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JP2016181957A - Power load managing program, system, method and device - Google Patents
Power load managing program, system, method and device Download PDF
supply facility
type power
祐 冨田
Hiroshi Tomita
富士通株式会社
2015-03-23 Application filed by 富士通株式会社, Fujitsu Ltd filed Critical 富士通株式会社
230000000875 corresponding Effects 0 abstract 1
An object of the present invention is to display a connection relation of power supply facilities in a data center in an easy-to-understand manner.
A screen drawing control unit 60 sets, for each of at least one or more first-type power supply facilities, an area representing the first-type power supply facility according to the number of first-type power supply facilities. A central-shaped sector, and for each of the first type of power supply equipment, for each of at least one or more second type of power supply equipment connected to the first type of power supply equipment, The area representing the power supply facility is a center angle corresponding to the central angle of the area representing the first type power supply facility and the number of the second type power supply facilities connected to the first type power supply facility. The inner arc is arranged outside the outer arc of the sector that is a sector and has the same central point as the region of the first type of power supply facility and that represents the first type of power supply facility. Display in the form of a sector.
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The present invention relates to a power load management program, a power load management system, a power load management method, and a power load management device.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a management apparatus that acquires power consumption data for unit time for each unit through a network in a building, and performs processing to accumulate in a database, various statistical calculation amount processing, and display processing processing. In addition, the management apparatus displays the power consumption amount per unit time for each unit on a display screen in the form of a table, a graph, or a table and a graph.
In addition, a method for managing position information and attribute information of equipment installed in a factory has been proposed. In this method, when a distribution board is selected in the equipment layout diagram, the forward end position of the distribution path to which power is supplied from the distribution board is searched based on the distribution path layer data, and the equipment grounded at the forward end position is searched. Is searched by layout diagram data. Also, obtain the power consumption of each equipment from the attribute data of each equipment based on the connection map, calculate the total power consumption of each equipment, and subtract the total power consumption from the specified power capacity obtained from the attribute data of the switchboard Is displayed as the remaining power that can be supplied.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-312142 JP 2004-13197 A
In one aspect, an object of the present invention is to easily display a connection relationship of power supply facilities in a data center.
As one aspect, the power load management program provides the computer with an area representing the first type power supply facility for each of at least one or more first type power supply facilities. A process of displaying a fan with a central angle corresponding to the number of facilities is executed. Further, for each of the second type power supply facilities, an area representing the second type power supply facility, a central angle of the area representing the first type power supply facility, and the first type power supply facility A process of displaying as a sector of a central angle according to the number of the second type of power supply facilities connected to is executed. In addition, the sector has the same central point as the area of the first type of power supply equipment, and an inner arc is arranged outside the arc of the outside of the sector that is an area representing the first type of power supply equipment. The process of displaying as a fan-shaped is executed. At least one or more second-type power supply facilities are connected to the first-type power supply facility for each of the first-type power supply facilities.
As one aspect, there is an effect that the connection relation of the power supply facilities in the data center is easily displayed.
It is a figure which shows the example of the electric power system diagram of a data center. It is a figure which shows the example of management of the electric power usage condition of a data center. It is a figure which shows the example of a part of structure of the distribution board for UPS-rack. It is a figure which shows the example of the electric power structure for every redundant service. It is a figure which shows the example of the electric power capacity of the distribution board for racks. It is a figure which shows the example expressed as ratio of a power receiving rated capacity and a distribution rated capacity. It is a figure which shows the example of an expression of free capacity and electric power consumption. Is a diagram illustrating an example of a case where the radius r 1 and r 2 are identical. The difference between the radius r 1 and r 2 is a diagram showing an example of a case is large. It is a figure which shows the example in the case of setting it as a multistage structure. It is a figure which shows the example in the case of setting it as a multistage structure. It is a figure which shows the example of expression of electric power capacity. It is a figure which shows the example of expression of a structure of an electric power supply equipment. It is a figure showing the example expressing the power loss situation of power supply equipment. It is a figure which shows the example about the influence of a failure. It is a figure which shows the example of the logical structure of the power supply connection of a rack. It is a figure which shows the example of addition of the link for every redundancy type. It is a figure which shows the example of addition of a link. 1 is a schematic diagram of a power load management system according to a first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the distribution board group for racks. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure with the electricity distribution panel for racks, and a rack. It is a figure which shows the structural example of the distribution board for racks. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the electric power load management apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the hierarchy of electric power supply equipment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a parameter. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a parameter. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a parameter. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a parameter. It is a figure which shows the example which added the link with respect to the produced | generated graph. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the computer which functions as an electric power load management apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the electric power load management process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process of the rated capacity area | region and usable maximum power capacity area | region which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process of the hierarchy 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process of the hierarchy A which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process of the hierarchy A which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process of the electric power consumption area | region and electric power loss area | region which concern on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process of the hierarchy 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process of the hierarchy A which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the drawing process of the hierarchy A which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the addition process of the link which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the addition process of the link which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the electric power load management apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example which has a difference in the structure in a hierarchy. It is a figure which shows the example which represented the structure to the table | surface. It is a figure which shows the example of the structure in the hierarchy which added the virtual apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example which represented the structure in the hierarchy which added the virtual apparatus to the table | surface. It is a figure which shows the example of the graph drawn when a hierarchical structure differs.
Hereinafter, embodiments according to the disclosed technology will be described.
First, before describing the details of the embodiment, the necessity of grasping the state of power in the data center, which is a premise in the system provided by each embodiment described later, will be described.
Data centers need the ability to continue supplying power to customer racks without interruption. For this reason, the data center is equipped with a private power generator that can withstand commercial power interruption and a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) for switching between commercial power and private power generator without interruption.
Even if the measures described above are taken, there is a possibility that the power supply equipment may break down due to aging of the power supply equipment or insufficient maintenance.
In addition, when a power supply disconnection accident occurs in a data center, the impact is significant.
As a measure for the above, in data centers, the availability of power supply is ensured by making power supply paths redundant and using high-quality power distribution equipment such as distribution boards and branch boards. Also, a service that can use this redundant power supply path in the service to the customer is provided. This is a service that can continue power supply in a route other than the down power supply route even if a failure occurs in the power supply facility. Further, among power supply facilities, there are many that are more expensive as the failure risk is lower.
However, the redundancy of the power supply is to secure a capacity of power not used (capacity of power used only when a failure occurs) while distributing paths. Therefore, the operation manager of the data center must always grasp the power capacity conditions (1) to (4) below.
(1) Power consumption normally used in power supply equipment (2) Maximum power capacity that can be used by power supply equipment (3) Rated capacity of power supply equipment (4) In the event of failure of power supply equipment (main power supply) Alternative power supply equipment (main power supply) (redundant configuration combination) and power capacity to be secured in case of downtime
In addition, the operation manager of the data center must always know the range of influence when a power supply disconnection accident occurs (which rack affects which power supply equipment fails). Therefore, it is necessary to always grasp the following situations (5) and (6).
(5) Connection between power supply equipment and rack (6) Rack redundancy level and redundancy
Next, the problem of grasping the contents (1) to (6) will be described.
Specifically, the following methods (A) to (D) are conceivable as methods for grasping the contents of the above (1) to (6).
(A) The power consumption is measured in real time, and the situation is grasped by constantly monitoring. However, since the operating status (operating rate) of the equipment in the rack is not always constant, changes in usage status are monitored by, for example, statistically analyzing the latest power usage trend.
(B) Regardless of the power usage status of the equipment in the rack, the maximum power that can be used by the equipment in the rack is determined, and the power capacity of the upper power supply equipment is managed. In order to determine the maximum power that can be used by the equipment in the rack, for example, there is a method of obtaining the maximum power by multiplying the total rated capacity of the equipment in the rack by a coefficient in the range of 30% to 60%. Further, there are a method for obtaining past maximum power consumption from historical data and a method for predicting maximum power using statistics.
(C) The configuration management of the connection between the rack and the power supply facility and the connection with the upper power supply facility is performed.
(D) The above (A) to (D) are summarized, and the power usage status and maximum power of each power supply facility are managed.
For example, the power supply system of the data center as shown in FIG. 1 can be managed by the display as shown in FIG.
However, the power supply facilities owned by the data center may be very large depending on the size of the data center. Therefore, simply by managing the configuration diagram and load status as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, it is possible to grasp at a glance the effects of unexpected power supply equipment failures and accidents for the following reasons (a) and (b): It may be difficult to do.
(A) A power supply facility related to power distribution from a power supply facility (extra power receiving facility) in a data center to a rack has a multi-stage configuration and a large number of rack distribution boards. Therefore, if the configuration of the actual power supply path is represented by a diagram instead of the schematic diagram shown in FIG. 1, the number of lines indicating the relationship increases as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows an example of a part of the configuration of the A-system UPS to rack distribution board in the schematic diagram of FIG.
(B) The number of racks that can be accommodated in the data center and the number of distribution breakers for racks is very large, and depending on the type of redundant power supply service, which level of power supply equipment is used as the power supply source for each rack There is a difference. FIG. 4 shows a power configuration depending on the type of redundant service. As shown in FIG. 4, if a single unit or a small number of racks are used, a redundant configuration can be expressed, but it is difficult to express a plurality of racks redundantly at the same time.
As a result, data center managers must have sufficient power capacity to satisfy both the effective use of power supply capacity to racks and the securing of free power capacity in preparation for failure of power supply facilities. Management is required.
As described above, there are problems (a) and (b) in data center management. Therefore, in the power load management apparatus according to each embodiment to be described later, the above problems (a) and (b) are solved, and even in a large data center, the situations (1) to (6) above Express as concisely and reliably as possible.
Hereinafter, as a summary of the embodiment, a solution to the problems (a) and (b) will be described.
In the power load management device according to each embodiment to be described later, the status grasp targets are power branch configuration, power usage (usage rate), power usage balance, affected equipment / rack when power supply equipment is down, power loss of power equipment Rate. Here, the power branching configuration represents a branching configuration of the power supply path from the UPS to the rack. The power usage (usage rate) represents the power usage and usage rate such as measured power, usable power (maximum power), rated capacity power, etc. of the UPS, distribution board master, distribution breaker, and the like. The power usage balance represents the power usage balance of a power supply facility that is a power supply path from the UPS to distribution to the rack. The affected equipment / rack when the power supply equipment is down is a rack that is affected when a certain power supply equipment fails or is stopped. By identifying the affected equipment and racks when the power supply equipment is down, it is possible to grasp which racks are affected and manage the service level compliance with customers. The power loss rate of the power equipment is a difference in power between power reception and power distribution of each power supply equipment. The power loss status is managed from the power loss rate of the power equipment.
As a method for solving the problems (a) and (b), in each embodiment described later, an expression method for managing the power capacity of the data center is adopted based on two points of interest.
First, the first point of interest “characteristics of power capacity of power reception / distribution of data center power supply facilities” will be described.
FIG. 5 shows an example of the power capacity of the distribution board used in the data center. As shown in the example of FIG. 5, the power supply equipment used in the data center basically has the following relationship between power reception (power input side) and power distribution (power output side) of the power supply equipment itself.
Rated power receiving capacity ≤ Total rated power distribution capacity = Σ (Receiving rated capacity n at distribution breaker or branch destination)
A feature of the power supply facility is that a larger rated capacity is set in the sum total on the power distribution side than on the power reception side. In the distribution breaker (or branch destination) that distributes power from the distribution board, the circuit breaker trips when 100% of the distributed power is used, so 100% of the rated capacity of the receiving power is not used. Therefore, if the sum of the distribution rated capacities of the distribution board is not larger than the power receiving rated capacity, it is not possible to use power close to the power receiving rated capacity. Accordingly, as described above, a larger rated capacity is set in the sum total on the power distribution side than on the power reception side. Moreover, since the distribution board for racks distributes power to many racks, it is assumed that the number of breakers is increased and 30 to 40% of the power receiving rated capacity of each breaker is used. Because of the magnitude relationship between the power receiving rated capacity and the sum of the power distribution rated capacity, when the amount of power used by the distribution side equipment of the distribution board is equal to or greater than the power distribution rated capacity of the distribution board, The power board trips. For this reason, the upper limit of the amount of power used on the distribution side must be managed so as to be less than the rated power receiving capacity. If a distribution board trips, all distribution of that distribution board stops.
Next, the second focus point “power management viewpoint (difference between the main power source side and the terminal side viewpoint)” will be described.
When managing the power capacity of the data center, the main power supply side emphasizes power usage and free capacity status, and the end side (distribution to racks) emphasizes the balance of power usage and status of variation. doing.
This is because the power supply capacity on the main power supply side is limited as a data center, and the power supply equipment closer to power reception is more affected by equipment failure, and capacity management is more important as power reception is closer. It is.
In addition, since 100% of the rated power receiving capacity is rarely used on the terminal side, there is room for power distribution capacity, so depending on the distribution method, it may be used for power distribution such as preferential use of a specific distribution board. This is because bias may occur. In addition, when there is a bias in power distribution, a specific power receiving facility uses power close to the power receiving rated capacity, and power distribution equipment that cannot be used due to the power receiving rated capacity appears. In addition, if an attempt is made to force use of an unoccupied power distribution facility, it must be used in a way that impairs efficient use of power, such as lengthening the wiring of the power source. Therefore, it is important for the terminal side to be connected to each distribution facility in a well-balanced manner.
Next, in each embodiment to be described later, an expression as a data center power management method based on the above-described first and second focus points will be described.
First, from the above-mentioned first point of interest, the relationship “power receiving rated capacity ≦ total power distribution rated capacity” is expressed as the difference in the length of the arcs of two circles having the same central angle but different radii. The length of the arcs having the same central angle is longer in the outer arc having a longer circle radius than in the inner arc having a shorter circle radius. Therefore, the relationship between the inner radius r 1 and the outer radius r 2 can be expressed as a ratio of the power receiving rated capacity and the power distribution rated capacity by the expression as shown in FIG. In FIG. 6, an arc L 1 represents the power receiving rated capacity, an arc L 2 represents the sum of the distribution rated capacities, and has a relationship of r 1 : r 2 = L 1 : L 2 . For example, in the example of the distribution board shown in FIG. 5, the power receiving rated capacity is 90 kVA, and the total distribution rated capacity is 260 kVA, and therefore, it can be expressed as r 1 : r 2 = 90: 260. Further, an area where the arc L 1 and the arc L 2 are connected to each other (the right side is connected to the right side and the left side is connected to the left side) is the area of the power supply facility. Hereinafter, connecting both end points means connecting the right side with the right side and the left side with the left side.
In the case of “power receiving rated capacity = total power distribution rated capacity”, the relationship between the inner radius r 1 and the outer radius r 2 is originally “r 1 = r 2 ”. As shown in FIG. 8, r 2 may be expressed by increasing it according to an adjustment parameter (for example, about 5% of r 1 ).
In addition, in the case of “power receiving rated capacity << total power distribution rated capacity” (the sum of power distribution rated capacity is considerably larger than the power receiving rated capacity), even if the power distribution rated capacity is faithfully expressed, The power cannot be used. Therefore, r 2 is a predetermined length of r 1 as shown in FIG. 9 (e.g., 2-fold r 1) may be leveled off to expressed not to exceed (r 2 ').
In addition, the angle θ, which is the central angle of the arc, is determined by the ratio of the power capacity of the power supply facilities in the same hierarchy so that the total of the same hierarchy is 360 °. For example, when there are four power supply facilities on the same level and the power capacity ratio of each facility is 1: 1: 1: 1, θ of each facility is 90 °. Here, the hierarchy represents the distance from the main power supply (or power supply), and it is assumed that only the same type of power supply equipment exists in the same hierarchy. Further, since the power consumption does not exceed the power receiving rated capacity, as shown in FIG. 7, the length of the inner arc (the length of the arc of the power receiving side rated capacity) is set to a part of the outer arc. The area represented by the length and connecting the two end points of the arcs can be represented as the usable maximum power area. Further, the length of the inner arc (power usage amount) can be represented by the length of a part of the outer arc, and the region connecting both end points of the arcs can be represented as the power usage region. Therefore, the difference between the maximum usable power area and the power consumption area can be expressed as a usable free capacity.
Next, a method for expressing the relationship between the input and output of the multistage power supply facility will be described.
When the output of a certain power supply facility A becomes the input of another plurality of power supply facilities B, as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. The area of the power supply facility B can be expressed by the law. Thereby, the relationship between the input and output of a multistage power supply facility can be expressed. Note that FIG. 10 shows a case where the sum of the distribution rated capacities of A matches the total power receiving rated capacities of the power supply facilities at the same level as B connected to A. In addition, FIG. 11 represents a case where the total sum of the distribution rated capacities of A is smaller than the total power receiving rated capacities of the power supply facilities at the same level as B connected to A.
For example, if the main power supply such as UPS is a center circle, the relationship between the distribution rated capacity of the upper power supply equipment and the power receiving rated capacity of the lower power supply equipment, and the amount of power used for the multistage power supply equipment. The relationship can be expressed as shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, the UPS is defined as the first layer, the second layer PDU connected to the UPS is represented by the area next to the first layer, and the third layer PDF is similarly represented in the second layer PDU. Represented in the outer area. In addition, for the first tier, the power usage amount and the maximum usable power capacity are expressed, and for the other tiers, the power usage amount, the maximum usable power capacity, and the rated capacity are expressed. Represents the relationship. In addition, the area | region of the electric power supply equipment connected to the input side of the electric power supply equipment is arrange | positioned in the center point side of the arc of the fan-shaped inner side which is an area | region showing electric power supply equipment in FIG. Moreover, the area | region of the electric power supply equipment connected to the output side of an electric power supply equipment is arrange | positioned on the opposite side to the center point of the arc outside a fan shape.
Since the amount of power used depends on the capacity of the power supply equipment closer to the center of the circle, the power closer to the center inevitably becomes the sum of the capacity of the power supply equipment outside the circle. The expression on the outside of the circle (the end of the power supply path) becomes smaller (thin), making it difficult to express the amount of power used for each power supply facility, but see the balance and variations in the power consumption of the entire distribution facility Suitable for.
Therefore, by looking at the usage rate of the power supply equipment closer to the center, it is possible to grasp the situation that emphasizes the power usage and availability, and the terminal side grasps the situation that emphasizes the balance (variation) of power usage Can do. Therefore, management suitable for the viewpoint of power management as the data center described in the second point of interest described above is enabled. Further, when the UPS output is redundant in two systems, it can be similarly expressed as shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 13, the expression of the relationship of the electric power consumption of each power supply equipment is abbreviate | omitted.
In the example of FIG. 3, only the configuration corresponding to the upper half (only the A system) of the example of FIG. 13 is expressed. However, in the example of FIG. Compared to the expression shown in, the expression is easier to see. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12, the power consumption of each power supply facility can be expressed simultaneously. Thereby, even if it is a data center which has many electric power supply facilities, the structure (connection relationship) and electric power usage condition of an electric power supply facility can be expressed with one figure.
Next, a method for expressing the power loss rate of the power equipment will be described.
Using the above-described expression method, the power loss situation of the power supply facility can be expressed as shown in FIG. 14 in addition to the power capacity / usage amount / free capacity. Here, FIG. 14 will be described. The power usage on the power receiving side in FIG. 14 represents the power input to the target power supply facility, and the power usage on the distribution side is the usage in the target power supply facility. Represents the power being used. Therefore, the inner arc representing the power usage on the power receiving side, the area connecting the end points of the arc representing the length of the arc with the outer arc, and both ends of the outer arc representing the power usage on the distribution side The difference between the point and the area connecting the two end points of the arc representing the power usage on the power receiving side is represented as a power loss. Thus, it is possible to easily identify a failure by grasping the power loss situation.
Normally, the power loss is negligibly small in the branch / distribution panel other than the UPS, but the power loss becomes large if there is a power loss due to heat generation of the equipment or the power line, or an abnormality or failure of the actual equipment. Therefore, the magnitude of the power loss can be easily grasped by expressing it as shown in FIG. Since the UPS passes through power storage, the power loss rate is considerably larger than that of a distribution board or the like, but in this embodiment, the UPS power loss is not considered.
Next, the expression of the influence range of the failure of the power supply equipment will be described in relation to grasping the status of the affected equipment / rack when the power supply equipment is down.
If any of the power supply facilities fails using the above-described expression method, the influence can be expressed as if all the facilities located outside the facility are affected. For example, when the PDU-A2 fails as shown in FIG. 15, it can be easily understood that the rack distribution boards (PDF-A2-1 to 15) located outside the PDU-A2 are affected by the failure.
Next, in relation to grasping the status of the affected equipment / rack when the power supply equipment is down, the power distribution status to the rack and the representation of the redundant configuration will be described.
In the physical configuration, the power supply facility viewed from the rack is a breaker for the rack power distribution panel to which the rack is actually connected. However, for a redundantly distributed rack, the power path on the way is the power If the source is not down, there is no problem. Therefore, the logical configuration can be expressed as if it is connected to the power supply source, ignoring the expression of the redundant path on the way. Therefore, if there is the physical configuration of FIG. 4, the physical configuration of FIG. 4 can be replaced with a logical configuration as shown in FIG.
In order to be able to refer to this logical configuration from the created graph as shown in FIG. 12, the link (the part that opens another screen when clicked on the screen) is superimposed on the expression of the power usage state according to the law as shown in FIG. . Then, by operating (selecting) this link, a list of redundant power distribution racks related to the corresponding power supply facility is displayed. An example of a graph when links are superimposed is shown in FIG.
In each embodiment described later, UPS redundancy, system redundancy, distribution panel redundancy, and breaker redundancy are defined as redundancy types.
UPS redundancy refers to a redundant configuration in which power can be supplied from another UPS even if any UPS fails. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, a link is added to the center of a circle that can be shared with a plurality of UPSs. The circumferential length of the link is, for example, the length of the arc outside the one-system UPS.
The system redundancy is a redundant configuration in which even if any UPS output fails, the power supply is not interrupted unless the output UPS has failed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, a link is added to the outside (outside arc side end) of the output UPS.
The distribution board redundancy is a redundant configuration in which power supply is not interrupted if the UPS output system of the output source does not break down even if any of the server distribution boards breaks down. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, a link is added inside the UPS output system (inner arc side end).
Breaker redundancy is a redundant configuration in which power supply is not interrupted unless a rack distribution panel fails even if any breaker fails or trips. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, a link is added to the inner side (inner arc side end portion) of the rack distribution board.
In the power load management apparatus according to each embodiment to be described later, by using the above expression method, the power usage status of the entire data center, the rated capacity of the power supply equipment, the maximum usable power capacity, and the power supply equipment are used. The amount of power used can be expressed concisely. In addition, the connection relationship (configuration) of the power supply equipment and the range of influence when the power supply equipment fails can be simply expressed. Moreover, it is possible to easily obtain a list of redundant power distribution racks related to the power supply equipment.
Hereinafter, each embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It is assumed that “power receiving rated capacity” and “total power distribution rated capacity” of each power supply facility used in each embodiment are defined in advance. In addition, the configuration information (physical configuration and logical configuration) of each power supply facility in the target data center is similarly determined in advance. Moreover, in each embodiment, detailed description is omitted about the description about the expression method used as a premise mentioned above, and the content common to the outline | summary of embodiment.
FIG. 19 is an example of the power load management system 5 of the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 19, the power load management system 5 includes a power load management device 1, a rack distribution board group 3, a building management system 4, and a user terminal 6. The power load management device 1 according to the first embodiment is connected to the rack distribution board group 3, the building management system 4, and the user terminal 6 through a network 2 such as the Internet so as to be able to communicate with each other. . In addition, although the user terminal 6 in FIG. 19 was illustrated about one case, the number of user terminals 6 is not limited to the illustrated example, and the power load management system 5 includes an arbitrary number of user terminals 6. be able to. The user terminal 6 is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer, and is used by a person who registers configuration information.
As shown in FIG. 20, the rack distribution board group 3 is composed of a plurality of rack distribution boards 7 in the target data center, and each of the rack distribution boards 7 receives and uses received power and distribution power. The power consumption is measured and transmitted to the power load management device 1 via the network 2. Here, the power used for receiving power is the power input to each of the rack distribution boards 7, and the power used for distribution is the power used by each of the rack distribution boards 7. Further, in the rack distribution board 7, as shown in FIG. 21, each of the plurality of racks 8 is connected to each of the breakers of the rack distribution board 7 by a power cable 9. As shown in FIG. 22, the rack distribution board 7 includes a data measurement unit 10 and a plurality of breakers 11. Note that the rack distribution board 7 measures the received power usage and the distribution usage power of the rack distribution board 7 based on the data measurement unit 10. In addition, it is assumed that the received power usage and the distribution power usage that have been measured are acquired in a state where the information on the received power usage and the distribution power usage is distinguishable in units of breakers.
The building management system 4 measures, for example, power data of a higher-level power supply facility such as a UPS or UPS output panel using BEMS (Building Energy Management System), and transmits the data to the power load management apparatus 1 via the network 2. . In the first embodiment, the building management system 4 measures the power distribution usage power of each UPS of the target data center, the power usage power received by each PDU, and the power distribution usage power, and the network 2 To the power load management device.
The user terminal 6 transmits the configuration information of the power supply facility in the target data center to the power load management device 1 via the network 2.
FIG. 23 is a functional block diagram of the power load management device 1 according to the first embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 23, the power load management device 1 includes a data collection unit 15, a data recording unit 20, a power load management unit 40, and a screen drawing control unit 60. Further, the power load management device 1 includes a storage unit 30 including a measured power information storage unit 32, a configuration information storage unit 34, a specified power information storage unit 36, and a screen information storage unit 38.
The data collection unit 15 receives the received and used power of each of the rack distribution boards 7 input from the rack distribution board group 3 via the network 2 at regular intervals, and records data. To the unit 20. In addition, the data collection unit 15 accepts each distribution usage power of the UPS, each reception usage power and each distribution usage power of the PDU, which are input from the building management system via the network 2 at regular intervals. The data is output to the data recording unit 20. Also, the configuration information received from the user terminal 6 is output to the data recording unit 20. Note that UPS is an example of the first type of power supply equipment, PDU is an example of the second type of power supply equipment, and the rack distribution board is an example of the third type of power supply equipment. The data collection unit 15 functions every time various types of data are received.
The data recording unit 20 associates the distribution power usage of each UPS input from the data collection unit 15 with the power reception usage power and power distribution usage of each of the PDUs and rack distribution boards in accordance with the acquisition time. And stored in the measured power information storage unit 32. In addition, the data recording unit 20 stores the configuration information input from the data collection unit 15 in the configuration information storage unit 34. The data recording unit 20 functions every time various data are received from the data collecting unit 15.
The measured power information storage unit 32 obtains the distribution power usage of each UPS installed in the target data center, the power reception power usage and the power distribution usage of each of the PDU and rack distribution boards. It is stored in association with time. It is assumed that the information on the power used and the power used for distribution is stored in a state where the acquired power supply facility can be specified. In the first embodiment, the distribution power usage of each UPS, the power reception usage power of each of the PDU and rack distribution board, and the power distribution distribution power are used as measured power information.
The configuration information storage unit 34 stores physical configuration information and logical configuration information of each power supply facility and each rack installed in the target data center. It is assumed that each physical configuration and logical configuration of the power supply facility is acquired when the power supply facility is installed in the data center and input from the user terminal 6. In the first embodiment, the physical configuration information and the logical configuration information of each of the power supply facilities and each of the racks are combined into the configuration information.
Further, in the first embodiment, it is assumed that each hierarchical structure of the rack distribution board has the same hierarchical structure. For example, as shown in FIG. 24, each PDF (rack distribution board) present in the power distribution layer is physically connected to the middle layer PDU, and each of the connected PDUs is physically connected to the power supply layer. Represents a structure connected to the UPS. Here, the power feeding layer is a level where the main power source is located, the power distribution layer is a level where a device that distributes power to the terminal device is located, and the intermediate layer is located between the power feeding layer and the power distribution layer. The hierarchy to do.
The specified power information storage unit 36 stores the power receiving rated capacity and the power distribution rated capacity of each UPS, PDU, and rack distribution board installed in the target data center. In addition, each of the power receiving rated capacity and the power distribution rated capacity of each of the UPS, PDU, and rack distribution panel is pre-defined for each power supply facility or rack. Note that each of the power receiving rated capacity and the power distribution rated capacity of each UPS, PDU, and rack distribution board is included in the configuration information input from the user terminal 6. In the first embodiment, each of the power receiving rated capacity and the power distribution rated capacity of each of the UPS, PDU, and rack distribution board is defined as the specified power information.
The specified power information storage unit 36 stores a ratio between the length of the radius r and the power rated capacity (kVA) used in the screen drawing control unit 60 described later.
Moreover, in 1st Embodiment, the sum total of the distribution rated capacity of power supply equipment is demonstrated as what is the same as the sum total of the power receiving rated capacity of the power supply equipment of the next hierarchy connected to the said power supply equipment.
The power load management unit 40 acquires the distribution power usage of each of the latest UPS, the power reception usage power and the power distribution usage of each of the PDUs and rack distribution boards, which are stored in the measured power information storage unit 32. And output to the screen drawing control unit 60.
The power load management unit 40 also obtains the sum of the power receiving rated capacity and the distribution rated capacity of each UPS, PDU, and rack distribution board installed in the target data center from the specified power information storage unit 36. Acquire and output to the screen drawing control unit 60.
In addition, the power load management unit 40 acquires the ratio of the length of the radius r and the power rated capacity (kVA) from the specified power information storage unit 36 and outputs the ratio to the screen drawing control unit 60. Furthermore, the power load management unit 40 acquires configuration information of each power supply facility and each rack installed in the target data center from the configuration information storage unit 34 and outputs the configuration information to the screen drawing control unit 60.
The screen drawing control unit 60 generates a graph representing the power supply facility screen as shown in FIG. 12 based on each information of the UPS, PDU, and rack distribution panel acquired from the power load management unit 40. Generate. Furthermore, the screen drawing control unit 60 adds a link for displaying the information on the power supply source for each breaker of the rack to the generated graph based on the configuration information acquired from the power load management unit 40. Here, in the graph shown in FIG. 12, the length of the arc outside the UPS represents the maximum amount of power that can be used. The arc inside the distribution board represents the maximum power that can be used by the distribution board.
Specifically, first, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws a graph representing the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region for each of the power supply facilities installed in the target data center. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws the power usage area and the power loss area for each of the power supply facilities installed in the target data center, and the rated capacity area and the maximum usable power capacity area. Draw to be superimposed on the drawn graph.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 specifies a power supply source for each breaker connected to the rack for each rack installed in the target data center. Then, the screen drawing control unit 60 adds a link representing a redundant configuration to the graph in which the information of the rated capacity, the maximum usable power capacity, the power usage amount, and the power loss is expressed. It is assumed that the origin O (center point) serving as the center of the graph is determined in advance.
First, the drawing process of the above-mentioned rated capacity area and usable power capacity area will be described in detail. The drawing processing of the rated capacity area and the usable power capacity area is performed for each layer from the smaller layer (main power supply side) to the larger layer (rack side). In the following description, the hierarchy is defined as hierarchy 1, hierarchy 2, and hierarchy 3 in order from the smaller hierarchy. That is, the UPS is layer 1, the PDU or layer 2, and the PDF is layer 3.
First, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws an available power capacity area for each UPS that is a power supply facility in the first layer. Specifically, first, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the number of UPSs in the tier 1 based on the acquired configuration information. Further, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the sum of the distribution rated capacities as the total distribution rated capacity of the tier 1 based on each of the total distribution rated capacities of the acquired UPSs. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 selects a UPS to be processed from the UPS of Tier 1 based on the acquired configuration information.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the sum of the distribution rated capacities of the UPSs to be processed from the total sum of the distribution rated capacities of the acquired UPSs. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the radius r 2 shown in FIG. 25 based on the total sum of the distribution rated capacities of the acquired UPS to be processed and the ratio of the acquired radius r and the power rated capacity. calculate. Next, based on the acquired total distribution rated capacity of level 1 and the total distribution rated capacity of the UPS to be processed, the center angle θ 0 shown in FIG. 25 is calculated according to the following equation (1).
Here, in the above equation (1), P is the total distribution rated capacity of the UPS to be processed, and ΣP n is the total distribution rated capacity of level 1.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the start angle θ x0 of the arc L 0 shown in FIG. 25 according to the following equation (2) based on θ 0 calculated in another UPS that has already been calculated. Note that a reference position of θ x0 , for example, a horizontal line shown in FIG. 25 is defined in advance according to xy coordinates described later.
Here, θ 0i represents the i-th θ 0 , and i is a number corresponding to a UPS that has already been drawn. Note that θ x0 is set to 0 when processing is performed for the first time on a UPS of level 1.
Then, the screen drawing control unit 60, the radius r 2 was calculated for UPS to be processed, based on the theta 0, and theta x0, following (3) according to Formula coordinate group of the arc L 0 shown in FIG. 25 (x L0n, yL0n ) is calculated. Specifically, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the coordinate group (x L0n, y L0n ) of the arc L 0 while shifting θ by a predetermined angle (for example, 1 degree) from θ x0 to θ 0. . Further, the arc L 0 is an arc corresponding to each center θ 0 shown in FIG.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 is expressed by an arc connecting each of the coordinates included in the coordinate group of the arc L 0 acquired for the UPS to be processed, and a line connecting the end points of the arc and the origin O. The fan-shaped area C 0 is filled with a color representing the maximum usable power capacity.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the radius r 2 , the calculation of θ 0 , the calculation of θ x0 , and the coordinate group (x L0n, y L0n ) of the arc L 0 for all UPSs in the hierarchy 1. This calculation process and the area C 0 filling process are repeated. By performing the above-described processing for all the UPSs in Tier 1, the maximum usable power capacity of each UPS that is a power source can be expressed.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws the rated capacity area and the usable maximum power capacity area for each of the PDUs that are the power supply facilities of the hierarchy 2 specified based on the acquired configuration information. Specifically, first, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the sum of all the power receiving rated capacities of the layer 2 PDUs based on the acquired power receiving rated capacities of the layer 2 PDUs.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 selects a PDU that has not yet been drawn. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 specifies a UPS that is a power supply source to the selected PDU based on the acquired configuration information. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the total number of PDUs connected to the specified UPS based on the configuration information. In addition, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the total sum of the power receiving rated capacities of the PDUs connected to the specified UPS.
Further, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the sum of the total distribution rated capacities (total distribution rated capacity) based on each of the total distribution rated capacities of the PDUs connected to the specified UPS.
In addition, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires θ x0 calculated for the specified UPS. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the radius shown in FIG. 26 based on the sum of the power receiving rated capacities of the PDUs connected to the specified UPS and the ratio of the length of the radius r and the power rated capacity. to calculate r 1.
Further, the screen drawing control unit 60 uses the radius r 2 shown in FIG. 26 based on the total distribution rated capacity of each PDU connected to the specified UPS and the ratio of the length of the radius r and the power rated capacity. Calculate
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 selects a PDU to be processed from each of the PDUs connected to the specified UPS based on the configuration information. The screen drawing control unit 60 performs the subsequent processing on the PDU to be processed.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the power receiving rated capacity of the PDU to be processed from each of the acquired power receiving rated capacities of the PDU. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 is shown in FIG. 26 according to the following equation (4) based on the acquired power receiving rated capacity of the processing target PDU and the total power receiving rated capacity of the PDUs in the second layer. The central angle θ 1 is calculated.
Here, P is the power receiving rated capacity of the PDU to be processed, and ΣP n is the total power receiving rated capacity of the tier 2.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates L 1 representing the power receiving rated capacity of the processing target shown in FIG. 26 based on the acquired radius r 1 and θ 1 according to the following equation (5).
Next, based on the calculated radius r 2 and L 1 , the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates θ 2 at which the length of the arc of the radius r 2 shown in FIG. 26 becomes L 1 according to the following equation (6). calculate.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 follows the following equation (7) based on the calculated θ x0 and θ 1 of each PDU already processed for drawing connected to the same UPS as the processing target PDU. , Θ x shown in FIG. 26 is calculated. When drawing processing is not performed for a PDU connected to the same UPS as the processing target PDU, θ x of the processing target PDU is θ x0 .
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the start angle θ y of the arc L3 shown in FIG. 26 based on the calculated θ x , θ 1 , and θ 2 according to the following equation (8).
Then, the screen drawing control unit 60, a radius r 1 calculated for PDU to be processed, based on the theta 1, and theta x, the following equation (9) in accordance with, the group of coordinates of the circular arc L 1 shown in FIG. 26 (x L1n, yL1n ) is calculated. Specifically, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the coordinate group (x L1n, y L1n ) of the arc L 1 while shifting θ by θ from θ x to θ 1 by a predetermined angle (for example, 1 degree). . The arc L 1 is an arc corresponding to the central angle θ 1 shown in FIG.
Also, screen drawing controller 60, the radius r 2 was calculated for PDU to be processed, based on the theta 1, and theta x, in accordance with the following equation (10), a coordinate group of the arc L 2 shown in FIG. 26 (x L2n , Y L2n ). Specifically, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the coordinate group (x L2n, y L2n ) of the arc L 2 while shifting θ by a predetermined angle (for example, 1 degree) from θ x to θ 1. . Further, the arc L 2 is a circular arc corresponding to the center angle theta 1 shown in FIG. 26.
The screen drawing control unit 60 also sets θ from θ y to θ 2 according to the following equation (11) based on r 2 , θ 2 , and θ y calculated for the PDU to be processed (for example, 1 while shifted by degrees), a coordinate group of the arc L 3 shown in FIG. 26 (x L3n, calculates the y L3n). Incidentally, the arc L 3 is a circular arc corresponding to theta 2 shown in FIG. 26.
Then, the screen drawing control unit 60, the PDU to be processed, the arc L 1 connecting the calculated coordinate group of the arc L 1, arc L 2 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 2, and the arc L 1 and arc drawing a region representing the rated capacity by connecting a line connecting the end points together with L 2. Incidentally, both end points among the arc L 1 and the arc L 2 is a right side with each other, and left to each other. In the first embodiment, a figure is created by polygon drawing using a coordinate group.
Then, the screen drawing control unit 60, the PDU to be processed, calculated arc L 1 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 1, the arc L 3, and the arc L 1 and the circular arc connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 3 drawing a region C that represents the connecting is available maximum power capacity and the line connecting the end points together with L 3. It is assumed that the area C is filled with a color representing the maximum usable power capacity.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the above θ 1 and θ 2 , the calculation processing of the coordinate groups of the arcs L 1 , L 2 , and L 3 for all the PDUs connected to the specified UPS. Then, the process of the drawing process of the area representing the rated capacity and the area C is repeated.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 performs the above-described “still drawing processing” until drawing processing of the area indicating the rated capacity and the area indicating the maximum usable power capacity is completed for all PDUs of the layer 2. It repeats from the process of “selecting a PDU that has not been received”.
By performing the above-described processing, it is possible to draw the rated capacity area and the maximum usable power capacity area of each PDU of Tier 2.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws the rated capacity region and the usable maximum power capacity region for each of the rack distribution boards that are the power supply facilities of the hierarchy 3 specified based on the acquired configuration information. . In the above-described tier 2 PDU processing, description of processing realized by replacing UPS with PDU and PDU with rack distribution board is omitted.
The screen drawing control unit 60 acquires θ xb (θ x of the specified power supply facility) calculated for the specified PDU. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the sum of the power receiving rated capacities of the rack power distribution boards connected to the specified PDU and the ratio of the length of the radius r and the power rated capacity. A radius r 1 shown in 26 is calculated.
Further, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the calculated θ xb and θ 1 of each rack distribution board connected to the same PDU as the rack distribution board that has already been processed, According to the following formula (12), θ x shown in FIG. 26 is calculated. When the rack distribution board connected to the same PDU as the rack distribution board to be processed is not processed, θ x of the rack distribution board to be processed is θ xb . Become. Also, θ xb is assumed to be θ x of the PDU.
By performing the above processing, it is possible to draw the rated capacity area and the maximum usable power capacity area of each rack power distribution board at level 3. Then, when the drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the usable maximum power capacity region is finished for all the layers, the generated graph is stored in the screen information storage unit 38. By drawing in this way, a hierarchical structure representing the connection relationship of the power supply facilities is created, and a sector shape is drawn for each power supply facility by the sum of the power receiving rated capacity and the distribution rated capacity.
Next, a process of drawing the above-described power usage amount region and power loss region so as to be superimposed on a graph representing the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region will be described in detail.
First, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws a power usage amount area for each UPS that is a power supply facility of level 1. Specifically, first, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines a UPS to be processed. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the distribution power usage of the UPS to be processed based on each of the distribution power usage of each acquired UPS.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 obtains all the total distribution rated capacities of the UPS in the tier 1 acquired in the above-described processing for drawing the maximum usable power capacity area, and the acquired distribution power usage of the UPS to be processed. Based on the above, θ 5 is calculated according to the following equation (13).
Here, PS in the above formula (13) is the distribution power usage of the UPS to be processed, and ΣP n is the total distribution rated capacity of the first layer.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 performs the following (14) based on θ 1 and θ x0 of the UPS to be processed calculated in the above-described processing for drawing the maximum usable power capacity and the calculated θ 5. According to the equation, the start angle θ c0 of the arc L 9 shown in FIG. 27 is calculated.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 performs the following (15) based on the radius r 2 of the UPS to be processed calculated in the above-described processing for drawing the maximum usable power capacity and the calculated θ c0 and θ 5. ), A coordinate group (x L9n, y L9n ) of the arc L 9 of θ 5 minutes is calculated. Incidentally, the screen drawing control unit 60, a predetermined angle of theta from theta c0 to theta 5 (e.g., 1 degree) while shifted by, coordinate group of the arc L 9 (x L9n, y L9n ) is calculated. Further, the group of coordinates of the arc L 9 in FIG. 27 (x L9n, y L9n) shows an example of.
Then, the screen drawing control unit 60, the power use space D 0 of a line connecting the two end points and the origin O of the coordinate group and arc L 9 connecting arc L 9 of arc L 9 calculated for the UPS processed Fill with a color representing the amount.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 repeats the calculation process of θ 5 , the calculation process of θ c0 , the calculation process of the coordinate group of the arc L 9 , and the filling process of the area D 0 for all UPSs in the hierarchy 1. By performing the above-described processing for all of the UPSs in Tier 1, it is possible to draw a region of power usage of each UPS that is a power source.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws a power usage area and a power loss area for each of the PDUs that are the power supply facilities of the hierarchy 2 specified based on the acquired configuration information. Specifically, first, the screen drawing control unit 60 selects a PDU that has not yet been drawn in the power usage amount region and the power loss region.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 identifies the UPS that is the connection source of the selected PDU based on the acquired configuration information.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 selects a PDU to be processed from each of the PDUs connected to the acquired specified UPS based on the configuration information. The screen drawing control unit 60 performs the subsequent processing on the PDU to be processed.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the power reception usage power of the PDU to be processed from each power reception usage power of each acquired PDU. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 is based on the received power usage power of the PDU to be processed, and the total received power rating capacity of the tier 2 acquired in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity area and the maximum usable power capacity area. Then, θ 3 shown in FIG. 28 is calculated according to the following equation (16).
Here, PW is the power receiving usage power of the UPS to be processed, and ΣP n is the total power receiving rated capacity of the tier 2.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 performs the following (17) based on r 1 of the PDU to be processed calculated in the drawing processing of the above-mentioned rated capacity region and usable maximum power capacity region and the calculated θ 3. ), L 4 representing the power reception power used for processing shown in FIG. 28 is calculated.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 performs the following (18) based on the calculated L 4 and the r 2 of the PDU to be processed calculated in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region. ) 4 is calculated so that the length of the arc having the radius r 2 becomes the arc L 4 .
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the distribution usage power of the PDU to be processed based on each of the distribution power usage of each acquired PDU. Next, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the acquired distribution power used as the processing target and the total distribution rated capacity of the hierarchy 2 acquired in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity area and the maximum usable power capacity area. In accordance with the above equation (13), θ 5 shown in FIG. 28 is calculated.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 performs the following based on θ x and θ 1 of the processing target PDU calculated in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region and the calculated θ 3. (19) in accordance with equation to calculate the start angle theta a circular arc L 4.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 performs the following based on θ x and θ 1 of the processing target PDU acquired in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region and the acquired θ 4. (20) in accordance with equation to calculate the start angle theta b of the arc L 5.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60 performs the following based on θ x and θ 1 of the processing target PDU calculated in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region, and the calculated θ 5. The start angle θ c of the arc L 6 is calculated according to the equation (21).
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the radius r 1 of the processing target PDU calculated in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region, and the calculated θ 3 and θ a , According to the following equation (22), a coordinate group of the arc L 4 of θ 3 minutes is calculated. The screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the coordinate group (x L4n, y L4n ) of the arc L 4 while shifting θ by θ from θ a to θ 3 by a predetermined angle (for example, 1 degree). An example of θ 3 is shown in FIG.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the radius r 2 of the processing target PDU calculated in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region, and the calculated θ 4 and θ b , According to the following equation (23), the coordinate group of the arc L 5 of θ 4 minutes is calculated. Incidentally, the screen drawing control unit 60, a predetermined angle (e.g., 1 degree) the theta from theta b to theta 4 while shifting by, coordinate group of the arc L 5 (x L5n, y L5n ) is calculated. An example of θ 4 is shown in FIG.
Next, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on r 2 of the processing target PDU calculated in the above-described drawing processing of the rated capacity area and the maximum usable power capacity area, and the calculated θ 5 and θ c , The coordinate group (x L6n, y L6n ) of the arc L 6 is calculated according to the following equation (24). Note that arc L 6 corresponds to θ 5 . Further, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates the coordinate group (x L6n, y L6n ) of the arc L 6 while shifting θ by θ from θ c to θ 5 by a predetermined angle (for example, 1 degree). An example of θ 5 is shown in FIG.
Then, the screen drawing control unit 60, the PDU to be processed, calculated arc L 4 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 4, the arc L 5 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 5, and the arc L 4 and the circular arc the region E, represented by the line connecting the end points of the L 5, is drawn as filled with a color representative of the receiving power used.
Then, the screen drawing control unit 60, the PDU to be processed, the arc L 4 connecting the calculated coordinate group of the arc L 4, the arc L 6 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 6, and the arc L 4 and the circular arc draw to fill the area D shown by the line connecting the end points of L 6. The area D represents the power consumption of the processing target PDU, and the difference between the area E and the area D represents the power loss area of the processing target PDU.
By performing the above-described processing, it is possible to draw the power usage area and the power loss area of each PDU of layer 2. For each of the rack distribution boards at level 3, the drawing process of the power consumption area and the power loss area similar to the PDU at level 2 is performed. In this case, the drawing process of the power consumption area and the power loss area for each of the rack distribution boards can be realized by replacing the PDU in the above description with the rack distribution board and the UPS with the PDU. it can.
The screen drawing control unit 60 stores the generated graph in the screen information storage unit 38 when drawing processing of the power usage amount region and the power loss region is completed for all the power supply facilities in all the layers.
Next, the link addition process described above will be described in detail.
First, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires physical configuration information and logical configuration information of each rack based on the configuration information acquired from the power load management unit 40. Next, for each acquired rack, the screen drawing control unit 60 uses the same power supply facility for each breaker connected to the rack based on the configuration information of each breaker connected to the rack. For the above, a combination of breakers that are redundant is acquired.
Specifically, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires, for a breaker to be processed, information on a redundancy type or no redundancy of the breaker based on the logical configuration information of the breaker. Here, as described above, the redundancy type includes UPS redundancy, system redundancy, distribution board redundancy, and breaker redundancy.
When redundant information is acquired for the breaker, the screen drawing control unit 60 identifies the logical power connection destination of the breaker, and the same power supply facility connected to the rack to be processed Search for each of the other breakers that have a logical power connection to. The screen drawing control unit 60 assembles each breaker to be processed and each found breaker when each breaker having a logical power connection to the same power supply facility found exists. As a power supply source, a power supply facility having a logical power supply connection is set. Further, the screen drawing control unit 60, for the set of breakers, for each breaker included in the set, breaker information, rack information to which the breaker is connected, redundant information, and power supply source The information is combined with the information. Here, the breaker information is an identification number that identifies the breaker, and the rack information is an identification number that identifies the rack.
On the other hand, when acquiring information without redundancy for the breaker, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the rack distribution board to which the breaker is connected as a power supply source based on the physical configuration information.
The screen drawing control unit 60 performs the above-described search process for the power supply source of the breaker for all the breakers connected to all the racks. And the screen drawing control part 60 adds a link with respect to the produced | generated graph as shown in FIG. 29 about each of the acquired combination information.
Specifically, for example, when the redundant type is UPS redundant, the screen drawing control unit 60 adds a link as shown in FIG. 17 and selects the link to display rack information that becomes the UPS redundant. And breaker information are displayed. In addition, a link shall be added to an appropriate place based on the information of the power supply source of combination information. In the first embodiment, when the link is clicked, the breaker name having the redundant configuration for the power supply facility and the rack name of the connection destination of the breaker are displayed. Information other than the breaker name and the rack name of the connection destination of the breaker can be arbitrarily set.
Then, the screen drawing control unit 60 stores the screen information of the graph to which the link is added in the screen information storage unit 38 and outputs it to the output device.
The power load management device 1 can be realized by, for example, a computer 200 shown in FIG. The computer 200 includes a CPU 202, a memory 204 as a temporary storage area, and a nonvolatile storage device 206. The computer 200 also includes an input / output interface (I / F) 210 to which an input / output device 208 is connected. The computer 200 also includes a read / write (R / W) unit 214 that controls reading and writing of data with respect to the recording medium 212 and a network I / F 216 connected to the network 2 such as the Internet. The CPU 202, the memory 204, the storage device 206, the input / output I / F 210, the R / W unit 214, and the network I / F 216 are connected to each other via a bus 218.
The storage device 206 can be realized by a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, or the like. The storage device 206 as a storage medium stores a power load management program 300 for causing the computer 200 to function as the power load management device 1. In addition, the storage device 206 stores the distribution power usage of the UPS, the power reception power usage and the power distribution usage of each of the PDUs and rack distribution boards in association with each acquisition time and each power supply facility. The measured power information storage area 350 is provided. The storage device 206 has a configuration information storage area 352 in which the physical configuration and the logical configuration of each power supply facility and each rack are stored. Further, the storage device 206 is a ratio of the sum of the distribution rated capacities of the UPS, the sum of the power receiving rated capacities and distribution rated capacities of each of the PDU and rack distribution boards, and the length of the radius r and the power rated capacity. Is stored in the specified power information storage area 354. The storage device 206 also has a screen information storage area 356 in which a graph generated by the screen drawing control unit 60 is stored.
The CPU 202 reads the power load management program 300 from the storage device 206 and expands it in the memory 204. Further, the CPU 202 sequentially executes processes included in the power load management program 300. In addition, the CPU 202 reads the received power usage and the power distribution usage power of each of the UPS, PDU, and rack distribution panel stored in the measured power information storage area 350 and develops them in the memory 204. Further, the CPU 202 reads the physical configuration and the logical configuration of each power supply facility and each rack stored in the configuration information storage area 352 and develops them in the memory 204. Further, the CPU 202 calculates the sum of the power receiving rated capacity and the power distribution rated capacity of each of the UPS, PDU, and rack distribution panel stored in the specified power information storage area 354, the length of the radius r, and the power rated capacity. The ratio is read out and developed in the memory 204.
The power load management program 300 includes a power load management process 302 and a screen drawing control process 304. Although not shown, the computer 200 has functions corresponding to the data collection unit 15 and the data recording unit 20 of the power load management device 1 shown in FIG.
The CPU 202 operates as the power load management unit 40 illustrated in FIG. 23 by executing the power load management process 302. The CPU 202 operates as the screen drawing control unit 60 shown in FIG. 23 by executing the screen drawing control process 304.
As a result, the computer 200 that has executed the power load management program 300 functions as the power load management device 1.
Note that the power load management device 1 can be realized by, for example, a semiconductor integrated circuit, more specifically, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or the like.
Next, the operation of the power load management device 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. Each time the data collection unit 15 accepts various data, it outputs the various data to the data recording unit 20, and the data recording unit 20 stores the corresponding measured power information storage unit 32 and configuration information storage unit 34 stored in the storage unit 30. Or stored in the specified power information storage unit 36. Then, the power load management device 1 executes the power load management process shown in FIG. 31 at regular intervals. The power load management process executed by the power load management device 1 is an example of the power load management method of the disclosed technology.
FIG. 31 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the power load management process. In the flowchart of the power load management process illustrated in FIG. 31, first, in step S <b> 100, the power load management unit 40 acquires physical configuration information and logical configuration information from the configuration information storage unit 34.
Next, in step S102, the power load management unit 40 acquires the ratio between the length of the radius r and the power rated capacity (kVA) from the specified power information storage unit 36.
Next, in step S <b> 104, the power load management unit 40 acquires each of the power receiving rated capacity and the power distribution rated capacity of the power supply facility from the specified power information storage unit 36. For UPS, only the distribution rated capacity is acquired.
Next, in step S <b> 106, the power load management unit 40 acquires the received power usage and the distribution power usage of each power supply facility from the measured power information storage unit 32. For UPS, only power used for distribution is acquired.
Next, in step S108, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws a graph in which the rated capacity area and the usable maximum power capacity area are drawn for each of the power supply facilities based on the various information acquired in steps S100 to S104. Generate.
Next, in step S110, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws the power usage area and the power loss area so as to be superimposed on the graph drawn in step S108, based on the various information acquired in steps S100 to S106. .
Next, in step S112, the screen drawing control unit 60 links the graph drawn in step S110 based on the combination information for each breaker for each rack acquired based on the configuration information acquired in step S100. Append.
Next, in step S114, the screen information of the graph to which the link is added in step S112 is output to the output device, and the power load management processing routine is terminated.
Drawing processing of the above-mentioned rated capacity area and usable maximum power capacity area in step S108 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 32 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the drawing process of the rated capacity area and the usable maximum power capacity area in step S108. In the flowchart of the drawing process of the rated capacity area and the usable maximum power capacity area shown in FIG. 32, first, in step S206, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws the usable maximum power capacity area for each of the UPS of the hierarchy 1. To do.
Next, in step S208, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the value of A to 2.
Next, in step S210, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the hierarchy A as a hierarchy to be processed.
Next, in step S212, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws the rated capacity area and the usable maximum power capacity area for the hierarchy A.
Next, in step S214, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the processing in step S212 has been completed for all layers after layer 2. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing in step S212 has been completed for all the tiers after the tier 2, the drawing processing routine for the rated capacity region and the usable maximum power capacity region ends. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing in step S212 has not been completed for all layers after layer 2, drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region is performed in step S216. Migrate to
Next, in step S216, the screen drawing control unit 60 adds 1 to the value of A, and the drawing process of the rated capacity region and the usable maximum power capacity region proceeds to step S210.
The layer 1 drawing process in step S206 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 33 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the layer 1 drawing process in step S206. In the flowchart of the layer 1 drawing process shown in FIG. 33, first, in step S300, the number K of UPSs existing in layer 1 is acquired based on the physical configuration information acquired in step S100.
Next, in step S302, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the total power distribution rated capacity in all UPSs in the tier 1 based on the specified power information acquired in step S104.
Next, in step S304, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the value of k to 1.
Next, in step S306, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the k-th UPS of level 1 as a processing target.
Next, in step S308, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the total power distribution rated capacity of the UPS to be processed based on the specified power information acquired in step S104.
Next, in step S310, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the processing target based on the sum of the distribution rated capacities acquired in step S308 and the ratio of the length of the radius r and the power rated capacities acquired in step S102. Calculate the radius r 2 of the UPS.
Next, in step S312, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the total distribution rated capacity of the tier 1 acquired in step S302 and the total distribution rated capacity acquired in step S308, according to the above equation (1), Calculate θ 0 of the UPS to be processed.
Next, in step S314, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates θ x0 according to the above equation (2) based on each θ 0 acquired in step S312 for the other UPS.
Next, in step S316, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the coordinate group of the arc L 0 based on r 2 calculated in step S310, θ 0 calculated in step S312 and θ x0 calculated in step S314. To get.
Next, in step S318, screen drawing controller 60, fill and two end points of the arc L 0 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 0 calculated in step S316, a region connecting the origin O, be processed UPS Draw the maximum available power capacity area of.
Next, in step S320, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the processing from step S308 to step S318 has been completed for all UPSs in level 1. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing from step S308 to step S318 has been completed for all the UPSs in the hierarchy 1, the drawing process in the hierarchy 1 is ended. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing from step S308 to step S318 has not been completed for all UPSs in layer 1, the drawing processing in layer 1 proceeds to step S322.
Next, in step S322, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets a value obtained by adding 1 to the value of k as k, and the drawing process of the hierarchy 1 proceeds to step S306.
The drawing process of the hierarchy A in step S212 described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 34 and FIG. FIGS. 34 and 35 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the layer A drawing process in step S212. 34, first, in step S400, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the physical configuration information acquired in step S100 and the specified power information acquired in step S104, Get the total power receiving rated capacity.
Next, in step S <b> 402, the screen drawing control unit 60 selects a power supply facility that is not subjected to the drawing process of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region in the power supply facility of the hierarchy A.
Next, in step S404, the screen drawing control unit 60 identifies the power supply facility Z that is the connection source of the power supply facility acquired in step S402, based on the physical configuration information acquired in step S100.
Next, in step S406, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the physical configuration information acquired in step S100, the total number W of power supply facilities in the hierarchy A having the power supply facility Z acquired in step S404 as a connection source, and Acquire each of the power supply facilities.
Next, in step S408, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the total power receiving rated capacity for all the power supply facilities acquired in step S406 based on the specified power information acquired in step S104.
Next, in step S410, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the total distribution rated capacity for all the power supply facilities acquired in step S406 based on the specified power information acquired in step S104.
Next, in step S412, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires θ x or θ x0 acquired in step S430 or step S314 of the connection source power supply facility acquired in step S404.
Next, in step S414, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the radius r 1 based on the total power receiving rated capacity acquired in step S408 and the ratio between the length of the radius r acquired in step S102 and the power rated capacity. calculate. The radius r 1 is the common radius r 1 of the power supply facilities in the hierarchy A where the connection-source power supply facilities Z acquired in step S404 are the same.
Next, in step S416, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the radius r 2 based on the total distribution rated capacity acquired in step S410 and the ratio of the length of the radius r acquired in step S102 to the power rated capacity. calculate. The radius r 2 is a common radius r 2 of the power supply facilities in the hierarchy A where the connection-source power supply facilities Z acquired in step S404 are the same.
Next, in step S418, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the value of w to 1.
Next, in step S420, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines a power supply facility w to be processed from each of the power supply facilities acquired in step S406.
Next, in step S422, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the power receiving rated capacity of the power supply facility w based on the specified power information acquired in step S104.
Next, in step S424, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the total power receiving rated capacity of the hierarchy A acquired in step S400 and the power receiving rated capacity of the power supply facility w to be processed acquired in step S422, According to the above equation (4), θ 1 is calculated.
Next, in step S426, the screen drawing control unit 60 includes a r 1 obtained at step S414, based on the theta 1 and obtained in step S424, according to the above (5), calculates the L 1.
Next, in step S428, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates θ 2 according to the above equation (6) based on L 1 acquired in step S426 and r 2 acquired in step S416.
Next, in step S430, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines θ x or θ x0 acquired in step S412 and θ 1 acquired in step S414 for other power supply facilities in the hierarchy A based on θ x. Calculate
Next, in step S450 of FIG. 35, the screen drawing control unit 60 includes a theta x obtained in step S430, and theta 2 obtained in step S428, based on the theta 1 and obtained in step S424, the (8 ) Y is calculated according to the equation.
Next, in step S452, the screen drawing control unit 60 follows the equation (9) based on r 1 acquired in step S414, θ 1 acquired in step S424, and θ x acquired in step S430. , it calculates the coordinate group of the arc L 1.
Next, in step S454, the screen drawing control unit 60 follows the above equation (10) based on r 2 acquired in step S416, θ 1 acquired in step S424, and θ x acquired in step S430. , it calculates the coordinate group of the arc L 2.
Next, in step S456, the screen drawing control unit 60 follows the equation (11) based on r 2 acquired in step S416, θ 2 acquired in step S428, and θ y acquired in step S450. , it calculates the coordinate group of the arc L 3.
Next, in step S458, screen drawing controller 60, an arc L 2 connecting the obtained arc L 1 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 1, and coordinate group of the arc L 2 obtained in step S454 in step S452 Draw a region connecting the two endpoints. In addition, the said area | region is a rated capacity area | region of the power supply equipment used as a process target.
Next, in step S460, the screen drawing control unit 60, step S452, and an arc L 1 connecting the acquired coordinate group of the arc L 1 in step S456, the arc L 3 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 3 A region C connecting the two end points is drawn so as to be filled. The area C is a maximum usable power capacity area of the power supply facility to be processed.
Next, in step S462, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the value of w is W. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the value of w is the value of W, the drawing process of the hierarchy A proceeds to step S466. On the other hand, when the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the value of w is not the value of W, the drawing processing of the hierarchy A proceeds to step S464.
Next, in step S464, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the value obtained by adding 1 to the value of w as w, and the drawing processing of the hierarchy A proceeds to step S420 in FIG.
On the other hand, in step S466, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the processing in steps S458 and S460 has been completed for all the power supply facilities in the hierarchy A. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processes in steps S458 and S460 have been completed for all the power supply facilities in the hierarchy A, the drawing process in the hierarchy A ends. On the other hand, when the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing in steps S458 and S460 has not been completed for all power supply facilities in the hierarchy A, the drawing process in the hierarchy A proceeds to step S402 in FIG. To do.
The drawing process of the power usage amount area and the power loss area in step S110 described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 36 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the drawing process of the power usage amount region and the power loss region in step S110. In step S <b> 502, the screen drawing control unit 60 draws the power usage amount area of the tier 1 based on the configuration information acquired in step S <b> 100, the specified power information acquired in step S <b> 104, and the measured power information acquired in step S <b> 106. I do.
Next, in step S504, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets 2 to the value of A.
Next, in step S506, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the hierarchy A as a processing target.
Next, in step S508, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the power usage area and power for the hierarchy A based on the configuration information, the specified power information, and the measured power information acquired in steps S100, S104, and S106. Draw a loss area.
Next, in step S510, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the processing in step S508 has been completed for all layers after layer 2. If the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing in step S508 has been completed for all layers after layer 2, drawing processing for the power usage amount region and the power loss region is ended. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing in step S508 has not been completed for all layers after layer 2, the drawing processing of the power usage area and the power loss area proceeds to step S512. To do.
Next, in step S512, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the value obtained by adding 1 to the value of A as A, and the drawing processing of the power usage amount area and the power loss area moves to step S506.
The layer 1 drawing process in step S502 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 37 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the layer 1 drawing process in step S502. In the flowchart of the layer 1 drawing process shown in FIG. 37, first, in step S300 of FIG. 37, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the number N of power supply facilities of layer 1 as in step S300 described above. Thereafter, in the step having the same reference numeral as the drawing process of the hierarchy 1 shown in FIG. 33, the information acquired in the step having the same reference numeral is used. In addition, you may acquire the same information again at this step, without using the information acquired at the step of the above same code | symbol.
Next, in step S606, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the k-th power supply facility of level 1 as a processing target.
Next, in step S608, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the distribution power usage of the power supply facility to be processed from the measured power information acquired in step S106.
Next, in step S610, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates θ 5 according to the above equation (13) based on the total distribution rated capacity acquired in step S302 and the distribution power usage acquired in step S608. .
Next, in step S611, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on θ 0 and θ x0 of the power supply equipment to be processed acquired in steps S314 and S312 and θ 5 acquired in step S610, Θ c0 is calculated according to the above equation (14).
Next, in step S612, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on r 2 of the power supply facility to be processed acquired in step S310, and θ 5 and θ c0 acquired in step S610 and step S611. acquires coordinate group of the arc L 9.
Next, in step S614, the screen drawing control unit 60 fills the space formed by connecting the end points and the origin of the arc L 9 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 9 obtained in step S612, the processing target power supply Draw the power usage area of the facility.
Next, in step S616, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the processing from step S608 to step S614 has been completed for all the power supply facilities in the hierarchy 1. If the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing from step S608 to step S614 has been completed for all the power supply facilities of level 1, the level 1 drawing process ends. On the other hand, when the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processing from step S608 to step S614 has not been completed for all the power supply facilities of the hierarchy 1, the process proceeds to step S620.
Next, in step S620, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets a value obtained by adding 1 to the value of k as k, and the drawing processing of the hierarchy 1 proceeds to step S606.
The drawing process of the hierarchy A in step S508 described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 38 and FIG. 38 and 39 are flowcharts illustrating an example of the layer A drawing process in step S508. 38 and 39, first, in step S700 of FIG. 38, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the total power receiving rated capacity of hierarchy A in the same manner as in step S400 described above. To do. Thereafter, in the steps having the same reference numerals as those of the layer A drawing process shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, the information acquired in the steps having the same reference numerals is used. In addition, you may acquire the same information again at this step, without using the information acquired at the step of the above same code | symbol.
Next, in step S702, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the total distribution rated capacity of the hierarchy A based on the specified power information acquired in step S104.
In step S <b> 704, the screen drawing control unit 60 selects a power supply facility that has not been subjected to drawing processing of the rated capacity region and the maximum usable power capacity region in the power supply facility of the hierarchy A.
Next, in step S722, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the power supply facility w to be processed in the hierarchy A.
Next, in step S723, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the received power usage and the distribution usage power of the power supply facility w based on the measured power information acquired in step S106.
Next, in step S724, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on the above-mentioned equation (16), based on the received power usage power acquired in step S723 and the total power receiving rated capacity of the hierarchy A acquired in step S400. to calculate the θ 3.
Next, in step S726, screen drawing controller 60, the radius r 1 corresponding to the power supply equipment w obtained in step S414, based on the theta 3 acquired in step S724, according to the above (17), L 4 to calculate.
Next, in step S728, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates θ 4 based on r 2 corresponding to the power supply facility w acquired in step S416 and L 4 acquired in step S726.
Next, in step S730, the screen drawing control unit 60 calculates θ 5 based on the distribution use power acquired in step S723 and the total distribution rated capacity of the hierarchy A acquired in step S702.
Next, in step S750 of FIG. 39, the screen drawing control unit 60, based on θ x and θ 1 of the power supply facility w acquired in steps S430 and S424, and θ 3 acquired in step S724. , to calculate the θ a. Screen drawing controller 60, according to the above (19), calculates the theta a.
Next, in step S752, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines θ b based on θ x and θ 1 of the power supply facility w acquired in steps S430 and S424 and θ 4 acquired in step S728. Calculate The screen drawing control unit 60 calculates θ b according to the above equation (20).
Next, in step S754, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines θ c based on θ x and θ 1 of the power supply facility w acquired in steps S430 and S424 and θ 5 acquired in step S730. Calculate The screen drawing control unit 60 calculates θ c according to the above equation (21).
Next, in step S756, the screen drawing control unit 60 includes a r 1 obtained at step S414, on the basis of the theta 3 obtained in theta a and step S724 acquired in step S750, according to the above (22), calculating a coordinate group of the arc L 4.
Next, in step S758, the screen drawing control unit 60 follows the above equation (23) based on the radius r 2 acquired in step S416, θ b acquired in step S752, and θ 4 acquired in step S728. , it calculates the coordinate group of the arc L 5.
Next, in step S760, screen drawing controller 60, the radius r 2 acquired in step S416, based on the theta 5 obtained in theta c and step S730 acquired in step S754, according to the above (24) , it calculates the coordinate group of the arc L 6.
Next, in step S762, the screen drawing control unit 60, connecting the two end points of the arc L 4 connecting the coordinate group of the arc L 4 obtained in step S756, the coordinate group of the arc L 5 obtained in step S758 fill the area formed by connecting the two end points of the arc L 5.
Next, in step S766, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the value of w is W. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the value of w is W, the drawing process of the hierarchy A proceeds to step S770. On the other hand, when the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the value of w is not W, the drawing processing of the hierarchy A proceeds to step S768.
In step S768, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the value obtained by adding 1 to the value of w as w, and the drawing processing of the hierarchy A proceeds to step S722 in FIG.
In step S770, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the processing in steps S762 and S764 has been completed for all the power supply facilities in the hierarchy A. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the processes in steps S762 and S764 have been completed for all the power supply facilities in the hierarchy A, the drawing process in the hierarchy A is ended. On the other hand, if it is determined that the processing in steps S762 and S764 has not been completed for all the power supply facilities in level A, the level A drawing process proceeds to step 704 in FIG.
The link addition processing in step S112 described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 40 and 41 are flowcharts showing an example of link addition processing in step S112. 40 and 41, first, in step S800 of FIG. 40, the screen drawing control unit 60 selects a rack to be processed based on the physical configuration information acquired in step S100. select.
Next, in step 802, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the breaker to be processed from each of the breakers connected to the rack to be processed from the physical configuration information acquired in step S100.
Next, in step S804, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the power supply source has already been determined for the breaker to be processed. If the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the power supply source has already been determined for the breaker to be processed, the link addition processing moves to step S802. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the power supply source has not yet been determined for the breaker to be processed, the link addition processing moves to step S806.
Next, in step S806, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the breaker to be processed is redundant based on the logical configuration information acquired in step S100. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the breaker to be processed is not redundant, the link addition processing moves to step S850 in FIG. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the breaker to be processed is redundant, the link addition processing moves to step S808.
In step S850, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines the power supply facility of the processing target breaker as the connected distribution board, and proceeds to step S818 in FIG.
On the other hand, in step S808, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the breaker to be processed is breaker redundancy based on the logical configuration information acquired in step S100. If the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the breaker to be processed is breaker redundancy, the link addition processing moves to step S852 in FIG. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the breaker to be processed is not breaker redundancy, the link addition processing moves to step S810.
In step S852, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the breaker redundancy type to be processed as breaker redundancy, and connects the logical power supply to the same distribution board in the other breakers connected to the processing target rack. Search for the source breaker.
Next, in step S854, the screen rendering control unit 60 sets the breaker searched in step S852 and the breaker to be processed as a set, and each breaker included in the set of breakers is connected to the logical power supply. The supply facility is determined as the power supply source. Further, the screen drawing control unit 60 acquires the combination information, and proceeds to step S818 in FIG.
On the other hand, in step S810, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the breaker to be processed is redundant on the distribution board based on the logical configuration information acquired in step S100. If the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the breaker to be processed is distribution board redundant, the link addition processing moves to step S856 in FIG. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the breaker to be processed is not distribution board redundant, the link addition processing moves to step S812.
In step S856, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the redundancy type of the breaker to be processed as the distribution board redundancy, and connects the logical power supply to the same upper system in the other breakers connected to the same rack. Search for the source breaker.
Next, in step S858, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the breaker searched in step S856 and the breaker to be processed, sets the power supply source determined for each breaker, and acquires the combination information. Control goes to step S818.
On the other hand, in step S812, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether or not the breaker to be processed is system redundant, based on the logical configuration information acquired in step S100. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the breaker to be processed is system redundant, the link addition processing moves to step S860 in FIG. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the breaker to be processed is not system redundant, the link addition processing moves to step S814.
In step S860, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the redundancy type of the breaker to be processed as system redundancy, connects the logical power supply to the same UPS in the other breakers connected to the same rack, and serves as a power supply source. Search for the breaker you are using.
Next, in step S862, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the breaker searched in step S852 and the breaker to be processed as a set, acquires the power supply source determined for each breaker, and acquires combination information. Control goes to step S818.
Next, in step S814, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the redundancy type of the breaker to be processed as UPS redundancy, and connects the logical power supply to the same UPS group in the other breakers connected to the same rack. Search for the breaker that is the power supply source. A UPS group means a combination of two or more UPS.
Next, in step S816, the screen drawing control unit 60 sets the breaker searched in step S814 and the breaker to be processed, and acquires the power supply source determined and combination information for each breaker.
Next, in step S818, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether power supply sources have been determined for all breakers connected to the rack to be processed. When the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the power supply source has been determined for all the breakers connected to the rack to be processed, the link addition processing moves to step S820. On the other hand, when the screen drawing control unit 60 determines that the power supply source has not been determined for all the breakers connected to the rack to be processed, the link addition processing moves to step S802.
Next, in step S820, the screen drawing control unit 60 determines whether the processing has been completed for all racks to be processed. If the screen drawing control unit 60 has finished processing for all racks, the link addition processing moves to step S822. On the other hand, if the screen drawing control unit 60 has not finished processing for all racks, the link addition processing moves to step S800.
Next, in step S822, the screen drawing control unit 60 adds a link to an appropriate place of the graph acquired in step S110 based on the combination information acquired in step S854, step S858, step S862, and step S816. . Then, the screen drawing control unit 60 ends the link addition process.
As described above, according to the first embodiment, the connection relationship of the power supply facilities can be easily displayed.
Also, the power usage status and power usage balance of the entire data center can be seen on a single screen. In addition, it is not necessary to prepare a large number of screens. In addition, the power status in the data center can be easily grasped.
In addition, the balance of the power usage rate and usage status of each facility can be understood intuitively. Moreover, the main power supply side can display the usage rate easily, and the distribution side can display the balance easily.
The same expression can be made even if the number of power supply facilities and the number of stages increase.
In the first embodiment, the description has been given of the case where the type of power supply equipment is the level 1 UPS, the level 2 PDU, and the level 3 rack power distribution board. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Alternatively, any power supply facility may be used. Further, the hierarchy may be four or more. In that case, the drawing process for the layer 4 and subsequent layers may be performed in the same manner as the layer 3 of the first embodiment.
Moreover, the sum total of the distribution rated capacities of the power supply facilities may not be the same as the power receiving rated capacities of the next level power supply facilities connected to the power facilities.
Information displayed by selecting a link may be arbitrarily set.
Further, only when the configuration information is changed, the drawing process of the rated capacity area and the maximum usable power capacity area and the link addition process may be performed. In this case, the screen drawing control unit reads the graph in which the rated capacity area and the usable maximum power capacity area stored in the screen information storage unit 38 are drawn, and sets the power usage area and the power loss area at regular intervals. A drawing process may be performed.
Moreover, in 1st Embodiment, although the magnitude | size of the sector of each power supply equipment was determined using the information of the sum total of a power receiving rated capacity and a distribution rated capacity, it is not limited to this. If you only want to know the connection (configuration) of the power supply facilities in the data center, determine the central angle of the fan-shaped area that indicates each power supply facility according to the number of lower layers connected to the upper layer. May be. Specifically, each region of the power supply facility of level 1 is a region obtained by dividing 360 ° by the number. In addition, for each of the power supply facilities of level 2, each of the regions having a central angle obtained by dividing the central angle of the region indicating the power supply facility as the connection source by the number of the power supply facilities of level 2 to be connected It is good also as an area | region. The same processing is performed for layer 3 and subsequent levels. By performing the processing in this way, the central angle of the area (fan shape) of the power supply facility is determined by the number of power supply facilities for each level. An example in which all the same number of power supply facilities exist from level 1 to level 3 is shown in FIG.
Next, a second embodiment will be described. In addition, about the part which becomes the structure and effect | action similar to 1st Embodiment, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.
The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the hierarchy of the power supply equipment is corrected as a pre-process before the graph drawing process by the screen drawing control unit.
FIG. 19 is an example of the power load management system 405 of the second embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 19, the power load management system 405 includes a power load management device 401, a rack distribution board group 3, a building management system 4, and a user terminal 6. The power load management apparatus 401 according to the second embodiment is connected to the rack distribution board group 3, the building management system 4, and the user terminal 3 through the network 2 such as the Internet so as to be able to communicate with each other. .
FIG. 42 shows a functional block diagram of the power load management apparatus 401 according to the second embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 42, the power load management device 401 includes a data collection unit 15, a data recording unit 20, a power load management unit 40, a preprocessing unit 450, and a screen drawing control unit 460. The power load management device 401 includes a storage unit 30 including a measured power information storage unit 32, a configuration information storage unit 34, a specified power information storage unit 36, and a screen information storage unit 38.
The pre-processing unit 450 includes the power receiving rated capacity of each of the UPS, PDU, and rack distribution board acquired from the power load management unit 440, the sum of the distribution rated capacity, and each of the power supply equipment and each of the racks. Based on the physical configuration, each level of the power supply facility is corrected.
Specifically, the pre-processing unit 450 determines the intermediate layer as shown in FIGS. 24 and 43 in the physical configurations of the power supply facilities of all the distribution layers based on the acquired physical configurations of the power supply facilities. Determine whether the numbers are the same.
Specifically, in FIG. 24, since all rack distribution boards (PDF) are connected to only one PDU of the intermediate layer, it can be determined that the number of intermediate layers is the same. On the other hand, in FIG. 43, when comparing PDFA-1-1 and PDFA 1-3, PDFA-1-1 is connected to only one PDU in the intermediate layer. However, the PDFA 1-3 is connected to the intermediate layer DTR-A1, and the DTR-A1 is further connected to the intermediate layer PDU. Therefore, it is determined that the number of intermediate layers is different between PDFA-1-1 and PDFA1-3. The DTR is an example of a third type power supply facility, and the PDF is an example of a fourth type power supply facility.
First, a case will be described in which the preprocessing unit 450 determines that the number of intermediate layers is the same in the physical configuration of the power supply facilities of all distribution layers as shown in FIG. In this case, based on the acquired physical configuration, the preprocessing unit 450 generates a hierarchical structure in which the power supply facilities corresponding to the number of levels are listed as shown in FIG. 44, and the screen drawing control unit 460. Output to. In the second embodiment, the power supply facility for the PDU and DTR corresponds to the intermediate layer.
Next, a case will be described in which the preprocessing unit 450 determines that the number of intermediate layers is not the same in the physical configuration of the power supply facilities of all distribution layers as shown in FIG. In this case, the pre-processing unit 450 adds the total rated capacity (power receiving rated capacity and the sum of the distribution rated capacity) of each power supply facility of the distribution layer with a small number of intermediate layers connected to the same power supply facility. The configuration shown in FIG. 45 is created in which virtual facilities having And the pre-processing part 450 produces | generates the hierarchical structure which listed the applicable electric power supply equipment including the virtual equipment for every number of hierarchies from the produced structure, as shown in FIG. 46, and screen drawing control part Output to 460.
For each layer, the screen drawing control unit 460 creates a graph to which a link is added as shown in FIG. 47 as shown in FIG. 47, and outputs the screen information of the graph to the output device. However, in the second embodiment, when virtual facilities exist in each layer, the sum of the power receiving rated capacity and the distribution rated capacity of the virtual facility is added to the total power receiving rated capacity and the total power distribution rated capacity of each layer. Process to include. Further, θ x of the first power supply facility to be processed existing in the next hierarchy connected to the virtual equipment is the physical power supply equipment connected to the same power supply equipment of the previous hierarchy. A value obtained by adding θ 1 of the power supply facility to θ x is used. Referring to the example of FIG. 45, PDFB2-1 is, in assumptions process is faster than PDFB2-2, θ x of PDFB2-1 uses the sum of the theta x and theta 1 of DTR-B2. Note that the virtual equipment is not subject to drawing processing. Since other processes are the same as those in the first embodiment, the description of the configuration and the description of the operation are omitted.
As described above, according to the second embodiment, even if the configuration of the power supply facility is not constant, the connection relationship of the power supply facility can be easily displayed by using the virtual facility.
In the second embodiment, the case where a hierarchical structure in which virtual facilities are added is generated depending on whether or not the number of intermediate layers is the same has been described. However, configurations of layers other than the intermediate layer may be targeted.
In the above description, the mode in which each program according to the disclosed technology is stored (installed) in the storage device 206 in advance has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. Each program according to the disclosed technology can be provided in a form recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or a USB memory.
Regarding the above embodiments, the following additional notes are disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
For each of at least one or more first-type power supply facilities, a region representing the first-type power supply facility is represented by a sector of a central angle corresponding to the number of the first-type power supply facilities,
For each of the first type power supply facilities, each of at least one or more second type power supply facilities connected to the first type power supply facility represents the second type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle according to the central angle of the area representing the first type of power supply equipment and the number of the second type of power supply equipment connected to the first type of power supply equipment. And the center point is the same as the area of the first type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc that is the area representing the first type power supply facility. Displayed in a sector,
The power load management program which makes a computer perform the process including this.
For each of the second type power supply facilities, each of at least one or more third type power supply facilities connected to the second type power supply facility represents the third type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle according to the central angle of the area representing the second type of power supply equipment and the number of the third type of power supply equipment connected to the second type of power supply equipment. And the center point is the same as the area of the second type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc, which is an area representing the second type power supply facility. The power load management program according to appendix 1, which is displayed in a sector shape.
For each of the third-type power supply facilities, each of the at least one or more fourth-type power supply facilities connected to the third-type power supply facility represents the fourth-type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle corresponding to the central angle of the area representing the third type power supply facility and the number of the fourth type power supply facilities connected to the third type power supply facility. And the center point is the same as the region of the third type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc that is a region representing the third type power supply facility. The power load management program according to appendix 2, which is displayed in a sector shape.
For each of the second type power supply facilities, when there is no third type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility, at least one connected to the second type power supply facility. For each of the four or more fourth type power supply facilities, an area representing the fourth type power supply facility, a central angle of the region representing the second type power supply facility, and the second type power supply A sector having a central angle according to the number of the fourth type power supply facilities connected to the facility, and the center point of the second type power supply facility is the same as that of the second type power supply facility. It is displayed in the form of a fan with the inner arc placed outside the outer arc of the fan that is the area representing the type of power supply equipment,
The central angle of the area representing the third type power supply facility is the number of the third type power supply facility and the number of the fourth type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility. And the rated capacity power of the third type power supply facility and the rated capacity power of the fourth type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility Power load management program.
For each of the regions of the power supply facility, the region of the power supply facility connected to the input side of the power supply facility is disposed on the center point side of the arc inside the sector that is the region representing the power supply facility. (1) to (4) display the area of the power supply equipment connected to the output side of the power supply equipment on the side opposite to the center point of the arc outside the sector which is the area representing the power supply equipment. The power load management program according to any one of the above.
The power load according to any one of appendices 1 to 4, wherein the central angle of the region representing the power supply facility is determined according to the number of the power supply facilities of the same type and the rated capacity power of the power supply facility. Management program.
The area representing the power supply facility is displayed separately according to any one of power used, maximum power, rated capacity power, and power loss of the power supply facility corresponding to the area. The power load management program according to any one of 6.
Further, the information representing the logical configuration related to the power supply equipment is superimposed and displayed on the inner arc-side end of the sector of the region representing the power supply equipment, or the arc-side end of the fan-shaped outer side. The power load management program according to any one of 7.
Power load management method.
(Appendix 10)
For each of the second type power supply facilities, each of at least one or more third type power supply facilities connected to the second type power supply facility represents the third type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle according to the central angle of the area representing the second type of power supply equipment and the number of the third type of power supply equipment connected to the second type of power supply equipment. And the center point is the same as the area of the second type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc, which is an area representing the second type power supply facility. The power load management method according to appendix 9, which is displayed in a sector shape.
For each of the third-type power supply facilities, each of the at least one or more fourth-type power supply facilities connected to the third-type power supply facility represents the fourth-type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle corresponding to the central angle of the area representing the third type power supply facility and the number of the fourth type power supply facilities connected to the third type power supply facility. And the center point is the same as the region of the third type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc that is a region representing the third type power supply facility. The power load management method according to appendix 10, which is displayed in a sector shape.
The central angle of the area representing the third type power supply facility is the number of the third type power supply facility and the number of the fourth type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility. And the rated capacity power of the third type power supply facility and the rated capacity power of the fourth type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility Power load management method.
For each of the regions of the power supply facility, the region of the power supply facility connected to the input side of the power supply facility is disposed on the center point side of the arc inside the sector that is the region representing the power supply facility. And 9-12, wherein the area of the power supply equipment connected to the output side of the power supply equipment is arranged and displayed on the opposite side of the center point of the arc outside the sector which is the area representing the power supply equipment. The power load management method according to any one of the above.
The power load according to any one of appendices 9 to 12, wherein the central angle of the area representing the power supply facility is determined according to the number of the power supply facilities of the same type and the rated capacity power of the power supply facility. Management method.
The area representing the power supply facility is displayed separately according to any one of used power, maximum power, rated capacity power, and power loss of the power supply facility corresponding to the area. The power load management method according to any one of 14.
Further, the information representing the logical configuration related to the power supply equipment is superimposed and displayed on the inner arc-side end of the sector of the region representing the power supply equipment or the arc-side end of the fan-shaped outside. The power load management method according to any one of 15.
For each of the first type power supply facilities, each of at least one or more second type power supply facilities connected to the first type power supply facility represents the second type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle according to the central angle of the area representing the first type of power supply equipment and the number of the second type of power supply equipment connected to the first type of power supply equipment. And the center point is the same as the area of the first type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc that is the area representing the first type power supply facility. A power load management device that includes a screen drawing control unit that is displayed in the form of a fan.
The screen drawing control unit, for each of the second type power supply facilities, for each of at least one or more third type power supply facilities connected to the second type power supply facility, The region representing the type of power supply facility is divided into a central angle of the region representing the second type of power supply facility and the number of the third type of power supply facility connected to the second type of power supply facility. A sector having a corresponding central angle, and having the same center point as the region of the second type of power supply facility, and outside the arc of the sector-shaped outer region that is a region representing the second type of power supply facility 18. The power load management device according to appendix 17, wherein the power load management device is displayed in a sector shape in which an inner arc is arranged.
The screen drawing control unit includes, for each of the third type power supply facilities, for each of at least one or more fourth type power supply facilities connected to the third type power supply facility. The area representing the type of power supply equipment is divided into a central angle of the area representing the third type power supply equipment and the number of the fourth type power supply equipment connected to the third type power supply equipment. A sector of a corresponding central angle, the center point of which is the same as the area of the third type of power supply equipment, and the outside of the arc outside the fan shape, which is an area representing the third type of power supply equipment 19. The power load management device according to appendix 18, wherein the electric load management device is displayed in a fan shape with an inner arc disposed on the display.
The screen drawing control unit, for each of the second type power supply facilities, when there is no third type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility, For each of at least one or more fourth type power supply facilities connected to the facility, a region representing the fourth type power supply facility, a central angle of a region representing the second type power supply facility, and A sector of a central angle corresponding to the number of the fourth type of power supply equipment connected to the second type of power supply equipment, and the area and the center point of the second type of power supply equipment are It is the same, and is displayed in a sector shape in which an inner arc is arranged outside the outer arc of the sector shape, which is an area representing the second type power supply facility,
The central angle of the area representing the third type power supply facility is the number of the third type power supply facility and the number of the fourth type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility. Supplementary note 18 determined according to the rated capacity power of the third type power supply facility and the rated capacity power of the fourth type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility Power load management device.
For each of the regions of the power supply facility, the region of the power supply facility connected to the input side of the power supply facility is disposed on the center point side of the arc inside the sector that is the region representing the power supply facility. And 17 to 20 where the region of the power supply facility connected to the output side of the power supply facility is arranged and displayed on the opposite side of the center point of the arc outside the sector which is the region representing the power supply facility. The power load management device according to any one of the above.
The power load according to any one of appendices 17 to 21, wherein the central angle of the region representing the power supply facility is determined according to the number of the power supply facilities of the same type and the rated capacity power of the power supply facility. Management device.
The area representing the power supply facility is displayed separately according to any one of used power, maximum power, rated capacity power, and power loss of the power supply facility corresponding to the area. The power load management device according to any one of 21.
The screen drawing control unit further superimposes information representing a logical configuration relating to the power supply facility on the arc-side end of the sector-shaped inner side of the region representing the power-supply facility or the arc-side end of the sector-shaped outer side. The power load management device according to any one of supplementary notes 17 to 23, which is displayed.
For each of the first type power supply facilities, each of at least one or more second type power supply facilities connected to the first type power supply facility represents the second type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle according to the central angle of the area representing the first type of power supply equipment and the number of the second type of power supply equipment connected to the first type of power supply equipment. And the center point is the same as the area of the first type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc that is the area representing the first type power supply facility. A power load management device including a screen drawing control unit, which is displayed in a sector shape, and
An information terminal for acquiring the power used by each of the power supply facilities;
Including power load management system.
A storage medium storing a power load management program for causing a computer to execute processing including the above.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,401 Power load management apparatus 2 Network 3 Rack distribution panel group 4 Building management system 5, 405 Power load management system 6 User terminal 7 Rack distribution panel 9 Power cable 10 Data measurement unit 11 Breaker 15 Data collection unit 20 data recording unit 30 storage unit 32 measured power information storage unit 34 configuration information storage unit 36 specified power information storage unit 38 screen information storage unit 40, power load management unit 60, 460 screen drawing control unit 450 preprocessing unit
For each of the second type power supply facilities, each of at least one or more third type power supply facilities connected to the second type power supply facility represents the third type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle according to the central angle of the area representing the second type of power supply equipment and the number of the third type of power supply equipment connected to the second type of power supply equipment. And the center point is the same as the area of the second type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc, which is an area representing the second type power supply facility. The power load management program according to claim 1, which is displayed in a sector shape.
For each of the third-type power supply facilities, each of the at least one or more fourth-type power supply facilities connected to the third-type power supply facility represents the fourth-type power supply facility. The area is a sector of a central angle corresponding to the central angle of the area representing the third type power supply facility and the number of the fourth type power supply facilities connected to the third type power supply facility. And the center point is the same as the region of the third type power supply facility, and the inner arc is arranged outside the fan-shaped outer arc that is a region representing the third type power supply facility. The power load management program according to claim 2, which is displayed in a sector shape.
The central angle of the area representing the third type power supply facility is the number of the third type power supply facility and the number of the fourth type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility. And a rated capacity power of the third type power supply facility and a rated capacity power of the fourth type power supply facility connected to the second type power supply facility. The described power load management program.
For each of the regions of the power supply facility, the region of the power supply facility connected to the input side of the power supply facility is disposed on the center point side of the arc inside the sector that is the region representing the power supply facility. The region of the power supply facility connected to the output side of the power supply facility is arranged and displayed on the opposite side of the center point of the arc outside the sector which is the region representing the power supply facility. The power load management program according to any one of 4.
5. The power according to claim 1, wherein a central angle of a region representing the power supply facility is determined according to the number of the power supply facilities of the same type and a rated capacity power of the power supply facility. Load management program.
The area representing the power supply facility is displayed by being classified according to any one of used power, maximum power, rated capacity power, and power loss of the power supply facility corresponding to the area. The power load management program according to any one of to 6.
Furthermore, the information which represents the logic structure regarding electric power supply equipment is superimposed and displayed on the edge part of the arc side inside the fan shape of the area | region showing the said electric power supply equipment, or the edge part of the arc side outside a fan shape. The power load management program of any one of -7.
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智弘 大島
康志 横光
松下電器産業株式会社
2003-01-21 Application filed by 松下電器産業株式会社 filed Critical 松下電器産業株式会社
H04L61/00—Network arrangements or network protocols for addressing or naming
H04L61/20—Address allocation
H04L61/2007—Address allocation internet protocol [IP] addresses
H04L61/2015—Address allocation internet protocol [IP] addresses using the dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or variants
H04L29/00—Arrangements, apparatus, circuits or systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04L1/00 - H04L27/00
H04L29/12—Arrangements, apparatus, circuits or systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04L1/00 - H04L27/00 characterised by the data terminal
H04L29/12009—Arrangements for addressing and naming in data networks
H04L29/12047—Directories; name-to-address mapping
H04L29/1233—Mapping of addresses of the same type; Address translation
H04L29/12339—Internet Protocol [IP] address translation
H04L29/12349—Translating between special types of IP addresses
H04L29/12377—Translating between special types of IP addresses involving port numbers
H04L61/15—Directories; Name-to-address mapping
H04L61/25—Network arrangements or network protocols for addressing or naming mapping of addresses of the same type; address translation
H04L61/2503—Internet protocol [IP] address translation
H04L61/2507—Internet protocol [IP] address translation translating between special types of IP addresses
H04L61/2517—Internet protocol [IP] address translation translating between special types of IP addresses involving port numbers
H04L29/12462—Map-table maintenance and indexing
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The present invention relates to a server connected to a relay device such as a router, and more particularly to a server that can be assigned a port number for port forwarding.
Since ADSL and CATV are becoming popular because they are always connected to a wide area network such as the Internet, the spread of broadband routers is also remarkable. FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram of a router having a conventional port forwarding function, and FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional port forwarding setting table. 15 and 16, 101 is the Internet, 102 is a router having a plurality of ports on the LAN side, 103 is a server A with a port number “80” and a local IP address “192.168.0.253”, and 104 is a port Server B with the number “81” and the local IP address “192.168.0.254”. As described above, the router 102 mainly connects the WAN side port to the Internet 101 and the LAN side port to a plurality of user devices such as the server A 103 and the server B 104.
By the way, since the absolute number of global IP addresses is insufficient in the current IP protocol IPv4, the shortage of global IP addresses can be handled by using NAT (Network Address Translation) function or port forwarding function (static IP masquerade). is doing. This NAT function converts the local IP address to the WAN-side global IP address of the router 102 when accessing the Internet 101 from a device on the LAN side.
Further, when accessing a specific device on the LAN side from the Internet 101, the access can be made by using the port forwarding function (static IP masquerade function) of the router 102. That is, first of all, it is necessary to set a port number / local IP address conversion table in the router 102 as shown in FIG. When accessing from the Internet 101, the global IP address and port number of the router 102 are designated. The router 102 that has received this access converts the global IP address to the local IP address in accordance with a preset conversion table. This conversion makes it possible to access one device in the LAN having a local IP address from the Internet 101.
For example, when accessing the server A 103 and the server B 104 connected to the LAN side of the router 102 shown in FIG. 15, first, the port forwarding setting as described above is performed in advance for the router 102. Subsequently, when accessing the server A 103 from the Internet 101, “http://serverA.server.net:80/” is designated. Similarly, when accessing the server B 104 from the Internet 101, “http://serverA.server.net:81/” is designated. As a result, the DNS server on the Internet 101 (not shown) converts the address into the global IP address of the router 102 and enables access to the router. The router forwards the access to the ports “80” and “81” to the local IP addresses “192.168.0.253” and “192.168.0.254” according to the conversion table, thereby connecting the servers A103 and B103. Access is possible. In order to access the server A 103 and the server B 104 from the Internet 101 by the port forwarding function as described above, it is necessary to assign numbers so that the port numbers assigned to the servers do not overlap.
As described above, the conventional router 102 alleviates the exhaustion of the global IP address by the port forwarding function and the NAT function, and connects a plurality of user devices and the Internet. However, the user knows the port number of the LAN side device, I had to manually follow the settings and changes.
Therefore, a standard for dynamically setting port forwarding (port mapping) was created by the UPnP forum (see Non-Patent Document 1). In the setting of this standard, the subordinate terminal asks the router whether or not the port can be used, registers if the router is usable, and if the terminal is not usable, determines whether or not the terminal can be used again. This is repeated until inquiry and decision are made. According to the UPnP standard, the port number on the Internet side can be automatically set regardless of the router vendor.
However, since the port number is automatically selected, there is a problem that the user on the Internet side does not know which port number is assigned to which terminal. From the inside of the LAN, the port number used by each terminal can be confirmed using the user interface (web screen) of the router, but from the Internet side (external), the user interface of the router should be used for security reasons. Because you can't.
[Non-Patent Document 1]
UPnP standard, [online], [November 29, 2002 search], Internet <URL: http: // www. upnp. org / standardizeddcps / default. asp>
As described above, the port forwarding function (static IP masquerade function) of a conventional router can access a device on the LAN side by using a port number. It was necessary to know the port number, and if there was a port number change due to a system change on the LAN side, the change had to be followed manually.
Also, when port forwarding is set dynamically according to the UPnP Forum standard, the terminal asks the router whether or not the port can be used, registers if it can be used, and if the terminal cannot use it, the terminal asks again. However, since the port number is automatically selected, there is a problem that the user on the Internet side does not know which port number is assigned to the terminal.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a server that manages address information for a server under a relay device that performs port forwarding and enables access from a wide area network side.
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a server placed under a relay device having a port forwarding function, and requests the relay device to assign a predetermined port number for setting a representative server. If the port is not registered, the port management means receives the assignment as it is and if it is registered, the port management means receives the assignment of another port number. Address and port mapping information are acquired, and address information of other servers is provided for access from a wide area network.
As a result, address information is managed for the servers under the relay device that performs port forwarding, and access from the wide area network side is made possible.
The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a server placed under the relay device having the port forwarding function, and requests the relay device to assign a predetermined port number for setting the representative server, and the predetermined port number is not yet set. In the case of registration, a port management means is provided that receives the assignment as it is, and in the case of registration, the assignment of another port number. When registered to a predetermined port number, the port management means uses the address of the wide area network of the relay device. And port mapping information, and providing address information of other servers for access from a wide area network. When the port management means receives an assigned port number, Obtain the status of the representative server, obtain the global IP address and port mapping information of the relay device, etc. Manage server address information, to allow access from the wide area network side.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the server according to the first aspect is characterized in that the port management means periodically requests the port mapping information from the relay device when the predetermined port number is registered. Since each server receives a port number assignment from the relay device, the representative server registered for the predetermined port number periodically requests the port mapping information known by the relay device, so that other servers Manages address information and enables access from the wide area network side.
The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is the server according to claim 1, wherein the port management means inquires port mapping information to each server in the LAN when registered to a predetermined port number. The representative server registered in the predetermined port number requests port mapping information from each server, thereby managing the address information of other servers and enabling access from the wide area network side.
The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention is the server according to claim 3, wherein the port management means inquires broadcast or multicast or all servers by unicast, and broadcast or multicast or all servers. Since the unicast inquiry is made, the port mapping information can be requested collectively.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when registered to a predetermined port number, the port management means requests use registration information from the relay device, and extracts port mapping information from the acquired user registration information. The server according to claim 1, wherein the representative server acquires the use registration information stored in the relay device, and extracts the port mapping information from this, so that the information can be easily acquired.
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, when a predetermined port number is assigned to another server, the port management means notifies the other server of the assigned port number. The server according to claim 1, wherein when the representative server is already registered when trying to receive the assignment of a predetermined port number to become the representative server, the port number is assigned to the representative server. Since the notification is made, the address information is managed by the representative server, and access from the wide area network side becomes possible.
The invention according to claim 7 of the present invention includes a web page generation unit, and generates a web page to which address information of another server is added so as to be linkable. In addition, since the address information of other servers managed by the representative server is linked to the web page of the representative server, the other servers can be easily accessed from the wide area network side.
The invention according to claim 8 of the present invention is characterized in that the port management means assigns a host name for identification to another server and includes the host name in address information. The server's web page contains address information including the host names of other servers managed by the representative server, so that it can be linked, making it easy to access other servers from the wide area network side. Yes.
The invention according to claim 9 of the present invention is characterized in that when it is detected that a server registered at a predetermined port number has left the LAN, another server transmits a name change message for registration at the predetermined port. The server according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the representative server leaves the LAN, each server raises a name-bearing message so that there is no contention between the servers. You can change the server status.
The invention according to claim 10 of the present invention is the server according to claim 9, wherein after the departure is detected, the other server transmits the name identification message after each random time has elapsed, and each server after the random time has elapsed. If two or more servers have raised their names within a certain period of time after that, they will send their own messages again after a different random time, and this will continue until the only server raises their name. Since it repeats, the next representative server will never compete. When a plurality of servers have given their name, only the server that has given the name or all the servers sends the next name change message.
