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Technology StocksResearch Frontiers Lonely Hearts Club Thread.
To: DashernComet who wrote (141) 12/11/2018 9:24:56 PM
From: DashernComet
There is a new game in switchable glass:
Their product is lower in cost than SPD, LC or PLDC
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Heliotrope is on ignore at the “REFR Happy Board”
heliotropetech.com
From: StockDung
POOR POOR N DIXON. HER FAVORITE STOCK PROMOTER BUYINS.NET (THOMAS RONK) siliconinvestor.com is a TOTAL FRAUD.
SOMEONE CALL SECURITY!! YET ANOTHER FRAUDULENT PROMOTER TIED TO RESEARCH FRONTIERS
SEC Charges Company Insider with Multiple Frauds
Litigation Release No. 24297 / September 28, 2018Securities and Exchange Commission v. Thomas Carter Ronk, No. 1:18-cv-8908 (S.D.N.Y filed September 28, 2018)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Thomas Carter Ronk with fraud in connection with multiple alleged schemes to peddle securities to investors and manipulate the market.
The SEC charged Ronk with disseminating false and misleading information in connection with unregistered offerings of securities in two microcap companies: Casablanca Mining Ltd. and Gepco Ltd. According to the SEC's complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Ronk touted the issuers' illusory business prospects and made revenue projections without any basis in fact. As Ronk solicited investors to privately invest in Casablanca and Gepco, he also secretly schemed to create the appearance of market interest and a rising share price in their stocks. Further, Ronk allegedly recruited the owner of a boiler room to induce buyers to purchase shares at higher prices. According to the complaint, this manipulative trading temporarily drove up Casablanca and Gepco's stock prices and enhanced the credibility of the issuers while Ronk's capital raising efforts were ongoing.
The complaint further alleges that Ronk engaged in a fraudulent offering of securities in a private company, Wealthmakers, Ltd. Among other things, Ronk, an owner and co-founder of Wealthmakers, misled investors about trading returns that Wealthmakers purportedly generated, along with the amount of seed capital invested by Ronk and other officers of the company.
The Commission charged Ronk with violating the antifraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, as well as the anti-touting provisions of Section 17(b) of the Securities Act. The Commission is seeking a permanent injunction, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains along with prejudgment interest, civil money penalties, a penny stock bar, and an officer-and-director bar against Ronk.
The SEC's investigation was conducted by Brenda Wai Ming Chang, Howard Fischer, and Sheldon Pollock, with assistance by Timothy C. Nealon, under the supervision of Lara Shalov Mehraban. The litigation will be led by Mr. Fischer and Barry O'Connell.
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From: Kevin Podsiadlik 1/28/2019 12:44:55 PM
"You cant redraw new lines in the sand. What is next years argument? PE numbers? One year its all a scam years later everyone is going to be fighting over REFR patents? I dont think so! You cant argue both ends here. You are arguing the company will never have enough sales to amount to anything. Then you take the other side and say its is so valuable everyone will fight over patents."
Since I said I was going to take a break from Nancy's board and post my replies here, I've kind of cornered myself into this awkward format, but I didn't want Finta's questions to go unanswered.
Sorry, Finta, but I can make both arguments and I am. The conceit of Harary's vision of REFR as the "royalty collecting, dividend paying machine" is that there's just one more hill to climb, they just have to get over the break-even point, and REFR shareholders get to feast on shrimp and crab balls on their private yachts in perpetuity thereafter.
Back in the real world, though, it just isn't that simple. Hitachi is not here to put REFR's interests ahead of their own. If they really have managed to turn the proverbial sow's ear that is REFR's SPD technology into a silk purse of something actually marketable, they're not going to just hand over a big cut of the profits to a company that contributed nothing to that effort, if there's anything they can do about it.
And it is most emphatically not necessary to concede Hitachi has succeeded in doing this, before pointing out that argument exists as a backup to the long-running bear case in REFR.
But go ahead, keep bidding up that stock. I'm sure it'll work out somehow.
To: Kevin Podsiadlik who wrote (145) 3/1/2019 11:47:22 AM
REEFR Dilution Solution much like Xybernaut.. Current outstanding is 27,662,000 shares. When they had half as many shares outstanding the loss would double per share. REEFR Devotees have never understood basic REEFR math. If you double your shares outstanding, you halve your losses per share.
REFFR in the business of selling shares and not SPD film.!!
Xybernaut's Dilution Solution Expanding shares outstanding can make a shrinking loss look even better.
Rich Smith Jan 2, 2004 at 12:00AM
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That's turning out to be the motto at wearable tech maker Xybernaut (NASDAQ:XYBR), which released the following, rather curious earnings announcement back in November:
"The net loss for the third quarter of 2003 decreased 41% to $4.7 million from the third quarter of 2002. The net loss per share also decreased to $0.03 per share from $0.10 per share in the prior year."
Now, hold on a sec. What was that again?
The net loss decreased 41%. So, Xybernaut lost 41% less money this third quarter than it did in the third quarter one year ago. Sounds pretty good, aside from the fact that the company's still losing money.
But wait! There's even better news. The net loss per share shrank 70%! That means long-term Xybernaut shareholders who last year saw a loss of 10 cents for each share they owned are probably delighted this year to see their company only lose 3 cents a share. Things are clearly looking up for this developer of portable computers and related software.
Or are they? How does a company lose X dollars as a whole, but a whole lot less than X dollars per share?
By diluting the bejeezus out of the long-term shareholders.
It only takes a glance at the press release to see what happened -- you don't even need to hunt through the filings on FreeEdgar to find it. The first table in the press release has an entry for "Weighted average shares outstanding" for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2002, and for the same period in 2003. In 2002, Xybernaut had 78,011,017 shares outstanding. By Sept. 30, 2003, that number had more than doubled to 158,635,685 -- for a grand total of 103.3% annual share dilution.
And if you double your shares outstanding, you halve your losses per share.
However, share dilution is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it can make your losses, per share, look better than they are on a company-wide basis. But if things turn around, and the company starts making a profit, then that profit gets divvied up among all the extra shares, too. Shareholders currently tickled at the narrowing losses per share may be less than thrilled when they see what 103.3% dilution does to their per-share profits.
Rich Smith owns no shares of Xybernaut. He might consider shorting Xybernaut but, as Bill Mann wrote, individual investors cannot practically short companies with stocks selling under $5.
To: StockDung who wrote (146) 3/1/2019 12:00:17 PM
DSA is funny. Its like Archie Bunker realizing the organization that is recruiting him are the KKK
As a DSA chapter co-chair I just wanna set the record straight for a minute: communism is good
— Olivia Katbi Smith??????? ????? (@livkittykat) June 30, 2018
DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS OF AMERICA’S PLANS REVEALED IN DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY THEDCNF
10:53 PM 02/28/2019 | INVESTIGATIVE GROUP
Peter Hasson | Reporter
The Democratic Socialists of America are preparing to launch a full campaign supporting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary, DSA memos show.The DSA may not support the Democratic nominee if someone other than Sanders wins the primary.One memo cited “developing propaganda” as a “primary task of the national DSA Bernie campaign.” Another memo stressed the “need to agitate for Sanders” among “rank-and-file union members.”The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have yet to publicly endorse Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, but for months they have been laying the groundwork to campaign for Sanders, and only Sanders, in the Democratic primary, planning documents obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation show.
The DSA played a key role in helping left-wing Democratic candidates, like fellow DSA member New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, topple establishment Democrats in 2018 primary races. DSA leaders are looking to replicate that success at the national level.
Three planning documents that were circulated among DSA members in January before Sanders’s Feb. 19 announcement lay out the DSA’s two primary goals for 2020: do everything possible to help Sanders win while using his campaign to legitimize the democratic socialist movement within American politics. The documents are included in full at the bottom of this article.
The DSA has yet to formally endorse Sanders. The national planning committee has a vote scheduled for March 21, but the planning memos treat the endorsement as a foregone conclusion.
The DSA won’t consider endorsing any “other candidate in the Democratic primaries,” according to a January 2019 exploratory report, which notes that the DSA began laying the groundwork to support Sanders’s campaign well ahead of its launch.
“If DSA is to play an important role in Sanders’s campaign — both growing DSA as a serious, independent, socialist pole in the broader Sanders movement, and helping Sanders win the Democratic Party primary and go on to defeat Trump in the general election — then it is essential that DSA get involved in this campaign as early as possible,” the report states.
The DSA’s pro-Sanders campaign “will have its own national campaign infrastructure, independent from Sanders’s official campaign,” according to the report, which left open the possibility that the socialists “will coordinate with the official [Sanders] campaign.”
The report notes that “in addition to developing propaganda and other national-level political interventions, a primary task of the national DSA Bernie campaign will be supporting the growth of local and state-wide Sanders campaigns.”
“This will primarily happen through facilitating the growth of DSA chapters, training and support of chapter activists, systematization and possibly centralization of key operations including data and fundraising,” the document continues.
“DSA’s national campaign should also, to the highest degree possible, involve DSA chapters in various organizing activities, such as putting on town halls, virtual phonebanking, or connecting down ballot DSA-backed candidates to DSA-for-Bernie efforts.”
DSA leaders plan to use Sanders’s campaign as a means of growing their numbers, much as they did during the 2016 primary.
“DSA has grown about 11 times over since 2015, from 5,000 members to 55,000,” the memo states, attributing the DSA’s support for Sanders in 2016 as a primary cause of that growth.
Activists march and rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Trump administration’s immigration policies, across the street from the ICE offices at Federal Plaza, June 29, 2018 in New York City. The rally was organized by the Democratic Socialists of America and they are calling for the full abolition of ICE. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stands on the statehouse steps during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Dome event on January 21, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
The DSA plans to repurpose its Medicare for All campaign towards helping Sanders win the primary, according to another memo, which was prepared by the DSA’s Medicare for All steering committee.
The committee “believes that we should turn a good deal of our campaign infrastructure toward a DSA Bernie 2020 campaign when and if DSA endorses,” according to the memo. “DSA’s Medicare for All campaign has spent a year developing a national organizing infrastructure that can be utilized in DSA’s campaign for Bernie Sanders.”
“In many DSA chapters, the Medicare for All campaign or Health Justice Working Group represents the best springboard for Bernie 2020 work: these chapters have been involved in mass outreach and canvassing work around a proposal closely associated with Sanders’ name,” the memo continues.
The memo describes the DSA’s Medicare for All campaign as “unique within DSA for its ability to organize on a national level, and the infrastructure built through the campaign will be essential to running a cohesive campaign for Bernie Sanders.” (RELATED: Marxists And Extreme Radicals Seek To Take Over The Democratic Party)
Steering union members towards Sanders and away from establishment Democrats is a key objective of that campaign.
“The Bernie campaign gives us an opportunity to talk to rank-and-file union members and we should take that opportunity,” the memo states. “Union leadership will be slow to come out in support of Sanders because they feel tied to the Democratic Party establishment.”
“We need to agitate for Sanders among rank-and-file members in the hopes of building DSA’s ties to those members and pushing more unions to support Sanders this time around,” the memo continues.
“DSA’s chapters have spent the last few years building closer relationships to their local unions through Medicare for All coalitions; the Medicare for All regional organizers are well equipped to facilitate this aspect of the campaign.”
DSA spokesman Lawrence Dreyfuss didn’t return an interview request.
The DSA’s youth arm, Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), is gearing up to support Sanders as well. YDSA passed a resolution at its 2018 summer convention to develop “a comprehensive plan for YDSA to actively support Sanders’s campaign in the event that he runs.”
The DSA’s national coordinating committee aims to “cohere YDSA’s existing national priorities with Bernie’s political platform in order to build a strong, independent student campaign for Bernie 2020,” according to the committee’s campus campaign plan. The socialists plan to “make YDSA’s campaign efforts around Bernie 2020 the leading student effort in support of Bernie.”
If Sanders doesn’t win the primary, the DSA may back a third-party candidate instead of the Democratic nominee.
“If Bernie Sanders is not the Democratic Party nominee, there will likely be very heated debates among DSA members about whether or not to back a different Democratic nominee, or an independent candidate, against Trump,” the January committee report noted.
The committee suggested “putting forward a resolution for debate at the 2019 convention addressing the question of whom to support in 2020 if Sanders is not the nominee.”
Read the memos below: dailycaller.com
Copy of Jan 2019 Exploratory 2020 Committee Report by Peter Hasson on Scribd
CNN FLASHBACK July 11 2014-> U.S.-Mexico's insecure 1,900-mile border
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To: DashernComet who wrote (143) 3/14/2019 8:38:03 PM
Typical REEFR. Up after hours on only 101 shares. ROLF The REEFR FRAUD continues.....
Recent Trades - Last 10 of 1081
Time ET Ex Price Change Volume
19:37:15 Q 2.40 0.17 100
16:46:37 Q 2.50 0.27 1
16:00:00 Q 2.18 -0.05 1,303
15:59:59 Q 2.17 -0.06 104
From: Kevin Podsiadlik 4/12/2019 2:18:23 PM
1 Recommendation of 164
If extensive research on the short interest changes from 2013 was a deliberate attempt to bore me into leaving the main board again, then mission accomplished.
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When Phyl Harris founded Spa Theatre Workshop (known affectionately as Spa Sprouts) in 1981 it was one of the first groups in the area to offer children the opportunity to learn new skills and develop their talents in the performing arts.
For nine years the company successfully staged annual productions in a professional theatre, cast solely from within its own membership. In 1991 the decision was made to perform the hit musical West Side Story. The need to attract more mature performers for this hard-hitting and dramatic show led to the introduction of open auditions and the formation of a Senior Company for performers aged 16 and over.
We then changed our name to 'Spa Theatre Company' to better reflect our junior and a senior company. In 2013 we delivered our last senior performance and went back to focusing on the Junior members in the company.
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Our Junior Theatre Company's mission is to have a positive effect on the lives of young people. We do this by providing every member with the opportunity to develop life skills through a wide range of performing arts.
We are dedicated to quality and equality - ensuring that all members are looked after, treated equally and receive the highest level of
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James Macdonald (b 1761, d 1833, born in Enniskillen, Ireland?, died in Gosport, England?, methodist minister)
m. (27.06.1789) Anne Browne (b 1763, d 1815)
1. George Browne Macdonald 'of Wolverhampton' (b 1805, d 1868, methodist minister)
m1. Mary Wardlaw (d 1832)
m2. (1833) Hannah Jones (b 1809, d 1875, born in Manchester)
A. Alice Macdonald (b 1837, d 1918)
m. (1865) John Lockwood Kipling (b 1837, d 1911)
i. Rudyard Kipling (b 30.12.1865, d 18.01.1936, author, Nobel Prize winner) had issue
m. (18.01.1892) Caroline ('Carrie') Balestier
ii. Alice Kipling (b 1868)
B. Georgiana Macdonald (b 1840, d 02.02.1920)
m. (09.06.1860) Sir Edward Coley Burne Jones, later Burne-Jones, 1st Bart (b 28.08.1833, d 17.06.1898, artist) @1@ below
C. Agnes Macdonald (b 1843, d 12.06.1906)
m. (09.08.1866) Sir Edmund John Poynter, 1st Bart (b 20.03.1836, d 26.07.1919, painter, president of the Royal Academy)
D. Louisa Macdonald (b 1845, d 1925)
m. (09.08.1866) Alfred Baldwin of Wilden House, Stourport (b 04.06.1841, d 13.02.1908)
Their son, Stanley Baldwin, served 3 terms as Prime Minister.
E.+ other issue - Henry ('Harry', b 1836, d 1891), Frederick William (b 1842, d 1927), Walter (b/d 1847), Herbert (b 1850, d 1851), Mary (b 1834, d 1836), Edith (b 1848, d unm 1937)
The above is what we showed for George & Hannah's children before our attention was drawn to the article by David Bennett. He identifies the children as Henry/Harry (1835-1891), Alice (1837-1910), Caroline (18138-1954), Georgiana (1840-1920), Fred (1842-1928), Agnes (1843-1906), Louisa (1845-1925) & Edith (1848-1937) + 3 others (d infant).
'Memorials of Edward Burne-Jones' by Georgiana Burne-Jones (vol I (1904), '1833-1867') supports the following ancestry of the artist.
?? Jones (schoolmaster in Hanbury)
m. _ Biven of Hanbury (sister of Edward Biven of Lambeth (a wine merchant))
1. Edward Biven Jones
m. Mary Edith Alvin known as Edith
A. Edward Richard Jones of Lambeth then Birmingham (frame maker, "a Welshman")
m. Elizabeth Coley (d 06.1898)
i. Sir Edward Coley Burne Jones, later Burne-Jones, 1st Bart (b 28.08.1833, d 17.06.1898, artist)
Edward formally hyphenated his last Christian name to his family name in 02.1894 having done so informally since about 1885. It is thought that he did so in order to differentiate himself from other Edward Joneses.
m. (09.06.1860) Georgiana Macdonald (b 1840, d 02.02.1920, dau of Rev. George Browne Macdonald of Wolverhampton) @1@ above
a. Sir Philip Jones, later Burne-Jones, 2nd Bart (b 02.10.1861, d unm 21.06.1926)
p. (??) Mary Giles (Mrs. Jones) @2@ below
Philip is thought to have had an illegitimate child by Mary Jones. See below. Philip had a reputation as a 'philanderer' and is known to have known Mary, possibly originally through a family connection with her husband.
b. Christopher Jones (b 1864, d infant)
c. Margaret Jones (b 06.1866)
m. (04.09.1888) John William Mackail of Kensington (b 26.08.1859, d 13.12.1945, president of the British Academy, professor)
p. Marie Terphithea Cassavettei ('Maria Zambaco') (b 29.04.1843, d 14.07.1914, dau of Demetrios Cassavetti by Euphrosyne, artist)
Thanks to a site visitor (JR, 30.03.15) for drawing our attention to Wikipedia ("Maria Zambaco") which is the source for the information on her.
ii. Edith Jones (d infant)
B. Keturah Jones
m1. Thomas Burne
m2. James Catherwood
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Robert Jones (in Bangor?)
1. Mark Jones (b 1850, d 24.11.1906)
m. (07.06.1879) Mary Giles (b c1852, dau of David Giles)
A. David Jones, later Burne-Jones (b 1884, d 1952, youngest child) had issue
It is thought, but has not yet been fully proved, that David (who was brought up by Mark Jones as his son alongside Mark's other children) was his mother Mary's illegitimate child by Sir Philip Burne-Jones (see above). It is thought (but has not yet been fully proved) that David changed his family name to be the same as his natural father and that, rather than leave him with a different name to the rest of them, his elder brother and 2 sisters (2 surviving triplets) changed their name to Burne-Jones also. This is a family mystery!
m. (c1918) Veilchen Knofe ('Violet Knollys') (b 1900, d 1983, dau of Oscar Knofe by Lilian Mary Sarah Skaife)
B. Rose Blanche Jones, later Burne-Jones (b 26.12.1883, d 1953)
m. William Henry Braisty Skaife d'Ingerthorpe (b 23.06.1875, d 02.12.1956)
Grandparents of Peter Barns-Graham, founder and present proprietor of this site.
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p. (??) Sir Philip Jones, later Burne-Jones, 2nd Bart (b 02.10.1861, d unm 21.06.1926) @2@ above
(1) For Macdonald : Wikipedia and other web sites with thanks to a site visitor (JR, 30.03.15) for drawing our attention to the article by David Bennett entitled 'A brief history of the Macdonald sisters and their connections to Wolverhampton' (shown here).
(2) For Burne-Jones : BP1934 (Burne-Jones), Wikipedia and other web sites
(3) For Jones : Stirnet's BG family records
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5 Japanese Sweets and Snacks You Need To Try!
We won't lie, Japanese sweets and snacks are a far cry from what we serve up in this country; often they are sweeter, consist of a very different texture to what we are used to, and somtimes even come in strangely curious flavours which we would never dream up in the UK!
But don't let that put you off - try something new. Just because something if quite different to our usual tastes, doesn't mean we won't love it! In fact, Japanese candy is extremely popular worldwide, and many people go to great efforts to obtain it. Luckily, we've got plenty of it at Sushi Sushi. Here are some of our favourites that you just have to experience!
Mochi are little balls of glutenous rice paste which have a very gooey and sticky texture. When you bite into one, it'll likely stick to the roof of your mouth - but you'll forgive it, because mochi are incredibly delicious and often filled with oozing, yummy fillings. We can't compare mochi to anything found in the UK, but they're likely one of the most popular sweets from Japan that we have started to bring into our culture, and they're nearly always available as a dessert option at Japanese restaurants. Popular flavours include chocolate, green tea and red bean.
If you're craving something savory with a spicy kick, then wasabi peas will do the trick. They're crunchy little baked green peas with a delicious wasabi coating, and they go wonderfully well with a cold beer. They'd make an ideal bar snack, but they're also good as an alternative to crisps in your lunch, as they're really satisfying and contain less fat!
Spicy Seaweed Snacks
You know those wonderful sheets of nori seaweed that you wrap around your sushi? Well imagine if you deep fried those in tempura batter and coated them in a delectable spicy seasoning... there you have it! Japan serves seaweed snacks up in handy packs like crisps, but they're so much more tasty and addictive.
Traditional pop pales in comparison to Ramune - it's a Japanese soft drink that comes in a wide variety of flavours and beautiful rainbow colours. Best of all, intelligent thinking has devised a signature bottle for Ramune, which contains a glass sphere that stops the drink losing its fizz. Clever!
Hello Panda
Hello Panda are a popular brand of cute little biscuits served up in the most kawaii packaging you can imagine. They're hollow biscuits which are filled most often with chocolate cream, but you can also buy strawberry versions and many other flavours too. You'll start with one, but before you know it you'll have eaten the whole box!
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Indonesia's Duta Wacana Christian University Visits UniSIM
On 20 October 2014, SIM University (UniSIM) hosted a delegation of four faculty and 14 students majoring in management and accounting from the Duta Wacana Christian University, Indonesia. The group, led by Dr Singgih Santoso, Dean of the Faculty of Business, visited UniSIM to learn more about the university and to explore potential opportunities to collaborate.
The delegates were given a warm welcome by the Dean of the School of Business (SBIZ), Associate Professor Lee Pui Mun, who shared information on UniSIM, SBIZ and UniSIM College. Following that, the Deputy Head of Programme for Accountancy, Dr Ng Kai Teck and the Head of Programme for Business, Dr Park Byung Joon, gave an overview of their programmes.
The visit ended with an exchange of mementos and a networking session among the delegates, SBIZ's staff and UniSIM College's students over light refreshments.
Associate Professor Lee Pui Mun and Dr Singgih Santoso (seated 4th and 5th from left) with
the delegates from Duta Wacana Christian University.
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Lorraine & Her Black Lover...
Lorraine & Her Black Lover Bishop (True Story).
Until a couple of nights ago I never knew that Swinging Heaven existed. It was quite a surprise for me to find Lorraine reading some of the stories in the "Swinging Stories" section & an even bigger surprise to find out that she had been writting about some of our sexual adventures during our 5 years overseas, when we had taken Bishop to our bed in a menage a trois for nearly five years, eventually Lorraine taking more than just Bishop.
While Lorraine has related much of the truth, she has embellished some of her later stories. After our return to the U.K. we never ever met with Bishop again. Those sexual picadillos she wrote about are all imaginary. At almost 60, I believe that she is trying to relive some of the wonderful sex that she enjoyed during those five years.
It is my time to relate how I saw her relationship with Bishop & how it effected me.
She initially wrote about the first time that Bishop came to our bed, with both he & I taking her for several hours. It was the height of my sexual experiences & truely some amazing sex. Even though the three of us fucked many more times, that first time would always be the best. Even when I took part in gang banging her for the first time, it was not the same. I guess that getting over the taboo that you are always led to believe that one should be monogomous, sexually exciting doing something that others would frown upon. Once having stepped over that taboo all other sexual taboos became easier to over come.
There are several events that happened in our threesome that stick out clearly in my memory & still can bring me to a hard on when I think about them.
As Lorraine has related in her accounts she mentioned about our Sunday night trysts at a small beach. As she said, she always dressed on those nights in what she called her fucking attire, just a dress & flip flops. She wanted to get naked & begin as soon as possible. Most of the time once we had picked Bishop up she'd have her dress off in the car & be fucking him or blowing his cock on the way to the beach, she just couldn't get enough of his cock.
Just a little aside I asked her one time to compare his cock in size to mine. So one evening at home she measured them both. Mine was 5 1/2 inches by 4 inches round. Bishop's was twice as long as mine (11 inches) by 7 1/2 round. It was no wonder that wanted it more & more. How could I compete, but to be fair I was never deprived of having my share of fucking her.
One Sunday night at the beach, that we usually fucked at, after both of us having her a couple of times, we were having a beer & cigarette before starting again, when Lorraine told me that she wanted some time alone with Bishop. This had never happened before, but I told her to go ahead.
We normally fucked by a rocky area that jutted out into a sandy beach. This was to semi conceal our activities just in case somebody did happen to come along, although this never did happen. Both of them got up & took each others hands & I watched them disappeared around to the other side of the rock, admiring how her tits jiggled as she trotted off.
I smoked another cigarette, drunk another beer expecting them to be back in about ten minutes or so. How wrong I was, another cigarette smoked & another beer drunk & another fifteen minutes passed, when I decided that I should go to see where they were. Walking round the rock I saw them in the middle of the small beach, Lorrain on her back with Bishop on top. Walking with the sea to my back so that they wouldn't see me I gradually approached them, as I got closer I could hear her, over the noise of the surf breaking on the shoreline. She was moaning out with sexual pleasure, interdispersed with telling him to fuck her hard, oh yes, oh yes baby, give it to me baby, oh how I love your cock & fuck me, fuck me baby. She was in a sexual high that she had never diplayed before when the three of us were together. As I got closer I could see that her legs were tightly wrapped around his waist & her body was arching up at his thrusting into her. His black body glistened magnificently in the moon light & his arse was thrusting up & down at a pace that I knew if I was doing the same I would have come within minutes. I watched & listened to this scene for at least five minute, playing with the hard on that the scene had given me & almost instantly shot my load. At this I went back to the other side of the rock, smoked two more cigarettes & drank another beer. Ten minutes later I crept back again to see if they had finally finished, only to find exactly the same scene. Lorraine was still putting out all sorts of sexual sounds & sayings from her mouth & Bishop's arse was still thrusting in & out at a phenominal pace. Once again I went back behind the rock & waited for about another ten minutes before they both came back, holding hands & I'm sure that if it had been daylight Lorraine would have been glowing from sexual pleasure. She instantly let go of his hand, picked up a beer, gave it to Bishop then made me lay down & sucked on my cock until it was hard, then straddled it, fucking me like never before until I came. We both fucked her again a couple of times, then took Bishop home, went home ourselves & slept.
A few weeks later Lorraine asked me if she could spend an evening alone with Bishop. I was a little put out by this but felt that she was being honest with me & not fucking him behind my back, like I knew other wives on the Island were doing to their husbands. So I agreed & on the arranged night, she, as always put just a dress on & flip flops. She left about seven & returned at gone midnight, so had been out for over five hours with him. When she returned I was already in bed waitng for her, so she could tell me all about how it had gone.
My first question was to ask her how many times he had fucked her. To my surprise she told me only once, to which I asked how that could be, as she had been gone for over five hours, had they been talking most of the time. She told me that they had spent the whole time fucking each other in as many positions as possible. She had come several times, most of them being multiple orgasms. He had come only once, so as she saw it he had only fucked her once. She had done everything possible to try & make him come, but his control was unbelievable. She told me that it was such a wonderful fuck & she wanted more of him by herself, she felt that she had to have more & more of him & as long as I let her fuck with him, as & when she liked, she would never deny me. What could I do but agree, how could I compete with a living sex machine. We fucked each other a couple of times, but I knew that comming with in minutes each time could never satisfy her like Bishop could.
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Area roundup: Eighth-ranked Whitworth Pirates men dispatch Chapman
Tue., Dec. 20, 2016
Kyle Roach finished with a game-high 22 points and added six rebounds to power the eighth-ranked Whitworth Pirates to a 78-69 victory over the Chapman Panthers in nonconference play on Monday in Orange, California.
Christian Jurlina added 14 points and four assists for the Pirates, who improved to 7-1 on the season. Ben Bishop came off the bench to score a career-high 12 points, hitting all four of his shots from the floor and 4 of 6 free throws.
Whitworth took control of the game over the final eight minutes of the first half.
After the Panthers (4-5) went on a 16-2 run to take a 23-15 lead, Whitworth answered with a 23-6 run of its own to go up 38-29 at halftime.
“I think we regrouped during that under-eight (minutes) media timeout and collectively addressed some things we needed to do better from a toughness standpoint,” said Whitworth coach Matt Logie. “That allowed us to get stops on defense and get going on offense.”
The Pirates’ largest lead of the game came at the 7:45 mark of the second half when Roach nailed a 3-pointer to put the Whits up 62-46.
The Pirates return to action on Wednesday when they take on Alma College of Michigan at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
Gonzaga Bulldogs senior third baseman Jeff Bohling was named to the Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America third team on Monday.
Bohling is Gonzaga’s first preseason All-American since Marco Gonzales in 2013.
Bohling, a native of Bellevue, Washington, batted .298 last season. The reigning West Coast Conference player of the year led the Zags last season in slugging (.522), RBIs (50), runs scored (51) and home runs (8).
Published: Dec. 20, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
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MV Agusta set for MCE BSB in 2015 with Italian Iannuzzo
The MV Agusta will return to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship next season with manufacturer backing, run by the Tsingtao Racing team and ridden by Italian Vittorio Iannuzzo.
Iannuzzo moves across from the IDM Supersport series in Germany, and has previously also competed in the World and British Championships.
Iannuzzo said: “I am really excited about this new challenge with the Tsingtao MV Agusta team. For every rider it is a dream to race in BSB, but to do it with a top team and top factory bike is even better! I expect a lot from this project and I am sure that with good team work we can move closer to the top. I need to thank the team for this opportunity and I will be giving it everything all season.”
Mark Franklin, Country Manager UK at MV Agusta, commented: “We are very excited to be supporting and working with Tsingtao Racing for the 2015 season. This is a great opportunity to introduce our historic 37 time championship-winning brand back into a prestigious race series such as BSB and also a good opportunity for spectators to see new machinery compete with the existing paddock. The rider line up in the two classes is an excellent mix of youth and experience and should give us a good opportunity to start our campaign.”
Tsingtao Racing will also compete in the Motorpoint British Supersport Championship in 2015 with Luke Jones and Luke Hedger.
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While the 2018 adoption rate of cutting edge fintech is low, the trends that power these technologies will continue to be a hot topic in the new year. Here are four trends that aren’t going anywhere in 2019:
Recent advances in AI, especially robotic process automation (RPA), make it possible for sophisticated software to take over a growing number of finance-related tasks, leaving employees more time to focus on the most complex (and interesting) parts of their jobs. McKinsey & Company reports that a host of basic finance activities are ripe for automation. [Source] Automation of certain basic accounting tasks has already become widespread. For example, nearly all modern bookkeeping software will automatically connect with your corporate bank and credit card accounts and add any new transactions to the books. Compare this with the process of pulling out a check register and entering transactions by hand and you’ll see how far finance department automation has already come. Finance departments that are already using such tools typically aren’t leveraging their full potential. As the chart below shows, many finance departments that use some level of automation in AP and AR functions are still doing a significant amount of manual work. [Source] A 2018 Bain and Company survey found that 75% of finance decision-makers expect to adopt RPA in the next two years. But it won’t stop there. While the technologies are disruptive in their own right, the real evolution will occur in the financial workforce. Rather than simply implementing new enterprise softwares and calling it a day, companies will establish training and upskilling programs that will teach employees to use new software effectively and prepare them for their shifting roles.
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As finance automation adoption snowballs, it may inspire CFOs to consider the use of more experimental technology such as blockchain. While there were few practical finance-related applications for blockchain in 2018, that number is almost certain to rise significantly in the next few years. Finance professionals can even get a certificate in blockchain fundamentals from the AICPA to help prepare for the coming onslaught. Ernst & Young reports that while numerous finance functions are ripe for blockchain adoption, implementing blockchain technology for these functions will be a complex matter. [Source] A number of companies have already begun experimenting with blockchain’s finance use cases, including the Big Four accounting firms. For example, IBM built an experimental blockchain-driven asset management program to provide transparency and eliminate the need to store asset data in multiple systems. The diagram below shows how this system shares relevant data across all participants. “Ledger” refers to blockchain’s distributed ledger. [Source] Some of the experiments currently in progress will yield results in the coming year, and early adopters will begin using internally developed blockchain technology to manage common finance activities. As blockchain in increasingly leveraged by larger firms, organizations that were initially skeptical of the technology will likely warm up to its use—and even if they don’t, industry standards may force them to adopt it regardless.
Accounting began its move to the cloud years ago, and the trend continues to accelerate. Cloud-based software has significant advantages over traditional software: users can access such software from any device instead of being tied to a single computer; the service provider takes care of maintenance and updates; and setup is typically far easier than that of on-premises software. The cloud was the perfect beginning for Software as a Service (SaaS) organizations, and they will continue to launch products in this marketplace. Typically sold by subscription, SaaS produces an ongoing revenue stream rather than the one-time purchasing model of traditional software. It also builds a strong connection between a company and its customer, thanks to the collaborative nature of the relationship between SaaS providers and users. Although the subscription model began with small startups aiming to disrupt the industry, large established companies have gotten on board. Intuit, for example, heavily emphasizes its cloud products and encourages businesses to adopt the online versions of its popular QuickBooks and TurboTax lines rather than the desktop versions. The chart below, which shows Intuit’s predicted revenue from cloud-based versus desktop products, is a testament to Intuit’s belief in the growth potential of cloud-based finance tools and software. Note: SBG online is Small Business Group online, which includes QB Online; TT Online is TurboTax Online, Intuit’s SaaS consumer tax preparation software. [Source] Although it’s unlikely that traditional software will disappear completely anytime soon, cloud-based finance software use will continue to grow at a fast rate. A Bain & Company survey of finance decision-makers yielded the following results regarding cloud-based finance software adoption through 2020: [Source]
Data security in finance applications is the number one concern for finance pros, according to one 2018 Finance Trends survey. Hacks of sensitive customer info and other financial data are increasingly common; if hackers gain access to your company’s precious data, they could cause a great deal of trouble—and the long-term repercussions could be more severe than the immediate damage. [Source] Cybersecurity is heavily influenced by other technology trends. For example, Gartner reports that two of the most prevalent cybersecurity trends for 2018 were cloud-delivered security and artificial intelligence. Decentralization—potentially in the form of blockchain—also shows promise for data security because such systems lack a single point of failure. An increased adoption of cloud-based software, blockchain, and AI in 2019 will continue to propel data security in those directions. New threats, such as Internet of Things (IoT) hacks and a growing ransomware industry, will also spur data-security innovation. As a result, finance departments will become more involved in data management and security. According to an article in the Harvard Business Review, CFOs must take an active role in cybersecurity and “should ultimately be accountable for cyber risk.”
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Marci Solomon, Teamster electrician, wins tradeswoman of the year
Posted by Paul Zilly 746sc on December 06, 2018
Teamster electrician Marci Solomon oversees the electrical work at the Tacoma Dome.
Marci Solomon is a force of nature. Within moments of my meeting her at the Tacoma Dome this morning, she’s launched into stories about cross-country road trips on her Harley, rescuing bulldogs, and navigating the machismo she confronts as a woman working in a male-dominated trade.
Marci is a lead Teamster electrician and has run the show at the Dome for the last ten years. She inspects transformers and circuits, scampers across rigging 85 feet in the air, and illuminates the big acts that come to town from Garth Brooks to AC/DC.
“I’m responsible for every light in this building,” she says.
Last month Marci was recognized by her peers as Tradeswoman of the Year at an awards ceremony put on by Washington Women in the Trades. She was ecstatic when nominated for the award by a co-worker and even more pumped when she found out she’d won.
“I could have lit up the city,” she said. “It was as if every amperage and voltage in my body was off the charts.”
"It was as if every amperage and voltage in my body was off the charts."
Life in the trades as a woman can be a bit of a challenge. Both the building trades and the music business are swimming in testosterone. When event promoters come into town and learn that the only electrician at the Dome is a woman, many are chauvinistically skeptical.
“A lot of times they roll their eyes,” she explains. “But later, they’ll come back and say, Marci was great. I think they feel guilty because they dissed me in the beginning.”
Marci is a proud, faithful dues-paying member of not one, but two unions - Teamsters 117 and IBEW 76. When the Janus court ruling came down mandating open shop in the public sector, Marci was quick to make the rounds speaking with her co-workers about the need to stick with the union. She helped her union rep, Julie Yust, get 100% of the Teamsters at the Dome signed up on commitment cards.
“Unions equalize things out,” Marci says. “It doesn’t matter what gender or race you are, you get the same pay, the same benefits. The union is there for its members.” Marci appreciates the work of her rep, but also believes members need to do their part to keep the union strong.
Her mantra is all about union pride: “You’re in a union - act proud, work proud, be proud.”
Congratulations, Marci, on your much-deserved recognition as Tradeswoman of the Year and thank you for your exemplary service as a member of this union.
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Rick Lark commented 2018-12-29 20:02:27 -0800
That’s all very nice to be a good electrician, but she’ appears to be working on electrical switchgear with no safety glasses etc??
Not a good way to portray a professional tradesperson.
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2021 QB Preston Stone Talks About His Virginia Tech Offer
Preston Stone has already emerged as one of the best quarterbacks in the 2021 class with almost 30 offers including 18 offers from power 5 schools. Among those that have offered Stone is Virginia Tech with Brad Cornelsen making a stop in Dallas to do so. https://twitter.com/_prestonstone/status/994365046594654209 "I was very honored and grateful. A lot of great quarterbacks have come through Virginia Tech and it was a blessing to be offered by Coach (Brad) Cornelsen," Stone said about his VT offer. "It was unexpected because I was unaware that any VT coaches were going to be at my school. I had the chance to sit down and have a great talk with Coach Cornelsen and then he offered me." The Hokies have shown that they aren't afraid to cast a wide net with this being the latest example of that after the Hokies offered three-star DL Jason Gold out of Texas earlier this year. So how does this offer impact his recruitment and VT's standing in it? "Virginia Tech is always in the running for the ACC title and I was very excited to receive an offer from them. As for my recruitment, I’m just trying to take things slow and maintain a strong work ethic," Stone said. Stone told us that he currently doesn't have any visits scheduled for this summer, but it wouldn't be surprising to see him make some trips to visit the numerous schools that have offered him. For the Hokies to become a factor in his recruitment, they'll almost certainly need to get him on campus for a visit. Virginia Tech hasn't been afraid to cast a wide net on the recruiting trail during the Justin Fuente with Stone's offer being the latest example of that. Brad Cornelsen has already made a strong first impression on Stone, but the Hokies will need to get him to Blacksburg to build on that.
Preston Stone's Offer List (According to 247 Sports)
ACC: Virginia Tech, Boston College, North Carolina, Virginia
SEC: Georgia, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Big 12: Texas, TCU, Baylor, Texas Tech
Big 10: Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois
Pac-12: Arizona
Independent: Notre Dame
AAC: Houston, SMU, Tulsa
MWC: Nevada
Conference USA: North Texas
Sun Belt: Texas State
FCS: Harvard, Western Illinois
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Power becoming a major issue as energy costs rise
by Andy Moon in IT News Digest , in Hardware on July 5, 2007, 8:06 AM PST
Residents of Maryland were recently challenged by their governor to cut their energy consumption by 15% over the next eight years as he pledged to reduce the use of energy by government offices and to increase the energy efficiency of government buildings. This and other energy conservation projects (a quick Google search revealed similar calls in several states) are poised to become large movements, particularly as energy costs balloon as a result of rising oil prices.
State residents challenged on energy savings (Baltimore Sun)
IT shops will be forced to respond to mounting energy costs. Dell has already announced an initiative to cut energy consumption by its servers by 42% while delivering the same or higher performance. Gartner has posited that nine to fifteen percent of most businesses' energy costs are related to IT, the vast majority from desktop PCs, and suggests "more-aggressive power management" for businesses. HP has also caught the conservation bug, planning to reduce energy usage by 15% over the next three years by using advanced techniques for powering and cooling data centers.
Dell-Emerson Partner to Reduce Power Consumption in Customers' Data Centers by 42 Percent (WebWire)
Switch off your PCs to cut costs and help the environment (Moneyweb)
Averting the IT Energy Crunch (BusinessWeek)
My organization has already started to reduce energy consumption by closing on Fridays during the summer to save on cooling costs during the hottest months of the year. We have also been asked to look into power management options to reduce PC power consumption.
What are you doing to reduce energy costs? Do you see this as a valuable initiative or the ravings of the "green" fanatics? Are there low-cost, low-effort techniques that the rest of us can use in our businesses? Join the discussion.
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Multi-Criteria Vertical Handover Decision Algorithm in Heterogeneous Wireless Network
Provided by: Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
Topic: Mobility
Vertical handover is essential to ensure service continuity in a heterogeneous network. Multi-criteria decision is proposed to reduce handover rate and optimizing usage of network resource compared to the conventional handover decision, which used single criteria. The algorithm is evaluated by assessing the performance in terms of number of handoff, load balance index and network blocking probability. By implementing the proposed handover decision algorithm, the number of handoff decreased up to 90.81%. The average blocking probability decreases by 23.20% and the load balance index was improved by 68.50%.
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Breaking: It’s Arsenal vs Chelsea for Europa League final
By barbe Last updated May 10, 2019
Arsenal will play Chelsea in the Europa League final after a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hat-trick ended Valencia’s hopes of another dramatic European comeback on Thursday.
Trailing 3-1 from the first leg, Valencia made the perfect start at Mestalla when Kevin Gameiro finished at the back post but goals from Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette left the home side needing four in 40 minutes.
Gameiro scored again, sparking hopes of a revival to trump even the efforts of Liverpool and Tottenham this week, before Aubameyang hit his second and then completed a brilliant hat-trick to seal a 4-2 win, 7-3 on aggregate.
There will be a London derby for the final in Baku on May 29 and, for the first time in history, four English teams competing in both the Champions League and Europa League finals, with Liverpool and Spurs meeting in Madrid three days later.
It also keeps alive Arsenal’s chance of securing a place in the Champions League next season and, realistically, their last chance, given they need to overturn three points and an eight-goal swing on Tottenham in the Premier League this weekend.
“We couldn’t get the Champions League through the league, but this is another way,” said Arsenal coach Unai Emery. “Our objective is clearly to go to the Champions League but also this is a trophy. It will not be easy.”
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Valencia had been relying on the Europa League for Champions League qualification too, given they sit three points behind Getafe, who face a demoralised Barcelona on Sunday, with two games left in La Liga.
But over the two legs, Marcelino’s side could have few complaints. They were second best at Emirates Stadium and defensively frantic here.
Arsenal, usually so fragile away from home, picked them off with ease as Aubameyang and Lacazette, boasting 48 goals between them this season, proved themselves to be a first-class attack in a second-tier competition.
“Auba was unbelievable tonight,” Lacazaette told BT Sport. “We have played badly in the Premier League during the last month and now we have to use this opportunity. We want to play in the Champions League next season and we want the trophy.”
— Pain for Spain —
There will also be no Spanish team in either European final for the first time since 2013, and only the second time in 10 years.
Valencia made a brilliant start as Jose Gaya headed wide at the near post and Goncalo Guedes fired over, with Petr Cech playing for time as early as the fifth minute in the hope of a chance for breath.
Instead, Arsenal conceded, caught upfield after Alex Maitland-Niles shot at Neto, who rolled out to launch the counter-attack. Rodrigo swept wide to Guedes and ran ahead of him, receiving and firing to the back post, where Gameiro slid in.
Valencia looked like they could score six let alone the one more required, only for Arsenal to find an equaliser against the run of play.
Cech punted downfield and Lacazette flicked on, with Aubameyang nipping in and, before his opponents could recover, driving into the bottom corner.
The rest of the half was high on intensity but low on quality as Valencia struggled to reboot. Aubameyang shot at Neto and Lacazette’s whipped effort clipped the outside of the post.
Half-time should have been timely for the hosts but it was Arsenal that scored shortly after.
Dani Parejo’s careless pass put them in trouble before Gaya was outmuscled. Lucas Torreira found Lacazette, who spun out of the clutches of Cristiano Piccini and buried the ball into the corner.
The tie looked done, Valencia needing four in 40 minutes, but they got one back eight minutes later, Gameiro diverting Rodrigo’s shot in after Daniel Wass had cut back.
Valencia believed again but only briefly because Aubameyang struck again. Maitland-Niles ghosted past Guedes and crossed to the near post, where Aubameyang was too quick for Gabriel Paulista.
Some of Valencia’s fans headed for the exits and even more followed when Aubameyang lashed another shot into the roof of the net for his third, and Arsenal’s fourth.
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Cashback is still on the cards
By Justin Harper for MailOnline
Updated: 11:53 EST, 22 May 2006
A NEW credit card loyalty scheme is offering the opportunity to earn £150 cashback every year.
US-owned GE Money is offering an impressive 3% cashback on the first £5,000 spent each year, giving a maximum £150. After that, the rate goes down to 0.5%.
The card charges interest of 12.9% APR so customers should aim to pay off the balance in full each month to gain the most from a cashback card. Cash will be paid back to the cardholder twice a year.
The new card comes as rival providers scale back on cashback offers. Only two other cards - Morgan Stanley Platinum and American Express Blue - offer a decent programme.
With Morgan Stanley you can earn 1% on the first £2,000 of spending and 0.5% afterwards, but the cashback is doubled during the first four months.
Amex also gives you up to 2% back on your spending in the first three months of using the card as long as you spend an average of £2,000 a month over the year. If you spend less, you will get 1% in the first three months and 0.5% thereafter.
John Lewis's Partnership card and Marks & Spencer give 1% cashback when their cards are used in their own stores and half a percent outside. M&S also gives double loyalty points for the first three months.
However, some providers are still slashing credit card perks. The latest is Royal Bank of Scotland/NatWest, which has barred some customers from the Air-Miles loyalty scheme, which gives one mile for every £20 spent on the card.
The bank has excluded those it says are not taking full advantage of the deal. Any AirMiles earned will be kept in a separate account and can still be redeemed.
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NatWest refused to say how many have been removed from the scheme, though new customers will still be allowed to sign up for AirMiles. The good news is that AirMiles has cut and fixed the number of miles it takes to get to 20 destinations.
Previously, AirMiles priced its routes in the same way a travel company would - by charging more in school holidays and at peak times.
Now it has fixed the prices on flights to some European cities, as well as Hong Kong, Sydney, Los Angeles, Boston and New York. A flight to Paris costs 400 AirMiles, which can be earned by spending £1,667 at Tesco.
But new users of airline BMI's Classic credit card get 20,000 free miles. This can provide a return flight to several European destinations. After that you'll get 1.5 miles for every £1 you spend on the card.
'Cards launch perks and then cut them'
JOHN and Louise Rowlands have a Nationwide credit card that gives 0.25% cashback on their spending in the UK. But they also save money when they go abroad.
The Rowlands, from Pandy, Wrexham, have recently returned from the U.S. The Nationwide Building Society, unlike most credit card firms, doesn't charge a currency conversion fee (which can be about 2.75% of the transaction). Use your card abroad a lot and the charges soon rack up.
John, a 32-year-old aerospace worker, says: 'A lot of credit cards launch new perks and then cut them back soon after. At least with Nationwide its perk has been around for a long time and will save you more money in the long run.'
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Missouri University of Science and Technology Admissions
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Missouri University of Science and Technology Admissions Overview:
Missouri University of Science and Technology admits 79% of those who apply each year, making it largely accessible to those who apply. Students interested in applying to Missouri S&T will need to take the SAT or ACT, and send in those scores to the school. Additional materials include an application form and high school transcripts.
Admissions Data (2016):
Missouri S&T Acceptance Rate: 79%
Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
SAT Critical Reading: 583 / 678
SAT Math: 603 / 698
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ACT Composite: 25 / 31
ACT English: 24 / 31
ACT Math: 25 / 30
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Missouri University of Science and Technology Description:
Founded in 1870, the Missouri University of Science and Technology was the first technological institution west of the Mississippi. The school has gone through several name changes during its history, and it was in 2008 that it changed its name from the University of Missouri-Rolla. The school's home of Rolla, Missouri, is a small and safe city surrounded by the Ozarks. Outdoor lovers will find lots of opportunities for hiking, biking and canoeing. For a larger city, Saint Louis is about 100 miles away. Missouri S&T has a 16 to 1 student / faculty ratio and an average class size of 27. Lab sections average 17 students. On the athletic front, the Missouri S&T Miners compete in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Enrollment (2016):
Total Enrollment: 8,835 (6,906 undergraduates)
Gender Breakdown: 77% Male / 23% Female
90% Full-time
Costs (2016 - 17):
Tuition and Fees: $9,057 (in-state); $25,173 (out-of-state)
Books: $836 (why so much?)
Other Expenses: $2,372
Total Cost: $22,045 (in-state); $38,161 (out-of-state)
Missouri University of Science and Technology Financial Aid (2015 - 16):
Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 96%
Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
Grants: 89%
Loans: 57%
Average Amount of Aid
Grants: $9,045
Loans: $6,756
Academic Programs:
Most Popular Majors: Aerospace Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Retention and Graduation Rates:
First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 83%
4-Year Graduation Rate: 22%
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Women's Sports: Soccer, Softball, Volleyball, Basketball, Cross Country
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Learn the Many Meanings of ‘Pascua’
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Word originally came from Hebrew history
Easter Sunday is celebrated in Valladolid, Spain. Iglesia en Valladolid /Creative Commons.
by Gerald Erichsen
Gerald Erichsen, Spanish language expert, has created Spanish lessons for ThoughtCo since 1998.
The Spanish word for Easter, Pascua, which is usually capitalized, did not always refer to the Christian holy day commemorating the Resurrection of Christ. The word predates Christianity and originally refers to a holy day of the ancient Hebrews. And these days, in context, it can refer to religious holidays other than Easter, even Christmas.
In addition to holidays, the word Pascua can also be used in common Spanish idiomatic expressions, like the English expression, "once in a blue moon," translated into Spanish as, de Pascuas a Ramos.
History of the Word Pascua
The word Pascua, derived from the Hebrew word pesah, and the English cognate or related word, "paschal," both refer to the Jewish Passover, a commemoration of the Israelites' liberation or Exodus from slavery in ancient Egypt more than 3,300 years ago.
Over the centuries, Pascua came to refer to various Christian festival days in general, such as Easter; Christmas; Epiphany, which was the appearance of the Magi traditionally celebrated January 6; and Pentecost, commemorating the dramatic appearance of the Holy Spirit to the early Christians, a day observed seven Sundays after Easter. Whitsun, Whitsunday, or Whitsuntide is the name used in Britain, Ireland and among Anglicans throughout the world, for the Christian festival of Pentecost. In many Spanish-speaking countries, Epiphany is the day when presents are opened, rather than on Christmas.
Although the English term Easter most likely comes from Ēastre, the name given to a goddess celebrated in the spring equinox, in many other languages the term used to designate Easter, the Christian holiday, shares the derivation of the Jewish name for Passover.
The origin of this is that both celebrations occur in the same period and both celebrate a rite of passage, the Jews to the Promised Land and the change from winter to spring.
Use of the Word Pascua Now
Pascua can stand alone to mean any of the Christian holy days or Passover when the context makes its meaning clear.
Often, however, the term Pascua judía is used to refer to Passover and Pascua de Resurrección refers to Easter.
In plural form, Pascuas often refers to the time from Christmas to Epiphany. The phrase "en Pascua" is often used to refer to Easter time or Holy Week, known in Spanish as the Santa Semana, the eight days that begins with Palm Sunday and ends on Easter.
Pascua for Holidays
In some ways, Pascua is like the English word "holiday," derived from "holy day," in that the day it refers to varies with context.
Spanish Sentence or Phrase
Mi esposa y yo pasamos Pascua en la casa de mis padres. My wife and I spent Easter at my parent's house.
Pascua de Resurrección or Pascua florida Easter
Pascua de Pentecostés Pentecost, Whitsun, or Whitsuntide
Pascua(s) de Navidad Christmastime
¡Te deseamos felices Pascuas! We wish you a Merry Christmas!
Mi abuelita prepara la mejor sopa de bolas de matzo para el seder de Pascua. My grandmother makes the best matzo ball soup for Passover seder.
Pascua de los hebreos or Pascua de los judíos Passover
Spanish Expressions Using Pascua
The word Pascua can also be used in a few Spanish idioms or turns of phrase, which have no deducible meaning unless you know the phrase.
Spanish Expression
Literal Meaning
conejo de Pascua, conejito to Pascua Easter bunny, chocolate Easter bunny Easter rabbit or bunny
de Pascuas a Ramos once in a blue moon from Easter to Palm Sunday
estar como unas Pascuas to be as happy as a lark to be like some holidays
hacer la Pascua to bother, to annoy, to pester to do holiday
¡que se hagan la Pascua! [in Spain] they can lump it May they make Easter!
y santas Pascuas and that's that or that's the lot of it and holy Easter
The only common word related to Pascua is pascual, the adjective form. A sacrificial lamb, for example, is called a cordero pascual. In some countries of South America, a pascualina is a type of quiche.
Although Pascua can refer to Easter, it can refer to other religious holidays as well, such as Christmas of Epiphany.
Pascua is etymologically related to the English word "paschal," which refers to the Jewish Passover.
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EA’s Madden NFL franchise reaches 130 million sales
Electronic Arts has revealed that following the recent launch of Madden NFL 19, the franchise has reached an estimated 130 million copies sold.
EA’s very first Madden NFL game, John Madden Football, was released on PC in 1988, and made its console debut on the Sega Genesis and Super NES two years later.
Since then, over 30 mainline games in the series have been released on PC and console, complemented by a range of handheld and mobile variants. Madden NFL 19 is the first game in the series to return to its PC roots since Madden NFL 08 in 2007.
According to numbers released by Electronic Arts, the recent clutch of iOS and Android games have also been successful, reaching nearly 73 million installs.
Cam Weber, EVP and group GM at EA Sports, is well happy with the franchise’s longevity:
“It’s incredible how many people have enjoyed Madden NFL over the years, and the impact it’s had on not only teaching the sport of football, but growing the love of it as well. Every year Madden NFL is the game that kicks off our season of EA Sports games, and it continues to be one of the titans of the game industry.”
This year’s edition has once again been developed by EA Tiburon in Florida, and sees the second instalment in the franchise’s new Longshot story mode.
Madden NFL 19 is available now for PC (via Origin), Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.
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A former Pennsylvania state trooper is accepting legal responsibility for the shooting deaths of his pregnant wife and their newborn daughter in their home when he said he was cleaning his gun.
Joseph Miller pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for causing the March 2014 deaths of JoAnna Miller and the baby she was carrying. The baby was delivered but died soon after.
A defense lawyer says Miller has resigned from the state police and maintains custody of the couple”s two other children. The lawyer calls it an unspeakable tragedy and describes Miller as devastated.
Prosecutors say tests showed Miller”s gun was just inches from his wife”s head.
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Tucker Arts Camp
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Leave a Legacy to Tucker Maxon School
Planned giving simply means making a charitable gift that is part of your financial or estate plan. Gift planning provides tools to help you leave a legacy that speaks to your vision for your community, and is a forward-thinking choice for philanthropically-minded people of all ages and means.
Tucker Maxon School has been a tremendous resource in this community since 1947. We help all children reach their full potential in school and in life, and with your help, we hope we always will. With a planned gift, your legacy will help endure and safeguard the future of this institution for future generations.
In 2018, we began the Tucker Maxon Endowment Fund at the Oregon Community Foundation. The Endowment will provide the school with a stream of funds in perpetuity. When you donate to the Endowment, you donate forever. The Endowment Fund is one way to leave a legacy. For more information, contact Glen Gilbert, Executive Director, glen.gilbert@tuckermaxon.org or 503-235-6551
Join Us (Planned Gift Notification Form Coming Soon)
Some people name Tucker Maxon School in their estate plan and never notify us — meaning we miss the opportunity to acknowledge our gratitude to them during their lifetime. If you include Tucker Maxon School in your estate plans, we hope you’ll share this information with us.
With documentation of your planned gift, you’ll receive recognition at the school, as well as invitations to special events for major donors and other VIPs.
Tucker Maxon School is a permanent institution in our community, and has been serving deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing students since 1947. You can honor Tucker Maxon in your estate planning in a variety of ways. Listed below are some of the most common arrangements.
Charitable Bequests
Your intent to make a bequest to Tucker Maxon School can be made clear in your will or living trust using simple and clear language, upon consultation with your attorney. You can stipulate a gift of a specific dollar amount, a percentage of the value of your estate, or property such as stock.
Sample Bequest Language:
“I give, devise and bequeath to Tucker Maxon School, a non-profit organization (Tax ID #93-0391592) with a principal business address of 2860 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland, OR 97202, for its general purposes, all [or state the fraction or percentage] of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and personal.”
IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s, Keoghs, and other retirement plan assets make up an increasingly large part of many estates. When left to your heirs, these assets can be subject to income, estate, and other transfer taxes. Naming Tucker Maxon School as a beneficiary of all or a percentage of your plan may reduce or eliminate these taxes.
Give From Your IRA Today
If you are 70 ½ years of age or older, you can make a tax-free gift from your IRA today! This generous, tax-wise gift will help you make the most of your legacy while supporting Tucker Maxon School now.
In larger estates, retirement fund assets distributed to family members may be subject to double taxation, first through the donor’s estate tax, and then through the beneficiaries’ income tax. IRA accounts listing Tucker Maxon School as the beneficiary pass to Tucker Maxon School free of estate and income taxes. Not only can Tucker Maxon School be named as the beneficiary of your life insurance policy, but you can also transfer the policy irrevocably to Tucler Maxon School. You may be eligible for an income tax deduction for the policy’s cost basis or cash surrender value (whichever is less), and any subsequent premium payments may qualify for a charitable deduction.
Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs)
You may transfer assets to a charitable remainder trust that provides an annual specified distribution percentage to one or more beneficiaries for life, or a term of years. The remainder interest would go to support the Tucker Maxon Endowment Fund.
Charitable Gift Annuities (CGAs)
In return for a donation of cash or other assets Tucker Maxon and the Oregon Community Fund pays you and/or someone designated by you a fixed payment for life. The remainder interest would go to support the Tucker Maxon Endowment Fund.
The Oregon Community Foundation manages Tucker Maxon School’s Charitable Remainder Trusts and Charitable Gift Annuities. You can contact them at www.oregoncf.org or giftplanning@oregoncf.org
Many individuals request that survivors send charitable gifts in lieu of flowers. You can request that your friends and loved ones send such memorial gifts to Tucker Maxon School, 2860 SE Holgate Blvd, Portland, OR 97202, or they can donate through the Tucker Maxon School website at https://www.tuckermaxon.org/contribute/donate/. Please ask your friends to indicate who is being honored, as well as who should be notified of the memorial gift.
Thank You for Considering a Planned Gift to Tucker Maxon School!
Tucker Maxon School values conversation, confidence, creativity, and community. Our mission is to teach deaf and hearing children to listen, talk, learn, and achieve excellence together. At our school, every child has a voice. Your planned gift will have a powerful impact on our innovative programs and buildings for years to come.
We would welcome the opportunity to work with you and your estate planning professional to identify programs and opportunities that best represent how you’d like to make a difference at Tucker Maxon School. For more information, contact Glen Gilbert, Executive Director, glen.gilbert@tuckermaxon.org or 503-235-6551.
This information is intended to provide general guidelines about planned giving, including some of the potential financial benefits. It is not intended to provide specific advice about the legal or tax implications of charitable giving. Please be sure to contact your estate planning professional for information and advice to determine which planned gift is right for you.
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Walt Disney's profits boosted by Civil War
Captain America: Civil War, starring Chris Evans, boosted Disney's profits Credit: Disney/Marvel/AP
Tim Wallace
9 August 2016 • 11:00pm
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Walt Disney made $2.6bn (£2bn) of profit in the third quarter of its financial year as films including Captain America: Civil War and Finding Dory helped boost its takings.
Profits were up 4.5pc on the same period of last year as revenues jumped 9pc to $14.3bn, in results which were published after the market closed.
Almost every part of the entertainment empire recorded growth in the year, led by the 40pc rise in the Studio Entertainment arm - the unit which includes cinema ticket sales.
Revenues slipped 1pc in the consumer products division, however, which includes merchandise sales.
The animated film Finding Dory was also a financial success for Disney Credit: Pixar/Disney /AP
Walt Disney also said it would spend $1bn to acquire a one-third stake in BAMTech, a technology and streaming company set up by Major League Baseball, to sit alongside ESPN and boost Disney's share of the sports streaming market.
“Our investment in BAMTech gives us the technology infrastructure we need to quickly scale and monetise our streaming capabilities at ESPN and across our company,” said Disney's chief executive and chairman Robert Iger.
The company said it plans to offer some of BAMTech's sports streaming services in a package to customers alongside ESPN's sports products.
“Bringing a multi-sport service directly to fans is an exciting opportunity that capitalizes on BAMTech’s premier digital distribution platform and continues ESPN’s heritage of embracing technology to create new ways to connect fans with sports,” said ESPN's president John Skipper.
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The Texanist: Can Self-Respecting West Texans Use Umbrellas?
A West Texas native wonders if umbrellas are for sissies.
David Courtney
https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/texanist-can-self-respecting-west-texans-use-umbrellas/
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Q: I am a native Texan and was born and raised in West Texas. I lived there most of my life. Now, I live in Austin. I once read that self-respecting West Texans don’t use umbrellas when it rains and I actually find it very difficult to use an umbrella, even in Austin during rain, because of my West Texas upbringing. I think umbrellas are for sissies. Do you agree?
Lanie Tobin Hill, Austin
A: The Texanist will admit, right off the bat, that he’s never in all of his fifty-plus years ever heard the claim that West Texans are reared to have a disdain for umbrellas. Of course, the Texanist does hail from Central Texas, a place, by the way, that is peopled with a breed of Texan that is neither umbrella averse nor particularly sissified. But the Texanist’s mother was a native Abilenian and, additionally, he has a number of West Texan kinfolk. The Texanist also counts a good many West Texans among his numerous friends, acquaintances, and colleagues. Still, he’s never heard this before. The Texanist is also the Texanist, a man who makes a living by observing, researching, and commenting on the behaviors of Texans, including but not limited to North Texans, South Texans, East Texans, Central Texans, West Texans, expat Texans, and dime-store Texans. He doesn’t know it all, but over the years he has accumulated a trove of obscure tidbits about his fellow countrymen. He has racked his brain to trying to summon up anything about West Texans and umbrellas, to no avail. Nada. Zilch. Nothing.
The Texanist knows for a fact that his mother, a tough but elegant woman who visited the beauty shop regularly, would not hesitate for a minute to open up an umbrella in the case of rain. And neither did she ever impart to her youngest son anything about umbrellas or umbrella etiquette—other than you don’t open ‘em up indoors. Searching for any evidence at all to prove out your assertion, the Texanist ran it by one of his coworkers, a nice fellow from Andrews—way, way out there in West Texas. He had not heard this either and even took it upon himself to poll his family—lifelong West Texans, all. The Texanist’s associate’s mom has two umbrellas, one in the house and another in the car. His Mama Joyce and Granddad have one, and his Granny and Papa Carl have two between them. He also recalls bleachers full of spectators at drizzly outdoor sporting events popping open umbrellas without shame.
West Texas is an arid windswept, sunbaked, sandblasted landscape full of dust devils and tumbling tumbleweeds, but it is also prone to occasional gully-washing torrents, which can spring up out of nowhere. There are definitely times when an umbrella would come in handy. Now, there are, the Texanist recognizes, a couple of aspects of West Texas life that render umbrella usage pretty infrequent. For one, it doesn’t rain a whole lot. For two, it can be windy as hell, making the unfurling of an umbrella a dicey proposition. For three, the distances between point A and point B can be hundreds of miles, which means that people don’t walk much—especially when it’s raining.
But when West Texans do find themselves out in a storm, they know what to do. The region is full of proud and hardy people, but they are also a decidedly unfoolish lot and would not purposefully stand out in a downpour unprotected like some sort of rain-doused dolt.
To sum up, the Texanist, speaking from both his personal and non-sissified experience and an excessive (given the subject matter) amount to research, is of the opinion that umbrellas are more often found in the hands of normal, right-thinking people who don’t want to get soaked in the rain than in the hands of sissies. This goes for West Texas and everywhere else in the world. Is it possible that your whole damp approach to getting around in the rain is based not on something you “once read” but on something you once dreamed you read? Or—and the Texanist hates to raise this possibility, but if honesty is the best policy, he feels compelled to do so—is it possible that you made up this whole thing, just to get a rise out of us Central Texans?
Also, the Texanist is just curious: Where do you stand on parasols?
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the humor of repeatedly using the word “sissy” in the 21st century is lost on me.
perhaps west texans (and texanists) should be concerned with the implications of using that word still before worrying about umbrellas.
eva_b
West Texans don’t use umbrellas because the time between rains–usually about 364 days–is just about the time needed to lose the one they bought the last time it rained. It bangs around in the back seat of the car for several months until the realization hits that it’s not going to rain again for months, whereupon it is removed from the car. Then suddenly one day in March or April, while said West Texan is going on about their busy day, a bank of black clouds rolls in. All closets are duly ransacked, the trunk is searched, and out of desperation the WT runs into the friendly neighborhood department store, where he discovers that others in town have beaten him to the 20 odd umbrellas that were kept in stock, and there’s none to be had. As the WT, who is already soaked to the skin, leaves said department store, he notices that water is running in the streets, but the rain has stopped, and the sun is streaming from spaces between the clouds, which are drifting off to the south. After a few years of this, the realization dawns that umbrellas are unnecessary.
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Excellent Point !! Been in WT all my life ( with the exception of 18 misplaced months in the “70s in the panhandle with my 1st Ex wife) and I as well as my current wife 0f 44 years, also a WT girl, use an umbrella on the day it rains if we can find it.
Jeronimo Dan
Go back some sixty years and most all men in West Texas wore a western style hat and that was wore in any and all types of weather. Come into large cities and you’d find men wearing fedora’s and that also with suits and ties. Women, not sure, but bonnet’s just won’t stand up to a rain storm, even if heavily starched. I’d say umbrella’s were very common with women when shopping, even in West Texas. If they should have the cost of one.
Parasols, only at garden parties and cemetery visits.
CrusaderAXE
In the Army, it has been practice for a long time that soldiers do not carry umbrellas. They do not use umbrellas. Of course, a set of BDUs, a patrol cap and Goretex jacket with Danner or Goretex boots make it kind of redundant. After retiring and working in Seattle and Tacoma and Olympia where it does rain a lot, I discovered that if I was going to be out and was going to be so far away from my car that it was a problem, I needed to park closer. Also, I wore a lot of tweed. Now I live in southern California, which I despise. Don’t see a lot of umbrellas thanks to the drought we’re supposedly done with, and I suspect many Californians would find them…too complex by far. Having lived in Texas for a while back in the days when I dressed largely like a tree, I noticed that Texans have strong opinions on a lot of stuff; only if there is a handbook like at Texas A&M where anything that happened twice (stationed in Bryan, working with the reserves, so I have an anthropological acquaintance with the university) becomes a tradition is there uniformity. So, I’ll never carry an umbrella but I just see that as a residual effect, like PTSD.
GusMitchem
Maybe you find no record cause this goes without saying, and definitely without writing down….the rain in West Texas is to be celebrated, not covered from and not even scurried about. I once even had a friend that celebrated such a rain in damm near his birthday suit.
Takes a bit more than some rain to ruffle a West Texan, then again every time it rains it hails and no umbrella made will protect in that situation
JocelynCavanaugh
I’m a West Texan who struggles to make myself use an umbrella. Never thought much about it, but the wind is probably a big factor. I’m also a Red Raider, and we wear flip-flops in the snow sometimes. Not sure why that is, either. We also throw tortillas on football fields. *West Texas shrug*
MEMD
My father always said a West Texas 10 inch rain was when the rain drops fell 10 inches apart.
WD Smith
That is what yer cowboy hat is fer! But they come in handy for shade, and to ward off skeeters!
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Where does one find Homeric scholia in print?
Post by LCN » Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:49 am
Recently I have been using the commentary on the Odyssey available at Perseus - W. Walter Merry, James Riddell, D. B. Monro, Commentary on the Odyssey (1886).
I enjoy reading the excerpts from the scholiasts that the commentators often cite and wonder if there are published volumes of scholia out there?
The library at my local university doesn't seem to have any, which is only fair given that they don't have a classics department. I didn't have much luck on Google except that I found an out-of-print German volume being sold for over $1,000...
If I could even just find a good citation I could probably get the volume through interlibrary loan.
Location: Between Ilias and Odysseia (ok sometimes Athens).
Re: Where does one find Homeric scholia in print?
