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Rooney finally surpassed Charlton to become the outright leading scorer for Manchester United after scoring his 250th goal for the club. Prior to playing his part in the 4–0 triumph in the FA Cup fourth round against Wigan Athletic, Rooney was presented with a commemorative Golden Boot to acknowledge him becoming the club's all-time leading goal scorer. It was presented by Charlton whose record Rooney broke.
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#ThankYouHEEEATH – What Heath Miller Meant To The Steelers
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Was Heath Miller Forced To Retire?
by Joe Kuzma (joe_kuzma) on February 21, 2016
If you're looking for a saucy expose that would otherwise grace the cover of the National Enquirer, you should look elsewhere.
The short answer from this author's perspective is that Heath wasn't forced to retire, but in this day and age of risque media without factual basis (such as the ridiculous rumors having Ben Roethlisberger being traded 2 years ago) I felt an article of this nature was vital, if not a necessary evil.
Afterall, Fox Sports had just published a "report" about Troy Polamalu and The Pittsburgh Steelers having an estranged relationship.
So it's with great speculation that another article may soon surface that says Heath Miller was forced into an early retirement. That appears to be anything but the case.
In the situation of Heath Miller, the start tight end chosen with the Steelers first round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, it's a story of a player who knew his window was closing; a player who wanted to go out on top.
And on top he did.
One of the most reliable players of the last decade, Miller played in 168 games as a Steeler, missing no more than 2 games in any individual season, and having missed only 4 in his last 5 years with the team. With one year remaining on his contract, the usual slow news period of the NFL off-season saw countless writers question whether Pittsburgh's front office would part ways with Heath, adding cap space for a team poised to add pieces to make a run at the Lombardi trophy.
Several years ago, the suggestion of the Steelers parting ways with marquee players would be scoffed at. This was a team ridiculed for holding onto "old" and "slow" defenders past their prime; a policy which got them in hot water when handling Troy Polamalu's retirement, the same situation that now made cutting Heath Miller this off-season a real possibility.
Where the situations differ is Heath aforementioned durability and consistency, as many (including myself) felt Miller could ride out another 1 or 2 seasons in the NFL. Simply stated, he had not lost a step.
In contrast, Troy Polamalu (and I loathe saying it in so few words) had lost a step.
The former strong safety found himself sitting out 15 games over his final 5 seasons. Those 5 seasons followed an injury plagued 2009 in which Polamalu only played in 5 of 16 games. 26 games is an eternity in the National Football League, one not usually afforded to most players, but a luxury the Steelers allowed for Polamalu, until it was apparent, that a change was necessary, not only at the safety position, but the overall defense. Gone was Polamalu's long-time coach Dick LeBeau, along with other stalwarts such as Brett Keisel and Ike Taylor.
Polamalu was the only player from the Super Bowl XL team who did not appear at Heinz Field for the team's 10th anniversary celebration. (Bill Cowher and Hines Ward were not in attendance, but pre-recorded statements that were played on the stadium's scoreboards.)
And such is the animosity publicly shown between the two parties. Such animosity that makes a speculative story about Miller's retirement within the realm of plausibility.
However, if there were any similar tensions placed on Miller to retire before the start of the league's new year, he isn't showing it. The announcement mostly came as a surprise, though not as surprising in the present era of players walking away early amidst concerns of concussions and personal health and safety reasons.
After suffering recent injuries himself, it's likely Miller decided to walk away on his own terms: quietly.
11 seasons were a long time to devote to this game, and if anything, it appears Steelers leadership learned a valuable lesson from Polamalu's departure, giving Miller a sendoff worth of a an all-time Pittsburgh great.
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Weedman says:
I have little doubt he was told to retire or he would be cut.
bigbrettg says:
Some people seem to have a real problem with believing everything they see or read. those are the same people that think we are under siege by militant Mexicans coming to rape us.
Its not hard to see the difference between the troy p scenario and Miller’s. I wonder if that big hit he took in the playoffs has anything to do with his surprise retirement. I say surprise because its not hard to see that this team is stacked and ready to make a run so it was a little bit surprising to see miller retire when he did.
Joe Kuzma says:
This was really a hypothetical more than Troy’s was, but as has been a trend recently in the NFL, I think you hit the nail on the head: players are retiring when they appear to have more tread left on the tires, valuing their own health after seeing effects of concussions (as well as the movie of the same name.)
That hit could very well have signaled to Heath that he has a future outside of football to consider, and it was likely he was near the end of the road anyway. Very respectful player who always did what was right for the organization and while it would’ve been nice to see him get another ring, I respect his decision to walk away with dignity.
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Prologue - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
SPOILER ALERT:
What exactly happened during Nathan Drake's first adventure? This section briefly goes over the adventures of the first episode. If you haven't played the first game, be warned that this section contains several SPOILERS for the first installment of the Uncharted series. If you don't mind, dive into the story synopsis below and enrich your Uncharted 2 experience!
Two years ago, Nathan Drake already had quite an adventure during his search for the El Dorado treasure.
Nathan finds the coffin of his ancestor Sir Francis Drake, inside which is a journal of the man himself. Apparently the journal contains information leading to a grand treasure called El Dorado. Nate and Victor Sullivan quickly set out for the treasure. They don't immediately find anything of particular interest at the correct coordinates, but soon discover an ancient tomb.
It looks like the Spanish already raided the tomb ages ago, but as Nate and Sully traverse the tomb they find that the temple has been built around a gold statue: ‘El Dorado', the golden man. It has already been raided, so Nate and Sully decide to follow the tracks the statue left behind while it was being dragged out of the temple.
Outside, Nate and Sully reach a waterfall with a stranded U-boat and decide to check it out. Inside, Nate finds a corpse holding onto some Spanish coins which he can't quite identify. The decomposing captain holds the missing page of the dairy: A map leading to the next location. After making his way out of the soon-to-be- blowing-up-submarine, Nate finds that a man named Gabriel Roman has captured Sully. He takes the map from Nate, shoots Sully and is about to kill Nate as the submarine blows up, allowing Nate to just barely escape. He runs into Elena along the way and the two of them continue with the adventure.
After backtracking through the tomb, the two of them travel to a small island in the Pacific Ocean by a small aircraft. It doesn't take long before they're shot out of the air, separated from each other. Nate battles his way through the jungle, fighting off numerous goons until he reaches his downed aircraft. He retrieves the map from the aircraft and makes his way to a nearby fortress in search for Elena.
Shortly after finding Elena's parachute, Nate spots Elena in the distance and goes after her, while defeating many more henchmen. A journey throughout the enormous fortress leads Nathan to eventually locate Elena again, but he's captured immediately by an old enemy, Eddy Raja. Nathan is only captured for a whole five minutes as Elena heroically frees Nathan by pulling out the cell wall with a jeep. A long chase pursues until the two reach a cliff. Eddy Raja asks for the map, but Nathan drives the jeep backwards into the water, barely escaping once more.
In this drowned city, many firefights take place throughout the ruins. Nate and Elena reach a jetski and make their way to the harbor where they spotted several ships earlier from top of the fortress. As they reach the custom's house, Nate finds a journal in which the load of the Esperanza - one of the Spanish ships - is described in detail. Among heaps of other treasure, the golden statue with a weight of 500 pounds was also on the Esperanza.
Nathan and Elena split up for the moment. When Nathan reaches the boat, Elena shows him a video she recorded a few moments back in which Sullivan is seen along with Gabriel Roman, boarding a chopper. This causes them to seriously question his loyalty and trustworthiness. The boat sails off to a monastery up north, and Nate & Elena pursue once again.
Shortly after another jetski ride, the two bump into several groups of mercenaries. In the library they find Sullivan and rescue him after partaking in a big firefight. Sullivan explains that the Drake's Journal took the bullet for him and that he had been misleading Roman ever since. After solving a puzzle inside the library, Nathan traverses underground catacombs and overhears Raja and Roman talking about business. Raja says the island is cursed, and Roman isn't satisfied with the results from Raja and his henchmen.
As he reaches a secret entrance at the top of the church, he finds that Roman and his right hand Navarro are located in the monastery, right on top of where the treasure is located. Solving another puzzle, Nathan eventually winds up at a treasure vault.
When Nathan reaches a large chamber he meets Eddy once again. Before it comes to a showdown, both are attacked by a large horde of monstrosities, and they're forced to work together. Unfortunately for Eddy, he is soon dragged down to the depths of the tomb. Nate barely escapes with Elena and winds up in a Nazi Bunker. The treasure appears to be nearby, but Nate first needs to find a way to power an elevator. The switch just happens to be located in an old experimental laboratory, crawling with monstrosities.
Nathan also comes across a video tape and a letter of Francis Drake, telling that the treasure of El Dorado is cursed and turns people into demons. He writes how he burned down the ships as he never wanted the evil to leave the shores of this cursed isle.
As Nathan reaches the control room in which he and Elena split up he finds that Roman has captured Elena. The monstrosities and goons both roam the areas as Nate tries to catch up. After making his way out of the area, another big shootout takes place outside and Nate is eventually lent a hand by Sullivan. Another large shootout unfolds in the church.
When Nate and Sully finally find the golden El Dorado statue, Roman has already beaten them to it. In the scene that unfolds, Navarro tells Roman that the real treasure is inside the coffin and that he should open it. Upon doing so, Roman is cursed by a shady breath of the mummy inside, after which Navarro shoots him through the head. He then orders his men to take the statue away by helicopter. Moments later the place is once again roaming with monstrosities - in other words - cursed Spaniards who never left the island after all.
The chopper takes off with Navarro, Elena and the statue, but Nate manages to leap and cling onto the statue, catching a short but intense ride as the chopper crashes onto Navarro's cargo ship. A final showdown with Navarro and a large batch of his goons unfolds. Nate eventually manages to get the upper hand in a melee fight with Navarro, rescues Elena from the wrecked chopper, and pushes the chopper, the golden statue, and Navarro - dragged by a rope around his leg - down the ocean. Sullivan then arrives in a smaller boat and the three of them sail off in the sunset.
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Ismaeel Kamal, Nov 12, 2019
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And Leviathan’s identity is:
SouthtownKid, Nov 13, 2019
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GoLion said: ↑
Frankly I'm surprised it made it that far. It is a good book, though. Priest really is one of the best guys writing at the moment.
Ismaeel Kamal said: ↑
Yeah, Bleeding Cool figured that out and spoiled it a month or two ago.
In terms of being a mystery, it's kind of a cop out in that he wasn't a character in the story, so there was no real mystery to solve. You can't guess someone who isn't there and as far as I can remember, hasn't even been around since the late 1980s. But maybe he was, and I missed it. Anyway, the only clues were visual, mostly on one of the covers.
On the other hand, it's much better than if Leviathan was one of the ridiculous red herrings they half-set up.
SouthtownKid said: ↑
I read the theory about his identity a month ago, though not from BleedingCool. It made sense, although I won't lie, I wished it was revealed in issue #5, instead of #6.
This DC Event was decent, with the artwork being great, and for the most part, characters sounded fine, and it was nice to see a wide range of characters (specifically Manhunter, The Silencer and The Question).
However, this event won't be very memorable. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have missed anything if I skipped it, and the attempts to keep readers guess Leviathan's identify didn't really work (like when we were meant to speculate if Red Hood was the villain or not).
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It's funny how no one thinks Alfred is dead. After that garbage King pulled with the "wedding", good luck getting anyone to trust anything that happens in his stories again. For me, the entire Batman series that King wrote is a write-off, from issue #1 until today. One long, drawn out pile of dung. Starting with Gotham Girl and her brother whose name I already forget, and everything that's come since, now with Alfred's "death". Just end. Let's begin the next era.
He's a freaking national treasure, and I hope DC appreciates him. He has a sensibility I really enjoy, that to me has kind of an overlap with two of my other all-time favorite American comics writers: Larry Hama (who doesn't do enough these days) and Mike Baron (who seems to have had some kind of breakdown).
Alfred comes back as a clone of Bruce
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...who calls himself "The Outsider".
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Exploding out of the pages of the Event Leviathan miniseries, this all-new special blasts the DC Universe into a dangerous and brave new future!
With Leviathan arrived, its leader’s identity revealed, and its plans known, what happens next? Now the heroes fight back! Leviathan changed the rules of the game, so now’s the time for the biggest players to get together and figure out a new strategy in this brave new world. It’s an extra-sized super-spy yarn from the Eisner Award-winning team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev!
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Spinning out of the dramatic events of 2019’s smash hit, writer Tom Taylor returns to this dark world with a street-level tale of death, heroism and redemption. Led by Red Hood and Deathstroke, DC’s hardest villains and antiheroes fight with no mercy to save the only commodity left on a dying planet of the undead—life!
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You know, re-reading Batman Eternal just made realise the irony regarding Alfred’s death.
There, Bane saved him after Arkham Asylum had collapsed.
Now, in City of Bane, he meets his “end” from him.
...I’m still hoping he’s not actually dead, or at the very least, remain dead for a long period of time. It’s weird not having Batman and Alfred together.
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I may pick up the Alfred issue even though I give a year or two before he's miraculously back. I'd just like to read something that celebrates the character (though I'd trade it for one of those character specific collection trades like they did for the "75 Years of..." or the "Batman Arkham" one)
Edit: Snap! There is one that same month. Never mind.
Also nice to see the Stan Lee creates... books back in print as a collection.
GoLion, Nov 15, 2019
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Deathcatg said: ↑
Ooh. I always liked his take on Superman. I need to see if they're on comixology.
I don't think they are, they might throw them up on Comixology separately around the time the collection is printed and also available digitally.
*Fingers crossed*
I used to have them, but I've been slowly selling off my comic collection. My favorite one was the issue with Shazam.
I read a few back when they out too. I forgot most of the details, but I thought they were fun. I liked his take on Batman.
Mudslide, Nov 15, 2019
Mudslide Smock?
Was that where he was a boxer? Or am I thinking of Tangent?
Mudslide said: ↑
I don't remember him being a Boxer. All I remember was his suit actually looked like a Bat and he was African American.
You're not kidding:
Joe Kubert drew that. He was a tremendous artist.
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RECÓPOLIS
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According to Biclarensis, Leovigildo founded a city in Celtiberia that he called Recópolis, in honour of his son, in a very elaborate design on its walls and vicinity, and granting privileges to its dwellers.
The remains were partially excavated in 1944 1nd 1945, and later, between 1976 and 1978, confirming they corresponded to Recópolis.
The Archaeological Park of Recópolis has been created latley, including an interpretation centre of the site.
Historic environment
Recópolis is one of the two cities founded by the Gothics in Spain. The other one is Victoriacum, in Álava; it is apparently the origin of Vitoria. They are the sole cities of new plan in western Europe between the 6thand the 8thcenturies. It was built by Leovigildo in honour of his son Recaredo in 578, as his seat in his condition of associated king and it was abandoned in the 10thcentury, after it had been inhabited by Muslims, under the name of Madinät Raqqubal. It contains the remains of the most important palace of that time and was the most ancient royal foundation in that period of European history.
It consists of a centre of population of a great historical worth where, following the Byzantine urban models, it included the function of royal residence as well as administrative seat of the government. The importance of these data has been reaffirmed by the archeological discoveries that include, within an urban planification in steps, a palace, the palatial church, the walls, the aqueduct, commercial areas and houses, streets, mint and quarries. All of that within a piece of land of high ecological value; of Mediterranean farming, cattle richness and lots of hunting in a place that has not gone through great change. The inhabited part was 30Ha and the area, surrounded by solid walls formed by stretches of ashlars with towers every 30 meters and with one only entrance door to the west, consisted of two differentiated centres of population: the Villa Alta and the Villa Baja. The high town that had access through a monumental gate, also of Byzantine style contains the remains of a great palatial ensemble and of the church to which it is connected. The servants, the armed forces and the rest of the residents of the city settled themselves in downtonn.
The palace had huge dimensions: 133m long by 9m wide. The construction had the shape of a rectangular nave with central supports, what suggests a gabled roof. It was a two storey building and for the rest of the decorations and the pavings that have been found, the upper one must have been of greater relevance. It had inner towers in its interior side.
The church, which remains lie under the small Romanesque chapel of Nuestra Señora de Recatel, is probably the last Arrian Visigothic church and because of its plan structure it clearly belongs to the Transition phase and can be considered as a precedent of the cruciform churches.
In principle, it has the structure of a three nave basilic with a sort of transept that sticks out from the lateral ones, an apse with inner shape of a semicircle prolonged and rectangular in its exterior and a nartex with one only entrance door that seems to have included a baptistry in a lateral compartment. But in this case the lateral naves are separated from the central one by continuous walls forming two lateral galleries that communicated the portico with the crossing but not with the naves. This peculiarity turns its plan into a Latin cross with two lateral aisles that are not recognizable from the interior, and consequently, in a clear precedent of the later group of cruciform churches. Its distribution, according to the conditionings of the Arrian cult would have dedicated the chevet and the crossing to the clergy; the vestry in the northern nave; the central nave to the baptized faithful; the nartex and the southern nave to the catechumen, and the baptistry at the entrance to the left. Between the door to the nartex and the entrance door of the church, six column bases have been found that must have given a really solemn appearance to the entrance of the church. Part of theses columns, as well as other remains of the decoration, have been reutilized in constructions of Zorita de Los Canes; also, remains of decoration of unmistakeable Visigothic style have apppeared in the excavations that had been created for this church, like capitals, abacus, an inner door.
Bearing in mind the importance of this church, from which we know the date it was built; its Arrian adscription and that it unquestionably represents the official thinking and that it was built with the king's will, it is a trascendental link in the Transition period from the churches with chevet modified towards the cruciform churches that appeared nearly one hundred years later, already under Roman rite.
With regard to the building technique, the main buildings were in ashlars, sandstone and tufa stone from the near by quarries where they also were engraved with Roman technique, whereas the rest of the constructions were built in masonry. The covers were generally of curved tiles, gabled over a wooden structure.
It is also interesting to point out the sculpted remains that have been found, in which we see mingled the capitals, keel mouldings and inner doors of the church we have already mentioned, engraved at two planes with usual Visigothic techniques, with other Early Christian techniques, probably from sarcophagus.
The Archeological Park of Recópolis is now (2005) being created. It includes a visitors' reception where the archeological richness of this Visigothic city may be known, its history, its natural environment, and the way its people lived, as well as a research centre and a museum that will conform the Centre of Interpretation of the Archeological Park in a new building located in an easy to reach zone on the way to Recópolis, in order to visit three most important places in this area: the site of Recópolis, the Tajo river valley and the hamlet of Zorita de Los Canes. It is structured in two parts, one of which will contain the reception, exhibition and audio halls; offices and toilets. The second one will integrate the research zones, the warehouse and the work with the elements of the site, since, so far, only the 10% of this Visigothic city has been excavated.).
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Access: Leave Madrid by R-3 (toll freeway) until the detour by M-300 to Campo Real, Eurovillas and Zorita de Los Canes. Recópolis lies 4Km south of Zorita, on a plateau over the Tajo river. GPS Coordinates: 40º 19' 15,37"N 2º 53' 36,60"W.
Information telephone: Ayuntamiento de Zorita de Los Canes: 949 37 69 23.
Visiting Hours: From 1 de Septiember 2012 the Parque is closed..
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Parque Arqueológico de Recópolis
Phase: Visigodo
Style: Transición
Period: Siglo VI
State of conservation: Excavado
Situation: Zorita de los Canes (Guadalajara)
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Load shedding: Criminal charges to be laid against Pravin Gordhan
People Against Load Shedding (PALS) are gunning for Gordhan.
by Luke Daniel
Pravin Gordhan responds to claims that he poisoned ANC MP, Bongani Bongo. (Photo: GCIS)
Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan, will be criminally charged for creating the load shedding crisis currently embattling South Africa.
This is according to Visvin Reddy, who is the National Convenor for a lobby group aptly named People Against Load Shedding (PALS). Reddy is no stranger to the world of social justice and also led the People Against Petrol and Paraffin Price Increase (Pappi) movement in 2018 when consecutive fuel hikes rocked motorists and the economy.
Pravin Gordhan in the spotlight
This time, Reddy is taking aim at the load shedding crisis; a catastrophe which towers above his previous petrol price endeavours. While Eskom, due to its grievous incompetence and mismanagement, has taken the brunt of the public’s understandable frustration, it’s Minister Pravin Gordhan who, according to Reddy, should be hauled before the law.
Reddy has promised to lay criminal charges against Gordhan at the Chatsworth Police Station on Thursday 21 March. The lobby group believes, wholeheartedly, that there are sufficient legal grounds for the Senior Public Prosecutor to accept the criminal charges.
While Gordhan has, in the past, been seen as a saviour with regards to the Eskom crisis – stepping in at the darkest hours and managing to mitigate blackouts – public sentiment is, slowly but surely, turning against the minister. Despite apologies, promises and contingency plans, Gordhan has been unable to keep the lights on – a fact which PALS feels relates to a direct dereliction of duty.
Eskom load shedding crisis worsens
Reddy explained that while Eskom fulfilled the role of a public punching bag, responsibility for the current crisis needed to be placed on the shoulders of Gordhan, as a result of his position as Public Enterprises Minister. Reddy explained:
“We are being fed a lie that ESKOM is solely responsible for load shedding. This is a half-truth designed by ANC politicians to shift the blame away from its Minister of Public Enterprises or the Cabinet.”
According to Reddy, the Eskom board, which is beholden to the Minister of Public Enterprises, has repeatedly reported problems to Gordhan, who has, in turn, not acted in the best interests of the utility and, via proxy, the South African public. Reddy said:
“The failure by the Minister to act on recommendations by the public utility has caused ordinary South Africans undue vexation and has cost the economy billions of rands.
The Minister was cautioned that power stations were ageing and had reached the end of its life span. He failed to act on this and authorise proper maintenance to be carried out. Today, as a result of his negligence and failure to act timeously, the power utility is forced to embark upon load shedding to mitigate against the possibility of a collapse of the national grid.
The Minister or those that appointed him must take full responsibility for this fiasco.”
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The Match – Lazio 4-2 Ipswich, 1973: how the craziest team ever got banned from Europe
Nick Miller
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Giorgio Chinaglia. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
Riots, death and brilliant football: the Lazio team of the early 1970s were notorious for many reasons, and one of them was the game that saw them banned from European football…
Prior to the early 1970s, Lazio were a club with a relatively nondescript history. They won the Coppa Italia in 1958 but never finished higher than third in Serie A, and by the end of the 1960s were in danger of becoming a yoyo club, mediocrity on the pitch and financial problems off it preventing them achieving much of real substance.
Then in 1971, with the club in Serie B, Tomasso Maestrelli took over and so began perhaps the most dramatic five-year spell of any club in Italian football history. In that time they were promoted, finished third in their first season back in the top flight, won the Scudetto the season after that, Maestrelli died, another player was shot dead in a possible botched jewellery heist, their star player Giorgio Chinaglia incited a riot in a Rome derby and in the middle of all that, they played some rather nice football.
But among the great teams of yore, they’re rarely remembered, for how they played at least. One reason for that is they ‘only’ won one title and shone relatively briefly. But another could be that amid all that madness, they got themselves banned from European football after a semi-riot in a game against Ipswich.
Lazio had only just returned from a previous two-year European ban by the time the 1973/74 UEFA Cup came around, banished after a tie against Arsenal in 1971: after the game the Italians gifted their opponents some leather pouches, which the Englishmen mocked by prancing around effeminately with them, leading to some hurt feelings and a stramash in the street. After serving their time, they edged through the first round against Sion, Chinaglia’s hat-trick in the first leg nearly wiped out by the Swiss side in the return, but they held on and were drawn against Bobby Robson’s men in the next round.
The first game was at Portman Road, and to say the least things did not go to plan for Lazio. Trevor Whymark scored four unanswered goals which secured a hefty advantage, but would ultimately at least contribute to the chaotic scenes when the teams met for the return in Rome.
“When I got off the bus to go to our first training session there were these people from a Roma supporters’ club who wanted to thank me,” Whymark told Mario Risoli in his biography of Chinaglia ‘Arrivederci Swansea.’ “They gave me a plaque for scoring those four goals. The plaque basically says thank you for scoring four goals against Lazio!”
Those Roma fans, very much knowing what they were doing, brought a photographer along as well and the picture of these Ultras, along with a slightly baffled Whymark holding his commemorative plaque, was splashed across the morning papers in Italy. Which, to say the least, did not go down well on the blue side of the city, and by the time the game arrived tensions were sky high.
After being taken apart by Whymark in the first game, Maestrelli decided that more attention needed to be paid to the centre-forward. Even by the standards of a Lazio side not afraid of asserting their physicality, he was given some special treatment immediately, in the shape of a whack to the head inside the first minute. Ipswich, despite their big lead, were on the run immediately and Lazio scored after 43 seconds through Renzo Garlaschelli, Chinaglia adding a second before the half-hour mark.
Just before that second, Lazio ire was stirred even further when Ipswich keeper David Best came for a cross, missed it, and defender Alan Hunter pushed a subsequent effort away with his hand. The penalty wasn’t given, leading to more conniptions with Chinaglia chasing the errant linesman down the touchline and “practically head-butting him”, according to Hunter.
Afterwards the fans went crazy - everybody went crazy.
Giorgio Chinaglia
Things calmed down a bit until the 70th minute, but then the visitors were awarded a slightly dubious penalty, and all hell didn’t merely break loose but charged around the paddock and demolished a few fences. The building ire of the Lazio players burst out of them and referee Leo van der Kroft was shoved and bumped and jostled in a manner that would have led to suspensions all round these days. When Colin Viljoen, Ipswich’s penalty taker, tried to place the ball on the spot it was moved two or three times, an act of amusing pettiness amid the violence. After he slotted it away, Whymark made the mistake of congratulating Viljoen and both men were escorted back to the centre-circle by a troupe of Italian boots. The police had to intervene to restore something approaching order.
Writing in the Guardian, Frank Keating takes up the story: ‘A posse of frantic supporters galloped to the Ipswich touchline bench to let fly a volley of spittle. A regular stream of wild-eyed watchers pelted the English pressmen with anything to hand and at the final whistle, as clouds of tear gas wafted about the chill night and the Union Jack was ripped down from the official flagpole and bonfired.’
Another big reason for the trouble was the suspicion, however unfounded, that the referee might not have been rolling straight dice: some Lazio players suggested Mr van der Kroft had booze on his breath and was slurring his words. That seems unlikely, but this was football in the 1970s. Who knows what really happened.
After the Viljoen penalty, Lazio required four goals in the last 17 minutes to progress, and in fairness had a bloody good stab at it. Chinaglia had a goal disallowed for offside, converted a penalty when they were eventually awarded one and added another with four minutes remaining. But as they pushed for another, Ipswich hit them on the counter-attack and David Johnson killed off any potential comeback.
The game over, then the fun really began. “Afterwards the fans went crazy – everybody went crazy,” Chinaglia said. “Their players couldn’t come out of the dressing-room because 75,000 people were waiting for them, and that’s a difficult situation.”
Lazio were human beings gone berserk.
Bobby Robson
To say the least. “At the final whistle the police had to fire tear gas into the crowd as we went off. It was every man for himself,” Whymark told Risoli. “The tunnel had this Perspex roof and people were jumping on top of it.’ The Lazio players didn’t help matters either, with David Best their primary target for some reason, kicked to the ground by the Italians’ captain Giuseppe Wilson. Once they eventually reached the dressing rooms, the police advised both teams to stay there for an hour, for their own safety.
When they did emerge, the usually mild-mannered Robson was thoroughly vexed. “You’ve seen boys become men tonight,” he said, about his own team. “We’ve all aged 20 years. Lazio were human beings gone berserk.
“They acted like savages, animals. The only Lazio player who acted with any sort of restraint and came to my men’s assistance, was Chinaglia. If any one of my players had acted even fractionally like that they would never be allowed to wear even the shirt of Ipswich colts.”
Lazio very much adopted a ‘nothing to see here’ approach. “Robson is exaggerating normal incidents that happen at any football ground,” said president Umberto Lenzini, foreshadowing Comical Ali as Baghdad/Portman Road burned behind him.
UEFA sided with Robson’s view of things, fining Lazio and banning them from European competition for a further year, which became relevant after they won Serie A that season: they couldn’t compete in the European Cup in what would have been their first ever involvement in it.
A game like this would probably have been the standout story for most teams, but for Chinaglia’s Lazio, it was almost a footnote. Quite a spicy footnote, but a footnote nonetheless.
To hear more about the Lazio team of the early 1970s, listen to the Golazzo episode dedicated to them.
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Preeti Simoes Says Kapil Sharma is Mentally Ill After He Filed Complaint Against Her
by Admin - 09 April, 2018
Kapil Sharma’s bad phase doesn’t seem to be over yet and he keeps on indulging himself in controversies one after another. Recently he shocked every fan when he made offensive and abusive tweets and when a Twitter user threatened to sue him, he said that his account was hacked. However, soon he made another tweet in which he confessed that he himself posted all those tweets and his team was deleting those tweets, adding that whatever he wrote was straight from his heart.
He also accused Preeti and Neeti Simoes along with Spotboye’s editor Vicky Lalwani for trying to extort Rs. 25 lakhs from him or else his image would be tarnished on digital media. Later, he also filed a complaint against all of them and shared the complaint’s copy on Twitter.
Preeti is quite disturbed with the whole episode and here’s what she told Hindustan Times,
“I am hoping it’s not Kapil who has posted these tweets. The Kapil I know is a very intelligent, bright, young and dynamic man. It’s most certainly his girlfriend Ginni Chatrath or maybe some friend, who is using his phone and doing all this. And if this is what Ginni and her one year with Kapil has brought him to, I feel sorry for both of them — Kapil for the choices he has made, and Ginni, because she didn’t know how to handle a Kapil Sharma.”
She further expressed concern for Kapil’s mental health and said,
“But, if it is [indeed] him, my biggest concern is his mental health, which has deteriorated drastically in the past few months. I’ve spoken to him many times, he has messaged me and visited me and I’ve realised that he’s not the same man that he was a year ago. It’s not just depression.. it could be bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. He’s getting suicidal thoughts. I’ve seen a very different him. His face has changed, his eyes have changed. He switches topics when he is talking. He repeats the same things 10 times when he speaks to me. Whoever has doing this to him, I really want to say, ‘give up, move out, and take him to a rehab and give the poor man a chance to live’. I am scared because tomorrow, if in this state of depression, he does something, they’ll lose such a beautiful person.”
Preeti is shocked and speechless at Kapil’s abusive language. Talking about the leaked phone call recording of Vicky Lalwani and Kapil, she said,
“This is a sick man’s behaviour. As for those abuses, in 8 years of my life with him, where we were in a [romantic] relationship as well, I’ve never heard him abuse. I was shocked to hear such condescending way of talking about women. Whoever the journalist’s daughter is, I apologise to the woman. It’s really sad what he said on record.”
As far as the police complaint is concerned, Preeti said that she didn’t get any legal notice so far and has no idea of which investigation Kapil talked about. In her words,
“It’s so childish and immature to even respond. Instead of getting into legal notices, if we really love and care for him… take him to a doctor.”
Talking about her relationship with Kapil and Ginni’s entry in Kapil’s life, she said,
“I want to know one negative story of his personal life or information that only I could have had. When he broke up with me on a public platform and tweeted about another woman in his life, I could have taken out lot of dirt about our personal life, our equation and what he did to us, but I didn’t say a word. What came out in the media was only about his shoot cancellations. Even in the phone call, I didn’t hear him pick up a topic asking the journalist that how did you get this [personal] information. He’s claiming that Dawood’s wife picks up the phone and all that, he’s clearly hallucinating (sic).”
She calls Kapil crazy when asked about the charges of extortion. Here’s what she stated,
“He is crazy. I have my own production house and I come from a very educated and professional family background. Why will I extort from him a petty amount of Rs 25 lakhs, which will be divided among three people (laughs)?”
Surprisingly, Kapil’s unexpected behaviour became evident at a time when his ex-girlfriend and manager Preeti and arch-rival Sunil Grover are teaming up. This is what Preeti said on this,
“Is Kapil doing all this because we [Preeti and Neeti], as a team, after one year of waiting for him… finally decided to go ahead and do a show with Sunil? Is that what’s pinching him now? I think Kapil has put himself in a situation where he’s made certain choices and he’s not able to accept them. He’s not able to accept that people who he left so unceremoniously in his life, have actually moved on and built their lives again. But we did talk about collaborating again for work, and that’s because I feel bad for him, as I know how to handle him, and nobody else can.”
Preeti also talked about Kapil’s family background and here’s what she told THE WEEK,
“Kapil is not normal right now; he is mentally completely unstable. Very sad that people who are talking on his behalf are guiding him in the wrong direction. He comes from a family background where they do not understand mental health challenges. He might be going through a lot of pressure—because of personal and professional decisions he has taken over the last year.”
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Remembering the McLean Deluxe, ‘The Burger That Made Auburn Famous’
January 24, 2012 by Jeremy Henderson 2 Comments
Happy Belated The Burger That Made Auburn Famous Day!
1991 wasn’t the best of years for a young Auburn fan in the midst of a full-blown middle school husky phase. Our first losing season in a decade was in the works; a traitorous, sanction-loving moon was in the 7th field house. But while the quality of football Auburn had cultivated in the late 80s was waning, by God, the low-fat, low-calorie ground beef its meat scientists had developed during that same time had arrived, and what it may have lacked in taste it made up for in pride.
On Jan. 22, 1991, the McLean Deluxe was unveiled at the McDonald’s across from campus on Magnolia. The place was packed with VIPs, chief among them Auburn president Dr. James Martin, who along with Miss Auburn Debbie Hunter and SGA president Terry McCarthy and every one else on the “taste panel” gave the latest and greatest promise of healthy fast food a perfect “10.”
Guilt-free hamburgers—this, said Martin, was Auburn answering its highest calling.
“This is a perfect example of a land-grand university working hand-in-hand with industry to solve some of the problems we face as a society,” Martin said. “We have become quite health conscious as individuals and this is a way in which individuals can watch their diet, watch the amount of fat consumed and the number of calories and still enjoy one of the great traditions of the American delicacy [sic?] which are hamburgers.”
The Plainsman called the McLean “… the burger that has made Auburn famous.” It featured an “AU Lean” patty, which contained only 9 percent of fat by weight. Regular burgers? About 20 percent.
But fat equals flavor. To trick your tongue, Auburn professor Dale Huffman pumped the meat with some seaweed and soybean derivatives (and some extra salt). And at first, folks seemed to dig it—at least the folks in Toledo, Portland (Ore.), Harrisburg (Pa.), and Knoxville… and of course Auburn. Auburn mayor Jan Dempsey even went so far as to proclaim Jan. 22, 1991 as “AU Lean Day.”
McDonald’s was so jacked by the results from its four McLean test markets (over 400 stores), they rushed the McLean’s production. According to industry insiders, the company usually spent years developing new products; the McPizza was supposedly at five years and counting at the time. But just four months later, the McLean Deluxe was on the menu of practically every McDonald’s restaurant across the country.
More like HEALTHY cow college…
“It’s been extremely successful,” Huffman told The Plainsman. “This is the fastest they (McDonald’s) have ever moved a product through testing to full marketing. This is indicative of the level of interest and acceptance.”
And it was a high level. AU Lean was being sold on the retail market in New York. The National School Lunch Program ordered 250,000 pounds of the stuff to test on kids. Health magazines were calling. And Huffman said Wendy’s and Burger King had even gotten in touch.
Meanwhile, McDonald’s was touting the benefits of the miracle meat in full-page magazine and newspaper ads, and in multiple commercial campaigns. The McLean was named the official sandwich of the NBA.
Hell, Michael Jordan wanted TWO.
But that may have been all he wanted.
Maybe it was the absence of the familiar flavor and “mouth feel” (the decreased fat apparently made it dryer than normal burgers), or the price (they were the most expensive item on the menu) or the two-minute wait (they had to be made to order). Whatever the reason, the McLean never McDid it for America. Billions and billions of them were not served. What The New York Times had initially heralded as “a healthy breakthrough for the American public” was soon being called the McFlopper. Johnny Carson made jokes.
On April 21, 1993, just two years into what had been predicted to be a new era in fast-food, the Wall Street Journal wrote what was essentially the McLean’s obituary. Here’s how they ended it:
“At Auburn University these days, the meat researchers who pioneered lean beef are now trying to develop low-fat pork sausage. But don’t expect to see it on the menu at President Clinton’s McDonald’s anytime soon.”
I choose to remember the McLean Deluxe a little more fondly. We’d pull up to the drive-thru. I’d see one of the employees wearing a Bama 1992 national championship lanyard or something. And I’d order my McLean. Sure, we’re probably on the way to probation, I thought to myself. But we just might well cure America’s obesity epidemic before we get there. And hey, I’m losing weight. Leigh will totally start returning my calls. War Eagle.
Top graphic and bottom ad from the Apri2 12, 1991 issue of The Auburn Plainsman; photos from the 1991 Glomerata.
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funddi says
Many Auburn students are having difficulty finding well paying jobs, the economy is slipping into a deep depression and all you can sum up is how fast food saved you from the perils of being “husky” .
Friend. You don’t deserve the knowledge that has been passed down to Auburn students. Thank you for your thoughts, but honestly you should just practice saying “roll tide”. Cause it’s that flippin’ obvious you don’t get it.
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A panchayat town in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu, Thondi was an ancient port that was used by the Pandyas, Cholas kings and later by the British. During ancient time Thondi port was used to import and export goods from various countries, but eventually the port lost its significance due to the lack of road and rail connectivity. Now, Thondi port is only being used for fishing.
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Travellers can find affordable lodges to stay in Thondi. Places like Bausiya Lodge offer rooms from Rs.300 onwards.
Tamil is the Local Language here.
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The annual temple festivals in this town are celebrated in a grand scale.
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The Thondi Beach is one of the longest in Ramnad district.
The nearest airport is at Madurai (111kms)
The nearest Railway Station is at Valramanikam (44.9kms).
The Thondi Bus Stand runs regular bus service that connects the place to neighbouring towns. Private bus operators like SRS Travels, Sri Bagyalakshmi Travels, K.K Travels, Universal Travels run regular buses to and from the town. Volvo bus ticket booking has become very popular amongst travellers in India.
About Mimisal
Mimisal is a village in the Avadaiyarkoil revenue block of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. The village is about 61kms from Devakottai. The village is known for its beautiful and picturesque coast. Fishing is the major occupation of the people living here. Being a small village there are not many places of interest here. But travellers can visit the many famous temples in the surrounding villages.
Being a small village Mimisal has not many places to stay, but there are good accommodation available in nearby Aranthangi such as Mumthaj Lodge and Krishna Lodge. Tariff would start from Rs.400 onwards.
The temple festivals are celebrated in a grand scale here.
Sri Kalyanaramar temple and Sri Vieramahaliyamman Temple are great places to visit within 1km of the bus stand.
The nearest airport is at Tiruchirappalli (116kms).
Arantangi Railway Station (38kms) is the nearest railhead to this village.
Mimisal Bus Stand has regular bus service that connects the town to neighbouring regions. Private bus operators like Universal Travels and MJT Travels run regular buses to and from the city. Several travel websites lure their customers by giving them discount on bus ticket booking
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Yulex, partner seek to double guayule rubber yield
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SAN DIEGO (Nov. 15, 2013) — Biomaterials company Yulex Corp. is collaborating with SGB Inc., an agricultural biotechnology company to establish a genomics and molecular breeding platform focused on accelerating the crop improvement of guayule, the desert shrub seen as a possible alternative source of rubber latex.
The companies said their goal is to improve the weed as a sustainable source of biorubber that can replace traditional tropical or petroleum-based rubber for medical, consumer and industrial markets, including tire manufacturing.
San Diego-based SGB will apply a non-genetically modified organism (GMO) technology platform that combines breeding and selection with genomic technologies, including high throughput genotyping, genome wide trait association studies, genomic selection and proprietary plant re-domestication methods to the improvement of guayule.
The company said it will identify genetic markers that represent increased rubber yield and use that to produce new cultivars that express that yield under commercial conditions.
SGB also will implement novel breeding strategies designed to accelerate the development of improved cultivars with higher rubber yield productivity, consistency and increased stress tolerance.
"SGB's proven molecular breeding and genomics platform technologies will be invaluable as we accelerate the development of next generation guayule crop lines," said Yulex President and CEO Jeffrey Martin. "Our partnership will enable us to dramatically improve yield, reduce input costs and introduce new traits that will drive the deployment of Guayule as a sustainable, industrial crop on global basis."
Guayule—pronounced "Y-U-LEE"—is an industrial crop that, according to Yulex, does not compete against food or fiber crops and requires low inputs. It is a renewable source of natural rubber that can replace petroleum-based synthetics and lessen reliance on imported tropical rubber.
"We are excited to leverage the lessons learned with Jatropha (a species of flowering plant with an oil content said to be about 38 percent) and apply our proprietary genome-based breeding tools toward crop improvement of an entirely new species," said Eric Mathur, vice president of technology for SGB.
"Deciphering the genetic relationships and ploidy levels residing within guayule germplasm enables advanced breeding strategies which will result in optimized regional productivity, thus expanding guayule's global footprint through the development of new varieties that produce high yields of latex and rubber under diverse environmental conditions."
SGB has developed a proprietary genomics and biotech platform to develop novel crops and discover traits for row crops. The company said it has been named one of the "Top 5 Renewable Jet Fuel Supply Chain Companies in the World" by the Carbon War Room (2011); one of the "Top 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy" for five consecutive years (2009-2013); the "2010 Feedstock Domestication Project of the Year" by Biofuels Digest; and one of the "Top 200 Going Green Private Companies in the World" by Always On (2011).
Founded in 1997, Phoenix-based Yulex has developed a portfolio of biomaterials based on latex from the guayule plant. The firm and the University of Arizona have collaborated on guayule since the company's founding, according to Yulex. Its first experimental crops were planted on the grounds of the campus, and the university contributed substantially to Yulex's agronomic successes, Yulex said.
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Office Depot and TerraCycle Partner on Binder Recycling
Most of us have accumulated a collection of school or office binders over the years, including the infamous Trapper Keeper, which has evolved from the primary colors that paired well with the big hair and pastel Reeboks of the 1980s, to what are now more vivid and modern hues. In adulthood, we accumulate more binders from countless employee training programs and those quarterly sales meetings.
Sure, you can reuse them over and over again, but what about when it comes time to dispose them? You could wield a screwdriver and disassemble them, but consumers are about as likely to do that as they are to scoop coffee grounds out of single-use coffee pods in order to recycle the foil tins.
Two companies say they have found an alternative to these contraptions generally made out of cardboard, vinyl and metal. Office Depot recently announced a partnership with market upcycling leader TerraCycle that both firms say can help boost waste diversion efforts.
The solution is relatively simple. Consumers with unwanted binders can schlep them to the nearest Office Depot location within the contiguous United States. Upon presenting them to a store employee, that customer will receive a $2 coupon for each beat-up binder, which can then be applied to the purchase of a new binder.
Be sure to read the fine print: Only six binders can be brought in at a time, and that coupon applies to a single purchase, whether it is an individual binder or a multi-pack. Par for the course: Do not to expect to get any cash back with that voucher for a free binder; as the usual retail lingo goes, the deal cannot be combined with any other offer. TerraCycle Points fiends will be disappointed, as any gathering of binders will only be compensated with the aforementioned coupons.
As of press time, it does not appear that these binder materials will be refashioned into new products sold at Office Depot. According to the company, any cardboard or paper product will be recycled, or even composted. Those pesky metal rings and spines will be smelted and then recycled. And the vinyl coverings will end up reprocessed into resin pellets that can be used for new industrial purposes.
This is another noble effort on behalf of TerraCycle, but as with more recent programs, this binder program’s scalability will be in question. The personal care products company Garnier, for example, is trying to convince consumers to recycle those bathroom empties; but the amount of bottles that must be shipped to TerraCycle may prove onerous for the average consumer, let alone for any dormitory or office trying to participate in that program.
This is not Office Depot’s first venture with TerraCycle. Three years ago, the retail chain’s southern Ontario stores participated in a coffee pod recycling scheme. After several months, both companies claimed success and said they would expand the program across all of Canada. Since that announcement, however, the companies have been silent about that program’s progress.
Nevertheless, if in the near future TerraCycle can release some solid numbers outlining this binder recycling program’s success, such an outcome could spur other retail chains to do the same – and, in the meantime, help divert a pesky waste item while freeing up more space in bookshelves and closets nationwide.
Image credit: Office Depot
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Rashi Crowned as Miss Teen Tourism
11th Jan, 2018 | Tourism Mail Crew
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Rashi Subedi was crowned as Miss Teen Tourism in the program organized by Star One Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. She was also titled with Miss Catwalk and Beauty with a Purpose Award.
This pageant was organized by the title of “Together for Tourism”. Likewise, Sambida Ojha was crowned as the First Runner-up, Ramina Bista was crowned as the Second Runner-up and Prasansha Poudel was crowned as the Third Runner-up and also titled with Best Skin Award.
In this beauty pageant, the decisions were made by the judges Miss Nepal Usha Khadgi, Singer Anand Karki, Actor Ramesh Budhathoki, Singer Gajit Bista, Social worker Basanta Kunwar, former director of Nepal Oil Corporation Sitaram Pokharel, and Musician Saroj Pyakhurel. The following program was successfully organized and choreographed by Ashwini Jha.
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For 2018/2019 we have received £68,000 as our Pupil Premium Funding.
At The Avenue Primary, we have high aspirations and ambitions for our children and we believe that no child should be left behind. We strongly believe that it is not about your background but your passion and thirst for knowledge, and your dedication and commitment to learning that make the difference between success and failure, and we are determined to ensure that our children are given every chance to realise their full potential. Pupil Premium funding represents approximately 8% of our budget; £68,000 in 2018/19 and below outlines how we will ensure it is spent to maximum effect.
Our Pupil Premium money has been used to provide a range of additional support for our children and these interventions have had a significant impact on children’s attainment.
Although not all Pupil Premium children reached expected standard at the end of Year 6 they still made good progress. Others factors such as SEN and mobility also must be considered. Out of the six Pupil Premium children, only one of them competed their KS1 SATS at The Avenue. Some joined as late as the end of Year 5.
Our key objective in using the Pupil Premium Grant is to narrow the gap between pupil groups. As a school we have a good track record of ensuring that pupils make good progress, but historically levels of attainment are lower for FSM (eligible for free school meals) – this is also a national trend.
Through targeted intervention, we are working to eliminate barriers to learning and progress. Children who start school with low attainment on entry are targeted to receive targeted support through termly action plans to ensure that they make accelerated progress in order to reach age related expectations and as they move through the school. Money has also been spent on additional IT software to allow a different avenue to learning.
Targeted support is being provided through one-to-one and small group tuition in all year groups and additional support is targeted at classes with a significant percentage of pupils entitled to the Pupil Premium Grant.
We hope that Parents and Carers recognise the difference additional support and resources make.
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Sport / Rugby
Scotland in Japan: Diary Day Eight – Gregor Townsend still has some credit in the bank
by Steve Scott
September 26 2019, 8.48am
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Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend.
There’s always a huge element of `yeah, but what have you done for me lately?’ in sport. My favourite example of this was speaking to an Irish journalist over a beer when he was disparaging the efforts of Padraig Harrington – less than a year after Paddy had won two majors in the same season and become Ireland’s greatest-ever sportsman.
Harrington had become the first Irishman to win the Claret Jug, a revered prize in that country – 1947 champion Fred Daly was from Portrush, but wouldn’t have ever liked being called Irish – and after winning it in successive years, he should have really had a free pass for life. But how soon they forget.
Gregor Townsend has not done anything in Harrington’s sphere as player or coach, although there have been some celebrated moments in each. Now he’s under severe scrutiny because of one bad – okay, pretty horrific – result in this World Cup.
And yes, this tournament is the one on which the head coach will be judged, quite properly. If Scotland fail to get out of the pool stages for only the second time, it’s a failure.
Yet Townsend could suffer that and he would STILL be the most successful national coach Scotland have had since professionalism. Only if the Scots lose all three of their remaining pool matches would his record dip below Vern Cotter’s.
Townsend’s record of 15 wins, 12 losses and a draw stacks up over anyone who has had the job. Cotter is the only other one of nine head coaches who has more wins than losses. The legendary Jim Telfer had nine wins and 11 losses in his stint after the game went pro; people forget the year before the championship season on 1999, his team suffered seven successive defeats.
Scotland play a few more tests these days than they did in the 2000s, but looking down the list the quality of opposition was pretty similar. One argument is that Townsend has better players at his disposal than most of the other head coaches, but that’s simple opinion and unquantifiable – a simple look at the won-lost column is much more representative and reliable.
This doesn’t mean Townsend gets off the hook if he’s been tactically inept at this World Cup, and there’s still plenty time to prove that. But perspective is required; although the team has not performed well this calendar year, the coach has plenty – although not endless – credit at the bank.
The refs mark themselves down
The late Bill Hogg, long-time secretary of the SRU, used to like to say that “the referee in rugby is always right – and never more so than when he is wrong”.
That traditional view is hogwash in today’s world of TMOs, but respect for the referees remains a cornerstone of rugby. Well, at least among the players.
World Rugby took the highly unusual step of acknowledging that the refs have made a bit of a dog’s breakfast of the first week of the World Cup, with a number of questionable decisions and a poor application of new directives.
This was even before Ray Lee-Lo of Samoa poleaxed a Russian with a no-hands, shoulder-to-the-head tackle in Monday night’s game. Romain Poite, the French referee who was once regarded as the world’s best but has definitely slid down the popularity list, somehow found a way not to show a red card to the centre.
Poite’s chances of directing sudden-death games will have diminished further – Scotland, who have had issues with him in the past, will not mourn that – and the statement seems to have been endorsed by the refs themselves, with a “we’ll do better” vow.
The party town
Kobe, where Scotland – and England – play their next game, is a Pacific port city but it’s largely overshadowed by it’s neighbour to the east, Osaka.
Osaka is Japan’s food capital and acknowledged party town. I haven’t been all around the city yet, but the people seem more outgoing than Tokyo, less conservative. The enormous mall around Umeda Station, the transport hub for the city, is 10 floors full of shopping, and it was mobbed when we went on Monday night trying to find a bar showing the Russia-Samoa game.
The bar we found filled up with mixture of locals – and a couple of Americans – all of whom were into their rugby. The bar was unashamedly with the underdog Russians, with plenty of oohs and aahs on the occasions they got close to Samoa’s line, which remained uncrossed.
When Samoa scored their tries, however, the whole bar broke into a round of polite applause.
Osaka is not as much a rugby town as Kobe, however, which is why there are more games at the Kobe Misaki Stadium, which is a 30,000-seater with a retractable roof.
Gregor Townsend
Scotland Rugby Team
Vern Cotter
World Rugby
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Altagas Canada Inc (ACI-T) Quote - Press Release
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AltaGas Canada Inc. Announces Progress to Reactivate Capacity on Pacific Northern Gas Ltd's Western Transmission Pipeline
Newsfile Corp - Tue Sep 10, 12:56PM CDT
Calgary, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - July 8, 2019) - AltaGas Canada Inc. (TSX:ACI.TO) ("ACI") today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. ("PNG") has filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission ("BCUC") for approval of a large volume industrial transportation rate required in its proposed process for allocation of reactivated capacity on its western transmission pipeline (the "Application").
"Filing this Application with the BCUC marks a critical step in our process to reactivate and contract the underutilized capacity on PNG's western transmission pipeline," said Jared Green, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACI. "We believe the proposed process will be open, fair, transparent and competitive for customers seeking capacity on PNG's pipeline. Successful reactivation of the pipeline will provide tangible benefits to all of our customers on the western system."
Should the BCUC approve the Application, PNG plans to conduct a binding open season to determine the demand for gas transmission capacity on its system, both existing and prospective, and allocate its existing and prospective capacity of up to approximately 88 MMSCFD. Shippers would have the opportunity to bid on capacity based on either firm Transportation Service Agreements ("TSA") or Transportation Reservation Agreements.
Provided there are sufficient shipper commitments backed by TSAs, PNG would commence system reactivation and recommissioning work to prepare for returning the system back to full utilization. Depending on shipper demands and the requested delivery points, PNG estimates the capital cost for the reactivation, recommissioning and system reinforcement could be up to approximately $120 million. ACI expects to continue utilizing a self-funded financing model.
ACI is a Canadian company with natural gas distribution utilities and renewable power generation assets. ACI serves approximately 130,000 customers, delivering low carbon energy, safely and reliably. For more information visit: www.altagascanada.ca .
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ACI's forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations, including, without limitation: legislative and regulatory environment and process; general economic conditions; demand for natural gas; natural gas supply; and ability of ACI or its subsidiaries to maintain, replace and expand its regulated assets. Applicable risk factors are discussed more fully under the heading "Risk Factors" in ACI's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2018, which is available on www.sedar.com .
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TV comedy
Why Absolutely Fabulous now looks absolutely prescient
Ab Fab is back. But if the characters once looked absurd, in 2011 they are absurdly recognisable
Mon 29 Aug 2011 16.30 EDT First published on Mon 29 Aug 2011 16.30 EDT
A new series of Absolutely Fabulous, starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley and Julia Sawalha, is returning to our screens next year to mark its 20th anniversary. Photograph: Allstar/BBC
When the Pulitzer prize-winning author Jennifer Egan was interviewed recently, she noted: "When you try to write satire in America the reality catches up with you and takes over. By the time the book comes out it's already naturalism."
The same could be applied in Britain to the reprisal of that tour de force comedy and searing satire on the rise of the 90s media elite, Absolutely Fabulous. News that Jennifer Saunders is reviving the show for three episodes to mark its 20th anniversary next year could not be timelier. Two decades later, could the series seem any more prophetic?
Edina, the hard-boiled, label-hungry PR guru, and Patsy, her addiction-fuelled magazine editor sidekick, now look like prescient visions of the future. When they first emerged on screen they endeared through preposterousness. With their minute-long obsessions and faux-ethical bandwagons, the pair cascaded from one catastrophe to the next. Yet what was once recognisably absurd has become absurdly recognisable.
A preponderance of Ab Fab-type figures now clog the cultural landscape. It is almost as if there is nothing left to ironise. Simon Cowell, Mary Portas, the Beckhams, Gok Wan, Nigella Lawson and any number of Premier League footballers all come replete with their own free-floating relationship with comic cliche.
We are treated to tales that sound as if they were plucked straight from an Absolutely Fabulous storyboarding meeting. There's Alex James, the former coke-addled rock star who opened a cheese farm in his countryside pile. Here's Angelina Jolie, displaying her global awareness one adopted baby at a time.
There's Gwyneth Paltrow's commercial repositioning with a holistic self-help website. Sex and the City has built an entire franchise out of repeating Patsy's mantra: that nothing cannot be solved by the purchase of a fancy pair of shoes. The Financial Times's How To Spend It magazine has become a latter-day Ab Fab manual.
What started as a sly poke at ridiculous figures of fun has become a new aspirational model. Patsy's cries of "Bolly!" and "Lacroix!" in response to any impending crisis predated the late 90s snowballing of branding culture, from smart phones to handbags.
In order to make a new series of Absolutely Fabulous work, Jennifer Saunders is going to have to work extra hard when the country already provides her with a former PR as prime minister, his wife with a creative directorship of a luxury goods company and his sister-in-law on the masthead at Vogue. In 2011, Britain is led by a family whose prime motor skill is fabulising stuff, absolutely.
And TV itself is driven by an engine of all-consuming self-improvement. Good taste and ceaseless acquisition have become indivisible. In straitened economic times, the audience is even more captive than usual. Pimp your home, improve your dress sense, cook fancy food. Since you can't afford to leave your sofa, these opulent diversions from the hamster's wheel become more, not less exciting.
So the Ab Fab generation has come of age. It will be marvellous to see how Patsy, Edina and the rest of the cast have progressed since they last graced the screen. And it will be fascinating to observe how they cope with recession. "Austerity chic" was surely a gift catchphrase coined at the first script meeting.
Saunders may choose to refrain from making any implicit reference to recent comments made by Jane Horrocks – the actress who brought to life Edina's ditzy assistant, Bubble – in a case of life imitating art. Horrocks claimed that she'd named her north London mansion Tesco Towers, after paying for it with the proceeds of the numerous advertising campaigns she'd fronted for the supermarket goliath, then bemoaned the fact that it was "full of chavs". The tipping point from Absolutely Fabulous to absolutely fatuous is upon us. Ms Saunders's work may be cut out for her.
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Oil prices drop, US crude falls for third day
Reuters TOKYO | Updated on October 30, 2019 Published on October 30, 2019
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Oil prices slipped on Wednesday, with US crude falling for a third day after an industry report that stocks at the Cushing delivery hub for the benchmark rose last week, shrugging off a drop in overall inventories.
Brent crude was down 15 cents, or 0.2%, at $61.44 a barrel by 0118 GMT after gaining 2 cents on Tuesday.
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 18 cents, or 0.3%, at $55.36 a barrel, having dropped 0.5% in the previous session.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, delivery hub for WTI rose by 1.2 million barrels, the American Petroleum Institute (API), an industry group, said.
“Price action over the past 48 hours does illustrate just how quick traders are to revive fears about sluggish demand amid the thought of more abundant supplies,” said Stephen Innes, Asia Pacific market strategist at AxiTrader.
Demand concerns remain strong amid the 16-month old trade war between the United States and China, which has hit economic growth around the world, sapping demand for oil.
The United States and China were continuing to work on an interim trade agreement, but it may not be completed in time for US and Chinese leaders to sign it next month, a US administration official said.
The latest potential setback in the negotiations stalled a rally in global share markets.
Russia's deputy energy minister also said on Tuesday it was too early to talk of deeper output cuts by OPEC and its allies, adding to the pressure on the market.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producers including Russia - a grouping referred to as OPEC+ - have cut oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day to support prices since January.
US crude inventories fell by 708,000 barrels in the week ended Oct. 25 to 436 million, compared with analysts' expectations for an increase of 494,000 barrels, according to the API data.
Gasoline stocks dropped by 4.7 million barrels, compared with analyst expectations for a drop of 2.2 million barrels, and distillate stocks were down by 1.6 million barrels, versus an expected fall of 2.35 million barrels.
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New research findings...
Emilie Yam
Policy Communications Manager (Currently on maternity leave)
Communications, IGC London Hub, Researcher
New research findings on firms in five graphs
The productivity gap between firms in developed and developing countries is large. Recent research has focused on both the obstacles and opportunities in bridging this gap. This blog presents new findings, presented in five graphs, from up-and-coming economists exploring firm productivity in developing countries.
Evidence shows firms are much less productive in developing economies than in advanced economies. According to 2014 data, productivity (as measured by total factor productivity) in the US was 1.7 times larger than in Mexico, and 2.6 times larger than in India (Feenstra et al. 2015).
So what prevents firms in developing countries from being more productive? The obstacles range from weak institutions, to lack of infrastructure, to limited access to finance, to bad management practices. Additionally, evidence suggests growth in developing countries may be constrained by the misallocation of resources from less productive to more productive firms.
Technology, infrastructure, and international supply chains were all on the agenda as means to increase the productivity of firms in developing countries from Bangladesh to Mexico during the annual IGC-Stanford Conference on Firms, Trade and Development, which took place at Stanford University on 6 December 2018.
Productivity spillovers in Bangladeshi garment factories (Menzel 2017)
Finding: The strength of productivity spillovers in Bangladeshi garment factories is greatly affected by the physical distance between production lines.
When a sewing line begins to produce a new garment style, the line’s productivity drops by a third on average on the first day (solid squares in graph). Line productivity only returns to its previous levels on the fourth production day. However, when a sewing line is located on the same floor as another line that has previously produced the same style – the initial drop in productivity is reduced by almost 40%, and productivity remains higher for the first three production days (empty circles in graph).
Figure 1: Sewing line productivity before and after the start of a new style.
Source: Menzel 2017
Financial technology adoption and retailer competition in Mexico (Higgins 2018)
Finding: A ‘shock’ to debit card adoption in Mexico has significant spillover effects for both small retailers and consumers.
The Mexican government’s disbursement of one million debit cards to beneficiaries of its conditional cash transfer programme, Prospera, in 2009-2012 led small retailers to adopt point-of-sale (POS) terminals for card payment processing and increased the number of other consumers with debit cards by 21%. Additionally, richer consumers increased their trips to corner stores substituting 12% of their supermarket consumption in response to corner stores adopting POS terminals.
Figure 2: Concentration of cards and POS terminals over space and time
Source: Higgins 2018
The impact of new bridges on market access in rural Nicaragua (Brooks and Donovan 2017)
Finding: In rural Nicaraguan villages affected by seasonal flooding, the construction of footbridges significantly increases access to labour markets, farm profits, and farm investment.
Floods decrease labour market income by 18% in villages where there is no bridge – a bridge eliminates this risk. In villages with bridges, spending on agricultural inputs (fertiliser and pesticide) increases by 45% and farm profit by 76%. Although bridges cost $40,000-50,000 each to build, they appear to be cost effective, with the internal rate of return of bridge construction being 19%. Two-thirds of this rate comes from increased labour income and one-third from farm profit.
Figure 3: Density of income realisations in villages without a bridge (left), and post-bridge construction (right)
Source: Brooks and Donovan 2017
The impact of railroad congestion on firms (Firth 2017)
Finding: Increased congestion on Indian railways from new passenger trains negatively impacts firms using railways to ship goods thereby lowering productivity, and reducing revenue substantially.
The introduction of India’s Duronto passenger trains increases railway congestion, making firms’ shipping times slower and less predictable. One two-way Duronto route running through a district leads to a 1.9% decrease in revenue, 1.1% reduction in productivity, and a 0.8% increase in average cost for factories in those districts. Spillover effects are also found: taking an alternate route through a district decreases firm revenue by 1.1% and increases average cost by 0.7%.
Figure 4: Event study of the Duranto passenger trains’ effect on firm revenue
Source: Firth 2017
The effects of joining multinational supply chains (Alfaro-Ureña et al. 2018)
Finding: Domestic firms that start supplying multinational corporations (MNCs) experience strong and long-lasting gains in firm performance.
Analysis of administrative data tracking all firm-to-firm transactions in Costa Rica shows first-time suppliers to MNCs experience strong and persistent improvements in firm performance. For instance, four years after they start supplying an MNC, these firms hire 26% more workers, attain 9% higher profits per worker, and exhibit gains of 6-9% in proxies of productivity. Their business with other buyers improves as well, in terms of both average sales and number of buyers. Survey evidence suggests that becoming suppliers to MNCs is transformative for domestic firms, with changes ranging from new managerial practices to better reputation. These changes arise from interactions during which MNCs communicate their expectations and advice on how to meet them, and the efforts of new suppliers to rise up to the challenge.
Figure 5: Four years after becoming suppliers to MNCs, domestic firms have 9% higher productivity than in the year before their first MNC deal.
Source: Alfaro-Ureña et al. 2018. Note: In this graph, productivity is proxied by an OLS production function estimation assuming a Cobb-Douglas production function. Event year 0 is the year when a given domestic firm first supplied an MNC in Costa Rica.
Alfaro-Urena, A, I Manelici, J Vasquez (2018), The effects of joining multinational supply chains: New evidence from firm-to-firm linkages. Working paper.
