more widely shared or for not being aware of the role the Arab states (or the UK and other WWII allies) played in the current quagmire nor even for focusing criticism where you think it will be most effective. However, you are expected to agree that other countries are equally morally culpable (and other people) when you discover they are similarly situated.
For instance, if you argue that the Israeli state is deeply unjust because the right of return applies only to Jews or because Hebrew is given a special status in Israel (though until 2018 Arabic was also an official language) then you should be expected to condemn countries like Japan or Latvia when you find out about the special status they give to either ethnic status or native language and how they treat their minorities. Similarly, when you hear about Egypt’s role in keeping trade out of Gaza or other Arab states interests in perpetuating, not solving, the conflict you should be furious with them. Reasonable people can disagree about where criticism would be more effectively directed or argue about the total level of suffering inflicted by each such policy. Unreasonable people can confuse the total degree of suffering the Palestinians are subject to with the degree of moral culpability without being anti-semitic (e.g. Japan’s treatment of people who aren’t ethnically Japanese is far more morally outrageous than Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians because it doesn’t even plausibly motivated by a desire to save lives even though the Palestinians surely endure much more unpleasant circumstances) but there is something at least pernicious about refusing to update on such information. It might not be anti-Semitic if your refusal is motivated just by a desire to culturally conform (then again I’m sure many German nazis weren’t anti-Semitic in this sense either…though I don’t mean this as a criticism merely a remark on the limitations of racist as a proxy for dangerous or harmful).
My basic view is that treating different races or ethnic groups differently is far more common than we want to believe and we should calibrate our level of disapproval more appropriately but there is something really disturbing about applying the rules to one group that’s been treated really badly in the past and not another.
Category: Foreign Affairs, Politics, Social Justice
TruePath 6th July 2019
Benefits Of Hypersonic Missles
Not All Fancy New Killing Machines Are Bad
I don’t understand why all the press about hypersonic missiles has only focused on their risks. Some risks are real but there are also strategic benefits and it irks me that it seems like the media is just reasoning based on their gut level feeling that a new fancy weapon must be bad. I’m sure experts have considered both costs and benefits and I’d love to see them but articles that don’t even stop to refute potential benefits irk me. Much like tech workers who refuse to work on military applications on principal rather than weighing the pros and cons of helping the US acquire that particular tech.
Despite claims that they undermine deterrence it seems to me the exact opposite is true for the major nuclear powers. If anti-ICBM defenses destabilize deterrence it stands to reason tech which can’t be defended against could improve deterrence.
The expense and technical difficulty of hypersonic weapons means that only the major powers will likely be able to build them. So now we get the best of bost worlds in that we can build out full anti-ICBM tech to reduce the danger of attacks from rogue nations like NK (unlikely to be able to afford a massive barrage or a huge number of decoys) without undermining the balance of nuclear deterrence with the other major powers. Indeed, the sheer speed of hypersonic weapons offers the tantalizing possibility of anti-ICBM weapons that could impact during boost phase provided they were stationed nearby (e.g. in SK).
These missiles don’t force decisions about counterattack to be made within the short window before striking since the major powers can still counterstrike with missles housed safely on nuclear subs, hidden in silos in their vast empty fields and scrambled to wait in the air. Using hypersonic weapons as second strike weapons ensures that a relatively small number of nukes scattered on subs, scrambled into the air or placed in a few of our minutemen silos provide an effective MAD style deterrence against great powers.
The fact that hypersonic missiles potentially render aircraft carriers and other capital ships useless isn’t all bad. China inevitably will develop its own aircraft carriers if they remain useful meaning both countries will spend massive amounts of money to remain on par. Far better if we remained on par without the capital ships given that whenever we need to project airpower against distant weaker states (e.g. UN approved bombings etc..) we can use the hypersonic missiles to project power. It potentially harms our strategic position re: russia but it’s not totally obvious to me if it’s a net harm or benefit.
Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They’re Starting a New Global Arms Race.
At War The new weapons – which could travel at more than 15 times the speed of sound with terrifying accuracy – threaten to change the nature of warfare. A Mach 14 Waverider glide vehicle, which takes its name from its ability to generate high lift and ride on its own shock waves.
Category: Foreign Affairs
TruePath 16th June 2019
Journalism Can Be Disrupted By Technology Too (Gasp)
Victims of Monopolies Don't Ask For Anti-Trust Protection
So today brings yet another editorial from the journalism world bemoaning the fact that the internet has rendered traditional journalistic outlets unprofitable. And I’m sympathetic to all the people who planned their lives around this profession and are now struggling. It’s always tough when technological progress renders a bunch of jobs obsolete. And we always see the same calls for governmental protection to protect the existing jobs and businesses. The calls for regulation always have some justification but rarely does it involve this level of absurdity. I mean really? You’re going to blame monopolistic practices by Facebook and Google and ask for an exemption from antitrust laws in the same breadth.
If the problem was really some kind of monopolistic pressure from Google and Facebook I’d expect the demand to be to enforce anti-trust law against these companies? The reason that this isn’t the demand is obvious. Companies in the news business aren’t losing money because they must comply with the whims of monopolistic services. They wouldn’t be doing any better if there were 10 popular social networks and 10 major search engines. They are losing money for the simple reason that there are too many companies producing journalistic content online. The internet reduced the transaction costs to access newspaper articles to nearly zero and as long as dozens or hundreds of papers republish the same content people won’t pay for it.
I mean the complaints in the linked editorial aren’t those of a small business being squeezed by a monopolist. They are those of an industry forced to compete for customers. Neither Google or Facebook threatens these news outlets to give them a cut of their online revenue or use their ad-platforms on pain of not being featured on their sites. Indeed, the complaint here is literally the opposite: Google and Facebook are helping people find whatever news sources they want. The ad revenue Google and Facebook generate is a direct consequence of the economic (one can debate the social value) value they bring in terms of search or social networking.
Now one might worry that there will be a social cost if we cut back on the number of news outlets. That’s another discussion but even if so I’m quite wary of letting the news media suck at the government’s teat. I mean if the news industry sees it’s survival as dependent on anti-trust exemptions that makes it dangerously dependent on the continued good will of the government.
As I’ve said before I don’t actually think there is much to worry about. Eventually, the duplicated effort will be cut out of the news industry and we will see a stronger, better kind of investigative reporting rise from the ashes.
Tech overlords Google and Facebook have used monopoly to rob journalism of its revenue
Over the past decade, the news business has endured a bloodbath, with tens of thousands of journalists losing their jobs amid mass layoffs. The irony is, more people than ever are consuming news. There’s never been a greater need for factual reporting, from the White House down to the local school board.
TruePath 9th October 2018
Decision Theory Anti-realism
There Is No Fact Of The Matter About Correct Decision Theory
With the recent flurry of posts in the rationalist community about which decision theory ( e.g. CDT, EDT, UDT etc..) it’s time to revisit the theme of this blog: rejecting rationality realism. In this case that means pointing out that there isn’t actually a well-defined fact of the matter about which decision theory is better. Of course, nothing stops us from arguing with each other about the best decision theory but those disagreements are more like debates about what’s the best programming language than disagreements about the chemical structure of Benzene.
Any attempt to compare decision theories must first address the question: what does it mean for one decision theory to be better than another? Unlike many pseudo-problems1 there is a seemingly meaningful answer to this question: one decision theory is better than another to the extent that the choices it recommends lead to better outcomes for the agent. Other than some ambiguity about which theory is better if neither dominates the other it seems like this gives a straightforward criteria for superiority: we just look at actual outcomes and see which decision theory offers the best results for an agent. However, this only appears to give a well-defined criteria because in every day life the subtle differences between the various ways to understand a choice and how to conceptualize making a choice don’t matter.
In particular, the kind of scenarios which distinguish between the various decision theories yield different answers depending on whether you want to know who you should be (i.e. total source code) to do best, how you should program an agent if you want them to do best, which decision rule should you adopt for you to do best, and what choice gives you the best outcome. Furthermore, these scenarios call into question how the supposed ‘choices’ made by the decision theory relate to our intuitive notion in a way that makes them relevant to some notion of good decision making or if they are simply demanding the laws of physics/logic give way to offer them a better outcome in a way that has nothing to do with actual decisions.
Intuitions and Motivation
I’m sure some readers are shaking their heads at this point and saying something like
I don’t need to worry about technical issues about how to understand a choice. I can easily walk through Newcomb style problems and the rules straightforwardly tell me who gets what which is enough to satisfy my intuitive notion that theory X is better. Demanding one specify all these details is nitpicking.
To convince you that’s not enough let me provide an extreme dramatization of how purported payouts can be misleading and the question turns on a precise specification of the question. Consider the following Newtonian, rather than Newcombian, problem. You fall off the top of the empire State building what you do as you fall past the fifth floor? What would one say about the virtues of Floating Decision Theory which tells us that in such a situation we should make the choice to float gently to the ground. Now obviously, one would prefer to float rather than fly but posing the problem as a decision between these two choices doesn’t render it a real choice. Obviously, there is something dubious about evaluating your decision theory based on it’s performance on the float/fall question. At least on one conception a decision theory is no worse for failing to indicate the agent do something impossible for them so we can’t merely blindly assume that anytime we are handed a set of ‘choices’ and told what their payoffs are we can simply take those at face value.
Yet, this is precisely the situation we encounter in the original Newcomb problem as the very assumption of predictability which allows the demon2 to favor the 1 boxers ensures the physical impossibility of choosing any number of boxes other than what you did choose. Of course, the same is (up to quantum mechanical randomness) true of any actual `choice’ by a real person but under certain circumstances we find it useful to idealize it as free choice. What’s different about the Newcomb problem is that, understood naively, it simultaneously asks us to idealize selecting 1 or 2 boxes as a free choice while assuming it isn’t actually. Thus, it’s reasonable to worry that our intuitions about choices can’t just be applied uncritically in Newcomb type problems and now I’ll hope to motivate the concern that there might be multiple ways to understand the question being asked.
Let’s now modify this situation, by imagining that we actually live in the Marvel Universe so there are a number of people (floaters) who respond to large falls by, moments before impact, suddenly decelerating and floating gently to the ground. Now suppose we pose the question of whether, as you fall past the 5th floor, you should choose to have been born a floater or not. Obviously, this question suffers from the same infirmities as the above example in that intuitively there is no ‘choice’ involved in being a floater or not but being a floater. However, we can mask this flaw by instead of phrasing the choice as between being a floater and not instead phrasing it as being between yelling, “Holy shit I’m a floater” and concentrating totally on desperately trying to orient yourself so your feet strike first. Now presuming there is a strong (even exceptionless) psychological regularity that only floaters take the first option it follows that EDT recommends making such a yell while CDT doesn’t.
However, taking a look at the situation it seems clear that the two theories are in some sense answering different questions. If I wanted to know whether or not it is preferable to be the kind of person who yells “Holy shit I’m a floater” then I should consult EDT for an answer. Instead, if I’m interested in what I should do in that situation that doesn’t seem particularly relevant. I believe this should move us to consider the possibility we haven’t asked a clear question when we ask what the right decision theory is and in the next section I will consider a variety of ways the problem we’re trying to solve can be precisified and not they give rise to different decision theories.
Possible Precisifications
Ultimately, there is something a bit weird about asking what decision a real physical agent should take in a given situation. After all, the agent will act just as it’s software dictates and/or the laws of physics require. Thus, as Yudkowsky recognizes, any comparison of decision theories is asking some kind of counterfactual. However, which counterfactual we ask makes a huge difference in what decision theory is preferable. For instance, all of the following are potential ways to precifisify the question of what it means for it to be better for XDT to be a better deciscion theory than YDT.
If there was a miracle that overrode the agent’s programming/physical laws at the moment of a choice then doing so in the manner prescribed by XDT yields better outcomes than doing so in a manner prescribed by YDT.
In fact those actual agents who more often choose the outcome favored by XDT do better than those who choose the outcome favored by YDT.
Those actual agents which adopt/apply XDT do better than those who adopt/apply YDT.
Suppose there is a miracle that overrode physical laws at the moment the agent’s programming/internal makeup is specified then if the miracle results in outcomes more consistent with XDT than YDT the agent does better.
As above except with applying XDT/YDT instead of just favoring outcomes which tend to agree with it.
Moving one level up we could ask about which performs better, agents whose programming inclines them to adopt XDT or YDT when considered.
Finally, if what we are interested in is actually coding agents, i.e., writing AI software, we might ask whether programmers who code their agents to reason in a manner that prefers choice A produce agents that do better than programmers who code agents to reason in a manner that prefers choice B.
Pushing that one level up we could ask about whether programmers who are inclined to adopt/apply XDT/YDT as true produce agents which do better.
One could continue and list far more possibilities but these six are enough to illustrate the point.
For instance, note that if we are asking question 1 CDT outperforms EDT. For the purposes of question 1 the right answer to the Newcomb problem is to be a 2 boxer. After all, if we idealize the choice as a miracle that allows deviation from physical law then the demon’s prediction of whether we would be a two-boxer or one-boxer no longer must be accurate so two-boxes always outperforms one boxing. It doesn’t matter that your software says you will choose only one box if we are asking about outcomes where a miracle occurs and overrides that software.
On the other hand it’s clearly true that EDT does better than CDT with respect to question 2. That’s essentially the definition of EDT.
To distinguish the remaining options we need to consider a range of different scenarios such as demons who punish agents who actually apply/adopt XDT/YDT in reaching their conclusions. Or consider Newcombian demons who punish agents who adopt (or whose programmers adopted one of XDT/YDT).
Ultimately, which criteria we should use to compare decision theories depends on what we want to achieve. Different idealizations/criteria will be appropriate depending on whether we are asking which rule we ourselves should adopt, how we should program agents to act, how we should program agents who program agents etc.. etc… Moreover, I’d suggest that once we’ve fully preciscified the kind of question we want to ask the whole debate about which decision theory is best becomes irrelevant. Given a fully specified question we can just sit down and compute (or do empirical analysis) and when we can’t it indicates that we’ve failed to fully specify what we are asking.
The Use of Decision Theory By Agents
As a postscript I’d note that it’s also misguided to assume that the right way to program some kind of AI agent is to have that agent adopt some kind of decision theory like framework. Many discussions of decision theories seem to presume this by phrasing questions in terms of what decision theory should an AI apply/adopt. However, there is no reason to suppose that the way to produce the behavior favored by XDT is for the agent to actually believe/apply XDT. For instance, if a demon punishes agents who have adopted XDT then the outcomes XDT prefers might be best achieved by agents which explicitly eschew XDT. More pragmatically, it’s not at all clear that the most effective way for agents to reach XDT compatible outcomes is to perform the considerations demanded by XDT. That’s a good way to implement some algorithms but not all.
The reason that decision theory is useful in normal situations (i.e. lacking Omega/Newcombian demons) is that it’s a decent heuristic to assume that the way we internally consider outcomes/make choices doesn’t affect the payout we receive. Under this assumption pretty much all ways of preciscifying the question give the same answer and it offers some good advice for programming agents. However, the usefulness of the framework once we abandon this isn’t clear and can’t simply be assumed.
Thus, not only would I argue that the debate over which decision theory is best is misguided, but that we need to be more careful about the assumptions we make about applicability as well.
For instance, any attempt to answer what makes one programming language better than another reveals substantial disagreement about which tradeoffs are desirable and no agreed upon framework for resolving them. Indeed, we in some sense all recognize that which programming language tradeoffs are desirable is context dependent. ↩
Or in Yudkowsky’s formulation, Omega. ↩
Category: AI, Philosophy, Rationality Community
Stop Calling Subjects Ethically Fraught
It's An Excuse Not An Argument
Listening to the Last Week Tonight on Gene Editing (it’s pretty good) and seeing this debate about paying organ donors I’m compelled to call out the practice of simply asserting that something is ethically fraught or troublesome.
Both with respect to not compensating organ donors (something which could save huge numbers of lives) and with (mostly prospective) limits on eliminating genetic disease or even barring improvement I think we let people who are simply uncomfortable with change off the hook by constantly repeating the supposed truism that the issue is ethically fraught or there are serious ethical concerns. It’s basically a free pass that excuses the fact that they are putting their discomfort ahead of people’s welfare.
Under all the scenarios/conditions seriously being considered No, there aren’t ethical concerns. Fears like letting a bank reposes your kidney are no more relevant to the proposals on the table than the fear that debtors will enslave people is to wages. Similarly, concerns about racially motivated eugenics programs have no plausible relationship to any kind of gene therapy even being prospectively considered.
Of course, we should hear potential concerns about such policies just like we would for any other policy/technology. However, opponents should be on the spot to either shut up or come up with compelling arguments suggesting harms. Based on the fact that the opponent in the WSJ to paying for organ donation is reduced to arguments like “The introduction of money for a precious good comes at the cost of the ability for one to aspire to virtue” makes me doubt they can come up with such arguments.
I’d add that I think philosophers are partially to blame on this point. As a matter of philosophical interest we correctly find clever new arguments seeking to show that paid organ donation is actually somehow problematically coercive or otherwise wrong more interesting than the obvious argument that it saves lives. However, just as physicists need to convey to the public that the very thing which makes theories which deviate from the standard model interesting also makes them less likely I think philosophers need to do this as well.
How to Provide Better Incentives to Organ Donors
Three experts discuss strategies to address the shortage of organs available for people who need transplants.
Category: Philosophy, Public Policy
TruePath 7th May 2018
Social Control and The Principle Agent Problem
The Chinese Example And The Dangers Of Restricting Free Speech
This interesting post reminded me of my suspicion that a lot of the censorship in China isn’t the result of Xi Jinping’s crazed desire to be repressive. Almost certainly Xi would benefit from far less censorship and may indeed benefit from reports in the media exposing misbehavior by low level party officials but the incentives of those with the power to control expression (both to show off their loyalty and hide embarrassing events) means that far more censorship gets implemented than Xi would ideally want.
I think this is an important lesson for those who want to limit our free speech (or academic freedoms) when it comes to issues of race, gender harassment and the like. Even though the speech that one intends to ban may not have much value and impose great harms one needs to keep in mind the risks posed in delegating the practical authority to determine what speech qualifies.
Category: 1st Ammendment, Foreign Affairs, Social Justice
Politician’s Incentives Regarding Facebook
God I hope not but sounds plausible.
The Peltzman Model of Regulation and the Facebook Hearings – Marginal REVOLUTION
If you want understand the Facebook hearings it’s useful to think not about privacy or technology but about what politicians want. In the Peltzman model of regulation, politicians use regulation to tradeoff profits (wanted by firms) and lower prices (wanted by constituents) to maximize what politicians want, reelection.
Category: Links, Public Policy, Tech
More Confusion About Gender Equality
It's Never Been About Numerical Equality
So apparently the Swedish government is going to pay women to edit Wikipedia out of concern that wikipedia contribution is heavily biased in favor of men. This misunderstands what’s desirable about gender equality in a serious way. While this may be nothing more than harmless idiocy it provides an important warning about the importance of taking a hard look at programs designed to increase gender equity.
There is no intrinsic good to having the same number of women editing Wikipedia (or engaged in any particular career or activity) as men. Rather, there is a harm when people are denied the ability to pursue their passion or interest on account of bias or stereotypes about their gender.
Now, if one believes that some activity discriminates against interested women one might think that artificially inducing women to participate (affirmative action, or even payment) is an effective long term strategy to change attitudes, e.g., working with women will change the attitudes of men in the field and place women in positions of power so future women won’t face the same discrimination. However, wikipedia actively encourages using unidentifiable user names, doesn’t require gender identification and there is no evidence of a toxic bro-culture among frequent editors. Thus, there is no reason to think injecting more female editors into wikipedia will reduce the amount of discrimination face by women in the future. Indeed, even if you believe that women are underrepresented on wikipedia because of discrimination or stereotyping, e.g., women aren’t techie or women aren’t experts, then paying women to edit wikipedia is wasting money that could have been used to combat this actual harm.
Moreover, there is no particular evidence that the edits made by frequent editors to wikipedia are particularly likely to be somehow slanted against women or otherwise convey a bias that this kind of program would be expected to rectify. Indeed, paying members of particular groups to edit wikipedia is an assault on wikipedia’s reliability. While I’m not particularly concerned about Swedish women the underlying principle that no one should be able to pay to ensure wikipedia is more reflective of the views of a certain identity group is important. I mean what happens to information about the Armenian genocide if Turkey decides that it should pay Turks to increase their representation on Wikipedia?
But why care about this at all? I mean so what if the Swedes blow some money stupidly? It’s not like men are suffering and need to be protected from the injustice of it all.
The reason we should care is that it’s shows in a clear and uncontrovertible fashion how easily well intentioned concern about gender equity can go off the rails. Given the potential blowback and murkiness of the issues there is a tendency to just take for granted the fact that programs which claim to be about improving gender equity are at least plausibly targeted at that end. However, this proves that even in the most public circumstances its dangerously easy for people to conflate ensuring numerical equality with increasing gender equality. Given that in many circumstances the risk isn’t merely wasting money but, as in affirmative action and quota programs, actively making things worse (e.g. by making people suspect female colleagues didn’t really earn their positions) we need to be far more careful that such programs are doing some worth those costs.
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by Pierre Lemieux …women need state encouragement to do some of the one million edits that are made on Wikipedia every day. Presumably, this will promote the liberation of women. The Swedish government, or at least its foreign minister, wants…
Category: Gender Equality, Public Policy, Social Justice
TruePath 3rd March 2018
NRA Conferences Reduce Gun Injuries?
Misleading Reporting and Dubious Statistics
So the following letter is being widely reported online as if it is evidence for the importance of gun control. I’m skeptical of the results as I detail in the next post but even if one takes the results at face value the letter is pretty misleading and the media reporting is nigh fraudulent.
In particular if one digs into the appendix to the letter one finds the following statement: “many of the firearm injuries observed in the commercially insured patient population may reflect non-crime-related firearm injuries.” This is unsurprising as using health insurance data means you are only looking at patients rich enough to be insured and willing to report their injury as firearms related: so basically excluding anyone injured in the commission of a crime or who isn’t legally allowed to use a gun. As a result they also analyzed differences in crime rates and found no effect.
So even on it’s face this study would merely show that people who choose to use firearms are sometimes injured in that use. That might be a good reason to stay away from firearms yourself but not additional reason for regulation as is being suggested in the media.
Moreover, if the effect is really just about safety at gun ranges then its unclear if the effect is from lower use of such ranges or that the NRA conference encourages greater care and best practices.
Reasons To Suspect The Underlying Study
Also, I’m pretty skeptical of the underlying claim in the study. The size of the effect claimed is huge relative to the number of people who attend an NRA conference. I mean about 40% of US households are gun owners but only ~80,000 people attend nationwide NRA conventions or ~.025% of the US population or ~.0625 of US gun owners. Thus, for this statistic to be true because NRA members are busy at the conference we would have to believe NRA conference attendees were a whopping 320 times more likely to be inflict a gun related injury than the average gun owner.
Now if we restrict our attention to homicides this is almost surely not the case. Attending an NRA convention requires a certain level of financial wealth and political engagement which suggests membership in a socioeconomic class less likely to commit gun violence and than the average gun owner. And indeed, the study finds no effect in terms of gun related crime. Even if we look to non-homicides gun deaths from suicides far outweigh those from accidents and I doubt those who go to an NRA convention are really that much more suicidal inclined.
An alternative likely explanation is that the NRA schedules its conferences for certain times of the year when people are likely to be able to attend and we are merely seeing seasonal correlations masquerading as effects from the NRA conference (a factor they don’t control for). Also as they run all subgroup analysises and don’t report the results for census tracks and other possible subgroups the possibility for p-hacking is quite real. Looking at the graph they provide I’m not exactly overwhelmed.
The claim gets harder to believe when one considers the fact that people who attend NRA meetings almost surely don’t give up going to firing ranges during the meeting. Indeed, I would expect (though haven’t been able to verify) that there would be any number of shooting range expeditions during the conference and that this would actually mean many attendees would be more likely to handle a gun during that time period.
Though, once one realizes that the data set one is considering is only those who make insurance claims relating to gun related injuries it is slightly more plausible but only at the cost of undermining the significance of the claim. Deaths and suicides are much less likely to produce insurance claims and the policy implications aren’t very clear if all we are seeing is a reduction in people injured because of incorrect gun grips (see the mythbusters about this..such injuries can be quite serious).
Category: Public Policy, Science, Scientific Paper
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By Rémy Bonny Posted on Oct 30, 2018 November 2, 2018
Czech Lower House set to debate Same-Sex Marriage
The major parties in the Czech Republic declared to support the bill. The Czech Republic will be the first post-communist country to introduce same-sex marriage. (This article has a copyright disclaimer, see bellow)
In a delighted e-mail, the Jsme fér (We Are Fair) campaign let Rémy Bonnyknow that, a debate on same-sex marriage is on the agenda of the Czech Lower House on Wednesday 31 October.
The proposal came after the announcement in June of the Czech government that they would support a bill introducing same-sex marriage.
“The first reading of the ‘Civil Code amendment’ is to be included as a fixed item, which would open up the possibility of marriage for gay and lesbian couples. ”
This is a proposal presented by a group of 46 deputies headed by MP Radka Maxová. The amendment has already gained support from almost the entire political spectrum (ANO, Pirates, ČSSD, KSČM, STAN, TOP 09) of the chamber.
Michaela Pixová (PR-manager Jsme fér): “We expect a lively discussion on the subject, among other things, because the agenda also includes a constitutional amendment [by conservative parties] to define marriage as a union only between a man and a woman.”
If the vote passed the Lower House, it still needs to be accepted by the Senate. But that seems to be rather a formality.
Political scientiest Rémy Bonny is not surprised by the event. He is a specialist in LGBTI-politics in Eastern Europe.
“About 67% of the Czech population is in favour of same-sex marriage. The Czechs have always been the most progressive and open towards the LGBTI-community from the Eastern Bloc. The bigger cities like Prague and Brno have a very vibrant and lively LGBT-scene and Pride marches attract tens of thousands of participants”.
“The LGBT-community in Central & Eastern Europe hopes this will create a snowball effect in their countries as well. Opinion polls show that the population in the Eastern European member states of the EU became much more progressive towards the LGBT-community in the last decade. Even in conservative countries like Poland and Hungary a majority of citizens is in favour of equality for the LGBT-community.”
🏳️🌈🇨🇿 Great news from the Czech Republic! After there announcement in June on same-sex marriage, a debate is on the agenda of the Lower House Tomorrow. This could create a snowball effect in Central & Eastern Europe. Love always wins! 😍 pic.twitter.com/MsF3NWfF4F
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Young Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg urged the world to act against the climate change, speaking at the R20 Austrian World Summit in Vienna on Tuesday.
“For too long, the people in power have gotten away with basically not doing anything to stop the climate and ecological breakdown. They have gotten away with stealing our future and selling it for profit. But we, young people, are waking up, and we promise we will not let you get away with it anymore,” Thunberg stated.
The 16-year-old was one of the main highlights of the conference that united politicians from all over the world, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as well as actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger, in turn, added, “The fact is, if we fail to act, it is their future at stake not ours, their dreams should give us hope, their vision should lead us to action”,
The R20 Austrian World Summit is an initiative which helps countries and cities to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals and protect climate in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
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6 Tips For Hosting a Disabilities-Friendly Seder
Abby Sher
Passover toys, such as these Ten Plagues finger puppets,
can help engage children in the seder. (Traditions Jewish Gifts)
I knew when we got to the drawing of the sad-looking lamb that I had exactly one page before showtime.
As the youngest daughter and cousin on both sides of my family, reading the Four Questions was always my job at the Passover seder. Because my severe obsessive-compulsive disorder compelled me to recite everything exactly right, the job was so nerve-racking to me that I often started panting days before.
For some children, the seder means delicious jellied candies and afikoman hunts. For others it can mean terrifying public reading and unbearable amounts of sitting still at the table. And for those disabilities – whether psychological, developmental or language-based – it’s clear this night is different from all other nights. But can somebody slow down and please explain why?
According to the U.S. Census, 18.6 percent of Americans (approximately 1 in 5) have a disability. Jay Ruderman, president of the Ruderman Family Foundation, which promotes and funds inclusion in the Jewish community, estimates that 2 million Jews are among that 18.6 percent. Many disabilities are undetectable to the naked eye, but whether it’s a child with Attention Deficit Disorder who finds it hard to sit still at the table or an adult in a wheelchair who cannot get to the table, guests with disabilities often require some modifications in order to feel welcome and included at the seder.
Fortunately, such modifications are not difficult and can make the seder more enjoyable for everyone. After all, who hasn’t at least occasionally experienced seder table boredom?
Meredith Englander Polsky, co-founder of Matan, a New York nonprofit that advocates for Jewish students with disabilities, says the seder is “the perfect opportunity for inclusion” because it involves multiple senses and learning styles: “taste, touch, acting things out, singing, speaking and listening.”
Give a sneak preview
Talk to children beforehand about what exactly the seder will look like. They can also help prepare the seder plate: a great opportunity to sniff the bitter herbs, taste the charoset or even crumble the matzah.
Both Matan and and Gateways, a Boston program that helps Jewish day schools and congregational schools be inclusive of students with disabilities, have numerous downloadable materials on their websites, including “seder trackers” and Passover Bingo cards that spell out the order of events in bright pictures. Gateways has just published a colorful new Haggadah designed specifically for children with disabilities. Another possibility: Passover toys, like matzah juggling balls or plague finger puppets, which can be found in many online outlets and Judaica stores.
Devorah Katz, founder of the educational website ChallahCrumbs.com, suggests creating your own family Haggadah with your favorite photographs. Whatever you choose to bring to your seder, make sure everyone feels welcome to participate.
Set the mood
Ilana Ruskay-Kidd, founder and head of The Shefa School, a pluralistic Jewish day school for children with language-based learning disabilities, suggests conducting the first part of the seder in the living room. It’s a much more relaxed environment than sitting at the table, and guests can get up and walk around if they need to, or even have a few snacks. Matan’s Polsky says it’s also good to set aside a “quiet space” to relax for guests who become overwhelmed by crowds or noise.
The Magid (recitation of the Hagaddah) is the longest stretch of time for children to be at attention, so it’s imperative to make it exciting and interactive. Some suggestions from Polsky and Ruskay-Kidd:
Build pyramids: You can set up stations in your home or on the table. Use Legos, Lincoln Logs, MagnaTiles or any other building materials you find. A delicious option: try mini-marshmallows and toothpicks. Everyone gets to build a pyramid that can later be gobbled up for dessert.
Schlep: Ask children to act out being a slave by carrying a heavy bag of books over his or her shoulder and pretending that it is brick.
Split the sea: Hold up blue sheets and have children walk through them.
Play out the plagues: Act out the plagues such as jumping like frogs or falling over like cattle.
Cut to the chase: If guests are getting too hungry or restless, it’s best to skip a few pages or cut to the songs. The Magid can be two minutes or two hours, but the message will only resonate if people are engaged. Rabbi Dan Goldblatt of Beth Chaim Congregation in Danville, Calif., says, “I encourage people to be freed from the tyranny of the Haggadah."
Giving everyone a break is vital to the seder experience. Ruskay-Kidd says, “We don’t want our kids to experience enslavement during the seder.” After the intermission (and before things start getting messy with the Hillel sandwich, etc.) is a great time to get people seated at the table.
Invite questions
The Passover seder is full of timeless questions, and there is no one right answer. Encourage everyone to pose a question.
Polsky points to the maror as a jumping-off point. She asks everyone to name something “bitter” they would like to fix in the world and how they plan to do it.
Rabbi Josh Feigelson, director of Ask Big Questions, a Hillel initiative to provoke positive change through conversation, encourages hosts to thank and engage the questioner. “Questions, when asked genuinely and coupled with real listening, are … seed-bearers of conversation and mutual understanding, of empathy and community.”
Whatever makes everyone join in singing is the way to go. Polsky notes that “Who Knows One” can be difficult for people with disabilities because there are so many verses and it is frequently sung fast.
In fact, Ruderman, of the Ruderman Family Foundation, says there’s an old story about a boy in Eastern Europe who couldn’t read or write. He came to the High Holidays services and kept on shouting in the synagogue while people were trying to pray. Many of the congregants wanted to have him kicked out but the rabbi stopped them and said, “Just listen. He’s expressing his prayer in the purest way.”
I think of this boy and his direct connection to faith.
I think of my younger self, trembling in my seat, reciting Mah Nishtanah under my breath.
I think of the 2 million Jews estimated to have disabilities who will hopefully be participating in the seder this year. And I promise this: I won’t be the youngest at the table this year, but I do intend to be the loudest.
Most likely off-key too.
Abby Sher is a writer and performer living in Brooklyn. She is the author of “Amen, Amen, Amen: Memoir of a Girl Who Couldn’t Stop Praying (Among Other Things)” and “Breaking Free: True Stories of Girls Who Escaped Modern Slavery.” Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and Elle magazine, among other publications.
The Union for Reform Judaism is proud to partner with the Ruderman Family Foundation to ensure full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities and their families in every aspect of Reform Jewish life. Visit the Disabilities Inclusion Learning Center to learn more.
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Prodding the Russian Bear
Posted on April 1, 2014 by rogeroffice
During an election campaign, one can rely on one’s opponents to pick on any chance remark and blow it out of proportion. This seems to be happening with Nigel Farage’s comments on Russia, Putin and the Ukraine.
Nigel has remarked that in terms of the political and diplomatic (and potentially military) chess-game over Ukraine and the Crimea, Putin has played a blinder. He has totally out-smarted his opponents (particularly the EU). So naturally UKIP’s opposition, starting with Paddy Ashdown, has characterised UKIP as “apologists for Putin” and supporters of Russia against the West. One only has to write that down to see how absurd it is.
No one in UKIP has suggested for a moment that the Russian behaviour is anything less than reprehensible, and illegal. No one in UKIP supports the interference of great powers in the affairs of smaller nations – indeed we have criticised the Western propensity to intervene first, and fail to clear up the mess afterwards.
Nigel’s primary objective was to criticise the EU’s strategy (or indeed lack of strategy). Roosevelt’s advice was to tread softly and carry a big stick. The EU has taken the opposite course. It went trampling around in Ukraine, dangling the prospect of EU membership and funding, and failing to carry any sort of stick at all. It appears that Brussels simply didn’t bother to think through the possible Russian reaction, because if they had, it was entirely foreseeable that Russia would be very annoyed indeed. Direct interference in Russia’s “Near Abroad”, its traditional sphere of influence, was bound to cause ructions. Loss of the Ukraine would have been a major humiliation and a domestic set-back for President Putin personally, and he wasn’t going to let it happen.
So Brussels could have stood back and allowed the status quo to continue. Instead, it prodded the Bear. It provoked a quite unnecessary crisis, and now has no idea how to respond. With 30% of European gas supplies coming from Russia, it simply dare not apply serious sanctions. We’ve handed Putin a political opportunity that he could hardly have dreamed of or engineered himself, and he’s taken full advantage of it. Chances are the Western reaction will blow itself out, leaving Putin with the Crimea, and President Barosso with egg on his face.
So game, set and match to the Kraken in the Kremlin. Or at least the short game. Maybe Putin hasn’t thought carefully enough about the medium and long-term. The Russian economy has failed to reform and modernise. It remains a bandit economy based mainly on fossil fuel exports. But the one positive outcome of the Ukraine crisis is the sudden realisation in Europe that the EU urgently needs fuel resources that are more diverse, and as far as possible indigenous. It must cut its import-dependency, and especially it must rely less on unstable suppliers, especially those like Russia who have demonstrated their willingness to apply fossil-fuel blackmail. (We in UKIP have been arguing this point for a long time. It’s taken the Ukraine crisis to get through to the thick heads of the Eurocrats).
At a time when Europe is tentatively debating the plusses and minuses of shale gas, and is blinded by the negative anti-shale propaganda from green lobbyists who are (ironically) funded by the European Commission itself, there could hardly be a stronger impetus for drilling in Europe. We cannot sit on our hands and give in to Russian blackmail on gas when we are ourselves sitting on decades – maybe centuries – of gas supplies, but are too pusillanimous to exploit it.
14 Responses to Prodding the Russian Bear
Mike Spilligan says:
I made a long reply on your Ukrainian Reflections post so I don’t want to add much, but when you say that the Russian action was reprehensible I do wonder what else they could have done instead? The EU / USA provocation was more than just “reprehensible” and vacillation on Russia’s part may have meant more bloodshed if they had decided to step back then, seeing that they had no negotiating position, decided to “retake” Crimea.
Longer term; well, who knows? …. but I’d bet (formerly being a Russian resident, long term) that the dire predictions in the US and UK MSM — the Baltic republics next, Putin tries to recreate the old Soviet Union, etc., – are just nonsense, and proposed by people with other agendas.
Thomas Fox says:
To use the word “Pusillanimous” describes in one word the dithering of this EU governance as regards Ukraine, before I write any more comments there is a need for me to improve my grammar?
eddie coke says:
And perhaps “Putinanimous” is its opposite. (I do admit to having to look up pusillanimous though!)
I had to look it up too! One is never too old to learn a new word. Well impressed Roger so much better than to say “cowardly”, it has an educated ring to it! Good blog as usual, I wish I could have been a fly on Barosso’s wall when all this kicked off!
David H. Walker says:
With regard to the Russian economy, I could not agree more with you, Roger. Think of the time and toil the EU has wasted on alternative energy while becoming dependent on Russian fuel.
Perhaps the US’s and EU’s best move will be to destroy Russia’s ability to profit from oil. Do you think China would take up the slack for Russia, and buy the oil formerly bound for Europe?
At an early age I was taught if in doubt ask WHY? so when the west ‘s sabre rattler’s started I could not understand Why , Why was we supporting a rebellion to displace a democratic head of state? why was neo con Senator Macain out there , Why was Germany then us supporting the rebels?. then Russia was the enemy, Why oh Why oh Why was we being dragged into all this Obama on the phone to one and all , then it became clear Germany wanted the Ukraine in the EU net, then the blip came Crimea said no we are Russian, then it dawned on me I believe I found an answer The home for the Russian fleet well surprise surprise it’s in Crimean waters . so the ever encroaching German led EU was stopped in its tracks, and german Dominiance halted ..
We really must get out of this cesspit , or Europe will be conquered with not a bullet fired.
Flyinthesky says:
The whole point of the excercise is to secure a place for NATO, read USA, to gain a position on the Russian border, it has never been about freedom, trade and democracy for the Ukrainians, notwithstanding the eu doesn’t do democracy, at all, ever. Nigel said the right thing at the wrong time and it’s been deliberately maligned by our compliant MSM. The staus quo, read vested interest, is under threat and every UKIP opinion will maligned and manipulated accordingly. Despite not being a great fan of Putin the west is definitely the aggressor in this instance.
So Lithuania, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, Poland are neither members of NATO nor do do they have a border with Russia? I really must go back to school to learn the new UKIP geography
Richard111 says:
I understand the Ukraine is the bread basket of Russia. Russian scientists keep talking of the coming ice age. Putin must be under pressure to retain close contact with all countries that will be able to grow food for Russia as the global temperature drops. He is NOT going to let the Ukraine join the EU.
Some news I have not seen or heard on the BBC…
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/snowstorm-paralyzes-moscow-on-april-fools-day/497179.html
“Biryukov said Moscow had not seen so much snow on April 1 in 130 years but assured the mayor that the city would be unburied within 24 hours.”
Mike Tyson was not well liked by many, but all would say He was brilliant in the ring. In my view that is what Farage was saying re Putin. Fair comment.
a. I saw Baroness Ashton of Upholland’s face twice demonstrating in Kiev against the elected government. She must therefore be in favour of the revolution which toppled the elected government. But where are her tanks?
b. If any Russian politician was sitting beside Alec Salmond while he was on about how marvellous Scotland would be after the inevitable independence, do you know what? I would be really cross!
c. And who has gained the most out of the crisis? Well could it possible be Putin?
Alan Taylor says:
Having read Roger’s view, (and most of the other comments), I’m very surprised that no-one appears to know either the history of the Ukraine, (or indeed, about the close family and personal links between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples).
Firstly, very large areas of the Ukraine, was formerly Russian territory, (mostly given after the Russian revolution), a large part was handed over by the former Soviet leader Khrushchev, in the 1950s, indeed, even Kiev (the present Ukrainian Capital), was the former capital of Russia !!!!.
This coupled with generations of intermarriage, means that there is scarcely a Family in the Ukraine without close Russian relatives.
Therefore, in my opinion, this whole situation, has been brought about by unwarranted American, and European Union “interference”, in what can only be considered as Russia’s back yard.
America investing large sum’s of money, in the region, ( to gain financial and political influence), and the Euro Union, by dangling the unobtainable “carrot”, of possible future Ukrainian entry into the European union, promising “streets paved with gold”, which unfortunately, is what manyUkrainians believed, (especially, the poor and the young).
I must also state that I am not a great fan of President Putin, but given this situation, what reaction could you expect from him, when the possibility of being further surrounded by new NATO Countries, was starting to happen right under his nose.
I know that I’m now an old man, but surely everyone must remember, (or have been taught), what happened when the USSR tried a similar adventure in Cuba in the 60s…..Nearly the end of the World !!!
Well patient reader, my advice is: Stop believing the BBC news, and if you are interested, try doing a little research…..( or look into History), all the answers can be found there…..
Bill Esslemont says:
Anyone with a grain of commonsense knows that the US was behind the kicking out of the DEMOCRATICALLY(a word the Yanks commonly misuse) elected Ukrainian president and the installing of an illegal regime in Kiev – surely everyone has heard the conversation of the foul mouthed State Dept woman discussing who the Americans wanted to replace the overthrown president. I heard an interview – NOT on the shamefully biased BBC – with a spokesman for the Russian Orthodox Church and he explained how bad life was under Yeltsin when the oligarchs were allowed to plunder the assets of the USSR and how things began to change very much for the better when Putin took over. He is a true Russian patriot. I am a great fan of Putin and wish we had a leader like him who looks after the interests of his country and its population first and foremost instead of the miserable lot who misrule our country at the moment.
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Eight EU nations agree migrants deal, France says
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Image caption Migrants making the journey often travel in poorly maintained and overcrowded vessels
France says eight EU countries have agreed to share the resettlement of migrants rescued in the Mediterranean – but Italy is not one of them.
President Emmanuel Macron says another six nations backed in principle a Franco-German plan at talks in Paris.
He says he will not agree to releasing EU structural funds to countries that refuse to share the burden.
Italy, who has been at the forefront of the migrant influx in the EU, snubbed the talks.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who leads the right-wing League party, has spearheaded the country’s hardline stance toward migration.
Thousands of migrants attempt to cross the Mediterranean to Europe every year, and Libya is a key departure point. Those who make the journey often travel in poorly maintained and overcrowded vessels, and many have died.
But since mid-2017, the number of migrant journeys has declined dramatically largely due to efforts by Italy and other EU countries to encourage Libya to stop migrants from crossing the Mediterranean – a policy condemned by human rights organisations.
What did President Macron say?
Speaking after Monday’s talks attended by EU interior and foreign ministers, Mr Macron said: “The conclusion of this morning’s meeting is that 14 member states have given their approval to the Franco-German document.
“Of those 14, eight have enacted their co-operation, and their participation in the stable mechanism which would allow the commissioner to act on requests and the response of the eight member states in the necessary spirit of solidarity.”
Mr Macron provided no details of the agreed deal.
The eight countries are Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg and Portugal.
The six EU nations that have backed the deal in principle have not been named.
Media captionWomen and children are being held in camps close to fierce fighting in Libya
At the same time, President Macron said he would be against releasing EU funds to those nations that refused to co-operate.
“Europe can’t be à la carte when it comes down to solidarity. We can’t have states which say ‘We don’t want any of your Europe when it’s about sharing the burden but we do when it’s about structural funds’.
“That won’t last, or in any case I won’t sign off on financial provisions which go in that direction,” Mr Macron said.
His comments are seen as a clear warning to Hungary and Poland, whose governments have adopted hardline policies on migrants.
What about Italy’s reaction?
Mr Salvini did not take part in the Paris talks.
In a tweet last Thursday (in Italian), he wrote that “Italy does not take orders”, adding that if Mr Macron wanted to discuss the migrants issue he should come to Rome.
Earlier this month, Italy officially shut down a migrant centre on the Italian island of Sicily which had been one of the largest of its kind in Europe. has been officially shut down.
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What they think of us: (1) Tottenham Hotspur
October 11, 2010 by Colin Randall
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Typical: the groin injury to Benty came after our bellyache …
Just an occasional look at what people connected with or supporting other clubs say about Sunderland.
You’d think Spurs would rue ever having got rid of Darren Bent.
Ridiculed by ‘appy ‘arry, derided by many Tottenham fans, written off by the Londoncenritc press. So what did Darren go and do but join us, score goals at will and force his way into the England squad.
Time for a little humble pie from down the Lane? Er, not exactly.
This is from the Boys of White Hart Lane blog:
Personally, this blog thinks we did the right thing selling Bent when we did. He was never fully settled with us and was highly unlikely to have reached the heights he had reached at Charlton or he has at Sunderland. He’s found his level – he’ll do wonders at a lower mid-table club with fewer expectations.
Re-arrange the words “arrogance” and “insufferable” into a well-known phrase or saying …
Wouldn’t it be great if he came on tomorrow and scored a couple, just to prove a point? And went on to get a hatful for us against Spurs in the Premier?
Sod’s Law: just after I’d written that, the Northern Echo reported: “Bent sustained a groin injury in training today, adding to England manager Fabio Capello’s injury problems ahead of the Wembley match.
“The severity of the injury is unclear at this stage, and it remains to be seen whether Bent is also unavailable for Sunderland’s trip to Blackburn next Monday. ”
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Just come across this website and it reminded me of this post and the “limited fan base” comment….
http://www.worldfootball.net/zuschauer/eng-premier-league-2009-2010/1/
It doesn’t matter if you are team fighting for relegation, mid table or challenging for the title, we all have the same games to play, same defences to crack etc. It was sheer arrogance on behalf of spurs to think that their top goal scorer in 2 consecutive seasons was not good enough. The fact of the matter is, when spurs signed him EVERY football fan on the lad was applauding the buy and looking forward to seeing him play and scoring goals. The majority of the people who consistently knock him have never seen him play on a consistent basis and are simply going on “hear say” of what the bitter disgruntled spurs fans are saying. At the end of the day, every Sunderland fan is happy we have our very own “mediocre” 20+ goal machine. FTM
I just want to say that I’m not a spurs fan before I go on. I don’t have a team I support, I’m a football lover all teams all matches, BUT I do agree with the the spurs fans this time henwasnt good for them, his style is of a lower class team no offence to safc but it’s true you guys are a mid table team and will be for some time with a limited fan base, but I do like watching you play and good luck this year,
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It only seems to be the Spurs fans who are knocking him these days. Even the mags agree he is one of the leagues best finishers. All this crap about him not being able to link up play etc. So what!! He’s a striker and I want him to score goals!! Maybe the reason it never worked at spurs is because they wanted him to do all his work outside of the box and look all pretty passing the ball around in nice little triangles but maybe that’s why they haven’t won any creditable amount of trophies for a “big club” in recent years. I would happily see the rest of Darren Bents career up for safc with 10 other players behind him doing all the pretty stuff and serving chances to him on a plate. Man U did it with Cole, Arsenal didnit with Write and Blackburn did it with Shearer (admitingly Shearer massively improved in different areas of his game).