The invention according to claim 11 of the present invention is the server according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that after detecting a departure, the server is registered in a predetermined port based on a port number mapped by another server. Since the representative server changes based on the order of port numbers determined in advance, the position of the representative server can be changed smoothly.
According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, after the departure is detected, the other server transmits a name change message after the time calculated from the server-specific numerical value has elapsed, and is the only server determined based on a predetermined determination rule. 10. The server according to claim 9, wherein the server is registered at a predetermined port, and the representative server is replaced based on a predetermined rule using a server-specific numerical value. The status of the representative server can be changed smoothly.
A thirteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a server registered at a predetermined port number notifies each server in the LAN collectively of a leave notification message and detects that the server has left the LAN. The server according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the representative server transmits a leave notification message all at once, so that each server can reliably raise its name and smoothly change the position of the representative server. it can.
According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the server in the LAN detects that there is no inquiry about the port mapping information from the server registered in the predetermined port number, and detects that the server has left the LAN. The server according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein in a sequence for inquiring port mapping information, it is easily detected that the server has left the LAN without performing special processing. can do.
According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, all the servers in the LAN inquire about the existence of the server registered in the predetermined port number, detect that there is no response, and the server leaves the LAN. The server according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the presence of the server is inquired of the representative server, so that it can be easily detected that the server has left the LAN.
A sixteenth aspect of the present invention includes a camera unit, an image data generation unit that processes and encodes a video signal captured by the camera unit, and a web server unit for transmitting the image data to a wide area network. An image taken as an image server is transmitted, and the image taken from a plurality of image servers under a relay device is currently the mainstream of IPv4. Can be sent.
According to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server device connected to the second network side of the relay device for transferring a packet from the first network to the second network according to the destination port number, and After requesting the relay device to assign the predetermined port number among the port numbers to be used, if it is determined that the predetermined port number has been assigned, the port assignment information of the other server device is acquired from the relay device and displayed including the port assignment information A server device that generates information and transmits display information in response to access from a first network via a relay device. The server device is characterized in that a second network such as a local network is transmitted from a first network such as the Internet. Predetermined port number assignment and port assignment information for relay devices such as routers that transfer to the network using port numbers Since a request is made and display information such as a web page is generated and transmitted, address information such as other servers is provided to the terminal accessed from the first network by adding a predetermined port number to the address of the relay device It becomes possible to do.
The invention according to claim 18 of the present invention requests the relay apparatus for address information on the first network side of the relay apparatus together with assignment of a predetermined port number used for transfer. It is possible to provide address information of other servers or the like to a terminal that is a device and has accessed from the first network by adding a predetermined port number to the address of the relay device.
A nineteenth aspect of the present invention is the server apparatus according to the seventeenth or eighteenth aspect, wherein the port allocation information is periodically acquired, and another server is newly connected to the relay apparatus. Even in this case, it is possible to provide the address information of the newly connected server to the terminal accessed from the first network by adding the predetermined port number to the address of the relay device.
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The server under the router in Embodiment 1 of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a network system for accessing a server under a router in the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a server in the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of port mapping information acquisition of the representative server according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a port mapping acquisition sequence of the representative server according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation screen of the representative server in the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7 is a flowchart for generating HTML information to be displayed on the representative server in the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 8B is a diagram of the first port forward table in the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8B is the second port forward in the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a forward table view.
In FIG. 1, 1 is the Internet (the wide area network of the present invention), 2 has an interface that can be connected to the Internet 1, has a plurality of LAN-side ports, subordinate devices, and image servers 3 a, 3 b, 3 c described later. Routers (in particular, the relay apparatus of the present invention) that dynamically port-forward IP packets according to the UPnP standard, and 3a, 3b, and 3c are image servers (servers of the present invention). 4 is a terminal that can connect to the Internet 1 to access the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c, and 5 is an IP address that is assigned to the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c from a predetermined local IP address (hereinafter, IP address) within the LAN. A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server to be assigned, and a DNS (Domain Name System) server that responds with a global IP address (hereinafter, an external IP address) when accessed by a host name.
In the first embodiment, when the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c are connected to the router 2, each server requests the router 2 to assign a port and registers an available port number. In the first embodiment, when one of the image servers 3a, 3b, 3c, for example, the image server 3a requests port number assignment at this time, the assignment request is the earliest (or other). The router 2 assigns a predetermined fixed port number, for example, “8080” on the Internet 1 side. Therefore, the port forward function of the router 2 can recognize at least the image server 3a having the fixed port number “8080” from the Internet 1 side. When accessed from the Internet 1 side, the image servers 3a, 3b, 3c The image server 3a, which is one of them, can be reliably accessed.
The image server 3a to which the fixed port number “8080” is assigned acquires the status as a representative server, and manages the port numbers used by the remaining image servers 3b and 3c. Then, after assigning the ports of the image servers 3b and 3c, the router 2 notifies the port number assigned to the image servers 3b and 3c in response to a periodic inquiry from the image server 3a. Therefore, when the user wants to access the image servers 3b and 3c from the terminal 4 via the Internet 1, only by accessing the image server 3a from the terminal 4, the web page provided by the image server 3a to the terminal 4, etc. The image server 3a can provide the port number as address information, and can be connected to the image servers 3b and 3c. At this time, if a host name for identification is given to the image servers 3a, 3b, 3c, the connection can be easily handled by the user interface of the image server 3a.
Next, the internal configuration of the image servers 3a, 3b, 3c according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, 11 is a network interface between the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c and the Internet 1, and transmits a request from the browser of the terminal 4 to the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c, and the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c. A file described in a markup language such as HTML is transmitted to the Internet 1 in order to display a web page. Reference numeral 12 denotes a camera unit, 13 denotes an R, G, B signal or complementary color signal which is a video signal from a CCD or CMOS image sensor provided in the camera unit 12, and the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals Cr, Cb signal are processed. An image data generation unit that generates and compresses the data into a JPEG format, MPEG format, or other compression format.
14 is a storage unit for storing control programs and various data, 14a is an HTML storage unit that stores a plurality of files in which display instructions and link information are described in a markup language such as HTML, and 14b is an image data generator. An image storage unit for storing the image data compressed by the unit 13, 14c a port mapping storage unit for storing port mapping information described later, and 14d for storing an external IP address of the router 2 to which the image servers 3a, 3b, 3c are connected. The router external address storage unit.
15 is a web server unit that communicates with the Internet 1 using the protocol TCP / IP, and 16 is configured with HTML or the like for the browser when the web server unit 15 is accessed from the browser of the terminal 4. It is an HTML generation unit that extracts a file from the storage unit 14 and transmits it. Reference numeral 17 denotes a control unit, which is configured as a function realizing unit that reads a control program into a central processing unit (CPU) and performs each function. Reference numeral 17a denotes port management means for managing port mapping information of other image servers. The port management unit 17a performs a registration process for registration with the fixed port number “8080”, and when registered, manages the port number of another image server as a representative server. Reference numeral 18 denotes a drive unit configured by a motor or the like that performs operations such as pan / tilt of the camera unit 12, and 19 denotes a camera control unit that drives the drive unit 18. The control unit 17 processes a request from the browser and operates the HTML generation unit 16 to generate a web page file, retrieves image data to be transmitted to the browser from the storage unit, and further sends a request to the camera control unit 18. It operates by specifying the mode.
Now, operations performed by the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c will be described below. A procedure in which the image server 3a operates as a representative server or a server managed by the image server 3a will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, when the image server 3a is connected to the LAN or turned on (step 1), the port management means 17a sends a DHCP discovery packet to request the DHCP server 5 to assign an IP address (step 2). . This is repeated until there is an assignment from the DHCP server 5. When the host names of the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c are “server 1”, “server 2”, and “server 3”, respectively, when the image server 3a is connected, as shown in FIGS. An IP address “192.168.0.1” corresponding to “Server 1” is acquired. If there is this assignment (step 3), this IP address is stored in the storage unit 14 (step 4).
Next, the image server 3a transmits a router discovery packet (step 5), sets a timer (step 6), and waits for a response from the router 2 (step 7). When there is a response from the router 2, the IP address “192.168.0.4” of the router 2 is acquired from the source address included in the response message, and a default port registration request is transmitted to the router 2 (step 8). . This requests the representative server to assign a default fixed port number “8080”. In step 7, a response from the router 2 is waited. When the time is over (step 9), the process returns to step 5 to transmit a router discovery packet to the router 2 again. FIG. 8A shows the case where the port number on the Internet 1 side and the port number in the LAN use a common port number, and FIG. 8B shows the port number on the Internet 1 side and the port number in the LAN. Is the same port number “80” in the LAN. When the port number “80” is used, port management within the LAN becomes easy.
The router 2 transmits a port assignment response, and the image server 3a checks whether or not the fixed port number “8080” is assigned (step 10). If there is an assignment, the fixed port number “8080” is set to the port. It is set as a number (step 11). If the fixed port number “8080” cannot be assigned, the image server 3a transmits a port registration request for assignment of another port number (step 12). It is checked whether another port number has been assigned (step 13). If there is an assignment, this port number is set as its own port number (step 14).
When the port number is set, the image server 3a makes a router external IP address notification request to the router 2 (step 15), sets a timer (step 16), and waits for a response from the router 2 (step 17). . When there is a response from the router 2, the router external IP address, for example, “http://60.120.76.64” is registered (step 18). In step 17, a response from the router 2 is waited. When the time is over (step 19), the process returns to step 5 to transmit the router discovery packet to the router 2 again. With the above procedure, the port is set as either the representative server or the server managed by the representative server in the image server 3a. As a result, at least one image server is registered as a representative server. Note that a URL that can be accessed from the wide area network to the router 2 may be either a router external IP address or a domain name. Therefore, instead of registering the router external IP address, a domain name (for example, “http: // Server1. com "etc.) may be requested to the router 2 and registered.
Next, a procedure for acquiring port mapping information performed by the image server 3a registered in the representative server will be described with reference to FIG. Since a Get Generic Port Mapping Entry action is defined in the UPnP standard, IGD (Internet Gateway Device) DCP (Device Control Protocol), this is used. In order for the image server 3a to manage the image servers 3b and 3c under the router 2, the port management means 17a makes a port registration request and checks the server in the entered LAN. For this reason, first, the number of entries n = 1 is counted (step 20), and a port mapping entry notification request is transmitted to the router 2 (step 22). Until the router 2 stops responding or the entry is completed, the port mapping entry notification is received from the router 2 and registered as port mapping information (step 24). The number of entries is incremented to n = n + 1 and the process returns to step 21. ,repeat.
When the router 2 stops responding or the entry is completed, the image server 3a sets a timer (step 26), and when timed out (step 27), returns to step 20. Therefore, the image server 3a periodically acquires port mapping information.
When the port numbers are assigned to the image servers 3b and 3c, the port numbers may be notified to the image server 3a that is the representative server. When the image server 3a periodically acquires port mapping, a delay is unavoidable until the image servers 3b and 3c are port-mapped, but when the image servers 3b and 3c notify the port number, the port is immediately Can be registered, and the inaccessible state to the image servers 3b and 3c can be minimized.
FIG. 5 is a sequence chart illustrating the port setting procedure described above and the port mapping information acquisition of the representative server. As shown in FIG. 5, the image server 3a transmits a router discovery packet (SQ1), and when the router 2 responds (SQ2), it transmits a default port registration request (SQ3). Upon receiving this, the router 2 transmits a port assignment response (SQ4), the image server 3a makes a router external IP address notification request (SQ5), and the router 2 notifies the router external IP address (SQ6). The image server 3a makes a first port mapping information notification request periodically to the router 2 (SQ7), and the router 2 transmits the first port mapping information notification (SQ8).
Subsequently, the image server 3b is connected to the LAN and transmits a router discovery packet (SQ9). When the router 2 responds (SQ10), a default port registration request is transmitted to the router 2 (SQ11). When this is received, since the fixed port number has already been assigned to the image server 3a, the router 2 sends a port assignment impossible response (SQ12), and the image server 3a again makes a port registration request with another port number ( SQ13), if the requested port number is not used, the router 2 sends a port allocation permission response (SQ14).
Thereafter, the image server 3a periodically issues a second, third,... Port mapping information notification request to the router 2 (SQ15), and the router 2 notifies the second, third,. Is transmitted (SQ16). Thereby, since the port mapping information is managed by the image server 3a, when the external terminal 4 accesses the image server 3a with the port number, it becomes possible to know the port numbers of all the other image servers 3b and 3c. It is.
Therefore, the image server 3a can be linked to the image servers 3b and 3c as representative servers when the image server 3a is accessed from the terminal 4 as a client via the Internet 1. As shown in FIG. 6, the user interface on the web page provided by the representative server to the terminal 4 includes the host name “server 2” of the image server 3b and the external IP address “http://60.120.76.64”. : 8081 ”is displayed so as to be linkable, and the host name“ server 3 ”of the image server 3c and the external IP address“ http://60.120.76.64:8082 ”are displayed so as to be linkable. Here, the host names “server 1”, “server 2”, and “server 3” are identification information for identifying the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c, and are stored in the port forward table together with the port information. The image server can be easily identified. In addition, the host name alone is sufficient for displaying the link destination. Note that a domain name may be used instead of the external IP address (for example, “http://myRouter.com:8081”).
By the way, the web page to be displayed on the image server 3a is created by the HTML generation unit 16 and stored in the HTML storage unit 14a. Therefore, the procedure for generating this web page will be described. In FIG. 7, when the image server 3a acquires the port mapping information (step 31), the image server 3a checks whether or not there are other image servers 3b and 3c (step 32), and the image servers 3b and 3c do not exist. Sometimes, the default HTML information without the hyperlink information of FIG. 6 is stored in the HTML storage unit 14a.
When the other image servers 3b and 3c exist, HTML information is generated by adding the hyperlink information of the image servers 3b and 3c to the default HTML information (step 34). The HTML information to which the generated hyperlink information is added is stored in the HTML storage unit 14a. The web page provided from the image server 3a to the terminal 4 in this way is stored in the HTML storage unit 14a when the LAN is only the image server 3a or when the image servers 3b and 3c are connected. Can be accessed from the terminal 4 which is a client of The hyperlink information is added by the external network address (global IP address, domain name, etc.) of the router 2 to which the port numbers of the image servers 3b and 3c are added as shown in FIG. The server names of the image servers 3b and 3c are also displayed so as to be easily understood by the user. The server name is automatically given names such as “server 1” and “server 2” by the HTML generation unit 16 so that the server name can be identified. The server name for which the change instruction is given by the HTML generation unit 16 can be changed. In addition, the server name is changed by following the link to the servers 3b and 3c, changing the server name from the setting screen of the servers 3b and 3c, and obtaining the updated information by the server 3a and regenerating the HTML. It can also be made.
Next, a procedure when accessing from the terminal 4 will be described. The image server 3a, which is a representative server, stands by until there is an access from the terminal 4. When there is an access, the HTML information stored in the HTML storage unit 14 a is transmitted to the terminal 4. When accessing the image servers 3b and 3c from the displayed web page, the external IP address “http://60.120.76.64: is used by using the hyperlink information added to the HTML information constituting the user interface. 8081 "or" http://60.120.76.64:8082 "respectively. At this time, port forwarding is performed in the router 2.
When the web page as shown in FIG. 6 transmitted from the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c is displayed on the screen of the browser, the terminal 4 requests an image from each image server. On the other hand, the image servers 3 a, 3 b, 3 c read out image data captured by the camera unit 12 from the image storage unit 14 b and transmit it to the terminal 4. The terminal 4 that is a client connected to the Internet 1 by the above procedure can obtain image data from the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c using the image server 3a of the representative server.
As described above, in the image server according to the first embodiment, a user on the Internet side needs to know the port numbers of the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c on the LAN side. Acquires the global IP address of the router 2 and the port mapping information of the other server and manages the address information of the other server. Therefore, the Internet 1 does not have to know all the port numbers of the image servers 3a, 3b, 3c. To allow access.
A server that manages port mapping information according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. Among a plurality of image servers connected to the router, the image server 3a, which is a representative server, periodically inquires the other image servers 3b and 3c for port numbers. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for acquiring port mapping information of the representative server according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a port mapping acquisition sequence of the representative server according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The port setting flowchart of FIG. 3 is also referred to in the second embodiment.
The port setting flowchart of the image server of the second embodiment is the same as that of the image server of the first embodiment from step 1 to step 19. As shown in FIG. 3, when the image server 3a is powered on (step 1), the port management unit 17a transmits a DHCP discovery packet and requests the DHCP server 5 to assign an IP address (step 2). When there is an assignment from the DHCP server 5 (step 3), this IP address is stored in the storage unit 14 (step 4). Next, the image server 3a transmits a router discovery packet (step 5), sets a timer (step 6), and waits for a response from the router 2 (step 7). If there is a response from the router 2, a default port registration request is transmitted to the router 2 (step 8). When the time is over at step 7 (step 9), the router discovery packet is transmitted again by returning to step 5. The router 2 transmits a port assignment response, and the image server 3a checks whether or not a fixed port number has been assigned (step 10). If there is an assignment, the fixed port number is set as its own port number (step 10). step 11). If the fixed port number cannot be assigned, the image server 4a transmits a port registration request for another port number (step 12). It is checked whether or not a port number has been assigned (step 13). If there is an assignment, this port number is set as its own port number (step 14).
When the port number is set, the image server 3a makes a router external IP address notification request to the router 2 (step 15), sets a timer (step 16), and waits for a response from the router 2 (step 16). step 17). If there is a response from the router 2, the router external IP address is registered (step 18). When the time is over (step 19), the process returns to step 5 and transmits the router discovery packet to the router 2 again. With the above procedure, the port is set as either the representative server or the server managed by the representative server in the image server 3a.
Next, a procedure for acquiring port mapping information performed by the image server 3a registered in the representative server will be described with reference to FIG. The image server 3a makes a port mapping information notification request to the image servers 3b and 3c in order to manage the image servers 3b and 3c under the router 2 (step 41). This port mapping information notification request is made by broadcast or multicast. The presence or absence of a response is checked (step 42). If there is a response, port mapping information is registered (step 43), and a timer is set (step 44). Similarly, when there is no response in step 42, the process proceeds to step 44 and the timer is set. When the time is over (step 45), the process returns to step 41 to make a port mapping information notification request to the image servers 3b and 3c. By repeating this sequence, the image server 3a can periodically acquire the port mapping information.
FIG. 10 shows a sequence for performing port mapping. SQ81 to SQ86 are sequences for executing steps 1 to 19 described above, and are the same as SQ1 to SQ6 of the first embodiment. This detailed description will be transferred to the first embodiment.
After obtaining the router external IP address, the image server 3a makes a port mapping information notification request (SQ87). In response to this, the image servers 3b and 3c notify the image server 3a of their own port numbers (SQ88). Although the port mapping information notification request is periodically made at a predetermined interval, the same effect can be obtained even if it is made at random time intervals within a certain range.
As described above, in the image server according to the second embodiment, the user on the Internet side needs to know the port numbers of the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c on the LAN side. Makes an inquiry to the router 2 or another image server to acquire the global IP address of the router 2 and the port mapping information of the other image server and manage the address information of the other image server. , 3b, and 3c without access to all the port numbers.
The port mapping information is transmitted by broadcast, multicast, or unicast from the router or other server without an inquiry from the representative server, and the port mapping information is acquired when the representative server receives the transmission data. You may make it do.
The image server according to the first embodiment described above periodically inquires the router 2 about port mapping information, and the image server according to the second embodiment is such that the image server 3a sends port mapping information to the image servers 3b and 3c. A batch notification request is made. However, the image server according to the third embodiment does not inquire port mapping information, but directly extracts all mapping tables of usage registration information set in the router 2 and determines registration entries of the image servers 3b and 3c from this table. It is.
That is, a Get Generic Port Mapping Entry action is defined in the UPnP standard, IGD (Internet Gateway Device) DCP (Device Control Protocol), and the mapping table of the usage registration information set in the router 2 includes the router 2 The IP addresses of the servers 3a, 3b, and 3c, the inner port numbers, and the comment text are stored corresponding to the external port numbers of the image servers 3b. 3 ”is retrieved to obtain port mapping information. If other server information that does not need to acquire port mapping information is also stored in the mapping table, only server information having specific information included in the comment text is acquired. As the specific information, for example, if a product name or model name is included, a specific server can be easily selected.
As described above, the image server according to the third embodiment directly retrieves the mapping table of the use registration information set in the router 2 instead of inquiring the port mapping information, and determines the registration entries of the image servers 3b and 3c from this table. Therefore, the port mapping information can be easily obtained.
By the way, access to the image servers 3a, 3b, and 3c according to the first to third embodiments can be realized only when a representative server exists. Therefore, when the representative server is turned off, access from outside the LAN becomes impossible. Therefore, when the representative server disappears, another server needs to take over the representative server. The fourth embodiment is an image server that performs detection and replacement of a representative server, and the operation of each server at this time will be described below. FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the representative server replacement in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the first replacement sequence of the representative server in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 13 is the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of the second replacement sequence of the representative server, and FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of the third replacement sequence of the representative server in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
When the image server 3a, which is the representative server, is turned off while the image servers 3a, 3b, 3c under the router are operating, the port management means 17a indicates that the image server 3a is absent in the first replacement sequence. A withdrawal notification message (Bye Bye message) is transmitted (step 50). Upon receiving this message, each of the image servers 3b and 3c sets a timer (step 51), calculates a random time, and waits for each random time (step 52). It is checked whether or not a representative server change notification indicating that the random server has timed out first and the representative server has been replaced has been received from another image server (step 53). When the representative server change notification is received, the process is terminated ( step 54). Note that instead of the random time, the image server 3b, 3c transmits the name change message after the time calculated from the server-specific numerical values, and the server determined based on a predetermined determination rule is the representative server. Good. Since the representative server is changed based on a predetermined rule using a server-specific numerical value, the position of the representative server can be changed smoothly.
If the representative server change notification has not been received, the representative server change notification is transmitted from itself (step 55). In this state, it waits until a predetermined time elapses, and when the time is over (step 56), it is checked whether or not there is a representative server change notification from another image server, and if there is, the representative server change notification competes. Returning to step 51, the representative server setting is repeated.
If a representative server change notification has not been sent from another image server, a self port number registration deletion request is transmitted to the router 2 (step 58). When a response is returned from the router 2 (step 59), a representative server port number registration deletion request is notified to delete the fixed port number “8080” registered in the image server 3a (step 60). When a response is returned from the router 2 (step 61), a registration request for the fixed port number “8080” is made because it becomes a representative server (step 62), and when a response is returned from the router 2 (step 63), this fixed The port number “8080” is internally set (step 64).
Subsequently, a router external IP address notification request is transmitted to the router 2 as a representative server (step 65). When there is a response from the router 2 (step 66), the sent router external IP address is registered (step 67). Thereafter, the port mapping shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 is performed.
The first replacement sequence described above will be described with reference to FIG. 12. This notification is made by broadcasting a leave notification message that the image server 3a is absent (SQ21). Notification may be made by unicasting to all the other image servers 3b and 3c and the router 2 by multicast. The image servers 3b and 3c that have received the message indicating absence are each waiting for a random time. The image server 3b that has previously passed the random time broadcasts a name change message indicating that it is a representative server (SQ22). Multicast or unicast may be used. After receiving this name transfer message, the image server 3b transmits a router discovery packet in the LAN (SQ23). When the router 2 responds to this (SQ24), the image server 3b issues a request for deleting its own port registration to obtain the fixed port number “8080” (SQ25), and when the router 2 responds (SQ26), the image server 3a A request to delete the registered fixed port number is made (SQ27), and when the router 2 responds (SQ28), a default port registration request is made (SQ29). When the router 2 performs port assignment (SQ30), the image server 3b makes a port mapping information notification request (SQ31), and the router 2 notifies the port mapping information notification (SQ32).
As a result, after the power is turned off and the image server 3a notifies the leave notification message, the image server 3b that has notified the name change message is registered in the representative server. If the representative server is absent, access from outside the LAN becomes impossible. However, since the representative server is taken over, access from outside to the LAN can be performed almost without interruption.
Next, the second replacement sequence in FIG. 13 will be described in the same manner. The image server 3a, which is the representative server, periodically inquires about the port number, and when the representative server is turned off, this periodic inquiry message is notified. Therefore, it is detected that the other image servers 3b and 3c and the router 2 are absent from the representative server, and the representative server is replaced.
The image server 3a periodically sends an inquiry message to obtain the port numbers of the other image servers 3b and 3c and the router 2 (SQ41). When this state continues, when the inquiry message is not continuously notified twice or more from the representative server, it is determined that the other image servers 3b and 3c and the router 2 are absent from the representative server. In order to prevent a determination error when a packet loss occurs when one message is not notified, it is determined that the representative server is absent due to two or more notifications. In order to prevent detection mistakes more reliably, it may be determined that the representative server is absent with more than two unreported detection times.
In the second replacement sequence, the status of the representative server is transferred in the order of the port numbers shown in FIGS. It is set that the position of the representative server is transferred in order from “8080” to “8081” and “8082”. Accordingly, when it is determined that the image server 3a is turned off and the representative server is absent, the image server 3b with the port number “8081” becomes the representative server according to the priority order, and the following sequence is performed. When the image server 3b “8081” is also turned off at the same time as the image server 3a, the image server 3c “8082” is necessary to perform an operation for the image server 3b “8081” to be a representative server. After a lapse of time, it is determined that there is no representative server, and an operation for becoming a representative server is performed.
The image server 3b transmits a router discovery packet in the LAN (SQ42), and when the router 2 responds (SQ43), the image server 3b issues a self-port registration deletion request to obtain the fixed port number “8080” (SQ44). When the router 2 responds (SQ45), a request to delete the fixed port number “8080” registered in the image server 3a is made (SQ46), and when the router 2 responds (SQ47), a default port registration request is made (SQ47). SQ48). When the router 2 performs port assignment (SQ49), the image server 3b makes a port mapping information notification request (SQ50), and the router 2 notifies the port mapping information notification (SQ51).
Thus, when the power is turned off and the inquiry message from the representative server is interrupted, the image server 3b with the next port number “8081” is registered in the representative server. If the representative server is absent, access from outside the LAN becomes impossible, but access from the outside can be performed almost without interruption because it is taken over by the next representative server.
Further, the third replacement sequence in FIG. 14 will be described. This is because all of the image servers 3b and 3c periodically communicate with the representative server (such as port number notification processing) with respect to the image server 3a, which is the representative server, and there is no response from the representative server. This is to detect that is absent. In order not to cause a determination error due to packet loss, it is determined that the representative server is absent when there is no response twice or more. Inquiries to the representative server are made at random time intervals by the image servers 3b and 3c. It may be performed by broadcast, multicast, or unicast. Note that the IP address of the representative server necessary for the unicast inquiry can be known by obtaining a notification from the representative server or obtaining a port mapping table of the router. Similarly to the second replacement sequence, since the status of the representative server is transferred in the order of the port numbers, the router 2 is inquired about which image server is to be newly transferred. When it is determined that the representative server is absent, the image server 3b with the port number “8081” becomes the representative server in accordance with the priority order, and the next replacement sequence is performed.
Each image server 3b, 3c transmits a representative server inquiry broadcast (SQ61). Perform in order at random time intervals. The image server 4a, which is the representative server, returns a representative server response (SQ62). When there is no response to the representative server inquiry broadcast more than once, the image server 3b with the port number “8081” transmits a router discovery packet in the LAN (SQ63), and when the router 2 responds (SQ64), In order to obtain the fixed port number “8080”, the image server 3b issues a self-port registration deletion request (SQ65), and when the router 2 responds (SQ66), the fixed port number “8080” registered in the image server 3a. When a deletion request is made (SQ67) and the router 2 responds (SQ68), a default port registration request is made (SQ69). When the router 2 performs port assignment (SQ70), the image server 3b makes a port mapping information notification request (SQ71), and the router 2 notifies the port mapping information notification (SQ72).
As described above, the image server according to the fourth embodiment assigns a fixed port number to one of a plurality of image servers connected to the router, and the router performs port forwarding using this as a representative server. In addition, since the representative server manages the port number of the other server, by accessing the representative server from the outside via the Internet, the other server can be accessed by the hyperlink information of the web page.
In the first to fourth embodiments, it has been described that the server 3 automatically performs operations such as a port assignment request to the router 2 after the power is turned on. , Including a software configuration), and when the switch is turned on, an operation such as a port assignment request may be performed.
For convenience of explanation, the description has been divided into the first to fourth embodiments. However, a server that operates in combination with the first and fourth embodiments, a part of the first embodiment, and a part of the second embodiment. Needless to say, the present invention also includes a server that performs a combination of operations such as a server that performs a combination of the above-described operations.
According to the server of the present invention, when the port management means receives the assignment of the fixed port number, it obtains the status of the representative server, thereby acquiring the global IP address and port mapping information of the relay device, and at the same time the address of the other server Manage information and enable access from the wide area network side.
Since each server receives the port number assignment from the relay device, the representative server registered in the fixed port number periodically requests the port mapping information known by the relay device, thereby obtaining the address information of other servers. Manage and enable access from the wide area network side.
The representative server registered in the fixed port number requests port mapping information from each server at the same time, thereby managing the address information of other servers and enabling access from the wide area network side. be able to. In order to make an inquiry by broadcast or multicast or all servers by unicast, port mapping information can be requested collectively.
Further, since the representative server collectively acquires the use registration information stored in the relay device and extracts the port mapping information from this, the information can be easily acquired. If the representative server is already registered when you give your name to become a representative server, your representative server will be notified of your port number. Access is possible. Since the address information of other servers managed by the representative server is linked to the web page of the representative server, the other server can easily access from the wide area network side.
Since the address information including the host names of other servers managed by the representative server is linked to the web page of the representative server, the other servers can be easily accessed from the wide area network side.
When the representative server leaves the LAN, each server raises its own name message, so that the position of the representative server can be changed smoothly according to the priority order. Since the random message passes each time and the name-bearing message is sent, the next representative server will never compete. Since the representative server changes based on the order of the predetermined port numbers, the position of the representative server can be changed smoothly. Similarly, since the representative server is changed based on a predetermined rule using numerical values unique to the server, the position of the representative server can be changed smoothly.
Since the representative server transmits the leave notification message all at once, each server can surely raise its name, and the status of the representative server can be changed smoothly. In the sequence for inquiring port mapping information, it is possible to easily detect that the server has left the LAN without performing special processing. Since the presence of the representative server is inquired, it is possible to easily detect that the server has left the LAN. Currently, IPv4 is mainstream, and it is possible to transmit images taken from a plurality of image servers under the relay device.
Assign a specific port number and request port allocation information to a relay device such as a router that transfers data from a first network such as the Internet to a second network such as a local network. Since the display information is generated and transmitted, it is possible to provide the address information of other servers and the like to the terminal accessed from the first network by adding a predetermined port number to the address of the relay device.
Further, it becomes possible to provide address information of other servers and the like to a terminal accessed from the first network by adding a predetermined port number to the address of the relay device. In order to periodically acquire the port allocation information, even when another server is newly connected to the relay device, the terminal accessed from the first network by adding a predetermined port number to the address of the relay device On the other hand, it becomes possible to provide address information of a newly connected server.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a network system that accesses a server under a router according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a server port setting flowchart according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for obtaining port mapping information of a representative server according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a port mapping acquisition sequence of a representative server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an operation screen of a representative server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart for generating HTML information to be displayed on the representative server according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8A is a first port forward table diagram according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8B is a second port forward table diagram according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for obtaining port mapping information of a representative server according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a port mapping acquisition sequence of a representative server in Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of representative server replacement in Embodiment 4 of the present invention;
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a first replacement sequence of a representative server in Embodiment 4 of the present invention
FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a second replacement sequence of the representative server according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram of a third replacement sequence of a representative server according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram of a router having a conventional host name forwarding function.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional port forwarding setting table
3a, 3b, 3c Image server
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5 DHCP server
6 DNS server
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12 Camera unit
13 Image data generator
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A server placed under a relay device having a port forwarding function,
A port management means for requesting the relay device to assign a predetermined port number for setting a representative server; if the predetermined port number is not registered, the port management unit receives the assignment as it is; Prepared,
When registered in the predetermined port number, the port management means obtains the address of the wide area network and port mapping information of the relay device, and provides address information of other servers for access from the wide area network A server characterized by
2. The server according to claim 1, wherein when the predetermined port number is registered, the port management unit periodically requests port mapping information from the relay apparatus.
2. The server according to claim 1, wherein when the predetermined port number is registered, the port management means inquires port mapping information to each server in the LAN.
4. The server according to claim 3, wherein said port management means inquires by broadcast or multicast or unicast to all servers.
The port management unit requests usage registration information from the relay device when the registration is made to the predetermined port number, and extracts port mapping information from the acquired user registration information. The listed server.
2. The server according to claim 1, wherein when the predetermined port number is assigned to another server, the port management means notifies the other server of its assigned port number. .
The server according to claim 1, further comprising a web page generation unit, and generating a web page to which address information of another server is added so as to be linkable.
8. The server according to claim 7, wherein the port management means assigns a host name for identification to the other server and includes the host name in the address information.
9. When detecting that the server registered at the predetermined port number has left the LAN, another server transmits a name change message for registering at the predetermined port. Server described in.
After detecting the departure, each server sends a message after a random time has passed, and if two or more servers have raised their names within a certain period of time, the server will send a message again after a random time has elapsed. The server according to claim 9, wherein a server that has given a unique name uses the predetermined port number by repeating transmission.
9. The server according to claim 1, wherein the server is registered in the predetermined port based on a port number mapped by another server after the departure is detected.
After the departure is detected, the other server sends a name change message after the time calculated from the server-specific numerical values, and the only server determined based on a predetermined determination rule becomes the representative server and is registered in the predetermined port The server according to claim 9, wherein the server is executed.
13. The server according to claim 9, wherein the server registered at the predetermined port number notifies each server in the LAN collectively of a leave notification message and detects that the server has left the LAN. Server described in.
13. The server in the LAN detects that there is no inquiry about port mapping information from the server registered in the predetermined port number, and detects that the server has left the LAN. A server according to any of the above.
All the servers in the LAN inquire about the existence of the server registered in the predetermined port number, detect that there is no response, and detect that the server has left the LAN. The server according to any one of claims 9 to 12.
A camera unit, an image data generation unit that processes and encodes a video signal captured by the camera unit, and a web server unit for transmitting the image data to a wide area network, and transmits an image captured as an image server The server according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein:
A server device connected to a second network side of a relay device for transferring a packet from the first network to a second network according to a destination port number;
After requesting the relay device to assign a predetermined port number among the port numbers used for the transfer, if it is determined that the predetermined port number has been assigned, the port assignment information of another server device is obtained from the relay device. A server device that generates display information including the port assignment information and transmits the display information in response to access from the first network via the relay device.
18. The server apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the server apparatus requests the relay apparatus for address information on the first network side of the relay apparatus together with assignment of a predetermined port number used for the transfer.
19. The server apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the port allocation information is periodically acquired.
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Techniques for transmitting and receiving system information blocks over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for obtaining access to an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band by performing extended clear channel assessments (ECCAs), and Techniques for transmitting and receiving synchronization signals and reference signals over licensed radio frequency spectrum band, Techniques for identifying start times of downlink transmissions over unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, Unlicensed radio frequency Techniques for transmitting and receiving clear channel assessment (CCA) -exempt transmissions over the spectral band, techniques for performing random access over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band Include techniques for dynamically modifying the transmission mode. Which, it is disclosed techniques for transmitting and receiving radio communication over a non-licensed radio frequency spectrum band.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS OVER UNLICENSED RADIO FREQUENCY SPECTRUM}
[0001] This patent application is filed on June 11, 2015 by Malladi et al., And is entitled US Patent Application No. 14 / 736,867 entitled “Wireless Communications Over Unlicensed Radio Frequency Spectrum”; And US Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 012,231, filed Jun. 13, 2014, entitled “Wireless Communications Over Unlicensed Radio Frequency Spectrum,” by Malladi et al., Each of which is incorporated herein by reference. It was transferred to the assignee.
FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communication systems and, more particularly, to wireless communications using an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content such as voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcast, and the like. Such systems may be multiple access systems capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (eg, time, frequency and power). Examples of such multiple access systems include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems.
For example, a wireless multiple access communication system may include a number of base stations that each simultaneously support communication for a number of user equipments (UEs). The base station can communicate with the UEs on downlink channels (eg, for transmissions from the base station to the UE) and uplink channels (eg, for transmissions from the UE to the base station).
Some communication modes may enable communications with the UE over different radio frequency spectrum bands (eg, licensed radio frequency spectrum band and / or unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band) of the cellular network. . As data traffic increases in cellular networks using unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands, splitting at least some of the data traffic into the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band presents opportunities for cellular operators with improved data transmission capabilities. Can provide. Prior to acquiring and communicating through the access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the device may perform a listen before talk (LBT) procedure that contends for access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The LBT procedure may include performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) to determine whether a channel in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is available. If it is determined that a channel in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is not available (for example, because another device is already using a channel in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band), then the CCA will be in the channel at a later time. Can be performed again. If the channel is available, the device can begin transmitting data using the channel.
The present disclosure discloses, for example, unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band by performing techniques for transmitting and receiving system information blocks over unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, extended clear channel assessments (ECCAs). Techniques for gaining access to the techniques, techniques for transmitting and receiving synchronization signals and reference signals over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, start times of downlink transmissions over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band Techniques for identifying, techniques for transmitting and receiving clear channel assessment (CCA) -exempt transmissions over unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for performing random access over unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band And transmit modes dynamically through unlicensed and unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands. It relates to wireless communications over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, including techniques for modifying.
[0007] A method for wireless communication is described, the method comprising: generating a system information block comprising a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, wherein the parameters are at least one listen before talk (LBT) parameter, at least one cell identifier; And at least one radio frame identifier—and transmitting a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
[0008] An apparatus for wireless communication is described, the apparatus comprising: means for generating a system information block comprising a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, wherein the parameters are at least one LBT parameter, at least one cell identifier and at least one; And a radio frame identifier; and means for transmitting the system information block on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
[0009] An apparatus for wireless communication is described, wherein the apparatus includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the processor generates a system information block comprising a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, wherein the parameters are at least one And an LBT parameter of at least one cell identifier and at least one radio frame identifier; configured to transmit a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing instructions for wireless communication is also described, the instructions generating a system information block comprising a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, wherein the parameters are at least one LBT parameter, at least Includes one cell identifier and at least one radio frame identifier—including instructions executable by the processor to transmit a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
According to some aspects of the method, apparatuses, and / or non-transitory computer readable medium, a system information block is an unlicensed radio frequency during a clear channel assessment (CCA) subframe associated with a base station Transmitted over the spectral band. In some examples, the CET subframe is periodic, and transmitting the system information block includes transmitting the system information block at each instance of the CET.
According to some aspects of the method, apparatuses and / or non-transitory computer readable medium, the CCA may be performed before a non-CET subframe associated with opportunistic system information block transmissions, wherein the system information block is If the CCA is successful, it can be transmitted on a non-CET subframe. Different redundancy versions of the system information block may be transmitted at different time intervals.
Some aspects of the method, apparatuses, and / or non-transitory computer readable medium may further include dynamically modifying the LBT parameter and transmitting an updated version of the system information block in the next CET subframe. have. In some examples, the at least one cell identifier is selected from the group consisting of a physical cell identifier (PID), an operator identifier, a cell global identity (CGI), and combinations thereof.
In some aspects of the method, apparatuses and / or non-transitory computer readable medium, the at least one LBT parameter may include an extended clear channel assessment (ECCA) counter parameter, a CCA energy threshold, a guard period for base station resynchronization. And combinations thereof. In some examples, the ECCA procedure at the base station is the same for unicast and broadcast transmissions.
In some aspects of the methods, apparatuses, and / or non-transitory computer readable medium, the radio frame identifier includes a system frame number (SFN). In some examples, the system information block spans the entire bandwidth of a component carrier associated with an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
A method for wireless communication is described, the method comprising receiving a system information block over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the system information block including a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, the parameter These include at least one listen before talk (LBT) parameter, at least one cell identifier and at least one radio frame identifier.
An apparatus for wireless communication is described, wherein the apparatus includes means for receiving a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the system information block including a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, The parameters include at least one LBT parameter, at least one cell identifier and at least one radio frame identifier.
An apparatus for wireless communication is described, wherein the apparatus includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the processor is configured to receive a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and the system information The block includes a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, the parameters including at least one LBT parameter, at least one cell identifier and at least one radio frame identifier.
A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing instructions for wireless communication is also described, the instructions including instructions executable by a processor to receive a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, The system information block includes a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, the parameters including at least one LBT parameter, at least one cell identifier and at least one radio frame identifier.
According to some aspects of the method, apparatuses, and / or non-transitory computer readable medium, system information blocks are unlicensed radio frequency during a clear channel assessment-exempt transmission (CET) subframe associated with a base station It is received over the spectral band. LBT operation may be adjusted based on at least one LBT parameter received in the system information block.
According to some aspects of the methods, apparatuses, and / or non-transitory computer readable medium, the at least one cell identifier is a physical cell identifier (PID), an operator identifier, a cell global identifier (CGI), and a combination thereof. Is selected from the group consisting of:
According to some aspects of the method, apparatuses and / or non-transitory computer readable medium, the at least one LBT parameter may include an extended CCA (ECCA) counter parameter, a CCA energy threshold, a guard period for base station resynchronization, and Selected from the group consisting of combinations thereof.
According to some aspects of the method, apparatuses, and / or non-transitory computer readable medium, the at least one radio frame identifier includes a system frame number (SFN). The system information block may span the entire bandwidth of a component carrier associated with an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
The foregoing outlines the features and technical advantages of examples according to the present disclosure in order to clarify the detailed description. Further features and advantages will be described below. The conception and specific examples disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present disclosure. Such equivalent structures do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein, with respect to both the configuration and the method of operation herein, together with associated advantages, will be better understood from the following description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only, and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the claims.
Further understanding of the nature and advantages of the present disclosure may be realized with reference to the following figures. In the appended figures, similar components or features may have the same reference level. In addition, various components of the same type may be distinguished by a second label that distinguishes between dashes and similar components following the reference label. If only the first reference label is used herein, the description is applicable to any of the similar components having the same first reference label regardless of the second reference label.
1 shows an example of a wireless communication system, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
FIG. 2 illustrates a wireless communication system in which LTE / LTE-A is deployed under different scenarios using unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
FIG. 3 shows seven TDD configurations that may be used for LTE / LTE-A communications in an LBT radio frame transmitted over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. .
4 shows a block diagram of a base station for use in wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of a base station for use in wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of a UE that can be used in wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a UE that can be used for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
FIG. 8 shows a timing diagram illustrating transmission of a plurality of parameters during a CET subframe over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
FIG. 9 shows a diagram of a radio frame defining a plurality of subframes for a particular TDD configuration, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
FIG. 10 shows a diagram of a radio frame illustrating an ECCA subframe, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
11 is a diagram of a radio frame illustrating a location in frequency and time of one or more synchronization signals (eg, ePSS, eSSS, or a combination thereof) and an eCRS signal, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure; Illustrated.
12 shows a diagram of a radio frame illustrating transmission of D-CUBS during a radio frame, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
FIG. 13 shows a diagram that illustrates another timing diagram of certain subframes, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
FIG. 14 shows a diagram illustrating an uplink CET (U-CET), in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
FIG. 15 shows a diagram that illustrates an enlarged interlace of a U-CET in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
FIG. 16 shows a diagram corresponding to random access channels, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
FIG. 17 shows a diagram of an ECCA frame and a radio subframe for use in an ECCA procedure for uplink transmissions in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
18 shows a diagram of an enlarged interlace for use in an uplink SC-FDMA transmission, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
19 shows a diagram of an enlarged interlace for use in an uplink OFDMA transmission, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
20-38 show flowcharts illustrating methods for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
FIG. 39 shows a diagram of a system for use in wireless communications, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. FIG.
40 shows a diagram of a system for use in wireless communications, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure.
Techniques in which an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is used for at least a portion of a wireless communication system are described. In some examples, unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band may be used for long term evolution (LTE) communications and / or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) communications. The unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band may be used with or independently of the licensed radio frequency spectrum band. In some examples, the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band may be used for unlicensed use of the radio frequency spectrum band (eg, for Wi-Fi use and / or LTE / LTE-A use in unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band). Because it is at least partially available for, it may be a radio frequency spectrum band where the device may need to contend for access.
As data traffic increases in cellular networks using an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, dividing at least some data traffic into an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is a cellular operator (eg, PLMN). may provide opportunities for enhanced data transmission capability to a coordinated set of base stations that define a public land mobile network and / or a cellular network, eg, an operator of an LTE / LTE-A network. As mentioned above, prior to communicating over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the devices may perform a listen before talk (LBT) procedure to obtain access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. This LBT procedure may include performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) to determine whether a channel in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is available.
The following description provides examples, and is not limiting of the scope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Various examples may omit, substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Also, features described with respect to some examples may be combined into other examples.
1 shows an example of a wireless communication system 100, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The wireless communication system 100 includes base stations 105 (eg, base stations forming some or all of one or more eNBs), multiple user equipments (UEs) 115, and core network 130. It may include. Some of the base stations 105 may communicate with the UEs 115 under the control of a base station controller (not shown), which in various examples may be part of the core network 130 or a particular base station of the base stations 105. Some of the base stations 105 may communicate control information and / or user data with the core network 130 via the backhaul 132. In some examples, some of the base stations 105 may communicate directly or indirectly with each other via backhaul links 134, which may be wired or wireless communication links. The wireless communication system 100 may support operation on multiple carriers (waveform signals of different frequencies). Multi-carrier transmitters can transmit modulated signals simultaneously on multiple carriers. For example, each communication link 125 may be a multi-carrier signal modulated according to various radio technologies. Each modulated signal may be transmitted on a different carrier and may carry control information (eg, reference signals, control channels, etc.), overhead information, data, and the like.
The base stations 105 may communicate wirelessly with the UEs 115 via one or more base station antennas. Each of the base stations 105 may provide communication coverage for each coverage area 110. In some examples, base station 105 may include an access point, a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a NodeB, It may also be referred to as an evolved NodeB (eNB), a home NodeB, a home eNodeB, a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point, a Wi-Fi node, or some other suitable term. The coverage area 110 for the base station 105 may be divided into sectors making up only a portion of the coverage area. The wireless communication system 100 may include different types of base stations 105 (eg, macro, micro and / or pico base stations). Base stations 105 may also utilize different radio technologies, such as cellular and / or WLAN radio access technologies. Base stations 105 may be associated with the same or different access networks or operator deployments (eg, collectively referred to herein as “operators”). The coverage areas of different base stations 105 may overlap, including the coverage areas of the same or different types of base stations 105, utilizing the same or different radio technologies and / or belonging to the same or different access networks. have.
In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 does not have devices contend for access because a first radio frequency spectrum band (eg, a radio frequency spectrum band has been licensed to certain users for certain uses). Unlicensed use of radio frequency spectrum band, eg, licensed radio frequency spectrum band available for LTE / LTE-A communications, and / or second radio frequency spectrum band (eg, radio frequency spectrum band) Unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands or radio frequency spectrum bands such as, for example, unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands that devices may need to contend for access because they are available for Wi-Fi purposes. Because it is available for use by more than one operator on a Vice to can include a LTE / LTE-A communication system (or network that can support one or more operations or batch mode in a radio frequency spectrum band) it permitted that may need to be contending for access). In other examples, the wireless communication system 100 may support wireless communication using one or more access technologies different from LTE / LTE-A. In LTE / LTE-A communication systems, the term Evolved NodeB or eNB may be used to describe one or more groups of base stations 105, for example.
The wireless communication system 100 may be or include an LTE / LTE-A network in which different types of base stations 105 provide coverage for various geographic areas. For example, each base station 105 may provide communication coverage for macro cells, pico cells, femto cells and / or other types of cells. Small cells such as pico cells, femto cells and / or other types of cells may include low power nodes (LPNs). The macro cell may, for example, allow unrestricted access by UEs that cover a relatively large geographic area (eg, several kilometers in radius) and have made service subscriptions to a network provider. The pico cell will, for example, cover a relatively smaller geographic area and can allow unrestricted access by UEs that have made service subscriptions to the network provider. The femto cell will also cover a relatively small geographic area (eg, a home), for example, and in addition to unrestricted access, UEs (eg, closed subscriber group (CSG) that have an association with the femto cell. It may also provide limited access by UEs in a closed subscriber group), UEs for home users, and the like. The eNB for the macro cell may be referred to as a macro eNB. An eNB for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico eNB. And an eNB for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto eNB or a home eNB. An eNB may support one or multiple (eg, two, three, four, etc.) cells.
The core network 130 may communicate with the base stations 105 via a backhaul 132 (eg, S1 application protocol, etc.). Base stations 105 may also be, for example, via backhaul links 134 (eg, X2 application protocol, etc.) and / or via backhaul 132 (eg, via core network 130). ) Can communicate with each other indirectly or directly. The wireless communication system 100 may support synchronous or asynchronous operation. For synchronous operation, the eNBs may have similar frame and / or gating timing, and transmissions from different eNBs may be approximately time aligned. For asynchronous operation, the eNBs may have different frame and / or gating timing, and transmissions from different eNBs may not be aligned in time.
The UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout the wireless communication system 100. UE 115 is also a mobile station device, mobile station, subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscription by those of ordinary skill in the art. It may also be referred to as a home country, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, or some other suitable terminology. The UE 115 may be a cellular phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wearable item, for example, Watch or glasses, wireless local loop (WLL) station, or the like. The UE 115 may be able to communicate with macro eNBs, pico eNBs, femto eNBs, relays, and the like. The UE 115 may also communicate over different types of access networks, such as cellular or other wireless wide area network (WWAN) access networks or WLAN access networks. In some communication modes of the UE 115, communication may be performed over a plurality of communication links 125 or channels (ie, component carriers), each channel being a plurality of cells (eg, In some cases, a component carrier is used between the UE 115 and one of the serving cells, which are cells that may be operated by the same or different base stations 105.
Each component carrier may be provided over a first (eg, licensed) radio frequency spectrum band or a second (eg, unlicensed) radio frequency spectrum band, and in a particular communication mode The set of component carriers used are all received on the first radio frequency spectrum band (eg, at the UE 115), all received on the second radio frequency spectrum band, or the first radio frequency spectrum band And via a combination of the second radio frequency spectrum band.
The communication links 125 shown in the wireless communication system 100 are for carrying uplink (UL) communications (eg, transmissions from the UE 115 to the base station 105). Uplink channels (using component carriers) and / or downlink (DL) communications (eg, transmissions from base station 105 to UE 115) (using component carriers) It may include downlink channels. UL communications or transmissions may also be referred to as reverse link communications or transmissions, while DL communications or transmissions may also be referred to as forward link communications or transmissions. Downlink communications and / or uplink communications may be performed using a first (eg licensed) radio frequency spectrum band, a second (eg unlicensed) radio frequency spectrum band, or both. Can be.
In some examples of wireless communication system 100, LTE / LTE-A may be deployed under different scenarios using a second (eg, unlicensed) radio frequency spectrum band. Deployment scenarios include an auxiliary downlink mode, LTE / LTE-A, in which LTE / LTE-A downlink communications of a first (eg, licensed) radio frequency spectrum band can be shared into a second access radio frequency spectrum band. Carrier aggregation mode in which both downlink and uplink communications can be shared from the first radio frequency spectrum band to the second radio frequency spectrum band, and / or LTE / between base station 105 and UE 115. LTE-A downlink and uplink communications may include a standalone mode that may occur using only the second radio frequency spectrum band. The UEs 115 as well as the base stations 105 may in some examples support one or more of these or similar modes of operation. In communication links 125 for LTE / LTE-A downlink communications in a first (eg licensed) radio frequency spectrum band and / or a second (eg unlicensed) radio frequency spectrum band Orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) waveforms may be used, while for LTE / LTE-A uplink communications in the first radio frequency spectrum band and / or the second (eg, unlicensed) radio frequency spectrum band. OFDMA, single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and / or resource block interleaved FDMA waveforms may be used in the communication links 125.
FIG. 2 shows a wireless communication system 200 in which LTE / LTE-A is deployed under different scenarios using an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. More specifically, FIG. 2 illustrates examples of auxiliary downlink mode, carrier aggregation mode, and standalone mode in which LTE / LTE-A using unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is deployed. The wireless communication system 200 may be an example of portions of the wireless communication system 100 described with reference to FIG. 1. Further, the first base station 105-a-1 and the second base station 105-a-2 may be examples of one or more aspects of the base stations 105 described with reference to FIG. 1, while the first UE (UE 115-a-1), the second UE 115-a-2, the third UE 115-a-3, and the fourth UE 115-a-4 are described with reference to FIG. 1. It may be an example of one or more aspects of the UEs 115.
In the example of a supplemental downlink mode of the wireless communication system 200, the first base station 105-a-1 may OFDMA to the first UE 115-a-1 using the downlink channel 220. The waveforms can be transmitted. Downlink channel 220 may be associated with frequency F1 of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The first base station 105-a-1 can also transmit OFDMA waveforms to the first UE 115-a-1 using the first bidirectional link 225, and use the first bidirectional link 225. To receive SC-FDMA waveforms from the first UE 115-a-1. The first bidirectional link 225 may be associated with the frequency F4 of the licensed radio frequency spectrum band. The downlink channel 220 of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band and the first bidirectional link 225 of the licensed radio frequency spectrum band may operate simultaneously. The downlink channel 220 may provide downlink capacity sharing for the first base station 105-a-1. In some examples, downlink channel 220 may be used for unicast services (eg, addressed to one UE) or multicast services (eg, addressed to some UEs). . This auxiliary downlink mode may be used by a service provider (e.g., mobile network operator (MNO)) using a licensed radio frequency spectrum where additional downlink bandwidth is required.
In one example of a carrier aggregation mode of the wireless communication system 200, the first base station 105-a-1 uses a second bidirectional link 230 to display a second UE 115-a-2. Transmit OFDMA waveforms, and receive OFDMA waveforms, SC-FDMA waveforms, and / or resource block interleaved FDMA waveforms from the second UE 115-a-2 using the second bidirectional link 230. can do. The second bidirectional link 230 may be associated with the frequency F1 of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The first base station 105-a-1 may also transmit OFDMA waveforms to the second UE 115-a-2 using the third bidirectional link 235, and transmit the third bidirectional link 235. To receive SC-FDMA waveforms from the second UE 115-a-2. The third bidirectional link 235 may be associated with the frequency F2 of the licensed radio frequency spectrum band. The second bidirectional link 230 may provide downlink and uplink sharing for the third bidirectional link 235. This carrier aggregation mode may be used by the service provider using licensed radio frequency spectrum where additional downlink bandwidth and additional uplink bandwidth are required.
In another example of a carrier aggregation mode of the wireless communication system 200, the first base station 105-a-1 uses a fourth bidirectional link 240 to display a third UE 115-a-3. Transmit OFDMA waveforms, and receive OFDMA waveforms, SC-FDMA waveforms, and / or resource block interleaved waveforms from the third UE 115-a-3 using a fourth bidirectional link 240. can do. The fourth bidirectional link 240 may be associated with the frequency F3 of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The first base station 105-a-1 may also transmit OFDMA waveforms to the third UE 115-a-3 using the fifth bidirectional link 245, and transmit the fifth bidirectional link 245. To receive SC-FDMA waveforms from the third UE 115-a-3. The fifth bidirectional link 245 may be associated with frequency F2 of the licensed radio frequency spectrum band. The fourth bidirectional link 240 may provide downlink and uplink capacity sharing for the first base station 105-a-1. These examples and the examples provided above are presented for illustrative purposes, and other similar modes of operation or deployment scenarios combining LTE / LTE-A of licensed and unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands for capacity sharing. May exist.
As described above, one type of service provider that may benefit from capacity sharing provided by using LTE / LTE-A in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is an LTE / LTE-A licensed radio. It is a conventional MNO with access rights to the frequency spectrum band. For such service providers, an example operation uses LTE / LTE-A primary component carrier (PCC) on a licensed radio frequency spectrum band and at least one secondary component carrier (SCC) on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. May include a bootstrap mode (eg, secondary downlink, carrier aggregation).
In carrier aggregation mode, data and control may be stored in, for example, a licensed radio frequency spectrum (eg, first bidirectional link 225, third bidirectional link 235, and fifth bidirectional link). Data may be communicated, for example, in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band (eg, via second bidirectional link 230 and fourth bidirectional link 240). Can be communicated. Carrier aggregation mechanisms supported when using an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band include hybrid frequency division duplex-time division duplex (FDD-TDD) carrier aggregation, or TDD- with different symmetry across component carriers. May belong under TDD carrier aggregation.
Still referring to FIG. 2, in one example of a standalone mode of the wireless communication system 200, the second base station 105-a-2 uses a bidirectional link 250 to form a fourth UE 115-a- 4) transmit OFDMA waveforms, and receive OFDMA waveforms, SC-FDMA waveforms, and / or resource block interleaved FDMA waveforms from the fourth UE 115-a-4 using the bidirectional link 250. can do. The bidirectional link 250 may be associated with the frequency F3 of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The standalone mode may be used in non-traditional radio access scenarios such as in-field access (eg unicast, multicast). Examples of types of service providers for this mode of operation may be stadium owners, cable companies, event hosts, hotels, corporations, or large enterprises that do not have access to licensed radio frequency spectrum bands. In standalone mode, both data and control may be communicated (eg, via bidirectional link 250) in a licensed radio frequency spectrum band.
In some examples, one of the base stations 105 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and / or 2, and / or one of the UEs 115 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and / or 2. The same transmitting device may use a gating interval to obtain access to a channel of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band (eg, to a physical channel of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band). The gating interval may define an application of a contention-based protocol, such as an LBT protocol based at least in part on the LBT protocol (EN 301 893) defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). When using a gating interval that defines an application of the LBT protocol, the gating interval may indicate when the transmitting device needs to perform a contention procedure such as clear channel assessment (CCA). The result of the CCA may indicate to the transmitting device whether a channel in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is available or in use for a gating interval (also referred to as an LBT radio frame or a CCA frame). If the CCA indicates that the channel is available (eg, "clear" for use) for the corresponding LBT radio frame, the transmitting device uses the channel usage beacon signal (CUBS) to indicate the LBT radio frame. Channels in the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during some or all of may be reserved and / or used. If the CCA indicates that the channel is not available (eg, the channel is in use or reserved by another device), the transmitting device may be prohibited from using the channel during the LBT radio frame, but nevertheless Nevertheless, one can check for the availability of the channel during subsequent LBT radio frames.
FIG. 3 is seven TDD configurations 305 that may be used for LTE / LTE-A communications in an LBT radio frame transmitted over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. ). Each of the TDD configurations 305 has one of two DL-to-UL switch-point periods 310, that is, a 5 ms switch-point period or a 10 ms switch-point period. More specifically, TDD configurations numbered 0, 1, 2 and 6 have a 5 ms switch-point period (ie, half frame switch-point period), and TDD configurations numbered 3, 4, and 5 are 10 has ms switch-point period. TDD configurations with a 5 ms switch-point period provide multiple downlink (DL) subframes, multiple uplink (UL) subframes and two special (S) subframes per radio frame. TDD configurations with a 10 ms switch-point period provide multiple DL subframes, multiple UL subframes, and one S subframe per radio frame.
FIG. 4 shows a block diagram 400 of a base station 105-b for use in wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. Base station 105-b of FIG. 4 may be, for example, one of base stations 105 of FIGS. 1 and 2. The base station 105-b shown in FIG. 4 includes a receiver 405, a controller module 410, and a transmitter 415. Base station 105-b may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with each other.
Similarly, components of base station 105-b may be implemented individually or collectively in one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions in hardware. . Alternatively, the functions may be performed by one or more other processing units (or cores) on one or more integrated circuits. In other examples, other types of integrated circuits (eg, structured / platform ASICs, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and other semi-custom ICs) may be used, which are known in the art. It can be programmed in any way. The functions of each unit may also be implemented, in whole or in part, with instructions contained in memory that are formatted to be executed by one or more general purpose or custom processors.
Receiver 405 may receive packets, user data, and / or information such as control information or signaling associated with various information channels (eg, control channels, data channels, etc.). . Receiver 405 may receive information wirelessly over a wireless communication link using, for example, one or more LTE component carriers in an unlicensed and / or licensed radio frequency spectrum band. The information may be passed to the controller module 410 and to other components of the base station 105-b.
The controller module 410 may be configured to implement a number of features related to the transmission and reception of information over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, for example, using LTE component carriers and waveforms. .
In certain examples, the controller module 410 may be configured to generate and transmit system information blocks (SIBs) over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. As used herein, SIBs may also be referred to as evolved SIBs. SIBs may include parameters related to a base station, including listen-before-talk (LBT) parameters, cell identifiers and radio frame identifiers. SIBs may be transmitted at regular intervals, for example, over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a CCA-exempt transmission (CET) subframe. In some examples, one or more of the SIBs may span the entire bandwidth of a component carrier associated with an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
The controller module 410 may additionally or alternatively be configured to perform an extended CCA (ECCA) procedure to obtain access to an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The ECCA procedure may include performing CCA several times until a threshold number of CCA successes (“ECCA threshold”) is reached, indicating that ECCA is successful. In some examples, the threshold number of CCA successes may be a function of the current radio frame and / or current subframe or slot tracked by base station 105-b.
In some examples, the controller module 410 causes the base station 105-b to remain idle before the channel usage beacon signal (CUBS) boundary after performing a successful ECCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. can do. After the idle period, the controller module 410 causes the base station 105-b to perform a single CCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band just before the CUBS boundary, and transmit the CUBS at the CUBS boundary if the single CCA is successful. can do. Additionally or alternatively, the controller module 410 can cause the base station 105-b to delay transmission on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band to the subframe boundary or slot boundary of the radio frame. In this way, transmissions by the base station 105-b may be aligned with subframes and / or slots of the radio frame.
In some examples, the controller module 410 may determine that the ECCA performed by the base station 105-b on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is not successful at the CUBS boundary, and in response to the determination, the CUBS ECCA may continue to be performed on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band following the boundary. Upon reaching a successful ECCA, the base station 105-b may transmit on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
The controller module 410 may also coordinate transmission of synchronization signals and / or reference signals over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In some cases, transmission of synchronization signals or transmission of reference signals may occur during CET subframes. In some cases, the period of reference signals may indicate system frame number (SFN) timing.
The controller module 410 is random at the base station 105-b to allow wireless devices (eg, UEs) to establish or modify radio resource control (RRC) connections or other connections. Access procedures can be further adjusted. In certain examples, controller module 405 may receive and process random access messages from wireless devices (eg, UEs). One or more of the random access messages may be received during the CET associated with the transmitting wireless device. Random access messages may be received over different frequency domain interlaces in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
The transmitter 415 may transmit one or more signals received from other components of the base station 105-b. For example, the transmitter 415 may transmit information such as packets, user data, and / or control information or signaling associated with various downlink channels (eg, control channels, data channels, etc.). Can be. Transmitter 415 may transmit information wirelessly over a wireless communication link using one or more LTE component carriers, for example, in an unlicensed and / or licensed radio frequency spectrum band. The transmitted information may be received from the controller module 410 and from other components of the base station 105-b.
FIG. 5 shows a block diagram 500 of a base station 105-c for use in wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The base station 105-c may be, for example, one of the base stations 105 shown in FIG. 1, 2, or 4, and one or more of the base stations 105-b described with reference to FIG. 4. It may be an example of aspects. The base station 105-c shown in FIG. 5 includes a receiver 405, a controller module 510, and a transmitter 415. The controller module 510 may be an example of one or more aspects of the controller module 410 described with reference to FIG. 4. Base station 105-c may also include a processor that may implement one or more aspects of receiver 405, controller module 510, or transmitter 415. Each of these components may be in communication with each other. The controller module 510 of FIG. 5 includes a radio access module 505, a system information block (SIB) module 550, an extended clear channel assessment (ECCA) module 515, a synchronization signal module 520, a reference signal module. 525 and random access module 530.
The receiver 405 may have control associated with packets, user data, and / or various information channels (eg, control channels, data channels, etc.), as described above with reference to FIG. 4. Information such as information can be received. The information may be passed to the controller module 510 and to other components of the base station 105-c. The controller module 510 may be configured to perform the operations described above with reference to the controller module 410 shown in FIG. 4. Transmitter 415 may transmit one or more signals received from other components of base station 105-c.
The radio access module 505 may include a receiver 405 and a transmitter 415 to enable transmission and reception of packets, user data and control data or signaling over unlicensed and licensed radio frequency spectrum bands. Can be controlled. For example, the radio access module 505 can be used to obtain access to an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and the procedures described above with respect to LTE and LTE-like waveforms, or FIGS. It may be configured to implement physical layer procedures associated with communicating over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band using other types of cellular communications that match the functionality. In particular, the radio access module 505 contends for access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band and transmits transmissions by other wireless devices (eg, UEs) over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. To schedule, one can coordinate the use of listen before talk (LBT) procedures. In certain examples, the radio access module 505 may be implemented within or as a component of the receiver 405 and / or the transmitter 415.
The SIB module 550 of the controller module 510 cooperates with the receiver 405, the transmitter 415, and the radio access module 505 to unlicensed radio frequency spectrum by the base station 105-c. The transmission of SIBs 550 to one or more UEs over a band can be coordinated. In some examples, SIBs 550 may be broadcast at regular intervals, and each SIB may include a number of parameters associated with base station 105-c. For example, SIB parameters may include one or more LBT parameters, one or more cell identifiers, and one or more radio frame identifiers. In certain examples, the SIB may span the entire bandwidth of a component carrier associated with an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
In some examples, the base station 105-c may transmit a SIB during a CCA-exempt transmission (CET) subframe associated with the base station 105-c. The CET subframe may be periodic (eg, every 80 ms), and the SIB may be transmitted at each instance of the CET. In addition, the SIB module 550 can cause the base station 105-c to perform the CCA before the non-CET subframe associated with the opportunistic SIB transmissions. If the CCA is successful for the non-CET subframe, the SIB module 550 may opportunistically transmit the SIB during the non-CET subframe. SIB may be updated between transmissions. For example, the SIB module 550 can dynamically modify the LBT parameter between SIB transmissions and update the updated version of the SIB (ie, including the modified LBT parameter) in the next CET subframe or the opportunistic SIB. Opportunity may be transmitted in the next non-CET subframe associated with the transmissions.
In certain examples, the SIB may transmit different redundancy versions of the SIB at different time intervals. For example, SIB module 550 can cause a first redundancy version of the SIB to be transmitted during CET subframes, and a second of the SIB during a first interval of non-CET subframes associated with opportunistic SIB transmissions. A redundancy version may be transmitted and a third redundancy version of the SIB may be transmitted during non-CET subframes associated with opportunistic SIB transmissions.
In certain examples, the cell identifier (s) signaled by the base station 105-c in the SIB may be a physical cell identifier (PID), operator or PLMN identifier, cell global identifier (CGI) and / or combinations thereof. Can be selected from the group consisting of:
In certain examples, the LBT parameter (s) transmitted in the SIB may include an ECCA counter parameter q used by the UEs scheduled to transmit to the base station 105-c. The scheduled UEs can use the ECCA counter parameter q to determine the threshold number of successful CCAs that indicate ECCA success, as described in more detail below. In further or alternative examples, the LBT parameter (s) signaled in the SIB may include a CCA energy threshold. The CCA energy threshold may indicate a threshold amount of energy measured on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, indicating that the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is occupied. Additionally or alternatively, the LBT parameter (s) signaled in the SIB may include a guard period for base station resynchronization. In some cases, the ECCA procedure at the base station can be the same for unicast and broadcast transmissions.
In certain examples, the radio frame identifier signaled in the SIB may include a system frame number (SFN) or other applicable radio frame identifier.
The ECCA module 515 of the controller module 510 may be configured to perform ECCA on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. As described elsewhere, the ECCA procedure is performed by a wireless device (in this example, base station 105-c) until a threshold number of successful CCAs (“ECCA threshold”) is reached or a time period has elapsed. May involve performing a number of consecutive CCAs. If the ECCA threshold is reached before the time period elapses, the ECCA is considered successful and the wireless device gains access to transmit on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The ECCA threshold may be a function of the individual radio frame r, subframe s and / or slot, and may be distributed between 1 and the maximum threshold depending on the distribution function. In certain examples, all base stations associated with the same operator deployment may have a given sub (with staggered radio frame, subframe and / or slot values randomizing the distribution of ECCA thresholds between base stations at any given time). The same algorithm (ie, distribution function) can be used to determine their individual ECCA thresholds for a frame or slot. For example, each of the base station 105-c and the devices synchronized with the base station 105-c may have a pseudorandom generator based on a common seed to generate its ECCA threshold for a given subframe or slot. Can be used.
As an insert, the ECCA counter parameter q signaled to the UEs scheduled in the SIB is the maximum ECCA threshold used by the UEs when performing ECCA for uplink transmissions to the base station 105-c. I can display it. In certain examples, all UEs scheduled for transmission to the base station 105-c may include: a staggered radio frame, a subframe that randomizes the distribution of ECCA thresholds between the UEs scheduled at any given time; The same distribution function can be used to determine their individual ECCA thresholds for a given subframe or slot).
Returning to the discussion of ECCAs performed by the base station 105-c for downlink transmissions, the ECCA module 515 causes the base station 105-c to be successful on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. After performing the ECCA may be configured to remain idle before the channel usage beacon signal (CUBS) boundary. Maintaining an idle state may include refraining from transmitting CUBS immediately after performing a successful ECCA. This idle state can protect other base stations or wireless devices synchronized with the base station 105-c (eg, wireless devices associated with the same operator or deployment as the base station 105-c). By refraining from immediately transmitting the CUBS immediately following a successful ECCA, the base station 105-c allows the synchronized wireless devices to become the base station without additional noise from the CUBS of the base station 105-c on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. May continue to perform ECCA after successful ECCA of 105-c.
The ECCA module 515 may cause the base station 105-c to perform an additional single CCA on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band just before the CUBS boundary. If the single CCA is successful, the base station 105-c may transmit the CUBS at the CUBS boundary.
In further or alternative examples, the ECCA module 515 may determine that the ECCA performed by the base station 105-c on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is not successful up to the point of the CUBS boundary. In such examples, the ECCA module 515 may allow the base station 105-c to continue performing ECCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band following the CUBS boundary in response to the determination. If the ECCA succeeds following the CUBS boundary, then the ECCA module 515 may transmit CUBS transmissions and other information on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the base station 105-c may be coupled with a transmission by a second wireless device synchronized with the base station 105-c, such as a base station or other wireless device from the same deployment or operator as the base station 105-c. It may continue to perform ECCA on concurrent unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands.
In further or alternative examples, the ECCA module 515 may cause the transmissions by the base station 105-c to align with subframe boundaries or slot boundaries of radio frames. Thus, when base station 105-c performs a successful ECCA on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, ECCA module 515 causes base station 105-c to perform at least a subframe boundary of a radio frame or a radio frame. Delay transmission on unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands up to slot boundaries. The base station 105-c may then begin transmitting at the subframe boundary or the slot boundary. As discussed above, in some cases, base station 105-c may be synchronized with at least a second wireless device, such as another base station. The subframe boundaries and / or slot boundaries of the base station 105-c may be substantially aligned with the subframe boundaries and / or slot boundaries, respectively, of the second wireless device.
In certain examples, the ECCA module 515 may implement the same ECCA procedures for both unicast and broadcast transmissions.
Synchronization signal module 520 of controller module 510 may be configured to generate synchronization signals and transmit on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, one or more synchronization signal (s) may be transmitted on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a CCA-exempt transmission (CET) subframe associated with a base station. The CET subframe may be periodic (eg, have a period of every 80 ms) and the synchronization signal (s) may be transmitted in each instance of the CET subframe. The synchronization signals may include a PSS, which may be a standard primary synchronization signal (PSS) or an evolved PSS (ePSS), and / or an SSS, which may be a standard secondary synchronization signal (eSS) or an evolved SSS (eSSS).
In addition to the CET subframes, the synchronization signal (s) may be opportunistically transmitted over one or more non-CET subframes scheduled for or otherwise associated with opportunistic synchronization signal transmissions. have. The synchronization signal (s) may be transmitted on the non-CET subframe if the CCA performed before the non-CET subframe is successful.
The synchronization signal (s) may be transmitted over multiple resource blocks within the center of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, eg, six central resource blocks of the radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the synchronization signal (s) may be transmitted during the first and second symbols of a subframe or slot. The synchronization signal (s) may be transmitted during a subset of subframes (eg, subframe 0 and subframe 5 of every tenth radio frame) in each radio frame. The synchronization signal (s) may include symbol, slot and radio frame boundary information for the base station 105-c as well as physical layer cell identity (PCI) information.
The reference signal module 525 of the controller module 510 may coordinate transmission of reference signals by the base station 105-c over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The reference signal module 525 may generate, for example, a cell-specific reference signal and may transmit the cell-specific reference signal through an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a CET subframe associated with the base station 105-c. I can send it. The cell-specific reference signal (CRS) may also be referred to as evolved CRS (eCRS).
In certain examples, the CET subframe may be periodic (eg, have a period of every 80 ms) and a cell-specific reference signal may be transmitted at each instance of the CET subframe. The cell-specific reference signal may be generated using a sequence having the same period (eg, 80 ms) as the CET subframe. Thus, the cell-specific reference signal may indicate the system frame number (SFN) timing of the base station 105-c.
In addition to the CET subframes, the cell-specific reference signal is opportunistically through one or more non-CET subframes scheduled for or otherwise associated with opportunistic cell-specific reference signal transmissions. Can be sent. The cell-specific reference signal may be transmitted on the non-CET subframe if the CCA performed before the non-CET subframe is successful.
In certain examples, the cell-specific reference signal may be transmitted during the first, second, eighth and ninth symbols of the subframe. The cell-specific reference signal may in some examples be transmitted during two subframes of every radio frame (subframes 0 and 5 of every tenth radio frame).
The random access module 530 of the controller module 510 may be configured to coordinate random access procedures to establish or modify radio resource control (RRC) connections with the UEs. In certain examples, random access module 530 may be configured to receive a random access message transmitted by a wireless device, eg, a UE, over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
In some examples, the random access message may be received at guaranteed random access transmission opportunities during the CET subframe of the UE. Alternatively, the random access message may be received during a non-CET subframe in which the UE gains channel access by successfully performing CCA.
[0105] The random access message may be transmitted over a random access channel spanning the entire bandwidth of the component carrier associated with the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The random access module 530 can provide the SIB module 550 with one or more random access parameters for use by the UE, where the SIB module 550 can be configured to allow unlicensed radio before the UE transmits a random access message. Random access parameters may be broadcast to the UE over the frequency spectrum band. The random access parameter (s) may include a parameter identifying a guaranteed random access transmission opportunity, a parameter identifying an opportunistic random access transmission opportunity and / or combinations thereof.
In certain examples, the random access channel may include multiple frequency domain interlaces of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The random access message may be received via one of the interlaces selected by the UE. The UE may, in some cases, randomly select a frequency domain interlace for transmitting a random access message.
In certain examples, the random access message may include an RRC Connection Request message, an RRC Reconfiguration message, and / or similar messages.
These components of the base station 105-c may be implemented individually or collectively in one or more ASICs adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions in hardware. Alternatively, the functions may be performed by one or more other processing units (or cores) on one or more integrated circuits. In other examples, other types of integrated circuits (eg, structured / platform ASICs, FPGAs and other semi-order ICs) may be used, which may be programmed in any manner known in the art. have. The functions of each unit may also be implemented, in whole or in part, with instructions contained in memory that are formatted to be executed by one or more general purpose or custom processors.
FIG. 6 shows a block diagram 600 of a UE 115-b that may be used for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The UE 115-b of FIG. 6 may be one of the UEs 115 of FIGS. 1 and 2, for example. The UE 115-b shown in FIG. 6 includes a receiver 605, a controller module 610, and a transmitter 615. The UE 115-b may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with each other.
The components of the UE 115-b may be implemented individually or collectively using one or more ASICs adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions in hardware. Alternatively, the functions may be performed by one or more other processing units (or cores) on one or more integrated circuits. In other examples, other types of integrated circuits (eg, structured / platform ASICs, FPGAs and other semi-order ICs) may be used, which may be programmed in any manner known in the art. have. The functions of each unit may also be implemented, in whole or in part, with instructions contained in memory that are formatted to be executed by one or more general purpose or custom processors.
Receiver 605 may receive information such as packets, user data, and / or control information associated with various information channels (eg, control channels, data channels, etc.). Receiver 605 may, for example, receive information wirelessly over a wireless communication link using one or more LTE component carriers in an unlicensed and / or licensed radio frequency spectrum band. The information can be passed to the controller module 610 and to other components of the UE 115-b.
In certain examples, controller module 610 may be configured to receive SIBs from a base station over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. SIBs may include parameters related to a base station, including LBT parameters, cell identifiers and radio frame identifiers. SIBs may be received at regular intervals, for example, over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during CET subframes of the base station. In some examples, one or more of the SIBs may span the entire bandwidth of a component carrier associated with an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
The controller module 610 may additionally or alternatively be configured to perform an ECCA procedure to obtain access to an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The ECCA procedure may include performing CCA several times until a threshold number of CCA successes (“ECCA threshold”) is reached, indicating that ECCA is successful. In some examples, the threshold number of CCA successes may be a function of the current radio frame and / or current subframe or slot tracked by the UE 115-b.
In some examples, the controller module 610 may allow the UE 115-b to remain idle before the CUBS boundary after performing a successful ECCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. After the idle period, the controller module 610 causes the UE 115-b to perform a single CCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band just before the CUBS boundary, and transmit the CUBS at the CUBS boundary if the single CCA is successful. can do. Additionally or alternatively, the controller module 610 may cause the UE 115-b to delay transmission on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band to the subframe boundary or slot boundary of the radio frame. In this way, transmissions by the UE 115-b may be aligned with subframes and / or slots of the radio frame.
In some examples, the controller module 610 determines that the ECCA performed by the UE 115-b on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is not successful at the CUBS boundary, and in response to the determination, the CUBS boundary. Can be configured to continue to perform ECCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band that follows. Upon reaching a successful ECCA, the UE 115-b may transmit on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
The controller module 610 may also be configured to coordinate receiving synchronization signals and / or reference signals over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In some cases, synchronization signals or reference signals may be received during the CET subframe of the base station. In some cases, controller module 610 may determine a system frame number (SFN) timing based on a period of the received reference signals.
The controller module 610 also performs downlink CUBS on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the last symbol of the subframe or slot based on the alignment with the data transmissions and the subframe boundaries or slot boundaries. Detect, determine that downlink data will be transmitted in the next subframe or slot based on the detected CUBS, and receive the downlink data in the next subframe or slot. In certain examples, controller module 610 may determine the TDD ratio of the radio frame based on the detected CUBS.
In certain examples, the controller module 610 receives the downlink CET over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, determines the timing of the downlink CET, and according to the determined timing of the downlink CET, uplink CET. It can be further configured to transmit.
The controller module 610 may be further configured to coordinate random access procedures at the UE to set up or modify RRC connections or other connections. In certain examples, controller module 610 may generate random access messages and transmit random access messages on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. Random access messages may be sent opportunistically during the CET subframe of the UE or during the non-CET subframes. In some cases, controller module 610 may select one of a number of frequency domain interlaces of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, where each frequency domain interlace is associated with a random access channel. The random access message can be transmitted over the interlace.
The controller module 610 additionally or alternatively, identifies a set of channel parameters associated with the communication link over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and based on the set of channel parameters, the OFDM transmission mode and the SC-FDMA It may be configured to select between transmission modes and to transmit on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band in accordance with the selected transmission mode.
The transmitter 615 may transmit one or more signals received from other components of the UE 115-b. For example, the transmitter 615 may transmit information such as signaling, control information or signaling associated with packets, user data, and / or various uplink channels (eg, control channels, data channels, etc.). Can be. Transmitter 615 may transmit information wirelessly over a wireless communication link using one or more LTE component carriers, for example, in an unlicensed and / or licensed radio frequency spectrum band. For example, the transmitter 615 may transmit data over an uplink connection to the base station 105. The transmitted information may be received from the controller module 610 and from other components of the UE 115-b.
7 shows a block diagram 700 of a UE 115-c that may be used for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The UE 115-c of FIG. 7 may be, for example, one of the UEs 115 shown in FIG. 1, 2, or 6, and the UE 115-b described with reference to FIG. 6. It may be an example of one or more aspects of. The UE 115-c shown in FIG. 7 includes a receiver 605, a controller module 710, and a transmitter 615. The UE 115-c may also include a processor. Each of these components may be in communication with each other. The controller module 710 of FIG. 7 includes a radio access module 705, a system information block (SIB) module 750, an ECCA module 715, a synchronization signal module 720, a reference signal module 725, and D−. Downlink CUBS (CUBS) module 730, uplink CET timing module 735, random access module 740, and uplink transmission mode module 745.
The components of the UE 115-c may be implemented individually or collectively using one or more ASICs adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions in hardware. Alternatively, the functions may be performed by one or more other processing units (or cores) on one or more integrated circuits. In other examples, other types of integrated circuits (eg, structured / platform ASICs, FPGAs and other semi-order ICs) may be used, which may be programmed in any manner known in the art. have. The functions of each unit may also be implemented, in whole or in part, with instructions contained in memory that are formatted to be executed by one or more general purpose or custom processors.
The receiver 605 may, as described above, receive information such as packets, user data, and / or control information associated with various information channels (eg, control channels, data channels, etc.). Can be received. The information can be passed to the controller module 710 and to other components of the UE 115-c. The controller module 710 may be an example of one or more aspects of the controller module 610 described with reference to FIG. 6. The controller module 710 may be configured to perform the operations described above with reference to the controller module 610 shown in FIG. 6. Transmitter 615 may transmit one or more signals received from other components of UE 115-c, as described above.
The radio access module 705 may include a receiver 605 and a transmitter 615 to enable the transmission and reception of packets, user data and control data or signaling over unlicensed and licensed radio frequency spectrum bands. Can be controlled. For example, the radio access module 705 can be used to obtain access to an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and the procedures described above with respect to LTE and LTE-like waveforms, or FIGS. It may be configured to implement physical layer procedures associated with communicating over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band using other types of cellular communications that match the functionality. In particular, the radio access module 705 contends for access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band and transmits transmissions by other wireless devices (eg, UEs) over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. To schedule, one can coordinate the use of LBT procedures. In certain examples, the radio access module 705 may be implemented within or as a component of the receiver 605 and / or the transmitter 615.
[0127] The SIB module 750 of the controller module 710, in cooperation with the receiver 605 and the radio access module 705, transmits SIBs (via unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band from the base station 105-c). 750 may be received. In some examples, SIBs 750 may be broadcast at regular intervals, and each SIB may include a number of parameters associated with a base station. For example, SIB parameters may include one or more LBT parameters, one or more cell identifiers, and one or more radio frame identifiers. In some examples, the SIB may span the full bandwidth of a component carrier associated with an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
In some examples, the SIB may be received during the CET subframe associated with the base station. CET subframes may be periodic (eg, every 80 ms) and SIB may be received at each instance of CET. Additionally, SIB module 750 may be received in non-CET subframes associated with opportunistic SIB transmissions. The SIB may be updated between transmissions, and changing the parameters of the SIB may result in modified operations at the UE 115-c. For example, the SIB module 750 may adjust the LBT operation based on at least one LBT parameter received at the SIB.
In certain examples, the SIB may include different redundancy versions of the SIB at different time intervals. For example, a first redundancy version of SIB may be received during CET subframes, a second redundancy version of SIB may be received during a first interval of non-CET subframes associated with opportunistic SIB transmissions, The third redundancy version of the SIB may be received during non-CET subframes associated with opportunistic SIB transmissions.
In certain examples, the cell identifier (s) signaled in the SIB may be selected from the group consisting of a physical cell identifier (PID), operator or PLMN identifier, cell global identifier (CGI), and / or combinations thereof. have.
In certain examples, the LBT parameter (s) received at the SIB may include an ECCA counter parameter q used by the UEs 115-c to transmit to the base station. The scheduled UE 115-c may use the ECCA counter parameter q to determine the threshold number of successful CCAs that indicate ECCA success (“ECCA threshold”), as described in more detail below. In further or alternative examples, the LBT parameter (s) signaled in the SIB may include a CCA energy threshold. The CCA energy threshold may indicate a threshold amount of energy measured on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, indicating that the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is occupied. Additionally or alternatively, the LBT parameter (s) signaled in the SIB may include a guard period for base station resynchronization.
The ECCA module 715 of the controller module 710 may be configured to perform ECCA on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. As described elsewhere, the ECCA procedure is performed by a wireless device (in this example, UE 115-c) until a threshold number of successful CCAs (“ECCA threshold”) is reached or a time period has elapsed. May involve performing a number of consecutive CCAs. If the ECCA threshold is reached before the time period elapses, the ECCA is considered successful and the wireless device gains access to transmit on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The ECCA threshold may be a function of the individual radio frame r, subframe s and / or slot, and may be distributed between 1 and the maximum threshold depending on the distribution function. In certain examples, all wireless devices synchronized with the UE 115-c (eg, all UEs associated with the same operator or deployment) may randomize the distribution of ECCA thresholds between the UEs at any given time. The same algorithm (ie, distribution function) may be used to determine their respective ECCA thresholds for a given subframe or slot having staggered radio frame, subframe and / or slot values. For example, each of UE 115-c and wireless devices synchronized with UE 115-c may use a pseudorandom generator based on a common seed to generate its ECCA threshold for a given subframe or slot. Can be.
The ECCA module 715 may be further configured to allow the UE 115-c to remain idle before the CUBS boundary after performing a successful ECCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. Maintaining an idle state may include refraining from transmitting CUBS immediately after performing a successful ECCA. This idle state may protect other UEs or wireless devices that are synchronized with the UE 115-c. By refraining from immediately sending CUBS immediately following a successful ECCA, the UE 115-c allows the synchronized wireless devices to receive the UE without additional noise from the CUBS of the UE 115-c on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. After the successful ECCA of 115-c, it may be allowed to continue performing the ECCA. The ECCA module 715 may allow the UE 115-c to perform an additional single CCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band just before the CUBS boundary. If the single CCA is successful, the UE 115-c may transmit the CUBS at the CUBS boundary.
In further or alternative examples, the ECCA module 715 may determine that the ECCA performed by the UE 115-c on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is not successful up to the point of the CUBS boundary. In such examples, the ECCA module 715 may allow the UE 115-c to continue to perform the ECCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band following the CUBS boundary in response to the determination. If the ECCA is successful following the CUBS boundary, then the ECCA module 715 may transmit CUBS transmissions and other information on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the UE 115-c may be capable of transmitting with a second wireless device synchronized with the UE 115-c, such as a base station or other wireless device from the same deployment or operator as the UE 115-c. It may continue to perform ECCA on concurrent unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands.
In further or alternative examples, the ECCA module 715 can cause the transmissions by the UE 115-c to align with subframe boundaries or slot boundaries of radio frames. Thus, when the UE 115-c performs a successful ECCA on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the ECCA module 715 causes the UE 115-c to at least the subframe boundary of the radio frame or the radio frame. Delay transmission on unlicensed radio frequency spectrum bands up to slot boundaries. The UE 115-c may then begin transmitting at the subframe boundary or the slot boundary. As discussed above, in some cases, the UE 115-c may be synchronized with at least a second wireless device, such as another UE. The subframe boundaries and / or slot boundaries of the UE 115-c may be substantially aligned with the subframe boundaries and / or slot boundaries of the second wireless device, respectively.
The synchronization signal module 720 of the controller module 710 may be configured to receive synchronization signals on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, one or more synchronization signal (s) may be received over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a CET subframe associated with a base station. The CET subframe may be periodic (eg, have a period of every 80 ms) and the synchronization signal (s) may be received at each instance of the CET subframe. The synchronization signals may include a PSS, which may be a standard primary synchronization signal (PSS) or an evolved PSS (ePSS), and / or an SSS, which may be a standard secondary synchronization signal (eSS) or an evolved SSS (eSSS).
In addition to the CET subframes, the synchronization signal (s) may be received via one or more non-CET subframes scheduled for or otherwise associated with opportunistic synchronization signal transmissions. The synchronization signal (s) may be received on the non-CET subframe if the CCA performed by the base station before the non-CET subframe is successful.
The synchronization signal (s) may be received via multiple resource blocks within the center of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, eg, six central resource blocks of the radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the synchronization signal (s) may be received during the first and second symbols of a subframe or slot. The synchronization signal (s) may be received during a subset of subframes (eg, subframe 0 and subframe 5 of every tenth radio frame) in each radio frame. The synchronization signal (s) may include PCI information as well as symbol, slot and radio frame boundary information for the base station.
The reference signal module 725 of the controller module 710 may be configured to coordinate receiving reference signals from a base station over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The reference signal module 725 may receive the cell-specific reference signal over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, for example, during a CET subframe associated with the base station. The cell-specific reference signal (CRS) may also be referred to as evolved CRS (eCRS).
In certain examples, the CET subframe may be periodic (eg, have a period of every 80 ms) and a cell-specific reference signal may be received at each instance of the CET subframe. The cell-specific reference signal may be generated using a sequence having the same period (eg, 80 ms) as the CET subframe. Thus, the reference signal module 725 may in some cases be configured to determine system frame number (SFN) timing based on the period of the cell specific reference signal.
In addition to the CET subframes of the base station, the cell-specific reference signal may include one or more non-CET subframes of the base station that are scheduled for or otherwise associated with opportunistic cell-specific reference signal transmissions. Can be received opportunistically. The cell-specific reference signal may be received on the base station's non-CET subframe if the CCA performed by the base station before the non-CET subframe is successful.
In certain examples, the cell-specific reference signal may be received during the first, second, eighth and ninth symbols of the subframe. The cell-specific reference signal may, in some examples, be received during two subframes of every radio frame (subframes 0 and 5 of every tenth radio frame).
The D-CUBS module 730 of the controller module 710 is configured to detect CUBS from another wireless device (eg, base station) on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the last symbol of the subframe or slot. Can be configured. The C-CUBS module 730 may be further configured to determine that downlink data will be transmitted in the next subframe or slot based on the detected CUBS, and to coordinate reception of the downlink data in the next subframe or slot. have. This determination may be based on the knowledge that transmissions in the network are aligned with subframe and slot boundaries. In certain examples, the downlink CUBS may span the bandwidth of the entire component carrier of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The sequence used for downlink CUBS may be based on a cell-specific reference signal sequence. In certain examples, D-CUBS module 730 may be configured to determine the TDD downlink-to-uplink ratio of the radio frame based on the detected CUBS.
The uplink CET timing module 735 of the controller module 710 may be configured to coordinate receiving downlink CET transmissions over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The uplink CET timing module 735 can determine the observed timing of the downlink CET and determine the timing for the uplink CET to be transmitted by the UE 115-c based on the timing of the downlink CET. have. The uplink CET timing module 735 then causes the UE 115-c to deselect the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band according to the determined observation timing of the downlink CET and the implied timing of the uplink CET. Send uplink CET via In certain examples, the uplink CET timing module can determine the timing of the uplink CET based on a known or fixed offset between the downlink CET and the uplink CET. Uplink CET may include scheduling request (SR), sounding reference signal (SRS), physical uplink control (PUCCH) (or enhanced PUCCH (ePUCCH)), physical random access channel (PRACH) (or enhanced PRACH (ePRACH)), and / or It may include other signals or channels.
The random access module 740 of the controller module 710 may be configured to coordinate random access procedures to establish or modify RRC connections with the network. In certain examples, random access module 740 may be configured to generate a random access message and transmit the random access message on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
In some examples, the random access message may be transmitted at guaranteed random access transmission opportunities during the CET subframe of the UE 115-c. Alternatively, the random access message may be transmitted during the non-CET subframe of the UE 115-c where the UE 115-c has acquired channel access by successfully performing CCA.
The random access message may be transmitted over a random access channel spanning the entire bandwidth of the component carrier associated with the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The random access module 740 may receive one or more random access parameters from the SIB broadcast by the base station on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band before the UE 115-c transmits a random access message. . The random access parameter (s) may include a parameter identifying a guaranteed random access transmission opportunity, a parameter identifying an opportunistic random access transmission opportunity and / or combinations thereof.
In certain examples, the random access channel may include multiple frequency domain interlaces of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The UE 115-c may select one of the interlaces to transmit a random access message. The UE 115-c may in some cases randomly select a frequency domain interlace. In certain examples, the random access message may include an RRC Connection Request message, an RRC Reconfiguration message, and / or similar messages.
The uplink transmission mode module 745 of the controller module 710 may be configured to identify a set of channel parameters associated with the communication link over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. Based on the channel parameters, the uplink transmission mode module 745 may select the uplink transmission mode for the UE 115-c. The transmission mode may be selected from an OFDM transmission mode and an SC-FDMA transmission mode.
For example, the set of channel parameters may include a MIMO parameter indicating whether the communication link is configured for MIMO transmissions. If MIMO is used, the uplink transmission mode module 745 may select an OFDM transmission mode for the UE 115-c. Similarly, the channel parameters may include modulation parameters indicating that the modulation and coding scheme of the communication link is greater than the threshold. For modulation and coding schemes larger than the threshold, the uplink transmission mode module 745 may select an OFDM transmission mode for the UE 115-c. For lower order modulation and coding schemes, or for scenarios in which MIMO is not in use, uplink transmission mode module 745 may select the SC-FDMA transmission mode for uplink transmission by UE 115-c. have. In certain examples, the uplink transmission mode of the communication may be selected to match the downlink transmission mode of the communication link.
8 shows a timing diagram 800 illustrating transmission of a plurality of parameters during a CET subframe 805 over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The parameters may relate to the base station, UE, transmissions between the base station and the UE, and the like, evolved system information block (eSIB) (also simply referred to as system information block or SIB), evolved primary and secondary synchronization signals (EPSS, eSSS) (which may be generated at the base station), evolved common or cell-specific reference signal (eCRS), and the like. In some examples, the eSIB may provide system information for cell discovery, the LBT parameter (eg, ECCA counter parameter, CCA energy threshold, guard period for base station resynchronization, or some combination thereof), cell identifier ( For example, a physical cell identifier (PID), an operator (eg, PLMN operator) identifier, a cell global identifier (CGI), or some combination thereof), a radio frame identifier (eg, system frame number (SFN)) And timing and the like. Thus, in some examples, a single CET subframe may be used to transmit both access parameters (for standalone implementation) and LBT / CCA parameters (for carrier aggregation implementation).
As mentioned, the LBT / CCA parameters include an ECCA counter parameter that defines the number of successful CCAs before the transmitting device initiates CUBS and begins transmitting on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band channel. can do. The global maximum q for the ECCA counter parameter can be defined and reported in the eSIB. The frame / subframe specific ECCA counter N may be used in specific frames / subframes, where N ranges from 1 to the global maximum value q. As used herein, the "frame / subframe specific ECCA counter" refers to the "ECCA threshold" described with respect to the previous figures (FIGS. 4-7). The frame / subframe specific ECCA counter N may be a function of a frame (eg based on a radio frame identifier) and / or a subframe (eg based on a subframe identifier). The frame / subframe specific ECCA counter N may vary in time and may be distributed randomly from 1 to q in some examples. The frame / subframe specific ECCA counter N may be computed by the base stations (eg, eNBs), and all base stations from a single PLMN may have the same but time varying frame / subframe specific ECCA counters N. . The common counter N may be derived using a sharing algorithm, which may be a pseudorandom generator based on the seed shared by the base stations.
LBT / CCA parameters may also include a CCA energy threshold, which defines the threshold at which the CCA will be considered successful and may also be reported in the eSIB. LBT / CCA parameters may also include a guard period, which may define a period for base station resynchronization and may also be reported in the eSIB.
As illustrated in FIG. 8, the CET subframe 805 may be associated with an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band and transmitted by a base station at a particular interval, eg every 80 ms, It may be received by any UEs in range. The CET subframe 805 may be relatively short, as illustrated in FIG. 8, for example, 1 ms. In one example, as shown in FIG. 8, for example, a CET transmission subframe comprising an eSIB may be transmitted (eg, in subframe 0) at the start of an 80 ms interval. Thus, the transmission of the CET subframe 805 is periodic, and in some examples, one or more of the parameters, eg, eSIB, may be transmitted by the base station in every instance of the CET.
As mentioned above, in some examples, some of the parameters transmitted during the CET subframe 805 may also be opportunistically transmitted at certain times of the CET subframes 805. For example, the eSIB may in some examples be transmitted in non-CET subframes if the base station performs CCA before the non-CET subframe and then the CCA is successful. These non-CET transmissions of the eSIB may be at predefined intervals, eg, 20, 40 and 60 ms markers of the 80 ms interval illustrated in FIG. 8. Non-CET transmissions of the eSIB may be used to communicate dynamically modified LBT parameters and / or to provide different redundancy versions of the eSIB at different time intervals.
With continued reference to FIG. 8, in one example, transmission of one or more of the parameters (eg, eSIB) during the CET subframe 805 is dependent on the total bandwidth of the component carrier associated with the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. Can be on. For example, the eSIB may be transmitted using all 20 MHz component carriers for 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bands, all 10 MHz component carriers for 3.5 GHz bands, all 5 MHz component carriers for 900 MHz bands, and the like. have.
FIG. 9 shows a diagram 900 of a radio frame 905 that defines a plurality of subframes for a particular TDD configuration, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. In FIG. 9, radio frame 905 includes 10 subframes, subframes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are downlink subframes, and subframe 6 is a special subframe (shortened down). Link subframe 910, ECCA period 915, and U-CUBS period 920), subframes 7 and 8 are uplink subframes, and subframe 9 is another special subframe (shortened Uplink subframe 925, ECCA period 930, and D-CUBS period 935).
[0159] Now, with reference to the drawing 1000 shown in FIG. 10, the ECCA subframe 1030 will be described in more detail. 10 illustrates an ECCA 1005 procedure for downlink transmissions, but in some examples the ECCA 1005 procedure for uplink transmissions may be similar. The ECCA subframe 1030 may include a plurality of CCA opportunities 1040, 1045, each of which may be 20 microseconds long. Each CCA opportunity 1040, 1045 may be considered successful if the detected energy is less than the CCA energy, eg, 80 dBm (which may be reported in the eSIB as described above). If successful CCA opportunities 1040 are greater than the frame / subframe specific ECCA counter, the entire ECCA 1005 may be considered successful (successful CCA opportunities do not necessarily have to be contiguous). More specifically, in one example, the frame / subframe specific counter N may be initialized at the beginning of the ECCA period, decremented by one by each CCA success, and the total ECCA 1005 is such that counter N is zero. Reached is considered successful. In some examples, the ECCA 1005 procedure at the base station may be the same for unicast and broadcast transmissions.
As illustrated in FIG. 10, the D-CUBS boundary 1050 may be synchronized based on a value (eg, N) shared between base stations (eg, eNBs), and the base station If the ECCA counter N is zero at the ECCA boundary 1055, a new N may be generated. In general, control and / or data transmission may be assigned to subframe boundaries (or boundaries of slots of a subframe) based on synchronization of one or more base stations, UEs, and the like. For example, transmission on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band may be delayed to at least one of the subframe boundary of the radio frame or the slot boundary of the radio frame even after successful ECCA. However, base station operation during the ECCA 1005 procedure may not be visible to the UE; The UE may only assume the presence of the D-CUBS 1035 in the last symbol slot of the subframe.