Brooks, W and K Donovan (2017), Eliminating uncertainty in market access: The Impact of new bridges in rural Nicaragua. Working paper.
Feenstra, R, R Inklaar and M Timmer (2015), “The next generation of the Penn World Table”. American Economic Review, 105(10), 3150-3182, available for download at www.ggdc.net/pwt.
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Ken Ton Bee (New York): The Joint offers walk in care
Clinic open seven days a week in Tonawanda
By: Naomi Spencer
Editor | Email: nspencer@beenews.com
A chiropractic care franchise with more than 400 locations nationwide has opened its first New York office in Tonawanda at 1725 Sheridan Drive.
"The Joint … the Chiropractic Place" opened in September, said Marc Ressler, regional developer for The Joint, who noted that it is a wellness clinic.
"There's been tons of research showing regular chiropractic adjustments lead to a healthier lifestyle in children, adults and seniors," said Ressler, adding, "What The Joint does is take chiropractic care and make it convenient and affordable for people to access."
The Joint stands out from other chiropractic offices in that it does not require appointments, he noted. It is an appointment-free, walk-in clinic. Additionally, it offers extended hours. The hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
"The biggest mistake people make is only going to the chiropractor when they're having pain," said Ressler, "but really to reap the benefits of chiropractic care, you need to go for regular adjustments, the same way you would incorporate going to the gym or eating healthy."
The services are very affordable, said Ressler. The Joint offers a $19 introductory offer, which includes an exam, consultation and first adjustment. Patients are usually in and out of the clinic quickly, with routine adjustments lasting five to 10 minutes. The Joint also offers package deals, such as the wellness package, which is four adjustments for $49. Ressler noted that a first visit at other offices could cost as much as $300.
Dr. Richard Soukup is the clinic director of the Tonawanda location. For those who are new to chiropractic care, he said, there is nothing to fear.
"You go to the gym on a regular basis, and we're the same for alignment of the spine," he said. "Your true core is your spine. You want that properly aligned and moving properly before anything else."
He said some classic symptoms of a misaligned spine are migraine headaches, a sense of being off-balance or posture being askew.
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Welcome to my site! It lists every song that has ever entered the Top 100 Singles Chart in Australia since 1958. Over 74% of those songs have streaming audio which can be played as individual tracks or through one of the site's many jukeboxes or playlists. Being able to hear the songs can be helpful for people who don't always know the name of songs that they like or have heard. I created this site to help people reconnect with the songs that they've liked from the past and to discover many more!
Hopefully these lists can help people increase their music collections now that many songs are easily downloadable from iTunes, Amazon, etc. All of the lists have accurate AMR/ARIA chart information. Also featured on the site are my personal top singles lists plus the top selling singles in Australia for each year and decade from 1950 onwards. There's also top singles of all time lists and plenty more!!
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Sky One Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Season 10
By Patrick Munn | December 3, 2019 - 5:08 pm | No Comments
Category : News, UK News
Tags : Hawaii Five-0, Sky One
The tenth season of Hawaii Five-0 will receive its UK premiere on Sky One on Sunday December 29th at 9pm, it has been announced.
Based on the 1960s series of the same name, Hawaii Five-0 follows a new elite federalized task force whose mission is to wipe out the crime that washes up on the Hawaiian Islands’ sun-drenched beaches. The drama series is produced by CBS Television Studios and stars Alex O’Loughlin, Scott Caan, Ian Anthony Dale, Meaghan Rath, Jorge Garcia, Beulah Koale, Chi McBride, Katrina Law, Taylor Wily, Dennis Chun and Kimee Balmilero.
In the opening episode of the show’s tenth season, titled Ua ‘eha ka ‘ili i ka maka o ka ihe (The Skin Has Been Hurt By The Point Of The Spear), a new ally helps McGarrett and Five-0 when mob bosses on the island are being targeted by an assassin. Also, Five-0 says goodbye to one of their own. Sonny Saito, Katie Wee, Paul S.W. Lee, Eddie Anderson, Rob Morrow, Roland Nip, Wes Zane and Hank Holliday guest star. Duane Clark directed the episode. It was penned by David Wolkove & Matt Wheeler, from a story by Peter M. Lenkov.
TVWise’s UK Premiere Dates page has been updated with this new information.
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State of Decay 2 reaches two million players in just 2 weeks
Undead Labs has announced that State of Decay 2 has reached 2 million+ players
By: Jak Connor from Jun 5, 2018 @ 10:00 CDT
State of Decay 2 has only been out for two weeks and since then the player base for the Microsoft title has grown past 2 million players.
A press release that was debuted by Undead Labs and Microsoft has revealed that the recently release title has reached this huge achievement of 2 million+ players. The press release also revealed that players have slain close to 2 billion zombies, 121,000 community stories have been completed and that the average player survives 3 days on average.
State of Decay 2 recently received a update, it was quite substantial coming in at a massive 20GB. The title has already sold more than 2 million units and for those that are interested in attempting to survive State of Decay 2 is available on the Xbox One and PC.
NEWS SOURCES:dsogaming.com
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Roger Federer believes “it is good for tennis that the top guys are beatable”
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Grigor Dimitrov survives tough encounter with Hyeon Chung, moves into third round of Australian Open
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Richard Gasquet and Philipp Kohlschreiber both secure comprehensive wins to move into the third round in Melbourne
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The best Andy Murray of the tournament leaves five games to an overwhelmed Dimitrov and advances to the quarterfinals to meet Nishikori
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Grigor Dimitrov needed a single break for each set to beat Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 in the third round to get through to his second consecutive...
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NHS England published guidance in December 2015 asking every health and social care system in communities across England to work together to create their own plan for the delivery of NHS England's Five Year Forward View. These plans are called Health and Care Partnerships (originally called Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships).
The West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership (WY&H HCP) sees local NHS organisations, councils, charities and partner organisations working closely together to make improvements to the health and social care system.
There are six local councils, eleven Clinical Commissioning Groups (which design, specify and buy care for local communities), hospital trusts, police and fire and rescue services, branches of Healthwatch, charities and many more organisations involved in our partnership. You can view this map to see all partners.
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Sarah Schwartz
Pål Svensson
Sprung From, 1996
Two Different Anamorphic Surfaces, 2000
Primary Structure, 2011
Together and Apart, 1998
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Wanås Konst
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Not A Single Story
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At Wanås our relationship to the environment plays an important role in everything we do. Wanås is one of northern Europe's largest organic farms, and milk has been produced here since the 18th century. The milk from our farm is organic, certified as climate-friendly, and labeled with its origin. Wanås' geographic location is optimal for both animal husbandry and forestry. The farm's forests are FSC-certified, and Wanås is an EU Wildlife Estate. Since 2009, Wanås Konst has been working seriously on environmental issues and on mitigating our negative impact on the earth's resources.
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Arts institutions often have a negative impact on the environment through, among other things, the use of climate controlled exhibition spaces, long-distance transport of works of art, use of packaging materials, and by continually building new exhibits to captivate their audiences. At Wanås our large exhibition space is the Park, where our permanent collection stands year round. Each year we supplement with temporary exhibitions, and most of the artworks are constructed on site. When it comes to transportation, we recommend that artists travel by train and bus. In 2009 the foundation became a member of the Ecolabelling Sweden network, which means we have made a commitment to environmentally friendly purchases and practices. Since January 2012, Wanås (both foundation and estate) is also a Global Ecosphere Retreat ® certified by Long Run Destination (LRD). LRD helps us manage our work by setting new important goals for our environmental work each year. We are convinced that every change is significant – big or small.
WANÅS IS A "LONG RUN DESTINATION"
Long Run Destinations represent the people and organizations that make the decision to create a more sustainable world every day, while taking into account the needs of nature, people, and all species and the different needs that unite them. Long Run Destinations are businesses, sustainable destinations for the most part, committed to maximizing their positive and minimizing their negative impact around the world. They are world leaders in sustainable tourism, biodiversity, social entrepreneurship, community development, and culture. Long Run Destinations are Global Ecosphere Retreats® (GER) certified through a rigorous process of evaluation and assessment regarding conservation, community, culture, and commerce, also called "The 4 C's".
Wanås strives for sustainable conservation and is an EU Wildlife Estate. True to this name Wanås has, for over a century, believed that a successful business goes hand in hand with a strong sense of environmental stewardship. Being a family business ensures durability and preservation of the environment for posterity.
Wanås is eager to comply with the highest national and international standards of environmental sustainability. Since 1999, our forests have been certified by both the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and by Promoting Sustainable Forest Management (PEFC). The organic farm is also certified and supervised in accordance with the KRAV-label.
The restoration of habitats also plays a key role in the active conservation work done at Wanås. Our focus includes the restoration of natural lakes in the area, which have disappeared over time as a result of drainage projects begun in the area in the early 1930s. Over the past 20 years, Wanås has successfully created 15 ponds for wildlife and conservation purposes, which has helped important species of ducks, partridges, and pheasants thrive. To ensure a healthy diversity among plant species, Wanås prohibits monocultures of spruce and pine and aims for 20% coverage of trees in the forests we manage.
In 2009 the Wanås Foundation became a member of the Ecolabel network. Members commit to making ecologically sustainable purchases, establishing sustainable habits, and to continually educating their staff and visitors about the environment.
Wanås is located in Östra Göinge in Skåne in southern Sweden. Östra Göinge is a small municipality with approximately 13,500 residents. In this rural municipality the major employers in the area have traditionally been factories. Wanås is not only one of the few art activities available in the area, it is also the only one that is internationally known, and it is a major tourist attraction and a source of income. Wanås' staff, both skilled and unskilled workers at Wanås Konst and at Wanås Estate, consists primarily of people who live in the area.
Wanås Konst's educational activities are well-established and serve approximately 6,000 children each year. In recent years the focus has been on expanding the program to include children with special needs. By building a network of like-minded organizations and schools, Wanås Konst is working continuously to achieve our goal of being an inclusive center for outdoor education and activities.
In an effort to increase interest in the arts among children and adolescents, Wanås Konst cooperates with local preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities and offers guided tours of the farm and art exhibitions. This educational work extends to the public, which is largely made up of visitors from the surrounding area.
Wanås is one of Scåne's most intriguing castles. The first known owner was the squire Eskild Aagesen (around 1440). Wanås geographical location put it in a vulnerable position during the wars between Sweden and Denmark. The castle was burned down during the Nordic Seven Years' War. In 1566 the castle was was rebuilt, and the ruins of the old castle were incorporated into the building. The drawings from 1680 largely mirror what the castle looks like today. To preserve the rich history available at Wanås, we are continuously renovating the historic buildings we use, and we are careful to maintain their appearance according to the old plans. This promotes local history and culture by providing public access to these historic sites, which contain exhibitions, educational activities, meeting rooms, a shop, and a cafe.
Wanås as a site is an excellent platform for intercultural exchange, which attracts between 60,000 to 80,000 visitors per year. The Wanås Foundation regularly hosts exhibitions of local, Nordic, and international artists and also works with neighboring schools where we encourage children, teens, and teachers to develop and participate in workshops at Wanås Konst. Wanås also offers local producers a place to sell their goods through Wanås Shop & Deli.
The main commercial activities at Wanås include organic milk production, forestry, controlled hunting, and organic meat production. The Wanås Foundation is a non-profit organization, but complements donor support with the sale of books and artwork, entrance fees, educational activities, and carefully selected workshops and conferences.
Our commercial profits are used for conservation, community, and cultural work. Our business, both in art and goods, gives local producers the possibility to sell their goods at Wanås Shop, whose selection focuses on creative, sustainable, and local products.
ECOLABEL NETWORK
The Wanås Foundation has been a member of the Ecolabelling Network since 2009, which means a commitment to ecologically friend purchases and practices and an active pursuit of a more sustainable society. Ecolabel is Scandinavia's official organic label, and its goal is to provide opportunities for Nordic consumers to choose the best products on the market from an environmental perspective. Ecolabel wants to make environmentally friendly products and services a priority and an integral part of all procurement processes. In 2013 Director Mattias Givell is on the jury for Ecolabel's art competition Nordic Art Insight, whose purpose is to launch a debate on sustainable consumption.
At Wanås we use our consumer power to select environmentally friendly products by:
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Ukraine wants Iran to hand over PS752 flight recorders
The Ukrainian side is taking all measures to ensure proper decoding of the flight recorders.
The Office of the Prosecutor General and the SBU Security Service of Ukraine have asked the Iranian authorities to hand over the black boxes of flight PS752 shot down over Tehran on January 8.
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"The Office of the Prosecutor General and the SBU Security Service of Ukraine have turned to the competent authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, asking for legal assistance related to the handover to the Ukrainian law enforcers of the flight recorders of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft which was carrying out the Tehran-Kyiv PS752 flight and was shot down by the Iranian military," the Office said on Telegram.
The Ukrainian side is taking all measures to ensure proper decoding of the flight recorders and preserve evidence in the investigation into the circumstances of the plane crash.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Kyiv-bound UIA flight PS752 crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday, January 8. It was carrying 167 passengers and nine crew members on board. Two passengers and the crew members were Ukrainians. There were also 82 citizens of Iran, 63 citizens of Canada, 10 citizens of Sweden, four citizens of Afghanistan, three citizens of Germany and the United Kingdom each. There were no survivors.
On January 11, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani officially admitted that the Ukrainian airliner had been shot down by accident as a result of a "human error."
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Tag: Endeavour
Opportunity Leaving ‘Tribulation’ Behind
You’d have to be an intrepid explorer to investigate something named ‘Cape Tribulation’. Opportunity, NASA’s long-lived rover on Mars’ surface, has been just that. But Opportunity is now leaving Cape Tribulation behind, after being in that area since late 2014, or for about 30 months.
Cape Tribulation is the name given to a segment of crater rim at Endeavour Crater, where Opportunity has been for over 5 1/2 years. During that time, Opportunity reached some important milestones. While there, it surpassed 26 miles in distance travelled, the length of a marathon race. It also reached its highest elevation yet, and in ‘Marathon Valley’, it investigated clay outcrops seen from orbit. Opportunity also had some struggles there, when its flash memory stopped working, meaning all data had to be transmitted every day, or lost.
Sol 3906, January 19, 2015. Summit panorama from Cape Tribulation from the Opportunity Mars Rover. Credit: NASA/Arizona State University.
Before reaching Cape Tribulation 30 months ago, Opportunity investigated other parts of Endeavour Crater called “Cape York,” “Solander Point” and “Murray Ridge.”
Some of the named features at Endeavour Crater. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
The rover’s next destination is Perseverance Valley, where it will investigate how it was carved out billions of years ago: by water, by wind, or perhaps flowing material lubricated by water. Before leaving Cape Tribulation, Opportunity captured the panoramic image of Rochefort Ridge, a section of the Endeavour Crater rim marked by grooves on its side.”The degree of erosion at Rocheport is fascinating,” said Opportunity Deputy Principal Investigator Ray Arvidson, of Washington University in St. Louis. “Grooves run perpendicular to the crest line. They may have been carved by water or ice or wind. We want to see as many features like this on the way to Perseverance Valley as we can, for comparison with what we find there.”
Endeavour crater is about 22km in diameter, and Perseverance Valley is about 2 football fields long. The goal at Endeavour is to investigate its segmented rim, where the oldest rocks ever investigated on Mars are exposed. Since the beginning of April, Opportunity has travelled about 98 meters, to a point where Cape Tribulation meets the plain around the crater.
“From the Cape Tribulation departure point, we’ll make a beeline to the head of Perseverance Valley…” – Opportunity Deputy Principal Investigator Ray Arvidson
“From the Cape Tribulation departure point, we’ll make a beeline to the head of Perseverance Valley, then turn left and drive down the full length of the valley, if we can,” Arvidson said. “It’s what you would do if you were an astronaut arriving at a feature like this: Start at the top, looking at the source material, then proceed down the valley, looking at deposits along the way and at the bottom.”
It’s the nature of those deposits that can give vital clues to how Perseverance Valley was formed. Arvidson said, “If it was a debris flow, initiated by a little water, with lots of rocks moving downhill, it should be a jumbled mess. If it was a river cutting a channel, we may see gravel bars, crossbedding, and what’s called a ‘fining upward’ pattern of sediments, with coarsest rocks at the bottom.”
Opportunity, and its sister rover Spirit, arrived at Mars in 2004, with a planned mission length of 90 days. Opportunity has surpassed that by over 12 years, and continues to perform extremely well in the Martian environment.
Posted on October 6, 2012 December 23, 2015
How to Steal a Space Shuttle
For two days, from October 12 to 13, the shuttle Endeavour will be transported along 12 miles of road on the final leg of its journey to the California Science Center. During that time the orbiter will be the most publicly exposed as it’s ever been, a national treasure on the streets of LA. While this will of course be a well-orchestrated undertaking with the security of not only Endeavour but citizens and spectators being of utmost priority, one might be prompted to speculate: what if someone tried to steal the space shuttle?
And that one, in this instance, was Jalopnik.com‘s Jason Torchinsky. In his latest article, Jason describes in detail a method for snatching a spaceship — and a rather dramatic one at that, worthy of a Bondian supervillian (and requiring a similarly cinematic amount of funds.) However nefarious, fictitious, and unlikely, it’s nevertheless intriguing.
Now while we don’t encourage the theft of a space shuttle (or any federal property, for that matter) it’s a fun read… check it out.
Just keep an eye out for any suspicious Swiss skulking along Endeavour’s route…
(Image: NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Fly Over California Alongside a Space Shuttle!
A view of Endeavour and SCA over California from one of NASA’s F/A-18 chase planes (NASA/DFRC)
We’ve shared several videos from Endeavour’s trip to Los Angeles last week, taken by excited spectators along various portions of the flight path, but what was it like for the crews of the two NASA F/A-18 chase planes that accompanied the orbiter and SCA every step of the way?
Watch the video below, and put yourself in the pilot’s seat…
Shared by NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, the video shows footage taken from the viewpoint of one of the chase planes as Endeavour was ferried aboard a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft from Edwards Air Force Base to Los Angeles International Airport.
Along the way SCA pilots Jeff Moultrie and Bill Rieke, both from NASA’s Johnson Space Center, guided the 747 over such landmarks as the State Capitol in Sacramento, the Golden Gate Bridge at San Francisco, and NASA’s Ames Research Center.
Once over the Los Angeles area Endeavour passed over well-known landmarks like Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood sign, Dodger Stadium, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Malibu Beach and the Santa Monica Pier, and Disneyland.
After several low flybys of the runway — some under 300 feet! — the SCA touched down at LAX on Runway 25L at 12:51 p.m. PDT.
NASA’s four F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, operated by Dryden Flight Research Center, are commonly called chase planes and fill the role of escort aircraft during research missions. They also are used as camera platforms for research missions that must be photographed or videotaped. Two of these chase planes accompanied Endeavour on its flight for such documentation as well as for security.
See more images of the F/A-18s here, and for more photos of Endeavour’s trip to California check out the NASA photographer photo set on Flickr.
Video: Dryden TV
Shuttle Endeavour Lands for the Final Time at Edwards Air Force Base
En route to its final home in Los Angeles, space shuttle Endeavour is taking a victory tour of sorts through the southern part of the US. Yesterday, the shuttle took off from Kennedy Space Center, mounted atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), and landed in Ellington Field near Johnson Space Center in Houston, flying over the Houston area to allow crowds of people to see the unusual spectacle of the shuttle and the 747 aircraft flying together low over the city. Today, the duo made a flyover of Tucson, Arizona, a request of space shuttle commander Mark Kelly so that his wife and former senator Gabrielle Giffords could watch — along with thousands of others in the Tucson area.
@ShuttleCDRKelly posted this picture on Twitter of himself and Gabrielle Giffords watching Endeavour fly over Tucson, Arizona.
Before flying over Houston, Endeavour and the SCA made low passes over NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and Lockheed Martin’s Michoud Assembly Facility on the east side of New Orleans, where the shuttle’s external fuel tanks were built.
Following an overnight stay at Edwards Air Force Base on Thursday, the SCA and Endeavour will salute the surrounding area early Friday, Sept. 21 with a low flyby northbound to Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area. Then, the aircraft will travel south, making a pass over NASA’s Ames Research Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory before heading into the Los Angeles area.
Finally, the SCA and Endeavour will land about noon PDT at Los Angeles International Airport, for an arrival ceremony before Endeavour is taken off the SCA and transported to its permanent home at the California Science Center next month.
There is a “Spot The Shuttle” page on NASA’s Flickr stream where people have been uploading their images of the shuttle flying over, so check them out here.
This video shows excited students and faculty at the University of Arizona watching the shuttle fly over campus:
Endeavour Departs Kennedy Forever for California Home
Image caption: Endeavour departs Kennedy Space Center forever on Sept 19 on last flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. Credit: Ken Kremer
Under cloudy skies at first light, Space Shuttle Endeavour departed NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Wednesday morning, Sept. 19, at about 7:22 a.m. EDT marking the final flight of NASA’s storied shuttle program.
The 100 ton Endeavour was secured atop NASA’s specially modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for the cross-country ferry flight to California and Los Angeles International Airport.
The farewell flight went off without a hitch following two days of weather related delays. The shuttle & 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) Jumbo Jet were in tip top shape.
Image caption: Endeavour’s Final Takeoff atop modified Boeing 747 from the Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 19 to California home. Credit: Ken Kremer – www.kenkremer.com
Hordes of local spectators and excited tourists from several continents caught a magnificent last glimpse of the piggybacked pair as they flew two looping north-south farewells over the Florida Space Coast making a low pass over nearby beaches, Patrick Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and the shuttle landing runway at Kennedy before leaving the area to a mix of emotions both happy and sad.
Then all of a sudden after some 25 minutes, the dynamic duo disappeared without warning into the hazy clouds, flying on a north east heading and across the Florida panhandle.
After making low-level passes over NASA’s Stennis Space Center in southwest Mississippi and the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Endeavour touched down at the Johnson Space Center at about 10:40 a.m. at Houston’s Ellington Field for a curtailed overnight stay.
Image caption: Endeavour departs Kennedy Space Center on Sept 19 on last flight accompanied by T-38 training jet. Credit: Ken Kremer
21 years after rolling out from the Palmdale assembly facility in California where she was constructed, Endeavour landed at Edwards Air Force Base at 3:50 p.m. EDT today, Sept. 20.
Early Friday morning (Sept. 21), Endeavour and the SCA will take flight on a victory lap initially heading north for low level passes over Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay area including the Golden Gate bridge – akin to the April 2012 flight of Enterprise over NYC. Then the pair will turn south and pass over NASA’s Ames Research Center, Vandenberg Air Force Base and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory before heading into the Los Angeles area and landing at Los Angeles International Airport.
In October, Endeavour will be towed over 2 days through the streets of Inglewood and Los Angelos to begin a new mission inspiring future explorers at her permanent new home at the California Science Center.
Endeavour was NASA’s youngest orbiter and flew 25 missions and traveled 122,883,151 miles during 299 days in space.
NASA’s trio of shuttle orbiters were forcibly retired in July 2011 following the successful STS-135 mission to the International Space Station.
Ken Kremer
Image caption: Endeavour prepares for final takeoff from the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC. Credit: Brent Houston
Image caption: STS-130 astronaut Kay Hire greets space enthusiasts at the shuttle landing strip during the flyaway of Endeavour. Credit: Klaus Krueger
Ken Kremer with Space Shuttle Endeavour and the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center for final flyaway departure in September 2012 reporting for Universe Today. Credit: Brent Houston
Endeavour Poised for Final Takeoff on Sept. 19
Image caption: Endeavour atop the 747 SCA exits the Mate-Demate Device at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Sept. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer
Everyone is hoping that the third time will be the charm to get the final flight of NASA’s three decade long shuttle program underway. See my gallery of shuttle Endeavour photos departing the gantry like Mate-Demate Device at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF).
Hordes of tourists from across the globe have descended on the Florida Space Coast to catch a glimpse of space history as Endeavour takes flight for the final time.
Space Shuttle Endeavour is poised for an early morning takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at first light on Wednesday, Sept. 19 following a two day delay due to poor weather conditions en route for the first leg of her cross country journey to California.
Image caption: Endeavour mated to NASA Boeing 747 at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Sept. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer
In the meantime, local crowds of KSC workers and enthusiastic tourists are unexpectedly enjoying a few last bonus days of up close looks at NASA’s youngest shuttle orbiter atop a 747 Jumbo Jet known as the SCA or Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
Endeavour awaits her departure orders firmly bolted on top of a specially modified 747 after being towed on Friday from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to the shuttle landing strip. The orbiter weighs nearly 200,000 pounds or 100 tons.
Liftoff of Endeavour from the SLF at KSC was originally planned for Monday, Sep 17 with a stop along the way at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. But those carefully laid plans were derailed when a low pressure front materialized in the northern Gulf of Mexico generating a swatch of thunderstorms.
Image caption: Endeavour atop the SCA at Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC on Sept. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer
Managers could not find a safe path to Houston and twice scrubbed Endeavour’s takeoff.
With the weather delays, the cross country ferry flight has the feel of a space shuttle launch.
NASA plans to take the final takeoff decision down to the wire, following the last weather briefing at 5 a.m. on Wednesday.
Along the way from Kennedy to Johnson, the pair will conduct several low-level flyovers of NASA centers along the flight path at about 1500 feet at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi and the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans before landing at Ellington Field near JSC.
At roughly 7:15 a.m. on Sept. 19, the SCA and Endeavour will depart Kennedy’s Shuttle Landing Facility and perform a flyover of various areas and beaches of the Space Coast, including Kennedy, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base for 20 minutes for more.
Endeavour and the SCA will take a lengthy fly around victory lap around the Los Angeles area before landing at LAX at about 11.a.m PDT on Sept 21.
The orbiter will be towed along a 12 mile path through the streets of Inglewood and LA to the California Science Center. Eventually she will be displayed vertically, in launch configuration.
Endeavour flew 25 missions and traveled 122,883,151 miles during 299 days in space.
Posted on September 16, 2012 April 26, 2016
Shuttle Endeavour mated to Jumbo Jet for Final Flight
Image caption: Endeavour mated to Boeing 747 in the Mate-Demate device at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Sept. 14 for Final Ferry Flight to California on Sep. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer
Space Shuttle Endeavour was joined to the 747 Jumbo carrier jet that will carry her majestically on Sept 17 on her final flight to the California Science Center – her permanent new home at the in Los Angeles. Enjoy my photos from onsite at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
On Friday (Sept. 14), Endeavour was towed a few miles in the predawn darkness from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB ) to the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) and the specially modified 747 known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA.
In a day long process, Endeavour departed the VAB at 5:04 a.m. and was hauled into the gantry-like Mate-Demate device, hoisted and then lowered onto the awaiting 747 Jumbo Jet. The pair were joined at about 2:41 p.m.
Image caption: Endeavour towed past waiting Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Sept. 14 for Final Ferry Flight to California on Sep. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer
Final work to hard mate NASA’s youngest orbiter to the SCA Jumbo Jet known as NASA 905 is due to be completed by Sunday.
The 747 crew will fly perform multiple, crowd pleasing low flyovers of the Florida space coast region, the KSC Visitor complex and the beaches – giving every spectator a thrilling front row seat to this exciting but bittersweet moment in space history as the shuttle takes flight for the very final time.
Image caption: Endeavour towed out of the Vehicle Assembly Building on the way to the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Sept. 14 for Final Ferry Flight to California on Sep. 17. Venus shines to the left. Credit: Ken Kremer – www.kenkremer.com
Everyone involved felt a strong mix of emotions from pride in the tremendous accomplishments of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program to the sad and bittersweet feeling that comes with the retirement of all 3 orbiters barely one third of the way into their design lifetime. All three shuttles could easily have flown tens of millions more miles but for lack of money and political support from Washington D.C.
Image caption: Endeavour mated on top of NASA SCA at Shuttle Landing Facility on Sept. 14 for Final Ferry Flight to California on Sep. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer
Altogether Endeavour flew 25 missions and traveled 122,883,151 miles during 299 days in space.
Image caption: Endeavour gently lowered on top of NASA SCA with Ken Kremer on hand at the Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility on Sept. 14 for Final Ferry Flight to California on Sep. 17. Credit: Ken Kremer
Editor’s note: Visit John O’Connor’s NASATech website for panoramic views of Endeavour’s mating:
http://nasatech.net/EndeavourMDM3_120914/
Weekly Space Hangout – Sep. 13, 2012
The Weekly Space Hangout is back from Summer hiatus, with a mountain of space news. This week we tackle:
Dawn Completes Science Mapping at Vesta
Amateurs Spot an Explosion on Jupiter
Curiosity Takes a Few Self Portraits
Endeavour Prepares to Move to Los Angeles
Host: Fraser Cain
Panel: Jason Major, Dr. Nicole Gugliucci, Dr. Pamela Gay
We record the Weekly Space Hangout every Thursday at 10 am Pacific / 1 pm Eastern. Watch us live on Google+, ask your questions to the gathered space journalists.
Here’s a link to next week’s episode so you can put it in your calendar.
Posted on September 7, 2012 April 26, 2016
Endeavour to Take to the Skies One Last Time
One of NASA’s 747 SCAs carries Endeavour from Edwards to Kennedy in 2008 following its landing at Edwards to conclude shuttle mission STS-126. (NASA)
Endeavour, mounted atop NASA’s modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), will become the last Space Shuttle orbiter to soar aloft when it departs Monday, Sept. 17, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a three-day flight to Los Angeles International Airport.
In cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration, the SCA is scheduled to conduct low-level flyovers at about 1,500 feet above many locations along the planned flight path, including Cape Canaveral, Stennis Space Center, New Orleans and stopovers in both Houston and Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Read more about NASA’s SCA: “The World’s Greatest Piggy Back Ride”
Flyovers of Sacramento and San Francisco are also planned before landing at LAX on the 20th.
After arrival at LAX, Endeavour will be demated from the SCA and spend a few weeks at a United Airlines hangar undergoing preparations for transport and display. The orbiter then will travel through Inglewood and Los Angeles city streets on a 12-mile journey from the airport to the California Science Center, arriving on the evening of Oct. 13.
See a map of Endeavour’s planned route across LA here.
Beginning Oct. 30, the shuttle will be on permanent display in the science center’s Samuel Oschin Space Shuttle Endeavour Display Pavilion, beginning its new mission commemorating past achievements in human spaceflight and educating and inspiring future generations of explorers.
On August 16 Endeavour was moved from KSC’s Orbiter Processing Facility 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building, where it’s being housed temporarily until its departure on the 17th. (Photo above at right; read more here.)
On May 16, 2011, Endeavour launched on its final mission, STS-134:
Completed in July 1990, Endeavour (OV-105) was the last shuttle orbiter to be constructed for NASA. Endeavour completed 25 missions, spent 299 days in orbit, and orbited Earth 4,671 times while traveling 122,883,151 miles.
On Twitter and along Endeavour’s route? NASA encourages people to share their shuttle sightings using the hashtags #spottheshuttle and #OV105, Endeavour’s orbiter vehicle designation.
Read more and find the full flight itinerary on the NASA news release.
Posted on May 22, 2012 December 23, 2015
Opportunity Gets a View From The Edge
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The rover Opportunity captured a view into Endeavour crater as a low Sun cast a long shadow in this image, acquired back on March 9.
Endeavour is a large crater — 14 miles (22 km) wide, it’s about the same area as the city of Seattle. Opportunity arrived at its edge in August of 2011 after several years of driving across the Meridiani Plains.
Opportunity is currently the only operational manmade object on the surface of Mars… or any other planet besides Earth, for that matter. It’s a distinction it will hold until the arrival of Mars Science Laboratory at Gale Crater this August.
From the NASA news release by JPL’s Guy Webster:
The scene is presented in false color to emphasize differences in materials such as dark dunes on the crater floor. This gives portions of the image an aqua tint.
Opportunity took most of the component images on March 9, 2012, while the solar-powered rover was spending several weeks at one location to preserve energy during the Martian winter. It has since resumed driving and is currently investigating a patch of windblown Martian dust near its winter haven.
Opportunity and its rover twin, Spirit, completed their three-month prime missions on Mars in April 2004. Both rovers continued for years of bonus, extended missions. Both have made important discoveries about wet environments on ancient Mars that may have been favorable for supporting microbial life. Spirit stopped communicating in 2010. Since landing in the Meridiani region of Mars in January 2004, Opportunity has driven 21.4 miles (34.4 kilometers).
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State University
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'Supernanny' Jo Frost addresses device addiction, same sex parents
Jo Frost has not stopped being Supernanny since her original show premiered in 2004. Courtesy of Lifetime.
Jo Frost (right) teaches parents how to control unruly children using positive reinforcement. Courtesy of Lifetime
Jo Frost is "Supernanny." Courtesy of Lifetime
Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Before its New Year's Day revival, Supernanny last aired in 2011, but Jo Frost never stopped playing the role. Through private work with families, seminars, authoring books and going on tour, Frost saw families facing new challenges.
She said a new season of Supernanny could show how issues like a recession, home foreclosures, unemployment, healthcare and gun violence exacerbate family discord.
"There's a lot of external issues that have a ripple effect on a family and a lot of internal, practical parenting challenges that families are trying to overcome every day," Frost told UPI in a phone interview. "Children become the silent witnesses of such worry within their families."
Frost became a television star when her reality show, Supernanny, crossed over from Britain to the United States. Every week, viewers saw Frost work with families on their individual child-rearing challenges. Frost emphasized positive reinforcement over negative punishment and spoke out against spanking.
Some modern parents have adapted to new challenges by relying on new technology. Frost is concerned that parents are using devices like phones and tablets to distract their children. In the season premiere of Supernanny, Frost taught the Braido parents to connect with their children and make sure an issue is resolved before letting them use a device.
"We have to find balance and we have to recognize how we regulate the usage of that," Frost said. "[Devices] can still be fun and entertaining, but not dependable where it's replacing what is so vital and necessary in families."
The Braidos' use of devices speaks to a larger social phenomenon. When parents allow their kids to turn on devices in public, it can be distracting to others. As much as Frost wants to teach parents not to use devices to distract their kids, she also wants to teach onlookers not to jump to judgment.
Frost hopes viewers of Supernanny can extend the compassion they may feel for the families on her show to families they see in real life. If children with a device in public are bothering you, Frost asks that you show compassion for parents who may have used the device as a last resort to quiet their child.
"Look, every family is struggling," Frost said. "I want to see more families have more compassion, more empathy in understanding that not every family is sitting there intentionally saying, 'I don't care about everybody else.' They're just trying to do the best that they can."
It may be annoying when children are acting up and making noise in public. However, Frost suggested that adults should be more tolerant of natural childish behavior. If one does find themselves surrounded by unruly kids, Frost maintains that positive support of the parents would be more helpful than a scolding.
"Rather than to throw a negative when that parent is already having a tough time, be supportive," Frost said. "Give a smile. Give 'em the old wink."
Subsequent episodes of Supernanny this season will offer more tips for parents to manage kids during public outings. Frost still discourages using devices too often, but will suggest toys and games that could occupy children when the family goes out to dinner. She will also sometimes suggest just staying home.
"I think there's something to be said for going to certain fine dining restaurants and knowing that after a certain time, it would be inappropriate to take young children," Frost said. "And, unrealistic for them and unfair to the child and to the others that are dining."
Frost will spend time this season with at least two same-sex parents, a set of moms and a set of dads, to show that their struggles are the same as heteronormative families.
"Love is love," Frost said. "Family is family. A family's sexuality does not define the wonderful parent that they can be for their children."
Wednesday's episode with the Corry family deals with a father, Ben Corry, who is in the military and is deployed for several months at a time. Frost hopes to show that the absence of a parent for long periods is one of many challenges to military families.
"Forty years ago, the narrative was on the deployed parents," Frost said. "Now we talk about our whole family serving and truthfully what that means to a military family. It's not just the person who's away deployed fighting a war or supported. It's the entire family."
Frost uncovers Maria Corry's struggle with postpartum depression. Just as Maria kept her feelings hidden, Frost fears that women suffering from postpartum depression won't seek help because they feel shame. She cited the bad precedent when Brooke Shields spoke about her postpartum depression and faced further judgment and scrutiny in the press.
"Brooke Shields was not treated kindly when she was very vocal about having postpartum depression," Frost said. "I'd have hoped and wished when I saw that in the press that she was given more kindness and empathy for her medical condition."
Supernanny airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on Lifetime.
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This Website Has Solved Cybersecurity
A new parody website generates random excuses to explain why companies got hacked and apologize to their users.
by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Nov 6 2019, 4:52pm
Image: Cathryn Virginia, Motherboard
Big companies that hold our personal data get hacked almost every day, but most don’t really know how to deal with getting hacked, especially when it comes to telling users what happened. If you’ve read some data breach disclosures or notices, you know the classic “we take your privacy and security seriously”—truly the “thoughts and prayers” of cybersecurity. No matter how bad the hack is, companies always have an excuse.
Luckily, there’s now a website that automatically generates more original, and entertaining, apologies you can use if your company gets hacked. It’s called “Why the fuck was I breached?” and its excuse generating algorithm spills out truly hilarious excuses.
“The fucking hacking people used Heartbleed to hack the coffee maker. But we have since worked with industry leading specialists, so it will never happen again.”
“The fucking Fancy Bears used a vulnerability in Windows XP SP1 to hack the coffee maker. But we have since worked with industry leading specialists, so it will never happen again.”
“The fucking Iranians used the open door in our basement to transfer 7 petabytes of data. But we have since upskilled our cafeteria staff, so it will never happen again.”
“The fucking teenage hacking prodigies used nefarious techniques to partially disrupt our services. But we have since watched a YouTube video on cyber security, so it will never happen again.”
“The fucking cyber terrorists used IoT malware to extract some private keys. But we have since worked with law enforcement, so it will never happen again.”
A screenshot of whythefuckwasibreached.com
I’m not a copyright lawyer, but please feel free to use these next time your company gets hacked because at least you’ll make our job, as reporters who cover data breaches day in and day out, a bit more entertaining.
The site is obviously a parody, but it’s also a smart, pointed critique of companies’ often lackadaisical and vague data breach disclosures. Perhaps the most notorious example of this is Equifax, which has hacked in 2017 thanks to some truly awful security practices.
What made that breach so special wasn’t just that the company whose sole job is to collect and store incredibly personal and sensitive data about everyone in America somehow lost control of the sensitive and incredibly personal data of one in two Americans. The way Equifax reacted to the hack truly set it apart.
Brian Krebs, a well-known cybersecurity reporter, called the company’s response a “dumpster fire.”
“I cannot recall a previous data breach in which the breached company’s public outreach and response has been so haphazard and ill-conceived,” Krebs wrote at the time.
We could spend a lot of time recalling all the ways Equifax fucked that up royally but luckily Krebs and Wired already did. The point is: the way a company deals with getting hacked, something that can happen to anyone, is almost as important as preventing future hacks.
The data breach excuse generator shows how formulaic and useless many responses are. We don’t know who made this site, as the domain registration information is private, but whoever you are, thank you.
UPDATE, Nov. 7, 2019: After this story was published, the creators of the site added the logo of the company that's behind it: Reflare, a cybersecurity training company based in Japan and London.
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Ten Excellent Movies to Borrow From the Library
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Published July 29th 2017
Famous Actors in Small Independant Movies
Great indie flicks available from the Blue Mountains Library network. Image by Jade Jackson Photography.
As a Blue Mountains resident with below average internet speed, Netflix and Stan are a dream for the future. Despite the closure of nearly all video rental shops, there is still one saviour, the Blue Mountains Library Network.
I recently discovered a bunch of movies I had never heard of, many with big name actors and directors. Not all movies make it big at the box-office and many aren't even distributed at the cinema in Australia, but that doesn't mean they should be dismissed. Here's ten movies worth seeking out from the Blue Mountains Library DVD range.
Just Before I Go (Drama, black-comedy)
Directed by Courtney Cox and starring Sean William-Scott.
Ted Morgan (Sean William-Scott) has had enough of life, after his wife leaves him and so he heads back to his hometown to make amends with his past, before planning to commit suicide.
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In his effort to tick off boxes, Ted finds that life has a strange way of proving no matter what it throws at you, it's not always bad. One of the reasons to watch this is its realistic array of relatable characters.
As with any movie that attempts to discuss suicide, it's going to be a tough sell. Putting Sean in the lead role meant many viewers would be expecting a comedy, however what this movie succeeds in, is turn a depressing drama, into a black-comedy, culminating into what is ultimately a feel-good flick.
This movie is a solid departure for Sean Willian-Scott away from teen comedy into a more serious role. Click here to view the trailer of Just Before I Go.
Just Before I Go. Image courtesy of www.dvdreleasedates.com
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (Drama, romance,)
Directed by Marielle Heller and starring Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard and Kristen Wiig.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl is based on the graphic novel by Phoebe Gloeckner about a sixteen-year-old sketch artist, discovering her sexuality, by sleeping with her mother's boyfriend. It's set in 1970's San Francisco and in keeping with the time period, it features a stellar soundtrack of rocking guitars, funky beats and beautiful lyrics.
The performances are captivating and in real-life, a teenage coming of age story, is not always straight laced and vanilla scented. Kristen is the alcoholic mother who discovers her daughter's antics but it's the performance by Bel Powley as teenage girl Minnie who outright owns the movie.
A tight script, amazing soundtrack, brilliant acting, and clever inclusions of animation make this movie high up on the must see list. Click here to view the trailer for Diary of a Teenage Girl.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl. Image courtesy of the Blue Mountains Library website.
Sushi Girl (Violent crime thriller, black-comedy)
Directed by Kern Saxon, starring Mark Hamill, Noah Hathaway, James Duvall and Cortney Palm.
From the start, there's no denying Sushi Girl is a homage to Quentin Tarantino. The camera angles, the soundtrack, the single location shoot and of course the overt gore. It's refreshing to see someone else use lessons in cinema from Tarantino.
Fish (Noah Hathaway) gets out of prison and is treated to a lavish dinner celebration but the gang he helped rob a bank, has ulterior motives and is also looking for their missing loot.
Mark Hamill is virtually unrecognisable as the camp, Crow and Noah Hathaway (the boy from the Never Ending Story) easily proves he's not a has-been kid actor anymore. Occasionally it's slow going, but stick with it till the end, it's totally worth it.
Click here to view the trailer for Sushi Girl.
Sushi Girl.
God's Pocket (Drama) Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro and Christina Hendricks. Directed by John Slattery.
God's Pocket is Philip Seymour Hoffman's last completed movie and was released with little fanfare. Set in the suburb of God's Pocket in New York, it's gritty, languid and should have received much praise, if not Oscar nominations.
Mickey's (Seymour Hoffman) step-son is killed in a suspicious accident at his construction job and he tries to hide the truth about what really happened, Richard Shellburn (Richard Jenkins) is the newspaper reporter determined to find out the truth, in a hostile, close-knit community.
What I loved about this movie was the subtle acting and excellent casting choices. They really played up to the dark tones of a blue-collar neighbourhood and the soundtrack perfectly matched the movie. There's something captivating about watching an actor's last ever movie.
Click here to watch the trailer for God's Pocket.
God's Pocket. Image courtesy of the Blue Mountains Library website.
Adoration (also known as Adore) (Drama, romance)
Starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Sophie Lowe, Ben Mendolsohn, Gary Sweet and Jessica Tovey.
Adoration is the unconventional love story of two best friends who grew up together; who end up falling for each other sons. It's based on the short story by Nobel Prize winner, Dorris Lessing. The film is set in a beautiful beachside location (filmed in Seal Rocks, Northern NSW) Lil (Naomi Watts) & Roz (Robin Wright) seem to have the idyllic life which is turned upside down when desires overcome logic and morals.
What makes this movie worth watching is the rare cinematic story of an older woman, snaring a younger man, which it pulls off with conviction. There's no denying it's an odd love story but with perfect white-sand beaches gushing with turquoise water, overlooked by stunning Vogue-esque houses, it's easy to get caught up in this summer love. Includes a long list of outstanding Australian actors.
To view the trailer for Adoration, click here.
Adoration.
Nerve (drama, thriller, romance)
Starring Dave Franco, Emma Roberts, Juliette Lewis.
Nerve is high energy, adrenalin filled and has an interesting premise, of an online game where teens find themselves doing dares for cash. The higher the number of online watchers and the more risqué the dare, the higher the prize.
Filmed as though it's in real-time, Nerve certainly has you feeling the excitement and thrill as Vee (Emma Roberts) and Ian (Dave Franco) seemingly cross paths whilst playing the game Nerve.
With Facebook and YouTube live video streams, it's easy to imagine this becoming a real thing and that's part of the movie's attraction. The chemistry between Emma Roberts and Dave Franco feels genuine and it's the realism that made this movie stand out. Sure it's somewhat predictable but with its fast pace, you won't have much time to be concerned about that.
To view the trailer for Nerve, click here.
Nerve Movie. Image courtesy of www.playnerve.com
Wild Bill (Drama, crime, romance)
Starring Will Poulter, Charlotte Spencer and Charlie Creed-Miles. Directed by Dexter Fletcher.
You may not recognise the names but Will Poulter (The Revenant, We're the Millers, The Maze Runner - which are also all available at the library) and Charlotte Spencer (Les Miserables) are instantly recognisable.
Wild Bill (Creed-Miles) gets out of prison (on parole) to find his two boys abandoned by their mother, fending for themselves. Community services are wanting to send the boys to a foster home and so Bill has to ignore his wild past to attempt to be a father figure, whilst gaining the trust and love of his boys, which has been lost, since being in prison.
What I loved about this movie was the realistic portrayal of the struggles of parenting, the rich performances by a strong cast and the storyline of an older sibling trying to raise a younger sibling in lieu of parents. It's warm, light-hearted and yet still retains that edgy-urban decay feel.
Click here to view the trailer for Wild Bill.
Image courtesy of www.city-connect.org
A Single Man (Drama, romance)
Starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore.
There's no subtlety that this is a Tom Ford film (of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent) and as such, it looks as though you're watching a 100 minute commercial for suits or stationary. Putting that aside, it is a beautiful film with an undeniably Oscar-worthy performance by Colin Firth.
Firth stars as George Falconer, a gay university professor, coming to terms with his partner's death. Ostracised by his partner's family, despite them being together for sixteen years, depression causes him to be suicidal but life has a funny way of twisting things up when he least expects it.
Julie-Anne Moore is the flamboyant ex-wife who adds colour, and vibrancy to an otherwise sombre and dark moody film. Few movies have so much emphasis put into the look of the set; every detail scrutinized. It really is remarkable.
Click here to watch the trailer for A Single Man.
Whilst We're Young (Comedy, drama, romance)
Starring Naomi Watts, Ben Stiller, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried.
Cornelia ( Naomi Watts) and Josh (Ben Stiller) are a middle-aged couple bored by their friends, life and each other, who find their Life energised through twenty-something hipsters Jamie (Adam Driver) and Darby (Amanda Seyfried).
Ben Stiller (like Sean William-Scott) has a hard time escaping the comedy tag. On the flip-side, it's a fun movie and any childless fortysomething will relate to the struggles of Cornelia and Josh.
What I enjoyed about this was its quirky comedic moments, accurate portrayals of carefree hipsters and the fluidity of Naomi Watts who seems perfectly suited to smaller roles.
Click here to watch the trailer for Whilst We're Young.
Whilst We're Young with Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts.
The Impressionists
Starring Richard Armitage, Charlie Condue, Aden Gillette, Julian Glover, Will Keen, Amanda Root.
Whilst not a movie per se, but a mini-series made for the BBC, this was created based on letters and events that cover key moments in the Impressionist movement. It covers the relationships between Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne, and Edouard Manet.
It gives an accurate portrayal of how unique each artist was and the struggles the movement had as a whole trying to do something different. It's mind-googling to think that for years, these incredible artists were ridiculed because they were ahead of their time and unappreciated in transitioning from the Realism movement to the Impressionist movement.
Strong casting, intriguing storylines, historically accurate and filmed on location at places where famous paintings were made including Giverny (Monet's house and garden); this series brings a whole collection of artwork to life with the artists' backstories.
Click here to watch the trailer for The Impressionists.
The Impressionists. Image courtesy of www.imdb.com
Overall there are some fantastic movies available to borrow for free, from the Blue Mountains library network. Check the online catalogue for location and borrowed status of each movie.
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Hungarian Justice Minister Calls For Regulating Tech Giants' Excessive Power
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Finding ways to regulate the excessive power of multinational technology companies will be one of the biggest challenges of the coming decades, Justice Minister Judit Varga said at an event at the Sziget festival on Sunday.
The justice ministry will set up a work group to review issues such as the boundaries of freedom of expression and the censorship exercised by big tech companies such as Facebook and Google, as well as taxation and data protection, she said.
“The regulation of big companies that cannot be linked to specific countries and perform cross-border activities needs to be reconsidered at both EU and national level.
Tech companies are not transparent, they cannot be controlled, they do not necessarily pay taxes where their income is generated,” the minister said. Varga called the current situation problematic because these companies are “increasingly acting as political and social operators all over the world”.
“They do not just focus on shaping the world in their own area, but also try to impose the world view of their owners on their users. For example, it is not Facebook‘s job to censor certain news related to migration,” she said.
The minister said it would be essential for the citizen to know how to navigate in digital space, to be aware of who at the tech companies censor their posts and based on what criteria.
Currently, Facebook has 5.4 million Hungarian users and Instagram has 1.9 million, so Hungarians have an active presence in digital space, she added. “Ursula van der Leyen, the new EC president, also mentioned the need for (tech companies taking their) ‘fair share'”, Varga said.
“If tech giants use our virtual spaces for their own purposes, they must contribute to burden sharing. The initiative for the taxation of digital services has stranded at the European Council but the topic is constantly on the agenda and the OECD us also addressing it,” she said.
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Possible use for Hoke House: A tavern?
York, PA - One preservation expert recommended at meeting Thursday night that the historic Hoke House could once...
Possible use for Hoke House: A tavern? York, PA - One preservation expert recommended at meeting Thursday night that the historic Hoke House could once... Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.ydr.com/story/archives/2014/01/23/preservation-contractor-weighs-possible-use-hoke-house/74452762/
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One preservation expert recommended at a meeting Thursday night that the historic Hoke House could once again prosper as a tavern.
"To me, the best fit for this looks like a commercial operation," said Paul Nevin, owner of Paul A. Nevin Fine Carpentry & Carpentry in Hellam Township. "At one point in its history, the house operated as a tavern. And that would be a good fit for it again."
About a dozen residents committed to preserving the property gathered in the meeting room of the Spring Grove Borough municipal building to discuss what's next for the house
One of the oldest structures in York County, the vacant Georgian-style farmhouse dates to the mid-1700s.
In 2008, Rutter's Properties LLP. bought the house for $450,000, according to county tax records. The property is assessed at $308,180.
In October, the borough council sent a letter to Rutter's informing the company that issues with the house conflicted with the municipality's property maintenance ordinance.
The letter referenced the building's exterior condition, such as the deterioration of the doors, windows and foundation, said Andrew N. Shaffer, the borough's manager, recently.
On Monday, a group of preservation experts and contractors, including Nevin, toured the historic Hoke House in Spring Grove in an effort to assess what type of repairs might be needed to stabilize the structure.
"Rutter's was very accommodating," said York County Commissioner Doug Hoke. "Rutter's allowed them to walk through and take pictures and measurements. They were looking at the structure of the building."
Hoke, who briefly took part in the tour, said the inside of the house appeared "a little rough."
"The inside of the house wasn't to the point where you couldn't tell where the rooms were," he said.
Nevin said the building's basic structure was sound.
"I've restored buildings in worse condition," he said.
While the group mulls a possible new use for the property, one idea that came from the meeting was to potentially approach Rutter's officials about mothballing the building.
To mothball a building is to secure a property against unwanted entry and to protect it from the elements, Nevin said.
"The house needs to be immediately mothballed, said Mark Shermeyer, president of SAA Architects in York. "That's for buildings that have a historical significance, but the funds are not immediately available for restoration."
Shermeyer accompanied Nevin and others during the tour of the house.
For the building to be properly mothballed, a small hole in the roof needs to be repaired, undergrowth and underbrush must be cleared, both windows and doors should be secured with painted plywood and the house needs to be ventilated, he said.
"It would cost thousands of dollars, not hundreds of thousands of dollars," Shermeyer said. "There are no major structural issue. The house is very sound."
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FILM AND PHENOMENOLOGY
Christian Ferencz-Flatz and Julian Hanich: Editors' Introduction: What is Film Phenomenology? [OPEN ACCESS ]
Vivian Sobchack: “The Active Eye” (Revisited): Toward a Phenomenology of Cinematic Movement
Abstract: The foundational basis of the cinematic moving image is camera movement, which occurs not only in the image but also, and from the first, as the image. This essay approaches off-screen camera movement through phenomenological description of the gestalt structure of its four interrelated onscreen forms: the moving image as an intentional and composite “viewing view/viewed view”; the moving image as “qualified” by optical camera movement through subjective modes of spatiotemporal transcendence; the movement of subjects and objects in the moving image as seen by a world-directed camera; and the spatial movement of the camera, whose perspectival vision affirms its status as an embodied, if anonymous, “quasi-subject,” whose visually perceptive motility responds to its world in visibly expressive mobility. Throughout, the essay develops Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s claim that the cinema is, perhaps, the phenomenological art par excellence, given that its “technical methods” correspond to an “existential” and phenomenological “mode of thought.”
Hans Rainer Sepp: Kamera und Leib: Film in statu nascendi
Abstract: The central thesis of this article is that film is directing and directed kinaesthesis understood as an opening of world beyond the relation of “subjective” and “objective”. Thus the analysis does not focus on the recipients of a movie but on the origins filming finds in specific ways of experiencing, that is, in the living bodies of the persons who decide on the perspective of a take by using the camera’s body. Moved by its filmmakers, the body of the camera is directed as the product of its authors, and is directing insofar as it establishes a world by its own means. The article explains basic forms of opening world by kinaesthetic processes in general (1), and applies this investigation to the corpus of film (2). Finally, the results of these analyses will be put in concrete terms by relating them to basic film features and a few samples of movies (3).
Pierre Rodrigo: Ontologie du mouvement, peinture et cinéma chez Merleau-Ponty
Abstract: The present paper investigates the late ontology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, which considers being as expressive movement. The paper takes as its point of departure Merleau-Ponty's reflections on painting, sculpture and especially cinema. Two reasons justify this choice. On the one hand, Merleau-Ponty's reflections on film as a work of art are now starting to be better known, after they have been overshadowed by his writings on painting, sculpture or literature for a long time. This entails a considerable enrichment of our interpretation of Merleau-Ponty's aesthetics and his ontology. On the other hand, if Merleau-Ponty’s general theory of aesthetics leads to questions concerning the sense and the ontological status of movement, it is certain that, within this theory, the analysis of the particular mode of expression of cinematic images gains an extraordinary relevance.
Anna Caterina Dalmasso: Le plan subjectif réversible : Sur le point de vue au cinéma à partir des écrits de Merleau-Ponty
Abstract: When I am watching a movie, I perceive on the screen a space, which is united and lived, even if it appears as fragmented and separated from the world in which I live. But is the space of the cinematic frame equivalent or commensurable with the one I see through my own eyes? Are they opposed to each other or do they merge together? The most amazing example of the possible convergence of gaze and frame the film realizes is the phenomenon of vision showing itself in the point-of-view shot. How can I perceive what I see on the screen as the vision of another, and the film itself as someone else’s vision? How does this relationship between the visual field of the film and my own, between my body and the screen, challenge the limits between objective and subjective? Drawing on Merleau-Ponty’s reflections about cinema and visibility, I try to outline the traits of what I would call a reversible point-of-view shot.
Orna Raviv: The Cinematic Point of View: Thinking Film with Merleau-Ponty
Abstract: Previously unpublished fragments of Merleau-Ponty’s insights about cinema have added an important layer to our understanding of the medium. In this paper I examine these fragments along with some of Merleau-Ponty’s other observations about cinema, in the context of his work on perception and temporality. My aim is to show how his thought is relevant for understanding an important topic in film theory: cinematic point of view. With Merleau-Ponty’s phenomenological articulation of what it is to see, the possibility opens up of conceptualizing the structure of cinematic point of view as a “whole” that is concomitantly dynamic and always plural.
Olivier Malherbe: Roman Ingarden et le cinéma : entre visibilité et musicalité
Abstract: In the vast field of Roman Ingarden’s ontology, film seems to occupy very little space. Indeed, Ingarden dedicated only two short texts to it. This paper aims at reconstructing Ingarden’s theory of film by expanding on the intuitions and sketches presented in those texts, using Ingarden’s general inquiries on aesthetics and specific inquiries on various forms of art (literary works, music, painting, etc.) The paper first focuses on the mode of being of film, trying to elaborate the distinctions made by Ingarden between physical foundation, work of art, and aesthetic object and elucidating the relations between film and reality. The paper then moves on to the investigation of silent pictures as an art of pure visibility, then to talking pictures, taking into consideration all the modifications induced by sound and music. Ontological and aesthetical considerations jointly underpin this attempt to show the richness and significance of Ingarden’s theories.
Matthew Rukgaber: Phenomenological Film Theory and Max Scheler’s Personalist Aesthetics
Abstract: Max Scheler never published a theory of art, but his aesthetics, like the rest of his thought, occupies an intriguing position that links early phenomenology, Catholic personalist thought, and philosophical anthropology. His metaphysics of the person and theory of value, when combined with his account of the lived-body and of our access to other minds through love, translates into a powerful, humanistic theory of art. This article elaborates what Scheler’s aesthetics would look like had he developed it and applied it to film. Film offers an intimate access to the lives, bodies, and minds of others that is particularly well-suited to Scheler’s idea that art reveals the moral personality—the ordo amoris or “order of love”—that makes up the value-essence of the person. The person’s unique and highest possibilities for acting, feeling, and valuing are the contents of their spiritual essence and these, often thought obscure and inaccessible, are made present in film.
Jean-Pierre Meunier: Le problème de l’identification filmique reconsidéré
Abstract: This article reconsiders some of the arguments that I made in my two phenomenology-inspired books on what I have called the “filmic identification” in the cinema: Les structures de l’expérience filmique (1969) and Essai sur l’image et la communication (1980). While the former has received some attention in film studies via Vivian Sobchack’s mediating work in her influential essay “Toward a Phenomenology of Nonfictional Film Experience” (1999), the latter is little known in film studies and phenomenological circles. The two guest editors have therefore asked me to introduce and update my former position and place it in the intellectual climate of French-speaking film studies from the 1950s to the 1980s—that is, from the filmology movement to the dominance of semiology and psychoanalysis.
Regina-Nino Mion: Husserl and Cinematographic Depictive Images: The Conflict between the Actor and the Character
Abstract: According to John Brough, we can use Husserl’s theory of image consciousness to explain the conflict between the actor and the character in cinematographic depictions in terms of an empirical conflict between the “image object” and the “physical thing.” I disagree with him and I shall show that the conflict between the actor and the character can only be explained in terms of a non-empirical conflict between two “image subjects.” The empirical conflict that concerns the subject is between how the actor or the character appears in image consciousness and how it appears or would appear in perception, that is, between the “image subject” and the “subject as it appears in perception.”
Claudio Rozzoni: Cinema Consciousness: Elements of a Husserlian Approach to Film Image
Abstract: By drawing on Husserl’s manuscripts on Phantasy, Image Consciousness and Memory, this paper aims to shed light on some of the primary concepts defining his notion of image—such as “belief,” “presentification” (Vergegenwärtigung) and perzeptive Phantasie—and endeavours to show how such concepts could be profitably developed for the sake of a phenomenological description of film image. More in particular, these analyses aim to give a phenomenological account of the distinction between positing film images, presupposing a claim to reality—for example the ones we experience in a documentary attitude—and quasi-positing film images involved in artistic creation. The latter, despite their photographic relation to reality, are capable of giving rise to filmic “image-worlds” having intersubjective existence.
Mauro Carbone: The Mutation of our Relations with Screens as a Mutation of our Relations with Being
Abstract: Traces of Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s constant philosophical interest in cinema have been multiplying since the mid-1990s. These traces lead us to understand that such an interest was implicitly linked to the effort of ontologically rehabilitating the screen understood as the condition of possibility of our vision. Therefore I believe that the late Merleau-Ponty was trying to elaborate a conception of our way of seeing that can no longer be shaped on the representative window model, but rather on the screen model. In this light, my aim is to develop, specify (mainly through my notion of “arche-screen”), and update Merleau-Ponty’s insights concerning the screen as a decisive element of our visual experiences. In such a perspective, it is no doubt very important to reflect on the modified spatio-temporality of desire at work in our present relations to screens. This is what I try to do in the second part of my paper. Indeed, concerning the way in which nowadays screens surround and accompany us at every turn, in which we live through them (and not merely with them), we can state something similar to what Merleau-Ponty wrote about modern painting in Eye and Mind, that is to say that the novelty of that way of painting gave him “a feeling of mutation within the relations of man and Being.”
Corry Shores: Cinematic Signs and the Phenomenology of Time: Deleuze and the Visual Experience of Temporal Depth
Abstract: By means of Vivian Sobchack’s semiotic film phenomenology, we may examine our immediate perceptual acts in film experience in order to determine the ways that the primordial language of embodied existence found at this primary level grounds the secondary level of the more explicit interpretations we give to the film’s elements. Although Gilles Deleuze is openly defiant toward the phenomenological tradition, his studies of film experience can serve this purpose as well, because he is interested in the direct and pre-verbal significance of cinematic images. To bring his observations more fruitfully into film phenomenological studies, I will examine his notion of the discordantly operating body and offer a phenomenological interpretation for his notion of cinematic signs. I then apply this Deleuzian semiotic film phenomenology to his analysis of deep focus cinematography in Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941). When watching one particular scene, different layers of our film experience, namely, those of visual and of temporal depth, collide in such a way that they provide the phenomenal basis for us to produce a temporal interpretation of the spatial relations held between the displayed images.
Jennifer Barker: Haunted Phenomenology and Synesthetic Cinema
Abstract: By now it goes without saying that cinema is and has always been a synesthetic experience. But what exactly do we mean when we say that? The paper develops a phenomenology of “cinematic synesthesia” that draws upon three recent developments: first, the neuroscientific “neonatal synesthesia hypothesis”; second, Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s lectures on child psychology and translator Talia Welsh’s contextualization of that work within recent developmental psychology; and third, Dylan Trigg’s concept of a “darkened phenomenology” that accounts for the radically “unhuman.” These conceptual lenses are trained on Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980), whose legendary impact stems from its perplexing tangle of the sensory with the cognitive, the unconscious with the conscious, the individual with the collective, and the past with the present.
Tanya Shilina-Conte: How It Feels: Black Screen as Negative Event in Early Cinema and 9/11 Films
Abstract: In this essay I engage the perspective of film phenomenology to analyze the black screen as a frame-breaking negative experience, based on an understanding of cinema as event. Relying on Vivian Sobchack’s phenomenological approach and taking inspiration from Cecil M. Hepworth’s How It Feels to Be Run Over (1900), a case in point for a method predicated on the question of “how,” I place emphasis on the “film’s body” and consciousness which, through its own paralysis and impairment, affects the spectator’s lived-body. Following the terminology of sociologist Erving Goffman, I approach both a car accident at the turn of the twentieth century and 9/11 on the cusp of the new millennium as frame-breaking events that generate a profound negative experience. I then describe the black screen in 9/11 films as a frame-breaking occurrence that creates a negative event in its own right. The encounter with the breakage of the conventional mechanisms and modes of the “film’s body” as well as the forced sensory shift lead the spectator to a heightened awareness of his/her own body as a receiving medium that empathetically partakes in the experience of a negative event at the scene of cinema, both perceptually and reflexively.
