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__label__wiki	0.962976	0.962976	Religious conservatives voice fears that a Democratic president will lead them to 'martyrdom' Jon Ward Senior Political Correspondent Yahoo News September 6, 2019 National Review writer David French and Sohrab Ahmari, the editor of the New York Post’s op-ed page. (Photos: National Review, Twitter) A debate billed as a major showdown between competing visions of religious conservatism Thursday night revealed, more than anything, the profound fear that drives the “culture war” on the right: that Christians will face literal extermination at the hands of Democrats if Republicans lose power. That’s not just a metaphor: One side, represented by a prominent Catholic journalist, warned, in apparent seriousness, of a future in which Christians are thrown to the lions, as in ancient Rome, with Bernie Sanders playing the role of the emperor Nero. Several hundred people packed a large hall inside the Catholic University of America in Northeast Washington, D.C., to hear National Review writer David French face off against Sohrab Ahmari, the editor of the New York Post’s op-ed page. “This is a big deal,” said moderator Ross Douthat, the well-known conservative columnist for the New York Times, as he opened up the evening, dubbing it the “melee at CUA.” (The other nickname for the event was “The Thrilla at the Basilica.”) Douthat emphasized that the disagreement between Ahmari and French — which began as an online spat in late May — might seem academic or inconsequential. But as often happens, the fiercest debates take place between those with similar beliefs who disagree over how best to advance them. Ahmari, a 34-year-old Iranian immigrant who converted to Catholicism three years ago, has adopted an apocalyptic approach to the culture war against secular liberalism. He wrote in May that “progressives understand that culture war means discrediting their opponents and weakening or destroying their institutions.” “Conservatives should approach the culture war with a similar realism. Civility and decency are secondary values,” Ahmari wrote, and he wrote in that column that French’s approach was a defeatist’s strategy. French, a 50-year-old constitutional lawyer, a recipient of the Bronze Star for his military service in Iraq, and a fierce critic of President Trump, has argued that civility and free speech are central values to American flourishing and are in fact a part of Christian duty. It wasn’t a sleepy affair. The debate between the two “discussants,” as Douthat called them, reached a fever pitch that ultimately led to a heated personal exchange. But Ahmari was not an equal match for French. And so the most revealing moment came when Ahmari complained about conservatives who oppose Trump and claim that support for him damages the credibility of the Christian message. “In a certain kind of ‘What about our Christian witness all the time,’ behind it the unspoken assumption is we should take this because that’s the path of martyrdom,” Ahmari said. By “take this,” he was referring to the central question of the night, which was how Christians should respond to those who disagree with their views, and who in their view often try to bully, intimidate and coerce them into disavowing their beliefs on cultural issues. Christian martyrs facing hungry lions in the Colosseum in ancient Rome. (Photo: North Wind Picture Archives/Alamy Stock Photo) Ahmari talked about “martyrdom” in the United States as if the execution of Christians for their religious beliefs was a real danger. “Now there are people who are called to that, and they’ll face it when it happens and they should,” Ahmari said of martyrdom. “And there are also religious people here … priests and so forth, who are called to this sort of heroic life. But we shouldn’t want that for all Christians while we have political agency.” Ahmari referred to the practice in ancient Rome of Christians being led into the Colosseum to die at the hands of wild animals. “We should try to forestall the Colosseum. So that means not Bernie Sanders,” he said. French was amused. “Do you think Bernie Sanders would bring the Colosseum? He doesn’t even have a plan to deal with Mitch McConnell,” French said, referring to the Republican Senate majority leader. But apparently, at least one member of the audience agreed with Ahmari. The first person to ask a question said, “I think socialism is the Colosseum. Rounding up Christians.” It was an uncommonly frank window into the pronounced fears of religious conservatives that led many to overlook Trump’s personal conduct and his lack of preparation for the presidency, seeking safety behind his pledges to protect them from the left. French has been one of the most outspoken critics of this approach. He even considered running for president against Trump in the 2016 Republican primary. French argued throughout the night that he had personally fought in the courts for years on behalf of free speech rights that extended the rights of conservative Christian groups around the country, and that his Christian faith — and pragmatism — compelled him to defend these rights for all points of view. He also charged that the “idea that civility should be a second order value is not biblical.” The commands of Christ to love one’s enemy and to show kindness and charity to others, he said, “are fundamental moral obligations that have eternal resonance.” And French said that those like Ahmari, who have supported Trump to protect them from a supposed coming persecution, are like those who charge the cockpit of an airplane, believing the pilot intends to use the plane as a weapon of terror, and kill the pilot, only to find out the plane was merely experiencing a little turbulence. Throughout the night, French cited specific legal cases and laws to buttress his arguments, while Ahmari brought up anecdotes such as a news article about a “drag queen story hour” at a public library in Sacramento, Calif. Ahmari said “drag queen story hour” was “a global movement” that “is a threat and it is demonic.” He described in detail how children in Britain were instructed in “twerking” at one such event, quoting the drag queen who ran it: “You just move your bum up and down like that.” New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, center, moderates debate between Ahmari and French. (Photo: via Vimeo) This was evidence, Ahmari said, of a “cultural crisis and a moral emergency.” Ahmari proposed that Republican senators hold a hearing “on what’s happening in our libraries” and “make the head of the Modern Library Association or whatever sweat.” (There is no such thing as the Modern Library Association. He most likely meant the Modern Language Association, a frequent target on the right.) And he proposed the passing of “local ordinances” to make it illegal to hold “drag queen story hour” events in public spaces. French said this would run afoul of the First Amendment, and ridiculed Ahmari’s claim that he wanted to go on offense rather than simply adopt a defensive posture. “That’s not offensive. That’s stupid,” French said. At the end of the night, Ahmari provoked a bitter personal exchange that drew outrage from French. Ahmari charged that if French had been president when Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was nominated, he wouldn’t have stood by him like President Trump did. “You talk to me about courage when you’ve walked with your boots on Iraq sand,” said French. Ahmari responded with the implication that French was exaggerating the danger he had faced as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve. “You were a JAG right?” Ahmari said. French called this attack “disgusting” and continued to berate Ahmari after the event ended a few minutes later. Ahmari apologized on Twitter a little over an hour after the event ended. Download the Yahoo News app to customize your experience. Read more from Yahoo News: Document reveals the FBI is tracking border protest groups as extremist organizations How a secret Dutch mole aided the U.S.-Israeli Stuxnet cyberattack on Iran Warren's book ended up making a cameo on the Rock's TV show Felix Sater: Trump wanted to reveal my secret CIA, FBI work during the campaign 360: Space Force: Innovation or science fiction? PHOTOS: Hurricane Dorian wreaks havoc up the Atlantic coast Iran tells Europe not to follow U.S. by undermining nuclear pact Tulsi Gabbard Files $50m Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton For ‘Russian Asset’ Claim	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line890
__label__cc	0.70747	0.29253	Suspected White Supremacists Discussed Attacks at Gun Rally, Prosecutors Say Trump Doubles Down on Threats to Impose Tariffs on European Cars ‘It’s Like I Got Kicked Out of My Family.’ Churches Struggle With Mental Health in the Ranks. Highlights: The Journal’s Exclusive Interview With Adobe CEO Jennifer Valentino-DeVries BiographyJennifer Valentino-DeVries @jenvalentino Jennifer.Valentino-DeVries@wsj.com Apr 29, 2010 2:35 pm ET Earlier on Thursday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs published an essay in which he took Adobe to task over its Flash software, which Apple does not support on its mobile products, such as the iPhone and iPad. The squabbling between Apple and Adobe has been getting increasingly personal, with Adobe executives and employees angered in particular by Apple’s decision to block Adobe software that would allow developers to produce programs in Flash that would then be converted to work on the iPhone. The Journal’s Alan Murray had an exclusive interview with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen Thursday afternoon, and Digits live-blogged the event. Highlights are below. Excerpts of the video are set to be available on the News Hub live show at 4 p.m., with the full video available on the Journal’s Web site. Previous Jobs Gives Very Candid Thoughts on Flash Next Digits Live Show: Jobs Says Flash Unfit for iPhone	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line898
__label__cc	0.553293	0.446707	Blue Mood Café Sharing My Eclectic Reading Saturdays at the Café June 22, 2019 August 16, 2019 Jonetta (Ejaygirl) \| Blue Mood Café Saturdays at the Café is a weekly feature hosted here to talk about and discuss the books I’ve discovered during the past week, added to my shelf and am excited about reading. They may be new/scheduled releases I’ve seen on NetGalley, at the library, or from publishers or they may be older titles my friends have reviewed and shared on Goodreads or blogs. Private investigator Jonah Wolfe knows trouble when he sees it. So when April Vale storms into his office at Maximum Security, all his warning signs flash red. April’s been accused of murder, except she has no memory of how she woke up in her coworker’s bed—drenched in his blood, as he was shot with her gun. As the campaign manager for the mayor, April’s job and life are on the line if she doesn’t figure out who’s trying to frame her. But the clock is ticking, and the pair must find the murderer…before April winds up dead. I’ve collected many of the author’s books but haven’t yet read them. This is a novella launching a new series. She’s come back to solve the mystery of her father’s death and confront her own dark past. When Detective Rebecca North left her rural hometown, she vowed never to return. Her father’s apparent suicide has changed that. The official report is that retired cop Noah North shot himself, knocked over a lantern, and set his isolated cabin ablaze. But Rebecca cannot believe he killed himself. To prove it, she needs the help of Ash Haugen, the man she left behind. But Rebecca and Ash share more than broken hearts. Something darker lies between them, and the investigation is stirring it back to life. Clues lead them to the home of Olivia West and her deeply troubled twelve-year-old daughter, Tori. The child knows more about the murder than anyone can imagine, but she’s too terrified to say a word. And as a cold-blooded killer resurfaces from the past, Rebecca and Ash begin to fear that their own secrets may be even harder to survive. White is one of my most favorite authors who’s so skilled at atmospheric and mystery writing. This is the second book in a new series and I got it free as an Amazon Prime member. I’ll be buying the audiobook from Audible for $1.99. An apparent suicide. A mysterious disappearance. Did one man get away with murder—twice? NYPD detective Sheryn Sterling has had her eye on Alex Traynor ever since his friend Cori fell to her death under suspicious circumstances a year ago. Cori’s death was ruled a suicide, but Sheryn thinks Alex—a wartime photojournalist suffering from PTSD—got away with murder. When Alex’s fiancée, Emily, a talented and beloved local doctor, suddenly goes missing, Sheryn suspects that Alex is again at the center of a sticky case. Sheryn dislikes loose ends, and Cori’s death had way too many of them. But as Sheryn starts pulling at the threads in this web, her whole theory unravels. Everyone involved remembers the night Cori died differently—and the truth about her death could be the key to solving Emily’s disappearance. I had the opportunity to get this for audio review and after much deliberation, gave it a pass. Then came Jennifer ~ Tar Heel Reader’s review and I immediately regretted my decision. But, I was still able to get it for review! Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century! It’s 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother’s historic home in downtown Nantucket: but this year Blair, the oldest sister, is marooned in Boston, pregnant with twins and unable to travel. Middle sister Kirby, a nursing student, is caught up in the thrilling vortex of civil rights protests, a passion which takes her to Martha’s Vineyard with her best friend, Mary Jo Kopechne. Only son Tiger is an infantry soldier, recently deployed to Vietnam. Thirteen-year-old Jessie suddenly feels like an only child, marooned in the house with her out-of-touch grandmother who is hiding some secrets of her own. As the summer heats up, Teddy Kennedy sinks a car in Chappaquiddick, man flies to the moon, and Jessie experiences some sinking and flying herself, as she grows into her own body and mind. In her first historic novel, rich with the details of an era that shaped both a country and an island thirty miles out to sea, Elin Hilderbrand once again proves her title as queen of the summer novel. Thanks again to Jennifer ~ Tar Heel Reader for her review, which alerted me to this new release by the author. My library agreed with my recommendation and bought it! I’m in a short queue. A girl is found hiding in a secret room in a house being renovated after a terrible crime. For weeks, she has survived by sneaking out at night, stealing food for herself and two dogs that are kept in the garden. The nurses at the hospital where she is taken call her “Angel Face” because she won’t tell anyone her name, or her age, or where she came from. Maybe she is 12, maybe 15, or somewhere in between. She doesn’t appear on any missing person’s file, or match the DNA of any murder victim. Six years later, still unidentified, the same girl is living in a secure children’s home with a new name, Evie Cormac, when she initiates a court case demanding the right to be released as an adult. Psychologist Cyrus Haven is sent to interview Evie and decide if she’s ready to go free, but Evie Cormac is unlike he’s anyone he’s ever met. She’s damaged, destructive, and self-hating, yet possessed of a gift, or a curse, that makes her both fascinating and dangerous to be with – the ability to tell when someone is lying. Soon, he is embroiled in her unique and dangerous world, his life in utmost peril. I’m a fan of the author and I’m hoping to get this new release (scheduled for July) on audio for review. Thanks to Darinda @ Nightcap Books for putting it on my radar! In the snowy perfection of Aspen, the White family gathers for youngest daughter Rosie’s whirlwind Christmas wedding. First to arrive are the bride’s parents, Maggie and Nick. Their daughter’s marriage is a milestone they are determined to celebrate wholeheartedly, but they are hiding a huge secret of their own: they are on the brink of divorce. After living apart for the last six months, the last thing they need is to be trapped together in an irresistibly romantic winter wonderland. Rosie’s older sister, Katie, is also dreading the wedding. Worried that impulsive, sweet-hearted Rosie is making a mistake, Katie is determined to save her sister from herself! If only the irritatingly good-looking best man, Jordan, would stop interfering with her plans…. Bride-to-be Rosie loves her fiancé but is having serious second thoughts. Except everyone has arrived – how can she tell them she’s not sure? As the big day gets closer, and emotions run even higher, this is one White family Christmas none of them will ever forget! I saw this on NetGalley and definitely want it on audio so I’m hopeful to get it for review. I loved last year’s Christmas story by the author. Seventeen-year-old Stella stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him? Stella’s father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. Told in an unusual three-part structure, A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions: How well do you know your own children? How far would you go to protect them? After this was selected as a group read by the Traveling Friends and seeing countless reviews, I entered the Goodreads giveaway for the audiobook. Fingers crossed🤞 The Harmony Resort promises hope for struggling marriages. Run by celebrity power couple Drs. Miles and Grace Markell, the last resort offers a chance for partners to repair their relationships in a luxurious setting on the gorgeous Mayan Riviera. Johanna and Ben have a marriage that looks perfect on the surface, but in reality, they don’t know each other at all. Shell and Colin fight constantly: after all, Colin is a workaholic, and Shell always comes second to his job as an executive at a powerful mining company. But what has really torn them apart is too devastating to talk about. When both couples begin Harmony’s intensive therapy program, it becomes clear that Harmony is not all it seems-and neither are Miles and Grace themselves. What are they hiding, and what price will these couples pay for finding out? As a deadly tropical storm descends on the coast, trapping the hosts and the guests on the resort, secrets are revealed, loyalties are tested and not one single person-or their marriage-will remain unchanged by what follows. Brenda @ Two Sisters Lost in a Coulee Reading wrote a teaser of a review and I bit. I’ve recommended it for library purchase. Meet Nina Hill: A young woman supremely confident in her own…shell. The only child of a single mother, Nina has her life just as she wants it: a job in a bookstore, a kick-butt trivia team, a world-class planner and a cat named Phil. If she sometimes suspects there might be more to life than reading, she just shrugs and picks up a new book. When the father Nina never knew existed suddenly dies, leaving behind innumerable sisters, brothers, nieces, and nephews, Nina is horrified. They all live close by! They’re all–or mostly all–excited to meet her! She’ll have to Speak. To. Strangers. It’s a disaster! And as if that wasn’t enough, Tom, her trivia nemesis, has turned out to be cute, funny, and deeply interested in getting to know her. Doesn’t he realize what a terrible idea that is? Nina considers her options. 1. Completely change her name and appearance. (Too drastic, plus she likes her hair.) 2. Flee to a deserted island. (Hard pass, see: coffee). 3. Hide in a corner of her apartment and rock back and forth. (Already doing it.) It’s time for Nina to come out of her comfortable shell, but she isn’t convinced real life could ever live up to fiction. It’s going to take a brand new family, a persistent suitor, and the combined effects of ice cream and trivia to make her turn her own fresh page. Offered for audio review and I accepted because it just sounds fun. FBI Agent Nell Flynn hasn’t been home in twelve years. Nell and her father, Homicide Detective Martin Flynn, have never had much of a relationship. And Suffolk County will always be awash in memories of her mother, Marisol, who was brutally murdered when Nell was just seven. When Martin Flynn dies in a motorcycle accident, Nell returns to the house she grew up in so that she can spread her father’s ashes and close his estate. At the behest of her father’s partner, Detective Lee Davis, Nell becomes involved in an investigation into the murders of two young Hispanic women in Suffolk County. The further Nell digs, the more likely it seems to her that her father should be the prime suspect–and that his friends on the police force are covering his tracks. Plagued by doubts about her mother’s murder–and her own role in exonerating her father in that case–Nell can’t help but ask questions about who killed Ria Ruiz and Ariana Marques and why. But she may not like the answers she finds–not just about those she loves, but about herself. I’m a sucker for police procedurals and this one sounds particularly good. I greedily accepted the offer for audio review. In her first weeks at Hawthorne College, Malin is swept up into a tight-knit circle that will stick together through all four years. There’s Gemma, an insecure theater major from London; John, a tall, handsome, wealthy New Englander; Max, John’s cousin, a shy pre-med major; Khaled, a wisecracking prince from Abu Dhabi; and Ruby, a beautiful art history major. But Malin isn’t like the rest of her friends. She’s an expert at hiding her troubled past. She acts as if she shares the preoccupations of those around her—dating, partying—all while using her extraordinary insight to detect their deepest vulnerabilities and weaknesses. By Senior Day, on the cusp of graduation, Malin’s secrets—and those of her friends—are revealed. While she scrambles to maintain her artfully curated image, her missteps set in motion a devastating chain of events that ends in a murder. And as fragile relationships hang in the balance and close alliances shift, Malin must test the limits of what she’s capable of to stop the truth from coming out. I like taking chances on debut novelists and this one sounds like something a little different and interesting so I agreed to review it on audio. Most of us have never heard of Israel Keyes. But he is one of the most ambitious, meticulous serial killers of modern time. The FBI considered his behavior unprecedented. Described by a prosecutor as “a force of pure evil,” he was a predator who struck all over the United States. He buried “kill kits”–cash, weapons, and body-disposal tools–in remote locations across the country and over the course of fourteen years, would fly to a city, rent a car, and drive thousands of miles in order to use his kits. He would break into a stranger’s house, abduct his victims in broad daylight, and kill and dispose of them in mere hours. And then he would return home, resuming life as a quiet, reliable construction worker devoted to his only daughter. When journalist Maureen Callahan first heard about Israel Keyes in 2012, she was captivated by how a killer of this magnitude could go undetected by law enforcement for over a decade. And so began a project that consumed her for the next several years–uncovering the true story behind how the FBI ultimately caught Israel Keyes, and trying to understand what it means for a killer like Keyes to exist. A killer who left a path of monstrous, randomly committed crimes in his wake–many of which remain unsolved to this day. A Dark Night in Alaska is the ambitious culmination of years of on-the-ground interviews with key figures in law enforcement and in Keyes’s life, and research uncovered from classified FBI files. Callahan takes us on a journey into the chilling, nightmarish mind of a relentless killer, and the limitations of traditional law enforcement, in one of America’s most isolated environments–Alaska–when faced with a killer who defies all expectation and categorization. Being a big true crime fan, I’m always on the hunt for interesting stories and Ren @ What’s Nonfiction? is a great resource and when this was offered for audio review, I remembered her including this as one of the titles she’s looking forward to this year. Of course I grabbed it. Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming guise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of a Texas oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother’s birth through the lens of his camera. Photography–and fate–introduce him to Ana, whose family’s interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War–as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel’s photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. He is backed into a corner of decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, revealing an incredibly dark side to the sunny Spanish city. Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys once again shines light into one of history’s darkest corners in this epic, heart-wrenching novel about identity, unforgettable love, repercussions of war, and the hidden violence of silence–inspired by the true post-war struggles of Spain. I loved her Between Shades of Gray so when Suzanne @ The Bookish Libra featured this in her Can’t Wait Wednesday post, I quickly added it as an audio review hopeful. One of the most revered works in English literature, Great Expectations traces the coming-of-age of a young orphan, Pip, from a boy of shallow aspirations into a man of maturity. From the chilling opening confrontation with an escaped convict to the grand but eerily disheveled estate of bitter old Miss Havisham, all is not what it seems in Dickens dark tale of false illusions and thwarted desire. This was an epic fail for me in high school. But, when Nicki @ Secret Library Book Blog recently reviewed it, I thought I should give it an adult attempt. Thanks to my library for the audiobook. From the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis. She offered up more than 5,000 orphans tailored to the wish lists of eager parents–hiding the fact that many weren’t orphans at all, but stolen sons and daughters of poor families, desperate single mothers, and women told in maternity wards that their babies had died. The publication of Lisa Wingate’s novel Before We Were Yours brought new awareness of Tann’s lucrative career in child trafficking. Adoptees who knew little about their pasts gained insight into the startling facts behind their family histories. Encouraged by their contact with Wingate and award-winning journalist Judy Christie, who documented the stories of fifteen adoptees in this book, many determined Tann survivors set out to trace their roots and find their birth families. Before and After includes moving and sometimes shocking accounts of the ways in which adoptees were separated from their first families. Often raised as only children, many have joyfully reunited with siblings in the final decades of their lives. In Before and After, Wingate and Christie tell of first meetings that are all the sweeter and more intense for time missed and of families from very different social backgrounds reaching out to embrace better-late-than-never brothers, sisters, and cousins. In a poignant culmination of art meeting life, long-silent victims of the tragically corrupt system return to Memphis with Wingate and Christie to reclaim their stories at a Tennessee Children’s Home Society reunion . . . with extraordinary results. If you read Before We Were Yours you understand why I immediately added this book after seeing it featured by Tina @ Reading Between the Pages as one of her anticipated upcoming releases. I’m hoping to get it for audio review. In this psychological thriller, Alex North weaves a multi-generational tale of suspense, as a father and son are caught in the crosshairs of an investigation to catch a serial killer preying on a small town. After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank. But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed “The Whisper Man,” for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night. Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter’s crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man. I read the review by Eva @ Novel Deelights and couldn’t resist. I’ve recommended it for library purchase! Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He’s a titan of the tech world, the founder of one of Silicon Valley’s most innovative start-ups. He tells Abbie that she is a gifted artist, an avid surfer, a loving mother to their young son, and the perfect wife. He says she had a terrible accident five years ago and that, through a huge technological breakthrough, she has been brought back from the abyss. She is a miracle of science. But as Abbie pieces together memories of her marriage, she begins questioning her husband’s motives—and his version of events. Can she trust him when he says he wants them to be together forever? And what really happened to Abbie half a decade ago? Beware the man who calls you . . . This showed up in NetGalley and I want it on audio. Another review hopeful! In this game, even winning can be deadly… Amy Whey is proud of her ordinary life and the simple pleasures that come with it-teaching diving lessons, baking cookies for new neighbors, helping her best friend, Charlotte, run their local book club. Her greatest joy is her family: her devoted professor husband, her spirited fifteen-year-old stepdaughter, her adorable infant son. And, of course, the steadfast and supportive Charlotte. But Amy’s sweet, uncomplicated life begins to unravel when the mysterious and alluring Angelica Roux arrives on her doorstep one book club night. Sultry and magnetic, Roux beguiles the group with her feral charm. She keeps the wine flowing and lures them into a game of spilling secrets. Everyone thinks it’s naughty, harmless fun. Only Amy knows better. Something wicked has come her way-a she-devil in a pricey red sports car who seems to know the terrible truth about who she is and what she once did. When they’re alone, Roux tells her that if she doesn’t give her what she asks for, what she deserves, she’s going to make Amy pay for her sins. One way or another. To protect herself and her family and save the life she’s built, Amy must beat the devil at her own clever game, matching wits with Roux in an escalating war of hidden pasts and unearthed secrets. Amy knows the consequences if she can’t beat Roux. What terrifies her is everything she could lose if she wins. A diabolically entertaining tale of betrayal, deception, temptation, and love filled with dark twists leavened by Joshilyn Jackson’s trademark humor, Never Have I Ever explores what happens when the transgressions of our past come back with a vengeance. Another NetGalley sighting that I want on audio. Fingers crossed 🤞 for the opportunity to get it for review on audio. Clayton Burroughs comes from a long line of outlaws. For generations, the Burroughs clan has made its home on Bull Mountain in North Georgia, running shine, pot, and meth over six state lines, virtually untouched by the rule of law. To distance himself from his family’s criminal empire, Clayton took the job of sheriff in a neighboring community to keep what peace he can. But when a federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms shows up at Clayton’s office with a plan to shut down the mountain, his hidden agenda will pit brother against brother, test loyalties, and could lead Clayton down a path to self-destruction. In a sweeping narrative spanning decades and told from alternating points of view, the novel brilliantly evokes the atmosphere of the mountain and its inhabitants: forbidding, loyal, gritty, and ruthless. A story of family—the lengths men will go to protect it, honor it, or in some cases destroy it—Bull Mountain is an incredibly assured debut that heralds a major new talent in fiction. The dynamic duo team of Jan and Marialyce @ yayareads posted really wonderful reviews of this book back in May and I got in the library queue back then. It’s a tribute to the book that there’s still a wait list four years after its release. Detectives Ruth Lake and Greg Carver, introduced in the electrifying Splinter in the Blood, must stop a serial killer whose victims are the centerpiece of his macabre works of art. While Britain is obsessed with the newest hit true-crime television show, Fact, or Fable? detectives Ruth Lake and Greg Carver are tormented by a fiendish flesh-and-blood killer on the loose. Lured to a “crime scene” by a mysterious digital invitation, Ruth Lake is horrified by what she finds: a bizarre and gruesome tableau surrounded by a crowd of gawkers. The deadly work is the latest “art installation” designed by a diabolical criminal dubbed the Ferryman. Not only is this criminal cold-blooded; he’s a narcissistic exhibitionist desperate for an audience. He’s also clever at promoting his deadly handiwork. Exploiting England’s current true-crime craze, he uses social media to titillate and terrorize the public. Ruth is joined in the investigation by her partner Greg Carver, who is slowly regaining his strength after a run-in with another sadistic criminal. But Greg can’t seem to shake the bewildering effects of the head wound that nearly ended him. Are the strange auras blurring his vision an annoying side effect of his injury, or could they be something more . . . a tool to help him see a person’s true nature? In this utterly engrossing and thrilling tale of suspense, a pair of seasoned detectives face off against a wickedly smart and inventive psychopath in a tense, bloody game that leads to a shocking end. I blame Berit @ Audio Killed the Bookmark for this one. Another police procedural…my Kryptonite. Of course, I’m getting the first book in the series, too! What books did YOU add to your shelves this week? Tagged Saturdays at the Café Published by Jonetta (Ejaygirl) \| Blue Mood Café View all posts by Jonetta (Ejaygirl) \| Blue Mood Café Previous postThe Positivity Wave #3 Next postDisavowed by Kaylea Cross 47 thoughts on “Saturdays at the Café” Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer says: I read Nina and loved it. I bet it’s awesome on audio 🙂 Oh, that’s so good to know, Kim!!! I’m really excited about that one. Wow! You’ve got some awesome books there Jo! I hope you get to read/listen to them all!😎💜 Thanks, Susan! Definitely listening/reading all of them. Just a question of when😬 Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl says: Another amazing Saturday at the cafe!!!! 🙂 I added Never Have I Ever to my shelf as well. Can’t wait to read that one and now I really want to read The Last Resort you mentioned. Looking for some beach reads and this seems perfect! Thank you for putting this list together. You are amazing! Thank you, Amy! I’m thrilled you found some of these to add to your shelf. Have a wonderful weekend💜 Wow so many good books in this post! Thanks for the mention I hope you enjoy Great Expectations! 🤞 You’re welcome, Nicki! Fingers crossed about Great Expectations😏 🤞🤞🤞 Jennifer (@Jennifer_TBN) says: Some very intriguing titles. Hope you enjoy them! Once again, Jonetta, you’re killing me spoilt for choice among all these great sounding titles. I need to add a few to my wish list to check out. I really need something new to inspire me to get back into the reading groove. Alexandra, I felt a little overwhelmed this week, like a kid in a candy store so I thought I’d share the wealth😏 Hope you truly do find something that excites you. I’ve been kind of underwhelmed these last few weeks, uninspired to crack open a spine on even my fav author. I just need to get something that grabs me. 😉 Nicola Niemc says: The Bookish Life… sounds a bit like Eleanor Oliphant (but without the tragedy). I really like the recent spate of books about nervous, reclusive young women – it makes me realise I’m not the only one who feels like that, and it’s ok to feel this way! I thought so, too, Nicola (sounds similar to Eleanor. I think it’s a good thing that we’re learning more about characters such as these. I find it enlightening. Darinda @ Nightcap Books says: Thanks for the mention! Looks like a good selection of books. 😀 I have some of these on my summer TBR. Happy reading! 💜 Thank you and you’re welcome, Darinda! bibliogyan says: American predator sounds exciting! Doesn’t it, though? I’d never heard of the case before. Me either 😄 Thanks for the mention! Do so hope you enjoy The Whisper Man! You’re welcome, Eva! I’m sure I’ll enjoy it. ellesecrit says: I read Great Expectations this year. I enjoyed it, but it was very long!😂 I’ve high hopes, Elle! I think I’ll do better with it on audio. The Whisper Man is everywhere!! 😀 I’m just now seeing it pop up on friends’ reviews. Looks like you added a lot of great books to your TBR this week. Jenni’s review had me adding Summer of ’69 to mine as well. It sounds so good! I’m excited about them, Suzanne! I’ve some serious reading ahead of me. Glad to see Jennifer’s influencing others, too😏 Brianne's Book Reviews says: Some fantastic choices, Jonetta! You’re not helping my TBR! 📚😏 Thank you, Brianne! I hope that’s a good thing😍 whatsnonfiction says: American Predator was so, so good! Incredibly well written. Although, fair warning, I actually had nightmares while reading it, some of what he did was flat-out terrifying. Gives me chills even thinking of it now. I’ll be looking forward to reading your take on it! I see so many great books here, Jonetta! I have added a few of these, too, and I really hope you enjoy every single one. I also hope you’ve had a great weekend! Hopefully we can dry out a little! ♥️ Thank you, Jennifer! It would be nice to return the book love favor for a change💜 You’ve given me lots of recs, Jonetta, and you most definitely inspire me to try more series. ♥️ Great additions! I totally didn’t know Ruta Sepetys had a new title coming out! I love her books and that one goes straight to my wishlist. I also can’t wait to get a copy of The Whisper Man. Thanks, Yvo! I did the same thing when I saw the new Sepetys title. No brainer. Exactly! She’s definitely one of my auto-buy authors. So many great looking titles here! I am thrilled to see you added Lisa Wingate’s newest. I cannot wait to read it! Thanks, Tina! I’m really looking forward to that one. Janel (Keeper of Pages) says: I hope you love The Whisper Man!! I’ve got my eye on the new JP Delaney and A Nearly Normal Family, they both sound really good! It was YOU who first put this on my radar!!! I couldn’t remember. Eva sent me over the edge. Haha, you can just say we tag-teamed you 🤣 We actually buddy read it together and both loved it, just so happened my tour stop was before hers 😆 I got One Small Sacrifice before my holiday, thinking i’m gonna read it there, but of course i didn’t 😀 Never Have I Ever sounds pretty cool too! I wanted One Small Sacrifice the moment I saw it💜 I’m so hoping I can get Never Have I Ever. 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To reap the rewards and avoid the pitfalls of this new order, the United States needs to adopt a grand strategy based on three pillars: open societies, open governments, and an open international system. This may be one of the most interesting things I’ve read in the past six months. I like the overarching philosophy of the policy direction the writer presents. It feels to me like a policy built from the basic principles from César Hidalgo‘s book Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies, which describes some of the underpinning science and physics for such an approach without getting too deep into the weeds of the underlying mathematics. This article also definitely seems to take a broader historical approach to the general topics and is nearly close enough in philosophy that I might even begin considering it as a policy case with a Big History point of view. Highlights, Quotes, & Marginalia Think of a standard map of the world, showing the borders and capitals of the world’s 190-odd countries. That is the chessboard view.Now think of a map of the world at night, with the lit-up bursts of cities and the dark swaths of wilderness. Those corridors of light mark roads, cars, houses, and offices; they mark the networks of human relationships, where families and workers and travelers come together. That is the web view. It is a map not of separation, marking off boundaries of sovereign power, but of connection. …the Westphalian world order mandated the sovereign equality of states not as an end in itself but as a means to protect the subjects of those states—the people. The people must come first. Where they do not, sooner or later, they will overthrow their governments. Open societies, open governments, and an open international system are risky propositions. But they are humankind’s best hope for harnessing the power not only of states but also of businesses, universities, civic organizations, and citizens to address the planetary problems that now touch us all. …when a state abrogated its responsibility to protect the basic rights of its people, other states had a responsibility to protect those citizens, if necessary through military intervention. But human rights themselves became politically polarized during the Cold War, with the West championing civil and political rights; the East championing economic, social, and cultural rights; and both sides tending to ignore violations in their client states. The institutions built after World War II remain important repositories of legitimacy and authority. But they need to become the hubs of a flatter, faster, more flexible system, one that operates at the level of citizens as well as states. U.S. policymakers should think in terms of translating chessboard alliances into hubs of connectedness and capability. According to systems theory, the level of organization in a closed system can only stay the same or decrease. In open systems, by contrast, the level of organization can increase in response to new inputs and disruptions. That means that such a system should be able to ride out the volatility caused by changing power relationships and incorporate new kinds of global networks. Writing about “connexity” 20 years ago, the British author and political adviser Geoff Mulgan argued that in adapting to permanent interdependence, governments and societies would have to rethink their policies, organizational structures, and conceptions of morality. Constant connectedness, he wrote, would place a premium on “reciprocity, the idea of give and take,” and a spirit of openness, trust, and transparency would underpin a “different way of governing.” Governments would “provide a framework of predictability, but leave space for people to organise themselves in flatter, more reciprocal structures.” Instead of governing themselves through those who represent them, citizens can partner directly with the government to solve public problems. …an open international order of the twenty-first century should be anchored in secure and self-reliant societies, in which citizens can participate actively in their own protection and prosperity. The first building block is open societies; the second is open governments. The self-reliance necessary for open security depends on the ability to self-organize and take action. The government’s role is to “invest in creating a more resilient nation,” which includes briefing and empowering the public, but more as a partner than a protector. …much of the civil rights work of this century will entail championing digital rights. Hard gatekeeping is a strategy of connection, but it calls for division, replacing the physical barriers of the twentieth century with digital ones of the twenty-first. In this order, states must be waves and particles at the same time. Great and and appropriate physics analogy. The legal order of the twenty-first century must be a double order, acknowledging the existence of domestic and international spheres of action and law but seeing the boundary between them as permeable. Emphasis on “the boundary between them as permeable”! In many countries, legislatures and government agencies have begun publishing draft legislation on open-source platforms such as GitHub, enabling their publics to contribute to the revision process. The declaration’s three major principles are transparency, civic participation, and accountability. As I read this, it makes me think in some sense that groups like IndieWeb.org are the modern-day equivalent of the Lions Club or Kiwinis, just internet based and with civic goals that go beyond a city’s borders. Syndicated copies: Hypothes.is Icon WordPress icon Format LinkPosted on December 15, 2016 May 25, 2017 Author Chris AldrichCategories Read, Social StreamTags Anne-Marie Slaughter, Big History, computer science, Foreign Affairs, network theory, openness, policy, systems theory11 Comments on 👓 Chris Aldrich is reading “How to Succeed in the Networked World” Proudly powered by WordPress with principles from © 1996-2020 Chris Aldrich \| Except where otherwise noted, text content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line905
__label__wiki	0.710148	0.710148	About Carla Stockton A Woman’s Project Tag Archives: alcoholism Rough Flight Most of the time during the excruciatingly long Flight, I was wishing it would finally end already. At first, during the distressing, taut crisis in the air, my anxiety was choking me. Last month, flying back to the States from Thailand, I had five hours of violent turbulence, where food and silverware were flying off trays, flight crew members were sitting belted into their jump seats counting their worry beads, and elderly Asian people were defying the order to remain buckled by wandering up and down the aisles moaning. On that flight, I reached a point where I couldn’t cope with the tension anymore, so I took a melatonin pill and passed out knowing that I’d either wake up to a restored calm or I wouldn’t wake up. But watching Flight, I couldn’t take a pill, and it was clear that the tension was only just beginning. My inquietude came from what I disliked about the film more than from the drama unfolding on screen, however. To begin with, as a tremulous flyer at best, I found watching Pilot William Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) consume vodka, beer and cocaine just before flying infuriating and terrifying. His arrogant, self-satisfied, cocksure, un-empathetic demeanor repelled me. As much as I love Washington’s work — and he played this part with absolute aplomb — I couldn’t find anything sympathetic about this character, and while I kept waiting for an arc and an epiphany that would make me care, I never quite forgave him for being so cavalier a jet pilot. It got worse as the plot thickened. Or rather as the flimsy rubber band of a plot stretched itself and with it my suspension of disbelief. Whitaker boards the plane like a rock star, primed and ready for his performance. He downs some black coffee with “lots of sugar, lots of sugar” and guzzles a few hits from the oxygen supply before he wrestles wantonly with bad weather on takeoff. Then, just as they are easing into the 35 remaining minutes of the flight from Orlando to Atlanta, something goes terribly awry, culminating in the crash of the plane. Okay, this is where it gets sticky. And by sticky, I mean it sticks in my craw that I can’t figure out what the film was about. We watched the fearless pilot order his copilot to push the limits of the elevator (the piece at the rear of an airplane that controls its pitch), instruct his flight crew captain to push some manual control levers, invert the plane so it could stabilize and then glide into a field, and we saw the plane crash. There was never a moment where we thought Whitaker was blameless. Yet it seems as though director Robert Zemekis wants us to find him innocent. And of course, the movie is about the investigation to ascertain whether mechanical failure or human error cost the lives of the two flight attendants and four passengers who died and destroyed the plane. The movie lurches about long after the storm and the crash are over. As depth of Whitaker’s alcoholism reveals itself, we get to see Washington deftly embody a truly self-destructive man. Tamara Tunie, Kelly Reilly and Bruce Greenwood provide terrific foils, and Don Cheadle once again disappears into a role that’s clearly a lot more vivid than it was on the written page. For added Oscar buzz, John Goodman once again steals the light from everyone else with his portrayal of Harling Mays, who could just as well have been named Walter Sobchak (Lebowski’s sidekick). But overall the film is very dissatisfying. There is no real arc. We see the alcoholism ebb and flow, but we don’t see for one minute any of its roots or the path of its destruction. We know more about Nicole’s (Reilly) drug addiction than we do about Whitaker’s, and when he has his turnaround at the very end, there is no real motivation for it. The epiphanal moment appears elusive of inducement — he has a brief moment where he cannot defame the memory of his heroic flight attendant/lover who has died saving a little boy’s life, but it’s not enough; his estranged son, his ex-wife, his friends, his career were all inconsequential, but a fleeting affair with a young woman makes him come to his senses? Well, that’s just senseless. Zemeckis has a great opportunity here. He could explore the infrastructure of an industry that teeters on the brink of disaster but does nothing to seek out and clean up the source and substance of the kind of abuses this pilot flaunts. We come to find out that everyone has known all along that Whitaker’s a lying drunk, and no one has done one blessed thing to get him to stop. How can this be? I want an investigation. Alternatively, Zemeckis could explore the root of the disease Whitaker suffers. But until the sudden turn-around at the end (oh, did I spoil this for you? Sorry!), all we see is a man who loves being drunk, wallows in the oblivion he creates for himself but who never reveals how he got here. In the end, though it should have been obvious from the beginning (as my friend pointed out, the damage to the elevator, which caused all the trouble, was clearly the result of Whitaker’s cowboy antics near the start of the film), the film allows that Whitaker really is guilty. (Were we in denial right along with the whole aviation industry?) He deserves to go to jail. And, “though it may sound strange coming from a guy in here (sweeps arms, indicating co-prisoners in an institutional meeting room), for the first time I’m free.” Hunh? All of a sudden, as though Zemeckis realized 130 minutes into the edit that he needed an ending so he went back and shot one quickly, Whitaker admits he’s an alcoholic, becomes a devoted AA member, creates a stable relationship with Nicole and reconciles with his son Will, nicknamed Knuckles. Flight ends with Knuckles visiting Whip in jail. He must write his college essay, and he has chose to write about “The Most Interesting Man I Never Knew,” a.k.a., his father. Will turns on his recording device, saying, “So, tell me Dad. Who are you?” Whitaker hugs the boy tearfully and answers, “That’s a good question.” You betcha. Now playing http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1907668/ Tagged AA, addiction, airlines business, airlines pilot, alcoholism, Bruce Greenwood, Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, featured, Features, Flight, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, plane crash, Robert Zemekis, turbulence A Mother’s Day Gift to My Children: A Remembrance of Charlotte Esther Robinson Swett – Part I Charlotte Esther Robinson, University of Vermont, Class of ’44 Charlotte Esther Robinson Swett, my mother, never knew how very much I admired her. We were, for many years, closer than most mothers and daughters, but she couldn’t know the depth of my esteem for two reasons. First, this complex woman never quite internalized the breadth of her inestimable value; and second, I never quite understood the scope of my emotions. So I write this now for my children and grandchildren. They need to know. When I was small, my cousins referred to our grandmother as Mama, but I could never muster the word; she wasn’t anything like a Mama to me. She was harshly critical, emotionally cruel, and I recognized early on that she had not even earned the right to that moniker from the woman I knew was my Mama. Grandma had suffered terribly in her life, and in her last twenty years, after she found sobriety and a modicum of peace, especially after my grandfather died and liberated her from her subservience, she became a friend and a confidante, but it was clear to me that as a mother, she had provided no model for my mother to emulate, had failed to nurture and protect her daughters, and had damaged them all irreparably. My mama shared her life with me in timid drabs over late night vigils. My father was a traveling salesman, and he was often on the road into the wee hours of the night; it was I who kept her company while she waited, always frightened that the worse might have happened. Fearing the worst was a learned response to a life of worsts, but she found them difficult to tell, difficult to explore, and until I was twelve, all I really knew were the funny stories. One was the story of her birth, which she told between gales of girlish giggles that invariably made me laugh too . . . until I was old enough to get it. Picture Postcard Vienna, 1918 “I was born on a crystal clear Viennese night in April, 1923,” she would begin; she was only eleven months younger than her sister Thea, born in 1922, who was four years younger than their first sister Herma, born in 1918. “Mama told me there wasn’t a cloud in the sky outside her window, just a glittering sliver of moon. But poor Papa was devastated. He was sure this time he would finally have a boy. He had put his head at Mama’s belly, and he was certain that this time he would be father to a son. He was so excited he could not sit still for most of the 9 months of the pregnancy. I often imagine my Papa’s reaction when the doctor came out of the delivery room to tell him he had a big, robust, healthy daughter! He went crazy. Mama didn’t see him for weeks . . . maybe even months. The story changed whenever she told me. But when he did come back, he was determined not to be disappointed, and from then on he encouraged me to be a tomboy, which was just fine by me! Tagged alcoholism, Charlotte Swett, featured, Features, Mother's Day, Vienna Irony speaks for itself. part380.com/blog/wp-conten… 1 month ago Girls go missing in the Bronx way too often. Please look for this child and call the authorities if you see her. .… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago Bo Persson at the Nobel celebration . . . with "the Queen of the Nobel evening!" facebook.com/carla.stockton… 1 month ago Enuf said buzzfeed.com/shannonreed/ja… 1 month ago I hated 7/8th Grade English because diagramming seemed so downright mathematical. 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__label__cc	0.578371	0.421629	Festiball, July 15 Crofton Park Ryan writes: "I’m hosting a family fun day and a dads football tournament down at St Dunstan’s in Catford called Festiball. It’s an urban fete with stalls of kids clothes, toys, books and local crafts. "Then there’ll be a bakeoff competition judged by a local VIP. We’ll have big family picnic while the dads play football with a BBQ and a local craft beer tent. "We’re putting on entertainment for the kids, face painters, magicians, balloon blowers and a penalty shoot-out competition. "The Football Tournament is World Cup competition, with up to 20 teams involved, all getting a national team from the real World Cup to play for. The reason we’re doing this is to raise money and awareness for mens cancer. We’re supporting Prostate UK and a smaller local charity called Ballboys that educates younger boys about the perils of Tesicular cancer. We want teams to sign up for the football tournament and families to come to the event to enjoy. It’s on the 15th July and we’d love it if you could help us out in any way possible. www.festiball.net Labels: Catford, events, sport Crofton Park Trains All Messed Up. Bibbidi bobbidi boo. "Well, serves you right, spoiling people’s best dreams." Until now, the Cinderella Line group, which campaigns for a better Crofton Park service, has operated in a parallel universe, where people just ask for things and public transport organisations deliver them promptly and efficiently. Now, thanks to massive disruption on the Thameslink line, they have rejoined the rest of us in the real world. They write regarding the ongoing problems passengers are experiencing: The message we have been feeding back to Thameslink, based on our experience is that this is simply unacceptable and cannot continue. As always, it's the pressure from all our supporters that allow us to keep holding Thameslink to task so please continue to stand with us so we can do this. Our MP Vicky Foxcroft has already been in touch with Thameslink. Why do services keep getting cancelled? The national timetable planning process across the entire national rail network has been significantly delayed. Railway timetables are normally published 12 weeks in advance, however, rewriting the timetable from scratch across such a huge network is a massive undertaking and was not completed until a few weeks ago. In addition to running passenger services, the timetable changes define the scope of engineering work to the track. This, in turn, affects the deployment of trains and train crew and the access they have to train maintenance depots. Less time than usual has been available to re-plan the driver allocations as well as the train stabling and maintenance requirements. On top of all of this, there simply arent enough drivers trained to drive all of the new routes. Train drivers can’t simply turn up and drive any train – they need to understand and be cleared for, the routes that they drive. We anticipate that it will get better as time goes on, however right now, Thameslink have been unwilling or unable to confirm how long this disruption might last so check before travelling and have a plan B. Why are some of our services back to 4 carriages after being told they would always be 8 carriages? Due to the implementation of the new timetables, SouthEastern have been drafted in by Thameslink to run some of our services on a temporary basis. SouthEastern use older trains that can be split in two, and as they have a shortage of trains on their own network it means that some of our services may run short. Why aren't there any more fast services from Catford? Our journey times have now increased for some services? On the Cinderella Line, there is limited capacity for our Thameslink passenger services to run. The only way for us to have more services overall is for all our trains to stop at all stations, so they move in unison – exactly like they do on the tube. Since Thameslink either can't or won't be clear about how long we might have to endure the current issues, thinking up alternative routes and checking before you travel are about the only things we can do. For the full horror, click here. Labels: Crofton Park, trains Hilly Fields CPZ proposed Lewisham's neverendum on CPZ's continues. This time, the Council has proposed a zone that covers the back streets of Ladywell and a patch of the Brockley Conservation Area that runs from Hilly Fields to Lewisham Way down Tressillian Road. Mike writes: "Lewisham Council are consulting yet again for a Ladywell CPZ extension, calling it the 'Ladywell Study Area'. It seems extensive too. We are one road outside one of the 2 areas and knew nothing of it until we saw a sign on a lamp post today." Another BCer Jane adds: "I'd be interested to hear what other people think. I think it’s crazy. Once we have that one it will spread across the whole area." The arguments for and against CPZs are well rehearsed. They promise to make it easier for locals to park, but cost money and faff for local residents. They risk harming local small businesses, but also could reduce local traffic as fewer chancers from outside the area look for inner London parking spots. Brockley Central proposes five tests for parking zone membership: 1. Does it solve a significant problem? No one has the divine right to park outside their house. Even people with young kids or heavy bags (I have had both in my life). Most of the time, most people can park within a stone's throw of their front door. For those with disabilities, disabled bays are an option. Do we really need to inconvenience an entire area just because a few people have to walk a few yards sometimes? Are the Brockley roads covered by this scheme really that bad? 2. Could it have negative consequences for those outside the zone? Time and again, CPZ's create problems on their borders for people just outside the zone. The Council's attitude seems to be that this is an appropriate punishment for those who have the impudence to vote against one in their area and the solution offered is more CPZ, and so the inexorable expansion continues. If we're going to have these things, why not go the whole hog and make the whole of SE4 a CPZ? That is the unspoken question in the consultation. 3. Would it be properly enforced? The galling thing is that we already have plenty of parking restrictions that are ignored by rogue traders and the anti-social because the Council doesn't enforce existing rules. We have a French coach company regularly parking across public rights of way, with impunity. Without proper enforcement, this is just a tax on the law abiding. 4. Is the cost and hassle worth it? Taking all this into account, does the cost-benefit analysis work for residents? It's not just the money, it's also one more bit of admin to deal with, compounded when friends come to visit. 5. Are there bigger priorities? EV charge points and car club bays are in short supply. What is being done to encourage greener forms of car-use? Do we need more short-stay bays to support local businesses? Will residential bays diminish the opportunity to address these challenges. Click here for the online consultation. Wild swimming comes to Lewisham Our new Lewisham Mayor has pulled a rabbit out of the hat in first weeks in post. Beckenham Place Park will receive £440,000 of funding from the Mayor of London to create a wild swimming pool, as part of a major development project, which will be overseen by Brockley Councillor Sophie McGeevor. Lewisham Council explains: The award is part of the mayor of London’s push to make London the world’s first National Park City. Beckenham Place Park was one of six winning projects to get a share of the £2m funding pot from the mayor’s Greener City Fund. We will use the funding to: plant thousands of new trees support the restoration of the park’s Georgian lake, which will create a new wildlife habitat and be used for open water swimming It's great to see such an ambitious and imaginative project in the borough. More please. Labels: Lewisham, parks, sport Budgie, regard! MISSING: My neighbour’s little boy’s much-loved budgie, Nelson. Last seen on Manwood Road. If you see or even hear him, please let us know. Thank you #SE4 #croftonpark #ladywell @BrockleyCentral pic.twitter.com/NAvgYKbpOV — Jenny Wood (@WoodyJen) May 20, 2018 Labour chooses Daby to fight Lewisham East election Congratulations to @JanetDaby, Labour’s candidate for Lewisham East! pic.twitter.com/OdJ2mT3Lua — London Labour (@LondonLabour) May 19, 2018 Lewisham East has dodged a Momentum bullet. Janet Daby - the sensible, moderate, serious candidate on the Labour shortlist for the upcoming by-election - has been selected as their prospective MP. Daby likes talking about housing, health and education rather than lurking in chatrooms muttering about Zionists. Her analysis of political problems extends beyond personal anecdote and posture. She cares about Lewisham more than she does about re-writing Venezuelan history. Needless to say, she was a local choice rather than a national plant. Given Labour is a shoo-in in this election, this is an important outcome and a signal that Labour's Lewisham grassroots are resilient. Full list of candidates coming up. New timetable and more trains for Crofton Park New trains come into service soon A completely new timetable will apply to Crofton Park trains from Sunday, May 20th. And since there is nothing harder and more confusing than trying to write about train timetables for a service you don't use, the Cinderella Line campaign for better rail services through Crofton Park has summarised it instead. They say: Thanks to everyone, from 21st May we will be enjoying our well-deserved 4 trains an hour on the Cinderella Line, doubling current capacity and giving us vital new services across London. Here are the key changes: Our core service 4 trains an hour all day every day Monday – Saturday. Sunday will initially have 2 trains an hour increasing to 4 once Network Rail have completed some engineering works that will allow Thameslink to run the full service on Sundays too. You can read more about the engineering works here. Two of our services will terminate at Blackfriars and two will go beyond to Kentish Town, linking us up to Farringdon for Crossrail and Kings Cross St Pancras. Weekday mornings into London On weekday mornings we will have 4 trains an hour and Crofton Park and Bellingham will also have some direct services to London Victoria: The 4 Thameslink services will be spaced at 10 and 20 minute gaps. This is to pave the way for eventually increasing our service to 6 trains an hour and we're going to be pushing for this to happen. Just imagine: a train every 10 minutes! But there is a catch if you want to go to Victoria From Crofton Park there are currently three direct services to London Victoria on weekday mornings departing at 7:36, 8:23 and 8:43. In the new timetable from May, these times have been amended to depart at 7:46, 8:15 and 9:21, so our third service will be more than 30 minutes after it currently is. We have raised this with Southeastern Railway and the reason for this is that under the new timetable with all of our core services through Blackfriars, it is not currently possible to have a train that stops at Crofton Park at around 8:45 to Victoria as this could cause a knock-on delay to other services. And the new services won't be fully operational straight away From 11th June the initial phasing will be complete and our services will run as planned. During the phasing in period, some of our services will either start from Blackfriars or Terminate there, but after 11th June they will run the full length of the route. For the full rundown of changes, click here. History Walk of the Three Peaks Trail, May 26 Labels: events, history Waiting in the wings for the show to begin Labour, as expected, has chosen an all-female, all-BAME shortlist for the Lewisham East by-election. They are: Janet Daby, Brenda Dacres, Sakina Sheikh and Claudia Webbe. Daby and Dacres have years of local service with the Council under their belts. The Labour leadership and Lewisham Momentum prefer Webbe and Sheikh. Islington Councillor, friend of Jez and NEC member Claudia Webbe has attracted criticism for her previous defence of Ken Livingstone's antisemitism and her appearances on Iranian and Russian state TV. On the other hand, she is related to Simon Webbe, singer of No Worries, one of the most perfect pop songs of all time. Worth noting that there are nominally other contenders from other parties involved in this election. More on them soon. Brockley Max 2018 - June 1-9 Not long now until the Brockey Max festival. The full programme is now available to download. Organiser Moira writes: Brockley Max 2018 features an amazing mix of art, music, comedy, film and photography events alongside the hugely popular Opening Night, Brockleywood Nights and Art In The Park. We also have our very own radio station. Brockley Max FM will be broadcasting live from The Fox & Firkin during festival week. And once again we’re delighted that the Brockley Street Art Festival is happening alongside us. Highlights this year include: - Eyeball Pleasers - an eccentric collection of work at the Lewisham ArtHouse - Jerk n Jam - Jerk cooking and good music at Jam Circus - Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes - performed by local theatre group Join the Dots - Whisky & Wax Featuring Beatnik - hip hop and electronica at Brickfields - Kumo and Sweet Machine - like Jean Michelle Jarre playing a theramin inside The Honor Oak pub The traditional opening night party is on June 1, on Foxberry Road. Labels: Art, Brockley Max, events "Bookies' favourite" won't run for Lewisham East seat Phyll Opuku-Gyimah, the candidate widely touted to win the Labour nomination for the Lewisham East by-election, has issued a statement on Twitter saying that she will not stand. She will thus become the only person in London not running in this race. Tomorrow we would have revealed that Lady Phyll also hired and supported the disgraced anti-Semite Josh Rivers, who said “Jews are gross”. Labour having real problems with this selection. — Alex Wickham (@WikiGuido) May 13, 2018 The UK Black Pride organiser had been flirting heavily with the idea on Twitter and in interviews, and was tipped as the one that Corbynistas would anoint, but she has pulled out at the last minute, citing personal reasons. The list of candidates currently in the running can be found here. - Lewisham Momentum is hosting a meeting with candidates tonight at the Rivoli tonight, but has no-platformed Joe Dromey on account of his genitalia. - Labour's National Executive Committee is reported to have delayed the selection meeting until next Saturday, in response to complaints from local party members that the process was being railroaded by the national leadership. Patchwork Royal Wedding Windsor’s local homeless charity, SHOC, has partnered with Brockley-based Patchworkit to create an alternative wedding gift list for people who want to mark the Royal Wedding by supporting those in need. You can donate a toaster, towels or a range of other gifts by clicking here. Lewisham East - Labour's runners and riders in a very short race Who are the many and who are the few? That question is set to be put to the test in the forthcoming Lewisham East byelection, which has been triggered by Heidi Alexander's resignation. The Guardian reports: "Labour party members in... Lewisham East are protesting furiously that the byelection caused by the resignation of the MP Heidi Alexander is likely to be held in just five weeks’ time. "They accuse the party’s national executive of rushing through the process to prevent the local party having a voice, with the candidate to be shortlisted and selected in just six days. "The Lewisham East CLP chair, Ian McKenzie, emailed members calling on them to protest against the speed of the process. "The national executive committee (NEC) always selects byelection candidates, but Lewisham East is a plum seat with a solid 21,000 majority. "Several people have already let it be known they are interested, but there are indications that Labour HQ would like to see an all-female shortlist and is likely to favour at least a majority of BAME candidates in a constituency where nearly half the voters are minority ethnic." So are the many the local party members who represent the grassroots of the party, or does the Labour leadership, with a huge national mandate represent the interests of the many against a few local refuseniks who can't get with the glorious programme? Reducing complicated issues down to trite oppositional catchphrases is harder than it looks. Anyway, let's have a look at the candidates who somebody somewhere will choose from to install in power in a borough where 70% of the residents voted Remain: Kevin Bonavia - Blackheath Councillor and Spurs fan? Uh oh. Running on a strongly pro-immigration platform following his work with refugees in Lewisham. Pledges to work to mitigate the worst effects of Brexit, which is to say he supports the Labour Party's pro-Brexit stance. Brenda Dacres - the New Cross Councillor is a familiar face in local politics. Her candidacy declaration included a personal connection to every wicked Tory injustice meted out since 2010. Follows the Corbynista line on Brexit, which is to say she is pro. Joe Dromey - A job with the Moral Maze's favourite think-tank the IPPR, a solid track record as a Councillor and a tendency to say sensible things in a moderate tone on Twitter give him impeccable centrist dad credentials. Good luck with that... 'Passionately pro-European' (hint hint), but nominally supports Labour's pro-Brexit stance. Sakina Sheikh - Inspired by Corbyn to join the party two years ago and only elected as a Lewisham Councillor a few days ago. Together with our new Lewisham Mayor and Telegraph Hill Councillor Paul Bell, she recently shared a platform with a local Islamist imam Shakeel Begg, who in 2016 was found by a high court judge to “clearly promote and encourage violence in support of Islam and espouse a series of extremist Islamic positions.” Her statement does not mention the EU at all and she has ducked repeated questions put to her about Brexit on Twitter. Reportedly the Corbynista candidate of choice. Claudia Webbe - Former Chair of the Met Police's anti-gang crime initiative Operation Trident, her statement is admirably detailed and definitively socialist. Says she is proud to call Corbyn a personal friend. Pro-Brexit. So there you have it. Five candidates so-far, all toeing the pro-Brexit party line. A reminder of two things: Firstly, if you want to be the next MP for Lewisham East you'd better tailor your manifesto for the ears of the national leadership rather than the local electorate. And secondly, the Labour Party is a pro-Brexit party. The Huffington Post reports that Labour is contemplating selecting candidates based on an all-women, all-BAME shortlist, which would have the fortuitous consequence of weeding out the centrist candidates. Phyll Opuku-Gyimah, the co-founder of UK Black Pride, is also expected formally to enter the race shortly. Whitefoot Councillor and Lewisham Deputy Mayor Janet Daby has declared her candidacy. The former social worker's platform is the most locally-relevant, including references to the Bakerloo Line and problems with gang violence. A good and considered local politician. She makes no reference to Brexit or related issues at all. Another one to add to the list. Rachel Onikosi is a former Lewisham Councillor who ducks any reference to Brexit in her declaration. Instead, her florid note majors on things like mental health, mean tweets and 'the stigma' of maternity leave. From this plethora of options, will any pro-Remain candidate emerge? Down goes Lady Phyll, who's dropped out amid media reports of anti-semitic social media posts. Tom Willetts has entered the race. He is a governor of Trinity Lewisham school and a Catford resident. His declaration majors on issues affecting young black people in the borough. Describes himself as a socialist who wants radical change. Opposes 'hard Brexit', which is to say will support the party line in favour of Brexit. Climb St Peter's on June 2nd On Saturday, June 2nd, you will have a rare chance to climb St Peter's Church tower. The Wickham Road temple is hosting an open day as part of the Brockley Max Festival. They write: Have you ever wondered what’s behind the big red doors of St Peter’s? Come join our Open Day to explore this beautiful church and learn more about its place in local history. St Peter’s Open Day is on Saturday 2nd June from 12-5pm as part of the Brockley Max Festival. We welcome everyone to come and enjoy its stained glass windows and mosaics and take a tour, including climbing to the top of the clock tower for spectacular views of Brockley and the city. Guided tours of church will be taking place at 12:15, 13:30, 14:45 and 16:00. Each tour is limited to fifteen people. If you’d like to book your place on a tour, you can register your interest here. Labels: churches, events Fortress Ashby Mews The gates go in Recently, a metal gate appeared without warning across the northern entrance to Ashby Mews. This entrance to the mews has been cursed by constant fly-tipping over the years and the gates are a defense measure installed by residents. I bow to no-one in my hatred for rubbish and fly-tipping and I can imagine how infuriating it must be to live with it year-after-year. Just walking past it regularly made me angry. I have also been on the receiving end of residents' exasperation - despite living nearby, I was once challenged while on a walk to state my business by one neighbour who suspected me of being a fly-tipper (though where about my person he thought I was stashing my load was unclear). But Brockley's mews are a community asset and this was done without public consultation, nor reference to the Brockley Society, who are guardians of the conservation area. Some residents with rear-garden access to the mews say they were unaware of the plans. Rumours abound about when and how often pedestrian access will be available. Restricting pedestrian access is a draconian measure to combat rubbish usually dumped by the van-load. It runs contrary to the communitarian spirit of Brockley or the stated intentions of the developers who have built homes in the mews. The gates are divisive in more ways than one: From the moment they were thrown up, I received emails from concerned locals who wished not to be named for fear of being dragged into a spat. The Council and the police should have acted long ago to deal seriously with fly-tipping at this spot. There should have been a plan of action that dealt with the problem and stopped residents feeling the need to take matters into their own hands. But the plan should have been developed with the community. It’s a shame to have shut them out. Labels: litter, mews Heidi Alexander quits MP role to be London Deputy Mayor Some big news from me: I have today agreed to become the Deputy Mayor (Transport) for @sadiqkhan. This is a huge job with a massive impact on the life, health and economy of London. I will be leaving Parliament after 8 incredible years. pic.twitter.com/Gz4vxJAkzx — Heidi Alexander (@heidi_mp) May 8, 2018 Heidi Alexander is standing down as a Lewisham MP in order to replace Val Shawcross as Mayor Khan's Deputy Mayor, responsible for transport across the capital. I have lost enough Twitter followers by dwelling on the internal Labour party politics that contributed to this decision and there will be plenty of time to revisit that topic as the race to replace her begins in earnest, so let us focus on the positives. Heidi Alexander is a capable politician who cares about our borough. Her appointment ought to ensure that the Bakerloo line extension to New Cross and Lewisham goes ahead without any hiccups. She might also encourage TfL to give greater consideration to cyclists in Lewisham, extending the bike hire docks to our borough. Anyone in City Hall with an affinity for South East London's challenges and potential is good news. Labels: elections, Mayor, TfL The Dengest Lunch One needn't be a clean-eating obsessive to worry about local fast-food outlets targeting our kids so flagrantly. Shocked by the school uniform deals at this high street takeaway. We have to do more to tackle #ChildhoodObesity @UKSustain @Kath_Dalmeny @Children's food @BenTrelawney pic.twitter.com/RGrNOUrrK5 — Katherine Button (@Kat_Button) May 4, 2018 Labels: takeaway One minute to midnight The results of the Lewisham Council elections are in. The only non-Labour candidate, Brockley's Green Councillor Coughlin, is gone. Voters of Lewisham: What is the point of this? Bye Bullock, Enter Egan The people of Lewisham have chosen Damien Egan as their new Mayor. Our first ever directly elected Mayor, Steve Bullock, stood down after 16 years of sterling service to make way for a new candidate. Voters duly installed the next Labour candidate. The full results are as follows: Councillor Damien Egan - Labour Party - 39951 votes (54%) Ross Kenneth Archer - The Conservative Party - 9790 votes (13%) Councillor John Leo Coughlin - Green Party - 7649 votes (10%) Chris Maines - Liberal Democrats - 6065 (8%) Duwayne Brooks - Independent - 5480 (7%) John Nicholas Hamilton - People Before Profit - 4193 (6%) Will Donnelly - Democrats and Veterans - 445 (1%) The election produced a surprisingly high turnout (37%), given that the result was a certainty, with the Council chamber a sea of red. The enduring appeal of People Before Profit is interesting, given that many of their supporters were thought to have been hoovered up by Corbyn-era Labour. Perhaps it shows the power of leafleting at local train stations. And the LibDems still cannot catch a break, despite having once been the main source of local opposition. Brockley's Green Councillor Leo Coughlin gained a creditable third place finish. Congratulations to Egan. And good luck. Labels: elections, Mayor Crofton Park Trains All Messed Up. Bibbidi bobbidi... Labour chooses Daby to fight Lewisham East electio... "Bookies' favourite" won't run for Lewisham East s... Lewisham East - Labour's runners and riders in a v... Heidi Alexander quits MP role to be London Deputy ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line923
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__label__cc	0.670864	0.329136	Guess What Whitey: Negros Hate You: Part 7 - Kill Some Crackers We saw this jabbering ape a few years ago and posted him in our Philthadephia Follow-up. Part 1. So we thought we would revisit him here. Now it looks like he has some friends. Kill_Crackers.mp4 — Downloaded 1593 times Read more about Guess What Whitey: Negros Hate You: Part 7 - Kill Some Crackers The Camp of the Saints Revisited Click here to download the podcast (right click / save as) — Downloaded 119298 times, Click here to download Part 1 only - The Camp of the Saints Revisited — Downloaded 2357 times, Click here to download Part 2 only - Taking David Duke to Task on the Identity of the Jews — Downloaded 3871 times In light of the most recent European immigration drama, a good friend had brought up the topic of an old book, The Camp of The Saints, a 1973 French-language apocalyptic novel by one Jean Raspail. We have not read the novel ourselves, having both an ignorance of French and the observation that the only version available in English is a translation made by a Jew as barriers to so doing. However understanding the reference, and the fact that the book portrays the end of Europe and Western Civilization as a whole in a flood of savage immigrants from Africa, we understand that the book certainly was portentous... Read more about The Camp of the Saints Revisited White Nationalist Cognitive Dissonance White Nationalist Cognitive Dissonance - Christogenea Europe, April 26th, 2015 CHR-Euro-2015-04-26-WN_Disconnect.mp3 — Downloaded 9607 times Wretched Evolution professors can't think of a single proof..mp4 — Downloaded 373 times White Nationalist Cognitive Dissonance Part 2 - Christogenea Europe, May 10th, 2015 CHR-Euro-2015-10-26-WN_Disconnect_2.mp3 — Downloaded 8450 times Secular White Nationalism, meaning White Nationalism that rejects or insists upon being apart from Christianity, seems to have first appeared in America in the late twentieth century with the likes of David Duke and a motley collection of other rejects from what may have been identified rather loosely as the Christian Patriot movement of the 1950's through the 1980's. It is not our purpose to dwell on the beginnings of this movement or how it has grown, however we will mention Mr. Duke again here later on and in another context. Our purpose for now is to discuss some of the shortcomings in the world-views of secular White Nationalists in general, and why they will always continue to fail. Before we begin, however, we must first state that we do not accept denominational Judeo-Christians to be Christians at all. Rather, they have come to worship Jews rather than Jesus, and seek to advance World Jewish Supremacy rather than the Kingdom of God. The Roman Catholic Church was heavily infiltrated by presumably converted Jews and its literature became awash with truly anti-Christian, Jewish ideas from as early as the 14th century. Even the greatest of Protestant scholars such as Martin Luther were poisoned with the writings of Jews such as Lyra and Burgensis in their formal church educations, and the churches they founded retained those Jewish ideas. The anti-Christian White Nationalists assume that the modern churches represent Christianity, and that is a bad assumption. The denominational churches had long ago been turned to the will of the internationalist merchants, and their policies have long represented the will of the merchants rather than the will of the Christian God. Many of their policies stand in direct contradiction to the Christian Bible, even in spite of the bad translations which most Bible versions have suffered partly due to these same influences. Much of this phenomenon is readily evident in Church history. Read more about White Nationalist Cognitive Dissonance Unity and Divisions This presentation is really a compendium of things I have presented over the past several years. If one has read or heard my commentaries on the minor prophets, and the recently completed Romans exegesis, all of these things will be familiar, while I hope to have added a new perspective or two. This is because the grounds for Christian communion do not change, and the lines where Christian unity and divisions are drawn should indeed be very clear. Yet I find many Identity Christians who do not understand them, so I continually reiterate these same messages, and in as many ways as I can. One of the biggest challenges which I have faced in my work is getting people to actually believe that all Israel (true Israel being our White Christian nations) shall be saved – in spite of the fact that Paul of Tarsus stated as much explicitly in his epistle to the Romans, and in spite of the fact that the prophets of Yahweh our God also stated as much. All Christians for two thousand years have suffered from a burden of doubt that was not taught by the original apostles, and that was not taught by the prophets of God. Peter said “you are a chosen race”, and not “you are a race that might be chosen”. Christians are raised wondering whether they will be accepted by God at the end of their lives. With this, perpetual doubt is sown which causes men to turn away from the interests of their community and their race, in favor of their own interests whereby they pursue the materialistic desires of the flesh. When they face difficult times they feel abandoned by God, and because they have doubt it is just as easy for them to abandon God. By abandoning God, they are of no use to their communities and instead they work against the interest of their kinsmen because they seek to fulfill their own material needs at the expense of the needs of the community. Read more about Unity and Divisions Since when is an act of speech a "Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights"? Man Charged in Noose Left on Integration Statue at Ole Miss Graeme Phillip Harris has been indicted on a trumped-up civil rights charge for tying a noose onto a statue of a negro at a Mississippi campus. No matter how distasteful some may find the act, it has long been argued that such acts fall into the category of "freedom of expression". This evokes memories of flag burning, or a crucifix floating in urine in a certain NYC museum. So black rappers can sell millions of copies of record albums which scream "kill Whitey", and those albums get airplay over and over on the FCC-regulated airwaves. Or black movie stars like Jamie Foxx can gloat about killing White people on national television, and all of that is okay. Or black academics such as Kamau Kambon can stand televised on C-Span and assert that all White people should be exterminated, and that is okay. It is all "free speech". According to this latest government ploy, we can cite case after case of overt conspiracies to violate the "Civil Rights" of Whites by professing open desires to kill them. Yet they are all "free speech", and the noose-tying incident is not? It is clear that the Obama government has found a back door to prosecuting "thought crimes" by abusing current Civil Rights laws. We hope to offer an expanded commentary on this incident in the very near future. In September of 2015 Graeme Phillip Harris was sentenced to 6 months in prison and 12 months probabtion. In March of 2016 Austin Reed Edenfield was sentenced to 12 months probation for assisting Harris. This is an astounding transgression against the right to free expression, which evidently is only a right reserved for Leftists. Read more about Since when is an act of speech a "Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights"? Bible? Or Bureaucracy? The Parable of the Trees of the Forest _Parable-of-the-Trees_2012_02_16.mp3 — Downloaded 10782 times Walking the Walk, Part 4 with Brother Ryan: Bible? Or Bureaucracy? ChrSat20150124-Walking_the_Walk_4.mp3 — Downloaded 11547 times While it is barely evident in Scripture, once upon a time the White Adamic race lived under the rule of something which the Bible later calls the Melchisedek priesthood. The word Melchisedek basically means Righteousness is my King. That this priesthood was represented in the natural patriarchy of man is evident in places such as 2 Peter chapter 2 where the apostle refers to Noah as “the eighth proclaimer of righteousness”, as well as in the contextual progression of the Biblical accounts in which a patriarchal society is clearly portrayed. This Melchisedek priesthood is mentioned in Psalms and in Paul's epistle to the Hebrews, and we are informed in both the prophecy and the epistle that Jesus Christ Himself is the new Melchisedek priest. Of course, Jesus Christ being the first-born among many brethren and being Yahweh God incarnate, He alone is the ultimate patriarch of our White Adamic race. In Genesis chapter 10, some time between the reestablishment of the Adamic oikoumenê after the flood of Noah and the call of Abraham which came over 1,200 years later, a descendant of Ham named Nimrod merited special mention among the families of Genesis 10 because he had asserted rule over the others of his kindred. There we read: “8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, 12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city.” The land of Nimrod's empire was later called the land of Cush in Scripture, after Nimrod's father. Ostensibly, at its height it encompassed Mesopotamia and extended to the border of Egypt. During this time, the serpent had become a symbol of kingship not only in Egypt, but also in Sumer, Akkad and among the Hittites. Read more about Bible? Or Bureaucracy? Martin Luther: A Lightning Bolt May Have Changed the World—or Not This article originally appeared in the July-August, 2008 issue of The Barnes Review By JOHN TIFFANY THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION got rolling during the ﬁrst half of the 16th century when Martin Luther (1483-1546), a German Catholic priest, attempted to reform the Roman Church most notably by declaring that Christians should focus upon faith as a means to salvation. He feared that through selling “indulgences,” the church came perilously close to selling salvation to the rich. Luther believed that the ultimate power of decision as to who would be saved was vested in God, not the church.... The church responded by excommunicating Luther, which only caused him to start up a new church, the Lutheran denomination, and to translate the Bible into the common speech of the German people so they could read it directly. The success of the Lutheran revolution led the Roman church to launch its own “Counterreformation,” much to the relief of those who remained Catholic. With the Council of Trent, the church doctrine was modiﬁed and uniﬁed, many of the questionable practices of the church, such as the selling of indulgences, were abolished. The Council of Trent also demanded that all Bible texts be taken literally insofar as possible. The intention was to make things as clear as possible to Catholics at a time when the Protestants were already separating into different branches amid much confusion. Without Luther the genius of Goethe, Schiller, Bach, Kant and Hegel could not have found expression. Without Luther’s spirit, there would have been no Bismarck, and the growth of science would have been stunted. Freedom of speech would be almost nonexistent. Thus Luther is a hero today to Protestants, Catholics and secularists alike. And we owe it all, seemingly, to a lightning bolt. But how much of what we think we know about Luther is actually a myth? Read more about Martin Luther: A Lightning Bolt May Have Changed the World—or Not The Effrontery of Judaism, Part 3: After Sweden, Jews Now Openly Seek to Destroy Norway The "Norwegian Center against Racism" is just another front for Jewish treachery against White Europe. They set up these "non-governmental" agencies and then their Jewish cronies in the media give them respectability which they do not deserve, which in turn enables them to pilfer government funding. Like the demon who calls herself Barbra Lerner Spectre, and her demonic sister Anetta Kahane, Ervin Kohn is just one more Jew who has set himself up as an authority on race, insisting that Whites are evil and need to be overrun with non-Whites in order to atone for that evil. When will Whites learn once and for all that these Jews are nothing but satanic devils seeking to destroy every last vestige of White and Christian society? Video below: Ervin Kohn and some brain-dead apparently white shiksa Interview_with_Ervin_Kohn_Deputy_Director_at_The_Norwegian_Center_against_Racism.mp4 — Downloaded 3736 times Read more about The Effrontery of Judaism, Part 3: After Sweden, Jews Now Openly Seek to Destroy Norway They peddle science fiction fantasy as news, build a worldview around their own lies, and then they have the gall to mock Christians! Rabbit holes are man-made constructs which have an alluring power. They are typically built around some religious belief, pseudo-science, event, or even some combination of these, and they have ability to propel truth-seekers down paths of inquiry where nothing of substance is ever accomplished, acquired or learned even though something is always just out of reach. For example, there certainly is truth in many so-called conspiracy theories, such as the fact that Oswald alone did not kill Kennedy or the fact that Israelis and certain government insiders were responsible for the events of a particular September 11th morning. However these things are readily observable from both the circumstances and the behavior of the parties involved and those who were within the periphery of the events themselves, if one can gain access to the hard data required to make such an observation. But in order to distract people from finding the important rudimentary truths behind the causes of such events, a thousand books, articles or items in the electronic media quickly appear trumpeting a thousand different theories. In that manner, if anyone does navigate the labyrinth successfully, the one account which may reflect the truth of the matter is drowned out by a thousand lies. Read more about The Rabbit Hole Vladimir Putin Supports Israel. Are White Nationalists Still in Denial? Vladimir Putin Supports Israel, and even the recent invasion of Gaza. Are White Nationalists Still in Denial? [Updated for the Saxon Messenger July 21st, 2014] How many times must Vladimir Putin embrace world Jewry before western White Nationalists realize that he is just another politician in the pocket of the beast? How many laws banning "holocaust" revisionism? How many laws banning real Russian nationalism? Now there are reports that Putin is even supporting the rogue Israeli state's recent terror in Gaza (as has been reported by Colive.com and by Arutz Sheva, an Israeli news outlet, as well as other organizations). Among the Gaza conflict and other things discussed at a recent meeting (the pictures above and at right are from Colive.com) with a group of rabbis, Arutz Sheva reported that “Rabbi Lau, former Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi and current Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, spoke in the meeting about his remarkable personal story as a survivor of the Holocaust who later became the chief rabbi of Israel. In this context, Putin consulted with the rabbis on means of dealing with anti-Semitism, Holocaust deniers and preventing historical revisionism.” So much for truth in Russia. And so much for anything in Russia which is actually in the interests of White Christians anywhere. Whatever is good for the Jews, Putin will support. It is time that White Nationalists, and especially Christian Identity adherents, took an honest look at Vladimir Putin. Just this May, Vladimir Putin made it illegal to question any aspect of the Holocaust in Russia, with a penalty of 5 years imprisonment for those who do so. Under this new law, not only is it illegal to question any official report concerning Soviet history during the Second World War. It is also illegal to question the official reports concerning the verdicts of the Nuremberg trials. Therefore the innumerable Jewish lies concerning the so-called Holocaust are now upheld by law in Putin's Russia. Read more about Vladimir Putin Supports Israel. Are White Nationalists Still in Denial?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line933