Post by Scribo » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:21 am
http://www.archive.org/details/scholiag ... 00homegoog
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Post by LCN » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:15 pm
Thanks, that's a pretty exciting resource.
Also I learned from the link that I should be searching for Latin terms, starting with "scholia" and narrowing from there. Turns out the interlibrary loan catalog has everything I need, probably just about everything that's out there.
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Post by annis » Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:30 pm
There are several scholia on Homer. The "D" scholia are less highly regarded for some reason. Nonetheless, Helmut van Thiel has makes the "D" scholia available in very nice PDFs from his web page. Look down to the section "Beilagen." There's one document for the Iliad, another for the Odyssey. At the moment their document server seems stuck, but I've never had problems in the past grabbing these.
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Post by annis » Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:33 pm
I should add that if you're going to dig into the scholia, make your library get you Dickey's book on reading them, Ancient Greek Scholarship.
Post by Scribo » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:47 pm
annis wrote: There are several scholia on Homer. The "D" scholia are less highly regarded for some reason. Nonetheless, Helmut van Thiel has makes the "D" scholia available in very nice PDFs from his web page. Look down to the section "Beilagen." There's one document for the Iliad, another for the Odyssey. At the moment their document server seems stuck, but I've never had problems in the past grabbing these.
Basically because they're next to worthless in many situations: For Homerist's or even those just trying to study very early Greek culture the pseudo-allegorical meanderings are just...pointless. Though they do have their place, especially if you're making a sort of diachronic study of Greek intellectualism. And they ARE rather early.
I checked in the library earlier, we use the the Erbse editions here in Oxford though I dare say there are many other versions about. Your link, for example, looks interesting.
What is it that we know about Homer that the ancient scholiasts did not know that makes the D scholia 'pointless'?
Post by Scribo » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:23 pm
LCN wrote: What is it that we know about Homer that the ancient scholiasts did not know that makes the D scholia 'pointless'?
Mmm....several things? I mean...seriously...like...an indescribable amount. The D scholia are not in themselves pointless, it depends exactly one what you want to do with your Homer. If you want to try and get closer to (obviously not a finite, reachable goal) the "original contexts" then allegorical readings are not really helpful since you can happily brush these aside in this instance. If you're studying the reception of the Homeric corpus, the development of Greek academic culture and other such things of course they're very useful.
The scholia are interesting, alongside such things as untenable interpretations, impossible etymologies and odd historicising tendencies you get quite a few gems of real insight and they really ought not to be under-estimated, it's just that they should in general be approached always with their context in mind.
That sounds a little gentler than your first opinion. It's true we have better resources for figuring out etymologies, and impossible interpretations are impossible interpretations, but it sounds like what you're really contemptuous of is the idea of allegorical interpretations.
I have noticed this attitude elsewhere but have not seen it elaborated. Is the claim that the specific allegorical interpretations are plainly anachronistic? Or that we have knowledge that was unavailable at the time that shows that Homer did not use allegory?
LCN wrote: I have noticed this attitude elsewhere but have not seen it elaborated. Is the claim that the specific allegorical interpretations are plainly anachronistic? Or that we have knowledge that was unavailable at the time that shows that Homer did not use allegory?
Various philosophical schools would indulge in quite astonishing acts of interpretation to make Homer or Hesiod fit more comfortably into their systems. Philodemus didn't think highly of the practice,
ἔνιοι δὲ καὶ φανερῶς μαίνονται, καθάπερ οἱ τὰς δύο ποιήσεις Ὁμήρου περί τε τοῦ κόσμου λέγοντες πεποιῆσθαι μερῶν καὶ περὶ νόμων καὶ ἐθισμῶν τῶν παρ’ ἀνθρώποις, καὶ τὸν Ἀγαμέμνονα μὲν αἰθέρα εἶναι,...
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Post by LCN » Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:14 am
I have to admit I don't find the idea that the Iliad would contain a a layer of references to natural cosmology at all ridiculous, assuming such thinking was not anachronistic to the time of the poem's composition.
Of course to say that the work is simply an allegory of natural cosmology would be absurd.
I guess not having read the D scholia I'm not sure how sharply we're using the word "allegorical". The Homeric poems are obviously not allegories in the medieval sense, where each character stands for a concept and a doctrine and can be inferred by simply depersonalizing everyone back into a concept.
On the other hand it seems to me that there is an argument or theory beneath the surface in Homer uniting the various seemingly independent episodes. (With due allowance being made for interpolations.)
The Odyssey in particular surely is saying something pretty definite about what we would call civilization by relating the experiences of different travelers in search of their ideal home among various deficient communities. Whether Homer every rises or sinks to the level of direct allegory I don't know.
Still I'm rather surprised by the second part of the quote from Philodemus. To me the Odyssey seems indeed πεποιῆσθαι περὶ νόμων καὶ ἐθισμῶν τῶν παρ’ ἀνθρώποις, among other topics.
I'll have to search for the rest of the quote to see if I'm misunderstanding what sort of interpretation he's referring to.
Post by Scribo » Sun Mar 04, 2012 10:45 am
Philodemos was, like Aristarkhos, a bit of a, as we say, "bossman".
Cosmology does not = allegory. However there is one episode with discernable cosmological leanings and that's the dios apate (Il. 14) which has long been recognised for, amongst other things, its near eastern derivation.
The kind of interpretation offered IS highly anachronistic, basically. Almost as ludicrous as the later Christian attempts at Euhemerising poetry/myth to make it more palatable.
I don't think the Odyssey is about that completely, incidentally. I quite happily treat is as the story of Odysseus. It's been traditional to see is as a "transitional" piece, i.e how the age of heroes is ending but Odysseus can still retain his own. Perhaps with some reflections of the age of colonisation. But I think it can be fairly viewed in the same way we view the Gilgamesh epic.
The best approach to Homer, I think anyway, is to (try to) recognise it for what it is: a "post-traditional" narrative specifically about the past and better men. I don't want to use labels like "heroes", "heroic poetry" etc because these terms are quite frankly mere glosses in modern parlance and do not convey the full Greek connotations. But yeah, definitely treat them as monumental "heroic epics". It's quite clear that Agamemnon is not wind, that the gods DO interfere, that Akhilleus is one hell of an angry man. That, as it itself says, the Iliad is about the "wrath of Akhilleus" and the Odyssey "the clever man Odysseus". For Greek cosmology see Hesiod or the orphic corpus, for proper allegorical meanderings you'll want philosophy.
Post by cb » Sun Mar 04, 2012 5:15 pm
hi, the D scholia aren't as "prestigious" as the A because the A give us the best access to the scholarship of the famous Alexandrians (Zenodotus, Aristarchus etc.)
the D aren't just full of allegory, they're also v useful for just reading homer, giving synonyms and definitions etc. - for reading homer i prefer the D - in particular if one of the things you like about history is connecting with the past then you may well like using the D - you can feel a bit of a connection with the ancient commentators when you're reading homer and get stuck on one word in a line, and check the D, and see that the ancient commentators provided help for just this same word (and not the other words in the line), as if you both struggle on the same points despite the distance in time.
NB the erbse edition doesn't include the D.
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Post by LCN » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:00 am
Scribo wrote: I don't think the Odyssey is about that completely, incidentally. I quite happily treat is as the story of Odysseus. It's been traditional to see is as a "transitional" piece, i.e how the age of heroes is ending but Odysseus can still retain his own. Perhaps with some reflections of the age of colonisation.
It strikes me that such an interpretation written about an important work of modern literature would be obviously shallow, even anti-intellectual.
What makes us so confident that ancient authors were incapable of doing anything more than passively voicing the putative historical tendencies of their times?
Why should the greatest single influence on Attic culture, cited favorably and unfavorably countless times by Plato and Aristotle, himself be incapable of actually thinking about anything beyond the horizons of his historical period?
I certainly agree with the first part about avoiding modern jargon that conceals a lot of presuppositions foreign to the text. But I think your anxiousness to limit the possibilities of the Homeric epic to mere adventure stories is probably misguided.
Do you really want to fall into the endless cycle of overconfident scholars burying the bones for later scholars to discover? (To paraphrase Nietzsche.)
Homer was a profound thinker. If he were not he would not have so impressed the greatest tribe of thinkers the world has yet to produce.
Show some deference, for ...θεοὶ δέ τε πάντα ἴσασιν.
Post by Scribo » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:38 am
The fact that you think they're "mere adventure stories" or that the Odyssey being a reflection of its context is "no big thing" says a lot. I'm not going to even answer the "greatest tribe of thinkers in the world" bit, I think you're purposefully having me on there.
The fact is that these things you dismiss as being anti-intellectual are in their own right gigantic revelations about Greek culture. We can happily ignore many of the older generation of scholars for sound reasons, many we still listen to for those exact same sound reasons.
The fact that Odyssey is in many ways an expression of colonisation is in itself such a ridiculously huge complex thing that once you think about it...it becomes near blinding.
Homer wasn't a "thinker". He was a Poet. Capital P. Not that I believe in a Homer but the Greek Aoidos has a very specific culturally vested role, one of the reasons we're so dismissive of the kind of readings I disparaged earlier is basically because they try to postulate a sort of single...proto Oxford don/Philosopher like character. It doesn't wash, not at all.
If I had to summarise the Homeric corpus , I'd probably define them as being about men. That in itself is...wonderful really.
Post by annis » Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:15 am
Scribo wrote: Not that I believe in a Homer but the Greek Aoidos has a very specific culturally vested role, one of the reasons we're so dismissive of the kind of readings I disparaged earlier is basically because they try to postulate a sort of single...proto Oxford don/Philosopher like character.
No man forgets his original trade: the rights of nations and of kings sink into questions of grammar, if grammarians discuss them. Samuel Johnson
Post by LCN » Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:22 am
Scribo wrote: Homer wasn't a "thinker". He was a Poet. Capital P.
Perhaps this is the crux of our disagreement.
What precisely do you think poetry is? Is it just a stratum of imaginative artifacts deposited by the most creative minds of each historical period?
If so why should poems composed thousands of years ago still exert an influence, not merely on antiquarians but on some of our own most important thinkers and artists?
In fact all poets are thinkers and I would venture to say all great poets are great thinkers. As we learn from Aristotle nous and phantasia are always intertwined.
Not that I believe in a Homer but the Greek Aoidos has a very specific culturally vested role, one of the reasons we're so dismissive of the kind of readings I disparaged earlier is basically because they try to postulate a sort of single...proto Oxford don/Philosopher like character. It doesn't wash, not at all.
Or perhaps the problem is you conceive of philosophy in the Oxonian manner, an activity possibly even narrower in its horizons than is the bad kind of classical scholarship.
But of course Anglo-American philosophy teachers would have no use for Homer, just as they don't really have any use for Plato or Aristotle. I did not have analytical philosophy in mind when I suggested that Homer could be a philosopher or proto-philosopher.
As to your specific favored interpretations, I don't see anything profound about finding a shiny new box to bury those bones in. Whatever historical paradigm you choose the goal is always the same - to assure oneself that the Homeric poems are objects to be mastered by the superior tools of the modern intelligence, not living thought capable of rivaling or exceeding our own.
annis wrote:
I have a guess whom Johnson would favor between a Plato and a modern classics scholar for giving Homer (or "Homer", as always) his due regard.
An afterthought occurred to me.
It seems you guys think they I want to de-aestheticize Homer, in some kind of donnish manner? To drain the poems of beauty?
This is so far from my intentions that I didn't realize I had given that impression. Suffice it to say this is precisely the effect of historicizing interpretations, in my opinion. Is it more elevating to read the Iliad in terms of the conflict between justice and mortality, or to read it in terms of 8th century Greek colonialism (or something like that)?
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Socialist Appeal / International Marxist Tendency
Similarly reactionary was the position of Alan Woods’ Socialist Appeal/International Marxist Tendency which operates since 1964 (until 1991 as part of the CWI) as a left opposition inside the social democratic Labour Party. Like the CWI the SA/IMT in its leaflet mixed together and presented as an identical thing the resistance against the police, the looting of Tesco, Aldi etc and the few incidents of burning houses. It went even further in its use of reactionary terminology than the CWI and compared the uprising with “cancer”:
“Do Marxists condone rioting, looting and vandalism? No, of course we do not. We do not condone cancer, either. But as everybody knows, it is not enough to condemn cancer. It is necessary to discover its causes and find a cure. We reject rioting and looting utterly.” (27)
Again we see the denunciatory lumping together of the fight against the police, destruction of gambling clubs, looting of super-markets and vandalism against homes and cars. This is what the bourgeois media, the government etc. already do massively. What a shame that so-called Marxists help them in arguing similarly!
No, comrades of the IMT leadership, the cancer is not the riots but the Labour bureaucrats and their left fig leaves that disorganise and obstruct the struggle against the cuts. The youth, the poor, the nationally and racially oppressed are not part of the problem (the cancer) but they are part of the solution. They can be a decisive force to revitalize the workers movement, to bring in a revolutionary spirit and to build a revolutionary party.
As with the CWI the IMT condemnation of the Uprising is related with their refusal of the violent class struggle, their reformist conception of the peaceful transformation of the capitalist state and the illusionary hope that the labour bureaucrats could overcome their petty-bourgeois essence and become servants of the working class:
„A peaceful transformation of society would be entirely possible if the trade union and reformist leaders were prepared to use the colossal power in their hands to change society. If the workers leaders did not do this, then there could be rivers of blood, and this would entirely be the responsibility of the reformist leaders.“ (28)
And like the CWI the IMT too believes that the bourgeois parliament could become a vehicle for socialist transformation. Their leader Alan Woods claims that Portugal – in fact an example of the impossibility to utilise the state apparatus for socialism – in 1974 is a good example for his reformist theory:
“Under these circumstances, there is not the slightest question, not only that the revolution in Portugal could have been carried out peacefully, but that it could have been done through parliament.” (29)
No surprise that the IMT also dreams the dream of the police as “workers in uniform”.
(27) The leaflet is a summary of the longer article of Alan Woods with the same title, published on 9.8.2011, http://www.marxist.com/riots-london-britain.htm
(28) Alan Woods: Marxism and the State, December 2008, www.marxist.com
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The financial market is one place that does not care about your hair color, skin color or ethnicity. What matters is you get the right education and put it into action –and your life will never be the same again.
— Terry Tran
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
"At first I was a bit skeptical of how he could achieve some of the returns... But during the course, I think it's a very safe way to invest. Our children will be the real winner in it whether they realise it or not."
Brad & Kerry Claughton
(Wheat, Canola & Sheep Farmers)
"I am a skeptical person but with this program... I think Terry is very genuine in the fact that he wants to help people succeed... With this system there's no gambling – it's all very safe and secure."
– Sandra Wilkinson
(Retired)
"I don't risk money anymore... Everyone else was freaking out and we're coming in and buying – it was just like this wave and it popped back out and I literally made 20% like that."
– Andrew Roberts
(CEO - Farm Owners Academy)
"Trading is interesting and fun, challenging sometimes but I think with Terry’s training it takes most of the challenge out of it. All you have to do is do your homework and follow the rules."
– Andrew Knight
(Musician)
"Step 1, 2, 3, 4 is all laid out and I really, really like that I can follow it easily and have been and that’s tremendous."
– Laura Brown
(Retail)
"For the first 6 months I put in a small amount of money and the return was about 12%... I find it quite easy..."
– Lan Le
(Franchise Business Owner)
"My ROI for the first year was about 21% and strike rate of about 90%. He really is teaching you how to fish as opposed to just handing you fish... He's also quite engaged with the community and it's rare to see a course that has that support in their community."
– Duy Phan
(Construction Manager)
"I know exactly when to buy and sell... The advantage of this system is I have full control. I decide what's good value and what isn't. I get to say what happens to my money, and I think that's nice."
– Dee Mahon
(National Education Service Manager)
"The stock market was something that I was very wary of... until I learned how Terry does things... Our return-on-investment is hovering between 12.5–15%...
I've got a whole heap of gratitude towards Terry for sharing his knowledge with simple people like ourselves."
– Darren & Fiona Sanders
(Farmers)
"It’s heart-wrenching to watch your hard earned cash be burnt and disappear... I’m currently sitting on about an 18% Return On Investment which I’m absolutely stoked with. Considering I’ve burnt an account in like under 2 years, 10 years ago, it’s absolutely amazing, I’m absolutely loving it."
– Paul Tarrant
(Energy Markets Trader)
"You know I invest and Terry’s gonna go “Yeah hang on, well what's the risk here?” And that's what he does, he looks at it and so he identifies the risk and if it's risky, don't do it. That's what made me more comfortable..."
– Wayne Palmer
(State Emergency Services)
"My husband was all about the finances – he did everything, I knew nothing, I got divorced, holy –What am I going to do?... My first year with Terry in doing my investing all on my own, I had an ROI of 22%... I don’t care if I’m going to be 80 years old, 90 years old, these are skills that I’m going to have for the rest of my life."
– Sharon Crane
(Professional Pet Minder)
"8 months in I had barely made a profit. But by the end of 12 months I actually made 19% in my first year. This year I had my super in the market as well , and in 6 months I made 23% so I'm very happy with that. No problem pressing the 'Buy' button anymore!"
– Tricia Butler
(I.T. Specialist & Coach)
"I realised the best way to look after my money is for me to look after it and not trust too may people. My hit rate is about 80%. ROI is about 15%..."
– Brenton Ferguson
(Electrician)
"I thought we were going to spend so much time and effort that we couldn't take care of the kids anymore, but it's not. It's only half an hour of your day...
Our ROI is now 21% so that's like fantastic."
– Chandara Kev & Jun Yu
(Electrical Engineer & Pharmacist)
"I’ve learnt how to not be attached to my investments, the psychology of it, when to buy and sell, how to read the stockcharts, how to setup all my stocks on stockcharts, how to buy and sell on InteractiveBrokers, an expensive lesson on why not to use Commsec..."
– Terry Cook
(Entrepreneur)
"I am now subscribing to the Inner Circle with Terry, so he actually provides an insight into what he’s trading every week with his portfolio."
– Christin Smith
(E-Commerce)
"It is very very important for someone who is starting is that you have a mentor and you have a group of people who you can communicate with so when you are scared and you’re fearing it actually puts your mind little bit to rest and makes you feel more confident to follow the system."
– Habib Al-Massi
(Oil & Gas Mining Engineer)
"I really like the community... we're all helping each other out... I really feel like I'm part of a community and not just on my own... trying to work things out..."
– Rodney Levy
"Having not known anything, I came out of it thinking I can actually do this! I've learned in this industry, don't be a risk-taker, because I don't want to lose money... Highly recommend Terry."
– Kerry Strugnell
(Pre-School Director)
"Since inception I've made like 8% plus cumulative return 12+ from the start of this year... I'm really grateful to Terry and just his passion and transparency... the way he treats everyone and the teacher in him that no question is too dumb..."
– Brad Mander
(Nurse)
"A lot of the courses that I did or looked at, the presenters just presented it and they went away, that was it. There was no community, there was no ongoing support... Terry's was different... You have access to a fantastic community that are very supportive and Terry’s always there in the background jumping and provide support and advice, there’s mentoring calls every two weeks..."
– Chester Cutinha
(Job Flow Supervisor)
"God what the hell was I waiting for? All that time wasted! It’s so safe! It’s so safe, it’s so easy... I never thought share trading could be exciting and I never thought I’d love this but I love it! I love the results and I love the fact that it’s easy and safe."
– Vicky Ho
(Cosmetic Dentist)
"In my kind of work, if I don’t work I don’t earn but in the Freedom Trader if you do stocks, you’ll have the capacity to earn even while you’re not working, even while you’re overseas or you’re on vacation. I think that’s actually my greatest motivation.
– Byron Dy
(Registered Nurse)
"Terry is a teacher who will put things in very simple terms for people to be able to understand, which is essential for me."
– James Doyle
(Airline Pilot)
"Terry's methods is very low risk. For the first six months, I had 48 sales with no losses at all. So I was ahead of the game 100% and smiling a lot...
It's been going very well. It's good fun. And I've learnt a heck of a lot along the way."
– Tony Carlisle
(Biomedical Engineer)
"Terry was pretty much a saviour really... He keeps us educated with what's going on... teaching us a lot about the market itself or the economy and what to look out for which is really important.
– Frank Bilotta
(Builder)
"I'm getting 4 times, nearly 5 times what the banks can do. With Terry what I feel is that personal touch that comes back as a human. It's not just about buying shares and then selling them – you can be a friend with Terry."
– Rajesh Mudlapur
(Principal Engineer)
"My strike rate is now 81% and that's what I've really worked at at – not taking those losses and it's beautiful... I'm a very logical person and to me Terry has put together a course based on logic... it's a safe system."
– Maggie Ward
"I knew very little about the share market and now I'm pretty much trading on a regular basis, making consistent profit and knowing the right signals to buy & sell."
– Martin Wong
(Systems Analyst & Modeler)
"We’ve both done the course so it allows us both to feed off each other, bounce ideas off each other whether we’re researching or even placing the trade or selling... We’ve been actively trading with Terry for a little over 2 years now, we’re very happy with his system. Our personal portfolio’s increased 34% in that period so you can’t complain about that, yep it’s all good!"
– Valerie & Jerry Kidd
(Bookkeeper & Boiler Maker)
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What Netflix’s ‘Great Hack’ Gets Wrong About Cambridge Analytica
The British consulting firm didn’t steal the 2016 election, and it couldn’t have if it tried.
By Micah L. Sifry
Facebook logos displayed on a smartphone and computer screen. (Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire via AP Images)
Two years ago, the world learned that Cambridge Analytica, a UK-based political consulting firm, had surreptitiously obtained more than 87 million Facebook member profiles, using that data to assist the Leave campaign in the Brexit vote and the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. This news set off a seismic shift in how the public and congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle view Big Tech, opening up space for a necessary rethinking of its role in society and creating momentum for new efforts to protect consumer privacy and better regulate the major platforms.1
Unfortunately, the Cambridge Analytica/Facebook scandal also has renewed a very old and disabling fable embraced by many well-meaning people on the left, which is that Americans (and others overseas) keep voting for right-wing authoritarians because they are being manipulated by the media. I’m old enough to remember the 1980s, when progressives sought to explain Ronald Reagan’s popularity by emphasizing the biases of mainstream media. Now, because many people are in awe of the magical powers of technology and lack basic literacy in how political persuasion works, a new fable is spreading—the notion of the Great Hack.2
Move Fast and Build Solidarity
Avi Asher-Schapiro
That’s the title of a new documentary about Cambridge Analytica released two weeks ago by Netflix. According to The Great Hack, by collecting thousands of data points on millions of individuals and then building psychographic profiles linked to their inferred personality traits, Cambridge Analytica was able to target voters with unprecedented precision. As Peter Bradshaw put it in an adoring review of the movie for The Guardian, “The data attackers could go all in, using their underhand knowledge to bombard these psycho-profiled targets, to push these persuadables’ buttons and tip them over the edge with Facebook ads that popped up intimately on their smartphones, miraculously confirming their prejudices, playing on their insecurities, magnifying and warping their worries.”3
The film gives an inordinate amount of attention to Brittany Kaiser, a Democrat who worked for CA’s US branch as its business development director and then—after the revelations of the Facebook breach—apparently had an attack of conscience. According to her, until CA started working for Trump in June 2016, his campaign had no data infrastructure or digital marketing apparatus and no digital strategy. The implication, never blatantly stated but simply conveyed by all the tricks of modern documentary-making—striking digital graphics meant to illustrate how our data leaks into the hands of others, ominous music, and alluring close-ups of Kaiser as she watches the scandal unfold on television—is that Trump won because Cambridge Analytica gave him a secret edge.4
All of this is garbage. Kaiser first worked in politics as an intern on the 2008 Barack Obama campaign, helping its social media team, but The Great Hack implies that she ran his whole Facebook operation. She is not the first person to pump a small role in that campaign into a career-making calling card; Cambridge Analytica is not the first political technology vendor to make big, unproven claims about its abilities. But we live in the age of silicon snake oil. There are millions of dollars to be made selling gullible investors and clients on mumbo-jumbo. Full disclosure: I got to see Kaiser pitch Cambridge Analytica’s wares at close quarters, back in 2015, when the company was briefly a member of the civic tech center I help run in New York City, Civic Hall. I was not impressed.5
Evidently, neither was Ted Cruz’s 2016 presidential campaign, which paid CA millions of dollars during the Republican primaries. The Great Hack gives CA credit for his victory in the Iowa caucuses—and then makes no mention of what happened soon afterward: The Cruz campaign stopped using its data. Chris Wilson, the campaign’s director of research, analytics, and digital strategy, discovered that more than half the voters CA identified as Cruz supporters in Oklahoma backed other candidates. Regarding the so-called merits of psychographic targeting, Wilson told me CA “market[ed] their usage more aggressively than others and made unsubstantiated campaigns regarding its effectiveness.” On Twitter he called Kaiser a fantasist in 2016 for her claim that the Cruz campaign was planning to use “psy-ops” to manipulate delegates attending the Republican National Convention.6
The closer one looks at Kaiser’s claims, the more they dissolve into a young staffer believing the hype that her company’s higher-ups asked her to sell. It’s not for nothing that political scientist Dave Karpf, who has written two books on the use of data in modern campaigns, calls Cambridge Analytica “the Theranos of political data.” Eight GOP political consultants told Ad Age’s Kate Kaye that the company was “all hat and no cattle.”7
Here’s the bigger issue: When it comes to voters’ decisions about their choice of candidate, most forms of paid political persuasion, including TV ads, online ads, mailers, phone calls, and door knocking, have no discernible effect in terms of changing people’s minds. That’s the conclusion of a careful meta-review of 49 field experiments looking at general election campaigns, published by political scientists Joshua Kalla and David Broockman in the American Political Science Review in 2018. They write, “The circumstances in which citizens’ political choices appear manipulable appear to be exceedingly rare in the elections that matter most.” Of course, all the people making money from selling the tools of political persuasion don’t want anyone to know this. Why spoil a good racket?8
The Great Hack wants to make its viewers care about data rights and the dangers of modern misinformation campaigns but unfortunately is itself a slick piece of misinformation that plays artfully on the prejudices and misunderstandings rife in its targeted audience. If the weaponization of misinformation was such a powerful tool for changing hearts and minds, why did the left win recent elections in Mexico and Istanbul? Why did Democrats retake the House in 2018? We aren’t losing the war for the future because of some new media masterminds. If we’re losing, it’s because our message—and messengers—aren’t connecting.9
Micah L. SifryMicah L. Sifry, a former Nation associate editor, is president and co-founder of Civic Hall. His most recent book, edited with Tiago Peixoto, is Civic Tech in the Global South: Assessing Technology for the Public Good.
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Director of Kung Fu Panda interested in expanding creative animation to India
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
John Stevenson Oscar nominee, veteran, film maker and actor is known for a large number of work, the most popular out of which is Kung Fu Panda and Sherlock Gnomes. The director showcased his interest and enthusiasm in possibly expanding his creative animation to India.
During an interview with IANS, John went on to say, "Be it India or somewhere else, I am interested to work and create something good. If I get some opportunity here (India), I will definitely look up to it and try to explore something new here."
He stated this at the sidelines of the opening ceremony, of the fifth edition of the Smile International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFFCY). At the event he also went on to highlight the importance of making impact-full films for children.
He was quoted as saying, "I primarily work in Hollywood and that is very commercial cinema. It is not impossible but it is challenging trying get things which you personally believe to implement the same in the films.. but I always try to make sure I work something on impact-full projects for children so that a child can see it and take something from it."
Director of Kung Fu Panda interested in expanding creative animation to India. Photo: cnet
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Mike Fox - On the Outside of Everything
The canal tapered away from us, dappled with light in the hazy afternoon sun, relentlessly straight and level. I’d developed the habit of gazing at it, hoping the sense of distance it created could take my mind somewhere else.
‘We should see a bridge soon, then another mile and we can eat.’ Owen glanced up from the phone on his upturned palm. His satnav app was beginning to irritate me. It killed the prospect of surprise stone dead. Not that you could really hope to discover anything unexpected from such an undeviating stretch of water. He smiled at me, and I could see he thought he was being encouraging. I’d struggled with other people’s kindness quite a lot recently.
‘Bit boring along here isn’t it?’ He shifted the weight of his rucksack and looked around restlessly. Within a day and a half I’d worked out that most of the time he just threw out thoughts as if he was glad to be rid of them, not really expecting an answer. It seemed we would both like to escape the present moment, but for different reasons.
Now he stuffed his phone into the back pocket of his jeans and stooped to collect some flat pebbles from the towpath. He paused for a couple of seconds, suddenly focussed, then flicked them one-by-one with a fluid movement of his forearm and wrist, so that they skimmed lightly across the surface of the canal before dropping silently, leaving a momentary depression in the water. I noticed how quickly it grew placid again. Also that, even though twenty years had passed since we were teenagers together, there was still something of the athlete about him. When the last stone had vanished, he returned his gaze to the path and then scanned the fields on either side of the canal, but there was nothing left to take his attention except me.
‘Strange you never had children. I’d have thought you were the type.’ It hadn’t taken long for the contrast in our natures to re-emerge. Or for Owen to bring it to my attention. His mind still seemed to work like that.
‘We kept putting it off until the chance wasn’t there anymore.’ I tried not to make this sound like an accusation—there was only one person I would have been accusing. ‘You make the best decisions you can at the time.’
He nodded, frowning. ‘True enough,’ he said. ‘Tomorrow’s just guesswork. You can never really tell what’s coming your way.’ He pulled his phone out again and stared at it as if it might help.
We were only recently back in touch, and it was easy to see what hadn’t changed in him—the energy that scattered his attention, the friendliness that never quite became attunement. It was less easy to see anything new. At that moment he just seemed an older version of an old friend, with whom I should have got on, but never quite did.
Although perhaps he wasn’t as hopeful as he used to be. Afghanistan, Sarajevo, the Falls Road: any one of those would be reason enough for that. Also reason to hold onto whatever hope you could, or at least try to conceal that the whole idea of hope was leaking away through the punctures in your belief system. Now, it was as if I’d somehow become his comrade, if not in arms, at least in this aimless misguided endeavour, and he was concerning himself with my morale.
His message had come in through Facebook. ‘Is that Bambo? Can you get in touch?’
No-one had called me Bambo for years. He had driven down from St Albans so that we could spend an evening in my local, reminiscing. Straight away he’d begun to ask questions and tell me about himself, in the way old friends who’ve become distant can assume intimacy that no longer exists.
‘At the time my CO called me a prat. Said I could have blown the lot of us up. But afterwards he put me forward and I got this.’ He pulled a medal out of his pocket. The ribbon it attached to was sewn into the waistband of his jeans.
‘Helmand Province.’
Owen was explaining that he’d crawled out onto a patch of ground that was thought to be mined, in possible range of snipers, to rescue an injured medic. That he’d just done it and not thought about it. He told me this with a mixture of pride, surprise and apology that brought back some of the scrapes we got in together as kids.
‘Why did you leave the army?’ I asked.
He looked above my head, then at my forehead, and finally met my eyes. ‘I had a bit of trouble concentrating after that. Strange, because I felt alright at the time. And I couldn’t sleep.’
I remembered that concentration had never been Owen’s strong point, so he must have been pretty bad.
‘My CO sent me to occ health, and they put me on decompression, but I was worse not having anything to do, so in the end I got discharged. I was on benefits for a couple of months while I went to a rehab centre, and then I got a job in security. What about you – married with kids?’
That’s when I told him my wife had died in January, six months ago.
‘Christ,’ he said. ‘What happened?’
I could have taken offence, but in fact his directness was refreshing. In the months after the funeral I’d learned not to mention Susan to friends and even family. They either changed the subject or looked at me in a way I preferred not to be looked at.
‘There was a lump in her breast,’ I said. ‘We both noticed it. The GP sent her straight in for tests but it had gone to secondaries. It was all over within three months.’
Owen blew out his cheeks then released the air slowly. Something in the way he did this made it plain he knew a lot about death himself.
‘Sorry mate,’ he said. ‘Seems we’ve both been up against it. Why don’t we do something together?’
So less than a month later we were walking the length of the Grand Union Canal.
‘Fresh air and movement – it’s the best thing,’ Owen had assured me.
Now I glanced sideways at him. Shaven-headed and very lean, he was the sort of guy who’d probably still be wiry and strong well into his seventies. He had the gait of someone who could always be distracted by his environment – his right foot flicked out with each step, as if at any moment it could take him off somewhere.
‘You see some incredible things. Equatorial snow – how could you imagine that? We had all the wrong gear.’
His mind flicked about too, throwing out impressions, things from our childhood, snapshots of army experience, leaving me to turn them into some sort of gestalt. For a few moments his face would be taken up with each memory, as though he could see it in front of him. For some reason this brought back how well he could draw at school, crafting tiny, exquisite cartoons in the margins while the class went on without him.
‘Do you ever miss the army?’ I asked.
‘Not really. Not now anyway. They try to make you feel like you’re part of something – your squad, your unit, your regiment. But in the end everyone’s on their own, everyone’s separate.’ He tapped his chest with his fist. ‘This is where you end and the rest of the world starts. That’s what it taught me.’
‘Not a great lesson to come away with,’ I said.
‘That’s just how it is. Once you realise that you don’t expect too much and you don’t get disappointed.’
I glanced at him again. There was no bitterness in his expression. Perhaps he was just telling me that his time in the military had lent him perspective – he’d survived it after all. Or maybe that after a few stints in a war zone one civilian experience seems not too unlike another.
The bridge he’d predicted came into view. Owen immediately looked cheerful. Once we reached it, I could see that the canal curved right and rose in a steep series of locks. The canal water, trickling through gaps where the gates met, was no longer silent, which somehow was a relief.
‘We need to cross to the other bank,’ he said. ‘We carry on past these locks then the pub will be up a little lane where the Brent forks into the canal.’
He reset his rucksack and stepped onto the gate of the first lock, not bothering to use the handrail, despite the ten foot drop into what was probably shallow water on his right. I followed him more carefully. By the time we reached the end of the gradient I was sweating and breathing heavily. Owen hadn’t seemed to notice it.
‘It should be just round here,’ he said. He turned off the towpath, and we crossed a much smaller bridge with decorative brickwork that spanned where the dregs of the river Brent became canal water. As he’d predicted, the pub stood on a corner twenty yards away. Owen inclined his head as if to acknowledge this small triumph. I was surer than ever that he thought he was taking care of me.
‘Two gentlemen of the road. What can I get you?’
The barmaid smiled at us and her eyes lingered for a moment on Owen. He’d said nothing about his love life, and it hadn’t occurred to me that he might be attractive to women. I couldn’t remember his younger self having much luck with girls. We ordered pints of shandy and a round of mixed sandwiches, then seated ourselves on a bench of dark, scuffed oak that ran the length of the wall opposite the main door. The bar was almost empty, with nineteen-eighties decor and the ghost of cigarette smoke in the carpet. Owen looked round him and released the grip he’d kept on the strap of his rucksack. He breathed out and let his shoulders drop.
‘This is what you miss,’ he said.
I could see what he meant. Our surroundings conformed pretty much exactly to the stereotype of an English pub.
‘It’s things like this you think about when you’re away. Then when you come back you see them as if they’re new. At least, you notice them instead of taking them for granted.’
‘It’s the same for me in a way,’ I said.
Owen looked at me and nodded. ‘You could say we’ve both been somewhere else, mate.’ He patted my thigh with the flat of his hand.
The sandwiches arrived along with a large Airedale terrier.
‘She wants to be your friend,’ the barmaid said. ‘I can take her behind the bar if you’d prefer.’
‘No, she’s alright.’ Owen scratched the dog behind its ears and it craned its neck and looked at him adoringly. He broke off bits of sandwich and fed it while we ate. It was a quiet, normal moment on a summer’s afternoon, and I began to feel glad that I’d agree to do this.
Then, as that thought hung almost sleepily in my mind, the door swung open and three youths entered. The atmosphere changed immediately. They said nothing, instead just looking round, making sure that we, and an elderly couple near the far window, took full notice of them. They strolled over to the bar, deliberately taking their time. Before serving them the barmaid came to our table and took the dog by the collar. She looked at us meaningfully, the lead it away through a door to our immediate left.
Just as she re-entered, one of the youths leaned over the bar and pulled some beer from a pump into his cupped palm before splashing it into his mouth. A residue ran down the front of his t-shirt.
‘Don’t do that, please,’ the barmaid said.
‘You weren’t here to serve us,’ the youth said. He had wide-set eyes and a scar on his forehead. He was raw-boned and his t-shirt hung shapelessly from his shoulders.
‘Well I am now,’ the barmaid said.
‘It’s rude to keep your customers waiting,’ the youth said. He leaned across the bar, poured more beer into his hand, and splashed it into his mouth again.
Owen stood up. I stood too, but he made a backward gesture with his palms, telling me to keep away. He went over and stood a few feet from the youth.
‘People in here drink out of glasses, friend.’ His voice was very level, if anything more quiet than usual, and there was a stillness about him I hadn’t seen before.
For a few moments the whole bar was silent. I could see the youth calculating. The other two watched him. I guessed that what he did, they would follow.
‘So do I if I get the chance.’ The youth tilted his chin towards the barmaid. ‘That silly cow put the dog before us.’
Owen took a step forward. ‘This would be a good time to go, pal,’ he said. ‘That’s not a nice way to speak.’
Owen had his back to me, so I could only see the youth’s face, but several long seconds passed while they seemed to be staring each other out. His companions stayed where they were, their eyes on the youth.
‘Fuck you,’ he said eventually. ‘Who wants to drink in this shit hole, anyway.’ He turned and made for the door, kicking over a stool as he passed it. The others slunk out after him.
Owen walked over and righted the stool.
‘Sorry about that,’ he said to the barmaid.
‘No,’ she said. ‘I’m glad you were here – thanks. We don’t get many like them, thank god,’
‘Good thing,’ Owen said.
He smiled, and in that moment I could see that whatever else the army had done it hadn’t ruined him. He came over and sat down again.
‘You alright, mate?’ he said.
‘No problem, Owen,’ I said. ‘You handled that well.’ But I was aware of an unexpected sensation inside. At some point in those few electric moments fear had replaced deadness, and I realised I preferred it.
We finished our sandwiches, and when we stood to leave the barmaid brought us over some packets of crisps and a couple of bottles of juice.
‘Take these with you,’ she said. She touched Owen lightly on the shoulder, and he made a small movement of his head, not quite a bow.
‘Thanks,’ we both said.
Outside, the sunlight slanted down across the row of houses that led away from the canal, and the air was very still.
‘Six more miles and that’ll be it,’ Owen said. He was carrying our tent, and had earmarked a field where we could heat up some food and spend the night. We walked back onto the towpath, and there waiting were the three youths. The one that Owen had confronted had a knife in his hand. He held it loosely by his side, his fingers twisting the handle. He stepped forward.
‘Come on, cunt, let’s see what you’ve got,’ he said to Owen.
As in the pub, the others stayed where they were. But now I could see both were trembling. I had no idea what would be the best thing for me to do.
Owen slipped his rucksack from his shoulders and let it fall to the ground. All the default eagerness had gone from his face. Suddenly he looked profoundly tired.
For a few moments they stared at each other, and then, almost when it seemed he might not, the youth lunged at him. It was clumsy gesture in which you could see fear, like a fencing movement but without the poise or skill. Owen caught the wrist that held the knife, inverted it and with his other hand brought the youth’s arm down sharply onto his raised knee. There were two almost simultaneous cracking sounds and the knife dropped onto the grass. Owen picked it up and threw it into the canal.
‘Fuck you,’ the youth said, but he couldn’t stop tears forming. He sunk to his knees, his forearm dangling uselessly.
Owen looked at the other two, who were both visibly shaking.
‘Take him to A&E,’ he said. ‘He’ll need to get that set. Come on Bambo.’
He pulled on his rucksack and we moved past the youths towards the next lock, crossing back to the other side, where the canal flattened out again.
We walked together saying nothing for a while. I could hear disturbance in Owen’s breathing, and I realised he was avoiding catching my eye. I remembered then that at school he was always the one who broke up fights, the appeaser, the person who somehow ended up bearing the distress of others. I reached out clumsily and put my arm around his shoulders, and immediately felt his arm find its way above my rucksack to mirror the gesture. We walked for a while like that, stooping slightly, looking ahead, as the sun gradually lowered toward the calm water of the canal.
MIKE FOX’s stories have appeared in, or been accepted for publication by The London Journal of Fiction, Popshot, Confingo, Into the Void, Fictive Dream, The Nottingham Review, Structo, Prole, Fairlight Books, Riggwelter, Communion, Pixel Heart, Cabinet of Heed, Hypnopomp and Footnote. His story ‘The Homing Instinct’, first published in Confingo, was included in Best British Short Stories 2018 (Salt). Another story, ‘The Violet Eye’, has recently been published by Nightjar Press as a limited-edition chapbook.
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How could a simple handshake
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L. B. Sedlacek’s poetry has appeared in publications such as "Pure Francis," "The Broad River Review," "The Broken Plate," "I-70 Review," "sidereality," "Third Wednesday," "Mastodon Dentist," "Big Pulp," and others. L. B. publishes a free resource for poets "The Poetry Market Ezine," served as Poetry Editor for "ESC! Magazine," and is the author of 11 chapbooks.
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Jewish grassroots group prays in Vancouver to protest Israel’s actions in Gaza
By Perrin GrauerStarMetro Vancouver
Mon., May 21, 2018timer3 min. read
VANCOUVER—Members of a national grassroots Jewish organization held a memorial on Monday outside the Vancouver offices of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), praying for an end to Israel’s killings of Palestinians in Gaza in recent weeks.
The gathering of roughly a dozen people marked the Shavu’ot holiday with prayers they said were from the Jewish memorial tradition of Yizkor, and criticized CIJA’s support for Israel’s use of military force against Palestinians.
Rabbi David Mivasair, a member of Independent Jewish Voices Canada, lit a candle and described his “grief and sadness” at the mounting death toll — but also his concern that pro-Israeli government organizations don’t speak for all Canadian Jews.
“The organizations that purport to speak for the Jewish community are getting it wrong,” he said at the vigil. “They’re not speaking for us, and they’re not speaking for many, many other Canadian Jews.”
He said CIJA’s stance is inconsistent with religious tenets at the heart of Jewish tradition.
Tens of thousands of Palestinian demonstrators have gathered periodically along the Gaza-Israel boundary since March 30.
Their reasons for protesting include a decision by the U.S. to move its embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, long-standing Israeli and Egyptian blockades of goods into Gaza, and what they describe as the 70-year displacement of Palestinians from their homes during the creation of Israel.
CIJA was not available for an interview by the time of publication Monday, but CEO Shimon Koffler Fogel issued a statement last Wednesday saying Hamas — the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza — bore “direct responsibility for (the) recent violence on the Israel-Gaza border.”
“For Hamas, Palestinian casualties are sickening public relations achievements,” he said. “Shifting the blame to Israel risks encouraging Hamas to further fuel violence.”
As of Friday, more than 100 Palestinians — including 14 children — had been killed and more than 12,000 wounded since demonstrations began, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
But Israeli government officials pounced on a statement by a Hamas spokesperson Wednesday that 50 of those killed were members of the militant Palestinian party — fuelling accusations that Hamas is driving its own citizens to the fence as human shields to cover for the delivery of terrorists onto Israeli soil.
Outside CIJA’s offices in Vancouver, Mivasair argued that Independent Jewish Voices is up against a well-funded, politically powerful publicity campaign in support of the Israeli government’s use of violence against Palestinians along the Gaza border.
His hope is that growing international attention will unite peace advocates to pressure world leaders to intervene on behalf of Palestinians, he told StarMetro.
“I think this is a moment where some change can come,” Mivasair said. “I think there’s more awareness, and from the awareness, there’s more willingness to engage among people everywhere, including our elected MPs.”
Also attending the vigil was celebrated Vancouver physician and drug reform advocate Dr. Gabor Maté, who joined in reading aloud 131 names of Gazans killed recently, as well as Stephen Aberle, also a member of Independent Jewish Voices Canada.
After years of political wavering over what Aberle called Israel’s human rights abuses, he told StarMetro, a “sea change” is now on the horizon.
“The more you give people facts, the more their awareness blossoms, and the more they start to get pissed off and take some action,” he said. “I do see change coming, but it’s slow.”
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Mivasair also led the group in a Kaddish prayer — a hymn of praise that he said points to the responsibility each individual has to make God’s love manifest in the world around them.
Mivasair told StarMetro he understood the fatigue many Canadians must feel being asked to care about so many hardships worldwide.
“There are so many crises and so much suffering in the world,” he said. “You can’t do something about everything. But hopefully we, writ very large, can use ... the increased awareness just to move the needle a little bit.”
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Top Ten Most Popular Pro Wrestlers
1 The Undertaker Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he has worked since 1990, making him the company's longest tenured in-ring performer . Calaway began his wrestling career with World ...read more.
I stated from the bottom I was like under taker is top 30 no wait top 20 now top 15 now top 10 now top 5 top 3 wait a minute he's number 1 yay!
The legendary phenom
He is the best
My ultimate favorite wrestler love his opening music the deadman just keeps coming back the is legend of wwe
2 The Rock Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known by his ring name The Rock, is an American and Canadian actor, producer and semi-retired professional wrestler, signed with WWE.
Not the best but definitively the most popular Wrestler ever. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has made his imprint on popular culture through his wrestling accolades, movies, and the entertaining industry. The most entertaining person to watch. As far as wrestling is concerned he is definitely in the top 5.
Well I have listened many to say The Rock is famous for his best mic skill but I watched his almost all wrestling & noticed he was not only best at mic but his wrestling skills really impressive. The Rock is not only best at mic, accept it Jabronies The Rock is also best into the ring & of course The Rock has the guts, ability to take any challenge to single & many together & defeat them anytime. THE ROCK is the GREATEST wrestler of all time.
every single time he gets in that ring and on the mic the whole atmosphere just rises, and he makes hairs stand up on the back of your neck! amazing character
The most electrifying man. Millions watched WWE because of him. The real people's champ
3 Stone Cold Steve Austin Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson on December 18, 1964, later Steven James Williams), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American actor, media personality, producer, and retired professional wrestler who is signed to a legends contract for WWE. ...read more.
He should have been number 1 or 2 - STFUSS
Attitude era! - STFUSS
3.16 and what? - STFUSS
Most popular of all time! Stone Cold made the " biggest impact " in wrestling culture in such a short amount of time and truly revolutionized the Attitude era. He was the one wrestler who kept television ratings through the ROOF! One of the greatest in- ring talkers, as well as performers. When you hear the glass...well, you know the rest. The GOAT hands down!
4 John Cena John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. (/ˈsiːnə/; born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper, actor, and reality television show host signed to WWE, where he is assigned to the SmackDown brand. ...read more.
Best wrestler in wwe history
I thought he was going to be #1 because he has the most merchandise bought and worn. People cheer for him and booed for him because they reacted to him. He even gets cheered when his music starts. And don't forgot that meme.. ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE ME BECAUSE MY NAME IS JOHN CENA!
He's the best in the world
The GOAT...
John Cena is 16 times WWE champion and also this man respect Finn Balor better than Bobby Lashley, AJ styles and Daniel Bryan
5 Hulk Hogan Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American professional wrestler, actor, television personality, entrepreneur and rock bassist.
When wrestling was at its pinnacle, there was NO ONE as popular as Hulk Hogan. Could he wrestle? No. Could he play the part? Absolutely. Put any ten wrestlers in a line-up, world wide, and more people would know who Hogan is than anyone else in the history of the sport... With the simgle possible exception of Andre the Giant.
Not the greatest but easily the most popular wrestler ever, - apachereporter
What you gonna do brother when me and my 24 inch pythons run wild on you!
Although he can't perform in the ring he put pro wrestling on the map. - arhymemaster
6 Triple H Paul Michael Levesque, better known by his ring name Triple H, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, corporate executive, and actor.
He is the best Popular wrestler - CedreticFomento
He's won basically every title! Beaten basically every opponent! Legends like The rock and Undertaker have fallen at his feet! He has got Charisma, strength and the perfect look for a WWE superstar!
He been wrestling for 20 years now he defeated Undertaker, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, and Stone Cold he beated almost every top dog Past and Present - SmoothCriminal
Better then John Cena! More titles and wwe has hyped his return in money in the bank
7 Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels was born on July 22, 1965 . He is an American professional wrestler. He is the first wrestler to win all the titles the WWE could have offered. He is known for his moves and looks. His nickname provided by WWE is HBK (Heart Break Kid). He was in DX (Degeneration X) a tag team with Triple ...read more.
Fast and athletic
2 time royal rumble winner.
1st ever elimination chamber match winner.
Competed in the 1st ever ladder match and hell in a cell match...He is the best competitor in the pro wrestling business. The best wrestler to compete in the WWF and WWE ring. The greatest in-ring performer of all time. He deserves the 1st place...and if your not down with that, I got 2 words for ya...
F in best with sweet chin music
He is my favorite guy ever I have my favorite bands and guitars and stuff but him he is more than a roll model to me but me is my favorite gut ever wean he quit I was heartbroken and sad I just can't get used to him being gone there well never be one like shawn michaels never! Shawn is better than all these wrestlers he should be number 1
8 Batista David Michael "Dave" Bautista Jr. is an American actor and former professional mixed martial artist and professional wrestler.
Batista is the strongest because he great khali's home turf :the Punjabi match. Batista 's definitely #1! Because he said khali " You don't know what it's like to be in a cage with "the animal".
He is super dude. He deserves to be in the top 10 and who the hell is The cuban "ass"asin
one of the best and most deserving world champ..
THE ANIMAL BATISTA is one of the best heavyweight champions of all time
9 Goldberg William Scott "Bill" Goldberg is an American actor, former professional football player, and semi-retired professional wrestler.
One of the if not strongest characters ever, literally picked everyone up and in less than a year and a half since his debut in wcw has captured a following like no other, listed win streak of 174. Great entrance theme, great in ring ability, great finisher. No one else comes close. "Who's next? "
He beat undertaker brock lesner big show batista John Cena randy orton. He's the best wrestler, he can beat HBK H. But now he's not in wrestling. I miss him very much. I think one day he will come and beat everybody in WWE
He is real giant in WWE. No one can beat him in right way to the ring. His power can unstoppable one in the ring. He is best in WWE.
He is my favourite wrestler because he is only defeated by five stars only the third strongest wrestler
10 Rey Mysterio Óscar Gutiérrez, better known by the ring name Rey Mysterio, is a Mexican-American professional wrestler who currently works for Lucha Underground.
He is amazing to watch and he has always been my favourite wrestler and always will be the high flying energetic guy that makes people love the wwe.
All the kids in school have this guy as favorite.
Rey Mysterio is the fastest and littlest man out there and he makes it look so easy - CFleg3nd
I really like this guy I don't know much about wrestling but whatever I hear seems to be about Rey Mysterio
11 Ric Flair Richard Morgan "Ric" Fliehr, better known by his ring name Ric Flair, is a professional wrestling manager and American retired professional wrestler currently signed to the WWE under a legends appearance contract.
The dirtiest player in the game, the single best wrestler in history
His retired now so you should be voting for him as a tribute - Greenday
Without Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan in the 80's there is no wrestling now.
The greatest wrestler in this world ever!
12 Bret Hart Bret Sergeant Hart, better known by his ring name Bret "The Hitman" Hart, is a Canadian-American writer, actor and retired professional and amateur wrestler. A member of the Hart wrestling family and a second-generation wrestler.
He was by far the best technical wrestler ever!
He whooped austin in his prime over and over by brute hatred. He was great for the business and he has beat all the greats.. Austin undertaker Michaels flair sting goldberg.. On and on..
Who can forget the night ultimate warrior was a jerk to a boy with cancer and hart gave him his jacket and became friends with the boy untill his death... Greatest character of most people not only wrestlers I've seen and also had great spirit after owen died he isn't my favorite but is one of them.
The best there is... The beat there was... AND... The best there ever will be...
13 Andre The Giant Roussimouf André René Roussimoff, known as André the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. André He most famously feuded with Hulk Hogan, culminating at WrestleMania III, and his best-remembered film role was that of Fezzik, the giant in The Princess Bride. His size was a result of gigantism ...read more.
30 years later and still an unforgettable icon, which make him one of the greatest
The original super heavyweight,may his soul rest in peace
The one and only Andre the Giant
Yes we love you dear Andre
14 Sting Steve Borden, better known by the ring name Sting, is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, author and former bodybuilder.
My hero the guy a dedicate my style and career to as a fighter his charisma his passion the icon
The Icon. He and The Undertaker are the two best things that happened to the wrestling business.
People would tune in to WCW just to see what Sting would do, and his feud with nWo changed wrestling for ever.
Charismatic, entertaining and arguably the epitome of WCW when it was at its peak.
15 Macho Man Randy Savage Randy Mario Poffo, better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler and color commentator best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation and later the World Championship Wrestling.
Cream will rise to the top!
At a time when nearly no one went on top of the ropes he made spectacular moves from the ropes
The most charismatic Wrestler of all time wo-YEAH!
Snap into a slim jim YEAH! oh yeah!
16 Randy Orton Randal Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor who is signed with WWE, where he is a member of the SmackDown brand. He is a 12-time world champion, having held the WWE World Championship eight times and the World Heavyweight Championship four times.
He is my favorite wrestler of all time
I'm like in love with guy. Not just because he's sexy but his also because he has amazing skills in the ring. Should be #1.
Randy orton is the best wrestle after John Cena and the rock.
My favorite... VIPER... LEGEND KILLER...
17 Kane Glenn Thomas Jacobs is an American professional wrestler, insurer, and actor. He works for WWE, and is best known by his ring name Kane.
Great wrestler. He is the king of all masked fighters and when he unmasked it was a shock to people. But he got a lot of attention
Kane is known for his destructive nature, whenever Kane comes out every one is scared and other wrestlers don't wanna mess with him - roblist
Kane is strongest, toughest, scariest monster to step in the ring with his terrifying mask and his red and black suit Kane can destroy anyone who dares to step in the ring
KANE=GREATEST WRESTLER OF ALL TIME!
18 Big Show Paul Randall Wight, Jr. is an American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Big Show.
BIG SHOW is one of the greatest wrestler of all time.
Guys like this man and Kane are still very talented but over the past few years they've been wasted because they've never been given title shots instead there kept in Triple h pockets all the time
The best wrestler and showman and the worst booked though.
I love the big show. He should be one of the top ten
19 Kurt Angle Kurt Steven Angle is an American professional wrestler, actor and former amateur wrestler currently signed to professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he was the on-screen general manager of the Raw brand and an occasional wrestler.
He's just a sexy kurt! he'll make your ankle hurt! Hehe if anyone remembers that spoof when kurt was in a rivalry with shawn michaels then kudos to you
what a wrestler! he is the best wrestler in TNA (tie with joe) and im so glad hes not in that pile of crpa u guys call WWE anymore.
20 Booker T Booker Huffman Jr., better known by his ring name Booker T, is an American professional wrestler, promoter, and color commentator who is currently signed with WWE as part of the pre-show team on Raw.
Wow what an athlete. i admit his gimmick is terrible now, but imo he still can deliver the best matches among any active wwe wrestler (not including injured wrestlers). booker t we miss the old gangsta booker.
Captian Charisma - It sad that the WWE try to hold down his popularity!!!
This guy deserve more than what he gets.. he's one of the best around
He used to be my favourite before John Cena came in.
He is great at what he dose but deserve a story line like edge got
22 Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy is an American professional wrestler, singer-songwriter, painter and musician.
Okay he deserves more than 0.9
Jeff is the best, I love his jumps
Hardy all the way to gold
- doristwaits
jeff hardy destined to be the next wwe champ... no way out is all hardy baby!
23 CM Punk Phillip Jack "Phil" Brooks, also known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American comic book writer, actor, upcoming mixed martial artist and retired professional wrestler who is signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ...read more.
He should at least be in the top 1p!
He is good at all WWE people's
The longest reigning WWE Champion of the modern era. Enough said.
Best in the world enough said
24 Edge Adam Joseph Copeland is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, where he performed under the ring name Edge.
If you're talking WWE you're talking about Edge. The guy was super passionate about wrestling; it's sad that he had to retire. His performances were so engaging that I had goosebumps whenever I watched. I will never forget the classic "SPEAR. "
29-time CHAMP is totally awesome. The Rated ARE Superstar was the first Mr. Money In The Bank, has a streak at Wrestlemania of 5-0 and is stronger, faster, smarter, quicker, awesomer and more agile than anybody in the WWE - AbdullahSaeedKhan
Edge put his heart and and soul into wrestling he was the ultinate bad guy then he could be the ultimate face he did everything for the fans and the only way he can't now is because of his injury other wise he would be wrestling right now
Edge hands down is my favorite because he's so good in the ring. His spear is the best!
25 Kerry Von Erich Kerry Gene Adkisson was an American professional wrestler under the ring names Kerry Von Erich, The Modern Day Warrior and The Texas Tornado.
Awesome physical specimen died young but was NWA champ and WWE Intercontinental Champ, also many WCCW titles.
26 The Great Khali Dalip Singh Rana, better known by his ring name The Great Khali, is an Indian promoter, actor, powerlifter and professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE.
He does the greatest show! He makes me really like wrestling again
One of the worst and slowest wrestlers ever, he has like 2 moves, undoubtely worst heawyweight champ ever
He is really best
Legend I want him back
27 Roman Reigns Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoa'i (Roman Reigns) was born on May 25, 1985. He is an American professional wrestler and former professional Canadian football player. ...read more.
Roman Reigns (The Guy) is not only the best wrestler but also a good person. He is pure and perfect wrestler and believes in BIG FIGHT. He is the most popular in WWE at present. I like his fight the most.
The Roman Empire "THE GUY" is indeed a champ like John Cena. The Guy believes in FAIR FIGHT and BIG FIGHT. People like his fight the most. He is a HERO of WWE.
Roman reigns his the best in the world and he bet the Brock lesner at wrestlemania new universal champion
Now here is what I love about reigns. He is amazing only loses matches like once or twice and I don't just love that but, his spears can end a whole match.
28 The Cuban Assassin
29 The Ultimate Warrior Warrior was an American professional wrestler, who wrestled, among the others, under the ring name The Ultimate Warrior for the World Wrestling Federation from 1987 to 1991 and again in 1992 and 1996. During his 1998 stint in World Championship Wrestling, he was known as The Warrior.
The benchmark is beating the hulkster in terms of popularity and hogan was really the man.. It was only UW eclipsed him.. He should be #1. His memory will stay forever even if he only wrestled in a short period of time unlike the guys above
By far the most electrifying wrestler of all time! This guy was nuts with unequaled to energy as he would fly through the entrance running all over the place igniting the whole crowed and with the perfect entrance themed music!
Just go back and watch the reaction of fans to his entrances. Nobody got reactions like this over and over. Hogan hated him for it. While not the best wrestler, he is Top 3 most iconic of all time.
Best entertainer, his popularity in the late 80's was incredible
30 Eddie Guerrero Eduardo Gory "Eddie" Guerrero Llanes, was a Mexican-American professional wrestler and a member of the Guerrero wrestling family.
The reason he is not in the Top 10 is because you keep disrespecting him you think Randy Orton was right to say Eddies in Hell How would you like it if you died and people said you're in hell - Greenday
You will be missed,RIP Eddie
I LIKE HIM
31 Owen Hart Owen James Hart was a Canadian-American professional and amateur wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling, and most notably, the World Wrestling Federation, where he wrestled under both his own name, and ring name ...read more.
32 A.J. Styles Allen Neal Jones, better known by the ring name AJ Styles, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE.
There is no other wrestler you can compare with him. He is a mixer of Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels & Bret Hart
The best wrestler on the planet
Wrestling is scripted... And week is the biggest platform that's why A j Styles and others like samoe Joe, Christopher angel are far from the top.. otherwise A j Styles is one the best in professional entertainment business...
He's not just a wrestler, he's an inspiration and a hero to all who watch him compete! I can't wait for him to become TNA champ again. He deserves it!
33 Brock Lesnar Brock Edward Lesnar is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, professional American football player, and mixed martial artist who is currently signed to WWE.
Brock Lesnar is most popular wrestler in the world now this generation. He known as the beast
Brock Lesnar is awesome. Please vote for him.
John Cena is higher than Brock Lesnar. He defeated Super Cena like 5 times.
"He defeated The Undertaker more than 2 or 3 times easily"
34 Mil Mascaras
35 Dean Ambrose Jonathan "Jon" Good is an American professional wrestler and actor, signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Jon Moxley. He also makes appearances for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he won the IWGP United States Championship. He previously worked for WWE under the ring name Dean Ambrose, ...read more.
Should of seen him in 2016 royal rumble he eliminated Kane and Big Show
He is awesome
36 Daniel Bryan Bryan Lloyd Danielson is an American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in WWE under the ring name Daniel Bryan. He is the current WWE champion.
What do you mean number 25?!?!
I have the same birthday as Daniel bryan
Best wrestler in the world today. He spent a long time on the independant circuit where he is the best of all time.
Best wrestler on the planet. SCSA of this era
37 Chris Jericho Christopher Keith Irvine, better known by the ring name Chris Jericho, is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, musician, media personality, actor, author, and businessman, currently signed to WWE and NJPW.
Wrestler, writer, dancer, actor, lead singer of a rock band... First ever undisputed WWE champion... Held inter continental title a record 9 times.. invented money in the bank.. Help put over guys like John Cena and CM Punk and dolf ziggler and daniel bryan... held over 30 titles between WWE, ecw and wcw... what more do ya want?
Why 32?
38 The American Dream Dusty Rhodes
the most influential wrestler of all time. he is a prime example of going from nothing to glory. what a wrestler - arhymemaster
Even though he had his last match in the late 90's, every wrestler today still knew and appreciated his accomplishments.
The greatest of them all
39 Bruno Sammartino Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino was born in Pizzoferrato, Abruzzo, Italy, to Alfonso and Emilia Sammartino on October 6, 1935. He then died on April 18, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He is known for his powerful bearhug finishing move, and is widely considered to be one of the ...read more.
Everthing is wrong rick flair should be at least top 5
40 Rowdy Roddy Piper
Huge draw during his time and also one of the best mic men in the business. Pipers pit was the best part of wrestling for the longest time. I only watch when he is involved the best in my opinion.
One of the first to cross over to movies and mainstream audiences.
41 Sin Cara Sin Cara is a professional wrestling character used by WWE, currently portrayed by Jorge Arias, also known as Hunico.
Jumper jetpak flying msn
42 Cesaro
Sucks to be you
Cesaro you should have been the intercontal champion because you got the miz tap out at exetrem rules
43 A.J Lee
44 Zack Ryder Matthew Brett Cardona, better known by his ring name Zack Ryder, is an American professional wrestler who is currently signed to WWE.
45 Hornswoggle Dylan Mark Postl is an American professional wrestler and actor currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, under his ring name Swoggle.
He is very funny but I would put him at the back of the line
to be sure, to be sure(in irish accent) he will kick your ass!
46 Lex Luger Lawrence Wendell "Larry" Pfohl better known by his ring name, Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, television producer and football player currently working with WWE on their wellness policy.
47 Mankind
A pioneer for hardcore
48 Yokozuna Rodney Agatupu Anoaʻi was an American professional wrestler who is best known for his time with the World Wrestling Federation where he wrestled under the ring name Yokozuna, whose term yokozuna refers to the highest rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan.
49 Brusier Brody
50 Giant Gonzales
The biggest dude ever kid
The tallest guy ever 7 ft 7
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Here’s Where To Travel Based On Your Star Sign
By Anna May
We all know star signs are the basis of everything we are. Every single one of us is who we are as a result of where the sun was at the exact time we were born. It’s just a fact of life, kind of like Bigfoot, or the genuine people you meet on Tinder.
With that in mind, The Urban List brings you your definitive guide to where you should travel based on your star sign. Don’t even bother doing research—just grab your credit card and book the flights.
Where To Travel: Mount Kilimanjaro
Oh, Aries. You impulsive, determined son-or-daughter of a nutcracker. Sitting by a pool drinking Mai Tais next to 50-somethings on a divorce trip just isn’t going to do it for you. You need action, challenges, and a place to show off your skills. That place, friend, is none other than Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania—16,000 feet, or roughly seven days, and muscles that feel like rubber gloves that have been stretched by fat hands. Nailed it.
Where To Travel: The Maldives
Let’s not beat around the bush here, Taurean. And we mean that literally, because you wouldn’t be caught dead digging a hole to poo in. You’re all about the luxe life—massages, breakfast in bed, and all that jazz. The Maldives is the perfect place for you to live like Kim Kardashian (minus the whole diamond earring fiasco).
Where To Travel: Trinidad And Tobago
Sort your shit out, Gemini. One day you want heat, the next you want cold. One day you want a hike, the next you want a nightclub. Honestly. Just get yourself to Trinidad And Tobago, so you can change your mind every other second. You (or your travelling companion) will thank me after.
Where To Travel: Galapagos Islands
Now, don’t get crabby, Cancer, but we both know you can be a liiittle bit of a loner. But hey, that’s not a bad thing! It just means you can appreciate your own company better than others. The Galapagos Islands is the ideal place to take in the world on your own. And by on your own I mean surrounded by a wealth of majestic marine life. Bliss.
Where To Travel: Ibiza
Let’s not beat around the bush here, my dear Leo. You want action. Don’t pretend to consider a yoga retreat in Ubud, because you’d probably get kicked out after failing at a pose and yelling “f*ck it, where’s the bar?”. Ibiza is the place for you; music, sunsets, indulgence, and endless podiums for you to get drunk and twerk on. Be the change you want to see in the world.
Where To Travel: Italy
Before you get all Virgo on me and be like “but wheerrree?!” know that there is no wrong place in Italy to explore. You Virgos like to have every. damn. minute. planned, and what better place to build a solid itinerary of cooking classes, bike rides, wine tours, and historical sites than Italy? Hell, you might even laminate that bad boy. Just don’t forget those extra pairs of ironed underpants, mmkay?
Where To Travel: Cambodia
We both know there’s a joke about sending you to [the former] Transylvania here, but we won’t stoop to that level. Instead, it’s all about tranquility, exploration, and self-reflection for you. Yup, you’re going to Cambodia. Get lost in the bustle of the cities, eat some not-sure-this-is-a-thing street food from a stick, and make friends with people from all around the world.
Where To Travel: South Africa
You’re a feisty one, oh Scorpio. But you’re misunderstood, right? Your generally calm nature and strong ambition can be misconstrued as a sting. But don’t worry; a glamping safari in South Africa is the perfect blend of relaxation and adventure. But a proper one, yeah? Do your research.
Where To Travel: Whistler
Gosh darnit, Sagittarius, will normal life EVER be enough for you? Doubtful, but that’s what makes you so wonderful. You’re desperate for adrenaline, craving action, and the adventure of Heliskiing in Whistler is just too much for you to resist. Can you feel the blood pumping through your veins already? Of course you can. Do it.
Where To Travel: Malta
You need to chill out, you lovely little Capricorn. The rush of life and enjoyment of the unknown is what gets you out of bed in the morning, but right now… You need to recharge. Get your behind to the crystal clear waters of Malta ASAP, charter a boat, and let your stresses float away (pun intended). Once you’ve recharged, go find a nice, big, safe rock, and dive head first into the ocean. See? Told you. Alive!
Where To Travel: Brazil
You crave independence, or you’ve got the whole solo traveller thing down to a fine science. That, and your need for adventure and exploration mean you’re destined to explore the Amazon in all of its glory. See some incredible creatures, make your way to Iguacu Falls, and meet all kinds of people in backpacker hostels. It’s what you do best.
Where To Travel: Maui
Okay, I know, I know, Pisces. You’re a fish. And it’s crazy obvious for me to suggest you go somewhere that we all associate with water and fish and such things. But really, your sensitive, escapist nature makes you fantasise about solo stand-up paddling through tranquil blue waters while the sun shines and a sea turtle swims happily next to you. See? I’m right.
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Top 10 Things to do in Salamanca, Spain
Location: Salamanca
Castile and Leon, Spain
Autonomous community: Castile and León
Province: Salamanca
• Total: 38.6 km (14.9 sq mi)
Elevation: 802 m (2,631 ft)
• Total: 154,462
• Density: 4,034/km (10,450/sq mi)
Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST): CEST (UTC+2)
Area code(s): 34 (Spain) + 923 (Salamanca)
Website: www.salamanca.es
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Top Attractions in Salamanca
1. Salamanca,Casco Historico
2. Ieronimus
3. Salamanca's Plaza Mayor
4. Old Cathedral (Catedral Vieja)
5. St. Stephen's Convent (Convento de San Esteban)
6. New Cathedral (Catedral Nueva)
7. Scala Coeli Torres de la Clerecia
8. Escuelas Menores
9. Museo de la Historia de Automocion
10. Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis
Top Restaurants in Salamanca
1. Vinodiario
2. La Hoja 21
3. Restaurante Isidro
4. El Meson de Gonzalo
5. Mencia Restaurante
7. El Laurel
8. Restaurante Japones Ai
9. Meson Los Faroles
10. Cuzco Bodega
August 4, 2017 Venice Greaves
Known as Spain’s "golden city," Salamanca is rich in architectural, religious and gastronomic culture. Marvel at the La Casa de las Conchas (house of shells) and the 18th century Plaza Mayor, then pore over the fresh produce of the Central Market. Both the Old and New Cathedrals of Salamanca are celebrations of Renaissance and Gothic styles.