Jane Stadler: Experiential Realism and Motion Pictures: A Neurophenomenological Approach
Abstract: This article sets up a neurophenomenological approach to understanding cinema spectatorship in order to investigate how embodied engagement with technologies of sound and motion can foster a sense of experiential realism. It takes as a starting point the idea that the empirical study of emotive, perceptual, motor, and cognitive processes involved in film spectatorship is impoverished without a phenomenological account of the lived experience under investigation. Correspondingly, engaging with neuroscientific studies enriches the scope of phenomenological inquiry and offers new insights into the film experience. Analysis of diverse films including Interstellar, Leviathan, San Andreas and The Thin Red Line reveals how technological innovations dating from Hale’s Tours (pre-1910) to contemporary D-BOX and Dolby Atmos systems have enhanced the audience’s sense of immersion and corporeal investment in the film experience. Building on the research of Vivian Sobchack and Vittorio Gallese, I argue that aesthetic techniques including the use of low frequency sound effects and wearable cameras facilitate shared affective engagement and a form of embodied simulation associated with kinaesthetic empathy and augmented narrative involvement.
Frank Chouraqui: Circulus Vitiosus Deus: Merleau-Ponty on the Place of Ontology within Being
Abstract: This essay attempts to provide a unified analysis of two working notes from The Visible and the Invisible. In these notes Merleau-Ponty questions not only the accuracy of the ontology he is elaborating, but also the incidence and place of this ontology within the Being it describes. He finds that his ontology transforms Being as it describes it, and therefore keeps chasing its tail endlessly. This view is suggested by Merleau-Ponty’s use of Nietzsche’s expression circulus vitiosus Deus as a formula that both he and Nietzsche use to describe the ontological place of their ontology. Merleau-Ponty, like Nietzsche, offers an ontology in which Being is highly sensitive to ontological accounts, construing Being as a principle of commensurability between action and description, language and reality, philosophy and world.
John Krummel: Chōra in Heidegger and Nishida
Abstract: In this article I discuss how the Greek concept of chōra inspired both Martin Heidegger and Nishida Kitarō. Not only was Plato’s concept an important source, but we can also draw connections to the pre-Platonic understanding of the term as well. I argue that chōra in general entails concretion-cum-indetermination, a space that implaces human existence into its environment and clears room for the presencing-absencing of beings. One aim is to convince Nishida scholars of the significance of chōra in Nishida’s thought vis-à-vis the other Greek concept of place, topos. Another is to convince Heidegger scholars who accuse him of neglecting chōra that, to the contrary, there is evidence of Heidegger’s appropriation of this concept. The point is to show that chōra is significant to the thinking of both while correcting certain misreading and to show its relevance to us today.
Rolf Kühn: Das Affektive als Welt und Fremderfahrung: Zur Einheit radikal phänomenologischer Wirklichkeit als Lebensimmanenz
Abstract: The paper attempts to propound a new understanding of the experience of the world and others on the basis of a radical phenomenology of the body, as it is revealed in the originary impressibility as affect and desire. This impressibility shapes every relation to beings and others due to the unity of an originary life that founds individuation before any temporal difference, having ethical consequences for a plural communality, which can no longer be characterized by means of mere abstract processes of objectivation.
Christopher Lapierre: Affectivité et imaginaire chez Merleau-Ponty : Nouvelles lectures
Abstract: The objective of this paper is to show that the specific meaning of “affectivity” in Merleau-Ponty’s works can be better understood by approaching its connection with the notion of “imagination”. This strategy can be contrasted with Sartre’s approach; his specific conception of consciousness locks off the relation between imagination and affectivity from the start. On the contrary, the free play of this axis, which can be analysed since the early Phenomenology of Perception, allows for the overflowing of the horizon of visibility of subjectivity toward a certain invisible. The concrete junction of imagination and affectivity then spreads out into the region of the notion of desire.
Mădălina Diaconu: Iris Därmann (Hg.), Kraft der Dinge. Phänomenologische Skizzen (Paderborn: Fink, 2014)
Lucian Ionel: Thomas Sheehan, Making Sense of Heidegger: A Paradigm Shift (London, New York: Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015)
Rolf Kühn: Jean Reaidy, Naissance mystique et divinisation chez Maître Eckhart et Michel Henry (Paris: L’Harmattan, 2015)
Ştefan-Sebastian Maftei: Alfonsina Scarinzi (ed.). Aesthetics and the Embodied Mind: Beyond Art Theory and the Cartesian Mind-Body Dichotomy (Dordrecht: Springer, 2015)
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Yeqitari: the Unopened Elves
The Elves of the eastern continent Tizüb are called the Yeqitari. Yeqitari means 'The Unopened', as they were the races of Elves who betrayed the gods and did not repent.
The Orridental is a strange land to the east, populated by a myriad of Elves and nomadic humans. It seems that the Elves have not yet fallen into decay, and they rule vast kingdoms. As with all elvenkind, they have a fondness for the natural world.
The Yeqitari are the chief division of Elves within the Orridental. They are divided into many sub-races, united in history and a shared culture and trade network. There are five races of major note who dominate the continent; each of them have their own divisions, languages, and cultures.
Parasquen
The first mentioned among these are the Parasquen, who live mostly in coastal deserts. They have blue, ashy skins, and have dark eyes like their close relatives the Naharaim. Once their powers stretched over the continent, but they have since diminished. Now they are content in their white, clay cities by the sea, listening to the screams of the white gulls on the cliffs and shores.
The second, and the most populous and powerful, are the Yan. The Captain Visha and his wife, the minstrel Sheer, are of this race. But it would be a great mistake to think that the empires of the Yan are of one united people. The Yan themselves, that is, those who reside between the banks of the Dei He and the Yoo Nie are characterized by a large and tall size, a strong build, a round, full face, high cheekbones, a short, depressed nose, thick lips, and fine teeth. Yan eyes are black and often oblique, complexion varying between pale white and dark brown; the beard is black and scanty, Yan feet are small. There are many distinct peoples that are categorized as Yan though they have dialects and appearances that are imperceptible and strange to the Yan proper. The Yan proper is the dominant race in the eastern regions.
The Yan empires dominate the east, and their philosophies divide their peoples into extremes. In one, you will have a bureaucratic monster, the people mere cogs in a staggering machine. In another, you will find a people focused on the flow and form of nature, entirely given to unimpeded Movement.
Naharaim
The third are the Naharaim. They were the first to arrive in the Orridental, and are the chief enemies in Juraedon's war efforts. They live in the Near East, beside the waters of Dur-Sharrûkin. Their stature is of medium size. A stout build. A haughty and noble face, a sloped bridge and nose, thin lips, and white teeth. Naharaim eyes are black like pitch, except for the white pupils, and complexions vary between pale and swarthy. The beard the men grow is thick and full, it is often braided and inlaid with gold or other metals. Their hair is grown out long and also braided. Their ears are pierced or stuffed with a round object. Their race is a scientific one, and they are obsessed with efficiency and improvement.
Fourthly are the Altaic, and these are the ones closest in appearance to the Itie'lman. They are extraordinarily tall, and their skin pale and fair. Their hair is blonde or red and often long. Their features are bold. Their bodies are large and muscular. Their beards are often unkept but thick. They are the most reclusive of the Elves and the least numerous, and their collection of lore is little. They are strong and cold to members not of their race. Most of their people live in Illum, a city made of ice and crystal, glazed with frost, twinkling in the sun like a beacon of fire.
Genunogora
Fifthly are the Genunogora. In the West, they are the least known among the five races of the Yeqitari. They are a people whose history has been one of constant coagulation and then disintegration. They are known for their wisdom, frankness, and breadth of knowledge. They are a tall people, though not so tall as the Altaic. They are usually darkly colored, with hair either black or a darkish brown and kept long. Their faces are chiseled and proud, bearing noble, aquiline noses and opaque, deep-set eyes. Their collection of knowledge is great, and their places of learning are famed across the eastern continent. They are a strong people with a rich mythology and intellectual culture. Their lands are in a warm clime. They are divided into five great groups, divied according to the isle on which they live in the southeast of Tizüb, or whether they live on the mainland.
They are a unique people in that they discern a person's moral worth according to their status of birth, and have instituted a caste system in which all members born of their race must take part. This caste system, among Men a social construction, has taken on a biological form in the Genunogora, and so the poverty-borne among them have somehow become truly stupider and meaner than the fairer, more beautiful and intelligent upper-class.
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Friday's SmackDown drew an average of 2.503 million viewers in the overnight ratings, according to Showbuzz Daily. Hour one drew 2.679 million viewers, then hour two dropped to 2.326 million viewers.
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Two people were arrested and a third suspect is wanted in connection with a robbery at a Henry County home.Ashley Nicole Coleman, 23, and Bradley Lewis Harris, 22, both of Bassett, were arrested Monday following a Sunday incident around 6 p.m. on Rockland Drive in Bassett. No injuries were reported.Henry County deputies said they're still looking for Brandon Lee Harris, 23, of Bassett.Deputies allege two male suspects entered the home and got into an altercation with the residents. Both suspects got to the home in a vehicle driven by a white woman, deputies said.Bradley Harris fired a shot inside the home before both suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of prescription drugs, deputies said.Coleman and Bradley Harris were both charged with one count of robbery and held without bond in the Henry County Jail. Brandon Harris also faces a robbery charge.Bradley Harris faces additional charges of shooting inside an occupied dwelling, use of a firearm during commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.Anyone who knows Brandon Harris' whereabouts is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff's Office at 276-368-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463).
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Two people were arrested and a third suspect is wanted in connection with a robbery at a Henry County home.
Ashley Nicole Coleman, 23, and Bradley Lewis Harris, 22, both of Bassett, were arrested Monday following a Sunday incident around 6 p.m. on Rockland Drive in Bassett. No injuries were reported.
Henry County deputies said they're still looking for Brandon Lee Harris, 23, of Bassett.
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Bradley Harris fired a shot inside the home before both suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of prescription drugs, deputies said.
Coleman and Bradley Harris were both charged with one count of robbery and held without bond in the Henry County Jail. Brandon Harris also faces a robbery charge.
Bradley Harris faces additional charges of shooting inside an occupied dwelling, use of a firearm during commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Anyone who knows Brandon Harris' whereabouts is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff's Office at 276-368-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463).
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—Hail Merry, a Dallas maker of raw, plant-based snacks, has raised a little over $1 million as part of a planned $1.26 million financing. The decade-old startup makes snacks and desserts that are gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and don’t use GMO ingredients, the company says on its website.
—PostItPlayIt, a peer-to-peer competition startup, has raised $1.59 million. The startup, which is based in the Dallas suburb of Addison, TX, enables users to create their own contests, such as e-games or fitness challenges, and compete against friends, family, or others. PostItPlayIt president and CEO Drew Eckman told Dallas Innovates that the company would use 25 percent of the funding on its software product, roughly 25 percent to scale operations, and the remainder for new customer acquisition.
—Rollick, which makes marketing software for companies in the powersports, RV, marine, and industrial equipment industries, has raised $8.3 million. The funding round was led by LiveOak Venture Partners in Austin, and included new investors such as Anthem Venture Partners and ManchesterStory Group as well as existing investors Silverton Partners, Autotech Ventures, and Capital Factory. This fundraising brings the total investment raised by Austin-based Rollick to $14 million.
—Shipwell, an Austin freight shipping software startup, has raised a $10 million Series A round of funding. Fifth Wall, a Venice, CA-based venture firm, led the round with participation from Global Founders Capital, Aspect Ventures, First Round Capital, Base10, and Village Global. The new money brings the company’s total fundraising to $12.1 million. The company said it plans to use the funding for marketing, further software development, and to make new hires.
—The Guild, an Austin startup that converts apartments into hotel-like rooms for rent, has raised $9 million in a round led by Seattle-based Maveron with participation from Convivialite Ventures in San Francisco and Corigin Ventures in New York, according to TechCrunch. The Guild has properties in Austin, Dallas, Miami, Cincinnati, and Denver. The Guild seeks to differentiate itself from traditional hotels with its technology, the article states. Guests, for example, can get food deliveries from UberEats and DoorDash.
—Austin Cocktails, which makes and sells ready-made alcoholic drinks, has raised $4.2 million in funding. The company was founded by two sisters, Jill Burns and Kelly Gasink, in 2012. It makes five cocktails, including a cucumber vodka mojito and a bergamot orange margarita.
—OJO Labs, an AI-based real estate tech startup, has acquired WolfNet Technologies, a real estate data manager based in St. Louis Park, MN, according to Austin Inno. WolfNet brings Austin-based OJO the ability to pull listings in order to build databases for about 100 million properties. Both companies will keep their brands.
—Oracle has announced the first class of startups in its new accelerator in Austin. Each of the startups is focused on “cloud-based innovation,” the company said in a press release. Oracle does not take equity stakes in participating startups, and connects founders to the tech company’s more than 430,000 customers worldwide.
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Yaël Ossowski 20 August, 2014 5 December, 2018
Despite being popular with travelers and hosts alike, the government of Quebec is doing everything it can to stop AirBnb. (PanAm Post)
By Yaël Ossowski – August 20, 2014
During a recent stint back in Montreal, I decided to try the service AirBnb, by now a ritual of my international travel.
I’ve used it in more than a dozen countries in Europe, plenty of cities in North America, and even in Australia and New Zealand.
AirBnb matches individuals who have extra space in their apartments with tourists who need places to stay — much like a friend or acquaintance giving you his room for a small fee. It’s a small, voluntary exchange, and it allows individuals to use AirBnb’s payment infrastructure, along with its terms and conditions to handle disputes.
Using it allows me to experience a city through the eyes of a local, without the need for plain hotel rooms, and exorbitant costs.
It thrives without any direct government intervention, and that ruffles a lot of people’s feathers.
There are personalized profiles and ranking systems maintained by users of the service, which give a good amount of information to both renters and hosts. It’s successful and revolutionary; it thrives without any direct government intervention, and that ruffles a lot of people’s feathers.
More specifically, that means the hotel industry and local government bureaucrats who have never seen an activity not worth taxing.
In the Canadian province of Quebec, the Ministry of Tourism has warned tourists against seeking “unlicensed” accommodation offered by apartment owners and renters. It has iterated that anyone caught offering lodging to tourists without a permit will face fines up to CAN$2,250. They cite the law meant for tourist accommodations.
The Committee on Illegal Accommodation in Quebec held its first meeting in Jan. 2014 and plans to release a report with its recommendations for taxation and regulation. (CITQ)
In a recent newsletter to members, the province’s Tourism Industry Corporation iterated their “battle against illegal accommodation.” They touted their success in getting the former Parti Québécois government to form a special committee on the matter, set to publish a report on their findings in the next few months.
Apartment owners have taken to the media to tell their tales of surprise when they found out their tenants were using the service to rent to short-term travelers. They’ve called on the government to put a stop to the madness.
“All Airbnb operations, like hotels and B&Bs, should be responsible for collecting and remitting sales and hotel taxes to governments,” states the Montreal Gazette‘s main editorial on this topic last week. “Just because innovations that disrupt and revolutionize establishment commerce are popular, cool and convenient for consumers doesn’t mean they should sidestep taxation responsibilities.”
The problem with this assessment is that AirBnb hosts do not own hotels. They don’t exist solely for making an income. Hosts agree to share their own apartments with only specific people who have gone through a registration process. In exchange for opening their homes, travelers pay their hosts through the service. Property taxes on apartment dwellings are still paid to the city and the province, and everyone benefits.
Hostility to the housing service AirBnb puts tourism at risk and sets a bad precedent for local tech entrepreneurs hoping to innovate. If the government bans AirBnb and similar services the way they exist, it forces hosts and travelers into the black market, something no one wants.
Rather than argue that every new idea somehow owes a cut to the government, critics of AirBnb and similar sharing services should analyze the long-term benefit compared to the cost of allowing the site to operate.
Along with Uber, a car-sharing service that faces similar regulatory pressure across the world, AirBnb has created a completely private infrastructure that empowers renters and hosts to trade short stays for payment on their own terms.
If that is itself held illegal, then it holds that all voluntary exchanges between two people must be subject to taxation by the government. This is despite the fact that property owners already pay taxes on their properties and mostly pass the costs on to their renters.
Yes, people make money off of it. But they also live there and have the ability to interact with travelers from all over the world who want to explore their cities as locals. Hosts agree to share their most sacred personal spaces with people whom they can trust because of a service which connects them.
The sought-after crackdown would export our ability to make private contracts to the government. If that’s how the future will play out in Quebec, it will be at odds with the praiseworthy peer-to-peer economy, while businesses will have limited incentive to grow and no incentive to innovate.
Instead, Quebec should be flattered. Tourists are using innovative new ways to explore the province and its residents are giving them great opportunities to live, shop, and spend money like locals. Shouldn’t that be allowed to go on?
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is legal in most NPS units as of today.
Does anyone have a list of the 20 exceptions?
forrestranger
does anyone know of a site that states Yosemites policy? what the conditions are for bringing a firearm into the park are?
The individual parks are supposed to follow state law however I personally think anyone that feels it necessary to exercise his or her right to bear arms in a national park has a serious gonad deficiency issue.
You can bring them in but cannot discharge the weapon. Might as well leave the ammo at home. Maybe even the gun as well.
There will be idiots that will bring guns and ammo just because they think they can.
chiefcrash
A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity.
Everyone can take a big deep breath and relax...
The law abiding gun owners who might bring guns are just that: law abiding. Which means, short of mountain lion or sketchy guy trying to rape them, there guns will never be seen or heard or fired in the park. It'll be just like it was before these new rules...
As for the non-law abiding people: they don't follow laws, including the ones saying you couldn't have guns in the park. If they want to poach, harass, do stupid stuff in the park, they're gonna do it regardless of what rules are in place. So, again, it'll be just like it was before these new rules...
it never ceases to amaze me how fearful and illogical people can get over certain inanimate objects...
short of mountain lion or sketchy guy trying to rape them
Any guy trying to rape a mountain lion is sketchy, indeed...
He would find a firearm useful though if not mandatory.
Oh chiefcrash. There have been more than a few posts on this forum where the poster wanted to be armed while backpacking as a defense against bears. I can only imagine the what the unfettered allowance to bear arms in Yosemite's campgrounds will bring.
I know for sure that the peaceful enjoyment of the sanctity of the park will suffer, especially on the valley floor.
However a 9mm hole in a generator or two might make for a quieter evening.
Even that would probably produce more noise and less sleep.
I'm pretty sure that the peaceful enjoyment WON'T suffer, but these are just opinions.
But let me ask you this: what about OTHER parks besides Yosemite? Would being allowed to carry a gun in, say, an Alaskan park make more sense? Because this rule change is for ALL states, not just the "sanctuary" ones like Yosemite...
If this thread got to things outside Yosemite it would become unwieldy. Let's keep it to Yosemite. So far that seems sufficient.
Normally, I would agree with you. However, it does stand pointing out that it's not like this rule was changed with Yosemite in mind...
Ewe humans are a sorry lot.
Roadrash
THe way i read it, state laws still apply. So in Yosemite's case, since it is in California you can not have a loaded concealed firearm on your person. So this should be no change from current policy. It will affect those that do have concealed carry permits and police officers who before were legal as far as the state was concerned but breaking federal law once in the park.
Although I do not have the regulation in hand, the many NPS sites that discuss the gun issue often mention:
"Keep in mind that the regulations to carry a firearm do not permit the discharging of a firearm. The discharge of a firearm is still illegal in national parks."
So regardless of what state law says about carrying, it is still illegal apparently to discharge a firearm in a national park. I'm sure the NRA is working on that one.
Except in the case where you feel threatened by another person or wildlife.
A troubling exception to the CCW permit is "campsite". A citizen is allowed to have a weapon to protect their campsite as it is their temporary home. Probably only the car camping sites as it seems you can't carry a weapon to a back country camp site but you can drive a weapon to your site at Upper and Lower Pines, Wawona, Porcupine, Yosemite, Tuolumne, Tamarack Flat, Hodgden Meadow, etc. There might be less generator, music, partying noise at some of these camp grounds now though.
I think the legislation only concerns possession of loaded firearms. It does not allow the right to discharge a weapon even in "defense of tent". That might be changed by judicial interpretation, of course, as the argument would be presented that the intent of the change to the firearm possession laws was to allow use of the firearm. But who knows.
A chilling brief on California law:
http://crime.about.com/od/gunlawsbystate/p/gunlaws_ca.htm
The scary part is that if allowed to carry a weapon to protect your campsite then discharging it to protect is a natural extension of the carrying of it.
A more complete text:
http://ag.ca.gov/firearms/regs/ a pdf is available
From what I understand, this makes state laws on the carrying and use of firearms applicable. Any discharge of a gun would have to follow state laws. It's the "in between" stuff that worries me, such as that "defense of tent".
I really do worry about people carrying who have never seen a bear before. People who are knowledgeable about bears know they don't need guns to protect themselves. I've heard of thousands of people living near blacks bears in Tahoe, Alaska, etc. Now some city folks (I myself am one) might come packing heat and freak out. I don't particularly want someone bringing a handgun (which is totally unsuitable for bringing down a bear) and thinking that firing at it and spraying ammo in a heavily populated campground is going to protect anyone.
California law allows the discharge of a firearm under the proper circumstances even if federal law disallows it at that particular location, i.e. national parks etc.
This whole thing is going to turn into a mess if the yahoos decide to prove some points.
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My understanding is that it goes beyond that. Originally there was a Bush era decree by the Secretary of the Interior that CCW holders could carry concealed weapons, but that was negated by a court order. However - I heard that the new law (inserted into a credit card reform bill) refers to state laws being applicable. In California it's complicated. In incorporated cities and "prohibited areas of unincorporated land" (supposedly places where it would illegal to discharge a firearm) open carry of a loaded weapon is not prohibited. It's gotten somewhat interesting with some groups purposely carrying weapons that are unloaded, but with magazines ready to load on their person. Some law enforcement agencies don't like it, since they end up responding to "person with gun" calls and end up responding with a hyper-vigilence not knowing if it's not someone with a hostile intent. Anyone open carrying is also required to submit to inspection of the weapon by law enforcement. I'd think NPS LE rangers would have the authority to conduct weapons checks.
It might be more interesting where there are areas where loaded open carry is allowed. I understand that some hike in Forest Service areas with openly carried firearms. Of course that includes areas where people legally hunt or go plinking.
traildad
The last time I researched this subject you were allowed to carry a gun on you hip, loaded, if the county you were in was under a certain population. I am guessing that if you wanted to carry it concealed, or in your car, you would have to have it in a lock box and unloaded. I believe that in your campsite you could keep it handy, I wonder if that would include concealed on your person.
I believe that in your campsite you could keep it handy
Which means we are going to have morons shooting at bears in campgrounds. Somebody is going to get hurt.
I think if you read the new federal law you will see that the use of the firearm does not default to state law. There is a huge difference between possession and use of a firearm. There are many areas of conflict between state and federal law, I suspect that federal regulation on this issue of use would prevail on federal land. I don't particularly like the law, but I think that it will be less an issue than both sides are trying to make it out to be. How often do you see individuals or group carrying weapons, even though they can do so legally? Just too much hassle! I suspect that a person will be stopped by police, subjected to search and ID check, etc.. Do African-American Activists still carry weapons in downtown Oakland?
I think that unfortunately there are a few out there that will want to make a point of the whole carry thing in the parks. It may be short lived but it only takes one or two wackos to really capture the news.
I understand that California's restriction on loaded open carry was a reaction to the Black Panthers carrying loaded shotguns in public. Then there were the restrictions on weapons in national parks. Ironic since I think both were instituted when Reagan was Governor of California and then President.
As I recall the Black Panthers walked into the State Capitol in the 60's with long guns in their most publicized act of "armed self defense" and subsequently legislation/regulation restricted that behavior. Open Carry in other venues as I recall in California is complicated and involves handguns vs long guns, loaded vs unloaded and may be influence by various municipal level regulations. I don't know if all those regulations can be traced to the Black Panthers.
(Unless the original argument is just too stupid for words.)
My son the physicist now ME would really rankle when he would hear arguments about how all the granite in the world cooled in 6 hours. Scientific proof would be offered to support the 6 hour position.
Relax, those who oppose the rule change. You will never notice the difference in Yosemite nor any other NP. Those who will carry a gun already do, those that don't still won't.
That would mean that the original Reagan era (I think) prohibition of guns had no effect on poaching, wildlife injury, or malicious violence in the park. Is there any evidence that those problems were unchanged by the original Reagan regulations? My impression is that those that enforce the law in the parks were opposed to the changes to gun possession and expect that there will be more problems than existed previously.
I doubt there will be huge change in the appearance of the parks, but it certainly will make it easier for someone to poach, harass, or shoot wildlife in the parks.
You will never notice the difference in Yosemite nor any other NP.
Actually I'm expecting some gun nut to shoot at a bear in a busy campground. That will be noticed.
I'm all for the right to bear arms but why can't people just leave them at home when they go to a park. It's not like they're hiking around in the Arctic Circle the week after the polar bears are out of hibernation
I think it would be unlikely that a law would allow one to carry a gun, but not allow you to use it at all. If you are sitting in your easy chair at home and drinking a beer, you can't shoot the girl scout for ringing your door bell while you're watching The Dukes of Hazard. If a Black Panther comes into your house with a gun of any kind, you will most likely be legal if you use your gun. Same for shooting a bear. You will most likely have to prove that your life was in danger to get away with shooting the bear. Then again if you shoot a bear with a pistol, you may not live long enough to face the legal system.
How about a Black Panther selling cookies?
Didn't some kid nearly get charged with wanton killing for throwing a rock that killed a bear at TM? From what I understood about the situation, the bear wasn't much of a physical threat, but a group of Boy Scouts panicked and started chucking rocks at it. One got it right in the head which caused enough trauma to kill it.
I'm wondering what the consequences would be for shooting in an occupied campground where a stray bullet hits a car or someone else. I know some states have laws that effectively indemnify a shooter for collateral damage if they feel a life is at risk, California might not be one of them.
usnationalpark
I was talking to a couple trail crew members who work in Glacier NP and they are most worried about instances when they are bushwhacking in the backcountry and spook a hiker who may have a loaded gun. Several of them have been bear-sprayed and screamed at in such instances where they are rustling in the brush and then emerge near people on the trails who thought they were hearing a bear. Or perhaps they are silently hiking along and spook a hiker. Both instances are common occurrence for trail crew members.
The other issue that worries me is bear encounters. It is normal grizzly bear behavior to bluff charge a person without instance of contact. Black bears also demonstrate charging behavior and as someone mentioned above, for the most part a handgun will not stop a charging bear. Once injured, this bear will be fully aggressive.
I do think that similar practices as in the Alaska backcountry, where when charged by a bear, they fire into the air, would be better. This is by no means ideal to hear gun shots in the wilderness, but I feel that the NPS should try to reitterate what to do when a bear charges or other wildlife. They should also touch on this 'shooting into the air' option for being quite effective and at the very least no animals or people are harmed.
usnationalpark girl
gunsrgood
I was talking to a couple trail crew members who work in Glacier NP and they are most worried about instances when they are bushwhacking in the backcountry and spook a hiker who may have a loaded gun. Several of them have been bear-sprayed and screamed at in such instances
We should ban bear spray and screaming!!!
I'm a gun owner too. This was just something that a couple trail grew people were telling me. People get jumpy when they are out in the middle of nowhere. I doubt that the skittish type who would bear-spray another hiker would be the type to carry a gun. Half the people on this site are TERRIFIED of guns in general. The other half are TERRIFIED of someone who would try to take away their right to bear arms. I don't know when gun owners became 'nuts' and those that are against guns became 'loons.' I am worried about this law because it has so many people all 'up in arms' so to speak.
The scariest part about this subject is how violent both sides feel about the situation. I do not think screaming or bear spray should be banned. I do not think guns should be banned. I do think that an extra campaign of education about how to react to wild animals and times when using a gun would be pertinent would help.
People who already have concealed weapons permits do not scare me. People who have registered guns who know how to use them do not scare me. People who own guns and lack weapon safety TERRIFIES me.
My imagination hopes that this law will help to protect our rangers, who are the branch of law enforcement least protected and have the most occurrences of potential of violence and are often alone without any backup.
I'm a gun owner too. .
I always wonder why gun owners often open their statements with this explanation. Has the NRA completely poisoned the entire intellectual community?
There are lots of problems related to trained and professional gun owners causing death and injury. Domestic violence is a particular problem for even trained professionals (law enforcement and military). We accept it as a society because armed police are considered necessary (that is another huge discussion).
Since when did violent events in the National Parks need armed civilian assistance? Can you provide even a single example?
I think this topic is poisoned by the adamantly oppositional viewpoints. I opened with that statement because the response to my first post was patronizing and taken wrong. I think this forum is a lousy place to have at this debate. The people who want this law overturned should be petitioning and writing letters. Attacking each other in this forum only makes most readers ashamed of people on both sides of the debate.
Those who don't believe guns are necessary would never think that a gun could help a ranger out. If guns do not help enforce the laws and peace, then why do our law enforcement officers carry them?
Citizens are watchdogs of law enforcement, for instance if a lone citizen is being arrested or approached by the police without anyone around, I watch. Why? Because of their vulnerability and to take a protective stance in case something happened that wasn't right. Similarly, if a ranger was engaged in an interaction with someone who was being obnoxious or looked potentially threatening, I would also stick around to witness and perhaps help. Would I be carrying my gun? No. Those that do choose to carry guns hopefully would also take a watchful protective role as well.
This subject is a hot topic for sure. But it seems to me that the environment on this particular forum topic is so that every person who is following it is looking for little tid-bits to attack, and vehemently.
I think that those who wish for this law to change should start working together to try and make it happen.
I didn't say that people who know how to use their guns don't cause problems/violence, I said I wasn't afraid. The fringe of society is a b*tch. In general, I wont choose to be afraid of what could happen.
Personally, I am hoping that this law will not change much of what is happening out there in our national parks. If I see that the law was a mistake, I will be out there petitioning. Unfortunately, I will need to see evidence that this was a mistake before I freak out.
The real fundamental problem here is that those people that want to open carry in the park feel that they will in fact need to use the gun they carry. That's why they are carrying it. It's not for bling bling. It's to load and shoot.
Yes, this is the heart of the issue. Some people believe that a gun is a good way of protecting themselves, their families or other vulnerable parties.
Some believe that guns are ridiculous and scary.
Those that do not agree with carrying a gun for protection use other means to protect themselves., such as education about wildlife behavior, bear bells, etc. The weakness here is when the threat is not a predictable bear, but another person. Then what? What if they do get mauled by a grizzly? Then what?
People who want to carry a gun do not intend to shoot it. They are not hunting, just protecting themselves. That is how they do it. The power to use that force is there. They probably also use other means of protecting themselves as well, such as education and precautions. These people believe that if they were approached by a criminal they would be able to protect themselves. If they were mauled by a bear, they would have a weapon on their hip.
Two different schools both educated, both doing what they think is right.
Gun carriers do not want to have the vulnerability that if something out of their control happened, they would become a part of the food chain. Others believe that if the uncontrollable happens, we are a part of the food chain and in their habitat.
Two schools. This issue will never be solved. Does it have to divide us?
It seems to me that if there were sufficient education as you mention then any "reasonable person" (legal term) would see that toting a firearm in Yosemite is pointless. There is no history indicating any threats that would be deferred, thwarted, prevented, etc. by visitors carrying firearms.
That is not how people think who choose to protect themselves with weapons. The weapon is like an insurance policy. It is only pointless to the anti-guns-in-the-parks school of thought. And like I said, so the battle continues. I do not believe this forum is the place to make a difference with a subject so divisive. Start a petition (both sides) make your voices heard in a place where the people listening can actually do something to change it.
Actually it's forums like this where both sides can air their positions to the benefit of all. It's good to know both sides of an argument. Let the light shine.
touche...yet there seems to be a lot of name calling and blanket statements.
This site popped up during my morning's research. A list of mountain lion attacks and deaths in the USA and Canada.
http://cougarinfo.org/attacks3.htm#hamm
Actually something that occurred to me after reading about a lion that was killed after an attack on a child, who lived, was that the cougar was hungry. There is a lot of wildlife displacement due to reduced habitat and certain other factors.
Less habitat, reduced food sources for animals due to climate and overpopulation... maybe there is a higher risk these days of attacks than in the past? Who knows.
Question: is something wrong just because it's "pointless"? Many a reasonable person would view a car being able to go over 75 MPH as "pointless" due to speed limit laws. should fast cars be banned?
The arguments are about firearms and their need in Yosemite, not cars.
http://xobh9.th8.us/
Why do people always assume the random gun owner is some trigger happy manic that is going to shoot a some strange sound in the bushes?
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Why do gun proliferation advocates insist that there are no gun-related problems in the US?
http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/GUNS/GUNSTAT.html
There are more than 200,000 deaths and injuries from guns each year in the US.
So you answer my question with a question? Nice..
To answer your question I don't know of any gun advocate that will say there is no gun-related problems. People do use guns in nefarious actions. Those people are criminals. Gun owners and hopefully most reasonable people would place the blame on the person using the gun and not the gun or other law abiding citizens for that action. A drunk driver plows his car into a school bus killing children. Who as a society do we blame? Gm for making the car? Jim Bean for making the whiskey? Or the driver behind the wheel? What if the driver didn't have a valid license? Should we pass laws to restrict the action of all drivers because of this and other similar actions?
I'm a gun owner of over 20 years, none of my guns have ever injured a single person.
To answer your question I don't know of any gun advocate that will say there is no gun-related problems.
The actions and intent of the NRA is to promote the idea that guns do not cause injuries-- people cause injuries. Most extreme gun advocates even deny that guns are inherently dangerous.
People do use guns in nefarious actions. Those people are criminals. Gun owners and hopefully most reasonable people would place the blame on the person using the gun and not the gun or other law abiding citizens for that action
A convenient, gratuitous, and unimaginative argument of gun advocates that ignores the fact that often just before the accident, injury, death or lapse in judgment the gun user was a law abiding citizen. There seems to be a conviction by the NRA types that as soon as a problem develops with guns, the only cause for that event was the action of the psychotic, criminal, or hostile individual. Many countries with similar numbers of guns/person have far fewer problems than the US. We have too many guns in the wrong hands and places; the problem is less with "bad people" than bad politics and easy availability of guns. We cannot control the behavior of the crazy or impulsive or those with altered consciousness, but we can control the availability of guns to them. Unfortunately, there is little interest in these public health issues.
The next line of argument by gun partisans is usually to suggest that criminals will always get guns to use so I need them for self-defense. Wrong again. Although there are as many guns per household in Canada, a smaller percent of crimes involve firearms than in the US primarily because there are restrictions on the availability and transport of handguns. Crime victims who possess weapons are 4 times more likely to be shot than those victims without weapons.
A drunk driver plows his car into a school bus killing children. Who as a society do we blame? Gm for making the car? Jim Bean for making the whiskey? Or the driver behind he wheel? What if the driver didn't have a valid license?
Firstly, if you are going to compare gun ownership to car ownership, you will need to demonstrate that the gun industry has implemented safety and design changes to reduce the inherent danger as have been implemented by car manufacturers. In addition, you will need to demonstrate that all gun users have the degree of training and practice required of vehicle drivers, that all guns and ammunition are as registered and traceable as vehicles , and that gun users, in nearly all venues, are specifically licensed for the activity they are pursing. Finally, gun ownership is largely a self-indulgent hobby as opposed to the more essential transportation needs served by automobiles.
Should we pass laws to restrict the action of all drivers because of this and other similar actions?
We do exactly that. Driving while intoxicated is illegal and monitored to some extent. Drivers are required to demonstrate a valid license and pass testing.
It always comes down to "me" and "mine". Presumably you feel your hobby should not be restricted in the least.
I never cease to be amazed how much selfishness and denial exists among gun promoters who think that any regulation to diminish the opportunities for criminal, irresponsible, accidental or suicidal actions that in the slightest poses an inconvenience to the "legal" gun owner is unacceptable. Does every car owner expect to take their vehicle anywhere they want? Are you going to argue for your right to drive to the top of Half Dome? It is selfish in the extreme to object to limitations on guns that would reduce gun injuries and death because it is an "intrusion" on a perceived 2nd Amendment privilege.
Warpath101
Do I need to go through a criminal background check to buy a car/motor vehicle? No
Do I need to show the dealer I can adeqately handle the car? No
Do I need to jump through hoops to buy gasoline? Nope (unless high prices are considered a hoop)
Do I need to take a test every 2 year in order to buy a certain type of car (or any car for that matter)? Negative.
Do I need to wait ten days after I buy a car to take it home? Nein.
Do I need to make sure my car has "evil feature" that could make it an "assault car"? Not in the least.
Do I need to make sure my car is on a roster of approved cars by the state of California? Niet.
You have to do all these and more to buy firearms.
In fact, what does it take to get a car on the road? A simple test that you take once until you reach a certain age. But what can a car do? Think Tim Mcveigh, suicide bombers, and generally crazy people ramming into others. In 2008 there was a naked woman ramming her car into men because she lost her cat. A man rammed his plane into the IRS building in Texas. DUIs alone kill more people than guns do, but it is EASIER to buy alcohol than to buy a gun. Show up, provide verification of 21 and walk out the door.
I also find the idea laughable that, somehow, when I walk into a National Park from carrying my CCW everywhere else that I will be less careful than I was before. The most sketchy people I have met have been mostly in parks in the less populated areas of National Parks. Yosemite's own rangers carry pistols and are subject to the same fallibilities that we common laymen are.
Is a car designed for the purpose of killing? No.
A firearm isnt either. I own multiple firearms, all which have been fired multiple times, that have never killed anyone. Unless you count paper. I guess mine are broken? Is there a capacity to kill? Hell yes. Is there a capacity to kill with cars? Also, Hell yes. Besides, how do you prove the intent of an inanimate object? Does it have a mind of it's own? Or would it require a person to act on his/her thoughts in order to use the gun in the capacity you described? Just as a car would. A car doesnt run someone down, it is the operator behind it who chooses that action.
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Also, I guess most people forgot 1999. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=943
A firearm is a weapon.
weapon |ˈwepən|
a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage
A car is a vehicle.
vehicle |ˈvēəkəl; ˈvēˌhikəl|
a thing used for transporting people or goods, esp. on land, such as a car, truck, or cart.
I suppose a weapon could be used to transport something and I suppose a vehicle could be used as a weapon. I also suppose the intended use should weigh more heavily in an argument than "could be used as". I also think sticking to arguing about probable consequences is more productive than arguing about possible consequences.
probable |ˈpräbəbəl|
adjective [often with clause ]
likely to be the case or to happen
possible |ˈpäsəbəl|
able to be done; within the power or capacity of someone or something
• able to happen although not certain to
• [ attrib. ] able to be or become; potential
Wrong. A firearm is a tool, used to accomplish a task (whether that be self defense, crime, or paper punching.) The only thing that makes it into a weapon is the brain of the operator. Just as a car is a tool. It can be used to accomplish a task (take your kids to soccer practice, run down a pedestrian, etc.)
"The only weapon you have is your brain. Everything else is a tool."
No, he's quite right.
A firearm is a tool, used to accomplish a task
Agreed. But that task is to kill or injure.
Unless a square is not a rectangle.
So I injure and kill paper every time I go to the range?
We're talking about people arming themselves in the campgrounds in Yosemite. Not shooting at a range or any other use of a firearm. Just carrying in campgrounds in Yosemite.
Sigh. No, you are simply improving your inchoate skills at injuring and killing by practicing with paper. Have any other specious arguments to present?
You imply a firearm is designed to kill. This is incorrect.
Strictly speaking, a firearm is merely a tool designed to fire a projectile. The choice of projectile, as well as the intended use of the projectile, is entirely left to the intent of the user.
If someone INTENDS to use a firearm as a lethal weapon, they can use lead bullets.
People can also INTEND to use a firearms as:
A less-than-lethal weapon (rubber bullets, taser rounds, pepper shells, etc)
A flare launcher
A smoke or tear gas launcher
A hunting tool
Competitive athletic equipment (lots of olympic sports involve shooting)
A theatrical prop
Collection pieces
As you can see, a gun only turns from "tool" to "weapon" upon the intent of the user. What else follows this pattern?
Broken lawn chairs
infants (there was a case where a disturbed mother used her baby as a club)
just about anything
I don't imply it. A firearm is designed to kill and injure. You are being disingenuous when you claim otherwise.
A blank-only firing starter pistol is a firearm. Is it designed to kill?
An olympic target pistol is a firearm. Is it designed to kill?
A flare launcher is a firearm. Is it designed to kill?
A $40,000 engraved skeet shotgun loaded with birdshot is a firearm. Is it designed to kill?
Certain varieties of pepper spray are technically firearms. Are they designed to kill?
Irrelevant "pseudo-pedantry" and off topic. You should look up the federal definition of a firearm before posting this nonsense again. Or at least have a long talk with Eddie Eagle.
Seeing as I have a federal firearm license, I know the definition. In fact, the definition is hugely vague, including "any destructive device". So according to the federal definition, bombs, grenades, and modified propane tanks are firearms.
Explain how this is pedantic and off topic. Someone said a firearm is only designed to kill and injure. I just provided 5 examples of firearms that are NOT designed to kill and injure. That seems to be a pretty straight forward rebuttal...
So are you gonna do anything more than use big words in a dismissive fashion?
This argument would be classified as feigned pedantry as a diversion from the central argument:
Of course guns are not lethal-- gun injuries and death occur from the sudden surprise at being hit by a 10 gram projectile going 1000 fps!
You apparently are unaware of the concept of lethal force, have never trained to use a handgun in self defense, and are unaware of standard police policies dealing with use of a firearm. It is to be fired only when the intent is to kill and all shots should be directed to that objective. Brandishing is illegal so the only use of a concealed hand gun is to inflict (usually) mortal injury.
Here is a common argument tactic to make a false analogy that trivializes and desensitizes the subject:
Surely you can tell the difference between a gun and a propane tank, can't you?
The central argument (at least the one I'm responding to) is that a firearm is inherently a weapon and inherently designed to kill. I can not see how anything I said was a diversion from that, seeing as I was pointing out how they're not inherently weapons and not inherently designed to kill people and more than other common objects.
I never claimed that guns are not LETHAL. I claimed that they are not inherently DESIGNED to kill. They are DESIGNED to fire a projectile. Some projectile are specifically designed to kill. Some projectiles are specifically designed to NOT kill. Since a firearm can launch either projectile, you can not say that they are designed to kill or not kill, only that it is designed to launch a projectile. Intent of the projectile is determined by the user, not the gun.
Wrong again. I was in the military, and now work for with a sheriff's department. I am well aware about lethal force, have trained with a variety of firearms in self-defense and offense.
But you said it yourself, it's about intent:
...standard police policies dealing with use of a firearm. It is to be fired only when the intent is to kill and all shots should be directed to that objective
BTW: drawing a weapon, and then not having to fire because the bad guy retreats is not brandishing. The majority of the time when someone's life is saved by a firearm, no one gets shot. Kind of like how nothing scares off a burglar like the sound of a pump-action shotgun...
Indeed i can. But the point is not a false analogy, nor does it trivializes or desensitizes anything. The point is that anything and everything can be used as a lethal weapon. Some very common objects that we think of as harmless can actually be more dangerous than firearms. Which is a more dangerous weapon: a handgun, or a propane tank modified into a bomb? Why are more people killed by cars than guns? Why are more people killed by DOCTORS than guns? And why are we more scared of guns than these things that kill us more often? Is that an irrational fear?
There is no significance, except to obscure the argument, to claim that guns are not designed as lethal weapons. If you wish to think of a firearm as a projective firing device to reassure yourself, you are welcome to indulge your needs to trivialize the topic. Guns are not toothpicks, pliers, or whatever item you want to claim is a "tool" when it is convenient for your argument. This ploy is merely an attempt to trivialize a firearm by a false analogy. It just doesn't fly here.
Comparisons to other causes of mortality are irrelevant as well. The central issue here is not about "a gun" (grease, soldering, or whatever) but about whether more firearms in Yosemite is a rational and socially beneficial policy.
Those that carry weapons in this society unrelated to the requirements of their jobs, are frequently fearful individuals intent on providing a measure of reassurance against an imaginary threat. There is some evidence that possession of a firearm by civilians emboldens and endangers them by a false sense of security and may result in MORE risk of injury. It just doesn't seem like a good idea to give paranoid, fearful, and insecure individuals lethal weapons.
You keep claiming guns are designed as lethal weapons. I keep pointing out examples of guns designed NOT to be lethal weapons. You seem to think these exceptions don't matter, which is a Fallacy of Accident
I have yet to see anyone provide any sort of logical or rational basis to claim "firearms are designed to kill". Because they can't, it's too broad of a generalization. It'd be like saying all automobiles are cars. Some are cars, but others are trucks, SUVs, RVs, etc.
If causes of mortality are irrelevant, then why is there an issue about whether more firearms in Yosemite is a rational and socially beneficial policy? So people claim that because firearms can kill people, it's irrational to bring them into the park. I ask the question "If we shouldn't bring guns because they MIGHT hurt someone, why do allow all this other stuff that can do the same?" You might think this is irrelevant, but I do not.
Please state your reasons for claiming that gun owners are frequently fearful individuals, paranoid, and insecure.
You don't have to look very far to find the primary reason that guns are carried by civilians legally or illegally is for protection against a perceived threat. That represents fear and insecurity. In the extreme and when the threat is inconsequential, that represents paranoia.
Here is a simple example:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/172857.pdf
Fire extinguishers are often kept for protection against a perceived threat of fire. By your theory, that represents fear and insecurity. In the extreme and when the threat is inconsequential, it represents paranoia. Well, we have a fire department to deal with fires, so the threat should be inconsequential, right?
But there's a problem with your theory: what if the perceived threat is real?
The odds of being a victim of a violent crime during adulthood are greater than 2 to 1. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Youth Violence Research Bulletin — February 2002)
http://www.witnessjustice.org/news/stats.cfm
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. In the extreme and when the threat is inconsequential, it represents paranoia. Well, we have a fire department to deal with fires, so the threat should be inconsequential, right?
You have not demonstrated that a carried weapon is a valid, safe, or optimal device for dealing with the perceived threat. You seem to be arguing that carrying a weapon continuously for 50 yrs of adulthood will successfully protect against a violent crime or crimes, will not result in collateral injury to the owner or bystander, and will, during the 50 yrs of use, not result in injury to anyone else during that period of use. In that scenario, it is much more likely that the gun will have injurious rather than beneficial effects.
But, to stay on topic, what is the risk of a violent crime that can be ameliorated with a gun in a National Park (the benefit) and what is the risk associated with the gun carry (the cost)? I find no evidence that sufficient risk exists in Yosemite to justify a gun. Given the nature of firearms and the risk to others, the burden is upon the gun owner to demonstrate that sufficient objective risks exist to justify the weapon.
You have not demonstrated that a carried weapon is a valid, safe, or optimal device for dealing with the perceived threat.
You seem to be arguing that carrying a weapon continuously for 50 yrs of adulthood will successfully protect against a violent crime or crimes, will not result in collateral injury to the owner or bystander, and will, during the 50 yrs of use, not result in injury to anyone else during that period of use. In that scenario, it is much more likely that the gun will have injurious rather than beneficial effects.
If a carried weapon is not a valid, safe, or optimal device for dealing with the perceived threat, why do we give every police officer a gun to carry?
I know from personal experience that a firearm is certainly a valid and safe option for dealing with the perceived threat. I also know from personal experience that it's the most effective option. Carrying a gun for just 4 years of adulthood successfully protected me from a violent crime. It also did not cause any collateral injury or damage, in fact, it didn't cause ANY damage because it didn't need to be fired (presenting the firearm was enough to stop the attack). I have known hundreds of men and women who've carried guns their whole lives and never hurt a soul with them.
However, YOU have not demonstrated that a firearm is NOT a valid, safe, or optimal option for dealing with the threat. You have said more than once it's "more likely" to cause problems, however have supplied no supporting details.
But, to stay on topic, what is the risk of a violent crime that can be ameliorated with a gun in a National Park (the benefit) and what is the risk associated with the gun carry (the cost)? I find no evidence that sufficient risk exists in Yosemite to justify a gun.
Given the nature of firearms and the risk to others, the burden is upon the gun owner to demonstrate that sufficient objective risks exist to justify the weapon.[/quote]
I have no idea the risk of violent crime that can be mitigated by a gun, or "the cost." But that's an interesting question: what IS the risk associated with gun owners peacefully bringing guns into the park? Anyone got that one figured out? Just my wild as guess says it's about the same as the risk of needing a gun.
You find no evidence that sufficient risk exists to justify a gun. This isn't surprising seeing as you don't make note of what a "sufficient risk" is, and have claimed that anyone who feels there IS a risk is paranoid.
Given the nature of firearms and the risk to others, the burden is upon the gun owner to demonstrate that sufficient objective risks exist to justify the weapon.
Wow. Just, wow. I really hope you don't believe that. A policy like that would open up a lot of unintended consequences. Given the nature of cars and risk to others, the burden is upon the car owner to demonstrate that sufficient objective cause exist to justify it being able to drive faster than 75 mph. You better have sufficient reason to justify climbing half dome, given the risks. You know, there's no real reason for all these big kitchen knives, better ban those until someone demonstrates sufficient justification. Come to think of it, there seems to be a lot of risk involved with the religion of Islam, better provide some sufficient objective analysis to justify going to the mosque. Hmm, doctor's mistakes kill more people every year than firearms. Given the nature of doctors and the risk to others, the burden is upon the sick person to demonstrate that sufficient objective risk exists to justify the doctor...
Luckily, our legal system doesn't work this way. Every thing is legal, unless there is a law making it illegal. And a law to make something illegal should only be passed after sufficient objective risks exist to justify the banning. As such, guns are generally legal provided all regulations are followed. The burden is instead upon the would-be gun banner to demonstrate that sufficient objective risks exist to justify banning the weapon.
But, I'm curious, what is this "given" nature of firearms and the risk to others? You post so often about all these inherent risks and dangerous of guns, yet never seem to expand upon them...
The central issue here is not about "a gun" (grease, soldering, or whatever) but about whether more firearms in Yosemite is a rational and socially beneficial policy.
Forgot to add:
A lot of states have changed over to a "shall issue" concealed carry system. Their crime rates have gone down since then. If one were to believe that there was a correlation between these two events, why WOULDN'T more firearms in Yosemite be a rational and socially beneficial policy?
It is absolutely unproven that gun prevalence reduces crime.
Two parallel sets of data may be related by A causing B, B causing A, or both A and B caused by C. There is no evidence that guns reduce crime and lots of evidence that guns are associated with accidental injury and disproportionate response.
for one example:
National Academy of Science report on Gun Violence:
http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309091241&page=1
I have yet to see anyone provide any sort of logical or rational basis to claim "firearms are designed to kill". Because they can't, it's too broad of a generalization. It'd be like saying all automobiles are cars. Some are cars, but others are trucks, SUVs, RVs, etc
You are arguing the wrong issue. Firearms are weapons with lethality, whether you wish to use the federal definition of firearm or claim that they only fire projectiles is immaterial to me. But on the issue of fallacy, your attempt to diminish the generalization by an irrelevant exception is a fallacious argument called overwhelming the generalization.
Just because some "guns" do not deliver a projectile by explosive charge sufficient to cause death, does not diminish the generic danger of firearms.
So, what i'm hearing here is "no matter what evidence you present to contradict me, it doesn't matter".
My exceptions are not irrelevant. You are stating "because some firearms are designed to be lethal weapons, ALL firearms are designed to be lethal weapons." This is false, and known as a Hasty Generalization. I am stating "because some firearms are designed NOT to be lethal weapons, one can not say ALL firearms are designed to be lethal weapons." This is correct. Just like you can not say "all automobiles are sedans". It doesn't mean a PARTICULAR firearm wasn't designed to be a weapon, just that you can't lump everything into that category.
It's not because "some" guns do not deliver a lethal projectile. It's because nearly about ALL guns can be used as either a lethal weapon or non-lethal tool. Since ANY gun can be lethal or non-lethal based on the intent of the user, you can not lump all firearms into the category of lethal weapons anymore than you could do so with knives.
Also: i have never stated that there is not some inherent DANGER with firearms. However, this is irrelevant. There is an inherent danger with cars, knives, doctors, children's toys, synthetic rope, and just about anything. However, when properly used, firearms are just as safe as cars, knives, doctors, and etc. (notice "just as safe" does not mean completely safe, just as no matter how good of a driver you are, your car is not completely safe) Just because something can be dangerous if improperly used is not sufficient reason to ban it, or we'd have to start lining our world with bubble wrap.
At least you acknowledge that guns are inherently dangerous.
The question remains unanswered, why should this inherently dangerous item be allowed in National Parks to indulge excessive and unfounded fears in Yosemite?
I agree, it's absolutely unproven that gun prevalence reduces crime. Which is why I was very very careful not to say it. I have a full understanding of correlation, causation, and how correlation != causation.
BTW: your source pointed out that firearms are used defensively many times per day. Just thought you should know.
However, I can say that while the number of firearms owned by private citizens has been increasing steadily since 1970, the overall rate of homicides has not risen. I'm not certain, but I think that means there is no correlation between the availability of firearms and the rates of homicide in America. So, why are we trying to restrict them?
I have my own theories on the matter
Gun-control laws do not control crime because crimes are not committed by guns; they are committed by criminals. Criminals will always have guns because they do not obey laws, including anti-gun laws. Those without guns are easy prey for criminals with guns. Gun control encourages crime.
But this is a debate that goes back and forth. So if guns don't lower crime, and guns don't cause crime, why are we so worked up over guns?
A firearm isnt either.
That's the biggest steaming pile of used food from a male bovine I've heard in years.
I own multiple firearms, all which have been fired multiple times, that have never killed anyone.
So? They are still designed for killing whether you have used them for that or not.
If someone INTENDS to use a firearm as a weapon, they can use lead bullets.
Yosemite's own rangers carry pistols and are subject to the same fallibilities that we common laymen are.
Sounds like you will be able to protect yourself from the rangers.
Do I need to take a gun to Yosemite? No!
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Do you need to force everyone else to do the same? No!
Not sure why the ideal of people causing the accidents is so hard to understand. Guns don't sneak out at night and randomly kill people.
accident, injury, death or lapse in judgment the gun user was a law abiding citizen So you are saying every time a gun has been used to murder someone it was done by a otherwise law abiding person?
And Switzerland has one of they highest gun ownership per capita in the world,and also has one of the lowest gun crime rates.
I don't need to demostrat any of that to exspress who is responcible. If I went out and killed someone I would be responcible for that. Not congress for not passing enough laws, not the Big 5 that sold me the ammo, not John Moses Browning for designing the gun.
And we still have drunk drivers right? So the laws aren't working. Lets add more laws. Most DUI's happen between midnight and 4 am, lets make anyone who drives during this time to get a special permit. Lets toss in a 25 mph speed limit for all drivers during that time as well. That is what we are doing with gun laws.
The 2nd is OUR right. You included. Presumably you feel your hobby should not be restricted in the least.
I never cease to be amazed how much selfishness and denial exists among gun promoters who think that any regulation to diminish the opportunities for criminal, irresponsible, accidental or suicidal actions that in the slightest poses an inconvenience to the "legal" gun owner is unacceptable. Califonia has passed some of the strictist gun laws in the nation, and gun crimes rose in number.
The 2nd is OUR right.
That's debatable. You in a militia?
The wording was constructed to be vague on purpose.
Well we will find that out real soon.
If you're a able-bodied man of at least 17 and under 45 years of age, then you're in the militia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militia_%28United_States%29
DennisW
The US Supreme Court ruled last year in Heller vs. DC that that 2nd Amendment is an individual right that does not require militia membership to exercise that right. So as far as the federal govt goes sees, it there is no debate.
That's how they ruled that time. Next time it may differ. Debatable it remains.
Care to debate on the fact that every able-bodied male aged 17-45 is in the militia by act of congress?
No, I just consider it to be another silly gun nut thing.
So you consider the 2nd Amendment to apply only to the militia, and then when confronted with the fact that the "militia" is about half the population, that's just a silly gun nut thing?
Do you know what a militia is? How do you think the militia is formed?
when confronted with the fact that the "militia" is about half the population, that's just a silly gun nut thing?
I'm only saying that the claim, not matter where it originates, that half the population is a militia is chick-on droppings and only a silly gun nut would make such a claim.
I guess an that means an act of congress is "chick-on droppings". Which might be true (personally, I think the Patriot Act was chick-on droppings), but it's is the law regardless of our opinions...
And only a silly gun grabber would claim that "the right of the people" means the people in the 1st Amendment, and yet means something else in the 2nd Amendment...
I guess an that means an act of congress is "chick-on droppings".
You didn't know that? <boggle>
Are you going to argue for your right to drive to the top of Half Dome? It is selfish in the extreme to object to limitations on guns that would reduce gun injuries and death because it is an "intrusion" on a perceived 2nd Amendment privilege.
That's funny. You think it's your right to drive and a privilege to own a gun!!!!
Driving is a privilege, not guaranteed you by the Bill Of Rights.
Gun ownership is a RIGHT that "shall not be infringed", not a privilege.
Anybody,
Please elaborate on a constitutional right that does not have some sort of restriction or control placed on it. Please bear in mind also that the same constitution gave the congress, the judiciary, and the states the right to modify and amend that constitution. Plus the congress can pass laws that promote the common good that perhaps fly in the face of a narrow reading of the constitution.
The right to bear arms is not a right granted by the Constitution. The 2nd Amendment protects that pre existing right. Yes, it can be changed by a constitutional convention, but until they hold one, the 2nd is still there as is. DC had a handgun ban for years that flew in the face of the constitution, but that got thrown out as unconstitutional last year. There are numerous cases that are challenging gun bans and silly gun laws, even in Ca. The Supreme court is hearing the case against the Chicago gun ban next week, by July that ban will be struck down too. The concensus is they will also rule the 2nd Amendment will apply to state and local govts too.
DennisW,
Let me see if I have this correct. An amendment to the constitution is not a part of the constitution. Is that what I read in your post?
So if what you are saying is correct then the second amendment and all the other amendments are not constitutional rights.
And you wonder why people worry about people like you being armed. You can't think things through.
I think what he's saying is your rights aren't GRANTED by the constitution, so much as they've always existed and are merely PROTECTED by the constitution...
Kind of like the government doesn't grant you the right to free speech. You have that right merely by being alive, the 1st Amendment merely protects the government from infringing on that right...
Exactly, thanks for clearing that up. no more sleepy posting for me.
Why do you assume anybody here said that?
It was one of the concerns about people carrying. The poster said friends had been maced while startling hikers and they were fearful of now getting shot..
A quick read of California law will narrow the gun toting to people with a license to carry and people while in a car camping campsite. I hope most if not all people in CA with a CCW permit are responsible. California law has pretty severe restrictions on where a gun can be used and under what circumstances. I don't think many guns will be taken into the back country. A CCW permit would be required to do so.
It's the problem of the car camping people that will be allowed to have a loaded gun in their camp site that feel they are in mortal danger if a bear wanders through their campsite.
I fear there will be bullets flying all over the place.
FoT,
Would you bring a gun to Yosemite now that you can?
I see no reason not to.
I fear there will be bullets flying all over the place
CA stateparks have allowed guns at campsite,state law gives us the same gun rights in the campsite as if were our home. Have you heard horror stories of wild shoot out, bullets flying everwhere if bears or mountlion wanders in?
Do you see a reason why you would carry a gun in Yosemite?
We are arguing about gun carrying in national parks.
for that chance that the bear, mountain lion, etc doesn't run away.
In case I run into one of the pot farmers( illegally packin heat) that have their farms in the park.
To protect myself and family from any criminals that may choose to visit and apply their trade at the park.
Like was posted earlier, if the park service can tell me 100% and back it up that they can protect me from all criminals and wildlife in the park I will leave my gun at home.
So back off.
So what? Are you going to "shoot it out" with them?
Highly unlikely.
The National Parks may just be too much stress for you. Better to stay home.
I can conceive of far better reasons to have a gun in the park:
1. To shoot the top off a beer bottle
2. To prop up that wobbly stove
3. As a weight to keep the table cloth from blowing off the picnic table
4. To complement your Rambo costume
5. To defend against any rabid pika
6. To add leverage to the wrench for those difficult lug nuts
7. So that you can say to other wingnuts, "I'll show you mine if you show me yours"
8. To use for a tent pole (if you bring a rifle or shotgun)
9. To add dead weight to your pack for aerobic exercise
10. As a conversation topic during those awkward moments when the SWAT team is trying to decide if you are armed and dangerous or just armed and stupid.
your funny Frank.
A sick or injured animal or a mama protecting her cubs might continue chasing you even if you "back off.
If a pissed off drug dealer is chasing me shooting at me for stumbling onto their farm, damn right I will have a shootout with him if it is the only was to preserve my life.
Ya, they always thought it was "highly unlikely" that crazy people would shoot up schools and workplaces years ago too but they do happen. Look what happened at Fort Hood, where the guy killed all those soldiers. Bet you thought it was "highly unlikely" that someone would do an attack on a military base. Nps are not immune to crime, there are even two links on this site talking about potfarms and one talked about reports of machine gun fire. ( I know the one was not in the Yosemite)
What is the risk of this occurring?
Again, what is the risk of this occurring? Do you have any idea?
Finally and again, what is the calculated risk of this occurring in the first place, and secondly, what is the likelihood that an amateur carrying a gun will have any impact on the events? This is not the stuff of Hollywood. Deal with real life.
Do you carry oxygen and nitroglycerin to treat a heart attack? Do you know how to do the Heimlich manuever? Do you cook on an open flame? Do you know how long someone will survive in 40 degree water?
I doubt that you are prepared for the most likely wilderness threats but have chosen to create absurdly rare scenarios that reflect more a fearful fantasy world than rational thought process.
Your concern with protecting yourself, you family and others should be directed at motor vehicle issues: If you have ever received a moving violation, have driven after drinking ANY alcohol or taking mood altering drugs, or have exceeded the Basic Speed Law in California, you have endangered yourself and others more than any scenario you have presented endangers you. A gun will not protect you from yourself and the reckless individual is the biggest danger to himself/herself and others in the National Parks.
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It doesn't matter what the probability of the risk is. The risk exists, even you don't try to dispute it. Highly unlikely, but possible. Whether or not you feel the risk is high enough to merit some sort of preventative action is a personal decision. You don't get to make my personal decisions for me. If you feel it's safe enough not to carry a weapon, that's fine. That's YOUR decision. I'm gonna do the same thing the rangers do: carry a little something to protect myself, JUST IN CASE.
What's the risk that your house is going to burn down? Because it's such a low risk, why bother getting a fire extinguisher or smoke alarm? What's the chances that YOU will need to know the Heimlich? We prepare for the silliest long-shot disasters all the time, why is it only when you prepare for potentially violent disasters you get labeled paranoid and absurd?