__label__cc	0.729943	0.270057	As my date with Mr. Exec approached, I found myself a bit giddy. Mr. Exec was handsome, successful and intriguing, and I was looking forward to spending more time with him. I could tell just how excited I was by the fact that I told my friends about my plans. JD: Where did you meet him again? Me: At a charity event last year. He had asked me out back then, but I was still with "Buckeyes" Boy. I'll guess we'll see if our timing is better now. JD: So, where is he taking you? Me: Out for tea. JD: Tea? [Laughing out loud.] He's taking you out for tea? What straight guy invites someone out for tea? Me: Come on. That's his thing. He mentioned that to me last year. I don't drink coffee anyway so what does it matter? JD: Is he black? Me: Yeah. Light-skinned. JD: British? Me: No. Enough! It's not a big deal, k? JD found the whole "tea" meet-up to be suspect, but I chose not to over-analyze our plans for the evening. Mr. Exec and I had also been texting about watching the Georgetown-Marquette game afterward. I liked the idea that the date could be tea and more. I wanted to look cute without being overdressed. (This was just a casual date, after all.) And, as is often the case in March, it was raining outside. I chose a red sweater, my skinny black Twenty8Twelve jeans and my black Burberry jacket. When I arrived at Teaism Dupont, Mr. Exec was out front. He gave me a kiss on the cheek to say hello. When we noticed what the other was wearing, we started to laugh out loud. Mr. Exec had a black Burberry jacket and jeans on. We looked like twins! We went inside, ordered tea and headed upstairs to a table. It didn't take me more than a few seconds to remember what a smart guy he was and how easily our conversation flowed. Mr. Exec and I talked about the usual topics that a couple does on a first date: education; places we've lived; work and family. The more he spoke about how he was raised, the more I smiled. It was clear that Mr. Exec was a total Momma's Boy. After an hour at Teaism, he said, Shall we go to a bar to watch the rest of the game? Me [smiling]: That would be great. He suggested that we head down to South Dupont and watch the game at a bar with more of a sports vibe. While we were walking, we heard Bell Biv Devoe's "Poison" coming from a bar below Darlington House. Me: Is it 1990? What's next? Someone will start doing the running man? Neither of us said anything to each other, but there, in the middle of the sidewalk on Connecticut Avenue, we both broke out into the running man. I switched it up to the slide move that BBD was known for as Mr. Exec worked the Cabbage Patch. When we finished our dance break, we laughed so hard that I had tears in my eyes. Mr. Exec then commented, We have to go into that bar now. We walked inside and realized that was the perfect place to watch the game. We bellied up to the bar to order drinks and some appetizers. Mr. Exec: So, I have to admit that I haven't looked at your blog. Me: That's not necessarily a bad thing. (I don't care for a guy to read about the explicit details of my past relationships anymore than I care to read about theirs.) Mr. Exec: Well, I wanted to go to your Blog Party to show you that I support you, but I didn't fully understand what happened with "Buckeyes" Boy. Are you comfortable talking about it? Me: Sure. I didn't do anything wrong so I'm fine talking about him. I condensed my relationship and the aftermath into a seven-minute conversation. I didn't want to belabor the situation or raise concern that I might not be over "Buckeyes" Boy. But, Mr. Exec had several questions about my relationship, and I wanted to answer them honestly. Me: This is a small town. "Buckeyes" Boy has lied to numerous people in the Twitter community, a recruiter and people in his workplace. It's only a matter of time before he lies himself right out of this city. Mr. Exec: Definitely. People don't realize how it all comes out eventually. DC is too small for it not to. For instance, Nikki [a friend of his who I had met] was telling me about this guy who kept asking her out last year. He said how much he liked her and that he wanted to take her to dinner. She considered it, but then she told me his name. I was like, 'There's no way you can go out with The Baron. He's a crook.' Me: The Baron? Mr. Exec: Yeah, do you know him? Me: Umm…yeah…we went to law school together. I figured that was easier than saying, Oh, you mean the guy who I spent New Year's with? Yeah. My world is way too small. Posted in Mr. Exec, relationships, Stef Woods on May 23, 2010 by admin. Leave a comment ← Wrapping it up Playing hooky → × nine = 9	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line939
__label__cc	0.534226	0.465774	Clif Graves Just another guy doing WordPress, ClassicPress, and other things Hinterlands Press Netflix, bigger than cable? The headline on engadget is Netflix has more American subscribers than cable TV. It seems that between increases in Netflix subscriptions and a continuing decrease in cable subscribers Netflix with its 50.85 million US subscribers now has more subscribers than the US cable industry. Driven by both cost and original content the tide continues... StartPage.com and your online privacy? While it might be arguable that there is no such thing as privacy anymore, we have to keep trying. Some things we have clear control over. For example what we post to Facebook or other online sites is in our control. What is not under our control is what Facebook does with it from... How Organic is Organic – Brunner’s The Sheep Look Up In John Brunner’s 1972 Book The Sheep Look Up, The world he envisioned is not unlike ours, plagued by overpopulation as well as environmental and political problems. His world has the start of common use of electric cars and people worried about what is in their foods. And he has a factious food store... Within 5 to 10 years Cable TV as such will be gone. Here is my prediction. Within 5 to no more than 10 years Cable TV as such will be gone. We may will see a return of TV antennas. Local TV stations will be doing a combination of air wave and 'live' streaming over the Internet. The distinction between print newspapers and TV news online... Subscribe here to get word of new posts by email. Do we simply ride the wave of time, like a piece of flotsam on the ocean? Do we get thrown up on the ever-changing shore of a future that was always there? Do we create the future by our actions, or do we have no control or impact on it? The Wave of Time is a collection of eight classic tales of time travel that were originally published in science fiction magazines between 1931 and 1956. Some of the authors were well known at the time and some were not. Each story was chosen to represent a different take on the nature of time and time travel. Special offer: Get a signed copy of The Wave of Time (free shipping to USA locations) $10.00 shipping included. This link will take you to our Square Store. You can also order The Last American from Amazon 2020 © Clif Graves. Privacy Policy. Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. To find out more, including our privacy policy and how we use cookies, and other data, see here: Cookie / Privacy Policy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line951
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For the avoidance of doubt, our service providers shall have no liability to the Player in respect of the Winnings. Calculation of Winnings The calculation is different per Underlying Lottery and Prize Category. The following table explains which calculation method applies for each game: Underlying Lottery Underlying Lottery Operator* Type A Prize Category (Main Jackpot) Type B Prize Categories (Non-Main Jackpot) Type C Prize Categories (Non-Jackpot) EuroMillions Euromillions LAE 1 2 - 3 4 – 13 EuroJackpot Eurojackpot DLTB 1 2 - 3 4 – 12 Mega Millions Mega Millions MUSL 1 - 2 – 9 Payout of Prizes in MegaMillions and PowerBall As is common with MUSL Mega Millions and Powerball, the Winnings in Prize Category 1 may be paid out either (i) over 30 years (the “Annuity Option”) and in this event the first payment will be made as soon as possible after the draw, with the next 29 payments at one-year intervals. The level of payments is calculated such that the payments rise by the percentage set by MUSL from year to year until the full sum has been paid out, or (ii) in one lump sum (“Cash Option”) and in this event the Winnings after withholdings are discounted, as it is done in MUSL Mega Millions and Powerball. The discount rate is 40%, i.e. the lump sum is 60% of the Annuity Option value. It is in Hedging Provider’s discretion to choose the Payout plan. Withholdings for Prizes in MegaMillions and PowerBall: a 38% withholdings of prizes in the highest three prize categories is implemeneted because it is intended to put Players in similar economic position as if they had played the underlying lottery. Powerball Powerball MUSL 1 - 2 – 9 German Lotto Lotto 6 aus 49 DLTB 1 2 3 - 9 UK Lotto Lotto Camelot Group 1 - 2 - 6 Irish Lotto Lotto PLI 1 2 3 - 7 Austrian Lotto Lotto ÖLG 1 - 2 - 8 Mega-Sena Mega-Sena Caixa 1 - 2 - 3 MEGA 2017 Mega-Sena (Mega da Virada) Caixa 1 - 2 - 3 SuperEnalotto Super Enalotto Sisal 1 - 2 - 9 Hedging Provider retains 12% withholdings of prizes in the highest three prize categories in SuperEnalotto because it is intended to put the Player in similar economic position as if they had played the underlying lottery. El Gordo Primitiva El Gordo de la Primitiva LAE 1 - 2 - 9 French Lotto Lotto FDJ 1 - 2 - 9 Oz Lotto Oz Lotto NSW 1 - 2 - 7 If the sum of the number of Underlying Lottery winning tickets in a Type A Prize Category and the number of Hedging Provider Winning Bets in that Prize Category is not higher than four, the Winnings to be paid out in respect of each Hedging Provider Winning Bet in the Type A Prize Category shall be 1,000,000.00 AUD If the sum of the number of Underlying Lottery winning tickets in a Type A Prize Category and the number of Hedging Provider Winning Bets in that Prize Category is higher than four, the regulations in section apply. With respect to Mon & Wed Lotto, promotional Prize increases by the Underlying Lottery Operator subject to no Underlying Lottery winning tickets in a Prize Category (such as “Cashcade”) do not apply. Sat Lotto Saturday Lotto NSW 1 - 2 - 6 Oz Powerball Powerball NSW 1 - 2 - 8 El Gordo Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad LAE - - 1 - 17 El Niño Sorteo Extraordinario de “El Nino” LAE - - 1 - 17 El Gordo de Verano Sorteo Extraordinario de Vacaciones LAE - - 1 - 16 Winnings in the El Gordo de Verano, KeNow, Cash4Life, Friday Lotto, WorldMillions and Keno 24/7 are paid out as published on the Website and independent of the Winnings published by the Underlying Lottery Operator. The total of all Winnings payable per Prize Category for a certain draw must never exceed the numbers as set out below. If it the numbers are exceeded, Winnings are divided among the winners. KeNow: 5,000,000,00 EUR WorldMillions: 50,000,000.00 EUR (Thursday draw) / 100,000,000.00 EUR (Sunday draw) Keno24/7: 10,000,000,00 EUR Friday Lotto: 50,000,000.00 EUR *"Caixa" or "Caixa Econômica Federal" – organisation that operates the official Brazilian lottery Mega-Sena. "Camelot Group" or "CG" – organisation that operates the official UK National Lottery.. "DLTB" – "Deutscher Lotto-und Totoblock" that operates or co-organise the official draws Lotto 6 aus 49 and Eurojackpot. "FDJ" or "La Française des Jeux" - the French lotteries organisation that operates the official French lottery Loto.. "Loterías y Apuestas del Estado" or "LAE" – the Spanish lotteries organisation that operates or co-organises the Sorteo Extraordinario de Navidad, the Euromillones and the El Gordo de la Primitiva lotteries. "MUSL" the Multi-State Lottery Association, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which operates the Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries. "New South Wales Lotteries" or "NSW" – the Australian lotteries organisation that operates or co-organises the Oz Lotto the Powerball and the Saturday Lotto lotteries. "Sisal" - the Italian lotteries organisation that operates the official Italian lottery Enalotto. "ÖLG" or Österreichische Lotterien Gesellschaft - the Austrian lotteries organisation that operates the official lotteries Lotto 6 aus 45. "Premier Lotteries Ireland" or PLI - the organisation that operates the official Irish National Lottery. WINNINGS IN A TYPE A PRIZE CATEGORY The Winnings payable in respect of each Bet in a Type A Prize Category (as defined in the table above), will depend on the number of the Underlying Lottery winning tickets in that Prize Category, the number of Winning Bets from the Website in that Prize Category, the payable Prize by the Underlying Lottery Operator for the Underlying Lottery winning tickets in that Prize Category as well as the Underlying Lottery Jackpot in that Prize Category. Hedging Provider calculates the Winnings in a Type A Prize Category on the basis of the amount of aggregate stakes published by the Underlying Lottery Operator as well as the distribution to that Jackpot Prize Category or on the basis of the Jackpot published on the website of the Underlying Lottery Operator for that Prize Category of the relevant draw of the Underlying Lottery. Only one Winning Bet in a Type A Prize Category If there is only one Winning Bet made with Hedging Provider in a Type A Prize Category, the Winnings payable in respect of this Winning Bet are calculated as: Winnings = Underlying Lottery Jackpot in that Type A Prize Category / (Underlying Lottery Jackpot winning tickets in that Type A Prize Category + 1) Example 1: There is only one Winning Bet in the Type A Prize Category and no Underlying Lottery Winning Ticket has been announced by the Underlying Lottery Operator in the Type A Prize Category in respect of an Underlying Lottery Jackpot in the Type A Prize Category of 90,000,000.00 EUR. The Winnings payable in respect of that single Winning Bet amount to 90,000,000.00 EUR. Example 2: There is only one Winning Bet in the Type A Prize Category and two Underlying Lottery Jackpot winning tickets have been announced by the Underlying Lottery Operator in the Type A Prize Category in respect of an Underlying Lottery Jackpot in the Type A Prize Category of 90,000,000.00 EUR. The Winnings payable in respect of that single Winning Bet amount to 30,000,000.00 EUR. More than one Winning Bet in the Type A Prize Category If there is more than one Winning Bet in the Type A Prize Category, the Winnings payable in respect of the Winning Bets in the Type A Prize Category are calculated based on a “Share Model”, consisting of three steps: Step 1 – Calculation of the number of shares: Number of shares = Number of Underlying Lottery Jackpot winning tickets in that Prize Category + Number of Winning Bets in that Prize Category Step 2 – Calculation of Size of each share: Size of 1 share = Underlying Lottery Jackpot in that Prize Category / Number of shares Step 3 – Allocation of Winnings: 1 share per Winning Bet in the Type A Prize Category Example 3: There are two Winning Bets in the Type A Prize Category and one Underlying Lottery Jackpot Winning Ticket has been announced by the Underlying Lottery Operator in the Type A Prize Category in respect of a Underlying Lottery Jackpot in the Type A Prize Category of 90,000,000.00 EUR. There are three Payout shares, with a size of 30,000,000.00 EUR each. The Winnings payable in respect of each Winning Bet in the Type A Prize Category amounts to 30,000,000.00 EUR. WINNINGS IN A TYPE B PRIZE CATEGORY The Winnings payable in respect of each Winning Bet in a Type B Prize Category (as defined in the table above, for example Prize Category 2 in EuroMillions) will depend on the number of the Underlying Lottery Winning Tickets in that Prize Category, the number of Winning Bets in that Prize Category, the payable Prize by the Underlying Lottery Operator for the Underlying Lottery Winning Tickets in that Prize Category as well as the Underlying Lottery Jackpot in that Prize Category. Hedging Provider calculates the Winnings in a Type B Prize Category on the basis of the amount of aggregate stakes published by the Underlying Lottery Operator as well as the distribution to that Jackpot Prize Category or on the basis of the jackpot published on the Website of the Underlying Lottery Operator for that Prize Category of the relevant draw of the Underlying Lottery. Only one Winning Bet in a Type B Prize Category If there is only one Winning Bet in a Type B Prize Category, the Winnings payable in respect of this Winning Bet are calculated as: Winnings = Underlying Lottery Jackpot in that Type B Prize Category / (Underlying Lottery Jackpot winning tickets in that Type B Prize Category + 1) Example 1: There is only one Winning Bet in a Type B Prize Category and no Underlying Lottery Winning Ticket has been announced by the Underlying Lottery Operator in that Type B Prize Category in respect of an Underlying Lottery Jackpot in a Type B Prize Category of 9,000,000.00 EUR. The Winnings payable in respect of that single Winning Bet amount to 9,000,000.00 EUR Example 2: There is only one Winning Bet in a Type B Prize Category and two Underlying Lottery Jackpot winning tickets have been announced by the Underlying Lottery Operator in that Type B Prize Category in respect of a Underlying Lottery Jackpot in a Type B Prize Category of 9,000,000.00 EUR. The Winnings payable in respect of that single Winning Bet amount to 3,000,000.00 EUR. More than one Winning Bet in a Type B Prize Category If there is more than one Winning Bet in a Type B Prize Category, the Winnings payable in respect of these Winning Bets are calculated based on a Share Model, consisting of three steps: Number of shares = Number of Underlying Lottery Winning Tickets in that Prize Category + Number of Winning Bets in that Prize Category Size of 1 share = Underlying Lottery Jackpot / Number of shares 1 share per Winning Bet in that Prize Category Example 4: There are two Winning Bets in a Type B Prize Category and one Underlying Lottery Winning Ticket has been announced by the Underlying Lottery Operator in that Type B Prize Category in respect of an Underlying Lottery Jackpot in a Type B Prize Category of 3,000,000.00 EUR. There are three Payout shares, with a size of 1,000,000.00 EUR each. The Winnings payable in respect of each Winning Bet in that Prize Category amount to 1,000,000.00 EUR. WINNINGS IN A TYPE C PRIZE CATEGORY The Winnings to be paid out in respect of each Winning Bet in a Type C Prize Category (as defined in the table above, for example Prize Category 4 in EuroMillions) shall be the amount of the Prize announced by the Underlying Lottery Operator in respect of an Underlying Lottery Winning Ticket in the respective Prize Category. If the Underlying Lottery Operator has not announced a Prize in the respective Prize Category for the relevant draw of the Underlying Lottery, the Winnings payable in respect of each Winning Bet in that Prize Category will be calculated on the basis of the aggregate amounts paid in for the relevant draw of the Underlying Lottery announced by the Underlying Lottery Operator and its allocation to the winning Prize Categories. PAYOUT OF PRIZES FROM PRIZE CATEGORIES TO OTHER PRIZE CATEGORIES. The above rules apply assuming that there was no Payout of Prizes from Prize Categories to other Prize Categories, due to no Underlying Lottery Winning Tickets in a Prize Category for one draw, due to no Underlying Lottery Winning Tickets in a Prize Category for a number of subsequent draws or due to a jackpot cap. ONE PRIZE CATEGORY Only one Prize Category can be won per Bet, which will be the highest of the available Prize Categories achieved by, and relevant to, that Bet. A Combo Bet can win in more than one Prize Category, based on the separate Bets it is made of. BUYING A LOTTERY TICKET USING THE TICKET ORDER SERVICE When purchasing a ticket, via the Ticket Order Service, for one or more Underlying Lotteries, the Player agrees that: a) At the time of registration or purchasing of a ticket via the Ticket Order Service, the Player enters into a contract with us in relation to the use of the Website, the set up and the management of their respective and individual Player Account, the payment for the ticket, via the Ticket Order Service, to the Underlying Lottery and the Payout of any Winnings received from the Underlying Lottery to the Player. b) When a Player utilizes the Ticket Order Service, the Player accepts, in addition to these Terms and Conditions, the rules applicable to the Underlying Lottery as well as the Payout of any Winnings. Your participation in the Ticket Order Service allows you to participate in the Underlying Lottery, but does not include a Bet, as that term is defined herein. We are not affiliated, directly or indirectly, with any Underlying Lottery or lottery commission in the world. We are not 'selling' you a lottery ticket, nor are we participating in the earnings of any winnings or any commissions from an Underlying Lottery for rendering this service. You will be able to view the status of your Ticket Order Service, your plays and other information about your account via your Player Account. WINNINGS FOR TICKET ORDER SERVICE We will make every effort to detect when you are a winner and assist you in collecting any winnings from the Underlying Lotteries in which you have purchased a ticket, but are not obligated to do so. Please be advised that after a period of 30 days following the release of results of a particular Underlying Lottery draw, we destroy all tickets in our possession. Therefore, it is your responsibility to notify us immediately if you have a winning ticket, in order to claim your potential Payout. The following describes our normal procedure for handling your winnings: For smaller prizes, we will credit your account automatically. For larger prizes, we will arrange for the delivery of the physical Underlying Lottery ticket to you. It is then your responsibility to contact the Underlying Lottery with the winning ticket to claim your prize. You, alone, are responsible for any and all third party costs associated with collecting your winnings and/or transferring any monies to you. You, alone, are responsible for reporting your income and the payment of any taxes due to the appropriate federal and local authorities in the country you reside. Instant Win Games ("IWG") allow you to participate in virtual or live games offered on the Website, with winning numbers drawn by a certified and tested random number generator ("RNG"). Instant Win Games include, but are not limited to, casino-style games and/or scratchcards. A Player may purchase one or more IWG participations. The wager is determined by the IWGs purchased and displayed in the IWG section of the Website. All IWG transactions are displayed in the Player Account section of the Website. We reserve the right to discontinue or to alter IWG formats, or add new IWG at our sole discretion, without providing reasons. Each IWG has a different stake, different prize and a different payment table. The payment tables of all the IWG are displayed on the information section of each game on the Website. Only one prize may be won per bet on an IWG, unless stated otherwise. A Player can win instant cash-prizes, perpetuity cash-prizes, free IWG and physical prizes of any kind as stated on the Website. You understand and agree to participate in the IWG at your own risk. The Website and the IWG are provided without any warranty whatsoever, whether express or implied. The Website shall not be responsible for any downtime, server disruptions, lagging, or any technical or political disturbance to the IWG play. In the event of a malfunction, all IWG are void. Refunds may be given solely at the discretion of the Website. You understand and acknowledge that if there is (or if the Player is later notified that there is) or has been a malfunction in an IWG or its interoperability, any Bet made during such malfunction shall be deemed invalid and the result, null and void, regardless of whether winnings have been paid out. Winnings obtained by a Player in respect of a malfunctioning IWG shall remain the property of the Website. Any Bet from said winnings played in any subsequent IWG round or rounds and the resulting shall also be deemed invalid and any result, null and void. The Player is obliged to return any winnings obtained under this clause immediately to the Website, whether or not upon demand. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Website disclaims all liability for any cost, expense loss, damage, claim and/or liability to the Player or any third party, howsoever arising, in relation to the Website or its content, or the Player’s use of the Website or participation in any IWG; including without limitation, delays or interruptions in operation or transmission, loss or corruption of data, communication or lines failure, any person's misuse of the site or its content or any errors or omissions in content. In any case, the Website’s maximum liability arising out of or in connection with any of the foregoing events, whether in contract, tort, breach of warranty or otherwise, shall not exceed $100.00 USD in any particular instance. Unless agreed otherwise with the Website, the maximum amount a Player can withdraw for IWGs winnings, every seven (7) days, is $1,500.00 USD or the equivalent in other currencies. Winnings are calculated and credited in EUR. The exchange rate used is the spot rate of exchange (the closing midpoint) for that currency into EUR on the date the prize becomes effective, as published on oanda.com, or if oanda.com is not available, the European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rate (ECB rate) for the transfer date. This also applies for annuity payments. We will assess any refund requests sent through our contact channels available in our website. Refund requests will be reviewed, and all cases treated individually. In case a refund is approved we will allocate the funds in your account balance. Sales made on Instant games, live lotteries, and casino games are final and therefore not refundable. Refunds may be given solely at the discretion of Wintrillions. By purchasing a SUBSCRIPTION, you authorize the imposition of charges to your credit card for all subscription fees as well as for any further goods and/or services at, through and/or from or pertaining to the Site. You may cancel your subscription at any time. At our discretion we may refund you the unused portion of any cancelled subscription or purchase at your request, provided the tickets have not already been purchased or bets accepted by our third party providers. In the event we are unable to refund your card we reserve the right to reimburse any unused portion of your cancelled subscription to your account balance, from where you will be able to use or withdraw the funds in accordance with our WITHDRAWAL REQUESTS policy as published in our Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to deduct a US$10 administration fee for cancelling your subscription. DISPLAYED INFORMATION Neither us, nor our Local Representatives will be liable for any mistakes in respect to the information displayed. INACTIVE ACCOUNTS & BALANCES The following terms apply only if the entirety of a Player’s Account at the Website constitute an Inactive Account. Any credit balance standing to a Dormant Player in their Player Account, in our sole and unfettered discretion, shall be handled by the Website as follows: An administration fee equivalent to 5 Euros of such credit balance shall be levied monthly thereon and deducted there from until the earlier of: - the credit balance being reduced to zero; - the Inactive Account becoming active; or Notwithstanding meeting any play through requirement, in our sole and absolute discretion, you may lose any bonuses and/or Winnings derived from such bonuses if such monies remain unused by you at the Website for a period of six months from the date on which such bonus(es) were awarded. For the purpose hereof, any and all Loyalty points awarded shall be construed to be Bonuses. Some jurisdictions have strict laws on money laundering that may impose an obligation upon us to report you to the federal or local authorities within such jurisdictions if we know, suspect or have reason to suspect that any of your transactions, amongst other things, involve funds derived from illegal activities or are intended to conceal funds derived from illegal activities or involve the use of the Website to facilitate criminal activity. If we have knowledge or suspicion, we may: immediately suspend, deregister or terminate your Player Account at the Website; and/or at our sole discretion, not refund to you any funds held in such Player Account; and/or exclude you from all or any other websites which we are affiliated with; and/or furnish any relevant information about you to an intra-group database recording such mischief. You hereby irrevocably authorize us to do so in our absolute discretion. We reserve the right to report you to the aforementioned federal or local authorities should we, in our absolute discretion, determine that we are obliged, by law, to do so. In order to assist in the prevention of money laundering: no cash shall be accepted to fund any Player Account at the Website; no substantial and/or exceptional withdrawals individually and cumulatively shall be made unless notarized facsimile copies of the following are received; we may require recent bank statements (within 3 months) for the bank account from which your wagers have been paid; we may request a copy of a government issued photo identity document, i.e. driver’s license; current and valid passport, identity card, etc.; we may request a copy of a utility bill no older than 3 months clearly reflecting your registered address and name, i.e. most recent bank statement gas or electricity bill, etc. We are not liable for any downtime, server disruptions, lagging, or any technical or political disturbance to the game play. We are not liable for any acts or omissions made by your internet service provider or any third party with whom you have contracted to gain access to the server that hosts the Website. Software and Services are provided 'as is' and the Website makes no warranties or representations, whether express or implied (whether by law, statute or otherwise) including but not limited to implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, completeness or accuracy of the Software and Services or infringement of applicable laws and regulations. The entire risk of as to the use, quality and performance of the Software and Services relies on you. We shall not be liable for computer malfunctions, failure of telecommunications service or Internet connections nor attempts by you to participate in the Games by methods, means or ways not intended by us. You are solely responsible for any telecommunications devices and services utilized by you to participate at the Website. We make no warranty that the Software or Services will meet your requirements, be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free, that defects will be corrected or that the Software or server that makes it available are free from viruses or bugs or represents that the full functionality, accuracy and reliability of the Software or Services as to results or accuracy of any information obtained by you. In the event of systems or communications errors relating to the generation of random numbers, Bet settlement or other element of the Software and/or Services, we will not be liable to you as a result of any such errors and we reserve the right to void all Bets placed on the Games in question, including those made with Local Representatives for Underlying Lotteries. You acknowledge that if a lottery draw does not take place or no draw result is published or officially announced, all valid Bets will go on the next draw; We cannot guarantee that the Software and/or Service will never be faulty but we will correct reported faults as soon as we reasonably can. If a fault occurs, you should report the fault by email or in writing to Customer Support. The Casino shall accept no liability for any damages or losses which are deemed or alleged to have arisen out of or in connection with the Website or the Software and/or Services; including without limitation, delays or interruptions in operation or transmission, loss or corruption of data, communication or lines failure, any person's misuse of the site or its content or any errors or omissions in content. We reserve the right to refuse or limit any wager(s) at our sole discretion for any reason whatsoever. In circumstances where a stake is deemed to be or is declared void by us at our discretion, any sum deducted from your layer Account with respect to that stake or wager shall be credited to your Player Account. Wagers shall only be valid if accepted by our server and subject to the Agreement. Until acceptance, no communications from you shall be binding on us and all information displayed on this site constitutes an invitation to play only. Malfunction (whether on the Website or your equipment) voids all pays and plays. Should we determine to waive a rule in the interest of fair play to you, it shall only be for that instant and shall not set a precedent for the future. We reserve the right to void any winnings that were obtained as a result of hardware/software error or malfunction. Players found abusing such errors/malfunctions are subject to having their Player Account closed and any deposits and/or winnings forfeited. In the event of the Website system malfunctioning, all bets are void. We reserve the right to suspend, modify or remove or add to the Website any Games or Software at our sole discretion with immediate effect and without notice. We shall not be liable to you for any loss suffered by you resulting from any changes made or for any modification or suspension of or discontinuance of the Software and/or Services and you shall have no claims against us in such regard. We may temporarily suspend the whole or any part of the Service for any reason at our sole discretion. We may, but shall not be obliged to, give you as much notice as is reasonably practicable of such suspension. We will restore the Service, as soon as is reasonably practicable, after temporary suspension. In the event of the Website system malfunctioning, all wagers are void. Refunds may be given solely at our discretion. Where a manifest error, mistake or system failure results in an incorrect odd, line or handicap taken in a Bet, the Bet will be null and void. We will not be liable to you for any loss that you may incur as a result of any suspension or delay. It is your sole responsibility to account and report relevant taxes on winnings that might be applicable in your Jurisdiction. We do not provide advice to Players regarding tax and/or legal matters. Players who wish to obtain advice regarding tax and legal matters are advised to contact appropriate advisors and/or authorities in the Jurisdiction in which they are domiciled and/or resident. Players are strictly prohibited from utilizing the Website and its systems to facilitate arbitrage through Currency Exchange transactions. Where we deem that a Player has deliberately used the aforementioned systems for financial gain through arbitrage, any gains will be forfeited and deducted from the Players balance without warning or notification. You are permitted to install and use the Software and all content derived from the Software in connection with the use of the Website in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. The Software allows you to use our Services available via the Website. You may install the Software on a hard disk or other storage device and may make backup copies of the Software, provided that such backup copies are used only by you in connection with the Services through a computer of which you are the principal user. The Software's code, structure and organization are protected by intellectual property rights. You must not: Copy, redistribute, publish, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, modify, translate or make any attempt to access the source code to create derivate works of the source code or otherwise; Sell, assign, sublicense, transfer, distribute or lease the Software; Make the Software available to any third party through a computer network or otherwise; Export the Software to any country (whether by physical or electronic means); Use the Software in a manner prohibited by applicable laws or regulations. You will be solely liable for any damage, costs or expenses arising out of or in connection with the commission of any Non-Permitted Uses. INDEMNITY & LIMITATION OF LIABILITY You agree that you are free to choose whether to use the Services and do so at your sole option, discretion and risk. You indemnify and hold harmless the Website, its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and affiliates, the ultimate parent and/or parent companies of the Website and any of its subsidiaries against any and all costs, expenses, liabilities and damages (whether direct, indirect, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive or other) arising from any participation by you at the Website. The nature of your participation shall include, but not be limited to, inter alia: visiting, use or re-use of the Website; use or re-use of any materials at, or obtained from, the Website or any other source whatsoever; entry, use or re-use of the Website server; facilitating or making a deposit into your Player Account; wagering or gaming at the Website; acceptance and use of any win or prize at or from the Website; use or re-use of the Website Software, whether downloaded from the Website or by any other means or through any other medium. In no circumstances whatsoever shall the Website, its directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and affiliates, the ultimate parent companies of the Website and any of its subsidiaries be liable to you in contract, tort, negligence or otherwise, for any loss or damage howsoever arising from any cause whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, or for any amounts whatsoever (even where we have been notified by you of the possibility of such loss or damage). Upon confirmation of money transfer from us to the Payment Service Provider, we shall not be liable for any damages, loss or cost suffered or incurred by a Player (including any damages, loss or costs suffered or incurred as a result of a failure to pay or delay in payment). The Website, its directors, officers, employees and shareholders shall not be liable for any acts or omissions of or advertisements published by third party advertisers and marketers. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall operate so as to exclude any liability of our company(ies) for fraud, death or personal injury that is caused by our negligence. PAYMENT DETAILS / WITHDRAWALS We reserve the right to ask you for verification documents upon registration and/or prior to processing financial transaction. This includes, but is not limited to: Copy of photo ID, such as a Passport or Driver’s License; and Proof of address, such as a bank statement or utility bill, no older than 3 months. We reserve the right to run credit checks on all credit card holders with third party credit agencies on the basis of the information provided on registration. It is your responsibility to retain copies of transaction records and the Website policies and rules. It is also your responsibility to know the laws concerning online gambling in the country of domicile. Any withdrawals that are made by bank wire or cheque will only be payable to the name used when registering with the site and if a debit or credit card has been used to deposit funds the name must correspond to the name registered on the card. There may be charges incurred for withdrawals. Please note that any withdrawals may experience a slight delay due to our identity verification process or that of the Payment Service Provider. Updating or adding additional payment details may only be done by contacting Customer Support. Players who withdraw a sum of money that is 5 times or more, greater than their lifetime deposits on the Website will be liable for detailed game and play review and only be able to withdraw their winnings at a sum of €4,000 per week. The remaining amount will be placed back in the player's account until such time that they are eligible for a further withdrawal. This clause will only be applied at the discretion of the Website management. All progressive wins and/or Jackpots are exempt from this clause. Winnings are credited to your Player Account in EUR. Should you wish to withdraw some or all of your balance, you may select how much you wish to withdraw. The maximum withdrawal amount per 24-hour period is 10,000 EUR or your selected currency equivalent. If there are any concerns or queries regarding the collection of winnings, please email us directly. offset against a Player’s winnings the amount of any unpaid amounts owing from Bets or IWG owed by that Player; to pay winnings partly or fully in installments at our sole discretion; and We hereby grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Website and the Software and all content derived from the Website and the Software, including copyright and all intellectual property rights therein, in connection with the Service in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. 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__label__cc	0.723755	0.276245	Tag Archives: Charles Hertan For the kids? This review has been printed in the October 2015 issue of Chess Life. A penultimate (and unedited) version of the review is reproduced here. My thanks to the good folks at Chess Life for allowing me to do so. Hertan, Charles. Basic Chess Openings for Kids: Play Like a Winner from Move One. Alkmaar: New in Chess, 2015. ISBN 978-9056915971. HB 160pp. List $18.95. Müller, Karsten. Chess Endgames for Kids. London: Gambit Publications, 2015. ISBN 978-1910093610. HB 128pp. List $16.95; currently $13.56 at Amazon. The number of children playing chess continues to grow, but there remains relatively few good books for them to study. Part of this involves a generational shift away from paper and towards the world of apps, but I suspect that it also has to do with the difficulty of actually writing for children. There are precious few instructional works that manage to entertain and enlighten without sliding into farce. Two books explicitly aimed at kids – Basic Chess Openings for Kids by Charles Hertan, and Chess Endgames for Kids by Karsten Müller – have recently been published. Both authors have impressive track records, but do these new efforts really work as books for children? Basic Chess Openings for Kids is Charles Hertan’s fourth book with New in Chess, and his third written for children. The new book has much in common with its predecessors (Power Chess for Kids and Power Chess for Kids 2), including its terminology and the four helpful characters who ask questions along the way. For those unfamiliar with Hertan’s earlier works, a brief chapter on piece value and counting attackers / defenders is included, as are a glossary of terms and twenty quiz positions. Hertan believes that the main goal of the opening can be summarized as follows: “get your pieces into action quickly and effectively!” (10) He argues that development or mobility is thus key to good opening play, and to that end, he devotes full chapters (2-5) to developing knights, bishops, rooks and queens. Chapter 6 focuses on the relation between pawn and piece play, analyzing two pairs of opening ‘schemes’ to make his points. The book concludes with an outline of five typical opening mistakes in Chapter 7. Hertan’s basic strategy – investigating what each piece ‘likes’ to unpack good piece play – is solid, and his ideas-based approach to the opening is good for beginners. The reading level is not simple, so it might vex young readers, and I do worry a bit about the wide variance in the level of ideas presented. It’s one thing for beginners to see why knights like to be on c3 and f3, and another entirely for them to grasp the concept of outposts or knight maneuvers in the Ruy Lopez. I suspect that this is a book that would reward re-reading as players climb the ratings list. Karsten Müller is, with apologies to our own Daniel Naroditsky, the world’s leading authority on the endgame. Having authored three classic books and fourteen DVDs on the topic, Chess Endgames for Kids is his work aimed at the youth market. The book is very good indeed, but I’m not convinced that it’s really designed for kids. Chess Endgames for Kids consists of 50 distinct lessons or mini-chapters. Some of the initial lessons cover very basic endgames, including king and queen versus king and king and rook versus king. The complexity ramps up dramatically, however, and it does so very quickly. Just about half the book is devoted to king and pawn endings and rook and pawn endings. The king and pawn coverage begins with the rule of the square, key squares and the opposition. I’m not convinced that most juniors need to know more than this before they reach Class C. Reti’s famous study (Lesson 12) is more aesthetically pleasing than educational for the beginner, and Bahr’s Rule (Lesson 15) is simply overkill. We find much the same in the lessons on rook and pawn endings. The analysis of basic positions like Philidor and Lucena (Lessons 34-36) is useful and appropriate for novice players, but even Hikaru Nakamura lacked knowledge – or so he claimed on Twitter, anyway – of the Vančura position (Lesson 38) in his draw against Radjabov at the Gashimov Memorial in 2014. Knowing Vančura is obviously important, as is the concept of the bodycheck in rook versus pawn endings (Lesson 32). The question is: for whom? Beginners would do probably do better with Winning Chess Endings by Seirawan or Silman’s Complete Endgame Course, and younger novices might best served by starting with Ten Ways to Succeed in the Endgame by Onions and Regis. Chess Endgames for Kids is best seen as a terse endgame primer, slightly less complex than similar efforts by de la Villa (100 Endgames You Must Know) and Nunn (Understanding Chess Endgames). It is excellent for players with some experience who need to learn key theoretical endings, and it’s a steal at $16.95 in hardcover. This entry was posted in Endings, Instructional and tagged Charles Hertan, Chess Endgames for Kids, Chess Openings for Kids, Karsten Müller on October 2, 2015 by fullcityplus.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line957
__label__wiki	0.626404	0.626404	North Coventry Police Department Chief Robert A. Schurr 845 S Hanover Street www.northcoventrypolice.org Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Officer Josh Wuertz Chief Daniel Guldin Officer Brad Fox National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund Citation & Fine Costs Police Report Request Victim Notification SMOKE DETECTOR APPLICATION Information for Kids Civilian Ride-a-Long Alarm Subscriber Emergency Civilian Ride Along Program Waiver Credit Fraud Prevention Tool Kit Printable Right To Know Form Fire Police Service Application Our Township It is the mission of the North Coventry Police Department to provide professional, courteous, and prompt police service to all people while vigorously, but fairly, enforcing the law. To further its mission, the North Coventry Police Department strives to establish a safe community by providing the public with a vast array of community-based programs and training. North Coventry Township is located at the northern end of Chester County, bordering both Berks County to its west and Montgomery County to its north. The Township has a population of approximately 8,000 people, covers 14 square miles, and has over 60 miles of state and local roadways. The North Coventry Police Department has eleven full-time officers, three part-time officers, a full-time Office Manager, and a part-time Fire Marshal. Officers serve in administrative or supervisory positions, two are criminal investigators, and nine are patrol officers. The Department's highly trained K-9 Unit is headed by Officer Jesse Smith. The Police Department provides 24-hour police service to the community which is primarily rural with the exception of the Coventry Mall, located at Routes 724 and 100. To follow North Coventry Police Department, click the button below. Follow North Coventry Police Department Download the CRIMEWATCH app and follow North Coventry Police Department.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line958
__label__cc	0.521835	0.478165	Fischli/Weiss (1979-2012) Concentrations: Exhibitions at the Dallas Museum of Art TWO X TWO Much More Than Four Triumphant Carrot Peter Fischli ( Swiss, 1952 ) David Weiss ( Swiss, 1946 - 2012 ) In the Equilibres series Peter Fischli and David Weiss cast everyday objects as players in a succession of elaborate, dynamic, and sometimes humorous scenes. Each object, many on the verge of collapse, is depicted in a fleeting moment of precarious balance. Though the choice of images at first appears haphazard and whimsical, the sheer number of works in the series forces us to consider a more serious motivation behind this project. Taken together, the photographs suggest systematic research into notions of chance and impermanence. In 1987, the artists developed the Equilibres series into the film The Way Things Go, which documents a perfect Rube Goldberg-like series of chain reactions that cause everyday objects to crash, burn, and soar into one another. Anna Katherine Brodbeck, ed., TWO X TWO X TWENTY: Two Decades Supporting Contemporary Art at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art), 2018, 102-107. Fischli & Weiss Peter Fischli balance (composition concept) forks (flatware) horizon line interior spaces series (groups) tables (support furniture) Read, "The Indiscreet Charm of Fischli and Weiss."	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line963
__label__wiki	0.978101	0.978101	Jericole Hellems Kaleb Hunter Isaiah Miller James Dickey Markell Johnson Pat Andree Sports Horror movies Movies Entertainment Arts and entertainment College basketball Basketball College sports Men's basketball Men's sports Men's college basketball UNC Greensboro Southern North Carolina State ACC Johnson's heave lifts NC State past UNC Greensboro 80-77 By AARON BEARD - Dec. 15, 2019 07:28 PM EST North Carolina State's Markell Johnson (11) makes a last-second basket as UNC Greensboro's Malik Massey (2) defends during an NCAA college basketball game in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. (Ethan Hyman/The News & Observer via AP) GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Markell Johnson knew there were only a few seconds left in a tie game as the inbound pass came his way with North Carolina State facing overtime. “Get it up before the time went out,” Johnson said, “that was the only thing that was going through my mind.” Johnson did just that, launching a running heave from beyond halfcourt that dropped cleanly through the net at the horn to give the Wolfpack an 80-77 win against UNC Greensboro on Sunday. Johnson was immediately mobbed by teammates and nearly tackled into the scorer's table, though he eventually caught his feet well enough to start waving his left arm toward the crowd in the Greensboro Coliseum. “It just felt like it was right,” Johnson said of the shot. It was a remarkable play that came immediately after a tough tying basket from Isaiah Miller over Johnson with 2.1 seconds left in what turned into a wild finish between instate programs. Johnson finished with 19 points for the Wolfpack, who blew a 13-point second-half lead but hung on thanks to the senior's final heave. It's the second one from near halfcourt that he's hit this year, the first coming just before halftime in a win against Wisconsin in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Miller had banked in a tough shot over Johnson from the paint to tie the game at 77, capping his own at-times dominant second-half performance. Jericole Hellems fired the inbound pass to Johnson, who took one dribble then jumped off his left foot to launch. “I never think those shots go in,” Wolfpack coach Kevin Keatts said, who added that he started thinking it looked good during its flight. It was a thought shared farther down the Wolfpack bench, too. “I think probably two or three of the guys sitting next to me ... at the time it went up, everybody pretty much said, ‘It’s going in,” graduate transfer Pat Andree said. Miller scored 21 of his 26 points after halftime for the Spartans (8-3), who lost for the second time on a shot from beyond halfcourt at the buzzer. “We're really invested,” Spartans coach Wes Miller said. “We've got a bunch of guys that really work at it and really care. So emotionally this will be difficult today. But I think it would be a lot more difficult if that was the last game of the year.” N.C. State: N.C. State had been off since last weekend's win at Wake Forest to even its Atlantic Coast Conference record at 1-1. N.C. State shot 60% for the game and hit 13 of 26 3-pointers, the last standing out as a highlight-reel moment in the building the Wolfpack will visit in March for the ACC Tournament. UNC Greensboro: The Spartans already had a notable win this year, beating Georgetown on the road on Nov. 30. This time they were trying to win a second straight meeting with the Wolfpack, the last coming two years ago in Raleigh when they rallied from 14 down before halftime. They were also playing without second-leading scorer and rebounder Kaleb Hunter, who is sidelined by an ankle injury. ‘SCARY MOVIE’ UNC Greensboro lost 67-66 on a banked-in heave to Montana State at home on Nov. 16, prompting both Isaiah Miller and James Dickey refer to a feeling of deja vu after this one. “You're kind of just in a little daze until you see that ball bounce off that rim,” Dickey said. “I really wasn’t thinking about anything, I was just kind of just watching like a movie, and it was a scary movie today.” MILLER'S WORK The 6-foot Miller played with a fiery competitive edge throughout the second half, both on offense and in his role near the top of the Spartans' pressure defense. He made 8 of 14 shots after halftime to score more than half of the Spartans' points to go with five rebounds. “I had seen they were switching a lot,” he said. “So I usually was just trying to switch on the (4-man) or the big man, get downhill. If I saw any advantage, I just took it.” N.C. State: No. 12 Auburn hosts the Wolfpack on Thursday in the second game of a home-and-home series, with N.C. State winning the first last season. UNC Greensboro: The Spartans visit Vermont on Wednesday. More AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://www.twitter.com/APTop25 Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http;//www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line965
__label__cc	0.572726	0.427274	Brian Patrick Nzekwesi leads Oral Roberts past Purdue Fort Wayne 92-68 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Emmanuel Nzekwesi scored a season-high 30 points on 13-of-17 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Oral Robertsto a 92-68 win over... Wingett lifts S. Dakota St. past Purdue Fort Wayne 70-61 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — David Wingett had a career-high 21 points as South Dakota State beat Purdue Fort Wayne 70-61 on Saturday night. ... BKC--South Dakota-Purdue Fort Wayne FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey scored 22 points, and Brian Patrick added 21 points as Purdue Fort Wayne topped South Dakota 70-59 on Wednesday. ... Haliburton, hot Cyclones drop Purdue Fort Wayne 89-59 AMES, Iowa (AP) — With Christmas just days away, Iowa State was in a giving mood. The gifts were well received, too. The Cyclones used a... Burk scores 22 to carry IUPUI past Purdue Fort Wayne 74-65 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Burk scored 22 points as IUPUI got past Purdue Fort Wayne 74-65 on Saturday. Jaylen Minnett had 17 points for... Godfrey leads Purdue Fort Wayne past E. Illinois 74-69 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey had 20 points as Purdue Fort Wayne narrowly defeated Eastern Illinois 74-69 on Wednesday night. ... Godfrey leads Purdue Fort Wayne past Grand Canyon 71-60 PHOENIX (AP) — Jarred Godfrey scored a career-high 28 points as Purdue Fort Wayne beat Grand Canyon 71-60 on Saturday night. Godfrey was 11... Godfrey carries Purdue Fort Wayne over Niagara 77-54 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey registered 17 points as Purdue Fort Wayne routed Niagara 77-54 on Wednesday night. Brian Patrick had... Purdue Fort Wayne dumps D-III Ohio Northern 81-47 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey lead a balance Purdue Fort Wayne attack with 15 points and the Mastodons beat Division III-member Ohio Northern 81-47 on... No. 10 Ohio St keeps rolling, routs Purdue Fort Wayne 85-46 By Steve Helwagen Nov. 22, 2019 09:16 PM EST Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at Ohio State Buckeyes 11/22/2019 Williams leads Kent St. past Purdue Fort Wayne 75-68 KENT, Ohio (AP) — Antonio Williams had 16 points as Kent State defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 75-68 on Tuesday night. Troy Simons had 13 points... Godfrey lifts Purdue Fort Wayne past Stetson 79-55 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey had 19 points and Matt Holba posted 15 points as Purdue Fort Wayne romped past Stetson 79-55 on Saturday night. ... Sibande carries Miami (Ohio) over Purdue Fort Wayne 84-80 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Nike Sibande posted 19 points as Miami (Ohio) held off Purdue Fort Wayne 84-80 on Wednesday night. Sibande, who... Harris' late 3 sends SE Missouri St. past Purdue Fort Wayne CAPE GIRARDEAU TOWNSHIP, Mo. (AP) — Chris Harris scored 16 points and his 3-pointer with 27 seconds left sent Southeast Missouri State past Purdue Fort Wayne... Godfrey lifts Purdue Fort Wayne past Manchester 91-80 FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey had 20 points as Purdue Fort Wayne beat Manchester 91-80 on Thursday night. Matt Holba had 16 points... UNLV has 5 in double figures as Otzelberger wins debut LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonah Antonio and Cheikh Mbacke Diong each scored 17 points, UNLV had five players score in double figures and T.J. Otzelberger won his debut...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line966
__label__cc	0.641024	0.358976	Posts Tagged "Overholser" Overholser Meet the Editor: Geneva Overholser Senior fellow Geneva Overholser was interviewed by Ruben Sanchez for the Innovator Series at Skyword…. Tagged geneva overholser, Overholser Geneva Overholser Named CCLP Senior Fellow Geneva Overholser, former professor and director of USC Annenberg's School of Journalism, has been appointed a Senior Fellow of the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP). Overholser joins a distinguished group of CCLP senior fellows that include journalists and media executives such as Cinny Kennard, Adam Clayton Powell III and Narda Zacchino, authors and policymakers such as Dan Glickman, Richard Reeves and Morley Winograd and pioneering leadership scholar Warren Bennis, among others…. Tagged annenberg, cclp, David Westphal, geneva, geneva overholser, geneva overholser named cclp senior fellow, journalism, los angeles, new york, Overholser, senior fellow, usc	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line967
__label__wiki	0.514613	0.514613	January 19, 2020 January 20, 2020 / CPLB / Leave a comment The mystery of the elements Where do the elements come from? Hydrogen, helium and a little lithium were made in the big bang. These lighter elements are fused together inside stars, making heavier elements up to around iron. At this point you no longer get energy out by smooshing nuclei together. To build even heavier elements, you need different processes—one being to introduce lots of extra neutrons. Adding neutrons slowly leads to creation of s-process elements, while adding then rapidly leads to the creation of r-process elements. By observing the distribution of elements, we can figure out how often these different processes operate. Periodic table showing the origins of different elements found in our Solar System. THis plot assumes that neutron star mergers are the dominant source of r-process elements. Credit: Jennifer Johnson It has long been theorised that the site of r-process production could be neutron star mergers. Material ejected as the stars are ripped apart or ejected following the collision is naturally neutron rich. This undergoes radioactive decay leading making r-process elements. The discovery of the first binary neutron star collision confirmed this happens. If you have any gold or platinum jewellery, it’s origins can probably be traced back to a pair of neutron stars which collided billions of years ago! The r-process may also occur in supernova explosions. It is most likely that it occurs in both supernovae and neutron star mergers—the question is which contributes more. Figuring this out would be helpful in our quest to understand how stars live and die. Hubble Space Telescope image of the stars of NGC 1898, a globular cluster in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA In this paper, led by Michael Zevin, we investigated the r-process elements of globular clusters. Globular clusters are big balls of stars. Apart from being beautiful, globular clusters are an excellent laboratory for testing our understanding of stars,as there are so many packed into a (relatively) small space. We considered if observations of r-process enrichment could be explained by binary neutron star mergers? Enriching globular clusters The stars in globular clusters are all born around the same time. They should all be made from the same stuff; they should have the same composition, aside from any elements that they have made themselves. Since r-process elements are not made in stars, the stars in a globular cluster should have the same abundances of these elements. However, measurements of elements like lanthanum and europium, show star-to-star variation in some globular clusters. This variation can happen if some stars were polluted by r-process elements made after the cluster formed. The first stars formed from unpolluted gas, while later stars formed from gas which had been enriched, possibly with stars closer to the source being more enriched than those further away. For this to work, we need (i) a process which can happen quickly [bonus science note], as the time over which stars form is short (they are almost the same age), and (ii) something that will happen in some clusters but not others—we need to hit the goldilocks zone of something not so rare that we’d almost never since enrichment, but not so common that almost all clusters would be enriched. Can binary neutron stars merge quickly enough and with the right rate to explain r-process enrichment? Making binary neutron stars There are two ways of making binary neutron stars: dynamically and via isolated evolution. Dynamically formed binaries are made when two stars get close enough to form a pairing, or when a star gets close to an binary existing binary resulting in one member getting ejecting and the interloper taking its place, or when two binaries get close together, resulting in all sorts of madness (Michael has previously looked at binary black holes formed through binary–binary interactions, and I love the animations, as shown below). Isolated evolution happens when you have a pair of stars that live their entire lives together. We examined both channels. https://michaelzevin.github.io/media/bbh_progenitors/inspiral_example_1.mp4 Dynamically formed binaries With globular clusters having so many stars in such a small space, you might think that dynamical formation is a good bet for binary neutron star formation. We found that this isn’t the case. The problem is that neutron stars are relatively light. This causes two problems. First, generally the heaviest objects generally settle in the centre of a cluster where the density is highest and binaries are most likely to form. Second, in interactions, it is typically the heaviest objects that will be left in the binary. Black holes are more massive than neutron stars, so they will initially take the prime position. Through dynamical interactions, many will be eventually ejected from the cluster; however, even then, many of the remaining stars will be more massive than the neutron stars. It is hard for neutron stars to get the prime binary-forming positions [bonus note]. To check on the dynamical-formation potential, we performed two simulations: one with the standard mix of stars, and one ultimate best case™ where we artificially removed all the black holes. In both cases, we found that binary neutron stars take billions of years to merge. That’s far too long to lead to the necessary r-process enrichment. Time taken for double black hole (DHB, shown in blue), neutron star–black hole (NSBH, shown in green), and double neutron star (DNS, shown in purple) [bonus note] binaries to form and then inspiral to merge in globular cluster simulations. Circles and dashed histograms show results for the standard cluster model. Triangles and solids histograms show results when black holes are artificially removed. Figure 1 of a Zevin et al. (2019). Isolated binaries Considering isolated binaries, we need to work out how many binary neutron stars will merge close enough to a cluster to enrich it. This requires a couple of ingredients: (I) knowing how many binary neutron stars form, and (ii) working how many are still close to the cluster when they merge. Neutron stars will get kicks when they are born in supernova explosions, and these are enough to kick them out of the cluster. So long as they merge before they get too far, that’s OK for enrichment. Therefore we need to track both those that stay in the cluster, and those which leave but merge before getting too far. To estimate the number of enriching binary neutron stars, we simulated a populations of binary stars. The evolution of binary neutron stars can be complicated. The neutron stars form from massive stars. In order for them to end up merging, they need to be in a close binary. This means that as the stars evolve and start to expand, they will transfer mass between themselves. This mass transfer can be stable, in which case the orbit widens, faster eventually shutting off the mass transfer, or it can be unstable, when the star expands leading to even more mass transfer (what’s really important is the rate of change of the size of the star compared to the Roche lobe). When mass transfer is extremely rapid, it can lead to the formation of a common envelope: the outer layers of the donor ends up encompassing both the core of the star and the companion. Drag experienced in a common envelope can lead to the orbit shrinking, exactly as you’d want for a merger, but it can be too efficient, and the two stars may merge before forming two neutron stars. It’s also not clear what would happen in this case if there isn’t a clear boundary between the envelope and core of the donor star—it’s possible you’d just get a mess and the stars merging. We used COSMIC to see the effects of different assumptions about the physics: Model A: Our base model. This assumes that helium stars can successfully survive a common envelope. Mass transfer from helium star will be especially important for our results, particularly what is called Case BB mass transfer [bonus note], which occurs once helium burning has finished in the core of a star, and is now burning is a shell outside the core. Model B: Here, we assume that stars without a clear core/envelope boundary will always merge during the common envelope. Stars burning helium in a shell lack a clear core/envelope boundary, and so any common envelopes formed from Case BB mass transfer will result in the stars merging (and no binary neutron star forming). This is a pessimistic model. Model C: The same as Model A, but we use prescriptions from Tauris, Langer & Podsiadlowski (2015) for the orbital evolution and mass loss for mass transfer. These results show that mass transfer from helium stars typically proceeds stably. This means we don’t need to worry about common envelopes from Case BB mass transfer. Model D: The same as Model C, except all stars which undergo Case BB mass transfer are assumed to become ultra-stripped. Since they have less material in their envelopes, we give them smaller supernova natal kicks, the same as electron capture supernovae. All our models can produce some merging neutron stars within 100 million years. However, for Model B, this number is small, so that only a few percent of globular clusters would be enriched. For the others, it would be a few tens of percent, but not all. Model A gives the most enrichment. Model C and D are similar, with Model D producing slightly less enrichment. Post-supernova binary neutron star properties (systemic velocity vs inspiral time , and orbital separation vs eccentricity ) for our population models. The lines in the left-hand plots show the bounds for a binary to enrich a cluster of a given virial radius: viable binaries are below the lines. In both plots, red, blue and green points are the binaries which could enrich clusters of virial radii 1 pc, 3 pc and 10 pc; of the other points, purple indicates systems where the secondary star went through Case BB mass transfer. Figure 2 of Zevin et al. (2019). Our results show that the r-process enrichment of globular clusters could be explained by binary neutron star mergers if binaries can survive Case BB mass transfer without merging. If Case BB mass transfer is typically stable (Models C and D) ~10−70% of globular clusters should be enriched (depending upon their mass and size), and if it typically unstable (Model A), ~30−90% of globular clusters should be enriched. These are consistent with current observations. If we can measure the enrichment in more clusters and accurately pin down the fraction which are enriched, we may learn something important about how binaries interact. However, for this idea to work, we do need globular clusters to form stars over an extended period of time. If there’s no gas around to absorb the material ejected from binary neutron star mergers and then form new stars, we have not cracked the problem. The plot below shows that the build up of enriching material happens at around 40 million years after the initial start formation. This is when we need the gas to be around. If this is not the case, we need a different method of enrichment. Probability of cluster enrichment and number of enriching binary neutron star mergers per cluster as a function of the timescale of star formation . Dashed lines are used of a cluster of a million solar masses and solid lines are used for a cluster of half this mass. Results are shown for Model D. The build up happens around the same time in different models. Figure 5 in Zevin et al. (2019). It may be interesting to look again at r-process enrichment from supernova. arXiv: arXiv:1906.11299 [astro-ph.HE] Journal: Astrophysical Journal; 886(1):4(16); 2019 [bonus note] Alternative tile: The Europium Report Hidden pulsars and GW190425 The most recent gravitational-wave detection, GW190425, comes from a binary neutron star system of an unusually high mass. It’s mass is much higher than the population of binary neutron stars observed in our Galaxy. One explanation for this could be that it represents a population which is short lived, and we’d be unlikely to spot one in our Galaxy, as they’re not around for long. Consequently, the same physics may be important both for this study of globular clusters and for explaining GW190425. Gravitational-wave sources and dynamical formation The question of how do binary neutron stars form is important for understanding gravitational-wave sources. The question of whether dynamically formed binary neutron stars could be a significant contribution to the overall rate was recently studied in detail in a paper led by Northwestern PhD student Claire Ye. The conclusions of this work was that the fraction of binary neutron stars formed dynamically in globular clusters was tiny (in agreement with our results). Only about 0.001% of binary neutron stars we observe with gravitational waves would be formed dynamically in globular clusters. Double vs binary In this paper we use double black hole = DBH and double neutron star = DNS instead of the usual binary black hole = BBH and binary neutron star = BNS from gravitational-wave astronomy. The terms mean the same. I will use binary instead of double here as B is worth more than D in Scrabble. Mass transfer cases The different types of mass transfer have names which I always forget. For regular stars we have: Case A is from a star on the main sequence, when it is burning hydrogen in its core. Case B is from a star which has finished burning hydrogen in its core, and is burning hydrogen in shell/burning helium in the core. Case C is from a start which has finished core helium burning, and is burning helium in a shell. The star will now have carbon it its core, which may later start burning too. The situation where mass transfer is avoided because the stars are well mixed, and so don’t expand, has also been referred to as Case M. This is more commonly known as (quai)chemically homogenous evolution. If a star undergoes Case B mass transfer, it can lose its outer hydrogen-rich layers, to leave behind a helium star. This helium star may subsequently expand and undergo a new phase of mass transfer. The mass transfer from this helium star gets named similarly: Case BA is from the helium star while it is on the helium main sequence burning helium in its core. Case BB is from the helium star once it has finished core helium burning, and may be burning helium in a shell. Case BC is from the helium star once it is burning carbon. If the outer hydrogen-rich layers are lost during Case C mass transfer, we are left with a helium star with a carbon–oxygen core. In this case, subsequent mass transfer is named as: Case CB if helium shell burning is on-going. (I wonder if this could lead to fast radio bursts?) Case CC once core carbon burning has started. I guess the naming almost makes sense. Case closed! Don’t be put off by the length of the paper—the bibliography is extremely detailed. Michael was exceedingly proud of the number of references. I think it is the most in any non-review paper of mine! January 6, 2020 January 11, 2020 / CPLB / Leave a comment The first gravitational wave detection of LIGO and Virgo’s third observing run (O3) has been announced: GW190425! [bonus note] The signal comes from the inspiral of two objects which have a combined mass of about 3.4 times the mass of our Sun. These masses are in range expected for neutron stars, this makes GW190425 the second observation of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star inspiral (after GW170817). While the individual masses of the two components agree with the masses of neutron stars found in binaries, the overall mass of the binary (times the mass of our Sun) is noticeably larger than any previously known binary neutron star system. GW190425 may be the first evidence for multiple ways of forming binary neutron stars. The gravitational wave signal On 25 April 2019 the LIGO–Virgo network observed a signal. This was promptly shared with the world as candidate event S190425z [bonus note]. The initial source classification was as a binary neutron star. This caused a flurry of excitement in the astronomical community [bonus note], as the smashing together of two neutron stars should lead to the emission of light. Unfortunately, the sky localization was HUGE (the initial 90% area wass about a quarter of the sky, and the refined localization provided the next day wasn’t much improvement), and the distance was four times that of GW170817 (meaning that any counterpart would be about 16 times fainter). Covering all this area is almost impossible. No convincing counterpart has been found [bonus note]. Early sky localization for GW190425. Darker areas are more probable. This localization was circulated in GCN 24228 on 26 April and was used to guide follow-up, even though it covers a huge amount of the sky (the 90% area is about 18% of the sky). The localization for GW19045 was so large because LIGO Hanford (LHO) was offline at the time. Only LIGO Livingston (LLO) and Virgo were online. The Livingston detector was about 2.8 times more sensitive than Virgo, so pretty much all the information came from Livingston. I’m looking forward to when we have a larger network of detectors at comparable sensitivity online (we really need three detectors observing for a good localization). We typically search for gravitational waves by looking for coincident signals in our detectors. When looking for binaries, we have templates for what the signals look like, so we match these to the data and look for good overlaps. The overlap is quantified by the signal-to-noise ratio. Since our detectors contains all sorts of noise, you’d expect them to randomly match templates from time to time. On average, you’d expect the signal-to-noise ratio to be about 1. The higher the signal-to-noise ratio, the less likely that a random noise fluctuation could account for this. Our search algorithms don’t just rely on the signal-to-noise ratio. The complication is that there are frequently glitches in our detectors. Glitches can be extremely loud, and so can have a significant overlap with a template, even though they don’t look anything like one. Therefore, our search algorithms also look at the overlap for different parts of the template, to check that these match the expected distribution (for example, there’s not one bit which is really loud, while the others don’t match). Each of our different search algorithms has their own way of doing this, but they are largely based around the ideas from Allen (2005), which is pleasantly readable if you like these sort of things. It’s important to collect lots of data so that we know the expected distribution of signal-to-noise ratio and signal-consistency statistics (sometimes things change in our detectors and new types of noise pop up, which can confuse things). It is extremely important to check the state of the detectors at the time of an event candidate. In O3, we have unfortunately had to retract various candidate events after we’ve identified that our detectors were in a disturbed state. The signal consistency checks take care of most of the instances, but they are not perfect. Fortunately, it is usually easy to identify that there is a glitch—the difficult question is whether there is a glitch on top of a signal (as was the case for GW170817). Our checks revealed nothing up with the detectors which could explain the signal (there was a small glitch in Livingston about 60 seconds before the merger time, but this doesn’t overlap with the signal). Now, the search that identified GW190425 was actually just looking for single-detector events: outliers in the distribution of signal-to-noise ratio and signal-consistency as expected for signals. This was a Good Thing™. While the signal-to-noise ratio in Livingston was 12.9 (pretty darn good), the signal-to-noise ration in Virgo was only 2.5 (pretty meh) [bonus note]. This is below the threshold (signal-to-noise ratio of 4) the search algorithms use to look for coincidences (a threshold is there to cut computational expense: the lower the threshold, the more triggers need to be checked) [bonus note]. The Bad Thing™ about GW190425 being found by the single-detector search, and being missed by the usual multiple detector search, is that it is much harder to estimate the false-alarm rate—it’s much harder to rule out the possibility of some unusual noise when you don’t have another detector to cross-reference against. We don’t have a final estimate for the significance yet. The initial estimate was 1 in 69,000 years (which relies on significant extrapolation). What we can be certain of is that this event is a noticeable outlier: across the whole of O1, O2 and the first 50 days of O3, it comes second only to GW170817. In short, we can say that GW190425 is worth betting on, but I’m not sure (yet) how heavily you want to bet. Detection statistics for GW190425 showing how it stands out from the background. The left plot shows the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and signal-consistency statistic from the GstLAL algorithm, which made the detection. The coloured density plot shows the distribution of background triggers. Right shows the detection statistic from PyCBC, which combines the SNR and their signal-consistency statistic. The lines show the background distributions. GW190425 is more significant than everything apart from GW170817. Adapted from Figures 1 and 6 of the GW190425 Discovery Paper. I’m always cautious of single-detector candidates. If you find a high-mass binary black hole (which would be an extremely short template), or something with extremely high spins (indicating that the templates don’t match unless you push to the bounds of what is physical), I would be suspicious. Here, we do have consistent Virgo data, which is good for backing up what is observed in Livingston. It may be a single-detector detection, but it is a multiple-detector observation. To further reassure ourselves about GW190425, we ran our full set of detection algorithms on the Livingston data to check that they all find similar signals, with reasonable signal-consistency test values. Indeed, they do! The best explanation for the data seems to be a gravitational wave. Given that we have a gravitational wave, where did it come from? The best-measured property of a binary inspiral is its chirp mass—a particular combination of the two component masses. For GW190425, this is solar masses (quoting the 90% range for parameters). This is larger than GW170817’s solar masses: we have a heavier binary. Estimated masses for the two components in the binary. We show results for two different spin limits. The two-dimensional shows the 90% probability contour, which follows a line of constant chirp mass. The one-dimensional plot shows individual masses; the dotted lines mark 90% bounds away from equal mass. The masses are in the range expected for neutron stars. Figure 3 of the GW190425 Discovery Paper. Figuring out the component masses is trickier. There is a degeneracy between the spins and the mass ratio—by increasing the spins of the components it is possible to get more extreme mass ratios to fit the signal. As we did for GW170817, we quote results with two ranges of spins. The low-spin results use a maximum spin of 0.05, which matches the range of spins we see for binary neutron stars in our Galaxy, while the high-spin results use a limit of 0.89, which safely encompasses the upper limit for neutron stars (if they spin faster than about 0.7 they’ll tear themselves apart). We find that the heavier component of the binary has a mass of – solar masses with the low-spin assumption, and – solar masses with the high-spin assumption; the lighter component has a mass – solar masses with the low-spin assumption, and – solar masses with the high-spin. These are the range of masses expected for neutron stars. Without an electromagnetic counterpart, we cannot be certain that we have two neutron stars. We could tell from the gravitational wave by measuring the imprint in the signal left by the tidal distortion of the neutron star. Black holes have a tidal deformability of 0, so measuring a nonzero tidal deformability would be the smoking gun that we have a neutron star. Unfortunately, the signal isn’t loud enough to find any evidence of these effects. This isn’t surprising—we couldn’t say anything for GW170817, without assuming its source was a binary neutron star, and GW170817 was louder and had a lower mass source (where tidal effects are easier to measure). We did check—it’s probably not the case that the components were made of marshmallow, but there’s not much more we can say (although we can still make pretty simulations). It would be really odd to have black holes this small, but we can’t rule out than at least one of the components was a black hole. Two binary neutron stars is the most likely explanation for GW190425. How does it compare to other binary neutron stars? Looking at the 17 known binary neutron stars in our Galaxy, we see that GW190425’s source is much heavier. This is intriguing—could there be a different, previously unknown formation mechanism for this binary? Perhaps the survey of Galactic binary neutron stars (thanks to radio observations) is incomplete? Maybe the more massive binaries form in close binaries, which are had to spot in the radio (as the neutron star moves so quickly, the radio signals gets smeared out), or maybe such heavy binaries only form from stars with low metallicity (few elements heavier than hydrogen and helium) from earlier in the Universe’s history, so that they are no longer emitting in the radio today? I think it’s too early to tell—but it’s still fun to speculate. I expect there’ll be a flurry of explanations out soon. Comparison of the total binary mass of the 10 known binary neutron stars in our Galaxy that will merge within a Hubble time and GW190425’s source (with both the high-spin and low-spin assumptions). We also show a Gaussian fit to the Galactic binaries. GW190425’s source is higher mass than previously known binary neutron stars. Figure 5 of the GW190425 Discovery Paper. Since the source seems to be an outlier in terms of mass compared to the Galactic population, I’m a little cautious about using the low-spin results—if this sample doesn’t reflect the full range of masses, perhaps it doesn’t reflect the full range of spins too? I think it’s good to keep an open mind. The fastest spinning neutron star we know of has a spin of around 0.4, maybe binary neutron star components can spin this fast in binaries too? One thing we can measure is the distance to the source: . That means the signal was travelling across the Universe for about half a billion years. This is as many times bigger than diameter of Earth’s orbit about the Sun, as the diameter of the orbit is than the height of a LEGO brick. Space is big. We have now observed two gravitational wave signals from binary neutron stars. What does the new observation mean for the merger rate of binary neutron stars? To go from an observed number of signals to how many binaries are out there in the Universe we need to know how sensitive our detectors are to the sources. This depends on the masses of the sources, since more massive binaries produce louder signals. We’re not sure of the mass distribution for binary neutron stars yet. If we assume a uniform mass distribution for neutron stars between 0.8 and 2.3 solar masses, then at the end of O2 we estimated a merger rate of – . Now, adding in the first 50 days of O3, we estimate the rate to be – , so roughly the same (which is nice) [bonus note]. Since GW190425’s source looks rather different from other neutron stars, you might be interested in breaking up the merger rates to look at different classes. Using measured masses, we can construct rates for GW170817-like (matching the usual binary neutron star population) and GW190425-like binaries (we did something similar for binary black holes after our first detection). The GW170817-like rate is – , and the GW190425-like rate is lower at – . Combining the two (Assuming that binary neutron stars are all one class or the other), gives an overall rate of – , which is not too different than assuming the uniform distribution of masses. Given these rates, we might expect some more nice binary neutron star signals in the O3 data. There is a lot of science to come. Future mysteries GW190425 hints that there might be a greater variety of binary neutron stars out there than previously thought. As we collect more detections, we can start to reconstruct the mass distribution. Using this, together with the merger rate, we can start to pin down the details of how these binaries form. As we find more signals, we should also find a few which are loud enough to measure tidal effects. With these, we can start to figure out the properties of the Stuff™ which makes up neutron stars, and potentially figure out if there are small black holes in this mass range. Discovering smaller black holes would be extremely exciting—these wouldn’t be formed from collapsing stars, but potentially could be remnants left over from the early Universe. Probability distributions for neutron star masses and radii (blue for the more massive neutron star, orange for the lighter), assuming that GW190425’s source is a binary neutron star. The left plots use the high-spin assumption, the right plots use the low-spin assumptions. The top plots use equation-of-state insensitive relations, and the bottom use parametrised equation-of-state models incorporating the requirement that neutron stars can be 1.97 solar masses. Similar analyses were done in the GW170817 Equation-of-state Paper. In the one-dimensional plots, the dashed lines indicate the priors. Figure 16 of the GW190425 Discovery Paper. With more detections (especially when we have more detectors online), we should also be lucky enough to have a few which are well localised. These are the events when we are most likely to find an electromagnetic counterpart. As our gravitational-wave detectors become more sensitive, we can detect sources further out. These are much harder to find counterparts for, so we mustn’t expect every detection to have a counterpart. However, for nearby sources, we will be able to localise them better, and so increase our odds of finding a counterpart. From such multimessenger observations we can learn a lot. I’m especially interested to see how typical GW170817 really was. O3 might see gravitational wave detection becoming routine, but that doesn’t mean gravitational wave astronomy is any less exciting! Title: GW190425: Observation of a compact binary coalescence with total mass ~ 3.4 solar masses arXiv: arXiv:2001.01761 [astro-ph.HE] [bonus note] Science summary: GW190425: The heaviest binary neutron star system ever seen? Data release: Gravitational Wave Open Science Center Rating: 🥇😮🥂🥇 Exceptional events The plan for publishing papers in O3 is that we would write a paper for any particularly exciting detections (such as a binary neutron star), and then put out a catalogue of all our results later. The initial discovery papers wouldn’t be the full picture, just the key details so that the entire community could get working on them. Our initial timeline was to get the individual papers out in four months—that’s not going so well, it turns out that the most interesting events have lots of interesting properties, which take some time to understand. Who’d have guessed? We’re still working on getting papers out as soon as possible. We’ll be including full analyses, including results which we can’t do on these shorter timescales in our catalogue papers. The catalogue paper for the first half of O3 (O3a) is currently pencilled in for April 2020. The name of a gravitational wave signal is set by the date it is observed. GW190425 is hence the gravitational wave (GW) observed on 2019 April 25th. Our candidates alerts don’t start out with the GW prefix, as we still need to do lots of work to check if they are real. Their names start with S for superevent (not for hope) [bonus bonus note], then the date, and then a letter indicating the order it was uploaded to our database of candidates (we upload candidates with false alarm rates of around one per hour, so there are multiple database entries per day, and most are false alarms). S190425z was the 26th superevent uploaded on 2019 April 25th. What is a superevent? We call anything flagged by our detection pipelines an event. We have multiple detection pipelines, and often multiple pipelines produce events for the same stretch of data (you’d expect this to happen for real signals). It was rather confusing having multiple events for the same signal (especially when trying to quickly check a candidate to issue an alert), so in O3 we group together events from similar times into SUPERevents. GRB 190425? Pozanenko et al. (2019) suggest a gamma-ray burst observed by INTEGRAL (first reported in GCN 24170). The INTEGRAL team themselves don’t find anything in their data, and seem sceptical of the significance of the detection claim. The significance of the claim seems to be based on there being two peaks in the data (one about 0.5 seconds after the merger, one 5.9 seconds after the merger), but I’m not convinced why this should be the case. Nothing was observed by Fermi, which is possibly because the source was obscured by the Earth for them. I’m interested in seeing more study of this possible gamma-ray burst. At the time of GW190425, I was attending the first day of the Enabling Multi-Messenger Astrophysics in the Big Data Era Workshop. This was a meeting bringing together many involved in the search for counterparts to gravitational wave events. The alert for S190425z cause some excitement. I don’t think there was much sleep that week. The cafeteria at @stsci is just a war room now, with people scheduling satellites and telescopes all over the world, on the phone with colleagues, running around sharing rumors and the latest info. Exciting! @LIGO #Emma2019 pic.twitter.com/2BnvOtYNcJ — Andy Howell (@d_a_howell) April 26, 2019 Signal-to-noise ratio ratios The signal-to-noise ratio reported from our search algorithm for LIGO Livingston is 12.9, and the same code gives 2.5 for Virgo. Virgo was about 2.8 times less sensitive that Livingston at the time, so you might be wondering why we have a signal-to-noise ratio of 2.8, instead of 4.6? The reason is that our detectors are not equally sensitive in all directions. They are most sensitive directly to sources directly above and below, and less sensitive to sources from the sides. The relative signal-to-noise ratios, together with the time or arrival at the different detectors, helps us to figure out the directions the signal comes from. Detection thresholds In O2, GW170818 was only detected by GstLAL because its signal-to-noise ratios in Hanford and Virgo (4.1 and 4.2 respectively) were below the threshold used by PyCBC for their analysis (in O2 it was 5.5). Subsequently, PyCBC has been rerun on the O2 data to produce the second Open Gravitational-wave Catalog (2-OGC). This is an analysis performed by PyCBC experts both inside and outside the LIGO Scientific & Virgo Collaboration. For this, a threshold of 4 was used, and consequently they found GW170818, which is nice. I expect that if the threshold for our usual multiple-detector detection pipelines were lowered to ~2, they would find GW190425. Doing so would make the analysis much trickier, so I’m not sure if anyone will ever attempt this. Let’s see. Perhaps the 3-OGC team will be feeling ambitious? Rates calculations In comparing rates calculated for this papers and those from our end-of-O2 paper, my student Chase Kimball (who calculated the new numbers) would like me to remember that it’s not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison. The older numbers evaluated our sensitivity to gravitational waves by doing a large number of injections: we simulated signals in our data and saw what fraction of search algorithms could pick out. The newer numbers used an approximation (using a simple signal-to-noise ratio threshold) to estimate our sensitivity. Performing injections is computationally expensive, so we’re saving that for our end-of-run papers. Given that we currently have only two detections, the uncertainty on the rates is large, and so we don’t need to worry too much about the details of calculating the sensitivity. We did calibrate our approximation to past injection results, so I think it’s really an apples-to-pears-carved-into-the-shape-of-apples comparison. Paper release The original plan for GW190425 was to have the paper published before the announcement, as we did with our early detections. The timeline neatly aligned with the AAS meeting, so that seemed like an good place to make the announcement. We managed to get the the paper submitted, and referee reports back, but we didn’t quite get everything done in time for the AAS announcement, so Plan B was to have the paper appear on the arXiv just after the announcement. Unfortunately, there was a problem uploading files to the arXiv (too large), and by the time that was fixed the posting deadline had passed. Therefore, we went with Plan C or sharing the paper on the LIGO DCC. Next time you’re struggling to upload something online, remember that it happens to Nobel-Prize winning scientific collaborations too. On the question of when it is best to share a paper, I’m still not decided. I like the idea of being peer-reviewed before making a big splash in the media. I think it is important to show that science works by having lots of people study a topic, before coming to a consensus. Evidence needs to be evaluated by independent experts. On the other hand, engaging the entire community can lead to greater insights than a couple of journal reviewers, and posting to arXiv gives opportunity to make adjustments before you having the finished article. I think I am leaning towards early posting in general—the amount of internal review that our Collaboration papers receive, satisfies my requirements that scientists are seen to be careful, and I like getting a wider range of comments—I think this leads to having the best paper in the end. The joke that S stands for super, not hope is recycled from an article I wrote for the LIGO Magazine. The editor, Hannah Middleton wasn’t sure that many people would get the reference, but graciously printed it anyway. Did people get it, or do I need to fly around the world really fast?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line974
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__label__wiki	0.78683	0.78683	Ian Gillan Band, with John far left John Gustafson died on September 12th 2014 aged 72. Bassist and singer with The Ian Gillan Band John also has many connections with the Deep Purple story. Born in 1942, John Gustafson was a member of the very well regarded early Liverpool beat band The Big Three back in the early sixties, a rock trio which never really broke out but influenced a lot of British musicians (and were particularly admired by John Lennon, who got them signed to The Beatles’ agency NEMS). He then played with The Merseybeats and even cut a solo single before he was asked to join the remaining members of Episode Six after Gillan and Glover left in 1969. There he met Mick Underwood and Pete Robinson. They got on well and decided they’d be better doing their own thing and formed the hard rock trio Quatermass in late 1969 (a band Blackmore was impressed by). They supported Deep Purple on some UK shows (and John also met up with Ian Gillan during the Jesus Christ Superstar sessions) before one of the A&R guys at Purple records told John Gustafson that John du Cann (whose obituary is also on this site) was reforming Atomic Rooster, and was he interested? This evolved into Bullet aka Hard Stuff, who did two albums issued on the Purple Records label. Quatermass, with John Gustafson left, Mick Underwood centre, and Pete Robinson From there John joined Roxy Music for four albums but also did sessions when time permitted, including one vocal track on The Butterfly Ball. Roger then asked him to do the live show in 1975 along with Ian Gillan. It was here that they got chatting and Ian asked him if he was interested in joining his new band. Hard Stuff, John Gustafson centre Ian Gillan had been following a number of business projects since leaving Deep Purple but was finally ready to cut a solo album. Child In Time sessions proper began at Musicland in December 1975. Although Ian had been using session guys on his earlier solo work, he assembled a band for the album consisting of Mike Moran, John Gustafson and Ray Fenwick (who had all played on the Butterfly Ball project) and ex-Elf percussionist Mark Nauseef. IGB backstage, John Gustafson far left Moran bowed out and was replaced by ex-Elf / Rainbow keyboard player Mickey Lee Soule for a few shows (in turn replaced by Colin Towns) to form the first live IGB line-up. John Gustafson stayed with the band through two more albums, Clear Air Turbulence and Scarabus, as well as a number of tours in Europe (and some shows in America), and recorded the Budokan live set. After a tour of the UK college and club circuit in May 1978, Ian decided to bring the band to a halt and all bar Colin Towns moved on. Ian Gillan remembered John when he came to record his Naked Thunder album in late 1989, and John helped out on that doing backing vocals. In his later years John’s longest spell was with a reformed Pirates line-up which lasted seven years or so. John was also much in demand for sessions, and his list of album credits goes well over 100 titles, from Jerry Lee Lewis to Steve Hackett. 6 Responses to “John Gustafson” Nick Gould Says: Excellent bassist and vocalist, the magnificent Quatermass album is one of my all time favourites, RIP John. J.-P. Marquis Says: I’am remember you, John. After Jon, I’am sad… John Daniel Says: A very fine singer/bass player and humble guy, who probably influenced far more musicians than he realised. I first saw John in Redcar, playing with seminal Liverpool band The Big Three on a cold December night in 1963. The image of him hammering it out on his Fender P bass is still with me. Rock on John! simon robinson Says: Nice comment John, envy you that cold evening memory. IAN DOUGLAS Says: Very sad to hear of John’s untimely passing. I really enjoyed the Quatermass and Ian Gillan Band (IGB) albums! And I go back to them often as they are unusual and interesting and memorable in their own way. Well done John for such an enduring contribution. Gabriel O. Gonzalez Says: God bless John.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line992
