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Bob Scowcroft: “Tales from 25 Years in the Organic Movement” | Authors at Google
>>Male Presenter: What does organic mean anymore?
Tales from the front lines of the movement and just to give you a little bit of background
on who Bob Scowcroft is is basically he’s an activist. He first joined the environmental
movement to work on the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act in the early 1970s and later
became a national organizer on pesticide issues for the Friends of the Earth. As organizer
for the FOE, he set up table at the Natural Food’s Agent Orange because of the drift of
that herbicide on nearby farms. And basically from there, um, Barney Brickman and 2 other
organizers from the California certified organic farmers came and paid him a visit to his table
and introduced Scowcroft to the organi, organic farming movement and since then he became
the first professional environmentalist to attend and present at the ecological farming
conference. Then held at a muddy church camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains.>>Presenter 2: Hi everyone, I’m Liv and I’m
a chef. And I’m just delighted to have my friend Bob here. I met him at the EcoFarmConference.
So, 15 years after I interviewed him as a reporter when I was in Chicago, so thank you
for coming.>>Bob Scowcroft: You’re welcome.>>Presenter 2: Bob is quite a story teller
and raconteur so I’m, we’re just gonna be pretend it’s not summer and it’s winter. We’ve
got our feet pulled up to the fire and I’m just gonna ask a few questions and I think
he’ll just go. So, that was a long time ago.>>Bob Scowcroft: Yes, that video was shot
it 1989. He noted that organic was about 1 percent of the food economy. We are 23 years
later and thousands of articles and reporters and chefs, organic’s now 4 percent of the
economy. When I joined CCOF I was the first full time employee and director, there were
178 farmers in the program. When I left there were 780 farmers in the program. During the
5 years that I was at CCOF, actually I’m just gonna step back and say, to give you a sense
of the history of organic, it started to be written about in the 20s and 30s, both in
Japan and in the UK. Rodale really brought it to the US in 1947, first publication of
Organic Gardening. But, Mokichi Okada in Japan and Sir Albert Howard and Lady Balfour, Lady
Balfour is the key, you know, royalty is what it is; she was interested about the soils
so she started a soil association in the 20s over there in the UK. So this, to this day
we hear that it’s a fad. Well, we’re getting on almost 100 years, 80-90 years; I think
the fad part a really mute point now. But the first regulation was written in Oregon
in 1974. The first law, actual law, was in California in 1978; it was a 2 page law and
Ag so disliked the word organic that the only way they could get it passed was to make into
the health and nutrition program. I’m not sure if you knew that. And California health
and safety code was where the first organic food act was parked and it had no enforcement,
it was 2 pages long but it did define the simplistic no synthetic devotion to natural
crop rotation; the very basics of what organic had started out. So by ’89 with Alar, which
was, to this day they call it the Alar scare. I very strongly point out it was not a scare,
it was carcinogenic and it was taken off the market 6 months after CBS’ 60 Minutes did
the story on it. But it took Meryl Streep to bring attention to it. Environmentalists
had been working on it for a decade but it was Meryl Streep in the, on a couple of TV
talk shows, the power of talk shows, that brought it to attention. So, CCOF rewrote
the California law for enforcement and then a year later, thanks to Senator Leahy, 7 people
got together and said we’ve written the California law, we have friends in Oregon, we have friends
in New England, a couple in Ohio, let’s write a national law. Little did we know what we
were getting into. But, for the power of individual and the power of very small group, I think
this is a particularly critical story to tell. That to this day, 7 to 10 people dedicated
and with a vision can get together and can make global change. Never forget that. It’s
happened here. It happens in a lot of places.>>Presenter 2: So that was 1 percent of the
market. We’re now at 4 percent?>>Bob Scowcroft: Little over 4, 4.2, 4.3>>Presenter 2: So I’m gonna ask the question
from the other side. Why so slow? Why so, what’s, what have been the impediments?>>Bob Scowcroft: Um, uh, absolute to this
day, resistance from the agro industrial food system and it’s an integrated system, crop
insurance; you can’t get organic crop insurance to organic research; you can’t get that to
scale. Now there’s 4 supermarkets and 3 box stores that represent something like 70, 7
buyers in United States purchase between 70 and 80 percent of all our food. 7 buyers.>>male #1: All food or organic?>>Bob Scowcroft: All food total comes through
7 buyers. Now, it’s like, in California there are 2,200 organic farms, 2 of them, and I
said earlier in a meeting I’m gonna try not to use brand names, but 2 of them gross a
billion dollars. And they sell into those 7. So economies of scale, very difficult for
organic to integrate into, um, research, organic pest management. The system of Ag research
is really product based. Actually, there was a law, this is a kind of funny, well, depends
on your Ag sense of humor, Birch Bayh and Bob Dole wrote a law in the 80s called the”
Bayh Dole Act” [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: It’s not, everyone’s gonna have pineapples but the “Bayh Dole Act” reformatted
the entire research system to be product based. That you could be a company and give money
into an Ag research program and dedicate a research question you have and you could profit,
i.e. patent, off that product that came out with academia. So, organic is information
based. You can’t really patent information. You can’t, it’s public domain activity. So,
finding out when to release the ladybugs or when to apply, when to harvest a cover crop,
which cover crop works with which soil? That was a historic Ag research program from our
land grant system, from the late 1890s to the 1940s, that’s what land grants did. And
then in, after the agricultural chemicals became very popular in the ’70s, by the ’80s
the system, we wanted to cut funding for Government waste and to Ag, we were wasting Government
money to get information. So, instead, we wanted, by this act, to privatize our Ag research
system. So imagine how you’re gonna get an organic crop rotation system in place. I’d
say that’s very expensive, that’s been one of the main challenges is breaking that, and
the other part is also economy of scale, competitive price organic can be is very expensive in
many parts of the country, you can’t get it year round in many parts of the country. So
the first person with berries or some of the other fruits and vegetables sell it for a
lot of money. That’s something called the capitalist system where they make a very healthy
profit. And, somehow, this is supposed to be, this is supposed to be a negative to organic.
Well, it’s, uh, buyer and seller working it out. Now, things have changed a little bit.
After CCOF, 2 farmers and I decided, talk about tilting against windmills, we decided
that we were gonna change the grant making program so we founded the Organic Farming
Research Foundation so that we could make grants but our grants were based on, uh, agreeing,
upon receipt of money to not patent any information that it was all, 100 percent, in the public
domain and that we would fund ideas as well as actual projects. And OFRF, I retired a
year and a half ago, I was the executive director for 20 years, the average lifespan of a, professional
lifespan of an E.D. is 3 to 5 years. So I was there 20 years and we made over 350 grants
and many of those recipients are now professors and are now, finally, over 20 universities
have organic research programs. So, look how long it took us to get there.>>Presenter 2: What was the most difficult
part about getting the federal law written?>>Bob Scowcroft: Um, well, it’s the opposition
of the agricultural industry; some of you may have a little bit of awareness that the
Farm Bill is front and center this summer. It’s a really big deal. Well, in 1990 was
an earlier Farm Bill, the House Agriculture Committee refused to hold any hearings on
organic. I was actually in a meeting in the mid ’80s in the USDA that a senior agency
official came in and broke up the meeting ’cause a communist sympathizer was there;
that was me. [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: Supporting organic family farmers and I had to leave the building. That’s
the intensity of the passion at that period of time. But, 1990, 5 years later, the House
Ag Committee refused to hold hearings so we actually had one congressman from Oregon,
two actually with Sam Farr, but really, Peter Defazio carried the bill on the floor of the
house, no hearings, no public testimony, no public comment. Senator Cranston and Senator
Leahy carried it in the Senate. One hearing, one time and on the house it was voted 198
to 189 and we won the amendment on the floor of the House. And we just pushed every grass
roots button we had and the law was 16 pages long and it required a National Organic Standards
Board which was the only advisory board that had the right to stop a bad action and to
recommend a good action. There are 29 advisory boards in the USDA, only one has statutory
power and that’s the National Organic Standards Board. The administration at the time, and
I have to say including into the Clinton administration, never empowered the actual drafting of the
regulations. They were due 18 months after the passage of the law; we got it 10 years.
It took them 10 years to post the rules and they were terrible. They suggested you could
use genetic engineering; you could put sewage sludge on organic farms as long as –, a
number of pasture regulations were terrible. They made a mistake, and actually this is
kind of a cool little computer story, it was the first rule ever published on the internet,
it was the USDA decided, they had this little corner thing, organic, no big deal and they
would publish it on the internet and ask for public testimony, the largest testimony they’d
ever received was animal welfare issues around production of veal which is a pretty lousy
way to, well we’ll leave that for another topic, but that had gotten 35,000 letters.
So they published the organic rules thinking they’d get maybe a couple of thousand, we
generated 325,000 responses. Working assets, now called CREDO Phone Company, the largest
single, it donated, it generated 35,000 comments through their phone subscriber base, into
the rules. That was such a tsunami, ten times the comments they’d ever received, that they
had to rewrite the rules and then the press, I think we we’re probably in contact, Liv
and I and many others, the press really caught wind of this major embarrassment and made
major organic hay about it and they went back and had to rewrite them again. And, finally,
in 2002, 580 pages of every single thing you can and can’t do around organic was published
and approved with two exceptions. One was pasture, they didn’t quite know how to figure
out what organic pasture and organic meat and dairy was and is. They just published
the final rule there in 2010, 20 years later, and the other was the interface between recombinant
DNA, genetically engineered products and organic. All they said was you can’t use it and we
felt there was a lot of protocol behind pollution from that and some other issues. So, those
of you that wanna get into organic, you gotta start when you’re 20 or 30 cause you’re gonna
take it from 4 percent to 50 percent you gotta be young, I think, well maybe I’ll be on a
roll for a couple more years.>>Presenter 2: Really? Can we reach 50 percent?
That would be astonishing.>>Bob Scowcroft: You know, I think the infrastructure
as immature as it is, has the capacity to do that understanding that organic transition
requires, one of the key threads is 3 years from the last application of a prohibited
material. So, if something happened and we had to go organic, I believe essentially the
body of knowledge is there in almost every crop and commodity to farm it organically
but the land isn’t. And we don’t want sod busted or marginal land or wets lands taken
out and farmed organically. We want the deep soil of the heartland farmed that way but
it’s gonna take years, so I have a fear, it’s been my experience that organic in many cases
has grown due to sensational pesticide stories for the most part, horrific poisonings, drift,
discovery or final proof of carcinogenic chemicals and people throw up their hands, “That’s it,
I’m gonna buy organic. I don’t care.” So if we have some other more food safety, food
issue, stories coming down the pike the push for organic with that same peaks and valleys
that we had during Alar where apples went for 70 dollars a box that were 6 or 8 dollars
a box, the size of that package before. I will say, going a little bit out on a limb
here, my sense is that relative to food issues and the things that I follow, that some of
the next frightening data that’s just starting to be peer reviewed, when I say frightening
it’s not somebody standing up on a screen and ruining a dinner party or in a public
speech, I’m talking about peer review science coming out of Academia, the abuse of antibiotics
and chemicals in our meat production should gray the hair on the back of everyone’s head.
And the stories are just beginning to come out. Just recently, uh, and I can provide
the link later on if you wish, urine tract infections, there’s dinner party topic for
ya [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: had been tied to a certain antibiotic overused in poultry production.
They know this, medical schools have now proven this and, yet, can we get that antibiotic
out of poultry? They don’t even, they want more research, let’s take, you know, the data’s
not really in yet. You know science; we need more studies in the future. Far as I’m concerned
that data’s in and what I’ve read about some of the chemicals, antibiotics in hog production,
I only eat, I mean, I know the meat I eat almost personally, not the chicken itself
[Laughter]>>Bob Scowcroft: but the producer that made
it. How do we transition, I guess is the, to get the 50 percent, you need a government
objective, you need a massive investment in research and, of course, you need the consumer
that’s gonna be paying those higher prices, in some cases, some seasons, to support it.>>Presenter 2: We’re close to 50 percent with
the Google culinary purchasing team with organic>>Bob Scowcroft: Awesome, awesome.>>Presenter 2: we’re not quite there but,
and our meats and poultry are antibiotic and steroid free and, but what’s the positive
argument about organics? Yes we want to avoid this and this but in our culture where we’re
concerned about nutrition and optimizing your life and things like that, is there a benefit
to eating organic that is, say, something about nutrient density?>>Bob Scowcroft: That’s the, uh, that’s the
Pandora’s Box and I’m happy to open it.>>Presenter 2: Go ahead.
[Laughter]>>Bob Scowcroft: But I’m gonna ask you to
hold it for just about 60 seconds until, I came to organic really trying to ban agent
orange and my concerns about pesticides and herbicides. People come to organic for different
reasons, have different paths to, uh, eventually say, “You know, I wanna be positive, I wanna
be solutions based.” Organic is a solution that we should all support. Moving the needle,
to this day, is still antibiotics and chemicals and pesticides. The question that arises ever
more frequently that I wanna now address is, is it more nutritious? And it’s a very difficult
question to address. I was very lucky in my run, I got to know, uh, Mothers and Others
for Livable Planet which Wendy Gordon and Meryl Streep founded, got to know them. At
that time, both, for about a year pretty well and Wendy Gordon decided she wanted to say
that organic was more nutritious, I said, “Wait a minute.” So she got a new professor
on staff in the early ’90s, a woman named Doctor Marion Nestle. Who is now quite well
known in her books and I would encourage you to log in or get on her blog, she’s a brilliant
writer, and says that, in a matter that someone like me who’s not a scientist, can understand.
And also a woman named Joan Gussow. So we had several years of meetings in New York
whenever I would come through about addressing the question of is organic more nutritious?
And the variables seem almost insurmountable upon, to accumulate those in a manner that
you can say yes or no, and let me just throw a few out for you to think about. First of
all, America has something called the standard diet and in a way that’s linked to how much
pesticides you can have as residues on certain– []. It used to be based on a 180 pound male
which became a real issue when Doctor Philip Landrigan wrote a book called “Pesticides
in the Diets of Infants and Children” where he came out of his work saying, “Kids ate
applesauce, squash, bananas and you’re saying men eat 6 bananas a year. Children eat the
same amount as men every week. This should be, the standard diet should be based on pesticides
that kids get, they’re the most vulnerable.” Then he went on to speculate about, “Well,
what micronutrients are we getting? Are they getting enough? How do we manage that when
our kids are newborns and starting out with just four or five, when they move from mother’s
milk or formula and start getting foods.” And I don’t believe, I’ve been on some panels
with him in the past and I don’t believe he ever was able to come to an academic understanding
of how you would measure those kinds of nutrients. So the standard diet is an issue, pesticide
background contamination is an issue, of course the soil it’s grown in is an issue, the way
the seeds have been bred. At lunch we talked just a little bit, our brilliant academic
community has, um, not, through classic breeding practices, actually, very little recombinant
DNA, although they’ve begun to embrace that as well, have bred our seeds for our products
now for ease of harvest, uh, mechanical tornado harvesting. That, the tomato has to be, all
of them in a thousand acres, has to be about the right size with thicker skin so the machine
can pick it. Actually in the last few days they discovered that in the process of growing
these tomatoes, they also need to look a certain color cause we tend to buy really orange ones
so they bred in color, and they also need to take up more water because we all buy everything
by the pound. So we’re actually buying the water that we subsidize to irrigate it back
and, uh, broccoli or tomato that’s taken up a little bit more water. Brilliant marketing,
academic, Bayh Dole act, companies want this. Now you come along and they discovered that
the, uh, in breeding it, literally in the last few days the sciences have come out that
they discovered that in this quest for the harvested tomato, they had lost the gene for
taste. [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: And that they had just, heck, where is it? And they had just discovered
where it was and now they’re gonna breed that gene into the tomato for taste as well. I
started yelling at the computer screen when I read that story. It’s like, just go out
and get heirloom tomatoes, brothers and sisters, what are you doing trying to get another silver
bullet to shoot another gene into an agro industrial system that is largely energy based.
We can’t ship those tomatoes around the world that much longer or import them that much
longer with spikes on energy. So I think it’s a bit meandering here but soil fertility,
biological activity in the soil breaks down the micronutrients slower that heirloom seeds
pick up faster. Then it has to be harvested for immediate deliveries cause we all know
that starts to break down once it’s been harvested. Can organic do that? Yes, it’s clearly doing
it. There are a number of studies out there doing that but they’re citrus specific or,
uh, heirloom variety tomato specific in New England in the summer or strawberry specific.
Thus, on a podium, I can’t yet, in all honesty, say that organic is more nutritious.>>Presenter 2: But, as soon as I hear you
say, “They’re breeding the plants to do, for more water uptake,” I’m hearing nutrient,
uh, nutrient scarcity, the density is now diluted, nutrient dilution. Is that, that
must be true.>>Bob Scowcroft: Um, certainly in the soils,
you know, as the soils break down as it’s all about breeding something will take up
N, nitrogen N, faster and more efficiently. You have a route that’s looking for that fertilizer.
Sorry to put a personality on it but it’s just not gonna take time to break down the
nodule on a cover crop that’s left that little piece nitrogen node on its root to break down
over the winter. It’s not gonna look for it. It’s gonna go right to where the N is in concentration,
that’s the fertilizer we put down a couple weeks ago. I brought with me and sent over
to you which you can make available. I did look up, uh, what is it, yeah, here’s the
June 29th issue of the journal Science, um, talked about finding the gene that makes tomato
taste better. So being published in Science is fantastic, it’s very important point of
view but, and the fact that these publications are covering these kind of stories is also
very new. Science and Nature is a two premier publications, they never really covered organic
until the, actually one of the first organic research stories they ran in Science was in
the mid 90s, actually one of the early OFRF grants was Doctor John Reganold who compared
organic apples, biodynamic apples and conventional apples for, uh, price, taste, nutrient density
and, um, I think shelf life. And he found that 4 out of the 5 cases, organic exceeded
that in an academic protocol and biodynamic won the other one. And OFRF made those, made
those grants. I’m really proud of that grant.>>Presenter 2: You have some other historical,
uh, artifacts you brought. You wanna tell us about that?>>Bob Scowcroft: Some other goodies. Sure,
Uh, [Pause]
>>Bob Scowcroft: 19, no wait, 2009 the Journal of HortScience did a story on the sorry state
of American fruits and veggies. Basically what they found, again, I can give the link
later on, this was a case of such a quest for color, taste, harvest ability that conventional
produce tested out for, I think, 7 to 10 micronutrients, 40 percent lower than organic. So it wasn’t,
depends on which side of the coin I guess, it wasn’t that organic is necessarily less
nutritious, it was that an organic fully four season biological system was maintaining,
the, um, delicate balance of nutrients in their fruits and vegetables as compared to
conventional which had really largely abandoned, um, their breeding program for more of the
commercial marketplace. [Pause]
>>Bob Scowcroft: Here’s a couple>>Presenter 2: Life magazine?>>Bob Scowcroft: Life, okay, this is kind
of an ageist here [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: 1970, Life magazine, as far as I know this is the first cover story about
organic. Written in 1970, organic comes of age and, you know, blonde, young actress with
her organic. Those, uh, you don’t necessarily have to chuckle out loud but those of you
who remember TV and ads at the time, I checked out she had one acting gig. She was a model
on TV for Noxzema shaving cream where she purred, “Take it off, take it all off.” And
some guy would shave his, um, and she made so much money that she bought an organic food
store [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: and left acting to be an organic activist.
[Laughter]>>Bob Scowcroft: Uh, and, uh, it goes on to
show that you see Santa Cruz Farm and Garden and talk about how organic has come of age
since the ’50s. And I think it’s really a phenomenal read. Since I’m here at Google
and I’d, actually I got the desired response at lunch when I showed it around, there’s
also two ads in here, one for this breathtaking new technological development, at 200 dollars
per, it’s something called a Polaroid camera. So, when I’ve showed it in certain places
people like, “Yeah, organic, that’s cool, right? ’70s, but look at that Polaroid camera
for 200 dollars. [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: breathlessly the newest deal out there. But it’s important, again, really
for what they talked about USC and crop rotation and whole grains and nutrition and what USC,
I said USC, UCSC, produced. I also wanted to show>>Presenter 2: Well, that’s a story.>>Bob Scowcroft: two other things here, maybe
three I’m, I try to bring something to get a chuckle. You never know your audience entirely
so don’t feel like you have to go overboard on my last piece here.
[Laughter]>>Bob Scowcroft: Or, actually, I’ll show the
book, too. In 1979, the last year of the Carter administration, a couple people said organic’s
kind of working. And he tasks a group of scientists and farmers to come together and write a task
force report on organic and make some recommendations. If this is real, this is growing, what should
we do to expand organic farming? And they wrote this report, they made 20 some odd recommendations
and it was published, um, literally the last few weeks of the Carter administration, an
organic program coordinator was hired to then implement these recommendations and he was
on staff when the Reagan administration came in. Whatever your politics are, John Block
was the Secretary of Ag at the time and under the ‘reduce Government and eliminate waste’,
he laid off 500 people as one of his first day green slip, pink slipped 500 people at
the USDA. Big press, great, immediately reducing, well, they rehired 498 of them as consultants.
[Laughter]>>Bob Scowcroft: Cause they needed this staff
but they kept 2 off permanently. Now, that was Doctor Youngberg and the poor woman in
the secretary pool who happened to be assigned to his desk to help him, she was laid off
as well. But then they went further, they ordered all the copies destroyed, and the,
uh, the plates that printed this also be destroyed. And I happened to be in Garth’s office the
day that order came down and he was distraught, I mean, this is kind of his life’s work. So,
um, seeing myself as a kind of a movie character and feeling adventurous, uh, I took 20 of
these and wrapped them up in brown paper thinking that, and smuggled them out of USDA passed
security. And I made a much more of a, I mean, really I just walked out the door with a bag.
[Laughter]>>Bob Scowcroft: But it had, I thought I had
the only copies of this document at that time. One reporter, this is the power of the press,
James Risser from the Des Moine Register, wrote a story about this and, uh, the uproar
was so strong that, though Garth was never allowed back in the USDA, this became the
most requested report in the ’80s during the Reagan administration. Number one, tens and
tens of thousands, that’s good news.>>Presenter 2: And how much of this has been
implemented?>>Bob Scowcroft: Only 5 of the recommendations
have been fully implemented. Now, I have to say, um, Deputy Director of the USDA is Doctor
Kathleen Merrigan, she’s a former OFRF board member, she’s number two, she’s created and
fully implemented, now, all of these recommendations are now in the implementation track. She has
a fantastic website called ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’. I almost thought about dialing
that in. They had an event today at the White House; she emailed me this morning saying,
“If you want to link into it, it’s about women farmers. It’s how to find local, how to find
how your USDA dollars, farmer’s market, hoop houses. It’s a really, really cool program
that has a compass and they just released 2.0 this morning. You might think organic
is, uh, that the classic liberal, conservative divide is around organic and it generally
has an image of being a left or a liberal, uh, phenomenon. But you’d probably, or maybe
not, maybe I’m wrong but, um, our general assessment is there are more republican organic
farmers than there is democrat, if you will. There’s a route in organic of conserve, as
in conservatism that is particularly out in the heartland that these farmers have taken,
the parents, the grandparents and now the children have taken very seriously. And, uh,
one of the more famous or infamous depending upon your point of view, it was a gentleman
named Paul Weyrich, passed away a couple years ago, he founded the Free Congress Foundation,
he wrote a news and commentary called the Conservative Voice, for many years he was
sort of the conservative voice to what Norquist is to ‘no taxes’. He was, what he said was
conservatism when and he wrote an amazing column on February 2006, the next conservatism
and conservation where he declared the future of conservatism was organic family farms and
protecting our soil and managing our water and buying locally. It’s an amazing document.
If we wrote it, another bit of propaganda, but time and time again, I accept all interviews.
I’ve been interviewed by, uh, Liv, many times New York Times AP. I’ve also been on the 700
Club, um, [laughter] you name it, part of my motto is to complete and total transparency.
I’ll ask, answer any question for anybody at anytime. And I love bringing this, uh,
bring this out. His last one is, “Think locally, act locally.” This was the Conservative Voice
in 2006 and maybe more than any document we should have this on all of us whenever debates
break out or the more public presentations. What’s to be against about, Paul Weyrich’s
vision of a family farm, the Jeffersonian, steel of our backbones from buying and keeping
our monies and food and our soil where it belongs. It’s very important. And then, though
I have others here, two others and then we’ll go to Q and A, wanna do that?>>Presenter 2: Sure.
>>Bob Scowcroft: In the theme of taking any interview at any time, let’s see is this dated,
yeah; in 2003 I got a call from a reporter from the National Enquirer. How many people
know the National Enquirer? [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: I see some hands went like this. Nobody looked around so you’re okay.
[Laughter]>>Bob Scowcroft: So the National Enquirer
calls and she says she’s a reporter and I’m sure this is a joke, one of my buddies, I
mean, this is the kind of, this is what we do for fun, is pretend, internally.
[Laughter]>>Bob Scowcroft: And she was doing a story,
“Are organic foods worth the cost?” And, you know, I just wanted to say is this Joanne?
Is this, come on, you know, ha ha. I did it once or twice and she got really irritated
and said, “I’m in New York, I’m on a deadline, I report for the National Enquirer and I’m
doing this story.” [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: “Mister Scowcroft, do you wanna talk or not?” So I played it straight
and she did a long interview. She called others and low and behold, she wrote an incredibly
straight story. All, as any reporter would write. She went out, checked farmer’s markets,
she asked about the rule and the 95 percent, the 100 percent, some other questions, not
all of which went in there and they had photos of a farmer’s market and we ended up talking
for about an hour and a half. And, you know, I’m not a subscriber and I didn’t quite wanna
buy one every week at the checkout stand for other reasons. So, um, being, uh, having a
sense of humor I had a contest, internal to the staff and others, that we wanted to see
who would discover it first cause we have a lot of eyes and ears out there and we’d
give them some kind of prize. And it took about 6 weeks before someone outside of the
staff said, “Well, my Grandmother’s uncle was at the barber shop.” It was clear they
had bought it themselves [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: but they had about 5 degrees of separation to the fact that they had gotten
the article and read it and low and behold I was quoted in the National Enquirer. This
is the range of interest that we have out, out there and these kinds of stories. And
I thought it was, um, rather phenomenal that she wanted to do this. I should add at the
end of the phone call, we went into pesticides and antibiotics, at the end of the phone call,
you know, “Thank you, Mr. Scowcroft” and she said, “By the way, um, I really hate you”
and it just came from such a, I said, “What, excuse me? Did I?” She said, “Well, no it’s
not you, it’s that I had take out and it’s been delivered while I’ve been talking to
you and now I don’t think I can eat it.” [Laughter]
>>Bob Scowcroft: And I thought, “Okay, one person at a time.” You know, one person at
a time.>>Presenter 2: Um, I’ll begin with the first
question, this is, there are people who are saying organic is now so mainstream, I mean,
Doctor Oz is talking about eating organic, Oprah talks about eating organic. Walgreens
carries it, there are enough disruptive farmers in California who are saying organics is so
diluted, so it’s so mainstream now, it’s not really organic anymore. Is it, is it?>>Bob Scowcroft: Uh, absolutely. It’s the
law of the land. If it’s not organic, it’s a felony. So you have to meet those regulations.
Now, some of those perspectives come from a quest for purity.>>Presenter 2: Yes.>>Bob Scowcroft: I should back up a little
bit; organic is still a voluntary term. Nobody’s making anyone in this room farm that way,
garden that way, thus, eat that way. If you choose to buy an organically labeled product,
you have the force of law behind you and, actually, in the last few years as they begun
to enforce it, several, actually several people have now gone to jail for violations of multimillion
dollar violations of the certificates and the rules. Purity is, uh, why we set up the
national organic standards board. This is a board that’s set up to assess when a material
can be allowed or not be allowed. Whether a practice should be approved or not approved.
And it’s a passionate debate and some of the materials that have been allowed generate
intense passion and when the vote comes down against it, somebody raised their hand and
said, “Well, that’s it. Industrial farming’s taken over. It’s not organic anymore.”>>Presenter 2: I hear that a lot.>>Bob Scowcroft: That’s untrue. Nevertheless,
some of the advances and their ability to become part of the rule are very slow. So
I, again, as we talked over lunch, uh, my feeling is that knowing if you have the time
and energy, knowing your farmer, visiting her farm, his operation, is always, uh, one
of the best ways to go about it. Particularly if it’s in your neighborhood. I’m, uh, a flexitarian
when it comes to the long push of organic. We need all the farmers we can get to farm.
We hope to provide the tools to farm organically, we hope the body of science and knowledge
and the passion to continue continuous improvement, to take root. Some are less patient than others
to get there. So, but you’re right to know that organic is embedded in the law. Transparency
is a critical part of that. So if you wanna tease that out some more that’s fine.>>Presenter 2: Well, I would but I think there’s
some questions. Yeah, you wanna stand up? Yeah, I think we can hear you in the room.
Go ahead.>>male #2: You have to repeat the questions.>>Presenter 2: I have to repeat, okay.>>female #1: My question is are there countries
that are doing it better than us and what lessons we can learn from those countries?>>Presenter 2: Who does organic better than
we do?>>Bob Scowcroft: Um, many. And almost universally
because their Governments have endorsed it, have invested in it and created action plans
to grow it. There are a number of European countries that have goals, some of which have
already been met to have 20 percent of their food economy be certified organic. Sweden,
um, Switzerland, a National University in Switzerland is an organic university. One
of the people in that quick video, Brian, Doctor Brian Baker, has been hired out of
a university in New York, he’s moved to Geneva to be the translator of all the European research
out of the, this is the university project that translates organic research from around
the world into English. We can’t even do that here. And Brian is now doing it out of, uh,
F-I-B-L, which is the acronym worldwide. Just, what a concept. Where is our academic institutions
on almost a simple information gathering?>>Presenter 2: You were saying at lunch, what’s
the top university in this country for organics?>>Bob Scowcroft: Now a number have organic
engagement programs but in my personal opinion, and since this is on film I’ll be hearing
it from many of them that I didn’t name, but Washington State University is where it’s
at. WSU is phenomenal. They have organic undergraduate programs, they have organic online programs,
they have organic masters and PhD programs. They just received a 5 million dollar grant
to expand, uh, their organic farm. Not only in its own ability to be state of the art
organic research but they have integrated the organic, they actually call it the smart
farm, cause the architectural school’s gotten really excited. The computer, there’s an amazing
amount of computer applications, apps, for organic farming just being developed. Water
hydrology, the water use, soil fertility and the business school, all now are integrated
into the WSU smart farm program. And I found it ironic that UC Davis with a thousand professors
in Ag, I’m sorry, Post-Docs, assistant professors, Ag professors nearby that WSU comes to Santa
Cruz and San Francisco to raise money for their organic farm in Washington when Davis
has five or six organic researchers out of that thousand.>>Presenter 2: Yes?>>male #3: Hi, um, I find that the terminology
when it comes to animal friendly agriculture practices and, you know, and organic animal
products gets a little confusing. Like, for me, it’s really important to have eggs for
like chicken that are able to, like, graze a pasture and stuff like that. And, you know,
now when you go to the farmer’s markets they have farms that advertise sort of pastured
eggs or whatever. But I’m, I mean, I find that I don’t really know exactly what that
means and it’s not really breaking the rule, right, I mean, so I guess I’m wondering whether
there is any progress being made about putting some teeth, some regulatory teeth behind sort
of animal agriculture or terminology and things like that?>>Presenter 2: Regulations and terminology
around pastured eggs etcetera.>>Bob Scowcroft: You know, the success of
the organic label, it is the only competitive conventional egg and it is extremely different,
profoundly different. It’s now trying to be modeled by many other ecolabels. The flip
side of that is that many other ecolabels really don’t wanna go through 20 years of
legislative action, regulatory formatting or framework, I call it sort of the natural
regulatory spaghetti thrown against the wall. I’m happy, animal free pasture, no drugs,
sometimes sprayed, I mean, it’s just everything is out there and, uh, particularly in animal
welfare issues right now. It’s really, to the extent possible, getting a tour, getting
to a location, getting to a farmer or rancher or talking to them in the farmer’s markets
with, uh, again, I don’t know how close you follow this but, uh, the Humane Society had
a revolutionary breakthrough 50 years coming, has made an agreement with the Ag producers
association to have these larger cages, um, we go from a foot to 5 feet. They can, chickens
can turn around now. This is the grand bargain that we’ve made and it’s not in the Farm Bill.
The powers that be struck it out and the powers that be are the pork producers. “My God, if
they let chickens turn around then hogs will have to get out of their crates.” If you really
wanna be clinically depressed on animal production look at a conventional hog operation.>>male #3: Yeah, you know, I actually do that.
You know, I do, I’ve been to like 2 particular farms in this area that I know exactly how
they treat their chickens and those are the only farms that I’ll buy from. But I mean,
I think, for, in order for this sort of to drop, you know, drive sort of greater adoption
of these animal-friendly practices.>>Bob Scowcroft: Well, many of the animal
welfare groups are trying but right now the heads of Ag committees won’t even hold hearings.
They won’t even, I mean, the congressman from Oklahoma who’s an extremely conservative individual
and remarkably pro agro industrial systems approach, passed the Farm Bill, can’t even
get Boehner to put it on the floor of the House. That’s the stranglehold that the industrial
farming system right now has. If it goes on before the house then there’s, um, what many
people are calling a Monsanto amendment which waives all the regulations around genetic
engineering and requires the USDA to approve anything within one year of application without
health and safety testing. So one amendment got in of 70 or 80, I think, in the Farm Bill
so it’s just too, that’s where the consumer power, that’s particularly impressed with
an entity like Google and the operation you have here ’cause you are, in fact, leveraging
forces by orders of magnitude as a group more than you would ever guess. You have no, I
mean, maybe you kind of hear it or maybe it’s kind of sort of the road now, the norm. You
have no idea what you’re buying power can do
[Sneezing in audience ]>>Bob Scowcroft: as far as leveraging change.
Well, there’s questions everywhere.>>male #4: Can you talk a little bit more
about the cost dynamic? You’ve mentioned it a few times that there’s, there’s a, there’s
economies of scale yet to capture. What are the specifics there and how do you balance
that against the other comments you’ve made around knowing your farmer and how do you
know your farmers and keep your produce local when things start to grow and stuff like that.>>Bob Scowcroft: Uh, the complexity of the
marketplace, you can get to a certain scale and go to 7 farmer’s markets and you and maybe
1 or 2 workers harvest that and bring it direct to market. You’re paying the farmer pretty
much the entire cost for that. But that’s still some fruits and vegetables, once you
start getting into cold storage, there’s a little bit more as a middle person there.
Once you get into larger trucks or hydro coolers or ice machines that broccoli has to go on
ice just about in the field, a little bit more cost there. Now you start to look at
the scale as I have an ice machine maybe I should grow a lot more broccoli and hire 5
workers and sell it into a regional chain. Cost might go down at a certain point but
now you wanna grow something difficult, trial and error, you’ve gotta grow it out several
years to see whether you can grow okra or, and we’re just talking fruits and vegetables,
um, if you’re inter, I’m sorry, just vegetables, tree fruit, do I wanna put 5 years of apple
varieties when, into my farm when apples might go out of vogue and raspberries. Anyone that’s
been down in the Watsonville, Salinas area knows that, I mean, even when I moved there
in the ’80s, apple trees were everywhere, there’s 1 or 2 apple growers left because
raspberries, raspberries, raspberries, raspberries. So now, apple growers, they have harvesters
that come through, they have an intense season, they can put it into storage for 3 or 4 months.
Completely different infrastructure for that land and they have equipment, cost up front,
loans, crop insurance, certain size,HACCP, food safety issues now regulatory over, overlays
that you have to follow. So, scaling up and commodity specific and your business plan
and your marketing initiatives, all play a role in that dynamic and then when you get
into meat products, for example, there was a fantastic hog farmer, almost have their
name, just wait, in Watsonville and we all went, “Finally, we can eat pulled pork. We
can eat bacon from the farmer’s market.” Those of us that eat meat and that farmer couldn’t
make it, they ended up losing their money for one reason, their only slaughter facility
was down in Los Angeles area and it was so large that it couldn’t even take their 10
hogs every 2 weeks make, they couldn’t cleanup, never mind that it was natural or organic.
So, California is in desperate need of what’s called a mobile slaughter unit that can actually
go to the farm and slaughter specific to the five, you know, name your meat products and
some of the dairy issues and some of the cheese making issues. So it becomes very complex
very quickly relative to what stream of commerce you wanna go into. One of the more recent
responses to that are certain aggregators or co-ops where a number of veg growers are
going together and starting to aggregate and using one dock and one cooling system or a
grower that had a cooling system is beginning to see another stream of income cooling other
very small grower’s product. It might be one pallet, it might be 3 pallets, drive up literally
with your pickup truck with 20 flats of strawberries and they’ll cool it for a couple of days so
then you can move it out when it’s ready. I don’t know if that’s helpful but it’s just
the complexities>>male #4: Yeah, it just seems like there’s
a huge need for, like you said, shared infrastructure in the middle tier of the producer and buyer
and then a lot of these organic people have it incredibly difficult, like I read the Omnivore’s
Dilemma and they talk about how organic first started it was not just about revolutionizing
how food was produced but also how it was distributed and what people ate. And it seems
like, at least sitting in the sort of Shangri La of San Francisco, the piece of that that’s
still has a lot of development to do is the distribution piece in the middle cause these
small farms have such a challenge getting their food to market.>>Bob Scowcroft: I would actually say it has
been revolutionized even since Michael wrote that but it is in certain regional locations.
There’s an amazing co-op up in Eugene in Portland called Organically Grown. It was founded by
organic farmers. It now represents several hundred organic farmers. It’s an ESOP, they
have shares, they have bonus plans, employee stock, 140 of the 200 employees own this company
now and they have built the entire infrastructure by and for. They go to restaurants, wholesalers,
they may serve some of the entities up there, people at lunch seemed to know. But what we’re
still, this is still really essentially outside those 7 buyers I brought up before. The 4
supermarkets and the 3 box stores.>>male #4: [inaudible]>>Bob Scowcroft: Well, my feeling is that
to get it to 50 percent, those 7 buyers bring it to an economic strata that we can’t reach,
commodities of which can work in that format for a period of time in the future and my
quip to the Nation, the Nation did a story about it and I got in a little bit of trouble
saying, “Well, the good news is those pesticides are not being used on 100 thousand acres,
because of scale it won’t go into that, but our response was like [indistinct], now we
need to set up a peach tasting stand at the entrance to those box stores and let them
know what a real peach just harvested tastes like. Then those people can come to the farmer’s
market. If you go to some of the intense markets in Oakland, you’ll see the organic tables
have longer lines than the conventional. As a matter of fact, very important survey done
for years if not decades by the Grower magazine, fresh produce the packer, most conventional
publication out there has consistently shown that the lower the economic strata, the greater
the desire for organic products. Completely countered the image that you see some of these
NGOS that are opposing organic want, it’s an elite food. I mean, we certainly have not
done a good job, I can think of any number of video examples of the most amazing superstar
that only eats organic that reinforces the elite image but the fact of the matter is
that when given the possibility and the opportunity that all economic strategists specifically
the lower ones which use organic consistently shown in the conventional publication.>>male #5: [Indistinct]>>Bob Scowcroft: I love that question.>>male #5: So I was wondering if you could
talk to the science?>>Bob Scowcroft: Sure. Well, there’s a couple
of things. First of all, where are, where does it say the US to feed the world? We certainly
feed corn and soy beans to feed stations around the world but, um first, secondly we already
produce something like 1.4, um, 1.4, one and half times more food than the earth consumes
currently. The waste, war and storage and transportation eliminate a phenomenal amount
of that food. And, uh, my passion is to declare that we should be feeding the world information
rather than somehow assuming that we are industrializing and exploiting our soil to move, uh, feed
products in competition to Brazil or Russia and China to meet operations elsewhere.>>male #5: So from a food system perspective
if you wanted to take an international [indistinct]>>Bob Scowcroft: Absolutely, the FAO has published
a number of papers recently showing, that’s an entity of the UN and I can’t pull the name
up right now.>>Presenter 2: Food and Agriculture Organization.>>Bob Scowcroft: And there’s a rocket, no
not rocket, well there’s one person that’s particularly been overseeing a lot of these
peer reviewed research reports showing now that organic fields are better than conventional
and a number of the African nations that, particularly women, owned and run, small family
farms are producing a significantly better yield and crop rotation systems and local
cover crop, compost, green manure crops and that if we are serious about, really serious
about feeding the world we should be cooperatively developing research stations and information
stations not genetically engineered products that require fertilizer and chemicals. Just
exporting the problems that were showing up, having shown up here.>>Presenter 2: Last question.>>male #6: So, one issue you haven’t mentioned
at all, I’m curious to hear your thoughts on the community garden. I have the good fortune
of being married to woman who has a passion for it. We have all manner of [indistinct]
and peppers [indistinct] elsewhere. Does this have any impact on scale or is just a hobby
for –>>Presenter 2: Can gardening impact, can mini
farming as John Jeavons calls it, impact our food supply?>>Bob Scowcroft: I think it could. Some very
intriguing initial papers are starting to come out about community gardens, actual just
yields and nutrient delivery among some of these gardens but by far, the more important
component of gardening is the actual individual act of growing your own food and understanding
what it takes and particularly in community gardens working with others building a community
around a food and breaking bread and meal culture. We don’t really have that in the
US. If you go to Italy or some of these other, I came home the other day and there was a
bag of plums on my front doorstep and nobody even put a note on it and they were incredible
and I knew they came from my street or somewhere and then just yesterday somebody shouted out,
you know, “I got plums up the wazoo and I just went to every house and dropped them.
I hope they were great!” And it was a moving, it was a moment. It was great. I’m happy to
eat these plums in my cereal every morning. I have a very special Bartlett pear tree in
my backyard and I’ve been doing the same thing, dropping them off cause they all have to go
pretty much come off in the next 2 weeks. So I think those acts of both just the personal,
it came from my garden, the salad or the fruit tree. I really want a Meyer lemon tree; I
killed my last lemon plant. I was working too hard. I think the garden movement is very
important and the last thing I’d say is the gardeners by and large are gonna save us all
because they’re growing out heirloom seeds and exchanging seeds and saving seeds and
trading seeds where the new organic seed movement and seed alliance and seed savers are coming
from, by and large, gardeners. If it wasn’t for the gardeners that have done this the
last 30 years.>>Presenter 2: It’s something to do with,
to take of suburban sprawl is to start growing food on it, right?>>Bob Scowcroft: Now, Detroit has a food plan,
it’s very contrev, someone wants to industrialize that but basically Detroit has an actual plan
and it’s beginning to take some of these blocks and turn it back to farming and the larger
community agricultural garden stations to feed the community around it. And that is
a mayor initiative supported by Whole Foods and a number of, you know, philanthropic entities.
I should say one more thing, just to close, can I do that?>>Presenter 2: Sure, yes, please, your book.
Well, the book you’re in.>>Bob Scowcroft: Yeah, it’s not mine. One
of the things that I’m at the very early stages, and I’m saying this for the record, I guess
people are gonna have to start holding me to it but I’m gonna write a book, the people’s
history of organic . We’ve got 35 years of these little, I brought other goodies like
in Russian, in St. Petersburg Russia, a sale of organic cranberries. So if you’re really
short here in the US you can go over to St. Petersburg, buy organic cranberries. But,
I’m 61, many of us have been working on this for 30, 40 years, are retiring or disengaging
entirely, I’m not I’m just doing things in a different way now. But I think capturing
our history is really important so I got an idea years ago, I was looking for revolutionary
librarians, which a particular audience though that’s was really funny, revolutionary librarians.
But, actually, 2 came up to me afterwards and said, “We are revolutionary librarians.”
And I said, “Well, what I want you to do is an oral history of the 20 people that started
organic in California” Well, a few have passed away, others are in their 70s, some of us
are in a late 50s, 60s. We need to capture this. And low and behold they ended up with
52 oral histories at UC Santa Cruz’s McHenry Library, all downloadable mp3’s you can listen
ad nauseum for hours at us talking away and then it got, within the library system they
were so excited about at UC Press, said let’s make a book out of it. And they tasked the
librarians to find the best and put it in order and get about 15, 18 pages of each one
in print and this just came out, it’s called “Cultivating a Movement” and it’s, I found
it, I’m learning things about my friends that I didn’t know. Jim Cochran the great strawberry
grower and UFW supporter started the daycare, as an assistant in a daycare program. But
we should all, in almost every menu, be capturing our oral history now. And so I’m going around
the country to other places and I’m a trustee on a foundation so I’m actually, I think,
working with other foundations. I think there’s some funding now to, cause this is mostly
all local. What happened in New England, what happened in Oklahoma, what happened in Wisconsin
and Washington is, in a way, an indigenous to the place. But, the students job will be
to study this and to find the common themes. But, “Cultivating a Movement” is a pretty
cool read and you will recognize some of the farmers in there if you go take a look on
the web about it. It can be purchased through UCSC, I didn’t bring it, Irene is really the
hero that did this book. I have a chapter in here, as well. Amazon, I guess, has it
too.>>Presenter 2: Well, we’re gonna look for
your, your memoirs.>>Bob Scowcroft: Well, yeah, the people’s
history of organic has a couple of PG-13 stories about it too. Some great scandals and the
gathering of the tribe of organic activists both young and old is at Asilomar Conference
Center every January. It’s 32 years running, I’ve been to all but 3 and they’re from 80
years old to 8. It’s a great conference .And, of course, that’s where we reconnected last
January that led to me coming here today.>>Presenter 2: Thank you so much.>>Bob Scowcroft: Thank you very much for coming.
[Applause]
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Wave and Weeping Window are from the installation ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’ – poppies and original concept by artist Paul Cummins and installation designed by Tom Piper – by Paul Cummins Ceramics Limited in conjunction with Historic Royal Palaces, originally at HM Tower of London 2014.
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It seems like everyone has their own version of where 420 comes from and what it means.
The mysterious number that signifies smoking marijuana has become an iconic theme of cannabis culture. What started out as the unofficial time to get high every day—4:20—morphed into the April 20th, international, unofficial stoner’s holiday. But no one seems to know where the number actually comes from.
I had my theories. Back in the 90’s when I first heard about 420 and my group of friends started saying things like “It’s 4:19, got a minute?” I figured it had something to do with English tea time. Tea time is around 4:20pm and “tea,” in some circles, was slang for marijuana. But I was wrong.
Then, while visiting the midwest in 1999, and partaking in some good Indiana weed, my fellow smokers informed me that 420 was the name of the medical marijuana law passed in California.
Close, but no cannagar. That was Proposition 215 and Senate Bill 420 (SB420). SB420 was named in honor of the the mysterious number, not the other way around.
Ancient lore has it that 420 was the police radio code for “marijuana smoking in progress,” but that’s not true either.
Some other 420 myths busted:
There are 420 chemical compounds in marijuana. Busted. There are actually around 315.
4/20 is the day Bob Marley died. Busted. Bob Marley died on 5/11/81. 4/20 is not his birthday either (that was 2/6/45). Nor is it the birthday—or date of death—of Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, or Jim Morrison.
4/20 is the best time of year to plant marijuana. Busted. For outdoor grows, when you plant totally depends on your region and climate. It’s not about when; it’s about sustained temperatures generally between 55° and 85°F. Obviously, indoor operations can plant year-round.
So if none of these are true, what’s the real origin of 420?
It goes back to 1971, when a group of five high school buddies, known as the “Waldos,” began an after-school search for an abandoned marijuana crop.
The Waldos, who named themselves after the wall where they would hang out, began to meet every day at 4:20 after sports practice to go in search of the rumored patch of weed. Day after day, and week after week, they searched, treasure map in hand, getting high along the way, but never found the bounty.
It became a thing they would say, “You want to go 420?” At first it referred to their search, but eventually it became code for smoking in general, and depending on how they uttered the phrase, it could even mean “Do you have any weed?” or “Yeah, I’ve got bag, let’s go!”
So how did this stoner code go beyond the Waldos and out to the world at large?
That’s where the Grateful Dead comes in.
The Waldos lived in San Rafael, California. One of the Waldos—Let’s call him Steve’s—father was a real estate broker for the Dead, and his older brother managed a Grateful Dead sideband, so they all knew each other.
The Waldos had access to Grateful Dead parties, and they would often get high with the band. At some point the Waldos' code word must have slipped—then it became a Dead thing.
As the band toured the country and the world, the Grateful Dead subculture picked up 420 and spread it even further. Eventually, High Times caught on and began publicizing it, and the rest is history.
Now you can find events and festivals all over the country celebrating marijuana on 4/20. What are you doing for 420 this year?
2020 Solutions will be running all kinds of 420 specials to help you celebrate the one true stoner’s holiday. Come on in and see what we have to offer!