10 illustrates three different ECCA 1005 procedures, which are the same over three different base stations, three different UEs, or even three different time periods or three different channels. May correspond to a base station / UE pair. Checkmarks for each CCA opportunity represent successful CCA opportunities 1040, while X represents a CCA opportunity 1045 that is not successful. In the first (top) ECCA 1005 illustrated in FIG. 10, the last CCA before the D-CUBS boundary 1050 is the final count required to consider the entire ECCA to be successful. In this example, because the ECCA 1005 is successful, the transmitter (eg, base station) may begin transmitting CUBS at CUBS boundary 1050.
In the second (middle) ECCA 1005 illustrated in FIG. 10, the ECCA 1005 may be clear before the D-CUBS boundary 1050 (ie, the number of successful CCA opportunities 1040 may be met). Can be). However, in this example, the transmitter may enter an idle state up to the synchronized D-CUBS boundary 1050 or just before the D-CUBS boundary 1050 to refrain from transmitting D-CUBS immediately after a successful ECCA. . In one example, just before the D-CUBS boundary 1050, one additional CCA opportunity may be initiated in the last CCA slot of the ECCA subframe. If this additional CCA is successful, the transmitter can proceed to transmitting the D-CUBS at the D-CUBS boundary 1050. However, in other examples, the last CCA opportunity may not be used, and after the idle period, the transmitter may transmit the D-CUBS based on the successful ECCA process.
In the third (bottom) ECCA 1005 illustrated in FIG. 10, the ECCA 1005 may not be cleared by the D-CUBS boundary 1050 (ie, may not be considered successful). Nevertheless, to allow the potential transmitter to continue trying to gain access to the channel, the CCA opportunities may continue following the D-CUBS boundary 1050. In this example, no D-CUBS is transmitted in the D-CUBS subframe 1035, but nevertheless, the ECCA 1005 process may continue even if a separate transmitter, for example, gives up the channel. If the ECCA 1005 process is deemed successful at some point after the D-CUBS boundary 1050, then the transmitter may begin transmitting the D-CUBS at that point and using the channel for transmission.
FIG. 11 shows a more detailed diagram 1100 of certain subframes of a radio frame 1105 in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The radio frame 1105 may be an example of aspects of the radio frame 905 described above with reference to FIG. 9. More specifically, FIG. 11 shows the location in frequency and time of one or more synchronization signals (eg, ePSS, eSSS, or a combination thereof) and eCRS signal. As mentioned above with reference to FIG. 8, ePSS, eSSS and eCRS signals may be transmitted in subframe 0 of the D-CET frame every 80 ms. In addition, these signals may be provided opportunistically during non-CET subframes based on ECCA success-that is, they are non-CET subframes successful for the transmitter to acquire a channel as described above with reference to FIG. 10. May be provided at
As illustrated in FIG. 11, in one example, ePSS, eSSS and eCRS may be provided opportunistically in subframes 0 and 5 (mod 10). Each subframe may include 14 OFDM symbols 1110. More specifically, FIG. 11 shows ePSS provided in six central resource blocks of symbol 0 of subframe 0 and / or 5 (mod 10), and subframe 0 and / or 5 (mod 10). ESSS is provided in the six central RBs of symbol 1 of s, and in some examples, ePSS and eSSS provide PCI with symbol, slot and / or radio frame boundary information. FIG. 11 also shows symbols 0, 1, of subframe 0 and / or 5 (mod 10) together with an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), an enhanced physical downlink shared channel (ePDSCH), and an enhanced physical multicast channel (ePMCH). The eCRSs provided in 7 and 8 are shown, such components span the component carrier of these symbols 1110, and the eCRS provides PCI information in some examples. In some examples, the eCRS may implicitly indicate system frame number (SFN) timing so that the UE can determine SFN timing based on a period of the sequence of the eCRS. The sequence of eCRSs may have a period of 80 ms in some embodiments (eg, in standalone mode) and may be punctured in subframes 1-4, 6-9 of the radio frame. In other OFDM symbols 1110 of subframes (ie, symbols 2-6 and 9-13), ePDCCH, ePDSCH, and ePMCH information may be provided on a component carrier.
FIG. 12 shows a more detailed diagram 1200 regarding the transmission of D-CUBS during a radio frame described above with reference to FIG. 9, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. As illustrated in FIG. 12, the D-CUBS 1235 may be provided over the entire bandwidth of the component carrier. In view of a base station (eg, eNB), the D-CUBS 1235 may be provided at a variable location in time as soon as the ECCA is successful, for example. From the UE point of view, the D-CUBS may always be provided in symbol 13 (ie, last symbol 1210) of the candidate subframe. The sequence of D-CUBS may be based on a cell-specific eCRS sequence, and the D-CUBS may include information regarding the DL: UL ratio of radio frames that may be changed. Alternatively, this information may be provided in the same symbol 1210 as the D-CUBS if not included in the D-CUBS. It is also noted that in some examples, UE implementations may use D-CUBS for channel state information (CSI), measurements, and the like.
With continued reference to FIG. 12, in some examples, the UE may downgrade the presence of CUBS during the last symbol 1210 of a subframe or slot at the next (ie subsequent) subframe or slot based on the detected CUBS. It can be interpreted as indicating that link data is to be transmitted. Accordingly, the UE may prepare and receive downlink data in the next subframe or slot after detecting the CUBS in the last symbol 1210. The UE may additionally or alternatively determine the downlink (DL) to uplink (UL) ratio of the TDD radio frame based on the detected CUBS, eg, the DL to UL ratio is in some examples a radio frame. It may be determined based on the position of the subframe or slot in the.
FIG. 13 shows a diagram 1300 illustrating another timing diagram of certain subframes of radio frames 1305, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the ePDCCH 1320, ePDSCH, and ePMCH may span an entire 1 ms subframe (eCRS, ePSS and eSSS are not shown in FIG. 13 for simplicity). In some examples, UE-specific reference signal (URERS) based demodulation may be used for ePDCCH 1320, ePDSCH, and ePMCH. The UERS pattern can be built on the TM10 pattern for ePDCCH and ePDSCH, with additional tones optionally used for Nt estimation.
On the other hand, while FIGS. 8-13 have generally described processes for the downlink portion of wireless communication, it will be understood that many of the concepts described are also applicable to corresponding uplink portions of wireless communication. For example, the CET and ECCA procedures described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 are also applicable to uplink transmissions. Referring now to FIG. 14, a diagram 1400 illustrating an uplink CET 1410 subframe is illustrated. The U-CET 1410 may include, for example, a scheduling request (eSR), a sounding reference signal (eSRS), or the like, and may be transmitted on a physical uplink control channel (ePUCCH), a physical random access channel (ePRACH), or the like. Can be. In some examples, the U-CET timing may be based on the timing of the received downlink CET (D-CET) 1405. For example, the UE may receive the D-CET 1405, may determine the timing of the D-CET 1410, and then based on the determined timing of the D-CET 1405. CET 1405 may be transmitted. In some examples, the timing of U-CET 1410 may be based on the determined timing of D-CET 1405 (eg, the timing of U-CET 1410 may be D-CET 1405 and U-C). May be based on a fixed offset between the CETs 1410), and / or the D-CETs 1405 should follow the information and when the U-CETs 1410 should be transmitted. Format can be provided.
Still referring to FIG. 14, in some examples, no CCA may be required by the transmitter, and the U-CET 1410 may include only control and other signaling without any data. As illustrated in FIG. 14, in some examples, U-CET 1410 may span the entire bandwidth of an associated component carrier, similar to D-CET 1405 as described above.
FIG. 15 shows a diagram 1500 of one enlarged interlace of the U-CET 1410 from FIG. 14. As illustrated in FIG. 15, symbol 1505 0 of the interface may be a resource element (RE) for eSRS and / or eSR, and symbols 1505 3 and 10 may be DM-RS for ePRACH and / or ePUCCH. (demodulation reference signal) REs, and the remaining symbols 1505 are data REs for ePRACH, ePUCCH. In addition, FIG. 15 illustrates that a U-CET may have a 1 ms duration.
In some examples, still referring to FIG. 15, a random access message (eg, an RRC connection request, an RRC reconfiguration message, etc.) may be generated by a wireless device (eg, a UE), and U- It may be transmitted on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band at the guaranteed random access transmission opportunity during CET 1410. In some examples, such random access message may only be allowed in standalone mode (eg, not in carrier aggregation mode) to provide a mechanism for cell access for UEs. The random access message may be transmitted over a random access channel (eg, ePRACH) that may span the entire bandwidth of the component carrier associated with the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In some examples, the random access message may be transmitted based on one or more received access parameters for transmitting the random access message. For example, the parameters may be received in an eSIB (described above with reference to FIG. 8), wherein the parameter is one or more of a parameter identifying a guaranteed random access transmission opportunity, a parameter identifying an opportunistic random access transmission opportunity. And the like. Guaranteed random access transmission opportunity may be available in radio frame 0 (mod 8), and opportunistic random access transmission may be based on other frames or subframes based on the availability of the channel as determined by the ECCA procedure described above. It may be available at.
FIG. 16 shows a diagram 1600 corresponding to random access channels. The random access channels may have a multi-cluster SC-FDMA structure where resource block (RB) levels are interleaved and evenly spaced in frequency. Each ePRACH may span one interlace 1605 or ten RBs 1610. In some examples, the UE can select one of the plurality of frequency domain interlaces of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, each of the frequency domain interlaces being associated with a random access channel (eg, ePRACH). The selection of interlace 1605 may be made randomly and / or based on the received access parameter (eg, the eSIB may report available ePRACH interlaces). The UE may also transmit a random access message on the selected interlace 1605, and in some examples, may do this during a U-CET subframe or during a non-CET frame following a successful ECCA procedure. The random access message may be, for example, an RRC connection request, an RRC reconfiguration request, or the like.
[0174] Now referring to the drawing 1700 illustrated in FIG. 17, and again referring to the radio frame 905 illustrated in FIG. 9 and the ECCA subframe 1030 illustrated in FIG. 10, the uplink transmissions are now described. The ECCA procedure for this will be described. As mentioned above, the ECCA procedure for uplink transmissions is generally similar to the ECCA procedure for downlink transmissions. For example, there may be a frame / subframe specific ECCA counter N, which may or may not be the same as the counter in downlink ECCA, and may be reported in the eSIB described above. The uplink ECCA procedure may also include energy thresholds, guard periods, and the like as described above with reference to FIG. 10. However, in FIG. 17, the transmission of U-CUBS 1735 may be different from the transmission of D-CUBS 1035 (FIG. 10) in some examples. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 17, U-CUBS 1735 may be transmitted only in scheduled interlaces 1710 for ePUSCH or ePUCCH in some examples, and other unscheduled interlaces 1715. Is not sent. Also, in some examples, only scheduled UEs may be allowed to transmit U-CUBS 1735, while unscheduled UEs continue to perform pending ECCA from previous radio frames.
FIG. 18 shows a diagram 1800 of one extended interlace 1805 for use in uplink SC-FDMA transmission. As illustrated in FIG. 18, DM-RS REs for ePUSCH and / or ePUCCH are transmitted over all 12 resource elements of interlace 1805 during symbols 1810 3 and 10, while ePUSCH and / or ePUCCH Data REs for are transmitted during other symbols 1810. FIG. 19 shows a diagram 1900 of one extended interlace 1905 for use in uplink OFDMA transmission. As illustrated in FIG. 19, DM-RS REs for an ePUSCH are transmitted on only a subset of twelve resource elements during symbols 1910 5-6 and 12-13, while data REs are transmitted on these symbols ( Is transmitted on the remainder of the resource elements during 1910 and also during other symbols 1910.
Referring to both FIGS. 18 and 19, in some examples, OFDMA may be used for uplink transmission due to higher modulation and coding scheme (MCS) and MIMO-UE performance. In such examples, the downlink and uplink waveforms may be symmetric (ie, the uplink transmission mode of the communication link may match the downlink transmission mode of the communication link). To determine whether OFDMA should be used or SC-FDMA should be used for uplink transmissions, a set of channel parameters associated with the communication link over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band can be identified and the parameters Based on the set of these, the transmitter can select between OFDMA and SC-FDMA transmission modes. For example, if the parameters indicate that the communication link is configured for MIMO, a particular type of transmission mode (eg, OFDMA) may be used. As another example, if the parameters indicate that the modulation and coding scheme for the communication link is greater than the threshold, a particular type of transmission mode (eg, OFDMA) may be used.
20 shows a flow chart 2000 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 2000 may be implemented by the base station 105 or components thereof as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 39. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 2000 may be performed by controller module 410, 510, and / or 3910 as described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and / or 39.
At block 2005, the base station can generate a system information block that includes a plurality of parameters associated with the base station, wherein the parameters are at least one LBT parameter, at least one cell identifier, and at least one radio frame identifier. It includes. In certain examples, the functions of block 2005 may be performed by the SIB module 550 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
At block 2010, the base station may transmit a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the functions of block 2010 may be performed by the SIB module 550 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
It is to be noted that the method of flowchart 2000 is just one implementation and that the operations and steps of the method may be rearranged or otherwise modified such that other implementations are possible.
21 shows a flow chart 2100 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 2100 may be implemented by the UE 115 or components thereof as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 6, 7, and 40. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 2100 may be performed by controller module 610, 710 and / or 4010 as described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and / or 40.
At block 2105, the UE may receive a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, the system information block including a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, the parameters including at least one LBT A parameter, at least one cell identifier and at least one radio frame identifier. In certain examples, the functions of block 2105 may be performed by the SIB module 750 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 2205, the base station may generate a system information block that includes a plurality of parameters associated with the base station. In certain examples, the functions of block 2205 may be performed by the SIB module 550 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
At block 2210, the base station may transmit a system information block on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the CET subframe associated with the base station. In certain examples, the functions of block 2210 may be performed by the SIB module 550 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
At block 2305, the UE may receive a system information block including a plurality of parameters associated with the base station, wherein the system information block is on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the CET subframe associated with the base station. Is received. In certain examples, the functions of block 2305 may be performed by the SIB module 750 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
It should be noted that the method of flowchart 2300 is just one implementation and that the operations and steps of the method may be rearranged or otherwise modified such that other implementations are possible.
24 shows a flow chart 2400 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 2400 may be implemented by the base station 105 or components thereof as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 39. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 2400 may be performed by controller module 410, 510 and / or 3910 as described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5 and / or 39.
At block 2405, the base station may generate a system information block that includes a plurality of parameters associated with the base station, the system information block comprising the total bandwidth of the component carrier associated with the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. On. In certain examples, the functions of block 2405 may be performed by the SIB module 550 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
FIG. 25 shows a flowchart 2500 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 2500 may be implemented by the UE 115 or components thereof as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 6, 7, and 40. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 2500 may be performed by controller module 610, 710 and / or 4010 as described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and / or 40.
At block 2505, the UE may receive a system information block including a plurality of parameters associated with the base station, the system information block being received over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, The transmission spans the entire bandwidth of the component carriers associated with the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the functions of block 2505 may be performed by the SIB module 750 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
FIG. 26 shows a flow chart 2600 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 2600 may be performed by the base station 105 or components thereof or as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 39 or in FIGS. It may be implemented by the UE 115 or its components as described with reference to 7 and FIG. 40. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 2600 may be performed by a controller 410, 510, 610 or 710 module as described with reference to FIGS. 4-7.
At block 2605, the wireless device may remain idle before the CUBS boundary after performing a successful ECCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the functions of block 2605 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 2610, the wireless device may perform a single CCA on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band just before the CUBS boundary. In certain examples, the functions of block 2610 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 2615, the wireless device may transmit CUBS at the CUBS boundary if a single CCA is successful. In certain examples, the functions of block 2615 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
27 shows a flow chart 2700 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 2700 may be performed by the base station 105 or components thereof or as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 39 or in FIGS. It may be implemented by the UE 115 or its components as described with reference to 7 and FIG. 40. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 2700 may be performed by controller module 410, 510, 610, 710, 3910 or 4010 as described with reference to FIGS. 4-7, 39 and 40. .
At block 2705, the wireless device may determine that the ECCA performed by the wireless device on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band is not successful at the CUBS boundary. In certain examples, the functions of block 2705 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 2710, the wireless device may continue to perform the ECCA on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band following the CUBS boundary in response to the determination. In certain examples, the functions of block 2710 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 2715, the wireless device may transmit on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band if the ECCA is successful. In certain examples, the functions of block 2715 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
FIG. 28 shows a flowchart 2800 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 2800 may be performed by the base station 105 or components thereof or as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 39 or in FIGS. It may be implemented by the UE 115 or its components as described with reference to 7 and FIG. 40. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 2800 may be performed by controller module 410, 510, 610, 710, 3910 or 4010 as described with reference to FIGS. 4-7, 39 and 40. .
At block 2805, the wireless device may determine an ECCA threshold based on the radio frame identifier and the subframe identifier. In certain examples, the functions of block 2805 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 2810, the wireless device may perform ECCA on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, wherein the ECCA includes a plurality of CCAs. In certain examples, the functions of block 2810 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7. The ECCA can be successful if at least multiple CCAs are successful and the number of CCAs is based on the ECCA threshold. In certain examples, the functions of block 2815 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 2905, the wireless device may perform successful ECCA on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the functions of block 2905 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 2910, the device may delay transmission on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band to at least one of a subframe boundary of the radio frame or a slot boundary of the radio frame. In certain examples, the functions of block 2910 may be performed by the ECCA module 515 or 715 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
30 shows a flow chart 3000 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 3000 may be implemented by the base station 105 or its components as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 39. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 3000 may be performed by controller module 410, 510, and / or 3910 as described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and / or 39.
At block 3005, the base station may generate a synchronization signal. In certain examples, the functions of block 3005 may be performed by the synchronization signal module 520 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
At block 3010, the base station may transmit a synchronization signal on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the CET subframe associated with the base station. In certain examples, the functions of block 3010 may be performed by the synchronization signal module 520 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
At block 3105, the UE may receive a synchronization signal on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the CET subframe associated with the base station. In certain examples, the functions of block 3105 may be performed by the synchronization signal module 720 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3205, the base station may generate a cell-specific reference signal. In certain examples, the functions of block 3205 may be performed by the reference signal module 525 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
At block 3210, the base station may transmit the cell-specific reference signal on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the CET subframe associated with the base station. In certain examples, the functions of block 3210 may be performed by reference signal module 525 described above with reference to FIG. 5.
33 shows a flowchart 3300 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 3300 may be implemented by the UE 115 or components thereof as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 6, 7, and 40. In certain examples, the blocks of flowchart 3300 may be performed by controller module 610, 710 and / or 4010 as described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7 and / or 40.
At block 3305, the UE may receive the cell-specific reference signal on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the CET subframe associated with the base station. In certain examples, the functions of block 3305 may be performed by the reference signal module 725 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3405, the UE may detect the downlink CUBS on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during the last symbol of the subframe or slot. In certain examples, the functions of block 3405 may be performed by D_CUBS module 730 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3410, the UE may determine that downlink data will be transmitted in the next subframe or slot based on the detected CUBS. In certain examples, the functions of block 3410 may be performed by the D_CUBS module 730 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3415, the UE may receive downlink data in the next subframe or slot. In certain examples, the functions of block 3415 may be performed by the D_CUBS module 730 and / or receiver 605 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3505, the UE may receive the downlink CET on an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the functions of block 3505 may be performed by the uplink CET timing module 735 and / or receiver 605 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3510, the UE may determine the timing of the downlink CET. In certain examples, the functions of block 3510 may be performed by the uplink CET timing module 735 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3515, the UE may transmit the uplink CET according to the determined timing of the downlink CET. In certain examples, the functions of block 3515 may be performed by the uplink CET timing module 735 and / or the transmitter 615 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
36 shows a flowchart 3600 illustrating a method for wireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The functions of the flowchart 3600 may be performed by the base station 105 or components thereof or as described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 39 or in FIGS. It may be implemented by the UE 115 or its components as described with reference to 7 and FIG. 40. In certain examples, the blocks of the flowchart 3600 may be performed by the controller module 410, 510, 610, 710, 3910 or 4010 as described with reference to FIGS. 4-7, 39 and 40. .
At block 3605, the wireless device may generate a random access message. In certain examples, the functions of block 3605 may be performed by the random access module 530 or 740 described above with reference to FIG. 5 or 7.
At block 3610, the wireless device may transmit a random access message on a radio frequency spectrum band that is unlicensed to a guaranteed random access transmission opportunity during CET. In certain examples, the functions of block 3610 may be performed by the random access module 530 or 740 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 3705, the device may select one of the plurality of frequency domain interlaces of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, each of the frequency domain interlaces associated with a random access channel. In certain examples, the functions of block 3705 may be performed by the random access module 530 or 740 described above with reference to FIG. 5 or 7.
At block 3710, the device may transmit a random access message on the selected frequency domain interlace of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the functions of block 3710 may be performed by the random access module 530 or 740 described above with reference to FIGS. 5 and 7.
At block 3805, the device may identify a set of channel parameters associated with the communication link over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. In certain examples, the functions of block 3805 may be performed by the uplink transmission mode module 745 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3810, the device may select between an OFDM transmission mode and an SC-FDMA transmission mode based on the set of channel parameters. In certain examples, the functions of block 3810 may be performed by the uplink transmission mode module 745 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
At block 3815, the wireless device may transmit on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, in accordance with the selected transmission mode. In certain examples, the functions of block 3815 may be performed by the uplink transmission mode module 745 described above with reference to FIG. 7.
[0253] FIG. 39 shows a diagram of a system 3900 for use in wireless communications, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. System 3900 includes base stations 105-d, 3905-a-1, 3905-a-2, which can be examples of the base stations 105 described above. System 3900 also includes a UE 115-d, which may be an example of the UEs 115 described above.
The base station 105-d may include antenna (s) 3945, transceiver module 3950, memory 3980, and processor module 3970, each of which may be directly or indirectly from each other ( For example, via one or more buses). The transceiver module 3950 may be configured to communicate bidirectionally via the antenna (s) 3945 with the UE 115-d as well as other UEs (not shown in FIG. 39). The transceiver module 3950 (and / or other components of the base station 105-d) may also be configured to communicate bi-directionally with one or more other networks. In some cases, base station 105-d may communicate with core network 130-a and / or controller 3920 via network communication module 3975. The base station 105-d may be an example of an eNodeB base station, a home eNodeB base station, a NodeB base station, and / or a home NodeB base station. The controller 3920 may in some cases be integrated into a base station 105-d, such as an eNodeB base station.
The base station 105-d may also be in communication with other base stations 105, such as base station 3905-a-1 and base station 3905-a-2. Each of the base stations 105-d, 3905-a-1, 3905-a-2 may communicate with one or more UEs using different wireless communication technologies, such as different radio access technologies. In some cases, base station 105-d may communicate with other base stations, such as 3905-a-1 and / or 3905-a-2, utilizing base station communication module 3965. In some examples, base station communication module 3965 provides an X2 interface within LTE wireless communication technology to provide communication between some of the base stations 105-d, 3905-a-1, 3905-a-2. can do. In some examples, base station 105-d may communicate with other base stations via controller 3920 and / or core network 130-b.
[0256] The memory 3980 may include random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM). The memory 3980 may also store computer readable computer executable software (SW) code 3859, which includes instructions that, when executed, cause the processor module 3970 to be described herein. Configured to perform various functions (eg, call processing, database management, message routing, etc.). In the alternative, the software code 3985 may not be directly executable by the processor module 3970, but, for example, when compiled and executed, causes the computer to perform the functions described herein. Can be configured.
The processor module 3970 may include an intelligent hardware device, eg, a central processing unit (CPU), a microcontroller, an ASIC, or the like. The transceiver module 3950 may include a modem configured to modulate the packets, provide the modulated packets to the antenna (s) 3945 for transmission, and demodulate packets received from the antenna (s) 3945. Can be. Some examples of base station 105-d may include a single antenna 3945, while other examples of base station 105-d may include multiple antennas for multiple links that may support carrier aggregation. It may include the (3945). For example, one or more links may be used to support macro communications with the UEs 115.
According to the architecture of FIG. 39, the base station 105-d may further include a communications management module 3960. The communications management module 3960 may manage communications with other base stations 105. By way of example, the communications management module 3960 may be a component of the base station 105-d in communication with some or all of the other components of the base station 105-d via a bus. Alternatively, the functionality of the communications management module 3960 may be implemented as a component of the transceiver module 3950, as a computer program product, and / or with one or more controller elements of the processor module 3970.
The base station 105-d of FIG. 39 also includes a controller module 3910, which replaces the sub-modules 505, 515, 520, 525, 530, 550 described with reference to FIG. 5. 4 may be an example of the controller modules 410, 510 described above with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 and / or may implement some or all of its functionality.
FIG. 40 shows a diagram of a system 4000 for use in wireless communications, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. System 4000 includes a UE 115-e, which may be an example of the UEs 115 described above. System 4000 also includes a base station 105-e, which may be an example of the base stations 105 described above.
The UE 115-e shown in FIG. 40 includes antenna (s) 4040, transceiver module 4035, processor module 4005, and memory 4015 (software (SW) 4020). Each of which may be in communication with each other directly or indirectly (eg, via one or more buses 4045). The transceiver module 4035 may, as described above, transmit antenna (s) 4040 and / or one or more wireless communication links with one or more base stations 105-e, one or more WLAN access points or other nodes. It can be configured to communicate in both directions via. The transceiver module 4035 may include a modem configured to modulate the packets, provide the modulated packets to the antenna (s) 4040 for transmission, and demodulate packets received from the antenna (s) 4040. Can be. In some examples the UE 115-e may include a single antenna 4040, while the UE 115-e may alternatively transmit and / or receive multiple wireless transmissions simultaneously. It may have a 4040. Thus, the transceiver module 4035 may communicate simultaneously with one or more base stations 105-e and / or one or more other access points.
The memory 4015 may include RAM and / or ROM. Memory 4015 may store computer readable computer executable software / firmware code 4020 that includes instructions that, when executed, cause processor module 4005 to perform the various functions described herein. For example (eg, performing and / or executing mitigation decisions, etc.). In the alternative, the software / firmware code 4020 may not be executable directly by the processor module 4005, but may, for example, cause the computer to perform the functions described herein when compiled and executed. Can be configured to. The processor module 4005 may include an intelligent hardware device, such as a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, or the like, and may include a RAM and a ROM.
The UE 115-e also includes a controller module 4010, which includes the sub-modules 705, 715, 720, 725, 730, 735, 740, 745, described with reference to FIG. 7. 750 may be an example of the controller modules 610, 710 described above with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 and / or may implement some or all of its functionality.
The detailed description set forth above in connection with the appended drawings describes examples and does not represent the only examples that may be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. As used in this description, the terms "yes" and "exemplary" do not mean "favorable" or "favorable" over other examples, but rather "function as an example, illustration or illustration." The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of the described techniques. However, these techniques may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the described examples.
It is to be understood that the information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of other technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols and chips that may be referenced throughout the above description may be voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles. , Light fields or light particles, or any combination thereof.
[0266] Various example blocks and modules described in connection with the disclosure herein include a general purpose processor, digital signal processor (DSP), ASIC, FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic. , Discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein, or may be performed by them. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, eg, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
[0267] The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software executed by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software executed by a processor, these functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a non-transitory computer readable medium. Other examples and implementations are within the scope and spirit of the disclosure and the appended claims. For example, due to the nature of software, the functions described above may be implemented using software, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, or any combination thereof, executed by a processor. Features that implement the functions may also be located in physically diverse locations, including portions of the functions being distributed such that they are implemented in different physical locations. Also, as used herein, including in the claims, "or" used in a list of items prefaced with "at least one of" is, for example, a list of "at least one of A, B, or C". Represents an alternative list, meaning A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (ie, A and B and C).
Computer readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. Storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise RAM, ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), compact disk ROM (CD-ROM) or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or instructions; It may be used to convey or store the desired program code means in the form of data structures and may include a general purpose or special purpose computer or any other medium accessible by a general purpose or special purpose processor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server or other remote source using coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio and microwave, Coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio and microwave are included in the definition of the medium. Discs (disks and discs) as used herein include CDs, laser discs, optical discs, digital versatile discs (DVDs), floppy disks and Blu-rays. And a disc, where the disks normally reproduce data magnetically, while the discs optically reproduce the data by lasers. Combinations of the above are also included within the scope of computer-readable media.
The techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communication systems such as CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, OFDMA, SC-FDMA, and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. The CDMA system may implement radio technologies such as CDMA2000, Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), and the like. CDMA2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95 and IS-856 standards. IS-2000 Release 0 and Release A are commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1X, 1X, and the like. IS-856 (TIA-856) is commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, High Rate Packet Data (HRPD), and the like. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. TDMA systems can implement radio technologies such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). An OFDMA system may implement radio technologies such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM ™, and the like. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) are new releases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A and GSM are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project" (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project 2" (3GPP2). The techniques described herein may be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as other systems and radio technologies. However, the description below describes an LTE system for illustration, and although LTE terminology is used in much of the description below, the techniques are applicable in addition to LTE applications.
The previous description of the disclosure is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Various modifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure. The term "example" or "exemplary" throughout the present disclosure refers to an example or instance and does not mean or require any preference for the examples mentioned. Therefore, the present disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
A method for wireless communication,
Generating a system information block comprising a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, the plurality of parameters including at least one listen-before-talk parameter and at least one access parameter;
Performing a plurality of clear channel assessments for component carriers in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band in a plurality of subframes corresponding to intervals associated with opportunistic system information block transmissions; And
Transmitting the system information block during at least one of the plurality of subframes on a component carrier of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band where a corresponding one of the plurality of CCAs is successful. Method for communication.
The method of claim 1,
And the system information block is further transmitted over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a clear channel assessment-exempt transmission (CCA) subframe associated with the base station.
The CET subframe is periodic, and
Transmitting the system information block includes:
Transmitting the system information block at each instance of the CET.
Dynamically modifying the at least one LBT parameter; And
Transmitting the updated version of the system information block in a next CET subframe.
Transmitting different redundancy versions of the system information block at different time intervals.
The at least one access parameter is:
A method for wireless communication, selected from the group consisting of a physical cell identifier (PID), an operator identifier, and a cell global identifier (CGI).
The at least one LBT parameter is:
A method for wireless communication, selected from the group consisting of an extended CCA (ECCA) counter parameter, a CCA energy threshold, and a guard period for base station resynchronization.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The ECCA procedure at the base station is the same for unicast and broadcast transmissions.
Wherein the at least one access parameter comprises a system frame number (SFN).
And the system information block spans the entire bandwidth of a component carrier associated with the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
Receiving a system information block during at least one subframe of the plurality of subframes corresponding to intervals associated with opportunistic system information block transmissions on a component carrier in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band,
And the system information block includes a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, wherein the plurality of parameters comprise at least one listen-before-talk (LBT) parameter and at least one access parameter.
The method of claim 11,
And the system information block is received on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a clear channel assessment-exempt transmission (CCA) subframe associated with the base station.
Adjusting LBT operation based on the at least one LBT parameter received in the system information block.
Receiving different redundancy versions of the system information block at different time intervals.
And selected from the group consisting of an extended CCA (ECCA) counter parameter, a CCA energy threshold, and a guard period for base station resynchronization.
An apparatus for wireless communication,
A processor; And
A memory coupled to the processor,
The processor is:
Generate a system information block comprising a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, the plurality of parameters including at least one listen-before-talk parameter and at least one access parameter;
Perform a plurality of clear channel assessments for component carriers in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band in a plurality of subframes corresponding to intervals associated with opportunistic system information block transmissions; And
A corresponding CCA of the plurality of CCAs to transmit the system information block during at least one of the plurality of subframes on a component carrier of the successfully unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band;
Configured, the device for wireless communication.
And the system information block is transmitted on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a clear channel assessment (executive transmission) subframe associated with the base station.
The processor configured to transmit the system information block includes:
And a processor configured to transmit the system information block at each instance of the CET.
Dynamically modify the at least one LBT parameter; And
Send an updated version of the system information block in the next CET subframe
An apparatus for wireless communication, selected from the group consisting of a physical cell identifier (PID), an operator identifier, and a cell global identity (CGI).
And an extended clear channel assessment (ECCA) counter parameter, a CCA energy threshold, and a guard period for base station resynchronization.
A processor;
To receive a system information block during at least one of the plurality of subframes corresponding to intervals associated with opportunistic system information block transmissions on a component carrier in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band.
Composed, and
And the system information block includes a plurality of parameters associated with a base station, wherein the plurality of parameters include at least one listen-before-talk (LBT) parameter and at least one access parameter.
And the system information block is received on the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band during a clear channel assessment (executive transmission) subframe associated with the base station.
To adjust LBT operation based on the at least one LBT parameter received in the system information block.
To receive different redundancy versions of the system information block at different time intervals.
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February 23, 2017: Quarterly Update
November 13, 2019: Quarterly Update
August 22, 2019: Quarterly Update
May 10, 2017: Quarterly Update
June 7, 2019: Baltimore Sun Op-ed
June 3, 2019: Breakthrough Curriculum Update
May 22, 2019: Commencement Address
May 8, 2019: Quarterly Update
May 8, 2017: Dean’s Incentive Grants
March 1, 2019: Baltimore Sun Op-ed
March 20, 2017: Arts Education Funding
August 29, 2018: Convocation Address
July 2, 2018: JMore profile
March 6, 2018: Quarterly Update
December 7, 2017: Americans for the Arts blog
December 21, 2016: Quarterly Update
December 6, 2017: Quarterly Update
November 1, 2017: Diversity Update
November 29, 2016: Dean’s Incentive Grants
September 1, 2017: Convocation Address
September 1, 2017: Quarterly Update
August 1, 2017: Stay Thirsty column
November 15, 2016: Diversity Update
September 15, 2016: Convocation Address
June 1, 2016: Quarterly Update
March 23, 2016: Quarterly Update
March 21, 2016: Announcing Midori
January 20, 2016: Dean’s Incentive Grants
September 22, 2015: Quarterly Update
July 1, 2015: 21st Century Cities panel
June 16, 2015: New York Times letter
January 1, 2015: JHU Gazette profile
October 23, 2014: “What’s Next?” Symposium
October 21, 2014: Baltimore Sun OpEd
September, 4, 2014: Convocation Address
August 30, 2014: Baltimore Sun profile
August 22, 2014: Introduction
Dean's Symposium
Dean's Incentive Grants
Career Development Grants
Peabody Notes Archive
Peabody People Making News
I begin my quarterly update in this space by recapping some very exciting recent news regarding Peabody faculty and alumni. Here at Peabody our faculty makes us proud each and every day. We felt this even more keenly when Michael Hersch, Chair of the Composition Department, was recently awarded the President’s Frontier Award. Michael Hersch’s dedication to his craft, his students, and his seriousness of purpose as a unique artistic voice today is an inspiration and a wonderful example of the role that Peabody plays at Johns Hopkins University. This recognition for him is a true affirmation of the unique contribution of the arts to our larger community. We extend our warm and enthusiastic congratulations to Michael. You can read more about this award by going to the Hub.
Speaking of awards, three Peabody alumni walked away with 2017 Grammy Awards. Zuill Bailey (BM ’94, Cello) won for Best Instrumental Solo for his performance of Michael Daugherty’s Tales of Hemingway recorded with the Nashville Symphony. Zuill Bailey is also a great example of a citizen-artist, stewarding community festivals around the United States. Peabody is now partnering with two of those festivals in El Paso, Texas, and Mesa, Arizona, to provide our students with direct community residency experiences through the Young Artists Development Series launched in 2015-16. Meanwhile, The O’Connor Band including alumna Maggie O’Connor (BM ’13, MM ’14, Violin), her husband Mark and other family members took away Best Bluegrass Album for 2017. Finally, alumnus Joel Watts (BM ’14, Horn; BM ’15, Recording Arts; MM ’15, Audio Sciences) was an assistant engineer on the recording and engineering team for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Grammy for Best Orchestral Performance, under the direction of Andris Nelsons. Clearly Peabody was very well represented in the 2017 Grammy Awards!
Recent Visits to Campus
Two recent events on the Peabody campus demonstrate our commitment to make Peabody a convener of interesting and innovative conversations about music. Distinguished Visiting Artist Midori had her third visit in a year-long residency which included a master class as well as a fascinating panel discussion with renowned author and mood-disorders expert Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison, Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Medicine, and Dr. Karen Swartz, Clinical Director of the Johns Hopkins Mood Disorders Center and Director of the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program. The program titled “The most zealous of artists, the most terrible melancholy”: Musicians & Mood Disorders offered a fascinating glimpse into the complex relationship between creativity and mental illness. In the same week we welcomed Alex Ross, music critic of The New Yorker, MacArthur Foundation Award recipient, and author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rest Is Noise, for a wide-ranging and insightful conversation about classical music and contemporary culture. You can watch them online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBnV27AmDgU&feature=youtu.be (Alex Ross) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eubYhHjDG3w (Jamison/Midori).
The Breakthrough Curriculum Prepares to Launch
This fall the Peabody Curriculum for the Future and Reimagining Ensembles at Peabody task forces completed their charge to align our training going forward with the reality and profound changes that we see in the music world today. The Peabody Institute Breakthrough Curriculum in Music Leadership infuses our grand historical tradition with new perspectives to create a model at the forefront of arts training in the United States.
Beginning in fall 2017, Peabody students’ training will encompass the areas of: Excellence in craft, doing what Peabody has always excelled at, positioning our students to compete for high-level opportunities as a soloists, orchestra members, chamber musicians, conductors, composers, educators, recording engineers, critics and scholars; Musical flexibility, or the ability to apply appropriate stylistic attributes across a wide range of performing contexts, musical styles, and ensemble configurations found in the current landscape of the professional world; Leadership as a citizen artist, focused on building creative collaborations with diverse stakeholders both within and beyond the performing arts, actively cultivating existing and new audiences, responding to the needs of communities, and bringing value to the vitality and economy of the artistic landscape; and Communication, marketing, and practical skills to assist and help our students propel their career in any direction immediately upon graduation.
The program is designed to roll-out over the course of a four-year undergraduate experience, with a condensed version planned at the graduate level as follows:
EXPLORE: Designed as a Freshman level experience, students begin to develop entrepreneurial and citizen artist habits of mind, skills of collaboration and communication, and awareness of context in art-making. The course introduces students to citizen artistry in action through visiting guest artists/presenters and by gaining knowledge about the arts community in Baltimore.
BUILD: Delivered in a hybrid online/face-to-face format, this course builds knowledge and skills in community engagement and project development through readings, case studies, discussion, observation, and practical experience in community performances in the city of Baltimore.
IMPLEMENT: A project-based course undertaken in small cohorts in which students practice essential skills of programming, audience development, marketing, collaboration, and citizen artist skills through a mentored experience within the community.
LAUNCH: Elective leadership and fellowship opportunities for students to delve into stipended longer-term, deeper partnerships to further advance their skills in community engagement.
Key to this, and setting it apart from other major professional music programs, The Breakthrough Curriculum is fully integrated into and builds on the historical excellence of Peabody’s performance training, ensuring that each and every student graduates prepared for a world that is constantly changing and evolving, and one where musicians increasingly must play a proactive role in developing future consumers of their art.
Peabody Diversity Pathway Task Force Update
As follow up to the fall retreat of the Peabody Diversity Pathway Task Force, the group will be moving forward with work focused around sub-committees in three areas: Pipeline and Student Recruitment; Curriculum & Programming; and Climate/Inclusion & Cultural Competency. Each group is being co-chaired by a member of the administration, a faculty member, and a student. The subcommittees will be seeking to engage members of the Peabody community as we move forward with this work. I am very grateful to members of these subcommittees who are serving to advance Peabody in the important area of diversity and inclusion.
Final Thoughts: The world in which we live
In his 2007 book, The Rest is Noise – Listening to the Twentieth Century, our recent Dean’s Symposium guest Alex Ross, MacArthur Award-winning writer and chief music critic for The New Yorker, writes eloquently about the influence of composer refugees who flocked to the United States in the wake of World War II’s carnage of fascism. He notes that “Many leading composers of the early twentieth century – Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Bartok, Rachmaninov, Weill, Milhaud, Hindemith, Krenek, and Eisler, among others – settled in the United States.” These are just a few of the names. Numerous world renowned performers of the likes of Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein, and Artur Schnabel did the same. When you consider the collective impact and legacy of these figures, and then consider what might have happened had they not come here, what we might have lost, it is staggering. Of course this can just as easily be said of writers, scientists, physicians, and more.
The arts cross international lines and boundaries by definition. We depend on and benefit from cross-pollination and ensuring a fertile and rich landscape of creativity. As we debate the merits of immigration, we do well to remember that music and art, to say nothing of many other disciplines, require and benefit from, indeed soar higher by integrating the views and talents of others from around the world. Through music we have the advantage and privilege of speaking an international language. Now more than ever, we must celebrate and rededicate ourselves to the importance of diversity and inclusion through our role as artists and scholars.
I look forward to continuing to keep you updated about progress and developments at Peabody as we forge ahead.
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To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, Governor General David Johnston and Tom Jenkins have crafted a richly illustrated volume of brilliant Canadian innovations whose widespread adoption has made the world a better place. From Bovril to BlackBerrys, lightbulbs to liquid helium, peanut butter to Pablum, this is a surprising and incredibly varied collection to make Canadians proud, and to our unique entrepreneurial spirit.
Successful innovation is always inspired by at least one of three forces -- insight, necessity, and simple luck. Ingenious moves through history to explore what circumstances, incidents, coincidences, and collaborations motivated each great Canadian idea, and what twist of fate then brought that idea into public acceptance. Above all, the book explores what goes on in the mind of an innovator, and maps the incredible spectrum of personalities that have struggled to improve the lot of their neighbours, their fellow citizens, and their species.
From the marvels of aboriginal invention such as the canoe, snowshoe, igloo, dogsled, lifejacket, and bunk bed to the latest pioneering advances in medicine, education, philanthropy, science, engineering, community development, business, the arts, and the media, Canadians have improvised and collaborated their way to international admiration. Ingenious tells you why they did it and how they made the world a better place.
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Labadie’s bracing style brings fresh illumination to familiar Mozart
By David Fleshler
Bernard Labadie conducted the New World Symphony in music of Handel, Haydn and Mozart Saturday night in Miami Beach.
One of Mozart’s greatest symphonies moved at the speed of a Rossini overture. String players restrained their vibrato. And throughout the concert Saturday night by the New World Symphony, textures were wiry and transparent, as a leading period-music specialist led the orchestra through works of the 18th century.
Bernard Labadie, founder of the acclaimed Quebec ensemble Les Violons du Roy and a regular New World podium guest, conducted works of Handel, Haydn and Mozart at New World Center in Miami Beach. Despite the smaller orchestral forces, particularly in the opening work, the music felt big, and there was nothing studied, fussy or antiquarian about the playing.
The Overture to Handel’s opera Ariodante, a 1734 work about love and jealousy among the nobility of medieval Scotland, moved with stately grandeur, with clarity and vigor in the ensuing counterpoint. String players used no vibrato. The Gavotte crackled with earthy energy. And despite the high speed of the Bourrée, the orchestra played in such a rhythmically marked manner that the music always maintained a firm shape and structure.
Labadie, who last year became principal conductor of New York’s Orchestra of St. Luke’s, apparently lifted the ban on vibrato for the Classical-era works that followed. Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante, written as the celebrated composer made a visit to London, may not be on par with the best symphonic works of his mature years. But it’s a tuneful work in which the genial composer allowed each of the four soloists a share of the attention.
Heard from the perspective of the Baroque piece that preceded it, the Haydn work felt large and impressive, rather than quaint and small-scale, as Haydn works tend to feel on the rare occasions they appear on symphony programs.
The orchestra played in an assured, tightly focused manner, with broad tones in the strings and a crisp precision in winds and brass. In keeping with Classical practice, Labadie split the violins, placing the second violins on the right side of the orchestra, where conductors usually place the cellos, giving the ensemble a brighter, clearer, stereophonic tone.
Taking on the solo parts were four New World fellows: oboist James Riggs, bassoonist Bee Ungar, violinist Sodam Lim and cellist Ian Greenberg. All played with smooth accuracy and wit in parts in which Haydn typically paired winds or strings. Violinist Lim, who had the most extensive part, played in an effortless, confident manner in Haydn’s runs and ascents up the fingerboard, and she brought a big, dramatic tone to the operatic recitative that opens the concluding Allegro con spirito. Also noteworthy was the performance of Ungar, who brought a warm tone and lively style to his bassoon part.
In the first movement of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor, Labadie’s interpretation really put the Molto in Molto Allegro. At first, it seemed like his high-speed approach robbed the famous opening melody of weight and significance. But by the repeat Labadie’s tempo—and the taut grimness of the violin bowing—gave the music a brooding intensity that helped create an unusually dark mood, even for this symphony.
He brought out inner voices, so that a cello riff that may be just a passing interior rumble in some interpretations, leapt out of the orchestra and seized attention. The movement’s climax, in which a major key melody repeats in minor, came off as particularly somber, with dour blasts of horns and winds.
The quick tempos worked well for the Andante, giving the movement a natural flow and restlessness that seemed to match the rest of the symphony, rather than making it the pastoral interlude it tends to become in typical performances.
The Menuetto opened unusually softly. Rather than leading a bold, thumping performance, Labadie brought out each voice in the counterpoint, using clarity and interpretative force to generate a performance of cool intensity. The concluding Allegro assai was light and well shaped, relying on momentum, clarity and Labadie’s aggressive shaping of each phrase for its impact.
The program will be repeated 2 p.m. Sunday at New World Center in Miami Beach. nws.edu
Sun Apr 7, 2019
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So, This Adventist Goes Into a Bar …
Humor and religion. For many Adventist Christians, they mix like oil and water. Religion is a life-and-death business while humor can trivialize important beliefs. And of course, have morally dubious grounding.
But religion – with its adherents’ shortcomings and hypocrisy – is such a fertile field for humor. And a wonderful antidote for fuzzy thinking and pomposity.
We Adventists have long struggled for balance in understanding grace and works. So it is no wonder then that we might also struggle to draw a proper line between helpful and harmful humor.
Can we laugh at ourselves? Try this one on:
Jews don’t recognize Jesus.
Protestants don’t recognize the Pope.
Adventists don’t recognize each other in the liquor store.
Well, to explore this topic a bit – but also just to lighten-up the weekend – let me consider a few jokes and their religious implications.
[Note: I’ve shamelessly lifted, with modifications, most of the jokes below from a wonderful book on philosophy entitled Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar. I’d encourage you to rush right out and buy it.]
Legalism and Hypocrisy
This is fertile ground. We are the best targets because those high Christian ideals clash so frequently with our poor execution. And skewering this double-standard myopia is just too good to pass up. We laugh – but typically because we see the joke in the other guy.
‘Be ye perfect’ is the admonition. But we’re a lot like Augustine, who wrote “Give me chastity and continence - but not yet.” [Confessions Book 8, Chapter 7].
Here’s a joke that captures this perfectly:
Moses trudges down from Mt. Sinai, tablets in hand, and announces to the assembled multitudes: “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news. The good news is I got Him down to ten. The bad news is ‘adultery’ is still in.”
Or perhaps you’d prefer this cartoon:
God, on Sinai, is handing Moses the stone tablets, and says:
“Then, each month, you’ll receive a new set of commandments. Cancel anytime and keep the first set, absolutely free.”
God’s rules have the twin ethical goals of human-flourishing and social-justice. But we so much want to adhere to just the letter of the law:
Armed robbers burst into a bank, line up the customers and staff against the wall, and begin to take their wallets, watches and jewelry. Two of the bank’s accountants are among those waiting to be robbed. The first accountant suddenly thrusts something into the hand of the other, and says: “Here’s the 50 bucks I owe you.”
And, if we inflexibly want to uphold the standards then we have to live with the consequences, even when a little ‘grace’ might be to our advantage:
A union shop steward is at a convention in Paris and decides to visit a brothel. He asks the madam, “Is this a union house?”
“No, it’s not,” she replies.
“So how much do the girls earn?” he asks.
“You pay me $100, the house gets $80 and the girls get $20.”
“Why that’s crass exploitation!” And he stomps out.
Eventually, the guy finds a brothel that the madam says is unionized.
“So, if I pay you $100, how much does the girl get?” he asks.
“She gets $80.”
“That’s great!” he says. “I’d like Collette.”
“I’m sure you would,” says the madam. “But Michelle here has seniority.”
Reality-Grounding our Religion
And speaking of sometimes missing the implications. Within Adventist subculture there are a lot of unspoken do’s and don’ts. Newbies don’t always know how to play the game. Assumptions are frequently made about such diverse topics as health-reform or eschatology. So when there is dissonance, who should shift, the individual or the subculture? And how should that work?
A Chicagoan walks into a North Side bar, orders three pints of beer, and drinks them down, taking a sip from one, then a sip from the next, then the third, until they’re gone. The bartender says, “You know, they’d be less likely to go flat if you bought them one at a time.”
The man says, “Yeah, I know. But I have two brothers, see. One is in Europe and the other’s in Australia. We’re so far apart now that we promised each other we’d drink this way to always remember those wonderful days when we drank together. Each of these beers is for one of my brothers and the third is for me.”
The bartender is touched, and he says, “What a great custom!”
The guy becomes a regular in the bar and always orders his beer the same way.
Then one day he comes in and orders only two pints. Everyone notices and a silence falls over the bar. The bartender quietly says to him, “Please accept my condolences, pal.”
And the guy says, “Oh no, everyone’s fine. But I just joined the Adventist Church and I had to quit drinking.”
Obviously a disconnect in this guy’s doctrinal assimilation.
But religion sets up its norms – ostensibly from God – and expounds them via theology. So what test, if any, should those dogmas be subjected to? If none, then the potential exists for doctrinal perversion to produce a philosophically twisted disciple. All because authority was insufficiently questioned. Consider the next joke to be something of a metaphor on this point:
A man tries on a made-to-order suit and says to the tailor, “I need this sleeve taken in! It’s two inches too long!”
The tailor says, “No, just bend your elbow like this. See, it pulls up the sleeve.”
The man says, “Well, okay, but now look at the collar! When I bend my elbow, the collar goes halfway up the back of my head.”
The tailor says, “So? Raise your head up and back. Perfect.”
The man says, “But now the left shoulder is three inches lower than the right one!”
The tailor says, “No problem. Bend at the waist way over to the left and it evens out.”
So the man leaves the store wearing the suit, his right elbow crooked and sticking out, his head up and back, all the while leaning down to the left. The only way he can walk is with a herky-jerky, spastic gait.
Just then, two passersby notice him.
The first one says: “Look at that poor crippled guy. My heart goes out to him.”
The second says: “Yeah, but his tailor must be a genius! That suit fits him perfectly!”
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” [Luke 6:31 KJV]
It is tempting to reduce religion to the precepts embodied in the Golden Rule. And this concept appears in most ethical and religious traditions, not just Christianity. That’s understandable, as it is so clearly sensible. But there is a problem – the ‘as ye would’ part. If our moral compass radically diverges from normative behavior is it really ok to operate that way? Consider this one-liner:
A sadist is a masochist who follows the Golden Rule.
Or perhaps you like:
“Hit me.” said the masochist. “No!.” said the sadist.
The Golden Rule alone is really insufficient. It cannot be grounded in just anyone’s idea of right and wrong. But usually the issue isn’t moral relativism. It’s that we have blind spots in our own morality and break the Golden Rule:
The Coopers were shown into the dentist’s office, where Mr. Cooper made it clear he was in a big hurry. “No fancy stuff, Doctor,” he ordered. “No gas or needles or any of that. Just pull the tooth and get it over with.”
“I wish more of my patients were as stoical as you,” said the dentist admiringly. “Now, which tooth is it?”
Mr. Cooper turned to his wife. “Open your mouth, honey.”
We are often confused about prayer. It is supposed to be relational, but we can’t invite God to lunch. We are told He cares for us, but then bad things happen.
And we tend to live our lives on autopilot – until some disruption occurs. Until we need a bailout. What sort of help and protection should we expect from God in a world where evil is undeniable? That question is raised by this joke, using stereotype to help carry the humor:
A Jewish grandmother is watching her grandchild playing on the beach when a huge wave comes and takes him out to sea.
She pleads, “Please God, save my only grandson. I beg of you, bring him back.”
And a big wave comes and washes the boy back onto the beach, unharmed.
She looks up to heaven and says: “He had a hat!”
Prayer as bargaining-with-God is certainly a dumbed-down form of relationship. But the human predicament is that we have both needs and guilt due to our failures. And God is the ultimate power and judge. So we … plea-bargain.
A man wrote a letter to the IRS saying, “I have been unable to sleep knowing that I have cheated on my income tax. I have understated my taxable income and have enclosed a check for $150. If I still can’t sleep, I will send the rest.”
This is a subject that is intensively divisive for Christians, and consequently it’s tough to step back and find any humor here. The contention, I think, derives in part from the tension between scriptural authority – and how literally and broadly we interpret it – against the degree of confidence we place in science. This is nature vs. nurture, overlaid with a most gut-wrenching epistemological meta-issue.
In all this tension there is a less frequently considered question – of identity. How much does, and should, our identity have a sexual component?
The following two jokes come at us from this angle:
It’s the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV. A cowboy sits at the bar sipping his whiskey, when a young lady sits down next to him. She turns and asks him, “Are you a real cowboy?”
He replies, “Well, I’ve spent my whole life on the ranch, herding horses, mending fences, and branding cattle, so I guess I am.”
She says, “I’m a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about women. When I shower or watch TV, everything seems to make me think of women.”
Pretty soon she leaves, and a little while later a couple sits down next to the old cowboy and they ask him, “Are you a real cowboy?”
He replies, “I always thought I was, but I just found out I’m a lesbian.”
Two gay men are standing on a street corner when a gorgeous and shapely blonde strolls by in a low-cut, clingy chiffon dress.
One guy says to the other. “At times like this, I wish I were a lesbian.”
How’s that for an identity whiplash? But what about our often unconscious affinity for stereotyping sexual identity – as illustrated by these two one-liners:
If a man speaks in a forest, and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
How Many Roads Must A Man Walk Down Before He Admits He's lost?
Values and Certainty
Last but not least – is sorting out our values. How do we differentiate truth from error? For some, ‘God said it, I believe it, and that settles it.’ And for ‘God’, substitute a literal interpretation of the Bible. Others find this perspective unsatisfying or untenable. Where is the role of reason and naturalistically-grounded information? What if there are instances where these two potential sources of knowledge appear to be incompatible?
People seem to diverge wildly in their tolerance for ambiguity and corresponding yen for certainty. When such different temperaments come together in a church community it can be contentious indeed. The way we can relate so differently to the same data is well-illustrated by this joke:
Four docs went on a duck-hunting trip together: a family practitioner, a gynecologist, a surgeon, and a pathologist. As a bird flew overhead, the family practitioner started to shoot but decided not to because he wasn’t absolutely sure it was a duck. The gynecologist also started to shoot, but lowered his gun when he realized he didn’t know whether it was a male or a female duck. The surgeon, meanwhile, blew the bird away, turned to the pathologist and said, “Go see if that was a duck.”
And what we hold to be knowledge then begets our values. Clarity here is integral to Christian maturity. But getting it wrong can be disastrous – or hilarious:
There was a rich man who was near death. He was grieved that he had worked so hard for his money and couldn’t take it with him. So he began to pray to the Lord for an exemption. An angel appeared and said, “I’m sorry but you must leave all your wealth behind.” The man cried bitterly and implored the angel to ask God to bend the rules just this once.
Later the angel returned and announced God had granted his wish. The man could bring one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, he pulled out his largest suitcase, filled it with pure gold bars, and placed it beside his bed.
That night he died, and was ushered to the Pearly Gates – suitcase in hand.
St. Peter stopped him. “Hold it; you can’t bring that in here!”
But the man explained the exemption and St. Peter consulted the records. “You’re right. It says here you’ll be allowed one carry-on bag. But I’m supposed to check the contents before letting it through.”
St. Peter opened the suitcase and looked inside. Then he looked up at the man incredulously and said, “You brought pavement??”
Finally, one last joke about values. It’s funny because the bottom line here is … just … so … wrong.
During a seminary faculty meeting, an angel suddenly appears and tells the Dean, “Sir, I will grant you whichever of three blessings you choose: Wisdom, Beauty – or 10 million dollars.”
For the Dean it is no contest. His theology is clear, and he happily chooses Wisdom.
There is a flash of lightning, and the Dean appears transformed. But he just sits there, staring silently down at the table.
So one of his colleagues whispers to him, “Say something!”
The Dean says, “I should have taken the money.”
Hope you had some ‘thoughtful fun’. If not, perhaps instead I need to repent. Feel free to let me know.
- Rich Hannon is on the board of Adventist Forum. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Tweedlove Announces Title Sponsors
by Chipps March 26, 2015 11:24 am1
We’ve just had word from the nice Tweedlove folks about their new title sponsors for the 2015 Tweedlove Enduro World Series race. As if you didn’t already have it in your calendar, the EWS fun takes place on the last weekend of May (30-31 May).
Alpine Bikes is further involved as title TweedLove Bike Festival sponsor and is providing mechanical support across all of the events – an invaluable service to all pro racers and recreational riders.
Cannondale has become synonymous with Enduro since the sports inception and will be looking forward to 2013 Enduro World Champion Jerome Clementz chasing the EWS crown in the UK as he was relegated to a spectator at last year’s event due to injury.
Cannondale will be in attendance with a full fleet of display and demo bikes at the EWS event including the chosen race weapon of Jerome and the Overmountain Team, the 2015 Cannondale Jekyll 27.5. Clive Gosling from Cannondale commented ‘It’s great for Cannondale to be the Official Bike Brand of EWS Tweedlove in partnership with Alpine Bikes, our local retailer. The event was excellent last year so stepping our support of this event is a great opportunity to showcase the new bikes”.
Alpine Bikes has become a major UK retail brand, and has worked with TweedLove many times previously, supporting what has become a strong and unique cycling community. It is very exciting that a Scottish company has stepped up to help out in such a comprehensive and professional way.
Chris Tiso, CEO, of the Tiso Group that includes Alpine Bikes, said: “Alpine Bikes has a long history of supporting Scotland’s cycling community from those getting on their bikes for the first time and commuters to the more adventurist participants. Tweedlove is a brilliant event as it attracts the world’s best riders making it a seriously exciting, and sometimes heart stopping, race to watch. We’re proud to be involved with such a prestigious tournament.”
The TweedLove Enduro World Series event runs on the weekend of 30th and 31st May in Peebles. The event brings a festival atmosphere to the town, with thousands of riders and spectators arriving from all over the world. The TweedLove EWS expo area will be up and running on Tweed Green from Friday 29th, where some of the bike world’s best brands will be showcasing their latest products.
TweedLove director Neil Dalgleish says : “We are extremely grateful to Cannondale and Alpine Bikes for coming together to support this event, which was the fastest selling round in the whole series, world-wide. Our course is amazing, we are sure that riders are going to love it, and it is brilliant to be able to show the world’s top riders some of the best trails Scotland can offer. Alpine Bikes is an integral part of the Tweed Valley bike scene, which of course is the inspiration for the TweedLove festival. A massive thank you to all involved – it’s going to be one of the best and most exciting bike events on the planet this year!”
As luck would have it, Chipps was up in Peebles yesterday, getting a tour of some of the lesser known trails surrounding the Valley. Expect a story showcasing some of these great, lesser known (and completely unknown!) trails in the next issue of Singletrack. And talking of us, we’re going to be up at Tweedlove again, supporting the event with regular coverage, stories, photos and videos from the event. We’re really looking forward to seeing you all there.
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Chipps wasn’t around for the dawn of mountain biking in the UK, but he likes to claim that he arrived in time for second breakfast (about the time he shows up for work, then…) starting in the bike trade in 1990 and becoming a full time mountain bike journalist at the start of 1994. Over the subsequent quarter century, he has seen mountain bike culture flourish and diversify and bike technology go from rigid steel frames to fully suspended carbon fibre (and sometimes back to rigid steel as well.)
His riding style is best described as ‘medium, wheels on the ground, trail riding’ though he’s been spotted doing everything from endurance downhill racing to 24 hour cross country racing. He favours mid-travel trail bikes and claims to be wheel-size, gear, brake and tyre agnostic. In fact, his garage spans most bicycle flavours, taking in steel hardtails, carbon trail bikes, even a mountain bike tandem, along with road, touring and gravel/cyclocross bikes.
While he’s happy to chat about bikes all day, his real interest is in the people and places that bikes can introduce you to and he talks as fondly about the trails he’s ridden and riders he’s met as the bikes that took him there.
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Solar panel manufacturer. A Canadian company with operations in Canada, but is basically a US company. They get a lot of their product out of China. However, there are a lot of strange cross currents. Very difficult to get information on this company. Very volatile.
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Produce solar cells in China. Q3 results had earnings of $.11 while the street was expecting $0.05. Have announced contracts to sell modules to a group to build a farm in Spain. Still under 20X 2009 earnings.
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Continental Stock Transfer & Trust - Stock Transfer Company Provides Company Overview, Target Markets and Growth Drivers
In this SNNLive Newscast, our host spoke with Steve Nelson, President and Chairman of Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a private company, via Skype from his headquarters in New York City, NY.
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Home Store Locator United States Maine South Portland Dick's Sporting Goods Plaza Birthday Party Supplies
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Worcester County St. Patrick’s Parade
Tradition Marches On – March 15, 2020
Important Forms & Info
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Donate to the Parade
Parade RESCHEDULED to March 24
Due to the bad weather forecast, the parade is rescheduled to MARCH 24, 2019.
See you on the 24th!
Join the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee!
Be a part of Worcester County’s largest St. Patrick’s Day celebration!
The Worcester County St. Patrick’s Parade Committee is looking for new members to join our organization and help produce the parade.
Friday, June 2 – 7:30 PM-9:30 PM – Fiddler’s Green Pub
Worcester was voted the 5th best city for St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in the U.S. – we need your help to hit # 1! There are many ways to participate.
In addition to parade day volunteers, we need people to help with year-round community and family-oriented events and fundraising, such as:
Golf Tournment
Annual Irish Breakfast
Grand Marshal Banquet
Political Breakfast and Roast
Stop in any time on June 2 ~ Say hello ~ Learn about the Parade organization~
Then head into Fiddler’s Green Pub to hear the Belfast Cowboys and enjoy a pint!
Fiddler’s Green Pub
19 Temple Street
Questions? Email membership@stpatsparade.com
2017 Grand Marshal: Mary Ann (Sheehan) Dube
This year the St.Patrick’s Parade Committee has chosen Mary Anne (Sheehan) Dube as the Grand Marshal of the 35th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade.
Born in Worcester to Michael and Mildred Sheehan, Mary Anne is the granddaughter of three Irish immigrants who came to Worcester in the late 1890’s. She is a graduate of St. Stephen’s High School and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Worcester State (College)University. She taught elementary school in Worcester and Millbury, retiring in 2004. Currently, Mary Anne is a Program Supervisor at Anna Maria College, mentoring and supervising student teachers through their Practicum.
Having been enthralled by the first St. Patrick’s Parade in Worcester, she and her good friend, Judy Wilkinson, joined the Parade Committee in 1984. As a volunteer she initiated one of the most enjoyable yet exhausting, fund raisers to benefit the Parade Committee, the Dance Marathon. She and many other committee members danced around the clock at the old Irish Club on Millbury Street, raising thousands of dollars to pay for bands for the Parade. Of course, that was then! Very few of our members now could last one hour, much less 24! Ah..to be young again! Shortly after the demise of the Dance Marathon, the concept of the Grand Marshal Dinner was born. First we celebrated at Holy Cross, then at the Sheraton Lincoln, and then at our long-time home, the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Recreation Center, where Mary Anne chaired the event for over ten years. These Award Dinners became the hit of the Irish community in Worcester, where popular Irish dance bands would keep the crowd on the floor until midnight with jigs, reels, and two-steps.
Mary Anne’s other passion is politics. While living in Millbury, she served as Chair of its Democratic Town Committee, and was a member of the Millbury Planning Board. When she moved back to Worcester, she joined the Worcester Democratic City Committee and served as its Vice Chair for several years. She also was appointed to the Worcester Election Commission and served as its chair for two terms. In 2008 she was elected as a member of the Democratic Electoral College, voting for the first black President in the history of our country. For her work on behalf of Democrats, Mary Anne was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award in June of this year by the Worcester Democratic City Committee.
She has been a member of the Board of Directors of St. Stephen’s School, where she can share her love of education and children.
Mary Anne is the proud mother of three: Michael Dube of Acton, Maura Peeler of Grafton, and Matthew Dube of Columbia, Missouri. She’s the proud grandmother to four boys: Jamieson and Brendan Dube, and Jon and Liam Peeler.
Being chosen as Grand Marshal of the Parade is an honor she’ll never forget!
Grand Marshal Award: North High School
Chairman’s Award: South High School
Military Color Guard: Oxford High Jr. ROTC
Color Guard: North High School Naval Jr. ROTC with Drum Line
Children’s Marching Unit: St. Peter Central Catholic Elementary School
Adult Marching Unit: Vietnamese community of Worcester
Large High School Band: South High School
Small High School Band: Tantasqua Regional High School
Kilty Band or Pipes & Drums: Worcester Kiltie Pipe Band
Entertaining Bands: Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes and Drum
Upcork Award: Our Lady of the Angels School
Shamrock Award: Friendly House
Killarney Award: Canal District Alliance
Dublin Award: Everyday Miracles Peer Recovery Center
Ring of Kerry Award: Ar dTeanga Fein School of Irish Language
Ann Quinn Award: Little Bites 4-H Club
Harp Award: Knights of Columbus 88 Council
Wexford Award: F.W. Webb
Sligo Award: Mass. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Galway Award: Early’s on Park Avenue
Mayo Award: New England School of Dance
Best Storefront: National Glass (first), Caola Equipment (second)
Best Crowd (commercial): Park Grill & Spirits
Best Crowd (non-commercial): The Irish Nit-Wits
2020 Grand Marshall Banquet
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This article was taken from WalesOnline: 9th February 2015
Tries on debut for Commonwealth Games ‘runaway’ from Uganda now playing for a Welsh rugby club
BY JAMES MCCARTHY
Benon Kizza and Philip Pariyo playing for St Peters RFC after vanishing from last year’s Scottish games
A Ugandan rugby player who went on the the run after the Commonwealth Games scored two tries on his debut for a small Welsh rugby club.
Philip Pariyo and Benon Kizza have both started playing for Cardiff’s St Peter’s RFC, as revealed by WalesOnline on Sunday.
The two men vanished in Scotland last August amidst rumours they were working in a Glasgow car wash.
Pariyo has already played for St Peters and scored two tries while Kizza was substituted.
The pair failed to fly home to Uganda with the rest of the team at the end of the Games and the Uganda government began an investigation into their disappearance.
The Ugandan sports minister spelled out at the time: “We shall find them and make sure that they return home.”
But after claiming asylum the pair – who had been in the African nations Sevens team – ended up in Cardiff where they met with bosses at the city’s St Peters RFC.
The Uganda Rugby Union has told Wales Online they do not approve of the move.
“We have actually signed them now and they are playing for us,” club chairman Joe Sweeney said this week.
“We have gone through all the bureaucratic procedures and everything and they are signed as St Peter’s players.
“Phillip played last Saturday and scored two tries. Benon was subbed and was on the bench.”
Saturday’s away game against Porth Harlequins represents a sharp contrast with Uganda
The two players spoke to club officials after they were housed nearby.
“Not far from our field is a hotel used to house asylum seekers,” Mr Sweeney said.
“I was approached by Communities First and asked if some of the asylum seekers could use our field to play football.”
Communities First is a Welsh Government body focused on tackling poverty.
“Because we are a community club we said yes,” Mr Sweeney said.
“One of the players approached our coach and mentioned he played a bit of rugby.
“It was noticed he was an extra gifted rugby player and we spoke to him about why he was here.
“It transpired he had been at the Commonwealth Games playing for Uganda and while here he and his mate decided to seek asylum.”
Red tape – then we signed them
St Peters moved to sign them.
“There was a bit of bureaucracy but we have signed them now.”
Mr Sweeney believed the players had been granted asylum for “a period of time.”
A source said: “It’s a tragic story which has turned good.”
The pair decided to stay because of personal and political reasons. They were “petrified” of a “potential backlash against them,” said the source.
When they were found by the club they were barely able to feed themselves.
Philip Pariyo in action on Saturday
“They are now eating better,” the insider said. “They were going a day-and-a-half without food.”
It is understood the pair are missing their families desperately.
“The one guy, Benon, has a sick daughter, back home,” the source said.
“I don’t think the WRU need a big hoo-ha about it. They do not want too many people looking into it.
“They are playing now because the WRU have given the OK.”
Uganda Rugby Union not happy
They are now staying at a house “we have done up for them”.
“We have given them everything for free and got them out of their housing mess,” the insider said.
“They are working for a valeting firm on minimum wage and the people that own the house have been good to us.”
The Uganda Rugby Union was unimpressed by the move.
“They have not sought our authority as a union, they have not been cleared by the union,” Ugandan rugby coach Yayiro Kasasa said.
“What happened is that when we came for the Commonwealth Games we signed a code of conduct in order to come over.
“But they never returned to Uganda, they ran away.
“They remained in the UK and broke our code of conduct.”
At the time Uganda’s sports minister, Charles Bakkabulindi, said: “We shall find them and make sure that they return home.”
“You have to clear people through International Rugby to play for another club,” Mr Kasasa said.
“But in this case they have found their way to the team they are playing for.”
He had no idea “what reason they gave for staying there”.
“They thought it was right for them to stay and find a better way of living,” Mr Kasasa said.
“We have never said no to anyone who wants to go out of rugby here but they have to seek the audience of the rugby union.”
World Rugby, formerly called the International Rugby Board, declined to comment.
But a source said: “This is likely to be a matter between the URU and the two players. Do they have the right to stop them playing?
“We don’t know.”
At the time of writing neither of the players were available for comment.
Mr Sweeney said: “Their legal people have told them not to speak to the press.”
A Home Office spokesman would not discuss the players’ asylum status.
“We do not routinely comment on individual cases,” he said.
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November 17, 2016 by Lisa
The USDA’s mission is both to provide leadership on food, nutrition based on public policy and the best available science and also to strengthen and support American agriculture and American farmers. The problem is that promoting and supporting both goals is highly difficult and sometimes conflicting.
According to this article, in addition to its role as feed in animal agriculture, corn is among the seven most federally subsidized foods in the country (including soybeans, wheat, rice, sorghum, meat, and milk) which account for the majority of calories consumed by Americans. Despite research indicating that consumption of the top seven subsidized foods makes Americans 37 percent more likely to become obese, this year’s crop subsidy of $7 billion is 35 percent higher than the $5.2 billion bailout that the USDA issued in 2015.
To compound the issue, in October 2016, U.S. dairy farmers dumped 43 million gallons of excess milk (the equivalent of 66 Olympic-sized pools.) The farmers dumped the milk in fields and manure lagoons or used it as animal feed in the first eight months of 2016, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This event followed another animal agriculture bailout, where the USDA offered to purchase $20 million worth of cheddar cheese to reduce the cheese surplus, which reached record levels.
In Canada, the Senior Vice President of Maple Leaf Foods asked Health Minister Jane Philpott on behalf of his industry, to pull funding from the WHO (World Health Organization) for listing processed meats as a Group 1 carcinogen and red meat as a “probable” cause of cancer.
The similarities to the Tobacco industry’s long-standing denials and blockades of research linking their products to cancer are astounding. While the data continues to point to the overconsumption of animal protein as a source of chronic disease and obesity, the USDA continue to support and finance these industries to keep prices artificially low.
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Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Curtain Call EU/NA Collector’s Edition and Release Dates Announced
By Johnny on June 3, 2014 • ( 2 Comments )
Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Curtain Call will be available in Europe on 19th September. North American players get their hands on the game three days earlier on 16th September. Alongside release dates, Square Enix revealed new limited and collector’s edition for both regions. Check out the images below to […]
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Girl Reporter
July 2, 2015 by Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter
Paul Begala Channels Capt. Renault!
Apparently Paul Begala can not be bought, but he can be rented! From Jonathan Turley’s website:
The email controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton continues to grow but there is one aspects that is less of a problem for her as it is for one of her allies, Paul Begala. Begala is shown in email seeking directions or talking points from the State Department on what to say about one of Clinton’s speeches and then writes back to tell Clinton aides that he gave her an “A+.” Such talking points are common in Washington but the email forces the practice into the open and raises the question about independence of commentators, even in today’s formula conservative-liberal/democratic-republican casting. People like Begala are supposed to be crushingly predictable in blindly support one side of the formula casting, so it is hardly surprising to see such scripting or shaping. However, some have asked about the propriety of a CNN commentator who appears to be so closely coordinated with a political figure like Clinton even on his impressions of her skills as a speaker. It was an ironic twist from a commentator who declared national that “voters to not give a sh**” about the Clinton emails.
Part of the notoriety over the email is clearly as a reflection of the networks of allies that the Clintons have throughout government and the media. While Begala is pegged as “the democrat” in these point-counterpoint formats, it is he concern to be on message for Clinton specifically that has attracted commentary.
Begala, a former advisor to Bill Clinton, asks in the email for talking points before he went on CNN to rate Hillary Clinton’s early performance. He is sent to various Clinton aides at State. After his appearance, Begala emailed back: “I gave Sec. Clinton an A+ in our dopey CNN report card last night.” Ms. Mills forwarded that to Mrs. Clinton with an “FYI.”
http://jonathanturley.org/2015/07/02/paul-begala-under-fire-after-disclosure-of-emails-to-clinton-aides-on-talking-points/#comment-1466855
Well, I give Mr. Begala an “F” for being a fraud, a fink, and foney!
Tagged begala, clinton, email, hillary, spin, talking points, toady
April 19, 2015 by Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter
Hail To The Cheap???
She Had Heard That Line Before,
And Was Not Impressed.
Sooo, there I was, on another website arguing with a lawyer who remarked that I “cheapened” articles with my rather forthright and earthy views. In response, I did this elaborate little comment, to demonstrate how lawyers tend to use lofty language to disguise what the essence of their claim. Unfortunately, it could not make it past the obscenity filter on that website, no matter how many asterisks and abbreviations, I used. Therefore, I place it here. It isn’t much of an article, but I spent a good ten minutes or so writing it, and darn it, I just hated to waste it!
HAIL To The Cheap!!!
Being An Exposition On The Efficacy of Earthiness
A Short Court Room Fantasy by Squeeky Fromm
The Parties:
Max: the Defendant, accused of public indecency for wearing a T-Shirt which read, “Fuck You, You Fucking Fuck!, beneath the picture of an erect middle finger, more commonly known as, The Finger, or The Bird. Max is attired in an dirty overcoat and galoshes.
Mike: The Attorney for the Defendant. He is attired in a cheap, polyester suit.
Squeeky: An Intelligent, Intrepid, yet Beautiful, Girl Prosecutrix, wearing a sexy, yet demure, little black dress.
The Judge: An older man, who looks like he has seen it all.
The Action: A Bench Trial, over the misdemeanor ticket written to the Defendant
Squeeky: Your Honor, this creep appeared in public wearing a T-Shirt that read, “F” You, You “F’ing” “F”. This is the very essence of public indecency.
Mike: Your Honor, we are here today in defense of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, an amendment for which our valiant soldiers have fought and died on foreign battlefields, and for which. . .
Squeeky: No, Your Honor, he’s here today to defend somebody who wore an “F” You, You F’ing “F”, T-Shirt around a bunch of second graders.
Mike: Your Honor, I object! Squeeky is cheapening my argument in defense of our precious, and constitutionally protected rights of free expression and . . .
Squeeky: All the Defendant was expressing was the “F” word, around a bunch of innocent second graders and nuns from the Our Lady of Perpetual Chastity Parochial School. . .
Mike: Your Honor, there she goes again! Cheapening my arguments! This trial isn’t about what was on the T-Shirt! This is about constitutional rights, and the idea of free expression and . . .
Squeeky: No it isn’t, Your Honor! We are here because the Defendant wore a T-Shirt with the word, “F” on it. Just look at the ticket… See, it says, “Subject walked into McDonalds and was taking ketchup from the condiment stand to make tomato soup, while wearing an obscene T-Shirt with the words, “F” You, You “F”ing “F”! Several nuns, and a group of second-graders were there eating their little Happy Meals. The second-graders began asking one of the nuns, “Sister Prudence, what does “f” mean???, and noting “Sister Prudence, that man smells funny. . .” Which, there was some sort of unpleasant aroma about him. Whereupon this officer issued a citation to the subject for a violation of local ordinance number. . .”
Mike: No Your Honor, this isn’t about the “F” word, and nuns, and second graders. . .This is about my client’s constitutional right to express his opinion, and world view, in accordance with the liberty, equality, and fraternity granted to us by the . . .
Max: What the fuck??? I don’t belong to no fraternity??? I just want to get the fuck out of here and back to my bottle of Thunderbird wine. . .
The Judge: Young man, do not speak until you are asked to by your attorney, should he decide to put you on the stand. . . And, don’t say the “F” word in this courtroom.
Max: Fuck you, Judge! (Whereupon the Defendant flung open his overcoat, beneath which he was wearing only his galoshes. . .)
Whereupon, the Defendant was cited with contempt, and removed from the courtroom to custody.
It Ends.
The moral of this story is, that sometimes stuff is just about what it’s about, and nothing else.
Note 1. The Image. This is Pola Negri, playing the cabaret girl from the 1929 film, The Woman He Scorned. There is a great website here, which has more about her:
http://www.polanegri.com/articles/the_woman_he_scorned.htm
Note 2. T-Shirts. Yes, there really are such T-Shirts! You don’t think I would just make stuff up, do you???
You can buy that one, and many more, here:
http://www.cafepress.com/+fuck-you+t-shirts
Tagged cheap arguments, lawyers, lofty, reality, truth
Valbona Dentata???
Mo’ Teefs???
I read a story today on Jonathan Turley’s blog about one, Valbona Yzeiraj, age 45, who:
. . . worked as an office manager at Dr. Jeffrey Schoengold’s office, and claimed that she was a trained professional from her native Albania. However, even if true, she is not licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. but performed procedures on patients, including a root canal that left a patient with an infection and another with “persistent pain” two years after the procedure.
Schoengold fired Yzeiraj and she that he learned she was treating patients when he was out of the office. She is now charged with assault in the second and third degrees, unauthorized practice, attempted grand larceny and reckless endangerment.
http://jonathanturley.org/2015/04/17/new-york-police-arrest-office-manager-who-allegedly-pretends-to-be-dentist-and-botched-procedures/#comment-1439812
Ouch! Anyway, it made me think of an Irish Poem!
An Irish Poem by Squeeky Fromm
To all of the fears in our crania,
Add the “unlicensed quack from Albania”
‘Cause this Dental Plan- – –
Shades of Marathon Man!
Is enough to induce a new mania!
The title of the poem, and this post is a word play on vagina dentata. Wiki notes:
Vagina dentata (Latin for toothed vagina) describes a folk tale in which a woman’s vagina is said to contain teeth, with the associated implication that sexual intercourse might result in injury, emasculation or castration for the man involved.
In her controversial best-seller Sexual Personae (1991), Camille Paglia wrote:
The toothed vagina is no sexist hallucination: every penis is made less in every vagina, just as mankind, male and female, is devoured by mother nature.[13]
In his book The Wimp Factor, Stephen J. Ducat expresses a similar view, that these myths express the threat sexual intercourse poses for men who, although entering triumphantly, always leave diminished.[14]
In rare instances, teeth may be found in a vagina. Dermoid cysts are formed from the outer layers of embryonic skin cells. These cells are able to mature into teeth, bones or hair, and these cysts are able to form anywhere the skin is or where the skin folds inwards to become another organ, such as in the ear or the vagina. Dermoid cysts occur most commonly in the ovary. If it ruptures there, the teeth may migrate through the vagina.[1][15][16]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagina_dentata
There is a movie, Teeth, which deals with this subject. Plus, there is a fascinating article, with pictures, at:
http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/researchers-in-museums/2013/03/04/pulling-teeth-ovarian-teratomas-vagina-dentata/
Tagged Albania, dentist, New York, no license, vagina dentata, Valbona, Yzeiiraj
September 1, 2013 by Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter
An UR-Rational Number (A Poem)
It Is A Really Good Thing To Be Sure Of Your Aims
This is a hinky little doggerel-ish poem I wrote to illustrate two things. First, the utter futility of trying to reason with violent, low-class people. Second, the utter lack of reality in which Libertarians exist. The human world does not run by logic and reason alone. Emotions and irrationality have their sphere, too. It is in our DNA.
An UR-Rational Number
by Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter
“Your actions are not rational!”
The Libertarian said.
“You’re demanding all my money.
With a gun held to my head.”
“But your epistemology
Is filled with contradiction.
And Tort-wise, have you heard the phrase,
“Intentional infliction???”
“Let’s look at this objectively,
For I’m certain you’ll agree.
Initiating the use of force
Makes no sense rationally.”
The Robber thought for just a bit,
Then, made a brief reply,
“My pistol-mology says this,
“You can cough it up or die!”
“I hope that you are rational.
I did not come to kill.
The Bible says that that’s a sin.
I don’t want to, but I will!”
The Libertarian just sighed,
And smirked in tone, ironic,
“Dude, there is no Higher Power,”
To think so is moronic!”
“Really, your belief in a God,
And Commandments carved in stone,
Just proves you are illogical,
And can’t think on your own!”
The Robber thought for just a skosh,
Then. . . BANG his pistol went.
There lay the Libertarian.
But . . . he won the argument!
Note 1. The Image. This is Peggy Cummins from the 1950 noir film, Gun Crazy. Wiki says:
Gun Crazy is a 1950 film noir feature film directed by Joseph H. Lewis, and produced by Frank King and Maurice King. The production features Peggy Cummins and John Dall in a story about the crime-spree of a gun-toting husband and wife.
The screenplay by blacklisted writer Dalton Trumbo — credited to Millard Kaufman because of the blacklist and by MacKinlay Kantor — was based upon a short story by Kantor published in 1940 in The Saturday Evening Post. Gun Crazy was selected for the National Film Registry, and is also known as Deadly Is the Female.
Here is a youtube clip:
Note 2. Just A Skosh.
skosh (skoʊʃ)
Slang. a bit; jot: We need just a skosh more room.
[1955–60, Amer.; < Japanese sukoshi a little (bit)]
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/skosh
Note 3. Epistemology. Wiki says:
Epistemology (ɨˌpɪstɨˈmɒlədʒi/ from Greek ἐπιστήμη – epistēmē, meaning “knowledge, understanding”, and λόγος – logos, meaning “study of”) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge and is also referred to as “theory of knowledge”. It questions what knowledge is and how it can be acquired, and the extent to which any given subject or entity can be known.
Much of the debate in this field has focused on analyzing the nature of knowledge and how it relates to connected notions such as truth, belief, and justification.
The term “epistemology” was introduced by the Scottish philosopher James Frederick Ferrier (1808–1864)
pistol-mology is a whole nother thing.
Note 4. UR.
ur-combining formprefix: ur-
primitive; original; earliest.
example “urtext”
The title is a word play on “irrational number. The word, number, also means:
13. One of the separate offerings in a program of music or other entertainment: The band’s second number was a march.
14. Slang A frequently repeated, characteristic speech, argument, or performance: suspects doing their usual number protesting innocence.
15. Slang A person or thing singled out for a particular characteristic: a crafty number.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/number
Here, even a primitive sense of rationality should have led the Libertarian to STFU!, and hand over his wallet. And certainly not try to talk the Robber out of what ever moral sense he possessed.
August 19, 2013 by Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter
The Polar Bear (An Unfinished Poem)
Gruffy Had Never Tried A Food Delivery Service Before, But It Sure Beat Trolling For Seals
An Unfinished Poem
Today I saw a Polar Bear,
So fuzzy, warm, and white.
I think I shall go visit him,
There in his cage tonight.
And then come back and finish this,
And tell of feelings deep,
And how I held him tenderly
And sang him off to sleep.
Note 1. The Image. This is from the 1991 film, The Polar Bear King, which is on Netflix.
Note 2. For the dull and unimaginative, the poem is unfinished, because the fool went back to hug the polar bear, and ended up as dinner.
Tagged dinner, eaten by bear, irony, poems, polar bears
A Dream Derailed!!! (A Pastiche In The Key Of WTF???)
True They Walked Like Egyptians, But There Were Also Some Subtle Differences
Well, another day, another food fight! Sooo, I have been in an extended Internet battle on another website with a bunch of people I consider to be either race-baiters or other undifferentiated tearful members of the Victims Of Society crowd. They disagree, thinking themselves to be simply empathetic and smart, while characterizing me as mean and stupid. In short, it is fun entertainment for all!
Langston Hughes was brought up, either because of a genuine love of his poetry, or as an attempt to shoehorn the Black realities of the 1940s and 1950s irrelevantly onto the arguments of 2013 and beyond. Who knows? Anyway, it prompted this comment by me, and the poem. Which, while it isn’t going to win a poetry prize, I thought it was decent enough to make a post out of.
Well, I don’t think Old Langston needs to worry much about “Dixie” lynching him. It’s a lot more likely he will get mugged and killed on his way home from a poetry reading by another little Trayvon. And, I bet Old Langston could have figured out how to register and vote all by himself, even if it required a Voter ID, and it wouldn’t have taken a whole village of crying Democrats to carry to him to the polls. Anyway, if the Smarmy Set wants poetry, then lets get some from 2013! Which is a lot more relevant:
A Dream Derailed
A Pastiche In The Key Of WTF???
What happened to a Dream derailed?
What sent it off the tracks?
When rob’ed klansman rest in peace,
While blacks kill other blacks.
Once, the Overseers sent us
Away from families.
Yet, never rose the day when lash
Could bring us to our knees.
But now we do unto ourselves
What Slavers never could.
And all to get some benefits,
Or stamps for buying food.
When did this Dream become so stained,
In smarmy tears of pity?
That it drowned in welfare checks, and
Died in Inner City.
What brought us to this foul estate
Where Dream became Nightmare?
And where each tiny ray of hope,
Got lost in dark despair.
The Dream Deferred became a tool,
For base politic ends.
And now, our prayer to God must be,
“Please save us from our Friends!”
Note 1. The Image. These are the Orion Slave Girls, the species which appeared in several Star Trek series. The ones above are from Star Trek: Enterprise series which ran from 2001-2005.
The Orion slave girls were first conceived in the story outline for “The Cage”, as “sinuous green dancing girls” of Protos VI, who danced barefooted along with Vina, though she herself was not technically said to be one of them. (The Making of Star Trek, p. 58)
In the second revised final draft script of “The Cage” (which contained Captain James Winter rather than Captain Pike), the appearance of Vina as an Orion slave girl is described thus; “Wild! Green skin, glistening as if oiled. Her fingertips are long gleaming razor-edged scimitars, her hair not unattractive but suggesting a wild animal mane.” After her eyes are also stated to be “wild,” the script continues, “We feel she’s larger than before, immensely strong [….] Now dancing wildly, animal beautiful [….] The green, animal Vina […] seeming taller than Winter, perhaps even stronger.”
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Orion_slave_girl
Tagged Dream Deferred, Dream Derailed, Langston Hughes, liberals, race baiting
The Trayvonazi Song!!!
Well, the Trayvonazis don’t seem to be going away quietly, yet. Sooo, on another website I wrote a really good and appropriate protest song for them. This is an extremely sarcastic song, and if you don’t like really, really black humor, then don’t read it! I wrote it for the people doing all the racial scapegoating over Trayvon Martin, who I think was simply a mugger who mugged the wrong guy and got shot in the process.
I do think there are some people who innocently hold grossly erroneous beliefs about the Trayvon Martin incident, and do not protest out of any race-baiting animus. They believe he is dead because of racism. This song seriously hurts their feelings, and for that I am truly sorry. But somebody has to ask how they got to that point??? What ever made them think that somebody who shot a person, when that person had just attacked him, broken his nose, and was in the process of banging his head against the concrete, was some sort of racist? My answer is that they are simply the innocent fish who got caught on the race-baiting hook. They were either directly reeled-in by this particular instance of race baiting, or predisposed to jumping in the boat by previous race baiters poisoning the racial atmosphere for the last couple of decades.
Which is why race-baiting is so bad in the first place. The whole point of race-baiting is to stir up racial divisiveness. Of course some people are going to fall for it. Isn’t that the whole point???
Sooo, I wrote this song. If someone is of a mind to be a racial scapegoater, and go around stirring up racial divisiveness for self-aggrandizement and/or money, then they might as well do it right! Therefore, I went to the masters of race-baiting, the Nazis! I mean, who ever did race baiting better than the Nazis? This song is set to the tune of “Horst Wessel.”
Horst was a Nazi street thug who got shot by somebody. It could have been a communist, or his landlady over unpaid rent, or his hooker girlfriend, or one of his hooker girlfriend’s johns, or somebody else he owed money to. The Nazi higher-ups settled on the commie, and made this song into the Nazi National Anthem. A youtube video is above in case you do not know the tune.
The Trayvonazi Song
To The Tune of “Horst Wessel”
Comrades we must, remember Trayvon Martin!
As we march on, and on with steady gait!
Join in our song, put on and wear your hoodies proudly,
As we fight on, against the Racist State!!!
The sidewalk calls, his Profile there in chalk lines!
And there his Blood, which time has turned to Black!
Do not forget, the Injury which left him dying,
Was not from gun, but bigoted attack!
So let us march, the Struggle has not ended!
Let bugles ring, and proudly beat the drum!
We can not stop, or ever rest in peaceful slumber,
Until the Racist State we Overcome!
Sooo, anybody can use this for FREE, with attribution. The words seem to work well with the basic melody. I marched around the Music Room several times banging on a big empty coffee can and I was able to stay in step!!! It did kind of freak out the cats, so if you have pets, try not to disturb them.
Note 1. The Horst-Wessel-Lied: Horst Wessel was pretty much an SA street thug. Wiki says:
Horst Ludwig Wessel (October 9, 1907 – February 23, 1930) was a German Nazi Party activist and an SA-Sturmführer who was made a posthumous hero of the Nazi movement following his violent death in 1930. He was the author of the lyrics to the song “Die Fahne hoch” (“The Flag On High”), usually known as Horst-Wessel-Lied (“the Horst Wessel Song”), which became the Nazi Party anthem and, de facto, Germany’s co-national anthem from 1933 to 1945.
The lyrics were written in 1929 by Horst Wessel, commander of the Storm Division (SA) in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin. Wessel was murdered by Albrecht Höhler, a Communist party member, in February 1930, and Joseph Goebbels made him a martyr of the Nazi movement. The song was first performed at Wessel’s funeral, and was thereafter extensively used at party functions as well as being sung by the SA during street parades.
When Adolf Hitler became chancellor three years later, the Horst-Wessel-Lied was recognised as a national symbol by a law on May 19, 1933. The following year a regulation required the right arm raised in a “Hitler salute” when the (identical) first and fourth verses were sung. Nazi leaders can be seen singing the Horst-Wessel-Lied at the finale of Leni Riefenstahl’s 1935 film Triumph of the Will.
With the end of the Nazi regime in May 1945, the Horst-Wessel-Lied was banned, and the lyrics and tune are now illegal in Germany and Austria except for educational purposes. In early 2011, this resulted in a Lower Saxony State Police investigation of Amazon.com and Apple Inc. for offering the song for sale on their websites. Both Apple and Amazon complied with the government’s request and deleted the song from their offerings.
It is not even for certain that he was murdered by a Communist. He probably didn’t even write the song, again from Wiki:
In the evening of 14 January 1930, Wessel answered a knock on his door, and was shot in the face by an assailant who then fled the scene. Wessel lingered in hospital until he died on 23 February. Albrecht Höhler, an active member of the local Communist Party (KPD) branch, was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for the shooting, and was executed by the Gestapo after the Nazi accession to power in 1933. The KPD, however, denied any knowledge of the attack and said it resulted from a dispute over money between Wessel and his landlady. It is possible that Salm asked her late husband’s old comrades to help deal with her recalcitrant tenant. Another version says that Wessel’s murderer was a rival for the affections of Jänicke.
After Wessel’s death, he was officially credited with having composed the music, as well as having written the lyrics, for the Horst-Wessel-Lied. Between 1930 and 1933, however, German critics disputed this, pointing out that the melody had a long prior history. How Great Thou Art is a well known hymn with a similar tune for example. Criticism of Horst Wessel as author became unthinkable after 1933, when the Nazi Party took control of Germany and criticism would likely be met with severe punishment.
The most likely immediate source for the melody was a song popular in the German Imperial Navy during World War I, which Wessel would no doubt have heard being sung by Navy veterans in the Berlin of the 1920s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst-Wessel-Lied
Note 2. Horst Wessel Sheet Music:
http://www.anesi.com/east/horstw.htm
Note 3. Guitar Chords: Here is a very simple chord structure if you want to sing this as a folk song:
(Capo on First Fret)
(This means when you play an “A” chord, it is really “B flat.”)
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Edinburgh protest held in solidarity with women’s marches worldwide
By Marissa Field
Marissa Field
Editor In Chief, 4th Year Philosophy and English Literature Student
An estimated 2000 people descended on the US Consulate in Edinburgh on Saturday in peaceful protest following the inauguration of US President Donald Trump.
The crowd expressed outrage at misogynistic and xenophobic statements from then-candidate Trump which advocated rape, discrimination and attacked existing reproductive rights.
Many demonstrators were clad in pink ‘pussyhats’, with signs bearing slogans like “Girls just wanna have FUNdamental human rights”, “Not this pussy” and “A woman’s place is in the resistance”. Stopping traffic on Calton Hill, attendance far exceeded the expectations of organisers Leah Higgins and Calum Stewart, 16-year-old school friends from Strathaven who organised the event.
Representatives from the Green Party, Labour Party, and the Women’s Equality Party were among the speakers present, alongside long-time activists, mothers and educators.
The protest represented a show of solidarity with demonstrators worldwide, including an estimated 2.9 million in the US, who see Trump as a threat to equality and tolerance. It was one of several protests in the UK, including sister marches in London, Leeds, Belfast and Manchester.
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Sushi Ramen's Riku attempts to recreate an as-seen-on-TV flaming kick. (Image via Japankyo)
Screens x September 17, 2018
These 4 YouTube Channels Out-Buzzfeed Buzzfeed
Why watch BuzzFeed when you can watch someone driving a car through a sofa?
By Vanessa Chen, Franklin and Marshall College
Once upon a time, BuzzFeed’s YouTube channel held my hand through countless procrastinations. I watched the BuzzFeed staff “try X for the first time,” or “do X for a week,” and it used to take me to a place that not even the stress of my unstarted paper could breach. However, for quite a few years I’ve found the quality of BuzzFeed’s videos to be mostly hit or miss, with an emphasis on miss.
BuzzFeed churns out a lot of content for its 17 million followers. Despite their best efforts at keeping things interesting by creating different channels and series, at one point their videos all started to look and sound the same.
Thus, I’ve found myself looking for new sources on YouTube to keep myself from facing my responsibilities, and I would like to share some of my new findings with you.
In my viewing experience, these four channels create BuzzFeed-esque content, but with way more creativity and fun.
1. Solfa
Solfa is a YouTube channel from Korea and it first caught my attention with videos like “Koreans Try Crazy American Shots,” “Koreans Take SAT Math Section” and “Korean Girls Try Tinder.” Basically, the channel was BuzzFeed Korea.
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However, Solfa evolved from doing such generic videos and began to make more creative and thought-provoking content.
In one recent video, “Rating People’s Looks,” Solfa invited four complete strangers, and one by one showed them a silenced video of the other three participants. Each was asked to rate the others’ looks, and their comments were recorded.
Solfa then invited all four into the same room, had them sit on the same couch, and showed everyone videos of what the others said about them. Not only did the participants look extremely uncomfortable, many viewers also commented on having second-hand embarrassment. Afterward, the participants had a heart to heart discussion about their lives, their self-image and what they learned through this experience.
Another great video from Solfa is “How to Become Insta-Famous in Korea.” Two plain old Joes visited four types of Instagram stars — the beauty queen, the fashionista, the model and the bodybuilder — to inquire about the secret of achieving Instagram fame. Hilariousness and ridiculousness ensued as the two fumbled awkwardly to follow the stars’ coaching. At the end of the day, the two even went on the street with posters that read “follow me on Instagram.”
Basically, Solfa is like a more original and interesting version of BuzzFeed. It’s perhaps perhaps BuzzFeed could’ve been if it had evolved past its cookie-cutter formula. Solfa is BuzzFeed upgraded.
2. All Def
All Def has some interesting “for the first time” videos that took viewers into the experiences of different communities in America. All Def produces videos like “Black People Celebrate Shabbat for the First Time,” “White People Get Grillz for the First Time” and “White People Go to a Black BBQ for the First Time.”
A lot of the channel is dedicated to African-American culture, experience and perspective, as well as to promote inter-cultural understanding.
All Def also has an “Is It True” series, in which blindfolds, full body suits and live polygraphs all come into play. In some videos, people are questioned by the host while taking a polygraph. A particularly enlightening video is “All Black People are Democrats,” which shows that the stereotype may not be true after all.
Another video of the “Is It True” asks the question everyone wonders, “are black people the best twerker?” To answer this imperative question, the channel had two guests rank twerkers in colorful full body suits, and then revealed the identities of the twerkers. The faces of the dancers are completely covered, which results in some eerie dance scenes.
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In conclusion, check out All Def, it’s definitely all dat.
3. Sushi Ramen
Riku from Sushi Ramen is a one-man Try Guys team who has the concentrated charm and guts of four (sorry, Zach, Ned, Keith and Eugene).
Instead of trying scanty women’s clothing like the early Try Guys, Riku the 19-year-old has much more outrageous schemes in mind. In one video, he took a “very relaxing drive,” by mounting a sofa onto a car, and attempting to drive the car from said sofa, navigating the steering wheel, brakes and pedal through a confusing mess of attached ropes. The result, as you can guess, is not as relaxing as Riku has hoped.
In another video, Riku somehow got an industrial fan with 430 horsepower (if you don’t know how much that is, just know it’s a lot), turned it on and tried to run through the current. Did he get to the other side in one piece? Well, the title of the video is called “Flying in the air with an Umbrella.”
4. Big Marvel
Big marvel is a Korean musician who first made his name by making music with the crappiest instruments. He played “Havana” on three calculators, “DNA” on a kid’s toy piano and made a rubber chicken sing “Let It Go.”
Later on, he got into doing parodies on BuzzFeed’s “Worth It,” pitching cheap toy instruments he plays against the expensive real ones side by side. Other than rating instruments, he and his friends also rated some random and hilarious things.
In one video, he and his friends inhaled two plastic bags of air labeled each as one-dollar air and 1000-dollar air. They collected the one-dollar air from a trashcan and the 1000-dollar air from a park.
In another video, Big Marvel compared his “one-dollar angriness” to his friend Big Sky’s “1000-dollar angriness.” I won’t tell you how the whole thing works exactly, but it involved a lot of egg throwing. If you are tired of BuzzFeed and are looking for something new to waste your time on, check out these four YouTube channels.
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Tag Archives: New Player Experience
EVE Online Gets a Very Small November Update
With Team Talos working to its own every other week plan, as brought up during EVE Vegas, an expansion likely on the way for December, and other projects being more long term, the November update for EVE Online is about as small as any update for the game I have ever seen.