It is obviously too much of a dent on their pride and too hard to admit that they messed up and let the best finisher England has through their fingers. NOBODY can seriously knock the bloke for the amount of goals he scores. It’s a strikers job!!! You wouldn’t complain about a goal keeper because he’s crap at taking corners would you?? Mugs.
It only seemsnto be thenSpurs fans who are knocking himmthese days. Even the mags agree he is one ofnthe leagues best finishers. All this crap about him notnbeingnablento link up play etc. So what!! He’s a striker and I want him to score goals!! Maybe the reason it never worked at spurs is because they wanted him to do all his work outsidemoutside of the box and look all pretty passing the ball around in. Ice little triangles but that’s why they haven’t won any creditable amount of trophies for a “big club”. I would happily see the rest of Darren Bents career up fro for safc with 10 other players behind him doing all the pretty stuff and serving chances tonhim on a
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Beyond Scare Tactics
The EU referendum campaign is in full swing, and Turkey is a problem. From Vote Leave a new leaflet highlights not only countries looking to join but spotlights Turkey by shading in the bordering countries of Iraq and Syria. Turkey is a good political pick because of its strong association with both the migrant crisis and the movement of terrorists. This insinuation that if we don’t vote to leave the EU Turkey will overwhelm us with migrants and terrorists from IS has extended to discussing how we’ll become the victims of crime due to a supposed Turkish predisposition. It is a dog-whistle at its finest.
One could argue the reason Turkey is featured in many Vote Leave advertisements is that it is simply one of the EU candidate states – yet one of the intriguing parts about the decision to highlight Turkey is how hard it would be for Turkey to actually become an EU member. To give a brief overview Turkey has been an associate member of the EU since 1963, applied for membership in 1987, got candidate status in 1999, and finally had their (still ongoing) candidate negotiations start in 2005 which – regardless of anything else (such as opponents using vetos, arguments about geographical relevance) – cannot be resolved until Turkey opens its ports to Cyprus. In comparison Croatia applied for membership in 2003, started negations in 2005, and joined in 2013. For many the question is ‘if’ not ‘when’; Turkey joining the EU is a long way off and requires a lot of political manoeuvring. Billboards are using a very distant possibility to drive fears of terrorism and free movement of Turkish people, relying on unfavourable associations being brought to mind.
Watch out, the Muslims are coming.
The campaign run by the Goldsmith team against Khan during the London Mayoral race was another demonstration of scare tactics that rely on this “scary outsider” bias. The absurdity of painting Sadiq Khan – as much a radical Muslim as a plate of custard – as a terrorist sympathiser demonstrates clearly how little interest modern UK politicians have in even pretending to be for all people in their push to exploit wedges in society.
The mayoral race was important because it came down to the Conservatives either genuinely thinking that the political blancmange of Sadiq Khan was a dangerous man and sympathetic to terrorists, or they pointedly decided that public perception of Sadiq Khan and other Muslims by extension as regular Brits with a multitude of opinions is fine to sacrifice for some political gain. When the PM uses fancy footwork to say a man supports IS knowing that people will interpret this as referring to the terrorist group and not just the ideological concept of a state based on Islamic thought to legitimate false criticism of his opponent he loses credibility to govern fairly for all his citizens. With scare tactics you not only say a huge segment of your population are inherently dangerous, but you also say you have no interest in dealing with the divides in society if there is a chance for you to make a personal gain from it.
A calculation was made; Muslims won’t vote for us so it is okay to demonise them in the hopes that we win. And again with the EU Referendum a calculation has been made; let’s just play up these divisive fears to attract those who don’t know the nuances of Turkey and EU politics. Yet this gamble entrenches divisions that have real and harsh consequences to the actual population.
This is not an issue limited to one end of the political spectrum. Most political parties and groups in the UK are only interested in a narrow section of people they feel represent their voting base and frequently throw those deemed outside of this under the bus. Both sides of the EU debate are trying to out terrify the other with what will make us more susceptible to terrorists. I’ve heard someone discuss how “the Jews” don’t vote for Labour anyway so why bother dealing with antisemitism? Scottish voters are demonised for voting SNP and therefore there should not be a solid Scottish policy because they are not on “our” side anyway. Rural and coastal voters don’t get talked about as much as London and other cities. And god forbid the vitriol for those who don’t vote. Huge swathes of people get their needs ignored, or directly worked against in vote chasing, and groups of multitudes are portrayed as monoliths in order to appeal to those opposed to them. In the midst the actual humans of this country are forgotten.
If political groups only existed to win that would be one (still terrible) thing but the policies and words a political group chose not only shape the conversation around an election but become the spectrum for what is possible to be implemented and who gets to be involved. Once something outrageous has been said everyone else has to respond to it, lending it some legitimacy and further exposing it to the public. We need to respect people who wouldn’t ever vote for us and appreciate their needs as citizens even if we disagree with their thoughts. Turning around and using dog-whistles against huge parts of the population only succeeds in spreading both alienation and extreme misinformation.
A lot of people believe it is better to have a chance in power than to remain in opposition and therefore these tactics may be undesirable but ultimately worth it. But opposition – true opposition – is the process of calling that power to heel, and articulating the voice of everyone else. And democratic power is supposed to be about ruling with consideration of everyone, even those who won’t vote for you, rather than just a chance to rule to ensure that you continue to have a chance to rule to ensure that you continue to have a chance to rule ad infinitum. MPs are not there only for the people that voted for them, or even just the people that voted. They are there to represent the whole borough and that thought has to come first.
This is partially the fault of our political system being so heavily tilted to “not them” voting. Voters are either seen as our tribe or our enemies. When the not-we voters start to be generalised in broad descriptors – Muslim, Asian, Jewish, Scottish – it triggers an opportunity to make use scare tactics rather than generating good policies and working towards opening up a political system that will naturally draw in people in a positive way. This obsession with voters is creeping into other aspects which will permanently tilt how politics is played out, with constituency borders based not on the actual amount of people living there but on those who are registered to vote, as if those who don’t could never have concerns in their borough.
Wedge politics pushes people out of having an actual voice as politicians pander to only those whose votes they may win (and frequently ignore “safe” voters concerns). Each time there is a vote people are chastised for not participating (or recently for signing up “too late” to participate, as if becoming engaged is something we have to decide months in advance or else we don’t deserve it) which takes away the responsibility of groups to look at how to appeal to them beyond scare tactics. Politics is meant to be about articulating a vision of the future – the best way to serve everyone in a society. To create a consensus where we abandon that for power is incredibly dangerous. It’s a slow dull trundle to a backwards and unrealistic representation of society and one where soon only an incredibly small sliver of people will be competed for and thus become the only ones who politically matter.
Author Rushaa Louise HamidPosted on June 10, 2016 March 14, 2017 Categories European Politics, General Politics, Political Debate, U.K. PoliticsTags EU Referendum, Europe, Goldsmith, Khan, London Mayor Elections, Turkey, U.K. Politics, Vote Leave, Vote Remain, Voting1 Comment on Beyond Scare Tactics
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Could your patients self-monitor their INR levels?
This information may help you with your decision to support patients who would like to self-monitor their INR using CoaguChek
This page is intended for healthcare professionals in the UK and Republic of Ireland
What is self-monitoring?
Self-monitoring is where a person on warfarin tests their INR themselves using their own portable meter, rather than having to attend a clinic at a GP surgery or Hospital. This is more convenient for the individual as it reduces the number of clinic visits required, saving on regular time away from work or home life. It requires only a small drop of blood from the finger and they report the result to their healthcare professional.
What is the difference between self-testing and self-management?
Self-monitoring is the collective term used to describe both self-testing and self-management. Self-testing is when an individual tests their INR themselves using the CoaguChek meter at an agreed time, and then reports that INR result to their healthcare professional so that you can advise and adjust the patient’s warfarin dose accordingly.
Self-management is when the patient can adjust their own warfarin dose after testing with the CoaguChek meter, within agreed limits. This is after you as the healthcare professional have provided training and an agreed protocol to follow.
Is self-monitoring safe?
A 2012 systematic review of data published in the Lancet showed that “…self-monitoring and self-management of oral anticoagulation is a safe option for suitable patients of all ages. Patients should also be offered the option to self-manage their disease with suitable healthcare support as back-up.” 1
Self-monitoring with CoaguChek is recommended by NICE2 for patients on long-term anticoagulation therapy
Is self-monitoring accurate?
Yes, the CoaguChek meter has a number of built-in features to help ensure the accuracy of results. These include a check to ensure the blood has been correctly applied plus built-in controls on the meter and in the test strip. The INR result will only be displayed once these checks have been successfully passed.
The CoaguChek® XS has been independently evaluated and approved. It has an ISI of 1.02, as recommended by WHO3 and the British Society of Haematology, for results that closely correlate with clinical methods, and a CV of 4.5 per cent.3
Details on Calibration & QC on the machine:
The CoaguChek meter has a number of inbuilt system checks. For details, please refer to the meter manual (current V3). The test strip has an integrated quality control function. Quality control and system checks with test fluids as used in certain other systems are not required on the CoaguChek XS meter.
It is recommended that a side by side test of the patient meter with a clinic-based CoaguChek device is conducted every 6 or 12 months. Specific frequency of side by side testing is a local clinic decision.
What are the clinical benefits of patients self-monitoring?
When you compare INR monitoring in an anticoagulation clinic or in primary care, self-monitoring:
Helps the individual to keep their INR in their therapeutic range.1
Reduces the risk of thromboembolic events by 49% based on one systematic review and meta-analysis.1
For people, younger than 55 years, the likelihood of developing thromboembolic events was reduced by two-thirds, and for patients with a mechanical heart valve, the risk was halved.1
Lowers mortality, whilst not increasing complications in people aged 85 and older, who are at high risk of major bleeding, which suggests that age should not be a factor in determining eligibility for self-management1
How does self-monitoring fit in with patient-centred NHS outcomes?
Self-monitoring supports a patient-centred NHS by enhancing the quality of life for people with long term conditions and can improve the quality of patient oral anticoagulation therapy when compared to standard monitoring.5
There are also Digital Health options available, associated with self-monitoring of INR. You can learn more here.
Self-monitoring may enhance the quality of life for people who are:
Frequently away from home
In employment or education
Wish to travel or enjoy time away from the clinic
Unable to travel to clinics6
Ensures that people have a positive experience of care:
Based on one study, 77% of people preferred self-monitoring to the usual model of care7
Fewer consultations and hospital admissions are required when self-monitoring8
What are the guidelines on self-monitoring?
NICE recommends considering self-monitoring if the patient would prefer it and certain conditions are met.9
Your patients should only begin self-monitoring with your support. They can buy the CoaguChek meter themselves, with the test strips available via an FP10.
They will need training on how to self-monitor, ongoing support and review. NICE recommends that they are reviewed at least every six months, and have access to an appropriately trained healthcare professional for advice when they need it. Educating patients in self-monitoring is essential to ensure that they adhere to your agreed testing schedule.
Roche provides a support and training service for patients, and for healthcare professionals interested in supporting their patients self-monitor. For more information, call our Freephone Care Line on 0808 100 7666 or contact us at burgesshill.coaguchek@roche.com. This website contains further resources and you can learn more about the training support offered on the Training page.
1 Heneghan C et al, Self-monitoring of oral anticoagulation: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data, The Lancet, Volume 379, Issue 9813, 28 January–3 February 2012, Pages 322–334
2NICE Diagnostics guidance [DG14] September 2014
3World health Organisation Committee and Biological Standardisation: Guidelines for thrmoboplastins and plasmas used to control anticoagulant therapy. WHO TechnicalReport Series 1999;889:64-93
4Evalutaion of the CoaguChek XS system. International Evaluation Workshop, 25th November 2005, Heidelberg, Germany. Roche
5Garcia-Alamino, J.M., Ward, A.M., Alonso-Coelle, P. et al, Self-monitoring and self-management of oral anticoagulation (Cochrane Review). The Cochrane Library. Issue 4, 2010. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
6Connock, M., Stevens, C., Fry-Smith, A. et al, Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different models of managing long-term oral anticoagulation therapy: a systematic review and economic modelling. Health Technology Assessment 11(38), 2007, 1-66.
7Gardiner C et al, Patient self-testing is a reliable and acceptable alternative to laboratory INR monitoring, British Journal of Haematology, 2004
8Self-care strategy: Self-care – a real choice. Department of Health, 2005
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Observations of Electrical Discharges during Eruptions of Sakurajima Volcano
Harald E. Edens, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Ronald J. Thomas, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Sonja A. Behnke, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Stephen R. McNutt, University of South FloridaFollow
Cassandra M. Smith, University of South FloridaFollow
Alexandra K. Farrell, University of South FloridaFollow
Alexa R. Van Eaton, U. S. Geological Survey
Corrado Cimarelli, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
Valeria Cigala, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
Christopher W. Michel, CM Arborcare
Daisuke Miki, Kyoto University
Masato Iguchi, Sakurajima Volcanic Observatory
In May 2015 a field program was undertaken to study volcanic lightning at the Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan. One of the main goals of the study was to gain a better understanding of small electrical discharges in volcanic eruptions.
Prior studies of volcanic lightning have shown that there are several types of electrical discharges that can occur in volcanic eruption clouds. One of these is referred to as continuous RF, which manifests itself as a continual production of VHF emissions that typically last several seconds to a minute during the initial, active phase of an eruption. Its nature and origins are not well understood. Another type of discharge are small, discrete lightning flashes, which start occurring later on within the eruption cloud and are similar to atmospheric lightning.
During the 2015 field program we studied the characteristics of continuous RF and discrete flashes during volcanic eruptions of Sakurajima volcano using a comprehensive set of instrumentation. This included a 10-station 3-D Lightning Mapping Array (LMA) that operated in 10 μs high time resolution mode, slow and fast ΔE antennas, a VHF flat-plate antenna operating in the 20-80 MHz band, log-RF waveforms within the 60-66 MHz band, an infra-red video camera, a high-sensitivity Watec video camera, two high-speed video cameras, and still cameras.
We present correlated LMA, waveform, photographs and video recordings of continuous RF and discrete volcanic lightning flashes. We discuss the nature of continuous RF and its possible origins, and how it compares to VHF emissions from regular, discrete flashes. We also discuss the polarity of leaders of discrete flashes and the general time evolution of the charge structure in eruption clouds.
Presented at the AGU Fall Meeting on December 14, 2015 in San Francisco, CA
Edens, Harald E.; Thomas, Ronald J.; Behnke, Sonja A.; McNutt, Stephen R.; Smith, Cassandra M.; Farrell, Alexandra K.; Van Eaton, Alexa R.; Cimarelli, Corrado; Cigala, Valeria; Michel, Christopher W.; Miki, Daisuke; and Iguchi, Masato, "Observations of Electrical Discharges during Eruptions of Sakurajima Volcano" (2015). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 1631.
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How Are Weather Maps Made?
Meteorological stations in accordance with uniform regulations throughout the time observation, the collected information on wind, clouds, atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and other meteorological data, using a variety of weather symbols according to a certain format, specifically designed to fill in a blank map, this Figure is the weather map.
Drawing on the ground weather map
The weather map on the ground, drawing out the important parts of weather phenomena (such as precipitation, high winds, thunderstorms, etc.) of the regional context, to draw cold front, warm front, quasi-stationary front location, draw the whole figure isobaric lines, marked low-pressure , high pressure, its center and strength. After analysis, you can clearly see from the graph at the time pressure situation: Where is the high pressure, where is the low-pressure, warm and cold air battle zone where it is. For the front of the drawing, the ground plan to weather maps corresponding to 850 millibars frontal analysis. As a general theory in the general vicinity of front accompanied by rainfall, the weather front analysis of the distribution is clearly marked. Warm front is preceded by stratiform clouds and continuous rain, most of the cold front associated with cumulus clouds and thunderstorms in the system (see Figure: A cold front in case of cloud and rain weather). However, specific to the particular situation, all kinds of weather charts through a common analysis of several people in order to lower the pressure from the system and the upper west wind fluctuations, the temperature distribution, temperature distribution, the relationship between the jet and so on, clear and three-dimensional atmospheric image line. For this reason, analysts should always emerge in the minds of high and low pressure modes such as three-dimensional image. Even worse, sometimes warm front is also accompanied by cumulus clouds and thunderstorms in the system. This time alone the experience of weather, a full explanation of all the weather phenomena is very difficult. Surface weather map on the cold front, marked with blue logo, red warm front, stationary front with blue-red, occluded front with purple, ITCZ with brown, low in red capital letters "D", said high-pressure uppercase letters with a blue "G" said. Map on the ground, precipitation zones in green, thunderstorms area with red, yellow fog area, winds or sandstorms area with brown, outlined its scope. At this time, a complete surface weather maps on the drawing better.
Draw high-altitude weather map
High-altitude weather chart to fill in the weather elements are the same isobaric surface height of various points, thus rendering the analysis of the contour lines separated by a certain value. Contour drawing is getting better, we can see that when the air pressure at high altitude situation: Where is the low pressure trough, where a ridge of high pressure, and then draw the isotherms, marked heating and cooling centers. Center and the trough of low pressure from the heating and cooling, high-pressure ridge is configured, forecasters can make the future less pressure situation judgments.
For the high-altitude weather maps, first of all drawn contours, isotherms. The sea surface to the specified isobaric surface height (unit: Potential m) with each of 60 potential meter contour analysis. However, the 300 millibar surface potential of each 120 m draw contour lines. A wide interval of high summer, when the line drawn with the dotted line 30 potential m contour interval. Isotherms in general every 3 degrees with brown or red pencil drawing isotherms. Many places in the observed data, using interpolation can be quite accurate analysis of the out of place in a small observation data, such as the sea, making forecasting more difficult to analyze. Such places isotherm analysis, the use of its isobaric surface closer to the upper and the lower the average temperature between the surface pressure distribution. High-altitude weather map on the slot line, ridge line were used to brown thick solid line and thick dotted lines marked brown.
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Staff Spotlight: VA Certifying Official, Michael Veglianti
From Birmingham, England, to Scottsdale, Arizona, Michael Veglianti has made quite the trek, and we are glad to have him at Sonoran Desert Institute. Michael is one of Sonoran Desert Institute’s VA Certifying Officials, and he takes great pride in helping our veterans achieve their educational goals.
“I’ve never quite seen anything like the veteran culture in the United States. Veterans have a strong presence, and despite some shortcomings, the U.S. really takes care of their veterans,” said Michael. Michael knew of veterans in England but he had never encountered such a strong unity among veterans as he’s seen in the United States. “It’s really moving to help those that have served their country,” he said.
Michael first started working with veterans’ benefits at the University of Phoenix in 2007, and continued through 2017, until the University of Phoenix started reducing its staff. Sonoran Desert Institute (SDI) was lucky enough to acquire his services directly afterward. Michael’s duties consist of processing paperwork from other schools that students have transferred from, negotiating student debt from past classes or past schools, running calculations for student funds, and helping to verify payments. One of his favorite parts of the job is fielding calls from students. Michael had this to say, “I spend most of my day on the computer, so it’s actually a nice change of pace when I get to talk to a student who has questions or somebody who is having issues with their accounts. Really, I just love to help veterans. It drives me nuts when I don’t readily have an answer. So when I don’t, I will dig until I have it.”
Michael has a significant amount of drive when it comes to performing his job. He has earned his bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis in accounting. He is also trying to find the time and resources to earn his master’s degree. In addition to all of this, Michael is taking steps to learn more about benefits to make himself more of service to those in need by learning TA as well as student Financial Aid benefits.
Michael prides himself on organization and maintaining a consistent process, but as with any job, issues can arise. “The biggest complications I see on a regular basis is when students transfer from one VA region to another without notifying the VA, if there is a VA account debt from a student’s previous education, or sometimes there’s just a delay in the VA office.” Despite the massive amount of records that Michael processes on a daily basis, he drops everything to help when problems arise. He maintains a dogged approach when problems do come up. “I do absolutely anything I can when a student reaches out.”
Outside of his professional life, Michael Veglianti enjoys soccer, rugby, and cricket. His favorite sports are not often televised in the States, but he makes sure to catch a match when his favorite team, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., is televised. He’s also expanding his taste and starting to enjoy American football. Michael is also quite the movie buff. “Man, I’m going through my phone here and realizing I’ve seen most of the movies out right now.” His current favorites are American Assassin and The Hitman’s Bodyguard.
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We're so inundated with Trump news that we shrug off stories and scandals that would've tanked literally any other president. It seems that every day, there's a new horror demanding our attention, whether it's children locked in cages or Trump asking a foreign government to blackmail his rivals. This is why we've decided to bring you some equally awful stories related to the man and his administration that may have escaped your notice. Like how ...
Trump Ends Rule Allowing Migrants To Receive Medical Treatment, Starts Deporting Cancer-stricken Kids
Forget all of the abstracts when talking about immigration and answer this one simple question: Would you take a dying child off life support to deport them? It's hard to imagine even the baldest and most goateed of ICE agents saying yes, but that's exactly what the Trump administration decided to do. In August, Trump ended a rule that allowed undocumented immigrants to stay in the country if they're receiving life-saving care for illnesses such as leukemia, HIV, and other ailments that makes one question why God's being a total dick to them.
Trump canceled the program at the same time that he axed other programs for undocumented immigrants (like providing flu vaccines in detention centers), but there's one other detail that makes it uniquely cruel. While the administration announced the other program cuts publicly, it ended the deferred action program in secret. Which meant that dying patients only discovered this with their notice of deportation. They didn't even get time to prepare, just a boot out of the country and right into a possible grave. As Senator Ed Markey put it bluntly, "This is a new low ... Donald Trump is literally deporting kids with cancer."
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Betsy DeVos Is Withholding Funds From The University Of North Carolina And Duke University's Middle East Program
UNC and Duke offer a joint program in Middle East studies, which is not particularly radical. Considering how often the U.S. is involved over there, it's probably a good idea for at least a few of us to learn about it. The program focuses on how exactly the region became the quagmire it is today, and students learn its languages, histories, and cultures -- not just those for Muslims, as it is of course extremely diverse. However, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos identified a specific "bias" in the program: It's too positive toward Islam, and not positive enough about Christianity for her liking.
Gage Skidmore"You can see more in my PowerPoint presentation: 'Islam? More like Islame'!"
The impetus for the scrutiny and initial removal of funding for the program was its position that Palestinians are human beings who deserve basic rights and dignity. Once they started teaching about that particular issue, the Department of Education got involved. It was obvious what was happening, and one professor plainly stated it: "They really want to send the message that if you want to criticize Israel, then the federal government is going to look very closely at your entire program and micromanage it to death."
The Department of Education then offered some frightening recommendations. If the Institute wanted to remain eligible for future funding, the program had to focus on the national security interests and economic stability of America. In other words, keep viewing the Middle East as our plaything, and don't humanize the people there.
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Trump Is Deregulating The Pork Industry
The best argument against Trump being a pig is that he just made slaughtering them far more unpleasant and dangerous. Slaughterhouses have had to comply with federal regulation to ensure they aren't pumping toxic delicious McRibs into our bellies, but Trump has shifted the power of inspection to the pork industry itself.
And that's just one change Trump plans to make to the pork industry. The other is eliminating line speeds, which is the limit on the number of pigs a slaughterhouse can kill per minute. Ditching it means inspectors -- who are now plant employees with little training instead of USDA officials -- have less time to inspect your future bacon. They can jam through as many sick pigs as they want, and you won't know any better until you're sick out of both ends.
The pilot program alone showed what the industry standard could look like. Former USDA hog inspector Joseph Ferguson put it like this: "All the power gets handed over to the plant [...] I saw the alleged inspections that were performed by plant workers; they weren't inspections." We don't even have to take his word for it. An activist group went undercover to film slaughterhouses with the new rules, and captured footage of pigs dripping pus, covered in shit, and sporting festering wounds all getting slaughtered for dinner across the country. (The plant in question claimed the video had been selectively edited.)
If you're wondering why the pork industry specifically, don't worry, it's just step one. The beef and poultry industries are next. Suddenly cricket burgers and nuggets aren't sounding so bad.
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The Wall Will Destroy Archaeological Sites
The Mexican border wall perfectly embodies Donald Trump's politics: pointless, racist, and cruel. Not only do the vast majority of immigrants arrive here legally, then just overstay their visas, but we actually have an overall net outflow of immigrants. This doesn't even begin to touch upon the mountain of bullshit the government needs to climb to construct the wall. It not only will cost billions of tax dollars to build it on land seized from private citizens using eminent domain, but it will also cost us a link to our past.
The wall would destroy at least 17 archaeological sites in the Sonoran Desert alone. In those areas, we've discovered invaluable insights about the people who lived there, with some of the findings dating back 16,000 years. The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson, admits that even just replacing the existing border fence would "permanently damage these areas."
Despite this, Trump has decided to continue playing the part of Indiana Jones villain, and has even given authorized Homeland Security to waive environmental protection laws, which basically gives it carte blanche to destroy the land without a second thought.
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Trump Is Blocking California's Efforts To Curb Car Emissions
Trump has some bizarre beliefs regarding climate change. He goes far beyond the standard Republican talking points of conflating weather and climate and says insane things like this:
Really think about this. He's acknowledging that climate change is man-made, but only in the form of a hoax designed to destroy the U.S. economy. Trump is so anti-anything regarding action against global warming that he's now using the federal government to limit the ability of individual states to make improvements.
California circumvented Trump's destruction of green initiatives and struck deals with car makers to improve emissions. Volkswagen, Ford, BMW, and Honda all agreed to improve their emissions on an annual basis to reduce pollution. California broke no laws exercising state power, and the deal was perfectly in line with the Clean Air Act of 1970, which grants states the power to set separate regulations from the federal government. However, having a kinship to oversized smoke-blowing vehicles, Trump decided "Nah" and declared that he'd be revoking California's ability to do any of this.
EPAHey, can't let those tree-hugging cucks force real Americans to get more value out of their gallon of gas.
California has since been fighting back. The state sued the government in September and November, but it's still tied up in the courts. 22 other states have joined them in a coalition, but the Association of Global Automakers has aligned with the White House, making for the second-worst political side ever chosen by an auto manufacturer.
For more, check out What If Donald Trump Is Just An Elaborate Prank?:
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Homophobia and transphobia do not come from one section of society. LGBT rights have recently been under attack in the US. This is not an 'Islam problem', it is a problem within capitalist society as a whole.
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EXCLUSIVE: Libyan missiles looted
CNN's Ben Wedeman and Ingrid Formanek reporting from Tripoli, Libya –
TRIPOLI, Libya (CNN) - A potent stash of Russian-made surface-to-air missiles is missing from a huge Tripoli weapons warehouse amid reports of weapons looting across war-torn Libya.
They are Grinch SA-24 shoulder-launched missiles, also known as Igla-S missiles, the equivalent of U.S.-made Stinger missiles.
A CNN team and Human Rights Watch found dozens of empty crates marked with packing lists and inventory numbers that identified the items as Igla-S surface-to-air missiles.
The list for one box, for example, written in English and Russian, said it had contained two missiles, with inventory number "Missile 9M342," and a power source, inventory number "Article 9B238."
Grinch SA-24s are designed to target front-line aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles and drones. They can shoot down a plane flying as high as 11,000 feet and can travel 19,000 feet straight out.
Fighters aligned with the National Transitional Council and others swiped armaments from the storage facility, witnesses told Human Rights Watch. The warehouse is located near a base of the Khamis Brigade, a special forces unit in Gadhafi's military, in the southeastern part of the capital.
The warehouse contains mortars and artillery rounds, but there are empty crates for those items as well. There are also empty boxes for another surface-to-air missile, the SA-7.
Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch emergencies director, told CNN he has seen the same pattern in armories looted elsewhere in Libya, noting that "in every city we arrive, the first thing to disappear are the surface-to-air missiles."
He said such missiles can fetch many thousands of dollars on the black market.
"We are talking about some 20,000 surface-to-air missiles in all of Libya, and I've seen cars packed with them." he said. "They could turn all of North Africa into a no-fly zone."
There was no immediate comment from NTC officials.
The lack of security at the weapons site raises concerns about stability in post-Gadhafi Libya and whether the new NTC leadership is doing enough to stop the weapons from getting into the wrong hands.
A NATO official, who asked to not be named because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said 575 surface-to-air missiles, radar systems and sites or storage facilities were hit by NATO airstrikes and either damaged or destroyed between March 31 and Saturday. He didn't elaborate on the specifics about the targets.
Gen. Carter Ham, chief of U.S. Africa Command, has said he's concerned about the proliferation of weapons, most notably the shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles. He said there were about 20,000 in Libya when the international operation began earlier this year and many of them have not been accounted for.
"That's going to be a concern for some period of time," he said in April.
Gilles de Kerchove, the European Union counterterrorism coordinator, raised concerns Monday about the possibility that al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, based in North Africa, could gain access to small arms, machine guns and surface-to-air missiles.
Western officials worry that weapons from the storage sites will end up in the hands of militants or adversaries like Iran.
The governments of neighboring Niger and Chad have both said that weapons from Libya are already being smuggled into their countries, and they are destined for al Qaeda. They include detonators and a plastic explosive called Semtex. Chad's president said they include SA-7 missiles.
An ethnic Tuareg leader in the northern Niger city of Agadez also said many weapons have come across the border. He said he and other Tuareg leaders are anxious about Gadhafi's Tuareg fighters returning home - with their weapons - and making common cause with al Qaeda cells in the region. Gadhafi's fighting forces have included mercenaries from other African nations.
The missing weapons also conjure fears of what happened in Iraq, where people grabbed scores of weapons when Saddam Hussein's regime was overthrown.
Bouckaert said one or two of the missing artillery rounds are "enough to make a car bomb."
"We should remember what happened in Iraq," he said, when the "country was turned upside down" by insurgents using such weaponry.
There have been similar concerns in Afghanistan, where the United States provided thousands of Stinger missiles to the Afghan mujahedeen when they were fighting the Soviets in the 1980s. The United States has spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to buy them back, fearful that they would fall into the hands of terrorists.
CNN's Emily Smith, Tim Lister, Joe Sterling and Larry Shaughnessy contributed to this report
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Paul Robichard
Catherine if you haven't been to the King Arthur website for recipes, you should. They have some really good bread recipes. I just made a loaf of white bread from their King Arthur baking book today (also on website) which turned out great. I used King Arthur all-purpose flour. Most of their bread recipes call for all-purpose. Try their website, you'll enjoy it.
A LIBYAN
CNN IS A ORGANISATION THAT SPREADS SMEARING CAMPAINGS AGAINST PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENTS WITH CLAIMS THAT ARE NOT PROVEN. THEIR REPORTS ARE BASED ON SPECULATION. THEY HAVE SELECTED THIS REPORT CAREFULLY TO CREAT FEAR MONGERING AGAINST THE PUBLIC. IN THE GOOD NAME OF THE LIBYAN PEOPLE, WE DENOUNCE THIS REPORT AS TOTAL RUBBISH.WE ARE NOT ENGAGED IN ANY TERRORIST ACTIVITIES, NOR WE WILL BE OR PLANNED TO BE.
THIS IS A PITIFULL ATTEMPT AT SMEARING THE GOON NAME OF LIBYA WITH PLANNED RHETORIC. THE MISSILES HAVE BEEN CONFISCATED BY THE PEOPLE OF LIBYA, AND STORED IN SECURE PLACES.
CNN IS KNOWN TO ATTEMPT A "TERRORIST" CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIBYA.
IN FACT, CNN LINKED LIBYA TO AFGHANISTAN AND TERRORISM IN THEIR REPORT, AND SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH NO CREDIBILITY. THE MISSILES THAT QUOTE "DISSAPEARED" IS AN ALLEGATION.
DO NOT BELEIVE CNN. THIS IS AN ALLEGATION AND IS YET TO BE PROVEN.
miscali
It gets worse,read this from 2009.Obama caused the arab spring
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/foreign-policy/presidents-speech-cairo-a-new-beginning/democracy-human-rights
September 13, 2011 at 11:26 pm | Reply
Peter Ekume Ngalle
20,000 MISSILES? WOW !! BUT UNFORTUNATELY AMERICA AND ITS ALLIES, THE U.N AND THE REST OF THE WORLD IS MORE THAN JUST SOME RUSSIAN-MADE MISSILES. LET THE LIBYAN PEOPLE LEAP FOR JOY FOR VICTORY IS THIERS. MUAMAR G. HAS FALLEN, NEVER TO RISE AGAIN.
No doubt these missiles will be raining down on Israel soon!
Punkygrl
Reading this after the article: 'Credible, unconfirmed' 9/11 threat to U.S., officials say" creeps me out.
CSCI132
NATO has just supplied Al Qada, Muslim Brotherhood, and Hammas with a huge stockpile of weapons they would normally have had great difficulty getting. These terrorist groups are laughing at how easily NATO was played like a violin.
I agree! And it happened before.
After the Iraq war the US troops secured the Oil Ministry and the oil terminals. Saddams ammo dumps were allowed to be looted even after the Iraqi people told the Americans it was happening.
The US troops eventually got the looted ammo back.....one IED at a time.
September 11, 2011 at 2:36 pm |
Now why is this 'news'? If this happend last month, boy CNN, MSNBC, CBS..etc, and the white house, would be, like, ALL happy and a small victory, for these so-called 'rebels', that US is backing(which it turns out, is al quaida). C'mone CNN? You guys got other things to report on, dontcha??
klesb
I would not like to live inland of the east approach to LAX! There are articles about "space junk" denying mankind access to space. I think we have good evidence of man now being denied access to air space! Why would anyone fly anymore? I haven't since a SWA security drone poured my scotch out – that was in my checked luggage! I drive to my destinations now!
sofianitz
Are we supposed to be surprised by this, or what? SA24 and SA7. Damn good weapons.
jessword
damn good weapons? really? how come I don't remember reading about any nato planes being shot down with this supposedly damn good weapon? and why the english writing on soviet missile crates?
Listen to the video report before you demostrate your ignorance.
The 20,000 Russian made gound to air missiles are as good as the US made Stinger gound to air missile.
Linda Rivera
The Obama-supported rebels left in charge are now conducting a “large
scale cleaning in the areas under their control with the extermination
of all blacks in the capital”, according to The Independent.
Ruthless genocide of blacks in Libya by the US/NATO backed Al-Qaeda linked rebels has been going on for months. US/NATO who waged war for months for the Al-Qaeda linked rebels-who murder our troops in Iraq-are RESPONSIBLE for stopping the genocide.
US/NATO are also responsible for
rescuing the many blacks kidnapped by the rebels, including the
kidnapped black children who have been horrendously abused by the
black-hater Muslim rebels.
STOP THE GENOCIDE!
Hi Linda, what does that have to do with the SAM's? This is about supposed looted/missing missiles.
Gaza has just acquired anti-aircraft and anti-tank rockets from
rebel-controlled Libya. Every Muslim terrorist organization on earth
must be rejoicing over the US/NATO/Libyan rebel victory. As US/NATO won the war for the rebels, US/NATO is now responsible for removing these rockets from Gaza – rockets that will be fired on Israel’s civilians.
US/France/NATO are responsible for the weapons now being in the hands of Al-Qaeda as US/France/NATO backed, and waged war for months for the Al-Qaeda linked rebels.
Ummm.....am I the only one who has noticed that the writing on the boxes is in english? Why would russians sell an arabic country missiles that are in boxes with english writing? And why were no Nato planes shot down while we were bombing the bejeezus out of this country, with these supposedly dangerous "russian" missiles?
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@Jessword, The markings are part of the UN campaign for transparency in conventional arms exports. Russia is a signatory. Obviously it isn't illegal to sell them, but they have to be marked in accordance with the register. For clarity English is used to avoid mistakes. Even before the register the Soviets exported many of their weapons systems with English stencils. For example Iraq. MANPADS are one of the classification of missiles highlighted inthe UN register. Russia has to declare the transfer hence the extensive export markings on the boxes.
The missiles are manpads and they have a height limit. These types of missiles can be defeated by operating above the effective ceiling. NATO aircraft would be operating up around 15 to 20 thousand feet and using their weapons sensors from there. Think about Kosovo? The Serb military were extremely frustrated that they couldn't employ their MANPADS due to the tactics of operating at height. The Libyans had their large missile air defence systems and radars taken out and all they could do was hose the air with ineffective guns and fire missile for the most part blindly.
MANPADS even within their effective range can also be defeated by countermeasures on aircraft and helicopters. French and British attack helicopters in Libya have been reported to have been fired on with MANPADS that were defeated by countermeasures such as flares.
Your grasp of the serbian air war is lacking. Many US planes were shot down by Russian SAM's.
Downing of U.S. Fighter Over Bosnia Is Tied to Shortcoming of NATO Plane
By ERIC SCHMITT
American military officials knew a hostile missile radar was tracking Capt. Scott F. O'Grady's F-16 fighter jet several minutes before he was shot down over Bosnia last month, but could not alert him because of a technical shortcoming on a NATO early-warning plane, military officials said today.
A Pentagon report on the causes of the downing concludes that the NATO Awacs, which would have relayed the warning to the pilot, did not have equipment to transmit and receive highly classified electronic messages from American intelligence officials.
By the time military officials finally relayed the warning to the Awacs plane through an unclassified radio transmission, a Bosnian Serb SA-6 missile had split the Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon in two.
Defense Secretary William J. Perry and John M. Deutch, the Director of Central Intelligence, have both said military officials did well in collecting and analyzing the intelligence on the SA-6 missile, but a poor job in getting that information to the pilots.
Gen. John Shalikashvili, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is to outline the military's report on the downing of the plane on Tuesday at a hearing of the House National Security Committee.
Military and industry officials said today that the investigation would also conclude that a Bosnian Serb radar, which did not show up on Captain O'Grady's radar, fed his location to the SA-6 missile, allowing its operators to aim and shoot before the pilot could detect the radar.
Senior Pentagon officials say that about 12 minutes before the plane was shot down on June 2, a U-2 spy plane flying high over Bosnia detected the Serb radar tracking Captain O'Grady and another F-16 pilot.
The U-2 automatically relayed that information to officials at the National Security Agency, which analyzes electronic transmissions. Agency officials confirmed the radar's location, and tried repeatedly to transmit that information to the NATO Awacs, using the Tactical Information Broadcast Service.
But the NATO plane was not equipped with a terminal to receive the classified communications, military and industry officials said. Right now, only United States Awacs and some other American planes have the equipment, they added.
About eight minutes before the downing, military officials desperately tried relaying the warning over an open transmission, but it garbled. By the time the Awacs plane received the alert, it was too late.
Serbs down second Nato jet
Sunday, May 2, 1999 Published at 05:51 GMT 06:51 UK
Nato has confirmed that the Serbs shot down an American F-16 over western Serbia.
The plane was hit during air raids early on Sunday morning.
The pilot was rescued by allied forces after he ejected in an area near the Croatian border, and was taken to a Nato base for a medical examination.
The F-16 is the second plane downed by the Serbs since Nato started its air attacks more than six weeks ago. The first was an F-117 Stealth fighter on 27 March.
Secrets of 1999 F-117 Shootdown Revealed
by Zord Gabor Laszlo
With his early retirement last year from the former Yugoslav (now Serbia and Montenegro) military, one of the most successful surface-to-air-missile (SAM) battery comanders of recent times can finally tell his story on how he and his men shot down two US Air Force (USAF) tactical aircraft – an F-117 and an F-16 – during Operation Allied Force in 1999. Minor modifications to existing obsolete air-defense missile systems, survivability through mobility, and radio-frequency (RF) discipline led to those kills, he said.
Although the name of Col. Dani Zoltan emerged earlier in some interviews with local media since 1999, it wasn't until October of this year that he was revealed to be the commander of the unit responsible for both manned aircraft kills by the former Yugoslav air-defense force during the NATO bombing campaign in 1999. The Serbian alias Gvozden Djukic had been used, instead, to describe the ethnic Hungarian commander in some propaganda articles, apparently in an effort to hide his ethnicity. With his retirement, however, he chose to reveal his true identity and the role he played in 1999 to the public.
His unit, the 3rd battery of the 250th Missile Brigade, was responsible for the air defense of the Beograd area, together with other batteries of the same brigade. Equipped with the S-125M Neva (NATO: SA-3 Goa) command-guided SAM system (for more information on the Neva and other Soviet-made SAM systems, see "Castles in the Sky"), Dani's battery, however, had some key advantages over its sister units. According to Dani, this advantage was based on their previous research into the field of the detection, acquisition, and destruction of targets with low radar cross-sections (RCSs) or those employing low-observable technologies. He said he and his subordinate officers followed articles written about the F-117 since its emergence from secrecy, calculating at the same time how systems in service with the Yugoslav air-defense forces could possibly cope with such a threat. Finally, during the NATO power demonstrations in 1998 (held to ward off Serbia from its actions in Kosovo), he proposed minor, in-field technical modifications to the SAM system: one to the UNV antenna unit and the UNK-M control cabin responsible for missile control (NATO: Low Blow), with another modification to the P-18 (NATO: Dry Rack or Spoon Rest D) radar that provides target acquisition for each battery. His superiors declied to approved the modifications, though, saying instead that "this system simply cannot handle the stealth."
Tough challenges to the Yugoslavian integrated air-defense system were on the horizon, but individiual initiatives were still not encouraged, even though they promised a chance to improve inferior systems. Just a few weeks before the air war started, Dani tried once more, but to no avail. At this time, however, he finally went ahead and implemented his proposed modifications within his own unit without higher approval, taking full responsibility. Altough he still declines to discuss particulars, it seems the alterations required little materiel, and the maintenance and servicing capabilities attached to his battery were up to the task of the "quick fix." The only specific Col. Dani would provide was that the modifications did not involve the use of the auxilliary Karat TV target-tracking system.
In addition to technical modifications to increase the probability of successful engagement of low-RCS targets, Col. Dani also trained his unit to fight against the NATO air armada. Engagements using the shortest possible radiation of the fire-control radar were practiced over and over, and Col. Dani indicated that they focused on engaging targets well within the possible launch zone to reduce the time of flight of the missiles and, therefore, the reaction time available to the target aircraft. Dani's unit also received reservists who boosted his unit's manpower to approximately 200 personnel – in accordance with the standard wartime employment plan of a Neva battery. They also received two extra quad (4) missile launchers beyond the original four, and their stocks of V-601P missiles were boosted as well, in anticipation of a low kill probability and high missile consumption.
On the first night of Operation Allied Force, March 24, 1999, the task of stopping the attackers fell to Yugoslav interceptors, and SAM activity was held back. Later on, however, when the clear beyond-visual-range (BVR) superiority of the NATO fighters became evident, the Yugoslav SAM and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) units took on sole responsibility for air defense. With a low kill probability projected, due to their admittedly inferior technology, the realistic aim of the Yugoslav SAM and AAA units was to stay alive as long as possible to distract the NATO strike packages from their objective. Forcing the NATO aircraft into evasive maneuvers that required them to jettison stores and tanks seemed more likely than actually shooting down aircraft. However, on day four, the 3rd battery of the 250th brigade succeeded in downing an F-117 – an act that clearly helped the Serbs in escalating the propaganda war to win public support, while at the same time, dealing a blow to the West. Dani said his unit shot two missiles with the target flying head-on at the battery at an altitude of 8 km at a range of 13 km. The whole engagement took only 18 seconds. Following standard operating procedure, he was sitting in the UNK-M cabin in front of the remote display of the P-18 radar, supervising his crew's combat work.
Although Dani acknowledged that they received information updates from the central command and control (always through landlines – no radio and no cellular communications), he said they wandered almost randomly around the sector they were assigned to protect. While on the move, Col. Dani's unit had to avoid detection by NATO forces and the attacks that would be sure to follow, then find places from which they had the highest probability of disrupting enemy air operations. Most of the time the actual firing unit, held closely together by Dani, included only those elements required for a short engagement: the missile-guidance radar, two (instead of four) quad launchers, acquisition radar, and generators. Setting up in just 60 minutes from transport configuration to firing position (preferably near vegetation offering natural concealment), this "core" of the battery usually stayed in one place no longer than a few hours. According to Dani, his battery covered approximately 100,000 km during the 78 days of the war, mostly at night in blackout conditions and without a single road accident.
Beyond frequent relocation, RF discipline contributed to the 3rd battery's eventual survival, and the unit suffered no human or materiel losses at all. Radiation time of the fire-control radar was kept to a minimum, although with the P-18 they could be more liberal, as this VHF radar – according to their experiences – could not be targeted by NATO's High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs). Even with this precaution, though, they were forced to cease radiation and/or missile control 23 times when it became evident from the target-return fluctuations or other indications that a HARM had been launched at them. False transmitters in the vicinity of the battery's location were also used to spoof the anti-radiation missiles. Dani added that the survivability of the VHF P-18 is the single biggest reason for the command-guided Neva system's success compared to the semi-active Kub (SA-6) system. The Kub's radar complex, the SURN (NATO: Straight Flush), which operates on a different wavelength from the P-18, was more vulnerable to NATO HARMs. While the Neva battery was not vulnerable to HARMs during the detection/acquisition phase of the engagement, the Kub exposed itself from the beginning of its search for targets. (For more on the SAM threat faced by NATO during Operation Allied Force, see "The Evolving SAM Threat: Kosovo and Beyond.")
The retired colonel also suggested that his battery used primarily its own resources (mostly the P-18 radar and visual observation) to build a faint picture of situational awareness and to understand NATO operations for later use. However, this is not entirely true, as it is now known that the US didn't vary the flight paths of its F-117s, so their locations could be predicted to a certain extent. Serb forces also often received phone calls from just outside Aviano Air Base in Italy, alerting them when a NATO aircraft had taken off. Combining these two pieces of intelligence, it would not be too difficult to determine where an F-117 was at any given time (see "Shrewd Tactics May Have Downed Stealth Fighter").
Dani declined to say how many missiles they launched during the war beyond the four fired at the F-117 and the F-16, although he did confirm that "several" missiles fired by his unit missed their targets.
@ CharlieSeattle, (I find that I can't reply to yours so I will insert it here)
My reply was in relation to Kosovo. Kosovo was Operation Allied Force in 1999.
Two US manned aircraft shot down in 1999 is not MANY. An F-16CG on 2nd May 1999 and an F-117 on 28th March.
Even prior to 1999 the losses of manned aircraft were also very light considering the number of missions flown.
You reference Captain Scott O'Grady's F-16 but fail to mention any others. You question my knowledge but fail to
list the others.
One French Air Force Mirage 2000D was shot by a SAM down over Bosnia by the Army of Republika Srpska on 30th August 1995. The crew ejected and were captured.
One UK Royal Navy Sea Harrier FRS.1 was shot down over Bosnia on 16th April 1994 by a SAM. The Pilot ejected and escaped and evaded to safety.
The Yugoslav Ministry of Information was so desperate to produce NATO shootdowns for their populace that they were caught out in a blatant lie. They broadcast an audio of a NATO pilot Mayday and claimed that it was from 1999. The actual audio was from the 1994 Sea Harrier shootdown.
That is not MANY as you suggest.
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Let a thousand engines bloom
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11/12/2017 by Alex Andronov
Ross Brawn is trying to deal with a tricky situation. Half the teams want budget restrictions, the other half don’t. Half the teams want engine restrictions, the other half don’t. They aren’t the same groups, there are all kinds of strange overlaps. Mercedes want the engine restrictions but not the budget cuts, Honda want the budget cuts but not the engine restrictions. They are all after their own self interests - as it ever was.
Castor and Pollux or a load of... rubbish?