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/20/what-420-means-the-true-s_n_188320.html
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Global 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (CAS 320-32-1) Market Report 2019 - Market Size, Share, Price, Trend and Forecast
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6.2 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Analysis
6.2.3 Market Channel Analysis
8.1 Export of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid by Region
8.2 Import of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid by Region
Chapter 9 Historical and Current 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid in North America (2013-2018)
9.1 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Supply
9.2 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Demand by End Use
Chapter 10 Historical and Current 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid in South America (2013-2018)
10.1 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Supply
10.2 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Demand by End Use
Chapter 11 Historical and Current 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid in Asia & Pacific (2013-2018)
Chapter 12 Historical and Current 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid in Europe (2013-2018)
Chapter 13 Historical and Current 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid in MEA (2013-2018)
Chapter 14 Summary for Global 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid (2013-2018)
Chapter 15 Global 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Forecast (2019-2023)
15.1 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Supply Forecast
15.2 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Demand Forecast
16.1.2 Main Business and 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Information
16.1.3 SWOT Analysis of Company A
16.1.4 Company A 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
16.2.3 SWOT Analysis of Company B
16.2.4 Company B 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
16.3 Company C
16.3.3 SWOT Analysis of Company C
16.3.4 Company C 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
16.4 Company D
16.4.3 SWOT Analysis of Company D
16.4.4 Company D 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
16.5 Company E
16.5.3 SWOT Analysis of Company E
16.5.4 Company E 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
16.6 Company F
16.6.3 SWOT Analysis of Company F
16.6.4 Company F 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
16.7 Company G
16.7.3 SWOT Analysis of Company G
16.7.4 Company G 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2014-2019)
Table Abbreviation and Acronyms List
Table Research Scope of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Report
Table Primary Sources of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Report
Table Secondary Sources of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Report
Table Major Assumptions of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Report
Figure 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Picture
Table 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Classification
Table 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Applications List
Table Drivers of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market
Table Restraints of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market
Table Opportunities of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market
Table Threats of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market
Table Raw Materials Suppliers List
Table Different Production Methods of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid
Table Cost Structure Analysis of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid
Table Latest News of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market
Table Merger and Acquisition List
Table Planned/Future Project of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market
Table Policy of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market
Table 2014-2024 Regional Export of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid
Table 2014-2024 Regional Import of 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid
Table 2014-2024 Regional Trade Balance
Figure 2014-2024 Regional Trade Balance
Table 2014-2024 North America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Size (M USD) and Market Volume (Tons) List
Figure 2014-2024 North America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Size (M USD) and CAGR
Figure 2014-2024 North America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Volume (Tons) and CAGR
Table 2014-2024 North America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Demand (Tons) List by Application
Table 2014-2019 North America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Key Players Sales (Tons) List
Table 2014-2019 North America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Key Players Market Share List
Table 2014-2024 North America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Demand (Tons) List by Type
Table 2014-2019 North America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Price (USD/Ton) List by Type
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Table 2014-2024 US 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Import & Export (Tons) List
Table 2014-2024 Canada 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Size (M USD) and Market Volume (Tons) List
Table 2014-2024 Canada 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Import & Export (Tons) List
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Table 2014-2024 Mexico 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Import & Export (Tons) List
Table 2014-2024 South America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Size (M USD) and Market Volume (Tons) List
Figure 2014-2024 South America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Size (M USD) and CAGR
Figure 2014-2024 South America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Volume (Tons) and CAGR
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Table 2014-2019 South America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Key Players Sales (Tons) List
Table 2014-2019 South America 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Key Players Market Share List
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Table 2014-2019 Asia & Pacific 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Key Players Market Share List
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Figure 2014-2024 Europe 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Size (M USD) and CAGR
Figure 2014-2024 Europe 4-Hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid Market Volume (Tons) and CAGR
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Australia orders evacuations as firefighters struggle to contain bushfires
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Residents defend a property from a bushfire at Hillsville near Taree, 350 km north of Sydney on Nov. 12, 2019.PETER PARKS / AFP via Getty Images
SYDNEY — Australian officials on Wednesday ordered residents and tourists to get out of the way of fast-approaching flames as firefighters struggled to contain more than 150 bushfires raging on both the east and west coasts.
While cooler weather overnight brought some relief for firefighters in New South Wales (NSW) state, of which Sydney is capital, attention shifted to its northern neighbour, Queensland, where more than 80 fires threatened lives and homes.
Authorities issued a “leave immediately” warning, the highest level, for several areas including Noosa, a beachside holiday destination 150 km (93 miles) north of Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland.
“We’re expecting people to listen to the warnings and work on their bushfire survival plans and, if in doubt, now is the time to leave,” said Greg Christensen, mayor for the Scenic Rim regional council in Queensland.
“This is a very challenging season,” Christensen told reporters. “You haven’t had bushfires like these bushfires before.”
A private water-bombing helicopter crashed while battling a fire west of Brisbane, though the pilot escaped with minor injuries, Queensland Fire & Emergency Services said.
Across the country, in Western Australia, officials were responding to two emergency bushfires that had destroyed two homes and damaged another.
The fires have sparked increasingly acrimonious debate over climate and fire-prevention policies, with the ruling conservative Liberal Party and the minor opposition Australian Greens exchanging barbs.
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce was among those who have suggested that climate activists were at least partly responsible for the fires by lobbying to reduce so-called back burns, fires deliberately lit to clear dry undergrowth.
Independent lawmaker Zali Steggall said it was very “unbecoming of our parliament” for Joyce to make such remarks.
“We do need to adapt and plan for these situations,” she told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “What we want is a consensus moving forward on how to come up with a plan that adapts Australia to a warming climate.”
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Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, meanwhile, said linking the fires to the government’s support of the coal industry was “the ravings of some pure, enlightened and woke capital city greenies.”
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has declined to comment on climate change during the crisis, has called for moderation in the debate.
Bushfires are common in Australia’s hot, dry summers, but the ferocity and early arrival of the fires in the southern spring this year has caught many by surprise.
The blazes have claimed three lives and destroyed about 2.5 million acres (1 million hectares) of farmland and bush, fueled by extremely dry conditions after three years of drought, which experts say has been exacerbated by climate change.
Some 300 homes have been destroyed in NSW alone in recent days as flames stretched from the state’s north coast to within meters of homes in Greater Sydney.
By Wednesday afternoon, insured losses from 450 fire-related claims in NSW and Queensland was estimated at A$50 million($34.28 million), according to the Insurance Council of Australia.
There is unlikely to be a near-term respite from hot and dry conditions.
“We will not have all these fires contained and locked up for many, many weeks,” NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons told reporters in Sydney.
“Unfortunately, what we need is rain.”
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We are seeking qualified applicants for teaching and research in the area of the psychology of work and engineering psychology. The starting date is summer semester 2020.
The Institute of Psychology seeks to strengthen its applied focus in the area of work psychology and to sharpen it through research on the impact that technological innovation in working conditions has on human cognition and behavior. For this area, RWTH Aachen offers excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary integration of psychology with sciences and engineering in the context of RWTH's mission statement of an "Integrated Interdisciplinary University of Science and Technology" Experience in interdisciplinary collaborations and the willingness to expand these are expected.
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Pick up from your hotel, transfer to Wieliczka, Salt Mine;
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Salt Mine in Wieliczka
The salt from the surface mines was manufactured here 3 500 years BCE, whereas the beginnings of the excavation of rock salt date back to the 13th century. The ancient mine is one of the best-known tourist sites in Poland.
Mine is an underground city. Many people are taken aback by how huge the Mine is. Across centuries, 26 shafts were dug. On nine levels, at the depth between 57 and 327m, over 2000 chambers and almost 300km of galleries were bored.
It is a world class monument, featuring among twelve objects on the UNESCO's World Cultural and Natural Heritage List. The Tourist Route attract and enrapture over one million visitors travelling every year from different parts of the world.
The two-kilometre tourist route enables you to visit 22 chambers. The underground Wieliczka Salt Mine boasts kilometres of walkways and ramps, magnificent chambers, lakes and breathtaking salt statues.
The most famous stop on the route is St. Kinga's Chapel- bored in the 18th century, has functioned as an underground sanctuary since the 19th century. St. Kinga Chapel with its magnificent chandeliers of salt, is truly impressive. The picturesque underground lakes are located in the Weimar, Erazm Baracz and Józef Piłsudski Chambers.
Tourists admire well-preserved mining chambers, ancient mining tools and machines. The mine illustrates over 700 years of history of Polish salt mining.
There is an alternative spa, situated 135m underground, where the microclimate serves to treat respiratory diseases, allergies, skin diseases and metabolic disorders.
Pick up from your hotel, private transfer to Wieliczka.
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The “Wieliczka” Salt Mine is located 135 metres (443 feet) underground;
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There are 20 chambers to visit- the Chapel of St. Kinga is the most brilliant one;
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The mine tour begins with walking down 800 stairs underground and ends with a lift ride;
You can bring a hand luggage item with maximum dimensions of 35 ˣ 20 ˣ 20 centimetres;
An additional fee of 10PLN (Polish Zloty) is required for anyone who takes photographs;
The tour lasts 2 hours, although this part of the Mine makes up for only 1% of the entire underground world.
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Johnny Depp's Lawyers Fire Back at Amber Heard Over Mental Health Evaluation Request
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The 'Aquaman' actress has recently filed a motion requesting her actor ex-husband be ordered to sit for an Independent Mental Evaluation with a health professional.
AceShowbiz - Amber Heard has asked a judge to order Johnny Depp to sit for a psychological evaluation in their bitter ongoing legal battle.
The "Aquaman" actress is fighting a defamation lawsuit her former husband filed earlier this year, after she penned an article for The Washington Post, claiming she was a victim of domestic abuse and alluding to allegations she made against Depp in their explosive 2016 divorce.
The judge granted Heard access to her ex-husband's mental health records earlier this week, November 05, and now she has filed another motion requesting Depp be ordered to sit for an Independent Mental Evaluation with a health professional.
In a statement obtained by The Blast, Amber's lawyer Roberta Kaplan explains: "Mr. Depp's well-documented history of drug and alcohol abuse, as well as his serious issues with anger and violence, raise legitimate questions about his mental state during the course of his relationship with our client, not to mention his ability to remember and truthfully recount what happened."
"We hope that Mr. Depp will agree to be examined so that we can get to the truth and our client can put the abuse she experienced and continues to experience as a result of this lawsuit to an end."
However, lawyers for the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star claim Amber's latest filing is just part of a "fraudulent hoax" to taint Depp's reputation.
"Mr. Depp's current mental state has no bearing on the truth or falsity of the alleged incidents allegedly occurring years ago," attorney Adam Waldman states, claiming Johnny possesses "32 eyewitness statements, 87 surveillance videos and a multitude of photographs showing beyond any doubt that Ms. Heard is a serially violent abuser".
Depp maintains he was never violent towards his then-wife, but Heard is convinced he simply doesn't remember incidents she has previously listed, either due to his mental condition or because he was too intoxicated at the time.
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This month's immigration update considers the Home Office launch of a new employer toolkit on settlement for EU citizens in the UK and the impact of the UK visa process on international artists' desire to perform at summer festivals across the country.
Welcome Brexit clarification for EU Citizens? Publication by the Home Office of an Employer's Toolkit on "Settled Status" for EU Citizens
On 24 July 2018, at a launch event attended by UK employers of EU citizens, community groups, industry bodies and local government agencies, the Home Secretary Sajid Javid, announced the publication of a new toolkit for employers designed to "help reach out to all EU citizens living in this country and help them get their new immigration status".
Of course, the "new immigration status" being referred to, is "settled status" following Brexit. EU citizens will register under a new settlement scheme, which is intended to be rolled out and fully operational by 30 March 2019. A pilot scheme is planned as a live registration trial, to be run in the north-west and for whom some 4000 recruits are being sought.
The new toolkit comprises briefings, posters and leaflets about the EU settlement scheme, how it will operate, what the various fees will be and the timeframe for applications. It has been prepared for employers who can, if they choose to, use the information to share with their workforce.
Matthew Fell, the CBI's Chief Policy Director committed to asking each of the CBI's members to: "share the new toolkit with everyone who will find it useful". However, the toolkit has been seen by some as a premature move by the Home Office, given that the UK is still in the process of negotiating its withdrawal agreement and it remains to be seen what will happen if "no deal" situation is reached.
A quick re-cap on the proposals made by the UK to the rest of the EU in its statement of intent:
EU citizens and their family members who, by 31 December 2020, have been continuously resident in the UK for five years will be eligible for "settled status" enabling them to stay indefinitely
EU citizens and their family members who arrive by 31 December 2020, but will not yet have been continuously resident here for five years, will be eligible for "pre-settled status", enabling them to stay until they have reached the five-year threshold. They can then also apply for settled status.
EU citizens and their family members with settled status or pre-settled status will have the same access as the currently do t healthcare, pensions and other benefits in the UK.
(Home Office EU settlement scheme statement of intent 21 June 2018).
In terms of the settlement process itself, it has been described as "straightforward" and "streamlined" – a "short, simple and user-friendly" online application form, with most applicants needing only to demonstrate that they are an EU citizen or family member and their continuous residence in the UK (as evidenced either by a permanent residence card or through automated checks of HMRC and DWP data and supporting documents). The process for those EU citizens and their family members who have previously been issued with a permanent residence document, should be the most straightforward, as there will be fewer checks carried out, though all applicants will be subject to criminality and security checks.
Whilst this is a commendable aim on the part of the Government, we expect that, in practice, there will be teething problems where individual circumstances don't quite match expectations and it is hoped that the trial will identify and iron out such glitches in advance of the process being rolled out for all EU citizens and their family members.
Will immigration rules rain on the parade of the UK's festival goer's this year?
In the last few days there have been reports that organisers of the WOMAD festival encountered difficulties in attracting foreign musicians to perform at its annual festival in Wiltshire this year. Organisers are quoted as suggesting that non-EEA artists are struggling to navigate the UK immigration rules and this is both preventing some from entering the UK and putting others off from accepting invitations to perform.
This comes as a surprise, because WOMAD, (along with other notable festivals such as Reading and Leeds, Edinburgh Fringe, Camp Bestival and Latitude), already features on a Home Office list of festivals and cultural events designed to overcome the procedural challenges of the more complex points-based system.
Being on the Home Office list, which is available to events which have been established for 3 years or more, have an audience of over 15,000 people and have 15 or more non-EEA national performers annually, means that international artists invited to perform at WOMAD were able to enter the UK with a Standard Visitor Visa, using the Business Creative section, and there is no requirement for them to be sponsored by the event organiser or an employer under the points based system. What is more, artists using this visa can receive payment for their performances, whereas under the normal visitor rules work or payment for services are not permitted.
Although more challenging in terms of the procedural requirements and cost, there are other options, apart from the Standard Visitor Visa, for the many international artists hoping to enter the UK to perform on this year's UK festivals circuit. This includes permitted paid engagement visitor visas, tier 2 (general) and tier 5 (creative and sporting) visas.
The difficulties being reported suggests perhaps a wider perception that the UK's immigration system is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate.
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Stan SmithStan Smith
"Some people think I am a shoe."
The Stan Smith model wasn't always called the Stan Smith. In fact, the eponymous silhouette was first named after French tennis star Robert Haillet. Haillet's shoe ushered in a new era of tennis footwear, becoming the playing shoe of choice for players worldwide—including rising star Stan Smith.
Smith would go on to win the 1972 Wimbledon Grand Slam and become the new ambassador for the Haillet shoe. Soon after, it became so synonymous with Smith that it would take on his name. And soon, a classic was reborn.
Now worn over four decades, Stan Smith has become a worldwide sneaker staple. The classic silhouette has been chosen for numerous high-profile collaborations, from Pharrell Williams to Raf Simons.
A style icon since 1972, the Stan Smith has a timeless appeal that unites generations and nations. With its clean, elegant lines and crisp white finish, this shoe radiates clubhouse style and has become a classic on both the court and the street. Updated to fit in with a busy modern lifestyle, Stan Smith shoes offer essential comfort and durability. They'll never go out of style.
Wear the iconic Stan Smith silhouette
Named after the legendary 1970s tennis star, the adidas Stan Smith has become just as much of a celebrity in its own right. Retaining the clean, minimalist silhouette of the 1972 originals, the low profile is the very definition of stylish, while leaving nothing to be desired in terms of support. Inspired by retro tennis and polo style, adidas Stan Smith is a simple, regular-fit shoe that provides instant comfort for being on the move all day long. Details such as the perforated 3-Stripes, classic lace closures and additional colour choices on certain models will make sure you're always on trend. The international choice for breezy, minimalist cool, a Stan Smith shoe radiates effortless elegance. The perfect finishing touch to any look.
The strength of the performance is in the detail
Underneath the supple leather upper of the Stan Smith, you’ll find soft cushioning for optimal balance and durability. The addition of the OrthoLite® soleliner in each model aims to provide pure and lasting comfort. An insole with unique antimicrobial and moisture-wicking properties, it’s a sure way to stay feeling fresh and clean all day, while ensuring that your adidas Stan Smiths will last even longer. Intelligent technology meets timeless design in a smooth and deceptively simple shoe that will take you from the clubhouse to the court with ease. Whether you wear yours to perfect your racket skills or to rock the pavement, the Stan Smith will help keep you at the very top of your game.
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Prince Andrew denies sleeping with a Jeffrey Epstein alleged “sex slave”
Written by KFAT on November 26, 2019
In a BBC television interview airing over the weekend, Britain’s Prince Andrew denies sleeping with a Jeffrey Epstein alleged “sex slave” who was just 17 at the time.
Andrew, 59, the Duke of York and Queen Elizabeth II’s second son, previously lost his job as a British trade envoy over the allegations, which broke in 2011.
“I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever,” Andrew told BBC reporter Emily Maitlis about his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
“Prince Andrew & The Epstein Scandal: The Newsnight Interview,” airs both Saturday and Sunday on BBC World News.
Giuffre, now 35 and living in Australia, said Andrew will continue to deny the allegations.
“(Andrew) denies that it ever happened, heâs going to keep denying that it ever happened, but he knows the truth and I know the truth,” Giuffre said during a ‘Dateline’ NBC interview that aired in September. “When you are abused, you know your abuser. I might not have my dates right, I might not have my times right⦠but I know their faces and I know what theyââve done to me.”
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Dr Andrew Spiers
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Department Division of Engineering and Food Sciences
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I am currently a Reader in molecular and environmental microbiology with a particular interest in the evolutionary ecology of bacterial biofilms. I am the Programme Leader for the BSc(Hons) Environmental Science and Technology (EST) undergraduate programme, and lead or contribute to the delivery of teaching for a variety of EST and Biomedical Sciences (BMS) programme modules, as well as running undergraduate Hons research projects. My research group currently includes two PhD students and we regularly host visiting students and internships each year. I am the University’s Environment Theme Leader, a member of the Research Degrees Assessment Panel and our School’s Health and Safety Committee co-chair. I am also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and the Secretary for the Royal Society of Biology in Scotland Council, and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (formerly the Higher Education Academy).
I completed my undergraduate degree in Zoology and Cell Biology from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, confered in 1986, which was followed by a MSc(Hons) in Cell Biology in 1988 and a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology in 1993 at Auckland. Prior to joining Abertay in 2007, I undertook two postdoctoral research positions at the Department of Biochemistry and the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, a University Research Lectureship at Plant Sciences, and a year as a researcher at the NERC Centre for Hydrology and Ecology (CEH) at Oxford.
My research is currently focussed on the evolutionary ecology of the archetypal Wrinkly Spreader biofilm-former and community biofilm-formation, as well as on the expression of bio-surfactants by environmental pseudomonads, many of which also produce biofilms. This has involved a number of PhD and MbRes students and resulted in a number of primary reserach articles, opinion pieces and reviews. Our work and collaborations have been enabled by funding from NERC, Royal Society of Edinburgh, the ERASMUS programme, and the Nigerian Petroleum Technology Devoplment Fund (PTDF) and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund).
I have been involved in the delivery of teaching across a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes since joining Abertay, and have also been involved in programme development and reviews. My current teaching responsibilities for 2019-2020 include:
Programme leader for the BSc(Hons) Environmental Science and Technology (EST) undergraduate programme.
Module leader for ENV101 Introduction to Environmental Sciences where I am responsible for lectures, tutorials, the field trip and assessments.
Module leader for ENV205 Environment and Human Interactions where I am responsible for lectures, tutorials and assessments.
Module leader for ENV409 Environmental Modelling and Climate Change where I am responsible for lectures, tutorials, field trip and assessments.
Module leader for LSC201 Molecular Biology and Genetics where I am responsible for lectures, tutorials, laboratories and assessments.
Lecturer for AHD011 Access to Science and Technology where I am responsible for the Chemistry lectures and tutorials and assessments.
Lecturer for LSC309 Perspectives in the Life Sciences Sector where I am responsible for lectures and bioinformatics laboratories and assessments.
Laboratory demonstrator for LSC203 Medical Microbiology where I am responsible for laboratories and assessments.
Moderator for LSC401 Project Research Methods where I am responsible for assessment moderation.
Supervisor for LSC402 Honours Projects where I am responsible for project supervision and assessments.
Robyn Jerdan (PhD student). Principal supervisor (Abertay, started 2017).
Raji Bamanga (PhD student). Second supervisor (Abertay, started 2016).
Kamaluddeen Kabir (PhD). Bioprospecting surfactants produced by Pseudomonas spp. isolated from soil for potential Application in biotechnology. Principal supervisor (Abertay, 2014 – 17).
Habibu Abdu (PhD). Investigating the role of glutathione and glutathione biosynthetic genes in the adaptation of Anopheles gambiae to insecticides. Second supervisor (Abertay, 2013 – 16).
Ibrahim Mohammed (PhD). Screening environmental pseudomonads for characteristics suitable for a bio-engineered oil remediation agent. Principal supervisor (Abertay, 2011 – 16).
Kimberley McLaughlin (MbRes). Wrinkly Spreaders, wrinkleality and fitness. Principal supervisor (Abertay, 2014 – 16).
Patricia Dello Sterpaio (PhD). The impact of bacteria on the biophysics of water retention and flow in soil. Principal supervisor from late 2009 (Abertay, 2009 – 14).
Helen Downey (PhD). The development of a transparent soil and its implication in imaging root trajectories and root bacteria interactions. Second (academic) supervisor (Abertay, Joint JHI-Abertay studentship, 2010 – 13).
Yvette Udall (MbRes). The evolution of P. fluorescens SBW25 in glass bead column and static microcosms shows an environmental effect on the wrinkleality of Wrinkly Spreader adaptive mutants. Principal supervisor (Abertay, 2012 – 13).
Anna Koza (PhD). Adaptation and niche construction by Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25. Principal supervisor (Abertay, 2008 – 12).
Ayorinde Folorunso (MbRes). Bioinformatics investigation of bacteria cellulose synthesis operons amongst the Proteobacter. Principal supervisor (Abertay, 2011 – 12).
Kate Bailey (PhD). Academic supervisor until 2006 (Oxford, Joint CEH-Oxford studentship, 2003 – 7).
Stefanie Gehrig (PhD). Adaptation of Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 to the air-liquid interface: a study in evolutionary genetics. Academic supervisor from 2004 (Oxford, 2002 – 5).
Jacob Malone (PhD). Analysis of the structure-function relationship of WspR, a GGDEF response-regulator. Academic supervisor from 2004 (Oxford, 2002 – 5).
My group's research is currently supported by PhD and visiting PhD consumable fees (i.e. bench fees).
Previous funding includes
University of Oxford University Challenge Seed Fund (UCSF) (2001).
BBSRC Engineering & Biological Systems (2002-2004) (43/E16689, Recognized Researcher).
NERC Research Grant (2002-2004) (NER/T/S/2001/00298, Collaborator).
BBSRC Plants & Microbial Sciences (2002-2005) (43/P16688, Recognized Researcher).
European Commission Project Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources (2002-2006) (QLK5-CT-2002-00914, Partner 03, Scientific Team Supervision).
Initial funding support from the SIMBIOS Centre (2007-2011).
NERC Standard Research Grant Joint Award (2010-2013) (NE/H005250/1, UAD Principal Investigator).
Royal Society of Edinburgh International Exchange Programme Grant (2012).
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biochemistry, University of Oxford (1994 - 1998).
Postdoctoral Researcher, Plant Sciences, University of Oxford (1998 - 2001).
Departmental Research Fellow, Plant Sciences, University of Oxford (2002 - 2003).
University Research Lecturer, Plant Sciences, University of Oxford (2002 - 2006).
Senior CEH-Oxford Research Fellow, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Oxford (2006 - 2007).
NERC Peer Review College (from 2012); Royal Society of Biology in Scotland, Branch Council (Ordinary) member (2016 - 2018) and Honorary Secretary (2018 - 2023).
Current Professional Memberships
European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Ordinary member (from 2012); Federation of European Microbiological Societies, Affiliate member (from 2013); Higher Education Academy, Senior Fellow (from 2017); International Society for Microbial Ecology, Ordinary member (from 2006); Microbiological Society, Ordinary member (from 2000). Royal Institution, Full member (from 2009); Royal Society of Biology, Fellow (from 2008); Society for Applied Microbiology, Member (from 2013); and Scottish Alliance for Geoscience Environment and Society, Member (from 2007).
Leadership, Management and Administrative Roles / Experience
Environment Theme Leader (from 2016); Theme Leaders Group (from 2016); Research Degrees Advisory Panel (from late 2017); Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee (from 2016); REF Group Champion (from 2016); Health and Safety Subcommittee (from 2014); and University Biological Safety Officer (from 2014).
Programme Leaders Group (from 2016); School Academic Committee (from 2016); Student Voice Programme Committee (from 2016); Deans of Science and Engineering in Scotland Education Group (from 2012 but currently inactive); School Health and Safety Committee (Chair) (from 2014); Genetic Modification Safety Committee (Chair) (from 2014); School Safety Officer (from 2014); School Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team (from 2015); and Graduate School Postgraduate Student Forum (from 2016).
Dr Sarah Cottin
Division of Engineering and Food Sciences | Lecturer
s.cottin@abertay.ac.uk
Dr Karen Barton
Division of Engineering and Food Sciences | Senior Lecturer
k.barton@abertay.ac.uk
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SCHMIDT HAMMER / CONCRETE TESTER : This test instrument, also sometimes called a SWISS HAMMER or a REBOUND HAMMER, is a device to measure the elastic properties or strength of concrete or rock, mainly surface hardness and penetration resistance. The hammer measures the rebound of a spring-loaded mass impacting against the surface of the sample. The test hammer will hit the concrete with a predetermined energy. The hammer’s rebound depends on the hardness of the concrete and is measured by the test equipment. Taking a conversion chart as a reference, the rebound value can be used to determine the compressive strength. The Schmidt hammer is an arbitrary scale ranging from 10 to 100. Schmidt hammers come with several different energy ranges. Their energy ranges are: (i) Type L-0.735 Nm impact energy, (ii) Type N-2.207 Nm impact energy; and (iii) Type M-29.43 Nm impact energy. Local variation in the sample. To minimize local variation in the samples it is recommended to take a selection of readings and take their average value. Prior to testing, the Schmidt hammer needs to be calibrated using a calibration test anvil supplied by the manufacturer. 12 readings should be taken, dropping the highest and lowest, and then taking the average of the ten remaining readings. This method is considered an indirect measurement of the strength of the material. It provides an indication based on surface properties for comparison between samples. This test method for testing concrete is governed by ASTM C805. On the other hand, the ASTM D5873 standard describes the procedure for testing of rock. Inside of our SADT brand catalog you will find the following products: DIGITAL CONCRETE TEST HAMMER SADT Models HT-225D/HT-75D/HT-20D - The SADT Model HT-225D is an integrated digital concrete test hammer combining data processor and test hammer into a single unit. It is widely used for non destructive quality testing of concrete and building materials. From its rebound value, the compressive strength of concrete can be calculated out automatically. All test data can be stored in memory and transferred to PC by USB cable or wirelessly by Bluetooth. The models HT-225D and HT-75D have measuring range of 10 – 70N/mm2, whereas the model HT-20D has only 1 – 25N/mm2. The impact energy of HT-225D is 0.225 Kgm and is suitable for testing ordinary building and bridge construction, the impact energy of HT-75D is 0.075 Kgm and is suitable for testing small and impact-sensitive parts of concrete and artificial brick, and finally the impact energy of HT-20D is 0.020Kgm and suitable for testing mortar or clay products.
IMPACT TESTERS: In many manufacturing operations and during their service lives, many components need to be subjected to impact loading. In the impact test, the notched specimen is placed in an impact tester and broken with a swinging pendulum. There are two major types of this test: The CHARPY TEST and the IZOD TEST. For the Charpy test the specimen are supported at both ends, whereas for the Izod test they are supported only at one end like a cantilever beam. From the amount of swing of the pendulum, the energy dissipated in breaking the specimen is obtained, this energy is the impact toughness of the material. Using the impact tests, we can determine the ductile-brittle transition temperatures of materials. Materials with high impact resistance generally have high strength and ductility. These tests also reveal the sensitivity of a material’s impact toughness to surface defects, because the notch in the specimen can be considered a surface defect.
TENSION TESTER : The strength-deformation characteristics of materials are determined using this test. Test specimen are prepared according to ASTM standards. Typically, solid and round specimens are tested, but flat sheets and tubular samples may also be tested using tension test. The original length of a specimen is the distance between gage marks on it and is typically 50 mm long. It is denoted as lo. Longer or shorter lengths can be used depending on the specimens and products. The original cross-sectional area is denoted as Ao. The engineering stress or also called nominal stress is then given as:
Sigma = P / Ao
And the engineering strain is given as:
e = (l – lo) / lo
In the linear elastic region, the specimen elongates proportionately to the load up to the proportional limit. Beyond this limit, even though not linearly, the specimen will continue to deform elastically up to the yield point Y. In this elastic region, the material will return to its original length if we remove the load. Hooke’s Law applies in this region and gives us the Young’s Modulus:
E = Sigma / e
If we increase the load and move beyond the yield point Y, the material begins to yield. In other words, the specimen begins to undergo plastic deformation. Plastic deformation means permanent deformation. The cross-sectional area of the specimen decreases permanently and uniformly. If specimen is unloaded at this point, the curve follows a straight line downward and parallel to the original line in the elastic region. If the load is further increased, the curve reaches a maximum and begins to decrease. The maximum stress point is called the tensile strength or ultimate tensile strength and is denoted as UTS. The UTS can be interpreted as the overall strength of materials. When load is greater than the UTS, necking occurs on the specimen and the elongation between gage marks is no longer uniform. In other words, the specimen becomes really thin at the location where necking occurs. During necking, the elastic stress drops. If the test is continued, the engineering stress drops further and the specimen fractures at the necking region. The stress level at fracture is the fracture stress. The strain at point of fracture is an indicator of ductility. The strain up to the UTS is referred to as uniform strain, and the elongation at fracture is referred to as total elongation.
Elongation = ((lf – lo) / lo) x 100
Reduction of Area = ((Ao – Af) / Ao) x 100
Elongation and reduction of area are good indicators of ductility.
COMPRESSION TESTING MACHINE ( COMPRESSION TESTER ) : In this test, the specimen is subjected to a compressive load contrary to the tensile test where the load is tensile. Generally, a solid cylindrical specimen is placed between two flat plates and compressed. Using lubricants at the contact surfaces, a phenomenon known as barreling is prevented. Engineering strain rate in compression is given by:
de / dt = - v / ho, where v is die speed, ho original specimen height.
True strain rate on the other hand is:
de = dt = - v/ h, with h being the instantaneous specimen height.
To keep the true strain rate constant during the test, a cam plastometer thru a cam action reduces the magnitude of v proportionally as the specimen height h decreases during the test. Using the compression test ductilities of materials are determined by observing cracks formed on barreled cylindrical surfaces. Another test with some differences in the die and workpiece geometries is the PLANE-STRAIN COMPRESSION TEST, which gives us the yield stress of the material in plane strain denoted widely as Y’. Yield stress of materials in plane strain can be estimated as:
Y’ = 1.15 Y
TORSION TEST MACHINES (TORSIONAL TESTERS) : The TORSION TEST is another widely used method for determining material properties. A tubular specimen with a reduced mid-section is used in this test. Shear stress, T is given by:
T = T / 2 (Pi) (square of r) t
Here, T is the applied torque, r is the mean radius and t is the thickness of the reduced section in the middle of the tube. Shear strain on the other hand is given by:
ß = r Ø / l
Here l is the length of the reduced section and Ø is the twist angle in radians. Within the elastic range, the shear modulus (modulus of rigidity) is expressed as:
G = T / ß
The relation between shear modulus and the modulus of elasticity is:
G = E / 2( 1 + V )
The torsion test is applied to solid round bars at elevated temperatures to estimate the forgeability of metals. The more twists the material can withstand prior to failure, the more forgeable it is.
THREE & FOUR POINT BENDING TESTERS : For brittle materials, the BEND TEST (also called FLEXURE TEST) is suitable. A rectangularly shaped specimen is supported at both ends and a load is applied vertically. The vertical force is applied at either one point as in the case of three point bending tester, or at two points as in the case of a four point test machine. The stress at fracture in bending is referred to as the modulus of rupture or transverse rupture strength. It is given as:
Sigma = M c / I
Here, M is the bending moment, c is one-half of the specimen depth and I is the moment of inertia of the cross-section. The magnitude of stress is the same in both three and four-point bending when all other parameters are kept constant. The four-point test is likely to result in a lower modulus of rupture as compared to the three-point test. Another superiority of the four-point bending test over the three point bending test is that its results are more consistent with less statistical scattering of values.
FATIGUE TEST MACHINE: In FATIGUE TESTING, a specimen is subjected repeatedly to various states of stress. The stresses are generally a combination of tension, compression and torsion. The test process can be resembled to bending a piece of wire alternately in one direction, then the other until it fractures. The stress amplitude can be varied and is denoted as “S”. The number of cycles to cause total failure of the specimen is recorded and is denoted as “N”. Stress amplitude is the maximum stress value in tension and compression to which the specimen is subjected. One variation of the fatigue test is performed on a rotating shaft with a constant downward load. The endurance limit (fatigue limit) is defined as the max. stress value the material can withstand without fatigue failure regardless of the number of cycles. Fatigue strength of metals is related to their ultimate tensile strength UTS.
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION TESTER : This test equipment measures the ease with which two surfaces in contact are able to slide past one another. There are two different values associated with the coefficient of friction, namely the static and kinetic coefficient of friction. Static friction applies to the force necessary to initialize motion between the two surfaces and kinetic friction is the resistance to sliding once the surfaces are in relative motion. Appropriate measures need to be taken prior to testing and during testing to ensure freedom from dirt, grease and other contaminants that could adversely affect test results. ASTM D1894 is the main coefficient of friction test standard and is used by many industries with different applications and products. We are here to offer you the most suitable test equipment. If you need a custom set-up specifically designed for your application, we can modify existing equipment accordingly in order to meet your requirements and needs.
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Getting Ready For Winter created by the Atlanta Knitting Guild at Scarecrows in the Garden at the Botanical Garden.
Photo: Elissa Eubanks / AJC
Cozy and calming: Health benefits of knitting and sewing as a nurse
Rose Kennedy, For the AJC
While researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have recently applied AI to knitting patterns and designs, it's the old-fashioned hobby that does the most good for nurses.
Simply casting on, winding yarn and clacking needles yield multiple health benefits, from increased cognitive functioning to making people feel calm and happy, according to one study published in the British Journal of Occupational Therapy.
» RELATED: 5 science-backed ways nurses can work on willpower
Knitting advocacy group Knit for Peace, based in the United Kingdom, performed a review of previous studies and a survey of knitters. Its conclusion? There's solid scientific evidence showing knitting lowers blood pressure, slows dementia, "distracts from chronic pain" and "reduces depression and anxiety."
For nurses, though, the most beneficial aspect of therapeutic knitting could be the way it fights burnout, as determined by a member of the nursing profession. California nurse practitioner Lyndsay Anderson performed the ground-breaking research that showed knitting combated "compassion fatigue" in oncology nurses.
The more overwhelmed her nurse study subjects felt, the more knitting helped. "It's not a huge investment and it can be a great outcome–all at your own pace," Anderson told U.S News and World Report.
» RELATED: 4 nurses share the moment they felt more confident on the job
Yarning for Ewe owner Maansi Shah can vouch for all of those benefits and added one more: "Knitting helps with the mindfulness that is so important for nurses and other people who give to others all day," said Shah, who teaches knitting and creates a community hub at the store in Atlanta. "When you're on your feet the whole day and then tend to take the stress of work home with you, knitting's a way to do something for you. You can't focus on something else if you're sitting there knitting, looking at your pattern."
Some Atlanta-area nurses are whizzes with knitting. Nurse Tara Fankhauser was highlighted by ABC News in 2017 for the elaborate Halloween costumes she knits for babies in the NICU at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, for example. Brittany Newberry, who earned a bachelor's degree in nursing and dual masters in public health and nursing retired to run a knitting business, Knit Witch, in Blue Ridge, Georgia.
But you don't have to go that far to benefit from knitting, Shah emphasized. "Everyone starts somewhere, and you will be good at anything once you put time and energy into it." But even if your first knitted shawl has visible knots or that thing that will probably be a scarf just keeps getting longer, the health benefits are still going to accrue. "We keep doing what we do over and over again, and it creates new neuro-pathways and helps with fine motor skills," Shah added. "Knitting is a fine motor skill. It's a wonderful thing."
Volunteer to knit in the Atlanta area
Atlanta Knitting Guild meetup
The Atlanta Knitting Guild gathers people who love knitting. Its current charity projects include
–Preemie baby items for Northside Hospital
–Trauma bears for the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy
–Supporting the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children
The group meets the first Thursday of each month from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church, 1978 Mt. Vernon Road, Dunwoody.
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Aga Khan Early Learning Centre (AKELC), Dubai.
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Aga Khan Education Services Early Learning Centre
AKES Early Childhood Education Programme in Dubai honoured
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The Aga Khan Education Services Early Learning Centre (AKELC) in Dubai was a runner up in two key categories at the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) Conference and Awards Ceremony in Manchester, England. AKELC teacher Fazilat Notta was runner up for the "Best Practitioner of the Year" award, while Aga Khan Early Learning Centre was runner up for the "Best International Nursery Award."
Kelli Allen, Head of Nursery and Preschool, remarked that “considering there were hundreds of nurseries who were considered for these awards, we are very honoured to have even been shortlisted and recognised. We will continue to work towards providing an exemplary high quality programme in the field of Early Childhood Education."
Parents, as well as a committee in the United Kingdom, voted on the awards. One parent said, "The Aga Khan Early Childhood Centre goes above and beyond in every aspect. The teachers, staff and facility are all great." Another parent, Ushma, said: "From the most beautiful premises, to the most encouraging environment, AKELC helped our child thrive and find her own space and this has made us happy, confident parents."
Many thanks go out to the NDNA and the parents who voted for Aga Khan Early Learning Centre. AKELC is honoured by this recognition.
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AKELC teacher Fazilat Notta was runner up for the "Best Practitioner of the Year" award, while Aga Khan Early Learning Centre was runner up for the "Best International Nursery Award."
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Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning to Provide Support for Home of the Brave Foundation
Lewes, Delaware December 9, 2019 – Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning® is excited to announce that it will provide ongoing support for the Home of the Brave Foundation. Home of the Brave works to reduce homelessness in the veteran population by providing transitional housing, food and security for veterans in need, as well as assisting with employment, counseling services, access to healthcare, transportation, and locating permanent affordable housing.
Advanced Degree will donate a portion its revenue from every cleaning in December to Home of the Brave, beginning this year. In addition, Advanced Degree will provide free carpet, tile, upholstery and laminate floor cleaning every three months at Home of the Brave’s two housing facilities in Milford.
“Our business is about making people feel great in their homes, but there are so many people who need safe, clean housing to begin with,” said Advanced Degree CEO Mike Dunmyer. “Home of the Brave does incredible work, and we’re proud to do what we can to help them get our American heroes back on their feet again.”
“We are so very lucky to have great community support from Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning. Due to high volume of traffic, our flooring and furniture need to be cleaned frequently. Having this service donated to us allows us to channel that money into food purchases, transportation costs, etc.” said Home of the Brave’s Executive Director, Jessica Finan. “Thank you so much to Mike and his team adopting us each December and agreeing to donate a quarterly cleaning to us, which includes both our male and female facilities.”
To find out more about Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning® go to their website at www.lewescarpetcleaning.com. To find out more about the Home of the Brave Foundation, go their website at http://homeofthebravefdn.org.
About Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning®
Founded in 2014, Advanced Degree has grown rapidly by leveraging its proprietary carpet, tile and upholstery “detailing” processes, intense internal training regime and commitment to 100% customer satisfaction. Having established themselves as a top-rated local company, Advanced Degree is on a mission to build the most respected national brand in the cleaning industry.
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ADVANCED DEGREE CARPET CLEANING HONORED AS A HIGHEST RATED COMPANY IN DE BY TOP RATED LOCAL®
Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning is excited to announce that they have been honored on the list of highest rated companies in Delaware by Top Rated Local®, a 5 pillar experience based rating system that analyzes ratings and reviews from hundreds of verified review sites online and then ranks businesses based on their overall Rating Score™.
“Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning is committed to delivering the best results possible for our customers,” said CEO Mike Dunmyer. “We’re pleased to be recognized by Top Rated Local® for our work.”
“Winning a Top Rated Local award is a true acknowledgement of exceptional customer service, as it directly reflects the opinions of the customers. I congratulate Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning on this significant achievement,” said JB Kellogg, co-founder of Top Rated Local. “
The total number of verified review sites, average overall star rating a business has on those sites, and total number of ratings/reviews they have posted on those sites all play a role in the overall Rating Score calculation. The more ratings/reviews a business has posted on verified review sites for a high average overall star rating, the higher the Rating Score. The highest possible Rating Score is 100.
About Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning
Founded in 2014, Advanced Degree has grown rapidly by leveraging its proprietary carpet, tile and upholstery “detailing” processes, intense internal training regime and commitment to 100% customer satisfaction. Having established themselves as a top-rated local company, Advanced Degree is on a mission to build the most respected national brand in the cleaning industry. They are currently awarding franchises in southern New Jersey and in Pennsylvania in and around Philadelphia.
About Top Rated Local®
Top Rated Local analyzes ratings and reviews from hundreds of verified review sites online and ranks businesses based on their overall Rating Score™. This allows consumers to quickly and confidently find Top Rated Local businesses in their area. Top Rated Local is built upon 5 pillars of the customer experience and created to empower both businesses and consumers. This system was built to solve the everyday problem of fake reviews, competitor reviews, slanderous comments, blackmail, and acts of interference of business from competition.
Top Rated Local Media Contact:
Farra Larimore, pr@topratedlocal.com
Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning to award franchises
LEWES, Del., May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning® is excited to announce that it is now awarding franchises. Known for its five-star proprietary cleaning processes, Advanced Degree is a great option for entrepreneurs looking to build a scalable business based on quality and outstanding customer service. The company is initially focusing its franchise sales efforts in and around Philadelphia, PA and throughout southern New Jersey.
"We offer a unique opportunity for someone looking to become their own boss while delivering excellent customer service every day," said Advanced Degree CEO Mike Dunmyer. "We have a proven, highly differentiated business model backed by extensive training, a great support infrastructure and a collaborative culture."
Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning® offers potential franchisees a unique, super-premium business model at an affordable price point. Average start up costs range from $53,070 to $72,390, including the franchise fee. Franchisees also have the flexibility to begin operating out of their home before expanding to warehouse facilities. Advanced Degree provides an extensive training program that includes the Advanced Degree MBA, as well as on-site assistance from a home office senior technician to help anchor the initial training. After launch, franchisees will be able to take advantage of the company's proprietary, end-to-end Customer Relationship Management system and internal marketing strategy.
"To develop the strongest brand in the industry, we're committed to providing our franchise partners with best in class support," said Dunmyer. "We'll make sure everyone has the skillset and expertise they need to build a successful business and to deliver on the promise of our brand."
To find out more about the Advanced Degree Carpet Cleaning® franchise opportunity, go to their website at www.advanceddegreefranchisesales.com.
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Recycling bad habits costing Australia $324 million
Simon EvansSenior Reporter
Australia is squandering $324 million a year in value through a poor recycling system where even well-meaning households are forced to put glass, paper and plastic in one recycling bin to be picked up in kerbside collections.
A report by accounting firm EY found that Australia doesn’t have the infrastructure in place to ensure a proper closed loop recycling system and that household perceptions need a complete overhaul so that materials put in those recycling bins are viewed as a commodity with a market value.
EY partner Terence Jeyaretnam said incentives need to be put in place to make sure households are more diligent, but first there needs to be a consistent approach across all tiers of government so the right infrastructure is provided to allow for a world-class domestic recycling system.
The yellow-lid ''recycling'' bin is at the root of the co-mingling problem because it is so costly to then sort out glass, paper, and plastics after collection at the kerbside. Damon Cronshaw
EY estimates that only $4.2 million worth of recyclable materials is currently captured from Australia’s waste from the whopping 2.1 million tonnes of kerbside recycling collected by trucks annually.
The report comes after Victorian recycling firm SKM went bust in early August, leaving receivers KordaMentha wrestling with mountains of waste inside warehouses across Victoria and South Australia. SKM accounts for more than 50 per cent of Victoria’s recycling streams. Australia’s biggest waste management group Cleanaway is a potential buyer of the SKM assets now that a formal sale process has started.
EY concluded that based on current commodity prices for cardboard, glass and plastic packaging, the nation is missing out on $324 million worth of recyclable materials that could eventually be used in manufacturing and construction if a better system was in place.
The heart of the problem is the system where one dedicated yellow-lid recycling bin is used in most states for households to put glass, paper, cardboard and plastic in.
Mr Jeyaretnam said it was a complex issue, but a major overhaul was needed. “It is a multi-tiered issue,” he said.
He said the “co-mingling” of glass, paper, cardboard and plastic in one bin meant that contamination rates were high. Those contamination rates averaged between 4 to 16 per cent of collected recyclable material.
The global recycling trade was disrupted early last year by an abrupt decision by Chinese authorities to dramatically toughen restrictions on the level of contamination they would accept in 24 types of recyclable waste from around the world.
When the yellow-lid recycling bins were collected by trucks each week, glass often smashed as part of the tipping process into the truck leading to glass dust in paper, which in turn reduced the value of that paper.
Bales of recycling waste at an SKM warehouse in Melbourne before the company collapsed. Jason South
Households needed to be re-educated so that what was put into recycling bins was viewed as a tradeable asset with a market value, similar to the way value was put on raw materials such as iron ore in the mining industry.
“The recycling approach needs to change so that it incentivises households to recycle properly,” he said.
He said proper sorting of materials by households before they go in the recycling bin, better overall education and a different system where there were compartments in bins for the different types of materials, or separate bins for each of glass, plastic and paper, were all options.
Dr Emily Heath, a behavioural neuroscientist with EY, said most Australians wanted the country to be better at recycling.
“The data shows that 91 per cent of Australians believe that recycling is important. To capitalise on this goodwill, government and industry should be building better recycling infrastructure and providing clearer guidelines to everyday Australians about what can recycled,” she said.
Dr Heath said there was a lack of infrastructure and understanding and some households were “recyclers of convenience”, only recycling when it was easy to do so.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and state premiers at a Council of Australian Governments meeting last month resolved to set up a timetable to ban the export of waste plastic, paper, glass and tyres, and to reduce the amount of wastage going to landfill.
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Simon Evans writes on business specialising in retail, manufacturing, beverages, mining and M&A. He is based in Adelaide. Connect with Simon on Twitter. Email Simon at simon.evans@afr.com
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Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park
We visited some of the KZN wildlife parks during July: Ithala, Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park and Mkhuze. Going with a normal car was no problem but during the rainy season some roads will be tough going...
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
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Ezemvelo Kwazulu-Natal Wildlife
Booking our self-drive safari in KZN was easy. I called the central reservations office who booked our Ithala (my trip report) camping and referred me directly to Mkhuze for our camping there. Since our accommodation during the Hluhluwe Imfolozi part of our safari was outside the park, all I had to do in preparation - relating to Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife - was deciding which gates to use and find out about the daily conservation fees.
If you're a Rhino Gold Club member, you don't need to pay the conservation fee at all. The KZN parks were also in the process of joining the Wild Card system [came into effect 1 August 2007, for most KZN parks], also offering the advantage of no conservation fee.
Because we missed the Wild Card commencement date for KZN (more below) - and for anyone who doesn't have membership with either of these two clubs - you just arrive at any of the three Hluhluwe Imfolozi gates and pay your daily fee (R40 for South Africans).
Hluhluwe Imfolozi Staff
Reception staff at both Mpila and Hilltop Camps were very friendly and helpful. The gate staff were generally helpful and friendly with the exception of Nyalazi Gate where we first entered the park. We were told prior to our visit that the park had already joined the "Wild Card" system, which would have saved us a few hundred Rand. We made special arrangements to upgrade our Wild Card to an "All Cluster" for this reason. Upon arrival however we were told that this wasn't so. (It has come into effect in the meantime, from 1 August 2007).
Find out more about the Wild Card »
The thing that upset me most was the attitude of the woman working at reception. She offered no apology at all (she said it wasn't her fault, it was Wild Card's fault); in fact she was a bit aggressive about it. Our questions about other aspects of the park were answered, but her slouching, gum chewing body language didn't come across well at all. Not very professional. Gate personnel are the front-line; I think Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife would do well to invest in a bit of customer service training.
Facilities in Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park
Mpila Camp (Imfolozi section) has a shop with basic food supplies (don't count on fresh veggies; the yoghurt was expired), books, curios, gifts, t-shirts and drinks including beers. No bar or restaurant.
At Hilltop (Hluhluwe section), the bar and restaurant is situated so that you can enjoy great views over the surrounding area. There is an internet terminal in reception, and the shop is well stocked - much better than Mpila's.
Fuel is sold at both camps and both have public phones. Hilltop Camp has a swimming pool and a game viewing hide, the latter which is quite nice in itself but poorly positioned.
Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park: Activities
There are a few self-guided walks scattered across the park, as well as guided walks and the more intensive wilderness trails. Guided game drives and night drives in open vehicles are offered from both main camps.
Group size and vehicle
Bruce and I travelled alone in a Toyota Tazz. We had no problems at all getting around - the roads of Hluhluwe Imfolozi are in good condition. You certainly don't need a 4x4 vehicle.
Hluhluwe Imfolozi lends itself perfectly to a self-drive safari and we liked being able to plan our own routes and having the freedom of schedule.
If I had to travel the route from Ithala to Hluhluwe Imfolozi again, I wouldn't take the shortcut but rather do the extra kilometres on the tar via Pongola. Unless I have a vehicle that can take a bit of hammering. It slowed us down quite a bit. Although, getting off the beaten track (and getting lost, sometimes) brings great experiences that you wouldn't otherwise have had. Like being waved at by so many people and finding hardly any traffic on the R69.
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This was a camping safari... we stayed at two different sites outside Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park as no camping is allowed in the reserve itself (unless you're on an organised wilderness walking trail).
If you want to stay in the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park itself, you can choose from various accommodation options. The main camps offer safari tents, rest huts, rondawels, chalets and cottages - all self-catering; and there are seven bush camps, bush lodges and lodges for a more exclusive experience.
Bonamanzi Game Park
We camped here for 2 nights and all I can say is "wow". The ablution facility of the spacious camp site is one of the cleanest I have ever come across in a camp site, and I have been to many. In fact it was the most looked after I have experienced in Africa. There were even little soap bars in pretty boxes, something I (as a camper) certainly didn't expect .
The tree rich camp site area is huge and divided into only 4 pitches, meaning you have lots of space and privacy. The central braai (BBQ) area is well lit at night as is the washing up area.