__label__wiki	0.919646	0.919646	With Stop-Motion Short ‘Sister,’ Director Siqi Song Examines Psychological Toll Of China’s One-Child Policy Paramount Greenlighting ‘Rocketman’; Taron Egerton To Sing Elton John’s Songs By Mike Fleming Jr Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film @DeadlineMike More Stories By Mike ‘Kung Fu’ Movie Remake Set At Universal For ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Director David Leitch Netflix Commits To Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein Film; Scorsese, Spielberg, Todd Phillips Producing Paradigm Laid Off Around 30 From Ranks On Friday REX/Shutterstock EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures is closing a deal to finance and distribute worldwide Rocketman, a picture package that has Dexter Fletcher directing Taron Egerton in the role of Elton John, through the course of a most iconic life. The film covers the singer/pianist’s growth from a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music to a global superstar, through his influential and enduring musical partnership with his songwriting collaborator Bernie Taupin. It is an unvarnished rock ‘n’ roll biopic with John’s life stripped back of the glitter. The film has a script by Lee Hall. Matthew Vaughn and his Marv Films is producing with Elton John and his Rocket Pictures partner David Furnish. The deal was put together by Wyck Godfrey, president of Paramount Motion Pictures Group. Production is set to start this summer. Matthew Goode And Annabelle Wallis Join Keira Knightley And Roman Griffin Davis In Christmas Pic 'Silent Night' Egerton, who has not hidden his wish to play this role, will sing the songs himself, and sources said that everyone who has heard him has been gobsmacked by the quality of his voice and its proximity to the subject as Egerton sang numerous of his classics. Vaughn has been a driving force in getting this long gestating picture to the starting line, and the plan is to start production in August. Vaughn and Egerton have been frequent collaborators with Egerton, both in the Vaughn-directed Kingsmen: The Secret Service films, and also as producer of Eddie the Eagle, which Fletcher directed with Egerton starring. Elton John, left, and David Furnish REX/Shutterstock Fletcher’s association with Vaughn goes back to his days as an actor on Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and the Vaughn-directed Layer Cake. As a director, Fletcher most recently stepped in to replace Bryan Singer as the director of Bohemian Rhapsody, the story of Queen front man Freddie Mercury. He also just provided a voice in Sherlock Gnomes, which was produced by Furnish at Rocket Pictures. John and Furnish are repped by UTA; Egerton by CAA and United Agents, Fletcher by WME and Independent Talent; and Vaughn by WME. David Furnish Complaint From Ousted Recording Academy Boss Alleges Its Former CEO Neil Portnow Raped A Female Artist Guy Pearce & Matilda Lutz Board Andrew Baird's Sci-Fi Thriller 'Zone 414' Sarah Snook & Benny Safdie Join 'Pieces Of A Woman'; Jaime Zevallos & Adrienne Lovette Board 'A Boy Like That'	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1001
__label__wiki	0.588516	0.588516	Cloud, Small Business, Unified Communications Avaya leverages Google, containers to take cloud UC downmarket with Powered by Avaya IX Avaya has announced the general release of Powered by Avaya IX, its new cloud unified communications-as-a-service offering. It runs on the Google Cloud platform and leverages containers, Kubernetes and microservices to provide a solution that Avaya thinks will be highly competitive for partners in the SMB space. That was not the case with this offering’s predecessor, Powered by IP Office. The rebranding to Powered by Avaya IX is not a tactical one around this particular product line, but is part of Avaya’s broader company-wide strategic initiative. “We are in the process of rebranding the portfolio along experiences,” said Scott Hanwell, senior manager of UC product marketing at Avaya. IX – short for Intelligent Xperience – becomes the new Avaya master brand, which encompasses the whole spectrum of solutions, for the Contact Center, Unified Communications, and Collaboration. Avaya announced this all back at their Engage event in January. What is significant here though is not the new brand, but the technology which underlies this particular solution, and transcends the limitations of Powered by IP Office. “Powered by IP Office was a virtualized solution with a capacity of up to 3000 users, and is exactly the same software that would be deployed in a virtualized environment on prem,” Hanwell said. “The problem was that spinning up a virtual instance of IP Office for 25 users before involved a fair bit of overhead. That made it much more challenging with virtualization to justify an investment that would allow the partner to make a profit off the stream of payments they would receive from the smaller number of users. What containerization allows us to do is use that architecture and Google Cloud to let us reach down into that smaller sub-50 line segment in particular, where overhead kept the partner out in the past.” In this first release of powered by Avaya IX, the target market is 400 users. The plan, in the fairly short term, is to extend the capabilities of the containerized technology to cover the whole of the old IP Office spectrum. “This containerized architecture tops out at 400 users, but the goal is to take it to 3000 by the end of the year,” Hanwell said. Hanwell said that the new offering with its Google integration has three assets that he said will give it competitive differentiation. “We are leveraging the resiliency and reliability of the Google cloud, which provides an enhanced peace of mind for the end customer,” he said. “There is a greater sense of confidence in that as opposed to partner spinning up their own instance, around things like full geo coverage. “In addition, it’s also a full UC offering. We are not racing to the bottom of the barrel for just telephony. The capabilities you get from IP Office today and from Meetings – what was Equinox before – are what you get with this.” The final differentiator is the Avaya Partner Network. “That gives us a broad global reach,” Hanwell said. “We will be starting in 24 countries globally [which includes the U.S. and Canada] but our reach is still outstanding and will get better.” Hanwell said that Avaya already has the partner presence to succeed at this lower end of the market. “We have reached down to the Small part of the SMB in the on-premises model,” he said. “The average size of an IP Office has grown as we added capacity, but we still have coverage at the low end. But that was a different business model, where the partner could make money off that, whereas they found it more difficult in the virtual model.” This will basically be a pure channel market for Avaya “I think we would fire any Avaya rep who was selling a 20 person IP Office install,” Hanwell joked. “This is a channel market for sure. Those are the opportunities that we want to leverage. We won’t be doing direct sales here.” This general release follows a lengthy trial period. “We had an extended period of a controlled introduction, where we worked with specific partners who wanted to lead this charge and worked out the kinks, so we made sure that we could spin up an instance in the field within five minutes as we said,” Hanwell said. “That controlled introduction phase lasted 4-5 months. That has given us a lot of credibility around the solution for partners. Now that we have gone to General Availability, we will be looking to make sure partners are aware of it. If you give them an easy entrée to the market they are more likely to come, and we can leverage the ‘Powered By’ to the customer and make a success of it. We have double digit growth quarter over quarter for Powered By, and triple digit growth year-over-year.” Hanwell said that to succeed with Powered by IX, Avaya needs to make partners aware of how the container technology under the covers transforms the economics of an Avaya SMB UCaaS solution for them. “The customer doesn’t care if the solution is virtualized or containerized, so this containerization pitch isn’t an end customer pitch, whereas Powered By IX is,” he noted. “On the partner side, the key is making sure that partners are aware of it. The container technology is also under the covers for them, and not something they need to learn. That’s different from virtualization, where they do have to know it. With containerization, they use Kubernetes, fire it up and get the same programming and administration interface they use for on-prem or virtualized systems. There’s no incremental knowledge required, and Google won’t allow it anyway. They don’t want to see people containerize on their own on their Platform.” Avaya is stressing to partners that all of this means that the opportunity with Powered by IX to succeed in the cloud SMB market is real. “If partners have been sitting on the fence, this is the time to hop off – to understand what the offer looks like, to understand the pricing,” Hanwell said. “There’s all kinds of opportunities to provide their differentiated value because they own the relationship with the customer. We provide the pieces, but the real value for the channel is they can continue to own the relationship and layer on their own IP in a solution backed by Avaya but unique to the channel partner.” ← Hunters.AI looks to redefine threat hunting with autonomous hunting approach Cherwell expands into Québec IT Service Management market with Uni-TI Consulting Group partnership →	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1010
__label__cc	0.667651	0.332349	Reverend Bonnie Evans-Hills on why she's voting We are living at a time in Europe and the UK when so many voices are shouting for attention, and what they are shouting seems more and more outrageous, making statements or pulling stunts that a few years ago would have been considered outrageous incitement. The ugly has become commonplace and the noise deafening. In the midst of all of this, so many feel helpless to make changes that are so badly needed, whether it is ending climate change and a hostile environment which has contributed to austerity measure and poverty. What can each of us do? Well there is one thing – and that is to vote, UK Government, the EU, organisations that we are members of, such as the UN, are only as good as the participation of the membership – and that means voters. It is important to remember that not everyone is able to vote, those under 18, whose futures depend on your votes today, are not able to vote. Those from other nations who have settled here, work and pay taxes, teach our children, heal the sick – many of them are also ineligible to vote. And yet their lives also depend upon the decisions that are made. Each and every vote is important – not just to those who vote, but to those on whose behalf they cast that vote. Lives depend on it. If you are able, if you are eligible – please – vote. Published: 6th November, 2019 Author: Mary Balogun Vote for HOPE Jasvir Singh on why voting matters "It doesn't matter who you vote for or what your political persuasion is. What matters is that your voice is heard, and the only way to do that is to vote." Krish Raval on why he's voting Meet Our Partners! Meet the 6 individuals of different faiths who are all passionate about voting. 🗳 Ahmereen Reza shares why she's voting in the next General Election Ahmereen Reza: "There is so much that binds us together as a nation; we all share the same concerns, fears, challenges. We can overcome each one but only if we face them together. " Revd Michaela Youngson on why she's voting "It’s no good complaining that we don’t like how things are if we don’t join in an opportunity to make a difference." Judy Silkoff on why she's voting "When I go to cast my vote, the weight of all this national and person history sits heavily on my shoulders."	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1011
__label__cc	0.603663	0.396337	Conservation Finance Network produced in partnership with About Conservation Finance Network Our Funders & Contributors Conservation Finance 101 Conservation Finance Toolkit Conservation Finance Glossary Blended Finance Conservation Finance Boot Camp Nature’s Returns Webinars Eve Boyce Special Projects Coordinator at Open Space Institute School of Forestry & Envirnmental Studies, Master of Environmental Management, 2018 Eve is a Special Projects Coordinator at the Open Space Institute, where she works closely with the Director and Chief Operating Officer on research, conservation strategy and acquisitions. She graduated with a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in 2018, where she wrote for the Conservation Finance Network and worked for Professor Bradford Gentry developing a professional seminar in strategies forprivate land conservation. Eve holds a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Bates College. Authored Articles Conservation Partnerships with Water Utilities This article by Eve Boyce and Marcy Lyman is part of the Conservation Finance Network Toolkit, a resource designed for professionals who want to learn or communicate about the industry. In an increasing number of communities across the country, utilities are working with conservation groups to ensure the ecosystem services provided by healthy watersheds are protected and maintained. This strategy doesn’t simply provide cost savings to water companies. It can also create a new source of funding and constituencies for land conservation. Land Trusts Talk Carbon at Rally Conference It’s no secret that land trusts nationwide are facing dwindling grant-funding sources for their land-acquisition work. They are being pushed to test new forms of financing. At Rally 2017: National Land Conservation Conference, which ran from Oct. 25-28 in Denver, three land trusts shared their experiences with one of these new tools – selling forest-carbon credits. Subscribe to Our Monthly News Update	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1014
__label__cc	0.65215	0.34785	Hillary adds more excuses to her election loss John Talleos Share on GAB Hillary Clinton was on stage at the #MeToo Women’s Rights Movement (without her husband, I wonder why?) this past Tuesday speaking yet again on the nefarious reasons she was cheated from being president, and I for one can not get enough of it. There should be a television channel devoted to Hillary giving such talks and it should run on a continuous loop. She embodies seething anger and it’s delightful to see. She can’t let it go and it couldn’t happen to a better person. Hillary is keeping her shtick relevant by incorporating current affairs into her repertoire. She said on Tuesday that, “Every day that goes by there’s more evidence and more proof of Russia and fake news and Cambridge Analytica and misogyny and sexism.” Note how she inserted Cambridge Analytica? They’re the new bad kids on the block and wouldn’t you know it, they helped defeat her too. What does she have to say about the Parkland shooting? “You know the NRA has spent more money on me than any other candidate….We’ll find out if any of that was Russian money.” If not for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Bill and Hillary Clinton would be the most corrupt husband-wife team in American history. An argument could be made that the Clintons are worse because the Rosenbergs committed treason for a cause while the Clintons are just plain dirty for no reason other than personal gain. Out of the two, if invited for dinner and I somehow dropped my wallet, with the Rosenbergs I’m sure I’d get it back, with the Clintons my wallet would be light if I even got it back at all. Currently there are no scandals in Washington that does not have anything to do with Hillary: Collusion, Russian hacking, Deep state, Steel Dossier, Comey firing, McCabe firing, Peter Strzok and his girlfriend “Page,” FISA warrants; none of this would exist if it weren’t for Hillary’s corrupt activities. But Hillary has managed to transform her graft into victim-hood. She cheated Bernie Saunders in the primaries, but the sin was the “Russian hacking” that exposed it all. When classified information — we weren’t supposed to know she kept on a private server — ended up on a laptop of a suspected pedophile, it was unfair for the FBI to re-open an investigation of her mishandling of that information. This led to the “Comey letter” which on Tuesday she said, “But for the letter he wrote on October 28th I would have won.” No, don’t misuse classified information and there wouldn’t be a “letter.” She was supposed to get away with it all and when she didn’t she was cheated. Talk about being entitled, or better yet, privileged. Trending: Video of the Day: Richmond 2A supporter calls lying MSNBC, ‘pieces of st,’ declares, ‘f* you!’ Of course she couldn’t pull all this off as long as she did it weren’t for a compliant media and all their phony coverage. But the broader question has to be asked: if it’s okay to be a Democrat/Liberal/Progressive/ or whatever the label, why does that make it necessary to defend the likes of Hillary and Bill Clinton? Can’t one of you say, yeah, my side is loaded with creeps and crooks but my beliefs are separate from the merits of the people who share them? To be fair, no side is innocent of protecting or excusing bad behavior for political reasons, but the Clintons are the most glaring example to the extent that one has to pause and wonder if there is something wrong with the left other than political philosophy. You guys nominated someone under FBI investigation, how did you ever expect any of it to end well? Historic: Dems nominate most evil person to run for President Hillary blames ‘millions of white people’ for election loss Hillary Clinton blames Obama, Sanders for election loss in new book Gravity, the kitchen sink and other things Hillary can blame for losing the 2016 election Hillary Clinton blames misogyny for losing election If you haven’t checked out and liked our Facebook page, please go here and do so. And be sure to check out our new MeWe page here. If you appreciate independent conservative reports like this, please go here and support us on Patreon. Video of the Day: Nadler goes bananas, falsely accuses GOP senators... CFL Staff - January 22, 2020 On Tuesday, Jerrold Nadler, one of the seditious Democrats heading up the sham impeachment coup against President Trump, went nuts while addressing the Senate,... Cartoon of the Day: Milk Dud Biden Schiff lies, suggests Trump defending himself evidence of guilt, gets destroyed... Peaceful Richmond Rally a Victory For the Second Amendment How Can We Blame This on the NRA & White Gun Owners? Black Criminal, Legally Barred from Owning a Gun, Shoots 15 People, Killing One in Mass Shooting at Black Night Club in Kansas City January 22nd, 2020 DC Clothesline Tweets by Conservative Firing Line Adina Kutnicki — A Zionist and Conservative Blog Allen West Republic American Freedom Blog Liberty Unyielding Right News Now The Dryer Report The Liberty Daily © Copyright Conservative Firing Line. All rights reserved. Sign-up for our daily newsletter!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1015
__label__cc	0.676825	0.323175	December Online Library Newsletter City of Iowa City sent this bulletin at 12/21/2017 11:00 AM CST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. December 2017 \| Visit us online at www.icpl.org. ICPL to host Harry Potter Winter Party for 5th-8th graders Attention all Muggles! The Iowa City Public Library will host a Harry Potter Winter Party for students in fifth through eighth grades from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 4, in Meeting Room A. The celebration will begin with the sorting hat to determine participants’ houses. From there, the fun will include spell practice, trivia, potion making and a hidden Quidditch game. Snacks and beverages prepared by the Library’s house elves will be provided. The Harry Potter Winter Party is free to attend, but registration is required. Go here to register. ICPL honors employees during Staff Inservice Day Library staff were recognized for reaching milestone service years during Staff Inservice Day on December 8. As a result, there's 175 years of Iowa City Public Library work experience in one photo. Congratulations Casey, Don, Larry, Maeve, Melody, Paul, Ramona, Susan, and Todd! The Bookmobile will be closed for the holidays The Bookmobile won’t be in service December 22 through January 7 because of scheduled vehicle maintenance, collection updates, and staff training. The Winter/Spring Schedule begins Monday, January 8, and will continue through Thursday, May 24. Find the complete schedule here. The Library will be closed on Sunday, December 24, and Monday, December 25, for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 26. ICPL will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 31, but closed on Monday, January 1. Find more information about holiday hours here. Coming soon: ICPL's Best of the Best for 2017 Every year, stff receive an email asking them to name the best book, or books, they read that year. That's never an easy question to answer, so we try to make it easier. Staff can only choose books published in the current year. Turns out, it's still a hard question to answer. Still, staff persevered and the result was a lot of great book titles organized into eight categories: fiction, young adult, children's, mystery, science fiction/fantasy, autobiography/biography/memoir, non-fiction, and graphic novel. Any book nominated by more than one staff member -- and there were quite a few -- made our 2017 Best of the Best list, Look for our Best of the Best list on our website on December 31. We'll also share the titles that were nominated for each category on our staff blog beginning December 23; one post a day for each genre. Here's a sneak peek at some of the nominated titles: Pigs Might Fly by Nick Abadzis Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire by Kurt Andersen Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman Give a Girl a Knife by Amy Thielen Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey ICPL Datebase Spotlight: Genealogical Research Many extended families gather together during the holiday season and share stories and memories of relatives who have passed on. This leads some people to think about their family history and their family trees. The Library can help you start your genealogical research – either with one of our genealogy classes or with access to databases like Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, or other genealogy related databases. Go here to get started. Because our Ancestry.com license only covers computers in our building, you'll need to be at ICPL to access it. The rest of the databases can be accessed from home, although some require an up-to-date Resident Library Card and a password. Contact us for additional information and/or assistance.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1018
__label__cc	0.571086	0.428914	FEMA Bulletin Week of September 12, 2016 FEMA Operations Cadre sent this bulletin at 09/13/2016 03:53 PM EDT National Preparedness Month: Don't Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today. Congratulations National Emergency Management Basic Academy Graduates EMI Earthquake Virtual Tabletop Exercise First Session EMI Earthquake Virtual Tabletop Exercise Last Session Mandatory Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System Emergency Management Institute Higher Education Program Webinar National PrepareAthon! Day Public Comments for Federal Flood Risk Management Guide Deadline Tribal Consultation to Tribal Policy Deadline Deadline for EMI Offers Advanced Public Information Officer Training Application Draft Interagency Concept for Community Resilience Indicators and National-Level Progress Measures Deadline September is National Preparedness Month (NPM), serving as a reminder that we all should take action to prepare, now and throughout the year for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work, and also where we visit. This year's theme is “Don’t Wait, Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.," with an emphasis on preparedness for youth, older adults, and people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. For more information, including a social media toolkit, visit www.ready.gov/september. Congressional Support for National Preparedness Month FEMA appreciates the support of the Members of Congress who are serving as 2016 co-sponsors for National Preparedness Month. Throughout September, the FEMA Bulletin will feature statements from these members. “September is National Preparedness Month, and as a proud Congressional Co-Chairman, I encourage everyone, including our state and local governments, families, and individuals to have a strategy prepared to respond to an emergency. Take this opportunity to educate yourself on any local emergency plans, and develop a plan for your family to implement if an emergency hits your community. Be it natural disaster, terrorism, fire or any other situation that requires an emergency response, lives are saved when plans are in place and responses are practiced.” -Representative John Carter, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security "September was designated as National Preparedness Month in honor of the September 11th attacks. As we commemorate the 15th anniversary of that tragedy, let's take a few moments with our families to prepare for an emergency. Talk to your kids. Make an emergency kit and draft a plan. If you see something, say something. Natural disasters like Superstorm Sandy have also taught us Mother Nature's capacity for destruction. This month is about preparing for everything, so please join me in working together to make our country safer and more prepared." -Representative Dan Donovan, Chairman, Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications “During National Preparedness Month in September we are reminded how important it is to get ready for the unexpected. As summer comes to an end and school and work schedules return to normal, I encourage citizens in New Hampshire and across the Nation to make a plan for emergencies and share it with your family and friends. A little preparation will make all the difference… don’t wait!” -Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member, Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security “In recent years, natural disasters have become increasingly common and destructive across the United States. This summer, communities in my home state of Wisconsin have been hit hard by severe storms and flooding that has damaged roads and bridges, impacted homes and neighborhoods and tragically taken lives. National Preparedness Month presents an opportunity to emphasize the importance of preparing for disasters. All of us- families, businesses, community leaders and Federal representatives- must play an essential role in preparation, communication and collaboration to ensure that our communities are prepared when disaster strikes. National Preparedness Month is also an opportunity to highlight critical Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs that help states and localities acquire the resources they need to prepare for and protect against disasters. Programs like the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and the Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA) have helped communities in Wisconsin plan and prepare for flooding. Additionally, programs like the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) and training programs like those at the Centers for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) support our heroic first responders who are the first line of defense in our communities. In my role as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management, I am exploring ways to strengthen these and other disaster preparedness efforts to ensure that we are doing everything we can to protect the public from natural disasters.” -Senator Tammy Baldwin, Ranking Member, Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management FEMA congratulates the 23 students who graduated from the National Emergency Management Basic Academy on August 18, 2016. These students completed the full Basic Academy curriculum which provides the basic knowledge and skills to help meet the unpredictable challenges in the field of emergency management. Graduates represented emergency management professionals from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. FEMA’s National Emergency Management Basic Academy is the entry-point for individuals pursuing a career in emergency management. The Basic Academy offers the tools to develop comprehensive foundational skills needed in emergency management. For those who are new to emergency management, the Basic Academy also provides a unique opportunity to build camaraderie, to establish professional contacts, and to understand the roles, responsibilities, and legal boundaries associated with emergency management. The Basic Academy is the first of a three-level Academy series in the Emergency Management Professional Program (EMPP). The EMPP curriculum is designed to provide a lifetime of learning for emergency management professionals and includes three separate, but closely threaded, training programs building from the Basic Academy to the National Emergency Management Advanced Academy, a program to develop the next generation of emergency management leaders who are trained in advanced concepts and issues, advanced leadership and management, and critical thinking and problem solving; and culminating in the National Emergency Management Executive Academy, a program designed to challenge and enhance the talents of the nation’s emergency management senior executives through critical thinking, visionary strategic planning, challenging conventional concepts, and negotiation and conflict resolution applied to complex real-world problems. Emergency management professionals should visit www.training.fema.gov/empp for more information about which academy best suits their needs. Higher Education Webinar in Emergency Management Education FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Higher Education Program is hosting a webinar, "The Role of Research in Emergency Management Education: Current Status and Future Directions," September 28, 2016 from 3 - 4 p.m. EDT. The webinar highlights research issues in emergency management higher education programs. Presenters include: • Deborah J. Persell, Ph.D., RN, APN, Director, Regional Center for Disaster Preparedness Education College of Nursing and Health Professions Arkansas State University • Jessica Jensen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Management Co-Director, Center for Emergency Management Education and Research, North Dakota State University Register using the event registration link. Contact Wendy Walsh at wendy.walsh@fema.dhs.gov for more information. EMI Offers Advanced Public Information Officer Training FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute is offering the Advanced Public Information Officer (PIO) course on November 28 – December 2, 2016. The course, held at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland, provides participants with the skills to establish, manage, and work in a joint information center (JIC). Students will practice developing strategic messaging in support of incident action plans and manage a JIC. Individuals who took the course prior to 2011 are eligible to retake the training course since it was updated during the past two years. The PIO training program is enhanced by its partnerships with states teaching basic courses that prepare new PIOs for handling daily challenges of safeguarding and informing their communities during emergencies. The Advanced PIO course improves skills of the participants through interactive lectures from subject matter experts and functional exercises, including strategic communications and incident action planning as it relates to JIC operations. The application deadline is: October 14, 2016. If interested, contact Phil Politano, Training Specialist - Course Manager, at Philip.Politano.fema.dhs.gov or (301) 447-1343. For information on prerequisites and course schedules, go to http://training.fema.gov/programs/pio/. Seeking Public Comments for Federal Flood Risk Management Guide FEMA is seeking comments from all stakeholders regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and supplementary Policy 078-3, “Guidance for Implementing the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS).” The proposed rule would amend the definition of a floodplain, incorporate various approaches to establish a higher vertical elevation, and expand corresponding horizontal floodplain for FEMA federally funded projects. Where possible, it would direct natural systems, ecosystem processes, and nature-based approaches to be used when developing alternatives to locating Federal actions in the floodplain. When FEMA federally funded projects involve more than one federal agency, FEMA would use the Unified Federal Review (UFR) to coordinate application of the FFRMS to those projects. The UFR Process also recognizes the important role of federal agencies, localities, states, tribes, and the general public in environmental and historic preservation reviews. The major provisions of this rule would affect FEMA-funded new construction and substantial repair projects for individuals and communities, including some projects done in the aftermath of a disaster for state, local, tribal governments, private non-profits, and stakeholders. However, this rule does not directly affect the availability or price of flood insurance. Comments may be submitted through October 21, 2016, using one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Search for the notice in Docket ID FEMA-2015-0006. When submitting comments, indicate the section and reasoning for each comment. • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 8NE-1604, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472-3100 • Viewing comments and documents: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. • Background documents and submitted comments may also be inspected at the Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., 8NE, Washington, DC 20472-3100. All submissions will be posted to the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov and will include any personal information provided. Individuals who submit comments should read the Privacy Act. Tribal Consultation to Update the FEMA Tribal Policy FEMA is updating its Tribal Policy that guides how the agency implements a framework for nation-to-nation relations with federally recognized tribal governments, recognizing tribal sovereignty, self-governance, and our trust responsibility consistent with applicable authorities. This updated policy will supersede the current FEMA Tribal Policy, issued in 2013, which expires on December 30, 2016. The goal is to update the policy to reflect current authorities, address key policy questions, and improve the Agency’s nation-to-nation relationship with tribal governments to ensure we work together to build, sustain, and improve every tribal governments’ capacity to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against all hazards. This consultation period will facilitate tribal leaders’ or their designee’s feedback during the policy update process. FEMA will engage officials through face-to-face meetings, national and regional association conferences, conference calls, and webinars to seek input on questions highlighted in the FEMA Tribal Policy: Key Concepts document. Tribal officials’ suggestions and comments will inform further development and refinement of FEMA’s Tribal Policy. Tribal officials can submit comments on the FEMA Tribal Policy until October 28, 2016, through: • E-mail to tribalconsultation@fema.dhs.gov, or • Mail to ATTN: Margeau Valteau, Office of External Affairs (OEA), DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20472-3605. Visit FEMA’s Tribal Affairs web page for more information on the tribal consultation period for this policy and to view the Key Concepts document. Draft Disaster Resilience Indicators Concept Deadline Extended The deadline has been extended until December 15, 2016, to submit inputs and feedback to the Mitigation Federal Leadership Group (MitFLG) Disaster Resilience Indicators Subcommittee’s “Draft Interagency Concept for Community Resilience Indicators and National-Level Progress Measures." Stakeholders can submit comments and feedback to FEMA-CommunityResilience@fema.dhs.gov. In response to broad public interest in identifying key factors of community resilience nationwide, FEMA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and federal partners in the MitFLG Disaster Resilience Indicators Subcommittee released the draft white paper in June 2016. This white paper is intended to start a broad conversation among public- and private-sector stakeholders on ways to best define and track improvements in community resilience capacity across 28 key indicator categories. The document is the result of a year-long effort to identify potential indicators of community resilience capacity building that align with the Mitigation and Recovery Core Capabilities under the National Preparedness Goal. Learn more details about this initiative through FEMA and NOAA partnership here. FEMA’s Office of External Affairs (OEA) provides this bulletin to highlight the agency's recent and upcoming program and policy activities and announcements. Feedback is welcome at fema-ea-bulletin@fema.dhs.gov. Previous editions are available at www.fema.gov/fema-bulletin. This bulletin is not intended to provide a comprehensive list of policies that are open for public comment, nor does it describe all of the instructions or requirements necessary to submit a comment. For a complete list of instructions and deadlines please click the hyperlinks included. FEMA does not endorse any non-government organizations, entities or services.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1019
__label__cc	0.552887	0.447113	How to make my sourdough sweet? When I was much younger, my father would bring home a really good bread about twice a year. He told me the mother of a coworker would make it and her son would sell it at work. I didn't know it was sourdough at the time, but when I thought about it recently and asked him, he said it was. I remember that it was pretty much like a loaf of white bread in consistency, texture, and crust. It also had a shape like a loaf pan had been used and was a nice golden color on the outside. It may have been a touch dryer than white bread. I remember that my parents would get frustrated with me, because I kept going back and cutting off slices just to eat plain. Does anyone know how to make a bread similar to this? Is it a certain style? Is there a particular way of making it that makes it turn out like this? I think I've seen recipes that use honey, but would the yeast not convert the honey's sugar? Or is it like alcohol yeasts where the yeast is only capable of processing so much sugar. I think that is regulated by the strength of the alcohol killing off the yeast at a certain point. I'd just like to know how to make this soft sweet sourdough bread. Thanks. bread sourdough DaltonDalton Honestly from your description, it doesn't really sound like sourdough. – Jay Oct 14 '15 at 18:39 Can't give you a definite answer or recipe, but yeast will not "eat" all sugar, or doughnuts wouldn't exist. The "alcohol-killing-yeast" stage comes way later than in ordinary breadmaking. So why don't you just run a few experiments and come back with your results? My gut feeling would be a touch of sugar and a dab of butter might get you in the right direction. Like @Jay I'm unsure about sourdough, but an experiment certainly won't hurt. – Stephie♦ Oct 14 '15 at 18:42 It's perfectly possible to put sugar (honey, molasses, maple syrup) in a sourdough dough - if you bake it before all the sugar is easten there will still be sweetness (and a certain amount of sweet&sour going on that could be nice.) Develop the sourudough and the acid tang over as long as you like, then get the sugar into it within a few hours of baking. Or cheat and use citric acid ;-) – Ecnerwal Oct 14 '15 at 18:45 Maybe the the bread was a variation of Amish Friendship Bread, which is a sourdough. – Debbie M. Oct 14 '15 at 18:55 Well, it deflates what's in there when you start mixing the sugar in, for the most part. But it's also providing sugar to the yeast for feasting on, so it typically rises in a tolerably short time. Citric acid is semi-serious - I have not found a convenient source that I've laid hands on, but I did notice that I inadvertently make "fake sourdough' when I put pomegranate molasses in an ordinary yeast dough, and I suspect the (natural) citric acid in it to be the reason; so I speculate that a "fake sourdough" using citric acid as the souring agent might be plausible. – Ecnerwal Oct 15 '15 at 2:13 It depends on what one means by "sourdough." Some people tend to restrict that word to a particular bread style, usually associated with "San Francisco sourdough" or some variant. That bread tends to be a lean somewhat crusty bread, with sourness varying from noticeable to somewhat pungent. But others use the word "sourdough" just to connote the use of "natural yeast" (as opposed to bakers yeast). If your source was using "sourdough" in that sense, it's perfectly possible to make all sorts of sweet breads using natural yeast. It was actually the standard way to make such breads before the widespread use of commercial yeast. If you are going to do so, besides possibly adding sugar or some other enriching agents to match your memory (milk, butter/oil, eggs, etc.), I'd also recommend efforts to "tone down" the sourness in your starter. Traditional French methods for natural yeast sweet breads tended to work on a multi-stage building system, where you'd start with a remaining hunk of dough from a previous batch (the "chef") and then gradually build it up in anywhere from 2 to 4 stages to the final dough size. Each build would range from an intermediate to large dilution of the starter (to dilute any residual acidity in the starter), and you'd start the next build before the previous one had a chance to turn sour. By doing this, you maximize yeast growth (which occurs earlier in the sourdough cycle) while minimizing acid production (which makes the bread sour). After a few such builds, you'll have knocked down the bacteria population -- which lead to sourness -- enough that the rising of the final bread will mostly be just yeast activity. The final bread is often more flavorful and complex than produced with bakers yeast, but won't have distinct sourness. Also, this multi-stage method is less necessary if you are baking bread on a regular basis, like a bakery might do daily. As starters sit for longer periods without feeding (more than a few hours), they will accumulate more acidity. AthanasiusAthanasius Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged bread sourdough or ask your own question. I made white bread yesterday, and it smelled similar to sourdough…why would this happen? What additions can I make to my basic white bread recipe to increase its fiber content? How to rise and bake a sourdough loaf in the least amount of time? Making sourdough bread in a warm and humid climate I recently tried to make sourdough with my starter, it didn't rise. Why is there still a crumb? Why is my sourdough too sweet? My overnight sour dough went slack, could my 'starter' have eaten too much gluten? Which types of bread are well suited for overnight proofing and what adjustments are needed? Artisan sourdough bread Can't seem to get my rye sourdough starter really going	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1022
__label__cc	0.636037	0.363963	Big Data and Precision Medicine Trending at CHI Tri-Con in SF February 28, 2015 — Jay Myers Moscone North Hall, Feb. 17, 2015. After walking the halls in the exhibit area at the recent annual CHI Tri-Con event in San Francisco, I discovered that a theme came together after I passed by various booths. For one thing, the words “precision medicine” seemed to be resonating among those firms that were exhibiting and I asked some of them, “Is that the same thing as “personalized medicine” or “individualized medicine?”” I noted to that person that President Obama had recently made some kind of a speech that was promoting the idea of precision medicine so maybe the time has come for precision medicine to take the spotlight. In any event I also found that there are other themes there such as big data. It is being used in a number of different biomedical research areas. I stopped by the Illumina booth spoke with the lady there whose name was Kathleen. She said that she had just joined the company about two months ago from Roche where she was involved in the clinical area. She said that her firm is moving into the data management side of their business with a focus on clinical diagnostics and take advantage of the fact that a lot of NexGen sequencing is now being used for clinical types of applications and will be generating lots and lots of data. So big date is the theme here as well. They’re hoping to sell their systems into the clinic and hospital type settings so that they develop some very useful software systems to make sense of all that data. Data analytics is going to be a big deal. I walked around and came across another booth that was also telling the story of powerful computer power and big data and that was the guy at Cray Computer that is famous for supercomputers in the past, but today they are using many many computers together as a cluster, a Hadoop and have another one they called SPARK. I’ll have to check out what “Spark” means. It seems to me that quite a lot is happening in the software. CHI had other usual events that they have at the Exhibit Hall such as a raffle in which an attendee might win some kind of electronic gadget. This part of the event also featured a discussion tables. There were 40 tables that could handle as many as 8 to 10 people. I noticed that just about every table was filled up in the hall and some of the tables had probably 10 to 15 people there, so they must have had some very popular topics to discuss. Traditionally, this part of the exhibit area has been very popular in past meetings that I’ve attended. Posted in Biotech, Healthcare, Software. Tags: Big Data, biotech, Cray, diagnostics, Illumina, life science, Linkedin, next generation sequencing, personalized medicine, research. Leave a Comment » Biotech Experts Highlight Clinical Sequencing at Rx/Dx Summits August 29, 2012 — Jay Myers I recently attended the IBC Rx/Dx Summits held in San Francisco in the first week of August 2012. The meeting was held at the Westin San Francisco Market Street Hotel. I was attracted to this event because it gave me the opportunity to learn about some of the new emerging market dynamics in next generation sequencing (NGS) and other areas that I track for my firm. I listened to a talk comparing desktop sequencing systems by Jason Lih, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, SAIC-Frederick. His talk was called Assay Development for Detecting Somatic Mutations in Cancer by Targeted Amplicon Sequencing: A Technical Comparison between PGM and MiSeq. Dr. Lih’s talk compared two desktop NGS machines, the Life Technologies, Ion Torrent, PGM with the Illumina MiSeq. At the beginning of his discussion, he said that he would not say which NGS platform is better. In his NGS application, he used targeted amplicon sequencing to develop assays to detect somatic mutations in cancer. Jason said that the PGM used AmpliSeq v. Illumina’s TruSeq Custom Amplicon (TSCA) technology. He said that Life’s PGM requires just 20 ng of DNA sample, whereas the Illumina MiSeq requires 250 ng of DNA sample. The Life PGM uses a 4-plex #‘316’ chip which outputs 1×200 base pairs of bi-directional sequence in one day plus 4 hours. (or 28 hrs). The MiSeq takes 27 hrs (or 1 hr. less). Using a comparison concept that he called the “Cosmic” MOI (Molecule Of Interest), he created a comparison chart comparing 1160 Cosmic MOIs. He compared both vendor’s reagents. His results showed that the PGM produced slightly more MOIs. Vendor Model Reagents MOIs DNA Sample Run Time QScore PGM AmpliSeq 1148 20ng 28 hrs 30 MiSeq TSCA 1108 250ng 27 hrs 30 The PGM variant caller was the Ampliseq Reporter. He used a 3rd party software from CLC Bio. The CLC Bio Integrated Genome Viewer showed a Qscore of 30 for each NGS machine. What is interesting to me is that at end of his talk during the Q&A, an attendee asked Jason for his opinion about which was the best of the two NGS machines that he compared. He said that his comparison was not intended to find the “best” NGS machine. My take away from his answer was that as far as Jason’s application was concerned, one could use either NGS machine and get comparable/ usable research data. Also of note is that Roche Applied Systems demonstrated their 454 GS Junior desktop sequencer at the exhibit hall. I wonder how the 454 GS Junior would compare against the PGM and MiSeq machines. During the lunch- networking break in the exhibit hall, I met Robert Klein, Ph.D., Chief Business Development Officer, Complete Genomics, Inc. who said that he was giving a talk later in the day. I attended his talk called: Large-scale, Accurate Whole Genome Sequencing to Enable Genomic Medicine. Robert gave a update on the business direction or activities at Complete Genomics (CG). He said that CG v.1 was about research sequencing and that CG v.2 is more about clinical sequencing. Dr. Klein said that in 2006 CG developed its proprietary sequencing technology and service model. By 2011 they had delivered 3,000 genomes to customers. Robert said that CG now produces 1,000 genomes per month. He explained that they have a DNA factory in Mountain View and sends the data to its data center in the nearby city of Santa Clara. CG does this because Santa Clara offers a lower cost for electricity. CG provides “research ready” data to the customer and the customer analyzes the data. Robert highlighted CG’s goals as including: Setup a CLIA facility 2H’12, Scale-up quality, Scale down cost, Scale-up throughput and Offering ‘clinical use’ sequencing. CG will be focusing on new apps. including Idiopathic kids, Refractory cancers, Replacing cytogenetic arrays and Replacing targeted panels. Dr. Klein also added that CG is interested in Wellness/ concierge medicine and Reproductive genetics. He mentioned that CG is exploring other market spaces such as Prenatal screening, Newborn screening, and Reproduction Issues. Dr. Klein predicted that the first areas that whole genome (clinical) sequencing would show clinical utility would be in studies of copy number, neuroblastomas and translocations. Robert said that NGS will likely democratize genomic medicine. Several speakers echoed TGEN’s David Craig, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Bioinformatics and Professor of Neurogenomics, comment that “the cost of NGS went up in 2011 because the analysis bottleneck is the culprit.” My take on that is that in clinical NGS, the all-in $1,000 genome might be postponed to beyond 2014 by perhaps a few more years. Posted in Biotech, Industry Analysis, IT, Pharma, Research Tools. Tags: biotech, Illumina, Linkedin, next generation sequencing, NGS, personalized medicine, pharmaceutical, research. Leave a Comment » Low-Cost sequencers to Drive Growth in NGS Installed Base May 26, 2011 — Jay Myers First quarter announcements by two early makers of low-cost NGS machines suggests that brisk sales of the platforms will likely boost the overall installed base of NGS machines deployed into labs worldwide. In mid-April, a spokes person from Roche 454 Life Scicences said that “We are pleased with the rapid adoption of the GS Junior System in the market.” The person also said that 454 had “placed hundreds of GS Junior instruments in laboratories worldwide.” To me, “hundreds of instruments” could be interpreted as at least 300-400 instruments. That’s quite a lot of 454 GS Junior instruments shipped since its launch last May. Most of what I have read about the GS Junior suggested that the instument have limited utility and may have disappointed some users. Brisk sales of the GS Junior is a surprise to me. Life Technologies made an announcement about its low-cost Ion Torrent sequencer as part of its first quarter financial release. They said that their Q1 orders were greater than what they had expected. They said the the strong order rate suggests that they might sell more Ion Torrent PGMs over the next 12-months that will exceed the installed base of the leading NGS instrument. I assumed that he was referring to the installed base of the Illumina GA series of NGS machines. The Univ. of Birminkgham website shows that the self-reported installed base for Illumina GAs to be over 660. I suspect that this website lags the real installed base by a few hundred. I read that LIfe Technologies had initial orders for 60 or so PGMs. So I would expect that exceeding their original expections could be interpreted as 100 to 130 shipments for the PGMs for Q1. If LIfe’ shipment estimates do materialize, then sometime next April the installed base of Ion Torrent PGMs will reach about 670. I estimate that the accumulated installed base of 454 GS Junior machines that might be deployed by next April would be about 650. So together, The installed base for the two low-cost NGS platforms might reach an installed base of 1,320 instruments. If I assume that Illumina’s MiSeq instrument rolls out sometime in August and they have a run rate that is similar to the Ion Torrent, they might ship about 400 by next April. Add that number to the mix and a conservative guestimate of the installed base for low-cost NGS machines might reach 1,720 machines by then. I can see that democratization of DNA sequencing will begin to take effect in mid-2012. Posted in Biotech, Research Tools. Tags: biotech, Illumina, Ion Torrent, Life Technologies, Linkedin, next generation sequencing, NGS, Roche 454. 2 Comments » Next Gen. Sequencing for Dx – Exome v. Whole Genome? While I was at CHI’s Molecular Medicine Tri-Con in San Francisco last week (Feb 23rd), I had a chance to sit in at a discussion table at the end of the day. The topic at Table 6 was about diagnostic applications that used next generation sequencing (NGS). About 16 people discussed the pros and cons of targeted resequencing versus whole genome sequencing. Karl Voelkerding M.D.,(Assoc. Professor, Pathology, Univ. of Utah; Medical Director, Advanced Technology and Bioinformatics, ARUP Laboratories), moderated the discussion. Karl said that NGS is being applied to multi-gene panels, exomes and whole genomes in clinical research and diagnostics. Each approach has different costs and complexity of data analysis and interpretation. NGS for Multi-gene Panels v. Whole Genome Karl started off by talking about multi-gene panels and NGS. Karl briefly talked about using multi-gene panels and Marfan Syndrome. He said that the challenge involves sample preparation and noted that Fluidigm has a workable solution for this. He asked the group “What’s being seen in Europe?” A person from Europe said that he has seen targeted NGS vs. whole genome NGS used by a fee-for-service company in Europe. A person from Genomic Health said that, “if cost is not an issue, it’s OK to use whole genome. But otherwise it’s better to use targeted resequencing.” Karl said that at his lab, it takes over a year to do a CE- based multi-gene sequence [ vs. NGS]. Others at the table asked about costs. The person from RainDance said that they have an in-solution capture method that could reduce costs. Karl said that even there, there are non-trivial labor costs. He said that “Some commercial companies do use robatic liquid handlers to reduce cost.” Scenarios, Approaches, Costs He said that this area is a moving target. Amplified appproaches in multi-gene panels increase specificity for up to ten genes. Otherwise if over ten genes, it takes many months of CE sequencing work. Researchers need to develop a special workflow for this type of CE- sequencing. Karl said “An elusive goal is to make sequencing work like PCR.” They are not there yet. One person asked about simplifying the data content in a database by choosing some data as benign. Karl said that academics are randomly updating their data by using a grad student or even an undergrad student. But this approach gives inconsistant data quality. He said that some commercial-based databases use more regularly scheduled updating. He said that you need to ask the question “Are the genes associated with pathology? Some genes are benign, some others are linked to disease. We need to know, over time, what data items get classified as a changed data set.” Some companies do targeted resequencing as a business and make IP from the database content. The database tells what is benign or what is something else. A consultant asked “It would be interesting to see what in the database is predictive.” Karl said “Extract the DNA, do PCR, do CE-seq, and analyze.” The consultant also asked “What if you do NGS, then find genes, then pass data on to CE-seq to verify for Dx accuracy?” Karl said “Some research corelabs do exome sequencing for genome sequencing. NHGRI is good with that approach. He does 30x coverage at his lab. Another person asked “What is the control level for false positives? Karl said that, downstream, it depends on technologies used such as mass spec, v. NGS v. CE sequencing v. PCR. Karl mentioned that the American College of Cardiology considered testing for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and asked “Should we do multi-gene testing” They test by using using echocardiograms. Karl give the statitics for WW incidence. So with the exome v. whole genome question. Karl asked, “When can you use gDNA for Illumina. The workflow is to do DNA sonograph, do Agilent Bioanalyzer 2100 to get total DNA, do qPCR to get fragment library which can go to the SOLiD or to the Illumina cluster [for HiSeq2000]. The sequencing workflow is: Day 1 do gDNA Day 2 do qPCR, then transfer to Cbot Day 3 run the HiSeq2000 at 2×100 for 8 days Then run SeqTest, run QSeqTest, then output in Qfile format Karl said it takes 105 days from start to end. He said that, if you do exome sequencing, you need to do a purification step at the beginning, which adds 3-4 days to the workflow, but the exome sequencing is at a lower cost. Karl said the his lab is hooked up to the Univ. of Utah’s cluster computer and can do a data alignment in 1-day. The cluster computer at the Univ. of Utah is also HIPPA compliant for privacy. So cost drives exome sequencing. Karl said that “When doing exome sequencing you are doing a lot less sequencing, but you do more sample preparation. You sequence on 2 lanes v. on 8 lanes [on Illumina]. Some List Prices Karl gave some cost numbers. For whole genome sequencing it costs $10K with all reagents, including for library preparation. For exome sequencing, it costs $1,200-$1,300 at 200X to 900X coverage. So an answer for supporting multi-gene sequencing is to use exome sequencing of all genes in a panel. e.g. Broad can sequence 2000 exomes per week. They streamlined a special workflow for this. Anyway, at the end of the day, you need to do down stream validation. Consent Approaches that Should be Considered A woman asked, “But in the clinical environment, what if you find other genetic information?, Some other genetic information?, Do you not tell the clinician?” Karl said that “the key is informed consent.” He said “ARUP is developing a tiered consent process — its mostly used for pediatrics now. So if they set out looking for one genetic area, but what if they find something else? They age-level at age-14 for consent.” Karl gave an example about the rare disease area at the NIH.. The NIH does exome sequencing. Their success rate is 20% to identify a suspicious gene. “So why just 20% with de novo mutations?” He said that they are using exome sequencing and they just use a small population. He mentioned a paper in Nature Genetics involving a group in the Netherlands that saw a lot of power in NGS of a child that is an alternative to use laborious CE sequencing. Karl said that the items not covered in the consented area are marked off. He said that this is usually done in laboratory medicine. When it comes to a recessive gene, the answer is often guided by family history. Therefore “consent with tiering” is the way to be able to manage what diagnostic information is delivered to clinicians. Karl wrapped up the discussion by saying that “NGS is pushing the envelope!” Posted in Diagnostics, IT, Research Tools. Tags: ARUP Laboratories, biotech, cluster computer, database, diagnostics, HiSeq, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Illumina, Linkedin, molecular diagnostics, next generation sequencing, NGS, pathology, personalized medicine, RainDance, SOLiD, University of Utah. Leave a Comment »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1024
__label__cc	0.738467	0.261533	barnaby rudge (21) general native american (17) mankiller, wilma pearl, 1945-2010; deputy and principal chief of cherokee nation first female chief of a native american tribe in modern history native american rights activist feminist (13) april 11, 1994 (2) 11-13-1923 to 5-8-1926 (1) [unknown]; [unknown]; [unknown]; leffingwell, w. h.; clark, wallace mercer, g. douglas rindfusz, ralph e.; michel, eduard [unknown]; mallary, benjamin e.; keir, john s.; barber, joseph h.; barth, carl g. (1) barnes, louise s. (1) bell, jesse s. (1) burgess, robert w.; discussion by hammond, c. b.; soule, george meeker, royal lombard, norman scheel, h. v. r. and hunt, edward eyre kimball, dexter r. and taylor, horace (1) All fields: book Effects of Fatigue on Workers Production Included in this group are tables of vascular skin reaction readings as a measurement of fatigue. There is also an abstract of chapter 5, concerning the physiology and psychology of fatigue, from Edgar James Swifts book Psychology and the days... Research for Management and the Worker Correspondence both handwritten and typed, text drafts, and other materials pertaining to the book which was being written by F.J. Roethlisberger and W.J. Dixon and also their monograph titled Management and the Worker which was based on data... Materials Relating To A Conference On Personnel Counseling Letters written both before and after a Personnel Counseling Conference held January 24-25, 1961, in New York City that included representatives from numerous branches of American Telephone & Telegraph Company. After the conference, the... Investigator Correspondence Correspondence passed among investigators from September 1928 to February 1934. Letters to G.A. Pennock from Dr. Elton Mayo examined blood pressure, visits, generalizing mind for administration and societal changes; biological measures needs,... Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet de, 1694-1779 Lansberge, Philippe van, 1561-1632 Delff Letter from J.W. Gran to Charles Kroff & W.C. Butler's business card Correspondence: J.W. Grant to Charles Kroff, acknowledging letter about the 11th Indiana Infantry Volunteers, near Edwards Station, July 14, 1885. Includes transcription. Business card of W.C. Butler. Broom Corn, Calhoun, Missouri. On the back is... Tiger, W. B. Kelley, Grace Osborne, John R. Lamb, Chester Hurt, Harry Barnes, Louise S. Pierce, Richard Bell, Jesse S. Sarcoxie, Mrs. Francis McDowell, Alene D. A letter to S.J. Homer to examine the Treasurer's Reports and whether or not National Warrant No. 11 dated October 29, 1898, in favor of the American Book Company for $4905.00 has been paid. Dated August 30, 1899. An act appropriating $584.00 for payment of account of the American Book Co. Passed and approved October 31, 1899. October 31, 1899, December 8, 1899 Bill No. 55. An act for the relief of the American Book Co. Passed and approved October 31, 1899. Approved by Pres. McKinley December 8, 1899. A letter from J. George Wright to Mr. S.J. Homer concerning ""an act for the relief of the American Book Co."" Dated December 19, 1899. A letter from J. George Wright to S.J. Homer returning and stating the President's approval of an act making appropriation to pay the American Book Co. for books furnished the Choctaw Nation. February 17, 1902. Court of Claims Record Book. Docket of Net Proceeds Commission. Account Book. 1890-1892. Wewoka Masonic Lodge minutes book September 15, 1905 to July 16, 1909 Wewoka Masonic Lodge minutes book. September 15, 1905 to July 16, 1909. July 21, 1909 to July 22, 1910 Wewoka Masonic Lodge minutes book. July 21, 1909 to July 22, 1910. Sections A through G Letters and Telegrams from Clubs - Sections A-G: Altus Clionian Club Anadarko Philomathic Club (Mrs. G. C. Wamsley) <b> Barnsdall </b> Outlook Study Club (Mrs. E. R. Luiles) <b> Bartlesville </b> Tuesday Club... Maxine Cutlip's unofficial credit book from the University of Oklahoma. Maxine Cutlip's unofficial credit book from the University of Oklahoma. 1924, 1925. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, New York: Little Leather Library. n.d 1932 Democratic National Convention items and Masonic apron. Convention items: reception badge, delegate badge, Governor's staff ribbon, delegate ticket book and ""William H. Murray for President"" pin. 1932 Democratic National Convention items and Masonic apron. Convention items: reception badge, delegate badge,<br> Governor's staff ribbon, delegate ticket book <br> and ""William H. Murray for President"" pin. Letter from Charles E. Hotchkin regarding the family's treatment of Carrie and the estate, May 6, 1889. Letter from Charles E. Hotchkin regarding suspension of J. P. Turnbull from the ministry, and erasing Carrie's name from the church book, July... July 24, 1889, May 6, 1889 Separate Statehood Movement, Indian Territory: 1906. Poll Book, Democratic Primary Election, October 6, 1906, Featherston, I.T., for the purpose of nominating a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 91st Delegate District Day Book, Personal expense records (1901) Loose pages from a text or other book. Pages are entitled, ""Treaty of 1837"" and ""Treaty of 1830"", respectively. re: treaties between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians and the United States [torn, taped,... Day Book, Personal expense records, August 15, 1902 to June 9, 1903 Checking' Account book, Green McCurtain, Kinta State Bank, Kinta, Oklahoma, with 6 receipts dated from November 28, 1910 to December 24, 1910, as well as numerous blank checks Autograph book [5.5 x 5 inches, diamond-shaped, green velvet, Victorian], presented to Green McCurtain by ""The Office"" and signed by various family members, January June 1906 Day Book, Choctaw Nation agricultural and familial Roll Book (ca. 1903). [Almost all pages have been mutilated in one way or another, most missing a part. Most were probably done by a child, as a child's drawing decorates the front and... Day Book, Freedman Roll of the Choctaw tribe in the Chickasaw Nation (and presumably the Choctaw Nation), in excellent condition (1898) General correspondence and records: July 19, 1866. Deed [torn fragment] for parcel of land in Barry County, Missouri purchased by George W. Scott of Lamar County, Texas, from James A. [Mounda?], Filed and recorded in Book G, pages 420 & 421 Letter to F.S. Barde from Minnie Posey, January 29, 1910. re: a book of Posey's poetry. Notebooks: Historical notes regarding various Indian cultures, including the Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, and discovery and colonization of America. The name Jesse Johnson, appears on inside cover of the notebook, n.d. From John F.H. Claiborne (Bay St. Louis, Mississippi). To John J. McRae. Dated Dec. 26, 1858. Re: book being written. From John McRae. To Peter P. Pitchlynn. Dated after Dec. 26, 1858. Re: book being written by John F.H. Claiborne. Sequoyah Book Award Discusses 50th anniversary of the Sequoyah Book Award. For more information: http://www.oklibs.org/sequoyah/ Also applaud federated department stores; The 1982 outlook; Free enterprise; A great moment in retailing; Dangerous use of numbers; Abuse of numbers; Pray for Gimbel's; [A statistical supplement]; Surprise in numbers!; Why westerns pick a... Arch Patton agrees with RT!; Banking and retailing — separated by a plastic card; Must retail chief executive officers operate by lying?; How serious is employee theft?; Does your firm get the Nilson Report?; The 1983 outlook; Credit Office... Does insensitivity underlie continuing discrimination against women; The changing population characteristics ; Why Nordstrom's must fail; Who are the market-value leaders in retailing?; Policies on figts to employees; Short shorts; The 1984... Errata; Forecast; Good Friends; The 5% Givers Club; Personnel Policies Can Save; Many Barrels of Oil; Operating Systems vs Management Systems; Do You Exchange Lists of People Who Cash Bad Checks?; Supporting the National Foundation for; Consumer... Fire-when not ready, Gridley; How does one define service?; 1981 corporate resolutions; I have discovered the most stupid retailers in the world; What is a conservative? 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__label__wiki	0.76961	0.76961	Newsletter to University Men in the Service (83) + - AIDS Education Collection (x) Roses (x) Coming out (Sexual orientation) (x) University of Rochester Currents (x) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (May 31, 1943) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (May 3, 1943) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (June 14, 1943) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (March 9, 1943) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (April 5, 1943) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (March 22, 1943) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (April 15, 1943) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (July 9, 1945) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (October 1, 1945) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (August 20, 1945) Newsletter to University Men in the Service (September 4, 1945)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1029
__label__cc	0.635822	0.364178	South Bay Digs Westside Digs Architecture // Design Food // Drink Lifestyle // Entertainment News // Interviews Places // Landmarks Technology // Marketing Bel-Air & City Lights DIGS March 15, 2017 Situated high atop a sunlit promontory, just moments from the center of Beverly Hills, a secluded Bel-Air estate offers exquisite luxuries, breathtaking views and unparalleled privacy Written by Abigail Stone \| Photography Courtesy of Paul Jonason A glamorous aura envelops Bel-Air. This enclave speaks to the ultimate in luxury and exclusivity. You can feel it the moment you pass through one of the two residential gates, and leave the rush of Sunset Boulevard behind. A gentle, diffused light dapples leafy roads. Homes are well hidden behind high, exquisitely maintained hedges. Driving by the occasional ornate open gate reveals curving driveways. Even the Hotel Bel-Air, with its bevy of snow-white swans, exudes a stately hush, its valets springing deftly into action to greet guests. You’ve entered a different world. The feeling is only magnified as you follow the long, winding driveway that leads up to 10690 Somma Way—less than 15 minutes from the hustle and bustle of central Beverly Hills. Teasing glimpses of the landscape suggest that up top awaits momentous views. As the white gate pulls back to unveil the house, its balanced beauty and perfect proportions immediately alert you to the magnificence to be discovered inside. The home’s white plaster exterior is a nod to the heyday of Los Angeles’s architectural past and is as beautiful as it is practical, deflecting the day’s heat for a pleasingly temperate interior. There’s plenty of room to leave your car, with the graceful circular driveway easily able to accommodate an entire fleet of vehicles. The attached garage to the left of the home holds three cars, and there is an additional garage just inside the main gate that can accommodate five cars, but in another iteration, would also make an ideal artist studio, recording studio, editing suite or rehearsal space. If the home’s welcoming air recalls the exquisite and exclusive boutique hotels that dot Europe, it’s by no accident. This is a home basking in the seclusion that its lofty private world affords. Despite the home’s grandeur, it is the surrounding scenery, not the building itself, which immediately catches the eye. The spectacular 180-degree setting captures the city at its glittering best, with the canyon below especially lush. Here and there, a few homes peek out. Beyond, the towers of Century City glisten like an emerald city and, on a clear day, you can fully experience the expansive jetliner views. The impressive four-acre property extends until its edges are blurred by the thick forest of trees that separate the home from its neighbors. How this house can be so close to the city and yet still feel so far removed is part of its magic. Inside the home’s front door, a bright hallway leads to the first of many picturesque moments—a dramatic atrium, complete with a winding staircase, canopied by four large and leafy Ficus trees. Sunlight pours through the glass skylight, eliminating the need for lights during the day and brightening the rooms that wind around this central point. Here on the first floor are all the public spaces: a living room with a panorama of the magnificent scenery; an open dining room; two guest suites with their own patios as well as two additional guest rooms; a spacious kitchen, graced with every appliance; a plush screening room; and a generous den that overlooks the backyard. Each room flows graciously into the next, setting the perfect stage for any occasion, whether it’s an intimate dinner for two, a sumptuous gala, or a summer lawn party. The home is unique in that it exudes opulence without feeling cavernous. The upstairs rooms, which also swirl around the central courtyard, achieve this same balance. These may be the home’s more private spaces, but no expense has been spared in their appointments. The master bedroom suite, which runs along the garden side of the house, has been created for first-class living: a deep balcony spanning the length of the room overlooks the rear garden, with a fireplace, his and her bathrooms, generous walk-in closets fitted with highly-polished wood shelving, and a Jacuzzi. There is also a private office on this floor, as well a small kitchenette—everything is accounted for. Yet, even in the midst of this elegance, where every wall whispers for a magnificent piece of art and there is no end of places to put prize sculptures, it’s the view that enchants. Among the home’s other discoveries: the perfectly landscaped pool area with a graceful pavilion and sunken tennis court perched at the edge of the backyard, just beneath the outdoor bar and barbecue. Have you found the gym and spa yet? There’s that view again that its floor-to-ceiling windows highlight. Rumor also has it that socialite Nicky Hilton threw legendary parties on the tennis court that lasted well into the night. It’s not hard to imagine Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, or any of Hollywood’s other legendary luminaries lolling in the grass, drink in hand, as day turns to night. Once you arrive here, why would you ever leave? Aerial photo courtesy of James Respondek/Sotheby’s International Realty Presented by James Respondek & Erin Garrity List Price: $24,888,000 www.SommaWay.video Previous ArticleRustic RecipesNext ArticleWestside Digs • March 17, 2017 Same Story for Housing: Rising Prices, Low Inventory Seaside Elegance Mediterranean Oasis Listen to the Latest Podcast The show that provides direct access to the real estate industry’s top movers and shakers as they share invaluable insight on how to best navigate and succeed in any real estate market. 722 1st Street, Unit D South Bay Open Houses Westside Open Houses © 2010-2019 Micro Market Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved. BRE# 01874618.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1034
__label__cc	0.648757	0.351243	Train your Nervous System Survivor Movement Camp My Course \| View Cart Posts Tagged ‘flow’ Addiction to thought? By Kaushik Ram \| April 23, 2018 \| 0 In a recent interview with Tedx Sydney I talk about the epidemic of chronic thinking. Below are my direct responses. Interviewed by Tedx Sydney writer Karla Daly (KD). KD – How does overthinking and underthinking affect us? Can we find peace in the middle of it? KR: Thinking is an Art-form that gets structured depending… Can we self-heal emotional pain like physical injuries? By Kaushik Ram \| March 1, 2018 \| 0 Ancient structures are relics of our imagination. Archeology reveals a cognitive history, but perhaps thoughts are not the only products of the brain. The brain indulges in time while the body is left to figure out this moment. Culture ensures that values are passed on, yet less well preserved is the capacity of our own biology.… Near Life-Experience – explained By Kaushik Ram \| February 25, 2018 \| 0 We live a near-life experience until death comes to greet us. If we are lucky that is and it is then that we are reminded of the value of life. There are stories that we believe in that keep our reality the same, doesn’t matter how big we dream and how much we work… Outsource thinking to the subconscious By Kaushik Ram \| June 30, 2017 \| 0 When identical twin Brenton Gurney, 38, spoke to me about having a premonitions when his brother was in a life threatening situation, I did not think much of it. Brenton had come to our brain research lab to undergo a series of psychological and cognitive tests including EEG and MRI. While I was… End of an Affair By Kaushik Ram \| January 8, 2016 \| 0 There was no tragedy, only the unavoidable. Why then, during all this time do I beseech? The question conflicts with the mind. The answer appears without it. You only know yourself when you go beyond your limits. In a fraction of a second, you can become noone. And this being something new, can lead to an adventure… The dilemma of the living By Kaushik Ram \| October 29, 2015 \| 0 To be born is a miracle. Then what? The truth is beautiful but terrible. It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live. The trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them. – Dumbledore. In life we suffer. We suffer because we distract ourselves… Instinct – Find It In You Please note – words in bold are explained in the glossary section below. Since the moment the Animal is born in the Wilderness, it is subjected to the laws of nature. In order to survive, the Animal discovers that it has been granted a musculo-skeletal structure. By instinct, the Animal starts moving towards food. The Animal uses its senses… The Awakening – Tarzan to Neo By Kaushik Ram \| March 10, 2015 \| 0 In 1971, Mr. Ian Waterman, age 19 at the time, had a spontaneous autoimmune reaction. 3 days later IW woke up in hospital and came to the shocking realization that he had “lost his body”. IW was diagnosed with Deafferentation – a complete loss of proprioceptive feedback (a background process constantly updating the position of our body in space). Over… By Kaushik Ram \| January 30, 2015 \| 0 What have we gained from our modern existence? What have primitive cultures been in relentless defiance to preserve? Is it fire making, shelter building, hunting and foraging skills? Why look for food when you can buy them? Why make clothes or furniture when these can easily be purchased online? Why gather around a fire when the internet is accessible through… Adaptation – Movement Infrastructure Reboot The Enigma of the human brain began to unravel in the Inagural talk by Santiago Ramón y Cajal at the International Medical Congress held in Rome in 1894. Cajal was the first to suggest that the flow of information in neurons passes from the axons of the presynaptic cell to the dendrites of the postsynaptic cell – “the law of… 5 things I learned traveling Africa Overland How to circuit-break the nervous system to release pain How we make long and short term decisions The merry-go-round of mental health Train your nervous system to Sync Brain and Body CRITICAL EXERCISES FOR BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH In this course, you will learn about the Neuroscience of... © 2019 Dr. Kaushik Ram • Website by Soul Necta	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1044
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__label__cc	0.604832	0.395168	2 pages/≈550 words Mathematics & Economics Presentation (Case Study Sample) Merit Enterprise Corp. Sara Lehn, chief financial officer of Merit Enterprise Corp., was reviewing her presentation one last time before her upcoming meeting with the board of directors. Merit's business had been brisk for the last two years, and the company's CEO was pushing for a dramatic expansion of Merit's production capacity. Executing the CEO's plans would require $4 billion in capital in addition to $2 billion in excess cash that the firm had built up. Sara's immediate task was to brief the board on options for raising the needed $4 billion. Unlike most companies its size, Merit had maintained its status as a private company, financing its growth by reinvesting profits and, when necessary, borrowing from banks. Whether Merit could follow that same strategy to raise the $4 billion necessary to expand at the pace envisioned by the firm's CEO was uncertain, though it seemed unlikely to Sara. She had identified two options for the board to consider: Option 1: Merit could approach JPMorgan Chase, a bank that had served Merit well for many years with seasonal credit lines as well as medium-term loans. Lehn believed that JPMorgan was unlikely to make a $4 billion loan to Merit on its own, but it could probably gather a group of banks together to make a loan of this magnitude. However, the banks would undoubtedly demand that Merit limit further borrowing and provide JPMorgan with periodic financial disclosures so that they could monitor Merit's financial condition as it expanded its operations. Option 2: Merit could convert to public ownership, issuing stock to the public in the primary market. With Merit's excellent financial performance in recent years, Sara thought that its stock could command a high price in the market and that many investors would want to participate in any stock offering that Merit conducted. Becoming a public company would also allow Merit, for the first time, to offer employees compensation in the form of stock or stock options, thereby creating stronger incentives for employees to help the firm succeed. On the other hand, Sara knew that public companies faced extensive disclosure requirements and other regulations that Merit had never had to confront as a private firm. Furthermore, with stock trading in the secondary market, who knew what kind of individuals or institutions might wind up holding a large chunk of Merit stock? TO DO a. Discuss the pros and cons of option 1, and prioritize your thoughts. What are the most positive aspects of this option, and what are the biggest drawbacks? b. Do the same for option 2. c. Which option do you think Sara should recommend to the board and why? source.. MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS Name of student: Date: MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS Question 1 Answer In order to expand a business, it is necessary for the owners to source for financial resources. Therefore the available resources that can be tapped are divided into two; acquisition of debt and obtaining equity finance. Debt financing will involve obtaining a loan which is repaid plus an interest while equity financing may involve selling a firm`s interests like floating of shares. If Merit decides to use JPMorgan Chase bank to borrow the $4billion in loan and an additional $2 billion, there are advantages and disadvantages accrued to it. The most positive aspect in debt financing is that, it does not temper with the ownership interests of the firm. Merit can remain private and independent. Besides, JPMorgan Chase bank will have no entitlement to future profits of the firm. The bank will only be entitled to repayment of the agreed â€“upon principal and interest of the loan. Moreover, the principal and interest obligation are normally constant, hence can be planned for except in an incidence where a variable rate has been used. There are no complications in obtaining debt financing since Merit is... Cash Flow Analysis and Capital Rationing Description: Case Study: Cash Flow Analysis and Capital Rationing (Mathematics and Economics)... 4 pages/≈1100 words \| 2 Sources \| APA \| Mathematics & Economics \| Case Study \| “GDP and The State of the USA” and “Price Check on Aisle 2” Description: Most economists largely use GDP as a typical measure of economic progress in a country. However, the GDP measure can be misleading due to its various shortcomings... 1 page/≈275 words \| 1 Source \| APA \| Mathematics & Economics \| Case Study \| The Life-Cycle Hypothesis and Investment Varies Much More than Consumption Description: The typical pattern of saving presented by the life-cycle hypothesis is that people in their middle ages tend to save more for their old age...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1054