You are right though: reckless individuals are the biggest danger to himself/herself and others. Which is why we have laws against reckless behavior. We have laws against speeding, but we don't have laws restricting how fast your car can be. Why should guns be handled differently?
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I do not have the nitro pills, but do have a full military field first aid kit in my Jeep. Along with MRE, plenty of water, extra clothes, blankets, spare parts and gas. Twenty years and counting active duty military training including firearms, first aid, and survival I think covers me on a lot of what you claim I am not prepared for. Also have been hunting and camping sometimes in very remote locations including winter camping for almost 30 years. I can hunt, kill, clean, and cook game, even over an open fire. I was born and raised in the country so I think I can handle myself in Yosemite or any other area.
I don't drink or do drugs and my Jeep can barely hit 70 so I don't think I am endangering other people on the road.
I have medical, housing, and auto insurance just in case something happens. I have smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, fire extinguishers throughout the house. Almost forgot the earthquake/ disaster kit with plenty of food and water and first aid supplies
Yep. And he knows the difference between "your" and "your're" too.
Maybe. But you really don't need a gun to fight off a squirrel.
More likely he'd shoot you before you even knew he was there. Especially if he thought you were carrying a gun.
I claim iPod auto correct and lack of proofreading for that mistake. Guess every forum has a spelling Nazi.
So did all the bears and cats that live in yosemite get poached? I didn't realize that squirrels were the only wildlife that lived in the park. Thanks for updating me on that, I feel a little safer now.
Ya, he may shoot first but if he misses or doesn't kill me at least I might have a chance to protect myself instead of curling into the fetal position and waiting for him to come finish me off.
Anyone want to venture a guess as to why privately carried guns are prohibited in buildings classified as "federal facilities" in Yosemite?
So the federal employees don't get shot?
If guns are allowed and carried for personal security, it seems ironic that guns are restricted when security is really important.
It was one of the concerns about people carrying.
No, it wasn't. What is a concern is having a gun in a Yosemite campground is going to lead to somebody shooting at a bear. This isn't theoretical; it has already happened. Fortunately in the one case I know of the gun owner only managed to hit a tree. He could easily hit a camper. For that matter he could have hit the bear and provoke the bear into causing serious injury or death.
If you really feel you need to carry a gun in Yosemite, you just don't belong there. You're better off staying home where your mother can change your diaper when you get scared.
You're better off staying home where your mother can change your diaper when you get scared.
Should be "change your diaper after you get scared."
Quote from poster usnational
What is a concern is having a gun in a Yosemite campground is going to lead to somebody shooting at a bear. This isn't theoretical; it has already happened. Fortunately in the one case I know of the gun owner only managed to hit a tree. He could easily hit a camper. For that matter he could have hit the bear and provoke the bear into causing serious injury or death.
Can't have a discussion without resorting to name calling?
Why would anyone carry a loaded gun in the sanctuary of Yosemite National Park?
Enforcement rangers excepted please.
To avoid the fate of Carol Sund and Silvina Pelosso
I would ask two things of you:
1. How would carrying a loaded weapon in Yosemite prevented the death of those people?
2. Would you be willing to act like a lawyer for a bit and present arguments for both sides of the carry/not carry issue. I bring this up because a good lawyer can argue both side equally well regardless of his own position.
I said avoid a fate like them, what would have happened if you hiked into that area while the serial killer is dumping the bodies?
I'm not a lawyer, and have a hard time thinking of a reason guns shouldn't be allowed. Seems most people against this are against guns in general.
Then how would carrying a gun in Yosemite have prevented a fate like theirs or even Joie Armstrong's?
I am a gun toting, arms bearing, multiple gun owning expert marksman. I still can't see the reason for a visitor to carry a firearm into the sanctuary of the park.
Then how would carrying a gun in Yosemite have prevented a fate like theirs or even Joie Armstrong's
Like I alluded to before what do you think will happen to a hiker and his/her family if they stumble on to a serial killer disposing of bodies? Will he just give them direction back to camp? Or maybe feel the need to eliminate witnesses? What is the saying rather have something and not need it, rather then need something and not have it.
Three of the four people that were killed by Stayner were not killed in the park.
Two of the tourists, the mother and the visiting friend, were killed in their motel room by Stayner, an employee of the motel. The daughter was killed elsewhere and her body dumped at Don Pedro on highway 120 many miles from Yosemite.
Joie Armstrong was subdued by Stayner in her home which was the little cottage near the barns at Big Meadow. She was killed a very short distance away with a knife and her body left there.
How does having a loaded gun in a car camping camp site at Upper Pines, Porqupine Flat, Tuolumne Meadows, Tamarack Flat, etc. campgrounds relate to these murders?
I was talking about carrying a fire arm, not leaving one in the car.
If I read you right you are saying that if all four of those people had been wearing a sidearm they would not be dead?
To be valid the argument has to extend. So if every man, woman, and child in this country wore a sidearm there would be either no or at least only a few murders?
Would everyone wearing a sidearm really promote the common good? c'mon.
Why exclude Rangers? Just because they have "training"? News Flash: Police are HUMAN. They make the same mistakes we common laymen do and are subject to the same imperfections. Recently, two LAPD officers beat a man with their pistols while off duty and severely injured him. Another officer pulled over a woman and held here at gunpoint and forced her to perform oral sex.
A badge does not mean squat. They are not super human. They also cannot be everywhere. Reliance on them is laughable, especially when the Supreme Court has ruled that Law Enforcement does NOT have the duty to protect you.
EDIT: For the relavant court cases: Castle Rock v. Gonzales, South v. Maryland, Bowers v. DeVito
I guess I asked to exclude rangers so the crux of the discussion would stay on visitors to national parks. The effectiveness of, the humanity of, the fallibility of, and the responsibilities of enforcement rangers is worthy of argument but not the issue here.
Users of the English language in order to be able to effectively communicate with one another have devised a thing called a dictionary. While not a perfect instrument it is generally used to document the commonly accepted meanings of words.
A gun/firearm is defined as a weapon.
according to my dictionary, anything including a broken lawn chair can be defined as a weapon...
You are absolutely correct. But to say that a firearm is not a weapon is a bit silly.
Are *ALL* firearms inherently weapons?
Is an olympic target pistol inherently a weapon?
Is a .22 bolt action target rifle inherently a weapon?
Is a 20 gauge shotgun loaded with bird-shot inherently a weapon? (for those not in the know, a shotgun loaded with birdshot will only kill a person if you darn-near put the barrel to their head.)
Is a movie production gun designed to only shoot blanks inherently a weapon? (btw, just as lethal as a birdshot loaded shotgun...)
Here's a question:
Why should rangers be excepted but not other people? What makes rangers "special"?
Duly appointed officers of the law. It's not complicated.
The next logical question:
Why should "duly appointed officers of the law" be exempted?
If the park is such a "sanctuary" why do the rangers have to carry guns? If it is so safe they should not need guns right?
A chicken and egg argument.
Not really: if rangers have sufficient reason to carry a gun, why not non-rangers?
I have to admit that I am a bit impressed that I was able to make it about 3/4 through this thread before it deteriorated into the usual paranoia & rancor. By now, everyone here knows how I feel (based on the last rant on this subject) so I will keep moving on to the other threads.
Live24/7
So what exactly is the BIG deal of carrying a firearm in a national park? I've read through the whole thread and it's only come down to individual rants.
The right not to carry a weapon in NPs is kinda goofy. The choice of self preservation is in the eye of the beholder. You can control your actions but you cannot control the actions of animals or criminals. Bears, mountain lions, snakes, boogymen, drunk rednecks, murderer's, rapists, don't hold "big signs saying here I am stay away ". As a last resort when/if you stumble upon any of the aforementioned you should be able choose....be still and pray, climb a tree, make a big noise, distract, piss yourself, run, run fast, call someone, give up, try to shake hands, try to give it a hug, give it a bullet, give yourself a bullet, throw a shovel at it, stab it with your intelligence, etc etc....they are all choice options. The law abiding citizen should be able to choose his tool/weapon of protecting himself and family. Whether it be a car or a gun. Who exactly is anyone to tell me how to preserve my life and or family?
Target shooting, poaching, warning shots, or killing another human being without cause is a criminal act of a criminal who is not regarding anyone else to begin with. You will find them everywhere. Next door to your little suburban house....just watch the news. Its already happened and it will happen again with or without laws.
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The law abiding citizen should be able to choose his tool/weapon of protecting himself and family. Whether it be a car or a gun. Who exactly is anyone to tell me how to preserve my life and or family?
There are limits. Frankly the bear situation has been brought up before. Eeek mentioned a case where someone legally packing in a campground tried to shoot a bear and managed to hit a tree. That doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies. A handgun is wholly unsuitable for the task of bringing down a bear, and in the case of a grizzly (Alaska, North Cascades, Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Teton) being shot and injured would likely cause its aggression instincts to kick in. For a black bear they would be beyond unncessary and a little bit frightening. I frankly don't want someone camping in the rather crowded Upper Pines Campground thinking that a small-caliber handgun is going to be effective against a bear. It's more likely that a stray bullet will be effective against other campers. Tents aren't exactly very good at stopping lead projectiles. Even if a bear got hit, FMJ bullets could very well go right through and present a danger to humans.
The NPS never, ever uses lethal force against campground raiding bears except when they've determined that they will destroy that bear, and do so far removed from other people. They use rubber bullets, pyrotechnics, paintball guns, etc. Now what I'd like to understand is whether or not paintball guns (loaded with clear practice balls) will be allowed. That's what Yosemite personnel use to haze bears.
Absolutely on the limits. I get that. Handguns are last resort to a cornered response. With human or animal. While a .22 cal pistol would not be my choice for self preservation it could be actually be limited by law to a caliber size. Lets say...454 casull with proper ammunition. Again, not choice while hunting(logically a hunting rifle), it does have the capacity to do the job. Guaranteed...no(what is?), but lets face it, better chances of stopping the threat at its most immediate action. Now, in keeping a self preservation mindset, not a hunting mindset, where would that go?......for the law abiding citizen who chooses to carry while in a NP. People then at the same time get the choice to carry but with the most sufficient means of stopping power legally...for bear or even human. The whole idea is to be the one walking away and not dragged away. Game wardens or park officials are to be called immediately whether or not the animal is killed so it can be handled before its a threat to anyone else.
Now my experience with bears, from living, hunting, camping in Alaska(Bethel, King Salmon, Anchorage, and Wasilla) has presented plenty of encounters with bears. Close and afar. I don't hunt them as they bring nothing I want to the dinner table but you are in their habitat and you don't choose the time or place for encounters all the time. LOL...I also do not spend time in my tent 5ft away from 30 other tents. But it is what it is. So setting limits within camp grounds is a doable action as well. Limiting firearms to the sanctity of inside your vehicle when setting up camp within a village environment. Your choices in self preservation just went up with others around you to be of aide without first grabbing a gun and taking a chance at killing someone else. This would apply to any threats...human or animal. In any case, the law abiding citizen would be forced to use escalating force up to a hand gun in a self preservation scenario.
I would hope that the NPS would never use lethal force as a first means of bear or human preservation. There is a reason they carry guns though. That could even be an option of carry within the NP for law abiding citizens. Then again, with bears, you probably just pissed them off even more by shooting him with a rubber bullet. It is still a choice option.
We have all the laws regarding removal of firearms here and there. What is always failed in this orchestra is the that criminals don't follow the laws anyways. So the laws we make for the law abiding citizen are only for the law abiding citizen and favorable to criminals. Now what should be made law is training. We know what law abiding citizens buy due to the laws in place now. What isnot a law is training. Before we arm our Police to protect us.....we train them and test them. So as a law, law abiding citizens should have training and testing prior to purchase. Its no guarantee, but its a step further in preventing collateral damage and the choice of self preservation.
Live24/7,
The threat to human life in any of the campgrounds in Yosemite over the decades has been zero.
What is the value add of or how is the "common good" promoted by having firearms present in these campgrounds? Is it possible that there might be a net loss of safety in them? A demoting of the "common good" perhaps?
Again I will ask, "What is the reason for being armed in a campground in Yosemite?"
I don't know...maybe this " http://www.cnn.com/US/9907/26/yosemite.murder.04/index.html"; . Unless you can control criminals around you and keep them out of the campgrounds. The value add would is self preservation. Nothing more coming from a law abiding citizen. Common good is demonstrated by you and I...law abiding citizens with common decency for each other, family, and personal property. Again, if you can control criminal intent and actions....I guess there would be no reason. This is an imperfect world we live in. So each of us have to decide on whether to become a victim or victor. I bring a blanket to keep warm, good boots to prevent fatigue, first aid for injury, and communication for help. Why shouldn't be able to bring a gun for my lively hood? I want every option and choice to enjoy my time in a NP. I also want the choice/chance to come home alive.
The last time I'll ask, "What do these murders have to do with carrying a loaded gun in one of Yosemite's campgrounds?"
Thank goodness! Was getting worried about making you understand there for a minute.
Live24/7 your outta my loop.
Well - of course they don't since they come in understanding. What we're worried about are the people who come in fearful of everything that might go bump in the night. As for the rubber bullets, they're actually quite effective against black bears. Black bears tend to shy away from anything that seriously tries to injure them. Some believe it's because their brains are hardwired to avoid the more dangerous grizzlies that used to share the same areas. I remember my last encounter with a campground bear. As soon as the bear heard the (unarmed) park ranger yell, it took off. I'm thinking she's probably shot that same bear before with either rubber bullets or paintballs, and it recognized her. Here's video of a park ranger hazing a bear with rubber bullets:
Grizzly bears are another matter, but apparently the same hazing techniques work when they're simply looking for food in campgrounds. At places like Glacier NP, they do use rubber bullets and pyrotechnics to scare them off. I understand it's a matter of whether or not they feel they're seriously injured if the aggressive fight instinct kicks in. I remember seeing video of a bear getting hazed in Anchorage, Alaska. It was going after trash and some bear response team tried the aversion technique of throwing a trash can at it.
The fact that carrying firearms wasn't allowed in most NPS units was supposed to be a pretty good tool against poaching. It was pretty easy to identify someone with a gun.
If anyone is really worried about bears, I'd sooner have people lobby to allow for bear pepper spray to be allowed in Yosemite rather than pack a gun.
Just a few minutes ago, this crazy puppy opened fire. In Minkler, practically on the front doorstep of Sequoia/Kings Canyon.
I wonder if he ever visits the Park?
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Sheriff's office reports that the SO detective has passed away. Unsubstantiated report that the Reedley officer has also died.
Update: As of 5pm (PT), the Reedley officer is on life support.
I understand people coming in and reacting to bumps in the night. Those same people could be my neighbors in town. Scary thoughts. Bullets go through walls too. Criminals still don't care either way. Training is key in the process and responsibility of gun ownership. We don't do enough training prior to arming law abiding citizens. That is a downfall lawmakers have not addressed.
The rubber bullet tactics seem to be really worth it for bear deterrents. I like the vids. I like the articles I read too. I also like the fact that it could be used in an escalating manor for self preservation. What are my options if those rubber bullets by chance don't work? Could a firearm be next to escalate to? Again, still need training. I wouldn't want a rubber bullet to the forehead because my next door camper heard a bump in the night.
I like the idea of bear mace being brought up. Its another option/choice in escalating force. I couldn't understand any other reason for a firearm other than self preservation in a NF. Used for anything else would be criminal. Again, criminals are called criminals for a reason and we are not clearing them out. Bears will be there no matter what, its their home and we choose to take chances on encounters with them. Can we have the choice to what extent we have on protecting ourselves?
Actually discharging a firearm on national forest land can be legal. They even mention shotgun shells, although I'm not sure leaving lead shot is such a good idea. Of course hunting is still legal.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado/recreation/shooting/
I have heard of a few cases on NF land where someone supposedly carrying a gun for protection went too far. I heard about one case where things sort of escalated when someone pulled out his open carry pistol, fired warning shots near some dogs, and eventually he ended up shooting/killing an unarmed person. He's serving up to 10 years in prison now. Before that he had no criminal record. I'm left wondering if cooler heads might have prevailed if the gun wasn't involved. The irony is that this guy claimed that he didn't fire a warning shot for the guy he killed because he was instructed never to fire unless he intended to hit his target. However - it all escalated because he fired a warning shot rather than remain calm and keep the gun in its holster.
Sigmund Freud never said that. Somebody who read and subsequently bastardized his works said it.
A law-abiding, yet poorly trained/informed, citizen with a gun who sees a black bear foraging for food in a populated campsite could easily cause unneeded harm to bystanders or the bear. Same goes for any other situation where the law-abiding, but mistaken, citizen misuses a firearm.
It's not an illogical fear. It would be an illogical fear if the following wasn't true:
~3 deaths attributed to bear attacks per year
~800 accidental gun deaths per year
You're right that criminals don't pay attention to the laws restricting gun usage and that law-abiding citizens will, but it seems as though the chance of being the victim of violence while in a national park seems to be low enough that one shouldn't feel the need to carry a gun to protect themselves, whether it be against wildlife or other humans. It just seems that given the statistics the risk of accidental injury/death due to accidental gunfire seems to be greater than the risk of being attacked by a person or wildlife (that couldn't be prevented by methods other than wielding a gun) while within national parks.
dgniel,
Hooray, nicely stated.
But what is the cite for the three deaths per year due to bear attack?
"According to Taylor Y. Cardall MD and Peter Rosen MD, in their article "Grizzly Bear Attack" published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine, there were 162 bear-inflicted injuries reported in the United States between 1900 and 1985"
So injuries actually, not even deaths.
And yes, firearms were designed to KILL PEOPLE. Stop arguing semantics- it doesn't help your point. It's like saying clothes weren't invented to protect us from the environment but rather to form a layer of lowered thermal dissipation between carbon chains and a nitrogen-based atmosphere. It just makes you sound petty when rather than coming up with a good reason why they should be allowed rather than just nitpicking the tertiary facts in other peoples' good arguments.
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Ah. But I would like to bound this discussion to Yosemite as I don't think there has been even one fatality caused by a black bear. I could be wrong but I have no recollection of that happening in my lifetime which by the way has given me the the moniker of Old Dude.
First and foremost... i have no intent to argue with anyone on what is right or wrong. The law is already in place as of Monday so the actual "argument" has been settled. In favor of gun toting law abiding citizens. Just discussion is all I seek.
I do respect those who wish not to carry a firearm in a NP. By all means it is yours and yours alone to make the decision. And now your fellow law abiding citizens have the choice to self preservation via a gun in a NP. Just as they do living next door to you. God Bless America!
Let us all remember to respect others and your surroundings when out this camping season.
It would be an interesting protest to exercise this privilege to the maximum and have everyone show up with a gun. I think the absurdity of this would become obvious.
What is not mentioned, is the cost associated with this nonsense. I suspect that to indulge this NRA agenda, it has cost millions in new policies, signs, training of enforcement rangers, etc. Too bad that couldn't have been used on trail maintenance.
I'm betting the CA legislature now with something to do that doesn't require much thinking will pass something like Maine that will prohibit guns in churches, hospitals, schools, and national parks.
It is truly amazing where guns can be carried openly legally.
If discharging a firearm in the parks is a felony (I don't know if it is or not), then a loaded firearm (concealed or not) would constitute "intent to commit a felony", right?
You can discharge a firearm if you feel you life, or the life of another is in mortal danger. There is a huge element of shoot first ask questions after. A big legal question is what causes you to fear for you life. If you feel a bear passing through in your Upper Pines campground is a mortal threat to you, your family, or another camper, you can pull your weapon and shoot the bear. More than likely spraying the campground with misdirected lethal projectiles from you harmless tool. A normal citizen, i.e. J. Q. Public, is not expected to have the knowledge that the bear is harmless and therefore can blast away. There is no onus on JQP to acquire this knowledge. (a ranger is expected to have this knowledge and therefore cannot blast away at the bear but he can yell at it)
You can discharge a firearm if you feel you life, or the life of another is in mortal danger.
I don't believe this is in the federal regulations as a permissible action in parks (not including Alaska).
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2004/julqtr/pdf/36cfr2.4.pdf
California law allows it. It's in the stuff about escalating the level of force.
Then everyone with a loaded gun is guilty of intent to commit murder. I think not.
According to Wikipedia
Personal possession (i.e. carry) of a loaded firearm is prohibited in incorporated areas (such as inside city limits) or prohibited areas of unincorporated territory without a license to carry or other exemption provided for by law.[15] A license to carry "loaded and exposed" may be issued by a Police Chief or County Sheriff in a county with population of less than 200,000 persons at the last census.[16] No license or permit is required to openly carry a loaded firearm in unincorporated areas where discharge is not prohibited by local ordinance.
Despite these restrictions, there is no section of the California penal code that specifically prohibits open carry of an unloaded handgun (though possession may be restricted or prohibited in certain areas such as a State Park (CCR Title 14, Div.3, chap. 1, s 4313 (a), in a school zone (PC626.9) or federal properties like a Post Office or National Park (36 C.F.R. 2.4(a)).
Carrying a loaded magazine separate from the handgun is also not prohibited under the penal code (Subdivision (g) of California Penal Code 12031 defines what constitutes a loaded weapon).
In the case of People v. Clark (1996) a shotgun shell attached to the shotgun, although not chambered or placed in a position where it was able to be fired, was declared to be legal under California law and the charge of having a loaded firearm against Clark was dismissed.
(Subdivision (g) of California Penal Code 12031 defines what constitutes a loaded weapon).
So let's see what it says (for the record):
(g) A firearm shall be deemed to be loaded for the purposes of
this section when there is an unexpended cartridge or shell,
consisting of a case that holds a charge of powder and a bullet or
shot, in, or attached in any manner to, the firearm, including, but
not limited to, in the firing chamber, magazine, or clip thereof
attached to the firearm; except that a muzzle-loader firearm shall be
deemed to be loaded when it is capped or primed and has a powder
charge and ball or shot in the barrel or cylinder.
CPC 12031:
12031. (a) (1) A person is guilty of carrying a loaded firearm when
he or she carries a loaded firearm on his or her person or in a
vehicle while in any public place or on any public street in an
incorporated city or in any public place or on any public street in a
prohibited area of unincorporated territory.
(2) Carrying a loaded firearm in violation of this section is
punishable, as follows:
(A) Where the person previously has been convicted of any felony,
or of any crime made punishable by this chapter, as a felony.
(B) Where the firearm is stolen and the person knew or had
reasonable cause to believe that it was stolen, as a felony.
(C) Where the person is an active participant in a criminal street
gang, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 186.22, under the
Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act (Chapter 11
(commencing with Section 186.20) of Title 7 of Part 1), as a felony.
(D) Where the person is not in lawful possession of the firearm,
as defined in this section, or is within a class of persons
prohibited from possessing or acquiring a firearm pursuant to Section
12021 or 12021.1 of this code or Section 8100 or 8103 of the Welfare
and Institutions Code, as a felony.
(E) Where the person has been convicted of a crime against a
person or property, or of a narcotics or dangerous drug violation, by
imprisonment in the state prison, or by imprisonment in a county
jail not to exceed one year, by a fine not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(F) Where the person is not listed with the Department of Justice
pursuant to Section 11106, as the registered owner of the handgun, by
jail not to exceed one year, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand
dollars ($1,000), or both that fine and imprisonment.
(G) In all cases other than those specified in subparagraphs (A)
to (F), inclusive, as a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in a
county jail not to exceed one year, by a fine not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that imprisonment and fine.
(3) For purposes of this section, "lawful possession of the
firearm" means that the person who has possession or custody of the
firearm either lawfully acquired and lawfully owns the firearm or has
the permission of the lawful owner or person who otherwise has
apparent authority to possess or have custody of the firearm. A
person who takes a firearm without the permission of the lawful owner
or without the permission of a person who has lawful custody of the
firearm does not have lawful possession of the firearm.
(4) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution under
Sections 12021 and 12021.1 of this code, Section 8100 or 8103 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code, or any other law with a greater
penalty than this section.
(5) (A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a)
of Section 836, a peace officer may make an arrest without a warrant:
(i) When the person arrested has violated this section, although
not in the officer's presence.
(ii) Whenever the officer has reasonable cause to believe that the
person to be arrested has violated this section, whether or not this
section has, in fact, been violated.
(B) A peace officer may arrest a person for a violation of
subparagraph (F) of paragraph (2), if the peace officer has probable
cause to believe that the person is carrying a loaded handgun in
violation of this section and that person is not listed with the
Department of Justice pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of
Section 11106 as the registered owner of that handgun.
(6) (A) Every person convicted under this section who has
previously been convicted of an offense enumerated in Section
12001.6, or of any crime made punishable under this chapter, shall
serve a term of at least three months in a county jail, or, if
granted probation or if the execution or imposition of sentence is
suspended, it shall be a condition thereof that he or she be
imprisoned for a period of at least three months.
(B) The court shall apply the three-month minimum sentence except
in unusual cases where the interests of justice would best be served
by granting probation or suspending the imposition or execution of
sentence without the minimum imprisonment required in this
subdivision or by granting probation or suspending the imposition or
execution of sentence with conditions other than those set forth in
this subdivision, in which case, the court shall specify on the
record and shall enter on the minutes the circumstances indicating
that the interests of justice would best be served by that
disposition.
(7) A violation of this section which is punished by imprisonment
in a county jail not exceeding one year shall not constitute a
conviction of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding
one year for the purposes of determining federal firearms
eligibility under Section 922(g)(1) of Title 18 of the United States
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) Peace officers listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2, or
subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, whether active or honorably
retired, other duly appointed peace officers, honorably retired peace
officers listed in subdivision (c) of Section 830.5, other honorably
retired peace officers who during the course and scope of their
employment as peace officers were authorized to, and did, carry
firearms, full-time paid peace officers of other states and the
federal government who are carrying out official duties while in
California, or any person summoned by any of those officers to assist
in making arrests or preserving the peace while the person is
actually engaged in assisting that officer. Any peace officer
described in this paragraph who has been honorably retired shall be
issued an identification certificate by the law enforcement agency
from which the officer has retired. The issuing agency may charge a
fee necessary to cover any reasonable expenses incurred by the agency
in issuing certificates pursuant to this paragraph and paragraph
(3).
Any officer, except an officer listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2,
subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, or subdivision (c) of Section
830.5 who retired prior to January 1, 1981, shall have an endorsement
on the identification certificate stating that the issuing agency
approves the officer's carrying of a loaded firearm.
No endorsement or renewal endorsement issued pursuant to paragraph
(2) shall be effective unless it is in the format set forth in
subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
12027, except that any peace officer listed in subdivision (f) of
Section 830.2 or in subdivision (c) of Section 830.5, who is retired
between January 2, 1981, and on or before December 31, 1988, and who
is authorized to carry a loaded firearm pursuant to this section,
shall not be required to have an endorsement in the format set forth
in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section
12027 until the time of the issuance, on or after January 1, 1989, of
a renewal endorsement pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) A retired peace officer, except an officer listed in Section
830.1 or 830.2, subdivision (a) of Section 830.33, or subdivision (c)
of Section 830.5 who retired prior to January 1, 1981, shall
petition the issuing agency for renewal of his or her privilege to
carry a loaded firearm every five years. An honorably retired peace
officer listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2, subdivision (a) of Section
830.33, or subdivision (c) of Section 830.5 who retired prior to
January 1, 1981, shall not be required to obtain an endorsement from
the issuing agency to carry a loaded firearm. The agency from which a
peace officer is honorably retired may, upon initial retirement of
the peace officer, or at any time subsequent thereto, deny or revoke
for good cause the retired officer's privilege to carry a loaded
firearm. A peace officer who is listed in Section 830.1 or 830.2,
830.5 who is retired prior to January 1, 1981, shall have his or her
privilege to carry a loaded firearm denied or revoked by having the
agency from which the officer retired stamp on the officer's
identification certificate "No CCW privilege."
(3) An honorably retired peace officer who is listed in
subdivision (c) of Section 830.5 and authorized to carry loaded
firearms by this subdivision shall meet the training requirements of
Section 832 and shall qualify with the firearm at least annually. The
individual retired peace officer shall be responsible for
maintaining his or her eligibility to carry a loaded firearm. The
Department of Justice shall provide subsequent arrest notification
pursuant to Section 11105.2 regarding honorably retired peace
officers listed in subdivision (c) of Section 830.5 to the agency
from which the officer has retired.
(4) Members of the military forces of this state or of the United
States engaged in the performance of their duties.
(5) Persons who are using target ranges for the purpose of
practice shooting with a firearm or who are members of shooting clubs
while hunting on the premises of those clubs.
(6) The carrying of handguns by persons as authorized pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing with Section 12050) of Chapter 1 of Title 2 of
(7) Armored vehicle guards, as defined in Section 7521 of the
Business and Professions Code, (A) if hired prior to January 1, 1977,
or (B) if hired on or after that date, if they have received a
firearms qualification card from the Department of Consumer Affairs,
in each case while acting within the course and scope of their
(8) Upon approval of the sheriff of the county in which they
reside, honorably retired federal officers or agents of federal law
enforcement agencies, including, but not limited to, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Service, the United States
Customs Service, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, the Drug Enforcement
Administration, the United States Border Patrol, and officers or
agents of the Internal Revenue Service who were authorized to carry
weapons while on duty, who were assigned to duty within the state for
a period of not less than one year, or who retired from active
service in the state.
Retired federal officers or agents shall provide the sheriff with
certification from the agency from which they retired certifying
their service in the state, the nature of their retirement, and
indicating the agency's concurrence that the retired federal officer
or agent should be accorded the privilege of carrying a loaded
firearm.
Upon approval, the sheriff shall issue a permit to the retired
federal officer or agent indicating that he or she may carry a loaded
firearm in accordance with this paragraph. The permit shall be valid
for a period not exceeding five years, shall be carried by the
retiree while carrying a loaded firearm, and may be revoked for good
cause.
The sheriff of the county in which the retired federal officer or
agent resides may require recertification prior to a permit renewal,
and may suspend the privilege for cause. The sheriff may charge a fee
necessary to cover any reasonable expenses incurred by the county.
(c) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any of the following who
have completed a regular course in firearms training approved by the
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training:
(1) Patrol special police officers appointed by the police
commission of any city, county, or city and county under the express
terms of its charter who also, under the express terms of the
charter, (A) are subject to suspension or dismissal after a hearing
on charges duly filed with the commission after a fair and impartial
trial, (B) are not less than 18 years of age or more than 40 years of
age, (C) possess physical qualifications prescribed by the
commission, and (D) are designated by the police commission as the
owners of a certain beat or territory as may be fixed from time to
time by the police commission.
(2) The carrying of weapons by animal control officers or
zookeepers, regularly compensated as such by a governmental agency
when acting in the course and scope of their employment and when
designated by a local ordinance or, if the governmental agency is not
authorized to act by ordinance, by a resolution, either individually
or by class, to carry the weapons, or by persons who are authorized
to carry the weapons pursuant to Section 14502 of the Corporations
Code, while actually engaged in the performance of their duties
pursuant to that section.
(3) Harbor police officers designated pursuant to Section 663.5 of
the Harbors and Navigation Code.
(d) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any of the following who
have been issued a certificate pursuant to Section 12033. The
certificate shall not be required of any person who is a peace
officer, who has completed all training required by law for the
exercise of his or her power as a peace officer, and who is employed
while not on duty as a peace officer.
(1) Guards or messengers of common carriers, banks, and other
financial institutions while actually employed in and about the
shipment, transportation, or delivery of any money, treasure,
bullion, bonds, or other thing of value within this state.
(2) Guards of contract carriers operating armored vehicles
pursuant to California Highway Patrol and Public Utilities Commission
authority (A) if hired prior to January 1, 1977, or (B) if hired on
or after January 1, 1977, if they have completed a course in the
carrying and use of firearms which meets the standards prescribed by
the Department of Consumer Affairs.
(3) Private investigators and private patrol operators who are
licensed pursuant to Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 7512) of,
and alarm company operators who are licensed pursuant to Chapter 11.6
(commencing with Section 7590) of, Division 3 of the Business and
Professions Code, while acting within the course and scope of their
(4) Uniformed security guards or night watch persons employed by
any public agency, while acting within the scope and course of their
(5) Uniformed security guards, regularly employed and compensated
in that capacity by persons engaged in any lawful business, and
uniformed alarm agents employed by an alarm company operator, while
actually engaged in protecting and preserving the property of their
employers or on duty or en route to or from their residences or their
places of employment, and security guards and alarm agents en route
to or from their residences or employer-required range training.
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit cities and
counties from enacting ordinances requiring alarm agents to register
their names.
(6) Uniformed employees of private patrol operators and private
investigators licensed pursuant to Chapter 11.5 (commencing with
Section 7512) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code,
while acting within the course and scope of their employment.
(e) In order to determine whether or not a firearm is loaded for
the purpose of enforcing this section, peace officers are authorized
to examine any firearm carried by anyone on his or her person or in a
incorporated city or prohibited area of an unincorporated territory.
Refusal to allow a peace officer to inspect a firearm pursuant to
this section constitutes probable cause for arrest for violation of
this section.
(f) As used in this section, "prohibited area" means any place
where it is unlawful to discharge a weapon.
(h) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person engaged in
any lawful business, including a nonprofit organization, or any
officer, employee, or agent authorized by that person for lawful
purposes connected with that business, from having a loaded firearm
within the person's place of business, or any person in lawful
possession of private property from having a loaded firearm on that
(i) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person from carrying
a loaded firearm in an area within an incorporated city while
engaged in hunting, provided that the hunting at that place and time
is not prohibited by the city council.
(j) (1) Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the
carrying of any loaded firearm, under circumstances where it would
otherwise be lawful, by a person who reasonably believes that the
person or property of himself or herself or of another is in
immediate, grave danger and that the carrying of the weapon is
necessary for the preservation of that person or property. As used in
this subdivision, "immediate" means the brief interval before and
after the local law enforcement agency, when reasonably possible, has
been notified of the danger and before the arrival of its
assistance.
(2) A violation of this section is justifiable when a person who
possesses a firearm reasonably believes that he or she is in grave
danger because of circumstances forming the basis of a current
restraining order issued by a court against another person or persons
who has or have been found to pose a threat to his or her life or
safety. This paragraph may not apply when the circumstances involve a
mutual restraining order issued pursuant to Division 10 (commencing
with Section 6200) of the Family Code absent a factual finding of a
specific threat to the person's life or safety. It is not the intent
of the Legislature to limit, restrict, or narrow the application of
current statutory or judicial authority to apply this or other
justifications to defendants charged with violating Section 12025 or
of committing other similar offenses.
Upon trial for violating this section, the trier of fact shall
determine whether the defendant was acting out of a reasonable belief
that he or she was in grave danger.
(k) Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the carrying
of a loaded firearm by any person while engaged in the act of making
or attempting to make a lawful arrest.
(l) Nothing in this section shall prevent any person from having a
loaded weapon, if it is otherwise lawful, at his or her place of
residence, including any temporary residence or campsite.
Psychologically speaking you are correct. In fact a law-abiding, yet poorly trained/informed, citizen with a gun can sit and watch as a black bear mauls your next of kin. Put in any context there are negatives and positives.
-Wouldn't a 0 death count be good? Wouldn't we want to strive for zero? Even a single life is worth saving...or is 3 acceptable?
-800 accidental gun deaths per year - Car accidents, motorcycle accidents?...etc etc. The car or gun is not the accident...it's the human using/owning
" but it seems as though the chance of being the victim of violence while in a national park seems to be low enough that one shouldn't feel the need to carry a gun to protect themselves, whether it be against wildlife or other humans." That's an opinion you would have to make only for yourself. If you can guarantee all those who come to a NP complete and absolute protection from animals and criminals you might be on the right path. Statistics are only that until you become one. Then its shoulda, coulda, woulda, if you live through it.
But you're setting up an argument that this is something one really has to be worried about. I have never heard of any serious mauling from a black bear in Yosemite. The only case I've heard of in recent memory was someone who startled a bear, it quickly clawed at him (with minor injuries), and where the bear ran away. What I don't get is any supposedly rational argument that one would need a handgun to defend people against black bears in Yosemite. Bears frankly have more to fear from humans. National parks with large bear populations typically have bears dying from collisions with vehicles.
If you take a look a the only fatal bear attacks (both black bears BTW) recorded in 2009, they were for doing rather stupid things. The first was from someone who (in violation of state law) was feeding bears from a specially designed cage in her house. The second was someone who raised hers as a pet with an exotic animal permit.
The most dangerous wild animals in North America deer. Of course I realize that there are exceptionally rare cases of fatal predatory attacks by bears. I have never heard of that happening in California and it's so rare that I'd say one simply takes it as one of those freak things that can happen.
Bears frankly have more to fear from humans. National parks with large bear populations typically have bears dying from collisions with vehicles.
Twenty five bears were hit by cars in Yosemite during 2009.
Must view video for both sides. (from Whitney Portal website)
http://www.backpacker.com/guns_in_national_parks/blogs/daily_dirt/1678
That was funny....LOL!
I mentioned to my 89 year old mother the new situation with the gun de-banning and all. She has been going to Yosemite since 1936 when she was my father's girlfriend. Her jaw dropped in a WTF manner.
How is your invited conference paper on psychoneurotic behavior coming along?
Whoda thought?
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Marvel's Avengers: The Best Marvel Universe Costumes That Need to Be in the Game
The Avengers need some variety in their wardrobe.
Posted Aug. 29, 2019, 7:41 p.m.
Like Marvel's Spider-Man before it, Marvel's Avengers puts its own visual spin on Marvel's iconic heroes. The game features unique costume designs for Earth's Mightiest Heroes, designs that draw inspiration from both the comics and the MCU.
While not all fans are impressed with the character designs we've seen so far, the upside is that the game will feature costume changes and a wide range of cosmetic items. As with Spider-Man, we're expecting the game to offer classic Marvel Comics looks as alternate costumes, either in the form of unlockable in-game items or DLC. We have some ideas on what needs to be included in the game. Check out the slideshow below or scroll down to see our must-have Marvel costumes.
Bucky Barnes Captain America
The comic book version of Civil War led to the assassination of Captain America, leaving Bucky Barnes with no choice but to take up the mantle and carry on Steve Rogers' legacy. Bucky's Cap costume is a striking mixture of stealthy black and bright, patriotic colors, and it would definitely stand out in the gritty world of the game.
The game's default Iron Man suit is clearly inspired by the early MCU movies and that more mechanical approach to Tony Stark's signature creation. We can't help but pine for the simpler days of Marvel's classic Iron Man comics, when the armor was sleeker, more compact and able to fit inside a suitcase for easy transport.
'90s Black Widow
Artists like Jim Lee helped popularize a new look for Black Widow in the early '90s, one marked by a sleek grey bodysuit and short hair. In short, the exact opposite of the game's more MCU-inspired look.
Ultimate Thor
Marvel's Ultimate Universe comics introduced a very different and more grounded look for Thor, one that abandoned the cape and helmet and streamlined his classic costume into something more functional. This costume also came along with a drastically redesigned version of Mjolnir that's half-ax and half-hammer (later inspiring the look of Stormbreaker in the MCU). In short, a very unique alternative to Thor's default costume.
Gray Hulk
When Hulk originally debuted in the Marvel Universe, his skin was gray rather than bright green. Hulk has occasionally returned to his original gray form over the years as the relationship between man and monster has evolved. Adding a Gray Hulk option to the game is basically a no-brainer. Bonus points for including Hulk's "Joe Fixit" mobster look.
Bleeding Edge Iron Man
Over the years, Iron Man has evolved from a man wearing an advanced, mechanized suit to a true fusion between human and machine. The trend culminated in the creation of the Bleeding Edge armor, a sleek, organic suit of liquid metal that lives inside Tony Stark's body. This is the suit that inspired his looks in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, and it definitely deserves some representation in the game.
Modern Thor
Artist Olivier Coipel completely redesigned Thor's costume for Marvel's 2007 Thor series, abandoning many of the traditional superhero elements in favor of a medieval fantasy approach. This costume has proven to be one of Thor's most iconic looks, and a clear inspiration on everything that's followed in the comics, animation and movies. It definitely deserves to be represented in the game.
Ultimate Captain America
Like Thor, Captain America got a sleek, modernized new costume for Marvel's Ultimate Universe imprint. This suit sticks closely to the traditional Cap costume, but with a few modern flourishes. This costume would be the perfect counterpoint to the overly busy approach top Cap's default game costume.
Gladiator Hulk
The classic storyline Planet Hulk thrust the Jade Giant into a battle for survival on the cutthroat world of Sakaar. In the process, Hulk gained a new costume that transformed him into a cosmic Roman gladiator. We'd love a costume in the game inspired by this story or Hulk's similar look in Thor: Ragnarok.
The Superior Iron Man
It's rare to see Iron Man's armors break from his usual red and gold color scheme, and the game definitely needs an alternate costume with a different color scheme. Why not adapt the costume for Marvel's short-lived Superior Iron Man series? Between the silver metal and the Tron-esque glowing effects, this armor would definitely stand out from the crowd.
As a stealthy assassin, Black Widow isn't much for color or variety in her costumes. That's what makes her all-white costume stand out so much. This rarely seen suit is Natasha's go-to outfit when she's skulking about the icy tundra of Russia. And with a similar costume appearing in the upcoming Black Widow movie, it makes all the more sense to include it in the game.
Classic Thor
Crystal Dynamics is clearly aiming for a more grounded approach to Thor's starter costume in the game, one that avoids a full-size cape and the classic helmet. That's all fine and well, but we'd also like to see a costume that recreates the classic, over-the-top Silver Age Thor. We want the bright colors, the giant boots and the feathered helmet. Why does the god of thunder need to be modest?
Maestro Hulk
Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect introduced a dystopian future version of the Marvel Universe where a brutal, intelligent Hulk rules what remains of humanity. We'd love the chance to take control of this sadistic, bearded version of an iconic Avenger.
Red Guardian
The debut of Captain America inspired other countries in the Marvel Universe to create their own patriotic super-soldiers. Red Guardian is basically Captain Russia, right down to his unbreakable shield. It's a natural choice of costume, especially with David Harbour being cast as Red Guardian in the upcoming Black Widow movie.
For more on how the comics could influence Marvel's Avengers, here are the Marvel Universe locations we want in the game and the characters we want as DLC.
Developer: Square Enix Montreal Publisher: Square Enix Release Date: Dec. 31, 2018
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Pc
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Marvel's Avengers Gear, Loot, Costumes & Cosmetics Explained - Gamescom 2019
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Straight Outta Compton – Poster Poster And Movie Details
Cast: O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell
Screenplay by: Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff
Story by: S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff
Produced by: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Matt Alvarez, Tomica Woods-Wright
Executive Producers: Will Packer, F. Gary Gray, David Engel, Bill Straus,
Ronald G. Muhammad, Scott Bernstein, Adam Merims
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British Library's Save Our Sounds project aims to save their 6.5 million sound collection
Submitted by AliaK on Wed, 01/21/2015 - 19:08
Save our Sounds is the British Library’s programme to preserve the nation’s sound heritage
via http://www.bl.uk/projects/save-our-sounds
The British nation’s sound collections are under threat, both from physical degradation and as the means of playing them disappear from production. Archival consensus internationally is that we have approximately 15 years in which to save our sound collections by digitising them before they become unreadable and are effectively lost.
The British Library is home to the British nation’s sound archive, an extraordinary collection of over 6.5 million recordings of speech, music, wildlife and the environment, from the 1880s to the present day. We need both to ensure that the existing archive is properly preserved, and that there are adequate systems in place for the acquisition of future sound production in the UK.
The Save our Sounds programme has been created to answer this imperative need. It has three major aims:
- to preserve as much as possible of the nation's rare and unique sound recordings, not just those in our collections but also key items from partner collections across the UK
- to establish a national radio archive that will collect, protect and share a substantial part of the UK’s vibrant radio output, working with the radio industry and other partners
- to invest in new technology to enable us to receive music in digital formats, working with music labels and industry partners to ensure their long-term preservation
UK Sound Directory
We are undertaking a national audit to map the condition of sound archives around the country and identify other threatened collections – if you have a sound collection which you think could be at risk, get in touch and let us know.
Please get in touch with us if you would like to donate to support this project, or to discuss how you or your organisation can help preserve the nation’s audio heritage.
Our Sounds website has over 60,000 sound recordings for all to enjoy, covering the entire range of recorded sounds: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds.
The British Library Sound Archive
There is more information on our Sound Archive and how to use its collections on our Help for Researchers pages.
Follow us on Twitter @soundarchive and use the hashtag #saveoursounds
Keep up with the latest news on Sounds through our Sound and vision blog.
- See more at: http://www.bl.uk/projects/save-our-sounds
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Call for Submission: Music for Another World Fiction Anthology
Submitted by mark on Sat, 12/12/2009 - 21:00
Call for submissions. Fantasy and science fiction stories on the theme of music.
Submission deadline 30th April 2010.
£80 per acceptance.
Full submission guidelines at http://www.music-strange-fiction-submissions.info
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A Peace of Music : The West-Eastern Divan
Submitted by AliaK on Tue, 05/13/2008 - 06:25
A Peace of Music: The West-Eastern Divan - a symposium exploring the politics of peace in the Middle East as enacted through music
Friday 6 June 2008 10.00am to 5.30pm, followed by a drinks reception @ City University London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB
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Netaudio'08: call for entries
Submitted by AliaK on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 07:22
Netaudio, the Offline Festival for Online Music comes back to London after a great festival in Berlin in 2007
Netaudio'08 will take place from 22nd to 25th October 2008 at Shunt, a extensive labyrinth of tunnels underneath London Bridge Station.
networked spaces
local electronic music
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Women in Games Conference : Call for Papers and Participation
Women in Games Conference: Call for Papers and Participation
Venue: University of Warwick, UK
Website: www.womeningames.com
The Women In Games conference encourages research and seeks to promote careers for women within the games industry. If games are to become a true sibling medium to music and cinema, the industry needs greater balance in its audience and its workforce. The Women In Games conference takes place from 10-12th September 2008 and welcomes participants from both industry and academia, providing a forum for presentation and discussion of issues relating to all aspects of women's involvement in games, including game development, game playing and women as portrayed within games.
Although this conference is concerned with women and games please note that men are also very welcome to participate! The industry needs a meaningful dialogue between the sexes as it moves forward.
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Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK 16/04/2006
Eastleigh, Hampshire, UK
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drive from home to work, UK
Submitted by AliaK on Sat, 11/18/2006 - 23:47
gps data - drive from home to work, UK exported 24/02/2005
Shirley, Southampton to Chandlers Ford
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gps data - world view
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gps data : NZ, Australia, UK, India
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Eclectic Electrics with Duotech on Freakin Radio
Submitted by duotech on Thu, 08/24/2006 - 00:53
The DUOTECH show rumbles around fortnightly to lay down a barrage of funky electronics for your sonic satisfaction. Programmed by Tor Petersen and Leigh Jardine and streamed through www.freakin.org worldwide. If you fancy a listen, as always, it's available to download at http://www.duotech.org/page3.htm. eclectic electrics with duotech fortnightly wednesdays from 20:00 UK time streaming on www.freakin.org
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Bracken on Stage
On the 31st of March 2012 Bracken made his successful stage theatre debut at Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide. Bracken supported Melinda Schneider in her very successful stage show DORIS, which she describes as a heart felt homage to Doris Day. The show is co-written by Melinda and muscial theatre scribe David Mitchell.
Carole Williams who owns Bracken described his debut ......................
"....after interval Bracken waited for a few numbers from Melinda, who was wonderful. Then he was on. Melinda called him from where she was sitting on stage and he made his entrance. It was a packed house and there were gasps from the wings and ahhs from the audience. He looked over towards them then went to Melinda. He looked every bit a Royal dog. Melinda fussed over him which he loved then there were gales of laughter from the audience. Apparently he sat his bottom on the couch beside Melinda and his front legs on the floor. The audience loved it. Then he jumped up on the couch beside her and smothered her in doggy kisses. The audience roared and clapped. He then lay down quietly on the couch beside her while she sang to him. He was brilliant and I nearly cried with pride.
Afterwards Melinda said that I should take him to the foyer as people would want to see him. Well did they ever! There were hoards of people calling out "Is that the dog on the stage?" and "What breed is he?" They pressed around us to get a glimpse of him and take photos. I heard so many people saying it was worth the price of the ticket just to see Bracken with Melinda! What an exciting day! Bracken is now sound asleep - he was so tired!"
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You are here: Home / New Car Reviews / Fresh Conception: 2017 Nissan Titan Pickup Truck
Fresh Conception: 2017 Nissan Titan Pickup Truck
Nissan catches up to the competition.
2017 Nissan Titan.
Introduced in 2004, the Titan gave Nissan its first full-size truck. That move trumped Nissan’s arch-rival, Toyota, which was still three years away from bringing a larger and more robust Tundra to the market.
But an odd thing happened along the way — Nissan didn’t make many changes and stayed with the first-generation Titan for 12 years, an uncommonly long term in a segment where customers demand change as often as they upgrade their trucks.
Not only was Nissan eventually overtaken by Toyota, but the automaker offered little reason for GMC Sierra, Ford F-150, Ram 1500 or Chevrolet Silverado customers to make a switch, let alone Tundra owners. Languishing models are often canceled, but Nissan would have none of that.
Enter the second-generation 2017 Nissan Titan after a one-year hiatus.
2017 Nissan Titan Full-Size Pickup Truck
The 2017 Nissan Titan is based on an all-new ladder frame and features an updated V8 gasoline engine paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission. The Titan’s first-ever regular cab will arrive later in the year as will a V6 engine. Currently, only cab models are available along with a five-foot, seven-inch bed.
Four crew cab trim levels are available: S ($34,780), SV ($37,670), SL ($46,380), and Platinum Reserve ($52,310). Add upwards of $3,090 to upgrade to four-wheel drive from rear-wheel drive. A fifth model, the four-wheel-drive-only PRO-4X retails for $45,020. Prices exclude a $1,195 destination charge.
Prices for regular cab models are pending. As for the crew cab, the 5.6-liter V8 gasoline engine will do, the latest generation of Nissan’s largest engine. Nissan calls the current version “Endurance” and says it makes 390 horsepower and 394 pound-feet, for a marked improvement over the previous engine’s 317 horsepower and 385 pound-feet of torque.
Swapping out the previous five-speed transmission with a seven-speed automatic is helping matters too — the new truck now makes an EPA-estimated 15 mpg in the city and 21 mpg on the highway compared with the previous 13 mpg in the city and 18 mpg on the highway. More power and improved fuel economy represent a desirable and winning combination.
Exterior Highlights
Full-size pickup trucks advance a formidable look and in this department the 2017 Titan nails it. Designed by Nissan’s California design studio, the new truck has been aerodynamically enhanced thanks to a front spoiler, roof and tailgate spoilers, and a front tow hook cover hole. Other changes benefiting this truck’s slipperiness include an active grille shutter, underbody covers, rear tire wind deflectors, and a seal between the cab and the bed.
Nissan’s take on big truck burliness varies depending on the model chosen. On our tested SL 4×4 edition, chrome was liberally used to cover the grille, surround the bumpers, and to embellish the side mirrors. This model is marked by large vent port ornamentation, side steps, and handsome alloy wheels.
From the rear, you’ll find a center step bumper and a bed rail system with four fixed tie-down hooks and four available and moveable aluminum cleats. The available dual lockable Titan Box storage boxes are a worthwhile upgrade, sitting on the inside of the bed along each wall. Fully drainable, the boxes are also removable. A 110-volt outlet is available at the SV level and is standard with the SL.
Interior Highlights
Crew cabs offer excellent room for five, but in both the Titan S and SV models you can squeeze in a sixth person as these are the only models with a 40-20-40 front split bench seat. Otherwise, you’ll find a pair of captain’s chairs up front.
In the S, you can use the middle position in a pinch or fold it down to access the armrest, two cup holders, and storage space. The base model also comes with a vinyl floor and cloth seats with a vinyl bolster — ideal for fleet shoppers. The rear seat folds up (down in the PRO-4X), revealing an available lockable in-floor storage compartment.
Standard equipment includes remote keyless entry with a push-button ignition, air conditioning, a column shifter with manual shift mode, cruise control with steering wheel-mounted controls, power windows, six cup holders, eight drink holders, rear reading lights, a pair of 12-volt outlets, an auxiliary audio input jack, and USB ports.
Upgrades, depending on the chosen trim, bring in a power tilt and telescopic steering column, leather seats, heated and cooled front seats, power driver and front passenger seats, a power sliding rear window, and footwell lamps.
Available technologies include NissanConnect with Navigation, a seven-inch color touch-screen display, SiriusXM Traffic and Sirius Travel Link, Siri Eyes Free, and Nissan Voice Recognition for navigation and audio.
Upgrades at the SL grade bring in a 12-speaker Rockford Fosgate Premium audio system, remote engine start, and advanced NissanConnect Services such as automatic collision notification with an emergency call.
When it comes to safety, the sheer size of the Titan is its strongest attribute. Nevertheless, this truck provides blind spot warning, rear cross traffic alert, and a rearview monitor. At the Platinum Reserve level, an around-view monitor is added.
Neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has crash-tested the 2017 Titan as of publication.
A large truck requires a big V8, right? Well, some manufacturers offer V6s and this model will gain a 3.5-liter V6 later in the year.
The Endurance V8 does an excellent job of moving this near 5,700-pound 4×4. Around town, the engine is quiet, but press hard on the accelerator and it bellows. It is matched well with the transmission, although we noticed downshifts are at times slow in coming when passing on the highway. Maximum towing capacity tops 9,390 pounds in the 4×2 (9,230 pounds in the 4×4).
The ride is comfortable and you’ll feel that you’re in command when driving. The Nissan Titan matches well against the domestics, including the Toyota.
Far more truck shoppers want a crew cab than a regular cab, so the Titan’s best cab configuration is already here. The Endurance engine will suit most buyers fine, while the V6 might best be used in a regular cab work truck.
For off-road enthusiasts, the PRO-4X model is the complete package, offering Bilstein mono-tube off-road shocks, all-terrain off-road tires, and various exterior and interior embellishments, including two-tone paint, branded floor mats, and PRO-4X embroidery. It isn’t quite the “western” theme found in competing trucks, but it supplies a desirable sporting flair nonetheless.
Otherwise, the SV edition offers excellent bang for the buck, with the 4×4 version coming in around $45,000 with utility ($1,120), towing ($495), and comfort & convenience ($2,040) packages included. Discounting and other incentives should lower your final price further.
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<< De Havilland - Highclere / D.H.54 - 1925 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom <<
De Havilland Moth / D.H.60
>> De Havilland - D.H.9J - 1926 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom >>
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De Havilland - Moth / D.H.60 - 1925 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
De Havilland - Genet Moth - 1926 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
De Havilland - Gipsy Moth / Moth X - 1928 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
De Havilland - Moth Coupe - 1928 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
De Havilland - Moth Major / D.H.60GIII - 1932 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom
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Flight, March 1925
THE DE HAVILLAND "MOTH”
Flight, January 1927
THE 1927 MODEL "MOTH"
Flight, July 1928
THE DE HAVILLAND D.H. 60 X "MOTH”
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Идея относительно дешевого самолета для небогатых людей привлекала авиастроителей во все времена. Одним из первых примеров успешной реализации этой концепции стал аэроплан DH.60 Moth, который положил начало целому семейству самолетов Moth, в корне изменившему ДальшеMore>>> британскую авиацию в 1920-1930 годах. Прототип DH.60 впервые взлетел 22 февраля 1925 года с рядным мотором ADC (Airdisco) Cirrus I мощностью 60 л.с. (45 кВт) - фактически "половинкой" V-образного мотора Airdisco мощностью 120 л.с. (90 кВт). Аэроплан оказался настолько удачным, что Министерство авиации решило субсидировать пять аэроклубов, оснащенных этими машинами. Первые из них поставили аэроклубу Ланкашира в июле 1925 года, всего через пять месяцев после полета прототипа. В тот год построили 20 DH.60, на следующий год - 35. Вскоре к британским заказчикам прибавились покупатели из Австралии и Японии. Последовали и военные заказы от Министерства авиации и авиакорпуса Ирландии. После демонстрационных полетов Алана Кобхэма на гидросамолете Moth в США там заключили договор о серийном производстве машины.
В 1926 году мотор Cirrus форсировали до 85 л.с. (63 кВт), назвали его Cirrus II и установили на DH.60. Одну машину построили для проведенного в 1926 году Министерством авиации конкурса легких самолетов в Лимпне, оснастив ее звездообразным мотором Armstrong Siddeley Genet мощностью 75 л.с. (60 кВт). Позже ее использовали для высшего пилотажа. Модель следующего года DH.60X снова улучшили, увеличив размах и присвоив название Cirrus II Moth.
Были установлены рекорды, совершены дальние перелеты, заказы продолжали поступать. Центральная летная школа ВВС закупила шесть экземпляров машины с моторами Genet, авиакорпус Ирландии - еще две. Cirrus II Moth также поставлялись многочисленным иностранным заказчикам.
60 H.P. "Cirrus" Engine
FROM whichever point of view one regards it, the de Havilland "Moth" must be considered a very fine little aeroplane. It may be argued that it is not a light plane, in the sense of the term that has come to be commonly accepted, but it is a low-power aeroplane with a good performance, and it is hoped to be. although naturally this still has to be proved, one of the most reliable little machines of modern times. In fact, the first aim of the designers of machine as well as engine has been this particular feature. The engine, the Aircraft Disposal Company's "Cirrus," described and illustrated in FLIGHT last week, is of fairly large capacity (4,500 c.c), and is capable of flying the machine quite strongly without being run at its maximum permissible "revs." This, naturally, means that there is a good power reserve to enable the machine to take off from a reasonably small field, so that the "Moth," as the new machine is called, will, both on this account and also because of the fairly high top speed which enables headway to be made against a head wind, be well suited to cross-country flying or touring. In fact, the "Moth" is distinctly more than an "aerodrome machine" (i.e., an aeroplane mainly used for short flights in the vicinity of an aerodrome), and should, provided the reliability proves as good as expected, be extremely useful for a variety of purposes. The designers naturally hope that it will be adopted for use by the light 'plane clubs, as it is particularly suitable for school work and "joy-riding," but one can foresee a number of other uses to which the "Moth" can be put. As a fairly low-priced machine for the owner-pilot the type should have much to recommend it, especially as its construction is of the simplest and most straightforward, while the "Cirrus" engine is so much of the motor-car type that anyone with motor-car experience should easily be able to look after it. Moreover, the engine has been designed to give very long service without overhaul, so that the maintenance should be well within the capabilities of the average motorist. Then there is the question of the employment of low-power aeroplanes in the Dominions. Here, also, the "Moth" should be extremely useful, as its performance enables it to fight adverse weather conditions, while its landing speed is low enough to enable the machine to be put down in a small field. Altogether, therefore, if orders are forthcoming in sufficient numbers to allow of placing it on a production basis, one can foresee a very bright future for the de Havilland "Moth." There is still the question of the Air Ministry airworthiness certificate, but we understand that the second machine, now nearing completion, is being built under A.I.D. supervision, and that, therefore, the type may confidently be expected to be "approved."
On Monday of this week the De Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., had invited a number of press representatives to visit the Stag Lane works in order to inspect the "Moth" and to watch it flying. The aerodrome was in a deplorable condition after the incessant rains, and the "Moth" sank in up to its axle in the mud, but for all that it got off with a relatively short run, and, once in the air, the climb was extremely good. A large number of passengers were carried, and incidentally the visitors were, probably quite unconsciously, paying a tribute to the "Cirrus" engine by waiting their turn for a "flip," the thought never occurring to them that the engine might refuse work.
We were among the passengers carried during the day, and perhaps a few impressions may be of interest. The machine got away very well, and once off, Mr. Broad, the well-known de Havilland test pilot, climbed her at 1,800 r.p.m. and an air speed of 50-55 m.p.h., at which speed she rapidly gained height. The day was somewhat bumpy, but the "Moth” appeared to rise and fall on an even keel, and no tendency to pitching was observed. In a series of steep curves it was observed that the amount of aileron movement was very small, an indication that, although only the lower plane is fitted with ailerons, lateral control is ample. In normal straightforward flying the ailerons were used surprisingly little, the large dihedral evidently being sufficient to give good stability, yet not so large as to make the machine "wallow." As there was no control stick fitted in the forward cockpit we were not able to ascertain how much elevator control is required, but observation from the ground did not reveal any large movement in ordinary manoeuvres. The rudder bar in the forward cockpit moved very little indeed, so that presumably the large rudder is very effective, and should help very materially to give control at or near the stalling angle.
The front cockpit proved most comfortable, and by keeping one's face fairly close to the wind screen no appreciable draught was felt, and it was found unnecessary to wear goggles. As soon as one attempted to look over the side, however, the wind was felt, and probably a slightly wider wind screen might be an improvement. The "Cirrus" engine had a most reassuring note, and at no time did one have the slightest idea that it was likely to stop or to give any trouble at all. There was a very marked absence of vibration, and altogether the "Cirrus" sounded and ran more like a "six” than a “four." The noise was very slight, certainly not sufficient to produce that "deafness" which sometimes accompanies sitting behind a larger engine, but it seems likely that still more can and will be done to make the engine even more silent. When throttled down to land it was wholly delightful to float into the aerodrome at about 30 ni.p.h. ground speed. One had the feeling that there was plenty of time to think things over and to decide exactly where to land, and we fancy that when used as a school machine, this feature will be found a most valuable one. ns it can scarcely fail to inspire pupils with confidence.
At the moment it has not been possible, owing to the unsettled weather, to carry out proper performance tests with the "Moth." but preliminary Tests seem to indicate that the top speed will probably be roughly 90 m.p.h. (144 kms./h.) and the stalling speed about 38 m.p.h. (61 kms./h.). The manoeuvrability appears excellent, and on Monday Mr. Broad repeatedly looped the machine, as well as doing Immelmann turns and spins.
With these general remarks on the "Moth," we may turn to a more detailed description of the machine. Simplicity and robustness are the main features of the de Havilland "Moth." or D.H.60, to give the machine its official type designation. The number of fittings used, for example, has been reduced to an absolute minimum, and such few as are employed are of very simple form, cheap to manufacture and not likely to require much attention during use. The fuselage, for instance, is a box composed of four longerons, straight plain vertical and horizontal struts, and the whole covered with sheet ply-wood. This type of construction has now been employed for many years by Capt, de Havilland, and has stood the test of time. In actual use it stands up well to fairly rough handling and at the same time it is a form of construction comparatively cheap both in small numbers and in large quantities. The sides and bottom are flat, but the top is deeply cambered. The struts in sides and bottom are not directly attached to the longerons, but are held in place by the three-ply covering, whereas the top (which is, of course, open under the fairing) has its struts secured by angle brackets and bolts to the top longerons, as shown in a sketch.
The two cockpits are arranged in the usual fashion, that at the rear being normally intended for the pilot, although when dual controls are fitted the machine can, of course, be flown from either cockpit provided the machine is trimmed by carrying a passenger, or equivalent load, in the rear cockpit. From the side elevation and photographs it will be seen that the view from the rear cockpit is very good, and we can personally testify to the excellence of the view from the front cockpit. The seat is comfortable and the cockpit exceptionally roomy for such a small machine. It is intended to fit a speaking tube in the cockpit, so as to facilitate communication between pilot and passenger or pupil. On the first machine this had not yet been fitted, but we understand that it will probably have been installed by now. Access to the front cockpit is facilitated by a small door in the coaming, which allows of stepping from the lower plane into the cockpit without any great difficulty. When closed the door is kept in place by a simple spring-loaded bolt, which can easily be withdrawn by the passenger himself.