The Bonamanzi Game Park is quite large. Other accommodation options are "tree" houses, a youth hostel, chalets and a lodge. We had a look at most of these and all looked good to me. Our experience at reception was also great and the staff very professional and organised (only the internet didn't work while we were there, but they were working on fixing the problem).
Being a reserve, you can actually spend an extra day there: we saw our first ever red duikers there, warthogs, vervet monkeys, crocodiles, impala and plenty of nyalas. Some of the antelope strolled through the campsite… in fact the impala ram made quite a racket with his rutting behaviour - great experience.
There are two bird hides and bird life is rich in the reserve. There is a dam where you can relax on comfortable benches under the trees, or enjoy the view from a couch in the bar. We saw crested guineafowl here for the first time and heard purple crested turaco which reminded me of home. During the night the distinctive call of a wood owl woke us.
The roads within Bonamanzi are all dirt or sand and during the rainy season I doubt we would have been okay with our Tazz. I think you'll need a 4x4 then. Getting to Bonamanzi from the N2 highway you also use dirt roads but they are not sandy so a normal car will probably still be okay in the wet season.
Getting from our camp site to the Memorial Gate of Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, via Hluhluwe town, took about 45 minutes. On our first morning we entered at the Nyalazi Gate and getting there took longer than expected… about 1 hour 15 minutes.
Bonamanzi has a 24-hour security gate so you don't have to leave the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park early to make the gate time there, or be delayed in the mornings because of it.
Hluhluwe Backpackers
We camped here for 3 nights. The reason we moved from Bonamanzi is because of Hluhluwe Backpackers' perfect position: less than 2km from the park's Memorial Gate. We even heard a hyena the one night.
The place is cheerfully decorated with a number of wildlife pictures against the walls, notices about do's and don'ts and things to do in the area.
It has a typical backpackers feel to it with people coming and going, cooking, socialising and relaxing. Lanterns on the dinner veranda lend a cosy feel to the evening around the house.
The camping ablutions block were a bit problematic - during our short stay one of the two toilets went out of order and one of the two showers broke as well (it wasn't me!). Fortunately there were more facilities in the main house that we could use. The light in those showers cubicles weren't working and I had to use my torch for light.
The camp site itself is good: enough shade and - heaven! - soft ground. We did get strong winds during our one night there which I think is probably a common occurrence with its exposure on the hill. There are some resident pets, of which the Alsatian was the friendliest!
Dave let us use his computer to get on the internet - he's a straight forward kind of guy with an obvious love for the park and its wildlife. The lady that works there is extremely friendly and helpful. I also liked the fact that they make a real effort to recycle.
We didn't make use of it but there is a bar and you could also arrange meals if you don't want to cook/braai your own.
We self-catered completely - this was easy since Hluhluwe town is near the Memorial Gate. There are various supermarkets there (we used Spar and Shoprite), liquor stores and a butchery. I wish we had thought of the butchery on the one occasion as the boerewors (sausage) we bought at Spar wasn't great.
Both supermarkets are huge and have all the groceries you will need, except ice (for the cooler box) which you can get at one of the fuel stations.
There are also some fast food outlets in Hluhluwe town, like KFC and Steers.
In the Hluhluwe section of the park, there is a restaurant at Hilltop Camp where we had coffee and scones one morning. The restaurant offers buffet breakfast and dinners, and during the day you can get light meals, teas, coffees and more at the bar.
In the Imfolozi section, there is only a small take away outlet at the Centenary Centre which is situated close to the Nyalazi Gate. No restaurant at Mpila Camp at all.
Although it was mid-winter, the days in Hluhluwe Imfolozi were nice and warm. We started the mornings with a sweater on, but around mid morning we'd be in shorts, t-shirts and sandals. The evenings were quite pleasant as well.
Being dry season, we had no rain and beautiful blue skies every day.
One of our best sightings of our Hluhluwe Imfolozi safari occurred a mere 10 minutes into the morning game drive of our first day. At first we only saw the spotted hyenas in the long grass, but after about 10 minutes of viewing them, we saw 3 lionesses. Over the following hour we had the privilege of watching the interaction between the lionesses that'd killed a wildebeest and was still periodically feeding on it; and the 6 hyenas. Weren't it for the fact that most of the hyenas were still very young, they could have overpowered the lions and stole the carcass. In stead they had to play the waiting game and grab scraps whenever they could get a gap.
Hluhluwe Imfolozi has all the big game but in places the vegetation is so dense you wouldn't see an elephant if it was 5 metres from the road.
But elephants we did see! In fact, the one afternoon as we were heading for the exit gate (and therefore in a bit of a rush), we were almost blocked by a large herd. Fortunately we drove past, then stopped and kind of looked back at them as they calmly strolled into the road.
The star of the show is the white rhino. It was here in Hluhluwe Imfolozi (which used to be two separate parks and is still run independently to a large extent) where the white rhino was saved from worldwide extinction in the 1950s with "Operation White Rhino". You wouldn't guess it, as today there are so many of them… we counted 18 different individuals on the one day. During our visit we saw several young rhinos including one very small one grazing near the road with its mum.
We saw a fair bit of buffalo, two of them so close you could count their eyelashes.
The number of leopards and cheetahs in Hluhluwe Imfolozi is not certain, but thought to be around 30-45 each. So, we weren't expecting (hoping, yes) to see any. But again, we were blessed! We saw two cheetahs (presumably brothers) lying on a hillock and scanning their surrounding area. What a treat!
Warthogs are bush clowns. They probably don't think it was funny but I found watching them having a tussle very entertaining indeed. We came across 5 adults, their bodies wet with mud from a recent wallowing. They were full of energy and we watched them spinning around, wrestling each other then trotting off to rub themselves on a nearby tree.
Other animals seen include zebra, impala, blue wildebeest, giraffe, waterbuck, kudu with their beautiful spiral horns, lots of nyala, terrapin sunning themselves at the water holes, chacma baboons, vervet monkey and duiker. Near Thiyeni Hide in Hluhluwe we saw 6 different species of animals around one waterhole, including impala displaying rutting behaviour - very entertaining!
Unfortunately no black rhino sightings for us here, although they are periodically seen in the park. Also no hippos, because of the dry season and the wild dogs also evaded us…
Bird life noted down included vultures, crows, hamerkop, purple-crested turaco, helmeted and crested guineafowl, emerald-spotted wood-dove, bulbul, kurrichane thrush, bee eater, hoopoe, Swainson's francolin, eagle owl, either marsh or African wood owl, African spoonbill, trumpeter hornbill, Burchell's coucal, bateleur, long-crested eagle, gymnogene, secretarybird, fork tailed drongo, woodpecker and three-banded plover. There were many more in Hluhluwe Imfolozi so for keen birders the species list will be a fair bit longer than ours.
Wildlife spotting highlights
The interaction between the lions and hyenas at the wildebeest kill.
The rutting display of the impala (both at Bonamanzi and in Hluhluwe Imfolozi) - and the accompanying noise!
Birds:
Seeing our first trumpeter hornbills ever flying overhead at Hilltop Camp.
Lying in the tent at Bonamanzi and listening to the wood owl very close by.
Interaction between a gymnogene and long-crested eagle. The former kept bothering the latter until he eventually got bored and left the eagle in peace, its long crest fluttering in the morning breeze.
We would have liked to go on the river cruise but it's not operational during the dry season - for obvious reasons.
There were no animals in the game capture boma at the Centenary Centre so we didn't pay the R10 pp to enter the boma and exhibition area. There was a disappointing picnic site served by a very basic fast food shop, and a nice curio market. The highlight was the bronze statue of a black rhino in front of the centre.
There are a few self-guided walking trails in the park which we found a bit weird in itself since Hluhluwe Imfolozi is a "big 5" reserve. Unfortunately we ran out of time and couldn't hike the 2km trail which starts several kilometres from Mpila Camp. We only did the one closest to Mpila Camp and it literally just goes up the hill outside of camp. It was quite exciting in that we saw some kudu as well as impala and enjoyed stunning views from the top. But if you really want to become "one with the bush" you should book a wilderness trail in the Imfolozi section (on my list!).
Apart from the curio shop at the Centenary Centre, there is another one at the Memorial Gate which is very similar. Dumazulu Village (near Bonamanzi) has curios too as well as a snake and crocodile park and live traditional Zulu displays.
We popped in at Ilala Weavers, not far from Hluhluwe town. It's a gallery / museum / village / shop / tea garden; the place to buy woven Zulu baskets. Very nice.
Tips and advice to people planning a similar safari
At Bonamanzi: watch out for ticks.
White rhino hot spot about 1km from the Memorial Gate around dusk and early evening - we repeatedly found them there.
I recommend people make the effort and drive to the viewpoint south of Cengeni Gate - it's beautiful!
Most useful item in my luggage
Camera and accessories, binoculars (we have a Bushnell Waterproof 8x42), credit card.
Don't forget anything at home: safari packing list and camping list...
Rating (out of 10)
I would have preferred to camp inside the park. The wildlife was great, the weather was great... I think an 8!
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Safari Company Used: Independent / self-drive
Duration: 22-27 July
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Featured Review: Fugoo Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Bluetooth speakers are pretty awesome. But what about when it runs out of battery in the middle of your favorite song? That's where the Fugoo Bluetooth speaker shines. Most other speakers will die after about 12-15 hours of continuous playback, some longer some shorter. But the Fugoo Bluetooth Speaker lasts a whooping 40 hours. Yes you read that right, thats forty. And I can say, after using it for about 2 weeks now, that it lasts longer than that, if you have the volume rather low or medium. Now with it higher, it's going to give you less battery life. But still 40+ hours of continuous playback is amazing for a Bluetooth speaker this size.
The features of the Fugoo do not end with the battery life either. This speaker is pretty durable as well. There are three sleeves for the Fugoo speaker. The inners are called the Core, and the outer side is the Sleeve. It comes off pretty easily, although it did take me a few minutes to figure out how to switch them. For the sleeves there's the Style, Sport and Tough. Which range from rugged to ultra rugged. Obviously the Tough one is the most rugged of the three. Fugoo sent me the Style and Sport sleeves with my review unit. Which I actually like the way the Sport one looks better. As stated they are interchangeable and all of them are water resistant and dust proof. They are even drop proof to an extent.
Fugoo also has all kinds of accessories to go with the Fugoo Speaker, including a remote control, multi mount, strap mount and a bike mount. So you can mount this speaker to your bike as you go on a bike ride, which is pretty cool. Especially since it lasts forever. It's a pretty lightweight speaker, especially when you consider how big the speaker is and how big the battery is.
Now for the part you've all been waiting for. Sound quality. The Fugoo Speaker uses 360-degree sound, so you've got sound coming from everywhere. And the sound quality is really good, actually. I'd have to say it's got better sound, and louder sound without getting distorted, than most of the other Bluetooth speakers I've reviewed recently. Now that's really saying something.
As far as price goes, the speaker is $199 which includes the Sport or Style jacket. The Tough jacket brings the total to $229.99. However, if you want both the Sport and Style jackets they are $40 each, and the Tough is $50. You can buy it from Fugoo's website right now.
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Antonio Lopez, Corey Tippin and Donna Jordan, Saint-Tropez, 1970Photograph by Juan Ramos. © Copyright The Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, 2012. From Sex Fashion & Disco directed by James Crump. Used by permission
Sex, Fashion & Disco: Inside the World of Antonio Lopez
As a raucous new documentary about the illustrator screens at London Film Festival, we speak to its director about the Lopez’s animal magnetism and his extraordinary coterie of ‘girls’
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Lead Image Antonio Lopez, Corey Tippin and Donna Jordan, Saint-Tropez, 1970Photograph by Juan Ramos. © Copyright The Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, 2012. From Sex Fashion & Disco directed by James Crump. Used by permission
Some golden Sunday. Probably 1967. Although no one remembers the date, models Donna Jordan and Jane Forth recall with perfect clarity the Technicolor moment they met Antonio Lopez at Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain. They were teenagers. Lopez, the Puerto Rican-born, Harlem-raised fashion genius, would have been about 24.
“Those were wild, hippie times when everybody gathered [at the fountain],” says Jordan in James Crump’s new film, Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex, Fashion & Disco. “There was this vision in red that was coming down the main steps: top hat, red suit, red pants, cane in hand, and it was Antonio.”
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Forth recalls Lopez looked “almost like a pimp”. He wanted to draw her. She was not in the habit of going home with strange men, but “he had such bright eyes and I just agreed”. Forth and Jordan soon became his muses. Lopez drew them both on repeat, first in New York, and then in Paris, where they moved in 1969, and became a major source of inspiration to Karl Lagerfeld.
Filmmaker James Crump is an art historian whose previous documentary subjects include Robert Mapplethorpe. “Antonio was incredibly intuitive,” he tells AnOther. “He was free. In his way of working and moving through the world he was completely open to the possibilities.”
Grace Jones (from Black and White Shower series), Paris, 1975Photograph by Antonio Lopez. © Copyright The Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, 2012. From Sex Fashion & Disco directed by James Crump. Used by permission
Jessica Lange, Paris, 1974Photography by Antonio Lopez © Copyright The Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, 2012. From Sex Fashion & Disco directed by James Crump. Used by permission
Lopez was still in college when hired by Women’s Wear Daily; commissions soon piled up from the New York Times, Interview, British Vogue and French Elle, bringing fashion illustration back from the dead. His fantasy fashion-scapes of the 70s pulse with the energy of his favourite Paris nightspot Club Sept, populated by Antonio’s girls (a phrase coined by Jean-Paul Goude). In Paris the gang included Pat Cleveland, Carol LaBrie, Grace Jones, Tina Chow, Jessica Lange and Jerry Hall. They were uninhibited, exotic, and above all erotic – they seem to dance right off the page.
“You can see it clearly in the way they move… and I find that very exciting,” says Lopez in a rare piece of archival interview footage. Crump has mainly relied on stills, Lopez’ art, and new interviews to tell his story. Some key characters (Hall, Jones, Karl Lagerfeld) are conspicuous in their absence, but Lange, Bill Cunningham in one of his last ever interviews, and the ebullient Cleveland make up for it. “Everyone was in love with Antonio,” giggles Cleveland in the film.
Crump makes much of Lopez’s supposed sex addiction. When he met a transfixing Texan beauty with Rapunzel hair and legs up to her chin he invited her into his bed as well as his studio, and Crump has unearthed footage of Lopez and Hall larking about on 1975 shoot in Jamaica, telling everyone they were engaged.
Antonio Lopez, Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, 1971Photography by Juan Ramos © Copyright The Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, 2012. From Sex Fashion & Disco directed by James Crump. Used by permission
Lopez’s partner Juan Ramos eventually moved on – falling in love with an artist he’d met in Club Sept, Paul Caranicas – but the pair remained deeply entwined. “Juan is integral to Antonio’s output,” says Crump. “He is the art director, but he is also the intellectual component.”
Their drawing sessions were grand productions, involving full hair, make-up and styling, and either conducted in an electrified silence or to a thumping R&B beat. When supplied clothes didn’t please Lopez, he’d get his friends to make new ones and use those instead. They were making fashion happen in real time.
The old order was fragmenting, as youth, daring and talent became new currencies. Says Crump: “The early 1970s is when everything that had seemed possible in the late 1960s comes to fruition, before a darker end to that decade came with AIDs, serious drug use and self-destruction.”
Lopez died in 1987, Ramos in 1995, both from AIDS-related illness. It’s this grim finality that closes the film, but for the most part it rolls along joyously, never digging too deep, glistening, sweat-slicked but oddly innocent. “Looking back, it’s such a bygone, classic period,” says Crump, who fell under its spell from afar as a kid growing up in rural Indiana. “I never knew Antonio, but I was fascinated [by what I saw in] Interview magazine. Through those printed materials I got really turned on; emotionally, intellectually, physically, sexually, by the energy and Antonio and his whole crazy milieu.”
Jerry Hall and Antonio Lopez, Paris, 1972Photograph by Juan Ramos. © Copyright The Estate of Antonio Lopez and Juan Ramos, 2012. From Sex Fashion & Disco directed by James Crump. Used by permission
In the late 90s, Crump was introduced to Caranicas, who directs the Estate of Antonio Lopez & Juan Ramos. “We started editing over 10,000 Instamatics [prints], thousands of drawings and Super 8 films… I got sucked in,” he says. “I really regretted that I was born too late. At one point we were going to publish a book of the Instamatic collection.” It never happened. “[But] Antonio was always there, in the back of my mind.”
Like his subject, Crump has a canny knack for picking his moment. “I started this picture well before the election cycle, but I think this is a story that deserves to be told right now. It addresses aspects of culture that are being attacked or undermined by political forces. Antonio was enormously influential, but I think he is to some extent forgotten, and I hope this film will bring him back to life.”
Antonio Lopez 1970, Sex, Fashion & Disco premieres at the BFI London, October 12, 2017.
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News Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund extended for three more years
Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund extended for three more years
Museums nationwide will benefit from a further £810k of funding through the programme, which provides funding and training for regional museums and galleries to secure important strategic loans from national collections.
Hereford Cider Museum, which will host loans from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew for an exhibition, Victoria: the Age of the Apple. Photo: Hereford Cider Museum Trust
We’re pleased to announce that Art Fund and the Garfield Weston Foundation are extending the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund for three more years, with a further £810,000 investment pledged by the Foundation.
The programme, established in 2017, is designed to fund and empower regional and smaller local authority museums to borrow major works of art from national collections. To date, Garfield Weston has invested £750,000 in individual borrowing grants, project management, training and evaluation through this groundbreaking programme.
The Weston Loan Programme has dramatically boosted visitor numbers – on average by 40% – through increased access to a wide lending pool with works by Master painters such as Rembrandt and Stubbs, and treasures including the 12th-century Becket Casket, going on loan to local museums.
Sophia Weston, Trustee, Garfield Weston Foundation said: ‘When we first set out to create this programme, we had no idea it would be so successful or capture so many people’s imagination. We were determined that it should continue so that many more regional museums and communities across the UK could continue to benefit. Forging lasting connections between national collections and more local centres with equally fascinating treasures has been so important and inspiring – we look forward to seeing the partnerships that will develop over the next few years.’
Lynda Powell, director of Green Howards Museum in Richmond, which was able to bring items including artefacts from the Fabergé workshop to North Yorkshire through the Weston Loan Programme, commented on its benefits: ‘The Weston Loan with Art Fund has enabled our museum to loan objects from nationals for the first time. Our team has developed new skills in the management of loans and just as importantly new multi-disciplinary collaborative ways of working. We are now able to confidently plan a programme of future loans which will complement our own collections.’
This year's Weston Loan projects
We are also pleased to announce the final 13 museums to benefit from the first phase of the Weston Loan Programme. Grants totalling £196,000 have been awarded through this year’s funding pot to 13 museums across England, Wales and Scotland, with loans of works of art and objects going on display from 2020 onwards.
The 13 successful recipients for this year are:
Yorkshire Museum and Gardens, York, Yorkshire (£17,625). Support towards Richard III: Coming Home. Includes loans from the National Portrait Gallery.
Doncaster's Culture and Learning Centre, Doncaster, Yorkshire (£8,539). Support towards Heritage Doncaster, Double Take. Includes loans from the Arts Council Collection.
Kirkleatham Museum, Redcar, Yorkshire (£25,000). Support towards Nordic by Nature. Includes loans from the British Museum.
Pontefract Museum, Pontefract, Yorkshire (£7,700). Support towards Bracing Air, Abundant Amusements: The Travel Posters of Charles Pears. Includes loans from the National Railway Museum and V&A.
Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery, Ealing, London (£5,000). Support towards Hogarth’s A Rake's Progress: Life in the City. Includes a loan from Sir John Soane’s Museum.
The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh, Brecon, Wales (£5,776). Support towards The Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh. Includes a loan from the British Library.
Oriel Ynys Mon, Llangefni, Wales (£10,746). Support towards William Roos: Portrait of a Welsh Artist. Includes loans from Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales and the National Library of Wales.
Elgin Museum, Elgin, Scotland (£23,270). Support towards Elgin Museum, At the Water's Edge. Includes a loan from National Museums Scotland.
Wiltshire Museum, Devizes, SW England (£24,950). Support towards Eric Ravilious: Downland Man. Includes loans from V&A, British Museum, Imperial War Museum, Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales and Tate.
Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Penzance, SW England (£9,270). Support towards Laura Knight exhibition. Includes a loan from IWM.
Reading Museum jointly with University of Reading, SE England (£17,900). Support towards Rubens to Sickert: The Study of Drawing. Includes loans from the British Museum and Arts Council Collection.
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery, Hastings, SE England (£25,000). Support towards Coming up to Standard. Includes a loan from the British Museum.
Hereford Cider Museum, Hereford, W Midlands (£15,583). Support towards Victoria: the Age of the Apple. Includes a loan from Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
Find out more about the Weston Loan Programme with Art Fund.
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American School of Dubai Model United Nations
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ASDMUN 2020
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Meet the Executive Team
Establishing peaceful measures to address the South China Sea territorial dispute
Tackling the growth of E-Waste throughout West Africa
Ensuring developing countries' sovereignty over their natural resources
Arab Council >
Establishing a united response to current and future terrorist threats in the Arab region
Tackling foreign intervention and the initiation of proxy wars in the MENA region
The question of increasing women's representation in the Middle East, particularly in politics
Human Rights Commission >
Addressing the human rights violation surrounding the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar
Developing a detailed framework for the regulation of genetic manipulation within the human genome
Developing an established framework for the right to practice religious freedom in Western European nations
Economic and Social Council >
Aiding Economic Stability to the Caribbean Islands Affected by Natural Disasters
Diminishing the Consequences of the Flight of Human Capital from Developing Nations to North America and Western Europe
Eradicating Political and NGO Corruptions When International Aid is Given
International Court of Justice >
ICJ Guide
Environmental Commission >
Adressing the safety and security of Nuclear Power Plants and Waste, specifically with dealing with the dangers of increased natural disasters.
Mitigating the detrimental effects of factory farming on climate change
Promoting the transition from fossil fuel dependancy to the use of renewable energy
Security Council >
Addressing the question of cyber warfare between state and non-state actors
Combating increasing nuclear proliferation in the Korean Peninsula
Expanding Council Membership
Director's Note
Combatting the radicalisation of youth engineered through the Internet
Establishing peaceful measures to address the situation in Kashmir
Developing a legal and ethical framework for the regulation of modifications to the human genome
Addressing recent nuclear escalation in the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea
Measures to stop the growth of terrorist networks in Africa, namely Boko Haram and Al Shabaab
Preventing the spread of terrorism through lone wolf informants and sleeper cells, with special regard to the Islamic State
Creating a framework for the protection of international whistleblowers
Creating a unified response,in accordance with the Responsibility to Protect, to the persecution and killing of suspected drug traffickers in Southeast Asia.
Examining corporations’ obligations to preserve human rights in regards to child labour
Addressing the basic needs of Syrian Refugees in Lebanese Refugee Camps
Taking preventative measures to undermine the economic network of the Islamic State and the distribution of arms to the Islamic State
Negotiating a peaceful solution to the conflict between Saudi Arabia and a post nuclear deal Iran.
The issue involving the prevention of the Zika virus within South America
Developing measures to combat the growth of Global Heroin Trade and its effects on the global economy
The question of Micro-Financing in LEDC's
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Finding feasible fresh-water alternatives to desalination in the Middle East in order to restore peace to marine ecosystems
Strengthening efforts pertaining to the preservation of the Amazonian rainforest to protect indigenous wildlife
Disarmament in Egypt (The Sinai insurgency)
Reducing the recruitment of Latin American youth by multinational drug cartels
Improving access to transport and basic necessities for refugees
Tackling the effects of ocean acidification as a result of increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere
Conflict between the Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) and global parties
The lack of refuge available internationally for whistleblowers
The issue of Eastern Ukraine
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Methods of reintegration and rehabilitation of African child-soldiers into post-war communities
Human rights violations that have resulted from the natural disasters in Nepal
Reduction of Modern Day Slavery in South Asia
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Combatting the growth of the Islamic State
Economic incentives to preserve forests in third-world nations
The issue of instability in Yemen
Increasing availability of clean water and sanitation in Eastern Africa
Improving the social status of Syrian refugees in Europe
Environment-related living concerns in industrial megalopolises
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Environmentally consciously supporting refugees in the MENA region
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Defining and Addressing the Persecution of Bosnian Groups by Serbian Forces
Developing a Framework to Address Terrorism in Response to the 9/11 Attacks on the United States of America
Letter from the Executive Team
Delegates of the Historical Security Council,
It is an honour to welcome you to the fourth edition of the American School of Dubai Model United Nations conference. First and foremost, congratulations on your appointment to the Council. As the prime executive organ of the United Nations, the Security Council is entrusted with the maintenance of international peace and security. As such, delegates are entrusted with a great deal of responsibility. This year, the Council’s role is unique in that we will focus on past issues which have been instrumental in developing our current international climate.
This year’s conference theme, Combatting Crises Through the Unconventional, serves as the cornerstone of the Council’s topics. As our knowledge of previous issues increases and our frameworks for addressing them prove unsuccessful, it important to develop new solutions. As delegates in the Historical Security Council, you have been tasked with developing a framework to address the aftermath of 9/11 along with defining and addressing the persecution of Bosnian groups by Serbian Forces.
Delegates of the Historical Security Council are entrusted with the unique opportunity to participate at the highest level of MUN debate. With this position of high esteem comes a commitment to diligent research, confident articulation, and active participation. As the executives of the Historical Security Council, we look forward to hearing your countries’ informed positions and reading your well-crafted resolutions. We wish you the best of luck as you embark on your research, and look forward to working with you throughout the conference.
The Historical Security Council Executive Team
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About Ashoka United States
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Sebastian Groh is bringing electricity to rural villages in Bangladesh, giving households the ability to buy and sell electricity through his energy trading platform.
Sebastian Groh is bringing electricity to rural villages in Bangladesh, giving households the ability to buy and sell electricity through his game-changing, peer-to-peer energy trading platform. His digital, decentralized, and decarbonized solution empowers people to take their energy needs into their own hands.
Sebastian Groh
Ashoka Fellow since May 2018
ME Solshare
Sebastian's New Idea: Sebastian created a new energy economy by bringing affordable solar electricity to people in Bangladesh, allowing them to buy and sell energy through self-functioning “nano-grids.” By connecting solar home systems in peer-to-peer networks, people can now earn additional income by selling their surplus electricity; at the same time, new users gain access to electricity for the first time in their lives—without a large, centralized grid.
Known as “swarm electrification,” each household must acquire a ‘SOLbox,’ which is a direct current, bi-directional power meter that enables peer-to-peer electricity trading, remote monitoring and mobile money payments. Households can choose to be a seller or buyer of the energy produced. The data is stored in the network and payments are processed through a mobile application via credit or debit. By connecting homes with solar systems to homes without electricity, the nanogrid can provide consistent energy for an entire village.
A first-of-its-kind, Sebastian’s SOLshare grid concept has been replicated globally and can be applied in any under-electrified area with a minimum of 10 households. SOLshare is expanding its presence in Bangladesh and India and to the rest of Asia—home to the majority of the world’s energy poor, with an estimated 700 million people without access to electricity.
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Carroll County High School Sports
Carroll Varsity Q&A: Westminster's Lauren Jenne
By Tom Worgo
Carroll Varsity Q&A Westminster field hockey player Lauren Jenne
How did you get into field hockey?
"My two older sisters played, so it was something I was pushed into at a young age. I played rec, then I started playing club and ultimately tried out for the high school team. I started playing in the field, but I was really interested in goalie, so that's why I started playing there. I took a few years off before high school, but I am definitely glad I tried out in high school."
What is your biggest accomplishment from high school field hockey?
"Just being part of a team that went to states last year even though we didn't win. It's just all about the experience. It was an awesome getting to play at Washington College [in the state finals] and be on a team that made it there."
Do your your plans for college include sports?
"I am definitely going to play field hockey whether it's for the school itself or club field hockey. I don't want to stop playing. I want it to be part of my life. And I plan on pursuing music in some way. It could be music education. I also want to minor in graphic arts or something like that."
What do you like do for fun when you are not playing field hockey?
"Music is my main thing. I am in a band. I play five instruments. I play guitar, bass, piano, drums, and ukulele. Most of my free time is dedicated to practicing, writing and getting together with different bands. Music is my favorite hobby. Theatre and acting is also important to me. "
What kind of training do you do to prepare for the season?
"My summer is dedicated to getting in shape for field hockey. I do three days a week of open fields at the high school. It's a lot of conditioning. I also run and go the gym on my own and do outside training with various goalie and college coaches.
You also play lacrosse, so what's your favorite sport?
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Field hockey. Not only is it a really fun sport to play, but it has this specific vibe about it. Everyone is super close and family-oriented on the team. There's nothing like it. It's just a very fun sport."
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Posted 14 December, 2015
Sizmek Media Solutions Unit Expands in Asia-Pacific
By Ayaan Mohamud
Sizmek today announced the further expansion of its Media Solutions team and programmatic solutions across Asia-Pacific.
The company has expanded its offerings to include more advanced programmatic solutions to advertisers, agencies, trading desks and publishers in the region. The technology from mobile DSP StrikeAd by Sizmek, acquired in May, has now been fully integrated into the Sizmek suite of programmatic services.
Sizmek currently has 15 people in its fast growing Asia-Pacific Media Solutions team, which is expected to double over the next 12 months. The team covers key markets in the region such as Australia, Japan India, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand amongst others in the region.
Sizmek recently launched a suite of enhanced platform tools, including a self-service and a turnkey managed service offering that enables rapid deployment of programmatic solutions across all APAC markets. The full-service offering includes creative build and ad delivery across multiple ad formats, such as HTML5, as well as device and inventory types like open and private marketplace (PMP) across desktop and mobile.
‘We have made a number of key enhancements to the Sizmek Media Solutions offering, making it easier for advertisers in the region to execute programmatic campaigns,” Sizmek Media Solutions, associate VP APAC Ryan Murray said.
“Marketers are asking for simplicity, relevance, workflow efficiencies and the ability to reach the right audiences at a lower cost to drive higher engagement. These factors are coming to the fore with programmatic.”
As agencies explore new cross-screen creative opportunities by adopting HTML5 as the standard for digital advertising, Murray expects rich media and video activity on mobile screens to be a particularly high growth spend area across the Asia-Pacific region.
“We can see that mobile usage has obviously become a massive staple of the consumer base throughout Asia-Pacific, and as such, advertisers are seeking expert creative executions combined with enhanced audience targeting, like mobile-first geo-location, to reach their audiences with a relevant message on the go,” Murray said. “Mobile related inventory will continue to be at the center of the distribution chain for digital ad trading next year.”
Sizmek’s turnkey private marketplace deals helps advertisers gain access to premium, and more transparent, inventory that at times is unavailable in the open exchange market. By trading in a private market, advertisers can control costs, media quality and optimise their media buys.
”As brand budgets shift to programmatic, large global advertisers are calling for more transparency on their media plans and some agency trading desks are increasing their PMP supply in response,” Murray added.
“Whilst we see continued value in, and a need for, open exchanges the next evolution of digital branding will focus on more rich media programmatic executions in a private and controlled environment.”
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Starter Culture
About Barber’s farmhouse cheesemakers
The Barber family have been making cheddar cheese for longer than anyone else worldwide. So, when it comes to combining the finest West Country milk with traditional manufacturing methods to produce award-winning cheese, we'd like to think that we've learnt a thing or two.
In 1833, our ancestor Daniel Barber began making cheese on his Somerset farm. Nearly two centuries later and we’re still here, now the oldest surviving cheddar-makers in the world. We’ve made a few changes along the way, but we’re still committed to making the finest farmhouse cheddar.
To make the best cheese, we need the best West Country milk. Our dairy cows graze the lush pastures of Somerset and Dorset to produce rich, creamy milk that we transform into PDO-accredited cheddar. We also work with many of our neighbouring farmers who supply us with additional milk and we’re proud to support our local farming community in this way.
We’re also the sole guardians of the country’s last remaining traditional cheese starter cultures — the ‘friendly’ bacteria that start the cheesemaking process and contribute to the final texture, aroma and taste. Only by using these cultures can we be sure that we’re making true West Country cheddar.
Since 1833, we’ve embraced new technology and innovation. However, we still rely on the expertise and instincts of our cheesemakers to ensure our cheese is the best it can be. We ‘cheddar’ our curds by hand and mature our cheese until it reaches peak condition.
We believe that it’s this attention to detail and authenticity that allows our cheese to develop the rich, full flavour of traditional cheddar. That and nearly 200 years of experience, of course.
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About ASMS/
ASMS Leadership/
Committees/
The Awards Committee is selected by the ASMS President and is known only to ASMS staff. The committee deliberates as needed to come to a decision. The committee is coordinated by the Secretary of ASMS who does not vote.
Term: 2 years, July 1 of year one to June 30 of year two.
Select recipients for the Distinguished Contribution Award and for the Biemann Medal;
Review all nominations.
Participate in one or two conference calls in January to select the recipients.
Complete selection process for reporting to the ASMS Board at their February Board meeting.
Research Awards Committee is selected by the ASMS President and is known only to ASMS staff, The committee deliberates if necessary. The Committee is coordinated by the ASMS Vice President for Arrangements.
Select recipients of the two ASMS Research Awards.
Review all proposals and rate each on a score sheet provided by ASMS.
Scores are tabulated by the ASMS Vice President for Arrangements to determine the recipients.
Postdoctoral Career Development Award and Undergraduate Travel Awards Committee are selected by the ASMS President and is known only to ASMS staff. The committee deliberates if necessary. The Committee is coordinated by the ASMS Member at Large for Publications.
Select recipients of five Postdoctoral Career Development Awards and ten undergraduate Conference travel awards.
Review applications and rate each on a score sheet provided by ASMS.
Scores are tabulated by the ASMS Member at Large for Publications.
Hites Award for outstanding research publication in JASMS Committee is selected by the ASMS President from the JASMS Editorial Board.
Select recipient of Hites Award from papers published; during the most recent two years.
Review nominations and rate each on a score sheet provided by ASMS.
Graduate Student Travel Awards Committee is selected by the ASMS President and is known only to ASMS staff.
Select recipients of ten Graduate Student Travelt Awards.
Return to Committees listing.
Scores are tabulated by the ASMS President.
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Lee Kiernan - Idles
Lee Kiernan is one of the guitarists with Bristol-based band, Idles. Described as 'Britain’s most necessary band', Idles create gut-wrenching and relevant rock that is resonating with fans across the world. Here, Lee opens up about his own background and life in one of the most exciting bands in the UK.
“Everything about Aston is sick. They look sick and they sound sick.”
“It's amazing how the Spirit should be just a recording mic, but it works so well live as well. It's absolutely spot on.”
Idles use these mics on stage:
You have to discover it yourself
When I was a kid there was always music on; UB40 or Diana Ross when my mum was cleaning, and then if we were driving anywhere, my dad would always have Paul McCartney and Wings or Phil Collins on, so that's all I ever heard. I remember the first song I ever heard was ‘Stop! In The Name Of Love’ by the Supremes which is an amazing song. I'm very grateful as all that music allowed me to expand and discover more, and I now have a very broad music taste. If anything's good I'll listen to it.
When I was young I was listening to Biggie, Wu-Tang, Dr. Dre and drum ‘n’ bass as that was popular at the time, but my friends were listening to Blink 182 and Sum 41 and things like that. It drilled into me and that was it – my new love was Blink 182. That's when I started to search and find out what else was around. I went down that Emo road but also further back into the 80s. And this is the one thing that has never left me: my love for 80’s Hair Metal which is why I'm doing this interview wearing a Bon Jovi t-shirt. I have a collection of 80’s t-shirts, most of them are older than me!
Back in the 70’s and 80’s people could actually sing and play. It was so good and natural. People actually had to be good and that's why I have a love for that era. 80’s Hair Metal was the first thing I discovered for myself.
The moment I picked it up…
Around about eight years old I heard [Beethoven's] Moonlight Sonata and it changed me forever. I remember going up to my mother as a kid and saying 'I need to learn piano' and it wasn't that simple as we were a poor family. But my history teacher was a piano tutor on the side so that was it – I started learning how to play the piano. I had a shitty Casio keyboard with speakers in it. It had five buttons on it that played songs that you could either play along to, or pretend that you were playing. I can't play piano for shit now though…
I then moved to bass, played that for two months, and hated it so then moved to guitar. I think [with bass] I always felt like couldn't do enough, whereas now as a guitarist I have to refrain from doing too much. I love plodding along on the bass now but it could never be my main instrument and the moment I picked up the guitar, that was me done for life.
When I was younger, my friend and I started a couple of bands and used to cover songs and do house shows whenever his parents went away. They had a caravan down in Devon, not too far from Bristol, so they'd go away every weekend. That was it: out comes the booze, out come the guitars and we'd throw house parties and play shows at his house. Absolutely dreadful but it was so funny.
It's what I have and it's what I am
Idles were already around before I joined. I joined four or five years ago, but the first few years it was just a bunch of friends having a laugh, trying to figure out what they were and what they were doing. But then the other guitarist left, so I messaged Joe [Talbot, singer] and said 'I play and I'd be up for coming' and that was it. They had some auditions and I went in and said 'I'm so nervous I've already had three shits' and that was it, the room was ready, you know!
I'd left rehab four months before and this opportunity came up and it sparked in my head and it was like 'this is what I'm meant to be doing; this is the reason I ended up in rehab was because I'd lost touch with what it was that I love and what I should do'. There was always something in Idles that I admired and wanted and enjoyed as a fan. I'd seen them twice in Bristol and they were always rough and ready but I'd seen something in them and suddenly I was in it.
I am doing the thing that I love. This is what I am meant to be doing, what I have always meant to be doing. There’s no way I can f****** do it unless I stay sober. I'm not good on the other side. Music has been my love – it's the only reason. It's what I have and it's what I am.
Look sick, sound sick
Fender and Marshall have been my key instruments throughout my life and then there are shit loads of pedals – we have a real issue where we cannot stop buying pedals! I use Logic for music and use Adobe Audition for video editing. The Adobe package is one of the best things ever invented – Photoshop, Premier and Audition – and the fact that you can link them between them so I can edit music in Audition and then relink it back to the film so you just step out of one program and go into the other. Me and [Joe] Talbot do the videos and it's one of my other loves. This is the whole point, as we started as a DIY band as we had to. We had no money and no backing, we just had people who cared about what we were doing and a strong work ethic. We still are, in many ways, but just have the help of a label.
The producer, Paul Fraser, had some Aston gear and he bought some Spirits to the recording of the album [Joy as an Act of Resistance]. We sang through them and we put one on the Roland Jazz Chorus which [Mark] Bowen was using as his second amp. We did all the backing vocals through a Spirit and did all the guitars – they are so versatile. We use Starlights as overheads for the drums live too and Spirits on both guitar cabs and we keep Origins as backups too. It's amazing how the Spirit should be just a recording mic, but it works so well live as well. It's absolutely spot on. Everything about Aston mics is sick. They look sick and they sound sick.
Q. Who are your favourite artists?
A. Brian May is my hero and always will be. Every solo he writes is so well thought about and has a purpose in a song. It's not to fret wank or take over that section – it's actually to make that section better. Bon Jovi is going to be everywhere with me. Bambara supported us for our American run are genuinely a fucking amazing band and as people are genuinely amazing.
Q. If you weren’t working in music what would you be doing?
A. I'd be making films for sure.
Q. What are the 4 words you’d chose to describe Aston, or your experience with the brand?
A. I love the way they look like light lightsabers!
Q. What is the first song that made you cry?
A. Maybe Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah. His voice made that song.
Producer, writer and musician Space, making future punk with Aston mics
Space has long been a pivotal figure in the post-punk scene and has used Aston mics since the beginning...
Idles rock Glastonbury
Aston artists Idles fulfilled a lifetime ambition by playing to a packed crowd at Glastonbury.
Aston artists triumph at Kerrang Awards
Aston mics continue their ascendency at the major rock and metal awards ceremonies, with more recognition for our artists, producers and users at this year’s mega-influential Kerrang Awards
Aston band Idles scoop Best Album at Ivor Novello Awards
Aston band Idles have had their critically acclaimed second album ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ honoured at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards.
Idles guitarist Lee Kiernan on sick mics and sh*t keyboards
After a short-lived relationship with a ‘shitty’ Casio keyboard and an even briefer encounter with the bass (which he ‘hated’), Lee Kiernan arrived at the guitar, the instrument he now wields for raucous megaband, Idles.
Live and loud with FOH engineer Chris Fullard
Chris Fullard is Front of House Sound Engineer of choice for some of the biggest acts around. His credits include Boris, Chrome Hoof, Goatsnake, Ulver, IDLES, Art Brut, Kelis and many other major venue-fillers.
Aston mics survive IDLES attack
Q Awards Best Breakthrough Act winners, and Aston favourites IDLES, are on the road in the midst of their world tour, and anyone who has seen one of their high-octane live shows will know the venues the band plays, and their equipment, can take a right hammering…
IDLES scoop Q Awards gong
Our friends IDLES have won ‘Best Breakthrough Act’ at this year’s prestigious Q Awards, sharing top spot with fellow UK punk band Goat Girl. The band also performed at the Q Awards awards ceremony at the Roundhouse in London, along with ‘Best Live Act’ winners Wolf Alice. Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller were among the other artists to be honoured at the event.
Adulation and outrage as IDLES steal show on Later with Jools
Aston mics’ favourite post punks IDLES caused a storm on last night’s Later with Jools Holland with a high-octane performance of their single, Danny Nedelko.
Aston punks IDLES straight in at no 5.
Congratulations to IDLES! The Uk punks’ latest album, Joy As an Act of Resistance, has entered the official charts at no.5.
IDLES Announce New Album and World Tour
The critically acclaimed Punk rock band have been using the Starlight and Spirit on their current European tour.
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Tipping the scales in the fight against cancer
Justin Cidado Associate Director, Bioscience, Oncology R&D
One of the most exciting areas of our research explores the role of programmed cell death, otherwise known as apoptosis, in cancer biology and how to exploit this in the clinic.
So, what is apoptosis and what’s the link to cancer?
Apoptosis is a mechanism of cell death that occurs during normal tissue homeostasis, but also functions to remove damaged cells in a controlled manner1. There are two major players (pro-survival proteins and pro-apoptotic proteins) and the balance of these determines a cell’s fate2.
Pro-survival proteins such as MCL1 are often over-expressed in haematological cancers 3,4. On the one hand, this makes it more challenging to eradicate cancer cells; think of apoptosis as a set of scales – the greater the amount of proteins that favour survival, the harder it is to push a cell into cell death. On the other hand, this over-expression creates a tumour-specific dependence that can be exploited. Indeed, cell death agents are showing promise in haematological cancer5.
Additionally, many targeted therapies and chemotherapies increase the level of pro-apoptotic proteins, ‘priming’ a cell for apoptosis 6. Our goal here is to explore the potential for combining MCL1 inhibitors with other cancer therapies to drive stronger and more durable responses.
Unlocking the full potential of cell death inhibitors
Three recent publications are driving our understanding of how to utilise cell death agents as combination partners, with the potential to inform clinical trial design for MCL1 inhibitors in solid tumours.
As part of a collaboration between Dr Paul Smith (AstraZeneca), Dr Simon Cook from the Babraham Institute and Professor Duncan Jodrell from the CRUK Cambridge Centre, scientists explored the role of apoptosis in response to therapies targeting the BRAF-MEK-ERK pathway, which is often dysregulated in cancer. Although inhibitors of this pathway show promise in BRAF-mutated tumours, response is often short-lived. Research by Dr Matthew Sale shows that while inhibiting the BRAF-MEK-ERK pathway increases the abundance of pro-apoptotic proteins in cells, to fully tip the scales in favour of cell death it is necessary to also inhibit pro-survival proteins. Importantly, understanding the balance of different pro-survival proteins in a tumour is key; melanoma for example is biased towards MCL1 whereas non-small cell lung cancer and colorectal cancer are more dependent on BCLxL for survival. Understanding how the balance of pro-apoptotic proteins influences response to targeted therapies opens new avenues for using cell death agents to drive stronger responses and to overcome resistance to targeted therapies. Read the full publication in Nature Communications.7
Along a similar theme, Dr Rizwan Haq’s lab at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, in collaboration with scientists at AstraZeneca, investigated mechanisms that may limit the extent to which targeted therapies induce cancer cell death. They found that a range of targeted therapies rapidly deplete the pro-apoptotic factor NOXA, thus creating a dependence on the anti-apoptotic protein MCL1. Sequential treatment with targeted therapies and MCL1 inhibitors increased cell death in cell lines and in an animal model of melanoma, suggesting the potential to explore cell death agents as a mechanism to tackle resistance to targeted therapies. Read the full publication in Nature Communications.8
Completing the hat trick, a third research article describes a role for the CUL5 complex in resistance to targeted cancer therapies by degrading pro-apoptotic proteins, which was discovered using flow cytometry-based CRISPR screening. Dr. Shaheen Kabir (UC Berkeley) together with scientists from AstraZeneca describe how targeting components of the CUL5 complex sensitises cancer cells to CDK9 and MCL1 inhibitors, identifying this as an attractive avenue for new target identification and patient biomarker exploration. Read the full publication in eLife9
1) Elmore S, Toxicol Pathol. 2007; 35(4): 495-516
2) Czabotar PE, et al. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2014;15:49-63.
3) Wuillème-Toumi S, et al. Leukemia. 2005;19(7):1248–1252.
4) Pepper C, et al. Blood. 2008;112(9):3807–3817.
5) Tron AE, et al. Nat. Comm. 2018; 9:5341
6) Wang YF, et al. Clin Cancer Res. 2007;13(16):4934-4942.
7) Targeting melanoma’s MCL1 bias unleashes the potential of BRAF and ERK1/2 pathway inhibitors; Sale MJ, et al. Nat. Comm. 2019.
8) Destabilization of NOXA mRNA as a common resistance mechanism to targeted therapies; Montero J, et al. Nat. Comm. 2019
9) The CUL5 ubiquitin ligase complex mediates resistance to CDK9 and MCL1 inhibitors in lung cancer cells; Kabir S et al. eLife doi: 10.7554/elife.44288.
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将来Cryptocurrencyは何てすか
Welcome to the 34th Coin Report. In today’s report, I will be assessing the fundamental and technical strengths and weaknesses of Constellation. This will be comprised of an analysis of a number of significant metrics, an evaluation of the project’s community and development and an overview of its price-history. The report will conclude with a grading out of 10. Constellation launched in 2017 with a private sale that raised $35.2mn in exchange for 756mn DAG – the utility token for the Constellation Network. This amounted to 18.9% of the original 4,000,000,000 DAG maximum supply; however, as a gesture of good will, the founders burned the 288mn tokens originally allocated to them, leaving the maximum supply at 3.71bn DAG. The team raised no further funds following this. DAG was created as an ERC-20 token for accessibility purposes, but, upon the launch of the Mainnet in October, these tokens will be swapped for the native Directed Acyclic Graph tokens; hence the ticker, DAG.
ヒットコインは値に増加しています
On February 16, 2018, Coinbase admitted that some customers were overcharged in error for credit and debit purchases of cryptocurrencies. The problem was initiated when banks and card issuers changed the merchant category code (MCC) for cryptocurrency purchases earlier this month. This meant that cryptocurrency payments would now be processed as "cash advances", meaning that banks and credit card issuers could begin charging customers cash-advance fees for cryptocurrency purchases. Any customers who purchased cryptocurrency on their exchange between January 22 and February 11, 2018 could have been affected. At first, Visa blamed Coinbase, telling the Financial Times on February 16 that it had "not made any systems changes that would result in the duplicate transactions cardholders are reporting." However, the latest statement from Visa and Worldpay on the Coinbase blog clarifies: "This issue was not caused by Coinbase."[45]
何回Coinbaseかハッキンクされています
If you do have this much money tied up in Bitcoin, though, you may want a more secure space to store it. If this is the case, Coinbase offers a Coinbase vault, which has time-delayed withdrawals (giving you 48 hours to cancel a withdrawal) and the option of multiple approvers, increasing security by ensuring that all withdrawals are approved by multiple people. They also offer a multisig vault, which is basically an even more involved and more secure vault, requiring multiple keys to unlock.
Cryptocurrencyを発明した人
チェーンリンクとは何てすかCryptocurrency
The novel hybrid consensus-based TrueChain tends to rely on POW consensus for random node selection, instead of using the slow chain mechanism to ensure security like Thunder.Although TrueChain has released dozens of Dapps, the number of its addresses (including active ones)and transactions is small. After the mainnet is launched, the project has run out of short-term bullish factors, which, plus the underdevelopment of its ecosystem, leads to a price slump within a short period of time. It will take some time for investors to regain confidence.
cryptocurrencyの3blue1brown
とのようにヒットコインの量か計算されます
ヒンティー語て意味cryptocurrency
Status of the Bitcoin network as of Sunday, October 06, 2019 at 12:00:02 EST: Total bitcoins: 17,976,946.044972 Height: 598,162 Difficulty: 12,759,819,404,408.789062 Statistics for the past 24 hours: Number of blocks mined: 147 Total bitcoins output (amount sent): 496,102.022565 Total fees: 16.449356 Average time until block found: 9 minutes, 47 seconds Estimated hashrate: 93,241,227,233.279419 gh/s Current […]
私はBlockchainにロクインするにはとうすれはよいてす
don’t use coinbase. They held my funds and I couldn’t use my bitcoins until their value dropped by 1/4. this company is awful. I verified my ID, bank account, email, and everything and they lied and said initially it takes 3-4 days for funds to be available. once the bought the bitcoin they said it will take one week. and that is still a lie because after one week the funds are NOT available. liars !!!!
とのようにCryptocurrencyは不換紙幣と異なっています
Bitcoins本物てす
CoinbaseはXRPを販売しています
In January 2015, the company received a US$75 million investment, led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the New York Stock Exchange, USAA, and several banks.[20] Later in January, the company launched a U.S.-based bitcoin exchange for professional traders called Coinbase Exchange.[21] Coinbase began to offer services in Canada in 2015,[22] but in July 2016, Coinbase announced it would halt services in August after the closure of their Canadian online payments service provider Vogogo.[citation needed]
私はナノ暗号を取得するにはとうすれはよいてす
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How to Be a Billionaire
Proven Strategies from the Titans of Wealth
By: Martin S. Fridson
Narrated by: Johanna Ward
Categories: Business, Personal Finance & Investing
The Billion Dollar Secret
20 Principles of Billionaire Wealth and Success
By: Rafael Badziag, Jack Canfield - With, Jack Canfield - Foreword
Narrated by: Graham Rowat
There are thousands of books on millionaire thinking. The knowledge they offer isn't enough to get you to the highest ranks of wealth. The richest people of our times are billionaires. Only one in five million world citizens belongs to this group. Billionaires are extremely rare, and their mindset differs hugely from that of ordinary millionaires.
chapter 20 shocked me!