Velator rookie ships as the patch theme
I will copy and paste the patch notes in their entirety.
Patch Notes For November 2019 – 2019-11-05
Released On Tuesday, November 5th 2019
New Player Experience:
A portion of new capsuleers will start experiencing a preliminary version of a login campaign, complete with minor rewards.
More updates to come as the month rolls on.
This update covers something that was brought up in Vegas about CCP’s plans for the tutorial and new player experience. The goal is to throttle new player attrition, as exemplified by this chart, which was shown at EVE North in Toronto back in June.
How many new players log back in as time passes
At Vegas the presentation about new player retention showed some of the things the had already done to make the tutorial better… and there were some serious “fix the stupid” intems fixed… as well as some of their upcoming plans. One item on the list was a special login reward campaign for new players. This campaign is set to offer rewards to encourage new players to log in again the next day. I do not know what the rewards are, and the tentative nature of the patch note entry leads me to believe that the company is going to tinker with those rewards as time go on, but CCP said they would be useful for new players.
So that is apparently what today’s update brings.
And it seems simple enough that it might work. I mean, if the game and its UI piss off a new player… which I am sure it does often… it won’t help. But if somebody is on the fence, the promise of something new might get them to log back in, which gives the game another chance to get the new player engaged.
It remains to be seen if that sort of thing can get a new player out to the 30, 60, or 90 day mark, but if might boost the numbers at the 1 to 7 day end of the scale.
This entry was posted in entertainment, EVE Online and tagged CCP, EVE Updates, New Player Experience on November 5, 2019 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
CSM14 and a Sense of the Summit
1. Stop the bleeding
2. Fix the stupid
3. Excite and teach
4. Incentivize return
-CCP Burger on CCP’s focus, CSM summit minutes page 6
In my ideal world the CSM summit minutes would be skippable. In this dream world CCP would communicate anything important via Dev blogs or news updates on the main web site or even via dev posts in the forums. As much as I loathe companies hiding things in the forums, that would be something at least.
But, as these things go, CCP does no such thing. If you want to stay informed you pretty much have to read through the CSM summit minutes or you might miss things that otherwise go unmentioned anywhere else. I recall that the fansite program was declared dead in a past set of summit minutes, but we’ve yet to hear anything about that via any other official source.
So if you want to know what it up you had best dive into nearly 70 pages of minutes as you cannot even trust summaries, as much of what was said lacks some of the context in which it happened so interpretations are all over the map. Of course, your own interpretations are suspect too, as are my own. Welcome to the CSM minutes.
The focus of the team into winter is split into 80% early retention and 20% veteran stagnation.
-CCP Burger, first paragraph of the actual minutes, top of page 5
That is the lens through which I believe we should be looking at CCP’s statements and actions. They put that up front, the very first point, and I suspect most everything about their near future plans flow from that.
For example, it clarifies that list I quoted at the top of the post. “Bleeding” could be a number of things, like the fall off in online players during the blackout. But CCP is focused on new player retention, and the bleeding to be stopped is what happens with new players in the first week.
That chart was presented at EVE North in Toronto back in June and clearly remains the central issue to be solved by CCP.
It was suggested by a former member of the CSM that CCP should put “fix the stupid” ahead of “stop the bleeding” on their list, but after reading and reflection, my sense of the minutes is that “stop the bleeding” is a just a subset of fixing the stupid. For example, looking at that chart, whatever is keeping half of newly registered users from logging into the game probably ranks very high on the stupid list.
And, rather bluntly, CCP says in the minutes that stupid is everywhere and in all aspects of the game, and they have to start somewhere. No sense in trying to boil the whole ocean of stupid at once.
With that top priority in mind it isn’t hard to read reality into other things that came up during the summit.
For example, when the Alliance Tournament gets mentioned, CCP Falcon offers up a set of excuses as to why CCP hasn’t kept it going. And they are probably valid excuses. But he fails to mention the big one, which is that new player retention… stopping the bleeding… is the top priority and the Alliance Tournament doesn’t do anything to help that. So suggesting, for example, that paying CCP in cash rather than PLEX would change anything seems to completely miss where CCP is focused. It is a re-arranging the deck chairs solution that doesn’t address the real issue. Dev resources are simply not going to be applied there.
I am interested to see what CCP’s plan for new player retention really is. I said it was one of the top stories I was waiting for in 2019 a month back. So far they have only mentioned continuing to refine the initial tutorial, which is what they have been doing off and on since the Cold War expansion nearly a decade and a half ago. But that doesn’t take 80% of the team’s focus, so there has to be something else coming. Or there had better be something else coming.
So that is my sense of the summit, the big picture take away.
There were some other side notes of interest in the minutes that did not necessarily relate to that though. For example, I enjoyed the discussion of how CCP tracks players to assign where in space they live. That ended up with several null sec people in the summit being flagged as high sec players.
In response CCP Larrikin put up this chart on Reddit which revised the long repeated “85%” statement made years ago.
Population of EVE – June 2019
Most Time : The player spent the majority of their non-afk time in that area of space, across all their characters and accounts.
Any Time : Players that spent any time at all in that area of space, across all of their characters and accounts.
Null sec almost doubled its count in that version, up to nearly 30%. There is still a question of how well that aligns with reality, but I guess we have a new benchmark that people will use as a bludgeon on /r/eve.
A lot of other stuff got hashed out, but there were no big revelations. CCP said they were still evaluating data from the blackout. The Triglavian invasion will carry on for a while. Some odd/naive questions came up about what can be botted. We learned what huge krabs wormhole players are. And there was a session with Hilmar (which did little to reassure me on his new found interest in New Eden) which included a couple of charts whose labels give a pretty grim view of the reality of EVE Online.
Do you prefer apathy or boredom? Are anxiety and doubt that different?
Also, there was a pulled pork recipe that looked pretty good.
Others have more detailed views on the minutes, some of which I linked below. But you really have to dig through it yourself to discover it all.
MMORPG.com – Jin’taan’s summary of the minutes
INN – Bullet points from the minutes (quick but you need the minutes for context)
Reddit – Main response thread filled with joy
YouTube – Jin’taan interviews CSM14 member Merkelchen
Meta Show – Mittens talks with CSM14 members Aryth and Innominate (WH outrage ensues)
This entry was posted in entertainment, EVE Online, Null Sec and tagged Alliance Tournament, Council of Stellar Management, CSM14, New Player Experience on October 3, 2019 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
Is New Player Retention Fixable in EVE Online
At EVE North CCP dropped some tidbits of information on us. They’re going to rework the Vexor Navy Issue. Pirate faction implant changes are coming. And the new UI pointer feature has reached meme status with the undock button.
[Addendum: Nosy Gamer has a better summary of things CCP brought up at EVE North]
Things you see in local in Tribute a lot
I think it is great that how to use the new UI pointer feature was the second most created UI pointer, but this is also a good tool for helping people new to the game.
There was also a slide about new player retention that looked pretty grim.
Hilmar previously assured us that EVE Online was still getting plenty of new players… or new accounts created in any case… seeing about 10K such every week in the game. They just don’t stick around.
This is not a particularly new bit of information. We saw a similar chart back at EVE Fanfest in 2014, a little over five years back, which laid out what happens with new players.
New Player Trajectory – May 2014
That chart actually looks better, but ignores a big chunk of new players as it only counts those who opted to pay the then mandatory subscription fee. Of those who stepped up to that level, half left after their first subscription period ran out, 40% ran down the solo mission path and left once they had essentially leveled up their Ravens to do level 4 missions, and 10% found a home and stuck with the game. When those who didn’t bother to subscribe were included, these three groups were a much smaller percentage of the pie.
Of course, when this sort of information comes up people immediately assail CCP for having a bad new player experience, an unintuitive UI, and a horrible and unhelpful player base that abuses newbies. Somebody will eventually claim that Goons are ganking new players on the undock of the tutorial or some similar fantasy.
And CCP has tried to address this retention issue pretty much constantly throughout my tenure in New Eden. The horrible tutorial that I went through in 2006, which was a motivator to start this blog, has been revamped half a dozen times since then, but things haven’t really changed.
The EVE North chart starts off with half the people who register not even logging into the game. I guess you cannot blame the NPE or the UI or Goons for that. Probably bots doing that I guess.
Of the 10K that make it into the game, by the 30 day mark less than 500 are still logging in. That is just about 4.4% given the numbers on the chart. That seems like a horrible retention rate. How can that seem to be anything else? At least to you and I and any other outsider.
But knocking around in the back of my head for some time has been the question of context. I dislike numbers and statistics without context. 4.4% seems bad, but without being able to compare it to other MMORPGs it is difficult to say whether it really is bad.
Unfortunately, most game developers are not as forthcoming as CCP. Almost nobody gets out in front of the players and gives us as much information as CCP does. Can you imagine Blizzard or EA or NCsoft doing this? So CCP tells us something and we assume the information for the rest of the industry, guessing that it must be better than this.
So I decided to poke around to see if I could find any information about this, prodded by a comment on Twitter than linked to something akin to what I was looking for. However, that wasn’t the meat I wanted.
Fortunately, somebody has done some work on this front. As it turns out SuperData Research did a study titled Understanding Free-to-Play MMO Retention. This seemed quite relevant, since there is no subscription barrier to playing EVE Online any more.
The study looks into player retention and compares players who jump on the game at launch versus those who come in after the game has been established. People who join as soon as it goes live have higher retention rate. Those who come in later don’t stay, though after some time goes by that gets a bit better because new players after the two year mark tend to come more by word-of-mouth, and thus likely have friends that play, a significant factor in retention.
Of those who show up late to the party… and given its recent Sweet 16 birthday party, anybody showing up to EVE Online now has missed quite a few parties… only 2% of those who register and log into the game will still be around 30 days later.
While EVE Online‘s retention after the first day is much lower than what SuperData reported… 40% of the word of mouth crowed logs in after the first day while only 28% of CCP’s sample did… but with 4.4% retention at the 30 day mark EVE Online is doing pretty well compared to the study where post-launch players peaked at 3% and settled down to 2% even with word of mouth.
Which is not to say that EVE Online doesn’t have problems and couldn’t do better. The game has some pretty big factors working against it. But the angry player insults about CCP being exceptionally bad/stupid/ignorant/greedy seem to be, at best, off base. And anybody who shouts “marketing” needs to just shut up. The company seems to be in the same boat as other MMOs, and revamping the new player experience yet again probably isn’t going to change that in a drastic way.
Short of teaching people how to form social bonds in their game, a key factor in retention (I don’t think a How to Find Friends video quite cuts it, but nice try I guess), I am not sure there is any easy answer to getting people to stick with the game, mostly because people don’t seem to stick around with most MMOs they try.
Raph Koster wrote a piece earlier this year about various methods that can be applied to user retention. There are probably a few suggestions in that worth pursing, though CCP is already on to some of them.
This entry was posted in entertainment, EVE Online, MMO Design, SuperData Research and tagged CCP, EVE North, New Player Experience, Player Retention on June 23, 2019 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
EVE NPE Trades the Epic Experience Idea for More of The Agency
When all you have is a screwdriver, then every feature gets screwed.
-Me, somewhere further down in this post
Who remembers back during EVE Fanfest 2016 when CCP Ghost got up in front of everybody and talked about how CCP was going to change the New Player Experience? He went on about how they were going to make the NPE an epic, engaging, bigger than life, you matter in the fight sort of experience that would try to do something about the somewhat dismal new player retention issues that EVE Online has traditionally had?
Yes, there were a few other little things going on around then that might have drawn attention from that particular bullet point, like the Citadel expansion, the fall of Deklein during the Casino War, and Xenuria being elected to CSM11. But I did get around to bringing it up in a post later, though that post points to the video of the presentation that has since been removed. The internet never fails to disappoint.
I got around to it because an improved NPE seemed like a solid choice, what with the free to play plans that CCP announced later on for the Ascension expansion. Alpha clones were to become a thing, and with them would the new starting experience.
So it sounded like a good idea, getting players invested with some story up front. I mean sure, EVE Online is a sandbox, so making new players think there was actually going to be something like a coherent story to follow in the game was a bit of a lie right up front. But it couldn’t be any worse that past variations on the NPE theme, which tended to bounce between the clarity of the instructions that came with our “Made in China” garden awning and the excitement of the Ben Stein history class scene in Ferris Beuller’s Day Off.
The literal tipping point to get me to start this blog back in 2006 was the tutorial. It was such a mess. After trying to figure that out I felt a burning need to write about it. It’s your fault we’re here CCP!
Anyway, I did try the new epic tutorial that came in with Ascension, with its voiced instructions and running events that would eventually blow you up, only to revive you and show you how an immortal space capsuleer shrugs off death and keeps on fighting.
Bits of it were admittedly recycled from the previous tutorial, but it was still pretty cool I guess. There were action sequences where you got into a fight with allies and saw other ships, even capital ships, something a lot of capsuleers never end up seeing.
My Punisher in the NPE with an Apostle
There was even a giant wheel in space to blow up and all. It was of epic proportions and I remember the art team speaking about it at EVE Vegas and the work they had to do in order to get it to blow up just right.
The ring… it is precious to me
After that I don’t recall CCP talking much more about the NPE, save for a couple of minor updates, so I had guessed they had nailed it… or that it was at least working out marginally better than the previous NPE.
So I was more than a bit surprised to learn that they THREW ALL OF THAT AWAY with the August update. Not only that, but I remain surprised at how low key that tossing away of the old NPE went. The entry in the Patch Notes reads:
Updated NPE with beginner tutorial sites and combat challenges available through The Agency.
That is about all there was. The Updates page said a little bit more, but I tend to lean on the Patch Notes more. And, generally speaking, this sort of change generally had a Dev Blog associated with it and some forum discussion, but either that didn’t happen or I totally missed it because this new NPE was pretty much a shock to me. I wouldn’t have even noticed it had there not been a new Alpha Clone doctrine announced for the Imperium which got me to roll up an new Alpha Clone of my own on a lark.
Gone is the dynamic story, the jumping into combat with NPC allies, the capital ships, and the destruction of your ship during the process… at least the intentional destruction of it.
Replacing it are a series of “go shoot the barely resisting NPC” missions stacked up in The Agency interface that have about as much connection between each other as consecutive articles in an encyclopedia.
Here we are in The Agency
It isn’t dramatically worse than some of the older NPE experiences, and its actually much better than what I experienced back in 2006. But it isn’t as good as the dynamic one, so I am curious as to why CCP decided to toss all of that work, especially after they built it up and were so proud of it.
One guess is that it wasn’t working or that it was doing worse than previous NPE iterations. I liked it, the dynamic story aspect of it was much more engaging to me than the mission running interface of the previous version. I wonder if blowing up the player’s ship was too much.
Probably the most important lesson that any player needs to learn about EVE Online is that ships are transitory, less like your epic armor in WoW and more like ammunition to be expended. And it can be a very tough one to learn. And even when you do get it, losing a ship won’t be a happy experience, but it isn’t anywhere akin losing irreplaceable gear that you spent months raiding to get. If you’re rage-quitting over a ship loss you have not grokked the game.
But putting that right up front and center in the NPE might be too much to ask. So it is possible they were seeing players quit the game right then at that point in the tutorial and decided that it needed to be fixed.
Still, it seems like something you could fix more easily by not throwing away all that work.
My worry is that the change was actually driven by the need to force all PvE activities into the interface of The Agency. That does seem to be an overriding goal of somebody at CCP, and when your tool is a hammer then every problem looks like a nail.
Though, to modify that phrase to get the right point of view I might restate it as, “When all you have is a screwdriver, then every feature gets screwed.” And The Agency is the great big PvE screwdriver.
And I say that because they have traded an engaging and dynamic tutorial for one that is tepid and dry and not very engaging at all. And in addition to being dull, it has way too many steps. You can see from my screen shot above that I did the core step for each stage thinking that perhaps that would be enough. Maybe the subsidiary steps were just there to reinforce concepts for people who didn’t really get it the first time. But no, you have to do all 16 to get credit for finishing the full tutorial.
I guess it does have its own ring thing at one of the stages.
Any ring in a storm
The new ring would barely be visible stood next to the ring from the epic NPE. Also, it doesn’t blow up.
I am also wary of a tutorial that sets up Circadian Seekers of various flavors that are a push over for an Ibis.
This is easy!
Those look just like the ones that you see in the wild… the ones that would blap your Ibis in one salvo and which call for backup if you’re tough enough to tank them. Granted, the epic tutorial did that as well, but if they were going to toss the epic aspect they might have tossed the Sleepers as well.
Also, in one of the later steps the give you a new ship, a Merlin for the Caldari, and 100 rounds of ammo, but that 100 rounds is completely inadequate to finish all of the missions from there forward. Completing the missions doesn’t get you any more, which seems like the logical thing, and the tutorial doesn’t tell you to check the market but if you do you’ll likely not be able to afford the ammo with what is in your newbie wallet. Granted, you can finish off the rest of the missions in your Ibis, but then why give you the Merlin? The Merlin was only there to show you how to fit modules, which they could have done with the Ibis.
At least the career path agents are still there and looming in The Agency interface as well. You can get another Merlin and a useful supply of ammo from the combat training missions.
And, CCP being CCP, they felt they needed to flip the switch for everybody so that every character in New Eden. So not only does every new character have to see this and go into The Agency, but every character that logs in, young or old, has to be alerted to the presence of this new tutorial.
I am sure that somewhere at CCP HQ in a conference late in the afternoon when everybody was tired that all of this made enough sense for somebody to sign off on it and clear it for some dev to implement. I just have trouble believing that nobody woke up the next day after sleeping on it and felt that there might be a flaw.
Oh well, if there is one thing I have learned is that if you’re forced to sit in a conference room going over a design for hours on end eventually anything will seem like a good idea. The Cardassians didn’t have to torture Picard to get him to see five lights, they just had to put him in a conference room and just keep drawing diagrams on a whiteboard and making bad sports analogies for eight or nine hours and he would have signed off on the five light design even if it only had one damn light.
This entry was posted in entertainment, EVE Online, MMO Design and tagged New Player Experience, The Agency on September 4, 2018 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
CCP and the Elephant in the Room
I’m feeling a bit wrung out on the video game front this week, and it is only Thursday. We had Daybreak slip in a great subscription deal I had to seriously consider. There has been the World of Warcraft Legion expansion launch and all the attendant excitement and new things. And then there has been CCP, which has seemed determined this week to occupy every last free neuron in my brain with its announcements.
First CCP hit us with the dev blog about how fleet boost would be changing with the coming November release. The boring, old “park your boosting alt in a safe” method is being replaced with an area effect method that will put boosters on grid and in harms way. This made a lot of people very angry, and you could certainly tell who was invested in the status quo.
Then, yesterday, CCP announced that EVE Online was going free to play. Sort of. Certainly, free to play made the headlines, though the plan itself is a lot closer to WoW’s unlimited trial than, say, Rift’s up-until-now, you’re not in Azeroth, everything is free method. (Trion decided they needed to charge for expansions, which sounds fine for me.)
The free accounts announcement, the Alpha and Omega clone system, seemed to get a favorable response. The implications of this proposal on the game are huge, and most people seemed to accept that CCP’s first problem was going to be containing the current player base to keep it from abusing the system for their own ends without locking Alpha clones down so much that nobody would want to play them. It is going to be a balancing act, and only the naive think it will be easy.
This Alpha clone plan will have two big bonuses right away. First, it will attract lapsed players back to the game, and lapsed players with friends and such in game are likely to resubscribe from time to time if they are allowed constant access. Second, unless PCU remains stagnent or drops even further, it will have been effectively removed as the favored “EVE is dying” metric… for a while at least. I expect that the PCU will go up significantly for months after Alpha clones become a thing.
But the real goal of the plan has to be to bring new players, fresh blood and/or meat, to New Eden. And, on the surface, this seems very likely. Free is the best price point at which to get people to try your product, and we have seen spikes in the PCU when CCP has free weekends on Steam. (See the weekends of May 6 and August 19 on the EVE Offline new character creation chart.)
Unfortunately, here is what you do not see after those free weekends: Any significant change in the PCU.
This is the elephant in the room, the long time problem for the game, the failure to convert trial players into paying customers. Some of you likely remember this chart from the New Player Experience panel at Fanfest 2014. (video here, chart comes up at about the 16 minute mark.)
New Player Trajectory
That chart is actually more grim than it seems. Half of the players who get through the new player experience and subscribe, cancel and leave the game before their first subscription cycle is up. 40% solo mission for a bit, then leave. And maybe 10%… that seemed to be the optimum number… found some experience they really liked in the game and stuck around to become a bitter vet.
The thing is, that chart, as noted in the presentation, only talks about people who made it through the trial and the new player experience and decided to subscribe. I would have to imagine that, were the chart to run from the start of a trial account, the percentages at the end would dwindle to insignificance.
During the previous Steam free weekend, approximately 20,000 new characters were created in the game. Did the PCU shift by much? The next weekend was a little better. It broke the 30K mark, which is back to being the benchmark for a “good” day, literally the same situation the game was in back when I started in 2006. But there wasn’t anything dramatic after the free weekend, neither in August nor in May.
So it would be tough to call that free weekend a rousing success, at least when looking at the longer term. CCP threw 20,000 new characters onto the ramparts of the current new player experience in August (and 26,000 back in May), and the NPE held them off. Solid is the bulwark of the NPE, and it will deflect all but the most determined capsuleer.
Basically, on top of the learning cliff that is EVE Online… or maybe it is at the base of the cliff… damn metaphors… there is a new player experience which is indifferent at best. As I wrote in the past, it is a toss up as to which kills the game harder for new players. I lean towards the NPE being more critical. If you could get people engaged and enthusiastic, they might ask in the help channel or go out of game to figure out the more obscure bits.
I am sympathetic to CCP on the NPE front. It is easy to sit and yell at them that they need a better one. But actually creating one, a fun and engaging experience that will draw players into the game, but which isn’t too rigid, and which moves at just the right pace… the right pace for everybody… is a very tall order indeed.
And it isn’t as though CCP hasn’t tried. The NPE has changed drastically a couple of times since I started the game. My first experience was guided but flawed back in 2006. That was replaced by a much more closely guided and mission orientated experience. And lately, we have the much more free form opportunities, which I watched my daughter struggle through, and during which she asked me the magic question, “How do I warp to something?” NPE fail.
CCP has even tried to hold classes to educate users directly.
As I said, they have been trying. We’re just not there yet.
However, at Fanfest earlier this year, as part of the keynote, there was a passionate talk by a new member of the team, CCP Ghost, who gave us a vision of a better NPE. (Video here, CCP Seagull introduces him at about the 52 minute mark.)
My hope is that we are not done with announcements about the it-so-needs-a-good-name November release. My hope is that CCP has at least one more thing to share with us, something about a vision for an engaging NPE that will retain new players better than the attempts that have gone before.
Because without that, I don’t think the Alpha clone idea will make a big enough of a difference.
I know I will be logging in any unsubscribed accounts I have laying around to start training up alts to their five million skill point cap come the November release. What would be the downside of that? I fully expect the Imperium to have an Alpha clone doctrine. I expect that a lot of current players will take advantage of the Alpha clone idea and that, far from any sort of “filthy casual” response to 5 million SP pilots, they will quickly be accepted as part of the ecosystem and the game will adapt to them.
But unless Alpha clones attract new players, players who become invested in the game and end up subscribing, there won’t be a whole lot of upside for CCP as a business. And to get there, I think we need the NPE vision that CCP Ghost was trying to describe to us.
Addendum: CCP says that the NPE has not been forgotten as part of their summary of concerns.
This entry was posted in entertainment, EVE Online and tagged Bury the Lede, CCP, New Player Experience on September 1, 2016 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
Is the Learning Cliff EVE’s Biggest Problem These Days?
This picture is pretty much a staple of MMORPG lore now.
The objective is to show how insanely hard/deep EVE Online is compared to the standard MMORPGs. There are many things you can do in EVE, many career paths which you can follow, but the game is quite miserly in doling out information about them. The learning cliff was the biggest obstacle I faced back when I started playing, which was almost 8 years ago at this point.
At EVE Fanfest this year, CCP had a panel on the new player experience (video here) in which they trotted out some depressing figures, represented by this chart (which is discussed in the video at the 16 minute mark for about two and a half minutes).
Basically, of new players who subscribe… which means that they got past the trial account period and actually paid money… half of them leave by the time their first subscription period runs out. After putting down money, they decide the game isn’t for them and they are gone.
Another large chunk goes on into mission running or mining and never goes any further. That is certainly where the current new player experience pushes you. That is the route I took way back when I started playing EVE, two or three new player experiences ago. (The tutorial was a lot less smooth back then.) It is basically the closest EVE has to a standard MMORPG progression path.
But as with leveling in games like WoW, there is a limit to it. You end up the master of level 4 missions or you earn and skill yourself up to mining in a Hulk… or I guess a Mackinaw these days… and there isn’t much more to do other than grind rep with specific factions, make ISK, and do the same thing over and over again. So those people tend to end up leaving as well.
And then there is the small group, described as 5-10% of players who pay/subscribe, who end up beyond missions and mining. They engage in more of the wide range of activities that make up EVE Online, get involved in PvP, appear on kill mails, and stay with the game for a long time.
Clearly, if you have a game whose revenue benefits most from retaining subscribers for the long term, this chart represents a problem.
CCP’s response in the video is to try to get the new player experience to push people into areas of the game that have high retention rates. I might ask if people stay longer because they do those things, or do they do those things because they stay longer, but I’ll allow for the moment that CCP has data that drives their assumption.
There is a not insubstantial number of players out there who look at that chart and say, “Well, duh! Provide a richer (and safer) PvE experience!” To make money, give people what they want.
That can lead to a more philosophical discussion. CCP clearly has a goal and a vision for EVE Online. Does altering that vision, which appeals to a good number of their long term subscribers, to chase another demographic make sense? That sort of thing has blown up in developer faces in the past with things like the NGE in Star Wars Galaxies or Trammel in Ultima Online.
And that still leaves the biggest group, the 50% of players who just walk away without even getting into missions or mining, a group that I would guess is actually vastly under represented in that chart.
A reader dropped me a note that, among other things, pointed out that the chart above doesn’t address people who download and play the trial, made it through the tutorial, and then never subscribed. We don’t have any data on that, but I would guess that if you included those people in the chart, people who invested enough time to get through the tutorial, that 50% number would grow substantially.
Now, why they dropped the game is unknown. There are a few possible reasons, including the incomprehensible UI. But the same reader also included what he went through with the new player experience:
I started working my way through the industrial tutorials…and about halfway through you need to gather resources from within the system, but it isn’t your own private patch of asteroids. This is a basic function, and I’m fine with it. The problem is, while tooling around the system in which the tutorials are offered, I get harrassed and threatened by no less than 3 different players over the course of two hours, stating I need a permit to mine there…threatening to blow me out of space…demanding an insane amount of ISK from someone who’s spent a total of 3 or 4 hours in game…and finally threatening to report me as a bot if I don’t pay up and get out.
A few people got angry at me the other day because I mentioned that a player (actually two) on his first day in the game was out in a fleet with us and tackling hostiles. I was accused of putting forth an anecdotal fallacy, ignoring the fact that I wasn’t arguing that their experiences were typical for new players in the game, misunderstanding… perhaps deliberately… the difference between capability and opportunity. That it is possible speaks well for EVE. That such opportunities can be difficult to find does not.
The quote above is also an anecdote, yet I will guess that the very same people who cried “fallacy” a few days back won’t do so again. It fits their narrative about bad people in EVE. And there are certainly bad people in EVE. I don’t think CCP changing their ad campaign from “Be the Villain” to “Be the Hero/Villain” will alter that. (Nor do I think the “Be the Villain” campaign changed the game in any noticeable way in any case.) To use the tale above as evidence of widespread bad behavior would be a fallacy.
But I will go back to capability and opportunity.
You can assert that some new players may not have the opportunity to get their legs and discover good aspects of the game before the harsh realities come and find them. More concerning is that “bad” people, for lack of a better term, have to capability of going after new players while they are still getting their first impression of the game. When you get a PvP game where the established players start thinking that going after the new players in the starting zone is good sport, and the devs do nothing about it, the writing is on the wall.
So I want to know more about that 50% on the chart above. Because if new players can’t make it out of the tutorial without facing that sort of thing, if they think the player base sucks before they have had a chance to discover the game, then the writing is on the wall for EVE and all the “HTFU” in the world won’t bring it back.
You can argue about what CCP should do about it. I am sure suggestions will range from putting the tutorials in their own instanced space… though you still have to enter the real game at some point… to making high sec space PvP free… a complete departure from CCP’s philosophy and something in the NGE range of options. But if new players are important to the game… and they are… then CCP needs to look at that 50% who just leave and why they go.
This entry was posted in entertainment, EVE Online and tagged It's Friday man, Meandering, New Player Experience on May 23, 2014 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
Revelations Tutorial – Part III
I had previously been sent to Ochishi Veilai at Jouvulen III – Science and Trade Institute School for a continuation of the tutorial missions. When I arrived, Ochishi started me on another 10 part series of missions called “Balancing the Books,” which ran as follows.
Mission #1 was a delivery mission. Some top secret documents had to be brought to Ichinumi VII, School of Applied Knowlegde, five jumps away. A task both easy and safe, so off I went. The reward was a Civilian Salvager and 34,000 ISK.
Mission #2 sent me off with the Civilian Salvager I received from the last mission fitted to my ship. I was tasked to pick up some data from a wrecked ship in the Tsuguwa system. I ran out there and found one wee pirate guarding the wreckage. I dispatched him right away, which brought me to one of the items I should have put on my wish list from the other day. When the pirate died, the mission window, which I had minimized, opened up and announced “Objective Complete!”
The objectives were, quite clearly, not complete. However, one of the flaws with EVE Online missions is that you get that message any time a single objective from a mission is accomplished. There is no allowance for multi-objective missions.
Fortunately, I had read the objectives for the mission and did not go jumping back to Jouvulen III right away. Instead I used the salvager on the wreckage, removed the black box, and then returned to the agent. For this mission I received the skill Science I and 76,0000 ISK for meeting the bonus reward time limit.
Mission #3 had me take the black box off to a facility that was equipped to deal with it, which was located at Sarekuwa III, Moon 6 – Caldari Steel Warehouse. The warehouse appears to be a front for Caldari Intelligence. This was a simple delivery, four jumps and dock. The quests in this chain, and in the previous chain, all highlight in red letters that you should not forget to load your cargo (or fit the required equipment) before you run off on your mission. Having done that myself on more than one occasion, I appreciate the tip!
Dropping off the black box got me a civilian code breaker and the skill Survey as a bonus. Of course, I had to fly all the way back to Jouvulen to pick them up, but I was headed back in any case.
Mission #4, as expected, had me fit the civilian code breaker and run off to the Tunttaras system to defeat a Guristas pirate, go to the data storage device he was guarding, break their code, open the device, and take the data chip stored therein back to the agent. Four jumps out, a very quick battle, a false “objective complete,” two runs with the code breaker, and four jumps back was all it took, and it netted me a civilian analyzer and 47,000 ISK.
Mission #5 was another delivery. I thought sure I would have to fit and use the civilian analyzer, but not this time around. This time I had to take the data chip off to Piekura VIII, Moon 11, to the Wiyrkomi Peace Corps Assembly Plant, another obvious front. Ochishi hinted at “unpleasantness” along the way, but the trip was without incident. The reward was a Caldari Heron frigate (wow!) and two Expanded Cargohold I fittings. The Heron is clearly an upgrade from the Bantam I received on the last set of missions, but it isn’t quite the Merlin I am aspiring to get into. I will have to keep saving for that.
Mission #6 was a quickie. All I had to do was come up with a Tracking Computer I. They were available in the station for 14,500 ISK, or for under 10,000 ISK just two jumps away. I went the savings route, bought the cheap one, came back and turned it, for which I received one unit of Civilian Data Interface and 50,000 ISK. A nice payoff.
Mission #7 required me to fit the civilian analyzer at last. I had to go out and analyze an ancient ship structure, clearing away any Gurista pirates who might get in the way. This actually took place in the Jouvulen system, so no jumps were required, just a hop to a warp accelerator, then another hop via that to the area around an ancient acceleration gate. Two hostiles awaited me there, a Federation Clavis and a Federation Hastile, but they went down quickly enough, though their presence meant Gallente Navy involvement. After looting them, I activated the gate.
After that hop, I was confronted by two more ships, a Pithi Imputor and a Pithi Arrogator. Again, 75mm hybrid ammo chewed them up easily enough, which left me alone with the ancient ship structure. It took a few tries with the analyzer before the structure yielded up its data core, and then I headed back to the station. The reward was the skill Cybernetics (already have that, but thanks anyway) and 47,000 ISK.
Mission #8 was another delivery mission. I had to bring some water to Tunttaras IX, Moon 11, the Vithri Storage facility. The reward was a Limited Social Adaptation chip, a +1 charisma implant, and the training skill Salvaging.
Mission #9, once back in Jouvulen, was another shopping expedition. This time, two units of 1MN Afterburner I was required to fill our the shopping list. They were available for a little over 10,000 ISK each at the station with the agent, or for a little over 5,000 ISK each one jump away. I went the cheap rout again, hoarding my ISK to get a bigger ship. In return for acquiring these, I was given a single run copy of a Perpetual Motion Blueprint and the skill Cybernetics again. That blueprint looks familiar.
Mission #10 ended up being the same as mission #5 from the Mountains out of Molehills series of missions. Take the blueprint and some other items collected along the way, use invention (again not available at the station where the agent is) to create a tech II version of the blueprint, then create the perpetual motion device. I had to go 3 jumps, to Airkiro VII, Moon 3 and the Lai Dai Corporation Factory to do the invention step. Be careful if you are still running around in your Ibis when doing this mission. The device is 100 cubic meters in size when created, so you’ll need some cargo space available to move it back to Jouvulen if you do not make it there.
Making the tech II blueprint via invention took me 5 minutes and, since I did not mention it before, it costs about 10,000 ISK to do the job. Making the device take 100 tritanium, a little over 1,000 ISK, and 17 minutes.
The net result was a limited memory augmentation, a +1 memory item, and 133,000 ISK, which is a nice tidy sum for a new player.
At that point I tried the second agent in Jouvulen, Ohkanen Katamara. He gave me a pair of missions identical, except for destinations, to the pair given by Vari Satilela back in Part II of this overview. They were the same “kill a pirate, get the documents from his wreck” followed by “deliver the documents for me.”
When I had complete that, Ohkanen said he was impressed with my work and was directing me to another agent who would give me some more work. He said that he was putting the agent in my address book. When I opened up the People & Places window, I did indeed see that the agents had gone from 5 to 6. The problem was, none of them looked new to me. I recognized all of their names.
I had to stop for a second and do some mental back tracking to come up with the answer. Purkkoken Honuken, the new agent on the list, also happens to be the agent for whom my main character has run the most missions, so he did not seem like a new name at all. He is just a “regular” agent. I was headed back to the same old missions now. And, if I went to Purkkoken, it meant going to to Jita.
Jita. Crap, I’m still in Jita.
I really enjoyed the 10 mission sets from the tutorial agents. It was nice both to learn and do things a little different from the standard missions and to have a series of missions that had some connection. Regular missions tend to feel like I am drawing cards from the “job jar.” And the jar isn’t exactly overflowing with a wide variety of jobs.
I realized most of the way through this that some of the missions required the use of acceleration gates. I do not think they were ever covered as part of the tutorial. They were part of the old tutorial, so I knew how to use them and never thought twice about them at the time, but I wonder is somebody actually new to the game would pick up on what to do with them.
I did notice something new about the acceleration gates. When it is time for you to use them, they seem to always be 0m away. I did not have to spend time approaching them. They were some ways away when I had a pirate to fight, but once that objective was down, the gate moved to 0m distance.
I mentioned the “Objective Complete” issue above. CCP needs to change their format to allow missions to track multiple objectives. This might actually allow for some more depth in missions as well.
I was a bit disappointed at being sent to Jita for my first real agent. Sure, Jita is a popular place, rather like Ironforge in pre-TBC World of Warcraft, but you suffer from than popularity. The system often takes a long time to load relative to other places, you get plenty of lag, and at peak hours I have had issues logging in to the game if I am parked there (a queue to log into EVE!) or getting kicked off while docking or undocking within the system or when jumping in from another system. Pouring noobs into this environment doesn’t seem like the best idea. There ought to be other locations to which to send them.
And that brings me to the issue of finding new agents. Suppose I do not want to keep flying in and around downtown Jita? I know how to find a new agent that is available to me, but it is somewhat convoluted and can get you in trouble. With my new character I was looking for agents available to me and nearly ended up flying my Bantam into low security space. That would have been a one way trip no doubt.
So there ought to be a better way to find an agent. Maybe a “Looking For Agent” interface. Maybe another option at your current agent that asks for a recommendation. Something a little easier than the current system would be nice. And, when that agent is found or recommended, do not just stick it in the People & Places book without a highlight. I got lost with only six agents in my list. My main char has over 20.
I did not end up going back to the tutorial very much. I did, at one point, access Aura to learn about corporations, but she only told me about how to join a corporation and how to get the recruiting channel up in my UI. I wanted to experiment with creating a corp, just to get a feel for what goes into that, but Aura did not have any insight there. I will have to figure that out on my own.
So with the end of the tutorial missions, that is the end of my tutorial overview.
This entry was posted in entertainment, EVE Online and tagged New Player Experience, Revelations on August 6, 2007 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
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Finance 101 – Technical Analysis
Written by Nicholas Stotz, Investment Research Analyst
Whilst perusing the interwebs earlier this week we came across this doozy of a headline from CNBC, which is supposedly “The world leader in business news and real-time financial market coverage”.
We were expecting gibberish, and boy did we get gibberish!
The kind of analysis above (if you could call it analysis) is known as Technical Analysis, which is an attempt to predict the price of an asset by studying its past price movements. This has been compared to forecasting tomorrow’s weather by studying yesterday’s weather. Technical analysts believe that prices follow patterns, and if you can correctly identify the pattern (the one above is known as a rising wedge) before it plays out, you can make handsome returns.
There’s no intelligent reason to believe that prices follow predetermined patterns based on their previous movements, so why does Technical Analysis still get press time?
It helps that Technical Analysis is full of fancy names. Fibonacci ratios, stochastic oscillators, triple exponential moving averages – you may have no idea what any of this means but gee-wiz does it sound impressive! These impressive terms are then thrown at unwitting investors, who are “let in” on the big secrets to making easy money using Technical Analysis and encouraged to open a brokerage account to give it a go!
The vast majority of investors subsequently lose a bunch of money trading obscure assets such as binary options on foreign exchange rates, which isn’t too surprising as there is no intelligent reason to think that Technical Analysis works. Having lightened their pockets, the investors subsequently close their trading account and the unscrupulous broker moves on to their next victim.
Whenever investors are offered to learn more about exotic investment strategies like these, they should keep in mind that if someone had actually developed a strategy to beat the market consistently, they wouldn’t be sharing it for free on the internet!
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Kaleesh
The Kaleesh: General Grievous's Original Species
from Star Wars Explained
Sentient[1]
Reptilian[2]
Yellow[1]
Elongated ears, flat nose,[3] digitigrade stance[4]
Kalee[5]
Grievous[3]
Grievous's father[6]
Grievous's mother[6]
"The Kaleesh are not known for their mercy."
―Grievous[src]
The Kaleesh were a species of red-skinned[1] humanoid[3] reptilians[2] from the planet Kalee,[5] in Wild Space.[7] They had two yellow eyes with slit pupils.[1] Although all of their facial features were reminiscent of bats, such as their elongated ears and flat noses, the Kaleesh usually wore masks.[3] They were digitigrades, walking on their toes rather than their entire feet,[4][8] and they possessed a brain,[6] a heart and lungs.[9] Their internal organs were extremely flammable.[1][10] They were known for their lack of mercy.[11]
At one point before the Clone Wars the Kaleesh fought a war against the insectoid Yam'rii from the planet Huk.[12]
One of the species' most notable members was General Grievous, though his mostly cybernetic body eliminated almost any resemblance to other Kaleesh.[13] The Delphidian pirate Sidon Ithano wore a Kaleesh mask.[14]
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow of Malevolence"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Downfall of a Droid"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Duel of the Droids"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lair of Grievous"
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Posts tagged ‘Mila Kunis’
“Jupiter Ascending” is Fun. It’ll probably make millions
I’ve never been an out-and-out Wachowski Bros. geek. “The Matrix” was OK, but it didn’t rock my world. And the sequel, then the three-quel just got worse and worse. But they in no way prepared me for the indecipherable “Cloud Atlas”, but I sat through the WHOLE thing, thoroughly befuddled beyond belief. And wanting to leave at every edit.
So going into “Jupiter Ascending” ONLY because Oscar front-runner Eddie Redmayne is in it, I wisely decided to check my brain at the door, and just enjoy whatever little there might be to enjoy in the over-the top visuals,Redmayne’s performance, and Channing Tatum in IMAX 3-D. And you know something? I actually did.
The audience was laughing, it’s true, and they left chattering and smiling. It was a packed press house, and yes, Virginia, there is STILL a vast audience for empty-headed, eye-popping extravaganzas, which “Jupiter Ascending” really is. And I predict it will make millions.
There’s really nothing like it out there right now at the Mega-plex, and the whole thing is so damned enjoyable, that I don’t see it effecting anyone’s career negatively, especially not Redmayne’s. He’s actually demonic as hell as Balem Abrasax(gotta love that name. I’m sure it’s an anagram for SOMEthing.) and actually scary when he needs to be.
A vampirish villain-to-end-all-villains just when you thought there was nothing new under the villain sun. And Redmayne acts the hell out of the cheesy/hilarious dialogue he’s given. He has the daunting task of having to top all those super-colossal special effects, and y’know something? He DOES!
He INHALES all his lines in a very deep basso voice we’ve never heard him use before. And when he gets upset at his useless underlings, he starts SHRIEKING like, well, like a screaming queen. Which is what he is playing.
He does it so well, and the Wachowskis(one of whom, Lana, is the only transexual filmmaker turning out features to the tune of $175 million budgets) really seem to be having the time of their lives blowing up everything and turning everyone into aliens. And y’know what? It was good ole fashioned pop-corn fun.
And the Academy is not going to hold this against Oscar frontrunner for Best Actor Redmayne. He’s got a supporting role. It’s Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis(she’s Jupiter, he’s the hero)’s names and faces who are on the billboards. The Academy is not going to see a film like this for the unwashed masses.
And his Stephen Hawking is a hero, and a heroic acting achievement in “The Theory of Everything” that I’m sure is going to sweep the BAFTAS the day after tomorrow.
The Academy Voters aren’t going to see a movie like this. And Redmayne is such a delicious, memorable villain, they’ll applaud his range and his ability of make lemonade out of, well, y’know.
And the Wachowskis will be laughing all the way to the bank,
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“Rise of Planet of Apes” & “Friends W/Benefits” -Good Summer Fun, but no Oscars
I liked both “The Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and “Friends With Benefits.” They’re good, solid summer fare, popcorn movies, but Oscar won’t be awarding any grand prizes for films that are just, well, fun. Entertaining for sure, in that good ole fashioned way that movies USED to be. But which Hollywood seems to have forgotten how to do in recent years.
Yes, yes, I broke my pre-festival rule, and went to see two movies that AREN’T going to be in any of upcoming three festivals that I’m attending(Toronto, Montreal and then New York). I can’t believe it did it, but I did. I had accomplished enough pre-festival prepping-wise, so I went.
The critical hullabaloo that “Apes” was causing made me go, quite frankly. I skipped all the earlier Ape re-incarnations years back. Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans and Roddy MacDowell in monkey masks was an insulting, belittling of great, talented actors to my then teenaged mind. So no. I didn’t go. I’m not a fan of acting with masks in any case.
But the reviews for “Rise of the Planet…” were so ecstatic I just HAD to go. And I had to see if James Franco, whom I did once interview, and whom I’ve always liked, a lot, would recover from his Oscar debacle and his dissing of my BFF Anne Hathaway. And the answer to both questions is yes, and yes
Yes, ROTPOTA works and yes, James is just FINE, in this, his comeback movie, as it were, the first big one post-Oscar hosting…He, and his girlfriend in the film, the lovely Frida Pinto both throw themselves whole-heartedly into acting opposite the performance-capture performance of Andy Serkis as the ape instigator Caesar. And his Oscar fuck-up becomes a mere hiccup in what is obviously going to be a very long and very popular career.
And Andy Serkis’ unseen performance is extraordinary. It’s on a par with his Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower” and “Return of the King.” He once again was mesmerizing, and particularly so in the early parts of the movie as the young chimpanzee who is adopted by humans.His Caesar is smart and gifted and so much like Nim, the subject of “Project Nim”(which I reviewed for www.awardsdaily.com when I was at the Provincetown Film Festival earlier this year.)
Nim was also a very smart chimp who was being raised by humans as an experiment…which goes awry as the wild animal within him begins to assert himself and he is eventually shipped off to a chimp “sanctuary” just like Caesar is in “Rise…” with tragic results in Nim’s case, but triumphant ones for Caesar as he begins his vengeful quest for world domination, which of course is the “third act” as they now call it of this movie.
It works. Serkis’ Caesar and Franco and Pinto all work and are involving. And John Lithgow is compelling as Franco’s Alzheimer’s riddled father and Brian Cox does great hefty work as the proprietor of the Chimp Hotel that Caesar gets sent to.
It’s good for what it is. Which is an old-fashioned SciFi Horror Movie spruced up and made new with all these CGI effects. AND Andy Serkis scoring yet again, sight unseen, as the wordless chimp.
But one of the Best Pictures of the Year? I don’t think so. But then accept for “Harry Potter”s finale and the magnificent “Midnight in Paris” it’s been a pretty dismal year so far.
And Oscar isn’t going to reward this. But who cares? It’s just good popcorn fun.
The exact same thing can be said about “Friends with Benefits” which I liked A LOT. And more than I liked “Rise…” actually. Why? Well, for starts, it has PEOPLE in it. And Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis give great star-making turns, revealing flairs for light comedy that is going to propel them into many, many rom-coms in the future, which is fine with me.
They are both VERY watchable on screen and are both revelations and fun, fun, fun.
Again, Oscar doesn’t take comedy seriously.
And I know how difficult it is to pull off this light-as-air genre. And Timberlake and Kunis, both new to starring roles in this genre, do it just fine, thank you very much.
They are two young execs in New York(which never looked hipper or more fun in a LONNNNNNG time) who after a lot of preliminary blah-blah-blah decide to have sex, but not any kind of “relationship, just sex” and as they say, hilarity ensues. AND lots of sex scenes. LOTS of them. And he’s more nude more often than she is. Which is refreshing.
And yes, he does sing a few notes and busts a few moves, both in and out of his clothes. And his sense of comic timing is just masterful. They were both delights to watch.
And no one was more surprised than I that I liked them both so much. And I liked “Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, too.
Two enjoyable movies. I guess I’m on a roll.
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Most BAFTA nominations 14! for “The King’s Speech”!!!And 3 for Noooooomi!!
WELLLLLLL, THIS is good news! After the wretch-fest that was this year’s best-quickly forgotten Golden Globs, the British Academy Awards equivalent, the BAFTAs corrected all the wrongs and nominated “The King’s Speech” for 16 Awards! YAY!
I’m sooooo relieved!
I tell you, I keep hearing from Academy Voting Members that they LOVE, LOVE, LOVE “The King’s Speech” and I knew of course, the British would go for it en masse, and they did. The Oscar nominations are all in, and being tabulated as we speak by their accountants, counting all the nomination ballots by hand. Yes, that’s the way they do it. Still. But it guarantees secrecy. Were these to be sent in online, they could be hacked into, so THAT’S where the Academy stands on the Internet. And the Film I Will Not Name got a paltry six, an embarassingly small number, after trouncing “The King’s Speech” at the Awardsfest this weekend. All is suddenly right with the world. Of course, Colin Firth won all contests.
Best Picture, Actor(Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actor(Geoffrey Rush) and Best Supporting Actress(Helena Bonham-Carter), Best Original Screenplay(David Seidler) and every thing else under the British sun, including Best Make-Up!
The Best Actress category was the biggest surprise with BOTH Annette Bening and Julianne Moore from “The Kids Are All Right”, which I think the Oscars are going to do. Natalie Portman, natch, and NOOOOOOOMI Rapace for “The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest”!?! Soooo thrilled for NOOOOOOOOOOOOOMI! And Hailee Steinfeld!?!?
This leaves out Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Lawrence(for “Winter’s Bore”thank goodness!! ) and also sadly Michelle Williams.
“The Girl Who Kicked…” also turned up with two other nominations for Best Screenplay, and also best foreign film!!!
I think FINALLY “The King’s Speech” is going to sweep here and this may influence the Oscar’s end result. One can only hope.
Other significant left-outs – Melissa Leo in Best Supporting Actor for “The Fighter”!! Amy Adams made it in here. And so, I’m happy to point out did Miranda Richardson. And of course, left IN is Helena Bonham-Carter who I mentioned earlier ^ and she will probably triumph here. Also, happily the great Barbara Hersey made it into this category instead of the massively mediocre Mila Kunis for “Black Swan.”
Congratulations to Colin, Geoffrey, Helena, Miranda, Barbara, director Tom Hooper and NOOOOOMI! WOWOWOW!
So now if you’re counting such things, and we KNOW you are, that’s “The King’s Speech” getting more than TWICE the amount of that OTHER film. The one about typing.
For a complete list see www.goldderby.com and also of course, www.awardsdaily.com
Gold Derby also points out how influential the BAFTAS are on the Oscars these past few years since it switched it’s ceremony time to come down RIGHT DURING the actual Oscar voting. I still think her win at BAFTA and Daniel Day Lewis’ wonderful words about her perfomance as Edith Piaf, helped win the virtually unknown Marion Cotillard her unexpected(but not by me) Oscar for Best Actress!
Guy Lodge, a Brit himself, has plenty o’ insight into this Brit fest at Chris Tapley’s great oscar site www.incontention.com
Oh, and congratulations and thank you, too, to Rising Stars nominees Gemma Arterton”Tamara Drewe” and Aaron Johnson “Nowhere Boy”!
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Long Live the King!Colin Firth Triumphs at Critic’s Choice/BFCA awards!
What a magnificent moment! And what a classy, eloquent speech Colin Firth made as he accepted the Critic’s Choice Award for Best Actor for “The King’s Speech”!
Ditto Screenwriter David Seidler for winning Best Original Screenplay also for “The King’s Speech.”
Firth, in talking about his “twenty year collaboration” with Harvey Weinstein, and how he is looking forward to “twenty years more,” was very, very moving to me. It made me think of that other great, unexpected (but not by me) triumph of “Shakespeare in Love” that Firth was in. Yes, he was!
As the obsequious, unattractive blow-hard Lord Wessex,that Gwyneth Paltrow was being forced to marry. Yes, THAT was him.Totally Unrecognizable as a lout when you think of the dashing leading man he’s become today.
He was so nervous at the beginning of his acceptance speech, the first of MANY just days ahead, I thought he was starting to stutter!
He hit all the right notes in his elegant, dignified acceptance speech and was funny, majestic and humble at the same time, noting that he, as most actors, was “a great seeker of attention,” and how he “was going to wear” the large BFCA award “around my neck as a talisman.” I wish I had a video copy of that speech. But I don’t have the technology…yet…but I’m sure it’ll be up on You Tube soon.
He was so, well, WINNING, he totally nailed down his subsequent and inevitable wins, at the Globes, the SAGs and the Oscars, just as I told him he would, in person, on the air, when I was lucky enough to be the first journalist to broach the subject (Oscar) to him on my TV show. This occurred in September at the Toronto Film Festival and I’ve put Colin back in my main frame, so you can see me telling him this here ~ www.youtube.com/StephenHoltShow He seemed genuinely dumbfouned by my( now proved incredibly accurate) prediction about his upcoming awards dominance.
And 70-something British writer David Seidler was finally front and center to accept his award for Best Original Screenplay for
“The King’s Speech.” He was incredibly disarming and very refreshing as the oldest winner by far last night. He revealed that he was a stutterer himself and spoke to that question. Very moving.
He was obsessed with the story of the stammering King George VI and had been working on this script all his life, evidently. A letter from the Queen Mum(Helena Bonham-Carter in the movie) evidently begged him to not produce his play (eventually a screenplay) in her lifetime. And he respected her wishes, never IMAGINING she’d live to 102!?!
And notably Geoffrey Rush was not there. I guess he knew he was going to lose to Christian Bale, another Brit, BTW, for “The Fighter”. Now, while I admired his tweaking meth-head performance in “The Fighter,” and I can understand how it beat Rush, who’s doing a play in Australia right now. I bet he’ll be on hand for the Golden Globes on Sunday night, though. And he might win there. The Golden Globes are a whole different group of people from the BFCA. First of all, they are the FOREIGN press. And though Bale is also a Brit, most people think of him as an American.
Bale, you must understand, is NOT LIKED, by the rank-and-file members who are the Academy. And probably not by the Globes either. For one thing, he’s been going around talking in his Dickie Ekland Boston-American accent, when he’s really got quite a nice Welsh burr. The Hollywood FOREIGN press might see that, and probably do, as irritating, if not downright insulting.
He’s notoriously anti-press, and when forced to answer questions he has been speaking in Dickie Englund’s(his character in “The Fighter”) accent not his British one. Very phoney-baloney if you ask me. And you ARE asking me, since you’ve read this far into this Oscar rant!
And can anyone forget that rant he made against that poor film techie that was published on YouTube and all over the Internet? Then the charges that he assaulted his mother and sister in a hotel room? Though later dropped, things like this influence Academy voters. Yes, they do.
And they LOVE Michael Douglas, who is nominated at the Globes for Best Supporting Actor against Bale, Rush and Andrew Garfield And someone else. Oh! Mark Ruffalo for the “Kids Are All Right”s sperm donor.
Watch out because the beloved, cancer embattled Douglas wasn’t nominated last night at the BFCA. Watch out for both Michael D. and Geoffrey R. tomorrow night at the Globes. The HFPA ,who are famously known to cross the Alps for a hot-dog, may think of the HEADLINES they’d make if Michael Douglas wins in Supporting for “Wall St. 2”!?! This influences these publicity-seeking press hounds/people. Yes it does.
The Broadcast Film Critics’ as I’ve said over and over and over again are CRITICS, so of course their awards are going to go to the CRITICAL favorites that we’ve seen them write about all year long. It was predictable. There was not ONE surprise.
Except maybe that “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” won Best Foreign Film. YAY!
But I didn’t see Noomi Rapace there, who was also nominated for Best Actress. Natalie Portman, very pregnant and glowing, won, as expected, and she gave a VERY nice acceptance speech, practically nailing Darren Aronofsky as a great director(“Black Swan”) and solidifying his probably upcoming Oscar Nomination.
I saw Colin hug director Tom Hooper(who named me the Oscar Messenger, lest we forget) on his way to the podium. They both jumped out of their seats and he hugged him.
Helena Bonham-Carter was there. Nominated for Best Supporting Actress for “King’s Speech” and not looking very happy when she lost to Melissa Leo, who looked, to her credit surprised as well as happy. Amy Adams looked crushed. Though she smiled bravely to the cameras when Melissa won. “The Fighter” crew also won “Best Ensemble” and so Amy, Melissa and Christian Bale and some other guy from the movie. All were up onstage early in the evening. Amy and Melissa ascended arm-in-arm, like sisters. This relationship lasted barely another hour. For when Melissa Leo won, and not Amy, for Best Supporting Actress, Adams began to lose it.
For when the roving camera cut back to Amy Adams AFTER the Melissa Leo win, she looked increasingly unhappy. Almost tearful as if to say “What am I going through all this FOR??? When am I going to win! I never win!”
Amy Adams has lost the Oscar twice before for “Junebug” and “Doubt,” both Supporting. It’s getting to be a habit. And not like her costume in “Doubt”.
Also looking very distressed was Andrew Garfield who lost Supporting Actor to Christian Bale. And he CONTINUED to look downcast at the end of the awards when Best Picture was given to the Film I Will Not Name. He was actually looking at the FLOOR of the stage as all the jubilation of the Best Picture win exploded around him. He looked like he did NOT want to be there.
Jesse Irritatingberg OTOH looked immensely happy for this win, as did Aaron Sorkin, who won Best Adapted Screenplay. Did he compare himself AGAIN to Shakespeare, Aeschylus and Paddy Chayefsky??? Or perhaps he said that on the ENDLESS, extremely embarrassing red carpet show that preceded the actual awards by an hour. I thought it started at 8. It didn’t start til nine.
Another crestfallen contender was Supporting Actress Mila Kunis (“Black Swan”)who looked like a million dollars at the beginning of the evening, and a crushed cabbage leaf, or a deflated balloon, by the end. She looked like she had been crying.
Oh, and David Fincher, who won Best Director didn’t even show up! He has been publicly speaking OUT against these awards, BTW, and so watch, if he doesn’t show up at the Golden Globes that someone else who IS showing up, will win. Like for instance, Tom Hooper for “The King’s Speech.” Fincher’s in Switzerland working on “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and just simply can’t be bothered with all this awards non-sense. Watch him be MIA tomorrow night, too. “The Social Network” COULD lose all the awards its’ been nominated for to the “King’s Speech” tomorrow night at the Globes. Yes, it could happen.
Back to the BFCA. Once again I have to stress these are CRITICS, who we’ve been hearing from all awards’ season long.
The Academy has absolutely NO members of the press in its’ voting body. So the winners may be different. Very, very different, especially at the Globes, with David Fincher not there, don’t be surprised if “The King’s Speech” wins EVERYTHING it’s been nominated for. You heard it here first.
The only real,true surprise for me, was Melissa Leo’s win in Supporting for the dragon mother in “The Fighter.” She was so surprised herself, she started ogling presenter Josh Brolin and recounted how she had once kissed him. What could’ve been a hot moment, was an Ewwww moment. Embarrassing, Melissa?
Then she regained her composure and noted how “10 years ago when I was 40” people were telling her actresses’ careers were over.
She’s worked with EVERYBODY. She was almost in a reading of a play of MINE once. And I like her immensely as a person. But in “The Fighter” she was chewing the scenery of the entire landscape of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Although she’s not as well-known by the public. How many people saw “Frozen River”? Her OTHER nomination for Best Actress? Raise your hands. Nobody…Well, I did. And I thought she was marvelous in that small, gritty Indie.
The one true misfire of the evening was Hailee “Blingatude” Steinfeld winning for Best Young Actor/Actress for what I sometimes feel should be called “True Shit”.Well, her OVERpraised, OVERhyped performance anyway. I could be a member of the BFCA and I certainly will…. someday. But I certainly wouldn’t’ve voted for HER.
She wore a pink, very short dress that was draped in a way that made her look like she had the late Shelley Winter’s ass hips and then gave a flat, monotonal, blah, meh, borderline moronic speech, assuring every Academy Member watching that no, SHE won’t win anything else.
Now it’s on to the Golden Globes TOMORROW night on NBC. And I think it will be a completely upside-down scenario there….Just saying…
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When two SUPPORTING Actresses are Nominated for the same movie….
Following on yesterday’s thoughts, even though Yes, Shirley MacLaine DID trounce Debra Winger, both nominated for “Terms of Endearment” as BEST ACTRESS.
While this was an anomaly in the Best Actress category, this never to my knowledge, has NEVER happened in the Best Supporting Actress category.The two Supporting Actresses from “Babel” one in the Japanese sequence Rinko Kikuchi and one in the Mexican sequence both lost. And I was rooting and tooting heavily for La Senora, but no dice.
So Melissa Leo and Amy Adams are now that they are so surely in play, each others worst Oscar enemies. So the title of their film “The Fighter” really applies.
And somebody else will win. Mila Kunis, no. That Haillee Blingatude creature. NO. And that leaves…Helena Bonham-Carter. For the regal royal, the beloved Queen Mother of the present Queen in “The King’s Speech.”
We shall see if these ladies all make it in to the final round, starting this weekend. OMG, the Broadcast Film Critics are two days away!
Update: I was corrected by Brian Scott Mednick on Facebook. Yes, an old friend who I had on my show back in the ’80s or early ’90s when he was an NYU Film Student and was the creater of the short film “Confessions of a Male Prostitute.”
Brian pointed out that as recently as “Chicago” TWO Supporting Actresses were nominated against each other. Queen Latifah and Catherine Zeta-Jones and of course Catherine Zeta won.
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I Finally See “True Grit” A Wordy Woodpecker of a Western
Well, I guess Paramount did hear my blog screams and they sent me quite unexpectedly a DVD screener of “True Grit.” FINALLY!
“True Grit” is the latest oeuvre from the redoubtable Coen Brothers, and it’s…Ok…sort of…I mean, it’s good. Although some parts of it strain credulity. Especially the overwrought, arch script, which Jeff Bridges manages quite, quite well. And Matt Damon, too. But poor 13-year-old newcomer Hailee Stanfield has the most demanding role, verbally, that perhaps has ever been written for a tween actress.
It is to her credit that she ALMOST pulls it off. But I was always aware that it was DIALOGUE being written and spoken, and not the character’s own voice speaking.
Her child/woman dichotomy is also, paradoxically, the most unusual part of this western. Yes, the Coen’s are doing a Western. A real traditional attempt at the genre in the classic John Ford manner. And Roger Deakins’ masterful cinematography is up the task at hand. And so is Bridges. But Ms. Stanfield…well, I’m of two minds about her “performance.”
Either it’s one of the most impressive screen debuts of an ingenue ever in a very challenging role that has already netted her a SAG nomination for Best Supporting Actress, though she is ostensibly the lead. OR it’s a career ender. It’s the beginning AND the end for her. Which one is it?
Like her or not, and I’m not totally sure that I do, you can’t get away from her in this film that is mostly, as the British would say, a three-hander. That is a three person play. And again, the script does seem overly theatrical, for a Western. The three hands being Bridges, Matt Damon and Ms. Stanfield.
We’ve never seen or heard any Oater where people talked in such highfalutin rhetorical terms. Sheesh! They could’ve almost been in a Restoration Comedy some scenes are soooo over-written. Especially at the beginning of the film. Which is very slow getting started and a lot of that is due to the clusters of almost unspeakable, and certainly almost unpronounceable verbiage the Coens have saddled their three leading actors with. Or in Ms. Stanfield’s case, crippled with. I know we’re supposed to believe that SHE has “True Grit.” But talk about overkill!
With the surprise SAG nomination for Stanfield, her fellow actors are obviously Haillee-ing her arrival, big time. You do feel sorry for her in that she has scene after scene after scene where her voice is Woody Woodpeckering the screen, with its’ rat-a-tat ryhmns. And you feel like I always felt like with Woody Woodpecker that I need to watch his cartoons like a need a hole in the head.
Let’s face it, the Coens are not known for their work with child actors.
But they have to take pains at the beginning of the film, to established her hard-headed, stubborn as a mule character, so that we believe and care about her all the way through the film. It’s her journey. And the coda at the end of the film, which I won’t give a away as it’s a semi-spoiler, but the film visual images are striking. And rather unforgettable.
And then there is the unvarnished delight of Roger Deakins’ breath-taking scenic vistas of the wild west. Between this film and “Meek’s Cut-Off” I feel like I’ve actually BEEN there and back this filmic fall season.
Matt Damon is very funny as a Texas Ranger named Le Bouef, but which they all pronounce “Le Beef” as in meathead. He’s the comic relief. And Bridges’ scenes with Mr. LeBeef are just terrific stuff.
I don’t know WHAT the John Wayne version of this was like. I’m sure this is a thousand times better and Rooster Cogburn won Wayne his only Oscar and it is to Bridges’ everlasting credit that he really does excel in this part, as well.
It’s sooo close to his Oscar-winning turn as Bad Blake in “Crazy Heart.” A has-been boozing singer v. this time a has-been boozing gunman. That Bridges’ makes the Coens stick-in-the-mouth dialogue that HE has to say look and sound effortless as a horses’ snorting. Well, that’s the sign of a consummate actor at the top his craft.
Is it almost tongue-twistingly unprounceable? Well, Bridges attacks each line like his eating a mouthful of steak. Chewing the scenery has never been such a sumptuous meal. And if Oscar remembers “True Grit” for anything, it’s bound to be Bridge’s excellent crowing Rooster of a performance.
If SAG, the Screen Actor’s Guild, hadn’t voted l’il Miss Woodpecker a Supporting Actress nomination, I would say she didn’t have a chance. She knocked out Jackie Weaver of the dreadful Australian “thriller” “Animal Kingdom.” But since the 2ooo plus members of the SAG nominating committee hadn’t included her, I would say she didn’t have a chance in hell of getting in. She’s no Sairose (sp?) Ronan.
But they do like nominating under-age actresses, esp. in this category and especially lately. Think Abigail Breslin of “Little Miss Sunshine.” as well as the aforementioned Ronan.
I think Roger Deakins’ superb cinematography is the strongest award element here as well as Jeff Bridges stellar performance. Deakins could actually win in this category and I’m also sure that “True Grit” as mixed as my reactions were to it, is going to be nominated for one of the Ten Best Picture slots.
No, though, to Best Director chances of the Coens, for this Western mishmash. But if they can get nominated for “A Serious Man” last year, then they could get nominated for this — in a field of Ten, sure. Why not?
Hollywood, unbelievably, has come to love the Coens. But you can’t help compare this too well-spoken Western to their other trip West which was “No Country for Old Men.” Now, THAT was a masterpiece and won the Oscar…But “True Grit” is not NCFOM. Not by a mile there, pard’ner.
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Golden Globe Nominations! King’s Speech leads with 7!!!
Very gratified to report that the wonderful “King’s Speech” which I have been championing ever since I saw it at its’ first press screening at Toronto received seven Golden Globe nominations this morning. More than any other film, and that usually means it’s going to win!
It was nominated for Best Film -Drama, Best Actor, the wonderful Colin Firth, Best Supporting Actor, Geoffrey Rush, Best Supporting Actress, Helena Bonham-Carter, Best Director, Tom Hooper(who named me “The Oscar Messenger” after all, LOVE him!), Best Screenplay and Best Score.
Congratulations to Colin, Geoffrey, Helena, Tom and to Harvey Weinstein who produced all this magnificence.
Yesterday that OTHER FILM, whom I will not mention by name any more, won all the critics’ awards across the country, and today, “The King’s Speech” is on top!
Also nominated for Best Actor -Drama was Ryan Gosling, whom I just interviewed for “Blue Valentine.” That is going to be up on YouTube shortly and Best Actress-Drama- Michelle Williams for the same moving film, whom I also interviewed. And she’ll be coming soon, too. www.youtube.com/StephenHoltShow
Omissions~ They left out a LOT of possible contenders like Jeff Bridges, and Hailee Stanfield from “True Grit”. In fact, “True Grit” (which I STILL haven’t seen) was shut out completely. And Danny Boyle for Director and “127 Hours” were not nominated, though its’ star James Franco was. Franco was expected. The shut out of “127 Hours” and Boyle were not. Nothing for Robert Duvall in “Get Low.” Nothing for “True Grit” other than the despised Jennifer Lawrence’s expected but undeserved nomination. Will somebody please put a stop to that woman! Her adulation in that faux-Ozarkian indie is incomprehensible to me.
And Leonardo Di Caprio was left out ~ TWICE! For “Shutter Island” AND for “Inception” Yikes! Methinks this was not category confusion but actual, for real, MOVIE confusion. There were astounding similarities in the plots of both movies. And certainly Leo’s characters. So Leo got left out twice, but Johnny Depp was nominated TWICE for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical. For “Alice in Wonderland” and “The Tourist.” BOTH Annette Bening and Julianne Moore were nominated for “The Kids Are All Right” in the Musical/Comedy Best Actress category.
And sadly “Another Year” was nowhere to be seen. No Mike Leigh. No Leslie Manville. And also no Noomi Rapace for “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” Sadly.
IN were Jackie Weaver for “Animal Kingdom.”!!! And Mila Kunis, and NOT Barbara Hersey for “The Black Swan.” I think the Academy will correct that. And switch the two. This is for Best Supporting Actress, and as I predicted BOTH Melissa Leo and Amy Adams got in for “The Fighter” and they will cancel each other out, leaving the way for her Royal Highness Helena Bonham-Carter to win here. And at the Oscars, too, I’m betting.
And Michael Douglas DOES go supporting as Peggy Siegel told me he would, also back in Toronto. For “Wall Street 2” which I enjoyed immensely. And NO Mark Ruffalo for “The Kids Are All Right” though it scored big everywhere else and won him a Best Supporting Actor nod from the New York Film Critics. So Douglas is IN. Ruffalo is now OUT?
After “The King’s Speech”, came “The Fighter” with six nominations, as I predicted. And THAT OThER MOVIE also got six. Best Foreign Film nominations included Tilda Swinton’s “I Am Love.”
These nominations HELP all those nominated, but hurt the ones unexpectedly left out, like “True Grit” and “Another Year.”
For the complete list, see www.awardsdaily.com
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"127 Hours"
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Chritian Bale
Coin Firth
Globe Globe nominations
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Why doesn't my password vault work in iOS 11?
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Episode 1439 (1:25:39)
Fred from Anchorage, AL
Fred has an iPhone 6 that's been updated to iOS 11. But when he updated it, he lost his password vault file. Leo says that Apple discontinued support for 32-bit apps in iOS11 and as such, a lot of apps simply broke and stopped working. They won't work unless the developer updates them. Fred will have to contact the app developer and see if they're working on a solution. If it backed up the data to DropBox then he may see it there.
What's a good alternative? Leo suggests LastPass. It will generate passwords and remember them. Then all he'll need is one main password to unlock it. It supports 2 Factor Authentication, too. 1Password and Dashlane are others. All three work on Mac, Windows, and Android as well.
Apps, iPhone, iOS 11, 32 bit, Mobile Phones
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Composer: John Sheppard
The Essential Tallis Scholars (1998)
performed by The Tallis Scholars
composed by Antoine Brumel, Cipriano de Rore, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Gregorio Allegri, Heinrich Isaac, Jacobus Clemens Non Papa, John Sheppard, Josquin Des Prez, Orlande de Lassus, Robert White, Thomas Crecquillon, Thomas Tallis, Tomás Luis de Victoria
Sacred Treasures of England (2017)
performed by London Oratory Schola Cantorum Boys Choir (choir, chorus)
composed by Christopher Tye, John Sheppard, Peter Philips, Robert Parsons, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd
Christus Natus Est: An Early English Christmas (1996)
performed by The Sixteen (choir, chorus), Harry Christophers (conductor)
composed by Anonymous, Egerton Manuscript 3307, Anonymous, English, Christmas Traditional, English Traditional, John Sheppard, Richard Pygott, Sarum Chant, Thomas Ravenscroft, William Byrd
English Motets (2018)
performed by The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (conductor)
composed by James Gibb, John Dunstable, John Sheppard, John Taverner, Orlando Gibbons, Robert Parsons, Robert White, Thomas Tallis, Thomas Tomkins, William Byrd, William Cornysh
Puer natus est (2010)
performed by Helen Ashby (soprano), Kate Ashby (soprano), Katy Hill (soprano), Rebecca Hickey (soprano), Stile Antico
composed by Gregorian Chant, John Sheppard, John Taverner, Robert White, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd
Music of Handel, Bach and the English Renaissance (2008)
performed by Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Deller Consort, Desmond Dupre (lute), Eileen McLoughlin (soprano), Eileen Poulter (soprano), Ensemble of Baroque Instruments, Gerald English (tenor), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord), Gustav Leonhardt (organ)
composed by Anonymous, Christmas Traditional, George Frederick Handel, Giles Farnaby, Henry Purcell, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Bartlet, John Blow, John Dowland, John Jenkins, John Sheppard, John Weldon, Matthew Locke, Pelham Humfrey, Richard Dering, Robert Johnson
A Renaissance Christmas (2018)
performed by Angus McPhee (bass), Eamonn Dougan (bass), The Sixteen (choir, chorus), Harry Christophers (conductor)
composed by Anonymous, Anonymous, Aquitanian Repertory, Francisco Guerrero, George Kirbye, Gregorian Chant, Jacobus Handl (Gallus), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Johannes Eccard, John Sheppard, Orlande de Lassus, Peter Philips, Richard Dering, Thomas Tallis
English French and Italian Madrigals (2009)
performed by Alfred Deller (counter tenor), Baroque String Ensemble, Deller Consort
composed by Anonymous, English, Carlo Gesualdo, Cipriano de Rore, Claudio Monteverdi, Clément Janequin, Francis Pilkington, Guillaume Costeley, Jacques Arcadelt, John Bartlet, John Bennet, John Sheppard, John Ward, John Wilbye, Josquin Des Prez, Luca Marenzio
Veni Emmanuel (2013)
performed by Abigail Gostick (alto), Eleanor Brindle (soprano), Gabrielle Haigh (soprano), John Lawrence Jones (baritone), Lois Salem (soprano), Madeleine Seale (soprano), Nicholas Mogg (bass), Nicolas Haigh (organ), Stefan Kennedy (tenor), William Cole (bass)
composed by Christmas Traditional, Felix Mendelssohn, Graham Ross, Gregorian Chant, Herbert Howells, Johann Sebastian Bach, John Rutter, John Sheppard, John Tavener, Michael Praetorius, Peter Warlock, Roderick Williams, Sergey Rachmaninov, William Byrd
Lighten our Darkness (2006)
performed by Cambridge Singers (choir, chorus), John Rutter (conductor)
composed by Anglican Chant, Francisco Guerrero, Jacobus Handl (Gallus), John Sheppard, Joseph Rheinberger, Louis Bourgeois, Orlande de Lassus, Sergey Rachmaninov, Thomas Tallis, Tomás Luis de Victoria, William Byrd, William Mundy
Western Wind Masses by Taverner, Tye and Sheppard (2001)
composed by Christopher Tye, John Sheppard, John Taverner
Loquebantur: Music from the Baldwin Partbooks (2015)
performed by Alison Crum (alto viola), Alison Crum (treble viol), Andrew Kerr (bass viol), Ashley Turnell (tenor), Christopher Borrett (bass), Daniel Collins (counter tenor), Emma Walshe (soprano), Guy Cutting (bass), Guy Cutting (tenor), Gwendolen Martin (soprano)
composed by Alfonso Ferrabosco I, Christian Hollander, Derick Gerarde, Elway Bevin, Hugh Aston, John Baldwin, John Sheppard, John Taverner, Orlande de Lassus, Robert Parsons, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, William Mundy
John Sheppard: Sacred Choral Music (2014)
performed by Andrew Bennett (tenor), Anna Cooper (treble), Christopher Borrett (bass), Duncan Ferguson (organ), Katie Bradshaw (treble), Matthew Davies (bass), Max Carsley (treble), Michael Wood (alto), Oliver Brewer (tenor), Peter Gill (treble), Rory McCleery (alto)
composed by John Sheppard
Vespers: Timeless Music for Contemplation (2015)
performed by John Duggan (cantor), Simon Jones (vocals), Christopher Watson (conductor)
composed by David Bevan, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Gregorian Chant, John Duggan, John Sheppard, Sarum Chant
Music for Compline (2007)
performed by Stile Antico (choir, chorus)
composed by Anonymous, German, Gregorian Chant, John Sheppard, Plainchant, Robert White, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd
John Sheppard: English and Latin Church Music (1996)
performed by Andrew Carwood (cantor), Michael McCarthy (cantor), Robert MacDonald (cantor), Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford (choir, chorus)
Stillness and Sweet Harmony (1996)
performed by Cambridge Singers (vocals), Caroline Ashton (soprano), Charles Pott (bass), John Scott (organ), Karen Kerslake (soprano), Melanie Marshall (vocals), Nicola-Jane Kemp (soprano), Patrick Craig (alto), Ruth Holton (soprano), City of London Sinfonia
composed by English Traditional, Gabriel Fauré, Giuseppe Verdi, Gregorian Chant, Gregorio Allegri, John Rutter, John Sheppard, John Wilbye, Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd
Blessed Spirit: Music of the Soul's Journey (2000)
performed by Alexander Jupp (tenor), Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), John Harte (tenor), John Saunders (bass), Reuben Thomas (bass), Vanessa Huntly (soprano), Clare College Choir, Cambridge (choir, chorus)
composed by American Traditional, Anonymous, Gregorian Chant, Gustav Holst, Heinrich Schütz, Henry Walford Davies, Hildegard von Bingen, Hubert Parry, John Sheppard, John Tavener, Peter Abelard, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Traditional Spiritual
Renaissance: Music for Inner Peace (2004)
performed by David Miller (theorbo), Keith McGowan (dulcian), Matthew Halls (organ), Philip Dale (sackbut), Stephen Saunders (sackbut), Susan Addison (sackbut), The Sixteen, The Sixteen, Symphony of Harmony & Invention, Harry Christophers (conductor)
composed by Anton Bruckner, Antonio Lotti, Claudio Monteverdi, Francis Poulenc, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Gregorio Allegri, Henryk Mikolaj Górecki, John Sheppard, John Tavener, Josquin Des Prez, Samuel Barber, Thomas Tallis, Thomas Tomkins, William Byrd
The Merton Collection - Merton College at 750 (2013)
performed by Anna Steppler (organ), Emily Tann (soprano), Francis Shepherd (cantor), Jeremy Kenyon (alto), Polly Gamble (soprano), Choir of Merton College, Oxford (choir, chorus)
composed by Arvo Pärt, Charles Villiers Stanford, Eriks E?envalds, Henry Purcell, Hubert Parry, James Lavino, John Dunstable, John Sheppard, Lennox Berkeley, Maurice Greene, Ola Gjeilo, Orlando Gibbons, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Byrd, William Mundy
English Choral Music, 1514-1682 (1998)
performed by Andrew Carwood (cantor), Andrew Carwood (tenor), Andrew Olleson (counter tenor), Matthew Vine (voices), Michael McCarthy (cantor), Paul Martin (voices), Robert MacDonald (bass), Robert MacDonald (cantor), Stephen Farr (organ), William Clements (bass)
composed by Gregorian Chant, Henry Purcell, John Blow, John Sheppard, John Taverner, Matthew Locke, Pelham Humfrey, Thomas Weelkes, William Byrd
John Sheppard: Media vita (2010)
performed by Stile Antico
Ceremony and Devotion: Music for the Tudors (2010)
performed by The Sixteen (choir, chorus)
composed by Gregorian Chant, John Sheppard, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd
An Enduring Voice (2019)
performed by Charlotte Mobbs (soprano), George Pooley (tenor), Jeremy Budd (tenor), Joshua Cooter (tenor), Julie Cooper (soprano), Simon Berridge (tenor), The Sixteen (choir, chorus), Harry Christophers (conductor)
composed by Eric Whitacre, Gabriel Jackson, Gregorian Chant, James MacMillan, John Sheppard, John Tavener, Robert Fayrfax, Robert Wylkynson
The Golden Age of English Polyphony (2009)
performed by Christopher Royall (counter tenor), Fretwork, Paul Nicholson (organ), The Sixteen, Harry Christophers (conductor)
composed by Gregorian Chant, John Sheppard, John Taverner, Robert Fayrfax, William Mundy
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Eurostar delay compensation for journeys with connections
Following on from my query on getting French domestic train connections rebooked after a Eurostar boarding delay, and inspired by a comment on that question, I'm now pondering delay compensation.
The Eurostar disruption and compensation page gives this summary:
If you were delayed by more than an hour
You can claim a Eurostar e-voucher to use on a future journey.
In this case, my Eurostar wasn't quite by 60 minutes late into Paris. (55 minutes, so just short!). The Eurostar delay claim form therefore rejected my claim. However, the onward SNCF trains from Paris to my destination weren't all that frequent later at night. The later connecting train we ended up getting left Paris just over an hour later than our booked train, so we were about 75 minutes late to our final destination.
Does the Eurostar delay compensation threshold of 60+ minutes include connecting non-Eurostar trains? And if so, how can you go about claiming, given that the Eurostar delay claim form has no boxes to mention onward connections?
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Have you bought both tickets in the same transaction? – neo Jun 27 '16 at 17:46
This answer is assuming you have a through ticket from St. Pancras to your final destination in France/Belgium/Germany/whereever. I am not certain whether this also applies to a journey made up of two separate tickets unrelated to each other.
For trains that operate within the European Union under the directive 95/18/EC (that is basically any train except for regional, urban and suburban transport plus the car shuttles through the Channel Tunnel), the regulation (EC) No 1371/2007 lays out the minimal conditions under which a passenger is eligible for refunds. (National laws may expand the conditions, i.e. to allow for refunds even in case of shorter delays.)
Chapter IV, Article 17:
Without losing the right of transport, a passenger may request compensation for delays from the railway undertaking if he or she is facing a delay between the places of departure and destination stated on the ticket for which the ticket has not been reimbursed in accordance with Article 16. The minimum compensations for delays shall be as follows:
(a) 25 % of the ticket price for a delay of 60 to 119 minutes,
(b) 50 % of the ticket price for a delay of 120 minutes or more.
The calculation of the period of delay shall not take into account any delay that the railway undertaking can demonstrate as having occurred outside the territories in which the Treaty establishing the European Community is applied.
The compensation of the ticket price shall be paid within one month after the submission of the request for compensation. The compensation may be paid in vouchers and/or other services if the terms are flexible (in particular regarding the validity period and destination). The compensation shall be paid in money at the request of the passenger.
Thus, since you arrived at your destination more than 60 minutes after the intended arrival, you are entitled to a compensation of 25 % of the ticket price of the single ticket. (12.5 % of the total ticket price in case of a return ticket. This is specified amoung other things in the part I left out.
Unfortunately, I cannot find the relevant Eurostar web page where you would be able to directly claim compensation for the delay. I suspect that you should submit your claim to whichever company you bought your through ticket from. Ideally, a ticket office will provide assistance, but writing or emailing the company with a copy of your ticket attached should also work. In case they refuse to pay, friendly remind them of the respective paragraphs.
This also applies to separate tickets if bought together (Art. 6(2) CIV) – at least in theory, in practice many companies have been proven difficult. – neo Jun 27 '16 at 17:46
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TV ReviewsTrue BloodSeason 3
True Blood: "Fresh Blood"
True BloodSeason 3
"Fresh Blood"
Hey guys, it's good to be back! I'm sorry I was away on vacation last week but if I had to miss an episode, I'm glad it was "I Smell a Rat," which had to be the worst offering of an overall-strong season 3. Even though it was loaded with crazy revelations — Sookie's a fairy, Sam was a jewel thief who killed two people, Jesus' granddad was an evil magician, Crystal's a panther, Jason admitted he shot Eggs to Tara, and Arlene admitted the baby was Rene's to Terry — it was still all so boring and dreary. Part of that was because a lot of these plots, especially Sam, Jesus, and Crystal's, were uninteresting for so many episodes that we had all long stopped caring about them. To have them revived in such detail — Sam's extended flashbacks, Jesus and Lafayette's freaky drug trip — felt kinda cheap. We've been teased on this stuff for so many episodes, and then they take one episode to just infodump everything so they can start building up to the grand finale.
"Fresh Blood" was a little better because it had a lot more action from the central Russell's-going-to-take-over-the-world storyline but it also featured some of the same faults. But before the episode proper, there was a pretty hilarious "in memoriam" to all the people, vampire or no, that "met the true death" over the last three years, which I assume was an Emmy spoof. If so, well played, sirs, and I shed a tear for poor Karl, Maryann's manservant who brought the unnecessary towels, most of all.
The battle against Russell was played out as it has been for most of the season: Eric pretending to be a bad guy (even chaining Sookie up in his dungeon), Bill being a whiny bitch, with their stupid love triangle in the foreground even though, as Sookie wisely noted, she'd have to be out of her mind to love either of them at this point. Both vampires have played the I'm-bad-I'm-good card way too many times this season for that trick to be dramatically effective. And all it's done is confuse Sookie, to no end — first she gets locked in a dungeon, then Eric and Russell feed on her simultaneously while she screams for Bill to help. It's irritating that as usual, Sookie's a passive player in all this — her hold over vampires, sadly, lies in her blood, which means she has to be restrained to be a useful bargaining chip.
I hope that for the season finale, Sookie gets to finally cut loose and do some damage (maybe with those electricity-shootin' hands of hers) because watching Bill lecture her about not following his orders and then plead to Pam later in the episode to let him help her just left me with a bad taste in my mouth. All this yucky stuff has happened to her this season, and yet the only way to get her out of it is…to feed her vampire blood. Sookie's less a character, more a walking bag of magic powers (and breasts). Her only big scene this week was her wistful monologue with Bill about how they would live their lives if they really could start a clean slate. He'd be a teacher, she a real estate agent; Bill would go fishing with Jason (a terrific image) and they'd never think about Eric Northman again. Quite a nice, humorous little scene in all the chaos, amusingly dispatched by the sight of Eric and Russell on the road, snapping them out of their reverie, which is never gonna happen.
Even though I have my problems with Sookie as a character, that part of True Blood is, and always will be, very watchable. But the Bon Temps stuff was the usual mix of mediocre-to-dreadful this week. On the decent side was Jessica reuniting with Hoyt, and him allowing her to feed on him to sate her thirst for blood. Here's where the vampires-as-metaphor stuff kinda works — rather than hating on Jessica because she killed someone, Hoyt accepts that what she did is part of her identity, an identity that she can't be held responsible for having, because it was hardly a "choice" for her to become a vampire, right? Still, it's very murky territory to wander into, which is why I've always avoided it — the "evil" nature of so many vampires on the show really ruins any larger point they may be trying to make. But I don't really care; I enjoy True Blood for its shock value and genre plotting, not its relevance to the world at large.
Also on the decent side was Arlene's wiccan abortion, performed by Holly (who, I learned while watching the Emmys, is played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus' half-sister!) and the aftermath. That's not because of the ridiculously long, dragged-out ritual scene, nor the stupid twist that the herbal remedies worked, but did not kill the baby — I hated both of those things. But Carrie Preston and Todd Lowe did great work with what they were given, especially Preston, who could be accused of dialing her performance a little high in the past but did a great job here of keeping things realistically subdued. I was happy about Terry's promise to surround Rene's baby with love in the last episode, thinking it put a nice cap on the whole Arlene-baby subplot, so I'm confused as to why the tangled web she's weaving won't go away.
On the insipid side, I really don't care about Crystal the were-panther, or were-cougar, whatever she is, especially since she's both insistent on running away from Hotshot and protecting all the meth dealers in it. Her excuse — that there's innocent children cookin' too — is especially ludicrous, as one would think those kids would be better off if their in-breeding meth-head parents were arrested. Jason, meanwhile, goes out to go "looking for Sookie" except all he does is go to the football field to bother QB1, who he realizes is using V to boost his performance. Who cares? It's irritating how V is used as a metaphor for sports doping in this plot, and is also a way for Lafayette to hallucinate his dolls talking to him, as well as an instant healer for anyone who's close to death. It's becoming a cure-all the show is using as a crutch.
Worst of all, though, was definitely Sam's instant plunge into drunken misery. Was I not watching closely enough last episode, or did he really get this shit-drunk onscreen while flashing back to his past? And is he that miserable because he shot two idiot con artists who held him at gunpoint and tried to rob him? Sam's never been that good a character — as he himself says, he's usually around for shit jobs no one else wants to do — and having him drunkenly wail on everyone for no reason isn't helping none. His reunion with Tara, the show's other largely useless human character, makes as much sense as it did in season one — at least we can compress their shitty plots together to save time.
All this, as usual, is forgotten by the time you get to the last five minutes and the legitimately edge-of-your-seat cliffhanger that was Eric silver-handcuffing himself to Russell so they can both burn to death in the sun together. In this case, Nancy Oliver did well to conceal his big plan from us, because it was all the more tense as we realized that it involved him sacrificing himself for the greater good. The reveal, first conveyed through Pam's tears as she watched her maker on the closed-circuit TVs, was a darn good one. And while I'm sure this won't be the end of Eric, I have to applaud True Blood's unfailing success record with its cliffhangers.
Among the dead memorialized in the montage? "Vikings." Poor guys!
The Estonian stripper, derided by Pam as an "idiot immigrant," gets a nice moment as she chains her to a pole. "In Tallinn, I am cardiologist!"
Pam also gets a kick-ass moment when she calls Bill an "infatuated tween" and maces his eyes with colloidal silver. We've all wanted to do that!
As silly as Jesus and Lafayette's subplot is (and it really is very silly) I'll admit, the moment where he lunges at him wearing a mask made me jump.
Sam bitches out everyone in the bar but the nastiest was his calling Terry a "shellshocked motherfucker." Terry, always the better man, responds, "You're going to hate yourself for saying that."
That guy chewing on something dead in Hotshot? That's Crystal's double-cousin Buford. Don't worry, he never hurt nobody.
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How Magical Are the Dragonflies
How magical are the dragonflies.
They zig-zag through the pollinator garden, a perfect portrait of a predator: multifaceted eyes, strong wings, and mouthparts that include a toothed jaw and flap like labrium.
They're an ancient insect: scientists have found fossil dragonflies that date back 325 million years ago.
Bank robber Willie Sutton (1901-1980) reportedly said he robbed banks "because that's where the money is." Predators, like dragonflies, frequent pollinator gardens because that's where the food is--food like native bees and syrphid flies.
Like other dragonflies, red flameskimmers, Libellula saturata, frequent our pollinator garden because of "Sutton's law." We welcome them with bamboo-stake perches. They circle the garden on their hunt, snag prey, and return to the perch to consume it.
Sometimes, if you're lucky, you'll see a dragonfly eat a bee (lucky for a nature photographer who wants to share a little bit of how nature works, but not so much for the bee!).
We can't tell what bee was on this male flameskimmer's menu, but it appears to be a longhorned bee, maybe Melissodes agilis, family Apidae.
It's eat and "bee eaten" in a pollinator garden.
This is a male flameskimmer, Libellula saturata, photographed in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a firecracker red flameskimmer, Libellula saturata. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Dinner time! A red flameskimmer, Libellula saturata, munches on a bee, probably a longhorned bee, Melissodes agilis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Focus Area Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Innovation, Natural Resources, Yard & Garden
Tags: Libellula saturata (18), pollinator garden (15), predator (15), prey (21), Red flameskimmers (1)
My Old Flame: Looking for Love or a Fast-Food Snack or a Little Sun
Looking for love...or a fast-food snack...or a little sun...
A male flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, is a sight to see. The males are fire-engine red or firecracker red, and when they perch on a bamboo stake in your pollinator garden, establishing temporary residency, it's absolutely delightful.
The welcome mat? It's three-fold: a fish pond, nectar sources to attract pollinators, and a series of bamboo stakes just for dragonflies.
This one stayed on his perch for an hour on May 11 in our Vacaville garden, and then moved around a bit to the other stakes, perhaps to escape the photographer, perhaps to grab an insect for a quick snack. Instead of musical chairs, it's musical stakes--magical musical stakes.
“Magic is seeing wonder in nature's every little thing, seeing how wonderful the fireflies are and how magical are the dragonflies.”-- Ama H. Vanniarachchy
A male flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, perches on a bamboo stake in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The flameskimmer's wings shimmer in the morning light. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Portrait of My Old Flame
Just call it "my old flame."
Well, it's not mine, but it is a flame of sorts, a flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) and it's firecracker red.
We see this species frequenting our pollinator garden in Vacaville, which includes a fish pond, flower beds, and bamboo stakes for their perches.
If you like dragonflies, you may want to purchase a dragonfly poster at the gift shop in the Bohart Museum of Entomology, located in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge building on Crocker Lane, UC Davis. It features 18 species of dragonflies, ranging from the common whitetail and green darner to the Western river cruiser and the bison snaketail. And, of course the flame skimmer.
The poster? It's the work of former UC Davis entomology doctoral candidate Fran Keller, now an assistant professor at Folsom Lake College, and naturalist/photographer Greg Kareofelas of Davis. Keller received her doctorate in entomology, studying with Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum and professor of entomology at UC Davis.
A flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) perches on a bamboo stake in a Vacaville pollinator garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Focus Area: Yard & Garden
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Fire and Fury in a Pollinator Garden
Just call it "Fire and Fury in a Pollinator Garden."
That would be the firecracker red flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata.
They fly into our pollinator garden in Vacaville, Calif., attracted by the lily-padded pond and the all-you-can-eat buffet of flying insects.
They snag their prey in flight--usually a native bee or syprhid fly--and perch on a bamboo stake to eat it.
Table for one, please! No, waiter, I don't need a napkin. Thank you, though.
Native to North America, they are a delight to see and photograph. Sometimes they allow multiple close-up images and that's when we turn into a paparazzi! (To be honest, we'd rather take images of low-flying dragonflies than of high-profile people.)
Their flight reminds us of helicopters. Firecracker red helicopters.
If you've ever thought about the dragonfly being a perfect design for a helicopter, you'd be right.
Check out the website, "Design and the Universe," for its informative piece on "The Dragonfly: The Inspiration for the Helicopter."
"The wings of the dragonfly cannot be folded back on its body. In addition, the way in which the muscles for flight are used in the motion of the wings differs from the rest of insects. Because of these properties, evolutionists claim that dragonflies are "primitive insects."
"In contrast, the flight system of these so-called 'primitive insects' is nothing less than a wonder of design. The world's leading helicopter manufacturer, Sikorsky, finished the design of one of their helicopters by taking the dragonfly as a model.6 IBM, which assisted Sikorsky in this project, started by putting a model of a dragonfly in a computer (IBM 3081). Two thousand special renderings were done on computer in the light of the manoeuvres of the dragonfly in air. Therefore, Sikorsky's model for transporting personnel and artillery was built upon examples derived from dragonflies."
"The body of a dragonfly looks like a helical structure wrapped with metal. Two wings are cross-placed on a body that displays a colour gradation from ice blue to maroon. Because of this structure, the dragonfly is equipped with superb manoeuvrability. No matter at what speed or direction it is already moving, it can immediately stop and start flying in the opposite direction. Alternatively, it can remain suspended in air for the purpose of hunting. At that position, it can move quite swiftly towards its prey. It can accelerate up to a speed that is quite surprising for an insect: 25mph (40km/h), which would be identical to an athlete running 100 metres in the Olympics at 24.4mph (39km/h).
"At this speed, it collides with its prey. The shock of the impact is quite strong. However, the armoury of the dragonfly is both very resistant and very flexible. The flexible structure of its body absorbs the impact of collision. However, the same cannot be said for its prey. The dragonfly's prey would pass out or even be killed by the impact."
"Following the collision, the rear legs of dragonfly take on the role of its most lethal weapons. The legs stretch forward and capture the shocked prey, which is then swiftly dismembered and consumed by powerful jaws."
As for our little male flameskimmer, our firecracker red dragonfly, we watched him ambush prey, unleashing his special brand of fire and fury in a pollinator garden.
Fire and fury in a pollinator garden...
A male flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, perches on a bamboo stake. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Flameskimmer dragonfly, Libellula saturata, about to take flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A brisk breeze stirs the wings of a flameskimmer dragonfly. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Dragonfly vs. Bee: Catch of the Day
Published on: July 5, 2017
Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The red flameskimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) waits oh-so-patiently atop a bamboo stick at the edge of the pollinator garden.
She's in Vacaville, Calif., and the garden she is visiting today is a veritable oasis of blooms: Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) and lavender (Lavandula). And it's filled with bees.
That's why she's here.
Just as crooks rob banks because "that's where the money" is, predators hang around pollinator gardeners because "that's where the prey is."
The predator is hungry. Ah, what's that? She glides from her perch, her wings glowing in the morning sunshine. She circles the garden and quickly returns with a pollen-laden bee in her mouth.
She ignores the photographer sitting a few feet from her and begins to eat.
But what bee? What bee is on the dragonfly menu?
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, distinguished professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, identified the bee from one photography angle (second photo below): a female sweat bee, genus Halictus.
"But what species?" asked Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology and professor of entomology at UC Davis.
Here's another angle (first photo below), showing the head.
That's all it took. "The bee is a female of Halictus ligatus, based on the head shape, especially the pointed part of the back right side of the head," Thorp said.
Amazing. Who would know that?
Robbin Thorp, that's who.
Robbin Thorp knows bees like we know the way home. World-renowned for his bee expertise, he co-authored of California Bees and Blooms: A Guide for Gardeners and Naturalists, and Bumble Bees of North America: An Identification Guide and co-teaches at The Bee Course, an American Museum of Natural History workshop held annually at the Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Ariz. The workshop is geared for conservation biologists, pollination ecologists and other biologists who want to gain greater knowledge of the systematics and biology of bees. This year's workshop is set Aug. 21-31.
Meanwhile, the dragonfly polishes off her meal, gazes at the photographer (What, are you still here? Sorry, I don't share!), and off she goes, zigzagging over the garden.
She will be back. She's punched only one hole of his meal ticket. Many holes--and many bees--remain.
A red flameskimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) with her prey, a female sweat bee, Halictus ligatus, as identified by Robbin Thorp, distinguished emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis. The gender of the flamekimmer identified by Kathy Claypool Biggs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The red flameskimmer dragonfly adjusts her prey, a sweat bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Beneath all of that pollen is a female sweat bee, the prey of this red flameskimmer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All gone. The red flameskimmer polishes off the last of the sweat bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Summer 2019: Tokyo Pop Culture Events
Summer is quite the eventful season in Japan. It’s chock full of festivals, and we don’t just mean traditional ones with fireworks and Bon dances. If you like pop culture (be it anime, manga, games, cosplay, J-pop, or even Western fandoms), have we got good news for you! This summer is shaping up to have a number of events for Tokyo pop culture enthusiasts, and here are top ones.\
1. The Science Behind Pixar (Apr 13–Sep 16)
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Where: Tokyo City View (access: Roppongi Station)
Admission: Advance ¥1,800
Hours: 10 am–10 pm
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This hit exhibit, first held at Boston’s Museum of Science in 2015, has made its way to Asia for the first time. With hands-on activities, life-sized models of everyone’s favorite Pixar characters, production stills and other materials from behind the scenes, exclusive merchandise, and more, The Science of Pixar is edutainment for all ages.
Not only will you get to indulge your inner Pixar fan, but you’ll also get walked through the animation process. If, until now, you don’t know how hard animators work to bring characters to life, you’ll surely walk away form this exhibit having developed a newfound respect for animators.
2. Natsuhabara/Summer Akihabara (Jul 5–Aug 13)
Akihabara Daisuki Matsuri: Just one of the events comprising Natsuhabara
Where: Around Akihabara (access: Akihabara Station)
Admission: Free (fees required for some activities and attractions)
“Natsuhabara” translates to “Summer Akihabara”—but it’s a pun, the “aki” in “Akihabara” means “autumn.” This area-wide event is actually more like a series of events or summer festivals celebrated Akihabara-style. There are collaborations with popular franchises, freebies for purchasing a minimum amount at participating shops, idol performances, an e-sports tournament, and more.
Among Natsuhabara’s events, the closest thing to a typical summer festival is Kanda Myojin’s Noryo (Summer Evening) Matsuri (Aug 9–11), but even that is also otaku oriented in that the Bon Odori will feature anime songs (or “anisong” for short).
Also worth checking out is the Akiba Daisuki Matsuri (“I Love Akihabara Festival”) on Sunday, August 4, from 11 am-7 pm at the Belle Salle event hall. As the name implies, it’s a celebration of all things representative of Akihabara. In previous years, it has featured performances by maids and local idols, techie displays (Akihabara isn’t just for pop culture geeks; it’s also for geeks who like to tinker with gadgets, after all), and cosplayers.