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Salamanca, Spain
Reviewed By Miguelencasa - London, United Kingdom
This has to be one of the most beautiful locations in the world. However unlike many historic centres, it is buzzing with life. Clearly it is as popular with the locals as well as many visitors from all over the world. Also, unlike many other famous locations, prices everywhere are very reasonable with efficient and cheerful service. Everybody in the world should go there at least once.
Pza. Juan XXIII, Salamanca, Spain +34 923 26 67 01
Reviewed By Banoffipye44 - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
This tower was opposite our NH hotel.
The traffic light system is such a good idea, no worrying that you will have to meet someone on the spiral staircase and try and squeeze by.
The views of stunning Salamanca are worth the climb and I hate too many steps....it's my knees you know! A must place to visit in Salamanca and there are so many!
Plaza Major, Salamanca, Spain +34 923 21 83 42
This 18th-century square is one of the largest in Spain.
Reviewed By Anne G - Crawley
Very picturesque square with attractive shops, bars, restaurants with attractive apartments above. very effective lighting at night to complement the architecture. Take time to stroll around the streets leading off as there are some good bars and restaurants. Look up to see the storks on their nests.
Plaza Juan XXII, 37001 Salamanca, Spain +34 923 21 74 76
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
Not many cities have old and new cathedrals, let alone having them cojoined. We walked up via the square of Patio Chico towards the closed doors to the old Cathedral and then walked round to the new Cathedral entrance where you pay and walk through from one Cathedral to the other. To be honest I’m a bit “churched out” after spending so long travelling the continent and now often stick to viewing the external architecture which in this case is certainly something to behold!
Plaza del Concilio de Trento, Salamanca, Spain +34 923 21 50 00
4.5 based on 774 reviews
Reviewed By dawnGalicia - galicia
Beautiful cloister, interesting frescoes from 18th century, small museum includes bottles from the pharmacy. Although it's open til 8pm you are advised to go in daylight. I went at 6pm and it wasn't really light enough to see the frescoes clearly. the facade is spectacular.
Plaza Juan XXIII 4, 37008 Salamanca, Spain +34 923 21 74 76
Reviewed By JS19772017 - Bilbao, Spain
Yes this is a harsh review but this Cathedral is not as inspiring as Leon (with its incredible stained glass) or Burgos ( with its impeccable condition and beautiful chapels). It is a beautiful Cathedral from the outside but we found the inside lacking something. The dome and ceiling are impressive. The okd Cathedral is joined to it and this makes for an interesting visit with much to see. For us, it is worth visiting but I would put it well behind the incredible plaza major and the university in this magical city.
Calle Compania 5, 37002 Salamanca, Spain +34 923 27 71 74
Reviewed By HappyChris008 - Chorzow, Poland
but the inside can be visited ONLY with Spanish language guided tour..... Part of the altar can be seen from a window during climbing the steps.
Plaza Patio de Escuelas Menores 1, 37008 Salamanca, Spain +34 923 29 44 00
Reviewed By desertorkid - Hastings, United Kingdom
Escuelas de Menoras is a beautiful courtyard in the heart of Salamanca old town, accessible through a gate in the far left hand corner of the square. When we visited there were sculptures which were stunning. Opposite the entrance gate, on the other side of the courtyard there is a door to the Salamanca Sky fresco which is breathakingly beautiful if a little faded in places. But they are certainly trying to preserve it in a darkened, cool atmosphere. Free and well worth a visit.
Mercado Viejo, 37008 Salamanca, Spain +34 923 26 02 93
This is a great museum on the history of cars with cars going back to the first one displayed there along with ones from all the years and countries around the world.
Reviewed By Roadtripper64 - Droitwich
Nostalgic walk through the history of cars, well preserved and arranged with a tidy range you'll recognise and some surprises too. Thoroughly enjoyable hour or so, especially looking at the cars from the 1920's and '30's from which you can imagine machine-gunned monsters would hang as they fought for control of the cities' crime rackets.
The little shop is packed full of cool little automotive toys that would be good gifts for the big kids at heart amongst us.
Not just for petrolheads ☺️
Calle Gibraltar 14, 37008 Salamanca, Spain +34 923 12 14 25
Museum is just across from the Roman bridge and reasonably priced at 4euros per adult. Displays are in rooms of the original house and over two floors - mainly ceramics/glassware/pottery/paintings. When we visited there was a temporary exhibition (until end March 2018) displaying contemporary art. Overall it’s a good place to visit on a rainy day but to be honest I found it a bit underwhelming - a reason could be the fact that although the free English brochure handed out at reception gives a brief overview, descriptions and information panels dotted around are in spanish only (no reason why they shouldn’t be of course!) which makes it difficult to understand exhibits and context. It’s worth stopping in the cafe for a drink, sinking into one of the chairs or sitting at the stain glass window with views over Roman bridge/river.
No photography allowed inside other than in the cafe area which is a bit disappointing.
The gift shop is to one side of entrance and you can access it without having to enter the museum - there are some nice pieces for sale but quality = expensive!
Points of Interest & Landmarks Salamanca,Casco Historico Churches & Cathedrals Ieronimus Salamanca's Plaza Mayor Historic Sites Old Cathedral (Catedral Vieja) Architectural Buildings St. Stephen's Convent (Convento de San Esteban) New Cathedral (Catedral Nueva) Scala Coeli Torres de la Clerecia Escuelas Menores Specialty Museums Museo de la Historia de Automocion Art Museums Museum of Art Nouveau and Art Deco Casa Lis
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Plastic Repurposing Breakthrough Announced
Single-use plastics might have more inherent value than you think. Researchers have developed a new method for upcycling abundant, seemingly low-value plastics into high-quality liquid products, such as motor oils, lubricants, detergents and even cosmetics.
The discovery also improves on current recycling methods that result in cheap, low-quality plastic products.
The Northwestern University of Illinois, the Argonne National Laboratory and Ames Laboratory led the multi-institutional team in the USA.
“Our team is delighted to have discovered this new technology that will help us get ahead of the mounting issue of plastic waste accumulation,” said Northwestern’s Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, who contributed to the research.
“Our findings have broad implications for developing a future in which we can continue to benefit from plastic materials but do so in a way that is sustainable and less harmful to the environment and potentially human health.”
ACS Central Science
Poeppelmeier co-led the work with Aaron D. Sadow, a scientist in the Division of Chemical and Biological Sciences at Ames Laboratory, and Massimiliano Delferro, group leader of Argonne National Laboratory’s catalysis program. The study was published on October 23 in the journal ACS Central Science.
The plastic problem
Each year, 380 million tons of plastic are created worldwide. And as the plastics market continues to increase, many analysts predict production could quadruple by 2050. More than 75% of these plastic materials are discarded after one use. Many of them end up in our oceans and waterways, harming wildlife and spreading toxins.
“There are certainly things we can do as a society to reduce consumption of plastics in some cases,” Sadow said. “But there will always be instances where plastics are difficult to replace, so we really want to see what we can do to find value in the waste.
"Our findings have broad implications for developing a future in which we can continue to benefit from plastic materials, yet do so in a way that is sustainable and less harmful to the environment and potentially human health.”
Down-cycling
While plastics can be melted and reprocessed, this type of recycling yields lower-value materials that are not as structurally strong as the original material. Examples include down-cycling plastic bottles into a moulded park bench.
When left in the wild or in landfills, plastics do not degrade because they have very strong carbon-carbon bonds. Instead, they break up into smaller plastics - microplastics. Whereas some people see these strong bonds as a problem, the Northwestern, Argonne National Laboratory and Ames Laboratory team saw this as an opportunity.
“We sought to recoup the high energy that holds those bonds together by catalytically converting the polyethylene molecules into value-added commercial products,” Delferro said.
A catalytic solution
The catalyst consists of platinum nanoparticles - just two nanometers in size - deposited onto perovskite nanocubes, which are about 50-60 nanometers in size. The team chose perovskite because it is stable under the high temperatures and pressures and an exceptionally good material for energy conversion. (A perovskite is any material with the same type of crystal structure as calcium titanium oxide.) To deposit nanoparticles onto the nanocubes, the team used atomic layer deposition, a technique developed at Argonne that allows precise control of nanoparticles.
Liquid hydrocarbons
Under moderate pressure and temperature, the catalyst cleaved plastic’s carbon-carbon bond to produce high-quality liquid hydrocarbons. These liquids could be used in motor oil, lubricants or waxes or further processed to make ingredients for detergents and cosmetics. This contrasts commercially available catalysts, which generated lower quality products with many short hydrocarbons, limiting the products’ usefulness.
Even better - the catalytic method produced far less waste in the process. Recycling methods that melt plastic or uses conventional catalysts generate greenhouse gases and toxic byproducts.
Picture: Low-value plastics can be turned into motor oils, lubricants, detergents and even cosmetics with the help of science and the platinum nanoparticles pictured below.
Article written by Brian Shillibeer
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World Education Not Taking Cyber Threat Cost Seriously
The 2019 Global DNS Threat Report has revealed the education sector is one of the most heavily targeted industries for cyber attacks - and yet invests very little to stop...
Milton Keynes Dons Post-Carbon Hat
Milton Keynes Council is asking for environmental experts, businesses and residents to help make MK the world’s first ‘post-carbon’ city. Engie has been...
Recycle Week
September 23-29 is Recycle Week with the theme Recycling - It’s In Our Own Hands. The organisers state that 2018 was the year that Britain woke up to...
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362 articles found with tag 'Workplace'
Workplace Stabbing - Teenager Jailed
A teenager has been jailed for a premeditated workplace stabbing. His colleague was fortunate to survive as he was attended by an off-duty...
Facing Up To Biometric Challenge
Innovise Software and FaceID Biometrics have joined forces to add face recognition technology to Innovise’s biometric portfolio. Face...
Productivity, Wellbeing, Agile Working - It's Time For The Talking To Stop
Can we really design our workplaces for better behaviours? asks Luis De Souza. I’ve studied the evolution of the workplace for many years...
Hoxton Hub
International co-working developer, Areaworks, opened its first site in the UK, in Hoxton, East London, on the evening of July 5. It brings a...
Hey Mister - Blue Sky Is Not The Limit
Would you like to install glass panels in the roof of your office building...or the roof in any building? Nice but expensive (and possibly...
Low Carbon Breathes Life Into City Economy
Want jobs, public health and social inclusion? Make sure your city investment is low carbon says a new report - from a coalition that includes over 40...
And As If By Magic Daniels Appears
JLL has announced the appointment of Lee Daniels as UK Head of Workplace. He joins JLL from global design and architecture firm HOK. Daniels has...
New Research Reveals Lack Of Focus In Meetings
According to new research from meeting governance technology firm eShare, UK office workers are thinking about all manner of other things during work...
Time to Get Out of the Office
Feedback on new business ideas should be sought outside company walls, research from King’s Business School and the University of Amsterdam has...
A Workspace Worth Consuming
Luis De Souza asks - and answers - the question what will help people work more flexibly in 2018? In a recent survey of office workers, 33% said...
Wimpey Builds A Better Workplace
According to the Glassdoor job website, Taylor Wimpey has been voted as one of the best places to work in 2018. Scoring 4.3 out of 5 overall, the...
Supporting Better Working Environments
Almost every day there seems to be a new research report, opinion piece or white paper discussing how employee happiness, wellbeing and agile working...
Doin' Alright With Your Christmas Of White?
Many office workers and business executives will barely take a break this Christmas, with new research revealing that one-third expect to log on to...
FM Role In International Day for Persons with Disabilities
Services company Sodexo has signed up to the Government’s Disability Confident scheme to employ, support and promote people with disabilities....
Happiness - The Greatest Gift Firms Can Give?
From bricks and mortar to the heart and soul of the workplace, Marie Puybaraud, Global Head of Research at JLL Corporate Solutions, attempts to decode...
Carpet Prayers Answered
St Mary’s RC Primary School in Langho near Blackburn, Lancashire has specified Total Care by Heckmondwike, fibre bonded carpet and carpet tile...
Bah Humbug - Black Friday Lunacy On The Horizon
Next week sees the Black Friday hullaballoo fall on the 24th - and up to 90% of 18-44-year olds will be sitting in front of a company computer (or...
Santa's Little Help Themselfers
Theft and fraud in the workplace rises in December as workers turn to crime to help fund their seasonal celebrations. While workplace theft is a...
Global Smart Cities - London Ranked 17
Copenhagen, Denmark is the smartest city, with a thriving business ecosystem, high proliferation of smart parking and forward thinking urban...
Ribbon of Poppies 1918-2018
The Memorial Mob would like to introduce the #RibbonofPoppies project with the idea is to create a carpet of crimson from Lands End to John...
Workplace Week - Children In Need
Hello Fresh, Macquarie, Zpg, Expedia and Moo are just some of the big names participating in Workplace Week 2017 to showcase...
A UK-wide facilities support firm based in the Midlands has doubled its office space as it looks to accelerate its growth. Diamond Facilities...
Britain's Annual Injury & Ill Health Statistics Released
The latest annual injury and ill health statistics from the Health and Safety Executive show 1.3 million workers were suffering from work related...
My Pod - Pop-Up Space At DesignJunction
Add vibrancy to the high street, generate office space, supply instant retail space to commercial centres or add an extra dimension to garden...
How To Tackle The High Costs Of Wasted Workspace
The spiralling cost of wasted time in meetings is a hot topic according to industry expert Luis De Souza of international software business NFS...
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a series of online infographics designed to profile ‘The State of Sustainability in the UK...
Not Feeling Social? Program Spots The Signs
A computer program has been developed that is able to correctly identify depressed individuals from their social media photos 70% of the time,...
Menopause Screening A Life Saver
Health screening for women as they hit the menopause may be a life saving intervention say doctors. Menopause expert Miss Tania Adib, a consultant...
Occupiers Fail To Contain Their Excitement
Entrepreneurs, start ups and burgeoning micro-firms are set to flourish in new £1million business space at Medway’s Strood...
Less Time To Manage Flexitime
South Ayrshire Council is using the latest flexitime workforce management system from HFX, a provider of workforce time management products. The...
Buildings Of The Future - Time To Rethink The Bottom Line
The availability of measurement models that accurately reflect return-on-investment is often the biggest hurdle in the design, construction and...
Sky Central Wins Best of Best 2017 at BCO Awards
In April, Sky Central won the London region Corporate Workplace Award at the BCO (British Council for Offices) Awards 2017. Sky has now gone on to win...
Monday Oct 2 marked the beginning of National Work Life Week, a campaign aimed at giving both employers and employees the opportunity to focus on...
Measuring the Cost of Stress in the Workplace
Pressure is part and parcel of most work environments and to an extent, our modern way of life. At an appropriate level, pressure can help us to...
Half Of British Offices Are Not Fit For Purpose
In the week ending Sept 22, Leesman launched ‘The Next 250k’, a global report based on the evaluation results from more than 250,000...
Nine to Five & Five to Nine - We Want the Airwaves
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has encouraged leading TV and radio broadcasters to work with him to help inform Londoners in particular and the...
Boomtime in Bristol - Underground and Transit Systems Discussed
Tuesday September 5 saw the Mayor of Bristol talking about the prefeasibility study the City is undertaking into whether a metro/underground system...
Six Areas to Pilot UK's Fastest Broadband
Full fibre networks will offer connection speeds of 1,000 Megabytes per second in six areas of the UK once investment is in place. The first stage...
Railway Hell - It's Time To Boot The Commute
After the recent rail disruption with more to come, Graham Bird explores the effects of a daily commute and explains how the rush-hour race can be...
Managing Not Monitoring - the Rise of the Real BMS
Simon Blazey of Tridonic believes that for too long the BMS has not really been able to manage buildings but now, with the advancements in Smart...
Software Firm is on the Slide
A software company, has moved into its new 23,500sq.ft head office in Preston, Lancashire. The new premises are a culmination of almost four years of...
Largest Office Move in History & How to Avoid the Stress
Telia's move into new headquarters in Solna, Stockholm is being claimed as the largest office move in history by the Swedes After 57 years in...
Alpha is Beta Site for Seven Firms
Alpha Works, a first-of-its-kind co-working space in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, has announced its official opening with seven companies...
Men More Vulnerable to Mental Health Problems
New research from Mind shows that men are twice as likely to have mental health problems due to their job, compared to problems outside of...
3D Printing Guide – Can I Print It Myself?
BSRIA has launched a 3D Printing Guide to answer the how? what? and why? and highlight its benefits especially its accuracy and speed. The guide...
Wellbeing - Too Big To Fail
More thoughtfully designed workplaces, centred around people’s needs, could improve performance and help tackle the UK’s productivity gap,...
LEDs - Nice But Dim
With light emitting diode (LED) technology being the energy efficient choice to refurbish existing lighting in both commercial and consumer...
Business Centres Still A Centre Of Business Says BCA
New research published by the Business Centre Association (BCA) in collaboration with CBRE has found that the business centre sector in London and...
Designing for the Oldies
Joe Huddleston says the workforce is becoming increasingly diverse, however, there’s more talk about millennials in the workplace than anyone...
The Colour of Money
Colour Psychology Today is a new book which draws from three decades of 'research' by colour psychology consultant and colour trends...
Oldham Sixth Gets Creative
The Oldham Sixth Form College has laid carpet tiles from Heckmondwike’s Creative range in its Student Support Hub. 750sq.m of Array carpet...
What's the Benefits of a Big Brother Approach?
What is indoor positioning? An indoor positioning system (IPS) is a system that enables companies to locate objects and people inside a building or...
Ultraviolet Protection Explained
We are warned before we go on holiday of the dangers of the sun and ultraviolet (UV) rays but more should be done to make outdoor workers aware of the...
Doggies at the Deskside or Bats in the Belfry
OK, Bring Your Dog to Work Day has been and gone but did you experiment with the positivity and productivity such events can bring - or did you wrap...
Gov to Conquer GoT Nightmare
The government’s £400 million Digital Infrastructure Investment Fund (DIIF) is set to unlock over £1 billion for full fibre...
Managers are not prepared for the moral questions that rapidly advancing technologies pose, according to a roundtable held at Nyenrode Business...
Space - the Final Frontier?
Updated guidance to help in-house FM teams understand what is involved in managing and changing space has been published by the British Institute of...
Graham Bird explains why workplace exercise can be of benefit to both employee and employer. Earlier this year, the British Heart Foundation...
If Wellness Matters, Take the Survey
In April 2017 the British Council For Offices (BCO) commissioned a major research study entitled 'Wellness Matters: Health and Wellbeing in...
Summer Loving - Tell Me More?
Cardiff University will secure 40 per cent energy savings after installing an intelligent lighting system to an additional four lecture...
Happy Talk - Talk About Things You'd Like To Do
JLL has conducted a piece of global research in to attitudes in the workplace. The report reveals how engaged, empowered and fulfilled workers are...
Swedish Chefs' Great Ikea...Sorry - Idea
Employers worldwide can reduce the costs of occupational musculoskeletal disorders by using a free online risk management tool created by ergonomic...
The Big Lunch
With stress, anxiety and obesity all on the rise, the benefits of communal, healthy meals shouldn’t be overlooked in the fight to combat...
Advantage Goes to Receivers
FSI, the facilities management software provider, has launched a suite of single-purpose smartphone/tablet FM apps called Concept...
Olympian Opening - Tech to Flex at Plex
Tech startups, scaleups and corporate innovation teams are set to fill the former Olympic Media Centre at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park,...
Distraction. Look - Over There. Distraction
Employees who become distracted at work are more likely to be the cause of human error and a potential dqta security risk, according to a snapshot...
Human Resources Resources - Demand Outstrips Supply
Demand for HR professionals rose 4% year on year to March 2017 according to the latest data from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies...
I Like a Nice Cuppa Tea in the Morning...
Liverpool is officially the tea drinking capital of the UK, according to a new study. Researchers took an in-depth look into the hot beverage habits...
Sofa So Good
BoConcept has introduced the Ottawa, a multifunctional modular sofa, designed by Karim Rashid. Ottawa is intended to provide space for...
Mind the Gap - Agile Working Guide
Last week, the British Institute of Facilities Management published new guidance on managing the transition to agile working which aims to fill the...
Gender Equality in the Washroom
Unisex toilets have become increasingly common at universities all over the UK and with the concept gaining in popularity throughout other...
Healthy Offices - the Board Convenes
The British Council for Offices (BCO) has announced this week ending April 28 that it is commissioning a major research study 'Wellness Matters:...
Speaking-up About Difficult Conversations
A Chartered Institute of Professional Development (CIPD) report has found that 53% of managers are not trained or qualified to handle ‘difficult...
A Tiddly Bit on Workplace Management
Through the Flowscape app, you get access to several features, writes James Tidd. For example, Colleague finder, Space finder, Equipment finder and...
BT has launched its first 'Customer Experience Lab' (in Dundee) to test new ways of supporting its 1.1 million business customers across the...
Shorter Weeks for More Output?
Telecoms billionaire Carlos Slim recenlty became the latest, perhaps unlikely, advocate of transforming our work-life balance, writes Anna Coote,...
Bridging the Disabled Employment Gap
A multi-million pound programme designed to open up employment opportunities for young disabled Londoners was announced week ending March 31. The...
Stopping Sexual Predators In Their Tracks
A new hard hitting campaign to encourage people to report unwanted sexual behaviour on public transport has been launched by Transport for London...
London, New York - Two Sculptures, Different Inspirations
Two very different sculptures got special treatment in the week ending March 30 - New York's famous Fearless Girl was sponsored to stay...
Clock Running On Daylight Energy Savings
Get ready to set the alarm an hour earlier this weekend - Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday March 26. At 2:00am, the clocks will be put forward...
Euro Court Supports G4S Headscarf Ban
A European Court of Justice ruling (week ending March 17), has upheld an employer's and their contractor's (G4S Secure Solutions) right to ban...
Dozy Eejits - It's World Sleep Day
Personally I will be aiding my sleep tonight with a well earned pint of Guinness while some eejit has dreamed-up March 17 as World Sleep Day. OK -...
The HIDden Benefits to LED
With rising demand, the cost of LEDs and fittings is gradually falling, writes Michael Morrison. However, if installing complete fittings is required...
Will Flexi Work?
According to Britain’s Healthiest Workplace study, £57 billion is lost in our economy each year due to lost productivity, writes Gerry...
Smoking and Drinking - Encourage One But Not the Other
March 13 marked the start of Nutrition and Hydration Week - March 13-19. This yearly awareness campaign aims to highlight and promote improvements in...
Paper Over Cracks in Change Management
Crown Workforce Management Systems has produced a free downloadable white paper on key milestones to assist change management. The paper,...
Bots on the Landscape?
A workplace where people and robots collaborate, employees’ personal brands are bigger than their employers’ and the office is a...
The Health and Safety Executive will be running a session of free workshops at the Cleaning Show this year to help employers protect their workforce...
Top Tips for Activity Based Working
Activity based working is trending right now and more and more companies are considering to implement it to their offices. However, before you jump...
HSE Becomes Disability Confident
Disability Confident is a government led scheme to help employers make the most of the opportunities provided by employing disabled people. It aims...
Middle Age and Modern Life - Obesity the New Normal
PHE’s (Public Health England) One You campaign was launched at the end of January to help middle age people live more healthily by asking...
High Anxiety - True Cost of Stress in the Workplace
The Stress Summit 2017 is set to take place on March 16 at London's QEII Centre. Half a million workers across Britain are suffering from...
Dads Take The Penalties - Employers Miss Their Goals
The UK is running the risk of creating a ‘fatherhood penalty’ – as fathers consider stalling or side-lining their careers to find...
Helping Those Who Help Themselves
Police officers from the Westminster division are renewing appeals to trace a man filmed stealing a mobile phone from a coffee shop yards away from...
Revolution Strikes at Heart of Government
The winners of the third annual The Way We Work Awards showcase the best examples of the Civil Service making government work better. The Cabinet...
Public Urged to Protect Against Fraud
The Crime Survey of England and Wales has indicated that fraud and cyber crime now account for close to half of all crime, making people much more...
Trust Makes Digital Workplaces Work
Trusting employees by giving them autonomy is the key to making a success of the digital workplace, according to research conducted by Nick van der...
Coughing-up the Truth On London Air Quality
Responding to the issuing of the first ‘Very High’ air pollution alert since he became Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan said: “The...
Eight Ways To Design Wellbeing Into The Office
Most employers would agree that the health and wellbeing of staff is important to their company's success. There are plenty of ways you can...
Square Mile To Get World-class Wireless Network
Residents, employees and visitors to the City of London will be able to use a new 'world-class' wireless network this year as proposals to...
Stress - Positive Heart Disease and Stroke Link
Heightened activity in the amygdala - a region of the brain involved in stress - is associated with a greater risk of heart disease and stroke,...
Pound Won't Be Round Much Longer
A new campaign to support retailers and other major businesses to prepare for the new £1 coin has been launched. The 30-year-old pound coin is...
Suicide is Not Painless
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that more women took their own lives in 2015 than at any time in the previous decade...
5urGent - UK Ranks 54th in 4G World. 5G is Urgent
Lord Adonis has said the government must take action now to secure a connected future so we are ready for 5G, and essential services are genuinely...
Highway Robbery - Capita and Co Help Fleece Motorists of £100s of Millions
The surplus produced from council parking operations in England has reached a record high of just over three quarters of a billion pounds. In the...
For Hands That Do
Paul Jakeway explains why workplaces should think beyond the provision of handwashing opportunities – and implement a structured skin care...
UK Gets a Big Facebook Like
Facebook is set to take on an extra 500 staff in London , its European head has announced, as she hailed the UK as one of the best places for...
A Structured Plan - Is Office Cabling Slowing You Down?
Most office workers have been there. You arrive in the office, turn on your PC, go to the kitchen to make a cup of tea and return to your desk to find...
Take the Long Way Home - Commute Times Rise
The number of employees with daily commutes of two hours or more has shot up by nearly a third (31%) over the past five years, according to new...
Survey Highlights Increasingly Complex World of Work
New technologies, labour market segmentation and a blurring of work and private life are making the world of work ever more complex. This is the...
Death by Overwork - Dentsu Karoshi Response
Dentsu Incorporated, the Japanese advertising agency with its global headquarters (Dentsu Aegis Network) in the UK, had its offices raided in both...
Leaving to Look After the Kids
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has published a survey of businesses, which shows that a third of companies (33%) regard the availability of...
SMS Now for Powwownow
Powwownow, conference call company, has selected messaging provider Zensend to provide SMS messaging. Aimed at Powwownow’s enterprise...
Cancer Discrimination - a 'Crime' in the Workplace
An estimated 20,000 of those who are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK will face discrimination in their workplace, according to new research...
Delhi at 30 - Air Pollution Hits WHO High
Air pollution in Delhi this week ending November 4 reached 30 times the World Health Organisation’s recommend levels, heightening serious...
Killer Air - High Court Condemns Government
A High Court ruling came this week ending November 4 that the government has broken the law by failing to tackle illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide...
2015/15 Stats Confirmed - 30.4 Million Working Days Lost
The HSE has confirmed and reported the accident, injury, ill health and fatality statistics for Great Britain. Key figures for Great Britain...
Hunch on a LightBar to Boost Energy
The new Aerodesk incorporates a LightBar to boost energy levels and hydraulic legs to convert seamlessly from sitting to standing. Conceived by...
Brothers and Sisters - Movers and Shavers
A group of Mo Bros and Sistas gathered outside the Houses of Parliament to raise awareness of the crisis in men's health, at the dawn of Movember...
Condeco - All's Swell
What's happening over at Condeco Software? asked ThisWeekinFM in a recent Grapevine as we were surprised to hear Debra Ward EMEA Managing Director...
Grazing Catering, a flexible workplace and venue food company, was launched week ending October 21, aiming to offer customers an unconventional...
Taking Water More Seriously
Research, educational and professional publishers, Springer Nature, were looking for a space saving and environmentally friendly water solution for...
London and Norwich Shine at BCO Awards
Norwich’s The Enterprise Centre was named as the Best of the Best workplace at the British Council for Offices’ (BCO) annual National...
Get Your Heads Set for Better Mobility
Mobility is increasingly important in the modern office, offering a range of benefits from decreased commuting and flexible work schedules to improved...
Life in the Big Battersea Apple
It has been confirmed that Apple has agreed to lease office space within the historic Battersea Power Station. Apple will be the largest office...
Allergic to Cleaning? Chemicals Could Cause Sensitivity
The British Medical (BMJ) Journal has published a paper on the sensitising effects of genetically modified enzymes used in cleaning chemicals,...
Park Life Goes Hand-in-hand with Healthy Returns
Physical activity in natural environments, or ‘green exercise’, is estimated to provide health benefits of £2.2 billion a year to...
Stoptober - Quitting Smoking Sweeps the Nation
Smokers across the country are being urged to take part in Stoptober (the mass quitting challenge from Public Health England (PHE) starting on 1...
Tattoo Taboo Fuels Discrimination
HR Diversity Consultancy, The Clear Company, has responded to research commissioned by Acas from academics at King's College, London, which...
E-cigarettes - Positive Reviews from Anti-smokers
E-cigarettes may have helped about 18,000 people in England to give up smoking in 2015, according to new research published in the British Medical...
Lighting is King of the Forest
When social game developer King commissioned a new Stockholm workplace, ÅF Lighting was given responsibility for the lighting design, in...
You Don't Get If You Don't Ask
A national organisation which has campaigned for better broadband for rural businesses is itself now benefitting from faster fibre technology, thanks...
A Message to Women - Love Your Heart
A new campaign has been launched by national charity Heart Research UK and clothing company Damart to raise awareness of heart disease among women...
You've got Mail...Proper Mail...In an Envelope and Everything
In the digital age we all still like mail. That's the message coming through loud and clear from a study. For everyone, regardless of age or...
Google's Duo's Bubblegum Gobbledegook
According to the Google Blogger, 'video calling is the next best thing to being with someone in person but too often it can be a frustrating or...
Behavioural Observation – Another Step in Workplace Improvement
The measurement of office efficiency has taken a step forward with the introduction of behavioural analysis – Graham Bird explains. Over...
Here Comes the Sun - Everything Should be Alright
Many outdoor workers are not sufficiently protected against harmful exposure to the sun writes Paul Jakeway who says educating your workforce on UV...
Sexual Harassment - Alive and Well in a Workplace Near You
More than half (52%) of women, and nearly two-thirds (63%) of women aged 18-24 years old, said they have experienced sexual harassment at work,...
Tech Time-outs and Digidetoxes
Fifteen million UK internet users have undertaken a ‘digital detox’ in a bid to strike a healthier balance between technology and life...
A powerful new film, launched by the British Safety Council (BSC), shows how stress can lead to injury and fatalities at work. In any activity where...
Exercise or Die at Your Desk - the Lancet Warning
A new study of over 1 million people has found that doing at least one hour of physical activity per day, such as brisk walking or cycling for...
The Bad and the Ugly - Making Good on Cable Spaghetti
Offices up and down the country are seeing changes as employers seek to increase workplace productivity, reduce costs and respond to requests for...
Delivering Health to Royal Mail
The Stroke Association has reached what it believes is a milestone in its charity partnership with the Royal Mail, making health and wellbeing checks...
The Whitechapel Buildings
Derwent London has pre-let 84,600sq.ft in four office transactions at The White Chapel Building E1, representing 46% of Phase 1. This...
Gabriella Roberts, a Nutritionist at BaxterStorey’s food development team that produces tools for managers and healthy recipes for customers to...
Seek and Ye Shall Find
Claiming to be the UK’s longest established serviced office agency, Search Office Space has become Rightmove’s official serviced office...
The Daisy Chain - BT and Cloud Firm Join Forces
BT and the Daisy Group have agreed a new six year, £70 million cloud communications partnership, giving Daisy and its customers’ access to...
It's a Great Life On the Buses
Did you know that ditching your car for a bus ride to work can help cut your morning stress by 33%? This is just one of the notions that...
Hot Source
Saracen Interiors has completed an office fit-out in Edgware for Japanese sauce company, Nihon Shokken. The £65,000 fit out covered...
Perfect Circles Rounds off Museum Refurbishment
High performance sheet flooring was recently used to create a statement design floor in The Armoury Cafe and Kitchen at the Imperial War Museum...
MediaCity to Double in Size as Marketeers and Scallies Move In
Manchester's MediaCityUK is set to double in size over the next decade under ambitious plans submitted to Salford City Council on June 7. Up to...
ISS Takes a Wink at Watson
ISS has signed a commercial agreement with IBM to use the power of Watson IoT to transform the management of over 25,000 buildings around the...
Technology in a Changing FM World
Looking back one week wistfully to what was the Facilities Show and the Protections Series of events, we take an opportunity to relieve the experience...
I'll Tell You What I Really, Really Want
In an age of fast paced technological innovation, people are increasingly equipped with the ability to work from anywhere at any time. While it is...
Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It
A dental professional has warned that workplace 'cake culture' is fuelling the current obesity epidemic and contributing to poor dental...
Lose Your Bottle - Keep Our Profits
With estimates that by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish, ZSL London Zoo has launched ‘Lose your Bottle!’ – a...
Heads in the Cloud
As a major collaboration service provider in Scandinavia, TDC has been providing unified communications services to the market in the country, both...
Distressed Relationships Behind Closed Curtains
New research from the charity Relate shows almost 20% of married or cohabiting couples are in ‘distressed relationships’. The...
No Replays - When Eyesight's Gone, It's gone
National Glaucoma Awareness Week (6-12 June 2016) saw Kim Champion from Maltby near Rotherham urging others not to take their sight for granted after...
Where It All Comes from is a Mystery to Ashley
Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley, who clearly has a touch of the 'if you don't ask questions, then brother I'm your man' about him,...
Requesting Workers Rise to the Challenge
Wrike – a work management and collaboration platform – has launched its Requests feature that addresses the challenges workers face when...
No Red Cards for the Beautiful Game
ACAS’s Chairman and former head of the TUC, Brendan Barber, has urged employers to spare the whistle before and during Euro 2016. It has...
Waiting Game is Not Uplifting
Lifts/elevators in modern office buildings are creating unacceptable lift waiting times and burning as much more energy than predicted, new research...
Keeping an Eye on the Talent - Report and Conference
A new priced report (or free to attendees of the next Quora conference on June 8) studies the correlations between knowledge worker productivity,...
Nothing Can go Wrong with Ping Pong
More than offering a game of table tennis during breaks Clarus Glassboards has launched Balance that can be a sports tool and workplace...
Ticking the Boxes Twice
Workplace consultant Saracen Interiors has been awarded a further two contracts for the WYG (the global project management and technical consultancy)...
Sign of the Times - Picture Perfect or Picture Flawed?
A Jersey tribunal has found in favour of Ms Erin Bisson who wanted Condor Ferries to remove the words 'Men' or 'Ladies' from its...
Not Moving Out
Employers are going to find more and more of their proposed home workers don't have a home of their own to work from according to the latest Aviva...
Fact - Work Munch Bunch Not a Hunch
New research by a money saving website in the UK has discovered that over one-third of workers in Briton have to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at...
Electromagnetic Field Directive Draws Closer
A specialised web-based tool designed to help companies meet the legal requirement of an EU directive governing workers’ exposure to...
The Case for Flexible Working
UBM were the anchor tenant who triggered the development of a new LEED platinum accredited smart building and office space, 240 Blackfriars,...
The Workplace as a Productivity Asset?
A new study into workplace’s contribution to business performance was formally launched at ThinkFM, BIFM’s annual conference in...
Name Game is a Hazard
The Canadian owned Amor has issued a warning that many cleaning professionals now select ‘cleaner-disinfectants’ when performing cleaning...
No More Pulling the Wool - Ad Standards Clamp Down on Broadband
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have confirmed a strengthening approach to advertised fixed broadband price claims to avoid customers being...
Showing a Clean Pair of Heels
The plight of a temp worker who was told she had to wear high heels for a reception area in London has caused a furore and led to a debate over what...
Discrimination - the Secret Plague of the Workplace
Why ‘women are only good for wearing skirts’ is just the tip of the iceberg as far as derogatory comments in the workplace go according to...
Custom Concrete Wall Finish
A stunning concrete effect feature wall for a chain of exclusive estate agencies in London has been achieved by Aliva UK. Brinkley’s Estate...
Keeping One Foot in the Workplace
The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched the Healthy Workplaces for All Ages campaign. The European workforce is...
Mobile Approach to Workplace
A major refurbishment of Vodafone's Bracknell offices has been completed by Area Sq and MESH Construction Consultancy. The redevelopment of...
Going Down a Bundle
Battens Solicitors has chosen electronic document bundling software from legal systems specialist Zylpha. The practice has been in existence for...
Logins Could be a Rotten Affair
Relying on 'auto-fill' to complete the login process for websites as well as storing bank card details to shopping sites such as eBay and...
Productivity Puzzle Remains Puzzling
Workplace change management consultants at Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA) are urging business leaders to consider more laterally the factors that...
Keeping in Advance of the Pack
Claiming to be the third largest software provider to the UK market, Advanced has officially launched its new Midlands headquarters at the Mailbox in...
Women vs Women - Competition Distorting Relationships?
A study indicates that women may be taking competition with other women at work too seriously and negatively. The study from UCL School of...
Second-Hand Buildings Always in Demand
Claiming to be the UK’s largest supplier of recycled and refurbished modular buildings, Foremans now has the largest selection of previously...
Stopping the Endless Yap Yap (and Nap, Nap)
MeetingSquared is a new device for anyone who organises or attends meetings that is said to bring an end to the inefficient preparation, scheduling...
Response Comes Espresso Fast
Celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s recent War on Paper Cups campaign which swiftly followed by Defra Minister Rory...
Why Jupiter is Now a Star
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Not So Happy in the Valleys Sing Welsh Workers
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The British Institute of Facilities Management and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development have opened The Workplace Conversation - an...
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Fines Proposed for Smoking in Hospital Grounds
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As we head back to work in the New Year, office staff have told researchers that when the sun is shining they don't think about what might be...
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Eligible employees will have a new statutory entitlement to shared parental leave and pay from next year that employers must follow. The change as it...
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Time to Switch Off
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U.S. Warns Russia Over Military Support for Assad
Secretary of State John Kerry today called Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss U.S. concerns about reports suggesting an imminent enhanced Russian military buildup in Syria. (The New York Times, 5 September)
“The secretary made clear that if such reports were accurate, these actions could further escalate the conflict… and risk confrontation with anti-ISIL coalition operating in Syria,” the State Department said in a statement.
Russia has deployed military advance team and transported prefabricated housing units that could accommodate as many as 1,000 Russian military advisers and other personnel to an airfield near Latakia. It has also delivered air traffic station to the airfield and has filed military overflight requests with the Syrian government, the New York Times reported. There were also reports in Twitter today that Russian MIG-31s has been observed in the area.
Russia is apparently converting an airfield near Latakia into a major Russian airbase in Syria.
Map: Daily Mail
Labels: Conflict in Yemen, Kerry, Lavrov, Russia-Syria relations, Russian Airbase Latakia, US-Russia Relations
So, this is what Qasem Soleimani was doing at Moscow.
Things are getting exited. Israel has been continuously violating Syria's sovereignty by supporting insurgents and bombing SAA anytime anywhere at will, now with these Mig 31s It would be interesting to see their reaction. It was a good message to US and Erdogan.
As if Russia gives a hoot about what US thinks, especially after Ukraine. The S-300 at Tartus manned by Russians will take care of any "no fly" zone, being only applicable to US aircraft. Syria is a sovereign nation and has every right to defend its airspace and they will. The Pantsir S1 and S-300 combination is very deadly. The US will not be creating any "no fly zone" over any part of Syria.
Syria already has S-300 system and the Syrian Air Defense Force teams have been trained by the Russians on handling of S-300 interceptor batteries. Other countries in the region including Egypt operate S-300s. Your predictions notwithstanding, I don’t believe the introduction of S-300 into Syria is either new or a game changer.
In addition to sending Mig 31s, they are in the process of establishing central air control system. It is a sign that they will not remain neutral should US and Turkey want to establish no fly zone as it can be consider the first step for a regime change in Syria.
Why so little news about recent parades in Iran? Is it true that it involved 28000 troops? How'bout the unveiling of a supersized drone ? Thanks .
Only S-300 components were delivered so far to the SAA and the whole batteriers were not operational, but now with Russian Spetznaz in Tartus it sure will be, along with top cover by MIG-31 and SU-35. President Putin confirmed what most grown-ups with military experience already knew that Russians are operating in strength in Syria and the there are videos of T-90 and Mi-35 operating with Russian crews. It is a no brainer that an emboldened and rearmed Russia is not about to let President Assad fall. Egypt has also made a 180 degree turn and is now supporting Assad and there is plenty of footage with Egyptian marked weapons and special forces operating in Syria. The US, Saudis and Turkey picked on the wrong guys again.
Vladimir Putin confirms Russian military involvement in Syria's civil war
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As I said in a previous post on the subject, the Assad regime and Iran's Quds Force will benefit enormously from a direct Russian military intervention in Syria. My comments above were on S-300 and a cautionary note of not overestimating its invincibility.
Nader are you support a russian military presence against isil or not?
We have not heard any news abut engagement of the S-300 System with Israeli planes violating Syrian air space thus far. Don't you think there should have been a sort of engagement if S-300 were operational? Israelis would have tried destroying it and Syrians would have tried protect their air space from Israeli planes assault.
The Syrian army, the NDF, and the Quds Force/Hezbollah/other foreign Shia militia forces in Syria mainly fight the Syrian opposition and not ISIL. Almost all major battles fought by pro-Assad forces throughout the Syrian civil war has been with groups other than ISIL, a policy that has been in place continually, even now when ISIL controls more territory than any other group in the country. There is no indication that policy is changing, and the Russians probably will not take a different approach and start an anti-ISIL campaign on their own.
The Russian are in Syria to prop up Assad. If and when they directly engage ISIL, I will support it.
Syrian army has been fighting ISIS in Hasakah along with YPG and in Palmyra as well as North of Alepo.
Mr. Uskowi I hope this doesn't mean you support Al-Nusra and its shadow organization Al-Fat'h?
As far as I can tell the only legitimate anti-Assad force is the FSA. The rest want to establish an Islamic caliphate and have been making it clear that they are against secular democracy.
Anon 11:37 AM,
You're confirming my point. I said the Syrian army mainly fight the opposition and not ISIL. You give us two examples. Hasakah was a fight led by YPG against ISIL, with Syrian army participating, and at Palmyra, it was ISIL that attacked the city and the army withdrew. Compared with these two examples, there are hundreds of other battles that the Syrian army backed by the Quds Force/Hezbollah/Shia militia, has waged, and is waging, against the opposition
Priruz, Al-Nusra is an affiliate of Al-Qaeda, which I've spend the past two decades opposing. Unfortunately for the Syrians, the opposition is so divided and weak that allowed Al-Nusra to play such major role in the civil war, so much so that at times they have to tactically work with them in some places.
It must be noted, however, that Al-Nusra's members/fighters are mainly Syrian Islamists who aren't doing anything which they don't want to do. Any political solution would have to recognize them as a reality, just like Assad. United or not, the opposition can't do away with them.
Many of my Syrian friends at London, who have fought in the Afghan war against the occupying Soviet forces, are now in Syria fighting with Al-Nusra, some of them became high-ranking members too. What I'm trying to say is that Al-Nusra type thinking was already deep embedded in Syrian society even before the civil war, and no amount of unity in the opposition can change that.
This is what makes the war unclear as to who's good and who's bad.
There has been one very important conclussion from this development, that one should have no doubts that Russia will defend Iran; by all and different means - including a military presence, if it is showing that kind of intervention and consistence, to retain its influence over that part of the world, including but not limited to the naval and land accesses in Syria...
In the region, the idea of creating Islamic states/caliphates has become the ideology of the day, supposedly capable of answering al the ills, including corruption and lack of hope in societies. It is this idea, this ideology, that should be opposed. Of course wars and military power are not the answer, as Assad's experience obviously show. Until and if we can get the youths in the region refute such ideology, the region will be in the same bad shape. Unfortunately so many educated youths are leaving the region, resulting in not much of ideological competition for the hardliners like ISIL and Nusra or their equivalents in Shia societies. In all the years I have followed the region, this is by far the worst situation. What's needed is showing the people that establishment of an Islamic state will not be the answer to their problems. And this might take a while.
Don't overestimate Russian power. The country's economy is still mainly selling oil and gas, like a Third World country. And it is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. These characteristics do not translate into first-class power. Russia is no China. Putin might believe he could resurrect an empire, but there is a wide gap between that belief and the realities of the day. Let's hope the Iranian leaders do not think like you and put their country's future in the hands of the Russians, that would be dangerous.
Sorry Anon 7:50 but you don't know what you're talking about. The Iranian constitution forbids the presence of foreign troops/bases on Iranian soil even for "peaceful purposes" and that is unmodifiable as far as I know. Also, since when did Iran rely on anybody for protection even at the harshest of times (like invasion)?
You sound like you're talking about a country like Qatar or Saudi Arabia, not Iran.
We do not need Russian protection. If we can buy and transfer some of their technology, it would be sufficient for us.
The only reason the Al Nusra scums have any following in Syria is due to financial support of rich Arab Gulf states and degree of alienations and antipathy that many Syrians have towards their government .But it doesn't change the fact that elements such as ISIL , Nusra and the rest of the takfiri terrorists must be liquidated before any settlement could be reached in Syria .The only question is why don't we see a more coherent coalition against those takfiri terrorists .
Let me ask u in another way. If Russia want to fight even a single battalion of Isis / isil. Do you support this step or not. Do you support any effort against isis?
It's always easy, and it has been the norm unfortunately in that region, to blame all problems of a country on foreign intervention, a sort of conspiracy theory that foreigners are after keeping the regimes like Assad weak. It doesn't work that way. The problem starts with the regimes, which mismanage their societies, are corrupt keeping the riches for their own circle, and exercise dictatorial powers, driving people against them. Of course the foreigners use the opportunity to maintain/expand their own interests under those conditions.
My recommendation to you, before trying to figure out who paid what to whom in Syria, try to understand why the civil war started. Could Assad handle the Arab Spring any differently? Now we have a country all but in name, with regime and tens of armed groups controlling different parts of the country. This should have been and could have been prevented. And Assad has a big role in it.
I agree, of course, but I just don't see how reform alone can push ISIL/Jihadi forces back on the battlefield. It most likely won't, not after all the atrocities committed by Iran to keep Assad in power.
I think we should support any responsible player. who is willing to fight the scourge of takfiri terrorism .By responsible player I mean members of international community who aren't prone to be dealing with our enemies behind our back .
Russia can and should play a more constructive role in Syria , its efforts so far have been terribly inadequate .The reason for that could be partially explained by Turkey's erratic position in this conflict .The Syrian conflict will have a more acceptable resolution if we see a re-alignment of Turkey and Russian's positions .By that I mean Russia and Turkey should be on the same side of this tragic and unnecessary conflict : Turkey should stop supporting the takfiris and Russia should start looking for a more democratic alternative to this Syrian regime which has long lost its legitimacy .
I'd like to add a comment on the refugee crisis that is unfolding in Europe . It's ironic that states like Saudi Arabia and UAE who bear much responsibility for this crisis by exporting their terrorist jihadi citizens to Syria , are doing nothing to help the refugees .
But of course, the damage has been done and the country now is in the middle of a civil war, no room for reforms. Two possible approaches now: find a political settlement, which most likely would require Assad's removal sooner than later, allowing a united front against ISIL; or continuing military confrontation, which is the preferred way for those actors who believe military victory is still possible. Until all combatants realize there would not be a military solution to this conflict, I am afraid that the civil war will continue as in the past five years.
In order to suplement my statement at 7:50 PM I add the following:
I recognize that Iran has sufficient power for a prolonged resistance and Iran will not probably need that kind of assistance, but in a case of hypotetical need - and upon Iran's request; and after amending constitution or other kind permissions, it can come to reality....sometime in the future.
Many 'political analysts' in the past, used the same kind of description that Russia will only be; for decades, second class world player, but if you look for Russia gains in Crimea, Ukraine, Abkhazia, South Osetia and its termination of Chechen conflicts and the Western mess around the world, the conclussion is obvious, that Russia outperforms the West with its gains and minimal investments to acguire those gains.
Iran as a Russia's neighbor, with its increasing population, may assist Russia in her development by providing scientific and labor forces.....and in a case of troubles, Iran may inherit from Russia not only licenses, but something MORE....
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Effect of Metallurgical Variables on Fatigue
The fatigue properties of metals are quite structure-sensitive. However, at the present time there are only a limited number of ways in which the fatigue properties can be improved by metallurgical means. By far the greatest improvements in fatigue performance result from design changes, which reduce stress concentration and from the intelligent use of beneficial compressive residual stress, rather than from a change in material. Nevertheless, there are certain metallurgical factors, which must be considered to ensure the best fatigue performance from a particular metal or alloy.
Fatigue tests designed to measure the effect of some metallurgical variable, such as special heat treatments, on fatigue performance are usually made with smooth, polished specimens under completely reversed stress conditions. It is usually assumed that any changes in fatigue properties due to metallurgical factors will also occur to about the same extent under more complex fatigue conditions, as with notched specimens under combined stresses.
Fatigue properties are frequently correlated with tensile properties. In general, the fatigue limit of cast and wrought steels is approximately 50 percent of the ultimate tensile strength. The ratio of the fatigue limit (or the fatigue strength at 106 cycles) to the tensile strength is called the fatigue ratio.
Several nonferrous metals such as nickel, copper, and magnesium have a fatigue ratio of about 0.35. While the use of correlations of this type is convenient, it should be clearly understood that these constant factors between fatigue limit and tensile strength are only approximations and hold only for the restricted condition of smooth, polished specimens which have been tested under zero mean stress at room temperature.
For notched fatigue specimens the fatigue ratio for steel will be around 0,20 to 0,30. However, as yield strength is increased by the various strengthening mechanisms, the fatigue limit usually does not increase proportionately. Most high-strength materials are fatigue-limited.
Several parallels can be drawn between the effect of certain metallurgical variables on fatigue properties and the effect of these same variables on tensile properties. The effect of solid-solution alloying additions on the fatigue properties of iron and aluminum parallels nearly exactly their effect on the tensile properties. Gensamer showed that the fatigue limit of a eutectoid steel increased with decreasing isothermal-reaction temperature in the same fashion as did the yield strength and the tensile strength.
However, the greater structure sensitivity of fatigue properties, compared with tensile properties, is shown in tests comparing the fatigue limit of a plain carbon eutectoid steel heat-treated to coarse pearlite and to spheroidite of the same tensile strength. Even though the steel in the two structural conditions had the same tensile strength, the pearlitic structure resulted in a significantly lower fatigue limit due to the higher notch effects of the carbide lamellae in pearlite.
There is good evidence that high fatigue resistance can be achieved by homogenizing slip deformation so that local concentrations of plastic deformation are avoided. This is in agreement with the observation that fatigue strength is directly proportional to the difficulty of dislocation cross slip.
Materials with high stacking-fault energy permit dislocations to cross slip easily around obstacles, which promotes slip-band formation and large plastic zones at the tips of cracks. Both of these phenomena promote the initiation and propagation of fatigue cracks. In materials with low stacking-fault energy, cross slip is difficult and dislocations are constrained to move in a more planar fashion. This limits local concentrations of plastic deformation and suppresses fatigue damage.
While the concept has been useful in understanding fatigue mechanisms, the ability to control fatigue strength by altering stacking-fault energy has practical limitations. A more promising approach to increasing fatigue strength appears to be the control of microstructure through thermomechanical processing to promote homogeneous slip with many small regions of plastic deformation as opposed to a smaller number of regions of extensive slip.
The dependence of fatigue life on grain size varies also depending on the deformation mode. Grain size has its greatest effect on fatigue life in the low-stress, high-cycle regime in which stage 1 cracking predominates. In high stacking-fault-energy materials (such as aluminum and copper) cell structures develop readily and these control the stage 1 crack propagation. Thus, the dislocation cell structure masks the influence of grain size, and fatigue life at constant stress is insensitive to grain size. However, in a low slacking-fault-energy material (such as alpha brass) the absence of cell structure because of planar slip causes the grain boundaries to control the rate of cracking. In this case, fatigue life is proportional to grain diameter.
In general, quenched and tempered microstructures result in the optimum fatigue properties in heat-treated low-alloy steels. However, at a hardness level above about Rc 40, a bainitic structure produced by austempering results in better fatigue properties than a quenched and tempered structure with the same hardness. Electron micrographs indicate that the poor performance of the quenched and tempered structure is the result of the stress-concentration effects of the thin carbide films that are formed during the tempering of martensite.
For quenched and tempered steels the fatigue limit increases with decreasing tempering temperature up to a hardness of Rc 45 to Rc 55, depend on the steel. The fatigue properties at high hardness levels are extremely sensitive to surface preparation, residual stresses, and inclusions. The presence of only a trace of decarburization on the surface may drastically reduce the fatigue properties. Only a small amount of non-martensitic transformation products can cause an appreciable reduction in the fatigue limit. The influence of small amounts of retained austenite on the fatigue properties of quenched and tempered steels has not been well established.
The results indicate that below a tensile strength of about 200,000 psi (~1400 MPa) the fatigue limits of quenched and tempered low-alloy steels of different chemical composition are about equivalent when the steels are tempered to the same tensile strength. This generalization holds for fatigue properties determined in the longitudinal direction of wrought products. However, tests have shown that the fatigue limit in the transverse direction of steel forcing may be only 60 to 70 percent of the longitudinal fatigue limit. It has been established that practically all the fatigue failures in transverse specimens start at nonmetalic inclusions.
Nearly complete elimination of inclusions by vacuum melting produces a considerable increase in the transverse fatigue limit. The low transverse fatigue limit in steels containing inclusions is generally attributed to stress concentration at the inclusions, which can be quite high if an elongated inclusion stringer is oriented transverse to the principal tensile stress.
However, the fact that nearly complete elimination of inclusions by vacuum melting still results in appreciable anisotropy of the fatigue limit indicates that other factors may be important. Further investigations of this subject have shown that appreciable changes in the transverse fatigue limit which cannot be correlated with changes in the type, number, or size of inclusions are produced by different deoxidation practices. Transverse fatigue properties appear to be one of the most structure-sensitive engineering properties.
The existence of a fatigue limit in certain materials, especially iron and, titanium alloys, has been shown to depend on the presence of interstitial elements. The S-N curve for a pure metal will be a monotonic function with N increasing as stress decreases. The introduction of a solute element raises the yield strength and since it is more difficult to initiate a slip band, the S-N curve is shifted upward and to the right. If the alloy has suitable interstitial content so it undergoes strain aging, there is an additional strengthening mechanism.
Since strain aging will not be a strong function of applied stress, there will be some limiting stress at which a balance occurs between fatigue damage and localized strengthening due to strain aging. With enhanced strain aging, brought about by higher interstitial content or elevated temperature the fatigue limit is raised and the break in the curve occurs at a lower number of cycles. In quenched and tempered steels, which do not normally exhibit strain aging in the tension test, the existence of a pronounced fatigue limit presumably is the result of localized strain aging at the tip of the crack.
Date Published: Sep-2004
Finding fatigue data in the Total Materia database
Total Materia Extended Range includes the largest database of fatigue data and cyclic properties for thousands of metal alloys, heat treatments and loading conditions. Both strain life and stress life parameters are given, with monotonic properties added for the reference, and statistical parameters and estimates where applicable.
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Enter the material of interest into the quick search field. You can optionally narrow your search by specifying the country/standard of choice in the designated field and click Search.
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The Virginia Board of Education is considering a recommendation that would lay out minimum funding requirements for a state budget item used to help at-risk students, a move intended to put pressure on the General Assembly to increase education spending.
The board is going through its regular process of amending the Standards of Quality, or SOQs. SOQs provide guidelines for minimum resources in schools related to staffing, student achievement and graduation, accreditation and other areas.
According to the state Constitution, only the General Assembly can revise the board’s standards of quality. It’s also up to lawmakers to “determine the manner in which funds are to be provided for the cost of maintaining an educational program meeting the prescribed standards of quality,” as well as deciding how costs should be split between the state and local governments.
Lawmakers could fund education according to the standards — though they haven’t in several years, said Jim Livingston, president of the Virginia Education Association.
The boards’ proposed Standards of Quality are “foundational components of Virginia’s education program,” board documents stated.
Adding a standard that addresses how much money a certain fund should get is a maneuver that puts pressure on lawmakers who have been slow to restore education funding to pre-recession levels, Livingston said.
“It’s really a way to force the hand of the General Assembly to say, ‘Look, you’ve been shortchanging K-12 for years and it’s time for you to step up,’” he said.
The standards are revised every two years (which coincides with state budgets) and this round of changes better reflects what’s actually happening in localities, Livingston said.
The General Assembly cut K-12 education funding during the recession and since then, many localities have had to pay for more staff and other items the state no longer covers.
The board discussed the new standards and changes to existing ones this week and will make a decision on them in September.
In total, the board is considering changes that would cost just about a billion dollars per year if funded as presented. Here are some of the items up for consideration:
At-risk add-on funding: The at-risk add on is money distributed for general use by school districts with high concentrations of students on free and reduced lunch. It’s allocated in the budget and can be used for anything a school deems necessary.
The state has limited information on how school districts use at-risk add on money, board documents stated. After lawmakers approved a teacher pay raise this year, some school systems said they could use the at-risk add on money for the local share of the pay raise.
At a committee meeting this week, Department of Education staff suggested clarifying that the at-risk add on had to be used for staff unless 55 percent or more of the school’s population was on free or reduced lunch. Those schools could use additional money for support positions (like nurses) or hiring and retention incentives.
The proposal would cost $4.9 to $77.4 million more a year, depending on the proportion of at-risk students in a given school district.
“If the General Assembly funds the at-risk add on as proposed, it frees up local dollars so those localities can use that money for other things like salary increases,” Livingston said.
In the most recent General Assembly session, lawmakers approved adding $25 million over two years for the at-risk add on fund. Gov. Ralph Northam had proposed putting $35 million more in the fund before the session began.
Class sizes: One budget item the Board of Education wants to move under the new at-risk add on standard is funding to keep classrooms at an optimal size.
Class size reduction money has been in the budget since the mid-1990s. The state currently pays for capping class sizes up to third grade at 19 to 24 students, depending on age and the percentage of students on free and reduced lunch.
The original proposal suggested extending class-size reduction measures up to sixth grade, for an annual cost of $213.8 million a year.
The board has directed staff to consider cutting the class size reduction item (and some other proposals) and move that possible future funding under the at-risk add on to give school systems more freedom in deciding how to use money.
More money for certain teachers: The other major standard change the board wanted to move under the at-risk add on was an effort to keep experienced teachers in high-poverty schools.
The proposal would make it standard practice to pay teachers with five or more years of experience $6,000-$12,000 extra a year if they teach at a school with at least 70 percent of its students on free or reduced lunch.
A higher percentage of students on free or reduced lunch would mean more additional pay.
Specialized student support personnel: A new standard would move nurses, school social workers and psychologists into a new staffing category to remove them from the state’s decade-old support staff cap.
The cap limits how many school staff — custodians, nurses, social workers, psychologists and others — the state will pay for. Lawmakers put it in place during the recession.
The proposed standard for nurses, social workers and psychologists would consider four specialized student support positions per 1,000 students an adequate number. It would cost $100 million more per year, VDOE staff estimated.
“While the recommendation … would not specify ratios for each individual position, it would ensure that students across the commonwealth have access to student support services,” board documents stated. “This approach would provide school divisions with flexibility to determine how these positions should be filled based upon local conditions.”
Lifting the support staff cap: The board also wants to reaffirm its 2016 recommendation to lift the support cap. It would be a $371 million annual undertaking.
Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, asked the Senate Finance committee to consider lifting all or some of the support cap earlier this year. She said at the time she didn’t expect lawmakers to do it all at once, so instead asked school divisions what was most important.
Their response: nurses, social workers and psychologists, which the Board of Education has proposed moving out from under the cap.
The board included a number of previously approved standards in this year’s proposal, including its preference for having one guidance counselor for every 250 students in every school.
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Restless - creative voice for trauma survivors
I’m about to embark on a new arts activism project called Restless - read on to find out more....
Restless is what it says on the tin. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and as a woman who lives in a society that still wants to sweep the scale and extent of abuse and violence under the carpet - I am restless for change.
My new arts project is a campaign and protest and also an attempt to bring survivor voices (including my own) into greater visibility and community. So much abuse and violence happens in private, behind closed doors, the victims isolated, coerced and silenced, the shame, the secrecy, the fear - all making it incredibly difficult to forge community and find our voices.
With an estimated 11 million adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse in the UK (take it in - it’s not a typo - it’s 11 million) and two women a week murdered by violent partners and ex-partners - there is no place for societal denial and taboo propping up abusive power relationships anymore.
The most radical thing I feel I can do as a survivor is speak out, connect, rise up and call for change - each of us do that as and only when we are ready - as and only when we feel safe and supported enough.
For me that moment is now.
Stage one of the research project is an 86 mile walk along the Dorset Coast Path - walking with other survivors, artists and allies - walking in protest in a long tradition of marginalised and oppressed people voting with their feet, using the most primal means of movement to express opposition and solidarity and demand change.
You can find out more about the project on the Restless page of this website, where you can also find details of our participation day for survivors and allies on 12th August 2018. Me and my producer, friend and ally Sarah Blowers will be posting blogs here everyday - WiFi permitting.
Join us in body, online or in your thoughts.
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Episode 358 – Daniel Mendelsohn
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“Achilles is a hero who is mesmerizing without being penetrable, whereas Odysseus I think I understand (perhaps hubristic to say that).”
His wondrous new collection, Ecstasy and Terror: From the Greeks to Game of Thrones (NYRB), brings a dizzying array of Daniel Mendelsohn‘s critical-essayistic-memoir pieces together. We sat down to talk about the work of the critic and the drama that makes for a great critical piece, as well as the temptation to make a name by going after easy targets, his need to criscross genres and categories with personal writing and criticism, and why his negative review of Mad Men got him more pushback than anything else he’s written. We get into his amazing 2017 memoir, An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and an Epic, its gorgeous structure and its insight into Homer and our present day, while we try to suss out why the great Greek translators have either produced a great Iliad or a great Odyssey, but not both (he’s working on a new translation of The Odyssey). We also discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the nature of contemporary mythmaking, my pet theory about the tragedy of Achilles in the Iliad, Emily Wilson’s question about Odysseus’ true homophrosyne, the role of erudition in criticism, how institutions like The New Yorker, New York Review of Books, Paris Review etc. handle succession, our love of the finale of The Americans, his one conversation with Philip Roth, and SO much more. Give it a listen! And go buy Ecstasy and Terror: From the Greeks to Game of Thrones and An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and an Epic !
“When you start as a critic, there’s a great drive to make your mark and be noticed.”
“You need to be bothered a little bit by something, in order to want to investigate it.”
“There is no act of intimacy in the world of literature that is greater than translating.”
“Identity becomes more interesting the more multiplex it is.”
Enjoy the conversation! Then check out the archives for more great episodes!
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About our Guest
Daniel Mendelsohn teaches at Bard and is Editor-at-Large at The New York Review of Books. His books include An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and an Epic ; The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million ; How Beautiful It Is And How Easily It Can Be Broken: Essays , and, from New York Review Books, Waiting for the Barbarians: Essays from the Classics to Pop Culture . His new book is Ecstasy and Terror: From the Greeks to Game of Thrones , also from NYRB.
There’s a longer version at his website.
Credits: This episode’s music is Fella by Hal Mayforth, used with permission from the artist. The conversation was recorded at Mr. Mendelsohn’s home on a pair of Blue enCORE 200 Microphones feeding into a Zoom H5 digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone feeding into a Cloudlifter CL-1 and a Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2×2 USB Recording Interface . All processing and editing done in Adobe Audition CC . Photos of Mr. Mendelsohn by me. It’s on my instagram.
Episode 355 – The Guest List 2019
Tagged as: Boris Fishman, Caleb Crain, Christopher Brown, Dawn Raffel, Edie Nadelhaft, Ersi Sotiropoulos, Eva Hagberg, Frank Santoro, Frederic Tuten, James Oseland, James Sturm, Jerome Charyn, Joan Marans Dim, Karl Stevens, Kate Lacour, Kate Maruyama, Katelan Foisy, Liniers, Mort Gerberg, Nina Bunjevac, Peter Kuper, Sylvia Nickerson, Witold Rybczynski
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It’s time for our year-end Virtual Memories Show tradition: The Guest List! I reached out to 2019’s pod-guests and asked them about the favorite book(s) they read in the past year, as well as the books or authors they’re hoping to read in 2020! More than two dozen responded with a dizzying array of books. (I participated, too!) The Virtual Memories Show offers up a huge list of books that you’re going to want to read in the new year! Give it a listen, and get ready to update your wish lists!
This year’s Guest List episode features selections from 25 of our recent guests (and one upcoming guest)! So go give it a listen, and then visit our special Guest List page where you can find links to the books and the guests who responded.
Also, check out the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 editions of The Guest List for more great book ideas!
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About our Guests
The guests who participated in this year’s Guest List are Christopher Brown, Nina Bunjevac, Caleb Crain, Joan Marans Dim (episode coming 2020), Boris Fishman, Katelan Foisy, Mort Gerberg, Eva Hagberg, Peter Kuper, Kate Lacour, Liniers, Kate Maruyama, Edie Nadelhaft, Sylvia Nickerson, James Oseland, Dawn Raffel, Witold Rybczynski, Frank Santoro, Ersi Sotiropoulos, Karl Stevens, James Sturm, Frederic Tuten, Chris Ware, and me, Gil Roth! Check out their episodes at our archives!
Credits: This episode’s music is Fella by Hal Mayforth, used with permission from the artist. The episode was recorded at stately Virtual Memories Manor on a Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone feeding into a Cloudlifter CL-1 and a Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2×2 USB Recording Interface . All processing and editing done in Adobe Audition CC . Photo of my 2019 books by me. It’s on my instagram.
Tom Spurgeon Memorial Service – Dec. 14, 2019
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Tom Spurgeon
Memorial Service,
“I had an amazing life, and my love for my family is unsurpassed, followed nearly as much as the love for my closest friends. Be kind to yourselves, and live in laughter as much as possible. I love you. Thanks for everything.”
This special episode of The Virtual Memories Show features the memorial service for Tom Spurgeon, held December 14, 2019, at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. The speakers (in sequence) were Whit Spurgeon, Sunny McFarren, Rob Eidson, Dan Wright (slideshow here), Fred Haring, Eric Reynolds, Jordan Raphael, me, Jeff Smith, Laurenn McCubbin, Rebecca Perry Damsen, Caitlin McGurk. The following people spoke during the open comments session: Bruce Chrislip, Christian Hoffer, Carol Tyler, Evan Dorkin, Darcie Hoffer, Shena Wolf, James Moore. To get a greater understanding of Tom’s life and his impact on the world around him, please listen to these heartfelt, emotional, and sometimes funny remembrances of our friend. If you’d like to make a donation in Tom’s name, he requested that your gifts go to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, but he also would have been happy to know you supported your favorite artist, writer, or creator, however you can. Give it a listen!
“You realize I don’t do anything I don’t want to, right?”
Tom’s obit by Andy Downing will tell you plenty.
Here are some pix I took of the speakers. I forgot to take one of Whit.
Credits: These remarks were recorded at Tom Spurgeon’s memorial service at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum on a Zoom H5 digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone feeding into a Cloudlifter CL-1 and a Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2×2 USB Recording Interface . All processing and editing done in Adobe Audition CC . Memorial pins were designed by Chris Pitzer of AdHouse Books, based on a caricature of Tom by Sam Henderson. You can get one here. Memorial card portrait of Tom by Julian Dessai, with lettering and scrollwork by Emi Gennis, and layout and color separations by Laurenn McCubbin.
Episode 347 – Kevin Huizenga
Kevin Huizenga
“I have a split in my writing life. Part of my brain plans everything out, but I know enough now not to listen to that too much, and that I should be more open to improvising.”
Cartoonist Kevin Huizenga joins the show to talk about his new graphic novel, Glenn Ganges in The River at Night (Drawn & Quarterly)! We get into late-night reveries and using a character’s sleepless night as a base camp for a 200-page book, the ways repetition leads to time travel, making an artistic breakthrough partway through his new work, his modular approach to storytelling and how it jibes with his midwestern comics style, and the risk of identifying too much with his stand-in, Glenn Ganges. We also talk about video-game sobriety, whether his favorite creators are spending too much time on Twitter, learning about indy comics before the internet, and our shared cyberpunk upbringing. And we do the math on how many books in our libraries we’ll actually get around to reading! Give it a listen! And go buy The River at Night !