By Milovan Lacarak on 11-18-19
The Self-Made Billionaire Effect
How Extreme Producers Create Massive Value
By: John Sviokla, Mitch Cohen
Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
Imagine what Atari might have achieved if Steve Jobs had stayed there to develop the first massmarket personal computer. Or what Steve Case might have done for PepsiCo if he hadn't left for a gaming start-up that eventually became AOL. What if Salomon Brothers had kept Michael Bloomberg, or Bear Stearns had exploited the inventive ideas of Stephen Ross? Scores of top-tier entrepreneurs worked for established corporations before they struck out on their own and became self-made billionaires.
Good message, lacks quality
By Luke on 03-14-15
Billionaire Habits
Find out How to Be Part of the Billionaire Boys Club
By: Tony Giggs
Narrated by: Joseph Wosik
It is not easy to become rich in this competitive world, where earning money is a difficult task. To be as successful as the individuals who have turned into billionaires in this competitive environment, you should try to develop a mindset similar to those who have succeeded at it in the past and get to know the various secrets that are associated with it. This audiobook has everything you need to know to be on your way to becoming a billionaire.
A pretty decent book
By mexww on 02-24-19
Grinding It Out
The Making of McDonald's
By: Ray Kroc, Robert Anderson
Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
Few entrepreneurs can claim to have radically changed the way we live, and Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food-service automation, franchising, shared national training, and advertising have earned him a place beside the men and women who have founded not only businesses, but entire empires. But even more interesting than Ray Kroc the business man is Ray Kroc the man. Not your typical self-made tycoon, Kroc was 52 years old when he opened his first franchise.
inspiring and motivating. Hooray Ray iroc
By Andy on 05-09-19
By: John Huey, Sam Walton
Narrated by: Henry Strozier
Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America's heartland: Sam Walton, who parlayed a single dime store in a hardscrabble cotton town into Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world. The undisputed merchant king of the late 20th century, Sam never lost the common touch. Here, finally, inimitable words. Genuinely modest, but always sure of his ambitions and achievements. Sam shares his thinking in a candid, straight-from-the-shoulder style. In a story rich with anecdotes and the "rules of the road" of both Main Street and Wall Street, Sam Walton chronicles the inspiration, heart, and optimism that propelled him to lasso the American Dream.
An inspirational biography of a once in a lifetime
By AA0303 on 07-27-18
Homeless to Billionaire
The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity
By: Andres Pira, Dr. Joe Vitale - collaborator
Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
In Homeless to Billionaire, Andres Pira presents 18 principles for attracting wealth, creating opportunity, and celebrating self-discovery. Inspired by his own massive life changes, Pira details his business journey from telemarketer to one of Thailand’s best-known billionaires. Using his mentors like Bryan Tracy, Jack Canfield, and Bob Proctor, Pira puts proven knowledge into action, innovating along the way, using his own employees and clients; through failure and success, the 18 Principles are forged.
enjoyed listening! excited!
By Matt on 12-14-19
Habits of the Super Rich: Find Out How Rich People Think and Act Differently
Proven Ways to Make Money, Get Rich, and Be Successful
By: Bruce Walker
Narrated by: Walt Paisley
Length: 2 hrs
Have you ever wondered what separated you from the highly successful people? Is it because of their "luck"? Or could it be they were in the right place at the right time? While many people believe at least one of those circumstances to be the case, the truth of the matter is that the only difference which separates the highly successful from the rest of us is their daily routine and their mindset. It all can be summed up into one word: Habits. Those who are sitting on the top of their game created a routine or a series of habits that nearly ensured their success.
If You Enjoy Reading About Law of Attraction...
By Aha Moment on 10-22-16
The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time
By: Will Durant
Narrated by: John Little
Best-selling historian and philosopher Will Durant devoted his entire life to studying the most significant eras, individuals, and achievements of human history. Here is a summation of Durant's work, as he presents the best of world history. Filled with Durant's renowned wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events in simple and exciting terms, it is a concise liberal arts education.
Great Summary
By Arthur Pendragon on 02-07-16
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer
By: Robert T. Kiyosaki, Tom Wheelwright
Narrated by: Scott Merriman
It’s Robert Kiyosaki’s position that, “It is our educational system that causes the gap between the rich and everyone else.” He laid the foundation for many of his messages in the international best seller Rich Dad Poor Dad, the number one personal finance book of all time, and in Why the Rich Are Getting Richer, he makes his case.
Finally, It has arrived!
By Thomas Webb on 11-27-18
Built, Not Born
A Self-Made Billionaire's No-Nonsense Guide for Entrepreneurs
By: Tom Golisano, Mike Wicks
Narrated by: Mike Terry
Tom Golisano understands the fears, risks, and challenges small-business owners face every day - he’s lived it. He has launched and grown his own highly successful businesses and mentored dozens of entrepreneurs, helping them build their own successful companies.
Hard Business Truths that Will Help You Succeed
By: Tilman Fertitta, Jim Gray
Narrated by: Tilman Fertitta
Tilman Fertitta, also known as the Billion Dollar Buyer, started his hospitality empire 30 years ago with just one restaurant. So he knows the challenges that business owners face, as well as the common pitfalls that cause them to go under. Over the years, he’s stayed true to the principles that helped him scale his business to what is believed to be the largest single-shareholder company in America, with over $4 billion in revenue. He’s also sole owner of the NBA’s Houston Rockets. In Shut Up and Listen!, he shares the key insights that made it all possible.
This is truth!
By Don't get scammed on 09-18-19
The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg
Innovation, Money, and Politics
By: Eleanor Randolph
Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen
With unprecedented access, the veteran New York Times reporter and editorial writer who covered New York City and state politics offers a revealing portrait of one of the richest and famously private public figures in the country: business genius, inventor, innovator, publisher, philanthropist, activist, sly wit, and potential presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg.
Great story ruined by a terrible voice
By Christian M. on 09-26-19
How to Create Your Business Culture
By: Ben Horowitz
Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times best-selling author, combines lessons both from history and from modern organizational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help executives build cultures that can weather both good and bad times. What You Do Is Who You Are explains how to make your culture purposeful by spotlighting four models of leadership and culture-building.
Life changing book!
By Anonymous User on 10-30-19
By: Peter F Drucker
Narrated by: uncredited
Today's successful careers are not planned out in advance. They develop when people are prepared for opportunities because they have asked themselves the right questions and have rigorously assessed their unique characteristics. This article challenges listeners to take responsibility for managing their futures, both in and out of the office.
By Paul on 05-29-08
Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
By: Stephen A. Schwarzman
Narrated by: Stephen A. Schwarzman, Drew Birdseye
From Blackstone chairman, CEO, and co-founder Stephen A. Schwarzman, a long-awaited book that uses impactful episodes from Schwarzman's life to show listeners how to build, transform, and lead thriving organizations. Whether you are a student, entrepreneur, philanthropist, executive, or simply someone looking for ways to maximize your potential, the same lessons apply.
Outstanding story and lessons in business and life
By David A. Johnson on 10-15-19
How to Win at the Sport of Business
If I Can Do It, You Can Do It
By: Mark Cuban
Narrated by: Charles Constant
Using the greatest material from his popular Blog Maverick, Cuban has collected and updated his postings on business and life to provide a catalog of insider knowledge on what it takes to become a thriving entrepreneur. He tells his own rags-to-riches story of how he went from selling powdered milk and sleeping on friends' couches to owning his own company and becoming a multibillion-dollar success story.
Definetly worth 2 hours of your life
By Jamison on 04-28-15
When I Stop Talking, You'll Know I'm Dead
Useful Stories from a Persuasive Man
By: Jerry Weintraub, Rich Cohen, George Clooney (foreword)
Narrated by: Jerry Weintraub
Here is the story of Jerry Weintraub: the self-made, Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised impresario, Hollywood producer, legendary deal maker, and friend of politicians and stars. No matter where nature has placed him - the club rooms of Brooklyn, the Mafia dives of New York's Lower East Side, the wilds of Alaska, or the hills of Hollywood - he has found a way to put on a show and sell tickets at the door.
Great stories!
By Myles on 12-31-14
Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (Revised)
By: Janet Lowe
A must-listen biography from the author of the best-selling Warren Buffett Speaks.
Really awesome story and had no clue!
By Matthew on 01-05-20
How to Be a Billionaire is the first comprehensive picture of the real strategies and tactics that built the great business fortunes of modern times. Packed with engaging accounts of titans like Ross Perot, Richard Branson, and Phil Anschutz, it will show you principles that can increase your wealth and business acumen to the mogul level.
Martin Fridson looks at the careers, the methods, and the minds of self-made billionaires to distill the common keys to titanic accumulation of wealth. He identifies the methods, beliefs, and behaviors every businessperson must understand and emulate to reach the pinnacle of riches. How to Be a Billionaire is a manual for success that every aspiring tycoon will benefit from.
©2000 Martin S. Fridson (P)2002 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"Most listeners will want this audio treasure to continue forever and ever." ( AudioFile)
"This substantial addition to financial literature...stands apart in a crowded genre. Highly recommended." ( Library Journal)
musical engineer
Much more than the title implies
The author is a high-yield analyst at Merrill-Lynch. He's take some time to research common themes that make a business succeed (or fail). You can, I suppose, use this to try to be a billionaire. You can also use it to simply make your business more profitable (whether you own it or work for it as an employee). You can use these threads to distinguish between attractive investments and unattractive ones, or sort new clients into high-growth and limited-growth prospects. I'm a dissatisfied bookworm, and in my entire life I likely won't give a total of ten 5-star ratings; congratulations, Mr. Fridson, you earned one!
More of a storybook than a how-to guide.
I bought this hoping for more of a guide, but I'm not disappointed at all.
Ed.Win
Solid book
Some great insights into the billionare mindset. I would definitely read further books from this author.
Jeffrey Holst
This is one of the best audiobooks and ever listen to I highly recommend it. get it listen to it you won't regret it
The desire to become a billionaire is not a requirement for reading this book. The book provides great insights and reveals the real terrain one has to navigate to build a successful business. Very blunt for those who want to take the billionaire course. Great reader by the way. Love her voice.
Michael B Rosmer
I was very skeptical going in, books like this are so often invalidated non sense that can misguide the unwary but How to Be a Billionaire really delivers. It will be one of the few I'll re read multiple times.
TupacAmaru
Fantastic. A New Staple
I have been looking for a book that approaches building significant wealth in a way that is interesting without the childish rehash of popular headlines. This book pulls together the Lessons or Principles very well and also manages to provide excellent in-depth illustrative examples. It's not for a kid looking for a light read; I loved it.
Daniel Alarik
Good book.
Good book that anylizes different stories of different American billionaires. Becoming a billionaire is a difficult subject to cover because so few have reached this status, but it does give you a decent idea of how others have reached their wealth. You won't be rich just by reading this book.
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not even finish with it. I'm on chapter 7 and it is amazing! I've stared employing some of these tips in my business now and ladies and gentlemen they work!
Must Read for any Entrepreneur at any stage.
This insight will catapult your thinking process and provide real life situations and strategies used that you will not find in your University text book...
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How Baseball Cards Became an American Obsession
By: Dave Jamieson
Narrated by: Kevin Young
Categories: History, American
4.5 out of 5 stars 4.7 (47 ratings)
The MVP Machine
How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
By: Ben Lindbergh, Travis Sawchik
Narrated by: Josh Hurley
Instead of out-drafting, out-signing, and out-trading their rivals, baseball's best minds have turned to out-developing opponents, gaining greater edges than ever by perfecting prospects and eking extra runs out of older athletes who were once written off. Lindbergh and Sawchik take us inside the transformation of former fringe hitters into home-run kings, show how washed-up pitchers have emerged as aces, and document how coaching and scouting are being turned upside down. The MVP Machine charts the future of a sport and offers a lesson that goes beyond baseball.
A wonderful glimpse into the next level of player development
By Bryan Eisenberg on 06-08-19
An All-American Tale Told through Baseball Cards
By: Josh Wilker
Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
Cardboard Gods is the memoir of Josh Wilker, a brilliant writer who has marked the stages of his life through the baseball cards he collected as a child. It also captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game. Along the way, as we get to know Josh, his family, and his friends, we also get Josh’s classic observations about the central artifacts from his life - the baseball cards themselves.
Ball Four
The Final Pitch
By: Jim Bouton
Narrated by: Jim Bouton
When Ball Four was published in 1970, it created a firestorm. Bouton was called a Judas, a Benedict Arnold and a “social leper” for having violated the “sanctity of the clubhouse.” Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn tried to force Bouton to sign a statement saying the book wasn’t true. Ballplayers, most of whom hadn’t read it, denounced the book. It was even banned by a few libraries. Almost everyone else, however, loved Ball Four.
Three Ten Year Updates Give Bouton a 5th Star
By Byron on 08-09-12
K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches
By: Tyler Kepner
Narrated by: Tyler Kepner
From the New York Times baseball columnist, an enchanting, enthralling history of the national pastime as told through the craft of pitching, based on years of archival research and interviews with more than 300 people from Hall of Famers to the stars of today.
The Perfect Baseball Book
By Jordan on 05-21-19
The Glory of Their Times
The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It
By: Lawrence S. Ritter
Narrated by: Lawrence S. Ritter, Fred Snodgrass, Sam Crawford, and others
Baseball's Golden Age comes alive through the voices of men who were there. Selected from the original tapes on which Lawrence S. Ritter based his classic book of baseball history, The Glory of Their Times is a collection of wonderful tales that paint a vivid and evocative picture of a lively young America and the giants who starred on her ballfields, legends like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and many others.
A Game Winning, Grand Slam!!!
By Richard on 09-28-05
The Betrayal
The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball
By: Charles Fountain
Narrated by: Bob Reed
In the most famous scandal of sports history, eight Chicago White Sox players - including Shoeless Joe Jackson - agreed to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for the promise of $20,000 each from gamblers reportedly working for New York mobster Arnold Rothstein. Heavily favored, Chicago lost the Series five games to three. Although rumors of a fix flew while the series was being played, they were largely disregarded by players and the public at large.
By Nate Gilman on 02-25-16
Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game
By: Rob Neyer
Narrated by: Rob Neyer
The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A’s and eventual World Series champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League Baseball has changed over the last few decades.
Solid overview of Baseball in 2018
By Tyler Burch on 11-21-18
For the Good of the Game
The Inside Story of the Surprising and Dramatic Transformation of Major League Baseball
By: Bud Selig
Narrated by: Arthur Morey
The longtime commissioner of Major League Baseball provides an unprecedented look inside professional baseball today, focusing on how he helped bring the game into the modern age and revealing his interactions with players, managers, fellow owners, and fans nationwide.
Bud's heartfelt tribute to himself
By Buretto on 08-12-19
Astroball
The New Way to Win It All
By: Ben Reiter
Narrated by: Ben Reiter
Astroball is the inside story of how a gang of outsiders went beyond the stats to find a new way to win. When new Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and his top analyst, the former rocket scientist Sig Mejdal, arrived in Houston in 2011, they had already spent more than half a decade trying to understand how human instinct and expertise could be blended with hard numbers. Astroball is the story of the next wave of thinking in baseball and beyond, at once a remarkable underdog story and a fascinating look at the cutting edge of evaluating and optimizing human potential.
More About the Story than the Process
By Boyd Tschaggeny on 07-16-18
The Hall: A Celebration of Baseball's Greats
In Stories and Images, the Complete Roster of Inductees
By: The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Narrated by: Pete Larkin, Nick Omana, Mark Comstock, and others
Never before has the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum published a complete registry of inductees with plaques, photographs, and extended biographies. In this unique, 75th anniversary edition, read the stories of every player inducted into the Hall, organized by position. Each section begins with an original essay by a living Hall of Famer who played that position
The Almost Complete Roster of the Hall of Fame
By Tony E. on 04-08-15
The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
By: Craig Marks, Rob Tannenbaum
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
It was a pretty radical idea - a channel for teenagers, showing nothing but music videos. It was such a radical idea that almost no one thought it would actually succeed, much less become a force in the worlds of music, television, film, fashion, sports, and even politics. But it did work. MTV became more than anyone had ever imagined. I Want My MTV tells the story of the first decade of MTV, the golden era when MTV's programming was all videos, all the time, and kids watched religiously to see their favorite bands, learn about new music, and have something to talk about at parties.
The Most Entertaining Book of the Year
By David on 10-24-12
Tales from the Deadball Era
Ty Cobb, Home Run Baker, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and the Wildest Times in Baseball History
By: Mark S. Halfon
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
The Deadball Era (1901-1920) is a baseball fan's dream. Hope and despair, innocence and cynicism, and levity and hostility blended then to create an air of excitement, anticipation, and concern for all who entered the confines of a major league ballpark. Cheating for the sake of victory earned respect, corrupt ballplayers fixed games with impunity, and violence plagued the sport. At the same time, endearing practices infused baseball with lightheartedness, kindness, and laughter.
Enlightening History
By Ray R. on 09-17-19
A Terrible Beauty
By: Charles Leerhsen
Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player who ever lived. His lifetime batting average is still the highest of all time, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety records. But the numbers don't tell half of Cobb's tale. The Georgia Peach was by far the most thrilling player of the era: "Ty Cobb could cause more excitement with a base on balls than Babe Ruth could with a grand slam," one columnist wrote.
Two Cobb Books, One Review of a Maligned Legacy
By Jonathan Love on 05-17-16
The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL
By: Jeff Pearlman
Narrated by: Joel Richards
The United States Football League was the last football league to not merely challenge the mighty NFL but also to cause it to collectively shudder. It spanned three seasons, featured as many as 18 teams, secured multiple television deals, drew millions of fans, and launched the careers of legends - but then it died beneath the weight of a particularly egotistical and bombastic owner, a New York businessman named Donald Trump. Jeff Pearlman draws on more than 400 interviews to unearth all the salty, untold stories of one of the craziest sports entities to have ever captivated America.
You have to hear it to believe it. Incredible!
By Tanya White on 09-27-18
The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told
Thirty Unforgettable Tales from the Diamond
By: Jeff Silverman
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain, Hillary Huber
At a 1931 barnstorming exhibition game in Tennessee, a 17-year-old pitcher for the Chattanooga Lookouts struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig back to back. Her name was Jackie Mitchell - "organized baseball's first girl pitcher." In July 1970, a stripper rushed onto the field at Riverfront Stadium to kiss Johnny Bench, temporarily disrupting a game attended by President Nixon and his family. These are just some of the great, quirky, and comic moments in the annals of baseball recorded in The Greatest Baseball Stories Ever Told.
Not what I was expecting... at all
By keith on 04-16-17
The Baseball Codes
By: Jason Turbow, Michael Duca
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Everyone knows that baseball is a game of intricate regulations, but it turns out to be even more complicated than we realize. What truly governs the Major League game is a set of unwritten rules, some of which are openly discussed (don’t steal a base with a big lead late in the game), and some of which only a minority of players are even aware of (don’t cross between the catcher and the pitcher on the way to the batter’s box).
Anyone who loves the game
By Patrick on 02-03-11
By: Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns
Narrated by: Ken Burns
The authors of the acclaimed and best-selling The Civil War, Jazz, and The War turn to another uniquely American phenomenon: baseball. Geoffrey C. Ward's and Ken Burns’s moving and fascinating history of the game goes beyond stolen bases, double plays, and home runs to demonstrate how baseball has been influenced by, and has in turn influenced, American life.
The Man Who Solved the Market
How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
By: Gregory Zuckerman
Narrated by: Will Damron
Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor - Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros - can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissance's signature Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66 percent. The firm has earned profits of more than $100 billion; Simons is worth 23 billion dollars.
Good general history, some personal overtones but easily teased out
By Luc on 11-18-19
When award-winning journalist Dave Jamieson's parents sold his childhood home a few years ago, he rediscovered a prized boyhood possession: his baseball card collection. Now was the time to cash in on the investments of his youth. But all the card shops had closed, and cards were selling for next to nothing online. What had happened?
In Mint Condition, his fascinating, eye-opening, endlessly entertaining book, Jamieson finds the answer by tracing the complete story of this beloved piece of American childhood. Picture cards had long been used for advertising, but after the Civil War, tobacco companies started slipping them into cigarette packs as collector's items. Before long the cards were wagging the cigarettes. In the 1930s cards helped gum and candy makers survive the Great Depression. In the 1960s royalties from cards helped transform the baseball players' association into one of the country's most powerful unions, dramatically altering the game. In the '80s and '90s, cards went through a spectacular bubble, becoming a billion-dollar-a-year industry before all but disappearing, surviving today as the rarified preserve of adult collectors. Mint Condition is charming original history brimming with colorful characters, sure to delight baseball fans and collectors.
©2010 Dave Jamieson. The author would like to thank The Topps Company, Inc., and The Upper Deck Company, LLC for permission to reproduce their card images. Recorded by arrangement with Grove Atlantic, Inc. (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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Peter Lutz
I am almost finished with this book, and so far it has been great. Gives an accurate account of the history of Baseball cards, and as a new collector it is very interesting. I would definitely recommend it to a baseball fan or even just a regular sports fan.
dominic escajeda
Great story about baseball cards and their beginngs till what the hobby has become today.
S. O.
Perfect in every way!
This book absolutely caught my imagination. I highly tout this book every chance I get. From the history, the stories and the performer this couldn't be any better.
J. P. HIGBED
One for those who “were there “
Oh boy! This brought back so many memories. Highly recommended for readers who used to collect, trade, and flip cards. It chronicles the 150 year rise of cads. And the startlingly quick collapse. In lots of “fan-boy” detail.
Warning : people who weren’t card owners may find the detail dreary and excessive.
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Volkswagen T-Cross review – latecomer storms to the front of the pack
Jim McGill
Published: 1:35 pm May 27, 2019
It won’t have escaped your attention, but the world appears to have gone ‘compact crossover mad’. Everywhere you look, the car parks are chockfull of the baby SUVs. And if that concerns you, I have bad news: it’s about to get even worse.
However, and more importantly, the good news is the latest arrival promises to be one of — if not the — best of the bunch. It may be late to the party, but with the company estimating the compact SUV segment will double in size in the next 10 years, it seems Volkswagen has merely been keeping its powder dry.
Price: £16,995 to £25,055.
Engine: 1.0-litre, three-cylinder, petrol
Power: 94bhp or 113bhp
Transmission: Six-speed or seven-speed DSG
0-62mph: 10.2secs
Economy: 48.2mpg (Manual, WLTP), 45.6mpg DSG, WLTP)
CO2 emissions: 112g/km (NEDC)
The new front-wheel drive-only T-Cross joins the T-Roc, Tiguan and Touareg in VW’s ever-expanding T-themed SUV line-up. Borrowing its floorpan from the Polo — and built on the same platform as the Audi A1 and Seat Ibiza — the T-Cross is VW’s littlest SUV. It’s also the sister car to the Seat Arona and the upcoming Skoda Kamiq.
In typical VW UK style, the T-Cross comes in four trims — S, SE, SEL and R-Line — with prices ranging from £16,995 all the way up to £25,055.
I’d been looking forward to driving the T-Cross. But then again, I’d also looked forward to my first experience of the larger T-Roc which was launched late 2017. That proved a slightly underwhelming experience, thanks primarily to an interior which had clearly been done to a strict, restrictive budget … and as a result felt brittle and plasticky.
First impressions were impressive. The T-Cross is actually very similar in size to the T-Roc (that one’s built on a platform related to the Golf), but somehow the newcomer — certainly in my eyes — is the bolder, more striking looking car.
It shares many of the external lines of the T-Roc, but there appears to be a sharper, edgier, more imposing look to the T-Cross, both at the front, and most definitely at the rear where a ‘light bar’ stretches across the full width of the tailgate, accentuating the T-Cross’s width.
So: to the cabin. And phew, it looks and — more importantly — feels like a proper Volkswagen. The major points of contacts, like the sporty, chunky steering wheel, gearshift and switchgear are all top quality. Of course there are areas of scratchy plastic secreted around the cabin, but it’s clear the build quality of the T-Cross is higher than many of its rivals: I didn’t hear one squeak or rattle in the full day’s driving.
An eight-inch touchscreen, with smartphone compatibility, sits mid-dash in the top two trim levels, while the range-topping R-Line gets the clear, configurable Active Info Display digital instrument panel. Sensibly, and thankfully, VW designers have left ‘good old fashioned’ physical switchgear below the middle screen for the likes of the air conditioning. The whole cockpit is one of the most intuitive to use of any car currently on sale.
As for storage, the door bins are massive. There’s a neat drawer under the passenger seat and a recess on top of the dashboard with a rubberised base so whatever you throw in there doesn’t slip around.
Noticeably you sit higher than in the Seat Arona, and you’re 100mm higher than in a Polo; the result is the VW feels more like an SUV than a tall hatchback. At 4235mm long the T-Cross is 55mm longer than a Polo, and 138mm taller. The benefit of the extra length is found in the rear seats where there’s as much space as the larger T-Roc; a six-foot passenger can sit behind a six-foot driver.
Plus, the rear 60/40-split rear benchseat can be slid forwards or backwards to create either more kneeroom or, more likely, additional stowage space in the boot … the latter increases the standard 385 litres to 445 litres, which is the same as the T-Roc.
The T-Cross is currently available with the 1.0-litre, three-cylinder petrol engine, but with a choice of two power outputs: 94bhp or 113bhp. While the smaller is a capable unit, I’d recommend the larger. VW is also poised to extend the range with a 1.5TFSI petrol later in the year. A diesel remains unlikely.
Me? I’d stick with the 113bhp petrol. It’s a stonking wee engine which has already proved its worth in the likes of the Polo and Ibiza. Buyers can also choose either the standard six-speed manual, or seven-speed twin-clutch DSG auto. I tried both: the manual is slick and precise, while the DSG is perfectly calibrated to maximise both the engine’s performance and smoothness.
And if you have any concerns about engine noise from the three-cylinder unit; don’t. It’s as quiet as a quiet thing, and the cabin is beautiful isolated from any engine, tyre or wind noise.
VW may have been late coming to the compact crossover party, but the T-Cross lifts the bar and sets new standards, leaving the likes of the Renault Captur and Nissan Juke trailing far behind. If you’re planning to move into the segment, then this is definitely the one to have. Welcome to the club.
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Changing Landscapes of Love and Passion in the Urdu Novel
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This article illustrates the impact of generic differences and changes in the social and political context on the use of emotion concepts such as love and passion in selected Urdu novels from 1869 until 1945. While Nazir Ahmad (1830/31–1912) and Rashid-ul Khairi (1868–1936) in their domestic novels tend to stress the control of passions, particularly in familial relationships, Abdul Halim Sharar (1860–1926) in his Islamic novels/historical romances allows for romantic attraction and propagates religious fervor, bringing him closer to the emotion vocabulary used in contemporary Urdu journalism. This format was later expanded by Nasim Hijazi (1914–1996), who sought to strengthen the enthusiasm of fellow Muslims in their fight for Pakistan. In this highly popular genre strong feelings and passions serve to arouse intense feeling for the Muslim community.
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domestic novel; historical romance; Islamic novel; jazba; jihād; ʿishq; muhabbat; Urdu novel
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The Specter of Communism
Special Section: Emotion Concepts in Urdu and Bengali
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Conceptualizing Compassion in Communication for Communication
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Inside Amy Hammarlund’s studio, there’s a beautiful disorder.
A worktable is strewn with spools of jewelry wire, loops of beads and rulers for measuring, while brackets hold scissors, pliers and other implements. Across from it are shelves stacked with plastic bins, holding beads of every color and shape, while smaller tables offer groups of bold, chunky pendants.
It’s a place where you just want to settle in and play, dig your hands into the glittering beads, cradle polished stone pendants and gently position the strands and their ornaments—even model them in the wood-framed mirror adjacent to the crafter’s worktable.
Across town, Susan Senn-Davis’ studio is its orderly counterpoint—a treasure box of rich textures. Rope upon rope of beads in all colors and shapes hang neatly, completely filling one wall behind a work desk. On that desk, all the delicate fittings for jewelry making are properly stored in decorative containers, from Buddha’s heads to little pottery jars.
A subtle and rich backdrop of other statuary and framed prints underscore Senn-Davis’ interest in Asian themes, while boldly colored and brushed paintings describe her own artistic background. And everywhere are the necklaces, draped around a figure, on a dressmaker’s form, even adorning a sunlit window.
The two studios represent a yin and yang, daughter and mother, the two halves making up Senn Designs, which has been creating and selling beautifully crafted necklaces, bracelets and earrings in Augusta and beyond since 1996.
Beauty in the Smallest Things
For mother Susan Senn-Davis, her interest in jewelry making began 30 years ago with a metal recycling plant in south Augusta.
It’s not as odd as it sounds. Senn-Davis is accustomed to finding beauty everywhere, from antique shops to yard sales. “I like rummaging and putting things together,” she says with a laugh.
But in truth, her design sensibility goes back even further than that. Senn-Davis graduated as an art major from Furman University (she’s the second of three generations of Senn women to be an alum), and taught the discipline at University of South Carolina Aiken as well as Augusta University. She also paints, and her various works adorn the walls of her home. And before jewelry, she dabbled in papermaking, even crafting greeting cards that were sold in local shops.
But back to that metal recycling plant. Senn-Davis just happened to be driving down Gordon Highway and stopped in as a lark. A box of discarded springs, coils and bolts caught her eye, and she bought a selection, the owner carefully measuring them and charging by weight. She turned the odd shapes into pins and brooches, before she began looking farther afield for inspiration. Beads and pendants came next—“and it just exploded,” she says. “I found a passion, and it was like, oh boy, this is it. I found something I loved.”
Soon friends and then strangers would stop her to say, “I like that necklace. Where did you get it?” It happened so often that she thought, “Maybe there’s something here.” She began exhibiting her jewelry at local and regional shows, including Arts in the Heart of Augusta and Aiken’s Makin. Then, with her heart in her mouth and her jewelry in her hands, Senn-Davis approached her first shop, Soho in Surrey Center.
That was a start. Now, two decades later, Senn Designs jewelry is found in boutiques in Augusta, Evans, Aiken, Columbus and Louisville, and is also sold at trunk shows that Senn-Davis and Hammarlund offer several times a year. While the look of the jewelry has changed over the years, Senn Designs continues to be known for bold designs and unique pieces that appeal to a wide range of ages.
That might have something to do with the fact that four generations of Senn women have been involved in the company. Before Hammarlund, Senn-Davis enlisted her own mother, also an artist and painter. “I used to put a card table here in the middle of this room with a chair, and we would sit here and work together—it was a bonding thing, definitely,” says Senn-Davis. “I taught her how to (make jewelry) and she caught the same bug I did.”
Meanwhile, Hammarlund was teaching 2nd grade at Martinez Elementary School. She has no art background at all, she says with a laugh, not like her mother and grandmother, but after her daughter Sophie was born prematurely, she gave up teaching. And after asking her mother to make a piece for her for the umpteenth time, one day Senn-Davis said, “Nope, but you can make it. I’ll teach you how.” And she’s been working with her mother ever since.
For years, it was the three women, until Senn-Davis’ 91-year-old mother decided, at last, it was time to retire. Now, Hammarlund is giving daughter Sophie the same lesson her mother gave her, teaching the now 13-year-old.
Two Halves
Hammarlund can almost always be seen with an armful of her own polished stone beaded bracelets. She loves making them, she says, loves seeing them stacked on her own arm and other people’s arms. She can string them 10 or 20 at a time and donates them to local fundraisers, including for the University Health Care Foundation for breast cancer and the Press On Foundation for childhood cancer. “They make people happy,” she says. “They bring me joy and they bring other people joy.”
Senn-Davis loves wearing them too. “They make me feel like Amy’s with me,” says her mother. “My bracelets make me feel closer to her.”
Hammarlund is an only child, and the mother and daughter have always been close. Although they each work in their own studios out of their homes, they see each other often. “We’re best friends for sure,” says Hammarlund. “We love to just hang out, get coffee together, go to lunch together. Family is very important for us.”
“When we’re not together, we’re texting all day,” says Senn-Davis.
“It’s so natural to us,” says Hammarlund. “It just seems (like) why isn’t everybody this close?”
And when it comes to making jewelry, “we both take criticism well,” says Senn-Davis. “And we do, we tell each other.”
They are alike in other ways too. The two are often mistaken for the other when talking on the telephone. And it always gets a laugh on Christmas mornings when they open their gifts to one another and find they’ve given each other nearly the same item. It’s happened with sweaters and other clothing and once a Coach handbag. Even their jewelry aesthetic is often very similar, although Hammarlund always credits her mother for her creativity and downplays her own.
Together the women craft thousands of Senn Designs originals every year. As she steps into her studio, Senn-Davis points out her workdesk and almost without being aware of it, stops to add a few more beads to a Southwestern-inspired necklace with dark beads that sits waiting, partially finished. While she has a ruler, she laughs as she points it out. “I’m a neck measurer,” she says, while Hammarlund with another laugh admits that she always uses a ruler to get the length just right.
Another difference? Senn-Davis likes to get up early and work through the morning, while Hammarlund as a busy mom of three seeks out the peace and quiet of her studio space in the later morning and in the dark of night once the children are all tucked into bed. Since she joined Senn Designs, Hammarlund has also taken over many of the administrative duties involved with the company, such as marketing and selling. “I love creating,” says Senn-Davis. “And I like to talk to people,” says Hammarlund. “She’s a good salesperson,” adds her mother.
A highlight of their year is their annual Mother’s Day trip to Franklin, N.C., to the Gem & Lapidary Wholesalers Trade Show. They wake up at the crack of dawn for the three and a half-hour drive into the North Carolina mountains and spend the day shopping for half a year’s worth of gemstones, pearls, beads and all the fittings to put jewelry together. Last year, they found a new vendor from Africa offering recycled glass beads in colors of earth and sky and bought as much as they could. Now, those beads are almost all gone. “We’re always on the lookout for anything unusual,” says Senn-Davs. Hammarlund adds, “We always make a little pact outside, ‘I promise we’re not going to buy one thing until we look around the whole show,’ but we’re not in there two seconds, we’ve already bought something.”
It’s a major buying process, and it can be overwhelming—but “it’s fun to us,” says Hammarlund. “We’re dead tired at the end of the day,” says Senn-Davis. “But it’s a good kind of tired,” adds her daughter.
Traditions of the Season
The Christmas season brings more traditions—evening service at Aldersgate Methodist Church, followed by Christmas Eve dinner and each grandchild opening just one gift each. Christmas day is more gifts, then brunch.
It’s also one of Senn Designs’ busiest times. There are trunk shows at Aldersgate, the Morris Museum of Art, the Columbus Museum of Art and Swank in Surrey Center, along with custom jewelry requests. “We’re busy up to the last minute,” says Senn-Davis.
Still, she makes the time for a personal tradition: 20 random acts of kindness. “Her holiday tradition is that she always does 20 things for other people,” says Hammarlund, everything from helping out at a local soup kitchen, giving blood or Senn-Davis’ personal favorite, buying a cup for coffee for someone in the line behind her at Starbucks.
Following her mother’s example, Hammarlund has her own version, giving away 20 of her favorite bracelets to random people as she goes about her day. “Jewelry really does make you happy,” says Hammarlund. “It’s a little tiny thing, but it can definitely brighten your day, cheer up a drab outfit…and it becomes meaningful.”
It might be surprising, but the mother and daughter also give each other jewelry as gifts “all the time,” says Senn-Davis. And, they glance at one another and laugh as they admit that they also very often keep items they originally made to be sold. Senn-Davis beckons me over, then slides open a drawer in her desk. Inside are hidden treasures, pendants of blue and white china, Asian porcelain, tiny framed stamps. Pearls and beads in colorful turquoise, black and white, red, silver and gold, some in bags, some on ropes, are everywhere. These are the items that inspire her, the ones she can’t bear to give away—a glorious riot of color and pattern. Hammarlund has a similar collection.
Inspiration can strike at anytime: from a special trip, at a yard sale, from a magazine—and from family. “I get so much inspiration from my mom,” says Hammarlund. “She’s always been so super creative. You are, mom,” she adds. “She inspires me more than anybody else.”
Both Susan Senn-Davis and Amy Hammarlund love to give away jewelry. Senn Designs has even gifted its pieces to celebrities. Morning news host Hoda Kotb spoke to breast cancer survivors at a We Think Pink banquet sponsored by The Augusta Chronicle in 2011. Senn-Davis and Hammarlund were in the audience, and afterwards, Senn-Davis had the opportunity to meet Kotb. “I told her I admired her and had a piece of jewelry for her,” she says. “She was just tickled.”
During an earlier trip to New York City, Senn-Davis was in the crowd outside the Today show, holding a sign that said, “I have a present for Katie (Couric) and Ann (Curry).” During their break, the two anchors came over, and Senn-Davis gave them both necklaces.
“It’s fun to do,” says Senn-Davis. “I might say one day, whoever tells me that they like my necklace today will get it.” “I’ve seen her do that lots of times,” adds Hammarlund.
This article appears in the November-December 2016 issue of Augusta Magazine.
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GM in talks to sell shuttered factory in Lordstown, Ohio
By Tom Krisher & John Seewer The Associated Press
May 9, 2019 – General Motors is negotiating the sale of its shuttered factory in Lordstown, Ohio, to a company that builds electric trucks.
The company confirmed Wednesday that it’s in talks with Cincinnati-based Workhorse Group to sell the huge facility, and also announced plans to invest $700 million in three Ohio factories to create 450 additional jobs.
The potential sale, first announced on Twitter by President Donald Trump, could preserve some jobs at the sprawling plant 60 miles east of Cleveland. But it also dashes any hope that GM would reopen the factory where until March, it had built cars for more than five decades.
Workhorse Group, led by Workhorse founder Steve Burns, would acquire the facility and would hold a minority stake in a new venture, a GM statement said. But it was unclear who would own the rest.
“This potential agreement creates a positive outcome for all parties involved and will help solidify the leadership of Workhorse’s role in the EV community,” said CEO Duane Hughes.
The company would build a commercial electric pickup truck if it buys the facility, Burns said in the statement.
Should the project go forward, initial job numbers would be in the hundreds, said Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, moments after fielding a call from GM CEO Mary Barra. That number could rise to 3,000 over several years if Workhorse were to win a contract with the U.S. Postal Service, DeWine said.
“We have people who are I would say knowledgeable about the negotiations who have told us that. That would be one of the goals of the company as they grow their business – to get a contract with the post office,” DeWine said.
DeWine said he welcomed the news but said a lot depends on upcoming UAW negotiations and the union’s reaction. “It would appear that with this company that there is potential for growth and maybe significant potential growth, which is what we want,” he said.
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Lordstown Mayor Arno Hill said he’s waiting for details, including how many people might be employed. “It’s definitely better than having a six-million-square-foot building sitting empty,” he said.
But news of the pending sale was greeted gloomily by workers in Lordstown who were hoping that GM would reopen the factory that stopped producing the Chevrolet Cruze compact car in March.
Tim O’Hara, vice-president of the United Auto Workers union local at the plant, said workers were hoping the union could negotiate a new product for Lordstown, allowing them to stay in the area and continue careers with GM. Many will be forced to transfer in order to preserve seniority and pension eligibility, O’Hara said.
“I guess that means they’re done in Lordstown,” O’Hara said of GM. “Anybody that wants to continue working for them is going to have to transfer out.”
Lordstown had about 1,400 hourly workers on one shift at the time the plant stopped production. But hundreds of others had been laid off earlier as GM cut two shifts to deal with slumping demand for the Cruze.
Terry Dittes, the UAW’s national vice-president, said in a prepared statement that the company should still assign a new product to Lordstown and keep the plant open. The union has sued over the closure of Lordstown and three other U.S. plants, saying the moves violate GM’s contract with the union.
GM said the 450 jobs would be added at plants in Toledo, the Cleveland suburb of Parma and the Dayton suburb of Moraine.
The Moraine plant would get expanded diesel engine production for GM heavy-duty pickups, while a Toledo transmission plant will add workers to build 10-speed truck transmissions. A stamping plant in Parma, near Cleveland, will see expanded production and new laser welding technology, the company said.
GM said more than 1,350 blue-collar workers have accepted transfers to other GM factories from four U.S. plants that are slated to close.
Trump happily tweeted the news about Lordstown after a conversation with Barra, calling the announcement “great news for Ohio.” Lordstown had been pulled into the 2020 presidential campaign as Trump has pressured companies to add jobs in the U.S. Ohio is key to Trump’s re-election campaign, and he has attacked GM for plans to close the plant as part of a larger restructuring effort.
Workhorse CEO Hughes said Tuesday the company is making progress in the transition from development to the production. The company is on target, he said, to begin delivering its new electric vans at the end of this year.
Workhorse reported that its first quarter sales for this year were at $364,000, down from $560,000 for the quarter in 2018. It also reported $2.8 million in cash and short-term investments.
The announcement came just after GM and the Canadian auto workers union reached a deal to save 300 jobs at an Ontario factory that is slated to close by the end of this year. They’ll work in a parts-stamping operation that will continue to make components for GM vehicles as the company seeks other business.
But the remainder of the 2,600 workers at the plant in Oshawa, near Toronto, are still scheduled to be laid off.
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Image caption Les Rutherford escaped Dunkirk by paddling out to sea on a shed door
A veteran who escaped Dunkirk by paddling out to sea on a shed door has died at the age of 101.
Les Rutherford became trapped while fighting a rear-guard action during the evacuation of the port.
He and a fellow soldier used the door, which had been blown off a shed, to escape out to sea, where they were picked up by a French trawler.
Tributes paid to Mr Rutherford described him as "a wonderful man who will be sorely missed".
Talking previously about his exploits in Dunkirk, Mr Rutherford said: "The place was being bombed to bits.
"There was absolutely no hope, so another chap and I decided to take this big door which had been blown off a shed and we put out to sea."
After being picked up, he said he was given a glass of rum and returned to England wearing only a blanket and socks.
He later joined Bomber Command and served as a bomb aimer in the RAF.
His role was to lie flat in the nose of the aircraft, directing the pilot during a bombing-run as the bombs were released.
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Image caption Les Rutherford in a Lancaster bomber on his 90th birthday
Image caption Mr Rutherford, who was based at RAF Skellingthorpe in Lincolnshire, served with Bomber Command
During a raid over Germany in December 1943, Mr Rutherford was shot down and captured.
He was taken to Stalag Luft III shortly before the Great Escape took place in March 1944, although he was not part of it.
Whilst there, he exchanged chocolate for a notebook which he used to record life in the camp.
Image caption One of the images in his notebook depicted the Great Escape
Image caption Another showed the withdrawal of troops from Stalag Luft III in 1945 in response to the Russian advance
At the end of the war he was repatriated to the UK.
Paying tribute, a spokesperson for the International Bomber Command Centre, said: "If ever a man served his country to the highest standards it was Les.
"Blue skies Les, forever in our hearts."
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Bonus: A complete concert from Sweden in 1965.
The enclosed DVD contains rare clips from 'Hullaballoo,' 'Swingin' Time', 'Hollywood Palace,' and the Petula Clark Special, plus the rare 1959 Swedish Production, 'The Archie Bleyer Show.'
The final chapter in the Everly Brothers' recorded legacy is completed with this third album box set (in Bear Family's series) covering the recorded works of the legendary Everly Brothers. Including all existing masters for their sessions from 1966 through 1972, 'Chained To A Memory' chronologically collects singles, album tracks, outtakes, demos, first-time stereo mixes and rare promos recorded for the Warner Bros. and RCA labels. Material from such albums as 'In Our Image', 'Two Yanks In England', 'The Hit Sound Of The Everly Brothers', 'The Everly Brothers Sing', 'Roots', 'The Everly Brothers Show', 'Stories We Can Tell' and 'Pass The Chicken And Listen' is featured, bringing the Everly Brothers story to their initial split. The set contains 50 previously unissued performances, plus as a bonus a 1965 Swedish concert with Sonny Curtis and Jim Gordon.
The album box is topped of by a mammoth hardbound book featuring a 1966-1973 day-by-day chronology of Everly Brothers' recording sessions, concerts, as well as radio and television appearances by noted Everly Brothers historian, Andrew Sandoval. The book is illustrated with hundreds of images (many of which are heretofore unseen) and a full discography featuring recording information and extensive personnel credits.
Placed alongside Bear Family's 'Classic Everly Brothers' box (which collected the duo's Columbia and Cadence sides) and last year's 'Price Of Fame,' this is the be-all-and-end-all for Everly Brothers enthusiasts. A must-own collection of music covering the Everlys' repertoire of Rock, Country, Blues, Pop and so much more. Compiled with the greatest care from years of research, this album box set makes all other releases of the Everly Brothers from this era obsolete.
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Everly Brothers, The - Chained To A Memory (8-CD - 1-DVD) Box set 1
01 June Is As Cold As December
02 Glitter And Gold
03 Lovey Kravezit
04 The Doll House Is Empty
05 (You Got) The Power Of Love
06 Leave My Girl Alone
07 (Why Am I) Chained To A Memory
08 Don't Run And Hide
09 Have You Ever Loved Somebody
10 Fifi The Flea
11 Hard Hard Year
12 Like Everytime Before
13 Signs That Will Never Change
14 The Collector
15 So Lonely
16 I've Been Wrong Before
17 Kiss Your Man Goodbye (#3)
18 Pretty Flamingo
19 Somebody Help Me
20 When Eddie Comes Home
21 The Devil's Child
22 She Never Smiles Anymore (take 1)
23 She Never Smiles Anymore
24 Nothing But The Best
25 Sea Of Heartbreak
26 Blueberry Hill
27 Good Golly, Miss Molly
28 (I'd Be) A Legend In My Time
29 I'm Movin' On
30 Sticks And Stones
01 Oh, Boy!
02 Let's Go Get Stoned
03 Trains And Boats And Planes
04 Even If I Hold It In My Hand (take 2)
05 Even If I Hold It In My Hand (take 10)
06 The House Of The Rising Sun (take 1)
08 Bowling Green (demo)
09 I'll Be Gone (demo) (backing track)
10 I Don't Want To Love You
11 Bowling Green
12 Mary Jane
13 A Little Bit Of Crazy
14 Do You
15 A Voice Within
16 It's All Over (overdub & remix of old rec.)
17 Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
18 A Whiter Shade Of Pale
19 Talking To The Flowers
20 Deliver Me
21 I'm Finding It Rough
22 They Smile For You (backing track)
23 Love Of The Common People (take 1)
24 Love Of The Common People (composite)
25 Love Of The Common People (take 23)
26 My Elusive Dreams (take 1)
01 You're Just What I Was Looking For...(take 7)
03 Lord Of The Manor
04 It's My Time
05 Bonsoir Madame (back track)
06 Empty Boxes
07 Love With Your Heart (#1) (take 4)
08 Love With Your Heart (#1) (Master)
09 You Done Me Wrong (alt. mix)
10 Milk Train
01 Intro: Everly Family
02 Mama Tried (7/20/68 & 9/26/68)
03 Less Of Me (7/16/68)
04 T For Texas (7/20/68)
05 I Wonder If Care As Much (9/17 & 19/68)
06 Ventura Boulevard (7/12/68 & 10/14/68)
07 Shady Grove (7/17/68)
08 Illinois (9/30/68)
09 Living Too Close To The Ground (10/7/68)
10 You Done Me Wrong (4/10/68)
11 Turn Around (7/12/68, 9/23/68 & 10/14/68)
12 Sing Me Back Home (7/16/68 & 9/25/68)
13 Montage: Everly Family/Shady Grove/
14 Kentucky
15 The Weight (take 9)
16 Deep Water (backing track)
17 Medley: Lady Anne/Blue Balloon (demo)
18 Roots promo sampler
01 Lady Anne (demo)
02 Shop Girl (demo)
03 Omaha
04 Human Race (#1)
05 Mr. Soul (mix #1 1/6/69)
06 In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad)
07 Down In The Bottom (mix #1 1/6/69)
08 Love With Your Heart (#2)
09 Mr. Soul (mix #2)
11 Down In The Bottom (mix #2 - remake)
12 Glory Road
13 My Little Yellow Bird
14 I'm On My Way Home Again (demo)
15 Cuckoo Bird
16 Eden To Canaan (take 2)
17 Eden To Canaan (Nice Guys)
18 I'm On My Way Home Again (take 1)
19 I'm On My Way Home Again (single)
20 Carolina In My Mind
21 Casey's Last Ride #1 (take 1)
23 Stained Glass Morning
01 Yves
03 Introduction
04 Mama Tried
07 ('til) I Kissed You
08 Wake Up Little Susie
09 Cathy's Clown
10 Bird Dog
11 Maybelline
12 Medley: Rock And Roll Music/The End/Aquarius/
13 If I Were A Carpenter/The Price Of Love/
14 Rock And Roll Music/The Thrill Is Gone/The
15 End/Games People Play/The Price Of Love
16 Baby What You Want Me To Do
17 All I Have To Do Is Dream
18 Walk Right Back
19 Medley: Susie Q/Hey Jude
21 I Wonder If I Care As Much
22 Love Is Strange
23 Medley: Let It Be Me/Give Peace A Chance
24 Duster Spot
01 The Brand New Tennessee Waltz
02 Casey's Last Ride (#2)
03 Old Kentucky River
04 Green River
05 Breakdown
06 All We Really Want To Do
07 Poems, Prayers And Promises
08 Mandolin Wind
09 I'm Tired Of Singing My Song In Las Vegas
10 Ridin' High
11 Lay Me Down
12 Del Rio Dan
13 Three-Armed Poker
14 Playin' River Rat
15 Christmas Eve Can Kill You
16 Stories We Can Tell
17 Poisonberry Pie
18 It Pleases Me To Please You
19 Up In Mabel's Room
01 Lay It Down
02 I Can't Be Myself
03 Sweet Memories
04 Rocky Top
05 Survival Of The Fittest
06 Not Fade Away
07 Paradise
08 A Nickel For The Fiddler
09 Somebody Nobody Knows
10 Watchin' It Go
11 Woman Don't You Try To Tie Me Down
12 Good Hearted Woman
13 Husbands And Wives
14 Ladies Love Outlaws
15 Maiden's Prayer
16 Send Me The Pillow You Dream On (#2)
17 I'm Alone Because I Love You
18 Don Everly Talks About Pass The Chicken And
19 Listen
01 A Live concert recorded by the Swedish
02 Broadcasting Ltd, at Radiohuset Studio 4,
03 Stockholm, Sweden, April 22, 1965
04 Intro/Lucille
05 Susie Q
06 Raunchy
08 Bye Bye Love
09 Gone Gone Gone (instr.)
10 Outskirts Of Town
12 So Sad
13 Lucille
Everly Brothers, The - Chained To A Memory (8-CD - 1-DVD) Box set 10
01 THE ARCHIE BLEYER SHOW (1959): Feb. 9, 1959
02 Are You Sincere WILLIAMS, Andy
03 All I Have To Do Is Dream EVERLY BROS
04 Lollipop CHORDETTES
05 Everly Brothers in Nashville
06 Andy Williams in New York
07 The Chordettes in New York
08 Long Time Gone EVERLY BROS
09 Meet Me Where They Play The Blues WILLIAMS, Andy
10 Wonderful One CHORDETTES
11 ARCHIE BLEYER'S ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK
12 PARTY':
13 Problems EVERLY BROS
14 No Other Arms, No Other Lips CHORDETTES
15 The Hawaiian Wedding Song (& GUNILLA FLORELL) WILLIAMS, Andy
16 Now Is The Hour CAST
17 Intro Paul Anka: You're My Girl
18 Intro Steve Lawrence: Lonely Weekends
19 I Got A Woman
20 All I Have To Do Is Dream (& S. LAWRENCE)
21 GRAMMY AWARD MEDLEY:
22 I Want To Hold Your Hand (& JACKIE & GAYLE)
23 People LAWRENCE, Steve
24 The Boy From Ipanema HARDY, Francoise
25 Downtown (& S. LAWRENCE & F. HARDY)
26 Intro Trini Lopez: The Price Of Love
27 Wake Up Little Susie/Bye, Bye Love/Bird Dog
28 Bye, Bye Love
29 Wake Up Little Susie/All I Have To Do Is/
30 Dream/Bird Dog/Devoted To You
32 Intro Roy Rogers & Dale Evans: Mama Tried
33 All I Have To Do Is Dream/Wake Up Little
34 Susie/Bye, Bye Love (& ROY ROGERS & DALE
35 EVANS)(Hollywood Palace, Nov. 8, 1969)
36 The Games People Play (& PETULA CLARK)(color)
37 (Petula Clark Special, Petula, Dec.6, 1970)
38 Let It Be Me (color) (Patula Clark Special,
39 Petula, Dec.6, 1970)
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Don (geb. 1. 2. 1937 in Brownie - Kentucky) und
Phil (geb. 19. 1. 1939 in Chicago - Illinois)
Born into music, Don and Phil began performing as children in the mid-40s. Their father Ike Everly, an accomplished guitarist, hosted a variety of rural radio programs which eventually incorporated his whole family. Wife Margaret and sons Don (born February 1, 1937) and Phil (born January 9, 1939) all took their turns at the mic in varying combinations as they honed their harmony skills. However, by 1953 the family's format had reached its end. As recorded music overtook the need for live performers, Don and Phil became infatuated with introducing rock and rhythm and blues flavors to their standard folk and country repertoire.