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3. Wonder Festival (July 28)
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This is the most-anticipated event for figure collectors. A biannual event, this is the second to be held this year, the first being held in winter (February, to be precise). With amateur and professional makers debuting their creations here, as well as cosplayers ready to pose for photo ops, this event should be a treat not only for figure collectors, but also for photographers. While admission itself is not too pricey, many figure collectors find their wallets bleeding after the event, as they note which figures to pre-order.
Wonder Festival (Summer)
Late Jul, 2020
Advance sales: ¥2,500
4. Tokyo Idol Festival 2019 (Aug 2–4)
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Where: Odaiba/Aomi area (Tokyo Teleport, Aomi, or Daiba Station)
For buyers in Japan – ¥7,500 per day | ¥17,500 for 3 days
For buyers outside Japan – ¥7,920 per day | ¥18,700 for 3 days
*Free admission to some areas
Although the term “idol” is a blanket term for Japanese celebrities who are good-looking and wholesome (or at least have a well-manufactured public image), it’s often associated with cutesy female Japanese pop singers, often in groups—think AKB48.
With over 200 idol groups and 80,000 attendees last year, the Tokyo Idol Festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is ever-growing.
As always, this year’s lineup includes big names in the idol scene, such as AKB48, HKT48, and SKE48. Some performers may not (yet?) be popular outside of Japan—and not even mainstream popular in Japan, either—but that doesn’t mean that their fans’ devotion is to be underestimated. You’ll see them waving glow sticks, enthusiastically responding to call-and-response songs, and dancing in support of their idols.
This event has various stages and zones around Odaiba and Aomi. Some areas, such as the Festival Stage in Diver City, are free. As for the paid areas, tickets will only be sold online, so if you’re in Japan, you have until 11:59 pm of the previous day to buy single-day tickets (until 11:59 pm of August 1 for three-day tickets), while overseas buyers have until July 28th to buy tickets. Unfortunately, there will be a handling fee for overseas buyers, hence the higher price. Tickets are being sold here—scroll down for the options for buyers outside Japan.
5. Pikachu Outbreak (Aug 6–12)
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Originally meant to be a one-time event to promote the 2014 Pokemon movie, this parade of dancing Pikachus was such a hit that it has become an annual event. It typically consists of a series of stage shows and parades that take place in various areas around Minato Mirai, such as Landmark Plaza, Mark IS, Queen’s Square, the Red Brick Warehouse, and Yokohama World Porters.
This year’s Pikachu Outbreak promises to have the most number of Pikachus thus far—2,000 of them! This year, not only will you see them in daytime, but they’ll also perform at night. The night parades and shows will feature Pikachus all lit up in LED costumes, performing with stunning projection mapping as the backdrop, and more. What’s more, just like last year, Eevee is the co-star of this year’s Pikachu Outbreak—there will be Eevee Parades as well. And don’t forget to check out the other highlights, such as Pokemon-themed photo spots all over Minato Mirai and event-exclusive merch.
Dancing Pikachu Horde
Mid Aug, 2020
6. Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition (Aug 8, 2019–Jan 13, 2020
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Where: G1-5F Warehouse Terrada (access: Tennozu Isle Station)
Admission: Advance ¥3,200 | Same-day ¥2,000 (general admission–ages 13 and older)
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This is another hit exhibition that’s making it’s way to Asia for the first time. As the exhibit name implies, identity is they key theme here, and the question to ponder upon is, “What forces shape you?” Star Wars Identities isn’t just a treasure trove of info and displays related to the massively popular Star Wars franchise. As you walk through the exhibit and check out costumes, materials from the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, props, life-sized figures of popular characters, hands-on displays, and so much more, you’ll be taken on a quest to learn more about yourself and the factors that shape and influence one’s identity.
At the end of the exhibition, you’ll find out what kind of character you’d be in the Star Wars universe. There are 50 million possibilities, so you can be assured that your character will be pretty unique. And if you want a physical memory of the exhibit, there will, of course, be event-exclusive merch.
Note that the exhibit will be closed on the following dates: Monday, September 9 | Monday, October 21 | Monday, November 18 | New Year holidays (January 1–3, 2020).
7. W Hero Matsuri (Aug 9–22)
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Where: Prism Hall, Tokyo Dome City (Korakuen or Suidobashi Station)
Admission: Depends on seating – Adults ¥1,900–¥3,200 | Children ¥1,600–¥3,200
Free-seating tickets will be sold on-site for only if they are still available.
Hours: 10 am–5 pm (until 4:30 pm on some days)
If you’re a fan of tokusatsu shows such as the Super Sentai and Kamen Rider series (fun fact: the Power Rangers franchise was based on various Super Sentai series), this is the event for you. You might feel a bit out of place, as the Japanese tokusatsu fan base is predominantly comprised of kids, but people of all ages are welcome. The event features stage shows four or five times a day (the number of shows varies per day), although a ticket is only good for one show.
Other than the main show, there will also be an exhibit, a kiddie play land, a game corner, photo ops, a themed food shop, and merchandise. It may not be a very large event, but it’s got enough to keep tokusatsu fans happy.
8. Summer Comiket (Aug 9–12)
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Comiket is the holy grail of events for fans of Japanese popular media. It’s centered around doujinshi (fan-made comics)—although in recent years, companies have also started selling Comiket-exclusive merchandise. Cosplay is another highlight; it draws in throngs of photographers and spectators.
With Tokyo Big Sight’s East Halls being closed in preparation for the Olympics, which means less space for this huge event, Comiket will be held for four days this year, for the first time ever. This, however, also means that Comiket will have to prevent overcrowding, so Comiket organizers plan to charge for admission this year. As of now, though, admission is still TBA.
Whether you’re attending to buy doujinshi and other merchandise, to cosplay, to take photos, or a bit of everything, know that the event will be very crowded. It might even be worse in summer, when the crowds are huge and the weather is hot and dry. (This is why this writer recommends attending in the winter!) But hey, it’s something that many fans would like to experience at least once in their lives, so just make sure to keep cool and stay hydrated if you’re attending. And if you want to buy something, plan ahead—as this event is too large for window-shopping and impulse-buying—and arrive early!
Note: Cosplayers need to pay ¥800 to use the dressing room. Arriving at or leaving the venue in cosplay is strictly forbidden.
Summer Comiket
On the door: ¥500
9. C3 AFA Tokyo 2019 (Aug 24–25)
Where: Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 1-3 (Kaihin-Makuhari Station)
Admission: ¥800 per day (advance) | ¥1,000 (on-site) | Free for kids aged 7 and below
Hours: 10 am–5 pm
Anime Festival Asia (AFA) started out as a large anime convention in Singapore in 2008, but AFA events started to spread to nearby Southeast Asian countries. Now things are coming full circle, as AFA—now called C3 AFA, following a tie-up with another event organizer—hit Japanese shores in 2017. While AFA events in Southeast Asia are large in scale, Japan’s C3 AFA is considerably smaller in scale, even compared to other Japanese events like Comiket. Nonetheless, it features corporate booths from big names in the anime and merchandising industry, stage events, cosplayers, a market for figures, and an e-sports zone.
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Team Anna & the need for strategic clarity
August 5, 2012, 6:33 pm IST Santosh Desai in City City Bang Bang | India | TOI
After attacking politics for than a year, and spiritedly trying to prove that there was an alternative mechanism for bringing about change, Team Anna has crossed over to the other side. It wasn’t left with too many options- the momentum in the movement had slackened, and public support, though present was not quite as visible. The media too, had shed its adulatory stance and had begun to view the movement with presumptive suspicion, brought about in part by the somewhat scattered actions and utterances of Team Anna and in part by the compulsions of the news cycle- it was time for a new version of an old story, and the failure of the movement made for better headlines. It was quite clear that regaining the influence that the movement once had would be very difficult, and yet it would be foolish to throw away the capital that had been accumulated by way of public support, hence the reluctant decision to plunge into politics.
The move has been greeted with smug self-satisfaction by the political class; after this been a victory enabled by tacit collaboration between apparent enemies. While it was the government that played the lead role in dreaming up ways fair and foul to discredit the movement, it was aided, when it came to the crunch, by the entire political class beginning with the BJP. The reasons for the smirks on the face of party spokespersons as they ‘welcome this move’ lies in the fact that Team Anna has moved into a terrain that is both treacherous and unfamiliar, and the parties know that. Winning elections in India involves much more than just popular support, and the possibility of power is a deeply corrupting incentive, as evidenced by the internal politics of most parties. More importantly, the smugness of the political parties is founded on the numerical vastness of the Indian electorate that dwarfs any seemingly popular upsurge by its sheer demographic muscle. What seems to be spectacular support on a television screen often shrinks into deposit-losing insignificance when translated into votes. In the past too, the kind of mass movements that have converted themselves into electoral victories are largely those that have used regional or sub-regional issues involving identity rather than those involving questions of governance. There is a danger that Team Anna may have overplayed its hand in making this move, particularly because this shift has happened at a time when the movement is not at its peak.
In a strategic sense, even looking back, the most important miscalculation made by the movement was in its not being clear about the role that it could possibly play. Structurally it was a numerically small group) that had managed to accrete disproportionate influence. It best bet was to be a catalyst from outside, rather than a direct agent. Team Anna mistook its indirect influence for its direct strength; it read its own success too literally. There was no question that the kind of power that it managed to garner for itself was unprecedented; it forced an entire political class to seriously examine a bill that it emphatically did not want. But the power it seemingly enjoyed was never really its own; the combination of Anna Hazare’s persona, the anger of the middle class and the power of the media lent a disproportionate edge to the movement’s influence. The need for change preceded the belief in Team Anna; Anna Hazare’s key role was to look the part and that of the team was to keep the focus on a single issue, without allowing too many distractions. This did not happen partly as a result of the machinations of the government and partly because Team Anna just did not know how to keep quiet. Too many members said too many things, opening new fronts by the day, and making their own task that much more difficult.
The key issue was in knowing the limits of their influence. As this column has argued through the length of the movement, a little more flexibility shown by Team Anna would have gone a long way in scripting a different kind of ending. The radical idea that Team Anna was espousing was not, as it believed, the silver bullet called the Lokpal bill, for no one act of legislation can by itself bring about transformational change, but in the principle that legislative change can be brought about by the direct action of the people of the country and not only through its elected representatives. At a time when the political system has become a self-enclosed and self-justifying enclave that works largely for itself by using power as a license to rule rather than serve, and where there is little internal impetus for meaningful change, the idea that people can force the moribund system to act is a truly revolutionary idea. Team Anna’s job was not to enact the law, for it could never do that, but to establish a new principle. Even if the law passed was not perfect, the journey would have begun. By overestimating its own role and pushing too hard in too specific a manner, the movement has reached a point where it now needs to participate in a game where outright victory is nearly impossible.
At this stage too, there is a critical role that the movement can play. If it makes peace with its role as a trigger for change rather than as its lead protagonist, , it can still act as a strong pressure group for transformation. It should not aim to necessarily succeed at politics, but to transform it by providing a benchmark that forces other parties to take heed and follow. Team Anna’s role is not so much to win elections, but to change the way elections are fought and won.
Santosh Desai
Santosh Desai is a leading ad professional. He says he has strayed into writing entirely by accident, and for this he is "grateful". "City City Bang Bang" looks at contemporary Indian society from an everyday vantage point. It covers issues big and small, tends where possible to avoid judgmental positions, and tries instead to understand what makes things the way they are. The desire to look at things with innocent doubt helps in the emergence of fresh perspectives and hopefully, of clarity of a new kind.
Santosh Desai is a leading ad professional. He says he has strayed into writing entirely by accident, and for this he is "grateful". "City City Bang Bang" l. . .
Succinct but very profound. I agree Anna's team lacked any strategic guidance. You cannot expect to reap any long term value if your strategic grey ce...
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Though it is undoubtedly a political and populist move, it will help the poor as well as the economy. The argument that when people don't be provided ...
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Anna has distanced himself from the political party of Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, and which itself is indicative that entering into the murky world of India...
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July 2013 Music Calendar
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Celebrate Brooklyn!: One of New York City’s longest running, free, outdoor performing arts festivals. Launched in 1979, as a catalyst for Brooklyn’s performing arts scene and to bring people back into Prospect Park after years of neglect, Celebrate Brooklyn has been an anchor in the park’s revitalization and has become one of the city’s foremost summer cultural attractions. Over the course of its history Celebrate Brooklyn has presented over 1,700 artists and ensembles reflective of the borough’s diversity, ranging from internationally acclaimed performers to emerging, cutting-edge artists.
Central Park’s Summer Stage: An annual, free performing arts summer festival founded in 1986 which takes place at Rumsey Play field in Manhattan, New York City’s Central Park and, since 2010, in parks throughout the five boroughs of New York City.
“In a city happily inundated with summertime cultural offerings, the SummerStage festival stands alone for its dizzying array of options, its local enthusiasm, and its general aura of awe. This year spreads more than 100 free performances across 17 parks in all five boroughs.” The New York Times
Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival (New York, NY): Calling all jazz fans! The third annual Lowdown Hudson Blues Festival at Brookfield Place (formerly the World Financial Center) features some top notch jazz performers: B.B King, Los Lobos, Los Lonely Boys, Alejandro Escovedo and The James Hunter Six. The festival is FREE and takes place on July 10th and 11th. – See more at: http://www.metro.us/newyork/events/lowdown-hudson-blues-festival#sthash.bUp5N2Sk.dpuf
Maplewoodstock Music and Arts Festival (Maplewood, NJ): Thirteen bands on Sat, Jul 13, and twelve bands on Sun, Jul 14 25 miles outside the city in Maplewood, NJ.
Music Frees All Festival 2013 (New York, NY): Now in its third year, the 2013 Music Frees All Festival will take place over three days, July 19-21, in New York City. Proceeds will go to the Scotty Hard Trust. TICKETS: http://musicfreesallfestival.bpt.me/
Pleasantville Music Festival – (Pleasantville, NY): For $15 (Seniors) and $40 (Everyone else), you can enjoy the 9th Annual Musica Festival put on by “107.1 The Peak” radio station. Ten musical acts, including Brett Dennen, Easy Star All-Stars, The Kopecky Family Band, Bobby Long, Delta Rae, Red Wanting Blue and Mary C and the Stellars and more. The gates open at 12 Noon on July 13 & 14th, 2013. Music continues until 8:30PM. The Pleasantville Music Festival is ADA accessible! TICKETS: http://www.pleasantvillemusicfestival.com/tickets.html
(FREE!!) Dave Eggar @ Rockwood Music Hall
($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
($10) Alecia Chakour Band: First Mondays @ Rockwood Music Hall
($10-$15) A Decade Of Soul Classic Soul & Motown Revue @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($25) “Mingus Mondays” w/ Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
($15) Boogie Back Tuesdays with Q-Tip @ Cielo – New York, NY
(FREE!!) James Casey @ Rockwood Music Hall
(FREE!!) TAUK July Residency @ Spike Hill
($35-$55) Suzanne Vega – Summer Residency (w/ Full Band) @ City Winery
($60-$75) Phish @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion – Bangor, ME
(FREE!!) Raul Midón with special guest Master Kong Nay @ Target Free David Rubenstein Atrium
($5-$8) DJ ?uestlove Presents Bowl Train @ Brooklyn Bowl (late night set)
($10) Fort Knox Five @ Brooklyn Bowl (12pm set)
($15) Deep Banana Blackout @ Brooklyn Bowl
($60-$75) Phish @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
($35-$55) 10,000 Maniacs (Album Release) @ City Winery
($40) She & Him @ SummerStage – Central Park, NY
($10) Klezmer Brunch – Ben Holmes Trio (10am)
($30) Arturo O’Farrill Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra @ Birdland NYC
($35-$55) Dave Mason @ City Winery – New York, NY
($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
($50) Preservation Hall Jazz Band @ The McKittrick Hotel
($12) Now vs. Now @ The Bowery Electric
($15) Boogie Back Tuesdays with Q-Tip @ Cielo
($25-$100) Unity Tour 2013: 311 with Cypress Hill and G. Love & Special Sauce @ PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
LOWDOWN HUDSON BLUES FESTIVAL
(FREE!!) B.B. King @ Brookefield Place Plaza
(FREE!!) Caravan of Thieves @ Parker Press Park – Woodbridge, NJ
($20) The Skatalites @ Mexicali Live – Teaneck, NJ
($35-$120) Cyndi Lauper @ Beacon Theatre
($60) Ledisi @ Luxury Infinity Yacht
($60-$75) Phish @ PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
(FREE!!) Los Lobos @ Brookefield Place Plaza
($10) Q-Tip @ Stage 48
($15-$20) Carbon Leaf @ City Winery
($15-$20) Reggie Watts @ Mercury Lounge
($22-$26) Buckwheat Zydeco @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($25-$35) Sly & Robbie @ Irving Plaza powered by Klipsch
($40-$105) Furthur w/ Phil Lesh @ Barclays Center
($42-$53) Belle and Sebastian @ Prospect Park Bandshell
(FREE!!) Cheap Trick @ Seaside Summer Concert Series
($18-$20) Rachael Yamagata @ Maxwell’s – Hoboken, NJ
($35-$75) Cyndi Lauper @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
($40-$105) Furthur @ PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
($60-$75) Phish @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre – Wantagh, NY
Maplewoodstock Music and Arts Festival (Maplewood, NJ)
w/ Joan Osborne
($15-$40) Pleasantville Music Festival (Pleasantville, NY)
Brett Dennen, Easy Star All-Stars, The Kopecky Family Band, Bobby Long, Delta Rae, Red Wanting Blue and Mary C and the Stellars and more.
(FREE!!) Philip Glass @ Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival
($10) Wax Poetic @ Nublu
($25-$100) Cypress Hill and G. Love & Special Sauce @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($35-$75) Chris Isaak @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
($42) An Intimate Solo / Acoustic performance by Citizen Cope @ City Winery
($50) Aerosmith, Barbecue & Craft Beer! @ Randalls Island Park
(FREE) Tall Tall Trees @ Brooklyn Fire Proof
($10) Klezmer Brunch w/ Benjy Fox-Rosen & Michsel Winograd @ City Winery
($15-$40) Blues Traveler @ Empire City Casino – Yonkers, NY
($40) Harlem Gospel Choir Brunch @ B.B. King Blues Club and Grill (Eary)
($42) An Intimate Solo / Acoustic performance by Citizen Cope @ @ City Winery
($60-$95) The Monkees @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
($60-$95) Melissa Etheridge @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
($22) Howie Day ($42) @ City Winery – New York, NY
($30-$100) Mobb Deep @ Stage 48 – New York, NY
($35) Les Paul Monday’s with Jimmy Vivino featuring The Les Paul Trio @ Iridium Jazz Club
($12) OMAHA DINER: Charlie Hunter, Steven Bernstein, Skerik & Bobby Previte @ Brooklyn Bowl
($22) Howie Day @ City Winery
($25-$30) Jars of Clay @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
($35-$75) Alice Cooper @ Beacon Theatre
Music Frees All Festival 2013 @ The Bell House – Brooklyn, NY
($25) Antibalas / The Stepkids / DJ Prince Paul / Pegasus Warning
($10) Brothers Past @ Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
($10) Will Bernard @ The Blue Note – New York, NY
($40-$95) Zac Brown Band @ PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
($150-$300) Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z @ Yankee Stadium
($25) Pre Party Cruise to the Jay Z and Justin Timberlake Concert @ Rocks Off River Cruise
Music Frees All Festival 2013 @ The Bell House
($20) Apollo Run w/ Krissy Krissy @ Rockwood Music Hal – New York, NY
($35-$76) Hot Tuna With Special Guest Leon Russell @ State Theatre – New Brunswick, NJ
($10) Klezmer Brunch w/ Moshe Bonen & HaTaklitim @ City Winery – New York, NY
($40-$55) Everclear @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
($42) An Intimate Solo / Acoustic performance by Citizen Cope @ City Winery – New York, NY
($58-$135) Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group @ Tarrytown Music Hall – Tarrytown, NY
($35-$40) Anders Osborne, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Soulive @ Central Park Summerstage – New York, NY
($42-$50) fun. w/ special guest Tegan and Sara @ Hudson River Park – Pier 26
($65) Phil Lesh w/ John Medeski @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
($28-38) Xavier Rudd w/ Nahko & Medicine for the People @ City Winery – New York, NY
($35-$60) Brandi Carlile @ State Theatre – New Brunswick, NJ
($50) fun. with very special guests Tegan and Sara @ Hudson River Park – Pier 26
($15) Allen Stone @ Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
($15) Dragon Smoke Feat. Stanton Moore & Robert Mercurio (Galactic) Ivan Neville (Dumpstaphunk) with Anders Osborne @ Brooklyn Bowl
($25-$35) Dawes @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
(FREE!!) Jason Gallagher (of Leroy Justice) @ Rockwood Music Hall – New York, NY
(FREE!!) Smokey Robinson @ Seaside Summer Concert Series – Brooklyn, NY
($15) Zongo Junction @ Littlefield – Brooklyn, NY
($60) Paul Weller @ The Apollo Theater – New York, NY
($10) Tall Tall Trees @ Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
($35-$40) The Gaslight Anthem @ Hudson River Park – Pier 26 – New York, NY
($40-$85) Rock The Blues Summer Jam 2013 @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
($60) Paul Weller @ Webster Hall – New York, NY
($80) Americanarama Festival of Music featuring Bob Dylan & His Band / Wilco / My Morning Jacket @ Pier A – Hoboken, NJ
(FREE!!) The Gaslight Anthem @ Irving Plaza – New York, NY
($10) Underground Horns @ Nublu – New York, NY
($35-$50) Booker T. Jones @ City Winery – New York, NY
($40-$105) Americanarama Festival of Music feat. Bob Dylan and His Band + more! Nikon @ Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
($50-$80) Robert Plant presents The Sensational Space Shifters @ Celebrate Brooklyn at Prospect Park Bandshell – Brooklyn, NY
($70-$160) BON JOVI Because We Can – The Tour @ MetLife Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ
($10) Klezmer Brunch w/ Paul Shapiro Ribs & Brisket Revue @ City Winery – New York, NY
($15-$45) Kansas @ Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway – Yonkers, NY
($35-$40) The Gaslight Anthem w/ The Hold Steady @ Hudson River Park, Pier 26 – New York, NY
($45-$95) An Evening with YES @ The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
($15) Rebirth Brass Band @ Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
(Free!!) Barenaked Ladies @ Celebrate Brooklyn! at the Prospect Park Bandshell
($22-$60) Slick Rick w/ Lifted (live band) @ Stage 48 – New York, NY
($30) Ravi Coltrane @ The Iridium – New York, NY
September 2010 Potential Show Run Down!
Posted in Monthly Show Rundown, tagged 88 Place, Abigail Washburn, Al Green, Alan Gilbert, Alice in Chains, Amos Lee, Anders Osborne, B. B. Kings, Band of Changes, Bassnectar, Beacon Theatre, Belle & Sebastian, Big Boi, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Bill Frisell, Biodiesel, Boz Scaggs, BR & Timebomb, Brian Culbertson, Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn Rooftop Party, Cake, Cameo Gallery, Charles Walker, Charlie Hunter, Chemical Brothers, Chico Mann, Chuck Brown, Club Groove, Count Your Blessings, Dangermuffin, Deftones, Digweed, DJ Morale, DJ Nutritious, Donald Fagen, Dred Scott, Dred Scott Trio, Eclectic Method, Electric Zoo, Eric Kalb, Eric Lindell, Esperanza Spaulding, Fishbone, Flannery's, Fontana's, Gaelic Storm, Garaj Mahal, Gent Treadly, Governor's Island, Great Big Sea, Gregory Hutchinson, Heart, Highline Ballroom, Hiro Ballroom, Holy Fuck, Hot Buttered Rum, Hot Tub with Kurt & Kristen, Ikebe Shakedown, Jamie Lidell, Jason Lindner Trio, Jesse Dee, Jessica Lurie, Jihae, Jim Campilongo, Jim Cap, Joe Lovano, Joe Russo, Joe's Pub, John Legend, John Prine, Jones Beach, Joshua Redman Trio, Jules Bistro, Kenny's Castaway's, Knitting Factory, Kung Fu, Kyle Gass, Lakeside Lounge, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Le Poisson Rouge, Leo Nocentelli, Mark Guiliana, Matt Chamberlain, Matt Penman, Mercury Lounge, Mexicali Blues, Michael McDonald, Michael R. Williams, Moby, Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens, Navegante, New York Funk Exchange, Nikon Theater, Nina Sky, Nir Felder 4, Orchard Lounge, Orgone, Paul Motian, Paul Sanchez, Pavement, Perpetual Groove, Pretty Lights, Quest Love, Radio City Music Hall, Ravi Coltrane, Reggie Watts, Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series, Rockwood Music Hall, Roots Of Creation, Rumsey Playfield, Santos Party House, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds, Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, Sophistafunk, Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes, Speakeasy Friday, St. Nick's Pub, Stanton Moore Trio, Stockholm Syndrome, Stone Temple Pilots, Sullivan Hall, Talib Kweli, Tarrytown Music Hall, Taylor Carson, Taylor Hicks, Tenacious D, Terminal 5, The Beach, The Blue Note, The Brass Underground, The Brew, The Dynamites, The Gramercy Theater, The Heavy Pets, The Jazz Standard, The Living Room, The Meters, The Mingus Big Band, The Radiators, The Red Lion, The Rhythm Devils, The Roots, The Toadies, The Upright Citizens Brigade, The Williamsburg waterfront, The Young Dubliners, Todd Snider, Tomango, Toubab Krewe, Trainwreck, Vampire Weekend, Verticle Horizon, Village Vanguard, Webster Hall, Ween, West African Band, Will Bernard Trio, Zebulon, Ziggy Marley on September 1, 2010| 2 Comments »
September 2010 Potential Show Run Down
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
(Free) Gent Treadly @ The Red Lion
($10-$12) Hot Buttered Rum @Rocks Off Cruise
($15) Jason Lindner Trio & Mark Guiliana @ Le Poisson Rouge
($25) Paul Motian, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell @ Village Vanguard
($30-$35) Rhythm Devils @ B.B. Kings
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
(Free) Heart @ Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
($5-$7) DJ Questlove @ Brooklyn Bowl (Late night)
($10) The Meters Experience feat. Leo Nocentelli @ Brooklyn Bowl (Funk Live)
($40 – $150+) Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen & Boz Scaggs @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($175) Al Green @ B.B. Kings
Friday, September 3rd, 2010
($10-$12) The Radiators @ The Brooklyn Bowl
($20) Garaj Mahal @ The Blue Note
($25) DJ Questlove, Talib Kweli and Nina Sky @ Webster Hall
($10) The Brew & Kung-Fu @ Sullivan Hall
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
($157) Electric Zoo Festival, NY
Pretty Lights @ Electric Zoo Festival
Chemical Brothers @ Electric Zoo Festival
($5) Chico Mann @ Brooklyn Bowl
($38-$100+) Stone Temple Pilots @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Bassnectar @ Electric Zoo Festival
Moby @ Electric Zoo Festival
Digweed @ Electric Zoo Festival
Orchard Lounge @ Electric Zoo Festival
($??) Mark Guiliana (w/ Nir Felder 4) @ 55 Bar
($5-$8) Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen (Comedy) @ Littlefield
Reggie Watts, Mike Amato, Jamie Lee Reggie Watts
($8) Jim Campilongo & Dred Scott Trio @ The Living Room
($40) Big Boi @ The Brooklyn Bowl
($10 food/drink min.) Will Bernard Trio @ Jules Bistro
Charlie Hunter Residency @ Cameo Gallery @ The Lovin’ Cup Cafe
w/ Michael R. Williams (bass trumpet) and Eric Kalb (drums)
($14) Jessica Lurie Ensemble @ Joe’s Pub
($7) Orgone (w/ The Beautiful Girls) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($25) Fishbone @ Webster Hall
($15-$20) Fire Burning Rain- Jihae Performance @ Le Poisson Rouge
(Free) Taylor Carson @ Rockwood Music Hall
($??) New York Funk Exchange @ Club Groove NY
($18) Fishbone @ Mexicali Blues (NJ)
($??) Chico Mann @ Ella Lounge
($25) Vertical Horizon @ Rock Off Cruise (W/ Kelli)
Catskill Chill Music Festival, NY
(Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall
(Free set @ 11pm) Band of Changes (a Joe Russo/Scott Metzger Project) @ Lakeside Lounge
($5) BR & Timebomb @ Kenny Castaway’s
($10) Toubab Krewe NYC CD Release Party @ The Brooklyn Bowl (w/ Eclectic Method)
($10) BuzzUniverse & Turbine @ Mercury Lounge
($10-$12) Orgone @ Sullivan Hall
w/ Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds / Ikebe Shakedown
($25-$70) John Prine w/ Todd Snider @ The Beach @ Governors Island
Saturday, September 11th, 2010
($??) DJ Nutritious @ Fontana’s
($??) Mark Guliana @ 55 Bar
($5) The Dynamites feat. Charles Walker @ Brooklyn Bowl
($10-$15) The Heavy Pets (w/ Dangermuffin) @ Sullivan Hall
($25-$30) Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars @ Knitting Factory
($12) Stockholm Syndrome @ Brooklyn Bowl
($7) Afro Funky Party w/ Zongo Junction, Top Shotta & DJ Offbeat @ Cameo Gallery
($25) The Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
(Free) Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens @ Fort Greene Park! (Funk Live)
w/ Tomango (urban tapdance)
($28-$30) Ziggy Marley @ Brooklyn Bowl
($35) Brian Culbertson @ B.B. Kings
($??) Jason Linder Trio @ Iridium Jazz Club
(FREE ONLINE) Esperanza Spalding on Borders Livestream
($20-$24) Gaelic Storm@ Highline Ballroom
($39.50) Vampire Weekend @ Radio City Music Hall
($20) The Toadies @ The Gramercy Theater
($15) Trainwreck (feat. Kyle Gass of Tenacious D.) @ The Mercury Lounge
($15-$20) The Young Dubliners @ Highline Ballroom
($39.50 – $45) Cake @ Rumsey Playfield
($38-$50) Taylor Hicks @ Tarrytown Music Hall
($55, $65, $75) Monica @ Beacon Theater
($??) Chico Mann @ Zebulon
(Free) Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds @ Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
($39.50 – $45) Ween @ Rumsey Playfield
($8) Jesse Dee @ The Blue Note (midnight show)
($14) Holy Fuck @ Le Poisson Rouge
($14) Budos Band @ Southpaw
($15-$20) The Upright Citizens Brigade TourCo @ Highline Ballroom
($20) Eric Lindell (w/ Paul Sanchez) @ Sullivan Hall
($25) Jamie Lidell @ Webster Hall
($25) Zach Deputy @ Rocks Off Cruise
($30) Broken Social Scene @ Rumsey Playfield
($35-$45) Ziggy Marley @ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
($38.50) Pavement @ The Williamsburg Waterfront
($25) Dark Star Orchestra @ Mexicali Blues (NJ)
A special acoustic show
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
($7) Trainwreck (Feat. Kyle Gass of Tenacious D.) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($25) Ravi Coltrane @ The Village Vanguard
($25-$45) Paula Cole Record Release @ City Winery
($38.50) Pavement @ Central Park’s Summer Stage
w/ Matt Chamberlain (drums)
(Free) DJ Nutritious w/ Navegante @ Santos Party House
($??) Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Secret Project Robot
($38.50) Pavement @ The Rumsey Playfield
($73-$95) OPENING NIGHT: New York Philharmonic @ Avery Fisher Hall
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
($12) Stanton Moore Trio w/ Andres Osborne @ Brooklyn Bowl (Funk Live)
($35) Big Brother and the Holding Company @ Mexicali Blues (NJ)
($??) NY Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
($30) John Legend & The Roots @ Terminal 5
($40-$138) Itzhak Perlman Performs Mendelssohn @ Avery Fisher Hall (New York Philharmonic)
($??) Gent Treadly @ Flannery’s
($10) The Brass Underground (Speakeasy Friday) @ No 1 Front Street
($10-$15) Count Your Blessings @ 88 Place
($15-$17) Perpetual Groove @ The Bowery Ballroom
($20) Abigail Washburn @ Joe Pub’s
($24) Great Big Sea @ Webster Hall
($45) Dee Dee Bridgewater @ Metropolitan Museum of Art
($40-$75) Alice in Chains @ Madison Square Garden
Deftones opening as Special Guest
($??) Gent Treadly @ Brooklyn Rooftop Party
($??) Itzhak Perlman @ Avery Fisher Hall
($10) Perpetual Groove @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20) The Constellations @ Bowery Ballroom
($25) A Benefit for MAPS: Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies with Twilight
Feat. Roots of Creation / Biodiesel / Sophistafunk and DJ Morale
($36.50 – $40) Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes @ B.B. Kings
(Free) Jason Lindner Trio & Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall
($10) Talib Kweli @ Brooklyn Bowl
($30-$35) Amos Lee @ Hiro Ballroom
($25-$45) Stanley Clarke Feat. Hiromi @ The Blue Note (8pm Set)
($25-$45) Stanley Clarke Feat. Hiromi @ The Blue Note (10:30pm Set)
($20-$25) Chuck Brown @ B.B. Kings
($32-$112) Alan Gilbert Conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony @ Avery Fisher Hall (New York Philharmonic)
($8) The Farewell Drifters @ The Living Room
($33.50) Dave Mason (of Traffic) @ B.B. Kings
($35) Joshua Redman Trio @ The Jazz Standard
w/ Matt Penman & Gregory Hutchinson
($45-$65) Esperanza Spalding @ Skirball center for the Performing Arts
($45) Chick Corea Trio @ Highline Ballroom
Feat. Christian McBride & Brian Blade
($50) Belle & Sebastian @ East River Williamsburg Waterfront
AMEO GALLERY @ LOVIN’ CUP CAFE
August 2010 Potential Show Run Down!
Posted in Monthly Show Rundown, tagged A BIG YES and a small no, Afro Funky Party, American Babies, Amy Helm, Anthony Hamilton, Arcade Fire, B. B. Kings, Bar 4, Bar Next Door, Barry Mitterhof, Beautiful Bells, Ben Sidran, Benevento-Russo Duo, Big Gigantic, Big Lights, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Bill Iuso & Restless Natives, Bill Kreutzmann, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears, Bonerama, Bowery Ballroom, Bowery Electric, Brooklyn Bowl, Buster Williams, Cameo Gallery, Caravan of Thieves, Central Park SummerStage, Chapter 2, City Winery, Common Rotation, Corrine Bailey Rae, Crosby, Daedelus, Daniel Carter, Dap Kings, Dave Grusin, David Gray, Deep Banana Blackout, Devi, DJ Nutritious, DJ Offbeat, Donna The Buffalo, Dr. Dog, Dr. John & The Lower 911, Eli "Paperboy" Reed & True Loves, Empire of the Sun, Eric Krasno, Future Rock, Gathering Of The Vibes, Gent Treadly, Gov't Mule, Governor's Island, Grizzly Adamz, Hammerstein Ballroom, Heart, Henry Butler, Highline Ballroom, Hot Buttered Rum, House Of Usher, Ingrid Michaelson, Iridium Jazz Club, Irving Plaza, Izintaba, Jason Crosby, Jason Lindner Trio, Jemimah Puddleduck, Jim Campilongo, Jimmie's Chicken Shack, Jimmy Herring, Joe Krown, Joe Russo, John Medeski, John Morgan Kimock, Johnny Markowski, Jones Beach, Justin Townes Earle, Keane, Kem & Jaheim, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Lakeside Lounge, Le Poisson Rouge, Lee Ritenour, Lenny White, Leo Nocentelli, Leo Sidran, Lincoln Center, Littlefield, Los Lobos, Lotus, Madison Square Garden, Marc Friedman, Marco Benevento, Mark Guiliana, Mark Turner, Maurice Brown, Maxwell's, Michael Falzarano, Mike Gamble, Mikey Hart, Mux Mool, Nicole Atkins, Nikon Theater, NYC Funk Live, O'Death, Paramore, Paul Motian, Phish, Pimps of Joytime, Prospect Park Bandshell, Raheem Devaughn, Ray Lamontague, Reckoning, Rhythm Devils, Rock the Bells Festival, Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series, Rocks Off Cruise, Rockwood Music Hall, Roseland Ballroom, Russell Batiste, Ryan Zoidis, Santos Party House, Sepalcure, Sharon Jones, Simone Felice, Smalls, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, South Street Seaport, Southpaw, St. Nick's Pub, Stills & Nash, Stockholm Syndrome, STS9, Sullivan Hall, Summer Stage, Talib Kweli, Tarrytown Music Hall, Terminal 5, The Blue Note, The Brooklyn Bowl, The Budos Band, The Dead Weather, The Gramercy Theater, The High & Mighty Brass Band, The Highline, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Jazz Gallery, The Jazz Standard, The Lead Heads, The Les Paul Trio, The Living Room, The Mingus Big Band, The Rock Shop, Tim Luntzel, Tony Malaby, Top Shotta, Trombone Shorty, Urban Sun, Village Vanguard, Walter Wolfman Washington, West African Band, Will Bernard, Wu-Tang Clan, Xavier Rudd, Zongo Junction on August 2, 2010| 6 Comments »
August 2010 Potential Show Run Down
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Gathering Of The Vibes Music Festival, Bridgeport, CT
($20) Hot Buttered Rum @ Rocks Off Cruise
($30) Larry Coryell Power Trio w/ Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts @ The Iridum Jazz Club
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
($8) Jim Campilongo@ The Living Room (W/ Charlie Hunter)
($35-$65) Dr. John & The Lower 911 @ City Winery
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
($5) Talib Kweli & Friends w/ Live Band @ Brooklyn Bowl
($8) Caravan of Thieves @ The Living Room
($30) Los Lobos @ Bowery Ballroom
($35-$65) Dr. John and The Lower 911 @ City Winery
($37.50) The Dead Weather @ Prospect Park Bandshell
($50-$100) Heart @ Hammerstein Ballroom
(1 Drink Min,) American Babies @ Rockwood Music Hall
($8) Devi @ Bowery Electric
($18) Jemimah Puddleduck ft. Mark Karan of Ratdog @ Sullivan Hall
($50) Arcade Fire @ Madison Square Garden
Royal Family Ball @ Sullivan Hall (Private party)
($5-$7) ?uestlove (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($8 + 1 drink) Will Bernard Trio @ The Bar Next Door
($45-$65) Steve Earle & Allison Moorer @ City Winery
(Free) House of Usher: Marco Benevento Trio @ Prospect Park Bandshell
Marco Benevento to write a new original score to this cult B-movie study in creeping, diabolical menace.
($10) Mark Guiliana & Jason Lindner Trio @ The Jazz Gallery
($10) Sonya Kitchell @ Le Poisson Rouge
($15) Eric Krasno & Chapter 2 w/ special guests Ryan Zoidis and Maurice Brown
w/Billy Iuso & Restless Natives @ Sullivan Hall
($21 – $70+) Paramore @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($25) Buster Williams @ The Iridium Jazz Club
($20-$35) Pat McGee Band @ City Winery
($40) Keane w/ Ingrid Michaelson @ East River State Park (Williamsburg Waterfront)
($40) Corrine Bailey Rae @ Governors Island
Saturday, August 7th, 2010
(Free) Sharon Jones + Budos Band at Prospect Park bandshell (Funk Live)
The Budos Band @ Prospect Park Bandshell
($15-$22) Simone Felice w/ Nicole Atkins @ City Winery
($80 – $300+) Anthony Hamilton, Kem & Jaheim & Raheem Devaughn @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
(Free) Soul Rebels Brass Band @ Lincoln Center (Outdoor Concert Series)
(Free) Justin Townes Earle @ The Beach @ Governors Island
($15) Reckoning @ B.B. Kings
The Lead Heads (opening @ 7pm)
Monday, August 9th, 2010
($5) Deadcenter Presents…Jerry Garcis: A Restrospective – The Jam Stampede (feat. members of the Zen Tricksters)
With: Jason Crosby, Michael Falzarano, Johnny Markowski, Barry Mitterhof
($20-$25) Jimmie’s Chicken Shack @ Rocks Off Cruise
($25) Empire of the Sun @ Terminal 5
($35) Leo Nocentelli w/ Les Paul Trio @ City Winery
($5) The Infamous Stringdusters @ The Brooklyn Bowl
($25) The Felice Brothers @ Rocks Off Cruise
($30-$40) Lee Ritenour w/ Dave Grusin @ The Blue Note
(Free) American Babies @ Rockwood Music Hall
(Free) Jackie Green & Gov’t Mule @ Central Park Summerstage
($10) Melvin Seals & JGB @ The Brooklyn Bowl
($15) Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves @ Le Poisson Rouge
($25) Big Sam’s Funky Nation @ Rocks Off Cruise
($30-$40) Lee Ritenour With Dave Grusin @ The Blue Note
($35) STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) @ The Gramercy Theater
($12) Break Science @ Sullivan Hall
($35) STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) @ Roseland Ballroom
Lotus @ Roseland Ballroom
AFTER PARTY: ($??) Big Gigantic @ Irving Plaza
($50 – $300+) Aerosmith @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($7) Afro Funky Party w/ Zongo Junction, Top Shotta & DJ Offbeat @ Cameo Gallery (Funk Live)
($25) Lenny White & Jimmy Herring @ Iridium Jazz Club
($5) Rubblebucket @ Brooklyn Bowl
($) Jason Crosby w/Common Rotation @ The Library
($10) Grizzly Adamz (John Medeski, Saft, Perwosky and Blume) @ Littlefield
($40 – $150) Kiss @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
(Free) Dr. Dog & Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves @ The Beach @ Governor’s Island
($13) Daedelus with Mux Mool, Sepalcure and Beautiful Bells @ Santos House Party
($25) Deep Banana Blackout @ Rocks Off Cruise
(Free) John Kimock w/ Mike Gamble, Daniel Carter and Marc Freidman @ Bar 4
(Free) Jason Crosby & Dark Loft @ Rockwood Music Hall
($30) Jimmy Herring @ Iridium Jazz Club
($50-$150+) Phish @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($40) MGMT @ Radio City Music Hall
CAMP BAREFOOT ~ Bartow, West Virginia
(Free) A BIG YES and a small no (Joe Russo Project) @ Lakeside Lounge
($10) Jason Lindner Trio @ Smalls
($33-$100) Ray Lamontagne & David Gray @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($99) Henry Butler with Gent Treadly @ Rocks Off Cruise
($10) O’Death @ The Rock Shop
($25) Bonerama @ The Rocks Off Boat Cruise – The Jewel (Funk Live)
($25) Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Russel Batiste @ The Rocks Off Boat Cruise – Half Moon
($17-$100+) Crosby, Stills & Nash @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($50) Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds – @ B.B. Kings
(not sure) Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears @ Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ
($20) Urban Sun @ Rocks Off Cruise
($25) Some Cat From Japan @ Rocks Off Cruise
w/ Will Bernard & Nigel Hall
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
(Free) Black Joe Lewis and The Honey bears @ Summerstage (Funk Live)
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
($20-$25) Dylan Different: Ben Sidran with Amy Helm, Will Bernard, Tim Luntzel, Leo Sidran @ Highline Ballroom
($35) Paul Motian, Mark Turner, Tony Malaby & Bill Frisell @ Village Vanguard
($22.50) Xavier Rudd & Izintaba @ Irving Plaza
($20-$25) Hudson River Live! A concert series by Affairs Afloat aboard the Queen of Hearts
($25) American Babies & Big Light @ Rocks Off Cruise (unknown)
($25) Ryan Montbluea Band @ Rocks Off Cruise (The Jewel)
($40) Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave feat. Jon Cleary @ South Street Seaport
W/ High and Mighty Brass Band
($??) DJ Nutrious @ Southpaw
($20) Benevento Russo Duo Acoustic @ The Highline Ballroom
($25) Donna The Buffalo @ Rocks Off Cruise
($25) Future Rock @ Rocks Off Cruise
($6-$8) Pimps of Joytime @ Brooklyn Bowl
($99-$400) Rock the Bells Festival 2010: Governors Island
Wu-Tang Clan @ The Beach @ Governor’s Island
($10) Reckoning @ Sullivan Hall
($18) New Rider’s Of The Purple Sage @ Highline Ballroom
($35) Bill Frisell @ Village Vanguard
($39-$65) The Rhythm Devils, feat Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart @ Tarrytown Music Hall
($25) Roots & Dub on the River for Ethiopa @ Rocks Off Cruises
($30) Eric Krasno w/ Les Paul Trio @ Iridium Jazz Club
(Free + 1 drink ) Nigel Hall @ Rockwood Music Hall #2 @ 10:15
(Free + 1 drink) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall @ midnight
($60-$150+) Jimmy Buffet @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 2010 Potential Show Run Down
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(If there is ANYTHING that I have missed, please point it out.)
Thursday, July 1st, 2010:
($unknown) Gent Treadly @ The Frying Pan
($5-$7) Biz Markie (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($15) Reggie Watts @ Le Poisson Rouge
Friday, July 2nd, 2010:
Nothing?? Hmmm…….
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010:
(Free) ISTANBULIVE II: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey featuring Kenan Dogulu, mor ve otesi, Ilhan Ersahin’s Istanbul Sessions, Burhan Ocal Tulug Tirpan, Sukriye Tutkun, & DJ Salih Saka @ Summerstage
Sunday, July4th, 2010:
Monday, July 5th, 2010:
($8-$15 + 1 drink min.) Jim Campilongo Electric Trio (w/ Stephan Crump and Tony Mason) @ The Living Room
($25) Mingus Big Band @ The Jazz Standard
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010:
($55) B-52’s @ The Highline Ballroom
($15) Wilco’s Nels Cline @ (Le) Poisson Rouge for two sets with his band The Nels Cline Singers.
(Free) The Farewell Drifters @ Madison Square Park
($10) Dumpstaphunk @ The Brooklyn Bowl (Funk Live)
($25) Bonobo Dj Set w/ BreakScience @ Rocks Off Cruise (The Temptress)
($17) Garage A Trois & Dead Kenny G’s @ The Bowery Ballroom
($12) Chico Mann @ Mercury Lounge
Thursday, July 8th, 2010:
($8) Assembly of Dust (Feat. Jason Crosby) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($17) Garage A Trois & Dead Kenny G’s @ Maxwell’s, NJ
Friday, July 9th, 2010:
(Free) Ozomatli / Fidel Nadal / Toy Selectah @ Prospect Park
(Free) Apollo Run @ Rockwood Music Hall
($8) Assembly of Dust (Feat. The Statesmen: Jonah Smith, Josh Dion, Scott Metzger & Ben Rubin) @ Brooklyn Bowl
($18) – Soul Rebels Brass Band @ Sullivan Hall (Funk Live)
($25-$40) James Hunter & Jesse Dee @ City Winery
($ ) Henry Butler @ Terra Blues
SOLD OUT!! ($40) God Street Wine @ Gramercy Theater
($100) Rusted Root for the Flood Sisters Kidney Foundation of America “Love.Give.Life.” Event @ Broad Street Ballroom
Saturday, July 10th, 2010:
SOLD OUT!!! ($40) God Street Wine @ Gramercy Theater
($30-$100+) The Doobie Brothers & Chicago @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sunday, July 11th. 2010:
(Free-$3) Okay Africa show with the Roots/Talib Kweli at Prospect Park (Funk Live)
($25) Cornmeal @ Rocks off Cruise
Monday, July 12th, 2010:
(Free) Femi Kuti @ Damrosch Park (Funk Live)
($35-$45) Blind Boys of Alabama @ Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater
“Spirit in the Dark” Featuring Yo La Tengo, Yim Yames of My Morning Jacket, Lambchop, Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Horns, and Exene Cervenka
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010:
($7) Afro Funky Party w/ Zongo Junction, Top Shotta & DJ Offbeat @ Cameo Gallery Funk Live
(?) The London Souls @ Cameo Gallery
($20) KT Tunstall @ Hiro Ballroom
($75) Sting @ The Metropolitan Opera House
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010:
(FREE) NY Philharmonic in Central Park
(FREE) Naomi Shelton & Gospel Queens @ Stuy Town Oval
(FREE) Funky Fritters @ Waterside Plaza Music Fest (Funk Live)
“The Unbroken Circle” Featuring Ralph Stanley, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sara Watkins, Ray Benson and Jason Roberts of Asleep at the Wheel, and Allison Moorer
($70) Jack Johnson: To The Sea Tour 2010 (w/ G. Love & Special Sauce) @ Madison Square Garden
Thursday, July 15th, 2010:
(FREE) Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra @ BID Music Outdoor Concert Series
($5) Langhorn Slim @ The Brooklyn Bowl
($15) Animal Liberation Orchestra @ Santos House Party
($20) Orchard Lounge @ Club Love
($25) Beats Antique @ Le Poisson Rouge
($25-$30) Eric Krasno & Chapter 2 @ Rocks Off Cruise (Funk Live)
($25-$30) Turbine @ Rocks Off Cruise
The Brew maybe? Jambase confirms but not on Rocks Off schedule
($52.50 – $60) Natalie Merchant @ Town Hall
Friday, July 16th, 2010:
($20-$25) Pre-party Cruise to Dave Matthews Band Show @ Citi Field on Rocks Off Cruises
($10) NYC SHAKEDOWN: ATNARKO w/ Brooklyn Sound Lab & Nutritious @ The Bell House (Prior Review)
($5) Greensky Bluegrass @ Brooklyn Bowl
($20) Hollis Brown @ Rocks off Cruise
“Blind Boys of Alabama Family Revival” Featuring Aaron Neville, Joan Osborne, Dan Zanes, New Orleans’ Own Hot 8 Brass Band, Charlie Musselwhite, and John Hammond
($40) God Street Wine @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
($54) Weezer @ East River State Park
($90) Dave Matthews Band @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
An Evening FREE Dead Kenny G’s in Virginia
Siren Music Festival (Noon-9pm @ Coney Island)
(Free) Konono No. 1 @ Prospect Park Bandshell
(Free) Raphael Saadiq @ Summerstage
(Free) Dr. Dog & Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves @ The Beach at Governors Island
($13-$15) The London Souls @ Bowery Ballroom
($25) Toubab Krewe @ Rocks Off Cruise (The Jewel)
($50) Hot Tuna & Steve Earle @ Theater at Westbury
Sunday, July 18th, 2010:
($30-$100+) Carlos Santana & Steve Winwood @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
(FREE) Brother Joscephus & the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra @ Roosevelt Island
($56-$36) Loudon Wainwright III @ Prospect Park Bandshell
($47.50) Sublime with Rome, Matisyahu, and the Dirty Heads @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
(Free) Easy Star Allstars @ Stuyvesant Town Oval
(Free) Burning Spear @ Rockefeller Park
($30-$100+) John Mayer @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Floyd Music Festival, Virginia
($7) Gent Treadly @ Uncle Mike’s
(Free) Antibalas @ Castle Clinton
($25-$30) Joe Krown, Walter “Wolfman” Washington & Russell Batiste @ Rocks Off Cruise (The Half Moon) (Funk Live)
($45-$60) Widespread Panic @ Radio City Music Hall
($12) Jerry Joseph @ Sullivan Hall (Post Widespread Show)
Friday, July 23rd, 2010
($20) Davell Crawford @ Joe’s Pub (NolaPianoFunk)
($65-$85) Dickey Betts & Great Southern @ The Concert Hall
($47-$100+) Rush @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
($10) Reckoning: Playing the Music of Phish, The Dead, Allman Bros
Sold Out ($40) The Flaming Lips @ Central Park’s Summer Stage
($40) The John Scofield Band and The Les Paul Trio @ The Iridum Jazz Club
($50) Smashing Pumpkins @ Terminal 5
($17) Arrested Development @ B.B. Kings
($5) Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra @ The Brooklyn Bowl
($35) The Black Keys @ Central Park’s Summerstage
($42.50) The Flaming Lips @ Terminal 5
($75 – 200+) Sting @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (w/ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
($25-$35) The Macpodz @ Rocks Off Cruise
($40) Furthur @ Nokia Theater Times Square
($10) Post Furthur Show feat. Alphabet Soup, The Preservation, Three Legged Fox @ Sullivan Hall
($35) The Black Keys @ Terminal 5
($50-$130) Willie Nelson w/ Special Guest Levon Helm Band @ Radio City Music Hall
GATHERING OF THE VIBES MUSIC FESTIVAL
($13-$15) The Lemonheads @ The Knitting Factory
($30) Larry Coryell Power Trio w/ Victor Bailey & Lenny White @ The Iridum Jazz Club
SOLD OUT ($40) Furthur @ Nokia Theater Times Square
($10) Ghost Stepper @ Mercury Lounge
($36.50) Primus / Gogol Bordello & The Dead Kenny G’s @ Williamsburg Waterfront
($20-$50) Jamie McLean & The Jamie Mclean Band @ The Blue Note
Saturday, July 31st, 2010:
(Free) Los Amigos Invisibles @ Central Park Summerstage
(Free) Ponderosa Stomp presents The Detroit Breakdown! @ Hearst Plaza / Damrosch Park
New York Funk Exchange @ Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden
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To Bring to Light by Searching
by Jane Murray Bird
It was a Sunday afternoon and I was heavily pregnant when it crossed two lanes of traffic and ran straight at me. It was white and made the shape of Omega as it loped. I crouched down, the baby between my knees, and, without a cautionary pause, it leapt, hauled itself up onto my thigh and looked at me expectantly. I stood up slowly and it scrambled over my hip – long, dirty claws, scrabbling on denim – and settled on top of the bump, burrowing into my cardigan. A man walked towards us, quickly looking away, and I called out, “Hey! Is this yours? HEY!” but he just kept going. By the time I got home I was cradling it in my arms and promising dinner.
My husband was disgusted despite my avoidance of the f-word. He didn’t believe I could possibly have just found such a creature of rural gloaming walking down a city street in broad daylight. He told me to take it straight back to whatever shady figure had sold it to me. I ran a bath. The oily fur was thick with dirt and behind the ears fat, grey ticks pulsed. I lathered it as it stood in the warm water, looking up at me with eyes the colour of Valentines. After, with flailing limbs swaddled in a towel, I eased the ticks’ bloody mouth parts out of the skin and popped their swollen bodies in a candle flame. But even fluffy clean, there was still the reek of Billy goat. Close up the fur was nicotine yellow and between the legs two furry cobnuts kept it in season. My husband was adamant.
An hour later the SSPCA van pulled up and I reluctantly handed over a manicured and perfumed pet, “He’s not mine! I just found him in the middle of the road, honestly.” The inspector took in my imminent expectancy, my husband’s scowl, and looked sceptical.
When my son turned four, I decided he needed a pet. The yellow free ads paper was a pre-internet source of anything lightly-used you ever wanted to buy. It led to everyday terraced houses or tower block flats, barely containing the passions of individuals completely committed to an incongruous species. Incubators full of parrot eggs, floor to ceiling fish tanks or entire bedrooms converted into vivariums for eight-foot boa constrictors, all hidden behind residential front doors.
I took a bus out to the airport where a lady had filled her back garden with hutches stacked double and triple storey. She led me past dozens of rescued rabbits, thumping and gnashing, to a cage on its own, covered in a blanket. That smell again. “Someone handed her in,” she said, “Then this happened.” She lifted the corner of the blanket and the long body underneath was curled around ten silky, grey sausages, nursing furiously.
“I’ll take two,” I said, breathing through my mouth.
I turned a sideboard into a big cage with chicken wire, but Slinky and Ben(dy) grew bigger and crazier and before they were six months old I had given them the box room in our one-and-a-half bedroom flat. I slept on a futon in the kitchen/living room. Slinky was pointy and nippy with black-tipped fur and a bandit mask; her brother was caramel-coloured with a sweet disposition and a big, blunt head like a tiny bear. He got sick straight after being neutered and nobody could work out what was wrong with him.
One evening, after months of invasive medical tests and syringe feeding prescription food, my dad called and said, “Put him out of his misery.” I hung up, furious. That night the phone rang at 3 a.m. My father had suffered a fatal aneurism in bed. The next morning, I packed Slinky into a cat carrier for the long train journey to London but put Ben into a separate one. I had him put to sleep on the way to the station, weighing almost nothing. I cried for months.
After my divorce, I brought home a new man I had just started seeing. I had no doubts that he would be wonderful with children, but first he had to meet Slinky who was seven years old and had recently been diagnosed with adrenal disease, the symptoms of which included almost total baldness, aggression, and a protruding vulva. He didn’t even flinch.
It seemed there had been a lot of failure. It was hard to get up most days. My boyfriend and I had bought a house with a garden and started a pet cemetery. I wanted a dog to drag me out but it would bite someone or kill the neighbours’ cats or run away. I tried to find one with no teeth or legs and instead found a woman who entrusted me with an even rarer creature.
Despite an obvious inability to hunt rabbits, Rambo had been saved by a gamekeeper, two words you don’t always hear together, and looked after for years until the gamekeeper was diagnosed with terminal cancer. “Take care of him,” he said to the woman from the rescue. We both cried.
He had a short, stunted body, a stump of a tail and a big, round head with a flat face and wide-set eyes, like a pug. The huge teeth his overshot lower jaw had sent up towards his eyes had been cut back, so he could only eat liquid food. He fitted in the palm of my hand. Or he would have done if he hadn’t been so furious. He moved like a tank, mowing down anything in his path, and he absolutely stank. The breathing problems caused by his squashed nose meant anaesthetic was too much of a risk to have him neutered. The vet, marvelling at him and carrying him gently like a precious treasure to show everyone in the surgery, suggested a hormone implant. I rechristened him Ewok.
Ewok became sort of famous. Fans came to visit him; an Italian magazine published an article on him. Even now I can find people discussing him in Russian. In my new capacity as Ewok’s adoptive mother, I started to crawl out of my burrow too. Slowly at first, blinking in the light, then bounding straight for it, covered in fur and smelling faintly of musk.
JANE MURRAY BIRD
Jane studied creative writing with the Open University in Scotland, gaining a First Class Honours degree. Her work has been published in magazines including Hippocampus, Mslexia, Magma, Under the Radar, Poets Republic, Freak Circus, WIFIE, Ink Sweat and Tears, and Not Very Quiet. She is equal parts flâneuse and garden hermit.
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Tell Governor To Sign The California Industrial Hemp Farming Act
Governor Can Help California Economy, Farmers and the Environment by Signing New Industrial Hemp Farming Bill
SB 676 is Supported by Kings and Kern County Sheriffs, Local Governments, Leading Unions, Businesses and Farming Groups
SACRAMENTO, CA - Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association, the nation's leading grassroots organizations working to revitalize industrial hemp production in the U.S., urge Governor Brown to support SB 676, the California Industrial Hemp Farming Act. After moving smoothly through the California legislature with bi-partisan support, this landmark legislation is now up for the Governor's signature and would establish guidelines for farming the non-psychoactive plant that is used in a wide variety of every day consumer products, including food, body care, clothing, paper, auto parts, building materials and bio-fuel.
"California is one step closer to building a successful hemp industry in the Central Valley," said Senator Mark Leno, following news on September 7 that the Assembly approved the legislation in a vote of 49-22. The legislation allows California farmers to grow industrial hemp for the legal sale of seed, oil and fiber to manufacturers. The Senate approved the bill last Thursday night in a concurrence vote of 26-13, making the next stop, Governor Jerry Brown's desk.
Introduced by Senator Mark Leno earlier this year, SB 676 would create an 8-year pilot program to allow industrial hemp farming in four California counties: Kern, Kings, Imperial, and San Joaquin. This is the third time in ten years that the California legislature has passed a hemp farming bill. However, SB 676 is further refined than previous bills and has significant support from businesses, farming groups, local governments, labor unions, and even law enforcement.
Strong support for the bill has come from Kings County Sheriff David Robinson who wrote in a letter to Senator Leno: "I strongly support this important step in giving our farmers another crop option and another economic opportunity, to help create jobs during these difficult economic times." Letters of support from the Kings and Kern County Sheriffs, as well as the Kings County Board of Supervisors who voted unanimously to support the bill, can be viewed at: http://votehemp.com/letters
The bill is also endorsed by the California State Grange, the UCFW-5, the Imperial County Farm Bureau, California Certified Organic Growers and other leading farm organizations. SB 676 takes careful and measured steps toward industrial hemp cultivation with a 4-county pilot program that will sunset after 8 years. Near the end of the pilot program the Attorney General will report to the legislature on law enforcement impacts, and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) will provide a report on the economic impacts.
"Hemp is a versatile cash and rotation crop with steadily rising sales as an organic food and body care ingredient. Today, more than 30 industrialized nations grow industrial hemp and export it to the U.S. Hemp is the only crop that is illegal to grow yet legal for Americans to import," explains Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp and Executive Director of the Hemp Industries Association.
California businesses spend millions of dollars each year importing hemp from Canada, China and Europe. Demand for hemp products has been growing rapidly in recent years. It is estimated that the U.S. hemp market now exceeds an estimated $419 million in annual retail sales. From natural soaps to healthy foods, there is a large variety of "Made in California" hemp products that could greatly benefit from an in-state source of hemp seed, fiber and oil.
For the environment, the agricultural benefits are not limited to the versatility of uses. Industrial hemp is an excellent rotation crop because its dense growth smothers weeds without herbicides and helps to break the disease cycle. Hemp requires less water and agricultural chemicals than other crops, has deep roots that leave the soil in excellent condition for the next crop, and is proven to increase yields. These benefits save farmers money and reduce the amount of pesticides, defoliants and chemical fertilizers that run into our waterways.
"Vote Hemp's goal is to relieve California farmers of the over-reaching prohibition on industrial hemp cultivation and reintroduce the crop to the state," says Patrick Goggin, California Legal Counsel for Vote Hemp. Among the numerous California based companies supporting the bill are Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, makers of North America's top-selling natural soap, and Nutiva, a rising star among innovative health food companies. Both of these businesses currently must import hemp from other countries. "We expect Governor Brown to do what's best for the state of California and sign this important bill into law," continues Goggin.
About Vote Hemp
Vote Hemp is a national, single-issue, nonprofit organization dedicated to the acceptance of and free market for industrial hemp, low-THC oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis, and to changes in current law to allow U.S. farmers to grow the crop. More information about hemp legislation and the crop's many uses may be found at www.VoteHemp.com or www.TheHIA.org.
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Ravyn Lenae Represented Chicago Wonderfully at Lincoln Hall
By Sarah Brooks on April 16, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )
Ravyn Lenae is an actual earth angel. No, really. She was given here to share her voice, and on Tuesday night, the sold out-level crowd at Lincoln Hall were the lucky recipients of the gift.
“Tomboy” by Princess Nokia blared through the speakers as a disco ball turned, beckoning Lenae to appear on stage. She played all of the songs off her recent EP, Crush, created with super-producer and musician Steve Lacy. Her voice was simply illustrious in the intimate confines of Lincoln Hall, where a screen above our heads showcased a cosmic backdrop, adding to the ambiance and the vibe.
It was clear that she was happy to be reunited with her hometown, as she called out to her day ones, mused about Chicago memories, and realized how much things had changed for her since she released her first EP, Moon Shoes, back in 2016. Two years can change a lot and also add to what you’ve already created. Lenae had a solid fan base from the start, and two years later, has emerged even more confident and content, as described when she talked about catching feelings and falling in love with her current boyfriend, the drummer in her band.
“Don’t ever settle for less than what you deserve. You are special and deserve to be treated as such,” she mused, grinning all the while.
The set went for 50 minutes (my sole complaint—more Ravyn Lenae, please!), where she wove through her discography and played favorites like “Sticky,” “Thirst,” and a finale of “Free Room,” her danceable song that she collaborated on with Appleby.
She returned for an encore to sing a brief, yet powerful classical operatic song, which in her words reminded her of moonlight glistening on the water. While it was a departure from her typical sound, it showed just what a talent Lenae is: versatile, with a voice that can stop you in your tracks. Welcome home, Ravyn.
Categories: Music, Reviews
Tagged as: Appleby, Chicago music, crush, crush ep, lincoln hall, ravyn lenae, steve lacy
Your Curated Guide to Record Store Day 2018 in Chicago!
Fooditor 99 Perfect for Hungry Chicago Stomachs and Adventurous Spirits
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Killer Mike and El-P Run The Jewels at Minglewood Hall in Memphis @KillerMikeGTO @therealelp @MinglewoodHall @RunJewels
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Every once in awhile, a corporation does something worthwhile, and certainly Red Bull’s Sound Select tour with Run The Jewels fits the bill. Run the Jewels is a collaboration between Killer Mike and El-P, and when my homeboy Matt Sonzala told me to come out to Minglewood Hall in Memphis to check them out, I invited my homeboy Tune C and we headed down there. To my amazement, the place was absolutely packed, and many of the people there were like a who’s who of the Memphis recording industry, including rappers Ify, Tori WhoDat and Jason Da Hater, singer Tonya Dyson, and legendary engineer and producer Boo Mitchell. The opening act was a thoroughly gangsta crew from Dallas known as the Outfit, and for a gangsta-style group, they were decent. But it was the Run The Jewels performance that everyone came for, and it was very impressive indeed. Tune and I had hung out with Mike in Atlanta last year, and we got a brief chance to catch back up with him after the show. It was truly a momentous night for Memphis hip-hop.
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11/05/2014 jdoggtn Tagged El-P, Ify, Jason da Hater, Killer Mike, Minglewood Hall, Red Bull, Red Bull Sound Select, Run The Jewels, The Outfit, Tonya Dyson, Tori Whodat, Tune C Leave a comment
A3C’s DoubleCuppedFears Showcase at Space 2 Featuring @Lil_Wyte @Miscdaboss @FrayserBoy @TheFakeJSands @PreauXX @ToriWhoDat & @PlanetAsia
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One of the more important Thursday night showcases at A3C was called Double Cupped Fears, an event held at Space 2 on Edgewood Avenue and sponsored by TRDON, the record label/production company that works with Memphis rapper Preauxx, Select-O-Hits, and Travis McFetridge’s Great South Bay Music. The rather diverse line-up included hip-hop lyricists like J. Sands and Planet Asia, relatively new lyrical Memphians like Tori WhoDat and Preauxx, and classic Memphis headliners like Lil Wyte, Frayser Boy and Miscellaneous. Unfortunately, the showcase got under way about thirty minutes late, and as a result, was cut short at 2:30 AM, when the venue said they were required to close due to a city ordinance. But Lil Wyte and company left the crowd hyped and eager for more.
10/21/2014 jdoggtn Tagged A3C, Atlanta GA, Double Cupped Fears, Frayser Boy, Great South Bay Music, GSB Music, J. Sands, Lil Wyte, Miscellaneous, Old Fourth Ward, Planet Asia, Preauxx, Select-O-Hits Music Distribution, Space 2, Tori Whodat, Travis McFetridge, TRDON Leave a comment
Celebrating Memphis and the Legacy of Memphis Rap at the @HiToneCafe with @ALKaponeMEM, @ToriWhodat & @KnowledgeNick
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On Friday July 18 at the new Hi-Tone in Memphis, a group of Memphis rap artists came together to celebrate the city and its rap legacy in a concert entitled “Memphis As F@#k”, based on the popular local T-shirts of the same name. Like the “Grit and Grind” slogan of the Memphis Grizzlies organization, this saying is a defiant expression of pride in a rough, predominantly-Black, working-class city. DJ Witnesse got things off to a good start with plenty of classic soul and rap on the ones and twos, and then a local artist named Trackman started things off, followed by the female artist Tori Whodat, who has been getting some attention here this year. Knowledge Nick, who came on after her, is arguably Memphis’ best exponent of classic hip-hop, as opposed to street rap, and performed a number of anthemic songs over smooth, mellowed-out backing. But the headliner of the evening was Memphis legend Al Kapone, who was inspired enough by the Memphis As F@#k shirts to compose a song of the same name, and who was joined on stage by his homeboy Tune C, and then by a cast of Memphis legends, including Mr. Sche, DJ Zirk, Frayser Boy and Skinny Pimp. Like a pep rally for those of us who love Memphis, the night ended in nothing but good vibes and good fun.
07/22/2014 jdoggtn Tagged Al Kapone, DJ Witnesse, DJ Zirk, Frayser Boy, Hi-Tone Cafe, Knowledge Nick, Memphis As F@#k Concert, Mr. Sche, skinny pimp, Tori Whodat, Trackman, Tune C Leave a comment
SXSW Day 6: Backstage with @ALKaponeMEM @MiscdaBoss @SnoopDogg @toriwhodat and Boo Mitchell
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After the show was over, Al Kapone got me backstage where I was able to hang out with a lot of the performers, and I even briefly got to meet Snoop Dogg. Ultimately, all the people from the film headed off to dinner at some place on South Congress, so I headed out walking, trying to decide where I wanted to eat.
04/21/2014 jdoggtn Tagged Al Kapone, Auditorium Shores, Austin TX, Boo Mitchelll, Butler Park, Frayser Boy, hip-hop, Martin Shore, Memphis TN, Miscellaneous Bosslife, rap, Snoop Dogg, South By Southwest, SXSW, Take Me To The River (film), Tori Whodat Leave a comment
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Outspoken: Adam Levine, Margaret Witt, Ron Rifkin and more…
“If him hanging out with his bros means he’s gay, it’s like further perpetuating that weird homophobia that exists in our culture, which is just stupid. So, yeah, he’s my buddy. I f–kin’ love the guy.”
— Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine, addressing gay rumors surrounding his friend, actor Jake Gyllenhaal (E! Online, Sept. 24)
”I want to serve my country. I have loved being in the military … Wounded people never asked me about my sexual orientation. They were just glad to see me there.”
— Former Air Force Reserve Maj. Margaret Witt, a flight nurse, after a federal judge ruled Sept. 24 that she must be reinstated after being discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” (AP, Sept. 25)
“One of the reasons I was interested in exploring this character is we don’t often see a guy my age gay on television, explored in an intelligent, dignified, funny, serious way. So I thought, when David approached me with it three years ago and said, what if Saul’s gay? I said, bring it on.”
— Actor Ron Rifkin on Uncle Saul, the older, newly out, HIV-positive man he plays on the ABC series “Brother and Sisters,” which premiered its new season last week. (Advocate.com, Sept. 23)
“All women are lesbians except those that don’t know it yet.”
—Lesbian feminist writer and cultural critic Jill Johnston, author of “Lesbian Nation,” during a 1971 debate over feminism. Johnston died Sept. 18 at age 81. (New York Times, Sept. 21)
“Although it has been nearly 30 years since the first reported cases of HIV among gay and bisexual men, HIV remains a crisis that is far from over in this community.”
— Kevin Fenton, director of the CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, on a new federal study that shows 1 in 5 gay men have HIV, and half are unaware of their status. (CNN.com, Sept. 25)
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Home Director Spike Lee
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Spike Lee is best known as a Director. Iconoclastic director of the 1989 film Do the Right Thing, which earned him critical praise and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. His celebrated films Malcolm X, Inside Man and 25th Hour added to his legacy. He was born on March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, GA. He directed Denzel Washington in the title role of the 1992 biopic Malcolm X. He earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in film & television from New York University. He then went on to film his first feature-length picture She’s Gotta Have It in just two weeks.
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Futrell leads charge at Graeme McDowell Invite
September 25, 2019 Sports
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Junior Connor Futrell paced the Trojans over the weekend, carding 3-under 69 in two rounds to earn a tie for the second place slot.
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The Troy men’s golf team finished in a tie for 6th place in a field of 19 teams this Tuesday with an overall team score of 882 at the Graeme McDowell Invitational. The tournament was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and was held at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham.
Junior Connor Futrell (72-69-69—210) paced the Trojans and finished tied for 2nd place (6-under) after shooting an even first round and the next two rounds at par and 3-under.
Sophomore Will McFadden (79-73-73—225) finished play tied for 52nd place (9-over) after shooting his second and third rounds at 1-over.
Senior Jake Tiffin (80-75-70—225) also finished tied for 52nd (9-over) after shooting his third round at 2-under.
Junior Ryan Morrison (78-77-72—227) finished in a tie for 58th place (11-over) after shooting his last round at par.
Sophomore Brent Hamm (75-77-76—228) finished tied for 64th place (12-over).
The Trojans will take a week off and will next be competing in the Intercollegiate at The Grove on Sunday October 6th through Tuesday October 8th. The tournament will be held in College Grove, Tennessee, and will be hosted by Middle Tennessee State University.
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THE STRAIGHT STORY
Julia Madsen explores her family’s legacy and the intersection of true crime, intergenerational trauma, and the Midwestern Gothic.
I began writing on degradation and history wearing away. I began writing on longing and felt the corners of the house cave in. The house resembling an archive, from memory, on fire, like longing is fire under the skin, and so I recorded my thoughts before I had a chance to think them. I wrote this over and over and nothing took hold. There was a hole the words drained into, a stream slowed to a trickle, there were sticks and rocks and bits of glass resembling a periphery. In the middle of a clearing I found a passage that could be read forwards and back, the trembling borders of here and there becoming a beyond.
The more times an image is copied, the more its quality degrades. The term for this is generation loss. For instance, if I copy a photograph over and over do my hands begin to erode, do my eyes look away, how far will one go to lift the eidolon from photographic paper and does the same hold true for memory. Do the words themselves decay, these are a few questions I have. Retracing the ancestral landscape, I came upon a family album half-erased by rain and wind whose pages became filled with names for doubt. I wrote my name on a place marker, I wrote my name on a grave, I wrote my name over and over.
Last night I dreamed that I was in an episode of Cold Case Files. I was lying in the center of a field that could be anywhere, I was lying in a field of irises and let the violet light wash over me, I was covered in flies, a disembodied voice said there is time / there will be time, there was pollen in the air, the feeling of being left out all night.
The art of the true crime documentary is narrative suspense, of perceiving and feeling the ratcheting up, the turn of the screw. A way of unveiling and coming together, edges meeting, scraping away. Reader, I tried to write a real-life murder but could not muster a narrative that might sustain it. I collected newspaper clippings. I obtained court documents and testimonies. I interviewed my grandfather, though I lost the recording deep in a library, I lost my camera too, I lost my keys, but I think I can remember what he said or at least the feeling of it. I intended to approach a history nestled somewhere among the unending rows of corn, at once a maze and straight story, a narrative unfolding from beginning to end with acres and acres between.
The art of the true crime documentary leaves us askew for some time before the spell fades, before the sublime falters, before we forget. The body withholds the shadow of a memory, remembering the pinprick in the finger, the splinter working its way back up. Why time is like an artifact hurtled in our direction or is it a curtain between present and past. I digress because it is a way forward and the only path (topos, topographic) through.
Early in the morning she picked up the shotgun. Eternity is a small clearing in the middle of a field. Flies buzzing in the corners of the room. She flew out of the house wearing a blue polka dotted dress. She threw the shotgun in the water tank and placed the two kids in the car and started driving.
On September 14, 1942, the court documents state, Henry Madsen was blown into eternity. There are many other facts that pertain to this case, but when I reach out for them they become grains of sand and like this I am only able to relay what I have heard and read, what I have known but cannot yet put together. A moment rises and is blown out like smoke through the window. How there is no way of knowing but to imagine why, or how the event came to occur, what horizon. A sequence of flies lifts up, they carry themselves across the threshold, the threshold grows wide, eats the flies whole and swallows them into its dark cavernous mouth where I have seen the days pass and there is only absence left.
What could bring this into. Or maybe a barren field. The letters of the alphabet pile up like dead flies and time sweeps them away, time sweeps them all away. The candle wax collects. A glass trembles and the flames waver and we try to remember desire like a seed in its shell, waiting to be cracked. I walk along and turn back. The passage no longer leading to the point.
West Branch, Iowa lies on the west branch of the Wapsinonoc Creek whose waters trickle through marshy wetlands. That Herbert Hoover grew up here and has a museum is the town’s most notable attraction. As a child my family attended service every Sunday at the Lutheran church, though I feel so removed from that time that it has become yet another site of the past which remains a mystery even to myself. I tread indistinct apertures as if leading back to a room. There was a shelter hollowed by wind, furtive and unknowing, a place where secrets go on for miles into the vanishing point. Down the road, my great-grandparents’ farmhouse still stands in the middle of a cornfield almost hidden from sight.
Most vivid is the sound of the church bell in the tower which, when pulled, lets out a deep intonation echoing over the fields. Henry and his family helped raise the structure. Built in the Carpenter Gothic (aka Rural Gothic) style, the church’s frame resembles that of the small, modest farmhouse made famous in the Grant Wood painting. Their distinctive upper windows become an enduring focal point, drawing the eye toward a kind of harsh verticality in stark juxtaposition with the landscape. I imagine that we are in such a window now, looking out on a scene.
In the morning I meet with a friend over breakfast and tell her that I am struggling to begin writing this essay, a kind of true crime meets—what—I am not sure—but maybe the unknowing leaves room for visitation, a poetics of encounter, at the least, at most, revelation.
This is about failure and the time it takes—
Every day begins in waves—
I write, of the sequence of events, I put down—
They slid into the ditch, for the rains had come. She told the kids go run. They ran through the bean fields. My grandfather would tell you. How the officers had found them, crouched in the middle of a field.
XVII.
She rode the length of what afternoon and kept running for days. Slept from hayloft to hayloft. Then they sent the hounds. They had men on foot and in the air. They followed the current and searched the riverbed, they thought she drowned herself.
XVIII.
She says, I do not recall anything either about the death of my husband or my escape or hiding out or about writing to my mother while I was hiding out or about telling her how she might establish contact with me or where I left the boys.
Her mother says, I never saw Henry strike Ruth but once and that was after
Her mother says, They had just got moved in in January, it was a new home on a farm which he
Her mother says, She didn’t remember and couldn’t tell me
Though I have heard stories about the murder since I was a child, it is impossible to determine or decipher their veracity. I imagine that all of them are true in some light, if truthfulness here relies not on facts but on a kind of emotionality that arises from being in a particular time and place. One story goes: their neighbor, on his deathbed, confessed to seeing Ruth’s cousin crossing the bridge right after the murder. Her cousin grabbed him and said I just killed Henry Madsen and if you ever tell anyone you are a dead man. The long-held secret was relinquished with a single breath.
Was it winter in a room. Did the breath turn to smoke. Then snow. Then.
And who knows, maybe it is true. I find myself captivated by the invocation alone. And how the bridge becomes a symbol for transformation and crossing over—not only for Henry, but for the neighbor himself, and through this their two deaths collapse into a singular event. The bridge also serves as a crossroads and meeting point, a choice that must be made—to hold onto a secret or reveal it, to live or to die.
I think this could be a plot or grave, a straight story, no, could this be shelter from the wind, where I can place flowers and say a prayer for the dead, who remain here, who confound us.
XXI.
Some say that Ruth and her cousin wanted the money, that she ultimately took the fall for it, and that her cousin, wherever he rests now, had pulled the trigger. Though I have searched I can find no record of him, his name an absence, void, a place where facts empty themselves. In the court documents the defense lays witness to an unhappy married life, as well as her time spent in and out of hospitals on account of mental illness. Doctors suggested that she had dementia praecox of the paranoid type, as they called it, and she was later dismissed of the crime on account of insanity. She was only twenty-six when the murder occurred. The doctors subsequently confirmed that she had been, in their words, restored to sanity, and she was released from the State Hospital and free to start a new life, which she did, in Texas, where she eventually married a pastor.
Looking out from the window onto a painted landscape I see the farmer standing with a pitchfork, his wife’s eyes darkening at the corner.
Is she worried for eternity to come.
The camera positions itself at once in the foreground and at a distance, searching for burial ground.
The dead who speak to us through history and, by way of extension, are heard:
My plans for the future, if I am released, and had the children, I would first establish a home.
Home is an elsewhere to which we attend, a myth stolen from the pages of a book.
Gazing out on the harvested field like a blank screen, I see the movie playing itself out again. It could be anyone’s and only through coincidence and circumstance belongs to me. I am reminded of a passage from Sam Shepard’s play Buried Child, when the grandson tries to escape his heritage:
I was gonna run last night. I was gonna run and keep right on running. I drove all night. Clear to the Iowa border. The old man’s two bucks sitting right on the seat beside me. It never stopped raining the whole time. Never stopped once. I could see myself in the windshield. My face. My eyes. I studied my face. Studied everything about it. As though I was looking at another man. As though I could see his whole race behind him. Like a mummy’s face. I saw him dead and alive at the same time. In the same breath. In the windshield, I watched him breathe as though he was frozen in time. And every breath marked him. Marked him forever without him knowing. And then his face changed. His face became his father’s face. Same bones. Same eyes. Same nose. Same breath. And his father’s face changed to his Grandfather’s face. And it went on like that. Changing. Clear on back to faces I’d never seen before but still recognized. Still recognized the bones underneath. The eyes. The breath. The mouth. I followed my family clear into Iowa. Every last one. Straight into the Corn Belt and further. Straight back as far as they’d take me. Then it all dissolved. Everything dissolved.
Toward the documentary poetics of place which finds the aliveness of what lies hidden within the landscape, driving straight into the vanishing point.
All told, I think the neighbor’s role, however peripheral, warrants further examination. It might be a point of entry or doorway into a world which is still living beyond the frame, as any final moment or parting word could be. I said home is an elsewhere, but it is also a secret we hold on to. From what I can see, there is blood filling the roots and veins of the ground the house is built on.
XXVIII.
I take time for sleep on the journey just before and after. I see her face, and my family tells me it is my own, though I have Henry’s middle name.
XXIX.
A wedding portrait hangs above the empty fireplace in my grandparents’ basement. Their gaze is not unlike that of the farmer and his wife in Wood’s famous painting, and through gazing back we might discover a loophole in which we are permitted to return to a time. There also appears to be a stain in the lower right corner and a few thumbprints on the glass. An artifact living among and amidst our own small tragedies.
XXX.
Still we yearn for what is missing. I look into the mirror for the lack of what is found. An image infinitely regresses into the landscape reflected there, a hand carefully turning the mirror this way and that.
“IX” takes a phrase from “The Stream By Hoover’s Birthplace” from the National Park Service.
Julia Madsen is a multimedia poet and educator. She received an MFA in Literary Arts from Brown University and is a PhD candidate in English/Creative Writing at the University of Denver. Her first book, The Boneyard, The Birth Manual, A Burial: Investigations from the Heartland, (Trembling Pillow Press) was listed on Entropy’s Best Poetry Books of 2018.
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CT Scan Radiation Exposure Risk Much More Dangerous Than Originally Thought.
It turns out that the CT scan radiation exposure risk is much more dangerous than was previously thought. This is really scary considering how freely CT scans are ordered these days. Come the the ER with a headache shortness of breath or belly pain and your doctor is likely going to have a low threshold to order a CT scan as a rule out test. A while back the FDA published a report titled: What Are the Radiation Risks of CT? See the table below.
Now it appears these numbers relating to radiation exposure risk have been severely underestimated due in large part to the higher doses of radiation being given to patients. The average CT scan radiation exposure for an abdomen and pelvis exam was not the 8 mSv reported by the FDA, but rather 31millsieverts, with a range of 6 to 90. Ninety millisieverts is equivalent to many thousands of chest X-rays, or the equivalent background radiation of living over a 30 year period. And you get it all from one CT.
Thirty years of background radiation from one exposure to a CT scan of the abdomen? That's scary. With America's obesity epidemic expanding as we speak, higher and higher doses of radiation will be necessary to obtain good looking films. This can only mean increasing exposure and risk for potential cancer causing CT scan radiation.
Table I. - Radiation Dose Comparison
Typical Effective Dose (mSv)1
Number of Chest
X rays (PA film) for Equivalent Effective Dose2
Time Period for Equivalent Effective Dose from Natural Background Radiation3
Chest x ray (PA film)
Skull x ray
Lumbar spine
I.V. urogram
1.0 year
Upper G.I. exam
CT abdomen
1.Average effective dose in millisieverts (mSv) as compiled by Fred A. Mettler, Jr., et al., "Effective Doses in Radiology and Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine: A Catalog," Radiology Vol. 248, No. 1, pp. 254-263, July 2008.
2. Based on the assumption of an average "effective dose" from chest x ray (PA film) of 0.02 mSv.
3. Based on the assumption of an average "effective dose" from natural background radiation of 3 mSv per year in the United States
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How many cancers are CT scans causing? Great question. According to the article "Projected Cancer Risks from Computed Tomographic Scans Performed in the United States in 2007," abstract, Archives of Internal Medicine, Dec. 14/28, 2009, 29,000 cancers will be caused by CT scans performed in 2007 alone, with CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis accounting for just under half of those future cancers. The younger the patient is the greater their risk of getting cancer as they have more years to develop cancer after CT radiation exposure. Women were disproportionately affected by the risk (2/3) due to the larger number of scans being performed on them.
Here's one scary figure. The study authors calculate that a one out of every 270 forty year old women undergoing CT coronary angiography will develop cancer. These numbers are shocking and leave physicians in a catch 22. With more and more data now coming out suggesting that CT scan radiation exposure may significantly increase one's lifetime risk of cancer, physicians are left in a no win situation. To this data I say wow!
But why? Why do physicians continue to order so many CT scans? Some reasons are fear, uncertainty, defensive medicine, easy access and a substitute for good history and physical exam, as this original Happy Hospitalist ecard so eloquently describes below.
"I've started documenting 'see CT report' for my physical exam. Just so you know."
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Lorna March 17, 2016 Denim News
Levi’s Celebrate 100 Years With 501 Jean Documentary
The iconic Levi’s 501 jean was the first ever blue jean to be made, being born on 20th May 1873, over 140 years ago. You can read the history of Levi’s as I’ve got a dedicated post to it so I wont go into detail, but the 501 jean is just as popular now, if not more popular, than it ever has been. In celebration of 100 years of partnership with Cone Mills Denim in North Carolina, Levi’s have presented us with a short documentary film entitled The 501® Jean: Stories of an Original.
In this short film, it explores the lasting impact the Original 501 jean has had on cultural history and it gives a great inside look to the jean itself. The film is narrated by Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, one of folk music’s most enduring characters. A protégé of Woody Guthrie in the late ’50s, Elliott has been hailed as an influence on artists from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, to the Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead. Earnest Greene of Washed out contributes to the original score.
The 501 documentary has been screened in New York City, London, Buenos Aires and Caracas already, but don’t worry, for those of you who want to watch it, it launched yesterday online at the Levi’s website! You can view the trailer above and the three part series below, but there will also be subsequent screenings around the globe in case you want to see it on the big screen.
EPISODE 1: THE 501® GOES TO WORK
In the first episode of The 501® Jean: Stories of an Original, Levi’s trace the 501® Jean’s journey from a utilitarian garment for coal miners, cowboys, industrial workers, all the way to the creative workers who continue to wear it today.
EPISODE 2: STYLE
For the first time Levi’s® are worn for their look, rather than function. With the cowboy films of the 1930s, everybody wanted a piece of the cowboy lifestyle. Hollywood stars adopt it for decades and the 501® becomes a style icon: continuing to inspire contemporary designers and style leaders.
EPISODE 3: REBELLION
The 501® is a symbol for countercultures and has been sewn into the fabric of America interpreted many ways over many years. The Rebels of the 1950s proudly wore the 501® jean – adopted from the laborers after the Great Depression – and made it a symbol of irreverence and solidarity. Worn by everyone from James Dean and Marlon Brando to Jack Kerouac and Jackson Pollock, the 501® jean became the emblem of youth and a symbol of rebellion. Rebels across the decades are united through outspokenness, individualism and their love of the 501®.
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Enduring Empowerment : Women Who didn’t Give a Damn! …in Silent & Classic film!
THE SILENT YEARS: When we started not giving a damn on screen!
THE GODLESS GIRL (1929) CHAIR SMASH courtesy of our favorite genius gif generator- Fritzi of Movies Silently
In celebration of our upcoming Anti Damsel Blogathon on August 15 & 16, I had this idea to provide a list of bold, brilliant and beautiful women!
There was to be no indecent exposure of the ankles and no SCHWOOSHING! Not in this Blogathon baby!
From the heyday of Silent film and the advent of talking pictures, to the late ‘20s to 1934 Pre-Code Hollywood, films were rife with provocative and suggestive images, where women were kicking up a storm on screen… The end of the code during the early 60s dared to offer social commentary about race, class, gender and sexuality! That’s our party!
In particular, these bold women and the screen roles they adopted have become legendary. They sparked catchy dialogue, inspired fashion trends, or just plain inspired us… All together there are 111 of SOME of the most determined, empowered and uniquely fortified femmes of classic film…!
First of course I consulted the maven of all things splendid, shimmery and SILENT for her take on silent film actresses and the parts that made them come alive on the immortal screen…. Fritzi at Movies Silently has summoned up these fabulous femmes….
1) Rischka (Pola Negri) in The Wildcat (1921) Ernst Lubitsch’s hyperactive Dr. Seussian comedy is worth seeing for the sets alone but the best part is Pola Negri’s Rischka, a young bandit queen who is terrorizing the mountains. She meets the local Lothario during a robbery and by the end of the scene she has stolen his heart. And his pants.
2) The Countess (Pola Negri) in A Woman of the World (1925) Anyone who thought going to Hollywood would tame Pola Negri’s wild side had another thing coming. In this film, she plays a countess whose skull tattoo causes an uproar in Anytown, USA. The film also features a romance between Negri and the stuffy local prosecutor, who soon finds himself on the receiving end of her bullwhip. Not a metaphor.
3) Lulu (Lois Wilson) in Miss Lulu Bett (1921) Independent women weren’t always given to violence and thievery. In the case of Lulu, she is a single woman trapped in two Victorian social conventions: spinster and poor relation. During the course of the film, she rejects both titles, learns her own self-worth and empowers herself to enter into a healthy relationship with the local schoolmaster. Tasty feminism!
4) Zaida (Bebe Daniels) in She’s a Sheik (1927) Silent movie audiences enjoyed reversals of gender tropes. The Rudolph Valentino vehicle The Sheik (1921) had been a smash hit and had spawned many rip-offs and parodies. (kidnapping = love = box office!) In this case, a warrior princess falls for a French officer and decides the most sensible course of action is to abduct him for the purpose of marriage. Sadly, this comedy seems to be one of many silent films that is missing and presumed lost.
5) Eve (Leatrice Joy) in Eve’s Leaves (1926) Another gender reversal comedy, Eve’s Leaves features twenties fashion icon Leatrice Joy as a tomboy sailor who finds the perfect man while ashore on business. She ends up saving the day– and her favorite dude in distress– through quick thinking, a knowledge of knots and a mean right hook.
6) Ossi (Ossi Oswalda) in The Doll (1919) Ernst Lubitsch featured another feisty heroine in this surreal comedy. Our hero wishes to dodge marriage but cannot gain his inheritance without a bride. A plan! He will buy a lifelike doll from a famous toymaker and marry that. What he doesn’t know is that the doll was broken, the toymaker’s daughter has taken its place and she means to teach the reluctant bridegroom a lesson. Oswalda’s mischievous antics are a delight.
7) Molly (Mary Pickford) in Sparrows (1926) Mary Pickford was America’s Sweetheart during the silent era and audiences adored her fearless heroines. Molly is one of her boldest. She’s an orphan raised in a Southern swamp who must rescue a kidnapped infant. The epic final race across the swamps– complete with alligators– is still harrowing to behold.
8) Helen (Helen Holmes) in A Lass of the Lumberlands (1916) Helen Holmes was an action star who specialized in train-related stunts and adventure. In this 1916 serial, she saves the day on numerous occasions and even saves her love interest from peril on the train tracks. (It should be mentioned that the Victorian “woman tied to the train tracks” cliche was incredibly rare and usually treated with ridicule in silent films.) This is another movie that is missing and presumed lost.
9) Diana Monti (Musidora) in Judex (1916) Not all the empowered women in classic film were heroines. In the case of Musidora, her most famous roles were as criminals. She was the deadly thief/hit-woman Irma Vep in Les Vampires and then took on the titular caped crusader in Judex. Smart, stealthy and likely to slip a stiletto between the ribs… in short, a woman not to be trifled with.
10) Helen (Miriam Nesbitt) in The Ambassador’s Daughter (1913) This short film from Thomas Edison’s motion picture studio features espionage and a quick-thinking heroine. She tracks down spies at the embassy, follows her suspect and manages to steal back the documents that he purloined from her father. Not at all bad for a film made seven years before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified.
11) Cornelia Van Gorder (Emily Fitzroy) in The Bat (1926) It’s a dark and stormy night and a murderous costumed villain means to recover stolen loot in an isolated mansion. What is an elderly woman to do? Take up her trusty pistol and investigate, of course! She also wields a dry wit and keeps cool under pressure. The Bat doesn’t stand a chance
12) Catherine the Great (Louise Dresser) in The Eagle (1925) As mentioned above, Rudolph Valentino specialized in aggressive wooing but he finds the shoe on the other foot in this Russian romance. Louise Dresser is a kick as the assertive czarina who knows what she likes and goes for it.
Now to unleash the gust of gals from my tornadic mind filled with favorite actresses and the characters that have retained an undying sacred vow to heroine worship… In their private lives, their public persona and the mythological stardom that has & still captivates generations of fans, the roles they brought to life and the lasting influence that refuses to go away…!
Because they have their own unique rhythm to the way they moved through the world… a certain kind of mesmerizing allure, and/or they just didn’t give a hoot, a damn… nor a flying fig!
“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud”-Coco Chanel
Stars like Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck , Joan Crawford and Ida Lupino managed to keep re-inventing themselves. They became spirited women with an inner reserve of strength and a passion for following their desires!
Barbara Stanwyck posing with boxing gloves!
The following actresses and their immortal characters are in no particular order…!
13. Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) Double Indemnity (1944) set fire to the screen as one of the most seductive femme fatales— a dame who made sunglasses and ankle bracelets a provocative weapon. She had murder on her mind and was just brazen enough to concoct an insurance scam that will pay off on her husbands murder in Double Indemnity (1944). Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) is the insurance guy who comes around and winds up falling under her dangerous spell… Walter Neff: ”You’ll be here too?” Phyllis: “ I guess so, I usually am.” Neff: “Same chair, same perfume, same ankle?” Phyllis: “I wonder if I know what you mean?” Neff: “I wonder if you wonder?”
14. Marie “Slim” Browning in To Have and Have Not (1944) Lauren Bacall walked into our cinematic consciousness at age 19 when Howard Hawks cast her as Marie “Slim” Browning in To Have and Have Not (1944). A night club singer, (who does a smoking rendition of Hogie Carmichael’s ‘How little We Know”) She’s got a smooth talking deep voiced sultry beauty, possesses a razor sharp wit to crack wise with, telling it like it is and the sexiest brand of confidence and cool. Slim has the allure of a femme fatale, the depth of a soul mate and the reliability of a confidant and a fearless sense of adventure. Playing across Bogart as the jaded Captain Harry Morgan who with alcoholic shipmate Eddie (Walter Brennan ) run a boating operation on the island of Martinique. Broke they take a job transporting a fugitive running from the Nazis. Though Morgan doesn’t want to get involved, Slim is a sympathizer for the resistance, and he falls in love with her, while she makes no bones about wanting him too with all the sexual innuendo to heat things up! Slim: “You know you don’t have to act with me, Steve. You don’t have to say anything, and you don’t have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? You just put your lips together and… blow.”
15. Margo Channing (Bette Davis) All About Eve (1950) In all Bette Davis’ films like (Jezebel (1938) Dark Victory (1939) The Letter (1940) Now, Voyager (1942)), she shattered the stereotypes of the helpless female woman in peril. Davis had an unwavering strength, fearlessly taking on the Hollywood system and embracing fully the moody roles that weren’t always ‘attractive.’ Davis made her comeback in 1950, perhaps melding a bit of her own story as an aging star in All About Eve. Margo must fend off a predatory aspiring actress (Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington) who insinuates herself into Margo’s territory. Davis’ manifests the persona of ambition and betrayal which have become epic… “Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.”
16. Margaret DeLorca / Edith Phillips (Bette Davis) plays the good twin/bad twin paradigm in Dead Ringer (1964). Edith, is struggling working class gal who owns a nightclub, and Margaret is her vein and opportunistic twin who stole her beau Frank away and married into a wealthy lifestyle. On the night of his funeral, Edith shoots Margaret in a fit of vengeful pique, then assumes her identity with ironic results. Davis again proves even though she commits murder, she can manifest a pathos like no one else… Margaret DeLorca: You really hate me, don’t you? You’ve never forgiven me in all these years.” Edith Phillips: “Why should I? Tell me why I should.” Margaret DeLorca: “Well, we’re sisters!” Edith Phillips: “So we are… and to hell with you!”
17. Jane Hudson (Bette Davis) in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) is a forgotten alcoholic former child star living in a faded Hollywood mansion with her invalid sister Blanche (Joan Crawford), herself an aging Hollywood star. They punish each other with vicious mind games, temper tantrums and repressed feelings of revenge and jealousy. Jane is a tragic tortured soul who’s life becomes ‘ugly’ because she’s been shunned and imprisoned by a fatal secret in which sister Blanche holds the key. What makes Jane such an empowered figure are the very things that have driven her mad. Jane’s itching for a comeback and is ready to dance and sing her way back into everyone’s heart! Jane has a child-like innocence that gives her that ambition and pure drive to see herself back on the stage. She believes it. While other people might laugh at her behind her back, Jane’s repressed rage also leaves room for joy. She’s an empowered aging actress who refuses to give up the spot light… Good for you Jane, now put down that hammer and feed Blanche something edible… Davis delivering yet another legendary line… Blanche: “You wouldn’t be able to do these awful things to me if I weren’t still in this chair.” Jane: But you *are*, Blanche! You *are* in that chair!”
18. Alma Brown (Patricia Neal), in Hud (1963): Playing against the unashamed bad boy Hud Bannon (Paul Newman), Alma is a world-weary housekeeper who drips with a quiet stoic sensuality and a slow wandering voice that speaks of her rugged womanly charm. The philandering Hud is drawn to Alma, but she’s too much woman for him in the end… Hud Bannon: “I’ll do anything to make you trade him.” Alma Brown: “No thanks. I’ve done my time with one cold-blooded bastard, I’m not looking for another.”
19. Sugarpuss O’Shea (Stanny) in Ball of Fire (1941) she is just that, a sexy ball of fire and a wise-cracking night club singer who has to hide out from the mob because her testimony could put her mobster boyfriend Joe Lilac (Dana Andrews) away for murder! Some nerdy professors (including Gary Cooper) want to exploit her to study slang and learn what it’s like to speak like real folk and does she turn their world upside down. Sugarpuss O’Shea: [needing help with a stubborn zipper] “You know, I had this happen one night in the middle of my act. I couldn’t get a thing off. Was I embarrassed!“
20. Jo Courtney (Barbara Stanwyck) in Walk on The Wild Side (1962). Jo runs the New Orleans bordello called The Doll House with an iron hand— when anyone steps out of line she knows how to handle them. Stanwyck had the guts to play a lesbian in 1962, madly in love with Hallie Gerard (Capucine). Stanwyck’s Jo Courtney is elegant, self-restrained and as imposing as Hera in tailored suits. Having to be strong in a man’s world, her strong instinct for survival and the audacious will to hold onto Hallie brings her world to a violent conclusion… “Oh you know me better than that Hallie. Sometimes I’ve waited years for what I wanted.”
21. Marie Garson (Ida Lupino) in High Sierra (1941) Roy “Mad Dog” Earle has been pardoned from a long prison term. Marie, a rough around the edges taxi dancer, finds herself resisting her attraction to this brutal gangster, forming a very complicated dynamic with a second mobster who wants to pull off a high stakes robbery. Marie is a force of nature that bristles from every nerve she purely musters in this tale of doom-fated bad boys, but more importantly here… A woman can raise a rifle with the best of them! Marie Garson “Yeah, I get it. Ya always sort hope ya can get out, it keeps ya going.”