The undercarriage is ot the plain V-type, with the rear "legs" in the form of telescopic tubes sprung by rubber blocks working in compression. The rubber is enclosed in a cylindrical metal casing, so that the light is kept away from it, and it should thus last almost indefinitely. The travel on the legs is not long, some 4 ins. or so, but appears to be ample, and the machine displayed not the slightest tendency to bounce. Of course, pupils cannot be expected to make landings like those made by Mr Broad, but it seems likely that even in the hands of a novice the "Moth" should not be difficult to land.
The "Cirrus" engine has its four "feet" resting on the top longerons, which are specially strengthened for the purpose, and a very neat cowling surrounds all but the top of the cylinders, in the first machine the exhaust pipe is crossed over the top of the fuselage, to run along the starboard side, but in subsequent machines it will run straight down along the port side, and the door to the front cockpit will be to starboard. The two long breather pipes of the crank-case are hidden inside the engine cowling, and help materially to keep the machine clean. The oil-filler cap, incorporated with the breather pipes, projects through the cowling, and thus allows of replenishing the sump without disturbing anything. The carburettor is placed on the side, above the cowling, where, in case of a backfire setting any small quantity of petrol on fire, it is removed from any inflammable part of the machine, and is, moreover, exposed to the rush of air. A small metal shield serves to prevent the carburettor from getting too cold. The petrol supply (15 gallons normally) is carried in the gravity tank on the top centre section, and there are thus no petrol pumps to get out of order. The oil is carried in the sump of the engine. The petrol carried in the standard tank is sufficient for about 5 hours at cruising speed, or something like 325-350 miles. It is, however, of interest to note that if the machine does not carry a passenger, and a petrol tank is built into the fuselage, the petrol capacity can be increased to suffice for about 12 hours' flying. A hand-starter, operated by a lever in the pilot's cockpit, enables the engine to be started without outside assistance, as was repeatedly demonstrated on Monday last by Mr. Broad.
The wing construction is extremely simple, with I-section spars, spindled out from the solid, and with very simple ribs. The wing bracing is in the form of streamline wires, and there is but one pair of inter-plane struts on each side. The wings have been designed to fold, an operation occupying but a few minutes, and in the folded state the machine only occupies a width corresponding to the span of the tail plane, or approximately 9 ft. Ailerons are fitted to the bottom plane only, in order to make them more accessible, but the lateral control appears to be sufficient. The ailerons are hinged at the top of the spar, instead of on the centre line, and thus it has been possible to cover the gap between wing and aileron with a fabric strip.
A detailed weight specification is not available, but we learn that the weight of the machine empty is 764 lbs. Allowing 160 lbs. each for pilot and passenger, about 60 lbs. for luggage and 100 lbs. for petrol, the total loaded weight should thus be in the neighbourhood of 1,250 lbs.
More Powerful Engine and Many Refinements Incorporated
FOR the first time in the history of aviation, at any rate in the history of British aviation, it has become possible to speak of a new "model" of an aeroplane, in the sense in which the word is used in connection with motor cars, and not as we generally use it in connection with aviation. The de Havilland "Moth" has now reached a stage when it is not a question of a machine that will do its job with an engine of such and such a power, but of what sort of little comforts, what minor refinements, what colour schemes, etc. would the purchaser like. That in itself marks, we think, a definite step in the evolution of the private owner's aeroplane. The de Havilland "Moth" started life with the advantage of lines pleasing to the eye, and in that respect it has remained unchanged. In many details, important to the machine as an aeroplane, and others of value more from the user's point of view, the process of evolution has been at work, with the net result that the 1927 "Moth" marks a very considerable advance on earlier models. Yet this general improvement has not been accompanied by an increase in cost. In fact, exactly the reverse has happened, and the machine is being marketed this year at a price of ?730.
Taking improvements first, perhaps the greatest change in the 1927 "Moth" is the fitting as standard of the new "Cirrus" Mark II engine in place of the Mark I fitted on the old model. The new engine (which was described and illustrated in FLIGHT of November 11, 1926) is slightly lighter in weight than the Mark I, but its power output is considerably greater, and there is no reason to doubt that the enviable reputation for reliability established by the older model will be worthily maintained by the new. The extra power is naturally reflected in the performance of the 1927 "Moth," which is considerably better than that of the Mark I engine type. Thus the following performance figures are guaranteed: Top speed, 98 m.p.h. (158 km./h.); cruising speed, 75-80 m.p.h. (120-130 km. h.); rate of climb at ground level, 625 ft. per min. (3-18 m. per sec.); ceiling, 15,000 ft. (4,570 m.). These performances relate to a total loaded weight of 1,265 lb. (575 kg.). At the same time the machine is very economical in fuel and oil, the average mileage being 20 miles per gallon (2-8 litres per kilometre). The oil consumption is only 1 pint (about 0-5 litre) per hour. Mention should also be made of the fact that the "Cirrus" engine runs perfectly on ordinary petrol as obtainable at any garage, so that the private owner need never worry about his fuel supplies. This has been well demonstrated during the flight of Stack and Leete to Karachi, which was carried out on any petrol available along the route.
Statistics compiled from data relating to the flying of "Moths" over something like three-quarters of a million miles show that the cost of upkeep of the machine is, on an average, but a fraction of a penny per mile, this being a result of the special form of construction employed, which is of simple form and very robust.
Of minor improvements mention should be made of the greater comfort of the cockpits, a more artistic lay-out, with instrument board finished in dull cellulose finish, a small pocket above the dashboard for the stowage of gloves, pipes, maps, and even - yes, why not ? - powder puffs. The luggage compartment behind the aft cockpit now opens into the cockpit itself, and does not have a "hatch" in the deck, as it was found that users sometimes forgot to fasten this, with the result that it flew open when the machine was in the air, although there is no record of week-end cases having been deposited on unsuspecting victims below. A new type of windscreen is being fitted, although those shown in our photographs are, it should be pointed out, of the old pattern. Altogether the 1927 "Moth" is a thoroughly "eyeable" machine, apart from its robustness and reliability, and the factor which it is so important to cultivate in the case of automobiles: pride of ownership, can very justly be applied to the first British standardised private aeroplane.
As regards the question of cost, the price reduction has been made possible by putting the "Moth" on a quantity production basis. Not, of course, on the scale that automobiles are produced in quantities, but by making a close study of details and setting a shop aside entirely for the production of "Moths." Somewhat elaborate jigs have been made which facilitate the construction of the fuselage, the sides, top and bottom being erected on one of these jigs, the complete fuselage shell leaving the jig absolutely accurate and ready to have the controls, seats, engine mounting, etc., installed. The de Havilland works even boast a chute for the rapid transport of parts from stores to erecting shop. Doubtless the endless belt conveyor will come in time!
A.D.C. "Cirrus" Engine
THE X type "Moth" designed by The de Havilland Aircraft Co., Ltd., is one of the most well-known two-seater light aeroplanes. It can be fitted with land undercarriage, skis or floats, and in these three forms is suitable for undertaking a great variety of duties.
Fuselage. - This is of three-ply construction with spruce longerons and web members. The passenger is situated between the planes with the pilot at his immediate rear. Full dual control is fitted, the forward "joy-stick" being detachable and the remaining gear being covered up by a robust hinged cowling.
Wings. - Arranged in the form of a single-bay equal-span biplane, the structure, with the exception of tubular drag struts and wires, is of spruce, and is of orthodox design. The wings fold easily against the fuselage by the swinging into position of two jury struts and the withdrawal of four spring-loaded bolts.
Engine Installation. - The A.D.C. "Cirrus" engine is bolted direct to the fuselage sides. A streamline petrol tank in the top centre section feeds the carburettor by gravity. Two gallons of oil are carried in the sump, no tank being required. Special attention has been paid to the accessibility of all engine accessories - filters, magnetos, carburettor, etc. Starting up by swinging the propeller is made an easy operation by the installation of an impulse starter on one magneto.
Undercarriage. - The chassis is of conventional design, having the usual axle, radius rods, bracing cables and shock-absorber legs. The latter are fitted with rubber compression blocks housed in a circular tubular casing, 600 x 100 mm. wheels and tyres are fitted as standard.
THE 1927 MODEL "MOTH": View into the cockpit showing the new instrument board. The wind screens illustrated are the old type, and will be supplanted by a later pattern.
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Inspired and Inspiring – Nia Vardalos
By Janet Graham - Last updated: Monday, December 12, 2016
"I believe that there are moments in everyone's lives where a door flings open, and if you're terrified of what's on the other side, you must walk through it." Nia Vardalos
Inspired and Inspiring – Michelle Obama
By Janet Graham - Last updated: Monday, October 24, 2016
To the First Lady, With Love Four thank-you notes to Michelle Obama, who has spent the past eight years quietly and confidently changing the course of American history. Just in case, you missed the New York Times this weekend.....I didn't want you to miss these thank-you notes. They pretty much say it all!! To read them, please follow this link http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/t-magazine/michelle-obama-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-gloria-steinem-letter.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_tz_20161021&nl=t-magazine&nlid=60283092&ref=headline&_r=0
Hillary Clinton – Two Perspectives
By Janet Graham - Last updated: Monday, June 13, 2016
Finally....two articles appeared in the papers over the last several days which articulate the way my generation sees Hillary Clinton and the way the millennial generation sees her!! I had been deeply curious about the difference in perspectives and although I now feel I understand a little better, I am still troubled by these differences!! From Dominique Browning, in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/09/fashion/hillary-clinton-presidential-election.html?_r=0 From Molly Roberts in the National Post, http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/molly-roberts-why-millennials-yawn-as-hillary-clinton-makes-history I would love to hear your thoughts!! Please share them in the comments section or email me!!
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Everything has a part or a history. It may be drab, colorless or just plain dull. It may be exciting, glamorous or exuberant. It may be turbulent and troubled or it may be serene and untroubled. Whatever the circumstances of its existence everything has a history.
Modern Antioch, with its beautiful worship room, its colorful windows, its educational facilities, its air-conditioned-central heating and its church van, is no exception. The history of Antioch is rich with stories of personal sacrifice and group efforts to secure a place to worship our Living God. The church has not enjoyed a history free of turmoil, but it has never failed to “Put God First.” Modern, majestic Antioch—stands today as a monument to the gallant efforts of our forefathers.
Antioch had its beginning after the Civil War (1868) and during the period of Reconstruction. A group of slaves that were freed by former slave owners moved in and around the area now known as Springhead. Led by Peter Dexter settled in the area now known as Bealsville. Immediately after settling in this area, these new citizens sought a place to serve God. Sitting on an Old Bay Pine Log in a cleared out thicket just south of the present Ida Washington residence, Roger Smith, Bob Storey and Bryant Horton led service in what is known as the first Antioch Church.
After a period it was determined that this place was inadequate and too far from the main body of settlers. A group again led by Storey, Horton and Smith was commissioned to search and seek a more suitable location. This group settled on a location north of the present home of Bro. & Sis. Edmund Wall.
The small church membership set about an edifice for God. The men cut stout young oak trees in such a manner that V-shaped fork was at one end. These poles were placed in the ground to form a rectangle. Smaller poles were placed so that they fitted into the V-shaped prongs. Upon these were placed palmetto fans or leaves which provided protection from the rain, sun and cold. Hallelujah! Antioch was its way. What a magnificent structure.
Progress has always been a community and church watch-word. These hardy souls worshipped in this humble edifice for a short period. Then Alfred Beal donated the use of a barn with a dirt floor for the use of the church. This small 10 ft by 12 ft. building was much more substantial than any previous structure these Christians had used for worship.
Up until this time, approximately 1883, there had not been a pastor called to serve the church. The entire congregation was held together by a tall, unlettered, strong Christian, Bryant Horton. In 1883, Rev. George Larry who resided at Simmons Creek, now Seffner, was called to serve. Each “Big Sunday” once a month he would ride horseback or buggy to preach the word to his small congregation. His salary was whatever the congregation could spare in cash which rarely exceeded $.15 and never more than $.25 and as much chicken and food, he could eat.
In 1884 Reverend George McClennon of Bartow was called. Since he was unfortunate enough not to have a horse, he would walk the distance from Bartow each “Big Sunday.”
During this period the church was moving again. A white benefactor Mr. Reed donated one and a half acre of land near the present Fred Patterson home site. Here real progress was made in building structure. For the first time rough lumber was used. The men of the church cut down the trees and hewed them into rough boards and built a complete structure.
About 1891 the Church moved again. This time it moved very near the present Peter Williams home site. During these approximately 23 years the church had only one Deacon, Bryant Horton. After moving to this location Andrew Williams was ordained. He was followed by Al Simmons and Maryland Stephens.
In 1893 Rev. Houston was called to serve. During this period a struggle between the West Coast Conference and the South Florida Baptist Conference threatened the Church’s existence.
In order to save Antioch and hold the West Coast Association together, Bryant Horton walked the entire distance from Bealsville to Gainesville, Florida to argue eloquently and successfully for Antioch’s remaining in the West Coast Association.
The members of Antioch showed their backing by providing what food they could and by offering encouraging remarks to Bryant as he put his pack on the end of a stick, slung it over his shoulder and trudged off through the wilderness.
On God’s missions— Antioch’s mission. When he returned with news, that Antioch would remain in the West Coast Association, what a joyous time for the struggling church.
In 1904 Reverend F. P. Mason was called. He installed the church’s bell. He was followed by a gospel minister from Georgia, Rev. Watkins who built an elevated rostrum. Frank James followed Watkins and was pastor for a year and was followed by his brother Henry James. In 1908 Rev. J. L. Stephens from Crooms, Florida was called. He served until 1916. In 1917, Rev. F. A. Faulk of Tampa assumed the pastorate. According to historians this is the first pastor with a high school diploma to serve Antioch.
Among his accomplishments was the stringing of flambeaus (kerosene filled soda bottles with cloth wicks) around the church for illumination at night. Following Faulk was Rev. I. C. Nimmons who later became moderator and a considerable landholder in the community. He served from approximately 1921 to 1924. Nimmons was followed by Rev. P.A. Moore of Lakeland.
Moore was followed by an articulate gentlemen who was destined to endear himself to all members if Antioch. From the hills of Clermont, Florida came Rev. F. G. Hilton who was to serve until his being called to Mt. Moriah of Plant City.
On the scene next came Rev. S. Meredity Mosely who was principal of union Academy High School, Bartow, Florida. It was during his administration that the Deacons and Members of the Church decided that the Church should be moved closer to the population center.
After much deliberation, the move was decided upon. Land was purchased from Ovid Vance Hargrett, Sr., and the great adventure began. A route from across the branch, in front of the Gettis Berry resident, in front of the Sam Berry resident, across in front of the Waldon resident to the present location was decided upon.
For such a tremendous undertaking careful planning was necessary. A moveable pulley was constructed; logs were cut, a donkey would walk his circle, winding the cable around the pulley, men would put logs under the church, as soon as one log had completely cleared the church, they would bring it to front again.
This procession was interrupted in front of the Berry and Waldon residents respectively for church services.
Shortly after the church reached its present location Mosely moved on to Ft. Lauderdale. He was followed by Rev. Williams of Port Tampa who died during his pastorate. He was succeeded by Rev. J. M. McFarland of Gifford.
Next was second J. L. Stephens of Tampa, Florida. During his pastorate he conceived of constructing a new modern Antioch. The Deacons, Trustees and Pastor entered into a feasibility study. After much discussion it was decided not to destroy the old Antioch but to move it to the rear and proceed with the construction of the building. Among its features was an indoor Baptismal facility replacing the Boiling Spring and mud holes?
After completion of the building Stephens was called to Arcadia, Florida. He was followed by Rev. T. C. Callahan.
Callahan was followed by Rev. J. H. Carswell under whose administration has been added an educational building, central climate control and many converts. Rev. Carswell served Antioch faithfully until his demise in January, 1971. The memory of him still lingers within the history of Antioch. He was followed by Rev. E. C. Matthews later in the year of 1971.
Rev. Matthews changed a very old tradition of Antioch under his pastorate. Antioch went from a twice a month service on first & third Sundays to a full time every Sunday schedule for worship services. This, within itself, has strengthened the spiritual lives of many of Antioch’s members. Rev. Mathews left Antioch in early 1973 to pastor a church in the northern states. He was followed by Rev. J. H. Williams who came to us from a church in Okeechobee, Florida later in the year 1973. During the leadership of Rev. Williams many physical and spiritual changes came to past; including the total renovation of Antioch appearance, both inside and outside. God blessed the family of Antioch with Rev. Williams for 28 years.
In 2002, Elder Correggio Reaves was called to pastorate at Antioch. During his leadership God has blessed Antioch with Deacon Freddie Thompson and Deacon Charles Benjamin. Also by the grace of God under Elder Reaves’ leadership, Antioch has purchased two acres of land for further expansion, a new P.A. system, new table/chairs, window treatments, and given the floors in the annex a facelift.
In 2011 Reverend Tony Bradley was called to pastorate at Antioch. The Antioch family is making plans and setting goals for continuous growth. Through prayer and faith in God all things are possible, preaching and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ with and to all that believe that the only begotten son of God, and the only Savior of the world.
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Prophet Jesus will Come Back
"And indeed, he (Isa / Jesus) will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me..." (Surah al Zukhruh; 61)
The Qur’an says: Jesus (peace be upon him) will come back
Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam was created not having a father, talked in the cradle, and was a great prophet sent to children of Israel. Jewish people wanted to kill him in his prophethood, but Allah (SWT) protected him from their harm and raised him to the heavens alive. He will come back to the world again in the End Times, participate to the ummah of last prophet, practice within last prophet’s sharia and spread Islam all over the world. Then he will die a natural death.
What we have told so far is narrated by Qur’an and its interpretation Sunnah so clearly that there is no need for further explanation. All the Muslims from the prophet’s time to the present time and today most of the Muslims have got the same belief.
The method and principle for the tafseer (interpretation) of the Qur’an is first of all to interpret Quran with Qur’an, then with Sunnah, and then with Sahaba (Companions) and Tabiin’s comments. The commentaries op beposing this method are included in “Ilhadi Tafseer (Deviational commentary)” in knowledge of tafseer.
While interpreting the verses about Prophet Isa, Hadith, the primary commentary of the Qur’an, is to be consulted. The Hadithes about the return of Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam in the End Times are in substantial numbers.
In fact, even if Hadith are not consulted, meanings appropriate to the truths in Hadith can be drawn from the Qur’an if one inspects it with a strong mind and a sincere heart. Below are the proofs from Qur’an about the ascension of Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam:
FIRST PROOF: ISA (JESUS) ALAYHISSALAM IS ONE OF THE SIGNS OF END TIMES ACCORDING TO THE QUR’AN
The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) told Qurayshians, “There is no goodness of the one who is worshipped other than Allah (SWT).” They said, “Do not you claim that Isa is a devout worshipper? Whereas he is worshipped other than Allah” Upon this the below verses of surah al Zukh’ruf (57-62) were revealed:
“And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud. And they said, “Are your gods better, or is he?” They did not present the comparison except for [mere] argument.
But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute. He (Isa / Jesus) was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favour, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel. And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth. And indeed, he (Isa / Jesus) will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path. And never let Satan avert you. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy.”
Among these verses the 61st verse explicitly states that Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam is one of the signs of the End Times. (And indeed, Isa / Jesus will be [a sign for] knowledge of the Hour, so be not in doubt of it, and follow Me. This is a straight path.) The phrase ( إنه ) “indeed, he” refers to Prophet Isa mentioned in verse 59. The companions Abu Huraira and Ibn Abbas interpreted the verse in this way, too. (Ad-Durrul Mansur. V.7. 386-387). Tabari related many narrations that Ibn Abbas (RA) interpreted the verse in this way. In brief, Mucahid, Ikrime, Abu Yahya, Abu Razin, Caber and Yahya from Tabiin narrated this meaning from Ibn Abbas. Also the same tafseer was narrated from Abi Malik, Avf, Hasan Basri, Mujahid, Katada, Suddi, Dahhaq and Ibn Zayd from Tabiin. (see also Tabari tafseer)
The commentators Ibn Kathir, Nasafi, Jalalayn, Wahidi, Fakhr al-Din Razi and many other commentators interpreted the verse as mentioned above. In his commentary Imam Kurtubi says, “Scholars say, ‘This verse is the proof that Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam will not come with a new sharia and responsibility, but he will come to revive the things forgotten and forsaken in the religion of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).’ ”
SECOND PROOF: PROPHET ISA (JESUS) ALAYHISSALAM WILL SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN THE CRADLE AND IN HIS OLD AGES
The word ( كهَْلا ) is mentioned two times in the Qur’an. Both are related to Prophet Isa’s speaking to people in his old ages:
“He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity and will be of the righteous.” (Surah al ‘Imran, 46)
“(O Jesus! You) spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity.” (Surah al-Maida; 110)
The word ( كهَْلا ) is defined as “the person whose hair and beard gone grey, and on whom the signs of old age are seen.” One of the earliest commentators, Nahhas says it is the age of 40 and around (Maani’il Qur’an). He also says, “Kahl, according to linguists, is the person who is close to the age of 40”. (Kurtubi, Vol. 4, Pg. 89)1 It is also described as be tween the ages of 30-33 and 50. This is the period when the youth period ends and the maturity period begins.
Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam was 33 when he was raised to heavens. If he died at 33, as it is claimed, how could we explain the verse, “He will speak to the people in maturity?”
Among the linguists and commentators there are the ones who understand and interpret the verse “He will speak to the people in maturity” as ‘Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam will speak to people when he comes to the world at the end of the time,’ and in fact this is the truth. As Ibnul Munzir narrated in Lisan-ul Arab, the verse “He will speak to the people in the cradle and in maturity,” points to two miracles of Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam. Namely, as his speaking in the cradle is a miracle, his coming at the end of the time and speaking is also a miracle.
Pay attention to the verse in surah al-Maida: “[The Day] when Allah will say, “O Jesus, Son of Mary, remember My favour upon you and upon your mother when I supported you with the Pure Spirit andyou spoke to the people in the cradle and in maturity.”
Although speaking is a feature of every person who reaches the old age, Allah (SWT)’s reminding that it is a bounty to Prophet is to attract the attention to the difference.
Moreover, we can say that ‘speaking’ is always a bounty. However, the speaking reminded to Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam is the one in the cradle and the one at the time of old age. And the reason for this is to attract the attention to differences of these two situations. That is, as his speaking in the cradle is extraordinary, his coming at the end of the time and speaking is also a great event.
Among the commentators, Baydhavi and Jalalayn, while interpreting the 110th verse of Surah al-Maida, say that the word ‘Kaplan’ points to the return of Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam in the End Times.
THIRD PROOF: PROPHET ISA (JESUS) ALAYHISSALAM WAS NOT CRUFIED; HE WAS RAISED TO HEAVENS
And [We cursed them] for their disbelief and their saying against Mary a great slander, And [for] their saying, “Indeed, we have killed the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, the messenger of Allah.” And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him; but [another] was made to resemble him to them. And indeed, those who differ over it are in doubt about it. They have no knowledge of it except the following of assumption.
And they did not kill him, for certain. Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise. And there is none from the People of the Book but that he will surely believe in him (Jesus) before his death. And on the Day of Resurrection he will be against them a witness. (Surah al-Nisa’, 156-159) In this verse it is clearly stated that Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam was not crucified.The People of the Book will surely believe in Jesus before his death:
“And there is none from the People of the Book but that he will surely believe in him (Isa a.s.) before his death.”
It is mentioned in the verse that “the People of the Book believe in him” Since the word is in the future tense, it refers to future not to past. From this perspective, it is concluded that “till this verse was revealed, the People of Book had not believed while dying; but after this verse is revealed they will believe at the time of dying.” Giving this meaning to the verse would be wrong, because the sharia of Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam was abolished and the last Prophet had come.
If you pay attention, the verse does not say ‘Jews’; it says ‘the People of the Book.’ On that sense, Christians also enter in this verse’s extend. After Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam was raised to the heavens, Christianity continued for almost 400 years not losing its essence. From this aspect, to talk about the Christians who had already believed in him would believe again while dying is wrong.
For whom will Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam bear witness?
It is stated in 159th verse of sura al Nisa, as follows:
“And there is none of the People of the Book but must believe in him before his death; and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them.” For whom will Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam bear witness?
If we understand the verse as “while the People of Book die, they believe in him” which we stated that was wrong above, will the Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam bear witness for the people who believe when they are about to pass away? However; bearing witness requires witnessing, itself. It is impossible for Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam to bear witness for people who believe in him when they are about to die after him till the Judgement Day because he will not able to see them.
The excellent evidence for wrongness of that argument is those words of Prophet Isa (Jesus)alayhissalam which the Qur’an conveys us: “I was a witness over them whilst I dwelt amongst them; when Thou didst take me up Thou was the Watcher over them, and Thou art a witness to all things.” (Al Maida; 117)
What is actually meant in the verse and what is right is that when Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam returns back before Judgement Day, the People of Book will believe in him and he bears witness for that faith in the Judgement Day, which he becomes a witness of it in the world.
FOURTH PROOF: THE WORD TAWAFFA (توَفَيَّ)
It is stated in the 54th and 55th verses of sura Al ‘Imran, as follows: “And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, and Allah too planned, and the best of planners is Allah. Behold! Allah said: “O Jesus! I will take thee and raise thee to Myself and clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme; I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection: Then shall ye all return unto me, and I will judge between you of the matters wherein ye dispute.”
Three meanings have been given to the word ( متوفي ) in that verse:
a. Taking the spirit, b. Death, c. Sleep.
Let’s discuss these three meanings briefly.
a. The word tawaffa means qabdh (taking the spirit):
Contrary to popular perception, the word “tawaffa” does not always mean death, passing away in Arabic. Asım Efendi defines the word in the translation of Al-Qamus Al-Muhit of Fairuzabadi as such,“to take an object completely”.
In other words, the word “tawaffa” means “seizure, taking”. The verse regarding the Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam means to seize the body and spirit of him and it does not mean to take his spirit only. Razi being in the first place, many commentators give that meaning to the word. After listing the opinions on the meaning of that verse Imam Tabari says: “For us the most appropriate of these opinions is the one which says “I will seize and take you from the world and I will elevate you to myself ” because of the confirming narrations coming from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
As a result of these explanations the meaning of the verse is: “O Isa (Jesus)! Without doubt I will take you from the earth and elevate to my presence.”
What we are doing here is not glossing but to expound the verse through the essential meaning of the word.
b. The word “tawaffa” means death:
The word “tawaffa” has been used to mean passing away but two probabilities are stressed in that point.
1. The statement “I will take your life” does not mean “I take it, now” and there is no evidence proving that perception. The essential meaning of the verse is, “they will not take your life but I will take it in the End Times when the time comes”.
2. There are advancements and postponements in words in many places in Qur’an. (See al Itqanv.2) Here is also advancement and postponement. The meaning of the verse is as follows: “I will elevate to myself and (when the time is up, in End Times) I will take your life.”
The ones who claim that the word mutawaffa ( متوفي ) in the verse meant “he died” building this claim on Ibn Abbas both slander him and distort the subject. Most of the narrations coming from Ibn Abbas point out that he believes that the Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam was not killed but was elevated to heaven and will come back in the End Times of the world.
According to another narration coming from Ibn Abbas, he accepts that there is advancement and postponement in the verse. The narration is as follows:
Through the chain of Ishaq b. Bishr and Ibn Asakir, (Jawhar, Dahhaq), Ibn Abbas expounds the verse “It is me who will take your life and will elevate you to myself ” as follows: “It is me who will elevate you to myself and will take your life in the End Times”. (Ad Durrul Mansur v.2 p.226 [Turkish version])
c. The word tawaffa means sleeping:
It is one of the most important essentials to expound the Qur’an again with Qur’an. This is the most reliable way of understanding the demand of Allah (SWT). The word tawaffa is used in the Qur’an to mean sometimes death and another times sleep –as mentioned above.
It is Allah (SWT) that takes the souls (of men) at death; and those that die not (He takes) during their sleep. (Al Zumar: 42) Some scholars said about the verse regarding Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam that it means “I will make you sleep and elevate to myself.
FIFTH PROOF: PURIFICATION OUT OF INFIDELS
“I will clear thee (of the falsehoods) of those who blaspheme” What is meant in this verse is that he will be cleaned out of the slanders and falsehoods of Jews and Christians. How much what Jews claimed about Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam and his mother Maryam is nasty, the claims that Christians attach to him which he had never said is as nasty as the Jews’. The Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam will come back and all Jews and Christians will believe him and they will give up their false beliefs and convictions about him. That was declared by the following verse: “Their intention is to extinguish Allah’s Light (by blowing) with their mouths: But Allah will complete (the revelation of) His Light, even though the Unbelievers may detest (it). It is He Who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and the Religion of Truth, that he may proclaim it over all religion, even though the Pagans may detest (it).” (As – Saff; 8, 9) “Proclaiming it (Religion of Truth) over all religion” will take place after Prophet Isa comes back and become the ummah of our Prophet (PBUH) in the End Times. What pagans say will not prevent it from happening.
SIXTH PROOF: THE ONES WHO OBEY PROPHET ISA (JESUS) ALAYHISSALAM WILL PREVAIL ON INFIDELS TILL THE JUDGEMENT DAY.
I will make those who follow thee superior to those who reject faith, to the Day of Resurrection. (Al ‘Imran, 55)
Who are those indicated in the verse who will obey Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam and will be superior to the infidels till the Judgement Day?
There are three possible groups meant here;
1. The true followers of Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam who believed him before distortion of Bible.
2. The Christians after the distortion of Bible.
3. The ones who obey Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam when he comes back and acts according to Prophet’s Muhammad’s (PBUH) law.
It is clear that first two items are incorrect. The believers before distortion of Bible cannot be meant in the verse because they could not prevail over the infidels even if they had the true belief; and after 300 years they were defeated by infidels who adopted the trinity creed. However; the verse stresses that this mentioned group will be superior on infidels till the Judgement Day. The infidels who adopted the trinity after distortion of the Bible cannot be meant; because the Qur’an says that they are infidels.
Moreover, their rivalries were the ummah of Muhammad (PBUH) and Muslims were superior to them for a thousand years unless we consider the last two centuries. Therefore, these people are not whom the Qur’an means.
When we look closely we see that it is said in the verse “the ones who obey you” but it is not meant Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who came after six centuries. What is logical, reasonable and suitable to Qur’an and explanations of our prophet is the third possibility which is “The ones who obey Prophet Isa (Jesus) alayhissalam when he comes back and applies the law of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in the End Times of the world”. Kaynak: http://askaquestionto.us - Prophet Jesus will Come Back
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Baseball Wins WSC Opener 9-5 Over SBCC, Cardinal Fans 11
Santa Barbara (9-9, 0-1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 3
Allan Hancock (10-8, 1-0) 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 9 14 1
2B: Jake Holton 2
3B: Shane Hersh 2
HR: Mitch Sancier
2B: Quinntin Perez; Daniel Curiel; Jake Shusterich; Ismael Hernandez
HR: Jake Shusterich
Sophomore right-handed pitcher Nic Cardinal struck out a career-high 11 Vaqueros, and Jake Shusterich led Hancock's 14-hit attack with three hits, including a home run to lead the Allan Hancock College baseball team to a 9-5 win over Santa Barbara City College Tuesday in both teams' conference opener. The Bulldogs improved to 9-0 this season at home on John Osborne Field and won their conference opener for the first time in three years. Hancock moved to 1-0 in Western State Conference play and 10-8 overall. SBCC fell to 0-1 in league and 9-9 on the season.
The Bulldogs stormed out of the gates with a five-run first inning against SBCC starting pitcher Brett Vansant. Shortstop Quinntin Perez led off the bottom of the first with a double. Vansant struck out Daniel Curiel, but the pitch got away from the catcher and Curiel reached on an errant throw by Mitch Sancier that allowed Perez to score the first run of the game. After Cordell Bowie reached first on an error, Ismael Hernandez singled home Curiel and moved Bowie to second. Two batters later, Brendan Gomez singled to load the bases. Then with two outs, catcher Reed Odland and left fielder Tanner Thompson delivered RBI-singles to make it 4-0 Bulldogs. A balk that allowed Gomez to trot home accounted for the fifth and final run of the frame.
The Bulldogs added another run in the second when Shusterich launched a ball over the wall for a solo-home run, his team-leading fourth of the season to push it to a 6-0 lead. SBCC inched closer with three runs on three hits off Cardinal in the fourth to cut the deficit in half. However, the Bulldogs responded with two of their own in the fourth on a RBI-double by Shusterich and a run-scoring single off the bat of Bowie to make it 8-3 Hancock.
SBCC scored twice in the ninth inning against reliever Phillip Martin.
Cardinal improved to 4-1 on the season with eight innings of work. He scattered eight hits, two walks and allowed three runs. He struck out at least one hitter every inning, including the side in the fourth to account for his season-high 11 punchouts.
Shusterich finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored, 2 RBI, one double and one home run.Perez, Curiel and Hernandez each went 2-for-5. Bowie, Hernandez, Odland and Thompson drove in one run apiece.
SBCC third baseman Jake Holton and second baseman Shane Hersh had three hits apiece. Sancier had two hits and 2 RBI, including a two-run home run against Cardinal.
The Bulldogs will head to SBCC for a 2 p.m. game on Thursday, March 8.
Hancock's conference game with Oxnard scheduled for Saturday, March 10, has been pushed up one day due to the weather forecasts. The Bulldogs will now host the Condors on Friday, March 9 at 2 p.m. The Hancock softball team's home game scheduled for Saturday, March 10, against Pasadena also has been rescheduled for Friday, March 9, at noon due to the weather.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow por Daniel Kahneman
Titulo del libro : Thinking, Fast and Slow
Autor : Daniel Kahneman
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In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions.
Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Thinking, Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking.
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't
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Click: The Magic of Instant Connections
The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
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Conditions at infinity for the inhomogeneous filtration equation
Grillo, Gabriele; Muratori, Matteo; Punzo, Fabio
We investigate existence and uniqueness of solutions to the filtration equation with an inhomogeneous density in ℝ N (N⩾3), approaching at infinity a given continuous datum of Dirichlet type.
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author = {Grillo, Gabriele and Muratori, Matteo and Punzo, Fabio},
title = {Conditions at infinity for the inhomogeneous filtration equation},
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07 - Future Tasks of the Alliance - “Harmel Report”
Top-level description 07 - Future Tasks of the Alliance - “Harmel Report”
1645/67/geheim. German Delegation. Proposals for amending the American draft. (5 May 1967) ENG 1
20-02-5/1420/67 VSV. German Delegation. Political aims of the Alliance with regards to European security, the German problem and the nature of a European community. (14 April 1967) ENG 1
20-02-5/3382/67 VSV. German Delegation. Letter from Deputy Permanent Representative, Mr. Oncken, to Secretary General discussing changes being made to the draft document. (28 September 1967) ENG 1
20-02-5/3623/67 geh. German Delegation.. Letter from German Minister of Foreign Affairs to Secretary General following the meeting held on 9th October 1967 in Bonn relating to possible French adverse reactions as regard to the Future Tasks of the Alliance
2347. Netherlands Delegation. Letter to the Secretary General stating that Dr. Patijn will be the Netherlands Representative for the Sub-group 4 on Developments in regions outside the NATO area. (13 April 1967) ENG 1
2nd Revised working paper from Secretary General detailing his ideas for the work program for the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (20 March 1967) ENG 1
2nd Revised working paper from Secretary General detailing his ideas for the work program for the Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. (20 March 1967) FRE 1
50th Anniversary of the Harmel Report - Special Declassification
A call for member countries to attend the first round of Council discussions ...
A call for member countries to attend the first round of Council discussions on the resolution of the future tasks of the Alliance
AC/261-A/1(Revised). Special Group on the Future Task of the Alliance. Agenda of the meeting to be held at the Permanent Headquarters, Paris on Friday 19th May, 1967. (12 May 1967) BIL 1
AC/261-A/1. Special Group on the Future Task of the Alliance. Agenda of the meeting to be held at the Permanent Headquarters, Paris on Friday 19th May, 1967. (12 May 1967) BIL 1
AC/261-A/1. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Circulation of the draft agenda for the first meeting of the Special Group. (23 February 1967) ENG 1
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AC/261-D/1. Special Group on the Future Tasks of the Alliance. Document from Secretary General asking delegations to bring to the special groups’ attention any speeches, parliamentary reports or articles from qualified authors on the future tasks of the A
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The ACE fonds covers documents on the early history and development of NATO's integrated military structure and its staff through memorandums and letters. The majority of the documents originate from its headquarters, called SHAPE, though some documents pre-date the creation of ACE and SHAPE.
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The Fonds includes Directives, Proposals, Notes, Memoranda, Resolutions and Decisions by the Defence Committee created between 1949 and 1951. The Defence Committee primarily drafted these items and sent them to the North Atlantic Council, the Military Committee and the Standing Group.Other memorandum and reports were received by the Defence Committee from other NATO bodies.The Defence Committee also created and kept Agendas, Meeting ...
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The International Staff Fonds consists of files containing NATO documents, notes, records, memoranda and external correspondence relating to its operational functions and to its support for NATO committees and the North Atlantic Council.The Fonds also includes NATO produced publications, including press releases, reference publications and non-periodicals.
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The fonds covers documents, correspondence and memorandum from previous NATO Secretary Generals and documents of his direct staff in the Private Office and Executive Secretariat (today known as CONSEC). The Secretary General files covers all topics of the Alliance, from business of the North Atlantic Council, to appointments across the Alliance, and issues and directives to the International Staff.
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Implementing Mercurial for Source Control
As a follow up to my Basic’s post of Source Control, I’m going to show you how to setup Mercurial (Hg) for source control. First, I’m going to show you how to install Mercurial on your workstation. Next, we’re going to set up a central repository using Bitbucket. Afterwards, we’re going to go over the major workflows when working with Mercurial. To wrap up this tutorial, I’ve included some additional resources that helped me understand Mercurial when I first started using it.
Installing Mercurial
Installing Mercurial is very easy, just click here to download the installer for TortoiseHg for Windows. However, if you’re running Mac, the workflow is going to be a little more complicated.
Download Mercurial from here (it will be a ZIP file)
Expand the ZIP file and run the MPKG file to install
Follow the prompts to complete the installation
After installation, open the command prompt and enter the following: hg –version (should see version information
Next, you need to check if there’s a .hgrc file by entering: ls ~/.hgrc
If there isn’t, create it by using touch: touch ~/.hgrc
After creating, open it using your favorite text editor
In the text editor, enter the following: username = Name To Appear <email address>
Save and close the file
Congratulations, you now have Mercurial on your workstation.
Working with Mercurial
When using Mercurial, you have two options: you can use the UI (TortoiseHg for Windows or SourceTree for Mac), or you can use the command prompt. For this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to work with Mercurial using the command prompt. Not only is it just as easy as the UI, but if you’re like me and use both Windows and Mac for development, it’s nice to have one tool that behaves the same on both environments.
Using Bitbucket to Host Your Central Repository
Why Use Bitbucket?
As part of using any source control, there still needs to be a server to host the central repository. When it comes to setting a server, you could setup your own server, use the command “hg serve” to activate a lightweight server, or you could use Bitbucket. Each of these options have merit depending on your situation, but my go-to solution is to use Bitbucket. Bitbucket is essentially a server that hosts repositories for their users (similar to GitHub) but unlike GitHub, Bitbucket supports both Git and Mercurial for source control and offers many cool features like unlimited repositories, providing a wiki and bug tracking capabilities.
Great, since we’ve decided to use Bitbucket to host our central repository, why don’t we go ahead and set that up now?
Setting up a Central Repository
Create an account for Bitbucket and login
After logging in, you should be at the Dashboard, choose Create Repository
Next, you should see a dialog for Creating a New Repository. For this example, let’s call the repo “Simple Repo”
Set the Repository type to Mercurial and click ‘Create Repository’
After creating the repository, you’ll see an option for adding code, choose the “I’m starting from scratch option’
Follow the steps for creating a directory and copy the “hg clone” command to your command prompt
For this example, I created C:\Dev\ to use for development
After running the “hg clone” command, you may be prompted for your password.
If everything works, you should see a folder in the directory you created called “simple-repo”
For this example, in C:\Dev\, I would see a folder called “simple-repo”
Congratulations, you’ve successfully created your first repository on Bitbucket and have copied it your workstation.
Time To Start Developing
Great, you have this empty repository, but it’s time to start developing. While developing software, your workflow is going to look a lot like this:
Add files / Modify files
At certain intervals, committing these changes to your local repository
If necessary, pull latest changes, update local repository, and merge
Commit any outstanding changes to the local repository
Repeat steps 1 through 4 until you’re ready to share your changes with the rest of the team.
Push changes to the central repository
Start from Step 1
An empty repository is nice and all, but if we’re going to get anything done, we need to add some files to the repository. It’s easy to add files to Mercurial using the command prompt.
Create a file (I called mine Grocery_List.txt)
Move the file to the repository folder
For this example -> C:\Dev\simple-repo
In the command prompt, navigate to your local repository and run the “hg status” command
You should see a question mark “?” followed by the name of the file you created.
So what’s the deal with the question mark and what does the “hg status” command do? “hg status” provides a way to see what changes have been made to your local repository since the last push. Since we have never performed a push, it’s letting us know that there is a file in the repository called Grocery_List.txt and that it’s not being tracked by Mercurial (hence the “?”). Other options include “A” (for files that were newly created and added), “M” (for files that have been modified), and “R” (for files that Mercurial has removed). There are other symbols, but these are the more common symbols to see.
Now that we have this file, we need to tell Mercurial to track this file. In order for Mercurial to track the file, we need to add the file to the repository by using the “hg add” command. This command is pretty simple, just enter ‘hg add Grocery_List.txt’ and Mercurial will add the file to the local repository. When working with the “hg add” command here are some slick tricks to use when adding files
hg add (adds every file in every folder for the repository to track)
hg add ‘NameOfFile’ (adds just the file with the name)
hg add *.txt (adds all .txt files in the current directory)
After adding Grocery_List.txt to the local repository, if we run the “hg status” command, we’ll see that Grocery_List.txt now has a new symbol “A”.
Committing Files
After making changes to the repository (adding files), it’s time to commit these changes to our local repository. In Mercurial, to commit changes to the local repository, we need to use the “hg commit” command. After using this command, a text editor will appear. All we need to do is to enter a comment about what we changed. For this example, I’m going to write that is my initial commit and then I’m going to save the text document. Gotcha: If you don’t save the text file, then the “hg commit” command fails. It forces the user to enter something for a comment.
After committing this change, if we were to run the “hg status” command, you’ll get a message saying that there aren’t any changes. But wait a minute, we just committed changes to our local repository, not the central repository, so why don’t we have changes? It’s really easy, it’s because the “hg status” command only looks for changes based off what our latest local repository has. Since we just committed changes to our local repository, “hg status” return nothing.
Making and Reviewing Changes
Alright, we’ve committed our first file. We’re done now right? Not quite, as part of developing software, you’re going to be making changes all over the place. In this regard, we’re going to explore how Mercurial reacts to files that have changed and how we can review what changes we’ve made to a file.
To begin, let’s open Grocery_List.txt and make some changes. In this example, I’m going to add some items for me to pick up at the store. After saving your changes, run the “hg status” command. This time you should see Grocery_List.txt is listed with a new symbol ‘M’. This means that (M)odifications have been made to the document. To see what has changed, you can use the “hg diff” command to see what changes have been made to the file between revisions. The default behavior is to compare what changes have been made since the last commit to the local repository.
Using the “hg diff” command is great for reviewing what changes have been made between commits of the local repository (if you’re like me and don’t keep track of all the things you change between change sets, then the “hg diff” command is a lifesaver). Like the “hg add” command, there are a number of shortcuts that can be used to diff on certain files and options to diff files between revisions.
After making the changes and ensuring that Grocery_List.txt has been marked for modifications, let’s go ahead and commit that change using the “hg commit” command. Congratulations, you just finished making some changes to your local repository and now it’s time to start pushing those changes to the rest of your team.
Pushing Changes
Great, so you’ve been making changes to your local repository, but now it’s time to push these changes to the rest of your team. Like most Mercurial commands, pushing changes is pretty simple, just use the “hg push” command. This will push each change in the local repository back to the central repository for your team to access.
In the command prompt, navigate to your local repository (C:\Dev\simple-repo)
Type “hg push”
You may be prompted for a password, enter it here
A message will be printed showing what files have been added and the number of change sets.
My Push failed, what’s up?
When you’re about to push changes to the central repository, the push will fail if you don’t have the latest copy of code. I like to think of this as a fail safe so you don’t accidentally commit old code or code that depends on other files that have since changed. If this happens, see below on how to pull and merge changes.
Pulling and Merging Changes
It’s great that you finally made changes to the central repository, however, as development continues, you’re not the only developer making changes. A fair question is how do I know if I have the latest source code? And if I don’t have the latest source code, how can I grab the latest without losing my changes?
Thanks to the Mercurial command “hg pull”, grabbing the latest changes is a breeze. Navigate to your local repository via command prompt and enter “hg pull”. This command will grab the latest source code from the central repository. However, the “hg pull” command doesn’t automatically update your local repository. You will need to run the “hg update” command to update to the latest version.
Sometimes, running the “hg pull” command will give you a message about multiple heads. All this means is that there are you don’t have all the changes and that some of the files you’ve changed have also been modified. Mercurial is very helpful when it tells you use “hg merge” to merge the files. The “hg merge” command takes your copy of the file and merges it with the latest version. If there are no conflicts, then the merge works and it’s up to you to verify that the software is behaving correctly.
However, merging isn’t always that easy. For example, let’s say that I modified Grocery_List.txt so that it says 2 dozen eggs. However, if before I push my changes, another dev modified the file to say 2 pounds of bacon, then that will cause a legitimate conflict that I would have to resolve it before I could commit my changes.
When handling conflicts, you get a spiffy interface (called KDiff3) that allows you to pick which version is correct (it even allows you to pick both versions, see here for a great example of handling merges). After handling the conflicts, you’re ready to commit your changes and attempt to push your changes back to the central repository.
Congratulations, you just finished setting up Mercurial for your source control! I know it’s a lot of information to take in, but trust me, you’re work is going to improve once you start using source control. In this tutorial, you’ve learned how to install Mercurial on your workstation, setup a central repository using Bitbucket and the major workflows of working with Mercurial to handle your source code (adding/modifying files, pulling and merging changes, and pushing your changes).
Now, there is still plenty to learn about Mercurial, but you now have the foundation from which to start experimenting with Mercurial.
Using Bitbucket with Mercurial (Tutorial from Bitbucket)
Hg Init: Mercurial Tutorial (Great tutorial written by Joel Spolsky)
Tips And Tricks for Mercurial
The Basics: Source Control
As the first part of the Basics of Software Development series, we’re going to talk about source control is, why you should be using it and commonly used source control management (SCM) tools.
Source Control, what’s that?
To put it simply, SCM is a set of tools that allow users to keep track of source code by using a repository. The most common workflow is to get a copy of the source code from SCM, make changes to some of the files (refactoring for example) and committing those changes back.
Benefits of Source Control
Allows for users to undo uncommitted changes
Promotes developers to refactor code
Keeps track of what changes have been made over time
Great for seeing what changes have been made over time (for example between versions)
By definition, it’s a backup of the source code
Perfect if your workstation crashes and you don’t have a backup
Makes it easier for other developers to get the latest changes
Instead of one developer making changes and “pushing” them to the team, source control allows the team to “pull” changes when ready.
Without source control, anytime that code changes were made, the developer who made changes would have to push the code to the other developers. This may not sound terrible, but what if you were in the middle of rewriting a file? You would have to figure out what files have been changed, hope that the files that were changed aren’t files that you’re currently working on. After ensuring all of that, you need to merge your changes to the latest version and hope that nothing broke. As you can see, this is a horrible workflow, prone for errors. However, using a SCM solves these issues.
Choosing Source Control
All SCM tools work either as centralized or distributed. Before you can choose a source control, you need to figure what type of source control type works best for your situation (tech requirements, ease of setup, company policies, etc..)
In a centralized source control implementation, there is a main server (central repository) that holds the source code and history of changes. When a developer checks out source code, they are only getting the source code (no revision history). After the developer makes changes and commits the changes, the files that have been modified are sent back to the central repository. Since the repository has the source code and history of changes, the repository is known to have the “blessed” or the “single source of truth” copy of the source code.
Since the centralized implementation utilizes the central server, it’s very easy to see what’s the latest and greatest. However, due to the centralization, if the server ever goes down, the team cannot commit changes.
In a distributed source control implementation, the big difference is that there is not a central repository. This means that every developer has both the latest source code and the revision history.
The main advantage to this implementation is that a developer can commit changes and continue working if there is no network connection. However, due to the lack of a central repository, there is no such thing as “blessed” version.
Common Source Control Implementations
Team Foundation Server (TFS) – This is a centralized source control that is most likely working with .NET code and Visual Studio. Even though It is possible to use TFS for other languages and IDE’s, you have to use Team Explorer Everywhere and is currently supported with Eclipse.
Subversion (SVN) – This is a centralized source control platform that is designed to be used for any programming language and IDE.
Git – This is one of the most widely used distributed source control platform. This platform is most commonly used with GitHub.
Mercurial – Another common distributed source control platform. This is most commonly used with Bitbucket.
Visual SourceSafe – Very old solution from Microsoft, if your company is using this for source control, you need to run away screaming migrate to another solution. This was the precursor for TFS and should no longer be used for source control.
Additional Reading / Further Resources:
Differences between centralized and distributed source control: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-About-Version-Control
Excellent resource for getting your feet wet with Git: http://git-scm.com/book
Awesome tutorial about Mercurial from Joel Spolsky: http://hginit.com/
Information about TFS: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/vstudio/dd286491(v=vs.110)
Woot! First post….
Who am I and how did we get here?
My name is Cameron Presley and it’s time for a short story about why this blog exists and it’s purpose.
After graduating college, I started working for a big company and I was really excited to finally write “big boy code”. However, as time progressed, I started to feel like more of a cog in the machine instead of a developer. Unrealistic deadlines, not able to propose solutions, insanely steep learning curve with no help, it just kept getting worse and worse. A company that frowned upon refactoring code, disgusted with changing legacy code, and not giving support to new developers, this company was a huge stress inducer. For all intents and purposes, I was a code monkey. Big shocker, after about a year, I left the company to try my luck elsewhere.
Fortunately, I was able to find a company and a team lead that was willing to mentor the new guy and not just throw him to the sharks. Thanks to my team lead, I’ve learned a lot about what developing software means and it’s not as simple as just writing an if statement. There are so many nuances when it comes to development: designing the solution, ensuring the solution is correct, working with managers and members of a team. Without his help, the chances of me succeeding would be very low indeed. In that regards, I’m lucky that there was someone who cared about producing good software and wanted to share his knowledge with me.
However, I know that there are many developers out there who don’t have a mentor to learn from. These new developers are the ones that need the information from this blog the most. There are too many nuances that are not taught in academia that needs to be discussed. The main goal of this blog is to provide resources for new developers to help ease the transition from writing software in academia to writing software for the masses. Whether that’s providing soft skills (communication with others) or more hard skills (setting up a continuous integration engine), I want to provide my experience and be the mentor to those who may not have one.
Wish me luck and enjoy
-Cameron
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The New York Times INTERACTIVE NOMINATION CALCULATOR
…as primary and caucus results come in you can use it to forecast final results…
April 28, 2016 The smart money is now on Trump as Republican nominee – Trump reads a scripted foreign policy speech tapping into non-Establishment anger over U.S. misadventures — Bushes fumbles — Obama’s weak knees
April 28, 2016 – Sinner’s beware!!! —
PADDY NOLAN, Q.C.:
Ted Cruz is a miserable arm-flapping religious creep – Ex-Republican House Speaker Says He’s Never ‘Worked With A More Miserable Son Of A Bitch’ Than Cruz Boehner would work with Trump (he golfs with him).
April 25, 2016 – Koch brother may play footsie with Hillary Clinton
April 24, 2016 – Ted Cruz, John Kasich Join Forces To Stop Donald
Brian Gable … the Globe and Mail
Trump From Winning
April 20, 2016 – National Public Radio’s Round-By-Round Guide To A Contested GOP Convention – If Trump doesn’t win an absolute majority on first ballot — he loses
April 19, 2016 – Clinton wins 58% of vote in New York Primary to Sanders’s 42%. Trump wins large majority in Republican Primary where Kasich comes second.
April 16, 2016 — U.S. National Public Radio asks: Will The Republican Party Be Remade In Trump’s Image? Says NPR:
The GOP’s awkward marriage of a working class base and a corporate-backed establishment might be headed for divorce, and its not clear yet what will take its place.A nativist, isolationist, protectionist party? Or something else entirely? Whatever emerges will have a sturdy base to build on. After all the Republican party, at all levels except the White House, is in great shape compared to the Democrats, who are at their lowest ebb with fewer elected office holders since the 1920s.
April 12, 2016 — Bernie Sanders Proposes National Ban on Fracking – ABC News –
John Ware – former slave who became Alberta rancher
Until I saw this on ABC, I supported Sanders — I didn’t know he was an arm-flapping ideologue? That is to say — he’s in the same category as religious nuts, luddites and enviro-Nazis. Guys like him destroyed The Occupy Movement and the NDP Leap Manifestarians in Canada — juvenile, stick-you-in-the-eye exhibitionists inevitably destroy any progressive group they glum on to. Clinton may turn out O.K. — Plutocrats — from Garfield to Truman — have pleasantly surprised us before – the ideologues never will — see Woodrow Wilson … Jimmy Carter
April 12, 2016 — Is Bill helping or hindering Hillary? – The New Yorker April 8, 2016 — Yesterday — somewhere in the United States — no one says where
— Black Lives Matter protesters get vocal verging on the physical with Bill Clinton — blaming Clinton’s 1990s Crime Bill with putting blacks in jail.
April 8, 2016 — Bernie Sanders Accepts An Invitation From The Vatican —
April 8, 2016 — The New York Times publishes Shake-em-up Nobel Laureate Economist Paul Krugman’s Op-Ed “Cruz is worse than Trump” — claims protectionism sometimes good … free trade sometimes bad.
April 7, 2016 — The Globe and Mail publishes, from London, Leah McLaren’s Op/Ed condemning the concept of globalization so dear to Obama and the elite “It’s no wonder resentment of the superrich is on the rise“: “… in North West London, businesses on the main street are struggling. Independent cafés, bakeries, clothing shops and hardware stores have all closed down in recent months, and what has opened in their place? Almost without exception: new real estate agencies and boutique interior-design firms. When your neighbourhood becomes so “desirable” that the only thing you can buy there is a $3-million house, you know that something’s well and truly broken.”
April 6, 2016 — In return for immunity from prosecution, Clinton’s former aide, Bryan Pagliano withdrew his 5th Amendment objection and turned “state’s evidence” on March 11.
April 5, 2016 — Sanders wins Wisconsin 57% to 44% – polls had indicated a close race. Sanders has won 7 of the 8 latest primaries and caucuses. Is New York going to be tougher — the media predicts that Clinton much ahead but is that true or pressure from the Clintons. Ted Cruz easily winds over Donald Trump.
March 30, 2016 — Trump cancels pledge to back Republican choice. March 30 — Why Trump Reversed His Pledge To Support The GOP Nominee? — Dominico Montanaro
March 29, 2016 — New York Police charge Trump’s campaign manager with assaulting a reporter at Trump rally. LINK – March 29 — Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s Campaign Manager, Charged With Battery
LINK – March 28, 2016 — State sweep doesn’t resolve Sander’s delegate math problem – PBS Politics Monday
March 26, 2016 — Sanders scores 72% in Washington State; 82% in Alaska; 72% in Hawaii — Clinton scores 0. But Clinton has super delegates and Southern delegates and Sanders could still win and will hold on. LINK – March 28, 2016 – Despite The Math, Bernie Sanders Has Already Won – U.S. National Public Radio
March 23, 2016 — Real Clear Politics poll shows — in a General Election Saunders would beat Trump 54% to 38% while Clinton would only beat him 49% to 38%.
March 22, 2016 — Bernie Sanders wins Utah and Idaho but Clinton wins many more delegates in Arizona. Trump has more than 50% of delegates needed to win Republican nomination. Ted Cruz wins Utah.
March 18, 2016 — Ohio has been a huge win for Clinton. Clinton squeaks a victory in Missouri – Clinton’s won 5 out of 5 last Tuesday – Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Illinois and Missouri.
March 15, 2016 — Trump wins big victories in Florida (Florida Senator Marco Rubio pulls out of the race) in Illinois, North Carolina — wins by a hair in Missouri. John Kasich wins in his home state of Ohio. Clinton wins in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Illinois. Missouri is close between Clinton and Sanders.
Lord Strathcona — He drove the last spike
John Kasich may still pull the Republican rabbit out of the hat.
March 14, 2016 — The polls predicted Hillary Clinton would beat Bernie Sanders in Michigan by 20 percentage points. Bernie won. “Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people,” sneered H.L. Mencken. He was dead wrong — so were Slick Willy Clinton and the Missus in the Democratic Party Primaries — Slick Willy had sold the “working class” down the drain with so-called “trade reform” — for Willy’s Big Shot clients Willy’s North American Free Trade Agreement alone shipped nearly 700,000 U.S. jobs out of the country, reduced wages, reduced working class bargaining power. “Ah feel your pain,” bawled Slick Willy in those days — he was sure Mencken was right — and Willy and the Missus went on to stage their daughter’s $3 Million wedding (according to the Missus — the Clintons had been dead broke when they left office).
Well the working class isn’t so dumb after all.
Wall street placed a $35 Million bet on Jeb Bush with the Republican Establishment — As they say in Vegas, Wall Street rolled sneak eyes.
Ordinary Americans — the ones who get paid less and less for an honest days work were fed up watching the strutting and listening to the holier-than-thou mumbo jumbo of Masters of the Universe — on Wall Street — in the Body Politic — in Big Media — in the State Department’s striped-panted Foggy Bottom — in the Doctor’s Union and the Drug Industry — in the Star Spangled, camouflage-fatigued, bespectacled military, in the Professors’ Cosa Nostra.
Establishment cartoon of Abraham Lincoln
But it’s happened before — The Establishment of the early 1860s
Establishment cartoon of Andrew Jackson
considered Abraham Lincoln a baboon. The Establishment of the 1820s pictured Andrew Jackson as a jackass. Lincoln was America’s greatest president. Jackson one of the best.
The Establishments will not kill the country but they may kill the Republican Party — and the Democratic Party.
Pitchforks are at the Ready!!!
March 29, 2016 Brokered vs. contested conventions. Whatever they’re called, there have been more than you think – Daniel Bush
March 24, 2016 Pravda of American Right turns up nose at White Trash base and vice versa – Gene Denby
March 24, 2016 – Stopping Trump Won’t Be So Easy. Here’s Why, In One Chart – U.S. National Public Radio
March 23, 2016 – Trump’s supporters poor, white, angry and unhealthy – Trevor Hancock
March 23, 2016 – Donald Trump persuading Republicans, but would lose to Hillary Clinton, polls suggest – U.S. National Public Radio
March 18, 2016 – If Trump wins, I’ll eat this column – Globe and Mail
March 18, 2016 – Missouri Victory Gives Clinton A Belated Mega Tuesday Sweep – U.S. National Public Radio
March 17, 2016 – Senate Republicans repeat: No SCOTUS confirmation this year — PBS
March 17, 2016 — Trump is the result, not the cause, of GOP vices — Jeffrey Simpson
March 16, 2016 — Clinton will likely win the nomination but will Sanders steer the ship? — Ryan Lizza
March 16, 2016 — IT’S NOW ALMOST CERTAIN — Hillary Clinton Versus Donald Trump: The Battle Ahead — John Cassidy
March 11, 2016 — Millions Of Voters Are Sending A Message: Our Economic Framework Is Rotten — U.S. National Public Radio
March 11, 2016 — Hillary Clinton’s Ordeal Continues at the Democratic Debate – The New Yourker
Big Wins for Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump — The New Yorker — March 9, 2016
Even after the Bernie surprise, the reality of hard math (and “Super Delegates”) — The Globe and Mail — March 9, 2016
NAFTA’s effect on United States employment — Wikipedia — March 9, 2016
Wall Street to candidates: Where’s our return on investment? — CNBC — February 11, 2016
‘Be it resolved …’ this Republican Party is coming apart at the seams — Neil Macdonald — March 11, 2016
In the 1990s — What Bernie Sanders said when Bill Clinton slashed welfare and sent U.S. jobs to Mexico
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ISSUE : Issue 12
Published by Ronald Caplan on 1975/12/1
Hilda MacDonald and Glendyer Mills I was born right here in Glendyer on November the 9th, 1885 • the same year as the C P R was born. My grandfather (Donald MacLean MacDonald) came here from Pictou County* And his grandfather (Donald MacDonald of Kilraorack) came from Scotland on the famous ship "Hector" in 1773* I suppose he was a crofter, likely* But my grand? father • his grandson • apprenticed when he was a boy, to a miller and learned the milling business from the bottom up* At that time Cape Breton hadn't anybody to as they say "dress" their homespun* They would do the weaving but they hadn't anybody to dye the material for men's suitings and so on, or to press it* And they had to go to the mainland of Nova Scotia to get anything like that done* So they were wri? ting and beseeching the people there to find somebody who would come to Cape Bre? ton* My grandfather had apprenticed in Pictou County but he came to %??ork in Anti? gonish Ck>unty, just outside of Antigonish in a place called Trotter's Mills* Mr* Trotter had so many letters, he said to young MacDonald, "Why don't vou go to Cape Breton*" So he came here on foot, prospecting for waterpower • because it had to be waterpower* He walked all the way • crossed of course on a small boat at the Strait of Canso • walked all the way up the coast* He found sorae. power in Judique* But he decided to keep on, and he came to the mouth of Mabou Harbour and followed the river up, walking up and up and up, until he came to a division • one stream went to the right and one to the left • and he decided to follow the one to the left which brought him to what later became Glendyer* And that was in 1847* He found suitable waterpower. Next was to try to buy the land* This was dense woods here* And it was owned by a local gentleman named Mr* Smith* One of the early set? tlers. And he had a large family. He didn't want to sell really, but finally my grandfather persuaded him. He came back the next year and with him came two bache? lor brothers and an unmarried sister ("Along with his brother Hugh, his youngest brother, Walter, and his sister Marion, he sailed in a vessel to Port Hood, and from there in a boat to Mabou, up the river to what is still called 'The Landing.' From there on foot****") • and they started operations* They had to start from scratch* Absolutely. Out of the woods. They built a log house • and my grandfather used that log house until all the family were born • 6 altogether. One of them died when just a small boy. He was engaged to be married when he came • he was estab? lished in '48 and he was married in '49* That was Nancy. She was a MacDonald too. When his wife came his sister went back to her home. And I think by that tirae both brothers had gone. So it was just the young married couple • Donald MacLean MacDon? ald and his wife Nancy. Pretty much alone. I think the mill they built first was the dying mill, and in association with that there had to be a mill where woven material was put through a process of thickening • they call that "fulling" or "milling" or "waulking." That's the very same thing as a milling frolic. They'd wet the material and soap it and pound it • and it would get all thick with a nap on it. And they also did carding* People would bring their Cape Breton's Maigazine/14
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Bulgarian Longitudinal Inclusive Society Survey 2013
Bulgaria, 2013
Open Society Institute-Sofia, World Bank
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Countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe have been particularly affected by the global economic crisis. In response to crisis, governments, donors, and civil society organizations have been cooperating to conduct Crisis Monitoring Surveys that assess social and economic impacts of the crisis on households and individuals. Crisis Monitoring Surveys rely on modules that are specifically tailored to assess household circumstances in a crisis and provide real-time, nationally representative data that can inform policy.