The mid-'50s found the family struggling to survive. Ike and Margaret worked odd jobs to support their sons' burgeoning musical career, while Don and Phil focused on songwriting and knocking on doors near Nashville. Their first recording deal with Columbia was a fleeting failure and it was not until the duo met up with Wesley Rose that they were truly on the path to success. Being one of the most powerful music magnates in Nashville (and the owner of the colossal Acuff Rose publishing company), Wesley Rose found the brothers a home with East Coast indie label Cadence Records. Rose further coupled Don and Phil with the husband and wife writing team of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, and the rest is, as they say, history.
The Everly Brothers' first Cadence release, 1957's Bye Bye Love, began a solid string of thirteen Top 40 hits for the label. But by 1964, the Everlys and many of their label mates had departed from Cadence (and the charts). Resultantly, founder Archie Bleyer sold his musical assets to former signee, singer Andy Williams. Although Williams held back the Everly masters for six years, 1970 saw the first in a flood of nostalgic reissues of the duo's Cadence recordings (a trend which continues to this day). Nevertheless, these collections are simply a shuffling of the same forty songs the brothers cut for the label.
March 1985 saw the first compilation that deviated from this format, Rhino Records' 'All They Had To Do Was Dream'. Compiled entirely from outtakes and demos, this set lifted the lid on what still remained within the Cadence archive. Bear Family's 'Classic Everly Brothers' (BCD 15618) box set further collected these outtakes with a few added obscurities, giving enthusiasts and historians a more complete picture of what occurred during those times.
Now, some twenty years later, Everly fans are once again allowed back into the archive to hear a newly unearthed set of working versions and musical sketches from that magical era. A compelling study of the creative process behind the legendary Cadence masters, this set gives one a fresh perspective on these, the Everlys' most popular sides. You won't hear perfection at every turn. Yet, nearly every track exhibits a talented team on the verge of a musical breakthrough. So, pull up a chair and join us at RCA Victor Studios in Nashville, as we join the Everly Brothers in session.
The Everly Brothers The Outtakes
Read more at: https://www.bear-family.de/everly-brothers-the-the-outtakes.html
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asham: offense, guilt
Original Word: אָשָׁם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: asham
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-shawm')
Short Definition: offering
from asham
offense, guilt
guilt (2), guilt offering (38), guilt offerings (1), guilty deeds (1), sin (1), wrong (3).
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אָשָׁם noun masculine offence, guilt — ׳א Genesis 26:10 37t., suffix אֲשָׁמוֺ Numbers 5:7 7t.; —
1 offence, trespass, fault Psalm 68:22 (guiltiness RV).
2 guilt Genesis 26:10 (J) Proverbs 14:9; Jeremiah 51:5.
3 compensation, לְהָשִׁיב הָאָשָׁם אֵלָיו to whom to return the compensation (or satisfaction for injury) Numbers 5:7,8 (P; restitution for guilt RV).
4 trespass-offering (AV, but guilt-offering RV) used only in Leviticus 5; Leviticus 6:10; Leviticus 7:1; Leviticus 14:1; Leviticus 19:21,22; Numbers 5:1; Numbers 6:12; Numbers 18:9 (P), & Ezekiel 40:39; Ezekiel 42:13; Ezekiel 44:29; Ezekiel 46:20, compare Ezra 10:19. This offering seems to have been confined to offences against God or man that could be estimated and so covered by compensation. The ordinary trespass-offering was a ram, together with restitution and a penalty of a fifth of its value. The trespass-offerings of the leper and Nazirite were he-lambs Leviticus 14 Numbers 6:12; if the person who suffered wrong or his kinsmen were not living the fine went to the priests. The victims were offered, the blood and fat pieces going to the altar, the skin and flesh to the priests. There seems to have been no application of the blood to the horns of the altar (the chief ceremony of the sin-offering) because the guilt was not expiated at the altar but by compensation to the wronged person or his representative. A part of the blood of the leper's trespass-offering was applied to his person to consecrate him (as in the case of the ram of consecration to consecrate the priests Leviticus 8:23). The trespass-offering is unknown to J E D and the older Hebrew literature. However, the Philistines send an אשׁם of golden mice and tumours 1 Samuel 6:3,4,8,17, and an אשׁם of money was given to the priests 2 Kings 12:17, but these are entirely different from the trespass-offering of P. The Messianic servant offers himself as an אשׁם in compensation for the sins of the people, interposing for them as their substitute Isaiah 53:10 (incorrectly, sin-offering AV RV). See further OehlerOT Theol. § 137 Di Leviticus 5:14.
guiltiness, offering for sin, trespass offering
From 'asham; guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering -- guiltiness, (offering for) sin, trespass (offering).
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THE WAY TO BUY A HOUSE
by Cole, V.B
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BODLEY HEAD. Hardcover. B000WU2PM4 Binding: Hardback ---Publisher: BODLEY HEAD ---Date: 1964 ---Edition: ---Pages: 128 ---Condition: Very Good ----DJ Condition: Good ---Description: All of the internal pages are unmarked, uncreased and tightly bound, the dust jacket is unclipped, no stamps or inscriptions, the only flaws are a couple of minor scuffs and small nicks to the dust jacket. MOST OF OUR BOOKS ARE SHIPPED WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY OF PURCHASE. YOU GET A FREE BOOKMARK WITH EVERY ORDER. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE - WE UPLOAD A SELECTION OF HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHS WITH EACH LISTING, HOWEVER IF NOT ALREADY PRESENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANY OF OUR TITLES CAN BE PROVIDED BY REQUEST VIA E-MAIL.B000WU2PM4 . Very Good. 1964.
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On Dec 1 2018, said:
"This is not a review about the book in question 'The Antisemitic Wars' by Karl Sabbagh - it's to question the review by reviewer 'feeney' already submitted about a totally different 'detective story' book about Scotland that's placed wrongly. One is inclined to suspect 'feeney' may have over-indulged upon a dram or two in their writing while meandering totteringly about their Inverness holiday. "
On Oct 2 2008, feeney said:
"I read this book for Scottish Highlands atmospherics in September 2008. My wife and I were among 20 American Elderhostelers on a 2 1/2 week natiure study and history visit to the Aigas Field Centre (see http://www.aigas.co.uk/) near Inverness. At the end of long days looking for divers (loons), whales, iron age forts and the like, M.C. Beaton's DEATH OF A GOSSIP (1985, 2008) was a fun, relaxing way to unwind and unkink tired leg muscles. ***
The novel's literary genre "detective story" is not much more than a frame for glimpses of Northwestern Scotland (Sutherland), its hills, a sea loch and assorted characters. Eight people: men, women, one boy, have signed on for a few days at a fly casting fishing school run by John and Heather Cartwright. One of them, Lady Jane Winters, seems to know everything bad in the lives of all the rest. There is none who does not come to hate her. So when she is found murdered, they are all suspects. ***
Hamish Macbeth, thirty-something, ungainly not entirely honest constable of the village of Lochdubh is quickly shoved aside in the investigations by higher ups, Detective Chief Inspector Blair, who heads nearby Strathbane CD and his sidekicks Detectives Jimmy Anderson and Harry McNab. ***
In the end, as you will soon come to expect, the case is cracked by the ostensibly bumbling Hamish Macbeth. The local rich man's daughter, young Priscilla Halliburton-Smythe, is Hamish's beloved and chief component of the principal sub-plot. But does she see in him anything more than an old friend she has grown up with? Stay tuned: she will reappear in other novels in this series. ***
Constable Macbeth is a poor man's Sherlock Holmes, with maddening, brilliant flashes of insight weakly grounded in facts and fleshed out by informal syllogisms hard for me, at least to follow. He has, however, fourth cousins scattered all over the world and is able to phone them, especially those in the press, for background on the victim and those suspected of murdering her. ***
I liked the book enough to order dvds via netflix.com showing the British TV series, Hamish Macbeth. Several British nature lovers who were at Aigas Centre along with our American elderhostelers assured me that the TV series is a hoot. And some kind ladies whom my wife and I dropped in upon at a Senior Center in nearby Beuly showered smiles upon us and told us all about the real town in Sutherland on which fictional Lochdubh is based. ***
Bottom line: good, informative, amusing reading before bed, on trains, planes or buses. You can learn a bit as well about the art of fly fishing. -OOO-"
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'Choice of last resort': Why Tim Hortons' sales are lagging and what it can do to change that
Jeanie Tran, BNN Bloomberg
Tim Hortons’ sales growth cools in third quarter
Tim Hortons has its work cut out for it.
The coffee-and-doughnut chain was a drag on the latest quarterly earnings of parent company Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI). Tim Hortons’ same-store sales declined 1.4 per cent year-over-year, which RBI CEO Jose Cil blamed on weakness in its lunch and cold beverage offerings.
Meanwhile, at other Restaurant Brands banners, Popeyes’ comparable sales rose 10 per cent, fuelled by the popularity of its fried chicken sandwich, while Burger King’s rose five per cent with the help of its Impossible Whopper.
In contrast, Tim Hortons’ limited trial of its Beyond Meat plant-based protein offerings failed to generate the same sort momentum. The company began phasing out the items in September in provinces other than B.C. and Ontario.
If it hopes to stay relevant in its domestic market amid an increasingly competitive quick-service landscape, Tim Hortons will have to prioritize the quality of its core products and expand its market appeal, according to some industry experts.
“It’s really become a choice of last resort,” Robert Levy, president at brand research and consulting firm BrandSpark International, told BNN Bloomberg in an email.
“The food is largely empty calories. They have gone to the lowest common denominator — their bagels come in frozen, their breakfast eggs sit in a warming tray for who knows how long, their sandwiches are mediocre and their coffee is just okay. How could they even let McDonald’s take coffee superiority away from them?”
Levy said Tim Hortons was once “the undisputed favourite coffee in Canada,” according to BrandSpark’s research, but that more recent studies like “Maclean’s Coffee Ranker” suggest McDonald’s Corp. has come out ahead as the “King of Coffee.”
Levy said Tim Hortons needs to follow its competitor’s lead, pointing to McDonald’s spree of store renovations and focus on improving the quality of its products.
But even if McDonald’s coffee is more preferred, Tim Hortons’ brew is still dominant in terms of sales. The company said it sells more than seven out of 10 cups of coffee consumed in Canada.
Still, Tim Hortons risks losing this point of pride if it doesn’t innovate, according to one food industry expert.
“Slowly but surely that market dominance will erode over time,” Sylvain Charlebois, professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University, told BNN Bloomberg in a phone interview.
“If you were to use coffee as that anchor product, it’s still not great. They have to really dig in and see how exactly they can perfect that, because everyone else has picked up their game.”
On this front, RBI’s Cil said in the company’s latest earnings call that Tim Hortons recently launched its “fresh brewer implementation” to “improve the consistency, quality and efficiency of our coffee experience all across Canada.”
However, Charlebois said Tim Hortons still needs to do more to attract younger customers.
“There are many, many different chains that are doing a much better job attracting millennials and Generation Z. And don’t forget, the oldest millennials are 40 years old. They’re not that young anymore. They’re having kids, they’re economically influential.”
Charlebois added changes to the menu is key to swaying this demographic.
“I’ve never once heard Tim Hortons say that they intend to use natural ingredients. Kraft Heinz, Unilever, McDonald’s — you name it — they’ve been on the natural ingredients bandwagon for quite some time. If you don’t do that, you’re undermining a very important piece of the market.”
RBI CEO Cil told BNN Bloomberg in an interview Thursday Tim Hortons is working on broadening its appeal to "guests of all ages."
“It’s one of the big opportunities, I think. We’ve invested quite a bit in building an amazing team of digital and technical experts,” Cil said.
“Obviously the younger generation is using technology to experience the brand their way. We think we need to be upfront and directly engaged with them with great tech and digital offerings on a regular basis.”
Restaurant Brands' Q3 profit grows despite weakness at Tim Hortons
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Love it or hate it, Chick-fil-A will likely succeed in Canada: Industry experts
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Molecules exposed to laser light could impact how the body receives medicine
Researchers at Queen’s University have discovered how molecules in glass or plastic are able to move when exposed to light from a laser.
Researchers at Queen’s University (Kingston, ON, Canada) have discovered how molecules in glass or plastic are able to move when exposed to light from a laser. The findings could one day be used to facilitate medicinal drug distribution by allowing doctors to control the time and rate at which drugs are delivered into the body. The drugs, in a solid plastic carrier, could be released through the body when exposed to light.
Lead researcher Jean-Michel Nunzi, a professor in the departments of Chemistry and Physics, has determined that “molecular cooperation” is what allows the molecules to move and shift.
"Glasses and plastics are mysterious materials. We knew how the molecules moved in a liquid, but we didn't know how they moved in a glass or plastic—no one did," said Dr. Nunzi. "We discovered the way motion takes place at the molecular scale in a glass or plastic."
Dr. Nunzi compares the findings to cars in a crowded parking garage. If the garage is full of cars, without any space between them, then a car cannot move unless another one moves with it. The same can be said for molecules—the light causes them to move slightly, but it is the cooperation with other molecules that enables them to move significantly.
When plastic is exposed to light from a laser, the molecules under the light move together, changing the shape of the solid material. The molecules that are not exposed to the light remain stable. The result is a dramatic change in the shape of the solid material that is visible to the naked eye.
The findings, published in the Journal of Chemical Physics, build on a study done at Queen’s in 1995 that showed it was possible to make solid materials fluid, or movable, using light.
The work was done in collaboration with researchers at the Universite d’Angers in France.
Source: Queen's University
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Telecom Chamber welcomes Communication Minister and NCA boss
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has officially welcomed the appointment of the new Minister of Communications (MoC), Ursula Owusu Ekuful and Director General (DG) of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Joe Anokye with an industry cocktail reception at its offices.
According to the Head of Research and Communications at the Chamber, Derek Laryea, the private event was organised to provide a platform for industry stakeholders to network and build sustainable working relationships with the appointees to further enhance the development of the sector.
In his welcome address, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Telecom Chamber, Kwaku Sakyi Addo revealed that the new appointees are coming on board with a wealth of corporate, legal, legislative, technical experience and insights to the Ministry and the NCA and expressed the Chamber’s confidence that they’ll bring these to bear in this new industrial revolution which telecommunications is today.
The Minister of Communications, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful,assured the Chamber and network operators of government’s full cooperation in improving not only the telecom industry but also the country’s private sector.
“This government is willing to work with the private sector. I have no doubts that telecommunications is the biggest and best performing industry in Ghana today,” she said.
Mrs. Ekuful, who is also a Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituecy in the Greater Accra Region has served on the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications in the last Parliament and held managerial roles with Westel Telecommunications and Zain Telecoms in 2009.
On his part, Mr. Anokye said “the Regulator will collaborate with service providers to enrich formulation and implementation of all sector policies to achieve a win- win outcome for government, players and consumers”. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Anokye was a Telecommunications service manager at NASA in the United States.
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The BlackBerry Q10 with physical QWERTY keyboard has arrived, BlackBerry delivers once again showing the smartphone industry they make the best keyboard experience. BlackBerry Empire goes hands on with the device and analyzes every aspect including hardware and software. Yes, we LOVE the BlackBerry Q10.
Quick overview: Main updates are to support the physical keyboard and display on the BlackBerry Q10 (from BlackBerry Z10). There are also enhancements (BlackBerry 10.1) for the Hub, Camera, Phone, Calendar and Notifications, as well as support for additional IT policies and controls for customers connected to BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.
The BlackBerry Q10 is far beyond the standard in hardware and is designed with superior materials. When picking up the device you can instantly feel the Q10 is a strong, durable phone. If you’re like me and always on the go your device is more likely to suffer incidental drops, scuffs and wear. The Q10 is built around a forged 304 stainless steel compounded to consume ample usage. BlackBerry decided to switch from the chrome bezel to a Black PVD finish which will keep from scratching.
The frets on the keyboard are also made of stainless steel which should also be scratch resistant. When holding the device or typing on it it feels very comfortable in the hand also in part to the back of the device. Unlike any other BlackBerry to date the entire back of the Q10 glass-woven for optimized signal and NFC strength. The glass weave is wrapped in soft touch coating giving a nice comfort stick while in your hands. There is a stainless steel fret across the back of the device which has been raised enough to protect the device from rubbing on surfaces.
Comparing to the BlackBerry Z10, you get a physical power button on top of the device and your standard 3.5mm input jack. Use this jack as headphones for device or plug in your wired headset for hands free calling. I like how BlackBerry has decided to put the headset jack on top of the device rather on the side. It makes sense when the device is in your pocket having the headphone jack on top. It minimizes wear on both the device jack and your headphone cable. Your Micro USB and HDMI connecting ports are located on the left side of the device. The HDMI port allows you to extend your display to the big screen which allows you privately view your screen display on a large monitor or publicly display your screen for work or school. You can find your upper, lower volume control keys and center key to the right of the device. The camera key has been eliminated as it is now a virtual soft key on the homescreen of the Q10.
The engine powering both the Z10 and Q10 is a Dual Core 1.5 GHz Processor which runs strong and silent, The device packs 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB flash memory double of the last flagship Bold 9900. It offers up to 64GB of hot swappable memory with a Micro SD slot. With heavy use the Q10 does not overheat or lag at all. Nor does the Z10 for that matter but the Z10 tends to feel a bit warmer than t he Q10 with heavy use. Overall this engine is a silent sleeper.
The BlackBerry Q10 will come with BlackBerry 10.1 pre-installed, unlike the BlackBerry Z10 which received the 10.1 update during BlackBerry Live last month (unless you live in the U.S.). There are several enhancements to the BlackBerry 10.1 OS one being the addition of HDR which stands for High-Dynamic-Range imaging. HDR is a set of methods used in imaging and photography to capture a greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image than current standard digital imaging methods or photographic methods. HDR images can represent more accurately the range of intensity levels found in real scenes, from direct sunlight to faint starlight, and is often captured by way of a plurality of differently exposed pictures of the same subject matter.
Besides the HDR addition, tons of enhancements were made to the BlackBerry 10.1 OS, you can see the full list of changes from 10.0 to 10.1 here.
One more note regarding additions to the 10.1 software, BlackBerry has brought back the BBM “Broadcast All” option that is in BlackBerry legacy devices, however it seems like they just added it without any work to it, the broadcast feature now sends to ALL your contacts on your phone, that is something I do not like. BlackBerry legacy device broadcast feature lets you select ALL OR select all from a category, something that is much more efficient.
A lot of people might say well where are the big name apps? Skype is already available for the BlackBerry Q10 in BlackBerry World. Netflix? The screen might be smaller on the BlackBerry Q10 comparing to the Z10 but a working .BAR file is available. Instagram? I believe this is the ONLY app BlackBerry needs to fill the “app gap” however a working Android ported .BAR is available which could be downloaded here.
Quick overview of the BlackBerry Q10 10.1 OS:
Home screen and app grid improvements to allow more content on the screen
Reduced size of toolbar, removed labels and added tool tips
Optimization of the battery for OLED screens with darker backgrounds in a few applications: Contacts, Remember, BBM, Search, Text Messaging, Adobe Reader
Support for the physical keyboard including new apps like Instant Action, which acts like shortcuts to key actions and changes to word prediction, as well as keyboard shortcuts in a variety of apps
Cursor control – improved visual indicators / move cursor one character at a time
Support for receiving and reading emails with attached emails
Contact Suggestions while composing
Pin to Pin Messages
High dynamic range (HDR) mode in camera which allows a greater dynamic range between the lightest and darkest areas of an image
Improved red-eye and golden-eye removal in picture editor
Cut, copy, paste phone numbers into and from the dialer screen
Support for portrait and landscape mode in all views (day/week/month) (this is only applicable to the BlackBerry Z10)
Account specific notifications for messages
Customization of vibration sequence per contact and per-account
Contact specific notifications Volume control using volume keys
As far as the mini-app gap goes, which BlackBerry has quickly filled with quality apps in BlackBerry World comes the OS as a whole. The BlackBerry 10.1 OS is what makes the Q10 special, as a whole people want an OS that is solid, polished, effective, the BlackBerry Q10 has just that. E-mail, messaging, typing is at is finest that is what makes a smartphone a smartphone, having the ability to communicate at ease.
The cherry on top has to be the keyboard. After using the BlackBerry Z10 for over 3 months assimilating to the all touch virtual keyboard the time came to switch back to the faithful QWERTY keyboard. From the time I switched to the BlackBerry Z10 I completely put away the keyboard and when I picked up the BlackBerry Q10, the feeling wasn’t as ancient as I thought. Thanks to its near perfect design I was flying through BBM chats, emails and phone navigation using legacy keyboard shortcuts fluidly. If you want to know what’s the same you’ll be pleased with its 35 key QWERTY keyboard with a full space bar, delete and enter key that we’ve been accustomed to. The alt and shift keys work the same and most of your keyboard shortcuts on the legacy OS have been added to the Q10 with the debut of BlackBerry OS 10.1.
What’s different are a few modifications – for the better. One of the more notable changes in the keyboard is the key placement and alignment of the overall keyboard. The famous steel frets remain, this time with an additional layer right under the screen. The frets have been designed horizontally straight and have done away with the contoured frown layout. The keyboard frets are thicker and run hanging off the edge giving you more room for accurate keystrokes. The overall keyboard is wider as well accommodating the larger screen display making this the best physical keyboard on a smartphone ever produced.
The BlackBerry Q10 battery is a battery that is built to last packing in 2100mAH, the most of any BlackBerry to date. Compared to the BlackBerry Z10 which sports an 1800mAH battery, the BlackBerry Q10 battery is built with a bit more battery juice. Not only does the BlackBerry Q10 battery sport a 16% increase from the BlackBerry Z10 but it also has a black theme option that is also built to save battery life. The BlackBerry Q10 with 10.1 is already built to save battery and last a full day (normal usage).
Talk Time: up to 13.5 hours on 3G
Standby Time: up to 354 hours on 3G
Audio Playback: up to 61 hours
Video Playback: up to 9 hours
Considering the specs listed above the BlackBerry Q10 comes with a 3.1″, SuperAMOLED screen display at 720×720 resolution. One of the first things we’re hearing at the macro is that the screen doesn’t look the same, or as vibrant as the Z10 or other devices. Simple answer, the Q10 does not come with your traditional LCD screen, BlackBerry decided to go with the Super AMOLED display making it one of the first Berry’s on the market with an AMOLED display. If you’re wondering what the heck an AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) display is, it actually isn’t as complicated as it sounds and offers great incentives such as the ability to produce a thin screen layer using less backlight thus conserving power and ultimately, preserving battery life. While AMOLED technologically isn’t new, its a logical move in addition to a very crisp display resolution at 720×720, 356 DPI.
The Q10’s iconic design allows for great one handed use. If you’re in the middle of multitasking and find yourself using the Q10 one handed with the device away from under your nose you should have no problem seeing the display unless you suffer from high visual impairment. At 3.1, it is a fair upgrade from the previous at below 3″ and due to the AMOLED display and resolution, it isn’t harsh on the eyes in darker lit areas. Personally, I’ve lowered my screen display on my Z10 which uses an LCD display screen to about 45% brightness because I find the real bright screen annoying and distracting at night. I have the brightness level on my Q10 at about 65% which isn’t distracting so make sure to toggle with it at your preference. Overall, it’s great to use in the office, classroom, conference room or outdoors with its vivid AMOLED display.
BlackBerry really stepped it up a couple of notches with BlackBerry 10 but one area that has been significantly upgraded has been the camera. First off, the Z10 and Q10 have the EXACT same camera specs although there are slight differences in the software with BB10 and BB10.1. Both the Z10 and Q10 come equipped with 2 cameras, rear and front facing – the first Berries with dual cameras.
The rear camera is at 8 megapixels sporting auto-focus, flash, image stabilization, continuous and touch to focus. It enhances at a (5x) digital zoom and is a real beauty to use. The new camera supports full 1080p HD recording so for those who video record, no need to spend extra money on a fancy camera as the Q10 records in full 1080p. In addition to the auto-focus and 1080p HD video recording we were introduced to a feature never seen in any BlackBerry or in-market smartphone for that matter – Time Shift mode.
Time Shift on BlackBerry 10 allows you to adjust individual frames of a photo snapped for precise accuracy. For example, lets say on your family vacation you ask a fellow tourist to take a photo of the entire family. Mom comes out blinking, Dad comes out with half a grin and little Joey has his eyes closed. Time Shift mode allows you to manually find that picture perfect frame creating a beautiful memory of that vacation to Disney World. Keep in mind, Time Shift is a mode which needs to be activated in order to function.
The front facing camera isn’t as beefed up as the rear camera but is still pretty solid considering this is the first front facing camera on a BlackBerry. You get a 2 megapixel camera with fixed-focus and a (3x) digital zoom. Time Shift mode is not equipped on the front facing camera but it does support 720 HD video recording.
Both cameras in the Q10 allow for quad shooting modes – Normal, Stabilization, Burst and HDR which is new to OS 10.1. Choose between 5 scenes to get that perfect picture – Auto, Action, Whiteboard, Night and Beach/Snow. All in all, the camera in BlackBerry 10 is a huge upgrade from the previous and is fiercely competitive with other in-market smartphone cameras.
BlackBerry did not fail to deliver with the BlackBerry Q10 sporting 10.1 OS, this device definitely lets you communicate effectively with its QWERTY physical keyboard which is the best in its class. The big question is which BlackBerry smartphone should you get? The BlackBerry Z10 or the BlackBerry Q10? It is very hard to choose, depends on your preferences. The BlackBerry Z10 sports a larger screen, perfect for gaming, watching videos, video chatting, the main different of course is the on-screen keyboard compared to the BlackBerry Q10 physical keyboard. The BlackBerry Z10 definitely has a smart keyboard that adapts to your typing habits so it does indeed have for a great typing experience as well. If you are one of those who just needs to have a physical keyboard then the BlackBerry Q10 is the device for you as it is in a class of its own, there is no better keyboard on a smartphone device. The BlackBerry Q10 lets you communicate effectively and very accurate. It does sport a smaller screen than the BlackBerry Z10, but if you are one of those who wants to e-mail, message fast on the go then the Q10 is your dream device.
BlackBerry Q10 in the news and helpful links:
Carphone Warehouse Selfridges Sells 2000 BlackBerry Q10′s In 90 Minutes
BlackBerry Q10 Now Available From Selfridges In The UK, Order Now
BlackBerry Q10 Portal
BlackBerry Q10 Accessories
Complete List of BlackBerry Q10 Keyboard Shortcuts
Other helpful links:
BlackBerry 10 News App
BlackBerry Empire Newsletter
If you feel there was a section on the BlackBerry Q10 that we did not discuss or you want to know more about drop a comment below and we will gladly add it to our review. Kudos to Kris for assisting in compiling a thorough review.
BlackBerry Maps For BlackBerry 10 Updated to v10.1.0.790
BlackBerry Z10 On Sale Only $49 via Amazon for AT&T & Verizon Wireless Customers
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Matt. xi. 16-30
by Henry Dyer
It was the saying, I have been told, of a child and servant of God, that he found a single study of his Lord and Master, as seen in the Gospels, seemed to set his soul right for the day. To this good end, as we all know, the fourfold portrait of Him in the four Gospels is given us.
In Matt. x. we have our Lord sending out His twelve apostles, and giving them purest Divine instruction for their path as His public servants. How fittingly this is followed in Matt, xi., with a view of the world's hostility to God's servants—John the Baptist in prison, and Jesus rejected by the populous towns of Galilee. Christ's perfection as a public servant shines out in this chapter in peculiarly difficult circumstances. John, as His forerunner, was already suffering the eighteen months' imprisonment which ended in his martyrdom, and that, too, after only about eighteen months of public preaching. Worse still, John the Baptist's confidence in Jesus' Messiahship had given way under the severe pressure of not seeing the cause and course of the Nazarene at all outwardly prospering. All the magnates of the nation were still rejecting Him. For it appears it really was despondency in John, not in John's disciples only, as some have supposed, that led to the enquiry, for it was to John himself that the Lord sent back word of the public evidences of His Messiahship. Nor need we wonder at this effect on John of his long and cruel imprisonment, when we see how many public servants of God have become faint hearted in our own time under far less severe tests, and that, too, although the Holy Ghost Himself now indwells us.
But this failure of a mortal and fallible public servant of God in the former part of the chapter serves only to bring out into brighter foreground Jesus Himself as the servant whom God always upheld, and who was not to "fail nor be discouraged till He have set judgment in the earth, and the isles shall wait for His law" (Isa. xlii. 4). At this point our Lord might have been content to show Himself in only bright contrast to John's weakness. But He does much more than this—Jesus stands in front of His downtrod and fainting fellow-servant to uphold and defend his character. Jesus never forgot that John had baptized Him—albeit John did it with trembling and worshipping hands. Thus had they in Jordan's river together fulfilled "all righteousness." And the loving and generous heart of Jesus could not forget it. Unlike us, who, alas! can easily renounce connection with a fellow-servant of our God if he faints and stumbles in his service, Jesus, our Master, speaks as well of His fellow-servant as He possibly could do with truth. Is not this one of the lessons we have to learn from the ways of the Lord Jesus in this chapter?
Thus it was that David spoke all he could to the honour of Saul and Jonathan in 2 Sam. i., as Abigail had before told David his honours of other days when she met him on his angry way to murder her husband Nabal. Thus, also, Paul says every good thing he can of the saints at Corinth (1 Cor. i.) before he begins upon their faults—albeit they had so wounded him and ill-treated him. And thus, also, does our Lord to the seven churches. He praises them where He can.
But a second lesson shows itself in His very different way toward the "idle" and unbelieving "generation" amongst whom both He and His forerunner had laboured. Upon them He fixed without reserve the guilt of their unbelief. John had come to them in a way of solemn yet righteous severity, and they had spoken ill of him, as if he were a man of a morose and ascetic spirit. He had Himself come with not a whit less hatred of their sins, but mingling with them in family life, and joining even in their social joys (see John ii. 1-10), but they only spoke of Him as if He favoured their vices. Thus had they blamed God's messengers instead of blaming themselves, and coming as sinners to repentance. Christ charges upon them the full guilt of all this, and points out that Wisdom's children recognize and honour her, and hence they could not be of that number. Is not this His faithfulness to unbelievers (of whatever rank of life they be)—another point in which Jesus, as God's public servant, is an example to us?
In Matt. xvi. 1-4 we see the same condemning of men's unbelief as their sin. Pharisees and Sadducees there unite in demanding of Him some miracle as conclusive proof of His Messiahship. Our Lord's answer is, that in the earthly things of weather a very small evidence or token was quite enough for them, because they were quick and ready on such matters; and their difficulty and slowness in Divine things was because they were "a wicked and an adulterous generation;" just as in Matt. xi. He rebukes them as the idlers of the market-place. Do we not need such a preaching of the Gospel as shall first deeply convict the hearers of their guilt, and especially of the guilt of their unbelief? Must they not be made to feel what Belshazzar saw written on his palace wall—"Thou art weighed in the balances and found wanting?"
Perhaps a third lesson to us upon Matt. xi. is our Lord preaching to Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum a coming doom which should accurately correspond to what their Gospel privileges had been. Our Lord no more preached an equal hell to all the rebellious than He did an equal heavenly recompense to all His saints. In each case, it will bear an exact and righteous correspondence to the lives that all have lived. True—hell-torments will be as endless and eternal to all who enter it as eternal joys will be to all the saints. But in both cases there will be different degrees. There will be "a lowest hell," and also "an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom. The hell of the finally impenitent sinners of Capernaum our Lord here declares to be far less tolerable than the hell of the sinners of Tyre and Sidon, or of Sodom; and this is important to us in our preaching. All presenting of God's truth of future eternal punishment makes our preaching hated by the pride of the wicked of course—and this difficulty we cannot even wish to avoid; but to show them God's hell to be as varied in its degrees as the varied characters and guilt of those who are sent there, has at least this in it—that it leaves the present scoffer and the finally unsaved with no excuse for their scoffing. For it shows all the lost, to have made for themselves their own punishment. As it is so solemnly said of specially guilty Judas Iscariot, "that he might go to his own place"—that place which his surpassing guilt had made to be especially "his own."
A fourth, and more cheering point in Matt. xi. is this—That our Lord evidently maintained His own joy in God and His communion with His Father even whilst thus solemnly denouncing the wickedness of the wicked (see verse 25). In our own case we know how apt we are to become hard and Pharisaic in our spirit when the sin and the punishment of the wicked is our ever necessary theme. To inflict punishment in the family, or in the Church, and all the while to have our own spirits still kept in the bosom of our God, is indeed difficult to us. Nor is it easy when only pronouncing the doom. Jude gives it as one of the honours of Michael, the archangel, that when contending even with the devil, he used no railing language; but, like a reverent servant of his God, only said, "The Lord rebuke thee." How much less should we grow hard or rough when actually needful warnings are being uttered by us?
"At that time Jesus answered and said" (even at the time of pronouncing such awful "woes"): "I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth," &c. The word "answered" is remarkable, for there is no mention of any voice of His Father to Him beyond that constant presence and voice of His God which we know He always had with Him in His soul. Surely we also, as public servants of God, should have the same. It should be no difficulty, nor even an effort, for us to turn from speaking to the most thoughtless and hardened audience before us to speaking TO the God whose servants we are, and that even audibly. But, alas! our spirits get ruffled, and our communion with our God disturbed; and especially when our service is very public, and is much gainsayed and resisted.
In Acts vii. we see Stephen very much like the Master in this point. He condemns the Jewish council in most direct and unsparing words; but, as at the outset of his address, when they looked on his countenance it was as "the face of an angel," so at the close he still was "full of the Holy Ghost," and "looked up steadfastly into heaven" and breathed a prayer for his murderers, which was answered (in part) in Saul of Tarsus' conversion; for, as Augustine says, "The Church owes Paul to the prayer of Stephen."
When once the eternal home of glory comes, it is said of ALL God's saints, "His servants shall serve Him, and they shall see His face, and His name shall be in their foreheads." That is to say—never shall any of their service distract them from the fullest communion with God and the Lamb. But the difficulty is for us to have this true of us now in any goodly measure in this time of indwelling sin and outside temptations. The subject also of Christ's thanksgiving in Matt. xi. agrees well with this unbrokenness of His soul's communion.
His own will was set aside, and He was accepting thankfully the small and feeble Galilean band of apostles and disciples that His God and Father had assigned Him. "Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Thy sight." How true it is that the essential to sustained nearness to God and communion with Him is to have our own will subjected to His. As has been often said, "There is only one will in heaven," What follows this delighting in God's will and deep subjection to it is very instructive.
Our Lord next opens mercy's door only wider than ever to the self-willed human race in the memorable words, "Come unto Me ALL ye that labour and are heavy laden," &c. Let no one, therefore, think that when God's sovereignty much occupies the soul of God's public servant it narrows him in his Gospel openness and warmth to the unsaved—far from it. Rightly understood and inwardly yielded to, God's sovereignty becomes as the backbone and the strength of the Gospel arms of tenderness which we stretch out to this world's willful wanderers. The joy we find in being ourselves subject to God and His throne only makes us long to see others delivered from the vain "labour" of making fig-leaf garments of their own, and from being "heavy laden" by Pharisaic scribes and teachers (see Matt. xxiii. 4); for this I take to be our Lord's meaning in the words "labour and are heavy laden." How much we see of both these things in the religious "dead works" and the growing Ritualism of the present time we too well know. And how deeply we need Christ's own strength of soul, and His outflow of Divine tenderness to maintain us in real Gospel warmth, in such a state of things. To us naturally it is far easier to feel for the grossly and openly depraved than for such as thus "labour and are heavy laden." In Luke xv. the special glory of our Lord's Gospel parables is that they were directed to the fault-finding Scribes and Pharisees mentioned in Luke xv. 2, rather than to only the publicans and sinners.
The sunbeams that can warm a broad plain or a deep valley show something of what the sun can do; but its special triumph is when it melts Alpine snows and loosens far-up glaciers. Oh to shine in our Gospel preaching with some such warmth on the Christianized Pharisaism of this nineteenth century!
One more lesson seen in the Master's own ways in Matt. xi., closes the chapter. It is this; He commends to us, as His disciples, the yoke of lifelong service to His God that He Himself wore—"Take My yoke upon you and learn of ME, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall FIND rest to your souls," &c. To be set free from the "labours" and toil of our own will and efforts to get our sin put away, was our first Gospel mercy. But our further mercy is to be freed from our own will as to life-work and service, now that we are Christ's and God's. The individual "yoke" worn by one person seems here intended, for our Lord says, "MY yoke and MY burden; "such a yoke, that is, as the water carrier or the yoke the milkman uses.
What new discoveries of rest and peace and joy did our Lord make as He moved on—albeit He always was outwardly "the Man of Sorrows, and acquainted with grief." How similar His words in John iv. "I have meat to eat that ye know not of . . . My meat is to do the will of Him that sent Me, and to finish His work!" And our privilege is to experience also the combination of outward sorrows with inward joy and peace. As the Bride says in Solomon's Song, "I am black but comely . . . as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon." Oh to prove this in fellowship of spirit with the Master all through our brief day below! Amen
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Michael in the bathroom Tony’s parody
Dkinny23
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Michael in the bathroom Tony’s parody#1
Posted: 6/10/19 at 12:41am
Do I dare start this conversation.... lol
Ive already seen some chatter here about that performance - very weird they used a song from a current show that had one nomination and didnt even give credit to the person who created it. I get its a parody and not necessarily needed, but struck me as a little odd.
Anyway, thats not the point of starting this thread. It was actually to ask a semi-unrelated question than to share my opinion: how does it work monetarily that they used that song as a parody? Did they have to pay for the right to use the song or the other way around? Did BMC have to pay in order to have their song played - albeit with different words - on television? Was just curious how that worked. I would assume if BMC paid for the sort of advertising there would have been mention of it, but since there wasnt it leads me to believe that wasnt the case.
Either way, I was happy to hear SOME sort of BMC representation, even if it was just through a parody. Thought it was hilarious and they did a good job with it.
Jordan Catalano
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Better than the original.
GeorgeandDot
joined:12/13/16
For being such a godawful piece of "theatre," it's lucky that the Tonys did more than just pass gass in its general direction. With the grosses that its got, it's lucky to get any sort of recognition.
It made me laugh that there was never even any mention of the show they were parodying.
bwaywrldmember6853
Posted: 6/10/19 at 1:06am
George Salazar is certainly not happy about it on Twitter
dearalanaaaa
Broadway Star
MITB Tony's Reactions#6
I'm usually pretty in support of George Salazar, but that reaction being posted on video was in such poor taste. Sure he can dislike it, but the truth is he's just salty he didn't get a nomination for featured actor or for his show. What a shame, he seemed like a good guy.
I thought the number was lovely, and really have a spotlight to Josh Groban and Sara Barielles.
Totally agree...I feel like the entire cast / creative’s (specifically producer Tepper) true colors have come out out since nominations. If George was nominated he would’ve probably loved the parody
Im surprised they didn't even give BMC or George a heads up they were doing it. I understand his reaction but it was a bit immature.
TooTiredForThis
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The fact that the sketch was done with nothing to credit the work to source was unprofessional as all get out and everyone should've known better. And seeing as how it didn't only use what it needed to or didn't really say much about the source it's not really protected by parody law.
And I don't even like BMC.
Updated On: 6/10/19 at 02:05 AM
getupngo
Featured Actor
MITB Tony's Reactions#10
Parodies are covered under fair use, so they don’t pay
JuneJune
Understudy
I don't really use twitter, and I tried to navigate it just now but I'm hopeless, haha. Can someone explain what this video on George Salazar's twitter is?
Parodies actually have requirements under the law to count as fair use, limiting how much one can use to what is necessary to make the point, and must make commentary on its source.
Sadly we have like 3 generations who have their parody education from Weird Al, who gets permission for his releases, and when he doesn't, may release them not for profit. The case that this was parody and not theft would... not be strong.
A pretty clear slam of the show. Strange.
Marlothom
is the reaction from George the ad of him drinking a Pepsi? Did it get torn down?
I am a lawyer - this was parody.
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SmoothLover
I thought it was cute but I am sure Aunt Bea in Bruno, Nebraska wondered what the heck was going on. It was a bit of in the know humor.
dramamama611
They owed nothing to George. He has no ownership of the song. I would be interested to know if the production or Iconis knew anything.
I thought it was pretty funny, actually, but then again, I loathed the show (Bmc). I did kind of expect a shot of Joe at the end of it.
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Marianne2
According to Entertainment Weekly, Joe Iconis actually helped to write the parody. So, if that is true, nobody should be complaining or being a sore loser over it. And if Joe didn't want to do it, he should have said no.
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Interesting that Iconis apparently helped revise the lyrics. I thought by his and his wife's reactions on Instagram that they seemed surprised (in a fun/shocked way).
I don't really think Salazar did anything bad. I guess I can see that it could be construed as petty, but it just didn't seem like that big of a deal to me. All I saw was the video of him drinking Pepsi (in a sort of tea-sipping way, I guess) and then retweeting a couple of people who basically wondered where he was (which... whatever- true, they don't owe him anything) and just pointed out that there was no credit to the show, which... fair.
It would have been nice to shout out the show or at least flash to a shot of Iconis at the end.
All in all, though, I thought it was one of the funnier moments of last night's show.
The parody on the Tonys was hardly anything new (although I DID like it very much!) This was posted on YouTube in April:
...and imitation IS the most sincere form of flattery. The choice to parody the song shows how interesting (and popular) the song, and Salazar's performance of it is. If so many people didn't have that song tucked away somewhere in their brains, the parody would have been completely lost - but it wasn't.
givesmevoice
How exactly where they supposed to give a shout out to the show they were spoofing? “Hey, this is a parody of a number from Be More Chill!”
I’ve also never been a fan of Jen Tepper (the whole “follow your dreams and make it happen for you!” falls flat for me, a peer of hers, who had to following the paying jobs to continue surviving after graduating college right into a recession), so I’m not really surprised to see how bitter she’s been since the Tony nominations came out.
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dexter3
I thought the parody was actually really funny and awesome. The whole ceremony had the funniest bits from Tony Awards in recent memories.
People being offended that they didn't credit it is wack. Like, come on...I mean they technically had 4 celebrities singing a song from the show. How often does that happen?
Feels a lot like sour grapes...which I completely understand...the show got 1 nom and very little tony attention. Also, how many other ONE NOMINATION SHOWS get 5 minutes of airtime in any capacity? Chill out, BMC stans.
And next cast member to complain is... the star of the weakest song in the show!
https://twitter.com/jasonsweettooth/status/1137904142846967808?s=21
if Joe iconis agreed to let it sit and wrote it, maybe he didn't tell the cast. They seem relatively upset over a small spoof/parody.
JBroadway
I'll be honest - as much as I despise BMC, and as much as I would be highly entertained by an all-out controversy around this, I don't think there's much here.
Williams and Salazar's tweets don't seems all that salty to me. A little sassy maybe, but nothing nothing indicating they are genuinely upset about it.
I have to admit, I always hated this song whenever I heard Salazar sing it with Iconis' lyrics. But last night I found myself thinking "this is actually a little catchy"! I kind of understand why many people say it's the best song in the show even though I thought it was just as whiny, meandering, and annoying as all the rest.
dearalanaaaa said: "And next cast member to complain is... the star of the weakest song in the show!
if Joe iconis agreed to let it sit and wrote it, maybe he didn't tell the cast. They seem relatively upset over a small spoof/parody."
How was this tweet a "complaint"?
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Hmm? https://twitter.com/nickblaemire/status/1137934573755613184
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The Winner of ‘Pitch@Revolution.Aero’: Ballistic Parachutes for VTOL Aircraft
By Brian Garrett-Glaser | October 3, 2019
air taxis, Airbus, Bell, parachute, recovery system, Uber, urban air mobility
A depiction of Aviation Safety Resources' 'Xtreme Rapid Deployment' system., designed for use for VTOL aircraft. (ASR)
At a “shark tank”-style aerospace pitch competition during Revolution.Aero last week, Aviation Safety Resources (ASR) won both the audience and judges’ vote for their patent-pending parachute system that slows the descent of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft without relying on altitude loss.
Most VTOL aircraft, such as traditional helicopters, have the ability to autorotate to the ground in the event of power loss, and typically do not feature parachute systems. Larry Williams, president and CEO of ASR, pitched his parachute system, called Xtreme Rapid Deployment, as ideal for the 200+ electric and hybrid VTOL designs under development for urban air mobility (UAM) missions, where aircraft will be operating at very low altitudes.
“If you take a current recovery system like you would find on a Cirrus … those recovery systems are basically dependent on forward speed to inflate the canopy,” Williams told Avionics International. “If you take a 65-foot canopy, which is what you find on a Cirrus, and you had no forward speed, the only way to fill that canopy is with altitude loss. It would take 920 feet of altitude loss to inflate that canopy before [the aircraft] would slow down.
ASR’s parachute system uses rockets and three separate chutes to begin decelerating an aircraft within two and a half seconds, according to Williams.
“We looked very carefully at ejection seat technology and what SpaceX is doing to recover their boosters,” Williams said, describing a system that fires a retro rocket to slow the aircraft’s descent and then deploys its three parachutes in such a way that the deployment itself inflates the chutes.
ASR hopes to work with OEMs to construct a recovery system that matches the dimensions of their unique vehicle and then build it into the design of the vehicle, which would mean the device is included on the vehicle’s FAA type certification, according to Williams.
“If you take a very lightweight vehicle, let’s say a 600-pound single-person vehicle, that [parachute] system is probably going to weigh somewhere around 20 to 30 pounds,” Williams said. “But when you get up into the size that Uber is look at, for example, they were looking at a 4,500-pound vehicle, and the recovery system would be less than a hundred pounds … we’re anticipating that the UAM market is going to go upwards of 6,500 pounds, and we still think we can probably keep it at close to a hundred pounds for that size vehicle.”
Every pound is crucial, however, and not all vehicle OEMs think parachutes are worth the weight — or are the best way to improve vehicle safety. Bell Flight, which is currently developing its Nexus for air taxi missions and the scalable Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) system for aerial cargo transport, doesn’t currently plan to include parachutes on either aircraft, according to Scott Drennan, the company's vice president of innovation.
“We’ve been studying ballistic parachutes and whatnot, and any increase in performance in those chutes in order to compensate for the low altitude that on-demand mobility vehicles fly at usually comes with a weight penalty that we would rather manage with available power and energy on the aircraft or performance capabilities in other areas,” Drennan told Avionics.
Drennan is confident the APT-70, a 315-pound tail-sitting eVTOL drone with four propellers powered by individual electric motors, will be able to survive the loss of a single prop rotor without the need for a parachute by using gimbals to “cone” the three remaining rotors and bring the vehicle to the ground in a controlled fashion.
Bell Flight's APT-70 autonomous logistics drone, equipped with Yamato's PUPA-70XG pod, flies above Texas. (Bell Flight)
Drennan also views parachutes as “too random” to provide an effective solution for Bell’s next-generation aircraft.