Mercedes' management style continues to raise questions
Ross Brawn has been shoved out of Mercedes. This has been coming for a while as Mercedes seems to have tragically misunderstood the adage "too many cooks" and has at least five people in charge over there. When Ross's departure was mooted it seemed obvious to everyone that the issue was around Ross's not wanting to share control. Fair enough, he ran the team singlehanded for a while and didn't do too badly, now he was being asked to give up control and he didn't want to.
Giggles Radio - Christmas Special 2011
Our resident DJ takes on the festive season with a feast of audio entertainment
Welcome to the Giggles Radio Christmas Special 2011! We hope that you can join us for 3 hours of fun and frolics slightly away from the snow, starting at 3pm.
Giggles Radio - 1986
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Giggles Radio returns with 1986. This was the year our host moved back to the UK, lets see what that did to his musical taste. Join host Alex Andronov as he features a year from his life and plays the songs that either came out in that year or he experienced for the first time in that year. It's his Audio-graphy.
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Giggles Radio cracks open a New Coke and relives 1985 which was the year Coke dallied with the new formula. This was the year Back to the Future hit the cinema, The Discovery Channel, the Amiga and the NES were launched. Also starting in 1985 were Calvin and Hobbes, Tetris and Microsoft Windows. And finally 1985 was also the year that New Coke was cancelled, and the world went back to Coke Classic.So join host Alex Andronov as he features a year from his life and plays the songs that either came out in that year or he experienced for the first time in that year. It's his Audio-graphy.
What's your favourite thing about F1?
Worries that the endless debate keeps us apart rather than binds us together
What's your favourite thing about F1? In the time I've been watching I think there might, honestly, have been a million rule changes. F1 now really isn't like F1 then, is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? I'm going to guess it's good because I have had the option since 1987 to stop watching and I haven't. So when people start complaining about rule changes that have happened or should happen, I kind of glaze over.
The audio biography returns with another in depth year in review
We're back baby! Giggles Radio fires up it's Macintosh and sets the system clock back to 1984 which was the computer was launched. It was also the year of the first untethered moon walk, Beverly Lynn Burns became the first woman Boeing 747 captain in the world, Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to perform a space walk, the space shuttle Discovery had it's maiden voyage and the Andronovs moved across the street.
A time travelling adventure back to the eighties
Join host Alex Andronov as he features a year from his life and plays the songs that either came out in that year or he experienced for the first time in that year. It's his Audio-graphy. This week 1983.
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Our resident DJ guides us through a special celebration of all things summer
Welcome to a surprise special show of Giggles Radio with a tonne of great tunes to sit and chilax to in the sunshine. It's a bank holiday weekend here in the UK and amazingly it's sunny so we're taking the chance to celebrate with classic tunes and grooves that will get you in the mood for drinking a beer poolside (or a coke window side, or whatever).
Another year from our DJ's life, and the music that formed it
Another day, another year, as the audio-biography continues
Hey it's 1981, well it's not actually 1981... but I want you to temporarily pretend it's 1981 for the fun of it. Back in 1981 the Times was bought by Rupert Murdoch, the first London Marathon was run, Charles and Diana got married, MTV was launched and Alex's brother Pete was born. So join host Alex Andronov as he features a year from his life and plays the songs that either came out in that year or he experienced for the first time in that year. It's his Audio Biography.
Prepare to travel through time as we indulge in some 80s nostalgia
Welcome back! It’s been a while but Series 2 of Giggles Radio is here! Is music the soundtrack to our lives? Join host Alex Andronov as he features a year from his life and plays the songs that either came out in each year or he experienced for the first time in that year. He’s calling it, rather clumsily, his Audio Biography.
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Giggles Radio - Surprise!
An extra special radio show with an all-request element
Hey surprise! Due to the unfortunate and untimely relocation of Great Britain to the Ice planet of Hoth the Sidepodcast Christmas Party has had to be cancelled... But don't get all grumpy... Instead join us in a live radio broadcast without a plan. I don't have much of a playlist to be honest so if you'd like to suggest something then e-mail me at alex at gamboling.co.uk so it's a nice surprise for everyone when it comes or you can put something in the comments and tag it #request
Celebrate the festive season with a bonus music radio show
Oh the weather outside is less frightful than it was earlier in the week but now it's icy rather than snowy and you might slip because you were lulled into a false sense of security by the sunshine,But this show is quite delightful*Hey everybody... IIIIITTTTTSSSS CHRRRRIIIIIISSSSTMMMMAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
Giggles Radio - Best ever show
Three hours of the pick of the pops from the first series of radio fun
To mark the end of Giggles Radio - Series 1 we have a live show featuring the very best music as featured in the previous 30 shows.Join our host Alex Andronov as he guides you through 3 hours of great music while fumbling around, speaking incoherently and attempting terrible puns.
Giggles Radio - Alternative best ever show
A selection of the highlights from the first alphabet series
The end is in sight for Series 1 of Giggles Radio. In the next show your host Alex Andronov will take us back through the very best songs that have been played during the 29 shows so far* but this week we are going to experience the songs that wouldn't necessarily be your standard "Best Of" fayre but Alex wanted to play them again and so this is the Best of that Alex would have selected if left to his own devices... except he also selected the next show himself without any kind of... This doesn't make any sense... Stop this nonsense...
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A look back at the history of our resident master DJ
Giggles Radio Series One is sprinting to the finish line. In the next two weeks we will feature the Best music from the series in two special shows. But before that happens Giggles Radio HQ wants to share with you a very special show... From the archive...Join us live from 16:30ish.
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A pop and boy band spectacular with two special listeners in mind
Over the course of the last 28 episodes there has been one unifying theme beyond even the alphabet (and the numbers) I have picked the songs. But today, in a very special Blossom, we find the musical selection reins handed over to two of our listeners who have... well lets just say they found the lack of boy bands and 90s cheesy pop disturbing. So join me and our guest selectors Amy and Christine as we play 2 hours of “Songs that You Will All Hate but Christine and Amy will Love”.
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A compilation of music that should have made the main alphabet playlists
Not everyone vicariously eats rhubarb. No! Even Violet, even rubbish non-eating Violet eats Rhubarb nefariously. Evan’s violently embezzled Rhubarb now exposes Violet’s entirely ruthless naughtiness. Evan vindicated, eats radishes.Welcome to Giggles Radio - Best Never Played. After 27 episodes of music you might be starting to think that I was about to run out of music to play you, but no! In fact during the course of the run there have been a number of songs that never got played and this show aims to fix that. These aren’t songs that I didn’t have room for, because those would be lesser songs, but rather songs that for one reason or another I forgot. Join me for 3 hours (ish) of previously unplayed (by me) music and chatter.
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SQF: Why did you start this magazine?
Devanshi Khetarpal: Inklette was initially a small newsletter with (very) limited circulation. In the beginning, I had no goal of elevating it. It was when I started to interact more with young artists and writers of my age, that I developed a vision and realized the potential Inklette had. It was also on the insistence of Trivarna Hariharan, the most valuable friend I have, that I finally made the decision to expand it with her. We started Inklette with the sole aim that this magazine would be all about honesty. Both of us have realised the importance of being honest to oneself and to one's art. Through our friendship and our involvement in literary and artistic circles, consisting of people from all over the world, we have observed how crucial collaboration is to artistic creation. Inklette was an attempt to create a unique magazine that provides an experience.
Trivarna Hariharan: I absolutely agree. Inklette is not one of those magazines with lofty aspirations, like we say in our bio. What we genuinely wish to do is build a community of writers and artists from all over the world, and form an unbreakable bond with them. Our aim is to be as authentic to ourselves and to our art as possible. Embarking on this journey with Devanshi has been extremely enriching, and we hope we can reach out to as many artists out there as we can.
SQF: What are the top three things you look for in a submission and why?
DK: Several young writers want to have their own 'voice.' But it is something rather organic than cultivable. Firstly, we look for submissions that refresh us. We like pieces that wake us up and make us see absentee forces, or those that push form and refuse to conform. This is, of course, only the structural aspect and refers to the 'craft' in a piece of art. Secondly, we look for experience. One of my creative writing teachers once said, "If a work makes you laugh, cry or think, it's good. But it's even better if it makes you do all three." We do look for passion, drive and emotion in a submission. Without them, any poem or form of prose can easily go astray. The 'experience' of reading is equivalent to sensing proximity when seeing a flame in soft focus in the distance. (Does that even make sense? I had one too many Americanos this morning) Well, above all, if a work is able to appeal to the intuitions of readers having different, or sometimes opposite tastes, it's probably doing the right thing. Personally, I like any work of art that appeals to my intuition, or makes me see how I, along with forces in and around me as well as the very work itself, integrate into a surprising singularity.
TH: Authenticity is a must. Honesty and genuineness are prerequisites, and we definitely look for them in the pieces we receive. Originality is equally significant. Work that completely mirrors a certain set pattern or style is not what we’re looking for. Writing is an extremely subjective process and should reflect one’s thoughts, ideas and emotions. An individual “voice”, or even if not that, art that tells us who you are as a person is important to us. Also, we love pieces that evoke emotions, make us feel something and help us see the world in a different light. We love uninhibited work, work that stems from absolute conviction. Work that pushes the boundaries of our minds, yet, make us feel home. It’s imperative as an artist to acknowledge an individual journey, and seek strength from it. Therefore, we greatly value pieces that question perspectives we’ve lived with for all our life and don’t ape an already laid out path. We like work that carves world of it's own.
SQF: What most often turns you off to a submission?
DK: This is quite simple: irrelevant and improperly constructed cover letters, plagiarized work, submissions that don't follow guidelines and clearly suggest that the writer doesn't know the kind of work we seek.
TH: Pretentious writing. Writing that leads us nowhere. Constricted pieces; pieces that are afraid of saying what they actually want to say. In other words, dishonest, inhibited writing. Also, fragmented ideas pieced together, or writing that feels disconnected from its idea or theme. And work that evokes no emotion.
SQF: Inklette is student run. Are submissions limited to students?
DK and TH: No, submissions are not limited to students. Anyone, from a five-year old to a five-hundred-year-old (looking forward to that, by the way!), can submit.
SQF: If Inklette had a theme song, what would it be and why?
DK: I am not sure what all the staff members would say. It is an interesting question, and I will ask them. Jasvina Sodhi and Smriti Verma suggested Hall of Fame and Don't Stop Believing by Journey respectively. We completely concede. For me, I think it would be 'Applause' by Lady Gaga because, well, Inklette deserves it. Period. However, on a more serious note, that song has always surprised me. Every frame of that video itself is so artistic. It's definitely 'Applause', for the love of Lady Gaga and Inklette.
TH: Every happy, cheery, optimistic song there is. Also, all of Yiruma's compositions. They're so soothing. They remind me of Inklette. Inklette too, feels extremely liberating.
SQF: What one question on this topic do you wish I'd asked that I didn't? And how would you answer it?
DK: This is tough. I was wondering why you didn't ask about what Inklette means and has done for us as editors. To be honest, Inklette is one of the best things to have happened to me. It re-instills my belief in art everyday. Each day, I grow as a person and writer, and Inklette has a lot to do with it. It has exposed me to myself. What really makes me happy though is that Inklette is forming its own community and relationships. It is hard to articulate it, but it is a release into a newer body and a greater world altogether.
TH: “What do you expect from Inklette?”
I don’t know, to be honest. It’s clichéd to say that expectations lead to disappointments; but then again, clichés exist for a reason. We don’t have too many expectations, or huge aspirations. We just want to make all artists and readers out there as happy as possible.
Thank you, Trivarna and Devanshi. We all appreciate you taking time from your busy schedule to participate in this project.
In response to a post on my personal blog, a reader suggested I publish a series of interviews in which editors "list, in excruciating details, all that each editor desires in his/her stories." Wow. What a great idea. Not only does this provide authors with specific information about what editors are looking for in the submissions they receive, it offers editors a venue for advertising their publications and getting the word out about what, in their opinion, constitutes "good writing." If you: 1. have a question or comment, 2. would like to suggest a publication, agent, or publisher for me to contact, or 3. are an editor, publisher, or agent and would like to participate in this project, please contact me at sixquestionsfor [at] gmail[dot]com.
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Shutdown 2013: U.S. Government Shutdown Has Closed Lady Liberty for Third Time in Two Years
- Oct 01, 2013 5:40 am
First a renovation, then Hurricane Sandy, and now a U.S. government shutdown has made getting on Liberty Island a difficult task for the past two years. This reason is certainly the most disappointing.
Visitors to the Statue of Liberty are upset the popular tourist destination is among the places that will be hit hard by a federal government shutdown.
The statue is run by the National Parks Service, a federal agency. If the political parties in Congress can’t reach a budget agreement, a partial government shutdown will start Tuesday.
PHOTO; It's official, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island closed. pic.twitter.com/vhO8uPLhuQ
— Stephen Nessen (@s_nessen) October 1, 2013
That means national parks like Liberty Island will be off-limits to the public.
On Monday, several visitors made their dismay clear. Emily Enfinger, visiting from Florida, says she’s “discouraged” and that elected officials aren’t “doing their job.”
Larry Juhl, visiting from Minnesota, says “it’s unfortunate we can’t get this worked out.”
This would be the first government shutdown in 17 years.
Tags: nyc, politics, shutdown2013, usa
Photo Credit: In this June 26, 2013 photo provided by the National Park Service, workers on Liberty Island install sod around the national monument which is set to re-open on the 4th of July, in New York. National Park Service / AP Photo
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WSU Health Sciences Spokane Extra Posts
WSU Spokane student selected for Administrative Summer Internship program at OHSU
April 26, 2018 kevin_dudley
Ashley Bezotte (left), a student in the Health Policy and Administration (HPA) department at WSU Spokane, was one of 15 students accepted into the Administrative Summer Internship Program at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU).
Bezotte was one of 200 that applied for 15 spots. She’ll work in the Operations Compliance department at the OHSU clinic.
“I was drawn to OHSU specifically because the Administrative Internship looked well-structured and working directly with your assigned department for 10 weeks peaked my interests,” she said.
Bezotte added that the project-based assignments each department assigns to an intern interested her. She’ll present to other interns and departments at the end of each project.
“I think OHSU will provide the necessary experience and skills that I need for my future endeavors in health care administration,” she said.
Bezotte was able to land the coveted internship after working with WSU Spokane staff in Student Affairs, as well as her professor. In Student Affairs, Tera Lessard, the learning and career specialist, and Jack Downs, the writing specialist, helped Ashley craft her resume and responses to questions OHSU posed to her. Her professor, Brenda Parnell, also helped her prepare for the interview.
Bezotte benefited from using those resources in Student Affairs and in the HPA department. She also wowed the interviewers by committing to an in-person interview.
“I had a project timeline that I went over with both Tera and Brenda, and I think that was what set me apart from the other applicants,” she said. “I also came with specific questions about the project from a little bit of research. Instead of opting for a video call interview, I drove from Spokane and back the same day and they thought that was really cool.”
Bezotte would like to live in the Vancouver, Wash. and Portland, Ore. area and look for health care administration jobs, like human resources. The internship at OHSU will go a long way in achieving those goals.
“I not only want to gain essential skills and experience, but I hope to make connections for future Cougar healthcare leaders that would like to reside in the Vancouver and Portland area,” she said. “I’m super excited for this internship.”
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Conservative Writer Andy Ngo 'Milkshaked' by Antifascists Amid Demonstration in Portland (Video)
© Blogger photo. Twitter/Screenshot
https://sputniknews.com/us/201906301076107735-conservative-writer-andy-ngo-milkshaked-by-antifascists-amid-demonstration-in-portland-video/
Demonstrators from at least three groups took to the streets of Portland on 29 June including people from the so-called Proud Boys and anti-fascist groups that involve "Antifa", with fights breaking out in places as marchers clashed.
Conservative writer Andy Ngo has been surrounded and struck by demonstrators wearing black to cover their faces, The Independent reported. The Portland-based journalist, who describes himself as an editor at the conservative website Quillette states he is "hated by Antifa", and was covered in a milkshake, eggs and spray, according to the paper.
"I just got beat up by the crowd. I was in the middle of the street and they stole my GoPro and punched me several times in my face and my head. I’m bleeding", Andy Ngo said on Twitter.
The writer stated on Twitter that he has been taken to hospital.
The video of the incident has emerged online.
First skirmish I’ve seen. Didn’t see how this started, but @MrAndyNgo got roughed up. pic.twitter.com/hDkfQchRhG
— Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) 29 июня 2019 г.
Portland police reportedly arrested three suspects after eight people were injured and three taken to hospital amid the violent clashes between the protesters. The demonstrators have reportedly clashed with the police too.
Police have received information that some of the milkshakes thrown today during the demonstration contained quick-drying cement. We are encouraging anyone hit with a substance today to report it to police.
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) 29 июня 2019 г.
Tensions between demonstrators from the Proud Boys, an organisation that is famous for street fights, the "HimToo Movement", a campaign against false rape accusations organised by conservative activist Haley Adams, and counter-protestors from Rose City Antifa intensified on 29 June, with representatives from the parties turning violent.
The trend of "milkshaking" right-wing figures began in the UK last month when British activist Tommy Robinson was targeted by a milkshake attack, and has since spread to the US.
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Nigel Farage Trapped on Campaign Bus 'For Ages’ by Protesters with Milkshakes
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Rugged Janus
Craters large and small cover the rugged surface of Saturn's moon Janus.
This view looks toward the southern hemisphere of Janus (179 kilometers, or 111 miles across at its widest point). The moon's south pole is at center.
The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on May 26, 2008 using a spectral filter sensitive to wavelengths of infrared light centered at 930 nanometers. The view was acquired at a distance of approximately 186,000 kilometers (115,000 miles) from Janus and at a Sun-Janus-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 83 degrees. Image scale is 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) per pixel.
This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft captures gently curving canyons amid cratered plains on Ceres. The image is centered at approximately 31 degrees south latitude, 259 degrees east longitude, ju...
Dawn LAMO Image 9
This infrared view of Saturn's southern hemisphere shows the bright, high altitude equatorial band at the top, and the now familiar dark bull's-eye that marks the planet's south pole. At the mid-la...
Although Dione (near) and Enceladus (far) are composed of nearly the same materials, Enceladus has a considerably higher reflectivity than Dione.
A Brighter Moon
This image, taken on Oct. 6, 2015 from NASA's Dawn mission, shows the 52-mile-wide (84 kilometer-wide) crater on Ceres named Gaue. This medium-sized basin has a relatively fresh rim with terraced w...
Two Views of Titan's Haze October 28, 2004 Full-Res: PIA06987 These images show two views of Titan's planet-wide stratospheric haze just ...
Two Views of Titan's Haze
Southern Storms and Streaks September 15, 2004 Full-Res: PIA06482 Saturn's southern polar region is haunted by a number of dark storm...
The Stormy South
Prometheus draws material from the F ring along an invisible thread of gravity. Near lower left is an identical feature the moon created on a previous pass near the ring. Prometheus (102 kilometer...
Moon at Work
Wispy fingers of bright, icy material reach tens of thousands of kilometers outward from Saturn's moon Enceladus into the E ring, while the moon's active south polar jets continue to fire away. Th...
Ghostly Fingers of Enceladus
This oblique view of Saturn's moon Iapetus from high latitude shows how the dark, heavily cratered terrain of Cassini Regio transitions to a bright, icy terrain at high latitudes. In this mosaic o...
Iapetus: A View from the Top
NASA is exploring our solar system and beyond to understand the workings of the universe, searching for water and life among the stars.
The Solar System and Beyond is Awash in Water
A pair of small moons that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope discovered orbiting Pluto now have official names: Nix and Hydra.
Pluto and Its Moons: Charon, Nix, and Hydra
A fleet of small moons patrols the outskirts of Saturn's icy rings. The shepherd moons Prometheus (102 kilometers, or 63 miles across) and Pandora (84 kilometers, or 52 miles across) are seen resp...
The Orbiting Fleet
Atmospheric features in Saturn's north polar region are revealed in spectacular detail in this Cassini image, taken in the near infrared spectral region, where methane gas is not very absorbing. T...
Rings Around the Pole
+ View animation The artist's concept shows the European Space Agency's Huygens probe descent sequence. The animation shows the Huygens probe's entry, descent and landing, with the descent image...
Huygens Descent Sequence
If all the material that makes up Saturn's rings were compressed into a single body, it could make a moon roughly 80 percent the size of Saturn's moon Enceladus (505 kilometers, or 314 miles across...
Pencil-thin Rings
This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft is centered on asteroid Vesta's Vibidia crater. There is a distinctive distribution of bright and dark material around Vibidia crater.
Vibidia Crater
The slim crescent of Iapetus looms before the Cassini spacecraft as it approaches the mysterious moon. Iapetus, 1,468 kilometers (912 miles) across, seen here in false color, is unique in its dram...
Approaching Iapetus
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained this image of asteroid Vesta with its framing camera on Aug. 26, 2011. This image was taken through the camera's clear filter. The image has a resolution of about 26...
Craters, Scarps, Troughs, Grooves and Plains on Vesta
The right-hand image shows a dramatically improved view of heat radiation from a warm fissure near the south pole of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. It was obtained by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during...
Zooming in on Heat at Baghdad Sulcus
This global color mosaic of Saturn's moon Enceladus was produced from images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft during its first 10 years exploring the Saturn system.
Color Map of Enceladus (2014)
This image of Matronalia AV-L-25, from the atlas of the giant asteroid Vesta, was created from images taken as NASA's Dawn mission flew around the object, also known as a protoplanet.
Matronalia AV-L-25
+ View Related Feature The Cassini spacecraft snapped this image of Saturn's moon Helene while completing the mission's second-closest encounter of the moon on June 18, 2011. Although Cassini's c...
High-Res Helene
MESSENGER's Wide Angle Camera (WAC), part of the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS), is equipped with 11 narrow-band color filters.
Mercury's Subtle Colors
Both of Saturn's F-ring shepherd moons are seen in this Cassini spacecraft view, which also features narrow ringlets in the Encke gap at left. Prometheus (102 kilometers, or 63 miles across) is ca...
Ring Herders
What looks like a pair of Saturnian satellites is actually a trio upon close inspection.
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Shadow From the Gap
Orbiting in the Encke Gap of Saturn's A ring, the moon Pan casts a shadow on the ring in this image taken about six months after the planet's August 2009 equinox.
Pan (28 kilometers, or 17 miles across) can be seen overexposed on the far left of the image near one of two bright ringlets in the Encke Gap. A background star appears nearby. The gravity of Pan affects the particles of the nearby ringlet, perhaps making the ringlet appear discontinuous here.
The novel illumination geometry that accompanies equinox lowers the sun's angle to the ringplane, significantly darkens the rings, and causes out-of-plane structures to look anomalously bright and cast shadows across the rings. These scenes are possible only during the few months before and after Saturn's equinox, which occurs only once in about 15 Earth years. Before and after equinox, Cassini's cameras have spotted not only the predictable shadows of some of Saturn's moons (see Across Resplendent Rings), but also the shadows of newly revealed vertical structures in the rings themselves (see A Small Find Near Equinox).
This view looks toward the southern, unilluminated side of the rings from about 25 degrees below the ringplane.
The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Jan. 10, 2010. The view was acquired at a distance of approximately 783,000 kilometers (487,000 miles) from Saturn and at a Sun-Saturn-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 147 degrees. Image scale is 4 kilometers (2 miles) per pixel.
This colorized movie from NASA's Cassini mission shows a polar projection of the curious six-sided jet stream at Saturn's north pole known as "the hexagon" in the infrared.
Hexagon in Silhouette, Polar View
The view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows an unnamed crater that lies in the northeast part of the larger impact feature Gaue. The area is dominated by small craters and is relatively smooth in ge...
Dawn LAMO Image 35
This high resolution image of the icy crust of Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, reveals a surface criss-crossed by multiple sets of ridges and fractures.
Ridges and Fractures on Europa
In this artist's rendering, a distant sun forms a halo (refracted sunlight by ice crystals) amid streamers of pure water ice particles, which spew into space from cracks in the south polar surface ...
Sunset on Enceladus
As the Dawn spacecraft flies through space toward the dwarf planet Ceres, the unexplored world appears to its camera as a bright light in the distance, full of possibility for scientific discovery.
Enhanced Early View of Ceres from Dawn
As northern winter ends on Saturn and the Cassini spacecraft's view of the north pole improves, the swirls and eddies visible until now only in the south are gradually coming into view in the north...
Hoping for a Hex
This map of Saturn's moon Titan shows the location of the upcoming April 30, 2006, Titan flyby and the areas mapped so far by the Cassini radar mapper using its synthetic aperture radar imaging mod...
Titan (T13) Viewed by Cassini's Radar Flat Map (Annotated)
Magellan radar image of the Venera 10 landing site on Venus.
Venus - Magellan
Seeing in the Dark December 8, 2004 Full-Res: PIA06146 New details on Iapetus are illuminated by reflected light from Saturn in th...
This view from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows an area in mid-southern latitudes on Ceres. The crater named Juling (12 miles, 20 kilometers wide) is seen at lower right. Bright material is visible alo...
In late 2016, the Cassini spacecraft will begin a completely new type of mission at Saturn.
Naming Contest 2014
NASA's Dawn spacecraft obtained these images with its visible and infrared instrument of asteroid Vesta. The top image is a simulated true-color picture of the asteroid's surface.
Visible and Infrared Data Mosaic
Cassini scientists tour murals, which run floor-to-ceiling in the Cassini Instrument Operations area.
The small moon Pan casts a short shadow on Saturn's A ring in this image taken as the planet approached its August 2009 equinox. Pan (28 kilometers, or 17 miles across) orbits in the Encke Gap of ...
Pan's Short Shadow
This image is a portion of the swath acquired by the Cassini Titan radar mapper on Feb. 15, 2005, on the mission's second opportunity to image the surface with radar. The frame, measuring about ...
Cat Scratches
NASA's Dawn spacecraft views Oxo Crater (6 miles, 10 kilometers wide) in this view from Ceres, taken on June 4, 2016, from its low-altitude mapping orbit, at a distance of about 240 miles (385 kilo...
Artist's concept of the Dawn spacecraft gathering spectral data from Vesta.
Dawn Spacecraft Gathering Spectral Data from Vesta (Artist's Concept)
The Cassini spacecraft provides a window on the awesome scale of the Saturn system, with the giant planet dominating one of its smaller satellites. Orbiting here, just outside the main ring system...
Pebble in a Pond
Maps of magnesium/silicon (left) and thermal neutron absorption (right) across Mercury's surface (red indicates high values, blue low) are shown. These maps, together with maps of other elemental a...
Surface Chemistry Maps
Titan's First Close-Up October 26, 2004 This image is one of the closest ever taken of Saturn's hazy moon Titan. It was captured by Cassini's imaging scien...
Titan's First Close-Up
+ Original version + Image with labels With giant Saturn hanging in the blackness and sheltering Cassini from the sun's blinding glare, the spacecraft viewed the rings as never before,...
In Saturn's Shadow (Color-exaggerated view)
Cassini looked toward the night side of Saturn to spy the darkened orb of Mimas barely visible here near the center of the image hugging the planet's shadow. To the left of Mimas are several bright...
Mimas Seeking Solitude
This two-in-one view of Dione from NASA's Cassini spacecraft includes the mission's highest-resolution view of the Saturnian moon's icy surface.
Cassini's Closest Views of Dione I (A)
This frame from a video from NASA's Dawn mission shows that the gravity field of Vesta closely matches the surface topography of the giant asteroid Vesta.
Vesta Shape and Gravity
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Spearheading the millennially-minded mobile movement, Three is one of the top Mobile Network Operators in the UK, being awarded the Best Network for Data for the second year running and continue to be a disruptor in the sector.
Following on from their brand repositioning in early 2018, SomeOne was commissioned to refresh and reinvigorate the brand, considering every element.
Three has a clear 5-year plan, to increase brand consideration and customer base, culminating in the UK reappraising the brand. A challenge we were keen to take on.
Best High Street Retailer at the Mobile Industry Awards
Best Network for Data at the Mobile Choice Consumer Awards
Net Promoter Score of +13, the best of any UK network
The new BrandWorld goes back to basics and draws influence from the most recognisable part of the brand – the symbol.
Ever present since the brands inception in 2003, the Three symbol is known far and wide. With the inner element, ‘The Mojo’, being the catalyst for the property.
Three is the UK’s fastest growing telecoms network.
Enter stage left… the Mojo Cut…
A dynamic and flexible property that allows us to clearly brand any communication, no matter the medium, no matter the message, no matter the size.
The Mojo Cut works in conjunction with our colour palette. Clean, white and premium on the surface. An exciting melting pot of ‘Living Colour’ beneath.
Put simply, cut through the surface to release the world of Three.
Working closely with The Mill, we crafted a number of Mojo Cuts to work across all brand touch points, from digital, to retail, to social. The beauty of creating the Mojo Cuts in a 3D digital environment allows us to flex from angle to angle. Aerial for brand centric communications, and Horizontal for trading pieces, in which the Mojo Cut forms a podium for the devices to be heralded.
Rich RhodesCreative Director, SomeOne
Three covers more than 99% of the UK population.
Within the Mojo Cut exists the thrilling world of Three, when cut open, anything can emerge – a Living Colour glow, an animated proposition with attitude or mobile-movement influenced typography, to name a few.
Gary HoltFounder, SomeOne
We’ve also refined a typographic headline style that packs a punch. The short and snappy compositions highlight the emotional benefit of the brand, rather than labouring on the price, a trope of the telco sector. The expressive nature of the typography allows us to have a flexible hierarchy in which different words can be emphasised.
To support digital applications we’ve developed a style of photography that focusses on the emotional side of Three. The rationale is simple, if you’re a Three customer, what are the amazing things the brand allows you do? Whether it’s gramming an action-packed day in the city, or live streaming the big game, the content should always feel alive. The photography is also treated with Living Colour to add an extra element of ownability.
As the brand has a strong digital focus, we have created a full responsive set of iconography. From primary sales-focussed areas of the site, through to essential help services, catering for all the brands needs.
To further strengthen the brand, the styling of the iconography is also born out of the Three logo. Using dual line weights both adds ownability and allows us to be more descriptive and illustrative at larger sizes.
£2bn
Three is investing over £2billion in the UK’s 5G network.
Three is a global brand operating with unique local accents all over the planet. In the UK it’s famous for it’s irreverent angle and focus on the next generation of customer. We’ve long been fans of the ambition behind Three. So it’s been terrific to work with the teams across the brand to bring it all together to help realise it’s creative potential.
Simon ManchippFounder, SomeOne
Retail stores in the UK.
All elements come together culminating in a cohesive BrandWorld, powered by Cloudlines. The online guidelines system enabling brand managers, agencies and suppliers, global access to brand assets 24/7.
The brand refresh has also led to us being appointed as brand guardians, for which we have built a bespoke digital tool to enable managers of the marketing and communications team to rapidly and easily connect with agencies to agree on-brand design work.
The age old issue of what constitutes ‘on brand’ has been semi-automated using a cloud-hosted tool that is universally accessible by those in the Three team.
Three has more than 10 million customers who use over 3.5 times more mobile data than the industry average.
A suitably progressive approach has been taken to help capitalise on this reputation and to best manage it’s branding moving forward. Bespoke cloud technology, created by SomeOne is enabling the organisation to move efficiently at speed & scale. While hands-on craft and attention is focussed on specific high-priority projects resulting in faster, smoother and more inventive outcomes.
Beth BainesSenior Account Manager, SomeOne
Flexibility and ownability has been a key talking point throughout this process, and the new brand property gives Three the versatility for this approach. Allowing them to own seasonal campaigns like Black Friday.
Shaun TurnbullDesign Director, SomeOne
The challenge to SomeOne was two-fold – deliver an identity that is future proof and mirrors the ambitions of our brand; and introduce ongoing guardianship across all touchpoints.
Their collaborative nature, mixed with consumer insight and creative flair has delivered a personality that will serve our brand into the future.
Nicole ter HorstHead of Brand, Three
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Sonic Boom transcripts
Cabin Fever/Transcript
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Cabin Fever (transcript)
This is the transcript of the Sonic Boom episode, "Cabin Fever."
[Scene: Seaside Coast, day.]
[Amy is inspecting sandcastles built by Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks.]
Amy: Traditional. Nice, Sonic! Very derivative, Tails.
[Sonic and Tails' sandcastles are almost identical - albeit Tails' is slightly smaller.]
Amy: Sticks, yours just screams "fun!"
[Sticks has built a small den and painted herself with green tribal-like markings.]
Amy: Aaaand Knuckles...
[Knuckles has made merely a small mound of sand and placed a stick in the top, but is grinning with enthusiasm.]
Amy: It's... so hard to choose a winner.
Sonic: It probably doesn't matter, Amy.
Amy: Because the beach is the hourglass of nature, and time will wipe clean what we and our hubris have built as everlasting?
Sonic: No; because of the ginormous storm that's about to hit.
[Dark clouds appear out of nowhere in the sky. One lets out a strike of lightning - Tails jumps in surprise and begins cowering with fear in Sonic's hands.]
Sonic: Quick; let's get to my shack!
Amy: I don't think so.
Sticks: It's safer in the storm.
Knuckles: Is that place up to code?
Sonic: Then it's agreed; we'll go to Amy's.
Amy: That could be fun, I guess. It can be a slumber party! And we'll stay up late, and--
[Sonic and the others are gone.]
Amy: Hey, wait for me!
[Scene Change: Amy's House, surrounded by rain.]
Amy: So, it'll be a slumber party. And we'll stay up late, watch movies, eat snacks, play Truth or Dare--
Sonic: Truth! Where are the snacks?
Knuckles: I dare you to get them for us!
Amy: Not sure you guys understand Truth or Dare. But I'd be happy to whip up some hors d'oeuvres.
Knuckles: Hors d'oeuvres? I wanted snacks! I hate this game.
[Amy brings in a tray of various snacks and places it on her table.]
Amy: Here you go! Quiche lorraine, vegetarian spring rolls, and a delicate assortment of baked Camembert and Brie cheeses on rosemary focaccia toast!
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks: Yeah!
[Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks rush to the table and quickly eat all of the food Amy brought, then swallow simultaneously.]
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks: Ahhh...
[Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks settle back down on the couches.]
Knuckles: Not bad! Could've used some ketchup, though.
Amy: [groans in frustration]
[Lightning strikes again, and Tails begins cowering in Sonic's arms again.]
Knuckles: Ooh! Lightning phobia pile! [.Leaps towards Sonic and Tails, but bounces off and lands behind the couch, breaking something]
Amy: Grrr...
[Knuckles stands up from behind the couch, holding a glass unicorn statue whose horn has broken, with an nervous grin on his face]
Amy: It's okay. A glass horse is just as good as a glass unicorn, right?
Sticks: It's comin' down pretty hard out there. It can't get any worse.
Amy: It's time for arts and crafts!
Sticks: I spoke too soon.
[Amy is teaching the group how to assemble a wicker centrepiece]
Amy: Using a sprig of holly and just a few everyday household items, that you have to special order from a craft catalogue, you too can create a lovely rustic wicker centrepiece. How's everyone else's centrepieces coming along?
[Amy looks up to see Knuckles stood on the table with golden ribbons on his head and around his wrists and ankles, along with several pieces of holly stuck to his head, a paper chain around his neck and glitter sprinkled on his body]
Sonic: And now for the pièce de résistance... [Sonic places a flower into Knuckles' mouth]
Knuckles: ATCHOO!!! [The ribbons and holly on Knuckles' head go flying everywhere]
Amy: Look at this mess you made!
Knuckles: Uh, don't you mean, "look at this art we made?"
Amy: [Losing her patience] Okay. This is okay. It's time for one my favorite party activities... clean-up time!
Sonic: Come on, Amy, we want to do something fun, like pole-vaulting over the couch or shot-putting Tails across your living room.
Amy: No! You guys have made a big enough mess already. Don't touch anything, don't do anything, just sit there quietly until the storm passes! [A 'ding' sound is heard] Who's ready for popovers? [Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks groan]
[Amy has left the room, and Sonic is bored on the couch.]
Sonic: There's got to be something fun to do around here. [opens a drawer and discovers a hand bound manuscript] Huh? [picks up the manuscript from the drawer] Well well well. "A Rose Without Thorns: a play in three acts." And guess who wrote it...
Knuckles: Me?
Sonic: No, not you, Amy!
Knuckles: Oh…
Sonic: [clears throat] "An empty stool sits under a spot light as the lovely, charismatic and super popular Annie Rose appears from the curtain and pours herself a glass of lemonade."
Sticks: [snatches the manuscript from Sonic] "’twas years since I first met the mysterious stranger, the one with the fur, the color of the ocean." Who do we know with ocean-colored fur?
Sonic: Well, it can’t be me. While I am mysterious, I'm more of a royal blue. [takes the script from Sticks and continues reading] "Sonar enters, pitter-pattering across the stage in his scarlet loafers. Sonar: [clears throat] 'Hey Annie! I'm gonna play volleyball. I only play against myself because nobody else can keep up.'" See? That doesn't sound anything like me! He’s an egomaniac, but without the incredible awesomeness to back it up.
Sticks: [takes the script and continues reading] "Thump, thump, thump. A knock at the door like the sound of someone big and strong, but unable to figure out a simple doorknob. Annie Rose sashays to the door and answers, revealing Shoulders, the hulking dullard of a farm hand."
Sticks: "Shoulders strides towards Annie but is distracted by a shiny object."
Knuckles: It doesn't say that! [snatches the script from Sticks] Give it here! [is distracted by the shiny metal bands held by the manuscript] Wait. What was I about to do?
Tails: [takes the script from Knuckles] "But before Annie can reply, a naïve young fox named Taylor enters, cowering beneath the legs of Sonar." Hey, I don't cower! [Thunder strikes, and Tails cowers beneath Sonic's legs] Curse you, irony!
Sticks: [takes the script from Tails] "Just when all hope is lost, enter Twigs, the crazy eyed feral badger. ‘Miss Annie, the robot apocalypse is nigh! I intercepted a transmission from my toaster!'" This is just ridiculous! Everyone knows when the robo-apocalypse arrives, it's the can openers that would transmit signals! Toaster!
[A metal tray hits the floor. Amy stares nearby and dropped the tray of pop opens. She is furious.]
Amy: [furiously softly then grows louder.]: What... are... you... doing?! You're reading my play?! That's an invasion of my privacy!
[Sticks gives the script back to Sonic]
Sonic: We have a right to read it since we happen to be all the characters!
Amy: It's not based on you guys!
Sticks: Oh no? [holds up a shiny object in front of Knuckles]
Knuckles: Ooh, gimme, gimme, gimme!" [comes running after the shiny object and takes it from Sticks] Oh, like Twigs isn’t exactly like you!
Sticks: She’d be wiped out by the robo-apocalypse in two seconds, taking advice from toasters! [Turns to Amy's secateurs] Can you believe these people?
Tails: Guys, stop fighting! Right, Sonic?
Knuckles: Was that you talking, “Taylor”? I couldn’t see you in Sonic’s shadow!
Sonic: [smirks] Good one, Knux!
Tails: At least I’m not an egomaniac, “Sonar”!
Sonic: That character wasn’t like me at all! He was nearly as awesome as I am!
Amy: You know what’s not awesome? Rummaging through my drawers and reading my personal manuscript!
Knuckles: When this storm blows over maybe we should all go our separate ways!
Amy: Why wait? I’m going to the kitchen, where I will make and consume all the dainty hors d'oeuvres I want. Without ketchup! [snatches the script from Sonic and walks off]
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Sticks: Fine!
[A montage plays, Tails flicks a switch on his remote, rotating a camera. Amy and Sticks appear out of their hiding places with a suspicious look. Sticks takes out a pair of binoculars. Knuckles tries to crawl out of a tent, but it collapses on top of him. Tails knocks on a door disguised as a pile of books. Sonic pulls them away and talks to Tails.]
Sonic: What business brings you all the way from Workbenchia to the Kingdom of Television?
Tails: The new Wolf Sidekick special is about to come on. [Shows a paperclip chain to Sonic] I come bearing this necklace made of the finest paperclips. I offer it in exchange for some screen time.
Sonic: Your paperclip necklace pleases me. [Snatches it from Tails] I grant you... two minutes.
Knuckles: Lady Rose of House Kitchen, in exchange for safe passage to your refrigerator, I offer you these blankets, that you may be warm.
Amy: Knuckles, don't let the fact that I built my own fort fool you into thinking I'm playing this ridiculous game.
Knuckles: [Drops his arms in annoyance] Oh come on... I'm so hungry! I'll even eat those horse doctors you force-fed us earlier.
Amy: I don't need blankets. It's not even that cold. Go away!
[Knuckles places the blanket on his shoulder and walks over to the thermostat. He turns the knob, which releases cold air from the air condition. Meanwhile, Sonic and Tails are watching Wolf Sidekick on TV. On the screen, Wolf picks a shoehorn out of the box and squeezes making squeaky noises.]
Wolf Sidekick: Shoehorn! Hey-oh!
[Wolf chucks it behind him]
Wolf Sidekick: Let's see what else we got in here.
[He rummages in his box and finds a lamp.]
Sonic: You like this?
Tails: He's so relatable. He speaks for all sidekicks.
[Sonic and Tails both start covering their arms and shivering.]
Sonic: Brr... It's getting cold in here.
Tails: Maybe I can build some sort of heater back in Workbenchia.
[Sonic and Tails walks to the other side of the room, but stop when they hear Sticks.]
Sticks: Halt! Who goes there?
Tails: Sticks, get out of my fort!
Sticks: Not yours anymore. I took it in a daring raid. Actually, no one was defending it. But still, Workbenchia is mine. [Points to the door] Now go! [Covers her arms] But before you do, where's the heat in this joint?
Tails: The heat! Of course. Worry not friends, I know where to go.
[Tails, Sonic and Sticks walk together, with the latter two covering their arms.]
Tails: It'll be a long, perilous journey, so we must make haste. [The group takes two steps forward] Well, we're here.
Sonic: Knuckles, we need blankets. In exchange, I'll let you watch TV.
Knuckles: [Pulls the curtain and gazes at Sonic grumpily] Television! Who needs it?
Sonic: Don't ever say that again.
Sticks: Come on, Knuckles. It's cold, and you've got all the blankets.
[Knuckles comes out of his tent wrapped in blankets.]
Knuckles: Fools! Your offerings mean nothing to me! The thermostat is under my control, and only munchies will end this winter. Heh. Who's the dullard now? No, seriously. I'd like to know.
Amy: [Off-screen] If you think I'm getting into your little ploy for food you're wrong. [Angrily] Now turn off the air-conditioning!
Knuckles: Never!
Sonic: For too long we've allowed Knuckles to control that thermostat with an iron fist! We must topple our oppressor from his cushiony perch. Join with me! And you'll never want for comfy blankets again!
Sticks and Tails: [Punching the air] Freedom!
[Saxophone music plays. They all grab a cushion and start fighting Knuckles, knocking his tent down. Knuckles chucks the covers off the tent and gazes at the rest of the group.]
Knuckles: So, it's war you want, eh?
[Knuckles brings out his cushion and hits Tails on the head with it. They all engage in a pillow fight.]
Tails: Eat feathers, numbskull!
Knuckles: If I can eat feathers, who needs the refrigerator?!
Sonic: Take that! [Smacks Sticks with his cushion.]
Sticks: Hey, watch it!
[Sticks and Sonic pillow fight each other. She eventually runs around the room with Sonic chasing her. Tails and Knuckles do the same, but Knuckles slips and falls onto a pile of books. Sticks knocks over Sonic's fortress. Meanwhile, they all begin laughing. The feathers go flying and cover the screen. When the feathers disappear, they stop and sunlight appears through the window.]
Sonic: Hey, storm's over. Yo, Amy. Let's head back to the beach.
[Amy looks around her messy house.]
Amy: I can't believe you guys. You criticize my snacks but eat them anyway, make a mockery of arts and crafts time, and make fun of my play. And now, you're gonna leave without cleaning up?
[Amy tries to open the door but cannot, as if it is locked. She unleashes her hammer and bashes it off the hinges. She walks away, leaving Sonic, Knuckles and Tails behind.]
Sonic: I think we owe someone an apology.
Tails: Amy's right. We took things too far.
Sticks: You know, Amy's play wasn't all that bad. Actually, I kind of liked Twigs. And we can overlook the toaster thing as a youthful indiscretion.
Knuckles: Shoulders wasn't so bad either. I mean, he's no "me". Neither am I. Or is it?
Sonic: Yeah. It's almost as if... they were cartoon versions of us.
[Knuckles and Tails agree with Sonic.]
Sonic: I know how we can make it up to Amy.
[Scene Change: Village Center, night.]
[Sonic is walking with Amy, who is blindfolded.]
Sonic: Come on, Ames. You're gonna love it.
Amy: Unless it's a clean house with an unbroken unicorn, I'm not interested.
[Amy sits down on a bench. Sonic unravels her blindfold. She gasps as she sees a stage and then the rest of the villagers sitting beside her. Sonic appears on stage.]
Sonic: Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you all for coming to the premiere performance of "A Rose Without Thorns". Written by our very own, very talented, Amy Rose!
[The villagers look at Amy and applauds at her. Amy keeps an alarmed look on her face. The curtains open and reveals Dave the Intern (who is wearing an Amy costume and holding a hammer made of cardboard) walking miserably towards a jug of drink. He pours the drink onto his glass.]
Dave: It was years since I first met that mysterious stranger with fur the color of the ocean.
Sonic: Hey, Annie. I'm gonna go play volleyball. I can only play against myself because nobody else can keep up, but you can watch if you like. What am I saying? Of course you'd like to.
[The next scene shows Sonic and Dave aboard a hand-crafted ship.]
Sonic: Annie, let me take the wheel. You'll never make it through the storm!
Dave: A woman could do anything a man can do.
[The next scene shows Dave in front of the rest of Team Sonic sans Amy.]
Dave: And I will sing it from the mountaintops if I have to! This rose has no thorns!
[Amy and the rest of the villagers clap and cheer at Dave and the rest of the group. They bow in response. Amy walks up on stage.]
Amy: What an amazing reception. I'd like to thank...
[Thunder rumbles and lightning strikes. Tails cowers in Knuckles' hands.]
Sonic: Whoa! Who wants to go to Amy's House to ride out the storm?
[Everyone runs off except for Amy. Amy groans and walks off before the screen fades to black.]
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Buju Banton, What You Gonna Do? (Dub): We need your help!
What You Gonna Do? (Dub)
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Buju Banton (born Mark Myrie 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. He was born in a slum near Kingston, Jamaica called Salt Lane. "Buju" is a nickname which is of Breadfruit. The name is ironic in light of Mark Myrie's slim frame and large head, but it is, nevertheless, the nickname his mother gave him as a child. "Banton" is a Jamaican word referring to someone with a superior attitude and a gift with speech, but it was also the name of a local artist Burro Banton that Buju admired as a child. Read Full BioBuju Banton (born Mark Myrie 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer. He was born in a slum near Kingston, Jamaica called Salt Lane. "Buju" is a nickname which is of Breadfruit. The name is ironic in light of Mark Myrie's slim frame and large head, but it is, nevertheless, the nickname his mother gave him as a child. "Banton" is a Jamaican word referring to someone with a superior attitude and a gift with speech, but it was also the name of a local artist Burro Banton that Buju admired as a child. It was Burro's rough gravelly vocals that Buju emulated and ultimately made his own. Buju's mother was a higgler, or street vendor while his father worked as a labourer at a tile factory. He was one of fifteen children born into a family which was directly descended from the Maroons, a group of escaped slaves who proudly fought off the British colonialists.