Stand-alone Crisis Monitoring Surveys have been conducted in Turkey, Montenegro, Romania, Armenia, Georgia, Bulgaria and Tajikistan. A number of countries (Latvia, Croatia, Serbia, and Armenia) have also included Crisis Monitoring Modules into routinely conducted Labor Force or Household Budget Surveys. In Romania, Serbia, and Turkey, representative household surveys have been combined with non-representative qualitative data collection to understand the effect of the crisis on vulnerable groups, including Roma.
In Bulgaria, Crisis Monitoring Survey (CMS) included three rounds conducted every six months to track the impact of the economic crisis over time. The baseline data was collected during the first round in February 2010. The other rounds were fielded in October 2010 and February 2011.
The Bulgarian Longitudinal Inclusive Society Survey (BLISS) was conducted in March and April 2013, as a continuation of Crisis Monitoring Survey, with an additional module about the skills of the adult population in Bulgaria.
BLISS and all three rounds of CMS are documented in the World Bank Microdata Library.
The Bulgarian Longitudinal Inclusive Society Survey (BLISS) was conducted in March and May 2013 by Open Society Institute-Sofia and the World Bank. This survey is a continuation of the panel Crisis Monitoring Survey (CMS), with an additional module on the cognitive and socio-emotional skills of the adult population in Bulgaria.
The main purpose of BLISS is to analyze the major barriers to activation (such as skills gaps and mismatches, informational asymmetries, and/or disincentives inherent in the tax-benefit schemes) for different groups (such as women, older workers, and Roma) through an understanding of the labor markets' behavior. The BLISS was conducted using the same panel of households as the CMS for the main sample and the "booster" (Roma) sample. BLISS is treated as an additional round of CMS in the longitudinal analysis, as well as a cross-sectional survey.
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v01, edited, anonymous datasets
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The scope of the study includes:
- demographic characteristics of household members,
- labor,
- housing,
- assets,
- social assistance
- unemployment,
- active labor market programs,
- social protection,
- other income,
- credit,
- subjective questions,
- attitudes,
- personality and behavior,
- computer skills,
- memory,
- language skills,
- quantitative skills
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The BLISS was conducted using the same panel of households as Crisis Monitoring Survey.
Two samples were used in Crisis Monitoring Survey: main sample and booster sample.
The main sample was created in two stages.
First, the population was stratified by district (NUTS 3) and type of settlement. In Bulgaria, there are 28 administrative districts. For the type of settlement three categories were defined - rural, urban (with population under 50,000) and metropolitan (with population over 50,000). Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, is include in the metropolitan category. In this way 28 x 3=84 categories (strata) were defined and proportional allocation was made. The method of selecting settlements from each stratum is simple random sampling with replacement, weighted by the number of households in the settlement.
In the second stage, voting stations were chosen in each settlement. Voting stations were used as a type of cluster. Voting stations were selected with probability proportional to the number of voters in each station. In each cluster, (voting station), 20 household addresses were randomly selected from the list of all addresses in the station. The first 10 addresses, which had to be visited mandatorily, formed the main list. If there was a refusal in a household of the main list, this household had to be replaced with an address from the list of reserves (the last 10 addresses).
For the Roma booster sample, an expert database was used. It contained basic information for all segregated neighborhoods in the country like locality (district, municipality and settlement), an experts' approximation for the number of population, number of households, number of houses and other characteristics. The planned booster size sample was 300 households. Simple random sampling without replacement was used in segregated neighborhoods, weighted by their population. In this way, 30 segregated neighborhoods in 20 districts were selected. In each district, 10 randomly sampled households had to be interviewed. GPS sampling was used to identify households in each cluster.
In BLISS, there were five types of addresses:
- All the households from the first wave, regardless if they were interviewed in the second and third waves or not;
- Addresses of the households only from the second and third waves;
- Addresses of the households only from the third wave;
- Addresses of the households only from the second wave;
- Additional addresses to complete the list to 2,400 households.
In BLISS, 2,239 main sample households and 285 booster sample households were interviewed.
The planned size of the main sample in the first round was 2,384 households, 99% of this sample was realized. The planned size of the Roma booster sample was 296 households, 99% of this sample was realized.
For each cluster, there was a list of 10 addresses that had to be visited by the interviewer and an additional 10 addresses in reserve. If any of the first 10 addresses did not exist, dwellings were locked for a long time or the people refused to be interviewed, the additional ones were used. According to instructions, the interviewer had to visit each address in the main list three times, unless the building (or appartment) was obviously uninhabited. The interviewer had to write down what happened at each visit to each address on the list. At addresses where the interview did not take place, the interviewer noted the reason. Once an interview was done, the questionnaire got an ID that showed whether the address was on the original list or not.
Detailed information about weighting procedures is available in the document "Sample Design and Weighting Procedures for Bulgaria Crisis Monitoring Survey (CMS) and the Bulgarian Longitudinal Inclusive Society Survey (BLISS)" in Related Materials.
Face-to-face [f2f]
The questionnaire used in BLISS is similar to Crisis Monitoring Survey questionnaire, but it has an additional module on cognitive and socio-emotional skills of the adult (18-65) population.
Silvia Guallar Artal GSPDR, World Bank sguallarartal@worldbank.org
Victoria Levin GSPDR, World Bank vlevin@worldbank.org
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Open Society Institute-Sofia, World Bank. Bulgarian Longitudinal Inclusive Society Survey (BLISS) 2013. Ref. BGR_2013_BLISS_v01_M. Dataset downloaded from [URL] on [date].
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.
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Many Questions Dog Development of New Assessments
By Catherine Gewertz on December 9, 2010 12:04 PM
The state assessment consortia are working on designing tests for the common standards that have been adopted by 43 states and the District of Columbia. Their work raises endless lists of questions about design and content. And, this being Washington, lots of outside folks are jumping in to try to shape the dialog.
The latest string of questions comes in the form of a white paper from Pearson, which has begun assembling a family of related papers about "next generation assessment" in one spot on its website. The paper released this week details a laundry list of things that the consortia and policymakers are going to need to get right to make a success of this behemoth of an assessment project.
Take this, for instance: In any given grade and subject, will all of the standards in the common core be deemed eligible for assessment, or only some? Some demands of the standards are pretty tough to assess in an end-of-the-year summative test, the authors say. They cite as an example the expectation that students will "conduct sustained research projects" and "write routinely over extended time frames." The paper notes that "through course assessments" like those envisioned by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers consortium "could possibly address" that problem, but they maintain that such skills would be "virtually impossible" to assess in an end-of-year summative test.
In math, the Pearson authors note the expectation that high school students show they "understand that rational expressions form a system analogous to the rational numbers, closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication and division by a nonzero rational expression." It says: "An intellectual abstraction at this cognitive complexity level would be difficult to assess in any standardized assessment."
The paper's authors advise test-makers to cast their net more broadly in deciding what skills are assessable, on the hope that creativity and evolving technology will make it easier to test standards that now seem unassessable.
Another question posed in the paper is whether all assessable standards will be tested each year, or whether they will be sampled. One factor to grapple with here is the number of standards that could be tested; if test-makers include all 175-plus of the skills sets in the common standards in math, for instance, the test could prove too long, the paper's authors said. By "sampling," or testing, just some of the skills in the standards each year, test-makers could manage length and also "reflect a growing national consensus" to focus on essential skills, the paper says. But they also run the risk of sending the message that certain skills or standards don't need to be taught.
To deal well with the issue of which standards are tested and whether they will be sampled, the authors advised, the test-making teams need to solicit input from policymakers and stakeholders, particularly classroom teachers. If sampling is decided upon, the rationale for doing so must be clearly articulated, the paper says.
These are only two of a dozen questions the authors pose as the tests are designed. The folks at the center of the projects have raised laundry lists of questions themselves. If you haven't read the detailed descriptions of their plans, you might want to do so. (They're in the groups' applications for Race to the Top money, which is what's funding all of this.) The PARCC consortium's application is here. Check pages 43-59 for the heart of the discussion about its test design ideas. The SMARTER Balanced consortium's application is here. The section describing test design is on pages 40-55.
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Picture Books with Something to Say
Joanna Carey [1]
Joanna Carey finds titles of quality and originality.
So many picture books are published these days that quality and originality can often give way to quantity. But there are gems lurking in the piles of spring titles. Joanna Carey seeks them out.<!--break-->
With such large numbers of picture books today, it is interesting to note that until the eighteenth century there were no ‘children’s books’ as such – children had to make do with suitable adult books, of a religious, educational or generally improving nature. The idea of books for pleasure – rather than instruction – was frowned upon and it was only with the advent of people like Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll that entertaining books of an entirely non-didactic nature began to appear.
But there’s a problem when entertainment is prized above other considerations and today, sadly, there are mountains of unmemorable books full of frenetic, wacky humour, brash colours and ugly design that after an initial skim through don’t merit a second glance. It’s a mystery how they get published alongside the work of so many authors and artists of genuine integrity, who really do have something to say; who can be funny and entertaining without being patronizing, who dazzle us with their skills and, without threatening us with issues, give a little insight – whether it’s serious, thought provoking, humorous or surreal – into the problems, the delights and the uncertainties of the world we live in.
The nature of independence
Don’t Let Go!, for example, by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, is, on the surface, about a little girl, Sophie, learning to ride her bike, with her father running frantically alongside, trying to judge the moment at which she’ll be able to get her balance, and ride safely. He’s longing for her to get the hang of it, but at the same time he’s nervously anticipating the years ahead when she’ll be looking for an even greater independence. While the bicycle is an eloquent metaphor, smaller children will enjoy this at face value and the illustrations offer a wealth of detail about Sophie’s family. Ross is a hugely entertaining draughtsman – and while his loose limbed figures can be wonderfully funny, he can evoke a subtle range of emotions with just a loose wash and the swish of a scratchy nib.
Both father and daughter in Don’t Let Go! know that one day Sophie will want to make her own way in life but in Loveykins Quentin Blake describes a relationship which, for all the comfortable, daffy humour of the opening pages, offers a really rather startling, thought provoking reflection on the nature of dependence. When Angela, a kindly, rather old-fashioned, middle-aged lady, finds a helpless baby bird that has fallen from his nest, she is delighted to have someone to care for, and she smothers him with attention. Swaddled to within an inch of his life with shawls, cardigans and eiderdowns, and safely strapped in a pushchair, Augustus endures her kindness and, although we can see him looking hungrily at a passing beetle, he allows her the pleasure of satisfying his prodigious appetite with an endless supply of buns, cream cakes and chocolates. Sadly in denial of the fact that her protégé is growing up fast, Angela is shocked one morning to find he’s become a colossal ferocious looking bird of prey, and has escaped his shackles. He spreads his wings and, for the first time in his life, he flies – and suddenly we’re up there, getting a bird’s eye view of Augustus’ mighty shadow as it passes over the scenes of his cosseted youth. Free at last to enjoy a natural diet, we see Augustus ripping the entrails from a dead squirrel – Blake’s drawing is, as ever, economical with the line, but not the facts and the image manages to be both discreet and explicit. Later when he calls on Angela, with the gift of a dead mouse, we realize that throughout their relationship food has been their sole means of communication. They remain friends, but she sensibly turns her attention to nurturing cactuses.
Up In Heaven by Emma Chichester Clark looks at the reaction of a child to the death of a pet dog. Arthur is lonely without Daisy. His sadness is gently suggested in his forlorn posture and his preoccupied expression – he can’t stop thinking about her. ‘Where is she now?’ he asks. And up in heaven Daisy is worried; she can’t get on with enjoying her afterlife until she knows Arthur is happy again. The other dogs in this heaven – a sort of celestial ‘dog area’ – advise Daisy to send him some dreams to show him how nice it is up there, and to let him know that it’s fine by her if he wants to get another dog.
It’s a touching story which by virtue of its sincerity and straightforward simplicity avoids any sentimentality. Chichester Clark uses colour with great sensitivity; as ever she excels in moonlit scenes and with her shady veils of colour, heightened with the subtle luminosity of the crayon line, the picture of Daisy’s last night on earth has a magical solemnity. And although heaven is depicted as a shimmering light filled place (seething with dancing dogs and tulips), Arthur’s home, in a leafy suburb, with loving parents, and a beautiful garden, full of growing things, is clearly something of an earthly paradise, and clutching his new puppy Arthur realizes that life is good, life is for living.
Daisy was lucky – she found heaven to be full of her own sort. But when the tiny yellow, three-eyed rabbit from outer space, in Alexis Deacon’s Beegu, crashlands on earth she has great difficulty because of her alien appearance. Although she’s readily accepted by the children she meets, the adults she encounters – i.e. those in authority – seem unmoved by the fact that she’s lost, and seriously in need of help, and she just gets moved on. There’s not much of a story here, but there’s a real message in this beautifully produced book and the darkly enchanting illustrations with their strangely overcast skies, give it maximum impact. With her prehensile ears, the eloquent gestures she makes with her stumpy little arms and the subtle wit of her hieroglyphic speech bubbles, Beegu is a memorable creation and whether she’s mooching along a busy street, lost in a forest of human legs or sleeping under the light of the moon, her sense of isolation is palpable. Deacon draws with a gentle textured line and the children he draws, who befriend Beegu, are full of character with an individuality: recalling a style somewhere between the early Sendak and Paula Regot.
In Borka, The Adventures of a Goose with no Feathers by John Burningham Borka, too, is something of an outsider. Because she has no feathers, and has to wear a knitted jumper to keep warm, she is ridiculed and ostracized by the other geese. Consequently she never learns to fly and is therefore unable to migrate with the rest of the family. Making use of colour in a bold, painterly way, Burningham’s illustrations have a tragi-comic power that really makes you believe in the plight of this goose and they evoke a powerful response at every turn in the story ... you feel genuinely outraged that her mother has abandoned Borka, enormous gratitude to the dog who befriends her, and great respect for the captain of the boat who delivers her safely to a new home in Kew Gardens – and what a relief that the London geese accept her unconditionally, regardless of her soggy jumper. A heart-warming, award-winning story that was ahead of its time when it was first published 40 years ago, and which has now been honoured with a special anniversary edition.
The futility of war
War is perhaps an unlikely theme for a picture book, but Vladimir Radunsky attacks it with panache, using pure, bright primary colours, and symbolically juxtaposing crude, roughly torn paper images with elegant brush drawings in Manneken Pis, The Simple Story of a Boy Who Peed on a War. With a minimal, but EMPHATIC text it tells the legend behind the famous statue in Brussels. Within the walls of a beautiful medieval city that’s in the throes of an ugly war, a little boy searches desperately for his parents ... high up on the ramparts, lost and frightened by the sound of fighting, he suddenly needs to pee – and he does so, by chance, directly on to the battleground below. Everyone is astonished, the fighting stops, weapons are laid aside ... and (to borrow from Sassoon) everyone suddenly bursts out laughing ... and the futility of war is exposed.
Pratima Mitchell’s story, Petar’s Song, illustrated by Caroline Binch, is set against a backdrop of war somewhere in Eastern Europe. When war breaks out, the family has to leave their farm and flee across the border to safety. Petar takes his violin he’s often played for village celebrations, but now, hungry and homeless in the snow amongst hundreds of other refugees, he no longer has the heart to play. But as Christmas approaches, things look up; there’s an air of hope and optimism. The story is plainly told and Binch is that rare thing, a wholly naturalistic illustrator. She takes a very different approach from any of the other artists here: seeking a very particular sort of authenticity, she makes no secret of the fact that a camera is central to her work in recording the children, the landscapes and the animals. What she loses in freedom and spontaneity she makes up for with telling detail that speaks volumes about the reality of the children’s situation. With close reference to the photos and a meticulously controlled watercolour technique, Binch documents every nuance in the anxious intensity of the children’s facial expressions, every last detail of their clothing – their trainers, their crumpled jeans and tracksuits, the texture of their anoraks and nylon rucksacks ... There’s a much freer atmosphere though in the illustrations for the endpapers – both show the same war-torn landscape, but there are subtle, symbolic differences in the light ... at the very end of the book, you can see that summer is coming and the swallows are returning to the valley.
After the close-up actuality of Binch’s illustrations, which will chime so readily with the images children have seen on news reports, Quentin Blake approaches a similar theme on a much broader canvas. Addressing all sorts of global problems – not just war, but pollution, prejudice and injustice, A Sailing Boat in the Sky is the result of a remarkable – and unique – collaborative project for which Blake enlisted the help of no fewer than I,800 school children from all round the world. It was the children’s compassion and imagination that developed this fantasy about a magical sailing boat, and, with his customary breadth and economy, Blake’s drawings give it instant lift-off as, with two children at the helm, it sets out on its rescue mission. Whizzing round the world from one front-line emergency to another, the vigorous illustrations give the impression of having been daringly dashed off on the spot. While backgrounds are vividly suggested, often with no more than a series of semi abstract squiggles, the figure drawing – and there is no end to the variety of people the children haul safely on board – is rich in characterisation and gesture. And along with all the dramatic rescues and the ‘derring-do’, there are those oases of calm so vital to the rhythm and coherence of any picture book – a tender drawing of a refugee mother and child, for example, resting under an upturned boat, or the homely scene on a far flung beach where a reassuring sense of order and companionship is established as the motley crew sit round the table for a fish supper.
In Bad News I’m in Charge! Bruce Ingman takes a look at government, and the art of leadership. Danny, out hunting with his soopadoopa metal detector, digs up an old treasure chest. It contains a charter entitling him to rule the land, so he sets to work immediately, giving top jobs to all his friends, making radical changes to things like school rules, television viewing, bedtime and chocolate consumption. At first it all goes swimmingly, but gradually he realizes that he’s responsible for a lot more than he bargained for ... Ingman’s very knowing illustrations are a glorious combination of faux-naif childlike painting and line drawings some of which, against their richly coloured backgrounds, have a curiously languid Matisse like quality. The loud, exclamatory text is set in an eye-catching variety of typefaces, some of it back to front: there’s handwriting, a bit of collage here and there, some borrowed textures, decorative twiddles and graphic ‘asides’. At the end, it tells you to start again – but you won’t really need telling.
Joanna Carey is a writer and illustrator.
Don’t Let Go!, Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, Andersen, 1 84270 071 5, £9.99 hbk
Loveykins, Quentin Blake, Jonathan Cape, 0 224 06471 1, £10.99 hbk
Up In Heaven, Emma Chichester Clark, Andersen, 1 84270 046 4, £9.99 hbk
Beegu, Alexis Deacon, Hutchinson, 0 09 176829 2, £10.99 hbk
Borka, The Adventures of a Goose with no Feathers, John Burningham, Jonathan Cape, 0 224 06494 0, £10.99 hbk
Manneken Pis, Vladimir Radunsky, Walker, 0 7445 9683 1, £10.99 hbk
Petar’s Song, Pratima Mitchell and Caroline Binch, Frances Lincoln, 0 7112 2063 8, £10.99 hbk
A Sailing Boat in the Sky, Quentin Blake, Red Fox, 0 09 943959 X, £5.99 pbk
Bad News I’m in Charge!, Bruce Ingman, Walker, 0 7445 5553 1, £10.99 hbk
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Russian beauty queen posts video on social media 'after divorce from Malaysian king'
The Russian beauty queen wife of Malaysia’s former king has posted a video on social media of the pair talking about the strength of their relationship – shortly after it was reported that the pair have divorced.
In the video, 27-year-old Oksana Veovodina tells viewers of the depths of her love for husband Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan, saying: ‘I will take care of him, and of course I want to be the last person in his life and I want to live with him until the end of my life.’
The Sultan then talks about what he considers the most important parts of their relationship – which are ‘children… patience and understanding.’ Children are the most important because ‘they carry on your legacy,’ he says.
On the subject of love, he says: ‘Yeah, yeah fine – love is good, but after 15, 20 years the patience and understanding is going to overtake the love already.’
It is not clear when or where the video was filmed, or who the intended audience was. Both partners speak in English, despite it not being either of their native languages. The clip also appears to be part of a longer video, though Oksana only posted a short part of it online.
Oksana does not appear pregnant in the footage, making it more likely that it was filmed before their wedding.
Muhammad wed Oksana last year in a surprise ceremony in Moscow and she fell pregnant shortly afterwards. He abdicated his throne in January, she gave birth in May, and the divorce was allegedly finalised on July 1.
Oksana Veovodina, the Russian beauty queen who married a Malaysian sultan, has released a video of the pair talking about their marriage amid reports that they have gotten divorced
In the video, which is in English with Russian subtitles, Oksana gushes about the depths of her love for Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan, saying she wants to be ‘the last person in his life’
Muhammad says that for him, the most important aspects of marriage are ‘children… patience and understanding’, while minimising the importance of love
Oksana is believed to be living apart from her husband in a house he provided for her near Moscow, along with their son who she gave birth to in May
The former beauty queen has posted recently and regularly on Instagram including captions describing their blossoming family and love for her husband Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan
The certificate, bearing the Kelantan state crest, indicates that the divorce was done through the utterance of the word ‘talak’ three times – the most severe and irreversible form of divorce in Islam. It is in her original surname – Gorbatenko.
Oksana is now believed to be staying with her son and mother in a country house near Moscow which the king has provided for her. However, a lawyer for the former model continues to deny that a divorce has taken place.
Evgeny Tarlo said Oksana had received no official paperwork on the end of her marriage to Sultan of Kelantan Muhammad V, declaring: ‘Oksana married for love and is still married.’
He claimed: ‘Divorce is just talk, from a yellowish (scandalous) media. We have no official papers. We do not know anything.’
Paperwork published by Russian media appears to show that divorce proceedings started on June 22 and were finalised on July 1 with the repeating of ‘talak’ – the Islamic word for divorce – three times in an irreversible ritual.
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Under Islamic law, all that is needed for a divorce to be final is for the husband to reject the wife.
Despite claiming he didn’t have any divorce paperwork in his hands, he indicated the relationship was on the rocks due to political intrigues among the elite in Malaysia.
A friend, Tatyana Andreeva, went further by admitting to Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper that Oksana had flown to Russia to attend a contest Beauty of Russia 2019 on 26 June – and was already divorced when she arrived.
‘She came to this contest as an already divorced woman. Now she is in Moscow,’ she said.
And another anonymous friend said of the divorce: ‘Oksana has nothing to do with it. There are guesses how everything happened, and why Muhammad did this, but I cannot share them yet.’
Lawyer Tarlo, 61, a former Russian senator, said the king is providing for Oksana.
‘He helps her, yes,’ he said. ‘He sends money, she lives at his expense. I cannot name the amount, but it is enough to live on. In Moscow, she and her mother rent an apartment and a country house. They have security.
The former Miss Moscow is said to have been forced out by Malaysian top brass unhappy with Sultan Muhammad V’s bride
‘So far the question is not about the money, but if it arises, I will defend Oksana’s interests and the interests of her young child.’
He said: ‘I do not deal with divorce, because there is no divorce as of today. There are no documents. I am engaged in defending the interests of Oksana, defending her from attacks of the media.
‘Oksana married for love and is still married, she did not file any documents for divorce. She gave birth to a child in Moscow, in a maternity hospital of the (Russian) presidential administration. Understand, she is a nursing mother.
‘In this position she should be protected from stress …
‘She will call (the ex-king) and they will solve this issue between them in a family circle.’
The lawyer said that Oksana’s child was a member of the Malaysian elite because of his birth as the only son of a senior royal figure.
‘This country is at the centre of geopolitical interests of various powers. And there are also plenty of domestic intrigues. From here we get the gossip and information stuffing.’ Tarlo said.
‘But Oksana does not intend to involve the press in her relationship with her husband. She loves her husband very much and that is forever.’
Oksana is now ‘in Moscow’ – where her baby was born in May – and is with her mother Lyudmila, 48, he said.
The surprise wedding of Sultan Muhammad V and Oksana in the Russian capital last November had stunned Malaysians.
But a divorce certificate indicates the former king, who quit the monarchy after revelations over his wife’s ‘sex in the pool’ antics in a reality TV show, has ended the relationship.
The divorce was registered as final on July 1, the New Straits Times reported today in Kuala Lumpur.
The certificate is the copy given to the wife, it is claimed. It is in her original surname – Gorbatenko.
Oksana as a child with her father Andrey and Lyudmila Gorbatenko – her lawyer says she is now in Moscow and staying with her mother
She posted her first Instagram photo in early June, announcing: ‘Welcome to my Official Instagram page. I will be happy to share with you the moments of my life. Greetings to all of you and thank you for your support!’
Wearing her tiara as Miss Moscow 2015 with her father Andrey Gorbatenko
Oksana is said to have recently attended a beauty contest in Russia last month (left) as a friend revealed her marriage was finished – she is living with her mother Lyudmila, 48 (right), who appears to have also been a model
The date of the divorce was listed as June 22 and it was marked as taking place in Singapore. The couple’s son was born on May 21.
The couple wed on June 7 last year in a Muslim ceremony which was not made public. Their relationship came to light when they held a lavish second wedding in a Moscow concert hall.
So far there is no comment on social media from the Russian bride.
There was speculation in January that the marriage was foundering which was denied by her father Andrei Gorbatenko, an orthopaedic surgeon, who said: ‘It’s nonsense. I do not read the Internet, but I would have been the first to know.’
The Kelantan palace has not commented on the divorce reports.
Oksana with her father Andrei as a young girl, the orthopaedic surgeon, refuted divorce rumours in January and said: ‘It’s nonsense. I do not read the Internet, but I would have been the first to know’
Her lawyer Evgeny Tarlo (pictured) said Oksana had received no official paperwork on the end of her marriage to Sultan of Kelantan Muhammad V, declaring: ‘Oksana married for love and is still married.’
Oksana in her Miss Moscow days in 2015 (left) and in a recent social media post covered in diamond jewels (right) – there had been rumours of marital strife reported widely in Russian media during her pregnancy but she had appeared to put those to bed on Instagram
Oksana’s Instagram displays her life of luxury in Kuala Lumpur and her collection of diamond rings and tiaras
Oksana shared this image on her Instagram early in June, writing: ‘Family and children are the most important things in this life. Take care of each other’
Oksana posted this picture of her pushing her son Leo in his pram in a Malaysian palace last month, writing: ‘Leo eats every 2.5 – 3 hours, he sleeps good, especially when it is fresh air outside and he enjoys cuddling very much. Actually he is wonderful and very calm child’
But on Wednesday it issued a a statement rebuking the practice of referring to certain individuals as ‘Permaisuri of Kelantan’, ‘Raja Perempuan Kelantan’, ‘Sultanah Kelantan’ or ‘Queen of Kelantan’ without official approval from the palace.
This was seen as hitting back at reports referring to Oksana – also called Rihana – as a ‘queen’ or other royal titles.
The New Straits Times reported: ‘The cause of the couple’s divorce remains the subject of speculation, although a copy of the divorce certificate that was circulating online — confirmed by a source to be genuine — seems to hint at a serious matter because it was a ‘talak tiga’ divorce.
‘Also known as talaq baayin, or the irrevocable divorce, it is the most severe divorce in Islam.’
In a recent post the ex-Miss Moscow writes in English and Russian that she believes her son, born in May, will one day become ‘king of Malaysia’.
Oksana shared this picture while pregnant, writing: ‘It was the most important and, at the same time, the most difficult period in my life’
Oksana shared this picture in May, writing: ’21 May 2019 – the Day, when my life was divided into ‘before’ and ‘after’. Everything that I was told about the changes occurring with a woman after the birth of a baby is true. This love is special’
In a separate posting in local language Malay, she says her son should be the future king of Kelantan – the province where her husband is ruler despite his abdication of the national throne.
She last posted a picture with her husband on July 6 – and is also seen pushing a pram with her baby in a Malaysian palace.
She also gave apparently warm details – not previously revealed – of their meeting.
But she made one posting on June 9 that could be seen as ambiguous – or high critical of her husband.
She wrote: ‘The man who really loves his woman will do everything for his beloved one. Love and taking care is the base for strong and healthy relationship.
‘A good husband will always support and be nice with his wife. Always is interested how does she feel and takes care of her, if she is tired.
She has continued to share glamorous photos from their wedding which took place in the Russian capital on November 22 last year
Pictures posted to her Instagram account have been accompanied by captions describing how the pair met in the spring of 2017 and their subsequent romance
Royal wedding: Oksana Voevodina, 27, married Malaysia’s Muhammad V of Kelantan, 50, in a lavish royal wedding ceremony in the Russian capital in November last year
The controversial two month marriage between the outgoing Malaysian king Sultan Muhammad V of Kelantan and Russian beauty queen Oksana Voevodina (left and right with her husband) is in trouble, according to reports in Moscow
‘Always 100% keeps his promises. Always takes responsibility for the family and doesn’t put this responsibility on his wife’s shoulders.
‘During pregnancy he would give his wife increased attention, gifts and care. Relationships are based on how can people support and understand each other.
‘Family is the result of the work of two people who can give love gratuitously.’
Initially this posting was seen as praising her husband, but in the light of the divorce report – which is seen as genuine in Malaysia – her words can be seen as a barbed criticism of his failings.
Today she has also posted a video of the couple on Instagram which has been viewed more than 50,000 times.
It is not clear when it was filmed, but in it she says: ‘Care about me and my family and I will take care of him and of course I want to be the last person in his life, and I want to live with him until the end of my life.’
The camera pans to Sultan Muhammad V who says: ‘Our family priority number one has to be children, because children carries on your legacy. For me the two most important, is patience and understanding.
‘There’s a lot of people say love, yeah yeah fine, love is good. But after 15/20 years, the patience and understanding will overtake the love already. Even though there are a lot of hobbies we don’t do together, there’s a lot of understanding.’
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Early in the New Year, Sultan Muhammad V (pictured) abdicated, a shock move that was linked by some reports to his controversial marriage
The pair wed at an alcohol-free ceremony at an elite concert hall in the upscale Moscow suburb of Barvikha on November 22 last year. Earlier she had converted to Islam
There were reports that the Russian (pictured), who has also worked as a model in China and Thailand, was expecting their first child
The wedding was alcohol free and all food was halal. The king was dressed in Malaysian national clothes, and the bride wore a white wedding dress
Oksana’s marriage was rumoured to be on the rocks after footage of her allegedly having sex on Russian reality TV emerged
Footage of the Russian beauty during her ‘sex in the pool’ escapade on Russian reality TV
Russian actress Yana Samsuddin asked Voevodina online: ‘Hiye, queen, we heard rumours u guys separated….Is this true?’
The former beauty queen did not reply but another commenter claiming to be a palace inside said the king dropped her after videos and details of their relationship hit the Russian media.
‘He didn’t like it,’ said the posting.
She is described as a ‘leech’ who wanted to put on a ‘glass slipper that doesn’t belong to her.’
Source: Russian beauty queen posts video on social media 'after divorce from Malaysian king'
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Battling the beach erosion in places like Greenbackville, Va is nothing short of team effort. The Chincoteague Bay Field Station (CBFS) has been working to fight erosion using living shorelines, and now the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stepped in to help them out with a $91,000 grant.
The living shoreline is an alternative method to combat beach erosion compared to other man-made methods such as bulkheads or jetties…
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Magtanim (ng bala) ay di biro
Posted on November 6, 2015 by Arbet Bernardo
It’s been (insert adjective here) Halloween for Filipinos.
The ghost that haunted the country is known as “tanim-bala.” Basically, it’s a way for extortionist to forcibly take money from travelers by planting bullets into their bags/luggages to make it appear that the bullet has been there before inspection. The governing law regarding unauthorized carry of live ammunition is Republic Act 10591 (full text), and the punishment is rather severe. Scammers take advantage of the law and the fact that the victim might miss his or her flight.
The netizen reaction was negative, and rightly so. But it went beyond the usual outrage. It went viral, like a frenzy prior to an orgy, to the point that foreign news outfits reported on the issue. See Airport Security in the Philippines Have Been Putting Bullets in Luggage to Extort Passengers, Philippine legislators angered by Manila ‘bullet scam’, “Airport officials in the Philippines are suspected of planting bullets in passengers’ luggage”.
Sonny Coloma downplayed the issue (see Palace downplays ‘laglag-bala’: Put issues in proper context), and it only added lubricant to the orgy.
In a press conference, Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary Jun Abaya, Office for Transportation Security Administrator Roland Recomono, Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Angel Honrado, and PNP Aviation Security Group Chief Francisco Balagtas presented relevant data on number of incidents of ammunition detected and cases filed. (Read the full transcript here.)
The data shows that, relative to the number of passengers who flew out of NAIA, the total number of cases is only 0.008%, making Abaya state that “it appears that cases have been blown out of proportion.” Abaya took pains to state that despite the small number, “a single case of any passenger wrongly charged, extorted upon, victimized by planting, unjustly charged in court, is unjust.”
Most of the media reports highlighted the “blown out of proportion” bit but not the “unjust” part. See this Inquirer report (Abaya downplays bullet scam but asks lawmakers to review law), Philippine Star (Abaya: Only .004% of travelers nabbed), ABS-CBN News (No NAIA syndicate behind ‘tanim bala’: Abaya).
Most of the netizens reacted negatively to the presented data. The presentation, netizens said, is just a way of belittling and downplaying the issue. Some strident netizens even asserted that contextualizing through data just shows that the government is callous and insensitive.
All that without even taking a minute to analyze the data.
The data was presented because the outrageous outrage online claimed the tanim-bala scam is widespread and prevalent. There are only 3 or 4 cases wherein victims legally complained of extortion and declared they are victims of tanim-bala (previously called laglag-bala). See American nabbed for carrying a bullet at Naia seeks new probe, Japanese, OFW arrested at NAIA for bullets in bag, http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/538896/news/metro/4-naia-x-ray-screeners-suspended-over-alleged-laglag-bala-extortion-activities (also shows that the government acted by suspending screeners, contrary to perception that no actions were taken), and Traveler tells how ‘bala’ works. (ABS-CBN has a list but the Japanese admitted owning the bullets so it’s not a tanim bala case. See LIST: Passengers allegedly victimized by ‘tanim-bala’.)
Everyone of my generation know who Kuya Bodjie is. And his tweet days ago is very relevant and very true:
https://twitter.com/owlinthemoon/status/661714094802636800
So. Because data isn’t sexy and “irrelavant” to most people, the goal post has been moved.
Now the netizens are crying “Callous!” “Insensitive!” Like the people when Pontius Pilate presented persons to be let go.
Has the government not done anything at all? OTS says they’ve changed procedure. Screeners won’t touch your bags. They will take pictures/snap shot of the x-ray. Bag will only be opened by passenger in the presence of lawyer/third party or OTS supervisor.
For those cases of extortion, screeners involved were relieved (as due process dictates) and are being investigated. NBI is already involved in the investigation.
Netizens are not impressed. They were calling for heads to roll, like people chose Bar… OK never mind. Bongbong Marcos told the Palace by the Pasig to sack the NAIA GM (Marcos: NAIA chief accountable on Tanim Bala). The senator and the people betray gross ignorance of the organizational structure and airport operations. All the cases involved x-ray screeners, who are all under OTS. MIAA is only involved in management of the airport and is no way involved in security screening.
While Senators Grace Poe, Bongbong Marcos, and Ralph Recto called for investigations, Senator Bam Aquino and Representative Leni Robredo filed bills to decrimininalize carrying limited amount of bullets (see Leni Robredo Files Measure vs ‘Tanim Bala’ Gang, Robredo wants to decriminalize possession of bullet). While no one called the calls made by the 3 senators as grandstanding, the Aquino and Robredo bills are not yet even available online as of this writing yet the idea is already being criticized. People did not get the brilliance of the filing of bills.
Poe, Marcos, and Recto called for an investigation “in aid of legislation,” hopefully with the end goal of amending or drafting a new law. The cynical me says ASA KA PA. Aquino and Robredo filed bills. And if you know the legislative process, you know that committees will conduct hearings about the proposed bills. You already have the end goal, and you only need to refine it by conducting hearings and investigation. But that brilliance is lost on many.
Again, I refer you to Kuya Bodjie’s tweet.
So in the end, we Filipinos created a fire out of farts started by friction from all that orgiastic rage, and then the world noticed, and we wept that the world noticed. We shot ourselves in the foot but we pretend there’s no wound.
What should Abaya and others do? Aside from what they had said, to build trust and establish accountability they should:
Give a timeline for each action.
Identify persons who will complete such task.
State the expected results and how to determine success or failure.
Specify how to hold government people accountable.
Citizens, for their part, should:
Report all violators of the law immediately, specially if victimized by unscrupulous people at the airport. Nope, making a Facebook post is not reporting.
Stop adding to the problem by posting unverified social media posts and sharing incendiary memes. Humor is OK but if memes make untrue assertions in guise of humor, they are not helping.
Know your rights. Know the process during screening at the airport. Arrive way ahead of your scheduled departure time.
It’s time for rationality to return and decency to govern our discussion of the topic. Let us let the government do its job, bring justice for the victims and jail the guilty. Netizens should be more circumspect of what they post and share, but should also remain vigilant and call the government to task if it fails to clean up its act.
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Byron Harris was in Washington for the hearing on Medicaid fraud. You don’t want to miss his report.
by BYRON HARRIS
WFAA
Posted on April 25, 2012 at 10:11 PM
Updated today at 7:36 AM
WASHINGTON — "It took a reporter to unlock the mystery that Texas is spending more on braces than the rest of the country put together?"
That was the half-humorous question Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-South Carolina) asked his fellow members of the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee in Washington on Wednesday.
Looking at Medicaid fraud, the committee talked to whistle-blowers and lawyers from Minnesota and New York, all of whom discussed scandals in their home states.
But the witness at the heart of this hearing was from Texas.
Dr. Christine Ellis, a North Texas orthodontist, credited News 8 with revealing a "flagrancy of fraud that is truly unbelievable."
News 8 spent thousands of dollars to acquire Medicaid records from the State of Texas and discovered that the state paid out $424 million to put braces on poor kids' teeth from 2008 to 2010.
News 8 also obtained spending totals on orthodontics from other states individually, after the federal government said it did not compile them.
"As they say, everything is bigger in Texas," Dr. Ellis told the panel. "Thanks to the investigative reporting of WFAA's Byron Harris, we now know that orthodontic Medicaid fraud is no exception."
After News 8 broadcast the stories, Ellis said she was contacted by the Office of Inspector General at Texas Medicaid and asked to review the records of dozens of dentists.
Some panel members seemed surprised by the News 8 findings.
"Either people are gaming the system, or there is some genetic malady that people in Texas have that makes them have more crooked teeth than the rest of the country put together," Rep. Gowdy said.
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) questioned the vigor of the Texas Dental Board in taking action against corporations practicing dentistry, which was outlined in News 8's investigations.
Gosar — a dentist himself — said Arizona's dental board strongly polices the profession.
Although it is illegal for corporations to practice dentistry in Texas, the Texas Dental Board says it does not have the tools to enforce the law.
Dr. Ellis said she complained to the Texas Dental Board about All Smiles, a chain of clinics majority-owned by a venture capital firm. All Smiles collected more than $10 million from Texas Medicaid for orthodontic work in 2010.
After complaining, however, Ellis was told by the Dental Board it could not take the case.
Ellis says that although she has spoken with the Texas Office of Inspector General (OIF) for Medicaid and with the Texas Attorney General's office, she has not heard from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Denton) was concerned about the lack of action against Texas dentists thus far, and the fact that few misspent taxpayer dollars have yet been recovered.
"Dollars have been flying out the door, and children have actually been put in danger," Burgess told News 8 after Wednesday's hearing.
Jim Moriarty, a Houston attorney who has represented patients in actions against corporate dentists, said Texas regulators are "a toothless dog."
"There's clearly criminal behavior here, and no dentist has been prosecuted," Moriarty said.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) made a special trip to the hearing to voice his own concerns about Medicaid fraud. He was one of several speakers who mentioned inside deals between Medicaid-managed care providers and the state of Minnesota.
Democrats on the committee said Minnesota delivers quality care to Medicaid recipients. Texas adopted managed care for Medicaid dental services in March.
Grassley told the committee the U.S. will spend $7 trillion on Medicaid in the next decade.
E-mail bharris@wfaa.com
House Oversight Committee staff report: Uncovering waste, fraud and abuse in the Medicaid program (pdf)
House Oversight Committee: Is government adequately protecting taxpayers from Medicaid fraud?
More stories about WFAA's Texas Medicaid orthodontics investigation
Congress examines Texas Medicaid orthodontics
Labels/Tags: Byron Harris, Byron Harris was in Washington for the hearing on Medicaid fraud., Texas Board of Dental Examiners, Texas Medicaid Dental Spending Gone Wild
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"the news behind the news"
Judges Muster Power, City Attorney Try Stopping Citizen Challenge To Corruption: Video News Report Here ( 7 min)
Los Angeles, CA Former U. S. Prosecutor Richard I. Fine, Ph.D. appears in this exclusive video news report where he describes how the California Judges are mustering forces to fight off Citizen challenges to their illegal actions. They have enlisted the L.A. City Attorney Carmen Trutanich to scare off and intimidate one civic activist named David R. Hernandez who has filed a lawsuit to set aside Judge David Yaffe's VOID decisions on Prop "R". Fine says the City Attorney is "trying to scare the hell out of him" by illegally calling for sanctions. Read Full Transcript Here.
Judges Paid Off By County
When asked if David Hernandez would get a fair trial considering that all the judges are getting illegal payments from L. A. County, Richard Fine says he must get a change of venue to another county in order to get a fair trial.
City Attorney Enlisted To Protect Judges
Richard Fine explains that the "Dirty Judicial System" demonstrated that the Judges consider themselves above the law and beyond the control of the citizens. The Legislature attempted to de-criminalize the illegal payments but were unsuccessful when they enacted Senate Bill SBX2 11 which is now being challenged as "Unconstitutional" by the Commission on Judicial Performance.
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Labels: California Corruption, California Courts, City Attorney, conspiracy, Government
Judicial Racketeering Prompts Call For RICO ACT Prosecutions: Video News Report Here (7 min)
Los Angeles, CA Former U. S. ProsecutorRichard I. Fine, Ph.D. appears in this exclusive video report where he outlines the criminal activity where members of the California Judiciary, are involved. He says this activity qualifies as "organized crime" and explains why their activities should qualify for prosecution under the RICO ACT ( Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act). Read Transcript Here
Rico Act
According to Wikipedia the RICO ACT is a United States Federal Law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. The RICO Act focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows for the leaders of a syndicate to be tried for the crimes which they ordered others to do or assisted them, closing a perceived loophole that allowed someone who told a man to, for example, murder, to be exempt from the trial because they did not actually do it.
Judicial Crimes
Richard Fine described each of offenses involving 90% of California Judges among them are:
Repeatedly taking illegal payments from parties appearing before them
Denial of Due Process by failure to disclose those payments to litigants
Misprision of Felony
Extrinsic Fraud
Responsibility For Disclosure
During the video Richard Fine reveals who are the officials responsible for informing litigants of the illegal payments received by parties who are involved in the case. He says the JUDGE and the COUNTY COUNSEL have an obligation to disclose the illegal payments (to all litigants, civil and criminal and their attorneys).
Labels: California Corruption, California Courts, Government, Judges, Obstruction of Justice, Organized Crime, RICO ACT
Court Showdown On Ballot Fraud: Preview Video 2 Minutes Here
Segment #1: Judge OK’d Fraudulent Charter Ballot
David Hernandez, a Los Angeles civic activist, tells Full Disclosure Network in this six-segment TV series of his legal challenge against Ballot Fraud, known as Prop. “R”. He is waging a war against a "Culture of Corruption" that has overtaken Los Angeles lobbyists, County and City elected officials and Superior Court Judges. Hernandez describes how these forces are destroying election integrity and the Democratic process. He exposes the fraudulent ballot language that misled voters who thought they were limiting the Council terms; when they were actually extending Council terms to three instead of two, and approving Lifetime Public Pensions for the 15 Council members without disclosing the enormous liability to the taxpayers.
View Court Hernandez Document To Set Aside Void Judgment.
Segment #2: Move To Set-Aside Judge Yaffe’s Void Order
When David Hernandez learned that Superior Court Judge David P. Yaffe, the judge who approved Proposition “R”, had received $860,000 from L A County, he decided to re-file his challenge to throw out the fraudulent Proposition that had been "certified" by the County Board of Supervisors. Hernandez points to the alarming fact that the politicians can control the outcome of the elections and manipulate the rules to keep themselves in power. The State Legislature gave Judge Yaffe immunity from criminal prosecution for taking money from the County, but Hernandez says judicial ethics required him to disclose this conflict and step down from the case.
Segment #3 - Pensions, Judicial Conflicts and County-Run Elections
Hernandez describes the corruption in Los Angeles County that came to the attention of voters when it was learned that State Superior Court Judges were illegally getting payments (benefits) from the County. Judges taking money from the County should not sit on cases involving the County, especially County-run elections.
Segment #4 - Ballot Fraud Squeezes More $ For Council Members
Judges who receive the payments that violate the State Constitution are sitting on cases involving Constitutional issues. David Hernandez describes how the City Council and the lobbyists crafted the fraudulent ballot language. The L A City Council is one of the highest paid in the country.
Segment #5 - Election Lawsuit Against County/City
David Hernandez describes how Prop "R" was a poster child of the "Culture of Corruption". Grassroots voter groups mustered a challenge to the Ballot Fraud, which became a David-and- Goliath match-up. Hired by lobbyists and politicians, crafty lawyers shifted their tactics to outwit the grassroots public interest lawyers, ignoring laws, ethics and the Constitution.
Segment #6: County Payments Corrupt Judicial Actions
Dave Hernandez explains how County payments to Superior Court Judges (Yaffe) is a conflict and his decision supported Prop R. The Judge had been given retroactive immunity from criminal prosecution for taking illegal payments from the County of L.A. When the Legislature enacted SBX2-11 in an attempt to legalize the County payments, the Judges were still conflicted. The Commission on Judicial Performance is challenging the Constitutionality of the legislation. But the Judicial conflict is undermining the Justice system and now the Democratic process. Judges should not sit on cases where they have received money from a party to the case (L.A. County) as it violates the law and Judicial Canons of Ethics.
Labels: ballot fraud, City of L.A., County of Los Angeles, Court Corruption, David R. Hernandez
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RIP Hiroyuki Kanno (1974-2011)
Despite the holiday season bringing joy, laughter and harmony to many of us, it doesn't shelter life from its fragile nature. Today, Abel announced that Hiroyuki Kanno has passed away. On December 19th, Kanno left us due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Kanno was only 37 years old.
Throughout his life, Kanno was an avid reader and studied the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Stephen King, as well as philosophical studies in order to learn about the human psyche and emotional patterns. He would make use of this when he began to design video games in his early 20s for C's Ware, a visual novel software house that became an influential in the progression of the visual novel genre with his games Eve burst error and Desire. His greatest achievement in video games would later be YU-NO, the multi dimensional thriller which not only brought innovation to visual novels, but video gaming as a whole.
Kanno was a close friend of late Ryu Umemoto, a friendship which saw them collaborate on the games which made them two of the most well respected individuals and deeply regarded in the independent video game scene in Japan in their respective fields. Now, the legendary duo has both passed away, all within 6 months.
Hardcore Gaming 101 would like to offer our thoughts and condolences to Kanno's family.
Posted by Audi at 11:09 AM 5 comments
Update 12/23 - Top 250 Western VGM Tracks, Skygunner, Dynamite Dux, Blake Stone, Last Action Hero
The results of the Best Western Video Game Music of All Time Poll are in! We've compiled a list of 250 songs from numerous composers that seem to be overlooked by much of the VGM community at large, including tons of stuff from the Commodore 64, Amiga, NES and Genesis, along with numerous indie games (and a few AAA titles even) that stand out from the crowd. If nothing else, it should help get rid of that perception that all Western music is generic Hollywood-type stuff!
Updates are going to be slow for a bit due to the holidays and everything, plus other Big Happenings Coming Soon, but in the meantime here's a few shorter articles. Every once in awhile I'm possessed to write about obscure Sega minutae - this time it's Dynamite Dux, which I believe is one of the first cutesy-type beat-em-ups. Overall it's rather average, but it's got a great graphical style, and it's one of those games I'd always read about in magazines for the Sega Master System but had never really played since the system had largely dried up in America when it came out. In other mediocrity news, we also have a review of Blake Stone, two first person shooters from the shareware era that licensed the Wolfenstein 3D engine and took the adventures into space. They also had the bad luck to be released within weeks of Doom and Doom II, respectively, which means they looked and played terribly outdated, but in spite of that I (and probably a few other people out there) have some vaguely pleasant memories of them.
A bit away from the usual norm is an extensive review of all seven versions of Last Action Hero. Why, exactly? Well, every one of us has some kind of game that marked our transition from naive kids who loved everything placed in front of us into cynical bastards aware of commercial exploitation. For me, that game was Bubsy. For Audun Sorlie, it was this. We don't have a proper kusoge article ready this week, but this will more than suffice for quite awhile. There's even a short interview with one of the guys involved that helps explain the ridiculousness of what went wrong, despite a solid design document.
The only truly great game featured in this update is Skygunner, an incredibly fun early PS2 created by a studio called PixelArts. It's a cutesy air combat-type game with irrespresibly cute Japanese-style artwork mixed with a fantastic European-style setting, with some really excellent music. It's light and breezy, and something of a cult classic.
Also, thanks to Adventure Gamers for cataloguing my stupid game Que Pasa Perro? in its database, and covering it on their November 2011 Freeware roundup, vaguely legitimizing some random goofiness I threw together over the course of the week. Extra double thanks to the guy who recorded a whole walkthrough and posted it on Youtube. He's doing a Let's Play of the terrifying Bubsy 3D so you know he's an alright kinda guy. And super triple thanks to the folks behind its TVTropes page. I do hope you check out the whole ordeal if you haven't already.
Posted by Discoalucard at 9:51 AM 4 comments
Kindle version of HG101 Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures 50% off for limited time, plus KDP select
Just for the holidays, from now until Wednesday, December 28th, the Kindle version of The Guide to Classic Graphic Adventures will be 50% off. That means $4.99 for US buyers, and assorted similar discounts for other regions based on whatever conversion metric Amazon is using at the moment. This is only going for a week, so it's a good time to pick it up, especially if you get a Kindle this holiday season!
Additionally, the book is also enrolled in the Amazon KDP Select program. This means that if you have a Kindle and Amazon Prime, you can borrow the book, for free, although you're limited to one title a month. Keep in mind though that when they mean "Kindle" they mean "an official Kindle device". I only own mobile decides that run Kindle software, and this doesn't apply if you're using an iPhone, Android or the PC reading software. I made the mistake of purchasing my own book to test it out, and based on the refund numbers, it seems like at least one other person did too. Sorry! It's a neat program although initially a little vague.
Finally, the book has always been available in America, the United Kingdom and Germany, but Amazon has expanded its Kindle store to include Italy, France and Spain, so do check that out as well.
Labels: video game books
Reflections on year’s end – and a Sakura Wars V review
Probably my last blog entry for this year, I talk about our everyone’s pile of uncompleted games, plus random gubbins, but mainly I talk about Sakura Wars V: So Long, My Love, for PS2.
GamesTM issues 116 had a feature on the most anticipated of 2012, starting off by saying that if you haven’t got a massive backlog of unplayed games you’re not doing it right. Sadly this is true, since with the majority of games aiming for the 40-100 hours mark, buying one game every two months will require you to invest many, many hours into them.
My own backlog stands at 17 PS3 games (including Disgaea 3, which is still sealed and I intend to sell), 12 PS2 games, around 15 PS1 games (most on PSN), half a dozen PSN exclusive titles, and a few PC games (if it arrives before New Year I hope to write an HG101 article on Boiling Point: Road to Hell). Plus I’m not even counting the countless Saturn games I downloaded for my modded system. They say piracy harms sales? Bullshit. I’m going to be reselling most of these games unplayed and in some cases still sealed, flooding the market with cheap second titles which will stop people from buying new. On the other hand if I had pirated my PS3 games and allowed my gluttony to run rampant, I wouldn’t have any games to resell. Piracy doesn’t usually increase sales of new games, but it’s naïve to think that every pirated game = loss of a sale.
Long story short: I was determined to complete Sakura Wars V in a couple of weekends, since CJ Iwakura on HG101's forums said it was great, and I had bought a US PS2 specifically to play it. Plus my brother was going to visit soon, and I knew he had bought me Dark Souls to play over the holidays (in return my gift is an alarm clock and expensive Navy Rum – which if you think about it, kind of compliments each other). If I waited until next year it would just languish on the shelf.
It took around 28 hours to finish, and it’s actually quite a nice visual novel/strategy hybrid. It’s kind of like a poor-man’s Valkyria Chronicles almost, with a visual novel tacked on. The best thing though is that there’s no need to grind. Each battle is its own standalone segment, with no time limit or ranks or EXP gain and other associated nonsense. Which is good, because I prefer having the time to play a strategy title slow and carefully.
If you like visual novels then it should definitely appeal. There’s plenty of divergence points based on your decisions, plus a few free-roaming sections. I actually didn’t like these, because these are timed and if I’m in the mood for linear visual novels then I like it to stay that way. But it’s not a deal breaker.
The characterisation of the good guys is pretty fun. You have the bespectacled Japanophile; the hard line bossy lawyer; the creepy and mysterious Japanese woman; schizophrenic country hick; moe girl in wheelchair; and chirpy kid who duel-wields revolvers. Just your average bunch. But they have charm, as strange as they are. It’s also kinda racy in places, as one female character openly fondles another’s breasts in the bath house, but ultimately it’s all tongue-in-cheek and played for laughs. And there are some genuine laugh-out-loud moments. The bad guys in contrast are terribly written, one-dimensional and universally awful – which is a shame.
It’s a great game for Sunday afternoon, like a good lazy book, which you can page through. My only gripe is that while it allows quick-saving, it forces you to quit back to the title screen afterwards. I would have preferred a more lenient system to allow easy checking of different dialogue choices.
This is not the game you hold up as proof of videogames’ validity, but it’s definitely an esoteric (and probably guilty) pleasure to indulge in, and probably the PS2’s swansong. And if the rest of the hip world thinks you’re weird because you chose the Subaru ending, to heck with them all – leave them to their GoW games on 360/PS3.
For those curious, Hardcore Gaming 101 is working on some proper Sakura Wars coverage – but there’s a lot to cover. And no, I’m not the one doing it.
Also, because it's so awkward, here's some racist dialogue encountered towards the end. Given people's sensitivities to such things, I'm surprised it was left in.
Labels: ps2, Sakura Wars
The Hardcore Gaming 101 Child's Play Marathon
Saturday, December 17th, 10AM to 10PM.
http://www.twitch.tv/cj_iwakura
Games you've either never heard of or have always wondered
'what kind of madman in their right mind would buy that game much less play it'.
(And this is just to give you an idea.)
Best of all, we're open to viewer recommendations, assuming I own it. (Which is pretty likely.)
Yours truly will be hosting, and some friends of mine will be helping out from time to time, one of whom is one of the best damn God Hand Players alive.
Child's Play sanctioned and approved, baby!
http://www.childsplaycharity.org/events
Hope to see you join in. Or at least pony up some cash for the kiddies. (Especially that.)
Posted by cj_iwakura at 9:29 AM 0 comments
Labels: Castle Shikigami no Shiro, Child's Play, god hand, Hardcore Gaming 101, Marathon, shin megami tensei
Update 12/12 - Teenage Mutant Turtles mega article, Vic Tokai platformers, Martial Masters, Akira
About a year ago or so, we published a massive article covering the many, many Asterix games. This time around is a similarly themed article covering the entirety of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. There are roughly 30 games in total, spanning from the original Konami NES game all the way up until the recent Ubisoft titles, with numerous highs and lows throughout. It's thirteen pages long and includes a brief history of the TMNT franchise itself, making for very comprehensive reading.
Since that particular update is huge, there are only a few smaller articles to post up. One is one which I couldn't think of a proper name for, so I called it Vic Tokai - Speed Tengoku Jump Jigoku. It's a series of four (technically, three and a half) platformers developed by Vic Tokai which are all technically part of the same series, seeing how they have largely identical play mechanics, despite there being no thematic links between them. The first is Kid Kool, which I think the Angry Video Game Nerd (righfully) tore apart earlier this year. However, most of the major issues in that game got fixed for the Master System title Psycho Fox, which then evolved into the Mega Drive/Genesis games Magical Hat no Turbo Buttobi Daibouken (in Japan) and Decap Attack (in North America and Europe). It's sort of cool to see ideas go from total unworkable garbage into a minor classic.
We're finishing up the single game coverage with Martial Masters, an incredibly nice looking arcade 2D fighter made by IGS, who I keep wanting to call the "SNK of China" just based on its adherence to classic spritework and traditional genres around the turn of the century despite both the hardware and the audience evolving in different directions. None of their games seem to have ever been ported, so they mostly live on through MAME. Their work is generally worth checking out, including this one.
Also up is a new podcast called Game Club 199X, started by members of the HG101 forums and IRC channel. The idea behind this series is to play games as they were originally intended - that is, no FAQs, no cheats, no save states, just the support of the local community - to get through some rather old and obtuse games. Last month's game was Snake's Revenge, which is discussed in this episode. December's game is the Interplat classic (and predecessor to Fallout) Wasteland, so check out the forum thread if you're interested in joining in.
And Your Weekly Kusoge is the Amiga version of Akira, which is largely regarded as the second worst game on the computer. So very much lost potential, there.
Update 12/5 - YU-NO, Alpha Protocol, Revolution X, Quest for the Rings, The Fool's Errand
If any English speaker knows the name YU-NO, it's probably from an awful hentai anime translated back in the late 90s. This was a bad way to get introduced to this game, a rather excellent visual novel with some outstanding music. The game's recently been fan-translated, so do check out this expansive article detailing why it's so fascinating. (And a vague NSFW warning on it, since it is technically an eroge.)
HG101 is normally a retro site, but occasionally we cover recent games that tend to get overlooked or are least worth addressing. This is the case with Alpha Protocol, Obsidian's action/stealth/RPG epic from last year. It definitely didn't hit the same level of success as Mass Effect did, but it does some rather clever things in regards to storytelling, even though the plot itself is fundamentally ridiculous.
Other articles this update include Quest for the Rings, a release for the Odyssey² that attempted to combine video and board games; The Fool's Errand, one of the first attempts to marry Games Magazine-style puzzles with a narrative, paving the way for The 7th Guest and Myst; and Revolution X, the incredibly stupid shooting gallery game starring Aerosmith. Your Weekly Kusoge is Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport, one of the many absolutely terrible fighting games developed for the PC after the success of Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat in the arcades. And our spotlight article updates our piece on the Korean brawler Eojjeonji Joheun Il-i Saenggil Geot Gateun Jeonyeok and its sequel (and much more succinctly named) Storm.
And a quick reminder! Just a few more days to vote on the best Western VGM tracks!
Posted by Discoalucard at 12:34 PM 2 comments
Snatcher Sega CD ported to iOS...?
I recently interviewed Jeremy Blaustein, along with David Hayter and other Metal Gear folks for a print magazine, and while these interviews and snippets of them will appear on HG101 in the near future, this snippet of speculation is too cool to wait for.
Jeremy Blaustein still speaks with friends at Konami, and he recommended they should put the original Sega CD version of Snatcher on iOS. As he explained: “Apparently they can't release it because right now Mr. Kojima is doing this radio play for Snatcher and isn't interested in releasing the old Snatcher at this time. One has to believe that he's keeping it, you know, up his sleeve to pull out when he needs to. I'm just speculating that it will be the next thing that Mr. Kojima will put out, since it's too good of a property.”
It is an excellent property, and admittedly this is speculation, because no one wants to speak too much on the record, but Kojima's popularity continues to soar, his MGS series is on everyone's mind, plus the Radio Drama is being unofficially translated by fans, surely if there was a time for Snatcher to be ported to iOS it would be soon? (if you've not checked out the fan-translation of the radio drama, do it now, it is a phenomenal achievement)
And, because it's so damn awesome, here is another photo from Jeremy's personal collection, taken during the Snatcher voice recording sessions.
Labels: jeremy blaustein, kojima, konami, snatcher
Best of Western VGM Poll Pt. 2
More cool songs and Youtube embeds ahead!
Deus Ex Human Revolution - Sarif HQ Intro Combat
Deus Ex: Human Revolution probably has the best video game soundtrack released this year, only really challenged by Xenoblade (even though it's technically a 2010 game.) It's a shame about how many people seem to be playing this game super stealthy, because that means they'd be missing out on all of the amazing combat themes, of which there are several based on your location. This one here, the best of the best, is right in the prologue, before you even properly begin the game. It's a shame that both the Augmented Edition and official soundtrack releases are missing such huge chunks of the music.
Command and Conquer Renegade - Command and Conquer
Did I post this song the last time? I don't remember. Westwood's Frank Klepacki put out some of the best music on the PC back in the mid-90s.
Universe at War - Modern Design
Klepacki's work on Universe at War is also excellent, much truer to the roots of Command and Conquer than the actual modern Command and Conquer.
Neotokyo - Tachi
I got turned onto this soundtrack in the last poll and immediately bought the soundtrack. I don't think this track in particular got any votes, but it's one of my favorites.
Return All Robots! - Roboballad
I only barely know what this game is, but the soundtrack was included in that awesome Indie Music Bundle over the Thanksgiving weekend, and has quickly become one of my favorites of the bunch. My favorite part is around the 2:30 mark, which reminds me of bits of the Ducktales NES soundtrack.
The Binding of Isaac - Sacrificial
I don't know if I like Team Meat's newest game, sort of a rogue-like combined with Zelda and a twin stick shooter, but Danny Baranowsky's soundtrack is aces.
Ocean Loader 2
To anyone who asked if loader themes counted, because they weren't tied to any specific game, the answer is yes, largely so rad tunes like this one can be accounted for.
Mass Effect - M4 Part 2 (Faunts)
We've been playing fast and loose with the "no licensed music" rule, which was mostly done just to disqualify rhythm games and playlist-type sports games, which major sites seem to call "video game music" even though it really isn't. Still, we've been allowing certain cases, usually for alternative bands, like Canadian space rock band Faunts, in this instance. The guitars in this remind me a lot of the following song...
System Shock - Intro
For being pretty basic from an animation standpoint, I've always REALLY loved this intro.
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Burning Town
A remixed version of the first level theme from the original GBC game. Remarkably catchy. It was released on the iOS awhile back if you can stand the touch control pad.
Labels: video game soundtracks
We've got another video game music poll going on, this time specifically for Western music, since they were largely skimmed over in the all-encompassing poll. Based on the number of votes so far, it probably won't reach anywhere near 1000 like the last one, but more votes would definitely be appreciated!
At any rate, here is the first group of cool songs I've picked out from the ones voted on so far, as well as others that deserve some attention:
Unreal Title Theme
I really like the unique sound of the Unreal music engine. It's technically just another tracker format like MOD and S3M, but like the SNES SPC sound chip, it's quite distinctive.