“One of the great rewards of working on something large over time is not planning it out ahead of time but letting it unfold organically and then looking back and seeing the paths that you didn’t plan.”
“Introspection and self-knowledge is a mixed bag. It’s often bad news when you think about it too much.”
“Don’t follow your heroes on social media.”
Kevin Huizenga (HIGH zing guh) grew up in a suburb of Chicago, South Holland, which is a small town of Dutch immigrants. He is the son of an accountant and a nurse. In high school he started reading minicomics and quit playing baseball. He attended Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he started drawing the influential mini-comic Supermonster.
On the advice of a fellow cartoonist, Huizenga then moved to St. Louis where he continued to draw comics, which quickly caught the attention of the industry, and led to his comic book series Or Else. Eventually, he created his series Ganges. Huizenga lives in Minneapolis where he taught in the Comic Art program at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design from 2015-2019.
His graphic novels include Curses , The Wild Kingdom , and Gloriana (all published by Drawn & Quarterly). His work has been translated into six languages, including Dutch; he won five Ignatz awards and been nominated for Harvey and Eisner awards. His new book is The River at Night .
Credits: This episode’s music is Fella by Hal Mayforth, used with permission from the artist. The conversation was recorded at the Hotel LeVeque during Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) on a pair of Blue enCORE 200 Microphones feeding into a Zoom H5 digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone feeding into a Cloudlifter CL-1 and a Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2×2 USB Recording Interface . All processing and editing done in Adobe Audition CC . Photo of Mr. Huizenga by me. It’s on my instagram.
Episode 341 – Chris Ware
Tagged as: Chris Ware
“Something in comics allows the concretization of the weird shifting and changing of our memories and senses of selves. It comes out organically in the drawing of a story.”
With the publication of part 1 of Rusty Brown (Pantheon), Chris Ware joins the show to talk about how he and his art changed over the 18 (on-and-off) years since he began the project. We talk about the nature of memory, the experience of time, and the purpose of empathy (or empathy as the purpose of human life). We get into art and its role in organizing consciousness, the give-and-take of self-doubt, his impact on comics and other cartoonists, the effect of parenthood on his work and life, his midwestern roots & the allure of The New Yorker, and books that changed his life (whether he read them or not). We also discuss that synthetic, sorta artificial style he’s known for and what it permits him to do in his comics, the comic strip diary he keeps and why it can’t be published, how cartooning compares to the origins of American architecture, the alchemical relationship between drawings and type size in his comics, why art schools should get back to teaching figure drawing, and plenty more! Give it a listen! And go buy Rusty Brown !
“You can’t substitute rules for looking.”
“Comics is a language that’s still in development.”
“Friends will say, ‘I can’t believe how much work you get done,’ and I’ll say, ‘I can’t believe how much work I don’t get done.'”
“I try to allow for a constant sense of surprise and — it’ll sound strange — looseness in what I’m doing when I’m composing a page.”
Chris Ware is widely acknowledged to be the most gifted and beloved cartoonist of his generation by both his mother and fourteen-year-old daughter. His book Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth won the Guardian First Book Award and was listed as one of the 100 Best Books of the Decade by The Times (London) in 2009. Building Stories was named a Top Ten Fiction Book of the Year in 2012 by both The New York Times and Time magazine. Ware is an irregular contributor to The New Yorker, and his original drawings have been exhibited at the Whitney Biennial, in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and in piles behind his worktable in Oak Park, Illinois. In 2016 he was featured in the PBS documentary series Art 21: Art in the 21st Century, and in 2017 an eponymous monograph of his work was published by Rizzoli (“eponymous” means the title is Monograph ). His new book is Rusty Brown , published by Pantheon.
Credits: This episode’s music is Fella by Hal Mayforth, used with permission from the artist. The conversation was recorded at the Bethesda North Marriott during Small Press Expo weekend on a pair of Blue enCORE 200 Microphones feeding into a Zoom H5 digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a Heil PR-40 Dynamic Studio Recording Microphone feeding into a Cloudlifter CL-1 and a Mackie Onyx Blackjack 2×2 USB Recording Interface . All processing and editing done in Adobe Audition CC . Photos of Mr. Ware by me. It’s on my instagram.
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Inside Russell Westbrook’s Pregame for the Louis Vuitton Men’s Show in Paris
By Janelle Okwodu
Fashion has no limits when you’re Russell Westbrook. The eight-time NBA All-Star is among basketball’s best-dressed men, and he regularly brings runway panache to the world of sport. Others rest up during the off-season, but Westbrook uses the time to indulge in his other passion: style. An MVP of the Paris Menswear shows, Westbrook is a regular presence on the front row, and his frequent outfit changes delight onlookers and street style photographers alike.
On hand for Virgil Abloh’s pastel-tinted Spring 2020 Louis Vuitton collection, Westbrook took Vogue along for his fashion pregame. In the calm before the runway show, he kept things chill, indulging in a midday snack, ironing his own ensemble, and even sharing his style philosophy. “‘Why not’ is my motto,” he said en route to Place Dauphine venue, sharing a glimpse at a necklace featuring the saying. “It’s the way I live, the way I do things, the way I think.” The nonchalant attitude carries over into his ever-evolving wardrobe. “There may be a week when I want to dress like I’m back in the ’90s, or I may want to wear a suit, or two days when I want to wear all vintage clothing,” he said. “For me, it changes, and that’s the best part of fashion; you can do what you want—why not.”
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Volvo Ocean Race 2014 2015 A race around the world
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On 4th October 2014, the mighty Volvo Ocean Race set sail once again. This year, seven international teams are competing to be the fastest to finish the 38, 739 nautical mile voyage across the globe.
Setting out from Alicante, Spain, seven world-class crews will soon embark on the grueling nine month race. Since the very first Volvo Ocean Race left port in 1973, the competition has earned itself a reputation as a demanding test of endurance and skill – this year’s race will be no exception
Calling at 11 ports, with 10 stopovers and one pit-stop, participants will have to work together at close quarters in often challenging conditions. The race will pass through a variety of exciting locations – starting in Alicante (Spain) before sailing to Cape Town (South Africa), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Sanya (China), Auckland (New Zealand), Itajaí (Brazil), Newport (USA), Lisbon (Portugal) and Lorient (France), finishing in Gothenburg, Sweden, after a short pit-stop in The Hague (The Netherlands). Like previous races, teams will compete to be the fastest over each leg, as well as taking part in in-port races in each port for a separate trophy.
“This year’s race will pass through some spectacular locations, and the crews will encounter extreme environments,” explains Elin Svanström sponsorship and event project manager at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE). “The competition is the ultimate endurance test, celebrating human endeavor and the sailors’ ability to work with the boats to overcome adverse conditions.”
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This year’s Volvo Ocean Race sees an exciting newdevelopment to the traditional structure. A brand new boat – The Volvo Ocean 65 – has been created especially for this race, and each team has been given a boat made to the exact same specifications. For the first time, everybody will be competing in exactly the same type of boat which should one of the closest races in the event’s long history.
“This 65 foot yacht has been designed by racing experts and veterans of the Volvo Ocean Race,” Svanström explains. “In previous races, the teams were able to design boats within certain specifications. By standardizing the type of boat used, we are putting all teams on a level playing field and really testing their seamanship. Of course, each team can decorate their boat with their sponsor's logos and colors!”
The new Volvo Ocean 65 yacht allows all-female sailing teams to compete with the same opportunities as the all-male teams. Although there was never a rule stopping an all-female crew participating, the Volvo Open 70 was simply too physically demanding, preventing an all-female team from entering. Team SCA will be the first woman’s crew to join the race in 10 years. The team is led by UK-born Sam Davies and is registered in Sweden, but boasts an international array of talented sailors trained by Volvo Ocean Race experts. The all-female team can compete with 11 sailors, and the teams containing only men take part with a crew of eight.
Team SCA is up against six world class crews: Chinese competitors Dongfeng Race Team (with French skipper Charles Caudrelier), Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing led by UK skipper Ian Walker, Team Brunel headed up by Dutch skipper Bouwe Bekking who is competing in a record-equaling seventh race, Iker Martínez’s MAPFRE, Team Vestas Wind led by the Australian Chris Nicholson and US/Turkish Team Alvimedica with skipper Charlie Enright.
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Communicating via several multimedia channels, they will be responsible for ensuring every moment of the excitement is captured and relayed back to dry land – bringing the race closer than ever to its audience. They are not allowed to sail the boat.
A truly Volvo challenge
This year, everybody who visits a Volvo Ocean Race port will have the chance to enjoy Volvo Construction Equipment first-hand. Visitors will be able to operate a special, show-modified compact excavator. This machine is designed so that ocean racing fans can experience what it is like to operate construction equipment. The unique excavator will be located on Volvo CE’s ‘Activation Deck’, next to the Volvo Pavilion at each stopover. Visitors over the age of 15 are invited to take part in a challenge to pick up and move tires with the excavator.
For those who are not able to experience the race in person, Volvo CE has developed a series of online challenges to recreate the excitement of the event. Race fans can access 10 interactive video challenges that show impressive feats performed by Volvo CE machines and their operators. The videos can be found on Volvo CE’s Volvo Ocean Race website - http://volvooceanrace.volvoce.com/.
“At Volvo CE we are dedicated to demonstrating that quality machinery and human endeavor can come together with amazing results. The Volvo Ocean Race is a great chance to showcase our machines and demonstrate their capabilities,” says Svanström. “Our business activities during the race, such as customer seminars, are a great way for us to meet our customers and talk about their needs, and these on-site and online challenges are a great way to engage a wider audience. We are proud to be part of such a challenging event, and with the new additions to the boats and their crews, we are sure the 2014/15 race will be the best yet.”
For further information, please visit: http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/home.html
Or contact:
Thorsten Poszwa
Director, External Communications
Tel: int +32 2482 5021
Email: thorsten.poszwa@volvo.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/VolvoCEGlobal
Brian O’Sullivan
Tel: int +44 77 333 50307
Email: osullivan@se10.com
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Fiction > Modern & contemporary fiction
Romantic Fiction > Contemporary romance
Redhead by the Side of the Road (Hardback)
Anne Tyler (author)
Another acutely observed evocation of Middle America, Redhead by the Side of the Road is both a deliciously offbeat love story and a wry character study of a lovable eccentric, stuck in his ways. Showcasing the nimble prose and emotional warmth that have made her both a critical darling and a beloved popular author, this is Anne Tyler at her winning, wistful best.
From the bestselling author of A Spool of Blue Thread: an offbeat love story about mis-steps, second chances and the elusive art of human connection
Micah Mortimer isn't the most polished person you'll ever meet. His numerous sisters and in-laws regard him oddly but very fondly, but he has his ways and means of navigating the world. He measures out his days running errands for work - his TECH HERMIT sign cheerily displayed on the roof of his car - maintaining an impeccable cleaning regime and going for runs (7:15, every morning).
He is content with the steady balance of his life. But then the order of things starts to tilt. His woman friend Cassia (he refuses to call anyone in her late thirties a 'girlfriend') tells him she's facing eviction because of a cat. And when a teenager shows up at Micah's door claiming to be his son, Micah is confronted with another surprise he seems poorly equipped to handle.
Redhead by the Side of the Road is an intimate look into the heart and mind of a man who sometimes finds those around him just out of reach - and a love story about the differences that make us all unique.
An impeccable chronicler of the everyday lives of Middle America, author Anne Tyler grew up in a Quaker commune in the mountains of North Carolina, an experience, she says, that gave her, ‘that slight distance, so that I can look at the world as if I were a sociologist a little bit – I have that extra inch away from it.’ A multiple Pulitzer Prize nominee (she won the prize in 1989 for Breathing Lessons) Tyler’s novels are as popular as they are publically lauded, many of them set in Maryland, Baltimore where she now lives. Famously shy of publicity - she spent 40 years of her career without giving a single interview - Tyler is a prolific writer whose novels span half a decade. Her best-known works include: Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, The Accidental Tourist, Ladder of Years, Digging to America and A Spool of Thread.
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DE GEA BELIEVES LACK OF TALENT HURT UNITED
Submitted by content on Sun, 12/22/2019 - 07:18
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea says the lack of quality talents among the Red Devils was a huge factor that had played against them since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.
Contrary to what many United detractors accuse the team of, the Spanish coach maintains that it was never lack of trying, on an individual level that hampered the team.
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Michael Owen states one main worry for Arsenal despite positive start
Submitted by content on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 07:29
Former Liverpool star Michael Owen has said that Arsenal have one main concern despite making a positive beginning to the Premier League campaign. The Gunners have started the season with 15 points on the board after the opening eight games and that sees them occupying the third position on the table.
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Matteo Guendouzi admits surprise after maiden France call-up
Submitted by content on Sat, 10/19/2019 - 12:18
midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has acknowledged that he was surprised after
earning a call-up to the France senior squad for the first time. The
20-year-old was expected to represent the France under-21s during the
international break but an injury to Paul Pogba meant that he was handed with
his maiden call-up to Didier Deschamps’ squad.
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Arsenal legend fancies Liverpool going on to win the Premier League title
Submitted by content on Fri, 10/11/2019 - 08:31
Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Liverpool can make the push for the Premier League title this season after missing out to Manchester City by the slimmest of margins last term. The Reds accumulated a record club tally of 97 points last season, but that was not sufficient to hand them a maiden Premier League title with the Citizens outclassing them by the single point.
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Shkodran Mustafi’s agent dismisses AS Roma transfer link
The representative of Shkodran Mustafi has indicated that there has been no contact from any side regarding the defender’s services. The Germany international has drawn plenty of criticism from the Arsenal supporters during pre-season and reports have emerged that the club are prepared to sanction his sale before the Premier League campaign begins.
Speaking to Romanews, the player’s agent has revealed that there has been no contact with AS Roma or any other Italian side and Mustafi is likely to stay put with the Gunners ahead of the 2019/2020 season, he said: “For me it is something new. There is nothing with the Giallorossi or Italian clubs, I have not had contact for now.”
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Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live, Wright said that the Reds will have learnt from the previous campaign where they were guilty of dropping points in the form of draws, he said: “What I’m seeing from Liverpool this season, I have to say Man City are magnificent, Liverpool will have to learn from the slip up against Leicester and when City lost to Newcastle. At the end of the day, they lost the league by a point and what I’m making of this, is that what Liverpool learnt from last season is how important it is to not drop points when you have the opportunity to win games at home, that’s what it’s going to come down to.”
BBC Sport pundit doubtful about Arsenal’s pursuit of Wilfried Zaha
BBC Sport pundit David Ornstein has said that he would be surprised, if Arsenal are able to land the signature of Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace this summer. The Ivorian has been earmarked as the club’s prime target for the transfer window but so far, they have failed with an opening offer worth £40m for the 26-year-old.
Speaking to Arseblog, Ornstein told that the club are not close to making any new signings and he would be staggered, should Zaha head to the Emirates this summer. He added that Malcom has been earmarked as the alternative from Barcelona and a deal could work out with Gunners chief Raul Sanllehi holding a good association with the Blaugrana.
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Carrasco’s agent drops transfer bombshell amid Arsenal link
The representative of Yannick Ferreira Carrasco has revealed that the Belgian may have to stick with Dalian Yifang beyond the summer, considering the Chinese Super League side have no plans to sanction his sale. The 25-year-old has been vocal about the desire to return to Europe this summer but so far, Dalian have shown little interest in listening to potential offers.
Speaking to Belgian outlet HLN, agent Christophe Henrotay revealed that the likes of Arsenal have expressed an interest in his client but a deal appears unlikely with Dalian not considering a sale, he said: "There are clubs that would like to sign him. One club submitted a formal offer. Other clubs, such as Arsenal, also wanted to do that, but Dalian said he was not for sale."
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Arsenal legend compares Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with Thierry Henry
Arsenal legend-turned-pundit Martin Keown has said that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the closest thing when it comes to comparing with former Gunners star Thierry Henry. The Gabon international has been in top form for the north London side through the campaign and he recently grabbed a hat-trick against Valencia to guide his team to the Europa League final.
Speaking on BT Sport, Keown said that there are similarities between Aubameyang and Henry and happened to praise the former, who made the step up alongside Alexandre Lacazette during the knockout stages of this season’s Europa League, he said: "I have said it before but he is the closest thing to [Thierry] Henry and he is proving that tonight. We are getting out of our chairs every time he has the ball.
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‘He was always yelling and screaming’ – Golovin remarks on Thierry Henry’s tenure
AS Monaco midfielder Aleksandr Golovin has indicated that Thierry Henry was nervous during his managerial stint at the club and would raise his voice when things were not going perfectly in training. The Frenchman was appointed as the club’s manager shortly after Leonardo Jardim’s sacking in October, but he would only last for three months before the latter was reappointed at the helm.
In an interview covered by FourFourTwo, Golovin suggested that the former Arsenal man failed to kill the player role within him and this did not suit the managerial style with the players, he said: “Maybe Henry didn’t kill the role of the player inside of him. When things weren’t working out during practice he would get nervous and yell a lot. Maybe it was unnecessary. He was a very strong player and the only players near his level at Monaco are maybe [Radamel] Falcao and [Cesc] Fabregas. He would try to go out onto the field and show us how to practice and yell.”
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Football: Pioneers not satisfied with just making the postseason
Terry Jacoby
October 31, 2019, 3 months ago
Who says dreams don’t come true in the classroom?
The Pioneer football team gathered in Coach Bill Bellers classroom on Sunday evening to watch the High School Football Playoff Selection Show and the Pioneers graded well enough at 5-4 to qualify for the postseason. The team certainly was thrilled to receive a passing grade.
“It was just the coaches and the team and we got some pizza and watched the show together,” Bellers said. “The kids were obviously really excited when they saw our name come up on the screen.
“It really means a lot for the seniors. It’s their first winning season here on varsity. And making the playoffs in football is a pretty big thing. It’s not like in other sports where everyone gets in. You have to earn it in football. And I think that makes it extra special.”
The news didn’t come as a surprise, despite not getting to six wins this season.
“We crunched the numbers multiples times and we were confident we were going to get in,” said Bellers, now in his third year as head varsity coach at Pioneer.
Turns out a record 54 schools with the highest playoff averages were added to fill out the field of 256 teams. Schools were then put in order by enrollment with the largest placed in Division 1 and the next 32 in Division 2 until eight divisions were created. Only 202 schools won six or more games this past season so teams with five wins had to fill the other 54 spots.
Each District features four teams and each Region has eight teams. Teams in each District are ranked by playoff point average. The team with the highest playoff average will host the first three weeks.
The reward for making the playoffs is a trip to Brownstown where the Pioneers will face undefeated Woodhaven. The Warriors finished the season at 8-0 including an impressive win last week over Birmingham Groves. Woodhaven won its league and defeated five playoff teams on its road to the postseason.
“They are obviously really good,” Bellers said. “We’ve actually scrimmaged against them the last three years and we know they love to run the ball. We know a little bit about them. They are the number one team in the District and it’s going to be a big challenge for us.”
But Pioneer doesn’t back down from a challenge.
The Pioneers come into Friday’s game (7 p.m.) with some bumps and bruises but overall they are healthy and ready to roll.
“We want to go win a game,” Bellers says. “Nothing changes. We approach this just like any other week and prepare the same way and try to go out and win a football game on Friday. If we win, we get to do it again.”
Making the playoffs also gives the program another week of practice. It helps build confidence and creates a winning culture. The Pioneers are on their way – and not just to Woodhaven.
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Wine Governor Gavin Newsom Inducts Winemaker Helen Turley and Wine Chef Wolfgang Puck into Hall of Fame
Wine made a big splash in the California HoF this year—including some unexpected members of the state's wine community
Helen Turley's remarks at the ceremony were precise and powerful, not unlike her Pinots. Gov. Newsom presented her with a medal to mark the honor. (Robert Durell/California Museum)
Peter Lane
Obviously we think that winemakers are the true A-listers of California, but it's nice to see it made official. Earlier this week, Marcassin maven Helen Turley, one of the best to do it, was inducted into the California Hall of Fame by fellow winemaker Gavin Newsom, of PlumpJack and gubernatorial fame. Joining her in receiving the accolade was wine-championing star-chef-to-the-stars Wolfgang Puck. "It is wonderful to be recognized for 40 years of doing what I love—which is growing and making wine in California," Turley said at the ceremony in Sacramento, giving a cri de coeur for her beloved state: "This special place deserves our love, and now it deserves our help, in protecting its land, water, air and most importantly, its people, from those who would destroy them all."
Turley's winemaking elevated some of the state's hottest Cabernet houses—Peter Michael, Colgin, Bryant Family—to their fame before she struck out for the Sonoma Coast, founding Marcassin Vineyard in 1991 and crafting some of the world's finest Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays. She also made her venture a beacon of sustainable winegrowing and earned Wine Spectator's Distinguished Service Award in 2010. "It was indeed an honor to be included in such an outstanding group of inductees," Turley told Unfiltered via email. "This ceremony was a hymn to California, what it loves, its accomplishments, and its great people. If I could draw, I would reverse Steinberg’s New Yorker cover from west to east."
The California Hall of Fame was founded in 2008 "to honor legendary people who embody California’s innovative spirit and have made their mark on history," according to its mission. Inductees have included Golden State greats from Buzz Aldrin to Barbra Streisand, with a who's who of wine and dining names in the mix: Turley and Puck join Robert Mondavi, Alice Waters, Francis Ford Coppola, Warren Winiarski and Thomas Keller.
Puck, another DSA winner, immigrated to California from Austria when he was 25, and famously took to California cuisine, California wine and California vibes: His empire includes Wine Spectator Grand Award winner Spago Beverly Hills, and he cooks for the Oscars every year. "I really thought once I arrived here, there's no other place in the world I'd rather be ... I always tell people, 'California was my dream to be, and California always will be my home and my dreams,'" he said. Game recognize game, he also doffed his toque to the winemaker, saying, "I have to congratulate one special person, who really, I look up to so much, is Helen Turley over here—who makes some of the best wines!"
Turley's section of the Hall of Fame exhibit at the California Museum features a few issues of Wine Spectator, we're told. (YouTube / thecaliforniamuseum)
Also in the 13th class of honorees: Skateboarder Tony Hawk, and you bet he has a wine connection. While Gov. Newsom is not himself in the Hall of Fame yet, he does hold one important near-prerequisite, which is, of course, a Wine Spectator Distinguished Service Award.
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Omaha carnival ride critically injures 11yo girl
By: Shannon Wilson
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) -- A family is seeking answers tonight after a carnival ride tore off their 11-year-old daughters scalp.
“I can't believe the place is still open, I can't believe it,” said Billie Bankus, a family friend.
Bankus stood outside the Cinco de Mayo festival in South Omaha, with a poster, warning others of the dangers that lie behind her at the carnival.
“I mean it removed her scalp,” Bankus said.
Saturday afternoon 11-year-old Elizabeth Gilreath was on the King's Crown carnival ride when witnesses say her hair got caught on a crown point, ripping her hair and skin off her head.
She was taken to Nebraska Medicine where relatives say she is about to undergo her third surgery since the accident.
They say they're livid that the carnival is still running, despite the safety hazards.
Cinco de Mayo festival coordinator Marcos Mora said the carnival rides are run by Thomas D. Thomas, they've briefed each other on safety protocol and have determined the other rides are safe.
“One of the first things of course is safety,” said Cinco de Mayo event coordinator Marcos Mora, “they actually cannot operate until they are inspected to our knowledge, that's what's supposed to happen, and that's what's been done.”
“That ride was supposed to be safe when she got on it, when all the kids got on it,” Bankus said, “it doesn't matter if the ride is safe, if the people aren't paying attention.”
Thomas D. Thomas spokesperson Katie Weddleton declined to comment when approached today.
Police are still looking into what happened, and have even reviewed security footage from a nearby business.
The family of Elizabeth Gilreath is speaking to media at 6:30 tonight. Tune into KMTV Action 3 News at 10 to hear more about this story.
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Meghan Markle Was All Smiles on Her Birthday at the Van Straubenzee Wedding
By Now to Love August 6, 2018
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The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle celebrated her 37th birthday on August 4 alongside her husband Prince Harry. However, this year’s birthday celebrations were a little different for the new duchess, who spent her special day at the wedding of Charlie Van Straubenzee to Daisy Jenks in Surrey. Van Straubenzee is a childhood friend of Prince Harry’s, and it was reported the prince acted as his best man on his big day.
The Duke of Sussex, 33, was one of the first guests to arrive to the exclusive affair, looking dapper in his suit and tails. Meghan arrived shortly after in a gorgeous Club Monaco color-block, mid-length skirt, and a button-up shirt teamed with a tie-up leather belt, Aquazzura stilettos, and a Philip Treacy hat.
The birthday girl was all smiles as she waved to the crowd, and then joined her husband to walk to the ceremony, greeting their friends at the church’s entrance. Meghan stunned in a pleated navy dress and a chic headpiece, but at one point, the 37-year-old suffered a slight wardrobe malfunction as her lace bra appeared through her dress.
Meghan’s in-laws, Prince William and Kate Middleton, were noticeably absent from the event. They are also good friends of Charlie. The groom’s older brother, Thomas Van Straubenzee, is one of Princess Charlotte’s five godparents.
(Photo Credit: Getty Images)
It’s believed that William and Kate may have been on vacation, but it’s also been suggested that they could have planned to shun the spotlight and slip into the reception later in the evening.
Royal watchers were pleased to see Meghan in such high spirits on her birthday, considering the ongoing drama of the Markle family feud, which has reportedly sent Kensington Palace into crisis talks. Just this weekend, Meghan’s half-sister Samantha Markle, 53, took to Twitter to take yet another swipe at the duchess.
“Happy Birthday Meg! It would be so lovely and appropriate of you to send DAD a BELATED birthday card for his July 18th Cheers,” she wrote, adding a birthday cake emoji. Their father, Thomas Markle, celebrated his 74th birthday last month, and has since spoken to the media about his distress that he has not seen Meghan for more than two months.
According to The Mirror, Meghan is said to be flying to the United States next month to meet up with her father. Meanwhile, in the latest report from Woman’s Day, it’s said that Harry is at his wit’s end, and that he is planning to rush to Mexico to speak to Meghan’s father about the controversial interview.
This article was originally written by Bettina Tyrrell. For more, check out our sister site, Now to Love.
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World Travel Guide > Guides > Asia > Taiwan > Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Introducing Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
About Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
About Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)
The largest of Taiwan’s four international airports, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport serves the city of Taipei. This airport is among the world’s 20 busiest airports in terms of passenger numbers. Our Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport guide provides all of the necessary information about the facility, including details of terminal services, public transport access and nearby accommodation options.
Airport news:
Construction of a new Terminal 3 is scheduled for completion in 2020.
There are information desks (tel: +886 3 398 3728) and tourist services counters in both terminals – English is spoken.
http://www.taoyuan-airport.com/english
From Taipei, take National Freeway 1 (Sun Yat-sen Freeway) southwest towards Taipei and Taichung/Chungli, before turning westbound onto National Freeway 2; this road leads directly to the airport. The total drive time from Taipei to the airport is approximately 45 minutes, depending on traffic.
Transfer between terminals:
Shuttle buses and the driverless Skytrain shuttle provide regular free transportation between the terminals.
Dayuan Township
9 Hángzhàn South
Taoyuan County
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is situated 40km (25 miles) west of Taipei, in Taoyuan County.
China Standard Time
Bus:Several bus companies serve city centre destinations (journey time: 50-60 minutes; fare: approximately NT$125). There are also buses to Taoyuan (journey time: 40 minutes), Zhongli (journey time: 40 minutes) and Taichung (journey time: 2 hours) among other areas. Bus ticket counters are situated in the arrival areas of both terminals.
Taxi:Taxis are available outside the arrivals areas, 24 hours a day. This is the most expensive way of travelling to the city - fares to downtown Taipei cost in the region of NT$1250, depending on the time of day.
Public transport rail:
Rail:Regular shuttle buses link Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport with the nearby Taoyuan HSR (High Speed Railway) station. From here passengers can jump on trains to Taipei, Tainan, Zuoying and other destinations. The shuttle fare to the station is NT$30, while a single fare from Taoyuan station to Taipei costs NT$160. For more information contact THSR (tel: +886 4 066 3000; www.thsrc.com.tw).
There are bank branches in both terminals. These outlets also offer ATMs and currency exchange services.
There are numerous places to eat at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, both before and after security screening. These include a good mix of Taiwanese, Chinese and Western restaurants, as well as fast-food outlets, cafés and bars.
Shops at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport include newsagents, duty-free outlets and retailers selling local crafts and souvenirs. These can be found throughout the terminals, although there is a larger concentration in the departure areas.
Lost property offices are located in both terminals (tel: +886 3 398 2538); those who have lost items in the terminal can also make enquiries via an interactive platform on the airport's website. Left-luggage services are available in both terminals.
Other facilities at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport include a museum, medical centre, hairdresser, prayer rooms, massage services and shower facilities. There is also a nursery and playroom for parents travelling with young children.
The More International Business Centre & Premium Lounge (tel: +886 3 398 3333; www.moregroup.com.tw), on the top floor departure areas of Terminal 1 and 2, offers conference rooms for hire and a range of business services. VIP and airline lounges are also positioned on these levels.
Meeting facilities are also available at the nearby Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport (tel: +886 3 398 0888; www.novotel.com).
Free Wi-Fi internet access is available throughout Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, and stationary internet terminals are also available. There are also post offices in both terminals. Public telephones are available.
Disabled travellers may park free of charge for the first day of their stay in the airport car parks. Passengers requiring wheelchairs and special assistance should inform their airline prior to travel.
Car parks are located on the ground level of the east and west sides of Terminals 1 and 2. Additional underground parking is available at Terminal 2. For further information, contact the airport parking office (tel: +886 3 398 2160 for Terminal 1; or +886 3 393 1999 for Terminal 2).
Car hire operators Avis, Ching Bing Auto Leasing and Easy Rent have representation at the airport with counters in the arrival lobbies of both terminals.
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1. ANET, Claude. Ariane. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927.
Second Printing. Joan Austen dustjacket art. Novel of a Russian woman's love life. Very Good in Good only dustjacket, with edge chips, mild staining to spine, loss to rear spine edge. Item #21040
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2. ANET, Claude. While the Earth Shook. New York: Bard and Company, 1927.
First American Edition. Uncommon novel of the Russian Revolution and Bolsheviks based on the author's experiences as a correspondent. Very Good in nearly Very Good dustjacket, nicking and rubbing to spine ends, nickel sized chip at top front panel, three inch closed tear at upper spine area, several small clear tape mends at verso. Item #32908
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3. BRENNER, Vladimir. Russia in the Name of God. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1932.
First Edition. "Powerful and absorbing novel dealing with a comparatively unknown phase of the Russian revolution - the martyrdom of the Russian Church under Soviet rule. Its story follows the swift and brilliant rise of Anastasius, a young law student, who, fired by a zealous ambition to reform the church, presents himself at the Holy Synod and boldly declares, 'Your Eminence, I must be made a Bishop!'" Near Fine in Very Good plus mildly soiled dustjacket. Item #22172
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4. BRINTON, Davis. Trusia, A Princess of Krovitch. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs and Co, (1906).
Second Printing. Walter H. Everett dustjacket art and illustrations. Contemporary novel of Russian (also New York) intrigue and adventure, including an escaping Russian princess, Cossacks, bankers, soldiers, and romance. Uncommon. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow loss at spine ends and flap corners. Item #29111
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5. BROWNE, Lewis. Oh, Say, Can you See! New York: MacMillan Co., 1937.
First Edition stated. Humorous novel of a Soviet Russian who visits America. "Ivan Krassnaumov, a young Soviet scientist, arrives to do research at a marine biological station in California. He becomes involved with Carole, the wife of a polo-playing millionaire, and with Gus, the taxi-driver whose girl is in trouble. He runs foul of Red-baiters, is lionized by parlor-Pinks, exploited by a fund-grubbing scientist, and bewildered by everybody." Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket with few shallow chips. Item #22847
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6. CARASSO, Alexander H. Eclipse. New York: The Dial Press. 1933.
First Edition. Gram dustjacket art. Novel of Russia and her people and of the old regime who are forced to live under Soviet rule. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #14700
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7. CHMELOV, Ivan. The Story of a Love. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., (1931).
First Edition stated. Bobri dustjacket art. Russian novel. "Story of a youth's first lessons in the school of love. His armour with the little peasant girl, Pasha, awakens him to the stubborn facts of life, and leaves him mature". Scarce. Near Fine, ownership signature markered out at front endpaper, edges with some wear and nicks, small abrasion at mid spine. Item #23619
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8. DEVAL, Jacques and Robert E. SHERWOOD. Tovarich. New York: Random House, (1937).
First Edition, despite no statement. Popular play of two Russians who take up a wealthy home in Paris. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, few short closed tears and modest edge wear. Item #24195
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9. DILLON, E. J. Leaves From Life. London: J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd., (1932).
First Edition stated. Uncommon collection of narratives including accounts of mystery and crime missed by Hubin by this former professor of comparative philology at the University of Kharkoff and editor of Odesskia Novosti. The author states in his preface: "The stories and essays in this volume are not the fruits of imagination, but straightforward narratives of episodes that came under my observation in St. Petersburg, Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest, Paris, etc. where I represented the Daily Telegraph." Includes such titles as The Dead Hand, The Artless Monk, Among the Gipsies in Transylvania, The Most Mysterious Robbery on Record, Strychnine or Angina Pectoris?, The Story of a Diamond Necklace, etc. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends. Item #22686
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10. DIMONDSTEIN, Boris [DIMONOSTEIN]. The Call Within. new York: Bee Dee Publishing Co., Inc, 1929.
Second Edition. Edited by Lew Earl Winburg. "A novel of the first Russian revolution which contained the seeds of the later upheaval. Incidentally it is the story of the Jew persecuted by so-called charitable people. Rasputin, the Czarina, and the people of the streets and fields are thrown into a book which has a hint of autobiography. There are rush and confusion in this book. A man stops in his love-making to talk vegetarianism, characters turn suddenly, and with out reason, to this and that. It is as if the writer's mind was crammed with pictures and the time for their release was short." Near Fine in attractive Very Good dustjacket. Item #29752
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11. EGGEBRECHT, Axel. Pilgrim to the Abyss. New York: Alfred H. King. 1930.
First Edition. Wenck dustjacket art. Romance novel of a Russian princess who survives the Russian Revolution and must live under more modest means. Near Fine, contemporary inscription, in Very Good dustjacket, few small spine end chips, general shelf wear, few inch closed tear at top rear panel. Item #14520
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12. FEDOROVA, Nina. The Children. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1942.
First Edition. Novel of the Japanese-Russian war, labor and communism. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjcket. Item #21666
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13. GATES, H. L. The Red Dancer of Moscow. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, (1928).
Reprint Edition. V. Kubinyi dustjacket art. "Powerful love story told against the Russian background without the morbid brooding of the familiar narrative of Terror." Basis for the Fox feature film starring Charles Farrell and Dolores Del Rio. Fabulous dustjacket art. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #22449
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14. GIBBS, Philip. Little Novels of Nowadays. New York: George H. Doran Co., (1924).
Presumed Early Printing, no colophon at copyright page. Stories based on the author's reporting as a newspaper correspondent. "He has lived with the peasants starving patiently in Russia and listened to their awestruck whisperings of the Little Father who, they are convinced, wanders among them; he has known the horror of the massacre of Smyrna when women and children were bayoneted by the Turks and tossed on the flaming pyre of their homes". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #26797
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15. GIDDY, Horton. Interval Ashore. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936.
First Edition. "Here is the Russia of the last days of the Whites' struggle with the victorious Reds, when the city of Odessa was being evacuated by Denikin's demoralized army and a young British naval officer, Paul Rendle, was sent ashore to collect refugees". Almost Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket. Item #27390
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16. GIELGUD, L. E. [Lewis Evelyn]. Red Soil. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1926.
First Edition stated. Russian set novel. "A count and his beautiful daughter place themselves under the protection of the futile old Colonel. The regiment mutinies and goes over to the Bolshevik cause. The officers, the count, and his daughter are made prisoners. The story of these prisoners, with nothing but the wits of a pretty girl between them and torture, throbs with danger and daring." Geilgud became an officer in the 6th Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry, but left active service after being wounded in 1915. He spent the rest of the war with the War Office (1916–17) and the British Military Mission in Paris (1917–19). Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some loss at spine ends. Item #27324
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17. GILBREATH, Olive. If Today Have No Tomorrow. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., (1926).
Second Printing. R. dustjacket art. Russian Revolution set novel. Fabulous dustjacket artwork in black and white. Near Fine, ownership signature markered out at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping along lower edge. Item #23647
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18. GORA, Dirk. Russian Dance of Death. Claremont, California: The Key Books Publishers, Inc., 1930.
First Edition. Obscure novel in the form of a diary concerning the tribulations of Dutch immigrants to Russia and the Ukraine during the Russian Revolution. Laid into the book is a mimeograph from the publisher reprinting praise for the book from Willa Cather, to whom the author had sent the manuscript. Very Good, front free endpaper with tear and paperclip shadow, in Very Good dustjacket, few small spine end chips. Item #12883
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19. GORKY, Maxime. Forma Gordeyev - Vol. II. New York: Bee De Publishing Co, (1928).
Later Printing. Scarce volume. Translated from the Russian by Herman Bernstein. Early work by prolific Russian and Soviet writer and founder of the Socialist realism literary method. Very Good with front inner hinge cracked with webbing torn at lower two inches of hinge, ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper and cloth somewhat soiled, in near Very Good dustjacket, but for large crease with tears across length of front panel, mended with tape to verso, few small chips to spine and flap edges. Item #24510
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20. GRAHAM, Stephen. The Lay Confessor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1929).
First Edition. Novel of Russia, during and after the revolution, of a confessor who is not affiliated with the church. Very Good but for spine label chipped away, in Good dustjacket, split along front spine edge, chipped at top spine end. Item #34846
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21. GRIER, Sydney C. [Hilda Caroline Gregg]. A Brother of Girls, Some Experiences of Major William Barnes. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1925.
First Edition. C. S. dustjacket art. The last work of this popular novelist chronicling Britain's far flung empire. Hubin listed mystery concerning a British agent and ladies' man (of the 19th Century) who attempts espionage against the Russians. Near Fine, contemporary gift inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, some shallow chips at top spine end, some clear tape pieces at verso. Item #29633
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22. GUBSKY, Nikolai. Bitter Bread. New York: Henry Holt and Co., (1934).
First Edition. Sargent dustjacket art. Sensitive novel of a young Russian couple trying to assimilate in northern England. Near Fine, contemporary inscription at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chipping at spine ends and few edges. Item #23572
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23. GUBSKY, Nikolai. City of White Night. New York: W. W. Norton and Co., (1931).
First Edition. Russian novel concerning the creation of the city of Neva. Near Fine in Very Good dust soiled dustjacket, some paper glued to verso as reinforcement. Item #20453
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24. HASKELL, Helen Eggleston. Katrinka. The Story of a Russian Child. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., (1915).
First Edition. Novel of a Russian child that loved to dance and who makes her way from a small village to the Imperial Ballet. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, with half-dollar sized chip to mid-spine where perhaps a price was excised by a former owner. Item #10266
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25. HILTON, James. Without Armor. New York: William Morrow and Co., 1934.
Second Printing. H. S. Woerner dustjacket art. Novel of the Russian revolution and basis for the Alexander Korda production of Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat. Near Fine in nearly Very Good dustjacket, some loss to upper spine end and area, small chips at flap edges. Item #29015
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Trump, Kim arrive for US-North Korea summit
AFP• June 10, 2018
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump meet on Tuesday for an unprecedented summit in an attempt to address the last festering legacy of the Cold War
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump meet on Tuesday for an unprecedented summit in an attempt to address the last festering legacy of the Cold War (AFP Photo/Mandel NGAN, -)
Singapore (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump arrived in Singapore Sunday for an unprecedented summit, with Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal at the top of the agenda and the US president calling it a "one-time shot" at peace.
Bringing the Korean War to a formal end 65 years after hostilities ceased will also be on the table at the first-ever meeting between a North Korean leader and a sitting president of its "imperialist enemy".
It is an extraordinary turnaround from the tensions of last year, when Kim accelerated his weapons programmes -- earning the North more sets of UN Security Council sanctions -- and the two men traded personal insults and threats of war.
But critics charge that the meeting risks being largely a triumph of style over substance.
Kim arrived in Singapore on board an Air China 747 that, according to flight tracking website Flightradar24, took off from Pyongyang in the morning ostensibly bound for Beijing then changed its flight number in midair and headed south.
He was driven into the city centre in a stretch Mercedes-Benz limousine accompanied by a convoy of more than 20 vehicles, and later met Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, thanking him for hosting the event.
"If the summit becomes a success, the Singaporean efforts will go down in history," Kim said.
Trump landed in the evening after a long flight from Canada and the G7 meeting there, telling Singaporean officials who welcomed him that he was feeling "very good" about the summit.
Authorities imposed tight security around the summit venue and the luxury hotels where the leaders were to stay -- including installing extra pot plants outside Kim's accommodation to obstruct reporters' views.
- 'Not just a photo op' -
Washington is demanding the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the North, while Pyongyang has so far only made public pledges of its commitment to the denuclearisation of the peninsula -- a term open to wide interpretation -- while seeking security guarantees in return.
In a report describing Kim's departure from Pyongyang, KCNA said a "changed era" had come about, adding that views on achieving denuclearisation and a "permanent and durable peace-keeping mechanism on the Korean Peninsula" would be exchanged at the summit.
But former US deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage said he expects little progress on the key issue of defining the parameters of denuclearisation .
"The success will be in the shutter clicks of the cameras," he said. "They both get what they want."
Trump insisted last week that the summit would "not be just a photo op", saying it would help forge a "good relationship" that would lead to a "process" towards the "ultimate making of a deal".
But as he embarked for Singapore he changed his tune, calling it a "one-time shot" and adding he will know "within the first minute" whether an agreement will be possible.
"If I think it won't happen, I'm not going to waste my time," he said.
On Sunday Pope Francis struck an optimistic note, saying he hoped the talks might "ensure a future of peace for the Korean peninsula and the whole world."
But the value of the event -- long sought by the North, and which Trump apparently impulsively agreed to in March, reportedly without consulting his advisers -- has been called into question by many seasoned experts.
"People call it a historic summit but... it is important to understand that this summit was available to any US president who wanted to do it and the point is no US president wanted to do this, and for good reasons," said Christopher Hill, a former lead US nuclear negotiator with North Korea.
- Decades of tensions -
The two countries have been at loggerheads for decades.
The North invaded the South in 1950 and the ensuing war pitted US-led UN troops backing Seoul against Pyongyang's forces which were aided by China. The conflict ended in an armistice which sealed the division of the peninsula.
Occasional provocations by the North have continued while Pyongyang has made increasing advances in its nuclear arsenal, which it says it needs to defend against the risk of a US invasion.
Last year it carried out by far its most powerful nuclear test to date and launched missiles capable of reaching the US mainland, while Trump threatened the North with "fire and fury" and Kim dubbed him a "mentally deranged US dotard".
But the South's Winter Olympics in February were the catalyst for a flurry of diplomatic moves as South Korea's dovish leader Moon Jae-in sought to bring the two sides together.
Kim has met twice with both Moon and Xi Jinping, the president of China, long the North's most important ally.
Pyongyang has taken some steps to show sincerity, returning three US detainees and blowing up the entrances to its nuclear test site.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said last week that progress was being made in bringing the two sides together in their understanding of denuclearisation.
But Trump baffled observers when he said he did not think he had to prepare "very much" for the summit.
"It's about attitude," Trump said. "So this isn't a question of preparation."
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Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) /
2017 issues /
Communicable Diseases Intelligence Volume 41 Number 3 - September 2017 /
The epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Australia Capital Territory, 2006-2015
This paper reviews surveillance data to describe the epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Australian Capital Territory over a 10 year period between 2006 and 2015.
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Abstract | Introduction | Materials and method | Results | Clinical characteristics | Risk factors | Treatment and outcomes | Discussion | Conclusion | Authors and affiliations | Acknowledgements | References
Belinda Jones, Vanessa Johnston, Ranil Appuhamy, Marlena Kaczmarek, Mark Hurwitz
To review the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) over a 10 year period. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the ACT TB notification data from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015 was conducted.
Over the 10 year study period there were 171 TB notifications in the ACT, with an increasing trend in the number of notifications over time. The median age of cases was 36 years (range 14 to 91 years) and 53.8% of cases were male. Most TB cases (84.2%) were born overseas. Among Australian-born cases the most common risk factor for acquiring TB was close/household contact with a known case of TB (30.8%). The most common risk factor in the overseas-born population was past travel or residence in a high-risk country (86.9%). Of all the TB cases notified, 82.4% successfully completed treatment.
There was an increasing trend in the number of TB notifications in the ACT over the study period. The highest rate of TB notifications remained in the overseas-born population; with other studies suggesting this is commonly due to reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). As Australia starts working towards TB elimination, options for the screening and management of LTBI, especially in high risk populations, need to be explored.
Despite a significant decline in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) over the past few decades, it remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that globally there were 10.4 million cases of TB in 2015.1 Between 2006 and 2015, the rate of TB notifications in Australia has remained fairly stable; in 2015 this was 5.3 per 100,000 population per year;2 corresponding to 1,244 individual notifications.3 While Australia experiences low rates of TB, importation of cases associated with migration and overseas visitors remains an important source of new cases, highlighting the necessity for ongoing screening and control measures. Of further concern is the rise in the number of cases of multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) in some of Australia’s close neighbours, such as Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and the Philippines, and the potential public health implications associated with this.4, 5
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is a relatively small jurisdiction with an estimated population of just over 390, 000 in 2015.6 Data from the 2011 census reported only 1.5% of the ACT population were Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, and 36% of the ACT population were born overseas.6 In the ACT, TB is a notifiable condition under the Public Health Act 1997, with notifications made to the ACT Health Protection Service. Information on risk factors, treatment and treatment outcomes is collected and sent to the Commonwealth National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS). Clinical management of pulmonary TB is provided by the Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at the Canberra Hospital, whilst extrapulmonary TB is managed by the Infectious Diseases Department. The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine is also responsible for TB screening for health care workers, provision of LTBI treatment and contact tracing.
The aim of this study was to review the epidemiology of TB cases notified in the ACT over the 10 year period between 2006 and 2015.
Materials and method
Data for all TB cases notified to the ACT Health Protection Service between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2015 were reviewed. Case inclusion was based on notification receipt date. The Communicable Disease Network of Australia case definition was used to classify cases of TB, which requires either laboratory confirmation through isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis or detection through nucleic acid, or a clinically consistent picture as assessed by a clinician experienced in the diagnosis of TB.7
Data were obtained from the ACT Notifiable Disease Management System database and associated enhanced data spreadsheets. This included: demographics, year of arrival to Australia (if applicable), notification date, diagnostic testing results, site(s) of infection, risk factors for TB, HIV status, resistance profile, case classification and outcome.
Annual rates of TB were calculated using the mid-year ACT population estimate for each year, taken from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated Resident Population, States and Territories.8 Age group rates were calculated using 2010 mid-year estimated ACT resident population data.9
When reviewing the country of birth or travel history of cases, high-incidence countries were those with an annual incidence of more than 40 TB cases per 100,000 population as estimated in the World Health Organization Tuberculosis Report 2016.1
Negative binomial regression analysis was used to determine the trends in the number and rate of TB notifications over the 10-year study period. The data were analysed using Microsoft Excel® (2007) and SPSS® (Grad Pack v23.0 for Mac). STATA 14® was used for the trend analysis.
Rates of TB
The ACT received 171 notifications of TB between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2015, with a range of 10 to 30 notifications per year (Figure 1). Over the 10-year review period there was a single cluster of TB involving 10 cases with the same whole genome sequence, 8 of whom had an epidemiological link.
Figure 1: Number of TB notifications in the ACT and rates of TB notifications per 100,000 population per year in the ACT and Australia, by year, 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015.
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Between 2006 and 2015 the rate of TB notifications in the ACT ranged from 2.8 per 100,000 ACT population per year to 7.8 per 100,000 ACT population per year. In 2009 and 2014, the ACT notification rate was higher (6.5 and 7.8 per 100,000 ACT population per year, respectively) than the national average (6.0 and 5.7 per 100,000 national population per year, respectively).
Analysis of the trend in TB notifications over the 10 year period showed a significant increase in the number of cases (p = 0.05). An upward trend in notification rate was also seen, although this was not statistically significant (p= 0.15).
Socio-demographic characteristics of TB notifications
Of the TB notifications, 53.8% (n=92) were male. The median age of cases was 36 years (range 14 to 91 years) (Figure 2). The majority of cases (84.2%) were overseas-born (Figure 3). Of these, 127 (87.6%) cases were born in a high-incidence country. The most common countries of birth were India, Vietnam and China. The majority of the overseas-born population (68.1%) were Australian residents (citizens or permanent visa holders), and the remainder were overseas students (15.3%), visitors (12.5%), 5 cases (3.9%) were classified as ‘other’, and one case (0.8%) was a refugee (Figure 4). Only a small number of overseas-born cases (7.6%, n =11) were diagnosed through a TB health undertaking. One case occurred in a person of unknown country of birth. Of these cases, 15.2% (n=26) were in Australian-born individuals, none of whom identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin.
Figure 2: Age specific rate of TB notifications, ACT, 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015.
Figure 3: Number and rates per 100,000 ACT population per year of TB notifications in Australian-born versus overseas-born cases, by year, ACT, 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015.
Figure 4: Number of TB notifications by resideny status, ACT, 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015
Of the TB cases in people born in a high-incidence country, the median time between arrival in Australia and diagnosis of TB was 4 years (range of <1 year to 66 years) (Figure 5). A high proportion of the notifications occured within the first 3 years of arrival in Australia (47.2%).
Figure 5: Number of years between arrival in Australia and diagnosis of TB for cases born in a high incidence country*, by number of cases and residency status, and cumulative percentage, ACT 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015
Clinical characteristics
Site of infection
Nearly half of the TB notifications (49.7%) between 2006 and 2015 were for pulmonary-only disease (Table 1), 40.4% were extrapulmonary, and 9.9% were both pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease. Sites of extrapulmonary infection included lymph node (44.2%), pleura (14%), bone (8.1%), peritoneal (8.1%), genitourinary (7.0%), and meningeal (2.3%). Disseminated TB disease occurred in 4.7% of cases.
Table 1: Clinical characteristics of TB cases, ACT, 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015.
Number (n)
Pulmonary only
Pulmonary plus other sites
Extra pulmonary only
Extra pulmonary site *
Pleural
Lymph node
Meningeal
Bone/joint
Disseminated TB
Peritoneal including other GI sites
Case classification
New case
Relapse following treatment overseas
Relapse following treatment in Australia
Laboratory confirmation †
Sputum culture positive
Other culture positive
Not tested/unknown testing history
Fully Sensitive
Resistance ≥1 drug (not meeting criteria for multi-drug resistant TB)
Multi-drug resistant TB
Unable to test sensitivity (culture negative)
* Categories are not mutually exclusive, one case had more than one extrapulmonary site.
† Categories are not mutually exclusive, some cases had more than one method of laboratory confirmation
The majority of TB notifications (91.2%, n=156) were classified as new cases (Table 1). Eleven cases (6.4%) were classified as relapse (relapse of previously treated disease or a new episode of TB caused by re-infection) following treatment in Australia or overseas. The relapse rate was 0.8 per 100,000 population per year in 2012 and 0.5 per 100,000 population per year in 2013.
Laboratory confirmation
Approximately one third (35.3%) of pulmonary or pulmonary plus extrapulmonary cases were sputum smear positive on microscopy. The majority of TB cases (78.3%) were either pulmonary sputum culture or other-specimen culture positive. Only 3 cases were diagnosed by PCR only and 12 cases were confirmed by histology only. Twenty-two cases were diagnosed on clinical grounds only (i.e. negative for TB on culture, microscopy, nucleic acid testing and/or histology); of these, 13 cases were diagnosed with pulmonary TB.
HIV co-infection
Over the 10 year period, the majority of cases (74.3%, n=127) tested as HIV negative and only 5 cases (2.9%) were identified as having HIV co-infection (Table 1). Four of the 5 TB-HIV co-infected cases were born overseas, and four cases were male. Twenty-three percent of TB notifications (n=39) were not tested or had unknown HIV testing history.
There were 23 cases of TB with resistance to one or more anti-tuberculous drugs. Of these, the majority (n=16, 69.6%) had resistance to one drug, most commonly isoniazid. Three cases fit the classification of MDR-TB, defined as resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin.10 There were no cases of XDR-TB.
The most common TB risk factor in the Australian-born population was having a household or close contact with TB (30.8%, n= 8) followed by past travel and/or residence in a high-risk country (19.2%, n= 5) (Table 2).In the overseas-born population the most common risk factor was past travel or residence in a high-risk country (86.9%). Prior to 2013, data collected regarding past travel or residence in a high-risk country may have included the country of birth, however following agreement from the National TB Advisory Committee, future recording of this data field was to only include travel and residence in high risk country excluding country of birth.11
Table 2: Risk factors for TB cases, ACT, 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2015. ‡
Australian-born
Overseas-born
Household or close contact
Ever resided in a correctional facility
Ever resided in an aged care facility
Ever employed in an institution
Previous employment in health industry
Current employment in health industry (past 12 months)
Ever homeless
Past travel to or residence in a high-risk country (> 3 months)
Chest X-ray suggestive of old untreated TB
Currently on immunosuppressive treatment
None of the above risk factors
Not assessed
‡ Risk factor categories are not mutually exclusive, some cases had more than one risk factor
Treatment and outcomes
Most TB cases notified between 2006 and 2015 completed treatment (82.5%), with a small proportion (2.9%) still undergoing treatment at the time of the review. Of those who completed treatment, only one case had interrupted treatment. Among sputum smear and culture positive cases (n=34), 11 (32.3%) met the criteria of being cured (defined as a smear positive, culture positive case who completes treatment and is documented to be culture negative on two separate occasions, one of which is in their last month of treatment). A small proportion of cases (14.6%, n=21) fell under another treatment outcome category: one case died as a result of TB, 11 died from other causes, and 9 had their care transferred to another health facility. Only two cases had an unknown treatment outcome.
Between 2006 and 2015 the ACT experienced low annual TB notifications, ranging from 10 to 30 notifications per year. Over this period, the rate of TB has generally remained lower than national rates, with the exception of in 2009 and 2014 where the notification rates were higher. The reason behind the high notification rates in these two years is unclear as these cases were not linked to clusters or outbreaks, and screening practices have remained largely unchanged. Of note, in 2009 and 2014 there were a higher number of TB cases in overseas-born permanent residents (figure 4).
Analysis of the trend in the number of TB notifications in the ACT over the 10 year period revealed a statistically significant increase, although the observed upward trend in the notification rate was not statistically significant. This reflects that while the number of TB cases notified has generally increased over the past 10 years, increasing population growth has kept the rate fairly stable. This is consistent with national increases in the number of notifications seen over the same time period.2
While the overall number of TB notifications in the ACT remains small, there are significant resource implications even with small increases in cases. Appropriate ongoing resourcing of TB services is particularly important as the proportion of the ACT population born overseas is projected to increase in the future.12, 13
Most of the notifications over the study period occurred in the overseas-born population, consistent with observations from other jurisdictions in Australia, where the proportion of overseas-born TB cases ranged from 55 to 100% of notifications in 2013.11 In the ACT, overseas-born cases were primarily from high-incidence countries, with a median interval between arrival in Australia and TB diagnosis of 4 years. The majority (67.6%), of overseas-born cases were permanent residents with the second most common group being overseas students (15.2%).
These findings are consistent with national data from 2012 and 2013 which also found the highest proportion of cases amongst these two groups.11
Findings from other epidemiological studies in low-incidence countries suggest most cases of TB are due to reactivation of LTBI, rather than people arriving with active disease or as a result of local transmission.14-17
An increased rate of reactivation in migrants from high-incidence countries may be due to a number of factors making this population more susceptible such as acquiring LTBI just prior to migrating, stress, low socioeconomic status, underlying medical conditions or household crowding.14, 17 Re-exposure to TB when travelling back to their country of birth may also be another important consideration.14
The most common risk factors for TB in the overseas-born population were travel or residence in a high-incidence country (86.9%) and previous chest x-ray findings suggestive of old untreated TB (17.9%). What this points to is the need for sustained efforts to target screening for TB infection among new migrant arrivals. Migrants, refugees and long-term visitors to Australia undergo pre-migration screening for active disease, with any cases identified required to undergo treatment prior to entering Australia, thereby minimising the risk of spreading TB within Australia.18 Expanding efforts to systematic screening and treatment of LTBI among overseas-born populations, particularly new permanent residents, in Australia is a potentially cost-effective method to further reduce the rates of TB.14, 19, 20
Currently, LTBI cases are not reported at a national level, and while screening for LTBI is recommended in some high risk groups such as refugees,18,21there are no national guidelines for LTBI screening. The National TB Advisory Council is currently developing a National Position Statement for the management of LTBI, which would facilitate a coordinated national approach.22 Identification of higher risk populations such as new permanent residents from high-incidence countries could allow for more tailored screening approaches, although care would need to be taken to prevent stigmatising groups who are already potentially marginalised.23
The most common risk factor for TB amongst Australia-born cases was having a household or close contact with TB (30.8%), highlighting the importance of contact tracing and screening efforts. This is slightly higher than the 2012 and 2013 national data, which reported 26% and 22% of Australian-born cases as having household or close contact with TB as a risk factor, respectively. 11
The low rates of other high risk groups for LTBI reactivation, such as people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or those with immunosuppression, observed over the study period suggest that these are not drivers for the persistence of TB in the ACT. However, 23% of TB notifications were not tested for HIV or had unknown testing history. Ideally, all patients with TB should be tested for co-infection with HIV. This is because TB is more common in patients with HIV and the treatment of tuberculosis can be more complex (e.g. the potential for undesirable drug interactions).24 Indigenous Australians are another high risk group for TB;11, 25 however none of the cases of TB notified in the ACT were reported as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. This may reflect the relatively small Indigenous population living in the ACT compared with other states, or inaccurate identification and/or recording of Aboriginal or Torres Strait status.26
Treatment failure and disease relapse are of particular concern, as they can lead to the development of drug-resistant TB and can counter efforts to reduce TB rates.27 Global data estimates that 3.3% of new TB diagnoses are multi-drug-resistant.(1) In this study, the number of cases with MDR-TB was low (1.8%). Of note, all cases of MDR-TB were people born in high-incidence countries, and all were new cases that had not previously been treated for TB. Over 90% of cases in the ACT were newly diagnosed, however there were a small number of cases of relapse after treatment in either Australia (n=4) or overseas (n=7). Compared to the national relapse rate of 0.2 per 100,000 population per year in 2012 and 2013, the ACT had higher rates of 0.8 and 0.5 per 100,000 population per year, respectively.11
Without the use of molecular techniques, it was not possible to determine whether relapse was due to treatment failure or re-infection. Previous studies suggest that recurrent tuberculosis in high-income countries with low rates of tuberculosis is most commonly due to relapse of infection with the same strain.28 Although the overall number of relapse cases is small, over a third of cases were in individuals treated in Australia, which is of concern as relapse in this context is one indicator of TB control. This highlights an area of potential future focus for the ACT and every effort should be made to reduce the relapse rate by identifying high-risk groups for consideration of a longer treatment course (e.g. patients with extensive cavitations on chest X-ray) and to differentiate true relapse from re-infection where possible, using molecular techniques.28
A significant number of TB cases were negative on all diagnostic testing, (12.9%, n = 22), with a diagnosis made on clinical grounds only. Lack of diagnostic confirmation has implications for resistance testing and treatment. Over half (59%, n =13) of these cases were pulmonary only, suggesting that improved methods of induced sputum collection may help improve diagnostic testing results in these cases.
The use of TB notification data, which is compiled from mandatory reporting of all TB diagnoses in the ACT under the Public Health Act 1997, reduces the likelihood that any TB cases will be missed during our study period. Although notifications cannot capture TB cases that remain undiagnosed, this is presumed to be low in Australia due to the availability of free TB services to anyone in the country.29, 30 This study was conducted using existing notification data without a review of medical charts. Although the data quality and completion of some fields was inconsistent over the study period, this is unlikely to have made an impact on the overall findings. The relatively small number of TB notifications in the ACT reflects the size of this jurisdiction. While this limits the statistical power for analysing trends, it was still possible to compare ACT rates with national TB notification rates.
The number of TB notifications in the ACT has remained relatively low over the past 10 years although it appears to be increasing. The majority of TB notifications are in the overseas-born population. This highlights a potential group that can be identified for more targeted screening and intervention programs to work towards eliminating TB in Australia. Managing an increasing number of TB cases in the ACT, as well as screening for and treating LTBI in high-risk groups, has significant resource implications. Future national and jurisdictional plans to address the goal of TB elimination will need to take this into account.
Dr Belinda J. Jones (Corresponding author), Former Public Health Medicine Registrar, Health Protection Service, Population Health Protection and Prevention, ACT Health, Canberra ACT. Address: HNE Population Health, Locked Bag 10, Wallsend NSW 2287. Email: Belinda.Jones1@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au Ph: (02) 4924 6353 Dr Vanessa Johnston, Public Health Physician, Office of the Chief Health Officer, Population Health Protection and Prevention, ACT Health, Canberra ACT. Dr Ranil D. Appuhamy, Public Health Physician, Office of the Chief Health Officer, Population Health Protection and Prevention, ACT Health, Canberra ACT. Dr Marlena C. Kaczmarek, Epidemiologist & Surveillance Coordinator, Communicable Disease Control Section, Health Protection Service, Population Health Protection and Prevention, ACT Health, Canberra ACT. Associate Professor Mark Hurwitz, Respiratory Physician, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, ACT Health, Canberra ACT.
We would like to thank Hai Phung and Oscar Yang for statistical advice and assistance. We would also like to thank the ACT Health TB clinic nurses for their assistance in collecting the notification data.
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Wetlands are estimated to cover between 5-8% of the Earth’s surface and contain about 35 per cent of global terrestrial carbon since they are highly productive. Wetlands are incredibly important systems for e.g. water, nutrient and carbon cycling or water purification.
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Wetlands can also produce powerful greenhouse gases such as nitrous oxide and methane and the balance between sequestration and emission is an issue that must be quantified and addressed. The clearing or drainage of wetlands for agriculture or urbanization disturbs the natural balance of carbon cycling in these systems and can lead to large losses of stored organic carbon to atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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Such is the importance of wetlands in various aspects of ecosystem function that the Ramsar Convention on wetlands, which came into effect in 1975, is the only global environmental treaty that deals with a single particular ecosystem. Member countries of the Ramsar Convention cover all geographic regions of the planet. The Ramsar Convention on wetlands recognizes five principal types of wetlands: marine wetlands, estuarine wetlands, lacustrine wetlands, riverine wetlands and palustrine wetlands.
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General Studies on Wetlands
Author: J. Foster et al. (2012) Paper: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
The Role of Wetlands in the Carbon Cycle
The relation of wetlands to climate becomes apparent in this study and the carbon sequestration in different types of wetlands is presented. mehr
J. Foster et al.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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Wetlands play an important role in landscape function, including cycling of carbon, water and nutrients, food and fibre production, water purification, regulation of flows, provision of habitats, and tourism and recreation services.
The role of wetlands in carbon sequestration and storage has generally been under-estimated. Wetlands cover approximately six to nine per cent of the Earth’s surface and contain about 35 per cent of global terrestrial carbon. As wetlands are centres of high productivity in the landscape, they have a high capacity to sequester and store carbon. Clearing or drainage of wetlands can lead to large losses of stored organic carbon to atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Greater consideration needs to be given to the roles of wetlands as carbon sources, sinks and storages, when designing climate protection and natural resource programs. Information on the functions of specific types of Australian wetlands is required, to enable better evaluation of their contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to assist in design of programs for their protection, enhancement and restoration for multiple benefits.
Author: Hiraishi et al. (2013) Paper: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands
A guide on methodological work on wetlands focusing on rewetting and restoration of peatland. mehr
T. Hiraishi, T. Krug, K. Tanabe, N. Srivastava, J. Baasansuren, M. Fukuda
https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/home/wetlands.html
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Coastal Estuarine and Saline Wetlands
Author: Chmura et al. (2003) Paper: Global Biogeochemical Cycles 17.4
Global carbon sequestration in tidal, saline wetland soils
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G. L. Chmura, S. C. Anisfeld, D. R. Cahoon, J. C. Lynch
Global Biogeochemical Cycles 17.4
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1029/2002GB001917
A study on compiled data for 154 sites in mangroves and salt marshes from the western and eastern Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well as the Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico. Results showed that the combined wetlands store at least 44.6 Tg C yr1 and probably more, as detailed areal inventories are not available for salt marshes in China and South America. Much attention has been given to the role of freshwater wetlands, particularly northern peatlands, as carbon sinks. In contrast to peatlands, salt marshes and mangroves release negligible amounts of greenhouse gases and store more carbon per unit area.
Author: Howe et al. (2009) Paper: Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 84.1
Surface evolution and carbon sequestration in disturbed and undisturbed wetland soils of the Hunter estuary, southeast Australia
A study to quantify the soil carbon storage and sequestration rates of undisturbed natural wetlands and disturbed wetlands in an Australian estuary. mehr
A. J. Howe, J. F. Rodriguez, P. M. Saco
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 84.1
Disturbed and undisturbed estuarine wetlands of the Hunter estuary, New South Wales, Australia were selected as the study sites for this research. Vertical accretion rates of estuarine substrates were combined with soil carbon concentrations and bulk densities to determine the carbon store and carbon sequestration rates of the substrates tested. Relationships between estuary water level, soil evolution and vertical accretion were also examined.
The carbon sequestration rate of undisturbed wetlands was lower (15% for mangrove and 55% for saltmarsh) than disturbed wetlands, but the carbon store was higher (65% for mangrove and 60% for saltmarsh). The increased carbon sequestration rate of the disturbed wetlands was driven by substantially higher rates of vertical accretion (95% for mangrove and 345% for saltmarsh). Estuarine wetland carbon stores were estimated at 700–1000 Gg C for the Hunter estuary and 3900–5600 Gg C for New South Wales. Vertical accretion and carbon sequestration rates of estuarine wetlands in the Hunter are at the lower end of the range reported in the literature. The comparatively high carbon sequestration rates reported for the disturbed wetlands in this study indicate that wetland rehabilitation has positive benefits for regulation of atmospheric carbon concentrations, in addition to more broadly accepted ecosystem services.
Author: M. J. Loomis, C. B. Craft (2009) Paper: Soil Science Society of America Journal 74.3
Carbon sequestration and nutrient (nitrogen, phosphorus) accumulation in river-dominated tidal marshes, Georgia, USA
A study on the effects of salinity on C, N, and P storage and accumulation in soils of salt, brackish, and tidal freshwater marshes in river-dominated estuaries of the Georgia coast, USA. mehr
M. J. Loomis, C. B. Craft
Soil Science Society of America Journal 74.3
https://wetlands.lab.indiana.edu/
Soil organic C, N, and P were measured in salt, brackish, and tidal freshwater marshes in river-dominated estuaries (Ogeechee, Altamaha, and Satilla) of the Georgia coast to evaluate the effects of salinity on C, N, and P storage and accumulation. Tidal freshwater marshes had greater concentrations of organic C (10.81% w/w) and N (0.71% w/w) than brackish (7.71% C, 0.50% N) or salt (5.95% C, 0.35% N) marshes. Soil accretion rates of 137Cs were greater in tidal freshwater (4.78 mm yr−1) and brackish marshes (4.41 mm yr−1) than in salt marshes (1.91 mm yr−1). Consequently, organic C and N accumulation was greater in tidal freshwater (124 and 8.2 g m−2 yr−1) and brackish (93 and 6.5 g m−2 yr−1) marshes than salt marshes (40 and 2.4 g m−2 yr−1).
Phosphorus accumulation was greater in the brackish marshes. Lower salinity tidal freshwater and brackish marshes remove more C, N, and P; however, salt marshes dominate the spatial extent of the study area (60%) vs. brackish (33%) and tidal freshwater marshes (7%). Combining measurements of C, N, and P accumulation with tidal marsh area, we estimated that tidal freshwater, brackish, and salt marshes stored or removed the equivalent of 2 to 20% of watershed N inputs entering the estuaries from the terrestrial landscape. After accounting for N2 fixation and denitrification, tidal marshes collectively removed the equivalent of 13 to 32% of the N entering estuaries. Tidal marshes, especially tidal freshwater and brackish marshes, are important for improving water quality and decreasing the impacts of N eutrophication of estuarine ecosystems.