As a youngster, Buju would often watch his favourite artists perform at outdoor shows and local dancehalls. At the tender age of 13 he picked up the microphone for himself and began toasting under the monicker of "Gargamel". His first single, "The Ruler" was released not long afterwards in 1987 under the production of Robert French at Penthouse Studios.
In 1991, Buju joined Donovan Germain's Penthouse Label and began a fruitful partnership with producer Dave Kelly. Buju is one of the most popular musicians in Jamaican history, having burst onto the charts there suddenly in 1992, with "Bogle" and "Love Me Browning/Love Black Woman", both massive hits in Jamaica. Controversy erupted over Love Me Browning which spoke of Banton's preference for light-skinned women: "Mi love mi car mi love mi house mi love mi money and ting, but most of all mi love mi browning." Some accused Banton of promoting a colonialist attitude and denigrating the beauty of black women. In response, he released "Black Woman" which spoke of his love for dark-skinned beauties: "Stop cry, fi all black woman, respect all the gyals with dark complexion." 1992 was an explosive year for Buju as he broke the great Bob Marley's record for the greatest number of number one singles in a year. Beginning with "Man fi Dead", Buju's gruff voice dominated the Jamaican airwaves for the duration of the year. Banton's debut album, Mr. Mention, includes his greatest hits from that year.
1992 was also the year in which the controversy over Buju's homophobic "Boom Bye Bye" exploded. The media in Great Britain picked up on Buju's less than admirable promotion of violence against homosexuals. Myrie, who had recently signed with Mercury records, refused to back down from his stance against homosexuals, claiming his religious beliefs prevented him from accepting homosexuality. Banton downplayed the violent content of his song, claiming that it was metaphorical. Gay Rights groups campaigned against Buju as well as Shabba Ranks who, when asked about the controversy on the British show The Word, stated, "God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." Shabba later apologized, but Buju refused to back down which drew the ire of various homosexual advocacy groups who continue to campaign against him.
Banton released the hard-hitting Voice of Jamaica in 1993. The album included a number of conscious tracks. These tracks included "Deportees" a song which criticized those Jamaicans who went abroad but never sent money home, a remix of Little Roy's "Tribal War", a sharp condemnation of political violence, and "Willy, Don't Be Silly" which promoted condom use. The conscious spin of this disc did little to stop the attacks of gay rights groups who felt that his continued performance of "Boom Bye Bye" was a slap in their faces. Some dancehall fans felt that Banton could have exploded onto the American scene if his homophobic song hadn't held him back. Nevertheless, Buju was adopted by many new fans who appreciated his gravelly vocals and cared little about his homophobia.
Til Shiloh (1995) was a very influential album, using a studio band instead of synthesized music, and marking a slight shift away from dancehall towards roots reggae for Banton. Buju turned Rasta and his new album reflected his new beliefs. Til Shiloh is one of the greatest dancehall albums of all time and successfully blended conscious lyrics with a hard-hitting dancehall vibe. The album included a single called "Murderer" which condemned the violence in Jamaican dancehall music, inspired by the murders of dancehall musicians Panhead and Dirtsman. The song inspired several clubs to stop playing songs with excessively violent subject matter. This conscious album had a large impact on dancehall music and showed the hunger the dancehall massive had for conscious lyrics. Dancehall music did not move away from slack and violent lyrics, but the album did pave the way for a greater spirituality within the music.
Inna Heights (1997) substantially increased Banton's international audience as Buju explored his singing ability and recorded a number of roots-tinged tracks. Banton covered The Silvertones' "Destiny" and recorded songs with such artists as Beres Hammond and the legendary Toots Hibbert. The album was well-received but had distribution problems. Also, some fans were disappointed, having hoped for another ground-breaking album like "Til Shiloh." Still, Buju's experimentation and soaring vocals impressed many fans and this album remains a highly regarded work.
In 1998, Buju met the punk band Rancid and recorded two tracks with them: "Misty Days" and "Life Won't Wait." The latter became the title track of Rancid's 1999 album, Life Won't Wait. Subsequently, Buju signed with Rancid's eclectic Anti, a subsidiary of Epitaph and released Unchained Spirit in 2000.
In March 2003 he released Friends for Life, which featured more sharply political songs, including "Mr. Nine", an anti-gun song that further verified his status as one of reggae's most anti-confrontational artists.
Banton's 2006 album Too Bad got him nominated for a second Grammy but despite the album's brilliance and artistic excellence "Too Bad" did not garner the award. "Too Bad" brings us back to the Buju of the nineties with his rough phenomenal voice backed by hypnotic beats and conscious lyrics that seem to stay on repeat in your head. "Too Bad" is a complete listen from start to finish and is an extra success because the Gargamel executive produced the album on his own label.
On April 21, 2009, Buju released the often delayed album Rasta Got Soul. This is Banton's ninth album and features the hit single Magic City. This release sees Buju returning to roots and culture reggae. The album received a Grammy nomination in the Best Reggae Album category.
As of December 2009, Buju allegedly attempted to buy cocaine from an undercover officer in Miami and faces up to life in prison if convicted. The trial of Banton began on September 20, 2010 in Tampa, Florida.
01What You Gonna Do? (Dub)3:52
02how could you (dub)4:05
03chuck it so (dub)4:21
04untold stories (dub)4:33
05Wanna Be Loved (Dub)3:58
06hills and valleys (dub)4:30
07give i strength (dub)4:01
08Close One Yesterday4:00
09destiny (dub)3:58
10better must come (dub)4:01
11No More Misty Days (dub)4:00
12pull it up (dub)4:08
13[Untitled]2:58
by Buju Banton
Oh what a feeling
The rude boy is feeling
I'm so lonely inside
This rude boy feel like screaming
I'm lonely lonely lonely
Girl I'm lonely for you only
Feeling lonely lonely lonely
Girl I'm lonely lonely lonely
Stein!
What ya gonna do
Woman fed up, wants nothing to do with you
Can't see through
Me say it get together woman dem no
Inna not a acapella fellow
Good weather bad weather strong umbrella
Yu back affi broad
Mek di woman feel as if she flying on a Concord
Yes mi bredda mi say use up cool water
What ya gonna do to obtain this daughter
Have the lamb in hand let it escape slaughter
Now all over town you is a laugh
Was it something that I've done
Was it something that I've said
Tell me tell me
What can I do to change your mind
Lady don't let me down not this time
Lady I give you all the loving
The affection that I have
Undivided attention
Never treated you bad
Don't you leave a lonely man, I'll be literally mad
You bring joy to this boy
With the loving that you have
Fantabulous smile
Captivate me all the while
Lonely lonely lonely like a motherless child
You curve mi observe woman it rest upon me nerve
Your lovin I'm missing night and day
The ragga is reminiscing
I sing what you gonna do
Written by: Charles Von Wayne, Donovan Germain, Mark Myrie
Kern Rodney
on Fake Smile
If there's ah joke in progress share it with everyone, why acting dumb?
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Buju Banton ft Carol González - No Second Class Love (1992)
Buju Banton - Deportees (Things Change) (1993)
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Deliver Express Improves File Transfer on Local Networks
Zevrix Solutions announces Deliver Express 2.5.11, a feature update to its hot folder based solution to send files automatically across the Internet and locally with email notifications. Deliver Express can serve multiple users on a network and supports FTP, Amazon S3, WebDAV, Google Storage, AFP, SMB and other services. The new version lets users label completed local deliveries with a Finder tag, preserves file timestamps and custom icons, and introduces other improvements on local networks.
Toronto (ON), Canada — Zevrix Solutions today announces Deliver Express 2.5.11, a feature update to its automated solution to send and share files easily across the Internet and local networks. Deliver Express processes files from watched hot folders and supports FTP, Amazon S3, WebDAV, AFP and other remote and local services. The software can run absolutely unattended and offers variable email notifications, delivery to multiple destinations, file compression, automatic PDF creation, and much more.
The new version introduces new features and improvements to file transfers on local networks. Deliver Express can now apply a Finder tag to local deliveries when copying is finished. It helps recipients identify completed transfers and solves the problem of attempting to use partially copied files and folders before processing is done. In addition, the new update improves accuracy of progress reporting, solves an issue of transfer interruption by unresolved aliases, and preserves file timestamps and custom icons.
Deliver Express is an ideal solution for ad agencies, photographers, recording studios, printers, educational institutions and other users. Once users copy files to the hot folders, they will be sent automatically with email confirmations issued upon delivery. Recipients can easily retrieve the files through the link in notification email.
Deliver Express offers the following key features:
–Upload files from watched hot folders
–Automatic email notifications based on variable templates
-Unlimited users on a network
-Submit files from both Mac and PC
-Automatic file compression and encryption
-Expire files after certain period
Pricing and Availability:
Deliver Express can be purchased from Zevrix website as well as from authorized resellers. The license prices are based on the maximum number of allowed destinations and range from US$29.95 to $299.95. The update is free for licensed users. Trial is also available for download. Deliver Express requires OS X 10.5-10.11 (some features require OS X 10.7 and later).
About Zevrix Solutions
Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.
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Output Factory for InDesign Now Can Resolve File Aliases Automatically
Zevrix Solutions announces Output Factory 1.5.48, a feature update to its output automation solution for Adobe InDesign. Output Factory automates printing, exporting, preflighting and file delivery from InDesign. The software offers batch processing, export as single pages, variable file names, layer versioning, PDF preflight and more. The new version can resolve InDesign file aliases internally, which lets users add symbolic links instead of the original files directly to the app’s queue.
Toronto (ON), Canada — Zevrix Solutions today announces the release of Output Factory 1.5.48, a feature update to its solution to automate printing, exporting and preflighting from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory lets printers, ad agencies and publishing houses worldwide automate and simplify their output workflow and easily repurpose InDesign files for the web and mobile devices.
The new version adds the ability to resolve InDesign file aliases internally, which allows users to add symbolic links directly to the app’s queue instead of the original files. This feature is especially useful when users prefer to gather file aliases from InDesign documents in different folders in one place in order to add them all at once to the Output Factory’s queue without the need to make physical copies.
“Output Factory has been the single biggest time-saver I’ve encountered in years of print production,” says Mike Agate, Production Manager of Which?, Europe’s largest consumer rights organization. “With the reduction in head count and efficiency savings, it must have paid for itself 500 times over.”
With Output Factory users only need to select InDesign files, adjust workflow settings, and the software will do the rest automatically. Built-in preflighting ensures that no output errors will be left unnoticed. The program supports all popular output formats and offers the following key features:
-Output multiple InDesign files with a single click
-Supports print, PDF, PostScript, EPS, TIFF, HTML and other formats
-Export as single pages
–Layer versioning
-Output to several formats at once
-Variable output file names
-Automatic preflight
-Detailed output history
Output Factory can be purchased from Zevrix website for US$169.95 (Light version $120, Server $700), as well as from authorized resellers and Adobe Exchange. Trial is also available for download. BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for $85. Output Factory requires Mac OS X 10.7-10.11 and Adobe InDesign CS3-CC 2015.
Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF workflows, graphic file diagnostics, file delivery and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.
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Engage PEO Continues Expansion of National Sales Team in Texas and Oklahoma Adding Vice President of Sales Lori Poe
Engage PEO today announced the addition of Lori Poe as Vice President of Sales for North Texas/Oklahoma.
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA — Engage PEO, a leading professional employer organization providing HR outsourcing solutions to small and mid-sized businesses across the U.S., today announced the addition of Lori Poe as Vice President of Sales for North Texas/Oklahoma. Poe will be responsible for increasing relationships with insurance broker partners in both states to continue to bring Engage’s suite of HR and benefits solutions to companies in the region and throughout the country.
“With the addition of Lori, Engage continues to deepen its presence in one of the company’s core markets, the Southwest U.S.,” said Jay Starkman, CEO of Engage. “Lori is a high-performing PEO sales pro and we look forward to working together to build new business relationships across the North Texas and Oklahoma markets.”
Poe has a strong record of success in the industry with more than six years of sales experience serving large, national PEOs. Poe also has served in management roles in the sports and wellness industries and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oklahoma.
“I couldn’t be happier to be joining Engage at a time when more and more businesses are seeing the value that a PEO can deliver to their bottom line” said Poe. “Engage’s intense focus on sales performance and client satisfaction are a great combination for insurance brokers and client companies.”
About Engage PEO
Engage PEO delivers comprehensive HR solutions to small and mid-sized businesses, sharpening their competitive advantage. Comprised of the industry’s most respected veteran professional employer organization executives, certified HR professionals and attorneys, Engage PEO provides hands-on, expert HR services and counsel to help clients minimize cost and maximize efficiency for stronger business performance. The company’s superior service offering includes a full range of health and worker’s compensation insurance products, payroll technology and tax administration, risk management services and advanced technology as part of an extensive suite of HR services. For more information visit http://www.EngagePEO.com.
Sandra Fine, rbb Communications
sandra.fine@rbbcommunications.com
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T5 Data Centers and RestorePoint Sign Partnership Agreement to Offer Customers Turnkey Data Protection & Virtualization Services
RestorePoint Migrates to T5@Atlanta Data Center as First Step in Offering Virtualization, Object Storage Management, and Disaster Recovery to Joint Customers.
Atlanta, GA, USA — T5 Data Centers™, innovators in providing state-of-the-art, customizable and highly reliable computing support environments, and RestorePoint, a leader in enterprise data protection, virtualization and recovery, have entered into a strategic partnership to offer T5 customers data storage solutions. As part of the partnership, RestorePoint will relocate its hosted infrastructure to the T5@Atlanta colocation facility and offer enterprise data protection including data management, virtualization, backup and disaster recovery services to T5 Data Center customers across the country.
RestorePoint specializes in virtualizing and protecting data across public, private and hybrid clouds. The Data Virtualization platform, which leverages a single, physical, ‘Golden’ copy of production data, can be used for multiple business use cases. Examples include Data Protection (backups), Business Insights & Analytics, Business Continuity including Disaster Recovery, and Application Development/Testing. RestorePoint’s Data Archival and Object Storage platform frees up production storage by moving aged data to a lower cost storage platform for long term retention, and thereby reduces the need to buy more storage. RestorePoint offers scalable solutions that accommodate growing data storage and management needs using T5’s highly available and reliable data centers.
“Our customers look to T5 for highly reliable enterprise data center solutions, and through this partnership with RestorePoint we will now be able to offer turnkey virtualization, storage management, and disaster recovery services,” said Craig McKesson, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Services for T5 Data Centers. “In fact, to demonstrate the power and versatility of this partnership, RestorePoint will be hosting its global data virtualization and protection platform at T5, starting with our T5@Atlanta data center. We see this strategic relationship as the ideal way to offer business-critical data center services to our customers that align with the ever-changing needs of their business.”
“T5 is an ideal data center partner for RestorePoint,” shares Abdul Altamimi, Founder and CTO of RestorePoint. Altamimi continues: “They are an innovative Tier III plus data center solution provider with a unique and highly reliable power redundancy feature. T5 has locations across the U.S., which gives RestorePoint the scale and expansion capabilities to provide our clients with geographic redundancy as needed. Additionally, T5 is strategically located slightly north of Atlanta in Alpharetta, GA, and less than three miles from RestorePoint’s headquarters. Our engineers can quickly be onsite and be a true extension of our client’s IT team in the event of a disaster.” Altamimi goes on to say, “We strategically chose to move our Object Storage platform for Data Archival and long-term retention to T5@Atlanta, providing our clients maximum redundancy and flexibility, and world-class data protection.”
Both T5 Data Centers and RestorePoint offer data support services that are ideally suited for healthcare, insurance, financial services, education, engineering, government agencies or any organization with a critical data need. Storing data using RestorePoint services hosted by T5 Data Centers helps customer’s lower operational costs while still maintaining ready access to archived and operational data.
About RestorePoint
RestorePoint specializes in virtualizing data across Private, Public and Hybrid Clouds, leveraging best-of-breed software solutions. These scalable solutions protect multi-petabytes of data for enterprise clients globally. RestorePoint’s suite of services include Data Virtualization, Data Protection, Disaster Recovery as a Service, File Sync & Share and Professional Services like backup out-tasking and storage assessments. For more information, please visit http://www.RestorePoint.Net.
About T5 Data Centers
T5 Data Centers (T5) is a leading national data center owner and operator, committed to delivering customizable, scalable data centers that provide an “always on” computing environment to power mission critical business applications. T5 Data Centers provides enterprise colocation data center services to organizations across North America using proven, best-in-class technology and techniques to design and develop facilities that deliver the lowest possible total cost of operations for its clients. T5 currently has business-critical data center facilities in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Portland and Charlotte with new projects announced in New York and Colorado. All of T5’s data center projects are purpose-built facilities featuring robust design, redundant and reliable power and telecommunications, and have 24-hour staff to support mission-critical computing applications. For more information, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.
Aaron Wangenheim
T5 Data Centers
aaron@t5datacenters.com
Katie Keser
RestorePoint
katie.keser@restorepoint.net
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LinkOptimizer for Adobe InDesign Is Now Available for Sale on MacUpdate
Zevrix Solutions announces that LinkOptimizer, its workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign, is now available for direct purchase on MacUpdate under its Enhanced Product Pages program. LinkOptimizer helps users reduce the size of InDesign links by eliminating excess image data, convert image colors, formats and more. As a result users can save gigabytes of disk space, accelerate output, reduce production time and costs, and effortlessly repurpose InDesign jobs for web and mobile devices.
Toronto (ON), Canada — Zevrix Solutions today announces that LinkOptimizer, its workflow automation solution for Adobe InDesign, is now available for direct purchase on MacUpdate full time through its Enhanced Product Pages program. LinkOptimizer automates complex image manipulation tasks helping users reduce the size of InDesign links, save processing time and production costs, and repurpose InDesign documents for web and mobile devices.
“This is the best extension I ever purchased for any design app,” says Wayne Guy of Edge Graphics in Van Nuys, California. “It saves hours of time, tediously replacing linked images, resizing, batch processing. Worth every penny… It’s a must have tool for a designer who works with image rich inDesign files such as catalogs or magazines.”
MacUpdate began in 1996 as a forum for Mac enthusiasts to discuss and track Mac software updates and releases. Now, over a million users discover, discuss, try and purchase over 40,000 apps from over 6,000 developers. The new Enhanced Product Pages Program creates an easy way for MacUpdate members to purchase LinkOptimizer in just one click directly from its existing MacUpdate listing.
LinkOptimizer works automatically with Adobe Photoshop to eliminate the excess image data of InDesign links, perform essential image adjustments and convert image formats. The software offers the following main features:
–Resize links to match their InDesign dimensions at a target resolution.
-Reduce link size by eliminating excess image data.
–Convert colors and apply ICC profile.
-Merge layers and delete hidden ones.
-Convert image formats.
-Optimize files for web and mobile devices.
-Run a Photoshop Action on each image.
LinkOptimizer can be purchased from MacUpdate for US$259.95 (Light version: $179.95) . Trial is also available for download. LinkOptimizer requires Mac OS X 10.6-10.11 and Adobe InDesign and Photoshop CS3-CC 2015.
Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics, as well as Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix Solutions is dedicated to helping professionals increase their profits through automating their everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit http://www.zevrix.com.
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T5 Data Centers Signs Sutherland Asbill & Brennan for Turnkey Colocation Services at T5@Atlanta Facility
Global Law Firm Gains Better Cost Controls with T5 Enterprise Solutions Suite.
Atlanta, GA, USA — T5 Data Centers™, innovators in providing state-of-the-art, customizable and highly reliable computing support environments, today announced that Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, an international legal practice, has signed as the latest customer for T5’s Enterprise Solutions Suite at the company’s T5@Atlanta data center. By licensing colocation and enterprise services from T5 Data Centers, the law firm will be able to take advantage of T5’s “Smart-Tech” remote hands support as well as “ColoFlex” metered power services to more closely align costs with consumption.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan is the latest law firm to sign as a T5 customer, whose secure and resilient enterprise colocation environments are well suited to host the critical data center needs of legal and financial services firms. The combination of enterprise-grade facilities, services and connectivity solutions was compelling enough for Sutherland to relocate its data center from Virginia to T5@Atlanta while positioning them for long-term growth as they provide secure data access to partners and offices around the globe. As part of its move into the T5@Atlanta colocation facility, the firm also plans to take advantage of T5 Facilities Management (T5FM) services, which provides comprehensive data center operations and management to ensure optimal uptime while managing total costs. In addition, T5’s Enterprise Solutions Suite includes a consumable infrastructure billing model with metered power and managed bandwidth, so the law firm only pays for services it actually uses.
“Our ColoFlex consumption-based billing model was a key factor in Sutherland’s decision to move its data center operations to T5@Atlanta,” said Craig McKesson, Executive Vice President of Enterprise Solutions for T5. “As companies continue to move toward hybrid cloud deployments they’re looking for a way to better align the cost models of their private environments to those of the public cloud. T5 ColoFlex offers the best of both by providing the added advantages of better data control and security, better reliability as well as cost containment while also enabling our customers to connect to their preferred public cloud environments. We’re excited to welcome Sutherland Asbill & Brennan into T5 and expect to see more law firms move away from paper archives and adopt an extensible data repository to simplify data access and strengthen regulatory compliance.”
T5 Data Centers currently offers turnkey enterprise services at its T5@Atlanta and T5@LA data centers. T5’s Enterprise Solutions provides a simplified approach to IT, offering top-tier managed networking and colocation services purpose-built to meet each customer’s unique demands.
For more information about T5’s data center services, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.
T5 Data Centers (T5) is a leading national data center owner and operator, committed to delivering customizable, scalable data centers that provide an “always on” computing environment to power mission critical business applications. T5 Data Centers provides enterprise colocation data center services to organizations across North America using proven, best-in-class technology and techniques to design and develop facilities that deliver the lowest possible total cost of operations for its clients. T5 currently has business-critical data center facilities in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Portland and Charlotte with new projects announced in New York, and Colorado. All of T5’s data center projects are purpose-built facilities featuring robust design, redundant and reliable power and telecommunications, and have 24-hour staff to support mission-critical computing applications.
For more information, visit http://www.t5datacenters.com.
http://www.t5datacenters.com
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6th Annual “Botanical & Floral” Art Competition Announced by Art Gallery
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces its 6th Annual “Botanical & Floral” online juried art competition for the month of April 2016.
Jupiter, FL, USA — Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces its 6th Annual “Botanical & Floral” online juried art competition for the month of April 2016. The gallery urges all 2D and 3D artists (Including Photography) to submit their best botanical and floral art.
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery encourages entries from artists regardless of where they reside and regardless of their experience or education in the art field to send the gallery their best interpretation of the theme “Botanical and Floral”. Artists should submit their best representational or non-representational art, which will include flowers, herbs, leaves and plants for this competition.
A group exhibition of the top ten finalists will be held online at the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery during the month of May 2016. In addition, Special Merit and Special Recognition categories will be awarded as well. The submission process and the deadline will end on April 26, 2016.
Winners of the “Botanical & Floral” Art Exhibition will receive extensive worldwide publicity in the form of email marketing, 70+ press release announcements, event announcement posts, extensive social media marketing and distribution, in order to make the art world aware of the art exhibition and in particular, the artist’s accomplishments. In addition, artists shall also receive a digital Award Certificate, Event Postcard, Press Releases and “Leveraging Your Success” marketing materials if they place in this exhibition.
Interested artists should provide to us with your best botanical and floral art now or before the deadline of April 26, 2016. Interested artists may apply online here: https://www.lightspacetime.com/newsletter/2016-annual-botanical-floral-art-online-art-competition.
About Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery conducts monthly art competitions and monthly art exhibitions for new and emerging artists. It is Light Space & Time’s intention to showcase this incredible talent in a series of monthly themed art competitions and art exhibitions by marketing and displaying the exceptional abilities of these worldwide artists. The art gallery website can be viewed here: http://www.lightspacetime.com.
John R. Math
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
118 Poinciana Drive
info@lightspacetime.com
http://www.lightspacetime.com
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St Francis Group holds event which marks the launch of new units at Cransley Park
St Francis welcomed industrial property agents from across the East and West Midlands to join us onsite for a bite to eat, a spot of crazy golf and to collect a complimentary Chillys water bottle to mark the launch of the new units scheduled for PC at the end of April. There was even a hole in one competition duly won by CBRE.
The event which was very well attended and took place over lunch – provided by Street-Food specialists Jacks was hosted within Unit 1 – a 100,000 sq ft industrial/warehouse unit and also included a visit to unit 4 – a 50,000 sq ft industrial/warehouse unit under construction.
To find out more about each of these units or any of the other units under construction please click on the specification page or download the recently updated brochure. www.cransley-park.co.uk Please also be sure to check back here at the end of April for further updates including final photography and video on PC.
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Nigeria’s salvation lies in education – President Buhari
ONOME IDHE
President Buhari on Monday, December 2nd in Daura, Katsina State, said Nigeria’s socio-economic and political salvation would come from education.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the president stated this at an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of Community Secondary School, Daura.
Buhari and five others founded the school as a community service. The president urged Nigerians to embrace learning as a way of life as his administration would do its best to provide access to it.
Buhari, who was honoured at the event, said his nine years in boarding school and joining the army shaped his life. “I spent nine years in the boarding school where the teachers showered us with love, care and total commitment.
They treated you as their own children. They commended you when you did well, and flogged you on bare buttocks if you misbehaved,” the President said.
He praised the current management of the school, which has been renamed Pilot Secondary School, Daura, for maintaining high standards. Buhari implored the old boys association to carry on the good work they were doing which had raised the school to an enviable height.
Alhaji M.T. Bature, the Sarkin Kudu of Katsina, said the vision of the founding fathers had ensured the success of so many sons of the state. He said graduate of the school had become professors, engineers, doctors and military generals.
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Origins 2001 Report
July 5-8, 2001, Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Thank you, Wizards of the Coast and GAMA for a great convention… For those of you that weren’t there, here is a convention report to fill you in on just some of the news and events. And yes… I’m going to shamelessly plug stuff I thought was interesting… Origins has historically been the most prominent board game convention in the U.S. and this year, they kept that title with a cornucopia of board game and tabletop gaming events. No matter what your interest, here, there was something for you. Many RPG game designers were there as well, including a host of D20 designers offering new supplements. One that caught my eye was Twin Crowns
An age of exploration fantasy campaign setting which includes nautical travel and combat, new divine, arcane, and druidic ritual systems rules.
(Living Imagination has closed)
RPGs, Miniatures & Wargames
RPG Stuff
Other Game Stuff…
From Paradigm Concepts, I picked up a copy of The Bloody Sands of Sicarus. Set in the world of shattered empires, Arcanis, This brand new D20 supplement contains a rich, original campaign setting with a roman/gladiatorial feel. It is full of intrigue, exotic adventures, and dangerous combat as well. It is designed to be easily dropped into any campaign, It looks like just the thing to spring on my players! Look for an in-depth review soon!
More Information on Paradigm D20 gamesFrom the Troll Lords, I wanted to pick up a copy of the Chenault brothers’ D20 adventures on CD-ROM. I didn’t make it back to the dealer area before they closed the last day was there, However, It’s on the buy list in the next week or so… I’ll provide a review on this as well… The Malady of Kings
More Information on Troll Lord D20 Games Camelot Exists… If you believe. I was introduced to an Arthurian RPG by Peter Corless. King Arthur Pendragon features role-playing in the age of Chivalry and Romance. With four source books and seven supplements this RPG has been around for awhile. Just goes to show you need to get out to a big convention once in awhile just to learn new things.
(Greenknight.com no longer sells RPGs)
These guys get the vote for Chutzpah! Ground Zero Games 2000 currently has two RPG’s available Exodus7 (Sci-Fi) and 2123, a d100 post apocalyptic science fantasy game set in the near future after a nuclear war. While the games could use a bit of refinement, Kevin, Matt, Thank You! It’s a great start!
2132 from Ground Zero Games
Ground Zero Games Website
White Wolf’s Exalted was fun to play. The game is fresh, creative, and role-playing is smooth. I especially liked the castes and traits mechanics, and the thespian qualities of this game greatly enhanced our intro session.
White Wolf Publishing
Key:20 Publishing has a new RPG out called Little Fears. Remember when you were a little kid, and that monster under the bed was slowly pulling off the sheets and working it’s way up to drag you down to the underworld? This game is it!
I also spent some time talking to a representative of the Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) concerning the release of the new Farscape RPG. They said they had finally inked an agreement with the Jim Henson company and that we could look forward to seeing the Farscape RPG soon…. GenCon maybe???
From Maximum CNG a new post apocalyptic RPG, Nemesis; A Perfect World . After the Nemesis event, The Second Age of the Gods is at hand. Many of the people on earth were changed by the twilight nemesis, granted strange, unusual, and even supernatural powers, others were unchanged. Can you survive in this strange new world order, do you have powers you are not aware of, find out in this exciting new RPG
(Company Closed)
From the Cutters Guild, A Fantasy Horror RPG, Deathstalkers
Wander dark domains, and confront the lords of death, in this no holds barred triumph of terror! How good are you at role-playing fear? Will you succumb, and become one of them? The most complete Fantasy Horror RPG I have seen to date with a staggering 610 page source book.
Deathstalker RPG
(Cutters Guild Games is Closed)
Looking for a plain good old fashioned fun game to play with family and friends? R&R Games, Inc., has a game (or two… ) for you. The one I tried out at the convention was Riddles and Riches. It’s a visual game where you have to solve the riddle to find an object in a house. You have to be quicker than the others you are playing against to solve the riddles and find the objects, and naturally, you are awarded riches when you solve the riddles… Other games that looked interesting by this game publisher included Time’s Up!, Sold! – The Antique Dealers Game, Pig Pile, and Overthrone. All these games are trademarked.
Riches & Riddles Game
More Information on R&R Games
Placebo Press was pleased to announce (To me, anyway) their new 3rd edition Ebola Monkey Hunt. They skipped 2nd edition all together in this release, and now, not only do you have to look out for Ebola Infected Monkeys, But the dreaded Power Monkeys are wandering loose as well. Other really fun looking games by placebo press currently available include:
My Brain is Bleeding
Which is a cautionary tale of what can happen to you once you fail to hack a high security mainframe computer
Trailer Park Gods
Go ahead, If you can fix your own pickup truck, if you like to test your strength by single-handedly crushing beer cans, or if you have always wanted to ride a bull, but never quite got around to it, this game is for you.
(Placebo Press is now closed)
That’s It! Now you get to play cow tipping Aliens. You have to see this in action to believe it, and I heard there was a LARP group out west that adopted this game as their new religion…
So you want a stuffed toy Dragon? She may be willing to make you any other legendary, or ferocious, critter as well. The person to talk to is Kerri Seibert, at Kerri’s Kreations. She already has a large selection of dragons, and unicorns, and can be reached at (303) 371-7137
The Evil Polish Brothers demonstrated their new Science Fiction board game JUMP . Jump stands for Justified Use of Military Power. This is another of the games at Origins 2001 I saw that I wanted to add to my collection.
Evil Polish Brothers Games Closed
Eagle Games is planning on releasing three new board games in coming weeks. The American Civil War, War! In the Age of Imperialism, and Napoleon in Europe. The game features hundreds of 24mm pieces, and fantastic huge maps 36″x46″.
From time to time, for yourself to see when they are open for business…Flying Tricycle, LLC. offers laser engraved counters, tokens, and accessories for your favorite board games and collectable card games, and building models and other accessories for miniature games.
Flying Tricycle Website Closed
Michael G. Conrad offers Production Design, Writing, Art Direction, and Illustration Services for game designers. He can reached via e-mail at:
RadicalMGC@aol.com
Crystal Caste, founded in 1997 offers a dice design for the new millennium. Crystal shaped dice. You can check out their dice offerings and other gaming accessories at the
Crystal Caste Dice
Crystal Caste Website
The Cutest Sales Reps at any dealer booth at Origins were the ladies of Magi-Nation, genuinely friendly, warm, outgoing, they offered sample cards and a newsletter for the Magi-Nation card game. I didn’t play a demo round but the cards feature excellent artwork. Magi-Nation out of business…
Miniatures Stuff
Wargame Stuff
There were plenty of miniatures dealers at the convention, so many, in fact, I simply didn’t have the time to browse through all of their selections of goodies. I decided this year to showcase structures, scenery, and kits for floor plans concentrating on the rpg side of gaming.Before that, though, I want to tell you about Adiken, a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of scenics, figures, Lord of the Ring miniatures, and best of all, molds, so you can cast your own mini’s. They were doing live demos at Origins, making miniatures right there at the convention. Adiken Miniatures is now closed. Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture also has building molds. Buy a kit, round up some plaster of Paris from Wal-mart or K-mart, or whatever, scrounge up some paper cups, a putty knife from the drawer, a spoon, some paper towels and you can go to town, literally, and create entire miniature cities. They have a wide variety of structural molds available.
Hirst Arts
Visit the Engineers at Hirst Arts
Dwarven Forge has unquestionably, the most variety in their Master Maze product line, and the demo dungeon was the coolest I have seen. They have it all, rooms, caves, caverns, halls, stairs, accessories, furniture, treasure, weapons, scrolls, chests, arms, armor, accessories, and of course, monsters.
Visit the Dwarven Forge Foundry
Vatican Enterprises offers a rich assortment of Hudson & Allen Studio 25mm scale buildings, and paint accessories, including medieval villages and houses, fortifications, a long stone bridge, a fortified farm, and a native american style village to name just a few of the goodies available. For additional details you can e-mail Ben Pope or phone in your order to (810) 286-1572
If you just have to buy in person, In Columbus and Kettering, Ohio, there is The Soldiery, your one stop outlet for miniatures, models, books, dice, and games as well. Stop by for a visit if you are in the neighborhood, and if you are in the cornfields and cowfields of Indiana like me, or in the South pacific somewhere, you can always order online at:
The Soldier in Columbus, Ohio
Drop in on the Soldiery online store
There were so many things to see and do at Origins, I simply ran out of time. For those of you I may have missed in spending some time to get to know, or in providing a comment, or gaming review, no offense was intended. If you would care to have me add you to this convention listing , I would be more than happy to. Just drop me a quick e-mail to the Webmaster here with a website link, phone number, or a snailmail address. If you have any objections to the use of your logos and graphics in this report, I’m more than willing to remove them.To Good Gaming!
Dirk Collins
By the looks of the playing tables at Origins, the classics of Decision Games still remain popular. Now if I could only find out if Strategy I has been re-published. Decision Games also publishes bi-monthly, Strategy & Tactics, Fire & Movement, and Moves, magazines devoted to history, gaming, and game reviews . They have even more new games as well, New to wargaming? These are the guys to visit!
Fire & Movement Issue 119
Origins, a traditional home for board gaming, and for the wargaming crowd was business as usual
this year as one entire convention hall was devoted to board games and miniatures.Gamescience had a booth, and Lou Zocchi was there. I was honored to meet this long time game designer and publisher.In the board games category, Columbia games caught my eye with Victory, The Blocks of War, and Wizard Kings. Ohh, how I lamented and gnashed my teeth at having spent my budget long before making it to the Columbia Games Booth.
West Front
Wizard Kings Boardgame
Columbia also makes Harn, One of the first richly detailed fantasy role-playing settings in existence.
HarnMaster
Travel to Columbia Games
Hiroaki Kokado, President of Sunset Games was at the convention as well. From the Gamers Japanese Service Bureau, he was present as a guest. He showed me Japanese translations of English wargames. I didn’t see any Japanese wargames, it would have been really interesting though. On the Sunset games website they have already posted photographs up of the convention.
http://www.sunsetgames.co.jp/
Sunset Games, Japan
Seki, Samurai Game
Travel to Japan and see Sunset Games
Critical Hit, Inc., Moments in History, was present as well, offering their latest and greatest, Gotterdammerung, an operational level wargame of the end of the Third Reich. An expanded map of Berlin features the street to street fight right up to the last days on the doorsteps of the Fuehrers’ Bunker.
Gotterdammerung, The Fall of Berlin
Overrun the Critical Hit Webshop Here
Eurogames / Descartes more properly belongs in the other games category, still, this award winning market leader from Europe has quite a few games involving competition. The one I liked best at the show was Formula De’ . So you want to be a race car driver? Here is your chance! The high quality double sided racing maps that come with the game each depict different courses from all around the world. Expansion packs allow you to add new courses. Awesome!
Descartes no longer produces board games.
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Aristolochia Clematis
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Bing Gan Tang
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Chinese Patent Remedies
Coptis Formula
Daio-Kanzo-To
Fuzheng Jiedu Tang
Hange Koboku-To
Herbs, Chinese
Hochu-Ekki-To
Jianpi Wenshen Recipe
Magnolia and Pinelliae Formula
Minor Bupleurum
PC-SPES
Saiboku-To
Saiko-Keishi-To
Shakuyaku-Kanzo-To
Shenshao
Shosaiko-To
Sho-Seiryu-To
Shuang Huang Lian
Toki-Shakuyaku-San
Tripterygium Hypoglaucum Hutch
Xuezhikang
Yi Zhu Decoction
Zemaphyte
Liver Conditions
Colds and Flus
Infertility in Women
Irregular Menstruation
Sexual Dysfunction in Men
Overview History of Chinese Herbal Medicine Principles of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Types of Chinese Herbal Remedies What Is Chinese Herbal Medicine Used for Today? What Is the Scientific Evidence for Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine? Other Uses for Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine How to Choose a Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Safety Issues References
The system of herbal medicine that developed in China differs in several significant ways from European herbal medicine. The most obvious difference is that the Western herbal tradition focuses on “simples,” or herbs taken by themselves. In contrast, traditional Chinese herbal medicine (TCHM) makes almost exclusive use of herbal combinations. More importantly, these formulas are not designed to treat symptoms of a specific illness; rather, they are tailored specifically to the individual according to the complex principles of traditional Chinese medicine. For this reason, TCHM is potentially a deeply holistic healing approach. On the other hand, it is both more difficult to use and to study than its Western counterpart.
TCHM is widely used in Asian countries, both in its traditional holistic form and in a simplified disease-oriented version. There have been a few properly designed scientific trials of TCHM, but the evidence base remains highly inadequate. In addition to questions regarding effectiveness, there remain serious safety concerns to be resolved.
History of Chinese Herbal Medicine
Chinese herbal medicine has a long historical tradition, although it is not quite as ancient as popularly believed. Ancient herbology in China focused on potions whose function was part medicinal and part magical, and it lacked a substantial theoretical base. Sometime between the second century B.C.E. and the second century A.D., the theoretical foundations of traditional Chinese medicine were laid, but the focus was more on acupuncture than on herbs. 1 Only by about the 12th century A.D. were the deeper principles of Chinese medicine fully applied to herbal treatment, forming a method that can be called TCHM. This was further refined and elaborated during various periods of active theorizing in the 14th through the 19th centuries. Western disease concepts entered the picture in the 20th century, leading to further changes.
In China today, TCHM is used alongside conventional pharmaceutical treatment. Considerable attempts have been made to subject TCHM to scientific evaluation; however, most of the published Chinese studies on the subject fall far short of current scientific standards. (For example, they generally lack a placebo group.)
In neighboring Japan, a variation of the TCHM system known as Kampo has become popular, and the Japanese Health Ministry has approved many Kampo remedies for medical use. The scientific basis for these remedies remains incomplete, but several studies of minimally acceptable quality have been reported.
Principles of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
Even a basic introduction to the principles of TCHM exceeds the scope of this article. Consider the following nothing more than a taste of this vast medical system.
According to the principles of all Chinese medicine, health exists when the body is balanced and its energy is freely flowing. The term “energy” refers to Qi, the life energy that is said to animate the body. The term “balance” refers to the relative factors of yin and yang—the classic Taoist opposing forces of the universe. Yin and yang find their expression in various subsidiary antagonists such as cold vs. heat, dampness vs. dryness, descending vs. ascending, at rest vs. active, and full vs. empty.
In an ideal state, yin and yang in all their forms are perfectly balanced in every part of the body. However, external or internal factors can upset this balance, leading to disease. Chinese medical diagnosis and treatment involves identifying the factors that are out of balance and attempting to bring them back into harmony. Diagnosis is carried out by means of “listening” to the pulse (in other words, taking the pulse with extraordinary care and sensitivity), observing and palpating various parts of the body, and asking a long series of questions.
It is important to realize that diagnosis according to TCHM differs greatly from Western diagnosis. To understand this, consider two hypothetical patients with the single Western diagnosis of migraine headaches. The first might be said to have “dryness in the liver and ascending Qi,” while another might be diagnosed with “exogenous wind-cold.” Based on these differing diagnoses, entirely different remedies might be applied. In other words, there is no such thing as a TCHM remedy for migraines per se; rather, treatment must be individualized to the imbalance determined by traditional theory.
The herbal formulas used in TCHM consist of four categories of herbs: ministerial, deputy, assistant, and envoy. The ministerial herb addresses the principal pattern of the disease. Deputy herbs assist the ministerial herb or address coexisting conditions. Assistant herbs are designed to reduce the side effects of the first two classes of herbs, and envoy herbs direct the therapy to a particular part of the body. For example, in the case of “dryness in the liver and ascending Qi” described above, an herbalist might employ a ministerial herb to reverse ascending Qi, a deputy herb to exert a moistening effect, an assistant herb to prevent the stagnation of Qi (Qi stagnation is said to be a side effect of moistening herbs), and an envoy to carry these effects to the liver.
TCHM remedies can also be designed to fit all common causes of migraines simultaneously, mostly by multiplying the number of ingredients. Practitioners of TCHM frown upon this “one-size-fits-all” approach, but it is often popular among consumers and easier to test scientifically.
Types of Chinese Herbal Remedies
To use Chinese herbal medicine in the most traditional fashion, you must visit an herbalist’s shop. There, experienced herb preparers will chop, grind, fry, and slice dried herbs according to the prescription given by an experienced herbalist. You will walk home with a packet of dried herbs that need to be prepared according to the instructions, which typically involve adding water, boiling for several hours in a ceramic pot, pouring off the liquid, adding more water, and repeating the process twice more. Certain herbs are supposed to be added right at the end, while others require extra-long preparation.
If you don’t wish to carry out such a complex process, or if a classic herbal shop is not available, you may wish to move one step away from tradition and purchase an already-prepared Kampo formula. There are several hundred such formulas designed to match the most commonly seen forms of imbalance. Available in powder, capsule, or tablet form, they can be used much more conveniently than fully traditional herbs. Many Kampo combinations are licensed in Japan and are manufactured there on a large scale by reputable manufacturers.
The lowest level of TCHM, scarcely deserving the name at all, involves so-called Chinese Patent Remedies, which consist most commonly of tiny brown spheres in small brown bottles. They are marketed both for classical imbalances and western disease categories. Patent remedies are inexpensive and widely available. However, there have been so many scandals involving dangerous contaminants not listed on the label that we recommend avoiding this form of treatment entirely. (See Safety Issues .)
In the West, herbal medicine is part of folk medicine. However, in China there is a distinct tradition of Chinese folk medicine that is separate from the orthodox, rather academic TCHM approach. In this Chinese folk medicine, herbs are used more simply, somewhat in the manner of Western herbal medicine. Herbs most commonly used in this manner include astragalus , dong quai , ginger , kudzu ( Pueraria lobata ), licorice , lycium , Panax ginseng , and schizandra . For more information on the use of these herbs, see the appropriate individual articles.
Besides herbs, substances that we might consider supplements are utilized in TCHM. These include extract of human placenta, 76 glandular extracts, and a variety of minerals.
What Is Chinese Herbal Medicine Used for Today?
In the traditional system of Chinese herbal medicine, herbal formulas can be used to treat virtually any condition. Some of the most common uses in China include liver disease ( hepatitis and cirrhosis ), sexual dysfunction in men , infertility in women , insomnia , colds and flus , menstrual pain , irregular menstruation, menopause , and cancer treatment support .
Acupuncture is often used along with herbs as a supplemental treatment; in addition, extraordinarily detailed lifestyle suggestions are common. It is not unusual for a traditional practitioner to “prescribe” dinner, as well as counsel changes in living situation (for example, move from the basement to the first floor or face the bed south rather than north). Exercise systems such as Tai Chi and Qigong may also be recommended.
What Is the Scientific Evidence for Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine?
To establish the effectiveness of a treatment, it must be put through a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial . For this reason, our database is organized around such studies. However, there are a few issues that make it a bit difficult to study TCHM in this way.
The first problem involves diagnosis. As described above, there is no such thing as a TCHM remedy for migraine headaches, for example. Each person with migraines receives individualized treatment. This introduces an extra wrinkle for experimenters.
The best way to address this issue is as follows. People are chosen to participate in a study based on a Western diagnosis. Next, all participants are diagnosed by a classic herbal practitioner and prescribed a formula specific to their individual constitutions according to the principles of TCHM. Finally, another party steps in and provides participants with either the real formula or a placebo formula, under conditions whereby neither practitioners nor participants know which is which.
Other studies utilize a fixed remedy for all participants, in hopes that it will still prove effective on average. Such an approach doesn’t really test the effectiveness of true TCHM; rather, it tests a much-simplified form of it. Still, trials of this type are valid as far as they go.
Numerous other studies simply involve enrolling people with a certain condition and giving each participant an herbal remedy. Researchers then record the extent of improvement. Such “open label” trials , however, prove virtually nothing because even phony treatments will appear to cause benefits. (For more information, see Why Does This Database Rely on Double-blind Trials? ) We do not report open label trials here.
Finally, many of these studies were performed in China, and, up to the time of this writing, research on Chinese medicine conducted in China generally falls far short of modern scientific standards of rigor. 74,75
Hepatitis is a serious problem in many Asian countries, and conventional care leaves much to be desired. For this reason, herbal remedies are widely used.
The herbal combination Shosaiko-to (Minor Bupleurum) has been approved as a treatment for chronic hepatitis by the Japanese Health Ministry, and it enjoys wide use in that country and elsewhere. 2 However, a search of the literature uncovered only one large-scale, double-blind, placebo-controlled study supporting its effectiveness. 3 In this 24-week trial, the efficacy of Shosaiko-to was tested in 222 people with chronic active hepatitis using a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover design. Results showed that use of Shosaiko-to significantly improved liver function measurements compared to placebo. Although these results are promising, an absence of long-term evaluation limits their meaningfulness. (Researchers only followed participants for 3 months.)
Other Chinese herbal remedies have been tested as adjuncts to conventional interferon treatment with promising results. 4 However, published trials are of generally poor quality.
Note: If you are on interferon therapy, you should not use Chinese herbal formulas (or any herbs or supplements) except under the supervision of a physician (see Safety Issues ).
Combination Chinese herbal therapies have also shown a bit of promise for the treatment of chronic hepatitis; tested formulas include Bing Gan Tang, Yi Zhu decoction, Fuzheng Jiedu Tang, and Jianpi Wenshen recipe. 5-7 However, the quality of most of these studies was again quite poor—the results are mixed and overall, the evidence for these remedies remains far too weak to rely upon. Two studies failed to find Chinese herbal treatment helpful for hepatitis C. 46,65
Note: There have been numerous cases of hepatitis and other forms of liver injury caused by Chinese herbs. See Safety Issues for more information.