“Without a full control capability, it just feels too random to me in so many ways,” Drennan said. “I’d rather try to understand and control all the states that are out there — meaning the states on the aircraft, the states in the environment, etc — and then make good decisions from that knowledge rather than knowing that the vehicle is going to come to the ground with less velocity than it had when it was flying. But then what answers do I have after that about when, and how? That’s the part that really concerns me.”
The jury is still out at Airbus, too, which is working on two new VTOL aircraft designs: the smaller Vahana that fits just one passenger, and the larger CityAirbus intended to carry four.
“Parachutes in eVTOL aircraft are hotly debated,” Zach Lovering, vice president of urban air mobility systems at Airbus, said in an emailed statement to Avionics. “On one hand, they potentially add a layer of safety so there’s a natural urge to include them in a design. That said, depending on the context of a given aircraft’s mission, a parachute could actually have negative knock-on effects.”
Airbus A3 Vahana. Photo courtesy of Airbus
These negative knock-on effects are far greater in a dense urban core than when flying over an open field with no people or buildings nearby, Lovering explained, which is why the intended mission of an aircraft is central to the question of whether to include a parachute system.
“Interestingly, parachutes are also not an item that aircraft manufacturers get ‘credit’ for in their safety case with regulators,” he added. “Our ambition is to build the safest product we can. In our current Vahana demonstrator, we have a parachute on board, but that decision is yet to be made for our next vehicle design.”
Many surveys on public willingness to board “flying taxis,” whether autonomous or professionally piloted, indicate a strong preference for parachute systems as a fail-safe. The public also has very high standards for aerospace safety compared to two-dimensional travel; meeting those standards while scaling to the envisions hundreds of thousands of air taxis will require levels of safety that match commercial airliners across vehicle design, operations and maintenance, as Bell’s Drennan emphasized to Avionics.
Uber’s Mark Moore, engineering director of aviation at the ride-sharing giant which has six announced vehicle partners for its future Uber Air product, said the company encourages its partners to consider ballistic parachutes.
“Uber Elevate is focused on achieving a multi-layered safety approach,” Moore told Avionics. “This leverages the ability of eVTOL aircraft to be designed with thrust and control redundancy so as to not be vulnerable to single part criticality like helicopters. Additional layers that utilize emergency systems such as full aircraft ballistic parachutes are encouraged. In fact, we’re actively working with industry and the FAA for manufacturers to receive certification credit for advanced safety systems.”
Meanwhile, Aviation Safety Resources has opened a manufacturing facility in Kentucky. The company has customers lined up for its first product, a parachute system called ‘Soteria’ intended for sport or experimental general aviation aircraft, which it announced at Oshkosh back in July.
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Deliveries of that product will begin by the end of the year, Williams said, and ASR has received interest in its eVTOL-focused Xtreme Rapid Deployment product from a number of next-generation OEMs, ranging from experimental aircraft to VTOL aircraft and even flying car designers. Williams is currently raising money to manufacture and sell that product — hence his successful appearance at Pitch@Revolution in September.
“There was quite a bit of resistance to parachutes in part of the aerospace world,” Williams said. “But the truth is, there has been a paradigm shift where now I think every manufacturer really has to look at putting a parachute recovery system on a vehicle … I think you wouldn’t get in a car today if it didn’t have airbags in it, and I think the same is going to be true for urban air mobility.”
“We can’t prevent the failure, but we might be able to prevent the fatality,” Williams added. “If I were running the company that had a $150-200 million invested in one of these vehicles, it looks like a pretty good insurance policy to me.”
Williams said the immediate prize from Revolution.Aero's pitch contest was a bottle of champagne, but the trip opened doors for ASR and sparked ongoing conversations with potential investors. Thirty percent of the company's next funding round has been raised from local investors.
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Location: Mallabia, Bizkaia
Client: Mallabiako Udala
Principal Architect: Ane Arce, Iñigo Berasategui
Contractor: Timber structure Madergia
Photographs: Luis Díaz Díaz
Traditions in a global world
Globalization also imposes on urbanism a loss of contextual and social values that are transferred to its plans and buildings.
In this way, spaces emerge from their referential qualities, traditions, landscapes or memory to adopt a global aesthetic dominated by technology and image. Given this situation, it turns out that architecture recovers traditional spaces by updating their uses and generating symbolic places that facilitate the identification of the inhabitants with their context.
The new intervention in Mallabia pursues an update of its central public space, understanding the importance of it as the backbone of the municipality's social life.
Mallabia presents an implantation in the territory, typical of a Basque rural area, with a small settlement around the Church, the Town Hall and the square and the rest of the municipality within a large geographically rugged territory, where the inhabitants are concentrated on small clusters of hamlets.
Understanding this particular physiognomy of the municipality, the project does not seek the creation of a new space, but to recover the special significance of its emblematic space. For this, it is proposed the introduction of a series of devices that update the square, expanding its use possibilities so that it becomes a multi-generational space.
Thus, the object of the project focuses on the construction of a covered space, responds to the demand raised by the public, which refers to the climatology of the site.
The project is proposed for this, the covering of the external auditorium of the Plaza Elizalde, and its conversion and adaptation to become a multigenerational leisure area. This reform aims to convert the auditorium into an area with leisure alternatives for all ages, for what the versatility of uses and the ability to host several related activities or different key answers for its purpose.
The new distribution of uses of the leisure area would be ordered by zones, with differentbut connected spaces, which multiply the possibilities of the old auditorium generating a wide variety of uses
In this way, the upper zone is intended for health and sports with priority to gymnastics for the elderly. The bleachers have a double function: on the one hand, to improve their comfort to become a rest and control area for the infants or on the seat for the public of possible shows.
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[ 2 syll. (c)hris-tian, ch-risti-an ] The baby girl name Christian is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced in English as KRIHS-CHahN or KRIH-SH-CHahN, in French as KRiyS-TYAON, or in German as KRihS-TIY-aaN †. Christian's language of origin is Latin and it is predominantly used in English. The meaning of Christian is 'Christian, follower of Christ'. It is a biblical name derived from christianus which means 'christian' ; christos 'sanctified, anointed'. An original form of the name is Christianus (Latin). The generic name has been used in the New Testament of the Bible. See Christian for more information.
In addition, Christian is a form of the Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian Christina in the English language.
The name Christian is widely used; it has 25 forms that are used in English and foreign languages. English forms of Christian include Christi-Ann, Christi-Anne, Christiann, Christianni, Christiaun, Christiean, Christien, Christienne, Christinan, Christy-Ann, Christy-Anne, Chrystian, Chrystyan, Crestian, Crestienne, Cristian, Crystian, Kristien, Kristienne, and Krystian. Other English forms include the contracted form Chris (used in German as well), and the spelling variants Christiaan, Khristian, and Kristian. The German Karsten is a form of the name that is used in foreign languages.
See also the related category biblical.
Christian is an unusual baby girl name. Its usage peaked in 1992 with 0.049% of baby girls being named Christian. It was #280 in rank then. The baby name has steeply slipped in popularity since then, and is used only on a very modest scale today. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Christian, Christina was the most regularly used. In the last century Christian has primarily been a boy name. In 2004, 44 times more boys than girls were given the name Christian.
Baby names that sound like Christian include Khristian, Cairistìne, Carem, Carren, Carron, Carsan, Carsen, Carsin, Carson, Carsten, Carsyn, Charon, Chrisstine, Christain, Christan, Christann, Christen, Christene, Christiane, and Christin.
† Pronunciation for Christian: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"
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New terminal at Bhubaneswar airport starts operations
The existing terminal at the airport will soon be upgraded for international operations
BS Reporter | Kolkata/ Bhubaneswar Last Updated at March 14, 2013 21:11 IST
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The swanky new domestic terminal at the Bhubaneswar airport formally started operations with the landing of an Air India flight from New Delhi this morning.
“All domestic operations at the Biju Patnaik international airport have been shifted to the new terminal from today. The new terminal will exclusively cater to domestic air services,” said Sharad Kumar, director- Airports Authority of India (AAI)-Bhubaneswar.
The existing terminal at the airport will soon be upgraded for international operations, he said.
The state-of-the-art terminal inaugurated on March 5 by civil aviation minister, Ajit Singh is built at a cost of Rs 145 crore. The terminal had a trial run earlier in November last year with the landing of Air India flight- AI 9604 from Port Blair carrying about 20 passengers. Equipped with two aerobridges, four elevators and a couple of escalators, the terminal has a passenger seating capacity of 600.
The terminal has 16 check-in counters and parking space to accommodate nine aircrafts.
With a total built-up area of around 200,000 sq ft, the terminal is centrally air-conditioned with peak hour capacity of 800 passengers.
For fast clearance of baggage with minimum waiting time, three arrival conveyors each of 250 ft length have also been built. Parking area has been upgraded to accommodate 400 cars/taxis and 10 coaches. Besides, six rain water harvesting tanks have been constructed for recharging the rain water to ground and help in improving water level of surrounding areas. The terminal building is provided with sewerage treatment plants for treating the effluent and reusing it for horticulture purposes. A 100 kilo watt (KW) solar power station is also planned for the building.
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LeBron James told Stephen Curry to 'get the f--- out' of his face after a lighthearted joke from Curry following a blocked shot
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Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesLeBron James and Stephen Curry exchanging words during the first game of the 2018 NBA Finals.
After LeBron James blocked a layup attempt by Stephen Curry toward the end of Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Curry tried cracking a joke with James.
James, however, was having none of it and angrily told Curry to get out of his face.
This moment illustrated the intensity of not only the matchup and James and Curry’s relationship, but James’ sour mood as the Cleveland Cavaliers blew an opportunity to steal Game 1.
LeBron James was apparently in no mood to joke around in the waning moments of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
Late in the game, Stephen Curry drove the lane for a layup, which James smacked off the glass – an essentially meaningless block, as the Warriors had already sealed the win.
Afterward, Curry and James exchanged words. James eventually shoved Curry out of the way, angering Klay Thompson, who also had some words for James.
ESPN’s Brian Windhorst told Zach Lowe on “The Lowe Post” podcast that while Curry tried to joke with James about the play, James had an explicit reply.
“And Steph turns to him – and I think this is sort of an indication of the mindset of the two teams – Steph turns to him… I think what he said was, ‘Boy, you couldn’t let me have that one?’
“And LeBron basically told him to get the f— out of his face.”
To Windhorst, the moment perfectly captures the contrast between the “happy-go-lucky” Warriors and James as he fights uphill against the Golden State juggernaut.
Here’s the block and resulting trash-talk:
The play neatly captured how tense the relationship between James and Curry has become over the years.
And James had plenty to be upset about by the end of the game, having had one of his best games ever and nearly pulling off a shocking upset of the heavily favoured Warriors, only for the Cavaliers to lose in heartbreaking fashion.
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This $30 million San Francisco mansion, once owned by Vanessa Getty, is one of the city's most expensive homes -- take a look inside
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Jacob Elliott for Ludovico and Michaelangelo Mazzola at Compass
A home in San Francisco’s ritzy Pacific Heights neighbourhood has been privately listed off the market for $US30 million, according to SF Curbed.
That’s more than twice what it sold for just three years ago.
The home at 2900 Vallejo St. once belonged to Vanessa Getty and husband William Getty, the grandson of oil tycoon Jean Paul Getty, who shelled out $US11.5 million in 2002 for the space and sold it within a decade of making the purchase. In 2015 the mansion sold for $US12.5 million, $US3.5 million below asking price according to Redfin.
The mansion has since undergone substantial renovation, which includes new stucco to the exterior of the house, an extravagant winding staircase and some earthquake-fighting fixings: every level of the five-story home is connected by steel reinforcements to the bedrock underneath the house.
Realtor Ludovico Mazzola told Business Insider that the seller’s renovation was “comprehensive:” every aspect of the home was touched.
Whether it’s the extensive renovation or the Bay Area’s notoriously competitive housing market, the manor’s $US30 million price tag makes the property one of the most expensive currently for sale in San Francisco.
Inside, the home is as dreamy and fairy-tale worthy as it sounds. Take a look.
The grey mansion at 2900 Vallejo sits on a corner in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighbourhood and weighs in at 9,700 square feet.
Jacob Elliott for Ludovico and Michelangelo Mazzola at Compass
Source: SF Curbed
The home has six bedrooms, eight and a half baths and an elevator.
The inside is decked out with marble and crisp, white touches.
If you’re not in the mood to ride the elevator, a great, winding staircase is new to the home.
Various lounge areas outfitted with modern furniture are aplenty and are accompanied by bay windows and natural light.
The kitchen is no different, with marble counters and white finishes all around.
An island in the kitchen allows for a seating area.
A large table perfect for entertaining can be found in the formal dining room.
And then there’s the master suite, with the bright lights of the Golden Gate Bridge plainly in sight.
A colossal closet off the master bedroom is the stuff of dreams.
As is the bathroom.
And the home has no shortage of terraces.
There’s a lounge with a retractable roof and a fireplace.
And also a rooftop deck, just in case that one isn’t enough.
Perfect for those late evenings soaking up the panoramic city views the home’s vantage point offers.
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Kia's European Sales Jump 78% In April
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Kia Motors sales in Europe jump 78% in April to 21,580 units
85,076 new Kia cars delivered in Europe during first four months of 2005
Picanto is ‘best-selling Kia’ in Europe, with 24,036 sales so far this year
Kia’s global sales in April record a 36% rise over 2004
Ever-increasing European consumer demand for Kia products was confirmed once again this week with publication of the monthly new car sales data for April. Kia sales jumped 78% compared to April 2004, with a total of 21,580 vehicles delivered during the month.
With sales running at record high levels for four months, Kia has sold more than 85,000 vehicles so far in 2005 - a 73% increase over last year. The ‘best-selling’ Kia in Europe is the Picanto (6,331 units), followed by the Sorento (3,732 units).
Earlier this year Kia started 2005 strongly. January sales climbed 55% and February sales by 71% as the Picanto small car sold strongly and the popular Sorento SUV continued to attract customers. In March sales soared by 86%, in April by 78%, with wider availability of the Sportage compact 4x4 and diesel-powered C-Segment Cerato boosting showroom traffic at Kia’s expanding dealer network.
"The latest Kia products have all been designed with European consumers in mind," commented Jean-Charles Lievens, Senior Vice President Kia Europe. "Our sales this year clearly demonstrate that cars like the Picanto, Cerato, Sportage and Sorento meet the motoring needs of European customers and their families. In mid-summer the undoubted appeal of Kia’s cars will be heightened by the arrival of the all-new B-segment Rio and the new diesel engine which is sure to further accelerate our already positive sales momentum."
The Kia Sorento recently achieved an 84% customer satisfaction rating in the UK’s annual J.D. Power & Associates Customer Satisfaction Index. The Kia scored a three-way success as Best 4x4, the only 4x4 to score a 5-Star rating, and 7th overall among 124 contenders - comfortably beating well established 4x4 rivals.
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Kia Motors Corporation posts global sales rise of 36%
Kia Motors Corporation has announced that its overseas retail sales of passenger cars and light trucks during April 2005 climbed to 69,908 units, representing a 36% year-on-year increase.
This strong April performance in overseas markets can be attributed to rising sales of the all-new Sportage compact 4x4 and the C-segment Cerato (also known as the ‘Spectra’ in some markets), which was the leading seller in foreign markets in the month of April. For the first four months of 2005, Kia’s overseas retails sales leapt by 34.1% as the corporation sold a total of 252,878 vehicles around the world.
In terms of exports during April, 30,279 units were shipped to Europe, 29,745 units were shipped to North America, and 19,349 units were shipped to the general market. Over the first four months of - 2005, Kia exported a total of 300,404 units - a 32.5% increase over 2004.
"Kia’s stellar overseas sales performance in 2005 has also been bolstered by a surge in the demand for our RV models. So far this year, exports of RVs including the popular Carnival (Sedona) MPV, Sorento SUV and Sportage compact SUV have jumped by 49.2% over the same period of 2004," said Mr Yong-Hwan Kim, Senior Executive Vice President and COO of Kia Motors.
"It is becoming increasingly evident that the Kia brand is rapidly gaining recognition as not just a maker of small compact passenger vehicles, but rather as a trusted manufacturer of a complete vehicle line-up - from the entry-level sub-compact vehicle to highly competitive recreational vehicles," he concluded.
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A Friend In Need (Short Film) Short Film 3.5 stars☆☆☆☆☆
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A Friend In Need brought to mind that (probably apocryphal) Mark Twain quote: “I once sent a dozen of my friends a telegram saying ‘flee at once – all is discovered.’ They all left town immediately.”
Here it’s affairs, drugs, crimes against fashion (I’m looking at you, Patrick), and being rude to a pole dancer (you again, Patrick!). Two are enough to bring down a marriage, possibly all four if you’re particularly offended by sartorial inelegance and bad manners.
“Short” is a nebulous term which it comes to films. I’ve watched (and even judged, literally) films that vary from four minutes to 40.
Director Matt George Lovett’s A Friend In Need comes in at around 35 minutes, a good length for a thriller that needs time to set up the characters, and drop enough clues and red herrings so we aren’t finding out everything via clunky spoken exposition.
Increasingly short films are being remade as feature films at a later date, though they still have to stand on their own two feet as self-contained works of storytelling. This would make a good feature, but it also works as a half hour mystery.
“If we’re out drinking with Mike we’re not piss-heads any more” says Chris. “We’re angels of mercy!” agrees his colleague Patrick, as they plot the perfect alibi.
Chris (Robert Dukes), Gianni (Jose Palma) and Patrick (Charlie Freeman) are brokers; but while they first appear to be tight-knit as they work hard and play hard, increasingly it starts to look as if the ties that bind them together are more sinister than friendly, and prone to unravelling.
They’re out a lot, to the annoyance of their wives, women whom their husbands moan about behind their backs now they’ve had children and stopped doing “sexy”.
The men’s excuses for their frequent absences for home are all based around “Mike” – an Iraq veteran with family problems and a son called Timmy, or is it Tommy? Anyway he’s a client of the brokers who needs a lot of support that can only be given in pole-dancing bars or at the races.
Mike doesn’t exist, but he’s a convenient excuse for after-work drinking and affairs. Until he starts writing to all three men, threatening to expose them to their families.
The middle-class moneyed setting is very well done; it’s all brunches and barbecues, with the wives and children running round a big garden, the men sneaking off to argue and blame each other and scratch their heads instead of each other’s backs.
Gianni is the most laid back, physically softening as he enjoys the benefits of client entertaining. Chris, tall, thin and increasingly nervy, with a wife and a cute daughter, likes to think he’s a good guy but his behaviour belies it (Dukes reminds me of a blond Rupert Everett in his early roles, buttoned up but increasingly fidgety as worries threaten to overwhelm him.)
Allegiances melt away, re-form and harden as three people (always an awkward number) accuse and excuse.
I loved the conversation between Chris and Gianni, berating themselves for their bad behaviour but only because they now face consequences; their conscience-wrestling somehow absolving them from actually stopping. This and the moaning about their wives’ general letting go will strike a chord with many.
Patrick turns out to be more of an outsider even though he most fits the stereotype of the high living finance guy, in pastel shirt with a salmon pink cashmere sweater knotted loosely round his shoulders.
Until something terrible happens, presumably instigated by Mike, whoever that is.
This is an entertaining and polished film about trust and how well you really know someone – I was intrigued from the beginning.
And though I soon made my mind up whodunit, that was followed by quite a long period where I decided I was completely wrong and settled on one (well, several if I’m honest) other suspects.
Dukes (who I last saw in the accomplished World War 2 short The Code) is a terrific Chris, hoist by his own petard as his behaviour leads to his world collapsing around him, his wife and child collateral damage. (He also has most of the screentime which – in a film of this length – gives him considerably more scope.) The wives are understandably quickly drawn; there are flashbacks too, though it wasn’t immediately clear that’s what they were.
A Friend In Need loses out a little on tension, but that’s because of its length – it’s hard to build affection for characters who are flawed but we would still, with a longer run-time, root for. In fact as a feature A Friend In Need would work extremely well: more time to introduce more characters, deeper affection for the imperfect characters already there, and a slow-burn approach as the paranoia rises.
I should also mention Elizabeth McNally. She’s only in one scene, as Roma Scott, the solicitor brought in when the walls start crashing down – but it’s a long one and she’s excellent. No nonsense, abrasive, frustrated, and most importantly entirely believable.
A Friend In Need has already won several awards including:
Top Shorts Online Film Festival: Best Story, Best Original Drama, Best Supporting Actress for Aislinn De’Ath (Patrick’s wife Emma).
Actors Awards: Best Actor for Robert Dukes (Chris), Best Actress for Elizabeth West (Chris’s wife Laura).
Los Angeles Film Awards: Best Drama (Short), Best Original Story (Short), Best Actor (Short) for Robert Dukes.
New York Film Awards: Best Narrative Featurette, Best Original Story, Best Actor for Robert Dukes.
Watch the trailer for A Friend In Need:
Matt George Lovett
Charlie Freeman | Elizabeth McNally | Jose Palma | Robert Dukes
Drama | Short | Thriller
Filed Under: Film Reviews, Support Indie Film Tagged With: friendship, infidelity, marriage, murder
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2019 Calgary Stampede ties as 2nd deadliest year for chuckwagon horses
The 2019 Calgary Stampede is now tied for second place as the deadliest year for chuckwagon horses in more than three decades — with the total tally of animal deaths surpassing 100.
Total animal deaths at rodeo and chuckwagon races have topped 100 since 1986
David Bell · CBC News · Posted: Jul 15, 2019 3:29 PM MT | Last Updated: July 15, 2019
Chuckwagon driver Chad Harden was disqualified from the Calgary Stampede after causing an accident on July 11, 2019, that led to a horse being put down. Chuckwagon horses make up more than two-thirds of the animal deaths at the Stampede. (CBC Sports)
Three horses had to be put down at Sunday night's chuckwagon races, as the 10-day Stampede wrapped.
The latest deaths bring the total number of animals that have died during the rodeo and chuckwagon races at the Stampede since 1986 — when the most detailed records are available — to 102.
The Calgary Stampede declined requests to provide the organization's own details on deaths through the years.
The most complete records available publicly are from the Vancouver Humane Society, which has added up the tally since 1986 using data from the Calgary Humane Society and media reports.
CBC News validated the numbers wherever possible.
In total over the 10-day event in 2019, six chuckwagon horses died — four of them from the same driver's team.
That gives it the unfortunate honour of tying with 2010 as having the second highest toll on chuckwagon horses. Chuckwagon horses make up more than two-thirds of the animal deaths at the Stampede.
The top of the list is 1986, when 12 horses died.
Two humans have also died in the competition since 1986: outrider Eugene Jackson in 1996 and wagon driver Bill McEwen in 1999. Both died of head injuries.
Here's an overall roundup of animal deaths at the Stampede since 1986:
The Vancouver Humane Society says the total tally includes:
72 chuckwagon horses.
Nine calves.
Five steers.
Four bucking horses.
One wild ride horse.
One show horse.
One bull.
Outside of the Stampede itself, nine horses died in 2005 while being herded over a bridge on their way to the grounds.
The latest deaths prompted renewed calls from animal rights advocates and others for the Stampede to end chuckwagon races and the rodeo.
This graph tallies animal deaths, by year, at the Stampede. Use the drop-down menu to see the data by animal type:
The Calgary Stampede has launched a review in response to Sunday's deaths. Last week, a chuckwagon driver who caused an accident that led to a horse being put down was fined $10,000 and banned from competing at future Stampedes.
The Stampede says it has made many changes over the years to increase the safety of animals and humans.
The Stampede's roots can be traced to 1886, when the Calgary and District Agricultural Society held its first fair.
The 2019 Calgary Stampede ran July 5-July 14.
A tarp covers the scene of the accident that led to three horses being euthanized after a chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede on June 14, 2019. (Anis Heydari/CBC)
With files from Reid Southwick and John Gibson
Chuckwagon driver banned from future Calgary Stampedes after latest horse death this year
Horse put down after breaking leg in chuckwagon races at Calgary Stampede
Total of 6 Calgary Stampede chuckwagon horses dead after 3 more put down Sunday
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Chuckwagon driver says horse's death at Stampede was a 'loss of a good friend'
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Edmonton family of NCAA player Aher Uguak 'so proud' of his success
The childhood home of college basketball player Aher Uguak was quiet as his family intently watched the first few minutes of the NCAA Final Four game on Saturday.
The family watched Saturday's game between the Loyola Ramblers and Michigan Wolverines
Stephanie Dubois · CBC News · Posted: Mar 31, 2018 9:36 PM MT | Last Updated: April 1, 2018
The family of NCAA basketball player Aher Uguak watched the Final Four game between the Loyola Ramblers and Michigan Wolverines on Saturday. (CBC)
The living room of college basketball player Aher Uguak was quiet as his family intently watched the first few minutes of an NCAA Final Four game on Saturday.
His mother, Akon Uguak, and his four younger siblings watched as his team, the Loyola University Chicago Ramblers, took on the Michigan Wolverines.
When the Ramblers scored, Akon clapped and let out a small cheer.
March Madness: Michigan ends Loyola's Cinderella run
Her son wasn't playing in Saturday's game, but the family watched from their Mill Woods home regardless, hoping for a Ramblers win.
"I'm so proud," Akon said.
Due to league rules, Uguak isn't allowed to play in the 2017-2018 season because he transferred from another school, the University of New Mexico. He'll be able to play next season.
The Ramblers ultimately fell to the Wolverines in Saturday's March Madness game.
'Work hard or don't play at all'
Uguak, a 20-year-old Harry Ainlay High School graduate, moved to the United States two years ago to play basketball on scholarship.
Since then, he has been encouraging his younger siblings to pursue their dreams.
March Madness: Canadians poised for more shining moments
His brother Lwal is following in his brother's footsteps, and is expected to move to the U.S. this summer to play football.
"I started to believe I could do sports and when I saw my brother do it, I thought 'OK, this goal is reachable,'" Lwal said.
He recalls first playing football with Uguak while growing up in Mill Woods, but jokes that his brother was quick to drop the sport because he couldn't handle playing in the cold weather.
Aher Uguak of Edmonton plays for the Loyola Ramblers. (Instagram/Aher Uguak )
But Lwal stuck with it and was recently awarded a University of Connecticut football scholarship. He credits his older brother for teaching him to try his hardest in order to succeed.
"We have a kind of saying that you need to work hard or you don't play at all," Lwal said.
It's something they learned from their mother.
As a South Sudanese immigrant, Akon said it wasn't always easy balancing work and her children's busy schedules. She would often book her work shifts around the boys' practice schedule.
Akon and Lwal Uguak watched the NCAA Final Four game from their home on Saturday, March 30, 2018. (CBC)
Akon said her children wouldn't be where they are today without the help of the community. She said other parents would often offer to drive her kids to practice or help financially so the young athletes could continue to pursue their passions.
Akon said her kids have worked hard to reach their goals. She would often tell them to keep at it, since things won't always come easily.
"They worked hard for it," Akon said. "Sometimes they'd get up at 5 a.m. to practice, go to the gym and all those things. They deserve it."
Stephanie Dubois is a journalist with CBC Edmonton. She has more than a decade of experience reporting in print media, television and radio. Share your stories with Stephanie at stephanie.dubois@cbc.ca
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DeCourcy: Game-changing creativity requires a leap in the dark
by Colleen DeCourcy April 18, 2017
Unpredictable, risky, raw -- this is what creativity at its best looks like.
What if Phil Knight decided that "Just do it" wasn’t ownable enough?
What if Linda Boff had insisted that The Message podcast’s storyline communicate more of the unique features of General Electric jet engines?
What if State Street and McCann sensibly concluded that marketing a new exchange-traded fund product should involve behavioral targeting and a multiplatform, 360-degree movement and not ... a sculpture?
What if Reed Hastings had come down on the side of cold, hard reality and judged that producing premium content is simply too expensive in the short term?
What if Steve Jobs and Chiat/Day listened to the naysaying Apple board in 1984 and sold that Super Bowl ad space? What if Steve Jobs listened to the naysayers who thought "Think different" sounded funny? What if Steve Jobs listened to any naysayers, about anything?
While they loved the idea of a founding-father-focused musical, what if the backers of Hamilton went with the research that showed Broadway audiences show up to see, like, Broadway music?
What if Red Bull determined that a live broadcast of a man falling from the edge of space at Mach 1.25 was, you know, kinda pushing it a bit?
What if the Old Spice team had obeyed the golden creative rule that you should never let your client’s product copy be the copy of the ad?
What if the brain trust at Lego concluded, reasonably, that they’d never made a theatrical feature film before, so it’s probably something they had no business doing? "We’re in the toy business, not the movie business, amiright?"
What if creativity could be predicted, mapped, risk-assessed, cluster-analysed, MECEd, attribution-modelled, managed and consulted?
Unlike advertising, creativity—unwieldy, weird, beautiful, game-changing creativity—can’t be. Powerful creative ideas that change hearts and businesses require a leap. They require a leap in the minds of their makers, who make connections that no-one else thought to make—and, crucially, they require a leap from the marketers who back them. Not blind, not reckless, not uninformed, but a leap nonetheless—a willingness to recognize that creative breakthroughs often seem improbable, until they become inevitable.
Making things that real people want is hard (and getting harder). It’s harder still to give the world what it wants before it knows it wants it. "What do you want?"—asked on behalf of ourselves and on behalf of consumers audiences people—is the central question of our business, at least the business of Wieden+Kennedy. And, sometimes, when everything’s right, something or someone can come along with a thing so simple that taps into the bottomless reservoir of want in humanity, and then the world goes fucking crazy. We love that feeling. We believe in that feeling. It’s lightning in a bottle.
In our quest as an industry to answer that big question, we sometimes spend too much time focusing on inputs and outputs. You can do coverage, you can achieve a channel-first, you can be social, you can do programmatic, you can make sure your message is everywhere ... but real creativity at scale? You have to take leaps for that. Disruptive thinking, scaled, is lightning in a bottle. Despite all the differences of opinion about Fearless Girl, that was lightning in a bottle.
To the nostalgia merchants, this doesn’t mean that data, tech and tools have no part in this (we should at last retire the Manichaean red herring that sets data and creativity against each other). It means these things are almost never solutions. Creativity solves problems. We agitate and break through and create human meaning and connection with creativity.
Wieden+Kennedy is marking its 35th anniversary this year and, as part of the retrospecting that attends that sort of occasion, I was asked about Nike "Revolution" and its legacy. For me, it came down to this: it proved that pushing ourselves towards ideas that feel uncomfortable is where you find gold. People remember that ad because it was shocking. It didn’t feel "good." It didn’t feel like advertising. It looked like shit. It was electric. Like a car crash—people couldn’t look away. Its lesson, to the extent that the wisdom earned from these things is portable: never go for perfect and polished when you can break the mould. Fulfil the want that no one knew they had.
We don’t have enough of that. It’s a good time—this particular, challenging period in our industry, and in our world—to remind ourselves of the power of raw creativity and what it takes for creative companies to conjure and harness it. Best-in-class, relationship-driven, integrated, digital-innovation-operations-technology-process companies can’t do that. Companies devoted to creativity can. Agitation, meaning, the unexpected—these are the things that can truly ignite a culture. And isn’t that what we all want?
—Colleen DeCourcy is the global chief creative officer at Wieden+Kennedy.
@decourcy
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Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut Discuss The Call
By Patrick Meissner
Michael Eklund is a serial killer, and Abigail Breslin plays a terrified teen in The Call.
(Credit: Greg Gayne)
Do you remember “Rescue 911?” You know…it was an old CBS docudrama from the early ‘90s, and William Shatner hosted it. On the show, they took real recordings of 911 calls and played them against some cheesy re-enactment.
Anyways, Sony Pictures’ The Call is pretty much the same thing as an old episode of “Rescue 911.” However, it’s longer, slightly sexier, a lot more involved, and let’s face it, much, much better.
Set in the metropolitan calamity of modern day Los Angeles, The Call is the story of a veteran 911-response operator named Jordan (Halle Berry). When Jordan makes an honest mistake and botches a response call, resulting in horrific tragedy, she decides to hang up her headset for good and shift her focus to teaching rookies rather than working on calls. It’s not until she is faced with a chillingly similar call, months later, that she is drawn back to the phone and has one more chance to save her victim and redeem herself.
Apart from being an interesting plot, and apart from having a delightfully star-powered cast to draw viewers, The Call stands by itself as a gripping and truly suspenseful thriller. The concept itself is horrifying enough. Imagine a teenaged girl being kidnapped and thrown into the trunk of an unknown car – it’s gut wrenchingly real and disturbing. When combined with sharp editing, strategic pacing and hair-raising music, the finished picture is enough to induce nightmares.
For actress Abigail Breslin (Signs, Little Miss Sunshine), who plays kidnapped teenager Casey, the role was a step out from the normal. In a recent interview with Campus Circle, Breslin said, “I’ve never done something this intense before. I try to do different things all the time so this is definitely different from anything that I’ve done.”
She went on to say that filming this role was a bit of a challenge for her, simply because it required a lot of emotional energy.
“You just logistically run out of energy after a while,” said Breslin. “You run out of tears, you’re exhausted, but working with such great people like I did on this movie helped to keep that energy level high.”
One of the most impressive performances in the The Call is from the film’s maniacal villain, played by Michael Eklund (Watchmen, 88 Minutes). Eklund makes for an outstanding nut job, adding layers to a character that would on the surface seem one-dimensional. His expressions, his repressed rage and his contained outbreaks of violence all point toward a dark psychosis that shapes this frantic, trunk-packing murderer.
Berry puts on a strong performance as the lead role of Jordan, albeit her hairdo is kind of atrocious. Cool and composed, yet haunted and eventually vindictive, she is gripping as the central character holding the whole calamity together. You can tell she had done her homework in regards to establishing a character that is reminiscent of the type of person that actually would work in a 911-call center.
In fact, this film derives a lot of its appeal from elements of reality – that’s part of the reason why it’s so scary. Actor Morris Chestnut (Boyz ‘N the Hood, Like Mike and Think Like a Man) plays Officer Paul Phillips. He elaborated to Campus Circle on the “realness” of the film.
“I thought the way the director set up the realism of it [was intriguing],” said Chestnut when asked about what he thought was particularly captivating about the making of this film. “We didn’t have $100 million to do any big CGI or explosions or crazy 35-minute car chases. It was just real things that can happen.”
The 911-call center backdrop is particularly effective in this way, because it is a perpetually running workplace located in any given city. The Call’s writer Richard D’Ovidio spent time at L.A.’s downtown call center researching for this film. His knowing of that workplace shows on screen as the film gives a unique insight into how these people operate on a daily basis. The way the film moves is even reflective of the pacing of a call center; it’s relentless. You can feel the exhaustion that would hit you after a Friday night shift at one of these centers.
Overall, The Call is worth the time. It’s interesting, and it sticks in your head. Above anything, it’s just plain scary and, for lack of a better word, thrilling. As an effective thriller that will keep your heart racing, The Call is definitely a keeper. With a solid plot, a good concept and some talented actors, you will most likely soil yourself.
Chestnut put it a lot more eloquently, though: “Go see The Call because it’s a nonstop suspenseful thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. And you will enjoy it.”
The Call releases in theaters on March 15.
Article posted on 3/11/2013
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Randy Paynter
As the founder of Care2 and the PetitionSite, Randy is a pioneer of online advocacy. Randy launched Care2 in 1998 to empower individuals to take collective action in support of social and environmental causes. Today, Care2 helps over 45 million members stand together, start online petitions, and share stories that inspire action.
10 Things That Will Help You Set A Winning Strategy for 2019
by Randy Paynter on Dec 21, 2018
The team at Care2 has put together a list of 10 favorite resources to help you set a killer strategy for 2019. Some contain big ideas, others are more tactical. All of them we love and hope you will too:
4 Ways Your Business Should NOT Respond to an Online Petition
by Randy Paynter on Sep 12, 2018
Last April, 69-year-old pulmonologist David Dao was dragged, wounded and bleeding, off of a United Airlines plane after refusing to voluntarily relinquish his seat on an overbooked flight. That cringe-worthy incident was captured on fellow passengers’ phones, quickly going viral and turning into a notorious PR disaster.
The consequences for United were swift and severe. Within days after the incident, the company’s stock had fallen more than 4 percent. Its unsatisfactory response to the massive public outcry — including a WhiteHouse.gov petition signed by over 200,000 people demanding a federal investigation — was undoubtedly a factor in the disastrous fallout.
The episode underscores the need for businesses to respond quickly and effectively to crises. In a digital era, getting it wrong can have a serious and lasting impact on your brand, its reputation and your bottom line.
So you want to start a do-good business? Avoid this dangerous trap.
by Randy Paynter on Aug 27, 2018
By the time Anna Stork and Andrea Sreshta made it onto the hit show Shark Tank, they’d been hustling their product, LuminAid, for half a decade. The design students turned entrepreneurs invented the solar-powered, waterproof lantern with a mission: to help people through power outages after major disasters, like the Haiti earthquake. After being featured on the program — and scoring an investment from billionaire investor and businessman Mark Cuban — their revenue tripled.
Great outcomes like this help fuel the do-good business trend. In the US, it’s estimated that over 10 million people are employed by social enterprises. Revenues from these mission-driven ventures total $500 billion — a notable 3.5 percent of the national GDP.
Sadly, however, LuminAid’s success story is not the standard in social enterprise. In the cutthroat world of capitalism, 50 percent of all new businesses still fail within their first 5 years. To avoid becoming just another statistic, fledgling social entrepreneurs must remember, first and foremost, that an inspiring mission isn’t the key to success.
Topics: data, business
The Costly Email Mistake NPO Executives Need to Know
by Randy Paynter on Aug 1, 2018
Forty years ago an enthusiastic tech marketer named Gary Thuerk made history by creating the world’s first ever known spam mail. Gary blasted out a new product announcement (in ALL CAPS, of course) to 400 recipients via ARPANET, a network of connected computers. The response? Largely negative, with one indignant recipient calling it “A FLAGRANT VIOLATION.”
By some accounts, spam now accounts for more than 80 percent of all email sent—so the big email service providers, like Google and Hotmail, aggressively filter out potentially unwanted messages. As a result, even legitimate organizations sometimes find their emails filtered out of the inbox.
3 Ways to Keep Donors Happy in an Online World
by Randy Paynter on May 22, 2018
Here’s an astonishing fact: Last year, people used online payments platform PayPal to contribute a staggering $8.5 billion to charity. To be fair, online giving is still just one method by which Americans donate a total of $390 billion annually to nonprofits. But the PayPal figure is a sign of the times. The shift to digital giving is a rising and considerable trend.
The New Rules For Email Deliverability
by Randy Paynter on Nov 3, 2017
At Care2, we spend a lot of time thinking about email deliverability.
Why? Because organizations can have the best email marketing strategy, endless budget, and the most engaged subscribers of all time and they still won't reach their goals if their emails are marked as spam.
It sounds easy: just make sure you aren't spamming people, right?
In reality, the increasingly restrictive policies of your Internet Service Providers make it impossible to continue with mailing practices that worked a few years ago. And if you don't keep up with these changing practices, the penalties are severe.
Slacktivism: Why Snopes got it Wrong About Internet Petitions
by Randy Paynter on Apr 28, 2010
"It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done," observed Oscar Wilde. And so it goes with an unfortunate entry on Snopes.com (a site usually quite good about debunking urban legends), that characterizes "internet petitions" as "slacktivism", a pejorative suggesting that activism is worthless if it doesn't require considerable effort.
I usually ignore such commentary since naysayers are a dime a dozen, but that particular post gets a lot of attention: it's one of the top search results for "petitions," is a favorite among cynics, and no doubt has turned off many who might otherwise have taken action. At a time when civic engagement is more important than ever, it's a tragedy that this ill-conceived post has disempowered so many people.
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Tag: Shooting Stars of Ibadan
Ikorodu United Opt For MKO Abiola Stadium For Remaining Season’s Games
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Ikorodu United of Lagos, has secured approval from the League Management Company (LMC) to play their remaining home fixtures of the season at the MKO Abiola stadium in Abeokuta.
The struggling Lagos club were penalised by the LMC for crowd trouble during their week 30 fixture against the Shooting Stars of Ibadan.
After the penalty, the Oga boys were directed to continue the rest of the season in Lagos.
But the club side said they would prefer to stay in the southwest town of Abeokuta since they could not guarantee the full control of the crowd and general safety at the Onikan stadium in Lagos.
Posted on August 26, 2016 August 27, 2016 Author oluchiCategories SportsTags Abeokuta, crowd trouble, Ibadan, Ikorodu United of Lagos, Lagos, League Management Company, LMC, MKO Abiola stadium, Nigeria Professional Football League, nikan stadium in Lagos, NPFL, Shooting Stars of Ibadan, the Oga boysLeave a comment on Ikorodu United Opt For MKO Abiola Stadium For Remaining Season’s Games
NPFL: Ikhana Resigns As Coach Of Shooting Stars
Kadiri Ikhana on Monday resigned as the Head Coach of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Shooting Stars of Ibadan.
The experienced coach joined the Oluyole Warriors at the beginning of the ongoing season.
Ikhana explained that the failure of the management to issue him a contract paper, almost at the end of the first stanza of the league, prompted his decision.
He lamented that the hardship faced by the players was also one of the reasons he decided to take a walk at the Ibadan warlords.
Reacting to this, the General Manager of Shooting Stars, Rasheed Balogun, told Channels Sports that the club was yet to receive any resignation letter from Mr Ikhana.
He added that he was doing his best to ensure that the welfare of the players improves as soon as possible.
Shooting Stars are presently 18 on the NPFL table after being defeated by Wikki Tourists of Bauchi on Sunday.
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homilies of St. John Chrysostom,
archbishop of constantinople,
epistle of St. paul the apostle
Colossians.
Homily I.
Colossians i. 1, 2
“Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colossæ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father.”
Holy indeed are all the Epistles of Paul: but some advantage have those which he sent after he was in bonds: those, for instance, to the Ephesians and Philemon: that to Timothy, that to the Philippians, and the one before us: for this also was sent when he was a prisoner, since he writes in it thus: “for which I am also in bonds: that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.” (Col. iv. 3, 4.) But this Epistle appears to have been written after that to the Romans. For the one to the Romans he wrote before he had seen them, but this Epistle, after; and near upon the close of his preaching.690690 Ed. Par. suspects that a sentence is lost here, but without reason, as he had just mentioned the Epistle to Philemon as written in imprisonment, and consequently later than that to the Romans. And it is evident from hence; that in the Epistle to Philemon he says, “Being such an one as Paul the aged” (ver. 9.), and makes request for Onesimus; but in this he sends Onesimus himself, as he says, “With Onesimus the faithful and beloved brother” (Col. iv. 9.): calling him faithful, and beloved, and brother. Wherefore also he boldly says in this Epistle, “from the hope of the Gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven.” (Col. i. 23.) For it had now been preached for a long time. I think then that the Epistle to Timothy was written after this; and when he was now come to the very end of his life, for there he says, “for I am already being offered” (2 Tim. iv. 6.); this is later691691 πρεσβυτέρα. Lit. “older.” The argument allows no other sense. It may mean “written at a greater age,” or “of higher honor” (because written after longer imprisonment). however than that to the Philippians, for in that Epistle he was just entering upon his imprisonment at Rome.
But why do I say that these Epistles have some advantage over the rest in this respect, because he writes while in bonds? As if a champion were to write in the midst of carnage and victory;692692 Lit. “while raising trophies.” so also in truth did he. For himself too was aware that this was a great thing, for writing to Philemon he saith, “Whom I have begotten in my bonds.” (Ver. 10.) And this he said, that we should not be dispirited when in adversity, but even rejoice. At this place was Philemon with these (Colossians). For in the Epistle to him he saith, “And to Archippus our fellow-soldier” (Ver. 2.); and in this, “Say to Archippus.” (Col. iv. 17.) This man seems to me to have been charged with some office in the Church.
But he had not seen either these people, or the Romans, or the Hebrews, when he wrote to them. That this is true of the others, he shows in many places; with regard to the Colossians, hear him saying, “And as many as have 258not seen my face in the flesh” (Col. ii. 1, 5.): and again, “Though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit.” So great a thing did he know his presence everywhere to be. And always, even though he be absent, he makes himself present. So, when he punishes the fornicator, look how he places himself on the tribunal; “for,” he saith, “I verily being absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already as though I were present” (1 Cor. v. 3.): and again, “I will come to you, and will know not the word of them which are puffed up, but the power” (1 Cor. iv. 19.): and again, “Not only when I am present with you, but much more when I am absent.” (Philip. ii. 12; Gal. iv. 18.)
“Paul an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God.”
It were well also to say, what from considering this Epistle we have found to be its occasion and subject. What then is it? They used to approach693693 Προσήγοντο, v. Hom. ii. § i. God through angels; they held many Jewish and Grecian observances. These things then he is correcting. Wherefore in the very outset he says, “Through the will of God.” So here again he hath used the expression “through.”694694 τὸ διὰ, here used with the genitive. He mentions it as applied to the will of the Father, and consequently not, as some supposed, proving an inferiority in the Son. “And Timothy the brother,” he saith; of course then he too was an Apostle,695695 [Even in the New Test. the term “apostle” is sometimes applied to others than the twelve and Paul: as in Acts xiv. 14, probably in Gal. i. 19, and as implied in the phrase “false apostle.” Compare Lightfoot on Gal., ed. 2, pp. 95 ff.—J.A.B.] and probably also known to them. “To the saints which are at Colossæ.” This was a city of Phrygia, as is plain from Laodicea’s being near to it. “And faithful brethren in Christ.” (Col. iv. 16.) Whence, saith he, art thou made a saint? Tell me. Whence art thou called faithful? Is it not because thou wert sanctified through death? Is it not because thou hast faith in Christ? Whence art thou made a brother? for neither in deed, nor in word, nor in achievement didst thou show thyself faithful. Tell me, whence is it that thou hast been entrusted with so great mysteries? Is it not because of Christ?
“Grace to you and peace from God our Father.” Whence cometh grace to you? Whence peace? “From God,” saith he, “our Father.” Although he useth not in this place the name of Christ.
I will ask those who speak disparagingly of the Spirit, Whence is God the Father of servants? Who wrought these mighty achievements? Who made thee a saint? Who faithful? Who a son of God? He who made thee worthy to be trusted, the same is also the cause of thy being entrusted with all.
For we are called faithful, not only because we have faith, but also because we are entrusted of God with mysteries which not even angels knew before us. However, to Paul it was indifferent whether or not to put it thus.
Ver. 3. “We give thanks to God,696696 Rec. text inserts “and” (καὶ for τῷ), but with the same sense. the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
He seems to me to refer everything to the Father, that what he has to say may not at once offend them.697697 [The reading προσστῆναι (Field, after one mss.) accounts for the others, προστῆναι and προτιθέναι, the latter followed here by the Oxford ed.; but see its Addenda.—J.A.B.]
“Praying always for you.”
He shows his love, not by giving thanks only, but also by continual prayer, in that those whom he did not see, he had continually within himself.
Ver. 4. [“Having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus.”
A little above he said, “our Lord.” “He,” saith he, “is Lord, not the servants.” “Of Jesus Christ.” These names also are symbols of His benefit to us, for “He,” it means, “shall save His people from their sins.”698698 Savile includes this paragraph in brackets, and so Ed. Par., as it is not in some mss. and Versions, and is thought not to fit in well; but they have missed the sense. (Matt. i. 21.)]
Ver. 4. “Having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints.”
Already he conciliates them. It was Epaphroditus699699 Called Epaphras in the text, c. i. 7, and c. iv. 12. [A familiar contraction of such names.—J.A.B.] who brought him this account. But he sends the Epistle by Tychicus, retaining Epaphroditus with himself. “And of the love,” he saith, “which ye have toward all the saints,” not toward this one and that: of course then toward us also.
Ver. 5. “Because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens.”
He speaks of the good things to come. This is with a view to their temptations, that they should not seek their rest here. For lest any should say, “And where is the good of their love toward the saints, if they themselves are in affliction?” he says, “We rejoice that ye are securing for yourselves a noble reception in heaven.” “Because of the hope,” he saith, “which is laid up.” He shows its secureness. “Whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth.” Here the expression is as if he would chide them, as having changed from it when they had long held it.
“Whereof,” saith he, “ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel.” And he bears witness to its truth. With good reason, for in it there is nothing false.
“Of the Gospel.” He doth not say, “of the preaching,” but he calleth it the “Gospel,” con259tinually reminding them of God’s benefits.700700 The passage just above in brackets may have been for the sake of this. And having first praised them, he next reminds them of these.
Ver. 6. “Which is come unto you, even as it is also in all the world.”
He now gives them credit. “Is come,” he said metaphorically. He means, it did not come and go away, but that it remained, and was there. Then because to the many the strongest confirmation of doctrines is that they hold them in common with many, he therefore added, “As also it is in all the world.”
It is present everywhere, everywhere victorious, everywhere established.
“And is bearing fruit, and increasing,701701 Rec. text omits “and increasing” (καὶ αὐξανόμενον), but it is in some of the oldest mss. as it doth in you also.”
“Bearing fruit.” In works. “Increasing.” By the accession of many, by becoming firmer; for plants then begin to thicken when they have become firm.
“As also among you,” says he.
He first gains the hearer by his praises, so that even though disinclined, he may not refuse to hear him.
“Since the day ye heard it.”
Marvelous! that ye quickly came unto it and believed; and straightway, from the very first, showed forth its fruits.
“Since the day ye heard, and knew the grace of God in truth.”
Not in word, saith he, nor in deceit, but in very deeds. Either then this is what he means by “bearing fruit,” or else, the signs and wonders. Because as soon as ye received it, so soon ye knew the grace of God. What then forthwith gave proofs of its inherent virtue, is it not a hard thing that that should now be disbelieved?
Ver. 7. “Even as ye learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant.”
He, it is probable, had preached there. “Ye learned” the Gospel. Then to show the trustworthiness of the man, he says, “our fellow servant.”
“Who is a faithful minister of Christ on your702702 [“On our behalf” is the correct N.T. text. Chrys. here, as commonly, has what Westcott and Hort call the “Syrian” type of N.T. text.—J.A.B.] behalf; who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.”