22. Lilli Marlowe (Ida Lupino) in Private Hell 36 (1954) This rare noir gem is written by the versatile powerhouse Ida Lupino who also plays Lilli Marlowe. Lilli has expensive tastes. After getting caught up in an investigation of a bank heist, she falls in love with the blue collar cop Cal Bruner (Steve Cochran). Cal has secretly stashed away the missing money from that bank heist, and then begins to suffer from a guilty conscience. Lilli’s slick repartee is marvelous as Cal and his reluctant partner Jack Farnham (then husband Howard Duff) focus on her, hoping she’ll help them in their investigation. Lilli’s tough, she’s made it on her own and isn’t about to compromise now… Cal may be falling apart but Lilli knows what she wants and she always seems to keep it together! Lilli Marlowe: “Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed I’d meet a drunken slob in a bar who’d give me fifty bucks and we’d live happily ever after.”
23. Constance Porter (Tallulah Bankhead) in Lifeboat 1944. It’s WWII and Connie is a smart-talking international journalist who’s stranded in the middle of the Atlantic ocean with an ensemble of paranoid and desperate survivors. Eventually her fur coat comes off, her diamond bracelet and expensive camera gets tossed in the sea. But she doesn’t give a damn, she can take the punishment and still attract the hunky and shirtless (yum) John Kodiak… survival’s just a state of mind… and she does it with vigor and class and a cool calm! Connie Porter: “Dying together’s even more personal than living together.”
24. Berenice Sadie Brown (Ethel Waters) The Member of the Wedding 1952. Berenice doesn’t take any crap. She’s in charge of the brooding, temperamental tomboy Franky Addams (Julie Harris) who feels like an outsider. Berenice’s kitchen is a place of wisdom as she tries to bestow some life lessons, to a child who is a wild and longing little soul… Berenice is the only steady source of nurturing and a strong pair of shoulders to lean on… Thank god Franky/Harris didn’t start having her droning inner monologues until The Haunting (1963). Frances ‘Frankie’ Addams: [throws the knife into the kitchen door] “I’m the world’s greatest knife thrower.” Berenice Sadie Brown: [when Frankie threatens her with a knife] “Lay it down, Satan!”
25. The Bride (Elsa Lanchester) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) The Bride might be one of the first screen woman to rabidly defy an arranged/deranged marriage. She’s iconic, memorable and filled with glorious hiss!.. because The Bride may have come into this world in an unorthodox way, but she’ll be damned if any man is going to tell her who to love! James Whale isn’t the only one who brought about life in this campy horror masterpiece… Elsa Lanchester manifested The Bride with a keen sense of fearsome independence. No matter whether the Monster demands a Mate, The Bride isn’t ready and willing. Lanchester always took daring roles that were larger than life because she had a way of dancing around the edges of Hollywood convention. Charming, hilarious and downright adorable even with the wicked lightning struck hair and stitches and deathly pale skin! the bride-“Hiss…Scream….”
26. Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) in His Gal Friday (1940) Hildy is a hard-bitten reporter for New York City’s The Morning Post. She’s just gotten back from Reno to a get a divorce from her louse of a husband who happens to also be her boss Walter Burns (Cary Grant). Hildy’s anxious to break ties with her manipulative ex-husband who just isn’t ready to let her leave the job or their marriage so she can marry straight-laced Bruce (Ralph Bellamy)… and he’ll do so by any means. But she’s nobody’s fool… and if she stays it’s because she’s made up her mind to embrace Walter’s crazy antics… Hildy Johnson: [to Walter on the phone] “Now, get this, you double-crossing chimpanzee: There ain’t going to be any interview and there ain’t going to be any story. And that certified check of yours is leaving with me in twenty minutes. I wouldn’t cover the burning of Rome for you if they were just lighting it up. If I ever lay my two eyes on you again, I’m gonna walk right up to you and hammer on that monkeyed skull of yours ’til it rings like a Chinese gong!”
27. Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) in Sunset Boulevard (1950) There’s just no one quite like Norma Desmond. It’s 1950’s decadent Hollywood, the heyday of the Silent Era long gone… and a true screen icon, a sympathetic soul, fights her way to a comeback. brought to life by Gloria Swanson. Swanson, who knew very well what it was like to be a screen goddess railing against fading away, creates an atmosphere of fevered madness. She’s a woman whose desires are punished by an industry and the men who hold the reigns. But Norma doesn’t give a damn she’ll always be ready for that eternal close-up… Yet another memorable phrase is turned and a legend both on and off screen is reborn. Joe Gillis: “You’re Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.” Norma Desmond: “I *am* big. It’s the *pictures* that got small.”
28. Karen Stone -(Vivien Leigh) in The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone (1961) Karen Stone has the misfortune of being a 50 year old actress. There’s no place in theatre for an old woman of 50. On the way to Italy with her husband who is much older than she, he dies of a heart attack on the plane. Karen decides to settle in Rome and live a quiet life of solitude in her magnificent villa. Contessa Magda Terribili-Gonzales (Lotte Lenya) is an opportunistic Madame who employs charming young gigolos to wine, dine, and bleed dry wealthy older women. She introduces Paolo di Leo (Warren Beatty) to Karen in hopes that it will bring about a showering of riches from this great American lady. Karen has no use for her old theatre friends, the status, and the game of staying on top. She enjoys the serenity of her life at the villa. Yet she is shadowed by a young Italian street hustler’s mysterious gaze. At first Karen is reserved and cautious but soon she allows Paolo to court her, and the two eventually begin an affair. Karen is aware Paolo is using her for her money, but her passion has been released. She is using him as well. But when his mood begins to sour and he turns away, Karen finds him with a younger wealthy upcoming starlet that he is already sizing up as his next meal ticket… The fling ends but Karen has taken back the power of attraction and sexual desire, and turns the usual stigmatizing dichotomy on it’s head, for while it was okay when she was a younger woman married to a much older man, she takes a younger male lover Karen Stone: “You see… I don’t leave my diamonds in the soap dish… and when the time comes when nobody desires me… for myself… I’d rather not be… desired… at all.”
29. Maxine Faulk (Ava Gardner) in Night of the Iguana (1964). Maxine is a the personification of the loner. She is sexually, morally and socially independent from opinion. When Ava was cast as the “earthy widow” the director said her “feline sexuality” was perfect for one of Tennessee Williams’ “hot-blooded ladies.” Maxine runs a quiet out-of-the-way tourist oasis in Mexico. When a bus load of provincial middle aged ladies break down, Maxine has to host Judith Fellowes (Grayson Hall) a repressed lesbian, her gaggle of ladies who lunch, and Sue Lyon, a Lolita who is chasing Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon (Richard Burton) a defrocked alcoholic priest, that Maxine would like to become better acquainted with. Once Hannah Jelkes (Deborah Kerr) and her elderly grandfather arrive, the atmosphere seems to shift and Shannon is confronted with questions of life and love. Everyone at the hotel has demons and the rich and languid air seems to effect everyone… Maxine waits patiently for Lawrence to realize that they could have a passionate life together if he’d stop torturing himself… Gardner’s scene dancing in the ocean with the two young men is daring and provocative and purely Ava Garnder- Judith Fellowes: [Yelling at Shannon] “You thought you outwitted me, didn’t you, having your paramour here cancel my call.” Maxine Faulk: “Miss Fellowes, honey, if paramour means what I think it does you’re gambling with your front teeth.”
Ava Gardner | Maxine Faulk in Night of the Iguana 1964
30. Maude (Ruth Gordon) in Harold and Maude (1971) There is no one quite like Ruth Gordon. She’s a sage, a pixie filled with a dreamy light that shines so bright from within. You can’t help but believe that she was as effervescent off screen as she was on screen. Maude has a transcendent world view and a personal dogma to live life to the fullest and not waste time with extraneous matters. She believes everyone should be themselves and never mind what other people think… What else can you say about a character that vocalizes as much wisdom as any of the great and insightful spiritual leaders? Maude and Ruth both have a tenacity, vivacity and perspicacity… Maude: “Harold, *everyone* has the right to make an ass out of themselves. You just can’t let the world judge you too much.” — Maude: “I should like to change into a sunflower most of all. They’re so tall and simple. What flower would you like to be?” Harold: “I don’t know. One of these, maybe.” Maude: “Why do you say that?” Harold: “Because they’re all alike.” Maude: “Oooh, but they’re *not*. Look. See, some are smaller, some are fatter, some grow to the left, some to the right, some even have lost some petals. All *kinds* of observable differences. You see, Harold, I feel that much of the world’s sorrow comes from people who are *this*”
31. Ma Kate Barker (Shelley Winters) in Bloody Mama 1970: You know that Roger Corman was going to get the BEST woman who didn’t give a damn to play Ma Barker, the machine gun wielding matriarch of a notorious gang of bank robbers. She’ll do anything for her boys… Four boys only a mother could love. She’d kill for them! Ma Barker was irreverent and as mean as a bear backed into a beehive. A bold and brazen nature that delves into a whole other level of ‘no fucks given.’ Holding up a bank with her machine gun in hand “Alright everybody now reach for the nightgown of the lord, REACH!”
32. Pepe (Grayson Hall) in Satan in High Heels (1962). Pepe is the owner of a posh burlesque house in mod-yet-gritty 60s New York City. Pepe is an incessant smoker and savvy, domineering woman who brings the story about a new ‘singer’ Stacey Kane (Meg Myles) who joins the club, to a boil— even as she stays as cool as the center seed of a cucumber. Pepe tilts her head sizing up all the various patrons who inhabit her club with just the right mix of aloof and self-possession as she puffs on her cigarette. She’s always ready with the quick lash of her tongue like a world-weary drag queen. “Bear up, darling, I love your eyelashes.” — “You’ll EAT and DRINK what I SAY until you lose five pounds IN THE PLACES WHERE!”
33. Lucy Warriner (Irene Dunne), The Awful Truth (1937) Before the ink on the divorce papers is dry Jerry (Cary Grant) and Lucy Warriner (Irene Dunne) torture each other and sabotage any chances of either of them getting re-married. Both Lucy and Jerry carry on monologues to themselves throwing out quick witted repartee, so that we can see both sides of the story. One evening, when Jerry is flirting with the idea of marrying into a high society family, Lucy impersonates his sister, playing at it like a cheap bimbo. At one point she does a fabulous drunken Hoochie dance, wiggling around with a provocative sway falling into her ex-husbands arms in a way that should definitely put a dent in Jerry’s plans. Lucy is hell bent on driving Jerry crazy, yet becomes flustered herself when the tables are turned on her as she tries to carry on with her new fiancé (Ralph Bellamy). Jerry Warriner: “In a half an hour, we’ll no longer be Mr. and Mrs. Funny, isn’t it.” Lucy Warriner: “Yes, it’s funny that everything’s the way it is on account of the way you feel.” Jerry Warriner: “Huh?” Lucy Warriner: “Well, I mean, if you didn’t feel that way you do, things wouldn’t be the way they are, would they? I mean, things could be the same if things were different.” Jerry Warriner: “But things are the way you made them.” Lucy Warriner: “Oh, no. No, things are the way you think I made them. I didn’t make them that way at all. Things are just the same as they always were, only, you’re the same as you were, too, so I guess things will never be the same again.”
34. Catherine ‘Cay’ Higgins (Ruth Roman) in Tomorrow is Another Day (1951). Catherine is a tough dance hall girl who isn’t afraid to get herself dirty. She goes on the lam for the sake of self preservation when her new love interest Bill Clark (Steve Cochran) is wrongfully accused of killing her abusive pimp… and geez he’s just gotten out of prison after a long stretch. Cay is ballsy, extremely earthy, and exudes an inner strength that is so authentic it’s hard not to believe she could take one on the chin and still keep going. She embodies an indestructible sort of sex appeal, powerfully passionate and self-assertive woman you’d want to be with you if you’re ever on the lam… Catherine ‘Cay’ Higgins: “You worked a whole day just to dance a minute at Dream Land? Bill Clark: It was worth it.”
35. Mona Stevens (Lizabeth Scott) Pitfall (1948) Mona is a sultry dewy blonde fashion model with a low simmering voice in the greatest tradition of the noir femme fatale. Forbes falls for her, and they begin to see each other, though she unwittingly starts the affair without knowing he’s married. It’s a recipe for disaster because ex-cop turned private dick J B MacDonald (Raymond Burr) is psychotically obsessed with Mona and will set things up so Forbes goes down. Mona is a tough cookie, who unfortunately keeps attracting the wrong men. But she can take on any challenge because she’s got that noir frame of mind. She’s a doll who can make up her own mind and can hold a gun in her hand as easily as if it were a cigarette. Mona “You’re a little man with a briefcase. You go to work every morning and you do as you’re told.”
36. Lady Torrence (Anna Magnani ) in The Fugitive Kind (1960) Lady is an earthy woman who’s passions run like a raging river & her emotions and truths flow freely on the surface clear and forceful. She is a shop owner in Louisiana who is stoically existing in a brutal marriage to her cruel and vindictive husband Jabe (Victor Jory) who’s bed-ridden and dying of cancer. Lady dreams of building a confectionary in the back of the store. Along comes Marlon Brando as Valentine “Snakeskin’ Xavier, a guitar playing roamer who takes a job in the shop. Lady’s jaded loneliness and Valentine’s raw animal magnetism combust and the two begin a love affair. And Lady suddenly sees possibility again and her re-awakened passion empowers her to live her dreams. Lady-“Let’s get this straight, you don’t interest me no more than the air you stand in.”
37. Egle (Anna Magnani) … And the Wild Wild Women (1959) Egle is the toughest inmate at this Italian prison for women. When Lina (Giulietta Masina) is convicted on a wrong felony charge, Egle takes her under her hardened wing and tutors her in the ways of crime. Egle is an instigator, she’s volatile and inflammatory and stirs up quite a riot at times. She’s got no fear. She is a tougher-than-nails, armpit-washing dame who just could care less about anyone else’s comfort or freedom. She’s a woman who has built up a tough exterior long enough that she truly is made of steel. The only thing that may betray that strength is at times the past sorrow or suffering that swims in her deep dark eyes.
38. Serafina Delle Rose (Anna Magnani) in The Rose Tattoo (1955) As the tagline states ‘Seething with realism and frankness!” You can’t get any other kind of performance from Magnani, her passionate soul is right up front, on her face and in her movements like a wild animal she moves so freely. Serafina is perpetual grieving widow filled with fire, playing against another actor (Burt Lancaster) whose bigger-than-life presence comes her way to bring about a lighthearted romance… Serafina is a seamstress in a small New Orleans town. She lives with the memory of her dead husband as if he were a saint. She mourns and wears black to show she is still committed to her man, even after he’s been killed by police while smuggling drugs for the mafia hidden in the bananas in his truck. With the presence of the local Strega or witch (Serafina gives deference to these things illustrating that she is of an older world of ancient feminine magic and empowerment), and her wandering goat, the town of fish wives & gossips who point, stare, judge, wail and cackle with their unkind insults put Serafina it forces her to fight for every last bit of dignity. Serafina gives deference to these things illustrating that she is of an older world of ancient feminine magic and empowerment. Once she learns her dead husband Rosario Delle Rose (who had a rose tattoo on his chest) was having an affair, the spell that leaves her imprisoned by mourning, breaks and awakens her will to celebrate life once again. She is stubborn, & passionate, and she has a strength that commands the birds out of the trees. Serafina “We are Sicilians. We don’t leave girls with the boys they’re not engaged to!” Jack “Mrs Delle Rose this is the United States.” Serafina “But we are Sicilians, and we are not cold-blooded!”
39. Martha (Elizabeth Taylor) in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Martha who is the archetypal Xanthippe and George (Richard Burton) are a middle-aged couple marinated in alcohol, using verbal assaults, brutal tirades, and orgies of humiliation as a form of connecting to one and other. All the characters spew biting blasphemous satire and are each neurotic in their own ways. But Martha is a woman who spits out exactly what she wants to say and doesn’t hold back. It’s an experiment in at home couple’s therapy served with cocktails, as they invite Nick and Honey (George Segal and Sandy Dennis) to join the humiliating emotional release. In the opening of the film Martha arrives home and does a nod to Bette Davis while also condemning her own personal space and the state of her marriage, as she says “What a dump.” “I swear to GOD George, if you even existed I’d divorce you.”– Martha: “You’re all flops. I’m the Earth Mother, and you are all flops.”
40. Gloria Wandrous (Elizabeth Taylor) in Butterfield 8 (1960) Gloria is a fashionable Manhattan beauty who’s part model, part call-girl–and all man-trap. She grew up during the Depression and couldn’t escape the sexual advances of her uncle. New York City was for her a great escape. Gloria becomes an independent, sexually free woman who wants to get paid for her time. She hits the bottle a lot, because she has those dark troubling memories from her past that make her want to drown her thoughts. She winds up meeting a wealthy business executive who’s married, Weston Liggett, (Laurence Harvey) instantly he becomes entranced by her. She’s thrown off course and headed toward a fateful end, because she sees a kindred soul in the disillusioned Liggett who isn’t happy in his marriage. Their passion breathes new life into both lonely people. Though we can admire her sexual liberation, in cinema, women in the 60s ultimately had to be punished for their willful freedom, though it’s a double standard of course. Liz Taylor is another screen goddess who never shied away from bold & provocative roles. Gloria Wandrous: “Command performances leave me quite cold. I’ve had more fun in the back seat of a ’39 Ford than I could ever have in the vault of the Chase Manhattan Bank.”
41. Severine Sevigny (Catherine Deneuve) in Belle du Jour (1967) A whole new world opens up to Severine, a repressed housewife married to a doctor, when she decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute. While she can not seem to find any pleasure or intimacy with her husband, she blossoms in the brothel run by Madame Anais (Geneviève Page) and adopts a persona that can experiment with her secret desires of being dominated, her sexual appetites flourish during the day, when often she runs into more rough clients. But, sexual freedom has a price and ultimately, a relationship with a volatile and possessive john (Pierre Clémenti) could prove to be dangerous. Severine breaks free of the confines of convention, like marriage, and explores a provocative even deviant kind of sexual behavior. She allows herself to go further and explore the most secret desires by indulging them, it is quite adventurous and risky and Deneuve masters it with a transcendent elegance. Madame Anais: “I have an idea. Would you like to be called “Belle de Jour?” Séverine Serizy: “Belle de Jour?” Madame Anais: “Since you only come in the afternoons.” Séverine Serizy: “If you wish.”
42. Julie Kohler (Jeanne Moreau) in The Bride Wore Black (1968) Julie Kohler is on a mission of revenge for the men who accidentally shot her husband on their wedding day outside the church. It was a short marriage… Julie finds a maniacal almost macabre sort of presentation to her theater of revenge, she moves through the film with the ease of a scorpion. But there’s dark humor and irony (in François Truffaut’s homage to Hitchcock) running through the narrative. Like a good mystery thriller it utilizes very classic iconographic motifs. Julie is a captivating figure of sadness and passion put out at the height of it’s flame. Once passion for her late husband, and now passion for revenge. It’s playful and sexy and Moreau is utterly brilliant as the resourceful Julie Kolher who creates a satirically dire & elaborate, slightly Grande Guignol adventure of a vengeful woman on a crusade to exact poetic justice where the system has failed. Coral: “Permit me to make an impossible wish?” Julie Kohler: “Why impossible?” Coral: “Because I’m a rather pessimist.” Julie Kohler: “I’ve heard it said: “There are no optimists or pessimists. There are only happy idiots or unhappy ones”. . —Julie-“It’s not a mission. It’s work. It’s something I must do” Priest–“Give it up”
Julie–“That’s impossible, I must continue til it’s over”
Priest–“Have you have no remorse in your heart?… don’t you fear for your soul?”
Julie-“NO… no remorse, nor fear.”
Priest-“you know you’ll be caught in the end”
Julie-“The justice of men is powerless to punish, I’m already dead. I stopped living the moment David died. I’ll join David after I’ve had my revenge.”
43. Alraune ten Brink -Brigitte Helm as Alraune 1928. A daughter of destiny! Created by Professor Jakob ten Brinken (Paul Wegener) Alraune is a variation on the Shelley story about man and his womb envy- which impels him to create a human-oid figure from unorthodox methods. A creation who does not possess a soul. He dared to violate nature when he experiments with the seed (sperm) of a hanged man and the egg of a prostitute. Much like James Whale’s Frankenstein who sought the secrets of life, Alraune is essentially a dangerous female who’s origin is seeded from this socially constructed ‘deviance’ of the hanged criminal and the whore (the film proposes that a whore is evil- I do not) Mixing the essence of sin with the magical mandrake root by alchemist ten Brinken he is seeking the answer to the question of an individual’s humanity and whether it be a product of nature or nurture. Alraune stumbles onto the truth about her origin when she reads the scientist’s diary… What could be more powerful than a woman who isn’t born with the sense of socially ordered morality imposed or innate. Is she not the perfect femme fatale without a conscience, yet… A woman who knows she is doomed to a life without a soul, she runs away with her creators love-sick nephew, leaving Professor ten Brinken, father figure and keeper- alone.
44. Rachel Cooper (Lillian Gish) in Night of the Hunter (1955) “I’ve never been in style, so I can never go out of style.” –Lillian Gish. There are certain images that will remain with you long after seeing masterpieces like Night of the Hunter. Aside from Harry Powell and Mitchum’s frightening portrayal of an opportunistic sociopath, beyond the horror of what he is, the film is like a childhood fairy tale. It’s a cautionary tale about the boogeyman but it’s also a story about the resilient spirit and far reaching imagination of children. And those who are the guardian angels of the world. One of the most calming and fortifying images- is that of Rachel Cooper (Lillian Gish) protecting the children from harm, holding the rifle and keeping watch like a wonderful fairy god mother elected by fate to guard those little ones with her powerful brand of love… There’s just something about Gish’s graceful light that emanates from within and the character she manifests in the righteous Rachel Cooper…. Rachel Cooper: “It’s a hard world for little things.”
45. Kathleen Stewart- (Lucille Ball) in The Dark Corner (1956) Kathleen Stewart is the always faithful and trustworthy secretary of private investigator Bradford Galt (Mark Stevens) She’s the right amount of snarky and just a sexy bundle of smarts… Bradford Galt: “You know, I think I’ll fire you and get me a Tahitian secretary.” Kathleen Stewart: “You won’t like them; those grass skirts are a fire hazard.” Kathleen just won’t quit her boss. She knows he’s in trouble and wants to help him face it head on. She keeps pushing Galt to open up that steel safe “heart”, of his and let her help. Once she’s in on the intrigue, she’s right there with him, putting her secretarial skills aside and getting into the fray with her love interest/boss. She shows no fear or hesitation, doesn’t look down on Galt’s past, and is quite a versatile sidekick who really helps him out of a dangerous set up! She’s that other sort of film noir heroine Not quite the ‘good girl’ nor a femme fatale. A strong sassy woman who doesn’t shy away from danger and when she’s in… She’s in it ‘for keeps.’ And say… isn’t that empowering!. Kathleen tells it like it is, sure she dotes on the down and out guy and is the strong shoulder to lean on, whenever things get frenzied or rough. Doesn’t make her a sap, it makes her a good friend and companion! Kathleen: “I haven’t worked for you very long, Mr. Galt, but I know when you’re pitching a curve at me, and I always carry a catcher’s mitt.” Bradford Galt: “No offense. A guy’s got to score, doesn’t he?” Kathleen: “Not in my league. I don’t play for score, I play for keeps “
46. Lady Lu (Mae West) in She Done Him Wrong (1933) In the Gay Nineties, Lady Lu is a voluptuous nightclub owner/singer (she sings-A Guy What Takes His Time) who has men falling all over themselves. One is her ex lover who just escaped from prison, and a few waiting in the wings. Lu is interested in the handsome Captain Cummings (Cary Grant) who runs the temperance league across the way. Lady Lu loves to be bathed in and dazzled by diamonds, lots of diamonds. But Lu is also determined to seduce missionary Cary Grant… who is more interested in her soul than in her body-Marvelous Mae tells him- “Maybe I ain’t got no soul.” Mae had a hand in creating the woman who didn’t give a damn! She gave us the immortal line… “Come up’n see me sometime. I’m home every evenin’–“Lady Lou: “Listen, when women go wrong, men go right after them.” Captain Cummings: “Well, surely you don’t mind my holding your hand?” Lady Lou: “It ain’t heavy – I can hold it myself.”
47. Nicole Horner (Simone Signoret) in Diabolique (1955) Simone Signoret is a torrent of sensuality (Room at the Top 1959, Ship of Fools 1965) Christina Delassalle (Véra Clouzot) plays the wife of a sadistic husband Michel Delassalle (Paul Meurisse) the controlling headmaster at their boarding school for boys. Nicole is the mistress of the cruel Michel, who has formed a special bond with Christina. Nicole incites the timid and weakly woman to kill the bastard by drowning him in a bathtub and then dumping his body in the school’s unused and mucky swimming pool. Nicole is determined and forceful in her mission to rid Christine of this abusive beast and the two women go through with the plan. Nicole Horner: [to Christina] “I won’t have any regrets.” In short, the pool is drained, the body isn’t there. And then there are numerous eerie sightings of the dead man which eventually drives the murderesses into a panic… Is Nicole in on an even more nefarious scheme to drive Christina crazy? For now, the main focus is how Nicole summons a thuggish type of power that is riveting. What’s remarkable about the film, aside from Clouzot’s incredible construction of a perfectly unwinding suspense tale, Signoret’s performance exudes grit and an unrelenting audaciousness. Nicole. Christina Delassalle: “Don’t you believe in Hell?” Nicole Horner: “Not since I was seven.”
48 Mia Farrow is Rosemary Woodhouse in Rosemary’s Baby 1968
48. Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) in Rosemary’s Baby 1968. Rosemary has a fearless defiance in an ordinary world that becomes an unsafe space and a deep well of paranoia. Beyond guarding her body and motherhood against all intruders, Rosemary has an open mind, a delicate brand of kindness although troubled by a catholic upbringing that haunts her, she is still ‘too good’ and too independent to taint. And she winds up taking life and the life of her baby on her own terms. No one could have manifested the spirit of Rosemary Woodhouse like Mia Farrow. It’s an indomitable image of striking resiliency. A heroine who braves an entire secretive cult of devil worshipers entrenched in the high society of NYC. That takes a lot of guts people!… Ruth Gordon as well personifies a meddling old New York busybody who just happens to be a modern day witch. Minnie Castavet also does what she wants -as she is empowered with her quirky style and her beliefs, as wicked as they may be…And her wardrobe is bold, kitschy and fabulous! Rosemary Woodhouse: “Pain, begone, I will have no more of thee!”
49. Alexandra Del Lago (Geraldine Page) in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) Alexandra Del Lago is a decadent, soaked in boozed, and fading film star who is picked up by drifter by Chance Wayne (Paul Newman) for a tumble in the sheets. He’s been trying to break into the film biz for years, and hoping that Alexandra can help him get a screen test. He also wants to be reunited with his old flame Heavenly Finley (Shirley Knight). Chance Wayne: “I had my picture on the cover of Life magazine!… And at the same time I was… employing my other talent, lovemaking.” Alexandra Del Lago: “That may be the only talent you were ever truly meant for.” The roles that Geraldine Page would often take were filled with an intellect that transcends the strong female archetype. As Alexandra, she has a unique sort of cynical romanticism that exudes, a bit of alienation, a touch of longing and a penetrating intensity. She might be a washed up film star but she’s also a philosopher with a grasp of vocalizing the ironies and tragedies of life. She wants to drown her sorrows in liquor so she can escape from the pain of her life, and the uncertainty the future holds. But within that internal tumult is the soul of a great lady. Narcissistic, world-weary and a spirit stoked by those heart-aches.
50. Anna Lucasta (Eartha Kitt) (1958) Young Anna is rejected by her sanctimonious father Joe played to the hilt by Rex Ingram. While the rest of the family wants Anna to come home, her self-righteous father can’t resist demonizing his daughter, with an underlying incestuous desire that he is battling. Anna takes the cliched road of the fallen woman and becomes a good time gal who meets Danny (Sammy Davis Jr.) a cab driving sailor who is as smooth as silk and as fiery as molten lead. Though there is an underlying sadness because of the estrangement with her father, Anna possesses a strong sense of self, and exudes a fiery passion that cannot be denied… She isn’t a bad girl, she had to find her own way and again, it often leads to taking control of who you love and how you love. She and Sammy have a smoking hot chemistry on screen, and Kitt is just powerful as a woman who made that road her own… Danny- “Tell her who Papa is” (speaking about the little carved wooden Haitian idol he’s given her) Lester – “That’s the model of Agwé the Haitian god of the sea. Seems he’s good to sailors” Anna- “Looks like Papa and me’s got something in common…”
51. Carol Richman (Ella Raines) in Phantom Lady 1944 Carol Richman risks her life to try to find the elusive woman who can prove her boss (Alan Curtis) didn’t murder his wife. The unhappy guy spends a fateful evening with a woman he has picked up in a bar. He doesn’t know her name but she wears an unusual hat, which might be a clue for Carol to try and track down. Carol’s got so much guts, she puts herself in harms way so many times but she’s fearless just the same. Even when she meets the super creepy jazz drummer Cliff Milburn, who obviously is manic and might just be a sadist in bed, (if his drumming is any indication.) Plus there’s always the deranged sculptor Jack Marlow (Franchot Tone) who seems to be a menacing force. Cliff Milburn (Elisha Cook Jr) “You Like Jive?” Carol ‘Kansas’ Richman “You bet, I’m a hep kitten”
52. Pam Grier is Coffy 1973 Okay okay tho I’m sneaking in past the 1970 cut off… I’m a woman who doesn’t give a damn and nodding to one of the greatest 70’s icon… Pam Grier set the pace for strong female heroines that laid the groundwork for all the others to follow… so she gets a nod from me! She plays a nurse who becomes a vigilante in order to get justice against the inner-city drug dealers who are responsible for her sister’s overdose… Coffy sets the bar high for strong female characters who wouldn’t back down, and who possessed a strength that is meteoric and a force to be reckoned with. Beautiful, resourceful, intelligent -a strikingly irrepressible image that will remain in the cultural consciousness for an eternity. Arturo Vitroni: “Crawl, n*gger!” Coffy: [pulls out gun] “You want me to crawl, white mother fucker?” Arturo Vitroni: “What’re you doing? Put that down.” Coffy: “You want to spit on me and make me crawl? I’m gonna piss on your grave tomorrow.”
53. Charlie (Teresa Wright), in Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Charlie is tired of small-town life with her parents and annoying younger sister. She’s a girl starved for new adventures, longing for something exciting to happen, to stir up her life. Careful what you wish for… She’s overwhelmed with joy when her beloved Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotton) decides to pay the family a visit. But something isn’t quite right with her idol, he begins to exhibit a strange sort of underlying hostility and troubling secret nature… Her mother’s (Patricia Collinge) younger brother is actually a sadistic serial killer who preys on rich widows by marrying them, then strangling them! He’s so charming and charismatic that women can’t help being drawn to him. But young Charlie begins to see through his facade. Why would he cut out the news headline in the paper about a murderer who kills rich women? It all begins to take shape, and unfortunately Uncle Charlie can’t afford to have his favorite niece spill the beans. What’s remarkable about young Charlie is that for a girl who fantasizes and indulges herself in things of a more romantic nature, she’s pretty darn brave in the self preservation department since no one else in the family believes her suspicions that he’s The Merry Widow killer. And she might just have to go rogue and wind up killing him in self-defense… Young Charlie: “Go away, I’m warning you. Go away or I’ll kill you myself. See… that’s the way I feel about you.”
Constance Towers & Virginia Gray
54. Kelly (Constance Towers) in The Naked Kiss (1964) The opening of the film is one of the most audacious entrances in early exploitation cinema,as Kelly confronts her pimp who has shaved off her hair and stolen her money. Kelly brutally pummels the rat with her handbag. Stripped of her hair she looks like a mannequin signifying her as the ‘object’ She is introduced to us from the opening of the narrative as a fighter. Kelly manages to fit in to the quaint new town of Granville she’s made her home until the perverse true nature of Granville’s benefactor is exposed. Grant (Michael Dante) possesses a dark secret that Kelly stumbles onto and ultimately explodes in scandal. The story is a mine field of social criticisms and hypocrisy that allow Kelly to rise above her persecution by the local cop Griff (Anthony Eisley) who isn’t adverse to taking Kelly to bed himself or frequenting Madame Candy’s (Virginia Gray) high class “cat house’ yet he’s above reproach. Griff tells Kelly it’s a clean town and he doesn’t want her operating there. But Kelly wants out of the business. She’s great with disabled children at the hospital and just wants a fresh start. Until she exposes the truly deviant secret about Grant and winds up accused of his murder. Kelly initially walks the fine line of being the ‘whore’ of the story, the one who needs redemption only to have the narrative flip it around and more importantly it’s the town that must be redeemed because of it is jaundiced complacency from the long kept secrets of the wealthy Patriarchal family that own and run it. Kelly is a powerful protagonist, because she kicks down the door of hypocrisy and judgement. Kelly also shatters the limitations that are placed on women. There’s exists a displaced female rage that started to become articulated later on with ‘f’eminist parable’ films during the late 60s and 70s. In the end she no longer is labeled or objectified or persecuted. She is embraced as a savior. Kelly’s got a reserve of strength and a great sense of self. To me she ends up being a heroine who rather than redeems herself becomes the catalyst for cleansing the ‘white middle-class’ town of it’s hypocrisy… Kelly (talking to Capt. Griff Anthony Eisley)“I washed my face clean the morning I woke up in your bedroom!”
55. Velma (Agnes Moorehead) in Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte (1964) Velma is Charlotte’s trusted companion. She shows a lot of gumption when Cousin Miriam (Olivia de Havilland) shows up trying to gaslight poor Charlotte who’s suffered enough at the grotesque and tawdry way she lost her fiancee, and how she lived under the oppressive thumb of her father (Victor Buono). Velma wasn’t nary shy a bit to face off with Cousin Miriam, that intimidating gold-digging she-devil in Park Avenue clothes. (From de Havilland’s own wardrobe) Velma always says it like it is, and tries to be a trusted friend to Charlotte even when the whole town shuns her as a crazy axe murderess. We all need friends who would either help you hide the body, or at least defend you against an accusing mob… either way. I’m pretty sure Velma could have taken Miriam if she didn’t have Joseph Cotton’s help on her side… And we can’t forget Mary Astor’s firebrand performance as Jewel Mayhew… Jewel Mayhew: “Well, right here on the public street, in the light of day, let me tell you, Miriam Deering, that murder starts in the heart, and its first weapon is a vicious tongue.”– Velma Cruther talking to Cousin Miriam: “O you’re finally showin’ the right side of your face. Well, I seen it all along. That’s some kinda drug you been givin’ her. Isn’t it? It’s what’s been making her act like she’s been. Well, Ah’m goin’ into town and Ah’m tellin them what you been up to.”
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Apt Pupil (1998)
Brad Renfro, Ian McKellen, David Schwimmer, Joshua Jackson, Bruce Davison, James Karen, Heather McComb, Michael Byrne, Joe Morton
Disturbed & Dangerous
Adapted from a Stephen King novel "Apt Pupil" is an unsurprisingly disturbing movie. It has a disturbing basis and concept and much of what happens is disturbing yet despite a disturbing performance from Ian McKellen and solid direction from Bryan Singer "Apt Pupil" never becomes more than being good. Why? Well to be honest it could be down the disturbing and unsettling basis of the story as it uses the Holocaust and a Nazi war criminal yet only uses them as the launch pad for other disturbing elements and there is something unsavoury about using the Holocaust as the launch pad for a different story. But having said that "Apt Pupil" achieves what it sets out to be and that is a disturbing movie which amongst many things makes you feel uncomfortable.
Having just studied the Holocaust at school Todd Bowden (Brad Renfro - Sleepers) becomes obsessed with the subject especially when he notices a similarity between a photo of a missing Nazi war criminal and Arthur Denker (Ian McKellen - Six Degrees of Separation) who lives nearby. Snooping around Todd discover that Denker is in fact Kurt Dussander the man from the photo but instead of turning him in blackmails him in to telling him stories of what it was like in the concentration camps. Unrepentant but not comfortable in being blackmailed Denker agrees but in doing so it not only brings out a dark side in Todd but also brings out Denker's dark side again.
So as already mentioned "Apt Pupil" uses the idea of a Nazi war criminal and the holocaust as the basis for a disturbing story and for me there is something simply unsavoury about doing such. Now in fairness it is done partly because we hear a graphic and disturbing account of what happened in the gas chambers which leaves you feeling sickened but also because for Denker he has no choice to do as he is told. It also means that when Todd starts to change and forces Denker to put on a Nazi outfit and march it also brings out the darker side in Denker's character and that is just as disturbing as we have an uncomfortable and ambiguous scene featuring a cat and an oven. These dark sides run in parallel as whilst we have something suggested about a cat we also have something suggested about a pigeon when Todd approaches it with a basketball.
But the thing is that whilst part of "Apt Pupil" is about the darker sides of both Todd and Denker, with a great final scene between Todd and his guidance councillor, it is also about he game of chess between the two men. Without giving too much away the story starts with Todd having the upper hand as he blackmails Denker with threats of turning him in but a little way down the line we see Denker turn the tables on Todd. It gives the movie an extra layer which again has a disturbing quality as the man and boy basically clash. But there is something missing because whilst all of this makes "Apt Pupil" a solid movie it lacks escalation almost playing out at the same level of disturbing from start to finish.
Where "Apt Pupil" does really work is in two performances and ironically neither of them are from Brad Renfro who as Todd is a central character, not that Renfro delivers a bad performance but for the most an ordinary one with a couple of chilling moments. Nope the main performance from Ian McKellen as Denker is first rate especially when having been forced to don a Nazi uniform something takes hold of him and an evilness comes out, leading to that memorable and unsettling cat scene. But it is the small performance from Michael Byrne as a hospital patient who as a survivor of the holocaust recognizes Denker, the sickening fear which takes grip of him is as disturbing as everything else.
What this all boils down to is that "Apt Pupil" is a disturbing movie from the concept to what happens right through to the performances especially from Ian McKellen as a Nazi war criminal. But it either lacks something or the basic idea is too unsavoury because it never becomes more than a good movie.
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8) Shall We Dance (1937)
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Flight or fight: knowing your rights
Consumers should be on high alert to avoid being misled about their rights and entitlements when dealing with airlines.
Last week the Federal Court fined Jetstar $1.95 million for making false or misleading representations about consumer guarantee rights between April 2017 and March 2018.
The fine comes after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) commenced proceedings against Jetstar in December 2018 for breaches of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
Jetstar made false or misleading statements on its website that some fares were not refundable, and that consumers could only get a refund if they purchased a more expensive fare.
For those who have experienced delayed or cancelled flights, airlines rarely take responsibility or provide compensation.
Tigerair, Qantas and Virgin Australia entered into enforceable undertakings with the ACCC to review their refund policies.
According to the ACCC merchant services must:
be provided with acceptable care and skill or technical knowledge and taking all necessary steps to avoid loss and damage;
be fit for the purpose or give the results that you and the business had agreed to; and
be delivered within a reasonable time when there is no agreed end date.
ACCC chair Rod Sims says: “Jetstar’s representations were false or misleading because all flights come with automatic consumer guarantees that cannot be excluded, restricted or modified, no matter how cheap the fare.”
Under the ACL, when consumers buy products and services they come with automatic guarantee that they will work and do what they are intended for.
Consumers need to be aware that they can exercise their consumer rights if their flight is delayed, cancelled or advertised as non-refundable.
The ACCC Airline Terms and Conditions Report says: “There does not appear to be a consistent approach by the airlines about the remedies provided to consumers affected by a flight cancellation or delay.”
The consumer watchdog enforces the ACL, which has three guarantees relating to the supply of services such as airline travel:
guarantee as to due care and skill;
guarantee as to fitness for a particular purpose; and
guarantee as to reasonable time for supply.
When these consumer guarantees are not met, consumers are entitled to a remedy.
Sims says: “If a flight is cancelled or significantly delayed, passengers may be entitled to a refund under the consumer guarantees. All consumers have the right to a remedy, such as a refund, if services are not supplied within a reasonable time.”
Airlines make statements on their websites that sale fares, low cost and non-flexible economy fares are non-refundable, which could lead consumers to believe they are not entitled to a refund under any circumstance.
The ACCC report says: “‘No refund’ statements may lead consumers to believe they are not entitled to a refund under any circumstance. However, consumers who purchase goods and services have rights to remedies under the ACL which businesses cannot restrict, alter or remove.”
Sims says: “Businesses simply cannot make blanket ‘no refunds’ statements, because they can mislead consumers into thinking they can never get a refund under any circumstances.”
The ACCC suggests in the event of a dispute with an airline, consumers should keep their tickets, itinerary, boarding passes, receipts and any communications with the airline.
The Qantas-owned airline will review consumer complaints concerning delays or cancellations during the period in which they came under fire and will offer refunds or compensation to eligible customers.
Sims says: “This decision is a warning to all businesses that misleading consumers about their rights breaches the Australian Consumer Law, and doing so may result in multi-million dollar penalties.”
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India and European Union: Perceptions, Narratives and Prospects
India has a multi-dimensional relationship with the European Union (EU), its largest buying and selling companion, a significant supply of international direct funding (FDI), an vital supply of know-how, and residential to a big Indian diaspora. India not regards the EU as a mere buying and selling block, however as an more and more vital political motion world politics with a rising profile and presence. After independence, the Authorities of India took a eager curiosity within the Frequent Market from the second it was first shaped, largely due to commerce issues although there was meagre commerce with the West Europe nations until 1957. Indian efforts to ascertain a brand new; post-colonial relationship with the European Financial Group (EEC) proved a difficult job since other than the 'related' abroad nations and territories of the Member States, the Treaty of Rome contained no references to the remainder, of the Third World.
British Software for EEC Membership
Indian worries about eventual British membership of the EEC had been two-fold. First, Indian exports of manufactured items and first merchandise like tea had been prone to be displaced by "European merchandise in addition to 'affiliate' territories in Britain-India's key market. Second, the query of British entry additionally got here within the midst of an acute international change disaster and large commerce deficits, which needed to be financed by large-scale withdrawals from the international change reserves amassed throughout the Second World Conflict international help.
India's coverage in direction of the EEC throughout Nehru's period (1947-1964)
It was within the broader context of North-South relations. It was primarily based mostly on political precedence, which due to French insistence targeted primarily of Francophone 'nations. Nehru was additionally apprehensive that if the Frequent Market turned an inward-looking regional grouping and reworked itself right into a wealthy man's membership, the hole between the developed and creating nations would grow to be wider. At no level of time did India severely think about the prospect of looking for affiliate membership of the European Group. Six founder nations too had been unwilling to supply affiliation in any type to South Asian Commonwealth nations due to the existence of low-wage highly effective manufacturing industries.
Securing Market Entry, 1963-1973
For a decade (1963-73), Indian efforts targeted on securing higher market entry for India's main exports and alleviation of its power commerce deficit with the EEC, which was the most important it had amongst all its buying and selling companions. This was handled on a product- by-product foundation by the conclusion of annual agreements in entire or in a part of the customs responsibility. Although the EEC launched the Basic System of Preferences (GSP) in 1971, India felt that 'the GSP was not structured to resolve the precise issues created for India by its lack of preferential entry to the British market. Lots of India's primary exports together with jute, coir, cotton textiles, and tobacco, had been both excluded from the scheme or else subjected to particular preparations.
Industrial Cooperation Agreements
Underneath the Joint Declaration of Intent, annexes to the UK's 'Treaty of Accession (1973), the EEC agreed to look at with the Asian Commonwealth nations' such issues as might come up within the area of commerce With a view to hunt and acceptable options. India was perceived as 'Britain's child' and it was as much as the British to motion its favor.
The five-year non-preferential Industrial Cooperation Settlement (CCA) that India finally signed in 1973 contained no new tariff concessions, however supplied each a spotlight and a contractual foundation for India-EEC relations. Nonetheless, aware improvement of commerce alternatives for India continued to be assigned solely a low precedence. India took the initiative in 1978 and sought to increase the scope of the 1973 settlement by the conclusion of a brand new nonpreferential financial and business settlement in 1981, which expanded cooperation to extra sectors.
India accorded better precedence to the West as a market; supply of know-how and FDI and have become progressively extra attention-grabbing due to its coverage of liberalization and financial reforms (1991), acquisition of nuclear weapons in 1990s and steadily, bettering relations with the US.
Vast-ranging 'third-generation settlement on Partnership and Improvement was signed on 20 December 1993 to embody financial, technological and cultural cooperation, improvement and funding. The Joint Assertion on Political Dialogue (1994) sought to realize 'a more in-depth and upgraded relationship', and expressed the resolve of India and the EU to bolster and intensify their mutual relations within the political, financial, technological and cultural fields. The European Fee pushed for stronger hyperlinks in its Communication on EU-India Enhanced Partnership (1996).
Institutional Structure
The institutional structure between India and the EU is now fairly multilayered. Other than the Joint Fee and Sub-commissions, different institutional mechanisms embody troika ministerial conferences Senior Officers Conferences, conferences between the European Fee and Indian planners, bilateral conferences within the margins of multilateral boards, working teams of specialists (on topics like export controls, terrorism specialists and consular affairs), the India- EU Spherical Desk, the India-EU Power Panel and its working teams, macro- financial dialogue on monetary co-operation, a dialogue on human rights, and a science and know-how steering committee.
Annual summits have taken place yearly since 2000. Parliamentary exchanges started with the organising of a South Asia Delegation within the European Parliament. A separate India Delegation was established in September 2009 and The Indian parliament additionally arrange a 22 member Parliamentary Friendship Group with the European Parliament in June 2008 to mirror the strategic partnership. Since 2007, a brand new format for dialogue and interplay was created when India turned a member of the 45-member Asia-Europe Assembly (ASEM).
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Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 7 năm học 2018 - 2019 số 3
Ôn thi HSG môn tiếng Anh lớp 7 có đáp án
PHÒNG GD&ĐT …….
TRƯỜNG …………….
Họ tên ………………………………….
Lớp ………..
Thời gian: 90 phút
I. Choose the word that is stressed differently from that of the other words.
A. answer
B. include
C. prepare
D. improve
A. beautiful
B. lovely
C. amazing
D. awful
A. dislike
B. cartoon
C. audience
D. contest
A. destination
B. anniversary
C. education
D. direction
A. popular
B. discovery
C. skillful
D. problem
II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
A. monument
B. robbery
C. minority
D. gramophone
A. thirsty
B. father
C. thanks
D. theater
A. except
B. essay
C. expensive
D. event
A. suggestion
B. nation
C. invitation
D. collection
A. government
B. grain
C. vegetarian
D. garbage
III. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.
South-East Asia has many tourist ________.
A. landmarks
B. places
C. spots
D. attractions
It’s a very ________ story. I laugh from the beginning to the end.
A. interests
B. amusing
C. interested
D. amused
You had a party last night, ________?
A. had not you
B. didn’t you
C. had you
D. did you
Who ________ the first typewriter?
A. invented
B. did invent
C. invents
D. did he invent
Sugar adds taste ________ the food we eat
A. to
C. with
D. for
He never likes durians and________.
A. I do too
B. I didn’t either
C. so do I
D. neither do I
In a game of singles , two players play________ each other
A. for
B. against
C. opposite
D. with
I often ________in winter.
A. play skiing
B. go skiing
C. go to ski
D. go playing skiing
We shouldn’t cross the street outside the ________.
A. sidewalk
B. zebra crossing
C. pavement
D. foot lane
There aren’t any good movies ________ at the moment.
A. being on
B. showing
C. going on
D. performing
I bought this dress at the ________on Hang Bai street.
A. store of closes
B. closing store
C. clothes store
D. clothes’store
Would you like to play basketball? - ________ . Good idea!
A. I want
B. I’d love to
C. I like
D. I love it
The boss wants his ________ to type some letters.
A. secretary
B. journalist
C. novelist
D. musician
Nobody ________ in the room when we came home.
A. isn't
B. aren't
C. is
D. are
I have to write a ________ composition every other week.
A. two-thousands-word
B. two-thousands-words
C. two-thousand-words
D. two-thousand-word
IV. There is one mistake in each of the following sentences. Find it.
My parents always think that I am not old enough to do what I wanted.
My grandmother used to be telling us folktales when we were small
Da Lat is known like a city of pines, waterfalls and flowers.
The river bank was covered by weed.
The harder he tried the worst he danced before the large audience.
V. Give the correct form of the words in the brackets in each of the following sentences.
She was the only __________________ left in the town. (inhabit)
Conan Doyle was a ________________ famous for his detective stories. (novel)
He gets very angry if you ____________________ with his ideas. (agree)
There is saying “ _______________ is better than cure”. (prevent)
I had a ________________ evening. It made me forget all my sadness. (terrify)
I don’t like this chair. It’s _________________. (comfort)
Hoa is having a __________________ check-up. (medicine)
We must remember to eat _____________. (sense)
There are many badminton _______________ nowadays. (compete)
Mary looked _____________ because her mother died. (happy)
VI. Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Kipling was the first writer (41)____________ expressed the faith and national pride. He was
(42)__________ in Bombay India (43)____________ 1865 and was taken (44)____________
England to (45)___________ educated at the (46)___________ of 6. But at the age of 17 he
returned (47)___________ India and became a journalist. (48)___________ this time he
(49)___________ a great amount of prose and poetry. After wards he returned to England and
travelled in Japan and America. He received the 1907 Nobel (50)___________ for literature and
died in 1936 while he was working on his autobiographical notes.
VII. Read the following text and choose the best answer for the questions below.
After inventing dynamite, Swedish- born Alfred Nobel became a very rich man. However, he
foresaw its universally destructive powers too late. Nobel preferred not to be remembered as the
inventor of the dynamite, so in 1895, just two weeks before his death, he created a fund to be
used for awarding prizes to people who had made world while contribution to mankind.
Originally there were five awards: literature, physics, chemistry, medicine and peace. Economics
was added in 1968, just sixty- seven years after the first awards ceremony. Nobel’s original
legacy of nine million dollars was invested and the interest in this sum is used for the awards
which vary from $ 30,000 to $ 125,000. Every year on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel’s
death, the awards are presented to the winners. Some politics plays an important role in the
judge’s decision. Americans have won numerous science awards but relatively few literature
prizes. No awards were presented from 1940 to 1942 at the beginning of World War II. Some
people have won two prizes, but this is rare, others have shared their prizes.
The word “foresaw” in line 2 is nearest in meaning to ________.
A. prevailed
B. prevented
C. postponed
D. predicted
All of the following statements are true except ________.
A. A few individuals have won two awards
B. ceremonies are held on December 10 to commemorate Nobel’s invention
C. politics plays an important role in selecting the winners.
D. awards vary in monetary value
The passage implies that Nobel’s profession was in ________.
A. economics
B. science
C. peace
D. medicine
The word “world while” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. economic
B. valuable
C. prestigious
D. trivial
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Alfred Nobel made lasting contribution to humanity.
B. Alfred Nobel created awards in six categories for contributions to humanity.
C. Alfred Nobel left all his money to science.
D. Alfred Nobel became very rich when he invented dynamite.
VIII. Choose the correct sentence (A, B, C or D) made from the suggested words.
doctor/ advise/ his health/ not/ eat/ meat/ much/ not good.
A. The doctor advised him not eating much meat because it was not good for his heath.
B. The doctor advices him not eat much meat because it is not good to his heath.
C. The doctor advised him not to eat much meat because it was not good for his heath.
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A Carpet Pattern in My Cocktail Dress? A Fashion Report
One day after school, Moryana Filipova went to an exhibition of carpets and traditional clothing from the Chiprovtsi region at the National Ethnographic Museum. There she met a nice woman weaving a carpet who told her what the different patterns meant and how they could be woven into a garment. The encounter inspired her to use long-forgotten motives in modern fashion design and to create a collection featuring traditional Bulgarian patterns.
A year and a half later, the collection is a fact, as are two more collections, a certificate in marketing and management from Harvard University, and a successful business with clients from all over the world. On June 26, Moryana had a fashion show to present her line of summer clothes inspired by traditional Sofia embroidery patterns. And all this before her 18th birthday!
Moryana is a passionate artist and has taken drawing classes since she was a child. She started out by sketching clothes; her first attempt at making them wasn’t a resounding success. At her third-grade graduation, she paraded in a black satin dress she had made herself—until it came apart at the seams. “It was funny, and it’s a nice memory,” she says.
The episode was too small a snag to thwart her plans to become a famous designer. In the eighth grade, she enrolled in the High School for Fashion and Textile in Sofia, where her interest in fashion design took on a more definite shape. At a two-week course in Italy, she met established designers and collected information about fashion schools.
Her dream started becoming a reality after a friend told her about ABLE Mentor—Bulgaria’s largest one-on-one mentoring program, supported by ABF—which allows high school students to work on real-world projects under the tutelage of experienced professionals. Thanks to the program, she was able to meet other ambitious young people and acquire new skills. More significantly, over three months, her mentor, LeadersPlay founder Gergana Grancharova, helped her turn her sketches into a collection of 13 garments. After completing the program, Moryana had a professional photo shoot and a promotional video done and started a website with an online shop—http://www.moryana.eu. Gergana remains the young entrepreneur’s mentor, partner, and friend.
Regarding her decision to dedicate her first collection to Bulgaria and its ethnographic wealth, Moryana says: “Traditional embroidery patterns are very special. For our ancestors, they weren’t only an adornment but had a profound meaning.” The embroidery patterns she uses most frequently are kolo and makaz. Kolo is a symbol of the sun, and makaz signifies harmony in nature.
Moryana has both her feet firmly on the ground. Her education and business are equally important, so when she is not at school or doing homework, she works on new concepts and ideas. She is up late very often putting the finishing touches to her next fabulous design.
Moryana is modest about her success. “People probably sense that I work hard and love what I do, and appreciate that,” she suggests.
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Cyprus Produces the Worlds Oldest Wine
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Cyprus is home to the oldest wine produced in the world. Commandaria is a dessert wine that tastes like a sweet liqueur, rich in flavor and history.
It supposedly got its name from the Crusaders knights of the 13th century, but it appears that it was discovered much earlier, around 2000 BC.
Commandaria also holds the record for the older “designation of origin” product. In 1223, King Philip of France called Commandaria the “Apostle of wines” and it has since become known throughout Europe as “Commandaria,” which derives from the region where it was produced in the southwestern part of the island, named “Grande Commandarie” during the Crusades.
Other legends believe King Richard of England was drinking Commandaria at his wedding and calling it “the wine of kings and the king of wines.”
Over the years, the production of Commandaria has increased, while in 1879, British explorer Sir Samuel White Baker noted that Cyprus exported about 230,000 liters annually of the wine to Austria.
In Limassol, Commandaria is produced with a particular recipe and its name is protected as a unique product of Cyprus worldwide.
The recipe includes honey, herbs, vanilla, spices, dried fruits and a complex, sweet flavor. The distinctive element in the production of Commandaria is, that after harvesting the grapes, the producers leave them in the sun to dry for 10 days in order for them to lose their sugar.
The wine produced is then aged for two years in oak barrels and bottled. As the years pass, the liquid takes on an amber color and its sweet taste and thick consistency are intensified.
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9 Examples of the Most Creative Video Content for the Most Boring Products
November 28, 2016 by Meghin Hewitt
Marketing is a tough job on its own, but it’s even tougher when you’re tasked with marketing a product as boring as bottled water or batteries. Unfortunately, common products tend to breed common advertising. But that doesn’t mean it’s impossible. In fact, launching a successful marketing campaign that gets people talking about toilet paper—outside the bathroom—can transform a forgettable product into a memorable staple. Here are 9 of the most exciting examples of creative content marketing to give you inspiration, no matter how boring your next creative job is.
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Toilet paper is one of those products that you don’t really think about until it’s gone. Instead of leaving the fate of their brand up to some animated talking bears or cute puppies, French toilet paper company Le Trèfle® created a hysterical spot that not only pokes fun at our tech-obsessed world but also leaves you wishing they sold their wares around the world.
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Cards are usually the first thing to get chucked once a present is open. And somehow Cardstore managed to create a 4-minute commercial about cards that garnered over 26 million views. The company created a fake job listing highlighting the hardships of motherhood in order to ramp up sales for the holiday. Considering everyone on the planet has a mother, that’s pretty great marketing.
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What’s the best way to sell Kleenex? With a tearjerker advert, of course! And they didn’t even need Sarah McLachlan’s angelic voice. Aside from some subtle product placement, this commercial leaves viewers feeling inspired and misty eyed. Nothing like a good (sponsored) human interest piece.
Flying can be a pretty painful experience. Between crying babies and turbulence, the other most annoying experience is hearing the sleep-deprived flight attendant drone on about the mechanics of a seatbelt. Leave it to Virgin airlines to create an informative and exciting safety video, entertaining viewers on the net and in the air.
In this day and age most gadgets have rechargeable batteries. This makes marketing batteries difficult, as they’re usually forgotten until the power is out. Duracell’s commercial brought the need for batteries close to home with this heartwarming advert focused on an often unheard of use-case.
Maya Angelou said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” This was the driving force behind Dove’s Real Beauty Beauty Campaign. The campaign kicked off in 2004, with ads featuring a diverse group of women, but one of the most memorable ads was their “Real Beauty Sketches.” If this commercial doesn’t give you the feels, I don’t know what will.
Always, a company whose products are specifically for women, took a page out of Dove’s book and inspired viewers of both sexes to feel. Gender issues have been a hot button issue for over a century, and Always brought that topic back to the forefront of consumers minds during the Superbowl, a historically masculine event.
Normally if you’ve seen one car commercial, you’ve seen them all. But that is not the case for Volvo’s commercial “Epic Split.” How did they advertise the “stability and precision of Volvo’s steering”? By having two rigs drive parallel in reverse, with Jean Claude Van Damme slowly descending into the splits between them—with an inspiring Enya song playing in the background. The most amazing part? It’s all real, no hidden wires or movie magic.
I imagine marketing dog food is difficult because unlike other products, their target audience cannot jump in the car and go purchase their product. They have to get humans to care, and that’s exactly what Buzzfeed did for Purina with their Puppyhood branded video. You almost forget that it’s a commercial and it’s not the beginning of a rom com.
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Of mice and pirates
Stearns April 24, 2007 - 10:36 pm April 24, 2007 Inventing the Future, Philosophical business mumbo-jumbo apple, lawyers, squeak, user interface, xerox
I had always understood patents to be about the mechanism of the device, not it’s effect. E.g., a particular mouse trap design, not the idea of catching mice.
But what do I know? Squeak blogger Torsten turned me on to this article about some courtroom pirates suing Apple over the User Interface in their latest operating system release. The original patent was for an old Xerox UI implemented in Interlisp-D, and now owned by a holding company.
Apple’s Tiger operating system isn’t implemented in Lisp. Do you suppose the lawyers are basing their argument on Greenspun’s Tenth Rule?
Designed to Fail
Stearns March 6, 2007 - 9:49 pm March 6, 2007 Inventing the Future, KAT alan kay, participant, user interface, web page
I remember being moved by hearing Alan Kay speak fondly about a machine that was designed to crash. Now there’s a new version of the Croquet Collaborative that does this, too!
The KAT
Stearns January 12, 2007 - 11:14 pm January 12, 2007 Inventing the Future, KAT application toolkit, avatars, brie, david reed, user interface
Our KidsFirst project includes a great deal of what we’ve learned about Croquet. We’re making all the code available through the CroquetSource code repository, as part of the Contributions collection of code that will be distributed in the forthcoming Croquet release. (This repository is available to developers ahead of release, as part of what David Reed calls “Invention in public.” For info on updating, see this movie and this discussion thread. There will also be a new image distribution shortly.)
We call this code the KAT – KidsFirst Application Toolkit. It fits over all the other Croquet SDK code without changing it. All the KAT-specific classes begin with K – partly for the KidsFirst project that informs its development, and partly as homage to Alan. As the code matures, you may or may not see some of the KAT code migrate down to the base classes from which it inherits. (For historical reasons, the name of the Monticello package is “Wisconsin.” This may change.)
Stearns December 30, 2006 - 1:16 pm February 24, 2013 General, Inventing the Future alan kay, brie, mesh network, olpc, squeak, user interface
I’ve admitted that I didn’t immediately get the point of the One Laptop Per Child project, but now I’m now very excited about the ideas behind this non-profit effort to build a $100 mesh-network computer to be owned by children in the developing world. This essay captures a lot of what I feel and wonder about it, including some fears of dystopian unexpected consequences.
I Can't Quit You Brie, So I'm Gonna Put You Down For a While
Stearns July 2, 2006 - 11:45 am February 24, 2013 Inventing the Future brie, croquet, david smith, entire world, jasmine, user interface
(Sorry, Willie Dixon.)
I haven’t been working on our Brie user-interface framework for a while now. We took it to a certain early level in Jasmine Croquet, in which we pretty solidly worked out user interface conventions, internal infrastructure, and the basic direct-manipulation philosophy.
Although not terribly novel (we stole liberally from David Smith, David Unger/Randall Smith, David Place/Pat O’Keefe, and, running out of Davids, Stallman/Sussman), Brie was still fairly advanced and abstract research, and we had more immediate work to do: Dormouse and the Croquet SDK release, and several projects using them. Brie had been sustained with financial support from NICT which has come to a pause. A great friend and entire world’s best salesman and demo-jock for Croquet went to Duke. So nothing got done on Brie following C5 ’06.
Brie has not yet been integrated with the current Croquet SDK. It still needs a lot of work in both the graphics and the API between private and replicated Croquet. It might be most efficient to let some dust settle here: Josh is working on new Croquet graphics, Andreas is working on 2D interfaces, and David Smith is working on the task/interactor model.
But the main thing is that I’m starting another project that I’m very excited about (more about this later), so I know that I won’t have time to work on Brie for a while. Fortunately, I do think that, say, phase III or so of the new project will be a driver for pulling Brie out of the closet again.
Spore video
Stearns March 5, 2006 - 7:10 pm February 24, 2013 Inventing the Future brie, cool stuff, croquet, user interface
There’s a nice video of Sims creator Will Wright explaining the new game he’s developing, called Spore. (An edited-down version of the video, concentrating on the game play, is here. (Thanks for the lead, John!)
Very cool stuff, and I think a nice addition to the set of collateral material that gets at some of the aspects of either Croquet or Brie. A very nicely done thing to compare against
Of UI and Narratives
Stearns August 26, 2005 - 8:44 pm February 24, 2013 Inventing the Future, meta-medium brie, croquet, narrative, user interface
There were some comments to a previous entry that I thought were worth calling attention to all by themselves. The general theme of these was that of user interface and how the role of media in storytelling can inform the design of new UI paradigms. Highly appropriate for Brie.
So I’m moving those comments here. I want to keep the original page for the my attempt to define the heart of Croquet independently of UI, applications, and software distributions.
components have a name — Brie
Stearns May 6, 2005 - 11:41 pm February 24, 2013 Brie, Inventing the Future apple, brie, user interface
I don’t know why software projects need meaningless codename, but they do. Maybe that’s how this ethereal stuff becomes “real.”
I can’t say that all our U.Wisconsin projects for Croquet will be named after cheese, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Not sure why Wisconsin means cheese, yet we start with a French cheese. But Brie is cool. My wife lived there for a while. The have big parties when the new cheeses come out, but you can also buy this old wrinkled stuff that you can’t get here, which my wife calls “fromage morte.”
So, what is Brie?
Stearns March 26, 2005 - 6:04 pm February 24, 2013 Brie, Inventing the Future alan kay, david reed, killer app, personal computer, user interface
The computer spreadsheet doesn’t get enough credit among computer programmers. I think that more than any other one concept, VisiCalc, 1-2-3, and Excel were the killer app for the personal computer. As a programmer, I have tended first to think of formulae and calculation mechanisms when I think of spreadsheets, but the UI and development style are perhaps more significant. For each individual cell, you can look at the value, the formula, or the formatting, and change each through a menu. You can incrementally build up quite a complex application all on your own, never leaving the very environment you use to view the results. Why doesn’t all software work this way, only better? That’s what I’m working on.
Inventing the Future: learning the system
Stearns January 23, 2005 - 10:53 am February 24, 2013 Inventing the Future croquet, jasmine, julian, snapshot, squeak, user interface
I’m off to Japan Tuesday for the big conference. Better take a snapshot of what I’ve been doing, because I expect my world to change by the time I get back. My first six weeks on this radical Croquet project were spent with very general learning of what’s what. Drinking knowledge from a firehose. For the next six we’ve been prototyping some of the features from conference papers written by my boss, Julian, and his counterpart at U. Minnesota. We’re going to demo these at the conference, and we go on right after Alan Kay’s keynote address. Yikes. Good thing Julian gives great demos! I imagine the conference organizers know that and put him in that slot accordingly. (Cast of characters here).
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It’s a Merry Tuba Christmas!
This month, in hundreds of cities across the country, bunches of tuba-toting musicians will gather to play holiday music. What began as a tribute to a tuba performer, who was born on Christmas Day, has become a unique showcase of tubas and their brass relatives – euphoniums and sousaphones and baritones.
As a graduate teaching assistant at Indiana University’s acclaimed music school, Garnett (G.R.) Davis studied Tuba Performance under Harvey Phillips. Over the years, G.R. collected a computer degree, taught tuba classes at universities, and toured the U.S. with a military band. He performed in ensembles and accompanied Frank Sinatra, Henry Mancini, and Frankie Avalon.
Now retired from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, where he taught tuba classes for 25 years, G.R. looks forward to Nashville’s annual Tuba Christmas on December 10. G.R. and fellow tuba enthusiast, Nancy Holland, have coordinated and conducted their city’s festive event for three decades.
Although G.R. Davis retired from teaching a few years ago, he still plays with brass quartets, concert bands, and orchestras. Photo courtesy of Mr. Davis.
In 1974, Harvey Phillips – the gentleman from G.R.’s grad school years – wanted to honor William Bell, a mentor and legendary tuba player. Mr. Phillips also wanted to introduce the public to tubas and their versatility.
“Tubas can actually cover a wide range of notes,” explains G.R., not only the guttural, low notes many of us recognize.
It was Mr. Phillip’s hope younger players and tuba novices would join more experienced musicians in spontaneous holiday concerts and learn, firsthand, all the melodies a tuba can carry.
G.R. played the tuba and supported his friend in the first Tuba Christmas – a test run in Bloomington, Indiana. With his debut concert a success, Mr. Phillips set his sights on New York City.
According to G.R., Mr. Phillips, now deceased, was a charismatic, never-take-no-for-an-answer sort of guy. So why wouldn’t he phone the folks at Rockefeller Center and lay out his plan?
Nancy Holland, shown with her festive euphonium, hopes the students who participate in a Tuba Christmas realize the lifelong enrichment a musical instrument provides. Photo courtesy of Nancy Holland.
Next to the Prometheus statue, and ON the famed ice skating rink, Mr. Phillips wished to assemble 300 tuba players to perform Christmas carols for spectators and shoppers. May he please reserve the space?
His proposal was met with silence at the other end of the phone line.
Mr. Phillips suggested the apprehensive Rockefeller Center agent contact a few references – performers he’d played with over the years in New York. “People who would verify Harvey could actually make the Tuba Christmas concert work,” said G.R.
After speaking with Doc Severinsen and Leonard Bernstein and another luminary or two, the astonished Rockefeller Center rep called back in a rush.
“Mr. Phillips, how can we help you make this concert work?”
On December 15, Rockefeller Center will host the 46th annual Tuba Christmas. All 200 Tuba Christmas concerts around the country, and several outside the United States, are free to the community. Professional musicians, retired performers, and students drag their instruments to venues, indoors and out, and share their musical talents.
Photo courtesy of Nashville Tuba Christmas
Under G.R.’s and Nancy’s direction, the Nashville Tuba Christmas began with 25 musicians in a now-shuttered outdoor mall. With no cap on the number of performers, fire codes and seating capacities required the show to move to larger and larger spaces through the years.
Since 2006, downtown’s First Baptist Church has hosted the tubas. About 150 musicians register early in the morning, rehearse as a group, and perform two shows to 2000 audience members.
The audience will sing along to their favorite Christmas carols and soak up their merry surroundings. “No matter who shows up – with the wide range of talent and ages – the music always comes together,” says G.R.
For more information about a concert near you, please visit the Tuba Christmas website.
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What a terrific and unique thing! And, you have written yet another great article, Pam.
Pamela Lamp says:
thanks very much Lisa – i’m anxious to see the concert here.
Laurie Stone says:
What a fun event! There’s something both funny and joyful about tubas. I’d love to see that concert at Rockefeller Center.
So would I – I have a friend who says it is fabulous!
Next Saturday at Sandestin! Thanks for the reminder to look for this.
You are most welcome! That’s a fun place to be for the concert – have fun!
I have the pleasure of working with G.R and he is such a gentleman!
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Man undergoes surgery to relieve 36-hour erection
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A man from the U.K. who was visiting friends in France found himself having a massive erection that was totally unrelated to sex or any stimulation.
Though he initially received anti-inflammatory and steroidal medications for it, his penis remained rigid and throbbing, to the point that it was already causing the man extreme agony.
Eventually, he was diagnosed with priapism, a condition where the penis remains erect for a long time and can be treated with surgery.
A 41-year-old man from the United Kingdom frankly shared a horrifying experience where he almost lost his manhood.
Elliott Rossiter, of Bristol, England told British news agency, South West News Service (SWNS) that one time when he was visiting friends in France, he unexpectedly developed an erection. However, he said it wasn’t anything sexual because he wasn’t aroused at the time.
“We were all just sat around and it just came on. I tried to get rid of it but couldn’t,” he told SWNS recalling the “embarrassing” moment.
Nineteen hours later with no relief, he was taken to a local clinic by a friend where anti-inflammatory and steroid medications were injected into his penis. However, his manhood remained rigid.
“I could barely walk. I was doubled over [in pain]. It was absolute agony,” said Rossiter adding that he was terrified it would never go away. “I have never experienced anything like it. It was bigger than a usual erection and wouldn’t stop throbbing.”
Eventually, Rossiter was rushed to the local hospital where doctors diagnosed him with priapism, which is the “prolonged erection of the penis,” according to the Mayo Clinic. Often, the condition is non-sexual or unrelated to stimulation. To ease the condition, he needed surgery for it.
Rossiter told SWNS that doctors told him that without an operation, his penis would die because the blood that gathered in his penis wasn’t draining away. And if left untreated, penile tissue can be seriously damaged, says Medical News Today.
To drain the blood, doctors cut a small hole at the base of Rossiter’s penis. Though the surgery left Rossiter with two small scars, his manhood was saved.
Priapism has three main types: ischemic, recurrent and non-ischemic. According to Medical News Today, the more common type is ischemic, which is when blood isn’t able to leave the penis after erection.
While causes vary, medications such as antidepressants, blood thinners, medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders, and for erectile dysfunction, among others, can cause priapism. Illegal drugs like cocaine and ecstasy can also lead to priapism.
Though Rossiter was overcoming an addiction to pain medications at the time he developed priapism, the specific cause of his condition remained unclear.
Source: Fox News
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Home Entertainment and Arts Taylor Swift’s Pop Civil War Shows Why We Need a God
Taylor Swift’s Pop Civil War Shows Why We Need a God
By: Sam Chan
Just in time for the USA summer holidays (and her pre-album Lover launch), we have Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun in the Pop Civil War of 2019.
Last week, Taylor Swift aired the music-industry’s dirty laundry in public, in an online tumblr salvo.
Here is the issue – in 4 simple bullet points:
Taylor Swift’s first 6 albums were recorded with the Big Machine Label group
but Ithaca Holdings, run by Scooter Braun, has just bought Big Machine
Scooter Braun now owns Taylor’s music
Taylor and Scooter do not get along
At a personal level, Taylor Swift calls out Scooter for “incessant, manipulative bullying” against her. This is a bitter feud that has gone on for a long time. Just trying to say the name “Scooter Braun” leaves Taylor “crying or trying not to.”
Taylor also calls out Big Machine’s founder, Scott Borchetta, for betraying her: “This is what happens when you sign a deal at fifteen to someone for whom the term ‘loyalty’ is clearly just a contractual concept.”
But the deeper problem is how big recording labels—and not the artist—own the artist’s music.
This means that, technically, Scooter now owns Taylor’s music—the masters— and the rights to do whatever he wants with them.
This has led to an online civil war, where each party tries to claim the higher moral ground by claiming to be the victim.
Swift says she is the victim. She’s been exploited. She’s been stripped of her own music. To a man she hates.
But Borchetta, in his own online reply, claims to be the victim. He’s been misrepresented. He’s been unfairly maligned.
This civil war exposes something that is uniquely human.
Humans, as a species, see the victim as the champion. We despise the bully. And we root for the underdog.
We have an inbuilt radar that detects unfairness. And we do everything we can to push the needle back to “fair”.
But why do we do this? I’m not aware of any other animal species that does this!
Just the other day I saw a group of birds fighting over bread crumbs. The bigger bird, an ibis, scared away the smaller birds. The ibis enjoyed its food, while the smaller birds cowered away at a safe distance. But, no-one was crying, “Unfair!”
When a whale beats up a shark, this is normal. When a bear catches a salmon in its claws, this is natural. And when the bigger lion eats most of the gazelle, we say that it got its “fair share” of the dinner.
So, why is it inverted for humans?
Why, for humans, is it unfair for the big to pick on the small, the rich to pick on the poor, or the strong to pick on the weak?
Why do we privilege the victim over the aggressor?
Maybe it’s because humans have been created in the image of a God who is the champion of the poor, weak, and marginalised.
Listen to Mary’s song (The Magnificat) to God!
He has brought down rulers from their thrones
but has lifted up the humble.
He has filled the hungry with good things
but has sent the rich away empty. (Luke 1:52-53)
The next time we think that it’s a God-given right to cheer for the underdog, remember that we only have this right precisely because it’s God-given.
Not by nature. Not by some arbitrary human-made social contract. But by God.
Oh, and also remember Mary’s song. Which you too can own if you sing it.
Sing it. It’s your God-given right, which no record label can ever take away from you.
Article supplied with thanks to Espresso Theology.
About the Author: Sam is a theologian, preacher, author, evangelist, ethicist, cultural analyst and medical doctor.
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Imperialism: The Darwinian Justification
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
My Rating: ★★★☆☆
Ferguson contends that today’s financial world is the result of four millennia of economic evolution. It is very important to the aims of this book that this metaphor is accepted. Ferguson looks at this evolution of money into the complicated financial ecosystem of today. He explores how money mutated into new tools/organisms and acquired characteristics that allowed it to meet the needs of its users/demands of its environment better. The tools that helped men make even more money or harness their own energies more efficiently were selected for as ‘fittest’ and soon took over the monetary environment.
This happened in fits and starts:
First came the invention of money itself, which is not given much attention to, probably because it is too shrouded in the mists of time (and also because the West has no unique claim on it, at any of its stages – even the more advanced forms). Then it started mutating into its various forms, conquering and occupying various niches according to functionality.
And according to Ferguson, the civilizations who had access to these new and more efficient tools were hugely benefitted and in many cases were at a decisive advantage, down to our day.
The Evolutionary Stages
1. Banks
Money, once it allowed quantification of the value of transactions soon led naturally to delayed payments and then to the institutions of lending and borrowing. These slowly grew to become banks, clearing houses for ever larger aggregations of borrowing and lending.
2. Bonds
The rulers and the lords were the biggest customers of the banks. In time governments that figured out how to utilize the credit market best thrived and their innovations led to government bonds and securitization of streams of interest payments. This matured into full-fledged bond markets by the 13th century. The rulers had great incentive to protect and regulate this amazing new source of funding! This led those governments most dependent on these markets to institute regulated public markets so as to maintain stability and security of transaction, which was in their own best interests. Transaction and discovery costs reduced drastically and areas with such markets proved extremely useful to their rulers, who could no raise money for wars much more effectively. Battles were now to be won and lost in the bond markets.
3. Stock Markets
By the seventeenth century, corporations started aping the states, a process that was not limited to only financial matters, and started to raise equity through share markets. This could only develop first in areas with already well developed bond markets and public markets and thus gave them a further advantage — the advantage derived from the financial tools now extended from wars to trade and industry. The West was rising buoyed by its financial innovations, in Ferguson’s view.
With the institutions of bonds and shares prospering, the next step was to use the market to spread risk out. insurance funds and then pension funds exploited economies of scale and the laws of averages to provide financial protection against calculable risk. The corporations now had another decisive advantage in being able to have access to protection against risk and in a world where financial risk was the biggest danger any advantage there could prove world-conquering. The accumulation of financial innovations had already tipped the balance for the West and was now on its way to helping them conquer the world.
5. Real Estate
With the rise of more innovative instruments such as futures, options and other derivatives, it was now possible to increase leverage, not only for governments and corporations, but also for individual households. With government encouragement they soon increased their leverage and used that to invest more and more in real estate. This helped the western countries to have a larger and larger propertied class helping them to transition the into property-owning democracies, which, according to Ferguson, are the most robust sort.
6. Imperialism and Globalization: The Justified Culmination
Now we come to the crux of the narrative — Economies that combined all these institutional innovations – banks, bond markets, stock markets, insurance and property-owning democracy – performed better over the long run than those that did not, because financial intermediation generally permits a more efficient allocation of resources than, say, feudalism or central planning. The financial ecosystem evolved in the West was the best suited for governance and for human civilization in general. And it is for this reason that the Western financial model tended to spread around the world, first in the guise of imperialism, then in the guise of globalization, and has been vital for all sorts of progress achieved around the world — from the advance of science, the spread of law, mankind’s escape from the drudgery of subsistence agriculture and the misery of the Malthusian trap.
Ferguson has narrated the history of money as a financial evolution and thus given it the air of inevitable complexity and of progress. This makes it seem like the adoption of the ‘evolved’ financial system first by the West and them by the Rest is but a logical and inevitable choice that is for the best of the world at large.
It is noteworthy that Ferguson makes a point of using elaborate evolutionary metaphors to project the history of financial institutions in a Darwinian light.
According to this interpretation, financial history is essentially the result of institutional mutation and natural selection: Random ‘drift’ (innovations/ mutations that are not promoted by natural selection, but just happen) and ‘flow’ (innovations/mutations that are caused when, say, American practices are adopted by Chinese banks) play a part. There can also be ‘co-evolution’, when different financial species work and adapt together (like hedge funds and their prime brokers).
But market selection is the main driver. Financial organisms are in competition with one another for finite resources. At certain times and in certain places, certain species may become dominant. But innovations by competitor species, or the emergence of altogether new species, prevent any permanent hierarchy or monoculture from emerging. Broadly speaking, the law of the survival of the fittest applies. Institutions with a ‘selfish gene’ that is good at self-replication and self-perpetuation will tend to proliferate and endure.
As we can see there are certain key themes here:
a. That the survived institutions have to accepted as ‘fittest’ under Ferguson’s interpretation, and
b. That ‘selfishness’ of institutions/genes are rewarding for the species/humanity in the long run. So we should encourage the selfish imperialism of countries/the globalization of corporations today.
These are specious themes that are present in this book with a specific agenda, trying to escape notice by being presented in pseudoscientific light. And as we have seen from our discussion of how Ferguson uses the history of finance to show us how Imperialism was a good thing for the rest of the world, we can safely slot this book as another among Ferguson’s life-long attempts to come up with innovative apologetics for Empire.
Posted by Riku on June 7, 2015 in Book Reviews, Books, Economics, Thoughts
Tags: Book review, Books, Business, Economics, History, Imperial
I, Hegel: A Poem
I, Hegel
I, Hegel, wrote an essay today
Comparing Jesus,
And his disciples
With Socrates,
And his.
Jesus emerges from my comparison
As decidedly the inferior teacher
Of ethics.
What does that say
About my Religion?
I, Hegel, had a dream today
In which Napoleon
Was offered
One of two paths
In a cold subterranean dungeon:
One of which led to untold riches
And the other to a lost work of Aristotle.
He took the first
Without hesitation.
About my Hero?
I, Hegel, went on a walk today
When I heard
Two villagers arguing
About metaphysics,
And epistemology.
They talked of Jesus and of Zeus,
Of Mary and of Vampires!
But not a word was told of Kant,
Yet they reached (and easily)
The very same conclusions!
About my Teacher?
Posted by Riku on March 1, 2015 in Books, Creative, Philosophy, Poetry, Thoughts
INTERSTELLAR: Do Not Go Humble Into That Good Night
The Science of Interstellar by Kip S. Thorne
My Rating: ★★★★☆
DO NOT GO HUMBLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT
The book discusses the movie, so it is only fair that I use most of the space to discuss the movie as well. I will discuss the book itself in one of the sections below. To get a better understanding, we can break our discussion it up into three overlapping sections —
The Three aspects of the movie that has to be examined to get at its core Premise:
1. The Future
2. The Science
3. The Dreams
Book Rating: 4/5 (Goodreads); Movie Rating: 9/10 (IMDB)
Caution: Spoilers Ahead; Spoilers Abound
“The overriding question, ‘What might we build tomorrow?’
blinds us to questions of our ongoing responsibilities
for what we built yesterday.”
~ Paul Dourish
Interstellar is about mankind’s future and about the options we face. It challenges us to think about how we should react to that future.
It starts from the premise that the Earth has been wrecked.
We have become a largely agrarian society, struggling to feed and shelter ourselves. But ours is not a dystopia. Life is still tolerable and in some ways pleasant, with little amenities such as baseball continuing. However, we no longer think big. We no longer aspire to great things. We aspire to little more than just keeping life going.
Humans have coped with their sudden tragedy by shutting down technology, engineering, research and all the marvels of science. This was the only option left to them.
But why this extreme reaction by a species that was not frightened even by Frankenstein’s monster? Presumably science/progress had something to do with unleashing the blight? My guess would be too much monoculture.
Most of them seem to think that the catastrophes are finished, that we humans are securing ourselves in this new world and things may start improving. But in reality the blight is so lethal, and leaps so quickly from crop to crop (there is also a bit of unscientific nonsense about Nitrogen versus Oxygen, but let us not be too critical), that the human race is doomed within the lifetime of Cooper’s grandchildren. The only hope is to start dreaming again. To get back on the Science Bandwagon.
And (thankfully?) there are dreamers, who refuse to give up to this sub-par, non-imaginative existence.
We are explorers, we are adventurers. Humanity is not meant to give up like this, Nolan tells us. And uses Dylan to drive the point home (too many times!).
The prevailing attitude of stopping progress and just focussing on ‘surviving’ is seen to be a regressive step by our intrepid explorers.
Instead our heroes decide to risk it all on a cross-galaxy exploration. To find a new home for humanity, out among the stars.
In the process Nolan also attempts to reverse the message of Kubrick’s Space Odyssey and portray technology as a friend to humanity (TARS), instead of an unknown and volatile threat (as embodied by HAL).
This is an eminently plausible future. It is also an eminent plausible reaction to such a future. In face it is very close to what Naomi Oreskes imagines in her own Near-future scenario: Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future. A dictatorial regime, community-based (communist, in fact), strictly controlled, paranoid. We have seen these things before in history, during the dark ages. It is one of our worst nightmares.
A totalitarian govt is pretty much what would be in store in such a future. Freedom comes with trade-offs — the more we can indulge now, the more we restrict humanity later.
The only problem is that by the time we have had time to degrade so much, to feel the hopelessness, to tighten control over a society so much with so less technology, it would probably be too late to be even thinking of interstellar travel.
And that is where the Future that is shown to us breaks down. It shows us an agrarian world that is still capable of inter-planetary travel. That would require a very fast breakdown of things. Fast enough to not let the technology or the knowledge wither away. One bad generation would enough to lose the skills that were required for the Exodus. The plot had to assume an almost impossible fast degeneration and a lot of coincidental happenings in that very small window allowed even in such a world. That is not very realistic.
Lucky we had a miracle to bail us out.
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Soft Science
This is where science comes in. Under what scientific capacity we have, and with what technology we can reasonably expect in the near future, we cannot really travel inter-galactic distances in a time span that is remotely realistic, at least for current generations. Nor do we have the cryopreservation methods to take any live humans across such time spans.
And if we were capable of sacrificing our present for the future generations…? Well. Umm. We wouldn’t be in a fix in the first place, would we?
The nearest star (other than our Sun) thought to have a habitable planet is Tau Ceti, 11.9 light-years from Earth, so traveling at light speed you would need 11.9 years to reach it. If there are any habitable planets closer than that, they can’t be much closer.
Voyager 1 is traveling out of the solar system at 17 kilometers per second, having been boosted by gravitational slingshots around Jupiter and Saturn. In Interstellar, the Endurance travels from Earth to Saturn in two years, at an average speed of about 20 kilometers per second.
Even if we imagine an extreme 300 kilometers per second, we would need 5000 years to reach Proxima Centauri (nearest star to earth) and 13,000 years to reach Tau Ceti. Not a pleasant prospect!
Using twenty-first-century technology, we are stuck with thousands of years to reach other solar systems. The only hope (an exceedingly faint hope) for faster interstellar travel, in the event of an earthly disaster, is a wormhole like that in Interstellar, or some other extreme form of spacetime warp.
So a major inter-galactic, centuries-spanning exploration is out of the question.
Luckily we have the Gods helping us (well, 5 dimensional beings – “them” for short) out.
They make our job a lot easier with a strategically placed wormhole – not too near to rip earth apart, but not so far that we don’t notice it, or will have to spend too much time reaching it. And it takes us to a place with multiple earth-like planets. And we go there on LAZARUS missions (Get it? Christ will walk amongst us at The End of Days — as Technology!). Resurrection itself, no less, is on display here!
Talk about miracles.
“And whoever They are, They appear to be looking out for us. That wormhole lets us travel to other stars. It came along right as we needed it.”
Well, what do you know, we are a lucky species.
Hard Science
I have heard a lot of people criticizing the science behind the movie. To me that is the most acceptable part in the movie. The science mostly makes good sense, except for a few artistic liberties here and there. Also the story was written first and the science was made-to-order. But despite that, it hangs together well.
The movie is exclusively based on a String Theory interpretation of the universe. Most of it won’t make sense unless you accept all the premises required under String Theory.
So we live in a “Brane” inside a “Bulk”. Our universe is the Brane and the Bulk Beings live in higher dimension, in the Bulk. The movie simplifies matters a bit by assuming the Bulk to be in only 1 dimension more than ours, while String Theorists tend to assume 5-6 extra dimensions in the Bulk. Also they are supposed to be curled-up microscopic dimensions, certainly not big enough for Cooper to be floating around in. Nolan didn’t want to confuse a mass audience. Let us accept that as fair.
All this is beautifully explained in the book and reading it will make you respect the rigor and faithfulness to scientific principles that is on view in the movie. Everything (including all those stunning visuals) is modeled based on equations and backed by scientific possibility (speculation at best). The movie allows us to visualize what a wormhole, black-hole, accretion disks, tesseract, world-tubes, etc. would look like IF they were real. And they allow us to do so with scientific rigor. Nolan brings String Theory to spectacular life. So this movie sets a pretty high standard as far as fidelity to science is concerned. Let us give full points for that.
I am wiling to defend most of the science on display in the movie. Please feel free to fire away in the comment section.
They even use realistic equations in the movie. Gotta give points for that too.
Even when the equation is attempting to “solve gravity”. *chuckles*
In short, it is easy to be skeptical of the science, but this companion book does a good job of shooting down most objections you might have and proves how well-founded most o the exotic stuff in the movie is. The really exotic things turn out to be closer to home, in the Future that is depicted and in the Dreams we are being asked to nurture! I started this book being very critical of the movie, looking for weapons to bludgeon it with, but the constant doses of science has softened me up. Reading this book will probably make you respect the movie much more too. Highly recommended.
Artistic Licences
That said, Nolan does take many liberties with science in the movie, but mostly they are for visual effect.
As Kip says, If Chris had followed the dictates of Einstein’s laws, it would have spoiled his movie. So Chris consciously invoked artistic license at some points. Although I’m a scientist and aspire to science accuracy in science fiction, I can’t blame Chris at all. I would have done the same, had I been making the decision. And you’d have thanked me for it.
Truth, Educated Guesses, and Speculations
The science of Interstellar lies in all four domains: Newtonian, relativistic, quantum, and quantum gravity. Correspondingly, some of the science is known to be true, some is an educated guess, and some is speculation.
That is why throughout this book, when discussing the science of Interstellar, Kip has to explain the status of that science—truth, educated guess, or speculation—and he label it so at the beginning of a chapter or section with a symbol:
TO SUM UP
The thing is that a wormhole cant work (they are just not stable enough to be traversable, even if they actually exist — admitted freely in the book, in fact Kip goes so far as to almost admit that Wormholes are the most impossible outrageous idea in the book, and he was also the one responsible for introducing a wormhole into Contact and thus into mass consciousness!), time can’t be fixed, and if you have enough energy/tech to make a new planet habitable, you will definitely have enough to make earth re-habitable!
So we will never actually face a choice — either we will be capable of saving the earth AND colonizing a new planet. Or we will be incapable of both. And if the earth is in a bad enough condition it is unlikely that a true centuries-spanning mission is going to get funding anyway. And if we can fix the planet, how can we choose to leave all the other species behind? (Diversity being so important, as mentioned in the movie — and true genetic diversity should also include species diversity.)
The Science in the Movie DOES NOT matter. Because it is not a question of what is possible, but of what we want to believe in.
Cooper = Christ
This movie is about Miracles & Dreams, not of Science. And, to drive it home, religious hints litter the movie, as pointed out with the Lazarus missions above.
We thus have Cooper in a double role, as a Christ figure who brings God’s message to a Prophet, and also as an Apostle-Prime, who alone has experienced divinity, who is convinced that the miracles are being performed by The Children of Men. That men will become Gods one day, capable of miracles. Get it? The Bulk-beings, the 5-Dimensional Gods are nothing but the Children of Men, conceived immaculately through a Technology-Mary)
“Not yet,” Cooper says, “but one day. Not you and me but people, people who’ve evolved beyond the four dimensions we know.”
Traditionally, when you fall into a black hole, you should get pulled apart, instead the movie itself gets pulled apart by its seams. It was a plot necessity. Of course, our new understanding of singularities allow a slim chance of survival, but certainly not for the Nolan-esque climax. It’s a brave plunge, either way.
THE DREAMS
The real message of the movie might very well be to show how difficult it would be to find an inhabitable planet and get to it, even with plenty of miraculous deus ex machinas thrown in. And we still need to have in source of energy — gravity itself — to have any shot at a humane solution (of transporting everyone instead of having to deal with the rough job of choosing WHO gets to go!)
In the move, it all ends in an optimistic note in COOPER STATION, but what of the Earth? Kip admits in the book that to “harness gravity” to get off the earth would probably require a complete destruction of the planet (through extreme compression).
If they had access to enormous energy, through “solving gravity”, then surely they could have fixed Earth instead? Given the choice between a beautiful Earth and an artificially recreated station (limited by man’s imagination, even if by the imagination of the most brilliant among us), where would you choose to live? What would you choose for your child? Even today, would you rather stay in a magnificently designed IT park imitation or actually go and visit the original? And what of the history, architecture and ecology we have to leave behind? I know what choice I will make. I might make a visit, but I would want come back to earth.
A Cut-And-Run Theme
As an article puts it:
At first glance, Interstellar does seem to have a green message, warning that climate change could make the world uninhabitable for humans (and, presumably, other species). Yet there’s an odd twist. The tag line for the film is, “The end of the Earth will not be the end of us.” And the lead scientist, played by Michael Caine (no longer Alfred the Butler), says at one point: “We are not meant to save the world. We are meant to leave it.” In other words, if humans do trash the planet, don’t worry, some super-smart folks will help us make a nice get-away somewhere else in this swell and expanding universe. Given that Grinspoon researches life and planetary development, I wondered what he thought of this cut-and-run theme.
Once we cut out all the fantasy elements, Interstellar has this dire projection for us:
1. We are ruining the planet
2. We need to look for options to save ourselves.
Now, I have no objection to Humans leaving the Planet. Best case might even be that Humans leave the Planet to save the Planet.
3. But, whatever solutions we want to imagine/implement, we need to do it before it is too late.
By the time it is too late for the planet, it is bound to be too late for our technology too.
Cut-And-Run is not a feasible option. Deus Ex Machina happens only in movies.
As I have repeated many times by now The Science of Interstellar is the least questionable aspect of the movie. Its core premise (the Future & The Dreams) is what is really questionable.
Interstellar operates from a premise that it is never too late as long we keep the flame of exploration and technology alive. It ignores the ethical dilemmas of leaving a planet and most of its inhabitants (including humans) to die. It also ignores the more present question of how to avert a cut-and-run scenario from ever manifesting itself. That is the real question in front of humanity today. By skipping ahead and showing us an imaginary solution to present day problems, Nolan is indulging in a sort of escapism.
Let us just deal with it:
The right dream to have might just be of saving the planet and thus ourselves, and not of leaving it.
The movie was good entertainment and the book does a wonderful job of backing it up scientifically. But having the right dream is important too, to direct Science, which is merely a tool.
Humanity was not meant to die on Earth.
Earth was not meant to die of Humanity either.
VERDICT: THE SCIENCE IS SOLID. THE FUTURE IS SHAKY. AND THE DREAM IS JUST PLAIN STUPID.
Arthur C. Clarke took us on a similar journey in 2001: A Space Odyssey, but he asked us uncomfortable questions: Where are we headed? Are we ready to rely on Technology? What hidden dangers lurk in the Highway of Progress?
Nolan instead chooses to allay most of those uncomfortable questions and leaves us with a too simple an answer: Trust in technology, keep the spirit alive and everything will be fine.
I am not sure that is the right message for our times. It needs to be examined, and hence the review. I have done a shoddy job of it, but it is something.
All this is not to indulge in technology-bashing. Our scientific knowledge and our capacity for improvement are still our best bets to continuing survival. But “Solutionism” is not the answer.
This is how “Solutionism” is defined:
“‘Solutionism’ interprets issues as puzzles to which there is a solution, rather than problems to which there may be a response.”
~ Gilles Paquet
We should be optimistic, but only cautiously so. We should not ride headlong into a future we don’t want, expecting a miracle at the end of the lane to bail us out. We should respect science and trust in it, and expect it to not only be a miracle, but also a path-finder. Science should show us the way, it should show us the means to avoid the unwanted future. It should be a companion, not a god-of-last-resort, to which we turn only once we have ruined ourselves by ignoring it.
Let us use science to chart the best course. Let us respect what our scientists tell us instead of allowing our politicians and our run-away consumerist economy to take us to a cliff from which even Science cannot be expected to work a Miracle.
Even though the movie was supposed to be a powerful message about Man’s power, in the end it turns out to be about man’s desperate need for miracles, for easy answers. That is its failure.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
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Posted by Riku on November 19, 2014 in Book Reviews, Books, Movie Discussions, Movie Reviews, Movies, Philosophy
Tags: 2001: A Space Odyssey (film), Arthur C. Clarke, Christopher Nolan, David Gyasi, Earth, habitable planet, Interstellar, Interstellar travel, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Caine, NASA, Stanley Kubrick, Tau Ceti, technology
Arthashastra: The Science Of Good Governance
The Arthashastra by Kautilya
My Rating: ★★★★★
THE SCIENCE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE
The Arthashastra is the most comprehensive treatise of statecraft of classical times, and perhaps of all time.
The Arthashastra is written mainly in prose but also incorporates 380 shlokas, which adds a vital poetic flourish to this otherwise down-to-earth classic. The text of this extraordinarily detailed manual contains fifteen books which cover numerous topics viz., the King; a complete code of law; foreign policy; secret services; civic responsibilities, and so on.
In trying to understand Kautilya‘s analysis, we have to keep in mind the fact that in the Kautilyan view, the king encapsulates all the constituents of a state, he has expounded the theory in terms of the king – any king. In other words, what Kautilya calls the ‘interest of the king’ would nowadays be termed ‘National Interest’.
A Note About The Translation
This translation by Rangarajan is a good reference book if you are coming back to Arthashastra for reference, but not particularly good for a first reading. It is too well catalogued and too practical for that. The verses should be read in the order Kautilya arrayed them rather than in this re-arranged fashion that helps to make much better sense of it, but somehow takes away the spirit.
The translation also contains a useful Index of Verses (By Textual Order) — it is meant to assist in finding out in which Part and Section a particular verse of the text has been included.
The Branches Of Knowledge
Traditionally, in classical Indian texts, the four branches of knowledge are considered to be:
1) Philosophy,
2) The Three Vedas,
3) Economics, and
4) The Science of Government
Kautilya tells us that these are, indeed, the four fundamental branches of knowledge because one can know from these four branches of study all that is to be learnt about Dharma [spiritual welfare] and Artha [material well-being]. {1.2.8-9}
Artha, literally wealth, is thus one of four supreme aims prescribed by Classical Indian tradition. However, it has a much wider significance and the material well-being of individuals is just a part of it. The ‘Artha’ of Arthashastra is an all-embracing word with a variety of meanings. In accordance with this, Kautilya’s Arthashastra maintains that the state or government of a country has a vital role to play in maintaining the material status of both the nation and its people.
The Arthashastra is thus ‘the science of politics’ with a significant part dedicated to the science of economics. It is the art of government in its widest sense — the maintenance of law and order as also of an efficient administrative machinery The subjects covered include: administration; law order and justice; taxation, revenue and expenditure; foreign policy; defense and war. Its three objectives follow one from the other: promotion of the welfare of the subjects leads to acquisition of wealth which, in turn, makes it possible to enlarge the territory by conquest.
The Instruction Manual
The Arthashastra is essentially a treatise on the art of government and is, by nature, instructional. It seeks to instruct all kings and is meant to be useful at all times wherever dharma is held to be preeminent. And because it is instructional, it is basis is the practice of government. The majority of the treatise is a Manual of Instruction for kings and officers of the state.
There are three distinct parts in this manual:
1. The Manual of Administration
describes the organization of the apparatus of the state and prescribes the duties and responsibilities of every key official, either for maintaining order or for collecting revenue. There are, naturally, parts devoted to budgetary control, enforcement of civil service discipline and the public’s civic responsibility.
2. The Code of Law and Justice
covers both civil and criminal law and is, basically, a Penal Code; the extensive and graded penalties and fines prescribed in it have the twin aims of deterring transgressions and collecting revenue for the state.
3. The third part is a Manual of Foreign Policy, the primary aim of which is acquisition of territory by conquest.
These three manuals correspond to the three objectives of the state – wealth, justice and expansion — A stable and prosperous state, which only a just administration can secure, is a prerequisite for accumulation of wealth which is then used to augment the territory.
Justice —> Wealth —> Expansion —> More Wealth, and so on…
… as long as Justice is not compromised. Which is why the prime focus of The Arthashastra is good administration that ensures the perpetuation of justice and posterity in the kingdom.
Against Reductionist Arguments
Before we move on, we should face the unfortunate fact that both Kautilya the author and his masterwork the Arthashastra are much misunderstood. Popularly known as Chanakya, he is maligned and often ridiculed as a teacher of unethical, not to say immoral, practices and as an advocate of the theory that ‘the ends justify the means.’ ‘Chanakyan’ has entered Indian vocabulary as the equivalent of ‘Machiavellian’.
Most people know little of what Kautilya actually said in the Arthashastra. The only thing they can recall is the superficial aspects of the ‘mandala’ theory, based on the principles: ‘Every neighboring state is an enemy and the enemy’s enemy is a friend.’ This is, no doubt, almost always valid. Nevertheless, to reduce Kautilya’s theory on foreign policy to just these two observations is to do him a grave injustice. Indeed, the theory deals with not just three states, but with a twelve. Here is a sample of how much more nuanced that simple understanding could be, with a little effort:
This popular view is not only simplistic but untrue. A through reading of the treatise is required to appreciate the range and depth of the Arthashastra. It is a pioneering work on statecraft in all its aspects, written at least one thousand five hundred years ago.