Shosaiko-to, mentioned in the previous section, has also shown some promise for preventing liver cancer and liver fibrosis in people with liver cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis. 8,9 However, the evidence remains marginal. For example, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 260 people with cirrhosis were randomly assigned to take Shosaiko-to or placebo, along with conventional treatment. 10 Over 5 years of evaluation, people taking the herb appeared to be less likely to develop cancer or die, but the results just missed the ordinary cutoff for statistical significance . For the subgroup of participants without hepatitis B infection, the benefits were statistically significant at the usual cutoff point.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 116 people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) were randomly assigned to receive individualized Chinese herbal formulations, a “one-size-fits-all” Chinese herbal formulation, or placebo. 11 Treatment consisted of 5 capsules 3 times daily, taken for 16 weeks. The results showed that both forms of active treatment were superior to placebo, significantly reducing IBS symptoms. However, the individualized treatment was no more effective than the “generic” treatment. Similar results were seen in another study as well. 67
The Kampo formula known as Daio-kanzo-to is a mixture of rhubarb and licorice. In a 2-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 132 people complaining of constipation were randomly assigned to one of three groups: placebo, low-dose Daio-kanzo-to, or high-dose Daio-kanzo-to. 12 The results indicate that the higher-dose group, but not the lower-dose group, experienced statistically significant improvements in constipation compared to placebo.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 220 people with allergic rhinitis were given either placebo or the Kampo remedy Sho-seiryu-to for a period of 2 weeks. 13 The results showed that use of the herbal formula significantly relieved all major symptoms of allergic rhinitis compared to placebo. Based on this and other more preliminary studies, Sho-seiryu-to has been approved by the Japanese Health Ministry for the treatment of allergic rhinitis and allergic conjunctivitis.
Another combination herbal therapy has shown promise for allergic rhinitis as well. In a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 58 people with allergic rhinitis were given either placebo or an 11-herb combination remedy called Biminne. 14 This combination therapy contains the following herbs:
Rehmannia glutinosa
Polygonatum sibiricum
Epimedium sagittatum
Psoralea corylifolia
Schisandra chinensis
Ledebouriella divaricata
Angelica dahurica
Use of Biminne produced significant improvements in some symptoms of allergic rhinitis, while other symptoms showed a trend toward improvement that was not statistically significant. A follow-up evaluation suggested that the results persisted for a year after treatment was stopped.
Benefits have been seen in small studies of other formulations as well. 47,84 However, one study failed to find that use of herbal treatments augmented the effectiveness of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis. 48
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 96 people with osteoarthritis of the knee tested the effectiveness of a mixture of three Chinese herbs ( Clematis mandshurica , Trichosanthes kirilowii , and Prunella vulgaris ). 15 Participants were randomly assigned to placebo group or one of three other groups: 200 mg, 400 mg, or 600 mg of the herbal formula 3 times daily. After 4 weeks of treatment, significant improvement in arthritis symptoms was seen in all three treatment groups compared to placebo. No dose appeared conclusively superior to the others.
The Kampo remedy Shakuyaku-kanzo-to is a combination of peony root and licorice , commonly used for the treatment of muscle spasms in general. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 101 people with liver cirrhosis who also suffered from severe muscular spasms at least twice per week were given either Shakuyaku-kanzo-to or placebo 3 times daily for 2 weeks. 16 (The herb combination is not specifically aimed at liver cirrhosis. However, people with liver cirrhosis often have muscle spasms, so it made sense to try an anti-muscle-spasm formula on them.) The results showed significant reduction in frequency and severity of spasms among the participants using the herb compared to those taking placebo. However, some participants using the herb developed edema (swelling caused by excess fluid) and weight gain. Researchers attributed this side effect to the licorice constituent. (See Safety Issues for risks associated with the use of licorice.)
In a double-blind trial of 40 women complaining of menstrual pain , the Kampo formula Toki-shakuyaku-san was compared to placebo with good results. 17 The design of this study was interesting because researchers preselected women who, according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, would be expected to respond to this Kampo treatment. Over six menstrual cycles, women using the real herbal formula experienced significantly less menstrual pain compared to those in the placebo group. Benefits took three menstrual cycles to develop.
In a 2008 review of 39 randomized controlled trials involving a total of 3,475 women, researchers concluded that the use of traditional Chinese herbs shows some promise in for the treatment of menstrual pain. However, firm conclusions were not possible due to the wide variability of study design and herbs used, as well as the poor quality of many of the studies. 77
A double-blind study of more than 200 people evaluated the effectiveness of Coptis Formula (a traditional combination therapy) with or without the drug glibenclamide for the treatment of diabetes . 18 Coptis Formula appeared to significantly enhance the effectiveness of the drug; however, the herbs produced marginal benefits at best when taken alone.
The Kampo remedy Saiboku-to has been approved by the Japanese Health Ministry for the treatment of asthma . However, meaningful supporting evidence appears to be limited to one small trial. In this double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study, 33 people with mild to moderate asthma received Saiboku-to or placebo 3 times daily for 4 weeks. 19 Treatment with the herbal remedy improved symptoms of asthma to a greater extent than placebo. Additional measurements suggested that Saiboku-to works by reducing asthmatic inflammation (technically, eosinophilia)
A Chinese study using a proprietary formulation reported benefits as well. 61
A Chinese herbal mixture sold under the name Zemaphyte has shown promise as a treatment for eczema . This formula, based on herbs traditionally used for skin conditions, contains the following:
Ledebouriella seseloides
Potentilla chinensis
Akebia clematidis
Paeonia lactiflora
Lophatherum gracile
Dictamnus dasycarpus
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Schizonepeta tenuifolia
In paired double-blind, placebo-controlled trials carried out by one research group, Zemaphyte produced significantly better effects than placebo for both adults and children. 20,21 Each study enrolled approximately 40 people and used a crossover design in which all participants received the real treatment and placebo for 8 weeks each. Use of the herb significantly reduced eczema symptoms compared to placebo.
However, a subsequent study of similar design performed by a different research group failed to find significant benefit with Zemaphyte. 22 The reason for this discrepancy is not clear.
In a 12-week, double-blind study, a different traditional Chinese herbal formula also failed to prove more effective than placebo for treatment of eczema. 72
A topical ointment known as Tiger Balm is a popular treatment for headaches and other conditions. Tiger Balm contains camphor, menthol, cajaput, and clove oil. A double-blind study enrolling 57 people with acute tension headache compared the application of Tiger Balm to the forehead against placebo ointment, as well as against the drug acetaminophen (Tylenol). 23 The placebo ointment contained mint essence to make it smell similar to Tiger Balm. Real Tiger Balm proved more effective than placebo, and just as effective and more rapid-acting than acetaminophen.
Chinese herbal therapies have been investigated for the treatment of HIV , but the results have not been very promising. In a 12-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 30 HIV-infected adults with CD4 counts of 200 to 500 were given a Chinese herbal formula containing 31 herbs. 24 The results hint that use of the herbal combination might have improved various symptoms compared to placebo, but none of the differences were statistically significant. Interestingly, people who believed they were taking the real treatment showed significant benefit regardless of whether they were in the placebo group or the real treatment group.
In another double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 68 HIV-infected adults were given either placebo or a preparation of 35 Chinese herbs for a period of 6 months. 25 The results indicate that use of Chinese herbs did not improve symptoms or objective measurements of HIV severity. In fact, people using the herbs reported more digestive problems than those given placebo!
A double-blind study performed in Hong Kong evaluated the potential benefits in cancer chemotherapy of personalized herbal formulas designed according to the principles of Traditional Chinese herbal medicine. 71 In this study, 120 people undergoing chemotherapy for early-stage breast or colon cancer were given either a personalized formula or placebo. Researchers evaluated numerous possible effects of the treatment, but found benefits in only one: reduction of nausea. Note that even this single result is less meaningful than it may seem; it is statistical questionable to use a multiplicity of outcome measures. A review of 15 mostly poor quality trials with 862 patients suggested that Chinese herbal medicine might improve quality of life in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy. 83
For several years, the Chinese herbal combination PC-SPES underwent significant investigation as a treatment for prostate cancer, with apparently impressive results. However, subsequent investigation revealed that PC-SPES contained undisclosed pharmaceutical ingredients (principally, a form of estrogen and the strong blood thinner Coumadin), and that these were probably responsible for its benefits. 26 The treatment has since been withdrawn.
Numerous studies have evaluated traditional Chinese herbal medicine for treatment of liver cancer with generally positive results. 62 However, study design and reporting were markedly substandard.
After a mastectomy, some women develop wound complications. Ninety women who had undergone a mastectomy were randomized to receive 1 of 3 treatments: routine wound care, the Chinese herb Salvia miltiorrhiza (given intravenously for 3 days), or another Chinese herb called anisodamine (also given intravenously for 3 days). 86 The women who received the herbal treatments had fewer wound complications compared to those in the routine wound care group. But, the women who took anisodamine had more adverse effects related to the treatment, like painful urination.
Other Uses for Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
A large, double-blind study conducted in China reported that use of the traditional remedy xue-zhi-kang by people with a previous history of a heart attack could reduce the risk that they would suffer a subsequent severe cardiovascular problem, such as a stroke or another heart attack. 63 Chinese herbal medicine may also be helpful for people with angina. In a small, randomized trial of 66 adults with stable angina, Shenshao tablets (containing ginsenosides and white peony) reduced the frequency of angina attacks. 85
In a small, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, use of the herbal combination Banxia Houpo Tang (also called Hange Koboku-To or Magnolia and Pinelliae Formula) was tested for the treatment of impaired cough reflex in people who had suffered a stroke . 27 The results indicated that the herbal combination was more effective than placebo treatment for improving the coughing response. In another study, 140 people who recently had a stroke were randomized to receive the herbal formula sanchitongshu (200 mg three times daily) plus aspirin (50 mg once daily) or aspirin plus placebo. 88 After one month of treatment, those in the herbal formula group had a greater improvement in their neurological deficits and activities of daily living compared to the aspirin plus placebo group.
While traditional Chinese herbal medicine has a long history of use for infertility, there is not a lot of strong evidence to support its effectiveness. In a 2011 review of 14 randomized trials involving 1,316 women, the addition of Chinese herbal medicine to the prescription medication clomiphene (used to induce ovulation) was associated with increased pregnancy rates. 89 The researchers pointed out, though, that the studies were of poor quality with low sample sizes. As with the earlier review, a 2012 analysis of 30 studies, including 8 randomized trials, also found evidence to support the use of Chinese herbal medicine for improving pregnancy rates.91 This review included trials that compared Chinese herbal medicine alone, with acupuncture, or with standard drug therapy to drug therapy alone. While the researchers concluded that Chinese herbal medicine may improve pregnancy rates , as with the previous review, the quality of the studies was questionable.
Various Chinese herbal formulas have been evaluated for the treatment of respiratory infections. The results of published studies appear to indicate that these formulas are more effective than standard antibiotics, but the poor design of most of these trials precludes placing much faith in their outcomes. 28 One combination therapy called Shuang Huang Lian has better supporting evidence than most.
A review of 17 trials found that there is limited evidence to support the use of Traditional Chinese herbal preparations for the common cold . 82 Although reliable evidence supporting the benefits of Traditional Chinese herbs alone for the treatment of influenza is lacking, a randomized trial involving 410 people with H1N1 influenza found that those who took a combination of 12 Chinese herbal medicines (maxingshigan-yinqiaosan, 200 mL, 4 times daily) along with the antiviral medication oseltamivir (75 mg twice daily) for five days experienced a more rapid resolution of fever compared to those taking oseltamivir alone. 87 One double-blind, placebo-controlled study tested the remedy Hochu-ekki-to for enhancing immune response to influenza vaccine, but failed to find benefit. 63
One study evaluated the effectiveness of an herbal combination containing herbs commonly used for the treatment of cough , but failed to find the treatment effective. 66 ( Note: This study has been incorrectly reported as finding the tested treatment effective; indeed, use of the treatment did help suppress coughing, but so did the placebo treatment, and there was no significant differences between the groups.)
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 29 people with chronic fatigue syndrome found indications that use of the Kampo remedy Hochu-ekki-to significantly improved symptoms compared to placebo. 29
In one study, the herbal formula Duhuo Jisheng Wan, widely used for osteoarthritis , proved to be as effective as the standard anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac. 54 However, the herb caused as many side effects as the drug, and was slower to act. (It was so slow, in fact, that its benefits could have been due solely to the placebo effect.) This study did not use a placebo control group.
The Kampo remedies Saiko-keishi-to and Shosaiko-to have been suggested for the treatment of epilepsy , but the supporting evidence is too preliminary to be relied upon. 30-32 Both of these combination treatments consist of bupleurum, peony root, pinellia root, cassia bark, ginger root , jujube fruit, Asian ginseng root , Asian scullcap root, and licorice root , but the proportions are different.
In a review of 21 studies involving almost 3,000 subjects, researchers concluded that Chinese herbs were as effective as commonly prescribed medications for drug withdrawal symptoms in heroin addicts . They could not draw any conclusions, however, regarding which specific herbs were more most beneficial. 80
One study quoted as showing that a Chinese herbal formula can reduce blood pressure actually failed to find any effect on blood pressure. 64
Tripterygium hypoglaucum hutch, another type of herb that is used in TCHM, was found in one study to provide added benefit in treating hives when given along with the medication cetirizine. 90
Other traditional herbal combinations with some supporting evidence (often from studies of questionable quality) include Xiao-Yao-San (Free and Easy Wanderer) for depression and bipolar syndrome , 69,81 Mai-Men-Dong-Tang for allergic asthma , 49 Yi-Gan San for dementia , 50 Bofu-tsusho-san for weight loss and diabetes , 51 Chang Ji Tai for irritable bowel syndrome , 52 and Ondamtanggamibang (a Korean formulation) for reducing symptoms of stress . 53 Qinzhu Liangxue for psoriasis , 78 and red peony root for acute pancreatitis . 79
How to Choose a Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
There is no general certification for the practice of TCHM. Many people who are certified in acupuncture , however, have significant training in herbal medicine as well. (In general, 500 hours of specific training is considered necessary.) Some states offer the license of OMD (Doctor of Oriental Medicine); licensed OMDs are generally well versed in TCHM.
There are several serious safety concerns with the use of TCHM.
One concern involves the use of multiple herbs typical in this approach. In general, conventional medicine makes a point of using as few medications as possible (in theory, at least) because the greater the number of medications, the greater the risk of harm. (Also, when medications are used together and harm does result, it’s hard to know which drug was at fault.) From this perspective, formulas consisting of 5, 10, or 30 herbs are quite worrisome.
Interestingly, such combinations are actually designed for the purpose of reducing risks. According to TCHM theory, the various herbs in a formula balance and moderate each other. Unfortunately, this theory has never been put to the test, and there are reasons not to trust it. Simply put, it is very difficult to get an accurate picture of the risks of a treatment if you don’t keep systematic records of adverse effects, and the ancient Chinese government had no such system in place. In any case, the individualized nature of treatment would make it almost impossible to track harm. Herbalists would be expected to notice immediate, dramatic reactions to herbal formulas, and one can assume with some confidence that treatments used for thousands of years are at least unlikely to cause such problems in very many people who take them. However, certain types of harm could be expected to easily elude the detection of traditional herbalists. These include safety problems that are delayed, occur relatively rarely, or are difficult to detect without scientific instruments. How would a traditional herbalist ever know, for example, if a treatment caused liver failure in one out of 100,000 people who used it, especially if such failure took 2 or more years to develop? If such a death did occur in the herbalist’s patient population, it would probably be attributed to hepatitis or some other common cause.
These factors may explain why Chinese herbal medicine traditionally uses treatments that are now recognized as potentially dangerous, such as mercury, arsenic, lead, licorice, coltsfoot, and Aristolochia.
Mercury, arsenic, and lead accumulate slowly in the body, and for many years their harm can only be detected by lab tests. Licorice (used in many herb formulas to “harmonize” the ingredients) can raise blood pressure and disturb blood chemistry. 33,34 These effects were presumably undetectable to traditional practitioners unless they became quite severe. The herb Aristolochia can cause severe kidney damage and kidney cancer, but only rarely. Modern medical surveillance has uncovered quite a few such cases, 35 but traditional herbology considered the herb worth using. Aristolochia contains aristolochic acid, a substance shown in animal studies to damage the kidney when taken in high enough doses. Chinese herbal products generally list Aristolochia on the label when it is present, but in some cases, Aristolochia was apparently added accidentally—it is similar in appearance to a much safer herb.
Coltsfoot ( Tussilago farfara ), used in Chinese cough syrups and other formulations, contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids, substances that can over time damage the liver. This also does not appear to have been noticed by traditional herbalists. Under modern conditions of medical surveillance, many incidents have been reported in which use of Chinese herbs appears to have various forms of liver injury, including acute hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, hepatic fibrosis, and acute liver failure. 44,55,56,68 Ancient herbal practitioners might not have been able to distinguish these herb-induced illnesses from the effects of infectious hepatitis, a widely prevalent condition, and thereby failed to make the connection; even today, in fact, it appears that many cases of liver failure attributed to hepatitis have in fact been caused by the Chinese herbs used to treat hepatitis! 68
Other reported complications of Chinese herbal treatments include movement disorders and ovarian failure. 57,58
Another set of potential problems arises from the fact that Chinese herbal medicine does not restrict itself to plant products with subtle effects. Many traditional Chinese herbal remedies are, simply put, poisons. When taken in proper doses, they may be safe for use, but dosage miscalculation or use in a particularly susceptible person may lead to serious consequences, including death. For example, in Hong Kong, poisoning caused by the herb aconite (used in numerous Chinese herbal formulas) was sufficiently widespread that public health authorities felt it necessary to launch an information campaign to combat the problem. 45
Besides toxicity caused by Chinese herbs, other problems have been caused by adulteration of herbal products with unlisted ingredients. 36 For example, the Chinese herbal formula PC-SPES, used for prostate cancer, turned out to contain three pharmaceutical drugs—diethylstilbestrol (DES), warfarin (Coumadin), and indomethacin. This appears to have been an intentional adulteration designed somewhat along the lines of a traditional Chinese formula, with one pharmaceutical adulterant that treated prostate cancer balanced by two others to offset the side effects of the first. Unfortunately, the combination is dangerous and has caused at least one case of severe bleeding. 37
In another episode, 8 out of 11 Chinese herbal creams sold in the United Kingdom for the treatment of eczema were found to contain strong pharmaceutical steroids. 38 Other studies have also found steroids in eczema preparations. 59 In addition, Chinese herbal weight loss aids have also been found to contain an unlisted chemical related to the appetite suppressant drug fenfluramine (of fen-phen fame). 60
Herbal products approved by the Japanese government have undergone meaningful safety testing and are very unlikely to contain known toxins or unlisted drugs. However, this does not mean they are completely safe. For example, several case reports suggest that therapy for chronic hepatitis combining an approved herbal formula with the standard drug interferon can cause severe inflammation of the lungs. 39-43
The herbal formulas Takeda Kampo Ichoyaku K-matsu, Taisho Kampo Ichoyaku, and Kanebo Kampo Ichoyaku Hused, all used to treat upset stomach, might reduce the effectiveness of the Parkinson's disease medication levodopa . 70
The bottom line: TCHM is a potentially dangerous form of treatment that should only be used under the supervision of a physician.
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Dying man’s last wish is against hospital rules. Then nurse breaks the rules to give it to him
posted by BC - May 16, 2017
All the man wanted to do was drink a glass of cold white wine, smoke a cigarette, and watch the sun set. For many of us, these are everyday pleasures too easily taken for granted. For Carsten Hansen, 75, it was his dying wish.
Hansen was admitted to a hospital in Denmark in early April after suffering a ruptured aortic aneurysm. Surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm is long and complicated, and often requires a hospital stay for several days after the procedure.
Hansen was too ill and frail for the surgery, and without it, he would likely not survive more than a few hours due to the internal bleeding caused by an aneurysm. Sitting in his hospital room with no more than a few hours to live, Hansen told his nurses that he wished to enjoy his final minutes with a glass of cold white wine, a cigarette, and a view of the setting sun.
The nurses were able to find white wine, and Hansen’s room was luckily on a floor with access to a balcony. It was the cigarette that proved a problem, however. The hospital where Hensen was staying had a strict no-smoking policy to ensure the health and well-being of its patients, but Hensen’s nurse Rikki Kvist decided this rule was OK to break.
And so they wheeled Hansen out to the balcony with his glass of cold white wine, lit him a cigarette, and allowed him a few quiet moments to enjoy his final, beautiful sunset with his family.
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Fundable Acquires Dan Martell-Founded Clarity, Creates Startups.Co
Ronald Barba February 3rd 2015 1:32 pm
Fundable, the equity crowdfunding platform aimed at helping people invest in small businesses and early-stage startups, has just its acquisition of the Dan Martell-founded entrepreneur advice website Clarity. With this acquisition, Clarity joins growth hacking and launch support platform Launchrock, business plan platform Bizplan, and startup review website KillerStartups, to form a new comprehensive startup resource site called Startups.co.
“Startups.co will serve as a central community to bring together our 13 million registered users to help connect Clarity, Fundable, Bizplan, Killer Startups and Launchrock with a more unified voice,” writes Fundable and Startups.co founder and CEO Wil Schroter, in a blog post announcing the launch of Startups.co.
Martell is a well-regarded entrepreneur whose previous company, a social marketing startup called Flowtown, was acquired in 2011 by marketing SaaS company Demandforce. Prior to that he sold Spheric Technologies, Inc. (his first startup) in 2008. Needless to say: he knows a lot about starting businesses, and – as a 500 Startups mentor – willingly shares his knowledge and experience to those who need and want it. This open sharing of knowledge could not be conveyed any clearer than through Clarity, which connects startup founders with more than 50,000 experts over the phone (on a per-minute-fee basis), including the likes of Mark Cuban, Eric Ries, and Brad Feld.
In the most recent episode of the Rocketship Podcast, Martell talks about his thoughts on selling Clarity – from both the company's origins and Martell's own origin, to today's acquisition news. It's a really fascinating listen, and Martell shares some of his experiences while growing up that seems wholly unexpected for a highly-successful entrepreneur. For instance, he shares his experience of being sent to rehab at the age of seventeen, and how that experience ties to his having founded Clarity years later. Regarding his role with Clarity henceforth, Martell emphasizes that he won't be abandoning the product anytime soon:
“I'm going to stay on as an advisor. I mean, I have a huge vested interest to make sure this is a huge success, which, I was going to be involved anyway. I've got an amazing community of experts and members that have invested a lot of time and energy into [Clarity] that I would not want them to feel like there was no continuation on my end to make sure their voice is heard on the product side…Other than who's responsible for managing the development aspect, I'm still involved in building the product roadmap and strategically how to integrate the other products.”
Check out Dan Martell on the Rocketship Podcast and learn more about Clarity's acquisition, as well as hear various advice from Martell.
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New Report on the State of Inbound Marketing Shows Growing Concerns
Adam Rowe May 30th 2017 12:50 pm
In the fast-paced world of internet media, it's easy to wind up on the wrong side of a new update or algorithm tweak. For most tweaks, there's no need to worry. But when Google or Facebook make a change, thousands of smaller internet companies, from media to ecommerce, suffer the consequences. That's never been more clear than in 2017: We've seen publishers calling foul over unexplained dips in Facebook traffic and websites try to boost conversions with the help of Google Analytics. We've even seen calls for Twitter to add platform tweaks in order to deal with its troll problem.
Now, a new study confirms that inbound marketers are working harder than ever and are even less sure of their future. Here are the most relevant statistics that marketing and sales platform Hubspot noted in their State of Inbound 2017 report, which drew on data from over 6,000 respondents.
63 Percent Say the Top Challenge Is Generating Traffic and Leads
Getting eyes on webpages is the primary concern for the large majority of the inbound marketers and sales teams that Hubspot surveyed.
“The write-in responses show marketers are facing a very wide swath of issues,” the study says, “from figuring out strategy to social conversion to analytics to staffing.”
Since it's listed as a top challenge, getting traffic is presumably one of the tougher tasks inbound teams face. But don't take my word for it: Check out this next stat.
38 Percent Say Getting a Response From Prospects Is Getting More Difficult
One change in 2017: how tough it is to reach those who can connect you with engaged third-party audiences. The impact is a loss in deals, as indicated by the biggest sales goal for the upcoming year. 70 percent of sales respondents have the primary goal of closing more deals in 2017, a task that many agree has gotten tougher over the last two or three years.
Paid Marketing Is Really Overrated
32 percent of respondents saw paid marketing as the most overrated marketing tactic — a big leap over the second most overrated tactic, which was social media organic at 13 percent. Marketers don't agree on a lot in this category, but a significant chunk aren't enthused with the engagement and long-term results that paid marketing offers.
Video Is On the Menu
What content distribution channels are teams adding in the next 12 months? Video. 48 percent are going for YouTube, while another 42 percent are opting for Facebook video. Runners-up include Instagram, messaging apps, and podcasts, in that order.
Executives Are More Optimistic Than Their Marketing Teams
One last downer of a statistic pairs up the opinions of C-level executives with those of their marketing team: 69 percent of C-level executives “believe their organization's marketing strategy is effective,” the study reports, compared to just 55 percent of individual contributors. That 14-point difference shouldn't be ignored: Executives should address the gap by investing more in their marketing divisions, or risk seeing that marketer pessimism manifest in a sales slump.
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Adam Rowe
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Adam is a writer at Tech.co and has worked as a tech writer, blogger and copy editor for the last decade. He's also a Forbes Contributor on the publishing industry (and Digital Book World 2018 award finalist) and has appeared in publications including Popular Mechanics and IDG Connect. When not glued to TechMeme, he loves obsessing over 1970s sci-fi art.
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Robinhood hires Josh Elman as VP of product, who’ll stay at Greylock
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Zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood is getting some product firepower as it dives into cryptocurrency and weighs platform aspirations. Investor Josh Elman will join Robinhood as its VP of product while remaining at Greylock, though in a reduced capacity as a venture partner instead of as a general partner like before.
With 4 million registered users, $176 million raised and a $1.3 billion valuation, the five-year-old fintech startup is shifting from a period of finding product-market fit to building a serious business. Elman’s experience with rapidly rising companies like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn could help guide Robinhood toward maturity.
“In January, I started talking with a few of my partners about how I want to spend the next decade of my professional life. What gets me the most energized is when I can dig in on product with a hyper-growth company. To that end, I’m joining Robinhood to lead product, where we will continue building powerful tools to give everyone broader access to our financial system,” Elman tells TechCrunch. “I am going to continue my role at Greylock as a venture partner, and will continue to represent Greylock on the boards in my portfolio. I am grateful to my partners for their support, and excited for what is next.”
Greylock has always been known as a fund run by veteran operators like Reid Hoffman, who joined as a partner while still the CEO of LinkedIn . A Greylock spokesperson tells me, “Josh is a sharp product-thinker who has backed excellent entrepreneurs and innovative companies that we are proud to have as part of the Greylock portfolio. We are supportive of Josh as he takes on this new operating role, and look forward to continuing our work with him as a venture partner.”
That term “venture partner” typically means someone who isn’t a full-time permanent member of the firm like a “general partner” as Elman was before. Some might view the shift as a demotion, or the start of a transition out of the firm. Greylock tells me Elman can still lead deals, though.
The new role could create some conflicts, though. Greylock recently invested in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s August Series D. But Robinhood just launched its own cryptocurrency trading platform in December, undercutting Coinbase’s 1.5 percent to 4 percent fee on trades in the U.S. by charging zero commission. Coinbase might worry that plans it shares with Greylock could make it back to Robinhood.
Read our post on the roll-out of Robinhood Crypto
Elman has dealt with this before, having hyped text fiction app Hooked whose seed round Greylock funded before it backed competing app Yarn’s parent company Mammoth Media with Elman joining its board. Elman declined to comment about the matter.
Josh Elman at TechCrunch Disrupt SF
An eye for interfaces
Elman began his career after a bachelor’s degree in symbolic systems with a focus on human computer interaction at Stanford in 1997. Elman worked on product for music company RealNetworks, and growth and job boards for LinkedIn before joining custom merchandise startup Zazzle . His big break came working on the launch of the Facebook Connect platform. He was then a PM at Twitter until joining Greylock as a partner in 2011.
In my experience, Elman is one of the best investors at spotting emerging social trends and helping companies find winning product strategies. He’s quick to dive into teen-focused social apps, understanding and funding them before they blow up. He was on the boards of Musically (sold to Toutiao) and SmartThings (sold to Samsung), plus was one of the few investors in honest feedback app tbh, which sold to Facebook. He’s currently on the boards of Medium, Houseparty and Discord — which are redefining blogging, video chat and video game communities.
Robinhood’s Bay Area HQ
Robinhood could use Elman’s skills as it tries to unite the traditional stock and cryptocurrency worlds using free trades up front while monetizing with subscription bonus features. The way Facebook and Twitter turned friends and thought leaders into a feeds of content to consume, Elman could assist as Robinhood does the same to financial markets.
Robinhood founders Baiju Bhatt (left) and Vladamir Tenev (right)
“I’ve known Josh for a couple years now and he’s always struck me as one of the most thoughtful product builders,” says Robinhood co-founder and co-CEO Baiju Bhatt. (Disclosure: I know Bhatt and his co-founder Vlad Tenev from
college). “We’re lucky to have him lead our product initiatives and join our leadership team as we take Robinhood to the next level.” Robinhood now has 170 team members across the Bay Area and Orlando, Florida. It’s planning to hire a VP for engineering and for customer support while scaling those teams, as well as legal and biz dev.
Having jumped the regulatory and engineering hurdles to offer cost-efficient stock trading, Robinhood has a huge opportunity to become the backbone of a new generation of fintech apps. The company declined to comment, but the startup could one day build APIs so other products could interact with your Robinhood balance and bank account. Elman worked with Facebook to let partners piggyback on your identity, and he might have ideas for turning Robinhood into a fintech platform.
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Vir Das: Loved
The star of Indian comedy muses about love
Vir Das needs no introduction where he comes from. The billion-strong Indian audience has watched him perform for over a decade. He is one of the earliest stand-up comics from the subcontinent, and was one of the first to be picked up by Netflix for his own show. Five minutes into the set and the reason for his undying success is clear.
Back at the Fringe after three years, Das uses his charm, wit, and mastery with words to woo the audience. A quick show of hands confirms the obvious – the audience is largely Indian – but there’s a decent smattering of Westerners too. Das assures them that no background will go unexplained as he launches into Loved. The crux of the act is his exploration of the different kinds of love in his life. From the mundane to the quixotic, the audience is brought along on a hilarious journey of what it means to love, even in a situation that involves being totally smitten whilst also covered in dog piss.
Some parts, like the repetitive jokes about ‘what women want’, feel lazy. He is disarmingly good-looking and weaves that into his set. But he doesn’t have the same success with other parts – like the section about the press interviews, which seems oddly disconnected from his theme. He is also unduly distracted by latecomers, and allows himself to go on a tangent at every instance (although, that is as much the nature of the crowd on the day as anything else).
In festivals, where international artists frequently rely on the ‘quirks’ of British society to make the locals laugh, it is refreshing to be indulged in Das’ humour. He brings his brand from India, but serves it up with spice to a very receptive global audience. And with that, an hour has passed, laughing about love – in a show that feels like Das’s most intimate set yet.
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The UCA Faculty Senate met Oct. 22 in Wingo Hall to discuss the upcoming Higher Education Commission visit and recent physical therapy competition.
President Tom Courtway was not in attendance, so senate president and UCA Vice President Elect Charles Watson, aided by Provost Steve Runge, led the discussion.
The Higher Education Commission visits campus Nov. 11 and 12. Chief Information Officer Jonathan Glenn, described many aspects of the upcoming visit.
“The purpose of the visit is focused, not comprehensive,” Glenn said. “The last comprehensive visit was in 2010 and the next one will take place in the 2016-17 year.”
The visitors are committee members from across the country, and they will be coming to UCA with an interest in the school’s strategic planning.
UCA was given an assignment, which included writing a monitoring report toward the strategic plan. The next step was to have this committee visit and assess what UCA has done so far toward fully establishing the plan.
“They come, they look, they verify,” Glenn said. “The amount of work that has gone into this is monumental. The thing is, the committee knows that higher education institutions are living, breathing things. They do not work like a fully tested computer program. It isn’t going to be perfect, and they don’t expect it to be. The important thing is to be honest, relevant, and responsible.”
The senate discussed its opposition to a UAMS proposal to build a free-standing physical therapy complex.
Runge said UCA can meet the need in Arkansas for physical therapists.
“We have the oldest, largest, and arguably the best program in the state,” he said.
Runge said odds are that UCA’s objection will not be sustained.
“It is more efficient to boost our own resources to fill the need than to create a new complex,” he said.
Runge said there is not a lack of physical therapists in Arkansas but that there is merely a misdistribution of them. An average of 52 physical therapy students graduate from UCA a year.
At the end of the meeting, the senate voted to adopt the College of Business’s Diversity Statement.
Kaye McKinzie, assistant professor, and other faculty members spent time perusing the diversity statements of other schools and decided the statement the College of Business created possesses the most progressive and inclusive language.
The senate discussed keeping application numbers high, relating to the mention of the previous Bear Facts day, which had a record turn-out.
Courtway will be bring in a task force including health-experts regarding the recent e-cigarettes issue on campus. As of now they are labeled “OK” but the task force will do more extensive research in the near future.
On Dec. 6, a school- and community-wide holiday event will be held at the President’s House. A faculty-only event will be Dec. 8.
Due to conflicts in schedule, the Faculty Senate moved it’s next meeting to Nov. 14.
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← DWP – and Cabinet Office – hide new Universal Credit secrets
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Has DWP suppressed a “red” rating on Universal Credit project?
The Cabinet Office’s Major Project Authority gave the Universal Credit programme a “red” rating which IDS and the Department for Work and Pensions campaigned successfully to turn into a neutral “reset” designation, says The Independent.
Universal Credit was “only given a reset rating after furious protests by Iain Duncan Smith and his department,” says the newspaper.
A “reset” rating is unprecedented. All major projects at red will need a reset. That is one of the reasons the Major Projects Authority gives a red rating: to signal to the senior responsible owner that the project needs resetting or cancelling. A “reset” designation is a non-assessment.
The MPA’s official definition of a red rating is:
“Red: Successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable. There are major issues on project definition, schedule, budget, quality and/or benefits delivery, which at this stage do not appear to be manageable or resolvable. The project may need re-scoping and/or its overall viability reassessed.”
The suppression of Universal Credit’s red rating may indicate that the project, at the top, is driven by politics – the public and Parliamentary perception of the project being all-important – rather than pragmatics.
It is a project management aphorism that serious problems cannot be tackled until their seriousness is admitted.
Normally the Major Projects Authority will give even newly reconfigured projects traffic light ratings, to indicate its view of the risks of the revised plans.
The Independent calls for the replacement of Iain Duncan Smith as political head of the project.
The National Audit Office warned last September of the DWP’s fortress mentality and “good news” culture.
The suppression of Universal Credit’s red rating on top of the DWP’s repeated refusals to publish the Universal Credit project assessment report, risk register, issues register and milestone schedule shows that the DWP still avoids telling it like it is. That will make successful delivery of Universal Credit’s complexities impossible.
Well-run IT projects are about problem-solving not problem-denying.
The Independent is right to say that IDS is not the person to be running Universal Credit. He has too much emotional equity to be an objective leader. He sees himself as having too much to lose. The programme needs to be run by an open-minded pragmatist.
In asking the Cabinet Office to agree with a “reset” rating for Universal Credit IDS is acting like a schoolboy who has done something wrong and asks the school not to tell his parents. That’s no way to run something as important as Universal Credit.
IDS and DWP accused of hiding bad news on Universal Credit – The Independent
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4 responses to “Has DWP suppressed a “red” rating on Universal Credit project?”
samspruce | May 30, 2014 at 16:04 | Reply
Clear evidence of corruption at the highest levels of the DWP.
Dave Orr | May 28, 2014 at 10:30 | Reply
I recently drove through a Red traffic light and was stopped by the Police.
I explained that the signal was in fact at Reset and not at Red and therefore no traffic offence had been committed.
ukcampaign4change | May 28, 2014 at 10:38 | Reply
I enjoyed that
Editor | May 28, 2014 at 09:46 | Reply
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protests in the news 09 Feb 2013 03:14 #1
National strike, protests and clashes as Tunisia mourns for assassinated opposition leader
A general strike, riots, tear gas and petrol bombs marred Belaid’s funeral, threatening the country with a new revolution. The army watched over tens of thousands people, as opposition leader Chokri Belaid was being laid to rest in Tunis.
Thousands mourners from all over Tunisia joined the funeral procession of secular opposition leader Belaid, who was well respected and very popular in the country, RT’s Maria Finoshina reported from the city of Tunis.
Finoshina, who was in the middle of the crowds of mourners, said many people openly accused the Islamist Ennahda party of Belaid’s death and chanted anti-government slogans.
“Down with the system, we can’t stand Ennahda anymore,” “Ghannouchi assassin,” “We are all Chokri Belaid,” the people chanted.
Belaid, who was shot dead on Wednesday, was an extremely vocal, very harsh critic of the government, particularly of the ruling Enhanda party, the Tunisian branch of Muslim Brotherhood.
The military provided security of the funeral ceremony, and army helicopters were watching over the Tunisian capital. While the police have lost people’s trust in recent clashes, the army still enjoys respect among Tunisians.
Both the police and the army in Tunis are still on alert on alert, expecting the peaceful procession to be followed by clashes.
rt.com/news/tunisia-belaid-funeral-protests-741/
Hundreds of protesters march in Spain against new wave of cuts
Demonstrators have taken to the streets in Spain for a third day to protests against a fresh wave of austerity cost cutting measures in education and health which will see free prescriptions axed and a hike in university fees.
Protests have taken place across Spain, as people voiced their anger about the harsh austerity measures gripping the country and a new round of cuts, which will effect education and health.
In Murcia, in the south of Spain, some 200 students staged a walk out to protest against a proposal to privatize sate education.
Some of the students held placards, which read, “You don’t let us work and you don’t let us study”.
Today’s protests come after thousands of students marched through Madrid the capital on Wednesday, and is part of a three day strike launched by students on Tuesday.
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: Indian burial canoe replica at the Astoria Column by Larry Andreasen
Things To DoTrip IdeasFavorite Trips9 “Instafamous” North Coast Spots
9 “Instafamous” North Coast Spots
Places so cool that photos can’t do them justice.
Michael H. Kew, Guest Author
Whatever your fancy, you’ll find it in our spirited small towns and in the hustle and bustle of our promenades, galleries, restaurants and wide open beaches. Come on, let’s go play on Oregon’s North Coast!
From a historic Victorian port city to the West’s most iconic sea stack, the considerable eye candy of Oregon’s North Coast has speckled the portfolios and Instagram feeds of professional photographers and hobbyists alike. But let’s be honest, you can’t quite capture that misty aura hovering over these beloved shores. We advise opting for a real-life visit to some of the most photogenic, thumb tap-worthy spots in Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside and Cannon Beach.
Before You Go: The Instagrammable vistas of the North Coast mean it’s popular, especially in the summer months. During peak season, plan to visit on a weekday, carpool when possible and consider alternative modes of transit. And whenever you go, aim to leave no trace.
By Don Frank / Travel Astoria
Astoria Column
On Coxcomb Hill in Astoria, step to the top of this iconic 125-foot-tall structure for a lovely Columbia River Bar panorama. The column features 14 murals, one depicting the Astor Expedition’s arrival on the Tonquin. Also on the hilltop is a replica of a canoe owned by Chief Comcomly, a Chinookan who assisted the Astor Expedition — John Jacob Astor’s quest to establish the first permanent U.S. settlement on the West Coast. Take part in a tradition by purchasing a small balsa-wood plane in the gift shop and launching it in the air from the top of the column.
Courtesy of Travel Oregon
The Wreck of the Peter Iredale
The dangerous Columbia River Bar, known as the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” has seen nearly 2,000 shipwrecks. In October 1906, sailing from Mexico to Portland, the four-mast steel barque sailing vessel — named the Peter Iredale — ran aground on Clatsop Spit in Fort Stevens State Park. Today, it is undoubtedly Oregon’s most iconic shipwreck. Of the 275-foot-long ship, only the steel hull remains. At low tide, you can walk right up to it.
Astoria-Megler Bridge
Spanning the mouth of the Columbia River and binding Oregon with Washington, this mint-green 4.1-mile-long bridge was the last link in the U.S. highway system between Mexico and Canada when it was inaugurated in August 1966. Today, it remains the longest continuous truss bridge in North America. The most-photographed piece of it is the main elevated span, a 2,468-foot steel cantilever through-truss, flanked by five steel deck trusses. It’s even starred in a number of made-in-Oregon movies.
By Susan Seubert
The Turnaround
On the sandy beach at the west end of Broadway Street in Seaside, this elegant roundabout marks the official end of the Lewis and Clark Trail, commemorating when the Corps of Discovery reached the Pacific here in 1805. At its center is a large bronze statue of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Seaman, Lewis’ faithful Newfoundland dog — all forever facing the ocean and enjoying the fine view of Tillamook Head in the distance. Tip: Broadway can get packed, especially in the summer, so consider parking out of the center and walking in; parking spots include the Seaside Visitors Center, the public garage at the WorldMark resort, the public lot adjacent to the Seaside Convention Center and the 12th Avenue lot.
By Justin Bailie
Saddle Mountain
The panorama from this double-peaked summit of basalt mesmerizes. From the 3,287-foot summit, you can see the Columbia River, miles of Pacific shoreline, swaths of clearcuts and the rugged eastern horizon, including views of Mt. Hood on a clear day. The trail is steep and challenging in some sections, a 1,615-foot climb in 2.5 miles. The trailhead is about a 30-minute drive from Seaside.
Seaside Inverted Experience
As if Seaside didn’t have enough fun, goofy things to do, this unique new attraction has a funky range of indoor and outdoor settings built upside-down. When you photograph you and your friends or family ($6 for unlimited shots), and the photos are cropped/rotated, everyone appears to be flying, falling, standing on the ceiling, balancing on hands or being blown away. When you leave, don’t be shocked if your belly aches from laughing.
By Christian Heeb
For a great out-and-back view of the iconic lighthouse dubbed “Terrible Tilly,” start from the paved carpark at Indian Beach Trailhead ($5 parking fee) in Ecola State Park. From here, hike north on the gravel road for 1.5 miles to Hikers Camp, where there are three shelters (each with four wooden bunks; first-come/first-served). Pass a World War II bunker before being rewarded with wide views (clouds/fog pending) of the photogenic light. (You can also hike up to the lookout point from Seaside.) Bring binoculars or a camera to zoom in on the lighthouse, as it sits more than a mile offshore.
By Nickie Bournias
Listed as “One of the World’s 100 Most Beautiful Places” by National Geographic, this 4-mile-long beach ranks among the most famous beaches on the West Coast. And no wonder: It’s bejeweled with picturesque rock formations and sea stacks, and has plenty of public access points to allow walking, jogging, playing and admiring nature. One of Oregon’s most recognizable landmarks, Haystack Rock pokes up some 235 feet from the sea. Tip: To get a photo with few other beachgoers in the frame, consider visiting early in the morning as the sun rises. And for the best beachcombing, visit at low tide.
By Dennis Frates
Hug Point
If you’re up for a nice and scenic low-tide (don’t try it at high) beach stroll, this is it. A wide variety of natural treasures await, from more photogenic sea stacks, forested headlands, secluded beaches, curious caves, shifting sands and seemingly secret waterfalls. The trail follows an old, famous road carved into the steep headland at Hug Point State Recreation Site.
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News briefs: New Avis app, PreCheck sign-ups, biz travel spend
Avis Now users can change car assignments based on real time availability. (Image: Avis)
Business travel news this week includes an announcement from Avis about some customer-friendly enhancements to its mobile app; a summer expansion of enrollment centers for TSA PreCheck membership; and the outlook for business travel volume this year and next – and who has overtaken the U.S. as the busiest business travel market.
Members of the Avis Preferred loyalty program (which is free to join) can now take advantage of new customer features on the company’s mobile app, which is available to them for iOS and Android devices. The bundle of new features, called Avis Now, includes the ability to review and change the user’s assigned vehicle at any time, based on real-time car availability; extend, cancel or confirm a reservation; flash the assigned car’s headlights to help find it on the lot, and lock or unlock its doors from the app; and return the vehicle without help from an agent. Users can also see their rental agreement, confirm fuel or mileage and get assistance on demand. The app is currently available for use at more than 50 U.S. locations, and will be expanded to some international markets in the months ahead, Avis said. (See video here)
TSA is adding some temporary PreCheck enrollment centers this summer. (Image: TSA)
Faced with a growing backlog of applications for its PreCheck trusted traveler program, the Transportation Security Administration and the outside vendor that operates PreCheck enrollment centers are opening up a number of new, temporary opportunities for applicants this summer, from now through late August. The temporary enrollment centers will be at 14 locations in 13 major markets, and will mostly be open for only a few days at each one. You can see the full schedule of locations and dates here, along with a link to a site for applying online and getting an appointment for a personal visit.
Spending by U.S. business travelers is expected to grow significantly next year. (Image: Jim Glab)
Is business travel in a slump? The Global Business Travel Association says it expects U.S. business travel spending to increase by a mere 0.9 percent this year, to $292.5 billion – but it foresees a big rebound in 2017, with a spending increase of 4.2 percent, to $304.9 billion. “When growth does re-accelerate, companies must be ready with the newest technologies, the most productive workforce and the critical customer relationships necessary to take full advantage,” said GBTA Executive Director Michael McCormick. The U.S. has been lagging behind worldwide growth levels, which posted a 5 percent spending gain in 2015, GBTA said; worldwide, global business travel spending is expected to increase by 5.8 percent annually for the next five years, to a total of $1.6 trillion in 2020. Last year, GBTA said, China surpassed the U.S. in the rankings, with business travel spending of $291.2 billion vs. $289.8 billion for the U.S.
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New rewards plan at Avis
Avis Preferred members can now earn points to redeem for free days or upgrades. (Image: Avis)
Avis is trying harder to boost its profile with business travelers: The company announced that members of its Avis Preferred program can now earn points to be redeemed for upgrades and free rental days.
The enhancement to Avis Preferred gives customers an alternative to earning mileage or points in airline or hotel frequent traveler programs when they rent from Avis. There are no blackout dates for redeeming points on Avis car rentals.
The program enhancement provides renters with one point per dollar spent on vehicle rentals and two points per dollar for adding on optional things like satellite radio, GPS and so on.
The improved program also creates a new Avis Preferred Plus status, earned by completing 12 rentals or spending $5,000 with Avis in a calendar year. Preferred Plus members will get free one-class upgrades whenever available, a dedicated reservations line, and special monthly offers by email. They’ll also earn a 25 to 50 percent point bonus on all rental transactions.
Competitors Hertz and Enterprise/National both have similar point rewards programs to be used instead of earning miles/points with partner airlines and hotel companies.
According to a recent study by Certify, Avis is one of the least expensed rental car companies among business travelers, so perhaps it is using this new program to change that?
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New SFO competition + Delta fights for Love + United Wi-Fi + Air China’s 747-8s + Bag woes at Denver
The new terminal at Dallas Love Field feels a lot like SFO’s Terminal 2- light, airy, modern with a broad selection of dining & shopping options. We’re impressed! (Photo: Chris McGinnis(
New SFO routes for Southwest, JetBlue. Virgin America got some new competition on a couple of key routes last week as Southwest kicked off new daily service between San Francisco and Dallas Love Field, and JetBlue started two daily flights between SFO and Las Vegas. Southwest also added daily flights between Love Field and Oakland, completing its initial expansion at the close-in Dallas airport following the end of Wright Amendment restrictions last fall. That rule basically restricted service out of Love Field to states bordering Texas, and when it ended Virgin America moved its Dallas operations from DFW to Love Field. As a result of all this, November 2014 passenger traffic at Love Field jumped by 37 percent over the same month a year earlier. Meanwhile, Delta executives last week were in talks with Dallas airport officials trying to find a way to maintain the airline’s presence at Love Field for its DAL-Atlanta flights. As of this weekend, Delta negotiated a deal allowing it to stick around Love Field for the next 180 days. Have you flown into Love Field yet? Thoughts? On a recent stopover there, we were very impressed (See photo above).