Doubt not, he saith, of the hope which is to come: ye see that the world is being converted. And what need to allege the cases of others? what happened in your own is even independently a sufficient ground for belief, for, “ye knew the grace of God in truth:” that is, in works. So that these two things, viz. the belief of all, and your own too, confirm the things that are to come. Nor was the fact one thing, and what Epaphras said, another. “Who is,” saith he, “faithful,” that is, true. How, “a minister on your behalf”? In that he had gone to him. “Who also declared to us,” saith he, “your love in the Spirit,” that is, the spiritual love ye bear us. If this man be the minister of Christ; how say ye, that you approach God by angels? “Who also declared unto us,” saith he, “your love in the Spirit.” For this love is wonderful and steadfast; all other has but the name. And there are some persons who are not of this kind, but such is not friendship, wherefore also it is easily dissolved.
There are many causes which produce friendship; and we will pass over those which are infamous, (for none will take an objection against us in their favor, seeing they are evil.) But let us, if you will, review those which are natural, and those which arise out of the relations of life. Now of the social sort are these, for instance; one receives a kindness, or inherits a friend from forefathers, or has been a companion at table or in travel: or is neighbor to another (and these are virtuous); or is of the same trade, which last however is not sincere; for it is attended by a certain emulation and envy. But the natural are such as that of father to son, son to father, brother to brother, grandfather to descendant, mother to children, and if you like let us add also that of wife to husband; for all matrimonial attachments are also of this life, and earthly. Now these latter appear stronger than the former: appear, I said, because often they are surpassed by them. For friends have at times shown a more genuinely kind disposition than brothers, or than sons toward fathers; and when he whom a man hath begotten would not succor him, one who knew him not has stood by him, and succored him. But the spiritual love is higher than all, as it were some queen ruling her subjects; and in her form is bright: for not as the other, hath she aught of earth for her parent; neither habitual intercourse, nor benefits, nor nature, nor time; but she descendeth from above, out of heaven. And why wonderest thou that she needeth no benefits in order that she should subsist, seeing that neither by injuries is she overthrown?
Now that this love is greater than the other, hear Paul saying; “For I could wish that I myself were anathema from Christ for my brethren.” (Rom. ix. 3.) What father would have thus wished himself in misery? And again, “To depart, and to be with Christ” is “very far better; yet to abide in the flesh” is “more needful for your sake.” (Philip. i. 23, 24.) What mother would have chosen so to speak, regardless of herself? And again hear him saying, “For being bereaved of you for a short season, in pres260ence, not in heart.” (1 Thess. ii. 17.) And here indeed [in the world], when a father hath been insulted, he withdraws his love; not so however there, but he went to those who stoned him, seeking to do them good. For nothing, nothing is so strong as the bond of the Spirit. For he who became a friend from receiving benefits, will, should these be discontinued, become an enemy; he whom habitual intercourse made inseparable, will, when the habit is broken through, let his friendship become extinct. A wife again, should a broil have taken place, will leave her husband, and withdraw affection; the son, when he sees his father living to a great age, is dissatisfied. But in case of spiritual love there is nothing of this. For by none of these things can it be dissolved; seeing it is not composed out of them. Neither time, nor length of journey, nor ill usage, nor being evil spoken of, nor anger, nor insult, nor any other thing, make inroads upon it, nor have the power of dissolving it. And that thou mayest know this Moses was stoned, and yet he made entreaty for them. (Ex. xvii. 4.) What father would have done this for one that stoned him, and would not rather have stoned him too to death?
Let us then follow after these friendships which are of the Spirit, for they are strong, and hard to be dissolved, and not those which arise from the table, for these we are forbidden to carry in Thither. For hear Christ saying in the Gospel, Call not thy friends nor thy neighbors, if thou makest a feast, but the lame, the maimed. (Luke xiv. 12.) With reason: for great is the recompense for these. But thou canst not, nor endurest to feast with lame and blind, but thinkest it grievous and offensive, and refusest. Now it were indeed best that thou shouldest not refuse, however it is not necessary to do it. If thou seatest them not with thee, send to them of the dishes on thy own table. And he that inviteth his friends, hath done no great thing: for he hath received his recompense here. But he that called the maimed, and poor, hath God for his Debtor. Let us then not repine when we receive not a reward here, but when we do receive; for we shall have nothing more to receive There. In like manner, if man recompense, God recompenseth not; if man recompense not, then God will recompense. Let us then not seek those out for our benefits, who have it in their power to requite us again, nor bestow our favors on them with such an expectation: this were a cold thought. If thou invite a friend, the gratitude lasts till evening; and therefore the friendship for the nonce is spent more quickly than the expenses are paid. But if thou call the poor and the maimed, never shall the gratitude perish, for God, who remembereth ever, and never forgetteth, thou hast even Him for thy Debtor. What squeamishness is this, pray, that thou canst not sit down in company with the poor? What sayest thou? He is unclean and filthy? Then wash him, and lead him up to thy table. But he hath filthy garments? Then change them, and give him clean apparel. Seest thou not how great the gain is? Christ cometh unto thee through him, and dost thou make petty calculations of such things? When thou art inviting the King to thy table, dost thou fear because of such things as these?
Let us suppose two tables, and let one be filled with those, and have the blind, the halt, the maimed in hand or leg, the barefoot, those clad with but one scanty garment, and that worn out: but let the other have grandees, generals, governors, great officers, arrayed in costly robes, and fine lawn, belted with golden girdles. Again, here at the table of the poor let there be neither silver, nor store of wine, but just enough to refresh and gladden, and let the drinking cups and the rest of the vessels be made from glass only; but there, at the table of the rich, let all the vessels be of silver and gold, and the semicircular table,703703 [So Field, after several mss. But “the semicircular” (no substantive, see a few lines below) was an obscure word in such a connection, and the idea of one man lifting a table seemed strange. So, as the preceding and following portions treat of vessels, several other mss. substitute for this whole statement (down to “move”) the following: “and let there be a gilded bowl of half a talent weight, so that two young men can with difficulty move it,” the last clause being the same as in the other text. Montfaucon admitted both into his edition, thus making a conflate reading.—J.A.B.] Montfaucon in a note mentions William the Conqueror being represented sitting at such a table, sometimes called a sigma, from the form C. He refers to his Antiquité Expliquée, T. iii. p. 111. [That the three tables arranged as a hollow squire (triclinium) should be sometimes converted into a semicircle would be a natural piece of luxury, but not likely to become common, because really less convenient.—J.A.B.] not such as one person can lift, but as two young men can with difficulty move, and the wine-jars lie in order, glittering far beyond the silver with gold, and let the semicircle704704 Here, the couch which belongs to the table. Such is the stibadium described in the accounts of Pompeii. be smoothly laid all over with soft drapery. Here, again, let there be many servants, in garments not less ornamented than those of the guests, and bravely appareled, and wearing loose trowsers, men beauteous to look upon, in the very flower of life, plump, and well conditioned; but there let there be only two servants disdaining all that proud vanity. And let those have costly meats, but these only enough to appease hunger and inspire cheerfulness. Have I said enough? and are both tables laid out with sufficient minuteness? Is anything wanting? I think not. For I have gone over the guests, and the costliness both of the vessels, and of the linen,705705 στρωμάτων, carpets, cushions, coverings for the tables, &c., &c. and the meats.706706 [This labored exuberance of descriptive detail is a grave fault of Chrysostom’s style, but was highly acceptable to his contemporaries.—J.A.B.] However, if we should have omitted aught, we shall discover it as we proceed with the discourse.
261Come then, now that we have correctly drawn each table in its proper outline, let us see at which ye will seat yourselves. For I for my part am going to that of the blind, and the lame, but probably the more part of you will choose the other, that of the generals, that is so gay and splendid. Let us then see which of them doth more abound in pleasure; for as yet let us not examine into the things of hereafter, seeing that in those at least this of mine hath the superiority. Wherefore? Because this one hath Christ sitting down at it, the other men, this hath the Master, that the servants. But say we nothing of these things as yet; but let us see which hath the more of present pleasure. And even in this respect, then, this pleasure is greater, for it is more pleasure to sit down with a King than with his servants. But let us withdraw this consideration also; let us examine the matter simply by itself. I, then, and those who choose the table I do, shall with much freedom and ease of mind both say and hear everything: but you trembling and fearing, and ashamed before those you sit down with, will not even have the heart to reach out your hands, just as though you had got to a school, and not a dinner, just as though you were trembling before dreadful masters. But not so they. But, saith one, the honor is great. Nay, I further am in more honor; for your mean estate appears grander, when even whilst sharing the same table, the words ye utter are those of slaves.
For the servant then most of all shows as such, when he sits down with his master; for he is in a place where he ought not to be; nor hath he from such familiarity so much dignity as he hath abasement, for he is then abased exceedingly. And one may see a servant by himself make a brave appearance, and the poor man seem splendid by himself, rather than when he is walking with a rich one; for the low when near the lofty, then appears low, and the juxtaposition makes the low seem lower, not loftier. So too your sitting down with them makes you seem as of yet meaner condition. But not so, us. In these two things, then, we have the advantage, in freedom, and in honor; which have nothing equal to them in regard of pleasure. For I at least would prefer a crust with freedom, to thousands of dainties with slavery. For, saith one, “Better is an entertainment of herbs with love and kindness, than an ox from the stall with hatred.” (Prov. xv. 17.) For whatsoever those may say, they who are present must needs praise it, or give offense; assuming thus the rank of parasites, or rather, being worse than they. For parasites indeed, even though it be with shame and insult, have yet liberty of speech: but ye have not even this. But your meanness is indeed as great, (for ye fear and crouch,) but not so your honor. Surely then that table is deprived of every pleasure, but this is replete with all delight of soul.
But let us examine the nature even of the meats themselves. For there indeed it is necessary to burst one’s self with the large quantity of wine, even against one’s will, but here none who is disinclined need eat or drink. So that there indeed the pleasure arising from the quality of the food is cancelled by the dishonor which precedes, and the discomfort which follows the surfeit. For not less than hunger doth surfeiting destroy and rack our bodies; but even far more grievously; and whomsoever you like to give me, I shall more easily destroy by bursting him with surfeit than by hunger. For thus the latter is easier to be borne than the other, for one might indeed endure hunger for twenty days, but surfeiting not for as many as two only. And the country people who are perpetually struggling with the one, are healthy, and need no physicians; but the other, surfeiting I mean, none can endure without perpetually calling in physicians; yea, rather, its tyranny hath often baffled even their attempt to rescue.
So far then as pleasure is concerned, this [table of mine] hath the advantage. For if honor hath more pleasure than dishonor, if authority than subjection, and if manly confidence than trembling and fear, and if enjoyment of what is enough, than to be plunged out of depth in the tide of luxury; on the score of pleasure this table is better than the other. It is besides better in regard of expense; for the other is expensive, but this, not so.
But what? is it then to the guests alone that this table is the more pleasurable, or bringeth it more pleasure than the other to him who inviteth them, as well? for this is what we are enquiring after rather. Now he who invites those makes preparation many days before, and is forced to have trouble and anxious thoughts and cares, neither sleeping by night, nor resting by day; but forming with himself many plans, conversing with cooks, confectioners, deckers of tables. Then when the very day is come, one may see him in greater fear than those who are going to fight a boxing match, lest aught should turn out other than was expected, lest he be shot with the glance of envy, lest he thereby procure himself a multitude of accusers. But the other escapeth all this anxious thought and trouble by extemporizing his table, and not being careful about it for many days before. And then, truly, after this, the former indeed hath straightway lost the grateful return; but the other hath God for his Debtor; and is nourished with good hopes, being every day feasted from off that table. For the meats indeed are spent, but the grateful thought is never spent, but every day he rejoices 262and exults more than they that are gorged with their excess of wine. For nothing doth so nourish the soul as a virtuous hope, and the expectation of good things.
But now let us consider what follows. There indeed are flutes, and harps, and pipes; but here is no music of sounds unsuitable; but what? hymns, singing of psalms. There indeed the Demons are hymned; but here, the Lord of all, God. Seest thou with what gratitude this one aboundeth, with what ingratitude and insensibility that? For, tell me, when God hath nourished thee with His good things, and when thou oughtest to give Him thanks after being fed, dost thou even introduce the Demons? For these songs to the lyre, are none other than songs to Demons. When thou oughtest to say, “Blessed art Thou, O Lord, that Thou hast nourished me with Thy good things,” dost thou like a worthless dog not even so much as remember Him, but, over and above, introducest the Demons? Nay rather, dogs, whether they receive anything or not, fawn upon those they know, but thou dost not even this. The dog, although he receives nothing, fawns upon his master; but thou, even when thou hast received, barkest at Him. Again, the dog, even though he be well treated by a stranger, not even so will be reconciled of his hatred of him, nor be enticed on to be friends with him: but thou, even though suffering mischief incalculable from the Demons, introducest them at thy feasts. So that, in two ways, thou art worse than the dog. And the mention I have now made of dogs is happy, in regard of those who give thanks then only when they receive a benefit. Take shame, I pray you, at the dogs, which when famishing still fawn upon their masters. But thou, if thou hast haply heard that the Demon has cured anyone, straightway forsakest thy Master; O more unreasoning than the dogs!
But, saith one, the harlots are a pleasure to look upon. What sort of pleasure are they? yea rather what infamy are they not? Thy house has become a brothel, madness, and fury; and art thou not ashamed to call this pleasure? If then it be allowed to use them,707707 [The text is confused, but the reading adopted by Field, and here given, accounts for the others.—J.A.B.] greater than all pleasure is the shame, and the discomfort which arises from the shame, to make one’s house a brothel, like hogs in wallowing in the mire? But if so far only be allowed as to see them, lo! again the pain is greater. For to see is no pleasure, where to use is not allowed, but the lust becomes only the greater, and the flame the fiercer.
But wouldest thou learn the end? Those, indeed, when they rise up from the table, are like the madmen and those that have lost their wits; foolhardy, quarrelsome, laughing-stocks for the very slaves; and the servants indeed retire sober, but these, drunk. O the shame! But with the other is nothing of this sort; but closing the table with thanksgiving, they so retire to their homes, with pleasure sleeping, with pleasure waking, free from all shame and accusation.
If thou wilt consider also the guests themselves, thou wilt see that the one are within just what the others are without; blind, maimed, lame; and as are the bodies of these, such are the souls of those, laboring under dropsy and inflammation. For of such sort is pride; for after the luxurious gratification a maiming takes place; of such sort is surfeiting and drunkenness, making men lame and maimed. And thou wilt see too that these have souls like the bodies of the others, brilliant, ornamented. For they who live in giving of thanks, who seek nothing beyond a sufficiency, they whose philosophy is of this sort are in all brightness.
But let us see the end both here and there. There, indeed, is unchaste pleasure, loose laughter, drunkenness, buffoonery, filthy language; (for since they in their own persons are ashamed to talk filthily, this is brought about by means of the harlots;) but here is love of mankind, gentleness. Near to him who invites those stands vainglory arming him, but near the other, love of man, and gentleness. For the one table, love of man prepareth, but the other, vainglory, and cruelty, out of injustice and grasping. And that one ends in what I have said, in loss of wits, in delirium, in madness; (for such are the offshoots of vainglory;) but this one in thanksgiving and the glory of God. And the praise too, which cometh of men, attendeth more abundantly upon this; for that man is even regarded with an envious eye, but this all men regard as their common father, even they who have received no benefit at his hands. And as with the injured even they who have not been injured sympathize, and all become in common enemies (to the injurer): so too, when some receive kindness, they also who have not received any, not less than they who have, praise and admire him that conferred it. And there indeed is much envy, but here much tender solicitude, many prayers from all.
And so much indeed here; but There, when Christ is come, this one indeed shall stand with much boldness, and shall hear before the whole world, “Thou sawest Me an hungered, and didst feed Me; naked, and didst clothe Me; a stranger, and didst take Me in” (Matt. xxv. 35.); and all the like words: but the other shall hear the contrary; “Wicked and slothful servant” (Matt. xxv. 26.); and again, “Woe unto them that luxuriate upon their couches, and sleep upon beds of ivory, and drink the refined wine, 263and anoint themselves with the chief ointments; they counted upon these things as staying, and not as fleeting.” (Amos vi. 4, 5, 6, Sept.)
I have not said this without purpose, but with the view of changing your minds; and that you should do nothing that is fruitless. What then, saith one, of the fact that I do both the one and the other? This argument is much resorted to by all. And what need, tell me, when everything might be done usefully, to make a division, and to expend part on what is not wanted, but even without any purpose at all, and part usefully? Tell me, hadst thou, when sowing, cast some upon a rock, and some upon very good ground; is it likely that thou wouldest have been contented so, and have said, Where is the harm, if we cast some to no purpose, and some upon very good ground? For why not all into the very good ground? Why lessen the gain? And if thou have occasion to be getting money together, thou wilt not talk in that way, but wilt get it together from every quarter; but in the other case thou dost not so. And if to lend on usury; thou wilt not say, “Wherefore shall we give some to the poor, and some to the rich,” but all is given to the former:708708 Because their distress would make them willing to give a higher interest. This place may bear the sense here given, but it seems corrupt. The sense requires, “shall we not give?” or else, “wilt thou not say?” interrogatively, or the expulsion of διὰ τί. yet in the case before us, where the gain is so great, thou dost not thus calculate, and will not at length desist from expending without purpose, and laying out without return?
“But,” saith one, “this also hath a gain.” Of what kind, tell me? “It increaseth friendships.” Nothing is colder than men who are made friends by these things, by the table, and surfeiting. The friendships of parasites are born only from that source.
Insult not a thing so marvelous as love,709709 Compare St. Clem. Al. Pædag. l. ii. c. 1. nor say that this is its root. As if one were to say, that a tree which bore gold and precious stones had not its root of the same, but that it was gendered of rottenness; so doest even thou: for even though friendship should be born from that source, nothing could possibly be colder. But those other tables produce friendship, not with man, but with God; and that an intense710710 ἐπιτεταμένην. one, so thou be intent on preparing them. For he that expendeth part in this way and part in that, even should he have bestowed much, hath done no great thing: but he that expendeth all in this way, even though he should have given little, hath done the whole. For what is required is that we give, not much or little, but not less than is in our power. Think we on him with the five talents, and on him with the two. (Matt. xxv. 15.) Think we on her who cast in those two mites. (Mark xii. 41.) Think we on the widow in Elijah’s days. She who threw in those two mites said not, What harm if I keep the one mite for myself, and give the other? but gave her whole living. (1 Kings xvii.) But thou, in the midst of so great plenty, art more penurious than she. Let us then not be careless of our own salvation, but apply ourselves to almsgiving. For nothing is better than this, as the time to come shall show; meanwhile the present shows it also. Live we then to the glory of God, and do those things that please Him, that we may be counted worthy of the good things of promise; which may all we obtain, through the grace and love toward man of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power and honor, now and ever, and world without end. Amen.
690 Ed. Par. suspects that a sentence is lost here, but without reason, as he had just mentioned the Epistle to Philemon as written in imprisonment, and consequently later than that to the Romans.
691 πρεσβυτέρα. Lit. “older.” The argument allows no other sense. It may mean “written at a greater age,” or “of higher honor” (because written after longer imprisonment).
692 Lit. “while raising trophies.”
693 Προσήγοντο, v. Hom. ii. § i.
694 τὸ διὰ, here used with the genitive. He mentions it as applied to the will of the Father, and consequently not, as some supposed, proving an inferiority in the Son.
695 [Even in the New Test. the term “apostle” is sometimes applied to others than the twelve and Paul: as in Acts xiv. 14, probably in Gal. i. 19, and as implied in the phrase “false apostle.” Compare Lightfoot on Gal., ed. 2, pp. 95 ff.—J.A.B.]
696 Rec. text inserts “and” (καὶ for τῷ), but with the same sense.
697 [The reading προσστῆναι (Field, after one mss.) accounts for the others, προστῆναι and προτιθέναι, the latter followed here by the Oxford ed.; but see its Addenda.—J.A.B.]
698 Savile includes this paragraph in brackets, and so Ed. Par., as it is not in some mss. and Versions, and is thought not to fit in well; but they have missed the sense.
699 Called Epaphras in the text, c. i. 7, and c. iv. 12. [A familiar contraction of such names.—J.A.B.]
700 The passage just above in brackets may have been for the sake of this.
701 Rec. text omits “and increasing” (καὶ αὐξανόμενον), but it is in some of the oldest mss.
702 [“On our behalf” is the correct N.T. text. Chrys. here, as commonly, has what Westcott and Hort call the “Syrian” type of N.T. text.—J.A.B.]
703 [So Field, after several mss. But “the semicircular” (no substantive, see a few lines below) was an obscure word in such a connection, and the idea of one man lifting a table seemed strange. So, as the preceding and following portions treat of vessels, several other mss. substitute for this whole statement (down to “move”) the following: “and let there be a gilded bowl of half a talent weight, so that two young men can with difficulty move it,” the last clause being the same as in the other text. Montfaucon admitted both into his edition, thus making a conflate reading.—J.A.B.] Montfaucon in a note mentions William the Conqueror being represented sitting at such a table, sometimes called a sigma, from the form C. He refers to his Antiquité Expliquée, T. iii. p. 111. [That the three tables arranged as a hollow squire (triclinium) should be sometimes converted into a semicircle would be a natural piece of luxury, but not likely to become common, because really less convenient.—J.A.B.]
704 Here, the couch which belongs to the table. Such is the stibadium described in the accounts of Pompeii.
705 στρωμάτων, carpets, cushions, coverings for the tables, &c., &c.
706 [This labored exuberance of descriptive detail is a grave fault of Chrysostom’s style, but was highly acceptable to his contemporaries.—J.A.B.]
707 [The text is confused, but the reading adopted by Field, and here given, accounts for the others.—J.A.B.]
708 Because their distress would make them willing to give a higher interest. This place may bear the sense here given, but it seems corrupt. The sense requires, “shall we not give?” or else, “wilt thou not say?” interrogatively, or the expulsion of διὰ τί.
709 Compare St. Clem. Al. Pædag. l. ii. c. 1.
710 ἐπιτεταμένην.
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Treasury Yields are Falling Again While Dow Ignores the Risks
U.S. Treasury yields extend their slide on Thursday; 10-year yield hits 1.82%. Trade-deal uncertainty continues to cloud investors’ decisions. Although the yield curve is no longer inverted, markets are still worried about the economy. U.S. government bond yields tumbled on Thursday, extending a weeklong slump…
Author: Sam Bourgi @hsbourgi
The U.S. bond market is once again pricing in risk. Stocks are ignoring it. | Image: Johannes EISELE / AFP
U.S. Treasury yields extend their slide on Thursday; 10-year yield hits 1.82%.
Trade-deal uncertainty continues to cloud investors’ decisions.
Although the yield curve is no longer inverted, markets are still worried about the economy.
U.S. government bond yields tumbled on Thursday, extending a weeklong slump over concerns that the United States and China are further apart on a trade deal than initially believed. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell also raised red flags about the federal deficit, claiming that government debt is growing faster than the economy.
The stock market has largely ignored those concerns, with the Dow and S&P 500 Index continuing to hold near record highs.
Bond Yields Tumble; Stocks Remain Elevated
Treasury yields were down across the board on Thursday, as the price of government bonds rose. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield fell by about 6 basis points to 1.82%. That’s 15 basis points lower than last week’s high.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield drifts further below 2%. | Chart: CNBC
The 30-day Treasury yield touched an intraday low of 2.30%.
Yields on 2-year Treasurys fell to 1.60%, according to CNBC data.
In stocks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) traded mixed on Thursday. The S&P 500 Index followed a similar pattern, as gains in consumer stocks were offset by declines in health care and information technology.
What the Treasury Yield Tells Us About Investor Sentiment
The benchmark 10-year yield approached 2% last Thursday following its biggest weekly surge in about three years. The rally led CNBC and others to claim that the bond market’s “scary recession warning” has gone away.
CCN was quick to point out that the yield curve is behaving exactly as it would before a major economic downturn. That’s because the yield curve normally corrects after a major inversion. The market witnessed several major inversions this summer, including one between the 10-year yield and 2-year yield.
There’s strong reason to believe that the yield curve will invert again as investors continue to monitor a multi-year ‘growth recession’ in the United States. Although the U.S. economy is performing better than most of its peers, growth remains well below the historic average.
With U.S.-China trade negotiations hitting another stalemate over pork, there’s strong reason to believe that a preliminary agreement is more elusive than initially believed. As The Financial Times recently reported, the trade war has hit U.S. manufacturers harder than their Chinese counterparts. Several data points suggest producers in both countries are already in a recession.
This article was edited by Josiah Wilmoth.
Sam Bourgi @hsbourgi
Financial Editor of CCN.com, Sam Bourgi has spent the past nine years focused on economics, markets and cryptocurrencies. His work has been featured in and cited by some of the world's leading newscasts, including Barron's, CBOE and Forbes. Avid crypto watchers and those with a libertarian persuasion can follow him on twitter at @hsbourgi. Sam is based in Ontario, Canada and can be contacted at sam.bourgi@ccn.com
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City to enlist volunteers for blight fight
Group to become eyes and ears for code enforcement
A new volunteer program will solicit people to be the eyes and ears for the city to combat blight and code violations, such as these illegal yard sale signs. City officials say they contribute to blight, which in turn discourages economic development and increases crime. - photo by JEFF BENZIGER/Courier file photo
Since tough budget times prompted the City Council to make serious cuts to code enforcement personnel, things have been sliding in Ceres. Illegal signs, accumulated trash and illegal businesses have been on the increase. Now the council is ready to tackle the problem of a lack of manpower to help enforce city law through the use of volunteers.
Last week the council gave its blessing to a Volunteers in Code Enforcement (VICE) program that will start up Jan. 1 to add more eyes and ears to help staff fight problems.
"We think we have a model that will work," said Acting City Manager and Director of Public Safety Art de Werk. He added that the city has been inundated with complaints which has resulted in an "ongoing absolute backlog in requests for service" that cannot be handled solely by City Fire Marshall Bryan Nicholes, who is in charge of the city's code enforcement program, and the city's sole code enforcement officer Frank Alvarez.
"Things aren't working out so well. They just don't have the resources," said de Werk.
De Werk said volunteers will not be enforcing the law nor being confrontational but will be reporting instances of violations as well as taking photos to document conditions.
He also noted that the program fits in well with the city's goal of cracking down on illegal signage that is becoming a "problem" in Ceres.
DeWerk said the city will enlist "enthusiastic members of the public to help with this."
Volunteers will be vetted as reputable people.
Volunteers could help the city search and cite for "certain aspects of code enforcement ," said Nicholes, such as excessive amounts of yard sales, illegally placed yard sale signs, trash accumulation on properties, illegal auto repairs being conducted in neighborhoods and general conditions of blight.
Many cities use volunteers for code enforcement but it's never been tried in Ceres. Nicholes said volunteers could provide a "huge benefit," including helping Ceres maintain a "sense of pride and maintain the city's neighborhoods in the best condition possible.
Nicholes said volunteers will be sought and training given this winter so the program can begin on Jan. 1. He said there is an iPhone app which may be downloaded and used to snap photos and send to the city which will be automatically channeled to the appropriate department, whether it is tree trimming, code enforcement, abandoned vehicles or drug houses.
"Our goal is to have volunteers use this program to cut down on paper work," said Nicholes. "It's going to be a tool, I think, that will actually enhance the program but still not going to make up for not having enough people out there but at least more eyes and ears."
He said the volunteers may be instructed to just "pull down" illegal signs.
"We're going to notify the people that put it up there that we've taken their sign down, give it back to them if necessary, and then that will be their initial warning and if we catch their signs up again any place then they will get a citation for it. Unfortunately I think we're going to be a little tough with signage because they go up everywhere, not just for yard sales, you know, lost puppies and businesses are starting to put them on utility poles."
Some volunteers can also alleviate a lot of paperwork and letters that ties Alvarez up in the office and away from the field. Nicholes said that for every couple of hours in the field, Alvarez has to deal with an hour of documentation and letter writing.
"The less time we're in the office the more time we can be in the field."
Nicholes anticipates the program can handle 10 volunteers to give a minimum of a four-hour block to assist the city.
Nicholes said he's working with the city's IT Department to allow the public to use the cell phone app to be the eyes and ears as well.
"Our goal is to have the normal everyday citizen have access to it."
Ceres resident Len Shepherd said he likes the idea of volunteers helping out but jested that he didn't like the "VICE" title.
"Any time you can get people who are enthusiastic and to help you it frees up Frank a lot if he's going to have 10 people out there," said Shepherd.
The cost of a volunteer program would run about $3,500, including $1,500 to cover background checks, and $1,000 for uniforms.
As Nicholes proposes, volunteers must possess a high school diploma, and a valid drivers' license, offer references and undergo a background check before training would commence. Applicants would be matched up with jobs to their skill set.
Volunteers would not be enforcing in their own neighborhoods and not be going inside of any building, Nicholes noted.
College students would be welcome to apply for community service credit.
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Adobe Goes Social with New Media Server
By Barb Mosher Zinck | Dec 5, 2007
CHANNEL: Social Media
Adobe has joined the ranks of the social media product suppliers with the announcement of it's Flash Media Server 3 product line.The new offering incorporates HD Video Streaming and real-time communication capabilities in a secure environment. It uses industry standard H.264 video and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio support and a patented protocol for delivering content securely. In addition, it has enhanced it's live video support for social media services and streaming video for news, concerts and sporting events. The new line of software introduces two main products: * Flash Media Streaming Server 3 * Flash Media Interactive Server 3 “Adobe’s award-winning Flash technology is driving the shift from traditional media consumption to engaging interactive experiences,” said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions at Adobe in their press release announcement.
Flash Media Streaming Server 3
Adobe has a new pricing model that enables organizations to deliver Adobe's high-quality encrypted video to a broader audience (no licensing restrictions on bandwidth or total connections). This is done using products such as: * Flash * Adobe AIR software (a cross operating system application runtime for expanding rich internet applications to the desktop) * Adobe Flash Lite 3 (both live and prerecording video for mobile devices) * Adobe Media Player Adobe Media Player will be the first Adobe application to be built on the AIR software and is expected to be available in early 2008.
Flash Media Interactive Server 3
The Media Interactive Server builds upon its streaming server capabilities and combines the ability to create interactive social media applications. The Interactive Server combines two previous Adobe editions: Edge and Origins along with the Media Server Professional 2 into a single product. This new combination provides a robust, high-performance streaming product that includes the interactivity that social media projects require. Content is secured using an enhanced version of Adobe's Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMPE) which has 128 bit encryption and a new verification feature that protects SWF files from being modified, reused or hosted in unauthorized locations. The Adobe Flash Media Server 3 product line will be available in January 2008. In the meantime, head on over to Adobe's site and download a trial development edition and let us know what all the hype is really about!.
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Wal-Mart to cut hundreds of jobs at headquarters
Published Thu, Oct 1 20157:11 AM EDT Updated Fri, Oct 2 201511:42 AM EDT
WMT layoffs on the way
Wal-Mart Stores is planning to lay off hundreds of people at its headquarters in Arkansas as part of the retail giant's efforts to pare costs, people familiar with the matter said.
Fewer than 500 employees are expected to lose their jobs and an announcement could be made as early as this Friday, according to one of sources, who declined to be named because the move had not been made public.
Wal-Mart declined to comment. News of the impending cuts was reported earlier on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal.
A Walmart sign in Miami
The cuts will make up a small portion of the more than 18,000 people employed at the Bentonville, Arkansas office but fit in with a streamlining effort that has been flagged by Chief Executive Doug McMillon in recent months.
"There are no cash registers in the office," McMillon told analysts after the company's annual shareholders' meeting in June to emphasize his focus on stores as the earnings driver for the company.
Speculation of job losses has percolated in Bentonville for several weeks, fueled in part by reports on the matter by local media outlet City Wire. Recruiting firms have reported an influx of resumes from Wal-Mart employees concerned about losing their jobs and suppliers have braced for cuts that could have a knock-on impact on their local operations.
The cuts come as the world's largest retailer struggles to shore up its profit margins, which have been weighed down by a $1 billion investment announced earlier this year to increase wages for half a million store-level workers and other cost pressures. The company's stock is down 26 percent so far this year.
In August, Wal-Mart reported weaker quarterly earnings and lowered its annual profit forecast, hit by higher labor costs, a squeeze on pharmacy margins and the stronger dollar, which has crimped its overseas business.
McMillon and other top executives are due to present their strategy for the company at an annual meeting with analysts and investors later this month in New York.
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Watch: Trump gives speech to Latino Coalition, his first public remarks since Gary Cohn resigned
Published Wed, Mar 7 201811:51 AM EST
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to give remarks at the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit in Washington on Wednesday.
The Latino Coalition describes itself as a non-partisan interest group for Hispanic businesses and consumers.
In addition to the president, the Coalition has booked a number of Trump administration officials, including Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and White House Director of Policy and Interagency Coordination Carlos Rosillo.
A number of senior U.S. lawmakers will also attend the summit, including Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla.
The summit speech will mark Trump's first in-person remarks since top White House economic advisor Gary Cohn resigned Tuesday.
The president issued a statement shortly after Cohn's announcement, calling his former advisor a "rare talent" who "did a superb job in driving our agenda, helping to deliver historic tax cuts and reforms and unleashing the American economy once again."
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Tech Check
Microsoft Sees Pink with 'Kin'
Jim Goldman | @jimgoldman
Published 1:01 PM ET Mon, 12 April 2010 Updated 3:52 PM ET Mon, 12 April 2010 CNBC.com
If "Kin" is Microsoft's Pink then the market might be a little disappointed. I say that because for the better part of a year, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer has told me personally that there is no "Pink," that there is no branded Microsoft smart phone, that he doesn't understand where all the rumors are coming from, and that if there was a phone, he'd know about it.
Microsoft Kin
This morning, at a splashy event at the trendy Mighty Club in San Francisco, Microsoft took the wraps off its new "Kin" smart phone, a device designed from the bottom up with social networking in mind, and in partnership with Sharp Electronics, Verizon and Vodaphone.
If you were expected a Microsoft Zune phone, or a phone specifically branded with the Microsoft logo, you're out of luck. Microsoft seems to be borrowing a page from the Google Nexus One playbook, which had Google working in partnership with HTC to release its own vision of what a smart phone ought to be.
Microsoft is doing much the same thing with Kin.
Sure the phone will have a Microsoft logo on it, but it's built by Sharp. It'll feature, for the first time, Zune capabilities on a smart phone, and it'll run Bing as its default search engine. The rest of the phone is decidedly about social networking. The device features new "experiences" called Loop, Spot and Studio, allowing the connected generation a way to keep connected no matter where they are, what they're doing, and whom they talk to.
There will be two versions of Kin, the One and the Two; the One is smaller, and features a 5 megapixel camera; the Two has a bigger screen, larger keyboard and a better, 8 megapixel camera that also shoots video. The whole phone revolves around its home screen, called the Loop, that brings together everything from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, the web. The Spot is a place users can share everything in their world with one another, from photos and videos to status updates, messages and feeds. The Studio keeps control of texts, call history contacts, and everything else in your life.
It's all about social networking, but what Microsoft and Verizon have to figure out is whether that's enough of a differentiator for consumers to choose Kin over a Blackberry from Research in Motion or the iPhone from Apple. Fact is, this is a neat phone addressing some very key trends in the marketplace right now. But because the allure is largely software based, there's no reason why smart phone users can't add these kinds of capabilities to phones they already own, or turn a Blackberry or iPhone into a kind of Kin with a few customized tweaks.
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I like the idea of phones coming pre-programmed and designed to take advantage of the specific things users want to do with them. And a Kin makes sense as a kind of smart phone version of AOL where it's all done and laid out for you so you the tech-challenged don't have much tinkering to do on your own. But I have to believe that those people who might be interested in a Kin because of their heavily connected lives can customize their own smart phones to do what Kin does without having to buy a Kin.
Microsoft's Robbie Bach, who runs the company's Entertainment and Device division, tells me this morning that Kin is the device Microsoft has been working on for some time, and that it will be an important member of the Windows Mobile family.
But that's just it.
Kin is merely a member of a big family, not the patriarch, and certainly not the flagship of the brand. Microsoft counts numerous handset makers as customers on its Windows Mobile platform.
This device will not supplant the biggest sellers running Microsoft's mobile software.
It becomes another choice, and a choice geared at a very specific cross-section of the market. It's a big section, but a section nonetheless. I don't see Kin mounting any meaningful threat to Blackberry or iPhone, and that's where the disappointment by Microsoft investors might register. comScore says Microsoft has been losing smart phone market share to the likes of RIM, Apple and Google, joining Palm in February as the only major platform provider to see declines. There's been lots of hope that Project Pink would somehow come up with a real competitor, a real threat, to start turning that tide. I don't think this will do the trick.
The market place is already hotly competitive. And Windows Mobile devices control a nice chunk of the market. Kin has some nice offerings, available in the US in May exclusively on Verizon, and in Europe from Vodaphone in the summer. Kin is nice, but I think the market is already looking ahead to the next of Kin.
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d3 Helps Tell the Story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan with Projection Mapping for Broadway’s “On Your Feet”
The aptly named Broadway musical "On Your Feet!" gets audiences in the mood to dance with infectious Latin rhythms that tell the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan and their rise to fame. The hit show at the Marquis Theatre has been acclaimed for its stunning production values, which include video and projection design by Darrel Maloney. He selected d3 Technologies' media servers to projection map moving scenery with retro views of Miami and other locations key to the Estefans' history.
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The aptly named Broadway musical “On Your Feet!” gets audiences in the mood to dance with infectious Latin rhythms that tell the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan and their rise to fame. The hit show at the Marquis Theatre has been acclaimed for its stunning production values, which include video and projection design by Darrel Maloney. He selected d3 Technologies’ media servers to projection map moving scenery with retro views of Miami and other locations key to the Estefans’ history.
“I began using d3 media servers in 2011 on the tour of ‘American Idiot,’ and they’ve been my main server ever since,” including on his last Broadway musical, “Allegiance,” says Maloney. For “On Your Feet!” he deploys four d3 4U v2.5 systems from Sound Associates – two display, one master and one understudy – for a total of nine outputs.
“One of the things director Jerry Mitchell wanted for this show was to move quickly from one location to another, like a movie does,” Maloney explains. “Projection allowed us to do that, to propel the story forward in a really fluid way” as displays depict Gloria and Emilio’s roots in Cuba, their childhood memories in Miami, Gloria’s father’s service in Vietnam and the Estefans’ first world tour.
d3’s previs capabilities played an important part in the design process. “The set design features big panels of shutters that move, track and turn,” says Maloney. “With d3’s previs function we were able to show the director and set designer David Rockwell the scenic moves and how they worked with projections. It used to be that you couldn’t see that type of thing in context until you got to the theater.”
The d3 systems feed four Panasonic 21K projectors tracking three sets of shutter-style sliders moving and turning through the downstage, midstage and rearstage areas. Another five Panasonic 21Ks handle a rear projection screen. “Sound Associates provided the external coders for the tracking, and d3 wrote a custom interface for us,” Maloney reports.
He found d3’s QuickCal projector calibration feature extremely useful especially as the musical charts up more performances. “It’s great for the maintenance of the show,” says Maloney. “It makes touch ups much easier.”
Maloney also cites d3’s flexibility as a key reason he likes using the system. “We went from four rear projectors at try outs in Chicago to five in New York, and the content didn’t have to be reworked.”
Maloney has established a “really close relationship” with d3, which often provides on-site tech support for his shows. “They’ve been just great,” he says.
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Writers have reasons to get serious about sex scenes
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The line between erotica and the rest of fiction keeps blurring with the advent of such genres as New Adult and the mainstreaming of sexy books. While this phenomenon doesn’t mean that all books are trending toward the titillating, it does make a writer stop and think about how to write such scenes better.
It doesn’t pay to be coy. (Painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema)
Even if your writing hasn’t strayed that far into the bedroom, at some point you have to face the question of whether and how to write a sex scene. Such scenes are difficult to do well and even more difficult to craft objectively, given their nature — for, done well, they are intimate not just physically, but emotionally.
Sex scenes have always been around, in various states of undress and literary merit. I’m a proponent of the idea that a great book is a great book, no matter what its genre, but great sensual books are scarce. A lot of them are hilariously formulaic; have you seen Siren’s publication guidelines? Some sex scenes are intentionally silly; others are robotic, awkward, or drunk with kooky metaphors. As a reader, I’ve found consuming books labeled erotica is a lot like eating french fries. Soon after, I feel undernourished and slightly guilty for not ordering a salad. I want substance with my sensuality. Combining the two makes for a more powerful reading experience.
The challenge any writer faces when dealing with physical intimacy in a story is meeting his or her goals in terms of what he/she’s trying to deliver. If you want to write a searingly erotic novel that also is a compelling exploration of theme and character, you’re a rare writer (and probably someone I want to read). If you just throw sex scenes into your book because you think it’s something the reader wants, but you aren’t really inhabiting the scenes in any meaningful way, then you’re not fulfilling the story’s potential. Or maybe you deliberately write “clean” for a certain kind of audience, and that’s a choice, too. Whatever your choice, you need to write to your comfort level, as long as it’s not holding you back as a writer.
I want a novel to nourish my soul and entertain me, and I want to write that way, too. I have that English-major (slash-journalism-major) background that compels me to impart a story with what I hope are literary themes and values, even if there’s a good deal of plot and, to get back to the point, some sex. I don’t see sex scenes as some sort of hot lava cake served with a fish-and-broccoli dinner (to abuse the food metaphor further) just to make it more mouth-watering. Sex scenes offer an opportunity to advance the characters and their relationships, to illuminate their expectations and ability to communicate with others, and to immerse the reader inside their heads. Sexual encounters, whether good or ill, are among the most intimate and powerful experiences people can have, thus they are invaluable fodder for a writer who wants to pull the reader as, ahem, deeply into the characters as possible.
D.H. Lawrence’s classic shows that sex scenes can be layered with meaning.
There’s a broad range of stories that use intimate scenes well and creatively. In literary history, perhaps the most lauded sensual novel is D.H. Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” which was published privately in 1928 but wasn’t published openly in the U.K. until 1960 because of its forbidden words and sexy scenes (says Wikipedia). Compared with today’s erotica, now perhaps unfortunately defined by “Fifty Shades,” it seems ridiculously tame. I find Lawrence much more meaningful than most of what passes as erotica, as he deals with themes of balancing mind and body and transcending class. Of course, books don’t have to be on a college syllabus to get sex right, and usually aren’t; note the well-written popular romance novels of Roxanne St. Claire, whose books have indubitably hot sex scenes that are crucial to her characters’ inner turmoil and eventual commitment to each other.
There’s certainly no need to justify sex scenes, but I’m not crazy about bad ones. As writers, we should strive to make them great. My novels are about a whole lot more than sex, but they contain sex scenes; I hope they’re memorable, but they are only about three percent of the latest book. They’re part of the story because sex scenes help illuminate relationships. Connections between people – including missed connections – offer ways for individual characters to learn about themselves. Still, like most of us, I worry about getting the writing right. I’ve been a little surprised, if not discomfited, by readers’ reactions to the sex scenes in my newest novel. I’ll gratefully accept descriptors of “steamy” and “sizzling,” but I don’t want those scenes to define or unbalance the rest of the book.
I think all writers gain perspective on their book in subsequent drafts, but intimate scenes can be among the most difficult to look at with objectivity. Total objectivity can leach them of spontaneity and emotion. Yet I tweak those scenes endlessly to shape their rhythm and meaning, in hopes the reader will experience the shifting feelings between the characters and their inner justifications and thoughts, as well as their primal yearnings. A beta reader, writers’ group or editor can help you identify when these scenes go off the rails, or if something strikes a sour note. Sometimes that reader will help you hear the little bell that was ringing in your subconscious, telling you something wasn’t quite right. Intimate scenes are just one more reason to have that kind of feedback on your work.
If you’re a writer who’s really uncomfortable with sex scenes but wants to pen them anyway, having an honest editor is all the more important. She can help you with tone and help you see how the scene can advance your story. You need someone to give you advice who is going to be really frank with you and isn’t afraid to talk about stuff. You know, sex stuff. If you can talk about it, you can write about it. Do a little research. Opinions from the opposite sex wouldn’t hurt, either. I’m certainly not going to dictate how to write a sex scene, but I do know that sharing it before publication, while possibly painful and embarrassing, can be extremely helpful . . . even if using a certain word in my writers’ group prompted hooting and hollering and an extensive discussion of hysterically weird euphemisms for the male organ (“bawdle” was one of that evening’s inventions).
How would you label your novel’s sexual content? Does it define your book as erotica? Or does it shape the story’s drama, literary theme or romance? Is it a throwaway moment in a thriller? Not the latter, I hope. Readers will approach your scene with varying expectations, and, let’s face it, their very personal tastes will help shape their reactions, whatever you write. But whatever the intimate scene may be, as a writer, don’t throw it away. Make it meaningful and important, because it is.
For nitty-gritty, humorous advice on writing sex scenes, check out Delilah S. Dawson’s post at Terrible Minds.
For a hilarious Twitter discussion of ridiculous places characters have had sex (please, for F’s sake, don’t put them on a horse), see this post from Smart Bitches’ Sarah Wendell on Storify.
And feel better after reading The Guardian’s excerpts from its nominees for the Bad Sex in writing award, 2012.
May 2, 2013 Chris Kridler
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Aggies’ plans for Kyle Field taking shape
By Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle
Published 8:35 pm CST, Wednesday, December 26, 2012
COLLEGE STATION – When Richard Box helped celebrate the Aggies' stunning first sprint through the Southeastern Conference this season, Texas A&M's regents chairman told a crowd of thousands on campus two weeks ago, "I've been made a true believer – and I believe it's only going to get better."
A big chunk of that betterment – in addition to the Aggies finishing the regular season 10-2 and quarterback Johnny Manziel winning the Heisman Trophy – is taking shape concerning the $425 million planned redevelopment of Kyle Field.
"Our goal is to build the best stadium there is for the fewest amount of dollars, and so far we're on track for both," A&M chancellor John Sharp said Wednesday.
The Aggies recently announced Manhattan-Vaughn as their construction partner – a combination of Manhattan Construction Group and Vaughn Construction. Manhattan's resume includes Houston's Reliant Stadium and Arlington's Cowboys Stadium. Vaughn owns a long history with A&M, with recent undertakings including the Mitchell Physics Building and the Memorial Student Center.
"They're obviously well-qualified," Sharp said of Manhattan-Vaughn, now set to begin working with architect Populous on a conclusive blueprint.
A&M plans to pay for the renovation through donations to the 12th Man Foundation.
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A&M had hoped to make a recommendation on a final plan to its regents this past fall, but that has been pushed back to later this winter or spring. The project itself, however, is still on schedule to begin in earnest following the 2013 season, and ideally be completed in time for the 2016 season.
Some older buildings close to Kyle – including G. Rollie White Coliseum – are scheduled for demolition this summer. What's clear, too, based on the request for proposal (RFP), is A&M, home to about 50,000 students, does not intend to play its home games away from College Station for a season or two, and the seating capacity likely will be more than 100,000.
Sharp declined to discuss specifics on those two items, however, in deferring to a recommendation on the final plan from A&M president R. Bowen Loftin, and regents approval. The rebuild includes a demolition of the west side stands, the east side lower stands and the addition of a south side upper deck, in addition to plenty of state-of-the-art amenities and a grand façade.
A&M, which plans to pay for the renovation through donations to the 12th Man Foundation and bonds paid for by future stadium revenue, also intends to capitalize on the Aggies' recent on-field success – and growth.
"When I graduated from A&M (in 1972) there were a total of 14,000 students," Sharp said. "This year we just graduated 12,000. I don't think we'll have any trouble with capacity, whatever is decided upon. And with the lowest interest rates we're ever going to see, it's a perfect time to build."
Meanwhile the Aggies will close out their season against 10-2 Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 4 in one of Manhattan's projects – Cowboys Stadium.
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A Fox News Reporter Was Fired And It's Already Ugly
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Fox News has had a pretty great year so far thanks to record high ratings for its delivery of the this year's stories, but now the network itself is making news following a lawsuit filed by former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson against CEO Roger Ailes. Carlson was just fired from Fox News in a move that she now alleges was in retaliation for refusing sexual advances from Roger Ailes. She has filed a lawsuit that paints an ugly picture of what was going on behind the scenes.
News of the lawsuit was released via an email sent to media outlets by the law firm representing Gretchen Carlson, according to Politico. The suit claims that Carlson's career was damaged throughout her eleven years at Fox News due to her repeated rebuffs of Roger Ailes' sexual advances and comments of a sexual nature. Ailes allegedly repeatedly opined to Carlson that they'd both be better off if they were sexually involved. The lawsuit asserts that Ailes responded to her rejections by first firing her from her co-anchor position on Fox & Friends, then seriously reducing her compensation at the network when she moved to her own afternoon news show. The lawsuit states that switch from Fox & Friends to The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson reportedly offered her fewer opportunities for high-profile stories that could have furthered her career as a journalist, and she did not reap any benefits from the high ratings that her show delivered for Fox News.
Gretchen Carlson is seeking damages on several fronts. The lawsuit demands compensatory damages to make up for lost compensation, damage to her career that prevented greater compensation via advancement, damage for mental anguish, and damage to her reputation via inappropriate remarks. She furthermore seeks reimbursement for court costs and punitive damage against Roger Ailes.
Roger Ailes is the only party from whom Gretchen Carlson is seeking damages, but the lawsuit does mention her former Fox & Friends co-anchor Steve Doocy, who allegedly made comments of a sexual and demeaning nature to Carlson when they were not on the air. Carlson and Doocy worked together on Fox & Friends for her entire tenure on the show from 2006 - 2013. The lawsuit claims that Roger Ailes dismissed Carlson's 2009 complaint about Doocy's behavior by stating that she needs to "get along with the boys," and she was subsequently denied appearances on other Fox News programs in a pattern of behavior driven by a personal agenda rather than what was best for the network.
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Arts preview: 'Diamond in a Rhinestone World'
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Exhibit at Wild Goose celebrates the great Dolly Parton
“You don’t know what he means to me, Jolene,” Dolly Parton sings on her beautiful and haunting 1973 hit, “Jolene.” Local artists Jen Wrubleski and Garrison Latimer have undertaken to demonstrate to the country singer/songwriter how much she means to them and, by extension, so many others.