Even the condemnation of Kautilya as an unethical teacher and the equivalence established with Machiavelli (itself based on gravely erroneous conception of that great master!) is based on ignorance of his work.
Kautilya’s is always a sane, moderate and balanced view. He placed great emphasis on the welfare of the people. His practical advice is rooted in dharma. But, as a teacher of practical statecraft, he advocated unethical methods in the furtherance of national interest, but always with very strict qualification. But these are often ignored or just plain unknown to the majority.
Just as Kautilya’s important qualifications to his advocacy of unethical methods is often ignored, so is the voluminous evidence in the Arthashastra of his emphasis on welfare, not only of human beings but also of animals. Welfare in the Arthashastra is not just an abstract concept. It covers maintenance of social order, increasing economic activity, protection of livelihood, protection of the weaker sections of the population, prevention of harassment of the subjects, consumer protection and even welfare of slaves and prisoners.
In short, the Arthashastra is a mixture of both what we applaud today and what we consider to be reprehensible. Kautilya has a great deal to say about civic responsibility; the obligation of every householder to take precautions against fire is mentioned; so is a prohibition on cutting trees in public parks. Consumer protection and vigilance against exploitation of the people by government servants are aspects which we consider good. Equally, some of Kautilya’s suggestions will be seen by us as unethical. What is essential is that we understand both aspects and use them to learn history as well as to apply to the modern situations.
The Kautilyan Conception of The State
Dr. Kangle, in his magisterial work on Kautilya, notes that ‘the kind of state control over the economy Arthashastra presupposes is not possible without an efficient administration. We, therefore, find in it a description of an elaborate administrative machinery.’
A ruler’s duties in the internal administration of the country are three-fold: raksha or protection of the state from external aggression, palana or maintenance of law and order within the state, and yogakshema or safeguarding the welfare of the people. These duties also meant that the King needed an elaborate support system.
The highly centralized Kautilyan state was to be regulated by an elaborate and intricate system as laid out by Kautilya. While at first glance we might think that this high centralization is repulsive, we should also appreciate the difficulties of the time. Most of the empires of the world relied on tight centralization to ensure some degree of success. Also, in Kautilya’s eyes, everything was in the service of one goal: Justice.
The extensive responsibilities of the state for promoting economic wellbeing and preserving law and order demand an equally extensive administrative machinery. Any text on Arthashastra thus has to contain details of the organization of the civil service as well as the duties and responsibilities of individual officials.
Thus we can see how The Arthashastra was bound to be an elaborate manual that dealt with every minute aspect of administration and daily life.
The Arthashastra is a through discussion on the science of living, along with being a valuable historical document on the conduct of administration. It is thus supremely valuable for the historian but also for a modern political scientist or sociologist or economist or administrator.
A Modern Kautilya
All this shows us how close to modern life and administration the Kautilyan ideas come. Reading ancient books is the best way to rid ourselves of modernist fantasies — except for communication and transport, in the basic institutions, we are still where we were. and it is these two things (advance in communication & transport) that has made our institutions slightly more efficient, but also a lot more complex and thus just as bad at dealing with real things, while giving the illusion of a lot of activity.
The same thing can be said of the role of technology in daily life as well. We can get more things done because we can, but precisely because we can, there are always more things to do.
The Red Queen’s laugh reverberates through our modern lives and modern states.
Reality And The Ideal
The picture of the ideal Kautilyan state that emerges from our discussion above is one of a well-run state, prosperous and bustling with activity. But if we are to comprehend clearly Kautilya’s teachings and apply them judiciously to the modern world, we also have to be aware of the essential characteristics of the work. The treatise is about an ideal state – not that such a state actually ever existed or is even likely to exist now or in the future. To the extent any of the six constituent elements of a state – the ruler, the ministers, the urban and the rural population, the economic power and the military might – differ from the ideals Kautilya has set out, to that extent the advice given by him has to be modified.
I cannot imagine that much would change if a modern Kautilya were to write an Arthashastra today, except that he would have a broader, faster reach, and a better chance of enforcing things. But the basics of what he wants to do would not change much, nor would the how, only the means/instruments of effecting them would be easier., But unless those means are not available to the people, their range also increases, and hence real control would remain as difficult today as it was then.
The Illusion of Governance?
This realization should lead us to wonder why Kautilya attempted such an elaborately and minutely planned state architecture — we should consider the possibility that perhaps this level of intrusion into daily life was required, at least at the planning level, precisely because real control was so impossibly difficult? Maybe the Plan was needed for any semblance of governance? This reminds me strongly of Kafka’s Castle administration and their reliance on the awe of the villagers. Maybe the illusion of minute micro-managed and all-pervasive governance can cover up for the inability to really govern?
Isn’t it the same today?
The Best in the Market
We have seen that the Arthashastra is an exhaustive and detailed inventory of everything a state should do and everything every minor official should do. A more detailed secular constitution of governance and daily life cannot be imagined. With this legacy, it is no wonder that the much less ambitious Indian Constitution is still the longest in the world, the most detailed and most concerned with trying to micro manage the nuts and bolts of administration.
We have also seen how the problems that Kautilya tried to tackle are more or less the same as what modern states fail spectacularly at, even when aided by more gee-whiz technology. And this immutability of problems and of solutions is precisely why the level of detail that Kautilya goes into is still valuable for government officials, administrators and citizens.
A better guidebook has not hit the market yet.
The Welfare State And The Arthashastra
‘Refer to Arthashastra to broaden vision on strategic doctrines’
Kautilya Arthashastra
Study of Chanakya’s Arthashastra relevant today: NSA
How Ancient Civilizations Gambled
Ten Buddhist Principles of Good Governance
India Has A Strategic Culture
Dharma for all Infinity.
Posted by Riku on May 15, 2014 in Book Reviews, Books, Philosophy, Thoughts
Tags: administration, Artha, Arthashastra, Chanakya, Dharma, Foreign policy, Good Governance, India, Instruction Manual The Arthashastra, Kautilya, Kautilya Arthashastra, law and order, The Arthashastra
Dreaming The Perfect Library, with Alberto Manguel
The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Dreaming The Perfect LIBRARY
The Quest & The Question
The starting point, Manguel says is a question. Few today can doubt that the main features of our universe are its dearth of meaning and lack of discernible purpose.
And yet, with bewildering optimism, we continue to assemble whatever scraps of information we can gather in scrolls and books and computer chips, on shelf after library shelf, whether material, virtual or otherwise, pathetically intent on lending the world a semblance of sense and order, while knowing perfectly well that, however much we’d like to believe the contrary, our pursuits are sadly doomed to failure.
Why then do we do it? Admitting from the start that the question would most likely remain unanswered, Manguel embarks on it for its own sake. This book is the story of that quest, “an account of my astonishment”, as Manguel says — and it is an astonishing journey for the readers as well.
“Surely we should find it both touching and inspiriting,” wrote Robert Louis Stevenson over a century ago, “that in a field from which success is banished, our race should not cease to labour.”
THE LIBRARY is a lot of things. And since it is quixotic by definition, this reader will now follow a future dream Library as Manguel traces his past, real libraries.
THE LIBRARY AS MYTH — It should be capable of eliciting in this reader the loftiest of all possible sensations, the sense of the sublime.
Manguel talks of the two great information-gathering projects of Mankind: The Library of Alexandria and The Tower of Babel. These two tower over the rest of the book, constantly reminding the reader and the writer about the magnificent and utile quest that mankind loves to keep re-embraking on.
THE LIBRARY AS ORDER — can a library ever have any meaningful order?
Subjects upon subjects, each of these subjects will require a classification within its classification. At a certain point in the ordering, out of fatigue, boredom or frustration, this geometrical progression might stop. But the possibility of continuing it is always there. There are no final categories in a library.
For this reader, the only consolation is that a private Library, at best, unlike a public one, presents the minor release of allowing a whimsical and highly personal classification. That is enough.
THE LIBRARY AS SPACE — Space is never enough a books never stop coming in
Ultimately, the number of books always exceeds the space they are granted. This reader wishes for a Library designed on The Brain, using folds and infolds to enfold a million books.
In the second chapter of Sylvie and Bruno, Lewis Carroll dreamt up the following solution: “If we could only apply that Rule to books! You know, in finding the Least Common Multiple, we strike out a quantity wherever it occurs, except in the term where it is raised to its highest power. So we should have to erase every recorded thought, except in the sentence where it is expressed with the greatest intensity.”
His companion objects: “Some books would be reduced to blank paper, I’m afraid!” “They would,” the narrator admits. “Most libraries would be terribly diminished in bulk. But just think what they would gain in quality!”
THE LIBRARY AS POWER — The invested power of the written word, thrills this reader. Empires can’t stop building libraries and people cannot stop authoring memoirs. They are the only real sources of lasting power. The Library left behind and the books written, they shall define this reader’s legacy.
THE LIBRARY AS SHADOW — If every library is in some sense a reflection of its readers, it is also an image of that which we are not, and cannot be.
Every library is a shadow, by definition the result of choice, and necessarily limited in its scope. And every choice excludes another, the choice not made. The act of reading parallels endlessly the act of censorship.
This reader imagines a Library where the censorship is total and the reader is a dictator, a benevolent one.
(This chapter includes a sad tour of The History of Censorship.)
THE LIBRARY AS SHAPE — “Every librarian is, up to a certain point, an architect,” observed Michel Melot, director of the Centre Pompidou Library in Paris. “He builds up his collection as an ensemble through which the reader must find a path, discover his own self, and live.”
This reader has already said that his Library will be modeled on The Brain.
THE LIBRARY AS CHANCE — A library is not only a place of both order and chaos; it is also the realm of chance. Left unattended, books cluster around what Henry James called a “general intention” that often escapes readers: “the string the pearls were strung on, the buried treasure, the figure in the carpet.” Isaac Asimov, anyone?
This reader imagines a Library where the books are left to cluster by chance and then picked up cluster-by-cluster and put back with their intellectual soul-mates.
THE LIBRARY AS WORKSHOP — The place where you read, and the place where you work. A history of the ‘study’.
This reader imagines a cozy nook, nudged within the Library, form where the grandeur is glimpsed but not enough for intimidation. At reach, still far enough away.
In 1929, Virginia Woolf published her now famous lectures on “Women and Fiction” under the title A Room of One’s Own, and there she defined forever our need for a private space for reading and writing: “The whole of the mind must lie wide open if we are to get the sense that the writer is communicating his experience with perfect fullness. There must be freedom and there must be peace.” And she added, “Not a wheel must grate, not a light glimmer. The curtains must be close drawn.” As if it were night.
A study lends its owner, its privileged reader, what Seneca called euthymia, a Greek word which Seneca explained means “well-being of the soul,” and which he translated as “tranquillitas.” Every study ultimately aspires to euthymia.
Euthymia, memory without distraction, the intimacy of a reading time — This reader can hardly imagine a more perfect Paradise.
THE LIBRARY AS MIND —What makes a library a reflection of its owner is not merely the choice of the titles themselves, but the mesh of associations implied in the choice.
This reader too will generally know the position of any book by recalling the Library’s layout.
The remembered order will follow the patterns of my mind, the shape and division of the Library ordered just so by me — and the Library will in turn reflect the configuration of my mind.
THE LIBRARY AS ISLAND — The Library, each book in it will be a newly discovered island.
To be the first to enter Circe’s cave, the first to hear Ulysses call himself Nobody, is every reader’s secret wish, granted over and over, generation after generation, to those who open the Odyssey for the first time.
This reader accepts that Libraries are not, never will be, used by everyone. Even in the most fantastically educated and cultured cities, the number of those for whom reading books is of the essence has always been very small.
What varies is not the proportions of these two groups of humanity, but the way in which different societies regard the book and the art of reading. And here the distinction between the book enthroned and the book read comes again into play. This reader’s Library will have no books enthroned, but all arrayed to be read.
THE LIBRARY AS SURVIVAL — On the destruction of books, by burning, drowning and other means. And On Survival
This reader likes to envisage his Library as a magnificent ark that will sail across the ocean of forgetfulness that embraces humanity.
THE LIBRARY AS OBLIVION — Oblivion through enforced illiteracy; Lost books, lost libraries; Displaced
This reader rejects this possibility.
THE LIBRARY AS IMAGINATION — The collecting of imaginary books is an ancient occupation.
This reader is sure that his Library will have as many imaginary books as real ones.
THE LIBRARY AS IDENTITY — Library can be more than a reflection of just personal identity.
In a similar fashion, the identity of a society, or a national identity, can be mirrored by a library, by an assembly of titles that, practically and symbolically, serves as our collective definition.
This reader’s Library should be a pride for the community and beyond.
THE LIBRARY AS HOME — A library can be as nourishing as a loving home.
For this reader, his Library is his umbilicus mundi, the navel of his world, the landscape that feeds his imagination, if not his body.
The splendidly cosmopolitan Library of this reader will, in turn, also ensure that the whole world is present right there. He will be at home in his Library and it will also be his World-at-Home
To be One With The LIBRARY
The conceit that what we can know of reality is an imagination made of language—all this finds its material manifestation
in that self-portrait we call a library.
And our love for it, and our lust to see more of it, and our pride in its accomplishments as we wander through shelves full of books that promise more and more delights, are among our happiest, most moving proofs of possessing, in spite of all the miseries and sorrows of this life, a more intimate, consolatory, perhaps redeeming faith in a method behind the madness than any jealous deity could wish upon us.
Dreaming of the Perfect Library can be therapeutic. Try it.
The Library at Night, By Alberto Manguel
Book Review: The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Posted by Riku on May 11, 2014 in Book Reviews, Books, Thoughts
Tags: Alberto Manguel, dream Library, isaac asimov, Library, Library at Night, Library of Alexandria, Manguel, private Library, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginia Woolf
Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution
We Hold These Truths: Understanding the Ideas and Ideals of the Constitution by Mortimer J. Adler
The Testaments of Democracy
Adler presents an engaging discussion of what he classes as the three defining documents of the USA — the Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Constitution (plus amendments, especially the First Ten amendments – known as the Bill of Rights), and the Gettysburg Address, and their inter-relations, especially between the Declaration and the Constitution.
He calls them the American Testaments, since when interpreted together and in relation to one another, they are like the sacred scriptures of the nation.
Adler claims that through detailed examination and critical exegesis, much can be gained from them.
– From the Declaration — DERIVE the nation’s basic articles of political faith.
– From the Preamble & Amendments — UNDERSTAND the elaboration of these articles of political faith in terms of governmental aims, structures and policies.
– From the Gettysburg Address — give to ourselves a full and rich CONFIRMATION of our faith in these articles. And also in the people who declared, formed the ‘more perfect union’ and perpetuated it.
Best Quote: We are not only the heirs of those people, we ARE those people.
The Parts of the Whole
The first part of the book is devoted to declarations about the importance of learning these three documents – both for understanding the nation and to charting the future course of democracy.
From then on, the book focuses on a minute examination of the three documents.
Before the exegesis commences, Adler indulges in a discussion about two words: Ideas & Ideals.
These two words look alike and sound alike but have different meanings, and form the very core of this book.
To summarize, we can distinguish the two thus:
– IDEAS — are to be understood, intellectually and can be theoretical or practical.
– IDEALS — are objectives/goals to be striven for, and realized/realizable through action.
Once an Ideal is realized, it is no longer an ideal. Only realizable goals are ideals, if not they are utopian fantasies. Genuine ideals belong to the realm of the possible.
We need only think of an ideal society to understand that most underlying ideas of any constitution remain unrealized. We have only remotely approximated most ideals, including the practicable ones.
Which is why we need to understand the ideas and their most ideal natures and objectives, to understand how they have served us and how they can serve us further.
Some of the ideas addressed are – equality, inalienable rights, pursuit of happiness, civil rights and human rights, consent of the governed, the dissent of the governed, people (form of by etc) and thus Democracy itself.
Of these ideas, Equality, happiness, etc. generates ideals that are clearly not yet achieved.
Democracy too is an idea that is also an ideal – i.e. not fully realized yet.
After delineating ideas and ideals, proceeds to set out the ideas and then examine if they have been realized and the ideals we need to aspire to realize more fully
The second part of the book is concerned with isolating and explaining the ideas identifiable in the Declaration of Independence & Lincoln’s famous speech. They are only considered as ideas in this section and their more important role as pursuable ideals are discussed only later.
The third part isolates the additional ideas found in the Preamble and then foes on to also consider them as ideals, still on the road to fulfillment.
The Fourth section of the book is devoted to the most important idea of the modern world – the idea of democracy. This is considered in great detail and more importantly, in both political and economic aspects.
Adler says that this idea has only recently been recognized as an ideal. Which is why it requires the fullest possible realization of Political and Economic Justice, Liberty and Equality. We are made to consider also the obstacles to be overcome if a true democracy is to ever be born for the FIRST time in the history of the world.
This was my favorite section of the book — most interesting being the discussion on the economic imperative of true democracy, without which it will always remain an ideal, an idea-in the making. Democracy is not a Political idea, it cannot be attained through political means alone. The goals have to include both political and economic ideals.
The Individual Obligation to Philosophy
Adler wrote this book as an homage to the second centennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence. Mere flag waving, convocations or oratory will not suffice to celebrate such an event and its two centuries of development.
What would instead be a better homage to the idea of democracy is to focus on individual celebrations — by accepting the obligation to understand the ‘testament of the nation.’ I would go further and say that this spirit should be maintained at every election year, and even more, at every democratically vital moment a nation passes through.
I read this to gain that spirit as India prepped for the world’s largest democratic spectacle. In spite of studying the constitution many times, I have always felt that it had to be more than mere study that is expected. Adler has made me realize that it is direct engagement with the core ideas and ideals that is required along with constant reinterpretation of the arguments. That is the only way to make sure that we stay true to the ideals and keep re-charting the course we have taken.
To set out to understand the Ideas & Ideals enshrined in any constitution is nothing less than a philosophical undertaking, and that is what Adler demands of us.
It is true that Adler talks primarily of the American Constitution, but readers from any country can come away from this reading with a better appreciation of how to engage with their own Testaments. We are not merely the heirs of the people who gave them to us, we ARE those people and it is our duty, both to confirm them and to fulfill them.
The United States Democracy Is Illegitimate. Time for the American Awakening
Fighting for a Legitimate Democracy, by and for the People
Has the Constitution Failed, or Have We?
Does the Tea Party understand the Constitution?
Liberty: Defining the Ambiguity
Posted by Riku on April 25, 2014 in Book Reviews, Books, Philosophy, Thoughts
Tags: Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Democracy, Gettysburg Address, India, Mortimer J. Adler, United States, United States Constitution
War is Boring: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway’s narrator writes not as a soldier but as a journalist-soldier, channeling Hemingway himself, recording with precision and apparent objectivity the things that happen around him and to him – practical and prosaic and always pragmatic about everything. People die and bombs explode in the same paragraph as the one where breakfast was considered with equal interest, and he takes it all in his stride.
As best as I can tell, the action of A Farewell to Arms takes place from 1916 and before the end of the war. Place references and political references come and go without troubling the narrator too much – he is not to be bothered with such details. His context is not simply this war, but all wars and the notions of honor, heroism and patriotism – all of which he looks at with pristine incomprehension.
War always generates backlash, even from the Mahabharata and the Iliad to the many anti-war epics over the ages – the honor and glory that war is supposed to provide is questioned in its aftermath. The bloodlust and the fever-pitch cries of honor precedes war and then they calm down into searching questions about what those terms mean or into scathing parodies.
I am not entirely sure whether Farewell to Arms is a sober questioning of these virtues or a shambolic parody of them. It is never quite clear whether Hemingway is making fun of war or just expressing profound ennui. Especially when he combines Love with War, and both seem to get the same treatment, it becomes even harder to deduce whether Hemingway is ridiculing war and its virtues or life and its delusions in general and including love also into it. After all, the famous ending doesn’t leave us with much to pick up the pieces after.
The narrator tells the often ugly truth about war, without even trying to be anti-war in any way. By depicting daily life, he achieves it without an effort. It is the prosaicness of action, the utter lack of drama that becomes the most significant force in the narration – even his injury is incurred not in valorous combat but while he is eating spaghetti.
All this combines to show up war as a hideous game, but one entirely not worth the bother. There are so many subtle ways in which he trivializes war, always retaining the impression that it is not a conscious effort, as if he was not even telling us anything about the war, letting it remain in the background as a boring humm.
“The war seemed as far away as the football games of some one else’s college.”
We are not even allowed particularly intelligent characters to liven up the drudgery of our reading, the novel is full of the Ordinary, the exceptional striking in its absence – and the readers are left disoriented, repeatedly trying to remind themselves that they are in the midst of the greatest and most destructive war humanity had yet known.
In the end, war is exposed as not only meaningless but boring. Usually war writers exploit the Pathos of war, Hemingway walks right inside, shows us around and escorts us out after having shown us the utter blandness of the ‘heroic’ exercise.
Even the “Love Story” is constructed out of the boring bits and of repeated bland conversations that seem almost never-ending and droll. Here Hemingway is probably playing us again: instead of the usual technique of showing the pleasant bucolic scenery of distant daily-life and contrasting that against gory war scenes and thus asking the reader to thirst for the war to end, Hemingway places both the personal and the public sphere next to each other, exposes both and yet somehow derides war through this. I am not yet sure how he does that, but my feelings wherever I encountered this tells me that he does it well.
Hemingway’s notorious fault is the monotony of repetition, and he has always been considered a better short story writer than novelist – the short form plays into his prowess for portraying ironies in short staccato beats. In A Farewell to Arms, he brings both his strengths and weakness as a storyteller and makes them both work for him masterfully. He converts the act of boring the reader into an art form and into an exercise in supreme irony. Very effective. Almost as effective as comedy, if you ask me.
While it is hard to interpret A Farewell to Arms as hopeful, to me it was so, though in a subtle way. It leaves us the hope that if only more soldiers could be like the Tenente and just walk away from all the boredom, even though only boredom awaits in normal life, things could be better.
To me the most striking impression of all, in a work filled with unforgettable impressions, was the sheer acceptance exhibited by the narrator: The hustle of the war, his own life, and the entire world even seems to move past the stoic Tenente who is left a mere spectator, but who never seems to question the events that unfold.
This captures the spirit of the war and also of the times.
A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway: “Down with the officer. Viva la Pace!”
Love and War with Young Hemingway
STALEY | Hemingway and the Masculine Mystique
Rowan Lewis: “Explore the theme of devastation caused by conflict in Birdsong and A Farewell to Arms.”
Posted by Riku on March 31, 2014 in Book Reviews, Books, Thoughts
Tags: A Farewell to Arms, Anti-war movement, Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway, History, Iliad, Mahabharata, Short story
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WGLNA Finals Contender Spotlight: Elevate
The WGLNA Gold League Regional Finals are getting closer! As the big day approaches, we’re profiling the top teams preparing to throw down!
Roster & Info
Elevate (formerly Apex) reached first place early on and stayed there for the entire regular season. As last season’s top team, they’re headed to the Regional Finals as returning champions and the team to beat.
We asked team captain Ben “Comps” Mongeon some questions heading into the Regional Finals.
Question: Your team had a bunch of pressure-free weeks since you qualified so far in advance of the end of the regular season. Do you feel that could come into play at all?
Answer: Having time off benefited the team. It allowed us to focus on the Finals and work on new material with the recent meta change.
Q: Are you worried about being rusty?
A: I don’t think anyone on the team is worried about being rusty for the Finals. We’ve had a serious training regimen in place since before the season even started.
Q: What have you guys done to stay on your game during the time since you qualified?
A: The answer to that is simple: practice. We’ve been keeping busy with practice, which we do six to eight times a week. Most days involve double practice where we run scrimmages with the EU team in the afternoon and NA teams at night.
Q: Okay, pointed question time: Last year you were sitting in pretty much the exact spot you are now; going into the second Regional Finals of the year. You were first place champions of Season I and highly favored for the Season II finals in Vegas, but your team basically dropped the ball in Vegas and missed the Grand Finals. Does that cross your mind at all going into this event?
A: It doesn’t really cross my mind, since new measures have been put in place to prevent that from happening.
Q: Is there anything you guys did or are doing differently to make sure there’s no repeat?
A: Basically, the team going into this final is completely different from the one who fell short at the Vegas finals. The roster has changed drastically and only two players remain from the seven that were on stage that day. The team going into this final is one of the greatest assembled in North America. There’s no doubt in my mind that it will not succumb to the same shortcomings as the team from two seasons ago.
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Gail’s 2011 Pop Culture Top Ten List!
Now that we are just a couple of short weeks away from kicking off a spectacular New Year, full of art, music, pink things, bacon and free food, I would like to ask you, Dear Readers, how was your year? I hope it was awesome. As you can see from this Rad Blog you are now reading, I got to do some fun things in 2011, including going on my most fun vacation in many years when my sister and I took a 7 day Caribbean cruise, with three days in New Orleans on the front end. Holy cow, was that ever fun! Such adventuring! Such fine dining! Such ridiculous humidity! I’m still sweating.
What this all means is that it’s time again for the obligatory Year End Top Ten List, so, instead of going with the predictable, rote, yawnfest Top Ten CDs list I’ve decided to do more of a Pop Culture Mixed Bag, if you will. Because that is how I roll. Let’s get started.
Best Album: Manraze, PunkFunkRootsRock. Take guitarist Phil Collen from Def Leppard, team him up with drummer Paul Cook from The Sex Pistols and add Simon Laffy, the bassist from Phil’s former Glam band, Girl (because every power trio needs a bassist), and you’ve got a record that sounds, well, like a raunchier version of Def Leppard! We especially love Phil’s Lemmy impersonation on “Over My Dead Body.” Record of The Year! Read my interview with Paul Cook at This Link.
That’s Me in the Back Row: Third in from the Left
Best Game Show: The Kostabi Show, where a panel of three Art critics and/or celebrities compete to title the works of modernist painter Mark Kostabi for cash awards, while a jury votes on which title suits the painting best. I had the opportunity to serve as a member of the jury for a taping this past summer and went home with $6 cash more than I had when I arrived, plus a Kostabi coffee table book signed by Mark. Bonus: free pizza! Kostabi, who is an accomplished pianist, also released a swell modern classical CD, The Spectre of Modernism, this year, which has been in heavy rotation on my iPod for ages now.
Best Beatles Thing: Dave Depper’s Ram Project, an authentically covered version of Paul McCartney’s second solo album complete with off-key Linda-esque backing vocals! So good!
Best Rock Book: Nick Kent’s Apathy For The Devil, a memoir of the British rock critic’s life and career in the 1970s. Everyone knows that all of the best music happened the Seventies , so I will admit that, as both a writer and fan, I certainly would have loved to have lived that life myself, save for the messy heroin addiction part.
Best Fashion-Related Museum Exhibit: Alexander McQueen’s Savage Beauty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Four words: Crown of Thorns Headdress. The Savage Beauty Exhibit set all kinds of ridiculous attendance records for the Met and was just insane. Insane!
Best Homage to Eighties Alternative Goth: Chris Connelly’s Artificial Madness. David Bowie Meets Killing Joke plus Bauhaus sautéed lightly with Magazine and a little Ministry on the side. Homage!
Best Rock Documentary: Fix, The Ministry Movie. Kids: Don’t Do Drugs. Or do a lot of them. One or the Other.
Best Seventies Southern Rock: The Sheepdogs, Five Easy Pieces EP. Bonus points to the band for their fan-winning appearance on the most recent season of Project Runway!
Reality TV (Competition): Top Chef, because Celebrity Chefs are the new Rock Stars!
Pop Culture as Art: The Suckadelic Art Toy Universe Retrospective and Pop Up Store at Boo Hooray Gallery (NYC). The judges and critics on the second season of Bravo’s Work Of Art didn’t really dig the SuckLord’s artwork too much, but his parodies of Star Wars toys served up with a serious side of snark made for one of the most subversive, hilarious and memorable art shows of the year! Art!
Honorable Mention: Kasabian’s Velociraptor, MGMT Live at the Guggenheim, The Zombies at City Winery, Single Fare Please Swipe Again at Sloan Fine Art, Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark, Jeremy Dower’s Canis Mortuus Familiarus at Bold Hype Gallery, American Horror Story, Maurizio Catellan’s All Retrospective at The Guggenheim, Patti Smith at Webster Hall, The Wyld Olde Souls’ Ensoulment, Jeremy Fish Listen & Learn at Joshua Liner Gallery, Robot Chicken, Tosh.0.
Happy Holidaze and all the best for 2012!
This list previously appeared in a slightly abbreviated form on the East Portland Blog Dot Com.
This entry was posted on December 16, 2011, in Gail's Rad Blog and tagged 2011, Alexander McQueen, All Retrospective, American Horror Story, Apathy For The Devil, Artificial Madness, “Over My Dead Body”, Bauhaus, Best Of List Year End List, Bold Hype Gallery, Boo-Hooray Gallery, BRAVO, Canis Mortuus Familiarus, Celebrity Chef, Chris Connelly, City Winery, Crown of Thorns Headdress, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Documentary, Drugs, Ensoulment, Exhibit, Five Easy Pieces EP, Fix, Girl, Jeremy Dower, Jeremy Fish, Joshua Liner Gallery, Kasabian, Killing Joke, Lemmy, List, Listen & Learn, Magazine, Manraze, Mark Kostabi, Maurizio Catellan, MET, Metropolitan Museum Of Art, MGMT Live at the Guggenheim, Ministry, Nick Kent, Patti Smith, Paul Cook, Phil Collen, Pop Culture, Project Runway, PunkFunkRootsRock, Robot Chicken, Savage Beauty, Seventies Southern Rock, Simon Laffy, Single Fare Please Swipe Again, Sloan Fine Art, Spiderman, Star Wars, Suckadelic Art Toy Universe Retrospective and Pop Up Store, The Kostabi Show, The Ministry Movie, The Sex Pistols, The Sheepdogs, The Spectre of Modernism, the SuckLord, The Wyld Olde Souls, The Zombies, Top Chef, Top Ten List, Tosh.0, Toys, Turn Off The Dark, Velociraptor, Webster Hall, Work Of Art. Leave a comment
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1) Rob Van Dam (Rob Szatkowski) & Rey Mysterio defeat Kenzo Suzuki & Rene Dupree (Rene Goguen) to retain WWE Tag Team Championship when Van Dam pins Dupree with a Five Star Frog Splash at 16:55
Fun Fact: On 11/18, RVD and Mysterio defeated Suzuki and Dupree in a non-title match. The next week, Rey pinned Dupree and RVD defeated Kenzo by DQ in singles matches. On 12/2, Rey and RVD continued to roll as they teamed with Torrie Wilson to defeat Kenzo, Rene and Hiroko. As all this was going on, Kenzo had begun an infatuation with Torrie, much to the consternation of his wife. She claimed her body was better and requested a Bra and Panties match with Torrie to prove it. On 12/9, Hiroko and Torrie began their match with a brawl backstage. It ended up in the ring and that drew out RVD, Rey, Rene and Kenzo. It also drew out Teddy Long, who made an impromptu title match. RVD and Rey cashed in, winning the gold from Kenzo and Rene. Their PPV match was still on, though, so the former champs would have a chance to regain their straps.
Scott: I actually like this combination for an opener. This show was anchored by the main event, so the rest of the show had to be put together carefully so as not to destroy the crowd by the time the last match comes around. Rey and RVD have teamed for the past few months, and at first they seemed fairly flat. However on this night it seems like the small, tightly packed Atlanta crowd have been blessed with some top-notch action. The Champs really brought their A-game tonight with one swift double-team move after another. Dupree and Suzuki had some pretty swift moves of their own, including a nice Guillotine clothesline of Rey off the top rope. The duration of this match reminds me of an NWA show opener. Not often do you see WWE start a show with a long, well-built tag team match. RVD, who I thought had been slacking off the past few months, hadn’t looked this crisp in quite a while. Rey hits the 619, then RVD’s Froggie and the champs retain. Grade: 3.5
Justin: The new champions roll into this PPV defense on a red-hot tear. They had eviscerated the former champs over the last month, finally defeating them to win the belts a few days before the show. The champs came in on fire, working a fast pace with some good teamwork. I thought Dupree looked improved here as his confidence kept building each show. This was a good team for him to work on his presence and arsenal. The same goes for Kenzo too, who was also improving and developing his character. RVD was pretty fluid and it seems like he has been energized by the success of this team. It may not be the best spot for him, but it’s still better than where he was at for most of the year. As the match wore on and Hiroko got involved, Torrie came down and ran her nemesis off. The heels would continue to control, punishing Rey. The highlight of the match to me had to be the dual French Tickler by Dupree and Suzuki, which got a good laugh out of me, as well as Tazz. RVD would get the hot tag and work a good climactic sequence, polishing off Dupree with the frog splash. The match was straight formula, but a formula is a formula for a reason and worked just fine here. The champs retain with an old school style tag match and the crowd is up and running. Grade: 2.5
*** Kurt Angle heads down to the ring and calls out Santa Claus. Angle verbally abuses him and the challenges him to an Angle Invitational showdown. Angle had been holding the Invitational on Smackdown each week, challenging local athletes to matches. ***
2) Kurt Angle defeats Santa Claus via submission with the Anklelock at :28
Scott: This was a quick nothing match to make Angle look like a jerk and Santa the lovable underdog. Grade: 0
Justin: This wasn’t even really a match as Angle drops Santa with an Angle Slam, hooks the Anklelock and gets the quick tap out. This was really a random heat segment and just a useless time killer. Angle still has some business to attend to later tonight. Grade: 0
3) Daniel Puder defeats Mike Mizanin by fan decision in a Dixie Dogfight
Fun Fact: Daniel Puder began training in MMA and professional wrestling at age 16. In 2004, signed up for Tough Enough and based on his background, he was seen as favorite to win the competition. He was best known was for nearly making Kurt Angle tap out during an unscripted segment on the 11/4 Smackdown. During a Tough Enough segment, Puder challenged Angle to a fight, to which Angle accepted. Shortly after the start, Puder hooked Angle in a keylock submission, a move that very few can get out of and could lead to serious injury. Angle refused to tap and was positioned on top of Puder while in the hold, leading to referee Jim Korderas sliding in and counting three, giving Angle a pinfall win. Unfortunately, Puder’s shoulders weren’t down so it was obvious that Angle didn’t defeat him. Puder later said that he would have broken Angle’s arm if he didn’t tap out. Angle was incensed backstage and it seemed that Puder’s WWE career was off to a rough start.
Fun Fact II: Mike Mizanin grew up in Parma, OH before eventually moving to Southern California to enroll in acting classes. In 2001, he dropped out of college and joined the cast of MTV’s The Real World: Back to New York. During his stint on the show, Mizanin unleashed an alter ego wrestling character known as “The Miz”. After that season wrapped up, Mizanin made the usual reality star circuit, hitting various MTV competitions amongst other reality programs. After gaining his Real World notoriety, Mizanin decided to pursue a career in wrestling as he signed up for the Ultimate Pro Wrestling University. He made his in ring debut in 2003 as The Miz and in 2004, he signed up to compete in Tough Enough.
Fun Fact III: The fourth edition of Tough Enough saw a new format as the competition was moved to Smackdown instead of having its own slot on MTV. WWE aired various segments each week on TV, similar to the Diva Search. The contestants for this edition were Nick Mitchell, Ryan Reeves, Chris Nawrocki, Justice Smith, Daniel Rodimer, Puder and Mizanin. Competitors were eliminated each week on TV until the favorite Puder and underdog Miz remained. They were set to face off in a boxing match here, but Puder was announced as the overall winner of the competition later that week on the 12/16 Smackdown. All of the competitors were eventually signed to developmental deals with the exception of Smith.
Scott: It was not as sloppy as Piper/T from Wrestlemania II, but it was pretty close. The crowd booed after the hugging and pushing. This had more to do with personality. Mizanin had the personality to get the fans over. Puder is the better-looking, tougher fighter. But clearly he can’t put a sentence together. That’s what the bookers are looking for, and the man who is also known as “The Miz” started his build here, even though he lost. Grade: N/A
Justin: Al Snow joins us on commentary, as our next battle would help determine the fourth and final Tough Enough champion. With wrestling’s popularity and mainstream acceptance in a valley at this point, MTV no longer wanted a piece of the pie, so the competition was moved to weekly television. Daniel Puder seemed to be the odds on favorite based on his fighting background, so him being here was no surprise. The Miz, however, was seen as a goofy reality star looking for an additional fifteen minutes. He surprised people though and had a good charisma about him and he seemed to get the business after growing up as a lifelong fan. Here they duel in a boxing match, which would serve as their final competition. Snow was good on commentary here as he really put over each fighter, and he gave us a brief history lesson on both men’s background. The action was solid early as Miz was aggressive, knowing he had to be to stand a chance. I thought he was impressive here as Puder was clearly the better fighter, but Miz attacked him head on and non-stop. That flurry early hurt him a bit as he clearly tired in the second round. Miz was desperate and wild in the third round but he couldn’t land the knockout blow, sending the decision to the fans. Teddy Long would poll the crowd and determined that Puder won, but it sounded pretty even to me. I thought Miz got hosed a bit as he was more active whereas Puder sat back and swatted him off, only landing a few decent shots. Puder wins here and would go on to win the overall competition but his run will be short-lived. Grade: N/A
4) The Basham Brothers defeat Hardcore Holly (Robert Howard) & Charlie Haas when Danny (Daniel Holle) pins Holly with a small package at 6:51
Fun Fact: On 11/25, Doug Basham came from the crowd to help JBL and Orlando Jordan defeat Eddie Guerrero and Booker T. The next week, JBL announced that the Bashams were now his Secretaries of Defense as he was building his cabinet. A week earlier, JBL had also revealed that former Diva Search contestant Amy Weber would be his image consultant.
Scott: It’s been a while since we’ve seen the Bashams on PPV, but now as a part of JBL’s Cabinet they’re back in the fold and here take on the thrown together team of Holly and Haas. Haas is involved later in the card with his real-life fiancée in her match but here he looks for some retribution. Holly hasn’t been on PPV since losing to the since dispatched Mordecai at the Great American Bash. This match for the most part is like a typical Smackdown TV match. It’s nothing special but nothing offensive either. This match was added on Heat, so the bookers must have thought that the show was going to run short and threw this in at the last minute. Dawn Marie runs out to try to comfort Haas after getting tossed out of the ring, then out comes Jackie and Charlie has to break up the catfight. Holly’s annoyed and the Bashams use some chicanery to get the win. Grade: 2
Justin: I really wonder what the bookers were thinking when they set these PPVs up. This was thrown our way as an unadvertised bonus match, but I don’t get why. Did they get to the arena and realized they would be really light, so they tossed in a time waster segment with Kurt Angle and this special bonus affair? I guess with the multi-man main event, the brand is a bit short on available talent. Anyway, the Bashams had been kind of ignored since earlier in the year, but they get a bump due to their new affiliation with JBL. I liked the idea of JBL forming a cabinet as his much maligned title reign was really picking up steam. Charlie Haas was a little feisty here as he was embroiled in women issues, as we will see shortly. The match was basic stuff as the Bashams were good heels that new the formula. The crowd was a bit bored but they woke up when Jackie and Dawn came out and got into a catfight. The brawl would distract Charlie, who was pinned by Danny during the brouhaha. The match was technically fine, but was sort of blah and had little heat behind it. I liked the Bashams though and was glad to see them back in a prominent role as they were a classic tag team and good heels as well. Grade: 1.5
4) John Cena defeats Jesus (Jeffrey Aguilera) to retain WWE United States Title in a street fight with the FU at 7:55
Fun Fact: This is Jesus’s final PPV appearance. Prior to this show, Jesus tore his groin and herniated two discs at a house show. After this match, he had surgery to repair the injuries but would be released in April prior to appearing on TV again. Since his release, he has bounced around the Indie scene. He would make one more WWE appearance, wrestling Ron Simmons on an episode of Heat in 2007 under his real name.
Fun Fact II: On the 11/18 Smackdown, Cena defeated Carlito in a quick match and regained his US title. After the match, Jesus hit Cena with a chair and then drilled him in his kidneys with his chain. The next week, Jesus told Cena that he was just as big a thug as Cena was and then challenged him to a fight in any location. On 12/2, Teddy Long announced this match for the PPV.
Scott: A perfect opportunity for Cena to show his nasty side in a perfectly laid out fight that was relatively quick and effective. Jesus stabbed Cena in the kidney at a Boston nightclub (no scars or bandages, which is amazing!) and then Jesus went after the kidney after Cena regained his US Title against Carlito. Actually during this match there is a bandage on Cena’s back, but it’s much lower than where the actual kidney is. Whatever, the bookers try. It’s all semantics. What’s important here is that Cena continues getting over with the crowd; in fact he does something that I thought was pretty cool. While Cena’s pounding Jesus throughout the crowd, he stops at a fan, and guzzles his beer. Jesus hardly got anything in here and it was essentially an eight-minute squash. It was a big convincing win for Cena to get ready for his huge 2005. Grade: 2.5
Justin: John Cena marched to the ring focused and determined for revenge. This whole angle had really been designed so Cena could take time off to film a movie, so Carlito and Jesus did the majority of the heat building. Unfortunately, before Jesus could really get going, he suffered some rough injuries at a house show and is written off TV for good after the show. Cena gets off to a fast, anger fueled start but Jesus would slow him up by attacking Cena’s wounded kidney. Cena would easily fend him off and proceeded to lay in some stiff kendo stick shots. Jesus bladed pretty quickly as Cena just unleashed a brutal assault on him. The match was basically a squash intended to completely blow off the angle. After Cena dispatched of Jesus, he also took out Carlito to complete his mission of vengeance. It was a decent brawl that had some great intensity on Cena’s part. Grade: 2
5) Dawn Marie defeats Jackie Gayda with a roll-up at 1:43
Fun Fact: This is Jackie Gayda’s final PPV appearance. She would hang around on TV until July when she was released. She would hang around the Indie circuit before having a good run in TNA through 2006. Upon leaving TNA, she retired from the business and now runs a nutrition and smoothie shop in Texas. She would make a one-time return to the WWE at WrestleMania 25 in the Miss WrestleMania battle royal. Jackie’s husband Charlie Haas would also be released in July. He hangs around on TV until he leaves, but Haas will return in early 2006, so we will hold off on a final record here.
Fun Fact II: This is Dawn’s final PPV match. She will have one more PPV appearance at One Night Stand in June 2005, but she was pretty much done after this show. Dawn went on maternity leave in 2005 and was eventually released in the talent purge in July. She would file a lawsuit with WWE, claiming she was released due to pregnancy and the suit was settled outside of court. Dawn would dabble in the Indie scene, but is retired and now runs the “Wrestler’s Rescue” charity.
Fun Fact III: On 11/25, it was revealed that Dawn Marie had been spreading rumors that she was having an affair with Charlie Haas. Haas denied it and Jackie believed her fiancé. This match was announced on 12/2 and Haas was announced as the referee for it. Dawn continued to insist that the rumors were true right up until the start of the match.
Scott: Wow, this was a piece of crap. It was just rolling around until a cheap pin. Then the inevitable heel turn, or was it? Haas dumps Jackie, gets boos, and then dumps Dawn Marie? Whatever, it was pretty stupid. Grade: 0
Justin: Another Smackdown PPV and another quick Diva catfight featuring Dawn in a sultry storyline. The match was a standard Diva brawl and Dawn cheats to pick up the win in the final PPV match for both ladies. After the bell, Haas announced that the rumors of his affair were true and that he had been banging Dawn. He then broke off his engagement to Jackie, dumped Dawn and walked off a single man. Both ladies would stick around into 2005, but this is pretty much the end of the line for both of them. Jackie hasn’t brought us too many PPV memories but Dawn has been involved in some bizarre and interesting angles during her stay. Haas will also leave us in 2005, but he will be back before we know it. Grade: 0
6) Big Show (Paul Wight) Defeats Kurt Angle, Mark Jindrak & Luther Reigns (Matt Wiese) with a handicap match when he pins Jindrak with an F5 at 9:56
Fun Fact: Joy Giovanni was an actress and model that competed in the Diva Search over the summer. Like many of the eliminated competitors, she was signed to a deal after the Search ended. Shortly after she debut as Smackdown’s massage therapist, she began an on screen romance with Big Show.
Fun Fact II: This match was set to wrap up the ongoing Show/Team Angle war. Over the weeks leading up, Show was always one step ahead of Luther Reigns, who had his eye on Show’s girlfriend Joy. On 12/9, Team Angle got the final shots in with a three-on-one beatdown of Show after his match with Jindrak.
Scott: I really liked Mark Jindrak, his look and his moveset really impressed me and he became forgotten very quickly. Again, this match felt like another Smackdown TV match. The crowd really didn’t have much spunk in these undercard matches either which I think is what made them feel pedestrian. 2004 was probably one of Kurt Angle’s worst years. He was hurt and after his feud with Eddie Guerrero he seemed to float. This feud with Big Show was ok, but nothing spectacular. Big Show hits Jindrak with an F-5, which Cole acknowledged, and gets the win. Again, it was another average match that would have been fine on regular TV, but no sizzle on PPV. Grade: 2
Justin: I have enjoyed this feud and its many ups and down. Both sides have looked good throughout and it got Jindrak and Reigns some good exposure in an upper midcard slot. Show would dominate Jindrak early but Team Angle battled back by showing some good teamwork with a methodical beatdown. Show made a nice comeback and looked strong in polishing off Team Angle and bringing closure to the feud. This was as basic as it gets, once again, but it was fine for what it was. Angle is set to move on to a bigger feud, but he would first join Show as they both get back in the title mix. Grade: 2
7) Funaki defeats Spike Dudley (Matt Hyson) to win WWE Cruiserweight Title with a roll-up at 9:29
Fun Fact: On 12/9, Funaki surprisingly won a Cruiserweight battle royal to earn the title shot here.
Scott: I thought this could be the match of the night, even with someone like Funaki who hasn’t wrestled in quite a while up to this storyline. Spike had been a very effective heel once he aligned with his “brothers”, the Dudley Boys. They’re out of the picture right now with injuries. The crowd is done here, which totally takes away from what was probably could have been a good match. Alas the match was choppy and average. Funaki actually winning was probably the highlight of the night as the crowd pops after the pin and Funaki hugs Tazz, Cole and the Spanish announcers. Spike had a solid run as Cruiserweight Champ, but like most others on the show, his role is uncertain. Smackdown’s #1 announcer is the Cruiserweight Champ, but the match was underwhelming and didn’t deliver. Grade: 2
Justin: Spike Dudley’s fantastic Cruiserweight title tour rolls into another PPV. This time he faces an unlikely challenger and many assumed his reign would be continuing on. The crowd was quiet as the two stayed on the mat early with a decent little back and forth. The highlight of the bout came when both men were trading blows on the top rope and Spike was able to drop Funaki all the way to the floor with a gourdbuster. It was a nasty little spot that allowed Spike to turn his attention to his challenger’s ribs. Overall the match had a slow pace for a Cruiserweight battle and despite both men working hard and sound, they just had no heat on them, mainly because there was no build to this match at all. The finish was equally as lame as Funaki rolls up the dominant champion to take his title. This title reign was so great and had been done so well that it really deserved a better ending. Spike should have finally lost after an over face was built up to overcome the odds and finally dethrone the Boss. Instead, we get a heatless match with a heatless challenger that had barely been used winning the belt on a throwaway show. This may have been the most disappointing result of the show. The match was Ok but was slow and the crowd was dead as Spike’s reign and push come crashing to a halt. Grade: 1.5
8) John Bradshaw Layfield defeats Eddie Guerrero, Booker T. (Booker Huffman) and Undertaker (Mark Callaway) to retain WWE Championship in a Fatal Four Way when he pins Booker with the Clothesline From Hell at 25:36
Fun Fact: On 11/18, JBL came out to brag about all of the challengers he had taken out since becoming champion. During his promo, Booker, Eddie Guerrero and Undertaker all came out to issues challenges. JBL refused to give any of them rematches, and Teddy Long agreed with him. Teddy, however, had something else in mind as he told JBL he would face all three men in a Fatal Four Way at the PPV. The next week, JBL and Orlando Jordan defeated Guerrero and Booker with an assist from the Bashams. On 12/2, JBL and OJ were forced into a match with the Undertaker. Taker won by DQ but was laid out by the Cabinet after the match. The next week, Taker got revenge by attacking the Cabinet and wiping them all out. Things got worse for JBL as the night went on. Teddy Long informed him that the Cabinet was banned from ringside at the PPV and Eddie Guerrero destroyed the Cabinet’s limo. In the main event that evening, Taker, Guerrero and Booker defeated JBL, OJ and the Bashams when Taker finished off OJ with a Tombstone.
Scott: The main event has JBL’s last three feuds all in one match. You knew this match would be the one to get the crowd going because it had Smackdown’s two biggest faces, Eddie and Taker, and its biggest heel, JBL, all in one match. There were some great moments and close calls. After Booker T cleaned everyone out he almost had Eddie pinned. JBL does what every heel does best: Be petrified of the match and the high percentages that he would lose the title and not even get pinned. There was a great promo where JBL’s Cabinet was complimenting him on a great reign and that they would not leave him. Then JBL walks to the ring like he’s waking to the gallows. The match does have its high points, including Eddie hitting Taker with two Froggies and still JBL got the shoulder up. This is where the match starts to pick up a bit. The match then gets sloppy when Heidenreich interferes and takes the Undertaker out of the match. JBL then hits the Clothesline from Hell on Booker T to get the pin and retain his title under crazy circumstances. JBL ends the PPV year on an incredible high, even though the show as well as the year is limping to the finish. I like this match but it could have been better with the talent in the ring. Grade: 2.5
Justin: JBL’s title reign continues to gain steam as he gains credibility as champion with each passing week. I enjoyed the Cabinet at this point as well as a group of thugs fit a champion like JBL to a tee. Before the match, we saw a very nervous JBL making his way to the ring, knowing his chances of retention were low. He really did a great job of making his matches and the title seem important. The faces in the match all receive big pops as you would expect. They would gang up on JBL early as the champion tried to stay out of the action but couldn’t escape. As the match wore on, Booker and Eddie formed an alliance and worked over both JBL and Taker until it came time for pin attempts, which is when the alliance quickly dissolved. The action was a bit choppy but it picked up when all four men started brawling on the floor. JBL was smart as he kept trying to steal the win while the other three brawled and got their offense in. The crowd picked up late as both Booker and JBL got put through tables. Eddie got a tremendous near fall after clocking Taker with the belt and dropping two frog splashes on him, but the Deadman kicked out. Taker recovered and looked to have things in control until his nemesis Heidenreich showed up and cost him the pinfall victory. JBL would take advantage by planting Booker with the CFH for the win. The match was hard fought and solid all around but was a bit disappointing as I expected a wilder match with a better flow. JBL steals another win and his unlikely title reign continues on as 2004 comes to a close. Grade: 3
Scott: 2004 limps to the finish with another ho-hum PPV. I don’t know what happened. 2004 started off so hot with Chris Benoit winning the Royal Rumble, Eddie Guerrero’s emotional win over Brock Lesnar at No Way Out, and the pomp and circumstance of a great Wrestlemania. Then, everything unraveled. JBL, an unproven main eventer defeats Eddie Guerrero to take the WWE Title. By Summerslam Benoit is beaten by a largely unproven Randy Orton, and now by the end of the year there’s uncertainty everywhere. The crowds became very unenergetic by the bland undercard and by the time the main event comes they don’t really care much. Then again, with a crowd of only 4,500, what do you expect? These are like 1995-1996 PPV crowds. Well the winds of change are blowing and with it a new year with burgeoning superstars and some big surprises. Hopefully they will bring the energy and excitement back into things the way they were at the start of 2004, because this show is a microcosm of the last six months of the year: Flat and boring. Final Grade: D+
Justin: This rollercoaster PPV year of 2004 has come to a close with another subpar single brand effort. Smackdown’s PPV year started strong when Eddie Guerrero defeated Brock Lesnar in a tremendous match at No Way Out. Since then it has been a steady decline, which was in line with WWE on a whole. JBL’s title reign has gained some steam and as the months have worn on, he has grown into the role quite nicely. This show on a whole was just not very good. The crowd was pretty dead and none of the matches delivered. The worst part of the show was Spike’s tremendous title reign coming to an awful conclusion as the heatless Funaki knocks him off. Outside of the main event, no match was better than average and most were just blah. As 2005 dawns, JBL stands tall over a depleted brand with played out challengers. The question now was which competitor would step up and take a shot at taking out the champ. Final Grade: D
MVP: JBL
Runner Up: Rey Mysterio & Rob Van Dam
Non MVP: Jesus
Runner Up: Spike Dudley
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Posted: 2011/02/17 in Indie Games
I’m purchasing an Xbox Live Indie Game every day, seeking out the quality titles that got lost in the shuffle and no longer appear in the top 50 downloads. Today is day #100, and today’s game is “radiangames Ballistic”.
Today marks 100 indie game reviews over as many days. When I started this I set out a couple of simple rules: the games must be of high quality (not necessarily something with universal appeal, but of high quality) and must not be well represented in the top-50 lists on the dashboard. That meant hunting out classic games that are past their sales prime but are still tremendously good, games that had got lost in the shuffle of a busy week for game releases, or anything else that deserved the limelight but currently wasn’t receiving it. I also said I would keep going until I ran out of good games. Now despite buying 100 games over 100 days, I’m nowhere near finished as around 400 games have been released during that time, and the quality of XBL Indie Games continues to rise.
Each country where the XBL Indie Games channel is available has its own set of top-50 lists for that region, so I have occasionally bought a game that was in the top 50 downloaded games in a few countries, but not in most of them. Tonight’s game meets that definition, as 2/3 countries I checked tonight didn’t have Ballistic in their top 50. I wanted to cap off the first hundred games with the seventh and (for the time being) final release from Luke Schneider’s radiangames series. Each of the games he’s released so far has displayed outstanding production values and are great showcases for how robust Microsoft’s design tools are and how good XBL Indie Games are getting. Reviewing Ballistic was not a disappointment.
Ballistic is a shooter, as most of Luke Schneider’s games have been. Specifically it’s a dual-stick arena shooter, a genre that was re-popularised by Geometry Wars starting with its hidden appearance in Project Gotham Racing 2. Ballistic takes the fantastic presentation and tight controls present in all the radiangames titles, and innovates on several fronts. You now have an upgrade system that lets you power-up your main weapon in the ways that best suit your play style; upgrading them in different ways in different playthroughs varies the challenge the game offers. Ballistic additionally lets you modify and upgrade the bombs that periodically appear on screen as well (that destroy large numbers of enemies when triggered), a unique and out-of-the-box idea.
I’m good at these kinds of games, so I liked the difficulty ramp up in this game. No longer do you have to play for minutes on end just to start getting some kind of challenge. The difficulty level might intimidate people who aren’t experienced players in this genre, to whom I’d point them to radiangames Joy Joy as a game to play to get into the swing of things.
Another innovation in radiangames Ballistic is its eponymous “Ballistic Mode”, which trades increased firepower for decreased mobility. This can be useful if you find yourself boxed in on all sides, but you’ll have to be extra wary of the fast-moving enemies. Watch out in this mode though, the longer you’re in it the closer to overheating your weapons systems get, eventually forcing you to enter a cool down mode where you cannot fire at all.
Ultimately it’s the ability to choose your weapons upgrades for each wave that sets this game apart the most, and it adds a welcome element of strategy to the mix. Much like that first play through Halo: Combat Evolved where you had to choose what weapons to leave and what to take with you, not knowing what you’d be up against around the corner, trial and error is required here to figure out what upgrades are most suited to what waves throughout the game. Before Halo, it was common in first-person shooters for the game to allow you to carry with you every weapon you could get your hands on like some kind of paramilitary pack mule. Halo was actually strengthened by the limitation because it forced you to make on the fly tactical decisions about what you kept and what you left behind, and Ballistic is as well; you can’t take every upgrade with you, and the decisions about what to equip and what not to equip adds appreciated depth to a genre that generally doesn’t have (or necessarily need) much. You only get to change your decisions every five levels or so, but the number of upgrades you can equip do increase slowly as you progress through the game.
A final point that sets Ballistic apart is when you earn an extra life, or an extra bomb, it gets dropped into the playfield and you actually have to collect it before it disappears. This adds an interesting level of challenge to something (earning extra lives and weapons) that is not normally any challenge at all.
With plenty of game modes, and a series of challenges that encourage you to play the game a given way for a two minute period, and unique weapons upgrading, this games is ridiculously easy to recommend given it costs a mere 80 Microsoft Points ($1, give or take, depending on where you live).
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Swedish Wargoat says:
Picking this one up, also.. I know of radiangames, but I´ve not paid attention when browsing their game-library (or whatever you call it, it´s been a while since I used my english properly) so I´ve overlooked this one.
You are awsm, sir.
Peace and Pestilence from Sweeden.
Steven Hurdle says:
“Game library” is certainly something you could call that. This is sadly their 7th, and for the moment final, indie game. I now own all 7.
One of the interesting things about my format is I am limiting myself to buying only one game per day, no more, no less. I’ve wanted to buy this game since it came out, but had to wait for the right day. :)
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"Doom WAD is the default format of package files for the video game Doom or its sequel Doom II, that contain sprites, levels, and game data. WAD stands for "Where's All the Data?" Immediately after its release in 1993, Doom attracted a sizeable following of players who created their own mods for WAD files—packages containing levels, graphics and other game data—and played a vital part in spawning the mod-making culture which is now commonplace for first-person shooters. Thousands of WADs have been created for Doom, ranging from single custom levels to full original games; most of these can be downloaded for free over the Internet. Several WADs have also been released commercially, and for some people the WAD-making hobby became a gateway to a professional career as a level designer.
"When developing Doom, id Software was aware that many players had tried to create custom levels and other modifications for their previous game, Wolfenstein 3D. However, the procedures involved in creating and loading modifications for that game were cumbersome. John Carmack, lead programmer at id Software, designed the Doom internals from the ground up to allow players to extend the game. For that reason, game data such as levels, graphics, sound effects and music are stored separately from the game engine, in "WAD files". This allowed players to make their own data without any modification to the engine itself."
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In the rush to fill CD-ROMs with collections of shareware, vendors began acquiring Doom WADs at great speed, putting together compilations of levels, along with additional graphics, reviews, documents, and other related files. With the introduction of Doom II and Quake, custom levels, tools and assets continued to be made available and sold on these CD-ROMs until the fervor for CD-ROMs faded in the 2000s. This collection contains many thousands of user-designed levels across many years.
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DOOM II for Mac
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Macintosh version of DOOM II.
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Gaminator 2nd Edition contains 1300 levels for Doom, 90 levels for Doom II, 220 tools and editors for Doom, shareware Doom, etc.
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A collection of shareware action games for DOS, focused primarily on first-person shooter games. Shareware/Demo versions of the following twelve games are included: Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold Catacomb Abyss Corridor 7 Depth Dwellers Doom: Knee-deep in the Dead (v1.2) Megatron Nightmare 3-D Raptor: Call of the Shadows Shadowcaster Spear of Destiny Terminator: Rampage Wolfenstein 3-D In addition, approximately 50 add-on levels and several utilities for Doom are also included.
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The San Francisco 49er’s drafted Safety John Keith out of Furman in the Fourth Round (108th) overall in this years 2000 draft order. No one expected little alone myself that this young individual athletic and talented would have such an immediate positive impact on this thin defensive secondary for the 49er’s.
In 1999 Pro-Bowl Strong Safety Lance Schulters anchored this position for virtually all the time, his performances were without challenge or question as he solidified a safety blanket in the middle of the field.
John Keith came in and in a few short performances and devastating hits redefined those positions allowing Schulters to move over to fee safety to cover the passing lanes better and for Keith to be the last man standing in front of a running back and the end zone.
In John’s career at Furman he started 30 of 43 games during his four-year career there. He totaled 320 tackles (211 solo); including 11 tackles for a loss, finished with 11 interceptions, 20 passes defended and one sack.
John Keith had his opportunity to play after the first 49er game against St. Louis when Pierson Prioleau injured his knee; Keith’s mark was felt in stopping the run something he did with acceleration and devastating contact.
In Week Four against Dallas the defense held Emmitt Smith to 31 yards rushing and a 2.8 yards-per-carry average. In Week Five against Arizona Cardinal running back Michael Pittman gained 76 yards, but most of these came in the second half, while Keith was out of the game.
John Keith is not without fault though as in Week Three against St. Louis wide receiver Isaac Bruce burned him for a 78-yard touchdown pass. Defensive Coordinator Jim Mora Jr. blasted him for this defensive breakdown and was intent of pulling him out right then. But Keith kept his head up and trotted back out onto the field and intercepted a Kurt Warner pass in the end zone.
“He made the play right there after that,” said Schulters with pride. “That’s just the kind of character he has. You might get scored upon; everybody does in the NFL. It’s what you do after that.” “I had a couple of mental lapses,” Keith admitted about the Bruce score. “I came up to Mora and said, don’t take me out, I felt like I wasn’t frustrated mentally. I felt like I wanted to make a play.”
Lance Schulters benefited from Keith’s presence in the sense that it allowed him to freelance as the weak side safety. “I like working with him,” said Schulters.
Defensive Coordinator Jim Mora Jr. saw positive potential in this newcomer as his defense was full of rookies and second-year players, Keith allowed him more flexibility, having the same hitting style of Lance they both could lurk around the line of scrimmage. Provide run support and even blitz.
“You can bring him or Lance up into your eight-man front,” said Mora. “That gives you some versatility obviously.”
John Keith has made tremendous strides from a small school like Furman into the National Football League, It did not take long for him to make an impact as in this years Hall of Fame Game our first pre-season game he pasted the Patriots kick-returner on the very first play of that game.
Keith earned a name in Furman called “Shakespeare,” as in one who makes plays. “I like the name,” he said. John Keith also receives enormous support from his family and his tiny town of Newnan, Georgia.
When I first saw John Keith in the lineup in the beginning of the regular season I had all the optimism in the world that he would make an immediate impact. I had high hopes as well as many 49er fans going into this season realizing rookies would have to grow up in a hurry to carry our team.
John Keith turned out to be a silver lining in that dark cloud that hung over the 49er franchise, he reminded me of a lot like Lance Schulters and his hard-hitting physical presence was felt all over the field.
I thought he would be a logical and encouraging force to be reckoned with on a defense that was thin at every position depth wise, He proved that he was in the very beginning and then onward.
“I always play better in front of people I know,” said Keith. “I know they expect me to play at a high level. I kind of put that into my bag and hope I can live up to it. And make them proud. That’s the big driving force in my play right now.”
This is the maturity and enthusiasm this athlete brings to a franchise so adapted to turning regular athletes into champions, The San Francisco ideology is centered around accomplishing victory in one form or another, John Keith is one that can succeed in the long term.
“We like John because he’s tough and physical,” said Mora. Keith has a former 49er he looks to for inner strength and encouragement that is recent Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott. Keith was in awe of Ronnie Lott at the Hall of Fame Game and couldn’t even bring himself to approach him.
“Ronnie Lott is like football to me,” said Keith. “I want to be a hard hitter and the hardest hitting safety ever is Ronnie Lott.” Keith has driven himself mentally to excel like Ronnie by watching lots of film, and having a passion for the game itself.
“The things he brought to the game are emotion and will,” said Keith. “I’m a very emotional player, and I idolize Ronnie Lott.”
In Week Six in the Battle of the Bay at home against The Oakland Raiders Strong Safety John Keith incurred a season-ending injury just as he was getting started. He decimated his right forearm while covering the opening kickoff of overtime. Keith was steaming down the field and felt something hit his arm.
“A helmet, or knee,” Keith said, his voice just above a whisper. “I didn’t know what it was.” Keith didn’t hear or feel anything when he hit the turf, but when he tried to get him he knew something was wrong.
“I tried to push myself off the ground and my arm just wasn’t working right,” said Keith. He then looked at his arm and saw it dangling at a strange angle.
“I saw the X-rays,” coach Steve Mariucci said. “He definitely broke his ulner and his radius.” John Keith’s world all of a sudden came crashing down on him as doctors said he would be out 10-12 games.
But even after all this and its details John Keith, maintained his head and said “I hope to have a long career.” John Keith joins a many 49er’s whom are out due to injuries as this has been one of the worse I’ve ever seen this year.
Such a horrible set of circumstances in a defense starving for playmakers or any form of redemption for last year, John Keith was certainly one of those playmakers relegated to watching from the sidelines wondering what it would have been to be there all season long.
Replacing Keith has not been easy Zack Bronson has been bothered by a neck stinger which has caused weakness in the triceps muscles of his left arm, He also experiences tingling in his arm often.
Pierson Prioleau has been bothered by knee troubles throughout the season. His latest is a bone bruise on his femur near his knee, which is causing fluid to collect. On (10-13-00) The San Francisco 49er’s signed second-year-safety Jason Moore released by Green Bay. The 5-10, 195-pound Moore played in three games with the Packers this season and had two special teams tackles to his credit.
The thinness of the secondary has been so evident as of late that in Week Eight at Carolina Practice Squad Ronnie Heard came into play and Cornerback Monty Montgomery has been practicing at safety as Jason Webster assumes his position.
Still Carolina Quarterback Steve Beuerlein scorched the 49er Secondary to death as he threw for 309 yards and three touchdowns. Again a superior receiving corps demolished this young rookie secondary. Full of veterans and big playmakers.
Injuries continue to take a toll on this young and promising defense that every time there on the field experience is derived and learned.
Defensive Coordinator Jim Mora Jr. has done everything in his power to adapt and teach fresh new talent and mold rookies and second-year-players into situational playmakers. This task has been his greatest challenge as injuries have demolished so many inspirations on the field.
The San Francisco 49er’s have fallen into the cellar of oblivion in the National Football Conference’s West Division, St. Louis The World Champions remain untouched above all the rest. Their offense has been so mind blowing that no defense even a veteran and disciplined one has been able to curtail their onslaught of 30+ points or more a game.
St. Louis could be forming the new dynasty in The National Football League as their franchise has so many playmakers on both sides of the ball and are relatively salary cap friendly going into next year.
San Francisco again faces real unpleasant decisions ahead as salary cap nightmares will be back again this coming season, many will have to be cut or waived as salaries are restructured or terminated.
Athletic Individuals such as John Keith give us the best long-goal chance of rebuilding successfully and profitably, I hope that in his second-year Keith will be the young Ronnie Lott of the future for this franchise and that he can in some ways live up to such a high standard.
That is what this incredible franchise is all about molding and defining champions, athletic individuals who have everything to gain and a place they can truly call home with dignity and pride.
We must continue to fight and be prepared as best we can for every game, no matter what the circumstances may be, we have entered the third quarter of the season, our defense is up against the ropes battered and bloody taking shot after shot like a severely wounded boxer.
Someone must emerge and be a defining force to redefine and turn the tide in this seemingly hopeless defensive struggle, that we fight every game. Real learning and experience will in time reshapes and mold these individual units into well-oiled machines of power and recognition. We must continue to have hope and sit on the edge of our seats and will this team to victory every time for it is the right thing to do.
In regards to Week Eleven’s victory over Kansas City 21-7 The San Francisco defense played with a renewed vigor and stamina in this game, the presence of Safety Zack Bronson was a definite upgrade from Pierson Prioleau. Bronson returned from a neck injury after a five-game absence, setting up a second-quarter touchdown with an interception.
Pro Bowl safety Lance Schulters and ring leader of of the 49er’s league-worse secondary, made seven tackles and set the San Francisco defense’s physical tone with two vicious hits on receivers Derrick Alexander and Sylvester Morris.
Both Chief receivers were briefly knocked out of the game by the hits, and Schulters continued to play despite nerve problems in his neck and left leg. San Francisco hand-cuffed Kansas City to 290 total yards, and their offense that threw for a team-record 504 yards the week prior in Oakland couldn’t penetrate the league’s worst pass defense.
In all the 49er defense rated the worse in six statistical categories, thoroughly dominated the Kansas City offense, which had scored 109 points in it’s last three games.
The secondary was ready and prepared for this game a far cry from what it has been over the season; mainly in due to rookie experience and nagging relentless injuries that has plagued this team from the very start.
However these excuses were not meant to be any more, the coaching staff and mainly defensive coordinator Jim Mora had this defense ready to squash all relevant statistical figures by going out and playing with determination and with renewed senses of building back what has been taken from them.
Cornerbacks Ahmed Plummer and Jason Webster continue to learn and grow and they have impressed me with their playmaking skills that become more defined and sharp as time goes on.
I believe that they spell the future for us at these positions and next year we can expect even more of a shutdown in these areas regarding the passing defense. We will have to still look at bringing in competition but these two are growing up fast in this professional league.
Lance Schulters in Sunday’s game looked so much like legendary Ronnie Lott, with his devastating hits on the Chief’s receivers and his ability to be in the right place in so many offensive snaps against us, we have to admire and comprehend that we have a real difference maker here.
Signing Schulters to an extended contract is most vital if we are to transform this secondary into the elite unit we need it to be, without him it will take that much longer for true consistency and productivity to appear in this unit.
In all fairness to San Francisco defensive coordinator Jim Mora, his injury-plagued group has used the same starting lineup in back-to-back games only once all season and twice in the past 23 games.
Slowly but surely, newcomers like Julian Peterson, Jason Webster, Ahmed Plummer, John Engelberger and Anthony Pleasant are starting to have an impact. And time is something that 49er fans are not at all used to, as we are so comfortable over the years realizing we had a playoff caliber team for so many years 16 consecutive seasons with 10 wins or more in fact. We never have had to be more patient and understanding, as we have had to become, starting with last year when Quarterback Steve Young hit the field literally for the last time.
In all sense’s Sunday’s victory was as sweet as they come as Kansas City came into 3-Com with visions of extending their winning record as they contend for a playoff picture in a division dominated by the Oakland Raiders.
“Guys were out there having fun, something we haven’t done in a long time.” Said defensive tackle Bryant Young. Who collected two of the team’s three sacks against Elvis Grbac and has five in his past four games.
So without further recollection the 49er defense showed what it can do when the formula is right, we have youth to evaluate and analyze as time goes on, prospects to look at and identify as real solutions at each and every defensive position.
I believe the future holds even more light as we have some of the best front office people in the business working for this franchise. We have one of the best coaching staffs also and I am confident that we will triumph over this and will have a defense that is respected and reliable on the field of battle on any given day.
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17 players correctly predicted all seven results in Matchweek 8, with each moving onto step two in the race for the £1M jackpot. None of last week's players to grab a full house could repeat the trick this time, so they go back to step one.
The best player in the country this week was Manchesterisblue, with superior goal difference to the other 16 players to get top marks.
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West Ham are now without a win in six league games following their 3-0 defeat to Burnley, which leaves the Hammers just two points above the drop. The Clarets bounced back from their 3-0 defeat to Sheffield United to end their winless streak of five games, with a comfortable victory.
Newcastle have recorded back-to-back wins for the first time this season after a 2-1 win over Bournemouth at St James Park. Defenders DeAndre Yedlin and Ciaran Clark came up with the goals to take Newcastle up to 11th in the table, just two points outside the top five.
A Jamie Vardy and James Maddison double earned Leicester a fourth straight win, taking Brendan Rodgers’ side up to second in the PL. After the 2-0 win over Arsenal, Rodgers said he’s not thinking about the title, but you’d have to admit his side only look stronger than the title winners of 2016.
Michael O'Neill got off to a dream start as Stoke manager, with the Potters slotting four past Barnsley to move off the bottom of the table. O’Neill had only finalised his deal to take over as manager of Stoke 24 hours earlier, but it was enough for the Potters to earn a 3rd win of the season.
There was late drama at Hillsborough with two injury-time goals cancelling each other out to split the points for Swansea and Wednesday. Morgan Fox thought he had clinched victory for the Owls, but Ben Wilmot bagged in the final moments to level the score.
Rangers go into the international break 2nd in the Scottish Premiership, trailing Celtic only on goal difference. Both sides earned 2-0 victories against Livingston and Motherwell respectively. There's just one goal in it after 12 games.
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California wildfire wipes out much of one town, kills 11
Posted: Nov 10, 2018 5:27 AM EST
By Nicole Chavez, Sarah Aarthun, Jason Hanna and Steve Almasy, CNN
(CNN) -- One of three major wildfires roaring though California has burned its way into state history as the most destructive blaze on record in terms of structure loss, with more than 6,700 structures gone in two days, according to Cal Fire, the state's fire-fighting agency.
The large Camp Fire in Northern California, which obliterated 80% to 90% of the homes in one town, has left at least nine people dead, officials said Friday. Kory Honea, the Butte County sheriff, said 35 people have been reported missing in the Camp Fire.
The fast-moving wildfires in the state have destroyed thousands of structures and prompted thousands of residents to flee, sometimes through jam-packed flame-lined streets that forced evacuees to chose whether to try to drive to safety or to get out and run.
The Camp Fire left the mayor of Paradise, population 26,000, in shock.
"There's really not much left. There are very few homes still standing and we've been in multiple different neighborhoods this afternoon," Mayor Jody Jones said. She estimated only 10 to 20% of homes are left.
Four people were found dead in vehicles that were overcome by flames and one body was discovered near the vehicles, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said. The other victims were found near or inside homes that burned.
Two major fires in Southern California are just miles from the bar where 12 people were killed in a mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, and evacuations were ordered for nearby Malibu, a seaside city popular with celebrities.
Authorities have received reports of two fatalities in the city of Malibu, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's office said it was working to confirm whether they are related to the wildfires.
Fanned by high winds and fueled by low humidity and dry vegetation, the fires spread rapidly Thursday and overnight into Friday. The threat continued Friday, with millions of Californians under "red flag" warnings portending windy arid and warm conditions that pose extreme fire risks.
Here's what we know about the trio of fires:
In Northern California, panicked residents began fleeing Paradise on Thursday as the Camp Fire swept through it.
By Friday morning, the town's main road was littered with downed trees and power lines. Much of the brush and grasses were blackened along the valleys, and many trees were still burning, a CNN crew there observed.
A family that evacuated Thursday by driving along flame-lined roads posted a startling video to Facebook. The recording shows fire claiming houses and trees, and sparks blowing across the road in front of them. Suddenly the vehicle breaks through a wall of smoke and emerges into the safety of a clear road.
Jones, the mayor, said a good portion of the business district is gone. And while some trees were torched, Jones said most of them remain.
"One of the things that's beautiful about Paradise are the trees and they're still here. ... I wasn't expecting that, but it's a good thing," Jones said.
At least 52,000 residents were forced to evacuate from Butte County as the fire burned 90,000 acres.
Flames also were on the outer edges of Chico, a city of 93,000 people about a 90-mile drive north of Sacramento.
The full extent of the destruction in the county was still unknown, but authorities said more than 6,700 buildings have been destroyed -- many of those in Paradise.
Whitney Vaughan described a scene of panic and terror as she recalled her narrow escape from her Paradise home Thursday morning.
Vaughan and her husband had just fled their home as flames rushed them. She saw a man "sprinting past our house carrying a little baby, running as fast as he could."
They drove away but got eventually got caught in traffic. Flames were feet away, smoke was thick, cars weren't moving and people were panicking. Some people left their cars there "and took off running, carrying their babies and kids."
She cried as she recorded video of the terrifying scene, which she posted to Facebook. She and her husband eventually were able to drive away safely.
"We thought the fire was going to kill us," she told CNN.
Paradise, roughly 80 miles north of Sacramento, is where four people were found dead in different vehicles and one person was found dead near a vehicle on the road where Vaughn recorded her video. The other four deceased victims were also found in the Paradise area.
Five people had to be rescued by helicopter from the fire according to Josh Bischof, Riverside Fire Battalion Chief. The rescues were performed by firefighters who were actively engaged in fire-fighting, Bischof said.
The blaze burned Western Town at Paramount Ranch, according to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park Service. The buildings were seen in movies and television series such as "Westworld" and "The Cisco Kid."
Three firefighters and some civilians were injured, Cal Fire officials said. The extent of their injuries was unknown.
More than 3,200 firefighters were battling the flames and the fire remained just 5% contained, according to Cal Fire. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
In Southern California, strong Santa Ana winds were fanning two fires, including the Woolsey Fire, which by Friday morning had burned across US 101 and was heading toward Malibu.
The Woolsey Fire exploded from 2,000 acres to 8,000 in Los Angeles and Ventura counties in a matter of hours. Friday evening, officials said it had grown to 35,000 acres.
At least 75,000 homes in Ventura and Los Angeles counties were under evacuation orders, and some structures have already been destroyed, officials said.
The fire crossed US 101 a few miles east of Thousand Oaks -- the site of Wednesday night's bar shooting-- and was headed south to the Pacific coast, in the direction of Malibu Creek State Park and Malibu city, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.
And in part of Malibu itself -- a city of about 12,000 people known for beachside homes owned by celebrities and millionaires -- a mandatory evacuation was issued Friday.
In Malibu, journalist Julie Ellerton said she was calmly packing Friday morning after staying up all night.
Ellerton, in an email to CNN, said it was strange to go from covering events related to Wednesday's shooting "to looking up in the afternoon and seeing plumes of smoke."
"My heart's still with those suffering the loss of their children, their husband and their dad. I can't think anything matters more -- packing 'items' seems strange. The smoke just seems surreal," she wrote.
In Hidden Hills, just north of Calabasas, Adrienne Janic gave her home over to firefighters late Thursday to use as a command center. Her deck provided a strong vantage point to monitor the spread of the fire.
By 1 a.m. (4 a.m. ET), more firefighters arrived as the flames closed in on Janic's street
"While a lot of my yard and neighbors' yards burned, the firefighters saved our homes," Janic tweeted just after 2 a.m. (5 a.m. ET) Friday. "We are still not out of the woods yet."
Christy Dawn Little abandoned her Oak Park home, northeast of Thousand Oaks, around 11 p.m. (2 a.m. ET).
"I had to work this evening, and ran out when I realized how close it was," Little told CNN. "We have found a safe hotel ... (in) Los Angeles."
Video of her drive out of town shows the fire emitting an orange-red glow in the distance in the nighttime sky.
The Hill Fire is the other fire burning near the site of this week's mass shooting in Thousand Oaks.
The fire started Thursday afternoon and spread quickly to cover about 6,000 acres, fire officials said. Friday, part of it was burning into the footprint of a 2013 wildfire, which could slow its spread, Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen said. The Hill Fire was 15% contained by Friday evening, at 4,531 acres.
Residents on social media posted their views of the flames nearly consuming the hillside in the Newbury Park area of western Thousand Oaks.
While no homes or businesses have been lost to the fast-moving blaze, a number of RVs and outbuildings have been burned and a firefighter suffered a minor injury, authorities said.
Howling Santa Ana winds were driving the Woolsey and Hill fires. The Santa Anas are strong, dry winds that high-pressure systems push from east to west, from the mountains and desert areas down into the Los Angeles area.
Wind gusts of up to 77 mph were reported in Los Angeles County on Friday morning.
A round of Santa Ana winds is forecast to whip the area Sunday through Tuesday, though it may be weaker than Friday's.
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Carlos McClain’s title is “Office Manager” but it should really read “Backbone”. Carlos came to Académie Lafayette for a job interview. While she waited she started taking phone messages – and she hasn’t stopped yet. In her 17 years at AL, she has assisted with the school’s start-up and day-to-day operations, coordinated the yearbook and 8th-grade graduation, and supervised student transportation, food service, and building maintenance. She also created our first outreach to minority students plan. Carlos first started her career as a paraprofessional in the Joplin, Missouri school district working with 7th and 8th grade remedial math students. She also worked at the Convention and Visitors Bureau, assisting with booking conventions into the city, and as a meeting planner for National Rural Health Association. She attended the Joplin Business College and the American Institute of Banking.
Carlos is one of the founders of the “Coalition of 100 Black Women – Kansas City Chapter”, a non-profit volunteer organization for American women. She is a volunteer at the WEB DuBois Learning Center, Black Chamber of Commerce and other community organizations. The Imperial Court and the Ernestine H. Buck Special Events Department of the Imperial Court/Auxiliary of A.E.A.O.N.M.S. of North and South America and its Jurisdiction, Inc recently chose her as one of the 2017 Outstanding African American Women Honorees and Hall of Fame Inductees. She is a very active member of her church and community.
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I am a Speech-Language Pathologist and Special Educator working at our Oak campus. I grew up in central Missouri and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia. I received my Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Kansas where my research emphasis was in reading disorders. I’ve spent my career working with children with speech, language, feeding, and learning challenges in home, clinic, school, and hospital settings. I’ve worked at AL since 2017. I live in Waldo with my husband, two French-speaking kids, dog, and two cats.
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Joanna Shum recently taught French at Notre Dame de Sion from 2003 – 2018. She holds a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Education from the University of Missouri, Kansas City and Bachelor’s Degree in French with Minor in Education, K-12 and FLES Certifications from the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota.
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Hello ! I’m from Martigues, in the South East of France. I have been teaching music since 2009 and at Académie Lafayette since 2017. I have a degree in Music, French state diploma as a music teacher, a certificate from the conservatory of Marseille and a professional musician diploma from the Music Academy International of Nancy. As you can see I love music, so I’m glad to teach my passion to AL students, share with them my experience! I also love cooking, photography, cinema and traveling (US, Mexico, Japan…).
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Bonjour! I was born and raised in Independence, Missouri. I have been teaching here at AL ever since 2010 when I was placed to do my student teaching and observations. I fell in love immediately with the school and the culture and decided that I would do anything to work here. I graduated high school from Fort Osage where I was inspired by my French teacher that I really had a knack for the French language. I decided to go to the University of Missouri-Kansas City where I majored in K-12 French Education and certification also in elementary education. I love to travel, play volleyball, cook, and get together with my fellow amazing colleagues. It’s hard to believe that I’ve been at AL for almost 10 years now and I wouldn’t change it one bit. I love getting to introduce these little kindergarteners to the French language and shaping their minds to be globally active.
Corinne Charruau Profile
I grew up near Angers, France. I taught in French immersion schools in Minneapolis, MN from 2004 to 2006. I’ve been with AL since 2006. I have a Master’s degree in Secondary Education from UCM and an elementary education certification from the state of Missouri. I enjoy hiking, running, playing ping pong, learning about History and going on road trips. My goal is to visit all the US national parks!
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Madeleine Sifadjam Profile
I am a native of N’kongsamba, Cameroon. I attended the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon, for a year, moved to England the following year, then to Paris where I graduated from the University of Sorbonne, Paris, with a double major in foreign languages (English and Spanish) and international law. I started my teaching career as a French and English teacher in Cameroon in 1986. I worked for the KCPS from 1993 to 2011. I finally joined the Académie Lafayette Great Team in 2011. I was attracted to AL by its excellent team of teachers, great students, and supportive parents.
I have 2 sons and 2 grandchildren (both boys as well!). I enjoy entertaining, dancing, cooking, reading, watching political news, and watching movies. I like traveling to other countries and I have visited several in Europe and in Africa. I’m a “hidden” event coordinator: I have coordinated all the weddings or any other event in my family, and also helped friends free of charge.
Angela Dampier Profile
I am the English K-1 teacher. I have been with Académie Lafayette since August of 2018. This is my 21st year teaching in early childhood. I have been fortunate enough to teach here in the United States, Russia, Croatia and in the Marshall Islands.
Melanie Soeun Profile
I was born in Nantes in the west part of France among the vineyard where I used to play when I was young. I have been teaching since 2006 and since 2016 at AL. I have studied at the University of Nantes. I have a degree in French as a foreign language, in foreign languages, and in education.
I am married with two kids. I love traveling and teaching abroad. I was an Au Pair in Spain, an assistant in Gibraltar and a volunteer teacher at The University in Ho Chi Minh Ville. Then I taught French as a foreign language in Cambodia at the university, at the French Cultural Center, and in a military school. When I came back from Cambodia, I went back to the university to become a primary school teacher. I taught in preschool, elementary, and special education in Vendée, France. In 2013, I moved to the island of Saint Martin for three years. When I was there, in 2016, I decided to answer an ad. That’s what led me to teach at AL. I really enjoy reading, movies, and traveling around new places.
Allison Crumley Profile
I am a Kansas City girl, born and raised. I attended UMKC, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. I have been fortunate enough to have traveled to many other countries around the world and have gotten to use my French while on vacation. 2013 is the year I started working at Académie Lafayette, but I wasn’t full time until 2014. I am also a former student of the school, and my daughter is a current student. When I am not at school, I enjoy traveling, shopping, and doing things around KC with my daughter.
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I come from the south of France, close to Marseille, but I have also lived in South Africa, Congo and Guinea. I have been teaching since 2005 and joined Académie Lafayette in 2013. I studied physical education to become a PE teacher but when I got to the elementary school training, I knew that it was the age group I wanted to work with.
My pedagogical approach is based on my students’ learning styles. I like to organize workshops where the students can use their auditive, visual and kinesthetic skills. Students work at their own pace (well not too slow, though….) I also love teaching science because we have so much fun with all the experiments (yes, I am a kinesthetic learner!)
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Yanlan Jin Virtue Profile
I am from China (PRC), and a native Chinese speaker. I got my Bachelor’s degree in Science in China and a Master’s degree in Education in South Korea. I attended a Korean-Chinese immersion school for 12 years (P, M, H) in China so I am fluent in both Korean and Chinese. During that time, I studied a 3rd language (English) in middle school and high school. Before I came to the US, I taught Chinese in South Korea for many years (in a private school and college). I also worked for many years in the admissions department of a university in both China and South Korea. My last year of working in South Korea, I taught Korean in a University Language Institute. I taught for a year and then moved to the United States with my husband. The same year, Académie Lafayette hired me as the first Mandarin teacher in 2014.
My entire education background is very similar to Académie Lafayette students’. I learned Korean like AL students learn French (language immersion). I learned English like AL students learn a 3rd language (language acquisition). I experienced the two main approaches to learning languages. These language learning experiences help me understand my students who are facing exactly the same situation as I faced when I was young. Working at AL has helped me understand the American education system and American students.
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Roger Goudiaby Profile
Roger Goudiaby is the Director of Information Technology at AcadémieLafayette. He manages the computer networks, telephone systems, and information technology at both campuses. Besides being a certified computer technician, he has a Masters degree in Music Education from Ecole Nationale des Arts in Senegal and a Masters degree in School Administration from the University of Central Missouri. He holds Education Certificates from Senegal, Missouri, and Ontario, Canada. Mr. Goudiaby joined the Académie Lafayette team in 2000 as a kindergarten teacher. He also taught French phonemic awareness.
Sheila Rowan Profile
My name is Sheila Rowan, and I am honored to be a part of the Académie Lafayette community. This year is my 20th year of teaching and my 5th year here at AL. I love teaching 4th grade English and Communication Arts. I graduated from Rockhurst University with a BA and a Master’s in Education.
I have two beautiful daughters, Siobhan (18) and Alana (16). I lived in Ireland for almost two years, and my girls and I travel as much as we can. I love movies, reading, games (especially Scrabble!), music, and going to see the Royals play. My philosophy of teaching revolves around an eloquent quote that I just stumbled across after teaching a nonfiction unit on inventors. Ben Franklin once said… “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
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Liz O’Flaherty Profile
Liz O’Flaherty grew up in Kansas City, MO right in the heart of Brookside. She attended Visitation Grade School and St. Teresa’s Academy. It was when she was in Rachel Pasano’s First Grade classroom where she “caught” the teaching bug. Her love of Colorado sent her to Denver, Colorado where she attended college at Regis University. There, she taught in the Denver Public Schools, skied her favorite places like Winter Park and Vail, and developed life long friends.Liz returned to KC in 1990 where she has taught for over 25 years. She received her Masters in Literacy from Rockhurst University in 2005 and has been honored to be a part of this wonderful Académie Lafayette community since 2010.When not in the classroom, you might find Liz spending time with her family and friends, walking at her favorite parks, working out at Crossfit, volunteering at St. James Food Pantry and the KC Irish Fest, and writing/reading at her favorite coffee spots. There are so many!
“Be Silly, Be Honest, Be Kind.”
Dorothée Werner Profile
I am a native of Paris, France where I grew up and received a Bachelor’s degree from the Sorbonne University in English and International Business and a Masters in International Studies.
I moved to Kansas City to teach French at Notre Dame de Sion, and spent 15 years in the corporate sector in marketing, public relations and advertising, becoming vice-president and working with Fortune 500 companies. I stayed home when my children were in elementary school and opened The French School, teaching French to pre-schoolers and adults. I also got involved in volunteer work both as PTA president in my kids’ public schools, and as a refugee coordinator teaching the Welcome to America class. I am married to a wonderful American and have three stimulating bicultural children.
In 2012 I went back to my first love, teaching, and joined Académie Lafayette where I delight in teaching 5th graders. I became a certified elementary teacher in 2016 and I am now working on another Master in school administration.
Hobbies and fun facts:
I love learning, traveling, entertaining and cooking
I once had dinner with Jackie Kennedy and lived with Tom Hanks for a summer
My master’s thesis was on Immigrant Entrepreneurship and the American Dream.
I am very fortunate to spend my days with 10 year-olds and love teaching at Académie Lafayette.
Armand Tsafack Profile
My name is Armand Tsafack; I’m married and I have five kids. I have master’s degrees in mathematics education and in pure mathematics from the University of Yaounde I. My 23 years of teaching mathematics include 17 years in my home country, Cameroon (6th–12th grade), and six years at Académie Lafayette (6th grade). I also have two Missouri teaching certificates: Mathematics 5–9 and Mathematics 9–12. The 2017–18 school year will be my sixth year teaching at Académie Lafayette.
I currently teach 6th grade mathematics. Teaching mathematics is a joy to me and I love to see the progress students make throughout the year. I hope my teaching style makes learning both enjoyable and effective for my students.
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Ousseynou Ndiaye Profile
I am more than happy to be part of the wonderful Académie Lafayette community. I graduated from the school of education in Dakar, Senegal, known as École Normale Supérieure (ENS). I hold a master’s and a DEA (advanced study degree) in history from Cheikh Anta Diop University, as well as a master’s in international relations from City University of New York. I started a Ph.D. and then left to fill in as a substitute teacher for six months. With that experience, I learned I loved to teach and decided to become a certified teacher. After I taught few years, I left the country. I taught in New York as a GED teacher and served as an enrollment and family advocate.
Judy Clause Profile
Bonjour from the library! My name is Judy Clause, and I do the technical work in the library one day a week. This is mostly cataloging of new books and helping to make sure books make it back to the library from homes. I am a retired teacher and certified library media specialist. I taught in the primary grades, mostly 3rd grade for more years that I will admit! Then, I became a librarian.
Working at AL is like working in a small global community with teachers from many different places. I have even learned a few words and phrases in French! The staff here has been very kind and patient with this non-French speaking librarian. I love my time at AL and am so impressed with the way the staff works so hard for their students’ success. The children never cease to amaze me at how quickly they transition to French. I feel lucky to be here with this staff and these students. It has truly been a learning experience for me!
André Sockmack Profile
My name is André Sockmack, a native from Cameroon, a French speaking country in Central Africa. I have been teaching children, as well as adults, for more than 25 years. I have been teaching in the U.S. for 18 years and at Académie Lafayette for 11 years. I got my bachelor’s degree from the University of Yaoundé and a master’s degree in the art of teaching from Webster University.
I am a teacher, an author, and a writer of the series called La Pratique de l’Immersion en Français “Practical French Immersion.” I have a great family with three children. I love reading, listening to classical music, and being around happy people.
“I believe that Teaching is a Call from the above. I have been inspired to become an inspiring person.”
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A father of three, I have two girls and a boy. I got my teaching degree in Senegal where I taught for 6 years. I earned a master’s in education at the University of Central Missouri. I also coach the first AL Students Spaceflight Exploration Program (SSEP) and went to a NASA trip for the 10 winners awards in 2014. I am very passionate about soccer, and I co-coach the AL middle school soccer team.
Randi McCreary Profile
Hello, my name is Randi McCreary, and I am the sixth grade English teacher at Académie Lafayette. I have been teaching for 18 years with a bachelor’s in English and creative writing from the University of Missouri and a master’s in education from Avila University. I truly enjoy teaching students how to become the best writers, readers, speakers, and listeners that they can. Académie Lafayette is a wonderful place to incorporate my love of creativity.
When I am not teaching, writing is a big part of my life. I am a published writer that has had work featured in Essence Magazine and O Magazine, and I am the author of two poetry chapter books found at Barnes & Noble. I am the mother of two beautiful daughters and love spending time with my family. A fun fact about me is that I am a Funds for Teachers Fellow and spent a summer in Harlem, New York, researching the life and times of Langston Hughes.
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I was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. After graduating from high school, I lived, studied, and worked first in Belgium, then in Mexico. I obtained my undergraduate at Saint Xavier University in Chicago and my master’s at UMKC. I am currently finishing my doctoral degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia. I am certified in Missouri in both French and Spanish. As of 2017, I have buckled 21 years of teaching, 18 of which spanned from kindergarten to university, right here in the United States.
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Millennials Aren’t Shopping on Social Media (Infographic)
Marketers and retailers may see social as the next frontier for commerce, but millennials are not interested.
By Kimberlee Morrison
Marketers and retailers have been trying to push social commerce on social media users. Many see it as the next wave for social marketing, as it allows connection with customers, increased opportunities for conversion and instant purchases. However, millennials–whose buying power is expected to reach $200 billion by 2017–aren’t biting. An infographic from visual social intelligence and marketing firm GumGum examines how millennials use social sites.
Of the millennials surveyed by GumGum, 42 percent accessed Instagram more than five times per day, and 38 percent accessed Snapchat more than five times per day. Marketers may see this as proof that they need to market on both sites, but it’s important to understand why these users access so frequently.
37 percent of users surveyed said they accessed Instagram because they were bored, and 20 percent used it to communicate with friends. 53 percent accessed Snapchat to communicate with friends, 37 percent used it to watch Stories and 7 percent were there for celebrity snaps. Most users prefer to lurk rather than post, with 73 percent of Pinterest users saying they browse instead of post and only 40 percent of Instagram users posting images and browsing equally.
Perhaps the most damning statistics from this infographic relate to purchase rates. 99 percent of respondents indicated that they had never made a purchase on Snapchat. 94 percent of Pinterest users said the same, as did 91 percent of Instagram users. Additionally, 60 percent of respondents skipped ads if given the choice.
Social users are deeply connected to each other and to their preferred platforms, but that may not always manifest as instant boosts to conversion. Marketers that become one with the site and the communities there stand a much better chance. Simply representing the brand isn’t enough to engage millennials on their preferred platforms. View the infographic below for more information.
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Bester Twins
This month 11 babies were admitted to our program (4 orphans (including the above set of twins), 2 babies of mothers with no breast milk, 4 babies of critically ill mothers, 1 baby of mother with postpartum psychosis). Three women were enrolled (1 with severe anemia, 1 with severe abdominal infection, and the mother with postpartum psychosis).
Baby Admission Story. Grace was living abroad in South Africa when she found out she was pregnant for the second time. She attended prenatal care there and delivered first her boy and then her little girl moments later at a hospital in South Africa on the 9th of October. Her family says that at home on the 10th she complained of abdominal pain and chest pain, she went outside to get some fresh air and after 30minutes her husband went to look for her. He found her collapsed on the ground, already deceased. On the 8th of November her body and babies were sent to Malawi. A former client of Joyful Motherhood instructed them to go to our office for support.
Mother Admission Story. At 16 years old Feliya delivered her healthy but small baby boy. The delivery was uncomplicated and the young mom and baby were discharged home soon after delivery. Initially everything seemed to be going well. Feliya was adjusting to motherhood and her baby was breastfeeding well. But then something changed Feliya was frequently agitated, she refused to feed her baby, and family realized that she was experiencing both auditory and visual hallucinations. She was taken back to the hospital Feliya, diagnosed with postpartum psychosis and started on Haldol. The clinicians referred the family to Joyful Motherhood.
This month nurses enrolled 9 babies (7 orphans (including 2 sets of twins) and 2 babies of critically ill mothers). Several new mothers were identified for the mother care program but are still in hospital. 126 visits were conducted.
Baby Admission Story. 20-year-old Catherine starting contracting on the 1st of September and presented to the nearest health center. On the 5th her water broke, on the 8th she was referred to the District Hospital where her baby girl was finally delivered by c-section. Two days later she returned home with her daughter in her arms. On the 19th she returned to the health center with a swollen abdomen, again she was referred, this time to the regional hospital. She underwent surgery but her condition deteriorated and she died 9 days later. Nurses at the hospital referred her family and baby to Chimwemwe mu’bereki.
Other Developments. This month we said goodbye to Beatrice Namaleu, who was the program manager since the inception of Chimwemwe mu’bereki and welcomed Annette Namangale to our team.
In the month of September 8 babies were admitted into our program (5 orphans, 2 babies of critically ill mothers, and 1 baby whose mother was not producing breast milk). One woman was added this month to our mother care program. 148 visits were made to see sick moms and vulnerable babies in their homes.
Baby Doreen pictured above with her grandmother was six pounds at birth. Her 17-year-old mother took home a healthy baby girl after just one day in hospital. Doreen’s mother’s nipples are flat and Doreen struggled to latch and nurse, which is not uncommon. With the support of her grandmother and her mother’s perseverance, Doreen was able to get enough milk to support her growth. However, her mother was unable to empty her breasts completely and after a couple weeks, she developed mastitis in both breasts. The mastitis progressed to abscesses and then eventually the abscesses ruptured. At that point Doreen’s mother had to be hospitalized to treat the severe infection and she had to stop nursing. Unfortunately, there is no comprehensive postpartum support for women in Malawi and there is no lactation support apart from that offered by family and community members. Once Joyful Motherhood nurses learned of the struggles experience by Doreen and her young mother, both were admitted into our programs.
Tiyamike was pregnant with her second baby. All went well in her pregnancy, she was healthy and looking forward to holding her baby. Her labor was difficult, a clinician attempted to assist her delivery by vacuum extraction but when this failed she was delivered by c-section. Her baby boy cried loudly as he was lifted from her womb. Two days later she started to show signs of a severe infection eventually she was transferred to the referral hospital and her wound was reopened. When surgeons peered into her open abdomen, they saw a necrotic uterus and immediately initiated a total hysterectomy – uterus and ovaries gone. Tiyamike was discharged home to her village, still in weak condition. Joyful Motherhood nurses enrolled her and will continue to follow her throughout her convalescence.
In the month of August 9 babies were enrolled, including (3 orphans, 1 set of triplets, 2 infants with mothers in critical conditions, and 1 abandoned baby). Two postpartum women were enrolled (1 with a ruptured uterus, and one with eclampsia). Nurses made a total of 136 visits.
Ellen’s pregnancy was going well. At 22, this would be her second baby and her prenatal visits were uneventful. Then in the last month of her pregnancy, her right eye became very painful and started to swell. The swelling became so severe that her eye ruptured and she was admitted. Ellen struggled with pain and her overall health deteriorated. Ellen was diagnosed with cancer. As her family struggled to accept her diagnosis, she gave birth to Miracle, a healthy baby girl. Due to her poor health, Ellen was unable to breastfeed and nurses referred the family to Joyful Motherhood for ongoing support.
At 28-years-old, nurses in Malawi considered Stella “old” for a first time mother. On 25th July, 2019 she complained of a severe headache then suddenly began convulsing and vomiting blood. Then she was taken to Bwaila Hospital where she was immediately delivered by caesarian section. A vigorous term baby boy was born. The cure for eclampsia is delivery and after several days Stella’s condition seemed to improve. She was discharged after 4 days but then two days later she again complained of headache and started convulsing. Her convalescence has been slow but on 8th the clinician determined she was well enough to return home. Nurses from Joyful Motherhood will continue to follow Stella and her baby to ensure she receives continued and necessary support.