Author: V. L. B. Alibo, R. D. Lasco (2012) Paper: Journal of Environmental Science and Management 15.2
Carbon storage of Caimpugan Peatland in Agusan Marsh Philippines and its Role Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
In this study the carbon storage of the Caimpugan peatland is calculated and the significance of the soil as a carbon sink becomes apparent. mehr
V. L. B. Alibo, R. D. Lasco
Journal of Environmental Science and Management 15.2
https://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/JESAM/article/view/829/758
Globally, peatlands have a high potential in mitigating climate change, but no study has been done on this in the Philippines. This study estimated the amount of stored carbon (C) in the Caimpugan peatland, Agusan Marsh. In Tall Pole Forest, Intermediate Forest, and the Pygmy Forests in two locations in the peatland, the aboveground C stocks were measured in standing trees, understorey, herbaceous vegetation, and litter. In addition, belowground C stocks were also measured in peat soils at different horizons. Non-destructive sampling was done for trees > 5 cm dbh using allometric equations. Total soil organic C was determined using Flash Elemental Analyzer 1112 Series Carbon Analyzer. A two-way ANOVA was used to compare estimated stored C among selected vegetation types with location as the replication.
The estimated aboveground C stock of Caimpugan peatland was 22.9 M t of C within its 5, 487 ha area with an estimated 3,000-6,000 t of C per hectare. The estimated mean belowground C stock (4,659 t C ha- ¹) was much higher than the mean aboveground C stock (53 tC ha- ¹). With the substantial amount of stored C in Caimpugan peatland, its protection is fundamental to enhance its role in mitigating CO2 emissions.
Author: E. Gorham (1990) Paper: Ecological Applications 1
Northern Peatlands: Role in the carbon cycle and probable responses to climatic warming
This study addresses the impact of climate change on peatlands. mehr
E. Gorham
Ecological Applications 1
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1941811?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents
Boreal and subarctic peatlands comprise a carbon pool of 455 Pg that has accumulated during the postglacial period at an average net rate of 0.096 Pg/yr (1 Pg = 1015 g). Using Clymo's (1984) model, the current rate is estimated at 0.076 Pg/yr. Long- term drainage of these peatlands is estimated to be causing the oxidation to CO2 of a little more than 0.0085 Pg/yr, with combustion of fuel peat adding st0.026 Pg/yr. Emissions of CH4 are estimated to release n0.046 Pg of carbon annually. Uncertainties beset estimates of both stocks and fluxes, particularly with regard to Soviet peatlands.
The influence of water table alterations upon fluxes of both CO2 and CH4 is in great need of investigation over a wide range of peatland environments, especially in regions where permafrost melting, thermokarst erosion, and the development of thaw lakes are likely results of climatic warming. The role of fire in the carbon cycle of peatlands also deserves increased attention. Finally, satellite-monitoring of the abundance of open water in the peatlands of the West Siberian Plain and the Hudson/James Bay Lowland is suggested as a likely method of detecting early effects of climatic warming upon boreal and subarctic peatlands.
Author: Lavoie et al. (2004) Paper: Env. Rev. 13.4
Impact of global change and forest management on carbon sequestration in northern forested peatlands
Climate change is expected to influence peatlands and its carbon sequestration by changing temperatures and precipitation. mehr
M. Lavoie, D. Pare, Y. Bergeron
Env. Rev. 13.4
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/a05-014#.WvGYYIiFOUm
Northern peatlands occupy approximately 4% of the global land surface and store about 30% of the global soil carbon (C). A compilation of C accumulation rates in northern peatlands indicated a long-term average rate of C accumulation of 24.1 g m2 year1. However, several studies have indicated that on a short-time scale and given the proper conditions, these ecosystems can exhibit very high rates of C accumulation (up to 425 g m2 year1).
Peatland development is related to precipitation and temperature, and climate change is expected to have an important impact on the C balance of this ecosystem. Given the expected climate change, we suggest that most of the northern forested peatlands located in areas where precipitation is expected to increase (eastern Canada, Alaska, FSU, and Fennoscandia) will continue to act as a C sink in the future. In contrast, forested peatlands of western and central Canada, where precipitation is predicted to decrease, should have a reduction in their C sequestration rates and (or) could become a C source.
These trends could be affected by forest management in forested peatlands and by changes in fire cycles. Careful logging, as opposed to wildfire, will facilitate C sequestration in forested peatlands and boreal forest stands prone to paludification while silvicultural treatments (e.g., drainage, site preparation) recommended to increase site productivity will enhance C losses from the soil, but this loss could be compensated by an increase in C storage in tree biomass.
Author: Tuittila et al. (2004) Paper: Restoration Ecology 12.4
Sensitivity of C sequestration in reintroduced sphagnum to water-level variation in a cutaway peatland
Restoration of vegetation and ecosystem function in cutaway peatland by reintroducing Sphagnum fragments gives promising results. mehr
E.-S. Tuittila, H. Vasander, J. Laine
Restoration Ecology 12.4
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/229981454_Sensitivity_of_C_Sequestration_in_Reintroduced_Sphagnum_to_Water-Level_Variation_in_a_Cutaway_Peatland
The reintroduction of Sphagnum fragments has been found to be a promising method for restoring mire vegetation in a cutaway peatland. Although it is known that moisture controls Sphagnum photosynthesis, information concerning the sensitivity of carbon dynamics on water-level variation is still scarce.
In a 4-year field experiment, the carbon dynamics of reintroduced Sphagnum angustifolium material in a restored (rewetted) cutaway peatland were studied. Cutaway peatland restored by Sphagnum reintroduction showed high sensitivity to variation in water level. Water level controlled both photosynthesis and respiration. Gross photosynthesis (PG) had a unimodal response to water-level variation with optimum level at −12 cm. The range of water level for high PG (above 60% of the maximum light-saturated PG) was between 22 and 1 cm below soil surface. Water level had a dual effect on total respiration. When the water level was below soil surface, peat respiration increased rapidly along the lowering water level until the respiration rate started to slow down at approximately −30 cm.
Contrary to peat respiration, the response of Sphagnum respiration to water-level variation resembled that of photosynthesis with an optimum at −12 cm. In optimal conditions, Sphagnum reintroduction turned the cutaway site from carbon source to a sink of 23 g C/m2 per season (mid-May to the end of September). In dry conditions, lowered photosynthesis together with the higher peat respiration led to a net loss of 56 g C/m2. Although the water level above the optimum amplitude restricted CO2fixation, a decrease in peat respiration led to a positive CO2balance of 9 g C/m2.
Prairie-Wetlands
Author: Badiou et al. (2011) Paper: Wetlands Ecology and Management 19.3
Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration potential in restored wetlands of the Canadian prairie pothole region
North American prairie pothole wetlands are important carbon stores that can be used in wetland restoration and conservation measures to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. mehr
P. Badiou, R. McDougal, D. Pennock, B. Clark
Wetlands Ecology and Management 19.3
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226422215_Greenhouse_gas_emissions_and_carbon_sequestration_potential_in_restored_wetlands_of_the_Canadian_prairie_pothole_region
North American prairie pothole wetlands are known to be important carbon stores. As a result there is interest in using wetland restoration and conservation programs to mitigate the effects of increasing greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere.
However, the same conditions which cause these systems to accumulate organic carbon also produce the conditions under which methanogenesis can occur. As a result prairie pothole wetlands are potential hotspots for methane emissions. The change in soil organic carbon density was examined as well as emissions of methane and nitrous oxide in newly restored, long-term restored, and reference wetlands across the Canadian prairies to determine the net GHG mitigation potential associated with wetland restoration.
The results indicate that methane emissions from seasonal, semi-permanent, and permanent prairie pothole wetlands are quite high while nitrous oxide emissions from these sites are fairly low. Increases in soil organic carbon between newly restored and long-term restored wetlands supports the conclusion that restored wetlands sequester organic carbon. Assuming a sequestration duration of 33 years and a return to historical SOC densities a mean annual sequestration rate for restored wetlands of 2.7 Mg C ha−1year−1 or 9.9 Mg CO2 eq. ha−1 year−1 was estimated. Even after accounting for increased CH4 emissions associated with restoration our research indicates that wetland restoration would sequester approximately 3.25 Mg CO2 eq. ha−1year−1.
This research indicates that widescale restoration of seasonal, semi-permanent, and permanent wetlands in the Canadian prairies could help mitigate GHG emissions in the near term until a more viable long-term solution to increasing atmospheric concentrations of GHGs can be found.
Author: D. Wylynko (1999) Paper: International Institute for Sustainable Development
Prairie wetlands and carbon sequestration Assessing sinks under the Kyoto Protocol
This report includes many information on carbon sequestration of wetlands and tries to link the subject wetlands to the Kyoto Protocol. mehr
D. Wylynko
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The paper describes human settlement and activities that have an impact on prairie wetlands, and gives an overview of carbon sequestration potential in wetlands and related upland areas in the Central Plains, including techniques available for measuring carbon cycling. A final section describes scientific and policy issues that must be taken into account in any effort to see wetlands included in the Kyoto Protocol. This document does not propose policy options for achieving wetland creation and restoration, but it acknowledges that such policies are critical to wetland conservation initiatives.
Other Wetland Systems
Author: Koehler et al. (2010) Paper: Global Change Biology 17.1
How strong is the current carbon sequestration of an Atlantic blanket bog?
A 6 year analysis of total carbon balance of an almost intact Atlantic blanket bog in Glencar, County Kerry, Ireland. mehr
A.-K. Koehler, M. Sottocornola, G. Kiely
Global Change Biology 17.1
Although northern peatlands cover only 3% of the land surface, their thick peat deposits contain an estimated one-third of the world's soil organic carbon (SOC). Under a changing climate the potential of peatlands to continue sequestering carbon is unknown. This paper presents an analysis of 6 years of total carbon balance of an almost intact Atlantic blanket bog in Glencar, County Kerry, Ireland.
The three components of the measured carbon balance were: the land-atmosphere fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) and the flux of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) exported in a stream draining the peatland. The 6 years C balance was computed from 6 years (2003–2008) of measurements of meteorological and eddy-covariance CO2 fluxes, periodic chamber measurements of CH4 fluxes over 3.5 years, and 2 years of continuous DOC flux measurements. Over the 6 years, the mean annual carbon was −29.7±30.6 (±1 SD) g C m−2 yr−1 with its components as follows: carbon in CO2 was a sink of −47.8±30.0 g C m−2 yr−1; carbon in CH4 was a source of 4.1±0.5 g C m−2 yr−1 and the carbon exported as stream DOC was a source of 14.0±1.6 g C m−2 yr−1. For 2 out of the 6 years, the site was a source of carbon with the sum of CH4 and DOC flux exceeding the carbon sequestered as CO2. The average C balance for the 6 years corresponds to an average annual growth rate of the peatland surface of 1.3 mm yr−1.
Author: Mitsch et al. (2012) Paper: Landscape Ecology 28.4
Wetlands, carbon, and climate change
A study on the balance between carbon sequestration and green house gas emissions in wetlands. mehr
W. J. Mitsch, B. Bernal, A. M. Nahlik, U. Mander, L. Zhang, C. L. Anderson et al.
Landscape Ecology 28.4
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10980-012-9758-8#page-1
Wetland ecosystems provide an optimum natural environment for the sequestration and long-term storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, yet are natural sources of greenhouse gases emissions, especially methane. It is illustrated that most wetlands, when carbon sequestration is compared to methane emissions, do not have 25 times more CO2 sequestration than methane emissions; therefore, to many landscape managers and non specialists, most wetlands would be considered by some to be sources of climate warming or net radiative forcing.
It is shown by dynamic modeling of carbon flux results from seven detailed studies of temperate and tropical wetlands and from 14 other wetland studies that methane emissions become unimportant within 300 years compared to carbon sequestration in wetlands. Within that time frame or less, most wetlands become both net carbon and radiative sinks.
Furthermore, it is estimated that the world’s wetlands, despite being only about 5–8 % of the terrestrial landscape, may currently be net carbon sinks of about 830 Tg/year of carbon with an average of 118 g-C m−2 year−1 of net carbon retention. Most of that carbon retention occurs in tropical/subtropical wetlands. It is demonstrated that almost all wetlands are net radiative sinks when balancing carbon sequestration and methane emissions and conclude that wetlands can be created and restored to provide C sequestration and other ecosystem services without great concern of creating net radiative sources on the climate due to methane emissions.
Author: Mitsch et al. (2010) Paper: Wetlands Ecology and Management 18.5
Tropical wetlands: seasonal hydrologic pulsing, carbon sequestration, and methane emissions
Climate is a fundamental driver in tropical wetlands, influencing hydrology and carbon dynamics which could shift and influence carbon storage due to climate change. mehr
W. J. Mitsch, A. Nahlik, P. Wolski, B. Bernal, L. Zhang, L. Ramberg
http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/53978938/tropical-wetlands-seasonal-hydrologic-pulsing-carbon-sequestration-methane-emissions
This paper summarizes the importance of climate on tropical wetlands. Regional hydrology and carbon dynamics in many of these wetlands could shift with dramatic changes in these major carbon storages if the inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) were to change in its annual patterns.
The importance of seasonal pulsing hydrology on many tropical wetlands, which can be caused by watershed activities, orographic features, or monsoonal pulses from the ITCZ, is illustrated by both annual and 30-year patterns of hydrology in the Okavango Delta in southern Africa. Current studies on carbon biogeochemistry in Central America are attempting to determine the rates of carbon sequestration in tropical wetlands compared to temperate wetlands and the effects of hydrologic conditions on methane generation in these wetlands.
Using the same field and lab techniques, it was estimated that a humid tropical wetland in Costa Rica accumulated 255 g C m year in the past 42 years, 80% more than a similar temperate wetland in Ohio that accumulated 142 g C m year over the same period. Methane emissions averaged 1,080 mg-C m day in a seasonally pulsed wetland in western Costa Rica, a rate higher than methane emission rates measured over the same period from humid tropic wetlands in eastern Costa Rica (120-278 mg-C m day).
Tropical wetlands are often tuned to seasonal pulses of water caused by the seasonal movement of the ITCZ and are the most likely to be have higher fire frequency and changed methane emissions and carbon oxidation if the ITCZ were to change even slightly.
Author: Rodriguez-Murillo (2010) Paper: Organic Geochemistry 42.7
Wetland soil organic matter composition in a Mediterranean semiarid wetland (Las Tablas de Daimiel, Central Spain): Insight into different carbon sequestration pathways
Organic matter origin and transformation in wetland soils from semi-arid wetlands in Central Spain is influenced by dominant vegetation and fire. mehr
J. C. Rodriguez-Murillo, G. Almendros, H. Knicker
Organic Geochemistry 42.7
http://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/57771
Wetland soils from a Mediterranean semiarid wetland (Las Tablas de Daimiel, Central Spain) were studied to characterize the organic matter (OM) and determine its origin and transformation. Cross polarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS) 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and mathematical molecular mixing allowed analysis of the organic fraction in terms of six generic components (carbohydrate, protein, lignin, lipid, char and “carbonyl”).
Las Tablas is an active carbon sink, with total organic carbon (TOC) content independent of soil OM quality; the TOC content of the upper sediment is 10.0 ± 7.8%. The inorganic carbon content is also high (5.4 ± 3.3%) and is associated mainly with OM of aliphatic character. The OM composition is variable; samples predominantly aliphatic (carbohydrate, lipid and protein) are characteristic of the northern sector, whereas predominantly aromatic samples are typical of the southern Tablas. A strong negative relationship between protein content and lignin content was found, interpreted as a consequence of different proportions of vascular vs. non-vascular (mostly charophyte) litter input.
The effect of perturbations is apparent in the extended presence of char, particularly abundant in fire-prone areas. OM quantity and quality do not seem to depend on hydrology (although seasonal flooding is associated with less organic wetland soils) or soil characteristics. Dominant vegetation and fire are the main drivers of OM content and composition. Structural carbohydrate, protein and lipid (> 60% of total organic fraction) dominate. Widespread anaerobic conditions and the recent character of the sediments could explain the preservation of different fractions of the original detritus composition (due to different vegetation and presence of microbes).
Author: Schöngart et al. (2010) Paper: Biogeosciences 8
Age-related and stand-wise estimates of carbon stocks and sequestration in the aboveground coarse wood biomass of wetland forests in the northern Pantanal, Brazil
Combining allometric models and tree ring analysis to estimate carbon stocks and sequestration in aboveground wood biomass of wetland forests in the Pantanal, South America. mehr
J. Schöngart, J. Arieira, C. F. Fortes, E. C. de Arruda, C. N. da Cunha
Biogeosciences 8
https://www.biogeosciences.net/8/3407/2011/bg-8-3407-2011.pdf
In this study allometric models are used combined with tree ring analysis to estimate carbon stocks and sequestration in the aboveground coarse wood biomass (AGWB) of wetland forests in the Pantanal, located in central South America.
In four 1-ha plots in stands characterized by the pioneer tree species Vochysia divergens Pohl (Vochysiaceae) forest inventories (trees ≥10 cm diameter at breast height, D) have been performed and converted to estimates of AGWB by two allometric models using three independent parameters (D, tree height H and wood density ρ). A propagation of measurement errors is performed to estimate uncertainties in the estimates of AGWB. Carbon stocks of AGWB vary from 7.8 ± 1.5 to 97.2 ± 14.4 Mg C ha-1 between the four stands.
From models relating tree ages determined by dendrochronological techniques to C-stocks in AGWB we derived estimates for C-sequestration which differs from 0.50 ± 0.03 to 3.34 ± 0.31 Mg C ha-1 yr-1. Maps based on geostatistic techniques indicate the heterogeneous spatial distribution of tree ages and C-stocks of the four studied stands. This distribution is the result of forest dynamics due to the colonizing and retreating of V. divergens and other species associated with pluriannual wet and dry episodes in the Pantanal, respectively. Such information is essential for the management of the cultural landscape of the Pantanal wetlands.
Author: G. J. Whiting, J. P. Chanton (2000) Paper: Tellus 53B
Greenhouse carbon balance of wetlands: methane emission versus carbon sequestration
A comparative study on carbon sequestration and methane emissions from wetlands. mehr
G. J. Whiting, J. P. Chanton
Tellus 53B
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/zelb20/current
Carbon fixation under wetland anaerobic soil conditions provides unique conditions for long-term storage of carbon into histosols. However, this carbon sequestration process is intimately linked to methane emission from wetlands. The potential contribution of this emitted methane to the greenhouse effect can be mitigated by the removal of atmospheric CO2 and storage into peat.
The balance of CH4and CO2 exchange can provide an index of a wetland's greenhouse gas (carbon) contribution to the atmosphere. Here, the atmospheric global warming potential of methane (GWPM) is related with annual methane emission/carbon dioxide exchange ratio of wetlands ranging from the boreal zone to the near-subtropics. This relationship permits one to determine the greenhouse carbon balance of wetlands by their contribution to or attenuation of the greenhouse effect via CH4 emission or CO2 sink, respectively.
Annual measurements of the relationship between methane emission and net carbon fixation in three wetland ecosystems are reported. The ratio of methane released to annual net carbon fixed varies from 0.05 to 0.20 on a molar basis. Although these wetlands function as a sink for CO2, the 21.8-fold greater infrared absorptivity of CH4 relative to CO2(GWPM) over a relatively short time horizon (20 years) would indicate that the release of methane still contributes to the overall greenhouse effect. As GWPM decreases over longer time horizons (100 years), the analyses suggest that the subtropical and temperate wetlands attenuate global warming, and northern wetlands may be perched on the “greenhouse compensation” point. Considering a 500-year time horizon, these wetlands can be regarded as sinks for greenhouse gas warming potential, and thus attenuate the greenhouse warming of the atmosphere.
Author: Adame et al. (2014) Paper: Biogeosciences 12
Carbon stocks and soil sequestration rates of tropical riverine wetlands
Wetlands are not only efficient at accumulating C, but also nitrogen (N) when production exceeds N demand. The high capacity of wetlands to store C and N is partly due to their high productivity and low soil decomposition rates. mehr
M. F. Adame, N. S. Santini, C. Tovilla, A. Vázquez-Lule, L. Castro and M. Guevara
Biogeosciences 12
https://www.biogeosciences.net/12/3805/2015/bg-12-3805-2015.pdf
Riverine wetlands are created and transformed by geomorphological processes that determine their vegetation composition, primary production and soil accretion, all of which are likely to influence C stocks. Here, we compared ecosystem C stocks (trees, soil and downed wood) and soil N stocks of different types of riverine wetlands (marsh, peat swamp forest and mangroves) whose distribution spans from an environment dominated by river forces to an estuarine environment dominated by coastal processes. We also estimated soil C sequestration rates of mangroves on the basis of soil C accumulation. We predicted that C stocks in mangroves and peat swamps would be larger than marshes, and that C, N stocks and C sequestration rates would be larger in the upper compared to the lower estuary.
Author: N. Hurst (2013) Paper: DePaul Discoveries 3.1, Artikel 8
Quantifying the Effects of Vegetation on the Carbon Storage of Northern Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands
Wetland soils are the largest terrestrial pool of carbon, storing approximately 500-700 Gt globally. mehr
N. Hurst
DePaul Discoveries 3.1, Artikel 8
http://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=depaul-disc
Given the rising concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere, it is important to assess the natural reservoirs in which carbon can be stored. Great Lakes coastal wetlands are a potentially significant pool of carbon that have yet to be thoroughly investigated. The study measured soil C (carbon) and depth of organic matter in swamp, transitional, and wet meadow vegetation zones of three wetlands located in the Eastern half of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, in the Les Chenaux Islands.
Author: Horvath et al. (2014) Paper: EnviroAtlas
Percent Potentially Restorable Wetlands
Wetlands contain intrinsic and aesthetic values, they also offer more tangible ecosystem services such as wildlife habitat, biological diversity, soil loss reduction, groundwater recharge, nutrient and toxics filtration, carbon sequestration, and flood water storage. mehr
EnviroAtlas is a collaborative effort led by EPA. Data for potentially restorable wetlands were generated by Elena Horvath, EPA Student Services Contractor, and J. Christensen, M. Mehaffey and A. Neale, EPA
EnviroAtlas
Major regional wetland losses have occurred across the conterminous U.S. over the last 200+ years with expanding coastal development, agricultural land conversion, and urbanization. Wetlands also have the ability to store atmospheric carbon. Potentially restorable wetlands, by banking additional stored carbon, can make a significant contribution to climate change mitigation. Cultivated wetlands lose their stored soil organic carbon to the atmosphere, but soil organic carbon is rapidly restored when wetland function is restored.
Author: B. Bernal, W. J. Mitsch (2012) Paper: Global Change Biology 18.5
Comparing carbon sequestration in temperate freshwater wetland communities
This study compares six temperate wetland communities in Ohio that belong to two distinct hydrogeomorphic types. mehr
B. Bernal, W. J. Mitsch
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/216277483_Comparing_carbon_sequestration_in_temperate_freshwater_wetland_communities
High productivity and waterlogged conditions make many freshwater wetlands significant carbon sinks. Most wetland carbon studies focus on boreal peatlands, however, with less attention paid to other climates and to the effects of hydrogeomorphic settings and the importance of wetland vegetation communities on carbon sequestration. Three cores were extracted in each community and analyzed for total carbon content to determine the soil carbon pool.
The amount of carbon that a wetland stores and emits every year depends greatly on the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the ecosystem, which, in turn, determine the wetland vegetation communities. Therefore, to estimate with precision a wetland’s carbon pool and carbon sequestration capacity, it would be more accurate to differentiate between wetland types, especially if wetlands are to be used as a carbon–sequestering systems to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions.
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In Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks
Posted on 20 January 2016 17 May 2016 admin
During our stay in Reno, Bill asked us which National Parks are we planning to see. We said: Yosemite, Death Valley, Sequoias, Grand Canyon… “Are you going to Zion and Bryce? Because Zion made much greater impression on me than the Grand Canyon.” We looked at the map – it’s not that far so we added those park to our list. It turned out to be a very good decision, because Bryce and Zion happened to be the most beautiful places we’ve seen.
Zion was the fourth National Park in the US that we visited. Located in the southwestern part of Utah state park has extraordinary landscapes. This area was originally named National Monument Mukuntuweap, but after becoming a National Park it was renamed to Zion. That’s what it was called in 1858 by Mormon settlers delighted with almost heavenly sights.
View at the valley.
The park is very picturesque and a wide variety of rock formations created by nature can be found here. The most spectacular views can be admired in Zion Canyon. 800 meters deep gorge was carved by the small and inconspicuous Virgin River. Unusual colors of rock formations are the result of more than 150 million years of sediment deposition of layers with different origin. The biggest impression on us made the view from the place called Angels Landing.
Angels Landing trail.
This almost 4 km long route unquestionably can be called the most scenic and most interesting route we’ve ever hiked. The first 3 kilometers go up quite steeply, but almost entirely with a paved path. The last part of the route is meant for people who have no fear of heights and are not afraid of climbing while using chains. But the fear is totally worth the incredible view over the valley, which you can see from the top of Angels Landing.
View at Virgin River from top of Angels Landing.
Interestingly, the landscapes in Zion National Park fascinate and intimidate with its vastness and colors anyone, who decides to come here. The first explorers of the park, fascinated by its beauty, gave individual places in Zion majestic names.
View at the valley from top of Angels Landing.
These include Angels Landing, Virgin River Narrows, The Three Patriarchs, Great White Throne, Temple of Sinawava, Subway, Observation’s Point, Emerald Pools.
The Narrows.
We were able to see several of these places. The second unique hike we did in Zion Canyon was the Virgin River Narrows. The trail leads literally through Virgin River, which as a true mountain river is definitely cold – even in summer. Since we didn’t have waterproof shoes, after the first 5 minutes we exactly felt how cold is the water in the river.
View from inside The Narrows.
But it didn’t matter. The view of high canyon walls that surround the tight riverbed was definitely worth the few hours in cold water and almost a week of drying shoes.
Bryce National Park
Is there a moment when the amazing views stop impressing you? Definitely not in south-western Utah, in Bryce Canyon National Park. High rocks in the colors white, orange, red, and various mixtures of these colors, ensure the breathtaking views from the beginning till the end of visit to the park.
View at Queen’s Garden.
Definitely the most beautiful landscapes can be admired in Bryce Canyon, which is the canyon is only by the name. Looking at Grand Canyon, Virgin River Narrows in Zion and many others, an integral part of the landscape of the canyon is a river, that carved the canyon.
Panoramic view from Bryce Point.
Bryce Canyon characteristic shapes of rocks were created not by the river, but by the erosion of inner rock. The water that flows into the cracks, expands due to large fluctuations in temperature during the day (especially in the period from October to April, when the temperature at night drops below 0 °C). Constant freezing and thawing of water causes the crumbling of limestone rocks and forming of Bryce Canyon.
View from Sunrise Point.
Another interesting fact is from what the park got its name. At first, the Indians living in these areas called canyon Angka-ku-wass-a-wits, which means “Faces painted in red.” This comes from the legend of ghosts of people living in the canyon, after coyote god turned in the rock for their evil deeds.
Since the early 1870s, European settlers began to arrive to these regions. In 1875, Ebenezer Bryce and his family arrived here and settled near the river. He built several kilometers of irrigation canal and a road that ended at the edge of the canyon, to have better access to the surrounding forests. Although Ebenezer Bryce moved to Arizona in 1880 inhabitants of the surrounding villages still called it Bryce Canyon. 5 years of work was enough for Ebenezer Bryce to get one of the most beautiful canyons we’ve seen so far named after him.
Queen’s Garden Trail.
Bryce Canyon has some sensational viewpoints, from which you can admire the incredible panoramas. These include Bryce Point, Sunset Point, Sunrise Point. However, we strongly recommend to walk one of the trails and take a moment to enjoy this amazing place. One of the most popular routes is the Queen’s Garden Trail.
Bryce Canyon.
Going down near the viewpoint of Sunrise for about 2-3 hours walking between that measure from 1.5 to 45 meters high rocks amazing to come out on top of the canyon Navajo Loop Trail just off the Sunset vantage point. The route is not difficult or demanding, but leaves a superb impression that will remain in our memories for a very long time.
Practical tips:
Although we already wrote it, we remind it once more – if you are planning a tour around National Parks in the US and want to visit more than three of them, definitely buy Annual Pass. It’s a ticket to more than 2,000 state-owned “places of recreation” such as National Parks, forests, dunes, craters and many others. Annual Pass costs 80 USD, it’s valid for one year from the date of issue and can be bought in almost every National Park and in places of tourist information. The card is signed by name, but provides access for all people traveling in a car with the owner of the card.
Depending on the type of transport, the cost of 7-day admission ticket to Zion National Park costs 15 USD(on foot, bicycle or horseback), 25 USD (motorcycle) and 30 USD (by car). Detailed information on fees can be found here.
Similar to Zion 7-day admission ticket to Bryce Canyon National Park costs 15 USD (on foot, bicycle or horseback), 25 USD (motorcycle) and 30 USD (by car). Detailed information on fees can be found here.
Official map of Zion National Park can be found on Park website.
The official map of Bryce National Park can be found on Park website.
In the period from March to October in Zion National Park the main road in the canyon is closed to public traffic. Fortunately, there’s a free shuttle bus running every few minutes, that goes around the park and stops in various known spots. It’s best to leave the car on one of the parking lots at the Tourist Information, Museum or before the entrance to the Park – there are bus stops from those points as well.
Park Narodowy Zion | Zion National Park
Widok na Lądowisko Aniołów | View at Angels Landing
Szlak na Lądowisko Aniołów | Angels Landing trail
Widok ze szczytu Lądowiska Aniołów | View from top of Angels Landing
Na szczycie Lądowiska Aniołów | On top of Angels Landing
Dolina Zion | Zion Valley
Kanion Narrows | Narrows Canyon
Czerwony Kanion | Red Canyon
Tunel w Czerwonym Kanionie | Tunnel in Red Canyon
Kanion Bryce | Bryce Canyon
Punkt widokowy Bryce | Bryce Point
Punkt widokowy Wschodzącego Słońca | Sunset Point
Szlak Ogrodów Królowej | Queens Garden Trail
Panorama z punktu Wschodzącego Słońca | Panoramic view from Sunrise Point
In Yosemite, Sequoia and Death Valley National Parks
In Arches, Canyonlands and Grand Canyon National Parks
Not only National Parks, or… few days we spent in Arizona
nature road trip round the world trekking USA national parks view point
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Dayton VA Medical Center designated a National Historic Landmark!
by AVHC | Oct 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
(Originally published in the Dayton Daily News on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012) DAYTON — The Dayton VA Medical Center was awarded National Historic Landmark status, one of 27 sites nationally the Department of the Interior announced Wednesday. “It’s the highest level...
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The 100-year-old Dayton Shrine Band came to the Dayton VA Band Stand to play for our Veterans and their guests. Over 70 people enjoyed an afternoon of entertainment. The program was distributed to all attendees, and special Recognition Certificates were given to our...
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The recently remodeled Soldiers Home Chapel contains the first electric pipe organ in Montgomery County. From the Guide to the former Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers: “The Protestant chapel was dedicated in October 1870. This is the...
Volunteer Service Recognition
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Brent Davidson, our AVHC Events Logistics Chairman received an AVHC Certificate of Appreciation at the September Events Committee Meeting. Brent, a veteran himself, has been a volunteer with the AVHC Events for many years. Two years ago, Brent agreed to take...
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First built in 1725, Ballintubbert house is a fine example of early Georgian domestic architecture. The original settlement dates back to 1540
The house has wonderful literary & theatrical associations
Sir John Hurt
During the 90s Ballintubbert was owned by highly acclaimed English actor Sir John Hurt CBE whose cinematic career has spanned six decades
Sebastian Shaw
In the 1940s & 50s the house was owned by film & stage actor Sebastian Shaw who famously starred as Anakin Skywalker’s second-self Darth Vader in Star Wars Return of the Jedi
C. Day–Lewis
Famous poet C. Day–Lewis, ultimately poet laureate & father of actor Daniel Day–Lewis, was born in the house in 1904
Day–Lewis returned to the house in the 60s, resulting in his poem The House Where I Was Born
Archives reveal that pilgrimages were made to Ballintubbert for the beneficial water.
Today Ballintubbert is blessed to have this delicious, pure & mineral rich, alkaline water through all her taps & feeding all her gardens
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**** The track layout, points, wiring and control electronics are now FINISHED! ****
The focus now moves to ballasting the board, scenery, building and board models (e.g. cars, busses and street furniture)
Much has been done over the last few years with the Extension board to the point where engines are now able to run on the board powered by new control system. This is significant milestone for the construction of the board as it has taken almost two years to get to this point!
Each of the 18 points work
Each of the 8 segment work and it was possible to drive a train around the three main loops using the track segment presets configured in the software.
What has been done?
The Raspberry Pi Control has been moved to the underside of the board, the linear voltage regulator have been replaced with switch mode and it all works really well with the need for additional cooling. An old power supply from a laptop has been re-purpose to drive the Pi and the on board control logic which has resolved another problem identified in the prototype of load when both channel were active and a train stalled. The increase in current cause the voltage on the aux. line to drop causing the Pi to crash and the system fail. Using a separate power supply increases the mains plug count, but it means that the dual channel speed controller is under less load so runs a little cooler.
Point Board
This has been constructed, but problems in prototype (see below) means that a secondary board needed to be designed to expand the capability.
Track Power Board
This is complete and has been tested, this has performed flawlessly in testing and reliably directs power from the dual channel controller to the eight segments (four per channel) on the board.
Hardware changes (read lessons learnt during construction)
The physical layout of the board has not changed, but the techniques for controlling the points have needed to be updated to work around some problems found during early construction. The biggest problem found was around how to drive more than one point at the same time, something that because of the looped layout of the board will need to happen. Wiring the points in serial and parallel did not work correctly as either the points did not receive enough voltage or current to work correctly. The solution to this problem was simple, drive each point individually but expand the drive capability of the controller to run 24 individual points (with still spare capacity for more) rather than the previous limit of 15. A bulk purchase of relays from ebay and some novel wiring soon gave the solution!
Software changes (read bugs in the code, changes to requirements)
The approach to controlling the board has changed, rather than having a Raspberry Pi performing the control in a “headless” manner it was decided that it would be better to run the Pi with a Monitor and wireless Keyboard/Mouse. This design change has allowed the software written to be more sophisticated so a "point-and-click" style interface with short-cut keys has been implemented in python.
What is left to do?
Nothing .... the board, points and track are finished!
The software contains lots of hard coded constant values for the point-and-click interface so these need to be moved out to a configuration file to make the software easier to read and a little more dynamic. This will be addressed through ongoing improvements and incremental releases.
Of course once the hardware of the board is complete, it needs to be ballasted and the scenery and building added. The extension board has now reached this important milestone so this work can begin.
For those interested in the construction of the board used to control the trains, below is the wiring diagram for the board.
What is next .... scenery
Work on the scenery can now start, check back here for more details and build logs.
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Ram-Leela: Recreating Rama’s Milieu
By Ma Prem Naina | Saturday, Oct 8, 2016 (12:10 pm)
Hindus have chosen a beautiful word, Ramleela, to signify the drama of Rama's life. Leela means play, which implies an abundance of energy. Only Hindus have the concept of play in their religion. They say, "The world is God's play- leela." Leela means there is so much overflowing energy, just to sit idle is impossible! The energy is overflowing.
God is infinite energy, and we are his overflowing. The whole existence is his overflowing. It is all his abundance that is flowing and he can never be exhausted. This energy which can never be emptied, is called Rama.
There is no destiny, no fate for God. He is beyond destiny. Flowers bloom, the moon shines and the stars twinkle for what? Why do rivers and streams flow?
Because God is. The day our life current gets adjusted to the right wavelength, we will find purpose disappearing from our lives. That is why we refer to the lives of Rama and Krishna as leela and not as biography. Their lives are a play, a sport, a frolic, a festival!
In India we perform the Ramleela every year. We go on performing it every year just to create the same milieu again. When someone acts the part of Rama, it is not only that he is acting Ram. In fact, in villages where the people have been untouched by today's concepts, the person who is playing Rama is Rama. They touch his feet. He is not an actor; he is Rama revived. The milieu is created. They chant poetry, the whole story is unfolded.
This is miraculous too because nobody gets bored with the same story again and again. But even though everyone already knows the whole story when Ram leela is unfolds, everyone is thrilled. It is ram: alive again Re-enacted. It is not only a stage, but the whole world. A certain milieu is being recreated and the villager who is watching the play is not only seeing a drama he is part and parcel of a great spiritual phenomenon. He is in it! As the story unfolds, his heart is unfolds too.
Osho says: This is a mythological approach to the nontemporal. Re-enacting it. Reviving it. Resurrecting it. History cannot do this; only myth can do this. Myth is helpful but not substantial: A creative imagination is needed to fill in the substance. This attitude - the nonhistorical, mythological - is more in tune with the unconscious. History is in tune with the conscious, myth is in tune with the unconscious. Myth is in tune with eternal, history is in tune with the temporal. History is yesterday's news and tomorrow's news. Today's news will become history: history is just an accumulation of news, a newspaper accumulation. It goes on becoming greater. But history is unnecessary, spiritually. Unnecessary, because it can never grasp the significant phenomena. In another sense, it is not only insignificant but dangerous also, because the more you record the past as the past - and the more the accumulation grows - the more you are burdened, unnecessarily burdened.”
Myth is needed. History is always of the past but myth is not only of the past; myth is also of the future. The form of the myth comes from the past, but the opening is always toward the future. If someone is thinking about Krishna in terms of myth. he is not only thinking about the past. He is thinking about the potentiality, about what is possible. Human consciousness can become Krishna-consciousness, it can evolve to that point. So myth is only nominally of the past. It always has an opening into the future.
History is always of the dead past. It has no future at all. But it dictates the future.
Osho says: Myths should be continued. They open into the future. History should be discarded. All that is meaningful in the past must be made into a myth not a history. It must be thought about in terms of poetry not in terms of temporal events. Poetry is never a closing; it is always an opening. It is never limiting. You can give poetry your own meaning; you have a certain freedom. But not with a newspaper. The more down to earth the record is, the less free you are. You cannot give it a meaning. You cannot relive it, you cannot create it. You cannot be creative with it; you can only be passive. What can you do? Hitler is born in a particular year - how can you be creative about it? It is a dead weight; you can only be passive with it. But with Krishna, you can be creative. There is no date. In a way, he is never born. You can give birth to him anytime. With poetry you are at liberty; with myth you are at liberty. You can create... and when you create, you are also transformed. In creating, the creator is always transformed by his own creation; he never remains untouched.
History is a very worldly thing and myth is a record of all that cannot be recorded, but that which can be indicated. Hindus do not say 'the history of Rama'. We say 'the story of Rama': Rama Katha. It is not accidental because we give more importance to a story than to a history. With a story there are possibilities and history is a dead thing with no possibility.
A story is a living thing. One can do something with it and it can also do something to the individual.
A myth can indicate, can show something about it. It is not a bare statement of events. It helps the reader or watcher to go deep into the poetry of the myth and the imagination what Jung calls 'archetypes' - he might get a glimpse; he may be able to know what has happened beyond history. He may be able to know from deep down within themselves himself. Only from within something can happen which will be in tune with the nontemporal, which can be in communion with the nonhistorical. With what Tulsidas has written, one can again relive the whole phenomenon. Time will be transcended and he will again be in the time of Rama. There will be no space/time relationship. Deep within he will be in Rama's milieu as if Rama is present somewhere nearby.
Ma Prem Naina born in Jorhat, Assam, was initiated into Sannyas in 2003 at Oshodham, New Delhi. She is an MBA and also holds a Master’s degree in Mass Communication. Deeply inspired by the love and dedication of the founder of the Osho World Foundation in Delhi, Swami Om Prakash Saraswati, she left her career as a producer/journalist to join in Osho’s caravanserai. She presently heads the publications and media relations at Osho World Foundation, New Delhi. www.oshoworld.com
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<h2>Ram-Leela: Recreating Rama’s Milieu</h2><br /><p><a href="/taxonomy/term/2127">Hindus</a> have chosen a beautiful word, Ramleela, to signify the drama of Rama's life. Leela means play, which implies an abundance of energy. Only <a href="/taxonomy/term/2127">Hindus</a> have the concept of play in their religion. They say, "The world is God's play- leela." Leela means there is so much overflowing energy, just to sit idle is impossible! The energy is overflowing.</p> <p> <p>God is infinite energy, and we are his overflowing. The whole existence is his overflowing. It is all his abundance that is flowing and he can never be exhausted. This energy which can never be emptied, is called Rama.</p> <p> <p>There is no destiny, no fate for God. He is beyond destiny. Flowers bloom, the moon shines and the stars twinkle for what? Why do rivers and streams flow?</p> <p> <p>Because God is. The day our life current gets adjusted to the right wavelength, we will find purpose disappearing from our lives. That is why we refer to the lives of Rama and <a href="/taxonomy/term/95">Krishna</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/2291">as</a> leela and not <a href="/taxonomy/term/2291">as</a> biography. Their lives are a play, a sport, a frolic, a festival!</p> <p> <p>In <a href="/taxonomy/term/2367">India</a> we perform the Ramleela every year. We go on performing it every year just to create the same milieu again. When someone acts the part of Rama, it is not only that he is acting Ram. In fact, in villages where the people have been untouched by today's concepts, the person who is playing Rama is Rama. They touch his feet. He is not an actor; he is Rama revived. The milieu is created. They chant poetry, the whole story is unfolded.</p> <p> <p>This is miraculous too because nobody gets bored with the same story again and again. But even though everyone already knows the whole story when Ram leela is unfolds, everyone is thrilled. It is ram: alive again Re-enacted. It is not only a stage, but the whole world. A certain milieu is being recreated and the villager who is watching the play is not only seeing a drama he is part and parcel of a great spiritual phenomenon. He is in it! As the story unfolds, his <a href="/taxonomy/term/2457">heart</a> is unfolds too.</p> <p> <p>Osho says: <em>This is a mythological approach to the nontemporal. Re-enacting it. Reviving it. Resurrecting it. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">History</a> cannot do this; only <a href="/taxonomy/term/2033">myth</a> can do this. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2033">Myth</a> is helpful but not substantial: A creative imagination is needed to fill in the substance. This attitude - the nonhistorical, mythological - is more in tune with the unconscious. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">History</a> is in tune with the conscious, <a href="/taxonomy/term/2033">myth</a> is in tune with the unconscious. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2033">Myth</a> is in tune with eternal, <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">history</a> is in tune with the temporal. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">History</a> is yesterday's news and tomorrow's news. Today's news will become <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">history</a>: <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">history</a> is just an accumulation of news, a newspaper accumulation. It goes on becoming greater. But <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">history</a> is unnecessary, spiritually. Unnecessary, because it can never grasp the significant phenomena. In another sense, it is not only insignificant but dangerous also, because the more you record the past <a href="/taxonomy/term/2291">as</a> the past - and the more the accumulation grows - the more you are burdened, unnecessarily burdened.”</em></p> <p> <p><a href="/taxonomy/term/2033">Myth</a> is needed. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">History</a> is always of the past but myth is not only of the past; myth is also of the future. The form of the myth comes from the past, but the opening is always toward the future. If someone is thinking about <a href="/taxonomy/term/95">Krishna</a> in terms of myth. he is not only thinking about the past. He is thinking about the potentiality, about what is possible. Human consciousness can become <a href="/taxonomy/term/95">Krishna</a>-consciousness, it can evolve to that point. So myth is only nominally of the past. It always has an opening into the future.</p> <p> <p><a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">History</a> is always of the dead past. It has no future at all. But it dictates the future.</p> <p> <p>Osho says: <em>Myths should be continued. They open into the future. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">History</a> should be discarded. All that is meaningful in the past must be made into a myth not a <a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">history</a>. It must be thought about in terms of poetry not in terms of temporal events. Poetry is never a closing; it is always an opening. It is never limiting. You can give poetry your own meaning; you have a certain freedom. But not with a newspaper. The more down to earth the record is, the less free you are. You cannot give it a meaning. You cannot relive it, you cannot create it. You cannot be creative with it; you can only be passive. What can you do? Hitler is born in a particular year - how can you be creative about it? It is a dead weight; you can only be passive with it. But with <a href="/taxonomy/term/95">Krishna</a>, you can be creative. There is no date. In a way, he is never born. You can give <a href="/taxonomy/term/2090">birth</a> to him anytime. With poetry you are at liberty; with myth you are at liberty. You can create... and when you create, you are also transformed. In creating, the creator is always transformed by his own creation; he never remains untouched.</em></p> <p> <p><a href="/taxonomy/term/2024">History</a> is a very worldly thing and myth is a record of all that cannot be recorded, but that which can be indicated. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2127">Hindus</a> do not say 'the history of Rama'. We say 'the story of Rama': <em>Rama Katha</em>. It is not accidental because we give more importance to a story than to a history. With a story there are possibilities and history is a dead thing with no possibility.</p> <p> <p>A story is a living thing. <a href="/taxonomy/term/2177">One</a> can do something with it and it can also do something to the individual.</p> <p> <p>A myth can indicate, can show something about it. It is not a bare statement of events. It helps the reader or watcher to go deep into the poetry of the myth and the imagination what Jung calls 'archetypes' - he might get a glimpse; he may be able to know what has happened beyond history. He may be able to know from deep down within themselves himself. Only from within something can happen which will be in tune with the nontemporal, which can be in communion with the nonhistorical. With what Tulsidas has written, one can again relive the whole phenomenon. Time will be transcended and he will again be in the time of Rama. There will be no space/time relationship. Deep within he will be in Rama's milieu <a href="/taxonomy/term/2291">as</a> if Rama is present somewhere nearby.</p> <br />This post <a href="http://assamtimes.org/node/17817">Ram-Leela: Recreating Rama’s Milieu</a> was originally published on <a href="http://assamtimes.org/">Assam Times</a>.
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Eligio Cedeño's case: exhibit A of lack of judiciary independence in Venezuela
The MSM strikes as ever so utterly incompetent nowadays. In its reporting of Eligio Cedeño's case, the Venezuelan banker who gossip has it was jailed for having dumped Hugo Chavez's daughter, journalists have failed miserably at quoting perhaps the most important piece of information about this issue: the law. The known facts are:
Cedeño was accused of misallocation/misuse of some $27 million.
Convinced of his innocence, Cedeño handed himself in, to DISIP authorities.
After 34 months of illegal imprisonment, and without trial in sight, judge María Lourdes Afiuni freed Cedeño.
Cedeño fled for the USA, and contacted US authorities immediately to regularise his status.
Judge Afiuni was arrested, and has been locked in a regular prison with criminals that may have been sentenced by her. Judge Afiuni denounced that inmates have threatened to burn her alive.
Despite the fact that no court in the land has found Cedeño guilty of wrongdoing, Chavez accused him and judge Afiuni of been criminals, going as far as demanding, to the head of Venezuela's Supreme Court and to Congress, that judge Afiuni is sentenced to 30 years imprisonment.
Hugo Chavez, frothing at the mouth, announces that Cedeño has been "arrested in the US", and orders his minions to have him extradited from the USA.
Cedeño is paroled by US authorities.
Cedeño promises to reveal "crucial and detailed information" about the Chavez regime.
This case will go down in history as one of the quintessential examples of the lack of an independent judiciary in Hugo Chavez's Venezuela. However, beyond the known facts, the MSM and parties involved have decided to go down the route of who said what when, instead of citing the law (Venezuela's Penal Code) that states, explicitly in article 253, that under no circumstances can a person, charged of a punishable offence and waiting for trial, be deprived of its freedom for more than 2 years.
Etiquetas: eligio cedeño, hugo chavez, venezuela.
BBC Venezuela reporting propaganda according to UWE professor
My communication with Dr. Lee Salter, a journalism professor and researcher from the University of the West of England, who has recently argued that the BBC's coverage of Venezuela amounts to propaganda, started thus:
Dear Dr. Salter,
I have just read in Gregory Wilpert's website about your research, and I only have a couple of questions:
1) Who is funding your research?
2) If different from above, who will fund the next stage of the project, trip to Caracas, etc.?
I should be most grateful if you could shed light on the above.
Dr. Salter replied:
Dear Alek (if I may?),
At this point we are not being funded. Most of the research is taking place our of our own time, and that which the University makes available.
The trip to Caracas is self-funded as a kind of holiday with a friend who will go on to tour S America.
We do hope to arrange funding for the next stage, but I have not had time to make a bid yet. I should have more time next semester. Indeed, I did try to approach the Venezuelan govt press people (to arrange the research as a kind of consultation), but received no reply.
Best wishes, Lee.
From the initial exchange, the conversation moved to further questioning on my part. I was rejoiced by the arguments put forth by Dr. Lee Salter. A sample of which follows (bold added by me):
... I must say, I am a little perplexed. I am well aware of the purpose of Venezuelanalysis.com. I think the charge that it is a "propaganda" site is somewhat disingenious, but that is perhaps I teach critiques of propaganda and PR...
... I think given the chorus of disinformation coming out of Venezuelan media, and the international media (for in the days after the 2002 coup, EVERY national newspaper and television station in the UK repeated the claims of the coup-leaders. This is extraordinary. Whether one likes or loaths the Chavez administration and its policies, the fact of the matter is that it has a popular mandate...
... Personally, I think that there are many things the Chavez administration has done that are admirable - especially trying to tackle poverty and trying to promote education (which were the main planks of the 1997 Labour administration in the UK), yet perhaps clean water, food and literacy is too controversial for the "keep them poor, keep them uneducated brigade"?...
... Indeed at times - many times - the BBC simply gets it wrong. For example, the management lockouts of major industries a few years ago were constantly reported as strikes. Again in the UK the BBC would have reported them as lock-outs...
... It IS the case that the BBC opposes the military dictatorship in Burma, yet welcomed it in Venezuela. It is true that the BBC is silent on the terrible abuses of human rights in dictatorships (dressed up as quaint, "traditional" monarchies) such as Saudi Arabia, yet has completely accepted the "opposition's" framing of Chavez as a human-rights abuser (studiously ignoring the incorporation of international human rights norms in the Venezuelan constitution, and the establishment of human rights ombudsmen...
... As it happens, I have also been studying the situation since 2002...
... As regards human rights, well this again is a significant issue. What human rights have people with no access to those rights suggested by the International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights...
... Re oil money. Interesting. Have you got any evidence you can point me to about these new billionaires? (I am not being facetious - as I have been trying to say, my interest is in what is being reported and what is not being reported, so any such information will help the research)...
... It is not wrong to say that Hitler was elected in the first instance, but this did not mean he had a democratic mandate. Chavez, like it or not, was elected and has had constitutional reforms agreed through referenda makes his different enough for the analogy to be inaccurate (add to that that Chavez doesn't have imperial asperations, does not seek to "unify" a "greater Venezuela" based on race, and that he doesn't seek to exterminate opponents en mass and it beomes even weaker)...
... In contrast, yesterday I think I had the best insight into contemporary Caracas yesteday - better than all of the journal articles, books, reports and news items put together. I met with a Caracan, who gave me a very frank and I think accurate analysis. He worked for a mission (I think Ribas), which he initially supported, but found it to be so badly organised that in order to teach anything he and his colleagues simply abandoned the programme and ran it themselves. He said that this was exemplary of Chavez's projects - as he put it, Chavez is surrounded by incompetents. He thinks that in many respects Caracas has become a better place, but the government has not addressed the underlying problems. He said that some of Chavez's people have been utterly corrupt (including the minister caught recently), but Chavez is probably not himself. He said that Chavez still has masses of support, that the constitutional extension of limits was understandable, that elections so far have been undoubtably fair and that he thinks Chavez will probably win the next election. As the same time, he said that if Chavez did not win, he feared what would happen (i.e. that he would not be prepared to stand down), that there are questions about the Carter Center's observations (he thinks the Ven Govt is their only client!!), and that whilst Chavez's people get away with corruption, his opponents get taken down on the basis of very suspicious evidence...
In light of so much BS, from an academic that claims to be interested solely in the BBC reporting rather than in Chavez policies, my last message to him was: "There's is really no point in continuing with this Lee. I will conclude my side of communications by saying that you have left British academia down, by way of such ignorant, baseless and utterly partisan opinions." Mind you, Dr. Lee Salter has written things like: "...the coverage in that country and elsewhere of the clearly faked scenes of Chavez supporters shooting non-existent opponents)." Surely a beacon of objectivity, innit?
Etiquetas: bbc, hugo chavez, lee salter., venezuela
Smartmatic banned in Venezuela
It appears that the huge corruption racket that Hugo Chavez, his relatives and close collaborators are running in Venezuela has brought something positive... for the people of Mexico and the Philippines! As it turns, Chavez, who now pretends that he does not tolerate corruption, has taken over eight banks in less than three weeks. But interestingly, a list with details of 49 companies, and the chavistas behind them, has been compiled by the regime, and, according to El Universal, it sits in all registries of Venezuela forbidding the said companies from trading their wares:
As can be seen, Smartmatic's CEO Antonio Mujica, has been banned to make further business with the Chavez regime. In light of this new development, and the way in which Smartmatic deals with criticism, will the same fate follow in other countries?
Etiquetas: smartmatic.
Cedeño and Uson trump Chavez justice
A couple of events this week have gone completely unnoticed by the MSM: 1) illegally imprisoned banker Eligio Cedeño was freed, and allegedly has already left Venezuela, and 2) the Inter American Court of Human Rights ruled that the case against Francisco Uson must be annulled in its entirety.
These two events are relevant, for both of them are circumscribed by the new administrator of justice in Venezuela: Hugo Chavez. Eligio Cedeño, as gossip would have it, was jailed for he had dumped Chavez's daughter after a rather tormented love affair. I visited Cedeño in El Helicoide in September 2008. He said then that he had handed himself in for he had nothing to hide, and was confident that he would be able to prove his innocence in court. The truth is, he spent 34 months in jail, on charges that were never heard in court, for authorities kept delaying the trial, which has not even started. This practice has already been condemned by the European Parliament. In light of his long, and illegal, imprisonment, Judge María Lourdes Afiuni freed Cedeño. But following the letter of the law is not something that Chavez tolerates, especially when it goes against his personal designs. So now, Judge María Lourdes Afiuni has been arrested, and Chavez has asked that she's sentenced to 30 years imprisonment.
Francisco Uson, on the other hand, spent five and a half years in prison for having expressed an opinion on a TV program. He was tried and sentenced by a military court, on trumped charges. The Inter American Court of Human Rights has ruled that Uson's case had no merits, military authorities involved had no jurisdiction over the case, and, more importantly, has ruled against Venezuela for violations to legality principles, due process, and freedom of expression. The Inter American Court of Human Rights has also ordered the Venezuelan State to pay more than $100,000 in damages to Uson. Now, what are the chances of Chavez actually enforcing such a ruling?
Publicado por AB en 2:42 pm 1 comment: Enlaces a esta entrada
Etiquetas: eligio cedeño, francisco uson, hugo chavez, inter american court of human rights., venezuela
Obama: "use of force not only necessary but morally justified."
Years ago I argued that the individual's only recourse left, in countries ruled by totalitarian regimes, is the use of violence. Apologists of Hugo Chavez, by definition a totalitarian dictator, have thought that citing me out of context somewhat invalidates me, and my opinions. In the course of the last few years though, we have observed a profound radicalisation of Hugo Chavez, who has gone from coup leader to mad dictator, openly supporting totalitarian regimes, and terrorist organisations around the world.
Obama's Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech yesterday in Oslo, contains what would amount to a justification of war on certain moral grounds. Obama went on to say that King's or Gandhi's non-violent movements could not have defeated Hitler. And right he is. For both King and Gandhi confronted governments that were, at the very least, aware of the existence of human rights, even if, in practice, these were systematically violated in the case of some ethnic groups. To believe that Jews would have defeated, undermined, or somewhat weakened Hitler, by staging non-violent protests, is a mistake. A more contemporary example is that of Cuba, where human rights and democratic groups find themselves at the complete mercy of Fidel Castro, his brutally repressive security and intelligence apparatus. Certain people/groups simply refuse to accept the other on equal terms. If follows that consideration for the other's rights is, quite simply, out of the question.
The Nazis considered Jews to be sub human beings. Islamic fundamentalists are convinced that infidels are just as much. Terrorists tend to have similar positions. In such cases, dialogue is entirely pointless. One of Hugo Chavez defining characteristics is precisely his warped understanding of democracy and human rights. For Chavez sees these as mere tools, as convenient formulas to solve certain issues. For instance, Hugo Chavez has said that Colombian narcoterrorists deserve recognition and belligerent status. Hugo Chavez has claimed that Carlos The Jackal is one of Venezuela's revolutionary heroes. But he flatly refuses to grant equal consideration to Venezuelan political opponents, even when democratically elected. What this means is that, in practical terms, Hugo Chavez has the same consideration, for what he perceives as his enemies, than that of those who perpetrate abominable crimes for ideological reasons. Furthermore, Chavez thinks of his political opponents in clearly fascist terms. Let us not forget that Chavez himself is directly responsible for many deaths, occurred in 1992 and 2002.
Obama said something that ring true: "For make no mistake: Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to lay down their arms. To say that force may sometimes be necessary is not a call to cynicism -- it is a recognition of history; the imperfections of man and the limits of reason." I would have thought he was talking about Venezuela and chavismo, and can only add that I find myself in complete agreement with what Obama said yesterday.
Publicado por AB en 4:00 pm 2 comments: Enlaces a esta entrada
Etiquetas: hugo chavez, obama, venezuela., war
Threatened by Smartmatic's Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Act 1: an employee of Smartmatic, a technology company let's not forget, makes a threat in comment section of Daniel's blog, leaving his IP address (200.109.11.253).
Act 2: using a pseudonym (cmostaza), the same employee makes another comment, from the same IP address.
Act 3: Alek remembers comments of cmostaza in Twitter, and Googles "/coronel mostaza/" "/smartmatic/"
Act 4: Alek clicks on Google link and finds out that cmostaza is Luis Acuña.
Act 5: Alek Googles "/luis acuña/" "/smartmatic/" and finds, among other interesting bits, this (source) that identifies Luis Acuña as Smartmatic's Marketing & Communication Coordinator:
These are the 'efficient' people that run elections around the world, and are meant to keep biometric information safe. Scary. Mexican readers note: the threats from this "Dutch company" come from Caracas.
UPDATE: Luis Acuña, Smartmatic's Marketing & Communications Coordinator has written to clarify his position. His comment follows:
Goof evening Mr. Boyd. It's true, I am Cmostaza, however I have not threatened you in anyway, that's pseudonym I use in the internet, it's not that hard to trace back to me as you have obviously demonstrated. Whatever I did, I did personally not representing the company, just today before leaving the comment in Daniel's blog I talked directly to you in Twitter, using my real name, I have nothing to hide. I admit writing comments on twitter and on the blog I however did not have anything to do with the e-mail you received earlier.
I assure you that even with our differences I do not condone violence in anyway. I have my points of views about yourself, but I would never stoop so low as to threaten a person. I am sorry to have fueled whatever fears you may have, and I am deeply sorry you believe either Smartmatic or myself could endorse such a repulsive action. All I asked was where was the threat which I did not (and still don't) see.
My reply: Mr. Acuña, thanks for dropping by and proving my point so quickly. You have indeed threatened me, by stating "I wonder if he can keep doing so and still get away with it." What exactly do you mean by "still get away with it"?
Is this how Smartmatic, according to you a company formed by "honest, hard working & talented professionals", deals with perfectly valid and sourced criticism? Will Smartmatic reprimand you because of this action?
Since you are Smartmatic's Marketing & Communications Coordinator, could you tell us:
in which countries of Europe has Smartmatic being contracted, as stated by Mr. Cook recently in Mexico?
Where's the evidence that Smartmatic bought back from the Venezuelan government the shares it acquired through proxy Omar Montilla?
Why did Smartmatic drop Sequoia and ran away from the CFIUS probe?
How come Smartmatic software continues to be in use in the USA through Sequoia?
How much does Smartmatic gets from Sequoia for the use of its technology?
What sort of professional relations has Jack Blaine with Smartmatic?
Did Smartmatic applied for working permits for the Venezuelans that were flown to monitor elections in Chicago in 2006?
Why did Smartmatic/Sequoia machines did not perform adequately in Chicago?
Could you please provide us with evidence of independent audits that have been carried out in Smartmatic voting equipment and biometric technology?
Why have Venezuelans not been informed of the final results of the constitutional referendum of 2007?
Can Smartmatic provide evidence of having been contracted in open, transparent and fair public tenders in Venezuela?
Since 2003, how much money have the honest folks that run Smartmatic taken from the Chavez regime?
How much in taxes has been paid to SENIAT?
Where's the rest of the money stashed?
Why did the "decent, righteous and capable" Antonio Mugica threaten former employees?
How did Smartmatic manage to get the contract in the Philippines?
Why did Smartmatic access servers remotely during a regional election in Mindanao, Philippines?
Do Smartmatic machines maintain bidirectional communication with polling stations during voting in the Philippines, as it does in Venezuela?
Where does Smartmatic pays its taxes?
Is Smartmatic prepared to show its last returns?
Whatever happen to the investigation into the death of Alfredo Anzola?
Why did Jorge Rodriguez, acting at the time as Venezuela Electoral Council Chief, go to Italy to close the deal with Olivetti on behalf of Smartmatic?
Who pocketed the +$20 million overprice?
Why did Smartmatic pick up the tab of luxury holidays of Jorge Rodriguez?
Why has Smartmatic got such a convoluted ownership structure?
Is Smartmatic prepared to publish a full disclosure of its activities, employees, financial operations?
How come Smartmatic was illegally subcontracted by NEC Argentina in Bolivia, for the provision of biometric technology, considering that its bid was rejected by Bolivian electoral authorities?
How come Bolivia's electoral roll increased its numbers, once Smartmatic got involved?
What was the issue between TIM and Smartmatic in Philippines?
How did Smartmatic manage to get into a public tender for the provision of biometric technology in Mexico, when it lacks a track record on the provision of such services anywhere in the world?
Why did Smartmatic use contact details of a collaborator of Fernando Gómez Mont to register its bid?
Did Smartmatic pay any bribes in Mexico?
If so, how much and to whom?
What's Smartmatic position on similar allegations made in the Philippines?
And in Bolivia?
Who controls the totalisation room of the CNE in Venezuela?
Is it true, as Gen. Raul Baduel said to me, that monitors have been placed in a Venezuelan military compound (CUFAN), so that the army can follow in real time how elections are going and act accordingly upon being ordered by Chavez?
Is Antonio Mugica in any way related to Venezuela Ambassador to the USA Bernardo Alvarez Herrera?
Was the late Alfredo Anzola related to Mr. Alvarez Herrera?
Why did documents of incorporation of SBC disappear, from the notary office of Jose Vicente Rangel's daugher in Cubo Negro, upon publication of Richard Brand's article in the Miami Herald?
Whatever happened with the investigation for tax evasion that US authorities were conducting on Smartmatic?
How about the one from the FBI?
Has Smartmatic developed any expansion plans into ALBA countries?
When will Smartmatic start operations in Cuba?
Finally, you say you don't condone violence in any way. How come you work for a company that rigs elections for a militaristic putschist then?
Where were you when you made those comments and threats, at home, or at work?
Did you do it following instructions from above?
If so, who told you to slander/threaten me?
Why did you hide behind different pseudonyms?
Is that your idea of honesty, and transparency?
I take you're well placed, sufficiently knowledgeable -since you have know Smartmatic since 2001, and eager to answer this set of questions, that will help dispel somewhat the apprehensions that many people and authorities have towards Smartmatic around the world. I will advice caution in replying, while stressing upon one maxim: "shooting the messenger never works".
Publicado por AB en 12:44 am 7 comments: Enlaces a esta entrada
Etiquetas: luis acuña, smartmatic, threats.
Is Smartmatic issuing threats now?
For future reference, and before further investigating the IP address from where comment was sent, I would like to leave a public record of a veiled threat that an alleged Smartmatic employee has made, in the comment section of this post:
I happen to WORK for Smartmatic, which I got acquainted with back in 2001. I KNOW about voting systems (which Mr. Alek Boyd does not). I KNOW the owners of this company personally (which Mr. Alek Boyd does not, either, he insists on saying the owner is Hugo Chavez, which is a lie), and I believe they are honest, hard-working & talented professionals (which Mr. Alek Boyd is not and will never be). I am revolted at the lightness whith which Mr. Alek Boyd tells lies and more lies, accusing Smartmatic of sins which he has never supplied any evidence of, and accusing Smartmatic's technology --which he doesn't know anything about-- of ills that exist only in his imagination. The only purpose Mr. Alek Boyd seems to have is to inflict as much harm as he can to a decent, righteous and capable company and the hard-woking, talented people it hires. That purpose seems to have sponsors, most probably to be found among those companies who have lost important bids and contracts to Smartmatic, and now want blood. So, it is apparent that Mr. Boyd has found a reliable source of income --as long as he keeps spitting his venom at Smartmatic. I wonder if he can keep doing so and still get away with it.
This is not the first time this has happened, and it won't be the last. For that's the only thing chavistas excel at, threatening and terrorising people. Fortunately, for my wellbeing, I live in London, and not in Caracas, where my life could be dispensed with rather easily, and make the whole thing look as another example of common crime. I won't delve in debunking the message, for Smartmatic is doing a stellar job in fuelling all sorts of conspiracy theories themselves, by, for instance, having refused to open up when a CFIUS probe was launched. I am afraid that it's Smartmatic that needs to clear its past, not me. I have no relations with dictators, and, most certainly, I have never taken more than a $100 million to provide services to militaristic caudillos.
An update: the IP address of the Smartmatic employee is 200.109.11.253 (DISTRITO FEDERAL, CARACAS, CANTV SERVICIOS VENEZUELA)
Publicado por AB en 11:17 pm 1 comment: Enlaces a esta entrada
Etiquetas: alek boyd, smartmatic, threat.
El golpista Hugo Chavez asume un nuevo rol: zar anti corrupción
¿Quien no recuerda “Por estas calles”? Ahora resulta, que el caudillo golpista, excelente personificación de la filosofía inmortalizada por Eudomar Santos, se ha convertido en “el hombre de la etiqueta”. Como lo leen estimados lectores, Hugo Chavez nos quiere hacer creer que él ha devenido en zar anti corrupción, que él va a acabar con la boliburguesía, que él no estaba al tanto de los guisos que su acolito principal, Diosdado Cabello, estaba dirigiendo a través de Fernandez Barrueco. Chavez dizque no sabía que el hermano de Jessy había comprado bancos, en asociación con un lacayo de Jose Vicente Rangel. No vale si es que el tipo, que esta dizque rodeado de la mejor inteligencia cubana y tiene a toda Venezuela monitoreada, nunca se cruzo con Arné, o con Fernandez Barrueco, o con Ciliberto, en los últimos 7 años. Nadie le soplo al oído: “fíjese mi emperador, el G5 que acaba de adquirir el hombre de Mercal...” No notó nada extraño. Los caballos de carrera, los aviones, yates, casas, carros, viajes, adquisiciones en otros países... nada de ello levantó la suspicacia del caudillo. Les congelaron millones de dólares a personas del entorno mas cercano de Chavez, y el hombre peló la oportunidad de siquiera acusar al principado pirenaico de ser un bastión de la CIA.
Siendo que Venezuela es un pueblo, que todo el mundo le conoce los chismes al vecino, que nadie es capaz de mantener un secreto, que la manera y tamaño de las fortunas creadas de la nada no pueden esconderse, ni los juguetes que con dinero mal habido han adquirido los boliburgueses, resulta que Chavez no sabía un carajo. Y se supone que nosotros, los ciudadano de a pie, chavistas o no, tenemos que tragarnos ese mojón.
Toda Venezuela conoce la historia de Chavez. Todos sabemos que se pasó muchos años conspirando en contra de la democracia, planeando el asesinato de CAP, el asalto al poder. Lo sabían sus superiores, lo sabían sus compañeros, lo sabía un montón de gente. Sabemos que en Venezuela no existen secretos, menos en los niveles referidos, menos cuando se trata del getón que gobierna el país, que es incapaz de mantener el hocico, porque eso no es boca, cerrado. Recuerdo, por ejemplo, en la campaña presidencial del 2006, haber visto a Victor Ferrere en una reunión, dizque secreta, de miembros del comando estratégico de Manuel Rosales. Es decir, un confidente de Gustavo Cisneros, oyendo todo lo que el candidato de la oposición estaba planeando. Lo mismo aplica al otro lado. No hay seriedad, no existe el secreto en la vida política venezolana. Pero se supone que le creamos al caudillo. Se supone que asumamos como cierto el cuento sobre los banqueros que se entregaron en la DISIP, y la renuncia de Jessy. No me jodan.
Hablando con un amigo ayer, me comentaba: “Con tanto billete y posibilidades de escape, porque vamos a hablar claro, no es que esta gente tiene que ir a la agencia de viajes para irse del país, ¿cómo es eso que los carajos se entregaron así no mas?”