Turrican 2 - The Wall
This poll should be largely dominated by Chris Huelsbeck and Turrican music, because it's some of his best work. I picked this one in particular just because I hadn't heard it before, but the soundtracks to all three games (and even their Genesis and SNES counterparts, Mega Turrican and Super Turrican) are really damn good.
Acid Tetris - Tearing Up Spacetime
I think this game had to change its name to "Acid Brick Breaker" or something to avoid the name infringement. But I remember it being a cool freeware game back in the mid-90s with support for tracker formats. This pre-loaded song is really excellent.
Barkley Shut Up & Jam Gaiden - jonathan taylor thomas
This song got a lot of love in the last poll. Like the game itself, it encapsulates the cliches of RPG battle themes while at the same time being really damned awesome.
Sleepwalker - Zoo
The only thing I know about this game is that it apparently obtained the Eek the Cat! license when it came to the SNES. Issues like that interest me, but in the meantime you'll have to make do with the rad music.
Starcraft - Terran 3
I only ever played the Terrans in Starcraft because their music was awesome.
Jets n Guns - Death from Above
If you like the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World soundtrack, this is well worth checking out, as it combines Commodore 64 music with heavy metal.
Shadow of the Beast - Welcome
Dig the flutes on this whole soundtrack, really.
One Man and His Droid - Theme
This is another song which I'm embarassed to admit I've never heard before, but is amazing. It's hard to pinpoint the exact point where it becomes awesome because it happens at least four times.
Update - 11/28 - Ultima (pt. 5 of 5), Otomedius, Eye of the Beholder, Electronic Popple, 3d Ultra Pinball, Baruusa no Fukushuu
The final part of the Ultima article has now been posted, which finishes up by giving a quick briefing of Ultima Online, a handful of cancelled games and fan works, several books and guides, and most importantly, an exclusive interview with Lord British himself, who also recently had a documentary made about his journey into space. The article in total is 15 meaty pages long, putting it up there with the Shin Megami Tensei article in sheer length. Also of note is a preview of the Ultima Collector's Guide by Stephen Emond, a massive 800+ page catalog of Ultima memorabilia and trivia. You can read a bit about it at his Rockethub page, although it's already got enough donations to put it into production. And keeping up with the WRPG theme, please enjoy a review of the Eye of the Beholder series, a trilogy of first person dungeon crawlers.
At any rate, what have you spent your precious holiday gaming time with? Uncharted 3? Arkham City? Skyrim? I spent the past few weeks with Otomedius, to cover the recently released Otomedius Excellent, which somehow got localized despite being a very, very Japanese series. The only reason I got so enamored with it is due to Konami shooter fanboyness, which these games deliver in droves. It is a bit odd, though, considering they reference so many titles that never got releases outside of Japan, but this article should help sort all of that out. Even as someone who spent far too long with it at the expense of much better games, they're...really not all that great. I've seen it get torn to shreds in some reviews, which is harsh, but perhaps not unfair. Beyond the Konami love, its focus is largely on boobs and grinding for weapons, whereas the core games are fairly mediocre by Gradius/Parodius standards.
Additional articles this post-Thanksgiving update include 3D Ultra Pinball, a series of, well, pinball games put out by Dynamix in the 90s; Baruusa no Fukushuu, a side-scrolling action game for the X68000; Electronic Popple, an amusingly goofy Korean beat-em-up; and Giftpia, a Japan-only Gamecube from the guys that would eventually develop Chibi Robo, and has that same outright bizarreness to it. They also created the (similarly Japan-only) Captain Rainbow for the Wii, which Nintendo silently buried before focusing on exploiting its franchises for the dozenth time (although doing it reasonably well, at least) and ignoring anything that isn't guaranteed to sell a million copies. Oh, and the weekly kusoge is Battle Construction Vehicles, a...construction vehicle battle simulator where you can attack your opponent with giant bees. You may remember it being posted on the blog a few years back, but something this bizarre is worth catalouging for the ages.
I also forgot to post last update on the blog, so if you only read this site through an RSS reader or whathaveyou, here's the text below:
The fourth part of the Ultima article is now up - since the main series is covered, this one focuses on the various sub-series and spinoffs. These include the Worlds of Adventure games, which featured pulp novel-inspired settings like prehistoric islands and martian landscapes; the Runes of Virtue series, simplified (but fun) versions for the Game Boy; and, of course, the incredibly influential Ultima Underworld series, being one of the first true 3D free roaming RPGs.
Beyond Ultima, we have three sort of lesser known shooters: Eliminate Down, the pricey but well designed Mega Drive entry; Bio Hazard Battle, featuring bugs and all manners of creepy crawleys; and Imperium, a vertical shooter with an experience point-based power up system. And continuing our fascination with Konami Famicom titles, we also have a look at Dragon Scroll, the company's valiant attempt at a Zelda clone. Your Weekly Kusoge is Voyeur, one of the many awful FMV games featuring tackily implemented "adult" themes, "gameplay" in the loosest of sense of the word. And this thing was supposed to be one of the highlights of the Phillips CDi!
Reggies Entertainment System – South African TV advert
It’s taken 20 years to get here, but I’ve finally archived one of the Reggies TV Entertainment System adverts which were shown on South Africa TV – likely from Saturday 2nd November 1991.
Recently I interviewed David Hayter for GamesTM magazine (the article is due out 22 December – expect scans from myself). It was epic, and he’s a great guy, very funny and eloquent. After this I decided to watch an old tape of Guyver Dark Hero which I had, since it stars Mr Hayter, and I thought I’d do a review for here. Anyway, turns out halfway through, the tape starts skipping to the point where it’s unwatchable. I lift the flap and notice the tape itself has started curling at the edge, causing a series of grooves. Probably due to poor storage on my part – left it at the bottom of an old cabinet.
Suddenly it dawns on me that I have even older tape, with home recorded footage from South Africa, featuring an advert for the Reggies Entertainment System, which was a Famicom clone branded by one of South Africa’s leading toy stores. Reggies is kind of a competitor to Toys R Us. I wrote about Christmas in South Africa for The Escapist before, mentioning this tape. At the time of the article I searched, but couldn’t find it (I did find a photo of myself though, as a child playing a Famicom on Christmas day, but that’s never becoming public). So given that one of my tapes was already dead, it was time to find this Reggies tape.
A long time ago, when my parents upgraded to DVD, they were going to throw most of their old tapes out. Their plan was to keep some blanks to record films on TV, but chuck those a decade or more older. Being the nostalgic kind I obviously demanded they give them to me, and so I inherited about thirty BASF VHS tapes – a mixture of 180, 200 and 240 minutes. Luckily they let me keep leave in their loft, and when visiting for the holidays I would enjoy going through said tapes. About a quarter are tapes with kids shows on them, mostly Smurfs. The rest a collection of documentaries (Attenborough's Living Planet) and totally awesome obscure films (My Science Project being one such badass entry).
Anyway, around 2003 both my brother and I were over for the holidays, and we decided to have an epic video marathon. So we set the TV, machine and tapes up in an old holiday caravan, and spent a couple of weeks watching most of them (we skipped the documentaries and long series like Lonesome Dove). After exhausting the films we even started watching the Smurfs. Drunk on Christmas wine it was actually kinda cool, and very nostalgic. At one point we also spotted some ads, including those for the Reggies machine.
Fast forward to today and I was determined to fine this ad. Well, it’s taken at least 12 tapes, watching the 3 or 4 hours of footage on fast-forward to finally find it. I went through every Smurf tape in the box, assuming the ad was during a kids show, and couldn’t find it. I went through all the kids shows and films – nothing! I did find some cool stuff though: half a Kurt Russell film, where he’s a journalist searching for a serial killer. A video for Tom Petty’s Learning to Fly, broadcast on daytime TV, which BLEW my mind back when I was ten years old (Google it to find out why). Some really cool adverts, including one for Volkswagen, where a guy overtakes one on his bicycle. And a show celebrating the 2nd Birthday of the M-Net TV channel. I also found an old news story regarding the 1993 WTC bombing, which was rather chilling, and also a news story from Waco.
The Reggies advert was nowhere to be found though. Right when I was about to give up, I tried an old tape that used to have Police Academy 4 and 5 on it, before my dad used to tape for something else. Fast forward to near the end, and lo and behold, there’s one of the Reggies ads!
And how many seconds did I get for wasting my entire Sunday? About 9 seconds.
The ironic thing is this isn’t even the ad I was looking for – the one I can recall was much longer, and prefaced by an advert for chocolate Easter Eggs. Still, this is all you’re getting because I really can’t be bothered to spend anymore time on this. I have fulfilled my duty to archive history.
According to X-Rates currency exchange website:
In November 1991
1 Rand = 20p (£GBP)
1 Rand = 35c ($USD)
So 20 Rand = £4 / $7
200 Rand = £40 / $70
I seem to recall games costing as much 100 Rand though, at least the good NES games, like SMB3. Crappy stuff like Mickey Mouse was about 20 Rand.
The advert also starts with what sounds like the sfx from Dynamite Headdy. Weird. I left the follow-up advert in place, since it dates the whole thing. Likely it was recorded Saturday morning, since the next ad talks about M-Net programmes on Sunday 3rd November.
Notice how they emphasise that it’s the SA version, implying the correct plug is bundled with the system? Which I think was a result of a lot of stores selling grey-market models from Hong Kong which came with the wrong power adapter (I think my first system actually had a replacement provided by the store, which was a little too strong and soon burned the system out).
The most significant thing is that it features footage of Castlevania 2 running on Famicom hardware, as a cartridge. As far as I can tell Akumajou Dracula 2 was only released on the Famicom Disk System, making this visual proof of a rarity: FDS games converted to cartridge format for bootlegging in other countries. Another good example is Snake's Revenge, which I actually played while in a store - it was running via Famicom cartridge despite never having been released on Famicom (it was NES only). On that day I had asked for a game with guys in a jungle - I had been thinking of Contra. The guy broke out a few such games, one of which was Snake's Revenge. I went home with Contra that day, but always wish I'd gone with SR, simply because of the rarity of it being in Famicom cartridge form...
Any way, it’s not a great advert, but it’s something.
Also, while I have your attention, and since we’re talking about M-Net, if anyone has any old monthly M-Net TV guides circa 1986-1995 I would be interested in having one or two of them (for certain research purposes).
Labels: famicom, NES, Reggies, South Africa, TV advert
Naughty Dog wipes Vaseline in your eyes for Uncharted 3
I am so mad right now. Naughty Dog are idiots, complete and utter idiots. Uncharted 3 has now been ruined. Well done Naughty Dog, you collection of morons.
This is not a satirical post, this is me explaining my hatred for motion blur.
Let me tell you a story about Uncharted 2. When I first started playing it I thought my new HD TV was broken, and was ready to take it back to the store for a replacement. There was some terrible smudging of the visuals whenever anything moved. I had this problem with the PSP, which was the fault of the old screen being crap, but none of my PS3 games so far had really had this problem. There was some slight colour smudge, but fiddling with the settings eventually made it go away on most games.
But with UC2 there was terrible, horrible smudging when you moved, making everything fuzzier than an acid trip at Woodstock. I had been to bachelor parties which were clearer and more focused than this crap. And no fiddling with settings could make it go away. Obviously my TV must have been ****ed. So I ask on NTSC-uk’s technical forum, and eventually it transpires that this Vaseline vision, this smudged greasy look which obscured my clarity, was called “motion blur” and was intentional.
I was forced to suffer it.
Then I discover that UC3 lacked this. Huzzah! I thought. Naughty Dog had seen sense to bless me with pure clarity. A few pissants on forums bitched about it, but **** em I thought, I wanted clarity. I needed clarity. Any way, long story short, ND also screwed with the aiming and so have now released a patch to correct this:
http://www.naughtydog.com/site/post/uncharted_3_patch_102_notes/#
Except as they also put it:
* Fixed the missing Motion Blur effects
It’s not fixing it, you imbeciles, it’s ****ing with it. I DON’T WANT SMUDGING!
Well done, idiots. The best thing about UC3 over its predecessor has now been removed, forcing me to play it either unpatched with broken controls, or patched so that it controls, but looks like absolute ass. And let me emphasise this – if UC3 lacked Vaseline vision before, that means it wasn’t now implemented for technical reasons. The game ran just fine without it. It should be OPTIONAL. It was implemented because ND are a bunch of cretins.
So I am forced to play without the patch, I am forced to play offline, I am forced to use broken controls. ARGH!!!
If I wanted anything less than absolute pure 100% crystal SHARP visuals, I’d use my SD TV and an RF cable, instead of the $1000 HD TV and HDMI cable I bought.
If I wanted blurring, I’d play without my corrective spectacles. Or better yet, for all those myopic whiners on ND’s forum, why don’t YOU just remove YOUR glasses?
If wanted blurring, I’d get drunk.
If wanted blurring, I’d smoke marijuana.
If I wanted blurring, I’d punch myself in the face until I saw stars.
If I wanted blurring, I’d go to a redneck bar, hand out baseball bats, then call ever man in there a panty-wearing sissy.
If I wanted blurring, I would buy some Vaseline and swab it over my eyes and my TV and then put MORE Vaseline on my eyes.
Some people have tried to persuade me that motion blurring is anything other than absolutely ****ing terrible, by showing videos of PC games with and without motion blurring. And you know what?
In every single example motion blurring still sucks. It will always suck.
Anything which is a step away from absolute 100% fidelity sucks.
I hate motion blurring! I didn't buy a PS3, buy an HD TV and then pay £40 for a game with the visual clarity of an Atari 2600 game FFS!
Labels: motion blurring, naughty dog, patch, uncharted
The New Gamepro Quarterly journal
Not too long ago, Gamepro Magazine announced a switch in format, from a typical monthly magazine to a quarterly "journal" that would focus less on news and reviews, and more on features. This sounded like a brilliant idea to me, as it would establish something more meaningful that would be worth paying money for and re-reading, rather than something to pick up for five minutes, glean a few review scores, then put back on the magazine rack. The first issue of this new version of Gamepro hit the bookstores recently, and I picked it up a few days ago.
For anyone unfamiliar with the magazine's evolution lately, it's a taken a huge departure from its 5.0 HOT smiley face and PROTIP origins, both of which have long been staples of ironic hipster websites everywhere. For a long time it was kept alive for reasons no one really understood, even though no one I knew appeared to actually read it - it always seems like it was meant for kids, which I guess would answer my own question. A couple years ago it shifted gears and got a makeover into a more mature format. I liked the change in direction, and they employed writers whose works I admired, but at the same time never actually bought an issue - their cover stories were consistently about topics I had zero interest in, and each issue felt remarkably flimsy.
The new format is a bit beefier - it feels weightier with a total page count of 148. It retails for $9.99, but costwise that puts in the league of Brit mags like Edge and games(tm), both of which use heavier stock that looks and feels quite a bit nicer. All of read on the 'net so far are people complaining about the "148 pages of epic win!" tagline on the cover, which seems like a silly thing to get in a huff about.
In spite of initial impressions when holding it, it really is packed to the brim with content, with tons upon tons of features. A few pages are devoted to artwork for the upcoming Western-developed fighting game Skullgirls, the meanings of color and psychology (and how it affects games), a quick summary of the launch window games for the PlayStation Vita, a standard "best games in 2012" preview, a lengthy section called "Now Playing", where staff members casually discuss what's on their minds (probably the best holdver from the old format) and numerous others. A bunch are simply a page or two long, like the one that ponders why all video game heroes look the same, and another showing off obscure t-shirts of the writers. However, most features clock in at six-to-eight pages. The benefit of these short-but-sweet articles is that if one doesn't catch your fancy, just flip a few more pages and maybe you'll find something more suited to you. On some levels they might appear shallow, but for what they are, they work well.
For example, it's hard to explain much about the intricacies of Final Fantasy in a limited amount of space, but the primer does a reasonable job of sorting it all out for newbies. There's also a brief article about the history of Zelda, though it seems like every mag has one of those (Future Publishing put out a whole special issue devoted to it) so it doesn't stand out as much. The one explaining what the hell a MOBA is (that's basically the title of the article) that's also quite well done. (They're sorta like an RTS where you control a single player character and you help the other guys, who are controlled automatically.)
There's a lot of introductory-type stuff which hits more towards the mainstream than readers of this site would probably like, so it's not exactly Gamefan, but at the same time the writers have an obvious appreciation outside of the usual AAA blockbusters that's usually featured prominently in US game magazines.
I do have to take issue with the cover article, which ranks the top 50 fighting game characters of all time. There are some things which rub me slightly the wrong way - not so much that they picked characters from Super Smash Bros., so much as Marth, Pikachu and Link aren't really original fighting game characters. More annoyingly, its preface is meant to defuse any "where's my favorite character?" arguments, but its problem is much larger they that - they almost entirely ignored SNK's line of fighers. These aren't some fringe, obscure games either, they were one of the most popular developers in the 90s, and just because their properties haven't been kept alive in the same way that Capcom's have, doesn't mean they should've been ignored. I don't expect everyone to know how goddamned awesome Gato from Mark of the Wolves is, but where's Terry Bogard? Kyo Kusanagi? Iori Yagami? Geese Howard? Haohmaru? That's only scratching the surface of the huge array of iconic characters in SNK fighting games, and only one that even got a mention was Mai Shiranui under the "hottest gals" category. Why were the others passed over in favor of joke entries like "Red Guy" from Karate Champ, Meat from Mortal Kombat 4, and the midget from Thrill Kill, which was never even officially released? It's things like this which suggest that the people in charge of the list either weren't knowledgeable enough about the genre, or were otherwise pandering to a readership who they suspect wouldn't get the references. Given the quality and approach of the rest of the magazine, I'm going to lean towards the latter. But I've rambled on enough and leave any more bitching to the thread on the Neo-geo.com forums that's undoubtedly devoted to it.
SNK fanboyish aside, it really is a classy issue. The content is generally great, the layouts are classy and distinct (a huge step above Edge's recent awful redesign), and it's solid enough to be worth the $10, even if it does make me wistful for the days of 200+ page issues of Next Generation that cost half the price.
Posted by Discoalucard at 11:18 AM 5 comments
Labels: gamepro, video game magazines
Satellablog deserves our appreciation and respect
I’ve been meaning to post about Satellablog for months, but kept forgetting.
Apologies to all involved. Satellablog is dedicated to all things Satellaview, the satellite-based add-on system for the Super Famicom in Japan. Arguably one of several forerunners to today’s PSN and XBLA download services. The problem is, the service contained a lot of exclusive content, available nowhere else (most infamously a special version of Zelda which was dumped). In addition, neither Nintendo nor any of the companies from the time are interested in archiving or preserving this rare data. So it falls to Kiddocabbusses and his comrades to source the memory packs from Japan, pray they contain a never before found download, and then dump them for the world. It’s an expensive mission (there’s a donation plea), but it does yield rewards, such as the Satella-shooting trilogy, which ties in with our own Dezaemon feature. I feel no shame in saying that it’s absolutely worth donating a few spare dollars for the preservation of games history. Satellablog and its many ROM dumping specialists deserve our utmost appreciation and respect – because Nintendo sure as f*** doesn’t care about this stuff. Without us, the obsessive geeknocrats, history would simply die. My only criticism: create a proper site with easily navigable news archives. Blogs just don’t cut it for something so important.
Labels: archives, preservation, Satellaview, Super Famicom
GamesTM 116 – History of Metroidvania
I take a look at the latest issue of GamesTM, which includes a 6 page feature on Metroidvania games.
This month’s issue of GamesTM features the following (copied from NTSC-uk, courtesy of PrinnySquad).
Skyrim - 9
Battlefield 3 - 7
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary - 8
Uncharted 3 - 9
Assassin's Creed Revelations - 8
Batman: Arkham City - 9
Dance Central - 360 - 8
Shinobi - 3DS - 4
Kinect Sports: Season 2 - 360 - 5
Modern Warfare 3 - 8
Saints Row: The Third - 7
Rayman Origins - 7
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 - 7
Kirby Mass Attack - DS - 8
Sonic Generations - 7
Real Steel - 360 - 6
The Adventures of TinTin - 6
Raving Rabbids Alive and Kicking - 6
King of Fighters XIII - 8
Disney Universe - 3
2012 Preview Special
Chat With Naughty Dog about the past, present and future
A Look at the new SSX
A look at the trend for remakes, reboots and rebirths
Operation Raccoon City
Backstage with the people behind Zelda's 25th Anniversary Concerts.
Chat with Tood McFarlane about work on Kingdoms of Amalur
Tim Schafer on his new thing and the merit of Kinect
thatgamecompany talk about Journey.
Behind the Scenes: Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver
Conversion Catastrophe - Kung Fu Master on Speccy
The History of Metroidvania - the forerunners to the genre.
My main reason for posting though is my 6 page article on Metroidvania games. No credit as usual for the writer of said piece – though I was technically asked to write it as a favour, so I don’t begrudge this too much. The first dps is hi-res enough to read, though seeing as I’m getting paid for the article (at least I hope I get paid!) I don’t think I can get away with making the entire article free to read online – at least not until they put it on their website or the next issue is out. Of course if someone else, somewhere, has put hi-res scans up, by all means read it and pass the links around.
With it being the 25th anniversaries of Metroid and Castlevania, it seemed time to cover the portmanteau they went on to create later with Super Metroid and Symphony of the Night. Ironically most entries predate these two titles, showing that the genre classification is erroneous. But it’s still fun. There’s 24 entries, one for each year of the anniversary, with the 25th title to be voted for on GamesTM’s forum, or discussed here. I also quote Jeremy Parish, which I’m sure he is not pleased about! Sorry Jez, but at least you got credit whereas I did not. I also included interview quotes from several key people.
The list (year of release, then alphabetically):
Pharaoh’s Curse (Atari 8-bit, C64)
Below the Root (C64, DOS, Apple)
Brain Breaker (Sharp X1)
CrossBlaim (MSX)
Sacred Armour of Antiriad (Spectrum, C64, Amstrad)
Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (NES)
Codename: Droid (BBC)
Legacy of the Wizard (NES)
Zeliard (DOS, PC88)
Zillion (SMS)
Blaster Master (NES)
Euphory (Sharp X1)
Exile (BBC)
Predator (MSX)
The Scheme (PC88)
Wonderyboy III: DT (SMS)
TMNTIII: RR (GB)
Takahashi Meijin Boukenjima IV (Famicom)
The Divide: Enemies Within (PS1)
Vigilance on Talos V (DOS)
Cave Story (PC)
La Mulana (PC)
Aquaria (PC)
Treasure Adventure Game (PC)
It’s not perfect, but I had around 80 titles on a rough list covering anything even remotely similar, which I whittled down to about 50 series entries, then 40, then 35, and then it got tricky requiring many redrafts.
My goal: differentiate the list from everyone else’s.
That’s why I’ve got silly stuff like the MSX release of Predator, and lots of obscure games. The trend? Metroidvania style games are predominantly on computers, followed by the NES. A reflection on the perception that console titles need to be simpler? Could be why console Metroidvanias are so well loved – they filled a desperately empty gap. Because admit it – how many other games like Super Metroid are on the SNES? Very few.
As for omissions, I left out some popular titles because I just can’t stand them. I absolutely hate Tombi for example – the jumping, where your guy flails forward in an uncontrollable belly flop, is unbearable. How can anyone stand playing that? It feels broken and uncomfortable. Metroidvanias are all about the jumping, and with Tombi every time I press the jump button I want to break the controller. Another omission was Shantae. I don’t care what anyone says, it looks great but the level design is dull, linear and really not much fun. Shadow Complex was on the list, but then I thought: that’s a little obvious. Why waste space on something people know and are enjoying, when something like Treasure Adventure Game can do with the publicity instead?
My big regret?
I never included Link: Faces of Evil, or Zelda: Wand of Gamelon, for the CDi. They just slipped my mind, but they actually follow the Metroidvania template quite nicely. And I love them dearly. For starters, for all the complaints about the controls, when using a wired controller (as opposed to the crappy infra-red remote) the jumping is more comfortable than the jumping in Tombi. I can actually dictate the direction for Link and Zelda, and they don’t lunge forwards with that moronic belly flop.
The rest of the world continues to spout vitriolic hatred for the Link/Zelda games, and people on various Zelda forum boards openly state that they 1) absolutely hate the games for existing and 2) will never, ever play them because they’re not true Zelda games. Their kind of passionate, blinkered, refusal to accept any other-point-of-view mentality, is something I’ve mainly seen with religious extremists. You know, the kind who claim dinosaur bones were put in the earth by the devil to deceive humanity.
How can you claim to hate something, and then refuse to examine it on the grounds that it’s inauthentic, when in that same sentence you admit that you have no idea what it’s even like? That’s like me saying: I hate apples, I’ve never eaten apples and I never will eat apples or even think about what apples are because I know that apples aren’t really fruit and so don’t even need to know what they are because I already know what they are not (ie: not fruit).
Bottom line: obsessive Zelda fans who claim to hate the CDi titles while simultaneously refusing to play them are retarded. To form an educated opinion on something you need to understand it first. Otherwise it’s just a mob mentality, no better than those crowds who wanted to burn women for witchcraft.
I suppose I would have removed Below the Root to fit Link/Zelda in. Interestingly, they were both by the same man, the late great Dale DeSharone. May he rest in peace.
Labels: GamesTM, magazines, Zelda
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Posts by Konrad Kurta
Hard News: Public Address Word of the…, 13:52 Dec 13, 2016
Post-truth has to be it. Or "Trust me".
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Speaker: David Shearer: The one that…, in reply to Bart Janssen, 12:53 Dec 9, 2016
The media’s inability to present anything other than trite meaningless soundbites …
There I fixed that for you
Touché. An unfortunate reality of modern media and politics. He seemed at home as far as informed dialogue and discussion were concerned. Knowledge and understanding aren't the zeitgeist, unfortunately. See: US election.
Speaker: David Shearer: The one that…, 10:39 Dec 9, 2016
I think you've hit the nail on the head. For the short time I produced his show at Planet FM, he always came across as a non-politician. He seemed real - in precisely the way David Cunliffe didn't when he appeared on the show. Nuanced, as you say. And he's a genuinely good bugger to boot. But he was also hesitant in front of the microphone, and I believe that's what ultimately did him in - he'd have made a great PM, but his inability to connect with the public via concise media soundbites was always going to hamstring him.
Hard News: Art with a job to do, 15:03 Dec 14, 2015
It’s rather a depressing argument: that no matter what we think or why we think it, we should just buckle under and shuffle along with the crowd. As an assertion of national identity, it might be a bit too telling
Euch. My opinion of New Zealand summarized in one depressing passage.
Hard News: Show some decency, 15:04 Sep 3, 2014
A close family member lost most of her retirement savings in Hanover. To think that as she was staring down the barrel of an extra ten years at work, these guys were trying to undermine an investigation into how it happened... To say it makes my blood boil doesn't really do it justice.
Hard News: Never mind the quality ..., in reply to Rob Stowell, 14:24 Aug 21, 2014
I'm mystified as to how 'the general public' don't seem to give a shit about blatant lies being told to their faces. Key, Slater, Collins et al have been lying non-stop ever since the book came out. Is anybody keeping a tally? It's unbelievable that people would actually swallow any of this.
Hard News: Auckland's future: Keep calm,…, in reply to Russell Brown, 11:47 Jul 17, 2014
That's actually disturbingly accurate. I can't understand how Orsman gets to write editorials that are so mind-numbingly stupid and misleading in the country's biggest newspaper. But I guess the man knows his (white, wealthy, disgruntled, middle aged) target market.
Hard News: What Hekia Parata actually said, in reply to Chris Waugh, 13:19 Mar 20, 2014
it's still very much a system based on passing exams and collecting up magic pieces of paper
Korea was the same - kids are stuffed full of information that they passively regurgitate onto pieces of paper. Most students I encountered know grammatical theory, but can hardly speak a sentence in English.
As for Hekia's assertion that Asian schools aren't all about rote learning... bullshit, at least in general terms.
Hard News: Friday Music: Going Large, in reply to JonathanM, 16:04 Mar 14, 2014
Distributing audio for final listening purposes in 192/24 is ridiculous. Distributing for remixing/remastering/further processing, that may well make sense, particularly if the individual tracks (i.e. pre-mix) are distributed.
Why? Science. http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html
If anything, 48kHz/24bit would be the sweet-spot at providing just a little more dynamic range (not that we don't have a heap already at 16bit) while still covering what we can actually hear.
This. Thanks for digging it up!
Hard News: Friday Music: Going Large, in reply to Russell Brown, 14:39 Mar 14, 2014
Even after a good D/A converter, I reckon the difference is negligible.
To be fair, he has a long history of obsessing about audio fidelity.
The "More barn!" story.
Yeah, I've read a lot about his views on high fidelity audio - I still feel it's largely a pointless exercise. I read an article somewhere that the human ear can't even distinguish between CD quality and super ultra HD audio, though I can't remember who wrote it. I'll see if I can dig it up.
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While Hall H guests at the Marvel Televison panel at San Diego Comic-Con got to dine on the first episode of Marvel’s The Defenders, they finished the evening with a treat of first footage from the upcoming first season on Marvel’s The Punisher.
Labeled “gritty” by Entertainment Weekly, what screened of the Jon Bernthal-starrer including a scene of deadly sniper Frank Castle picking off a drug cartel enforcer in seedy Juarez, Mexico from across the international border in El Paso, as well as some gallows humor following a gruesome airport restroom fight scene.
Deadline also mentions scenes of Castle hunting down a biker gang in Alabama and a touching scene in flashback of Frank playing guitar with his daughter.
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The highlight of the night was a surprise screening of the first episode of Marvel’s The Defenders, which the 6000 fans were treated to almost a month before its global premiere on Netflix on August 18, 2017 at 12:01am PT. To cap it off, the second action-packed trailer was released too.
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Brainwalker
by Robyn Mundell & Stephan Lacast
Genre: YA Scifi/Fantasy
Release Date: October 1st 2016
Dualmind Publishing
Summary from Goodreads:
Fourteen year-old Bernard is full of out of the box ideas—ideas that nobody appreciates. Not his ultra-rational father, not his classmates, and definitely not his teacher, who’s fed up waiting for Bernard’s overdue science project. You’d think with a hotshot quantum physicist for a dad, the assignment would be easy as “pi”, but with his relationship with his father on rocky ground, Bernard is under more pressure than a helium atom.
And Bernard’s impulse control flies out the window when he’s stressed. So instead of turning in his project, he moons the class and gets suspended. Now his dad’s got no choice but to bring him to his work. At the Atom Smasher. It’s the chance of a lifetime for Bernard, who knows smashing atoms at the speed of light can—theoretically—make wormholes. How about that for the most mind-bending science project ever? But when he sneaks into the particle accelerator and someone hits the power button, Bernard ends up in the last place he’d ever want to be.
Inside his father’s brain.
And it’s nothing like the spongy grey mass Bernard studied at school. It’s a galaxy, infinite and alive. Like, people live there. A mysterious civilization on the brink of extinction, as unaware of their host as he is of them. But there’s zero time to process this. Bernard’s about to be caught up in an epic war between the two sides of his dad’s brain over their most precious resource:
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With his father’s life at stake, Bernard must go up against the tyrannical left side of his father’s brain to save the dying, creative right side. But how the heck is he supposed to do that when he’s just a hopelessly right-brained kid himself?
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“Excellent story with well developed characters and an awesome setting. My students are currently participating in a Growth Mindsets. Can’t wait for publication. It would totally coincide with our brainology studies… I couldn’t put it down.” — Pam B, librarian, Wyola SD, MT
“In the novel Brainwalker, Mundell and Lacast have devised an ingenious plot using the tesseract concept found in ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ with the setting being the brain of the protagonist’s father.” — Douglas B. Educator
“This story is full of high-stakes adventure, and it often excels in its imaginative and allegorical exploration of real-world issues” — Kirkus Reviews
“The descriptions of the various locations, creatures, and residents of the Brainiverse are both fun and intelligent. Bernard is an engaging protagonist.” — Kirkus Reviews
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“A fun way for kids/preteens to learn about science and the brain. The pictures are also really great and add a lot to the story” — Olivia Farr, Reviewer at Harvard Medical School
“The characters and the setting of this book are truly unique and very diverse, the plot is filled with fiction mixed with real brain concepts and puts everything into perspective from both fiction and reality” — Gabrielle Messier
“Definitely an approach to teenage urban fantasy that I’ve never seen before. I found myself quite enamored with Bernard and all his geeky questions and theories … Underneath all the neurology, it’s really a story about connection and love and fighting for what’s important.” — Kristen Canady
“‘Brainwalker’ is a great scientific fiction and that offers the readers a fantastic experience of the scientific adventure with the beautifully written words, the well laid out plots, and lifelike characters in the story.” — Yichen Tu
“Not unlike experiencing Avatar in a 3D IMAX theater, this exciting and provocative novel includes characters and images of such dimension, the reader cannot help but feel fully invited into this fantastical storyline.” — Lolly Howe
“Story starts and ends with the MOON! All will have to take a read to find out what I am talking about. This is a great Teen read revolving around young minds faced with the challenges of life.” — Linda Babbs
“The world-building was pretty sublime: it was so cool to contextualize the brain in this way, and learn about it at the same time… The illustrations were all so refreshing to see – it’s been too long since I’ve read a book that isn’t afraid to support the plot line with pictures! I’m looking forward to what Mundell and Lacast have to offer in the future!” — TT turner
5 stars – “The authors have found a creative way to introduce the functions of the brain in a creative way that’s full of action, adventure, and suspense. This will be a popular book in middle grades and middle school boys will enjoy this one!” — Susan Grigsby, ALA Librarian
“Teachers are always looking for ways to enhance scientific literacy and Brainwalker is the perfect vehicle to bridge the gap between exciting adventure and scientific inquiry.” — Jennifer C., Educator
“This brilliant new novel grapples with the most exciting topic possible, and invites middle school, young adults and also adult readers into the inexhaustible mystery of the universe. Take the walk.” — Maureen G., Educator
Robyn Mundell is an award winning playwright. A graduate of New York University, she performed in dozens of plays in New York and was part of David Mamet’s Atlantic Theater Company. She studied with such theater legends as Uta Hagen, Lee Strasberg, and Stella Adler.
Robyn wrote and performed in several of her own plays including Pieces of O and Traveling Bowls of Soup, produced by Pulitzer-prize winner Beth Henley. Traveling Bowls of Soup opened at the Met theater to rave reviews and received several Drama-Logue awards. Robyn has since been selling original screenplays and TV pilots to major film companies and networks. She is the daughter of Canadian Nobel laureate Robert A. Mundell, and is married to actor-playwright Raymond J. Barry. Together, they have four children.
French-Born Stephan Lacast likes to think of himself as a geek, which depending on your dictionary means either “knowledgeable about computers”, or “boring social misfit.” At the age of twelve his idea of fun was building computers and programming, and by fifteen he was a contributor to a computer magazine. A graduate of Paris-Dauphine University, he holds a Bachelor in Economics, a Master in Business Administration, and a Master of Advanced Studies in Information Systems.
After teaching at Dauphine University, Stephan went on to work as a consultant and engineer for one of the top ten Information Technology services companies in Europe, before deciding to leave Paris and move to the United States.
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Hypocrisy and Brand Purpose
The more I help large enterprises with the design of their marketing (or content marketing, which is the same thing) strategies, the more I’m concerned about the race to find – sometimes to invigorate – new socially-acceptable, ethically-sustainable brand purposes. Enterprises that have done business, more or less ethically, more or less successfully, in the last decades, are now discovering that having a brand purpose might boost revenue, especially within the new generations of consumers – Millennials and GenZ.
I cannot hold back a smile every single time I hear words like: “Our audience has to understand our new brand purpose” or “It’s time to rethink our North Star”. If you had no brand purpose until today – and still run a successful business – why should you think about a new brand purpose NOW?
Maybe because, as Hanneke Faber, President for Europe at Univelver, points out, brand with brand purpose are destined to grow at much faster rate that brands without a noble promise. I might argue that all analysis presented by Ms. Faber are vague and without analytic foundations. Mark Ritson does a better job, here.
But let’s assume for a moment that the Unilever’s exec is right; still, the journey to an genuine brand purpose is full of dangers:
By definition, brand purpose should be authentic; which means the purpose is supposed to have preceded the products and should represent the center of gravity of that enterprise’s activities; this is far from happening, in 99% of the cases;
The reality is that most consumers (yeah, even young generations) don’t give a shit about brands, and as a consequence, about their purposes;
Finally, we/consumers are not idiots; we can still feel the hypocrisy of selecting a purpose while ultimately pushing it for pure financial benefit.
Yet, there are some brands that are genuinely purpose-driven. Think at Patagonia, for example, where the purpose has always preceded the products, since its foundation – I will spend some time on Patagonia at the end of the post. Mark Ritson estimates “they (brand-purpose led companies) consist of about 0.2% of the world’s brands. The rest are commercially driven operations that are not necessarily evil, and often take a responsible approach to packaging and other business challenges, but are not in a position to intervene on major societal issues”. A sad scenario.
And so, let’s have a look at these authentic brands. My list is definitively not comprehensive. Still, it provides a good overview about enterprises who are embracing the brand purpose mantra; and all the lies they are telling us.
Starbucks, inspiring human spirit?
Mission statement/brand purpose: Inspire and nurture the human spirit. One person, one cup and one neighbour at a time.
The reality: Starbucks tells us its brand purpose is to build community, while doing everything it can to minimise its tax payments. Last year Starbucks paid 2.8% of taxes: exactly £ 4.5m on £ 162m profit. And we all know the the best way to inspire the human spirit one neighbour at a time is paying local taxes, right? Actuall, we’re just happy with a good coffee experience, too.
Volkswagen, environmentally sound?
Mission statement/brand purpose: the Group’s goal is to offer attractive, safe and environmentally sound vehicles which can compete in an increasingly tough market and set world standards in their respective class.
The reality: Volkswagen intentionally programmed turbocharged direct injection (TDI) diesel engines to activate their emissions controls only during laboratory emissions testing which caused the vehicles’ output to meet US standards during regulatory testing, but emit up to 40 times more poisonous toxins in real-world driving. The folks at Volkswagen deployed this programming software in about eleven million cars worldwide, including 500,000 in the United States, in model years 2009 through 2015.These toxins which were partially responsible for the death or disability of hundreds of people.
The reality/2: Volkswagen itself continues to insist that although eight million cars sold in Europe were also fitted with defeat devices, they were not needed to pass more lenient EU emissions tests and therefore it has committed no crime in the EU. Weren’t environmentally sound vehicles???
Siemens, ethical and responsible?
Mission statement/brand purpose: Being Responsible – Excellent – Innovative, with responsible meaning that the company is committed to ethical and responsible actions.
The reality: Really? Siemens ended one of the biggest corporate corruption probes in history when it agreed in 2008 to pay about 1 billion euros in fines and penalties after investigations by U.S. and German authorities into bribes it paid to win contracts.
State Street and the diversity?
Mission statement/brand purpose: State Street created the ‘Fearless Girl’ sculpture and told us its mission is to get more diversity into corporate executive teams.
The reality: the US government is claiming that State Streets pays female employees and people of colour less than white males. Specifically, State Street has discriminated against 305 top female employees by paying them less than men in the same positions.
Google and accessible data?
Mission statement/brand purpose: Our mission is to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.
The reality: Google won’t reveal its own revenue or profit figures at a country level. In addition, Google is not disclosing its plans for a censored search engine in China. Finally, Google+ social network will be closed following data scandal. And this could be an endless list. Was it Google’s mission to make information universally accessible?
Cadbury and the generous principles?
Mission statement/brand purpose: Cadbury launched a new purpose-filled positioning in 2018, to “shine a light on the kindness and generosity that we see in society”; it re-launched its global brand positioning as a “family brand founded on generous principles”.
The reality: Cadbury manages to pay zero corporation tax, for the seventh consecutive year. The company, which is a subsidiary of US giant Mondelez International, recorded a 740% jump in profit for the year to 31 December 2017, with turnover rising to £1.66bn from £1.65bn. Yes, very generous principles behind Cadbury’s actions.
Audi and the equal pay?
Mission statement/brand purpose: Spent millions on a feminist Super Bowl spot last year, which proclaimed: “Audi of America is committed to equal pay for equal work.”. In the ad, a father watches his daughter in a downhill cart race and thinks about whether she is being judged based on her gender. At the core of the ad is whether she will be paid less than a man, despite her talents.
The reality: No women sit on Audi’s Management Board and its 14 person American executive team only has two women. In the press release for the Super Bowl ad, the car company said it was publicly committed to supporting women’s pay equality and pointed out that half of the candidates for its graduate internship program must be female. Rather than avoiding the conflict Audi has responded to negative commentsgenerating even more criticisms.
Yet, there are some brands that are genuinely purpose-driven, as I mentioned already. Take Patagonia: it helped create a national park, its supply chain boasts fair trade certified wages, organic cotton, traceable down, and responsibly sourced merino wool. What is absolutely clear is that Patagonia’s CEO Yvon Chouinard’s experiment – an experiment that may be possible only because Patagonia is not publically traded – is like nothing that has come before, and therefore deserves our closest attention.
But beside individual cases like Patagonia, what is generating this recent proliferation in term of brand purpose? Are we marketers overestimating our roles in our audience’s life? Is this the reason why we’re creating so many cases of disgraceful brand promises?
While we might do not discuss company’s rights to (legally) reduce tax bills we still suggest to not associate it with brand purpose exercises and pretend that consumers believe in its genuineness.
It’s just a way to boost your profits, and we all know it.
When did marketers become so ashamed of managing brands? https://www.marketingweek.com/2018/09/21/mark-ritson-marketers-ashamed-managing-brands/
Interbrand 2018 top brand list https://www.interbrand.com/best-brands/best-global-brands/2018/ranking/
Stop propping up brand purpose with contrived data and hypocrisy https://www.marketingweek.com/2018/07/25/mark-ritson-brand-purpose-contrived-data-hypocrisy/
I’ll have my lamb without the lecture on the side, thanks https://www.theage.com.au/opinion/ill-have-my-lamb-without-the-lecture-on-the-side-thanks-20170117-gtt0hl.html
Obsess over your brand conviction, not brand purposehttps://mumbrella.com.au/obsess-over-your-brand-conviction-not-brand-purpose-517471
How millennials’ taste for authenticity is disrupting powerful brands https://www.ft.com/content/09271178-6f29-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914
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Sophistication and an elegant appeal are the highlights of this line of Corporate Keystone Glass Awards. Rectangular in shape with a unique cut to the glass around the edges provides a frame for a large personalization area which can be either sandblasted or laser engraved and will accommodate just about any of your recognition needs. Sitting atop a beveled glass base this product is available a jade finish and in three heights 6 1/2", 7 1/2", and 81/2" giving you plenty of flexibility for your award needs. A beautifully padded and lined blue presentation box completes these fine awards that anyone would be proud to give or receive. Employee Awards
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Sophistication and simple elegance are the highlights of this line of Corporate Medford Crystal Awards. A bevel cut in the crystal runs around the perimeter and frames the large personalization area which can be either sandblasted or laser engraved. At over 1" thick these items are made to sit on a desk or credenza without the need of a base. This product is available in three different sizes - 4 1/4" X 5 1/2", 5" X 6 1/4" and 6" X 7" giving you plenty of choices for your award needs. These crystal parts come in a lined presentation box that completes the overall look. Employee Awards
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Undergraduate MD Program Details: Southlake Regional Health Centre
Southlake Family Medicine Teaching Unit
Type of Practice
High volume, office based outpatient Family Health Team and Family Medicine Teaching Unit.
Location of Practice
Located in the city of Newmarket, across the street from Southlake Regional Health Centre, the Southlake Academic Family Health Team and the Family Medicine Teaching Unit in total, take care of approximately 20,000 patients.
Special Features of Site
Small city community office with direct access to Regional Hospital
1:1 preceptor: learner
Interprofessional model of care learning
Health equity across a diverse population residing within the region
Able to participate in resident clinics and academic seminars
Mandatory Experience
Experience will coincide directly with preceptor’s type of clinical practice.
Clerkship Electives/Selectives
Clerks with a keen interest in other family medicine areas — i.e. emergency medicine, palliative, family medicine inpatient, etc., half days can be arranged to enhance family medicine experience.
Testimonial 1 - "The Southlake Academic Family Health Team was a wonderful environment in which to be exposed to family medicine for the first time.
As a fairly rural community site, the patient population I was able to work with was diverse - in one day, it was not uncommon for me to perform a newborn assessment, see a child for a sport injury, and then follow-up a geriatric patient after their hip replacement surgery.
Likewise, I also had the opportunity of practicing many different skills, some of which are staple - such as preventative health counselling and musculoskeletal physical exams, and some of which are specialized. The Diabetes Education Centre located within the clinic, allowed me to learn to manage this chronic condition alongside specialized diabetes nurses and dieticians. The small day-surgical suite that operated there once per week gave me the chance to perform a
wide variety of minor procedures including skin biopsies, wart removals and suturing, just to name a few.
As well, due to the small number of clerks at this location, there was abundant time for staff and residents to engage in targeted one-on-one teaching. The residents at Southlake were passionate about primary care and always excited to share their knowledge. Overall, I would say that the Southlake Academic Family Health Team is a great location to get a true experience of what a primary care practice could be."
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Historic American Engineering Record. Blue Ridge Parkway, Between Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains, Asheville, Buncombe County, NC. National Park Service, 1968.
Historic American Engineering Record. Rich Mountain Road, between Cades Cove & Park Boundary at Rich Mountain Gap. Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Historic American Engineering Record, Undated.
Historic American Engineering Record. Cosby Park Road, Between State Route 32 & Cosby Campground, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Historic American Engineering Record, Undated.
Historic American Engineering Record. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, The Loop Over Bridge, Newfound Gap Road 8.6 miles from park entrance, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Deep Creek Road, Between Park Boundary near Bryson City & Deep Creek Campground, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, Between Cherokee Orchard Road & U.S. Route 321, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Clingmans Dome Road, Between Newfound Gap Road & Clingmans Dome, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Cataloochee Trail & Turnpike, Between TN-NC state boundary & Cataloochee, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Smokemont Bridge, Spanning Oconaluftee River at entrance to Smokemont Campground, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Little River Road, Between Sugarlands Visitor Center & Townsend Wye, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Foothills Parkway, From Chilowee to Walland & from Cosby to I-40, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Big Creek Road, Between State Route 284 & Big Creek Campground, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Greenbrier Road, Between U.S. Route 321 & Greenbrier Road, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Luten Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Elkmont Vehicle Bridge, Spanning Little River at Elkmont Campground, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Cataloochee Valley Road, Cataloochee Valley, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record, Undated.
Historic American Engineering Record. Northshore Road, 1 mile spur at Fontana Dam & Bryson City to Noland Creek, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Elkmont Road, Between Little River Road & Elkmont Campground, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Heintooga Round Bottom Road & Balsam Mountain Road, Between Blue Ridge Parkway & Big Cove Road, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Administration Building , 107 Park Headquarters Road, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record. Cades Cove Road & Laurel Creek Road, From Townsend Wye to Cades Cove, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
Historic American Engineering Record, and Edward Lupyak. Title Sheet - Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record, 1996.
Historic American Engineering Record. Mingus Flour Mill, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN . Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division: Historic American Engineering Record.
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Surface: The Complete Series
R1 - America - Universal Pictures
Review written by and copyright: Noor Razzak (4th September 2006).
"Surface" appeared on NBC during the 2005 season, the series lasted 15 episodes and was cancelled soon after. While the show has some merit there are many elements that are borrowed, if anything "Surface" is a patchwork developed by fans of Steven Spielberg films with a little of "The Abyss" (1989) and some "X-Files" (1993-2002) style government conspiracy cover-up story lines thrown in. Yes aside from the interesting look of the sea creatures featured in this series there isn't a lot that can be claimed as being original. However despite this I did find the series enjoyable it wasn't a chore to watch and the characters were marginally interesting.
"Surface" follows three main characters in three different parts of the US, Dr. Laura Daughtery (Lake Bell), a marine biologist, Rich Connelly (Jay R. Ferguson) an insurance salesman and Miles Barnett (Carter Jenkins) a teen-aged boy who all find their lives fundamentally effected by the discovery of a new and dangerous species that dwells in the sea. Dr. Daughtery is trying to study the new species and at all costs while dodging the government who wish to keep these animals a secret and anyone with knowledge of them dead. Dr. Daughtery included. While on a diving trip with his brother off the cost of Louisiana, Rich encounters one of these animals that drags his brother into the depths of the ocean causing him to drown. Since that traumatic moment Rich has been fixated with these creatures, seeing holes at the bottom of the ocean and struggling to make sense of them. He decides to leave his family to pursue these creatures and more importantly find out what happened to his brother and what the holes mean. Along the way he encounters Dr. Daughtery and they team up to uncover these fascinating creatures and learn more about them while on the run. Meanwhile in Wilmington, North Carolina Miles discovers some strange eggs floating on the surface of the water. He takes one home, keeping it in his family fish tank. Eventually the egg hatches, it's a baby creature that he hides from his family. Keeping a strange new creature becomes more work than Miles anticipated but eventually forms a bond with it.
As mentioned before the Spielbergian elements are something that most viewers will likely catch onto quite quickly, considering there is a quote on the front of the cover that establishes the show as having "Speilbergian tricks" the first thing some people might recognise is the character of Miles who is not too dissimilar to Elliot in "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), hiding the creature from his family and raising it. Rich's character is also very familiar, the show's creators have commented that he is basically Roy Neary from "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" (1977) but instead of being fixated on mountains, Rich is fixated on holes in the ocean that emit an intense green light. It becomes quite obvious what movies the creators and writers favored growing up.
The show also has a rather curious government conspiracy element that isn't too far off from anything seen in "The X-Files" but instead of two compelling FBI agent characters "Surface" instead is given a rather bland and uninteresting agent, Davis Lee (Ian Anthony Dale) who will stop at nothing to get to Dr. Daughtery and silence her and bury her findings. Which is something that bothered me while watching this series, there was no point in covering all this up. Because 1) the creatures cannot be stopped and therefor will eventually be seen by anyone near a major body of water and 2) it doesn't make sense to kill her because it only motivates her to reveal all this to the public sooner and causes more problems for the agency. They should have recruited the doctor and allowed her to conduct research under their watchful eye. Which is something that the creators should have considered, keep this in mind the most interesting aspect of this show are the monsters and not the Government cover-up stuff that seems added for the purposes of padding out the series.
And now that we're on the monsters, I was surprised that this show received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series. The Emmy's must have some low standards for effects because I found the effects on this show to be the weakest link in the whole chain. It was evident that not a lot of money was allocated to the producers and as a result the creatures and water effects looked half-completed, the creature had little texture and was almost always very photo-unrealistic. If the show was given more money to play with I'm sure the effects would have been far better. This is a Sci-Fi show that is largely dependent on effects that help sell the creature if you can't do it justice why do it at all?
I can spend a lot of time picking this show to pieces, but at the end of the day I can suspend my disbelief and I can forgive the creators for loving Spielberg films, because this was a interesting series that showed some promise. For those that spent their time following the show questions were answered some more than others in its finale which ended on a rather interesting and ambiguous note. It still would have been nice to find out what the creators had in store for us in Season 2 though, alas we will never know what happens to these characters (unless this DVD sells millions and the show gets picked up again...but I can't honestly see that happening here).
The series included 15 episodes below are a description of these episodes:
Episode 1 (Pilot):
There's something in the waters and oceanographer Dr. Laura Daughtery is determined to find out what it is and why the government doesn't want anyone to know about it.
Episode 2:
Trouble washes ashore when a teenager named Miles brings a strange egg into his home and calls the hatchling "Nimrod".
Things are heating up below the surface as scientists theorize that the creatures cause global warming and Laura loses her job because of accusations of plagiarism.
Hoping for a clue to the unidentified species' origins, Laura fires a GPS tracking device at one of the creatures but is unprepared for where it leads her.
Nimrod proves to be more work than the average pet when Miles and his friend, Phil (Eddie Hassell), are interviewed about the disappearance of their next-door neighbor's dog.
When scientist Aleksander Cirko (Rade Serbedzija) uncovers the secret origins of the unidentified species, the surprising results lead to murder, mayhem and a government investigation.
Drastic measures are called for when Laura, Rich and Jackson (Austin Nichols) must hide to avoid the government questioning, and Miles and Phil return Nimrod to the sea.
The mystery continues as Laura and Rich lose control of their submersible as they get closer to the creatures' spawning site.
It's a race against time as Laura and Rich discover that the unidentified species are laying thousands of eggs on the ocean floor.
Surprises abound when Laura and Rich surface in their submersible and discover that the boat that brought them to the spot is missing.
It's time to go public with the news, buy Laura discovers that they must first get past Lee and his men with their explosive footage of the species.
Life on the runs from Lee and his secret agents takes its toll on Laura and Rich - until a bizarre Internet conversation gives them surprising leads.
An abandoned lab may hold secrets about the past, but Laura has a sneaking suspicion that something in the shadows may be more curious about them.
Family tensions boil over as Rich finds that his wife suspects him of having an affair, and Miles must choose between Nimrod and his family.
A Tsunami is looming and everyone is in a race to get to higher ground as Laura makes a desperate attempt to rescue Rich and Nimrod makes a surprising discovery.
Presented in a widescreen ratio of 1.78:1 this anamorphic transfer is clean and sharp, the transfer presents colors vividly and sin tones are natural and realistic. I could not spot any print damage and aside from some compression artefacts and minor aliasing and also moire patterns appeared around some objects. Otherwise blacks were deep and flaws were minimal, Universal has presented this show with an acceptable transfer that will likely please most viewers.
Only one audio track is included on these episodes, an English Dolby Digital 5.1 surround track. I found that for a 5.1 track the majority of sound was directed to the front speakers although environmental and directional effects occasionally made use of the rear channels to add depth. Although the majority of sound was directed to the front I found that dialogue was presented clean and distortion free, music as well as rendered effectively. While this track isn't as aggressive as film soundtracks it's more than suitable for this TV series.
Optional subtitles are included in English for the hearing impaired only.
First up we have a series of deleted scenes the first for Episode 2 which runs for 2 minutes 45 seconds. In this reel we see Miles' dad is suspicious about their fish tank suddenly breaking and they talk of possibly cancelling their trip. In this extension we get additional dialogue at the dinner table.
We also see Laura being evacuated from a beach and taken to a evacuation center where she has to register in with her I.D.
Next are deleted scenes for Episode 3 which run for 4 minutes 52 seconds. Laura tries to contact her colleagues about the plagiarism charges and instead gets a warning.
Additionally Laura chats up a receptionist to get some audio recordings of undersea activity.
The receptionist discovers that the files are missing and Laura tries to find out if there are other recordings she can use in this extended clip.
returning home, Laura pays the baby sitter, cleans up after her son and starts to listen to the audio recordings.
Miles visits Nimrod whose hiding him in the playhouse, Miles discovers Nimrod likes heat as he's resting on a heat lamp.
Also on this disc is the "Sci-Fi and Special Effects" featurette which runs for 8 minutes 37 seconds. In this promotional clip, the cast and crew talk about what the show is about and how it developed from being a film script to a serialised show. The creators discuss their influences and the Visual Effects crew show us how the CGI effects for this show are created, from the creatures to vehicles and set extensions. Overall this brief clip doesn't shed any enough light on this series, it would have been nice to see more behind-the-scenes footage from the production but for a short lived series I guess this is all we're likely to get on this complete series release.
Rounding out the extras on the first disc are a selection of bonus trailers, all of which are start-up previews and can be skipped, they include:
- "Battlestar Galactica: Season 2.5" which runs for 45 seconds.
- "Seaquest DSV: Season 1" which runs for 40 seconds.
- "Los Vegas: Seasons 1,2 and 3" which runs for 30 seconds.
- "Battlestar Galactica" new season promo which runs for 31 seconds.
We have some deleted scenes for Episode 5 on this disc that runs for 2 minutes 26 seconds. In these scenes Cirko and Lee talk about possible scenarios in dealing with Laura and Cirko threatens to quit if she is harmed in this extended clip.
Laura also discovers that her digital video of the creature has been erased, and Cirko offers her the opportunity to work for them.
Also included are deleted scenes for Episode 6 which run for 1 minute 18 seconds. Here Rich checks to see if Dr. Singh (Shishir Kurup) is dead in this extended clip.
DISC THREE:
More deleted scenes are included for Episode 9 which run for 3 minutes 24 seconds. The local North Carolina police find and kill a gator in the woods, in this extended clip the contents of its stomach are examined.
After getting attacked by creatures Miles is discovered in his room by his sister Savannah (Leighton Meester), Miles tells her he saw more eggs and that the creatures travel in swarms in this extended clip.
DISC FOUR:
The last of the extras are more deleted scenes for Episode 14 and runs for 9 minutes 54 seconds. Rich has a dream about creatures attacking his family and is woken up by Laura. Afterwards Laura hypothesises about how these creatures were let loose into the ocean.
Miles returns home after running away, Miles' girlfriend peeks through their window.
We also see Rich preparing to go after Agent Lee and extended moments from when he's interrogating the agent in a motel room.
This 4-disc set is packaged in a 2-panel digi-pack that comes with a cardboard slip-cover.
The Show: C+ Video: B Audio: B+ Extras: C- Overall: C-
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Difference between revisions of "Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks of the Market Weighton area - an excursion"
=== Locality 1, Rifle Butts Quarry, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve [SE 898 426] ===
It is not necessary to gain permission for small groups to enter. For large groups, contact the Warden (Mr G. Scaife, 24 Rossington Road, Hunters Bar, Sheffield, S11 8SA; tel: 01742 660663] or Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, 10 Croft Green, York, YO1 1JT; tel: 01904 659570]
It is not necessary to gain permission for small groups to enter. For large groups, contact the Warden or Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, 10 Croft Green, York, YO1 1JT; tel: 01904 659570]. The geological section here is managed by Hull Geological Society. It is subject to erosion in the winter months and instability of the overlying chalk. Protective measures designed to prevent further deterioration of this important exposure include the erection of a protective canopy in 1993, kindly funded by English Nature and the Geologists' Association Curry Fund. The site is an '''S.S.S.I.''' and '''''hammering is prohibited'''.''
The geological section here is managed by Hull Geological Society. It is subject to erosion in the winter months and instability of the overlying chalk. Protective measures designed to prevent further deterioration of this important exposure include the erection of a protective canopy in 1993, kindly funded by English Nature and the Geologists' Association Curry Fund. The site is an S.S.S.I. and '''''hammering is prohibited'''.''
This is the only known exposure in the region at the present time where the attenuated Jurassic succession and early Cretaceous unconformity resulting from the effects of the Market Weighton Block can be observed. The lowest beds contain large ferruginous nodules in a brown gritty matrix and are thought to be of Middle Lias (early Jurassic) age. These are overlain by thin remnants of Carstone, a ferruginous sandy deposit containing polished pebbles, and about 1 m of nodular red chalk of the Hunstanton Formation (Albian, early Cretaceous). The sequence is capped by fractured and faulted Cenomanian (late Cretaceous) grey and white chalk of the Ferriby Formation. In the past, the Hunstanton Formation has yielded the brachiopods ''Moutonithyris dutempleana, Platythyris capillata, ''the belemnite ''Neohibolites minimus ''and the '''echinoid''' ''Hemiaster ''sp. Fossils from the Cenomanian chalk are the bivalve ''Inoceramus crippsi, ''and echinoids ''Holaster subglobosus ''and ''Camerogalerus cylindricus.''
This is the only known exposure in the region at the present time where the attenuated Jurassic succession and early Cretaceous unconformity resulting from the effects of the Market Weighton Block can be observed. The lowest beds contain large ferruginous nodules in a brown gritty matrix and are thought to be of Middle Lias (early Jurassic) age. These are overlain by thin remnants of Carstone, a ferruginous sandy deposit containing polished pebbles, and about 1 m of nodular red chalk of the Hunstanton Formation (Albian, early Cretaceous). The sequence is capped by fractured and faulted Cenomanian (late Cretaceous) grey and white chalk of the Ferriby Formation. In the past, the Hunstanton Formation has yielded the brachiopods ''Moutonithyris dutempleana, Platythyris capillata, ''the belemnite ''Neohibolites minimus ''and the echinoid ''Hemiaster ''sp. Fossils from the Cenomanian chalk are the bivalve ''Inoceramus crippsi, ''and echinoids ''Holaster subglobosus ''and ''Camerogalerus cylindricus.''
=== Locality 2, bank above and east of Rifle Butts Quarry [SE 901 427] ===
Figure 15.1 Geological succession in the Market Weighton–Kiplingcotes area.
Figure 15.2 Sketch map of the Market Weighton–Kiplingcotes area.
By Felix Whitham Treasurer, Hull Geological Society
1 Geological succession
5.1 Locality 1, Rifle Butts Quarry, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve [SE 898 426]
5.2 Locality 2, bank above and east of Rifle Butts Quarry [SE 901 427]
5.3 Locality 3, Springwells pumping station [SE 900 426]
5.4 Locality 4, Kiplingcotes Pit, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve [SE 916 435] (Pit 37 of Wright & Wright (1942)
5.5 Locality 5, pit in lane opposite Locality 4 [SE 918 434] (Pit 39 of Wright & Wright (1942)
5.6 Locality 6, Arras Road Pit, Kiplingcotes [SE 928 433] (Pit 40 of Wright & Wright (1942); Whitham (1991)
5.7 Locality 7, Kiplingcotes Station Quarry [SE 932 437] (Pit 38 of Wright & Wright (1942)
5.8 Locality 8, Enthorpe railway cutting [SE 906 456]–[SE 914 459]; (? Pit 45 of Wright & Wright (1942)
Geological succession
The itinerary illustrates the late Cretaceous chalk succession and its basal unconformity on the Market Weighton Block. Surface features reflect erosion by meltwater along the main glacial overflow channel on the eastern side of the Yorkshire Wolds between Kiplingcotes and Market Weighton.
This one-day excursion can be divided into two half-days (Localities 1–5 and 6–8). Private transport is recommended, as there is no public transport from Market Weighton to the Kiplingcotes area. All exposures are accessible by road, with roadside parking available, and little walking is necessary. Most localities require permission for entry to be arranged in advance and contact details are given in the locality descriptions below.
Note: Safety helmets should be worn near quarry faces.
O.S. 1:50 000 Sheet 196 Market Weighton; O.S. 1:25 000 Sheet SE 84/94 Market Weighton; B.G.S. 1:63 360 Sheet 72 Beverley.
Geological background
Throughout Jurassic and early Cretaceous times, the area around Market Weighton was subjected to the intermittent uplift of the deep-seated Market Weighton Block. This structure, about 20 km across from north to south, trending east–west and continuing eastwards beyond the Holderness coast, separated slowly subsiding regions to the north and south. Its persistent buoyancy, associated with minor periods of erosion, resulted in a marked thinning or complete absence of sediments of Jurassic and early Cretaceous age across the Block (Kent, 1980).