__label__wiki	0.925069	0.925069	Recent Earthquakes Near Frazier Park, California, United States Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico Santa Barbara Channel, California Santa Monica Bay, California Greater Los Angeles Area, California San Pedro Channel, California Channel Islands, California Gulf Of Santa Catalina, California Long Valley Area, California Coast Of California W. Coast Of Baja California Mexicali Calexico Area, California Frazier Park has had: (M1.5 or greater) 22 earthquakes in the past 30 days The largest earthquake in Frazier Park: today: 3.6 in San Fernando, California, United States this week: 3.6 in San Fernando, California, United States this month: 4.0 in Port Hueneme, California, United States this year: 7.1 in Ridgecrest, California, United States San Fernando, California, United States Today 2020-01-22 14:37:49 UTC at 14:37 Epicenter at 34.295, -118.484 4.2 km from San Fernando (2.2 miles) Mojave, California, United States 6.2 km from Mojave (3.2 miles) Mira Monte, California, United States 1.2 km from Mira Monte (0.2 miles) Lebec, California, United States 17.2 km from Lebec (11.2 miles) Weedpatch, California, United States Epicenter at 35.049, -119.04 23.2 km from Weedpatch (14.2 miles) Bear Valley Springs, California, United States 12.2 km from Bear Valley Springs (8.2 miles) Stallion Springs, California, United States 13.2 km from Stallion Springs (8.2 miles) Frazier Park, California, United States 21.2 km from Frazier Park (13.2 miles) Ridgecrest, California, United States 12.2 km from Ridgecrest (7.2 miles) Arvin, California, United States 20.2 km from Arvin (12.2 miles) Mission Canyon, California, United States 5.2 km from Mission Canyon (3.2 miles) Castaic, California, United States 10.2 km from Castaic (6.2 miles) Toro Canyon, California, United States 1.2 km from Toro Canyon (1.2 miles) Port Hueneme, California, United States 24.2 km from Port Hueneme (15.2 miles) Pine Mountain Club, California, United States 14.2 km from Pine Mountain Club (9.2 miles) Places Near Frazier Park	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1056
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__label__wiki	0.772941	0.772941	USS Outagamie County (LST-1073) LST-1073 offshore with her bow doors open, August 1966. Name: USS LST-1073 Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc. Laid down: 20 February 1945 Launched: 22 March 1945 Commissioned: 17 April 1945 Decommissioned: 5 August 1946 Reinstated: 10 October 1950 Recommissioned: 3 November 1950 Renamed: USS Outagamie County (LST-1073), Decommissioned: 21 May 1971 Struck: 1 December 1973 Honors and 6 battle stars, Korean War 7 battle stars, Vietnam War Fate: Transferred to Brazil, 7 October 1976 Name: Garcia D'Avila (G28) Acquired: 7 October 1976 Out of service: 1990 Class and type: LST-542-class tank landing ship 1,490 tons (light); 4,080 tons (full load of 2,100 tons) Length: 328 ft (100 m) Beam: 50 ft (15 m) 8 ft (2.4 m) forward; 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) aft (full load) Propulsion: Two diesel engines, two shafts 10.8 knots (20 km/h) (max); 9 knots (17 km/h) (econ) Complement: 7 officers, 204 enlisted 8 × 40 mm guns; 12 × 20 mm guns USS Outagamie County (LST-1073) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Unlike many of her class, which received only numbers and were disposed of after World War II, she survived long enough to be named. On 1 July 1955, all LSTs still in commission were named for US counties or parishes; LST-1073 was given the name Outagamie County, after Outagamie County, Wisconsin. LST-1073 was laid down on 20 February 1945 at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 22 March 1945; and commissioned on 17 April 1945. 1 World War II Service 2 Korean War 3 Vietnam War 4 NAeL Garcia D'Avilla World War II Service[edit] At New York City LST-1073 loaded cargo consisting of three LCMs on the main deck and mortar shells and smoke pots in the tank deck, and, on 4 June 1945, departed for islands in the Pacific by way of the Panama Canal, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 7 July. From Pearl Harbor she went to Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, back to Saipan and then on to Nagasaki, Japan, arriving 24 September. From September 1945 to January 1946, LST–1073 operated between various ports in Japan and the Philippines. She departed Manila on 17 January for San Francisco, stopping en route at Guam and Pearl Harbor, and arrived at San Francisco 27 February. On 5 August she decommissioned and was put into the Reserve Fleet at Astoria, Oregon. Korean War[edit] After Communist forces invaded South Korea, LST–1073 was towed from Astoria to Bremerton, Washington, on 10 October 1950 for reactivation and recommissioned 3 November 1950, Lt. Comdr. B. F. Poduska in command. On 11 February LST–1073 departed Long Beach, California on her second tour of duty in the western Pacific, arriving at Yokosuka, Japan, 23 March 1951. On this tour she visited various ports including Kobe and Sasebo, Japan; and Pusan, Kojo Do, and Inchon, Korea. On 4 April 1951 she transported Army Signal Corps units from Camp McGill, Japan, to Inchon, Korea. During May and June LST–1073 helped to carry 17,366 prisoners of war from Pusan to Koje Do. On 29 October LST–1073 departed from Yokosuka, Japan, for San Diego, California. LST–1073's third tour of duty in the western Pacific began 3 January 1953 when she departed from San Diego en route to Japan. After brief stops in Yokosuka, Kobe, and Sasebo; she proceeded on to Inchon for west coast island resupply work. She took part in the Marine landing exercises at Inchon from April to June and spent June and July redeploying the 187th Regimental Airborne Combat Team and the 24th Infantry Division from Japan to Korea. In August the ship assisted in the evacuation of Cho Do Island, Korea, and in Operation Big Switch transporting North Korean POWs between various Korean ports. On 23 October the ship departed from Yokosuka, Japan, for a return voyage to San Diego. During the next decade, the landing ship operated on the West Coast and made four West Pacific deployments. She was named Outagamie County on 1 July 1955. Vietnam War[edit] In early 1963 she conducted oceanographic survey operations in mid-Pacific. In March 1964 Outagamie County transported troops between Oahu and training areas on Hawaii itself. During a four-month tour to Adak, Alaska, in mid 1965, the ship aided a large freighter, Liberian ship Hadjitsakas, which had run aground on a small island in the Aleutians. In late January 1966 Outagamie County arrived at Da Nang, South Vietnam to begin nine weeks of intra-coastal logistic operations. After an upkeep period at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, the ship returned to her coastal shuttle runs. The ship returned to San Diego 9 September. The rest of 1966 and the first half of 1967 was spent operating off the West Coast of the United States. Outagamie County departed from San Diego 9 June 1967 and steamed via Subic Bay to Vietnam, arriving at Saigon on 26 July. For the next four months she shuttled troops and supplies between Japan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, and returned to San Diego 21 December. Operating on the West Coast until departing San Diego on 1 November 1968, the veteran landing ship returned to the war zone late in the year and supported allied operations until arriving at Guam on 18 April 1969. From 1969 until 1971 the Outagamie County made numerous trips to Da Nang, Chu Lai, Cửa Việt Base, An Thoi and Hà Tiên. She and/or the crew received the Joint Service Commendation with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Combat Action Ribbon with 3 gold stars, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Presidential Unit Citation with 3 stars, Navy Unit Commendation, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy "E" Ribbon, Vietnam Service Medal with 8 battle stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, RVN Navy Gallantry Cross, RVN Special Service Medal, RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm, RVN Gallantry Cross Unit Citation, RVN Honor Medal, RVN Training Service Medal, RVN Presidential Unit Citation, RVN Civil Action Unit Citation, Korean Defense Service Medal, and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for operation Golden Dragon in Pohang, Korea in 1970 where she sunk two North Korean boats. Also, in 1970 the Outagamie County received the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for aiding in the volcano disaster. Several members of the crew from 1969 until 1971 received individual awards including the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, RVN Gallantry Cross, RVN Civil Actions Medal, and RVN Armed Forces Honor Medal. The communications department received the Legion of Merit for being the support for SOPA Admin in Hong Kong. Other ports of call were Hong Kong, China, Okinawa, Osaka, and Sasebo, Japan, all the Mariana Islands (Guam chain), Yap, Carolina Islands, Subic Bay, Philippines, Midway Island, Hawaii, Miramar, and San Diego, Acapulco Mexico, Panama City Panama, and through the Panama Canal, and the final stop at Orange, Texas. Outagamie County was decommissioned in Feb 1972 at INACT SHIP FAC in Orange, Texas and transferred to the Brazilian Navy in May 1972 where she saw service as NAel Garcia D'Avilla (G-28) along the Amazon River. The tank landing ship was struck from the US Navy List on 1 December 1972. LST-1073 earned six battle stars for the Korean War and eight battle stars for the Vietnam War. Also, three stars for the Combat Action Ribbon during the 1969 to 1971 campaigns. NAeL Garcia D'Avilla[edit] In December 1972, Outagamie County was sold to Brazil where she served as NAeL Garcia D'Avilla (G-28). She was taken out of service in 1990 and sold for scrapping. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. Another entry can be found here. Photo gallery of Outagamie County at NavSource Naval History LST-542 class tank landing ship LST-542 – LST-599 LST-542 / Chelan County LST-546 / T-LST-546 LST-551 / Chesterfield County LST-561 / Chittenden County LST-583 / Churchill County LST-601 / Clarke County LST-602 / Clearwater County LST-603 / Coconino County LST-604 / Silenus LST-611 / Crook County LST-644 / Minos LST-645 / Minotaur LST-650 / Pandemus LST-677 / LST(M)-677 / Yolo LST-685 / Curry County LST-689 / Daggett County LST-692 / Daviess County LST-710 / Accomac LST-715 / DeKalb County LST-722 / Dodge County LST-731 / LST(H)-731 / Douglas County LST-735 / Dukes County LST-742 / Dunn County LST-758 / Duval County LST-759 / Eddy County LST-761 / Esmeraldo County LST-762 / Floyd County LST-772 / Ford County LST-773 / Antigone LST-784 / Garfield County LST-786 / Garrett County LST-794 / Gibson County LST-799 / Greer County LST-802 / Hamilton County LST-803 / Hampden County LST-819 / Hampshire County LST-821 / Harnett County LST-822 / Harris County LST-824 / Henry County LST-825 / Hickman County LST-827 / Hillsborough County LST-835 / Hillsdale County LST-836 / Holmes County LST-838 / Hunterdon County LST-839 / Iredell County LST-840 / Iron County LST-845 / Jefferson County LST-846 / Jennings County LST-848 / Jerome County LST-849 / Johnson County LST-850 / Juniata County LST-852 / Satyr LST-853 / Kane County LST-854 / Kemper County LST-855 / Kent County LST-857 / King County LST-858 / Stentor LST-859 / Lafayette County LST-880 / Lake County LST-883 / La Moure County LST-887 / Lawrence County LST-888 / Lee County LST-898 / Lincoln County LST-900 / Linn County LST-901 / Litchfield County LST-902 / Luzerne County LST-903 / Lyman County LST-904 / Lyon County LST-905 / Madera County LST-912 / Mahnomen County LST-914 / Mahoning County LST-928 / Cameron LST-929 / LST(H)-929 LST-938 / Maricopa County LST-948 / Myrmidon LST-953 / Marinette County LST-954 / Numitor LST-955 / Patroclus LST-956 / Sarpedon LST-962 / Romulus LST-963 / Sphinx LST-966 / Callisto LST-967 / Ulysses LST-971 / Menelaus LST-975 / Marion County LST-976 / Telamon LST-977 / Alecto LST-980 / Meeker County LST-983 / Middlesex County LST-987 / Millard County LST-988 / Mineral County LST-1000 – LST-1099 LST-1000 LST-1003 / Coronis LST-1032 / Monmouth County LST-1036 / Creon LST-1037 / Poseidon LST-1038 / Monroe County LST-1041 / Montgomery County LST-1048 / Morgan County LST-1064 / Nansemond County LST-1066 / New London County LST-1067 / Nye County LST-1068 / Orange County LST-1069 / Orleans Parish LST-1070 / Electron LST-1071 / Ouachita County LST-1072 / T-LST-1072 LST-1073 / Outagamie County LST-1074 / Overton County LST-1076 / Page County LST-1077 / Park County LST-1078 / Proton LST-1079 / Payette County LST-1080 / Pender County LST-1082 / Pitkin County LST-1083 / Plumas County LST-1085 / Colington LST-1088 / Pulaski County LST-1096 / St. Clair County LST-1097 / League Island LST-1098 / Laysan Island LST-1099 / Okala LST-1100 / Palmyra LST-1102 / Chimon LST-1110 / San Bernardino County LST-1111 / Blackford LST-1112 / Dorchester LST-1113 / Kingman LST-1115 / Pentheus LST-1116 / Proserpine LST-1117 / Tantalus LST-1118 / Typhon LST-1119 / Diomedes LST-1121 / Demeter LST-1123 / Sedgwick County LST-1124 / Amphitrite LST-1125 / Brontes LST-1126 / Snohomish County LST-1127 / Helios LST-1131 / Askari LST-1132 / Bellerophon LST-1133 / Chiron LST-1136 / Bellona LST-1137 / Chimaera LST-1138 / Steuben County LST-1143 / Daedalus LST-1145 / Gordius LST-1146 / Summit County LST-1147 / Indra LST-1149 / Krishna LST-1151 / Quirinus Other operators Argentine Navy Cabo San Bartolome (ex-LST-851) Cabo San Diego (ex-LST-995) Cabo San Francisco de Paula (ex-LST-998) Cabo San Gonzalo (ex-LST-872) Cabo San Isidro (ex-LST-919) Cabo San Pablo (ex-LST-994) BDT-8 (ex-LST-869) Cabo Pio (ex-LST-1044) Cabo San Sebastian (ex-LST-1108) Samba (ex-LST-1104) Cabo Buen Tiempo (ex-LST-801) Cabo San Vincente (ex-LST-734) Belmonte (ex-Helios) Garcia D'Avila (ex–Outagamie County) Chilean Navy Comandante Hemmerdinger (ex–New London County) Comandante Araya (ex–Nye County) Republic of China Navy Chung Hsing (ex-LST-557) Chung Hsun (ex-LST-993) / Kao Hsiung (ex–Dukes County) Chung Fu (ex–Iron County) Chung Cheng (LST-224) (ex–Lafayette County) Chung Chiang (ex–San Bernardino County) Ecuadorian Navy Hualcopo (ex–Summit County) Chélif (ex-LST-874) Odin (ex-Ulysses) Wotan (ex-Diomedes) Bamberg (ex–Greer County) Indonesian Navy Tandjung Nusanie (ex–Lawrence County) Teluk Saleh (ex–Clarke County) Teluk Bone (ex–Iredell County) Jaya Wijaya (ex-Askari) Imperial Iranian Navy Sohrab (ex-Gordius) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hayatomo (ex–Hamilton County) Oosumi (ex–Daggett County) Shimokita (ex–Hillsdale County) Shiretoko (ex–Nansemond County) Republic of Korea Navy Duk Soo (ex-Minotaur) Wi Bong (ex–Johnson County) Su Yong (ex–Kane County) Buk Han (ex–Linn County) Hwa San (ex–Pender County) Royal Malaysian Navy Sri Langkawi (ex–Hunterdon County) Sri Banggi (ex–Henry County) Raja Jarom (ex–Sedgwick County) Mexican Navy Rio Panuco (ex–Park County) Manzanillo (ex–Clearwater County) Aklan / Kamagong (ex-Romulus) Narra (ex-Krishna) Yakal (ex–Vĩnh Long) Pampanga (ex-LST-842) Bulacan (ex-LST-843) Misamis Oriental (ex-LST-875) Agusan del Sur (ex–Nha Trang) Sierra Madre (ex–Mỹ Tho) Zamboanga de Sur (ex–Cam Ranh) Surigao del Sur (ex-LST-546) Cayagan (ex–Hickman County) Ilocos Norte (ex–Madera County) Lanao del Norte (ex-LST-566) Leyte del Sur (ex-LST-607) Davao Oriental (ex-Oosumi) Benguet (ex–Daviess County) Aurora (ex–Harris County) Cavite (ex-Shimokita) Samar del Norte (ex-Shiretoko) Cotabato del Norte (ex–Orleans Parish) Kalinga Apayao (ex–Cần Thơ) Republic of Singapore Navy Endurance (ex–Holmes County) Perseverance (ex-T-LST-623) Royal Thai Navy Chang (ex–Lincoln County) Prathong (ex–Dodge County) Turkish Naval Forces Onaran (ex-Alecto) Başaran (ex-Patroclus) Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela Guayana (ex-Quirinus) Republic of Vietnam Navy Cam Ranh (ex–Marion County) Đà Nẵng (ex–Maricopa County) Vũng Tàu (ex–Coconino County) Nha Trang (ex–Jerome County) Mỹ Tho (ex–Harnett County) Cần Thơ (ex–Garrett County) Vĩnh Long (ex-Satyr) Vietnam People's Navy Trần Khánh Dư (ex–Đà Nẵng) Preceded by: LST-491 class Followed by: Talbot County class List of United States Navy LSTs List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Outagamie_County_(LST-1073)&oldid=872279954" LST-542-class tank landing ships Ships built in Hingham, Massachusetts World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Korean War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Vietnam War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States United States Navy Wisconsin-related ships LST-542-class tank landing ships of the Brazilian Navy Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval 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__label__cc	0.645881	0.354119	Food adulteration \| Article about food adulteration by The Free Dictionary https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/food+adulteration food adulteration food adulteration, act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable ingredient. The Greek and Roman classics contain allusions to wine makers and dealers who colored and flavored their wine. In England as early as the 13th cent., bakers cheapened their wares or scanted the weight, and lawmakers for the first time made an effort to prevent fraudulent dealings on the part of butchers and brewers. In Great Britain in the 18th and early 19th cent., coffee, tea, and cocoa were placed under protection laws by Parliament, passed not so much in the interest of the consumer as to keep up internal revenues. About the middle of the 19th cent. chemical and microscopal knowledge had reached the stage that food substances could be analyzed, and the subject of food adulteration began to be studied from the standpoint of the rights and welfare of the consumer. In 1860 the first food law framed in the interest of the purchaser was passed. That law, lacking sufficient means of enforcement, remained largely ineffective until 1872, when administrative officials were appointed and penalties for violation provided. In the United States the federal Food and Drug Act of 1906 was the result of a long and stormy campaign led by Dr. Harvey Washington WileyWiley, Harvey Washington, 1844–1930, American chemist, b. Kent, Ind., grad. Hanover College (B.A., 1867), M.D. Indiana Medical College, 1871. After serving (1874–83) as state chemist of Indiana, he was chief chemist of the U.S. Dept. ..... Click the link for more information. . This law defined food adulteration and the misbranding of products; it provided regulations covering the interstate movement of food and penalties for violations. The 1906 act was superseded in 1938 by the more rigorous Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act administered since 1940 by the Food and Drug Administration (now within the Dept. of Health and Human Services). The FDA is charged with enforcing truthful and informative labeling of essential commodities, maintaining staff laboratories, and formulating definitions and standards promoting fair dealing in the interests of the consumer. The 1938 act broadened the definitions of adulteration, misbranding, and lack of informative labeling; it provided for factory inspections; and it increased the penalties for violations. It was amended in 1958 and 1962 to define and regulate food additives and food coloring. The federal law controls traffic from one state to another and is supplemented by local regulations that require food handlers to be licensed, thereby discouraging the spread of disease; it provides for the inspection by health officers of meat and other foods, of restaurants, and of dairies and cold storage methods. Imported goods that violate the provisions of the act may be denied admittance to the United States and if not removed within a given time may be destroyed. Food may be poisonous for reasons other than deliberate adulteration; see botulismbotulism , acute poisoning resulting from ingestion of food containing toxins produced by the bacillus Clostridium botulinum. The bacterium can grow only in an anaerobic atmosphere, such as that found in canned foods. ..... Click the link for more information. , food poisoningfood poisoning, acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that ptomaines, the See J. C. Ayres et al., ed., Chemical and Biological Hazards in Food (1962, repr. 1969); B. T. Hunter, Consumer Beware (1971). <a href="https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/food+adulteration">food adulteration</a> adulteration of food Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Johnson, Samuel William pure-food laws Wiley, Harvey Washington Various factors may be related to the high incidence of food adulteration detected in the municipalities studied in this research, including an aggravating factor of illegal slaughters. Brazilian ground beef authentication by multiplex polymerase chain reaction/ Autenticacao de carne moida brasileira atraves de uma reacao em cadeia da polimerase multiplex Shortages, increasing prices and large consumer demands lead to food adulteration. FOOD ADULTERATION -- A MAJOR THREAT TO HEALTH AND LIFE Punishments for food adulteration, in fact, are very rare in our country. Is that What We Consume.. Should we not tackle the question of food adulteration? Food adulteration happens in a variety of ways. Maggi, Maggi, Begone Maggi! (6.) IJSIT Review article on Food adulteration Volume1, issue2, November- December 2012. Adultration of the pulses in coastal region of Andhra Pradesh Mousdis, "Food adulteration analysis without laboratory prepared or determined reference food adulterant values," Food Chemistry, vol. Quantitative analysis of adulterations in oat flour by FT-NIR spectroscopy, incomplete unbalanced randomized block design, and partial least squares It concluded that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) needs "clear powers and responsibilities" to allow it to respond more effectively to any future food adulteration issues. MPs call for more control and better food tests In addition to food adulteration incidents, cargo theft has become increasingly problematic in the U.S., with the number one category being food and beverage in the last two years, surpassing high value products, such as electronics. Economically motivated adulteration: is your brand at risk? Economically motivated adulteration (EMA) is estimated to cost the global food and consumer products industry $10-15 billion a year, with the cost of one adulteration incident averaging between 2-15 percent of yearly revenues. Clearly, with such a significant economic impact, EMA deserves attention This collection of twenty-four articles on advanced food science examines issues of food adulteration and regional authentication in foods and wines from around the world. Progress in authentication of food and wine Sankaranarayanan, earlier called for strict vigilance by organisations like the Food and Drugs Administration and BIS in detecting food adulteration and in observing standardised norms across India where suppliers were resorting to shortcuts and adulteration in food products due to the growing demand. Safety of street food a matter of concern Microbial analysis, food adulteration test were done for food samples. Microbial Quality, Nutritional Knowledge and Food Hygienic Practices among Street Food Vendors He said food items having the highest percentage of adulteration include milk products (93 percent), condiments (86 percent), food snacks (47 percent), oil made food products and prickles (46 percent) and assorted food items including sweetmeat have been found around 34 percent food adulteration. Consignments of adulterated food items confiscated by 16 countries Fontanesia Fontanne, Lynn Fontanne, Lynne Font-de-Gaume Fontéchevade man Fontenelle, Bernard le Bovier de Fonteyn Fonteyn, Dame Margot fontology Fontware Fonvizin, Artur Fonvizin, Artur Vladimirovich Fonvizin, Denis Fonvizin, Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin, Mikhail Fonvizin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich Food Acids food analog Food and Agriculture Organization FAO Food Appropriation Detachments Food Concentrates food display counter Food Industry, Institute of the food infection food irradiation Food Monopolies Food & Drug Administration Food & Drugs Act Food & Grocery Council Food & Hotel Asia Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo Food & Nutrition Student Organization Food & Process Engineering Institute Food & Trees for Africa Food Acquisition Mode Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Food additive code Food Additives and Ingredients Association Food adulterant Food Advisory Committee Food Agricultural and Biological Engineering Food Aid Convention Food Aid Liaison Unit Food Aid Package Food Aid Program Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 Food Allergen Labeling Notification Food Allergens Workshop Food Allergy Action Plan Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network Food allergy and intolerance Food Allergy Awareness Week Food Allergy Awareness, Support and Training Food Allergy Herbal Formula Food Allergy Initiative Food Allergy Network Food Allergy Relief Sharing	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1076
__label__cc	0.660631	0.339369	Gela, Italy \| Article about Gela, Italy by The Free Dictionary https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Gela%2c+Italy (redirected from Gela, Italy) (jā`lä), city (1991 pop. 61,319), S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is a port, industrial center, and seaside resort. Petrochemicals are produced nearby, and petroleum is refined in the city. Much cotton is grown in Gela's hinterland. The city was founded c.688 B.C. by Greek colonists from Crete and Rhodes and soon flourished, founding (c.580 B.C.) Acragas (the later AgrigentoAgrigento , Lat. Agrigentum, city (1991 pop. 55,283), capital of Agrigento prov., S Sicily, Italy, on a hill above the Mediterranean Sea. It is an agricultural market and a tourist center, but per capita income is among the lowest in Italy. Sulfur and potash are mined. ..... Click the link for more information. ). It attained its greatest prosperity under the tyrants Hippocrates and GelonGelon , d. 478 B.C., Greek Sicilian ruler. As tyrant of Gela, his native city, he interfered in the struggle for power in Syracuse (485 B.C.) and made himself the leader of the popular party there. From that time he ruled Syracuse and dominated Greek Sicily. In 480 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. in the 5th cent. B.C. However, the city was sacked by Carthage in 405 B.C. and never fully recovered. In 282 B.C., Mamertine mercenaries (see MessinaMessina , city (1991 pop. 231,693), capital of Messina prov., NE Sicily, Italy, on the Strait of Messina, opposite the Italian mainland. It is a busy seaport and a commercial and light industrial center. ..... Click the link for more information. ) destroyed the city, and Phintias, tyrant of Acragas, resettled the inhabitants in the new city of Phintias (now Licata). In a necropolis near Gela, Greek vases and other objects have been found; excavations (begun in 1901) have uncovered the ancient Greek wall of Gela (5th–4th cent. B.C.) and two temples. The modern city was founded by Emperor Frederick II in 1230; until 1927 it was known as Terranova di Sicilia. In World War II, Gela was a landing point (July, 1943) for the Allied invasion of Sicily. a city in southern Italy, on the island of Sicily in the province of Caltanissetta. It is a port (with a freight turnover in 1969 of 6.6 million tons) on the Gulf of Gela of the Mediterranean Sea. Population, 65,300 (1969). In Gela are petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants, as well as manufacturers of sulfuric acid and fertilizer, which make use of oil, natural gas, and sulfur extracted locally. Gela was founded in approximately 690 B.C. by the Rhodians and Cretans; in the classical age it was given the name Gela. In the early fifth century B.C. under the tyrants Cleander, Hippocrates, and Gelon, it was the strongest city-state in Sicily and conquered the eastern half of the island. Gelon conquered Syracuse and transferred his capital there, so that after 485 B.C., Gela fell into decay. In 282 B.C. it was destroyed by the Mamertini (Campanian mercenaries). Frederick II founded the city of Terranova di Sicilia on the site of ancient Gela in 1230, and this name was retained until 1927. Remnants of an ancient Greek acropolis (sixth century B.C.), with a temple of Athena, have been preserved in Gela, as well as traces of a regular plan of the town from the fourth century B.C. with remains of fortifications, a bath house, and other buildings. The Church of San Biagio and a castle from the 14th century are there. Gela has a national archaeological museum. Ancient Colonies Colonies, Ancient Gelon Gunia, Valerian Gunia, Valerian Levanovich Hiero Terranova di Sicilia Valerian Gunia Valerian Levanovich Gunia Geisman, Platon Geisman, Platon Aleksandrovich geison Geissler pump Geissler tube Geissler, Christian Geistesgeschichte School Geisteswissenschaften and Naturwissenschaften Geithner, Timothy Franz Geitonogamy Gejiu geking Gekker, Anatolii Ilich Gekkonidae gel cement gel filtration gel mineral gel paint gel permeation chromatography gel point gel strength Gela, Italy Gelasius Dobner Gelasius I, Saint Gelastocoridae Gelati Academy Gelati Monastery gelatin duplicating gelatin dynamite gelatin effect gelatin extra gelatin liquefaction gelatin model gelatin mold gelatin process gelatinase gelatinize gelatinized gasoline gelatinizing agent gelatinobromide Gelation gelation model gelation time gel structure gel time Gel'fand - Pinsker Gel'fand-Levitan-Marchenko Gel-Based Spot Remover Plus Gel-Diffusion Precipitin Test Gel-Entrapped Rat Hepatocytes Gel-filtration chromatography gel-filtration chromatography, gel-permeation chromatography gel-permeation chromatography Gêla Gela, Sicily Gela, Tibet gelable GELAC Gelada Baboon gelada baboons geladas Gelai gelände jump Gelände-Strasse gelandesprung geländesprung Gelanggang Olahraga Gelanggang Remaja Jakarta Utarab gelasin	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1077
__label__cc	0.644083	0.355917	English[remove]418 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization)418 Multilateral Trade Negotiations[remove]418 Group "Tariffs"53 Sub-Group "Customs Matters"44 Sub-Group "Quantitative Restrictions"39 Group "Tropical Products"36 Sub-Group "Grains"33 official documents418 GATT Official Documents[remove]418 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade407 Accord General sur les Tarifs Douaniers et le Commerce11 You searched for: Organization (as author) Multilateral Trade Negotiations Remove constraint Organization (as author): Multilateral Trade Negotiations Collection GATT Official Documents Remove constraint Collection: GATT Official Documents Language English Remove constraint Language: English Date 1976 Remove constraint Date: 1976 1. Accreditation of Delgations to the Multilateral Trade Negotiations : Note by the Director-General Accreditation of Delgations to the Multilateral Trade Negotiations : Note by the Director-General. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization) and Multilateral Trade Negotiations General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, February 9, 1976 MTN/W/26 and MTN/W/20-27 2. Additional information on ores and metals Additional information on ores and metals. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization), Multilateral Trade Negotiations, and Group "Sector Approach" English and French MTN/SEC/W/8 and MTN/SEC/W/4-9 3. Aligned invoice layout key for international trade Aligned invoice layout key for international trade. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization), Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Group "Non-Tariff Measures", and Sub-Group "Customs Matters" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, January 29, 1976 MTN/NTM/W/34 and MTN/NTM/W/27-37 4. Analysis of the characteristics, of the structure and the problems of world trade in Dairy Products : Statement by the Representative of New Zealand on 13 October 1975. Corrigendum Analysis of the characteristics, of the structure and the problems of world trade in Dairy Products : Statement by the Representative of New Zealand on 13 October 1975. Corrigendum. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization), Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Group "Agriculture", and Sub-Group on "Dairy Products" General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, January 7, 1976 MTN/DP/W/10/Corr.1 and MTN/DP/W/9/REV.1/ADD.2-MTN/DP/W/19 5. Canada : Statement of production, trade and stocks 23 January 1976 Canada : Statement of production, trade and stocks 23 January 1976. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization), Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Group "Agriculture", and Sub-Group "Grains" MTN/GR/W/10 and MTN/GR/W/8/REV.1/ADD.17-MTN/GR/W/13 6. Chairman's summing-up and record of decisions at Meeting of 16-18 February 1976 Chairman's summing-up and record of decisions at Meeting of 16-18 February 1976. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization), Multilateral Trade Negotiations, and Group "Tropical Products" MTN/TP/5, MTN/TP/INF/5,6, and MTN/TP/1-10 7. Chairman's summing-up and record of decisions at Meeting of 18-20 October 1976 Chairman's summing-up and record of decisions at Meeting of 18-20 October 1976. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, October 22, 1976 8. Chairman's summing-up and record of decisions at Meeting of 30 June-1 1976 Chairman's summing-up and record of decisions at Meeting of 30 June-1 1976. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, July 6, 1976 9. Checklist of documents Checklist of documents. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, May 24, 1976 10. Checklist of documents MTN/TP/W/15 and MTN/TP/W/11/REV.1-MTN/TP/W/22 11. Checklist of issues raised and of possible elements that may be included in any new set of international principles on customs valuation : Note by the Secretariat Checklist of issues raised and of possible elements that may be included in any new set of international principles on customs valuation : Note by the Secretariat. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, December 3, 1976 MTN/NTM/W/76 and MTN/NTM/W/76-82/ADD.2 12. Checklist of issues raised and of possible elements that may be included in any new set of international rules or principles on customs valuation : Note by the Secretariat Checklist of issues raised and of possible elements that may be included in any new set of international rules or principles on customs valuation : Note by the Secretariat. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, June 15, 1976 13. Checklist of issues raised and of possible elements that may be included in any new set of international rules or principles on customs valuation : Note by the Secretariat. Revision Checklist of issues raised and of possible elements that may be included in any new set of international rules or principles on customs valuation : Note by the Secretariat. Revision. MTN/NTM/W/51/Rev.1 and MTN/NTM/W/51-52 14. Checklist of issues raised and of possible elements that may be included in any new set of international rules or principles on customs valuation : Note by the Secretarist. Addendum Checklist of issues raised and of possible elements that may be included in any new set of international rules or principles on customs valuation : Note by the Secretarist. Addendum. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, October 1, 1976 MTN/NTM/W/51/Rev.1/Add.1 and MTN/NTM/W/51-52 15. Checklist of positions on the various issues in the area of subsidies and countervailing duties : Corrigendum Checklist of positions on the various issues in the area of subsidies and countervailing duties : Corrigendum. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization), Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Group "Non-Tariff Measures", and Sub-Group "Subsidies and Countervailing Duties" MTN/NTM/W/52/Corr.1 and MTN/NTM/W/52-59 16. Checklist of positions on the various issues in the area of subsidies and countervailing duties : Note by the Secretariat Checklist of positions on the various issues in the area of subsidies and countervailing duties : Note by the Secretariat. 17. Checklist of positions on the various issues in the area of subsidies and countervailing duties : Note by the Secretariat. Revision Checklist of positions on the various issues in the area of subsidies and countervailing duties : Note by the Secretariat. Revision. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, November 26, 1976 18. Circulation of initial offers : Note by the Secretariat. Addendum Circulation of initial offers : Note by the Secretariat. Addendum. MTN/TP/W/6/Add.1, MTN/TP/10-14, and MTN/TP/W/1-7 19. Circulation of request lists Circulation of request lists. MTN/TP/R/30 and MTN/TP/R/28-30 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, March 10, 1976 MTN/TP/R/32 and MTN/TP/R/30-32/REV.1	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1078
__label__wiki	0.811718	0.811718	Ousted Grammy Awards boss Deborah Dugan makes corruption claims All \| Family Business \| Resources \| Media Bringing the family business community together Other Family Business Other Family Office Family Business Agenda Family Business of the Year Family Business Clinic Oldest Family Business Family Business Directory Educational Centres About FBU FBU Scotland Oldest FBs Setting Standards For Female Leadership 23rd October 2019 Kirsty Ross, KPMG Latest insight showing that the UK’s family-owned businesses are setting the standard for female leadership. In recent years, the role of women in leadership positions has been transformational, so what lies behind the trend? At KPMG, we’ve carried out a number of exploratory studies into what lies behind the change, and we’ve discovered an unexpected trend. Family businesses have become accidental trailblazers, leading the way in female business empowerment. In the decade between 1997 and 2007, there was a fivefold increase in the number of women leaders in family-owned businesses. The pace of change has been dramatic, and it’s transforming the image and make-up of companies throughout the country. While great progress has been made, there’s widespread recognition that we have a long way to go. From the gender pay gap, to subconscious bias in recruitment, there are still a variety of challenges facing women with career aspirations. Family-owned businesses could offer some answers, and justifiably so. The latest research from the Family Business Sector Report, published by the IFB in May, revealed that around 81% of family SMEs were likely to have female leaders, compared to just 58% of nonfamily SMEs. We shouldn’t be entirely surprised that such companies are now leading the field in tackling today’s societal issues. Businesses that have survived for hundreds of years, through generations of family members, and different economic climates, have demonstrated a resilience and a sense of innovation. To understand what’s driven the change in this group, we have to look back at the challenges that were overcome. Thirty years ago, much of the research on attitudes and work practices highlighted that family businesses faced largely the same issues as any other company. In some ways, engrained culture and dynamics were a greater challenge for women tasked with running a family home. From birth to death, females were often underappreciated and often shunted to the side, but a slow, determined change took shape from 1990 onwards with numerous studies revealing that women were learning to circumvent sexism by refusing to stay out of the spotlight, and ensuring their voices were heard and their ambitions appreciated. As social attitudes have changed, so too has the economy. We’ve become a far more globalised nation, looking outwards for growth. That’s created an international marketplace with businesses routinely growing through acquisition and greater collaboration. But, this has created a new threat for family-owned businesses, determined to maintain their independence. An increasingly disruptive, rapidly changing economy has forced companies of all shapes and sizes, and in all sectors, to play to their strengths. In the case of family businesses, women were often viewed as ‘Chief Emotional Officer’, responsible for keeping the family structure intact, rather than the family business. But, in a dramatically shifting economic environment, ensuring every member takes an active, positive role has become more important than ever before. At the same time, away from the workplace, social norms and demographics have evolved. Many women are now choosing to have children later in life, and many households are sharing responsibilities for childcare and family development. The traditional image of a family business is one with a small group of leaders, and a loose band of employees, but the reality is that this network of companies is driving much of the UK’s economic success. In my role, I’ve witnessed businesses looking at succession planning and trying to understand how best to pass a profitable, successful operation over to the next generation. This has become the driver for much of the change we’re seeing. There’s an increasing recognition that the ‘father-to-son’ transition is unsustainable and outdated. Increasingly, siblings are working together as they take the reins, agreeing on more collaborative strategies, and ensuring that roles are assigned to skillset, rather than being based on gender assumptions. As we enter an increasingly challenging period of time, with growing economic and political uncertainty, family businesses must focus on their strengths, and ensure they have the right plans in place to empower and embrace the talent within, regardless of gender. There are clear signs many companies within this category are already acting on that advice. It’s time for the wider business community to follow suit. About the Author - Kirsty Ross is KPMG’s Family Governance & Succession Specialist, and provides her views on how over the years she has seen UK’s family-owned businesses setting the standard for female leadership. This was first published by KPMG and has been reproduced with their permission. 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__label__cc	0.721089	0.278911	, and it is totally fun! Aside from the pronunciations, the authors usually say something about where their names came from, which is neat. Apart from my usual enjoyment in listening to Anything Neil Gaiman Ever Says, Ever, I also particularly loved hearing the name explanation of Robert Quackenbush (hee!). I'll definitely have to listen to more of these later! (That reminds me, also, of a favorite moment from one of Jonathan Ross's interviews with Dylan Moran, where Ross says, essentially, "Now Dylan, I said your name rather quickly, there, and it came out 'Moraan,' but I've also heard it pronounced 'Morin.' Which is it?" And Dylan replies, "Well it's pronounced Fitzsimons, actually." HEE. In other cool things, 96 printmakers make art prints for each element of the Periodic Table. SO COOL. And, via particle_person, Striking Stories from Striking Writers.", "url": "https://foresthouse.livejournal.com/442339.html", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://l-stat.livejournal.net/img/sign.png" }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emily", "image": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/43447662/454489" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Journal foresthouse", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://foresthouse.livejournal.com", "contentUrl": "https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/99918447/454489" } } } Mood: sleepy How do writers pronouce their names? (via Neil Gaiman) Neil Gaiman linked this collection of recordings in which writers explain how to pronounce their names, and it is totally fun! Aside from the pronunciations, the authors usually say something about where their names came from, which is neat. Apart from my usual enjoyment in listening to Anything Neil Gaiman Ever Says, Ever, I also particularly loved hearing the name explanation of Robert Quackenbush (hee!). I'll definitely have to listen to more of these later! Striking Stories from Striking Writers. Tags: dylan moran, linkspam, literature, wonderful neil	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1095
__label__wiki	0.562334	0.562334	Now You Can Snoop in Virginia Woolf’s Personal Photo Albums If you were wondering what Virginia Woolf’s summer vacation looked like, here it is Erin Bartnett Erin Bartnett is the associate editor of Recommended Reading, fiction editor of American Chordata, and reader everywhere else. Virginia Woolf was a scrapbooker. At the age of fifteen, Woolf developed a penchant for photography and started arranging her work in photo albums. The albums are housed at the Harvard Library and now, as reported by Artnet, the library has graciously scanned one photo album from 1939 and made it available for our free consumption on their website. The photo album is the fourth in the “Monk’s House” series. The six albums in the series give us glimpses into Virginia Woolf’s life with Leonard Woolf at their home in East Sussex, England, where Woolf lived intermittently from 1919 until her death in 1941. The album series ends in 1947, suggesting that Leonard Woolf continued to collect and arrange the photos after Virginia Woolf’s death. Photo courtesy of Harvard Library In To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf wrote that the meaning of life might not come in one “great revelation” but instead, “there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark; here was one.” Here, we could say, is another one. The album is a collection of little things like pets and treetops and newspaper clippings that spark and illuminate a little more of Virginia Woolf’s life for us. Looking at my favorite page in the 1939 album feels a little like reading a Woolf novel. At the top of the page, there’s a dog curled up in a well-worn chair, then a picture of two men grinning — one on solid ground and the other looking up from the bowels of a hole that looks a lot like a grave, and then finally a picture of a bleak, snow-covered landscape. No captions. There’s a novel waiting to be born in those three images, alone. The rest of the album appears to be loosely chronological, filled with shots of famous friends like W.B. Yeats, E.M. Forster, and more Bloomsbury group celebs, pictures from visits to friends’ homes and snaps from the Woolfs’ vacation to France. You can do your own literary celebrity gawking through some of the photos we’ve collected here, and head to the Harvard Library website for more gems. Reading Horror Novels Helped Me Deal with OCD I found resolution and catharsis via characters who had it even worse than me Feb 28 - Sara Harrington Read Even My Rage Is More Creative Than Minerva’s Mary Norris recommends "Arachne," a modern retelling of the myth, by Nina MacLaughlin Nov 27 - Nina MacLaughlin 10 Rejected Book Covers That Almost Made the Cut Designers talk about the planning and thought that goes into the cover design process Aug 30 - Jo Lou Aug 26 - Hillery Stone	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1096
__label__cc	0.645253	0.354747	Madison Square [Expletive] Garden Posted on May 28, 2013 by findingmykid When I found out I was pregnant, I began to dream about what my child and I would share. Maybe he would be a vegan. Maybe he would attend my alma mater. Maybe he would learn German. Maybe he would suck at all things involving music. Maybe he would learn to love what I love, and want to do what I do. What I love is ice hockey, and what I do is watch the New York Rangers. I have a season subscription “mini-plan,” which entitles me and a companion to show up to approximately one-quarter of the Rangers’ home games, occupy two seats very near Henrik Lundqvist (first and third period), and whoop like a drunken sailor. Martin has been doing so well lately that I decided that the time has arrived. On April 27, a Saturday, I brought Martin to Madison Square Garden to watch the Rangers play the New Jersey Devils. It seemed like the perfect starter experience: It was the last game of the regular season, it was a 3:00 pm matinee, and although the Rangers and Devils are usually a good rivalry, the Rangers had already made the play-offs and the Devils were already ruled out, leaving little at stake and perhaps a less-rowdy crowd. Martin and I arrived by 2:00. I wanted to bring him in before the big crush of fans, and to acclimate him before the cheering. The first thing he asked for was a bottle of water, which I bought him, totally forgetting that the Garden vendors take the bottle cap away and make the bottle a giant pain in the neck to carry without spilling. Next we headed to a fan shop to buy Martin a new Rangers jersey. Martin was already wearing a blue toddler-sized #30 Henrik Lundqvist jersey, but that was too small because he’d owned it since—well, in any event, since he became old enough for me to swaddle him in a Henrik Lundqvist jersey, sometime around his birth. At the shop I displayed the available boy-sized jerseys. Martin’s choices were a classic navy-blue #61 Rick Nash (master of the goal-scoring universe), an away-game white #24 Ryan Callahan (Cap’n Cally! upstate power!), or a home-ice blue #30 Henrik Lundqvist (yes, Henrik Lundqvist). Martin waffled for ten minutes before settling on the #30 Lundqvist: a larger version of what he already was wearing. Outside the store, he refused to wear the new, larger jersey like I asked. Instead, he spilled half the capless bottle of water and cried because it made his pants wet. Five minutes later we were in our seats. Both teams were skating around the rink, pre-game practicing. Immediately I realized that, when I attend games with other adults, I do not accurately perceive the level of noise and other stimulation inside the Garden. It is like a rock concert in there. Music blares, the announcer yells, fans scream, lights flash, sometimes the entire inner arena goes dark. With Martin by my side, these usually exciting aspects became threatening. He sat cross-legged in his seat, motionless except for intermittently covering his ears. I lifted him to see over the fans standing in front of us. I showed him Rangers in their blue jerseys and Devils in their red jerseys, each team skating around its own half. I pointed out Lundqvist in goal, wearing #30 just like Martin. Martin continued covering his ears, then wrapped his arms around my neck and squeezed. We retreated to the concessions level. I purchased a Brooklyn Lager in a cup, with a straw, because I am cool, and sipped some while Martin gazed through floor-to-ceiling external windows. I suggested returning to our seats. He replied, “I don’t want to go back to our seats.” We waited a while longer. Once the first puck had dropped and play was underway, I insisted on a second try at the inner arena. Martin came along, glumly. He sat cross-legged again, and sometimes slouched down or flopped onto me. I followed the game as best I could. Ryan Callahan, the Rangers’ captain, flipped the puck into the Devils’ net for the game’s first score. The noise level rose even higher. I picked Martin up and bounced him along to the Rangers fans’ chant: “Goooo-o-o-o-o-al! Goooo-o-o-o-o-al! Hey, HEY, hey hey hey hey! Hey, HEY, hey hey hey hey! Hey, HEY, hey hey hey hey!” He covered his ears. I can’t say that Martin was enjoying himself. But he kept it together. Near the end of the first period, Martin reached forward and took a water bottle from a drink holder, thinking it was his own. Instead, Martin’s bottle was one drink holder to the left, and the bottle he grabbed belonged to a boy about ten years old, in the seat next to Martin. That boy seized the bottle from Martin’s hands, forcefully. (I think he might have been wary of Martin because of the slouching and flopping.) I apologized to the boy and handed Martin the correct bottle, and I could see that being startled that way had pushed Martin toward his breaking point. During first intermission I escorted Martin to the quietest area I could find and asked if he would like to go home. He said yes. I explained that if we left we would not be able to come back into the arena and asked whether, knowing that, he still wanted to go home. He said yes. And so we headed for the ground-floor exits, where I told a security guard, “My kid isn’t feeling well. We’re going to watch the rest of the game from home.” In the subway, Martin had what I think was a delayed-reaction meltdown. He became fixated on dictating which passengers could get off at which stations, and threw a tantrum when, inevitably, the passengers got off at the stations of their own choosing. I took Martin on my lap, let him cry, and then successfully distracted him by asking him to name the stops between Madison Square Garden and our home. If you are the parent of a neurotypical child, the afternoon I’ve just described might sound like a disaster. We saw only one period of hockey, and I had to abandon more than half a beer, its forlorn straw sprouting toward nowhere. To me, it was no disaster. It was a darn good start: • Martin must have been overwhelmed by the noise, lights, and crowds. I can hardly imagine an environment with more external stimuli. Nevertheless, he held it together. He did not freak out. • Martin returned with me to the seats even when he didn’t want to. I didn’t have to force him or bargain. He acceded to my wishes. • With all that was going on, I wasn’t sure Martin would really comprehend what was happening around him. But he did. Ten minutes into the game, he had turned to me, in all the hubbub, and said, “Mommy, it’s just like when we watch hockey on television.” Ah-ha! We were experiencing hockey together! This season, one period. Next season, two? As Martin continues to recover, we will encounter more that he can share. Actually share, as in emotions exchanged. Adrian will take him to the opera. My brother Eddie will teach him to play backgammon. My stepfather will show him how to swing a golf club. My mother-in-law will make him sweat through Bikram Yoga. The Rangers game was no unmitigated success. Still, there was a time, not long after Martin’s diagnosis, when I wondered whether I would ever be able to take him to a restaurant in peace again. I just took him to Madison Square Garden. Unassisted. If I were given to writing profanity, I would drop an F-bomb between Square and Garden, for emphasis, because that’s the kind of big deal I’m talking about. Madison Square [Expletive] Garden. OMGosh! Is that Henrik Lundqvist? No, wait. It’s my Martin, checking out the Garden. Posted in Life in Society, Milestones, Motivation \| Tagged ASD, autism, delayed meltdown, henrik lundqvist, hockey, madison square garden, msg, noise, rangers, recovery, rick nash, ryan callahan, stimulants \| 11 Comments My Rainbow Posted on May 6, 2013 by findingmykid Martin and I were riding the subway Saturday morning. We had with us a rainbow that he had made in school out of construction paper and Froot Loops. (Ugh.) The following conversation ensued: Me: “Martin, do you remember where you got this rainbow?” Martin: “I made it in school.” Me: “You know, Martin, rainbows make people happy—which kind of means that you’re my rainbow, because you make me so very happy.” Martin: “I’m your rainbow.” Me: “I think you are.” Martin: “My name is Rainbow.” Me: “Your name is Rainbow? Really?” Martin: “No.” [Laughs.] “My name is Martin. I’m being a rainbow.” Martin said those things, in that order. My kid said those things. In professional ice hockey there exists an unofficial (and unsanctioned and probably unadvisable; check out The Last Gladiators) player role, known as an enforcer. An enforcer’s job is to keep the opposing team from playing too rough. For example, if an enforcer sees an opponent intentionally late-check a star player, the enforcer might respond by grabbing that opponent by the jersey and punching him several times, as a warning to leave the star player alone. (Don’t be put off. If you’re not already an ice hockey fan, do please start watching. The combination of grace, strategy, and grit that carries a hockey team to victory resembles the traits needed to recover a child from autism. Honestly.) Have you heard of the crazy Fred Phelps family from Topeka, Kansas? These are the people who—despite lacking affiliation with any Baptist denomination, and as far as I can tell, despite following none of Jesus’ major teachings—call themselves the “Westboro Baptist Church” and protest at high-profile or military funerals because, they claim, God opposes homosexuality. (I realize that sentence lacks substantive logical foundation. That’s intentional.) Apparently these Phelps people threatened to show up at the funerals for victims of the recent Boston Marathon bombings. I saw something circulating on Facebook that I should have downloaded, because I can’t find it now. It was a picture of a Boston Bruins enforcer, during a game, on his knees, straddling an opposing player whose back was on the ice. The enforcer had his gloves off, which is dangerous because punches fall softer when the fist is padded by a hockey glove, and he was plainly beating the daylights out of the opposing player, whom he’d rendered defenseless. The caption under the picture said something along the lines of, “This is what we do to hockey teams we don’t like in Boston. Please, come protest a funeral.” When Martin was diagnosed with autism, at 27 months, he could label objects and people and colors, and he could speak in echolalia, but he had no functional language. At 36 months, he had begun developing functional language but could not grasp concepts like first and second person; he said “I” when he meant “you,” and “you” when he meant “I.” By 48 months, he could respond to questions but could not engage in dialogue, i.e., carry a conversation beyond one response. On Saturday, Martin sustained that rainbow discussion. He maintained consistent eye contact throughout. He ended by drawing a distinction between being called Rainbow and being a rainbow. Please, come tell me recovery from autism is not possible. 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__label__cc	0.54918	0.45082	grapefruit soda Joia: Grapefruit, Chamomile & Cardamom History: Like many fans of craft soda, Bob Safford doesn’t drink. Unlike many fans of craft soda, Bob Safford had the money to turn his ideas into liquid for the masses. The irony is that Safford hammered home his ideas by drinking (just a sip) of an alcoholic beverage at a fancy cocktail bar. “It just kind of hit me, why couldn’t you do this with soda?” he says over the phone. A veteran of the marketing industry, Safford was no soda expert. So he assembled a team ranging from a veteran beverage entrepreneur to a Minneapolis mixologist. In an interview with CircleUp, Safford explains how they immediately got to work. “We studied cocktail menus from around the United States to see what fruit, herbal/floral and spice flavors were appearing in cocktails with the greatest frequency.” If he was going to make soda, he wanted it to be more artisinal and, frankly, more healthy than the majority of options available. To many of you, I know that’s an oxymoron. It’s kind of like saying “I ate five cream-filled donuts today, but they were made with skim milk!” as you squeeze the life force out your body to fit into those yoga pants. But healthier options in soda can be created. Typically, they’re fruit-based, which is where Safford took the direction of his team’s creations. In 2011, the group made it official, founding Joia All-Natural Soda in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The name is pronounced “Joy-a,” as an ode to the passion and joy the company feels for its products. Safford believes Joia sodas can function both on their own as more refreshing alternatives to mass-produced soda, and as mixers with alcohol. The company produces four flavors, all using natural fruit juices, spices, and herbs. We’ve previously reviewed their Pineapple, Coconut, and Nutmeg, but no flavor is more popular than the widely available Grapefruit, Chamomile, and Cardamom. The latter was picked up nationally in August of 2015 by Panera restaurants. So now you can have a Joia soda with your low-fat sour cream and onion bagel and soup. Their grapefruit flavor accounts for about 40% of the company’s soda sales, according to Safford. When it came to the creation of their grapefruit soda, Safford says they wanted it to be fruity with an herbal flavor. Interestingly, they focused on aroma first. “Who thinks of soda as having an aroma?” he asks. They wanted to create something that not only smelled authentic, but tasted fresh. “We wanted something that was grapefruit-y but didn’t have that typical tartness of the grapefruit.” So essentially the company tried to take all of grapefruit’s greatest attributes and combine them with the complimentary smoothness of chamomile and the mild savoriness of cardamom. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off. Where to get: Joia’s Grapefruit, Chamomile, & Cardamom is sold nationally at Panera restaurants. You can also purchase it from a number of online retailers, including Amazon, Soda Emporium (single bottles), and Jackeez. To find the physical retailer nearest you, use the company’s online product locator. Nose: Fresh-cut grapefruit with some additional citrus. This smacks you in the face with authentic grapefruit scents. It couldn’t be closer to the real thing – super impressive. Taste: Grapefruit juice; bitter spice; smooth. The grapefruit flavor is just as lush as the scent leads you to believe. It’s immediate and upfront, and it caries the soda’s flavor profile throughout. So if you don’t like grapefruit, you won’t like this. Unlike some grapefruit sodas, this one doesn’t try to hide the fruit’s bitterness. You taste real, sweet pink grapefruit upfront, but are then quickly greeted with a tart, bitterness. Some of that comes from the grapefruit itself and some comes from the cardamom. Cardamom is an interesting spice when describing its taste. It’s usually just a complimentary flavor, but in this soda, it has more of an impact and amplifies the grapefruit’s acidity and bitter notes. The chamomile comes through mostly in the aftertaste, but its main accomplishment in this beverage is helping smooth out the soda’s bitterness as it tails off. Strong grapefruit flavor that’s sweet upfront, then sour, and quietly trailing off before the next sip. Finish: Tart pink grapefruit that transforms into more of an aromatic spiced flavor. The cardamom and chamomile work in tandem on the finish; they give the soda a slightly different flavor as the sip fades. More spiced and smooth with less grapefruit flavor. The chamomile does most of the work here, giving the bittersweet soda a soft, floral ending. Rating: This is probably the best grapefruit soda we’ve tried thus far. Not just for the website, but life in general. It articulates its main flavor of grapefruit perfectly without hiding its true identity. Grapefruit isn’t a completely sweet fruit. If you ever try a grapefruit beverage that tastes like a trip to the candy factory, the company wasn’t being authentic in its interpretation of the flavor. Joia embraces grapefruit’s bittersweet nature and adds two other flavors that both amplify and assist it. Most of the sugar you taste comes from the fruit itself, but there’s definitely enough of it there to make you feel like you’re drinking soda and not juice. From the very first sniff of the bottle, Grapefruit, Chamomile, and Cardamom gives off the impression that it was made with real ingredients. It is. From the opening sip, the grapefruit’s sweetness is lush and flavorful, before the cardamom intensifies its bitter notes. The chamomile works as a softening agent near the finish, making this soda an extremely smooth one with mild floral notes. For a grapefruit soda, that’s damn impressive. That’s like taking a fat dude and somehow fitting him into 30×30 jeans. All praise aside, this is grapefruit through and through so if you don’t like the fruit itself, stay away from this one. For the rest of you wanting to try something excellent regardless of your fruit prejudices, Joia makes arguably the best grapefruit soda on the market. Put it in your mouth. Posted in Five Stars, Fruit Soda and tagged all natural soda, craft, five star soda, fivestarsoda.com, flavor, grapefruit chamomile an cardamom, grapefruit soda, joia, review, soda, taste on June 22, 2016 by Bobby Hearn. 1 Comment Bundaberg: Pink Grapefruit History: Perched along the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia sits the city of Bundaberg. The name itself is hard not to say in an Aussie accent. It’s ok, we’ll pause so you can do it. You good now? Right, then. But you might know the name from arguably its greatest export, Bunderberg Brewed Drinks. The company, founded in 1960 and named after the city, is most famous for its ginger beer. Today, the company brews around 12 different flavors at a time with new ideas for sodas always being kicked around. Bundaberg ships its sodas across 46 different counties. Most of their flavors can be found around the world, though Australia and New Zealand are probably the only places you can be guaranteed to find the entire collection. For example, you won’t find Creaming Soda or Pineapple and Coconut in America. And let me tell you, we were given some of the latter just to sample and not review… and it is delightful. I may not have a girlfriend, but I do get sent rare sodas from time to time. I digress. I also mentioned that Bundaberg “brews” its sodas. This word is very important because it really is the best way to describe how their beverages are produced. Ashleigh Gray, Bundaberg’s Brand Manager, says “We pour our heart and soul into every brewed drink.” And I know that warms your heart, but the most important ingredients are actually yeast and fruit. Using yeast to ferment the fruit allows Bundaberg “to extract real flavor,” giving the sodas their signature, authentic fruity taste. According to Gray, the process can take “up to seven days.” Trust me, for a soda, that is intense. The company branched out from ginger beer in 2010, introducing its sparkling line that included pink grapefruit, guava, and blood orange. Even though it can be a divisive fruit, we’ve always felt like grapefruit could really translate to soda if the bottler could actually pull out the real essence of the fruit. Bundaberg’s Peach Soda does exactly that, so it was time to see how they tackled something a little more challenging to a wider audience’s palate. When we asked how the company designed the soda’s flavor profile, we were given an encouraging answer. Gray told us that “the grapefruit juice and the locally sourced sugarcane used in our beverages means that we don’t need to design the taste of our beverages, the taste comes through the use of real, quality ingredients.” We’re more than convinced our audience deserves to know more about Bundaberg’s Pink Grapefruit soda. Yet, as with any grapefruit soda or new relationship, we’re guarded. Where to get: Bundaberg is the largest nonalcoholic craft beverage distributor in Australia and their sodas can be found all over the world. To find your nearest retailer, enter your info in their online product locator. You can also buy it online from Soda Emporium in single bottles or on Amazon in 12-packs. Nose: Smells exactly like a fresh-sliced pink grapefruit. You can’t get a more authentic grapefruit scent. Taste: Grapefruit; mild sweetness; mild acidity. For as lush as this smells, the grapefruit taste is more pulled back than I’d expect. Pink grapefruit is definitely the dominating flavor here; it’s just not as bold as your nose leads you to believes. It’s a mild, but authentic grapefruit taste with reasonable sweetness and a slight, slight tartness. Solid grapefruit flavor, but doesn’t have the same punch or acidity that a real grapefruit slice contains. Refreshing and easy to drink. A summer soda, no doubt. Finish: Medium tartness that flows outward on the tongue with the same grapefruit flavor from the body of the soda. The only difference on the finish is that the acidity is a little more noticeable. Rating: Bundaberg is one of the best mass-produced craft soda brands at taking a fruit and transforming it into a sugary carbonated beverage while maintaining its authentic flavor. Their take on pink grapefruit is no different. It actually does taste like real grapefruit, just more mild in every way. Bundaberg Pink Grapefruit Soda takes everything about the fruit – namely the flavor and the acidity – and dials it back. Even the sugar levels aren’t as high as in other craft sodas. All of this, I assume, is intentional since grapefruit’s flavor is pretty divisive to the general population. Unlike drinking fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice, this is much more approachable. This is a grapefruit soda that’s light and refreshing while still tasting like the real thing. It’s like the opposite of when my sister makes meatloaf – I’m not really sure what’s in there, and God knows it’s better if I don’t ask. Bundaberg seems to have made a grapefruit soda for both fans and non-fans of grapefruit. Even if the fruit itself makes you a little hesitant, I’d still suggest trying the soda. My only qualm is the fact that it’s so approachable. For me, I’d enjoy a little more punch from the flavor. Bolder grapefruit and more of a bite. Admittedly, I’m probably in the minority, but I just need a little more oomph. I think Bundaberg’s Pink Grapefruit Soda would be best enjoyed on a hot day, perhaps by the pool or on a boat, maybe with some rum or vodka. Just make sure you’re not the driver. Grapefruit sodas are quietly becoming more popular in craft soda and many of today’s bottlers could learn a lesson from Bundaberg’s take on the category. Posted in Four Stars, Fruit Soda and tagged australia, bundaberg, bundaberg pink grapefruit, craft, five star soda, fivestarsoda.com, flavor, grapefruit soda, review, soda, taste on May 18, 2016 by Bobby Hearn. Leave a comment Gazosa La Fiorenzana: Pompelmo History: Hailing from the Alps of Switzlerand comes a soda that’s been brewed the same way since 1921, a hidden gem tucked away in the little village of Grono located in the Grisons canton. It’s been traveling over 4,900 miles and longer than 14.5 hours to reach America, and now it’s here… for the first time ever. That’s right, Five Star Soda is the first American media outlet to get its hands on Gazosa La Fiorenzana. Francesco Tonna started Gazosa with four original flavors: Pompelmo (grapegruit), Limone (lemon), Mandarino (mandarin orange), and Lampone (raspberry). Today there are a total of eight. It was in 2002 when ex-footballer (soccer) and Polpenzisch founder Stephan Keller descended from the Netherlands to a bar in Zurich during his time playing for FC Zurich. It was there he sampled Gazosa for the first time. He and his immaculate beard realized immediately he couldn’t let this tasting be his last and decided to begin importing the Swiss soda to the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Meanwhile, I didn’t put pants on until noon today. His description of Gazosa paints the company as the epitome of little mom and pop productions. He jokes, “Swiss small is different to U.S. small.” First of all, the business has stayed in the Ponzio-Tonna family and is currently in its fourth generation. According to the Keller, the soda’s label remains unchanged. The company still uses refillable swing-top bottles, a reason, Keller adds, that Gazosa will probably never be available in America. People in America definitely probably don’t have the patience for refillable bottles. The company also has no marketing budget and relies soley on word-of-mouth. But what we all care about is taste. To that, Keller added, “Our flavors are pure and old fashioned, please don’t expect any mixes or addition of vanilla or anything.” Like many soda bottlers outside of America, a majority (six) of Gazosa’s flavors are citrus, including all four original flavors. There’s a simple reason for this. You ready? Keller explains the secret, saying, “Francesco Tonna just used what he had available, experimented and tested the flavors amongst his loyal drinkers.” Mind blowing, right? What we’re getting at is this little, independent Swiss family business has been making soda the old fashioned way with real ingredients for a long time. They might just be one of the soda universe’s best kept secrets. We wanted our first Gazosa review to remain true to the original four flavors, but also to be a little adventurous. We went with Pompelmo. We figured if you can make a divisive flavor like grapefruit taste good in soda form, then you probably know what you’re doing. Turns out Pompelmo was the second flavor Tonna cooked up and Keller notes it’s actually the original Limone with real grapefruit added to the recipe for some added bitterness. You can actually see bits of pulp in the bottle. If you’re curious (even if you’re not), Pompelmo means “grapefruit” in Italian. As with all Gazosa citrus flavors, the fruit comes “from Italian traders to the south of Switzerland,” says Keller. The flavor is the company’s international best-seller. Where to get: Gazosa La Fiorenzana is available at many fine Swiss restaurants and cafes. It’s currently distributed only in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Nose: Grapefruit. Real grapefruit. It’s like cutting open a grapefruit and holding the peel up to your nose. It’s actually pretty remarkable. There’s also some lemon on the nose as well. Taste: Sweet lemon; tartness; grapefruit; bitter carbonation. There’s a bittersweet element to this soda that authentically ties the whole drink together. The lemon is more prominent in the flavor profile than the nose, but the bitterness of real lemon shines through in combination with the tart sweetness of a grapefruit. The carbonation is a rush of intensity at the beginning of each sip that amplifies the bitter lemon notes. This gradually fades into a sweeter lemon-grapefruit hybrid. The lemon at this point becomes more candied akin to a traditional lemon-lime soda, but the grapefruit really does taste like real grapefruit juice. It’s bitter, then it’s sweet and ends with a mild tartness. An authentic citrus soda. Finish: Tart grapefruit with a light dusting of sugar that gradually fades. The linger on this is perfect. Rating: The best grapefruit soda in the world may very well hail from Switzerland. Gazosa has taken one of America’s most divisive fruits and presented it in a soda with juice to taste fresh, enough tartness to remain true to the lemon and grapefruit, and enough sweetness to keep soda purists happy. It’s very rich in citrus. The juices are very prominent. The grapefruit juice really holds its flavor. If you don’t like grapefruit, you wouldn’t like this. But why would you be drinking grapefruit soda to begin with, you weirdo? The lemon goes through more of a transformation, at one point bitter, and at another much sweeter. Americans aren’t used to sodas that garner a large portion of their sweetness from the natural sugars in the juices. Compared to American soda, even some of the artisinal fruit ones, this probably tastes more like a carbonated juice than soda if I had to choose. But then there’s that distinctive soda fizz and sugar rush on some sips. It’s a nice mixture. The Swiss have beautiful women and make beautiful soda. That’s already two reasons for me to find a new girlfriend in Switzerland. This is a rare treat for us at Five Star to review something from so far away. The only sad thing is that unless you’re heading to Switzerland, this will be out of your reach. The one that got away. Maybe you should go chase after it. Just maybe. Fünf sterne. Posted in Citrus, Five Stars, Fruit Soda and tagged craft, five star soda, fivestarsoda.com, flavor, gazosa, grapefruit soda, lemon, pompelmo, review, soda, swiss, switzerland, taste on August 15, 2015 by Bobby Hearn. 2 Comments	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1106
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__label__cc	0.643853	0.356147	Yeah, before the D3 Nikon (Nikon's return to 135 format) was big in pro sports and nature photography. Oh, wait. And Nikon did not gain marketshare back when they returned to 135 format. Oh, wait. (01-24-2019, 05:34 PM)davidmanze Wrote: I hate lens equivalence posts in general but here it's most applicable!.......the camera is best described as high spec flagship sports action M3/4rds MLC.....not pro sports! IMHO Olympus lost it's reason d'être which was all about the diminutive form factor! How often - if at all, did you use µ 4/3 ? Did you ever try to shoot sports, or where's your verdict coming from? There are more than one perspectives to look at this machine: it's the same price as a D850, it appears - but a D850 doesn't shoot 18 fps with AF and 60 without. Not to mention the AF-point coverage... add a grip and a D5 battery to a D850, and it's a grand more. Plus more than a pound added weight. There's a lot of tech inside the camera, which is not available from other manufacturers: focus shift, sensor shift, ND effect handheld, 7.5 stops VR, a tilt swivel display, oh, and a AF good for trains, planes, motorsport I still think, it might be an interesting device for people deep in the µ 4/3 cosmos. And if you need to compare it, dos o to a D5, which is more costly and I doubt you can pour water on it the way Chris did in DPReview's video. "It's a camera for people who hate tripods". Why not? toni-a Olympus used to claim 6f stops was stabilisation limit because of Earth rotation.... Now they have 7 f-stops (01-24-2019, 09:49 PM)JJ_SO Wrote: There's a lot of tech inside the camera, which is not available from other manufacturers: focus shift, sensor shift, ND effect hand-held, 7.5 stops VR, a tilt swivel display, oh, and a AF good for trains, planes, motor-sport I still think, it might be an interesting device for people deep in the µ 4/3 cosmos. And if you need to compare it, do so to a D5, which is more costly and I doubt you can pour water on it the way Chris did in DPReview's video. "It's a camera for people who hate tripods". Why not? No, I've never shot a M4/3rds camera. Where's my thinking coming from? My verdict comes from shooting FF and APS-c! ....especially the D500....the experiences come from struggling to get low noise images...the noise limitations of the APSc sensor are apparent in comparison to the FF sensor....if I struggle sometimes with APSc, it will be only worse with M4/3rds!.......not to mention lenses and DOF. Outside of sports/nature things change considerably, with Olympus's range of large aperture glass the light gathering issues mainly go away. So my point is, it may be a pro spec camera with "unlimited bells and whistles"......but how many sports/ nature pro-togs are going to risk their lively-hoods backing the M4/3rds sensor and with what lenses? 1. I would run the comparison with the D850 as they are at a similar price point, the extra size/weight/cost of the D5 manifests itself in the fact that it is the best pro FF body out there........surely we are not doubting the WR on the D5 are we? 2. Maybe the Olympus should have had a removable grip, it would have made the camera smaller and lighter reducing many of the criticisms seen here. 3. Yep, tech ago go! 4. Yes it's raison d'être is for existing M4/3rds users......... However I want to ask the question of ..... "What the hells in the camera that makes it so huge and heavy?" , when the A9 does more very much better? It's not the sensor or IBIS (given Sony's have IBIS) no mirror box..........looking at Chris Nichol's review, much seems to be the two batteries in the vertical grip. Here's DPreviews take on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AffPoX5VZ7E .......this camera leaves me scratching my head! One of the Olympus-shooting pros I mentioned earlier now says he's taking the E-M1X for a spin. He likes it. (01-25-2019, 08:37 AM)davidmanze Wrote: "What the hells in the camera that makes it so huge and heavy?" , when the A9 does more very much better? Hold the Sony under a water tap and open it wide (the tap...), then you' ll see rather quickly what's Oly's big plus! I don't care much about both cameras and have better reasons to scratch my head. but for Olympus owners with a lot of Pro lenses... I understand why they are happy about it. 01-25-2019, 03:11 PM (This post was last modified: 01-28-2019, 05:55 AM by davidmanze.) Jarred Polin Froknows photo get's it right with his sports shooting review....his at the match tests: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-I4ygKnpVQ Poor EVF,lack of DOF and lots of image noise....... (01-25-2019, 03:11 PM)davidmanze Wrote: Jarred Polin Froknows photo get's it right with his sports shooting review....his at the match tests: Poor EVF and lots of image noise....... Dave, why are you complaining about a camera you will never ever buy? It's like I constantly would complain about Canon... Jared Polin: he admits it's the first µ 4/3 he's shooting with he says right in the beginning it's a pre-production firmware no idea, what was going on in the rest of the video - I also will not buy into µ 4/3, so why wasting time to complain about obvious shortcomings of a small sensor and instead look at the other real interesting features ? I don't know if it was Jared or another reviewer who said since the camera has a rather good and snappy AF, he has more time to check for composition rather than for AF points. When did you shoot with any EVF? You say for yourself you're fighting against noise with an APS-C sensor, which is targeted at shooting with high ISO - so, even your machine struggles - all will have limits, µ 4/3 slightly earlier. Where's the news in that? I don't think Olympus tries to pull FF shooters on their side, most of their customers already abandoned the FF boat at times when DSLRs were modern. But I do think Olympus wants to offer their customers a high end camera. And by high-end I mean within the bounds of µ 4/3, not for other systems. It DOES have some very advanced tech in it and it also does have very solid sealing which I consider as "weatherproof" = more than just some rubber gaskets. It does have a fully articulated LCD - which other high-end camera offers that? What I find interesting: most posters in this thread have no idea about µ 4/3, me included. And the only one - Klaus - qualifies the body as "mad form factor". If that's so, then what is a D4, D5? What's the mad part in a body made for European grown-up adult hands instead of the hands of kids or Japanese? A weight (and price and size) comparison can be made with other high-end pro bodies with integrated vertical grip and huge battery - everything else is just stupid. A agree on the noisy pictures - but if one wants to travel with not much luggage and gear, the Olympus soon gets rather interesting if big prints are not in your commission list. I don't need plane, trains or motorcycle/-car AF recognition, but for those who do, it's the only camera offering it. What I like of this approach is, Olympus dared to come with new ideas (and shitty LCD/EVF, alright), set some ridiculously high standards in electronic shutter and maxed fps. I think it's hard to navigate to all this features, I also think one needs to study the manual for extended time. I think, I'll get the same resolution quality with some Sigma lenses or the 50/1.8 S - but I also think, a tripod would be necessary to get close to it. The Olympus doesn't need tripods that much. Again something for travelling light. Imagine if you could take shots with ¼ second, handheld... From a commercial point of view, obviously this camera won't sell a lot, and won't make much money to Olympus, however every company must have a flagship high end model for their brand image. Panasonic who already have their full frame offering won't be making such a camera, they don't need it. Olympus without such an offering would look like the weaker side, they had to do something about it, and they did. It's a marketing thing, having a high end models is a positive thing for the sales of all your models, just like making a high performance formula one or rally car will boost the sales of all that brand cars Agree with jj_so mostly. I own an E-M1 II, and it is a great camera, with a battery I can shoot 2000 images with easily on a single charge. I would never get a battery grip, however, so the E-M1 X is not for me either, basically because it gets too large for my preferences as well. In addition, the battery drains only ever so slowly when not in use, unlike many other cameras I have used. Essentially, the M1-X is a sports pro / wildlife pro camera, with its 2 UHS-II card support, and two batteries making it last easily as long as any other sports camera while out shooting. Whether that is mu4/3 vs APS-C or FF, who cares. Those who will use it successfully don't. Back in the days of Oly 4/3, there were quite a few Nat Geo photogs who used the 4/3 format, loging it for the small size and way lighter lenses for the same reach, so there is reason to expect that at least some pro photogs will use it. With regard to the EVF: at 2.4 Mpix it is more than usable. Yes, a 4 Mpix version would have been nice, but it would have been bigger as well, making the camera bigger too, especially as the optical part of the EVF would have to be redesigned as well. As to the remarks about 6 stops of IBIS vs 7.5 now: there is an interview on Imaging Resource (https://www.imaging-resource.com/news/20...s-flagship) which explains this in more detail. Obviously the earth rotation thingy was pure marketing drivel, as being on earth you would not notice, unless the rotation is wobbly rather than constant. Thjere is a limit currently as to what can be done, because doing this without a gimbal gets rather tricky, if you'd aks me. And as ever, how usable IBIS and/or VR is, does depend on the individual user. Some manage more, some manage less. Considering you need to take equivalency into account with shutter speeds as well, meaning you need 1/200s where you could use 1/100s with FF, I reckon 6 stops for the E1 II is very reasonable (I mange about 8 stops routinely), so 7.5 stops for the latest edition sounds reasonable too. Anyway, HTH, kind regards, Wim Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 1 zoom, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, extension tubes, an accessory plague, and an Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II and Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1112