“Diamond in a Rhinestone World: A Dolly Parton Art Show” is a group show curated by Wrubleski and Latimer to pay tribute to the Smoky Mountain Songbird. The exhibition was conceived during a conversation between the curators during which each professed their respect and admiration for Parton.
“I get this sort of post-partum thing when a show ends. After a show I did last year, I just blasted all of my Dolly Parton records and sobbed and was feeling all the feels,” Wrubleski said in a December interview outside her Blockfort studio.
“I like a lot of her music, but more so it’s just her. I’m from the South and my sister lives in Knoxville, where [Parton] started the Imagination Library program (which will mail one new, age-appropriate book each month to any Knox County child from birth until age 5 at no cost to the family),” Latimer said. “My niece and nephew know Dolly as the person who gives books to children.”
As the conversation meandered from the economic impact of Dollywood on its region of Tennessee to Parton’s support of families who lost their homes in the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfire, it became clear that neither Latimer nor Wrubleski was messing around with this “respect Dolly as a person” stuff just to cover an unhealthy fandom for her music. Indeed, because Parton is both an icon of queer culture and associated with youth literacy, the curators have chosen to donate a portion of all art sales to Kaleidoscope Youth Center.
“She’s a positive person and a great role model for anyone who wants to look how they want and be like they want, and to do it with dignity,” Wrubleski said. “She’s loud and showy, but she’s also earnest and honest. That can give people hope.”
“The world can be pretty gray. Let’s make it shiny,” she added.
In addition to the opening reception on Saturday, Jan. 5, a “Happy Birthday, Dolly” dance party will be held from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. The evening will include Parton-themed music and drag performances, a DJ and a costume contest.
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Canadian theatre festival embraces changing definition of gender
Canadian theatre festival embraces changing…
The world we live in is constantly changing. Today’s definition of gender has been one of the more notable changes in the last few years with more advocacy for human rights for all, for safe and welcoming LGBTQ* communities and for the basic freedom to be who you are without prejudice.
Although it is 2016 there continue to be debates in Canada regarding gender-neutral bathrooms, the opportunity to hold Pride Parades and the overall safety of those living outside the gender-norm. The unfortunate truth is gender-identity is still a topic heavily discussed and debated even in our growing modern society.
Sarasvàti Productions hopes to provide positive support and contribute to the gender identity rights movement with this year’s theatre festival, FemFest 2016: Transformation.
In its 14 years, the annual festival has provided established and emerging female artists with much-needed opportunities to showcase and celebrate their work in the industry.
Up until now, the festival has only featured cisgender females. This year, FemFest takes its first step to redefining what it means to be a woman with the theme of “Transformation” and opening their line-up to include transgender artists.
“It really came out of our desire to show how gender has changed over the years,” says Sarasvàti Productions Artistic Director, Hope McIntyre.
“We often get asked the question, how do you deal with the reality of gender not being binary anymore? So we thought a lot about how we do tackle that in a changing world.”
FemFest 2016: Transformation will feature two transgender artists: spoken-word poet Antonette Rea from Vancouver and Winnipeg’s comedy legend Lara Rae as the host of the Opening Night Cabaret.
Every year Sarasvàti releases a call to playwrights across Canada to submit their work to be featured in the festival. So far submissions have only come from cis females, but McIntyre hopes featuring Rea and Rae will inspire other transgender artists to participate.
“We’ve always shown a diversity of women, but we’ve never before had to deal with someone who wasn’t born a woman or doesn’t fit into the gender box,” says McIntyre.
“It’s kind of sad that we’ve never had a transgender artist submit before so we thought we should dedicate this year to transformation, really open that door, see what’s out there and what might fit around this notion of change, our changing world and our changing definition of gender.”
Miss Understood by Antonette Rea is a touring show from Vancouver being presented at FemFest 2016. It tackles both the injustice and harsh reality of those facing gender discrimination.
The play is a theatrical poem based on Rea’s emotional life story. Rea went from living as a suburban married father of two to suffering abuse as a transgender woman making a living on the streets of Vancouver.
After battling years of prejudice, homelessness and substance abuse, Rea began using creative writing as a way to escape the fear and pain. After writing poetry and making a name for herself in Vancouver’s spoken-word scene, Rea found her material held a powerful message and was inspired to take her writing to the stage with Miss Understood.
“I felt much of my writing, my non-fiction poetry, lent itself to a one woman show as they shed various hues of light on what was the essence of my spirit and soul,” says Rea.
“My pen had become my best friend, my only friend, a way for me to get things out at a time when I was facing so much adversity on a daily basis. I felt I was all alone against the world.”
With so much raw, first-hand experiences, Rea’s play offers a captivating and truthful look into the life of a transgender person in a much-less accepting world.
Miss Understood is produced by Vancouver’s frank theatre company, whose mission is to use performing arts to cultivate positive acceptance of people outside of gender norms.
“Miss Understood will allow the audience to step into someone else’s shoes, the shoes of someone who, because of who they are, lack the privileges most of the us have, and yet was able to find a way to not only survive, but contribute to the world in an impactful way,” says Chris Gatchalian, the frank theatre company’s artistic producer.
“I hope Antonette’s story will inspire each audience member to chart their own journeys towards overcoming whatever challenges they are facing.”
Sarasvàti Productions is proud to present the frank theatre company at FemFest 2016 as part of a mandate to offer powerful and eye-opening performances to Winnipeg audiences. In this way, FemFest will continue to promote human understanding and provide a voice to those who are often silenced by society at large.
See Miss Understood and other amazing works by women playwrights from across Canada at FemFest 2016: Transformation. The festival takes place September 17 to 24, 2016 at the Asper Centre for Theatre and Film. Tickets are available by calling 204-204-586-2236 or by visiting femfest.ca.
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We call on the Premier of NSW Mike Baird to revoke the out-dated and unsuccessful NSW Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program. This program has not been scientifically proven to make the ocean safer for people and has killed thousands of non-target and endangered marine animals including a calf humpback whale who recently drowned after entanglement in 2013 off Mona Vale Beach.
The undersigned petitioners therefore ask the Premier to revoke the current NSW Shark Meshing Program. We also ask that any replacement shark mitigation policies substituted to be non-lethal so as to attempt to reasonably provide for the safety of people whilst also ensuring much needed protection for our marine environment.
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The shark meshing program (SMP) is a lethal shark mitigation policy that has been in place since 1937 in NSW. It is managed by the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) fisheries NSW and contractors (fishers) carry out the program. The nets are set on 51 most popular beaches from Newcastle to Wollongong. The nets are 150m long and 6m high and are set in 10-12 metres of water. Sharks are able to swim over them and around them. The nets are random and indiscriminate killers of marine life and it is reported that 17,000 marine animals have been caught in shark nets in NSW although NSW Fisheries dept reports state that this figure is an underestimation of total numbers of animals caught due to poor historical data collection.
The nets do not keep people safe from sharks. Shark / human interactions have occurred on beaches where shark nets are in place. The 2009 DPI fisheries review into the SMP stated that “the rate of shark attack has remained the same both before and after meshing commenced”. In contradiction to this the DPI fisheries NSW has claimed that “the SMP has been effective at providing a safer environment for swimmers”. However the NSW fisheries scientific committee (FSC) which is tasked with critiquing the program from a scientific standpoint has stated that “this statement is unsubstantiated because it is not based on a scientific comparison between meshed and unmeshed beaches, of shark numbers, interactions or attacks, the FSC requests that the SMP remove the statement" from the previous four annual reports of the SMP which it has failed to do.
Fatal shark incidents are tragic events however with increasing medical technology and quick response first aid the vast majority of shark incidents are survivable – this was not the case back in the 1930’s when the NSW program was first put in place. We believe that the low numbers of shark bite fatalities on meshed beaches is more likely to be attributable to the presence of lifeguards who are able to detect sharks, close beaches and provide fast medical assistance in the event of a shark incident. Sharks are in their natural habitat and statistically the chances of being bitten by one are extremely low. Sharks kill on average 5 people worldwide per year, however people kill over 100 million sharks per year.
Many of the animals caught in beach nets are now considered endangered as such the SMP is now listed as a key threatening process for the following marine animals: humpback, minke and southern right whales, Australian fur seals, dugongs and three species of endangered marine turtles, critically endangered grey nurse sharks and vulnerable great white sharks. Killing endangered animals in their ocean home for the purposes of increasing the safety to people who are visitors is unacceptable in this day and age. A federal Australian Government environment department report in 2005 titled ‘Death or injury to marine species following capture in beach meshing (nets) and drumlines used in shark control programs’ lists some 99 species of marine animal who have been victims of shark control programs, of these 99 species 73% are now listed on the IUCN red-list as near threatened, vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered or are classified as data deficient, or not assessed yet so we don't know if they too belong on the red-list. As animals and ecosystems face increasing environmental pressures, governments are obligated to ensure programs which threaten vulnerable and endangered species are replaced by less harmful measures to ensure human safety.
noNSWsharkcull is campaigning for the removal of shark nets in NSW as these programs are outdated, and have not been demonstrated to make the ocean safer for people. We instead support public education in how to minimise chances of shark bite and scientific research into the tagging and tracking of sharks as alternative means to reduce the chances of shark bite incidents. We also support research into other non-lethal methods of shark mitigation. These methods will reduce the harm to our many endangered and vulnerable marine species including sharks, turtles, whales and dolphins who belong in the ocean and are fighting for their survival. We should be doing everything possible to protect marine ecosystems as they are more fragile than ever. We need shark control methods that make the ocean safer for people and marine animals including sharks.
Sharks as apex predators are vital for the health of the ocean, without sharks scientists predict that the entire ocean ecosystem will collapse. The phytoplankton in the ocean provides up to 70% of the oxygen on the planet for this reason we need to keep our ocean ecosystems in balance.
Healthy oceans need sharks and if the oceans die we die.
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Wow after 12 months of political pressure we now have an election promise from NSW Premier Mike Baird to commence trials of non-lethal alternatives. Its a start but we want to see an end to shark nets in NSW. Keep up the political pressure and come to our National Rally this Sunday 8th Feb 2015 held in 4 states. To stop the lethal shark mitigation policies in NSW, QLD and WA. https://www.facebook.com/sharkcullprotest/photos/a.193682380832511.1073741832.186820158185400/334558880078193/?type=1&theater
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B.C. company files patent for real-life Harry Potter ‘Invisibility Cloak’
Previously developed state of the art camo wear
Phil Melnychuk
Nov. 1, 2019 9:10 a.m.
The Maple Ridge company that says it’s invented an invisible cloak has now applied for four patents for its high-tech no-vis gear.
Hyperstealth Biotechnology Corp., said in an Oct. 8 news release, that the four applications are all related to its Quantum Stealth light-bending material, also known as the Invisibility Cloak.
That technology was previously announced in 2011, drawing widespread media attention.
One patent application is for the light-bending material, that bends ultraviolet, infra-red, and visible light rays, making an object invisible.
According to the release, the material is paper thin and needs no power source and “can hide a person, a vehicle, a ship, spacecraft and buildings.”
The company refers readers to videos on its website for more information.
The applications for the other patents are for solar power amplifier, a display system that can produce holographic images, and a laser system.
Hyperstealth CEO Guy Cramer said Wednesday that the material is not ready to be commercialized yet “as we only have crude prototypes.
“The manufactured versions will be better and clearer then those seen in the videos. We are now looking into the manufacturing side as the next stage of progression with the technologies,” Cramer said.
Hyperstealth developed the light-bending technology after developing digital patterns for uniforms uniforms.
The material renders the target invisible by bending light waves around it, just as light bends in fibre-optic cables, Cramer said in 2012.
A president of a Vancouver security firm, was at presentations in 2012 and said the device works.
The product also was demonstrated to Canadian military officials in Ottawa as well, but no defence contract was signed.
Cramer has made several presentations to military organizations around the world, offering the technology to the U.S. military, which has not adopted it.
“I am still baffled by the lack of movement, particularity by the U.S. military as this inexpensive material renders almost every optical advantage they now have as obsolete; visible, ultraviolet, near infrared, short wave infrared and thermal,” Cramer said online.
“Why would the U.S. give up a huge advantage and potentially place themselves at a disadvantage?” he asked. Cramer said he has been careful about letting the technology get into the wrong hands but added he now wants to protect the inventions via patents but which will also open up the product to commercialization.
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Former soccer star George Weah claims win in Liberia presidential election
Precinct-level tallies suggest a clear victory over Joseph Boakai's ruling party in the country's first democratic transfer of power in more than seven decades, Weah's camp said.
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A supporter of George Weah, former soccer player and presidential candidate of Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), listens to the announcement of the presidential election results on the radio, in Monrovia, Liberia.
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James Giahyue Reuters
Former soccer star George Weah's camp said on Wednesday he was set to win Liberia's presidential election run-off against Vice President Joseph Boakai in the country's first democratic transfer of power in more than seven decades.
Weah's deputy campaign manager for operations, Morluba Morlu, said his prediction was based on precinct-level vote tallies he said were trickling in from across the country after Tuesday's vote.
Liberian election officials began counting the votes from Liberia's 15 counties on Wednesday and planned to announce preliminary results in the afternoon, with final results due on Thursday.
But unofficial partial results announced on local radio stations all showed the favorite Weah in the lead, and Morlu said he expected his candidate to win with about 70 percent of the vote.
"It is clear. We are only waiting for the (election commission) to announce the results and declare him president," Morlu said. "We are calling on ... Boakai to concede defeat and congratulate George Weah."
Officials from Boakai's ruling Unity Party were not immediately available for comment but his supporters at party headquarters were circumspect about Boakai's prospects.
"We are listening to the result that the radio is giving. At least we are satisfied with Lofa County results," said Jerry Mulbah, referring to Boakai's home county in northern Liberia, where unofficial results showed him in the lead.
Liberia, Africa's oldest modern republic, was founded by freed US slaves in 1847, but its last democratic transfer of power occurred in 1944.
Weah and Boakai are vying to succeed outgoing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, whose 12-year rule cemented peace in the West African country after civil war ended in 2003.
Many Liberians have criticized Johnson Sirleaf for not doing enough to root out endemic poverty and corruption and are eager for fresh leadership.
Weah, who was named world footballer of the year in 1995, was runner-up to Johnson Sirleaf in the 2005 election and has positioned himself an outsider who will deliver tangible benefits to the country's young population.
Turnout on Tuesday appeared much lower than the first round in October but people in the capital Monrovia expressed relief that the vote had gone smoothly, after several candidates said the first round was marred by fraud.
The Supreme Court ultimately dismissed a legal challenge brought by the third-place finisher and backed by Boakai but the proceedings delayed the second round by more than a month.
"It's free and fair and transparent," said Kamhdiggs Kemah, 48, of Tuesday's vote. "We saw the whole process, so I am very happy with it. And I know my next leader will be George Weah."
(Additional reporting by Sanni Kazeem Seun; Writing by Aaron Ross; Editing by Alison Williams)
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Enhanced Waikiki Bus Service Planned in Anticipation of Rail
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Mayor Kirk Caldwell has allocated $1 million in his proposed 2015 fiscal year budget to implement enhanced bus…
By Civil Beat / March 22, 2014
Mayor Kirk Caldwell has allocated $1 million in his proposed 2015 fiscal year budget to implement enhanced bus service between Waikiki and Ala Moana Center where the most highly trafficked Honolulu rail station is expected to be located.
City officials estimate that 22,000 people will we wanting to get to and from the Ala Moana station daily, and nearly 80 percent of them will be traveling by bus.
Of course, there are already buses that go between Waikiki and Ala Moana Center. But statistics show they are slow, inefficient and often late.
Add the onslaught of bus riders once rail makes it to Ala Moana Center in 2019, and it could be a recipe for chaos.
To prepare, the Caldwell administration plans to create two new bus routes through Waikiki that replace Bus 8 and directly serve Ala Moana Center. The express-like buses will have fewer stops than current routes and circulate more frequently.
The city is also working to create dedicated bus stops, outside ticket booths so riders can pay fares before boarding and buses in which passengers can board from both the front and back.
City officials and consultants briefed the Honolulu City Council’s Transportation Committee about the plan on Thursday. It’s based in large part on a $350,000 study initiated under former Mayor Peter Carlisle, titled the Waikiki Regional Circulator Study. The analysis was done by Weslin Consulting Services.
The bus plan is expected to reduce the anticipated cost of operating buses between Waikiki and the Ala Moana rail station by 14 percent due to increased efficiencies, Wes Frysztacki, the study’s author, told Civil Beat.
It’s also expected to speed up Waikiki buses, which currently crawl along at an average pace of 6.5 miles per hour. The improved buses are expected to travel at 9.5 miles per hour, said Frysztacki, with pick-ups every 3 to 10 minutes.
The city is also working to reduce overall congestion in Waikiki and make it a more pedestrian-friendly district, said Mike Formby, director of the city’s Department of Transportation Services.
He said residents can expect to see a reduction in the number of tourist trolleys.
Caldwell has also allocated $50,000 to make it easier to cross Kalakaua Avenue between the Hawaii Convention Center and Ala Wai Boulevard.
The improvement is part of goals outlined in the Waikiki Regional Circulator Study.
All of the upgrades outlined in the study, which includes a bike and pedestrian bridge that crosses the Ala Wai Canal, would cost about $100 million, said Frysztacki.
Currently, there is no comprehensive funding commitment for the plan.
You can read the study here.
Photo: Buses lined up outside Ala Moana Center (Waikiki Regional Circulator Study)
— Sophie Cocke
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Careers at Mixpanel
Mixpanel’s mission is to help the world learn from its data.
In 2008 Suhail Doshi was a computer systems engineering major at Arizona State University. A self-taught programmer, he spent much time in IRC, a popular chat forum for computer engineers and hackers. One day he received a message through the site inviting him to intern at Slide, an app widget-making company. Founded by former PayPal executive Max Levchin, Slide was one of the most buzzed-about startups at the time, with a valuation of $500 million. Doshi’s decision was easy.
As an intern, he worked independently on a wide variety of projects, and grew to love his role so much that he would stay busy past midnight on a daily basis. Levchin liked his new charge, and would listen avidly to his new business ideas and pitches. When the four-month position ended he tried to convince Doshi to leave school and join Slide full-time, but Doshi declined.
Back at his university, Doshi couldn’t stop thinking about startups. He eventually dropped out and began exploring an idea he had as an intern. At Slide, he had noticed that the company was spending more than $1 million to develop its own internal analytics software, despite the availability of options such as Google Analytics. He reasoned that the firm, like many others, wasn’t having its specific needs met by current offerings. Thus, he decided to build a solution that addressed such needs.
Doshi created a prototype for Mixpanel, a mobile and web analytics software program. It didn’t track typical metrics such as pageviews or install figures – Doshi felt these measures did not highlight a website’s actual value. Instead, it monitored customer “engagement” statistics such as the number of times a user “likes” something on Facebook or “filters” something on Instagram. Doshi sent the prototype to Levchin, who said that companies preferred to build such software themselves. Though disappointed, Doshi continued his work on Mixpanel, collaborating with classmate Tim Trefren.
By the summer of 2009 they had a vastly improved version that landed them a placement in Y Combinator (a funding program for startups) and $15,000 in seed funding. They received another boost when Levchin changed his mind and Slide became Mixpanel’s first major investor (and client). They then went on to raise capital from other investors such as Michael Birch, founder of Bebo -- a miracle given that the economic recession was in full force and interest in startups had taken a hit. Mixpanel used the funds to build the firm, and it quickly became profitable – soon generating $1 million in monthly revenues. It is now one of the quickest-growing business analytics apps.
Benefits at Mixpanel
Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance Disability insurance Health care on-site Mental health care Performance bonus Equity incentive plan 401k Plan Stock options Maternity & Paternity leave Family medical leave Vacation & Paid time off Paid holidays Employee discount Company mobile phone Company social events Free lunch or snacks
Business model of Mixpanel
Mixpanel has a mass market business model, with no notable differences between customer segments. The company markets its offerings to all companies that want to better understand the behavior of their websites’ visitors.
Mixpanel offers three primary value propositions: innovation, convenience, and brand/status.
The company’s solution innovates analytics processes by tracking unique, useful metrics across websites/mobile apps and using the data to provide effective, targeted communications:
Engagement – This feature measures the volume of actions – moments when a visitor engages in a powerful way the company online (e.g., “liking” something on Facebook, posting pictures on Instagram, purchasing a rental on Airbnb).
Retention – This feature measures the frequency with which visitors return and engage with the brand. This can be used to determine the impact of content changes on customer retention.
Funnel – This feature analyzes how visitors navigate any series of actions. It allows companies to determine the points at which customers leave, which in turn enables firms to identify problem areas and increase conversion rates.
People – This feature analyzes visitors’ characteristics and the behavior they exhibit prior to or after signing up for something. This allows companies to better understand who they are and more effectively reengage them through the use of notifications.
Notifications – This feature sends visitors automatic e-mails, in-app notifications, push notifications, and SMS text messages when they visit the brand. This helps generate greater activity and loyalty.
A/B Testing – This feature enables companies to test ideas under consideration – for example, editing marketing copy or changing the color of a button. This allows them to see what’s working best.
The company’s software creates convenience by making implementation easy. It takes only 10 minutes for users to integrate completely with any site. Additional features enable ease of use. Bookmarks allow users to save frequently viewed reports, saving time, and Annotations allow users to view important events that have happened, facilitating a greater understanding of the business.
The company has established a strong brand due to the wide variety of analytics options it provides. It bills itself as “the most advanced analytics platform ever for mobile and the web“ and analyzes 48 billion actions on a monthly basis. Mixpanel has over 3,900 customers, and clients include major companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo, Autodesk, Hewlett-Packard, WordPress, and venmo.
Mixpanel’s main channel is its direct sales team, through which it acquires customers. The company also markets its offering through its website and social media pages.
Mixpanel’s customer relationship is primarily of a self-service, automated nature. Customers utilize the service through the main platform while having limited interaction with employees.
The company’s website includes a “Help Center” section with answers to common questions, tutorials, informational videos, and developer documentation. That said, there is also a community component with a forum where users can get help from their peers.
Mixpanel’s business model entails maintaining a robust platform for its customers.
Mixpanel partners with consulting firms to help ensure its customers use the software effectively. The company has provided training to the firms and they are considered Mixpanel experts. They assist clients with implementation and usage. Its specific partners are Analytics Pros, Blast Analytics & Marketing, Brighter Collective, Cardinal Path, Empirical Path, and E-Nor.
Mixpanel’s main resource is its proprietary software platform, which serves more than 3,900 customers. The company also relies on its technology staff to maintain and update the platform and its sales/marketing employees to promote it.
Lastly, as a start-up it has relied heavily on funding from investors, raising $77.02 million from eight companies as of December 2014; these investors include Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital.
Mixpanel has a value-driven structure, aiming to provide a premium proposition through regular service enhancement. Its biggest cost driver is likely sales/marketing expenses, a fixed cost. Other major drivers are in the areas of product development and administration.
Mixpanel has one revenue stream: the subscription fees it charges for usage of its service. Its pricing options are shown below. While they are monthly, there is also an annual payment option.
Engagement Plans – These provide access to features that analyze all of the different actions customers take on a company’s website/mobile app. Companies pay monthly fees that vary by amount of data points analyzed. Prices range from $150 per month for the “Startup” level (500,000 data points) to $2,000 per month for the “Commercial” level (20,000,000 data points). Sales staff must be contacted for pricing at the “High-Volume” level (50,000,000+ data points).
People Plans – These provide access to features that analyze specific users and allow companies to later re-engage them. Companies also pay monthly fees varying by amount of data points analyzed. Prices range from $150 per month for profiles of 50,000 people to $1,800 per month for profiles of 1 million people. Sales staff must be contacted for pricing for profile totals of 1.5 million+ people.
Suhail Doshi,
info: Suhail studied Computer Systems Engineering at Arizona State University before leaving to found Mixpanel. He previously worked as a Software Engineering intern at app widget-maker Slide and participated in Y Combinator in 2009.
Matt Cooley,
info: Matt earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of San Diego. He previously served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Ericsson Business Innovation and Vice President of Sales at New Relic.
Joe Xavier,
info: Joe earned an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas, Austin. His past positions include Project Manager at Microsoft, Senior Manager of Software Engineering at Amazon, and Director of Engineering at Twitter.
Adam Carrick,
Head of Market Development
info: Adam earned a B.S. in Business Administration at the University of Oregon. His previous positions include Account Executive at ViralNinjas and Sales Development Representative and Market Development Representative at Responsys.
Jobs at Mixpanel
Revenue Manager, Growth
Growth Sales Marketing
Strategy Management SaaS Innovation Management Testing Analytics Python Twitter
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Product Engineering Management Innovation
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Professional Services Strategy Management
Startup Innovation Management Technology Analytics Twitter Consulting
Infrastructure Innovation Analytics
Twitter Database
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SaaS Innovation Technology Analytics Twitter CRM Salesforce
Notifications, Infrastructure Engineer
Infrastructure Innovation Testing
Analytics Frontend Backend
Product Design Management Innovation
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Annual revenue: $50m - $200m
http://www.mixpanel.com
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Careers at ViaSat
ViaSat’s mission is to securely connect consumers, businesses, governments, and the military to the Internet — anywhere in the world.
ViaSat is a provider of broadband and wireless services and technology. The company operates three reportable business segments:
Satellite Services – Offers high-speed satellite-based broadband services to enterprises, commercial airlines, consumers, and mobile broadband customers.
Commercial Networks – Offers space-to-Earth connectivity systems, ground networking equipment, and advanced wireless and satellite communication systems.
Government Systems – Offers network-centric Internet Protocol (IP)-based fixed and mobile secure government communications systems, products, solutions, and services.
In 1986 Mark Dankberg, Mark Miller, and Steve Hart launched ViaSat from a spare room in Dankberg’s house. They had approximately $25,000 in capital to start the broadband services and technology firm. Initially, it took on a mostly consultative role – helping clients retrieve engineering contracts and providing proposal support for defense prime contractors that were bidding on satellite programs. If contracts were won, the company would act as a subcontractor on the projects.
ViaSat successfully obtained two such contracts for customers, a victory that enabled it to raise $300,000 in venture capital funds from Southern Capital Ventures. While its advisory offering was a success, it ultimately aimed to develop and manufacture products. Its first major move in this regard was its production of specialized test equipment. The product strategy was a success, and ViaSat became profitable by its second year. The company began trading as a public firm in 1996.
Benefits at ViaSat
Health insurance Dental insurance Vision insurance Life insurance Disability insurance Health care on-site Mental health care Pension plan Performance bonus Equity incentive plan 401k Plan Employee stock purchase plan Stock options Maternity & Paternity leave Reduced or flexible hours Family medical leave Work from home Dependent care Childcare Unpaid extended leave Vacation & Paid time off Paid holidays Paid sick days Bereavement leave Employee discount Employee assistance program Company mobile phone Company social events Legal assistance Free lunch or snacks Gym membership
Business model of ViaSat
ViaSat has a diversified markets business model, with market segments that have very different needs. Its customer groups are consumers, businesses, governments, and the military. Government clients typically account for about a quarter of revenues.
ViaSat offers four primary value propositions: convenience, innovation, risk reduction, and brand/status.
The company creates convenience by providing an end-to-end, vertically-integrated platform of broadband technologies. Its ecosystem includes Ka-band satellites, user terminals, and ground infrastructure. Further, its product, service, and system offerings are connected through common customer applications, market relationships, and technologies. This makes for a comprehensive solution that enables ViaSat to act as a one-stop shop for users and enables them to save on costs.
The company has placed a strong emphasis on innovation throughout its history. It has consistently introduced advancements in broadband and wireless technology, including the following:
The highest-speed home satellite Internet service in the U.S. (the Exede WiFi Modem and its 25 Mbps plan)
The highest-capacity satellite globally, carrying 140 Gbps capacity, more than any other communication satellite across North America (the ViaSat-1)
The first communication simulation and test system provided for avionics testing
The first advanced Data Controller (the VDC-100)
The first UHF DAMA system in an integrated network control system (INCS)
The company reduces risk through its solution’s level of quality. It has earned the ISO 9001 certification, which measures fulfillment of customer expectations and customer satisfaction. For all of its locations it has received AS9100 certification, a widely-used benchmark for the aerospace industry. ViaSat maintains dedicated employees to ensure it continues to meet the standards.
The company has established a strong brand as a result of its performance. In its early years, it achieved placement on Inc. 500’s list of “Fastest-Growing Private Companies” three times. Other honors it has received include “Top Aeronautical Mobility Satcom Innovation“ in 2015 (Mobile Satellite Users Association), the World Technology Network Award for Innovation in Communications (2013), and the 2013 Edison Award. It has also received recognition for its strong performance and growth from numerous top industry and business publications, including Forbes, BusinessWeek, Fortune, DefenseNews, Red Herring, Washington Technology, and Space News.
ViaSat’s main channels are its direct sales team, its set of channel partners, and its websites. They are categorized into the following groups based on customer focus:
Satellite Services Sales Organization – Sells to residential customers through sales call centers, its Exede website, and 1,000+ retailer dealers. Customers are also obtained through wholesale distribution relationships with the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative and DISH Network.
Commercial Networks Sales Organization – Consists of sales engineers and sales managers who sell to commercial networks.
Government Systems Sales Organization – Consists of direct sales employees who sell to governments.
Strategic Partners – Consists of various organizations that serve to expand the sales effort. An example is the prime contracting firm for a network or system installation, which might subcontract part of the effort to ViaSat.
ViaSat promotes its offering through its website, social media pages, advertising, participation in trade shows, and conference speaking engagements.
ViaSat’s customer relationship is primarily of a personal assistance nature. It divides its services into the following categories:
24/7 Technical Support – Involves phone and e-mail support provided by customer service staff members from a high-tech support center.
Training & On-Site Support – Involves short- and long-term training and support for deployment, provided by field engineers. Specific services include integration, testing, installation, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, and upgrades.
Global Logistics & Repair – Involves management of warehouses globally to help customers rapidly repair, refurbish, and upgrade their equipment from ViaSat; staff can fly to clients on a short-notice basis to help them meet important deadlines.
Network Operations & Management – Involves services provided by ViaSat’s network operations team and facilities, including team training, backup operations, and running of a client’s private network.
System Engineering Services – Involves assistance from field engineers with integration of ViaSat products and services for multi-vendor platforms or systems.
Despite this orientation, there is also a self-service component. The company’s website features a portal that customers can access to manage cases, retrieve documentation, and obtain answers to frequently asked questions.
ViaSat’s business model entails designing and developing its products and services. The company uses a variety of contract manufacturers who are chosen based on product complexity and production volumes.
ViaSat does not maintain any formal partnership programs. Its key partners are as follows:
Contract manufacturers that make its products; they include CyberTAN, Benchmark, Davida Technology Partners, Flextronicss, EADS, Harris, Microelectronics Technology (MTI), IEC Electronics Corporation, Plexus, NeoTech, and Regal Technology Partners
Regional and national distribution partners that help sell its products; they include retail service providers, communications firms, and direct-to-home satellite video providers
ViaSat’s main resource is its research and development staff, which consists of more than 1,900 engineers. It also depends on over 250 field engineers, technicians, and customer support employees who offer assistance with installation and integration. Lastly, the company has relied on financial support from outside parties, raising $137.81 million between two funding rounds in 2009/2010.
ViaSat has a value-driven structure, aiming to provide a premium proposition through significant personal service. Its biggest cost driver is cost of services, a variable expense. Other major drivers are in the areas of cost of products, another variable expense, and fixed costs in the form of sales and research/development.
ViaSat has two revenue streams:
Product Revenues – Revenues generated from the sale of products such as networking equipment and communication systems
Service Revenues – Revenues generated from sales of broadband and wireless services, as well as training and support services
Mark Dankberg,
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
info: Mark earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rice University. He previously served as Assistant VP of M/A COM Linkabit. He holds numerous patents in communications and satellite networking technologies.
Richard Baldridge,
President and Chief Operating Officer
info: Richard earned a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Information Systems from New Mexico State University. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of ViaSat and as a VP and General Manager at Raytheon.
Shawn Duffy,
Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer
info: Shawn earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting from San Diego State University. He previously served as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of ViaSat, and as a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young.
Steven Hart,
Co-Founder, EVP of Engineering, and Chief Technical Officer
info: Steven earned a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and an M.A. in Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego. He previously held positions at Linkabit and the Merdan Group.
Jobs at ViaSat
Technical Lead - Cloud, Java/Python, Databases
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The hymns with a her: First woman in choir ends 900 years of tradition
By Andy Dolan for the Daily Mail
Updated: 19:38 EST, 21 September 2011
Voice of change: Helen Vincent, 22, who is joining the main choir at Lincoln Cathedral
With a proud history stretching back more than 900 years, change is not something that comes naturally to the Lincoln Cathedral Choir.
So it is not surprising that traditionalists are aghast at the news that a woman is to join the main choir for the first time.
The cathedral says the introduction of choral scholar Helen Vincent, 22, will bring a ‘greater flexibility of sound’.
But opponents warn the move spells the end of the traditional choir, and have described it as tragic.
The Leeds University music graduate’s appointment to the part-time but paid role as female alto choral scholar comes as a female organist has also been appointed for the first time.
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Breaking tradition: Lincoln Cathedral Choir will have a woman member for the first time in its 900 year history
Angry: Traditionalists say the move is a 'betrayal' for the composers of the songs, and a 'tragedy'
The choir has accepted girl choristers to its front line since 1995, but, until now, has resisted following other cathedrals such as Peter- borough in opening up its main choir to the fairer sex.
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Lynda Collins, spokesman for the Campaign for the Traditional Cathedral Choir, said the introduction of women was a ‘tragedy’.
‘An awful lot of people are going to be very upset that this decision means the end of a traditional choir,’ she said.
All change: Lincoln Cathedral has had a choir of men and boys for more than 900 years, and a front line of girl choristers since 1995
‘These choirs are cultural, historical and musical jewels of the country that are the envy of the world.
‘The alto voice is a male voice, and the sound is subtly and importantly different from that produced by a female.
'Will women singing soprano be found to blend successfully with the boys? If so, the fully mixed choir looms large on the horizon.'
- Lynda Collins
‘Composers both major and minor have written alto parts with the male voice specifically in mind.
‘To disregard this fact is to betray their intentions.’
She said the appointment suggested an ‘inordinate desire to push the boundaries, to go for change, whatever the cost’.
But Lincoln Cathedral director of music Aric Prentice said: ‘As an alto myself, I have sung in choirs where there’s a mixture of men and women, and have found it to give a greater flexibility of sound. The blends have provided an interesting sound that hasn’t deviated far from what people’s perception of what a cathedral choir sounds like.’
Speaking after her appointment, Miss Vincent, who lives in Lincoln, said she had not expected to have an opportunity to sing in the cathedral choir.
‘I’m quite apprehensive about what everyone will think,’ she said. ‘But I’m absolutely delighted to have been given the chance.’
Miss Vincent and new assistant organist Claire Innes-Hopkins, 25, of St Albans, Hertfordshire, join three male scholars in this year’s intake. Of the three lower voices in the choir – alto, tenor and bass – it is unusual to find a woman who can sing tenor or bass, but the alto voice is common to both sexes, with men using the falsetto technique.
Miss Vincent’s appointment has been backed by professional choir singer Louise Wayman, 24, of Birmingham Cathedral, who said singing in the Birmingham mixed choir gave her ‘invaluable experience’.
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Fuelled by ale and hatred... But why were pubs open at 8am on derby day?
By Sam Cunningham for the Daily Mail and Colin Young
Published: 18:03 EST, 15 April 2013 | Updated: 18:03 EST, 15 April 2013
It started with two pints and a full English breakfast for a fiver. It ended with a man punching a horse.
In between, industrial quantities of alcohol were consumed and tensions in Newcastle city centre were ratcheted up to dangerous levels.
Early kick-offs are supposed to combat crime and disorder, but pubs in the North East opened their doors at 8am on Sunday, leaving four hours of drinking for Sunderland and Newcastle fans before the noon showdown.
Uneasy rider: An officer amidst the thugs
With a morning spent at the bar heightening senses and lowering inhibitions for hundreds, the match itself was a further catalyst. Most Newcastle supporters — and the majority of Sunderland fans — had not expected an away win. It’s been 13 years since Niall Quinn’s winner. Sunderland just don’t win at St James’ Park.
That they did was the police’s worst fear. Humiliated by their worst enemy, Newcastle ‘fans’ wanted revenge. By the time Paolo Di Canio was cavorting on the pitch, pointing and worshipping the 3,000-plus Mackems high in the sky at St James’, an angry mob was emptying out of the city’s pubs. Trouble was not far away.
The initial violence erupted outside the stadium as police tried to clear the streets to allow Sunderland fans to travel safely to Newcastle Central Station.
Shame: police work hard to keep the yobs apart
Special trains had been put on to take visiting fans from the main railway station in Newcastle back to Sunderland, and the thugs headed there to hunt their prey.
An eyewitness, who followed the group reported to be made up of teenagers and middle-aged men, said: ‘The mob were hitting taxis as they went by. There were pensioners waiting at the taxi rank so it can’t have been nice for them.’
A taxi driver who was working outside the station added: ‘There were a lot of people egging on the Sunderland fans in the station, saying, “C’mon then”. I thought the police handled it really well.
‘A lot of the people involved weren’t football fans. There were a lot of teenagers, just trying to cause trouble. Police managed to get the station blocked off but it was surrounded.’
Riot police on horseback worked to push them back but a large group managed to get into the station via a back entrance.
Flames: Even the rubbish bins are not safe from the incendiary atmosphere
The Newcastle Hero pub attached to the station was forced to lock its doors while police contained the situation.
Emma-Lee Orton, 23, who works at the pub, said: ‘At about 3pm we could hear a lot of chanting. I went outside to see what was going on and there was a big group of people, walking down at the top of the road.
‘All of a sudden they managed to get in through a back entrance.
‘Police came through the pub. A lot of them had dogs with them and started to take their batons out. Bottles and stones were thrown at them from inside the station and there were normal people in the train station. A lot of our customers had been to the match, but some of them were not supporters but had been travelling on the train, and they were a bit anxious.’
Derby day of violence: A Newcastle fan is pulled to the ground by police after confronting an officer on horseback
Her colleague Tim Burt, 22, added: ‘There were hordes of people coming through outside, climbing on stuff. When we were told to lock the doors it was getting worrying, you never know what’s going to happen. I think the police didn’t want us letting people out in case they joined in.’
The intense period of violence lasted around 40 minutes. Groups of middle-aged men who should have known better were trying to organise more trouble.
But police acted quickly and boldly, and the madness was quelled.
Later that night, more than 14 hours after the drinking had begun, violence once again returned to the city. Burt added: ‘When I left at 10.30pm one guy was on the floor and had been arrested with his hands cuffed and legs strapped and another stood next to him bleeding.’
Day of shame: Newcastle and Sunderland fans throw flares outside St James's Park
Mindless, largely drunken yobs wanted to attack the Sunderland visitors on Sunday afternoon after the 3-0 win.
Northumbria Police’s operation to keep rivals gangs of supporters apart started in both cities, and stretched to officers in so-called neutral areas like Durham, where alcoholic drinks were also served before 8am. There were reports involving several smoke canisters, which were also set off during the game amid the Sunderland contingent.
The Tyne-Wear derby has become a focal point for violence. The air is filled with the noise of helicopters circling the grounds, and barking police dogs.
Hardly the sounds traditionally associated with football, but, as witnessed on Sunday, they are a necessary part of this sporting occasion.
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Jack White and The Raconteurs Had One of the Best Rock ’n’ Roll Shows Around
Jack White may try to blend into the band with The Raconteurs, but he still stands out.
Mike Brooks | October 8, 2019 | 12:36pm
The world of rock music is filled with super star talents who out grew their original band and left to find greener pastures. Jack White doesn’t live in that world. Ever the contrarian, the Raconteurs seem to be White’s attempt to retreat, even if briefly, from the demands of being Jack White.
The last time White rolled through Dallas we got the full solo no-holds-barred Jack, the "put the salt on your wrist and do a shot of tequila" Jack. With the Raconteurs, the experience is more like drinking a margarita. Sure, you can taste the tequila, but it’s a little easier to consume. Monday night at the South Side Ballroom, the band got the mix just right. A top shelf tequila paired with high quality ingredients and definitely shaken, not stirred.
Keeping to his tradition, White invited an important player from a previous generation, Hunt Sales, to open the show. Sales has a musical resume to die for, and has come clean from a 30-year addiction to heroin. Stubbing a cigarette out as he settled behind the kit (and lighting another midway through the set) didn’t project a lot of confidence onto the audience that Sales could make it through an entire set handling both the drums and lead vocals, but damn, he sure did.
Multi-tasking opener Hunt Sales played drums and sang, all while smoking a cigarette.
His voice was strong and clear with the perfect amount of been-there-done-that rasp. Singing while playing drums always seems like a pretty hard party trick, especially with the uptempo pace being laid down. Sales handled it like he had been doing it for four decades, introduced the band, played one more song and then walked off for a smoke.
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The Raconteurs are touring behind 2019’s Help Us Stranger, and it’s hard to believe it’s been a decade between Raconteur albums. With several shows under their belts, including a weekend performance at this year's Austin City Limits, you wouldn’t guess this is a project that occurs once a decade. White’s desire to blend in musically with a group of friends doesn’t keep him from being the center of attention, but it does give his performance more structure. Brendan Benson shares vocals, guitar and songwriting credits and plays Dr. Jekyll, leaving Mr. White to go full Mr. Hyde.
By his own admission, White is “not a singer,” yet the pairing of Benson and White's voices is effective and compelling. The band’s latest album feels grittier than the first offering and translated well to a live setting. Studio gloss was replaced by fierce, attacking guitar licks and a volume that (for this author at least) you couldn't have found in CD form.
White may have been slightly contained, but he was certainly not constrained. By the end of the evening, it became obvious that the Raconteurs do not dilute White’s talent; the band just mixes it into something savory and slightly more consumable, and one of the best live rock 'n' roll shows around.
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Friday, November 15th 2019 12:14 pm
Mulitple Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift has officially released the lyrics video for her newest single “Beautiful Ghosts” which marks the big new original song on the soundtrack of the upcoming film adaptation of “Cats” at Universal Pictures.
Co-written by Swift and “Cats” creator Andrew Lloyd Webber, the ballad is reportedly played in full over the film’s end credits but will also be played in part twice during the film.
Premiering in 1981, the musical is inspired by a T.S. Eliot book and follows a group of cats who come together for an annual event where one of the felines is chosen to ascend to the ‘Heaviside Layer’ and be reborn. The musical produced such notable songs as “Memory,” “Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats,” “Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer” and “Mr. Mistoffelees”.
It won Best Musical at both the Laurence Olivier Awards and the Tony Awards and ran for twenty-one years on the West End and eighteen years in London. To this day it remains the fourth longest-running show in Broadway history behind only “Phantom of the Opera,” “Chicago” and “The Lion King” but just above “Les Miserables”.
Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, Idris Elba, Ian McKellen, Jason Derulo, Rebel Wilson, James Corden and Jennifer Hudson amongst others star in the film which opens December 20th.
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by Defend Europa November 8, 2017 September 24, 2018
Cabinet Minister Priti Patel is set to be sacked by the Prime Minister after details emerged of undisclosed meetings Ms Patel held with senior Israeli officials. The International Development Secretary was ordered to cut short an official visit to Uganda today and return to Downing St for talks with Theresa May.
The controversy began when it emerged that Patel had met with Israeli government officials in August whilst on an unofficial visit to the country. It’s believed that she met with senior Israeli government officials as many as a dozen times to discuss the spending of UK taxpayers’ money on Zionist projects without permission from the Foreign Office.
Some sources have also expressed concern that Patel discussed reducing her department’s financial aid for the Palestinian territories during the August meetings in Israel. Israeli PM Benjamin Netenyahu is currently in London meeting with Patel’s boss, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
But it has now come to light that Patel held further meetings with Israeli Security Minister Gilad Erdan in September, which she then failed to disclose even after her unauthorised August trip was discovered by the government.
Israeli official Erdan tweeted a picture of himself with Ms Patel after their meeting in London on 7th September, stating that he is pleased to be working with her to combat “attempts to delegitimise the state of Israel”.
Wonderful meeting my friend Sec. of State Priti @Patel4witham, a woman of great courage and leadership. We are taking concrete action 1/2 pic.twitter.com/JCXlRhukqW
— גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) September 7, 2017
to advance UK-Israel development cooperation, & counter attempts to delegitimize Israel in international institutions @patel4witham
It is thought that her meetings with officials in August focused on the possibility of using UK taxpayers’ money to help fund the medical treatment of ambiguously named “Syrian refugees” in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights region of Syria.
This is something that UK taxpayers need to be made aware of and should be very concerned about; Israel’s well-documented treatment of Syrian fighters – not refugees – is a matter of proven public record. The IDF medics have in essence been acting as the medical team for al-Nusra, al-Qaeda, various other Islamist groups and even ISIS – and this is what our esteemed International Development Minister seeks to discreetly commit UK taxpayers’ money to.
READ: “Israel Reconfirms Commitment to Treating Al-Nusra Fighters on the Battlefield”
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Labour MP John Trickett raised this very issue in a letter to the Prime Minister, stating that the UK must not have a freelance foreign policy. He and other senior Labour Party figures have called for an investigation, with one source questioning her allegiance to the British Crown. Of course, somebody somewhere will accuse anybody who objects to such collusion as “antisemitic”.
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Judge ends Bodenweiser home confinement while awaiting trial
Home confinement no longer needed for onetime state Senate candidate whose 2012 bid for office on a conservative platform was ended by charges he’d molested a young boy in the 1980s.
Judge ends Bodenweiser home confinement while awaiting trial Home confinement no longer needed for onetime state Senate candidate whose 2012 bid for office on a conservative platform was ended by charges he’d molested a young boy in the 1980s. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/Kj7Xw5
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A judge said today home confinement was no longer needed for Eric Bodenweiser, a onetime state Senate candidate whose 2012 bid for office on a conservative platform was ended by charges he’d molested a young boy in the 1980s.
Bodensweiser’s attorney, Eric Mooney, had filed a motion Jan. 9 to ease the pretrial restrictions on Bodenweiser’s movement. Bodenweiser had initially only been monitored by GPS after his October 2012 arrest. He was allowed to visit family, but prohibited from any contact with children.
In an indictment, Bodenweiser was accused of sexually abusing a boy repeatedly between 1987 and 1990, a period ending when the boy was 13. He has pleaded not guilty to all 113 charges in the indictment and is awaiting trial.
In August, Superior Court Judge E. Scott Bradley ordered home confinement for Bodenweiser after he made a trip to a go-kart track near Rehoboth Beach, where he had chance encounters with teenagers.
In court today, Mooney asked Bradley to rescind that order, pointing out that Bodenweiser had spent five months confined to his home with no record of violating the order. Bodenweiser’s parole officer supported going back to GPS monitoring, Mooney said.
Deputy Attorney General John Donohue opposed Mooney’s motion, but Bradley agreed to lift the home confinement order.
“The incident that happened at the go-kart track was not a good thing,” Bradley told Bodenweiser, who appeared in court with his wife for the hearing. “I would certainly remind you, Mr. Bodenweiser, to be prudent with your actions.”
“I understand,” Bodenweiser replied.
Before his arrest, Bodenweiser had won a September 2012 Republican primary for the state senate’s District 19 seat, upsetting the incumbent at the time, Joe Booth. Shortly afterwards, he stopped making public appearances and then suspended his campaign, just before the charges against him were announced. Former Georgetown Mayor Brian Pettyjohn went on to win a court battle to be a late addition to the ballot that year for the GOP, and prevailed in the general election.
Court records show no trial date has been set, but Bradley indicated today he may rule on some pending motions by February, advancing the case’s progress. The judge held a closed-door hearing in August to hear arguments about suppression of some evidence or testimony.
Contact James Fisher at (302) 983-6772, jfisher@delawareonline.com or twitter.com/JamesFisherTNJ
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Attic Fowler - Attic Fowler
Attic Fowler
self-released; 2014
By B Parker
The duo of Attic Fowler (Chris Rutledge and Taylor Fairey) use an analogy of eating an English muffin for breakfast to describe their sound. That's just a bit too out there for me, so for the sake of simplicity let's describe what they do as “southern indie folk rock” (they themselves use “terrestrial river soul”). There are a lot of layers here but overall their self-titled album Attic Fowler has a very organic feel, likely due to being home recorded. That being said, the end result is well put together and uses its lo-fi elements very well.
There are two elements that define the album. The first is how Rutledge plays lead guitar. The melodies he's crafted are flexible things, twisting and turning, almost serving as lyrics in their own way as they are what grab at your ear first. Nearly all the tracks are built around this and they're the most distinct sound created on the album.
The second element is Rutledge's vocals. They sound as though they're coming from some other, distant place. It's not accurate to say they're psychedelic in the usual sense—that (to me, anyway) implies heavy studio manipulation to achieve an overtly strange effect—but they certainly have an otherworldly quality to them, feeling dim and far away. This has the unfortunate side effect of making what he's singing hard to hear at times, but how he sounds is interesting enough on its own that I didn't mind this so much. There are tracks where this is especially true as the lead guitar is brought to the forefront and the singing placed in the background. Normally this sort of mixing would turn me away, but here it serves to play up the ethereal quality of the singing and works quite well to this end.
Now to despite my use of the word “ethereal” I want to emphasize how warm the album is as a whole, from the lyrics to the performance itself. The riffs plucked out on the electric guitar calls back to southern folk influences. Though they're usually regulated to lurking in the background, the keyboards swell as simple underscores to everything else.
There are a few moments where the album verges on shedding its skin. “Patterns” is, like most of the album, a slow burn (though comparatively brief, just under four minutes). It's here where the psychedelic label is most apt: the lead guitar has that sort of ‘60s hazy twang to it and the melody echoes not only in repetition but by design as well. The album deviates furthest from the usual down home feel by being both minimal (just thirty four words between two short verses) and bizarre: “Wet are the walls/new figures, oh my/a song synched to a lit cigarette/a patterns pushing back.” “Light Bulb Garden” makes use of a shimmering strum throughout that puts the song in dream pop territory. Though things like the tone of the guitar never differ it's how the music is constructed that makes these changes.
It's a challenge to put Attic Fowler in a box; it's unusual enough to warrant your attention yet familiar enough that you'll think it perfectly natural.
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