Le respondí: “muy sencillo compadre, para estos boliburgueses, no existe ningún lugar en el mundo mejor para estar preso que en el Helicoide. Visitas conyugales, teléfonos, televisión, papa a la carta, celdas para ellos solos... Aquí no estamos hablando de Simonovis, o de los reos de La Planta, La Pica, El Rodeo... Estos tipos no van a tener que fajarse para defender el culo, ni les van a violar sus derechos humanos. Estamos hablando de gente tan cercana a Chavez, con tal nivel de conocimiento de los guisos que este régimen ha hecho, que es impensable pensar, primeramente, que se van a ir del país, a sabiendas que en el exterior si les pueden meter los ganchos de verdad, como le hicieron a Kaufmann y cía. Segundo, ¿donde van a estar mejor que en el Helicoide? Allí los tienen cuidaitos, mientras dura el teatro. Me imagino las conversaciones entre Jessy y Arné, o Diosdado y Fernandez Barrueco “los vamos a poner en la sombra un ratico, pero tranquilos que la vaina es un paro”. Luego saldrán, a disfrutar de lo mal habido, o de lo que quede. Cuando veas que los están llevando para El Dorado, entonces créete el cuento. Solo cuando veas a los hermanos, padres, y colaboradores cercanos de Chavez en la cana, en la de verdad como la que alberga a Franklin Duran, entonces asume como cierta la nueva actitud. Mientras tanto, esto no es sino una comedia para posicionarse electoralmente”.
Etiquetas: arne chacon escamillo, diosdado cabello, hugo chavez, jesse chacon, jose vicente rangel, pedro torres ciliberto., ricardo fernandez barrueco, venezuela
BANINVEST owner arrested: will Google results change?
Miguel reported yesterday, that the Chavez regime had taken over a group of banks belonging to Pedro Torres Ciliberto and Arne Chacon Escamillo. BANINVEST is among the financial institutions nationalised by Hugo Chavez. The news came only days after Diosdado Cabello's front man saw the regime strip him of an ill acquired fortune. Needless to say that this is but another example that things aren't well in Venezuelan socialist paradise, where corruption rackets are run by people in the first circle, as Solzhenitsyn would say. Chavez is the ultimate culprit, for he has allowed unseen levels of graft to flourish in front of his very nose: his brothers, his mother and father, his closest confidants and collaborators, every member of the first circle is the head of some multimillion racket. Furthermore, Chavez is directly responsible for the loss of income his aid to dictator Fidel Castro -anywhere between 54,000 and 120,000 BPD depending on sources- represents. We're talking billions here. In any case, as Miguel has argued, Hugo Chavez can't claim ignorance about these issues.
However I don't think anyone should take solace from these news, for Chavez can't do without the thugs that prop him up through politicking and money laundering, unless they are replaced by other ones. He is after all just one man. This, in my opinion, is mere posturing, an intermezzo, a show. There are crucial elections next year, the outcome of which could mean that Chavez will have to throw away the remaining democratic leaf, if he is to remain in power. These acts are mere props to make his ignorant followers believe that he's tough, as Tony Blair would say, on crime and the causes of crime. This is, as a matter of fact, nothing but posturing, self preservation, Chavez at his histrionic best.
But then, I would like to know whether Google search results, from where a link exposing Arne Chacon's BANINVEST mysteriously disappeared from the first page, will change.
Etiquetas: arne chacon escamillo, baninvest, google., hugo chavez
Mexico mulls over Smartmatic
The email read: "Hi Alek, tomorrow one of the companies in Mexico is presenting a claim against Smartmatic and they need to know if Smartmatic Holding (the one registered in the Netherlands) has modified their statement regarding their activities, where they say they are dedicated to trading real estate. According to your info, in 2005 they formed this holding company, but if they haven't modified it to include the sale and installation of voting equipment and manufacture and sale of ID cards, then they can be banned from the bid. This is what my friend's company wants to do, but they just want to make sure no change has been made to their statement of activities since 2005. Do you think you can help us in this matter? Again, thanks for all your help and patience." Upon reading it, I thought that this was a chance to make Smartmatic come clean. So I did call Amsterdam Register of Companies, and I did find out that Smartmatic has not modified its purpose. As far as records in Amsterdam show, Smartmatic International Holding B.V.'s purpose continues to be "to purchase, develop and manage property and goods."
The granting of the contract to Smartmatic is being challenged in Mexico, almost unanimously: by some of the companies that took place in the tender, by representatives from the major political parties (PRI, PAN and PRD), authorities, and by the media, among others. Of particular concern the finding about Smartmatic's possible connection to the authorities granting the contract, a practice in which Smartmatic has engaged in Venezuela, Chicago, Bolivia, and the Philippines.
Furthermore, authorities have postponed signing of contract with Smartmatic, due 3 December, until the Comptroller's Office announces its decision. Worse still, Smartmatic's damage limitation attempt is also being challenged. In light of all this, Mexico would do well in sending Smartmatic packing back to Venezuela.
Etiquetas: mexico, smartmatic
Venezuela: a lawless country
Rafael grew up in West Caracas, in a low middle class family. Much like the majority of his friends, he never saw the education system as a way to better things in life. On the contrary, they all partook, in one manner or another, in petty crime, dealing and wheeling, and scams of all sorts, to earn some money, when not outright drug dealing, etc. It came a point where Rafael realised that his life was going nowhere, but straight to jail, or worse. So he decided to move away from Caracas. He managed to land a semi decent job in Margarita, as shop manager for an international company, and he started to earn an honest living. Life was good. He saved some money, and was able to buy the very things he had been dreaming with all his life: a 4x4, a motorcycle, an expensive mountain bike... The girlfriend of some time, Gabriela, seeing that Rafael was now a changed man, accepted to marry him, in contradiction to her mother's wishes and advice. They moved together to a very small apartment, owned by the fiancee's father.
But Rafael wanted more. He wanted to have his own place, and now, he thought could afford it. So he saved some more, and, with his father's help, managed to purchase a small plot of land in a beautiful hill, overlooking the sea. This, he believed, was to become his little piece of paradise. Every penny he could save, he would use to buy building bricks, cement, a W.C., then a washing machine, then some furniture, a TV, kitchen ware, etc. He started to fill his little apartment with the things he would put in his new house. Every night he would discuss the plans and lay out with Gabriela. Every day off, he would go to his plot, to level it, to measure it, to prepare and lay the foundations, to envision his dream house.
And so the construction began. Without having a clue about architecture or engineering, Rafael was leading a team, formed by Gabriela and two local helpers, in the construction of his own house. In the meantime, he lost his job. So his father and mother would often come to the rescue, both financially and practically, in the running of the project. This drawback put the breaks on the plan, but with a great deal of personal sacrifice, of pretty much every member of his family, Rafael finished his house. In this period, his wife gave birth to a beautiful daughter, Nina. Rafael felt that he was now whole, he had managed to escape a vicious circle in Caracas, and had now, after three years of hard work, a family, a house and a few bits and bobs, all product of his honest efforts.
But happiness was not meant to last for long. For once Rafael decided to move to his new house, with Gabriela and Nina, the very workers that had assisted him during the project, built a little brick factory in the plot adjacent to his. Needing water for the production of bricks, the workers connected, without permission, a hose to Rafael's water tank. Bothered by the abuse and the noise, Rafael complained to local authorities, who actually came to his place, and made the workers dismantle the factory (built in residential land), repair damages, and were made to sign a caution. This didn't go down well with them.
Two weeks ago, Rafael's dog was ill. Gabriela took it to the veterinary and was told that it had been poisoned. Unfortunately, it was too late when they got there, and the dog died. Last week, Rafael was coming back from work, a new one he had found in the construction industry thanks to the skills acquired in the last three years. When he was approaching his house, he saw three men in his house's doorstep, with machetes, beating Gabriela, who had Nina in her arms. He parked and jumped out of the car and went to them, only to realise that they were his old workers and another brother. There were two other men, keeping a look out, standing in the street: the father and uncle of the workers, a family gang. When the workers, alerted by their father, noticed his arrival, they turned on him, leaving bruised Gabriela and screaming Nina, and, wielding machetes, proceeded to chase him. So Rafael started running away from the house. Luckily, Gabriela reacted very quickly, she took Nina to the car, and drove away to pick Rafael up, who, after dodging machete-swings, had managed to outrun the chasing thugs. Eventually Rafael jumped in the car and they drove away. They went straight to the police, and returned to check things back home with two policemen. None of the neighbours wished to speak about what had happened. The police officers warned him: “you better leave this place. These thugs know when you come and go, next time, you may find your wife and daughter killed. We can't do anything more, for no witnesses are wiling to corroborate your story.”
Rafael and Gabriela are completely distraught. Nina, a very healthy and normal baby, has spent a few nights crying and shaking. They don't know what to do, their efforts of the last three years out of reach. Authorities are not willing to assist them, beyond paid-for visits every now and then. They don't want to stay in Margarita anymore, so not only their home will be lost, also Rafael's only source of income.
The women in his family are advising caution, and forgiveness. The men in his family, and his old time friends from Caracas, are advising him to take things into his own hands, for which they are willing to help, they are urging him to, as they say in Venezuela, “matar la culebra por la cabeza”, which means to finish the gang off, another family let's not forget. Rafael is very confused. On the one hand he wants to avenge the abuses on Gabriela and Nina. He said to his father “every scream of my child, every bruise and nightmare of my wife, every drop of sweat of mine, they will pay me...” The situation has forced him to abandon a project he recently signed, worth a few millions, that would put him back on his feet. However, the most powerful argument of Rafael were “the system in this damned country is the very reason why people turn to violence. For how can it be explained that thugs end up ruling, winning, against all reason, against the law, always? How come authorities declare themselves incapable so quickly and openly? How can I forget and forgive? How can I let this happen to me and my family? Why should we abandon our property, our life, our home, why should we throw to waste so much honest effort? Is this what life is about? Am I meant to let these thugs have their way, just like that? This country is damned. We are all damned, silently condemned to a life of violence, misery, and death.”
Rafael's old friends are ready, and eager, for a bit of gang war. A terrible tragedy could ensue, one that would engross the huge number of unsolved and uninvestigated violent deaths in Venezuela. All because of the lawlessness, all due to the utter uselessness of the judiciary and the police. A country without law, without institutions where aggravated parties can go seek redress, is a damned place indeed.
Etiquetas: crime., venezuela
Smartmatic's PR disaster
Presumably intent in doing damage limitation, Smartmatic dispatched a couple of executives to Mexico City to brief the press about the mounting suspicions regarding its operations, and the way in which it had won a tender for the provision of biometric technology. Robert Cook and Jim Bell, quoted by the Mexican press as Smartmatic's representatives, stated today that the company has "participated in electoral processes in 70 countries... have never been sued by any government... and that President Obama voted using Smartmatic technology." These three statements merit further scrutiny:
It would be great, for Smartmatic's own credibility sake, if Messieurs Cook and Bell can provide a list of the 70 countries in which Smartmatic has, succesffully, participated. Of particular interest, commercial operations in European countries where Smartmatic has been involved, according to Cook.
Smartmatic has never been sued by any government. However, how could one interpret the investigation launched in Chicago in 2006, after local authorities found out that Smartmatic-operated Sequoia machines "did not perform adequately"? Moreover, what to make of Smartmatic's decision to drop Sequoia Voting System to prevent further investigations from CFIUS into its ownership structure, and ties to the Chavez regime?
President Obama voted using Smartmatic technology. Does that mean that Smartmatic continues to provide technology to Sequoia Voting Systems, despite the fact that it announced that is was selling it?
Etiquetas: mexico., smartmatic
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Michael Schumacher – one of the toughest writer in Formula One
Written by Markus Brandes on Monday, 12 January 2015. Posted in Sport
Since 1994 I visited nearly 100 Grand Prix, test sessions and events concerning to Formula One and motor racing in Europe. During that long time I was happy to meet Michael Schumacher more often than any other Formula One fan. Now I would like to give you a closer look at Michael, especially I want to show you how thrilling the autograph hunting with him was.
I have chosen some very impressive moments with him, which will give you a look behind the scenes of Formula One.
At the beginning I would like to explain shortly, why I was able to meet him so often.
During the last 12 years I was lucky to build some relationships in Formula One. That is the reason why I got Paddock Passes, Paddock Club Passes or press accreditations. Without these special passes it is very difficult to get nice autographs of him. (Hunting at airports or hotels is ok, but the signings are bad)
My first get-together with Michael was in Spa-Francorchamps 1995. I participated at his official fan club meeting in front of the F1 Belgian Grand Prix and tried to get his signature. But there was no chance. He was surrounded by too many fans and quitted signing after 8 or 9 autographs. Every time Michael is belted by too many people, he escapes. The first successful meeting with him was in Hockenheim (German GP race track) 1996. I wanted to know how the hotel-hunting would be. So I travelled to the Holiday Inn Hotel in Walldorf near Mannheim. Early in the morning Michael came out of the hotel and signed a few items. I was very happy to get my picture signed. From this day on I decided to hunt at other places, because his signature was not very nice.
In Spa-Francorchamps 1996 I had paddock access for the first time as a guest of Mercedes. I met Michael late at night and he signed. Unfortunately the pen was not working because of the rain at Spa. Michael was not willing to sign again… Michael Schumacher was always the driver who stayed at the race track longer than anyone else.
In 1998 I met him during the GP of Monaco. The paddock in Monaco is completely fenced and everyone is able to stay at the fences without special passes. So Michael signed through the fence, feeling safe. But before I met him, I had to wait about 3 hours!
In Hockenheim 1999 Michael started to behave diffident. He began asking his bodyguard Gino to drive his private car (in most cases a Maserati) into the paddock. So Michael just had to leave the Ferrari motorhome and drove away without signing. From this year on it became more and more difficult to meet him. In the daytime he was always to busy and hectic, at night he stayed in meetings with his mechanics.
In the year 2000 Michael started to remember every face of the professional hunters. That means for example that he remembers in August that you already got an autograph in July. So from this time on I had to discuss with him for every signature. I have to mention positively that Michael was fair enough to sign one photo per fan, more than ever when I and the others were waiting till late at night for him. He also started saying: ”Hey buddy, you got so many signs the last years, what are you doing with them?” In 2001 Michael made a guest appearance at the Carting World Championship in his hometown Kerpen, near Cologne. There Michael was extremely focussed on carting so that he did not sign anything! This is a proof for his extreme engagement concerning to racing.
In 2002 I made my first vacation to Imola (GP of San Marino). My friend and I were the only autograph collectors in the paddock area. So Michael was very relaxed when he arrived at the race track early in the morning. We were lucky, because Michael had no admittance to drive his private Maserati into the paddock. He was forced to leave his car in the car park and because of this it was possible to get a really nice autograph. Moments like this were very rare! The GP of Europe in this year, which was held at the Nürburging, was very important for all autograph collectors who want Michael to sign large pictures. Michael started to ask every fan: “Who is the autograph for?” The collector had to say the name and every large picture was signed with a dedication. Only small pictures and portraits were signed normally. He wanted to stop the selling of his autographs by using this method.
In 2003, Michael arranged a charity soccer match between a team including actors and TV stars and one team including sport stars in Mannheim several days in front of the GP of Germany. There Michael was always singing a lot, because the fans paid a lot of money for the tickets and Michael wanted to give something back. When Michael was signing for more than 20 people, he renounced to write dedications. There was always a happy hunting!
Another exciting moment of 2003 was the IAA (international car exposition) in Frankfurt. Michael should launch the Fiat Panda and the new Maserati Quarto Porte there. I was waiting for him outside the hall at the parking area for VIP quests. But regretfully I was forced to leave this area two minutes before Michael arrived. Luckily I had a brilliant idea. One security woman was allowed to stay there, so I gave him 3 of my photographs and asked her to collect the autographs. Our deal was that she would keep one the signed photos. In the end, Michael signed all photographs for her and I was the only professional collector in Frankfurt who got his photos signed! During the celebrations inside the hall Michael refused to sign anything!
Spa-Francochamps 2004, Michael became world champion for the 7th time. So I my intention was to get a real world champion autograph shortly after the race. But this was very difficult. I met Michael about 10 times in the paddock, but he never signed anything. Quite the opposite he said: “I could be the champion for the 10th time, but you will get no autograph!” After a long hunting day I decided to wait for Michael until 10 o’clock in the evening. Ten minutes in front of my deadline he came out of the paddock restaurant truck and tried to escape in his Maserati. But me and my 4 friends were bagging for the autographs and embarrassed him to leave. So Michael signed one photograph for each of us. That’s it, the real world champion autographs which will stay in my collection for ever!
The beginning of the year 2005 was very negative for me concerning to Michael’s autographs. He thought that he signed enough photos for me in the past and was not willing to sign for me anymore. I only got him in Monaco through the fence, where he was not able to see me. In Hockenheim he just signed my picture, because he thought I were someone else. After signing and realizing it was me, he was a little bit angry. In Spa-Francorchamps happened something very interesting. Michael was signing some photographs for each fan instead of me. Then I asked him: ”Michael what’s your problem? You are signing for everyone, so come on!” He answered that he did not believe that I am a fan, because I’m always asking him for autographs. He assumed me only to sell his signs. Furthermore he did not believe my name for the dedication. So I had the good idea to show him my identity card. He started laughing and from this point on he treated me like a friend! I never had problems with him at the following events!
During the following F1 winter, where Michael tested a lot at Barcelona, Valencia and Jerez, it was easy to get his autographs for me. All the other hunters were having the same problems I had until Spa. Everytime I met him, I gave him my photograph for signing beside my identity card. This was our new running gag…
In 2006 Michael started to get interested in my hobby and asked me several things. For example he wanted to know, why I am always in the paddock area or why I sometimes have accreditations. I only answered: “Michael, this is just my expert knowledge…!” And he smiled…
It was a process of more than ten years to convince Michael that I am a good guy and to acquire his trust. Spa-Francorchamps 2005 was the turning point. In 2006, for example at Imola, he was always happy to meet me. The atmosphere between me (autograph collector) and him (F1 giant) changed completely and all the other hunters got very jealous.
I am very sad that Michael retired from Formula One. Collecting his autographs has always been the most exciting thing in Formula One. He was a very special driver, a tough signer, but ultimately a really good guy!
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President Kenyatta ties revival of textile sector to GM cotton
November 30th, 2018 / Sunrise, Uganda
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has instructed key government ministries to identify mechanisms for reviving the nation’s cotton production, which could include growing the genetically modified Bt cotton.
The announcement follows the government’s approval last summer of an environmental assessment that authorized the national performance trials that are required prior to commercial release of Bt cotton. The Kenyan government, in collaboration with farmers, planted the pest-resistant Bt cotton in field trials last June, marking a milestone in a 15-year research effort.
One of the biggest holdups to the advancement of biotechnology in Kenya has been the absence of political good will. But the performance trial approval and President’s speech seem to signal a shift.
“Cotton farming was once a major source of income and livelihood for many people in the region,” Kenyatta said in an Oct. 20 speech in Western Kenya during Mashujaa Day celebrations – a public holiday to honor Kenyans who have contributed in the struggle of independence. “As such, I have instructed the ministries of health, agriculture, and trade, industry, and cooperatives to work together and come up with a quick mechanism to revive the production of cotton, including the possibility of farming Bt cotton.” Read more
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The Supreme Court Is Considering Forcing You To Fund Religious Education | Americans United for Separation of Church and State
The Supreme Court Is Considering Forcing You To Fund Religious Education
One of the most important things that separation of religion and government does is ensure that Americans are free to give financial support only to the faiths of their choosing – or support none at all.
That’s the ideal, anyway. Sadly, the Supreme Court has been drifting away from that principle, and during this term, the high court might even rule that under certain circumstances, taxpayers can be compelled to support religious schools.
In a pending case, Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, the justices will consider an appeal of a ruling handed down in December 2018 by the Montana Supreme Court.
The state high court struck down a private school voucher program that used tax credits to divert public funds to private religious schools, finding that it violated the clear language of the Montana Constitution, which protects religious freedom by barring “direct or indirect appropriation or payment from any public fund or monies … for any sectarian purpose or to aid any church, school, academy, seminary, college, university, or other literary or scientific institution, controlled in whole or in part by any church, sect, or denomination.”
Religious freedom protection language like this is found in three-quarters of the state constitutions. It’s designed to ensure that no one is taxed, directly or indirectly, to pay for someone else’s religion.
Opposition to church taxes, no matter what they may be called or what form they may take, has a long history in the United States. As James Madison once argued, if the government can force you to pay even a minuscule amount to support religion, it can compel you to conform in other ways.
“Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other Sects?” Madison wrote in 1785. “That the same authority which can force a citizen to contribute three pence only of his property for the support of any one establishment, may force him to conform to any other establishment CONTINUE READING: The Supreme Court Is Considering Forcing You To Fund Religious Education | Americans United for Separation of Church and State
CURMUDGUCATION: Yes And
Yes And
Akil Bello@akilbello
Why do I see such a profound lack of “yes and” in education conversations?
“YES we can criticize bad data AND advocate for preparing students for the jobs of the future.”
“YES we can advocate for abolishing the the tests AND argue to improve education.”
11:32 AM - Nov 13, 2019
This tweet (shared with permission) really hit me where I live. Because defenders of public education have too often let themselves be pushed into a one-part argument when a two-part argument is what's called for.
Blame No Child Left Behind. It was educational baloney, but rhetorical genius. Every attempt to discuss the empty baloniness of it was met by the same response; "Well, then, which children do you want to leave behind."
Ever since, this has been the ed disruptors' framing for everything. If you want Goal A, then you must support Method Z. If you want accountability, you must support high stakes testing. If you don't like bad schools, you must support privately run charter schools (also, if you support freedom, you must support charter schools).
When pressed, reformsters double down on descriptions of the awfulness of the problem.
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A Model Of Mismanagement In Sacramento Schools (Opinion) | Sacramento, CA Patch
A Model Of Mismanagement In Sacramento Schools (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: Sacramento is by no means the only Californian school district in financial and political meltdown.
California's extra budget cash could soon top $26 billion, analysts say - Los Angeles Times - https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-20/californias-state-budget-excess-cash by @johnmyers on @latimes
By Dan Walters, (BLAME EVERYTHING ON TEACHERS)
Originally published on Monday, November 18
Two years ago, with teachers in Sacramento's school district on the verge of striking, the city's mayor stepped in to mediate a compromise contract.
"Forty-three thousand students, parents, teachers and our entire community can breathe easy this afternoon," Mayor Darrell Steinberg declared after the Sacramento City Unified School District and the Sacramento City Teachers Association agreed to a new contract giving teachers an 11% raise over three years.
"Let this be the beginning of a new day of partnership that puts old wounds behind," Steinberg added, referring to long-running acrimony between the union and the district's administration.
However, the ink was scarcely dry on the agreement before the district's politics and finances began to go south again.
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In 2018, less than a year after Steinberg hailed the new contract, Sacramento County's school superintendent, David Gordon, began rejecting district budgets that fell short of minimum reserve requirements.
California's Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT), a sort of rescue squad for troubled school systems, also became involved in 2018, issuing a very critical report and predicting that the district would run out of cash in 11 months unless it closed a $30 million budget gap. "The fiscal risk is real, imminent, and serious, FCMAT wrote. "Without action, state intervention is certain."
However, the labor-management acrimony escalated even further. The union staged a one-day strike last April and a state takeover of the district's operations was averted only by a last-minute fiscal bandage.
Sacramento City's fundamental problems remained unaddressed and Gordon, the county superintendent, continued to reject its imbalanced budgets, most recently in October, calling again for spending reductions.
The administration wants to reduce employee health care costs, while the union insists that spending cuts be made in the administration, citing "bureaucratic bloat."
Sacramento is by no means the only California school district in financial and political meltdown and if it can't resolve its issues CONTINUE READING: A Model Of Mismanagement In Sacramento Schools (Opinion) | Sacramento, CA Patch
Education Through Friendship: One Man’s Story (Part 4) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Education Through Friendship: One Man’s Story (Part 4)
Parts 1, 2, and 3 trace the arc of my close friendship with a small group of Pittsburghers beginning in the late-1940s. Far beyond the schooling I have had, my friendship with these “buddies” of mine has educated me and made possible my living a full life.
Turning Points in the Group’s History
Moving from a bunch of teenage boys in high school and college who had learned over years to accept both strengths and flaws in each other to a group of husbands and wives coming together monthly was a huge leap. Most adolescent friendships that survive college, I would guess, founder as couples form and marriages occur.
In our group, many wives did not know one another well before they married into the group. It was a Pittsburgh Jewish community divided into Oakland, East Liberty, and Squirrel Hill where different B’nai Brith youth groups straddled neighborhoods so some wives had met and knew of one another but not as close friends. Surely, many of us knew the wives when they were dating one of the guys especially as dating evolved into engagements and then marriage. Our annual New Year’s Eve parties brought the women we dated together. For example, I brought Barbara to her first New Year’s Eve party in 1957, a year before we got married.
Wives expand group. Why did the group of close pals accept wives as integral members of the group and make it a joint venture in forming the book club in CONTINUE READING: Education Through Friendship: One Man’s Story (Part 4) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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Category: جميع الاشهر
Chef Rafic Nakhle and Mr. Maher Al Qaisi visit Berlin, September 2019
تم النشر في جميع الاشهر
ATICO Fakhreldin Group, leadership team believes that employee satisfaction and performance play a significant role in business growth. And the essential means to success is to build and invest in a team of compassionate players who genuinely enjoy what they do. By constantly thriving to empower, improve and support team players, ATICO Fakhreldin Group, is certain to create an environment that allows work to be enjoyable and engaging at the same time, in order to achieve employee satisfaction and gratification.
Executive Chef Rafic from Fakhreldin and Mr. Maher Manager of Food and Beverage Operations Manager of ATICO Fakhreldin Group, took the opportunity to enjoy a few days in Berlin, while they oversaw and encouraged recently opened Simsim Levantine Eatery, which is a homegrown Levantine eatery serving authentic dishes both traditional and some with a twist.
Their visit was a mixture of site seeing, experiencing another culture and society while they still had time to give their expertise and recommendations to support the Simsim team.
On the occasion of Queen Rania’s birthday ATICO Fakhreldin Group wishes her many happy returns
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ATICO Fakhreldin Group wishes everyone a very Happy New Hijri Year
ATICO Fakhreldin Group Vows! Towards a cleaner Jordan
The Human Resources Department at ATICO Fakhreldin Group has engaged in another great local initiative “Himmeh w Lammeh” to vow to work towards a cleaner Jordan. The notion behind this is to have ATICO Fakhreldin Group team pledge to help keep Jordan clean, to keep the areas around the company clean, to provide proper bins and recycling bins, for all team members to discard cigarette stubs in the appropriate bins, educating the team and the customers about the importance of keeping our country clean and finally to guarantee that each team member will ask all their families to engage in this awareness movement.
ATICO Fakhreldin Group will also participate in the campaign “Clean Up Day”, held on the 28th of September, to clean up Jordan from the north to the south.
Considering Jordan is such a beautiful country and needs its citizens to understand the importance of keeping it shiny and clean. It is thus the role of every citizen to pitch in and help in preserving its beauty and to keep it litter free. It is not a secret that littering in Jordan has become a big problem and it is affecting our environment on many levels. This initiative is brought together by a group of volunteers who firmly believe in the need for change, and have partnered with the Jordan Inbound Tour Operators Association (JITOA) to make this change.
Fakhreldin hosts dinner for Jordan Basketball Team
Fakhreldin hosted, on the 19th of August 2019, the Jordan Basket Team. The dinner was held a night before the national basketball team was on its way to the World Cup games. The FIBA Basketball World Cup will be held in China on August 31st to September 15th, 2019, this year. Fakhreldin was proud to hold this farewell dinner to show support, and encourage the team’s drive and confidence. We wish them all the best.
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Legal Practice, UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
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10 Investor-State Awards I Hope to Read in 2010
Luke Eric Peterson (Investment Arbitration Reporter)/ December 31, 2009 /Leave a comment
Handicapping investor-state arbitration cases is a tough business. Indeed, it’s difficult to predict when decisions will come down – much less what they will say. The following somewhat-hastily-cobbled-together list constitutes my best guess as to the 10 most notable awards which may come down in 2010. I won’t hazard a guess as to what’s in…
Arbitration Awards, Investment Arbitration, Legal Practice
How to remediate moral damages suffered by a State?
Patrick Dumberry (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section)/ December 3, 2009 April 15, 2019 /Leave a comment
The concept of “moral damage” as long been recognised at international law. Article 31 of the International Law Commission (“I.L.C.”)’s Articles on State Responsibility provides that a State must make full reparation for any “injury” caused to another State by an internationally wrongful act and defines “injury” as “any damage, whether material or moral, caused…
Arbitration Proceedings, Europe, Legal Practice
Piercing the Corporate Veil – Effect on the Arbitration Clause and Jurisdiction
Georg von Segesser (von Segesser Law Offices)/ November 24, 2009 /Leave a comment
In a decision of 25 August 2009 (4A_160/2009), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that where a claimant by piercing the corporate veil can assert a contractual claim against the majority shareholder, all rights and obligations from the respective agreement, including the arbitration clause, become binding on the majority shareholder, thus precluding the jurisdiction of…
Arbitration Proceedings, Asia-Pacific, Domestic Courts, Enforcement, Legal Practice
A v R: Enforcement at any Cost(s)?
Aloke Ray (White & Case LLP)/ November 11, 2009 /Leave a comment
Earlier this year, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ruled that, in future, when it hears unsuccessful attempts to resist enforcement of arbitral awards under the New York Convention, it will “normally consider” awarding costs on an indemnity basis (i.e., in full, regardless whether they were reasonably incurred). This was a bold pro-enforcement statement…
International Legal Theory and Teaching, Legal Practice, North America, South America
Judge Nikken on the potential friction between a state’s obligation to disclose information and foreign investor protections
The relationship between human rights and investment law is all the rage these days in academia. It seems like every week I come across a PhD student or a young academic who is tackling some aspect of the topic. But, while there are many scholars and writers looking to bridge the two fields, it’s rarer…
Federal Tribunal Revises Award Influenced by Fraud
Georg von Segesser (von Segesser Law Offices)/ October 23, 2009 April 15, 2019 /Leave a comment
Summary In a decision of 6 October 2009 (4A.596/2008), the Swiss Federal Tribunal granted revision of a final international arbitral award that was influenced by fraud. This is the first time since the entry into force of the Federal Statute on the Federal Tribunal in 2007, and only the second time since the entry into…
A decision based on a written submission of a third party does not violate the right to be heard if the parties to the proceedings had enough time to comment on it
Georg von Segesser (von Segesser Law Offices)/ October 15, 2009 /Leave a comment
In a decision of 23 June 2009 (4A_62/2009), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that the right to be heard is not violated where an arbitral tribunal bases its decision on a written submission of a third party and the parties to the proceedings had enough time to comment on such written submission.By letter of…
Arbitration Awards, Arbitration Institutions and Rules, Arbitration Proceedings, Commercial Arbitration, Domestic Courts, Enforcement, Europe, Legal Practice, National Arbitration Laws
Section 69 and the “Interventionism” of English Courts
Phillip Capper (White & Case LLP)/ September 23, 2009 /1 Comment
There is a lingering perception amongst the international arbitration community that English courts tend to be more interventionist in relation to arbitration proceedings and awards compared to some of their continental counterparts. In reality, English courts are much less interventionist than some imagine, despite provisions such as section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 which…
Investment Arbitration, Legal Practice, Public Policy
Judges, Arbitrators, and the Secondary Functions of Adjudication
Charles H. Brower II (Wayne State University)/ September 16, 2009 /Leave a comment
While litigation and arbitration both entail binding adjudication, the traditional functions of judges and arbitrators diverge in fundamental respects. While judges resolve individual disputes, they also serve a number of secondary functions. For example, in the process of deciding cases, they also supply guidance to parties in future disputes, uphold the public interest, and contribute…
Arbitration Awards, International Legal Theory and Teaching, Investment Arbitration, Legal Practice
Are BITs Representing the “New” Customary International Law in International Investment Law?
Patrick Dumberry (University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section)/ September 2, 2009 /Leave a comment
For many years, no broad international consensus emerged on the existing protection for foreign investors as a result of differences of approaches between developed and developing States. As a result of this perceived lack of established customary principles, States concluded thousands of bilateral investment treaties in the 1990s for the promotion and the protection of…
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From the September 1888 Sword and Trowel
O MANY inquiring friends the editor would gratefully say that he is much better, though specially weak. Changing weather, with so much wet and cold, prevent a quick return to usual health. After a severe illness strength is slow in returning. Yet the work of the Lord has gone on with not less of blessing than in years past.
Hosts of American friends have been at the Tabernacle, and have greeted the preacher with loving sympathy. With these have come men of eminence, and plain lovers of the gospel belonging to all the denominations, bringing warm and tender words of sympathy and cheer. God is very gracious, and sends consolation by the hands of those whose very manner adds sweetness to their words. It is hard to make Christian people understand that there is a Union of professed Christians, which receives into its fellowship persons of any creed, or no creed, so long as they have been baptized. It is not easy to believe that men professing to hold the truth of God will retain in their communion men whose views are far removed from what is understood to be the evangelical faith. We are not anxious that Christians of other lands should be assured of a fact which is so greatly to be deplored; but certainly it is to the most of them a great surprise.
Few who have spoken with us have failed to see that there is a tremendous current, both broad and deep, which is running counter to the inspiration of Holy Scripture, and to those fundamental truths which until lately have been considered vital to the Christian religion. The question now raised strikes at the root of all true religion. It is not so much which doctrine is Scriptural, but is there any inspired Scripture from which doctrine can be drawn with certainty? After dreaming and doting upon a future other than Scripture reveals, men now dream about Scripture itself. However, all this will have its day, and before long true hearts will turn from it with loathing. We believe that God and his great future are on the side of the old faith, and we are content to wait, and see what he will do.
The Pastor and Church at the Tabernacle are now free from all hampering connections with Unions and Associations, but by no means without communion of the warmest kind with the Lord's faithful people. We have no doubt that ways will be found in which all the benefits of fellowship will be enjoyed with those churches with which we can honestly and heartily unite. Of any movement our friends shall be informed. We hope they will believe nothing which the newspapers may insert, since in the absence of information they are apt to make guesses, and state them as facts. Our attitude is that of waiting for divine direction. Unbelief is in a hurry, faith can bide its time.
Mr. Henry Varley is doing grand service by his papers upon inspiration in Word and Work, in answer to Mr. Horton's book. No doubt there will, as the struggle is intensified, be raised up other brave advocates for the eternal Word; but meanwhile our brother is doing the work in a thoroughly efficient manner. Although the policy of silence is again adopted by the Loose School in the matter of the "Down-Grade," it is happily the case that it is impossible to apply the pitch-plaster to all mouths; there are yet men and papers which cannot be burked or bought. All our readers should see what Mr. Varley has written, and Baptists especially, since the author whom he criticizes is chosen by the Baptist Union to take a leading part at its autumnal session.
The prayers of the Lord's people at the Tabernacle have been graciously heard in the restoration to us of our beloved brother and deacon, William Olney, after long suffering, borne with a cheerful patience which has been a lesson to us all. Long may he now be spared to the Lord's work! His son, Mr. William Olney, Jr., continues his laborious service at Haddon Hall, and week by week we see persons, some from the poorest and most degraded districts, brought to Jesus. Week by week our numbers receive additions. The College is not in session, for the men are having their vacation; the orphans are nearly all away; the seat-holders are most of them at the seaside; yet through the influx of strangers the crowds are even greater than usual, and many: feel the power of the Word, though as they mostly return to the country, we shall not have the home church thus increased. The Lord is with us, and we magnify his name.
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Elizabeth Nicholson & Stringed Migration: Fly Not ...
Elizabeth Nicholson & Stringed Migration: Fly Not Yet
Elizabeth Nicholson & Stringed Migration is a Portland, OR, based quartet that performs a lush synthesis of Celtic and international roots music with a twist of jazz. Comprised of four multi-instrumentalists whose individual careers have garnered regional, national and international recognition, the band is enjoying a rapidly growing reputation in the Northwest folk world.
The band features a cast of musicians whose diverse backgrounds touch upon Latin music, Balkan music, Americana, rock, Mediaval music, classical Indian music, Western classical music, and jazz, yet all have deep roots in traditional Irish and Scottish fare. "The idea," says founder Elizabeth Nicholson, "is to allow everyone in the band to draw from the full spectrum of their experience, rather than conforming to a rigidly defined idiom." The resulting sound pays true homage to the American melting pot, revealing technical mastery, nuance, spontaneity and heart.
On Fly Not Yet, the band crafts arrangements that seamlessly blend cultural influences to stunning effect:"Unquiet Grave" -- the album’s opening track – merges a traditional Scottish ballad with a Lebanese dance tune, highlighting the complementary harmonic structure of each melody and giving the song’s dark story an added layer of depth. In the second track, a reel from Cape Breton is uplifted by a merengue backbeat and treated with a dazzling jazz improvisation, courtesy of violinist Eddie Parente. The third, title track, reveals an elegantly straightforward treatment of an Irish song, centered around Elizabeth Nicholson’s lithe vocals. Subsequent tracks showcase the band’s range, from the driving medieval dance "La Rotta," to Bob Soper’s plaintive singing on the Appalachian ballad "Lord Thomas," to a whimsical treatment of the Irish hornpipe "Galway Bay," which sets a harp solo to a rock rhythm. The final track on the album is also the darkest: "And Am I Born to Die?" places an American shape-note song within a mournful, chamber-inflected string arrangement.
01. Lebanese Melody / The Unquiet Grave
02. Paddy Fahey's / Cape Breton Reel
03. Fly Not Yet
04. La Rotta / Waltz from Orsa
05. Paddy's Rambles / Funky Reel
06. Lord Thomas
07. St. John's Jig /. The Barn Swallow / Mt. Tabor Reel
08. The Dewey Dens of Yarrow
09. Romanian Hora / Galway Bay
10. And Am I Born to Die
Stringed Migration is: Elizabeth Nicholson on vocals, harps, and guitar; Eddie Parente on violin and viola; Bob Soper on bouzouki, fiddle, vocals and guitar; and Rob Barrick on double bass and Scottish smallpipes. Jim Chapman, a Stringed Migration alumni, still performs with the band on bouzouki from time to time.
Címkék: Elizabeth Nicholson and Stringed Migration, USA, World
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2010 Seminars
The Cryptography Seminar is being organized by Marcio Juliato, Ed Knapp and Femi Olumofin
Revisiting the Computational Practicality of Private Information Retrieval
Femi Olumofin, University of Waterloo
Dec 1 (Wed), 2:30 - 3:30 pm, MC 5158
Selections: An Internet Voting System with Over-the-shoulder Coercion Resistance
Jeremy Clark, University of Waterloo
Dec 3 (Fri), 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, MC 5136
Nymbler: Privacy-enhanced Protection from Abuses of Anonymity
Ryan Henry, University of Waterloo
Dec 9 (Thu), 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, DC 1331
Eperio: Mitigating Technical Complexity in Cryptographic Election Verificaiton
Aleksander Essex, University of Waterloo
Dec 10 (Fri), 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm, DC 1304
Preserving Access Privacy Over Large Databases
Dec 15 (Wed), 2:30 - 3:30 pm, DC 1302
A Platform for Assessing the Efficiency of Distributed Access Enforcement in Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Its Validation
kMarko Komlenovic, University of Waterloo
Dec 16 (Thu), 5:00 - 6:00 pm, EIT 3151/3153
Discrete Fourier Spectra Attacks on Stream Ciphers
Honggang Hu, University of Waterloo
Dec 17 (Fri), 2:30 - 3:30 pm, DC 1331
A New CRT-RSA Algorithm Resistant to Powerful Fault Attacks
Nevine Ebeid, Certicom Corp.
Nov 5 (Fri), 2:30-3:30 pm, EIT 3145
Generalized Lucas Sequences
Qiang (Steven) Wang, Carleton University
Nov 9 (Tue), 2:30-3:30 pm, EIT 3142
Dealing with Ghosts: Trading Robustness for Correctness and Privacy in Certain Multiparty Functions, Beyond an Honest Majority
Stacey Jeffery, University of Waterloo
Nov 12 (Fri), 2:30 - 3:30 pm, DC 1304
Constructing Elliptic Curve Isogenies in Quantum Subexponential Time
David Jao, University of Waterloo
Nov 19 (Fri), 3:30 - 4:30 pm, MC 5158
Hacking Democracy: An Election Fraudster's Tricks of the Trade
Toward Improving Tor's Security and Performance
Kevin Bauer, University of Colorado
Oct 22 (Fri), 2:30 pm, MC 5136
A New Correlation Frequency Analysis of the Side Channel
Edgar Mateos Santillan, University of Waterloo
Oct 20 (Wed), 1:30 pm, DC 1331
Privacy, Behavioral Economics, and the Control Paradox
Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University
Sep 24 (Fri), 4:15pm - 5:15 pm, MC 2036
Algorithm-level Error Detection for Elliptic Curve Scalar Multiplication
Agustin Dominguez-Oviedo, ITESM Campus Queretaro, Mexico
Sep 24 (Fri), 2:00 - 3:00 pm, EIT 3145
Soft Error Resistant Design of the AES Cipher Using SRAM-based FPGA
Solmaz Ghaznavi, University of Waterloo
Sep 23 (Thu), 2:00 - 3:00 pm, EIT 3151/3153
Generic Attacks on Hash Functions
Jalaj Upadhyay, University of Waterloo
Sep 22 (Wed), 11:00am - 12:00 pm, DC 1331
Bingo Voting - Verifiable Voting Scheme Based on a Trusted Random Number Generator
Christian Henrich, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Sep 9 (Thu), 1:00pm - 2:00 pm, EIT 3142
Efficient Software Implementation of Binary Field Arithmetic Using Vector Instruction Sets
Diego de Freitas Aranha, Univ. of Campinas/Univ. of Waterloo
Aug 5 (Thu), 1:30pm - 2:30pm, MC 5158
Distinct-Difference Configurations: Multihop Paths and Key Predistribution in Sensor Networks
Maura Paterson, University of London
Jul 26 (Mon), 1:30-2:30 pm, MC 5136
Record-Breaking Implementations of Elliptic Curve Scalar Multiplication on x86-64 Processors
Patrick Longa, University of Waterloo
Jul 16 (Fri), 11:30-12:30 pm, DC 1331
A Message Recognition Protocol Based on Standard Assumptions
Atefeh Mashatan, EPFL
Jul 14 (Wed), 2:30-3:30 pm, EIT 3141
Technology and Privacy: A Short Tour through an Emerging Landscape
Tara Whalen, Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Jul 12 (Monday), 1:30-2:30 pm, MC 5136
Constant-Size Commitments to Polynomials and Their Applications
Greg Zaverucha, University of Waterloo
Jul 8 (Thursday), 1:30-2:30 pm, DC 2314
Privacy-Preserving Interest Matching for Mobile Social Networking
Qi Xie, University of Waterloo
Jul 5 (Monday), 1:30-2:30 pm, DC 1331
An Improved Algorithm for Tor Circuit Scheduling
Can Tang, University of Waterloo
Jun 21 (Monday), 1:00-2:00 pm, DC 1331
Defending Against Client Compromises in Client-Server Applications
Michael Reiter, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jun 25 (Friday), 3:30-4:30 pm, MC 5136
Privacy & Stylometry: Exploring the Limitations and Potential of Automated Authorship Recognition
Rachel Greenstadt, Drexel University
May 7 (Friday), 1:30-2:30 pm, MC 5136
Tor and Censorship: Lessons Learned
Roger Dingledine, The Tor Project
May 11 (Tuesday), 1:30-2:30 pm, MC 5136
Client Puzzles and Denial-of-Service-Resistant Protocols
Douglas Stebila, Queensland University of Technology
May 13 (Thursday), 1:30-2:30 pm, DC 1331
Distributed Private-Key Generators for Identity-Based Cryptography
Aniket Kate, University of Waterloo
Designing a Privacy-Aware Location Proof Architecture
Wanying Luo, University of Waterloo
March 5 (Friday): 2:30-3:30 pm, DC 1304
Increasing Privacy with Self-destructing Data
Tadayoshi Kohno, University of Washington
March 9 (Tuesday): 4:30-5:30 pm, MC 5136B
Homomorphic Signatures for Network Coding
Nina Zhang, University of Waterloo
March 12 (Friday), 2:30-3:30 pm, TBA
Non-Interactive Verifiable Computing: Outsourcing Computation to Untrusted Workers
Rosario Gennaro, IBM Research
The First Governmental Election with a Voter Verifiable Tally: Experiences using Scantegrity II at Takoma Park
February 5 (Friday), 2:30-3:30 pm, DC 1304.
Using Sphinx to Improve Onion Routing Circuit Construction
January 14 (Thursday), 2:30-3:30 pm, DC 1331
Scalable Anonymous Overlay Networks
Nick Hopper, University of Minnesota
January 15 (Friday), 2:30-3:30 pm, MC 5136
Elliptic Curve Cryptography: The Serpentine Course of a Paradigm Shift
Alfred Menezes, University of Waterloo
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Loathe Thy Neighbor
Some of Jessica McBride’s friends are highlighted in this video from The Daily Show titled “Loathe Thy Neighbor.” It’s hilarious … this Craig Baker fellow is completely clueless.
Posted by Other Side at 3:03 PM 0 Swings of the bat Links to this post
Labels: Conservatives, McBride, Patrick McIlheran, Tolerance
Baseball is Berry Berry Good to Me
I have been playing Strat-0-Matic baseball for over twenty years now. My first entry into this hobby was as the Pittsburgh Pirates in a keeper league called the American Baseball League. Along with 23 other individuals from around the country (coast to coast) I competed in a 160 game season to see who would have the honor of making the playoffs and fighting for the ABL championship. In twelve years, my Pirates won five division titles and were the wild card participant two other times … once making it to the World Series where my team was defeated 4-2.
These type of leagues are nothing like the rotisserie leagues that are all the rage. We don’t acquire players who then accumulate points for things such as stolen bases, strikeouts, wins, losses, etc. Strat-0-Matic actually number crunches the production of a player from the previous year … batting, on base average, slugging, outfield arm and accuracy, hold ability by pitchers, defense and defensive range, and much, much more are examined, eventually resulting in a very realistic replaying ability. Albert Pujols is going to be very Albert Pujols-like in Strat-0-Matic.
Anyway, about seven years ago, I joined a new, more advanced league called BRASS League (Bloomington Rotisserie and Strat-0-Matic Society). The role of general manager was further enhanced in this game with salary structures and free agency added. Now, I had to not only field a team and play against others, I had to pay my players, as well.
Two nights ago, my current team, the Cream City Pirates, culminated its most successful BRASS season by defeating the Montreal Sunsets to advance to the World Series. In seven years, my teams have won three division titles, but never advanced this far. The game itself was played face-to-face … over the Internet. Strat has come a long way, baby. Below is the recap of what was truly a remarkable game. Enjoy.
Derek Jeter Refused to Lose
Derek Jeter simply refused to allow Cream City to lose game six of its prize fight with the Montreal Sunsets. Because of his heroics, the Cream City Pirates await the winner of the Gold League playoffs after winning the Silver League championship series four games to two.
Cream City had lost the previous game to Johann Santana 8-0 … a game in which the slumbering Montreal bats finally game to life. For four games, Cream City’s pitching staff, especially its bullpen, had shut down the vaunted Sunsets attack. Now, trailing 3-2 in the series, Daniel Valois’ crew needed only to win game six to force a deciding game … one which would feature Roger Clemens and his supernatural card on the mound.
The game started out like game five. A one-out single by Mark Ellis was followed by a titanic shot by Chipper Jones to put the Sunsets up 2-0. Still reeling from that shot, starter John Patterson fed Travis Hafner a gopher that Hafner deposited into the seats in deep, deep right center field. Now trailing 3-0, the Pirates fans were stunned and silent (as was their stricken manager).
But not for long.
Kenny Lofton led off with a sharp single to right. Lofton was unable to get a good lead, but his antics at first were enough to distract Montreal starter, Carlos Zambrano, into issuing a free pass to Derek Jeter. After a fly out by Brian Roberts, Larry Walker strode to the plate and first ball hitting, lashed a double into the right field corner. By the time Bobby Abreu could retrieve the ball two runs had crossed the plate. Richie Sexson followed with a double off the wall in left center, just eluding the glove of Jonny Gomes and the score was tied.
Patterson and Zambrano settled down until the top of the fifth. David DeJesus led off with a double. After a ground out by Greg Zaun, Bobby Abreu was intentionally walked to face Mark Ellis. Hopes for a double play ball were foiled when Ellis dropped a blooper just beyond second basemen Brian Robert’s reach into right field and Montreal regained the lead 4-3.
Chipper Jones followed with a walk to load the bases. Sensing trouble, Cream City manager, Tim Rock, brought in Justin Speier to face Travis Hafner. Speier’s specialty is facing lefties with his reverse card and true to form, he struck Hafner out. Rock then brought on Bronson Arroyo, the Pirate’s long relief man for the series. The strategy backfired though when Gomes laced a single to left scoring two. Once again the Cream City faithful were silent (the Pirate’s manager cutting off an expletive deleted just in time).
In the bottom of the sixth, Richie Sexson gave the crowd something to cheer for with a solo shot to deep left field off Zambrano. Still, the Pirates trailed 6-4 after six complete.
In the bottom of the seventh, Derek Jeter decided to take matters into his own hands. Still trailing by two, Lofton got on with another of his patented singles to right. Once again, though unable to get a lead, he was able to distract Zambrano into throwing a wild pitch. With Lofton dancing at second, Zambrano turned to face Jeter and threw him a fat one right down the middle. Jeter took him deep to left center. The crowd roared its approval … the game was tied … there was hope yet in Sudsville.
Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell Jonny Gomes this was supposed to be Cream City’s day because he promptly led off the top of the eighth with a shot to left that just skipped over Hideki Matsui’s outstretched glove. Suddenly, the Pirates trailed again and time was running out.
The Pirates were retired meekly in the eighth inning, a two-out Ichiro Suzuki single wasted. The Sunsets were eliminated in the ninth.
Derek Jeter strode to the plate in the bottom of the ninth to lead off, facing Jason Isringhausen, who had come on with two-outs in the bottom of the seventh. Jeter wasted no time. On a 2-1 pitch, Jeter reached out and poked a ball to left that just kept going and going and going as though it were destined for greatness… dropping into the fourth row in left center field for a game tying home run. The crowd went berserk celebrating Jeter’s second home run of the game (the Pirates’ manager almost fell out of his chair). The Pirates failed to push anything else across and so the game continued to the tenth inning.
J. D. Drew led off the inning with a double to center off Neal Cotts. However, Cotts was up to the task and induced easy outs from the next three batters.
The stage was set.
Brandon Inge led off with a double to center off Hector Carrasco. Humberto Cota grounded out to second, allowing Inge to move to third. Montreal decided to pitch to Suzuki with the infield in and that strategy worked when Suzuki lined out to Ellis for the second out.
Now, Sunsets manager Daniel Valois faced a choice. Running out of pitchers, he decided to walk the red-hot lefty, Lofton, to pitch to Derek Jeter … a much more favorable match-up for the right-handed Carrasco.
Junior Spivey came on to pinch run for Inge and the Pirates decided to try some trickery. Lofton took off, hoping that the ball would come to second, giving Spivey a chance to steal home. But the Sunset foiled that by holding the ball. It was up to Jeter.
In hindsight, who could have known this was Derek Jeter’s day. The percentages favored the moves Valois made. It didn’t matter. Jeter took the pitch from Carrasco and sent it deep into the left field seats for a walk-off three-run home run, his third of the game. Bedlam ensued (imaginary and real).
The Pirates were going to the World Series.
Posted by Other Side at 12:58 PM 0 Swings of the bat Links to this post
Labels: Baseball, Strat-0-Matic
Conservatives and Rationality
Sounds About Right
This has probably been winging its way around the world on the Internet for some time now. However, my sister sent it to me and I thought it funny.
A Japanese company (Toyota ) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the "Rowing Team Quality First Program", with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for poor performance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses and the next year's racing team was outsourced to India.
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Night Mode switches the normal black on white color scheme to red on black. Black on white was chosen because it provides the best screen visibility on a laptop exposed to direct sunlight. Red on black is much better suited for night time use as it helps preserve night vision.
The left column contains the details of the network interfaces used on this node, the default gateway if one is available, and the IP address and name (if known) of the device accessing this page.
The right column contains the signal strength reading and other attributes of your node. The Signal/Noise/Ratio is a reading of the WiFi signal strength in dBm, and it is available only when the node is in a Mesh or Client configuration. The Auto button will take you to an automatically refreshing display of the current signal strength and an average of the last 20 readings. This is provided as an aid to assist in antenna aiming. It is of no use until another node is visible, so it is best used a a fine-tuning tool. Also, this reading is of little use if your node can directly see more than one other node. In this case you should temporarily change the wireless SSID of the two nodes you are aiming antennas for so that the other visible nodes will be excluded from this reading. Just remember to change the SSID back when you are finished. Note that the use of the Auto feature will negatively impact the mesh performance of the node it is running on so it is best used for short periods of time while aiming an antenna. For the best results it should be accessed from the LAN side of your local node. Running this page on a remote node will be less responsive due to the mesh performance degradation.
The system time is kept in UTC and begins at midnight on Jan 1, 2000. There is no internal battery or real time clock so the time will reset every time the node is booted. If an internet connection becomes available the internal NTP (network time protocol) client will connect with an internet time server and the time will be kept in sync with atomic time for as long as the internet connection is available.
The uptime shows how long the node has been running since its last boot, and the load average is the average number of processes that have been running for the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes. The load average will typically be less than 1 for each time slot.
Free space tells you how much space is available on local storage devices. Flash is the internal non-volatile storage where the operating system, configuration files, and software packages are kept. /tmp is a filesystem in RAM that stores the current state information and various temporary files. Memory is the amount of RAM available for running processes.
This is where the basic networking settings are made for the node. Because of the way Broadband-Hamnet is designed you generally will not need to change any of the settings on this page other than the node name/type and password. Do not change any of the network settings unless you fully understand how the mesh works and why the default is not suitable for your application. One reason Broadband-Hamnet exists is to eliminate, as much as possible, the need to manually configure the network.
The buttons on this page work as follows:
Save Changes will check the validity of all the entered information and save it to flash memory if no errors are found. A reboot is required to make most changes on this page take effect, and should be done as soon as possible to avoid configuration mismatch problems.
Reset Values will reload the current settings from flash memory and undo any changes that have been made.
Default Values will set all values to their default values except the Node Name and Password. These default values are not saved until Save Changes is clicked.
Reboot will immediately reboot the node.
Node Name sets the hostname for the node. Hostnames can contain up to 63 letters, numbers, and dashes, but cannot begin or end with a dash. Underscores, spaces, or any other characters are not allowed. Hostnames are not case sensitive, but the case will be preserved.
As ham radio operators there are other requirements we must follow, namely identification of all transmitting stations. This hostname is beaconed automatically by the node every five minutes, so the hostname must contain your callsign. Recommended hostnames follow the (callsign)-(name) format, such as ad5oo-mobile or ad5oo-1. This is similar to the MYCALL setting you would give a packet TNC, but without the 0-15 restriction for the name part.
It is here that you can also set a tactical name for your node. A tactical name is just another name that your node is known by. If you are familiar with DNS records, this serves a purpose similar to a CNAME record. This is helpful in an emergency deployment situation where if for example several Red Cross shelters are being linked. In addition to the normal hostname you can give each node a tactical name such as shelter1, shelter2, shelter-north, etc. Tactical names have the same restrictions as hostnames, and are accessible through DNS like the main node names are.
To set a tactical name, put a slash after the the node name then give the tactical name. For example, "ad5oo-1/shelter5".
Node Type sets the operational mode of the device as follows:
Mesh Node
This is the main mode of the router, and the reason this firmware is running in the first place. The WiFi interfaces of multiple nodes form a mesh network, the LAN interfaces provide access to that mesh to other devices, and the WAN interface provides outbound network access, typically to the internet.
Mesh Access Point
In this mode the device is pre-configured to act as an access point providing standard wireless access to the LAN side of another mesh node. This is to be used on a second router whose LAN port is connected with the LAN port of a mesh node. It is a simple mode but there are special considerations, especially when you want to get out of this mode. See the section at the end called Mesh Access Point considerations for details.
Standard Access Point
In this mode the device acts like any other standard access point, although with fewer configuration options. It is provided mainly as a convenience if you need a basic access point. If you need a full featured access point, consider using either a stock router or one running conventional access point firmware.
Wireless Client
This mode allows you to connect a wired network interface to a wireless network. The WiFi interface acts as a client to a separate access point, and the LAN provides access to the wired device. This mode does not provide a wireless bridge, instead it uses NAT and is routed.
In this mode the WiFi is disabled and the LAN and WAN ports have their usual roles. This is "just a router" with no wireless functions.
Node Type sets the operational mode of the node. For our purposes it will be set to Mesh Node, but if needed it can also be set to one of the other modes, to be described at a later time.
The one mode I will mention is called Mesh Access Point. It is a configuration meant to be used to give standard wireless access to the LAN port of a mesh node. This is to be used on a second router whose LAN port is connected with the LAN port of a mesh node. When running a router in this mode it does not use OLSR and as a result its hostname is not available to the mesh. It can be accessed from the LAN by its IP address which by default is 172.27.0.2. Like the name "localnode", an automatically generated name exists called "localap" which is set to the localnode address plus one, but only when the node is operating in the default NAT mode.
Password is where you set the administration password for the node. It needs to be entered again in the Retype Password box to help ensure its accuracy. It is not necessary to enter a password unless you want to change its value, and the first time the node is configured it is required that you change the password. Note that these passwords entries are NOT encrypted in transit, so this is best done from a direct wired connection to the node.
The WiFi, LAN, and WAN boxes are where the details of each of these network interfaces are set.
In the WiFi box there are settings shown as being Active Settings. These settings can be changed without rebooting the node by clicking the Apply button, but unless they are saved they will revert to the previously saved values after a reboot.
The Rx Antenna and Tx Antenna settings of Right and Left are from the point of view from the front of the router. This is valid for the WRT54GL, but it is not unreasonable to expect that they may be reversed for some other router models. If you find this to be the case, contact the webmaster and it will be accounted for in the firmware.
The Distance setting adjusts the packet retry timer to account for stations that are very far away, presumably about 300 meters or more. The value should be set to the distance in meters to the farthest node that you expect to communicate with. A value of 0 sets it to automatic, which may or may not be suitable for your application. The only way to know is to experiment with it. Changes smaller than 150 meters do not affect the settings, so the value entered here will be reduced to the smallest multiple of 150 that produces the same effect.
The LAN box allows you to set the LAN IP Address of the node and the address range of the DHCP server, and these should be self explanatory. The LAN Mode is described in the next section.
The WAN box contains the settings used to connect with an upstream network, usually an internet connection. The DNS servers are set by default to the Google DNS servers and should not be changed under normal circumstances. More and more ISP's are adopting the "helpful" but broken behavior of taking you to an ISP generated web page if you incorrectly type in a URL or if the host you are trying to reach no longer exists. The proper behavior is for your browser to be able to detect these error conditions and report them accordingly. Google follows the rules and allows for the proper operation of the network.
When the WAN protocol is set to disabled you have the option of using a default gateway on the LAN. Integrating an existing LAN with a mesh node LAN is an expert level undertaking and there are far too many considerations to be covered here.
The other option in the WAN box is the Mesh Gateway. When a node has internet access from either the WAN or LAN, that access is available to the node itself and to any computer connected to the LAN port. When the Mesh Gateway is enabled, this node will advertise to the mesh that it has internet access and will act as a gateway and provide internet access to the rest of the mesh. By default it is disabled, so consider carefully your intentions for enabling it. Broadband-Hamnet is an FCC Part 97 amateur radio computer network, so be sure that any internet traffic that will be sent over radio will comply with Part 97 rules. If you just want local wireless internet access, consider using a standard Part 15 compliant access point instead of the Mesh Gateway function.
The default mode is called 5 Host Direct mode and in this mode every host on the LAN has direct access to and from the mesh. The LAN shares the same address space as the mesh. Port forwarding is not needed because NAT is not used, and there is no firewall in between the LAN and the mesh. This mode was created because some services do not work well (or at all) through NAT, and to reduce the amount of manual configuration needed to provide services to the mesh.
The mesh address space is automatically managed, so in Direct mode the LAN is not user configurable. Those of you familiar with setting up commercial ISP access with static IP addresses should already be comfortable with this mode. Like commercial ISP access, you cannot decide for yourself what the network parameters are. You have to use the parameters which are given to you. But unlike most commercial ISP access there is a DHCP server available on the mesh node to configure the hosts that are attached to the LAN.
The only configurable option available in Direct mode is the size of the LAN subnet which can accommodate either 1, 5, or 13 LAN hosts. The one host subnet can be useful for either a single server or a commercial grade router using its own NAT which is capable of more advanced routing functions than those available from a mesh node.
It is important to not use a subnet larger than is necessary because the chances of an IP address conflict on the mesh increase with the size of the subnet. The LAN subnet parameters are automatically generated and depend on the IP address of the WiFi interface. If a conflict does occur it can be fixed by changing the WiFi IP address.
The other LAN Mode is NAT, which stands for Network Address Translation. In this mode the LAN is isolated from the mesh and all outgoing traffic has its source address modified to be the WiFi address of the mesh node. This is the same way that most routers use an internet connection, and all services provided by computers on the LAN can only be accessed through port forwarding rules. A single DMZ server can be set up to accept all incoming traffic that is not already handled by other rules or by the node itself.
Mesh Access Point considerations
When a device is configured in Mesh Access Point mode it is essentially 'transparent'. You are going through the device to reach a mesh node, and there is no need to get to the device unless you wish to change its configuration. When the time comes to reconfigure a device in this mode be aware that it is not running its own DHCP server because that is the job of the mesh node it is connected to. You will need some other way to configure your computer's network interface. There are two ways to do this:
Connect only your computer to the LAN port. Set your IP address to 172.27.0.100 and your netmask to 255.255.255.0. No other settings are needed.
Automatic configuration
You will need another mesh node that is using NAT mode on its LAN, and using the default LAN IP address of 172.27.0.1. Both of these are required, otherwise this method will not work. Connect both your computer and the LAN of the Mesh Access Point to the LAN of the mesh node.
In this mode the default IP address on the LAN port is 172.27.0.2. After one of the above steps you should be able to send your browser to http://172.27.0.2:8080/. If you used automatic configuration you should also be able to go to http://localap:8080/. Like the name "localnode", an automatically generated name exists called "localap" which is set to the localnode address plus one, but only when the node LAN mode is set to NAT. If you changed the default IP address of a Mesh Access Point you will have to modify these instructions accordingly.
The buttons on this page works as follows:
Save Changes will do a basic validation of the entered data save it to flash memory if no errors are found. The settings take effect in about 20 seconds and a reboot is NOT required. Note that the checks performed are not comprehensive and it is possible to use settings that at best will not work and at worst will break the node's configuration.
Refresh will reload the page and it is useful for two things. It will update the list of DHCP leases for any new hosts that have been configured on the LAN, and it will also validate the settings entered on the page and incorporate changed settings that may affect other settings. You should do this before saving the changes to make sure everything is set up as intended.
The way this page works depends on whether the LAN is operating in NAT mode or Direct mode. First we will cover NAT mode, where hosts on the LAN are insulated by a firewall and NAT from both the WiFi and WAN interfaces. This makes them inaccessible from either of these interfaces unless Port Forwarding is set up. Here are some common ports:
20 ftp-data
21 ftp - file transfer protocol
22 ssh - secure shell
23 telnet
25 smtp - simple mail transport protocol
53 dns - domain name service
80 http - hypertext transport protocol
123 ntp - network time protocol
698 olsr - optimized link state routing
1978 olsr http - olsr's web interface
2222 node ssh server
8080 node web server
So then what is port forwarding? Port forwarding is taking an inbound connection to a port from the WiFi or WAN interface and forwarding it to an IP address on the LAN. The port number need not be the same. If you have hosts on the LAN that provide services you want to make available to the mesh all it takes is a Port Forwarding rule to make that happen.
If you want to forward a range of ports, the Outside Port will accept a range in the form "2000-3000". Use a hyphen to separate the low and high values. When doing this, set the Inside Port to the low value of the port range. When forwarding a port range the outside and inside ports must be the same, moving them will not work.
If you want to forward every port that is not already in use to a single computer on the LAN, choose that computer's IP Address from the DMZ Server selector. There can be only one DMZ Server. Be aware that this bypasses the firewall in the node, so this computer should be running its own firewall to prevent unauthorized access.
On the LAN of a mesh node called ad5oo-mobile is an IP camera that is running its own web server. The address of that camera is 172.27.0.240. I want to make that camera available to everyone on the mesh so I set up a port forwarding rule on the WiFi interface whose outside port is 8100, IP address is 172.27.0.240, and inside port is 80. This takes all connections to port 8100 on ad5oo-mobile and redirects them to port 80 on 172.27.0.240. In a web browser on a computer connected to a different node you would go to http://ad5oo-mobile:8100 and would be connected to the IP camera.
Note that port forwarding to an FTP server, which uses both ports 20 and 21, can be done with a single rule using port 21 if the ftp client is capable of using passive ftp mode. Web browsers are able to do this and handle ftp downloads quite nicely.
Advertised Services
When you want to let others know about services you are providing, the Advertised Services will appear on the Mesh Status page of all other nodes on the mesh. All advertised services need a name, and no services can be advertised until at least one port forwarding rule or a DMZ server has been defined.
If the service is one that is accessible through a web browser, such as a web or ftp server, you can make the name appear as a clickable link by checking the Link box. All links need two parameters: a protocol and a port number. Web servers use the http protocol and ftp servers use the ftp protocol. Other servers may use other protocols. The port number should be the one used as the Outside Port in the forwarding rule through which the service can be accessed. In the last field you can enter an optional link suffix to give the link a more specific path if needed, such as the name of a specific page on a web server, or a directory or file on an ftp server.
DHCP Reservations
If you are providing services to the mesh from hosts on the LAN you will want to either override or make permanent the automatically assigned IP address for that host. The DHCP Reservations section is where you do that. In order for port forwarding to work, the IP address must match that of the host being forwarded to. If it is currently attached and has been set up by DHCP it will be listed under Current DHCP Leases. If you click the Add button next to the lease it will be added to the DHCP Reservations list. You can leave the information as it is or edit it to suit your needs. You can also enter your own information into the blank slots under DHCP Reservations and click Add to create your own entry.
For each of the sections on this page, simply entering information into the fields next to the Add buttons is not enough. The settings are not entered until the Add button is clicked. Before saving changes the Add fields must be either added or cleared.
Direct Mode Operation
When the LAN is operating in Direct mode both this page and the mesh work a little differently. Since in Direct mode the LAN hosts are accessed directly from the mesh and no port forwarding is involved, the advertised services are based upon which LAN hosts exist, and this is determined by the DHCP Address Reservations that are defined. After the DHCP Reservations have been made, services can be advertised in the same way as before with the additional requirement of selecting the name of the host that is providing the service.
Another difference in Direct mode is that the hostnames used in DHCP Reservations are also advertised to the mesh and therefore must be unique on the mesh. So, "webserver" would be perfectly suitable for a service name, but a very poor choice for a hostname because there can be only one host with this name on the entire mesh. Just as you used your callsign in the hostname for the node, it would also be a good idea to use it in DHCP Reservation hostnames. Therefore, "ad5oo-webserver" is a good choice of hostname as it is unique and only the callsign holder needs to keep track of the hostnames he has assigned himself.
The hostnames being discussed here are those that are defined in the DHCP Reservations and available to the mesh, not those that the LAN hosts call themselves. While it can be convenient for them to be the same, there is no reason that they must be. For example, the name "ad5oo-webserver" used above can be the name on the mesh for a host that calls itself "skywalker". But be aware that if this host is in fact a webserver, the webserver configuration should use the name "ad5oo-webserver" because the name "skywalker" will not be known on the mesh and any pages the webserver generates itself such as error pages may use the "skywalker" name.
There are two considerations to keep in mind regarding the size of the subnet chosen for the LAN. First, when using a one host subnet, the DHCP Reservation used for that single host will prevent any other host from receiving a DHCP lease. So if for some reason the original host is not connected to the LAN and you need to get back in to the node to reconfigure it, the easiest way is to access it from a different node on the mesh.
Second, if the node is already in Direct mode and you intend to reduce the size of the LAN subnet, you should first remove the DHCP Reservations that will fall outside of the address range of the smaller subnet. Note that the automatically assigned network address will change if the subnet size is changed, and that internally the DHCP Reservations are stored as offsets from the network address, so address reservations which fall within the new subnet size will be translated into the new subnet address space.
Firmware Update is how new firmware is installed on the node. If you have a firmware image on your computer, click the Browse button and select the firmware file to upload. Click Upload and the file will be uploaded and installed. If the node has internet access (either from the WAN port or from the mesh) you can use the Download Firmware option. Click Refresh to get the list of available images. Select the image to download, click Download, and wait for the firmware to download and be installed.