__label__wiki	0.893263	0.893263	Police officer in Ferguson, MO shot; suspect at large Posted 12:39 AM, September 28, 2014, by Jaime Garland (CNN) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was shot Saturday evening, according to St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman. The officer was shot in the arm. His injuries are non-life-threatening and he is in the hospital, said Ferguson police spokesman Tim Zoll. Police said that the officer was shot near the Ferguson community center, an area which has not been the focus of protests over the Michael Brown shooting. The suspect remains at large, he said. Police from multiple forces in the area responded to the scene on West Florissant Road, set up a staging area, KMOV reported. Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Ferguson since Brown, an unarmed African-American teen, was shot by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on August 9. Despite demands by protesters, Wilson has not been charged in this case, though a grand jury is hearing evidence that could lead to an indictment. Tensions reignited in the St. Louis suburb on Thursday night after a late-night appearance by Police Chief Thomas Jackson to address the crowd. A scuffle ensued, and arrests were made. Dramatically wading into the crowd, Jackson apologized for his department’s actions after the shooting, but pledged not to resign. “I’m sorry, and I said that from my heart,” he said. “I had to get that off my chest. It’s been sitting there for two months.” But not everyone was anxious to hear from him. “If you are not resigning tonight, go home,” one man said on a bullhorn. Brown’s shooting also stirred complaints of widespread racial profiling in Ferguson, which Jackson rejected Thursday. “It’s never been the intention of the Ferguson Police Department — or any police department that I know — to intentionally target individuals because of race,” said the chief. “If there is that happening, it’s a crime and it needs to be addressed.” Topics: Ferguson, Michael Brown, MO Two teens killed by mother’s boyfriend after argument over cigarette smoke, police say A Marine deserter is wanted in the murder of his mother’s boyfriend in Virginia, police say Family sues Hoover, Alabama, and the officer who killed Emantic Bradford Jr. at a mall on Thanksgiving Man wanted for 2019 shooting in Lancaster extradited to Lancaster County after arrest in West Virginia Total number of homicides rises to 14 after 7 killed during bloody weekend In Philadelphia Shooting outside Minnesota restaurant leaves one dead, 7 injured Officials release video that shows killing of Arkansas police officer Videos posted online help lead to arrest of 8 Harrisburg residents indicted on drug trafficking, firearms charges A man kidnapped a woman and shoved her into a van with a cage on camera, police say Man charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault following three incidents in York area Multiple officers shot, at least one fatally, in Jersey City standoff, officials say Police: 3 teens killed missing woman, dumped body in abandoned elementary school Police: Man wanted for October Lancaster City shooting, arrested after attempting to flee	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1115
__label__cc	0.670978	0.329022	Tag Archives: Olympus Surgical Technologies America Ryan, Mortenson clean up at NAIOP awards Karlee Weinmann September 17, 2015 3:29 pm Notable projects include Toro, Olympus Surgical Technologies America, Mayo Clinic Square and the Washburn Center for Children. Ryan pitches Hy-Vee for Brooklyn Park Adam Voge March 16, 2015 2:04 pm Ryan Cos. is seeking a comprehensive plan change that would allow it to bring a Hy-Vee store to Brooklyn Park, potentially jump-starting plans for a business park along the south side of the booming Highway 610 corridor. Doran aims to build 500 apartments in Brooklyn Park Adam Voge December 15, 2014 4:42 pm The Bloomington-based developer is meeting with area neighbors and expects to submit plans for a four-story, 500-unit apartment complex across from Target’s northern campus. More med-tech for Brooklyn Park? Adam Voge January 16, 2014 4:06 pm Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. US Inc. has entered into a long-term purchase option agreement for 150 acres along the south side of Highway 610. Fast-forward to 2015: What you’ll see at 20 construction sites Finance and Commerce Staff January 2, 2014 7:05 am From Shakopee to the St. Croix River, some noteworthy multiyear construction projects got off the ground in 2013, and the next 12 months promise to be eventful as construction progresses. Here’s a look at where 20 projects will be by Jan. 2, 2015. Olympus to break ground on new HQ admin December 9, 2013 3:55 pm The developers for Olympus Surgical Technologies America’s new building in Brooklyn Park are breaking ground in a ceremony Friday. Warehouse building planned for Brooklyn Park Brian Johnson November 11, 2013 5:29 pm Conor Commercial Real Estate hopes to take another step this week toward construction of a Class A warehouse building in Brooklyn Park, a city that’s seeing a mini-boom in commercial building. Where Minnesota is aiming its incentive cash Charley Shaw November 4, 2013 5:44 pm The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development this year got an infusion of money from state lawmakers for a variety of economic development programs. Brooklyn Park, state pump money into Olympus move Adam Voge October 31, 2013 4:05 pm The city and state have already committed $2 million to Olympus Surgical Technologies America’s move to Brooklyn Park, and signs point to more public funds entering the mix. Brooklyn Park set to win another employer Chris Newmarker October 10, 2013 5:00 pm The Brooklyn Park Planning Commission will soon review site plans for an R&D and office building that Ryan Cos. is planning for Olympus Surgical Technologies America.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1123
__label__cc	0.552919	0.447081	Avnet's (AVT) Q1 Earnings Miss, Revenues Meet Estimates Zacks Equity Research Zacks October 25, 2019 Avnet Inc. AVT recently reported first-quarter fiscal 2020 results, wherein the bottom line missed estimates but and the top line matched the same. Its non-GAAP earnings were 60 cents per share, missing the consensus estimate of 65 cents. The bottom line also declined 41.7% year over year. Revenues of $4.6 billion matched the Zacks Consensus Estimate but decreased 9.8% year over year. Nonetheless, the top line came within the company’s guided range of $4.4-$4.7 billion. Persistent weakness in the components industry due to macroeconomic headwinds hurt the top line. Softness in the industrial and automotive segments due to the downturn in Asia was further aggravated by the headwinds from Europe. Moreover, shorter lead times and lower average selling prices led to higher-than-expected pricing and margin pressures in the Farnell business, affecting the bottom line. However, pricing stabilized as the quarter progressed. Moreover, proactive measures taken to decrease expenses mitigated the headwinds to an extent. Strong performance in vertical markets such as defense and aerospace, new opportunities in retail and healthcare were positives. Avnet, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise Avnet, Inc. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart \| Avnet, Inc. Quote Quarter Details Electronic Components segment fell 8.8% year over year to $4.29 billion. However, management noted that this segment witnessed encouraging momentum in Asia. Revenues from EMEA region fell 14%, particularly due to weakness in Europe. Further, Asia revenues were down 7.6% year over year due to macroeconomic issues. However, after a macroeconomic slowdown in the March quarter, revenues from Asia displayed stabilizing trends. Purchasing Manager Index (PMI), which should be greater than 50 to indicate industrial expansion, is currently below 50 across the United States, Europe and China. Brexit and tariff concerns are affecting the PMI data across Europe and China. This was a major headwind in the fiscal first quarter and is expected to continue through fiscal 2020. Revenues from the Americas were $1.2 billion, down 4% year over year due to a slowdown during the quarter. This downtrend is expected to remain an overhang in the second quarter of fiscal 2020. Premier Farnell segment’s revenues totaled $336 million, down 11% year over year. Brexit continued to affect the investing and purchase decisions in the United Kingdom. Pricing and demand in this segment slowed further in July, thereafter stabilizing slightly in August and September. Notably, Avnet continued to expand its Farnell portfolio, adding 26,000 SKUs and two new supply lines to its website. Moreover, e-commerce global order penetration witnessed a significant increase. During the quarter, Avnet inked an agreement to acquire software and embedded systems provider Witekio, in a bid to expand and enhance its end-to-end IoT strategy. Witekio’s solutions help developers address the challenges that crop up while developing IoT solutions. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of calendar 2019, subject to regulatory approval. If the buyout materializes, it will add more capabilities in embedded software, edge computing and security to Avnet’s IoT business. The deal will also bolster Avnet’s focus on simplifying the process of launching IoT products for client companies, time and cost efficiently. Avnet also announced the ending of its 40-year distribution partnership with Texas Instruments TXN. During the fiscal first quarter, Avnet continued to focus on its strategy to move certain back-office functions to lower cost regions, including Serbia, Guadalajara, and Bangalore. Avnet reported gross profit of $543.8 million, down 14.6% year over year. Gross margin declined 76 basis points (bps) to 11.8%, primarily due to lower revenues and contracting margins in Farnell, as well as global pricing pressures and a higher mix of Asia revenues. Adjusted operating income was $107.4 million, down 41.2% year over year. Adjusted operating margin came in at 2.3%, down 127 bps. However, focus on cost reduction efforts was a positive. Notably, SG&A expenses declined $19 million year over year. Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Avnet exited the fiscal first quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $664.1 million compared with $546.1 million recorded in the previous quarter. Long-term debt was $1.19 billion compared with $1.42 billion in the prior quarter. The company returned $133 million to shareholders in the form of $112 million worth repurchased shares and $21 million worth dividend. Working capital days improved from 88 days to 84, contributing to the $196 million of cash flow generated in the quarter. For second-quarter fiscal 2020, the company estimates sales in the range of $4.2-$4.6 billion, with mid-point at $4.4 billion. Non-GAAP earnings per share are estimated in the range of 35-45 cents with mid-point at 40 cents. Farnell’s distribution center will come online in December this year. This will allow the company to continue SKU expansion and reduce operating costs. However, Farnell's SKU expansion and e-commerce upgrade is expected to take more time. The benefits of the new distribution center are expected to be realized in the second half of calendar 2020. Market pressures are expected to persist in the near term. Avnet expects operating margins at Farnell to remain below 10% in the forthcoming quarters. Assuming modest improvement in the macro environment for both EMEA and Americas, management anticipates operating margins in the Electronic Components segment at 2.5% by summer next year. Avnet expects to replace the Texas Instruments revenues with higher margin revenues by the end of fiscal 2022. Zacks Rank and Key Picks Avnet currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). A couple of better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Splunk Inc. SPLK and Benefitfocus, Inc. BNFT, each flaunting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here. Long-term earnings growth rate for Splunk and Benefitfocus is 31.24% and 20%, respectively. 5 Stocks Set to Double Each was hand-picked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2020. Each comes from a different sector and has unique qualities and catalysts that could fuel exceptional growth. Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor. Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >> Splunk Inc. (SPLK) : Free Stock Analysis Report Benefitfocus, Inc. (BNFT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Avnet, Inc. (AVT) : Free Stock Analysis Report Texas Instruments Incorporated (TXN) : Free Stock Analysis Report	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1125
__label__cc	0.569503	0.430497	Trump Moderating Harsh Stance on Nuclear Deal Lawmakers say extension of the sanctions relief by beleaguered US President Donald Trump, as required under the 2015 Iran nuclear accord, indicates backtracking on his deal-bashing rhetoric. The historic agreement was clinched between Iran and six world powers (five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) to swap sanctions relief for time-bound constraints on Tehran's nuclear program. Trump on Wednesday extended the easing of nuclear sanctions for four months. "Renewal of sanctions relief was a target of Trump's fiery rhetoric before the [US presidential] election [November 8, 2015]. Decisions by the Trump administration so far suggest that Washington does not intend to reinstate the anti-Iran restrictions," Masoud Goudarzi said in an interview with ICANA on Saturday. "Trump is now trying to kick the ball into Iran's court by pushing it (Tehran) to violate the JCPOA so that he will not have to fulfill any of his promises to kill the nuclear deal," the MP said, citing the official name of the accord, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. Candidate Trump vehemently condemned the international agreement, seen as the signature achievement and legacy of his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama. Unclear Policy On the campaign trail the hawkish Republican branded the agreement as "the worst deal ever negotiated" and vowed to either undo or rework it. However despite his openly antagonistic stance, Trump has stopped short of clearly stating what policy he would pursue vis-à-vis the deal. His administration, in a notification to the US legislature last month, acknowledged that the Islamic Republic was complying with the nuclear restrictions, but said it was launching an inter-agency review of whether the lifting of sanctions against Iran was in the United States' national security interests. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson apprised the Congress of that assessment in a letter to House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan. The accord requires the US State Department to notify Congress every 90 days on Iran's compliance. The Trump administration also reaffirmed commitment to the action plan during the last meeting of a supervisory panel on April 25, despite his anti-accord posturing. The panel, known as the Joint Commission, comprises representatives of all the seven parties to the JCPOA and was established pursuant to the deal to monitor its implementation and handle any dispute that may arise. Under US law, nuclear sanctions can be waived for a maximum of 120 days. Confidence on Deal's Durability Lawmaker Shahrouz Barzegar is confident that Trump would continue to approve the easing of sanctions because otherwise he could face a challenge from his own people and from other parties to the deal, namely Britain, France, China and Russia plus Germany. "If Trump decides to uphold his electoral pledges and refuses to renew the removal of the sanctions, it would constitute a breach of the JCPOA and he would have to be accountable to (US) public opinion." The US regularly extends the suspension of its sanctions, drawing on the findings of the UN nuclear agency's verification of Iran's compliance as well as its own independent probe. While announcing the extension of the sanctions relief on Wednesday, Trump imposed narrow penalties on Iranian and Chinese companies and individuals for contributing to Iran's ballistic missile program. That prompted the Islamic Republic to add nine US individuals and entities to its list of sanctions for human rights violations and cooperation with Israel. Trump Seen as Committed to Nuclear Agreement Europe Backs JCPOA to Fend Off US Unilateralism Iran Deal's Parties Stress Need for Full Enforcement US Exit Would Kill JCPOA EU Firm on Protecting Nuclear Agreement US Reconfirms Iran’s Compliance With JCPOA	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1127
__label__wiki	0.631161	0.631161	Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips Vol. 3: Evidence to the Contrary WALT KELLY TURNS UP THE POLITICAL HEAT IN VOLUME THREE OF THE COMPLETE POGO It's in this volume (featuring another two years' worth of Pogo strips) that we meet one of Walt Kelly's boldest political caricatures. Folks across America had little trouble equating the insidious wildcat Simple J. Malarkey with the ascendant anti-Communist senator, Joseph McCarthy. The subject was sensitive enough that by the following year a Providence, Rhode Island newspaper threatened to drop the strip if Malarkey's face were to appear in it again. Kelly's response? He had Malarkey appear again but put a bag over the character's head for his next appearance. Ergo, his face did not appear. (Typical of Kelly's layers of verbal wit, the character Malarkey was hiding from was a "Rhode Island Red" hen, referencing both the source of his need to conceal Malarkey and the underlying political controversy.) The entirety of these sequences can be found in this book. But the Malarkey storyline is only a tiny portion of those rich, eventful two years, which include such classic sequences as con-man Seminole Sam's attempts to corner the market on water (which Porkypine's Uncle Baldwin tries to one-up by cornering the market on dirt); a return engagement of Pup Dog and Houn'dog's blank-eyed Little Orphan Annie parody "Li'l Arf and Nonny"; Churchy La Femme going in drag to deliver a love poem he wrote, Cyrano style, on Deacon Mushrat's behalf to Sis Boombah (the aforementioned hen); P.T. Bridgeport's return to the swamp in search of new talent; and of course two rousing choruses of "Deck Us All With Boston Charlie." In addition to presenting all of 1953 and 1954's daily strips complete and in order for the first time anywhere (many of them once again scanned from original syndicate proofs, for their crispest and most detailed appearance ever), Pogo Volume 3: "Evidence to the Contrary" also contains all 104 Sunday strips from these two years, presented in lush full color for the first time since their original appearance in Sunday sections 60 years ago - plus the usual in-depth "Swamp Talk" historical annotations by R.C. Harvey, spectacular samples of Kelly's work scanned from original art, and a whole lot more! Walt Kelly	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1134
__label__wiki	0.626645	0.626645	Monster Zero Twenty Years Later Posted: January 15, 2011 in Music Tags: Band, Funk, Mission Hills, Monster, Monster Zero, Music, Point Loma, Ska, Skank, zero Every once in a while I get the opportunity to mention that I was in a band in high school. This usually provokes mild interest because the immediate assumption is that Monster Zero was like that standard high school band that was doing covers of classic rock or Bob Marley or something similar that everyone heard once or twice during their secondary school career while drinking cheap beer out of red keg cups in someone’s backyard. But when I mention details like “we had a full horn section”, “seven to eight members rocking original ska and funk”, and “covered the likes of Fishbone, Bad Manners, The English Beat, and The Specials” — well, that’s usually when eyes go wide and I get full attention. Ska was perfect for Point Loma High School at the end of the 80’s as a decade: rambunctious, feel-good, jump around, hyperkinetic party music balanced out with a healthy dose of dirty, filthy, get-yo-hips-innit funk as a chaser. MZ was truly a labor of love; we worked hard to cover covers as faithfully as we could and we poured our best efforts into writing originals that would rock a party. I can’t even recall how many hours were spent in the epic soundproof room built in Alex’s basement under the stern but approving eyes of George Kohrt trying to organize, focus, and practice while figuring out marketing, our next gig, and how on earth we might get paid a little bit for loading 1000 lbs of gear into multiple vehicles and showing up to play somewhere on the spur of the moment. What is amazing is that 20 years out, I STILL fuckin’ love these tracks and cherish the memories: Early on we played a gig for some classmate’s birthday party at the Kona Kai Club; we had no lead singer so I had to sing while playing all of the horns and organ on my keyboard — this is the only time that I fronted the band vocally, and the trumpet solo on Ackee 1, 2, 3, is NOT easy to play MZ played a gig at my (then) girlfriend Jamie Peterson’s house while her dad was away; somebody was so inspired that they climbed on to the roof and stage dived into the mosh pit — unlike Coolio he was caught and I don’t think the band missed a beat Monster Zero had some influence in the subsequent phreshness that was Ed’s Cat [citation / link needed], The Unsteady when sister Sian White was fronting that shiznits, and just setting the bar high for PLHS talent in general I even remember the early days of formulating Monster Zero — big love to Tyler Lusk (drums), Frank the PLHS TA (bass), and the lovely Adrianna (vocals). I have always regretted never being able to pull off Fishbone’s Lyin’ Ass Bitch when we didn’t have Ms Lazzarini as the centerpiece of the band. I have to acknowledge that even though I had a lot to do with convincing people to give this concept ska-funk revue a try, most of the critical effort came from three planets-are-aligning events: Imploring friend and Arkanoid-crusher (at Brown Bag Deli, no less) Chris McGee to take a shot at fronting the band with his incredible charisma and vocal chops — McGinty has gone on to his own spectacularity with outfits like 008 and Brass, Beats, and Bows Putting out an ad in the back of the Reader for horn players, from which we encountered the sax-rocking sexual tyrannosaurus known as John Roy — JR went on to continue keeping it real to this day on the San Diego music scene — and introduced us to Steve Pratchner, our trombonist Getting awesome volunteer support from fans, friends, and classmates; examples include Security by T. Charman and roadie / sound tech / speaker-schlepping-sherpa Chad Gautier This goes along with my theme of Press Record; it amazes me that we — Galstefus, actually — spent the time to actually record what we were doing at that time, and that I can actually post these recordings 20 years later…and they still sound good and bring back all those memories. Every time a Monster Zero reunion is mentioned, we all get hordes of messages that people would fly in from other continents and bring their SO’s and / or their whole family including their children and requests for “Camel Jack” or “play Party at Ground Zero!” or “I will throw my panties on stage if you sing me Naked Ladies while looking deep into my eyes”. This sort of behavior can be chalked up to cheesy reminiscence of high school and the end of the eighties, but I put a win in the column of love: that’s why I have spent this Saturday rebuilding the Monster Zero tribute page out on my blog. I’d be interested in hearing any tales that you have to tell about the rise and fall of Monster Zero in 1989-1990 if you have them. Even if you don’t, check out the page, download the tracks, and play them to your family, friends, and progeny so they subconsciously develop a love for ska and funk music, Godzilla movies, learning to play an instrument beyond Rock Band, and insuring that illicit backyard high school keg parties entertained by cover bands continues to be part of the fabric of growing up, wherever you are in the world. Festivus – Grievances and Strength	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1135
__label__wiki	0.508012	0.508012	Multiple Artists … Peter Dudar Lily Eng Honey Novick Missing Associates Entry from Acts of Transfer: Lily Eng is a Chinese-Canadian dancer and teacher based in Toronto, Ontario. During her time at Western Front, she visited with close collaborator Peter Dudar, who filmed the documentation of Eng’s performance. In 1972, Eng and Dudar formed Missing Associates, the first experimental choreography project working out of Toronto and Canada at large, until 1982.[1] Rather than perform in traditional theatres, Missing Associates performed primarily in Toronto galleries such as A Space, 15 Dance Lab, Mercer Union, and ARC, a move that contributed to the rise of the term “artist dancer”[2] to describe the interdisciplinary and innovative performance/dance activities occurring within this region.[3] Eng and Dudar also toured extensively across North America and Europe, sharing their experimental practices outside of Canada for the first time.[4] In 1977, Eng, along with other affiliated members from the Centre for Experimental Art and Communication (CEAC), were invited to participate in Joseph Beuys’s “Violence and Behaviour” workshop at the Free International University for Creativity and Interdisciplinary Research in Kassel, Germany.[5] Eng grew up in Lind River, a small town in northern Ontario where her family operated a Chinese restaurant.[6] When she moved to Toronto at the age of 10 with her mother and siblings, Eng took up gymnastics and worked as a teen model. While auditioning for a role, she was scouted by Elizabeth Swerdlow, her future dance mentor.[7] Swerdlow encouraged Eng to study classical ballet, modern dance, and German expressionist dance, though Eng notes that her Kung Fu training and apprenticeship at Hong Luck Kung Fu were also particularly influential, inspiring her to begin experimenting with the convergence of Western and Eastern practices.[8] Missing Associates also provided a space for Eng to explore these interests by examining “human behaviour, the body, and its relationship to the environment through a structural approach to improvisation and experimentation.”[9] Eng explains her philosophy behind improvisation: “I need to feel that something new is emerging from the flux of choreographed movement and unleashed emotion. I re-evaluate myself non-stop. But I can’t be anticipated. I can be wild one instant, and quite elegant the next.”[10] At the time of Eng’s performance at Western Front, she was beginning to experiment more with improvised solo works. In the absence of a soundtrack, Eng uses her body to make contact with the surface of the floor and to generate noise and effect, rooting the performance in a confrontational and physical exploration. Occasionally she speaks in playful verse (“one two buckle my shoe, three, four, shut the door”) and makes animal noises: hissing sounds, low growling, heavy breathing. She mimics the movement of animals, gesturing like a bird and baring her teeth like a dog. Her martial arts training materializes in various energetic movement sequences. Eng’s performance at Western Front also features spoken word performer, verse poet, and scat singer Honey Novick who performs a solo reading set, as well as a collaboration with Eng titled “An Ode to Missing In Action,” which appears at the end of the tape. Dance: Lily Eng Vocals: Honey Novick Video: Peter Dudar 1 – Dudar, Peter. “Peter Dudar—Missing Associates Collection.” Peter Dudar—Missing Associates Collection. Accessed April 2018. http://peterdudar.com/missing-collection.html. 2 – “The term “Artist Dancer” was coined in the mid-1970s by Lawrence Adams to describe the work of Susan Aaron, Lawrence Adams, Miriam Adams, Jill Naomi Bellos, Elizabeth Chitty, Margaret Dragu, and Missing Associates (Peter Dudar and Lily Eng).” Dudar, Peter. “LILY ENG High Concept Choreographer AND TORONTO’S EXPERIMENTAL DANCERS, 1972-1987.” Graphic Exchange Magazine. 2011. Accessed April 2018. http://www.gxo.com/LE.php. 3 – Ibid. 4 – Dudar, Peter. “Peter Dudar—Missing Associates Collection.” 5 – Poon, Coman. “Lily Eng: Real Asian Canadian Woman Warrior.” Reel Asian International Film Festival. November 10, 2011. Accessed April 2018. http://www.reelasian.com/festival-archives/lily-eng-real-asian-canadian-woman-warrior/. 10 – Dudar, Peter. “LILY ENG High Concept Choreographer AND TORONTO’S EXPERIMENTAL DANCERS, 1972-1987.” Original Archives Entry: Three performances: Lily Eng, dancer; Peter Dudar, video, film and graphics; Honey Novick, vocals. Vocal and dance collaboration with Honey Novick and Lily Eng titled “An Ode to Missing in Action.” Missing Associates is the performance art partnership project of Lily Eng and Peter Dudar. Full version of digitized video available through Western Front Archives upon research request. People: Dudar, Peter \| Eng, Lily \| Novick, Honey \| Subject Keywords: Dance \| Early Photo Archive \| multi-disciplinary performance \| performance art \| performance art -- women \| video art Lily Eng - Excerpt from "Untitled Performance at Western Front" (1980) Lily Eng, Honey Novick, “Missing Associates”, 1980 Lily Eng, “Missing Associates”, 1980 Honey Novick, “Missing Associates”, 1980 Gathie Falk A musical discourse in Rondo form between a woman, 5 parrots, and a washing machine. This was a re-production of one of Falk’s famous performances… Elizabeth Chitty Elizabeth Chitty was one of a group of Toronto dancers, centered around a space called 15 Dance Lab, who about this time were giving up… Jane Ellison Eric Metcalfe Piranha Farms An underwater fantasy involving dance, music, costumes, video and shadow play. The piece toured Canada and was performed at the Kitchen in New York. Performance Screening Dana Atchley Kerry Colonna Kate Craig Annie Segal Surfacing on the Subliminal A report on the Decca Dance and premiere of the film documenting the event by Kerry Colonna; live performances by, among others, Michael Morris, Annie… Silly Ceremonies Music (songs and chants), tea ceremony, five-finger exercises, tightrope walk, birthday, wank, food and dayglo paint/ink ceremony. Dance Performance Workshop Barbara Dilley Arawana Hayashi Untitled Performance by Barbara Dilley and Arawana Hayashi Performance by Barbara Dilley and Arawana Hayashi Workshop. Performance at Scottish Auditorium. New dance works from Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1136
__label__cc	0.697703	0.302297	Search only in Class A Motorhomes Open Roads Forum > Class A Motorhomes > General Topics > Suggestion Selling RV Bird Freak Dallas Ga. ScottG wrote: rgatijnet1 wrote: I would like to hear the details about how a legitimate wire transfer was reversed. That goes against what every bank manager in every bank has ever said. Unfortunately, I can't give many details over the interweb but it was an instance of fraud and we found out just how it can be reversed. It was actually a day later that we found out the transfer was succesfully stopped in its tracks. My bank told me a wire transfer can be stopped before the funds are put in my account but once the funds are posted in my account it cannot be reversed. 03 Fleetwood Pride, 36-5L 04 Ford F-250 Superduty 15K Pullrite Superglide Old coach 04 Pace Arrow 37C with brakes sometimes. Owner- The Toy Shop- Auto Restoration and Customs 32 years. Retired by a stroke! We love 56 T-Birds NE Florida I recently discovered "Facebook Marketplace" for buying and selling! Amazingly because of this website. Someone posted a link to a M H they were looking at and when I followed the link I found it. There are a lot of postings on there and it seems less chance for scammers because you need to register to respond. Since finding the site I found a GREAT deal on an 18' boat and missed another deal on a zero turn mower by a few hours. You can't be too careful with money. I recently bought an item on ebay, paid with paypal and got notice from ebay that the item had been hacked. I did cancel the p p and got my money back. Have used wire transfers but made sure it was legitimate first. CYA! Bird Freak wrote: It's our understanding that the funds were indeed deposited into the thiefs acct but the bank was able to reverse it within a certain amount of time - maybe before the could take the money back out of that account. It may be that the conditions of the whole transaction were so questonable that the two banks worked together. I don't know how the mechanics actually worked. piniped Anybody here try to use ESCROW.COM? Is it safe? What was your result other than the fee? Jeff & Judy Coco Diablo, LH Dachshund/Duck Tolling Retriever & Rosalita, Fox Terrier/street dawg mix 2006 Winnie Outlook 29B, 2006 Saturn Vue way2roll HadEnough wrote: camperdave wrote: Anything over $10,000 must be reported. When I was buying, I was told that anything over $10k must be reported by the bank, so I went in over the course of several days and withdrew $9k each time. I dunno if that helps or makes me look even more suspicious lol. But no feds have shown up yet so... Yikes. That's structuring. That IS a federal crime, where putting through a large deposit is not. Not really. It's only structuring if you are doing it for an illegal reason - like money laundering. There is no law against multiple transactions of different amounts. But a SAR will be filed and it will be investigated. Transactions over $9,999 being reported sounds alarming but it isn't. Banks are required to file a notice when transactions meet a particular threshold. But you aren't special, this happens hundreds of thousands of times a day and should NOT be a reason to avoid a transaction provided it's legal. Working around it with multiple smaller transactions makes it look far more suspicious and will be investigated - it would certainly look to the bank like structuring. All you've done is draw attention to yourself. If a buyer hands you cash, take it to the bank. You'll be asked the source of the funds. A SAR (suspicious activity report) might be filed - transparent to you - and move on. If no harm - no foul. Happens every day and no big deal provided it's legit. * This post was edited 10/21/19 07:45am by way2roll * If a wire transfer is complete, it's complete. They cannot be reversed. If you win the race of the wire transfer in enough time to order a cancel before it hits the recipient's account then it can be stopped, but after that it's too late. A good thief would have received funds, withdrawn or transferred and or closed the account and moved on making it impossible to "reverse" a wire anyway. Reversing a wire is impossible due to the mechanics of the transaction as well as the investigative proof that the funds need to be refunded, all parties agree in which case it's not reversing a wire, but a separate transaction - a refund. What likely happened - and this is up to the individual bank - they refunded your funds based on evidence of fraud and either filed a claim through FDIC or pursued it through their own means. To the OP - back on track - We've sold two MH's on craigslist. We tried RV trader and a few others and all we got were SPAM phone calls of people offering to sell my RV on consignment. Pricing your RV right is key. Review the market and see what units like yours are selling for. You must price competitively, or you will continue to own it until you do. The market is saturated with used RV's, so remove the emotion from it and price it realistically. Both of our sales were a bit different. The first one the buyers went through bank of the west and they ordered inspections, coordinated closing with our banks etc. It was like a house closing and lots of oversight. Very reassuring and if you have buyer I would steer them that way. The second one was totally private sale but we leveraged our bank for help through the process anyway. Banks do this daily and have controls in place to protect you. If a bank holds the title, they will need to be involved anyway. But in the end, they handed us a cashier's check and we took it to the bank. Good luck!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1141
__label__wiki	0.524747	0.524747	[Drama 2016] Moon Lovers ❤ Scarlet Heart Ryeo, 달의 연인-보보경심 려 \^0^/ Soompi Kdrama 2016 Winner By kaiskloset, November 12, 2015 in k-dramas & movies bu bu jing xin kang haneul nam joo hyuk ji soo kang hana hong jong hyun sandjh 7,129 Aww that scene where Hae Soo refused to give up Wang So when speaking to Ji Mong...ugh could feel her pain Just wants to be happy 'You are not the King's match' - Ji Mong T_____T shiraru 7,695 Episode 18 hurts my heart...and now I'm questioning why do I start to follow this show when I know it wouldn't end well? Just. Why? took another box of tissues I've been reading a couple of articles about episode 18 on some sites after watching both version and most of the comments seems to be frustrated with Hae Soo; why she justified Chaeryung's death so fast by saying she's like a little sister to her, she's just a girl in love, when Chaeryung did some crimes and why can't she understand So's actions regarding everything after all the time she has spent with him. I...did agree to some point, but I also have been wondering if I've been too harsh on Hae Soo? Like she said in episode 17 SBS version, doesn't she at least deserve some slack for all she has been through? Doesn't she deserve to be happy too? Also, if I think about it again...her journey in Goryeo has been pretty sad as well. She was thrown into an era that she almost knew nothing about, she has to learn anything from zero, either the etiquette, hierarchy, reading and writing...then she lost her mentors and has been forced to marry the king...she also has experienced many punishments and various low positions. Now she can't marry the person she wanted to marry because the stake is higher now since So has claimed the throne. She has sacrificed so much...to top it off, she's dying...oh, Hae Soo-ya... About Chaeryung, although she did commit crimes and lied to her, it's quite understandable that Hae Soo still thinks of her like a sister; she has been her friend from day 1. I did want to smack Hae Soo and be like,"She's one of the reason why you're miserable in this era, don't feel sorry for her anymore, wake up Hae Soo-ya!!" but Hae Soo also had never been a ruthless girl so far....cold and stubborn, maybe, but earlier Hae Soo is a warm and trusting person. She's also a person who treasures memories until a bigger thing shakes her belief (Gwangjong premonitions with So, ambition for the throne with Wook)...also, Hae Soo's reason that Chaeryung is just a girl in love, it may be because she's projecting herself in her. Just like she kept trusting Wook's empty promises back then, Chaeryung trusted Won, the difference is that Chaeryung is blinded by her love, that she would do anything for it. For me it's pretty reasonable that she wanted to leave the palace after Chaeryung's death, it may have been her last straw. Her frustration must have been piling up until then. Wang So...oh, how I hate for him to turn out to be a ruthless king...it was inevitable, I guess...the position of a King comes with a price. I love the scene between him and Queen Yoo about his revenge is that he will take care of her, and he would make up and spread stories about how she only loves him. At the surface, it felt like a cruel revenge, but then again...wouldn't it benefit Queen Yoo more? I mean, her name wouldn't be tarnished after her death. And I personally feel it's quite tragic for So, he still has a desire to be loved by Queen Yoo, even if it's just make-believe stories that would be passed down for generations ahead. I guess in his case, blood is indeed thicker than water. sigh So-Soo catches a little break, but it's really just a little...well, whatever happiness left, I'll take it then, ahahaa I also felt a little sorry for Yeon Hwa, juuuust a little though. Despite her sly ways on getting and protecting what she wanted, one sided love has never been fun. It's sad to see her copying Hae Soo's styles just to make Wang So looked at her. She must be desperate to go to that extent. And what's the deal with Wook and Won now? Won is a liar who would outed Wook just like that?? Damn...I thought he'd be at least gives So a good fight about all the suspicions, but I guess he's not as smart or as firm as Wook. Speaking of Wook...when he suggested that So should give him full permission to take care of Goryeo's finance, I feel like he's planning for something bigger...what is it, I wonder? And the preview....NOOOOO...So-Soo would break up again because of Wook!! But I have a little hope that Wook is doing that to make Hae Soo happy again, and finally fulfilled his promise to Hae Soo. We have seen him promising Hae Soo that he would take her out of the palace, and considering So is obsessed with keeping Hae Soo beside her, he tells So that Hae Soo had a relationship with him, so that So would 'allow' her to leave the palace. I will cling to this fangirl theory for now, I don't want to hate Wook too much, ahahaha... Now I have to restock my tissues...next week Moon Lovers are over, and seeing that it would pull a BBJX, I think I will bawl my eyes out for days... sriskaddict 1,120 I have been unable to watch recent episodes but recap has made me uneasy.its like something has pulled out my heart and twisted it and then put it inside.i have not been able to get away from thoughts of recent developments in MLSHR, and really feel like "why the hell i started this drama". Lesson learned i am never going to watch any sad drama again and that too when its still airing. It occupies so much of my thoughts and consumes so much time. I am mostly zoned out,thinking of MLSHR and feeling sad.i know its a dramabut why i am feeling bad for drama characters. Please give me some happy ending or this drama will never leave my mind raekyopark 158 Guys. Look at it. We made it..1600 page!!congratulation missdharma 1,911 Locationindonesia Don't need Paracetamol, Klenex or else. I make this MV this morning, is a sweet pills to ease our pains because sad story for uri SoSoo. Feel the romans, warm your heart and get addict. I still can't watch ep 17-18, i just want to enjoyed our lovey dovey moment for a long time. I hope you like it.. I'm an amateur, its my first MV, sorry if the video unsatisfied you ENJOY IT.. hanatanada 662 Am I the only one feeling depressed af after watching ep 18? I no longer care who is at fault or whatever I just feel sad at the thought that happiness never seems to last and everything is just a fleeting moment. ShaiKeun 6,019 23 minutes ago, bluesunny3 said: Again with the Hae Soo bashing?! She's like a small defenseless puppy and I have to protect my girl! People are saying she doesn't love So enough??? ummm...excuse me, but Wang So just married his HALF SISTER! We know he didn't have sex with Yeon Hwa but Hae Soo didn't know that...she was in her room feeling all heart broken because she assumes it's their wedding night and they will do it....and yet SHE STILL ACCEPTS THAT and is willing to stay with him!!!! I mean...21st century woman who can accept that she's a side chick and her man is screwing his sister?!?! That is true love.... I, for one, would bolt so fast. In my 21st century mind, it's just gross and I wouldn't let him touch me. I'm afraid of incest cooties.......and if you're one of the people who can accept it like Hae Soo, then you shouldn't be bashing her. I am with you girl! HS suffered so much especially in ep 19 where WS marries that wicked ugly witch! I am a little bit angry with WS because once he said that " he won't be controlled by anyone." Then, why he let this happened? Making that wicked witch a queen by marrying her? My heart goes with Hae Soo, not because I pity her but because I am a girl and what if it will happen to me? jadecoral 461 11 hours ago, Artheusa said: I need Wookie to spill the beans about Yeon-hwa's role in the poisoning. She must not get away with it. No no no! I was waiting for the Queen Mamma to do it but she passed away. Please Wookie, go full evil and backstab your sister cue palpatine laughing YES!!! WS must know the truth 2 minutes ago, hanatanada said: No girl,. You are not the only one. I think all of us here in this page.. crazy and depressed? Lol! hallyus 2,980 Let's make it simple. From the preview, I think it is not precisely edited according to event order. Since So has told Yeonhwa to betray her family to be with him, his next goal is clear: to revenge Wook for the death of Mu and Eun. It is because for all this time, Wook has always been the master of the puppet. So needs the right time to punish Wook. He needs the right time to unveil Wook's wrongdoings so that he won't be safe anymore. Then... Wook confessed about his past relationship with Haesoo the moment So wants to punish him (I won't speculate anything about his confession whether it is to help Haesoo to go out from the palace or the other way and will let the next episode to tell everything). Of course So would feel trapped (I said trapped, not betrayed). For God's sake, it is not about Haesoo's past relationship, it is about Wook! So will remember all the time when Haesoo was trying so bad to protect Wook, but here So is, ready to kill Wook anytime. The fact that Haesoo did want to marry Wook hits So hard. Wook was once Haesoo's lover and source of comfort, how does So have to do with this? Even though it is all in the past, killing Wook would make So a complete monster in Haesoo's eyes. That is why So is trembling in anger and tears, telling Haesoo he doesn't want to see her anymore. It is because he loves her so much but she is also the one who makes him so vulnerable in front of his biggest enemy... what decision should he make? Every choices has a great cost: losing Haesoo or losing the throne. Meanwhile from Haesoo's perspective... I won't lie that I was so upset about her can't stay a second about her feeling towards So. But thinking again... I don't think she chooses that path because of her changing heart like the wind, she herself does suffers a lot, effecting her mind and her body. She loves So so much that it fears her if So will be the one that she knows through history. As now she tries more not too fixated to the future but living in the present as Taejo said, leaving is probably the best decision. She knows that she is the only weakness that So has. Having her around only makes So to be more distancing himself from Haesoo since there are too many things happen in the palace and So can't share it with Haesoo since she is too kind. The moment I really want Haesoo to wake up from her-so-kind-gesture-for-everyone, yesterday's episode tells me that this girl is just like that. It is her trait. She can't be changed even though we want her to change... Like Lady Oh said, Haesoo is very kind to people and easily believes other, since Haesoo herself always believe that when she doesn't change, other people do not change as well. About her sickness, she doesn't tell anything to So just like So doesn't tell her anything about him being the king. Both want the best for other, but in the end, those only used to hurt each other... Let me share a quotation that is similarly describing SoSoo's situation right now: “I think you can love a person too much. You put someone up on a pedestal, and all of a sudden, from that perspective, you notice what's wrong - a hair out of place, a run in a stocking, a broken bone. You spend all your time and energy making it right, and all the while, you are falling apart yourself. You don't even realize what you look like, how far you've deteriorated, because you only have eyes for someone else.” -Jodi Picoult Guess that no one will get their happy ending in Goryeo eh? riuenu 32,941 LocationSingapore 39 minutes ago, AryRa said: Ahhh so sweet marrying himself I laugh spontaneously and everybody in the train was look at me... "is she crazy??" hahahahahaha that why I can accept it... I laugh and cry in public cause of MLSHR too...what this drama had make me into...I scare that I will be "stomp" so I trying very hard to control myself...anyway, I think I am bit too late...but deabakdrama 3,881 Unbelievable, this thread has reached 1600pages,... antiherofans 8,343 Relax. You are not the only one feeling depressed after watching MLSHR. I feel depressed since episode 1 and will need intense therapy to fix my broken heart after the ending flower4junsu 1,214 Yeah....me too dear!! From early morning till now...my mind still doesn't work right... It's like "Is this what I get after putting my whole life in this drama????" redlion 1,831 9 minutes ago, sriskaddict said: haa......... i told myself to wait until next month when the story finished...... yet here i am hobeverly1212 2,517 And here so Ive come back from work to watch the SBS subbed version... another hr of angst and probably loss of sleep tonight..AGAIN! Wonder if we can break 2000 pages here by the end of next week after the finale!!! 2 minutes ago, flower4junsu said: my mind only start working after the BTS...that driving me crazy... now I putting this drama before my real life.... I still cant get over this masks kissing scene as well, credit to daeng516 twitter Oh btw, are the rest of the instrumental songs in the OST on YT too? iloveknovela 5,239 16 hours ago, 40somethingahjumma said: Man, So looks absolutely evil in that preview... Muhahaha... I love it! It isn't as if Uk didn't have it coming. Well, I did say last night that if people push So too much, he will push back and much, much harder. He's a fighter through and through. LJG has always looked like an anime character to me but that King eyeliner takes it up a notch or two. The previews are so superbly done, I have to say. The episode hasn't been shown and people are already up in arms over the next episode. LOL. Honestly, this show really does such a good job getting a rise out of people, you'd almost think the writer was an evil genius. Week after week I wake up to so much outpouring of anger and grief. It's just amazing how much people are attached to this show and yet divides people along such clear lines. When you think about it, it's quite an achievement. That's what I've been thinking last night too @40somethingahjumma. It's bed time but couldn't resist reading the thread... then I ended up sharing my thoughts. A little lack of sleep is better that having nightmare. 15 hours ago, arabela said: I AM PROBABLY one of the few who liked this episode and feel that things did develop naturally and they are not out of characters personality . THE BEST SCENE THAT DESCRIBE WHO WS REALLY IS IN THE ENTIRE DRAMA, is in my opinion the entire scenario with his mother being on death - in this we can see all that is in him : pain turn to anger and revenge , jealousy, determination, unable to forgive and let go, his deep need to be accepted, longing, passion, his aggression, darkness, the will to be loved, the vulnerabilty, his ability to do anything for what he wants no matter how crazy it seems, his fury when he doesn't get it, his cruelty , his regrets, his mistakes .... his last scene with his mother is in a way a preliminary on his relation with HS , cause they are both the only women he loved and needed , punishing them for betraying him, unable to forgive, unable to let go, unable to stop loving them, unable to not feel hurt ....and again his old habit to transform his pain in anger ... who burn it all his pain of not being loved in anger and then regrets his actions and feel again an unlovable monster .... this is WS - the man who wanted his rejecting and dying mother all for himself, refusing so cruel her last wish to see her beloved son,wanting to punish her, but longing for her love, crying for her only caring gesture .... this is pure WS!!!!! All this episode we see WS growing more and more anger on WW, blaming him for all the wrongdoings .... is only natural in my opinion to go mad after he will find that this man who already did become the object of his destroying fury is also the one that had HS heart before him. To be surprised by his future reaction ,jealousy and anger,is to not understand who he is . I find the scenario and his reactions very coherent ....if only people won't fool themselves thinking WS is a better and lighter man than he is or that HS changed his nature .... he is the man who killed his tree friend to survive, burn a mountain to revenge, kill some men to get his mother appreciation, almost abused the girl he likes, want to hurt even more someone who was dying ....and know, I mean in do 19 find out that the man he hates most was the first love of his HS ....even if she doesn't go so far as wanting to marryWW , even if We didn't love her, even if nothing happen, for man with his personality to find out that his enemy, his most hated person is just the man she liked is reALLY TO MUCH ..... My heart goes out for WS in that scene too @arabela. What's even more heartbreaking is the fact that the person whom he expect to understand him (HS) couldn't even comfort him. He is only human and a person who is terribly hurt like that couldn't find reason because he is blinded by his emotion that he's been keeping for 25 years. I understand HS concern for Jung but had I been in her shoes, I'd be more concerned with WS first knowing how he's been treated by his mother. I completely understand where his anger is come from. I can't help but wonder what their conversation would be in the next episode to enrage GJ like that, angry to and extent that he decide to stop seeing each other. I hope she's not telling him to save WW, not out love for him but just to prevent GJ from killing his brother. Should that be the case, he will certainly get mad and might misunderstand her action (that she's doing it out of love for WW). 12 hours ago, whyo said: My theory about preview epi 19. From epi 18 we already know that So hate Wook. Then maybe at that time (convo preview) he also know that the person HS loved was Wook. BUT HS being HS and ask So to forgive Wook (by REMIND HIM ABOUT HIS PROMISE). UNFORTUNATELY, So also being So, he didn't tell her that he already know about Wook and her engagement. So ask her to prove if it was true or not. BECAUSE OF THEIR PROMISE to not lying each other, HS tell it was true. IT WILL MAKE So HURT SO MUCH!! (yeah... sometimes the truth is hurt). Because when Wook rebel with Yo, HS also beg for Wook life and So even endangered his life! What make it WORSE is the fact that SHE STILL ask So to forgive Wook. It mean HS CAN UNDERSTAND AND FORGIVE WOOK FOR WHAT HE HAD DONE BUT WHY SHE CAN'T UNDERSTAND SO FOR HIS INTENTION. It will make him SO MAD... Just like when HS help Jung. So: Why are you on Jung's side too? You, OF ALL PEOPLE, should be on my side. HS: Its not about taking sides. BECAUSE OF YOUR EGO, Jung was not at her deathbed. So: HE IS NOT THE PITIFUL ONE. It was always ME that cast away. (dialog about her mother). Is it so wrong to send her off on my own? HS: try to understand and start guilty* So: disappoint YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID YOU UNDERSTOOD ME p.s. well yeah... this is what we call real life. we being hard to the one we love/close because we think she/he would understand us and our intention. In this case So hope HS will understand why he doing all of these but at the same time HS also hope that So will understand her intention. The bad thing is..... both of them are hurt enough to understand each other. AND HE SAID HE WON'T SEE HER AGAIN We share the same thought @whyo The reason why open communication is vital in every relationship? BECAUSE WE CAN'T READ MINDS. Unrealistic expectation is very frustrating actually. We must also consider that Man and Woman are created differently and their way of thinking is different too. Just imagine what two unique individual joined together.... it's the miracle called LOVE. If that's gone, saving any relationship would be very difficult. Misunderstanding each other is very common to couples no matter how much they love each other. If they don't learn how to communicate their thoughts and feelings well, this is most likely to happen. I used to say that when couples refuse to listen & understand each other, their love will fly out of the windows. I just hope that our OTP, though they fight, disagree and get angry, their love for each other remains because that will serve as cord to connect/tie them once again. 12 hours ago, MAROSA_JIN said: Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the fairest between them?? ANSWER: Lee Jun Ki! How come he is prettier the the woman????? Good episode but yeah... very sad as the inevitable looms large. The throne is truly a lonely place and to hold on to it is a terrifying task. As someone else said earlier in the thread, I too have a really hard time taking sides between So and Su because I love them both and I can quite easily put myself in their shoes and walk in them. In a real enough way these two people would have never met if she hadn’t been transported unceremoniously across time and space. It’s a mismatched situation and ultimately it’s a mix of circumstances and their own personalities that will tear them apart. But it doesn’t make their romance less great even if they go their separate ways. The greatness of their romance shouldn’t be measured by whether they have a happy ending but by how much they loved when they could. My belief is that they were hampered from the start but in the end they tried the very best they could. I never assumed that they would have a happy ending judging from the source material and I never liked to speculate much that they would either. My view for some time has been that Su was brought back to Goryeo precisely for the qualities that she’s being berated for clinging onto right now. Narratively at least, only a woman who can see the best in others despite all appearances to the contrary could have tamed a savage, blood-thirsty, ruthless man and caused him to fall in love. Wang So was a pariah within his family and in all of Goryeo. His reputation as a wolf-like creature preceded him and yet she managed to find something in him to sympathize with. More than that, her tendency to sympathize compelled her to help him unmask himself and instil the confidence he needed to get to where he is today. On top of all of that, her unerring optimism and sassy attitude endeared her to most of the princes. Before we turn on her wholesale, let’s remember that those were the character traits that made her uniquely qualified to unlock So’s heart and take him on his journey to the throne. I think it is a little unfair to ask her to jettison all of that just because it would be more expedient to do so. On some level, I want her to become as conniving and ruthless as Yeon Hwa but then if she were like YH, neither Uk nor So would never have fallen for her. She would have just been another palace player with agendas, manipulating everyone for her own ends. However, having said that, it is also fair to say that if she can’t cast off her idealism because it’s killing her little by little inside, she needs to leave so that she doesn’t hold So back from doing what needs to be done and if So does love her and continues to respect her freedom, he should let her go. I also strenuously disagree that Su doesn’t love So or has never loved him. I am really surprised that even after the last few episodes commenters are still saying this. She has compromised her own stated positions on polygamy and marriage in general not once but twice already because of him. She didn’t condemn him for killing Eun and understood why he did it. She waited at least 2 years for him when he left without her and she helped him become King despite her own misgivings. When she built her prayer shrine, she asked for more time to be with him knowing that she’s largely living on borrowed time. Much as I don’t care for Chae Ryung, I’m sure that entire episode devastated Su not just because of the brutality in which punishment was meted out but because CR was supposedly a friend she had trusted and CR betrayed her trust. Someone who had not only caused the death of a King but also someone who had knowledge of the truth of a conspiracy. All of this made things untenable for Su and So under Yo’s watchful eye, which led in part to their 2 year separation. Undoubtedly CR was a pawn in a much bigger game but she used their so-called friendship to be a spy for Uk and Won and make in-roads into the palace. Nevertheless, call me hard-hearted but I don't buy "she only loved" as an excuse. People got hurt and a good King went nuts, died. And as So rightly pointed out, she was used to create problems between them. That's why Su sadly... doesn't really belong in the palace. It's not a bad thing to be generous but when people are backstabbing you and have created problems between you and the man you love, you've got to draw the line somewhere. All these complaints are why week after week I keep thinking that I must be watching a show that’s completely different to everyone else. There must be some 4th or 5th version floating out there that’s created from Vogon poetry that I haven’t yet seen. So has always been the guy to take out the rubbish. Now that he's on the warpath, he's definitely doing what he was born to do I expect. He's taking out the rubbish in his own indomitable style. As for So’s apparently newfound ruthlessness… well, he’s always been ruthless. That’s at the core of who he is. Let’s not forget that this is the man who killed a temple full of monks for his mother. It’s part of his duality… the man needing to be loved and the man who was never afraid to do what was necessary. Not sure why that’s a contradiction. Aside from that the one thing he cared about most in the world and he was forced from every side to give her up and be the devoted husband he always wanted to be. And now he’s hopping mad… as I expected he would be. The Hwangbos overreached and forced his hand in the matter of marriage and needing support from the powerful clans. He was backed into a corner, asked to give up Su for political expediency and he’s none too happy. She’s been largely the restraining force in his life and now that the political class is trying to put a leash around his neck again, he’s growling and snarling. Are we surprised he’s fighting back? This is what I meant about Uk needing to be very careful about pushing So. With all his so-called smarts he still hasn’t got So figured out – So is a fighter… a different kind of beast to him. When So thought Su was his happily ever after, he was a cute trained puppy on a leash but now when things are threatening to pull them apart, the wolf will come to the fore. It’s exactly what Yo said, Wolves mate for life. It works both ways: defensively and offensively. Used as a leverage once too many times, the wolf will bite and come out swinging. The schemers forgot that and they will pay, pay, pay. One at a time. Honestly, I don’t see anything inconsistent at all. Frankly I don't see that So needs to apologize for cleaning up when his brothers were doing all kinds of things to undermine the throne and those protecting it for their own purposes. Judging from how she’s written Su and So, I’d venture to guess that the writer probably believes people don’t really change all that much and it doesn’t take much for them to revert back to what they know when the trigger’s right. They both have things to do and if Su can't be the comfort that So needs then I support her leaving the castle and live out the final days peacefully (although the thought of her taking off with Jeong makes me a bit queasy). See why I don’t take sides. (Well, maybe the writer’s side) I couldn't agree more @40somethingahjumma!!! You said exactly what I've been thinking after watching Ep. 18, even without the translation yet... (I can't understand everything they say but thanks to Mr. Bean) 11 hours ago, lyserose said: Many would choose to disagree with Wang So and feel the heartbreak over his transition into a formidable Gwangjong but I guess, I am in the minority who actually like him better in this episode, or should I say I like this version of Wang So. Let's not forget that he is a King and he could not let himself being pulled by the nose by others. Some of his decisions could be seen as plainly cruel but as a king, he needs to step out with best foot forward and make the decision which he thinks is best for himself and at the situation despite being unpopular to others. I like that he exudes power in this episode, holding his ground as a king even taking advantage of Yeon Hwa to win the political game and solidify his power. The fact that he can turn the table on Yeonhwa pretty much shown us how much So has stepped up his political game. The problem with Haesoo is that she is too idealistic and this is where her 21st century self is ill-fitting to this era. Tbh, I kind of like that Wang So holds his ground even to the woman he loves by asking Haesoo not to meddle into his decisions as a king and this is where I respect Baek Ah, he may not necessarily agree with So but he care to understand and could see beyond the true intention of So's actions unlike Haesoo. Haesoo simply has the tendency to view things at face value and So could not do more but hoping for her to understand. I have no issue with the separation between OTP. Sometimes, being apart is not because we love no longer but could be the best thing to give one another so that none would continue to hurt the other. By being apart, Haesoo won't feel hurt by So's actions which she could not agree with and So would not be hurt by Haesoo's lack of understanding. Their love still continue but the its the course than has run out. But if there's anything I wish to comment, I am devastated that Haesoo care to understand others including Chae Ryung despite her ultimate betrayal but care not to understand So. I agree with most of your post @lyserose! That's how I view WS/GJ too, not intimidated with anyone and knows how to face his opponent. HS is a surface thinker that's why she finds it hard living in that era. She's only interested on solving the problem at hand without considering the possible consequence of her action later on. Just like any other couple, let's give them space this time to think and cool down. They are too emotional to be logical. 10 hours ago, briseis said: The Fool and His Bride The masks that are Wang So and Hae Soo wearing are based on the famous Hahoe masks. Imaetal (The Scholar’s Servant/The Fool) The Imae mask has drooping eyes and eyebrows, a crooked nose, and a faint smile. The cheeks droop and the smiling shape of its mouth looks foolish but innocent. The facial expression on the whole also looks foolish and naive. According to legend, Ho, who was said to be the maker of the Hahoe masks, died leaving the lower jaw of the Imae mask unfinished, and thus the Imae mask has been handed down up to the present without the lower jaw. According to physiognomy, if the nose is crooked, some other part of the body will be crooked also (no doubt reference to WS’s own scar). It is said that a person whose eyes droop at the edge has a gentle and good nature. The Imae does not slander or do harm to others, but rather he himself is slandered and harmed by others (THE SHEER SYMBOLISM). This suggests that he seems to have a foolish character on the one hand but to be of a good and gentle nature on the other. Gaksital (The Bridal Mask) She is generally quiet and calm, but her lips are firmly closed. This expression connotes that she is trying to keep her new marriage, and her tough life in her heart. This is very interesting info. @briseis. Thanks for sharing! 10 hours ago, junejungki said: Jun Ki like a big baby being cuddle. He seems enjoy it very much being cuddle by IU. kekekeke!! This makes me smile @junejungki Before this scene came out, I mentioned in my previous post about a man being vulnerable before his woman and that woman would be very careful in order not to hurt him coz doing such hurts her more. And if he is hurt or in pain she wished she could take it on his behalf. It's like putting a BIG Baby to Bed. I can't help but smile seeing LJK being like that. He seems to be someone who enjoys that kind of thing from his woman. He reminds me of my late husband... who enjoys the same thing. 6 hours ago, kdramawriter said: For some reason I always agree with you 40somethingahjumma. I was really surprised by all the negative reaction because I've been really enjoying the ride. I think the show did a service to itself by starting the relationships so slowly, it was extremely careful in how it showed how each character developed feelings for each other and that's exactly the reason we're having SUCH a tumultuous/heated reaction to all the action that's happening now. I don't think of this show as any Korean Drama, it seems to be heavily influenced by American television: these last four episodes are essentially a long Season Finale. In the season finale, all the action that has been simmering finally COMES TO HEAD and that's why these episodes feels so incredibly fast paced. Because they are, and because we're finally paying off everything that we've learned in episode 1-17. The Chae Ryeun flashback feels like it's stuffed in, but if you remember, almost every character death has had a similar flashback (Lady Hae, King Taejo) The show has not deviated from it's pre-existing style. How you feel about it is up to you. I still love the emotional journey of the characters; I still feel like show stays really true to it's roots. ON WANG SO Wang So has always said to Hae Su that he would protect her, but there are two things that he can't protect her from: death, and himself. These are to the two things that are inevitable and it's going to be Wang So who hurts her the most. What's also incredibly tragic is all the things that Wang So said in the beginning when Hae Su entered the palace BECAME TRUE. He told her to trust no one in the palace (she trusted Chae Ryung, Wook, both whom betrayed her) and he told her everyone in the palace is alone. Her optimism rebutted at first, but look at where we are. Wang So is alone. Hae Su is alone. That is a true tragedy, to be told your fate, to buck against it, and to ultimately fail. Ugh, right in the gut man. I don't know why people are disappointed that Wang So is not a good king. We've been told and shown over and over again that the King's seat is an incredible precarious position. Both Yo and Mu were easily killed by usurpers, no wonder they were paranoid. So now that Wang So sits on the throne, he loses the power of the Yoos and the Hwangbos, and now has to consolidate that power. He's not as powerful as Wook because Wook has been acting as a minister for all these years, working with people and getting them on his side. It's just like in Game of Thrones how Robert Baratheon was a great general, but a terrible King. I think Wang So will be a good king, but this initial hardship is refreshing! I always appreciate this about the show, that it takes unexpected direction for us. The things we think will happen definitely do not. ON HAE SU Okay, what happened to all those Hae Su haters that were angry at her for not wanting to Wang So to become king at the end of 16?? Where are your loud complaints now? Because literally everything that Hae Su has feared that Wang So would do, that the Kingship would force him to do, the separation, the cruelty, etc, he had to do it ALL this episode. I didn't think Hae Su was stupid at all for stating her doubts for Wang So. She has personally seen the death of two kings at the throne. She's personally served both. I think she was completely cognizant of all the machinations, the paranoia, the greed of the power who are around the king. She didn't want it for Wang So. Now do you get why?? She's accepted that Wang So would become King because of her great love for him. She even made him King because that's what he wanted. And now, who's paying the price? Hae Su. God girl, I want you to get out of there no matter how much you love Wang So. Her love is such a double edged sword. On the one hand, who she is allowed her to love Wang So, despite GIGANTIC RED FLAGS (um, temple of death much) BUT it's also the reasons that she also loved Chae Ryung. Like 40somethingahjumma said, she would not shuttle these characteristics just because it's more convenient to do so. Hae Su is the definition of inconvenient. ON PATRIARCHY Overthinking kdrama talks about how this is a story of a monstrous patriarchy that feeds on women and destroys them in the process. These women love these men despite their absolute power to destroy them. And this is such a fine read for me. Because if you look at every single female character, they die when they fall in love with a Prince. It's too precarious of a position to be in if you are not also yourself a Royal surrounded by power. Even being the daughter of a general is not enough. Seon Deok, Hae Su, Cha Ryeun, are all going to die DIRECTLY as a result of their love for the princes. This is the great overarching sadness of the show: that theses women are doomed as soon as they fall in love with a prince, but that they struggle on anyways. Aish, my heart hurts writing this. There are NO sides to blame for this. There are no ships sinking or whatever - this I've always maintained because I've not been watching the show for this. Just the mere fact that women have ALWAYS suffered at the hands of the men who love them. That's the great tragedy for me. ON FUTURE SADNESS My theory is that all those poems that Hae Su made Wang So write over and over again are going to come back and it's gonna bite Wang So so hard in the richard simmons. If we thought LJK did a great job with the Queen Yoo death scene, wait until the Hae Su death scene. We're all gonna need to take leave from work for a week. I also suspect that her diary written in Hangul will somehow be in a museum in the future. Maybe she sees it when she goes back to the future and maybe that's the moment she meets next-Gen Wang So. ***Sorry I haven't able to update Escape From the Palace, I'm like too emotional right now. You made a pretty good point @kdramawriter in which I also agree. I can hardly believe, I've spent so much time in this drama. Indeed LJK's charm is undeniable. Still, I am hoping for happy ending! Edited October 26, 2016 by LyraYoo please do not quote images 28 minutes ago, antiherofans said: I am with you. I can't wait to see Gwangjong destroys his enemies. But, I kinda miss the mask and the side bangs tho Oh yeah, the side bangs, walked right out of a manga and caused me to swoon! [Current Drama 2019-2020] Woman of 9.9 Billion, 99억의 여자 - Wed & Thu @ 22:00 KST [Current Mainland WebDrama 2020] Three Lives Three Worlds The Pillow Book 三生三世枕上书	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1143
__label__cc	0.686167	0.313833	Barclays guide aims to help people engage their children in giving Melanie May June 8, 2018 1:23 pm June 8, 2018 1:23 pm Home \| News \| Barclays guide aims to help people engage their children in giving Posted by Melanie May on 8 June 2018 in News A new guide by Barclays has been published to help people engage their families in philanthropy. Future giving: Engaging the next generation has been created in response to conversations the bank has had with customers about involving their families with philanthropy, and aims to provide a framework to use to prepare for discussions on the subject. It looks at when to start and how to talk to the different age groups of 5-9 year olds, 10-16 year olds, and 17-25 year olds, with the types of activities that might engage them with giving, and links to resources that may help. It also includes case studies, and can be downloaded as a PDF. Barclays research published last month showed that younger people are increasingly giving more. 57% of under 35s say they are more likely to donate today than they were three years ago, with younger people reporting giving more money than the over 55s. People aged 35 to 54 said they gave an average of £265 last year to charities, followed by £246 from under-35s, while the over 55s gave £168. Tags:Individual giving, philanthropy About Melanie May Melanie May is a journalist and copywriter specialising in writing both for and about the charity and marketing services sectors since 2001. She can be reached via www.thepurplepim.com. Keep up to date with fundraising news, ideas and inspiration with a weekly or daily email. [Privacy] * We do not share your email or personal details. New fundraising platform matches projects with funders based on impact Text donations up 32% in a year to almost £50m Achates Philanthropy Prize launches bursaries for arts organisations All-Party Parliamentary Group launches to encourage philanthropy Trading Management Individual giving Funding Awards corporate Law / policy Institute of Fundraising Celebrity Digital Events Ireland Giving/Philanthropy Consulting & Agencies Technology Recruitment / people Volunteering Finance Community fundraising Research / statistics	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1145
__label__cc	0.551101	0.448899	Fan Submissions The Viewtiful View: Bad Design vs. Bad Player Who is at fault if a someone can't beat the game: The designer, or the player? Contributed by Eric Bell on March 12th, 2014 in Categories ColumnsWith content involving Tags Eric Bell, fishing, game design, Game Freak, Pokémon, Pokémon Platinum, poor decisions, RPGs, the viewtiful view, unwinnable scenarios Hello, dear reader! Welcome to the first installment of a new series I’ve started called “The Viewtiful View”. Watch your step, that last one is a doozy. I told the owner of this building to get that fixed. If I had cookies to offer you, I would. No one will trust me with the oven…and rightfully so. But that’s a story for another time, hmm? In the videogaming world, often times there are aspects in which people are, or could potentially be, divided on their opinions or viewpoints. In this series, we will look at some examples of this within a certain game or gaming in general. We’ll walk through the situations and provide the stories for both sides, and hopefully shed some light on the situation, sparking some discussions along the way. The first topic I want to bring up has already been demonstrated in a video made by YouTube user “whoisthisgit”. The video above shows how it’s possible to get completely stuck on an island in Pokémon Platinum for the Nintendo DS. On Route 226, there is a small island that can only be accessed by using Surf. On the island, the player will find a man who wants to trade you a Magikarp for a Finneon. If you used your Finneon for Surf and no other Pokémon in your party can use any of these moves—Surf, Fly, Dig, or Teleport—you will be stuck on the island because Magikarp cannot learn Surf. This can ultimately be a game-breaking situation if the player decides to save their file after they’ve traded their Finneon for the Magikarp and are still on the island. The situation described is difficult to just stumble upon: a number of unfortunate events and guidelines would have to be followed for the player to be truly stuck. The opportunity for it to be game-breaking during a normal playthrough of the game is slim to none, as long as the player is aware of their surroundings and the situation they could possibly get into before making any brash decisions… …which brings us to the question of the article: If you found someone caught in this scenario, would you blame the designer for making the flaw, or blame the player for getting into the situation? Let’s do some analysis on how this scenario could be entered, how it can be exited, and how the player could indeed be spending the rest of their adventure on a tiny island because they’re too damn lazy to swim on their own. Restating the requirements listed previously, here is what the player would have to do to find themselves stranded: Trade away the only Pokémon on their team that could use Surf (in this case, Finneon). Have no Pokémon in their team with Fly, Teleport, or Dig, or any that could learn these moves via TMs and HMs. Saving their file after trading away Finneon. Assuming the player has met all three of these requirements, they would find themselves seemingly stuck on the island for good. Really stuck. Tom Hanks in Cast Away stuck—with no Wilson, to boot! Luckily, there are two methods to getting off of the island without cheating, and they rely on the player having at least one fishing rod on hand. The first method is to find a way to evolve the Magikarp. While Magikarp can’t learn Surf, its evolution (Gyrados) ultimately can. They would then be able to teach it Surf, also assuming that they had the HM on hand to do so. Since there’s no terrain on the island in which to find wild Pokémon, the player would have to resort to fighting Pokémon via fishing or using Rare Candies. The second method is only possible if the player has a fishing rod, because Rare Candies won’t save you from this one. If the Trainer keeps fighting Pokémon until their party has all been defeated, the player will be sent to a Pokémon Center and be free from the island. Adding this aspect to the equation, the player could still be stranded if they meet the next requirement: Not have a Fishing Rod in their inventory. Recapping for simplicity, the player would have to follow all of the requirements in the first set, and then follow it up by failing to meet the most effective requirement to get off of the island: having one of the three possible fishing rods. Steven Wright once said, “There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.” He couldn’t be more right: either you fish or you’re going to be that idiot. On one hand…: It is a design flaw that indeed brings up the possibility of breaking the game for the player should they be unfortunate enough to find themselves in this predicament. The fact that the player needs Surf to get to and from the island, and that Finneon is a Pokémon that can learn Surf is a variable that can spell disaster—especially if the player is not aware that Magikarp (a Water-type Pokémon) cannot actually learn Surf, being one of only three Water-types in the entire series that cannot learn it. Why have the Pokémon required to trade possibly be the only one in a Trainer’s party that could get you to that location in the first place? For example, if you had to trade a Geodude instead, then the Pokémon you used for Surf would still be in your party after the trade has been done since Geodude cannot learn Surf. It brings up the question why Finneon was programmed to be the required Pokémon to trade, or why they decided to put the Trader on an island with very limited means to reach to begin with. The player is not required to have a Fishing Rod to complete the game so it’s definitely possible to not have ever gotten one when they get to that point, or at least not have one in your inventory at that time. On the other hand…: The player would have to meet incredibly odd requirements for the situation to be dubbed game-breaking. Requirements that would be difficult to meet while playing through the game normally and not trying to finish it by doing certain gimmicks. I’m looking at you, “Bidoof-only” challengers. The biggest requirement in question is saving their file after they’ve traded away their only means of transportation. It should be a huge red flag to the player if they stumbled upon this island while using a Finneon as their sole source of Surf and transportation in general, and were asked to trade it away after just surfing on the Pokémon ten seconds ago. Realistically, the player would almost have to work to put themselves in that situation, instead of just falling prey to the design flaw. The designers definitely produced a broken design, but the player has also made very questionable decisions leading up to getting stuck. Who deserves most of the blame here? Personal verdict: I would give the player most of the blame. While I do consider the design to be rather annoying and definitely something that shouldn’t have been overlooked, it’s just too unconventional for a player to truly find themselves stuck there. They would have to meet too many odd requirements if they were making logical decisions, and the biggest one would be to willingly save your file in a questionable situation. Even if you should meet the first two requirements in the first set, not saving your file would save your whole adventure. Simply shut it off and reload your game. Sure, you may have lost progress, but you wouldn’t have lost all of it. You’d save yourself hours upon hours of frustration and probably your DS since the possibility of it being chucked into a meat grinder would be significantly decreased. What is your take on this scenario? Do the designers need to be strung upside down and used as a pinata at a child’s party? Does the player need to be tossed into some type of torture device? Let’s ring the bell and throw down. (You need to be a registered member to rate this post.) Eric Bell 6 Email: killerpancakex@gmail.com Oh man! This is a big issue in adventure-game design, both for players and for developers. Back In The Day, it was pretty common to allow players to get into unwinable situations (because they forgot to pick up an item, and now they can’t go back, or because they used an item for Problem A and now they need it for Problem Q, stuff like that), but now it’s basically been beaten out of the genre, because nobody wants to have to replay half a game to make sure they got the fish BEFORE they entered the spaceship, or whatever. It’s a fun challenge as a designer to make sure situations like that can’t arise, particularly when you’re dealing with items that you pick up early on in the game, and then don’t end up actually using until much later. You have to do things like make the player automatically receive the item–maybe they’re given it by an NPC after solving a different puzzle, or maybe they just can’t leave a room until they pick it up, even if it has nothing to do with whatever the current puzzle stuff. Or just make sure they’re always able to return to the location where the item is and pick it up whenever. To go back to your original question, I’d still place most of the blame on the developers here. They allowed for a situation in which the player could arrive somewhere and then immediately lose the means to escape it; that’s something they should’ve noticed. Particularly since the way to fix it (on their end) would’ve been so simple: ensure that Magikarp either has or can easily get the Surf ability. Nathaniel Hoover says: I love this question, and I think you could easily devote a whole column just to exploring the answer for different examples across gaming history. As a general rule of thumb, I believe it’s the developers’ responsibility to set up a framework where the players can play the game in any way they wish without any fear of accidentally breaking it. It’s unreasonable to expect that testers and developers will catch every possible glitch and design flaw before a game goes out the door, but it’s not unreasonable to expect them to catch the ones that might arise from the player playing poorly or foolishly (or TOO well), no matter how rare the circumstance may be. From a fairness perspective, unwinnable scenarios are only problematic if the expectation is that you CAN’T dead-end your game. I would wager that, outside the adventure genre, the only time you’ll encounter an unwinnable scenario is if you quicksave a split-second before some terrible catastrophe befalls your character, or hard save after a point of no return and then discover you weren’t as prepared as you should’ve been. Pokemon players probably know to be careful about saving in places that’ll make the game PRACTICALLY impossible to beat, but there’s no reason for them to believe they can render the game LITERALLY impossible to beat by simply walking around and talking to people. So, I agree with Paul: Blame the developers. Possibly my favorite all-time example of “oops, probably shouldn’t have quick-saved there” was in Portal 2, where the game auto-saved after I made a bad jump, and then auto-loaded after I died–resulting in an infinite loop of me going AHHHHHHH…SPLAT. AHHHHHH…SPLAT. over and over again until I turned the game off and reloaded a manual save. I did that once in Jedi Knight II, hitting the quicksave key instead of the quickload key halfway down a bottomless pit. Except I refused to settle for restarting the level, so I put my speed typing skills to the test and hurriedly opened up the console and enabled “noclip” flying mode to float me back to safety. Took a few tries, but I finally made it back to solid ground. And proceeded to quicksave about one second before getting vaporized by a sniper. I think I ended up restarting the level eventually anyhow. Jimmy Bell says: I did that on FFXIII once. Saved state at the beginning of a boss fight, then died, hit the save state button instead of load state. Lost myself like an hour to that mistake, could’ve been worse. Meowskivich says: I think I need to leave some instances of my own “shouldn’t have saved here” situations, to keep up with the tradition of these other unknowns: One time that was entirely my fault was in Morrowind, I went into a tomb or something with a Fire Atronarch, and I was yet to be ready for that sort of rock-em-sock-em, so I ran out of the cave, casually saved my game, then immediately get owned by said Atronarch that chased me out. Dead save right there. One time that WASN’T my fault was in the grindfest that is Lost Odyssey, after spending an hour in the first two screens of the game, running back and forth, I was finally leveled up enough to beat the first boss. So I went on to the next area and I was already sick of fighting things, so I carried on, only fighting what was in my way, then the game prompts me to save at the end of the area, basically before a cutscene begins. THIS WAS A TRAP. I saved because I was like “yeah, sure, why not, I’d hate to die and have to restart my save from before this area”. Then the cutscene immeadiately transitions to a boss fight. One I had no chance of winning because lolunderlevelednoobgitgud. And so I was like “oh, that’s freaking fair. AND I can’t just go back and grind, now.” and gave up on the game right there. Now that I think about things, were all RPGs on the 360 crappy in their own special way? 1- I forgot finneon was even a pokemon, and I’ve caught them all on platinum. 2- Shame there weren’t any more of these, I love this sort of thing. Eric Bell says: I had a number of these planned back then, but between my music, work, and the apparent disapproval of my articles from the community, they never saw the light of day. Maybe someday in the future they’ll come to the surface! Click here to log in! GameCola About GameCola Current Staff List Complete Column List Top-Rated Articles Scratching the Itch.io #1 It's time for the indie game roundup! Not interested? 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__label__wiki	0.792282	0.792282	VAIGO is Smart Mobility Start-Up of the Year 2019! By Roeland Vanreterghem On Thursday 7 November 2019, the Fleet Europe Awards ceremony took place in Estoril, Portugal. Vaigo was nominated in the category ‘Smart Mobility Start-Up of the Year’ and managed to obtain the first place and claim the prize. Hard work pays off! Together with 10 other finalists nominated in the same category, we flew all the way to Portugal to attend the Fleet Europe Summit in the beginning of November. Feeling already excited to be nominated and recognised internationally for our work regarding smart mobility solutions, actually winning the award was something we could only dream of. You could say we were more than thrilled when we heard Vaigo was announced as the winner of 2019! The winner was determined by a combination of jury votes (70%) and public votes (30%) via the Fleet Europe Summit website. We topped Nauto, an AI fleet management and tracking system, and Chargery, a full-service platform for future mobility, who obtained a second and third place respectively. What made us stand out? Our platform unburdens fleets of mobility services vendor management, from managing B2B-contract to encapsulation of a wide range of consumer applications. Our customers also select our tool for its ability to enable a multi-MaaS strategy across different regions. “Vaigo is the connection between flexible mobility policies, employers and their drivers,” said our CEO Roeland Vanrenterghem during his pitch at the Smart Mobility Area of the Fleet Europe Village. “Why we won? I think it’s because we provide a really unique solution that solves the issue many HR directors struggle with.” There’s more: media support package Besides our first place and a shiny award, we also received a media support package from Fleet Europe worth €10,000. Both runners-up were also lauded for their achievements with a package worth €5,000 and €2,500 respectively. A big thank you to everyone who voted for us and for believing in this new way of mobility. Together we can make the change! Source: Fleet Europe Privacy policy – Copyright © 2020 \| Vaigo is a product of Eurides, in collaboration with BDO Belgium. Linkedin-in Instagram Envelope	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1151
__label__wiki	0.561805	0.561805	Google Blocks ‘Instant’ Results For BitTorrent, Cyberlocker Searches Joe Mullin Jan 26, 2011 - 10:15 PM CST If you want to use Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to find pirated material online, don’t expect help from Google Instant. The company has altered the feature so that search results related to several popular BitTorrent and cyberlocker-based file-sharing services don’t automatically show up as a user types. The move appears to fulfill a pledge Google made last month to stop automatically suggesting search terms “closely associated with piracy.” The change was first reported on TorrentFreak, which notes that while instant results for terms, such as ‘uTorrent,’ ‘BitTorrent,’ ‘Rapidshare,’ and ‘Megaupload’ have been blocked, others still show up, including those for ‘The Pirate Bay.’ The change appears to have gone into effect yesterday, according to TorrentFreak’s editor, who goes by the pseudonym Ernesto Van der Sar. The new system blocks some legitimate search terms, as well. BitTorrent is often used to transfer open-source programs, such as the Linux operating system; users who type “Linux” into Google no longer see a suggestion for “Linux BitTorrent.” Google didn’t immediately respond to an inquiry about the change. The company has long censored some terms from its auto-complete feature, including curse words, as well as words like “porn” and those related to genitalia. BitTorrent did offer a response, saying that while the company respects Google’s right to determine its algorithms as it sees fit, the move raises concerns about equal treatment. “Our company’s trademarked name is fairly unique, and we’re pretty confident that anyone typing the first six or seven letters deserves the same easy access to results as with any other company search,” BitTorrent VP Simon Morris wrote in an e-mail. “What Google may not realize is that our technology is used for many purposes that provide significant value to the technology industry, companies, artists, and consumers at large.” Overall, Google’s change is unlikely to change the behavior of any determined pirate. But it may serve the goal of mollifying some entertainment industry folks who felt that Google, the world’s most popular search engine, was giving piracy a sheen of legitimacy by making suggestions of search terms related to illegal downloading. cyberlockers Google Instant PaidContent Going for the split 5 questions for… Auddly, targeting the source of music creation Jon Collins May 4, 2018 - 8:48 AM CDT Expertise and provenance Trust in media is collapsing. Is that such a bad thing? Jon Collins Jan 26, 2018 - 4:02 AM CST The Rise of Ad Fraud Will 2017 be the Armageddon for Online Ads? Frank J. Ohlhorst Jan 3, 2017 - 5:34 PM CST Business on Display: Making a Statement with Digital Signage Jon Collins Jan 14, 2016 - 12:00 PM CST	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1154
__label__cc	0.580767	0.419233	Post Tagged with: "psychiatry" National Alliance on Mental Illness Recognizes Geisel’s William Torrey William C. Torrey, MD, has been named the 2019 Exemplary Psychiatrist by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)—the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for those affected by mental illness. Geisel’s Lisa Marsch Appointed to Wallace Professorship Lisa Marsch, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and director of the Dartmouth Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, has been appointed to the Andrew G. Wallace Professorship at the Geisel School of Medicine. It’s Not Just War Reporters: How Viewing Graphic Content Secondhand Can Lead to Mental Health Issues by Derik Hertel in In the News The Huffington Post – Matthew Friedman, professor of psychiatry and senior adviser to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Center for PTSD, says the treatment for journalists suffering symptoms of PTSD is no different from that used to treat victims of sexual assault or those exposed to extreme violence. Dror Ben-Zeev: Imagining the Future of Mobile Mental Health Care by Susan Green in Research While deploying old-school Palm Pilots during a psychopathology research project, Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD made a surprising discovery that has led to innovative smartphone-based treatments for people with mental health issues. Making a Case for Critical Cultural Awareness A new article published by Geisel psychiatry professor John Christopher shows that as psychologists increasingly cross international borders in response to world disasters, it is essential for them to be aware of their own cultural values, beliefs, and perceptions while interacting with people of other cultures. Treating addiction with technology by Amos Esty in Research A recent trial led by Lisa Marsch, an associate professor of psychiatry at Geisel, could help extend the reach of evidence-based behavioral health treatments. There’s An App for That: Integrating Devices and Gadgets into Clinical Practice Health apps for smartphones are nothing new. Now, health-care providers are increasingly using sophisticated technology-based medical applications to help patients manage chronic illnesses.