In the Goodmanham area, almost all the Jurassic succession is absent. Thin remnants of Middle Lias resting on Lower Lias are overlain unconformably by attenuated early Cretaceous Albian deposits referred to the Carstone (under investigation) and Hunstanton Formation (Red Chalk). Early Cretaceous beds below the Carstone are absent between Market Weighton and north Lincolnshire, where they gradually reappear to the south. Late Cretaceous white chalk of the Ferriby, Welton and Burnham Formations oversteps the region with indications of thinning in the Cenomanian (Figure 15.1). Near Rifle Butts Quarry (Figure 15.2, Locality 1), a spring line indicates the base of the chalk.
The chalk of the area is generally harder than that of southern England, and in some sedimentary situations less pure chalks can be coloured red, pink or grey. Flint occurs commonly in the northern chalk succession with the exception of the lowest 30 m. The highest flints occur about 215 m above the base of the chalk at localities in the northeast of the region, where higher parts of the succession are seen. Vast sheets of thick, grey flint (tabular flint) and intermittent flat flints (lenticular flints) occur, mostly parallel to bedding, at a number of horizons within the chalk, some providing important marker horizons which can be traced throughout the Northern Province chalk. Nodular and burrow describe other forms of flint.
Marl bands occur frequently in the chalk. They contain micro- and nannofossils which can be used biostratigraphically. Some of these bands provide important marker horizons which can be correlated throughout the region.
A review of chalk exposures in the Kiplingcotes and Market Weighton area, together with recent new and temporary exposures, has made it possible to establish a more detailed local succession, 125 m thick, which extends from the basal Albian Hunstanton Formation up to the Micraster cortestudinarium Biozone of the Coniacian in the Burnham Formation (Figure 15.1). A section created during the construction of the Market Weighton bypass [SE 895 420] to [SE 885 910] exposed thin representatives of the Lower and Middle Lias, overlain by thin beds of Carstone (0.5 m) and Hunstanton Formation (1 m) and about 5 m of Lower Cenomanian chalk. The Lias beds yielded a fauna of bivalves and ammonites, whilst the belemnite Neohibolites was recovered from the Hunstanton Formation and the bivalve Inoceramus crippsi from the Cenomanian. This is now grassed over. During construction of the Market Weighton pumping station [SE 889 419] in 1966–7, a large excavation exposed the lower part of the Cenomanian chalk up to and just above the Totternhoe Stone. The latter yielded large examples of the ammonite Parapuzosia (Austiniceras) austeni and the brachiopods Ornatothyris and Rectithyris, with Inoceramus crippsi in lower beds. The underlying Hunstanton Formation and Carstone were exposed in the base of the foundations, where the former yielded the brachiopod Moutonithyris dutempleana and the belemnite Neohibolites minimus. The Carstone contained many large polished pebbles and the matrix was generally coarser than that exposed in the Melton and South Ferriby quarries further south. Chalk from the numerous small pits and quarries appears to have been used mainly in the construction of local railway embankments, roads and farm tracks. Some of the softer chalks were also used for the liming of agricultural land.
A number of glacial overflow channels incise the surface of thin tills and the underlying chalk of the eastern flank of the Yorkshire Wolds. The main channel is the Goodmanham Channel (previously the Market Weighton Spillway), cut between Kiplingcotes and Market Weighton and now a dry valley. It was a direct overflow, by which the drainage of an aligned series of channels along the eastern side of the Wolds was taken into the Vale of York (de Boer et al., 1958) The height of flow probably originated at 82 m O.D., with the outlet at about 52 m O.D. Some dry gullies can still be seen, the best known of which runs down to Rifle Butts Quarry (Figure 15.2, Locality 1). The disused railway track from Beverley to Market Weighton follows the broad, flat base of the spillway. Some parts of the fairly steep-sloping sides of the spillway exhibit grooved horizontal ridges which may have been formed by fast-moving meltwaters cutting through the chalk as the levels of the flow reduced. Extensive deposits of gravels in the Market Weighton area were probably laid down by meltwaters as they flowed into Lake Humber.
Tills (Newer Drift) of Devensian age cover the eastern flanks of the Wolds, but thin away at about 62 m O.D. These clays contain irregular-shaped chalk fragments, Cheviot igneous rocks, Silurian greywackes, sand streaks, laminated silts (containing lumps of till) and chalk gravels and flints of morainic origin.
Excursion details
Roadside parking is available at Locality 1, Rifle Butts Quarry, and Localities 2 and 3 are within easy walking distance. Proceed by car to locations 4–5, 6–7 and 8 following the route shown on the map (Figure 15.2). Parking on verges is possible at all locations and a car park is located at Kiplingcotes Station.
Locality 1, Rifle Butts Quarry, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve [SE 898 426]
It is not necessary to gain permission for small groups to enter. For large groups, contact the Warden or Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, 10 Croft Green, York, YO1 1JT; tel: 01904 659570]. The geological section here is managed by Hull Geological Society. It is subject to erosion in the winter months and instability of the overlying chalk. Protective measures designed to prevent further deterioration of this important exposure include the erection of a protective canopy in 1993, kindly funded by English Nature and the Geologists' Association Curry Fund. The site is an S.S.S.I. and hammering is prohibited.
This is the only known exposure in the region at the present time where the attenuated Jurassic succession and early Cretaceous unconformity resulting from the effects of the Market Weighton Block can be observed. The lowest beds contain large ferruginous nodules in a brown gritty matrix and are thought to be of Middle Lias (early Jurassic) age. These are overlain by thin remnants of Carstone, a ferruginous sandy deposit containing polished pebbles, and about 1 m of nodular red chalk of the Hunstanton Formation (Albian, early Cretaceous). The sequence is capped by fractured and faulted Cenomanian (late Cretaceous) grey and white chalk of the Ferriby Formation. In the past, the Hunstanton Formation has yielded the brachiopods Moutonithyris dutempleana, Platythyris capillata, the belemnite Neohibolites minimus and the echinoid Hemiaster sp. Fossils from the Cenomanian chalk are the bivalve Inoceramus crippsi, and echinoids Holaster subglobosus and Camerogalerus cylindricus.
Locality 2, bank above and east of Rifle Butts Quarry [SE 901 427]
Permission for access is required from the landowner (Mr P. R. Sawyer, Rectory Farm, Goodmanham; tel: 01430 872251]
Several small, ridged, horizontal exposures in the chalk occur in the side of the valley, possibly due to either soil creep, or furrowing by ice movement or meltwaters. These exposures are mainly confined to the Lower Pink Band occurring above the Totternhoe Stone in the Ferriby Formation (Figure 15.1), although fragments of the ammonite Parapuzosia (Austiniceras) austeni (mainly confined to the Totternhoe Stone at this horizon) have been found on the scree. The Pink Band yields the rare small belemnite Belemnocamax boweri, together with brachiopods Terebratulina etheridgei and Concinnithyris concinna, and the echinoid Camerogalerus cylindricus.
Locality 3, Springwells pumping station [SE 900 426]
A single, narrow-banded exposure, similar to Locality 2, and about 1 m wide, can be seen from the road about 250 m northeast of the pumping station in the south side of the valley. The unit seen is the Black Band, a series of khaki marls with dark-coloured bands in the middle part, also known as the Plenus Marls. This horizon occurs at the top of the Holaster trecensis Biozone, just below the top of the Cenomanian Stage and is much thicker here compared with other locations north of the Humber, forming an important widespread marker horizon in England, northwest Germany, northern France and in boreholes in the North Sea. Its average thickness in Yorkshire is 0.5 m, and 1 m at Buckton Cliffs on the coast east of Speeton.
Locality 4, Kiplingcotes Pit, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve [SE 916 435] (Pit 37 of Wright & Wright (1942)
For parties of more than 6 people, it is necessary to seek permission from the Trust (to Toft Green, York, YO1 1JT; tel: 01904 659570]
The site is an S.S.S.I. and hammering is prohibited.
Access is via the reserve. Note the broad, flat valley floor of the Goodmanham Channel. This former rail-side pit exposes horizontal beds of the Welton Formation, fairly high in the Terebratulina lata Biozone of the Turonian chalk, and although the lower beds are obscured by scree, it is still possible to examine the Lower and Upper Deepdale Marls near the top of the exposure (Figure 15.1). Fossils include bivalves of the Inoceramus lamarcki geinitzi —1.1. cuvieri group, the brachiopods Concinnithyris and Orbirhynchia, and the echinoid Salenia granulosa, as well as the first appearance of the distinctive echinoid Infulaster excentricus.
Locality 5, pit in lane opposite Locality 4 [SE 918 434] (Pit 39 of Wright & Wright (1942)
Permission for access is required from the landowner (Mr D. Hiles, Goodmanham Lodge Farm, Goodmanham; tel: 01430 810572]
This small exposure, about 5–6 m thick, occurs in the lower, middle beds of the Sternotaxis piano Biozone of the Burnham Formation. Four thick tabular flints are exposed, and the section lies in the Ulceby Marl and Wooton Marls interval (Figure 15.1). A shallow trench in the pit floor has recently yielded a few fossils, including fragments of inoceramid bivalves, the brachiopod Orbirhynchia and the echinoid Echinocoys.
Locality 6, Arras Road Pit, Kiplingcotes [SE 928 433] (Pit 40 of Wright & Wright (1942); Whitham (1991)
If working, permission for access is required from T. Woodliffe, Yapham Road, Meltonby, York, YO4 2PH; tel: 01759 304202. The section in this pit, recently worked and greatly extended, exposes about 12 m of the mid part of the Burnham Formation, from just below the Enthorpe Marls, a series of four marl bands in 2.5 m of chalk, up to the lowest unit of the Kiplingcotes Flints. The three Kiplingcotes Marls are well exposed in the higher part of the sequence. Fossils include the echinoids Sternotaxis placenta, Micraster corbovis, bivalve Pycnodonte vesicularis, brachiopods Gibbithyris semiglobosa, Orbirhynchia sp., the coral Parasmilia, and several species of inoceramid bivalves. The important rare bivalve Didymotis? uermoesensis' 'occurs just below the middle Kiplingcotes Marl and marks both the boundary between the Sternotaxis Plana and Micraster cortestudinarium Biozones and the international boundary between the Turonian and Coniacian Stages. This horizon also marks the upper limit of the range of S. placenta.[Note. The above description is retained here, but, unfortunately, the pit has been the subject of much illegal tipping, and the exposures are mostly obscured.]
Locality 7, Kiplingcotes Station Quarry [SE 932 437] (Pit 38 of Wright & Wright (1942)
Information for access is required from Kiplingcotes Classic Furniture, Station House, Kiplingcotes; tel: 01430 810284. The section in this disused quarry exhibits the three Kiplingcotes Marls spread over about 2 m, with the overlying three semi-tabular Kiplingcotes Flints occupying about 2 m of the succession. Wright & Wright (1942) discovered iron-stained lenticular patches of nodular chalk containing large numbers of gastropods and bivalves preserved in iron oxide, thought to have been saved from destruction or excessive alteration on the sea floor by the collapsed shells of large ammonites. Fossils can still be found on the quarry floor in loose blocks, including the echinoids Echinocorys scutata, Micraster sp., several species of inoceramid bivalves, and the brachiopod Orbirhynchia sp. [Note. Although the original description is retained here, this pit has also suffered from illegal tipping, and the previous good exposures are no longer visible.]
Locality 8, Enthorpe railway cutting [SE 906 456]–[SE 914 459]; (? Pit 45 of Wright & Wright (1942)
Permission for access is required from the landowner (Mr Emmerson, Rossmoor Farm, General Lane, Melbourne, Near York). The disused railway cutting at Enthorpe is about 0.75 km long and trends east–northeast. Access is difficult, as banks are overgrown, and care should be taken. About 30 in of Burnham Formation chalk is exposed, the lowest 16.5 m in the Sternotaxis plana Biozone, with the lowest beds marked by the Ulceby Marl at the southwest end of the cutting. The upper 13.5 m is referred to the Micraster cortestudinarium Biozone with the highest beds seen near the old station bridge (Whitham 1991)
Fossils from the S. plana Biozone are similar to those found at Arras Road and the same sequence of beds occurs, including the Enthorpe Marls, and the Kiplingcotes Marls and Flints. The basal beds of the overlying M. cortestudinarium Biozone yield numerous specimens of the echinoid Echinocorys scutata and less common examples of Micraster. Several species of inoceramid bivalves occur, including Cremnoceramus inconstans, C. schloenbachi, C. deformis and Inoceramus lamarcki. [Section now mostly overgrown, but some exposures are still visible.]
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Object Name: Ceremonial New York City street sign for Frederick Douglass Landing
Related person: Frederick Douglass
Medium: Metal
Dimensions: Overall: 9 x 36 in. (22.9 x 91.4 cm)
Description: One-sided metal street sign, green with white lettering. "FREDERICK DOUGLASS / LANDING"; white upper and lower borders.
Credit Line: Gift of Jacob Morris and Barnestine Morris
Object Number: 2006.25
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Jacob Morris, an independent scholar and educational consultant whose fields of interest include research into the Underground Railroad, was active in efforts to persuade New York City to rename a section of Chambers Street in honor of Frederick Douglass and his passage to freedom.
Born a slave on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass succeeded in escaping from slavery in September 1838 after previous attempts had failed. Although his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, reveals how Douglass felt upon arriving and living in New York, it is intentionally silent about the details of his journey along the Underground Railroad and his place of landing. It has been determined, however, that after traveling by train and boat he arrived at the Chambers Street Dock, an area now comprised of landfill and the site of Stuyvesant High School. Working with residents of Battery Park City and Community Board #1, supporters of the street re-naming succeeded in their efforts when Mayor Bloomberg signed enabling legislation changing the names of forty-five streets and other public places on May 9, 2005. Frederick Douglass Landing street signs were posted on September 22, 2005.
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U.S. defense chief starts China visit aiming to get military ties back on track
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates started his four-day China visit Sunday evening, providing an opportunity for military ties to be improved after frictions last year.
During the visit, Chinese President and Chairman of China's Central Military Commission Hu Jintao, Vice President and vice chairman of the commission Xi Jinping, vice chairman of the commission Xu Caihou and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will meet Gates separately. His Chinese counterpart Liang Guanglie will hold talks with him.
Gates will also visit the command of the Second Artillery Force of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), China's core force of strategic deterrence.
Invited by Liang, this is Gates' second China visit since he took office in December 2006. The visit was postponed after the Pentagon's decision to sell a nearly 6.4-billion-U.S.-dollar arms package to Taiwan, an inalienable part of China, in January 2010.
China also suspended the trip by Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, and a visit to Washington by Chief of General Staff of the PLA Chen Bingde.
Since then the two militaries have conducted some warm-up exchanges before resuming high-level contact.
In October, Liang met with Gates in Hanoi on the sidelines of the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus, and extended his invitation to Gates for a visit in early 2011.
The two countries held the 11th defense consultation in Washington in December. Gates visits China just days ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao's state visit to Washington from Jan. 18 to 21.
Pang Zhongying, a researcher on international relations in Renmin University, said Gates' visit will help improve and strengthen China-U.S. military ties.
"The relaunch of high-level contact between the Chinese and U.S. militaries shows the new opportunity they are facing for the improvement of relations," Pang said.
However, some analysts also cautioned that some core issues standing in the way of bilateral military ties will not be solved anytime soon.
The Chinese military has said the issues like U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, frequent reconnaissance by the U.S. naval ships and aircraft in the waters and airspace of China's exclusive economic zones, remain obstacles for further development of military ties.
"The resumption of China-U.S. military exchanges does not mean these obstacles have been cleared up, but means China wants to solve the disputes effectively," said Luo Yuan, a research fellow with the PLA Academy of Military Science.
Describing the military ties as a vulnerable part of China-U.S. relations, Luo said "China-U.S. relations would be adversely affected if military ties could not be improved."
Pang stressed that the future development of the military ties lies on what actions the U.S. would take and how sincerely it responds to China's concerns.
In a press release posted on the U.S. Department of Defense website, Gates said he believed dialogue with the Chinese defense force and national leaders "contributes, not only to greater understanding, but contributes to avoiding miscalculations and misunderstandings and miscommunications."
"My own view is that a positive, constructive, comprehensive relationship between the United States and China is not just in the mutual interest of the two countries, but in the interests of the region, and I would say the globe," Gates said.
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NL – JP Russel v. Innovet
Posted: April 8th, 2016
JP Russel Science Ltd. v. Innovet Italia S.r.l., District Court of The Hague, the Netherlands, 30 March 2016, Case number 481573 / HA ZA 15-111
JP Russel develops and markets nutricial supplements and dietetics for medical use. One of the products sold by JP Russel on the Dutch market is PEAPURE, a product that includes N-palmitoylethanolamide or PEA. PEA works as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory. Innovet is the holder of the European patent with number 1 207 870. Claim 3 of EP ‘870 claims a pharmaceutical composition containing PEA in micronized form or co-micronized with an excipient, together with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Claims 4 – 6 claim further embodiments of the composition of claim 3.
JP Russel argues that claims 3 – 6 of the Dutch part of EP ‘870 are invalid for lack of sufficiency, novelty and inventive step. In the alternative JP Russel claims a declaratory decision of non-infringement, arguing that its PEAPURE product does not infringe claims 3 – 6 of EP ‘870 as the PEA in PEAPURE is not micronized.
The parties agree that the skilled person is a team including a pharmacologist and a formulation expert. According to the Court, the skilled person on the priority date was familiar with the concept of micronisation and how to perform micronisation. The skilled person was not familiar with the specific particle size resulting from micronisation. Micronised PEA is nevertheless to be distinguished over raw PEA, as it was not in dispute that micronisation would lead to a significant reduction of the known particle size of raw PEA. Example 1 of the patent shows that the prior art synthesis of raw PEA would typically lead to a particle size of 50 – 100 microns.
Claims 3 – 6 are found novel, as compositions including micronized PEA are found not to be clearly and unambiguously disclosed in any of the prior art submitted by JP Russel. Prior art document EP 0 550 006 discloses many possible formulations including aerosols. EP 006 however does not disclose concrete examples of such formulations. Even if the skilled person knew that PEA particles should be reduced prior to formulation, this according to the Court does not mean that the skilled person would necessarily choose micronisation.
JP Russel’s public prior use argument was dismissed as JP Russel had not sufficiently proven that the prior art drug sample on which it relied was available before the priority date of the patent.
In relation to inventive step, EP 006 was found to be the closest prior art.
The only difference between EP 006 and the claimed composition is the use of micronized PEA. It was not in dispute that this difference leads to an improved therapeutic effect for the treatment of certain skin diseases in cats. The Court found it likely that this effect was to be extrapolated at least in some way. But even if this would turn out incorrect, the effect is to be included in the problem to be solved by the skilled person.
The objective technical problem is formulated by the Court as: how to improve the therapeutic effect of PEA, in any event for the treatment of the skin diseases mentioned in the patent. As JP Russel had not disputed the fact that the skilled person had no reason to expect an improvement from micronisation and had not disputed that micronisation of lipid substances could lead to adverse effect, the court found that there was no reason to conclude that the skilled person would solve the objective technical problem by micronising PEA. Accordingly the court found claims 3 – 6 of PE ‘870 also inventive.
With regard to JP Russel’s alternative claim for a declaratory decision of non-infringement, there was doubt as to whether or not PEA in PEAPURE is micronized. JP Russel argued that it was not, but its website at least at some point said otherwise. The court allows JP Russel to provide additional evidence to substantiate its alternative claim.
Read the judgment (in Dutch) here.
Head note: Mattie de Koning, Simmons&Simmons LLP
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26/11/2017 http://www.tbo.com/news/world/one-year-later-fidel-castros-death-met-with-tributes-in-cuba-8212-and-a/234509217/11/2017 Euro News ‘Londoner Musical uber Fidel Castro’
http://de.euronews.com/2017/11/17/londoner-musical-uber-fidel-castro
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17/11/2017 British Theatre Guide ‘Fidel!’
http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/fidel-st-paul-s-churc-15241
16/11/2017 Washington Post ‘Fidel Castro’s Life is set to music on stage’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/fidel-castros-life-is-set-to-music-on-stage/2017/11/15/84ced65e-ca50-11e7-b506-8a10ed11ecf5_video.html?utm_term=.d0e31778486d
16/11/2017 The Malay Online ‘Fidel Castro’s life set to music (video)’
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/showbiz/article/fidel-castros-life-is-set-to-music-video#QxRAjrqF5M0Bds5E.97
16/11/2017 MSN ‘’Fidel’, a musical about the Cuban revolutionary leader, opens in London.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/nerdcore/fidel-castros-life-is-set-to-music/vp-BBF0Fnp
16/11/2017 CiberCuba ‘Londres prepara un musical sobre la vida de Fidel Castro’
https://www.cibercuba.com/videos/noticias/2017-11-16-u1-e192519-londres-prepara-musical-vida-fidel-castro
16/11/2017 Euro News ‘Fidel Castro, el musical’
http://es.euronews.com/2017/11/16/fidel-castro-el-musical
15/11/2017 TeleSurTV ‘New Fidel Musical Celebrates Cuban Revolution in London’ https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/New-Fidel-Musical-Celebrates-Cuban-Revolution-in-London-20171115-0027.html
15/11/2017 Reuters. ‘Fidel Castro’s life set to music’ https://www.reuters.com/video/2017/11/15/fidel-castros-life-is-set-to-music?videoId=372985832
¿ America Teve ‘Pondrán en escena un musical titulado “Fidel”, en Londres’
http://www.americateve.com/videos/pondran-escena-un-musical-titulado-fidel-londres-243381
Read about how an academic felt driven to write a musical in http://theconversation.com/our-musical-fidel-will-try-to-puncture-the-polarised-debate-about-castro-69508.
See the interview with Dr Denise Baden on BBC24 following Fidel Castro’s death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WApT5wYHSCg. This got over 3 millions views and was deconstructed in an article by medialens.
News has spread to Mexico where an article on our Fidel musical project appeared in Proceso magazine 4/12/2016 http://noticias.vlex.com.mx/vid/fidel-musical-inglaterra-655477413
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/14930315.Fidel_Castro_musical_could_come_to_Edinburgh_Festival_following_Cuban_leader_s_death/
‘Springtime for Fidel’: BBC Cuba expert composed Castro musical https://order-order.com/2016/11/28/springtime-fidel-bbc-cuba-expert-composed-castro-musical/
See the review of our Gala performance in the Daily Echo http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/leisure/stage/14230909.Music_students_on_to_a_winner_with_songs_for_Fidel_the_Musical/
Songs from ‘Fidel’ being played on Radio Solent (DAB radio, 96.1 and 103.8 FM) Monday 18th Jan 2016 7.50-8.20am. Listen and tweet in your votes for your favourite song.
Check out the great write up in the Daily Echo 11th Jan 2016 http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/leisure/stage/14195687.Castro_themed_musical_brings_power_to_the_people/
An article was published in Times Higher Education 25th June 2015 about the competition see https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/curtain-to-rise-on-Fidel-the-Musical
Dr Denise Baden was interviewed on BBC radio about the competition – listen on http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02n3152
An article about the competition also appeared in Positive News, see http://positivenews.org.uk/2015/culture/17599/musical-education-programme-engages-students-cubas-self-sufficiency-success/
The Dahttp://www.dailyecho.co.uk/leisure/news/14169962.X_Factor_style_contest_to_find_best_songs_for_Fidel_Castro_musical/ily Echo talks about our X-factor event
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Inspired by the Cuban sharing economy, I'm exploring a new way of accessing stuff by extending the library concept to include other goods. We hope to run a pilot and would love your views on what goods to include, what to call it etc. via this short survey isurvey.soton.ac.uk/27874
The Forum at Greenwich have been in touch re putting on 'Fidel' sometime over the next few months. Will we be able to get funds, cast and crew in place in time? Let us know if you can help make it happen and watch this space. Hear Hasta La Victoria here youtube.com/watch?v=JafpEC…
We'd love Maxine Peake to play the revolutionary Cuban heroine Celia Sanchez in the serial 'Fidel Castro: my new Boyfriend' we're developing. The idea is to smuggle in topical issues into a mainstream comedy and bypass media bias against Cuba and promote values of solidarity.
We are holding a script reading in Southampton on Oct 14th for a screenplay called ‘Fidel Castro: My New Boyfriend’. This weaves together the story of the Cuban revolution, the making of the musical, and 21st century life seen though Fidel's eyes. We would welcome extra readers.
Should Jim Carrey play 'Fidel' in the 3 part serial 'Fidel Castro: my new Boyfriend' we're developing? The idea is to smuggle in relevant topical issues into a mainstream comedy and find a way to bypass media bias against Cuba and promote values of solidarity. twitter.com/TheBirmingham6…
Extended clip of that Jim Carrey bit on Socialism. Here explaining why it's so good rather than just saying stop apologising for it.
It's a real shame MSM only allows this viewpoint to be shared by Hollywood superstars but #WeAreOurMedia #ChangeIsComing pic.twitter.com/nz3HjGhy5Z
— #RLB4Leader (@TheBirmingham6) September 9, 2018
Check out the moving song from 'Fidel' Hasta La Victoria to be sung by Fidel about Che Guevara's death youtube.com/watch?v=JafpEC…
@rustyrockets Would you be up for playing Che Guevara in my new screenplay Fidel Castro: My New Boyfriend? I wrote the musical 'Fidel' which was on in Covent Garden last year. See my defence of Fidel Castro in my BBC interview which went viral youtube.com/watch?v=WApT5w…
Fidel the musical 2 years ago
Will self is giving a talk 'is the Left dead' on 31st July in London which promises to be interesting - see uk.funzing.com/funz/will-self…
Come and celebrate the winners of the Green Stories Competition at a free prize giving event on 21st June 7-8.30 pm Southampton. Published author Philip Hoare will be presenting the prizes. Plus drinks and nibbles. Register on eventbrite.com/e/green-storie…
The deadline for songwriting competition for part 2 of 'Fidel' is approaching. Check out are criteria on fidelthemusical.org/about/ and email your songs to fidel@soton.ac.uk before 31st march
Come and see a great talk '4 Ways to Save the World' in London next TUESDAY 13th March - it features 'Fidel' uk.funzing.com/funz/funzing-t…
Come and see a great talk '4 Ways to Save the World' in London next Wed 14th March - it features 'Fidel' uk.funzing.com/funz/funzing-t…
Four Ways to Save the World | Bristol : funzing.com/funz/four-ways…
Come along to a great talk on 4 ways to save the world - and Fidel the Musical is one of these! The first talk is in Bristol on 5th March – see funzing.com/su/PjeYV and the second in London on 14th March funzing.com/su/SVwtX
Many supporters of 'Fidel', are also greenies - perhaps because of Cuba's record on sustainability. So you may be interested in a free writing competition asking for stories set in a sustainable society. There are prizes and the deadline is 19/4/18: see greenstores.org.uk
Come and see a great talk on 4 ways to save the world - and Fidel the Musical is one of these! The first talk is in Bristol on 5th March – see funzing.com/su/PjeYV and the second in London on 14th March funzing.com/su/SVwtX
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Margalit Winery - My Annual Visit - With Tasting Notes
Daniel Rogov
Resident Curmudgeon
by Daniel Rogov » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:49 pm
Several days ago, I received a phone call from Yair Margalit suggesting that it was time for me to visit the Margalit winery not far from Hadera. That Margalit was calling from Antarctica where he is currently cruising was quite enough to impress me that something important might be happening. A quick follow-up call on my part to Assaf Margalit indicated that the 2008 wines are just now being bottled and that it would indeed be wise to pay a visit before those wines went into bottle shock.
Truth be told, I rarely dedicate a day to travel to a winery to taste merely five wines but in the case of Margalit, now the oldest boutique and most assuredly one of the very best wineries in the country, my decision to visit was based as much on excitement as on dedication.
Margalit was among the very first boutique wineries in the country, and was indeed the first to capture the imagination of sophisticated wine lovers. Founded in 1989, the winery was first located on Moshav Kfar Bilu near the town of Rehovot, and since 1994 has been set near the town of Hadera, at the foothills of Mount Carmel. Father and son team Ya’ir and Assaf Margalit are most renowned for their Bordeaux-style reds that are released in both a regular and a reserve series. In his role as a physical chemist, Ya’ir Margalit has published several well-known textbooks. Assaf, now as senior winemaker studied in the agriculture faculty of Hebrew University at Rehovot and also trained in California, is now firmly placing his own mark on the wines. Happily, the passing of the baton from generation to generation shows as fully successful as one could hope for.
Margalit’s earliest release, in 1989, was of 900 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon. More recent releases, including Cabernet, Merlot, Petite Sirah and Syrah, are made primarily of grapes from their own vineyards in Kadita in the Upper Galilee, while the Cabernet Franc is grown in their Binyamina vineyard. The winery offers three series, the top of the line Special Reserve and Margalit, and, starting with the 2003 harvest, Enigma, a Bordeaux-style blend. All of Margalit’s wines are meant for cellaring. Current production is about 20,000 bottles annually.
The 2007 vintage was a good but not exciting one for Israel. Despite that, the Margalit winery produced wines that were consistently excellent, the releases earning scores of 92-94 points. 2008 on the other hand, is proving to have been a superb year and the soon to be released Margalit wines of that year reflect that in every way. My tasting notes follow. My thanks to Assaf and to those at the winery for a warm reception (including it should be noted a generously sized and great fun to eat schnitzel sandwich on a baguette) and, of course, for a fine tasting. I will, of course, re-tasted each of these wines again in my own tasting room after their official release. And then again every two years after that.
Rogov
Margalit, Enigma, 2008: A full-bodied blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 18% Cabernet Franc reflecting its aging in barriques for 12 months with firm but not at all searing and almost caressing tannins and notes of spices and vanilla from the wood. On first attack raspberries and red plums, those yielding to blackcurrants, and notes of bitter-sweet chocolate. Rich and concentrated but not at all bombastic. Destined for elegance. Approachable now but best 2012-2020. Score 92. (Tasted 11 Jan 2010)
Margalit, Enigma, Special Reserve, 2007: The winery's first release of a special reserve in the Enigma line. Unlike the regular Enigma release (see the following tasting note, tasted on return from my visit to the winery), this one was aged for two years in oak, that not so much adding a feeling of wood to the wine but allowing its elements to come together while still in the barriques, that affording a certain desirable level of micro-oxidation. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc (51%, 26% and 23% respectively), full-bodied with gently gripping tannins and notes of lead pencils and earthy herbaceousness and on the super-long finish a note of licorice. Give this one time to round out and it will develop a most welcome overlay of smoked meat. Best from 2013-2025. Score 94. (Tasted 11 Jan 2010)
Margalit, Enigma, 2007: Re-tasted this afternoon in my own tasting room after my visit to the winery. Developing very nicely. Full-bodied, with gently mouth-coating tannins and tantalizing hints of sweet cedar wood. On first attack black cherries, wild berries and black currants, those on a background of roasted herbs and a notes of both garrigue and fresh forest floor. Drinking very nicely now but best 2011-2017. Score 92. (Re-tasted but not blind 11 Jan 2010)
Margalit, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2008: Blended with 10% Merlot, deep ruby towards garnet, full-bodied, showing its muscles but those in a gentlemanly manner, that is to say, powerful but full of grace. On the nose and palate black and red currants, blackberries and cigar-box notes, those complemented nicely by notes of white pepper and freshly picked herbs. On the long finish a tantalizing hint of porcini mushrooms. Drink now only if you must. Best from 2012-2018, perhaps longer. Score 93. (Tasted 11 Jan 2010)
Margalit, Cabernet Sauvignon, Special Reserve, 2008: Cabernet Sauvignon, as always blended with Margalit's "special" and remarkably concentrated Petite Syrah, this year 88% and 12% respectively. Intensely dark garnet, throwing purple, orange and green reflections, full-bodied and with spicy wood and still firm tannins just starting on the road to integration but showing fine balance and structure. On first attack traditional blackcurrant and blackberry fruits on a spicy background, the wine opening in the glass to reveal black cherries and then raspberries and espresso coffee. Nor is this the end for on the long, long finish tempting hints of black olives and saddle leather. Approachable by 2011 but best only from 2013-2025. Perhaps the best to date from Margalit and certainly one of the best wines ever produced in Israel. Score 95. (Tasted 11 Jan 2010)
Margalit, Cabernet Franc, 2008: Oak aged as are nearly all of the Margalit wines for 12 months, at this stage showing dark but bright ruby in color. Full-bodied, richly aromatic, rich and velvety, packed with plum, blueberry, cherry and exotic spices all on a softly tannic background and showing a tantalizing hint of garrigue. Blended with 7% Caberent Sauvignon a seductive wine that will be approachable early but will cellar very nicely. Best from 2011-2018. Score 94. (Tasted 11 Jan 2010)
Lior Yogev
Ultra geek
A green Israeli campus
Re: Margalit Winery - My Annual Visit - With Tasting Notes
by Lior Yogev » Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:06 pm
Thanks for the notes. Pardon me for not being up to date, but is this a new DR Israeli score record?
by Daniel Rogov » Mon Jan 11, 2010 2:36 pm
Lior Hi.....
Hadn't thought about that but for a single visit on a group of wines this may indeed be "a record".
Eli R
Wine guru
by Eli R » Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:31 pm
Daniel, Hi,
Indeed a great visit and a great release of new wines from Margalit.
2008 wines are no big surprise.
The Margalit, Enigma, Special Reserve, 2007 however - is somthing new and interesting.
Now we will wait for the offical release event....
P.S. - with the above drinking windows retasting every two year will require a case of each, leaving only a couple of bottles for enjoying outside the tasting room.
Eli R wrote: ... with the above drinking windows retasting every two year will require a case of each, leaving only a couple of bottles for enjoying outside the tasting room.
Yup. And that is one of the reasons that I attend periodic vertical tastings of these wines, sometimes chez Margalit, sometimes at other venues. If not for such occasions my publisher, my banker and I would probably form a suicide pact.
I was refering to the SR cab as a record, but now I saw one of the Sycras was there first with a 95.
Lior.
Lior, Hi....
My search mechanism is not working at the moment (temperamental computer) but I think also listed currently with a score of 95 is the 2003 Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon, Elrom Vineyard.
Loweeel
Triangle Below Canal, New York, NY, USA
by Loweeel » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:08 am
Daniel Rogov wrote: More recent releases, including . . . Petite Sirah . . . are made primarily of grapes from their own vineyards in Kadita in the Upper Galilee, while the Cabernet Franc is grown in their Binyamina vineyard. The winery offers three series, the top of the line Special Reserve and Margalit, and, starting with the 2003 harvest, Enigma, a Bordeaux-style blend. All of Margalit’s wines are meant for cellaring. Current production is about 20,000 bottles annually.
Again, where is this Margalit PS release, and how do I get it? I'll worry about the cost later... any tasting notes on it?
http://PSychospath.com -- The PSychos' Path: the long road to being crazy about Petite Sirah
by Daniel Rogov » Tue Jan 12, 2010 5:26 am
Loweeel wrote: Again, where is this Margalit PS release, and how do I get it? I'll worry about the cost later... any tasting notes on it?
Loweeel, Hi.....
Margalit does not and will probably never release a varietal Petite Sirah. First of all, the grapes are blended entirely into the Special Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon wine. Second, nor would you want such a wine as those grapes now exist for in barrel tastings I have found over the years that the wine made from these grapes are so extraordinaily intense and so deeply extracted that they would instantly dye your teeth and tongue deep purple, the tannins would sear the roof of your mouth (much as might a super-hot pizza), your throat would burn for three days, and your eyes would spin in their sockets as if you had been plugged into a nucear network.
Well, I do exaggerage but only some. Much too potent a wine to be made into a varietal. Perhaps one day in the future though. As people and wines change, so do vines.
William Laird
Wine geek
by William Laird » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:19 am
Dear Daniel :
Sounds just the ticket ! Perhaps they should bottle this under the label Chateau Pavie Margalit and send a few crates to Baltimore, Maryland !
Sami Abramovich
arad israel
by Sami Abramovich » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:27 am
Hello Dear Daniel
I had the pleasure and Privilege to taste the Margalit, Enigma, Special Reserve, 2007 Last year, at the official release of 2007 wines.
Assaf Margalit showed me a small barrel lying in the corner, and said it was an experiment for the family.
I tasted and I Suggested to buy the whole barrel.
There's nothing like an experiment succeeds.!!!
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Wayne Shorter Night Dreamer (Blue Note 1964)
June 13, 2019 June 13, 2019 - Francois Leave a comment
After all these years, the dark-hued adventures of Wayne Shorter on Blue Note have lost nothing of their mysterious charm.
Wayne Shorter (tenor saxophone), Lee Morgan (trumpet), McCoy Tyner (piano), Reggie Workman (bass), Elvin Jones (drums)
on April 29, 1964 at Rudy van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
as BLP 4173 in 1964
Oriental Folk Song
Black Nile
Charchoal Blues
Dutch bassist and jazz scholar Hans Mantel once asked Wayne Shorter if he was conscious of creating stone-cold classic albums on Blue Note in the sixties. The tenor and soprano saxophonist’s answer was: ‘What you young cats must realize is, is that we made our records to pay our rent!’
Gold coins from the Byzantine period fade into insignificance compared with the run of Blue Note platters by Wayne Shorter. The tenor and soprano saxophonist, best known by the general public for his role in the Second Great Quintet of Miles Davis and fusion group Weather Report, still going strong today as ‘the greatest living jazz composer’, started off his stretch on Blue Note as a leader with Night Dreamer in 1964. It preceded the perennial favorites and classic albums Juju and Speak No Evil.
Significantly, Shorter’s debuting run of albums on VeeJay in the late fifties and early sixties consisted almost solely of original compositions. As part of Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers from 1959-64, Shorter also contributed a slew of fresh, exciting tunes. Furthermore, the Newark, New Jersey-born saxophonist showed his prowess as an original tenor man. As the years went by in the acclaimed and propulsive Blakey outfit, Shorter’s solo’s grew more explorative and explosive. His roaring tale during the rousing modal Shorter composition Free For All is plain crazy. A raid of hand granates kicked back by Blakey in equally tempestuous fashion. Shorter carried over that vibe to Night Dreamer, drawing on the energy of another legendary drummer, Elvin Jones. He stretches his limits song-wise, presenting a set of haunting compositions that are unusually structured but nevertheless flow effortlessly like the meandering side branches of the Euphrates or Tigris.
Where to begin? Any song writer would’ve been happy to deliver the moody melodies of Oriental Folk Song and Virgo. However, the key pieces are Night Dreamer, Black Nile and Armageddon. The whole package – structure, mood, energy, interaction – is perfectly balanced, like an essential performance of a Mozart symphony, with the remarkable difference, the ultimate feat that distinguished jazz from any other music form, that the core of Night Dreamer is spontaneous improvisation.
The album features trumpeter Lee Morgan, Shorter’s frontline partner of The Jazz Messengers, bassist Reggie Workman and the powerhouse duo that was part of the epic John Coltrane Quartet, pianist McCoy Tyner and drummer Elvin Jones. Masterclass of depth and hard swing guaranteed. The pushing and pulling of the beat and wide open spaces of Elvin Jones and the extravagant and tasteful piano excursions of McCoy Tyner cannot fail to be a stimulus to original reed and brass players like Shorter and Morgan. Shorter is a dark prince lurking in the shadows, occasionally darting out of the corner, growling ominously, reciting ancient poetry, the stanzas streaming out of his mouth like wine from a bottle: enigma. Morgan is the florid touch, hard bop royalty, weaving in and out of modal spheres fluently, shooting multiple straight arrows, cocky and convincing: brilliant sleaze. He’s the uplifting opposite of Shorter, who is a demon driving away demons.
Shorter’s sound may not be as characteristic as the tone of great contemporaries or past masters but his compositions never cease to amaze. The nocturnal Night Dreamer hinges on the subtle balance of relative chordal simplicity and depth of feeling and the suave and surprising storytelling by Shorter. The relentless drive is one of many striking aspects of the modal cooker Black Nile. The long, beautiful lines of Armageddon contrast with the booming in-your-face rhythm, the furious rolls and switch of polyrhythm to explosive shuffle groove by Elvin Jones. Expressiveness is the focus of a composition with a minimum of subtly moving chords. Shorter and Morgan rise to the occasion.
The mood nocturnal, with a sense of foreboding and inner turmoil that’s crystallized in a curious state of serenity, Night Dreamer is akin to Herbie Hancock’s Empyrean Isles and Andrew Hill’s Judgement. The avant-leaning catalogue of Blue Note, that daring mid-sixties series of albums from Shorter, Hancock, Hill, McLean and Hutcherson that require repeated listening. Label boss Alfred Lion gave his roster of adventurous talents free reign, very insightful from the legendary independent record executive. To boot, Lion even paid for rehearsal time. And so, in a way, for the rent of the Shorter family’s apartment somewhere deep in the bowels of The Big Apple.
Posted in Review - Tagged Blue Note, Elvin Jones, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter
Dizzy Reece Soundin’ Off (Blue Note 1960)
April 15, 2019 April 16, 2019 - Francois Leave a comment
The pieces of the puzzle fell into place for trumpeter Dizzy Reece on his third Blue Note album Soundin’ Off from 1960.
Dizzy Reece (trumpet), Walter Bishop Jr. (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), Art Taylor (drums)
on May 12, 1960 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Eb Pob
Mr. Reece is still active these days at the ripe old age of 88. What’s more, performances of Dizzy Reece’s music, Routes In Jazz, have been held last January under the leadership of Trevor Watkins in the United Kingdom to much acclaim. 2019, Cool Britannia caught in the stereotypical web of contemporary polarization, a world away from 1948, when the young Kingston, Jamaica-born Reece set foot first in liberated Paris then the rebuilding war victor, the U.K., where fish and chips was everyone’s requested Last Meal and Stoke-On-Trent a place that played hide and seek with Sheffield under clouds of factory smoke. The talented Reece somehow caught the attention of Blue Note and recorded his debut as a leader, Blues In Trinity, with Donald Byrd, Art Taylor and a British crew including powerhouse tenorist Tubby “Tubbs” Hayes.
Reece moved to New York City in 1959 and, winning fans like Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins, soon found himself in the studio of Rudy van Gelder at Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Initially, Reece recorded with a quintet including Hank Mobley, a session that spawned Star Bright. Then Blakey was behind the kit, Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Bobby Timmons on piano and Jimmy Merritt on bass. The result: Comin’ On, recorded in 1960 but not released until 1999. Great album. Great line-up. In fact – in case you haven’t figured it out yet – Reece and Turrentine fronted a bonafide Jazz Messengers rhythm section. The explosive Blakey regularly pushes the guys to the brink, Reece holding his own pretty darn well.
However, I have warmer feelings for Soundin’ Off. The relaxed but probing rhythmic flow of drummer Art Taylor, bassist Doug Watkins and pianist Walter Bishop Jr. and the fact that Reece is the sole horn gives the trumpeter ample opportunity to let his true voice ring. A voice gay here, mournful there, tender, witty, sexy. Sexy enough to seduce audiences in the Big Apple, yet because of lack of opportunities Reece re-settled in jazz-minded Europe eventually. In a 2004 Jazz Times interview Reece said that he also got negative feedback on his integrated marriage.
Reece favors expressive statements over speed trials, wrapping his loving arms around ballads like Ghost Of A Chance, ridin’ on the blue notes of Once In A While with sleazy slurs, swinging smoothly on medium-tempo tunes like the Monk-ish Reece original Eb Pob – Ecaroh, Airegin, Eb Pob… Those modern jazz guys knew their way with wordplay. The nimble and occasionally locked-hands-lines of Bishop Jr. and the jubilant Reece make Yesterdays absolutely irresistible.
Sweet but with a lot of spunk. The way we like our hard bop artists from the Blue Note roster.
The album is part of a compilation package on Spotify, starts with track 13, up to 18. Listen below.
Posted in Review - Tagged Art Taylor, Blue Note, Dizzy Reece, Walter Bishop Jr.
Lee Morgan The Cooker (Blue Note 1957)
January 10, 2019 - Francois Leave a comment
Just twenty-years of age, Lee Morgan came into his own as a leader on his 1957 album The Cooker.
Lee Morgan (trumpet), Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone), Bobby Timmons (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
on September 29, 1957 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Night In Tunesia
Heavy Dipper
New-Ma
To be sure, the young lion had already arrived as one of the hottest cats on the scene. Two weeks prior to the September 29 session of The Cooker, Morgan played on John Coltrane’s Blue Train session on September 15. Nice work if you can get it. That summer, Morgan had played his last gigs with the Dizzy Gillespie band, which he had been part of since the spring of 1956, appearing on Dizzy In Greece, Birks’ Works and Dizzy Gillespie At Newport. Around that time, tenor saxophonist Benny Golson recommended the Philadelphians Lee Morgan, pianist Bobby Timmons and bassist Jimmy Merritt to Art Blakey, whose career could use a boost. The rest is history. Morgan played with The Jazz Messengers from 1958 to ’61 and 1964 to ’65, contributing to landmark albums as Moanin’ and Meet You At The Jazz Corner Of The World. The Cooker already was Morgan’s sixth album as a leader, his fifth for Blue Note, preceded by City Lights and followed by Candy. On the preceding albums many of the tunes were written by expert tunesmith Benny Golson. The Cooker presents the first Morgan compositions on wax: Heavy Dipper, a long flowing melody which shows the influence of Golson, a very swinging tune. And New-Ma, a mid-tempo blues with a twist, a tune that begs to be played by Ray Charles, a feat that naturally values the song as highly recommended.
Make this one of those albums to put on if you, like Art Blakey so many years hence, need a boost. Leave that Red Bull be, sugar kills, jazz feeds. Morgan and baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams absolutely deliver food for the soul, the pairing of Morgan’s buoyant, hip and urgent style with Adams’s husky, dynamic baritone playing is a meeting of high and low registers in creamy, relaxed themes that’s very satisfying. Then there’s Philly Joe Jones, crips, dirty, probing. A fast take of Just One Of Those Things has Philly Joe nudging Morgan with propulsive ride cymbalism, sparse snare rolls and feathered bass, subsequently stoking up the fire and seducing Morgan to turn in blistering hot runs. Such a pleasant stay ensembles have in front of Philly Joe Jones’s kit. Like gliding above the Alps on the wings of a hawk.
Timmons’s crafty blues tale during the ballad Lover Man makes tasteful use of space and silence. Silence, it must be noted, is of equal importance in jazz than the notes. Paul Chambers sounds delighted, embellishing the loping tempo of the ballad’s middle section with fat, exquisite phrases. Pepper Adams bops hard, evoking Charlie Parker in Just One Of Those Things. Lee Morgan is thrilling throughout and killer bee during Night In Tunesia, the album’s highlight. Stimulated by the sparkling cross-rhythmic groove of Jones and Chambers, which only occasionally gives in to the release of a 4/4 section, Morgan’s entrance cracks nuts, whereupon Morgan joyfully excurses into a elongated section of double time. He ends with a honky-tonky coda that’s beautiful for its simplicity.
Morgan the ultimate cooker on trumpet? Convince me of the contrary. Regardless of some low points in his life due to his reckless drug abuse, he would keep burnin’ until that fateful day in 1972, when his common-law wife Helen Morgan fatally wounded the trumpeter by a gunshot at Slugs’ Saloon in New York City.
Posted in Review - Tagged Blue Note, Bobby Timmons, Lee Morgan, Pepper Adams
Hank Mobley Quartet (Blue Note 1955)
October 22, 2018 October 22, 2018 - Francois Leave a comment
With a little help from his Jazz Messengers pals, Hank Mobley turned in a top form performance on his debut as a leader, Hank Mobley Quartet.
BLP 5066, USA 1955
Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone), Horace Silver (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), Art Blakey (drums)
on March 27, 1955 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Hank’s Prank
My Sin
Avila And Tequila
Walkin’ The Fence
Just Coolin’
When Hank Mobley recorded his 10inch debut album as a leader in March 27, 1955, the tenor saxophonist had six albums as a sideman under his belt. Max Roach’ Featuring Hank Mobley (Debut 1953) was followed by Dizzy Gillespie’s Afro, Dizzy And Strings and Jazz Recital (Norgran 1954), French horn player Julius Watkins’ Julius Watkins Sextet (Blue Note, March 20, 1955) and Horace Silver’s Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers (Blue Note, Feb. 6, 1955) The latter (essential) album found Mobley at the helm of the hard bop movement with pioneers Art Blakey and Horace Silver. Blakey and Silver, along with bassist Doug Watkins, assist Mobley on Quartet.
Quartet, 27 minutes of music released on 10inch, is not Soul Station, Roll Call or Workout, albums that signified Mobley as the epitome of hard bop tenor saxophone. It does already showcase a fully-formed style. The round, silken yet smoky tone, slightly behind-the-beat time, relaxed flowing stories, the tension being built up effortlessly, the inherent blues. That’s the sound and the style of a smooth operator. Women gravitate to him naturally like summer flies to a cocktail… See him sitting and chatting at the bar, a man of few words, a mix of authority and vulnerability, level-headedness and flamboyance, a far cry from machismo… a handsome cat but the anti-thesis of the placid, scrubbed clerk, instead walking around with a stub from Monday night at the Village Vanguard to Friday night at the Five Spot.
Mobley, a prolific writer of clever and catchy tunes, turns in five out of six original compositions on Quartet. The repertoire, albeit still largely grounded in bebop, benefits from the new possibilities for jazz that Silver, Blakey, Miles Davis, Lou Donaldson found in rhythm, pace, tempo and the roots of jazz. The steam of Blakey during Hank’s Prank must’ve filled up the little legendary Hackensack studio room of engineer Rudy van Gelder like the fog filling up a Tennessee back porch.
Few ride the waves of the Blakey beat with the unhurried drive of Hank Mobley. Mobley’s story is a vivacious package of phrases kickstarted by crisp, surprising entrances. The standard tune of the set, Love For Sale, has such a typically splendid entrance. Mobley’s ensuing solo swings effortlessly, resonant lines biting each other’s tales in perfectly logical fashion. The tight-knit, fiery ‘Messengers rhythm section’ flies through Walkin’ The Fence, a composition that resembles Charlie Parker’s Now’s The Time, which Horace Silver quotes in one of his tasty, sparse, down-home statements.
Why Quartet didn’t turn out to be Quintet with the logical inclusion of trumpeter Kenny Dorham, Mobley’s legendary frontline pal of the Messengers, is perhaps due to the simple fact that Dorham was out of town. Their ensemble playing was something special. But Mobley is doing ok by himself, carries his debut album with grace and authority.
Post scriptum: why did Francis Wolff, famed co-owner and photographer of Blue Note, place a pic of Hank Mobley on the sleeve with his face half-hidden in the shadow? And do it again on Horace Silver’s first epic Messengers album? (including Hank Mobley) Another BIG NERDY question: why did United Artists headquarters, which had taken over Blue Note in 1970, leave out the ‘curly smoke line-up’ coming out of Mobley’s mouthpiece on the sleeve of their 1975 pressing? It looked so awfully cool. A case, perhaps, for London Jazz Collector’s Vinyl Detective. The classic jazz and vinyl website, by the way, published a revealing article on the evolution of 10inch to 12inch in 2015, including Hank Mobley Quartet, see here.
BLP 5066, United Artists, USA 1975
PSII: Poor Mr. Silver’s face not only lurks in dark corners, the dog is about to chew him to pieces as well.
Posted in Review - Tagged Art Blakey, Blue Note, Hank Mobley, Horace Silver
Thad Jones The Magnificent Thad Jones (Blue Note 1956)
July 11, 2018 July 12, 2018 - Francois Leave a comment
Hackensack magic on The Magnificent Thad Jones, the trumpeter’s most celebrated early career outing.
Thad Jones (trumpet), Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone), Barry Harris (piano), Percy Heath (bass), Max Roach (drums)
on July 9 & 14, 1956 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Billie-Doo
If I Love Again
If Someone Had Told Me
Thedia
The year 1956, hard bop has been gathering substantial steam for a few years now. The Magnificent Thad Jones is on some level affected also by the fresh extensions of modern jazz that Horace Silver, Miles Davis, Lou Donaldson and Art Blakey introduced. The album’s harmonic textures run along bop’s course, it includes bop-inflected phrasing, particularly by tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell and pianist Barry Harris. However, the stress is on bouncy mid-tempos typical for hard bop instead of fast, familiar bop tempos, the mood is relaxed but vivacious and Jones introduces clever writing with one of two original compositions, the blues-based Billy-Boo and, especially, Thedia. Two seldom played standards, Murray/Oakland’s If I Love Again and DeRose/Tobias’ If Someone Had Told Me, alternate with the well-known, beautiful melody, April In Paris.
It is often said that talented musicians that hailed from the same city and have come to try and conquer the jazz capital of the world, New York, often had a special rapport as a result of their mutual background. Perhaps it is still like that today. Assisted by Percy Heath from Philadelphia and Max Roach from New York, the three remaining Detroit-raised guys, Harris, Mitchell and the leader, Thad Jones, indeed gel particularly well. Harris, by then already a long-time devoted bop pianist with an encyclopedian knowledge of Monk, Powell and standard melodies, and a mentor to John Coltrane, Charles McPherson, among others, is the personification of glue, his resonant harmonies and concise tales provide refined support and sparkle. Max Roach, VIP bop veteran, incubator of the finest hard bop with Clifford Brown, balances fervent and delicate swing. His alert, melodic ear is virtually unparalleled. During the ensembles, the full, punchy sound of tenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell blends well with the happy-blues-sounds of Jones, and Mitchell regularly chimes in with short, resonant, smoky statements.
To get you into this place where time stands still. Not a place that’s safe from the outside troubles, but perhaps instead a state wherein you chew on them, let them heat like hotcakes on a stove, live through them, to come out of them somehow cleansed. If that is the purpose of good jazz, April In Paris, the opening track of Thad Jones’ The Magnificent Thad Jones, is a winner. And winner takes all. There’s a loping gait to the standard of Vernon Duke and Edgar Harburg that’s exquisite, courtesy of the precise flow of bassist Percy Heath, the lush backing of pianist Barry Harris and the conversational coloring of Roach, who drives this band home with sensitive hi-hat and crystalline ride cymbal drumming.
And courtesy definitely of Thad Jones. If a diamond could blow, it would probably sound like Thad Jones on his second album for the Blue Note label. Moreover, the moving story of the trumpeter and future bandleader of the renowned Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra is a poignant amalgam of ideas strung together from series of keenly divided notes, the silence between them functioning as the apex of improvisational flow and coherence. It’s a story that runs over several choruses, and Jones keeps it simultaneously relaxed and intense, on a constant high level. His solo of Thedia, a beautiful, boppish, elongated line is longer still and an example of taste and sustained energy.
There’s something special about the trumpet sounds that Van Gelder recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey. Jones has become one of those angels blowing from the upper celestial plateau, the tone full and sensual like a female body on a Rubens painting, juicy like the flesh of the blissful orange, a perfect blend of sweet and sour. Yes, Charles Mingus said that Rudy van Gelder messed up everybody’s sound, depersonalized it through his innovative but all too strict methods. It’s a valid statement. But did Mingus mean it? This comes from a bandleader who told every sax player he worked with not to play like Charlie Parker. Yet Charles McPherson, a singular player yet more firmly steeped in the Parker tradition than most of his colleagues, played longer than anybody in the Mingus band except for drummer Danny Richmond. Regardless, the sound of ‘RVG horns’ and in this case, Thad Jones, is fantastic. The overall production is bliss. The execution, focus and mellow drive of the quintet are exceptional. The Magnificent Thad Jones is a perennial favorite for lovers of classic mainstream jazz and will undoubtedly attract newcomers for years to come.
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McCoy Tyner Today And Tomorrow (Impulse 1964)
May 8, 2018 May 26, 2018 - Francois 2 Comments
McCoy Tyner picked Brother Elvin and a bunch of interesting, first-class colleagues for his fourth album as a leader, Today And Tomorrow, arguably his most varied Impulse recording.
McCoy Tyner (piano), Thad Jones (trumpet A1, A3, B2), John Gilmore (tenor saxophone A1, A3, B2), Frank Strozier (alto saxophone A1, A3, B2), Butch Warren (bass A1, A3, B2), Jimmy Garrison (A2, B1, B3), Elvin Jones (drums A1, A3, B2), Albert Heath (drums A2, B1, B3)
on June 3, 1963 (A2, B1, B3) and Februari 4, 1964 (A1, A3, B2) at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
as Impulse A-63 in 1964
Contemporary Focus
T ‘N’ A Blues
When Sunny Gets Blue
Perhaps The Real McCoy is pianist McCoy Tyner’s greatest achievement as a leader. The Blue Note album, released in 1967, certainly is a perennial favorite for many fans and musicians alike. On a series of inventive and ‘meaningfully simple’ modal pieces, Tyner’s whirlwind style was totally synced with the interaction between Joe Henderson, Ron Carter and Elvin Jones. The album’s emotional directness goes straight to the gut. It’s got that something. However, the discography of Tyner is filled with hi-level gems. For all their boisterous dips into scales and dynamic voicings, most of them in fact have a conservative touch, as if the pianist took a breather from the intense wrestling match with Coltrane, whose famous quartet Tyner was part of from 1960 to 1965. Titles like Plays Ellington and Nights Of Ballads And Blues offer evident clues. Obviously, Today And Tomorrow, Tyner’s fourth album on Impulse, also finds Tyner realizing his indebtedness to the tradition. At the same time, the pianist revels in his ongoing search for new lands.
The album is divided between tunes with a trio and sextet line-up. The trio includes drummer Albert Heath, the sextet Elvin Jones, his friend from the Coltrane group. Tyner and Jones lock tight, the interaction of Tyner’s hefty voicings and the pushing-and-pulling rhythm of Jones on the modal blast Contemporay Focus is unbelievable. Contemporary Focus comes close to the energy of, say, Coltrane’s Crescent or Art Blakey’s Free For All. How’s that for spirit? The sidemen on Contemporary Focus, T ‘N’ A Blues and Three Flowers, the latter a beautiful melody that dances like a surfer on the waves of Butch Warren’s waltz figure and the contrasting polyrhythm of Elvin Jones, are Thad Jones, John Gilmore and Frank Strozier. Differing textures mingle, each one, Thad Jones’ snappy, balanced trumpet playing, John Gilmore’s soothing and refreshing mix of blues and space oddities, and Frank Strozier’s fervent twists and turns on the alto, equally distinct.
Whether in small or larger ensembles, McCoy is McCoy, all colorful strokes like Van Gogh high on absinthe. Underlined by a dense chordal labyrinth, his rather otherworldly technique creates patterns resembling the running of water, his right hand lines high on the keyboard flowing like cool water that splashes and gurgles its way through the narrow channels of a rocky river, and develops into cascading waterfalls before you can say ‘awesome’. Too much? Can’t breathe? Not taking away anything from Tyner’s unmatched gift, I can imagine. It may just be me. Regardless, there’s a balance of flamboyance and romance in McCoy Tyner’s playing that will intrigue listeners till kingdom come.
Of the trio recordings, Night In Tunesia stands out. Albert Heath’s brush playing is meaty, swift, rivaling the unforgettable mastery that Elvin Jones regularly displayed, notably on Tommy Flanagan’s Overseas. You can see Tootie sitting behind the kit, body erect, arms slightly moving along with the swift wrist that is doing the job so expertly. Today And Tomorrow is a masterclass in musical excellence, intense stuff. A rather indistinct title but a major league McCoy Tyner album.
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Kenny Burrell Blue Lights Volume 1 & 2 (Blue Note 1958)
April 26, 2018 April 28, 2018 - Francois 2 Comments
Kenny Burrell’s Blue Lights Vol. 1 & 2 consist of a bunch of tasteful, blues-infested tunes. A lively, relaxed jam session.
Kenny Burrell (guitar), Louis Smith (trumpet), Junior Cook (tenor saxophone A1, A2 & B1 on Vol. 1, A1, A2 & B1 on Vol. 2), Tina Brooks (tenor saxophone A2, A3 on Vol. 1, A1, A2 & B1 on Vol. 2), Duke Jordan (piano, Vol.1), Bobby Timmons (piano, Vol. 2), Sam Jones (bass), Art Blakey (drums)
on May 14, 1958 at Manhattan Towers, NYC
as BLP 1596 and BLP 1597 in 1958
Blue Lights Vol. 1
Phinupi
Yes Baby
Scotch Blues
Chuckin’
Kenny Burrell, 86 years old, is one of the great mainstream jazz guitarists, who has been consistently successful ever since he made his debut with Dizzy Gillespie in the early fifties and hit his stride on the Blue Note label in 1956. On the Blue Lights albums, recorded in 1958, Burrell is coupled with other major league players. Drummer Art Blakey, bassist Sam Jones, pianists Duke Jordan/Bobby Timmons, trumpeter Louis Smith and tenor saxophonists Junior Cook and Tina Brooks provide plenty of sparks and a meaty hard bop bottom for Burrell to work with. Fleet, snappy lines, a lot of fresh ideas, articulation best likened to the pop of a champagne bottle, are all in evidence in a set that is comprised of blues-based affairs like Burrell’s r&b groove Rock Salt, the uptempo cooker Phinupi, slow blues Yes Baby, Duke Jordan’s lively riff Scotch Blues, Sam Jones’ choo-choo-boogie-type Chucklin’ and the standards The Man I Love, Caravan and Autumn In New York.
Burrell’s capacity to set the atmosphere, which feels as if he’s wrapping you in velvet drapes, and sustain it consistently, is one of his greatest gifts. His playing is relaxed, but rooted in the blues and not without a topping of sizzle. Vintage Burrell. Perhaps inevitably considering his extremely long discography, I feel Burrell also delivered less inspired affairs that showed a tendency to run through the repertory with safe cliché patterns of phrases. However, especially in the company of hi-level colleagues, like John Coltrane, Sonny Clark or Kenny Dorham, Burrell is at his best. His playing, in those cases, has that extra bit of flair and bite.
Burrell was no stranger to Art Blakey, who drives everybody to the edge of the cliff. Blakey’s ride, it goes without saying, is roaring, a hard drive, a lurid mélange of bombs, cymbal crashes and tom rolls either meant to stimulate the soloist or introduce the subsequent storyteller. Besides Blakey’s boss accompaniment, the drummer’s plush tom variations on the theme of Caravan are striking. The fat texture of brass and reed combines well with Blakey’s forceful style. Smith, Brooks and Cook have ample room to stretch out, and Smith’s gait is sprightly, and he sprinkles his happy blues juices with drops of vinegar.
Perhaps more tenor contrast would make Blue Lights more exciting. Both Brooks and Cook are intent on swinging clean, flowing, tasteful, much like master Mobley, Brooks with a tidbit of wear on his notes, Cook somewhat more soft-hued. But who’s to complain? Brooks, who faded into obscurity after a concise stretch of Blue Note appearances, demonstrates the cliché-free, resonant, swinging storytelling that has made him a legend among hard bop aficionados around the world. Junior Cook, who would join Horace Silver late in 1958, provides the tenor sax highlight of the set during Phinupi, the steamy tale and unhurried flow a real treat.
Care to purchase original first pressings of these twin beauties? Good luck. They’re not only at the tail end of the famed and collectable 1500 series of Blue Note, but the covers were illustrated by Andy Warhol, who not only created postmodern mayhem by churning out his screen printings of Campbell Tomato Soup and Marilyn Monroe on the assembly line, but also did his fair yet modest share of record sleeve design. Without a doubt, the Warhol/Blue Lights LP’s are unattainable artifacts for the average collector. Unless, of course, that average collector decides to skip his family trip to Rome and put up a figure of about 1750. A piece. Don’t get any ideas, now.
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