In the month of June 7 babies were admitted (including 4 orphans, 2 babies with critically sick mothers and 1 baby whose mother was not producing breast milk). Nurses made 154 visits to babies and women. Three women were enrolled in the Mother Care program (1 with severe anemia and 2 with peritonitis).
Our board member Dehlia Ramos Gonzalez MSN RN traveled to Malawi this June. This was Dehlia’s 5th trip to Malawi. During her two week visit, Dehlia traveled with the nurses to home visits, witnessing their work, learning about their challenges and assisting them to improve their skills, their data collection, and patient plans. Dehlia was also present for a reunion of Joyful Motherhood graduates. It was an emotional day for everyone present and a strong affirmation of both the necessity of the work and the quality of the services provided by JM.
Program Graduates in their words….
(1) I am Eness. I am here because I was sick in October 2018 after giving birth through Caesarian section. I was seriously ill and stayed for a month without eating. The doctors referred the baby to Joyful Motherhood. I was really stressed because I was so sick that I couldn’t breastfeed. Health workers gave up on my life and my baby’s life until the JM staff came and advocated for my care. Through them the health workers continued to care for me and saved my life and my kid’s life. [JM staff] have positively impacted me, my life and my child’s life. They have also strengthen the family relationships. They encouraged me during the visits; they take part in our life. They mostly visit me and assess my child and they are continuing to support him.
(2) My name is Belita, I am 23 years of age. I joined the program when I just delivered in October 2018. Then I developed sepsis. I had a distended abdomen and doctors helped me, They removed 4 liters of pus from my abdomen. But, I was unable to breastfeed because of my condition until one day the doctors told my mum that she should meet the Joyful Motherhood staff. They enrolled my daughter (Sisilia) in the program. At first I had a lot of concerns due to my condition… how would my child be cared for if I died? Every child needs a mother for care. This encouraged me to continue participating in the program for the support. I expressed my concerns to the JM staff and I was told to be patient. I am grateful because is child is well. There was/is no any other program in our community apart JM. They also gave me some money which I used to start a small business. This has greatly improved our life at home though we still struggle. At least now we are able to support ourselves with soap and some clothing.
In the month of May 17 babies were enrolled in our Baby Care program including (4 orphans, triplets, 7 babies whose mothers were critically ill and unable to breastfeed, and a baby whose mother was not producing sufficient milk). Two postpartum women were admitted (1 with ruptured uterus/hysterectomy, and another with severe infection). Nurses visited 154 babies and 15 women. 642 tins of formula were distributed.
Jean was pregnant for the 4th time. This pregnancy was more difficult than the others. Her belly started swelling quickly and by the fourth month she was already feeling exhausted on a daily basis. The midwives seeing her during her prenatal visits suspected she had more than one baby (ultrasounds are not readily available).
There is no difference in the care offered to a mother carrying multiple babies. Jean received the same screenings, the same basic blood work, the same anti-malarial treatment, and same basic health education as other pregnant women. One, two, or three, she would meet her babies on the day of their birth.
Late in her 7th month of pregnancy, Jean attended her regular prenatal visit and the nurse who saw her was alarmed at her blood pressure. She kept Jean at the health center for observation for two days. As her blood pressure continued to climb she sent Jean to the district hospital for pre-eclampsia, where three small but strong babies were delivered by c-section that day. Jean named them Rahabae, Rebecca and Rachel. Jean was referred to Joyful Motherhood for additional support.
19-year-old Cecelia was happy with her pregnancy and attended prenatal care regularly at her local health center. On April 17th she started feeling contractions and she was admitted for labor and delivery. Twenty-four hours later the contractions continued booming one after the other but her baby was not descending and her cervix was not opening. She was transferred to the district hospital. In the early morning hours of the 20th she had a c-section to deliver her 5lb baby boy. She went home with her healthy baby on the 21st. Three days later she returned to the health center complaining of abdominal pain and pus coming from the wound. The following day she had an exploratory surgery at the regional referral hospital; pus was drained, her abdomen was rinsed with saline, and she received 3 pints of blood. Amazingly, in spite of her traumatic birth experience, she continues to produce ample breast milk. Joyful Motherhood nurses will follow her to monitor her convalescence and offer support.
In the month of April, 10 new babies were enrolled in our program (including 5 orphans, 1 baby whose mother was in the ICU, and 4 infants whose mothers were not producing breast milk). Nurses visited 138 or the 229 currently enrolled. 544 tins of formula were distributed. Tragically, eight month old Memory A. who had been in our program since October died from malaria, on route to the hospital from his village. Twenty-two babies graduated from our program.
Miracle’s mother was pregnant for the fifth time. At 34 she only had one living child. She delivered two stillborns and another baby had died within the first week of life. Every day was filled with a mix of anxiety and hope. She knew she was HIV positive and received the necessary treatment to reduce the risk of passing the disease to her baby. She attended her prenatal visits and the midwives assured her that the pregnancy was normal. As her pregnancy progressed, though, she felt her health deteriorating. There was a horrible persistent pain in her neck that no one could diagnose. Then one day early in her eighth month, she had severe abdominal pain and started bleeding heavily. She went quickly to the hospital and her baby girl was delivered by c-section.
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Tablet Time
By JARRETT A. LOBELL
To discover an artifact with writing on it is unusual—but retrieving more than two dozen in one day is exceptional. “When we found the first tablet, we were very excited,” says Andrew Birley, excavation director at the Roman fort of Vindolanda in northern England. “After the second and third one, we suspected we were in for a very special day.” While digging a cobbled surface outside Vindolanda’s first fort (of a total of nine), Birley uncovered 25 wooden tablets inscribed in ink dating to the end of the first century A.D. “Based on the scatter pattern, we’re dealing with someone walking in a line and the tablets dropping, possibly being blown away from the person holding them,” says Birley. “Perhaps they were being carried to be dumped. Or not—there’s no way to tell.”
More than 2,000 tablets have thus far been unearthed at Vindolanda (“The Wall at the End of the Empire,” May/June 2017). These most recent examples are now undergoing conservation, but one tablet has already started to reveal its secrets. “It’s a request for a leave or holiday by a man called Masclus,” says Birley. “The writing is beautifully clear and in a stunning script. If only I could write like that.”
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Permission Sets in a Lightning World If you know me, you know I love Permission Sets. They are my favorite non end user facing feature on the Salesforce platform. It’s a geek thing I guess, but give me some granular permissions to rollout to specific users, and I’m a happy camper. https://www.arkusinc.com/archive/2017/permission-sets-in-a-lightning-world https://www.arkusinc.com/archive/2017/permission-sets-in-a-lightning-world/@@download/image/trailhead_trail_developer_lightning_experience.png
Winter 17, The Permissioner, Permission Sets
05/16/2017 by Justin Edelstein
If you know me, you know I love Permission Sets. They are my favorite non end user facing feature on the Salesforce platform. It’s a geek thing I guess, but give me some granular permissions to rollout to specific users, and I’m a happy camper.
How have they changed since they first rolled out?
The biggest change is actually not to Permission Sets themselves but actually to the platform that they reside on. Salesforce has changed so much since Permission Sets launched about five years ago. There was no concept of Lightning. There was no Einstein. There wasn’t even Salesforce1 Mobile. It was good old Salesforce Classic with “Apps” that were essentially a series of tabs that users could get to through other means anyway. Since Permission Sets were always built API-first, they easily kept up with the fact that Salesforce has increased all of the features and functions that come along with the platform. Virtually any feature can be turned on and off via a Permission Set, including really big changes for end users like the ability to be a Lightning Experience user or not.
Are they any different now in Lightning Experience?
Simple answer, no. Permission Sets have largely stayed the same in terms of their utility. Their main use is to apply a permission, or set of permissions, to individual users to provide them more access to features on the platform. Of course there are some new features in the Summer 17 release that make life a little easier, like Standard Permission Sets. Just how Salesforce encouraged all ISVs to ship their products with Permission Sets, Salesforce is following suit. An example would be the standard Permission Set for Sales Console. If you purchase five Sales Console Licenses, you can simply assign the predefined Permission Set to five users, and they automatically get the license and ability to use the console. Nifty…
The biggest difference is really how an administrator can go about launching Lightning Experience to the organization. This was a large breakthrough back when Chatter rolled out, and it was all or nothing. Salesforce learned from that “mistake” and allowed, via Permission Sets, to roll Lightning Experience out at a pace that is comfortable and manageable.
A Sign of Maturity Early On
Did you need to change any of your legacy Permission Sets because you flipped to Lightning Experience? Another simple answer: no, you didn’t. This is a testament again to the API-first approach of building out Permission Sets. There are a lot of features on the Salesforce platform that are being “Lightningized,” but Permission Sets are not one of them; they just work the way they have always worked. Nothing new to learn, just create and assign ad-hoc permissions as your heart desires (using The Permissioner of course).
What Next (IMHO)?
Moving forward I would love to see some improvements to Permission Sets to keep up with some of the Lightning features, such as component-level permissions, as opposed to page-level permissions. This has always been a bit of a gripe, but you cannot control page layouts via a Permission Set (which I understand from a technical perspective but hey, I’m just a user here, and I want my page and component level permissions in a Permission Set). Imagine a Lightning App Page with six custom components on it. Now imagine being able to control which users see which components on the page based on a Permission Set - that is a pretty custom, tailored experience. The example before could also have major implications for Community rollouts, as Community Templates get more and more popular.
All in all, Permission Sets remain tried and true. Through all the turbulence of migration to Lightning Experience, which is still happening and will continue to happen for at least a few years to come, Permission Sets remain one of the more reliable tools in the shed.
Please feel free to comment below, on the Salesforce Success Community, on our Facebook page, or directly at me on Twitter @JustEdelstein.
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Great Spaces: A Heavenly Living Room
A few dark accents anchor this ethereal hangout.
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Photo by Robert Radifera, styled by Charlotte Safavi.
Ken and Robin Bracht chose a neighborhood within walking distance of downtown McLean when they moved from New Jersey for Ken’s job in 2016. Though they liked their townhome’s traditional architecture, it presented some challenges inside.
“The floor plan was so unusual, we felt like we needed some help,” says Ken, who works in marketing and advertising. The living room, in particular, was long and narrow, with different-sized windows. That made it awkward to furnish.
“It’s really the main entertaining space in the house,” says designer Stuart Nordin, whom the Brachts hired after admiring her contemporary style. “They wanted to have couples and children over at the same time, so it made sense to me to create two separate seating areas.”
Using Robin’s favored pale gray tones, Nordin established one side of the living room as a gathering place for company with a sofa and chairs around a large coffee table; the other side features an intimate conversation circle of four armchairs, where the couple’s daughters, Nicole, 13, and Kristin, 11, like to congregate with friends. It’s also the family’s go-to spot to play cards and board games.
Nordin solved the window problem by hanging draperies high above two bay windows that are shorter than the other windows in the room. The effect makes everything appear the same height.
Dark wood accents provide a visual punch against the otherwise ethereal color palette. “Those darker pieces anchor the room,” Nordin says. “I felt like we needed some contrast; otherwise, it would be too bland.”
The Brachts love the result. The girls frequently curl up in the window seats to read, and Robin relishes the tranquility. “I like that everything is soft-looking and peaceful,” she says. “You can just come in here and exhale.”
At the same time, Ken adds, “You can throw a pretty serious cocktail party in there!”
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K53 is the term for the current driver licence test.
The number given to the test was based on proposals submitted in the 1980's and then the reworked versions were upgraded numerically.
Test number K53 was finally accepted as the way to test aspirant drivers.
This test fully involved/included/incorporated the System of Vehicle control.
The K53 test is, in fact, a copy of what was done in the UK in the 1980's.
Law / Regulations Governing the K53 Licence Test
National Road Traffic Act, 1996
National Road Traffic Regulations, 1999
Chapter V: Fitness of Drivers
Part II: Learner's and driving licences
107. Manner and contents on which applicant for driving licence to be examined
An applicant for a driving licence shall be examined and tested by an examiner for driving licences.
The examiner for driving licences shall by observation, enquiry and practical test, satisfy himself or herself that the applicant -
holds a learner's licence which authorises him or her to drive the class of motor vehicle to which his or her application relates;
knows and understands the road traffic signs;
has a sound knowledge of the rules of the road and the different signals which a driver of a motor vehicle is required to give when driving on a public road;
is not subject to any disqualification referred to in section 15 of the Act read with regulation 102; and
is generally capable of driving a motor vehicle of the class to which the application relates.
In the case where a person applies for a driving licence which authorises him or her to drive an articulated motor vehicle or a combination of a motor vehicle and trailer, the practical test shall be conducted while the semi-trailer is attached to the truck-tractor, or the trailer is attached to the drawing vehicle, whichever the case may be.
For the purposes of sub-regulation (2), an applicant shall not be required to undergo a written test.
An examiner for driving licences shall in compliance with the provisions of paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (2) -
in the case of a code B driving licence, test an applicant according to the manual of the Corporation "K 53 Practical driving test for motor vehicle drivers, Volume 1 - Light Motor Vehicles" published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette;
in the case of a code C1, C, EB, EC1 or EC driving licence, test an applicant according to the manual of the Corporation "K53 Practical driving test for motor vehicle drivers, Volume 2 - Heavy Motor Vehicles", published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette; and
in the case of a code A1 or A driving licence, test an applicant according to the manual of the Corporation "K53 Practical driving test for motor vehicle drivers, Volume 3 - Motor Cycles" published by the chief executive officer by notice in the Gazette.
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The National Gallery of Victoria's Triennial open in Melbourne, Australia this weekend. A "celebration of contemporary art and design practice," the Triennial brings in over 100 artists from around the world. Installed across the museum's diverse galleries, the Triennial creates a dialogue between the new visiting works and the museum's collection.
In addition to works from a wide range of artistic practices, the exhibition has an academic component in Triennial Voices, an impressive editorial project in conjunction with the University of Melbourne. This collection of essays, videos, and podcasts all touch on the five Triennial themes: time, virtual, change, movement and body. Through this array of personal expressions, Triennial Voices seeks to create a global dialogue of human experiences.
An installation by Jerusalem-born artist Einat Amir makes visitors a part of the art. For Coming Soon Near You (pictured above), visitors are invited to bring their favorite video to watch in the museum. The artist has installed a living room set in the gallery, mimicking the comforts of home. Watching a video of personal significance in a public space "explores human interactions, shares universal moments of family, friends and community, and collapses the boundaries between private and public."
For the Triennial the NGV has commissioned a large hand-tufted rug by artist Alexandra Kehayoglou, titled Santa Cruz River 2016–17, detailed in the video above. Other notable works include installations by Ron Mueck and Yayoi Kusama.
Featuring a full program calendar of talks by artists, designers, and architects, the NGV Triennial is free and open to the public through April, 2018.
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James Beard Foundation Thanksgiving Holiday Table Winner: Larry Colbert
Larry Colbert may be new to cooking but his passion and skill is taking him far. Colbert, who was born and raised on the west side of Chicago, tried college and the working world after graduating high school. It wasn't until 2016 that he decided to pursue his passion for cooking at The Art Institute of Atlanta. "When I started to take becoming a chef seriously, I enrolled in school. Since that time, I have been taught by some amazing chefs at both The Art Institute and also at my job," said Colbert.
Food runs in the family for Colbert whose father was a cook in the U.S. Army and whose mother has served as a kitchen manager for the Chicago public school system for 25 years. He is inspired by chefs such as Master Chef Daryl Shular, Chef Fuyuhiko Ito and Chef Warren C. Kearney.
His submission that earned him a spot on the James Beard Holiday Dinner Table team included a Walnut Crusted Atlantic Halibut with Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto and Roasted Savory Glazed Rainbow Carrots with Port Wine Reduction and Top with Duck Fat Sweet Potato Hay. With the dish, Colbert wanted to "bring all of the beautiful colors and flavors of fall out of each ingredient."
"Cooking at the James Beard house and taking part in the overall New York City experience will take my knowledge of food to another level," said Colbert.
For more information about the event, please visit our James Beard Foundation Thanksgiving Holiday Table page.
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What Is Effective Leadership In a Hyper-Connected Workplace?
Key leadership competencies have remained constant for as long as businesses have existed - the ability to lead by example, take calculated risks, communicate effectively and create intrinsic motivation within a team have, and will always be a key competency in leadership.
But there are also leadership competencies that evolve with time and the fast-moving digital age we live in today, brings about a new set of leadership skills that are increasingly required in our hyper-connected environment.
Just as the agricultural and industrial revolutions required unique leadership competencies, and the internet boom had its own set of unique challenges, the hyper-connected environment we find ourselves in today presents its own set of leadership competencies.
At their core, these competencies are focused more than ever on communication. There are two aspects of leadership, that today can create a clear strategic advantage for organisations that can instil these competencies within their leaders, leveraging a top-down approach that disseminates through an organisation in a positive way.
The Ability to Maintain Engagement
Employee engagement has never been more crucial. In a world where connectivity is a part of our everyday lives, and people place a high value on ‘instant communication’, the ability to communicate in a way that adds value and sparks engagement from a team is more important than ever.
At the drop of a hat, we can communicate with our team from anywhere in the world. This is a challenge and an opportunity at the same time. Naturally, this decentralised management of a workforce means that leaders must be able to have an impact from afar by making use of digital communication.
Keeping connected with your team means maintaining regular streams of communication and transparency through all leaders, managers and team members. Creating a transparent flow of communication means that teams can proactively respond to the real-time changes that occur within a business, and thus remain engaged and on top of the daily challenges presented within their organisation.
The ability to communicate in this manner creates a proactive culture, instead of a reactive culture.
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An ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus once said: “change is the only constant in life”.
Change has always been a constant in business, but it seems that the rate of change is snowballing and compounding more than ever. For this reason, the ability to embrace change as a leader, and adopt an innovation mindset means that an organisation can stay ahead of the curve by anticipating market trends and changes.
A top-down approach to innovation will create a culture of continuous improvement that not only drives a business forward technologically but also to its very core - through the people that make up the organisation.
Innovation is one of those practices that must be developed daily, it is possible for innovative companies to lose their spark of innovation by not embracing change head-on, just as it is possible for stagnant companies to inject innovation into their business by leaders making the decision to move forward, and embrace change. Choose to innovate.
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48 per cent of travellers are already stressed about ‘normal life’ while still on their trip
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Aug. 20, 2019 1:10 p.m.
Is there anything worse than the sound of your alarm after a week away? No?
The nearly half of Canadians who suffer from post-vacation blues certainly seem to think that, a survey from travel website KAYAK suggests.
The stress of that daily grind leads 48 per cent of Canadians to worry about “re-entering reality” while they’re still on vacation, Tuesday’s study found.
“There’s a huge contrast between the demands and responsibilities of day-to-day life and vacation which is why so many people, myself included, can experience anxiety prior to the actual conclusion of an adventure,” said Kulsum Khan, a registered social worker and therapist.
But although coming home might always be a bit of a let down from your (hopefully tropical) vacation, KAYAK thinks some of that stress can be alleviated.
The survey found 22 per cent of Canadians already clean before going on holiday, but for those that don’t, KAYAK recommends starting.
If you have extra days off, KAYAK says to try and fly back a few days early so you have time to decompress, like 31 per cent of travellers already do.
Those extra days prove to be great for the 27 per cent of people who don’t schedule things the first days back, as well as the 20 per cent who sleep in longer than usual.
KAYAK found that 25 per cent of Canadians dread coming back to an empty fridge and recommends either a grocery delivery service or a meal kit service to avoid the store for the first few days.
A full 41 per cent told KAYAK that laundry is the worst post-vacation chore, but also one that can be alleviated by booking a laundry service to pick up your clothes and bring them back, folded and clean.
None of these helping? There’s nothing to cure post-vacation blues like pre-vacation excitement: KAYAK said 12 per cent of people start looking for new destinations as soon as they get home.
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| ERROR: type should be string, got "https://www.barrons.com/articles/for-uber-drivers-the-key-to-making-more-money-could-be-a-used-toyota-prius-51569024001\nFor Uber Drivers, the Key to Making More Money Could be a Used Toyota Prius\nSept. 20, 2019 8:00 pm ET\nWolfe Research’s automotive team crunched the numbers and concluded that driving for Uber and Lyft is a tough way to make a living. But drivers might not be alone. California’s recent law designating gig-economy workers as employees and not contractors could mean that the money-losing companies struggle to make ends meet, too.\nWolfe estimates that a ride on Uber or Lyft costs about $1.90 a mile, with $1.40 going to drivers. But car ownership costs run 50 to 60 cents a mile, meaning that drivers net about 85 cents a mile. Wolfe’s numbers are top-down national averages; the reality is more complex. At that rate, drivers have to travel 38,000 miles with paying fares annually to earn the median income of $32,000—that’s 150 revenue-generating miles daily—roughly from Manhattan to Springfield, Mass.—working five days a week.\nThat’s not easy. The average ride is five to six miles, says Wedbush’s Dan Ives. And half of a driver’s time is spent searching for rides. More positively, adds Wolfe analyst Dan Galves, “the cost per mile drops as the number of miles increases.”\nOne solution for drivers: hybrid or electric vehicles. “EVs make sense in higher-use settings,” says Galves. They get better mileage, and gas savings grow the more you drive. EVs are pricey when new because batteries are costly, but buying used ones can lessen the pain. A 2015 Toyota Prius that gets 50 miles a gallon can be had for less than $14,000, says Kelly Blue Book.\nOf course, the ultimate path to profits for Uber and Lyft may require another innovation, albeit one that leaves drivers at the curb: autonomous taxis.\nA Down Week for Stocks\nAfter a nifty rally, investors were in a wait-and-see mood as three big events unfolded: the rise and fall of energy prices after the attack on Saudi oil-and-gas facilities, the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates, and a strike at General Motors. Their conclusion was downbeat. For the week, the Dow industrials fell 1%, to 26,935.07; the S&P 500 shed 0.5%, to 2992.07; and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.7%, to 8117.67.\nOil Strike and Fallout\nA drone attack knocked out 5.7 million barrels a day of oil production in Saudi Arabia, sending Brent crude futures prices spiking 15%, to $69 a barrel, before slipping back. Houthi rebels in Yemen took credit, but U.S. intelligence blamed Iran. The Saudis raced to get supply back on-line, and President Donald Trump authorized use of the U.S. oil reserve if necessary. Trump had early on declared the U.S. “locked and loaded” depending on “verification,” then reduced his threats against Iran, saying U.S. action would depend on the Saudis, and then threatened greater sanctions. Iran denied making the attacks.\nNo Surprise Fed\nThe Federal Reserve, as expected, lowered interest rates by a quarter point, despite three dissenting votes on the Federal Open Market Committee. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell was cautious in his statement, notably on the effects of trade disputes. Trump then tweeted that Powell was a poor “communicator.” The Fed joins a global rate-cutting trend. Separately, the New York Fed injected $50 billion on Tuesday and $75 billion a day through Friday into the repurchase market after rates spiked to 10%.\nStriking GM\nOver 46,000 General Motors members of the United Automobile Workers went on strike after negotiations broke down. The strike, the first at GM since 2007, came after talks stalled over pay, job security, pension contributions, and GM’s plant-closure policy. The strike will cost from $50 million to $100 million a day.\nIsrael Split\nThe Israeli elections remained too close to call, with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party running neck-and-neck with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud. A period of coalition building began, as the blocs maneuvered for control. Netanyahu was finally forced to seek a unity government with Gantz, who rejected the plan and declared victory.\nThe Week in Deals\nPurdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, asking a judge for a nine-month halt on some 2,600 lawsuits against it. Purdue lawyers also asked the court to shield the Sackler family, which owns the company, from further litigation. We Co. put off its initial public offering over weak investor support. And AT&T said it was exploring options for its DirectTV satellite business.\nWolfe Research’s automotive team crunched the numbers and concluded that driving for Uber and Lyft is a tough way to make a living."
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Arthur I. Cyr: The Moon landing still resonates
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“The Eagle has landed.”
Astronaut Neil Armstrong transmitted that statement on July 20, 1969, from the surface of the Moon. His eloquent words fittingly confirmed achievement of President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 commitment of the United States to get to the Moon.
The Apollo 11 mission began on July 16, 1969. The enormously powerful Saturn rocket blasted through the atmosphere and into space.
Pilot Armstrong and copilot Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin were in the lunar landing vehicle, named “The Eagle,” which carried out the final leg of the long mission to the Moon. Both men walked on the surface while Michael Collins, the third astronaut of the crew, remained in the orbiting command module.
President Kennedy’s mission statement to Congress carefully included mention of returning safely to Earth. Lunar mission Apollo 13 in April 1970 had to abort the planned landing after an explosion. That crew also came back alive, though only after a harrowing return flight.
The only lives lost in the U.S. Moon effort were Roger B. Chaffee, Gus Grissom and Ed White, in January 1967. They died when a capsule fire suddenly erupted, ironically while still on the ground.
From the beginning, the U.S. space program reflected the intensity of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Initial Soviet success in putting a satellite and then a human being in space generated tremendous debate and pressure within the U.S. for greater effort.
President Dwight Eisenhower laid the foundation of U.S. space exploration, with constraints. He strongly, successfully opposed militarization of space, and discouraged Cold War competition.
Ike also insisted that crews be selected from trained pilots, who had the temperament and stamina required. His own preference was for unmanned, sophisticated instrument exploration missions.
Kennedy made space a top priority of the U.S. government, driven directly by Cold War anxieties. The disastrous failed Bay of Pigs invasion in April 1961 led to an almost desperate White House searching for ways to show national assertiveness and resolve.
The Moon mission met that political goal. Additionally, JFK embraced the inherent adventure and risks involved, and spent time with the astronauts.
After the successful Apollo Moon program, U.S. space efforts focused on the Space Shuttle, also initially planned in 1969. This was a reusable low orbital craft, designed for scientific work close to Earth.
The enormously expensive Apollo program was comparable to the Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb during World War II. Understandably, more limited practical efforts followed, with a constant eye on costs.
President George W. Bush committed the nation to a manned Mars mission. The relatively low-key announcement included far less fanfare, and generated far less public interest, than was the case regarding the Moon program.
Space flight generates less widespread excitement today in part because we are collectively much more cautious than in the past. Public anxiety over the safety of Shuttle flights reflects that attitude.
There are two main, enduring reasons for space exploration. First, while the Cold War fueled initial efforts, space exploration today involves international cooperation. Science holds an olive branch. Currently, the U.S. works in space with China, Russia and other nations.
Second, vast scientific and technical benefits accrue. Component miniaturization required for early space missions directly aided development of personal computers, portable phones and today’s pervasive communication devices.
Whatever your politics, when you turn on your computer or cell phone, you say hello to JFK.
Arthur I. Cyr is a Clausen Distinguished Professor at Carthage College and author of “After the Cold War” (Macmillan/Palgrave and NYU Press). Contact acyr@carthage.edu.
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This Day In Baseball: 23 August 2005
Unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers,
trumpets, towers and tenements
wide oceans full of tears
flags, rags, ferryboats, scimitars and scarves
every precious dream and vision underneath the stars
People lead the leagues in all kinds of things, and some of them they'd rather you didn't know about. Some of them you just don't care about, but let's look anyway:
Hillenbrand, Tor 20
Giambi, NYY 16
Kendall, Oak 14
Ford, Min 14
Jenkins, Mil 16
Delgado, Fla 15
Biggio, Hou 14
Guillen, Was 14
Grounded Into Double Play
Tejada, Bal 21
Cantu, TB 19
Hatteburg, Oak 18
Casey, Cin 24
Bell, Phi 20
Feliz, SF 17
Sacrifice Flies
Monroe, Det 12
Uribe, CWS 10
Everett, CWS 9
Green, Ari 8
Griffey, Cin 7
Guillen, Was 7
LoDuca, Fla 7
Lowell, Fla 7
Sacrifice Hits
Logan, Det 12
Castro, Min 8
Berroa, KC 8
Iguchi, CWS 8
Castillo, Fla 16
Vizquel, SF 12
Pettite, Hou 12
Podsednik, Chi 18
Figgins, LAA 12
Reed, Sea 10
Pierre, Fla 14
Clark, Mil 11
Reyes, NYM 11
Taveras, Hou 11
OK, here's an Intelligence Test. Ready? Let's suppose you had a ball player on your team who had been hitting like this for the last three months:
SPLIT AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS
June 86 5 9 1 0 0 0 4 1 11 1 0 .105 .154 .116 .270
July 69 6 17 3 0 1 7 2 0 6 2 1 .246 .264 .333 .597
August 67 4 12 3 0 0 4 4 1 10 1 1 .179 .236 .224 .460
What would you do with him? Besides seeing if you've got a pitcher sitting around that you could send up to hit for this stiff.
Well, if you were Jim Tracy of the Los Angeles Dodgers, you'd keep that man right at the top of your batting order, hitting leadoff every day. Cesar Izturis has 444 at bats this season, and 398 of them came hitting first in the order.
Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain.
This is just another reason the Dodgers have no chance whatsoever of catching the Padres,. If you're going to hit Cesar Izturis leadoff, you simply don't have a clue. You are not even qualified to manage a major league team.
The games:
Los Angeles (Washburn 6-7, 3.38) at Baltimore (DuBose 1-0, 5.19)
Oakland (Haren 10-9, 4.00) at Detroit (Robertson 5-10, 4.00)
Toronto (Towers 10-9, 4.12) at New York (Leiter 6-10, 6.09)
Cleveland (Westbrook 11-13, 4.75) at Tampa Bay (Hendrickson 7-7, 6.75)
Seattle (Moyer 10-4, 4.20) at Texas (Young 10-7, 4.62)
Boston (Wells 9-6, 4.70) at Kansas City (Greinke 3-14, 6.02)
Chicago (Garcia 11-5, 3.65) at Minnesota (Santana 12-6, 3.37)
Cincinnati (Hudson 4-6, 7.35) at Washington (Armas 7-6, 4.29)
St.Louis (Marquis 9-12, 4.36) at Pittsburgh (Duke 6-0, 1.87)
Florida (Beckett 12-6, 3.15) at Milwaukee (Capuano 13-8, 3.61)
Atlanta (Thomson 3-3, 4.53)at Chicago (Williams 3-6, 5.13)
New York (Zambrano 6-10, 4.24) at Arizona (Vargas 7-6, 4.47)
Houston (Clemens 11-5, 1.53) at San Diego (Peavy 10-6, 3.14)
Colorado (Wright 6-14, 5.69) at Los Angeles (Weaver 11-8, 4.52)
Philadelphia (Padilla 6-11, 4.47) at San Francisco (Tomko 7-13, 4.72)
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Jordan - Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 12:46 PM EDT (#126344) #
I've always been interested in the difference between the two kinds of sacrifices in baseball: sacrifice flies and sacrifice bunts. The same modifier is used to describe two very different acts.
A sacrifice fly is, in almost every sense, an accident: there happens to be a runner on third with fewer than two out, and the batter happens to a hit a ball to the medium outfield or deeper. I think it's very unlikely that a batter can hit a flyball in that situation on purpose: if your bat control were that good, you'd be doubling to the gap instead. The sac fly is the consolation-prize of RBIs: you didn't get on base, but at least a run scored even though you made an out.
Sacrifice bunts, on the other hand, are entirely deliberate: indeed, they may be the only truly deliberate result a batter can achieve at the plate. Most batters, when they swing the bat, hope to make sufficiently solid contact to produce a base hit, but they don't really know what the outcome will be and they can't force the result. A batter can't will a ball to be a single or a home run, Carlton Fisk notwithstanding. But a sacrifice bunt is a very specific action that intends to achieve a very specific result for a very specific purpose: give up your at-bat and move a runner closer to (or, in the case of a squeeze, onto) home plate. Some batters are better than this at others, and some failed sacrifice bunt attempts result in popouts or force plays, but the general outcome is the same.
What's interesting is not only that these very different acts are called "sacrifices," but also that the batter is rewarded equally for the result: if the runner scores or advances as intended, no at-bat is assigned and no out is charged to his record. It seems odd that a batter can receive the same reward if he skillfully lays down a bunt to move a runner along or if he's fooled on a changeup and pops a flyball to a popcorn-armed outfielder in medium-center. It's even odder that if the batter grounds a hopper to first base and scores a run, he gets the RBI, but he's also charged with an oh-fer, even though he performed pretty much exactly the same act as the sacrifice-flyer.
The gaps and distinctions among intention and outcome in all these scenarios are, of course, accidents of baseball scoring evolution, and in their own way, they add to the game's charm. But they also underscore how meaningless, I think, is any listing of sacrifice-fly leaders. It is, I would submit (without even bothering to seek evidence one way or another), perhaps the single luckiest, and therefore least meaningful, statistic in the game.
mlb86 - Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 01:06 PM EDT (#126345) #
On the subject of hit by pitches (or would that be hits by pitch?):
Several weeks ago, when Craig Biggio broke the modern day record for career HBPs, I was uncharacteristically watching the ESPN show Around the Horn when they discussed whether the other Astros should congratulate Biggio for breaking the record. Three of the four panelists said no. To me, anything a player does to get himself on base and contribute to his team's chance of scoring runs is worth congratulating, even if it's something like an HBP that he doesn't seem to have a lot of control over. Sure, an HBP isn't as good as a triple or something like that, but every little bit helps, right?
Gerry - Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 01:15 PM EDT (#126346) #
Another aspect to moving the runners along is what happens after a lead-off double. If the manager elects not to bunt then the hitter tries to hit the ball to the right side to move the runner to third. But the manager has elected not to bunt, so the manager wants the hitter to get a hit. Or the manager might want the hitter to move the runner along, but then the team is playing a one run style offense, and as JP often says, if you play for one, you might end up with one, and only one, run.
Meanwhile, the pitcher knows the hitter wants to pull the ball so the pitcher will pitch away from the hitter. The hitter might take the pitch, or reach for it and hit a weak groundball to the right side. It seems to me to be a better option for the hitter to hit away and look to take the pitch to left field, he has a better chance of getting a hit that way, but he might leave the runner at second.
If the runner is moved over then the commentators will praise the hitter, even though the run expectancy has reduced from 1.189 to .983.
As long as Biggio's elbow guard was congratulated as well, I think that would be fine.
Seriously, any time you break an all-time record, your teammates and organization should be there to congratulate you. I'm not saying stop the game in progress and have a ceremony at home plate after Biggio gets plunked, but a record is a record, and getting that many HBPs is undeniably a skill (though I renew my objections to his padding -- Don Baylor would have sneered at Biggio's protection).
Magpie - Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 01:52 PM EDT (#126350) #
But they also underscore how meaningless, I think, is any listing of sacrifice-fly leaders.
It's mostly meaningless - it's a trivial event that doesn't happen very often. People regularly lead the league with about 12 of them. Which makes it kind of like the triple.
Like the triples leader board, they tend to tell us something we already know about the player. The leaders are almost always guys with some pop, who don't strike out as much as your classic power hitter. The top three all time are Eddie Murray, Cal Ripken, and Robin Yount. But Sammy Sosa and Reggie Jackson don't make the top ten.
It's not nearly as significant as a hit by pitch...
Pistol - Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 01:53 PM EDT (#126351) #
A sacrifice fly is, in almost every sense, an accident
Really? I'm certainly no expert, but I always thought it wasn't that difficult to hit a grounder or a flyball if that's what you were trying to accomplish. It's just a matter of cutting back on your full swing and adding a slight uppercut or slightly hitting down on the ball.
Sosa and Reggie don't make the top 100, actually.
Ducey - Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 02:21 PM EDT (#126355) #
"If you're going to hit Cesar Izturis leadoff, you simply don't have a clue."
I seem to remember earlier this season (or maybe in the offseason) some people were bemoning the loss of Cesar as evidence of JP's poor trade record.
There isn't much bemoaning anymore about Werth either.
Blue in SK - Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 05:00 PM EDT (#126363) #
This is a fun article to read.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/stephen_cannella/08/19/whatif.rosters/index.html
It lists the lineups based on currently active players suiting up for the team that originally drafted them. I think we'd be giving the Yanks a run for the pennant in the East. The Yanks would have more pop, but our rotation is a lot stronger.
John Northey - Tuesday, August 23 2005 @ 05:32 PM EDT (#126364) #
Speaking of the two trades used against JP lets look at 2005's results...
The ugly trade (Izturis & Quantrill for Prokopec & Ricketts)
Izturis - 257/302/322 with LA Dodgers (All Star also)
Quantrill - 5.19 ERA 59 IP 6 HR 9 BB 31 K - released by Yankees currently with Padres (3.33 ERA in just SD)
Prokopec & Ricketts are both out of minor & major league baseball.
Would Izturis be anything but a backup in Toronto today? Heck, would he even be that? Who would you demote to allow Izturis to play, Adams 276/349/433 or Hill 293/352/421 or Menechino 216/368/336 - I guess Menechino just for defensive purposes, but would we even have seen Hill in 2005 if Izturis was still here?
Quantrill could've been had but JP decided not to try to get him from what I can tell, and understandably so. In the pen, using just ERA for simplicity, we have 5 guys (counting Walker) under 4.00 and Schoeneweis is just over (4.01) while Downs (who is probably back in the pen once someone comes off the DL) is at 4.53.
So, while the trade was a bust and we could've used those two guys in the past as of today none of the players involved would be anything but a backup, if that. I still think Q has some value and would like him here but that could just be emotion talking.
The other trade, Frasor for Werth?
Werth - 240/330/395 over 233 AB's
Frasor - 3.86 ERA, 56 IP, 7 HR, 23 BB, 43 K's
Werth would be decent as a 4th outfielder, but who would he replace?
Rios - 275/321/413 (quite similar but has good defense)
Cat - 287/355/420
Johnson - 275/337/440
Wells - 278/322/487
Werth is compariable but not superior to anyone. He'd out do Gross at the moment, but I think no one here would trade any of Rios/Cat/Johnson/Wells/Gross for Werth straight up, and at least one of them would have to be let go if we had Werth in the lineup.
I guess Werth could go to DH...
Hillenbrand - 295/353/468
Hinske - 257/337/427
Hill - 293/352/421
Koskie - 234/309/393 (any of the above 3 could go to 3B)
Hrm. Koskie is the closest to to Werth but, again, I doubt anyone would do that trade either except to clear money from the roster. Many here would do Hinske for Werth but in truth I'd not bet the farm on Hinske being out hit by Werth over the next few years. Werth is 26 so he isn't anymore likely to improve than any of the guys he'd replace. He had a breakout last year at 262/338/486 but again isn't anything that we can't picture any of the guys here doing. Career with over 600 AB's? 250/329/436
So, the Jays lost a guy who is pretty much the same as the other outfielder/DH candidates they already had up the wazoo in exchange for a decent & cheap reliever.
Neither of these trades look to have hurt the Jays in 2005, nor should either hurt them in '06/'07 when they are expected to contend. They did hurt in '04 but, short of getting Barry Bonds & Roger Clemens as well as reversing those trades, I don't see the 04 Jays as being likely to have won anything outside of avoiding the embarassment of finishing below the Devil Rays.
Other 'bad' trades? Some have said the Lilly trade.
Lilly - 5.52 ERA 104 IP 17 HR 43 BB 82 K
Kielty - 267/357/387
Lilly has been horrid this season with a few bright spots. Kielty has been good for Oakland but, again, who do you bench for him? Lifetime 254/357/408. Decent but not really any better than any of the top 4 here. I'd prefer him to Rios at the moment, but in a year that could easily change as Kielty is 29 (in his prime) while Rios is 24 (just about to reach his prime).
None of these trades were great, Werth for Frasor was good (fill a need with an excess resource), but none should hurt the Jays during their (likely) contending years of 05/06/07 outside of maybe thinking we might have got more for Izturis/Quantrill at the time, or maybe got something for Izturis by holding him for another year.
Anyone able to think of trades that are currently hurting the Jays, and likely to in '06/'07?
That lineups if everyone stayed put is fun to look at. I'd make a change or two though.
1B: Carlos Delgado, John Olerud
2B: Jeff Kent
3B: Alex Gonzalez
Here I'd put Hill, Gozo is a backup only
SS: Michael Young, Cesar Izturis
See my last post on Izturis. Adams and Hill are ahead of him on my Jays depth chart, even with just 1/2 a season. Of course, Young would be everyday here - 321/373/500 (#&!@ Esteban Loaiza)
C: Adam Melhuse
Weak here, but hopefully Quiroz will fix this in 2006
LF: Shannon Stewart
CF: Vernon Wells
RF: Shawn Green, Jay Gibbons
Nowhere for Reed Johnson or Alex Rios? Nice.
SP: Roy Halladay, David Wells, Chris Carpenter, Gustavo Chacin, Kelvim Escobar, Dave Bush, Woody Williams
Again, dang that is nice.
RP: Jose Mesa, Mike Timlin. Steve Karsay, David Weathers, Brandon League, Giovanni Carrara
Not bad. Need a few more but not bad, especially since you could move two starters here.
Overall I'd say that Ash & JP have both done good on the drafting side, as did Gillick before them (Delgado, Kent, Olerud). We've been lucky here I'd say.
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FT: Rangers 0-1 Celtic
Football can be a cruel game and Rangers can feel very hard done by after a quite remarkable Scottish League Cup final.
Steven Gerrard's side were on top for long spells but just couldn't get the job done. Fraser Forster was inspired between the sticks for Celtic and the normally deadly Alfredo Morelos had a day to forget in front of goal.
Then we had a winning goal that was scored from an offside position, just to rub it in.
Celtic didn't really get started as the rain lashed down but they toughed it out after going down to 10 men and Odsonne Edouard, short of match fitness, gave them a lift from the bench.
The bottom line is Celtic have a 10th successive trophy in the bag and their winning cup run extends to an amazing 31 games.
Congratulations to Celtic and thanks for your company today.
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'We were superior over 90 minutes'
On the penalty miss from Alfredo Morelos, Rangers boss Steven Gerrard said: "Alfredo was the nominated penalty taker. It was a very, very big moment in the game with the red card. If you score the penalty with the man advantage there's a big chunk of the game left.
"But if you look at the game over the 90 minutes we were superior. It always seemed as though the action was where we wanted it to be but that doesn't win you football matches, you need to take your chances, you need to score the penalty. Those were the big moments that we didn't execute today."
On Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster, Gerrard adds: "He's had one of the best games of his career today, unfortunately for us, we've got to give credit where it's due."
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'We got one big moment wrong' - Gerrard
Rangers manager Steven Gerrard is pleased with his side's performance, but rues a series of missed chances and a slack moment in defence.
"It's still very raw but I can't really ask any more from my players in terms of the performance," he told BT Sport. "I thought we were really good, we performed well. But we got one big moment wrong. We never defended a set-piece. Now, there's a good possibility two or three of them are offside but we've still got to defend it better."
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Roll on 29 December
We don't have too long to wait for the next instalment of Old Firm drama.
Celtic are the hosts for the second league meeting of the season on 29 December before we go into a winter break.
We have four more Premiership rounds before that festive fixture, with the champions currently two points ahead at the top.
And your man of the match is...
Fraser Forster is just shy of a nine out of 10 after his heroics for Celtic.
Tough crowd...
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Misery for Morelos
"Alfredo Morelos will not sleep tonight," says BBC Sportsound pundit Neil McCann.
The Rangers striker was thwarted by Fraser Forster time and time again and had two efforts that whizzed narrowly wide. He had the ideal opportunity to break his Old Firm duck with a penalty but his spot-kick was poorly executed, making it 11 games against Celtic without a goal.
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'We actually played better with 10 men at times'
Celtic manager Neil Lennon tells BBC Scotland: "You fear the worst at 10 men anyway, there's 25 minutes still to go. Mikey's [Johnston] got a great chance to wrap it up. We actually played better with 10 men at times.
"It's been a tumultuous run of games, we've come through it. It's 12 wins in a row. Yes, we were fortunate today, I'll admit that, but that's what happens in cup finals. We need that resilience and quality to get over the line. I thought Kristoffer Ajer was unbelievable, so was Jeremie Frimpong until the sending off.
"I didn't even celebrate it [the goal]. I was too wrapped up in how we were playing and how we were going to get a proper foothold in the game.
"We are talking 10 major trophies now in a row. We don't want to give anything up. We weren't great today but we still won and that's what cup football is all about."
'This team just does't know when it's beaten'
Celtic manager Neil Lennon tells BBC Scotland: "Fraser Forster was outstanding. He made some unbelievable saves, world class saves.
"We didn't get going in the first half, second half we were better. The introduction of Odsonne [Edouard] gave us a real spark. The mentality of the team is amazing. They've won 10 in a row - I don't know how they do it.
"You've got to give credit to Rangers today they played great and made the cup final what it was.
"This team just does't know when it's beaten - they still dig it out and dig it out. They're amazing."
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Manager Steven Gerrard will need to console a lot of devastated players inside the Rangers dressing room.
The Ibrox side will look back on this day with anguish since they passed up a lot of fantastic chances and had Celtic on the ropes for much of the game.
They don't have time to feel sorry for themselves though since there is a huge Europa League tie against Young Boys coming up on Thursday.
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'It went my way today' - Forster
Inspired Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster tells BBC Scotland: "As long as you win, that's all that matters. We really had to fight and grind it out.
"It was just one of them days, it went my way today. I'm buzzing. There's been days when it's not gone my way, today it has. I can't say how much it means to me.
"I didn't really think about the penalty to be honest. I picked the way it went. I'll take it.
"That's why I came back; to play in games like this, to win silverware, to play European football."
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The Scottish League Cup is raised aloft by Scott Brown and his team-mates.
Is this the first step towards a quadruple treble? It's 10 trophies in a row for Celtic.
A huge cheer for Fraser Forster, who brings up the rear then passes the cup on to sodden manager Neil Lennon.
Here comes triumphant captain Scott Brown... This is a familiar journey for the midfielder.
The gutted Rangers players make their way up the Hampden steps to collect their runners-up medals, while the Celtic players laugh and joke on the pitch, waiting their turn.
'A beautiful day' for Celtic's Jullien
Celtic match winner Christopher Jullien tells BBC Scotland: "I have to congratulate all the team. We just did a job, it was amazing. It shows the strength of the team.
"For me, it's a beautiful day. It's the first time I have won a trophy.
"It was really difficult. We just fought all the way. It's just unbelievable."
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Celtic manager Neil Lennon is in front of goalkeeper Fraser Forster doing the 'we're not worthy' sign.
The big keeper certainly earned his win bonus today.
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Some people said they experienced difficulty logging in for up to 30 minutes before giving up.
It resulted in a flurry of queries to the bank across its social media channels.
The bank confirmed to the Belfast Telegraph the issue was across its group affecting customers around the world, not just in Northern Ireland. It said it was aware of people having difficulty logging into their accounts.
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“A Naive Set of Assumptions” – An Expert’s View on Ted Postol Hexamine Theories
By Cheryl Rofer
In the wake of the August 2013 Ghouta chemical attack, Ted Postol attacked Dan Kaszeta’s argument that hexamine, C6H12N4, was a marker for Sarin made by the Syrian government. Postol is a professor emeritus of Science, Technology, and International Security at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kaszeta is a consultant with experience in chemical warfare issues and worked for the United States Secret Service, the folks who guard the President.
Amines are a part of Sarin production. When Sarin is manufactured, HF is produced. That HF will corrode equipment and destroy the Sarin, so something is needed to neutralize it. HF is an acid and amines (hexamine and others) are bases, which tie up (or scavenge) the HF and neutralize its damaging properties.
We now know that hexamine is the Syrian government’s amine of choice for Sarin manufacture. Postol got that wrong because of two misunderstandings, one in elementary chemistry and the other in basic chemical technology. They are accompanied by smaller errors. The sum of the errors gives the impression of someone with no knowledge of chemistry being aided by a person who has taken Chemistry 101. Postol published his and Kaszeta’s emails on the subject, but has not compiled his argument into an internet post or journal article.
Amines are nitrogen compounds derived from ammonia, NH3. The three hydrogens point to the corners of a tetrahedron. The fourth corner is filled by an electron pair. In amines, carbon-containing groups replace one or more of the hydrogens, but the electron pair remains.
That electron pair can bind to acids. The positively charged hydrogen in HF, which is also called a proton, attaches to the electron pair. That leaves a negatively charged fluorine, which sticks around to form a salt. Many drugs are ammonium salts.
Postol gets hung up on a question of solubility. Carefully planned experiments for first-year chemistry students carry out acid-base neutralizations in solution. This is an excellent pedagogical practice, particularly with the aid of color-changing indicators, but it is not the only way this chemistry can be done.
Postol tries to work out the chemical engineering of Sarin synthesis from what he believes are first principles, but a great deal of chemical engineering depends on empirical findings and workarounds. He believes that Sarin must be produced pure, with no solvent. But the reaction produces significant heat, which a solvent must remove. Thus, he takes the stoichiometry of a solvent-reactant mixture that is used in Sarin preparation as the stoichiometry of the reaction. [Stoichiometry is another word for the ratios of reactants and products in a chemical reaction.] A military manual lists the mixture of isopropanol, a reactant, and isopropamine, an acid scavenger, as “OPA.”
Postol finds the ratio of the numbers of moles of isopropanol of moles of isopropamine to be 2.5, which he concludes is the number of HF molecules one isopropamine molecule will soak up.
But the structure of the isopropamine molecule tells us how many HF molecules it can scavenge. Isopropamine, C3H9N, has only one nitrogen with one electron pair and thus can scavenge only one HF molecule. Postol badgers Kaszeta for a “scientific reference” that gives the number of HF molecules hexamine can scavenge. Hexamine has four amine nitrogens, so the answer is four. No reference is needed. A more advanced view notes that the molecular configuration somewhat hides the electron pairs, so four would be the maximum number. The actual number might be less.
That’s the first-year chemistry mistake. Now for the elementary chemical technology mistake.
It starts with another concept taught in first-year chemistry. Every chemical reaction has a quantitative equilibrium at a given temperature and pressure. The product of the concentrations of the reactants divided by the concentration of the product is a constant. For the chemical reaction
the equilibrium constant is represented by
Where the brackets indicate concentrations. More accurately, one might consider what is called chemical activity, but concentrations are a reasonable approximation for activity.
Adding an excess of one of the reactants pushes the reaction toward maximum product yield. In the case of the last step in the Sarin synthesis, the two reactants are methylphosphonyl difluoride and isopropanol. The reactant used to push the equilibrium would be the cheaper and easier to procure, in this case, isopropanol, also known as rubbing alcohol. It can also be used as the solvent. Postol assumes that no solvent is used, because it would have to be removed from the product Sarin. But chemical engineers know many ways to remove solvents, and it’s possible that in a binary shell the solvent would aid dispersal.
Additionally, Postol’s concern about the solubility of hexamine is misplaced for reasons of chemical technology. Agitation can be used to mix a powdered solid with a liquid to achieve a desired reaction. Chemical engineers have many ways to make difficult reactions work.
There are a number of smaller mistakes in Postol’s argument. He misunderstands the difference between alcohols and ketones in his comment about hydrogenation of acetone on page 4; fluorine and its derivatives are misspelled in his figures; he misunderstands what a hydrogen bond is on page 9 and ignores its function in solubility; on page 10, he switches from weight percent to volume percent without introducing a density.
Postol is operating from a naive set of assumptions, based on limited experience in a first-year chemistry laboratory, presumably the experience of his informant. The result is a wrong-headed approach to the problem and nonsensical demands of Kaszeta. Nothing in Postol’s argument sounds like it was written by a chemist or someone with a working knowledge of chemistry.
Cheryl Rofer writes scientific and political commentary. She was a chemist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for 35 years. She regularly provides background information to reporters for major publications and has been quoted in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Vox. Her work at Los Alamos included projects in fossil fuels, laser development, chemical weapons, open-source intelligence techniques, and the nuclear fuel cycle. She has published in scientific and political science journals and edited a book. She holds an A.B. from Ripon College and an M.S. from the University of California at Berkeley.
Nobby Chock - August 6, 2018
From the article…
So what salt would be produced when hexamine scavenges HF?…..and was any of this salt found? Since hexamine supposedly has other battlefield uses, what specifically enables hexamine to be used as a marker for sarin?
Cheryl Rofer - August 6, 2018
The salt produced is heaxaminium fluoride, C6H12N4HF. Yes it was. I’ve linked a discussion at “We now know” that answers your last question.
Concerned Citizen - August 7, 2018
Cheryl Rofer – August 6, 2018 wrote:
“The salt produced is heaxaminium fluoride, C6H12N4HF. Yes it was. ”
I hadn’t heard the OPCW had reported finding any hexamine salts. Do you have a link to an official document to confirm this?
Are you sure C6H12N4HF exists?
There are only 2 references on the entire internet to C6H12N4HF, one of which is you on this web page.
I would also be interested in seeing a reference to the OPCW discovery of “Hexaminium Fluoride”…
DDTea - August 8, 2018
Are you insinuating that this compound does not exist because it is poorly described in the literature?
Hexamine (a.k.a. urotropine) seems to be well-known for scrubbing HF and forming hexamine-HF adducts.
Ennan, A. A.; Brazovskaya, O. M.; Chopotarev, A. N. Products of the reaction between hydrogen fluoride and hexamethylenetetramine. Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, 1975, Vol. 45, Issue 3, p. 706.
Ennan, A. A.; Chobotarev, A. N.; Brazovskaya, O. M. “Hydrofluoric acid-hexamethylenetetramine-water system,” Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 1975, Vol 20, Issue 3, pp. 786-790
Ennan, A. A.; Lapshin, V. A.; Brazovskaya, O. M.; Grishuk, N. S.; Mikhailovina, S. K. “Corrosion of steels in aqueous solutions of hydrogen fluoride containing urotropine,” Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Khimiya i Khimicheskaya Tekhnologiya, 1975, Vol.18, Issue 5, p. 840.
Ennan, A. A.; Brazovskaya, O. M.; Kosheleva, N. N.; Mikhailovina, S. K. “Removing hydrogen fluoride from gases” USSR patent SU 801860, 1981.
It’s not that it’s poorly described, it doesn’t exist at all in any literature.
Yes it does. I just cited references that describe complexes of HF and hexamine.
DDTea – August 8, 2018
No it doesn’t. You can’t cite anything that mentions C6H12N4HF. The only place that mentions it is this post on Bcat.
Conclusion – The existence of C6H12N4HF is dubious to say the least.
oui oui - August 13, 2018
you said that “There are only 2 references on the entire internet to C6H12N4HF, one of which is you on this web page.”
now there is only Bellingcat , but what is this other reference
google C6H12N4HF and you find elibrary.ru
conclusion : you are not
Can you elaborate on “other battlefield uses,” particularly in the context of it being found in a grenade full of sarin?
Moreover, if hexamine is so ubiquitous that it dusts entire battlefields, then it would have been found in control samples mentioned in OPCW reports. Instead, it always found together with Sarin decomposition products.
According to Ake Sellström…
“hexamin found in samples may be derived from other sources for example, explosives.”
Although hexamine is a precursor to certain high explosives, it is not found either as a major impurity nor a decomposition product.
Sellstrom is incorrect.
Any comments on Hexamine being found in this Sarin grenade? Any thoughts on “other battlefield uses” relevant to this specific point?
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/country-files/syria/events/article/chemical-attack-in-syria-national-evaluation-presented-by-jean-marc-ayrault
No valid chain of custody, worthless. ‘Sarin grenade’, how ridiculous.
I gave one reply. No more for random pseudonyms who clearly don’t know much chemistry.
Again, does C6H12N4HF actually exist, and how does this formula you’ve written make any sense given that above you claim hexamine can scavenge 4 flourine atoms?
How come there’s only 1 F not 4 F’s?
Cheryl has already condescended to give one reply….apparently that should be enough for random pseudonyms who don’t know much chemistry…
It doesn’t matter whether it’s 1, 2, 3, or 4. It depends entirely on the stoichiometry, and the various salts can interconvert. It still serves the purpose of mopping up HF. The question you are asking is totally irrelevant, and just shows how deep your ignorance of the topic is.
Alternatively, Cheryl has just made up an imaginary chemical C6H12N4HF and both you and Cheryl are talking nonsense.
In the absence of any actual scientific sources to refer to, it’s hard to say which is true.
No, it’s not hard to know. You are willfully ignorant.
This is simple acid-base chemistry. The pKa’s of hexamine and HF are well-known. These are empirical thermodynamic parameters of acidity. HF is 4.89. Hexaminium is 3.17.
This gives an equilibrium constant for hexaminium-HF formation of 10^(4.89-3.17)= 52.5 = Keq.
Acid-base reactions are extremely fast.
Thermodynamics and Kinetics are in agreement with me and Cheryl. Nothing but cheap disinformation is on yours.
If you’re not talking science, you have nothing more to say.
*HF is 3.17. Hexaminium is 4.89.
Equilibrium favors formation of weaker acid.
Find me a source outside Bellingcat that mentions the existence of C6H12N4HF, and I might start believing you.
Until then, sorry, but no.
You need to work on your library skills. This is some of what Scifinder turned up.
Salts containing 1, 2, 3, and 4 equivalents of HF each have Chemical Abstract Service numbers–a unique number assigned to chemicals described in the open literature. Plainly, Hexamine-Hydrofluoride salts have all been prepared and described.
Hexamine – 1 HF : CAS#31011-93-5
Hexamine – 2 HF: CAS#24911-57-7
Hexamine – x HF: CAS#69036-63-1 (x = 1 – 4 )
Some references where their preparation and properties are described (there are others):
1. Ennan, A. A.; Brazovskaya, O. M.; Chopotarev, A. N. Products of the reaction between hydrogen fluoride and hexamethylenetetramine. Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii, 1975, Vol. 45, Issue 3, p. 706.
Abstract: The reaction of C6H12N4 with HF gave 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, and 1:4 cryst. adducts having cubic, orthorhombic, monoclinic and plate-like crystal forms, resp. The individuality of the compds. is confirmed by the x-ray diffraction.
2. Ennan, A. A.; Anikeev, V. A.; Berezina, L. P.; Chobotarev, A. N.; Firsov, A. G. Composition and some properties of hexamethylenetetramine hydrofluorides. Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, Volume 15, Issue 10, Pages 2857-9, 1970
Abstract: Reaction of hexamethylenete-tramine(I) with HF gives 1:1 and 1:2 adducts. Conductometric study proved formation of 1:1 species but its sepn. failed. Clear cryst. I.2HF sepd. after a mixt. contg. a 1:2 equiv. of reagents was kept for few days above H2SO4. The ir spectra of I and I.2HF are given. Regeneration of free I from I.2HF was studied using NaF, KF, NH4F, Al(OH)3, NaHCO3 and NaAlO2. Only the last 2 reagents gave a good sepn. of products.
Obscure works, to be sure. You’ll have to go into a brick and mortar university chemistry library to read them. Call them up, see if it’s in their catalog, and see if you can visit.
Believe whatever you want though. Just don’t expect anyone else to do the same.
Mad Dog - August 7, 2018
Thank you Cheryl. I can’t wait for the St. Petersburg minions to attack your credibility and knowledge, just as they hit back at Dan. Funny, though sad at the same time as these folks tend to overlook the abject horror Assad has foisted up his own citizens. Nice piece of work!
Black Star - August 13, 2018
Looks like they were only able to answer with “deny everything just because”. Very weak, but natural, since random trolls usually do not know much about chemistry.
Dan - August 7, 2018
Sorta confused by your Keq. Usually the products divided by the reactants. Unless you we’re talking about the reverse equilibrium?
Ah, sorry about that. I should have consulted a first-year chemistry textbook. I’ve used it so many times in both directions over the years. It doesn’t matter either way. Still a constant or its reciprocal, and still operates in the way I described.
Cheryl Rofer – August 6, 2018 writes
“Postol badgers Kaszeta for a “scientific reference” that gives the number of HF molecules hexamine can scavenge. Hexamine has four amine nitrogens, so the answer is four. No reference is needed. A more advanced view notes that the molecular configuration somewhat hides the electron pairs, so four would be the maximum number. The actual number might be less.”
In fact Postol is expressing the “advanced view” regarding scavenging capability of hexamine….check page 7 of the Postol pdf you linked…Postol is already hypothesising 4 as a theoretical maximum and is asking Kaszeta for referenced clarification….
His asking for a “referenced clarification” was nonetheless silly. His logical train was to determine whether or not a stoichiometric amount of hexamine would be soluble in isopropanol.
But regardless of whether it is soluble or insoluble in IPA, we don’t know anything about its solubility in IPA/DF mixture. But more fundamentally, solubility is irrelevant. As Cheryl Rofer mentioned, heterogeneous reactions are totally viable. In fact, they’re commonplace.
Yet Postol did not know this, and could not grasp this, because his ignorance is rivalled only by his arrogance.
Maxy - August 8, 2018
Just curious: Does the author know more about the results of the OPCW investigation than B cat‘s CW expert?
Cheryl R. “The salt produced is hexaminium fluoride, C6H12N4HF. Yes it was found.“
Dan K. “There’s no mention of any HF‐Hexamine salts …… in the field results.“ (post.-debunks-kasz.pdf, p. 11, K.‘s email dated Friday, June 13, 2014 2:30 PM – link in the article)
Cheryl, could you enlighten us? They found hexaminium fluoride in Ghouta, really? Sounds interesting.
If you pseudonymous folks can find someone who knows some chemistry, I’ll be glad to respond to their comments. Meanwhile, thanks to DDTea, who does know some chemistry.
It wasn’t really a chemistry question.
It was a question about facts. You claim the OPCW found hexamine salts. The trouble is both bellingcat’s own ‘expert’ and the OPCW itself say they didn’t.
Could you clarify this please.
But you yourself do not care about facts, since you are only trying to find loopholes to continue your denial.
“No! I won‘t tell you!“ “Come on, it might be really important and could change …..“ “No! I won‘t tell you!“ “Please, you might be the only one who ….“ “No! I won‘t tell you! No!“
Forgive me, sure looks like you are (were) a good chemist, but I can‘t help it: your personal behaviour (after YOU had made this astonishing claim!) doesn‘t make you look very good, to put it mildly.
So let‘s forget this kindergarten episode.
Mensheviks Unite - August 3, 2019
Look in a mirror when you typed that, Boris?
Adrian Kent - August 8, 2018
And again Bellingcat bangs on about Hexamine. The fact is though, that there is very little evidence of a mass release of sarin (or even a sarin like substance) in any of the alleged attacks. All the ‘evidence’ so far presented (either in the form of samples or testimonies) has been provided by opposition groups.
When finally the OPCW get to examine the scene of one of these alleged attacks and take the samples themselves, using the protocols that they previously stated were essential for reliable analysis, they find that these testimonies were false. A reasonable approach would be to re-evaluate the previous findings in this context.
A group / website not completely dedicated to supporting the company-line would certainly undertake this re-evaulation. It speaks volumes that you have not.
“All the ‘evidence’ so far presented (either in the form of samples or testimonies) has been provided by opposition groups. ”
You really think the perpetrators would present evidence of their crime?
Nobby Chock - August 13, 2018
Do you really think “opposition groups” are likely to impart unbiased testimony?
Nate - November 12, 2018
Like leftovers Assad and his cronies are any better
Where’s the links?
H. Gibic - March 25, 2019
Has Chery Rofer produced by now any evidence of C6H12N4HF being there in the OPCW-tested samples let alone of C6H12N4HF existing in the literature at all?
Already answered upthread.
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2018/08/06/naive-set-assumptions-experts-view-ted-postol-hexamine-theories/comment-page-1/#comment-166734
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This book was great all the way through and had me constantly looking up rock songs. KA really made you feel in the book and the narrators were fantastic. A+ all around!
Refreshingly different
I absolutely LOVED everything about this story! Kristen Ashley has written another captivating, awesome novel!
Terri F
I was excited to get a new Kristen Ashley book especially with these narrators. The premise was interesting but it continues throughout the book. Members of the well known band are giving interviews while reminiscing about how it all got started and the love story between preacher the hot front man, and Layla, the muse for the band. It’s a somewhat less used trope so possibly interesting. And it had interesting moments but it was far from the engaging book that you normally get from Kristen Ashley. I listened while I was doing other things and normally I’m too engaged in her books to do that.
It wasn’t bad it just wasn’t good in terms of wanting to know more or being invested in these characters. I was glad this was part of the escape package or I would probably return it
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V from Kansas
I think the format took away from the story’s impact!
I’m afraid that I struggled with the interview format. I have every audio book ever released by KA and am not ashamed to say I always devour them within 24 hours of release. However, I struggled with this one and I found myself getting frustrated with the pace of the book. I think I would have preferred KA’s usual style, much more. Don’t get me wrong, it’s well written, it just wasn’t my cup of tea.
-V from Kansas
Not at all what I expected
Let me start by saying I am a HUGE Kristen Ashley fan and have read or listened to everything she has written and this is the first time I have been disappointed. I did not at all like the "interview" format of the book - I found that it distracted from the story. I will continue to read/listen to KA and hope that this format is a one off and the next book will be better. So my recommendation: Listen to the Rock Chick series and everything else KA has published!
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Ana's Attic
So Much Better in Audio!
*This review is spoiler-free. I had a lot to say, so if you want the short version, skip down to the Down & Dirty*
When Kristen Ashley announced Fast Lane , I couldn’t have been more thrilled. First of all, Kristen Ashley, THE Rock Chick, writing a Rock Star book was something I always wished for. Though we have had a female rocker, Kristen Ashley’s music-loving soul needs to be released more! So when she said that her inspiration for Fast Lane was Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid , I was thrilled, because that was one of my favorite audiobooks ever.
In the past year my listening to audiobooks has surpassed my reading so much that I find it a little more difficult to read now, but Kristen Ashley books are usually the exception. Not this time. As much as I loved the story, I had a really hard time with the format. It took me about 10 days to read which is crazy for a Kristen Ashley book. BUT then I saw the audiobook on release day and HOLY MOLY, what a difference! I LOVED Fast Lane on audio!
At first I thought it was just too similar to its inspiration, but then I realized how unique the story of Preacher McCade and Lyla was. I LOVED their story, but the first time through I had a bit of a hard time connecting, especially during the first half. Since the story about this band is told via interviews, I felt like it was just telling me about a story rather than me experiencing the story as it unfolds. Though the narrative changes from interviews to flashbacks throughout, I sometimes felt as if the interviews pulled me back just when I was getting into it. But when I listened to it, all of the things I had problems with while reading were gone for the most part. [Takes a sip of water and leans forward] <—most of the commentary like that was stripped for the audiobook which helped a lot, but also having different voices for the characters. I found when reading it I’d be a little confused on who was talking. But listening gave me no such issues.
“Write everything down, kid. Every gig. Every practice. Every song. Every girl. Every city. Every stretch of road. Write it down, ’cause there’ll come a time, you won’t want to forget.”
Told via a series of interviews with some of the most integral members of the Roadmasters family, Fast Lane by Kristen Ashley flashes back over decades, from Jesse starting the band as a teen, to them becoming one of the most famous, iconic rock bands of the 80s/90s.
"There are women who just have… [Pause] Something. Lyla had that."
Preacher McCade was born to be a rock star and this broken man was a gentleman to the soul. But the day he met Lyla, he was a changed man.
Lyla became the muse, the girl, the mom, the sister. It’s like the band was centered around Lyla as much as it was around Preacher.
“...never in my wildest imaginings, growin’ up, knowin’ I was nothin’, I’d amount to nothin’, that one day a beautiful, sweet girl like you would be holding my hand.”
There is a reason this book is called Fast Lane…listen to the lyrics. There was a whole lot of sex, drugs and rock & roll, to the point that it became difficult to read at times, but it rings so true to every band of the times. These guys weren’t just lucky, they worked their butts off to be and stay at the top of the charts in a cut-throat business. Being on the road, playing shows every night, easy access to drugs and girls, it’s no wonder these boys succumbed.
“But you want respect,” he says, “you gotta be good at what you do, and to be good at what you do, you gotta practice, you gotta go at it hard, and gotta do it a lot. No one who’s got talent, money and respect gets it pissin’ about and givin’ thirty percent. They earn it because they give it their all.”
Preacher was a wild card. Almost like a polite caged animal, Lyla is the only one who can calm him. She is the glue for all of his pieces and a magnet for the rest of the band. There was nobody else for either of them, but they were slowly destroying each other in the partying 80s/90s and they looked to be on a collision course with implosion.
“It’s the ones who figure out that they have to be in their now. That’s the meaning of life.”
I’m the same age as Kristen Ashley, we seem to have the same taste in music, and I loved all of the song references throughout the book, as well as the flashbacks to my growing-up years. With my older son being a touring musician, and my younger one following in his footsteps, I have been backstage to some huge performances and big bands and have lived with serious musicians for 12 years. I loved that the characters were very true to being a musician with some of it similar to some of the stories I’ve heard and read. I have read so many rock-star romances that don’t ring true, that Fast Lane stood out as being more realistic than most.
•The entire storyline of the band’s beginning and rise to fame.
•Lyla was a perfect KA heroine, and Preacher was a gentle Alpha.
•How she dropped in some lyrics to Life in the Fast Lane.
•The little foreshadowing that went on throughout the book without ever revealing too much.
•The realistic problems the band faced, making it seem even more like a biography.
•I liked the way Jesse and Lyla were the main interviewees rather than jumping around to too many people.
•It wasn’t just interviews, we kind of enter the flashbacks as well and I loved that.
•Despite it being told differently, it still has that KA feel and dialogue.
•The audiobook was amazing, and this is a book that really needs to be read twice, because I caught so much more the second time.
Dislikes:
•Despite the story being different, it was still a bit too much like Daisy Jones to me, but I wasn’t left googling the band to see if it was real.
•There was a lot of jumping around, making it tough for me to keep up with the first time through. Just when I’d be getting into a scene, it jumped to another interview. Jesse’s many diversions drove me a little crazy.
•I still found myself wishing I was submerged IN the story as it happens rather than hearing about it via interviews years later.
•The little directions --> [shakes head]. In the audio, these were mostly gone, and really helped me.
•In the audiobook, I would have loved to hear a different narrator (“interviewer”) than Lyla’s voice.
The Narration:
I can’t get over the difference the audiobook made to me for this book. The narrators did a wonderful job of choosing which of the directions to keep and which to take out. I loved that there was a different narrator for Preacher (but gosh, I wish there was more of him because Aiden Snow’s voice….yum). I do wish there was one more narrator for the “interviewer”. This format needs almost a full cast like Daisy Jones. I love Susannah Jones every time, and Lance Greenfield was perfect for Jesse.
The Down & Dirty:
I have very mixed feelings about Fast Lane. What I loved about Daisy Jones and the Six was how unique and different it was, and it also felt so real I googled that the band. Since this is another interview-style book about an iconic rock band, the uniqueness isn’t there, though Kristen Ashley sure put her amazing stamp on it.
The first time I read Fast Lane, I kind of struggled, especially for the first half. I loved the story of the band so much, but it took so long to get there! There were so many diversions, I felt like I had to piece together the story. Jesse, the main interviewee jumped around a lot, and we jumped from a great flashback playing out, back to the interview just when I was getting into it. But if this was real and I was reading it, I would have known some of the band’s background. So listening to it the second time, to me, felt so much more realistic, like I was reading a biography of a band I know and love.
The second time through, I FELL IN LOVE. I actually almost fully read it a second time through while writing my original review for just the Kindle version, and even then, it was way better the second time through. But the audio…the audiobook is TOTALLY the way to go on this book if you listen to audios at all. The format takes a bit of getting used to when you read it (not so much in audio), but give it a chance no matter how you read it, because the heart of the story, the story of Preacher, Lyla, Jesse, and the rest of the guys is so worth it. Their story is actually one of my favorites of Kristen’s, but I still would have preferred it in her normal style. Still, after close to 70 books, I think it’s awesome that she wanted to try something new and different, and I totally loved Preacher, Lyla and the band no matter how they came.
I struggle with this! The first time reading it I was about a 3.5. The second partial re-read upped it to a 4. But the audio would be about a 4.5. I think I will pull it all together for a 4+ Stars, 3 Heat, 4.5 Narration.
TBW
Worst KA Novel Ever!
Let me start by saying that I am a HUGE KA fan and have read almost all of her books, so naturally when this came out on Audible, I was excited to start listening to it immediately.
I was a bit confused and had to double check that I had downloaded the right book after starting it because it did not start off as a typical KA book. It was very slow and boring but I decided to stick with it to see where it went, which was nowhere. I struggled to get through the entire book on Audible, so I know if I was actually reading it, I probably would not have made it past the first 15 pages.
It comes across as a bad retell/spinoff of the old movie 'Almost Famous'.
I was horribly disappointed in this book after looking forward to it for so long and will not waste time on the rest of the series.
On my second listen!
I love Kristen Ashley. I love she takes her time bringing you into a story. I love when I arrived because I am now invested . I’m listening twice because I don’t know how long the wait will be til the next book. Thank you Kristen for branching out on your subject matters, you never leave us hanging.
Preacher and Lyla were special.
Til the next time
darkylmom
Don't know what to say! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
This book was so great! It was unlike anything I have read/listened to from KA. I love her writing and this style was the bomb! Please keep them coming! ❤️🙏 Narrators were fantastic also!
SimPB
nah Me. Ashley this ain't it.
I spend almost two hours waiting on the story to get going. it didn't. This is not KA work.
Team Mom 22
Surprising departure
I admit I was confused at first and was waiting for the real story to begin. But after the first few chapters I realized this was the way we were going to get the story. After that I was hooked.
I love Kristen Ashley and always enjoy Susannah Jones. I highly recommend!
it socks
Good but confusing at times
I really liked it. I wish there were less characters. There were so many people with little back stories for them and I found it was confusing. Especially at the very end when the updates began. I listened several times and still did not know who each was. You really did not know much about Jesse and felt there should have been a little more focus on his life. Is Natalie a good woman is he happy with her? I know he loves his girls but does his wife deserve him? I assume there are more books in the series to come that will shed some light on these vague inferences. I hope so.
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Dean Smith has been urged to bring this striker to Aston Villa
Latest AVFC transfer news includes forward backing former side to sign Southampton man
Shane Ireland
Aston Villa should ‘100 per cent’ bring in Charlie Austin to boost Dean Smith’s squad.
That’s according to Darren Bent who reckons the Southampton forward would help replace the goals lost by Tammy Abraham’s return to Chelsea.
The Saints are willing to listen to offers for Austin after signing Che Adams from Birmingham City and making Danny Ings’ loan from Liverpool permanent – and Villa are said to be among his admirers.
He is thought to be valued at around £8m on the south coast and Bent has advised Villa to ignore any concerns they might have about the 30-year-old’s injury record and complete a deal.
Charlie Austin of Southampton
“Charlie Austin is a funny one because I like him as a centre-forward. He scores goals, you can’t take that away from him – injury prone, that’s the only thing,” former Villa man Bent told Football Insider.
“If you can keep Charlie fit for the whole season, if you can keep him consistently playing for 30 games this season he will score you 15 goals. Within 10 games he’ll score five or six goals and if Aston Villa can get him, then, by all means ‘yes’.
“If he’s going to be one that plays six games, miss the next 20, play the next five games and then he misses the next 10 there’s no point, he’s not helping you.
“If they can get him and he’s fit Charlie Austin, he’s going to be one of them Tammy Abraham’s they get themselves in positions to score goals and he’ll keep doing that. There are other aspects of his game where they’re maybe not up to scratch but he’s like me as a centre forward – I don’t really care, if I’m scoring goals then people can say what they like.
“For me Charlie Austin, he’s an out-and-out centre forward but you just worry about his injury history. If you can get him and keep him fit then 100 per cent I’d go and get him.”
Aston Villa USA training camp in Minnesota
We were Stateside for Aston Villa's pre-season training camp in Minneapolis including the game against MLS outfit Minnesota United at the super-new Allianz Field stadium, home of The Loons.
BirminghamLive Villa reporter Ashley Preece brought supporters updates from the team's trip to the US.
Hundreds of Villa fans took over downtown Minneapolis prior to the match, which Villa won 3-0, as Dean Smith's Premier League preparations ramped up towards the trip to Spurs on August 10.
READ: Aston Villa player ratings against Minnesota United
READ: Aston Villa boss Dean Smith on his side
READ: What Adrian Heath tought
READ: Financial promise
READ: What you might have missed
You can follow Ashley Preece via Twitter, and don't forget to keep tabs on our dedicated Aston Villa social media channels: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Fans can also sign up to our WhatsApp group by texting VILLA NEWS to 07557205119. This is our Villa phone and supporters are encouraged to send photos, video and fan content via WhatsApp.
Reports over the weekend claimed that Austin rejected a move to Championship side West Bromwich Albion in the hope of staying and fighting for his place at St Mary's Stadium.
But the chance to sign for another Premier League club is likely to appeal to the forward who started 11 top flight matches last season.
Villa landed striker Wesley Moraes from Club Brugge in a £22m deal earlier this summer.
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Media Divorce Lawyers ~Serving Delaware County, PA~
Will a Judge Enforce My Prenup?
Few people get married with the expectation that they will divorce. Nevertheless, thousands end up in Delaware County divorce court every year, and the prenuptial agreement they quickly signed before saying “I do” could come back to haunt them.
Pennsylvania has detailed rules for dividing marital property and determining whether one spouse can receive spousal support. However, Pennsylvania also allows people to change these rules and sometimes sign away their rights altogether.
If you signed a prenuptial agreement and are now facing divorce, you are probably curious about whether a judge will enforce the agreement. The chances are very good that the judge will.
Your Prenuptial Agreement Must Meet Certain Formalities
Prenuptial agreements are like wills in one respect—they must have certain formalities to be legal. In particular, your prenup must:
Be in writing
Signed by both parties
Notarized
Accompanied by a statement of assets for both parties, as well as other financial information. A full and fair disclosure is necessary so each spouse understands the financial lay of the land.
In our experience, any prenuptial agreement drafted by a lawyer will meet these requirements. Of course, you might have tried to draft your own to save on legal fees, which means the agreement might be invalid. Be sure to show a copy to your Delaware County divorce attorney for review.
You Must Have Entered the Agreement Voluntarily
If the agreement satisfies the state’s formalities, then it is still possible it is invalid in how it was procured. In particular, each party must enter the agreement freely and voluntarily, so any fraud or duress could render it invalid.
Our courts have upheld prenuptial agreements in surprising situations. For example, in one case, the court held that a wife was not coerced into signing a prenuptial agreement that was sprung on her the night before the wedding, with the husband threatening to call off the wedding if she didn’t sign. The wife was also pregnant at the time and frightened. The court focused on the fact that she had a lawyer who told her not to sign it, but she went ahead anyway.
Instead, duress probably involves physical force or threats of physical force. The presence of legal counsel is also an important consideration. If you looked over the agreement with an attorney, then it will be hard to convince a court you signed under duress.
Fraud will probably only exist where your spouse misrepresents their finances or they lie about the type of document you are signing. Someone who says, “Here, sign this credit card agreement” and then slips a prenuptial agreement in front of you to sign has committed fraud.
The Agreement Cannot be Unconscionable
Your agreement cannot be so lopsided as to be totally unfair. Again, this is a high bar. One spouse can certainly sign away a right to spousal support and agree to a small amount of property upon divorce. Basically, the agreement cannot render one spouse destitute and in need of public assistance. However, the agreement can heavily favor one spouse and still be legal.
Worried about a Prenup? Contact a Delaware County Divorce Lawyer
Barbara Flum Stein & Associates has guided many men and women through a Pennsylvania divorce. If you have questions about a prenuptial agreement, contact us today. Our Media spousal support attorneys can analyze your situation and help you identify whether your agreement will stand up in court. Contact us today.
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1 Kings 10 New International Version (NIV)
The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon
10 When the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon and his relationship to the Lord, she came to test Solomon with hard questions. 2 Arriving at Jerusalem with a very great caravan—with camels carrying spices, large quantities of gold, and precious stones—she came to Solomon and talked with him about all that she had on her mind. 3 Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her. 4 When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built, 5 the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at[a] the temple of the Lord, she was overwhelmed.
6 She said to the king, “The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. 7 But I did not believe these things until I came and saw with my own eyes. Indeed, not even half was told me; in wisdom and wealth you have far exceeded the report I heard. 8 How happy your people must be! How happy your officials, who continually stand before you and hear your wisdom! 9 Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”
10 And she gave the king 120 talents[b] of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
11 (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir; and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood[c] and precious stones. 12 The king used the almugwood to make supports[d] for the temple of the Lord and for the royal palace, and to make harps and lyres for the musicians. So much almugwood has never been imported or seen since that day.)
13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, besides what he had given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned with her retinue to her own country.
Solomon’s Splendor
14 The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,[e] 15 not including the revenues from merchants and traders and from all the Arabian kings and the governors of the territories.
16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[f] of gold went into each shield. 17 He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold, with three minas[g] of gold in each shield. The king put them in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.
18 Then the king made a great throne covered with ivory and overlaid with fine gold. 19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them. 20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom. 21 All King Solomon’s goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon’s days. 22 The king had a fleet of trading ships[h] at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.
23 King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. 24 The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart. 25 Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
26 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses,[i] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[j]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price. 29 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.[k] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.
1 Kings 10:5 Or the ascent by which he went up to
1 Kings 10:10 That is, about 4 1/2 tons or about 4 metric tons
1 Kings 10:11 Probably a variant of algumwood; also in verse 12
1 Kings 10:12 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
1 Kings 10:14 That is, about 25 tons or about 23 metric tons
1 Kings 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29
1 Kings 10:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms; or perhaps reference is to double minas, that is, about 7 1/2 pounds or about 3.5 kilograms.
1 Kings 10:22 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish
1 Kings 10:26 Or charioteers
1 Kings 10:28 Probably Cilicia
1 Kings 10:29 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms
1 Kings 10:1 : 10:1-13pp — 2Ch 9:1-12
1 Kings 10:1 : S Ge 10:7, 28; S 25:3; Mt 12:42; Lk 11:31
1 Kings 10:1 : Eze 16:14
1 Kings 10:1 : S Nu 12:8; S Jdg 14:12
1 Kings 10:2 : S Ge 24:10
1 Kings 10:5 : 1Ki 4:22
1 Kings 10:7 : 1Ch 29:25
1 Kings 10:8 : Pr 8:34
1 Kings 10:9 : S 1Ki 5:7; S Isa 42:10
1 Kings 10:9 : S Dt 7:8
1 Kings 10:9 : Ps 11:7; 33:5; 72:2; 99:4; 103:6
1 Kings 10:10 : S 1Ki 9:28; Isa 60:6
1 Kings 10:11 : S Ge 10:29
1 Kings 10:14 : 10:14-29pp — 2Ch 1:14-17; 9:13-28
1 Kings 10:14 : S 1Ki 9:28
1 Kings 10:16 : S 2Sa 8:7
1 Kings 10:17 : S 1Ki 7:2
1 Kings 10:21 : Isa 60:17
1 Kings 10:22 : 1Ki 9:27; Ps 48:7; Isa 2:16; 23:1, 14; 60:6, 9
1 Kings 10:23 : 1Ki 3:13; Mt 6:29
1 Kings 10:23 : S 1Ki 3:12; Mt 12:42
1 Kings 10:24 : S 2Sa 14:20
1 Kings 10:26 : S Dt 17:16
1 Kings 10:27 : Dt 17:17
1 Kings 10:27 : Job 27:16; Isa 60:17
1 Kings 10:27 : 1Ch 27:28; Am 7:14
1 Kings 10:29 : S Nu 13:29
1 Kings 10 King James Version (KJV)
10 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.
2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
8 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
9 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the Lord, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
15 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
17 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
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New Bristol Rovers boss Ben Garner reveals plans for January transfers and current back room staff
Ben Garner spoke to the press in his first interview today after being appointed as the new Bristol Rovers boss
Max BakerTrainee Digital Sports Reporter
New Bristol Rovers manager Ben Garner (Image: Dan Regan)
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Ben Garner says he wants to add more pace and athleticism to his new team, and is keeping all staff on board for now.
The new Bristol Rovers manager was speaking at his first press conference as new boss and addressed his plans for the current crop of back room staff and plans in the January transfer window.
The former West Brom and Crystal Palace coach was appointed by the club this morning after a week of interviews and Garner has said he is excited about the future at the club.
Having worked under the likes of Alan Pardew and Tony Pulis, Garner has now adopted his own style of play and is keen to improve several areas of the current squad.
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When asked about activity in the January window, he said: "I think in any window there is going to be movement. There's been nothing confirmed either way on that but the realities of football are that transfers are going to happen.
"We've got players in the squad that are doing well and the team is fourth in the league, there is bound to be interest from clubs.
"I think if we get a very high offer for a player and we think that's a really good offer, then the club may well accept that. Likewise, we want to strengthen.
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"You know, it's not fourth and we want to stand still, we want to push forward. I've had good conversations around recruitment targets already, we'll work hard on that over the next couple of weeks during this busy schedule.
"We'll identify areas where we feel we need to strengthen and where we feel can help us not just short term, but also look to develop the team long term as well.
"I think there are certain areas which would benefit from being strengthened, I think we need a little bit more depth in one or two positions. I'd rather keep those to myself at the moment just in terms of, if other clubs know that we're after players in certain positions it might put values up and alert players.
"We've identified key areas. There are two or three that I say are important to me. I certainly think we need a little bit more pace and athleticism in certain areas that I think would make a big difference to the team.
"Make us a little bit more dynamic, possibly be able to play on the front foot a little bit more and that'll be something that we look to strengthen."
Garner has built up a wealth of contacts during his coaching career, and is keen to draw on that if needs be.
He said: "I think having a strong network in football is so so valuable. You can use it to benefit and likewise for me helping other people out and being a support for them as well.
"That's definitely something we can utilise in terms of potential loan players or even if I want an opinion on a player that someone has worked with or they've played against.
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"It just gives you another string to your bow really rather than just your opinion or us watching a player. You can sometimes get more information on a player by having conversations.
"Especially in terms of character or attitude and things that you can't necessarily see in a game.
"So it's a big advantage and something that I'm fortune to have and will certainly make the most of."
Many Gasheads were keen to find out what would happen with the back room staff at Rovers, and Garner also addressed this in the press conference.
Although saying he is currently planning on keeping the current crop, he has some additions could be made.
Ben Garner has been appointed Bristol Rovers manager. (Image: Bristol Rovers)
He said: "As it stands I'm keeping what is here. There is a good nucleus here, I think the staff have done well in terms of the position the team is in at the moment.
"I can look at that over the next few weeks and there is the opportunity to add to that if I feel that I need it.
"It just gives me an opportunity to look at what the strengths are that are here and identify possibly where someone might add value to that, rather than bringing someone in to do the same job that's being done here.
"I'll only bring someone in if I think they add value to the group and add value to the club."
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Blewcoat School
An elegant townhouse of red brick, Blewcoat was built in 1709 by a London brewer to provide education for poor children, Blewcoat remained a school until 1926, and for a time served as the National Trust's main London gift shop.
In 1688 a charity school was established on Duck Lane, Soho, with funds raised by public subscription. Its purpose was to teach 20 poor boys from the local parishes of St John and St Margaret to read, write, learn a trade, and gain instruction in religion.
Not only were these 'charity boys' taught, they were clothed in a distinctive uniform, with a long blue coat which gave the school its name. The eye-catching colours were a matter of expedience; blue dye was the cheapest, and the stockings were soaked in saffron because it was said to repel rats who might otherwise bite the children's ankles.
The charity boys were taught alongside students who paid a fee to attend. Many went on to become apprentices, and a very select few went on to further studies at university; a rarity in the days when only the sons of the nobility could afford to attend university.
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From 1714 until 1876 the school also admitted girls. In 1709 the school moved to purpose-built premises on Caxton Street, donated by the Green family of brewers. The school closed in 1926.
The building was used as a military store by US forces during WWII, and then as a youth club by the Girl Guides. The National Trust purchased the property in 1954 and used it as their main London headquarters, and later as a gift shop.
In 2014 the school building was opened by British designer Ian Stuart as a luxury boutique, specialising in exclusive fashions.
The Blewcoat School building was erected in 1709. It is built of a combination of yellow and red brick, dressed with stone around door and window openings. The exterior is embellished with neoclassical details, with Doric pillars at each corner. Over the doorway is a plaque that reads 'The Blewcoat School, built in the year 1709'.
Above the plaque is a niche holding a large statue of a Blewcoat charity boy wearing the school's traditional uniform, with a long blue coat and bright yellow stockings. Above the statue niche is a clock with a blue face and gold hands and numerals, bearing the date 1709.
Inside is a light, airy chamber lit by a gilded chandelier brought from Bruerne Abbey in Oxfordshire. We do not know who built the school building, but it is entirely possible that Sir Christopher Wren had a hand in the design; he was certainly working on St Paul's Cathedral at the same time, and the building is in his style.
Since the building is currently in use as a shop displaying exclusive fashions so there are no tours of the interior per se, but there's nothing to stop you poking your nose inside the shop to have a look.
Finding Blewcoat School is very easy; it is located at the junction of Caxton Street and Buckingham Gate, a very short walk from St James Park tube station and a 7-8 minute stroll from the front of Buckingham Palace.
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Address: 23 Caxton Street, Westminster, London, Greater London, England, SW1H 0PY
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By Aparna Bansal
AT&T and the AT&T Foundation are offering new media fellowships of up to $1,500 through the Watson Institute for International Studies for students wishing to “pursue innovative international projects” over winter break.
The fellowships will fund programs that address global policy issues or critical needs in society. Students will be required to document their experiences on the Global Conversations blog run through the Watson Institute and to create a final video project.
A committee made up of members from the Watson Institute will choose the recipients of the fellowships through a selective process.
“We wanted to create a new media platform for the Brown community, a way for the students to capture their experiences,” said Geoffrey Kirkman ’91, deputy director at the Watson Institute. “We get very excited about the energy and creativity of the students and their projects, which have a lot of funding potential, but no predetermined outcome.”
Watson first partnered with the AT&T Foundation in 2009. The foundation provided funds to support the projects of 11 students this summer. These students traveled around the world and blogged about their experiences with photographs and video podcasts. The Watson Institute had a series of workshops to train the winners and lent them high-definition video cameras. The funding helped to cover the students’ costs of airfare, food and lodging.
“It’s nice to have a fellowship that is specifically targeted to media. It’s the only one of its kind,” said Quyen Ngo ’12, who won a fellowship last summer. She traveled to various regions of Vietnam to examine the education system around the nation.
“There’s also a lot of flexibility because we design our own projects,” she said.
The program will continue as long as funding is available, Kirkman said.
“We hope other organizations choose to fund us as well,” he said.
The Watson Institute is also offering to lend video cameras to students who already have winter plans set up to document their experiences on the Global Conversations blog. The number of cameras available will depend on the demand for them.
The deadline for the winter fellowships is Nov. 8. The six-part application is available online.
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Marketing Is Broken
Here’s Why Mark Ritson Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Gary Vee
What happens when a classically trained brand marketer picks apart the tactics of one of today’s hottest business gurus? In Marketing Is Broken #16, we look at how even the best traditional marketers can get confused by how digital media works.
By Josh Braaten
Not too long ago, an article caught our attention from Marketing Week’s top branding columnist, Mark Ritson entitled, “Gary Vaynerchuk Is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, Wrong About Media.”
While the headline may have been a little vague, I quickly got the sense that the author was not a fan of Vaynerchuk, also known as Gary Vee to his fans.
Ritson went on to attack Gary Vee’s thoughts on TV, social media and consumer behavior in general when it comes to advertising, but in the process got a few of the marketing guru’s intended teachings wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, right.
This week for our deep dive topic, we explore an interesting hypothetical battle between marketing book smarts and the street smarts of growth hacking.
First off, just who are these guys and why so many wrongs?
For starters, the author of the article, Mark Ritson, has a PhD in Marketing, just won B2B columnist of the year for his work on Marketing Week, and has consulted for super brands such as Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, and Pepsi, to name a few.
Gary Vee’s larger-than-life personality helped him turn his family’s $3M wine business into a $60M cash cow for Vaynerchuk’s multiple extensions of his personal media brand, all of which center around him advocating for the most straightforward tactics for entrepreneurs and startups to grow their businesses.
One may have the pedigree, but the other’s track record for growth shouldn’t be ignored. Is there a chance here that Ritson could be the one who is wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong?
Let’s take a closer look at the five things that old school marketers about new school growth hackers.
1. Where to spend media dollars
First, Ritson took issue when Vaynerchuk said in a talk that he’d spend his marketing budget on a SuperBowl commercial, Facebook in-stream ads and Instagram ads.
He says, “the idea that this would ‘literally be your entire spend’ is hilariously wrong-headed.”
That’s where Ritson may have forgotten what it’s like to be a startup with limited ad spend.
When it comes to Gary Vee’s audience, his suggestions actually make fantastic sense.
Facebook instream ads are cheap and an excellent way to test for product-market fit in a paid setting. Influencer marketing is one of the best ways to build authority for brands that don’t have any early on. And the SuperBowl commercial would generate more reach than any other single marketing tactic.
I’d have to say the first point goes to Gary Vee.
2. Television viewing habits
Next, Ritson says that Gary Vee is wrong that nobody watches TV anymore.
Ritson cited a talk from Gary Vee in which he said, ‘“70% or 80%” of the population don’t even have the chance to see a TV ad and that, as a result, the $80bn spent this year in America is wasted.’
He then went on to chide Gary for using his own experiences to justify his argument. While I agree that your gut feeling should be heavily fact-checked, I think Gary is actually right.
Consider this. Charter Communications, Comcast, and DirecTV collectively lost more than 400,000 customers in the first quarter of 2018 to over-the-top (OTT) services like SlingTV.
While it may not be entirely true that “nobody watches TV anymore,” investing in cable TV advertising is like investing in coal. Yeah, we still use it, but you’re not going to find the future there.
Again, the point goes to Gary Vee.
3. Advertising vs. Media
Third, Ritson goes on to insult Vaynerchuk’s thinking by saying that, “his next mistake is using the undergraduate assumption that the only attention that matters is active.”
He explains that advertising is, “unwelcomed, unwanted and it interrupts the high-involvement content we choose to consume” and therefore it doesn’t matter if it is partially seen or consumed.
That’s perhaps the biggest mistake that Ritson and all old school marketers are making these days.
Ritson looks at the content Gary Vee is creating and saying, “This guy doesn’t know advertising.” When in reality, Ritson somehow fails to realize or acknowledge that Gary Vee isn’t creating advertising. He’s creates media. And that comes with an entirely different rulebook. When you create media, active attention is the goal, first and foremost.
Again, point Vaynerchuk.
4. TV vs. OTT
Fourth, Ritson says that Gary Vee is wrong about traditional television companies being displaced eventually by OTT advertising options via the Internet.
He says, “Rarely are incumbent media like radio or cinema completely destroyed and replaced by a new medium.”
Compare the market share of radio and TV advertising revenue in the 1980’s to the 20-teens and go ahead and try to tell me that the Internet hasn’t “completely destroyed” the old mediums.
I guess it may depend on definitions there, but in my book, it’s four-nothing, Gary Vee.
5. Creating content brands
And finally, Ritson dismissed Vaynerchuk’s thinking that brands shouldn’t be rushing to create their own content brands.
He says that “there is no evidence that media like outdoor are losing out to social media.”
Apparently, Ritson doesn’t consider the millions of free views on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram that come from having an amazing content brand. And not just when they’re published. Content marketing comes with annuities that traditional media buyers just can’t fathom.
An ad buy lasts a quarter. A blog post is the gift that keeps on giving. Final point goes to Gary Vee.
So what should you take away from all of this to become a better marketer?
Ultimately, both of these guys are really smart and Ritson did make excellent points along the way about advertising. But when Mark Ritson criticizes Gary Vee, he’s looking through the lens of an advertiser and that’s the problem.
Gary Vee is a media brand and he not only plays by the laws of new media, in some cases he’s even making them.
As a marketer, as you gain knowledge, be conscious of when your experience might be helpful and when they might be a source of bias that works against you. Take the best of everything you hear, experiment with it, and reach your own conclusions using the metrics you have in place.
And that’s how you can help fix marketing. We’ll see you next time.
Author: Josh Braaten
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Future trainee solicitor and former Undergraduate Vice-Convenor of the University of Edinburgh Business School
Christopher Montgomery
Senior Vice President, Business Development, Cooley LLP
Joanne O'Callaghan
SVP, Head of Global Services Legal, State Street, Boston
David Plekenpol
Chief Strategy Officer, AAC Technologies Inc., Shenzhen
Philip Rycroft, Director, Philip Rycroft Consultancy Ltd. Former Permanent Secretary, Department for Exiting the European Union
Isobel Sharp CBE (Honorary Professor)
Non-Executive Director at IMI plc, The Bankers Investment Trust plc and Winton Group Ltd. Formerly at Deloitte LLP
Non-Executive Director at Scottish Water and Non-Executive Chairman at Capstone Power Company
John Waddell
Chairman of Cortex Worldwide and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christine Watts
Communications Director, Waitrose
Functions of the Advisory Board
To advise and assist the Dean and School Executive on areas such as:
Developing the School goals of leadership in research and leadership in learning through deepening corporate engagement for industry related research and to enhance the student experience.
Developing a presence within networks of practice, nationally and internationally.
New ideas and developments, acting as a sounding board and constructively challenging assumptions and the operating routines of the School where appropriate.
Actively promoting the School's research, programmes and student body across a wide range of networks.
The Board meets twice a year with individual members engaged in School activities between meetings. The board's composition aims to be diverse in terms of gender, geographic spread and industry sector/type representation to reflect the breadth of the Business School's teaching and research themes.
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Category: Flight claims
Luton County Court Confirm – Check-in System Failure Not an Extraordinary Circumstance
Details of the case Mr John Bennion and his wife instructed us to recover compensation from the airline TUI. The amount of compensation claimed was to the sum of €250 per passenger. The reason Mr Bennion requested compensation was that their flight suffered a delay greater than 3 hours. The flight was to be operated…
Thomas Cook: A Short Guide to your Rights
Thomas Cook flights are no longer operating and this has caused great concern. If you have booked a Thomas Cook holiday, read our guide to find out more.
Ryanair Strike: Pilots to stage another week-long strike
Ryanair pilots are now to stage a fresh series of strikes after failing to resolve an ongoing dispute with the airline, the Balpa Union has announced.
Loganair Flight cancelled due to Technical Fault at Carlisle Airport
Loganair flight LM635 returned to Carlisle this morning shortly after take-off as a result of a fault on the left-hand engine. Emergency services were in attendance as a precautionary measure.
Flight delays are becoming more common in the UK says consumer watchdog in recent report
The UK experienced the second highest number of flight delays and disruptions of any country in Europe this year, according to new research.
Ryanair Pilot Strike Continues
Ryanair’s Uk Pilots continue to strike today over pensions; loss of licence insurance; maternity benefits; allowances; amongst other things. On Wednesday instead of negotiating with the Pilots’ Union Ryanair bosses attempted to stop the Strike from going ahead through the High court. https://www.balpa.org/Media-Centre/Press-Releases/Ryanair-Pilots-walk-out-in-strong-message-to-manag BALPA (British Airline Pilots’ Association) was successful in the High Court meaning…
Flight Delay Compensation Guide
Air travel – What could go wrong? A quick Flight Delay Compensation Guide. Your rights surrounding compensation for flight delay claims, and how to claim flight delay compensation. Picture this, for months you and your family have planned for the perfect holiday. Finally, game day has arrived. You have all packed, flip flops, trunks, and…
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