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1160
__label__cc	0.535601	0.464399	Geo 101 Visa/Dunkin Donuts, Apple/Square Offer Incentives to Get People Using Mobile Payments Mobile pay is generally seen as years away from becoming mainstream. But the rollout of various smartphone transaction tools and deals is speeding that process up. By Danny Parisi Jun 9, 2015 2:58PM Visa and Dunkin’ Donuts are teaming up on a promotional effort that is designed to get more customers to use mobile payments at the coffee shop’s franchises. The Visa Checkout mobile payment system that is linked to the brand’s credit card is being folded into the Dunkin’ Donuts app. In a co-branded campaign with the credit card issuer, Dunkin’ Donuts is offering a $10 bonus to anyone who loads at least $25 onto a new or existing DD store card using Visa Checkout. The campaign, dubbed “Get Stuff Dunkin’,” marks the first collaboration between the two companies and will feature short comedic videos starring Community’s Joel McHale in a “crusade against wasted time.” “Visa Checkout is designed to do exactly that – simplify people’s lives by making the point of purchase experience seamless,” said Sam Shrauger, SVP of Digital Solutions at Visa. Coming Soon To The Mainstream? While Apple Pay heads to the UK, it will also get a higher profile thanks to the transformation of its Passbook app into the forthcoming Wallet feature, according to details unveiled at Monday’s Apple developer conference. Nevertheless, mobile payments still have a long way to go before they approach the mainstream. (You’ll probably be seeing a sentence like that in most articles about mobile payments for the next few years.) The main selling point of most mobile payment campaigns has been the “seamless experience,” conjuring images of breezing through checkout with a flick of your phone. The reality however has been that many locations lack the systems to allow users to utilize mobile payments causing hesitance in users to pick up mobile payments which discourages stores from installing those systems and so on and so on. Gaining Steam That may sound grim for mobile payments, but consumer and retailer adoption are slowly heating up. In addition to Dunkin’ Donuts essentially offering free money to Visa Checkout adopters, Apple also just announced a partnership with Square, a payment processing startup, to create a new reader for small businesses that will accept Apple Pay. Square is giving away 250,000 units in order to kickstart the new reader’s use. While we are still a few years off from total mainstream acceptance of mobile payment systems, the efforts of large companies like Apple, Visa, and Dunkin Donuts combined with the support from Square and small businesses around the country are setting the stage for a decidedly more mobile future of consumer experience. “Connected devices are changing everything we know about shopping and paying as commerce increasingly shifts from the physical to the digital world, mobile included,” said Shrauger. “More than 60 percent of the time that people spend shopping online is on mobile devices.” In the past, shoppers resisted the lure of mobile payments because smartphone screen sizes were too small, making the experience more difficult than paying with a card, Shrauger added. Also, consumers worried about security of paying for something with their phone. At least in the latter case, consumers have been warming up to the idea of mobile payments. As for the feelings associated with the experience of using mobile pay, Shrauger asserted that “Visa Checkout provides a unique solution to this because it simplifies the payment experience and saves you time by safely and securely storing payment information.” Tags in this story: Apple, Dunkin' Donuts, mobile pay, Sam Schrauger, Square, Visa, Analysis How Brands Can Partner With Google Assistant Domino’s, Ticketmaster, Disney, among others have partnered with the Google Assistant to create "actions" that consumers can take, Google's Alana Brown notes. Here's how those partnerships develop. By Daniel Parisi, Oct 2nd GeoMarketing News Announcing Our New Venture: CMO On The Go! We're proud to introduce our new podcast series, aimed at bringing our audience valuable insights from influential marketing decision-makers about the emerging technologies that impact real-world business/consumer interactions. By Daniel Parisi, Sep 27th Analysis As Business Grows, Foursquare Offers ‘Location Philanthropy’ "'Foursquare for Good' is Foursquare’s first dedicated, data-focused philanthropy program aimed at making the world a better, smarter, safer, more inclusive place through the power of location technology," says Foursquare's Sarah Spagnolo. By Daniel Parisi, Sep 26th How Brands Can Partner With Google Assistant By David Kaplan, Oct 2nd Announcing Our New Venture: CMO On The Go! By Lauryn Chamberlain, Sep 27th IBM Watson Unveils Added AI Tools For Marketers, Including Weather-Related Ad Designs By David Kaplan, Sep 26th 1 Madison Ave New York NY 10010 Copyright © 2016 GeoMarketing	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1162
__label__cc	0.611956	0.388044	How to prevent your airplane from hitting a goose By Glenn Hurowitz on Jan 31, 2011 I recently wrote a big-think piece for The Atlantic about how the federal government’s and New York City’s gassing of Canada geese in a misguided attempt to reduce the risk of bird-plane collisions actually represents the beginning of a new and disturbing era in Man’s relationship to the creatures of the sky. Particularly if you’re a bird lover, I think you’ll enjoy it. But in the course of researching the article, I came across some fascinating, simple advice from bird experts about the best way to reduce the risk of birds striking airplanes: grow the grass on runways higher. Probably the single most effective way of avoiding bird-plane collisions is keeping grass next to runways high so that birds can’t see potential predators and stay away. The Air Force, for instance, mandates that grass near its runways be maintained between 7-14 inches for this very reason. But commercial airports around the country continue to clip their grass short, partly for perceived aesthetic values and partly because they mistakenly believe that short grass has to be cut less (the opposite is true). To the extent that bird strikes are a danger, bad turf management at airports and surrounding areas is usually the culprit. “Sometimes, it’s just a matter of educating people how to manage the grass,” Russ DeFusco, a consultant on bird strike issues and a member of the Bird Strike committee, told me. Indeed, grass is the major cause beyond all others of the “goose problem.” There are now hundreds of thousands of geese living year-round in Mid-Atlantic states like Virginia and New York — more than their historical populations (though far less than the tens of millions strong human population). Although there probably were always a handful of resident Canada geese outside of Canada, their numbers have exploded. The reason is almost entirely due to the expansion of suburban sprawl — and the lawns that accompany it. Canada Geese evolved to live at least part of the year on the short grass tundra of Northern Canada. By chopping down America’s native forests and tall grass prairies, and replacing them with lawns, we’ve created a goose pleasure palace: full of nourishing Kentucky bluegrass and with clear sight lines to avoid predators. They also love corn, and, Lord knows, we grow a lot of it. Far from invasive species, Canada geese are the natural denizens of the invasive ecosystem that is the American lawn. So to my large airport manager readership, your takeaway message is this: cutting your grass is putting your passengers at risk. Please stop. Also, in an effort to avoid gas chambers for geese, sustainable, regulated hunts can get goose populations closer to normal and provide an ecologically friendly food source. So if you’re looking for an apparently delicious meal, pick up your shotgun, get a hunting permit and head to the water – and check out this recipe for goose mortadella from famed hunter/chef Hank Shaw. Getting our food from nature – and ending cruel and useless practices like goose gassing – can help keep the sky wild and free. More in Food All Food Impossible Foods unveils its latest plant-based creation: Fake pork Presidential candidates wouldn’t touch this radical idea to transform agriculture — until now WATER YOU KNOW Wind and solar can save the planet — can they save our water supply, too? kelp is on the way The answer to climate-killing cow farts may come from the sea	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1165
__label__wiki	0.607241	0.607241	Frankenstein, Texas - 60 page graphic novel Zebra Comics What if Mary Shelley's famous Gothic novel was a lie? What if Victor Frankenstein paid Captain Walton to announce both he and his creation had perished and vanished in the Arctic? What if instead the pair headed west, across Europe, to Ireland and from there to the new world? To America? Gothic horror and the Wild West collide as the world's most famous monster seeks redemption on the last great frontier... - Quantity 1 + Purchasing Frankenstein, Texas - 60 page graphic novel... Mailed to: Keep on file United States Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City Your card will be charged US$10.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1169
__label__cc	0.504943	0.495057	Underwater invisibility cloak Wetsuit prevents sharks and other fish from detecting tiny electrical signals from divers’ muscles. When swimming in the open ocean, your every movement gives off invisible signals to the fish and sea creatures around you to betray your presence. Sharks, lobsters, crayfish, rays, eels, lampreys, ratfish, lungfish, sturgeons and some dolphins all have the ability to detect these tiny electrical impulses given off by the movement of muscles and the beat of your heart. But a new wetsuit could allow divers to slip undetected through the water by preventing these signals from being given off, acting like a kind of underwater ‘invisibility cloak’. It promises to let divers to get close to large predators like sharks that often use this ‘sixth sense’ to detect prey.The technology ‘blocks 95 per cent of the electrical signals given off by your muscle movement,’ Riley Elliott said in a YouTube video explaining how it works. It works using the same principle that means you will never be struck by lightning while inside your car. The principle is based on a Faraday cage, invented by the scientist Michael Faraday in 1836.Faraday discovered that inside a sphere of conducting material, the electric field balances out to become zero, even in an external electrical field. This is because external electrical field causes the electric charges within the cage’s conducting material to be distributed such that they cancel the field’s effect in the cage’s interior. HECS® Aquatic built a conductive grid that attenuates electrical fields into their wetsuit. ‘HECS® is made with a conductive carbon fibre mesh designed to reduce your electrical energy field,’ the company website says. Mr Elliott is not the only one to enjoy the proximity of creatures of the deep after donning the wetsuit. ‘I’ve noticed a marked difference in how close I can approach certain marine life underwater while wearing the HECS® suit – a worthwhile advantage for any cameraman,’ said Dave Abbot, a filmmaker in New Zealand. ‘[The] first time diving in my HECS® suit I got all three cray species in the one dive. I never thought it would be possible or this easy,’ said Jordan Murley, a marine biologist. ‘The crays were slow or non responsive to touch and movement when I was wearing the HECS® suit.’ ‘During a recent trip to the Bahamas I had the opportunity to wear the HECS® dive skin,’ said Jason Scanlon, a diving instructor. ‘During the first set of dives I started to notice that most of the wild life ignored me and would swim around and near me as if I wasn’t even there. ‘I was able to get very close to the life, which allowed me to capture photos and video that others on the dive could not. As the week progressed I noticed that most of the life would treat me as if I were one of them instead of an intruder into their space, some even ran into me.’ The wetsuit is available starting from $399 (£300) in Europe, Australia and New Zealand and $449 (£338) in the US, Canada and Mexico. Article by Abigail Beal for MailOnline, Published on Daily Mail	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1187
__label__cc	0.623487	0.376513	Father's Day , Moesha , One on One Home › Most Recent Remember Them? A Tribute To Our Favorite TV Dads Sharde Gillam It’s Not A Question If T.I. Is A Concerned Father, It’s That His Concern Is Rooted In Misogyny Why We Should Applaud Summer Walker For Being Honest About Her Anxiety, Instead Of Bashing Her Project Beauty Expo Is the Conference Every Brown Beauty Needs 1. Favorite TV Dads While we’re getting ready to honor our own fathers this month, let’s take a look at some of our favorite TV dads over the years and remember why we fell in love with them! 2. Julius – “Everybody Hates Chris” Although Julius on “Everybody Hates Chris” was extremely cheap, he made sure his family was happy. He worked two jobs (as Rochelle often proclaimed to anyone who would listen) to make sure his family had the best his coupons could buy. Although their family wasn’t wealthy, they felt rich with Julius around because he was a great provider, protector and overall great father to Chris and his siblings. 3. Uncle Phil – “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is a classic! Phillip Banks a.k.a Uncle Phil’s relationship with his family was one of a kind. On the show, Uncle Phil was always there to provide for and protect his family – even after he was constantly getting laughed at by Jeffrey and Will. He earned a special place in America’s hearts when he stepped up in Will’s life and embraced him as his own making him one of our favorites! 4. Pops – “The Wayans Brothers” No matter what role John Whiterspoon plays, we will always refer to him as Pops. Pops is the stable for black fathers in Hollywood and is known for playing the dad in movies and shows like “Friday”, “Boomerang” and “The Wayans Brothers”. Pops’ signature phrase, of course, is “bang bang bang” and he always makes sure to throw it in a couple priceless on screen father-son moments with his TV sons. Gotta love Pops! 5. Flex Alexander – “One on One” When Breanna came to live with her superstar dad, Flex Alexander, it looked like a disaster just waiting to happen. Flex was a former basketball player who loved to party and Breanna was a teenager who was ready to explore. Flex had a tough time adjusting from the life of a bachelor to a full time dad, but turned his life around for his daughter. Flex and Breanna’s father daughter relationship is one for the books! 6. Frank Mitchell – “Moesha” Frank Mitchell was also a great TV dad. Although he had a dark secret that he kept from his family for years, he eventually came clean and did everything in his power to make things right with Moesha and the rest of his family. Frank Mitchell taught us that no family is perfect and everybody makes mistakes but family is forever and love is unconditional. 7. Ray Campbell – “Sister Sister” Ray Campbell didn’t know he would be getting a two for one deal in the form of twin girls when he adopted Tamera as a baby on the “Sister Sister” series. After he accepted Tamera’s twin sister Tia as his daughter as well, he became even more loved as a TV dad! He was careful to make sure that the girls had an awesome father in their lives and helped them grow into reputable women, both on and off camera.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1190
__label__cc	0.728107	0.271893	HAL repositories Simulation of Mobile Ad hoc Network Protocols in ReactiveML Louis Mandel 1 Farid Benbadis 2 1 SPI - Sémantiques, preuves et implantation LIP6 - Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6 2 NPA - Networks and Performance Analysis Louis Mandel 1 AuthorId : 1434987 Farid Benbadis 2 AuthorId : 1167282 1 SPI - Sémantiques, preuves et implantation (France) StructId : 408316 2 NPA - Networks and Performance Analysis (France) StructId : 389034 Abstract : This paper presents a programming experiment of a complex network routing protocol for mobile ad hoc networks within the ReactiveML language. Mobile ad hoc networks are highly dynamic networks characterized by the absence of physical infrastructure. In such networks, nodes are able to move, evolve concurrently and synchronize continuously with their neighbors. Due to mobility, connections in the network can change dynamically and nodes can be added or removed at any time. All these characteristics — concurrency with many communications and the need of complex data-structure — combined to our routing protocol specifications make the use of standard simulation tools (e.g., NS, OPNET) inadequate. Moreover network protocols appear to be very hard to program efficiently in conventional programming languages. In this paper, we show that the synchronous reactive model, as introduced in the pioneering work of Boussinot, matters for programming such systems. This model provides adequate programming constructs — namely synchronous parallel composition, broadcast communication and dynamic creation — which allow a natural implementation of the hard part of the simulation. The implementation has been done in ReactiveML, an embedding of the reactive model inside a statically typed, strict functional language. ReactiveML provides reactive programming constructs together with most of the features of Ocaml. Moreover, it provides an efficient execution scheme for reactive constructs which made the simulation of real-size examples feasible. Experimental results show that the ReactiveML implementation is two orders of magnitude faster than the original C version; it was able to simulate more than 1000 nodes where the original C version failed (after 200 nodes) and compares favorably with the version programmed in NAB. Computer Science [cs] https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01488510 Contributor : Lip6 Publications <> Submitted on : Monday, March 13, 2017 - 4:52:42 PM Last modification on : Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 1:08:05 PM CNRS \| UPMC \| LIP6 \| SORBONNE-UNIVERSITE \| SU-SCIENCES Louis Mandel, Farid Benbadis. Simulation of Mobile Ad hoc Network Protocols in ReactiveML. SLAP 2005 - 4th Workshop on Synchronous Languages, Applications, and Programming, Apr 2005, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. ⟨hal-01488510⟩	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1193
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__label__wiki	0.885791	0.885791	Where to be 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for May Here's your one-stop shop for innovation events in Houston in May. Getty Images The month of May has business and innovation events aplenty to offer local entrepreneurs and movers and shakers. Scroll through this month's event roundup to find workshops, pitch nights, and more — and stay tuned, as more events will be added. If you know of innovation-focused events for this month or next, email me at natalie@innovationmap.com with the details and subscribe to our daily newsletter that sends fresh stories straight to your inboxes every morning. May 2 — SGWomen The Many Shades of Entrepreneurship Celebrating Houston Startup Grind Houston is recognizing the women behind some Houston startups. Details: The event is from 6 to 9 pm on Thursday, May 2, at TMC Innovation Institute (2450 Holcombe Blvd). Learn more. May 7 — Innovative Drug Discovery and Development Kickoff Mini-Symposium Gulf Coast Consortia for Quantitative Biomedical Science's new program and focus on supporting therapeutics advancement from discovery, through development, and to the clinic. Details: The event is from 8:45 am to 1 pm on Tuesday, May 7, at Bioscience Research Collaborative (6500 Main Street). Learn more. May 7 — Startup Co-Founder Matching: Find the Right Partner in Houston Network and speed pitch with fellow entrepreneurs in town as Founder Institute Houston plays matchmaker. Details: The event is from 6:30 to 10 pm on Tuesday, May 7, at Station Houston (1301 Fannin St., suite 2440). Learn more. May 8 — Fireside Chat with Silicon Valley Bank Explore the journey of a healthcare startup when it comes to investment and take a look back on 2018 investment trends and try to predict what the future of 2019 holds for healthcare companies raising money. Details: The event is from 5:30 to 8 pm on Wednesday, May 8, at JLabs @ TMC (2450 Holcombe Blvd.). Learn more. May 9 — High Impact Paid Marketing: Leah Faul, Ameritex Movers Learn the difference between organic and paid marketing efforts. And learn how what CPC vs CPM means. With these two fundamental concepts learn 5 targeted, high-impact, low-cost digital marketing tactics to reach your growth goals. Details: The event is from 5 to 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 9, at Station Houston (1301 Fannin St, suite 2440). Learn more. May 10 — Eternal Energy Lunch n' Learn: SME’s Growth & Technology Commercialization Led by Eternal Energy's Ashraf Zeid, the session will review key factors in ascertaining technology readiness levels and associated commercialization strategies for oil and gas startups and small businesses. Details: The event is from 11:30 am to 1 pm on Friday, May 10, at The Cannon (1336 Brittmoore Road). Learn more. May 10-12 — Comicpalooza Celebrities, esports, and more will take over downtown Houston for a weekend full of activities. Details: The event is from Friday, May 10, to Sunday, May 12, at the George R. Brown Convention Center (1001 Avenida de las Americas). Learn more. May 15 — Fuckup Nights Houston: Momtrepreneurs Failure is just part of the process. Impact Hub Houston brings this global speaker series to Houston to focus on entrepreneurs that also hold the title of "mom." Details: The event is from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday, May 15, at Oakmont Houston (1916 Baldwin St). Learn more. May 15-16 — Texas A&M New Ventures Competition The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and the Texas A&M University System along with a growing number of sponsors are working to ensure today's innovative ideas become a reality through the Texas A&M New Ventures Competition. Details: The event is from Wednesday, May 15, to Thursday, May 16, at Texas A&M University (College Station). Learn more. May 18-19 — Houston Hackathon Do you have what it takes to solve the city's problems? Share your expertise with like-minded individuals to make Houston's tech city safer and more efficient. Details: The event is from Saturday, May 18, to Sunday, May 19, at The Cannon (1336 Brittmoore Road). Learn more. May 22 — 2019 SEEchange Conference Network with like-minded businessmen and women looking to propel innovation and business success in Texas. Details: The event is from 8 am to 8 pm on Wednesday, May 22, at TMC Innovation Institute (2450 Holcombe Blvd). Learn more. May 22 — Nuts and Bolts of Early Clinical Research JLabs has tapped into an expert in study designs and trial protocols in early clinical research to help you prepare for the lab to clinic leap. Details: The event is from 11 am to 2 pm on Wednesday, May 22, at JLabs @ TMC (2450 Holcombe Blvd.).Learn more. May 22 — A-CON Calling all data scientists, engineers, analysts, and more — the Analytics Conference Houston focuses on the latest news and updates in the world of analytics today. Details: The event is from 8 am to 5 pm on Wednesday, May 22, at D&B (7620 Katy Freeway).Learn more. May 22 — WeWork's Fireside Chat and AMA with Ryan Merket Join WeWork Labs for a fireside chat with Ryan Merket. Ryan will share lessons, and strategies learned throughout his entrepreneurial career. Now an angel investor, he will share the approaches taken when investing in startups. Details: The event is from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday, May 22, at WeWork Labs (708 Main St., 10th Floor). Learn more. May 28 — Open Project Night Bring your own idea or just come to listen at this monthly Impact Hub Houston event. Details: The event is from 6 to 8 pm on Tuesday, May 28, at Black Sheep Agency (611 West 22nd Street). Learn more. houston events houston business houston business events station houston the cannon impact hub houston founder institute houston tmcx houston innovation Houston-based BrainCheck has expanded into its own office space, innovators to know, and The Ion names new leadership — here are this week's top stories. Photo courtesy of BrainCheck Editor's note: This week's top stories include new office space for a growing Houston health tech company, an energy software-as-a-service startup raises more money than it expected, and more trending innovation news. Houston innovators to know this week include a new program director for Houston's newest startup accelerator, a venture capital fund leader, and more. Continue reading. Houston health tech startup moves into new office amid major growth BrainCheck has moved to a new office as it grows its team and expands its product. Natalie Harms/InnovationMap Following a series A round of fundraising, a Houston digital health startup is on a bit of a hiring spree, leading to new office space the company has room to grow into. BrainCheck, which was founded in 2015 by neuroscientist David Eagleman, is a cognitive assessment startup that has developed a software tool for primary care doctors to use to assess their patients' cognitive health so that they can more quickly diagnose and treat them for maladies like dementia. The 19-person company headquartered in Houston — with a secondary office in Austin focused on product development — has relocated its operations from coworking space in the Texas Medical Center to an office in the Rice Village area. The move was made possible by an $8 million series A financing round that closed in October. Continue reading. TMCx company receives investment from Houston VC, UH program recognized, and more innovation news A TMCx company has raised money in Houston, UH's online program named best in the nation, and more Houston innovation news. Courtesy of TMCx Houston's innovation ecosystem has seen a busy January so far — the city has claimed a unicorn in High Radius, The Ion has named a series of new execs, and so much more. Given this influx of news, you might've missed some other Houston innovation headlines, like UH being recognized for its online master's program, recent fundings, and Texas being named a state for female entrepreneurs. Here's a few short stories to catch you up. Continue reading. The Ion Houston names 3 new execs to its team Jan E. Odegard, Deanea LeFlore, and Chris Valka have been named senior directors at The Ion. Photos courtesy of The Ion The Ion, an entrepreneurship center being developed in the old Sears building in Midtown by the Rice Management Company, has named three new senior directors to its team. Deanea LeFlore, Jan E. Odegard, and Chris Valka are the three newly named leaders of the organization, effective immediately. They join — and will report to — Gabriella Rowe, who was named executive director in October. "To grow the Houston innovation system and spearhead our mission for the Ion we've hired three new leaders with fresh perspectives, ideas, and approaches," says Allison K. Thacker, president and chief investment officer of the Rice Management Company, in a news release. "Each individual has a unique connection to Houston and the Ion, and we're thrilled to have them join our effort to build on the culture of innovation across our city, and within the community we're cultivating at the Ion." Continue reading. Houston-based oil and gas software company raises $1.6 million XXXL pumpjack silhouettes Houston-based M1neral has raised $1.6 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round. Getty Images A Houston energy tech startup that's digitally optimizing the minerals rights buying and selling process has closed an oversubscribed pre-seed financing round to the tune of $1.6 million. M1neral's round was co-led by Amnis Ventures and Pheasant Energy, among a few other select investors and strategic partners. The company was co-founded by Jacob Avery, Kyle Chapman, and Shawn Cutter. "Amnis Ventures is delighted to co-lead the current round of funding in M1neral. The founders come with deep knowledge of oil and gas, coupled with proven, delivered technology implementations in the energy space," says Manuel Silva III, president of Amnis Ventures Inc., in a press release. "The M1neral platform will bring age-old upstream oil and gas processes into the technology revolution of the 21st century that we have come to expect in other sectors." Continue reading. innovators to know braincheck tmcx the ion deanea leflore jan e. odegard chris valka m1neral houston innovation news	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1204
__label__cc	0.616001	0.383999	The best lavender perfumes The essence of these tiny violet flowers often outranks more exotic blooms, says an award-winning guest blogger Caron, 34 Avenue Montaigne, Paris 75008 www.parfumscaron.com) and see Hermes, 155 New Bond Street, London W1 www.hermes.com). L’Artisan Parfumeur,www.artisanparfumeur.com. Roullier White, 020‑8693 5150; www.roullierwhite.com. Tom Ford, 201-202 Sloane Street, London SW1 www.tomford.com. August 25 2014 / Victoria Frolova Lavender is a much misunderstood perfume ingredient. “Too simple” is a common response from many who’ve long associated it with aftershaves and soaps. Among perfume materials, lavender may not have the femme-fatale allure of jasmine or tuberose, but in terms of versatility, the essence of its tiny violet flowers often outranks more exotic blooms. It can be found in fragrances from all corners of the perfume map. The scent of lavender captures the essence of summer – few visitors to Provence in August can be unmoved by the heady aroma wafting from the fields. Such an experience inspired perfumer Jean-Claude Ellena to create Brin de Réglisse (£166 for 100ml eau de toilette) for Hermès. Brin de Réglisse marries lavender with liquorice – the salty with the sweet. It sounds unusual, but the combination works perfectly. You can close your eyes and smell the sun-warmed grasses and the salty Mediterranean breeze of the French Riviera. Equally unexpected is the addition of lavender in L’Artisan Parfumeur Séville à l’Aube (£95 for 100ml), a sultry orange-blossom composition. In this dark, luscious context, lavender reveals its dramatic side, and adds a dose of shimmer to the composition. While the floral note of French lavender in Tom Ford Costa Azzurra (£142 for 100ml) is used in a classical manner as a fresh cologne, the result is sleek and contemporary. The lavender is blended with seaweed and salty woods and sprinkled with cardamom and mandarin zest. This fragrance, for Ford’s Private Blend collection, is uplifting and vivid, but it still has elegance and polish. If one wants lavender with minimal adornments, then Caron Pour Un Homme (£49 for 75ml) is the best choice. Its place on the masculine side of the fragrance counter should not prevent women from seeking out this classical gem. Pour Un Homme blends lavender with vanilla and sets it into a layer of translucent amber, proving that only a perfumer’s imagination is the limit when using this iconic ingredient. Unfortunately, however, French lavender is under threat due to a destructive bacteria called Stolbur’s phytoplasma. Spread by a sap-sucking insect, the bacteria causes the plant to wilt and die. This insect population has been proliferating and the increasing incidence of drought in Provence further weakens the plants. The impetus to find a solution is strong, and fragrance manufacturers and growers have come together to develop ways to combat the bacteria and the spread of the disease. For instance, Givaudan, a manufacturer of fragrance and flavour materials, has created the Innovative Naturals programme and, in partnership with France Lavande, an association for lavender growers, the company supports the production of healthy plants and nurseries. The essence produced through these efforts is priced higher than usual, but it is also more complex, with rich floral nuances. It is impossible to imagine the Provençal landscape without the blue haze of lavender, and one can only hope that the effort to protect this plant and an important note in the perfumer’s palette will succeed. Victoria Frolova has been writing her perfume blog, boisdejasmin.com, since 2005. It began as a hobby – her interest in perfume had been kindled while growing up in a family of chemical engineers – but it quickly turned into a full-time undertaking. Since receiving her professional perfumery training, she has been working as a fragrance consultant and researcher.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1206
__label__cc	0.535838	0.464162	IEC World IEC Family e-tech Special Issue 09/2013 Testing and certifying IECEE PSC Working Group 2A on Smart Grid By Aliyah Esmail IECEE has a working group that is trying to satisfy the needs of industry in terms of Smart Grid. It is looking to help industry ensure that its products are safe, of high quality and interoperable. Industry needs for their products to be safe and IECEE helps to satisfy this requirement Smarter and more efficient The Smart Grid is a way for information and communication applications to link to energy generation, transmission and distribution technologies. Consumers and industries throughout the world are preparing for the Smart Grid by developing devices and pieces of equipment that consume much less energy than ever before and that can be integrated into the system. IECEE, the IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components, has been testing and certifying electric and electronic equipment for many years. It focuses on product safety and, when the Standards require it, it also provides services that help to ensure efficient performance. Now, in response to industry demand, IECEE is working on the Smart Grid. “I think everyone sees the need to move to smart technologies but the word smart means so many things to so many people so it’s hard to align it to a single definition,” said Steven Margis from UL, the Convenor of PSC (Policy and Strategy Committee) Working Group 2A on Smart Grid. Conformity assessment on the Smart Grid The IECEE PSC Working Group 2A on Smart Grid was created in 2011 to explore the potential and practicality of conformity assessment applications in the fields of the smart home, smart building and smart industry (factory). When the Working Group was created it started out by trying to leverage the work of the IEC and others around the world on Smart Grid, including SG (Strategic Group) 3 on Smart Grid, which has now become SEG (Systems Evaluation Group) 2. The Working Group went through the IEC Smart Grid Standardization Roadmap, created by SEG 2, and analyzed the Standards it contained to see which could be included in the IECEE System. In 2009, SG 3 held its first meeting; since then it has provided strategic guidance to all IEC Technical Committees involved in Smart Grid related standardization work. The Systems Evaluation Group keeps abreast of the latest developments and technologies and provides recommendations to address future requirements. An updated version of the Roadmap will be published in 2014. Standardization acts as the focus Of the 296 IEC International Standards identified in the Roadmap, 91 have been incorporated into the IECEE and 54 were already in use. They include Standards for electric vehicle inductive charging systems, secondary batteries for the propulsion of electric road vehicles and electricity metering equipment. “Thanks to the work of SEG 2, we had an excellent foundation to work from,” said Margis. “We look forward to continuing to collaborate and leverage the outcome of work from SEG 2 to advance on the additional needs of the marketplace.” Margis explained that when it comes to Smart Grids the Working Group is allowing standardization to continue to lay the technical direction and foundation for Conformity Assessment. This will allow Conformity Assessment to deliver a toolkit of services that aligns with industries' conformity assessment needs. “IEC Conformity Assessment related deiverables are based on the use of Standards so the alignment makes perfect sense. We want there to be good cohesion within the IEC,” said Margis. Market driven systems approach One of the imperatives for the Working Group is to have industry provide input regarding what the marketplace needs are so that it can review the IECEE toolkit to ensure deliverables are adapted to meet these market facing requirements. Working Group 2A welcomes additional feedback on the deliverables that will most directly meet market needs regarding Smart Grid. “The Smart Grid requires that we consider Conformity Assessment as it relates to a systems approach. With the work of IEC Systems Evaluation Groups, such as SEG 2 on Smart Grid, we will be able to more pricisely target the system based conformity assessment needs of the marketplace,” said Margis. IECEE Working Group on Smart Grids sees the need for technologies that can be tested and certified Standards adopted by IECEE include those on electric vehicle inductive charging systems Find out more IECEE IEC System of Conformity Assessment Schemes for Electrotechnical Equipment and Components IEC SMB SG 3 Strategic Group 3 on Smart Grids Protection against electric shock - Common aspects for installation and equipment conformity assessment (273) IECEE (90) Smart Grid (31) Editorial 67 articles Technology Focus 308 articles Industry Spotlight 73 articles Technical Committees 176 articles Conformity Assessment 238 articles IEC World 202 articles IEC Family 211 articles In Store 119 articles e-tech Special 92 articles e-tech TEAM Gabriela Ehrlich Managing Editors: Zoë Smart Antoinette Price Meet all contributors Articles might be reproduced in whole or in part provided the source, “IEC e-tech” is mentioned in full. PDF: Current issue Past issues The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is the world’s leading organization that prepares and publishes International Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. Close to 20 000 experts from industry, commerce, government, test and research labs, academia and consumer groups participate in IEC Standardization work. To learn more, visit: IEC website \| IEC Webstore Copyright © IEC 2019. All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1208
__label__cc	0.695559	0.304441	Austria Kunstforum Wien Balthus — Austria Kunstforum Wien In spring 2016, for the first time in Austria, the Kunstforum in Vienna is showing a retrospective on the work of Balthasar Klossowski de Rolas, known as "Balthus." Born in 1908 in Paris as the son of Polish-Russian parents, Balthus spent his childhood between Paris, Bern, Berlin, and Geneva. Starting from the masters of the Italian Quattrocento, his painting, which would always remain bound to objectivity, developed via confrontation with Surrealism and New Objectivity. In this project, Balthus will be understood on the basis of his most important themes: street and city in contrast to pastoral nature; the classical portrait; the female nude, predominantly exercised on adolescent young girls. One chapter is devoted to Balthus's designs for the theater; at the center of the chapter stands the stage décor created in 1950 for Mozart's Cosí fan tutte for the Festival in Aix en Provence.Within his consistently structured painting, which permits no expressive elements at all, the task is to explore the mysterious, archaic, and also eerie aura of Balthus's images, to investigate pictorial worlds which, in their designs, evoke the imagination of our childhood – and also do not lack a certain cruelty. Editor: Evelyn Benesch, Cécile Debray Texts: Evelyn Benesch, Cécile Debray, Andreas Beyer, Jean Clair, Valérie Loth, Didier Ottinger, Didier Semin, Alfred Springer, Camille Viéville	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1210
__label__cc	0.52728	0.47272	All Frequently Asked Questions Account & Catalog Help Log In / My GCPL {{user_name}} User {{user_name}}. For {{user_name}}. Double-tap to expand. {{else}} Log In / My GCPL User Log In / My GCPL. {{/if}} Story Trails Spark Place Educator Services GCPL Blogs View all cards in Book Club View all cards in Fiction Fahrenheit 451, Week 3 Mary Poppins, Week 3 Jurassic Park, Week 3 by Erin K. September 16, 2019 Welcome to Week 3 of the Online Book Club discussion of Jurassic Park. Jurassic Parkopens a new window This section was really intense, wasn't it? It was pretty much non-stop action. Were you able to stop at the Fourth Iteration, or did you keep reading? I read ahead because I needed to know what was going to happen next. I was immediately uneasy when I read the descriptions of the steel bars and steel-clad doors in the guest suites. Weren't you concerned when you read that the room plans had changed and there was now a 12-foot metal fence surrounding the lodge? I was equally concerned when Hammond's grandkids showed up on the island. Didn't your heart sink when they arrived? It's hard to believe that Hammond would think they would be safe on the island when there were so many signs they would not be. What did you think of the lab? The coolest part for me was the nursery with the baby raptor. The DNA stuff was a little over my head, and I definitely didn't understand the graphs Crichton included. I understood how the blood of dinosaurs could be preserved in amber, but the rest was a little past my understanding. What did you think of the measures Dr. Wu took to stop the dinosaurs from breeding? By the end of this section, we know that the dinosaurs are breeding, but I did appreciate that he at least attempted to make sure they wouldn't overrun the island. The lysine dependency was another good idea—why do you think it didn't stop the dinosaurs from leaving the island? I was alarmed by how many of the dinosaur characteristics were a surprise for the scientists. Could you believe that they wanted to have the dilophosaur in the park, even after they realized it could spit venom 50 feet? I think I would have stopped production on the dilophosaur after making that discovery. I would have at least allowed one to be autopsied to figure out where the poison was coming from. And, they seemed surprised that the raptors hunted so viciously in packs. I think all of those unknowns would make me not want to create this type of park. How about you? What did you think once you realized the dinosaurs were breeding? I couldn't believe that the computer was only counting 238 animals because that was the number it was searching for. Were you shocked when it eventually found 292 animals? I couldn't believe it. I assumed they were breeding, but it was a big surprise that they had already bred so many babies. Dennis Nedry was just the worst, wasn't he? He shut off the power and took down the electric fences and ended up putting so many people in danger. Do you think he thought that would happen? Did he understand what his actions would do? Because of all the harm he inflicted, I almost didn't feel sorry for him when he was ultimately attacked and killed. He died a really gruesome and horrible death. Did you feel a little queasy when reading his death scene? The Tyrannosaurus Rex was the most terrifying thing in this section, in my opinion. There were so many T-Rex attack moments. The first one where she flipped the car and threw Malcolm through the air was really frightening, but for me, the scariest part was when they were trying to escape down the river and the T-Rex chased them through the water. Just the thought of an animal that big swimming freaked me out. I felt like the T-Rex was everywhere—I never knew when she would show up, and it made me anxious! Can you imagine what it would have been like to be faced with the task of creating dinosaurs that would look realistic on the big screen? Stan Winston was the special effects creator for the movie adaptation of Jurassic Park. He passed away in 2008, but after his death, his family created the Stan Winston School of Character Arts to pass along his skills to another generation. The school has a great website and a blog that gives a lot of behind the scenes information about Winston's movie work. For example, you can see how his team brought a sick Triceratops to life, or how they made the T-Rex so terrifying. If this section made you eager to see dinosaurs up close, Universal Studios opened a new Jurassic World ride this summer. Let me know if you plan a visit. There was so much to discuss in this section, I'm sure I missed something important. Let me know if I didn't talk about one of your favorite parts. Make sure to finish the book before next week, and leave a comment to let me know what you thought of the section. I can't wait to hear what your favorite parts were! View all cards in Online Book Club (77) We welcome your respectful and on-topic comments and questions in this limited public forum. To find out more, please see Appropriate Use When Posting Content. Community-contributed content represents the views of the user, not those of Greene County Public Library Non-Resident Library Card Greene County Public Library Terms of Use, opens a new window Privacy Statement, opens a new window Accessibility Statement, opens a new window © 2020 Greene County Public Library	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1211
__label__cc	0.605934	0.394066	What Are Phablets? Blogger at Best Phablets Stand Between Phones and Tablets What is a Phablet? There has been lots of speculation as to what a phablet actually is, and if there is even such a thing. Well, there is in fact such a thing and has been an idea of the large manufacturers for a while now. So what is a phablet? There have been a wide variety of definitions of the word "phablet" as most of them are completely misleading. The definition that has been widely accepted by technology writers and tech industry professionals is the following: Phablet Definition: Any tablet device that has a screen greater than 5 inches and carries cell phone capabilities. You have to keep in mind that phablet as a phrase has not been yet adopted by most phablet companies, and it has not been ever made an official term. The fact however is that phablet devices are here to stay and make impact on the ever growing smartphone market. Samsung has Been the Leader in Phablet Sales for the Past 2 Years Who Makes Phablets? The pioneer in the phablet market and the company that has been driving phablet innovation is Samsung. Samsung were the first major tech company to create such a device with their Galaxy Note series. The device was a huge success and there was a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 being released a year later after the Note 1. Ever since the enormous success of the Note devices almost every tech company has been trying to get into the business of making phablets. LG has been lurking around the corner and has been making moves to get into the phablet market as well. Their staple phablet device, the LG Omptimus G Pro has been compared to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, and rightfully so. The features of the Samsung Note 2 and the LG Optimus G Pro are very similar and offer pretty much the same features as both of them are Androids and operate no differently from each other. Other companies that have been getting into the phablet business include Sony, Lenovo, HTC and many more. Will Apple Ever Make a Phablet? Well, this has been the million dollar question tech enthusiasts around the world have been asking the most powerful tech company for the past year. Apple has yet to announce any new products let alone a new phablet device, as they seem to be sticking to the traditional phone and tablet markets with no intentions to jump into the phablet market. This has been puzzling for many tech people as Apple would be missing out on a huge piece of the future technology business as the phablet market has been growing exponentially ever since the launch of the first phablet. In the near future Apple might be able to squeeze in a phablet by making a smaller iPad mini and putting a phone functionality in it, however the general opinion of the experts is that it might be too late for Apple to even make a dent into the phablet market as Samsung has been monopolizing the phablet market for the past year and half. Apples inability to keep up with the latest phablet technology might be one of the worst moves the company has ever made as Samsung has reported to sell tens of millions of phablet devices the past year. These are mostly sales coming from emerging markets as Samsung set its sight on the major developing markets such as Asia where phablets are the next big thing. Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime G530T - T-Mobile GSM Quad-Core Android Phone w/ 8MP Camera - Gray - (Renewed) Phablet Market The phablet market has been growing with enormous rates for the past year and a half worldwide.Without a doubt phablets have been mostly popular in Asia where companies like Samsung and LG (as well as some smaller manufacturers) have been trying to take control of this gold mine. Asia has been a very lucrative opportunity for companies to sell their latest phablets as there are millions of tech savvy customers that have great interest in purchasing phablets. Western Europe and North America have also shown interest in phablets where Samsung is the leader in sales, as they are already established name in the phablet business. Middle East, Eastern Europe and Latin America are just warming up to the phablet market, and as phablets are expected to see higher sales as more devices enter the market. Phablets Growth \| Source Phablet Carriers Phablets are carried by hundreds of mobile carriers worldwide. In the United States, all four big mobile carriers offer phablets and more specifically: Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile. As previously mentioned the main phablet device in the United States currently is the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, and all the major mobile carriers are seeing growth in sales every month. Without a doubt the amount of carriers that will start offering devices such as Samsung Galaxy Note 2, LG Optimus G will grow domestically and internationally as more and more people are interested in phones with larger screens. Phablets Are Growing Fast Phablets are expecting to dominate the smartphone market by 2016 as analysts project that by the end of 2016 over 400 million phablets will be shipped worldwide. Just as a comparison, consider the fact that in the beginning (mid 2012) there were only about 25 million phablet shipments annually. In 2013 we are already seeing the large screen boom as already nearly 100 million phablets have been shipped worldwide. As Samsung currently controls the phablet market, they will be raking hundreds of millions of dollars in the upcoming years from phablets and phablet like devices. This expectations of phablet production do not include Apple, if the Cupertino giant starts making phablets, then we can estimate that expected shipments of phablets in 2016 can reach a record braking 600 million per year. Great Deals on Phablets YUNTAB 7 inch 3G Unlocked Android Smartphone Tablet, Support Dual SIM Cards, Quad Core Processor, IPS Touch Screen, with WiFi, GPS and Dual Camera, Alloy Metal Back(Rose Gold) Phablets - Expected Growth \| Source Phablets Will Evolve Just like any available device in the technology market today phablets are bound to be redesigned, remastered and redefined. However there will be one main factor that separates phablets from other devices and that is the screen size. Consumers have shown high affinity toward devices with larger screens and tech companies will answer appropriately. The future looks bright for tech companies that are in the phablet market, as competition between the tech giants is just getting started. Phablet Devices Pool Would You Ever Buy a Phablet? How to Connect Samsung Galaxy Note to PC in Four Ways by Rajesh Bhuin7 New Technology Devices and IT Trends in 2013 by Alfred Amuno22 Consumer Electronics & Personal Gadgets Samsung GALAXY Tablet Review (The Samsung GALAXY) by Laura Writes5 Why the Apple iPhone iOS is better than Android OS by jaydawg8085 7 Weirdest Android Phones and Devices of 2011 Volume 5: watches, Walkman, smallest, and more by kschang2 A Letter: To The Previous Owner of My Cell Phone Number by Justin Muirhead7 Choose Your Mobile Number – Globe! by writerjj7 10 Rules of Cell Phone Etiquette - Are You Rude? by suziecat715 Ben Blackwell Interesting concept. I feel that I should point out that tablets can have phone capabilities using a mobile internet provider and a voip provider (or google voice). Google Voice allows texting as well. I have never heard of a Phablet before. 6 years ago from Detroit MI Thanks for visiting the hub! Yes, phablets are the next big thing and soon we will see many people carrying them around :). (Bye bye 4 inch screens) Firoz 6 years ago from India that means i have a phablet...thanks for sharing bro...voted up and useful..	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1215
__label__cc	0.54379	0.45621	Fasciola and Paramphistomum infection in large Ruminants By: S. Khadijah, Z. Ariff, M. R. Nurlaili, A. Sakiinah, A. H. Izzudin, A. K. Mursyidah, Rita N, Nur Aida H. Key Words: Condemned liver, Liver fluke, Stomach fluke, Fasciola Int. J. Agron. Agri. Res. 10(6), 19-26, June 2017. [Generate Certificate] A study was conducted in six cattle farms and one abattoir located in Kuala Terengganu Malaysia, to determine the occurrence of fluke infection in large ruminants. Faecal sample were randomly collected from 60 cattle and sedimentation method were conducted on the samples. Results for the field study revealed that 67% of cattle sampled was found to be positive with only Fasciola eggs, 5% was positive with only Paramphistomum eggs and 10% was positive for co-infection of both Fasciola and Paramphistomum eggs. Mean fluke worm egg counts ranged from 2.2 ± 0.77 to 32.1 ± 18.47 e.p.g. 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Acta Tropica 111, 150-159. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.04.005 How to Cite This Paper S. Khadijah, Z. Ariff, M. R. Nurlaili, A. Sakiinah, A. H. Izzudin, A. K. Mursyidah, Rita N, Nur Aida H.. Fasciola and Paramphistomum infection in large Ruminants. https://innspub.net/ijaar/fasciola-paramphistomum-infection-large-ruminants/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1228
__label__wiki	0.610818	0.610818	BANKS Lyric Videos Music News Watch BANKS Drops Artful Lyric Video For “Contaminated” August 21, 2019 August 22, 2019 Hidden Jams 0 Comments BANKS, Contaminated, Gimme, III, Look What You're Doing To Me, Lyric Video, New Album, New Single, New Song, Third Album, Tour min read Last month, BANKS released her third album, III. Led by the singles "Gimme," "Look What You're Doing To Me," and "Contaminated," III is BANKS' most daring and dynamic album yet. Today, her single "Contaminated" gets a colorful new lyric video. "Contaminated” is more the most subdued and hazy song on III. It starts with atmospheric… BANKS New Albums New Releases Reviews Review: ‘III’ Is BANKS’ Most Daring & Dynamic Album Yet July 12, 2019 July 31, 2019 Amanda 0 Comments Album Review, BANKS, Contaminated, Francis & The Lights, Gimme, Goddess, III, Look What You're Doing To Me, New Album, The Altar, Third Album min read Before working on her third album, BANKS needed a bit of a break. After the whirlwind of her first two album eras - we got Goddess in 2014 and The Altar in 2016 - she deserved some time to absorb everything and live more freely. The break didn't last too long, but it did give… BANKS Listen Music News Promo Singles BANKS Shares Hazy New ‘III’ Song, “Contaminated” July 10, 2019 July 10, 2019 Hidden Jams 0 Comments BANKS, Contaminated, Gimme, III, Look What You're Doing To Me, New Album, New Single, New Song, Third Album, Tracklisting min read We're only two days away from hearing BANKS' new album, III. But to give fans one last treat before the big day, BANKS just shared her new song "Contaminated." It follows the singles "Gimme" and "Look What You're Doing To Me" featuring Francis & The Lights. Whereas "Gimme" was sultry and "Look What You're Doing… BANKS Listen Lyric Videos Music News Singles Watch BANKS Releases New Single, “Look What You’re Doing To Me” June 11, 2019 June 11, 2019 Hidden Jams 0 Comments Album Announcement, BANKS, Francis & The Lights, Gimme, III, Look What You're Doing To Me, Lyric Video, New Album, New Single, New Song, Third Album, Tracklisting min read In one month, BANKS will release her new album, III. While we wait for July 12th to come, BANKS is treating fans to a couple of new singles. Following the lead "Gimme," today BANKS shared her song "Look What You're Doing To Me" featuring Francis & The Lights. "Look What You're Doing To Me" starts… Album Announcements BANKS New Releases News BANKS Shows Off ‘III’ Album Cover Art May 30, 2019 May 30, 2019 Hidden Jams 0 Comments Album Announcement, Album Cover, BANKS, Billboard, Cover Art, Gimme, III, New Album, New Single, New Song, The Altar, Third Album, Underdog min read One week ago, just after sharing the music video for her new single "Gimme," BANKS revealed that her upcoming album will simply be titled III, with a release due this July. Today, BANKS unveiled the album cover art for III, featuring a brand new logo and a new stylistic direction. Check out the III album… BANKS Announces New Album ‘III’ To Be Released In July May 24, 2019 May 25, 2019 Hidden Jams 0 Comments Album Announcement, BANKS, Billboard, Crowded Places, Gimme, III, Interview, New Album, New Single, New Song, The Altar, Third Album, Underdog min read BANKS is getting ready to release her third album. Following its lead single, "Gimme," III will be out this July. The album follows BANKS' 2016 sophomore album, The Altar, which gave us the singles “F–k With Myself,” “Gemini Feed,” and “Trainwreck.” In a new interview with Billboard, BANKS spoke about III and her forthcoming music.… BANKS Music Music Videos News Watch BANKS Writhes In Hypnotic New Music Video For “Gimme” May 23, 2019 May 23, 2019 Hidden Jams 0 Comments BANKS, Crowded Places, Gimme, Interview, Music Video, New Album, New Single, New Song, The Altar, Third Album, Underdog min read Last month, BANKS released her hypnotizing new single, “Gimme,” the first taste of BANKS’ upcoming third album. Although we still don't know much about her forthcoming album, we do know she's finished recording it. While we await more news on that, fans can now focus their attention on the new "Gimme" music video. BANKS just… BANKS Listen Music News Singles BANKS Unveils Sultry New Single “Gimme” From Upcoming Third Album April 29, 2019 April 29, 2019 Hidden Jams 0 Comments BANKS, Crowded Places, Gimme, Interview, New Album, New Single, New Song, The Altar, Third Album, Underdog min read Last Thursday, BANKS excited fans when she announced her lead single would be out on Monday. The day is finally here, and her new song, "Gimme," is out now! "Gimme" is our first taste of BANKS' upcoming third album, due later this year. "Gimme" opens with intricate chanting before swiftly moving into a sparse soundscape.…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1233
__label__cc	0.717607	0.282393	Using Imaris to Study Whole-organ 3D Distribution of Beta Cells\| Case Study This Imaris isosurface rendering show an OPT-imaged pancreas from a healthy C57BL/6 mouse (splenic lobe). The insulin-producing islets of Langerhans are pseudocolored to illustrate the ability of Imaris to cross-reference volumetric and spatial data. Each color corresponds to an islet with known volume and spatial x, y, z coordinates. The specimen measures approximately 1 by 1.4 centimeters. Researchers led by Ulf Ahlgren, of Umeå University, in Sweden, are using Imaris software with optical projection tomography (OPT) to compare beta cell distribution in the pancreas of a mouse model of diabetes with that of normal mice. The new work not only reveals never-before-seen details of pancreas pathophysiology in these mice, but also provides a new comprehensive record of how these insulin-producing cells are distributed in the murine pancreas. 3D imaging of beta cell distribution The pancreas is a mixed endocrine and exocrine gland that plays a pivotal role in maintaining blood glucose homeostasis. The endocrine component, organized into the islets of Langerhans, constitutes only 1 to 2 percent of the total pancreatic mass and is scattered throughout the volume of the gland. Insulin-producing beta cells are the most prominent cell type in the islets of Langerhans. The researchers were interested in developing a better picture of beta cell distribution in the pancreas to fully understanding the pathophysiology of animal models of diabetes and metabolic stress. Although beta cell distribution has been studied using stereological approaches, these methods rely on the extrapolation of two-dimensional data and are, therefore, limited for examining changes in the number of beta-cells in the pancreas, particularly if the changes aren’t the same throughout the organ. The investigators had previously developed a range of OPT protocols that can extract quantitative data and spatial coordinates of individual molecularly labelled objects throughout the volume of the intact rodent pancreas. Combining their OPT protocols with analysis with Imaris allowed the researchers to study beta cell distribution in the leptin-deficient (ob/ob) mouse on the whole-organ scale. This mouse model, which exhibits obesity and insulin resistance, is widely used to study metabolic disturbances that lead to type 2 diabetes. “The ability of Imaris to extract combined volumetric and 3D-spatial information from our OPT data has been an invaluable asset to us in a number of studies,” said Ahlgren. “In particular, the possibility to cross-reference the volumetric and spatial data has allowed us to perform detailed assessments of how islets of certain size categories are affected in the model systems we investigated.” Analyzing optical projection tomography data After acquiring OPT images of mice pancreata, the researchers quantified beta cell volumes by using Imaris to create 3D isosurfaces of the cells. This revealed that internal islet lesions commonly form in the leptin-deficient mice. The researchers then created 3-D isosurfaces of the lesions to quantify their volumes. “Despite thousands of previous papers describing this mouse model, these lesions have been overlooked,” said Ahlgren. “Using 3D isosurfaces created with Imaris, we demonstrated that these lesions could constitute as much as 15 percent of the overall islet volume in the pancreas.” Once they had created the isosurfaces, the researchers used Imaris to pseudocolor islets based on their volume and spatial x, y, z coordinates and to pseudocolor islet beta cells according to small, medium, and large volume size categories. This allowed observations of how certain categories of islets, relating to their size or spatial distribution, are affected by diabetes disease progression in the pancreas. This type of analysis would be extremely challenging using existing methodologies. Based on their findings, the researchers hypothesize that in the leptin-deficient mice, a hyperglycemic state increases demand for insulin, which leads to increased blood flow, vessel dilation and altered vascular structure. This, in turn, causes red blood cells/plasma to leak from vessels in the islets. The extravasated red blood cells then clot and form a fibrin mesh, creating lesions within the islet core that may affect islet function (Scientific Reports 2016). Comprehensive data sets The researchers detail their tomographic data and Imaris files in a related paper (Scientific Data 2017). The published data sets include the full distribution of beta-cell mass throughout the volume of the pancreas in groups of obese ob/ob mice and their lean controls between 4 and 52 weeks of age. Also included is information about individual islet beta cell volumes, including their three-dimensional coordinates, and shape. “These new data sets comprise the most comprehensive public record of the beta-cell mass distribution in the mouse,” said Ahlgren. “They may serve as a powerful reference for planning a variety of in vivo or ex vivo experiments, including computational modelling and statistical analyses, that involve the rodent pancreas.” According to the researchers, the data sets also provide a powerful tool for planning stereological sampling assessments by shedding light on intra- and intevideor-lobular variations in beta cell distribution. Research Papers: Parween. S., Kostromina, E., Nord, C., Eriksson, M., Lindström, P., Ahlgren, U. 2016. Intra-islet lesions and lobular variations in β-cell mass expansion in ob/ob mice revealed by 3D imaging of intact pancreas. Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 34885. Parween, S., Eriksson, M., Nord, C., Kostromina, E. & Ahlgren, U. 2017. Spatial and quantitative datasets of the pancreatic β-cell mass distribution in lean and obese mice. Scientific Data 4, Article number: 170031. Author: Ulf Ahlgren and colleagues, Umeå University Category: Case Study 2011 - Ablation of Smurf2 reveals an inhibition in TGF-[beta] signalling through multiple mono-ubiquitination of Smad3 (Tang, L.-Y., M. Y...) 2011 - Palmitoylated TMX and calnexin target to the mitochondria-associated membrane (Lynes, E. M., M. ...) 2011 - Multiple stromal populations contribute to pulmonary fibrosis without evidence for epithelial to mesenchymal transition (Rock, J. R., C. 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__label__cc	0.627398	0.372602	Orgueil et préjugés & zombies Pour la famille Bennet, qui compte cinq filles à marier, l'arrivée de deux jeunes et riches célibataires dans le voisinage est une aubaine : enfin, des cœurs à prendre, et des bras supplémentaires pour repousser les zombies qui prolifèrent dans la région ! Mais le sombre Mr Darcy saura-t-il vaincre le mépris d'Elizabeth, et son ardeur au combat ? Les innommables auront-ils Pour la famille Bennet, qui compte cinq filles à marier, l'arrivée de deux jeunes et riches célibataires dans le voisinage est une aubaine : enfin, des cœurs à prendre, et des bras supplémentaires pour repousser les zombies qui prolifèrent dans la région ! Mais le sombre Mr Darcy saura-t-il vaincre le mépris d'Elizabeth, et son ardeur au combat ? Les innommables auront-ils raison de l'entraînement des demoiselles Bennet ? Les sœurs de Mr Bingley parviendront-elles à le dissuader de déclarer ses sentiments à Jane ? Surtout, le chef-d'œuvre de Jane Austen peut-il survivre à une attaque de morts-vivants ? 30 review for Orgueil et préjugés & zombies Madeline – Jun 06, 2009 I tried to resist. When everyone starting losing their shit over this book and pre-ordering it, I told myself that this was a literary bandwagon I wouldn't jump on. I read the reviews posted here, and saw that for the most part the consensus was that this book was grossly overrated. All the parts that Grahame-Smith wrote (and there aren't many) weren't very well done, the zombie device got old quickly, and the whole thing could have been much better. It was with all this evidence in mind that I I tried to resist. When everyone starting losing their shit over this book and pre-ordering it, I told myself that this was a literary bandwagon I wouldn't jump on. I read the reviews posted here, and saw that for the most part the consensus was that this book was grossly overrated. All the parts that Grahame-Smith wrote (and there aren't many) weren't very well done, the zombie device got old quickly, and the whole thing could have been much better. It was with all this evidence in mind that I went into a bookstore a week ago and bought a copy. All of the previously mentioned criticisms are true. But you know what I decided? Criticism be damned, go ahead and revoke my Intelligent Reader membership card, I don't care. Because this book fucking rocked, and was the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time. It's the exact same plot as the original story, except it takes place in an alternate universe where England has been overrun with zombies for "five and fifty years". Why did this happen? It doesn't matter. All you need to know is that zombies are cool, and the Bennett sisters (thanks to their Shaolin training) are the best zombie slayers in Hertfordshire. Enter Mr. Darcy, who "drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien - and the report which was in general circulation withing five minutes after his entrance, of his having slaughtered more than a thousand unmentionables since the fall of Cambridge." I don't really know what else to say about this that hasn't been said already in the 1,000+ reviews already posted on this site. If you enjoy zombie movies, either genuinely or ironically, you will like this book. If you're a Jane Austen fan, you'll either think this book is brilliant or are already setting fire to Seth Grahame-Smith's lawn. We now present our closing arguments in support of the awesomeness of this book: -The story appears exactly as it does in the original, but with infinitely more general badassery. The scene where Darcy first confesses his love for Elizabeth becomes much more interesting when the entire converstation occurs while Elizabeth is beating the shit out of Darcy. -"'It is your turn to say something now, Mr. Darcy. I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some sort of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples.' He smiled, and assured her that whatever she wished him to say would be said. 'Very well. That reply will do for the present. Perhaps by and by I may observe that private balls are much pleasanter than public ones.' 'On the contrary, I find that balls are much more enjoyable when they cease to remain private.'" -Lady Catherine de Bourgh is a famous zombie killer, and has a personal army of ninjas. NINJAS. -"The entertainment of dining at Rosings was repeated about twice a week; and, allowing for the loss of Sir William, and there being only one card-table in the evening, every such entertainment was the couterpart of the first. On one such occasion, Elizabeth was solicited to spar with several of her ladyship's ninjas for the amusement of the party. The demonstration took place in Lady Catherine's grand dojo, which she had paid to have carried from Kyoto, brick by brick, on the backs of peasants. The ninjas wore their traditional black clothing, masks, and Tabbi boots; Elizabeth wore her sparring gown, and her trusted Katana sword. As Lady Catherine rose to signal the beginning of the match, Elizabeth, in a show of defiance, blindfolded herself." PS: Austen Austen AUSTEN. Alana – Feb 12, 2009 Since I am known by my friends as a Jane Austen person, SEVENTEEN different people sent me the link to this publishing announcement. Even though the book won't be published for another two months, a friend managed to procure an advanced copy (aka Word doc of the finished product), and so I read it over the weekend. That being said, it's rather unnecessary for anyone to read this novel in its entirety, even if it does sound amusing. The best plan is to read the first two or three chapters, and Since I am known by my friends as a Jane Austen person, SEVENTEEN different people sent me the link to this publishing announcement. Even though the book won't be published for another two months, a friend managed to procure an advanced copy (aka Word doc of the finished product), and so I read it over the weekend. That being said, it's rather unnecessary for anyone to read this novel in its entirety, even if it does sound amusing. The best plan is to read the first two or three chapters, and then call it a day. You'll get the point and you won't be missing much. (Actually, you'll get everything you need, because Chapter 3 will include a ball and a zombie battle.) It really is a clever idea -- maintaining the actual text of Pride and Prejudice and simply inserting another storyline... one that just happens to involve zombies overrunning England so that the upper classes (men and often women) are sent to Japan or China to be trained in deadly arts so as to combat the unfortunately afflicted. But it's a funny joke that gets old very very fast. The first few chapters had me giggling as a result of the novelty. The exact P&P text with small insertions or minor dialogue alterations... it is a funny idea, even I must admit. But that's where it ends. Nothing truly unique was done with the story beyond some small revenges on irritating and wicked characters that didn't receive what was coming to them in the real novel. For the sake of maintaining as much of the original text as possible, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies runs exactly the same course as Pride and Prejudice. SPOILERS after this point, but really, admit to yourself that you're not actually going to read this. You'll chuckle over the cover (which is the best part of the whole thing) when you look at it in the bookstore, and then you'll set it down. We're in a recession. You're not seriously going to purchase this novel when there's so much else out there to be read? I suppose that is my biggest qualm with the novel. If it was going to do something truly interesting, the plot would have needed to change a bit. I suppose it was unrealistic for Darcy or Elizabeth to die, but there are so few casualties that it's really quite disappointing. I was expecting to at least lose one Bennet sister (Kitty could have been eaten or Mary could die in a blaze of glory). Even Grahame-Smith alludes to this desire at one point, where Elizabeth fantasizes decapitating Lydia in a carriage. But there's no follow-through! The only losses we experience are of Charlotte (who is afflicted with the zombie plague) and Mr. Collins (who hangs himself in unexpected and rather uncharacteristic grief). Wickham is crippled (by Darcy, which is nice) and he's sent off to a seminary for the lame in Ireland with Lydia. I had actually been hoping that Wickham would be a slowly changing zombie and that he'd make an attempt to eat Elizabeth's brains, or that his taking Lydia away was a ruse to feast on her brains, too -- or better yet, that the terrible thing he had done to Georgiana Darcy was to try and elope with her and end up being a coward in battle to the point where she was bitten by a zombie and lost a limb to it or something. Nope. Sorry. Not nearly so interesting. I would never expect me to say this, but there was just too much Pride and Prejudice in here -- the author was unwilling to deviate from the novel enough to create something interesting that could stand on its own as a ridiculously funny Austenuation. Ah well. In the end, it's a clever idea, but that is all. I'm pleased that someone brought the idea into being, but I'm not sure it merited a full novel. A short excerpt in a magazine would have been sufficient rather than the entire creation -- such as a fake book review and excerpt in something like Believer where you could have read a few chapters and then seen a summary. I leave you, then, with the first chapter: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES By Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Chapter 1 IT IS A TRUTH universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Never was this truth more plain than during the recent attacks at Netherfield Park, in which a household of eighteen was slaughtered and consumed by a horde of the living dead. "My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you heard that Netherfield Park is occupied again?" Mr. Bennet replied that he had not, and went about his morning business of dagger sharpening and musket polishing -- for attacks by the unmentionables had grown alarmingly frequent in recent weeks. "But it is," returned she. Mr. Bennet made no answer. "Do you not want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently. "Woman, I am attending to my musket. Prattle on if you must, but leave me to the defense of my estate!” This was invitation enough. "Why, my dear, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune; that he escaped London in a chaise and four just as the strange plague broke through the Manchester line.” "What is his name?" "Bingley. A single man of four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!" "How so? Can he train them in the ways of swordsmanship and musketry?” "How can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them." "Marriage? In times such as these? Surely this Bingley has no such designs.” "Designs! Nonsense, how can you talk so! It is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes." "I see no occasion for that. And besides, we mustn’t busy the roads more than is absolutely necessary, lest we lose more horses and carriages to the unfortunate scourge that has so troubled our beloved Hertfordshire of late.” "But consider your daughters!” “I am considering them, silly woman! I would much prefer their minds be engaged in the deadly arts than clouded with dreams of marriage and fortune as your own so clearly is! Go and see this Bingley if you must, though I warn you that none of our girls has much to recommend them; they are all silly and ignorant like their mother, the exception being Lizzy, who has something more of the killer instinct than her sisters.” "Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves." "You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard of little else these last twenty years at least." Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and self-discipline, that the experience of three-and-twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develop. She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous. And when she was nervous -- as she was nearly all the time since the first outbreak of the strange plague in her youth -- she sought solace in the comfort of the traditions which now seemed mere trifles to others. The business of Mr. Bennett’s life was to keep his daughters alive. The business of Mrs. Bennett’s was to get them married. Matthew – May 09, 2016 If you are an Austen purist, you probably will not like this. If you are a zombie purist, you will probably not like this. If you can accept two seemingly unrelated worlds colliding in a creative, fun, and gruesome tale that both pokes fun of and pays homage to each genre – step right up and check this out! This book was a lot of fun! Every page had at least one quote that had me grinning. Seeing every disagreement that would have been handled as a polite argument in the original novel turn into a If you are an Austen purist, you probably will not like this. If you are a zombie purist, you will probably not like this. If you can accept two seemingly unrelated worlds colliding in a creative, fun, and gruesome tale that both pokes fun of and pays homage to each genre – step right up and check this out! This book was a lot of fun! Every page had at least one quote that had me grinning. Seeing every disagreement that would have been handled as a polite argument in the original novel turn into a battle between adversaries trained by Shaolin monks was awesome! I am impressed with the author, Seth Grahame-Smith. I have read one of his other books, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and I enjoyed it as well. I think he does a great job of combining genres with the results feeling creative, unique, and often hilarious and not feeling contrived or stupid. Also, the book had some nice, gruesome illustrations throughout: I am very much looking forward to checking out the movie! If you enjoy some fun creativity and do not mind Austin being blasphemed or Zombies being slandered – I behoove you to partake of this novel, posthaste! Anne – May 07, 2009 This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The movie was a billion times better than the book... How often do you get to say that? What a great idea! Take a universally loved classic and spice it up with some zombies! Honestly, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this thing. I just knew that it was going to be so much fun to read! I was wrong. Really wrong. To start with, it wasn't funny. It tried to be funny, but it wasn't. It was retarded. I don't even think I can describe how...how not funny it was! There were ninjas. Yes...ninjas. In The movie was a billion times better than the book... How often do you get to say that? What a great idea! Take a universally loved classic and spice it up with some zombies! Honestly, I couldn't wait to get my hands on this thing. I just knew that it was going to be so much fun to read! I was wrong. Really wrong. To start with, it wasn't funny. It tried to be funny, but it wasn't. It was retarded. I don't even think I can describe how...how not funny it was! There were ninjas. Yes...ninjas. In Pride and Prejudice. Ninjas. Maybe that sounds kind of cool, but somehow it wasn't. Hey, look! There's a ninja! Was that funny? No. And that's how awesome it was in the book, too. I will say, Charlotte Lucas becoming infected with the zombie disease was sort of funny at times. If she hadn't been killed off it might have helped the story. However, Mr. Collins beheaded her and then killed himself. ???? There were several things like that, where the characters in the story acted totally unlike themselves. Again, I wouldn't have cared IF IT HAD BEEN FUNNY. Remember Elizabeth's favorite aunt, Mrs. Gardiner? The one who had good sense and didn't embarrass Elizabeth? Well, she (for no apparent reason) had an affair with an old flame while they were out seeing Pemberly. Huh? Why? It didn't make any sense, and it was just wierd. Not funny. Wierd. Lady Catherine was still a bitch, but she was a bitch with ninjas. Yes...ninjas. In Pride and Prejudice. Ninjas. Brad – Jan 30, 2009 Taking my cue from the emotional ratings of the goodreads star system (and I can only muster two stars for this book), I offer you a fully gut reaction to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. didn’t like it 1. The ninjafication of Lizzy and the Bennet sisters. It was completely idiotic. The book really should have been called Pride and Prejudice and Ninjas with Zombies to allow dumb ass Ultraviolence. Had Grahame-Smith simply employed the available military training of the Regency period and allowed Taking my cue from the emotional ratings of the goodreads star system (and I can only muster two stars for this book), I offer you a fully gut reaction to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. didn’t like it 1. The ninjafication of Lizzy and the Bennet sisters. It was completely idiotic. The book really should have been called Pride and Prejudice and Ninjas with Zombies to allow dumb ass Ultraviolence. Had Grahame-Smith simply employed the available military training of the Regency period and allowed the Bennet girls to be warriors of that sort, I could have suspended my frustration at his failure to see the difference such a shift would have made on the period itself, and his failure to engage with these changes. But by adding his bizarre, counter-factual, Asian cultural influence without any explanation, without any sense, Grahame-Smith made ignoring the illogic of his changes impossible. Plus, I fucking hate Ninja stories. They were embarrassingly bad when Chuck Norris was turning them into movies, and they are even worse when tossed inexplicably into a Regency Romance. 2. The Destruction of Lizzy. This is partially a result of Grahame-Smith’s Ninjification of P&P, but mostly it is his stupidity. P&P&Z’s Elizabeth could be the lead smarmy girl in any of a thousand teenage high school flicks. In fact, there is nothing of the Regency girl left in Grahame-Smith’s version. She’s a Millennial Girl with a Katana, and that strips Lizzy of all that makes her attractive. 3. Then there’s the vomit. It doesn’t matter that Grahame-Smith offers a tongue-in-cheek defense of the constant stream of vomit in his book. It is disruptive, silly and annoying. And damn near everyone does it. Oh sure, Mrs. Bennet is the biggest puker, but at some point almost every character pukes discretely into their handkerchief. Yeah, yeah, Zombies eating brains is gross, but when one has been surrounded by the Unmentionables for fifty years, it is unlikely that one will share our sense of decorum and our weak stomachs. it was ok 4. The Zombie scenes were nowhere near as exciting and interesting as I expected. In fact, the Zombies seemed incidental. They were their so Elizabeth could whip out her Katana and kill things indiscriminately. One of the elements of good Zombie tales is that there is always a sense of danger. Sure there are a plenty of cheesy Zombie movies, but there is always a feeling that the characters are going to have their brains eaten and turn into Zombies themselves, but when Mr. Darcy or Elizabeth or any of the Bennet sisters whip out their swords there is no threat to anyone but the Zombies. Still, baiting Zombies with heads of cauliflower is kind of fun. 5. The one character who turned into a Zombie. Charlotte Lucas’s joining of Satan’s legions starts out strong even if it ends poorly. It went on much too long, but Charlotte lusting after the brains of animals at the dinner table did make me smile. 6. Seth Grahame-Smith’s attempts to capture the style of Austen. They were acceptable, though uninspired. liked it 7. The quarantine of London It made me smile. really liked it 8. The initial idea Zombies in Pride and Prejudice?! It's a brilliant idea. Too bad Grahame-Smith’s execution didn’t match. it was amazing 9. The cover. With its Zombified Regency woman, the touch of blood, the freaky red eyes, the exposed jawbone all while mugging the cover conventions of the classic novel, it was a kick ass marketing ploy that would have sucked me in had the idea not sucked me in first (not that being sucked in can be called a good thing). 10. Grahame-Smith’s book club bit. “A Reader’s Discussion Guide” was smart, funny, and did repair my opinion of the stupidity of the book -- just a little. 11. The pencil sketch illustrations. Filled with Zombies and swordplay, the sketches were big hits with my kids. If I left the book lying around they were checking out the Zombie madness. For me, every sketch represented one step closer to being finished. So I loved them too. 12. Jane Austen’s writing. It was still the best part of the book, and there was plenty of it there to make reading Pride and Prejudice and Zombies tolerable. I’ll be grabbing some real Austen soon, however, so I can cleanse my literary palette. Lyn – Jul 18, 2011 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is brilliant and hilarious. This is a mash-up, meaning that Graham-Smith used the actual text of Jane Austin’s novel (she is listed as a co-author) and inserted his zombie story along the original storyline. The trouble with most horror stories, whether print or film, is poor writing. Someone may have a great concept, but setting that down on paper is too difficult, or that someone can create some good scenes or segments, but stringing them together results in a Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is brilliant and hilarious. This is a mash-up, meaning that Graham-Smith used the actual text of Jane Austin’s novel (she is listed as a co-author) and inserted his zombie story along the original storyline. The trouble with most horror stories, whether print or film, is poor writing. Someone may have a great concept, but setting that down on paper is too difficult, or that someone can create some good scenes or segments, but stringing them together results in a too thin or too silly creation. Graham-Smith has deftly solved this problem by using as his foundation one of English languages greatest novels. Fans of Austin will be pleased to find the Bennets and Mr. Darcy in all their early nineteenth century propriety, only now the girls have been trained Kill Bill fashion and hunt the undead. English teachers should embrace the book, because young readers are unwittingly reading Austin, about 70% of the text is unadulterated classic prose. Of course the other 30% is fantastically adulterated with roving herds of freshly unearthed zombies and bloody mayhem. Fans of this mash-up sub genre can also check out Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. ** 2018 - Ideas for other mash-ups: A Nightmare in Calaveras County Little Women Slayers Ethan Fromm the Terminator Jay Gatsby: SwampThing The Mockingbird Assassin The Color Purple People Eaters As I Lay Dying - Again A Farewell to Arms - and Legs The Jungle Sausage Kelly (and the Book Boar) – Aug 14, 2012 Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ When I saw the theme of the winter library challenge was “Classics Re-Mixed” I knew Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was going to be one of the five books I would read – or in this case re-read. I’m not a “re-reader” by nature, but P&P is one of my all-time faves that I own as a leather bound collection, a $7.00 B&N cheapy collection, a hardback and one I actually allow myself to read. Adding in the Zs to this timeless classic Find all of my reviews at: http://52bookminimum.blogspot.com/ When I saw the theme of the winter library challenge was “Classics Re-Mixed” I knew Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was going to be one of the five books I would read – or in this case re-read. I’m not a “re-reader” by nature, but P&P is one of my all-time faves that I own as a leather bound collection, a $7.00 B&N cheapy collection, a hardback and one I actually allow myself to read. Adding in the Zs to this timeless classic just made everything old brand new again for me. The original was written over two hundred years ago and there are one and three-quarter MILLION ratings on Goodreads for it, so obviously I probably don’t need to go into detail when it comes to the synopsis. To briefly sum it up here's a snippet from the publisher’s blurb: P&P is about the “splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues.” Seth Grahame-Smith’s version pays homage to the original – maintaining the cast of characters, storyline, the style of writing, etc. He simply adds a little something extra to the re-mix . . . KATANAS!!!!!! Everything else remains true. Elizabeth is still a feisty female voice that women can applaud, Mr. Darcy remains a proud and arrogant male counterpart, who still somehow maintains dreamboat status . . . #swoon And I’m choosing THIS gif because Mr. Firth is the only Darcy for me thankyouverylittle. But look who has a part in the movie . . . The Doctor! Totes adorbs. If you don’t like the original, you most likely will not like the modernization either. But if you do? I highly recommend checking out Grahame-Smith’s version. He’s pretty much a genius when it comes to re-writing history. Oh, and in case you’ve been following this was my FINAL book for the Winter Reading Challenge. THE LIMITED EDITION COFFEE MUG IS NOW MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE! Many thanks to the library in the ‘burbs for putting on such a fun challenge. Let the countdown to next year begin! ORIGINAL "REVIEW": I don't always re-read books (well actually I hardly ever do), but when I do I make sure to kick it old school, first generation Nook style because I'm too cheap to buy another copy and my library waiting list is too long . . . Alisa Kester – Feb 06, 2009 Um...oh my gosh...what to say? A quarter of me thinks I should be outraged, the other three-quarters is insanely giggling at the very idea, and then there's the very small uncounted minority of me that is throwing her fist in the air and screaming "Finally! This is the best idea ever!" And now that I've read it? Well, actually, I still think it's pretty darn good idea. It was weird reading it though, because the "zombie mayhem" fit so well into the story that I kept catching myself stopping after Um...oh my gosh...what to say? A quarter of me thinks I should be outraged, the other three-quarters is insanely giggling at the very idea, and then there's the very small uncounted minority of me that is throwing her fist in the air and screaming "Finally! This is the best idea ever!" And now that I've read it? Well, actually, I still think it's pretty darn good idea. It was weird reading it though, because the "zombie mayhem" fit so well into the story that I kept catching myself stopping after every line trying to remember how the original version went. The zombies fit in so well (as a matter of fact) that I think it's perhaps just possible that the zombies were always intended to be in it; Austen just chickened out and let her editors take them out! ;) And as a not-Darcy fan, I found him much improved by possessing a sword and musket...I actually sorta kinda maybe found myself liking the gloomy moody uptight no-sense-of-humor not-fun guy. Men with swords have that effect on me. Ahmad Sharabiani – Jan 05, 2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1), Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen It is a mashup combining Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) with elements of modern zombie fiction, crediting Austen as co-author. It was first published in April 2009 by Quirk Books and in October 2009 a Deluxe Edition was released, containing full-color images and additional zombie scenes. The novel was adapted into a 2016 film starring Lily James and Sam Riley. تاریخ نخستین Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1), Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen It is a mashup combining Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice (1813) with elements of modern zombie fiction, crediting Austen as co-author. It was first published in April 2009 by Quirk Books and in October 2009 a Deluxe Edition was released, containing full-color images and additional zombie scenes. The novel was adapted into a 2016 film starring Lily James and Sam Riley. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز بیست و چهارم ماه نوامبر سال 2016 میلادی عنوان: غرور و تعصب و زامبیها - کتاب اول؛ نوشته: جین آستین؛ سث گراهام اسمیت؛ مترجم: بهنام حاجی زاده؛ ویراستار: نیما کهندانی؛ تهران، نشر بهداد، 1394؛ در دو جلد، شابک دوره: 9786009684710؛ شابک جلد 1: 9786009684703؛ موضوع: داستانهای نویسندگان امریکایی - سده 21 م -- جین آستین نقیضه و تقلید -- الیزابت بنت شخصیت داستانی -- فیتز ویلیام دارسی شخصیت داستانی اینگونه آثار را «مش‌ آپ» می‌گویند؛ آثاری که از آثار ادبی پیشین سود برده، و آن را با عناصر ژانری دیگر، برای مثال وحشت، تلفیق و اثری دیگر می‌آفرینند. شاید از همین رو باشد که گراهام اسمیت، کتاب را اثر اشتراکی خود و جین آستین معرفی کرده است. ا. شربیانی Ramona – Jan 18, 2017 Pride and Prejudice has always been my favorite novel, beginning with the amazing period Jane Austin describes and ending with the wonderful characters we all love and come to consider icons. Mr.Darcy will always be an example of book boyfriend, even if he is stubborn, proud and judgmental. But, you know, being in a love hate relationship with a guy only add spices to the boiling feeling and you tend to come up with excuses all the time. And adding that he is hot, kind of puts all of the above Pride and Prejudice has always been my favorite novel, beginning with the amazing period Jane Austin describes and ending with the wonderful characters we all love and come to consider icons. Mr.Darcy will always be an example of book boyfriend, even if he is stubborn, proud and judgmental. But, you know, being in a love hate relationship with a guy only add spices to the boiling feeling and you tend to come up with excuses all the time. And adding that he is hot, kind of puts all of the above into the shadows. Coming back to reality, after reading Pride and Prejudice, I’ve seen so many movies and mini series adaptations, so many re-interpretations that just show you the same thing, same action, same characters and same conclusion. Nothing ever changed. But one day, I came upon this book and firstly I thought it was a joke.Really? From all the things on Heaven, Earth, Purgatory and Hell, they associate this love story with zombies? Now that was something to read about and see if this mix was a success. And you know what?? It was very nice:D I was surprised by this conclusion, but I truly liked it. It was basically the same connection between the characters, Elizabeth Bennett with Darcy and Jane with Mr. Bingley, but it had this strange twist, they all fight zombies and protect others from their mortal bite. The visual of seeing Mr. Darcy fighting zombies is quite delicious if you ask me, and after all the details provided in the book, he was very good at it. I liked that in spite this mission of saving the world from brain eating zombies, the characters remained the same as I’ve read about them in the first adaptation. Elizabeth was proud, Darcy mysterious, Jane very guarded and not speaking about her true feelings and Mr. Bingley of course ignorant of everything about it. We will definitely have Mr. Wickman in the scene, version 2.0, meaner and with a more complex role this time. You will see that he will get very well acquainted with the zombies and it’s up to our beloved characters to save the day. In conclusion, I had a very good good time reading this book, because I could see my favorite characters in a very different background and read about their thrilling adventures. I could imagine them role playing and it was nice and strange in the same time. But because you have Jane Austen involved, it’s impossible not to like it and not put aside this horror element. In a way, it was quite original, attracting Romance readers and Horror as well. And besides this, I loved the illustrations in the book. Very well designed and it kind of introduced you more to the story in terms of visual and reality. 4 Stars For more reviews please check https://readwithloveblog.wordpress.com Sammy Loves Books – Nov 25, 2013 OMG!! I Can't Wait to see the Movie!!! Time for a quick re-read!!! Oh what a humorous re-telling of one of my most favorite love stories. Neatherfield is overrun with zombies, which are referred to as unmentionables, and Mr Darcy is a well respected zombie killer. Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters are well known for their training in the fine art of zombie killing. Lady Catherine shows no respect to Elizabeth because she was never tutored by a Japanese samurai, but received her training from a OMG!! I Can't Wait to see the Movie!!! Time for a quick re-read!!! Oh what a humorous re-telling of one of my most favorite love stories. Neatherfield is overrun with zombies, which are referred to as unmentionables, and Mr Darcy is a well respected zombie killer. Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters are well known for their training in the fine art of zombie killing. Lady Catherine shows no respect to Elizabeth because she was never tutored by a Japanese samurai, but received her training from a Chinese Master. The Zombies during this time love brains. The Bennet sisters are constantly having to defend themselves from the unmentionables. This book is a perfect retelling of Pride and Prejudice with the addition of zombies, samurai swords, beheadings, and Braaaaains!!!! This book is loaded with humor and there are even pictures. My favorite is when Elizabeth gets pissed with Mr. Darcy after his proposal and roundhouse kicks him into the fireplace mantle!! Hahahahahahahahahaha!!! Priceless!!! If you love Pride and Prejudice, have a great since of humor, and LOVE zombies, This is a Must Read!!! This was my second time reading this book and I totally enjoyed it the second time around Follow my reviews at www.readinghaven.me Alexa – Jan 20, 2016 I'm sorry to say but this one didn't work for me, at all. To begin with, this is almost a word for word copy of Pride and Prejudice, the zombies are mentioned but not really used. They are just a setting, there's no plot involving them, no battle, nothing! Believe me, I read on and on waiting for something to happen but nothing did. Sadly, one of the little few changes that the zombies brought with them was not a good one. In the original Lizzy is not really special, she doesn’t sing, play, draw I'm sorry to say but this one didn't work for me, at all. To begin with, this is almost a word for word copy of Pride and Prejudice, the zombies are mentioned but not really used. They are just a setting, there's no plot involving them, no battle, nothing! Believe me, I read on and on waiting for something to happen but nothing did. Sadly, one of the little few changes that the zombies brought with them was not a good one. In the original Lizzy is not really special, she doesn’t sing, play, draw or anything very well. We ALL LOVE her, she's witty and smart, but not amazing. In this book, she's a super duper special snowflake. She’s the best martial artist, best with a sword, she kills tons of zombies and beats all the ninjas. Oh yeah, did I forget to tell you there are ninjas in this too? It should have been AWESOME. It wasn't. Also, the book very specifically points out that she trained with the super duper awesome monks of shaolin, because her father didn't trust Japanese martial arts or artists or something. But, she carries a katana. Seriously.... I know this is all for fun but, a katana? Come on! Show a tiny little bit of respect and actually do a google search about the difference between Japanese and Chinese weapons. I think this was the moment when I decided this was definitely going to be a one-star book, because there's no recovering from this kind of crap. Also the book tried to amp up the gross factor with constant allusions to puking, gore, more puking, decomposing zombies, soiled linens and feces in general, and even more puking. I think it was done for comedic effect, but I'm dead inside so I never laugh at scatological jokes. Fabian – Jul 06, 2009 A true dismemberment of the grand classic; a dissection that adds in extra flavor where absolutely none was needed. Like salt to a wound... but somewhat, somehow... enjoyable? The story is EXACTLY the same, the prose, too. No wonder Jane Austen gets credit for it. Grahame-Smith adds on zombie mayhem in parts that, well, really only need decor. I give this a three star rating because the showdown between Lady Catherine and Lizzy is something that an outrageous, if not stoned, mind can very well A true dismemberment of the grand classic; a dissection that adds in extra flavor where absolutely none was needed. Like salt to a wound... but somewhat, somehow... enjoyable? The story is EXACTLY the same, the prose, too. No wonder Jane Austen gets credit for it. Grahame-Smith adds on zombie mayhem in parts that, well, really only need decor. I give this a three star rating because the showdown between Lady Catherine and Lizzy is something that an outrageous, if not stoned, mind can very well concoct, & the fact that Collins and wife are literally left for dead is fantastic (just like in the novel---there's no use for them in the third act so you can predict what happens). I also found it hilarious what happens to the wicked Wickham upon taking Lydia. This is all fantasy fulfillment, emphasis on "fantasy.' There is no connection between the love story, the ups and downs of the Bennett sisters, and the living dead. Those objects of my affection are placed there to make the reading a more enjoyable one, although reading the original is enjoyable enough. This is all a marketing ploy! There are a few benefits however. Reading a semi-abridged version of the novel makes the reader feel as though he has read the novel itself. Its cheating, but at least you read something with "Pride and Prejudice" on the cover. Sparring – Mar 16, 2009 this book is a beautiful fantasy, as if someone reached into my head, pulled out two of my dearest loves, and put them together in such a brilliantly captivating fashion as to make me giggle aloud quite inappropriately in public places where i happen to find myself reading. any lover of jane austen or of zombies needs to get their hands on a copy of this. and the illustrations? priceless. Vanessa J. – Jan 30, 2016 It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in posession of brains must be in want of more brains. I did not like Pride and Prejudice. In fact, I read it only for reading this book after. I thought this was gonna be a good laugh, that it would be satirical and that it would relieve me of tye boredom I felt with P&P, but either I have no sense of humour or this book was a fail. So... zombies. They should have made P&P more entertaining because they're, well, zombies, but they only It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in posession of brains must be in want of more brains. I did not like Pride and Prejudice. In fact, I read it only for reading this book after. I thought this was gonna be a good laugh, that it would be satirical and that it would relieve me of tye boredom I felt with P&P, but either I have no sense of humour or this book was a fail. So... zombies. They should have made P&P more entertaining because they're, well, zombies, but they only made this incredibly ridiculous and tedious. Not to say they were just... there, which is to say, this book is exactly like P&P, complete with all the romance drama, the balls and the tea drinking, except there were zombies as a loose plot hole. Plot hole, I say? Even when this should be mainly about them since the title specifically says so? Yes. Because the zombies were never the central point. As I said, this was exactly like the original P&P, but every now and then, some scene would be interrupted because zombies appeared out of thin air followed by poorly written action scenes. Zombies are like the brain-candy for the fans of gore and violence (that is to say, people who like the dark, or people like me), so it is expected that they are accompanied by, duh, lots of gore and violence, but here the moments that could have been intense were dull, especially since those ludicrous action sequences were telling-not-showing and lasted like one paragraph. I expected badassery, I admit it. I expected the prospect of a fatal zombie attack in the Victorian Era (which, truth be told, made that attack even better because of the darkness that already comes with that period of time), but instead I got a loose copy of P&P with underdeveloped zombie attacks, lots of plot holes and incredibly annoying romance drama (even worse than the one in the original book). Suffice to say, I hated it. Probably the movie will give me the badassery I wanted, but honestly, I don't think it can be that much better than the book. Now I know better than to try ridiculously titled retellings of famous books. Kim Annabella – Jan 31, 2009 "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of some sweet weaponry to defeat the hoards of zombie flesh eating natives" BRRRAAAAIIIINNNS! Liz – Oct 04, 2009 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: WHAT WENT WRONG? Don't buy this book. I did, and I'm regretting my AU$24.95. It's good as a gimmick, but, as cocky as I'm coming across here, I know I could have written one far better. The problem with P&P as it is originally is that it is a complete story in itself, and therefore to do anything truly interesting with it, you need to change a lot, not a little. Grahame-Smith had this mentality where he didn't actually change the storyline; he just inserted PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: WHAT WENT WRONG? Don't buy this book. I did, and I'm regretting my AU$24.95. It's good as a gimmick, but, as cocky as I'm coming across here, I know I could have written one far better. The problem with P&P as it is originally is that it is a complete story in itself, and therefore to do anything truly interesting with it, you need to change a lot, not a little. Grahame-Smith had this mentality where he didn't actually change the storyline; he just inserted zombies here and there in the hopes of making it different. Needless to say, it didn't work. The whole time I was reading it, I felt like Seth was saying, "Hmm. Haven't mentioned zombies for about half a page... time to throw in a reference to katanas or something." It didn't add to the story, and if this had been an original manuscript, it would have been stuck in the reject pile, I'm sure. I don't know Pride and Prejudice off by heart, but I found it pretty easy to tell the difference between the added bits and the original bits. Grahame-Smith just can't imitate Austen. No shame in that, but then you have to wonder why he's writing it instead of just having the ideas and getting somebody else to phrase it. The characters were changed a little to fit in with their circumstances, but not everything added up, and that made it difficult to see what interactions they would have, what they would consist of, and whether they would happen at all. If the narrative had been changed more, they would have been a lot freer. All in all, I'm still reading on, hoping that the reason Elizabeth goes to Pemberley is to find and kill the source of the zombies (a worthy goal), rather than just going on tour with Aunt and Uncle Gardiner (nice, but, of course, predictable). Once I get back my motivation, I'm going to be very prepared to be disappointed. UPDATE: Got my motivation back. Was disappointed. Am now going to write my own version in which Lizzy attempts to rid the world of zombies. I shall post it once I've written it. Evelyn (devours and digests words) – Jan 29, 2016 It should be universally acknowledged that this book is quite simply... an embarrassing piss-poor piece of attempt that tries too hard to be clever. There is one reason why I agreed to pick up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. To escape. From reality? Definitely. But in the case here, what I really wanted to escape from was the endless conversations about balls and marriages and all things that I found uninteresting in Austen's version. The classics, as universally loved as it is, bored me out of It should be universally acknowledged that this book is quite simply... an embarrassing piss-poor piece of attempt that tries too hard to be clever. There is one reason why I agreed to pick up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. To escape. From reality? Definitely. But in the case here, what I really wanted to escape from was the endless conversations about balls and marriages and all things that I found uninteresting in Austen's version. The classics, as universally loved as it is, bored me out of my brain that I nearly slipped into a comatose. I needed to get my kicks of spleens and intestines after all those delicate tea talks, and a zombie-invested retelling of Pride & Prejudice sounded like a great idea back then. But I was wrong and worse, I was cheated. What I thought would be an action-packed, 'original' retelling turned out to be an exact replica to the classics itself.... with zombies. Here's the thing, I hoped to escape Austen's long winded writing by reading this, I definitely do not need to reread it again and get another dose of boredom, thank you very much, sir! Despite some brain-eating going on here, it did so very little to entertain me. I wanted the zombies to have the spotlight here, I wanted the characters to run them down, find a cure and thus save the next centuries of human kind from a zombie plague. None of that happened here. The zombies are nothing more but 'props' meant to spice up the whole ordeal that is Pride & Prejudice. The same storyline, bleak romances and meaningless conversations still happened here, and so instead of kickstarting my adrenaline rush it took me less than fifty pages to fall into a sleepy, lazy stupor. And where is the burst of creativity here anyway? It's just copy pasting the entire Pride & Prejudice word-by-word, and cram in zombies and ninjas randomly in between. Huzzah! Another masterpiece that might or might not be just as universally loved! Yeaaaaaaah. No. Worse, there is no consistency to the timeline and setting. All of a sudden, there are ninjas clustering around Lady Catherine acting as her bodyguards. Ninjas wielding katanas in the early 19th century England, I ask you. Am I the only one here who finds this completely stupid? Is this meant to look funny or clever, for that matter? Because I don't see the haha-funny in it, I see a glaring RIDICULOUS. The kind of ridiculous that got me eye rolling to infinity and beyond. So, no, I did not enjoy myself reading this. Not one bit. But I'm going to give one tip off of a hat for Seth-Grahame, zombies in a classics literature was a pretty clever idea. It just failed to execute itself here. 1.5 stars Carrie – Jun 27, 2009 I was under the impression that this would by and large be Pride and Prejudice intact with the simple insertion of zombies in some places. Rather, it is very nearly an entire rewrite of the original, and not an improvement upon it. Grahame-Smith takes it upon himself to explain and over explain the characters and their emotions and actions, rather than letting Austen's original writing stand for itself, as it has done quite successfully previously. The idea is clever, the execution mediocre at I was under the impression that this would by and large be Pride and Prejudice intact with the simple insertion of zombies in some places. Rather, it is very nearly an entire rewrite of the original, and not an improvement upon it. Grahame-Smith takes it upon himself to explain and over explain the characters and their emotions and actions, rather than letting Austen's original writing stand for itself, as it has done quite successfully previously. The idea is clever, the execution mediocre at best. Occasionally offensive not because I am an Austen purist, but because I'm not an idiot, the book barely escapes being so awful as to not receive even one star. UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish – Oct 10, 2010 IT IS A TRUTH universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Never was this truth more plain than during the recent attacks at Netherfield Park, in which a household of eighteen was slaughtered and consumed by a horde of the living dead. This book, very simply put, is Pride and Prejudice meets Dawn of the Dead. It’s the classic story, rewritten to include zombies, also known as “unmentionables” and “the sadly stricken.” I felt that the author, Seth IT IS A TRUTH universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Never was this truth more plain than during the recent attacks at Netherfield Park, in which a household of eighteen was slaughtered and consumed by a horde of the living dead. This book, very simply put, is Pride and Prejudice meets Dawn of the Dead. It’s the classic story, rewritten to include zombies, also known as “unmentionables” and “the sadly stricken.” I felt that the author, Seth Grahame-Smith, did a wonderful job of integrating zombies into such a beloved classic, and I found those to be my favorite parts of the book. This story had me smiling and even laughing out loud because I loved the dry, tongue in cheek humor found throughout this book. In some ways, this is a tough review to write because I enjoyed the idea of the story more than I enjoyed the story itself, and that was no fault of the author. In fact, the entire problem was with me. For the first 1/3 of the book, I had such a hard time reading and understanding the Austen era writing – the day to day language – and often found my mind wandering because I just couldn’t seem to follow along with the story. I’ve only read small parts of the classic itself and from what I could tell, Mr. Grahame-Smith stayed true to the original story, and that made the incorporation of those poor “dreadfuls” all the more fun, and kept me reading even though I was, as I said, having a hard time following the dialogs. I think the best way I can give you a true idea of what I’m trying to convey is to share with you some of the more memorable moments: 1. This scene takes place while Elizabeth is staying at Netherfield during Jane’s convalescence: The day passed much as the day before had done. Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley had spent some hours of the morning with the invalid, who continued, though slowly, to mend; and in the evening Elizabeth joined their party in the drawing room. The card table, however, did not appear. Mr. Darcy was writing, and Miss Bingley seated near him, was watching the progress of his letter and repeatedly calling off his attention by messages to his sister. Mr. Hurst and Mr. Bingley were at piquet, and Mrs. Hurst was observing their game. Elizabeth took up the oiling of her musket stock, and was sufficiently amused in attending to what passed between Darcy and his companion. 2. This takes place during a dinner with Elizabeth and 2 other main characters, one of whom is turning into a "dreadful," but for some odd reason, only Elizabeth notices it. As dinner continued in this manner, Elizabeth's eye was continually drawn to (deleted to avoid spoilers), who hovered over her plate, using a spoon to shovel goose meat and gravy in the general direction of her mouth, with limited success. As she did, one of the sores beneath her eye burst, sending a trickle of bloody pus down her cheek and into her mouth. Apparently, she found the added flavor agreeable, for it only increased the frequency of her spoonfuls. Elizabeth, however, could not help but vomit ever so slightly into her handkerchief. 3. During a dinner being held at Netherfield, Bingley is annoyed because his kitchen staff hasn’t come to clear away the dishes. He went down to the kitchen to find out what was keeping them and discovered that his staff had become dinner for the “unmentionables.” He goes back upstairs to get Mr. Darcy’s help cleaning up the mess, and Elizabeth Bennet, a highly skilled slayer, insists on coming along to help: Mr. Bingley led the two of them down a hidden staircase and into the cellar, which was divided into two halves by a long corridor, one side belonging to the servants' quarters and armory, the other to the exercise parlor and kitchen. It was in the latter that a most unfortunate sight awaited them. Two adult unmentionables, both of them male, busied themselves feasting upon the flesh of the household staff. How two zombies could have killed a dozen servants, four maids, two cooks, and a steward was beyond Elizabeth's comprehension, but she knew precisely how they had gotten in: The cellar door had been opened to let in the cool night air and relieve the oppression of the woodstoves. "Well, I suppose we ought to take all of their heads, lest they be born to darkness," she said. Mr. Bingley observed the desserts his poor servants had been attending to at the time of their demise-a delightful array of tarts, exotic fruits, and pies, sadly soiled by blood and brains, and thus unusable. "I don't suppose," said Darcy, "that you would give me the honour of dispensing of this unhappy business alone. I should never forgive myself if your gown were soiled." "The honour is all yours, Mr. Darcy." Elizabeth thought she detected the slightest smile on his face. She watched as Darcy drew his blade and cut down the two zombies with savage yet dignified movements. He then made quick work of beheading the slaughtered staff, upon which Mr. Bingley politely vomited into his hands. There was no denying Darcy's talents as a warrior. "If only," she thought, “his talents as a gentleman were their equal." 4. I wish I could post more and more scenes, but I’ll stop with this final, sweet, heartwarming snippet which takes place after Elizabeth and Darcy have finally declared their affections for one another: As they made for the house, Elizabeth and Darcy happened upon a herd of unmentionables, no more than a dozen in number, which had quartered itself in a garden not ten yards from the road. The creatures were crawling on their hands and knees, biting into ripe heads of cauliflower, which they had mistaken for stray brains. Elizabeth and Darcy laughed at the sight, and for a moment, resolved to keep walking-as the zombies had failed to take notice of them. But, sharing a glance and a smile, the pair realised they had stumbled onto their first opportunity to fight side by side. And so they did. The bottom line – if you found Pride and Prejudice an agreeable read, and your senses wouldn’t be overly offended by the liberties taken by Mr. Seth Grahame-Smith’s inclusion of “dreadfuls” throughout the story, I’d encourage you to give this a try. You might just like it as much as I did. VictoriaNickers – May 15, 2016 This book is sheer ridiculousness. If you are a die hard true loyal Jane Austen fan, you will not like this book. If you are peeps like me on the other hand, who don't really relate that much to Pride and Prejudice, you should pick it up. No, it is not a great work of fiction but it's super fun. I did notice that everyone in this book is described as handsome, especially the ladies. They are not pretty but they are handsome. That was something that annoyed me in the real Pride and Prejudice but This book is sheer ridiculousness. If you are a die hard true loyal Jane Austen fan, you will not like this book. If you are peeps like me on the other hand, who don't really relate that much to Pride and Prejudice, you should pick it up. No, it is not a great work of fiction but it's super fun. I did notice that everyone in this book is described as handsome, especially the ladies. They are not pretty but they are handsome. That was something that annoyed me in the real Pride and Prejudice but I found it quite comically here. I still hated all the characters except Mr. Darcy. In fact, I think I hated most of the characters even more in this retelling. The Bennet's were supposed to have been trained by Shaolin Monks but there is nothing Buddhist in the way that Elizabeth Bennet is portrayed. She has very violent thoughts. The book as a whole is very violent in nature. I guess if they are fighting Zombies then you might have to be but they don't really fight Zombies very often. It's a 3.5 Star book. It's a nice fun read. Now I need to see the movie. Fenia – Feb 20, 2014 OMG OMG OMG. This book was amazzzing!! I was really prejudiced (pun intended) and refused to read it for years. But i saw the promo pictures of the film and i love the actors and the production seemed great, so i said 'why not?', and i did read it and i will forever LOVE it. Its the classic book you love with a twist. And since ,fantasy, darkness and zombies are also my thing i was okay with them and also they mixed well with Jane Austen. Lizzy was a badass fighter and i loved her even more in OMG OMG OMG. This book was amazzzing!! I was really prejudiced (pun intended) and refused to read it for years. But i saw the promo pictures of the film and i love the actors and the production seemed great, so i said 'why not?', and i did read it and i will forever LOVE it. Its the classic book you love with a twist. And since ,fantasy, darkness and zombies are also my thing i was okay with them and also they mixed well with Jane Austen. Lizzy was a badass fighter and i loved her even more in this one, IF THAT'S EVEN POSSIBLE!!! And Darcyyyy being the best zombie killer there is, just WOW. Sexier stronger Darcy. BUTTT if you're not into zombies, but too curious to read it, then you can just read it and ignore the zombie parts, because other than that, its EXACTLY like the original, that's why in the authors of the book is our dearest Jane's name included. Because some parts are copy paste. This one was like a re-re(re..re..re.....infinite) read, for me, with a twist. It was going back home, only its been re-decorated. But its still home, only edgier and spicier ♥ Cant wait to see the movie ♥ The Crimson Fucker – Mar 24, 2009 This is the biggest case of false advertisement that I’ve seen since The Never Ending Story!!! They claim that in this book you’ll find some Ultra-Violent Zombie Mayhem… but they lie!!! They lie I say!!!! They only have a couple of scenes with some mild zombie violence and that’s it! the rest is a bunch of letters where some reference to some zombie violence happened somwhere is made… and that’s it! then there is a lot of talk about learning kung fu and shit! this book suck! And the worse of it This is the biggest case of false advertisement that I’ve seen since The Never Ending Story!!! They claim that in this book you’ll find some Ultra-Violent Zombie Mayhem… but they lie!!! They lie I say!!!! They only have a couple of scenes with some mild zombie violence and that’s it! the rest is a bunch of letters where some reference to some zombie violence happened somwhere is made… and that’s it! then there is a lot of talk about learning kung fu and shit! this book suck! And the worse of it is that Mr. Greg told me that the dude who wrote has been commissioned to write Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer (or something like that) and I’ll be damn if I wont buy that shit as soon as it comes out!!! arg!!!!! Blacky Romance Addict – Dec 26, 2015 It's not the zombies. It's the writing. Lynx – Jul 14, 2009 I was excited to read this one. Unfortunately the whole gimmick with the zombies wore thin pretty quickly, especially because they rarely made an appearance and when they did never served any purpose. I'm not quite sure who this book is made for. Zombie/horror fans will grow bored waiting for something to happen and Austen fans may not enjoy the idea of someone reworking the book. I'm somewhere in the middle, not an avid Austen or zombie fan but enjoy both. But it doesn't work for me either. I was excited to read this one. Unfortunately the whole gimmick with the zombies wore thin pretty quickly, especially because they rarely made an appearance and when they did never served any purpose. I'm not quite sure who this book is made for. Zombie/horror fans will grow bored waiting for something to happen and Austen fans may not enjoy the idea of someone reworking the book. I'm somewhere in the middle, not an avid Austen or zombie fan but enjoy both. But it doesn't work for me either. Still a little confused. I'd much rather have read the original and would recommend everyone else to do the same. Liz Janet – Dec 18, 2015 It is a truth universally acknowledged than re-imagining classics with zombies comes out as a pile of trash when written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Was that too mean? I think it was, but I believe it to be true. Ninjas? That was the brilliant revolutionary idea? Not the zombies, but ninjas? And then the zombies have nothing to add to the story? Brilliant. No, just no. Characters acting nothing like themselves? Oh so fun, since it has worked perfectly for others before to completely change the way a It is a truth universally acknowledged than re-imagining classics with zombies comes out as a pile of trash when written by Seth Grahame-Smith. Was that too mean? I think it was, but I believe it to be true. Ninjas? That was the brilliant revolutionary idea? Not the zombies, but ninjas? And then the zombies have nothing to add to the story? Brilliant. No, just no. Characters acting nothing like themselves? Oh so fun, since it has worked perfectly for others before to completely change the way a character is, that has never offended any lover of the original work before, never. The one thing that can be considered acceptable is the fact that Wickham pees on himself, but I take the original plot-line of his character over this any day. Highly doubt I will ruin my eyesight with the film, but you never know. Angela – Apr 01, 2009 There's an old Calvin and Hobbes comic strip in which Calvin, like he is wont to do, goes off on a particularly wild flight of fancy about T-rexes flying F-14s and bombing his school. The joke of the strip is Calvin shrieking happily "THIS IS SO AWESOME!" while Hobbes sighs "THIS IS SO STUPID". That is pretty much the exact right description for this book. It is sublimely silly, capable of being so over the top that you cannot help but laughingly go along with it, even while you're muttering "oh There's an old Calvin and Hobbes comic strip in which Calvin, like he is wont to do, goes off on a particularly wild flight of fancy about T-rexes flying F-14s and bombing his school. The joke of the strip is Calvin shrieking happily "THIS IS SO AWESOME!" while Hobbes sighs "THIS IS SO STUPID". That is pretty much the exact right description for this book. It is sublimely silly, capable of being so over the top that you cannot help but laughingly go along with it, even while you're muttering "oh for--" at other parts of it. The concept is, of course, a reworking of the original Pride and Prejudice storyline and adding in a whole extra angle of the English countryside being infested with a plague of zombies. This necessitates a whole host of changes to various details of the cast and setting: Elizabeth and her sisters in this version are for example trained students of Shaolin martial arts and are among the deadliest fighters in the countryside when it comes to taking down the undead. In fact, this is an England where it is quite commonplace for young women and men of breeding to receive extensive training in the "deadly arts" for the express purpose of dealing with the "unmentionables" who are swarming the countryside. As a result, Oriental influences have become highly fashionable in English society; Darcy's Pemberly shows much Japanese design, and the redoubtable Lady Catherine keeps an entire household of attendant ninjas. And as you might guess, this leads to some of my favorite scenes in the original story being made infinitely more entertaining by the addition of martial arts. Just imagine the original scene where Darcy proposes to Elizabeth; now imagine it with Elizabeth and Darcy both being deadly, trained warriors. Muaha. It doesn't always work, mind you; Grahame-Smith is not on Austen's level as a writer, and the seams between the original prose and his additions are not as hidden as they should be. He adds in some unnecessary scatological humor and sexual innuendo that, for me at least, were far more jarring to wedge into a Jane Austen story than the hordes of zombies. Some readers may also find the extent to which Elizabeth has been transformed into a bloodthirsty warrior too jarring against the original state of her character. Overall, though, even as I acknowledge these flaws, I don't worry too much about them. Because this book is sublimely silly, and is definitely not to be taken seriously. If you are an Austen fan, a fan of zombies, or a fan of kung fu movies--or better yet, a fan of all three--you'll want to check it out. Four stars. ☕️Jenny – Nov 12, 2017 What did I just read?... Seriously what did I just read? :D I'm not going to write a long and in depth review for this book. Mostly because I a) haven't even written one for the original Pride & Prejudice even though I love it, and b) I don't really know what to say. What I do want to mention: Zombies fit into almost every classic book I can imagine, that doesn't already include a fantasy element. Think about it. Take any major love story and now just add Zombies, that want to kill everyone. What did I just read?... Seriously what did I just read? :D I'm not going to write a long and in depth review for this book. Mostly because I a) haven't even written one for the original Pride & Prejudice even though I love it, and b) I don't really know what to say. What I do want to mention: Zombies fit into almost every classic book I can imagine, that doesn't already include a fantasy element. Think about it. Take any major love story and now just add Zombies, that want to kill everyone. Kinda works, doesn't it? Maybe even shows another side of these characters we all think we've already figured out. How would a story change if you add a fantasy threat that changes the way your favourite character has to behave? Can't believe I'm saying this... but yes, I did like the Zombie addition to this book (don't kill me please). And I do love the original book by Jane Austen, it's one of my favourite books. And for sure my favourite classic. BUT (here it comes)sadly the author didn't stop just there. No, for some reason everyone is trained In Japan and China to be a warrior? And there are ninjas. Like what? The story would still be fun if there are only zombies, but all the talk of Chinese warrior traditions and ninja battles made me cringe (Oh, no! I used the bad c- word :D). So that's my opinion. Zombies work, weird ninjas don't. Didn't think I'd ever say something like this about a Jane Austen book. Some of you pointed out to me earlier, that ninjas make everything better, and I normally would agree, BUT Zombie fighting Ninjas are a little bit too much for my Jane Austen loving heart. So my rating kind of works like this: 5 stars for the original Jane Austen content, 4 stars for the Zombies, 3 stars for Charlotte in this book, 1 star for the ninjas and 1 star for some of the useless changes (why is aunt Gardiner suddenly a cheater?). So about 3 stars? I'd give it 4,5 stars without the Chinese warrior/ ninjas though :D Did anyone read the sequel/ sequel? Or watch the movie? What is worth being read? Cara – Mar 13, 2009 I had high hopes for this book, being both a Pride and Prejudice fan, as well as a horror junkie. I honestly wouldn't have gotten through it if it weren't for the fact that I love the original Pride and Prejudice. Reading P&P&Zombies is like reading the original, just with a few mentions of zombies and the occasional fight scene. Which is fine, but honestly, this book could have been so much better. For one thing, I don't really see much of a point in writing a book that deviates so I had high hopes for this book, being both a Pride and Prejudice fan, as well as a horror junkie. I honestly wouldn't have gotten through it if it weren't for the fact that I love the original Pride and Prejudice. Reading P&P&Zombies is like reading the original, just with a few mentions of zombies and the occasional fight scene. Which is fine, but honestly, this book could have been so much better. For one thing, I don't really see much of a point in writing a book that deviates so little from the original. It'd have been more entertaining if it was an entirely new take on the story, but it really just felt like the author simply switched a few bits out here and there and slapped a new cover on. Also, the humor in the book is juvenile at best. There weren't a lot of times that I was actually amused by any of it, they were the kind of jokes that would amuse a 13 year old boy. But even a 13 year old boy wouldn't want to read this, since it's so much like the original. I really wanted this book to be better, but it was a disappointment. I can't think of anyone that I would recommend it to. I only gave it two stars because of the original P&P storyline. The new material was pretty worthless. The best part of the book: The title and the cover. Ashley Daviau – Feb 01, 2019 I’m really not a fan of Jane Austen, I find her writing incredibly boring. But I thought zombies might make it more interesting. Sadly that was not the case and it somehow became even more boring which I honestly didn’t think was possible. This is hands down one of the most mind numbing, painfully dull books I’ve ever put myself through and I’m surprised I didn’t die of boredom by the end of it. On a brighter note, I’ve already read the most terrible book I’ll read in 2019 so at least that’s out I’m really not a fan of Jane Austen, I find her writing incredibly boring. But I thought zombies might make it more interesting. Sadly that was not the case and it somehow became even more boring which I honestly didn’t think was possible. This is hands down one of the most mind numbing, painfully dull books I’ve ever put myself through and I’m surprised I didn’t die of boredom by the end of it. On a brighter note, I’ve already read the most terrible book I’ll read in 2019 so at least that’s out of the way!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1243
__label__wiki	0.611122	0.611122	ITEP's Email Digest Microsimulation Tax Model Amy Hanauer Steve Wamhoff Meg Wiehe Federal Policy Homepage Tax Analyses Tax Credits for Workers and Families Tax Reform Debate State Policy Homepage Education Tax Breaks Sales, Gas and Excise Taxes State Corporate Taxes Gas Taxes Rise in a Dozen States, Including an Historic Increase in Illinois On January 1, 1990, the Berlin Wall was standing, Nelson Mandela was still in prison, and Illinois was raising its excise tax on gasoline to 19 cents per gallon. A lot has changed since 1990, but Illinois’s gas tax rate hasn’t budged. Fast forward almost 30 years, however, and the Land of Lincoln is finally at it again. On Monday, Illinois’s gas tax rate will rise by 19 cents and its diesel tax rate by 24 cents per gallon to raise money for infrastructure improvements. Both increases are calibrated to almost exactly catch up with inflation over the last three decades. But Illinois isn’t the only state where gas taxes will increase. On July 1, 12 states will boost their gasoline taxes and 11 will boost their diesel taxes. The reasons for these increases vary, but they’re generally intended to fund maintenance and improvement of our nation’s transportation infrastructure–a job at which Congress has not excelled in recent years. Details of these upcoming gas tax changes are as follows: California: The gas tax will rise by 5.6 cents per gallon under the last stage of an increase approved by lawmakers in 2017. As in Illinois, California’s gas tax rate will now also be adjusted each year to keep pace with inflation. Voters were asked to repeal the 2017 law last year at the ballot box, but they decided to keep the reform intact by a margin of 57 to 43 percent. Connecticut: The diesel tax rate will increase by 2.6 cents per gallon because the tax rate is designed to vary alongside changes in average fuel prices. Even with the increase, however, Connecticut’s diesel tax rate (46.5 cents) remains significantly below its 2013 peak (54.9 cents). Gasoline taxes in Connecticut are also partly based on the price of fuel, but that formula applies to the actual sale price and therefore the tax rate can vary continuously rather than undergoing periodic adjustments. Illinois: The gas tax will rise by 19 cents and the diesel tax by 24 cents under legislation enacted earlier this year. But lawmakers didn’t just write a new, flat cent per gallon tax rate into the law. They also planned ahead by choosing to index the gas tax rate to inflation so that it can retain its purchasing power with small, periodic increases in the years to come. Indiana: The gas tax will rise by 0.5 cents while the diesel tax will rise by 1 cent. Under a 2015 reform both taxes are updated annually to keep pace with inflation and the rate of personal income growth in Indiana. The gasoline tax is also partly linked to gas prices, which explains why the gas tax rate is rising by less than the tax on diesel (falling gas prices in Indiana are partly offsetting the impact of inflation indexing). Maryland: Gas and diesel taxes will each rise by 1.4 cents per gallon because of a formula implemented in 2013 that ties the tax rate to increases in the rate of inflation and in the price of motor fuel. Michigan: Gas and diesel tax rates vary each month in Michigan alongside changes in the price of fuel. On July 1, the gas tax will increase by 0.1 cents and the diesel tax by 0.2 cents. Looking ahead, Michigan is poised to join the growing number of states that index their fuel taxes to inflation starting in 2022. Montana: Gas taxes are rising by 0.5 cents and diesel taxes by 0.2 cents because of a phased-in tax increase enacted in 2017. The full increase, which will amount to 6-cents for gas and 2-cents for diesel, will be completed in July 2022. Nebraska: Gas and diesel tax rates will increase by 0.1 cents under a formula that considers both fuel prices and the legislature’s infrastructure spending decisions. Ohio: Gas taxes will rise by 10.5 cents and diesel taxes by 19 cents per gallon under an increase enacted earlier this year. Gov. Mike DeWine also proposed indexing the state’s gas tax rate to inflation, but this reform was ultimately left out of the law. Lawmakers did agree, however, to offset some of the gas tax increase falling on lower-income drivers by boosting the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Rhode Island: Gas and diesel tax rates will each rise by 1 cent per gallon under an indexing formula enacted in 2014. This marks the state’s first adjustment since July 2015. The formula allows for adjustments every two years, but no adjustment was made in 2017 because inflation was relatively low. South Carolina: Gas and diesel tax rates will each rise by 2 cents per gallon under the third stage of a 6-part increase. These tax rates will eventually rise by a total of 12 cents per gallon because of legislation enacted in 2017. Tennessee: The gas tax will rise by 1 cent while the diesel tax will increase by 3 cents. This is the final stage of an increase enacted in 2017 that raised gas taxes by 6 cents and diesel taxes by 10 cents overall. Vermont: The gas tax will rise by 0.55 cents while the diesel tax rate will remain unchanged. Vermont’s gas tax is linked to the price of gas and an increase in gas prices led to this tax change. View chart of gasoline tax changes. View chart of diesel tax changes. ITEP Work in Action Most States Have Raised Gas Taxes in Recent Years The post was updated in June 2019. 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__label__cc	0.719881	0.280119	Jason MacKenzie Strategist, speaker, communications consultant, campaigner Alternative facts, fake news, and filter bubbles – navigating the new(s) norm Posted on February 6, 2019 March 9, 2019 by jasonmackenzie ‘Post-Truth’ was the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2016. It’s a contemporary adjective for an ancient concept. It defines an era where facts carry less force than emotional appeals, and opinions can be shaped more profoundly by stories than by hard data. Post-truth nestles well in our postmodern age, which denies the existence of universal truths. Objectivity is ditched in favour of an individualistic, egocentric focus on ‘my truth’ at the expense of a shared understanding of reality. Subjectivity prevails, virtue-signalling abounds, and digital and social media sucks us into echo chambers. The result? Our worldviews are reinforced and we become increasingly tribal, even myopic. ‘Fake news’ is a singularly unhelpful catch-all. If post-truth is the canvas, ‘fake news’ paints the landscape. It’s all-pervasive, and it manifests in different forms and phrases, like ‘alternative facts’, which Kellyanne Conway used when debating the size of the crowd on the National Mall for President Trump’s inauguration. She later clarified that she was referring to an alternative perspective, not an alternative reality. Are we inhabiting an Orwellian nightmare? Is this the new ‘Newspeak’? Will we ever be safe from manipulation and obfuscation? Possibly not. But there are ways to cut through this nefarious malaise and maintain clear thinking. Firstly, we must realise that ‘fake news’ isn’t news at all. It’s the antithesis of news. Whilst there has never been absolute editorial integrity and impartiality, mainstream media still functions as a check and balance to the deluge of digital dross that swamps the internet. Cross-reference everything with credible sources. Step two – recognise that there’s nothing new here. In 1928, Edward Bernays was clear about the power of propaganda: “The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society… We are governed, our minds are moulded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.” Attempts to manipulate perception are as old as civilisation itself, but the rise of social media has dramatically increased opportunities for disinformation. The third step is to be aware that social media algorithms serve us with more of what we ‘like’. There’s a danger that our Facebook timeline and Twitter feed become clogged with opinions that reinforce our worldview, creating filter bubbles of like-minded content, fuelling groupthink. That’s the shallow end. The digital ghettos that cocoon our beliefs are concerning – but the growing potential for the weaponisation of information is altogether alarming. Russian ‘click farms’ are propaganda factories packed with digitally-savvy operatives whose express intent is the destabilisation of Western democracy. They strive to achieve this by creating ‘sock puppet’ social media profiles to foment unrest and drive discontent in the public sphere. This is the thin end of the cyber warfare wedge, with full-blown hacking and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks being both more blatant and less frequent. So how do we navigate this information minefield with discernment? It’s important to understand why content is being created, by whom, and how it’s spread. It’s also vital to dive deeper into the nature of ‘fake news’. First Draft News categorises fake news, ranging from (almost) innocent to downright devilish: Satire or parody. Private Eye (for example) presents false, yet humorous stories as if true. Lots of internet memes also fall into this category. False connection. A headline, photo, illustration, diagram or caption doesn’t match the content. This manifests itself across print and digital media, as clickbait, or sometimes through sloppy sub-editing. Misleading content. Misleading use of information, for example presenting editorial comment as fact, framing an issue or individual in a inaccurate manner. False context. Genuine content, shared alongside false contextual information. Imposter content. The impersonation of genuine sources, like established news agencies. Manipulated content. The distortion of genuine information or imagery, ranging from sensationalist headlines to doctored photos. Fabricated content. Completely false stories and information. Whether meddling in elections or simply messing with our minds, the media landscape is increasingly cluttered, chaotic and confusing. We’re faced with the challenge of sifting fact from fiction, making it ever more challenging for brands to cut through the noise with compelling corporate communication. Good luck: it’s a (cyber) jungle out there. Originally published at Nudge Factory. Compelling corporate communications: proposition, positioning, perception, persuasion. The business of branding: From vision and values to hearts and minds	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1274
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__label__cc	0.722208	0.277792	Review this film ~ Film and TV Reviews Captain Phillips. Dallas Buyers Club. August Osage County. Saving Mr Banks. 12 Years a Slave. Her. The Wolf of Wall Street. American Hustle. Revenge. Blink. China Moon. Private Lives of Pippa Lee. Posted by Joanne in Julianne Moore, Madeleine Stowe, movies, Rachel Griffiths August Osage County Saving Mr Banks China Moon Private Lives of Pippa Lee Good until she married the old guy. I really thought it was going somewhere. Welcome to ReviewThisFilm This website started as weekly reviews on movies and tv episodes, and a diary of the 700 new films I watched every year. Today it’s a place for me to write a few words on films and tv shows that leave some sort of impact on me. I no longer write in depth reviews, partially thanks to bad habits gained by spending many hours a day on Letterboxd, and partially because of my demanding day job. If you have a film you would like me to watch and review, please leave a comment. – Joanne Follow Review this film on WordPress.com I just really love movies and watch 700 new ones a year. 26. Polish-British and proud of both of my citizenships. My favourite actresses have always been Jodie Foster, Sally Field and Julianne Moore. Favourite actors: Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Vincent Price and John Candy. Favourite Directors: Brian De Palma, Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Thomas Anderson, Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Wes Craven. dysfunctional families \| troubled childhoods psychological \| independent \| drama \| horror At the pictures 10 times a month. I rate films within genre. I watch all interesting titles about to expire on Netflix and HBO Go. I’m nostalgic and reminisce a lot. 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The Leftovers 3.04 I am the dark and twisty Meredith Grey, the mad Dexter Morgan, hoping to grow up to be a little more like the wise, but fun Nora Walker. I am an aspiring filmmaker. My favorite actresses are Jodie Foster, Sally Field and Julianne Moore. Favorite genre – psychological drama. I watch anything with a sexual or mental abuse plot. I used to be a horror freak. I am obsessed with Grey’s Anatomy, SVU and many more. My other interests include making oil and pencil portraits and wildlife conservation. I cannot say no to beautiful landscapes, travel, Aussie accent, TV/film quotes and avocados. I have recently moved back from Australia to the UK. I’ve been running this blog for the last 9 years. Here I comment on films and episodes I watch. Enjoy! – Joanne The 140 Shows I’ve watched and am writing about Judging Amy Crikey it’s the Irwins Starved F For Family The Unbelievable Unbrealable Kimmy Schmidt Degrassi Next Class currently following on tv currently rewatching desperate housewives season 1 shows I need to catch up on The Polititian films that have been on my watchlist for years and years Agnes of God The Golden Pond California Suite The Accidental Tourist Travels with My Aunt Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore Lorenzo’s Oil will watch at the cinema a beautiful day in the neighbourhood Last films watched at the pictures that I loved my twitter bios 15.04.2011 ‘You forgot the number one rule about remakes: never fuck with the original.’ (Scream 4) 01.06.2011 ‘We need to become doers.’ 2×16 ‘You’re a doer, remember?’ 5×22 (Greys) 5.08.2011 “It’s just… Meredith always makes me think screwed up people have a chance.” (Greys) 9.10.2011 ‘You be wowed, I’ll be drunk.’ (The Big C) 10.11.2011 ‘George is dead and Izzie is gone and we’re all different. We’re different.’ (Greys) 17.12.2011 ‘I thought I was headed in the right direction. My Dark Passenger back behind the wheel. But if I was so sure I knew where I was going…How did I get so lost?’ (Dexter) 23.01.2012 ‘You’re drowning, Grey.’ (Greys) 18.11.2012 ‘You’re a serial killer and I’m more fucked up than you are.’ (Dexter) 7.05.2013 ‘I think my antidepressants just kicked in.’ (The Big C) 10.05.2015 ‘The sad widow is my friend. My best friend.’ (Greys) My tumblr titles 10.10.10 – ‘Like I said, I’m screwed.’ (Greys) 15.04.11 – ‘It’s just a good story.’ (Greys) 22.06.11 – ‘I should have fought for you, Violet.’ (Private Practice) 20.12.11 – ‘I am a father, a son, a serial killer.’ (Dexter) 8.08.12 – ‘You have to pick the girl who lives.’ (The Big C) 5.10.12 – ‘You are my person. You will always be my person.’ (Greys) 10.11.12 – ‘Thirty second dance party. Dance or you’re fired.’ (Greys) 19.02.13 – ‘There’s nowhere on Earth I’d rather be right now.’ (Castle) 29.07.13 – ‘The family that kills together.’ (Dexter) 15.01.15 – ‘Let’s go home.’ (Parenthood) 20.05.2015 – ‘The sad widow is my friend, my best friend.’ (Greys) What I’m tweeting about Parasite, Knives Out, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Christian Bale, Tom Hanks, Bong Joon Ho, Taylor Swift, Reese With… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago RT @ImLizzieM: Hilary Duff confirms on her Instagram story that a Lizzie McGuire reboot is happening! https://t.co/xCpBXLbiZg 5 months ago RT @ImLizzieM: Hilary Duff reveals she will reprise her role as Lizzie McGuire in an upcoming Lizzie McGuire reboot coming to Disney Plus h… 5 months ago Lizzie McGuire is coming back and I'm so happy, I'm speechless! 5 months ago Ladies, if you've ever been belittled for being a woman, @taylorswift13's The Man is your new anthem. #Lover #TheMan #TaylorSwift #everyday 5 months ago Happy Birthday to Madeleine Stowe! 5 months ago RIP, Peter Fonda. 5 months ago Just finished watching the final season of Orange is the New Black. Summer 2020 will not be the same without this i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 5 months ago Congrats to Dead to Me for being renewed for season 2! 7 months ago Just came back from a #NTLive screening of The Old Vic's production of #AllMySons! @sally_field, Bill Pullman and t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 8 months ago Congrats to The Goldbergs and Schooled on getting renewed! 8 months ago Congrats to Grey's Anatomy on being renewed for seasons 16 and 17! #greys 8 months ago RIP, Lorraine Warren. 9 months ago Congrats to Good Girls on being renewed for season 3! 9 months ago RT @erinkrakow: “You are always there for me” “And I always will be” 💕 https://t.co/7YwXacS3to 9 months ago Follow @joanneholly Goodbye 2019! I enjoyed throwing this post together last year, so here it is again, my favourite magazine covers and favourite book of 2019! 2019 was a good year for me. I've met the goals I had set out for myself last year. Since July I've been successfully putting my health first and as a result became the happiest and healthiest I've been in 11 years. I became a British Citizen and got my first British passport and I went on a few fun trips that were so enjoyable and personal I didn't feel the need to post picture evidence online. My resolutions and objectives for 2020 are exciting and for the first time since 2013, I am hopeful, and cannot wait to see what the new year has in store for me. Happy 2020!! #newyearseve #happy2020 #juliannemoore #angelinajolie #naomiwatts #mariskahargitay #andreabarber #reesewitherspoon #jenniferaniston #bindiirwin #robertirwin #theirwins #crikeyitstheirwins #australiazoo @andreabarber #magazinecovers #fullhouse #fullerhouse #svu #taylorswift #themorningshow Noticed these two yesterday on my way to buy Christmas gifts at Waterstone's. You know my love for wildlife, I just had to stop and snap this. 🐧 Spent some time in Bham this week. Goodbye 2018! Happy New Year featuring my favorite book of 2018 and 5 favorite covers of the year. I think I may make it a tradition and take a similar photo next year. May 2019 be everything you want it to be and so much more! Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🎁 Binley, I've missed you. The indoor aqua park in the middle of the city centre is starting to make Coventry look worthy of its City of Culture 2021 title, especially from this spot, accompanied by (part of) Coventry Cathedral. Worth staying up for! Coventry, 7:34am. 🎄 Merry Christmas! #coventry Bull Yard looks especially magical today Christmas came early! Let's be honest, it's the only snow we'll see all year. This lovely sunset greeted me as I stepped out of the cinema after seeing Suburbicon last Thursday. Doesn't get more Cov than this. #godiva #ladygodiva Sunset right now. For someone who lives 2h from London, I sure don't visit enough. Got to hear the gong one more time before the renovations fully start! Subtle sunrise just now. ‘When I lived in Porpoise Spit, I used to sit in my room for hours and listen to ABBA songs. But since I’ve met you and moved to Sydney, I haven’t listened to one Abba song. That’s because my life is as good as an Abba song. It’s as good as Dancing Queen.’ (Muriel’s Wedding) ‘I used to think about your life in New York. I tried to imagine your room. I kept track of the time difference, so I knew when you were awake and when you were asleep.’ (Disobedience) ‘Nothing’s clean, Howard. But we do our best, right?’ (The Aviator) ‘No, I’m not quitting. I don’t quit things.’ ‘No, actually you do. Your mother quit your father. Your father quit you. You quit your boyfriend and if I read your hospital chart correctly you quit your life momentarily on a couple of occasions. You quit. It’s what you know how to do.’ (Greys) ‘Where the hell was I that year?’ ‘Your were watching television’. (Everybody Loves Raymond) ‘It’s impossible to worry about anything else when there’s blood coming out of you.’ (Short Term 12) ‘I wanted it to happen. And when we were girls… Even then, it was the same. It’s always been this way! I have always wanted it.’ (Disobedience) ‘Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes you play games in your head. You make up someone, someone good.’ (Greys) ‘I just need something to happen. I need a sign that things are going to change. I need a reason to go on. I need some hope. And in the absence of hope, I need to stay in bed a feel like I might die today.’ (Greys) ‘She saved me my whole life. Without her, I’m nothing.’ (The Favourite) ‘Don’t wonder why people go crazy. Wonder why they don’t. In face of what we can lose in a day, in an instant, wonder what the hell it is that make us hold it together.’ (Greys) ‘I am not food, you cannot just eat and eat.’ (The Favourite) ‘I don’t love him.’ ‘Of course you do.’ ‘No!’ ‘Don’t take me for a fool Olive, I’m many things but I’m not a fool.’ ‘I know that, you’re brilliant.’ ‘Don’t you see, it’s over. Whatever this is, was, it’s over.’ ‘I love You.’ (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) ‘At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing, is reason enough to celebrate.’ (Greys) ‘What happened last year when you fell in the water?’ ‘I almost drowned. Do you think I did that for kicks?’ ‘You put your hand in a body cavity that contained unexploded ammunition.’ ‘I was trying to save a patient!’ ‘Why is it that every other person in that room had the sense to hit the deck? You know people run away from this line between life and death. You seem to stand on it and wait for a strong wind to sway you one way or the other. You’re careless with your life. You’re not slitting your wrists but you’re careless. Probably because your mother told you you were a waste of space on this planet. The problem is you believed her. And if you don’t want out one of these days you’re going to die because of it.’ (Greys) ‘Was your life not working when you let that slip out from under you?’ ‘When are you going to stop suggesting that I’m suicidal?’ ‘When you start acting like someone that wants to be alive.’ ‘Give me my chart.’ ‘Because I’m not suicidal, and if it says that I am, then it’s wrong.’ (Greys) ‘There is nothing wrong with me.’ ‘Then show me your arm.’ (Degrassi) ‘Look, my whole life, I have been the freak. The girl who nobody picked for dodgeball. The girl who didn’t have a mom. The girl who dressed funny because it was her dad buying her clothes. And then, tonight I looked at these people, and I thought maybe there’s a future where I don’t have to be a freak. Maybe I can be who I am and that’s okay.’ (Everything Sucks) ‘Dr, I have been this way since…since I can remember. There is no cure.’ (American Horror Story) ‘He was so crazy about me, I couldn’t breathe. So we tried drinking our way back into love, but it never made sense in the morning. So I ran. And every time I came back, he was here. And he was still crazy about me.’ (My Blueberry Nights) ‘All we have is this moment. The future is just a fucking concept that we use to avoid being alive today. So be… here…. now.’ (Six Feet Under) ‘On the train coming here, we were in the same cart, I saw you, you were reading and you feel asleep. I didn’t dare to look at you, you were so beautiful, it was scary. Afterwards, I couldn’t stop thinking about you. It made me smile. Then I thought of all the men who would get to hold you, who’d make you laugh. How lucky they were.’ (Enemy at the Gates) ‘It was a good day. Maybe even a great day. Even when it was hard, I was the me in my head. There was a moment when I thought I cant do this, I cant do this alone. I close my eyes and imagine myself doing it, and I did, I blocked out the fear, and I did it.’ (Greys) ‘Why did you get married, Esti? Why didn’t you just leave? So everything was all right when I left?’ ‘No. I was ill.’ ‘What sort of ill?’ ‘In my head.’ ‘If I had to sleep with a man, why not with our best friend?’ ‘Oh, Esti…’ ‘It hasn’t been a complete disaster.’ ‘And that’s enough?! Do you have to have sex every Friday?’ ‘It’s expected.’ ‘It’s medieval. What happened to you?’ ‘Nothing. You happened to me. And then I started teaching and that became important. I give them ambition.’ ‘To do what? Push out seven babies and be a good wife?’ ‘Don’t. Don’t. I help them to value themselves.’ ‘Okay, but what about you?’ ‘That is me. And you? Are you happy?’ ‘Yes, I am.’ ‘Have you been with other women?’ ‘No. Not really. And you?’ ‘No.’ ‘But, Esti… Do you still only fancy women?’ (Disobedience) ‘You will be left all alone with your bitterness and your rage and your knowledge that you loved her and she loved you and you threw it away for them.’ ‘Do you love her?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And Have you always?’ ‘So then ask her.’ ‘Olive, will you forgive me?’ (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) ‘No razors, no scissors, no fucking freedom.’ ‘You can’t take a picture of this. It’s already gone.’ (Six Feet Under) last films watched that I loved City of God	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1282
__label__wiki	0.803468	0.803468	Tag Archives: Fund for Investigative Journalism A big year for InvestigateWest August 23, 2017 Kristen Millares YoungAllegra Abramo, Cascade Public Media, criminal-justice legislation, Crosscut.com, fact-based journalism, foster kids, foster parents, Fund for Investigative Journalism, George Erb, grand juries, high-quality news, independent, InvestigateWest, investigative journalism, Jaime Valdez, John Schrag, journalism, Judy Pigott, KCTS9, Lee van der Voo, legislative session, Nicholas Budnick, Open Oregon, Oregon Legislature, Oregon Public Records Law, Paul Joseph Brown, people of color, proceedings, public records, Redacted, reform, Robert McClure, Satterberg Foundation, Shasta Kearns Moore, Society of Professional Journalists, Sunshine Committee, Susanna Ray, The Guardian, Thomas V. Giddens Jr. Foundation, Town Hall Seattle, Unequal Justice, Washington Legislature, Washington Post As board chair of InvestigateWest, I am so proud to share this news from Executive Director Robert McClure. “Reporting by InvestigateWest journalists drove positive change in both the Washington and Oregon statehouses in the 2017 legislative sessions. A half-dozen laws passed in each state to right wrongs exposed by InvestigateWest journalists. People who will benefit include foster kids, foster parents, people of color and citizens seeking public records from their government. “Your reporting really made people aware of the problems, and created a sense of urgency,” said Washington state Rep. Ruth Kagi, who has led the charge to help foster kids for more than a decade. “Those articles – it was amazing – the whole issue came into its own because of the reporting you did.” This is how independent, fact-based journalism is supposed to work: We report problems and highlight potential solutions. This high-quality news and analysis inspires and guides legislators and others to take action to improve the situation. That’s why InvestigateWest exists – to bring about positive change for the common good. Here’s a rundown of our impact in Olympia and Salem so far this year: The Washington Legislature appropriated more than $48 million to reform child welfare programs, better support foster parents, lower social worker caseloads, and help foster youth get driver’s licenses and access to lawyers, among other efforts. Six new laws passed. In Oregon, the Legislature approved far-reaching criminal-justice legislation. Reforms include mandatory collection of data by police who stop citizens for whatever reason, which is aimed at minimizing instances of policy profiling by race. The bill also makes possession of small amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine misdemeanors instead of felonies, a move that will reduce jail time and fines in favor of steering defendants toward substance abuse treatment. The crimes were shown to disproportionately affect minority communities in our Unequal Justice project earlier this year. The Oregon Legislature also finally took action to reinvigorate the state’s public-records law, passing four new laws detailed below. The Oregon Legislature required grand juries to record their proceedings. Our foster care series revealed a system in crisis, with foster parents quitting and caseworkers sometimes having to house foster kids in motels or even their offices. The Washington Legislature ordered structural reforms that will put the foster care program under a newly created Department of Children, Youth and Families. Reporting by Allegra Abramo and Susanna Ray, photography by Paul Joseph Brown and editing by George Erb and me was supported by Judy Pigott, the Satterberg Foundation, the Fund for Investigative Journalism and the Thomas V. Giddens Jr. Foundation. The online news site Crosscut.com and public television station KCTS9, known together as Cascade Public Media, were our distribution partners for the foster care series, and worked to put together a panel discussion at Town Hall late last year attended by several hundred people. “It was the energy in that room that really excited me and made me want to use that energy to really build momentum for positive change,” Kagi said. UNEQUAL JUSTICE The Unequal Justice project, also supported by the Fund for Investigative Journalism as well as the Loyal Bigelow and Jedediah Dewey Foundation, was a partnership with independent journalist Kate Willson and the Pamplin Media Group. The Pamplin Group contributed reporting and editing from John Schrag, Nicholas Budnick and Shasta Kearns Moore, and photography by Jaime Valdez. InvestigateWest Managing Director Lee van der Voo coordinated the project and contributed extensive reporting. The Washington Post, reporting on the laws’ passage, described the Unequal Justice series: “In February, a yearlong investigation by InvestigateWest, titled Unequal Justice, revealed that Oregon’s black and Hispanic residents routinely experienced unfair treatment within the criminal justice system. “Reporters analyzed more than a decade of court records and found that minority residents were far more likely to be charged for dozens of crimes, from minor infractions such as littering and jaywalking to more serious offenses, such as robbery.” Van der Voo also had an influence on the passage of four laws on government transparency in Oregon. For the past three years she has tracked transparency in public records and government meetings through her monthly InvestigateWest column, Redacted. Meanwhile, she has cultivated expertise that today makes her a member of the Sunshine Committee for the Oregon Territory Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the board of Open Oregon, the state’s only freedom of information coalition. Following significant effort by those groups, and by transparency advocates, including those in leadership, Oregon passed four key transparency initiatives this session. They now provide Oregonians with: Deadlines by which public officials must respond to requests for public records, and a full catalog of exemptions to the Oregon Public Records Law. A Sunshine Committee to review exemptions to the law. Public interest statements will now be required to accompany any newly proposed exemptions. An ombudsman to mediate disputes between those requesting records from state agencies and the agency themselves, along with a governor’s council on transparency issues. A new law that will prevent state agencies from entering into technology contracts that reduce the transparency of public data that is managed by third parties, usually information-technology companies. GRAND JURY SECRECY The Oregon Legislature also passed a bill requiring grand juries to make audio recordings of their proceedings. In 2014 and 2015, van der Voo produced a series of stories, including one that ran in The Guardian, revealing how poorly grand jury proceedings are documented, and how that leads to injustices. Previously, a single juror took handwritten notes of grand juries. Now there will be audio recordings that defendants can access with a judge’s order. Thanks for reading, and thanks to all the readers who have helped support this important work.” Be part of the solution. Become a member today. Investigative Journalism: Back to the Basics February 7, 2017 Kristen Millares Youngaffordable housing, Brant Houston, criminal justice, Don Smith, environment, Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, fake news, Fund for Investigative Journalism, InvestigateWest, investigative journalism, investigative reporting, John Schrag, journalism, Kate Willson, Knight Foundation, Kristen Millares Young, Mike Green, newsrooms, Nick Rudnick, non-profit, nonprofit journalism, nonprofit news, nonprofit newsroom, Pamplin Media Group, Randy Robinson, Robert McClure, Shasta Kearns Moore, The Loyal Bigelow and Jedediah Dewey Foundation, Unequal Justice InvestigateWest has made a real difference in the eight years since Executive Director Robert McClure and I first gathered with a group of journalists to form a nonprofit newsroom for the Pacific Northwest. For our most recent series, called Unequal Justice, InvestigateWest helped tell stories about how African Americans and Latinos in Oregon are arrested, charged, convicted and jailed at many times higher the rate than white people. Same crimes, different outcomes — which became clear because investigator Kate Willson amassed a database of more than 5 million documents through public record requests that spanned a year. Analysis of that database showed that black people paid $22 million more in court fees than white people who committed the same crimes during the past decade. So people of color were being fined disproportionately to support a criminal justice system that sent their community members to jail at higher rates than their white neighbors. Legislators and justices in Oregon professed shock and dismay over the numbers — maybe something will change. Stay tuned to our coverage, produced in partnership with Pamplin Media Group, with support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism and The Loyal Bigelow and Jedediah Dewey Foundation. I admire InvestigateWest Managing Director Lee van der Voo for putting so much time and effort into this project alongside journalists John Schrag, Nick Budnick, Shasta Kearns Moore and Willson, whose database catalyzed the collaboration. Many thanks to the Portland Tribune’s web, graphics and editorial team, as well. Deep reporting takes time and costs money. Newspapers continue to shed staff reporters and, with them, decades of knowledge. Foundations, newsrooms and readers need to collaborate to support investigations that protect the public. Connect freelancers with resources and distribution partners. Keep an eye on key issues. Build partnerships to tell stories aimed at social justice. That’s what we do. Traditional models for sustaining journalism have continued to fail since InvestigateWest first launched to supply reporting about vital issues that would otherwise go unacknowledged, such as crises in foster care and affordable housing, polluted schools, the sale of public lands – our story helped save green space in Seattle – and corporate lobbying against clean water. Fake news. That’s what people get for free, but it costs our democracy so much. Be part of the solution and visit invw.org/donate today. We do this work because it matters. InvestigateWest creates journalism to engage communities in civic life, which is why I am grateful to serve as board chair alongside Secretary Brant Houston, the Knight Chair of Enterprise and Investigative Reporting, and Treasurer Randy Robinson. Please join us in welcoming Mike Green of Oregon and Don Smith of Washington to InvestigateWest’s board. Both former editors, Mike co-founded ScaleUp Partners to increase African American inclusion in technology and startups, and Don is retired from Boeing, where he managed 737 communications after an award-winning career at major metro daily newspapers. We are grateful to our supporters for keeping our newsroom going through this wild winter, as Northwest Cable News and NBC’s Breaking News site both closed, and the Seattle Times suffered yet another round of layoffs. I want to give a special shoutout to the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and the Knight Foundation for their matching campaigns for InvestigateWest. These high-caliber institutions support InvestigateWest because they know our stories can help create a better society. Join them. Columbia Journalism Review said InvestigateWest’s “impact consistently belies its size.” Your tax-deductible gift will support investigative reporting about the environment, criminal justice, affordable housing and much more.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1304
__label__wiki	0.544558	0.544558	Ontario Mother Left Suicide Notes Indicating Plan to Kill Her 2 Daughters First, Police Say Posted 8:44 AM, August 21, 2019, by Anthony Kurzweil, Jennifer Gould, Courtney Friel and Nerissa Knight, Updated at 11:04PM, August 21, 2019 A mother found unresponsive in the same Ontario home where the bodies of her two daughters were discovered Tuesday afternoon left a pair of suicide notes indicating her plans to kill them and then herself, police said during a news conference Wednesday. The mother, who has not been identified, is in stable condition at a local hospital following her apparent suicide attempt. She remains unresponsive and has not given a statement to investigators, Ontario Police Department Sgt. Bill Russell said. Because she is still receiving treatment and has not talked, the mother has not been arrested or charged at this point, Russell said. “Her ability to talk or comprehend is still undetermined,” he said. The girls’ father, who had seen his 14-year-old and 4-month-old daughters before leaving for work Tuesday morning, discovered their bodies inside the home's garage when he returned later in the afternoon. The father called police and has been cooperative with investigators despite being distraught. “He’s lost everything at this point,” Russell said. Investigators found a pair of suicide notes indicating the mother’s intention to kill the children and then herself, Russell said. One of the notes was found in the garage and the other was inside the home. Russell did not give details on what was written in the notes but said both indicated the same intent. “Right now, what we can tell you is that the children were intentionally killed. It appears as though the mother is the one responsible for that act,” Russell said. The mother was named as the lone suspect in the homicides, the Police Department stated in a news release. Investigators have not determined what caused the girls' deaths, but have ruled out carbon monoxide or any type of noxious fumes. “We do know that there was a struggle at the scene, which may have played a factor in the deaths,” Russell said. “There were visible injuries on the children,” he said. The mother, father and two girls all lived together at the home in the 500 block of East Tam O'Shanter Street. They were the only members of the household, Russell said. The 14-year-old victim was described by Russell a special needs child, but the nature of her disability was unclear. Investigators believe the mother had been dealing with depression prior to the incident. Homicide Investigation Underway in Ontario After 2 Children Found Dead; Mother Hospitalized Topics: Ontario, ontario police department 2 Dead, 2 Detained in Shooting at Apartment Complex in Ontario Woman, 2 Children Found Dead Inside Ontario Home Following Standoff With Police Man Accused of Raping, Impregnating Teen Girl and Molesting 2 Other Kids Is Arrested in Ontario: Police Man Shot to Death in Ontario, Killer Sought 3 Arrested After Police Find Underage Girl Held Captive, Sexually Assaulted in Chino Hills 62-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Ontario Home; Man Detained: Police Ontario Police Arrest 41-Year-Old Man in Connection With 18 Armed Robberies Across SoCal Arrest Made Months After Shooting Into Port Hueneme Home Left Child in a Coma, Mother Injured She Was ‘a Hero,’ Son Says of Sheriff’s Detective Fatally Struck After Helping Pedestrian in Valley Village Missing Central California Mother’s Body Found in Imperial County; Estranged Boyfriend Sought Actress in ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Charged With Stabbing Her Mother to Death in Kansas Kidnapping of 16-Year-Old Girl in NYC Was Staged: Source	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1305
__label__wiki	0.802687	0.802687	G-7 Leaders Vow to Help Brazil Fight Fires, Repair Damage Posted 12:09 PM, August 25, 2019, by Associated Press, Updated at 06:45PM, August 25, 2019 Leaders of the Group of Seven nations said Sunday they are preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the damage as tens of thousands of soldiers got ready to join the fight against blazes that have caused global alarm. French President Emmanuel Macron said the summit leaders were nearing an agreement on how to support Brazil and said the agreement would involve both technical and financial mechanisms "so that we can help them in the most effective way possible." German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country and others will talk with Brazil about reforestation in the Amazon once fires there have been extinguished. Pope Francis also added his voice to the chorus of concern over the fires in Brazil, which borders his homeland of Argentina, and urged people to pray so that "they are controlled as quickly as possible." He told a crowd in St. Peter's Square that "we're all worried" about the Amazon fires. He warned that that green "lung of forest is vital for our planet." Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tweeted that he had talked by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said Israel would send a specialized plane to help in the firefighting operation. On Friday, the president announced 44,000 soldiers would be sent to help battle the fires that are scattered across Brazil's's share of the vast Amazon, an overall region 10 times the size of Texas that is seen as a global bulwark against climate change. Only a few hundred troops had been sent so far. The country's satellite monitoring agency has recorded more than 41,000 fires in the Amazon region so far this year — with more than half of those coming this month alone. Experts say most of the fires are set by farmers or ranchers clearing existing farmland. But the same monitoring agency has reported a sharp increase in deforestation this year as well. Brazil's federal police agency announced Sunday it would investigate reports that farmers in the state of Para, one of those most affected by the blazes, had called for "a day of fire" to ignite fires Aug. 10. Local news media said the group organized over WhatsApp to show support for Bolsonaro's efforts to loosen environmental regulations. People demonstrated in Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities Sunday demanding Bolsonaro's administration do more to protect the Amazon. One boy in Rio held up a poster saying "Bol$onaro is burning our future," while people chanted: "Bolsonaro out! Amazon stays!" Critics have accused Bolsonaro's pro-development policies of encouraging farmers and ranchers to increase efforts to strip away the forest, though the president has issued repeated pledges recently to protect the area, and backed that up by sending in soldiers and other federal forces. Merkel noted that Bolsonaro is putting "significant forces" into the effort to save the rainforest. But Bolsonaro has had a tense relationship with foreign governments — including Germany's — and non-governmental groups that he accuses of meddling in his country's management of the Amazon. He last week floated the idea, without evidence, that non-governmental groups were setting fires to embarrass him. Asked if he would speak with Macron, Bolsonaro said Saturday, "If he calls me, I will answer. I am being extremely well-mannered with him even though he called me 'a liar.'" Meanwhile, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Sunday he would welcome aid in fighting his own country's wildfires, which have scorched about 3,475 square miles (900,000 hectares). Most of the damage has been in the forests of the Chiquitanía region over the past two weeks, but fires also have burned in Bolivia's Amazon region. Morales said at a news conference that he had accepted offers of assistance from the leaders of Spain, Chile and Paraguay. Growth of Brazil’s Beef Industry Fueling Fires Destroying Amazon Rainforest Amazon Rainforest Fires: Brazil Says 44,000 Troops Beginning Operations After Blazes Trigger Outcry Brazil’s President to Send Military to Help With Massive Wildfires Tearing Through the Amazon Rainforest Filed in: Nation/World Topics: Amazon Rainforest, brazil, Emmanuel Macron, france KTLA 5 News on Facebook Leonardo DiCaprio Responds After Brazilian President Blames the Actor for Amazon Forest Fires Nation/World Politics French President Macron Defends Criticism of NATO and Spars With Trump Over Trade, ISIS France Threatens Retaliation If U.S. Doubles Price of French Cheese, Champagne and Other Products Trump Announces Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum From Argentina and Brazil Dozens Arrested in Paris Amid Nationwide Union Protests Over Plan for Pension Reform NATO Summit Grows Tense Amid Divisions Over Defense Spending, Trade, Policy Priorities Notre Dame Cathedral to Miss Traditional Christmas Mass for First Time in 2 Centuries Trump Arrives for London NATO Meetings Under Impeachment Cloud Iran Abandons 2015 Nuclear Deal After U.S. Airstrike That Killed Top General Trump Calls Trudeau ‘2-Faced’ Over Video Apparently Showing World Leaders Gossiping About U.S. President at NATO Australia’s Deadly Wildfires Are Showing No Signs of Stopping UK Parliament Votes to Postpone Decision on Brexit Deal; PM Says He Will Still Try to Have Britain Leave EU by Oct. 31	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1306
__label__wiki	0.742121	0.742121	Jina Sawani New Endoscopic Procedures Offer Alternative to Bariatric Surgery A multidisciplinary Michigan Medicine program performs innovative weight-loss treatments using noninvasive techniques. Learn more about the options. Until recently, the only options for combating obesity were lifestyle modification, medications and, if those methods proved ineffective, bariatric surgery. But many patients don’t meet surgical requirements or are unwilling to undergo operations because of anxiety or fear. To fill the gap between lifestyle interventions and surgery, endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies (EBMTs) were created. The procedures significantly reduce a patient’s stomach volume or alter other parts of the digestive tract to treat obesity and other metabolic diseases. Unlike traditional bariatric surgery, an endoscopic bariatric procedure is performed using a small, flexible scope inserted through the patient’s mouth. The same-day outpatient procedures are less invasive — which helps reduce the risk of complications — and can help sustain greater success in keeping the weight off than lifestyle interventions or medications do, says Allison R. Schulman, M.D., MPH, director of bariatric endoscopy at the University of Michigan. “Obesity is an accelerating epidemic, with a large proportion of patients untreated or inadequately treated,” Schulman says. “EBMTs offer patients an effective outpatient option for weight loss when modifications in diet, exercise and pharmacotherapy are not enough. “These types of minimally invasive procedures have the potential to truly impact the treatment of obesity by expanding the population of treatable patients.” Noninvasive procedures for weight loss Michigan Medicine is one of only a few centers in the Midwest that has physicians trained to perform bariatric endoscopy. “We have created a multidisciplinary program in which patients meet with a nutritionist to review dietary requirements before and after their procedures, in addition to a gastrointestinal psychologist to discuss their weight-loss goals and expectations,” says Schulman, who leads the effort. MORE FROM THE LAB: Subscribe to our weekly newsletter “We also make sure that patients meet with a medical bariatrician and bariatric surgeon to individualize and tailor therapy.” The team may also offer bridge therapy for patients who require weight loss before being considered for other types of surgery, including knee or hip replacements and organ transplants. "These types of minimally invasive procedures have the potential to truly impact the treatment of obesity by expanding the population of treatable patients." Allison R. Schulman, M.D., MPH Because insurance providers do not always cover these procedures, patients who elect bariatric endoscopy through this program are also referred to a financial counselor to review the costs involved. Schulman offered a rundown of the innovative outpatient procedures available at Michigan Medicine: Intragastric balloon therapy This procedure involves either fluid- or gas-filled balloons and is approved for patients with a body mass index of 30 to 40. The fluid-filled balloons are placed endoscopically by the guidance of a tiny camera from a patient’s mouth into the stomach. Once the balloon has been advanced, a physician uses the camera to accurately position the balloon and fill it with a safe saline solution. SEE ALSO: Approving Bariatric Surgery at Lower BMI May Improve Patient Outcomes Through this space-occupying device, the patient’s stomach size is decreased, which limits food consumption. “Overall, this efficient outpatient procedure only takes about 30 minutes,” Schulman says. “These balloons seem to work by delaying gastric emptying, which leads to an increase in satiety.” Gas-filled balloons are also available, and up to three are sequentially swallowed by the patient over several weeks before being removed endoscopically. This procedure is also reversible. The balloons are only intended to be left in place for six months before their removal. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty Similar to a traditional surgical sleeve gastrectomy procedure, in which a physician sutures a patient’s stomach to make it smaller, an endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is performed via an upper endoscopy without an incision. Instead, a thin tube is inserted in the patient’s mouth and then led into the stomach. “Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is an incisionless, minimally invasive approach to clinically meaningful weight loss,” Schulman says. “This procedure has a low complication rate and may be an option for sustained weight loss in patients who are not surgical candidates or who do not wish to pursue surgery.” Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasties are intended for patients with a BMI greater than 30. Michigan Medicine’s program was the first in the state to perform the procedure. AspireAssist® The AspireAssist procedure involves a tube device inserted into a patient’s stomach to drain (or aspirate) a portion of its contents after meals. The device is inserted into the stomach with an endoscope through a small incision in the abdomen. SEE ALSO: Study: Weight Loss Reduces Pain Far Beyond Load-Bearing Joints A button-shaped port valve connected to the tube device remains outside the body, resting against the skin. Twenty to 30 minutes after each meal (up to three times a day), the patient is instructed to “open” the button and attach a small hand-held device that facilitates the emptying of stomach contents, which can be immediately discarded. The process, which takes five to 10 minutes, removes about 30 percent of each meal and is an outpatient procedure intended for adults with a BMI of 35 to 55. With consistent medical monitoring by a physician and team of experts, aspiration therapy offers a long-term option for weight loss. Bariatric Counseling Bariatric Support Weight Management Non-Surgical Weight Management Surgical Surgery Types Study: Cost and Weight-Loss Potential Matter Most to Bariatric Surgery Patients Why Bariatric Surgery Wait Times Have Nearly Doubled in 10 Years “Fat Shaming” Won’t Solve Obesity. 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__label__cc	0.506801	0.493199	A generalized framework for quantifying the dynamics of EEG event-related desynchronization Steven Lemm, Klaus Muller, Gabriel Curio Brains were built by evolution to react swiftly to environmental challenges. Thus, sensory stimuli must be processed ad hoc, i.e., independent - to a large extent - from the momentary brain state incidentally prevailing during stimulus occurrence. Accordingly, computational neuroscience strives to model the robust processing of stimuli in the presence of dynamical cortical states. A pivotal feature of ongoing brain activity is the regional predominance of EEG eigenrhythms, such as the occipital alpha or the pericentral mu rhythm, both peaking spectrally at 10 Hz. Here, we establish a novel generalized concept to measure event-related desynchronization (ERD), which allows one to model neural oscillatory dynamics also in the presence of dynamical cortical states. Specifically, we demonstrate that a somatosensory stimulus causes a stereotypic sequence of first an ERD and then an ensuing amplitude overshoot (event-related synchronization), which at a dynamical cortical state becomes evident only if the natural relaxation dynamics of unperturbed EEG rhythms is utilized as reference dynamics. Moreover, this computational approach also encompasses the more general notion of a "conditional ERD," through which candidate explanatory variables can be scrutinized with regard to their possible impact on a particular oscillatory dynamics under study. Thus, the generalized ERD represents a powerful novel analysis tool for extending our understanding of inter-trial variability of evoked responses and therefore the robust processing of environmental stimuli. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000453 Desynchronization Lemm, S., Muller, K., & Curio, G. (2009). A generalized framework for quantifying the dynamics of EEG event-related desynchronization. PLoS Computational Biology, 5(8), [e1000453]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000453 A generalized framework for quantifying the dynamics of EEG event-related desynchronization. / Lemm, Steven; Muller, Klaus; Curio, Gabriel. In: PLoS Computational Biology, Vol. 5, No. 8, e1000453, 01.08.2009. Lemm, S, Muller, K & Curio, G 2009, 'A generalized framework for quantifying the dynamics of EEG event-related desynchronization', PLoS Computational Biology, vol. 5, no. 8, e1000453. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000453 Lemm S, Muller K, Curio G. A generalized framework for quantifying the dynamics of EEG event-related desynchronization. PLoS Computational Biology. 2009 Aug 1;5(8). e1000453. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000453 Lemm, Steven ; Muller, Klaus ; Curio, Gabriel. / A generalized framework for quantifying the dynamics of EEG event-related desynchronization. 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__label__wiki	0.640246	0.640246	Experimental evidence of negative quantum capacitance in topological insulator for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching device H. Choi, H. Lee, J. Park, Hyun-Yong Yu, Tae Geun Kim, C. Shin As a three-dimensional topological insulator (TI), bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) has two-dimensional electron gas on its surface where negative quantum capacitance (NQC) can exist at a specific biasing condition. In order to experimentally confirm NQC in a TI, a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) capacitor (i.e., metal-Bi2Te3-SiO2-silicon) is fabricated. The capacitance-voltage measurement of the MIS capacitor at 300 K shows that as the depletion capacitance in silicon decreases, the total capacitance of the MIS capacitor, which consists of two capacitors connected in series (i.e., insulator capacitor and depletion capacitor), increases in the depletion region at a frequency of 50 kHz. The amplified capacitance indicates the existence of NQC on the surface of the TI, and it originates from the strongly correlated electron system. The NQC of the TI opens avenues for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching silicon devices. MIS (semiconductors) bismuth tellurides electron gas Choi, H., Lee, H., Park, J., Yu, H-Y., Kim, T. G., & Shin, C. (2016). Experimental evidence of negative quantum capacitance in topological insulator for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching device. Applied Physics Letters, 109(20), [203505]. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4968183 Experimental evidence of negative quantum capacitance in topological insulator for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching device. / Choi, H.; Lee, H.; Park, J.; Yu, Hyun-Yong; Kim, Tae Geun; Shin, C. In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 109, No. 20, 203505, 14.11.2016. Choi, H, Lee, H, Park, J, Yu, H-Y, Kim, TG & Shin, C 2016, 'Experimental evidence of negative quantum capacitance in topological insulator for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching device', Applied Physics Letters, vol. 109, no. 20, 203505. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4968183 Choi H, Lee H, Park J, Yu H-Y, Kim TG, Shin C. Experimental evidence of negative quantum capacitance in topological insulator for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching device. Applied Physics Letters. 2016 Nov 14;109(20). 203505. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4968183 Choi, H. ; Lee, H. ; Park, J. ; Yu, Hyun-Yong ; Kim, Tae Geun ; Shin, C. / Experimental evidence of negative quantum capacitance in topological insulator for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching device. 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The capacitance-voltage measurement of the MIS capacitor at 300 K shows that as the depletion capacitance in silicon decreases, the total capacitance of the MIS capacitor, which consists of two capacitors connected in series (i.e., insulator capacitor and depletion capacitor), increases in the depletion region at a frequency of 50 kHz. The amplified capacitance indicates the existence of NQC on the surface of the TI, and it originates from the strongly correlated electron system. The NQC of the TI opens avenues for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching silicon devices. AB - As a three-dimensional topological insulator (TI), bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) has two-dimensional electron gas on its surface where negative quantum capacitance (NQC) can exist at a specific biasing condition. In order to experimentally confirm NQC in a TI, a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) capacitor (i.e., metal-Bi2Te3-SiO2-silicon) is fabricated. The capacitance-voltage measurement of the MIS capacitor at 300 K shows that as the depletion capacitance in silicon decreases, the total capacitance of the MIS capacitor, which consists of two capacitors connected in series (i.e., insulator capacitor and depletion capacitor), increases in the depletion region at a frequency of 50 kHz. The amplified capacitance indicates the existence of NQC on the surface of the TI, and it originates from the strongly correlated electron system. The NQC of the TI opens avenues for sub-60-mV/decade steep switching silicon devices.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1326
__label__cc	0.546043	0.453957	Kellogg recalls Eggo Waffles in 25 states over listeria fear Posted 8:16 pm, September 19, 2016, by Tribune Media, Updated at 08:07PM, September 19, 2016 BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg Company announced Monday it will recall approximately 10,000 cases of Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles after they were possibly contaminated with the bacteria listeria. Kellogg announced on its website that no other Eggo products are impacted by the recall, which is being done voluntarily. We’re sorry to announce a recall of a small number of Eggo Nutri-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles: https://t.co/HMUIbwfbyk — Eggo® (@eggo) September 19, 2016 Listeria monocytogenes can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women. No one has fallen sick yet due to the potentially-tainted waffles, Kellogg says, and added that they are taking the action as part of a “commitment to the health and safety of the people who eat (Kellogg) foods.” The Eggo Waffles being recalled were distributed to customers and retailers in 25 states (CO, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, VT, WI, WY). The affected product is: Kellogg’s ® Eggo® Nutri-Grain® Whole Wheat Waffles UPC Code: 38000 40370 The “Used by” date will read either November 21st and 22nd of 2017. The date code can be found on the side of the package. Images of the product can be found at www.kelloggs.com/eggorecall. Kellogg said “a series of routine tests” uncovered the possible contamination risk. Kellogg is asking that people who purchased affected product discard it and contact the company for a full refund. Consumers can call 1-800-962-1413, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET or by visiting https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/contact-us.html Hard-boiled egg recall expands to products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s following a deadly listeria outbreak Chicken recall expands due to possible listeria contamination White Castle recalls frozen hamburger products over Listeria fear Reichel Foods recalls snack packs with eggs Hard-boiled eggs blamed for death, several hospitalizations Just 1 dose of the HPV vaccine may protect against infection, new study suggests Washing your hands is the best way to stop the E. coli superbug Cat food sold nationwide recalled over potential risks to pets and humans 7 die from flesh-eating bacteria linked to black tar heroin More than 75,000 pounds of salad products are recalled after an E. coli outbreak sickens 17 people in eight states, CDC says Deaths of 3 infants at Pennsylvania hospital linked to waterborne bacterial infection	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1328
__label__wiki	0.900605	0.900605	Email info@ldbgroup.co.uk Telephone 0844 415 2272 Business Growth Loans Start-Up Loans Enterprise Finance Guarantee Loans Established Business Support and Resources Business Start-Up Support and Resources Small business is booming as Start Up Loans hit £500m lending mark! Home » The latest news from Let’s Do Business Group » Small business is booming as Start Up Loans hit £500m lending mark! Latest research by the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans (SUL) programme reveal they have lent a staggering £500 million to over 60,000 start-up businesses across the UK, which totals almost 64,000 loans – an enormous result for economic growth nationwide. Alexandra McCabe, Fittamamma Kelly Tolhurst MP, Small Business Minister, said: “Reaching this important milestone reflects the success of UK government-backed start-up loans in supporting entrepreneurs across the South East helping them form new businesses that grow local economies and are at the heart of our communities.” The programme offers government-backed loans available to individuals looking to start or grow a business in the UK. Since its launch, over 63,000 business ideas have been supported across the UK with more than £500m delivered to help make them happen. Significantly, The South East region has been hailed as a major start-up hub after it was revealed that the SUL scheme has lent more than £45 million to microbusinesses in the region. The latest data shows that the scheme has issued more than 5,543 loans to aspiring business owners in the South East to kickstart new businesses. Let’s Do Business Finance, Start Up Loans Team The Let’s Do Business Finance SUL team has delivered more than £15m of that figure across Sussex, Kent and Surrey to start-ups and growing businesses. Among those to have benefitted from the scheme is Alexandra McCabe, an inspiring female entrepreneur with the desire to help expecting mums look and feel good. In 2013, Alexandra launched her own maternity fitness e-commerce business in Brighton, following financial support from a Start-Up Loan. The inspiration came from a struggle to find maternity fitness for a pregnant family member who wanted to stay fit but was confused about contradictory advise about exercising while pregnant. She had also found that a lot of conventional sportswear would make her feel self-conscious. At the time, it was hard to find one resource for women who want to exercise while pregnant – now The Fittamamma website is on-hand offering a one-stop-shop for ladies to get active and healthy, featuring a clothing range, pregnancy, diet and exercise tips, and more. The sportwear’s collection designed by Alexandra is tailored to empower women to take the plunge and explore the many health benefits of fitness, for their own well-being as much as their little one. Since its launch, the business is going from strength-to-strength, having established a client-base world-wide. Four years after receiving funding from the SUL scheme, FittaMamma has experienced 10% year-on-year growth and the specialist sportswear has been crucial in pregnancy exercise worldwide. Sean Dennis, Let’s Do Business Finance said: “It is hugely rewarding as the lead delivery partner of the scheme, to see exciting new businesses like Fittamamma achieve their business goals and help other people at the same time – in this instance, Alexandra has been able to help women feel more empowered, and that’s something to be proud of.” “These personal loans are a lifeline for small businesses and provide the right support at the right time – the scheme has been successful in helping thousands take the plunge and launch their own business. The scheme has not only made a valuable contribution to business growth, but it has delivered an economic return of £53 million, helping to create and safeguard a minimum of 3700 jobs – a great result for the growth of the local economy.” Posted on 2nd July 2019 at 10:11 am. In celebration of this major milestone, Start Up Loans launched an ‘interactive heat map’ of the UK showing the regional and constituency breakdown of the £500m. 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__label__cc	0.687276	0.312724	Education Law Prof Blog Scholarship: Black on Teacher Quality, Parker on School Segregation, and Robinson on Education Federalism By LaJuana Davis Black on Taking Teacher Quality Seriously Derek Black (South Carolina) calls for a "deeper engagement of teacher quality" that accounts for "the pipeline into teaching, structural forces related to race and geography, the general desirability of the teaching profession, and the conditions under which teachers work" in his article, Taking Teacher Quality Seriously, William & Mary Law Review, Vol. 57, No. 2, 2016, available on SSRN. Prof. Black's abstract is below: Although access to quality teachers is one of the most important aspects of a quality education, explicit concern with teacher quality too often has been conspicuously absent from past litigation over the right to education. Instead, past litigation has focused more on the broader question of funding. Though that litigation has narrowed gross funding gaps between schools in many states, it has not been enough to change what matters most: access to quality teachers. This Article proposes that courts ensure access to quality teaching rather than the more amorphous right to adequate educational opportunities. The recent constitutional challenge to tenure suggests a theoretical step in this direction, but the focus on teacher tenure alone is misplaced. Eliminating tenure, without addressing more important fundamental challenges for the teaching profession, may just make matters worse. Thus, this Article argues for a broader intervention strategy that focuses on whether states equally distribute existing quality teachers and whether states take the various steps necessary to ensure the supply of quality teachers. Parker on Brown's 60th Anniversary - A Story of Judicial Isolation Wendy Parker (Wake Forest) argues in her book chapter that the job of supporting school desegregation efforts have largely been left to federal judges as no other government action entity has consistently supported school desegregation. Prof. Parker's abstract for Brown's 60th Anniversary - A Story of Judicial Isolation, The Pursuit of Racial and Ethnic Equality in American Public Schools, Michigan State University Press, 2014, is below: Sixty years ago the Supreme Court announced, “In the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.”1 In 1954, no one doubted the significance of that command, even among those who actively resisted it. Brown v. Board of Education 2 has now outlasted Plessy v. Ferguson, which for 58 years sanctioned “separate but equal”. Does that necessarily mean, however, that Brown has eclipsed Plessy in significance? Has the power of Brown instead waned in its advancing age? Granted, few publically decree Plessy as the best guide to race relations in the twenty-first century; yet, our schools are still segregated and unequal in ways reminiscent of Plessy. That naturally leads one to question the lasting significance of Brown, particularly as it turns 60. This chapter examines the legacy of Brown through the lens of two sets of school desegregation cases. The first are four cases that the Supreme Court considered in its Brown v. Board of Education decision — cases from Delaware, Kansas, South Carolina, and Virginia. The second are school desegregation cases litigated in the Middle District of Alabama. Robinson on Disrupting Education Federalism Kimberly Jenkins Robinson (Richmond) explores a theory for reconstructing education federalism in her article, Disrupting Education Federalism, Washington University Law Review, Vol. 92, No. 4, 2015, available on SSRN. The abstract is below: The ongoing expansion of federal influence over education in the United States provides a particularly salient time to consider how education federalism should be structured to achieve the nation’s education goals. One of the nation’s unfulfilled and yet essential education goals is to ensure that all students receive equal access to an excellent education. A variety of scholars and, most recently, the federal Equity and Excellence Commission have offered proposals for advancing this goal. By building on this growing momentum for reform, I argue that disrupting the nation's longstanding approach to education federalism – which I define as the balance of power between federal, state, and local governments that emphasizes substantial state autonomy over education – is necessary for a successful national effort to achieve this goals. I then provide a foundational theory for strengthening the federal role in education by analyzing the essential elements of a successful reform effort based upon research regarding the strengths of federal education policymaking and upon identification of the missing elements of current reforms. Finally, I respond to many of the potential arguments against disrupting education federalism. For Instance, I argue that National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius continues to provide ample room for Congress to expand the federal role in education in ways that are needed to build a more equitable education system. I also explain that although strengthening the federal role in education will reduce some forms of state and local control over education, it also will provide states and localities new forms of control. https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/education_law/2016/06/scholarship-black-on-taking-teacher-quality-seriously-education-federalism-and-brown.html Scholarship \| Permalink This blog is an Amazon affiliate. Help support Education Law Prof Blog by making purchases through Amazon links on this site at no cost to you. Emma Nora on New Jersey Supreme Court Ends Challenge to Teacher Tenure Laws Beatrijec Harris on Charter Schools Come to Alabama Beatrijec Harris on The Effect of High Stakes Testing on Graduation and Incarceration Ramez Shamieh on Maryland and New Hampshire Plaintiffs File School Funding Lawsuits within One Week of Each Other, What Gives? Robin on Landmark Disability Screening Program Underway for Flint Schoolchildren Democratic Plans to Boost School Funding Don't Pander to Teachers--They Seek an Important Goal This Nation Has Never Before Attempted Education Law Association 2019 Annual Conference Closing the Gap: Solutions to Educational Inequality (Call for Papers) Maryland and New Hampshire Plaintiffs File School Funding Lawsuits within One Week of Each Other, What Gives? 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__label__wiki	0.926015	0.926015	Advertise \| About \| Submit Listing Pick Genres Island-wide List a Show Seeking Musicians List a Band Available for casual jams Seeking serious projects Available for lessons List a Musician View Businesses / Organizations / Venues List Music Resource Boards List Recommended Audio Random Audio Event Archive - DELTRON 3030 , Kid Koala Tue. November 19th 2013 @ Alix Goolden Performance Hall (All Ages) Presented by: Atomique Productions, Degree One Music: Electronic / DJ, Hip Hop / Rap Plus Kid Koala Atomique Productions and Degree One Present For the first time in Victoria, BC... - Deltron 3030 (OFFICIAL) - Deltron 3030 is composed of a trinity of alt-rap all-stars: Master lyricist Del The Funky Homosapien, virtuoso turntablist DJ Kid Koala and superproducer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura. Individually, they stand at the top of their respective musical disciplines; together, on the eponymous Deltron 3030, they warped space, bent time, transcended genre and blew minds, creating an album that still stands today as one of the most important records in the annals of underground hiphop. Critics called it a masterpiece — both timely and avant garde: “Exactly what you might expect from such a teaming: a wildly imaginative, unabashedly geeky concept album,” said AllMusic.com. “It’s not only one of the best albums in either of their catalogs, but one of the best to come out of the new underground, period.” Pitchfork called Nakamura the “poet laureate of creepy, oppressive beats,” describing the album as an “exciting” reimagining of “the future from the bottom up” that reveals Del as a “surprisingly acute social critic.” Now, over a decade later, they’re finally releasing the long-awaited followup to their debut — an album titled Deltron 3030: Event II. “This record took 13 years, and the whole time fans are telling us we better come out with Deltron right now — quit teasing me,” says Del. “Well, this is beyond a regular album. We’re bringing it all together here, and the fans, the critics, they all going to be surprised by what we got. You’ll see. When it comes out, if you got the money, you’re going to wanna go buy it.” Or, as Nakamura puts it: “There isn’t another record that’s like this — it’s different from anything else I’ve done and anything else that’s out there. This is going to sound incredibly pompous, but to me, this is the greatest rap record of all time.” Event II is now out! Purchase here: http://smarturl.it/DeltronE2D_iTunes Deltron 3030 - City Rising From The Ashes ft. Mike Patton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KquBmiqL0BE http://www.deltron3030.com/ https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDELTRON https://www.twitter.com/OfficialDELTRON http://atomiqueproductions.com/ http://degreeone.blogspot.ca/ No articles have been linked to this profile Submit info on this show to our admins Daniel Brandes, APTL Ensemble @ James Bay United Church Jan 29th Carolina Bluebirds @ Caleb Pike House Feb 8th The Arrogant Worms, Mark Leiren-Young @ Charlie White Theatre (Mary Winspear Centre). Mar 16th Kelly Fawcett Hip Shake Collective Last Night in Vegas Cascadia Concerts Sooke Folk Music Society Sooke Community Choir © 2020 Indivision Network	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1343
__label__wiki	0.659635	0.659635	To provide observations and information on the emerging fields of landscape scale conservation, heritage preservation, and sustainable community development. Special Section: Nature - Culture Journey Sign up for Observer Newsletter November 14-17, 2018 National Trust for Historic Preservation in San Francisco, CA October 18-21, 2018 Urban History Association in Columbia, SC November 13, 2018 US/ICOMOS Symposium in San Francisco, CA See our newsletters for more events Please email us events you would like to see listed National Park Service Proposed Fee Increase- Comment Here Read more here Funding at risk for Department of the Interior's Large Landscape Cooperatives Read more here See more news headlines here Featured Landscapes Industrial Landscapes Partnership Parks Trail Systems Culture-Nature Journey National Heritage Areas at 30 Large Landscape Conservation World Rural Landscape Initiative National Heritage Areas The National Park Service Brand: Do I have a Franchising Opportunity for You! By Brenda Barrett September 28, 2015 Courtesy of Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area Over the last year the George Wright Journal has been running a series of Centennial Essays reflecting varying perspectives on the future of the National Park Service. The most recent piece by Holly Fretwell, a research fellow at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) in Bozeman, Montana, offers a different viewpoint on how to address the agency’s difficult financial situation and the public’s desire for more national parks (George Wright Forum Vol. 32 No. 2 2015). Her proposal in a nutshell – what if the NPS were to franchise the NPS brand and offer it to entrepreneurs to run new park sites that were deemed to be of national significance? Then these new units could remain under local governance, but would be given “national park” stature. As the centennial approaches all things should be on the table. The NPS has proposed a package of anniversary legislative initiatives with a focus on creating a range of new funding streams. The call to action by conservative conservationists, who represent the views of many members of Congress, is quite different. It is their position that the NPS needs to take care what it has and concentrate the nation’s limited dollars on the ‘crown jewels’. Yet how to deal with both the public’s and politician’s desire for new parks? Her suggestion is to re-imagine the NPS brand as a franchising opportunity. This is not new idea. The Smithsonian has been doing this for years with their Affiliates program. And going all the way, the once nonprofit National Geographic Society just sold their magazine, books, maps and other media to a consortium headed by 21st Century Fox the Rupert Murdoch controlled company that owns the Fox television network and the Fox news, for $725 million. Needless to say it is unlikely that the many voices who are committed to ‘America’s Best Idea’ will embrace this approach. The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks and National Parks Traveler have both come out with a spirited defense for an expansionist approach. See for example the editorial The National Park System: Why it should continue to Grow. Fretwell argues that given the current fiscal climate, Congress is understandably reluctant to allocate the dollars needed to manage existing new park units, let alone funding new additions. And at the same time it is politically popular to keep naming new areas and cut those celebratory ribbons. So to bridge the gap she endorses expanding such existing programs like the Fee Demonstration Project and raising user fees all around. However, her big idea is that the American public needs a new model to manage new national parks in the future – let those constituents who seek national park status create and maintain them. This new model would operate more like a charter school or a franchise. The NPS as franchisor would license the use of the brand and provide general support. The agency would set the parameters for management and approve a business plan. This approach would ensure that new parks would have strong grassroots support. The new areas would be locally governed, enjoy the benefit of a partnership with park professionals and enjoy the leverage of the NPS brand. Voilà a NPS experience at substantially reduced cost to the taxpayer! As I read the elements of Fretwell’s franchise model, I was assailed by a sense of creeping familiarity – An approach that offers a way to get under the NPS umbrella, but is not managed by the NPS, one that is launched by strong local support and commitment, and that must follow NPS standards and requires a business plan, but recognizes that one size does not fit all. Wait a minute; don’t we already have something similar in the NPS portfolio? We do, there are 49 of them, and they are called National Heritage Areas. The irony is that institutionalizing the National Heritage Area idea is stalled in a stand off between the administration (actually multiple administrations going back to 2001) and the very congressional committees who are calling for a more market based approach. Although NHAs incorporate most of the efficiencies touted in Fretwell’s article and have a thirty-year track record, the NHA program legislation has been held up with claims of a federal overreach and as a federal land grab when nothing could be farther from the truth! So I ask those like PERC who are proposing that the NPS rethink how they leverage the national park brand to follow their own dictums. Let’s not create something new and shiny. Instead why not polish up the National Heritage Areas model and make it work even better for the next one hundred years. centennial, National Heritage Areas, National Park Service Keweenaw National Historical Park: Just where is the Park? » « Half-century Legacy of LWCF at Risk Diane October 5, 2015 My first gut reaction was brand… AT&T Alexander Graham Bell National Park – NO! But trying to go with the article’s suggestion of re-thinking, being strategic, putting local advocacy and money to work, could have merits. Building on the current NHA program could produce results if a good look at the standards to be met for acquiring a “local” NPS status, without the promise of federal funding which currently hampers the NHA program. warren brown October 5, 2015 Great observations about NHA’s. Also could note that NPS already has a category of “Affiliated Areas” now about 25 places recognized as being of national park quality, but managed by others. 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__label__wiki	0.635601	0.635601	A question of balance by Jonathan Whittaker April 8, 2019 Central & local government roles Julienne Molineaux The Policy Observatory at Auckland University of Technology has a series of publications on some local government governance issues, which diagnose problems and suggest solutions. In particular, the authors ask what the role for local government is and question how to get the central/local mix right. Julienne Molineaux outlines publications contributing to the recent debate. The central/local government relationship contains a tension around centralisation and control. Local government is, mostly, at the mercy of central government with regards to its role, powers and some aspects of revenue. Local government actors can call for more decentralisation, but for this to happen, central government must cede some power. A change of government after nine years is an opportune time to re-examine the balance between the levels of government and advocate a policy re-set.The Policy Observatory at Auckland University of Technology has a series of publications on some local government governance issues, which diagnose problems and suggest solutions. In particular, the authors ask what the role for local government is and question how to get the central/local mix right. Julienne Molineaux outlines publications contributing to the recent debate. Local Government New Zealand principal policy advisor Mike Reid has written a report called Saving Local Democracy: An agenda for the new government (February 2018) in which he argues for significant policy changes that not only reverse the reforms of the previous government (2008-2017) but improve on the pre-2008 policy settings. He also advocates entrenching the role and powers of local government in a constitution, so the focus of the sector does not swing wildly every time central government changes. Reid, M. (2018, February 8). Saving Local Democracy: An agenda for the new government. Auckland: The Policy Observatory. bit.ly/SavingLocalDemocracy_MReid Jean Drage Jean Drage of Lincoln University and author of many books and articles on local government, wrote Strengthening local voices (October 2018). In this she builds on Mike Reid’s report, concentrating on the ways in which citizens and communities ‘have a say’ in local government. Jean looks at how the right to ‘have a say’ in local government has slowly eroded in the past few decades. The principles of subsidiarity hold that decisions should be made at the level closest to those affected by them, yet the ability of local communities to have a say in their affairs has diminished on a range of fronts. • a drop in the number of elected councillors per capita; • a move to more managerial and less democratic decision-making; • the growth of Council-Controlled Organisations; • the streamlining of planning and environmental management processes which lessens the input of elected officials and community voices; and • central government interference in local government affairs via the Local Government Commission. The outcome of much of this change has been a steady decline in voter interest in local elections and a growing disconnect between councils and their communities. This report argues for a strengthening of local voices in local government and identifies what may help and hinder this. Drage, J. (2018, October 30). Strengthening local voices. Auckland: The Policy Observatory. bit.ly/StrengtheningLocalVoices_JDrage Christine Rose Former deputy mayor of the Rodney District Council Christine Rose writes about the need for local authorities to be more involved in making local decisions – but points to the ways central government is working against this. She documents how local government has its parameters established and shifted by central government. While the new government has shown some support for a community well-being focus for local government, it is unlikely to give up control – witness central government’s involvement in three waters, transport and housing. Meanwhile, central government has not supported moves to make it easier to establish Maori wards. Ultimately, Christine concludes, central government has shown no willingness to devolve power. Rose, C. (2018, November 27). To enshrine and define local government once and for all. bit.ly/EnshrineAndDefine_CRose David Shand Formerly the chair of the 2007 Rates Inquiry and a member of the 2008-9 Royal Commission on Auckland Governance, David Shand writes a response to Christine Rose’s briefing paper, in a short paper called Local government role and autonomy: Some additional perspectives (February 2019). David distinguishes between different kinds of autonomy for local decision making: Ian Shirley’s legacy The Policy Observatory was founded at AUT by the late Professor Ian Shirley, who had a decades-long interest in the nature of communities and cities. Professor Shirley was an advocate for a larger council in Auckland, although he did not support all elements of the eventual design of the new Auckland Council. The Policy Observatory continues Professor Shirley’s local government interests. You can read more on its website: thepolicyobservatory.aut.ac.nz • The allocation of functions between central and local government; • The extent of centralisation of decision making within central government (e.g. to local or regional offices of central government agencies); and • The degree of autonomy local government has in undertaking its limited role when compared with other OECD countries. Most discussion on centralisation looks at the first of these and there appears to be little research on the second. David Shand makes the case for the third; that while local government in New Zealand has a limited role, it has a lot of autonomy in its financial policies and budget decisions, compared to many OECD countries. He argues this autonomy should be protected. The second part of David’s paper is a brief discussion of the core services versus well-being debate. This is about the extent of local government’s role: should it stick to core services (and if so, what are these?) or concern itself with the wider well-being of its residents? David points out that local government has long had an interest in a wide range of issues and policies, from housing to ports and electricity, and the power of general competence. This broad view of local democracy and local government was reduced following the reforms of the 1980s, but restoring them brings local government in line, not only with history, but the new central government well-being approach to public finances. Shand, D. (2019, February 19). Local government role and autonomy: Some additional perspectives. Auckland: The Policy Observatory. bit.ly/RoleAndAutonomy_DShand This article was first published in the April 2019 issue of NZ Local Government Magazine. 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__label__wiki	0.725371	0.725371	Film Review – Baywatch May 25th, 2017 \| POSTED BY Nick Ahlers The Rock has once again put me in a hard place, man. While never a wrestling fan, even me, ever the simpleton, recognized Dwayne Johnson‘s charisma alongside the rest of the free world once he entered the movie arena. He arguably (or depending on who you ask, single-handedly) reinvigorated the Fast/Fate/Furious franchise and is now well overdue to commandeer his own. It is my sad duty to inform you Baywatch is not that franchise. Taking a page from the retro-reboot handbook most successfully utilized by 2012’s 21 Jump Street, director Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief) sets his sights on Baywatch, an inexplicable staple of 90’s television I’ve never met a real person who’s watched. Still, having never bothered with the show personally, I feel I have a sense of the basics: Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon (Johnson), lifeguard extraordinaire, will do anything in his power to protect his beach. Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, thwarting the almighty jellyfish, and ah hell, let’s nip that international drug trafficking thing in the bud while we’re at it. Johnson’s red suited dream team includes Summer (Alexandra Daddario, True Detective) and Stephanie (Ilfenesh Hadara), as well as new recruits CJ (Kelly Rohrbach), Ronnie (Jon Bass) and Matt Brody (Zac Efron). Tensions rise as Brody’s past foibles as a disgraced gold medalist come bubbling to the surface. Much of the first act, in fact, revels in the rivalry between Mitch and Matt to middling effect. It’s not decidedly unfunny to prey on one’s pretty boy persona, but by the ninth One Direction joke (?), you begin to wonder what’s left for the cutting room floor. And the plot. This stupid, ambling plot. Real estate developer Victoria Leeds (Priyanka Chopra, Quantico), heads an overly-complicated operation ensuring her drugs are smuggled and smuggled good. On its own, the idea of a ragtag group of lifeguards well beyond their jurisdiction targeting a flakka tycoon and her cronies is amusing. Funny even. A running joke reminiscent of the Jump Street franchise even highlights the absurdity of this crew’s devotion. Just as quickly, though, it forgets this take in favor of groan-inducing dick jokes. The movie isn’t entirely devoid of laughs but Gordon can’t seem to settle on a tone. Whereas 21 Jump Street fully embraced its ridiculousness, Baywatch often gets lost in plotlines presumably no one came out to see in the first place. The action sequences are played laughably straight, despite the unfortunately apparent chintzy effects. Potentially rewarding running jokes like Brody’s complete lack of smarts are forgotten for inexcusable long stretches in favor of needless exposition. Jon Bass as Ronnie scores the film’s biggest laughs. I’ve seen some comparisons to Josh Gad (whom Bass replaced in Book Of Mormon‘s run) and sure, I guess. Schlub’s gotta schlub. But his earnestness gives us occasional peeks at the movie that could have been. The female cast, though, is tragically short-shrifted. The original Baywatch is remembered for, like it or not, its bikini-clad eye candy. It seems like a missed opportunity, then, to pay fan service so blandly rather than find a subversive angle. I’m still rooting for you though, Dwayne. Don’t make me look the fool. FINAL GRADE: C- Learn more about the film and leave your own rating by clicking here 21 Jump Street, Alexandra Daddario, Baywatch, Book Of Mormon, Damian Shannon, Dwayne Johnson, Fast and Furious, Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jon Bass, Josh Gad, Kelly Rohrbach, Mark Swift, Paramount Pictures, Priyanka Chopra, Quantico, Seth Gordon, The Fate of the Furious, True Detective, Zac Efron About Nick Ahlers Nick's eyes were opened to a film's capabilities with his first viewing of L.A. Confidential and he's spent every day since then doggedly pursuing impactful movies big and small. Follow him on Twitter or email him. View all posts by this author CinemaCon Film Review – The Heat You Make the Pick – Football Movies Top 5 – Acts of Redemption Film Review – The Host Film Review – A Good Day to Die Hard Edward Davidson Allen Almachar Benjamin Nason Adelaide Blair Cassidy Robinson	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1351
__label__cc	0.538279	0.461721	← Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958) Home Delivery Food Review: Sangeeta Anand → Ten of my favourite C Ramachandra songs Posted on January 12, 2015 by dustedoff …specifically, songs which he composed, not just songs he sang (since C Ramachandra also lent his voice to some of his best songs). Chitalkar Ramachandra was born 97 years ago—on January 12, 1918, in the town of Puntamba in Maharashtra. Although he’d studied music, it was as an actor that C Ramachandra joined the film industry—he debuted in a lead role in a film called Nagananda. This didn’t continue for long, though; he eventually shifted to composing songs, first for Tamil cinema, and then for Hindi. And he came like a breath of fresh air to Hindi film music: in a period dominated by classical tunes composed by the likes of Naushad, Anil Biswas and Pankaj Mullick, C Ramachandra had the guts to bring in music with distinctly Western rhythms, what with hits like Aana meri jaan Sunday ke Sunday and Mere piya gaye Rangoon. And he was brilliantly versatile: as the following selection will (hopefully) show, he could compose just about everything from peppy club songs to lullabies to ghazals (if one can expect a particular style of music for a ghazal) and lilting love songs. Therefore, without further ado, a list of ten of my favourite C Ramachandra songs. These are all from pre-70s films that I’ve seen, and no two songs are from the same film (yes, that was a toughie, because there are several instances of C Ramachandra scores where almost every song was a gem). In no particular order 1. Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag (Anarkali, 1953): To begin with, a song that most people would not associate with C Ramachandra: a song with a distinctly classical bent to it, probably something one would expect of a Naushad (or a Madan Mohan?) But Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag is C Ramachandra’s music, and how beautifully restrained it is. I love the way Hemant’s and Lata’s voices are allowed to take centrestage, and the instrumentation is kept pretty much in the background. Incidentally, one of my earliest memories of trying to sing (thankfully at home, not anywhere public) is of Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag. By the time I was about 12, this was one of my favourite songs. It sounded (as I realized later, deceptively) simple, so I tried to sing it—and failed miserably. Because the voices, especially Lata’s, go from very low to very high. I ended up growling one moment and shrieking the next. I still can’t manage it. Full marks to Lata for pulling it off, and full marks too to C Ramachandra for composing it that way. 2. Taaron ki zubaan par hai mohabbat ki kahaani (Nausherwan-e-Aadil, 1957): Long before I’d ever watched this film (or even knew heard of C Ramachandra), I’d seen Taaron ki zubaan par hai mohabbat ki kahaani on Chitrahaar, and had fallen in love with it. This is one of those fairly predictable love songs as far as elements are concerned: a beautiful night, the stars, the moon, the two lovers singing of their love as they go out in a boat. C Ramachandra’s music is very sweet and melodious—and, interestingly, while it seems that each verse is going to play out the same way as the previous one, there’s an unexpected twist midway through the song, with the tune taking a lovely little diversion before going back to the refrain. 3. Gore-gore o baanke chhore (Samadhi, 1950): This was a song that gave me a hard time. I wanted very much to include it in my list simply because it’s such a delightfully peppy song—so essential C Ramachandra. On the other hand, it’s also not an original song (the original was Edmundo Ros’s Chico-chico, released in 1945). Eventually, my love for Gore-gore o baanke chhore won: it’s so infectious, so lively and charming. The two voices—Lata singing playback for Nalini Jaywant while Ameerbai Karnataki sings for Kuldeep Kaur, who acts as Nalini Jaywant’s sister and fellow spy in this INA-centric patriotic film—blend together perfectly. And, while the song is an easily recognizable copy of Chico-chico, there are little details that are new and unique to the Hindi song, too. 4. Kitna haseen hai mausam (Azaad, 1955): The score for Azaad is one of C Ramachandra’s best, with songs like Radha na bole na bole and Aplam chaplam chaplai re—and this one, a beautifully romantic duet. The best part of Azaad’s music is that it’s a brilliant example of the man’s legendary speed at composing. C Ramachandra hadn’t been director SM Naidu’s first choice: that had been Naushad. But SM Naidu could offer only two weeks for the composer to create the score, and Naushad flatly refused. It was then offered to C Ramachandra, who composed ten songs for Azaad in that seemingly impossible period of a mere two weeks. Of those songs, this one’s my favourite. It was initially supposed to have been sung by Talat (one of C Ramachandra’s favourite singers), but since Talat couldn’t find time for the recording, C Ramachandra stepped in and sang (and in a voice so reminiscent of Talat’s, I actually used to think, till some years back, that it was Talat. Lilting, lovely music with more than a hint of the Middle East in it. 5. Shola jo bhadke dil mera dhadke (Albela, 1951): Another song sung by C Ramachandra himself (as a singer, he used to go by the name ‘Chitalkar’). And this, from another film known for one great song after another, all the way from Shaam dhale khidki tale to the lullaby Dheere se aaja re akhiyan mein. (The latter, incidentally, has also gone down in legend as an example of C Ramachandra’s speed as a composer: according to Ganesh Anantharaman (in Bollywood Melodies), C Ramachandra received the lyrics for Dheere se aaja re akhiyan mein at 4 PM for a recording scheduled at 6 PM. He composed the tune in the car on his way to the recording studio). While that’s impressive, and I like the song, Shola jo bhadke is the defining song from Albela for me. Frothy and playful, romantic and seductive, this one’s such a fabulously infectious combination of musical instruments, the solo voices, the chorus, and clapping, my feet start tapping of their own accord every time I hear it. 6. Dil lagaakar hum yeh samjhe (Zindagi Aur Maut, 1965): C Ramachandra was sadly underrated, and perhaps one reason for that is that some of his best songs were for films very few people have even heard of. NA Ansari’s B-grade, extremely convoluted spy flick Zindagi Aur Maut, for example, is an imminently forgettable film—except for Dil lagaakar hum yeh samjhe. This song appears in the film in two avatars: once in a female version (a sad one) and once here: a softly romantic male version sung by Mahendra Kapoor. While the female version is also good, I prefer this one: there’s something very soothing and dreamy about it. 7. Eena meena deeka (Aasha, 1957): Like Dil lagaakar hum yeh samjhe, another song which had two versions—a male one and a female one, though in the case of Eena meena deeka, both songs were similar in tone: peppy and light-hearted. I’m choosing the Kishore Kumar version because I prefer it just that little bit to the Asha Bhonsle one: more madcap, more an embodiment of total nuttiness (Kishore, after all!) But we’re talking about the music here, and I think C Ramachandra’s virtuosity as a composer of Western-oriented songs shines through here. Listen to the occasional flourishes, of wind instruments, of piano (towards the end). Note the sudden, momentary silences that act as a prelude to a flourish. Note the rhythmic clapping, the foot-tapping beats. This is one of those songs I can’t listen to without wanting to get up and dance. 8. Main jaagoon saari rain (Bahurani, 1963): My first instinct was to choose Umr hui tumse mile from Bahurani—a fairly ‘typical’ C Ramachandra tune (if one still insists, even after listening to some pretty atypical songs, that there was something typical about his music). Umr hui tumse mile is a sweet, frothy little song, but I finally chose this: a suhaag raat song with a difference, a lullaby with a difference. A new bride, married to a man she has never even met, realizes that her new husband has the mind of a child. Her attempt to be a ‘mother’, to lull him to sleep, finally gives way to despair, revealing her anguish and disappointment. I love the gentleness of the music here, the way it allows the words to stand forth. Even when the music swells, it never gets intrusive. 9. Aa dil se dil mila le (Navrang, 1958): Navrang was one of those occasional films (with, invariably, a singer, poet or dancer as a protagonist) that have a fairly basic and uncluttered storyline, whose main purpose is to showcase lots of songs. Here, with Sandhya acting the dancing muse to Mahipal’s poet, there were songs galore—including the extremely popular Aadha hai chandrama raat aadhi, the defiant Toh maati sabhi ki kahaani kahegi, and the Holi song Arre jaa re hatt natkhat. More than any of those, however, I choose Aa dil se dil mila le. This song—picturised on Vandana Karmarkar (and, interestingly, sung by Asha Bhonsle in a somewhat nasal voice quite different from her own, but well-suited to Vandana Karmarkar’s)—seems straightforward at first, but gets more complex and nuanced as it progresses, Asha’s voice rising to a crescendo, tapering off, rising again. And with only a very few instruments to support it. A brilliant composition, and a rendition to match. 10. Gagan jhanjhana raha (Nastik, 1954): Like Navrang and Aadha hai chandrama raat aadhi, so it is with Nastik and Dekh tere sansaar ki haalat kya ho gayi bhagwaan: both songs tend to eclipse all the other songs in their respective films. Here, too, I choose a song that is comparatively little-known, but is a beautiful song nevertheless. Gagan jhanjhana raha, sung by Hemant (whose voice, nasal and deep and mellifluous, seems so perfectly suited to this song of a storm) and Lata. And supported by a chorus which comes in now and then, the ‘music’ of thunder, the occasional—and superbly timed—clang of a temple bell. One of those great songs which incorporate everyday sounds in their music. Which C Ramachandra songs do you like? Posted in Dusted Off \| Tagged Aa dil se dil mila le, Aasha, Albela, Anarkali, Azaad, Bahurani, C Ramachandra, Chitalkar Ramachandra, Dil lagaakar hum yeh samjhe, Eena meena deeka, Gagan jhankhana raha, Gore-gore o baanke chhore, Hindi film music, Jaag dard-e-ishq jaag, Kitna haseen hai mausam, Main jaagoon saari rain, Nastik, Nausherwan-e-Adil, Navrang, Samadhi, Shola jo bhadke dil mera dhadke, Taaron ki zubaan par hai mohabbat ki kahaani, Zindagi aur Maut 83 thoughts on “Ten of my favourite C Ramachandra songs” Good list, Madhu. :-) C. Ramchandra was such an underrated music composer and funnily known more for his ‘western’ tunes despite his versatility. Good that I did not make a C. Ramchandra list – we would have had 6-7 songs in common :-) From Anarkali, my pick would have been Yeh zindagi usiki hai. Also, I would have included Umra huyi tumse mile (I love that song!). And finally instead of the Nastik number, I would have included Katate hain dukh mein yeh din (Parchhaiyan, 1952). I have always liked Aa dil se dil mila le from Navrang cos Asha sings it so differently imitating Noorjehan (another singer I like) and manages to sound like Vandana Karmarkar. Yes, it’s good you didn’t do a C Ramachandra list. Knowing us, we’d not just have chosen pretty much the same songs, we’d even probably have about the same things to say about those songs! I have to admit I didn’t recognise Katate hain dukh mein yeh din when you mentioned it – I haven’t seen Parchhaiyaan and couldn’t recall having heard the song, but when I listened to it, I remembered having heard it. Yes, nice one. You know, the odd thing was that I actually didn’t even recognise Asha’s voice at first in Aa dil se dil mila le: she sounds so different! Yes, rather like Noorjehan. I was reminded, too, of Naushad telling Lata, prior to her recording Uthaaye jaa unke sitam: “Yeh gaana aap apni Pakistani behen ke andaaz mein gaaiye” or something like that. I thought Lata did a good job there… Oh, I didn’t know this bit of trivia about Naushad telling Lata. I should listen to Uthaye jaa unke sitam again now :-) Yes, I came across that anecdote a few years back, and realised when I listened to the song again that yes, Lata’s rendition of it is very similar to how Noorjehan would have sung it. Talking of Noorjehan, have you seen her in the Pakistani film Dopatta? It’s got some lovely music, but also a very nice film. Great compilation of songs of one of the most underrated music directors of Hindi cinema. C Ramchandra’s range and versatility was amazing. He was also good at semi-classical type of songs, like this one: He had some outstanding scores in movies like Anarkali, Azaad and Albela, where it is difficult to pick one song – all these movies have so many good songs to choose from. I personally think Anarkali’s music was overall better than that of Mughal-e-Azam. Amar Deep was another movie of CR’s which had several good songs. A couple of examples below (the second one is a quirky Johnny Walker song) I also like this one from Baarish (sung by Chitalkar himself): And this one from Nausherwan-e-Adil: That’s a good selection of songs – in particular, I like Kaise aaoon Jamuna ke teer and Bhool jaayein saare gham. Somehow I find the score of Baarish not very memorable, though Daane-daane pe likha hai is fun.Amardeep is a film I haven’t seen – and I wasn’t even familiar with either Ab dar hai kiska pyaare or Dil ki duniya basaake saanwariya. Good songs, both. Amardeep, despite having the star cast of Dev Anand, Vyjayantimala and Padmini, is quite an average film. Worth watching only for its music. Two other good songs from Amardeep: I’ve heard Mere mann ka baanwara panchhi before (and I like it), but Dekh humein aawaaz na dena was new to me. Thanks for that! I do feel that Dev Anand was one of those actors whose films invariably had good music, even when the film itself wasn’t too great. There’s also Sarhad, for example, which was otherwise a fairly average movie but had good songs (even if they were never superhits). Also scored by C Ramachandra. Here’s Naacho ghoom ghoom ghoom ke, for example: That is a fine list of an underrated music director. Here are the one I like, from Yasmin from Sharda from Sargam (this tune was reused and popularised by Mehmood later) from Wahan ke log Oh, yes. I like Bechain nazar betaab jigar a lot. And O chaand jahaan woh jaayein had been one I wanted to include. But my self-imposed restriction of only including songs from films I’ve seen meant that I couldn’t do that – I still haven’t got around to watching Sharda. The same goes for Wahaan ke Log – I’ve had that film on my watchlist for a long time now. I might just watch it for Zindagi ka nasha halka-halka suroor: nice. I hadn’t known there was an ‘original’ of the Mehmood song. Sabse bhala rupaiyya is good. :-) Also, 2 songs from a marathi film of his, “Gharkul” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5AS3kHXPuM (sung by C. Ramchandra & Manna Dey and a familiar tune) Thank you for these! I hadn’t heard either Malmal tarunya maze or Bamboochya vanat before, but liked both. In the latter, before the words started, I thought it was Tequila – then, of course, I realised I was wrong. This No. 54 ‘inspiration’ reminded me of another C Ramachandra composition that is a copy of a Western hit. Aaja re from Sarhad is a pretty faithful copy of Volare (but I still like it): Kersi N. Mistry Madhulika: A great read on C. Ramchandra and a fine selection of songs, indeed. The only trouble is that when you write about a personality and his career one is compelled to select a few at the cost of many. It was perhaps the great Manohar Mahajan of vintage Radio Ceylon who described him best in four words one late Sunday night on his Hameshan jawan geeton ka karyakram: “Kya sangeetkar, kya rachnaein” he said, which about sums up the man’s genius in a nutshell. To your list of songs, Madhulika, let me add a few of my own: Perhaps the most exotic lilt that he created was the duet-cum-chorus that he sang with Lata for the film Khazana, Hum diwanonka afsana ai chand kisise na kehna (I do hope you and all your responders are familiar with it! If not, I will be happy to send it to you). Then, there was Lata’s solo from Devta, Ai chand kal jo aana unko bhi sath lana. It plays second fiddle to Kaise aoon jamuna ke teer from the same film but is a wonderful treat for the heart and soul, nevertheless. Mehfilmein jal uthi shama and Aisi muhabbatse hum baaz aye, both Lata solos from Nirala, retain pride of place in any collector’s repertoire, as does O janewale from Patanga. As great as the entire soundtrack from Nastik was, the pride of place in my books belongs to the shattering Tere phoolonse bhi pyar, tere kantonse bhi pyar, with its moving couplet at the top. Yasmin carried some of the best Lata solos ever and to this day it is difficult to elect the piece-de-resistance from among Bechain karnewale, Dil unko dhundhta hai, Hans hanske hasinonse, Ab woh raatein kahan and Mujhpe ilzaam-e-bewafai hai. Talaq boasted the wonderful Manna Dey-Asha duet Mere jeevanmein kiran banke bikharne wale but a gem of a tune is the Asha solo Nai umarki kaliyon tumko dekh rahi duniya sari. His only odd ball creation was for Mukesh (and to my mind the only track that that fine crooner recorded for CR: he had to: it was Raj that he was singing for!) for the film Sharda: Japu japu japu jap re. I am aware that Mukesh himself did not care much for it but the melody and the arrangement and that singer’s rendering of it cannot be ignored. Manohar Mahajan’s words have stayed with me verbatim for almost five decades. CR remains the standard bearer in an age that revealed the genius of one great music director after another!. It was an age where each respected and admired the creation of the other! I will always remember how CR ended his eulogy to S D Burman, on a radio programme, upon the latter’s passing: “Burman-dada, mere Burman-dada, ab nahin rahe.” “The only trouble is that when you write about a personality and his career one is compelled to select a few at the cost of many.” Ah, well. But the trouble would be then only if I said I was making a definitive ‘best of’ list. These are my favourites, so there’s really no trouble, actually. I know which C Ramachandra songs I like best. :-) Thank you, though, for that very detailed comment about some of his best songs. I agree, especially, about Yasmin – it had some beautiful songs. I’ve never heard Hum diwanon ka afsana ai chand kisise na kehna – looked on Youtube, too, but couldn’t find it. Where can I hear it, please? Madhulika: In hindsight, I did not really say enough about Anna-saheb and his music in my previous response. I wanted to write a bit more on my choice of तेरे फूलोंसे भी प्यार, तेरे काँटोंसे भी प्यार. The song is a prayer, a complete submission to the will of the Almighty. The gentleness of the flute at the beginning belies the turbulence and horrors of a nation in the throes of partition, against which नास्तिक unfolded. It has a calming effect on the listener~all is not lost. Compare this with the gentleness of the सितार as it develops a soft, yet disturbing mood in धीरे से आजा री अँखियनमें, राजेंद्र क्रिशन’s gentle delineation of poverty and man’s self-delusion that was the film अलबेला. While लता carries the whole song चितलकरजी makes a touching appearance in the second half. I must hasten to add that as it often happened in those days, it was the two-parter 78 r.p.m. tandem track, with its सितार that was more compelling. I could go on and on about this maestro: there was लताजी’s अपना पता बतादे, या मेरे पास आजा which I just love and cannot get enough of, the light and the heavy forming two sides of a ’78’ disc from शगुफा, and her fantastic voice magic in परछाईं as it dovetailed with the arrangement. CR has gone on record to confess his affection for तलत-saab (साक़ी , सुबह का तारा , परछाईं ) but there was also हेमंत बाबू. Apart from the two-and-a-half songs that हेमंतदा sang in अनारकली, we have poignant memories of at least two other songs that that endowed singer sang for CR. One of them was the duet बदलीमें छुपे चाँद ने कुछ मुझसे कहा है in the अशोक-मीना starrer शतरंज (१९५६) and the other, the deeply philosophical ज़मीन चल रही आसमाँ चल रहा है, from पहेली झलक (१९५७), which starred किशोर and वैजयंतीमाला . Both these bear the stamp of CR’s love of the minimalist composition. The first is a dream to watch and the second, a two parter 78 r.p.m. disc which vindicates Lata’s comment as to why हेमंत बाबू’s singing always reminded her of a pujari singing to his Lord atop a hill, at day’s end. It is food for the soul, indeed. I could listen to his music forever, discover something fresh and new everytime… That’s a touching little tribute to Hemant’s voice from Lata – and something I agree with. There’s something about his voice which is really food for the soul. Listening to Tum pukaar lo, for instance, I can’t help but think nobody else could have sung it with so much feeling. To get the full impact of Lata’s words one must listen to the Bangla song ‘O Nodi Re’ from the film ‘Neel Akasher Neeche’ (1959). You probably are already familiar with it. No, I wasn’t familiar with it, but am listening to it right now. Beautiful song. Of course, what did strike me was that this is the same tune as O beqaraar dil ho chuka hai mujhko aansoowon se pyaar. Madhulika: Thanks for responding. Hemant Kumar also used the same tune for the mukhda in Lata’s great rendering of “man mora nache, tan mora nache” in Hrishida’s Do Dil (1964). Finally, O Nodi Re also became The Fisherman’s Song in Conrad Rooks’ bad delineation of Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha (1972), which starred Shashi Kapoor and Simi Garewal. I guess the song was used best in all its reflective intensity in Neel Akasher Neeche (1959). By the way did you get a chance to listen to the three tracks of Khazana that I sent you the other day? An aside: I am still foundering in your blog site. I need to respond to the Mahendra Kapoor post but cannot access it. Just how do I get to it. Word Press is very confusing. HELP! Here is the link to the Mahendra Kapoor post: https://madhulikaliddle.com/2011/01/09/ten-of-my-favourite-mahendra-kapoor-songs/ (If you look at the right hand panel of my blog – below those pesky ads – there’s a ‘Browse Dusted Off’ section, in which one of the pages is ‘Lists I’ve Made’. You can click this to find any of the list posts I’ve done). I haven’t had a chance to listen to the Khazana songs yet. Will do that over the weekend. Thank you, Madhulika. I will log in on the MK site and put my choiuce of 10 songs. Aside: There is something wrong with formatting somewhere which prevents my responses from reaching Dusted Off not in regular paragraphs, but as thin straight lines. I notice it also when I write to ‘SWW’. Is there something that I need to do? Hate to be a pest. Kersi The problem with replying to comments is that as the thread of comments grows longer, the column width grows narrower – that is why your comments are appearing in that odd way. You could write a fresh comment, at the bottom of the page. I hope you have been able to view the actual black-and-white clip from the movie and not just listen to the song, via an audio. It is available on YT and is a feast for eyes tired glaring colour. The chiaroscuro is amazing. Excellent list, as always! His brilliant versatility, as you pointed out was one of the highlights – for he created songs in so many genres. My favorite song from C Ramachandra is a well known song but I don’t think it was actually written for a movie. This is the 1963 composition of “Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon” that never fails to inspire me. Written by Kavi Pradeep and sung by Lata Mangeshkar. It was written after Sino-India war of 1962. I think everyone knows how much Nehru was moved after he heard Lata sing it live in 1963. It brought him to tears and he was quoted as saying “Those who don’t feel inspired by ‘Aye mere watan ke logo’ don’t deserve to be called a Hindustani” The song is over 50 years old but it can still make one feel those emotions so clearly. That was the magic of C Ramachandra! Yes, Ae mere watan ke logon is an absolute classic, isn’t it? And so very popular when it comes to patriotic songs. I’d be surprised if even half the people who praise it so much would even know who composed it. It’s sad that people like C Ramachandra or N Datta are so extremely underrated: they created some gems, songs that have far outlasted their own lives. kayyessee Eena meena deka, Shaam dhale khidki tale ,mere piya gaye rangoon will be in my list. Do give this a watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMotc9NQ9B8 If it does not work Type vanjikottai vaaliban and dance competition song. Great song , great dancing and a fitting end.(Vijayanthimala & Padmini – may be the other way around in terms of seniority ) CR is synonymous with this song down in Ammaland! Didn’t know until much much later that C Ramachandra started from South and went to Hindi afterwards. Thank you for that! Coincidentally, a blog reader (who rarely comments on this blog, but sends me mails now and then) also sent me the link to Vanjikottai vaaliban, and said that they hadn’t known the C Ramachandra of the south was the same man who went on to become a composer in Hindi cinema. (Rather like Ravi, I suppose, except that in Ravi’s case it was the other way round – first Hindi cinema, and then the South). I like this song – such a good blend of classical Indian and a somewhat Western-tinged section. Goodness gracious, I too thought of writing about (Bombay!) Ravi in my comment but decided against it. I tend to get carried away and get off topic ,if you know what I mean. LOL! Oh, feel free to go off-topic here on this blog. Everybody does, including me. The done thing. Hello Kayyessee, I need to air my views, here. I agree with Madhulika: it’s OK to go off on a tangent when one discusses something as vibrant as our film music, and especially so when one had roots in Bombay which I suspect you do. Being a blogger myself, I found myself holding back the pen or reediting my copy any number of times when thoughts of the city of my birth began to surface and encroach. I need not have worried: thoughts of the city formed an essentially backdrop to the songs I wrote about! It occurred to me then that when I listened to the songs as a kid I also absorbed the sights and sounds of the city around me so that they coalesced and made themselves when I took up blogging a few years ago. If you are a blogger I would love to read what you may have written about Bombay. At the same time, I would like you to read my posts on http://www.groove78.blogspot.com As a friend of mine recently put it, blogging has becoming a fraternity. No bhai, I am not from Mumbai. The Bombay I had parenthesized in my post was a reference to the way Ravi was referred in the Malayalam movies he composed! I am presently based in NCR ( work in Delhi and reside in UP!) Giri When two trained Bharatanatyam dancers dance one would be tempted to use a classical raga. But CR chose differently and till date it is a favorite in TamilNadu(of course the presence of legends adds to it) Yes, that ‘differentness’ is what makes this song unusual – and memorable. Glad to know it’s still a favourite in Tamilnadu! Sucheta What a dance!! I’d state it as Padmini and Vyjanthimala simply on the basis of virtuosity. Comparing the two in this dance made me see the sheer perfection of each of Padmini’s movements… every position, every movement is perfect. Vyajanthimala is great, but Padmini is absolutely stupendous. How did I miss this post? (It only showed up on my sidebar this morning.) Lovely post, Madhu and an excellent compilation. Would it surprise you that a CR list languishing in my drafts has seven of the songs you listed here? I’m not a great fan of Eena Meena Deeka though I agree with you about the music. I would have added Mehfil mein jo uthi shama from Nirala instead. Some other favourites? Tu chhupi hai kahan from Navrang aplam chaplam from Azaad Paas na aayiye from Saqi Kanha bajaye bansuri from Nastik “Would it surprise you that a CR list languishing in my drafts has seven of the songs you listed here?” No, it wouldn’t surprise me at all! :-D I like the songs you’ve posted in your comment too, though I don’t recall hearing Paas na aaiye before. On a tangential note (and where would my blog be without me running off on a tangent?!), how gorgeous Madhubala and Premnath look. I saw them ages ago in Badal, and didn’t even know they’d done Saqi together. Have you seen the film? Mmm. I don’t remember ever having heard Tum kya jaano tumhaari yaad mein. So gentle and beautiful. Thank you! Glad you liked it, one of the best Lata solos in any era in my opinion and C Ramchandra was an amazing composer. . The unexpected twist in “Taaron ki zubaan” can be loosely termed a sanchari. As a musical construct was used pretty regularly by Bengali composers possibly the most famous sanchari being “aise rimjhim me o sajan , pyaase pyaase tere nayan”. Forgive me for butting in, SSW, but Salil-da created an equally melodious sanchari in Lata’s now almost forgotten solo dainty from his तांगावाली (1955) composition रिम झिम झिम झिम झिम बदरवा बरसे नैना मोरे तरसे ……..halfway down the song लता-बाई simply melts the heart with her articulation of प्रेम धवन’s……आओ जो घर मोरे पिया कानों में कुछ समझाऊँ, कह दूँगी बात कुछ ऐसी कहते हुए शरमाऊँ. I am sure you will remember it. Mr. Mistry the original song in Bengali from Pasher Badi (1951) contained the same sanchari and so did the duet in Malayalam that he created 27 years later with a slightly different chord progression. Another one of Lata’s best sanchari’s by Salilda is in this song. You will recognize the Hindi equivalent though the arrangement is different. The sanchari begins at 2:09 Bloody apostrophe. Thank you indeed, SSW, for this wonder, although Lata-bai falters just a wee bit. We have all been very lucky to have lived contemporaneously with this generation. We are all the richer for it! Please explain the term Ki Je Kari. I am not a Bengali speaking person although I listen to the wonderful singers and composers. Thanks. Dear Mr. Mistry, I don’t see anything wrong with her singing here. The composition is quite complicated with its slurs and quick notes and though loosely based on a raga’s scale takes a completely different treatment. It is more complicated than the Talat version. I do not understand Bengali myself. I only pay attention to the notes in a composition when listening to the music. The lyrics were written by Salilda too if I am not mistaken. Thank you, SSW. No, there is nothing wrong with Lataji’s singing nor has there ever been, in my books. You see, I do not understand the technicalities of a musical composition because my response to music is not temporal, purely emotional, instinctive. In fact, I just heard the word ‘sanchari’ from you for the first time today. So, I could never tell if any singer, particularly Latabai, has missed a note here, there or anywhere. What I just happened to notice was that between 1.15 and 1.25 she loses breath control for a mini second, at a couple of places. Once, a while ago, I noticed something similar in another song she sang for a 1970 film. I brought it up to the small gathering before which I was speaking and some of them grudgingly agreed. Take a careful look at what I have stated above and convince me I have deluded myself. By the way could you remove the ‘Mr.’ from my name? It’s fun communicating with you. I’m not sure if that is loss of breath or the effort required to modulate the tone to go from loud (forte) to soft (pianissimo), because at that point she is singing at a concert pitch of C5 and above. But yes you are right there is an appearance of wavering there though sometimes I think our recording techniques of those times were less than optimal. The notes are still true. That portion is a crazy dip and very typical of Salilda. You have to be on your toes while singing some of his stuff. Dear SSW: Thank you. Well, at least the lapse was not technical on her part: subconsciously we, as her admirers, would not want to accept one. Not that I want to split hair or find fault with the excellent matchless manner in which this song was rendered, but I am attaching a URL that I want you to listen to. I am sure you know the song: I will always consider it one of the best that LP did for Lataji. It is also one of the last three great duets she sang with Manna Dey. Let me point you to the the track between 5.8 & 5.12. Once again that quiver in the breath which while not being pretty obvious is present, as she comes in with “jo bhi miley yahi puchhe sun O kishori…” One notices it more because one has not yet recovered from the controlled, firm manner in which she articulates “Mohanse laage Radhaki ankhiyaan”, a tad earlier as the counter reaches 4.54. As in the previous instance help me understand this. What a lovely song. Even makes you forget that plurals don’t typically contain apostrophes. ;-) Let the bloody apostrophe be – I don’t think anybody’s paying attention anyway. Only you, Anu, and me. :-D Ah. Thank you. I’ve learnt something new! (and that example makes things clear – I’ve always loved the way O sajna barkha bahaar aayi suddenly takes an unexpected turn with aisi rimjhim mein o sajan). Pleasure DO. Cheerio Madhu, Your write-up is very informative, and within the self-imposed constraint of posting only songs from the movies you have watched, your selection contains his greatest songs. We generally miss out his songs for Mahendra Kapoor and Asha Bhosle, your list reminded that some of their best songs were composed by CR. However, I was somewhat puzzled by your use of the word ‘underrated’ for him at one place, and some readers, too, agreeing with it. During his time he was reckoned among the big two or three, both commercially and artistically. I doubt if this adjective fits him. A perfect example of ‘underrated’ music director would be someone like Chitragupt. My thoughts precisely, AK. N. Dutta was underrated as also were Chitragupta and S. Mohinder and several others who fell by the wayside. But no one who listened to CR’s compositions failed to doff their hats to him. He was just plumb unlucky… and under utilized. The only big banners that he had the good luck to be associated with were Filmistan (Anarkali), Rajkamal (Navrang, Stree, Parchhain, Subah Ka Tara) in all of which his music remains immortal. He also did the odd movie for Gemini (Insaniyat) and Prasad Productions (Sharda) with fairly telling effect. AK, I’m glad you liked the selection. As for why I called C Ramachandra underrated, it’s because I’m looking at Hindi film music from the point of view of the average Indian listener. Not you or Kersi Mistry or anybody else whose knowledge of old Hindi film music is encyclopedic! The regular listener, the sort of person who can distinguish between Hemant and Rafi and Kishore and will probably be able to tell you that their favourite MDs are SD Burman, OP Nayyar, Madan Mohan, Naushad, or one of those other really big names. I’m talking about those listeners; among them, C Ramachandra tends to be one of those names that tends to slip through and get ignored. Neelam K Its very good information and collection of songs mentioned above.Its always difficult to move out of the Blog, once I start reading…Thankyou. girievs I read somewhere that CR’s name as MD appeared in five or so different names including Tamil and Marathi films. Can somebody throw some light on that? Well, I did mention in my introduction to this list that C Ramachandra began his career as a composer with Tamil films. And someone has, in the comments, linked to the song Vanjitkottai vaaliban, picturised on Padmini and Vyjyantimala, which was composed by C Ramachandra. I do know he composed for other Tamil films as well as Marathi films – you just need to look at his filmography on IMDB – but I must confess to total ignorance about those songs. WutheringWillow Great write up on C Ramachandra! He was indeed underrated. I am very fond of his fun songs from the 40’s and 50’s, be it ‘Aana meri jaan Sunday ke Sunday’ from ‘Shehnai’ and ‘Mere piya gaye Rangoon’ from ‘Patanga’. He was very modern somehow. “He was very modern somehow. Yes. Tunes like the ones you’ve mentioned aren’t the type one generally associates with that era! Great post, I like several posted here. My additions — 1) Koi Kisika Deewana Na Bane — Sargam 2) Kehta hai pyar kisko — Baarish 3) Sunday Ke Sunday — Shehnai 4) Bholi Surat Dil ke khote — Albela Thank you, Samir! I like all the songs you’ve listed, except – to some extent – Bholi soorat dil ke khote, which somehow has never appealed to me. Another song which had been on my shortlist, and which made me dilly-dally for a while was this one, Yeh hasrat thhi ke is duniya, from Nausherwan-e-Aadil: I have a great fondness for C. Ramchandra’s music so this post (and the comments section) has been a real pleasure to read through. So many wonderful songs have been posted already but here a few of my personal favorites that haven’t been mentioned: Raat hai sitaaron wali (Talaash) Kahin se shaam hote hi (Shatranj) Jaa ri jaa nindiya ja (Jhanjhar) All three of these songs were new to me, Shalini – and all so lovely. I especially liked Kaheen se shaam hote hi; such a beautiful song. Thank you for them all! chitrapatsangeet VASANT HAI AAYA RANGEELA-ASHA -MAHENDRA (STREE196…: http://youtu.be/Tp_BPGKGwRc Thanks, Karthik! I hadn’t heard this one before – such a fine example of how good C Ramachandra could be at classical songs too (though of course I hasten to add that I’m saying this as someone who knows nothing about classical music). I was listening to C. Ramchandra singing “aadha hai chandrama, raat aadhi”, happened to check your site and here is a wonderful post on him ! Thanks for the most delightful songs both on your list and the gems in the comments. I don’t know why he is considered underrated ? He was extremely popular in my opinion, then perhaps I have always been fond of his music. He had good rap ore with Kavi Pradeep, bringing out his poetry with the simplest of tunes and instruments. I liked your choice of ‘aa dil se dil mila le’ from Navrang. It really showcases Asha’s versatility. I think it was the first movie where she got all the songs. I still remember our ride on an ikka to go watch the movie. One of my favourite is also ‘jab dil ko satave gham, tu ched sakhi sargam’. I posted it under your instrumental songs. Thanks again for a delightful evening of listening to wonderful songs. I’m glad you like Aa dil se dil mila le too, Neeru! I got a pretty virulent e-mail the other day from someone deriding me for having liked that song and pointing out all the many ways in which that song is bad. I was beginning to think my taste was so foul, I had started to toy with the idea of shutting this blog down! I remember Jab dil ko sataave gham: lovely song. Thank you. :-) People often forget that a song is essentially an extension of the character on the movie screen and playbacks are expected to portray the lyric in their rendering of it. Thus, when Asha sang “aa dilse dil mil le” she was reflecting the song as the nachnewali would have warbled it. Some great vocals there, actually. Kersi Mistry Very true. I must admit the first time I heard the song, I didn’t much like it. It grew on me on subsequent listenings, and that too when I realised how well Asha had altered her voice to suit Vandana Karmarkar’s rather more high-pitched tone. And yes, the vocals are great. I recalled a comment made by an extremely respected composer of the old guard who, when asked why he did not have much use for आशा, replied that good as she was, “उनकी आवाज़ में बाज़ारुपन कुछ ज़्यादा आ जाता है.” As it is, he has actually made her sing an invocation to Krishna in one of his movies!😇 An unfair statement considering who made it and I will not name names because I was never able to verify it. As for आशा, one cannot not love her. One only has to listen to गीत कितने गा चुकी हुँ इस दुखी जग के लिये, to know how she can move her listener! Aside: did you get a chance to listen to the three tracks from Khazana that I have sent you? I am keen to know what you think of them. I think that’s an unfair comment about Asha’s voice – but then, I’m just talking as a completely untrained person. All I know is that her voice is amazingly versatile. Anybody who could sing something like Yehi woh jagah hai with as much ease as she could Aaiye meherbaan deserves to be applauded. :-) Yes, I did hear the songs you sent. Very nice – especially Ae chaand; I really liked that one. Thank you! Just a friendly correction, Neeru, if you don’t mind, in the interests of accuracy. All the tracks with female leads in अनुपम चित्र’s तलाक़, were recorded by आशा, in the music composed by CR, although the film did not boast too many songs. That film preceded नवरँग by at least two years. Hmmm, it IS your blog, and you did say ten of MY favourite, one does not have to like every song that someone picks. I saw Navrang as a youngster and then again years later, but i still remember the character who sings ‘aa dil se dil mila le’ saying “aaiye, baithiye” and the song sounded as if she is singing herself. That is what strikes you about Asha’s singing. I like all the songs from the movie, they all have something different to offer in music. I had an interesting encounter in US, we were listening to Navrang songs in the car, it was summer and windows were down, as we stopped at he lights, a car pulled up pretty close and I turned the volume down, the other cars’s driver asked me what music was that, I thought he was going to say something awful for playing the radio too loud, but he said he loved the music and has been driving along hoping to get a chance to ask about it. Now that is good music. What a delightful anecdote! And so heartwarming, too. Thanks for sharing that! I wanted to post this one from Sargam. The song showcases classical song presented in two ways, how the same notes and tune can sound pleasant and not quite. I’d never heard Sa re ga ni sa ni, tinak tin tani before. Interesting – the ‘warped’ version is quite different even though it is the same. VILAS B PANSE When I opened your blog I found melody and melody and melody everywhere. I and my elder brother are “prashansak” (fans) of C. Ramchandra’s compositions. My brother asked me to find vasant hai aaya , He likes it very well an now I got it, I would listen, my favourites from C. Ramchandra are Aaj vadhuvatas, O nirdayi pritam and tum kya jano hum kitana roye Thank you for those suggestions. I must admit, offhand, I cannot recall any of the songs you’ve listed in the last sentence, but I will go and look for them to listen to, at once. Pramod Naik Very interesting discussion on music of the great composer. He was certainly a genius and comparable in terms of creativity and application to another great Sachin composer Dev Burman. Apparently, Anna’s (C Ramchandra’s) favourite raga was Bageshri and he composed many tunes in Bageshri. His background of classical music was sound and this is the reason he could compose many songs with a strong bias to thumri, gazal and ragdari. He had an able assistant and arranger-Chic Chocolate who provided matching interludes to Anna’s melodies. Data Davjekar, the popular marathi composer was also his assistant. There was a period when Lata would not sing for him. Nevertheless, he gave wonderful tunes to Navrang without Lata. He did use male voices, but these were limited. He had a tendency to sing some of the songs in the moves by himself. Unfortunately, he faded out much early. I consider him as one of the six great composers of Hindi film music. The others include S. D. Burman, Shanker Jaikishan, Naushad, Anil Biswas and Madan Mohan! Well said. Thank you for the comment. I chanced upon this article while scouring for info about the the FIRST Trendsetter in Hindi Film music. (apparently, he is followed by SJ, OP, RD and AR) Madhu Madam, in the process of listing your top ten Ramchandra numbers, you have blessed us with such a lovely summary of the great composer/singer himself. Anecdotes of your personal brushes/introductions to his songs make an interesting reading themselves. However, by limiting your list to just 10, in effect, you have prevented people (novices) like me, some more of your valuable insights on more such valuable songs by the great composer/singer. You could have at least done a Top 20, (if not more) Mind you, your style of writing and description gives that added impetus to the reader to delve into this beautiful piece of writing with the enthusiasm it deserves and frankly I was sold out on that (your style) All in all, in an era where junk reigns supreme, we are grateful to people like you, who usher us back in (the golden) time. Thanks a ton, Madam! You have made my day with that comment. :-) Thank you so very, very much! I’m glad you liked this post. As to why I restricted myself to 10 songs… because I like to be consistent. All my lists always consist only of ten items, because I feel that fewer than ten is insufficient, and more than 10 – well, at times (depending upon the theme of the list), it does get difficult to find more than 10 songs that fit. So 10, I have realized over the years I’ve been writing this blog, is just right for me. Thanks for stopping by to comment, and do come back. RAMANTHAN PADMANABHAN ONE FILM NAUDHERWAN ADIL HAD ALL TYPES O MUSIC WALTZ BHINI BHINI HAI,B QAWALI AHNA ZAKAT HIA ALAM, SAMBHA BOOL JAYE SARE GHAM DOOP JAYE PYARME THAZO KI ZUBHAN PER MUHABAT KIKAHANI CLASSICAL RAAG BASED LASTLY AAJA AAJAY TRUELY CLAIMAXING SOLO NONE CAN COMPOSE LIKE HIM WITH LATA AND HER DITCHING HIM DUE TO HIS SECIND MARRIAGE AT PUNE WAS START OF HIS DISASTER AND TOO MUCH OF BOOZE COST HIM HIS UNTIMELY DEATH. WE ALL LOST A VERY GREAT COMPOSER, ALSO A DEAR FRIEND Leave a Reply to Kersi N. Mistry Cancel reply	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1355
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__label__cc	0.680296	0.319704	#ChalkGen18: Kana Takahashi On Sparking Social Change Through Her Advocacies It’s true that the first step to everything is self-awareness. Social advocate Kana Takahashi knows this so well. She carries her causes—mental health awareness, LGBT inclusion, and women empowerment—on her shoulders everyday, campaigning for people to take notice and dig deeper than just scratching the surface. “When people hear the ‘f’ word, they think that feminism is about women thinking that they are better than men,” she says. On mental health, the 20-year-old states, “I view mental health as the center of our lives. It can affect anyone, regardless of gender, race, religion, and so on. Though people are already aware as to why it is important, stigma is still there. And we need to eliminate that.” Co-founding UST Hiraya, the first intersectional feminist organization in UST, and taking the social media researcher post for the Youth for Mental Health Coalition, are both her baby steps to reach out and spread word on these relevant issues. Their goal is to spark a conversation about issues that matter and actually do something about it, through talks and conversations from people from all walks of life. Learning never stops, she says. It all starts from within, as Kana relates her initial interests on the subject matter. One of her professors’ talk on mental health sparked her curious mind and soon found herself looking up all the organizations that were mentioned until she found Y4MH. As a member of the student government, on the other hand, the Psychology major felt the need for her officership to mean something more, especially with her involvement in numerous community development and field works. “Through these, I became aware of how discriminating and unjust our society is,” she shares. And as she believes—to able to inspire others, you must be inspired yourself. To be able to educate others, you must first educate yourself. And to be able to make a difference, you always must make the first move. So Kana did. Her winning formula that keeps her on the move? Checking in on herself every now and then. Kana says that the practice of self-care is as important as helping nurture others' well-being. During rough times, she takes a moment to pause and breathe, set aside time to watch movies and bond with friends like other kids her age. The future psychiatrist or developmental pedia also considers kindness and compassion as key. “You’ll never know what a person is going through at the moment and you don’t know the struggles they're facing so being extra kind and compassionate to everyone you meet won’t hurt,” she explains. The UST graduate hopes that one day, all their efforts in bringing it out there will motivate today’s youth and the next generation to continue making a change. “I want them to know that we shouldn’t be afraid to take a big leap especially when we have good intentions. As long as what we do is right and is for the common good, nothing should get in our way,” she adds. It sure sounds a lot for a girl who just stepped out of her teen years, but Kana doesn’t see the things she does as heavy. With a burning passion to lend a hand to those in need, she’ll start everyday lacing her shoes, getting out there, and serving her people. “If you care and believe in something, go for it." Watch Kana star in our 18th anniversary campaign #ChalkGen18 as part of this year's Chalk Bright Young Manila: Makeup by Ces Ramirez of Makeup Design Academy Hair by Jennifer Pascual of Triple Luck Brow and Nail Salon Clothes by Bench TAGS: Chalk Magazine ChalkGen18 feminism gender equality Kana Takahashi mental health social awareness advocate	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0118.json.gz/line1367

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