American will cluster DFW schedules. In a few months, American Airlines plans to overhaul schedules at its Dallas/Ft. Worth hub, bringing groups of arrivals and departures closer together into clusters or “banks” instead of spreading them out evenly over the course of the day. The change will mean shorter connecting times for many travelers. AA did the same thing at its Miami hub last year, and plans a similar change at Chicago O’Hare in 2015.
Wi-Fi launched in United regional jets. United announced that it has started to roll out in-flight Wi-Fi in its United Express fleet. The project, slated for completion by the middle of this year, will bring Internet service to more than 200 United Express E175s, E170s and CRJ700s, using Gogo’s ATG-4 air-to-ground technology. “Additionally, the company will begin providing Personal Device Entertainment on regional jets this year, offering customers hundreds of complimentary movies and television shows to view on their Wi-Fi-enabled iOS and Android devices using United’s mobile app, as well as on laptop computers,” the company said. Interesting: United has chosen to use Gogo for these aircraft instead of its own United Wi-fi system rolling out on larger aircraft. Which system to you think is better? Please leave your comments below.
Carriers battle for Tokyo Haneda. American Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines last week filed for new rights to fly to Tokyo’s close-in Haneda Airport (HND), as the Transportation Department studies whether Delta should forfeit its existing route authority in the Seattle-Haneda market. The U.S. only has access to four daily slots at HND; the others are used by United from San Francisco, Hawaiian from Honolulu and Delta from Los Angeles. American, which wants to use the slot for daily LAX-Haneda service, is arguing that Delta is underutilizing the Seattle authority, operating just a handful of flights through the slow winter season. Delta maintains it will resume regular service in March when business picks up. Hawaiian wants the slot for Kona-Tokyo service.
Air China brings 747-8s to New York, San Francisco (Photo: Air China)
Route news: Air China, Delta, JetBlue, etc. Star Alliance member Air China is bringing new four-class (including premium economy) 747-8 Intercontinentals to its non-stop Beijing-New York JFK and Beijing-San Francisco routes. Last week, the airline put a 747-8 onto one of its two daily JFK flights, replacing a 777-300ER; the SFO service starts May 1 … Delta will revive seasonal summer service between Pittsburgh and Paris CDG May 10 with five flights a week, increasing to daily in June …… JetBlue will expand at Ft. Lauderdale April 30, adding daily flights to Cleveland and Detroit; JetBlue also announced plans to fly from Portland, Oregon to Anchorage from June 18 to September 8 … On April 16, Spirit Airlines will launch regular daily flights from Boston to Las Vegas, and seasonal service from BOS to Detroit and Cleveland … Effective March 13, Frontier Airlines will add new daily service from Philadelphia to Atlanta, Charlotte and Chicago O’Hare.
United’s having baggage problems at its Denver International hub (Photo: Jim Glab)
Baggage woes at Denver. United Airlines last month brought in a new company at its Denver International Airport hub to handle baggage on United Express flights, and the changeover has been traumatic. According to the Denver Post, United and its passengers at Denver in the past few weeks have been facing problems of “lost luggage, delayed flights and a chaotic baggage claim area, with bags tossed everywhere.” Some travelers have waited up to two hours to see their bags on the belt, only to be told to go home and wait for delivery, the newspaper reported. The problems extend not only to arriving DEN travelers, but to bag transfers onto connecting flights. Readers: What’s the longest you’ve ever had to wait to get your checked bag back? Do you believe bag delivery problems are worse at some airlines/airports than others? Which ones?
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Airport lounge app debuts in U.S. LoungeBuddy, a smartphone app that lets users find and buy access to airport lounges, has expanded to the U.S. Previously available only in the U.K., the app is initially working with Alaska Airlines Board Room lounges as well as Minute Suites. “No memberships, elite statuses or premium seat purchases are required,” the company said. “As of today, instant lounge access will be available in 16 of the busiest airports throughout the world, including major hubs in the United States like Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Atlanta (ATL), Seattle (SEA), Philadelphia (PHL) and Los Angeles (LAX). LoungeBuddy will continue to roll this functionality out to more partner lounges within the US, Europe, Canada, Asia and Australia.” Download the free app here.
Avis adds the 2015 Maserati Ghibli to its fleet (Photo: Maserati)
Avis’ hot new car. If you think an expensive, sporty vehicle will really impress your clients and colleagues, Avis has a new option for you. The rental giant has added the 2015 Maserati Ghibli to its Avis Signature Series; it’s available at locations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Orlando, Las Vegas, Phoenix and south Florida. The car’s 3.0 litre twin-turbo V6 engine cranks out 345 horsepower. What’s the rental rate? If you have to ask… Other Avis Signature Series cars include the Chevrolet Corvette, Lincoln Navigator, Infiniti QX60, Mercedes GL450, BMW X5, the BMW 3 Series Sedan and the BMW 5 Series Sedan.
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WikiPedia Goes Along With Democrat Propaganda; Lists ICE As 'Concentration Camp'
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Posted August 21, 2019 in Politics
For months now, far-left members of congress including socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been falsely claiming that ICE detention facilities along the southern border are actually "concentration camps."
Wikipedia is now joining in on the "fake news" considering their "concentration and internment camps" list was updated with a section specifically for the ICE facilities along the border.
Check out what Breitbart reported:
Under Wikipedia policies, another month-long discussion will likely be required before the section can be removed again. In the discussion, editors supported inclusion by citing Democrats using the “concentration camp” label, which has been recently invoked by the perpetrators of several violent attacks.
During the controversy over President Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy last year, which left-wing critics derided as a “family separation policy”, an unregistered user added a section to the page about ICE facilities and this was expanded by another unregistered user. Media coverage in Gizmodo, Vice, and Marie Claire, generally favored the listing and presented it as fact. The media attention led to an “edit war” as editors removed and restored the section, until it was kept out barring a “consensus” in favor of including the section and the page locked.
Ocasio-Cortez is resposible for starting the bogus theory that the United States is running concentration camps along the southern border.
Back in June, the socialist falsely claimed that President Trump “has established concentration camps on the southern border” for illegal aliens when in reality, the President has adopted former President Barack Obama's detainment center program.
Should Rep. Omar Be Removed From Congress?
"This administration has established concentration camps on the southern border of the United States for immigrants, where they are being brutalized with dehumanizing conditions and dying. This is not hyperbole. It is the conclusion of expert analysis,” she wrote on Twitter, citing a magazine article," Ocasio-Cortez said in a tweet.
This is not hyperbole. It is the conclusion of expert analysis ??https://t.co/2dWHxb7UuL
Breitbart goes deeper into the situation regarding Wikipedia. Check out what they said:
The debate was re-ignited in mid-June after an unregistered user from the D.C. area restored the section stating “they’re concentration camps” without further explanation. On the same day Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had begun pushing the term to describe the detention facilities. As with the previous versions last year, the sources cited in every version of the section often did not reference concentration or internment camps, including when making claims of health violations and deaths in the facilities. This would appear to violate Wikipedia’s sourcing policies.
Editors removed the section a few days after it was first added and a new edit war started as various editors began repeatedly removing or restoring the section until administrator “El C” used his advanced privileges to lock the page with the section included. Responding to the fight over the listing, one participant claimed “consensus” for including the section citing the few editors restoring the section and argued removal violated page restrictions, which required consensus for restoring new changes.
When another editor disputed this “consensus” claim, El C declared the section was the “long-standing text” despite only being added two weeks earlier after a year-long absence. In the same remarks he called the detention facilities “camps” and suggested any discussion should presume inclusion by asking for removal instead. While presenting himself as a neutral arbiter, the administrator’s profile page favorably displays a quote and image of late Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.
In subsequent discussion on removing ICE detention facilities from the concentration camp list, several left-wing editors cited reports of Representative Cortez using the label as supporting inclusion of ICE facilities on the list. Others cited what was claimed to be a statement from “400 Holocaust and genocide” experts on the subject in support, but one editor noted many were not actually experts in the field and they only permitted using the term. The editor further noted there was no scholarly consensus calling ICE detention facilities concentration camps and that the label was criticized by several Holocaust museums.
Despite these points and other arguments that sources did not support listing ICE facilities as concentration or internment camps, the almost evenly-split discussion was closed by administrator Sam Walton as having consensus for keeping the section. In reaching his decision, Walton suggested objections to listing ICE facilities as concentration camp were “not based in policy” claiming many were either mere disagreement without explanation or simply dismissing reliable sourcing as political rather than presenting more substantive critique.
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Downed vs. Dead, consider them in context
Posted by Klepsacovic at 7:17 AM | Wednesday, October 2, 2013
The topic of GW2's universal rezzing came up. Of course someone has to claim that this convenient mechanic is, in fact, the death of challenge and the harbinger of the trivialization of all things. I disagree.
First off, being able to rez people out in the world is a bonus. The defeated player can feel as if someone cared enough to help. And they can refrain from being angry because they were a few steps from the next waypoint and all the ones nearby are contested. The helping player can feel like they helped someone, which is a pretty nice feeling. This mechanic is essentially a kitten-dispenser. Or puppies if you're allergic to cats. Or a Portuguese Water Puppy if you're allergic to dogs and live in the White House.
Second, this mechanic should be considered in the full context. The first bit of context is that I'm not considering the difference with underwater fighting because I hate underwater combat so much that I don't care about the balance. It can go burn in sodium.
A downed player can recover on their own, but the circumstances tend to be rather specific. An enemy must be very near death or they must not take any damage while they bandage themselves. The first is essentially a market-killer for the keyboard manufacturers, who have long relied on the destruction caused by mobs at 1% health. The second is unlikely when soloing and hardly a guarantee in groups.
Other players can help, but at a snail's pace and at the cost of being unable to move, dodge, attack, heal, or buff. Effectively a second player or more are temporarily made useless to bring back the currently useless player. Compare this to in-combat resurrection spells, such as in WoW where players can simply pop back up with something between no effort from other players and a single spell cast. Those do have lengthy cooldowns, but again, they are much quicker and less risky than GW2 recovery.
Then there is the big question: is it easier to be downed in GW2 or dead in another game? GW2 doesn't have a lot of get out of jail free cards such as invincibility bubbles or preventative damage absorbs. If you don't dodge, you take the damage. Dodging has a very short cooldown, but usually, so do the horribly damaging things you need to avoid. Dodging isn't a bonus; it's a requirement, so to consider it as such would be as absurd and claiming that healing in another game makes players invincible and immortal. In my experience it is a lot easier to get knocked into a downed state in GW2 than it is to die in WoW.
Taking into account the wider context, the downed state should be considered, not as equivalent to death in other games, but rather as an intermediate state with no clear parallels. Furthermore, because of the potential recovery, even the fallen state cannot be considered equivalent to death.
Instead of comparing individual mechanics and pretending that such comparisons are meaningful, the logical thing to do is to compare the chance of the group being defeated. At this point, all things are equal. There is no recovery and the instant-rez mechanics are nullified by the enemy resetting. Do groups fail more often or at a higher percentage of groups or attempts in GW2 than in other games?
Using this context does not mean that recovery mechanics are to be ignored. They could still be too easy or tough, but directly comparing individual pieces of group success or failure will only yield nonsense.
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caerphoto said...
"...the downed state should be considered, not as equivalent to death in other games, but rather as an intermediate state with no clear parallels."
Basically this. It's not always possible or sensible to try and map mechanics directly from one game to another; you have to, as you say, look at things in the broader context.
I feel like you were spurred to this by my own opinions on the matter. Context is important indeed.
Contextually, these games like GW2 have penalties for not playing well, or smart, or alone, or unprepared and such. One of those penalties is the death penalty. There's no ignoring the history here, because that history is the context. I don't think any of the mechanics you described here are bad. But I do think that once you're at this place of partial deaths one has to ask themselves why have the mechanic at all. What is partially dying doing for the gameplay? A second chance? Then this is no different than a soulstone or Divine Intervention (skills from WoW) which were far more interesting in my opinion. My point is that it's all the same. Hearing about this downed state pre-release was like "meh". Nothing innovative here which actually adds to the old experience in my opinion. what do you think on that point?
As for rezzing, the previous point still stands. Being careful has been a core part of MMORPG gameplay since forever and GW2 doesn't abandon it. It just adds convenience by allowing anyone to rez anyone. It's a convenience feature. The idea that this adds to community or is kittens is dubious. It's convenience. The cost, though I think is small, is that the world is less a place where caution is worth anything. What do you think?
"What is partially dying doing for the gameplay?"
It is giving us a state from which to consider the fight and be ready to rejoin it without laying on the floor utterly useless. It is giving us a notification that we screwed up without entirely killing us. In other games such notifications have the effect of stressing healers without necessarily teaching the player anything, since they are costless for the person who made the mistake.
"There's no ignoring the history here, because that history is the context."
That's a different meaning of context. History is irrelevant to balance.
"The idea that this adds to community or is kittens is dubious."
Someone else, a complete stranger, can help me, and often does. This will tend to make me more positively-inclined toward strangers. Since strangers make up the vast majority of any game population, this means that I am going to have a slightly more positive impression of them. It's psychological manipulation that helps us get along a little bit better. It's also convenient.
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‘Bad Boys for Life’ reunites Will Smith and Martin Lawrence with the same-old formula – CNN
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Will Smith’s Mike Lowrey, naturally — a hard-charging super-cop — is reluctant to admit that, but his longtime partner in the Miami police department, Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence), becomes a grandpa early on and starts talking seriously about retiring.
A threat from Lowrey’s past, however, arises, in the form of a Mexican cartel leader newly escaped from prison (telenovela star Kate Del Castillo), who dispatches her brutal, vengeance-minded son (Jason Scipio) to execute her plans.
Soon enough, there’s reason for seeking revenge on both sides, but all the collateral damage mostly serves as an excuse for a whole lot of chases and action, some of which drag on interminably.
Granted, action maestro Michael Bay is no longer at the helm (although he does bless the proceedings with a brief cameo), but directing team Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have clearly studied his filmography, which includes blowing stuff up real good.
In a nod to Mike and Marcus advancing toward their arthritic years, they do grudgingly align themselves with a young team of elite cops — unleashing, yes, a flurry of old-man jokes — played by Vanessa Hudgens, “Vikings'” Alexander Ludwig and “The Son is Also a Star’s” Charles Melton.
For all the pyrotechnics, the movie is frankly at its best in the quieter moments — relative and sporadic though they may be — that give the two leads a chance to play off each other, with Lawrence wringing laughs from that squabbling, foul-mouthed banter. (Joe Pantoliano also reprises his role as their perpetually agitated boss.)
“Bad Boys” can never throttle down for long, mindful of its formula. And after Smith’s ill-fated foray in
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” commercially speaking at least, that might be just what the doctor ordered.
The real question is whether the initial kick of seeing the pair reunited will be enough, especially since the movie’s mix of blue skies, comedy and action is hardly a novelty, what with the “Fast & Furious” franchise having pretty well filled that lane.
“Violence is what we do,” Mike tells Marcus, who is experiencing pangs of conscience, in a later exchange.
That might not sound like the most uplifting pastime, but once you’ve committed to another “Bad Boys,” well, whatcha gonna do?
“Bad Boys for Life” premieres Jan. 17 in the US. It’s rated R.
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About Our Community and Game
Founder SH Moon/Marco wrote:
"It is wrong to assume that Vaxia is the product of one person, or even one group of people. In different degrees, every single Vaxian is responsible for Vaxia; its creator and owner at once."
At its simplest, we are a roleplaying site and an open online community.
The original version was founded in the late 90s under the name of Vaxia back when there was just the Vaxia setting.
Since then the site and the game have undergone substantial changes over the last few years.
We now have two game worlds, called settings, which are Vaxia (a historically themed fantasy setting) and Sirian (a Hard Sci-Fi setting). Both of our game settings and play is in what could be called a open and persistent world.
Players are able to explore all areas of the world within the game. Though a handful of locations tend to be the 'hot spot' for roleplay as it is easier to have a central point, players do not have to stay there if they do not want to. This also means there is not a single overarching storyline or linear goals for characters. Instead there are several opportunities for a character to be apart of multiple stories, ones the player drives themselves and also in the form of 'one shot' sessions (a story arch that can be done in one session) and sagas (which is closer to the traditional campaign of most table tops, where a single story arch takes place over multiple session). Players can also set as many goals for their character to achieve in the game as they feel like. Some goals can be inspired by the sessions they experience, while others may be something the player just feels like doing on the character.
The story of the game worlds are always moving on even when we are not here to play out every little moment. This is a much different mind set then the usual 'closed' campaign (a select group of players that participate in a story arch over a series of game meetings) of many table tops where the events of the world happen only during each game meeting. Also this means that it is possible for a character to miss out on participating in world events. We also do not allow players to just back-fill, or add in their character's actions after the events, as that could severely alter the results. Not only that but rewards have to be earned and maintain, which means a player must be present and active to get them and keep them. There are some exceptions as Setting may allow for player that had to miss an event to have their character be involved in a very minor role that would have no effect in order to help them keep connected and have some IC information on the event. However both game worlds have good news networks to help keep characters informed.
Also unlike the usual 'closed' campaign we can not just change parts of the game worlds on a whim to make room or sense of player characters or their stories that just don't quite fit the theme, tone and idea of a setting. In a closed campaign this isn't as devastating as in effect you can freely adjust the world for your players and particular game without affecting anything else - its just for that group. We just can not do that here. Part of the open means we also have people joining or leaving at any given time. Our sessions are not only for a select group of players, they are for anyone in the community that wants to participate in those events. We do not require everyone to be on the same side, or have the same ideals with their characters. They can make a character and play in any aspect of the setting. This means we have to be watchful on character concepts, we want players to have their visions come to fruition and blossom, but we need to make sure they will not ruin anyone else's vision or the theme and tone of the game settings. Not only that, but we want to ensure as little frustration as possible when playing a character so the more adapt to the game setting the more fun and opportunities for character stories will arise.
We strive to make sure we have firm, but still a bit flexible guidelines in place to make sure there is room for everyone's visions and ideas within the game rules and settings.
Also unlike other games many of the goals tend to be long term, taking months, and for some even years, to build up an epic and fantastical story for our characters. The rewards are there for those willing to put in the time and work to earn them.
We all contribute: admins manage the server, developers manage the code, SHs offer stories and adventure above and beyond the everyday and work within our three community departments, Setting, Social and System to ensure that everything stays balanced and fair. Above all, though, this site would not be possible without the players who come here to share their dreams with us, day by day.
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There is science, and then there are dickheads
Written By: lprent - Date published: 9:19 am, January 17th, 2014 - 153 comments
Categories: climate change, global warming, rodney hide, science - Tags: peer
Over the last three centuries science has established a pretty robust technique for overturning consensus and examining the weirder areas of science. You have to publish in peer reviewed journals with something testable or observed so that other smart people will attempt to tear your specific ideas to pieces. Waving an untestable vague idea of cause and effect around based on wordplay is something that is better left to politicians and other con artists.
As astronomer Phil Plait said at Slate a few days ago…
Huh. Here’s the thing: If you listen to Fox News, or right-wing radio, or read the denier blogs, you’d have to think climate scientists were complete idiots to miss how fake global warming is. Yet despite this incredibly obvious hoax, no one ever publishes evidence exposing it. Mind you, scientists are a contrary lot. If there were solid evidence that global warming didn’t exist, or that CO2 emissions weren’t the culprit, there would be papers in the journals about it. Lots of them.
I base this on my own experience with contrary data in astronomy. In 1998, two teams of researchers found evidence that the expansion of the Universe was not slowing down, as expected, but actually speeding up. This idea is as crazy as holding a ball in your hand, letting go, and having it fall up, accelerating wildly into the sky. Yet those papers got published. They inspired lively discussion (to say the least) and motivated further observations. Careful, meticulous work was done to eliminate errors and confounding factors, until it became very clear that we were seeing an overturning of the previous paradigm. It took years, but now astronomers accept that the Universal expansion is accelerating and that dark energy is the culprit.
Mind you, dark energy is far, far weirder than anything climate change deniers have come up with, yet it became mainstream science in a decade or so. Deniers have been bloviating for longer than that, yet their claims are rejected overwhelmingly by climate scientists. Why? Because they’re wrong.
That was my experience of science as well. From doing a science degree and from the various people I know who’ve worked in science and engineering I’ve known over the years, people in science love to argue (boy do they like to argue). They are bull-headed enough to push through almost every obstacle if they think that their completely over the top idea is right (and most of them have a few weird ideas).
But they know they have to have a theory about the mechanism with ideas about how to observe it and/or they have observed evidence. That is what peer-reviewed journals with equally bull-headed, opinionated, and knowledgeable smart people reviewing articles are looking for.
Merely ineffectually clutching your balls and waving a vague theory in the air like Rodney Hide did last week or such luminaries of logical thinking like Donald Trump did a week earlier isn’t “skepticism”. It is just some dickheads who are too lazy to read the peer reviewed papers and who are seeking to increase their penis size by the column inches that equally lazy media editors are willing to give them. Gareth Morgan had a more mundane description of this phenomenon that is worth reading.
The more interesting question is why the media give numpties like Hide and Trump airtime when they are so clearly just playing Dumbass? As mentioned, 97% of scientists who work in this area agree that man-made climate change is real. Yet in some supposed quest for ‘balance’ the media continues to give half the airtime to the 3% of scientists that disagree. The result is that climate change sceptics are getting far more column inches than they deserve. This only serves to bolster the egos of the uninformed like Hide that can’t be bothered to read the research for themselves. But is this also a commentary on the poor state of media?
As with the recent Bob Jones suicide article that had to be pulled, there certainly is a need for our media to exercise greater quality control if its own relevance isn’t to suffer.
As Phil Plait points out above, some pretty weird ideas go from being viewed as being completely crazy to being the accepted consensus in a field within a decade. In this age of fast and rapid communications I can’t think of a testable idea that has not apart from a few ideas that have proved to be bloody hard to test for. For instance that was the case with the Higgs boson which took more than 40 years. But with our increased population and its consequent increased population of scientists now probably exceeds the entire population of scientists in history prior to 1950, ideas are torn apart and tested like never before.
Untestable was also the case for the theory of human generated greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and oceans causing climate change. I first ran across this as a theory back in 1979 when I started doing an Earth Sciences degree. At that point it’d been around as a untestable idea for most of a century. That was mainly because to prove it one way or another required the types of long-period observations of air and water temperatures from across the whole world that we simply didn’t have. Climate changes the weather patterns gradually. Fluctuations in day-to-day weather are far more extreme than anything that can be seen in climate patterns in anything less than a decade (something that Rodney Hides dick-waving managed to forget).
In 1979 the World Meteorological Organisation held its first climate conference (WCC-1) to evaluate the theory and its impacts. In the decades since, the introduction of satellites for weather observation and global communications, plus a deliberate focus on testing the theory have shifted the basis. It isn’t a theory and this is reflected in the peer-reviewed papers.
Getting back to Phil’s article again..
In 2012, National Science Board member James Lawrence Powell investigated peer-reviewed literature published about climate change and found that out of 13,950 articles, 13,926 supported the reality of global warming. Despite a lot ofsound and fury from the denial machine, deniers have not really been able to come up with a coherent argument against a consensus. The same is true for a somewhat different study that showed a 97 percent consensus among climate scientists supporting both the reality of global warming and the fact that human emissions are behind it.
Powell recently finished another such investigation, this time looking at peer-reviewed articles published between November 2012 and December 2013. Out of 2,258 articles (with 9,136 authors), how many do you think explicitly rejected human-driven global warming? Go on, guess!
One. Yes, one.
What that means in science terms is that are no credible testable or even vaguely credible theories out there that contradict the theory that humans are inducing climate change in their own planet. It doesn’t mean that there aren’t extreme arguments in the scientific community about how fast it is happening and where it is happening. The general conservative scientific consensus as expressed by the IPCC and WMO is that it is happening fast.
It just means that unlike the wishful dick-waving world of Rodney Hide and his band of great ape followers performing their ancient instincts, no-one with any knowledge doubts that it happening.
153 comments on “There is science, and then there are dickheads”
karol 1
It’s also curious that the likes of Hide and Trump would be so prepared to ignore the weight of peer reviewed evidence rather than look for solutions to the way humans are damaging the planet. It’s so self-serving in the short term and self -defeating in the long run – not doing anything for the people and other beings of the future.
Colonial Viper 1.1
Having said similar before, I think that Hide and Trump may genuinely be fooled by the hundreds of millions of dollars helping to fuel massive denier camp spin.
Many at the senior level of government, senior levels of firms like BP and ExxonMobil, an the various high level PR and corporate entities who are part of the denier machine – they absolutely know the truth about climate change yet are willingly sacrificing the rest of us (and themselves) to deny it or delay action.
Whether you wish to view this them as sociopathic, demonic, or merely self-serving, it will likely bring about the end of global civilisation as we know it within the next 50 or so years. Global energy depletion mixed in with 4-5 deg C temperature rises mean no other outcome is possible other than rapid reductions in human population.
aerobubble 1.1.1
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/17/un-climate-report-carbon-economy
Would we ever see such reports in the Herald?
Jackal 1.1.1.1
To be fair, they did publish this article today: UN warns against delayed action on global warming. A small bit of actual news in amongst a plethora of tabloid gossip related rubbish!
Great title.
Must remember to use it whenever the deniers/flatearthers turn up..
It saves so much wasted time trying to explain what evidence and science is.
lprent 2.1
After a decade explaining the subject to people who aren’t interested in evidence (like dickwaver Rodney), I find it simpler not to. It is a reaction rather than that I have never tried.
JonL 2.1.1
I’m getting the same way, as are several mates – you get sick of batting your head against a brick wall – you get to a stage of “can’t be bothered to be shouted down again”
How can global warming not exist… the Waitemata Harbour has risen over 100mm since 1910.
Ignore at your peril
Enough is Enough 3.1
Is that rise in isolation to the rest of the ocean?
vto 3.1.1
Yoza 4
Nevermind right-wing outlets denying the deluge of evidence warning of the impending disaster, more pressure needs to be applied to mainstream outlets to take the problem more seriously – when was the last time National Radio committed significant resources to publicizing the issue.
The real problem with climate change, other than the alarming rate at which it is increasing, is its threat to the commercial imperative. As long as attending to the causes of anthropogenic global warming threatens the short to medium profit margins of corporations governments will continue with lip service while acting in the interests of big business.
The activity governments seem most obsessed with pursuing is that of ratcheting up their respective domestic security apparatus. There seems to be an official acceptance of the very real threat global warming presents to humanity and that threat will mean a form of martial law for the majority to protect the status and privilege of the well heeled few.
Draco T Bastard 4.1
Morrissey 5
The likes of Hide and Trump and Screaming Lord Monckton have been given virtual carte blanche to rampage over our public airwaves. Perhaps the most spectacular example of this occurred on an infamous Prime TV “special debate” about Global Warming in 2008. Two polite scientists were continually shouted into silence by NewstalkZB fruitcake Leighton Smith, who did nearly all of the talking (actually it was nearly all ranting) for the entire hour. His offsider was the rogue Waikato University Willem de Lange, who Smith shushed and took over every time he began to speak. [1] The Pythonian travesty was refereed with utter ineptness by an unhappy looking Eric Young, from the Sports department—obviously no one with any journalistic credentials wanted anything to do with it. [2]
And it’s not just fish-out-of-water sports jocks like Eric Young who seem incapable of challenging the science-deniers. Hosts you’d assume would be smarter, like National Radio’s Kathryn Ryan, seem bewildered and helpless in the face of the aggressive tactics of the denialists….
[1] It was the most hapless performance by a bearded New Zealand man until poor old “Sir” Peter Jackson was forced to accompany Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens in a televised attack on New Zealand film and screen workers in 2010.
[2] It was the worst display of refereeing, or more precisely, non-refereeing that would be seen in this country until the final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
You_Fool 6
But apparently according to Fox/Hide/Dick wavers all those scientists (or thousandeers as Jon Stewart called them) are making up data and patting each others backs so they can continue to get money from the lucrative climate change industry.
Didn’t you know that climate change is caused by sun-spots, that it was hotter in roman times, or what ever ancient times are being referenced this week, and that the temperature hasn’t increased for 10 years! Also 1979 was an unusually cold year (apparently) and so the base line is wrong. If you choose some other arbitrary date and use arbitrary and made up numbers you get a different result!
Don’t you know anything?
Paul Campbell 7
I think the thing to remember is that the scientists who make names for themselves the ones who get the Nobels, the professorships, the big grants, are the ones who do overturn the dominant paradigms and replace them with better science that eventually everyone comes to agree with.
If there was real evidence against climate change out there we would see people tripping over each other to be that person who published that key paper that everyone cites because it would make their career
joe90 8
Meanwhile, and despite being the victims of an enormous hoax, the US Navy prepares.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2013/11/us-increases-arctic-operations-as-melting-ice-caps-give-way-to-new-sea-lanes.html
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/03/climate-change-biggest-threat-says-top-navy-commander-pacific
captain hook 9
there is knowledge and opinion but here in New Zealand the idiotes and disseminators of rubbish get more acknowledgement than the purveyors of truth.
You see the supply of truth is is everywhere but the demand is for infantilism and cheap empty distractions.
Like leaf blowers and hardly davidsons so you can make enough noise to drown everything else out.
thats the kiwi way.
Mate!
Tracey 10
On this site a couple of weeks ago a denier posted that the two ships trapped in ice was evidence that climate warming was not happening. I came to this thread to see him grapple with the contradiction of Mt Cook shrinking due to loss of ice cap… can’t see him here yet.
enoch powell 10.1
Tracey rock doesn’t shrink ahhhh umm. It was only because they now have much more accurate measuring equipment GPS now than the 1800s. That is why they have revised it down by 30 meters for pharks sake please!!
Lloyd 10.1.1
The top of Mt Cook is ice. Ice melts and avalanches. Quite a lot fell off a few years ago.
But don’t worry, the Seaward Kaikouras will be higher than the Southern Alps in a million years or so…..
[lprent: enoch got banned yesterday for the classic flame troll trait of “reinterpretation” of what others were saying and then not dealing with the requests to link to where people had said what he claimed. Then the dipshit tried to lie to me by claiming victim status because those he’d lied about were insisting on clarification. FFS I can search all comments – now that is really stupid to be around here. ]
Yoza 11
On the subject of Bjorn Lomborg, I would recommend The Lomborg Deception by Howard Friel. I’m only at the beginning, but it does seem to be shaping up as a comprehensive debunking of Lomborg’s ‘contribution’ to the study of humanity’s affect on the climate.
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…we should refrain from asserting that the planet has warmed (or cooled) in any given period without IMMEDIATELY pointing out that such theories are based upon data that critics have called into question. It is not our place as journalists to assert such notions as facts, especially as this debate intensifies.”
It might be of interest that some of the climate chnage at human hands deniers here also don’t believe Key lies to them or misleads them in any way, or don’t care if they have more money in their pockets…. a direct correlation with Murdoch’s motivation in opposing CCAHH?
Poission 13
Morgans assumption is inconsistent with theory, eg.
We know the strong westerly winds that usually break up the sea ice are moving north as the climate warms, leaving more calm ocean for the sea ice to form on
Theory (or at least the modeled behavior,and to some extent the observations) suggest the poleward expansion of the Hadley cell,and poleward migration of the westerly windbelt (and accompanying stormtracks).
The arguments of southern sea ice persistent growth , do not necessarily falsify AGW,they do who ever falsify the CMIP5 models for the AR5 review as they show a decrease in SO sea ice.
Current thinking is they are underestimating natural variability ie that expansions and contraction occur over longer time periods and also that O3 depletion and recovery are also players.
Shona 14
Lprent Fucking Great!!! I am using the internet to give myself entertainment during my breaks from renovating this summer( aka turd polishing DIY is a pain!) Hides’ ignorant drivel in his weekly column had the steam hissing out my ears . Your title has made my day! Links filed quotes duly memorized. Keep up the good work.
As we are having a cool unpredictable summer at the northern end of the country the older conservative professional members of our whanau are finally listening to us younger(50’s) lunatic, greenie leftie family members because even they have noticed things ain’t what they used to be summer weather wise. I never thought it would take until I was nearing retirement for the reality of climate change to penetrate the minds of the masses.
Rodney Hide versus Kennedy Graham…
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/kennedy-graham-response-to-rodney-hide
Some of the righties on here state than when anyone calls them names it’s cos they have no argument and have lost… does that means Hide lost this one?
Rodney’s said this
” Future historians may point to this one ironic event as the trigger that finally ended the public fear of global warming. The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was stuck fast over Christmas and New Year in Antarctic sea ice. In summer. The ice beat back three ice-breakers.
How can this be? Isn’t global warming melting the ice and flooding the coast? ” Jan 4 2013
I think he hasn’t commented on Mt Cook because his head must have exploded because using his logic, which includes ignoring scientists, he must be adamant that Mt Cook must have shrunk because of global warming, …
“The readings confirm new aerial photography-based calculations performed by Otago National School of Surveying researcher Dr Pascal Sirguey and Masters student Sebastian Vivero.
Dr Sirguey, the project leader for the research, said the discrepancy between the old height – estimated from aerial photography immediately following a massive rock-ice collapse in December 1991 – and the new height can be explained by a two-decades-long reshaping process affecting the remnant of the originally thick ice cap.
“By carefully studying photos taken after the collapse, it appears that there was still a relatively thick ice cap, which was most likely out of balance with the new shape of the summit ridge,” he said.
“As a result the ice cap has been subject to erosion over the past 20 years. While the effects of climate change may spring to mind as an explanation, it is probably a case of a simple change in the geomorphology of the mountain.”
“Researchers rushed to point out that despite the short-term cold, winters have been getting warmer, on average (and that Australia is currently in the grips of a brutal heat wave). But the weather-related denial of global warming is a pernicious pattern that troubles climate scientists: When the weather is hot, the public believes more in climate change. When it’s cold, people shrug off their concerns.
“It’s striking that society has spent so much time and effort educating people about this issue, yet people’s beliefs can shift so easily,” said Lisa Zaval, a graduate student in psychology at Columbia University in New York. [8 Ways Global Warming is Already Changing the World]
The root of the problem
Zaval is the lead author of a new study that delves into why the weather so easily sways people’s climate beliefs. It turns out that when making decisions, people tend to lean on the most accessible information available — even when that information is not particularly accurate or relevant.
According to an April 2013 poll by Gallup, 58 percent of Americans worry a fair or great deal about climate change, and 57 percent say they believe climate change is caused by human activities. But 41 percent say that the scientific and media message about climate change is largely exaggerated.
But belief shifts with the seasons. In June 2013, after a cold winter in the United States, 63 percent of Americans believed in global warming, according to a survey by the National Surveys on Energy and Environment (NSEE). In the fall before that brutal winter, 67 percent believed.
– See more at: http://www.livescience.com/42526-weather-influences-climate-change-belief.html#sthash.L4sCbG9a.dpuf
Trump and Hide are examples of why we have to forget this BS that people who are in the public eye and have money are intelligent and know stuff.
They might know how to make money… although Trump’s record at that is chequered, but don’t credit them with intelligence as a result.
“If you listen to Fox News, or right-wing radio, or read the denier blogs, you’d have to think climate scientists were complete idiots to miss how fake global warming is. Yet despite this incredibly obvious hoax, no one ever publishes evidence exposing it.”
A straw man. Scientists agree and disagree all the time. There’s nothing unusual about that. There’s no need to get hysterical.
The issue is that if billions are spent on alleviating the effects of climate change, where does the money come from? More importantly, is spending vast sums of money the best use of money? That seems dubious.
The biggest environmental problem facing the world is air pollution…how much money should we devote to rectifying this problem, and where does the money come from?
“Today’s policies to combat climate change cost much more than the benefits they produce. Unfortunately, bad political choices often make these policies even less cost-effective.”
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/bj-rn-lomborg-on-how-political-choices-make-bad-climate-change-policies-even-worse
[lprent: As this was a diversionary topic not addressing anything in the post. It has been pushed to the end of the day so it doesn’t clutter the debate with irrelevancies. Stick to the topic or I will start banning. You have OpenMike to raise topics of your own. ]
karol 17.1
It looks to me, from that article, that the problem is not so much the choices of poltiicians, but of big business. Those schemes are all allong the lines of assuming there’s a technological solution that will enable us to use as much energy-dependent equipment as we do now, by merelt replacing all energy output from fossil fuel technologies to renewables.
The article mentions that muh cuts to CO2 emissions in the west is made by offshoring to China. But the interesting thing there is how much China (state led) is investing in renewable energy.
Pasupial 17.2
I might agree: “The biggest environmental problem facing the world is air pollution”, if by that you refer to the incessant production of CO2, CH4, and other atmospheric releases of greenhouse gases.
“Scientists agree and disagree all the time. There’s nothing unusual about that.” However, in the case of antropogenic climate change, it is; scientists backed up by thousands of reputable studies, versus shills funded by oil companies using PR techniques honed by the tobacco lobby.
Richard Christie 17.3
A straw man.
No, not a straw man argument, simply an observation and reasonable conclusion.
Learn what a straw man argument is before before claiming you’ve discovered one.
Scientists agree and disagree all the time. There’s nothing unusual about that. There’s no need to get hysterical.
Did you actually read the post or not?
(…link to political opinion of well known climate science contrarian)
Lomborg huh, big fail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomborg
Paul 17.3.1
In support of your statement that Lomborg is a big fail.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Copenhagen_Consensus
The Copenhagen Consensus is an effort by controversial Danish public figure Bjorn Lomborg to develop a prioritized list of solutions to the world’s great challenges, such as diseases, malnutrition, sanitation, and climate. It has been criticized on the grounds that the process has been put to “dishonest uses” to bolster Lomborg’s attacks on the Kyoto agreement[1] – “the way he dwells on the climate change rather on the topics that he sees as more important serves to belittle the importance of climate change rather than finding solutions to the other problems”[2] , and that its framing – only looking five years out – biases the outcome “in such a way [as] to ignore long term strategic decision in favor [of] short term fixes (so-called ‘fire extinguishing’).”[2]
Ross 17.3.2
Thanks for the link, Richard.
“In a 2010 interview with the New Statesman, Lomborg summarized his position on climate change: ‘Global warming is real – it is man-made and it is an important problem. But it is not the end of the world.'”
So, Lomborg agrees that warming is real, man-made and an important problem. Not exactly sure what the problem is…unless you disagree with him.
Draco T Bastard 17.3.2.1
The fact that global warming is likely to be the end of the world for 95%+ of life on Earth. That would most likely include humanity.
One Anonymous Knucklehead 17.4
Lomborg failed at the science so now he’s a political consultant? Oh, and by a staggering coincidence, he’s “skeptical” of the need to address AGW. This is your credible source?
Did you read the Committee on Scientific Dishonesty’s verdict on his book?
1. Fabrication of data;
2. Selective discarding of unwanted results (selective citation);
3. Deliberately misleading use of statistical methods;
4. Distorted interpretation of conclusions;
5. Plagiarism;
6. Deliberate misinterpretation of others’ results.
How ironic that allegations of dishonesty against a denier should be proven so conclusively.
Thirty years of “skepticism”, no evidence, investigation after investigation, no evidence.
Feeble.
Hmmm not sure why you quoted the DCSD’s verdict and missed the fact that it’s decision was subsequently overturned. Quite a glaring omission. Besides, you miss the point: Lomborg has acknowledged that climate change is man-made and is a problem.
One Anonymous Knucklehead 17.4.1.1
Hmmm not sure why you’re quoting Lomburg.
lprent 17.5
Scientists agree and disagree all the time.
I said that in the post – several times – I guess you are one of the dick waving fools who doesn’t read posts?
They disagree. They don’t act like the morons like Rodney Hide or on Fox who try to deny a problem because they find it conflicts with their view of the world rather than based on any testable theory.
You’ll note that I didn’t look at the political issues – so I guess that is why you diverted to it. Shoving you comment to the end of the discussion.
Not emitting the air pollution (ie greenhouse gases) would be a good start. A simple technique to do that would be to tax materials causing it as close to the source as possible. Use the taxes raised to rectify the last couple of centuries of existing irreversible (in the next few thousand years) damage.
Anne 17.5.1
There’s an extremist climate change denier who is putting his hat in the ring for Epsom – John Boscawen. Mentioned last evening but worthy of further discussion on this site. Given his obsessive attitude towards CC, he will be like a dog with a very large bone if he’s allowed to re-enter parliament. I understand he has/had a close association with the bogus outfit that took NIWA to court in an attempt to discredit NZ climate scientists. Don’t be surprised if he made significant financial contributions that enabled the NZ Climate Science Education Trust to proceed with the court hearing. He buys his influence and as such is dangerous. Here’s a clip from yesterday’s Checkpoint.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/player/2582545
Obvious he has been approached. Not by Steven Joyce this time but someone else on behalf of National. That means we are going to see a repeat performance in Epsom where the ACT candidate gets the nod.
You_Fool 17.6
lprent: unfortunately it appears that now Ross’ comment stays at the top of the comment feed, which gives him more air than his ramblings deserve
lprent 17.6.1
Ah yes. That is a bug with that process. Umm should be easy enough to fix…
lprent 17.6.1.1
Fixed over coffee with a initial syntax error..
Sigmund 17.7
[lprent: The post was about people who denied that climate change was happening at all. Ross didn’t address that at all. If you want to write your own post about your own topic, then find somewhere else to do it that is not one of my posts. Banned for two weeks for terminal stupidity. ]
Tracey 17.7.1
There is some irony in your use of “Finite resources” because folks like Hide either believe they will last forever or don’t give a shit. Neither is particularly erudite.
When a politician who has had so much influence over NZ in the last few years doesn’t get the difference between the weather and climate change…
Draco T Bastard 17.8
The issue is that if billions are spent on alleviating the effects of climate change, where does the money come from?
The same place it’s always come from – the printing presses.
More importantly, is spending vast sums of money the best use of money?
Well, it’s certainly better than sticking it under the mattress.
That seems dubious.
The only thing that seems dubious is your ability to think.
Colonial Viper 18
The scientific examples in the post of the expanding universe and the higgs boson are important for another reason.
Their discovery may indeed have overturned (or confirmed) long held scientific paradigms…but they were also allowable because it was science which did not threaten the power elite, did not threaten patriarchal systems of privilege, did not threaten systems of corporate profit.
blue leopard (Get Lost GCSB Bill) 18.1
Yes, it appears that the standards of what is ‘acceptable’ research have changed since Higgs time.
The following are excerpts from this link: https://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=6459
Peter Higgs: “Today I wouldn’t get an academic job. It’s as simple as that”
“He doubts a similar breakthrough could be achieved in today’s academic culture, because of the expectations on academics to collaborate and keep churning out papers. He said: “It’s difficult to imagine how I would ever have enough peace and quiet in the present sort of climate to do what I did in 1964.”
“The work Higgs did in 1964 was on a rather unpopular topic….The 1960s however was a time of a great expansion in the number of university positions, so people like Higgs could make a career despite working on unpopular topics.”
“In the UK today, things seem to be getting even worse, with strong pressures from the government to only fund work likely to have an immediate economic payoff. ”
End of quoted material
It appears the only thing those people with capital value is profit. They will invest in things that make ‘money on their money’ – regardless of how this affects our society – and those with capital don’t value knowledge, learning, jobs, or consequently, a positive future.
Colonial Viper 18.1.1
In other words, the creativity, imagination and discovery required for a humane and sustainable civilisation is being deliberately throttled and foreclosed.
The decline of any empire always brings about insane, self destructive, reality denying behaviour.
blue leopard (Get Lost GCSB Bill) 18.1.1.1
Precise summary there CV
This situation we find ourselves witnessing (& part of) really sucks 🙁
I hope enough people are ‘getting’ what is going on so that we turn this situation around into something a whole lot more positive and sustainable.
Colonial Viper 18.1.1.1.1
If you are feeling disillusioned, it’s worthwhile asking how you came to be illusioned in the first place 😉
We share ideas and build stronger networks within our circle of friends family and local community. We talk about these issues to build awareness and consensus that what is being done to us is not right.
And we realise that doing something as simple as sharing the latest ideas about state surveillance, non GMO diets and good democratic governance may one day, not too far away, be considered revolutionary talk.
blue leopard (Get Lost GCSB Bill) 18.1.1.1.1.1
There has been very little opportunity in my life for any grand illusions (delusions) about our society- so, no – not disillusioned – it was pretty clear to me from very early on that idiocy has a habit of becoming the status quo (Cold War and Nuclear weapon proliferation were very much on the agenda in my formative years – shortly followed by an ‘economic system’ that no longer viewed people or ensuring a livelihood for all as important factors to be considered) – hence my use of the term ‘sucks’ :- 4. Vulgar Slang: To be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive
….although some of the other definitions ‘fit’ too: ‘drawing in by creating a partial vacuum’ i.e. Fooling people by creating a vacuum of opportunities so that they will agree to anything
Now, is actually the most promising time, in my opinion, as far as the likelihood of actual positive change occurring, finally the type of issues and concerns commonly talked about in the social circles of my formative years are getting onto the main agenda, and this is due to the very mechanisms that you mention.
…Noting how long this process has taken I do get impatient …I guess I have to remind myself that ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ (I acknowledge a certain irony to using that particular phrase!) – thanks CV
Steve Wrathall 19
“Waving an untestable vague idea of cause and effect around based on wordplay…” You mean like “climate change is real”? If you claim that this slogan is testable them please state which real-world observation would falsify it.
Meanwhile back in the real world Antarctic ice is at a record high for this time of year
http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/antarctic.sea.ice.interactive.html
Ah a typical moron with a wordplay problem… Hears “global warming” and can’t think past the second word.
Warming in one region will typically cause colder changes in other areas until the climate system reaches a steady state. Typically in a time of change that stability will take hundreds or even thousands of years to happen.
As has been pointed out many times before, having carved off ice floes in the water rather than on glaciers isn’t exactly a good thing. In fact it is exactly what you’d expect to happen if there was increased warming in a polar region. You do understand that ice in ‘warmer’ (even a degree or so) water will cause a transition called “melting’ right?
For instance the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is a very disturbing sign.
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/about_bas/news/news_story.php?id=2468
I’d expect to see more ice further away from land as the Antarctic continent warms. There will be more cold air getting further away from land. More calving from glaciers.
In exactly the same way that I’d expect a increased probability of cold blasts in areas adjacent to the Arctic like northern Europe and Northern America, as more heat in the arctic allows cool air masses to move further south than they usually do.
But why am I bothering to explain to someone using his dick as a brain?
Steve Wrathall 19.1.1
So whether sea ice is increasing or reducing, it supports the alarmist CAGW hypothesis.
I repeat “please state which real-world observation would FALSIFY it (CAGW)”. Otherwise you’re simply in the realm of religion, where every concievible observation supports your view.
McFlock 19.1.1.1
Global sea ice increasing at the same time as global glacier mass increasing, over a sustained period might be a start.
I.e. more frozen H2Oin the world.