A new feature in the 0.4.0 firmware is the ability to install firmware patches. This means that updated files can be installed directly on the node without having to replace the entire firmware. Except in cases where the patch contains updated configuration files, patches can be installed while preserving the existing node configuration. However, certain patches will require that the node be rebooted to take effect, and this will happen automatically when it is needed.
Package Management allows you to install and remove software packages on the node. Upload Package allows you to install a package file from your computer. Download Package allows you do retrieve a package over the internet from the Broadband-Hamnet website. Clicking Refresh will populate the list of packages available for download, but don't do this frivolously. The package information database gets stored locally and will use about 100KB of space in flash memory. The average user will probably never have to use this function.
The Remove Package list shows all packages on the node. Selecting a package and clicking Remove will remove the package. You will only be able to remove packages that you have installed. All installed packages are shown but the set that comes pre-installed is necessary for proper operation of the node and they cannot be deleted.
Authorized SSH Keys are useful for both developers and anyone managing a "fleet" of nodes. It allows connecting to a node via ssh without having to know the password. For developers, it also allows you to easily scp an updated file to the node without having to reinstall the firmware.
To generate a key on a Linux system, issue the command "ssh-keygen -t rsa" and hit enter at all the prompts to accept the defaults. It creates a file called ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub, which is the file you upload to install the key on the node. If you want to remove a key just select it and click the Remove button.
For fleet managers, having an authorized key installed is the best way gain access to a node for which you do not know the password. If you want to set the password to "abc", simply ssh to the node and run "setpasswd abc", then reboot. If you don't have an authorized key installed, the only way in is to use Failsafe Mode as described in a separate article.
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (Boukoku no Akito)
(4 50-minute episodes ; next one’s out in March or something)
This is a side-story to the main Code Geass anime, apparently set at some point between the two seasons. Remember how that was mainly a struggle between the Brittanian Empire and occupied Japan, with the Chinese Federation meddling in ? Well, there was also a third superpower that was supposed to be kinda equal to those two, but never really got any screentime : the EU. The point of this story is to shed some light on those guys.
The titular Akito is one of the many Japanese people who fled to the EU when Japan got conquered by Brittania. Unfortunately, the EU is about as racist a society as Brittania, as it keeps them into camps where they barely survive and uses those non-citizens as cannon fodder for its war. Akito himself is an unbelievably talented mecha pilot, and has a bit of a death wish.
Our actual protagonist here is Commander Leila Malcal, who leads his unit. Because we can’t have an EU character who isn’t a jerkass, she’s actually adopted from a disgraced Brittanian family. She’s a tactical genius, sympathetic to the Japanese plight and all-around awesome ; her main flaw seems to be a tendency to avoid confrontation until it’s a bit too late (she lets another commander nearly botch the opening mission and get about her whole squad slaughtered before she takes the initiative to have him removed ; and then there’s the issues with her adoptive brothers…).
We also meet a group of Japanese gunrunners/terrorists who are very angry indeed. Predictably, Leila recruits them after they try kidnapping her mentor figure for ransom.
Our top villain for the overarching story seems to be Shin Hyuuga Shaing, who takes over the closest Brittanian outpost by the episode’s end. That he shares a last name with Akito is probably significant. To make things worse, he’s got exactly the same Geass as Lelouch, which feels very strange to me (didn’t every Geass user in the original series have a completely different power ?).
None of the characters from the main series have shown up so far, although the next episode preview already promises appearances by C.C. and Suzaku. From what I vaguely remember of the original plot, there’s a strong possibility of the latter slaughtering everyone at the end (which would explain why none of those new characters have any impact on R2).
This doesn’t deviate much from the Code Geass aesthetics : noodle people, and baroque costumes.
The one big departure is for the mecha fight scenes : they’re fully CG animated now. They might have been rendered a bit too dark, but the animation is a thing of beauty, making the OVA worth watching on its own. Akito’s spider-mecha is dancing around at high speed, with a level of detail to every single movement that forces the admiration ; the camera’s wild movements and the spastic jazz soundtrack make it even more dynamic and enthralling.
(And as logic made me wonder why we didn’t see any of this fantastic mecha action in R2, I remembered that most of mecha combat has gone airborne by then, making such ground combat obsolete.)
A lot here depends on how much time you have for Code Geass‘s glorious dumbness and awkward Japanese nationalism. If you didn’t enjoy the ride then, there’s little chance you’ll appreciate this, as it’s pretty much in the same vein.
The big question mark on this OVA series was that, well, it focuses on the part of the setting nobody cared about the first time around, and doesn’t feature Lelouch at all (as his charisma held the original show together). The good news is that it does work and feels like a worthwhile addition to the story, instead of just a random cash grab (hello, Nunnally in Wonderland !).
I’m definitely on board for whenever the next instalment comes out.
via [In which I review] New anime, Fall 2012.
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From the New World (Shinsekai Yori)
In the future, everyone gets telekinetic superpowers at puberty ! The consequences were so dire that the adults have set up a massive conspiracy (disguised as coming-of-age rituals and education) so that part of those powers get sealed off, and the most unstable kids get “disappeared”.
Saki, our protagonist. Her powers were late to bloom, so she joined the school-for-powered-kids after all her friends (a handy way to get some exposition out on her behalf). Not much in the way of a personality yet, aside from “somewhat scared”. (Which is a perfectly reasonable reaction in her position.)
Similarly, her friends fall into familiar categories (the quiet top student, the asshole loudmouth, the innocent guy, etc.) and don’t really stand out as characters yet. But then, this is an exposition-heavy first episode, and there’s 24 more for them to develop.
Saki’s parents aren’t really in a position to prevent the “disappearance” of their own daughter (the committee which oversees this is apparently quite autonomous). It really doesn’t help that Saki once overheard them talking about it.
Quite good ; for some reason this is set in the countryside (did civilization take that much of a hit ?), and we are treated to some decent scenery porn on and off. The character designs are very generic but serviceable.
The direction is very good at creating a very toxic and paranoid atmosphere. It’s a bit rough around the edges, with sudden flashbacks often coming out of nowhere, but it helps building an oppressive mood. Especially effective is the opening scene depicting the emergence of superpowers in all its horror.
This is quite promising. The setup isn’t particularly innovative, but it’s presented in such a way that it’s very creepy indeed. While most of the episode is centered about inoffensive-looking rituals, classes and slice-of-life scenes, the paranoia is slowly ramping up over the course of it.
The downside is that none of the kids really have any depth yet. Heck, Saki’s parent display more character and pathos in three minutes than the kids in the whole rest of the episode.
Still, that can be resolved later on, and at least this episode set the stage properly. I’m curious to see where it goes.
Posted on 2012/09/30 Categories 2012 Q4 - FallTags conspiracy, from RPG.net, novel adaptation, science-fictionLeave a comment on From the New World (Shinsekai Yori)
Girl’s High (Joshikousei)
(12 episodes, 2006)
My previous exposure
It was mentioned in passing in a recent ANN column as “the anti-MariMite”. Okay, bring it on.
It’s a slice-of-life show featuring six girls attending a girls-only high-school. The high concept is that they’re crude and make tons of sex-related jokes (despite most of them having no experience whatsoever, obviously).
The plots alternate between standard slice-of-life fare (the sports and culture festivals), some more risqué material (the love hotel episode) and more character-focused drama.
What did I think of it ?
This is a very decent show struggling under the weight of very pervasive and immersion-breaking fanservice. The pervert camera is on full-on mode here, oggling the girls and never missing an opportunity for a panty shot. This is more than a bit annoying, especially considering how the ED sequence manages to show the main cast sexing it up while still remaining tasteful (and looking like potato sacks teenagers). Fortunately, the fanservice does get a bit lighter later on, with a couple of episodes even having no panty in sight whatsoever.
Similarly, the gross-out sexual jokes of the initial episode quickly get phased out in favour of character-based humour… with some dashes of utterly random slapstick (such as drama queen Kouda’s instant bizarre cosplay shtick) and various parodies. It also gets sometimes into some weightier subjects (bullying, a rape attempt…) that get dealt with an appropriate mix of seriousness and levity.
Once you get past the adolescent pubic hair jokes and exaggerated personalities, there’s something surprisingly genuine about those girls’ portrayal. The series is at its best when it lets them act like actual teenagers. I especially liked the flashback to Himeji’s eating disorder, which is treated as a joke throughout, but still looks very real.
Thus this is something of a mixed bag : a fun little gag series burried under tons of creepy fanservice. But hey, at least it cheered me up.
via [LTTP/WIW] Various anime from the 00s and beyond – Page 13.
Posted on 2012/09/26 2013/12/05 Categories Anime Retro ReviewsTags from RPG.net, heavy fanservice, humour, manga adaptationLeave a comment on Girl’s High (Joshikousei)
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Contest Entry: Three-Minute Fiction
On Sunday evening, I entered my first writing contest. It's short...literally. "Three-Minute Fiction", put on by National Public Radio (NPR), has a simple premise: tell a story in 600 words or less.
The very notion of being forced to squish my writing style down like that makes me want to start chewing my nails. It is not unlike - as my mother tells it - when I was punished as a child. My mother knew better than to send me to stand in a corner...there I would simply daydream, perfectly content. Having come up with a much better world in my head, I would become completely disinterested in this one, especially whatever it was I got in trouble for in the first place. No, she knew better than that. The best way, it turned out, was to make me sit still. Just sit there, not moving from my seat. According to her, I would crawl right out of my skin in frustration.
Which is exactly why I chose this contest.
I wanted a challenge. I wanted to stretch my abilities and see what I could come up with when made to step away from the habits which sometimes work for me, but just as often steal my wallet and fly to Vegas...metaphorically speaking, of course. I wanted to crawl out of my skin.
The contest, however, was not going to be that easy. There are other strictures each round. For this one, the story had to begin with the line "Some people swore that the house was haunted", and end with the line "Nothing was ever the same again after that."
Here's the explanation for the choice from NPR:
Those lines were written by the judge for this round, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Cunningham. He tells NPR's Guy Raz that he wrote the opening line because he's a huge fan of ghost stories.
"Though I don't expect everyone to write a literal ghost story," he cautions. "There are all sorts of hauntings, many of which do not necessarily involve the spirits of the dead."
The last line was inspired by the great Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. Cunningham says Gogol "didn't actually use that line, but said that every good story should come to such a definitive conclusion that its true, unwritten last line is 'Nothing was ever the same again after that.' I want my writers to use it literally."
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Cardiff Naturalists’ Society Indoor Meetings Jan-March 2015
The first meeting will commence on Tuesday 13th January the speaker Rob Parry, and the subject “The Wildlife of Parc Slip Nature Reserve”.
The talk will cover the recent developments at the Wildlife Trust’s Parc Slip Nature Reserve in Bridgend, including the creation of several wader scrapes, which are now overlooked by the Mary Gilham Elevated Hide. Parc Slip nature reserve supports a variety of habitats, from meadows and wetlands to scrub and mixed woodland, which together attracts a plethora of wildlife.
Our members evening on Monday 26th January, is held to enjoy members Wildlife and Holiday, photographic contributions to the evening. Members who wish to contribute please contact Hilary Wicks.
Monday 16th February the speaker is Chris Hatch and the subject “In search of the Wildcat”.
A photographic journey through the highlands of Scotland, in search of the wildlife to be found there with a particular emphasis on looking for the elusive Scottish Wildcat.
The meeting on Thursday 26th February is a combined meeting with Cardiff Group South and West Wales Wildlife Trust and the student Wildlife Society Cardiff University and will be held in the Wallace Lecture Theatre, ground floor, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff.
The speaker Richard Wistow and the subject “Colliery Spoil Biodiversity” (please note the change of tittle).
The Colliery spoil sites of the South Wales valleys are a unique and valuable habitat supporting a suit of colliery spoil species. However, it is only recently that their biodiversity value started to become recognised and we have only just started to understand that importance. However, it is not just ecology; colliery spoil also has a fascinating geological, landscape and historic story which has yet to be fully told. As it stands colliery spoil; is poorly understood and undervalued without a better understanding an effective conservation strategy cannot be developed. In my talk I hope to describe some of the key issues associated with colliery spoil biodiversity and to help raise the profile of these superb habitats.
The meeting held on Tuesday 17th March the speaker is Dr Neil Price and the subject “Hemiptera: the real bugs”.
The lecture will introduce the group to Hemiptera, a largely under recorded order of insects in Wales. It will include a section on morphology, classification and survey methods: there will also be a section on keys and guides. There will be a focus on some on some of the more frequently recorded species in Wales, with a range of habitats being discussed. The speaker will draw upon his own experience of surveying for this group in Wales and will discuss a number of case studies.
The last meeting on Monday 23rd March will be in two parts a talk by the student awarded the Cardiff Naturalists’ Bioscience Prize.
The speaker for the second part to be arranged as soon as possible.
All Meetings unless otherwise stated will be held in Lecture Theatre 0023(023) Ground Floor Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus, Western Ave, Llandaff, Cardiff.
All meetings are held 7.30pm to 9.00pm
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BRENT VALLEY SANCTUARY
We were recently sent this
I'm renovating my house at the moment and when clearing out, I came across this flyer.
I saw that the society is still running so just thought I'd send a pic as perhaps it's of interest to someone there.
I admit that I hard not heard of the sanctuary so with a bit of help from the internet
"The members of a branch of the Selborne Society bit upon an admirable idea. London grows outwards : every year the grip of the town fastens more and more on vanishing country, and where it fastens it generally kills.
With the coming of the town and its roads and railways the country has to be protected, if it is to survive at all, against the enemies the town brings with it ; against wanton spoiling and defiling, against the destruction of its birds and beasts, against the trippers and streets hawkers who grub up its ferns and flowers.
The Brent Valley branch of the Selborne Society looked at the practical side of that difficulty as it affected their own neighbourhood. Why should not they, while there was yet time, secure and protect a sanctuary of wild life, particularly bird life ?
A wood, one of the few remaining in the district, seemed to offer the opportunity of such a sanctuary, and after some negotiation it was arranged with the farmer on whose property it stands that the fences surrounding the wood should be kept up and that a keeper should be appointed. "
I admit to not finding any recent references so any information would be appreciated.
To Read more about the sanctuary take a look at this old reference http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/15th-january-1910/9/the-brent-valley-bird-sanctuary
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Adrian Lloyd Jones: Return of the Beaver
This was a fascinating talk giving us a real insight into these wonderful creatures and an understanding of how nearly they were taken to extinction by man's hunting
With the aid of some props we really had an insight into how these creatures live and how close to the riverbank they are confined in their lifestyle
I had not realised how far the considerations of doing a managed release in Wales had moved forward so it was really interesting to hear about the work of the Welsh Beaver Project http://www.welshbeaverproject.org/home/
Adrian gave us the link for all the detailed documents that show the net benefits to wildlife, environment, and especially flood prevention http://www.welshbeaverproject.org/downloads/ and went through us the net benefits and the very few considerations that need to be taken into account and showed how easily these are dealt with
He also talked to us about the less reputable side of introductions (Beaver Bombing) which was something many of us were unaware of and a bit of research today turns up this upsetting article on National Geographic http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140804-beavers-science-environment-britain-extinct-animals/ From reading that I can see how much education is needed of people to understand that the Beaver Dams will reduce not cause flooding. It's also clear from the comments that you need to be careful dealing with reporters from any publication as there is a need to clarify the article so read down for all the facts (and some opinions)
At the end of the talk we did a straw poll on the opinion of the audience as to whether we are in support of the project and I am pleased to say we agreed 100% with the proposal and we would be really happy to see it go ahead
There is also a twitter feed @beaverafanc for updates on progress
Labels: Beavers, Mammals
Report on Sally Snow's whale shark lecture
Sally took time out of her busy schedule to give the Cardiff Naturalists’ Society a fascinating, entertaining, and very informative talk about the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) and the work she has been involved in with the Large Marine Vertebrate project (LAMAVE), an initiative of the NGO Physalus, in the Philippines. The talk on Monday 13 Oct was illustrated with spectacular images by LAMAVE photographer Steve De Neef. Sally was accompanied by Dr Alessandro Ponzo, the President of Physalus and her partner, who kindly took the group photo above.
Whale sharks can be individually identified by their unique pattern of spots. Sally explained how an area on the left side behind the head is photographed, and a computer algorithm used to confirm an individual’s identity compared with a database of whale shark images. To date, over 700 individuals have been identified from photographs. This relatively cheap technique has advanced the study of the shark’s behaviour. Whale sharks can swim considerable distances; satellite tracking of tagged sharks have revealed journeys of over 5,000 km in Asia. Combined with biopsy data, we now know there are no isolated populations of whale shark – genetically they mix across the globe.
The whale shark can grow up to 20 metres long and live for over 50 years. They are filter feeders and capable of deep dives. The biodiverse seas around the Philippines are a vital habitat for the species and they are known to give birth there. They are now protected in the Philippines, though not in other the seas off neighbouring countries, with bans on catching whale shark been put into place relatively recently. They are now being exploited in a new way: tourism.
Sally emphasised that not all wildlife tourism is eco-tourism, in fact most is not. There are four areas where tourists are taken out in boats to see whale sharks in the Philippines. She contrasted whale shark tours in Oslob, where guidelines are not enforced, with an eco-tourism operation in Leyte that LAMAVE is helping operate. In Oslob, the whale sharks are crowded by too many boats and are approached too closely by divers; over 2,000 people can be in the vicinity of the sharks in a five-hour period. In Leyte, strict rules are enforced on how to approach whale sharks to minimise disturbance.
Commercial whale shark tourism operations are now provisioning – artificially feeding the whale sharks from boats to facilitate tourism. The LAMAVE team’s scientific data is showing that this can affect the sharks’ behaviour in an adverse way. They do not provision in Leyte and Physalus recommend that provisioning be stopped. Eco-tourism when carried out in a responsible manner, however, provides an alternative local source of income, can benefit conservation if environmental fees are charged, and can have a beneficial educational role.
Large Marine Vertebrate project Philippines
http://www.lamave.org/
Shark Tales (Sally Snow’s blog)
http://sallysnowglobe.tumblr.com/
Wildbook for reporting and identifying whale sharks
http://whaleshark.org/
Next Indoor Meeting, on 13 Oct: Sally Snow on Whale Sharks
At the next indoor meeting of the CNS, on Monday 13 October, Sally Snow will talk about 'The world's largest fish: an introduction to the whale sharks of the Philippines'.
The meeting will be held in Room 0.23 (ground floor) at the Cardiff School of Management, Llandaff campus, Metropolitan University, Western Ave, Cardiff.
Sally Snow was born in west Wales. She grew up sharing a house with wildlife, because both her parents were also Doctors of Zoology. Sally studied Zoology and Psychology at Bristol University, which led to her working both as a researcher and associate producer on programmes for the BBC, National Geographic and S4C.
In 2012, her interest in whale sharks took her to the Philippines. She joined a team at WWF-Philippines, and then became involved with Physalus, a non-governmental organisation specialising in Marine Vertebrates. Sally is now part of the small team that helps run Physalus’ Large Marine Vertebrates Project in the Philippines (LAMAVE). It is her work with Physalus that will form the basis of her lecture to the Cardiff Naturalists' Society.
According to her website: "She continues to divide her time between her production work, developing her own film projects, working with rural communities to help them develop sustainably, conducting conservation research and holding her breath underwater for as long as possible to identify Whale Sharks and the occasional Manta Ray."
We look forward to welcoming you to the talk.
For further information about Sally Snow and Physalus, see the following websites:
http://www.moneymanagementuk.com/portfolio-item/sally-snow/
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Wenvoe orchards: Sat 6 September 2014
Bruce McDonald led this fascinating walk in the Wenvoe area, attended by around ten CNS members, which took in four newly-planted orchards, a community nature reserve, two churchyards and an ancient burial chamber.
Orchards are a priority habitat and relatively easy to create, so the Wenvoe Wildlife Group is currently focusing on them to promote local biodiversity. The trees in commercial orchards are regularly replaced, often within a decade of planting, and are subject to numerous agrochemical sprays every year; so they have become a very poor habitat for wildlife. The Wenvoe group planted traditional tree varieties in four diverse locations last year that should provide a haven for wildlife for many years to come. These orchards are being primarily managed for wildlife biodiversity and not intensive fruit production; although they should eventually yield abundant fruit for community picking.
The first stop was the Community Orchard, on the edge of the playing field to the east of Wenvoe. A mixture of trees has been planted here, including traditional varieties of apples (e.g. Bardsley Grenadier, Ribston Pippin, and also crab apples), pears and plums (including greengage), along with medlar, quince, mulberry and hazel. The orchard has an impressive bee hotel, with a noticeboard on the back. Bruce mentioned that it would make a good research project for someone, investigating the species using it. Bumble bee nests are also being created, using buried flower pots, and Bruce is on the lookout for mouse droppings (so they can better mimic the abandoned mouse nests favoured by bumble bees). A pond has been dug, which in its second year is supporting a range of aquatic flora and fauna.
Taking the underpass, the next stop was St Mary’s churchyard in Wenvoe. Here we saw the old yew tree and a Balm-of-Gilead.
The tour continued along Pound Lane and through Wenvoe Woods to the farmland beyond, where the Elizabethan Orchard is located, in a fenced-off corner of a field. This was part-funded through the Glastir programme, whereby farmers get paid to increase biodiversity on farms. Using a National Trust listing of fruit trees in an Elizabethan orchard, the Wenvoe Wildlife Group planted medlar, quince, and apple and pear varieties that would have been familiar to the Elizabethans. Trees are widely spaced, up to 10m apart, based on old orchard records. The group is also constructing a Shakespearean garden here, with herbs that are mentioned in the Bard’s plays. A log pile and a pond are among the other habitats being created.
The walk continued along the golf course, through more woods and up to the St Lythans burial chamber - an ideal spot for a picnic lunch. This megalithic dolmen was built around 6,000 years ago, as part of a chambered long barrow (so it’s significantly older than Stonehenge). Current thinking suggests that corpses where put into a cave in nearby Goldsland Wood, and the skeletons moved to the St Lythans burial chamber (and the nearby and larger Tinkinswood burial chamber that is of a similar age).
The third orchard – the Welsh Orchard – is just around the corner from here on a triangular area surrounded by farmland. All the 28 trees planted in this area last year have Welsh connections, either having their origins in Wales or being varieties popular over long periods in Wales. They include the Nant Gwrtheryn Golden Russet variety, which has just been put on the market after its rediscovery on the Llŷn Peninsula. Two flower beds are being created here with medicinal herbs described by the Physicians of Myddfai, who were influential herbalists who lived in the twelfth century in the Carmarthenshire settlement of Myddfai. At least 40 plants they used were noted in the literature; and a selection is being planted here, including wormwood, tansy, angelica, marsh mallow, agrimony, henbane and others that you won’t find in the Cowbridge Physic Garden because of Health and Safety concerns! Beehives are also present in the Welsh Orchard and a new pond will be put in place this winter. The numerous insects (including grasshoppers and crickets of note), birds (e.g. willow warbler) and scuttling small mammals seen attest to the site’s value to wildlife.
A walk along the road took us to St Lythans village and its churchyard. From here it’s a short walk to the fourth and final orchard: the linear Wild Orchard. Here, trees have been planted along a field edge to enhance the existing trees and shrubs, which includes crab apples and other wild-type fruits. Among the trees planted last year were hazel, wild cherry, bird cherry and plum.
We continued towards Twyn-yr-Odyn. By the quarry monument we took a path, which had only been opened a few weeks previously, and soon found ourselves in the Upper Orchid Field. This 5-acre Community Nature Reserve is, like the new orchards, managed by Wenvoe Wildlife Group. The sloping meadow contains over 300 species of flowers, grasses, insects and birds. The seven orchid species recorded here are best viewed in June. There is one annual mowing to encourage meadow wildflowers. This is a habitat type fast disappearing in the UK. The field is surrounded by woodlands and hedgerows. Here you can explore and find Molluscopolis, a secluded area with information boards, where snails and slugs are positively encouraged.
The path at the bottom of the field continues down into Wenvoe.
Text and photos: Stephen Nottingham
Labels: Bruce McDonald, Community Orchards, Upper Orchid Field, Wenvoe, Wenvoe Orchards
INDOOR MEETINGS: AUTUMN 2014
The Cardiff Naturalists’ Society indoor meeting programme for 2014/2015 was recently announced. Click on the ‘Programme’ tab above to see the full programme.
Here, Indoors Meeting Secretary Hilary Wicks gives further information about the Autumn 2014 series of evening lectures. These all start at 7.30pm in Room 023 (ground floor) of the Cardiff School of Management (Metropolitan University, Llandaff Campus, Western Ave, Llandaff, Cardiff), unless otherwise stated. If lost, members can ask at the Main Building reception where a notice and signs to the lecture theatre will be placed.
The meetings start on Monday 22nd September with the AGM, followed with a talk by Linda and Rob Nottage on ‘Wildlife of the Dolomites’. Expect photos of snow-capped peaks, flower-filled meadows, and interesting insects, as they present highlights of their recent wildlife holiday in Italy.
The next lecture on Monday 13th October is by Sally Snow: ‘The world’s largest fish: an introduction to the whale sharks of the Philippines’. She will introduce us to the whale shark, the world’s largest fish, with fascinating insights into its biology, distribution and migration in the Philippines, with a look at the potential impacts of developing whale shark tourism initiatives both in the Philippines and worldwide. This lecture centres around the work of the NGO Physalus and its Large Marine Vertebrate Project, which has been studying whale sharks in the Philippines since 2011.
The following meeting on Wednesday October 22nd will be a talk by Paul E Bowden: ‘Birds and Mammals of Southern India (Bangalore to Kochi)’. He found Southern India a great place to visit in January, with favourable weather - a little rainfall and the temperature not too hot. Also at that time of year there was very little insect activity, so no malaria tablets were needed. He covered about 1,000 km (630 miles) in a three-week journey that took in Bangalore (Karnataka), Valparai (Tamil Nadu), and Thrissur and Kochi (Kerala), visiting five Nature Reserves. He recorded a total of 181 species of birds, including 14 endemics, and captured 113 species on HD video and 83 species as stills; while also photographing leopard, tiger, Asian Elephant, mongoose, spotted deer and numerous other mammals. Tea and rubber plantations were visited, and the journey included a drive across the Western Ghats. The whole trip was done by taxi, which he suggests is the best way to travel in India. By the end of the trip, the taxi driver was well trained in bird and mammal recognition!
In contrast, the next lecture by Adrian Lloyd Jones on Monday 6th November is entitled ‘Return of the Beaver’. This will be an illustrated presentation on Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber) and how they create and manage wetland ecosystems for the benefit of many other species. The presentation will also cover the Welsh Beaver Project and its proposal for a reintroduction of the beaver to Wales.
The meeting on Thursday 13th November is a lecture by Kate Mortimer-Jones called ‘Seabed Life around Wales’. This is a combined meeting with Cardiff Group South and West Wales Wildlife Trust and Cardiff University student Wildlife Society, and will be held in the Wallace Lecture Theatre (Ground floor), Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff.
The last meeting in 2014 is the XMAS BASH on Monday 15 December, with Adam and Dave’s Biodiversity Quiz. They will test your (often obscure) knowledge of the plants and animals found in South Wales and the (crazy?) people who record them.
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WENVOE ORCHARDS - Saturday 6th September
Our next field trip takes us around the 4 newly-planted orchards surrounding Wenvoe and ends with a walk through the Community Nature Reserve. This is a chance to see the pond, the Bee Hotel, St Lythans burial chamber and the new access to the Upper Orchid Field through Whitehall Quarry. A rural walk of 4 to 5 miles taking in whatever wildlife is around. Walking gear a good idea as recent rain has made some of the paths a bit muddy. If the weather is not good the walk will be shortened. Bring lunch. Dogs on leads are welcome but there are a few stiles.
Meet at 10am in the middle of Wenvoe village outside the Village Hall (large white building) at the junction of Old Port Road and Station Road West which is next to the school. For Satnav users the Village Hall does not have a postcode but CF5 6AG gets you close.
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Rhos Pasture - Sun 3 Aug
The next Cardiff Naturalists Society field trip is to the rhos pastures near Brynna on Sun 3 Aug. It will be a day trip starting at 10.30am, so bring a packed lunch.
The trip will be led by Gill Barter of the Countryside Council for Wales. Among the distinctive flora and fauna to be seen on this distinctive purple moor-grass and rush pasture land are whorled caraway and bog bush cricket.
A late summer visit coincides with when the grazing cows are in the lower fields, allowing better access to the species-rich pastureland.
There is limited parking, so car sharing is recommended.
The entrance is at SS 970834. On a narrow lane going north from Pencoed, it is the last gate on the left before a hump back bridge over an old railway line. There is a footpath sign at the entrance.
From B4280, on the northern edge of Pencoed, take the minor road signposted for Rhiwceiliog. Follow this lane, ignoring turnings, and take care on blind bends. After 1km you will see a field entrance on the left with a footpath sign, at grid ref SS 970834 and this is where we will meet. If you cross a hump back bridge over a disused railway line you will have gone too far so turn round - in the driveway entrance you will see on your right - and come back.
I assume people will have maps but if you think directions from the M4 are also needed, these are as follows. From junction 35 of the M4 take the A473 northwards towards Llanharen. Go straight over two roundabouts (the second one is by the entrance to Pencoed college) and turn left at the third. You are then on the B4280 heading West, and the minor road signposted to Rhiwceiliog (mentioned above) is the first turning on the right.
National Hedgehog Survey
Cardiff Naturalists Society have been asked if any of its members have records of hedgehog activity that they could submit to the National Hedgehog Survey.
Dan Foreman of the Swansea Ecology Research Team has forwarded a National Hedgehog Survey volunteer pack in pdf format. If you would like a copy forwarded to you, please contact Stephen Nottingham sf.nottingham@btinternet.com or Lucy Fay lucy.fay@capita.co.uk
Further information about the National Hedgehog Survey can be found here: http://ptes.org/get-involved/surveys/countryside-2/national-hedgehog-survey
Dan is also asking for submissions of any mammal records for the ongoing Mammal Society Mammal Atlas Project. Information about this can be found on the Mammal Atlas Project website: http://www.mammal.org.uk/nmap
Labels: Hedgehogs
PARC SLIP - 5th JULY 2014
Eleven members and friends assembled by the Parc Slip Visitor Centre for a tour of this Wildlife Trust Reserve in glorious sunshine after early morning rain. We were fortunate to be accompanied by Margaret and John Samuel who know the site intimately and to benefit also from the expertise of Rob Parry, the Conservation Manager. Serenaded by birdsong from skylarks, wrens, dunnocks, blackcaps and other warblers we made our way to the Northern Wetlands hide. Little grebes were feeding their chicks and a family of Canada geese swam over hoping for hand-outs.
As we toured the Reserve, Margaret and John counted butterflies along their regular transect. Ringlets were amazingly plentiful with a total tally of 176, meadow browns were also widespread with 51. There were smaller numbers of large and small skippers and whites plus several other species including comma and small tortoiseshell. It was a pleasure to see so many insects on the wing, taking advantage of the flowery banks. Only a few moths were noted but we were delighted to see single broad-bodied chaser, southern hawker, common darter and golden ringed dragonflies.
We admired the new hide and extensive scrape it overlooks, but failed to locate the little ringed plover family which had been raised there. En route, a common lizard posed beside the path long enough for all to enjoy. We followed the path beside the stream with its many little waterfalls and returned to the car park via the cycle path, passing the monument to the many lives lost in a mining disaster at the former colliery.
A reduced party stayed to enjoy their picnic lunches beside the Centre pools where damselflies and a moorhen family were in evidence. Although the Centre café was closed for repairs, we were grateful for the use of the toilets.
A circuit of the eastern part followed. Colourful patches of blue meadow cranesbill and pink everlasting pea delighted the eye, but we helped John pull up Himalayan balsam plants to reduce the spread of this invasive alien. Bruce has an eye for galls of various sorts and during the day drew our attention to the strange pink tongues of a fungus, Taphrina alni sprouting from alder cones while the leaf ribs were pimpled by green galls of Eriophyes inangulis caused by a mite.
Taphrina alni
We left Margaret and John to complete their butterfly count, returning to our cars highly impressed by the diversity and profusion of wildlife on the Reserve.
Linda Nottage
Labels: Parc Slip, Wildlife Trust
Outdoor Meeting updates
A couple of outdoor meeting updates:
Parc Slip:
'We have just heard that the Visitor Centre at Parc Slip will be closed when we have our field trip there on 5th July. We shall still meet as normal in the car park but please be aware that the facilities will not be available. Sarn Services just off the M4 which most will pass on the way there will be open.'
Gower Rockpool Ramble:
The Gower Rockpool Ramble with Judith Oakley has been rearranged for Sat 27 Sept. More details to follow.
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Field Trip to Clyne Gardens - Sunday 1st June
by Bruce McDonald
We celebrated the official onset of Summer with our first visit to Clyne Gardens, close to the sea and between Swansea and The Mumbles. 12 members along with two guests from the Friends of Dyffryn Gardens enjoyed the company of Tony Titchen as we skirmished with some of the magnificent trees in this scenic park.
Clyne Gardens was purchased in 1860 by William Graham Vivian with much of the work in the gardens continued by his nephew Algernon, 'The Admiral', who had a major influence on it between 1921 and 1952.
We hardly scratched the surface, as in four hours we probably covered just a quarter of the site. Scope for another visit in the future? The estate is famous internationally for its collection of Pieris, Enkianthus and Rhododendrons (they were blooming and there's a photo of one below), yet we did not get round to looking at many of these - nor the bog garden, bluebell wood, Japanese Bridge, heather beds, Italian bridge, Joy Cottage and the wildflower meadows!
So what did we see? First stop was a Persian Ironwood, Parrotia persica, originating in the forests south of the Caspian Sea and related to the Witch Hazels (photo below). There are two forms, one arborescent, the other shaped like a tree. The wood is very hard, hence the name, and a number of us proved the point by banging our heads on the low-lying branches as we weaved our way around the trunk.
Next a cedar and a less common variety than the Atlas, Deodar or Cedar of Lebanon normally encountered in parks. This was the Cyprus Cedar, Cedrus brevifolia, with its Latin name indicating its short needles (below). There are three geographical sub-species and Tony commented that this was the best specimen he had come across.
Next a substantial oak, a Red Oak, Quercus rubra. If you examined the big leaves it was noticeable how the veins continued to a point on the leaf, a 'bristlepoint'. Tony indicated that the wood of Red Oak is tougher than English Oak and in the American War of Independence this provided American warships with an advantage as they were clad in Red Oak which was more successful in repelling cannon-balls than the English ships with their covering of Quercus robur.
This is a good time of year to catch the dogwoods in flower. Our first encounter was with Bentham's Cornel, Cornus capitata. The extended stems on the flowers (bracts) were eye-catching. Tony then demonstrated how to distinguish Dogwoods from Viburnums - with the former it was possible to gently tear a leaf in half and although separated they would be held together by thin strands.
Next a Macedonian Fir, Abies borisii-regis although Owen Johnson refers to it as King Boris' Fir. Those members who could smell anything agreed that the crushed leaves gave off an odour of grapefruit. A few erect cones at the top of the tree were evident but were really only visible with binoculars.
Now one of the more common cedars - an Atlas Cedar, Cedrus atlantica, and this a glaucous version. This also sported short needles and the Atlas is characterised by ascending upper branches. A short distance away was a clump of Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris with their reddish bark colouring, particularly in the top half of the tree. Tony suggested that this along with Juniper and Birch were the only three tree species to survive the last Ice Age.
This is also a good time of year for the Paper Handkerchief or Ghost Tree or more correctly the Dove Tree, Davidia involucrata. An 'involucre' (one of our new words for the day) is a covering and the white 'petal' is actually an involucral bract covering the flower or inflorescence with the styles and ovaries clearly visible. Next a spruce and this one the Serbian Spruce, Picea omorika. We were asked to check if the needles were flat or round, the technique being to attempt to roll one in your fingers - if it rolled it was round. Ours wouldn't, confirming that the Serbian Spruce has flattish needles. Spruces also tend to drop their cones.
A Katsura, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, gave us an opportunity to compare and contrast its opposite leaves with those of the Judas Tree, Cercis siliquastrum, which has them alternate. A Tulip Tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, did not appear to be bearing any flowers, Tony noting that it can take 25 years before flowering. The Chinese Tulip Tree, Liriodendron chinense, tends to have much more narrowly waisted leaves.
Next a tree with few clues as to what it was although a visit later in the year should reveal the metallic blue berries which are a bit of a giveaway. A native of Asia it has various local names such as Glory Tree, Peanut Butter Tree or Harlequin Bower Tree but Clerodendron trichotomum usually works in the UK (photo of Tony Titchen with the Clerodendron below). The crushed leaves are supposed to smell of peanuts but we found it just unpleasant and Tony commented that its original name of foetidum was appropriate. A hazel with large and very soft leaves turned out to be the Turkish Hazel, the only hazel that will grow into a tree.
Our attention was caught by a Magnolia and this had a bit of history to it. A small. multi-stemmed tree, suitable for small gardens this was Magnolia liliiflora X stellata. The story goes that eight hybrids, known as the Eight Little Girls (one pictured below), were developed at the National Arboretum in Washington D.C. and were named after the secretaries who worked at the arboretum or wives and daughters of staff. They are Ann, Betty, Judy, Randy, Ricki, Susan, Jane and Pinkie. As I have a wife, Judy and a sister, Ricki, that is the next two birthday presents sorted! We never convinced ourselves which this particular specimen was, but Ann was a strong possibility.
We sailed past a Chusan Palm, Trachycarpus fortunei, which Tony confirmed was female as it was carrying berries and then had a look at some trees which exhibited twisting of the trunk - sinistral if it goes to the left and dextral to the right. A Coast Redwood, Sequoia sempervirens, gathered us under its wings as we prodded the spongy bark. A fire climax tree resistant to fire but which it needs to release the seeds from the resin-packed cones at the top. From the Oregon to Monterey area this is now probably the world's tallest tree as the Douglas Firs and eucalypts have been felled for their timber.
Glossy green leaves and floral spires on a medium-sized tree had us puzzled although Tony felt that Prunus azorica might have been a candidate with hints of Bird Cherry and Portugal Laurel. A specimen was detached so that experts could be consulted. Owen Johnson subsequently confirmed this was Prunus lusitanica! A holly provided Tony with an opportunity to mention that lightning is less likely to strike a smooth-barked tree like holly than one with rough bark although if you are caught in a thunderstorm avoid trees altogether! A beautifully elegant lime also refused to reveal its identity so had to offer up a specimen for further analysis. Owen confirmed this was Tilia platyphyllos.
And next was a Stuartia, in this case pseudocamellia, which was not only covered in blossom but had carpeted the ground underneath with its flowers:
A Brewer's Spruce, Picea breweriana, was the next favourite, its elegant weeping form described as 'lugubrious'. There are two white lines on the needles. And a weeping beech also cascaded downwards although the orientation of the branches was to the left. Time for one last encounter and this was with a multi-stemmed Himalayan Chestnut, Aesculus indica, also known as the Indian Horse Chestnut. Whilst the number of leaves varies the predominant number was seven (or more) in contrast to the Horse Chestnut's seven (or less) - if that helps! Indica is later-flowering than hippocastanum and the floral candles on ours were only just beginning to open.
The top pond:
Our thanks to Tony for another interesting, informative and entertaining day. A list of the more interesting trees noted at Clyne Gardens by Tree Guide author Owen Johnson follows.
Bruce McDonald
Photos by Bruce McDonald and Margaret Samuel
weeping spruce:
OWEN JOHNSON'S TREE LIST
Acer capillipes, Acer crataegifolium, Acer X freemanii 'Autumn Blaze', Acer pensylvanicum, Acer pycnanthum, Betula kenaica, Betula utilis SSP. jacquemontii, Callitris rhomboidea, Cedrus brevifolia, Cupressus macrocarpa, Davidia, involucrata var. vilmoriniana, Eucryphia moorei, Fraxinus americana 'Skyline', Juglans mandschaurica, Magnolia campbellii var. alba, Magnolia doltsopa, Malus hupehensis, Malus X robusta 'Red Sentinel', Malus yunnanensis, Neopanax laetevirens, Nothofagus menziesii X obliqua, Nothofagus solanderi var. cliffortioides, Ostrya carpinifolia, Pinus radiata, Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa, Populus glauca, Prunus serrula, Pseudotsuga menziesii ssp. glauca, Pterocarya stenoptera, Quercus castaneifolia, Rhododendron arboreum ssp. cinnamomeum var. roseum, Rhododendron decorum ssp. diaprepes, Rododendron falconeri, Sorbus decipiens, Sorbus X kewensis, Stuartia sinensis, Styrax obassia, Thuja occidentalis 'Spiralis', Tilia mongolica, Ulmus 'Sapporo Autumn Gold'.
Labels: Clyne gardens, Field trips, Outdoor, Tony Titchen, Trees
Wildlife Trackers
Why not pop over to Wildlife Trackers – You are in for a lot of fun!
Did you know there are over 20,000 kinds of insect, over 65 mammals and 230 different species of bird in the UK?
No-one has seen them all but this game is a race to spot 90 of the most common creatures.
To find out how it all works and get started click here.
We had a fascinating talk about the work of the BTO and especially the Big Garden Birdwatch
Many think the BTO is complex because the word Ornithology sounds difficult, but the truth could not be further from the perception as we all learned
From their website
"The BTO is an independent charitable research institute combining professional and citizen science aimed at using evidence of change in wildlife populations, particularly birds, to inform the public, opinion-formers and environmental policy- and decision-makers. Our impartiality enables our data and information to be used both by Government and NGO campaigners"
It's easier than you think
"BTO Garden BirdWatch enables you to collect this information in a standardised way alongside similar information from many thousands of other garden birdwatchers. In effect, you are a 'citizen scientist' "
"Continuity of recording effort is more important than the quantity of recording, since this is a relative measure of garden use changing from week to week. "
And it's not just birds
"we work with partner organisations to monitor everything from butterflies to badgers."
To read more about it visit their site http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/gbw and about the BTO http://www.bto.org/about-bto
Labels: Birds, BTO
We now have a speaker for our meeting on the 11th of March – spread the word it’s Niall Mcann again with some of his amazing wildlife stories
If you weren’t at his last talk and missed him on TV here’s some information
http://www.niallmccann.com/
http://www.niallmccannbiggestandbaddest.com/
he’s a man of big adventures and always in a hurry. So all we know at present is the title we got as he was rushing out to Uganda
Hi Hilary,
I'll probably give you a talk about the TV series I'm involved in, which is to do with human animal conflict
I'll call it "The Making of". See you in March!
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Lee Hope talks about her gripping novel Horsefever, the powerful relationship between horses and their riders, bringing literature to people on parole, writing, and so much more
First, the raves:
This atmospheric first novel thrusts readers into the intense, often seedy world of competitive horsemanship. Though the concept will certainly appeal to those interested in equine sports, the shifting character dynamics and tense plot will hook fans of suspense as well as horse lovers.–Maggie Reagan, Booklist
Hope has melded a perfect concoction in Horsefever – horses, a murder mystery, a little passion, some suspense, all wrapped around our four-legged friends. Add this one to your 2016 reading list.
–Horse Country Chic
Lee Hope is editor-in-chief of Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices. Her fiction has received grants from both the Maine and the Pennsylvania Arts Commissions. Her short stories have been published in numerous literary journals, such as: Witness, The North American Review, Epiphany, and Sou’wester. She is currently president of the nonprofit Solstice Institute for Creative Writing and teaches for Changing Lives Through Literature, which brings reading to people on probation.
I'm honored to host Lee. Thank you, Lee!
I always want to know what sparks a book? What did it for you?
I am fascinated with literary suspense. With Horsefever, I was drawn to a particular murder case about two imperiled marriages that ends tragically with a killing. I was also fascinated with horses, and owned a small horse farm. So I changed the protagonists in the original case to be horse people, and the novel took off. Nikki, one of the four protagonists, wishes to compete in the dangerous sport of cross country horse jumping, but her fears hold her back. Her landowner, husband, Cliff, hires Gabe, half paralyzed in a jumping accident, as a horse trainer, and an attraction grows between Gabe and Nikki, as do the jealous suspicions of Cliff and Gabe's wife Carla, which eventually lead to violence. The fates of these marriages are intertwined with the relationships with horses, and with ambition and fear.
What I so love about your novel is the storyworld--the way you bring us into a world that is as exotic as it is compelling, and even dangerous. Why do you think this particular world gives rise to both the spiritual and the sensual?
In a high risk sport, or any high risk physical activity, really, you risk your life. Cross country riding, or jumping horses, is that dangerous. At any moment you could be thrown, your horse could trip, you could break bones, your neck, get a concussion, be brain dead. And risking death can be spiritual, you must confront your fears, and persist. It takes a certain irrationality, yes. One eventer said that cross country riders, eventers, are a little crazy. But I would say such riding also takes an inner strength. You use your body, as in any sport, but in riding you also connect with the body of the horse…you sense your body so vividly in its vulnerability and strength each time your horse jumps, or competes…it's a union that brings together, if you're tapped into it, the sensual and the spiritual. And this union is what Nikki knows, and Gabe, her trainer, knows it, and her husband Cliff, senses it, the power of the body/spirit connection. So Cliff quickly comes to wish he had never hired a trainer in the first place, but it is too late. The passion of the sport, of winning, has taken hold and propels all four main characters into spiritual territory, both dark and light.
Can you talk a bit about the connection between the riders and the horses, how it works, when it doesn’t--and why?
I love this question because it leads us into the spiritual connections between species, the sensual, emotional communication between humans and nonhumans.
Horses are creatures of prey that have survived since prehistoric times through fear. They know fear in its depths, so they sense ours as we touch or ride them. If we are afraid, then their fears ignite, and
they can become dangerous. So to ride well, we must master our own fears, sense fear in our bodies, in ourselves, find a calm center, and then in centering, we can communicate quietly through each touch, each gesture with reins, with our thighs, our heels, our heads, our sight, our tones of voice, our breath. We can learn to feel into the horse, to come to where we do not dominate, but to where we relate beyond ourselves,…to where we transcend. Yet if we cannot center ourselves, as Nikki sometimes cannot, and as Gabe once failed to do, then we can become as Gabe, half paralyzed. Infirm. Or, in some cases, dead. So pay attention to the horse, to the nonhumans outside of us.
What kind of writer are you? Did you carry this story around in your head for years, or dash it out on paper and then revise? Do you have rituals? And can you talk about what you’re working on now?
I find in order to circumvent my logical mind, I must write fast, not a free write, exactly, but to let it flow, to think of it as a draft, which it is, and then, yes, I must revise again and again.
My ritual is to do what riders must do, to center somehow, in the midst of it all. To find a meditative space. To maybe even meditate before I write, which is often easier for me in the mornings. Now after a few years break, I finally have started a new novel. No horses in it. But a crime. That old fascination of mine returning, or it never went, of those people who live close to the edge and sometimes go over it. As any of us really can.
I was so happy to see that you teach for Changing Lives Through Literature--I’ve worked with this program, too, and found it extraordinary. Can you talk about this, please?
You can see how I would be drawn to this program with its use of literature to touch the lives of people on probation, people who were on the edge, and for some reason, could not stop the momentum…and made a wrong choice perhaps, which leads them to the classes in this
terrific national program, which was founded in Massachusetts, where I teach with a judge and a probation officer. We have seen the effects of this program on some of our students. Some come to realize how smart they are, come to identify with characters in the stories, characters who also can make wrong choices causing suffering. So some students make other life choices than they once might have.
I have published a few stories by these students in Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices, of which I am the editor-in-chief. We publish established writers, including writers of color and various social classes, as well as writers on the margins. We promote diversity in literature, as in a different way, Changing Lives Through Literature also does.
What’s obsessing you now and why?
I'm obsessed with beginning a new novel in the midst of the publicity for Horsefever.
How to handle that balance? I'm obsessed with trying to promote my own writing after so many years of publishing other writers, and teaching them in conferences, and founding an MFA program in Creative Writing, and how I take such joy and feel satisfaction in promoting other writers, while I find myself feeling awkward and shy asking others for favors about my own work. And more than all that, I'm obsessed with trying to get back to meditation, and to prayer perhaps, to center myself, because it's in centering oneself, as I said above, that we can take life-affirming risks.
What question didn’t I ask that I should have?
Your questions are so fine and made me think. I would say that I'd love for readers to check out our terrific magazine, Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices, www.solsticelitmag.org. It's an independent nonprofit that publishes our hybrid mag online, yet we are also publishing print anthologies of our writers as well. We're so proud to have two Notable Essays cited in The Best American Essays 2015. And we just received a small grant through the Massachusetts (Needham) Cultural Council, and we are a Best of the Net winner! We have a mission to promote diversity in literature and photography.
But there I go promoting something other than my book. You can link to my authorsite, at leehopeauthor.com, or go to my FaceBook author's page to read more and to order Horsefever.
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Valentine G. Barney Correspondence
Valentine G. Barney of Swanton, Vt., was commissioned sergeant on May 2, 1861 in Co. A of the 1st Vermont Regiment. He was mustered out August 15, 1861. He was then commissioned captain of the 9th Vermont Regiment, Co. A, June 14, 1862; and lieutenant colonel of the 9th Vermont Regiment, on May...
Show moreValentine G. Barney of Swanton, Vt., was commissioned sergeant on May 2, 1861 in Co. A of the 1st Vermont Regiment. He was mustered out August 15, 1861. He was then commissioned captain of the 9th Vermont Regiment, Co. A, June 14, 1862; and lieutenant colonel of the 9th Vermont Regiment, on May 24, 1863. He was mustered out June 13, 1865. In his correspondence, Barney describes the capture of Belle Boyd, Camp Sigel, the surrender at Harper's Ferry, parole camps Tyler and Douglas at Chicago, Confederate prisoners at Camp Douglas, the Army of the James, and the occupation of Richmond. Barney was in the 9th Vermont Regiment and led the first troops to enter Richmond.
Valentine G. Barney to Maria Barney
Regiment moving into the Rebel fort at Yorktown and of being ordered to evict the 179th Pennsylvania Regiment from the barracks. He also writes of promotions in his former company, and of buying a splendid horse for $225. He comments on the expense of getting “rigged out” as a lieutenant colonel.
Writing from Bolivar Heights, West Virginia topics include not hearing from the men left at "W" (Winchester? or Washington?) and the regiment encamping with the 60th Ohio Regiment and the 126th New York Regiment, not hearing or having any word of what military actions are taking place unless...
Show moreWriting from Bolivar Heights, West Virginia topics include not hearing from the men left at "W" (Winchester? or Washington?) and the regiment encamping with the 60th Ohio Regiment and the 126th New York Regiment, not hearing or having any word of what military actions are taking place unless troops hear the firing of guns, reference to prisoners being paroled, of soldier committing suicide and Barney encouraging troops to partake in evening singing to keep up morale. Maryland Campaign Sept 3-15, 1862.
On board a steamer, topics include the journey from Brattleboro to New Haven and then on to Jersey City and eventually to Washington, D.C. that include marching and going by train. Mentions whiskey being drunk by the soldiers and him needing to keep the men sober. His military pay not expected...
Show moreOn board a steamer, topics include the journey from Brattleboro to New Haven and then on to Jersey City and eventually to Washington, D.C. that include marching and going by train. Mentions whiskey being drunk by the soldiers and him needing to keep the men sober. His military pay not expected until September.
Topics include his desire to return home to play with his children, his worry about hearing that the family home was nearly lost in a fire, and how visiting with acquaintances helps him keep from being homesick.
Barney writes from Newport News, Virginia on the construction of a trench and accounts of alarms from the picket guard including a mule causing one of the alarms. Writes of the 2500 men, their disappointment at not being able to fire upon the Secessionists, fears the box from Swanton will not...
Show moreBarney writes from Newport News, Virginia on the construction of a trench and accounts of alarms from the picket guard including a mule causing one of the alarms. Writes of the 2500 men, their disappointment at not being able to fire upon the Secessionists, fears the box from Swanton will not arrive at all, of the presence of 25 or 30 slaves, of horses, mules, dogs being brought in to camp, requests postage stamps and envelopes.
Barney writes that the Brigade will be doing garrison duty, and that he was Brigade officer of the day. He also writes that the field officers live very well but that it is costly, and that the bathing is good there. Writes of sending a book to Fred, & a souvenir, a percussion tube used to fire...
Show moreBarney writes that the Brigade will be doing garrison duty, and that he was Brigade officer of the day. He also writes that the field officers live very well but that it is costly, and that the bathing is good there. Writes of sending a book to Fred, & a souvenir, a percussion tube used to fire heavy guns, and warns his wife not to pull hard on the wire, in case it goes off. Hopes "to hear of Lee's destruction today."
Topics include trying to get a pass into camp so a friend can see the Rebel prisoners, promotions in the Regiment, including the promotion of Colonel Stannard to Brigadier General, and a riot by the 65th Illinois Infantry Regiment against the sutlers.
From Camp Douglas topics include the continued improvement of Barney’s health, being busy with issues with the company including low morale and discipline, the good weather in Chicago and having received a photo of Maria.
Barney writes that the Regiment will soon be moving to North Carolina because of the sickness at Fort Yorktown. He spends the rest of the letter assuring his wife that he does not drink liquor.
A description of the regiment's difficult expedition to commandeer & capture guerrilla fighters, horses & weapons. Negroes pressed into service as guides. Mentions can't get horses so must confiscate them. Women cried when horses taken. Took a trip to a local ten acre peach orchard, eating many &...
Show moreA description of the regiment's difficult expedition to commandeer & capture guerrilla fighters, horses & weapons. Negroes pressed into service as guides. Mentions can't get horses so must confiscate them. Women cried when horses taken. Took a trip to a local ten acre peach orchard, eating many & taking some to camp. Requests white handkerchiefs.
Topics include the journey from Fort Monroe, Virginia to Hampton, the Secessionists setting fire to a bridge that lead to the village, the Colonel being asked to not molest, assault or otherwise interfere with the citizens of Hampton, mentions Sewells Point where the enemy had built a battery,...
Show moreTopics include the journey from Fort Monroe, Virginia to Hampton, the Secessionists setting fire to a bridge that lead to the village, the Colonel being asked to not molest, assault or otherwise interfere with the citizens of Hampton, mentions Sewells Point where the enemy had built a battery, reference to the state election about secession from the union, speaks of his love for his family.
Topics include the monotony of camp life, his hope for action, and his comments about promotions in the Regiment. In particular, he feels he will be passed over and a junior captain promoted to Major, because he is not a crony of Colonel Ripley’s. He also compares maintaining discipline in a...
Show moreTopics include the monotony of camp life, his hope for action, and his comments about promotions in the Regiment. In particular, he feels he will be passed over and a junior captain promoted to Major, because he is not a crony of Colonel Ripley’s. He also compares maintaining discipline in a military company with maintaining discipline at home.
Barney writes of falling ill after eating lobster, of getting paid off for three months which allow him to pay of debts including cost of his horse, and of buying books on military tactics. He also writes of how difficult it would be to get leave until next fall or the winter and of sending home...
Show moreBarney writes of falling ill after eating lobster, of getting paid off for three months which allow him to pay of debts including cost of his horse, and of buying books on military tactics. He also writes of how difficult it would be to get leave until next fall or the winter and of sending home some melon seeds for Maria to plant in the spring.
Topics include the regiment marching towards Harpers Ferry, the regiment disheartened to being ordered to retreat, loss of much equipment and people left behind in the hospital, the destruction of supplies left behind, their hard march to current location, the brief mention of a "heavy battles". ...
Show moreTopics include the regiment marching towards Harpers Ferry, the regiment disheartened to being ordered to retreat, loss of much equipment and people left behind in the hospital, the destruction of supplies left behind, their hard march to current location, the brief mention of a "heavy battles". (Maryland Campaign Sept 3-15, 1862). Reference to prisoners being paroled.
Barney writes of gaining strength and blames the southern climate for his slow recovery ; plans to buy a horse soon, writes of the change in command of the Army of the Potomac from General Hooker to General Meade, of the capture of William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (son of Robert E. Lee & Confederate...
Show moreBarney writes of gaining strength and blames the southern climate for his slow recovery ; plans to buy a horse soon, writes of the change in command of the Army of the Potomac from General Hooker to General Meade, of the capture of William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (son of Robert E. Lee & Confederate officer), of Harrisburg, Penn. taken by the Rebels.
Barney writes that the Regiment has still not moved and he is very anxious that they do so, though the sickness in the Regiment is abating a little. Mentions several names of men (Col. [James Wolfe] Ripley, H. Meigs, Sartwell, Dr. Carpenter & Bellrose). He also writes of the arrival of another...
Show moreBarney writes that the Regiment has still not moved and he is very anxious that they do so, though the sickness in the Regiment is abating a little. Mentions several names of men (Col. [James Wolfe] Ripley, H. Meigs, Sartwell, Dr. Carpenter & Bellrose). He also writes of the arrival of another colored regiment and of the efforts of General William F. “Baldy” Smith in getting the Regiment moved. As well he writes of target shooting with his brother Lester and some of the other officers and nearly shooting himself in the leg while reloading.
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Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor was his last completed work and an acknowledged masterpiece of the then-prevalent practice of parody. Nearly unique among his vocal output, its genesis and purpose are largely speculative. The history of its recordings traces the half-century of evolution of Baroque performance practice. Finally, we list some sources of further information about the work.
The genesis and purpose of nearly all of Bach's prodigious output of vocal works is either known or can be reliably surmised – except for his very last and arguably greatest of all, which would come to be known as the Mass in B Minor (although, as Karl Geiringer observes, the title is a misnomer, as twice as many sections are in B Major than in b minor).
George Stauffer points out that, by whatever name, the B Minor Mass is not mentioned in any of Bach's letters nor in any other contemporaneous documents, and so our only direct evidence of its creation must lie in the autograph itself. In terms of its origins, the Mass can be viewed as having been crafted in two distinct halves.
The first two of its five major sections (the Kyrie and Gloria, known as the Missa) were dedicated in 1733 to the Elector of Saxony in Dresden in the apparent hope of obtaining either a court title or at least some commissions. Joshua Rifkin notes that after a dozen years of service Bach felt mistreated in his position at Leipzig and sought an official, if only honorary, title to strengthen his status. Thus, in sending this Missa to the Elector with a letter dated July 27, 1733, Bach asked that the Elector "take me into your most mighty protection" and wrote that, despite serving as music director of Leipzig's two primary churches, "I have been made to suffer one injury or another, and on occasion a diminution of the fees connected with this office – all of which, however, would cease if Your Royal Highness would give me his favor and confer upon me a title in his court chapel," and promised "unending devotion … and to devote all my powers to your service." John Butt points out that it was customary to submit a major sacred work in support of such a petition, that the traditional mass text would have had more immediate appeal than that of a newly-written and unfamiliar cantata, and that the overall style of the Missa was generally consistent with the expectations in Dresden, including such features as moving from a minor key to the relative major, setting the Christe as a duet for two sopranos, using a horn to accompany the Quoniam aria and basing the Domine Deus on a Lombard rhythm. Rifkin speculates that the solos may have been meant to display the talents of the Elector's chapel choir. In any event, Bach's efforts eventually were successful, as he ultimately was bestowed the title of Church Composer, but only after reminding the Elector three years later.
Scholars speculate as to just when the Missa was composed. Georg von Dadelsen contends that it had been written during the five-month official period of mourning for August the Strong, the prior Elector, during which all musical performances had been banned, thus affording Bach a respite from his official duties. Only some portions of the score were in Bach's handwriting, leading Rifkin to consider that others might have been copied by family members rather than by the usual professional copyists, which, in turn, suggests composition during a trip rather than at home. Nikolaus Harnoncourt contends that the Credo had been written for the rededication of St. Thomas School on June 5, 1732 and that the entire Missa was performed at an April 21, 1733 oath of fealty for the new Elector. (Bach also wrote four other full-fledged Masses during this period, which contained far briefer Kyries and Glorias, but scholars are uncertain as to their intended purposes or when, or even whether, they were ever performed.)
The origins of the rest of the B Minor Mass are even less certain.
A portion of the final page
with Bach's "Fine DSG" ascription
The autograph consists of four sections, each with its own title page in Bach's distinctive writing specifying the voices and instruments needed for performance. Stauffer suggests that these may be the front pages of the type of folders in which Bach routinely stored his scores as loose leaves for convenient copying. Earlier scholars tended to view each section as self-contained, pointing out, for example, that the opening Kyrie consists of two massive choral fugues bracketing a lovely aria for soprano duet, further unified by their keys (b minor, D major and f-sharp minor, forming a triad). Indeed, the entire work displays logical, formal and dramatic coherence and continuity throughout, ranging from key structure to granular similarities. Thus the final Dona nobis pacem chorus repeats the Gratias agimus tibi movement of the Gloria. Rifkin further notes that only the last page of the final section ends with Bach's customary ascription of "Fine D[eus] S[oli]G[loria]" ("End – to the glory of God alone"), with which he traditionally ended his scores, thus suggesting that Bach had conceived the work as a whole.
So what was Bach's purpose in creating the B Minor Mass? Butt contends that it had no discernable practical purpose, as its sheer scale precluded use as a whole in any liturgy. An equally serious consideration is that its text is not suited for use by either Roman Catholics or Lutherans. Charles Sanford Terry notes that while it contains all the sections of the Catholic mass (and, indeed, it was listed in Bach's estate catalog as "die Grosse catholische Messe"), textual variations violate the inflexible strictures required for ritual purposes; on the other hand, Lutherans use only portions (the Kyrie, Gloria and occasionally the Sanctus) of the full Catholic mass in their services. Moreover, while Terry observes that some sections (especially the Credo and Confiteor) "exhale a Roman atmosphere," C. Hubert H. Parry notes that others evoke a far different spirit from Catholic composers, being conceived in the subjective, intimate mood of Bach's cantatas (from which, after all, many of its movements were derived), taking the words to heart and with a depth of earnestness that was essentially Teutonic. Further evidence of Bach's subjective approach lies in his use of musical symbolism to underline the text, ranging from the standard and conspicuous (chromaticism to underline lamentation; falling seconds to suggest sighing; a descending arpeggio to accompany the text of "descendit de coelis" ("came down from heaven") in the Et in unum movement) to far more subtle (a canon, also in the Et in unum Dominum, to signify the mystic unity of Father and Son), and even to the speculative yet fascinating (Albert Schweitzer's attributing the six vocal parts of the Sanctus to evoke six-winged seraphim). Indeed, Butt finds symbolism in the seven movements that comprise the overall arch structure of the entire Credo section. It begins and ends with paired choruses (the first movement in a sober antique style and the last in a festive modern style, both representing aspects of the Father), surrounding tender arias (movements 2 and 6) presenting the other members of the Trinity, and surmounted by central choruses (movements 3 and 5) depicting Christ's time on earth, with the Crucifixus (movement 4) at the very center, so as to represent the cornerstone of Christian faith.
Many commentators attempt to reconcile the seeming conflict between Catholic and Lutheran liturgies by viewing the B Minor Mass as Bach's sincere ecumenical attempt to unite the two primary religious traditions of his era. In a sense, this was a matter of political expediency, as the Saxon court had become Catholic only in 1697 and many of its officials were Lutheran. Similarly Bach himself harbored diverse leanings; as Parry notes, while his allegiance may have been to the Catholic ruler of Saxony, he had been educated by Protestants, lived in a Protestant town and made his living by writing and organizing performances of Protestant music. Yet, Bach's aim may have been more elevated. As Butt points out, Martin Luther never set out to replace the Latin mass but rather to alter and adapt it where needed for understanding. In that regard, the B Minor Mass was consistent with Luther's underlying theology, since, as Philipp Spitta put it, Luther was not a foe of Catholicism but a development grown from the same soil. In that light, perhaps recognizing the unique ability of music to transcend the literalism of words, Bach may have devoted his ultimate religious work to an attempt to universalize Christian worship – in Terry's phrase, into an expression of Christian idealism – neither Catholic nor Protestant, yet both and therefore greater than either alone. That, in turn, was seen by Butt as the culmination of Bach's deeply-held belief that music was God-given and that its highest possible purpose was to serve as a vehicle for social harmony. Alan Jefferson terms it "Bach's personal declaration of Faith."
To that end, Christoph Wolff credits Bach as having a breadth that embraces a comprehensive grasp of musical history, ranging from ancient to new styles. Butt asserts that it was fully appropriate for Bach to pour into his Mass an exhaustive summation of his vast musical skills and of all the styles, idioms and devices available in his age. Indeed scholars often marvel at the range of material Bach incorporated into the Mass. On one extreme, Geiringer cites Bach's use of Gregorian chant as the subjects of the grandiose fugues that open and conclude the Credo. At the other, Butt traces the influence of dance in the regularity, recurrence, symmetry, periodic phrasing and metric organization that permeates several sections.
Malcolm Boyd goes even further, crediting Bach's B Minor Mass as probably the first setting of the Ordinary conceived without regard to liturgical use, and thus raising fundamental questions about the possibility of religious practice apart from formal ritual or established institutions. In that regard, perhaps the venerable master's final completed masterpiece can be seen as a bold leap to a wholly modern – and, indeed, subversive – approach to religion as a private relationship between an individual and divinity, and its implication that faith and piety can exist, and perhaps might even thrive, apart from the demands of the Church (or any other form of organized religious practice).
The Mass can also be hailed as the supreme example of the practice of parody. (Please note that in this context the term refers merely to borrowing, rather than in the modern connotation of caricature.) Scholars agree that at most one or two sections were freshly composed, with all the rest adapted from earlier cantata movements.
An example of Bach's parody
from the Qui Tollis in Bach's Cantata # 46
from the Agnus Dei in Bach's B Minor Mass
Thus, Rifkin found only the first four introductory measures and the Confiteor to have been originally composed for the Mass, while Wolff suggests that the Et Incarnatus Est, inserted into the autograph as a separate page, may have been the last music Bach wrote (other than ongoing work on his unfinished Art of the Fugue) in 1749. Although many of the presumed original sources are now lost, many others have been identified. Philip Miller notes that some of the borrowings seem appropriate to the corresponding sections of the Mass – the Gratias is derived from Cantata 29 ("We thank Thee, God") – but others clearly are not – the Osanna originated as secular Cantata 215 ("Be Thankful, Blessed Saxony"), and thus was chosen for its abstract musical value rather than for any liturgical association. As a single example of this process of adaptation, Edward Tatnall Canby presents the example shown here, in which Bach refashioned the Qui Tollis alto solo of his 1725 Cantata 46 into the Agnus Dei for the B Minor Mass. Note that this is far from an exact copy, but rather an inspired recasting of the general outline of the phrase.
As evidence of this method, Rifkin notes that the autograph contains fewer corrections and displays the more handsome calligraphy of Bach's "copying hand" than the scores he composed from scratch. Yet, Geiringer insists that the adaptations were not mechanically copied, but rather enriched the originals, to which Dadelsen adds that the adaptations saved no time, as they took longer to write than wholly new compositions (at least for a genius like Bach from whose pen music flowed readily). Butt notes that, rather than expanding the originals as he did in nearly all other instances of adaptation, here Bach tended to abridge them, often by excising entire repeated ritornello or da capo sections of cantata movements.
Most commentators hold Bach's parody approach in high regard. Butt notes that the parody technique had been a staple of Renaissance music, and so Bach's use of his own work showed respect for tradition, as well as for the purity and durability of the old style, rather than signaling a decline in inventiveness.
"Bach's Greatest Hits"
The wondrous themes of the first three movements
He further notes that parody was a practical and unavoidable necessity to meet the unremitting demands of a steady flow of music for church and court that musicians were expected to produce, and that it was a common and fully respectable practice of the time. Wolff adds that while cantatas were ephemeral, generally performed once and then replaced by new ones for future services, a Mass was a more permanent form of expression and thus a natural repository for music that Bach may have sought to preserve. As Parry noted, Bach's borrowings from his cantatas simply provided them with a greater opportunity to be heard.
Malcolm Boyd concludes: "No other work more convincingly demonstrates that at the highest level Bach's process of parody, adaptation and compilation must be accepted as a creative act almost on a par with what we normally think of as 'original composition'." I would go further and consider the Mass to be "Bach's Greatest Hits" (at least among his vocal compositions), as every movement boasts exceptional melodies that rank among Bach's most memorable, arrayed amid a wide variety of textures and settings, and thus provides a convenient condensation of his art into a single composition, without the recitatives and narrative filler that pad out his cantatas and even the work that is often cited as his crowning achievement – the even more massive St. Matthew Passion. As just a single example, consider the themes of the Kyrie movements – complex yet haunting, and endlessly fascinating in their evolutionary repetitions (as, indeed, a good fugue theme should be), offsetting the simpler, gentle theme of the Christe. (The nature and sources of each movement are traced in the notes that accompany nearly every recording of the B Minor Mass, and so, in lieu of citing numerous examples, I gladly defer to them for a detailed structural analysis of the individual components, should that be of interest.)