Macro 19.1.1.2
Steve you really are a simplistic fool..
One observation – no matter how “real world” is of itself sufficient to falsify anything.
Many observations contrary to expectations might suggest a theory is insufficient, but in the case of increasing Antarctic sea ice – that is not only expected, but supports AGW. Disappearing sea ice in Arctic waters is also expected and also supports AGW. They are two entirely different situations and physical conditions. Your simplistic analysis just compounds your ignorance.
Steve Wrathall 19.1.1.2.1
Actually most scientific theories could indeed be falsified by one inconvenient fact.
Naturesong 19.1.1.2.1.1
I don’t think you actually understand what science is;
A) It is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
B) The body of knowledge that results from A.
By definition facts are not an inconvenience to science, they are a prerequisite.
Macro 19.1.1.2.1.2
Actually there you would be quite wrong. An inconvenient fact indicates that the science is not completely understood, but not in the way you think.
McFlock 19.1.1.2.1.3
which scientific theory do you think could be falsified by a single inconvenient fact?
Macro …
The bohr atom and rutherfords gold leaf bombardment are a case in point. The fact that the alpha particles passed through and did not bounce back indicated that the concept of a pudding atom may not be correct. It didn’t at that point falsify the theory ,rather it led to a modification of the atomic theory, to account for the new evidence.
Steve Wrathall …
The theory that all swans are white, by one black swan
Naturesong …
Thats not a theory, its a hypothesis
Which you have just tested. This is a good thing because it adds to your knowledge about the colour of swans.
Yes the exception – proves (tests) the rule!
One would have thought that on completing a Bachelors in Science Steve would have gained some insight into the scientific method – but obviously not.
I notice he also doesn’t understand *occams razor below, confusing it with **Russell’s teapot. Which he then applies incorrectly.
*principle of parsimony (the hypothesis with fewer assumptions is likely the correct one)
**philosophic burden of proof lies upon a person making scientifically unfalsifiable claims rather than shifting the burden of proof to others
Yes I was about to expand on Occam’s razor as well.
But I fear Steve is a lost cause… and I have a beach to sun on.. 🙂
Tracey 19.1.1.3
once a paradigm or hypothesis is put forward, surely there is some onus on the contrarian to provide a credible, researched counter hypothesis. Aren’t you suggesting there is a GOD if an atheist can’t prove there isn’t?
The counter hypothesis is that natural causes are sufficient to explain observable climate variation. Occam’s razor says the burden of proof is on those offering the superfluous extra explanatory variable (AGHGs) as to why thier extra variable is needed, when there is no evidence that observed climatic conditions are outside expected natural variation.
Colonial Viper 19.1.1.3.1.1
9 of the hottest years on record have occurred since 1998 mate. Open your eyes or you’ll be a cooked goose.
Yes, entirely consistent with a world that has been gently warming since we started accurate temp measurements at the end of the little ice age.
One Anonymous Knucklehead …
Ah, so measuring it makes it warmer? Is that a consequence of Quantum Mechanics?
Colonial Viper …
It’s entirely consistent with a 4 deg C man made warming by 2100.
please state which real-world observation would FALSIFY it (CAGW)
Sea ice is made up of several components. One part is calving from glaciers, the other major part is the formation of ice from seawater during winter. The formation of the latter only matters in that it constrains the calving (apart from that it is a function of weather). Seasonal sea ice has a limited volume. This effect was demonstrated in the Antarctic peninsula where the average summer temps grew by about a degree C per decade for 5 decades, the summer sea ice dropped to little and the glacier calving massively increased.
The test would be the *end of summer* extent of sea ice (ie not calved) in Antarctica. If it was increasing over a decade then it would be a good indicator that temperatures in the global fridge were falling.
Paul 19.2
“There is science, and then there are dickheads.”
Weather and climate change are different
Either too advanced for SW or he takes every word he reads on some deranged right wing blog at their word.
Doubt he’s ever bothered to look at the Science without looking through the filters of a Monkton or other nut bar.
Natwest 21
So, if the science is settled and we are experiencing man made “Climate Change” and us deniers all have “dicks as brains”.
Can you please explain to this dickhead who or what was responsible for the climate change that occurred say 2.5 million years ago before man inhabited the earth – you know, the decades of Ice Age, followed by years of warming.
Or isn’t that classified as “Climate Change”for the purposes of this settled science?
ropata 21.1
here’s an amazing idea
Natwest 21.1.1
thanks for the amazing idea – yes and the scientists blame CO2, but how was “man” responsible for this if they were not present.
After all you so firmly believe it’s all “man’s” nasty polluting and the rise in CO2 that is causing “Climate Change”currently.
Me thinks you are all bunch of gullible leemings, you’ll believe and follow any idea if it is written.
The old saying – if you say/print it often enough (even untruths) people will ultimately believe it.
wtl 21.1.1.1
Let’s say a car crashes because its brakes don’t work. The police investigate the crash and find that the brakes were intentionally sabotaged. I suppose you would be jumping up and down and saying, “That can’t be true, the brakes must have failed due to wear and tear, because there have been crashes in the past that were due to brakes failing but sabotage wasn’t involved!”
Trying to point out logical fallacies to these types is like trying to hold back the tide with a twig.
wtl 21.1.1.1.1.1
Indeed. It was just so dumb I couldn’t resist.
McFlock …
you “gullible leeming”, you 🙂
Do you consider it is possible that man’s actions, particularly since industrialization could adverse affect the environment, ecosystem and/or climate?
“Me thinks you are all bunch of gullible leemings (sic), you’ll believe and follow any idea if it is written.
Thank you for so succinctly explaining why we still have a National Government.
Natwest, where did you get the idea that the last age ended because of anything we did?
The evidence that the recent rise in CO2 is anthropogenic is the change in the atmospheric carbon isotope ratio.
Blithering about subjects you clearly have not researched just makes you look ignorant, foolish, and credulous.
If you had any self-respect, you’d be angry with the people who fed you this bunch of horse-shit, that has caused you to make such a spectacle of yourself, and angry at yourself for believing them.
If on the other hand you’re doing it deliberately, how does it feel, doing Wormtongue’s job?
QoT 21.1.2
How about this?
ropata 22
Credentials in an age of Blogging illustrates how any idiot with a computer can get more traction than actual experts in a specialist field.
BTW lprent, your figure of 97% agreement in the academic community is incorrect; it’s more like 99.9%
Biologists, for example.
Botanists too.
Big conspiracy, obviously.
ropata 22.1.1
Not to mention civil engineers and actuaries — people whose job it is to assess real risk of adverse events. Insurance premiums for beach from properties are up. New infrastructure is designed for more extreme weather events.
Leemings, I tell you!
ropata 22.1.1.1.1
OAK, you’re confusing the issue with “facts”; how much do we really know about these “facts” anyway? 🙄
One Anonymous Knucklehead 22.1.1.1.1.1
captain hook 23
the funny thing about the climate change deniers is that they are all theologasters, child smackers and love science when it comes to nuclear weapons and teevee so they can see their mugs on the big screen.
figure that out.
aerobubble 25
Profits are up, the executives vanity hits new highs. In government a politician wants a photo opportunity for re-election, and so calls up the executives to get some of that success rub off.
They get together, and decide they are the king makers, and so they demand that universities
should open up to profit, ignoring that the initial boost to profits came from the universities.
A closed community, hidden and so capable of thinking revolutionary thoughts, now is to
track with the general profits of society and politics. Conservatism invades the bastion of progressives.
Worse. The better the profits from the universities the more justified the policy of profits.
And it works, but it works due to the infusion of cheap high density fuels, and state fiscal relaxation,
into the world economy. The results, not a noted economist called the banking collapse.
And now the money is tight, the first programs to go to the wall? those that create profits, or those
that do core science and revolutionary thinking? And where is science now done? Online wading through information overload and inaccuracy.
Corokia 26
Another example of the MSM pretending that the climate change issue is still being debated, the ODT editorial today on extreme weather events “For while governments and scientists the world over may argue about the whys and wherefores”. Arguing, really? Only one peer reviewed paper opposing the consensus. The ODT is misleading its readers (no suprise there sadly)
Murray Olsen 27
There is only one proven way that I know of for scientists to make a lot of money and keep working in science these days. That is promising to build a quantum computer, the research for this being largely funded by the US military, intelligence services, and the Australian government. It is relatively common for physicists working on this to be paid far more than others within the same institutions. Despite all the bullshit by Hide, Monckton and co, climate scientists don’t tend to get any special treatment.
Flip 28
+ number of Hiroshima atomic bombs of heat since 1979 our climate has accumulated
A book that was recommended to me is Merchants of Doubt http://www.merchantsofdoubt.org/index.html
Tells how these denial manipulators work.
RedLogix 29
Just to add my little tuppence – by pure coincidence I happen to know four people who work directly in the climate/earth science area. Many long years ago I myself worked five years for a geophysics institution. (Not as a scientist I must hasten to add.)
The thing is that all working scientists are approached from time to time by amateurs and nutters who imagine that they’ve overturned the conventional wisdom in the subject – and can be quite obsessive about it. Almost always they are wrong because lacking a broad and basic understanding of the topic they have selectively latched onto a subset of incomplete ideas that has led them down a time-wasting dead-end.
Occasionally one of them will come up with an original or interesting idea, so it’s best to treat them with polite disdain, because however unlikely, they may prove worth listening to. With time most fade off into well-deserved obscurity because they obdurately refuse to learn anything.
But the case of climate change dickheads is interesting. Twenty years ago climate change science was an uncontroversial field. It was then relatively undeveloped and there remained a great deal more work to be done – but the basics were pretty much agreed upon. And of course it attracted the usual gamut of ill-informed amateurs, obsessives and nutters, but instead of fading away since they have only gained attention and prominence.
The reason for this is simple. The usual tactic from the scientists of treating them with polite disdain, waiting for them to get bored and go away hasn’t worked. Instead it has been the corporates and it’s paid media who have given them the oxygen and attention they needed. The problem is not the Steve Wrathall’s and Rodney Hide’s of this world – it is the people who have deep vested interests, the big corporate carbon burners whose immense wealth has kept this so called controversy alive.
And of course the idiots have been a very useful smokescreen for the money to hide behind.
Oh and just for the record – the real professional scientists privately regard people like Rodney Hide with utter and absolute contempt. And not because these deniers are wrong – but because of their complete intellectual dishonesty. In the world of real scientists being wrong is forgive-able; but refusing to learn from your mistakes is not.
Conquestored 30
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/science/earth/un-says-lag-in-confronting-climate-woes-will-be-costly.html?hp&_r=0 I don’t really think it matters anymore. The people that are in charge are sociopaths.
Colonial Viper 30.1
Given that the melting of the Arctic are the feverish death throes of the planet, but politicians and corporates from US, Canada, Russia, Europe etc. simply see it as an opportunity to drill for yet more oil, gas and money…yes it looks like we are fucked.
Our global civilisation has transformed into an insane death loving institution under our watch.
enoch powell 31
I believe there is a lot of conjecture over climate change and rightly so. Its become fashionable science that isnt evidence based. Al Gores video still streams in our schools with at least 25 factual errors in it
‘There is science, and then there are dickheads.’
This comment shows where you choose to place yourself.
enoch powell 31.1.1
Thanks Paul I wont get personal as its not a misguided crusade of mine, and I don’t believe you have to stoop to that level to try and enforce your beliefs on some one. Prefer to have rational factual discussions than emotive ones. Try doing this little quiz may expand your brain a bit cant be all bad.
http://www.geocraft.com/WVFossils/GlobWarmTest/start.html
Dupe or duplicitous? Who cares?
I believe there is a lot of conjecture over climate change and rightly so.
Your belief is wrong. The majority of climatologists agree that there is climate change and that humans are influencing it and that that influence is not good for continued life on this planet.
Not so sure about this
How about this
http://judithcurry.com/2012/06/22/science-held-hostage-in-climate-debate/
Lloyd 32.1
The New Zealand yacht Tokimata sailed the Northwest passage amongst a bunch of other vessels during the northern summer of 2012. I seem to recollect more vessels in total did the Northwest passage that year than ever before. The route was BUSY. This would appear to be a better demonstration that the climate of the Arctic is changing than one ship getting stuck for a week in ice off Antarctica.
http://www.sailblogs.com/member/tokimata2012/?show=contents&p=1
NZ sailors need to learn a new law of the sea – sail gives way to polar bears.
I see some posters say there is no climate change because of one incident where a ship filled with dickheads was trapped in the ice in summer. Thats just an isolated incident in the whole scheme of things.
The number that counts is the number of frost days in winter which are on a steady decline.
This is important because many crop seeds need a frost to ‘scarify’ the seed case and allow proper germination.
When this fails or moves south then sayonara baby!
The ship was only stuck for a couple of weeks and is now back in NZ.
newsense 34
just a thought- I wonder if any of the people, countries or companies to be severly affected by climate change could sue outlets such as Fox and others that have created doubt over the science by unbalanced reporting.
Remember when Jimmy Spitall said wouldn’t it be a great come back from here?When oracle was eight races down and everyone went yeaa right!!
Well what would you say if Al Gore with Global warming has actually created the worlds largest Ponzi scheme for personal gain. Knowing how the left usually detest people who are mega rich that wouldn’t sit to well would it?
http://www.examiner.com/article/al-gore-pushes-global-warming-for-personal-profit
Al Gore is rich, therefore CO2 isn’t opaque to certain frequencies of electro-magnetic radiation?\
That makes so much sense; it’s all becoming clear now: you’re trying to give everyone the impression that you’re an idiot. It’s working too.
Grumpy 35.1.1
Al Gore has “become” rich……
…and therefore CO2 isn’t opaque to certain frequencies of electro-magnetic radiation?
Explain the high temperatures in Australia this week then.
You’re wasting your time on an ignoramus.
One thing I have always struggled with the climate change debate is that if man made emissions are around 0.06% compared with natural emissions from the sea or peat marshes etc.. If we make an impact on that 0.06% how will that have an impact on the Natural emissions of 99.4%?
http://www.examiner.com/article/man-made-co2-has-minimal-effect-on-climate-change-claim-global-warming-skeptics
Pascal's bookie 36.1
If you have always struggled with this concept, then I’m not sure we’d be able to help. It’s not that difficult for most humans to understand it.
Have you considered that you might be a bit of an outlier on the can-do-thinking scale?
Funny, you don’t seem to be able to quote any peer-reviewed articles. Just these political opinion pieces. Obviously you think they’re relevant in some way. Why? Are you scientifically illiterate or something?
Try the first one the Judith curry one may help you broaden your horizons a little have a great day
Um, are you having an English comprehension problem? Do you understand what peer-review is? Hint: your first link is an “interview”.
Oh, and why do other scientists call her “Post-normal Judith Curry”? Help me out here.
enoch powell 36.2.1.1.1
Ok understand
You want it peer reviewed by these guys could be an inconvenient truth. Pretty sad when the facts don’t stack up you try and hide them or Lie. They obviously didn’t want their science peer reviewed
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2425775/Climate-scientists-told-cover-fact-Earths-temperature-risen-15-years.html
Um, the politicians?
Let me get this clear: the scientists pointed out that at that time there had been no significant warming in the surface temperature record over the last fifteen years. Then the politicians told them to minimise that, because you need thirty years of climate data to establish a trend, because of the noise:signal ratio. Funnily enough I can recall one of those statistics guys banging on about it. Something about a spherical elephant. Tamino somebody…
And according to you this means the science isn’t peer-reviewed?
Nope, you’re going to have to explain it again.
Oh, Enoch, I’m sure you’ll find this fascinating and educational 😈
Poission …
What is the cause of the pause?
http://www.nature.com/news/climate-change-the-case-of-the-missing-heat-1.14525#/b1
This may educate you as to why human GHG emissions have more effect than natural ones.
Grumpy 37
Here’s someone a lot harder to discredit……….
http://www.storyleak.com/mit-professor-climate-change/
Who told you that? How’s the Iris Hypothesis holding up? 😆
Just stating what we all know. I don’t think that knucklehead will like the fact though that you have added more light on the subject. We just aren’t meant to say or know these things we are all meant to be mushrooms and accept the compost being given to us every day. Just as an aside is it true that the Antarctic Ice is thicker than it has been in 30 years. Well I will be buggered that just isn’t written into the script
One Anonymous Knucklehead 37.2.1
Grumpy said Richard “Exxon” Lindzen is hard to discredit. It took me less than two minutes to find one of his discredited hypotheses in the relevant field: the Iris Hypothesis simply didn’t match real world observations.
I mean, it’s not my fault you keep putting up these zombie arguments.
PS: By the way, Enoch, educational?
enoch powell 37.2.1.1
There is 20% more Ice than last year and its 30 cm thicker oh no that dispels the penguin extinction theory. Where will they get their funding money from now
http://neven1.typepad.com/blog/volume-and-concentration/
One Anonymous Knucklehead 37.2.1.1.1
Minor detail. Are you talking about the Antarctic or the Arctic, because they’re in different hemispheres, and you blither about one while citing figures for the other.
Personally I don’t think you have very much credibility. A basic error like that would embarrass a primary school student.
Draco T Bastard 37.2.1.1.2
There is 20% more Ice than last year and its 30 cm thicker
Where? In your fridge?
Five basic Antarctic facts for climate change sceptics
Poission 37.2.1.1.2.1
The IPCC review clearly identifies that there are issues with southern sea ice,and little understanding of the reasons for the persistent increase.
It is very likely that the annual Antarctic sea ice extent increased
at a rate of between 1.2 and 1.8% per decade between 1979 and 2012.
There is low confidence in the scientific understanding of the observed increase in Antarctic sea ice extent since 1979, due to the incomplete and competing scientific explanations for the causes of change and low confidence in estimates of internal variability.
(AR5 Chapter 10)
Draco T Bastard …
Yes, it said that in the article I linked to. The article I linked to also mentioned the massive loss of continental ice from Antarctica.
tricledrown 37.2.1.1.3
enoch their are now 1,000s of scientists working on the antartic all saying that humans are causing global warming not one says the opposite.
including our own govt report that cost $32 million.
Grumpy 37.2.1.2
Man, the whole IPCC hypothesis didn’t match real world observations……..,
Grumpy, the IPCC doesn’t propose hypotheses, it collates and summarises existing research. Surely if you’re going to trot off a glib one-line retort you should at least try to reflect reality in some way.
You mean this guy?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Lindzen
Lead author for IPCC Report………..I can see how you would want to try and discredit him. Seems to be a real expert, not just one of the “consensus” fringe.
That 97% is starting to look very weak……
One person out of several thousand doesn’t do much to alter the 97% consensus.
You logic, as per normal, fails.
Yeah – the 97% is very dodgy – more like 99.99%
jaymam …
Sure the 97% is very dodgy, they asked 10,257 earth scientists and only 77 chose to answer .
75 agreed with the survey. That’s 0.73%.
And you’re talking out your arse again.
Examining those 4000 papers, the study authors determined that 97.1 percent of them endorsed the consensus that humans are causing global warming. And here’s where they did the clever bit: They contacted 8500 authors of the papers in question and asked them to self-rate those papers. They got responses from 1200 authors (a nice fraction), and, using the same criteria as the study, it turns out 97.2 percent of the authors endorse the consensus.
Just to rub it in, that means Jaymam’s drivel is out by one entire order of magnitude.
Embarrassing much?
We need better deniers.
…in fact that should be two orders…my bad maths…embarrassing much 🙂
75 people out of 10,257 people equals 0.73%. Nothing wrong with my maths.
http://www.c3headlines.com/2008/12/97percent-equals-75-anonymous-climate-scientists.html
First, it was the claim that 2,500 IPCC-related scientists agreed with the 2007 IPCC report. Soon afer it was discovered that the actual number of scientists who actually agreed with the report contents was only 25.
Next, when the 2,500 shrunk to 25, a couple of University of Illinois researchers conjured up a 2-minute online, anonymous survey that they hoped would deliver some big numbers to crow about. They solicited 10,257 earth scientists and only 77 chose to answer the online survey (yes, only 77). 75 of those “climate scientists” agreed with the survey’s two questions (yes, only 2 questions).
Voila, the infamous and widely publicized “97%” of climate scientists (75 divided by 77) who thought man was the cause of global warming turned out to be a numeric joke.
[lprent: Your link is to a conservative website that references the claim to itself. I went down 5 layers of links in that post and never made it out of conservative climate change denier sites from the National Post to wankers each spinning it a different way. What I didn’t find anywhere was an analysis of what they were talking about. It was an assertion without a basis.
The only mention of the basis for the claim of “25” was a vague reference that there were 25 people who wrote a letter to congress. Huh? Somehow it went from the number of earth scientists internationally working on the IPCC AR4 to a letter by a few US scientists to a US legislative body? This appears to have been the basis of this claim and there is exactly zero correspondence between the two.
That doesn’t just not qualify as “proof”, it just makes me ask if you really that much of a gullible dickhead? You certainly appear to use your dick as a thinking organ when it comes to “logic” on anything related to climate change. But it just wasted me 20 minutes looking at how morons quote morons without ever bothering to check what they were quoting.
Now let me make this statement. You have made this claim repeatedly. Been asked to verify it. You never have and you simply repeat it rather than discussing it. This has been a common trait of yours recently. It also makes you a troll – a stupid repetitive one that doesn’t check the basis of what you have been saying and doesn’t discuss it.
If I see you raise this or any other topic again without qualifying it with exact information about how others can verify it – then you will be banned permanently with no chance of an amnesty. You are now on a prove everything that you say basis in the same way that Jenny was before she got banned. ]
If there’s no consensus why do all the Royal Academies of Science concur?
You think “Climate Conservative Consumer” is a credible source, do you? Sad. Have you made the slightest attempt to falsify their drivel? No. You just swallowed it whole, and now here you are behaving like a credulous parrot.
Polly wanna cracker?
PS: I see Lprent has called you out for your bullshit. Don’t worry, it will be easy for you to verify your claims, won’t it, because they’re so truthy 😆 what a dupe.
…and his maths.
Yikes. I wonder how many of the folks on this thread who adamantly deny climate change and consider it a money making hoax by Al Gore, believe that John Key has never lied while our Prime Minister?
Mike S 39
Just got shown the following link
http://www.principia-scientific.org/breaking-new-climate-data-rigging-scandal-rocks-us-government.html
Can anyone explain all this adjustment stuff in plain english?
McFlock 39.1
Chap claims to have uncovered massive error in US temperature records, thus debunking global warming. Supports claim with graphs that suggest government bureau changed methodology when moving from “version one” to “version two”.
Basically, V2 seems to do much more in the way of filling in incomplete data and detecting undocumented changes in data collection. But the chap doesn’t say exactly what he thinks the problem is – funny, because the data (not shitty little graphs on different scales) is publicly available. Maybe he should have looked at it for longer than an evening before declaring shenanigans.
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2014 Buick Regal: New worthy mix of U.S. and Euro design
Dan Jedlicka | August 25, 2014 | Car Reviews
Some American brand sports/luxury sedans are edging closer to costlier foreign rivals as the auto world shrinks.
A few minutes at the wheel of the 2014 Buick Regal gave me the feeling I was driving a foreign luxury sports sedan. It sure handled and rode much like one. Buick has made lots of changes, but the Regal’s behavior puzzled me.
I soon found the Regal is basically an Americanized version of the high-line German Opel Insignia. No wonder it felt as if it would be happy humming along a German autobahn at 100 m.p.h. It’s got a decent size, with a 107.8-inch wheelbase and 190.2 -inch overall length.
The 2014 version of the Regal has new front and rear styling, kicked off with an attractive Buick grille. The quiet, roomy upscale interior with improved materials has been redone with a redesigned instrument panel and console. A new steering wheel has controls for new safety and “infotainment” features.
The 2014 Buick Regal has European tendencies.
Nearly all Regals models can be had with front- or all-wheel drive and a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission with a easily used manual shift feature. Imagine that–a Buick with a manual gearbox!
Still, I recommend the smooth, responsive automatic. At least one report says the manual transmission and clutch aren’t much fun. In fact, automatic transmissions have become so good that manuals aren’t common on foreign luxury sports sedans anymore.
Regal sticker prices range from $30,615 to $37,830–or thousands less than foreign (mainly European) rivals. A $32,485 Hybrid model sits between the base Regal, which comes in various trim levels, and the ultra sporty top-line GS model.
All Regals are well-equipped, with items including dual-zone automatic climate control, leather seating, heated driver and passenger front seats, cruise control, eight-inch color touch screen radio, electric parking brake and power windows with driver and front passenger express up/down.
A variety of extras in option groups upped the price of my test $33,760 Regal to $38,270. They included an $890 Driver Confidence Package with a following-distance sensor indicator, forward collision alert, rear cross-traffic alert and lane departure warning, besides a side blind-zone alert with a lane-change alert warning.
A $1,695 package for my test Regal contained adaptive cruise control and automatic collision preparation, along with–oddly for this package–a sunroof.
Standard Regal safety items include six air bags ( including side curtain air bags), electronic stability control with full-function traction control and anti-lock with Intelligent Brake Assist.
My test car had a rear-vision camera and its other extras included ultrasonic rear park assist, remote vehicle starter system, keyless start and a Bose Premium 9-speaker system.
Except for the Hybrid, the engine for the Regal is a turbocharged 2-liter four cylinder that generates 259 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. The Hybrid has a 2.4-liter economy oriented four-cylinder with 182 horsepower and 172 pound-feet of torque.
The Hybrid “2.4” has eAssist light electrification technology, using a lithium-ion battery and electric motor-generator to enable regenerative braking. Instead of providing all-electric propulsion, the system provides power assistance to the gas engine.The eAssist system lets the engine shut down fuel delivery during deceleration, which saves additional fuel.
Fuel economy with the Hybrid is an impressive 25 miles per gallon in the city and 36 on highways. Economy with the turbo 2-liter engine ranges from 19-21 in the city to 27 to 32 on highways, depending on if it has a manual or automatic transmission or front- or all-wheel drive.
The Hybrid comes only with front-wheel drive and, at 3,600 pounds, weighs less than other Regal models. They weigh from 3,671 to 3,981 pounds, with the heaviest being the turbo GS with all-wheel drive.
Regular-grade gasoline can be used in the 2-liter and 2.4 -liter engines, although premium fuel is recommended for the turbo engine.
The turbo engine is quite advanced. Its features include such items as dual overhead camshafts, pistons with jet-spray cooling, sodium-filled exhaust valves, continuously variable valve timing, direct injection and an air-to-air intercooling system.
The 2-liter turbo, which has the punch of a strong V-6, seems perfect for the GS, which has a lowered ride height, 19-inch aluminum wheels (with optional 20-inch wheels) and unique front/rear fascias. The front fascia incorporates prominent vertical air intake slots. The rear fascia has a pair of integrated, satin-metallic trapezoidal exhaust outlets. Rocker panel extensions and a rear spoiler extension also are part of the package.
The GS has additional steering effort for more direct feedback, reduced body roll for better agility, altered shift feel for the automatic transmission and brakes with more-powerful Brembo four-piston front calipers and larger rotors for surer stops.
Still, my test front-drive turbo-engine Regal with the automatic transmission looked and drove just fine, with responsive steering, supportive seats, sharp handling, a supple ride and strong brakes, with good pedal feel.
The Regal occasionally was mistaken by some for an expensive foreign sedan, despite the discreetly placed traditional Buick fake louvers on each side of the hood (a Buick trademark) and the Buick badge on the grille.
Large power outside mirrors, which fold against the side glass to prevent parking lot damage, help provide good visibility. And there are plenty of cabin storage areas. The attractive gauges can be read at a glance, and the touch screen is easy to use.
There are a fair number of small controls, but they’re clearly marked. However, rear door openings are rather narrow. The center of the backseat is too stiff for comfort and, as with many cars, is best left for the large fold-down armrest that contains dual cupholders. The front armrest partly gets in the way of front console cupholders.
The trunk is large and cargo room can be increased by folding the split rear seatbacks forward.
The hood is held open with a hydraulic strut instead of an awkward prop rod.
There are only minor changes to the 2015 Regal, so it might be a good idea at this time of the model year for those interested in this cleverly engineered car to take a good look at it.
Pros: Sharp styling. European feel. Roomy. Optional all-wheel drive. Worthy safety items.
Cons: Rather narrow rear seat openings, Front armrest partly blocks cupholders. Likely to be often overlooked.
Bottom Line: Solid American alternative to costlier foreign luxury sports sedans.
Dan Jedlicka has been an automotive journalist for more than 40 years. To read more of his new and vintage car reviews, visit: www.danjedlicka.com.
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Mr. Bettman Needs Some Labor Perspective
By Jason Sulham October 3rd, 2012
A hypothetical association is in need of reform and has been for some time. Previous attempts – engineered through emotional debate – had earnest intentions and achieved measurable progress, but substantial issues still persist.
Most notably, while the rich get richer several of its entities are failing and the appropriate economic model is not in place to remedy the situation. Additional financial resources are clearly needed, but from where those resources should originate is central to the dispute. The powers that be would like to cap or even retract compensation from its rank and file while the rank and file believes there should be a more equal or targeted distribution of revenue to help the struggling entities.
Separately, an appropriate level of compensation for the rank and file has been difficult at best to agree upon as leadership asserts the funding is not available for current levels of compensation let alone a raise. As a result, the failing entities either pay less or cut back on operational resources.
Due to these unresolved issues and others still unlisted a work stoppage has resulted, the consequences of which impact more than just the principle actors. In fact, the collateral damage from this dispute could exceed that done to the intended targets.
Does this situation sound familiar? It should, especially if you live in Chicago, because I’ve just described the Chicago Teachers Union strike.
Perspective Please
There is one critical difference between the Chicago Teachers Union strike and the NHL lockout, which also fits the above hypothetical. In Chicago the teachers went on strike. In the NHL the owners locked out the players. But both had to weigh the consequences of their actions and justify their resolve. The comparison therefore offers some much needed perspective for NHL owners and Mr. Bettman who affected the lockout.
Labor stoppages are typically reserved for meaningful causes that have societal impacts like workplace safety, child labor laws, or equal compensation. The stakes in Chicago rise to these standards where the city’s public school teachers recently walked out of their classrooms and onto the picket line to protest reforms Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was attempting to implement. Thankfully for the students and their education, the teachers have since returned to their desks with an agreement in place.
The primary point of contention between the teachers and Mayor Emanuel was how to address failing schools. Teachers fought for more resources to be directed to poverty and crime-ridden areas where more than 80 percent of the students qualify for free meals. Mayor Emanuel wanted accountability in these same schools in order to improve the quality of education in his city. These are differences worthy of an impasse.
At the end of the day both were fighting for the future of Chicago’s children and thereby the future of Chicago itself. Perhaps it was the consequential nature of the stakes that resulted in a relatively quick resolution to the Chicago strike as compared to NHL labor disputes which as we know can take seasons to resolve.
Is this why we’re locked out?
By comparison it makes the NHL look silly for its labor stoppage, especially after the latest round of negotiations failed to resolve the trivial, which is an extremely relative term in this comparison. As Elliot Friedman reported the two sides could not even reach an agreement on who should pay for “a) an extra trainer on the road and b) for each player to have his own hotel room.”
(Brad Penner-US PRESSWIRE)
That’s embarrassing and while these are not the core issues at cause for the lockout, their mere existence in negotiations questions the integrity of the league and the necessity of a labor stoppage whose consequences are more dire for those whose livelihoods depend on the league than they are the exactors of the lockout.
Striking for the future of education is an action justified by its cause. What cause do the owners have, beyond their bottom lines for which only they are accountable for, that justifies locking out their employees who, as Brooks Laich correctly stated, play “a kids game.”
Let’s leave the lockout and labor stoppages for issues of real critical import and get back to playing a game that makes more than enough money to go around… even to help out the failing markets and especially to support thousands of livelihoods that depend on games being played.
Now someone help me off of this horse.
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“Unfortunately, this notion has transpired to the UK’s Asian community. I grew up with my mother trying to apply tumeric to my face, buying skin-lightening creams and scolding me for playing out in the sun. I remember the confusion of being told to apply foundation two shades lighter than my skin for Indian dance performances, when I was only 11 years old, because I was the wrong shade of brown to be on stage. And to this day, my dark skin tone is still referenced to in ‘jokes’ and ‘banter’ by friends.
“Despite this, I’ve never understood the concept of my skin tone being used as an insult or why people assure themselves that they are fairer than me. I’m proud of my dark brown skin. Beauty is not defined by skin tone. Dark is beautiful; fair is beautiful – as is everything in between. Everyone’s skin tone should be celebrated.”
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#249: Is This the Real Life, Is This Just Fantasy? — GAD and ‘Reality’
June 10, 2017 June 10, 2017 / JJ
A number of different factors — among them Brad’s recent discourse on the dying message, my reading of Tour de Force (1955) by Christianna Brand, and Noah’s previous post on intertextuality in detective fiction — have brought me to the point where I want to ask the question “What is reality in relation to Golden Age Detective (GAD) fiction?”. Yes, yes, I am a very nerdy man. You should have guessed this by now.
So, let’s get into it…
The meeting of match and touch-paper for me was Brand’s impossible crime novel, and the essential trick at the heart of that book. Worry not, I shall avoid spoilers, but essentially I really like the core idea and am more than happy to admit that it works and is possible in the context of the story, but I do not believe for a second that anyone would be able to make it work in real life. Straight away, therefore, there must be an appreciable difference between my perception of the world we inhabit and the world these books inhabit.
These novels, after all, exist in what we recognise as the real world — the laws of physics are the same (hence the joy in impossible crimes), the fundamentals of forensic evidence are the same (hence the success of Sherlock Holmes), the idea of cause an effect still applies (hence the logical rigoualr of Ellery Queen), and any move to step outside any of this in the works of, say, Randall Garrett or Isaac Asimov, requires a certain amount of in-universe preparation so as not to be accused of cheating. Because cheating means that the author has not conformed to our expectations of declaration, and failing to declare a fundamental difference in the world of a novel compared to the world we inhabit would be the ultimate cheat (Asimov’s own introduction to his collected Asimov’s Mysteries (1968) explains this far better than probably anyone else ever could, but then that’s true of almost everything the Good Doctor ever explained).
So while Dr Thorndyke relies on medical evidence and deductions, they are found in real life, too, and the ideas around rigor mortis, etc, must also be upheld in reality. This, after all, is part of the fun: you’re able to deduce certain things based on your knowledge of the real world, so you get to play along at home. Crucially this is not a discussion of fairness and rules, I’ve expounded on that theme already, and I’m not discussing whether something outside of the real world can be a GAD mystery — yes, it can. Essentially, it’s a question of how ‘real’ the world of a typical GAD novel is, and whether we (or, y’know, it could just be me) deliberately make allowances for any deliberate separations from reality.
So, then, several points must be made.
Firstly, does it matter? Perhaps unsurprisingly, I think it does. Sure, reading is a very subjective thing, one of the few delightfully isolated acts we have these days, but the idea of reality forms the background of these stories, and is something we hanker after in reading them. Don’t believe me? Remember that the next time you encounter a ‘poison unknown to science’, encounter an intrguing problem dismissed at the end because the author couldn’t be arsed to explain it, or are forced to figure out the locations of everyone in an alibi problem amidst deliberately vague descriptions. Let’s face it, we need to know how the land lies, and the resolution of 300 pages having no basis or anchor in acceptable fact is an irritation that takes a good five minutes off our lives.
Secondly, there’s the issue of the in-universe reality that an author creates. Agatha Christie outright states in her own The Body in the Library (1942) that books by her and her contemporaries exist within the eponymous library, and Edmund Crispin’s Gervase Fen can’t seem to get through a book without pointing out how aware he is of his fictional existence, but there’s nothing to suggest that either of these worlds — beyond an acknowledgement of their being observed — should be subject to any difference of rules than of those in the ‘observing’ universe. To veer wildly into pop culture for a moment, large numbers of people will have recently discovered the Fen-like meta-awareness of Rob Liefeld and Fabian Nicieza’s Deadpool, but that’s very clearly not set in the world we, the reader/watchers, live in.
Yes, we’re talking about you…
In fact, on this theme, there’s even the question of whether the books typically thought of as GAD occur in the same universe as each other. Sure, every Gideon Fell book exists in the same strata as ever other Gideon Fell book, and the Fell and Henry Merrivale universes acknowledge each other…but does this mean that the Hercule Poirot stories, the Lord Peter Wimsey cases, the conundrums overcome by Inspector Cockrill could also exist together? There’s no explicit acknowledgement of each other — well, there’s some, since the authors were friends, but it’s mostly tongue in cheek — but could we essentially have a Marvel Cinematic Universe of GAD on our hands?
I’m going to surprise you and say…yes. Consider Leo Bruce’s characteristically-contradictory fictional roman à clef Case for Three Detectives (1936), in which Hercule Poirot, Father Brown, and Lord Peter Wimsey gather in all but name to fail to solve a baffling crime. Again we have a polite but pinpoint accurate satire on these characters, but they are undoubtedly drawn from the separate oeuvres and put together in another setting without sacrificing anything that identifies them for the pasquinades they are. It’s not as if Wimsey’s ability to summon an army of beetles to do his will has to be obfuscated so that he’ll fit in a milieu that contains Poirot and Brown…these characters in no way lapse into incoherence from their original form so that they can be made to work together.
And is the same not true of any combination of sleuths you could pluck from their comfy homes? Jules Maigret would roll his eyes in despair if confronted with the picaresque exploits of Perry Mason, but nothing in one set of books precludes a meeting with the other. Roderick Alleyn would probably wonder at how much nonsense Mrs Bradley spake, and they’d more than likely get in each others’ way, but they could find themselves confronted by the same baffling village poisoning. Oh, yes, my friends, this has been adumbrated for decades now, there’s nothing revelatory in this claim, but in order to discuss the points I wish to discuss I think it necessary to establish at least this base: for the purposes of this discussion, the GAD novels we shall consider can take place alongside each other — a GADU, if you will.
Nothing to do with us; as you were…
But, how much does this GADU conform to our existence?
I’ll start with an examination of impossible crimes, because I think that’s the best place to examine the fidelity to reality, but we’ll expand outwards from there (hopefully; be under no illusions, I’m making this up as I go…). Essentially, we always want our explanations to be something that could happen, even if a certain amount of luck is required. As I’ve mentioned before, you’d be furious if — in this GADU, remember — Gideon Fell’s impossible shootings in a room with no exits, no gun, and no mechanical jiggery-pokery were explained away via supernatural means. We want to be able to kick ourselves for failing to appreciate the combination of events required to allow this crime to have come off, and so the contortions are accepted so long as they’re achievable (stupidity of victim notwithstanding).
So let’s take Carr’s The Hollow Man (1935), because that’s safe ground for common discussion (there will be one very mild spoiler ahead). I love the solutions to the murder of Charles Grimaud and the invisible assassin who guns down a man in a snow-covered street without leaving a footprint behind, and I’m happy to accept that this is an achievable set of actions…but only in the book itself. Frankly, there is no way in hell this could be done in my day-to-day world — provide all the diagrams you like, John, showing how physically possible it is, it ain’t gonna happen. Not least because — and here’s that MILD SPOILER I warned you about, so feel free to skip ahead to the next paragraph where things are safe again — of the absence of blood; the real world would not permit that confluence of actions without a great deal of blood to give it away (also a problem in the shameless rip-off I foolishly read). Nevertheless, the book poses a question and answers it in a satisfactory manner.
Equally, while I accept the chain of reasoning formed by Ellery Queen at various stages in The Greek Coffin Mystery (1932), there’s nothing less likely to happen in the real world than someone actually putting those events in that order and reaching that conclusion. The number of criminal plots devised with a slide rule, a Wisden’s Cricket Almanac, five mirrors, and a sniff of the Birlstone Gambit that are still nevertheless unpicked by the genius who simply happens to be on the scene and knowledgeable in and observant of all the things required to fox that plan defies belief, reason, and all mathematics…yet in the GADU they must have been a near-daily occurrence. Maybe if they were observing us we’d come off as exceptionally dull-witted and in severe need of a dead scullery maid to liven things up a bit.
In the comments of Brad’s post, Moira Redmond, who oversees Clothes in Books, made the following excellent observation:
I love a dying message, even though it is always ridiculous and unreal – but then so are locked rooms, and ridiculous alibis, and blackmailers-who-are-the-next-victims. I love trying to solve the problems, while simultaneously criticizing them.
I chimed in elsewhere with a similar point: this is a genre that takes the ridiculous in its stride very easily, but we will stop short of accepting ghosts even if we’re happy to believe that someone would go to the lengths outlined in some dying clues (a trope alive and well today, as the career of Dan Brown will attest) or that killers are able and willing to go to the lengths they do. The mystery of a man flying outside a third-storey window in John Sladek’s Black Aura (1974) becomes far too ridiculous if it turns out people can actually fly…but when he is killed and it turns out the killer had to be doing two things simultaneously to achieve this, well, frankly it’s still ridiculous but we’ll accept it grudgingly…so where is the line? At what point have we crossed into unacceptable nonsense and mummery?
“Hello, ladies…”
I don’t have an answer, but I do have a theory. Noah’s musings on intertextuality, which started me down this path a little while back — and they’re excellent, by the way, though you don’t need me to tell you that — splits it into three types, the third of which is:
Every solution to a puzzle mystery shapes every other solution to every other puzzle mystery.
Which he expands upon thusly:
[T]he reader is quite safe from reading a brand-new mystery where the answer to “who killed a child-murdering kidnapper in the confines of a snowbound vehicle” is [the killer in Murder on the Orient Express] — that’s because that’s already been done, and quite well too. More to the point, authors know it and readers know it, and each knows that the other knows it. And since the author knows that the readers know it, the author cannot produce a version of this old book where, say, a blackmailer is murdered aboard an airplane by [the same killer].
In this way, I think what we accept in our reading of GAD is not much different to what we accept and seek in our general reading: the more you see done well, the more accepting you become of things in the same universe that don’t quite hang together. We forgive the imperfections in the things we love, and since we’re likely to recall where one mystery intrudes rather too copiously upon a prior one we’re equally likely to spread around the tolerance if we’ve seen John Dickson Carr explain how a man can be stabbed in the head by an invisibe unicorn and enjoyed the explanation. Wonder Woman, after all, has recently given people hope that Justice League might not be terrible following the disappointment of Batman v. Superman: They Punch for a Bit and Then They’re Mates. Maybe there’s a line you think you won’t step over, but I’m willing to bet there’s a novel out there that’ll edge you far closer than you realise (please note: this is not an invitation to try to trick me into reading paranormal romances…)
So, how real is the ‘real’ world of this GADU? I suggest that it probably resembles the real world less the more you’ve read; if you can accept invisible unicorns, Latin-quoting detectives, murderous conspiracies, and ploys so convoluted they make Conan Doyle’s belief in færies look positively sane, you’re clearly in a happy place and not willing to look back. Perhaps this is why those Poirot novels were bastardised reinterpreted so unfaithfully for TV, maybe the world they represent is so hilariously unrelatable that no-one would ever believe it if they hadn’t been soaking in it for a good long while. Perhaps those of us who read a huge amount of this are the worst possible critics of how realistic it is, having gone native a long time ago.
Or, hey, as I said above, perhaps it’s just me…
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21 thoughts on “#249: Is This the Real Life, Is This Just Fantasy? — GAD and ‘Reality’”
Cavershamragu
The subtitle to your fine essay should be be: Or just how dull can detective fiction be to still entertain? So, er, Is THE BURNING COURT the elephant in this hermetically sealed, triple-locked room? 😉
That’s a great follow-up: will we accept dull detective fiction because it’s “realistic” — Simenon bores the hell out of me, but I acknowledge his attempts to do something in the classical mould that retained as much realism as possible, and Crofts might be so highly regarded (I’ve enjoyed the couple I’ve read so far, so no complaints here yet…) on account of the forensic detail that goes into everything. Though, actually, I find the minutiae of Crofts’ stuff really quite unrealistic for all its serendipity, even while I enjoy the hell out of it.
The Burning Court I’ll have to leave to others; am yet to track down a copy of that. One of these days, though…
Funny you have bring up the idea of a GADU now, because something recently occurred to me that would link most, or even all, British detective stories from the Golden Age together. I played with the idea of writing a blog-post about it, but the idea would hardly provide me with enough material to pad out an entire post. So I might as well post it here as a footnote, of sorts, to your post.
During the Golden Age, a person existed in our reality whose fictional counterpart would very likely had face-to-face encounters with characters from hundreds of British detective stories. From John Dickson Carr and Agatha Christie to Nicholas Blake and Gladys Mitchell.
As different as they may have been as mystery writers, they all would have a fictional counterpart of this person walking around in their universe. Similar to how they all had a fictional counterpart of Hitler pulling shenanigans on the continent.
So, who is this person, you ask? You should be able to guess by now, but I’ll give everyone two hints: this person is the holder of a record that won’t be broken any time soon and he, or rather his occupation, played an important role in a famous short story by a writer mentioned in JJ’s post.
I’ll check back in a couple of hours to see if anyone got it right (hope you won’t mind this minor hijacking of your post, JJ).
Mind?! Far from it, this is wonderful! Shall get my thinkin’ cap on…
The Hangman.
You’re (basically) correct, Harry. The person I was hinting at was the most famous hangman of the previous century, Albert Pierrepoint, who hanged over 400 murderers and war criminals. A record for the fastest hanging (a breakneck seven seconds) is his.
Recently, I wondered how many murderers from our favorite detective stories his fictional counterpart hanged. Because, if he exists in a GADU, he would have hanged murderers who were caught by Alleyn, Fell, Appleby, Bradley, Poirot, Campion, Fortune etc. etc.
Now that’s a really cool in-universe idea…hey, perhaps we just proved that the GADU is real…though whether this means we have to add Pierrepoint’s fictional clients to his real ones will, I’m sure, elicit no discussion whatsoever.
Literature of this type is art, whether it’s god or bad quality or more or less worthy than other types is another issue and as much a matter of taste as anything. The fact remains it’s art, not documentary, commentary or satire, although there’s no reason why any or all of those elements cannot be contained within it. So, if it is art, there’s only one question to answer:
What has art go to do with reality?
For me, the answer has to be very little, if anything. The illusion of reality, and that’s all it can ever be under the circumstances, is no more than a framework, a kind of deliberately artificial periphery within which an artist can explore his/her themes. It’s a deception which the audience willingly participates in and reality, or maybe realism is better, doesn’t need to be mixed up with logic, which I think is always essential – I’d argue the latter must exist whereas the former is, if not totally dispensable, at least highly malleable.
Niiiiice, Colin; I suppose I’m conflating the two so as to help differentiate GAD from Fantasy or other flights of imagination that move carefully but distinctly away from reality (often, it must be said, wth an abandonment of logic as a result!).
Is there not a certain amount of reality that you’re looking for in your art, thought if you read this kind of thing? Deos that “play along at home” aspect of GAD not come into it for you? I’m not implying any fault in your otlook if so [editor’s note: he probably is…], I’m just interested in how you see the complete separation of Art and Reality in regards to GAD…
Equall, though, I appreciate that’s a tricky question, so feel free to ignore it!
Good question, and I’ll see if I can clarify. I tried to draw some distinction between reality/realism and logic, but I want to reiterate that here. While they are related they are not the same and, personally, I don’t believe both are necessary.
I can’t see a way to get around logic. A story must have an internal logic in that the actions and events which unfold before us must conform to the rules of whatever universe is used as the setting – you could, IMO, have a flying man shot out of the sky by a talking duck so long as the artist has already established the physical rules for the make believe world he/she has dreamed up as a backdrop for the tale. However, this would be unacceptable in our traditional GAD universe simply because we’ve been told it’s similar enough to the world we know for such fantastical elements to defy all logic.
I’m not worried about the realism aspect because I’ve already made a deal with my own consciousness to accept the fact conversations can and will have forms and go in directions I know very well would be, to say the least, highly unlikely in real life. And there are other, let’s say inconsistencies which are bound to crop up: weather conditions will be unusual (rain drying too fast, snow sticking around too long etc), time will be compressed or stretched to facilitate the narrative, and so on.
No, art and reality/realism do not and I’d be inclined to argue should not be in bed together. I’ve had discussions of this type when discussing films in the past – critiquing the use of performers whose race may not have matched that of their character is pointless in my view for this reason. Do we criticize the use of masks in ancient theater? In fact, do we dismiss the art of theater wholesale for its lack of realism? The backdrops and props are just that, backdrops and props but I’d be stunned to hear the validity of the art questioned on that basis. I remember visiting the IMDb message boards in the past (when they still existed) and was bemused to see people claiming a film was ruined for them (yes, actually ruined) by having characters carrying or firing off guns in, for example, 1874 when it was common knowledge that those particular weapons weren’t available until 1892! This way lies madness. Or cultural philistinism. Or both. In my humble opinion, of course.
Thanks for taking the time to expand on this, Colin; I think in many ways we are of one mind here. When I look back over the books I disdain the hardest, it’s generally on a breakdown of internal logic than any aspect of, say, slang used 10 years too early (the advantage of reading books in the GAD bracket is that so many of them are set contemporary to their writing, anyway, so such anachronisms tend to be beyond consideration).
In part, this is why I came to the conclusion I did in the post above: I think we accept a great deviation from the ‘normal’ order of things, but are still happy to think of them as realistic, and I was surprised once I sat down and thought about it just how far from reality so much of GAD fiction is.
On the subject of the IMDb message boards…man, I’m sort of sorry that section of the internet is lost to us now. I had an illuminating discussion on their once about the M. Night Shyamalan movie The Village and how they felt the movie was ruined because it was unbelievable that the people in the village could make their own glass for the windows…and, of course, you’ll remember how central that is to the plot…!
dfordoom
It’s not reality that matters. No work of fiction deals with reality. What matters is having rules. Detective fiction has lots of rules and golden age fair-play detective fiction has more rules than any other genre.
The rules aren’t remotely realistic. You know the killer is going to be one of the people staying the weekend at Lord Fotheringay’s country house. The killer can’t be some anonymous passing tramp whose existence is not suspected until the very end. The killer can’t be one of the servants. In reality of course the murderer might well be an anonymous passing tramp or a disgruntled parlour-maid, but that’s against the rules.
Detective fiction is rules-based, not reality-based.
I’m with Colin! There’s nothing inherently realistic about Dickens or Austen, say, and thank God for that! Jane could make an outing picking for strawberries rife with drama, poignancy and meaning. Charlie could interlink the lives of 60 – 80 people from all stratas of British society (and throw in one evil French person) and have us buy into it and beg for more.
The point isn’t really a comparison between GAD reality and, er, REAL reality but in how well the authors create and endow their literary landscapes. I’m not sure it matters if Fell and Poirot could meet in one of their respective GADUs and solve together, or even Poirot and Marple. In those stories where multiple detectives exist, it becomes as much about the clashing of egos as of solving the case. (See Wade’s The Dying Alderman or, for that matter, ANY mystery where Scotland Yard Meets Amateur Sleuth.) But I think that one could theoretically drop Fell into ORIENT EXPRESS or enjoy watching Poirot make something of THE BLACK SPECTACLES. Well, maybe . . .
Essentially, all these authors have created a universe that we readers accept as we trot from one murderous country home to another. So many examples, so many tropes created. In this world, Ellery Queen can create FOUR complex solutions to the murder of a Greek art collector because, like you and me, JJ, he’s lonel- er, intellectually stimulated by bizarre crimes. But the whole ability to DO what Ellery does here is ridiculous – any real cop would make fun of it – and it’s even parodied constantly by Anthony Berkeley, Leo Bruce, and the rest of those parodists!
Thus, when it’s well done, I think of it as “real.” I’ll buy into any fiction that couldn’t actually happen, even without the unicorns. And as far as mysteries go, the powers that be long ago decided that there are no actual unicorns, that the fun is in going about pretending that the laws of “reality” have been broken but always proving in the end that they have not. (I’m in the middle of Rim of the Pit as we chat, so I know whereof I speak!)
Two more things (so that, like TomCat, I can avoid making a fool of myself by trying to stretch out my response into an actual post): first, we all have our individual limits as to what/how much we will accept. I thought THE HOLLOW MAN went way overboard; it stretched the limit of what I will accept in a murderer’s actions/author’s plot. That, I’ll admit, is just me! Most people acknowledge it as brilliant. The second thing is that those of us who read these things a lot are like the comic book fans of old who used to write in with letters to the editor that said: “I loved your February issue of Superboy, ‘Krypto’s Revenge,’ but on page 16, panel 4, Superboy’s cape is white instead of red. What gives?” We have small tolerance for what we perceive as flaws or weaknesses in a plot. It’s kind of silly that the three murders in DEATH ON THE NILE form a chain of “Let’s kill X; oh, Y saw me, so let’s kill Y; oh, Z saw me kill Y, so . . . ” I mean, how careless can you get? Or that there are TWO separate blackmailers to be gotten rid of in THE MIRROR CRACK’D FROM SIDE TO SIDE. Couldn’t Christie come up with another idea for murder #3? Why did she even NEED this murder of a minor character? Isn’t Ellery Queen testing our limits in THE LAST WOMAN IN HIS LIFE when (mild SPOILER here) he has his dying victim lie in bed, his lips at the phone talking to Ellery himself, and thinking, “Oh dear! I want to identify my killer, but I have a stutter and if I try this word or that word, I’ll incriminate this or that innocent person.” I mean the guy goes through something like TEN WORDS! before he finally gives up and says something so oblique to the average 1961 American that it’s going to take 250 boring pages of investigation to clear THAT helpful message up.
Clearly, I have nothing better to do with my Saturday. Aren’t you all at the BL event? Sigh! I’m going shopping . . .
There’s a demand for rigour in detective fiction that isn’t really apparent elsewhere, I agree: it’s not so much that Superboy’s cape is white instead of red, it’s that on page 17 of issue 12 he said he’d never met anyone from Greece and yet the second anniversary prequel special has him solving a case while on holiday in Greece…and that story is set 3 years before issue 12!
That’s neither an abandonment of logic nor reality, it’s just bad writing and failing to include all the elements held true before. And this has to apply in GAD as much as in reality, otherwise things get…messed up — like I say about The Hollow Man, where suddenly stepping outside of what would realistically happen causes a bit of an interruption in the fun (and, dude, you are far from the only one who doesn’t get on with that book).
That COULD have been Superboy of Earth 2 – and, oh man! did they get away with murder when they started going to all those parallel worlds and reinventing origins and the like. That’s one thing I’ve always felt was inferior about comic fiction to, say, detective fiction: the need to go back and start over every twenty years or so. It means that I can sit down with a 20-year-old Christie fan and converse, but I won’t get far with a Batman fan of that age because he will have met a completely different Batman. And I refer here mostly to origins: I have no problem if Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller all want to have a different take on the Caped Crusader. Of course, Rex Stout’s Poirot would be quite odd, as would Hammett’s version of Miss Marple.
But then, movies do this all the time, don’t they, Kenneth Branagh???
Dashiell Hammett’s Miss Marple…oh, please let that be a manuscript that exists somewhere…
You make a great point about the different origins, variations, and alternate realities. Of course, we may yet end up with people who are fans of Sophie Hannah’s Poirot and dislike Christie’s…may god have mercy on their souls. At the very least, this pluracy of ideas and concepts gave us a great set of books to fall back into: fine, comic writers can relaunch the New 52 or whatever they like, but if Dorothy Bowers come sup with something that’s sort of Miss marple but not quite, she actually has to launch that as a new book, and add all the associated ideas, context, and fripperoes that go with it. It might be interesting to see what would have happened if different authors were free to write their own versions of classic characters — look what Leo Bruce did with it — but at least because they couldn’t a lt of great books resulted.
(Dorothy Bowers, incidentally, didn’t write anything of the standard of the Miss Marple books; I was just reaching for a name and that was the first one that hit me).
Also, I just want to know if Branagh’s film changes the ending. That’s all I want to know. I mean, you’d think not, but…
I read a book yesterday in which the murder weapon was a ‘karrit’ — ‘one of the deadliest reptiles in India’. This, according to the narrator, was indistinguishable from a garden slug and was able to fit inside a pocket torch (so it’s not supposed to be the krait, which is around 3ft long). The murderer cast it at his victims with a fishing rod and line. In other ways the book was sober, well-written, filled with intelligent reasoning, and somehow it must have played fair because at one point I thought ‘I hope it doesn’t turn out to be the deadly Burmese beetle’. But as much as I want to leap this hurdle, my petty sense of reality keeps me earthbound, and the book remains unsatisfactory. [Murder on the Marsh by John Ferguson]
Oh, god, you’ve got me thinking back now over what might be my — ahem — favourite awful solution. I think the locked room murder where the method was a tiny remote-controlled miniature fly that was flown into the victim’s nasal passage with some poison on it and then overlooked by the investigators because it was either a) too tiny or b) able to escape the room unobserved when it was opened…or perhaps the “someone who committed a crime was already dead at the time” story where there’s a sort of projection device that is able to perfectly replicate someone else’s face over your own, so they looked like the dead man. Yeah, those were some serious nadirs in this genre (both fairly recent short stories, too, from people who have evidently learned nothing from the hundreds and thousands of brilliant books available to them).
Well . . . . . at least I’ve learned here that I should never use the ten miniature flies I have in my possession for nefarious purposes!
Although, it is so ridiculous that you’d doubtless get away with it in this version of the real world…
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Endangered Species Affect Our Ecosystems
Species on the brink of extinction affect us all more than we may realize. Sure, the pandas are cute, and the rhinos are fun to look at, but is there any more to it than that? Absolutely.
All animal and plant life is part of a complex ecosystem that also includes our lands and our waters. Remove one or more of those parts and you damage the ecosystems, sometimes beyond restoration. These ecosystems provide clean water, breathable air, fertile soils, climate control, food, medicine, energy, building materials, transportation, as well as recreational and spiritual uses. Many groups are working to protect endangered species and their habitats; they are mentioned throughout this post and at the end.
According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service:
415 species are endangered in the US
164 species are threatened in the US
541 species are endangered in other countries
50 species are threatened in other countries
In 1973, Congress passed the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Why should we save endangered species? The introduction recognizes that endangered and threatened wildlife and plants “are of esthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value to the Nation and its people.” The purpose of the ESA is to “protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend.” It is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commerce Department’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) , “destructive human activities” have increased the rate of species extinction from 100 to 1000 times the natural rate. WWF lists the following 8 animals as flagship endangered species. Flagship species are used as icons to denote the broader problem. (All info on the 8 taken from wwf.org.)
Tigers are one of the most threatened species in the world, with only about 3200 Tigers left in the wild. The biggest threats to these animals are growing human populations, habitat loss, illegal hunting, trade of tiger parts used in medicines.
Adopt a Tiger here. *
Although pandas are one of the most popular and famous animals on earth, there are only about 2500 pandas left in the wild. The biggest threats they face are habitat fragmentation and unsustainable development.
Adopt a Panda here. *
Sumatran Rhinoceroses
This smallest of the living rhinoceroses is critically endangered, with only 300 alive in the wilds. The biggest threats to these animals are habitat loss and poaching. The forests in which they live need to be saved.
Adopt a Rhino here. *
Not endangered as yet, polar bears number between 20,000 to 25,000, perhaps due to the 1973 International Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears and their Habitat. However, culture change and warming trends pose a very real threat to polar bears over the next century.
Adopt a Polar Bear here. *
Seven of thirteen whale species are endangered or vulnerable. The greatest threats include oil and gas development in feeding grounds, collisions with ships, entanglement in fishing lines, commercial killing, toxic contamination, climate change and habitat vulnerability.
Pygmy Elephants
Smaller than other Asian elephants, pygmy elephants number only about 1600 in the wild. Biggest threats to these elephants are habitat loss and human conflict.
Adopt an Elephant here. *
Many marine turtles are endangered and critically close to extinction.
“Having traveled the seas for over 100 million years, sea turtles have outlived almost all of the prehistoric animals with which they once shared the planet. Having survived the extinction of the dinosaurs, marine turtles still inhabit the oceans’ open waters and coastal habitats, feeding on jellyfish and other aquatic plants and animals.”**
Marine turtles can reproduce abundantly, but even under “natural” conditions, few young turtles survive, and it can take decades for turtles to reach maturity. Biggest threats include habitat destruction, egg collection, hunting, entanglement in fishing lines, and climate change.
Adopt a Sea Turtle here. *
This group includes gorillas, orangutans, and chimpanzees, and are all endangered, some critically so. They are also our closest wild relatives. Serious threats to the great apes include disease, hunting, trade, habitat loss and climate change.
Adopt a Gorilla here. *
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*I am a big fan of the World Wildlife Fund, so I’ve included links to their “adopt an endangered species” program, simply because I think it’s a cool and fun idea.
** From wwf.org.
Note: Pictures do not accurately represent species listed. They’re just cute pictures. And, yes, I went a little nuts with the bears. (www.classroomclipart.com)
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Interview#21 DOUBLE FEATURE…Simon Rumley, producer, director, writer & Vincent Kamp, artist
Simon Rumley is a British director, producer and writer, best known for Crowhurst (2017), Fashionista (2016) and Red White & Blue (2010). His upcoming movie, Once Upon a Time in London dramatises the violent reign of two of London’s most notorious gangsters, Billy Hill (Leo Gregory) and Jack ‘Spot’ Comer (Terry Stone). These gangsters paved the way for the notorious Kray Twins and The Richardson criminal empires and charts their rise and fall in an area which has set the stage for much criminal activity.
This interview was perfect timing for me as I am currently researching the East End for my own script and still reading The People of the Abyss by Jack London – his account of experiencing life in this part of London post-Ripper years. I have often thought of the East End of London as a character itself, the poorer, unhealthier brother of the neighbouring, glamourous West End. They perfectly sit alongside each other – polar opposite – till recent times. There’s a certain magnetism to this once impoverished area of London which has seen its fair share of deprivation and crime and I can’t wait to see it’s depiction in Simon’s Once Upon a Time in London.
Once Upon a Time in London stars Holly Earl, Dominic Keating, Geoff Bell and is released on Good Friday in the UK. R18.
This double interview also features an interview with Surrey-born artist Vincent Kamp, who is most certainly one of the UK’s most evocative and exciting new painters.
Fascinated by the dark, gritty underground world of urban subculture, his paintings delve beneath the surface of social class; creating intense portraits of charismatic people in a fused background of atmospheric lighting, sexuality and impending violence. Heavily influenced by cinema, particularly the crime and gangster genres, Kamp says he likes to capture a moment of high tension, always imagining there’s something surreptitious going on in what could be a perfectly innocent situation.
Simon Rumley – painted by Vincent Kamp
Vincent Kamp conjures up an intriguing nether world of noir fiction…a world most of us have only dreamed of but that few can resist.
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The Mighty Dragon interview with Simon Rumley
(transcribed notes from call)
Vikki: Your first films, Laughter and Phew, were shorts and then later The Handyman. At what point do you decide a story should be a short rather than a feature film?
Simon: Most people start making shorts rather than features because of the learning process involved. It’s daunting enough to make a short film let alone a feature film – so that’s exactly how I started. At some point though you do know when you’re ready to do a feature film. I started shooting silent films on super 8 and promo type videos and by the time I started on my film Laughter, I was working in a post-production facility in London. This gave me more access to more equipment and this is where I became a bit more ambitious. This ultimately lead to Phew which I made on super 16 and then onto Handyman, which I was approached to direct. Handyman’s script had already won a script writing competition, so that was more me being asked to direct rather than me initiating the project. Most stories are well suited to one thing or another and inevitably most short stories tend to be more focused on a couple of scenes or one smaller idea rather than features, which I suppose are not necessarily more rambling, but a bigger theme.
Vikki: Is there a specific genre that is better suited to a short?
Simon: Short films are generally lower budget and harder to get money back for any investor. So I don’t think necessarily it’s the best idea to try a science fiction film or a period drama. Much like lower budget features, the easier the better really. It’s easier if you have three people in a room than say a period drama with a thousand extras. It all comes down to what you as a director and producer, or your producer, feel you can achieve on the budget that you can raise. For example, let’s say you can raise £50,000, you’ll be able to set your sights slightly higher than if you can simply raise £5,000 – so, I dont think theres a specific genre which necessarily is better – it’s more down to the budget really and making life as easy as possible while you are maintaining your ambition and vision. I know sometimes people hate twists in the tale shorts, but then other people think they’re good – everyone will have a different answer on that.
Vikki: Your film, Once Upon a Time in London, is a dramatization of the reign of two London gangsters, Billy Hill and Jack ‘Spot’ Comer. How long did it take you to research this subject to start on the script?
Simon: As I was progressing my career I used to write, direct and produce everything pretty much from scratch. I realised that this was very arduous and time consuming – quite often I’d write something and actually it wouldn’t turn into a film at the end of it. About 2009/2010 I decided I wanted to try and make more films and the way to do that would be to attach myself to scripts which had already been written with producers who are already trying to get the script made.
I’ve done three features to date where that has happened, the first one, Johnny Frank Garrett’s Last Word, then Crowhurst and For Once Upon a Time in London, where I was approached by producers, Terry Stone and Richard Turner, but there was already a script there. I know Terry and another writer, Will Gilbey, had worked on earlier drafts. The script was presented to me and then changed over a three week process, but I was working with material that was already there. But like everything you research online, newspaper articles and then you get an overall feel for subject matter. A lot of what’s in the film is historically fairly accurate I think and some of the things we made up. So it’s a mixture of getting a bit of reality and then heightening that reality at the same time.
Vikki – These gangsters pre-dated the Krays and the Richardson’s in London; does your film convey a certain amount of sympathy for them in terms of people wanting some empowerment in an impoverished part of London?
Simon: It’s not so much the impoverished nature of their upbringing because I think there was a lot of people then as there are now with impoverished backgrounds. The focus of the film is much more in the late 30s and 40s as he is rising to his zenith and falling away from it. It’s really about a man who takes the world in his hands and perverts and bullies the world for his own personal gain, I don’t think at that point there’s a lot of sympathy for him as you can see him control his own life.
Where it does offer a bit of sympathy for him is the way in which he became his own worst enemy. He didn’t treat his colleagues or friends very well and he wasn’t probably the most intelligent man with his money and what he did with it. I think like many people in that situation, success led to greed and greed led to more negative emotions, which ultimately cost him his standing. There’s something sad about him losing it. On one side of the fence you can say he managed a long life and died of natural causes, which many gangsters don’t. He went to prison, but didn’t spend the rest of his life in prison like the Krays for example. But on the other hand, he did have what was essentially a mini empire and he lost it all. And then at some point he shied away from crime and never managed to gain back any power, authority, respect or money that he had – there is a kind of melancholy and sadness about a man who gets something through hard work and loses it all. It’s a life of crime though, so one shouldn’t be too sorry for whatever happened to him really.
Vikki: The East End has seen its fair share of crooks, gangsters and murderers over the years – what do you feel has been the magnetism for this area in particular?
Simon: It’s interesting because actually I was discussing this with someone over the weekend and they were saying that the East End gangster that was so prevalent in the 30’s to the 70’s probably no longer seems to exist and a lot of crime that happened then has moved online or robberies now are nowhere near the amount these guys carried out.
It’s partly down to people coming from nothing, living in impoverished areas and that there were a lot of large families living in full houses, all not eating much. I guess too everyone loves the rags to riches story with the indomitable spirit of the English man, or East End man, it’s all about that kind of thing – seeing people do well for themselves.
I think especially with the code of honour among the gangsters that they really would try not to harm the public, although of course they were still robbing from people. But it did seem that they were respectful to women, older people and to kids. So it was very much like if you went into that world, you could come up against anyone, but if you weren’t in that world, then you’re probably going to be reasonably safe.
I think the Kray’s certainly have got a lot to answer for and it’s amazing that actually these guys really were the inspiration for the Kray’s and certainly in the film the Kray’s appear at the very end. It’s amazing how much the Kray’s have a stranglehold over the mythology of the East End, however Jack Comer was from Camden, but hopefully with the advent of the film they’ll become slightly better known.
Vikki: Has an actor’s interpretation of a character you have written been totally different from your vision from the script?
Simon: I’m sure that does happen from time to time, but when, you’ve got a 80 to 120 page script and you’ve a character, action and dialogue in place – the likelihood is that you choose someone who you’d like and will interpret that role well. You usually talk, meet actors and audition and go through that whole process. You think you like someone, you think they understand what you’re giving them, what you want them to be and the likelihood of them doing something so different that you’re like, “hey man, what the f**k are you doing?” is low, to be honest I don’t think that’s ever happened to me before.
It’s more about the subtleties of interpretation, whether it’s a voice or how they they walk, you know all the tools that actors use to make their trade work really. The exciting thing for a director I suppose is seeing the actor take that role and turn it into something that you kind of thought was there, but could never quite articulate or perfectly see in the way they’re presenting it.
In an ideal world, when an actor comes on board you need to give them an amount of trust and let them get on with it and really guide them and their actions rather than going “Are you fkg crazy about that? That’s completely wrong!” Actors by the same token, should be equally respectful of the director so if they have some ideas which are bigger than what’s on the page – they should ask the director for advice, sometimes you agree and disagree, that has happened before. I was doing a film in America and one the actors wanted to do a character in an English accent. I thought about it for a while but we didn’t go for the idea – it’s very much give and take on both sides. Hopefully a character misinterpretation won’t happen in the future but you never know.
Vikki: Has there been one key underlying motive that you have wanted to convey in all your films?
Simon: Each film usually has inevitably something different about it however I’m sure there are motives that run throughout all my films. Quite a lot of them are about people on the fringes of society and quite often deal how characters deal with communication. How we communicate or fail to communicate with each other and how that brings problems to our lives. Other themes are madness and breakdown, the inability to cope with positioning in society – certainly Crowhurst had those elements, Fashionista and Red White & Blue did to a point. Once Upon a Time in London is quite a different film for me as its more a tale of two men, neither of them had a breakdown/madness, it’s a traditional gangster film which I’ve put my own spin on. Isolation, communication and breakdown have appeared in a few of my films.
Vikki: Where do you feel are the strengths in the British film industry?
Simon: There’s always been an amazing creative pool of talent in this nation of directors, actors, writers. As an island which is smaller than most countries we have always excelled creatively whether and if you look at the Oscars or most award ceremonies there’s always British people there. It’s the constancy of every generation and decade with amazing young people coming up and providing fresh talent and voices and the want to continue to tell stories which are prevalent of the time.
I think more than anything its that constance of talent plus the older generation of actors such as Maggie Smith and Michael Caine who in their 70s and 80s continue to work and be so fantastic.
Vikki: Which directors and writers have inspired you – and why?
Simon: Nicholas Roeg is a big one for me, I was very happy and fortunate to have worked with him on Crowhurst, he Exec Produced that and we discussed scripts, he was going to make a similar film in the 70s so it was close to his heart. I remember going to the Electric Cinema in Notting Hill and watching Performance, The Man who Fell to Earth, Bad Timing and I was always back then, and now, constantly amazed at what he did and how he did it. Also, the subject matter was very exciting – sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, exploring mental psychological states, everything I like in terms of creativity. Martin Scorsese is another one – from Taxi Driver, Raging Bull to Wolf of Wall Street which is pretty much up there in terms of films. To see him in his 70s making these massive epic films is a great source of inspiration and wonder. Also Paul Schrader the writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, great to see him come back with First Reformed. The Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski films I have always loved. Alejandro Jodorowsky, Ken Russell and Alan Clarke. I guess more gritty, punky directors , it’s hard to say exactly why, but these are certainly a few.
Vikki: What films or shows excite you right now – and why?
Simon: I’ve just finished watching the first season of The Crown and enjoyed it immensely and I really enjoyed The Night Manager.
Vikki: Have you seen Bird Box?
Simon: High concept horror just seems to be getting more unbelievable – in reality there’s nothing wrong with that but I prefer my horrors to based in some sort of reality. I’ve seen Roma, Gaspar Noe’s Climax was amazing – really stunning piece of filmmaking and would have liked more people to have seen it, it’s quite challenging. I like The Square which I saw last year, it won Cannes 2017.
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The Mighty Dragon interview with Vincent Kamp
Vikki: When did you start painting professionally?
Vincent: I’ve been able to support my family just from painting from March 2017. I was selling work well before then, of course.
Vikki: Your paintings strip away social class, to the rawness and realness of all human beings. Being born in Britain, a country with a historical class system – do you feel this is falling away and your paintings are reflective of that shift?
Vincent: I certainly haven’t tried to reflect this. I like to tell stories with my work, I’m not trying to make any comment on social class. However, I do love it when people come up with all sorts of unintended message and completely different narrative to what I intended. A painting can be so many different things depending on who you are and your own journey.
Vikki: Does the psychological makeup of a character compel you to paint them – if not, what does?
Vincent: Absolutely, but of course there has to be some sort of physical appeal, the character’s face has to tell the story to some extent.
Vikki: What do you want people to feel when viewing your artwork?
Vincent: I want to take them on an adventure into a world they don’t necessary live in. Film and TV do most of the heavy lifting for you, they give you plot and character, with a painting your imagination has to do some work and that can be such a rush. I give people a few prompts and then let them go for a ride.
Vikki: What challenges does an artist face in today’s UK among the Instagram generation.
Vincent: Instagram is both a blessing and a curse. You could never get your artwork out anywhere near as big an audience without it, but then the audience experiences a large oil painting through a tiny 3 inch digital window and that’s a terrible shame.
Vikki: Do you feel that art supports modern film in a way that can’t be represented elsewhere?
Vincent: Ultimately for me it’s all just about telling stories through different mediums. Film, painting, music and writing are all complimentary ways to tell stories.
Vikki: Who are your inspirations?
Vincent: People inspire me in different ways. I look a lot at filmmakers like David Fincher and Wes Anderson for story-telling and then cinematographers like Roger Deakins and Conrad Hall for composition and lighting. Then artists like Sean Cheetham and Jeremy Mann for contemporary painting and of course masters of light and paint like Rembrandt and Caravaggio from old school.
Vikki What is your interpretation of beauty in film? Dialogue, cinematography or acting?
Vincent: It’s all three, but equally the music. If any of those are compromised the whole thing can fall apart.
Vikki: Your book, Robotslayer, I understand was inspired by your sons. Can you tell me more about this novel and will you be writing another?
Vincent: Ha ha no way. That was something fun I did in those early years when the kids were small and you’re not really sleeping much. I was reading them a lot of bedtime stories and I thought I could do something with a bit more action. It was good fun and my boys became mini celebs at their school for a while. I will definitely not be doing that again. Comic books are a lot of work.
Vikki: Can you tell us more about your work with film director Simon Rumley?
Vincent: I met Simon about a year ago and we instantly had a rapport around the subject of art and film. Along with directing features, Simon has also curated quite a few successful art shows over the years. I really like Simon and loved his film Crowhurst. I was trying to find a way to work with him on something. He has a new film coming out in April this year and I will be creating a few paintings inspired by the film.
Vincent’s website
A big thanks to Simon and Vincent for their time, knowledge and expertise. Also to Greg Day, Clout Communications for coordinating these interviews.
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My final interview of the year is with author, actress and friend A.V Turner. Otherwise known to me as Allie. I met Allie in the Twitterland running community quite some years ago and we hit it off immediately.
Allie is a very successful self-published author, her Mike Snow and Harris the Hedgehog series boasts 5 stars on Amazon. She is probably one of the few, if not only, writer who crosses genres (adults to children’s books) with the same theme, running.
I wanted to speak to Allie about her background in acting and how this helped as she became a writer. We discuss the early struggles with the perception of becoming self-published as well as her cross over from Mike Snow to Harris the Hedgehog.
Allie very kindly used her acting skills to sound out a very early script of mine, and I am so glad that we got to meet in person after such a long time chatting online.
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Go online to register for rare Kyle Busch VIP experience on July 25
Home/Uncategorized/Go online to register for rare Kyle Busch VIP experience on July 25
INDIANAPOLIS – Great news. There’s another way to register for the exclusive Kyle Busch VIP experience at Lucas Oil Raceway during the ARCA doubleheader Friday, July 25. You can also send your contact information online, so you get a jump on the race to pick up some of the limited number of tickets for this rare chance opportunity to get face to face with an sports celebrity.
Tickets still remain for a meet and greet with the NASCAR superstar, which includes autographs, the Q&A session with Busch at the microphone, dinner, drinks, VIP parking and a general admission ticket to the Scott Get Geared up 200. The VIP package is just $100 per person. Busch will race in the 100-lap CRA Super Series race prior to the 200-lapper in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards. A limited number of tickets are available. They include free VIP parking. Please call 217-764-3200 for more information.
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NASCAR/ARCA veteran Ken Schrader, 10-time ARCA Racing Series champion Frank Kimmel, ARCA point leader Grant Enfinger and red-hot Mason Mitchell highlight the ARCA Racing Series entries. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Ragan is also entered in the CRA Super Series event.
The ARCA Racing Series last ran at Lucas Oil Raceway in 2012, with Kimmel taking the checkered flag. The 2014 race will be the 10th ARCA Racing Series race at the track since 1971.The return to the Indianapolis area by the series is important for the series presenting sponsor, Menards. Indianapolis is the fifth-largest market for Menards, which has 287 stores in 14 Midwestern states.
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(Macon, IL) Racing officials at Macon Speedway as well as Lincoln Speedway have announced important off-season dates as well as the season opening dates for each track. For Lincoln Speedway, 2020 will be the 17th season of racing at the Logan County Fairground track. At Macon Speedway, 2020 will be an extra special year, as […]
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HCM City keeps close eye on embankment
The HCM City People's Committee on Thursday ordered relevant agencies to check on 63 ongoing embankment reinforcement works in Districts 12, Binh Thanh, Thu Duc, Cu Chi, Can Gio, Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, and Nha Be to prevent flooding during the upcoming rainy season.
It ordered district people's committees to ensure the safety of the construction works and people and their properties to ensure no landslides occur or embankments get broken.
They have been urged to complete the works by the third quarter.
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Tam Ky centre to help women
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and South Korea's Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Center set up the Centre For Capacity Building Training For Women in the central city of Tam Ky on Thursday.
The centre will work to improve women's working capacity and incomes, provide them vocational and soft skills training, and apprise them of job openings.
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New airport for Thanh Hoa approved
The People's Committee of the northern province of Thanh Hoa has approved construction of a new airport.
Tho Xuan Airport will have a capacity of 600,000 passengers per year and cost an estimated VND600 billion (US$28.4 million). Construction will begin in October and be completed in December next year.
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HONG KONG – Production got underway in Australia on Thursday on “Gods of Egypt,” Summit Entertainment’s period fantasy actioner.
Filming begins at the Fox Studios in Sydney with Alex Proyas at the helm and stars Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Geoffrey Rush (pictured, right) and Brenton Thwaites (pictured, left) heading the cast. French actress Elodie Yung (“G.I. Joe: Retaliation”) and Chadwick Boseman also feature.
Backed by Summit and produced by Proyas’ Mystery Clock Cinema and Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road, the film has a budget reported as $150 million.
Entertainment One’s Australian unit, previously Hopscotch Films, will handle the local release as a result of an output deal with Summit.
The start of production is also nearing for New Line Cinema’s Dwayne Johnson-starring action vehicle “San Andreas.”
“San Andreas” is to be directed by Brad Peyton who previously directed Johnson in “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and is being produced by Beau Flynn (“Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” “Requiem for a Dream”), Hiram Garcia and Rob Cowan (“The Conjuring”).
A synopsis provided by location attraction organization Screen Queensland says: “Johnson is cast as a rescue helicopter pilot on a mission to find his daughter after a massive earthquake hits California.”
Australia fell out of favor with international productions who found the costs too high. However, a 10% fall in the value of the Australian currency against the U.S. dollar has helped Oz win back ‘runaway productions’ from California and other locations.
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Read all about: Winter Fun Day , Town Hall on Affordable Housing, DIY Bath Bomb & Parenting Workshop, Memories of Bruce Lobay and more.
Working families and seniors across Canada are struggling to find housing they can afford, and Elmwood-Transcona is no exception.
The construction of new affordable housing units is not keeping up with demand. In 2016, there was a net increase of only 185 rental units in Winnipeg (source: CMHC). Finding a place to live that is safe, clean and affordable can be difficult and stressful for working families and seniors.
Having a good home is the cornerstone of building a good life. That is why investment in affordable housing is so important and delivers a significant social return.
In October 2016, the vacancy rate in Winnipeg was 2.8 percent and the average 2-bedroom rent was $1068 (course: CMHC). With a dwindling number of available affordable units in Elmwood-Transcona and across the city, the need to build is pressing.
We need to build more affordable housing in Elmwood-Transcona so that working families and seniors can afford to pay the rent.
On March 13, come share your views on the housing needs in our neighbourhood.
In Memory of Bruce Lobay, Friend & Neighbour
Elmwood's friend and neighbour Bruce Lobay of Washington Avenue passed away Jan 12, 2017 at the age of 67 after a brief illness. Even if you didn't know Bruce, you likely knew of him. He could be found anywhere in the city riding his CarCycle (a 3 wheeled enclosed bicycle he designed and built) where he always offered a friendly wave or stopped for a chat. And there was always something to chat about! The man who had collected pins from every Canadian and World championship ever could tell you tales about the history of curling and its champions. Or maybe a tale about the time he made national news in the '70s when Canada Post declared his mail service illegal and vowed to shut him down. Or his epic tour of 1400 curling clubs across the country. The man who collected license plates from around the world via a global network of friends with whom he kept in touch via email was a fountain of trivia. And if you ever needed a mood boost, the author of the Curling Comedy book always had a joke at the ready.I will miss you Bruce.
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Architectural and Functional Commonalities between Enhancers and Promoters
Tae Kyung Kim, Ramin Shiekhattar
With the explosion of genome-wide studies of regulated transcription, it has become clear that traditional definitions of enhancers and promoters need to be revisited. These control elements can now be characterized in terms of their local and regional architecture, their regulatory components, including histone modifications and associated binding factors, and their functional contribution to transcription. This Review discusses unifying themes between promoters and enhancers in transcriptional regulatory mechanisms.
Published - Aug 27 2015
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Kim, T. K., & Shiekhattar, R. (2015). Architectural and Functional Commonalities between Enhancers and Promoters. Cell, 162(5), 948-959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.008
Architectural and Functional Commonalities between Enhancers and Promoters. / Kim, Tae Kyung; Shiekhattar, Ramin.
In: Cell, Vol. 162, No. 5, 27.08.2015, p. 948-959.
Kim, TK & Shiekhattar, R 2015, 'Architectural and Functional Commonalities between Enhancers and Promoters', Cell, vol. 162, no. 5, pp. 948-959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.008
Kim TK, Shiekhattar R. Architectural and Functional Commonalities between Enhancers and Promoters. Cell. 2015 Aug 27;162(5):948-959. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2015.08.008
Kim, Tae Kyung ; Shiekhattar, Ramin. / Architectural and Functional Commonalities between Enhancers and Promoters. In: Cell. 2015 ; Vol. 162, No. 5. pp. 948-959.
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Events - October 2017
Current and upcomingTodayPastOctober 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017 — 2:00 PM EDT
HeForShe Special Guest Lecture: Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott
The Faculty of Science HeForShe working group and the Department of Biology invite you to attend a special guest lecture:
What works to support greater equality, diversity and inclusivity in STEM and beyond?
Professor Hilary Lappin-Scott, Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Swansea University and Vice President of the prestigious Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS)
Friday, October 27, 2017 — 2:30 PM EDT
Introduction to Diamond NV Centers as a Quantum Processor
David Cory
Professor & Canada Excellence Research Chair Quantum Information Processing
Department of Chemistry and Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo
Indium Thin Films Applied to Superconducting Quantum Circuits
Corey Rae McCrae
PhD student
Department of Physics & Astronomy and Institute for Quantum Computing
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 — 11:30 AM EDT
Get Ready for the James Webb Space Telescope
René Doyon
Institute for research on exoplanets
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Tuesday, October 24, 2017 — 4:00 PM EDT
Anything you wanted to know about the psychology of achieving and belonging in STEM fields but were afraid to ask: A choose your own adventure talk
Christine Logel
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Department of Social Development Studies
Renison University College
Machine learning and traditional molecular simulation methods
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Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Waterloo
Friday, October 20, 2017 — 11:00 AM EDT
Resonant X-ray Spectroscopy of Emergent Electronic and Magnetic States in Oxide Heterostructures
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Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia
Thursday, October 19, 2017 — 1:00 PM EDT
Security proofs for quantum key distribution protocols by numerical approaches
Candidate: Jie Lin
Thursday, October 19, 2017 — 9:00 AM EDT
An off-lattice derivation and thermodynamic consistency consideration for the Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state
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Candidate: Kier von Konigslow
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Brian O'Shea
Department of Physics & Astronomy
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The Wind in the Machine: Using Machine-Learning to Probe Quasar Outflows
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The Causal Structure of a Physicist
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Friday, October 6, 2017 — 11:00 AM EDT
Simulation of the NMR response in the pseudogap regime of the cuprates
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 — 7:30 PM EDT
Bucket list alert: see magnificent Saturn and its rings at the observatory!
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 — 11:30 AM EDT
Mapping the Milky Way in 6D with Gaia
Jo Bovy
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Astronomy and Astrophysics Department
University of Toronto.
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Monday, October 2, 2017 — 1:00 PM EDT
Generation of short laser pulses by using hollow fibre and chirped mirror compressor system
Candidate: Yiming Cai
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Cannabis tea (also known as weed tea, pot tea, ganja tea or a cannabis decoction) is a cannabis-infused drink prepared by steeping various parts of the cannabis plant in hot or cold water. Cannabis tea is commonly recognized as an alternative form of preparation and consumption of the cannabis plant, more popularly known as marijuana, pot, or weed. This plant has long been recognized as an herbal medicine[1] employed by health professionals worldwide to ease symptoms of disease,[2] as well as a psychoactive drug used recreationally[3] and in spiritual traditions. Though less commonly practiced than popular methods like smoking or consuming edibles, drinking cannabis tea can produce comparable physical and mental therapeutic effects. Such effects are largely attributed to the THC content of the tea, levels of which are drastically dependent on individual preparation techniques involving volume, amount of cannabis, and boiling time.[4] Also in common with these administration forms of cannabis is the heating component performed before usage. Due to the rather uncommon nature of this particular practice of cannabis consumption in modern times (in contrast to historical use), the research available on the composition of cannabis tea is limited and based broadly around what is known of cannabis as it exists botanically.
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Composition[edit]
According to a 2007 study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, the composition of cannabis tea is affected by criterion including, but not limited to, the duration of time over which the cannabis is steeped, the volume of tea prepared, and the period of time for which the tea is stored before consumption.[4] The study mentions the ways in which levels of THC and THCA impact variability of composition by changing the bioactivity of the beverage. Therefore, cannabis teas that include less bioactive cannabinoids, "based on HPLC peak area"[4] will demonstrate varying compositions.
Preparation[edit]
According to a recent study on cannabinoid concentration and stability in preparations of cannabis oil and tea, a boiling period of fifteen minutes was found to be sufficient in order to reach the highest concentrations of cannabinoids in tea solutions.[5] However, preparation of cannabis oil in the study was found to ensure a higher stability of cannabinoids than that which was found in preparation of cannabis tea.[5]
It is advisable to decarboxylate ones cannabis beforehand to ensure a sufficiently psychoactive tea. Using coconut milk instead of dairy milk is also an option. One can add spices such as cardamom, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla, almond and more. Let the tea simmer for 5-10 mins, longer if using non decarboxylated material.
Uses[edit]
Aside from recreational drinking of cannabis tea, the beverage has also been used for centuries in folk medicine to treat rheumatism, cystitis, and various urinary diseases.[6]
Legal status[edit]
Cannabis tea is controlled as a derivative of cannabis in most countries as is required of countries whose governments are party to the United Nations' Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.[7] However, similar to the regulation surrounding alcohol content of kombucha, there are some forms of cannabis tea with cannabis levels considered to be highly undetectable. These variations of the drink do not contain the psychoactive cannabinoid known as THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) and, instead, contain the non-psychoactive cannabinoids cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabinol (CBN)—both of which tend to go undetected in cannabis use/intoxication drug tests.[4] As such, the legal status of cannabis tea is largely dependent on its composition and preparation.
United States[edit]
Cannabis tea is scheduled at the federal level in the United States by nature of being a derivative of Cannabis sativa, and it is therefore illegal to possess, buy, and sell.[8] Due to variances in statewide laws, and the reluctance of the federal government to overrule the states, however, the federal legislation has little impact on nationwide use, and is "generally applied only against persons who possess, cultivate, or distribute large quantities of cannabis".[9] As such, regulation of recreational and/or medicinal growth and use on an individual level is not the responsibility of the federal government.
Colorado law[edit]
In Colorado, for medical purposes, cannabis tea is a "Medical Marijuana Infused Product" which is "a product infused with medical marijuana that is intended for use or consumption other than by smoking, including edible products, ointments, and tinctures. These products, when manufactured or sold by a licensed medical marijuana center or a medical marijuana-infused product manufacturer, shall not be considered a food or drug for the purposes of the "Colorado Food and Drug Act", part 4 of article 5 of title 25, C.R.S."[10] Colorado currently stands as one of 33 states that have laws legalizing marijuana[11] as of 2018.
Adverse effects[edit]
Although not as widely published as the beneficial, therapeutic effects of cannabis tea, adverse effects of consumption have been found to exist, in addition to known adverse effects of cannabis use in general.[12] Based upon the findings of select studies,[13][14] it appears as though such effects occur mainly as a result of unconventional methods or dosage used when interacting with the decoction.
Intravenous injection[edit]
Possible adverse effects of cannabis tea via intravenous injection have been published via a 1977 study by Dr. Robert B. Mims and Joel H. Lee.[14] The administered solution was one prepared using cannabis seeds (as opposed to the more commonly used female flower head) boiled in tap water with no further filtration. The effects on the four Caucasian youths were said to be immediate and included "nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, [and] chills"[14] among others. This event and the accompanying study is dated, and the adverse effects experienced were very likely only attained by blatant disregard for sanitation and quality of administration.
Ancient Childbirth[edit]
According to a short communication published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, based on the research of Zias et al. regarding cannabis use in ancient childbirth, cannabis is said to have been used to form a decoction with other specific medicinal herbs to terminate a pregnancy in its second to third month. The following is a list of plants used the specific decoction for the termination mentioned by the midwives interviewed for the study: "C. sativa L./Cannabaceae; Atropa baetica Wilk./Solanaceae; Nerium oleander L./Apocynaceae; Ruta montana L./Rutaceae; Peganum harmala L./Zygophyllaceae; Agave americana L./Amaryllidaceae and Urginea maritima L./Liliaceae)".[13]
^ Russo, Ethan (2013). Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential. Routledge. pp. 37–51.
^ Peltzer, Karl (Summer 2008). "Use of traditional complementary and alternative medicine for HIV patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". BMC Public Health. 8: 255. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-255. PMC 2503977. PMID 18652666.
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^ a b c d Hazekamp, Arno (Spring 2017). "Cannabis tea revisited: A systematic evaluation of the cannabinoid composition of cannabis tea". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 113 (1): 85–90. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2007.05.019. PMID 17604926.
^ a b Pacifici, R (August 2017). "Evaluation of cannabinoids concentration and stability in standardized preparations of cannabis tea and cannabis oil by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry". Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine. 55 (10): 1555–1563. doi:10.1515/cclm-2016-1060. PMID 28207408.
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^ "Colorado Medical Marijuana Code". Colorado.gov. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved Jan 4, 2015.
^ "State Marijuana Laws in 2018 Map". www.governing.com. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
^ Hall, Wayne (January 2015). "What has research over the past two decades revealed about the adverse health effects of recreational cannabis use?" (PDF). Addiction. 110 (1): 19–35. doi:10.1111/add.12703. ISSN 1360-0443. PMID 25287883.
^ a b Merzouki, A (Summer 2000). "Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) and abortion" (PDF). Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 73 (3): 501–503. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00323-8. PMID 11091005 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
^ a b c Mims, Robert (July 1977). "Adverse Effects of Intravenous Cannabis Tea". Journal of the National Medical Association. 69 (7): 491–495. PMC 2536936. PMID 875075.
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By Book Staff| 2018-03-21T20:07:21+01:00 March 25th, 2017|Noteworthy Titles|
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Trap doors and mysterious chambers opening into surprising realms have long played an important role in fantasy fiction. Lately, authors have found little use for them. Pakistani-born Mohsin Hamid changes that. His “Exit West,” at once a love story and a migration parable, depends entirely on the existence of such fantastic passageways. In an imagined Eastern city slowly being enveloped by civil war — there are hints of Tehran, 1970s Beirut, today’s Damascus and even Hamid’s native Lahore — a devout young man, Saeed, meets bold, emancipated Nadia, black-robed by choice, and the two fall in love — a love that can’t be consummated until marriage because of Saeed’s never-articulated religious beliefs.
But the local conflict deepens into barbarism and the young “lovers” seek a way out, which they find through a door, one of many secret passageways (in homes, in restaurants, in construction sites) known only to insiders. Enter a dim portal and in the dreamy blink you exit West, to Mykonos, to London (soon a city where “native-born residents are vanishingly few”), to California’s suddenly migrant-swelled and “overwhelmingly poor” Marin County. All at once the West is awash in refugees, carriers of both hope and heartbreak. They no longer need to traverse deserts or oceans. They need only find a connoisseur of doors. Westerns cities are besieged, outraged, and awash in “nativist” resistance, often brutal. The world is now flat and all must cope with the realities of global dislocation and vast shanties as a matter of course.
In a time of massive emigration, and one of resentment to it in many quarters, Hamid has found a way to address the issue by tapping the mystical. His traveling companions must face more violence and deprivation, but at least they’ve made it out into a world that’s increasingly less able to insist on the defining sanctity of national states. He portrays a planet that’s destined to change whether it likes it or not, hence the conceit of the doors, which “cannot be closed” — thus bypassing walls and the blocking conventions of governments. All can be left behind, geography subverted. All can be started anew, and more than once, human camaraderie foremost. Saeed and Nadia are brave new travelers on a planet, agrarian at the core, that hasn’t yet dawned and terrifies the many, but whose post-political geography Hamid treats as inevitable (“the apocalypse appeared to have arrived and yet it was not apocalyptic, which is to say that while the changes were jarring they were not the end, and life went on…”)
The personal and cultural vicissitudes of the love story may matter less than that the passionately humane message just below the surface, as if to say “Where there’s a will there’s also a passageway,” and such passageways, once discovered, or transformed from metaphor into reality, will render all barriers moot. “Everyone migrates,” writes Hamid, “even if we stay in the same houses our whole lives, because we can’t help it. We are all migrants through time.” Hamid knows. He has lived and worked in London, New York and California. His compassionately rendered, Philip Dick-style fable proves his global conviction.
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