The liturgical problems and the doubts surrounding its origins have led many scholars to question whether the B Minor Mass was ever intended for performance. Philip Miller notes that the pristine condition of the portion sent to the Elector suggests that it was never used, and Rifkin notes that the second half of the autograph has errors that Bach would have corrected in preparing performing parts. Yet Spitta contends that Bach was such a practical musician that he "never wrote anything – and least of all such a mighty work as this – simply to have it unheard." Noting that such elaborate music was often performed during great festivals, he speculates that at least portions must have been performed, possibly the Gloria and Sanctus that were appropriate for a Christmas service. In that regard, Terry notes that the scoring was for Bach's augmented festival orchestration – three high trumpets, tympani and pairs of flutes, oboes and bassoons. Frederick Smend supports the notion of separate performances of the four major sections, contending that they are independent and comprise a complete mass only by chance, and so the assumption of a complete performance "is perhaps one of the most notable examples of erroneous tradition versus artistic judgment." Robert Shaw sidesteps the issue, stating that no matter when the fragments may have been composed, they comprise a textual and musical unity reflecting Bach's unwavering religious conviction and his staggering musical craftsmanship.
In any event, Butt notes with considerable irony that the B Minor Mass, which brims with Bach's deepest spiritual convictions, began to attain popularity only after religious works became fashionable in secular concert settings. The first publication was by Hans Georg Naëgli, who had purchased the autograph at auction. The Missa portion appeared in 1833, and the rest in 1845, followed by an "official" edition in 1856 by the newly-formed Bach Gesellschaft. The first documented performance of any portion of the B Minor Mass was by the composer's son C.P.E. Bach, who performed the Credo alone (but with his own introduction and elaborations) toward the end of his own life in 1786. The first complete rendition, albeit of separate sections spread out over several years, is thought to have begun in 1811 by the Berlin Singakademie. The first integral performance only arose in 1859 in Leipzig by a chorus of over 100, adapted to the taste of the time, complete with dramatic dynamics and legato slurs. In fairness, Rifkin notes that C.P.E. Bach had added many emendations to the original score, the authenticity of which have posed a challenge to later historians. America had to await the 20th century - the first US performance was in 1900 by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Despite scholarly misgiving over its integral nature, modern performances and recordings all present the entire work. As with most music of this vintage, the recordings of the Mass in b minor invoke the fundamental issues of appropriate performing forces and interpretive approaches and trace the evolution of attempts to follow "authentic" performance practices.
An immediate question is of Bach's intentions – as one who constantly chafed against the restricted resources he was provided, would he have approved the added power and impact of augmented modern instruments, orchestras and choruses, or did he conceive the work knowing that any performance would reflect the limitations of his time? Indeed, Bach's own ideal, and therefore his expectations, can be gleaned from a 1730 letter he had written to the Leipzig Town Council in which he proposed a "Short But Most Necessary Draft for a Well-Appointed Church Music," comprising 4-6 violins, 4 violas, 2 celli, one bass, 2-3 oboes, 2 flutes, 1-2 bassoons, 3 trumpets, one kettledrum and a chorus of 3-4 each of sopranos, altos, tenors and basses. Indeed, those are the precise forces for which he scored the B Minor Mass. Even so, the earliest recordings were imbued with the bloated ideals of the 19th century in which the artists had been trained. Harnoncourt quips that this approach was "Bach clothed in Beethoven."
While there may have been earlier acoustical records of isolated, and possibly abridged, arias or choruses, the first substantial set of excerpts was the eight sides cut in 1926 for HMV by the Royal Choral Society and Royal Albert Hall Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Edward Cuthbert Bairstow, a distinguished minister, organist and professor. As Teri Noel Towe aptly describes it, "a massive choir … sings with gusto and with surprising subtlety in the handful of choruses that were rather inexpertly recorded by a pioneer mobile recording team. … [T]hese eight sides give the curious listener a fascinating glimpse into Bach as his music was understood in England before the Second World War and before the revival of interest in the 'correct' performance of early music took hold." Indeed, heard today (on an Amphion CD), the performance is strikingly modern – spirited with strong dynamics and careful balances. (Towe cites as of greater importance "a recording of the 'Cum sancto spiritu' by the Berlin Philharmonischer Chor under the direction of its founder, Siegfried Ochs (1858-1929), a celebrated choral conductor who stood in a direct line of pedagogical descent from Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy [who had revived interest in Bach's choral works through a hugely influential 1829 Berlin performance of the St. Matthew Passion]. His fleet, broadly phrased, urgent, and dramatic account of the final chorus of the 'Gloria' provides an important, invaluable, and tantalizing hint of what the true Mendelssohnian Bach style must have been like.")
Please note that the following survey purports to be neither comprehensive nor a recommendation of "best" or even favorite recordings, but rather includes those that strike me as the most historically significant and that serve to trace the fascinating evolution of prevalent notions of stylistic authenticity. The recordings are listed in the following format: Conductor; soloists; chorus, orchestra (year, labels of original issue and current CD availability; overall timing).
Albert Coates; Elizabeth Schumann, Margaret Balfour, Walter Widdop, Friedrich Schorr; Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Orchestra (1929, HMV 78s, Pearl CDs; 126' [123' + an extra 3' for the omitted repeat of the Osanna])
Even if it had no other merit, the sheer daring of this bold British venture would assure it an honored place in the history of the phonograph – a full recording of a two-hour, barely-known work of highly select appeal. The annotator of the original album (identified only as "H.W.L." but presumably a young Walter Legge) spared no feeling, calling it simply "the greatest choral work ever written" – high praise indeed in a country that so highly reveres that genre (but perhaps only parroting an advance HMV publicity blast that had proclaimed: "This set of records is in many ways the greatest achievement in the history of the gramophone."). Ecstatically greeting it in the December 1929 Gramophone magazine, C. M. Crabtree agreed: "For many people the recording of Bach's B minor Mass complete will be the greatest thing that has happened since the first gramophone record was made. … There is, indeed, no greater undertaking … ." Yet, he reserved most of his praise for the marvels of the work itself and, noting that "it makes supreme demands in every branch," went on to fault the recording as falling short of broadcast quality, citing in particular some crudity in the alto and tenor solos, lack of choral definition and skewed balances of overly dominant strings but suppressed solo instruments. Clearly, Schumann was the star of this show (and indeed its Pearl CD incarnation is entitled "Elisabeth Schumann – the Complete Bach Recordings," even though she appears in only three of the 24 movements). Although she was known at the time as an intimate, direct, radiant and charming lieder singer, that description fits the gentle, smooth, patient choral work more than the soloists' contributions, which tend more toward more showy operatic displays. Thus, the opening Kyrie evolves patiently, inexorably and reverently, while the Christe duet, despite a lovely initial blending of the two female voices, devolves into a duel for attention, complete with mammoth retards to mark the end of each section. Yet there are plenty of fine touches throughout – the second choral Kyrie is enlivened by subtle shaping of each phrase, instrumental solos – especially the winds – are rendered lovingly and (notwithstanding the Gramophone comment) are nicely spotlighted, Schorr exudes a moving humility in his Quoniam tu solus sanctus solo (although, curiously, not in his other aria, Et in Spiritum Sanctus, recorded the same day), and the reduced orchestra avoids a sense of massive stasis and provides steadfast, if not overly sensitive, support. Heard in the context of all the recordings that followed, it emerges nowadays as largely a dutiful and functional rendition, lacking the zesty ardent spontaneity that Coates routinely brought to his brilliant series of recordings of Wagner, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff and other late Romantic repertoire. (Aside from a few Bach and Handel snippets (mostly in Romanticized arrangements) and a vertiginous Mozart Jupiter, he recorded nothing else written prior to Beethoven.) While the sonics are quite good for its age, details of the instrumental and choral ensembles (especially the strings) are often blurred and some of the ensemble is casual. Even so, recorded in 7 sessions over 10 weeks in London to accommodate the soloists' schedules, it's surprisingly fine and needs no apologies for its sincere, if "old-fashioned," respectful approach.
Robert Shaw; Anne McKnight, June Gardner, Lydia Summers, Lucius Metz, Paul Matthen; RCA Victor Chorale and Orchestra (1947, RCA Victor LPs, 122’ [119’ + an extra 3’ for the omitted repeat of the Osanna])
Robert Shaw; Saramae Endich, Adele Addison, Florence Kopleff, Mallory Walker, Ara Berberian; Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra (1960, RCA LPs and CDs, 133’)
Whether out of tribute to the lasting quality of the Coates set or fear of commercial risk, no further recording of the B Minor Mass appeared for nearly two more decades. As might be expected from America’s most highly acclaimed choral director, the focus is on the singing, and, as might be expected from a colleague of Toscanini, the performance is direct and honest. Although the reduced instrumental ensemble (presumably a pick-up group) tends to be submerged beneath the full chorus, the solo singers and instruments are carefully balanced, with sonorities light and precise, tempos are sensible and comfortable (after a swift opening Kyrie) and the performers sound tight and precise. Soloists – both vocal and instrumental – are uniformly excellent. The duets are especially well-matched, as are the solo voices and accompaniment in the arias which, as Canby has observed, are essentially duets between a voice and a single instrument. The overall effect evokes an idealized performance that Bach himself might have recognized but without any self-conscious attempt to invoke period mannerisms. All the components fit well – yet perhaps a bit too well, without the textural diversity or emotional peaks needed to sustain attention over the course of two largely undifferentiated, moderated hours.
In June 1960 Shaw rerecorded the B Minor Mass, having thoroughly rehearsed the work through a six-week tour of one-night stands (36 concerts in 36 cities), this time with his famed Robert Shaw Chorale, which he had founded in 1948, rather than a specially-assembled studio group. Basing his performances on a newly-edited 1954 edition, he asserted in accompanying notes that “Bach was used to an equal numerical and auditory balance between singers and instrumentalists,” and thus scaled the size of the chorus “where a choral sound might obscure an instrumental detail” and assigned soloists in lieu of the chorus to sections of choral movements in which instruments do not double the voices. Although he further emphasized that “Bach’s light, airy and intricate texture is overwhelmed by great and glutinous sound” and sought to emulate Bach’s own resources, he recognized that the practicality of presentation in auditoriums seating up to ten thousand required a compromise with somewhat expanded forces (abetted by the power of modern instruments). Among the slowest on record, and thus patently at odds with more recent notions of brisk Baroque pacing (as well as Shaw's own earlier version), the patient unfolding of carefully layered lines, exquisite control and tender phrasing fend off any sense of tedium and instead create an aura of eternal mystery and conviction that assures a treasured place among traditional performances.
Hermann Scherchen; Emmy Loose, Hilde Ceska, Gertrud Burgstahler-Schuster, Anton Dermota, Alfred Poell; Vienna Akademie Kammerchor, Vienna Symphony Orchestra (1950, Westminster LP set; 125')
In a January 1951 review in the Saturday Review of Literature, Irving Kolodin hailed this release as one of "imagination, integration and subtlety" and "a musical phenomenon rather than a liturgical exercise." He acclaimed the solo work as "intrinsic rather than exhibitionist" and the overall result as "a glorification of Bach's musical inventiveness and the scope and variety of his ideas rather than an affirmation of liturgical devotion or solo skill." Overall, he considered the new recording as "about midway between the ceremonial grandeur of the old Coates effort on HMV, with its overwhelming means, and the ascetic rigors of the Robert Shaw on RCA, with its rather paltry ones." Amen (so to speak)! Although often cited as quirky or worse (a 1955 British Record Guide slams it as "a woeful disappointment," "capriciously conceived" and "simply unmusical"), Scherchen's highly individual account is a remarkably fresh approach that eschews ostentation and constantly resonates with sincere artistry that compels appreciation for the magnitude of Bach's achievement. Although the overall timing is nearly identical to Coates's, individual movement tempos tend toward extremes. Thus, the opening Kyrie runs a full 15 ½ minutes (compared to a "standard" 11 or so), followed by a fleet 5-minute Christe (versus 6) and then a slow second Kyrie (4:45 versus 4). The juxtaposition of adjacent movements of deeply-felt meditation followed by brash outbursts of vivacious zeal adds a sense of urgent discovery and spontaneous invention. Even within movements, the Confiteor galvanizes with a startling contrast between effervescent outer sections and a deeply contemplative inner one. Yet, more subtle transitions are often effective as well – the fleet Domine slows to a crawl, thus preparing the slow, mystical opening of the Qui tollis that follows. It's a shame that Scherchen's weightier 135-minute 1959 stereo Westminster remake is the B Minor Mass he's remembered by, as it lacks the elemental zing of the earlier set. While the slow sections are just as evocative (and, of course, better recorded), the faster portions are brought back to earth with more conventional tempos and lack the startling sense of heady flight and the musicians' sheer exuberance and tangible enthusiasm that animate the mono version.
George Enescu; Suzanne Danco, Kathleen Ferrier, Peter Pears, Bruce Boyce, Norman Walker; BBC Chorus; Boyd Neel Orchestra (1951, BBC Legends CDs; 133')
Recorded in a single day (July 19, 1951), presumably from a broadcast (no audience is evident), this performance was issued only in 1998 on the BBC Legends CD series to great acclaim, especially for Enescu and Ferrier, both at the close of their careers (his full and rich, hers cruelly truncated). Perhaps best remembered nowadays for his two Romanian Rhapsodies, Enescu (1881 - 1955) was a multi-talented teacher, composer, violinist and conductor, a prodigy who impressed Pablo Casals as "the greatest musical phenomenon since Mozart." His star pupil Yehudi Menuhin, in liner notes, recounts him as a humble, deeply cultured human being. Of his beloved Bach, he left us empathetic accompaniments to Menuhin's 1930s recordings of the Violin Concertos, probing renditions of the violin Sonatas and Partitas, and this deeply spiritual Mass in B Minor. Generally steadfast, Enescu relaxes the tempos at the end of each major section and adds a unique personal touch by softening and trailing off the massive final chord. Ferrier (1912 - 1953) lavishes her celebrated natural warmth on her five solo sections, highlighted by an especially heartfelt "Agnus dei." Indeed all the soloists are splendid. The Boyd Neel Orchestra, founded by its namesake surgeon in 1933 as one of the earliest permanent chamber groups, provides eloquent, light textures (with imposing tympani) that must have seemed refreshingly pure at the time. The primary snags are rather blurry sound for the era and some painful horn playing to launch the "Quoniam."
Karl Richter; Maria Stader, Hertha Töpper, Ernst Haefliger, Kieth Engen, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester (1961, DG Arkiv LP and CD sets: 122')
While the sincerity and commitment of the leaders of earlier versions cannot be discounted, Richter had extraordinary credentials as a Bach specialist – son of a minister, organist at the same Thomaskirche in Leipzig where Bach himself had presided during his final 27 years (including the period of composing the Mass) and where he is buried, and founder of the famed Munich Bach Choir, heard here in all its radiant splendor. Although the choir is large and the instruments modern, this recording paved the way toward more recent scholarly versions with crisp articulation, precise balances and lucid sound. Tempos are comfortable and dynamics moderate, yet there's plenty of feeling – without resort to overtly dramatic touches the Confiteor barely rises above a whisper, the Agnus Dei is profoundly moving, and the final Dona nobis pacem builds progressively to a potent finish. Not surprisingly, given Richter's acclaimed organ recordings, the tonal color is often enriched with prominent bass from the organ. Throughout, the sheer beauty of the music constantly emerges from within, projecting a compelling aura of natural humility and heartfelt devotion.
Nikolaus Harnoncourt; Rotraud Hansmann, Emiko Iiyama, Helen Watts, Kurt Equiluz, Max van Egmond; Wiener Sängerknaben, Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus Wien (1968, Telefunken / Das Alte Werk; 107')
To simply note this to be the first recording of the Mass with original instruments would vastly understate both the magnitude of its approach and its profound influence on all that would follow. For nearly two decades, Harnoncourt had immersed himself in the study of period instruments and performance, played on numerous LPs and with his wife Alice had founded the Concentus Musicus Wein to spread their goal of realizing and proselytizing for period practice. They had already released revelatory original instrument versions of the Bach Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites and Violin Concertos (the last with a reduced "orchestra" of seven strings and harpsichord continuo) and would soon launch their most ambitious venture (shared with the King's College Choir and like-minded Leonhardt Consort), a project of staggering scope and historical importance – recording all 200+ Bach cantatas (and including the complete scores in each album). The B Minor Mass included Harnoncourt's own lengthy, scholarly notes in which he both explained and defended his approach. He began by asserting that traditions of interpretation are valid only for works performed in unbroken sequence since their composition, whereas for Bach, whose works lay unperformed for a century and thus were removed from the composer's intentions, our notions of authenticity (and thus our accustomed listening experiences) reflect the prevalent style of when they were discovered rather than when they had been composed. Rejecting the intervening 19th century notions of interpretation, he insisted that artistic intuition had to arise from study of the original materials and thus be informed by deep knowledge of the traditions of Bach's time. In that light, the score itself (even when shorn of later annotations) is only a bare outline, as it omits performance conventions that were universally understood at the time, and thus obviated the need to write out all the details of execution. As an example, Harnoncourt notes that dynamic markings signaled shifts in the texture and numbers of performers, such as between a choral quartet and a full choir, rather than actual volume as such notation is now understood. Consequently, throughout this recording, following the purely intuitive practice of Shaw, Harnoncourt shifts among three divisions of his choir (varying between large (20 sopranos, 10 altos, 6 tenors and 8 basses); medium (11, 5, 4, 4) and small (7, 3, 3, 3)) and orchestra (diverse combinations ranging between 6 and 13 strings).
A natural trumpet
For his choir, he eschews female voices altogether in favor of boy sopranos and altos, feeling that they blend better with the sound of the baroque instruments he uses, all of which were actually made in the 17th and 18th centuries or, in a few cases, modeled after authentic examples. Especially notable is the natural trumpet (that is, without valves and twice the air column length, so all notes must be formed by changing lip tension), which has the piercing sound of its modern counterpart but with far less volume so as to provide piquant spice to the ensemble without overpowering it. Harnoncourt also restores the original instrumentation, including the pairing of solo violin and oboe which apparently displeased C.P.E. Bach, who altered the score to specify two violins instead. Similarly, Harnoncourt uses two sopranos for the Christe, rather than the more common practice of pairing a soprano and alto, thus crafting a portrait of pure, naïve simplicity that underlines the humanity of its subject. Generally, Harnoncourt protests that the mere use of authentic instruments is not enough, as they cannot be played with modern technique – in particular, he replaces the flowing smoothness of the current manner with articulation of shorter note values and groupings, which at first seems perfunctory and cold but with time sounds as if it fits the music well. As is evident from the overall timing of 107 minutes, the pace tends to be swift, which Harnoncourt justifies with C.P.E.'s claim that his father chose lively tempos when performing his own music, and further insists that in Bach's time the common Italian terms for musical tempos refer to expression rather than to the basic pulse. Heard today, much of the shock value of Harnoncourt's recording may have worn off, and while it may lack the emotional resonance of more overtly spiritual approaches, it still sounds startlingly fresh, the aural equivalent of a master painting stripped of centuries of accumulated thick, discoloring varnish.
Joshua Rifkin; Judith Nelson, Julianne Baird, Jeffrey Dooley, Frank Hoffmeister, Jan Opalach; The Bach Ensemble (1982, Nonesuch LPs and CDs; 106')
Many other historically-informed recordings followed in the wake of Harnoncourt's set. It was hard to imagine a more radical recasting of the B Minor Mass – until this version, which dispensed with a choir altogether, assigned one singer to each choral part, and pared the instrumental ensemble to 4 violins, one viola, one cello, one violone (an early string bass) plus the usual winds specified in Bach's score (2 flutes, 3 oboes and 2 bassoons), brass (3 trumpets, one horn) and timpani (one), all actually made in the 18th century or modern copies using Baroque models. Rifkin, too, included extensive notes to justify his choices. (Although perhaps more widely known for his tasteful pop arrangements for Judy Collins, his witty Baroque Beatles Book album and his acclaimed series of Scott Joplin piano pieces, Rifkin was a formidable scholar.) Rifkin's reasoning is that distinctions between chorus and solo singing arose only after Bach's time, when a chorus comprised however many singers (known as "concertists") were required to assign one voice to each line. These concertists could be doubled by additional singers ("ripienists") for fully-scored passages to amplify the vocal texture, but the ripienists were purely optional, dependent upon available resources. (Thus, Rifkin adds a second alto for the Sanctus, and expands to a total of eight singers for the double "choir" needed for the Osanna and to conclude the work with a climactic Dona nobis pacem.) In that light, Rifkin notes that the separate performing parts Bach prepared for the Missa (but which may never have been used) comprised one each for Soprano 1, Soprano 2, Alto, Tenor and Bass, rather than multiple copies that ripienists would have required. He further notes that Bach's Leipzig choir employed only eight vocalists, of whom three were routinely detailed to play instruments and others were often absent due to illness. Records further show that the electoral chapel included only a single tenor. Moreover, all the cantata sources for the Mass movements were for solo voices. (Of course, all this assumes that Bach intended the Mass for actual performance which, we have already suggested, might not be true, as he may have written the work for idealized forces only in his imagination.) Rifkin's other choices include opting for boy sopranos and a male falsetto for the alto, following the practice of the Leipzig churches at the time (although he concedes that the electoral chapel may have used women). While he believes that the Missa portion intended one instrument per string part (evidenced by separate (and slightly dissimilar) copies for two first violins and only a single copy for the other parts), he notes that Bach had four violinists in Leipzig and thus doubles both violin parts throughout. Pitch is also set to match Leipzig organs at the time (with a' = 415 Hz, rather than the modern escalation to 440 or more). As for articulation, Rifkin notes that discrepancies among the Missa parts suggest an improvisatory attitude that tolerated, if not encouraged, a certain degree of imprecision; as a consequence his instrumental playing averts the sharp accentuation that we tend to associate with historically-informed performance in favor of a smoother, velvety sonority. The result of all this, even to those willing to credit Rifkin's reasoning, can be disconcerting to ears attuned to either the "big band" or Harnoncourt approaches, gaining in overall intimacy yet foregoing the accustomed contrast between massed and solo sections for a uniformly light texture, abetted by consistently mellow playing. Personal preferences aside, it's a fascinating alternative to standard versions, draws you in to infer the missing power and focuses attention to previously overlooked details – and after all, lacking any definitive proof, who's to say what Bach intended?
John Eliot Gardiner; Monteverdi Choir, English Bach Soloists (1985, Archiv CD set, 106’)
Gardiner’s celebrated set can be viewed as a reconciliation of the Harnoncourt and Rifkin approaches. Matching their timings, period instruments, enthusiastic articulation, clipped notes, minimal vibrato and light interwoven sonic planes, Gardiner steers a middle course between their stances on the proper numbers of choral singers. In his accompanying notes, Wolff disputes Rifkin’s unvarying use of solos throughout, noting that the Dresden parts of the Missa that Bach prepared had “solo” written on top of only certain movements, which he considers a deliberate distinction from the others, in which larger forces must have been intended. Even beyond these markings, he infers that Bach may have used soloists in the movements having no obbligato instrumental accompaniment. Accordingly, Gardiner not only assigns some entire choral movements to soloists but achieves textural variety within movements by varying his forces. Thus, after its initial chords and orchestral fugal introduction the opening Kyrie begins with a vocal quartet and evolves into a full chorus, adding cumulative weight in this way rather than through an escalation of volume alone, as is routinely done. He achieves further variety by using both female mezzos and male altos, rotates the solo turns among various members of his choir, and fortifies the more thickly-orchestrated concluding sections (Sanctus, Osanna and Dona nobis pacem) with additional voices, strings, oboes and flutes. Overall, Gardiner melds historical credibility and tradition with creativity to help bridge the gap between the older, romanticized approach and a radical application of period practices that threatens to alienate those who should embrace this wondrous work, and thus paved the way to many excellent recordings that continue to proclaim Bach’s eternal relevance, even in our modern times.
While I consider the above recordings of the Mass in B Minor to have the greatest claim to historical significance, there are dozens of others, many of which have been widely acclaimed. Among the ones I have enjoyed through the years are:
Herbert von Karajan; Elizabeth Schwartzkopf, Marga Höffgen, Nicolai Gedda, Heinz Rehfuss; Singverein and Orchester der Gessellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien, Philharmonia Orchestra (1952-3, EMI; 126') – This presents an interesting twist for those who contend that the Mass is an integral whole, despite its history of composition in two halves. It's been dubbed "a tale of two cities," as the solo sections were all recorded in London with the Philharmonia Orchestra while the choral pieces were cut in Vienna with local forces. Yet, like the work itself, it hangs together well, giving no indication of its disparate genesis. There's nothing particularly distinctive here, and the restrained, balanced, direct feeling, the precise playing, the lovely, unpretentious singing and Karajan's judicious tempos never divert the focus from Bach.
Walter Goehr; Pierrette Alarie, Catherine Delfosse, Grace Hoffman, Leopold Simoneau, HJeinz Rehfuss; Chorus and Orchestra of the Philharmonic Society of Amsterdam (1960, Vanguard LPs, 115’) – Despite an indifferent performance and muddy sound, I find this release of interest because it demonstrates that technology in service of older music can be both boon and bane. On the one hand, by offering the entire Mass for the first time on two LPs rather then three, the sheer economy of its presentation lowered barriers of affordability. (The Coates set had cost much of a week’s wages – about $50 in 1960 funds.) On the other hand, the stereo soundstage was spread out across such an exaggerated expanse as to ruin any semblance of a genuine performance or foster any sense of meaningful engagement. While the extreme separation could help distinguish the complex choral lines in the Pleni sunt coeli and thus clarify the vertical and horizontal architectural elements, the two vocalists in the Christe are consigned to the extreme edges and the solo cello in the Benedictus is banished all the way to the right speaker, resulting in an artificial clinical dissection of the work rather than presentation of a thoroughly integrated living whole. (My own favorite among two-LP sets, perhaps because it was my first, is the 1971 one on Decca/London with Karl Münchinger leading the Vienna Singakademie, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and an all-star cast of Elly Ameling, Yvonne Minton, Helen Watts, Werner Krenn and Tom Krause – and Maurice André on trumpet.)
Otto Klemperer; Agnes Giebel, Janet Baker, Nicolai Gedda, Hermann Prey, Franz Crass; BBC Chorus, New Philharmonia Orchestra (1968, EMI/Angel LP and CD sets; 136') – This reading aptly has been termed "monumental," and indeed it's steady, somber and reverential, gaining power through the force of its sheer sustained weight and stirring an emotional rise when its thundering bass emerges climactically from beneath the massed forces. In a way, it serves as a counterpart to Rifkin's recording, which skirted the work's depths with consistent lightness, while here Klemperer sacrifices any sense of felicity to sustain an opposite mood of unrelieved solidity.
Sergiu Celibadache; Barbara Bonney, Cornelia Wulkopf, Donose Danila, Peter Schreier, Yaron Windmüller, Anton Scharinger; Bach Chor der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra (1990, Exclusive or EMI CD; 127') – The greatest surprise here is the overall timing – nearly all of Celibadache's Munich Philharmonic concerts (he spurned the studio) are the slowest on record (often by far), but here he's merely on the slow end of "normal" for a full-fledged rendition – and nearly ten minutes shy of Klemperer and Scherchen. Even so, the work doesn't sound as measured as much of it is (his faster movements are rather rapid), in large part due to consistently light textures and soft, subtle dynamics that yield an exquisitely gentle aura. Indeed, while the instrumental soloists are spotlighted, the vocalists are drenched in a background of echo that evokes an other-worldly dream-state. Typical of Celibidache, the lines blend beautifully and emotions are attenuated into an overall smoothly flowing whole. Taken on its own rather unconventional terms, this is a remarkably moving encounter that sheds a soft, soulful light on an accustomed masterwork.
I am indebted to the following writers for the information and attributed opinions in this article:
Monographs on the Mass in B Minor:
Butt, John: Bach's Mass in B Minor (Cambridge University Press, 1991) – an excellent overview of the history and style of this work.
Stauffer, George B.: Bach – The Mass in B Minor: The Great Catholic Mass (Yale University Press, 2003).
Terry, Charles Sanford: Bach – The Mass in B Minor (Oxford, 1924).
Boyd, Malcolm: Bach (J. M. Dent, 1983).
Geiringer, Karl: Johann Sebastian Bach – The Culmination of an Era (Oxford, 1966).
Parry, C. Hubert H.: Johann Sebastian Bach – The Story of the Development of a Great Personality (Putnam's Sons, 1909).
Spitta, Philipp (tr: Clare Bell and J. A. Fuller): Johann Sebastian Bach – His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany (Maitland, 1951).
Towe, Teri Noel – article in Alan Blythe, ed.: Choral Music on Record (Cambridge University Press, 1991).
Wolff, Christoph: Johann Sebastian Bach – the Learned Musician (Norton, 2000).
Notes to LP sets:
Canby, Edward Tatnall – notes to the Scherchen Westminster box, WAL 301 (1950).
Dadelsen, Georg von – notes to the Richter DG Archiv box, 2710 001 (1961).
Emery, Walter – notes to the Klemperer Angel box, SC-3720 (1967).
Harnoncourt, Nikolaus – notes to his Telefunken box, SKH 20/1–3 (1968).
Miller, Philip L. – notes to the Shaw stereo RCA box, LSC-6157 (1961).
Rifkin, Joshua – notes to his Nonesuch gatefold album, 9 79036 (1982).
Shaw, Robert and Jules Herford – notes to the Shaw mono RCA box, LM 6100 (1947).
Notes to CD set:
Wolff, Christoph – notes to the Gardiner set, Archiv 415 514 (1984).
Scores – Among its immense trove of free public domain scores, the Petrucci Music Library (http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page) has a nearly complete scan of Bach's autograph of the B Minor Mass, which affords the extraordinary delight of having Bach's own notes come to life, especially while hearing one of the fine recordings of a work into which he poured his soul but that he most likely heard only in his mind.
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Parking Enforcement & Other Absurdities
Not only do I not understand parliamentary democracy, crossing the floor, and no confidence votes I don't understand some of the other salient features of living in a democracy. An example is the strike. Why must so many people surround buildings and then march around with signs hanging from their neck? Prior arrangements could be made between the unions and the management to the effect that, "We won't be outside if you don't try to get in." Then those on strike could go on strike-pay holidays.
It was in the early 60s that I first read Albert Camus's El Extranjero ( I read it in Spanish) while living in Mexico City. I was deeply affected in reading how Meursault complained of the heat during his mother's wake and then how he went to see a comic movie after her funeral. This sort of thing made sense in a city (Mexico City) where bus drivers were paid per round-trip routes taken in one shift. The faster the drivers went, the fewer people to stop to pick up, the more routes they would finish and the more money they would make. It made perfect sense to me. And these bus drivers were told that if they ran over anybody they were to go in reverse and run them over again to make sure they were dead. Law suits were a pain in the neck. It was easier to pay off the widow or the widower, the mother or the father.
From living with the absurd I learned to live with the military logic of Buenos Aires under a general called Juan Carlos Onganía. On the day after the military coup, June 28, 1966, that sent our country doctor president Arturo Ilía (above in Time/Life photo) home in a cab, the first decrees passed by the junta (Onganía plus the heads of the Argentine air force and the navy) dissolved congress, eliminated all parties and the constitution was deemed a worthless piece of paper. Months before the coup, a local nespaper, El Mundo had published editorial cartoons in a Sunday magazine called Tía Vicenta in which Ilía was drawn as a turtle (slow democracy) and the general as a walrus because of his mustache. The general banned Tía Vicenta.
After these decrees the milicos decided that Argentine youth was being corrupted in dark night clubs. They decreed a minimum watts-per-square-meter in ceiling lights so that Argentine youths could count their money before paying their bill. This seemed entirely logical. It was also logical that my sailor's pay (equivalent to one US Dollar a month, since the pay rate had not changed since the 1920s) would be a crisp new bill in an IBM perforated envelope. Argentina was most modern!
Buenos Aires has an excellent, subway system, urban and interurban rail and many buses. You don't really need a car to go anywhere, except when you have transit strikes or general strikes. In general strikes the city stops except for the post office inside workers who must first throw all the mail that is inside, out the window, including the pay cheques of the retired. I saw this many times and when the strike was in the summer (as they often are) it was like a rare summer snowfall. With no transit, Buenos Aires becomes a knot of cars. But generals are logical and they often decide that public transit is an "essential" service. It was then that I first became aware of this word with so many meanings. So when the buses and trains went on strike, the petty officers of the navy ran the trains and we sailors checked for tickets, kept the train cars clean, etc. The air force petty officers drove buses and the army dealt with the subways. It was perfectly logical. Even Meursault would have nodded his head in agreement. And those sailors and soldiers of low rank had to pick up the garbage during general strikes. That was logical, too, since I was never singled out to do it.
I thought that upon coming to Vancouver that kind of logic would no longer come into play. That was not to be. I find that being on this side of the equator hasn't changed things much. Consider that our present city council and mayor (or whoever is in charge) stated (decreed?), when our city strike began some 81 days ago, that parking enforcement was an essential service but garbage collection wasn't.
I would not want the generals to come back, but if some retired old military guy with some semblance of logic would suggest we switch the definition of essential from parking enforcement to garbage collection, about now, that would suit me fine.
And as for Doctor Arturo Ilía I met him in 1972 when he was on a lecture tour through Latin America. He came to the Jesuit university, Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City where I was teaching spanish to foreign students. I was introduced to him. I told him I had seen him leave the Casa Rosada in a cab. With a little, but forgiving smile on his face, he looked at me and said, "It could have been worse, I could have been shot. And you were only obeying orders."
Link to: Parking Enforcement & Other Absurdities
Intimacy On The Net - Not
Raymond Burr, A Main Spring & Other Failures
A Friday Night Ritual of Dance, Sushi and Miso
A Last Hurrah
Paying My Dues To Peter Gowland
No Attitude
It's Not Over Until The Two Funny Ladies Laugh
Three Monicas & One More
Noam Gagnon-Bullfighters & Wondrous Polaroids
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DAVID SMYTH
music journalism mostly
STORMZY ‘Heavy is the Head’ album review – Evening Standard, 13 Dec 2019
December 17, 2019 in Album reviews, Opinion, Stormzy
You can tell how big a deal Stormzy’s second album is not just by its timing – intent on using those size 12s to boot Robbie Williams, Harry Styles or Coldplay out of the Christmas number one spot – but by the power of the gathered horns that form the backing for the opening song, Big Michael. It’s a mighty fanfare, a one-man military assault. “Big Michael’s back, your time is up,” he repeats, going on, on Audacity, to call out the “lickle fish” who might imagine themselves to have made an impact anywhere close to that of Michael Omari from Norbury over the past few years.
In case anyone has forgotten some of the 26-year-old’s big moments, they’re all ticked off here. He mentions the small matter of headlining Glastonbury in both of the first two songs. If you don’t recall how many top 10 hits he has, he tells you on Wiley Flow. His clean-up at the 2018 Brit Awards is recalled on the ballad Crown, and he even reminds us he was on the cover of GQ magazine during Rachael’s Little Brother.
So far, so cocky. The music, too, is packed with bold moments, from the propulsive dancehall rhythms of Own It to the most obvious hit, Pop Boy, which races along with supreme confidence and finds room for a slick cameo from new Manchester talent Aitch.
Other guests include US R&B singer H.E.R., drill rapper Headie One and naturally, his frequent duet partner Ed Sheeran. But lyrically, it’s all about Stormzy, a broad portrait that shows him as conflicted – confident but frequently unhappy. That album title insists that he’s a king but also that it’s far from easy.
As with the churchy touches on his 2017 debut, Gang Signs & Prayer, God is a strong presence. “The holy blood of Christ, you don’t ever let me down,” he raps on Do Better, a song about his mental struggles. He sings the chorus – not the only time he tries that style here. His singing voice isn’t the most powerful but it seems as though he knows it too, and uses it to express his vulnerability.
In contrast to most rappers’ explicit tales of sexual conquests, he offers Lessons, a gentle song about his break-up with his TV presenter girlfriend Maya Jama in which he takes all of the blame. “Greatest love I ever knew, I poured it down the drain,” he raps. On One Second, he insists: “I am not the poster boy for mental health,” but it’s still so rare to see a superstar being starkly honest about the downs while celebrating the ups.
Moaning about the hardships of achieving your dreams is a classic second album trope, and can be tedious, but Stormzy has bigger problems than the wrong colour M&Ms in his dressing room. It sounds as though he would be tormented even if he was still working in an oil refinery in Southampton. It’s the good fortune of the rest of us that he can articulate his battles with such lyrical dexterity on another great album.
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Iskalni niz: "avtor" (Saša Orlović) .
Ectomycorrhizae of Norway spruce from its southernmost natural distribution range in Serbia
Hojka Kraigher, Milan Drekić, Saša Pekeč, Tine Grebenc, Marko Bajc, Saša Orlović, Marina Katanić
Povzetek: Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.) reaches its southernmost limit in the mountainous regions of south Serbia and Bulgaria. The species is a regionally important timber species for the wood industry and a significant host for various ectomycorrhizal fungi, including edible species. We analysed ectomycorrhizal community and fine root parameters of high continental / subalpine Norway spruce stands at three sites (Stara planina, Kopaonik, Tara) located in protected areas in Serbia. In addition, we assessed the potential effects of altitude and growing season on the ectomycorrhizal diversity and fine root parameters. Using standardised sampling in combination with morpho-anatomical and molecular identification of ectomycorrhizae, we recorded 29 different anatomorphotypes. None of the identified fungi belonged to commercial edible fungal species. Compared to other Norway spruce ectomycorrhiza studies in central Europe, sites in Serbia exhibited lower species diversity and different dominant species composition, with Cenococcum spp. and Russula spp. as the dominant ectomycorrhizal fungi. A number of ectomycorrhizal types and the value of the species richness index differed between Stara planina and Tara in the autumn, but the influence of site and season on the studied diversity indices was not significant. The total number of fine roots increased in the spring, while percentage of vital ectomycorrhizal root tips increased in the autumn. This study was the first examination of Norway spruce ectomycorrhizal communities at the edge of the natural geographical range of the species.
Ključne besede: ectomycorrhiza, Picea abies Karst, community structure, fine roots
Celotno besedilo (553,32 KB)
Mycorrhizal status of an ozone-sensitive poplar clone treated with the antiozonant ethylene diurea
Marina Katanić, Elena Paoletti, Saša Orlović, Tine Grebenc, Hojka Kraigher, 2014
Growth response of different tree species (oaks, beech and pine) from SE Europe to precipitation over time
Saša Orlović, Stefan Stjepanović, Bratislav Matović, Tom Levanič, Dejan Stojanović
Povzetek: Changing climatic conditions can have various consequences for forest ecosystems, from increasing frequencies of forest fires, ice and windstorm events to pathogen outbreaks and mass mortalities. The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was chosen for the evaluation of drought impact on the radial growth of trees after extensive preliminary testing of various calculated monthly climate parameters from the CARPATCLIM database. SPI was calculated for periods between 3 and 36 months for different sites (lowland and mountainous parts of Serbia, Southeast Europe), from which Quercus robur, Q. cerris, Fagus sylvatica and Pinus sylvestris samples were acquired. Bootstrapped Pearson%s correlations between SPI monthly indices and radial growth of tree species were calculated. We found that 12-month SPI for summer months may be a good predictor of positive and negative growth of different species at different sites. The strongest positive correlations for five of six tree-ring width chronologies were between 12-month June and 14-month September SPI, which implies that high growth rates can be expected when the autumn of the previous year, and winter, spring and summer of the current year, are well supplied with precipitation, and vice versa (low precipitation in given period/low growth rates).
Ključne besede: standardized precipitation index, SPI, climate change, tree mortality, Quercus sp., Fagus sylvatica, Pinus sylvestris
DiRROS - Objavljeno: 18.04.2018; Ogledov: 1003; Prenosov: 243
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Mildred Moore Collection
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Letters (correspondence)
Indiana -- 20th century
Collection includes over 200 replies (160 of which comprise the book) to Mrs. Moore's letter requesting a quotation or a bit of poetry important to the recipient; a copy of her book, "Famous Personalities and Their Philosophies," and materials relating to the speeches both Mrs. Moore and her daughter gave about this collection of letters, such as notes, clippings, etc.
The collection documents a book written by Mildred Moore entitled Famous Personalities and Their Philosophies, published in 1940 by the Bookwalter Ball Greathouse Printing Co., Indianapolis. The collection encompasses over 200 replies (160 of which are included in the book) to Mrs. Moore's letter requesting a quotation or a bit of poetry important to them. Also included are a copy of her book, Famous personalities and Their Philosophies, and materials relating to the speeches both Mrs. Moore and her daughter gave about this collection of letters. 2 Series 1 of the collection, the letters received in response to Mrs. Moore's inquiry, has been classified by occupation of the respondent and then arranged alphabetically by name within that classification. Apparently selected at random, the people she contacted were drawn from a wide variety of occupations and interests and include actors, athletes, community leaders, physicians, politicians, royalty, and many others. They are as diverse in background as Babe Ruth and the Prince of Wales, Huey Long and Winston Churchill. Most of the responses are signed by the individuals to whom Mrs. Moore's letter was addressed. Some of these have value as autographs, for example, Helen Keller, Marie of Roumania, and Adolph Hitler. Series 2 is the book itself, arranged alphabetically with a page devoted to each personality. On each page are brief comments by Mrs. Moore about the person, and his or her favorite quotation and its source. When a second page has been devoted to an individual it is a reproduction of the handwritten response to Mrs. Moore's request (16 out of 160 entries). Sources of the quotations range through the centuries from Confucius to several people alive at the time of the book's publication (1940), but most frequently quoted are the Bible and the works of Shakespeare. The material in series 3 is devoted largely to notes of Mary Lou White (Mrs. Moore's daughter) relating to the many speeches she made to women's clubs, fraternal organizations, and similar groups concerning her mother's collection, her publicity and that of her mother. There are also a few references to Elizabeth Wenger, who, according to Mary Lou White's notes, was repeating Mildred Moore's endeavor with respect to a later generation. Series 4 contains replies to a letter requesting a favorite quotation sent to residents of Fort Wayne by Mrs. Moore. Most of these are dated 1932 1933. They have been arranged alphabetically by respondent.
The correspondents include Babe Ruth, the Prince of Wales, Winston Churchill, Huey Long, Helen Keller, Marie of Romania, and Adolf Hitler, and others, such as those listed below.
The collection is divided into four series. Series 1: Responses to Mildred Moore's letter to famous personalities Series 2: Publication developed from responses to letter to famous people (book) Series 3: Development of speeches by Mary Lou White (notes) Series 4: Responses to letters to prominent Fort Wayne area residents
Biographical / Historical:
Mildred Moore, the pen name for Mildred Galloway, later Mrs. Forest L. Moore, was born on a farm outside Cromwell, Indiana. She read constantly as a child and often wrote verse to express her feelings. Prior to November 13, 1930, when she began writing a column called "This, That And The Other" for the Cromwell Advance, a Fort Wayne newspaper, and one in Waterloo, Indiana, she had worked for several years as a secretary and bookkeeper for the Fort Wayne YMCA. In 1931, having become interested in what motivated people and in their philosophies, Mildred Moore began to write to famous people seemingly selected at random requesting a quotation or a bit of verse that had been important to them and the development of their philosophy. The resultant book, Famous Personalities and Their Philosophies, includes 160 responses to over 200 letters to people with some claim to fame during the 1930s. Interestingly, the rate of response and acquiescence was very high with few refusals. A few indicated no favorite verse or quotation. Mildred Moore made speeches about her collection of letters to several hundred groups in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. Her daughter, Mary Lou White (Mrs. Charles F. White), also spoke to numerous groups about the letters after her mother's death.
Collection donated by Charles F. White, 1991, April 26.
Probable copyright restrictions on some material in this collection.
Celebrities -- 1930-1940 Search this
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Clippings -- 20th century
Books -- 1940-1950
Correspondence -- 20th century
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
Mildred Moore Collection, 1925-1975, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Contemporary European History 15 (2006), 3
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Contemporary European History 15 (2006), 3.
Contemporary European History
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Editor(s): Mary Vincent, University of Sheffield, UK Jonathan Morris, University College London, UK
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Cambridge 2006: Cambridge University Press
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Herausgeber d. Zeitschrift
Editors: Dr Ludivine Broch (University of Westminster, UK); Dr Celia Donert (University of Liverpool, UK); Dr Matthew Frank (University of Leeds, UK); Dr Jessica Reinisch (Birkbeck, University of London, UK)
Published: February, May, August and November
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Abstracts: French and German
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Separated by an ‘Ideological Chasm’: The Spanish National Labour Confederation
and Bolshevik Internationalism, 1917–1922
JASON GARNER
pp 293 - 326
In Search of Soviet Salvation: Young People Write to the Stalinist Authorities
JULIANE FÜRST
The ‘Chechen Problem’: Handling an Awkward Legacy, 1918–1958
Mass Media and the Generation of Conflict: West Germany's Long Sixties and the
Formation of a Critical Public Sphere
CHRISTINA VON HODENBERG
Insurance and Civil Society: Elements of an Ambivalent Relationship
MARTIN LENGWILER
Health Policy in Twentieth-Century Europe
RALF FORSBACH
Blackening Europe/Europeanising Blackness: Theorising the Black Presence in Europe
MICHELLE SMITH
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Latest Edition: November 8, 2019
Deerfield Academy Installs All-Gender Bathroom Signage
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In recent weeks, all-gender restroom signage has been placed on six single-stall restrooms across campus.
These new signs mark success for students advocating for gender inclusivity at Deerfield. This change is credited to leaders of the Gender and Sexuality Alliance, who have been pushing for the installation of these signs for months.
According to Molly Fischer ’20, a leader of the Gender and Sexuality Alliance, the goal of the bathrooms is “to show the LGBTQ+ community at Deerfield, specifically trans- and non-binary people, that there is a safe place on campus for them to use the bathroom without having to mis-gender themselves.”
While some have appreciated and recognized these changes, others have also expressed concern about the relative lack of recognition that the additions have garnered on campus.
Both students and faculty members have noted that, given a lack of knowledge or promotion on the initiative, the Deerfield community remains unable to appreciate the change as an important aspect of the school’s culture.
Lexi Roadside ‘21 commented, “These bathrooms have the potential to promote inclusion on campus, which is great, but many people [still] don’t know about the bathrooms or don’t believe that they are incredibly important, which is a problem.”
The GSA’s main objectives are to address these problems and spread further awareness. Fischer said, “[The goal was] to make trans and non-binary people at Deerfield more visible, to initiate more conversations about gender on Deerfield’s campus, and to show the LGBTQ+ community at Deerfield that the administration supports them.”
This change entailed a lengthy and meticulous process. Fischer explained, “I had quite a few conversations with Ms. Creagh to speak about the purpose, location, design, and terminology of the all-gender bathroom signs. I also had to present several modified sign designs to the senior staff and administrators at Deerfield.”
There is currently a restroom with all-gender signage installed in the Field House, Dining Hall, Kendall, Armes, MSB, and Health Center. Given that there were no bathrooms redesigned or built for this project, the changes entailed remained relatively simple. In fact, the only part of the bathroom that were changed were the signs.
Voicing the significance of this change, Ethics teacher Benjamin Grimm explained, “The bathrooms were already all-gender; the official use of that language shows that we are acknowledging that the binary gender system does not include everyone equally. By adding signage, we’re recognizing the need to think inclusively about our physical spaces and helping to make that resource more visible and accessible to all people.”
Although this change in signs is a notable step forward for the realm of LGBTQ+ awareness and acceptance on campus, there is still a lot of work to be done. As Mr. Grimm noted, “A sign for an all-gender restroom will not automatically make Deerfield more inclusive.”
Looking into the future, the GSA plans to continue promoting awareness, using all-gender bathrooms as a starting point for further work.
As Fischer shared, “I think [all-gender bathrooms are] a start to making more people feel included at Deerfield. There are other parts of Deerfield’s campus and policies that I would like to see changed to make them more inclusive and accepting of the LGBTQ+ community at Deerfield.”
The step to change these signs has marked an important movement; Deerfield is attempting to become a safer and more welcoming environment for those of all gender expressions.
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Githead
Label: swim ~ Release Date: 09/11/2009
by Mark Ward November 10th, 2009
What was immediately noticeable about Githead when they played their first live shows in mid-2004 was how appealingly if appallingly amateurish they were. The assembled onstage talent included Colin Newman, who had already led art-punk heroes Wire for over a quarter of a century, and Robin Rimbaud, who had spent a couple of decades carving himself a fair reputation in intellectual electronica circles, mostly as Scanner. There were also two members of respected, and equally experienced, Israeli art-rockers Minimal Contact, in the form of drummer Max Franken and bassist/vocalist Malka Spigel, who herself had previous duo experience with Newman over three records as Immersion and 18 years as wife. All this talent, yet barely were they able to carry a tune.
Githead was just a bit of fun you see: a party band assembled to play at a show celebrating the 10th anniversary of Newman and Spigel’s swim~ label, with a comically moronic name and clumsily assembled setlist. Then came the records: the Headgit EP in late 2004 was followed up with a full length debut, Profile, the next year and another LP, Art Pop, in 2007. Githead wasn’t a joke anymore. In the studio they found their feet and with each release came a sleeker, more refined sound.
That they sounded not unlike a certain side of Wire was always clear, and this was never just because Newman's voice, as in Wire, is the predominant one. As acknowledged by the title of their sophomore album, the side of Wire they represented was the honed perfection of 'Map Ref 41°N 93°W' rather than the violent punches of '12XU' or 'In The Art Of Stopping'. Githead's finely crafted songs seemed to offer Newman an outlet for the 'pop' side of his nature while the increasingly brutal live incarnation of Wire, represented by their incredible 2003 work, Send, reverted to their 'punk' roots.
All of which brings us to 2009 and the arrival of Githead's third album, a year after Wire's eleventh. Landing builds on the template set out by Profile and Art Pop: shimmering layers of synthetic guitar, hypnotic basslines, motorik beats. It's like New Order slowed down or Joy Division sped up. The trouble is, it doesn't come a year after Send - it comes a year after Object 47. And Object 47 follows that same template. Live they may still be tearing apart their back catalogue with angry acridity, but on record Wire are back to being as predictably controlled as they were through most of the Eighties and Nineties. Githead's purpose as the outlet for Newman's more melodic moments has been usurped and there is no vacuum for Landing to fill.
So whilst there is nothing ostensibly wrong with the record, Landing, unlike its predecessors, feels like a side-project. The band set out their stall with 'Faster', the opening instrumental which sounds not unlike a Neu! offcut – a trip down the autobahn that never actually gets anywhere. 'Take Off' again builds gently frayed repetitions; 'Before Tomorrow' pulls the same trick, this time adding the guitar compression effect that dominated Send; 'Landing' does it again with a sickly feeling, managing to feel overlong even though it doesn't hit the four-minute mark. Spigel takes main vocal duties on 'Ride', which stands out for a certain noir flourish and genuine threat. 'Over The Limit' returns to the formula, though is probably the album's highlight by dint of one of Newman's always enjoyable declamatory vocal performances. From there we now what to expect – some tracks are faster, some a bit slower, all have a degree of technical perfection that can’t be faulted. The stylistic trick is a good one, no doubting that, but it's one Newman had perfected 30 years ago when he wrote 'The 15th'. Landing is a well-made bit of fun, but it’s no more than that.
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“So when we got there, there were like a thousand slithers in the air. And this demented old darkling.” Jessica’s stomach turned as she remembered the thing’s death smell. “Melissa had pretty much killed it already with this hubcap, but I finished it off.”
“Ah, the mighty Categorically Unjustifiable Appropriation is finally put to use,” Dess said. She leaned back against the locker next to Jessica’s, a smile lighting up her face.
“Yeah, the thing was totally in a bad way,” Jessica said. She looked down at her palm, still tingling from holding Demonstration. All morning aftershocks had surged through her, sending shivers up her arm. In the nights after discovering her talent Jessica had experimented with lighters, flash attachments, and highway signal flares, but nothing gave her the buzz of an actual rumble.
She took a deep breath, and the crowded hallway of Bixby High came back into focus.
“So, you got another flashlight name for me?” asked. “Something… light?”
Dess closed one eye, giving the matter a microsecond’s thought. “How about Decaffeinated?”
Jessica giggled. “Not that kind of light, silly. More like… luminescent. Hey, does that work?”
“Nope. Only eleven. Coronaphobiac?”
“Which would mean…?”
“Someone who’s afraid of eclipses.”
Jessica raised an eyebrow. “How do you know this stuff?”
“I listen, read, watch the Discovery Channel, and the tridecalogisms kind of… stand out.”
“Hmm. Coronaphobiac? Still not quite what I was going for.” Jessica opened her locker and she regarded the pile of books unhappily. “No time for trig today. I promised Rex I’d grill Constanza about her family.” She picked up the social studies textbook. Maybe if she brought it along to the library, Constanza would assume she was writing a report about local history.
“You should ask her if any of them live in Broken Arrow.”
Jessica looked up. “Why?”
Dess shrugged. “Just an idea. If Melissa hasn’t heard their thoughts all these years, they probably stay out of town.”
“But the snake pit’s darkling central, and that’s in Broken Arrow, isn’t it?”
“Broken Arrow County, yeah. But the town’s farther east, just beyond the limit of the secret hour. The perfect place for darkling groupies to set up shop.”
“Okay, I’ll ask her.” Jessica smiled. “Hey, all that map stuff you’ve been doing is paying off.”
Dess returned the smile. “You’d be surprised.” She looked past Jessica, suddenly frowning, and said, “Ada.”
Jessica turned. “Who?”
“Melissa and Rex, I mean.”
The two were coming down the hall, Melissa in head phones but sharper eyed than Jessica had ever seen her in school. Rex looked well rested, about a thousand percent better than he had the night before.
“Headed up to the library?” he asked.
“Yes,” Jessica said. “No stone in Constanza’s brain shall remain unturned.”
“That should take about five minutes,” Melissa muttered.
Rex rolled his eyes in apology. “By the way, did we forget to say thanks last night? You know, for the lifesaving.”
Jessica shrugged. “It was implied—by the not being dead. Sorry we got lost on the way.”
“You made it in time.” He glanced at Melissa. “Somehow.”
“Oh, right.” Jessica turned to Dess. “That was the weirdest part of the whole night. While we were looking for Constanza’s house, Jonathan and I both suddenly had this brain flash and knew exactly where it was. It was total random.”
“Random?” A puzzled look came over Dess’s face, as if there was something on the tip of her tongue. Jessica suspected she was about to get a lecture on the deadly sin of using math terms loosely.
But Dess said, “Unanticipated Illuminations.”
“A new name for your flashlight.” Dess smiled, as if at a private joke, the puzzled expression never quite leaving her face.
“You would not believe what happened last night.”
Jessica stared into Constanza’s wide eyes and found that she simply couldn’t resist. “More demonic vandalism?”
Constanza’s mouth opened. Closed. Opened again. “Who told you?”
Jessica shrugged. “I just guessed. Or maybe I heard something in the hall?”
Constanza shook her head. “No way. I haven’t told anyone. Except Liz. And Maria. But, like, no one.”
“Wait a second.” Jessica forced her own eyes open wider. “It didn’t happen to your house, did it?”
Constanza looked both ways down the hall, silent for a moment as a few freshmen went by on their way into the library. “Okay, this has to stay a total secret, Jessica.”
“Not a soul.”
“So, my dad wakes up last night because he smells something really nasty, and in his study he sees that someone’s gone through his desk. So he’s running around turning all the lights on, and the kitchen’s all messed up, and his tools are lying spread around all over the lawn. And the grass is all burned, like someone built a bonfire on it, but with a totally dead-rat smell.”
“Eww.” Jessica winced. After all the excitement the night before, she hadn’t thought much about what it would be like to wake up in the aftermath. And she hadn’t realized that Rex and Melissa had been rifling through anyone’s desk. Of course, was that any worse than rifling through someone’s brain?
“And guess when this all was,” Constanza said.
Jessica blinked. “No way.”
“Way. Right at the stroke of midnight.”
The late bell rang, and Constanza jumped.
“Girls?” Ms. Thomas’s voice came from inside. “Please cross the threshold or you will be tardy.”
Constanza sighed, peering in at the long table full of her friends. “I promised my mother not to spread this all over school because it could be a total real-estate-value downer. But I don’t know how I’m going to sit there and not utter a word. I mean, Liz and Maria are sitting right there, just dying to talk about it.”
“Well,” Jessica said, “you could help me with something instead.” She waved her social studies textbook in the air. “Do you know anything about your family’s history?”
“So, the Grayfoots were a Bixby family until they got chased out?”
“Yeah, that’s the way my dad tells it.” Constanza looked over at the big table, eyes narrowing as she checked for the hundredth time that Liz and Maria weren’t busy spreading rumors about last night’s vandalism. She turned back to Jessica. “My grandfather’s totally psycho about going anywhere near Bixby. He never even drives through. If he has to head out west, he goes up to Tulsa and then over.”
“But you guys live here.”
She snorted. “Well, my father moved here when he was eighteen, just to piss off his old man. They always fought the whole time he was growing up, so Dad came here to escape. Granddad stopped talking to him for years, until I was born, basically. And even now my father says they don’t tell him everything about the family business. My cousins know a lot more about what’s going on than Dad does. They’re all suck-ups and never go into Bixby either.”
Jessica nodded. Of course, anyone in the clan who knew the truth about midnight would also know about mindcasters and would stay out of Bixby. She wondered how old Constanza’s grandfather was and how he’d learned about the secret hour so long ago.
“That’s the problem with being born rich.” Constanza sighed. “You’ve got to toe the line or you get cut off. That’s why I want to be an actress, so I can make my own money.”
“So when did this all happen? I mean, how long ago did the Grayfoots leave?”
“Ages. Like when my grandfather was a teenager. So, fifty-something years? There was a lot of money in the oil business during the boom, and the Anglos didn’t want us Native Americans to make any. Whatever happened, my grandfather was totally traumatized. He never talks about it.”
Jessica took a deep breath. Fifty-something years ago—about the same time that the lore had mysteriously ended.
Of course, the story as Constanza had learned it made sense too. Rex talked a lot about how Oklahoma history was one big long land grab. The rest of the country had shipped its native populations onto reservations here, back when it was a useless dust bowl. Then the moment the whites had wanted the land, all the treaties had gone up in smoke, and the last Native American territory had become the forty-eighth state. The discovery of oil had only made things worse for the tribes.
Maybe the truth was a mix of both stories. Jessica wondered if the Ladies’ Anti-Tenebrosity League had ever invited any Native Americans to its ice-cream socials. According to the lore, the ancient people here had fought the darklings for thousands of years, but maybe they’d been cut out of the secret society after white settlers took over the town. According to Rex, that was pretty much the way everything else had worked back then.
Had the lore ended and Bixby lost all its midnighters just because of broken treaties and old scores being settled?
“Sounds horrible,” Jessica said. “But also really interesting. Thanks.”
Constanza picked up Jessica’s textbook. “But wait, you’re taking world history. Who are you writing this for again?”
Jessica glanced at the book. A world map stretched across its cover, the Oklahoma flag nowhere in sight. “Um, I’m not really writing a report. I just got interested because I met this guy… well, didn’t really meet him. I doubt he’d remember me. But I think he was related to you…”
“Uh, do you have a cousin named… Ernesto?”
Constanza laughed. “Ernesto? What? Did he hit on you?”
“No!” Jessica felt herself blushing, thinking, stalked, yes… hit on, no.
“Oh, don’t be embarrassed.” Constanza giggled. “He hits on everyone, but he’s a sweetheart, really. In fact, if you want to meet him properly, he’s picking me up from school today.”
Jessica swallowed. “He is?”
“Yeah, we’re all headed out to Broken Arrow to stay with Granddad for a couple of days. The old guy’s even more freaked out than my parents because of the you-know-what last night. Brings back bad memories.”
“Sure, bad memories. Ernesto’s coming here?”
“Yeah, he sneaks into Bixby sometimes to visit me. He even owns an investment house out in…” Constanza’s face grew thoughtful. “Las Colonias! How spooky is that?”
“Very.” Jessica leaned back in her chair, a prickly feeling coming over her. Her stalker was coming here, to school.
“So, you want a ride home? You’ll like him. And he’s a total babe, isn’t he?”
“Um, no. Jonathan’s driving me home today.” Jessica hoped he’d brought his father’s car.
“Where’d you meet Ernesto, anyway? And why all the interest?”
Jessica shrugged. “I guess it was in Broken Arrow or Tulsa? He was taking pictures of… something, and I just overhead his last name. So I thought I’d ask you.”
“About my entire family history?” Constanza shook her head, laughing. “Well, aren’t you full of surprises, Jessica Day.” She winked. “I’ll tell him he has a secret admirer.”
“Great.” Jessica managed to smile.
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Athletes Forced to Socialize: #SpotsForJocks Campaign Has Begun
By Holding Callonthefield
Sport Spy
It’s spring in Chestertown, and that means it’s open house season at Washington College. Prospective students from around the region and around the country flood campus in hopes of finding their home for the next chapter of their lives. However, these weekends are not without their fair share of controversy.
After the many presentations given by students and faculty during the morning, the prospective students and their families take advantage of the free meals provided by the college. Naturally, the long tables found on the sides of the dining hall by the televisions are prime real estate for visitors looking to mingle. What they don’t realize, however, is the toll that their seating choices take on a large population of the WC student body.
“I was sitting enjoying my pizza and fries,” recalls high school senior Gavin Harrison from Cherry Hill, N.J. “When this group of guys with Washington College Baseball on their sweatshirts walked up to the table and looked like they had just seen an awful train accident. Then they just looked lost, like they were about to cry.”
Every open house brings the same tragedy affecting the eating habits of athletes across campus. The steady removal from their usual seats leaves them wandering around the dining hall like it’s their first meal on campus their freshman year.
“We don’t know what to do,” said baseball player Rick Lowe. “Half the time we just accept it and find another table, but it just doesn’t feel right. We miss our ESPN.”
Nina Wood, a sociology and biology double major, took notice of this phenomenon and decided to base her thesis on the athletes’ behavior. “Similar to the wolf or the lemur, athletes show signs of territorial behavior,” says Wood. “After a little research, I found that their territory is classified as Type C: a nesting territory which includes the nest plus a small area around it. These territories are most commonly found through some species of waterfowl, like geese. Gus the Goose would be proud.”
En lieu of the recent attention to the seating fiasco, a number of student-athletes have rallied to start the #spotsforjocks social media campaign. Athletes have spread the awareness through Facebook and Twitter in hopes of finding other victims in similar situations. It’s been rumored that Haverford College athletics are interested in joining the campaign as well as the University of Maryland.
“We hope this hashtag brings awareness to all of us affected,” said soccer player and campaign founder Mark White. “We work under strict routines day in and day out. Why should our off-season traditions be any different?”
The movement was steadily gaining momentum for a number of weeks, but stalled as everyone invested all interest in March Madness.
Notice: This article is a part of the annual April Fool’s edition. None of the information in this article is true.
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The Super Blue Blood Moon
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In today's Eco-Justice Notes, I almost take a break from matters of great significance. An astronomical event of passing interest leads me into considerations of categorical confusion and media hype. Ultimately, though, my light-hearted musings of the day do lead to some practical comments on how we can easily be distracted from matters of great significance.
Doesn't that sound better than yet another analysis of the State of the Union speech?
The excited news release from Cape Canaveral, Fla, said:
On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a super moon but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one. There hasn't been a triple lineup like this since 1982, and the next won't occur until 2037.
Wow! A triple lineup of lunar events! Let's look at each part.
A "blue moon" is the second full moon within a calendar month. This happens about once every three years -- thus the saying, "once in a blue moon," meaning rarely. (For a more complex description of the saying, see a British site dedicated to linguistic history.)
A super moon "is a new or full moon closely coinciding with perigee -- the moon's closest point to Earth in its monthly orbit." From my own perceptions, casual skywatchers only get excited about a super moon when it is the full one that appears a bit larger and brighter. Super moons roll around, in sets of three, about every 413 days. Super moons (both bright and dim) do cause higher than usual tides, so they're important to people on the coast.
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through Earth's shadow. Earth is directly between the sun and the moon, so the moon is always full when there's an eclipse. Sunlight passing through Earth's atmosphere is refracted (like it is at sunrise and sunset), so the shadow has a reddish tinge. Those seeking colorful language call an eclipse a "blood moon." (A total solar eclipse, like the dramatic one last August, occurs when Earth passes through the moon's shadow. The moon has no atmosphere, so there aren't any pretty colors.)
Add all of these up and we get the headline-worthy name of a "Super Blue Blood Moon."
The wonderful children's TV show, Sesame Street, had a recurring exercise in observation and critical thinking tied to a little song.
One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which thing is not like the others
By the time I finish my song?
Out of the triple lineup of lunar events, which one is not like the others? Which one just doesn't belong? (I'll wait while you decide ... Time's up!)
Both the super moon and the eclipse have to do with details of the actual orbital path of the moon. An outside observer could notice and describe both events accurately. A blue moon, though, has nothing to do with our satellite's orbit; it only has to do with how the very regular appearances of a full moon line up with the quirkily irregular Gregorian calendar ("30 days hath September ..."). Somebody using a different calendar would never notice a blue moon.
That opening news release has things garbled. It gushed that we can see "not only a blue moon and a super moon but also a total lunar eclipse, all rolled into one." For most of us, a total lunar eclipse is the dramatic sight worth some special effort to see. (Here in Colorado, this week's was an early morning event, with totality beginning at sunrise.)
A super moon is an interesting curiosity, giving us the opportunity to say, "Golly! Look at the size of that moon!" when we see it rising. Or, if you live in a low-lying section of Miami, "Golly! My street is flooding again!"
There is absolutely nothing to see about a blue moon that looks any different from any other full moon. It is just a full moon at the very end of a calendar month. The announcement that you can see a blue moon by looking at the sky instead of your calendar gives the notion that the moon is doing something unusual. That mistaken impression can be displaced by looking at the beautiful regularity of a graphical lunar calendar, which shows the phase of the moon for each day. The patterns of nature are far more dramatic than the oddities of our calendars.
The strange excitement about this week's eclipse mixed together two different categories of events -- astronomical and calendars -- and tried to tell us that the celestial events were more important because of a calendar detail. (Watch out for December 31, 2028, when there will be even more hype about the New Year's Eve Blue Blood Moon!)
Jumbling categories is fun for those who are looking for unique and distinctive experiences. It allows a fairly routine event to be seen as remarkable. (While there's another total lunar eclipse in less than a year -- Jan. 21, 2019 -- the next super blue blood moon isn't until 2037!) But mixing up dramatically different types of events or experiences or analysis can be dangerously confusing and distracting.
In these Notes, I often talk about things that are "in the headlines." But those headlines are as likely to be about celebrity gossip as they are about significant events. Most of us have well-honed filters to distinguish between important news and journalistic fluff, but more and more, the way stories are presented on-line can make it both harder and more important to be attentive to the difference in the categories. Watch out for "click bait" that tries to deceive you. And watch out for presidential tweets (perhaps a better phrasing is "tweets from the president") that push trivial matters up to the top of the news feed, and displace more consequential topics. "In the headlines" is a broader category than "makes a difference."
The two different categories of lunar events, I said, are defined by whether an outside observer could describe them. The moon's perigee and an eclipse are universally recognizable. A blue moon depends on our calendar's frame of reference.
That "outside observer" test is a good one to remember. Are issues that are important to you related to events in the world that would be noticed by somebody outside of your circle of friends, or your political bubble? Would the outside observer show you things that you're not noticing?
The outside observer test helps avoid two problems.
Things close to home may seem disproportionately important to you, but somebody else wouldn't see anything all that remarkable. Placing too much emphasis on your own perspective and needs leads to the NIMBY problem -- saying "not in my backyard" to pollution or disruption, but being OK with it happening somewhere else. An outside observer might suggest toning down your personal reaction from your limited frame of reference.
On the flip side, things far from home never make it to our awareness or our priority list. For a long time, news reporting in the United States has had a strong domestic bias, and has largely ignored the rest of the world. We have the journalistic equivalent of big stories of a blue moon (which depend on our frame of reference), and not noticing an eclipse (seen by people all around the world). Driving home from evening meetings, I hear radio broadcasts of the BBC's morning news report coming from London, and there's a remarkably different mix and priority of international news. I'm grateful for that external news source.
A little bit of media coverage of this week's Super Blue Blood Moon isn't that big a deal. My overblown reaction to those stories, though, has led me to take a closer look at the confusion and distortions that we often encounter in categorizing and experiencing more important things.
Let's remember that outside observer, and check in frequently to see if our categories and perceptions are legitimate.
If you've read all the way to the bottom, I offer an extra bonus: For a fun couple of moments looking for "things that just don't belong," scan through 10 amusing photos of mis-matched sets. How quickly can you spot the one that is different?
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